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        "content_text": "Captain PITMAN recalled, and asked if he could identify the last witness Ching-ke? Answered, I am, and corroborate the greater part of his evidence.\n\nJ. C. PITMAN, Taken before me the day above mentioned,\n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK, Consul.\n\nShanghae, &c. The examination of WILLIAM LOCKHART, Surgeon, taken on oath, &c., &c.\n\nThe last witness Ching-ke was brought to me [at the Chinese Hospital] from H. M. Childers on the morning of the 16th inst., with an injury to his left foot. Apparently a musket shot had struck him on the first joint of the great toe, breaking the bone and laying open the joint. Sloughing had commenced, and great formation of matter around the wound and behind. I consider it a dangerous wound, and that his life is in danger from it.\n\nWILLIAM LOCKHART, M.R.C.S.\n\nTaken before me, &c.\n\nShanghae, &c.\n\nThe examination of WILLIAM ROGERS, M.D., Surgeon of H. M.'s S. Childers, taken on oath, &c., &c. I went on board the Schooner Spec by Commander Pitman's order on the 23d instant. \"I saw three wounded Junkmen, one of them the witness recently examined, Ching-ke, and the other two had only received contusions and the injuries were slight. I asked how the injury had been received? The prisoner present, William Cole, said he thought it was by a grape shot. I heard William Cole say that he had fired into the Junk. I considered it necessary that Ching-ke should be removed for treatment, as the consequences of such wounds are frequently dangerous. I heard the answer of the Admiral interpreted to Captain Pitman, that the Junk in question was a proper Junk, by which I understood not a piratical vessel.\n\nWILLIAM ROGERS, M.D., Surgeon.\n\nTaken before me, &c.\n\nShanghae, &c.\n\nThe examination of JOSHUA BERKELEY, Esq., mate on board H. M. S. Childers, taken on oath, &c.\n\nI was sent to board the Schooner Spec this day week (22d June) with orders from Captain Pitman to ask the master what his business was there, and what was the communication he had with the Junk astern of him to which he replied that he had been commissioned by Mr. Davidson to convey some shot down to the Ding and he had captured the Junk the day previous and brought her in to the Ruggeds. I returned with this answer, and was again despatched with orders to the master to be on board H. M.'s S. Childers with his Log and papers within half an hour. The next day I was on board the Junk and saw the marks of several shot holes in her side and one in her stern. She was empty, I only saw some nets and bait on board.\n\nJOSHUA BERKELEY.\n\nTaken before me, &c.\n\nSHANGHAE TO WIT,\n\nThe examination of George Johnson, native of England; Mariano Alvesto, Juan Nasicio, Jan Nacion, natives of Manila; Levis Sept, native of Antigua; Striano de los Santos, Lucas Manoel, natives of Manila; Ephraim Francis, native of England; Lorenzo Santos, Mariano Augustine, Gabriel Calistro, Sebe Mariano, natives of Manila; Lith-Ayih, native of Chusan; Ching-Lea-Ching, native of Ningpo; Al-Aneung, Wang-Yuh-Fa, natives of Chusan; William Cole, native of England; Yum-Ching-Ming, native of Chusan Taken this twenty-ninth day of June, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-eight, before me Rutherford Alcock Esquire, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Shanghae aforesaid, the said George Johnson, Mariano Alvesto, Juan Nasicio, Juan Nacion, Levis Sept, Mariano de los Santos, Lucas Manoel, E. Francis, Lorenzo Santos, Mariano Augustine, Gabriel Calistro, Sebe Mariano, Li-Ayih, Ching-Lea-Ching, Ah Aneung, Wang-Yuh-Fa, William Cole, being charged before me the said Consul on the oath of John Charles Pitman, Esquire, Commander of H. B. M. Sloop Childers, for that on the 1st day of June, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-eight, being on board a certain vessel or schooner called the Spec in a certain place on the high seas near the sand called the \"Ruggeds\" on the coast of China, did piratically, feloniously, and violently with force and arms, attack, board, and take possession of a certain Junk or vessel, the property of a certain Chinese subject named Kwo-kin, the owner thereof, and did feloniously fire into the said Junk or vessel, whereby the said Kwo-kin the owner together with several of the seamen on board thereof were killed, and did take and carry away certain stores and apparel belonging to the said Junk, and certain Goods and Chattels belonging to the said owner and divers of the seamen on board. And the witnesses against them being examined in their presence, they are now asked by me if they wish to say anything in their own behalf; whereupon they answered they had no defence to make.\n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK, Consul.\n\nShanghae, &c. The examination of KEW-TSAK-KIN, the day of July, &c.\n\nI was put on board the schooner Spec by a public body of Chinese merchants, and took no pay from the master of the ship. A Junk had been hailed to let down her sails, and not complying, a shot had certainly been fired into her.\n\nTaken before me, &c.\n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK, Consul.\n\nI, John Charles Pitman, Commander of Her Majesty's Sloop Childers, do solemnly declare that the above is a true statement of my Questions, and the Answers made to the same. In witness whereof I hereunto attach my signature this 23d of June, 1848.\n\nJ. C. PITMAN, Commander.\n\nI, George Taliaferro Dormer Andrews, Clerk of Her Majesty's Sloop Childers, do declare that the above statement was truly taken by me this day on board the schooner Spec at\n\nPage 363\n\nanchor off the Rugged Islands.\n\nIn witness whereof I hereunto attach my signature the 23d day of June, 1848.\n\nG. J. D. ANDREWS, Clerk\n\nQuestions asked by Commander J. C. Pitman, of Ching-chong-ke (the Chinese Admiral in charge of 7 junks), on board his vessel.\n\nRugged Islands, the 23d of June, 1848\n\nHas the English schooner Spec any right to be here?-No.\n\nWhether he knew what the English schooner Spec was about there?-Did not know.\n\nDid he know whether the Junk taken by the Spec was a pirate or not?-Did not know.\n\nDid he know what the schooner Spec was about with the Junk?-Did not know.\n\nWhether the Captain of the schooner had brought any of the crew of the junk on board to him, or made any complaint to him relative to the junk?-\n\nWhat became of the crew and cargo of the junk?-Taken on board the Spec, he believed.\n\nIs that English schooner any right to take the junk?—No\n\nDid he know why the Captain of the Spec did not bring the crew of junk on board his vessel?-Did not know.\n\nAfter the 2 Chinamen belonging to the junk and the mate of the Spec had been taken on board the Mandarin's junk, the following Questions were asked.-\n\nWhether the papers of the junk were correct?—They are all proper and correct, and signed by the proper authorities.\n\nIs any complaint to make against the schooner?—No.\n\nWhat cause had the schooner Spec to take that junk, whether it was proper to do so, and if the Chinese Mandarins like it?—The junk's papers are proper, but she had no business to have so many arms on board. The English vessel did wrong to take her; she has a right to carry arms. If the Chinese Admiral likes, the arms shall be returned to the junk—Part of them.\n\nIf he likes, remainder shall be sent to him or thrown overboard?—To be sent to him. Which was done.\n\nCaptain Pitman then told the junkmen that their junk, rice, and part of their arms, would be returned to them, and they would be allowed to go on with their fishing. They said they would return to Chin-hai.\n\nCaptain Pitman told the Chinese Admiral that the English schooner Spec had fired into the junk and wounded 3 men, and that one of the wounded men would be sent to the Shanghae Hospital for medical treatment. He said it was a bad affair, but was much obliged.\n\nAre you now quite satisfied that the junk is not a pirate? Yes, she is a fishing Junk of Chin-hae.\n\nI, John Charles Pitman, Commander of Her Majesty's Sloop Childers, do solemnly declare that the above is a true statement of my Questions and the Answers made to same, &c. In witness whereof I hereunto attach my signature this 23d of June, 1848.\n\nJ. C. PITMAN, Commander.\n\nI, George Taliaferro Dormer Andrews, Clerk of Her Majesty's Sloop Childers, do declare that the above statement was truly taken by me, this day, on board the Chinese Admiral's Junk at anchor off the Rugged Islands.\n\n23d day of June, 1848.\n\nIn witness whereof I hereunto attach my signature the\n\nPage 364\n\nG. J. D. ANDREWS, Clerk\n\nEXTRACTS FROM THE LOG-BOOK OF THE SCHOONER SPEC.\n\nRedusduz, 1 June\n\nA. M. weighed, saw a junk to the southward—the pilot wished us to see what she was\n\nand took her, towed her back to the Ruggeds and anchored. 9. A. M., came up with her; she proved a pirate, boarded her. At 6 P. M. took 18 men and one boy, confined them on board.\n\nThursday, 22d June\n\nA. M. hoisted out the schooner, and put two boats out, one of which got adrift and was lost; 6 P. M. went on board the junk, brought her nearer the\n\nwas lying 5 miles to leeward of us last night. Took out almost every portable article.\n\nA. M. Brig Childers anchored to the southward.\n\nSt. p. 52. s. hove up the junk's anchor and took her closer in-shore. The Commander of H. M.'s Brig Childers came on board to see the papers—not finding them correct,* ordered us to Shanghae with the junk.\n\nFriday, 23 June.\n\nAll our prisoners on board the junk and let go except the man wounded in the toe, who was taken on board H. M. S. Childers.\n\nThis appears to be an expression of regret. It had been originally\n\nand (Indignant), having been imbecile with the loss of masters being scored out.. E. M.\n\nEXTRACTS FROM THE LOG-BOOK OF H. M. SLOOP CHILDERS.\n\nThursday, 22d June, 1848.\n\n\"A. M. 6, observed the English schooner Spec standing for the Eastern anchorage under the south Ruggeds (Falls.) with a Chinese junk in company with her; apparently discharging de-\n\nbris and other things into the water; 11.50, observed the schooner Spec alongside the junk,\n\nG. I. G.\n\nFriday, 23d of June, 1848. A. M. \"The schooner Spec of Hongkong having been mustered, her Articles and Log were found not to be correct. the master's and several of the crew's names not being registered the junk which she had taken possession of was liberated by order of Commander Pitman. took one of the wounded Chinese\n\non board.\n\nP. Chinese Admiral visited the ship. Saluted him with 3 guns. Protested against the schooner Spec of Hongkong for having taken the (alleged) Chinese Junk, killing Five men, and wounding Four.\"\n\nEXTRACT FROM THE BOARDING BOOK OF H. M. SLOOP CHILDERS.\n\nDate, 3d June, 1848—Name of Vessel, \"Spec.\"—Master, Wm. Cole—Owner, Davidson of Ningpo—Where from, Ningpo—Bound, Saddle Island, one of the Ports of\n\nTrade—Belonging, Hongkong—No. of Days out, 3.—Registered Tonnage,\n\n1.—7. 10—Guns, 9—Jungting, No Cargo—No passengers\n\nNation, English—How rigged, Schooner—Marks, The master, mate, and three men, not on the articles; one English seaman on Register Ticket; no registry of arms, and has on board 9 guns, 28 muskets, 5 Pistols, 10 cutlasses, 4 pikes, and 5 spears; 9 Chinamen, and 1 pilot not on manifest\n\n(True Copy,) J. C. PITMAN, Commander.\n\nLIST OF JUNK'S ARMS.\n\nThis is to certify that Ting-ke, the wounded Chinese brought to the Chinese Hospital from H. M. S. Childers, is still under my care. There is less inflammation of the foot then there was, the progress of the Sloughing has ceased, and several small portions of bone have been taken away from the wound; but he could not go to Hongkong, without great danger to his life.\n\nWM. LOCKHART, Surgeon.\n\nShanghae, July 4, 1848.\n\nQuestions asked by Commander Pitman, of the master and crew of a Chinese Fishing-junk on board the Spec, of Hongkong, in the presence of Mr. Cole the master, the mate, and crew of the Spec.\n\nRugged Islands, the 2d June, 1848\n\nFrom whence did the junk come?—From Chebac.\n\nWhere are your papers?—We produced them.\n\nHow came he to have so many arms on board?—To protect himself from the pirates outside.\n\nWhat became of all the things belonging to the junk?—Rice, arms, and some small boxes taken on board the Spec.\n\nWhether any person belonging to the Spec had taken anything from them?—Only the rice, arms, and small boxes.\n\nHave any of them been beaten on board the Spec?—No, except wounding them by firing at them.\n\nHad they had plenty to eat on board the Spec?—Yes.\n\nDid the Spec fire shot at the junk?—Yes, and killed 5 and wounded 3 men.\n\nHow many men lost?—The 5 killed, one of their heads was blown off.\n\nHow many men in the junk when she left port?—24—19 were on board the Spec.\n\nHas he any complaint to make as to the treatment received from the Spec?—No, only they were innocent of the charge of being pirates.\n\nWhere was he when the Spec took him?—Off the Ruggeds at the fishing station.\n\nCaptain Pitman told them that he would take 2 or 3 of them on board the Mandarin junk to be examined, and if they were found not to be pirates they should be allowed to go away.\n\nThe Pilot of the Spec was asked.—\n\nHow he knew that these men were pirates?—Because they fought the fishing boats.\n\nThe Master of the Spec was asked,—\n\nWho sent the Pilot on board?—The Chinese merchants at Ningpo, and hired the vessel.\n\nDid the junk attack or molest you?—No.\n\nThe following is a list of the arms I saw on board the\n\nJunk.\n\n5 Gingalls\n\n5 Tahious\n\nMatchlocks\n\n10 Pikes\n\nJ. C. PITMAN, Commander.\n\nBritish Consulate Office, Shanghae, 31 July, 1848.\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to return the Log Book and Papers of the Schooner Spec detained by you on the 23d ultimo, for acts of Piracy and breach of existing Navigation Laws, as set forth in the evidence taken before me on the 29th ultimo, on the charge preferred by you against the master and crew of that vessel for Piracy and Murder committed on the high seas. You will be good enough to hold these Documents available for production in evidence at any Trial that may take place in the Supreme Court at Hongkong.\n\nI have further to request that on the arrival of the Prisoners at Hongkong, the officer in Charge will report the same at the Superintendency, deliver the enclosed Despatch, and act in reference to the disposal of the Prisoners as Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary shall please to direct.—I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,\n\nRUTHERFORD ALCOCK, for Consul.\n\n(True Copy, FARD. HOWARD)\n\nTo Commander J. C. Pitman, R.N., H. M. S. Childers.\n\nBy J. C. PITMAN, Esquire.\n\nYou are to allow no communication with the Prisoners except in writing through you. You will be furnished with a list of the master and crew, and all the necessary papers.\n\non reporting yourself and the number of Prisoners at the Superintendency's office there, where you will deliver the enclosed Despatches for His Excellency the Governor.\n\nGiven under my hand on board the Childers at Woosung, the 3d July, 1848\n\nJ. C. PITMAN, Commander,\n\nTo Lieut. G. T. Graham, of H. M. Sloop Childers.\n\nCHIEF MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE, HONGKONG.\n\nBefore C. B. HALLER, Esquire, Chief Magistrate, and\n\nTUESDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1848.\n\na Commissioner of the Court of Admiralty,\n\nBRISAT\n\n1st Prisoner, WILLIAM COLE, of Pembrokeshire, master of the Schooner Spec,\n\n2d Prisoner, GEORGE JOHNSON, of London, mate of Schooner Spec\n\n3d Prisoner, EPHRAIM FRANCIS, of Maldon, in the county of Essex, gunner of the Schooner Spec\n\n4th Prisoner, No. 1 JOAN IGNACIO, of Staunbogan in the Phillipine Islands, seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n5th Prisoner, MARIANO AGOSTIN, of Seeboo in the Phillipine Islands, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n6th Prisoner, LORENÇO SANTOS, of Calibo in the Phillipine Islands, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n7th Prisoner, MARIANO ALBERTO, of Iligan in Luconia Island, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n8th Prisoner, MARIANO DE LOS SANTOS, native of Seeboo in the Phillipine Islands, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n9th Prisoner, LUCAS MANOEL, native of Bigan in Luconia Island, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n10th Prisoner, ERO JOSER, native of Antigue in the Phillipine Islands, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n11th Prisoner, GABRIEL CALISTRO, of Santa Luzia in Luconia Island, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n12th Prisoner, No. 2 JOAN IGNACIO, 30 years of age, of Soorgegas in the Phillipine Islands, Seaman of the Schooner Spec.\n\n[Juan Ignacio the first, named above, describes himself as 26 years of age.]\n\n13th Prisoner, BUENAVENTURA MARIANO, of Sambaangar in the Philippine Islands, Seaman of the schooner Spec.\n\n14th Prisoner, KWOK-AN-VEE, 14 years of age, of Chusan, domestic servant.\n\n15th Prisoner, LE-AN-VOOK, of Chusan, cook.\n\n16th Prisoner, WONG-KAT, of Chusan, servant to a Seaman.\n\n17th Prisoner, YUM-CHAONG-MING, of Chusan, domestic servant.\n\n18th Prisoner, YOW-CHAY-CHING, of Ningpo, seaman.\n\n1st Witness for the prosecution, JOHN CHARLES PITMAN, ESQUIRE.\n\nOn the 22d June last I was on board and in command of Her Majesty's Ship Childers off the Ragged Islands on the Coast of China, in Latitude about 30 North; do not recollect the Longitude. At six o'clock on the morning of that day, the Childers being then about\n\nPage 365\n\nfive miles from the shore, I saw a schooner and a Chinese junk was in company with her; looking with the glass I judged the junk to be almost a quarter of a mile from her, but it was impossible to judge correctly at that distance; the junk was standing into a bay, in the same way as the Spec (afterwards found the schooner to be) The junk and the schooner between 8 and 9 that morning anchored in a bay there close to each other; in the bay were three mandarin junks and some fishing-boats. It was calm, and we were obliged to anchor at A. M. between two and three miles of the schooner. During the forenoon we observed the schooner and junk apparently alongside of each other. I saw that some things were being discharged from the junk into the schooner, and refuse, floated past the Childers; from the direction in which they floated I supposed they had been thrown over from the junk; the tide flowed in a right line between the junk and the Childers. At 4 P. M. that day I weighed and made the Childers down to the schooner. I anchored about half a cable from her, and found the junk about half a cable's length nearly astern of her. I found the schooner to be the Spec. In consequence of a message sent by me on board the Spec at 5.30 P. M. that day, prisoner Cole came on board the Childers, bringing a Log-book and some Ship's Articles (witness produces them) which he affirmed to be the Log-book and Articles of the Spec. He said that he was acting as master of the Spec for another person who was absent at Ningpo. I asked him what he was doing there and what he was doing with the junk; he said he had captured her. I asked him if he had had any communication with the Mandarins, and what he had done with the people belonging to the junk; he said No to the first question, and to the second that the people were on board the Spec. I then asked him why he had not taken these men to the Mandarins, or brought them to me, as I had been in sight of him all day; he said he did not know. It was getting late and I told him that I should examine his vessel in the morning. He said in reply to any questions that he had not put in for stress of weather: that he was from Ningpo, and did not know any place in particular to which he was bound; that the junk had not fired at him or molested him, but that the pilot had told him that she was a pirate. I asked him why he had hailed her. He did not reply to this, before nine o'clock next morning I went on board the junk and examined her; I found that everything had been taken out of her excepting some nets and some small tubs of fish for bait. There were several shot holes in her hull that might have been caused by sound shot from a three or six-pounder gun; then I went to the Spec and mustered the Spec's crew. I found the articles were incorrect. Prisoner Cole said that the Chinese crew of the junk were in the fore hold of the Spec. I saw them brought on deck from the fore hold; their hands were tied together; seven of them had wounds about them; one of them was so severely wounded that I sent for the medical officer to examine him. I asked Cole how these wounds had been received, he said by shot from the Spec. I asked Cole if he had papers of the junk, he said. No; I then asked for the head man of the junk. One of the Chinamen came forward and produced some papers that had been sewn up in his clothing, and which by the interpretation of a Chinese from the Childers were pronounced to be the junk's papers. I conveyed to the\n\nPage 366\n\nhanded them over to the Chinese Mandarins. When subsequently questioned Cole about it, Cole said that the wound was caused by a grape shot from the Spec; and prisoner Ephraim Francis added that he thought it must have been caused by a grape shot. I subsequently released the crew of the junk, excepting the man who was badly wounded, and who was sent on board the Childers to be under medical care. I went to the Mandarins, and the crew of the junk (that is two of them) were examined before them. The Mandarins, as the interpreter explained to me, wished the crew of the junk to be released, as their papers were good. By their request I also handed over to them half the arms of the junk, handing the others to the junk's crew. The junk was a fishing junk of the ordinary class fishing thereabouts,\n\nThe quantity of arms belonging to the junk was not unusually large; the crew said she had them to protect herself against pirates. I found in a list of the arms belonging to the junk as detailed to me by Cole. Between 4 and 5 P. M. on the 22d June last I saw two Chinese boats alongside the junk; shortly afterwards as we\n\nJ. C. PITMAN,\n\nCommander of H. M. Sloop Childers.\n\nare hereby directed to repair on board the schooner Spec of Hongkong and take charge of her, as well as the master and crew, who are prisoners under the charge of Piracy on the High Seas, &c., and you will use the utmost\n\nvigilance that none escape whilst under your custody. You will proceed with all expedition to Hongkong; on your arrival there you will report yourself to the Senior Naval Officer, from whom you will receive further instructions.\n\nFor your better guidance, I refer you to Chap 8 of the Queen's Regulations, Page 82, and to Art. 14 of the Admiralty Instructions, Pages 6 to 14\n\n146",
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        "content_text": "83\n\n228\n\n(Signed) J. Lamonte. Scored) S. Findlay\n\nLouis Arschfield\n\nThomas Fatham John Ashton\n\nR. B. Sherrard\n\nW. Tarrant\n\nAnd I Dyson G. Lindell 2. Lappaik\n\nS. Harper P. Body Any a. Leigh\n\nJ. Willaume-\n\nI. V. Caldas\n\nC. D. Williams\n\nCharles Mein 1.5. Hoey A. W. Kup W. H. Foster 4. Winiberg N. Crosby Jo J. Lamont W. Harding Robt Strachan.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary-\n\nCopy-\n\nI have perused the Official Communication from the Honorable the Attorney General to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary respecting the despatch of business in the Supreme Court. I agree to a certain extent to the propositions laid down by the Attorney General, not however by way of complaint against His Lordship the Chief Justice, for neither the Bar, Attornies nor suitors have ever made any Official Complaint to His Lordship requiring any alteration in the present system and therefore His Lordship must assume that ...",
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        "content_text": "## (89) \n496 \n\nthe Police Court, if Mr May had not been there. Pré was certainly not equal to such a case. \n\n## Mr Grand \nI recollect, although I had quite forgotten it until shortly before this Commission commenced sitting, that Mr May lent me his \"memoranda\" for two or three days. As I found they had nothing immediately to do with the cases under investigation, which were already cumbered enough, I told Mr May that I thought he had better say nothing about them until some occasion should arise on which they would be clearly useful. I recollect also, when the efforts for obtaining a pardon for Ma-chow Wong were going on, that Mr May again asked me if he should mention them to the Government. As by that time I had learnt that Mr May was supposed to be actuated by jealous and hostile feelings towards Mr Caldwell, and as also the Government were in possession of the originals from which the memoranda were taken, I told Mr May that I should certainly not volunteer their production to the Government. I must confess, however, that my recollection of the memoranda is very imperfect indeed, and that they never made the strong impression upon me which they ought to have done. \n\n## JOHN SCARTH, Esq., a Member of the Commission \nCalled at his own request. \nI wish to make the following statement, as my name has been mentioned several times in the evidence and before the Commission. \n\nWhen the disturbances began in Canton at the end of 1856, a man came to me and told me that some pirate boats were said to have been taken outside by some of the ships of war, but that the boats were not pirate but rebel boats. He stated that he felt sure that Ma-chow Wong was using his influence against the men, and requested me to endeavour to have some inquiry made, as he heard the men were going to be given over to the Mandarins. My informant was one of the Shanghae rebels. I went to the Police Office and saw Mr Grand-Pré and Mr May. The bulk of the statement was heard by Mr Grand-Pré; Mr May came in just as I concluded. I told him that I had been told that Ma-chow Wong, who was formerly in close connection with the so-called rebels who held Shanghae, had turned against them, having been bribed by the Mandarins with a blue button and white buntos which they would find in the house of one of his wives. I did not notice any particular effect produced by Mr Caldwell's presence on the bench at the commencement of Ma-chow Wong's case. I did mention to the Acting Colonial Secretary, that I thought Mr Caldwell had better not sit on the bench during the enquiry against Ma-chow Wong, as he was likely to injure the rebels as much as he could. I said: but I did not speak at all strongly; and the Acting Colonial Secretary immediately said, “Oh, I have arranged about that; only, if anything very strong is said about him in Court, I hope you will send for him.\" Mr Stace brought up Ma-chow Wong's bail after his commitment. Lai Sze-kai was not one on that occasion. I really am afraid to say anything about my recollection of the contents of the memoranda; I recollect that their general nature has been correctly described. \n\nI was afterwards informed that several sailors had been kidnapped in a systematic manner, by engaging them in Lorchas and then handing them over to the Chinese Authorities for the rewards for heads. I went immediately and reported the circumstance to Mr Caldwell, requesting him to make it public, so as to prevent a repetition of such occurrences. I never heard anything more about it, until Mr Wade's translation of the papers found at Namtow proved that men had been taken. \n\nI rather think that there is a notice in Chinese characters outside the Magistracy that bribery is not allowed. \n\nI recollect in the debate on the Registration Ordinance, in Council, that the Governor said an order had been given to do something—I did not hear what—in reference to not proceeding with the second indictment; and I heard the Attorney General say, \"Nobody in the world has power to give such an order;\" but I cannot say whether the words \"Nolle prosequi\" were used. \n\nMy impression from what was said in Council on the 10th and 14th of May certainly was, that His Excellency and the Acting Colonial Secretary were convinced that Mr Caldwell had cleared himself from the charges then brought against him, and that there was no need of further inquiry. \n\nMy strong impression is, that I did hear the Acting Colonial Secretary say in debate, that he saw no harm in Caldwell's servants being interested in brothels, and, on being reminded that it might lead to improper persons being licensed to keep brothels, I certainly think I did hear him say... \n\n[The Chairman intimated that no further evidence being tendered in support of the charges, the Commission would proceed at the next meeting to hear Mr Caldwell's defence.]\n\n## TWENTY THIRD DAY \nWednesday, 14th July, 1858, at 12 o'clock Noon. \n| Present | \n| --- | \n| All the Members | \n\nMr Caldwell being called on for his defence, made the following statement: \n\nThe only difficulty which presents itself to me in replying to the accusations brought against me by the Honourable the Attorney General and the Superintendent of Police is that, arising from the great volume of the depositions. It is that a person, inexperienced as I am in dissecting evidence, may, in going over the evidence of more than 40 witnesses, covering about 100 printed pages, omit some point apparently telling against himself, but capable of easy explanation. Should such prove to be the case, the Commission will, I trust, direct my attention to any charge not dealt with by me, for it is my desire to flinch from no portion of this extraordinary investigation. \n\nCharge No. 4 rests entirely upon the recollection by Mr Inglis of an isolated fact, which is supposed to have taken place about 14 years ago. The evidence adduced by me as to the date of the birth of my first child, and the situation of certain localities, will, I am certain, when added to the positive testimony of Mrs Caldwell and myself, convince the Commission that Mr Inglis has undesignedly made a mistake.\n\nCharge No. 5: It will hardly be necessary for me to detail at length the evidence which must have convinced the Commission, that although nominally I appeared in the Crown Books the owner of certain property in this Colony, yet that such was not in reality the case, and that my original statement on the subject, so much attacked by Mr Anstey, was the simple truth. \n\nCharge No. 14 has not, I believe, been attempted to be proved. \n\nBefore proceeding to the evidence, I must notice who and what the witnesses are who have been called in support of the charges. There is hardly one of any importance who can be considered independent or unbiassed. But there are Mr Anstey and Mr May, both on their trial equally with myself; Roberts and Lyons, who have, within the last three weeks, received great promotion in the Police Force on Mr May's recommendation; Assow, the Interpreter; then, Mr May's Lokong, and Yoong Ayoong, Mr May's own servant. \n\nOn these seven does the case for the prosecution mainly rest; and wherever an attempt has been made to travel beyond them, it has resulted in a contradiction or a break-down. \n\nCharge No. 15: Mr May comes forward in support of this charge, and states the fact to have been within his own knowledge; he is to a certain degree supported by Mr Woods, but the evidence of the latter is neutralised by his statement that all Tai-ping-shan houses were at the time brothels, which certainly was not the case, and Mr Woods assigns another reason for his belief. Mr May's testimony has been so unsatisfactory throughout this inquiry, that no reliance can, I trust, be placed upon him when unsupported; and I beg most solemnly to deny, that I have ever at any time been the owner of any brothels in this colony; and if the Commission require it, I am prepared to prove the untruth of Mr May's statement, in the most satisfactory manner. \n\nCharge No. 16: If Assow the Interpreter could be believed, this charge might be considered as made out. But the attempt to produce such a witness as Assow, and the gross untruths he has been convicted of, when produced, will, I hope, be considered by the Commission an important feature in the whole case. The groundless assertion that Shaplok is Mrs Caldwell's sister by adoption, rests on Assow's statement, and is denied by my wife and myself; but when Assow attempts to prove that Shaplok, within a certain time, kept a brothel in a certain street, which he personally visited, he is convicted of falsehood by Eep Awong, Foong Afie, Soong Ahing, and Wong Aping—and Mr Mitchell fixes an additional stigma on him. Mr May has evidently relied much on this witness, and it would have been worth his while to have ascertained his real character from Mr Mitchell before he was included among the seven witnesses. \n\nCharge No 17: No attempt has ever been made, I believe, to fully prove any receipt of rack-rents by me. I have fully explained to the Commission the circumstances under which Mrs Caldwell looks after her sister's property. But the mixing up of brothel-holding with this question of property is a malicious charge, for which there was never at any time any pretext.\n\nI will now proceed to go through the Charges, dividing them into three classes. \nEmbracing charges 2, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17. \n-8, 8, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. 46–1, 28, 19. \n\nMr May having, through his servant, made inquiries of the tenant of a rice shop as to its owner, says that I was the owner of the adjoining house, not a syllable having in reality passed between the parties as to such brothel. I must also remark, that Lum Aleen was attempted to be brought forward...",
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        "content_text": "498 \n\n( 92 ) \n\ngiven on this point. And further, as regards these 72 men, the information given to me, and on which I acted, was that of three men who had nothing whatever to say to Ma-chow Wong as far as I am aware. They went with us in the Niger to identify the boats, one being the father of a man then a prisoner with these people. The information given was to the effect that nine men had been put to death the day before, and the other prisoners were to be executed that day.\n\nThat the Registrar General, or any other official in this colony, can of his own power arrest and discharge persons, or confiscate or restore their property, is a simple impossibility; and I will not presume to occupy the time of the Commission by pointing out the absurdity involved in charge No 7. I am not aware that any evidence has been adduced in support of it, but I may as well state that on no single occasion has any arrest been made by me without either the accused being brought before the Magistrate in the usual course, or in cases under the Peace and Security Ordinance, without a specific report being at once made to His Excellency the Governor on the subject. I have no power to confiscate or restore any property, and have never done so except under orders from my superiors.\n\nI am certain that Ma-chow Wong had nothing at all to say to the gold dust case, and the securities given in connection with it. Even Mr May himself will, I think, now admit that his original evidence on the subject was incorrect. Instead of Mr May handing it over to me with strong moral observations, and in the presence of Ma-chow Wong, Mr Grand Pre is proved to have given it to me when both Mr May and Ma-chow Wong were absent. The question as to whether the gold dust should be appropriated by the Government, as suggested by Mr May, or handed over to certain petitioners, having been decided by His Excellency the Governor, I simply obeyed the instructions I received. But with regard to the subsequent applicant, it may not be useless to observe that he came to my office, that I sent for two of the securities - Apang and Foong-shan, and that upon inquiry it came out that he had lost dollars at the time of the piracy, but had never been possessed of any gold dust at all. Mr May constantly sees Foong-shan at the Supreme Court, where he is Shroff. Mr May knew that Foong-shan was one of the securities, as I gave Mr May the security papers myself, and therefore a very little investigation on Mr May's part would have spared the Commission much needless trouble on this point.\n\nTing-wa-ping's evidence stood unimpeached on any point, and goes to prove that I repeatedly refused to receive anything for official services performed by me, but that Mrs Caldwell, in my absence, did accept a sum of $100 as a free will offering. If this occurred, and with my consent either tacitly or otherwise, I think that I should be liable to censure as a Government servant; but I beg leave to deny most emphatically that this witness has given a true narrative against my character. Although, strange to say, Mr Anstey, the accuser general, was here during at least half the time. But I do say most confidently that it is false that any such feeling of terror exists. Were there any causes of complaint, would they not have been attracted long ere now by the bitter hostility of Mr Anstey, the self-avowed conscientious desires of Mr May for the public good, or the unscrupulous partizanship of the subordinate partners in this conspiracy against me?\n\nThe Tin charge, upon investigation, appears to have rested upon as little foundation as the gold dust and many other charges. Mr Mitchell was in the first instance very positive as to his statements, without having taken the trouble to refresh his memory by referring to the original documents in his office. Mr Mitchell has now amended his original statement, and the depositions and Jarman's evidence have satisfactorily established that there was no want of proper vigilance or activity on my part. In reality, it was a matter in which I took more than a usual amount of trouble, and the strict letter of the law was, I believe, stretched to recover the stolen property, and it is with considerable surprise that I find it revived after three years for the purposes of this prosecution.\n\nThe course pursued with regard to Boggs' paper will, I think, throw much light upon the manner in which charges have been attempted to be got up against me under this Commission. Relying upon the probability that Boggs would endorse any statement to my prejudice, Lyons, whom Mr May owns to having advised as to the mode of getting up evidence, imagines himself to have heard a letter read, connecting me with Ma-chow Wong and Boggs, and which letter ought to be in my handwriting: then visits Boggs in the Gaol, and the charge is started; but where it starts it falls. Boggs does not supply the wanting links. Mr Grand-Pre has seen the letter, and read it, and so did the Attorney General if he would but say so; for Boggs and Mr Grand-Pre prove it was read in his presence, and it had no more reference to me than to any one of the Hon'ble Commission. This would be bad enough, but Mr Market Inspector Roberts must needs come to the support of Mr Deputy Inspector Lyons, and revive the dying slander to its original heat. Roberts had also been taken into council by Mr May. Both Roberts and Lyons have been, during the Commission, promoted by Mr May's means.\n\nSuch a charge as the one numbered 8 is easily brought and somewhat difficult of disproof, on account of its intangible nature, but did it not occur to my accuser that there was nothing between July 1855, and November 1856, to prevent or intimidate any man, whether Chinese or not, from bringing charges against me? I held no official position; I was but the Captain of a coasting steamer, there appeared no probability of my returning to office, and yet during those seventeen months, who complained or said a word against my character?\n\nBy Klings, with ludicrous ignorance, Mr Anstey means half-caste Chinese, or Chinese born in the Straits. The Commission will hardly need to be informed by me that Klings are simply Madrasses. Did ever any one, but Mr May, hear of Malays forming secret societies? Certainly no one connected with Singapore, and I am convinced no one anywhere else, it being entirely contrary to their spirit and customs. When it is remembered that I was not 17 when I left Singapore, that I could not speak a word of the Chinese language then, nor for many months after, I am not likely to be connected with a secret society, and so does the Chairman of this Commission, and I hold the proud position of Master for the year of it - the Zetland Lodge of Freemasons.\n\nIf so, it has signally failed. Whether or not Shaplok or Cho On did, or did not, get $400 or $450 from these pawnbrokers, is a fact for which I cannot be in any way responsible, unless I was art or part in the matter, which I most earnestly deny. The Commission will remember that no connection has been proved between my family and Shaplok, that the latter has been for some time out of the Colony, and therefore cannot be produced here. Wohang denies having heard my name, or that of my wife, at all in the matter. Tong Kwong-sin and Low Shing-keet both were present at the payment, but up to its taking place, know nothing of their own knowledge of the circumstances which led to it; and the latter states himself to have been even ignorant of what was to be done for it. They neither of them heard Cho On mention my being in any way concerned, with one exception, and that is with reference to a statement made by Cho On. Cho On denies everything connected with the matter. Even if my name had been distinctly mentioned, and money fraudulently obtained on the strength of it, is not that a circumstance to which any public officer may be exposed, not only in this Colony, but elsewhere? The crime is not an unfrequent one, and it has occurred to me before, and I have prosecuted to conviction, before the Supreme Court.\n\nWith regard to the matter of the Eaglet, I shall say nothing more than that the statements of her officers given to the Commission are substantially correct, with the exception that I went in my boat out of curiosity, and the amount paid for taking the Mandarins to the village was $2,000.\n\nI should but needlessly occupy the time of the Hon'ble Commission with refuting charge No. 10. The prosecution here is based on a misconception, and my best defence is that the premises upon which it was brought were erroneous, and actually occurred. While chatting in a friendly way with Mr May in my own house, my wife and some others being present, I said, \"It is a great shame; the next time I shall ask them to give it to my wife.\" This was all that took place; and these trifling words, treasured up for four years by the conscientious Mr May, are reproduced as indicating a willingness on my part to consent to my own wife taking bribes.\n\nI have to thank the Commission for having, by limiting my power of cross-examination, prevented me from entering upon one line of defence, which would have almost degraded me to the same level as that on which Messrs Anstey and May now lie. Goaded beyond endurance by the attacks on my wife, and the unscrupulous betrayal of the confidence of friendly intercourse, I was tempted to retaliate and drag the details of their private morals before you, but I have been spared this error. Let them not, however, suppose that having informed Mr May that I deem such as theirs can pass without notice, and although I will not even in my own defence imitate their example, in which it was brought by the Attorney General, I deny this charge altogether. My proofs are ready, and can be produced whenever required.\n\nAnd now I have done: I shall call no witnesses unless the Commission require them, because it appears to me that nothing remains which requires explanation or disproof.",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Merivale\n\nCorical Rent in LZ?\n\n1.119.\n\nMilitary\n\n150\n\n753\n\nK. o. nips to Sept og\n\nan\n\n8169 trong đang\n\nREC\n\n2\n\nZ SEP\n\n1859.\n\n147\n\nDishment Offices, Victoria, Hong Kong, 4th July, 1859.\n\nI have the honor to report that arrangement has been made for handing over certain Lands to the War Department, and I hope by the next Mail to be able to forward the plans in explanation.\n\nI now enclose communication on the subject just received from Major General Sir Charles van Straubenzee.\n\nThe Right Honourable\n\nSir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bt., M.P.,\n\n&Ac;\n\n&Ac;\n\nPage 150\n\nPage 151",
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        "content_text": "Car\n\n370\n\nthe Police Court, if Mr May had not been there. Grand-Pré was certainly not equal to such a case.\n\n(88)\n\nMr\n\nI recollect, although I had quite forgotten it until shortly before this Commission commenced sitting, that Mr May lent me his memoranda for two or three days. As I found they had nothing immediately to do with the cases under investigation, which were already cumbered enough, I told Mr May that I thought he had better say nothing about them until some occasion should arise on which they would be clearly useful. I recollect also, when the efforts for obtaining a pardon for Ma-chow Wong were going on, that Mr May again asked me if he should mention them to the Government. As by that time I had learnt that Mr May was supposed to be actuated by jealous and hostile feelings towards Mr Caldwell, and as also the Government were in possession of the originals from which the memoranda were taken, I told Mr May, that I should certainly not volunteer their production to the Government. I must confess, however, that my recollection of the memoranda is very imperfect indeed, and that they never made the strong impression upon me which they ought to have done.\n\nJOHN SCARTH, Esq., a member of the Commission, -Called at his own request.\n\nI wish to make the following statement, as my name has been mentioned several times in the evidence and papers before the Commission.\n\nWhen the disturbances began in Canton at the end of 1856, a man came to me and told me that some pirate boats were said to have been taken outside by some of the ships of war, but that the boats were not pirate but rebel boats. He stated that he felt sure that Ma-chow Wong was using his influence against the men, and requested me to endeavour to have some inquiry made, as he heard the men were going to be given over to the Mandarins. My informant was one of the Shanghae rebels. I went to the Police Office and saw Mr Grand-Pré and Mr May. The bulk of the statement was heard by Mr Grand-Pré; Mr May came in just as I concluded. I told him that I had been told that Ma-chow Wong, who was formerly in close connection with the so-called rebels who held Shanghae, had turned against them, having been bribed by the Mandarins with a blue button which they would find in the house, and a white button which they would find in the house of one of his wives. I stated that he had given the information about these boats being taken, and that he was now trying to injure the rebels as much as he could. I said that the man who informed me could bring evidence to show that the men were rebels. Mr Grand-Pré told me Ma-chow Wong was Mr Caldwell's informer, and that he would see about it. I told him that he had better tell Mr Caldwell. I heard nothing more of the matter until I saw the men given up at Kowloong. I was afterwards informed that several sailors had been kidnapped in a systematic manner, by engaging them in Lorchas and then handing them over to the Chinese Authorities for the rewards for heads. I went immediately and reported the circumstance to Mr Caldwell\n\nI did not notice any particular effect produced by Mr Caldwell's presence on the bench at the commencement of Ma-chow Wong's case. I did mention to the Acting Colonial Secretary, that I thought Mr Caldwell had better not sit on the bench during the inquiry against Ma-chow Wong, but I did not speak at all strongly; and the Acting Colonial Secretary immediately said, \"Oh, I have arranged about that; only, if anything very strong is said about him in Court, I hope you will send for him.\" Mr Stace brought up Ma-chow Wong's bail after his commitment, Lai Sze-kai was not one on that occasion. I really am afraid to say anything about my recollection of the contents of the memoranda; I recollect that their general nature has been correctly described.\n\nI rather think that there is a notice in Chinese characters outside the Magistracy that bribery is not allowed.\n\nI recollect in the debate on the Registration Ordinance, in council, that the Governor said an order had been given to do something-I did not hear what-in reference to not proceeding with the second indictment; and I heard the Attorney General say, \"Nobody in the world has power to give such an order;\" but I cannot say whether the words \"Nolle prosequi\" were used.\n\nabout it, until Mr Wade's translation of the papers found at Namtow proved that men had been taken,\n\nMy impression from what was said in Council on the 10th and 14th of May certainly was, that His Excellency and the Acting Colonial Secretary were convinced that Mr Caldwell had cleared himself from the charges then brought against him, and that there was no need of further inquiry.\n\nMy strong impression is, that I did hear the Acting Colonial Secretary say in debate, that he saw no harm in Mr Caldwell's servants being interested in brothels, and, on being reminded that it might lead to improper persons being licensed to keep brothels, I certainly think I did hear him say, that as any person wishing to become a brothel-keeper must be an improper person, that would be of no consequence.\n\ntendered in support of the charges, the commission would [The Chairman intimated that no further evidence being proceed at the next meeting to hear Mr Caldwell's defence.]\n\nTWENTY THIRD DAY.\n\nWednesday, 14th July, 1858, at 12 o'clock Noon.\n\nPresent,-All the Members.\n\nfollowing statement:-\n\nMr Caldwell being called on for his defence, made the\n\ning to the accusations brought against me by the Honour-\n\nThe only difficulty which presents itself to me in reply-\n\nable the Attorney General and the Superintendent of Police, arises from the great volume of the depositions. It\n\nmay well happen that a person, inexperienced as I am in\n\n(89)\n\ndissecting evidence, may, in going over the evidence of\n\nof what he had said being so much more favorable to the\n\nprosecution than his own personal evidence.\n\nmore than 50 witnesses, covering about 100 printed pages, omit some point apparently telling against himself, but capable of easy explanation. Should such prove to be the case, the Commission will I trust direct my attention to any charge not dealt with by me, for it is my desire to flinch from no portion of this extraordinary investigation.\n\nBut\n\nCharge No. 4 rests entirely upon the recollection by Mr Inglis of an isolated fact, which is supposed to have taken place about 14 years ago. The evidence adduced by me as to the date of the birth of my first child, and the situation of certain localities, will, I am certain, when added to the positive testimony of Mrs Caldwell and myself, convince the Commission that Mr Inglis has undesignedly mistaken one person for another.\n\nBefore proceeding to the evidence, I must notice who and what the witnesses are who have been called in support of the charges. There is hardly one of any importance who can be considered independent or unbiassed.\n\nCharge No. 5: It will hardly be necessary for me to detail at length the evidence which must have convinced the Commission, that although nominally I appeared in the equally with myself; Roberts and Lyons, who have, within the last three weeks, received great promotion in the Police Crown Books the owner of certain property in this Colony; force at Mr May's recommendation; Assow, the Interpreter; Aheen, Mr May's Lokong, and Yoong Ayoong Mr May's own servant. On these seven does the case for the prosecution mainly rest; and wherever an attempt has been made to travel beyond them, it has resulted in a contradiction or a break-down.\n\nCharge No. 14 has not I believe been attempted to be proved.\n\nCharge No. 15: Mr May comes forward in support of this charge, and states the fact to have been within his own knowledge; he is to a certain degree supported by Mr Woods, but the evidence of the latter is neutralised by his statement that all Tai-ping-shan houses were at the time brothels, which certainly was not the case, and Mr Woods assigns no other reason for his belief. Mr May's testimony has been so unsatisfactory throughout this inquiry, that no reliance can, I trust, be placed upon him when unsupported; and I beg most solemnly to deny, that I have ever at any time been the owner of any brothels in this colony; and if the Commission require it, I am prepared to prove the untruth of Mr May's statement, in the most satisfactory manner.\n\nEven where, as with Pang-wa-ping, there is no ostensible connection between the Police and the witness, Roberts, or some one else, would appear to have been distorting his statements; and when I find Mr Anstey resting for his facts entirely upon Mr May, Mr May acknowledging to having given Roberts and Lyons advice and directions as to the mode in which the case was to be got up, Lyons attempting to put words into Boggs's mouth, and perverting conversations held with myself and others, Roberts laying a deliberate trap for the officers of the Eaglet, and Roberts and Lyons so speedily earning the reward of their energy and activity, I do not, without warrant, charge all these seven with a combined attempt to support the loose statements of Mr Anstey, by getting up evidence to fit them.\n\nCharge No. 16: If Assow the Interpreter could be believed, this charge might be considered as made out. But the mere attempt to produce such a witness as Assow, and the gross untruths he has been convicted of, when produced, will I hope be considered by the Commission an important feature in the whole case. The groundless assertion that Shaplok is Mrs Caldwell's sister by adoption, rests on Assow's statement, and is denied by my wife and myself; but when Assow attempts to prove that Shaplok, within a certain time, kept a brothel in a certain street, which he personally visited, he is convicted of falsehood by Eep Awong, and others, and I am supported by the evidence of Mr Mitchell.\n\nCharge No. 2 affords the most remarkable instance upon throughout this investigation, of the flimsy materials which Mr Anstey has based the most serious charge against me.\n\nIt appears from the evidence of Mr May, Yoong Ayoong, and Lum Aleen, the two first of whom contradict each other, that Mr May having, through his servant made some inquiry of the tenant of a rice shop as to its owner, informed Mr Anstey that I was the owner of the adjoining brothel No. 48, not a syllable having in reality passed between the several parties as to such brothel.\n\nFoong Afie, Soong Ahing, and Wong Aping-and Mr Mitchell fixes an additional stigma on him. Mr May has evidently relied much on this witness, and it would have been worth his while to have ascertained his real character from Mr Mitchell before he was included among the seven witnesses.\n\nCharge No. 17: No attempt has ever been made. I believe, I have fully explained to the Commission the circumstances under which Mrs Caldwell looks after her sister's property. But the mixing up of brothel-holding with this question of property, is a malicious charge, for which there was never at any time any pretext.\n\nI must also remark on the singular fact, that Lum Aleen was attempted to be made out to have left the Colony, the statement",
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        "title": "CO129-075 - Public Offices - 1859",
        "content_text": "ESS\n\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE AND NORTHERN COUNTIES ADVERTISER, JUNE 25, 1859.\n\nCallwell for his sucenda cbr si ku\n\nTlus\n\nsery Betro and a very indies direction was giben to Tay Filati and Clines, in every part of this clogy and the and lathe ca le game complete em 16 happened rideanly under the time is wan movement forming is that they were about to prossud-on province, which Loval Elgin, at willow was, at teplo\n\nthat Mr. Davis, the Govermens printer, who is tho pro earplugin diétly of arrangement that race o coafated to me to effect any period by the position of affis m pinions by those who must to bato Lucy bettoni Clima nets, that Stone Thin si formar Mahebos Wong In the heat setupon I ftowed their dircase, Rod 1 ceased fole solated way way with My Caldar. pr bay of all, but acted with erent tas made Hoes it a rate the deceatens of the Executirs Council, led quietly and won that treaty of peace which he has rectly\n\nor with the Hong Kong putice: 1 zece monded tomto prema, ected thỏ China Mark watch out, but not to Chin te written on pops of 7 eur, tamparately, list I would be very happy to attaul the Ryecond with China--1 Buy it apours to be not ply Bonn fernd, what will cal by the militar term\n\nDamer the Feng Kong Govt tiszts, heard ally rest, and the rod po del doblard' tras sutive Council whenever ont laid upon the Queen's previointion of that treaty, bat a violate of the p poble, deir riske, and I reported to Gem and apply to two pes of big authority is that of a\n\nwith any clut priests war in piracy, Sir, Andry Tui is wherever the auilt as it was sat in a porta Gercent coner. I forged chai to the. Specibody dline TheRD RET, we bag made to er en Cum 21 of all the no person che serpent\n\nxecutive, a repartol in the recently teavad China hours periment. I pushed my inquiries furter, best, it was a Puties, who had been 3 year in a dy, and he Wide, part, a thirds. Mr. C til 1 had been the colony about a year and fed that magistrate, 291 tl korubarist ler Blojek:yol, Ar Mr. Caldwe. tr. U the \"onsel for #1 pol. ) widet. that. It lirat Cell: ano die atramentis le lle [ from an all-ce of lam kipe willwal heing tre\n\nConnell, however, proasted my lace and without giving pera, the turks by Saglish vowele në wa un village va the real state of the case bow and, but 30, a purte: acl & auf: er, at du head of youto! Umi. Mr. Calendars it at the yangperty of being rist Preng the gross in f\n\nhsburs, on the plesat they had earlcared pices Triviy de hocen to me by the fovercrant printer of 2 let this goal of how Wong depend on the report remember chest as you we who Dr. Bridges was er 1,000 Gollers raiving to and therrunt 50 dus een which they were proceeding, di suport\n\nwhich ore pentlemen, when called opon, ali ratke to barciales, ut, as he calls huself, a legal pencationer feat. Coldwellers and items which reqmen, with a the line pod nadering complnews\n\nHac plutter money aget of ir. Caldwell-tas ufficere Kong, all Covernment officer, whu permitted ans le\n\ncod vessels ringte c his name, wao hat piren tidetres of something 26 tim you. This document anting bera land bucre the Caldwell untie the functions: attracy and brister, and culting less crevicted bobow Wang of pirney and of being appendel, was fed l huew of the\n\n\"\"\"\"The misunsorted catury of Colwell toffees, and who I believe is at tila murent Sau Compilation to the subject to the then vry indiferently wells practitioner, in fat, called engaged in the den Trade,\" \"online! This trade maltet. But, gertlemen, there was netuin which ne\n\nwas hail chwired with compliory with praus Old Daney practiones; and his practice lay shot the salve trades every effort made by Sir Je pred the course of the equity, and which has led simme land; artiny his not la Hong Kong. Tee of opinia Hong Kong papers and allowed to be perated by any\n\nms is out these proceedings blr. Caldwell was the dups of stranger who is have the carically to read it. Iture Chise, abest cutirely, and he was greatly indebted to Mr. Bring to shark any faded millise read eile verr subscrit and indepent quiries befinnestesion the curble genting\n\nbelove luve answared the cations which can ge labelu Wang, that he was rulla scecmplici--his will format 18 a dreamed to longer peizeted by f leg and renneita ascota plice, objectcà dílication which estes, but pulslsked by stance of her Majesty Hóux Koaɛgen; fema watsentations among that body. This doesmeat when fails thaioninate pleinls warga duty Iribunes of quite soother falion Lann a parko Camisin\n\ntrous Lavalon 10 answer. I lepe I have decu suflies dated to All the oflice of Con is is és clear the onia elips and the migrat sipeof Hong Kong icials appointed by a dishonest man. 1 Hy\n\namie Ant in lieu de not what Goschent. They dI makerelerence withose two kentk chlor, and Neting Cokersin! Aureurs 3 bed of rik: the Cene siger cut to whether it is in the course of this savastiguin Liga ti Set time for one your that I have aldened ajab 20 prevented me from coming to lie same siomablá consis\n\nEurope, he retailing the besty the labour contracts in Culan ve réxionable or they age of the tuiszton in theit repor- that previous :0 in, king in and statements as true, and he smitted to, 22 (Dave wagertenice dil return their reports and the Celudis Secheterg the difficulter id exist, and tho ba latterly bemorijay went tur begantu 'he points as wel: I la ramended at 1vano Came of polenta piemetine dating as while of the\n\nsiginta melni y la givere, engin of jingle, the sugoistens of the Camicies, sortsin papers comunes steady no que fully salarised, that when bow instider. trouble with doubts. 1 lien auk apan my the depth overnacht to them. They armed my state perind of his trunce et odice. Chargenti, every Chamwig te taky is overall, a tota aurten with 3\n\nWerg's frin, and which might be but 20derstood, that any gardians yo\n\nsolicita farlor infamathai vil, siguity his wear to c man tho give tim b's versiout had che right to conzerve, ce state of the Colica where it to be stupreetervslus to the Countiesien, lost be dotzegel it find trap- ot trans the plate hume, of speaking of Marlow Wegretta tus com the fast of Mchoho, and they in 2nd Di baling is conviction, but try antepriri culpated very procedony Mr.Childwell. odorandut bich End did sure, that is zeliter had both innuente: iseczunder the\n\nof Corps from Cibo to ong Kong bow toket moest kept the act ever contiment. -\n\npire, but the Ceramic forgot to say 18ct the G-fly it wil eeply with. Br. Asey\n\nsmuted dea seat assist Loud appren50. clerance obtain infertilen veto woke on the cape rock of which, diy had harkeen on citythone wid hato zatit, ClineRoy Government. Tola gelen placed me t\n\nStr. Chawalay salt only remained now the he It has been swurn to the chief, M. Levis the bent of the 'wament te blanche perdon of 3aadow plure. Then there is also number of entries relating some pele. It was iftowards wam to by kir 1 hare before spoke, hauling of the Chine\n\ngunpowder, cufim balls mushais, silk peta, everly, Mr. Dixies, others, in flea kuotave the alterom whics hail for Rive vidence against the gres! Jannthon Wild of England USB come the Cowlingly, herwarde #gured enz. Mr. the bed shon this the evilred a little purchases\n\nagainst Tarrant,” and why were piressaar as Lisé Goundli Bjørð, pap by wit'wet lukorg op ee were in their junes ko\n\nhave that statetent jár before Parliamecut. (Applause.) To me in wel: dolezas witute in the Folies Curt is the \"Cura plustering to the past tween Mulicho Wong is all of tens of war thire se reference call\n\nBevel us Tarrant, by then Clankins of the Comics, terms, and air. Caldwell, and, steve, ilere upprated the uskus tunccties with the Saudiar with ag solenyalur the depare cok place, that Air Joh. Bowring and 1. I reduced his pene in writing in the orthography of t Chicos printing, and 1 kept it on the wall before my desk who was 'cient duly a wine at the Police Chart pater a ser elaborate article September, 1857, & unicat, sie which tice, unter I read Beiges noth awe 10 te consail then on the table one to bem chuqur of a tition by Alt Aut\n\nakutsent in Calia, in which of Manche Wu's he hates, world bat underētur This but an index under and guix on the 14th, reler to lure Aide, statement, a petition to be saloptert to the Queen, Landa, Ban Dat also al tipo ili te pra Chert in the and day from the perind my fras receving e fertation down to the day when the Serenowende of caus They desired walk was pridwally crimes were eatmerated and it was adeffus is to be for the prose of tabling the great to see the\n\nand to cry one of the books and papers as existing denominona, foliowa:-- Whold of the pirater boolé àvul phitest. It ja vakit valuable, nculpated by the reports 'bent in by those ta reperierend pardoned for title that this with ke guilt of many aller\n\nes dy sick that notedy 14 av hea soppra but a Navester, JR, \"Police called upon the, and coke You have cried your\n\nés paid offices, ut lite sails or Tiger nature, po bioause there boil un puhe, a have now been destroyed by\n\nlam ny big which feil fron D. Bulgea or frran Si: Jake at Wil Tarrat, publishes of the Long Kong pois as a ave arrested the sedel, and liavoces, and that hardins erment an oath, Pain\n\npill the end of Chin, was in the 'the' hårda\" of the Hung Kane Covergent, this meinenze\n\nBlock Cum by Liu Govername of t that. Quo him to study on two charges of piracy, Applause). I sony to it by Dr durs, oth nemain the Acting his ca, me of whey be provad is dancreationa\n\nthere was any atention to doutor them. On the stray, lbited by the police count and at die trial were looked \"to prelom leninitim. Sorrest replicationswmulleritsbea Laaksi, Will diese papers be forthcoming the is wht hely a mally Trong and public At that very women bu application is 150 pardon was made, but they all lod. The public age when war awer was Coctaily, tasy will ho forthesising Chetumal miny, of a cele d Governint of Hong Kong, to fit the the i pendina brez the Executive Council, bad baľova a do- up in 196 101minant. 1 Setinal From Callejattu.\n\nwat rond to you this watch of Mr. Dixon, printed Celóuipi Seref.tg-roat will be-1 don't say état with hefurret aby Cian, the pepers en bools which šúré éx bdag too mackerel for Sir Juiz Bowring Stahoe Fogg that these utsnoruuda'ha dolroyd, et troch nieruction cangad the apud Wilham Tut\n\nWithin one week triad crossed that 1 u raken\n\nWaficul reported to me that had upperolie\n\nimoweh, af Tan, aldussed an offels, ferie, tu the goverment\n\nmistion zutenu 57th May. 1 cdled for flow, papers, 014\n\nthe sewer still was, huy s pro3acer May,\n\nthe Chairman of the Come-speaking to what\n\nCarls\n\nren ufereeing one of the LM-\n\nTutte and Within Tarrat peale not pully mil. jabetu, te the Willing Thon BOS, 10\n\nCotinal Sury-by umiva with 517 3 wing, do Govern, duce auch pal and coetic pubic papera a vecius cụ #8 burn, le prevent than tror në tuladhand of teatriinal\n\nThomus Bridgun act\n\nin\n\nJUN PO\n\n1.9\n\nby Sir John Bow-no, not thatatemens 6 M Dixson, the truth-bat ecide not beenvelded by them wil'honey, hit which beleg rund him no the tecore of what had or ne'sunted for in any way on the sapotion of an from wat taken older, M.. Disnou stated was purfacily tree-Theese. You are the kratay of my words, Wall, geûtie- Ch'oet were in luence of their liveandbence begins of e, what did the Govereat do! Nacida That term katson hid in ace to that the parden abel to Premye at Hong Kong The Sup of Police\n\nthe Superintendent of Police, vel sia papers they were, in glee taustmankt Midland. Vältweite Regattar tenor of the Water y lo had the police of the long smakt at his dis in the month of July, 1857. We are now in the sofaxuated; hat the articlo was oothie, for the Fals were\n\nang silence, tid, I can't go on wirdwat my papers. wture Colany, Lotion gave a collops plan\" pesul though, the blud frastarlet: Mr. Calder report fort. 1808 after the firfficial repost do mora, but it be dry for Jorn Rawing an\n\nwale wasiporadia Court as a bit of the Queen again\n\nwhich had bain perferred against hum--to the ellệch that de at the Goved mud of twich ought to have beea pend Hic exartition of Flapot, kiha of re\n\nThay ate prodlacil I will pursue my culence. The answer No one of them cool to lay information apolo\n\nback beca u ursave win ons Machowe Wong lan lo hurtu appene ja support of she another when wrong y cotisidered sacou to disqually Me, Ozidwell from the Cicating letter Was oderossed to the peper of the Tarrant, van de turney General &quited that ever wor, \"They all he rearly 1 C\n\nLa participated in los sela of prasy grof, dasiting him to attend Le Coute (they had set power seruitrios cul ales o cursale should eat feralga, and one morning win ga tuy way to 14- accused 171. Ile was the Jattham Wie de ce. Dission of the event; and still be in there, hod\n\nto try him, tot he was the Goverɔment priaser, Real de night aliteed to tempire 10 Ms. Caldri og Ang'oiler friade of head as a speculturefor I was tune ure Espe when The people were inkry out of thick boats, delube and\n\nhe made these repusta are wet cullat\n\nbave lost cle Govorodent CRITIC). And why? To gite Marchew Weg. Iudouter I got was, that my\n\nappeared as a walness at the diting of the Comarisuon * liberated atmost as he thought. He was I league 10 explain their code is making them, or to dalend\n\nKformation whien manche ebatte ilem to judge of the pro- dalien was on hingartuus and nad għɔeld rescivo apery sten- the worst of proles west theic waters and them; ed on deve at the moment this citron frat, villamenters of Aude. He was the rod of the is the outer and the sccused wit together on the same priety of dehang chow Wos? : ut in followed it up by a cheinending Tetter, and the last to by is gentlenus thut was for the Cen va Berriers of State Bar the Clay time derved probe, and the arreman who repeat to the sarafatio of the Count the gly offend it was my own but in the following teoksile into the Coversio's own verlas d 1st the nad Duiel Dichard Aldest a 1stcat and store. Be informatie and his piratea\" The bad out a speed ease forsoort pesed loss to Sale Whig, wich had a proppo. E in Chatwill interfered with the Bantuñer the rot. The papere leve uit bee a burnt.\" I said, ut papula and then: the publication was for the palie The wil, \"Xo the Governor says he bene in der 11 the lawsti poobslupent of che saith Wa poo them the forgot ng se vitut an exquiry.de fast bivice, Me. Dixon It becued as if a pattiouimely dan pocah as where these the Though the Gerranean'dak noriver, stre Chinese di cozel.. bad be used by may trial. My. Dixon, berdear, while it in the \"realevikov ning meirande; but that the cable\n\nelius amgunnelled to try the sald inferrinse,\n\nvolens be the ustuution qu' bothering til legit, apeared, and with a good deal of virgstol good, we sitesine, to the moverslerved to be ail book burne By wum? I did. An licces Scottir warinda, ses to here for borb the G-scrion fine 'statud jrry the guest relay say his order. I sat Very wel; we ra dialed fa verdict for tlu edenduť sa bech plans; unos ellskog palmat Maheton Wong by Chumer, and upon the first termoz at the out the mad, and said that unicos they tinted be tat me, but yet was zur Tega aga leirit. We have a win in our low that against truth of the churges brought against she al\n\nspoliation navirense da things are to be presumed, and i meat Hong Kong, and that it was for the Tabakor\" of these fay be as convicted, and on the weakest of the behaved to Yew with binabar décenay to would give them one, baterie Pentaton se s tamuuttori 10 'miére jäi prisbas\n\nsil psk you as an hormmable man to 3708 That thesa\n\nIs to jure:nlicy Judge anal coul\n\nthose cinga lid on printed and Lwcase, the stroper ese being fat of all hepsi res information to which they expressed a wish to behet for a cuine of genes; and at lie samé tanie a controa\n\nugulaste si Welt: redentes y lisaks formed me sy se Ori- better informed, and he then third them he could per i prestitute of the town Cathie proton-copale au raping too evides of the gall of the Gospeter Gavravent\n\n4' principal for those il Chizes to the deptpl' süter of the Chis wo\n\narxistence. It is 10 luge, eramus justice, and sound That deal. Machow Wong was marred Sister pered with the tatereating investigation into Mahonjw cl.argue is the publikācá odalineseľ pupure of\n\nneut of Latin. had anguired by consulting' lud nine ended inedin pawnslegs the sem bone Hanece dolars, because sea- Weng'e caso had neily reached itu eczaleca in the Pelico\n\ncgrbury evidence of their cutems, through weld e- zuota, prepared, fre the purpose of tildides kehitet Matolaw innen the pawroker who clonged the scen Court. very last day I was suffering excediating paip\n\nfair in yen to sit it, there are 2 us who can kissin\n\ner (Le 2ad way of led by the \n51 Police, Mr. May. Acsonlingly Malay wis keat for sind be the calvo a farette suni unily Dollars for her person celiginal to hout it. I only to the neuted aleht saiut the aid Duum. Richard Cabluit, it me Jame and bropl his mud with dai, and Ure to nie mate. The coins and it proval batus est quicy. The shain so to be of uly proeid tust a long and iniunaté euangetan\" ja esitt\n\nbetween the Last tratat the whi to mars war Connise Terdila, namen Stieg Lol, who had bees in frequene opinion. I did, 'As to the Tetonada, that is a re publishra, the mud contests of the papers, 27.se, youclow witte : Caldwyn in corted, but rust Calanbend, for they are now Lural, en tan Garethe 2016\n\nallen version had been gled zipost ity Mt. Caldwe-insed to be a hacer by Clause Longe of Mrs Calcon, egg where they are, for they beat Lugu in bis 10 ::fic Governor, to the effect that the entries la Cie Laake reteived from his pawshop Lead a of nonly. Th were mi pogut entrcs, that there was curing leatp dildof the fact wing which they ray n tha hery of the pizate to them-acting whatever, and jority of the Commission are of opinion but it wank het\n\nthis bold step, tw zdevastorm of Tresh crimen were fail\n\nthe Chitovas; they always coupled time with seentza, a less tekig climate the Hong Kong: so the ety-f-every one of the Factz; because of the piestembe: vom Ur.l. for weed trout le Fou Tsepse. You have uses 1392 meat what is culed 1867, ad pracy, went transgrated for 1:15 to the purl 160\n\nMr. May, the Superintendent Police as magistrate or Hog Snar, M. Mar hee nos bem suaded for giving evidence al Mr. Catdoll, and he says konw the a, kowa ce allow Wook, was 57. Caldwell'in pol and trees relied upon to formar. During the whole oftaistime-that leave 1980. never reĥrened wa mate to biolohow Wong, either by the subordinate oleum of the police, ky old kuropan dents, or by\n\nepithetlaring selezenne to his bad chamater. Aes multimel repute and retoriety, I know the Mabel Wong hos for Jezz bron vorsiderad sectortionet, & respect of mines 3. from gambling-house keepers, a condectrale of pirates, SON recrow of telek gooo I Mama plastist nerause of ca 1. work bom postiar witlitegazu to Mr{akdwell—winters\n\nCimen in the coinsy very well knew-that Matchc .. Wong wat sopposed to da in possesion of great down, a ut wan belil in gest dread. Ot the exteat of us dread.\n\nbeste faly aware whenever it was my duty tu laverigune the case ignibet him. Igoko to maug Chinese of stundige 1. and property, and shey all exhuired a bowledge of his\n\neni curacter, but a relualase to do more tia This gentleman was a picnes of a juste vľ the porco, wlas navenbetes is considered a proper person to remain in tikt Chu). Geaca, en son as Sir Walter belt dhe\n\n• covered that 3. Gilbert Alusz, tas Laird of Pargowa, had been code of the press D.nks Flatserais, Book vilectual mesum to hee the Commicion of Price i\n\nBland From !be d'agence of his novion; and foetal y that a literary character like Sir Jatin Bos ring might have very robiy been expected to fellow the exacte setli by Bir Walter Scott. App, chinmay\n\nE Mackow Potrg seded ahir vonviction sp\n\ntraneporation. But no mark the prosem, beause this\n\nbring the a bow head of aging, which, theagh\n\nip of two onlilery others to the court clost 1 might dear the ovalent of the pirate book, andard shose hooks send in the Police Court de slag purled open the dose collow me to pass frena the the is on which was carried into the const; so I hoped to Potion Court interpreter in a loud waies, that it the world, motulit. hack him it in interpretation more wrong, read 11:\"Fə\n\n·Sam Kwei' (bet ie, dr. Calduril, the torturing or kerkida, Need) toey\" ist was an estry, earleazen; ju\n\neate an the all to particular\n\nvaid, \"I will go in again.\" He woak in, and the Governor\n\nI share Caldava 1 cher Wong mad the sail\n\n10, soma, by the said commuistion, Dalit Dad Richard Coldwed bad been, until very best À parter with the sad omviet in a lɔrelia, zrul the mirë,\n\nfursher show that the yard She of the sail.com clas\n\n1a jike parcneshly Jai! 16 between basi and the said venyter met lecat fenci yessels, and that a number of una in their day deơn, at vagina timas, guilty of pray\n\nThat die restliny Eve under the sail Cerriku was gevately printre and culo by truong sung Tern, but väheul indoegmentary videtza Taller! ski the sitesi, el coatiars to the protes of th been the, as was statel oa onth by the arimarenie\n\na. Lan, DONT MICRO, T\n\nQty of Sambon, in Suno which, after a calmed\n\nthe\n\nding, resulted in, obra vùng tha prasiat pagundy pic\n\nsud, \"I kus ibing of the benene of the papera. durd calew ware bort, they were bucat by Dr. Hridge, and not lag sa La broke of the pirate then conter excisation. Olier her speed that own the stricle in the China harsh lemore Mr. Careil on the Commisions for lie sansauranda, 3 know nothing of Lin\" \"he w\n\niesasperateri ilia'j aiges, exspe- hear da the eye of the Govenor, he had applied This? stein is to her gun sence to arcs of various kloun; dietasloudly sessionis flat bosh aya sud see if there were taled 194, and its proton avery' Inquest amus alb sead, it daw was open, nant I could boar hits, stud be was very \"C.\n\nany swab cutes in thdia, And why do you tilus be up theur vers partionfctly Tirumakt. itemquatracce e il ficus imputenbel to neve he solint wort of projectile kunwa drog Paliced by this 1000\n\n2. 118 425 of the the to? Wit, of all men, do you this he employed on the subject, and was again divined to fold is proce The Soaking Berhey mast have own full well had been about of stinkt pat\". payee of Life You a rezolves the book thay cured this var tuusuciata winxber there were any entries in the truth in that Dr. Bridge the Acting Unlonal Secretary tune unsay shout thuthum, Laven Laborants pargnuts,Gestalo Bub Sigler's coins, winch pirate's books incupatory either of the pirate the part who advised the censur, id, sir. Davel was eppo wapiz, then he gitty as, Dr. Bojes, Mid Commission on the ane tril of the Quetu . T\n\nareas were ação by the Canis Eigh me as instants need by picator Sam thaques. Why die parmer, gentediet? This fhda. Lattez to whom he apples wx All this was petal catfury ma vida e con exile in\n\nColwell, after the conviction of tar sa Machow 5 appointment discoting to acting Chineze scoretary to go berwuda before the Commission that let linge was aleau works heftest be wrong thement of the si sūdens 118 parla. immanian theme soboto prazposes of desunto. They\n\nand assist - Durdwell in the inquiry which heal. Can a casing about for a further opportunity and relega pole back paneme ta por seul as other this extructed to the api lagi. profile a catcmple as to bewilder their oppo-\n\nmily had been ducted to make sure prudineert bother the afbringing the Government to save tried sidi de pequena co muy first preferring rise toer hie darges against Mr. Rielar wel! bu is expecially charged with did cre nesta a leg who are about to board, in slu anpe of setting in to tie voocel. kere were numero Commission of Inggning, out in my leg, bead aguchi veu dus sirenastade med. The Government at Caldwell and piles in my place in the Legisle is Majesty's cura in motion against persons whol\n\nall vessels wi entries us of dortrustion as illa, and over sidste to be the witness for the Uras, on the trial one disproved of the chair power confered spend Theftey were they me butt with alleges the pirates, and against all\n\nto je, na galust all places where he algimin· anou een oudceived from Skor Koneen spinet Tarerne, and there a bean doubt of the aduc Mr. Caldwell, and we were able to recourt knowles they were och be useful to Path, go drabt, un videre-thane to fact-Mr. Under the related vend kid mal was in committa the accusel sy wers bau after produ\n\nTait in the pic af ar Malety's outers - I have mest enamcuted them to 300 so I went on, I leave\n\ncott Bad Kwag na he is called, of any purchase of and Mr. Mans asked to must fan and Mr. Modzin when I received fine in peritcedent of bien a letter to presturs them had to have them bed by fur produccion vice plus sole multial inflation of the el aladdy hops in my to: The way was thila—A young\n\nGen ego. And what you they deal and Caldwell in all arch of lige Tak Art of educadou, ef grea: personal-I Acer of Jerodox.0, thein arapaiment, there is LLC chart det til him by tomatogne sunce mages of evidcide to the eff chat held i\n\nTai since the signing of che la ray of p asy beunty, her his aprestake was as that of a fede abondamen there to w Any ROVEor, zealous for herpes to lines that no bundle was very hierdie wise his power for Wing, unfortunely, long\n\nGlina, uvasis of the, Chape coast, in violation IT MA one of it, thus the man who had at all, and that ou the other bundle the bestowed what he abuser of thels in this way, hili he was granting the acting Chinese secratur;) is mee to cama inter car\n\n1rea, lava berume Publiwa, guided and directed by Gešti ... of 1925-lure description in kv 63 2. Was\n\nChina **U WIScuration.\" He says is the dish to bredelskont of his down property, and prae- ryceriu desunie mors, fouad to encumber pas Denici Richand Cudil Brave Cock thick acidéy (tor Mr. Cool: wat pituus elite-341 h a secured wae 220; fix to ra\n\nnot cause all the textements he pub to Mr. Cromwell, eating with effect ultricies that there untied, to se ging Clumése Ofies. They diù in bing to the Chase Ofe 15 the following mes ocurral in the wqeriş il 2. At Une trial in Lile book which he beat writea oui Ciminin Quotes of the Fuzon (Apple)\n\nand he does not think Me: Cafdwell torstited tum, chance our prasowe property. According tid The Leugd de Palin fce, it is true might Apr: st: u of uret, as evide and where we believe, was inckie oue stated like being the Ostwall Commi, nd Mr. ther be gh: mot disse his fly in Anzies, she Davies, wind, and when the oil age to know that Mr. Caldwell was bore Wirk, berise se thakter, with the wires, believe sunt them there and ought to take the pubes her Majesty's valicza plesal the sole er upperial allegat of th were of the best cepeccability-in Earth me of Este, even to the poial of the full towards with a number of the when Ireland Council, and I sakithar duodin ruveta test faluzea du bat i asked tise Guarner and he told\n\nDaniel Ric Caldwelt: he had cuker and give to Mic Morgan to perse and Mr. the ordinate for the purse veftig das Legistar merak The Bulger, and De. Trigga yaki • Thụp only ruchan, 1 expediu 10th of Mr fast ga Boys, and he was to my proseptic, at Attorney Genry), I rekla ile ago, at de woods [aan? to tried and evicted-1 au sorry to y, c the 4 were defano I went into the court resapan, without staring them with the date\n\nto heridong any pecay void the ral aid \"Tyler is ofte the dus of the Ladeperdendof the enuio of piracy, the xys this The Antorery Geotul's shot when our they were all rigs and the report was diawn up and eat from the for! size string to aty ko mase Ti said be Tacy are mere end undertaler were banale\n\nwastog : Weng grunt-end volevo che grad-very properly not be Mr. Nenu,\n\nof the power ferret an M. Caldweb...) Deaked wat was uneven plan is the site out of bagi the Loring of opinion dit he had not convicted e\n\nis is feetly opmeet. We has only wired ac, Mr. Chudwell. Mr. Clewell reported to the Govi moric motely, but Me Colwell spent. A lire put of the day due to create der is so that he was merely convicted of piracy, smal\n\nEst addressed her pabely happen ontiment which have sexa, aut wiret 1 hp will be and reported Shubho was hity the azett. Est de properly sting of the cuss in depatruling w \nke,\" Free which cut is Chinnan Day the\n\nvaez the Funga V Danë newspaper, qüuhag fas published at less eleverd het book. You may chuka urtean city of Wade Wig Tit Sourke,\n\n--Fast flokit - statuiest, teic, \"Tuus the pinaka charge, it ALANYAGİLİNDARION I am labouring & avatare wies) 43 30 pacer. w you wish to set pure so to sey e vet toptir He began in crale\" vie\n\n@miate or uw why I did it. We crmitory, o'i chy' way incapatory; if bind when I was spinel Libes Way, seven weeks at that knd la that safe of as they\n\nDodwell come all took us session the Hundwist Bisur ne lastics tim this, bet no cler yet, it is lyriba for his was consolib and date ich t kad mad prizes old bundy, watery Chinese Jesele and good, but of ureja veeeels and get porter on the art flow Cart Mr. Called Buklear?But it get farther on this. Megan, on stated alub, Le way adding the Guercituent, whi\n\n- Thi ly ra cho tiện, việc nghind: 1 Júlio Kucose, is 'nce, 'crite end to abile,\n\nestiollant Wind in partueze of: che meses\n\nhunder to avitas tenser sind, herefte We\" who ale to be thic ecofioing theres to tlit \"bom juscy wi it is entered vesla og Chistice, eye care, trig winds to how were wilt duration et dedans want. 11 ist fuch has evo sing the appointment in these Le\n\nA proceeded to take aud' wakt prizes of Potgier and even of English It could be .icd-bigbut them we were duething to stay away or tu forges they to ir healthy why do te dore Sime' and look us et Mens specifice- these day a wine to the Crown site pircle beta oponed and face way, that even casi toto hepere forts had básn ichkir tó\n\nHe, Caldwell out on so Desk While the Chief Maglenkad bet akarate the dress of pure atentia to the age of her with tweed in the driting, and who was the marterly speeches I ever lado ati ang dile-iliat did no Berred; baie wuld he lied dot the listed og bin rated 1.16 118 REBOZDey-Centrul Zur the Crown, were] Lind Hberation of Mahshow 'Won, fecia the clucose that Fredd2 attunewars I'died the confoluit of Vedelendum is, these referral to, in this case of the Conferuerteve) Non him by a pirate und ( nviting atmose tire pel the bar and file wiends toere le cos hand that i helion well to Sir Bowl of 9. Jest Tarar chat him out from his chues of just\n\nla reging by \"verbering to her Majesty the can.\" -¿Lead cyplinsé:)' Wit By such they preted to ocnyvaz editions, thors bei gwa sila, and otheeatunc\n\ncant Ohmamen ging video liber was the peper or fabricion of do you think the govt to my of Intent freibe becaues te jugs, who always to grow ranting i\n\nsideration they were struck with the vente of barget, or confort of main, lad deteraped that gul angle, jugil a Lehmkomptly honnante unek bad been re- Mr. Davies is an pourable and opright, but u moet olen and that\n\nbuk shio was deo much uses on a Torted in enter to procure the lure or Latest they new grups to into iteme tarp barat tify a splations liel, soit un\n\nLiyur petitioners ate infor not the public pessa ut excuse to for you to judge af ik validity. Bat I have a\n\nthe commutes at the ears Mspite a Grown wines add beca bring to to say the Bar appened to Car, nodingly this was declare is a pufed with the bobeer defence. Br what actity\" do you, the men of\n\nbit, thend or hisgistrate who was on the Benus, said to me the Cow 489, nd he was akhez of lore furodde teulement of ants or inphns; fest to bring the avertent isto uttal i con- Hong Kong was with the gravest sharges against her uro Ebook, I think you ought torkowest Mank is an generally falls ad the fut of Hong Kong sila, banghts one in Secretary of State se ga je ten, Sw, Mr. arrunt ipad vg for alué deine, 1 blogg's local unit, suising out of the sets of the ni Tunel Fabia Caldwell, witasub ny stopa bʊng teken Hong Kong, prosamo to tyo, ka Ararian cisÓN, DE\n\nrest in which ouius fi torebet upan hi h serious, and he been cool of he told the that Me.\" Mag'a ↑ W Many palmerit; trest, siunt is prasandhang no, preg as\n\nAriel enly echte boned having followed the ukamulu saslim\n\njusty's Gurraient at horny, Jby the British comede e period of Jig de good)Malawidity rephormorandy were to the Courel, de milite of should says, whenever let me extence: not a tal on w, by tur ecce as\n\nulo kauly, Theta quite a misuke, Nix. Eug in ne subtitri Coupe,\" ays My Dixsongengrene, mm, Fabere ready to righend what was sad, ra, wana boju til, denying to That you diners e farther informa chot ́́s Youlo en ability hoy resucher: sis cake of Mr. Caldwell, who she promett, Alferplant in Jeppe.tjie\n\nin consequence or be acts Court. The young picafe turbel, un lam with TRON\n\nhar for life. This pewnią kair, whose appearance oply ja ¿very respect most preprenenting, lidil, nesici furlega, \"Litez +the cance of this phraga ditere perods\n\na from the are 1855, 1856, ADG 1857, for as long an x-\n\nde, hoving her treat it the posite by what, gezišlą miejų a\n\nsoftly exjoyment out of a lui Delagian\n\nNalci Poiy,\" and supped fra te te sime with\n\npas pedagowa by the struct\n\nsul collars in money, and welty for cos janda\n\nof those from. Mol whore willing the\n\nof to re\n\nShu or anong gani, the tuik of whic\n\nand Led by resi\n\nHow was unt invest gatal. Batore The Beaton Bona's a li\n\n· Mu brei, nad who exprend is read\n\nto\n\nadjuskuse on the case, and it new apposes fram, eisal decoration of the Case Castor At B\n\nLut the legal piracy Ye\n\nJaw jacc\n\ndatid cerfi-zion of a Sales\n\nat the corn the gastropod the test -1, exquis ook pult, I was pureaued tri the Atrey-\n\nyies distant from Peng Kang, viktse\n\nFWninos 4 ใน Mu\n\nJun+\n\nacity were onwering the waller or city with Chinese cứ duratione pre by me, they m;,\"store, L'insverfus Ceageer be thhed infuñà÷hoi si't the very chané de \"wasture Legs undertaken atlasswise păzi şJelitoraizly, quid rich di alluzbi àltevės ro angelu salt into the saidilir. and dezambiaron und muraus où desituelium and deadh, tiež pevaaja this most Ring'hérorë · Henriečkkaemisă when'] Conkeret ón metody. (Rudnnà těšiai vah tribal with bad de Guabip. Processing wers commod in the Pulica / voliars were under preple\n\nCual will your to a prosecution ser libel of the sail towns with two hours,\n\nlisa proprietor of that jupur Sir Th\n\nasenBalion Charmy of Expeti funt:c:ky m5- per with British dominion), tor property hall 19 bapa luier. tu2+)?) \n\n| peurs ing Lo maid mutes u flazbe Woo), but willing any peccf, or injẢ ĐỀ\n\npref, 13 coline; the sald sewn with this ad allest\n\nto petablish the truth of such si logetion. Towing the said verds in thus suidtuint of\n\nand the prizeutics of clues weioner's Report, i\n\nquica by bis partadi, Sri Culkin Ayplay.j'. Pagkus Mache Wang, M. Caldwelź ext 20 the Bestivité decurrente, the fin# Peľ was tete 10 där fets, abg no wories of hopeat knutý, Ahri saytigt, on rebooveything in the law tit jouds to the liberty or places Five Queed to Ja!! Rhad calli\n\nzeli yua win he riv \"Yes, graden.cu buld centered these pirnoje, I basoetatud may\n\nwell, you shoổ tut teava, the Coat. It 1 sog\n\n- In\n\n-1\n\ncontinue to bold la ulices of epistur-Borland Pro-\n\nfasten object, and Justion of the Pen\n\n-\n\nopas\n\nThat one piles huully pray your Maganly tost The Dichand Sawell as the anodica phed from extresings said does of gist-renca\n\nyour Majesty was fiber, state such sy\n\nut your Alaiys Critical. -\n\ne naved\n\nThis yields totank to tini) zei; flua elitize\n\nTeplagent on board'éco ether piste junk, dist c£5 on krainie Mchoben Wong. I day day i dennepéviter is primasda eru re” Cure of 9.964 Kiz the toho, ability;\">ub' #1 to Flis millest was 13, 11 to jrove the justi ofera zné 'bu fiɔmė gl Gran Maxis, he adopted, amig\n\noy the Mayur se belesif of 11e meetings una chut the See petilien to clean, Lyk Lyness to the fart Bluts for biome Afain the requested to press the abu Bin Silben : the Ainge of Commiting\n\nBog ur Neeraden cephes, 1 for F and Northumberless be formed with appien se sa notition, and requested to support is pron,\n\nthe\n\nNar\n\nsinty ever happened. Toward the end on aller case der is met. Promate. Cats?#eliftektálation Jowy cerunkenyíčel, † sleges vanitý tu da in Boug Kong. · (Apple) I kids in, but afttraing that he wrote dijose only of a 3k)- j offiser of known el which your petitions - Bohinch 1 new before saw equales, and it ben boxks pered to sa ikat is, the Ott hectate)-Mr. ULIENTE This front mas altérfi sa' Mr. Beyond wilmot hafte u work I stukut bajene it. vienmant sälja vasant clue $2000 18 Guseramcul, all hasing ban aakrod to: recueile unencre, - nepest of tetth He Mind My Cali-Gadwol in Mashow Wong's adapter. 2, in may have dr. Moun n this white car; oist I live desires norieteni which sa stuffziest to gue secres, such as, e con las cerefore ether nigrisane ne kely to low.\n\nmil adoped father, I do know 1-made of the teak up del did I bet white m\n\nTelit for the subjput of the thugplit his to take up that they rely institute en iy te teece to have entered this Et any or stannak a the time but the end of the case al beat fit to hy weed the traits de trait in and tie was, beet this honour last selgus, and the Judge of the culpis hold the rare of the petition to the Bouses of Lek's bu Ame of thee. bis are here, you, who quietly to br. Caldwed, are heard thank Mrforcuccino w This is of the resty je dny, day in atribut to delete the honour, Crown gut ferised: me time this career of orhng thall be caldwell, abent, your patios with the vase, was there wadh son why He bave tent with the date the 17th of May, 1938 verli, by the Crava prassence, wild as suid was opes Justine, but the prayer of the polition to the Queen was us aland with the exceeded, wit alig volubility. were sur stod say they wereteeming of nettur-argir the nor this roler received master tour the Secretary or to trove (by gality of the cavenient, and having fo\n\ntions contéptet ut per the indin dietider Sveces of Bahar One you Brus kete but in jautify the bed, for it woul A late costance będe tamu Walbe present at the inquiry, the you le coună-\n\nder wet br, 1 of the you struction by us that promet, pa ih the more in loved in reported. ll, gentlesser, e il be. For m piece of polios of European xures, such pe chara\n\nlierter thing, tid old role puude hink you go. Prot. I said no more excel, had her mull I have no large, penta Tanpired the trial sint tag were decle of in the Chincre, 'and 'which has said lid al com from Mi. chatyour penceration I have inter reeds graminacey kist ever themiubit of ang us Job By illegal enguant nur short pet she hinten, end Faction of ds: Pease pu Caldwell. Els declared his red padon, and I bar. 22201 Wes 11. ca corte e (9-12 chapter conveyed in the hose leidu libus petition is at to the cold try me that tetece prated suit circuled, but nav ar pilkul in the berzerie, in deferi he had shton s prson, popne in which altere med acts. Doudy, Jay, the mind one part of the needs office. I let it has previouidered themed parts as at the agreeing \"The información rize is functions were detepeisles de Messina. *Caldwellende brother, Mulishow Wong, boating Colonel Mexicozy requetudo so take a vase pooch Ms. Monpais. 19isit there is how to me hall work in the Maglażba përt of cha\n\nErs Lovereanett warno longer thrë qi | er himself to have bòân”- chicago-wiens, M. Card it as is May's case. Day Bekles, the Aoting Colegiary'sy And Siver : \"they clä salis dots i had e, mladinkoneiden 2011 (5)\n\nwellen into a sent, ithead of bustin By original par Services, axplained to me that ho-bellevad bir. Any toe papers entrere, but netan ere were states are with her disputs this postion the did not prove it by ban wings, me he was sing Folded in the magnity of policing & levels -pose, and leaving the conce, or pyvalme to the curt te 10 rowe way pajudined sponu (whom day-thak, penele tormeil the subject of agres' o'what's the ahy, for while, at the word things, tien j\n\nditions viice cheek Crowu wănesiép, far, Irlikes, T. Môngán, 1. Youll here: China bưng v? tự nghe Hob Reig I new nit! new show h, tht to chat retr -proteo! kin, or askroje leuve for one in Mr. Calovali? No † sgaipet).MuleLow Wang.\n\nBet him in the end i Amk fasi ya desch wert hate Bowed it, arc wies and a Con Me two tur conuicted to theke animement when the retele dena; be ligicha zaid against in. Caldeuil sound he beerture\n\nstein and tornou mierer the fuse \"szért made bye debet my Bi peace, une with a head & mods Setween fives, and couple it very cosible that would take my are John Bosdag Mi. Wade's reporte feicis alliesenstar and piratant explain is al even un acknow\n\nFred, nad valeur was giche che il sola hile manner carrying witle is convxtion of the truth of the bention to doing so had solely we tras sie dasise: Vitalne the Chilies State Stad ductinenda, no he is bunds: llame Gentieren bi the charse of this wel die tui rilaktin senfessions of Dr. Bridgy instit, Lord Lyndhurst tank they, interes, it is not\n\nSecretaty a theory, lemort me cretary gra street. ket ky eye'sed en thas unter -May focuya sheld poke hazz, nach ki mua jimata'y Ark whit a Na\n\nin the inghest terms the petitions freia this tea Pannte man, an his sat there under the allerlag demanesi\n\narranged that we zi.ould hath with Then it big avil swenney-General Mi; Aditz? tals Rated; wart referred 'te li kiengrity whel, masel tuplasente, at å which they acheidint The jury issing of the morient I 2054 to live Twish His Old Crawstway's) Buty cümiselled h ting if the young pirate, and I saw in's deco the\n\naridanse ho goes on to say shas Mr. Catwell, corac! ene basereperietes bere thou and Bi. \"Caldwell's tagdermit sipan 1992 finds of them on seat or é difractal We donder the bulȚ most abject ped the most complete ecofen his guit, use of the sopranotation which have to the gut being discovered, but on when do that'dule the kit, and which they reledere etract fra jast bed by the evidite of the Chow it to remind apture from the primary f The Fout Atheriyan te vektoriced and prukaḥed, bas it\n\nCoperto, adul not to alter a future, as a note his eye. Note that it is tuc late for a while but when & boy well lavori Urresting bars for the brought to pressure politi\n\nbe maling; and taped that Mr. Edila Janes Skul jameting, thinkingrachtdi duetzibál, eď trials Enlu Karena lester to clears pederskil to inquirero\"\". (Apple) libre o letroduced during de tre petiolo probability which is, you wil of my career what was gutted to Bir Jolin Howalny ió qu consider a very probablu jebak de Walpole, and who is full order dứt the I put me in the of the Combat is the defence et gallly even notice in a los 67 Court on this He herbure, poskirted skal pla ne, was committing to the huge of lesbiete or inferabuty, rape they iron going to jure in the dataset made pés justa 2 Wand they uid, que\n\nquestions of etiquette agits zu Lin waived, st that it Tầng ki the tiásẽ of every mandlily édes of the\n\ndece did de desert-lum Att. Ha di 201 forell possinterpret the Hugh find withly my enter the Ses of Bret' I' prutekidit in die name or Theron appisil to the judge for costs, all. eet the low/high af te dzieje 1.5in pha Sapd bubbly fut he had hail and who had the bài)? Panimadiratokeo Motion Manama wakiel cortese again it that-ridistrikt, The viler bf the | gj\n\n\"Well, under Lord Cupbell's Ko, and appe be there did so the court sec on this Calls. And what bids Mr. Caldwed, aduca be the feat-by-1 Patio, Ingileifilutleie het urituli eie se lest is labele se ili beg capered he wwn sees of the car by giving their day siege the harsin af Mr. Jones. Ep erine Fant doch and maile report of thuto welched magicTalen top? Way, clasped Co. by one dette noen taryf die stider in or on Bareng dati, bis spits against the Crown (ie will it pr. A skal med to add, but Afr. Zuniga, Devoting theesin the principal portion to the trial of mion--. 19 old do not forex Burette, user einiglitz traway! -it we never intended to a tie mors will repect to the asthey sweary of longer euitendag with the misrule of the British\n\ndaily in runt litet habeating cocutare. hát to thee tới mướn that the demandar obale trave power to intulegt at, mal bei 1 600 6. Every harding will invest at long Rog, had exchang Bags, the barone of what the sail, ed I desired, found that the magistrato was in kyler Milmiy's later, and bore the com\n\nsha mabject of a terrenet to Mr. Whe, the belt Crizelse i uthe Sometime of Moet dank the sulfat peckers the pot of the clung being tiled fur by: of han ritate infesty or be a corp\n\nImperio Major the inspaene på.China, al luced by Mr. Gibidwalk to syrept of dreindly low. Ieder\n\nand Ferlinuculary grant. is not er mis to nevid Passion of the peace ng Kai-for 1 yo amend in vana, de haciz Mahshow Wong Seo have here ofered in whichrit-lan at leiðarokk of isim num amzkurt, and then\n\nJr. Pouncilor Disparas had great paying -the grace of attlag is the same commission with Mr.\n\nJuden in your for debt for a few days storm which was, wiesenet was the thing trial selbe just denial, the wasthead like on of Xeconds whey should Gard well stated, I say, die sold pity the time previous levertheless, Mahshow Tong was conan the inquirix: 2 . Monti Multish Mit John da to re e thuit made of this Bits This la cuve of the meta, mut had lead her than su\n\nPA Take y ethere of serall be real, and all\n\nmatic aire dent where of Mr. Anne, Justy par foto bn up and vend au wordt had his bovision, tabe ploca examination every and the by, beg byg\n\n·Topptation and Palipahoy world i purua exopt up this line got store' Jer, that public sandal bed but unt evary at: was made By 31s. Caldwell specə > where: Weijl.\n\nlowers and now; & fou verds buice's lake wave of you a The motion was carried shotiniously. Moines unlock to do this there by the look of saying Whit cheaped in Net of begin by requatuo: there in\n\nMr. To HET. LE. Weid bus tree the ter seun which the-hop gelo x want wien, si mor of 16 slet Buc me to my how much ist das picot's stal\n\nbeing met. Et the dayvalter I had that vidunderlie the prevés szacujalise Kaving Goch. RIMI, o l'alvo,amt ákotek Mr. Caldwell'; but the I imew\n\nMelchion, Fung may Birthink that by as: Alengan akute todo che continue miter which has earninus of miley clite Tr wickelly of churae, that it win pofidetty true that Max. Los reparted LTE WHICH TO: + with lenth of coma de double all ye hi! I want to perfore by suols Bands Racid, the pipe that having bags to the May, des -terpie fri eventibử with the Afti dhanon or getting off???ed:hu nad a perk von Grace | Pelketeart' scathifi. Mit Pulbosat sitt which in med tobeat du the puLE U VARse to you by Mr Crświley. Yən muşť 1.22 sagpry this term\n\nhew Werk, who was storeddy beefed with\n\nTechpod, 30 in abm.com. To juman who actuel far as 37. 3. Tinker went the not by let the great chase motor and bridal suites and find a bygons matter. 1 were, hub is me rent Why 5, whethe\n\ncoction, plow, stall be same. The Constant at se injured into, and the guilty paulühe becue, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TINE: Maya cha kar moer Urinalty.” The » de is a liesing sakit and in werial agent, if\n\nIf not 'somotáing more than my Kingsky was a young maling in\n\n- Str. Gæstwa Pradoodle for disproves in cybe long ng this first of things last né make up r impant, fur Nejeng's Arte Karilor; and (riffet laat, if so vary w pipe of stem of\n\n• A Lake? Kako se kockat ng ma¦¦:00 Unilure - Chelausen | *apen som to neposers' Chaetesi Por jo mirik, kalya Aith is shorty sit bonarofublimitlam of\n\ndot pri e nuhrer, in the jolske dit Manwhere. hald rentours/niche e victime to the fokus, or out apposte, 1 won by oral by allies in a hit doe\n\nGoverment aut tømn-it. Nag hat dare to train so my lets tred that di Ihres most prouxing toidetle in which a slaan Kong. I maat, kovretta, say 'dolara, `· Eltem, hear dibéo be a f“ „Antikks sward and spank the broth, and I näded: \"Thein sa det aru Koz brady, given\n\nEd 9 wat gate yek böcker at Fangio go that they considerare ding with Mr. Cash has drawn ittich, whit szer kle bir that choctagonar Dagisee. Wain of A Kimpoti in his shade-tzat, lac did lesa quets At ja pelamath now to be to ice for Age in weid, and 70 at hall to say one of the praling the last 92 ci ad pedas entry-it-14) beendal this is (open toyiq queue o to me to be not vil poting that stenty of\n\n· Kgreat improvements Fita a intrbelicëdürzatean of GTE\n\nto\n\nis\n\nreach Een the book in the Kunde DL.\n\njust-abs that they havʻstake' is \"die\" \"chinë '18 Do ↑ Deen ashamed to' hace punimi, sext which I povedled agains l'stä! Is your variet 11 yes that ly | Phèz họ to come how chèt couhl as the objects of\n\ncbeth\n\nונו\n\nMaliciru: w' pa oval 10 joule the supension of this en de 1e eit.al Crown gut áľ sestdise Prielled it 4, Grey Strare, by. WALK Winajan k\n\nresiding eV hit; and publisket by biel Atistis Sunet Neroun-Xn-Tymer, 50, Hommed B Sieci: Digli Studi Samiecians; and Kesant g Durban, i am as gunu gharama\n\nSaturday, Jun 25, 1959.\n\n3974\n\n229\n\n\"Hirveastly for 27 1854\n\nI have the honor\n\nto forwurdt\n\nBook Prst le\n\nZen\n\nAug\n\nby\n\n& Pettern\n\nfrom the down yerrwonath\n\nther Miprsty, which\n\non behalf of the public meeting, at which it was allatibit.\n\nA is\n\nmy duty respectfully to mequest",
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        "content_text": "79\n\n12 0.213)\n\n\"It was unfair that I told the foreman it seemed, 20 had been put spore my\n\n\"trial. This was. 12th October 1837 the clerk's names\n\noriginally In the intervals, by\n\nWi\n\npurpose\n\nOfficial letter of the 28th September,\n\nracanination\n\nof all the document\n\nJe\n\n6\n\navowedly for the purpose of verifying disproving the charges of the Newspaper: ubi supra.\n\nsupra and the it\n\nsee the rendence of the prejudice of Mah Chow Wong - and Are p? Dixson & Mongan.\n\nmay be added of Mr Caldwell' _. Depositions of Mr directed to take place. It was\n\nCaldwell & the Chinese\n\nhowever\n\nwitnesses for the Mr. Caldwell himself that the morning\n\nCrown's in the Queen\n\nwas confided; and, provotically speaking, d. 1 Javant; police Court, August and he alone who made it\n\nIt is true was at the same time direc\n\nOctober 1838\n\nMr. Caldwell's Notes but not with the \"documents themselves, which Mr Caldwell had examined.\n\nto\n\n25. His Report of Mr Caldwell was to the effect, that the books and papers\n\nenr\n\nof the pirates contained no evidence of his\n\nthe subject of the entries guilt; and\n\nit was relating to Mr. Caldwell himself, altogether silent-\n\n24. Mr. Mays' Memoranda\", which were read in the Executive Council along with the 'Report' caused an immediate reference to be made to Mr. Mongan; who, however, was unable to assist Mr. Caldwell, But that was he his winduce in to explain the wide discrepancy perceived be\n\nMongeur\n\nand from his & Mr. Mongaut\n\nendence\n\nthe Queen & Tarrant our state labi suprà.\n\nit plainly appears that Mr. Mongaus' ap consisted in merely handing the papers to Mr. Caldwell & without even conciling\n\nor\n\nbeing in all cases consulted by Caldwell, and that Mr. Mongaur himself,\n\nonly\n\na\n\nane\n\nbrand\n\nof chit?\n\n'cursory examination of into the rest not examining\n\nat all. Mo the Report, containing the results examination so made, speaks for itself.\" it was prepared and signed by Mr. Caldr Mr. Mongan compared it, he says, with\n\nthe\n\nhe\n\n^\n\nback\n\nto exist between two professed analyses of\n\nDocument He, however, thought. \"M2 Mays' Memoranda were too circumstantial, \" to be forgeries, and concluded that some of papers must have been taken out before they came to his office - He could not imagine who could have done it, nor did he Know where the papers were, before they\n\nthe\n\n/\n\n'came to his hands, But he would call it\n\ntte\n\n(12.2.\n\na contemptible and damnable trick, part of the perpetrators; for he thought their 'object get off Mah Chow Wong\n\nThe Council broke up suddenly - The paper\n\nwas\n\nto\n\nwere",
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        "content_text": "JURY LIST,--Continued.\n\nSPECIAL JUROR.\n\nNAME.\n\nOCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE.\n\nSPECIAL JUROR.\n\nNAME.\n\nOCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE.\n\nJURY LIST,—Continued.\n\nNAME,\n\nOCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE.\n\nSPECIAL JUROR.\n\nNAME.\n\nOCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE.\n\nSPECIAL JUROR.\n\nSoermann, Auguste\n\nSpeechly, Samuel\n\nParker, Edward\n\nParker, Ebenezer Francis\n\nParker, M. D.\n\nParker, R.\n\nParkin, W. W.\n\nPattell, P. N.\n\nPearce, James W.\n\nPemberton, J.\n\nPepson, N.\n\nPereira, Jose L.\n\nPerkins, W. H.\n\nPestonjee, Barzinjee\n\nPhotographer, Staunton Street\n\nInnkeeper, Queen's Road\n\nMerchant, A. Heard & Co.\n\nShip Broker, Queen's Road\n\nClerk, J. A. Brooks\n\nMerchant, Olyphant & Co.\n\nBroker, Wellington Street\n\nClerk, H. Duddell & Co.\n\nAssistant, Johnson & Co.\n\nEllissen, G.\n\nEllis, P. P.\n\nElmenhurst, J. Henry\n\nElton, W. M.\n\nEmeny, William\n\nEndicott, Henry Collins,\n\nEscherick, J. W. H.\n\nFairley, Francis B.\n\nFalconer, George\n\nFawcett, J.\n\nField, T. T.\n\nFisher, S.\n\nForbes, Murdoch\n\nFoster, William Hammond\n\nFox, Samuel Crane\n\nFraser, John M.\n\nFreer, F.\n\nFreire, Francisco\n\nFrickel, Leopold\n\nMerchant, A. Ellissen & Co.\n\nAssistant, A. Heard & Co.\n\nClerk, W. Pustan & Co.\n\nMerchant, Arbuthnot Road\n\nStorekeeper, Wellington Street\n\nStorekeeper, T. Hurit & Co.\n\nAssistant, Smith, Kennedy & Co.\n\nClerk, Oriental Bank\n\nWatchmaker, D. Lapraik\n\nShip Chandler, Wellington Street\n\nAssistant, Smith, Archer & Co.\n\nClerk, Jürgens & Co.\n\nAssistant, Olyphant & Co.\n\nAssistant, Russell & Co.\n\nBroker, D'Aguilar Street\n\nClerk, P. and O. Co.\n\nClerk, H. Duddell & Co.\n\nClerk, Hongkong Club\n\nShip Chandler, Queen's Road\n\nJameson, Charles\n\nJohnson, Charles T.\n\nJohnson, Francis B.\n\nJohnston, William\n\nJorge, Honorato\n\nJukes, M. 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POWER, Acting Sheriff.\n\nRevised and amended, and the Special Jurors designated, by His Excellency The Governor and the Legislative Council, this 24th Day of February, 1862.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.\n\nJack, John\n\nShipwright, Mr. Lamont\n\nPalmer, W. H.\n\nElgin Terrace",
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        "content_text": "## give up Portuguese Military \n- guess Military or Naval \ndeserters from that place except by \npaping \nto do \n201 \nto such. \n\nOrdinance empowering me? \nCan \nsu \n210 \nreasonable objection. \nIt might be made, \ncause). \nif expedient, \nan \nOrdinance of an experimental \nnature and to last for early \nyears, \n19. \nto be then renewed if desirable. \nOf course, if Your Grace be advised \nat all this \ntransmission \ncart \nto \nbe effected by the \nme. \n- of instructions, \nthe \nActing Attorney General, recommends, such a solution of the difficulty \nwould be \nadvisable if it be also legally adequate. \nThe latter, however, is a point which \nYour Grace must decide. \nmust decide. \n\nAs a \nclear \nthing, viz: \nan law \nthat \nonly \nmatter \nof Policy, especially \nsince the \ncase \nof deserters has created some \n586 \nnon-rendition \nseriousness, \nand has attracted the attention of \nthe \nMacao Authorities to the general question, \nit is not expedient to leave these matters in an unsettled state. Whether \nin their present \nform, by instructions, Order in Council, Treaty, Ordinance, I apprehend that the mutual rendition of criminals and deserters should \nbe now arranged on \nthe most extended and liberal basis, without reference to \nany \ntreaties existing with China, and considering solely the interests of justice and of this Colony, \n\nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nJames D. H. Irving is not present, likely **hard James Mandonnelly** should be **Hard James Irving or more likely James W. Murray or Harding Stewart or more likely  Sir James William Murray or John Mitchell or more likely  Herbert John Charles Browne or Richard Graves MacDonnell's successor  Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell was followed by  Sir James William Murray** actually it is **Sir James D. H. Irving's predecessor Richard Graves MacDonnell and successor James William Murray, but most likely the correct name is  Sir Richard's successor** \n## actually the correct one is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Richard Graves MacDonnell's successor** \n Sir James William Murray is not the case, the actual name is \n## most likely \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nHard James MacDonnell \n\nThe most plausible correction is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Sir Richard's actual successor** \nis not the case, the actual name is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nHard James Mandonnelly \n\nThe actual correction is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nSir James D. H. Irving is not the one, it is actually \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell's actual successor: Sir James William Murray's predecessor's name or simply the name of the Governor** \nThe actual name is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nHard James MacDonnell is not correct \n\nThe actual name is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Richard Graves MacDonnell** \n\nThe most plausible is \n## actually it is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Sir James William Murray** is plausible but the actual is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nHard James Mandonnelly \n\nThe actual correction is \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \nSir **Richard Graves MacDonnell** \n\nThe final correction \nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Sir James Mandonnelly** is not plausible \n\nThe final answer is \n## give up Portuguese Military \n- guess Military or Naval \ndeserters from that place except by \npaging \nto do \n201 \nto such. \n\nOrdinance empowering me? \nCan \nsu \n210 \nreasonable objection. \nIt might be made, \ncause. \nif expedient, \nan \nOrdinance of an experimental \nnature and to last for early \nyears, \n19. \nto be then renewed if desirable. \nOf course, if Your Grace be advised \nat all this \ntransmission \nto \nbe effected by the \ninstructions, \nthe \nActing Attorney General recommends such a solution of the difficulty \nwould be \nadvisable if it be also legally adequate. \nThe latter, however, is a point which \nYour Grace must decide. \n\nAs a \nclear \nthing, viz: \na law \nthat \nonly \nmatter \nof Policy, especially \nsince the \ncase \nof deserters has created some \n586 \nnon-rendition \nseriousness, \nand has attracted the attention of \nthe \nMacao Authorities to the general question, \nit is not expedient to leave these matters in an unsettled state. Whether \nin their present \nform, by instructions, Order in Council, Treaty, Ordinance, I apprehend that the mutual rendition of criminals and deserters should \nbe now arranged on \nthe most extended and liberal basis, without reference to \nany \ntreaties existing with China, and considering solely the interests of justice and of this Colony, \n\nI have the honor to be, \nMy Lord Aukle, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant \n**Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell**",
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        "content_text": "## The word \"Treaties\" being in the plural can have no other interpretation. The Extradition Clause of the Supplemental Treaty of Nanking was only abrogated to be re-enacted in substance in the Treaty of Tientsin as appears by the recital in Article I. (See per the Lord Chancellor in Regina v. Wideman, 14, Law Times N. S., as to the French Treaty and the Imperial Act passed to carry it out.)\n\nOrdinance No. 2 of 1850, is moreover impliedly declared to be still in force by Ordinance No. 7 of 1864.\n\n## 4th Point. \nThe offence for which the Prisoner stands committed is if anything Piracy on the high Seas, and, on the authority of \"re Terman\" 33° L. J. M. C. 201 is not within the Treaty and Ordinance No. 2 of 1850, being justiciable here. Phil. 379, 391.\n\n33 L. J. M. C. 201.\n\nThe offence for which the Prisoner stands committed is the one for which his rendition was claimed, namely Murder. Murder is a distinct crime from Piracy though too frequently coupled with it.\n\nThe Prisoner after the commission of the crime returned to China. Afterwards and while a Chinese Tribunal was sitting for the Trial of some of his accomplices, he was found in this Colony. He therefore, \"took refuge\" in Hongkong, within the meaning of Art. 21 of the Treaty of Tientsin.\n\nThe Point here raised involves three Questions.\n\nA. Is the crime disclosed by the Depositions Piracy jure gentium and cognizable by the Hongkong Courts?\n\nB. If it be so, is Piracy jure gentium a crime within the intent of the Treaty of Tientsin?\n\nC. If not within the Treaty, may the Prisoner be surrendered for the crime of Murder in respect of which crime alone the application for his rendition and his commitment are limited, though the facts may also disclose the crime of Piracy jure gentium?\n\n### Firstly as to A.\nThe opinion of the Law officers of the Crown in England in 1852 will be found at page 229 of Mr. Forsyth's Work on Constitutional Law, and is to the effect that in a Case precisely similar to the present one (the sole difference being that the Foreign Coolie Emigrant ship in which the Murder was committed was an American ship instead of a French one) the crime was not cognizable by the Tribunals of Hongkong, and consequently was not Piracy jure gentium. Since In re Ternan, 9 Cox C. C., P. the date of that Opinion the Case of the Joseph Gerrity was decided, in which the Judges held that upon the construction of the word \"Piracy\" in the Schedule of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States, Piracy jure gentium was not included in the List of Crimes for which Extradition could be demanded.\n\nNaylor. Falmer, 22 L. J. Ex. 331.\n\nIn that Case the Judges were of opinion that the crime committed on board the Joseph Gerrity was if anything, Piracy jure gentium; but the facts were not the same as in the present Case. From the Report of it (nomine, in re Ternan) in 9 Cox. C. C., Crompton J. seems to base his opinion that the crime was Piracy jure gentium on the ground that the Prisoners had surreptitiously embarked in the Joseph Gerrity in the disguise of Passengers.\n\nIn the present Case the depositions show that the vessel carried Emigrants for Peru under Contracts of Service, and that the Coolies seized the ship for the purpose of getting rid of their contracts and returning to their own country. The element of \"universal hostility\" is here wanting to constitute Piracy jure gentium. The seizure was made animo revertendi and not animo furandi though the ship was afterwards plundered. It cannot be said that the Coolies who were engaged in the seizure, were outlaws recognizing no Flag and no Government.\n\nIt is submitted, therefore, that notwithstanding Ternan's Case, the opinion of Sir John Harding, Sir Frederic Thesiger, and Sir FitzRoy Kelly, given in 1852 upon precisely similar facts as those appearing in the depositions before the Court, is still a correct exposition of the Law. Mr. Forsyth has published that Opinion in his recent work on Constitutional Law without any remark, although be frequently refers to Ternan's Case. (As to the Elements of Piracy jure gentium, see note 81 to Wheaton's International Law by Prof. Dana (8th Edition), Kent's Comm. by Abdy p. 428, 1 Wildman's International Law p. 208.)\n\n### Secondly as to B.\nIt must be borne in mind that in the Treaty of Tientsin no particular crimes are named and that our Government has stipulated to deliver to the Chinese Authorities \"Criminals, subjects of China, who shall take refuge in Hongkong,\" without any limitation as to the nature of the crime.\n\nTherefore as far as concerns the nature of the crime charged, it is again submitted that on the face of the Treaty and of the Ordinance, No. 2 of 1850, a Court of Law has no power to release a Chinese Prisoner committed by the Magistrate under that Ordinance if the depositions show that there is any Evidence of the commission by him of a crime known to British Law. On this point the evidence of Mr. H. T. Holland (Legal adviser to the Colonial Office) before the Special Committee of the House of Commons on Extradition which sat in 1867, is as follows (p. 49 of Report) :-\n\n| Question | Answer |\n| --- | --- |\n| M. Layard, Question 985.-Have you a list of the various crimes for which we should give people up under the Treaties and Agreements which exist in China? | We have only the Treaty of Tientsin. |\n| Question 987.-Is there no definition of the crime? | No, none at all. Consequently, two questions arose upon that Article 21; first, whether the Treaty required the extradition of all Chinese Criminals, including Political Offenders; and secondly, whether we were bound to give up Offenders when we knew they were going to be tortured. I believe there has been some difference of opinion here upon that Second Point; but instructions have at all events been given both by Lord Russell and Mr. Cardwell, that Political Offenders should not be given up, and that Persons should not be given up in case where we knew that torture would be applied. |\n| Question 988.--Then in fact the definition of the crime under the Treaty is left entirely to the Colonial Government? | Yes. Upon the face of the Treaty we ought to give up every one who is claimed for any crime at all, because it says simply \"if Criminals, subjects of China, shall take refuge in Hongkong, or in British vessels, they shall be given up.\" |\n\nIt cannot be argued that Piracy jure gentium is not a crime which may be included in extradition Treaties, for the Imperial Extradition Act of 1870, expressly includes it, and it was inserted in the Schedules of Crimes of our recent Hongkong and Macao Extradition Ordinance (`No. 13 of 1870`) by order of the Secretary of State.\n\nTherefore if the terms of the Treaty of Tientsin are large enough to include that crime, and it is contended that they are, as they include all crimes, there is no legal objection to the commitment, on the ground that the depositions disclose a crime of Piracy jure gentium. The decision in Ternan's Case is not in point, as it turns upon the construction of the limited Schedule of Crimes annexed to the Treaty with the United States, whereas there is no limit to the description of crimes for which the surrender of a Chinese may be demanded of the British Government by the Chinese Authorities under the Treaty of Tientsin.\n\n### Thirdly as to C.\nMay the Prisoner be surrendered on the charge of Murder though the evidence supporting it is sufficient also to support a charge of Piracy?\n\nThis question has been answered in the affirmative by the Law Officers of the Crown in England, as may be seen by reference to the Report of the Select Committee on Extradition, p. 54:\n\n| Question | Answer |\n| --- | --- |\n| Examination of the Right Honorable E. Hammond. Question 1052.-What is the next point you wish to refer to? | In question 73 a question was raised as to giving up a man claimed by the United States on a charge of piracy. A person named Locke was charged in the Bahamas with conspiracy and forgery in connection with the destruction by a Confederate privateer the Chesapeake of an American Merchant Vessel the Hanover. That was in 1864 and 1865. His extradition was also demanded by the United States, on charges of Piracy and Murder. In that case it was held, that if the Piracy had been committed on the high seas, though on board an American vessel, it would be triable in a British Court, but if the charge was confined to Murder, though on the high seas, the vessel being an American vessel, over which the United States would have exclusive jurisdiction on the high seas, the man might be given up. The case of the Joseph Gerrity (10 Law Times Reports New Series, page 499) was cited by the Law Officers in support of this Doctrine as regards Piracy, but not as applicable as regards Murder. |\n\nPage 303",
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        "content_text": "44)\n\ntrafficker as the letter described him to be. Mr Nelson in the opinion of his employers. As to this alleged trafficking interfering with Mr Nelson's functions as a banker, that was a mere matter of inference; and in view of the specific charges to be substantiated, therefore, the argument that the defendant's mouth had been closed fell to the ground. There was one piece of evidence of some importance to which he had not objected. Defendant's Counsel had asked Mr Nelson whether he was a dealer in those objectionable forms of shares known as time bargains, and Mr Nelson had replied that he never had had one such, and had never had anything to do with a time transaction which depended upon a margin to be paid or received. When the prosecution had brought out such a piece of evidence, brought out by Mr Francis for the defence, nothing could be more calculated to show the extreme recklessness of the charges made. He (Mr Hayllar) had already said that when a libel was defamatory because the writer had not taken the trouble to inquire whether it was false or true, the writer of such a libel committed a very grave offence; and the gravity of this charge was sufficient exoneration for his client for having vindicated his position by a criminal prosecution. They were all exceedingly indebted to His Lordship for shortening the proceedings and saving them from going over the ground as to privileged communication. He hoped that the Jury would come to a right and righteous decision.\n\nTHE CHIEF JUSTICE SUMS UP.\n\nplaint before you.\" What are \"the circumstances\" to which alone he refers, I can only answer the impudent public attack upon himself, Mr Pitman. I therefore impute to Mr Pitman that in his mind anger induced the letter, anger—furor brevis—a strong passion excited by a real or supposed injury.\n\nThe Chief Justice, addressing himself first to the question of privileged communication, said there was no ground on which Mr Pitman's letter can be treated as a privileged or protected communication. The letter is therefore open on general grounds for you, gentlemen of the Jury, in your judgment to decide whether it is or is not libellous like any other publication written or printed. I do not, as I shall presently show, approve of Mr Nelson's attack on Mr Pitman, but for the excuse of his anger I still less approve of Mr Pitman's attack, in the dark; for anything Mr Pitman knew, Mr Jackson might have entered on his investigation with a mind poisoned against Mr Nelson unknown to Mr Nelson, by this letter, and every explanation of the Bank transactions might have been coloured by the secret suggestions in the letter. Mr Jackson, in handing the letter to Mr Nelson did what was manly and right. I think Mr Pitman would have shown greater magnanimity if his anger had allowed him to send to Mr Nelson a copy of his letter to Mr Jackson; as he did not in his anger, think fit to do so, it is for you, gentlemen of the Jury, to declare the letter libel or no libel on the evidence before you. Having thus disposed of the question for my decision after able arguments and a reference to a library of cases, I now proceed to present the case on its general aspects to you, gentlemen of the Jury.\n\nMr Francis put it that he had contended that all the acts alleged of Mr Nelson were done in his public capacity, and it was pregnant with the insinuation that something would come out of it not creditable to Mr Nelson. That was a charge which it would be for the Jury to say was or was not libellous. They would put themselves in the place of Mr Nelson, as if they were the servants of a Company, and say whether the tendency of the statement was or was not to damage Mr N.'s position as a servant.\n\n(45)\n\nMr Nelson was the agent of the Directors in London, and it was made against him as a servant of that Board, because he was such servant. Francis had ingeniously put it that this was stated because Mr Nelson held a public position; but that was of course subject to the opinion of the Jury on the point. When it was alleged that this was done when Mr Bleston was on the \"eve of his embarrassment,\" that seemed reasonably to point to the suggestion that damage had been done to the general body of creditors; but it was for the Jury to say whether or not this suggestion was pregnant with that insinuation.\n\nHis Lordship reminded the Jury that this was so, and then proceeded to analyse and comment upon the letter. The reason given for writing the letter was, in a word, Mr Pitman's anger. Regarding Mr Nelson as a partizan, the defendant came forward to vindicate the Government, seeing that the Government was not able to vindicate itself, from the attack in the Chamber. In His Lordship's opinion, the Government of this Colony did not require any vindication from any private individual, and was quite able to take care of itself, but evidently Mr Pitman did not think that this was so.\n\nMr Hayllar, in that suave manner of which he was master, had endeavoured to show to the Jury that Mr Nelson's speech was perfectly polite language, and that Mr Pitman ought not to have got into a passion over it. The Jury might be perhaps inclined to acceptance of these bland terms; but they would read the speech itself and judge of its nature for themselves. Some people were very thin-skinned and could not bear the least breath of censure, while others could bear anything, however coarse or fine; but Mr Pitman, who did not seem to be made for much public warfare, felt this very painfully.\n\nMr Hayllar had done very wisely in confining the question to the real question at issue; and the Jury would therefore not be asked to pronounce upon the statement in the second paragraph that Mr Pitman was on friendly terms with the Government. The third paragraph required the careful consideration of the Jury, and would probably receive all the care as Mr Hayllar had disentangled it from the two first parts.\n\nThe inquiry suggested regarding transactions with Mr Heaton implied that Mr Nelson, in his capacity as Bank Manager, had done something which required to be inquired into, that was for the Jury to answer. \"I learn from Chinese sources that the memorial which was presented the other day was got up by a gentleman rather well known in the Colony,\" He read sarcasm in the word \"rather.\" \"Who is in the employ of the Japanese Government\"—what is that? It may or it may not be to defendant's credit. \"Who is more or less mixed up with the Opium Farm:\" some regard the Opium Farm as tolerable, and some that it is not tolerable and that anyone who touches it soils his fingers. Is that a gibe? Was it to his credit or not? And the point raised, whether Mr Nelson was \"able to devote his undivided attention to the interests of the Bank,\" was also for the Jury to construe. A trafficker was different from a trader in that a trader might invest his money for years in shares and other concerns; while a trafficker—the word \"traffic,\" as street traffic, had a busy signification—would frequently buy and frequently sell, and had a special significance in view of the past experience in this Colony.\n\nThe defendant had pleaded not guilty; and (His Lordship continued) as the letter itself showed the grievous wrong under which the defendant suffered—which, in fact was referred to in the letter from beginning to end—he would look at the Chamber of Commerce report. The Chamber was the most important body in the Colony, and had deservedly great influence both here and at Home.",
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        "content_text": "# ARTICLE V\n\n4 officially communicated by the Corean authorities to the British Consul at the port concerned, but shall not remain longer in force than is absolutely necessary.\n\n7. All British ships shall pay tonnage dues at the rate of 30 cents (Mexican) per register ton. One such payment will entitle a vessel to visit any or all of the open ports in Corea during a period of four months without further charge. All tonnage dues shall be appropriated for the purposes of erecting lighthouses and beacons, and placing buoys on the Corean coast, more especially at the approaches to the open ports, and in deepening or otherwise improving the anchorages. No tonnage dues shall be charged on boats employed at the open ports in landing or shipping cargo.\n\n8. In order to carry into effect and secure the observance of the provisions of this Treaty, it is hereby agreed that the Tariff and Trade Regulations hereto annexed shall come into operation simultaneously with this Treaty. The competent authorities of the two countries may, from time to time, revise the said Regulations with a view to the insertion therein, by mutual consent, of such modifications or additions as experience shall prove to be expedient.\n\n## ARTICLE VI\n\nAny British subject who smuggles, or attempts to smuggle, goods into any Corean port or place not open to foreign trade shall forfeit twice the value of such goods, and the goods shall be confiscated. The Corean local authorities may seize such goods, and may arrest any British subject concerned in such smuggling or attempt to smuggle. They shall immediately forward any person so arrested to the nearest British Consul for trial by the proper British judicial authority, and may detain such goods until the case shall have been finally adjudicated.\n\n## ARTICLE VII\n\n1. If a British ship be wrecked or stranded on the coast of Corea, the local authorities shall immediately take such steps to protect the ship and her cargo from plunder, and all the persons belonging to her from ill-treatment, and to render such other assistance as may be required. They shall at once inform the nearest British Consul of the occurrence, and shall furnish the shipwrecked persons, if necessary, means of conveyance to the nearest open port.\n\n2. All expenses incurred by the Government of Corea for the rescue, clothing, maintenance, and travelling of shipwrecked British subjects, for the recovery of the bodies of the drowned, for the medical treatment of the sick and injured, and for the burial of the dead, shall be repaid by the British Government to that of Corea.\n\n3. The British Government shall not be responsible for the repayment of the expenses incurred in the recovery or preservation of a wrecked vessel, or the property belonging to her. All such expenses shall be a charge upon the property saved, and shall be paid by the parties interested therein upon receiving delivery of the same.\n\n4. No charge shall be made by the Government of Corea for the expenses of the Government officers, local functionaries, or police who shall proceed to the wreck, for the travelling expenses of officers escorting the shipwrecked men, nor for the expenses of official correspondence. Such expenses shall be borne by the Corean Government.\n\n5. Any British merchant-ship compelled by stress of weather or by want of fuel or provisions to enter an unopened port in Corea shall be allowed to execute repairs, and to obtain necessary supplies. All such expenses shall be defrayed by the master of the vessel.\n\n## ARTICLE VIII\n\n1. The ships of war of each country shall be at liberty to visit all the ports of the other. They shall enjoy every facility for procuring supplies of all kinds, or for making repairs, and shall not be subject to trade or harbour regulations, nor be liable to the payment of duties or port charges of any kind.\n\n2. When British ships of war visit unopened ports in Corea, the officers and men may land, but shall not proceed into the interior unless they are provided with passports.\n\n3. Supplies of all kinds for the use of the British navy may be landed at the open ports of Corea, and stored in the custody of a British officer, without the payment of any duty. But if any such supplies are sold, the purchaser shall pay the proper duty to the Corean authorities.\n\n4. The Corean Government will afford all the facilities in their power to ships belonging to the British Government which may be engaged in making surveys in Corean waters.\n\n## ARTICLE IX\n\n1. The British authorities and British subjects in Corea shall be allowed to employ Corean subjects as teachers, interpreters, servants, or in any other lawful capacity, without any restriction on the part of the Corean authorities; and, in like manner, no restrictions shall be placed upon the employment of British subjects by Corean authorities and subjects in any lawful capacity.\n\n2. Subjects of either nationality who may proceed to the country of the other to study its language, literature, laws, arts, or industries, or for the purpose of scientific research, shall be afforded every reasonable facility for doing so.\n\n## ARTICLE X\n\nIt is hereby stipulated that the Government, public officers, and subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, from the day on which this Treaty comes into operation, participate in all privileges, immunities, and advantages, especially in relation to import or export duties on goods and manufactures, which shall then have been granted or may thereafter be granted by His Majesty the King of Corea to the Government, public officers, or subjects of any other Power.\n\n## ARTICLE XI\n\nTen years from the date on which this Treaty shall come into operation, either of the High Contracting Parties may, on giving one year's previous notice to the other, demand a revision of the Treaty or of the Tariff annexed thereto, with a view to the insertion therein, by mutual consent, of such modifications as experience shall prove to be desirable.\n\n## ARTICLE XII\n\n1. This Treaty is drawn up in the English and Chinese languages, both of which versions have the same meaning, but it is hereby agreed that any difference which may arise as to interpretation shall be determined by reference to the English text.\n\n2. For the present all official communications addressed by the British authorities to those of Corea shall be accompanied by a translation into Chinese.\n\n## ARTICLE XIII\n\nThe present Treaty shall be ratified by Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, and by His Majesty the King of Corea, under their hands and seals; the ratifications shall be exchanged at Hanyang (Soul) as soon as possible, or at latest within one year from the date of signature, and the Treaty, which shall be published by both Governments, shall come into operation on the day on which the ratifications are exchanged.\n\nIn witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries above named have signed the present Treaty, and have thereto affixed their seals.\n\nDone in triplicate at Hanyang, this twenty-sixth day of November, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, corresponding to the twenty-seventh day of the tenth month of the four hundred and ninety-second year of the Corean era, being the ninth year of the Chinese reign Kuang Hsü.\n\n(L.S.) (L.S.)\n\n**HARRY S. PARKES**\n\nSignature in Chinese of MIN YÖNG-MOK, the Corean Plenipotentiary.\n\n## Regulations under which British Trade is to be conducted in Corea\n\n## I-Entrance and Clearance of Vessels\n\n1. Within forty-eight hours (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) after the arrival of a British ship in a Corean port, the master shall deliver to the Corean Customs authorities the receipt of the British Consul showing that he has deposited the ship's papers at the British Consulate, and he shall then make an entry of his ship by handing \n\n[107] \n\nPage 102",
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        "content_text": "Enclosure 2\n\n1390\n\n254\n\nHONGKONG, 30th June, 1890.\n\n(e.) That in breach of your duty as Audit Clerk you passed the following false entry, viz.: August, 1889, \"Loan from the Government Branch Offices $9,000\" and that you passed the subsequent monthly accounts in which the said false entry was not debited.\n\n(f) That on various occasions you passed loans from Imperial Funds which were entered in the Cash Book, although instructed that such loans were not to be made, and that you passed subsequent monthly accounts in which no debit entries were made of such loans.\n\n(g.) That you failed to obey the instructions of your superior officer, Mr. SILVA, to see that the amounts paid into the Treasury corresponded with the amounts of which the Crown Agents were advised and that in consequence thereof frauds on a large scale took place.\n\n(7.) That in breach of your duty as Audit Clerk you passed as correct a balance sheet prepared by the Superintendent of the Money Order Office in April, 1889, and purporting to show that when all sums due by the Australian Colonies had been collected the accounts of the said Superintendent would be in order when as a matter of fact you failed to check some of the items in the said balance sheet and the whole balance sheet was misleading and deceptive.\n\n(i) That the examinations which it was your duty to make as Audit Clerk were generally made very much in arrear namely from two to four months after the transactions had taken place to which the accounts examined referred.\n\n4. I am to add that the following papers connected with these charges are open for your inspection:\n\n(a.) Collector's Accounts of the Postmaster General for 1888, 1889 and 1890 (to March);\n\n(b.) Bank Paying-in forms for the same periods;\n\n(c.) Memoranda of Receipts from Colonial Treasurer during the same period;\n\n(d.) Account of Money Order transactions prepared by Z. M. BARRADAS in 1889.\n\nAny application for further documents made by you will, if practicable, be acceded to.\n\nF. FREIRE, Esq.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient Servant,\n\nW. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.\n\nSIR,\n\n704\n\n10010\n\nIn reply to your letter No. 1041 of the 22nd May last forwarding to me copy of certain charges made against me by the Honourable A. L. P. (Postmaster General), and requiring me to submit in writing my answers to these charges, and to your further letter of the 4th June handing me specimen particulars of amounts and dates as affecting the various charges, I have now the honour to hand you my explanation and defence, which I beg of you to submit for the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, and I would ask you to convey to His Excellency at the same time, my hearty thanks for his goodness in extending the time allowed me for my reply and in permitting Mr. FRANCIS to inspect the books, papers, &c., connected with the matter.\n\nBefore dealing categorically with the specific charges made against me may I be permitted to refer generally to the unfortunate affair out of which these charges have arisen and to the Money Order Department of the Post Office, and its general management. What I have to say on these heads will serve as a general defence, and as an explanation of and introduction to my answers to the particular charges.\n\nMr. BARRADAS, Superintendent of the Money Order Department of the Post Office, fled the Colony in March last and it was then found that there were deficiencies in his accounts to the extent of some $46,000 or over.\n\nOn investigation it was found that he had some two or three years past been appropriating, to his own use, moneys received by him from the public for Money Orders, and had been able to conceal the deficiencies in his accounts by making use of the vouchers for moneys paid into the Treasury on account of Postal Notes as vouchers for moneys paid in on account of Money Orders, and by other similar devices.\n\nThe question then naturally arose how was it that during the two or three years that these defalcations were going on, the Audit Office Clerk making the monthly audit had not been able to detect these frauds or had not called attention to them. I was the Audit Office clerk whose duty it was during the past three years to examine and check Mr. BARRADAS' accounts and that I should be called on for an explanation is natural and proper, but I respectfully submit that there has been no justification for my suspension from office and pay.\n\nThe Regulations are express that no officer shall be suspended until charges have been formally made against him, until he has had the opportunity of answering those charges and until the Executive Council has pronounced upon those charges after considering the defence. There is of course an exception where an officer is in actual charge and receipt of money and stores and his removal, pending investigation is essential, but I very respectfully submit that there was nothing whatever in my position or duty to make that exception applicable to me. I had neither charge of money nor stores; I was not guilty of any defalcation myself or suspected of any, and my continued presence in my office could have done no possible harm. The very most that was needed to obviate any possible inconvenience was that I should change duties with Mr. RIBEIRO. Why I have been treated as if I had been the thief, I do not understand.\n\nNow to answer the general question not formulated in the charges but underlying them all, how was it, I did not discover these frauds in the course of my duties as Audit clerk, I ask leave to give a general answer in the first instance and to reply to the particular charges seriatim afterwards—one general answer is that the method in which the accounts and books of the Money Order Office and Post Office were kept and have been kept for years past, was so defective as to lend itself to fraud and help to conceal it and to render it very difficult for any audit to discover it.",
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        "content_text": "VI. An illustration of the growth of Chinese consumption of an article which now forms an important and valuable export from British India, the manufacture of which has stimulated the production of cotton, and led to the establishment of industries there in which considerable capital has been invested, is cotton yarn. This trade has developed within the last ten years on a silver basis, the currency common to producer and consumer alike; and if that common currency be disturbed this important trade will, for reasons shown in paragraph X, be lost to India, probably without benefit to Great Britain.\n\nVII. The statistics following are taken from the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Returns, the separation of Indian and English imported yarn not being shown prior to 1889.\n\n  \n    Total Imports, 1882 to 1888\n    Piculs\n    Value\n  \n  \n    1882\n    184,939\n    Taels 4,505,000\n  \n  \n    1884\n    261,457\n    5,584,000\n  \n  \n    1885\n    387,820\n    7,971,000\n  \n  \n    1886\n    384,582\n    7,868,000\n  \n  \n    1887\n    592,687\n    12,547,000\n  \n  \n    1888\n    688,468\n    18,427,000\n  \n  \n    From Great Britain\n  \n  \n    1889\n    50,144\n    1,077,000\n  \n  \n    1890\n    88,849\n    1,797,000\n  \n  \n    1891\n    78,058\n    1,507,000\n  \n  \n    From India\n  \n  \n    1889\n    628,413\n    11,884,000\n  \n  \n    1890\n    998,145\n    17,507,000\n  \n  \n    1891\n    1,138,088\n    19,397,000\n  \n\nThose statistics show that the import of Indian yarn alone in 1891 exceeded the total import of all cotton yarn in 1882 by 515 per cent. in quantity and 331 per cent. in value.\n\nThe value of the 67,000 tons weight of yarn imported from India into China in 1891, at the low rate of exchange of 220 rupees per 100 dollars, is 653 lakhs of rupees; and there are indications of further increase year by year.\n\nJapan is also a large consumer of Indian-made yarn.\n\nVIII. Although the consequence of closing the Indian Mints and establishment of a gold standard may be to raise in India the sterling equivalent of a rupee to 1s. 6d., the purchasing power of the rupee within the Indian territory will not be increased; as a symbol of native value its quality will be unchanged.\n\nIX. While the rupee will remain as a coin in India with the same purchasing power as before, beyond India it will have an artificial value ranging from 20 to 50 per cent. to be made good in exchange. The effect will be the same as if an export duty of 20 to 50 per cent. were levied on yarn, to be borne by the producer.\n\nExample. The Indian spinner can now sell 10,000 dollars worth of yarn for 22,000 rupees; and the Chinese consumer is prepared to pay 10,000 dollars, plus charges, because he cannot manufacture for himself on equal terms. If the exchange value of the rupee be artificially raised to 1s. 6d. and the spinner still receives 22,000 rupees as before, the Chinese consumer must provide 12,000 dollars, plus charges, to meet the fall in exchange between China and India. This difference of 20 per cent. enables him to supply his own wants by home manufacture; and if the Indian producer cannot compensate for the difference in exchange in the price of his yarn, he must forego the sale to China.\n\nX. China is already a large producer of cotton, the cultivation of which can be considerably extended should the demand increase. A gold standard in India will most probably operate to close the China market to Indian-made yarn, by stimulating production of the raw material and the establishment of manufactories in China for the supply of domestic requirements.\n\nXI. The creation of a gold standard for the silver rupee currency is equivalent to the establishment by the Imperial Government of a bimetallic ratio within the boundaries of the Indian Empire; while beyond, consequent upon the unwillingness of the Imperial Government to accept international bimetallism, the rupee is merely silver bullion. This seems to be an admission by the Imperial Government, but confined to India only, of the bimetallic principle.\n\nXII. It is to be noted that the Indian producer asks and receives no more for his yarn than 22,000 silver rupees; that is 7,562 ounces of silver; and that can be made the cost to consumer, equally, by international extension of the bimetallic principle involved in creating a gold standard for a nation having its currency in silver.\n\nXIII. From the foregoing paragraphs it has, the Local Committee believe, been made abundantly clear that the trade between India and China will be greatly disturbed in the event of a gold standard being adopted in India, solely on account of the relative effect such a radical change on the currency would have on exchange between the two places. It is equally certain that all other places further east than India would suffer in like manner in any exchange transactions between such places and India: while the effect generally on the value of silver and on the exchange between China and countries with a gold standard, in event of silver being practically demonetized in India, is too apparent to require any further remark in this letter; whilst under existing circumstances the advantages, if any, would probably be entirely to the Chinese as against Europeans or European capital invested in China.\n\nXIV. Generally, the Local Committee believe that any exclusive action in relation to Indian finance, such as that supposed to be in contemplation, must affect most injuriously the trade which has been built up in China, more especially in connection with Great Britain. Already the disturbance which has resulted from want of combined action, and as a consequence of spasmodic speculation, in connection with the precious metals, has seriously discredited China trade. The tendency of late has been to withdraw funds from the Far East, on account of the depreciation in the relative value of the local currency. Business is consequently hampered; and the ever-widening difference between the cost of production of fabrics such as, for instance, those manufactured in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and the price required in silver to meet that cost, threatens to make such trade impossible.\n\nXV. The effect of a marked further depreciation in the value of silver, such as must inevitably follow upon Imperial legislation favourable to India alone, will be seriously detrimental to the export trade to the Far East in cotton and woollen fabrics, among other merchandise; and it deserves earnest consideration. For the reasons here given, therefore, the Local Committee request the China Association to take such action as may seem to them expedient and prudent for the protection of British mercantile interests in the Far East which at present are greatly imperilled.\n\nWe are,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient servants,\n\nJOHN MACGREGOR, Chairman.\n\nR. M. CAMPBELL,\n\nCHARLES DOWDALL,\n\nG. J. DUDGEON,\n\nJ. W. HARDING,\n\nE. B. SKOTTOWE,\n\nW. H. TALBOT, Hon. Secretary,\n\nForming the Committee of the CHINA ASSOCIATION IN SHANGHAI\n\nPage 481",
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        "content_text": "# Public Works Department-\n\n## Statement of Store Accounts Water & Drainage Branche\n\n## 1892\n\n& with lash\n\n## For Account in\n\nJ\n\nd.\n\nTo Receipts from Works_\n\n1.\n\ndo-Sale\n\nSale of Stores\n\n  \n    61.243\n    27\n    By Crown Agent Account\n  \n  \n    65\n    \n    handing charges...\n  \n  \n    Shred\n    1.400\n    65 do-Huserviccion\n  \n  \n    & Korcs_\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Rewrt from PME.\n    Stöv\n    \n  \n  \n    36\n    36\n    43\n  \n  \n    Stores purchased locally.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Suvaba Flores\n    including value\n    \n  \n  \n    damaveri sires-\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Exunitisure \"Balance.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    S\n    $103.434\n    !! JavidWood,\n  \n  \n    Jacid Wood,\n    \n    **\n  \n  \n    Accountant\n    \n    S. 3. 73\n  \n  \n    590\n    \n    old material\n  \n  \n    Janes Worker\n    64\n    \n  \n  \n    32357\n    \n    19.16612\n  \n  \n    200191\n    \n    83.439\n  \n  \n    181\n    \n    $103.83811\n  \n\n**Director of Public Works**\n\n28th March 1873.",
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        "content_text": "# 381\n\n\n## RESOLUTION\n\n**C. O.**\n4805 487\n\nof the Shanghai Committee of The China Association.\n\nThe Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce having forwarded a copy of the Report of the Special Committee to consider the expediency of coining a British dollar to the Shanghai Committee of the China Association with a request for their co-operation and support, the Shanghai Committee invited the Managers of the English Banks having branches in Shanghai but not represented on the Committee, to confer with them upon the course to be adopted; and a meeting was held to-day, when it was **RESOLVED**\n\nThat the conclusions arrived at by the Special Committee are fully justified, and that the coinage of a British dollar will benefit British trade with China generally.\n\n \n\n2\n\nIn according their full support to the report of the Special Committee and particularly to the final paragraph of that report, the Committee of the China Association in Shanghai desire to point out that the coinage of a British silver dollar has been urged by them in a communication addressed to the Government of India, dated September 25th, 1893, and transmitted by the latter to the Secretary of State for India for the information of Her Majesty's Government, as a material factor in the possible solution of the Silver question.\n\nCopies of this resolution signed by the Committee and the Managers of the Banks present, to be forwarded to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce and to the General Committee in London.\n\nsigned: -\n\nShanghai, January 25th, 1894.\n\nR.M. Campbell  \nC.J. Dudgeon,  \nJ.W. Harding  \nCharles Dowdall  \nV.H. Talbot,  \nCommittee.  \nE.F. Alford,  \nE.J. Spottiswoode,  \nA.S. Bremner,  \nJ.D. Thorburn,  \nWade Gardner  \nI.L. Hunter.",
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        "content_text": "Cruickshank, W. J. Cunningham, J. K. Cull, James Cushny, A.\n\nDaniel, F. R.\n\nDaniel, II. W.\n\nDarling, D. A.\n\nDavis, Ed.\n\nDavis, J. K.\n\nDawbarn, A. H.\n\nDent, Sir A, K.C.M.G\n\nDent, Herbert\n\nDeacon, F. S.\n\nDeacon, V. H.\n\nDennys, H. L.\n\nDick, James\n\nDickinson, Chas.\n\nDickinson, J. M.\n\nD'Iffanger, F. Dodd, Johu Dodds, Jas. Dods, G., M.D. Dodwell, G. B.\n\nDowdall, Chas.\n\nDowler, H. G. Drummond, W. V.\n\nDudgeon, C. J. Duer, Y.\n\nDuncanson, E. F.\n\nDunlop, O. G. B.\n\nDunn, C. A. L.\n\nDuff, T. W.\n\nDyce, C. M.\n\nEaston, A. J.\n\nEde, N. J.\n\nEdwards, Sir J. Bevan, Major. Gen. R.E., K.C.M.G., C.B. Edwards, W. D. S.\n\nElles, Jamieson\n\nEzekiel, S.\n\nEzekiel, M. D.\n\nFairley, F. B.\n\nFalconer, John, M.R.C.S. Fergusson Jas.\n\nFindlay, J.\n\nFord, C. M.\n\nForrest, T.\n\nFrancis, R.\n\nFrancis, J. J., Q.C.\n\nFraser, D.\n\nFraser, J. A.\n\nFurlong, R. S.\n\nGalloway, C. J.\n\nGaminan, E.\n\nGamwell, F. R. Gardner, Wade Gilfillan, S. Gillies, D. Gilman. Ellie Glass, Duncan\n\nGove, Frank Gordon, W. Graham, John Graham, Wm. Grant, Cardross Gratton, F. M. Gray, R. M. Groom. A. II. Gulland, W. A.\n\nGundry, R. S.\n\nGwyther, J. H.\n\nHamilton, J. T.\n\nHancock, H. S.\n\nHannen, Charles\n\nHannen, Sir N. J., Kt.\n\nHanbury, T.\n\nHanson, J. C.\n\nHarding, J. W.\n\nHarris, M. H. R.\n\nHarrisson, George Hartland, J. C.\n\nHarvey, Alexander S.\n\nIlarwood, H. Harwood, W. Haslam, W. H.\n\nHassell, J. G. Talbot Hatch, J. J. Hay, C. W. Hay, Drummond Hayter, H. W. G. Hayter, H, G. Haytor, Owen E. Hawes, J. A. Hawkins, V. A. C. Hearn, H. R.\n\nHenderson, E., M.D. Henderson, Fullarton Henderson, I. Henson, H. V. Hickling, H. Higson, T. B. Hill, Robert H.\n\nHogg, E. J.\n\nHolliday, C. J.\n\nHornby, Sir Edmund, Kt,\n\nHolliday, J. F.\n\nHow, A. J.\n\nHowell, W. G.\n\nHowie, W.\n\nHughes, P. J. Hunter, E. L. Hunt H. J. Hutchison, J. D.\n\nIlbert, A. Inglis, R. Innes, James\n\nIveson, E.\n\nInchbald, Chantrey\n\nIrving, J. J. Bell\n\nIrving, J. Bell\n\nJackson, Thos.\n\nJackson, Wm.\n\nJackson, D.\n\nJamieson, G. Jardine, Sir R., Bart. Johnson, A. B. Johnson, George F. Johnstone, Jas., M.D.\n\n5\n\nJones, Douglas Joseph, H. H. Jukes, M.P.\n\nKennedy, R. Kenny, W. J. Keswick, J. J. Keswick. Wm.\n\nKidner, Wm.\n\nKinnear, H. R.\n\nKilby, E. Flint\n\nKingdon, N. P.\n\nKing, Walter E.\n\nKnowles, J. S.\n\nLang, Wm. Lavers, P. F. Lemann, Wm.\n\nLeslie, S.\n\nLester, H.\n\nLiddell, C. O.\n\nLines, A. J.\n\nLitchfield, H. C.\n\nLittle, L. S., M.D.\n\nLittle, R. W.\n\nLittle, W. D.\n\nLong, F. S. Lowder, J. F. Lucas, C.\n\nMacandrew, J. Maccall, E. Macgregor, J. Mackintosh, E. Mackintosh, J. S. Macleod Neil, M.D.\n\nMacleod, A.\n\nMcBain, G.\n\nMcConachie, A.\n\nMcDonald, W.\n\nMcEwen, A. P.\n\n346\n\nMcEuen, J. P., Capt. R.N. McKie, James\n\nMcLoughlin, E. McLean, D.",
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        "content_text": "The order of sections 16, 17, 18 and 19 of Ordinance No. 12 of 1888 seemed to require re-arrangement, and sections 16 and 18 to need slight amendment, so as to clearly give the Superintendent the power to enforce the removal of a Vagrant who had entered into the agreement mentioned in the Ordinance. Accordingly, sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 now take the place of the former sections 18, 19, 17 and 16, respectively.\n\nAs regards section 21, this is really section 20 of the Ordinance of 1888, broken up so as to make it more intelligible, and with this addition, viz., that those who wilfully or negligently leave an undischarged sailor behind in the Colony, who becomes a Vagrant and chargeable to the Colony, are rendered liable to repay the charges so incurred. By the Ordinance of 1888, the primary liability fell on the owners or agents, where a sailor was discharged here, and became chargeable to the Colony, whereas by this Ordinance the master is rendered primarily liable and the owners, agents, and consignees are only rendered liable (see section 28) on the absence of the master or in cases where such master departs from the Colony without repaying such costs and charges.\n\nAs regards section 22, this is substituted for section 21 of the Ordinance of 1888 and contains a proviso which relieves the master in cases where the destitute person brought into the Colony is a stowaway and is duly prosecuted as such. The Stowaways Ordinance (No. 7 of 1897) now confers power on the master to detain such stowaways for such period as is necessary for the purpose of handing them over to the Police.\n\nIt is manifestly unjust that Shipowners should bring destitute people into the Colony, benefit by receiving the passage money, and then expect the ratepayers to go to the expense of maintaining such people or of removing them from the Colony. The Stowaways Ordinance now affords sufficient protection where such people surreptitiously obtain a passage to Hongkong.\n\nSection 25 replaces the former section 24 and also provides a simple and convenient mode of primâ facie proof of costs and charges incurred.\n\nW. MEIGH GOODMAN,\n\nAttorney General.\n\n(Signed) W. Meigh Goodman,\n\nAttorney General.\n\n454",
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        "content_text": "419\n\nRaikess\n\n10 34\n\nmention\n\noff to returned\n\nЮ\n\nSir:-\n\nFOREIGN OFFICE, 4th December 1903.\n\n12\n\nC 03\n\nWith reference to my letter of the 23rd ultimo, I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Washington, enclosing the Convention establishing a Parcel Post Service between Hong Kong and the United States of America, which he signed with the United States Postmaster-General on the 21st ultimo.\n\nThe Convention has been checked by this Department, and has been found to correspond with the text of the Parcel Post Convention concluded between the Windward Islands and the United States of February 24th, 1892. I am to enclose it for inspection and return, and to state that Lord Lansdowne now proposes, with Mr. Lyttelton's concurrence, to publish it as a Parliamentary Paper in the Treaty Series.\n\nThe Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble Servant,\n\nCharles Harding.",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n### MINUTE\n\nMr. Harding  \nMr. Colling  \nMr. Antrobus  \nMr. Cox  \nMr. Lucas  \nMr. Graham  \nSir M. Ommanney  \nThe Duke of Marlborough  \nMr. Lyttelton  \n\nfor Conf 16 Mar  \nWB & I-6000-32-04  \n6000-2-05  \nDuplicate  \ntil 3208  \n\nPRINTED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OFFICE  \n29 April  \n\nWith reference to the letter from this Dept of the 2nd of February, I am directed by Secy Lyttelton to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Lansdowne, the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong respecting the charges made...",
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        "content_text": "# DRAFT\n\n## Hongkong\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nGov Sir In rathan  \n26592  \nGod Hongkong Аконд  \n691  \n11 August05\n\n## MINUTE\n\n1. Harding 4/8  \nMr. Fiddes 4  \nMr. Antrobus  \nMr. Cox  \n+ Mr. Lucas  \nMr. Graham  \n*5  \nSir M. Ommanney, 57  \nThe Duke of Marlborough  \nMr. Lyttelton\n\n## memo\n\ncase for mr Long MP herwritte  \n`WB & L-6000-12-04`  \n`(00-4-08)`\n\nSir,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential despatches 24th and 29th of June with regard to the charges against Dr Earling and the conduct of Sister Bell in connection with the circumstances which led to those charges being made.\n\n2. I note that Sister Allaway stated...",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT.\n\nThe MINUTE.\n\nForeign Office  \n31st March  \nHarding 24/3  \nMr. Fiddes 24  \nMr. Antrobus  \nMr. Cox  \nMr. Lucas  \nMr. Graham  \nSir M. Ommanney  \nThe Duke of Marlborough  \nMr. Lyttelton  \n\nWith reference to the letter from this Department of the 28th January respecting the hospital charges to members of the crew of the Russian destroyer \"Burni\", I am directed by Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, to be laid before the Marquess of Lansdowne, the accompanying copies of two letters.\n\n$2 CEP 1905\n\nI have the honour to be,  \nSir,  \nYour obedient Servant,  \nCV  \n(sd) E.W.D.WARD.\n\nPage 85 \n\nmatter which might be left to the discretion of the local authorities. In any case the Army Council propose to inform the General Officer Commanding at Hong Kong that the Paymaster should take steps to include the full cost of the issues made to such men in hospital in the claims which will be put forward for recovery from the Russian Government.\n\nNo. 93.  \nCOLONIAL OFFICE  \nTreasury  \nPRINTED FOR  \nE TEAN  \n\nWB & L-8000-12-01  \n20711  \nGift  \n10747  \ntwo papers  \nLeher por  \n\n9092  \n4672  \n287eb  \n5958  \nmast  \n22 mar  \n9092  \nнкону  \nSmarchos",
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        "content_text": "## COLONIAL OFFICE\n### DRAFT.\n\n(2)  \nPRINTED FOR USE  \n\nThe Under Secretary of State Foreign Office to the  \nThe Secretary Treasury  \n\nMINUTE.  \nMr. Harding 2671  \nMr. Collins.  \nMr. Antrobus.  \nMr. Cox.  \nMr. Lucas.  \nMr. Graham.  \nSir M. Ommanney.  \nThe Duke of Marlborough,  \nMr. Lyttelton,  \net Paymaster #Kong Chief  \n\n971 Dec  \nwo 16  \nwo 25 Jan  \n976  \n2463  \n\nJi hiblett to see  \nwn & L--0000-12-04  \n976,976-  \n5958  \nJy 90  \n? January 05  \n\nI am directed by Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you for the information of the Marquess of Lansdowne, Lord of the Treasury, the accompanying copies of correspondence with regard to hospital charges in respect of members of the crew of the Russian destroyer who are now in Hongkong.\n\nan sending Kas instructions and wag ak to the Gov Hongkong to the effect that no such stoppages should be made, but that the members of the crew should receive hospital treatment.\n\nAlder Lyttelton \n\n| Date | Ref | \n| --- | --- | \n| 971 | Dec | \n| wo | 16 | \n| wo | 25 Jan | \n| 976 | 2463 | \n| 976,976- | 5958 | \n| ? January 05 |  |",
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        "document_key": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906",
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        "title": "CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906",
        "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nC 0.\n\nAFFAIRS OF CHINA.\n\n44802\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\nDIRECT\n\n[November 20.]\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nReef 5 DFC OF\n\nNo. 1.\n\n36220]\n\nNo. 646.)\n\nSir Edward Grey to Sir F. Bertie.\n\nForeign Office, November 20, 1906.\n\nI TRANSMIT to your Excellency herewith, for your information, a copy of a memorandum, which was communicated to the French Ambassador on the 22nd May last, relative to the riots which took place at Nanchang in February, in which six French citizens and three British subjects lost their lives, together with a copy of a reply which I have since received from M. Cambon.†\n\nThe French Ambassador, in handing his reply to Sir Charles Hardinge, stated that the sharp tone therein adopted was due to the tone of the communication which he had received from this Office.\n\nAt a subsequent interview with his Excellency, I told him that I would not pursue the discussion, but that our Memorandum was not intended to be stiff, and must, I thought, have suffered in translation. It had certainly been misunderstood in several points, into the details of which it was unnecessary to go. The object had been to draw the moral that direct interference by Roman Catholic missionaries led to disturbances, and in this case to the deaths of British subjects. Having drawn attention to the matter, I must leave it in the hands of the French Government.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n(Signed)\n\nEDWARD GREY.\n\n* Memorandum communicated to M. Cambon, May 22, 1906.\n\n† Memorandum communicated by M. Cambon, October 26, 1906.\n\nPage 318\n\n[2226 u-)",
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        "document_key": "CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6]",
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        "content_text": "Harding proposes.\n\nnecessary\n\nIt is becoming increasingly necessary\n\nto diminish the enormous expenses\n\ncharges in the East & action must be taken\n\nfrom this and as the Colonies.\n\nRES\n\nget support from 18/5-\n\n18 C.P.L at once No. 88. Hongkong.\n\nPage 59\n\nC.0. 17234 Rec 15 MAY 07\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 11th April, 1907.\n\nMy Lord,\n\nGov 32561/03\n\nReferring to Sir Henry Blake's Despatch No. 372 of the 30th July, 1903, I have the honour to state that the institution of the post of Normal Master at Queen's College, which has been attended with most useful results, has, by reason of the fact that the appointment is an acting one only, introduced certain anomalies with regard to the duties of the Assistant Masters which it would seem advisable to remove.\n\n2. There are on the Staff at Queen's College, as Your Lordship is aware, four Senior and five Junior Assistant Masters and of these one Senior Master, Mr. E. Ralphs, performs the duties of Normal Master, which occupy his whole time, with the result that one of the Junior Masters performs the duties of a Senior Master without drawing extra salary in the acting appointment.\n\n3. As the services of a Normal Master\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nTHE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,\n\n \n&C. &C.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-342 - Governor Lugard & Public Offices - 1907 [11-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-342 - Governor Lugard & Public Offices - 1907 [11-12]",
        "content_text": "Capt. Chancellor\n\nI send you now the Return of\n\nRev. and Expendition with spaces left for the addition of Military Expenditure and\n\nWill you kindly fill\n\nca\n\n8/2\n\nsuggested by you your figures:\n\nM. Atchley;\n\nStaff Officer WAFF SC. Let 20: 99 West African Div\n\nEast African Div\n\nSir thugard in asking\n\nin\n\nfor returns showing the\n\ncost of\n\nmilitary Defence in\n\nthe\n\nWest &\n\nHerewith your return filled in in pencil so far as can be done from our records. The returns of resources previous to the\n\nyear 1900 contain no information regarding Colonial Military Expenditure.\n\nYou will, I understand, obtain the\n\nThe Imperial figures from the War Office\n\nMr. Harding\n\nCh\n\n10/2\n\nJ.R. Chancellor\n\n18.2.\n\nEast African Protectorates & Colonies\n\nenquires whether it would be correct to assume that the military expenditure shown\n\nwould cover \"medical, transport (land & sea), works, all other charges borne on Departmental votes\"\n\nof stores\n\nI suppose that sea transport is included in the Military Expenditure Heads,\n\nthat the expenditure is debited to\n\nthe proportion of\n\nfrom Civil votes\n\nthe existence of military forces must vary greatly\n\nthe different administrations that a single fraction could give any\n\nBut have you any suggestions as to the answers?",
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        "content_text": "obe returned to sir thagapa\n\nat\n\nみ\n\n#21/2\n\n100\n\nMot Harding.\n\nwhat\n\nIt is very difficult to allocate from casual glance at the estimates satro proportion military hove\n\nnote for charges at present the Civil Department votes.\n\ntra transport of stores is included in the cost military expenditure. Minor military works.\n\nof ranges for infantry sot s Mahones • debited to the of Kasp outstation barracks in appear the wichlary though where premanent and barracks at headquarters suck Calabar Gungen Lokoja Kumasi ate approx is ith tha to h 4-0 pable works.\n\nexception of Seriva trove, which Lump evian harbour, practically defensins works have been constructed against foreign pours.\n\nposts, where they waist, ansamblo Ayut Defenever chirgh constructed with a The rive to repelling in times of rebellion.\n\nconstruction of barracks vanis greatly in the outstations з the different protectoralis. The huis in many places in A & S. Megane being largely constructed ち the soldering\n\nIn northern Migena places only mathing is word accordance with the customs of the Counte",
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        "content_text": "Government House, Hongkong, 29th November, 1907.\n\nIn continuation of my despatch No.286 of the 22nd instant asking that I may be furnished with a complete statement of the Military expenditure borne by the Imperial Government on behalf of this Colony, I have the honour to submit the following observations.\n\n2. Appendix 21 of the Army Estimates for 1907-08 contains an apparently complete statement of the sums appropriated under each Vote for each of the Colonies and the total for Hongkong appears as £293,080. I am however informed by Colonel C. H. Darling, R.E., Chief Engineer, South China (who is acting for the General Officer Commanding) that this sum does not include Loan Expenditure on works, or charges under Vote 9 \"Armaments and Engineer Stores\" (heavy guns, he adds, cost up to £10,000). In the Estimates of the previous year,\n\nPage 102\n\n...\n\nC.O. 45136 REC R 28 DEC 07\n\nW. & S. Ltd. 16079-6,000-10-7.\n\nPRINTED FOR USE,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nG.R. 44882 EASTERN 123 COLONIAL OFFICE\n\nCapt Chancellor Qing\n\nhe had included in military contribution refunds of Customs Duties. This has now been surrendered.\n\ndla. J. Harding\n\nI have now added a few notes to the return which I think will be sufficient to indicate in a general way the terms used, the scope of GOR 7/3/05.\n\nhl schumed the statement to 10.293) Hongkong.\n\nRIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., &C., &C.\n\n* 4483 &4.\n\nthis statement\n\n!! 'S.",
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        "content_text": "# Inclosure 9 in No. 1\n\n## Nanking Viceroy to Taotai Jui\n\nJanuary 15, 1907.\n\nI HAVE received your telegram of the 13th instant, stating that Consul-General Warren and Vice-Consul Barton ask for the details of the charges against Chang Pao Ch'ing and Huang Yi, and also for the evidence of the rebel Li, on account of this being an important case.\n\nThe rebel Li Fu Tsai was captured in the 9th moon, and stated in his examination that he was a leader of Yang-tsze River thieves and had a gang of some scores of men. Recently two Hunan men, Liu Cheng and Li Chao Mei, founded a Union Society which developed into the \"Ke Ming Chun\" Secret Society, and they persuaded him to join them. He knew well that Yuan Yueh Sheng, Huang Yi, Chang Pao Ch'ing, Chiang Yu Ch'uan, and others were ringleaders. Li Fu Tsai was executed summarily.\n\nIn the latter half of the 10th moon (beginning of December) the rebellion broke out in Ping Hsiang and Li Ling of a band calling themselves the \"Ke Ming Chun,\" ferocious in character, and rumours were widespread.\n\nThe rebels Yuan Yueh Song, Chiang Yu Ch'uan, Lung Chien Tien, Fu Yi Cheng, and others were captured in the neighbourhood of the capital, and according to their evidence the \"Head\" of the Society was Liu Chen, and the \"second\" was Li Chao Mei. Yuan Yueh Seng was a \"Lieutenant,\" and Chiang Yu Chuan a \"Military Chief.\" Chang Pao Ching and Huang Yi were \"Advisers.\" Lung Chien Tien was a \"Holy Sage,\" Fu Yi Cheng a \"Superintendent.\" They all said they were on their way to the scene of the rebellion, where, trusting to the prevailing terror, they proposed to steal arms or to burn churches and so distract the attention of the troops from the rebels; thus they would obtain possession of the district and upset the Government.\n\nYuan, Chiang, and Lung were accordingly executed summarily, but Fu was kept to confront with Liu, Li, Chang, and Huang when captured.\n\nChang and Huang are ringleaders of the Ping Hsiang and Li Ling rebellion, which they hoped would spread to other districts, and this was testified to by Li and Yuan in their respective statements, and, moreover, there is the evidence of Fu, who is still alive, to the same effect.\n\nAccording to Chinese law the penalty is death at the least, and according to Western laws a severe penalty is called for.\n\nIn 1900 the rebel T'ang Tsai Chang lived on the Concession at Hankow, and proposed to create disturbance, but he was arrested, with the assistance of the British Consul there, and punished before his plans took effect. This action is still remembered with gratitude by the Hupei officials and merchants.\n\nThe case of Chang and Huang is the same as that of T'ang, and I am gratified to see that Consul-General Warren and Vice-Consul Barton share my hatred of criminals.\n\nYou should therefore consult with the Consul-General and request that Chang and Huang may be handed over speedily for transfer to Nanking, in order that they may be tried together with Fu.\n\n## Inclosure 10 in No. 1\n\n### Consul-General Sir P. Warren to Taotai Jui\n\nShanghae, January 17, 1907.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch of yesterday's date, transmitting the evidence received by you from the Nanking Viceroy in the case of the prisoners Chang and Huang.\n\nAt a meeting of the Consular Body, held on the 15th instant, it was decided that, in view of the fact that these men were charged with a political offence, and of the importance of the case to the Governments of China and the foreign Powers represented at Shanghae, the request of the Viceroy for the rendition of these men should be referred to the Diplomatic Body at Peking for their decision.\n\nI have accordingly informed the Senior Consul of the contents of your despatch under acknowledgment and requested him to inform you as soon as the reply of the doyen is received.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Seal of His Majesty's Consul-General.)\n\n## Inclosure 11 in No. 1\n\n### Taotai Jui to Consul-General Sir P. Warren\n\nJanuary 18, 1907.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter informing me that at a meeting of the Consular Body on Tuesday, the 15th January, it was decided that as the offenders Chang and Huang were political offenders the matter would have to be referred to the Diplomatic Body in Peking, and their reply awaited, when a further communication would be made to me.\n\nI felt considerable surprise on hearing this. Mr. Vice-Consul Barton came to see me on the 12th instant to discuss this matter, and I informed him that rebellious persons had recently been in great force in China, that the Settlements had, as a matter of fact, been used by them as a retreat and harbour, and that if criminals of this kind were not swiftly and severely punished it was to be feared that the disorderly element would come to regard this port more and more as a strong refuge, and that, I pointed out, would injure the cause of good order as affecting both Chinese and foreigners.\n\nMr. Barton said that you were of the same opinion, and were not opposed to handing over the prisoners, but that, as to the facts against them, there was nothing but the statements of the officers who came to get them--at one time that they were \"Ke Ming Tang\" (revolutionary band), at another that they were denounced in the evidence of the criminal Li. Such evidence did not comply with the requirements of usual practice.\n\nAt this time I was in receipt of a telegram from the Viceroy addressed to you, of which I had a decypher prepared and which I produced to be handed to you. Mr. Barton stated that the case might have required the consideration of the Consular Body and definite instructions from the Ministers. That, however, would be a complicated and lengthy proceeding, to avoid which he proposed a modification. Would his Excellency the Viceroy send a copy of the record? It would then be possible to deal with the matter. He would return to the Consulate-General, and when a decision was arrived at a further communication would be made to me. The above was the purport of my conversation with Mr. Barton.\n\nOn the following day I received a letter from you in the terms of Mr. Barton's verbal communication, and I appreciated highly your sincerity and just treatment of the matter and your willingness not to set up bars to jurisdiction, and I communicated the above particulars to his Excellency the Viceroy by telegraph.\n\nNow Chang and Huang are men of the Kiangsi rebellion, who have given trouble to the people of the country, including Christians, and a general statement of the matter is given in the Viceroy's telegram to you of the 12th January. In your reply you state that if Chang and Huang are really of the revolutionary band (\"Ke Ming Tang\"), certainly assistance will be given in the matter. Now Chang and Huang call themselves \"Ke Ming Tang\" men, and you agree to help us in dealing with such. Why, then, do you now say that as they are political offenders reference must be made to the Foreign Ministers? If, the prisoners having been arrested in the Settlement, you were unable to take isolated action, but a consideration by the Consular Body was necessary, it would have done no harm to inform me, yet in your first letter in reply to me you make no mention whatever of that.\n\nTreaties provide that criminals of Chinese nationality shall be handed over on application by the Chinese authorities, and there is no provision as to political offenders or anything about holding them back until instructions are received; so that your letter is not only contradictory, but, in its terms, contrary to Treaty provisions.\n\nThe reasons given for a consideration of the matter by the Consular Body are-\n1. That these are political offenders;\n2. That it seriously concerns the Governments of all the Powers, and that therefore the Ministers must be applied to for directions.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nIt is argued that it is necessary to make a case against the current salary scale for Cadets. \n\nHaving regard to the general scale of the Commercial Service, an officer of 7 years' service is certainly not badly paid at £420 rising to £510. If he acts in a higher post, such as a Class II officer, he receives £540 = £15-4 (roughly £49) + £210 = £434.* Again, £420 is compared to £420 rising to £459.\n\nA Cadet is entitled to £420, but it is not always the case that he acts in Hong Kong. The £420 is a fixed figure, and he is certain to get a pension of £350. It is necessary to take into account the fact that the salary £420 rising to £540 is a fixed figure of £420.\n\nAs a Class III officer, he will have opportunities of acting in a higher class post. Moreover, the reference to deductions of £300 for compulsory investment is rather in the nature of a loss, as one assumes he has always refused entry into the pension scheme.\n\nI am not suggesting that the matter is trivial, as Mr. Harding has pointed out in the previous page. The initial salary proposal of Class III is £460 a year. When this was waved, there was a clamour for equal treatment, but neither in the Malay Peninsula nor in Hong Kong is this a suitable time to increase heavy permanent charges for salaries.\n\nAs stated in para (c) of Mr. Omne's letter, which he bases his appeal on, there are several considerations. I would argue that (a) the Circular (Caskan 76) contained no promise of increased pay. It merely said that salaries would be fixed in sterling. The evidence given by Mr. Fletcher, when he called in to support Mr. Omne, shows conclusively that no promise was made.\n\nPage 375 \n\n## \n\nLet ... be the claim to a higher salary to which he has heretofore been entitled, acting in an appointment that should not stultify themselves if they took them into account.\n\n$540 = £15-4 (= roughly £49) + £210 = £434.* against £420 rising to £459 and £420.\n\nIt is necessary to take into account the fact that the salary £420 rising to £540 is a fixed figure of £420. \n\nThese are deductions + £300 for compulsory investment, rather in the nature of a loss. One assumes he has always refused entry into the pension scheme.\n\nI am not suggesting that the matter is trivial, as Mr. Harding has pointed out in the previous page, `XCR(85)72`. The proposal of Class III is £460 a year. \n\nThe Straits to ... people have clamoured for equal treatment, but neither in the Malay Peninsula nor in Hong Kong is this a suitable time to increase heavy permanent charges for salaries.",
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        "content_text": "section is repealed as it is considered undesirable to declare preferential charges on deposits, and as no corresponding provision is contained in the Imperial Acts.\n\nSection 9 sub-section (3) is regarded as unworkable or inoperative in practice and the amendment is considered preferable and practicable. As the law stood under the sub-section now repealed an Insurance Company ceasing to do business might withdraw the securities which it had deposited provided it left on deposit securities estimated to be equal in value to the amount of money for which the company was at the time of withdrawal liable on outstanding policies. The amendment provides that none of the securities shall be withdrawn so long as a company has any outstanding liabilities in the colony.\n\nSection 24 provides a special test of solvency, and various reasons are urged against it, inter alia that the \"Actuaries\" table is obsolete. The section is so amended as to leave it to the court to determine on expert evidence the solvency or insolvency of a company.\n\nSection 29 sub-section (3) is amended to give a creditor like right of appeal from the Registrar's action in striking off the name of a company from the Register as is possessed by a member of a company.\n\nHenry Berkelin\n\nAttorney General.\n\nGovernor.\n\nNo.\n\n151\n\n1909\n\n4 June\n\nLast Previous Paper.\n\nNext subsequent Paper\n\n26403.\n\nC. O. 22597\n\nF. 7 JUL 09\n\nSubmits proposals for dealing with Interest in Railway Sean birking Furred.\n\nRECO DES&RCH.\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nverify the statement Lagos Railway made fara.\n\nW. Harding\n\nThis despatch?\n\nI feel\n\n581 15/7\n\nPark advances to to And ewd\n\nHand Ker ? Le of have nort June expression is corous her up the actual account but the full charge for unteren has always been shewn in the general estimates of the Colony (construction procedung).\n\na still & I have not been able to ou the find any adjusting entry and certainly reveone Care side.\n\n2. .mif. He which is bven more the money in pound, interest on",
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        "content_text": "J am inclined to the latter plan with have to be because that he the precedents. importance. If this Committee Sors to the Für it will have to wait 200 ureaks.\n\nR.ES. 718 adopted (Though my that vicio for main initial The theory That The charges for the railway shanes include interest on bonoves till th money tha line is conect one)\n\nA y princifts Section (or sections) of Jail 6.th Open is he But I suggest that it might Jith but in the the actual incumstans circumstanc be a suitable question to refer to Na q Committee.\n\nOn the much Finance (I had intended to tall to M. Stephenson 8 this question but To Audit office hold 8 him). I haven't been abla to get I have since seen the Stephenso be and haught Larm-3 that hit crester Harve 14 the point 19 Siy in princible to Sii F' Lugard's proposal. He told me somewhat similar question Connerie har a aristr recht Gold Cart loams = 16 lean how The cost of raising a charges.\n\nfur Collins 5918 6/8. lès way Jenis should la Je sargsed the kink of thunk Sex 7. Lugard shmed have. the matter of principle (1390), Wt, 20024-26, 6000, 11/08, A, & E, W, (8327), 1081-7. 8000. 4/09.\n\nI don't think #. good protect Mk. I would approve of what the Sov. propos they An Exceptional cant. (to hot Harding {x point at the only propens from pestial application of \"charge the a fainst - construction ALC 7/0 Jafree. HiBL 912 A # 10.8 af us",
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        "content_text": "## 412\n\nblanket. I saw the accused shake a man by the shoulder. He sat up in a dazed manner and when his ticket was demanded he, after some delay, tendered 50 cents and it was handed to me. I looked at the man and he appeared to me to be dazed with opium. I remarked this as I passed on. We finished collecting tickets about 25 minutes past 11 p.m. There was no disturbance or noise of any kind while I was on deck. There were 666 passengers on the lower deck. The lower deck is fairly well lit with electric light. If a passenger is asleep he is usually shaken up by his shoulders. I have never seen any member of the crew kick a passenger to wake him up. It is usually opium smokers who have to be wakened by shaking. With 600 passengers on the lower deck it would be impossible to walk across the deck without touching some of them. The accused went round with me to collect the tickets. We sometimes have to shake a man more than once.\n\nChan Kim Cho, Compradore, was called and said: I went down with the captain after some passengers had told me that a man had been kicked to death. It was about 12:30 a.m. I do not know any of the men who spoke to me on the lower deck.\n\n## THE DECISION\n\nDecember\n\nCANTON\n\nTHE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS\n\nand the Japanese Doctor of the Reform Army, one English Doctor, and one Doctor of the Canton Ambulance Society. It is reported that the Chinese insist that another trial should be held, this time at the Portuguese Consular Court.\n\nNovember. A dispatch to that effect is said to have been sent by the Viceroy to the Portuguese Consul-General. A boycott of the steamer is also on the programme at the instigation of the Self-Government Association.\n\nH.E. Viceroy Chang has notified General and Military officials of all ranks in the Kwangtung Province that they must not attend strictly to their duties out of the State mourning in accordance with the law. All officials are requested to remain in their respective Bureaux and no leave of absence be granted.\n\nThe 72 Guild Tress comments on the decision of the Court as follows:\n\nIn reviewing the case in which the deceased was wounded by a kick he received near the heart from the foot of the accused, and also a blow given with the hand, both of which were causes of the man's death, it should be said that in both instances there were marks of injuries and there was the clear evidence of numerous persons proving it beyond doubt. Therefore it was impossible for the accused to be excused or held blameless. In reviewing the evidence given by the fellow passengers of the steamer, one of them not only said that the accused did not beat the man to death but that he did not beat anybody at all. The passenger died because he was ill when he went on board the steamer and he died a natural death. They actually hushed up a case of such grave importance. This can only be described as arbitrary, and treating the Chinese people with contempt. The evidence was false and trumped up and there were many contradictions.\n\nAt the conclusion of the enquiry, the British Consul-General said: The proceedings at this preliminary enquiry are not altogether regular, for two reasons: firstly, no definite charge has been framed against the watchman, Noronha, of having caused the death of this passenger. The Viceroy's letter simply states that a Chinese passenger on the Fatshan has been murdered by a foreigner; no further details are given. However, as I learnt from other sources that the watchman Noronha was accused of having done this thing, and as he voluntarily came to this Consulate-General and offered himself for investigation into the truth of the allegations against him, I decided to hold the enquiry.\n\nIn the second place, Noronha is a Portuguese subject and as such, if a serious charge of this nature is preferred against him, he should be tried by his own Consul. But I decided, in consultation with my Portuguese colleague, M. de Moraes, that, in view of the fact that the alleged criminal offence had been committed on board a British steamer by a person on that steamer's articles, and in view of the popular excitement prevailing in regard to this case, it would be expedient that I should first hold a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of this passenger on the Fatshan. This I have done in as public and thorough a manner as possible. A deputy from the Viceroy has been present at the hearing, taking notes and cross-examining the witnesses. The public, including members of the Chinese press, have been allowed to be present and the Portuguese Consul-General has occupied a seat in Court.\n\nI have come to the conclusion, after carefully considering all the evidence that has been brought forward yesterday and to-day, that there is not sufficient evidence to justify me in handing over the accused to his Consul on a charge of having caused the death of this passenger. Of the 600 odd passengers on the Fatshan that night, only two came forward to testify that they had seen the accused assault the deceased, and their evidence, for reasons which I have mentioned before, I am bound to regard with grave suspicion. On the other hand, Dr. Davenport's evidence, given in the clearest and most explicit manner, goes to show that the deceased died a natural death. Under these circumstances, the accused, as far as the Court is concerned, is discharged. It is open to the Chinese Authorities, should they consider the result of this enquiry unsatisfactory, to charge the accused in the Portuguese Consular Court, where, I am sure, all charges made against him will receive an impartial and fair hearing. I will ask Mr. Greaves, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's Agent, to hold himself responsible for Noronha's appearance when called upon.\n\nMr. Greaves gave the necessary assurance.\n\n## CHINESE COMMENTS ON THE CASE\n\nThe local Press is still publishing hostile articles concerning the matter, and a petition has been sent to the Viceroy praying that the body of the deceased may be exhumed and a fresh post-mortem examination held by three doctors, viz.\n\n## EXCITEMENT AT CANTON\n\nThere is great excitement in the City (writes our Canton correspondent) over the decision re the s.s. Fatshan incident. A boycott of the Sternhaut Company's entire fleet appears to be threatening.\n\nI have no doubt the excitement would soon fizzle out if the local authorities were to issue a proclamation explaining clearly to the public the facts of the inquiry or if the proceedings at the inquiry and the evidence of both foreign and Chinese witnesses were translated and published in the leading local papers.\n\nBelow is a translation of a circular issued by the Self-Government Association, which I give is apparently the first step towards a boycott movement:\n\nWe beg respectfully to inform the public that on the night of the 6th day of this moon (29th Nov.), a Chinaman was kicked to death by a foreigner on board the s.s. Fatshan. The following patriotic and eminent persons, viz., Yeong Wo Kai, Cheong Lau Ki, Tung Chun Kwan, and Tam Show Po, were strangers to the deceased, yet they possessed such patriotic and honourable feelings as to come forward as witnesses to give evidence in the case and petitioned the Authorities to obtain redress on behalf of the deceased. This really shows the sincerity of their feelings and ardent love of their country and their brethren.\n\nFrom inquiries made, we learn that all these patriots are business men. For several days they have wasted their precious time and toilsome labour. Those who are regarded as our brothers must really respect them. We have decided to invite these patriots to come to the Association on the 10th day of this moon (3rd instant) for the purpose of taking their photographs, which we will carefully preserve as a remembrance. We therefore invite all our brothers to attend at the Association on that day to pay their respects to them.\n\n## ENCOURAGING NATIVE INDUSTRY\n\nIn a dispatch sent to the Viceroy, the Board of Agriculture, Labour, and Commerce in the Kiang-su Province has stated that the cotton cloth manufactured in the above province is strong, fine, white, and its quality is far superior to that manufactured in Bombay. Hitherto, its consumption has been confined to several southern and eastern provinces, but of late years, this cloth has found its way into those provinces and has been ousting the native cloth. Recently, the Board has received several Imperial Edicts commanding them to encourage native manufactures.\n\nThe Board requests the Viceroy to give instructions to all Military and Police Departments and the Directors of Schools and Colleges in the Province of Kwangtung to purchase the native cloth manufactured in Kiang-su for the use of the military, police, and students. The Viceroy has issued an order to that effect.\n\n## BLACKMAIL\n\nThe International Banking Corporation has again received a letter demanding $100,000 blackmail to be paid within five days on account of a certain Shek Loong junk.\n\n## CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY\n\nThe total sum of money due on the instalment of the shares of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company amounts to over $1,600,000, out of which about $1,300,000 has been collected by the Company up to the 30th day of the 10th moon (23rd instant). From this amount, the sum of $200,000 has been paid into the Company in drafts or promissory notes to be collected on the date.\n\n## THE FATSHAN LINE\n\nIt is reported that recently complaints have been made by many passengers of the Fatshan Railway of articles missing from the luggage cars.\n\nOwing to the recent increase of railway traffic, many steam launches have been placed on the Canton-Fatshan run, and, if stern measures are not taken to put a check to the pilfering, it is causing great annoyance to travellers, and the bulk of the passenger trade will fall into the hands of the steam launch owners.\n\n## OBJECTION TO A KEROSINE DEPOT\n\nA British firm purchased a piece of land at Samshui for the purpose of building a kerosine depot. The gentry there objected to a kerosine depot and applied to the Sam-shui Magistrate to issue an injunction restraining the firm from erecting the depot on the ground that \"kerosine is dangerous goods.\" The Magistrate reported the matter to the Viceroy, who directed the Provincial Treasurer to investigate and settle the question.\n\n## THE ENTHRONEMENT OF THE NEW EMPEROR\n\nThe Viceroy has received cables from Peking to notify the officials and people of the Kwangtung Province of the enthronement of the young Emperor, which will take place on the 1st day of the 1st moon, and that the Grand Council has decided that the two characters \"Shuen Tung\" shall be the title of the reign of the new Emperor. As it is customary in many lines of trade to use the title of the reigning Emperor on the goods manufactured, the cablegram expressly instructs His Excellency to issue proclamations to the public that all articles and goods now being manufactured for the forthcoming year must bear the title of the new Emperor.\n\n## NEW COINS\n\nThe Viceroy is also in receipt of instructions from the Board of Revenue...\n\n`Mr. Fox's dispatch No. 71 of December 9th, 1909`\n\n343\n\n`Mr. Fox to Viceroy Chang. (JAP 20 1909)`\n\nCanton, December 16th, 1909\n\nYour Excellency,\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Y.E.'s dispatch dated the 10th instant, in which you informed me that a Chinese passenger on the British steamer \"Fatshan\" had been kicked to death by a foreigner.\n\nOn receipt of this dispatch, I at once deputed Vice-Consul Porter to proceed to the Wharf, and in company with Deputy Haish and the Samshui Magistrate, hold an inquest on the body. Dr. Davenport, who had already made an examination that morning, went again to the \"Fatshan\" at the request of the Chinese Authorities and made a second examination in the presence of the officials...\n\nIn the meantime, I had summoned the Portuguese watchman Noronha, who was accused of having caused this passenger's death, and I fixed the following day at 10...",
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        "content_text": "## Article 5 \n\nMaritime Customs in the interests of the bondholders. And so long as this loan or any part thereof shall remain unredeemed it shall have priority, both as regards principal and interest, over all future loans, charges, and mortgages charged on the aforesaid provincial revenues. No loan, charge, or mortgage shall be raised or created which shall take precedence of, or be on an equality with, this loan, or shall in any manner lessen or impair its security over the aforesaid provincial revenues, and any future loan, charge, or mortgage charged on the said provincial revenues shall be made subject to this loan, and it shall be so expressed in every agreement for every such future loan, charge, or mortgage.\n\nAfter redemption of the existing gold bonds referred to in article 2 of this agreement it is understood and agreed that, so long as this loan is unredeemed, the railways shall, under no circumstances, be mortgaged nor their receipts given as security to any other party.\n\nIn the event of the Chinese Government, during the currency of this loan, entering upon definite arrangements for the revision of the customs tariff, accompanied by stipulations for the decrease or abolition of li-kin, it is hereby agreed, on the one hand, that such revision shall not be barred by the fact that this loan is secured by li-kin and provincial revenues, and, on the other hand, that whatever li-kin is required to provide the security of this loan shall neither be decreased nor abolished except by previous arrangement with the banks, and then only in so far as an equivalent is substituted for it in the shape of a first charge upon the increase of customs revenue consequent upon such revision.\n\n### Art. 10 \nThe banks are hereby authorised to issue to the subscribers to the loan bonds for the total amount of the loan in gold, for such amounts as may appear advisable to the banks. The form and language of the bonds shall be settled by the banks in consultation with the director-general or the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris; they shall bear the facsimile of the signature of the director-general and of his seal of office, in order to dispense with the necessity of signing them all in person, and the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, shall, previous to the issue of the bonds, put his seal upon each bond, with a facsimile of his signature, as a proof that the issue and sale of the bonds are duly authorised by and binding upon the Imperial Chinese Government. The representatives of the banks in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, shall countersign the bonds as agents for the issue of the loan.\n\nIn the event of bonds issued for this loan being lost, stolen, or destroyed the bank concerned shall immediately notify the director-general and the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, who shall authorise the bank to insert an advertisement in the public newspapers notifying that payment of the same has been stopped, and to take such other steps as may appear advisable or necessary according to the laws and customs of the country concerned, and should such bonds not be recovered after a lapse of time to be fixed by the banks, the director-general, and the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, shall seal and execute duplicate bonds for a like amount and hand them to the bank, by whom all expenses in connection therewith shall be defrayed.\n\n### Art. 11 \nAll bonds and coupons and payments made and received in connection with the service of this loan shall be exempt from all Chinese taxes and imposts during the currency of this loan.\n\n### Art. 12 \nAll details necessary for the prospectus and connected with the payment of the interest and repayment of the principal of this loan, not herein explicitly provided for, shall be left to the arrangement of the banks in consultation with the Chinese Ministers in Berlin, London, and Paris. The banks are hereby authorised to issue the prospectus of the loan as soon as possible after the signing of this agreement; and the Imperial Government will instruct the Chinese Ministers in Berlin, London, and Paris to co-operate with the banks in any matters requiring conjoint action, and to sign the prospectus of the loan.\n\n### Art. 13 \nThe loan shall be issued to the public in one amount as soon as possible after the signature of this agreement, and not later than twelve months from the date thereof. The price of the bonds to the Imperial Chinese Government shall be 95 per cent. of their nominal value. Subscriptions will be invited by the banks in Europe and in China both from Chinese and Europeans on equal conditions, preference being given to the application of the Chinese Government, provided such application be made not less than four days before the issue of the prospectus to the public. Seven days' notice of the issue of the prospectus will be given by the banks to the Imperial Chinese Government.\n\n### Art. 14 \nThe proceeds of the loan shall be paid to the credit of a \"Hukuang Government railways account\" with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation and the Banque de l'Indo-Chine in China, Berlin, London, or Paris as the case may be. Payments of loan proceeds into the credit of this account shall be made in instalments and on dates conforming to the conditions allowed to the subscribers to the loan. Interest at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum shall be granted on the credit balance of the portion of this account kept in Berlin, London, and Paris, and interest on the credit balance of the portion kept in China will be allowed at the banks' rate for current accounts, to be arranged. Subject to the payments and deductions to be made from the loan proceeds in terms of articles 2 and 3 of this agreement, the banks will hold the net balance, with accrued interest, to the order of the director-general. Transfers of the loan funds to China in amounts conforming to the actual construction requirements will be made by the director-general on his sole authority, the transfers being effected through the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation, and the Banque de l'Indo-Chine as the case may be; ten days previous notice will be given to the bank concerned of the transfer of any sum exceeding £20,000, and the transferred funds shall remain on deposit with that bank until required for railway purposes. The director-general shall, at his discretion, make transfers from the loan funds held in China by the banks to the credit of a construction account for the Hupei section of the Szechuan-Hankow Railway line with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, and of a construction account for the Hupei-Hunan section of the Canton-Hankow railway line with the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation. Requisitions upon these construction accounts will be drawn in amounts to suit the progress of construction of the railway lines by orders upon the Deutsch-Asiatische bank or the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation, signed by the managing director of the line concerned, or, in his absence, by his duly authorised representative, who shall, moreover, two days previous to the presentation of such order, issue in duplicate a certificate stating clearly the object of the funds to be drawn, handing one copy to the auditor (hereinafter referred to) and one copy to the bank concerned.\n\nThe accounts of the railways will be kept in Chinese and English, and (or) German in accordance with accepted modern methods, and will be supported by all necessary vouchers. During the period of construction the said accounts and vouchers will be open at any time to the inspection of two auditors for the Hupei-Hunan section of the Canton-Hankow Railway line and the Hupei section of the Szechuan-Hankow railway line respectively, appointed and paid by the banks, whose duty it will be to satisfy the banks as to the due expenditure of the loan funds in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of this agreement, and to certify to monthly statements of the foreign materials purchased by the railway administration under the provisions of article 18 hereinafter. The railway administration will publish annually upon the close of its financial year, a report in the Chinese and English languages showing the working accounts and traffic receipts of the railways, which report shall be procurable by the public on application.\n\n### Art. 15 \nIf after the deduction of the amount required for the redemption of the gold bonds referred to in article 2 of this agreement, and of the sums necessary for the service of interest on the loan during the time of construction, the balance of the loan proceeds, with accrued interest, should not be sufficient to complete the construction and equipment of the railway lines named in article 2 of this agreement, the amount of deficiency shall be provided, in the first place, from such Chinese funds as may be available, so as to permit of the uninterrupted continuance of the work of construction, and any balance then uncovered shall be supplemented by a further foreign loan for the amount required, to be issued by the banks. The interest and other conditions of such supplementary loan or loans will be the same as in the present agreement, and the price payable to the Chinese Government in respect to these supplementary loans, shall be the actual rate of their issue to the public, less flotation charges of five and one-half points retainable by the banks, that is to say, a charge of £5 10s. for every £100 bond issued. If, after the completion of the lines there should be a balance at the credit of the railways account, such unused balance will be transferred to the credit of the interest reserve fund hereinafter mentioned in article 20 as a provision for payments for which the Imperial Chinese Government is responsible under this agreement.\n\n### Art. 16 \nIf, before the publication of the prospectus for the issue of the loan, any political or financial crisis should take place by which the markets and the prices of existing Chinese Government stocks are so affected as to render, in the opinion of the banks, the successful issue of the loan impossible on the terms herein named, the banks...",
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        "content_text": "## \n← Enquire whether the action ordered therein was taken.\n\n(H. Kang never answered the circular)\n\n32 \n21 \n\nThis is admitted by Sir F. Irgard (minute of 11/11/09 in `10834/10`).\n\nOnly two views are possible as to this case. Either Knight is an immoral brute, or else he was too drunk to know what he was doing. In either case his value as a Government officer seems to be open to doubt. It might, I think, be well to tell the O.A.G. to warn him that if he ever hereafter gives any ground for complaint on either score he will be dismissed.\n\n### The Charges Themselves (`951/10`)\n\nIt is clear ... previous instructions ... R. E. S. 15/7. and again Mr. Macnaghten; \n\nThis is a matter for the Gen Dept. \nA. E. C. Cter 8 \n\nThe Council had Collins 14/4 that Knight be suspended and brought before Ctee.\n\nI quite agree with Harding's view to me that but it seems to me determinant that this man the cause the A.G. is shall not be dismissed & in fact acquittted. I doubt whether any good purpose would be served by proceeding to have him brought up for trial, the outcome of which is assured.\n\nI shared drop the proposal with reference ... in quite sure ... 3 - 15/7.\n\nThis is a difficult case; but it seems to me that the point is that, whether Knight was drunk or intentionally made immoral proposals, his conduct was so discreditable and his disregard of our confidential circular so serious as to make it doubtful whether he is fit to remain in the service. If you think it would be fair to Knight I should like to instruct the Governor to proceed against him on the following charge only, viz., \"That on Sunday the 29th of September 1909, you clearly understood that immorality with native women will be regarded very ...  para 4 A ... refer to Circular of 11.1.09\" as is shown by your own and other evidence given before the Committee of the Executive Council on the 8th of November, 1909 - made proposals to either Wong Sam or her husband or to both of them to the effect that she should live with you and that she should procure a girl for you, and that your conduct, whatever its cause, was calculated to create public scandal and to bring yourself and the Government ...",
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        "title": "CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9]",
        "content_text": "1910\n\nHONG KON\n\nC O\n\n30147\n\nRECO\n\nRea 100 101\n\n30147\n\n19/1\n\nCharges against it. H. A. Morris\n\n2nd Class Overseer,\n\nlet. pift.\n\n431\n\nt previous Paper.\n\nMus? cons 254.\n\n8% and 23. 27 Jan '11 F1717/for\n\nWt.21,600 –1, 30xqu\n\n. A.&K.W.\n\nabsequent Paper.\n\nfor absenting trails from dulys instions leave. Reports as to. inclosing papers. Exce. Council recommend thos\n\nrepormander poured to his minimum rate of\n\nhesht be severely\n\nGS Harding\n\nzalary\n\nI am inclined to think that on this\n\nrecasion the East 2 stking her punished\n\nMom's rather haubly. They apparently\n\naccepted his statements an\n\nto the cause\n\nThis be hanoir : & though I have little don't that he had taken too much to drink, in addition to absenting himself. without least, it was not unnatural\n\nhment which the lines\n\nm\n\n(\n\n; a punis\n\n&\n\nfor this me\n\noffener de\n\ndepures him of the pumpati nearly in\n\nyears suvice\n\n!\n\n}",
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        "document_key": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]",
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        "title": "CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12]",
        "content_text": "I have spoken to Mr. E.J. Harding about these drafts, as I do not quite agree with his interpretation of this letter and encl. 1 need not go into the points in detail, as I think there is no need to telegraph and that we can send copy of these papers to H.K. and ask that the wishes of the L.C. may be complied with. Send also copy to WHW. And inform Treas. action taken.\n\nI don't think we need raise the question of the continuance of Mr. Messer's allowance after the 1st of Jan. If he has to do any work for the G.P.O. after that date we may rely on his putting in a claim to remuneration. Let it be taken for granted that the allowance will cease from Jan. 1st, and reply to 31346 that the S. of S. regrets to be unable to approve of an allowance to Mr. Messer from H.K. funds as compensation for the allowance which ceases with the work it was granted for. Point out that the allowance to Mr. Phelips was accompanied by an increase of work in connexion with the audit of expenditure accounts, an amount of work which the Audit Office considered was not less than his former work in connexion with the Naval accounts.\n\nIn the reply to this Letter the following Number should be quoted.\n\n17724\n\n10.\n\nSir,\n\nC.O.\n\n02262\n\n1607\n\n564\n\n21 Oct 10\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS,\n\n20 October 1910\n\nWith reference to Sir Charles Lucas' letter of 30th August last (26645/1910), I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State, a copy of a Report from the Postmaster General dated the 29th ultimo, relative to the British Postal Agencies in China, and of Their Lordships' reply of even date.\n\nI am to request that, should the Earl of Crewe have no objection, instructions may be issued to the Hong Kong Government in the sense of the suggestion in the penultimate paragraph of the Postmaster General's Report.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\nMassay\n\nJ. Massay\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office.",
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        "content_text": "10 \n\nIn the event of the Chinese Government, during the currency of this loan, entering upon definite arrangements for the revision of the customs tariff accompanied by stipulations for the decrease or abolition of li-kin, it is hereby agreed, on the one hand, that such revision shall not be barred by the fact that this loan is secured by li-kin and provincial revenues, and, on the other hand, that whatever li-kin is required to provide the security of this loan shall neither be decreased nor abolished except by previous arrangement with the banks, and then only in so far as an equivalent is substituted for it in the shape of a first charge upon the increase of customs revenue consequent upon such revision.\n\nArt. 10. The banks are hereby authorised to issue to the subscribers to the loan bonds for the total amount of the loan in gold, for such amounts as may appear advisable to the banks. The form and language of the bonds shall be settled by the banks in consultation with the director-general or the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris; they shall bear the facsimile of the signature of the director-general and of his seal of office, in order to dispense with the necessity of signing them all in person, and the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, shall, previous to the issue of the bonds, put his seal upon each bond, with a facsimile of his signature, as a proof that the issue and sale of the bonds are duly authorised by and binding upon the Imperial Chinese Government. The representatives of the banks in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, shall countersign the bonds as agents for the issue of the loan.\n\nIn the event of bonds issued for this loan being lost, stolen, or destroyed, the bank concerned shall immediately notify the director-general and the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, who shall authorise the bank to insert an advertisement in the public newspapers notifying that payment of the same has been stopped, and to take such other steps as may appear advisable or necessary according to the laws and customs of the country concerned; and should such bonds not be recovered after a lapse of time to be fixed by the banks, the director-general and the Chinese Minister in Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be, shall seal and execute duplicate bonds for a like amount and hand them to the bank, by whom all expenses in connection therewith shall be defrayed.\n\nArt. 11. All bonds and coupons, and payments made and received in connection with the service of this loan, shall be exempt from all Chinese taxes and imposts during the currency of this loan.\n\nArt. 12. All details necessary for the prospectus and connected with the payment of the interest and repayment of the principal of this loan, not herein explicitly provided for, shall be left to the arrangement of the banks, in consultation with the Chinese Ministers in Berlin, London, and Paris. The banks are hereby authorised to issue the prospectus of the loan as soon as possible after the signing of this agreement, and the Imperial Government will instruct the Chinese Ministers in Berlin, London, and Paris to co-operate with the banks in any matters requiring conjoint action and to sign the prospectus of the loan.\n\nArt. 13. The loan shall be issued to the public in one amount as soon as possible after the signature of this agreement, and not later than twelve months from the date thereof. The price of the bonds to the Imperial Chinese Government shall be 95 per cent. of their nominal value. Subscriptions will be invited by the banks in Europe and in China, both from Chinese and Europeans, on equal conditions, preference being given to the application of the Chinese Government provided such application be made not less than four days before the issue of the prospectus to the public. Seven days' notice of the issue of the prospectus will be given by the banks to the Imperial Chinese Government.\n\nArt. 14. The proceeds of the loan shall be paid to the credit of a \"Hukuang Government Railways account\" with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation, and the Banque de l'Indo-Chine in China, Berlin, London, or Paris, as the case may be. Payments of loan proceeds into the credit of this account shall be made in instalments and on dates conforming to the conditions allowed to the subscribers to the loan. Interest at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum shall be granted on the credit balance of the portion of this account kept in Berlin, London, and Paris, and interest on the credit balance of the portion kept in China will be allowed at the banks' rate for current accounts, to be arranged. Subject to the payments and deductions to be made from the loan proceeds in terms of articles 2 and 3 of this agreement, the banks will hold the net balance, with accrued interest, to the order of the director-general. Transfers of the loan funds to China, in amounts conforming to actual construction requirements, will be made by the director-general\n\n11\n\non his sole authority, the transfers being effected through the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation, and the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, as the case may be; ten days' previous notice will be given to the bank concerned of the transfer of any sum exceeding £20,000, and the transferred funds shall remain on deposit with that bank until required for railway purposes. The director-general shall, at his discretion, make transfers from the loan funds held in China by the banks to the credit of a construction account for the Hupei section of the Szechuan-Hankow railway line with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, and of a construction account for the Hupei-Hunan section of the Canton-Hankow railway line with the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation. Requisitions upon these construction accounts will be drawn in amounts to suit the progress of construction of the railway lines by orders upon the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank or the Hong Kong and Shanghae Banking Corporation, signed by the managing director of the line concerned, or, in his absence, by his duly authorised representative, who shall, moreover, two days previous to the presentation of such order, issue in duplicate a certificate stating clearly the object of the funds to be drawn, handing one copy to the auditor (hereinafter referred to) and one copy to the bank concerned.\n\nThe accounts of the railways will be kept in Chinese and English and (or) German in accordance with accepted modern methods, and will be supported by all necessary vouchers. During the period of construction the said accounts and vouchers will be open at any time to the inspection of two auditors for the Hupei-Hunan section of the Canton-Hankow railway line and the Hupei section of the Szechuan-Hankow railway line respectively, appointed and paid by the banks, whose duty it will be to satisfy the banks as to the due expenditure of the loan funds in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of this agreement, and to certify to monthly statements of the foreign materials purchased by the Railway Administration under the provisions of article 18 hereinafter. The Railway Administration will publish annually upon the close of its financial year, a report in the Chinese and English languages, showing the working accounts and traffic receipts of the railways, which report shall be procurable by the public on application.\n\nArt. 15. If after the deduction of the amount required for the redemption of the gold bonds referred to in article 2 of this agreement, and of the sums necessary for the service of interest on the loan during the time of construction, the balance of the loan proceeds, with accrued interest, should not be sufficient to complete the construction and equipment of the railway lines named in article 2 of this agreement, the amount of deficiency shall be provided, in the first place, from such Chinese funds as may be available so as to permit of the uninterrupted continuance of the work of construction, and any balance then uncovered shall be supplemented by a further foreign loan for the amount required, to be issued by the banks. The interest and other conditions of such supplementary loan or loans will be the same as in the present agreement, and the price payable to the Chinese Government in respect to these supplementary loans shall be the actual rate of their issue to the public, less flotation charges of five and one-half points retainable by the banks, that is to say a charge of £5. 10s. for every £100 bond issued. If after the completion of the lines there should be a balance at the credit of the railways account, such unused balance will be transferred to the credit of the interest reserve fund, hereinafter mentioned in article 20, as a provision for payments, for which the Imperial Chinese Government is responsible under this agreement.\n\nArt. 16. If before the publication of the prospectus for the issue of the loan any political or financial crisis should take place by which the markets and the prices of existing Chinese Government stocks are so affected as to render, in the opinion of the banks, the successful issue of the loan impossible on the terms herein named, the banks shall be granted a further extension of time, but not beyond eighteen months from the date of this agreement, for the performance of their contract. If within this time limit the loan shall not have been issued, then this contract shall become null and void, and any advances made by the banks under the provisions of article 3 shall be repaid by the Chinese Government with accrued interest, but without any other compensation or remuneration whatsoever.\n\nArt. 17. The construction and control of the railway lines shall be entirely and exclusively vested in the Imperial Chinese Government, and shall be organised in accordance with the working regulations drawn up by the director-general. For the work of construction the Imperial Chinese Government will select and appoint a fully qualified British chief engineer for the Hupei-Hunan section of the Canton-Hankow railway line, and a fully qualified German chief engineer for the Hupei section of the\n\n246",
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        "content_text": "## T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary\n\n126 \n\nwards, then going on to England, where she made a trip to Australia, then back to England, and eventually returned to Hongkong on the 31st May 1902, when the crew were paid off, on the day of arrival. The head fireman Ching Hok had lent to the firemen a sum amounting in all to $1,260, and this sum was deducted by Mr Guterres on board, where the crew were paid off. Mr Guterres, myself and the compradore and others came ashore in the launch, and so I had no opportunity to hand him the money, but I did so as he was getting into a chair after landing, handing him $65 in notes, folded up, which he took, and said \"Thank you.\" \n\nIn the beginning of August last I offered money to him in the same way for having deducted money that had been lent to the crew of a vessel, but he refused to take it, and I think that he knows that inquiries are being made about him\". (`Conf 0.8.0. 4899/05`)\n\nIt was not, however, until the 27th November, 1908 that the charges against Mr Guterres took definite shape and were communicated to him in a letter of that date by Mr **T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary**. The charges were as follows:- \n\n\"(a) that on or about the 31st May 1902 when the crew of the s.s. \"Alcinous\" was paid off you unlawfully deducted from the pay of the firemen and others a sum of $1,280 or thereabouts, lent to them by the head fireman Ching Hok and that you received a commission of $65 for the services thus rendered: \n\n\"(b) that on or about the 10th November, 1906 you unlawfully refused to pay one Cheuk Foo the full sum of $44.20 due on the Account of Wages signed by the Master of the s.s. \"Cranley\" and presented by the said Cheuk Foo: \n\n\"(c) that you have habitually unlawfully deducted odd cents from the wages of crews when you have paid them off: \n\n\"(d) that you have habitually unlawfully substituted silver dollars short in value and/or subsidiary silver coins for the bank notes received by you from the masters of ships for the purpose of paying off the crews of ships, thereby making an illicit profit for yourself:",
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        "content_text": "Hongkong, 9th August, 1913.\n\nWith reference to the charges of embezzlement preferred against me and to be heard in the Police Court on the 12th instant, my case was yesterday laid before my Counsel, Mr. Jenkin, and on his express advice given to me this morning. I beg to transfer to your custody the sum of Twenty-nine dollars ($29.00) which I enclose herewith per Postal Order. The sum is made up as follows:-\n\nE. Stainfield, deceased. $9.00\n\nLi Ah Shau, deceased. $0.50\n\nShek Fuk, deceased. $19.50\n\nTotal $29.00\n\nWith regard to Samuel Baboo, deceased, all moneys received have been properly applied; and with regard to Jhinda Singh no sum of money has been received by me.\n\nI have been clearly told and realize that in so handing to you these moneys, I do not in any way alter the nature of their possession by me, and that it still leaves open the question whether these moneys, which I have held in pursuance of a practice long sanctioned in the Department, are in fact the moneys of the Government.\n\nI am, etc.,\n\n(Sd.) Alim Khan.\n\nHugh A. Nisbet, Esq.,\n\nThe Registrar, Supreme Court.",
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        "content_text": "-6-\n\n189\n\n.oler, Jańð ni trať zove ni vernet slidug ok .8\n\nmwo ya lo d; lo bera at gated tarteat Atlf ø1) enbauð að\n\nmot ya bejeeupat I ,0ɛnd ym at connezya vija” Joen 12 Evenom\n\nJest Jeeirer odd ddiw attrak ali od eyel ya edad of (M are?\n\nDALJ BILL A. 101 pise mit nero tiboki od aktIAM JIH (nu bƒvoit mi\n\nI gɔnim & el anz im BÅ stine va ad essɛ band bas „d“ mortèrats\n\nLEPOV 82 dbať ed♬ zɔl ac of awoad need and ode Xano ya bajeeunen1\n\nJLIT ME Emma'ni unɛ yk „asilio a'nitma!! ‚EN 6ð atd yon\"MODO OF\n\nJedt mandeɔt a yd blot zaw ed esi110 Juod sit te Isvitas Eid no\n\ndil betray of Judy becas dels new bas at doa Law AddIBE .IN\n\nen Ilvo aid to Jommut add bental ye bed ane yo code\n\nai Jnew ed nede bas gribliud edd nt at ng Bluns ed jedt blat rew\n\nanid cont vows nya\" odd food alten?' ‚el!\n\nI boned bad redw lo moɛ ya yd berrotal gated no .\"\n\nid bioj saw tud,mid of afsal mit nisinge of nitrali .TM no belies\n\n.mi Jon Bar ei ted♪ oliw eld\n\n•\n\nI „KOLLEGERɔg ya ni yinearɔl syed add of esnevejez Adil B\n\nend eroded etoað gatwo♫Iɔl ad‡ yatıd of yiluttsernez teod 100\n\n.kontevo) ed‡ yone!Iesak niH in eotton\n\nos elu pa lo to ons donard moitanteiyoz add nk nyal adr\n\nboredt ejuokIqub a 100mo ni sol110 za 14 Inteæað eit proJau enovna\n\nio anoya lo sau sđt zol midas e 'trebna‡ntraque eft do trei et\n\nothi no tief ed yaz odw (Ila ni neɑ AS) exteio mol110 Jeolt edd\n\nLyon Bút Bau van ody doɛreg dove yaa yd tŋol eze veld bos yðub\n\nod eonardue ed♪ în ayət edi .yab tzen edit Citav zunil odaja ja\n\nnoideuiniger edt lo ya to se vd dzal don esa gatalked wit\n\neɛad sit zatez Zom Å ‚ešmalo motita\n\nTË 10 BU TAJUDAYPTITEŻ MEOD\n\nC\n\nent in tuo elab 20 aðni og að ennyna “ol reto ars zmotilo ant\n\nregistration branch without being seen.\n\nalso kept in duplicate, one in my\n\npossession of Mr. Martin.\n\n10.\n\nThe key of that safe is\n\npossession and the other in the\n\nWith regard to my suspension, I have the honour to\n\ninform you, for the information of His Excellency the Governor\n\nthat I have already been suspended by virtue of the enclosed\n\nletter addressed to me by order of the Postmaster General.\n\nDealing with the charges I must first inform you that\n\nno authority was given by me to my son or to my cook to enter the\n\nGeneral Post Office sorting office on the 11th instant but that,\n\n11.\n\nas stated above, my instructions to my son were that he should\n\n300 Mr. Martin personally at his residence in the General Post\n\nOffice. I certainly did not incite the two persons named to do\n\nwhat he is alleged against me.\n\n12.\n\nWith regard to charge 2 I admit that I did hand the keys\n\nto my son for the purpose of handing them to Mr. Martin for the\n\nreason above stated, and if my son had actually entered the registration branch and opened the said safe himself this was\n\ndone without my authority.\n\n13.\n\nWith regard to charge 3 I must plead ignorance to\n\ngeneral order No. 368 as I have never been acquainted with it at any time,\n\n14.\n\nSummarising the alleged charges, my most humble\n\nsubmission is that at the most I have in ignorance, committed a\n\nbreach of general order No. 368, which breach, I respectfully submit, cannot seriously affect the discipline of the Post Office and furthermore it is respectfully submitted that the scope and object of that regulation is to minimise as much as possible, risk of public moneys being mixed up with an officer's private",
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        "content_text": "## Telegram\nAfter speaking to you last week, I delayed this anxious matter. Meantime, Scricións word me that they were to get the appellants to file their case before restudy, on which date the last day could be filed to set down the case for hearing at the next sittings. I therefore telephoned the appellant's solicitors just now to tell them that we wouldn't consider this request unless they put in their case in time. I hear today that this has been duly done. The Council office are anxious that the case should be heard as soon as possible as the Lord Chancellor is sitting from next week on. I wish him to try it. I promised them therefore that we would expedite the printing. Now draft a reply as proposed requesting expedition on same lines verbatim, telling them what we have done. \n22.1.14 \n\n### Telegram Details\n\"Langlois\" Ave. London. Telephone Avenue 4167 \nLANGLOIS, HARDING, WARREN & TATE. \nSolicitors. \nLakshaw, Hare, Wood, Facer, Rick, G. Warner, Jann L. Tate \n\n## Letter\nSir, \nIBRAHIM V. THE KING. \nPrivy Council Appeal No 112 of 1913. \nIn this case, which is an Appeal in forma pauperis to the Privy Council from sentence of death passed in Hongkong, directions were given that the Record should be printed at the public expense. We shall be glad to hear from you that this direction also applies to the printing of the Appellant's case, which it is necessary to lodge on setting down the Appeal for hearing. \nWe would point out that the Appellant who appeals in forma pauperis has no means whatever and we have no funds available on his behalf for payment of the charges for printing the case and finding the records. \nThe Under Secretary of State, \nColonial Office, \nDowning Street, \nS.W. \n\nYours obediently \nRanglois Harding & Tos.\n\n1760 \n296 \n170. Bishopsgate \nLondon, E.C. \n14th Jany \n19 14.",
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        "title": "CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915",
        "content_text": "Sir,\n\nTREASURY CHAMBERS,\n\n7 November 1914.\n\n9 NOV 1914\n\n175\n\nI have laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Law's letter of the 25th May last (17802/1914) and Sir R. Paget's letter of the 10th July last (29360/14) relative to the payment of certain charges incurred in connection with the appeal of an Afghan Sepoy, Ibrahim, to the Privy Council against the sentence of death passed on him by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong for a murder committed at Santon.\n\nThe expenses in question consist of:\n\n(a) Messrs Button Ommanney & Rondall's account (£266;14:4) for solicitors' expenses, counsel's fees etc. on behalf of the respondent (the Crown)\n\n(b) cost (unknown) of the prisoner's maintenance,\n\n(c) an appeal from Messrs Langlois, Warren Harding and Tate for their costs on behalf of the Appellant in respect of which Secretary Sir E. Gray proposes that £31:10:0 should be paid to them.\n\nMy Lords understand that the hearing of the case was transferred to Hong Kong under Article 50 of the China and Korea Order in Council, 1904, that the appeal to the Privy Council was from the judgment of the Hong Kong Court. My Lords presume that in these circumstances the points decided...\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nForeign Office.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915",
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        "title": "CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915",
        "content_text": "Kesurs König Brothers,\n\n1, St. Michael's Alley,\n\nGernhill,\n\nLONDON, E.C..\n\nDear Sirs,\n\nWe are in receipt of your letter of ............ handing us Invoice No. 63 and note that you have accepted against same the draft of V.... and we hereby engage to remit direct to you in first class Bills, sufficient funds to cover the advance, with interest and charges, our remittances under no circumstances to be with you later than the ....\n\nThe said goods in the meantime, and their proceeds, or any part thereof, to be held by us in trust on behalf of your goodselves,\n\nIn case of average, we shall send you the necessary papers for recovery,\n\nWe remain, Dear Sirs,\n\nYours faithfully,",
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        "document_key": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]",
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        "title": "CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6]",
        "content_text": "## List of Names\n\nF. W. Wilson\nLeat\nO. H. Griovo\nJ. S. Johnston\nP. Campbell\nT. J. Crawford\nV. G. Lawson\nRobert Taylor\nDavid Lyle\nLawrence Maclaren\nDavid Cowper\nT. R. Oswald\nEdmund R. Millar\nArch. Alex. I. Morrison\nW. Glendinning\nD. T. Ritchie\nR. J. Wilton\nP. Cooper\nA. E. Chunnett\nT. Herbert\nJ. Urse\nK. Crosby\nC. J. Thomson\nJ. B. Thomson\nC. W. Folk\nG. Keddie H27\nC. H. Arnott\nF. I. Lana\nJohn McCracken\nT. V. Kaokay\nT. F. Duckworth\nV. G. Cawsey\nC. D. Silas\nHas. Urmiston\nV. J. Tricker\nH. X. Alexander\nG. A. Millor\nJ. G. Grant\nJ. V. Harding\nI. M. Martin\nG. Grott\nA. Konting\nJno. S. Johnson\nH. Langdon\nI. J. McCombie\nG. Lewis\nH. George\nJ. Rudney\nH. Doughty\nJ. D. Forrest\nJ. E. Bowron\nJ. S. Thomson\nA. V. Harrison\nJ. Stewart\nA. McIntyre\nJ. Millar\nJ. Brown\nH. Conway\nEdwin Banfield Cubay\nWilliam Nicholson Fluming\nWalter Fair\nCharles Henry Summers\nAlexander Aitchison\nArchibald Stalker\nAlex. Davidson\nT. Totherspoon\nJohn Joseph Harrington\nAndrew William Jusber\nAndrew Smith\n\n## Page Number\n-7- \n277",
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        "content_text": "# 12818 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 24 DECEMBER, 1915.\n\nManners, John.\nMappin & Webb. \nMaritime China.) \nCustom Houses. \n(Throughout \nMarthoul Frères. \nMartin, W., & Co. \nMatheson, G., & Co. \nMavrokephalos & Co., Hankow. \nMcBain, G. \nMcGillivray. \nMcMullan & Co. \nMeiji Trading Company, Shanghai \nMenga, C., Tien-tsin, \nMercantile Bank. \nMethodist Publishing House. \nMeurer Frères. \nMiddleton & Co. \nMiffret, A. \nMing Chong Cycle Company. \nMinistries and Departments of the Chinese Governments, \nMinseng Dispensary, Hankow. \nMitsubishi & Co., Shanghai. \nMitsubishi Goshi Kaisha, Hankow, Canton. \nMitsui Busan Kaisha, Hankow. \nMitsui & Co., Shanghai, \nMolchanoff Pechatuoff & Co., Hankow. \nMoller & Co. \nMonbaron, Charles. \nMoore, L., & Co. \nMoorhead & Halse. \nMorgan Crucible Company Limited. \nMoser, J. H. \nMoutrie, S., and Co. \nMoyroux, V. \nMukden Trading Co. \nMunicipal Council, Shanghai, \nMunicipalities of British Allied and Neutral Concessions and of the International Concession at Shanghai. \nMurray, Noel, & Co. \nMustard & Co. \nMutual Stores, Shameen. \nNagai Bunko, Shanghai. \nNagano, Yoko. \nNaishin Company. \nNakvasin, D. J., & Co., Hankow, \nNanking Dispensary, Nanking. \nNanri, Yoko. \nNanyang Dispensary. \nNational Cash Register Company. \nNational Union Society of Bedford. \nNaval College, Pagoda. \nNaylor, J., & Co, \nNeill, James, & Co. \nNielson and Winthers (China Engineering Co., Ltd.), \nNemuzee, H. M. H., & Co., Shanghai, \nNeotia & Co. \nNestlé and Anglo-Swiss Milk Company. \nNetherlands Harbour Works Company. \nNettle, P. Edward. \nNeutral Legations, Peking, \nNew Amoy Dock Company. \nNew Chinese Antimony Company. \nNew Engineering and Shipbuilding Works Limited. \nNew Zealand Insurance Company. \nNewchang Wharf and Godown Company. \nNewman, E. \nNicholas & Co. \nNicholas Tsu Engineering & Shipbuilding Works. \nNigniewtzky. \nNikka, Yoko. \nNippon Menkwa Kabushiki Kaisha, Hankow. \nNippon Yusen Kaisha, Hankow. \nNisshin Kisen Kaisha, Hankow. \nNisshin Yabuko, Shanghai. \nNisshin, Yoko. \nNoel Murray, & Co. Limited. \nNor Kung Leong, Canton. \nNorbury & Co. \nNorbury, Eric. \nNorbury, Natzio, & Co. Limited. \nNorth British Mercantile Insurance Company. \nNorth China Daily News and Herald Limited. \nNorth China Engineering Company. \nNorth China Insurance Company Limited. \nNorth China Printing and Publishing Company. \nNorth China Produce Company. \nNorth Great China Dispensary, Tien-tsin. \nNorthern Assurance Company. \nNozawa Gumi, Shanghai. \nNun Cheng Lo (En Ching Low), Tien-tsin. \nNutter, Walter, & Co. \nNye, S. P., Dr. \nOcean Accident and Guarantee Company, \nOcean Marine Insurance Company, \nOcean Steamship Company Limited. \nOffice of Works, His Majesty's. \nOkura & Co. Limited, Shanghai. \nOld Dock. \nOld Ningpo Wharf. \nOlivier & Co. \nOlivier Export and Import Company. \nOlsen & Co. \nOmi & Co., Newchang. \nOng Mah Chao & Co., Amoy. \nOnomura & Co., Shanghai. \nOpium Bonded Godown. \nOrient Trading Company. \nOriental Advertising Company, \nOriental Dispensary, Shanghai. \nOriental Export Company, Chefoo. \nOriental Optical Company, Shanghai. \nOsaka Kobayashi Shiten, Shanghai. \nOsaka Shosen Kaisha, Canton. \nOxygen and Drum Company. \n\nPabaney, E. \nPacific Mail Steamship Company. \nPaizis & Co. \nPalace Hotel, Shanghai. \nPalmer & Turner. \nPanoff, J. K., & Co. \nPao Chen Dispensary, Swatow. \nParadissis & Co. \nParker, J. H. P., & Co. \nParker, Reilly, & Co. \nParker & Smith. \nParsee Trading Company. \nPatel, A. C., & Co. \nPatell & Co. \nPathé Phonocine Machine. \nPatisserie Parisienne, Shanghai. \nPaturel, Shanghai. \nPaulsen & Bayes-Davey. \nPearce & Garriock. \nPearson, S., & Son, Limited. \nPeiyang Tannery. \nPeking Daily News, \nPeking Dispensary. \nPeking Gazette. \nPeking Motor Company (Chiusin Chao). \nPeking Pavilion. \nPeking Syndicate. \nPennell, E., & Co. \nPermata Rubber Estate Limited. \nPerrin, Cooper & Co.\n\n## 12819 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 24 DECEMBER, 1915.\n\nPersian Commercial Company. \nPetersen & Co. \nPhillips, Walter, Dr. \nPhoenix Assurance Company, \nPicca & Co. (Pharmacy Central). \nPickwick, F. H. \nPike, A. T. J. \nPilcher, H. W. \nPlatt, Macleod & Wilson, \nP. and O. Steam Navigation Company. \nPo Wah & Co., Canton, \nTe Wai Dispensary, Swatow. \nPoo Tung & Co., Swatow. \nPootung Wharver. \nPopoff Frères, C. & S. \nPottinger & Paton. \nPresse Orientale, La. \nPrice's China Limited. \nProbst, Hanbury, & Co, \nProduce Export Company Limited. \nProtopapos & Co. \nProvincial Governments and their Departments throughout China. \nPuthod. \nQueen's Hotel, Tien-tsin. \nRacine, Ackermann, & Co. \nRailton & Co. \nRamello, F. \nRamos Amusement Company. \nRamsay, H. E., & Co. Limited. \nRayner, Heusser, & Co. \nReid, Evans, & Co. \nReiss & Co. \nRembrandt Photo Company. \nRemington Typewriter Company. \nRepah Rubber and Tapico Estates. \nRepresentation for British Manufacturers Limited. \nReuter Telegram Company. \nReynaud, Eugene, & Co. \nRigge, H. E. \nRintai Stores, Mukden. \nRobinson Piano Company. \nRodsil & Co. \nRondon & Co. \nRoneo Limited. \nRose, Downs, & Thompson Limited. \nRose, Hewett, & Co. \nRoss, Alex, & Co. \nRoth, B., & Co. \nRouse, E. H. \nRousseau, E. \nRoxburgh, R., Limited. \nRoyal Insurance Company. \nRoyal Mail Steam Packet Company. \nRusso-Asiatic Bank. \nRutherford, N. H. \nSaey Tai, Shanghai. \nSam, Joe, & Co. \nSamuel & Co. Limited. \nSanderson & Co. \nSanriobacco Company. \nSaou Ke, Shanghai. \nSassoon, D., & Co. Limited. \nSassoof, E. D., & Co. \nSauvayre, Shanghai. \nSchiller & Co. \nScotson, T. \nScott & Bowne Limited. \nScott, Harding, & Co. \nScottish Union & National Insurance Company. \nSeishin & Co., Mukden and Newchang. \nSemagaga Rubber Company Limited \nSemambu Rubber Estates Limited. \nSenawang Rubber Estates. \nSencet Frères. \nSennett, Frères. \nSeo & Co., Mukden. \nSeth A. Seth. \nShahmoon, E. E., Shanghai. \nShahmoon, S. E., Shanghai. \nShang, Tai Ye, & Co., Tien-tsin. \nShanghai Building Company. \nShanghai Cotton Manufacturing Company, \nShanghai Dispensary. \nShanghai Dock and Engineering Company, \nAsbestos Company \nShanghai Electric and \nLimited. \nShanghai Electrical Construction Company. \nShanghai Gas Company. \nShanghai General Hospital. \nShanghai Horse Bazaar. \nShanghai Ice and Cold Storage Company. \nShanghai Klebang Rubber Estates Limited. \nShanghai Land Investment Company. \nShanghai Malay Rubber Estates Limited. \nShanghai Mercury Limited, \nShanghai Mutual Telephone Company Limited. \nShanghai Optical Company. \nShanghai Paper Mill. \nShanghai Stores Company. \nShanghai and Sumatra Tobacco Company Limited. \nShanghai Tannery Company Limited. \nShanghai Times. \nShanghai Tug and Lighter Company. \nShanghai Waterworks Company Limited. \nShantung Silk and Lace Company. \nShaw, G. L., Autung. \nShaw, G. L., Brothers, Mukden. \nShawbeing, S. N., Company, Newchang. \nShewan, Tomes, & Co. \nShing (Ching) Kee, Amoy. \nShing Yue & Co., Shanghai. \nShinri, Yoko, \nShroff, P. B. \nShun Chee & Co., 16, Bruce Road, Tien-tsin. \nShun, Kee, & Co., Shanghai. \nShung, Chang, & Co., Chefoo. \nSin An Tong Dispensary, Amoy. \nSin Jen Tong, Amoy. \nSin Se Tong, Amoy. \nSing, A., Shanghai. \nSing Tai, Chefoo. \nSinger Sewing Machine Company. \nSino-Foreign Coal Mining Co. Limited (T'ung Hsing), Tien-tsin. \nSiu Jin Tong, Amoy. \nSiu Ling Dispensary, Swatow. \nSin-se-Tong, Amoy. \nSlowe, C. R., & Co. \nSmith, L. H., & Co. \nSociété d'Exportation et d'Importation Coloniales, Tien-tsin. \nSociété forestière de Hailin et de Manchurie, LA. \nSociété franco-chinoise de Batillerie et Cabotage en Chine. \nSociété franco-chinoise de Crédit. \nSociété indo-chinoise. \nSoeka Warna Tea Estate. \nSolina, R. V., & Co. \nSomekh, B. A., Shanghai. \nSomekh, S. S., Shanghai. \nSouth British Insurance Company.",
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        "content_text": "326\n\nI\n\n4\n\nreply to a telegram of enquiry sent by us that this delay is in some way connected with certain investigations being made by the Government. Now, we cannot emphasise in sufficiently strong terms that we are absolutely unconcerned with any such investigations and cannot be affected by them. In the face of a solemn undertaking by the Government to purchase our stocks we cannot bring ourselves to believe that the obligations incurred are an empty formality not intended to be scrupulously fulfilled. We, therefore, respectfully appeal to your Excellency to have the settlement of this matter expedited as much as possible. Any further delay, we respectfully submit, will assuredly place the Government in a very awkward position. We also point out that all charges payable on the opium from the 1st of April, such as storage, fire insurance, &c., will have to be borne by the Government. Furthermore, the Government, evidently taking its stand on the fact of its agreement with us, arbitrarily closed the Customs against the transportation of opium—a measure against which we have so far not protested, relying on the same agreement being scrupulously observed by the Government. We have no doubt that once your Excellency's attention is drawn to these grievances from which we are now suffering, the Government will take prompt steps to remove them by taking delivery of the opium bought by it and handing us bonds in payment of the price in order that the agreement made may be honourably carried out in their entirety to the mutual satisfaction of both parties.\n\nWe are, &c.\n\nEnclosure 4 in No. 1.\n\nOpium Agreement: Minutes of Interview with Representative of Opium Combine.\n\nMR. EZRA, with Mr. White-Cooper, and Mr. Macleod, legal advisers to the Opium Combine, called on Mr. Alston on the 1st May, 1917. Mr. Ker was present.\n\nMr. Ezra recapitulated the history of the negotiations concerning opium, beginning with the illegal repressive measures of the Chinese Government, which led up to the agreement of 1911, and describing how after this was signed the same troubles continued, and how His Majesty's Government, in spite of active measures at Anking, in 1913, failed to obtain redress. The opium merchants then formed the combine, a selling agency amongst themselves, and their operations were proceeding successfully when Sir J. Jordan visited Shanghai in December 1914, and gave the opium merchants to understand that they were in a \"tight corner,\" that an application had been made for the inspection of Kiangsu, and that if that province were closed, all the remaining stocks must be shipped away from Shanghai. The merchants pleaded that in face of the action taken by the Chinese authorities in the provinces, the retail shops in Shanghai were the only outlet left for disposal of the stocks, of which some 8,000 chests were still in hand, and that Canton and Shanghai were the last places to be closed, according to the agreement. Sir J. Jordan, however, insisted on his interpretation of the agreement and suggested that their only course was to induce the Chinese authorities to keep the provinces open.\n\nMr. Ezra proceeded to describe how, faced with this danger, the merchants had taken counsel with the brother of Tsai Nilang, the opium suppression envoy, himself a holder of opium, and with his assistance, had concluded the agreement of the 1st May, 1915, by which the Chinese Government, in consideration of a contribution of 3,500 dollars a chest on a guaranteed delivery of a minimum of 6,000 chests, had called off the inspection of the threatened provinces, and allowed two years' time for the disposal of the stocks at Shanghai. A similar agreement was made regarding the Hongkong stocks, a special proviso being made for effective suppression of smuggling in Kwangtung, and the envoy agreeing to purchase at a fixed price 1,200 chests, to be cleared by the 31st March, 1917.\n\nMr. Ezra then narrated the events that ensued in Canton on the revolution in Yünnan, the suspension of deliveries of Indian opium, owing to unchecked smuggling, the execution of Tsai Naihuang at the hands of Yuan Shih-kai's opponents, and the breach of agreement to purchase, only 310 chests of the 1,200 being taken over.\n\nTsai's brother, now appointed envoy for opium suppression, suggested an extension of the period of the 1915 agreements for nine months, to compensate for the admitted breach of agreement. The Government at Peking made their assent to this proposal conditional on the addition of 1,000 dollars to the contribution per chest, the abandonment of all claims in connection with the Kwantung stocks, and a loan of 5,000,000 dollars from the opium merchants. The question of a loan of 2,000,000 dollars was considered by the merchants, but abandoned in deference to Sir J. Jordan's advice that no such loan could be safely made to the Government, which was then on the point of collapse.\n\nThen came the death of Yuan Shih-kai and the resumption of negotiations with the new Government. Extension having been definitely refused, and no counter-proposal being made, the combine proposed to stop the contribution of 3,500 per chest, and this threat led to the offer of the Chinese Government to purchase the stocks remaining at the end of March.\n\nMr. Ezra described how the negotiations for this purpose were carried on with the help of a Chinese merchant named Wong, who had given valuable assistance in connection with prevention of smuggling and had been promised a reward. After prolonged investigations in regard to prices, the purchase price for the stocks was fixed at 8,200 taels, to be paid in bonds which had depreciated by 50 per cent. Mr. Wong's commission was fixed—after the price had been arranged—at 800 taels a chest. A further difficulty then arose because the Peking Government decided that the total amount to be paid in bonds must not exceed 10,000,000 taels for the Shanghai stocks, a sum which would cover only 1,218 chests. Finally, it was arranged that Mr. Wong should undertake to purchase the surplus left after the Chinese Government's purchase, at the price of 5,700 taels, payable in bonds similar to those payable by the Government. In consideration of this undertaking, Mr. Wong was to receive an additional commission of 1,700 taels per chest, making a total of 2,500 taels on every chest delivered by the combine between the 31st December, 1916, and the 31st March, 1917, and on every chest purchased by the Government under the purchase agreement. Further particulars of the arrangement with Mr. Wong are disclosed in the agreement with him, of which Mr. Ezra handed a copy to Mr. Alston.\n\nThe agreement with the Chinese Government, Mr. Ezra explained, was at first drawn up so as to be subject to the assent of the Chinese Parliament and of the British Minister, but afterwards, when it was decided to use bonds already issued so as to avoid the necessity of reference to Parliament, the clause for reference to the British Legation was also omitted.\n\nMr. Ezra proceeded to describe the agitation that subsequently arose for cancelling the agreement. The combine had not protested against the closing of Canton and Shanghai to the importation of opium from the 1st April, because the Chinese had explained this as being part of the measures for taking over the stocks, but he pointed out that the effect of this was to deprive the holders of all power of dealing with their property, while the purchasers still delayed the carrying out of their part of the bargain. He said that the investigators appointed at the instance of the vice-president to examine the charge of fraud in connection with the transaction had reported that there had been no fraud; but the Government were still wavering, and there was a danger that the agreement might be cancelled. He concluded by making an impassioned appeal to Mr. Alston to press for the fulfilment of the agreement.\n\nMr. White-Cooper and Mr. Macleod supported Mr. Ezra's arguments, and urged various other considerations. They traversed familiar ground in trying to dispose of the objection that the combine might have cleared the stocks sooner by lowering prices, and they dwelt on the unfair position in which the merchants were placed by being exposed to action in the British court if they broke their agreements, while the Chinese Government were immune to all action except diplomatic pressure.\n\nAt a further interview next day, the 2nd May, Mr. Alston explained to Mr. Ezra and his legal advisers that it was impossible for him to take action in the sense desired. The agreement was the direct outcome of the previous agreement of May 1915, which had never been recognised by the Legation, and which was even regarded as a backward step on the part of the Chinese Government in the policy of opium suppression to which His Majesty's Government were committed. Moreover, the circumstances attending the conclusion of the agreement had caused it to become the subject of an acute controversy in Chinese domestic politics, in which it was undesirable that His Majesty's Government should intervene. He could not, therefore, directly support the agreement in any way unless it was brought to his cognisance by the Wai-chiao Pu. He recognised, however, the hardship of the position in which the merchants were placed, and he was prepared to take such action as lay strictly within the lines of the policy agreed upon between the Chinese and British Governments. The action of the Chinese Government in closing Canton and Shanghai without even...\n\nPage 330\n\nPage 331",
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        "content_text": "Council 12\n\nrevenue. It has been further proved during the year that what I said at this Council meeting this time last year on the diminishing opium revenue is as true to-day as then. The result of the British Government relinquishing its control of this traffic and handing the revenue, multiplied a hundredfold, to the resourceful smuggler, is the additional work put upon the shoulders of the Police Force in their endeavours to deal with this most intricate ramification of smuggling the world has probably ever known, which extra expense the long-suffering ratepayer has to pay for and, at the same time, make up the deficit in revenue. Some 17 or 18 years ago, when the incoming Liberal party went to the electors of Great Britain on (amongst others) the subject of opium, I recall a conversation with a merchant in this city, and his saying to me; \"Believe me, Mr. Parr, no law will ever prevent the Chinese smoking opium, no more than they will prevent a Britisher drinking beer.\" A period of nearly 40 years has proved what that gentleman said to me then, to be correct. The whole question has served as a convenient political \"stalking horse,\" and the state of affairs is a thousand times worse to-day than it was then, as a consequence. So long as China continues to grow the poppy (and we still read of whole districts under its cultivation) and so long as the smuggling of opium appears to be on the increase in China, I shall continue to urge that the only way to combat the smuggling is for the import of the drug to be controlled by the British Government, as necessary.\n\nAs a member of the Public Works Committee I can vouch for the fact that a considerable amount of useful work has been done in the privacy of that Committee room since its re-arrangements on the lines proposed by your Excellency last year, and it may be of interest for me to state that in considering the past year's estimates for new roads our aim and object has been to open up new building sites along the routes chosen, as much as possible. We urge the Public Works Department to bear in mind during the year the necessity for encouraging as many contractors as possible to start and carry on business so as to keep down the pre-arrangement of prices and help the supply to meet what is expected to be an increasing demand in this respect.\n\nI also agree that the Government bear in mind the expediency of making up deficits by short time loans in local or sterling currency with adequate sinking funds, thus equitably distributing the payment of that development more especially benefiting posterity. Our northern neighbour, Shanghai, has recently been successful in floating a 6 per cent. sterling short time loan of £750,000, this money to be allocated to pay for stores received from Home. I believe this Government would find no difficulty in raising a similar loan or loans at any time of need and that this expediency should be carefully considered before increasing taxation to any large extent. While it is sound policy to spend on development, it is important to remember that the prosperity of the Colony rests on its lightness of taxation in order that the port may remain a cheap distributing centre of trade - if possible, a little cheaper than any rival, present or future.\n\nI notice on page 8 of the Draft Estimates that the scale of fees for the use of buoys is to be revised and I would respectfully point out that when these buoys were appropriated by the Government from the Shipping Companies - in many cases at one third of their then value - they were handed over on the condition that the tariff should not be used as a Government revenue-making concern, but that the fees should be regulated so as to give a fair return on the outlay. We, therefore, view with grave concern the Government's proposal to increase the tariff from $75,000 to $95,000, as the former figure is already well known to give a handsome profit on the outlay. We shall be glad to know if the representative Shipping Companies concerned have, through the Chamber of Commerce, been consulted in this matter. We further wish to point out that any increase in the charges of the port such as this, emigrant fees, etc., vis a vis similar charges at rival ports, bear intimately upon the trade and continued prosperity of the Colony.\n\nWe trust that the proposal for the military to give up the ground around Murray Barracks for building purposes will mature without delay so that these much-needed development schemes may be put in hand and expedited as much as possible. I, personally, am not in favour of spending a large sum of money in continuing the Peak Tramway to the Queen's Road level as such an alteration will only serve to render more expensive still one of the already most expensive tram services, I suppose, in the world. The lower tram station has done very well where it is for some 30 years and this valuable ground can be put to better public use and the money spent to better public advantage than in continuing the Peak tramline to the lower level. The road will, no doubt, be widened as it is already the most extensively used road by motor vehicles in the Colony. Broad pathways will no doubt be made for chair traffic and pedestrians.\n\nThe necessity for more recreation grounds for a growing young community as this Colony mostly consists of, is being felt more every year and I submit, sir, that the solution of this increasingly important matter is that a large space or spaces be levelled and turfed at Kowloon in the more easily get-at-able districts on this side of the hills and that such spaces be served by cheap ferry and tram services. I think I am voicing the sentiments of the general public (British, Chinese, and all denominations alike) when I say that while the Government may be blamed for too little attention in this direction, the importance of the matter so far as it affects the public welfare cannot be over-estimated.\n\nI endorse the Hon. Mr. Pollock's welcome to Sir Maurice FitzMaurice among us and look forward to his report and recommendations for the improvement of our Harbour - our chief asset for the continued prosperity of our port. At the same time we congratulate ourselves on having the benefit of his vast experience, well-known knowledge and sound judgment in this most important matter.\n\nThe introduction of Dianhores and Wireless Position Finders will be much appreciated by the Shipping community using the port. It is right the Colony should lead the way in this and other developments and it is hoped the Chinese Authority will in due course institute these improvements along the China Coast, well known as one of the most crowded shipping thoroughfares of the world.\n\nPage 207",
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        "content_text": "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1922.\n\nNOTICE.\n\n305 3\n\nHIRE YOUR CARS from the DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. TOURING AND SEDAN CARS FOR HIRE. PROMPT SERVICE. CAPABLE CHAUFFEURS. REASONABLE RATES. GARAGES IN HONGKONG AND KOWLOON. Telephones-HONGKONG Central 482 & 3552. KOWLOON Kowloon 226\n\nHONGKONG HOTEL AMERICAN SODA FOUNTAIN NOW OPEN OVER 100 VARIETIES OF ICES, PUNCHES, SUNDAES and FROZEN SPECIALITIES. Also ICE CREAM BRICKS MAIN ENTRANCE ON DES VOEUX ROAD.\n\nE HING & CO. SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, SHIPCHANDLERS AND HARDWARE MERCHANTS. 25, WING WOO ST. 'PHONE CENTRAL NO. 1110. CENTRAL.\n\nFRENCH LESSONS. C. MOUSSION, 15, Morrison Hill Road.\n\nBRUNSWICK NEWS LEOPOLD GODOWSKY MASTER PIANIST RECORDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR BRUNSWICK. THE BRUNSWICK STUDIO, Bank of China Bldg. (1st Floor) entrance DUDDELL STREET\n\nDON'T Wear cheap colored glasses YVANOVICH & CO. DISTRIBUTORS Tel. Central No. 4035 SAVE YOUR EYES. CHINESE OPTICAL CO will give you the BEST ADVICE regarding your eyesight. 67, Queen's Road Central.\n\nSPEED! International Amateur Typewriting Championship won on Remington No.10 142 WORDS PER MINUTE New York Oct. 7. 1921 International Typewriting Contest won by Miss Marion C.Waner on Remington No.10 142 gross. 127 net words per min for 30 minutes\n\nRemington M Lightening speed, lightness of touch, accuracy and sturdy construction are principles which are built in the Remington.\n\nMUSTARD & CO. 22 Museum Road, Shanghai Exclusive Representatives for China (including Hongkong & Macao) Branches-Hongkong, Canton, Hankow, Tientsin.\n\nLEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (Continued from Page 23) in service. That has been remedied and the Government now has before it the general question of extending motor bus services in the New Territories. We want in future to complete road making before the services are started.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. Lang: Will the owners of these busses be responsible for part of the upkeep of these roads?\n\nThe Chairman: Well, the whole question is under consideration and we are not embarking immediately on any scheme for that reason. There is another point about these roads. From Au Tau the approach is merely a road through paddy fields and the result is that with the weight of the traffic the foundations of the road spread. It ought to have been made of stone in the first instance. I think the Director of Public Works will agree.\n\nThe Director of Public Works: It would have been better if it had been formed as a causeway.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. Bud: If they reinforce the road would that help?\n\nThe Director of Public Works: No, the road falls away from the reinforcement.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. Bird: Will the busses be made to have pneumatic instead of solid tyres?\n\nThe Chairman: Undoubtedly. That is the intention.\n\nEARLIER TELEGRAMS.\n\nTHE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ASSEMBLY. Geneva, Sept. 21. D. Nansen's Near East proposal invites the Assembly to request the Council to consider steps, by the offer of its good office to the belligerents or otherwise, to secure an immediate cessation of hostilities. The proposal was referred to the Political Commission.\n\nJapan alone escaped adverse criticism from the mandatory Powers when the Assembly resumed the discussion on the mandate reports. On the contrary, at the meeting of the Permanent Mandate Commission, the Chairman, Marquis Theodoli, expressly complimented Japan on the way in which she had carried out her duties and the excellence of her reports.\n\nH. M. S. PETERSFIELD. London, Sept. 21. The minesweeper Petersfield is commissioning at Portsmouth as a despatch vessel for the China Station Commander.\n\nU.S. SOLDIERS' BONUS BILL. Washington, Sept. 21. The Senate, by 44 votes to 28 failed to pass the Soldiers' Bonus Bill over President Harding's veto.\n\nContinued on Page 41\n\nmotor car for use of Medical Officer in Kowloon and New Territories. Kowloon British School, provision of new class rooms.\n\nThe Chairman: The vote was $5,000 and this is $500 extra for the furniture.\n\nThe Chairman: There is an increasing demand upon the cars by several departments and the $7,000 in aid of the vote medical officer has to go to Lai Chi Kok daily so that it is necessary to buy another car.\n\n$5,700 in aid of the following votes:--Fire Brigade. Other Charges:-Clothing, $3,500; incidental expenses, $200; stores, $1,500; other charges, coal.\n\nThe Chairman: The vote is $139,650. It was based on an exact number of tons it the monthly consumption is slightly higher and the strike traffic was heavy.\n\n$1,500 in aid of the following votes:-Governor, Other Charges:-Incidental expenses, $750; electric fans and light.\n\nThe votes for $15,000 in aid of the vote Public Works. Extraordinary, Hongkong, Government House, additions and reconstruction of kitchen and garage blocks.\n\nThe Chairman: The estimate was $5,000 but there has been an increase in the number of men and the extra expense was to cover the increased personnel and establishment generally. Approved.\n\n$750. $15,000 on account of Public Works. Extraordinary, New Territories, diaphone fog signalling installation, Waglan.\n\nThe Chairman: $13,400 in aid of the vote Public Works. Extraordinary, Hong Kong. alteration of Harbour View Police Training School.\n\nThe Chairman: $20,000 was voted in 1921 and when the estimates for 1922 were prepared it was not certain how far the vote would be exhausted and $15,000 was put in. The revised estimate of total costs is less than this.\n\n$10,000 in aid of the vote Public Works. Recurrent, Hongkong. improvements to buildings.\n\nThe Chairman: The Police Training School, as you know is being built eventually on Kowloon City Reclamation but in the meantime Harbour View is an entirely suitable position for it. This money is required to make the necessary alterations.\n\n$17,000 on account of Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, conversion of the China Light and Power Company's premises into a Government garage.\n\nThe Hon. Mr. Lang: I am afraid I do not know where it is.\n\nThe Chairman: It is at Breezy Point, the old German Mission. The Government's intention is to resume that land and pay the proceeds over to the mission and in the meantime while the other Police Training School is building, we have to use these premises.\n\n$5,000 in aid of the vote Harbour Master's Department, other charges, raising and renewing moorings of ocean steamships.\n\nThe Chairman: The vote is $20,000 and we find that this extra sum is required.\n\n$2,402 on account of Miscellaneous Services, purchase of a motor car for use of Medical Officer in Kowloon and New Territories.\n\n$500 in aid of the vote Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon.\n\nThe Chairman: The Government is increasing the number of cars and fire engines and lorries. These are repaired at the old premises of the China Light and Power Company.\n\nCaruso said:\"My VICTOR RECORDS shall be my biography.\" MOUTRIES:-ole Victor Agents.\n\n20% September 16th. to October 16th. HABANA CIGARS **CORONAS** Coronas Obeliscos Hall A-Corona 25s $22.75 25s 13.25 25s 11.75 Celestiales Chicos 25s 10.75 Londres Finos 50s 18.50 \"BOCK Y CA\" Emperadores 258 22.75 25$ 12.50 258 9.75 506 16.50 258 19.00 258 15.75 Perfectos Elegantes Regalia Santiago Panetelas \"HENRY CLAY\" Torpedoes Invincibles Finos Jockey Club... 255 9.75 TABAQUERIA FILIPINA 38. Queen's Road Central. Phone 3559.\n\nBATH TOWELS THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THAT FINE ENERGETIC FEELING OBTAINED BY A BRISK RUB DOWN WITH A GOOD TOWEL. WE HAVE TOWELS FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE MAKE YOUR SELECTION FROM OUR NEW STOCK. THE SINCERE CO., LTD.\n\nHALL'S DISTEMPER The KING of Water Paints Its Sanitary, washable, and high disinfecting qualities make it the ideal wall covering for your home or office. Handled by all Contractors and Painters. Write for our Brochure on \"How to decorate your Home\" to WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD. Sole Agents HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA.\n\nTHE CAMERAS & LENSES that can do WONDERS are GOERZ Sole agents in China HALL, LAW & CO. Telephone Central $217. 10, Des Voeux Road, C. Above Bank of East Asia, Ltd.\n\nTHE WING FAT PRINTING CO., LTD. PAPER SELLERS, STATIONERS. Printers, SALE ROOM Photo Engravers, Paper-Box Makers and Bookbinders. PRINTING OFFICE No. 149. Wing Lok Street No. A. WHITFIELD Rd. TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2257 TELEPHONE CENTRAL 1910\n\nSCIENTIFIC MASSAGE. Mr. Nankwatsu Akaji, a Graduate of the Tokyo Massage School, has opened a massage room on the First Floor of 2 Queen's Road. Central. Office hours from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mr. Akaji gives massage on scientific lines, based on instruction in anatomical physiology. Fee for treatment :-$2.00 per visit.",
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        "content_text": "NOTICE\n\nW. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.\n\nENGINEERS &\n\nSHIPBUILDERS. KOWLOON.\n\nHARBOUR REPAIRS\n\nCan Flag \"L\"\n\nTugs, Barges, Light Draft and\n\nHigh Speed Vessels and\n\nMotor Craft.\n\nSole Agents for\n\n\"KELVIN MOTORS.\"\n\n'Phones:-\n\nWorks......... Kowloon 21\n\nManager...... Kowloon 633\n\nSTEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE.\n\nMETALS\n\nof all kinds, especially for ship-\n\nBuilding and engineering works\n\nComplete stock. Best immediate delivery.\n\nSINGON & CO.,\n\n(Established A.D. 1880.)\n\nHING LUN.... 7. Phone Central 515.\n\nPIANO\n\nFOR HIRE\n\nat moderate Prices.\n\nTSANG FOOK PIANO\n\nCOMPANY.\n\n94. Wanchai Road.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nTHE HONGKONG\n\nK-673\n\nH.K. 4002\n\nFOR HIRE\n\nMOTOR\n\nLORRIES\n\nFOR\n\nBUILDING\n\nMATERIALS\n\nTAKEN TO ALL PARTS OF THE COLONY.\n\nDOMINION MOTOR\n\nTRANSPORT.\n\n145, PRAYA EAST.\n\n'PHONES\n\nCentral 4002 Kowloon 673\n\nTELEGRAPH.\n\nKOWLOON CRICKET\n\nCLUB.\n\nProposed Limited Liability Company.\n\nSATURDAY.\n\nas well practically all the club's I Kowloon, in King's Park. As members were aware, two years ago they started raising debentures with the view to erecting a new Club home and some $18,000 were raised\n\nthe\n\nprivate Club they had no legal The annual general meeting of existence whatever, and the ques- members of the Kowloon Cricket tion of raising debentures was im- Club, held last evening, was pre- sided over by the genial President, because, supposing the Club went Dr. C. Forsyth. He was supported bankrupt suddenly, the only per- by the Vice-President (Mr. sons who could be held responsible R. E. Lindell), the Hon. Secre- for the debentures were those who tary (Mr. E. J. Edwards) and had signed them on behalf of the the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. H. E. Club. That seemed hardly fair on Stevens) There was a large the \"poor mugs\" who signed them gathering of members, all the seat- having signed a few hundreds ing accommodation being occu- himself. (Laughter). Many of the pied.\n\n[sporting clubs in the Colony had, in The President heartily congratu- recent years, converted themselves lated the Club on the very success- into limited liability companies ful season they had had, both Articles of Association. in spite and financially. Here!! ipslanced regretted that circumstances had United job provided, high being seau morg\n\nHongkong Rugby Club, and often at the Club, but he assured thought highly desirable members that he took the same that the Kowloon, cricket Club When they! great interest in it to-day as he had should have a: some future date! done when he was a not a time to max at some future date! member. The President thought to the new ground where could un- the Club could congratulate itself domotedly have the vase money th un- having won the League last bild a new pavilion, At pres\n\na unique achievement the debentures were being • shes meet \" had every hope that they would do the Club a min stroža jovation | the same this year. With regard financially. Jeg turi to busė a: to the other sections be was pleased further be gras on debentumn in to know that they were flourishing the future they could do it ma They had some yuting ron company with preh ing on to take the place of Seramy liability hired therein. - Gren in tennis, and the golf sud bowls players were going very strong.\n\nyeur\n\nA Leakage Somewhere. Referring to the question of fin- ances, the President drew attention\n\nAfter a short discussion the mot ing unanimously approved the p- posal, the proposition of Mr. Lindsell seconded by Mr. Nailson.\n\nThe Financial Year. The President mentioned that it| × PUBLISHED ANNUALLY to two items, the first being the end of the financial year of the was desired that the date for the expenditure on entertainment, Club should be changed from the which was about $500 more than 31st August to the 31st July, the\n\nHe explained that this\n\nTHE\n\nLONDON DIRECTORY\n\nlast year.\n\nwith Provincial & Foreign Sections\n\nwas accounted for by the fact that reason being that the Club had, enables traders to communicate direct with they had played double the number grown to such an extent that the MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS of cricket matches and more tennis Hon. Secretary and Hon. Trea- super found it difficult to compile |\n\nthe Continent of Europe. The\n\nin London and in the Provincial Towns and matches and bowls matches, con- their statements in time for the Industrial Centres of the United Kingdom and sequently the figure must natur- annual meeting, addresses and her details are classified under ally go up.\n\nHe would like! The other item was members to express their opinions more than 2,000 trade headings, including.\n\nperhaps a not quite so popular one. on the matter. He intimated that\n\nEXPORT MERCHANTS\n\nwith a detailed particulars of the Goods\n\nand the Colonial and Foreign Market»supplied/-referred to by sales. Whilst both in regard to forming the Club|\n\nSTEAMSHIP LINES\n\narranged under the Ports to which they sail,\n\nand indicating the approximate Sailings,\n\nOne-Inch BUSINESS CARDS of Firms dealing\n\nto extend their connections, or Trade Cards ?\n\nDEALERS SEEKING AGENCIES\n\ncan be printed at a cost of 30 shillings for each trade heading under which they are inserted.\n\n· Larger advertisements from £2 2s to £15.\n\n215,\n\nSEPTEMBER 30. 1922.\n\nElectricity for Everyone.\n\nResidents of outports who are forced to do without electric light and other conveniences of electricity may now get all these desires fulfilled by the use of a Westinghouse Self- Contained Lighting Plant.\n\nThis apparatus is a complete little generating equipment which supplies sufficient electricity for the average home and can be operated simply and economically,\n\nIt is easy to operate and there are thou- sands of homes which should be enjoying the advantages of this wonderful Westinghouse Lighting Unit\n\nW\n\nWESTINGHOUSE\n\nELECTRIC\n\nWestinghouse\n\nWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CO.\n\nP.O. Box No. 461, Hongkong.\n\nCable address: WEMCOEXPO, Shanghai, Hankow, Hongkong.\n\nthe Club was not a commercial insti- tution he confessed that he and to charging the date of the financial year, extraordinary general!! undertaking he considered the profit very small,\n\nThe spange suggested by the ing green for next summer. Sd suggested to the incoming Bar- ident fund favour with the Committee that they should adopt\n\nYour Committee were informed by the Government in May last that. a new system with the view to dir-\n\nvering just where the leakage is\n\nfake brány Mostaraj do Club would have, in a few yet: 2. Serretung and H. Tould be incised from to move from its grounds to On behalf of the Club the Ped-\n\nsite in King's Park. THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD. dent said he would like to thank|\n\nThe join. 0. 25, Abchurch Lane, London. E.C4, Mr. Weller for the handsome shield and large number were forth.\n\nproposals of the various clubs con- Tax Preporodeurstidered for the allocates of the new England.\n\nbe had presented to the Club on comin which he promised should its been forwarded to the occasion of their won the receive the sideration of the Government for approval. The Cricket Leagues. Mr. We wan Committer.\n\nA copy of the directory will be sempre\n\nYoni Yös 40 Shilling\", Aust nash such sedež. \"\n\nPHONE CENTRAL 2127.\n\n4\n\n:\n\nMASSAGE HALL.\n\nX\n\nBUSINESS ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS.\n\n23. WYNDHAM STREET.\n\nMRS. H. MORITA.\n\nMRS. HAN INOKUCHI.\n\nTelephone Kowloon 754\n\nNo. 21. Ashley Road. Kowloon, Back of Star Theatre.\n\nCERTIFICATED EXPERT MASSAGE, HAND & ELECTRIC, given at residence by experienced masseuse.\n\nMiss Tora Tookuchi QUALIFIED MID-WIFE\n\nNo. 21, Ashley Road, Kowloon. Back of Star Theatre\n\nTelephone No. Kowloon 754.\n\nMASSAGE EXPERTS.\n\nHARRY FURUKAWA, AND K. SAKAI\n\n19. WYNDHAM STREET.\n\nGREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.\n\nPORTLAND CEMENT.\n\nCasks of 375 lbs, net.\n\nIn Bags of 250 lbs net.\n\nSHEWAN, TOMES & CO.\n\nGeneral Managers\n\nHongkong.\n\nMARTIN'S\n\nPIOL & STEEL\n\nPILLS\n\nArt Ladies PILLS\n\nA Fresh Remedy for all irregularities\n\nThousands of Ladies always keep a bottle of Martin's Pills in the house, so that the slightest sign of any irregularity of the System a Cure is sure to follow.\n\nThese Pills are bom- IPONDE- and them, hasss their DND)MOM=ale. Al Übera and Elores set them bonbont the World, povi sraeli-, MARTIN Okamisi, Bentheony303, Mag.\n\nMARTIN'S\n\nAPIOL & STEEL\n\nPILLS\n\n14, Beaconsfield Arcade.\n\n-:0:-\n\nArtistic photographs\n\nfor all occasions. Call, or 'Phone Central No.\n\nNOTICE TO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS.\n\nour \"tadin.\n\nBroke.\n\na close\n\nAnnual Report.\n\nClub is indebted to Messrs. Black- burn and Stevens for their good work in this connection.\n\naur\n\npractically a newcomer to the A Bearby vote at tuanks to Dr. Club but they admired his sporting tozzyth for his able conduct of the MING YUEN STUDIO.. (Hear, hear). The Chair- meeting brought the pings to It will naturally be some time be-\n\nman concluded by expressing the\n\nore the new ground will be ready bope that the tennis players would shine more brilliantly this year than\n\nand in the meantime our pavilion they did last. They would have to\n\nThe report was as follows\n\nbuilding scheme has had to be for hock up if they were to retain the\n\nFinance. The profit for the year thandoned, and the debentures prominent position they bad al-\n\nwas $5,125.81, as compared with raised for that purpose redeemed. ways occupied in this sport. The $7,019.78 in the previous year. The A donation of $500 was received 4310|K Č.C vas a spotting Club entre- difference is largely accounted for from our President. Dr. C. Forsyth ly, and he did not wish to me its by the reduction in profit on refresh and this sum has been spent on im- achievements eonfined to any un- ments.\n\nMost of the items of ex- penditure are greater on account of The Club obtained five first and The thanks of the Club\n\ngeneral increase in cost of labour two second prizes at the last Hor. If you want in take flue 'rictures,\" we | sheet.\n\nand materials, and of water. fall in tienltural Show, and the flowers and recommend thar AGFA'S Z LL of FILM- Mr L. J. Blackburn having dollar value, etc. should be used which can be obtained seconded,\n\nlants about the ground have added The credit shewn in regard to greatly to be beauty of our Mr. J H. Oxberry, referring to Children's Sport is apparent, hut roundings. DEST QUALITY AT MODER-the profit on refreshments to which\n\nThe thanks of the Club ATE PRICE.\n\nthe President had already alluded, not real. A sum of $175 kindly sub- are again due to the Ground Sub- said he felt it ought to be a great scribed (and expended) in connee- Committee for their untiring efforts deal more. He agreed that there tion with the previous year's event Pavilion. For Teasons already must be a pretty considerable did not rome to hand until too late- explained the proposal to build a leakage somewhere.\n\nto be included in the 1920 21\n\nnew pavilion on our present ground The resolution was unanimously accounts.\n\nhas been abandoned, and it has carried.\n\nAs explained later, our scheme for been found necessary to embark on building a new pavilion had to be an extensive scheme of painting and The meeting then proceeded to suspended. Your Committee there- repair our present pavilion.\n\nthe election of officem for the fore decided that all debentures It is hoped that when this work i ensuing year, and the following should be redeemed, in order to completed the building will be mor were the successful candidatos\n\navoid the les involved in paying in presentable, and in a fair state o Prezident: Dr. Forsyth.\n\nterest for an indefinite period. repair, since it must serve our need: Vice-President · Mr\n\nTronces were duly súft to all holders until such time as a suitable Clul and, at the time of writing, some house can be erected on the now three-quarters of the issue have ground. heen redeemed, and interest paid.\n\nMEE CHEUNG.\n\nlee House Stret, and Beaconsfield\n\nArcade.\n\nJAPANESE MASSAGE.\n\nMRS. H. SUGA\n\nMR. U. SIGA\n\nNo. 11, D'Aguilar Street, 2nd Flour.\n\nMRS SEKAI\n\nMASSAGE\n\nTHE CANION BANK, 2nd Floor,\n\nNo. 2 ]]]] ST HONGKO G\n\nA PODICURE\n\nAND\n\nMANIC RE Mrs N. Tauchinka 31. Wyadhwas Street, HONGKONG PRINTING OFFICE First Floor, Room 12.\n\nJAPANESE MASSAGE.\n\nMRS. S IZUNOVE, 2nd. Floor, Watchmaker's Garage, 18. Prays East, Wanchai.\n\nFOR HAIPHONG AND\n\nHOMOW.\n\nfor Hongkong and Haiphong mar-\n\naltersale Taraday,\n\nThe favourite passenger Master HAL-MUN\n\n(Capt. Charles E. Pago`.\n\n19957 Thon, Coah and Bone se Po Ming Dat\n\nLindell.\n\nThe New Officers.\n\nCaptain: Mr. J. P. Robinson. Vice-Captain Mr. B. D) Evans Hon. Secretary: Mr. P. H Heathente.\n\n&\n\nCricket.\n\nMembership. During the year 9) Cricket. In many ways the crick- new members joined the Club, et season of 1921-22 was the best the Stevens.\n\nseveral resigned and the names of a Club has ever had. More member: General Committee: Messrs. E. number of members who have left took part in the game than ever be- Abraham, L. J. Blackburn, the Colony, or been absent for fure, More matches were arranged: WE Davidsen, B. D Evans, tong period, were removed from the than ever F. G. Herridge, H. Overy, J. Mac- list\n\nbefore-altogether 42 Thus the membership list now matches were played, 21 by the Ist Morte and F. P Shroff.\n\ntands at 400 (as against 394 for XI and 21 by the 2nd XI. The 1st Ballotting Committee: Messrs.\n\n1920-21.) J Cornley. G W. Avenell, J. H\n\nXI won 11, drew 7, lost 3 and head. Osberry, K K\n\nThe Committee record with deep the 1st division of the League. Staple. J. C. Fletcher, J. H Kynoch, N. L. H. regret the deaths of Mr. G. L. The 2nd XI won 13, drew 2, lost Railton, W. Guldenburg. F. 17. Vezine and of Mr. W. T. Elson, a nd topped the 2nd division of the Thompson and R. C. Hunter. Life Member of the Club, and League. During the scason ceo.\n\nvery keen participator in all its| Rries were compiled by E. activities.\n\n|Braga, B. D. Evans and F. E. Law- The most consistent hats\n\nRemoval to New Grounds.\n\nronce.\n\nDg.\n\ntrong in batting, but not in bowl- ing, but had a long tail in bat- MR. JOFFE SERIOUSLY\n\nThe 2nd XI was strong in\n\nILL.\n\nwling, but had a long tail in bat- ing. The two teams were cap. ained by veterans J. P. Robinsʊu\n\nPeking, Sept. 29-Official tele and A. U. Brawn--both have played\n\nfchul 2 Hongkong 22 years.\n\ngrame report that Mr. Joffe, the Tennis.--The outstanding feature Soviet representative is seriously the reason was the great im- ill of typhoid. Docter Krieg 16 provement shown in the play of the going to (ha gchun from Peking\n\nto-day.--Kruter.\n\nyounger members, whose success in\n\ne two open events in the tourna- ment was quite unexpected.\n\nWe entered team\n\nIk\n\nin each division of the Hongkong Tennis Tho \"A\" team performeu differently, but the \"B\" team did little better and were placed\n\nague.\n\nfourth, in their division.\n\nBowls. The Bowls section has ad another fairly successful year. the competitions have been keenly ntested, and are nearing com- pietion.\n\nFREEMASONRY IN CHINA.\n\nPeking, Sept. 29.-A function unique in the history of China took place yesterday afternoon, wh- Mr. Prince, Grand Master of the Freemasons of Massachussets, M Hilton Grand Warden), Mrs Prince and leading officers of th\n\nThe rinks, however, leave much to International Lodge of Peking and their wives, were received in audi ence by President Li Yuan hung being introduced by Wang Chung huai, himself a member of the in ternational Lodge.\n\ne desired, but in the near future we hope to have green that will 3.mpare favourably with the best oi hose in the Colony. It 18 noped\n\nwhen the new green is completed here will be many young members articipating in the so called \"Old\n\nJan's Game.\"\n\nGolf Section. This section retains\n\nThe President heartily wele- med the distinguished visitor, adding that Mr. Wang informed him that Masonry debarred the discussion ul religion and politice, which pleased to old time popularity and the Sub- bim. He was glad to learn that Committee note with pleasure the Masonry was spreading in China mprovement made by some of the\n\nand hoped it would continue to de- less-experienced players. Seven competitions\n\nwere held Suring the year and the Mead\n\nhampionship Shield was won by\n\nir. J. Stalker.\n\nThree matches were played against the U.S.R.C., and in the\n\nnd game we defeated our re- loubtable opponents for the first ime in six years. Both matches ayed against the K.B.G.C. result ed in our favour.\n\nChildren's Spurts. This event was he'd as usual on New Year's Day and proved a great success The Committee tender their thanks the generous subscribers, and the Indies and gentlemen who so kind. ty assisted on that occasion.\n\n10.\n\n:\n\nReplying, Mr. Prince expressed appreciation of the honour show the party and said that befor leaving America 'he saw President Harding, who sent cordial greetin to the Masons in China.-Router\n\nBASEBALL\n\nLast Game of Season. The Hongkong Bayball Club met the South China Athletic Club this alternoon at 4 o'clock op the Hongkong Football Club ground in the last game of the semen The gante will jove exceptionally in tetesting, Since each sade has won\n\nthe fore di eide the rubber. two games and to day's game will\n\nConcerts. Two enable open air concerts were held under the\n\nThe Ime up of the Hongkong team ble direcion of Mr V. Č. Labrumi\n\n18 265 is How Scott fe). Brown und the Concert Sub-Committee.\n\np. Hodgkin (1), Church (2h), Dancs. Two well attended\n\nDone (s), 0 Cons or (3b), Keb dances were held in the Kowloon | (11.), Proulx (cf. Bradford Theatre during the winter months. (r. f.). Dr. Urquhart will umpire\n\nCommittee thank\n\nPrizes. The\n\nLimited Liability Com any. On the invitation of the Presvlent, Mr. Landsell asked the meeting for. HD expression of opinion for the Ground. The cricket-pitch has ran was C. I. Stapleton, who finish guidance of the incoming Com- een carefully looked after during ed with an average of 41. The best the numerous donors of prizes for mittee with regard to the Club be- the summer months and should be all-rounder was B. D. Evans, who Cricket, Tesia Golf and Bowls ing formed into a limited liability in good trim for the coming season. tional bowling feats-in 3 League\n\nseveral times accomplished ansa- competitions matches he captured 7 wickets for In May they were told definitely that at some uncertain future date. Very satisfactory.\n\nThe Committee runs, 5 for 10 and 3 for\n\ni\n\nthey would have to move and that have recently authorized the level- lauce at the appended averages ≈ site would be prepared for them, ling of a portion of the top ground, will show that the lat XI was very\n\nThe Hell Mark of Superiority THE VICTROLA MOUTRIES:-Exclusive Distributors.\n\nLONG LIVED W]|\n\nliams, nedal of Mrs. Mary James, aged 94; at Dolgell, y, still leaves three nonagenarians in the district. Although not related they all bar the same prname: Mr. Richard Williams. 96; Mrs. Osborne Williams, 95; and Mrs. Mary Wiliamne, 93.",
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        "content_text": "R.M. Rowen\n\nC.P. Maroel\n\nC.B. Brooke\n\nT.H. Farthing\n\nW. Gordenberg\n\nF.T. Wheeler\n\nOscar R. Benson\n\nH. Ruttanjee\n\nW.E. Ford\n\nV.R. Simpson\n\nD.H. Cooper\n\n1 Rowan\n\nWm. Anderson\n\nJ.L. McPhers\n\nWilliam Greig\n\nJames Henderson\n\nH. Davis\n\nGeo. Duncan\n\nJ.O. Laggam\n\nJ.B. MacKinnon\n\nReg. Goodusn\n\nW. Morgan\n\nJames Smith\n\nErnest W.H. James Master\n\nJ.R. Capell\n\nA. Jenkins\n\nG. Hidden\n\nH. Jelfay\n\nA.C. Di sa\n\nD. Urquhart\n\nT.R. Rennett\n\nS.J. Jordain\n\nHariner\n\nA.H. Carroll\n\nArthur T. Gamy\n\nS.D. Hiokir\n\nW.J. Vessoona\n\nF.H. Smith\n\nD.P. de Silva\n\nC. Genten\n\nJ. Knott\n\nC. Knott\n\nR.A. Dastur\n\nC. MacKenzie\n\nH.C. Hunt\n\nL.A.V. Ribeiro\n\nFrank L. Cooke\n\nJ.H. Donnithorne\n\nDavid Keith\n\nW.F. Stonehen\n\nE.E. Hoare\n\nF.C. Coleman\n\nW.A. Farrell\n\nCharles Pryce\n\nW. Hidery\n\nRobt. Lapsley\n\nJ.V. Harding Master Mariner\n\nF.W. Stapleton\n\nH. Stephens\n\nDr. E.A. Fay\n\nA. McKinnon\n\nD.H. Martin\n\nA. MacInnes\n\nT.N. Cochrane\n\nT. Spofford\n\nJohn Wilkie",
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        "document_key": "CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923",
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        "title": "CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923",
        "content_text": "T.54025/17.\n\nbalance in the hands of the Hong Kong Government, viz.\n\n$66,624.09 to be transmitted to your Department with a view to payment to the Shipping Liquidation.\n\nRees\n\n33199\n\nThis letter supersedes Treasury Letter S.1940 of the 26th April last.\n\nJers\n\n20\n\n2022\n\nI am,\nSir,\nYour obedient Servant,\numeya\n\n769\n\nShipping Liquidation,\nMercantile Marine Department,\nBoard of Trade,\n3, Sanctuary Buildings,\nGreat Smith Street,\nS.W.1.\n\n13th June, 1923.\n\nSir,\n\nWith reference to Treasury letter of 6th July 1920 (24152/20) on the subject of the cargo ex s.s. \"TOKUYAMA MARU\" discharged at Hong Kong, I have to state for the information of the Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury that from accounts received from the Colonial Office, a copy of which is attached, it would appear that a balance of $66,524.09 arising from the sale of rails, being part of the cargo in question, remains in the hands of the Hong Kong Government who have requested Their Lordships' sanction to the handing over of this sum to the Consul General for the United States of America.\n\nI am to point out that the accounts prepared by the Colonial Treasurer, Hong Kong, show that landing and storage charges have been deducted from the sale price of the rails, and it would be in accordance with normal commercial practice that freight for which the ship has a lien upon cargo should be similarly treated. The cost of sea freight on these rails was £22,289 and has been borne on the vote for the Ministry of Shipping and not been repaid by the Russian Government.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]",
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        "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]",
        "content_text": "# Hongkong, March 10, 1925\n\nThe Hon: Mr. Fletcher, Assistant Colonial Secretary.\nHongkong.\n\nSir,\n\nAt the meeting held yesterday morning in your office, the Manager of the Hongkong Office of the Chinese Telegraph Administration said that we, the Kwangtung Telegraph Administration (from which the Swatow Office must be excluded), were responsible for the debt to the Telegraph Cos. incurred up to December 1924, because we failed to pay our share of the cable charges. At the meeting, we protested against this allegation and were prepared to prove not only that it was unfounded, but also that the debt was actually incurred by the Hongkong Office through their not handing over to the Telegraph Cos. the remittances we made to them as payments of the cable charges due to the Telegraph Cos. But before doing so, we wish first to state on what grounds we claim our right to the further transmission charges on inward traffic. These are as follows:-\n\n1. The Canton-Sumchun lines are owned by us. The Hongkong Office has no line whatsoever.\n2. We bear all the expenses of these lines and those of other lines in Kwangtung Province, whereas the Hongkong Office contributes nothing towards them.\n3. A message going inland, say to Wuchow on the Kwangsi border, does not go direct from Hongkong to Wuchow, but passes through Canton, Fetahan, Sansui, Shiuhing, and half a dozen or more other stations before it reaches Wuchow. All these stations certainly deserve...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "1 Powell L \n\nTelephone C. 457 \n\nUNDER NEW MANAGEMENT \n\nLADIES' \n\nLtd \n\nCHILDREN'S DEPTS. \n\nwe \n\nA \n\nTo make room for our New Goods, \n\nholding are SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE in these Departments \n\nColossal reductions regardless \n\nof cost. \n\nBe sure you pay us \n\na visit during this week, August 22nd to August 29th. \n\nAN ENDOWMENT INSURANCE POLICY \n\nwill enable your family to redeem the mortgage \n\non your house if you die, and \n\nwill enable you to pay it yourself if you live. INSURE WITH \n\nCHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD. \n\nAll Clauses of Life Insurance Business Transacted. \n\nLife Assurance Department. \n\n1. C. 1121. \n\nBt, George's Building. \n\nATTRACTIVE HANDBAGS \n\nFOR ALL OCCASIONS \n\nIN \n\nBATICK LEATHER \n\nSILK & SUEDE Also for Afternoon Wear and Many Dainty Novelties \n\nfor \n\nEvening Wear \n\nSMART NEW \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING \n\n“PHOMENE” \n\nFIRE APPLIANCES. \n\n\"BRITISH THEREFORE BEST** \n\nTwo Gallon Type. Extinguishers as shown above are absolutely necessary in districts where water facilities are limited. Avoid risks and install \"Phomene.\" \n\nAsk for Particulars. Sole Agents \n\nMUSTARD & CO. 16-17 Connaught Road Central Phone 1126. \n\nACKNOWLEDGEMENT. \n\nPOST. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1926. \n\nPage 9 \n\nSHANGHAI ARMS SEIZURE. \n\nEX-ARMY OFFICER \n\nCHARGED. \n\nFRENCHMAN, GERMAN, AMERKAN AND CHINESE INVOLVED. \n\n(Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nShanghai, August 26. \n\nWEST RIVER PIRACY. \n\nSTANDARD OIL AGENT CAPTURED. \n\nTHE S.S. KWANG HUNG SEIZED AT KAU KONG. \n\nCANTON CHANGES. \n\nEFFECTS OF LIAO CHUNG-KAI'S DEATH. \n\n(From Correspondent.) \n\nCanton. August 23. It appears that the assassination of Liao Chang-kai, the late Bolshevik leader in Canton, is causing some serious changes in the political situation here. \n\nLu \n\n(An Occasional Correspondent.) \n\nWuchow, August 21. When the strike came into effect cutting off communication between \n\nIn connection with the French \n\nSongkong and Wuchow, the \n\nYau \n\naddition to the resignation of Wu \n\nder to recall him. Alternative \n\npolice seizure of arms and ammunition \n\nCompany of Hongkong Techen \n\nthe Police Commissioner, y, it can dismiss him directly. \n\ntion, estimated in value at $46,000 \n\nWuchow transferred several \n\nand the detention of Mei Kwang- \n\nThere are a number of cases in \n\nthere have been arrested Colonel \n\ntheir agents dying the Chinese \n\na Cantonese military consan \n\nwhich a diplomatic agent has \n\nJames Christie, a British \n\nany danger to the Canton-Wuchow \n\nservice. \n\nder, and several other military \n\nher recalled at the request of \n\nver, retired. Relegation \n\nCameral Daily \n\nadduhs have been maintain \n\nand police officers, as reported \n\nthe State in which he resides \n\nhavies \n\n15sch, alina Charles A. \n\ned. The weng Hung left Canton today, the case has also \n\ncatad for a breach of this rule. In \n\nNeed, an 1804, the Spanish Minister to \n\nperson & Frothman \n\nwatert ss usual, for Wuchow, striving of the City Executive Committee. \n\nAmerleen named on Tuesday morning August 18, the resignation of C. C. Wa, Chief \n\nthe United States, attempted to \n\nChrist formerly in the castonte \n\nser- Kan Keg at 9 are the same \n\nvenho tendered his resignation \n\nres- bribe a newspaper to publish \n\nan article in favour of Spain. with \n\nported to be the secretary of \n\nber of pirate ware travelling as its \n\nto accord protection to the de- \n\nroference to a dispute in \n\nGeneral Wong Tse-hua in whose \n\npassengers. When they opened fire \n\ncease high oficial press between \n\ntwe exuntries, aslan were discovered \n\n340,000 \n\nsimultaneously in various parts of; \n\nen the United Sutes anked for \n\nincluding a quantity of counter- \n\nthe ship, several steam launches \n\ntang party said to he suspected \n\nhis recall. For years later, the \n\ntatt tns which the police assert \n\ncame out from the river banks \n\n2 United States were again \n\nquesting the recall of a Minister \n\nas \n\nthe purchase money. The \n\nsarmmanded the steamer. In \n\nAmerican, French and British \n\nWix.] showong 1our \n\nThis time of Mr. Jackson, \n\nThe Courts when the eases \n\nBritish Ambasador, the charge \n\nbeing that in certain toaste given \n\nat pablle dinners he had charged. \n\nBREACH OF TRUST. \n\nAnother member of the Kucmin- \n\nby the authorities is \n\nCheckman \n\nJai, an aviator, formerly District Magistrate of Taungabau and a faithful follower of the late Dr. Sun Yur-ken. I \n\nis understood \n\nwith \"Talsehood and duplicity.\" \n\nSAPORE MAN GETS HEAVY \n\nand he well-to-do. \n\nAfter deliberation, the Ambasea- \n\nthe American administration \n\ndor was recalled, but the British Government duly placed on \n\nvocord that \"His Majesty's Guy- ernment has not marked with \n\nMrs. Lorne Murphy, of the \n\nany expression of displeasure \n\nStation Hot Kowloon, who has \n\nSENTENCE. \n\n· Our Own Correspondent.) \n\nSingapore. August 25. \n\nMr. Compton Cooper, ex-ciskier \n\nTa pirates nas ap apathat \n\nan order has been issued for \n\nsengers and by examining the \n\nthe arrest of Jai, who bas now \n\nhazds of the passengers made \n\ndis- tiretion between the working \n\nappeared, as the revolver used \n\nby the assasain in shooting Liau \n\nAs found with coarse hands were \n\nChunu-kai is Rileyed to being \n\nreleased, \n\nWounded Editor Dies, \n\ntuned. Those with lady dngers\" \n\nwere do- \n\nChan Chau-lam, who was with \n\nashore and the best was \n\nscrunchly \n\nLizo Coung-si and received for \n\ncleaned out. The Captcha was \n\nious wounds ciro, passed away \n\nThe Captain is a Bri \n\nalso taken. \n\njust returned by the imprese \n\nof does not appear to have \n\ncon- of Messra Job Liste And Co. \n\nWand has bees \n\nwary offlsiently for three days in a very critical \n\ntish ahjust noted \"Chen Kam,\" \n\nbital, where he had ocen lying \n\nThis tnorning at the Kung Yee \n\nCanada, destres to convey her \n\nmitted any international offence \n\nconvicted of a breach of trust \n\nin sincere thanks to Mr. H. P. White \n\nagainst the United \n\nthe navigation of this condition. \n\nStates,\" the sum of $4,000 \n\na yetenosil to meble steamer for the past several \n\nditor of the China News in Hong \n\ndueting Mr. Wiarson, Cant. Turnball \n\nAgain in 1871 the United States \n\nthree months hard labour in add \n\nChan was formerly \n\nand all officers of the Douglas \n\nrequests the recall of the \n\ntiva is a tire of $500 with the \n\nPears. All told about fisty \n\nDoug and after his paper was \n\nSteamatip Chowany and friends \n\nRussian Minister, fox inturail- \n\nernative of six mutha' ingrison, \n\nsengers were held captive. The \n\ni pressed he came back to Canton \n\nwe attended the fanem of her \n\nterence in its internal affairs, \n\nart in default as payment... \n\nsteamer was then allowed to \n\nand became an editor of the Min \n\nlato hachawdd und sent wreaths, \n\nand whilst most people will \n\nremen- \n\nber the comparatively recent \n\nWachon on the night of August 20th, \n\njast twants-war hours tale. $120,000 \n\nRansom Asked. Among those taken captive \n\nin her recent sad bereavement. \n\ncase of Dr. Danba, who was recalled by Austria from the \n\nThe Borning Post \n\nWEDNESDAY, Aveer 26, 1025. \n\nComrade Karakhan, \n\nground that he proposed to \n\nhis, government plane ic engineeri \n\nstrikes in American steelworks, \n\nwitich \n\nmanufacturing \n\nWern \n\nmunitions of war. A case of mutual dismissal of Ministara by \n\nFOOD SUPPLIES. \n\nPORE, MUTTON AND BEEF PLENTIFUL. \n\nReduced Demand. \n\nNeo Jia Pag. He was also an in- \n\nfacial ember of the Central Executive Committee \n\nof \n\nthe Kuomintang. \n\nof \n\nwei now chairman of the Brein- \n\nSiner the death of Mr. Liao \n\na number of prominent ciftens \n\nof Cheng-kai, the Soviel Representa- \n\ntire in Canton, who is now High \n\ntravelling as a third class passanger \n\nAdvisor in the Nationalist Govern- \n\nto avoid recognition, as he le well \n\nknow on the Wert River. Mr. Chap- \n\nof a man to succeed Liao in the \n\nLong in the Wochow agent of the \n\ntasks which the deceased and M. \n\nSuch har ter the improvement \n\nlard Oil Company and has \n\nBorngin had been jointly perform- \n\nWe have recently become so \n\nby Great Thilair and Spain in the \n\nfood stastion during the large \n\nancial de cesto. \n\naccustomed to the spectacle of \n\noccurred in 1848. Aravclution \n\npast for days, that restrictions \n\nofmediately recoguised and was \n\nsentative bax found Wang Ching- \n\nHe was ing. So far the Russian repre- \n\nSpain the Soviet Government \n\nviolating reverent in \n\nwas the slaughter if native rattle \n\nbave infurewd as spon payenere \n\ninternational law and exploiting! \n\ni wn to have the spinpality of \n\nzou been removed and the supply \n\n$120,000 he would be immediately \n\ntive Committee of the Nationalist \n\nthe huden diplomatic system \n\nthe British Forestry in a class \n\ntopping the denialet. His assistant and wife \n\nGovernment, the called parson. \n\nits-uture, TARE Tho rucent \n\nPalmerston. I was also \n\nConsumption is being that of \n\nwere wish him. The wife \n\nRussian known that Mr. Bulwer, the Bri- \n\nnormal times, owing probably to the \n\nreleased but the assistant was held. \n\nkecs Conference in the Eden-- \n\nrevolations of the \n\nwas When Wang atleaded the Wer- \n\nCorrespondent to the North \n\n(ish Mtalster at Madrid, het \n\nof people in the Mr. Chap- \n\ntour has been 1 for a \n\nChina Daily News, concerning the same tows as Lord Pabner \n\nCloux, bat uriously cough, this \n\nnumber of weeks non after a long \n\nterany a large number of Wham- \n\ncioual Association Buliding \n\nya- the Soviet's Ambassador to \n\nfan, although he had carefully \n\nis neve instint in beef \n\nBras D \n\nstay in Canton was \n\nreforming \n\nrape Codete escorted him. \n\nKong Paking, end his activities in \n\ntrained from expressing those \n\nany other mest. \n\nWarhow far trestuent. \n\nYing-fan promotiog Bolshevism in China, \n\nviews or from acting upon then \n\nKwangcharwad is now maintain. \n\nzasunod Other taken prisoner inclufofee of Conumissar of finance of \n\nnecasion very little surprise in \n\nany way during the revolting \n\na regalar supply of pigs and \n\non. Chiu Lau-tong, the Principal \n\nthe Provinia Government and \n\nMinister of Finance of the Nation. \n\nundoubtedly have to he a reckon \n\nexpert dismissed him, and return \n\nof more than 200, \n\nmer School of the Christian and \n\nis slat Government corrarently, \n\nand Palmeraton, reply, which \n\nexceets that for any one day \n\nlonary Alliance at Warhow \n\narissed the Spanish Minister in \n\nsince the commencement of the \n\nten Chinese preachers of this \n\nmia- ing these breaches of the \n\nusers onder. The distaiesal of \n\nLode. There are at Jones \n\n1,000sion Mr. Wong Ueno \n\nsut Mr. Lel \n\nAlavies the deceased Lino. \n\nof civilised nations, it is well to have \n\nou veront in what parti- \n\nSackville, the British Ambassa- \n\npigs in stock and this is being \n\nKip-chi. cats Comrade Karakhat has \n\ndor to Washington, in 1888 \n\nseems added a daily. \n\nThe abject of the attach \n\nan this. \n\ning with Russia one day, respect \n\nAUE.UUT \n\nagain offended, assuming what to \n\nbave been rather a straining \n\nNative cattle supplies exceed \n\nthe vessel serns to have been to \n\nobtain seama winest incontestable \n\nat the international right given \n\ndement and the dealers may now \n\na large shipment of money that \n\nwas During and market without restraint \n\nsupposed to re aboard for one f \n\nthat the documents published in \n\nto an offended State. \n\nHad \n\nTHE SANITARY BOARD). \n\nNEW BY-LAWS ADOPTEL. \n\n-- \n\nthe \n\nM. N. Smith presided over a \n\nthe North China Daily News are \n\nthe American presidential elee \n\nSanghat is applying sheep as \n\nare the lees; hanks, Silver \n\nicin and peeting of the Sanitary Bourd \n\nhet authentic. In their handling \n\nof \n\nthe situation in China the Bol- \n\nwas formerly British subject, \n\namount of local mutton is to be \n\ndomand in Wachow later and \n\nsince the embargo on wall cap \n\nfront. T. Groney, Dr. I. W. Tae. Dr. \n\nthe greatest skill and efficiency. \n\nThey have utilised every little \n\nhow he was to give his \n\nvoted but poultry eat eves \n\nshow a tendency whether Mr. Cleveland, if 23- \n\nA \n\nto increase. Vagetables and \n\na bank notes and anali coin have \n\ngood example of this is the atti- \n\nelectal, would support a policy \n\nage he obtained at little more \n\nbeen arriving daily from Canton. \n\ntude conveyed by their Embassy \n\nof friendliness to England. Lord \n\nto oimal rises and generally at \n\nPaking. The Foreign Powers \n\nSackville replied to vague and \n\nspeaking, the situation is extremely \n\nare represented in China by \n\nneral terms that any satiating \n\nand is cally becoming \n\nthe other more se- \n\nfavouring Ministers only, and not by \n\nfull pecly Ambassadors. The explanation \n\ncountry would inse popularity\" \n\nof this is the disturbed conditiou \n\nthat he boliavad Mr. Cleveland \n\nIt is a fact that a large hand \n\nat plates have been operating in the \n\nteretaty), Mr. D. Tavies \n\nand Mr. G. Kennedy kiten also \n\npresent. \n\nreserving \n\nThe dret by laws governing fond \n\nestablish pools and seruted water \n\nmanufactorios CAIDS months. The leader of this \n\nremarking that there was \n\nup for consideration, the chairman \n\nKau Kong weinig for everal \n\nSPORTS COATS \n\nof China, which robs the country \n\nwas desirous of maintain \n\nEnture is lisaged in an editorial \n\nCanton and Muceo. She is called \n\nBoar went into exilee. \n\nIN \n\nLIGHT-WEIGHT \n\nTWEEDS \n\nand WOOLLENS \n\nHAVE ARRIVED; \n\nALSO \n\nCREPE RUBBER SOLED \n\nGOLF BROGUES. \n\nLADIES' GOLF CLUBS. We have a large selection by leading makers. Prices $6 & $7. \n\nLANE, CRAWFORD'S \n\nPEDDER STREET, \n\nLADIES \n\nSALON \n\nhe \n\nIx reported to ese to be a women \n\nsession regarding them who frequently vita fongkong hocght it would he better if the \n\nof its full internation statusing friendly relations with Groat \n\nin the Gentini Chin Port. \n\nThey theyhinese is affectionate terms \n\nwas im-paper pins ont that the opinion \n\nThe Pirate Queen. She ensure \n\nwas no diariasier they might: When the Soviet turned its \n\nBritain, although it attention to Cbica, however, it \n\npossible to predict his course \n\nis held by Chinese that they can \n\ntainly seria now to be at leent \n\nthe \n\nDr. Petrse paid at the 'sat meet- \n\nrealised \n\nSHANGHAI INCIDENT, \n\nhe then ca bloc \n\nIf \n\nshould be made and these rensals \n\n[ead now been digrala bed. \n\nthat for Bulshevis beforehand.\" \n\nThis correspon- \n\ngo on strike jug! when they \n\nplease! \"qseen of the Wajk\" \n\naround Kaighe xare reasons why \n\nthe by-law \n\npurposes Peking would be the \n\ndie becoming known to the \n\nand when they come back \n\nreceive Kong. most important capital in the United States Government, \n\nFord their old jobs again and be paid \n\nworld. Accordingly the Sovint \n\nSackville was discussed by them, \n\nin full for the time when no work \n\nappointed as Chinese Ambassa- \n\nIt seems imposible to justify \n\nwas, done, a of which, the vaper \n\ndor (and not Mister) one of the \n\naction of the United States \n\nadds, ia pact and purest of the \n\nIts most capable agents. \n\nin this stance, since diplomatic \n\npresent Chisens belief that they \n\nA resnit of this, since usage and common sense allkej \n\ncan do what they wian with \n\nfor Ambassarlor takes precedence \n\nof sume that twn States wish to \n\ncizners, shoot them and all the \n\nMinister, Comrade Karakhan \n\nremain in friendliness with one \n\nrest of it, but retaliation in the \n\nwas placed at the outect in an \n\nanother until the contrary is \n\npart of the foreigners becomes a \n\nexceedingly favourable position, \n\nproved. These cases Ulustrate heinous crime. Whilst that state \n\nTo neutralise the advantage thus \n\nthe strictness with which a \n\nStatement correctly \n\nAs \n\nMER \n\nCalerpreted \n\nthe \n\nITALIAN MINISTER'S CONFERENCE. \n\nShanghal, Angust 20. On the 21st the Italian Minister called upon Shay Jai un stating that the Diplomatic Corps was asiti \n\nOn Dr. Macgown intimating that he wishna to discuss the by- laws nevemag the quality of water used in making aurated waters and le the matter of cleaning belts before they wwe died a second time, the chairman moved thus the Board go into committee, which was immediately done. \n\nOn the Board resuming, the by- \n\nlaws, siended, wern adopted. \n\nat the present time prueervan its Chinese viewpoint before the desirous of a speedy settlement af cleverly and legitimately obtain integrity from the activities of strike, is questionable whether the Shanghai incident and esposed el by the Bolsheviks, \n\nthe foreign diplomate agents accre that opinion is generally helt arst to negotiate the restoration of Ministers of the Powers reited to it. Since Gains wishes longkong to-day. In fack, the Mixed Court, leaving the other presented at Peking retained thei \n\nto be ensidered a member of pride ourselves on the fact that Heme to be discussed systematical Diplomatic Corps, which at the Farily of Nations, and is the strikers who have returnedy. Shum Jaalus priznised to take ority of 95005 per cent has been through the agency of the senior therefore bound by international have been taught a lesson they will the prosal into consideration-produced by the Hoope electrolyti Minister (who is at present the law to respect the usages of cot men farget \n\nIt is true that Tsui Wan Yat Po. Traian Minister) on all qacations \n\ncame back affecting the relations of the civilized States, its obvious when more of them: \n\nPowers with China. The duties ourze would be to investigate they had the audacity to ask for of diplomatic agent may be immediately these documents their full pay. but in no se, 20 de5ned as the prosecution of bia which inplicate the Soviet Am-far as our knowledge gou as country's interests diplomatical-assador en extensively, and, this conceded. \n\nly with the foreign government and the charges true, its only \n\nOn course is to dismiss him unma \n\ndiately. privileged \n\nAbinina chaited to have a \n\nje pessors, and is stated to differ \n\nvery materially from the ordinary \n\nPEKING UNIVERSITY. \n\n90 per cent aluminion sheet It is Parók shorter. Ik zemina notarnish \n\nOn the Aber haul! IN FAVOUR OF COMMUNISM. god uery were given the order! \n\nof the boot. Thanks to tas fra \n\natkiude zdoyted by the Govern \n\nThe \n\njed in air a long time, and is hee such greatly increased resistance lne szida anit other chemicals that Paklog, Angue: 8. \n\njis endines & week'a imuaersion in Minister of Education droolric acid with only slight ment and the community general Chang Szchas, stated at the Gabi effect, although the ordinary shest Ar. the retioned stikers have niet meeting that the Peking Uni-metal is hsscived completely in been completely disillusioned, and veralty was in favour of voor bath The chic parity there is a strict rule of inter- The important point of what thewe very much doubt whether they; uism and desired to sevOr connec-contained in the commercial TEKS national law, forbiding him to employer is going to do to safe-1 will be as anxious to ge ont agala' tion with the Ministry of Edutainhure is epper, the iron and silicon interfere in the hiternal politics guard houself from strikes in the uz they were ou this occasion, tion-Fun Wan Yat Po. \n\nhaing is very stall amousk \n\nio which he is accredited. account of the position which he enjoys in consequence \n\nof these duties, The Strike and After. \n\nOVER-NIGHT CABLES. \n\nANGLO-FRENCH CONVERSATIONS. \n\n\"PARTICULARLY CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE.\" \n\nFrance Asks Equal Treatment With Italy. \n\nParis, August 35. While expressing satisfaction at the \"parifcaleriy cordial etmospbare\" in the conversations between Mr. Churchill and M. Calllaux, the new siapers continue to urge the necessly of speciai | consideration for Prince. \n\nL'Ecko de Paris's London outrespondent anys that M Caillaux | insisted that Mr. Churchill give auge vgual treatment with Ealy. The correspondant hopes the impression will not gain ground that Britain it using the question of debts gain Italy's good graces. \n\nLe Petit Journal, referring to the heavy eenditions\" which the United States imposed on Balzium and the suggestion of the Limited Status impose harsher term on France, says that the foreign press and public appear to forget that all this wi crente a sale of economie inossibilĥouter. \n\nLondon, August 25. \n\nM. Caillaux spent the morning at the French Embassy with his experte. M. Caillax taler visited fancices in the city, meeting Mr. Churchill at the Teasury Tata is the afternoon.- \n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925. \n\nTHE \n\nCLEAR OUT \n\nBOLSHEVISTS. \n\nGREAT MASS MEETING URGES HOME GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION. \n\nPROMPT AND DECISIVE MEASURES URGED. \n\n\"THE CANGER MUST BE RUTHLESSLY CUT OUT.\" \n\nOpposition Speaker Heckled, \n\nA \n\nThe haii \n\nA peene of great enthusiasth we witnessed at the Theatre Royal last evening when a great mass meeting of Hongkong residents aicpted, practically uniously, a roselation urging the Home Gov- srument to deliver an affam to the Canton authorities. was crowded, fally one thousand people being present. The addresses made in support of the resolation were frequently ami fourty ap planded, but one speaker who ventured to votes appcaition, met with good deal of beckling. The proceedings, which lastet for chise \n\nBritish National Antham. upon two hours, were brought to a conclusion with the singing withe \n\nThe meeting has provided over the Governments at Hors \n\nHis \n\nthe spot. who know and realise; the exbrerse govily of the eitis- Etia (Applause). \n\nThe telegram we send to-night,. therefiae, whatever may be sɛid! jlo speechee, about! avolii any. \n\nthing like viient language in the Text and confine itself to isspres. give statements of farts and such [deinands as ure reasonably set Forth and yousible of viiment. is with this object, in view that the suggested telegram, which has tor sutne time appeared in the Press, that eigin receive matitve: gonsideration by you ali, hat been most carofully druited, and 2 trustj ithet ne material alteration to it I will be called for \n\nWaking up at Lask To epits of all that has been telegraphed, until a few days ako It compelled to helieve that the Government at Home still consi- dar that the liongkozy aus South China troubles are all part of the \"China onesting,\" whton propej after the \"Shanghet weilent\" or are bound up with that Sheldonti \n\nWhile M. aflux was busy at the French Embassy Mr. Church by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyank, Fixuellency the fovernor in eirag and the Young Chine Nationalist was similarly engaged with his experts at the Treasury ludying the whe was supported on the plat upon this letter had authorised me Movement, and can be settled by French viewpoint. Owing to last atinute changes in the plans om by Sir Hoary Pollock, Hou to quote that portion of his letter cuees or socle special envy, hut Fon-csestations in Poking, confer- Ceilex week the Treasury at wes to sen Mr. Chrehjli.--Rezston i My, IT, W. Bird, Hon. Mr. G. G. \n\nwhich refers intimately to thisise recent shipping proclamations Alabaster, K., Mr. A. Macgowan pronunciation at the Canton Club: or the Canton authorities son at: (Swab), Mr. W. & Bailey, Mr. \n\nagree with Sie Jane Jamieson's Inst to be waking it up. Heat J. Owen Hughes, fr. W. A. Towies lection to the thily Pres art-hear). and others. \n\nfele, and should like you to an- \n\nOBITUARY. \n\nMAJOR GENERAL REGINALD C. W. E. MITFORD. \n\nThe death is announced of Mejut General Regina Beverley Mitford.--Mouder. \n\nDoes His Majesty's Government; The Chairman, before proceed-derstand that consider that still utterly disbelieve the reapon ing with the business for which his present Juncture Sir Jamesponsible statenate made in the the meeting bed bean culled, said: Jamieson has done everything any stream of eables of the gravest 1 desire to straighten out an incl- body in that position could do ature by the Governor of this dent connecteit with our original and I should greatly regret any Colony, and all the responsible! meeting. You will remuetaber that dea that there is a lack of entles already on the spot refer \n\nThe trouble red to, or do they seriously profess! KC that they are cuable any longer \n\nfiere \n\nof because \n\npared to shanden, the lights of in protect, or at any rate are pre-j British subjects secured to taem \n\nRoen at Waterloo Manor, Hants, February 20 \n\nthat neither General Mitford was the youngest son of the late 31. Join Words that original public noting operation bereen va barrister at law and the grandson of the historien of Greece. Based ot only a resolviton of \n\nanything, confidence in Sir Juanes Jamieson, do was educated at Rugby and was appointed en eusten in the India His Baleaty's Consul General inhing that other of us ca Army in 1855. He served in the Indian Mutiny during which he was Cantan, but we paid has a high the only people who can set severely wercdel and was mentioned in despatches, receiving the tribute. After that he was grill. His Majesty's Government G. G. O. He was recommended for the Victoria Cross by Lord Clyde and in the public Press. da October 29, 1358 Ia i Nogi West Frontier Expeditions, fericism was undebtedly largely and later in the Afghan War, be gained distinction and eventually due, if not entirely, to a sun- retired in 1826. He was a craui travetter and had toured the Orient-derstanding, wad I feel that it is Ladies and gentlemen, on the Authorities \n\nThe Chairman, proceeding, said: Ameries and civilised Karope and had pablished a number of books due to His Majesty's Consul 27th dealing with the countries visited and in the subject of the fran Geners in Canton that that itaing \n\nJuly Just Al \n\nMutiny. \n\nthis Theatre. \n\nRose Edouin, Actress. \n\nLandor, August 25. \n\nThu \n\n(Applause). \n\nThe Chairman's Speech. \n\nbeld ip \n\nmset- \n\nsolemn trsaties and will they supiusly automir, to the Javest hi-j Rofent challenges to Great Britain| of the present Canton Boisberlat \n\nI know well the difuuhtes they so hayo jo face in wont of unanimity: tion should be definitely cleared up crowded that very us ourd not and help from other \"Powers,\" an ad this meeting (Applanon). I may get in-smugst other thinge-His well as fire great industrial pro say that before leaking this state-Majesty's Government was urged bleins they have to deal willi et The death is announced of the cetogezarian actress Rose Fdouin muut I submitted it, because it is a strongly worded and gravely Home, but, unless this Canton who toured with the first English company in India and the Far Eartperry the Government to the considered rosetation that situation is tackled seriously and managed by her husband, Mr. Lewis---Rastor, \n\nINDIAN COTTON DUTIES. \n\nJAPAN CHARGED WITH DUMPING, \n\nGovernor, and I bave He consent İshould immediately inform the at once, not only will Brilish juler- ot only to make the stavovases but i de forte Governmet in Canton asts here and in South China be bis vermismos also to quote some that unlove it withdraws Rs sup-fcrippled for years to comes bus the remarks in a letter concerning th port of the attack upon British in Bolshevik pofamous propaganda A Newspaper Article. terupts, it will de regnaded un he will spread like fire, Soget through \n\nStratz \"The Consul General in a recent ny entered into a alete of busidity the \n\nSuttlements, 01 address, at the Clah, referred with the British Gayetä tuke , 20 \n\nthrough human and into Indu,! Receiving a depatation of Bombay mill-owners, the Viceroy hung Dalla Frege of the 1h inst. for reasons which it is impossible it be a tremendous conflagration. The leading artfela in the long- Almost a monta has passed and with the visa that not only will declared that the cotton ezelse dry cannot be abolished remediately under the handing of Sir James to understand, that vitally impur-for the nation to fight, but the for financini reascun, but the Government is pledged to abolition when Jamieson, which you have doubt tant telegram, which elemanly restrial problems at Hew and! finemial considerations perut. \n\nDincasing the suggested and-damping menseres apalast Japanid that it was based on 20 in throughout South China withersport trade will be increase the \n\nless read. \n\nThe Consul General cited existing conditions here sederployment through lack of the Vicorns admitted that he was prewed by the deputation's ecrrect appreciation of the situa- jone word of exaggeration, but fact, that must be faced statements regarding Japanese labour conditions, but the milers. He esglained that the Canparently been completely ignoret \n\nantrously. Streng words, but had not substantiated the charge of damping by definite facts andton Governani forwarded certain by His Majesty's Government.theless, and I wish we could ngures. He undertook to have the question examined if evidenre were decade following the shooting \n\nThere has been a sittle confusion route the people of England to \n\nafray et June 23rd fast, and these about these talegrams. \n\nunderstand and realise them. The cult densands, which were forwarded to Edential reply\" refered to lu me \n\n(ADDINERO). Lorden and Paris, were as follows: letter to the \"Press\", I should Cancer Must Be Rezoved. \n\nOsco and for all let it again he I. High Conmiasteners of the here explain, was a confidential; \n\nratione involved, to apologise, zaswer to one of the many tele clearly stated that no conference 2. Adaquate punishment of e arus sent Home by the Clumber in Peding, or any amber of them, General and the of Commerce, There has been no special comdesioner or envy. \n\nproduced.—Rextar. \n\nTHE LEAGUE'S OPIUM COMMITTEE. \n\nJAPAN TO RATIFY CONVENTIONS, \n\n------ \n\nGeneva. August 25. In the course of the proceedings in the Leagus d Nations Opium Committee, Docker Tsurum announced that Japan world ratify the Opfum Conventions elaborated at the rorent inferuational conferences. -Router. \n\nAMERICA AND NEW ZEALAND, \n\nA GENEROUS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. \n\nAuckland, August 28. The American avai otticary and men hava donated $1,000 tu the) Institute for the Blind, in recogullion of the hospitality of the citizens of Auckland-Reuter. \n\nConsul \n\nSealer Naval Officer, \n\nanswer whatever to the telegram houver distingutahed and how \n\nthe 27th of July. \n\n3. No further troope or sum-of-feom the public neting held on ever much he may help the North- \n\nwar to come to Cantor. \n\n4. Withdrawal of wavahipa from \n\nen ureblem, can possibly settle \n\nTo-night, with conditions Infinite the prevent aluustion in Canton. Canton or delte, excett two worse than they were then and which is not a Chinees problem nespatch fosats for the use of with further declarations of the attack upon Hongkong and \n\nat all, but a Bolshevik ore and thaij the Consulate. \n\nhostility against Great Britain by British Interest in South Ce 5. Compensation for killed and the Canto authorities, we are Russian in its origin und that: \n\nwounded. \n\nmat in even greater unbere. they are using their Chinese dupes to further their conspiracy against \n\n6. Rerdition of balá Concessions endorse the options which have \n\nWhere is a cancer \n\nTo the Franxiang Govern-poured ions from every rep Great Britain. merk \n\nsible bady Government, Unofcial \n\nIn our midst which threatens the London and Paris replied to the inembers of both Counctie, Cham- effect that those derauds could be of Cmurarer backed by er must be ruthlessly cut out and then \n\nChinese 29 much as ourselves--it, not be considered. The new Car-large interest hore, Chuna Asrouls-sooner the better. (Applause). ten Government that assomed to and private telegram- \n\nLadies and gentlemon, with the cffice on July 1st, repeated these jhat is Majesty's Government hope that our legram to the demands and stated that no resto-cannot piesd ignorance upon the Prime Minister may assist him tel Seven negro soldiers of the thighth Infantry Regiment wersation of coral relations and eltuation. killed whan a howitzer burst during pracilce. Reuters American they had been discussed. \n\nsvaditions coule be aspected before Service. \n\nGUN ACCIDENT. \n\nNEGRO SOLDIERS KILLED, \n\nRockford. H., Aufust 25. \n\nCHINESE TARIFF CONFERENCE. \n\nwww.co \n\nBRITAIN WILL ATTEND. \n\nLondon, August 25. The British Government has now accepted the invitation of the Chinese Cuvornmunt attend the tariff conference on the 23rd October-Rauter. \n\nMOTOR ACCIDENT, \n\nDUTCH SOCIALIST KILLED. \n\nBrussels, August 25. M. Nan Kol, the Daich evetallet, ex-Scoater and colonial expert, has been killed in a motor zevident.-Reuter \n\nFRANCE AND SPAIN IN MONOCCO. \n\nOFFENSIVE TO BEGIN IN TEN DAYS. \n\nFOR BATHING PARTIES, \n\nPICNICS, etc. \n\nJAS. BUCHANAN & CO.S BLACK & WHITE WHISKY \n\nin FLASKS & FLASKS. \n\nFitted with glass stoppers, no corkscrew required. \n\nPRICE OF FLASKS \n\n55 \n\n+1 \n\n$2.10 $1.10 \n\nDONNELLY & WHYTE \n\nTel Contral 635. \n\nSole Agenta. \n\n2. Queen's Buildings. \n\nRid Your Home of Flies with \n\nFLYOSAN \n\nUPER-INSECTICIDE, \n\nAlso ills Roaches, Mosquitoes, Mathe, Azta, Redbugs, Lice. Fleas and other Insects. NON-POISONOUS \n\nto every other form of Animal Life. \n\nFOR SALE AT \n\nTHE CHINA DISPENSARY. \n\n32, Quang's Road t \n\nEast of Central Market, \n\nPhone 594 \n\nAre you still doing the \n\nwashing? \n\nIf so why not \n\nhave a gas wash boiler \n\nIt saves time \n\nmoney and \n\nclothes. \n\nFor sale or \n\nhire from \n\nHONGKONG & CHINA GAS CO., \n\n9 \n\nLTD. \n\nreside for the purpose of all steamship communication be carrying on the moreaufile tween Canton and Hongkong, bath pursuits, without molesta- direct and via Maeso, and also for loo or restraint, ut Chaton, the boycet in Cantor and other Amoy. Foochuw, Ningpc aud porta la South China as well a Article V of the Treaty of British subjecte ships and goods. Shanghai \n\nStrategy, Amoy and Foochons, of \n\nNanking which British They have also openly declared Merchants are permitted, er her intention of destroying by ail porta where Dhey mazy every means in their power, Hong- reside \"to carry on their kong, ts trade and prosperity. Tuercantile transa \n\nWith whatever sevsons they classes entering and elearing to inse.\" \n\nand from Hongkong wos 70,330 Article X of the Trozty of vesadis totalling 5,000,000 tons. Nanking authorising yoout From Jet January to 30th June belonging to British Mer-fast the average daily number of chard to be conveyed by yesek entering and caring Chinese Murchants to any Hongkong has been 60 vessels province or City in the averaging 99,600 to Since the Interior of China. \n\nerists started the average daily \n\nrealise the true position in Hong- The Gravity of the Slination, What \n\nkong and South Chica and so lend I confess I find in Gillealt do to prompt and decision action then has the craul General to \n\nIspunit without voicing L indigna- either in cogurt with other disease with the Canton over we all foui at the procrastina Powers or if need be, by Great) ner with H viwy to ending the \n\n[tion, hit 1 recoguise they Bus Britain stone, I beg to formally present situation. le he to discuss \n\ncitration is an gave that I desire amove thas the following telegram his own punishment or the ren- dition of the British Concession to avoid saying oue word which he sent from this meeting to Hir may be regarded, at Home, za Majests'e Prime Minister in Lor- Home Government faces theseterical or which may give or don \n\nmements to prempe and direct ac- It will be secunded by Mr. W. S1) Article XI of the Treaty of number of vessels entering and decauda? The mere fact of dig-tion, in Cantea, ecession to dia- Bailey, and after that has been feussing then: would be an AU- \n\nnission that the incident of June out our advice or undervalue done I shall be glad to bear ther unis meeting. No one who has reukors hefure putting the tale 123rd was greated by Shameer, been away from Hongkong and gram to the meeting. (Applause). \n\nwhich we kauss deinitaly to be South Ching, even for the last six \n\nThe Resciation. \n\n10. \n\nTientsin which also opened clearing Hongkong has been 1 Swatow and okker Southern russels totalling 36,579 tens only. Porta for Foreign trade and but these figures include \"P. & 0.\" stated that “il is agreed that \"Blue Funnel\" \"President\" and Brith aubjects are pertait. \"Empress vessels which are nat ted to carry an irade with affected by the buycolt. whomenever thay please, and proceed to and fro wt pleasure with their ve vels and merchandise.\" Chatton a Gateway. 1 \n\nThe obwrvance of these provi- \n\nOur Canton trade comprising some 12 large Passenger vessels has been entirely stopped. Since the lat Jaly the average daily number of skipa including river zieamars, held up through the boy- cost has been 5 of which 15 rre \n\nmentus, could possibly conceive | This Colony as a vital part of Dally Prem Knew Wothing \n\nhow dangerous the Bolshevik the British Empire, Haring aires ly now absolutely nothing about the on British Oterests, and I wishram unanunealy passed at \n\nThe Daily Prese states that they treat is. with its epelat attack vately appanded through le measures that are being taken to that a few of my own personal frea: Mass Meeting held on July bring the present deadlock to a friends who, until a very few years 1271b and passed on by the Gover- end and that as far as they are ago, huid the same responsible nor at its request. to Hils Murjesty's sware the Hongkong Goverment positions out here as those who Government, now appeals to His jare equally in the dark. The Con-to-day have drafted many of the Majesty's Prime 31ster to take sions of the Treaties is imperative \n\nsul General folvement as that important telegrams to which steps to have the following pro-fox the commoerusal prosperity of Britian, Paris, august 25. Reports from Madrid state that Guteral Prano do Rivers has Peking and \n\nropies of all his despatelos in hat already referred, were here visions of the Treaties of Nunking this Colony, seeing that Camson is the Foreign Office now to study the situation for 1942 and Tientsin 1858 betas ceu the principal gateway for British aaronneest that the offensive against the Riffs will begin in en dags have been forwarded to Bosghongshomssives, and they would quicke Great Britain and China carried trade into South Chine. tine-Renter, \n\nand the Hongkong Government realise how woefully and dia-out, amely: therefore know ail ifat the Congal astrously, the \"Cantou situation\" General has written. As the Con and the peril of Hongkong and aul General pointed out, there is South Chins are being misunder ne possible basis for discussion stood in London to-day and give 1 here, and the next move rexe with; leredence and ear to those, upos \n\nEVACUATION OF THE RUBK. \n\nDuested biên Aorus 25 \n\nThe French evacuation bas been completed. Router. \n\nTo-day there are 16 of which 22 are British. \n\nThe present Canton Authorities The recent proclamation by the Article II of the Treaty of teño are independent of the Cen Ganten Authorities with regard to Neaking watch provides tral Government at Paking and coastal Navigation later that that British subjecta, with have been in othee for less than Vessels of any Nationsity, reccot their families and establish months are directly and solely British and Japanese. may enter ments, chali be allowed to responsible for the cutting off of (Coutinaod on pige 10.) \n\nPage 10",
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        "content_text": "the period 1st Sept, 1925 to 31st Dec, \n\n1926. \n\n2. \n\nAs for Austen Chamberlain you will be aware, \n\nit was decided \n\nat the interdepartmental conference \n\non the 19th May last, that the claims for the period prior to \n\nthe 20th April, 1926, should be reserved for further discussion. The further conference of the 4th June last proceeded on this basis, the P. of S. tel. of \n\nthe 5th June refers \n\nto which the Sec. of S. (Chamberlain) \n\nwas party on \n\nunderstanding. \n\n3. \n\nThroughout \n\nthis \n\nMr Amery has maintained the attitude that \n\nthe charges \n\nare \n\npreferable to be formed \n\nby H.M. Govt. and the only agreed to the argt. puncta, for the period from the 20th April, 1926, & in view \n\nof \n\nthe necessity for settlement. He still adheres to \n\nthis \n\nattitude, but in view of the \n\nfact that the latter arrangement has \n\nbeen in force for \n\nsome months \n\nhe will be prepared, though with \n\nsome reluctance, to acquiesce \n\nin it. \n\nHe considers, however, \n\nthat there is a \n\nstrong \n\ncase \n\nfor \n\nmore \n\ngenerous \n\ntreatment \n\nfor the period prior to the 20th April \n\n1926, when losses were heavier & conditions more \n\ndisturbed, and he is not prepared to support the Govt's recommendation \n\nthat the whole \n\nof the \n\nnet Losses \n\nin resp. of this period should be \n\nborne by Sufl. funds. \n\n4. \n\nFinally, I desire to \n\npoint \n\nout \n\n(a) \n\nthat the claim \n\nreferred to, has been calculated on \n\nthe revised basis, is less than half that anticipated and that had it not been \n\nfor \n\nDistribution List:\n\nMr. E. J. Harding. \n\nMr. Strachey. \n\nSir J. Shuckburgh. \n\nSir G. Grindle. \n\nSir O. Davis. \n\nSir S. Wilson. \n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore. \n\nEarl of Clarendon. \n\nMr. Amery. \n\nDRAFT. \n\n144",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n**im. No. 123 Gov.**\n\nTo Lieffts Brunet\n\nwhen the \nhar your \n30161 \nC. D. \nR 10FEB \n\nWith ref. to \nlimy \n16 \n2 \nFeb. 1948 \n10 \n\ndesp. No. 371 of the 30th of November on the subject of your memorandum on the conditions attaching to carry contracts in Hong Kong. Thank you for transmitting for your information the memo in its revised form.\n\n2. You will see that in addition to the amendment upon the post-war rates referred to in para. 1, the information regarding burying, godown charges, and rentals is now presented in the form it appears in Harton Print No. 121 (Fifth Edition) as amended by your request in accordance with \ndesp. No. 446 of the 28th Oct. 1947.\n\nMr. Wharter 1/4 \nMIT. Beckett \nMr. Bottomley. \nMr. E. J. Harding. \nSir Shuckburgh. \nSir G. Grindle. \nSir C. Davis. \nSir S. Wilson. \nMr. Ormsby-Gore. \nLord Lovat. \nMr. Amery. \nbarion \n\nPage 10\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "169\n\n54\n\nAs regards establishments on shore to ensure the efficiency of this fleet, the Independent Board of the New Arsenal with the funds it has at present available can fit up an arsenal for docking and repairs, etc. A floating dock with sufficient resources in one of our ports---Mozambique or Angola―would complete the service.\n\nAnd now it will be asked how are we to obtain the sum of £9,000,000 for the reconstruction of our Navy? The reply is, by means of a loan subscribed principally by the constructing firms at a moderate interest, since we know that there are firms in England disposed to make it, this loan to be redeemable in a period of ten years.\n\nIt would then be necessary to enter in the budget of the Navy an item for reconstruction which would correspond to the annual sum payable on a loan of £9,000,000 redeemable in ten years at a probable interest of 8 per cent. By prolonging these annual payments over more than ten years, we would have after twenty years adequate resources for the essential replacements of the different units.\n\nThis is in a broad way what we think should be done as regards naval reconstruction, so that in a period of not more than four years we could count on a naval force worth having.\n\n\"DOLLAR DIPLOMACY\" IN LATIN AMERICA. By HENRIK SHIPSTEAD, Member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate.\n\n(From \"Current History,\" September, 1927.)\n\nThe Monroe doctrine is dead, and has been dead for many years. It lived only as long as its original spirit was followed. The spirit was the protection of human liberty. It was departed from by the United States in her policy toward Latin America fully 25 years ago. To-day the Monroe doctrine remains only as a diplomatic subterfuge. Its ideals are being used as a cloak to cover acts subversive of human liberty and contrary to the institutions and traditions of our nation.\n\nAt the beginning of the 19th century new political principles were challenging the existing order of society. The thirteen American colonies had revolted against the European monarchial system; the French revolution had thrown down a firebrand into the heart of Europe itself; and in Central and South America republicanism was advancing by leaps and bounds. This new confession of political faith which was overturning the world was best expressed in our great Declaration of Independence, wherein it is stated that we dedicate ourselves and the soil of America to the principle that governments receive their powers \"only from the consent of the governed.\"\n\nThe treaty of the Holy Alliance had been signed by the leading monarchs of Europe with the main objective of building a barricade against the spread of this new theory of government. President Monroe and other American statesmen of the time looked upon this alliance, with its determination to maintain and extend the European colonial system, as a threat against the freedom of the whole western continent.\n\nAccordingly, there was enunciated a policy on behalf of the United States Government to the effect that any attempt on the part of\n\n55\n\nEuropean Powers to interfere with the governments of our sister Republics in the western continent would be met with the armed resistance of the United States. In the same message President Monroe stated clearly what was to be the relation of the United States towards these Republics. It is still the truly policy of the United States,\" he said, to leave the parties the sister Republics-to themselves, in the hope that other Powers will pursue the same course.”\n\nThis was the famous Monroe doctrine. No statement of public policy has ever at its inception been more purely and unselfishly dedicated to a political ideal. It has been restated again and again by successive Presidents and Secretaries of State. For instance, John W. Foster, Secretary of State in Harrison's Cabinet, in an address entitled \"Misconceptions and Limitations of the Monroe Doctrine,\" \"If the before the American Society of International Law, said: Monroe doctrine did not contain a high moral principle of ethics and government which commanded the respect of all civilised nations, we could not build a navy vast enough nor create an army large enough to enforce it against the hostile sentiment of the great Powers of Europe.\"\n\nDuring the past 25 years, however, much confusion has arisen regarding this historic policy, even in the minds of the statesmen who were conducting it. President Wilson, addressing the Southern Commercial Congress at Mobile on 27th October, 1913, said, in speaking of the Latin American Republics :--\n\nThey have had harder bargains driven with them in the matter of loans than any other people in the world. Interest has been exacted of them that was not exacted of anybody else, because the risk was said to be greater; and then securities were taken that destroyed the risk. An admirable arrangement for those who were forcing the terms. I rejoice in nothing so much as in the prospect that they will now be emancipated from these conditions, and we ought to be the first to take part in assisting in that emancipation. We must prove ourselves their friends and champions upon terms of equality and honour. rights, national integrity and opportunity as against material interests that is the issue which we now have to face. We must regard it as one of the duties of friendship to see that from no quarter are material interests made superior to human liberty and national opportunity.\n\nOn 30th August, 1923, Charles Evans Hughes, then Secretary of State in the Harding Cabinet, in an address before the American Bar Association assembled in convention in Minneapolis, made these high professions:-\n\nThe Monroe doctrine does not attempt to establish a pro-tectorate over Latin American States. I utterly disclaim as unwarranted the observations which occasionally have been made implying a claim on our part to superintend the affairs of our sister republics, to assert an overlordship, to consider the spread of our authority beyond our own domain as the aim of our policy, and to make our power the test of right in this hemisphere. I oppose all such misconceived and unsound assertions and intima-tions. They do not express our national purpose; they belie our sincere friendship; they are false to the fundamental principles\n\n170",
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        "content_text": "Mr. Ellis\n\n19/1\n\nMr.\n\nHong Kong/5253.\n\n3\n\n108\n\nCoded isent\n\n20.11.15A 2571/28\n\nX\n\nX\n\nX\n\nMr.\n\nMr. E. J. Harding.\n\nSir C. Strachey.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nSir C. Davis.\n\nSir S. Wilson.\n\n14621.78 Wn 24.1.28\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nLord Lovat.\n\nMr. Amery.\n\nfor conson.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nDRAFT TELEGRAM. (in conf.code)\n\nGOVERNOR\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n400\n\nConfidential.\n\nColonial Office\n\nDowning Street\n\nJanuary, 19th\n\nWith reference to your\n\ntelegram of 24th August and previous\n\ncorrespondence on Aerodrome His\n\nMajesty's Government regret they are\n\nunable to provide more than £100,000\n\ntowards total cost. This will be\n\npayable as to £70,000 this year if\n\nso much can be made available from\n\nCopy to Air Ministry\n\nLFF\n\n23a, 1·28.\n\n**\n\nsavings, and as to balance on\n\ncompletion of whole work to\n\nsatisfaction of Air Ministry.\n\nThis\n\ngrant is conditional on explicit\n\nundertaking from your Government.\n\n1.\n\nThat layout and development is\n\napproved by Air Ministry.\n\n2. That aerodrome will be made\n\navailable without rent or other\n\ncharges",
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        "content_text": "CHINA.\n\nCOST OF LIVING IN HONG KONG.\n\nLord Passfield Sceptical.\n\nH. C. L. ALLOWANCES: MORE TAXATION?\n\n(From Our Own Correspondent.)\n\nHong Kong, Apr. 26.\n\nLord Passfield has sent a cable to Hong Kong expressing surprise at the assertion that the cost of living in the Colony is higher now than it was ten years ago. The Colonial Secretary has asked that a table of comparative prices be prepared, showing what we paid for bread and cheese in 1920 and in 1929. He hopes, when these figures are drawn up, to be able to recommend that the special \"H.C.L.\" allowances now being paid to Government servants be withdrawn, or at any rate reduced.\n\nNeedless to say, surprise is expressed in this Colony that there should be speculation in Whitehall about a matter which is one of common and painful knowledge and experience to those living here. Why Lord Passfield should imagine that the cost of living in Hong Kong should do anything else but go up is a mystery, and if he could only come out here for a trip and do a month's housekeeping, he would get the surprise of his life.\n\nLondon is still one of the cheapest places in the world to live in - if you want to live cheaply - and Hong Kong one of the dearest, considering what you get for your money.\n\nThe only people who can afford to motor much are the agents who take \"prospects\" out for demonstration drives. Petrol has just jumped from 61 to 75 cents a gallon, and there are rumours of a 10 cents per gallon tax before long.\n\nMore Taxation.\n\nOne thing is quite certain. The Government has to raise an extra million and a half dollars somehow in order to meet increased salary charges, and the problem is where to find the money? So far there is no indication of a rush of public-spirited citizens to surrender each a few lakhs for the common good. Failing such voluntary sacrifices, other measures will have to be taken, and we are all very anxious to know just where the axe will fall! Non-motorists heartily approve a tax on petrol; those who patronise the cinema only once in a blue moon are strongly in favour of an entertainment tax. Total abstainers would not object to a tax of ten dollars a bottle on whisky; while the \"gin-slingers\" would not oppose a tax on ice-cream and soft drinks, and non-smokers would rejoice to see a tax on cigars and cigarettes. How to reconcile all these conflicting views with one another is one of the many tasks awaiting the new Governor.\n\nIt is hard luck on Sir William Peel that he may have the thankless duty of imposing new taxation very soon after he arrives, but it looks very much as though he will have to do it - unless, of course, the $1,500,000 can be wiped out by cutting salaries down!\n\nWeihaiwei What Next?\n\nIn expressing his appreciation of Great Britain's friendly action in handing back Weihaiwei to China, Dr. C. T. Wang (speaking on behalf of the Chinese Government) urged his countrymen to persevere until \"all sovereign rights are restored\" to China. This is a perfectly natural sentiment, of course, but it is recalled that it was in the same year (1898) of the British flag being hoisted at Weihaiwei that China leased to Great Britain for 99 years the 300 square miles behind Kowloon Peninsula known as the New Territory.\n\nKowloon itself was definitely ceded to Great Britain in 1860, but the territory beyond this four square miles is held on lease by Britain until 1997. Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain in 1841, and in the following year the Chinese Government formally recognised the cession of the island.\n\nAll this history every well-informed schoolboy knows, no doubt, but when Dr. Wang talks about the restoration of \"all sovereign rights\" to China, there is just a tiny chill that runs up and down the spine of some people living under the British flag at the other end of the map of China. It has taken a long time to come to terms over the rendition of Weihaiwei, but the responsibility for that is China's. Years ago the agreement was ready to sign when the Peking Government was suddenly toppled over, and the matter had to be left over until things quietened down sufficiently to enable a resumption of responsible conversations.\n\n\"Wei-hai\" is a quiet little place, but is affectionately regarded by many British residents in the Far East as a very pleasant spot to spend a summer holiday.\n\nA Good Investment.\n\nRight Honourable Lord Passfield,\n\nSingapore, 4/5/30.\n\nBill for food only:\n\n1875, our first man, $18.50;\n\n1922, the other 3/10, $4;\n\nAverage cost of living in a free house (rent) $60;\n\nToday, about $240.\n\n12\n\n86",
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        "content_text": "- 11 \n\nWordsworth complains that by taking things to bits and regarding them singly we never know them. We, also, like the old Chinese scholars, murder to dissect: analysis destroys creativeness in that world of thought and yet examinations require this treatment of classic texts. But the old doctrine no doubt is there - the doctrine of human behaviour.\n\nIt is curious that this same charge of making education merely a process of overloading the memory is one that is met with most frequently in Europe. Rabelais caricatures the whole system in his day by administering a purge to Gargantua whose mind has been surfeited with indigestible knowledge, which has remained unassimilated and has merely dulled the brain. Only by eliminating the old clotted nonsense can we hope he says to get along on scientific lines. Montaigne, that humane philosopher of France, compares such memory stuffing with the process by which a bird carries food in its beak, for the purpose of handing it on to others. \"Savoir par coeur n'est pas savoir\". To know by heart, he says, is not to know at all.\n\nThe understanding is sacrificed in order that the load of learning might be increased. Quality and alertness are replaced by quantity and consequent slowness. Such were the charges made against the mediaeval methods of Education.\n\nIn all the discussions upon the Chinese language, this aspect is apt to be overlooked, namely that the old system was an ethical education, and that the term classical is misleading if it brings to the mind of the European the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Virgil, Shakespeare, and Milton; when Confucius and Mencius are mentioned, for the classics in Europe, even in their heyday, were superimposed upon, after much hesitation, and never displaced the religious and moral element in school and college, whereas in China they have always combined the two aspects.\n\n98\n\nP.T.O.",
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        "content_text": "## 61. Actual money wages paid, as stated to us, include winders, etc., 55 sen a day, (equal to Yen 16.50 per month or approximately Yen 200 per annum); weavers (all girls or women) 20 to 30 Yen per month, or Yen 300 approximately per annum average; men employed in finishing rooms and general labour, about Yen 30 per month, or Yen 360 per year average.\n\nThere do not appear to be standard rates for different jobs, or for men and women, as in Great Britain. There is no reason to suppose that any of these rates are under-stated.\n\n(Note. In fact, we found some anxiety, on the part of Japanese employers, not to be considered as paying low wages, and we would on the whole, be inclined to think that the rates of wages given to us, were rather overstated than otherwise.)\n\nThis may be tested in the light of the weaving price found to be paid at one mill as follows:- Four box loom running 80 picks per minute, one loom per weaver, 63 picks per inch plain work 2/2 twill 2 fold 60 warp and single 52 weft price paid for weaving 6 sen per yard, or 7s. 11d. for 60 yards. In this particular mill nothing more was paid in kind except one meal a day free. The workers all live at home.\n\n## 62. Taking these wages and adding 30 per cent. all round as the value of the food and lodgings, etc., we get for an average year of 312 days of 10 hours, equals 3,120 working hours per year, as follows:\n| Category | Yen per year | £ approx. | d. per hour |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Winders, etc. | 260 | 26 10s. | 2.04 |\n| Weavers | 390 | 39 15s. | 3.06 |\n| Men | 468 | 47 15s. | 3.67 |\n\nWe had the opportunity of seeing detailed working accounts of mills containing nearly one quarter of the total plant in Japan. These show the average total wages paid to all employees (except salaried staff) of £42 10s. per annum. The only other item of labour cost appearing in the accounts was dormitory expenses averaging £2 2s. 7d. per annum per head. We could not ascertain whether departmental foremen were included in the item salaried staff, but assuming they were included in wages correspondence between our estimate and the actual figures is reasonably close. We had no opportunity of getting to know if full time working was uniform throughout the period and it may be that under time was worked. If so, then full time earnings may be a little higher than these results.\n\nThese earnings may be compared with the general Yorkshire conditions after the dispute following the Macmillan Report, 1930, as follows:\n| Job Title | s. d. per hr. | s. d. per week (for 48 hours) | d. per hr. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Worsted spinner, girls |  | 23 10 | 5.96 |\n| Worsted feeder, women |  | 31 0 | 7.75 |\n| Wool comber, man |  | 49 4 | 12.33 |\n| Willeyers, fettlers, etc., men |  | 49 10 | 12.46 |\n\nTo these direct payments must be added the cost to the employer of health and unemployment insurance, also that portion of the state contributions made by the employer indirectly.\n\n## 63. It appears that Yorkshire wages costs per hour are from 3 to 3 times as high as Japanese. Against this is to be set off any losses resulting from lower Japanese efficiency. During our survey (admittedly and of necessity, of short duration), we saw nothing to indicate that the efficiency of the Japanese is seriously lower than our own. In carding, combing, winding, warping, weaving and finishing, the staffing of the machines generally was much the same as ours, and the dexterity and application to work, equal. In woollen spinning in one mill there were more piecers, but the work was of low quality. These piecers were all girls and the practice was observed of one head (male) in charge of eight or more mules, so there was a definite set off in the saving of higher supervisory wages. We consider it possible that there may be a loss of efficiency owing to the fact that Japanese foremen, generally speaking, have not yet had the same technical experience and training as ours. We can offer no estimate as to what this may amount to. We would consider that, allowing for all possibilities, Yorkshire wages costs per unit of production are at least 2.5 times and may be as high as three times the Japanese costs.\n\n## 64. Power Costs. Where direct steam power is used these are probably somewhat higher in Japan; coal is more expensive. Electricity from public supply mains is not dearer than in England and is very largely used. The small mills referred to all use this and so cut out power plant wages and some standing charges. Over the whole industry we consider there is little, if any difference in the cost of this item.\n\n## 65. General Overhead Costs.-It is only to be supposed that in consequence of the lower rates of wages paid, overhead costs in \n\nPage 231",
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        "content_text": "SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931.\n\nBOOKSHELF.\n\nINDO-CHINA PARADISE. SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS.\n\nHealth Resort in Hills of Annam.\n\nAN ATTRACTIVE BOOK.\n\nOne of the Loves garden spots, commonly known as the Parade of Indo-China, where H. Paul Doumer, then Governor, decided in 1895 to establish a health resort. Some years later, Governor Doumer completed the preliminary work and established a zamindari, which has a cinema attached.\n\nA great deal has been added to the station, and these are, including uno de... of mulled...y, a psychological problem, not a menace of lunar... Bong... a number of separate villas were erected. As a health resort, it has proved a great success.\n\nProf. Simpson's Radio Lectures.\n\nThe literature concerning Shakespeare is vast. Pekin... und... work, what a vast amount will ever realize Peking and not wet... weeting he might have spared Passing so it is saw officially call the world.\n\nThe third edition retains the original title of the book, mounting. The aspect that a opera may apology for hancared to excite either wonder... Milton to make change Murray.\n\nAlready the literature concerning Shakespeare is vast. The author has no more interest in the manuscripts, all of which are at Pekme th...\n\nMr. J. L. Feed Mokitur. Lauru, saya, \"of three.\n\nProf. Simpson, MA. Kiny Further ripete, by Rokeri rejubel Ali KULCE-BES.\n\nHot Welsh, Ltd., Heughang US1. Kelly and Wani, on some year later that Gover-BES.\n\nDog Samt completed the pre-Aukerman, Prof. Som\n\nThi\" :4 giá vi testada, minary work and stablished a zaminda ua, wha a playwright. The of thrth, along with 1And\n\near perice. Afler 1935 under Parsimmople for Tudat tocamp a bukatutave—a coma un langs tikkay noY meckáty becaus and posing olur!terpart of Soul, wwwf the'rwn Th\n\nSizes 1972 a great deal has been phor. no an historias, a peri, writing about him as a philowa it ja Ke Bhat are bowl mi\n\nadded to the station, and these are, a typien) Elizabethin, na E MUE Sarah tela, including uno de¦ of mulledży, sa paychological prob-char, which has a cinema attached.\n\nAs a health re- so on. Yet Sazkompenza wa k -the art it has proved a great succo, diminatit: so much was he a dra specially for the The ad mate that he never thought r Cart Mad_129 wastaged to be ruined from a way, han playa sa anything but playa\n\nking\n\npopularity may\n\nthe Ex-* of them\n\nenlarged\n\nif\n\nthere are told in a wall illnad Daca the secera and mastered the run into kuite 3 by the Imprimerie!words, ka had no more Interest in bedre. Hanel.—W, 2. the manuscripts, all of which are\n\nRapin da ima 5-10, Mr. J. L Feed Mokitur. Lauru, | saya, \"of\n\nthree ril well\n\nof Pekme th\n\n. ר\n\n3\n\nAlready the literature\n\ncern\n\nSayMerry\n\na da 1984. Hud be passed to have di corrected verdien, Together *** Tanese crount of himself, ka ir weld those who respect blatory. Pekny und bin work, what a vast amount Will ever rezala Poking and not wet weeting he might have spared Pasping so it is saw officially call the world.\n\nBunce it in that the author the tand edition retains the Log Shakeupare in unarmane, yel Urinal title of the book, motiounting.\n\nThe spect that a ofera may apology for hangcared to excite either wonder Thilton to make change Murray.\n\nWhat do ou\n\nHing kimmelf seven shment, howevez, ja the fact, attoned the wing of thithak in all possibla la bay some- ** name of 13.1.5 mg, thing Jew about Shaksporto\n\ned material infr !m the\n\nProf Ківельном так виго any per both a malap -\"he kite\n\nI of Fectures he de- Ameth Ms of the world, Invered on the wireless undye the \"actors who there in only one Paking Wanape of the Houng Broly the fontact cities with\n\nComm 14. Thos\n\n-- 20\n\n-* - 5 they under\n\nميا\n\nlec\n\nCheations for the Ret.L \"Nevertheless,\" he adde\n\nall, however. Chery ars tarea have now been published by ally several Zeng, and itara Kelly & Walsh Ltd. hav\n\n·Fold interest of the place der hetle Farber Shake-the eye and thway i\n\nFiend and bear\"\n\nit\n\nThe Spick of chứn\n\ncite. Them me with the komore ye\n\ngraceful\n\nThe\n\n*A which | IT\n\nhurterada\":\n\nJust to\n\nram by dim.\n\nForm 20 de 1\n\nThere when tele\n\nCAR on them re\n\nSome parts you i\n\nmore fully at home\n\ntheatre, the tex\n\ntermen la kin proface of ureal Indly work an\n\nde that Shakespora 1. read over The average modern \"epigrammatic Darin ach writer, he coatings in me d Much trying t\n\nTo Your Friends at Home Christmas with a suitable Gift from \"Hongkong TEA\n\nPrice per 3 catty box $18.50 net (Approx 7 lb.)\n\nFinest Fo.com > Per 5 catty box $17.00 net\n\n„Mauge Pakos Peyta 5 lbs. $17.60 net. THE PRI ES QUOTED INCLUDE ALE CHARGES to any add was in the Corvel Kisgdom, GINGER IN SYRUP In syrup barnat Memo SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR US. Portest of tina 5 lb jars. $18.00 net. Per case of Twelve 24 1. pats, $21.00 bet\n\nTUE PRICES QUOTED IM.LUDE FREIGHT PAID to London Docka mole DRIED GINGER IN TINS Te pareof x 1 lb, ins. $10.50 net Including age to the United Kingdom.\n\nORDER EARLY, LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. Grocery Dept. Tel. 25813.\n\nK\n\nRESTRINGING AND REPAIRS. We take a WERCIAL PRibk a son work RAÇERIŲ PAGEág ky on enny with Thing (HARANPE | RESTRIN\n\nAAA DUNLOP POTESTA ATIN AMERICAN ORGA [WUN cur OWN SUPERFINEL seunted Caloun) L7 רים with Our DAWON OUT NO. A WARNINGAPORE ONO 27 WAL CHINA GU 207 AUTERIINE N OWN A Out, and duly stunzsataed doe Umenia.\n\nIMPORTANT Badly sale that PACKETA Matrung with SKPAIRING A BINDING L Cocket T and Horkey Munka zīmu balag Earl by en vindurata: sharem\n\nPEITT KEPAIRS CE Tok A TRIAL ORDERS. 1.10137D G.S. BROTHERS, SPEITA MITATTERS 11. Ha Tha Maan deer w Paul kveland MAJESTIC TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AL $30, 5,34, 7.30 and the prom\n\nON-THE-SPOT Newa EL BRENDEL is in town So is FIFI EXORSAY. PIPI dances at \"The Golden Slipper,\" where a gang of crooks hang out. Think BRENDEL is the Big Shotof GANGLAND Sings MyRacket You”\n\nEL BRENDEL FIFI DORSAY When MENDEL, gazes into them eyei, he loses those balance! For hilarious and azciting details see\n\nMr.femon of Orange PRINCE'S THEATRE SHOWING TO-DAY mt 2 80, 7 15 & 9 15 Special matinee al 5 15 on Saturday and Sunday\n\nMGM Prezenta\n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POUL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933.\n\nSTAGE & SCREEN NOTES. NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE THEATRE | IN HONGKONG AND ABROAD.\n\nMANY NEW FILMS DUE AT KINGS.\n\nCentral: \"Tirta Husband.\" K-x Cylinder Løve\" Princesdarlaune,” 36x/mtk-\"Mr. Lemon of Urange.” Queen'—\"Byon of the World.\" Malm 24. Son of Zorra,” Star:-\"Navy Bl\n\nHart,\n\nSESSIONS CONCLUDE.\n\nCROSS-WORD PUZZLE\n\nJury Request Lenleney for Convicted Man.\n\nPOWERS OF POLRE\n\nLkg and Account + the rest of the Jury for Sonebhe Chief Jurka (Sir Joxeph Kemp posterday montered heung Leung, charged with an Haulting Ho Ka, with intent to rab, to onu yaar's hard labour.\n\nA cond defendant w charged, after being found Not KURS:\n\nThe jury came to a uxlam decleton in co, L majority recommensent For Live Frat kocke. Esa Lord- skip, in passing contamos, d posure that although ka did not know on what grounds the jury asked for Reel\n\nAvel, Adrama d'AM | saba Viadalat, John 25. Sk Kec. Earry Deebie,\n\naphoriag artista.\n\nspyme of the World\" chamanend the other 2 ren of the Queen's Themire yubordiy (rmacja. and will be Wosened to day, mid 500 | Damon, 3.\n\nThe picke vividly poes kesevarų, trayed, tha pint fine tena mier than Pin, B. we good kid evil, butwaan Zee wną among tu Peter Kiwalan kewen, mas and Winner 1 tik vaode ong af ka maen\n\nMaloda 1. Bu da versat in Deve tam bu a je\n\nand much of the thrill in the parture in dus to Kinds O'Mall, who dan berk Amerikes 14 sm of the\n\nPencoed by Fly from Carty With seven adaptation of an wegt et slagg by John Parsaw,\n\nHuery Kwa dzeeted the pesëse. The young Petikan M\n\nThe Grown Salicitor Mr. Somer\n\nast Filerey) prosecuted, and the\n\n– dret defendant wear represented by\n\nThe Juzy, via composed of Mr. F. Austin (formmanĮ, Makra T c Patterson, F. A. Xavier ? Kd warda, W. H. B. Muskett, S. J. Her\n\nwho and R. 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The rhag ka ba vanjlager\n\n| Str. Fitzroy the převlong day.\n\nCoumiul contended that the no caned was asked a series of quer\n\n\"What Trice tory?\" and \"The Cack smployee d sent in the toes and gums Fred WorldTM Filma Tented for the bin the ew batween repkytam Best future are the Zene Ora Luar te facing by Mr. Fremy from a docu-\n\n*The\n\nHvala, wak Ri- kane, WA 11 Agata\n\nWho The meat before him and which was\n\nchmod apk Tax Wren \"The Sema Pinko AT LANGKAÈn tai skin, while not produced and on which he woul\n\nAt the crusti | prompted by Barmant Kreism-\n\nwith Gorge ('Brien and \"The Bazzal mejnega and NË PAS be d\n\nWho Was The chance of the came in\n\nCAL\" KM Buy AW ME DUNN by Team MM MATTract the Court below arbai, ka mall lý ho Sparring Cherating Te and indelen Edward\n\nww\n\nThe Lee Ponds,\" and in mind t tion. Chernivt in\n\nUncal Sirm, ANAL Etion are that be in supported ku Cullen who played avessee him, an\n\nBy P\n\nF\n\nciia: Han Bans\n\n*The Say!\n\nAir. Flizey's Denial\n\nMr. Fitary replied that that\n\nBrendel | was votarly wrong.\n\nICON\n\n“Maculo 12 dan\n\nto the Philip\n\neh Aaměře\n\nAnd View\n\nKthe adver\n\nWalak's \"W\n\n------- koown the\n\n„Paramount \"adaption at 1psaka, dope the feet the\n\nTrurody.\"\n\nak the year'ı oylabanding\n\nEL\n\ndrama tadeg volan have been kid wall a\n\ni af peng Paramust-seek Wektu z\n\nA\n\nM\n\nENG. Medal any que\n\nIt And #hdraw Hawaii. | allegation, but be nerd cut pat k\n\nBy Sa kavu\n\n...a mikety traversed by Dee. The produ Tom mundi ho vt à Men standard as Helogion and Magal šita adventuzen Tregunda consca work and election. An enon me deig, remnALI ANA\n\nThe ganlys who mada Ekkunarak\"\n\n--\n\nBangla - »\n\nנוי\n\nONN IPE AT ASTORA FITE DETER S FEMININEUNDING\n\n4 The Cars à mata ya mch S LLLNESS DY\n\nexpart, a given a\n\nSAMED UPARMA : 5 Baje a sale (PA),\n\nCafe de tank ESA MHOOGEE NK\n\nMakole.\n\nLENT.\n\nSende ut pt, it was\n\nTOO MUCH RAIN.\n\nTHE HONGKONG WETEN OLUB.\n\n+\n\nGun-Fire to Scatter Clouds Firefert.\n\nThe\n\ndeant were L'ecend point has **\n\nbo had bes Nelle säter kari *** question a man helm time he wan\n\nmtipp at Shops Saturday, 2016 A\n\nmrning at s\n\nThe Ti\n\nThe bell an 1.50 p.m.\n\n• Tupe at\n\nlar\n\nMEMBERS ENCLOSURE\n\nbant Iv\n\nc\n\nLw.\n\nHa Caperdalla mild there was no\n\nHom\n\n-Badgon prominently diedlaved.\n\nTh\n\nHATO\n\nfeat the Leving to galler\n\nInds\n\n!! so for\n\nNo nos with duw be ducisted to the Member Enclo\n\nH\n\nΠότε\n\nthat the rate:\n\nIn all\n\nwith\n\nPing A\n\nk.\n\nin the lemngs ralel, and they in a\n\njeant in the first point, Mr. Estroy\n\nSatu\n\npi\n\npret den attempted to provi\n\nThough the pr\n\nDE AL Xaume” thu Is \"Van \"Mandy Long Legs,\" which laa Fax penalu. 1. Which spans Ho 60- reremmendations a simple sunčeky at the King' romance, in murther that the King's Times, 12. mg leve sama playa doubt that 192\n\nQue half of the good\n\nJRATI\n\nCand then argued that the\n\nMabeled. A For Um it has a hung by ra, that chasing team mỹ pgeht east, handed by Janet Gagner utorack to be finest rent in consider was the and Warner Baxter, anypacing by Vas Pros Glen\n\nThe Go Best Kathy) Chade Gollingwater and WHIL“\n\nThe tape her maderage inkej had un the case.\n\nAmong the English Tina palane te\n\nThe King 198 “A Warm Corner,\" with them to maps, Panama, Sean\n\nLease Bening handing a bla saat\n\nThe post sets l\n\nZpi\n\n10%. \"The Bui Ose\" with 12...\n\nvw the Am\n\namaria, Bicipi ane right to the\n\nCrowt\n\nT==bay.\n\nFert bloc\n\nMaga, and wea\n\nJI\n\nEnder's ViewA\n\nHis Lovedanip, in dealing\n\nA gami\n\nMembers are method that they\n\nneeded to barn end end day be and their Ladies must wear thell\n\nRader! 'membam\n\nThe Xeba Parkoure and chai, kuomu at 3 Coffee Clemen and be for Ladies\n\nretary pon her, auch\n\nDANGER!\n\nYOU ARE A VICTIM OF\n\nHONGKONG FOOT\n\n- X\n\n1 ויי}\n\nare pet\n\nBul\n\nHom\n\nPulling a man va where t\n\nbr\n\ned to Pale, durić\n\nand chop, chapters on all the\n\n::\n\nago.\n\nkega romalam 1.\n\nlone Park are linked and Vienna and Cɔnstantinoplu topal interest and the ther places of a De De Cachet the *** Turtast lu z ze red melty which w much of Chinese history in the Tanabe of the\n\nand the Ming T same way that London in so suck in parson by the of Earlich history and Katebest! - mention the le to make of Scottish Water\n\nchu thora\n\nwho at ng T\n\nmed sound? What did that About 15-re questions that a.)ør read:\n\nmutwick at every line charmine\n\nto the unwary reader, 15. zid they may fall to jenderstand Seku\n\naliment\n\n- mas cut in-,apekre.\" in another occasion,!\n\nsenten in\n\nserie Simpson they prosadia to For that mentioned Bond Street. holy the to one of the m\n\ntermed it, \"Say where, Julius Caesar drawing attent Bond Streette and what it .'\"\n\nil 1L to the material th Prod. Simpana in poking fun at 110ry, the means by which the\n\nmat men te wore a palat armaterial se\n\nCreated a simpla stary, Prof\n\nnom met deals with a comp morativ The Merh\n\ndrawn, lara bimanit open to the thmosh setnext and an th Nan die that bu qasten Tim Clarke, are interesting even with...\n\nTHE TRÊN 10 say who Tema Clarke tage productions.\" Have Blowj ted, Tom Clarke, farmerly a member of\n\nin Jul Comer how Shai KOBART fall the staff of Usa Sauch China Morm Test the Past, in at present editor je a let me burg to lack tha the free elition of her book pen is tur. is set able to share imposeze the opportun\n\n(ie Dowager'a tomb bar London newspaper-- 1 Ventes. Passing to Macbeth, Pif\n\n04, the levar, bagʻng herself 2. Chapters as Peking But Northline'n cietumn's trade or some timely remicy abe of the great fald carts shop, the fun to bursity, for haement and the critics of Shakespe Thursa history, the far and Fernand Northclife, it become necessary and in the Anal lecture on Teach\n\nV drama Lucia the Immacours of her to say who he wen, and that one Night be duals with the mportant Lioa era lay wala the Managers of Shinh than it le lente Prof. Simy various plays were printed\n\nImagine. In mo poore,\n\nnecessary qntion of the dates at which the principal from Rose in Feling for\n\nin in Flonchon\n\nTen to the Plays\n\nthrough whe KABI.\n\nThe Pletin) Side. There could be no better pok for the park\n\nww\n\nPurther Encouragessed,\n\nWhen the lectures were deter An Admirable lift.\n\n2nd on the wirejena na maential part However, It was not Frať, Simp. of the programme was the rad Akough anentially popular se's purpose to demonstrate the ing of selections from the playe than dusest of Tuklay and its wandoto Abazity of thelife' d'etur referred to.\n\nProf. Simpson Belst Halten for the general reader, which to the hd would redure that there is ung intimate region of the the Sonk is not Jacking in scholar wetting to places of interest in the KR: VIL\n\nwed readers with know-Howment, a Capital sat out wellia a pendik tune of Ch\n\nthose meninos Shor Motoral information.\n\nBorn Exited\n\nA p\n\nta\n\nre\n\n15\n\nof a book wal t For my The prepared from the eartipuð (menn ka dhe mes di Cuocomore. will be glad tv!\n\nare it in b same tiike, and ma tam kende stof such the sections referred to in\n\nகாென்பன, Hunt v Postala paladinckeri that the characters Apa\n\noranch An Kiven\n\nexceed in plaga dealt with, Prof. STI Which, along with the Mandarin roman-gun Bret Simms palataly the float of readers will!\n\n* The ** need hava ho froze on that tomber to quicken thaj imalen of proper AMOA of the randor. The the excellent Indar, the list of the avizugu Tekdes skoon ac-ughtiully\n\nare usually engh to discourage in be aluminted by la of the intrations, In-festivals and some of the mapa Jayaintance with Shakomprare la turning to the Diaze with tradi pleasant sibula kata eral that are new to PM author bas undertakana nisen limited to a simple try jinternet and enjoyment.\n\nAfted at mhant. Prof im\n\nThe format of Further Shut PH kedv et 'sprato 14 keeping aluse papn'rcent nature of the subject and the al- more repetal study of tractive MAST in which at bast Three or four plan, the necessary i barn treated. The pubilakēņu are! -ed in the\n\nCouraged mörkt be provided, to be complimented on an exce ath and it was with this thought in, pick! Lhu\n\n|| Ylvable an an aid to further and that he first wrote tha te taken care to explain in\n\nwork. Prof. mpan of ancient And modern Pekrending, particularly sa St Maż turon nud has new published them then that the lectures, will ather Hyacinth Ditchuria bern Me 101 pti dute in the their present form.\n\nland in my pettent enlillen.\n\nkambing. The book is packed with action that \"the study of Shako Taking as his text his own as 1. Und antywowell! Formation sh of weare should be based on an un-\n\nthe\n\nand 1.\n\nf how b\n\nJuring\n\n12\n\ndies are T\n\nW\n\ninally for broadenstag, and co\n\nanar pertain elementa zonalder\n\nof specialty suitable for that par poak, “have not been tempered |\n\n| e» it would use anve\n\nThe bibliophile\n\nConfidence!\n\nHe, boobby uhašty, kia apasar- ance—fodile confidence. Figurally, No is successful and pajusige, Strong bomitky, attractive loath, are essential ta that set of cance\n\nIt's significant that ha god thawrands al ather haakby, successful man usa Squikų Dental Cream. They use it canidan in the karvadedge that I will protect Hair teeth at the Danger Line-ther veinar- abi polat where puma mati fuath, where so much denial trouble actors, and where\n\nleom the dangerous add which being 40 decay and gum diseases, Squibb Dantul Cream, osade with over sc Squibb mik el Magnesia, a 2009- Ing antacid which dembels have we for years, effectively neutroičnes than ocide Bralects the Danger Line and helpis keop the gums fem pad healthy. It comes me gël, ne astringents, nothing to harm the delicate Nouns, I cleans brou Helly but catety, and it is remarkably placent to the testo, Begle the use of Paula Dental Cream Haley.\n\nSQUIBB DENTAL CREAM\n\nQuards the Danger Line\n\nKÖLNE, KARN & GO, IL\n\ncata\n\nE. R. SQUIBB & SONS, NEW YORK Cheran je de\n\nMRS. MOTONO.\n\nHand and Electrle Massage,\n\n91b, Wyndham Street. MISS MARU\n\nment at høy fles or patients\n\nM\n\n400, Mathan Row\n\nARRŞUN K. ANINDSZŲ. 1ÏËM, NONNA, ARTS & KISAKI\n\nRecommanded for many ram Go Crimpia Peak Hosptal ed by ill the bal\n\n24. Wyndham Street Tel\n\nel tion Includes a cost for quotation. alike for derstanding of his storfes and at with in the haps of turning fake Front Jaykhom maaponés görse kemat map of the Forb the intrinsic Interest of the suh appreciation of the means liked to have are the back furslab- Ohy, with the building coloured ject and the delightful manner in he made his stories Ively.\" red for grater clerussa Band-which atas kein gurated, but Prof. Simmon ha constructed. W with an index ertag through the unending thei ranston at counyards and thin e\n\ntom of the Bookshelf four half hour lecture dating would also have appreciate Imposal, a \"posan then to netewartly less that The plays he and alerted for his difficult to supply with such a This view, with four of the best known play strip down the bark with the title. tion of the drug the Forbidden 2-4, 3-\n\nwild na bá completa, perpose are Julion Career The elander volume but none the lasa Cemplane fight ris book at a piece of bank proder Twelfth N'ekt: or What You Wil.\n\nsad sauted to extrol the Merchant of Venice, Kachet and welcome when there.-M. e porose- and a map on worth of the Press of Madera. Before coming to the play with\n\ndelight to porn Kally & Walak Hid, from when which it deals, mch chapter sets bringing out a plody of the caden\n\nbirders. WE HATE Journed to expert\n\nAllen and Cowin are doctor Ever Peking\"\n\ndla Karal remarks about \"Though no longer the caplast ghest order.\n\nFiprison as well as practice espeare and his work and tion, entitled \"Lauashing and * China,\" wellan Julet Brem (the paper and the Imntent ona ara; (bieling part of Law book.\n\nlang sa taka from not the least they\n\nTehn Par East,' by Misa Trda MISS TAKAMURA In one of the reload pottfans of all excellent and othing more Desling with Shakespeare's art, in\n\nTrising real one of attractive devamad in the fent chapter, Prof. Power Wears. Jonathan Casa's Trurol- text \"Blog\" cition in the the way of a gift book, partieslar points out that the best way to and reverenza la due to tly from the paint of ew of the pr ancient\n\nThe\n\nwork\n\nTory\n\nSat, 21 Play lucky cipient.\n\nTh\n\n·\n\n•\n\nElectric and Hond\n\nOw of the latest addition to\n\nHommage Expen\n\n14 Wyndham Street\n\nIl performed in the theatre by Echoen of Japan Inter Life, By\n\nFirst Floor\n\ntake quite a la ane tih Jers, Library la Kokora, Him And\n\nLafeadin Read\n\nMedical Profesian Sinza\n\nTOCKTAKING\n\nALE! GENUINE REDUCTIONS OF FROM 10% TO 30%.\n\nTO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW STOCK MI-TAJMAHAL\n\nSILK STORE\n\nKing's Theatre Building D'Aguilar Street,\n\nof all the ad! wonderful b motive! most wonderful thing\n\nM\n\nThe dog man w\n\nIF YOUR\n\nit ba\n\n*The Bad\n\nMacmilk\n\nThe motor\n\nah...\n\nMarion\n\nDAVIES\n\nARIANNE\n\nMarion Davies will tell you what it is in a wonderful way\n\nDet mire the\n\npicture.\n\nAdded Attraction\n\nFox New\n\n-Commencing October, 25th.-\n\nM. M. production.\n\n\"MADAME X\"\n\nCOMMENCING SUNDAY AT THE QUEEN'S\n\nEX-DOLORES\n\nDEL RIO\n\n\"BAD ONE\"\n\nUNITED\n\n-EDMUND\n\nWE LOWE\n\n++ תרי\n\nThe\n\nOne.\"\n\nCommode Vandrehte in du tainas 40 mothe\n\nHaplorer la take advantage vĩ marsh Fich of a prisoner 19 kay patu DATE been pokémo\n\nKowald E\n\npremta Model Ra in Arctle explore new here\n\nwaterft.al vate enteng Lase\n\n* hurt af | Kechik\n\n2 straks | mada nə\n\nT\n\nודייי\n\nAll derided to charge ze palett\n\ngenre being braid to charge, tha\n\nfi..\n\nFEET\n\nPelice Rickt\n\n1\n\nLice ofrer we put\n\nと\n\nDON'T DELAY - APPLY\n\nABSORBINE JE\n\nIT KILLS THE GERMS OF\n\nHONGKONG FOOT\n\nALAND ATWOMPINE DE – NOW — 11 ki.18 Uhermafbok KONG\n\nני קל\n\nן\n\nkkk i EAIS the\n\nackly.\n\nWe\n\nJTCH BURN the Meeting.\n\nTam are obtulykkly at PEEL P.-- movided that CRACK Penad Tom The No 1 kg 3\n\num 1 Mid Gelaber BLISTER\n\n|:\n\n1920.\n\nthe\n\n10\n\nTele\n\nPUBLIC ENCLOSURE\n\n1\n\npist tɔ the\n\nt\n\n1\n\nיז' Bethevert, der Bernama LiDALJE\n\nKevin La\n\nBurc\n\nder. CROWN,\n\nSecretary-\n\nاجد\n\nHannah .:\n\nFirst, the text is re-formatted into standard Markdown, correcting headers, sub-headers, bold-type, and tables using Markdown table syntax.\n\nHere is the corrected and reformatted text in HTML as per the instructions:\n\nSOUTH CHINA MORNING POST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1931.\n\nBOOKSHELF.\n\nINDO-CHINA PARADISE. SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS.\n\nHealth Resort in Hills of Annam.\n\nAN ATTRACTIVE BOOK.\n\nOne of the Loves garden spots, commonly known as the Parade of Indo-China, where H. Paul Doumer, then Governor, decided in 1895 to establish a health resort. Some years later, Governor Doumer completed the preliminary work and established a zamindari, which has a cinema attached.\n\nA great deal has been added to the station, and these are, including ... of mulled...y, a psychological problem, not a menace of lunar... Bong... a number of separate villas were erected. As a health resort, it has proved a great success.\n\nProf. Simpson's Radio Lectures.\n\nThe literature concerning Shakespeare is vast. Pekin... und... work, what a vast amount will ever realize Peking and not wet... weeting he might have spared Passing so it is saw officially call the world.\n\nThe third edition retains the original title of the book, mounting. The aspect that a opera may apology for hancared to excite either wonder... Milton to make change Murray.\n\nAlready the literature concerning Shakespeare is vast. The author has no more interest in the manuscripts, all of which are at Pekme th...\n\nMr. J. L. Feed Mokitur. Lauru, saya, \"of three.\n\n...\n\nTo Your Friends at Home Christmas with a suitable Gift from \"Hongkong TEA\n\nPrice per 3 catty box $18.50 net (Approx 7 lb.)\n\nFinest Fo.com > Per 5 catty box $17.00 net\n\n„Mauge Pakos Peyta 5 lbs. $17.60 net. THE PRICES QUOTED INCLUDE ALL CHARGES to any add was in the Corvel Kingdom, GINGER IN SYRUP In syrup barnat Memo SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR US. Portest of tina 5 lb jars. $18.00 net. Per case of Twelve 24 1. pats, $21.00 bet\n\nTUE PRICES QUOTED INCLUDE FREIGHT PAID to London Docka mole DRIED GINGER IN TINS Te pareof x 1 lb, ins. $10.50 net Including age to the United Kingdom.\n\nORDER EARLY, LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. Grocery Dept. Tel. 25813.\n\nK\n\nRESTRINGING AND REPAIRS. We take a COMMERCIAL PRick a son work RAÇERIŲ PAGEág ky on enny with Thing (HARANPE | RESTRIN\n\nAAA DUNLOP POTESTA ATIN AMERICAN ORGA [WUN cur OWN SUPERFINE seunted Caloun) L7 רים with Our DAWON OUT NO. A WARNINGAPORE ONO 27 WAL CHINA GU 207 AUTERIINE N OWN A Out, and duly stunzsataed doe Umenia.\n\n...\n\nSQUIBB DENTAL CREAM\n\nQuards the Danger Line\n\nKÖLNE, KARN & GO, IL\n\ncata\n\nE. R. SQUIBB & SONS, NEW YORK Cheran je de\n\nMRS. MOTONO.\n\nHand and Electric Massage,\n\n91b, Wyndham Street. MISS MARU\n\nment at høy fles or patients\n\nM\n\n400, Mathan Row\n\nARRŞUN K. ANINDSZŲ. 1ÏËM, NONNA, ARTS & KISAKI\n\nRecommanded for many ram Go Crimpia Peak Hosptal ed by ill the bal\n\n24. Wyndham Street Tel\n\nel tion Includes a cost for quotation. alike for derstanding of his storfes and at with in the haps of turning fake Front Jaykhom maaponés görse kemat map of the Forb the intrinsic Interest of the suh appreciation of the means liked to have are the back furslab- Ohy, with the building coloured ject and the delightful manner in he made his stories Ively.\" red for grater clerussa Band-which atas kein gurated, but Prof. Simmon ha constructed. W with an index ertag through the unending thei ranston at counyards and thin e\n\n...\n\nMADAME X\" COMMENCING SUNDAY AT THE QUEEN'S\n\nEX-DOLORES DEL RIO \"BAD ONE\"\n\nUNITED -EDMUND WE LOWE\n\n...\n\nDON'T DELAY - APPLY ABSORBINE JE\n\nIT KILLS THE GERMS OF HONGKONG FOOT\n\n...\n\nPage 177",
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        "content_text": "## The Wireless Telegraphy Regulations\n\n10. Licences not sooner determined under these regulations or not expressed to be granted for a shorter period shall expire on the 31st day of December next after the day of the date thereof.\n\n11. Subject to withdrawal or other lawful determination, certificates shall continue in force as long as the same are required by any radiotelegraph convention, or by regulations made thereunder, as aforesaid.\n\n12. The loss of any licence or certificate must be reported by the licensee or holder concerned, to the licensing authority in writing, and as soon as possible.\n\n13. In case of loss of any licence or certificate it shall be lawful for the licensing authority, in his discretion, to issue a duplicate of the licence or certificate so lost. Unless and until a duplicate of a lost licence or certificate shall be so issued, the lost licence or certificate shall be deemed to have been cancelled or withdrawn.\n\n14. The following fees shall be charged, and shall be paid to the licensing authority, in advance:\n| Licence/Certificate | Fee |\n| --- | --- |\n| For a ship station licence | $25 |\n| For an amateur transmission station licence | $15 |\n| For a broadcast receiving licence | $5 |\n| For a dealer's licence | $5 |\n| For noting the transfer of a wireless telegraphy station to a new address | $1 |\n| For examination fee for operators certificates of proficiency | $5 |\n| For a duplicate licence or certificate | $1 |\n\n15. The licensee of a ship station licence shall forthwith deliver up the licence to the licensing authority:\n- (a) if the licence has been cancelled;\n- (b) if the licence has expired by effluxion of time;\n- (c) if the licensee has ceased to be the owner of the ship;\n- (d) if the nationality of the ship has been changed; or\n- (e) if the port of registry of the ship has been changed.\n\n16. If any ship in respect of which a ship station licence shall have been granted is absent from the Colony at the time of expiry of such licence then and in such case the production of the licence which shall have so expired, or a copy certified by the licensing authority to be a true copy thereof, shall be deemed, until the next subsequent return of the said ship to the Colony of Hong Kong, to be prima facie proof that the licensee therein named is the holder of a current licence in like terms.\n\n17. Every licensee and every holder of a certificate shall forthwith comply with any requirement of the licensing authority for production, handing over or delivery up of his licence or certificate, whether current or otherwise, to the licensing authority.\n\n18. These regulations shall come into operation on the first day of October, 1929.\n\n## COUNCIL CHAMBER\n18th July, 1929.\n\n**D. W. TRATMAN**,\nClerk of Councils.\n\n## SCHEDULE\n### FORM NO. 1\n\n**The Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1926, (Hong Kong)**\n\n**SHIP STATION LICENCE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG**\n\nLicence is hereby granted to \n(hereinafter called \"the licensee\") to establish, install, work and use on board the Ship \na British ship registered in the Colony of Hong Kong, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned and under and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the wireless telegraphy apparatus specified in the Schedule hereto, and such appropriate emergency installation as is required under the provisions of Article 18 of the General Regulations annexed to the Radiotelegraph Convention of Washington, 1927.\n\nProvided This licence will expire on the 31st day of December, 19... that if the said ship is absent from the Colony at the time of expiry of this licence then and in such case the production of this licence, or a copy certified by the Postmaster General of Hong Kong to be a true copy thereof, shall be deemed, until the next subsequent return of the said ship to the Colony of Hong Kong, to be prima facie proof that the licensee therein named is the holder of a current licence in like terms.\n\nThe purposes for which this licence is granted are,\n\n### Duration of licence\n### Purposes for which licence granted\n\n(1) To send and receive messages by means of the licensed apparatus between the ship station hereby licensed and other ship stations, and also between the said ship station and coast stations, subject nevertheless to the said conditions.\n\n(2) To receive money or other consideration for or in respect of the use of the licensed apparatus or for or in respect of the transmission or receipt of messages by means thereof, in accordance with the charges specified in the said Schedule.\n\n### CONDITIONS OF LICENCE\n\n1. In these presents the following terms shall have the several meanings hereinafter assigned to them unless there shall be something either in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, that is to say,— \n\"Wireless telegraphy\" has the same meaning as in the `Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1926`.\n\"Telegraph\" has the same meaning as in the `Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1926`.\n\"Naval signalling\" means signalling by means of any system of wireless telegraphy between two or more ships of His Majesty's Navy, between ships of His Majesty's Navy and Naval Stations or between a ship of His Majesty's Navy or a Naval Station and any other wireless telegraph station.",
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        "content_text": "47207\n\n25\n\n(2)\n\nColonial Regulation No: 291, the Treasurer did not record the transactions through the Investment Adjustment Account, but credited the appreciation direct to Revenue, and in consequence the Investment Adjustment Account does not appear in the Annual Abstract Account for the year 1933.\n\n5. With reference to paragraph 6 of my report on the Accounts for the year 1932, on the subject of Departmental Banking Accounts and the question of charges made but not disbursed within the year by the Head Office of the Treasury I attach a copy of paragraphs 21 to 26 of the Auditor's report on the Accounts for the year 1933 relating to this matter.\n\n6. With reference to the liability \"Exchange Adjustment $136,808.00\" as recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the 31st of December, 1933, the Auditor reports that this amount is incorrect in so far that provision has been made in excess of requirements, when considering the purpose of this account as explained in paragraph 3 of the Secretary of State's Despatch No.431 of the 26th of November, 1925.\n\nA.1. Harding\n\nCOLONIAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT,\n\n29 JANUARY, 1935.\n\nDirector of Colonial Audit.",
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        "content_text": "indirect taxation, is borne proportionately by the migratory as well as by the settled population of the Colony.\n\nThe Government has fully and frankly accepted the policy of replacing wherever possible European by Asiatic employees, but it must be evident that such a policy can show its full effect only gradually.\n\nTourist Traffic\n\nGovernment whole-heartedly concurs in the hope of a greater response to the appeal for funds to aid in popularising Hongkong as a place of resort. Referring to the bathing pavilions whose retention is urged in connection with this scheme, I would say that it is Government's intention to allow them to remain as long as may possibly be, but that it will be appreciated that shipping and industrial development must have first claim on the North Point area. The opening up of other areas suitable for bathing has not been lost sight of, and any application from swimming clubs or similar societies for the use of such places will be considered sympathetically.\n\nI cannot agree, however, that it is in accordance with Government's general policy to provide recreation grounds on commercial lines. I think it will be generally agreed that the profitability of such enterprises can safely be left to the judgment of the investing community, and I am advised that when a reasonable prospect of a profitable investment exists the capital is rarely lacking.\n\nThe fostering of good relationships with Canton is necessarily a matter of much concern to this Government, and Government has, so far as lies in its power, taken the initiative by encouraging the exchange of visits between its officials and those in similar positions in Canton. It notes also with gratification a similar action, sponsored by the Honourable Mr. W. H. Bell, on the part of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, which, as commercial understanding is of prime importance, is even more in the right direction and merits all possible aid and encouragement from the Government.\n\nNecessity for Economy\n\nThe Honourable Mr. Paterson has rightly called attention to the extent to which Hongkong's difficulties are not of its own making, and Government has made abundantly clear its full awareness of the necessity for economy.\n\nStreet Lighting\n\nThe reduction in expenditure on street lighting is not to be interpreted as meaning that Government contemplates cutting down the amount of light, but merely that it has secured more favourable terms. In point of fact, experiments are, I am advised, at present in progress, and it is hoped to improve street lighting at very little additional cost.\n\nThe drainage of the Yaumati and Homuntin areas has long been a recognised desideratum, but has, like more desirable projects, been postponed for better times. It involves works of considerable magnitude, and it is not considered that the number of persons likely to derive benefit from such a project justifies such expense at the present.\n\nThe Hon. Member will also have noted that a sum has been allocated for anti-malarial work on the Mainland, and an effort will be made to secure to Homuntin its due share of attention. In addition, the attention of the Head of the Sanitary Department will be directed to the problem; my information is to the effect that the only recent complaint of mosquito nuisance in Homuntin was traced to breeding on the premises of one of the residents, which again illustrates the need of co-operation on the part of the public.\n\nThe schedules for bus services are drawn up by the Inspector General of Police in consultation with the Companies concerned, and as the Honourable Member has been good enough to draw Government's attention to the inconvenience caused in this respect to Homuntin residents, the Inspector General of Police will be instructed to investigate the question.\n\nThe Honourable Member's suggestion regarding procedure on the presentation of future budgets deserves full consideration, and the helpful spirit in which it is offered is highly appreciated.\n\nSeven Opium Shops\n\nThe contradiction in the Budget speech to which Honourable Mr. J. P. Braga draws attention in his opening paragraphs is apparent rather than real. The opening, on the Secretary of State's instructions, of seven more opium shops does not imply that the Colony will thereby increase even its gross revenue from the sale of opium, or even that it aims to do so. Rather it is to be interpreted as a further attempt to secure stricter control of a traffic recognised as undesirable with a view to its ultimate extinction; the shops to be opened are to take the place of thirteen licensed retailers, whose licences will be simultaneously terminated. It must be obvious that the termination of the monopoly would, so long as a demand exists, have the effect merely of handing over the trade entirely to illegitimate dealers, who already present a sufficiently formidable problem.\n\nThe reduction in the Medical Department's European staff - one nursing sister - is in consonance with Government's declared policy of utilising the services of Asiatics wherever possible.\n\nThe Honourable Member's claim for further expenditure on the Railway frontage in Kowloon has already been dealt with in the introductory speech on the first reading (under the head of Botanical and ...).\n\nSuggestions Welcomed\n\nThe application of the New Territories Agricultural Association for further facilities for the marketing of New Territories produce in Kowloon is assured of sympathetic attention as soon as it is referred to Government; but any construction of matsheds for residence in an urban area would be regarded as a retrograde step with nothing to recommend it, and permission could hardly be granted. If, however, what is ultimately intended is that producers should be by some means brought into direct touch with consumers, any suggestions to that effect will be welcome.\n\nThe improvement of the roads and bridges in the New Territories is undoubtedly a matter of much importance, and it is with great regret that Government finds it impracticable to allot to this item the funds which would permit it to be treated on an adequate scale. The urgency of the matter may, however, have been somewhat overstated by the Honourable Member, for the increased development of the New Territories which he envisages implies a degree of economic recovery in the Colony which would go far towards making available the requisite funds.\n\nIt is the intention of Government to proceed with the scheme, or rather with the schemes, for expansion of pig and poultry breeding in New Territories as and when funds permit. Mr. C. F. Strickland's report, to which the Honourable Member makes reference, though it does not refer specifically to these two activities, is closely concerned with them. At the present moment Government is engaged in exploring the possibility of obtaining locally an expert of the type required, an instance of the type of economy which, I am confident, will meet with the approval of the Honourable Member.\n\nShipping, as the ultimate basis of the Colony's wealth and of Government's revenue, is naturally a constant concern; and I am advised that the charges for dues and services in Hongkong are based on the Board of Trade rates, and compare very favourably with those of competing ports in the Far East. Reference might also be made to the fuller answer given by the Colonial Secretary in connection with the 1935 Budget, as recorded on page 180 of Hansard 1934. Every care is taken to ensure that competitive advantages shall not operate to the detriment of Hongkong.\n\nPostal Charges\n\nTurning now to the suggested review of postal charges, it must be remembered that three-fifths of the outpayments in respect of carriage of mails are in local currency and unaffected by exchange. The remaining two-fifths are paid not in sterling but in international gold francs; the Hongkong dollar has not during the past three years appreciated much in terms of this currency. Of the domestic expenditure of the department in wages and salaries only one-fifth is based on sterling. The remainder is in local currency unaffected by exchange.\n\nThe denominations of stamps used for the Empire and the Foreign letter rates, namely 10 cents and 20 cents are specially designed Jubilee stamps. Throughout the Empire it has been decided to use these issues until December 31 of this year and any local alteration of rates would involve a departure from this uniform policy. The 5 cent rate to China which is also served by a Jubilee stamp cannot be altered without reference to the Chinese Administration as the rate which is the same in both directions has been fixed by mutual agreement.\n\nAir Mails Reduced\n\nWhile these considerations affect the possibility of the reduction asked for, I would invite the Honourable Member's attention to the concession already granted this year in respect of air mail charges, a concession made at the cost of direct loss to Government, inasmuch as the stamp revenue recovered fails to cover the direct expense of transit charges. It is proposed, nevertheless, that the question shall be brought up for further consideration early in 1936 in the light of the exchange situation as then existing.\n\nThe question of the maintenance of an independent Government telephone exchange was fully discussed in 1932 by the Retrenchment Commission, and I would invite the Honourable Member's attention to pages 7 and 36 of the Commission's Report. The position has not altered since then, and the peculiar situation of the Government system, with its constant intercommunication requiring something in the nature of a sub-exchange, and its very long connecting wires, render it extremely unlikely that the proposal to abandon the independent system would be economic.",
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        "content_text": "83\n\n228\n\n(Signed) J. Lamonte. Signed) S. Findlay\n\nLouis Arschfield\n\nThomas Fatham John Ashton\n\nR. B. Sherrard\n\nW. Tarrant\n\nAnd I Dyson G. Inddell 2. Lapaik\n\nS. Harper P. Body Any a. Leigh\n\nJ. Willaume-\n\nI. V. Caldas\n\nC. D. Williams\n\nCharles Mein 1.5. Hoey A. W. Kup W. H. Foster 4. Winiberg N. Crosby Jo J. Lamont W. Harding Robt Strachan.\n\n(True Copy)\n\nColonial Secretary-\n\nCopy-\n\nI have perused the Official Communication from the Honorable the Attorney General to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary respecting the despatch of business in the Supreme Court. I agree to a certain extent to the propositions laid down by the Attorney General, not however by way of complaint against His Lordship the Chief Justice, for neither the Bar, Attornies nor suitors have ever made any Official Complaint to His Lordship requiring any alteration in the present system and therefore His Lordship must assume that ...",
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        "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.\n\n34\n\n126\n\nFrom CHINA.\n\nDecypher.\n\nMr. Jamieson (Tientsin),\n\n2nd June, 1939.\n\nD.\n\nW/T\n\n2nd June, 1939.\n\nR. 8.00 p.m.\n\n2nd June, 1939,\n\nNo. 198.\n\nIMPORTANT.\n\n(25)\n\n(33)\n\nYour telegram No. 419 to Shanghai which has crossed my telegrams Nos. 193, 196 and 197 to which reference is invited.\n\nWith regard to evidence against the four men, I have nothing to add to what I have said in my previous telegrams, other than to observe (a) that in any case \"men's activities were directed towards terrorist acts\"; and that it is not only Cheng murder with which these men are charged: (b) that Mr. Kent (legal adviser to Council, a barrister of forty years standing and leading British citizen) and I are satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to warrant handing over all four men to Tientsin district court, the procurator of which holds preliminary examination and decides whether the case should go to trial and on what charges. In this connexion I should like to make it clear that we have never claimed that we are in any way entitled to consider ourselves as exercising functions of a magistrate's court in regard to committing persons for trial.\n\n2.\n\nThere is no doubt whatever that Japanese authorities will be only satisfied with unconditional handing over of the four men to Tientsin district court on which time limit has been placed. It seems inevitable that the men will have to be handed over if we are to avoid natural consequences of our failure to do so.\n\n3.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-586-5 Centenary of the occupation of Hong Kong 8-7-1940 - 26-1-1941",
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        "title": "CO129-586-5 Centenary of the occupation of Hong Kong 8-7-1940 - 26-1-1941",
        "content_text": "# CENTENARY \n## HONGKONG \n### South China Morning Post - Hongkong Telegraph. \n#### SUPPLEMENT \nJanuary 25, 1941.\n\n## HOW HONGKONG BECAME A CROWN COLONY\n\nThe old records set January 26 as the date on which Britain's representative, Captain Charles Elliot, R.N., took formal possession of the island in 1841. This is therefore the actual Centenary day; but a landing on the island by a British naval force, and a preliminary declaration of Queen Victoria's suzerainty, is reported to have taken place on January 25.\n\nThere can be little doubt that voyagers from the West have must sighted Hongkong island, and put in to one or other of its bays, many years before the British occupation we have years ago.\n\nNear Shekpaiwan, well established at least 200 years ago, was the village we know to-day as Little Hongkong. It was then named Heungkong, apparently a translation of \"Fragrant Streams,\" to give the most poetical version of the name. On most old charts, this village must have been marked as the principal town of the island; and no doubt, in time, the whole island came to be so named, thus giving us the present name of the Colony itself. The village of Little Hongkong, decimated by malaria, has within the past quarter century fallen partly into ruins, and its existence will in time probably be no more than a matter of local history - a striking commentary on the march of time.\n\nHONGKONG attains its hundredth year under British suzerainty in difficult times: conditions in a war-torn world prevent fitting celebration of a great historic event in the Colony's history. Nevertheless, Hongkong stands to-day a monument of British foresight, enterprise, and stamina; it is still a haven of refuge, a symbol of democratic freedom, and a beacon for many who falter in these troubled and uncertain times. Its history may well be unique, and its heritage one to cherish.\n\nIN these pages, of necessity in brief form, is given the main factual history of this Empire outpost against a background of grit and the true pioneering spirit; is told the plain story of how a barren, fever-stricken rock became the Hongkong of to-day - one of the largest seaports in the world, with a huge entrepot trade, important industries, and a population of near two millions when the whole territory of the Colony is included. It stands a bastion of civilisation, as democratic peoples translate that term; perhaps, also a challenge. Whatever the next hundred years may hold for Hongkong, its first century is a glorious one, and the tale of its development, however briefly told, should form an inspiration to any who come after us.\n\nThe reasons for the acquisition of the Colony make a rather long story, but may be summarised briefly. The first settlement at nearby Macao, and the arrival of the Dutch navigators and early missionaries, who went as far as Formosa and to Japan, had broken out between Britain and China, mainly owing to friction where foreign merchants had established themselves in the trading centres known as factories. Hostilities ceased at the beginning of 1841, and the decision to take over Hongkong in place of what is now Boundary Street, was to remain intact. The revolt, in which the city was involved, caused the British authorities to take all Chinese residing on the island under their control, and thus the de facto administration of Hongkong under British rule commenced.\n\nWhen Sir Henry Pottinger became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony by Royal Warrant in 1843, the Colonial Government was organised, with a Lieutenant Governor, Major-General George C. D'Aguilar, C.B., who was the General Officer Commanding the British land forces in China. The title of Lieutenant Governor was abolished after his tenure; but he also administered the Government on several occasions up to 1847. The first Colonial Secretary was Lieut.-Col. George Alexander Malcolm (1843), who was succeeded by Mr F. W. A. Bruce in 1844, and by Major William Caine (who also was Chief Magistrate in those early years) in 1848. Lieut William Pedder, R.N., was the first Harbour Master (1843); the Colonial Surgeon being Dr Alexander (1843), succeeded by Dr F. Dill in 1844; and the first head of the Police Department was Mr Charles May, who took up his duties in 1844. The Post Office goes back as a department to 1842, when a Mr FitzGibbon was in charge, succeeded in a few months by a Mr Mullahy, who in turn gave place to Mr R. Edwards; Mr F. Spring followed in 1843; and in 1846, Mr Thomas Hyland was appointed, being the most energetic of the early Postmasters, and serving for some years.\n\n## THE BRITISH ADVENT\n\nKowloon Old City, now largely disappearing under development of the area, was until about fifteen years ago surrounded by an ancient wall in perfect state of preservation. Here for a considerable period, the centre of Chinese government of the adjacent area was the yamen. The city was founded seven or eight hundred years ago, and the Chinese attached so much sentimental value to the place that under the convention handing over the New Territories, jurisdiction of the Kowloon City yamen was to remain intact.\n\nThe Mandarin of Kowloon City still retained his yamen at that old town. On January 20, 1841, a Circular was issued from Macao by Captain Elliot, Chief Superintendent of Trade and Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, announcing the cession of the island and harbour of Hongkong to the British Crown (as part of the terms of the peace with the Chinese). Captain Elliot arrived a few days later, on January 26, and had formal possession of the Colony concluded in 1858, but broke out again, and it was not until 1860 that hostilities ceased. The cession of Kowloon peninsula was taken over in 1861.\n\n## INCLUSION OF KOWLOON\n\nThe Colony of Hongkong continued to comprise merely the island area until 1861, when the small ceded territory of Kowloon peninsula was taken over. After the second war with China - known as the \"Arrow\" War owing to its being the result of an attack at Canton on a lorcha of that name, flying the British flag and owned by Hongkong Chinese - it was felt that for the proper defence of the island, the section of the mainland should also be in British possession.\n\nThe development of Kowloon proceeded apace, and Portuguese residents were prominent in this pioneering work. The New Territories were taken over on lease for 99 years, under a convention signed in Peking, the lease commencing on July 1, 1898. However, owing to trouble caused by Chinese agitators, the area had to be pacified, and it was not until April 1899 that full occupation was effected. Much of the trouble was centred in Taipo, and a detachment of troops, and some naval units, were sent to aid the Police. After some skirmishing, the British flag was hoisted at Taipo on April 16, and the trouble subsided. The greatest opposition was met at Kam Tin village, and the iron gates of that place were removed, but were returned (after being taken to England in the meantime) in 1925.\n\n## EARLY ADMINISTRATION\n\nThough Captain Elliot was the first administrator, the first officer to bear the title of Governor of Hongkong was Sir Henry Pottinger, G.C.B. This was owing to the technical formalities of taking over Hongkong as a British Crown Colony; so Sir Henry commenced as Administrator and concluded his term of office as Governor. Mr A. R. Johnston succeeded Captain Elliot on June 22, 1841, as Administrator, Sir Henry Pottinger assuming office on August 12 the same year, and being appointed Governor on June 26, 1843, when the island was officially designated \"the Colony of Hongkong.\" \n\nThese early administrators, in fact, were Superintendents of Trade. Mr A. T. Gordon was the first Surveyor General (a title changed in 1891 to Director of Public Works), and took up his post in 1843, being succeeded by Mr C. St George Cleverly in 1845. That saw the beginnings of the Public Works Department.\n\nThe first Registrar General (an office changed to that of Secretary for Chinese Affairs in 1913) was Mr S. T. Fearon, in 1845, who was succeeded in 1846 by Mr A. L. Inglis.\n\nThe Supreme Court was founded in 1844, the first Chief Justice, appointed that year, being Mr John Walter Hulme. The first Registrar of the Supreme Court (1844) was Mr R. D. Cay.\n\nThe earliest of the Colonial Treasurers (a title recently changed to Accountant General) was Mr E. Elmslie.\n\nOne of the most interesting narratives of the landing on the island has been preserved in a narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur in 1836-1842: by Dr Clarke Abel, K.C.B.\n\nNear Kowloon City is the Sung Wong terrace, where a large rock reputed to have formed a shelter for Emperor Dai Ping, who when he was in flight from the Mongolian invaders, rested for a brief period at Kowloon. \n\nThe following interesting account is given: \"On the return of the Commodore (to Macao) on the 24th of January, 1841, we were directed to proceed to Hongkong, and commence its survey. We landed on Monday, the 25th, 1841, at fifteen minutes past eight a.m., and being the bona fide first possessors, Her Majesty's health was drunk with three cheers on Possession Mount. On the 26th, the squadron arrived; the marines were landed, the union flag hoisted on our post, and formal possession taken of the island, by Commodore Sir J. J. G. Bremer, accompanied by the other officers of the squadron, under a feu-de-joie from the other marines, and a royal salute from the ships of war.\"\n\nIt is interesting to note that Possession Point (now Chinese recreation ground) appears on older plans of the city, situated not far from the waterfront, near Queen Street, in a space enclosed by Queen's Road on the north and Gap Street on the south. Possession Street exists to-day, immediately alongside, connecting Queen's Road and Hollywood Road.\n\nThe reference to Macao is explained by the fact that, when the war with China broke out, British and other foreign residents evacuated Canton and took refuge in the friendly Portuguese colony until hostilities were over, and for a time, British interests in China had been directed from Macao.\n\nPage 9",
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        "content_text": "Page 6. 38\n\nAnnexure I. The list is prepared in two parts:-\n\n(a) Misallocations affecting the Accountant General's Accounts,\n\n(b) Misallocations affecting the manner in which the Accountant General's Accounts are classified in the published statements, which include the misclassifications referred to at paragraphs 71 and 108 of this report. In the case of the misclassifications referred to in paragraph 108, the Legislative Council approved the Statement of Loan Expenditure to be charged as an Advance pending the raising of the loan after the Accountant General's accounts for the period 1946/47 had been closed. The misclassifications do not therefore fall to be admitted by the Accountant General.\n\nTHE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REVENUE\n\n29. Subject to the observations made in this report, the systems employed for the collection of revenue proved satisfactory and moneys due to Government were promptly and efficiently collected.\n\n30. Magistrates' Poor Box Receipts. With reference to paragraph 85 of the Auditor's Report on the Accounts of the Colony for 1939, the question of the paying into revenue of \"Poor Box\" receipts was again brought to the notice of Government by this Department, and it was agreed that all such receipts would be credited to revenue and any payments that had formerly been made from \"Poor Box\" funds would in future be charged to an expenditure head. As from 1st May, 1946, therefore, receipts on this account have been credited to Revenue Head 4 Licences (B) Fines etc. Poor Box, and the expenditure charged to Head 5 Charitable Services Subhead 21 Magistrates Poor Box.\n\n31. Requisitioning of Hotels. On the reoccupation of the Colony the principal Hotels were requisitioned by the British Military Administration and these remained under Government control until the 16th June, 1946, when they were derequisitioned. In accordance with the handing over arrangements made for the transfer of the Military to the Civil Administration referred to in paragraph 2 of this report, the latter assumed responsibility for unsettled debts and the collection of outstanding revenue in respect of these hotels. After considerable correspondence and negotiation, revenue collected in respect of the period up to the 15th June, 1946, was paid over to Government, but the sum of $4,945.17, being the amount of unpaid hotel bills owing by former residents, remains outstanding and the matter is being kept in view. Audit examination of the hotel revenue accounts revealed that the arrangements for the collection of hotel charges were either ineffective or were not energetically applied. This resulted not only in loss of revenue payable to the Military Government but also to the Civil Administration and the matter was brought to the notice of the Accountant General.\n\n32. Chinese Government Telecommunication Administration. It came to the notice of this Department that this organization was functioning as a separate company in the Colony and enquiries were made as to whether royalties were being paid on its income. The enquiries revealed that, although the Company had been operating since the year 1884, royalties had never been paid as no working agreement appeared to have been drawn up.\n\nThe matter is under consideration by Government and is being kept in view.\n\nPage 6. 38",
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        "content_text": "143\n\nPage 6.\n\nAnnexure I. The list is prepared in two parts\n\n(a) Misallocations affecting the Accountant General's Accounts,\n\n(b) Misallocations affecting the manner in which the Accountant General's Accounts are classified in the published statements,\n\nwhich include the misclassifications referred to at paragraphs 71 and 108 of this report. In the case of the misclassifications referred to in paragraph 108, the Legislative Council approved the statement of Loan Expenditure to be charged as an Advance pending the raising of the loan after the Accountant General's accounts for the period 1946/47 had been closed. The misclassifications do not therefore fall to be admitted by the Accountant General.\n\n29.\n\nTHE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REVENUE.\n\nSubject to the observations made in this report, the systems employed for the collection of revenue proved satisfactory and moneys due to Government were promptly and efficiently collected.\n\n30. Magistrates' Poor Box Receipts. With reference to paragraph 85 of the Auditor's Report on the Accounts of the Colony for 1939, the question of the paying into revenue of \"Poor Box\" receipts was again brought to the notice of Government by this Department, and it was agreed that all such receipts would be credited to revenue and any payments that had formerly been made from \"Poor Box\" funds would in future be charged to an expenditure head. As from 1st May, 1946, therefore, receipts on this account have been credited to Revenue Head Licences (B) Fines etc. - Poor Box, and the expenditure charged to Head 5 Charitable Services Subhead 21 Magistrates' Poor Box.\n\n31. Requisitioning of Hotels. On the reoccupation of the Colony the principal Hotels were requisitioned by the British Military Administration and these remained under Government control until the 16th June, 1946, when they were derequisitioned. In accordance with the handing over arrangements made for the transfer of the Military to the Civil Administration referred to in paragraph 2 of this report, the latter assumed responsibility for unsettled debts and the collection of outstanding revenue in respect of these hotels. After considerable correspondence and negotiation, revenue collected in respect of the period up to the 15th June, 1946, was paid over to Government, but the sum of $4,945.17, being the amount of unpaid hotel bills owing by former residents, remains outstanding and the matter is being kept in view. Audit examination of the hotel revenue accounts revealed that the arrangements for the collection of hotel charges were either ineffective or were not energetically applied. This resulted not only in loss of revenue payable to the Military Government but also to the Civil Administration and the matter was brought to the notice of the Accountant General.\n\n32. Chinese Government Telecommunication Administration. It came to the notice of this Department that this organization was functioning as a separate company in the Colony and enquiries were made as to whether royalties were being paid on its income. The enquiries revealed that, although the company had been operating since the year 1884, royalties had never been paid as no working agreement appeared to have been drawn up.\n\nThe matter is under consideration by Government and is being kept in view.\n\nPage 130\n\nPage 131",
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        "document_key": "CO129-607-3 Revenue Reward Fund 11-11-1948 - 12-12-1948",
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        "title": "CO129-607-3 Revenue Reward Fund 11-11-1948 - 12-12-1948",
        "content_text": "Page 6.\n\nAnnexure I. The list is prepared in two parts :-\n\n(a) Misallocations affecting the Accountant General's Accounts, (b) Misallocations affecting the manner in which the Accountant General's Accounts are classified in the published statements, which include the misclassifications referred to at paragraphs 71 and 108 of this report. In the case of the misclassifications referred to in paragraph 108, the Legislative Council approved the statement of Loan Expenditure to be charged as an Advance pending the raising of the loan after the Accountant General's accounts for the period 1946/47 had been closed. The misclassifications do not therefore fall to be admitted by the Accountant General.\n\n29.\n\nTHE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REVENUE.\n\nSubject to the observations made in this report, the systems employed for the collection of revenue proved satisfactory and moneys due to Government were promptly and efficiently collected.\n\n30.\n\nMagistrates' Poor Box Receipts. With reference to paragraph 85 of the Auditor's Report on the Accounts of the Colony for 1939, the question of the paying into revenue of \"Poor Box\" receipts was again brought to the notice of Government by this Department, and it was agreed that all such receipts would be credited to revenue and any payments that had formerly been made from \"Poor Box\" funds would in future be charged to an expenditure head. As from 1st May, 1946, therefore, receipts on this account have been credited to Revenue Head 4 Licences (B) Fines etc. Poor Box, and the expenditure charged to Head 5 Charitable Services Subhead 21 Magistrates Poor Box.\n\n31.\n\nRequisitioning of Hotels.\n\nOn the reoccupation of the Colony the principal Hotels were requisitioned by the British Military Administration and these remained under Government control until the 16th June, 1946, when they were derequisitioned. In accordance with the handing over arrangements made for the transfer of the Military to the Civil Administration referred to in paragraph 2 of this report, the latter assumed responsibility for unsettled debts and the collection of outstanding revenue in respect of these hotels. After considerable correspondence and negotiation, revenue collected in respect of the period up to the 15th June, 1946, was paid over to Government, but the sum of $4,945.17, being the amount of unpaid hotel bills owing by former residents, remains outstanding and the matter is being kept in view. Audit examination of the hotel revenue accounts revealed that the arrangements for the collection of hotel charges were either ineffective or were not energetically applied. This resulted not only in loss of revenue payable to the Military Government but also to the Civil Administration and the matter was brought to the notice of the Accountant General.\n\n32.\n\nChinese Government Telecommunication Administration. It came to the notice of this Department that this organization was functioning as a separate company in the Colony and enquiries were made as to whether royalties were being paid on its income. The enquiries revealed that, although the company had been operating since the year 1884, royalties had never been paid as no working agreement appeared to have been drawn up.\n\nThe matter is under consideration by Government and is being kept in view.\n\nPage 7.\n\n \n18",
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        "document_key": "CO129-611-5 Development Secretariat- appointment of registrar of Co-operatives 10-3-1947 - 10-3-1948",
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        "title": "CO129-611-5 Development Secretariat- appointment of registrar of Co-operatives 10-3-1947 - 10-3-1948",
        "content_text": "## S. 7. Charles (Isq)\n\nMiss Beaton\n\nCan mentioned at `1.F.16/020` 16-6-77 8 where the correspondence of (5) is registered, I have please say the relevant file attached proposal can be considered?\n\nMiss Whyte, so that the Treasury J. B. Whyte 16-\n\nThe reference you require is in `19275/92/46-47` below.\n\nMr. Harding.\n\nExt.24.\n\n18/4-7\n\nWe spoke about No. 5. As you know, we in Eastern Department B have no knowledge that principles were being evolved with the Treasury governing the incidence of expenditure as between C.D. & W. Funds and revenue in the case of grant-in-aid colonies, with a possible application of those principles to Treasury controlled colonies. The first time I heard of this subject was when Mr. Charles mentioned it to me a day or two before I received No. 5.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-622-3 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 19-1-1948 - 31-12-1948",
        "page_number": 55,
        "title": "CO129-622-3 War damage compensation- requisitioned railway stores and materials 19-1-1948 - 31-12-1948",
        "content_text": "54 \n\nnotified in writing that accumulated hire charges for all the rolling stock would be adjusted from some date after the taking over of the railway in respect of through traffic.\n\n7.\n\nAdvantage was taken of this to adjust $254,027.50 with from the payments made to the Chinese section in the month of ...\n\nAn immediate visit to Sham Shui Po by the Chinese representatives followed. I will deal in this dispatch with an account of the lengthy negotiations which followed it. Suffice it to say that after this period predetermined by Oriental ***quotations*** a handing over of the rolling stock was acknowledged (apparently without reference to the Ministry of Communications) and an offer of it was promptly returned. The return of the money within received due publicity in the press. Little appeared regarding it.\n\n9.\n\nNegotiations followed and it was finally ascertained that the total of rolling stock due to the British section was as follows:\n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 27 | C030 |\n|  | 1100001。 |\n\nThe difference from the figure given in paragraph 2 above are to be accounted for by the fact that when the British authorities came to investigation, it experienced difficulty in making satisfactory inspection of the condition of some of the stock delivered or other terms for ascertaining origin or ownership.\n\n10. Ownership of all the stock has now been actually received. Thus six coaches and one locomotive attained with ...\n\n11.\n\nNo warranty was given for the condition of the rolling stock. The Chinese representatives are in the process of checking. The locomotive is in use on the short length of line. It is in very bad condition, having been running from Canton to Sam Shui Po in slit rails and beams ago. Although still in use by the Chinese, it is not considered by engineers as fit for further service categories.\n\n12.\n\nA settlement was reached between the representatives regarding the rolling stock. The Chinese demanded for the cost of repair of the rolling stock. The British representatives claimed hire charges for the rolling stock. The Chinese wished to buy the six coaches retained by the British.\n\nThe negotiations resulted in the following terms:\n\n(a) Ratio of claims for hire, damages, and charges in respect of all rolling stock up to an including the 19th February, charges to be remitted.\n\n(b) Loan to receive an amount of $1,170,077 in respect of repairs which they carried out on coaches returned.\n\n(c) Payment by the Chinese to purchase the six coaches retained by the British for a total of $165,000.\n\nThe question of the locomotive was last over pending an examination of its condition which has now been made. It is not worth the expense of ferrying it over to Kowloon and has been offered for sale to the Chinese for £20,000.",
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