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        "document_key": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843",
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        "title": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843",
        "content_text": "moment the Provisions of the Treaty, under \n\nwhich Her Majesty's \n\nForces \n\nCarried into affect. \n\noccupy Cheeson, are \n\nTo prevent all future disputes or discussions on this point your Louthip will perhaps concur with me in \n\nthinking \n\na written \n\nthat it will be desciable for krajor general Sir J. A. Schoedde to require agreement to the above effect from all persons to whom he \n\nmay grant percussion to build \n\nShave tr \n\n(signed) Henry Pottinger. \n\ncopy. \n\nh: 149 \n\nMy Lord, \n\nGovernment House, Hongkong April 6th 1843._ \n\nH. his. fout; have ciestrusted me, accought other matter, to have the Irland of Hongkong carefully surveyed and examined, not only with a view to clearly defining its general capabilities for future Colonization, but also with the object of ascertaining the best sites for Fortifications and Barracks, which aret berreated wherever necesary for its днів defence and security, and likewise for the purpose of having \n\nregular plaus laid down for the present any future \n\nLovve \n\nYours, as to streets, Squares & \n\nands \n\nr \n\nIt is obvious that the above will \n\nbe \n\na \n\nwork \n\nof xoure \n\nsoure time, and will \n\nMagriseneral \n\nLord Paltown K f. B & H A \n\nA \n\nrequire",
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        "document_key": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843",
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        "title": "CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843",
        "content_text": "\nNo Date \n\nTo whom \n\nPurport... \n\nDate \n\nTo whom \n\nJurport \n\n47 5th August Major Aldrich Giving him Instructions \n\nNica \n\nand Establish. \n\nno to the Officers ment lately employed \n\nunder- \n\nhim in surveying the Northan side of the Colony. \n\n118 6th Augt. Via Alm. Sir M. Parker Regarding some of Mer \n\n7th August. \n\nMajesty's Ships having removed \n\nLord Battoun Re \n\nto better Baths in the Harbour \n\non account \n\nthe threatening of appearance of the Weation. (Referring to a letter (in the Plenipotentiary's Department) regarding Military Expences at Honghong, Koolangsoo, and Cherson, and recommending that good. Barracks should be it ose prepared for the_ Troops ours here and expected. \n\n50 7th August Mr. Woosnand, Regarding & Bille. Jor Colonial Deputy Expences in the Military, \n\nSecretary \n\nDepartment of \n\nPublic Works \n\nashish has been sent in \n\nafter \n\nthe \n\nthe Accounts of \n\nQuarter are closed. \n\n57 8th August Lieut. buchterlong Replying to his claim for Madras Engineers- alloroences when detached_ \n\nto Manila to purchase Timber. \n\n52. 8th hosts Lord Saltone Founding a copy of \n\nbe \n\nN. 51, and begging to informed of the eventual outturn of the Timber alluded to in th \n\n* 53 9th August Major Grant, Forwarding a copy of \n\nD. Adjt General - N.50, and requiring cpflanation. \n\nthe cause \n\nof the \n\nof the delay. \n\nན『ན \n\ntherein pointed out in- submitting a bill for payment: \n\n54. 10%. Angast Major Aldrich Requesting that the Berke \n\nof the late Survey may \n\nleft in charge of Captain. \n\nDe Havilland. \n\nве \n\n5.5 127 tazust Major Aldrich Acknowledging his letter and \n\n56 19th August Major faine \n\ninforming him that the duty which the Land Officer \n\nM \n\nts are \n\nand his Assistants \n\nto be employed \n\nabout \n\nis he. Ms. \n\nway \n\nconnected with the General \n\nSurvey of the Mand which \n\nbe that been ordered to \n\nundertake \n\nmereasing the Salary of Mr Hillier Assistant Magistrate, from the 12t of July 1843. \n\n57% 12h Major feines Sureasing the now Salery \n\nAugust \n\nChief Magistrale prome the.. 14th of July, 1843. \n\n58 That Major (aine. Increasing the Pay of \n\nthe \n\nJailer and Head Constable. the 124 of July 1843. from the 1th \n\n59. 17th host A. T. Gardon dus. Berecting him to carry the \n\nsuggestions of the Committee of Public Health, Se, into immediate. effect..",
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        "document_key": "CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845",
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        "title": "CO129-014 - Public Offices - 1845",
        "content_text": "that the five be opened without reserve to British subject, and lawful British trade. - but one alone of those ports has not yet been thus opened.\n\nto be named therein should.\n\nWhen my despatch W.62 was written it still appeared questionable to Him: we could with propriety govt how far and in good policy insist with the Chinese Authorities on the full immediate execution of the Treaty stipulations with respect to Canton;\n\nthat point, and I accordingly conveyed to you a cautionary gover having much to your discretion.\n\nThe observations however contained in your despatch above mentioned, and expecially those approaching the bearing restoration of Ausan to the Emperor, have placed the matter in such a light as to shew clearly the expediency of requiring and it were proper completing the full execution of the Treaty, both with respect to Canton and to any other point in which that Execution may possibly be yet incomplete.\n\nwhile we have compulsion in our power. It is obvious that when Cheesan is once given up we shall lose much of the weight and authority which we now possess.\n\nOn the receipt of this despatch you will accordingly consider yourself fully empowered to renew with urgency your application for the free admission of English subjects and dependants to every part of Canton, and you will at the same time intimate that when they are admitted, conformably to treaty, the Chinese Govt will be held by us responsible for the good treatment of such British subjects by the people of Canton. We on our part bind ourselves at the same time to employ every means at our disposal to insure the good and orderly conduct of British subjects.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6]",
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        "content_text": "SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nFLAS & AR\n\nLATE NAVS\n\n4 st Sp.\n\nHongkong (Mar. 25)\n\nMacau\n\nWhang\n\n25 Concis\n\nFROM TO CAPTAIN\n\nARRIVED,\n\nSAYLKU CAHLO\n\nMar, 22\n\nMartice\n\n10p¡ Welsit Formnes\n\n¡Mantl bgi Sarria 35 Tubal Cais B. Le 147 Sloggett\n\ng. 4Dencher\n\n25 Sarah Armitage Brit. sc. 185 Wooden\n\nTim and 208Kie\n\n23. LackroaND [ g. 400 Stereking\n\nH. 202 Broken\n\nSp. al. Caldin\n\nE of landwicke Brit\n\n26 Mathilde\n\n26 Scrutina\n\n27 Nankin\n\nri, se 8.\n\nSemut\n\n28 Leopard\n\nBrit. ek.\n\n206 Richards\n\n28 Ragla\n\nra\n\n25 Vanuetrop\n\nZai Lootse\n\n27\n\n291ADIN Suenam\n\n30 Fiery Cross\n\n30 June\n\n30 Rochapter\n\n30 Lanek\n\n30 Encounter\n\nBrit. Mr. 1832jCaldwell\n\ncmus\n\nShangbai\n\nArany\n\nMar. 15 Rico\n\nMar. 120eneral\n\nM 20 Rice Niakpo Man 143mdeles Caletta Jan. 30 Rice, 8cc. Nugpo Bar Sandria Bluniis\n\nSingapore\n\nRico\n\nBio 11\n\nMar. 16 Rico\n\nCONSIGN BEN\n\nRobert S. Walker J. sierre Williama, A. Ch Jardine. M. and Co Jobu Bu and Co John Bard and Co W. Pozlan and Co Turner and Co Orler\n\nLiverpool Der. 288ondries, Wise and Co. Christ\n\nDan. Uk, 291 Simes. Siugpo\n\nBan.sch. 149Kess\n\nVingpa\n\nHam, k, 216 Christiansen Nigo Brit. bk.! 472 Amirew\n\nBeit. stri 444 Watte\n\nHaro. 288 Joyan Jam,bk. 199 Bradshaw Brit. g. 265 Crocket ET M.S\n\n30 Queen Margarnt Belo, bk, 524 Spmano\n\n36 Madra\n\n30 Berwickshire\n\nso Tiger\n\n30 Courser\n\n27 Yocana\n\n27 Safelito\n\n¡Brat. str. 1250 Down\n\n118!!\n\nBelt. g. 142 Wohnenn\n\nBril. bk. 225 Day\n\nSiam\n\nMar. 15 Suuddeles Mar. 16 General De: 31Sundries Caleutia N160pium S.Francisco Zel Baftast Calestra an. 29Cotton Shanghuse Mer, sisilk Caletta\n\nM\n\nNingpo Ma 19 Rico Barabay,&\n\nShangae Nr. 24undries\n\nBombay\n\nIsitmssen and Co\n\nJohn Burd and Co jim. Eustan and Co John Burd and Co A. Head and Co Jardine, E. sai Co Wm. Pusau and Co\n\nxder\n\nJardine, M. and C5\n\nJardins, M. and Co\n\nSECT\n\nErition\n\nMariner's Hope, brig Hencius, sligi Mix, brig\n\nPrinces, ship\n\nRoyal Jaly, barque Sex Witeb, barque Star of the Hast, ship Terror, becqno Unicorn, steamer Water Witch. barqua\n\nPortuguese Clara, beig Laba barga Emigreto, ship Ensaio Make, barg, Sophis, arque Syenu, barne Tremeiga. barque\n\nFranch Joaquim, atı\n\nAmps Buckan, ship Benjamin Blorgan, ship Black Warrior, ship Golden West, silip\n\nP. & 0.8. N. Co.ussar, shrp Order\n\nWilliams, A. and Oo\n\nGibb, J. and Co\n\nBonnay\n\n24 Cotton\n\nDe Cation\n\n3. 20 Rice\n\nM16 Bice\n\nCotton Rive\n\nTail and Co\n\nSp. g. Pempreco Sual\n\nSp. ch. 89Govorda ¡Manila\n\n360 Mackozaic Caleutia\n\n41\n\n25 ('earl\n\nApar\n\nDarie\n\n15\n\nb\n\n4. 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Weed Co\n\nway sund\n\nRepairing Bonjay\n\nApril 15\n\nTarer, beg\n\nTubal Cain, ig\n\nWilliams, Anthon and Co\n\nPant, schooner\n\nAfghan, slip\n\nWhampoa Mar. 20 670debank\n\nLondon\n\nArturo, que\n\nFab,\n\noClarke\n\nCarlines, ship\n\nMar.\n\n370 Ferensor\n\nCELIST:L, ELERIEur\n\nMar.\n\n750 Curling\n\nD'Almeida Family, hg.\n\nNov.\n\n250\n\nEaglet, seamer\n\nMai.\n\n145 Caldwell\n\nMainas, stramer\n\nCage. Mangarel, batą.\n\nBritish\n\nAlireal, ship\n\nAfro the Great,\n\nAlligator, lig\n\nAnglia, barque\n\nA. P. Sharp, barke\n\nle\n\nMock River Jacket, bq.!\n\nCarible ship\n\nCrishan, banque\n\nDuke of Portland, ship\n\nEamon, rezoaner\n\nEmma, achooner\n\nFanny, ban\n\nForm, camer\n\nFriedrick, belg Jamiitan, slip Hazard, schocier Julinder, Jacque\n\nLuorink, big\n\no Iurie\n\nLy, thou\n\nBart of Maulwicke, by\n\nHornet, sooner\n\nLouisa Baillie, sup\n\nMalebr\n\nNina schooner\n\nPearl, stip\n\nSarai. Armitage, ship\n\nTravancare, ship\n\nVigilant, arque\n\nMazeppa, schooner\n\nFlongkong sb. 26 790 Browning\n\nReh. 13, 846 Mefntyr\n\nFeb. 26 sindi\n\nMar 989.Sharp\n\nMar. 12' 265 Sich\n\nMar. 20, $74 Winchester\n\nFeb. 1272 Tuscolt\n\n21 533 Sumor\n\nMar. 30 149ring\n\nMar. 19 120 upper\n\nMor. 5 Prasmith\n\nMar. 11 750regear\n\nJan. 16 990 Neville\n\nMar. 15 433[Fare\n\nMar. 20 184eary Jan. 24530 Bolto Mar 30 289 Crocket Mar 29 3-har's [Mar. 131 180Makelier Mar. 30/1250 lowe\n\nSaj 533 Spence ar 30 148\n\nMar. 25190leggett\n\nMar, 26247)ncher\n\nFalk, 27 168 Nordqvist\n\nMar.\n\n464 Legoe\n\nMar. 22 115 Rayer\n\nMar. 23 605 Macker.zie\n\nMar. 160-te\n\nMar. 9 582 Towa Tea\n\nS Station Mar.\n\n5953\n\n163 Button\n\n142 Marios\n\nTan Berd at Co Vacs Stephenson\n\nGrind, Fivlagston and Co\n\nY. J. Murr\n\nArmstrong and Lawrence Uriur\n\nDent and Co\n\nY. J. Murrow\n\nTurner and Co Jardins, Mathe\n\nP.&O. 5. N. Co\n\nJarl, Mathos and Co\n\nwitanie, Anthen and\n\nFlescher and Co\n\nRaseuli and Co\n\nardine, Mathagon and Co\n\nP. & S. N. Co\n\nosvenor and de Siemsson and Co\n\nOrder\n\norlowitz and Cə\n\nder\n\nNathaly and Co\n\nJohn Burd at\n\nBrandao antil Ca\n\ndarling, tiles and Co\n\nTurner and Co\n\nJ. C. Confor\n\nMarine, Mathew, and Co\n\nDent and Co\n\nJamine, Matheson and Co\n\nDent and Co\n\nOrder\n\nZephyr, schooner\n\nAmin, staler\n\n\"\n\nDas.\n\nFeb.\n\n\"\n\n346\n\nEited up\n\nisitangha\n\npore and Cal, and.\n\nLes Imm\n\nFreighbor Char\n\nCelibri, big\n\nLima, bargre Mathilde, brig\n\nNicoline, whip Quaries Ross, banyoo Qusmine Lac\n\nEnterprise, schooner\n\nPodveta, quo Crnar, barne Hularich Gustav, brig Handilai, sek\n\nFARME\n\nLevaut, xhip General laro, ship En ship\n\nL'erviun\n\nJose C. Ugarte, ship Petion, barque Carinen, barye\n\nLinin, skip\n\nMicano, banque\n\nUgaris y Santiago,\n\nCriani, dig\n\nCatalin, ship\n\nRasita, scrooner\n\nAutenia Terry, hip\n\nJ. Terry, ship\n\nAANIGRA\n\nGelender, baryas\n\nSpesiali\n\nCosta, tig\n\nDenia, echuuler\n\nScratina, sup\n\nby.\n\nV. Kinavia, bug\n\nNarciss. brig\n\nReculito, souber\n\nYlesno, trig\n\nNeptus, rig\n\nSalve, brig\n\nDurdo, brig\n\nMar\n\nKar.\n\n1 609 Wagner\n\n1780mvei\n\n507 Mubar\n\n472fheon\n\n292day\n\npar: 221 70uillardsk\n\nEnst Coast Mar.\n\n600; Weber\n\nSupt. 8 401 Thamns\n\n14\n\nMar.\n\nAmoy ¡Mar\n\nMac.\n\nד'\n\nWm. Pastu aid to\n\nJLunes Stephenson\n\nSchoofter and 6\n\nSchaefer and Co\n\nOrder\n\nHungkung\n\nNpo & 'kong Perly New York\n\nAustralia\n\nSai: Francisco\n\n1.d.\n\nSydney & Melbmd. Shanghe\n\nLord\n\nAdol&P.Phillipmd.\n\nEast Coast\n\nardino, Malleson and Co Batavia\n\nOrder\n\nOrder\n\n8 Starkenburg Order\n\n234 Lewis\n\nFeb. 21 324 kút\n\nSwating Mac\n\nOrder\n\nOrder\n\n50Jurriaanse Order\n\nSnimith Oxier\n\nFvb-chan Pah. 425 Bonderkiak'Order\n\nShangban Feb. 30 411 Verachoor Deal, Beals and Co\n\n15\n\nFeb. 28 582 Boar\n\nHongkong Mar. 22 410 Sir Ben\n\nMar. 29 180 Krase\n\n31\n\n36ar. 13 33olgensen\n\nBaal Coast Mar.\n\nShanghae Web. 10 339 Thiessen\n\nMar. Mar\n\nW sau and Co\n\nTuhchac ¡Bvalow\n\nInd Early\n\nJohn Burd sei c\n\nJardine, acheson and Co κέλτικες\n\nCowes\n\nEarly\n\nWm. I'usiau and Co\n\nWm, Ruslan and Co\n\nikeres not Co\n\nCarlowitz and Co\n\n300 Allebar\n\n264 Salmidt\n\nCharler\n\nHongkong Mar. 25 200 Kier\n\nMar\n\nJohn Burd and Co\n\n18 Christiansen John Burd and Co\n\nMar 28 202 Broken\n\nFeb. 9; 162 Wallenen Whampoa Fah. 22 230|lie Fol\n\n400 thieveking Mar. M137 Uulivenda East Coast Peh 440 Jessen\n\nMac Pcb\n\nSwator Mar\n\nMac Sanghan Mar\n\nHer and Co\n\nWin. Pusa and fa Siemasza and Co Win. l'estes and Co Wm. Pastau and Co Augustino leard and Co 148 Suhit erg Win. Pustan and Co 450ngsiboch der 238 verge Drier\n\nal Ca Lindsay at Co\n\n160 Kreutzfeldtems 110 Reiner\n\nHongkong Mar. 1 283 Couper\n\nMacao M\n\nMax.\n\nHongkong Nos. 14 589anama\n\nArmstrong and Lawrance\n\nSan Francisco\n\nHamburg\n\nส\n\nUnder seinare\n\n450 Gill\n\nAsatrug and Lawrence\n\nAustralia\n\njlund.\n\n8 244: Defervari 35oj Baker\n\nVardine, Matheson and De jamay W. M. Rubinst and Cɔ\n\nNov. 13 250 Barry\n\n21\n\nW. M. Robinet and Co Under\n\nEast Coast\n\nFeb. 16' 199!Arnie\n\nItepairing\n\nMar.\n\nWhampoa Mar.\n\nMar. 10 29Mazeres\n\nPast Const Mar\n\nSwarow\n\nDec\n\nFul-chan Mar.\n\nAugustine Heal and Co\n\nRobinct and Co 21Savason. M. Cobinet a Co\n\n600 Wilso\n\nOrder 201,Juder word, Augustin? Heard and Co\n\nShanghae Pen $2200 Giganter Russell and Co\n\nJau 1004 Cortina\n\nHongkong Feb. 17340) Hongkong dar. 25 140 Sarria\n\nStr. 225kil Mar. 28 415adiz Mar. 126arcia\n\nMaceo\n\nMar 19 150luma Mar. 13srors\n\n11 27 46empere\n\nWampon Ma Sel-Suveven\n\nW. M. Roisina 20:4 Co\n\nUnder\n\nJ. V. Torge\n\nOrder\n\nHongkong\n\nBangkok\n\nEarly\n\n!L. J. Gulierenz\n\nvall, St and Co\n\nRail\n\nR. Garreta\n\nKantla\n\nGarreta\n\nYiocos\n\norder\n\nManila\n\nTait and Co\n\nVider\n\nJ. V. Jorge\n\nMar 15 131 Summers Kinder Amoy Mar 7\n\nMar.\n\nBest Coast Mar.\n\n240 Welsh\n\n¡P. D. Syme and Co\n\nMar\n\n465 Vineent\n\nMar\n\n274jitall\n\nSwarow\n\nJan,\n\n29 Fice\n\nMar\n\n149 Mooney\n\nOrder\n\nマジョル\n\n952 Raver\n\nOrder\n\nWaton and Co\n\nShanglue\n\nder\n\naddine, Math and Co\n\nUnder\n\nOnder\n\nShangbas\n\nRussell and Co\n\nAugustine Flourd and Ca\n\nadine, Matlicon and Co Wetnore and\n\nAustralia\n\nExcu\n\nJarlie, Matheson and Co Dant and Ca\n\nSwith. Keanely and Co\n\nFreight or Char\n\n10100, Livingsted and Ch\n\nEarly\n\nEast Cuasi Fol\n\n148 Prowes\n\nReis and Co\n\n226, alerte\n\nOrder\n\nShanghe ar\n\nit. & 0. 8. X. Ch\n\nShaw, Bland and Co\n\nAustralia\n\nEarly\n\nLizzie Jarvis, ship\n\nWhan pos Mar. 11\n\nIng Crosby\n\n550 Set, www\n\nde Burcowa\n\nSyviuey\n\nChinese\n\nPretighter Char\n\nlenkin, Faraon and Co\n\nLondon\n\nsealed\n\nBaty\n\nCoz facing, steamer\n\nWan, Pustuu and Co\n\nS. E. Inerows\n\ntient, Beale and Co\n\nTotdea\n\nal\n\nBause arque\n\nLouisa, harqe\n\nCity of London, bq.\n\nForerunner, selcounter Dealong, barque Sarah Lucy, ebiy\n\nFortas, brig\n\nAt Key, Behconer\n\nEllou Oliver, barque\n\nGazelle, seboouer\n\nWhampica, barguo\n\nExcellent, brig\n\nAfrica, are\n\nAntipodes, arquc\n\nJane. Mishall, slip\n\nKolt-on, up\n\nSex, ship\n\nWild Darrell, cl\n\nAgra, ship\n\nBlenheim, ship\n\nDuck, sclismer\n\nEllen, barque\n\nErin, steamer\n\nFormass, ship\n\nHistle, Ach.\n\nJane Maria, orig\n\nLady kingson, ab.\n\nLord of the lea. ship:\n\nMori, plep\n\nJan.\n\n450 Day\n\nChinniew Jan. 28orst\n\nAmey Mar 5 121 Wilson\n\nTait and Go\n\n083 Henderson Fisicher and Co\n\n11 Fax\n\nFeb. 17 876 Gale Ningpo Feb. 335 Curtis Ful-chau Mar. 615 Woot\n\nFeb. 24, 420 Turboil Yor.\n\n98% Young\n\nFeb. 11 846 Pant\n\nFeb. 16 D Seal\n\nWonging Mar. 190 Farlane\n\nShanghac Feb. 23 714 Bulgo\n\nFeb. 24 300 Walker\n\nEeb. 22 809iSanks\n\nMar\n\n$59 Jamieson\n\nJan. 25 40 Rollason\n\nFor 11 50Cces\n\nFair. 25 226 Bovey\n\nFch. 81200 Wilson\n\nMar. 13 sataxi Peb.\n\npremier\n\nLindras and Co.\n\nDent, Beale and C\n\nAnn, ship\n\nfar\n\nFe.\n\nMarine. Matheson and Co Lendon\n\nella Co\n\nSwedish Chieftain, burque\n\nKramn Augusto, brig\n\nChilias Frolic, hin\n\nOudenbury Schlosser, barque\n\nNew Grenadian\n\nWhatupo Mar 1 298 gera\n\nWhempos Mar. 20 250 Hasselhoff Dreyer and Co\n\nOrder\n\nShaughse Mar. 430 Gough\n\nEdited, Printed, sud Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the longlowy Register Office: Dage Ste\n\nVictoria, Hongkuag. Tuesday, April 1. 1889.\n\n188\n\nThe Hongkong Register.\n\nVol. XXIX. Na. 23.\n\nINTIMATIONS.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nATHEREAS the Firm of NYE BROTHERS & ..\n\nWo Cuntat, Chica, did, on the 11th day of March,\n\nVICTORIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1856.\n\nNOTICES OF FIRMS.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nE have established at Hongkong, under the same\n\nstyle, a branch of our business. MR. LUDWIG WIESE is admitted a Partuer in our\n\n1866, at the Office of the United States Cosmulate in tlanton, execute an Assignment of all their Property, real¦ Firm. and personal, in trust for the benefit of their Creditors, to the undersigned: We hereby give notice to all cuncorn ed to make payment to us of all uns de te, and to present to us any claims against the arid Firm.\n\nRUSSELL & 670.\n\nCanton, 18th March, 1556.\n\nJAMES PURDON & O»,\n\nNOTICE\n\nSeamen's Hospital.\n\nTrustees JARDINE, Esq., C. D. WILLIAMS,\n\nSIEMSSEN & Ca,\n\nCanton, 31st March, 1855.\n\nNOTICE MRJ MACKRILL SMITH is authorised to Sign the\n\nKING & Co.\n\nMane of our Firms in China per peenrastin,\n\nCanton, 13th March, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nKey. Hon. W. T. Maxes, Fag., R.S. WALKER, E. Ma\n\nSuperintendent of the P. & U. Steam Navigation Com pany, (ex officio)\n\nPreueurer, MANIAC, Esq.\n\nBaristent Surgeon-RARD, JAOX.\n\nConsulting Surgeon W. A. HARLAND, M.D.\n\n75 cents per day.\n\ndoilar\n\nTERMS OF ADMISSION.\n\nPublic Warda,...\n\nIntermediate Wards,\n\nPrivate Rooms,..\n\n2 dullars\n\nPatients are also admitted on deposits, at the following rates, renewable one day previour to the amount depozited baving been expended,\n\nPublic Wards,\n\nintermediate,..\n\nPrivate Rooms,\n\n$15\n\n$20\n\n$30\n\nThe Captains or Consignees of Vessels must be respon sible for the expense of Patients sont by them to the Hospital.\n\nMB-A Hospital Bills to be reneipted by the Erasurer only.\n\nTHE\n\nSHIPPING.\n\nERPULAR\n\nSTEAM COMMUNICATION\n\nLytworn\n\nHONGKONG AND CANTON.\n\nTHE WILLAMETTE, Captain W. Conss.\n\nFrum Honyhang to Canton,\n\nwary MONDAY & THURSDAY, at è s'elock s.M. From Canton a laughong,\n\nevery TUESDAY & FRIDAY, at 10 o'clock a.m. For further particulars, apply to the Agents,\n\nROBERT S. WALKER, Hongkony, MAXIMILIAN FISCHER, Canton. Hongkong, 20th May, 1856.\n\nREGULAR\n\nSTEAM COMMUNICATION batwest\n\nHONGKONG AND CANTÓN.\n\nLE SIN CHARLES FORBES,\n\nTHE\n\nFrom Mongkong in Ornton,\n\nOVORY FUSSDAY and FRIDAY, at Pelock ..\n\nfrom Canton w Hongkong,\n\nevery WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 8 o'clock ..\n\nFo further particulers, apply to the Agents,\n\nROBERT S. WALKER, Hangbong, K.ROTTUNJKE & Co., Canë\n\nHongkong, 20th May, 1856.\n\nNOTICES OF FIRMS.\n\nNOTICE\n\nHE interest and responsibility of Mr. J. F. B. TRAUTMANN Firm ceased by his retire- iment therefrom on His March fast, and our Business will be sonducted nonauforward under the maponsibility of the remaining Partuen Mx. G. C. SCHWADE and M. FREDNIK BOWER\n\nShanghu, 10th May, 1850.\n\nM\n\nG. C. SCHWABE & Co.\n\nTHOMAS 1 WALKER.\n\nArchitect and Surveyor,\n\nQueen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.\n\nNOTICE\n\nE undersigned have established themselves as Mer\n\nchures üşü Ayenis in this place, je Copartnership, Wider the style and Firm of FRAMJEE BOMANJEÉ CAMA & Gill,\n\nBOMANJEE FRAMJEE CAMA. FRAMJKE EDULINE.\n\nCanton, 1st May, 1836.\n\nNOTICE\n\nJAMES CROSSLEY saved to be a partner in\n\nMore on its dugast lost, on which date his\n\nJuverest and responsibility termuntert,\n\nG. C. SCHWARE & Co. Shanglue, 27th March, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nTHE Business of the late MR. JOZE VICENTE\n\nJORGE will from this riste de encried on by the undemned under the name of JUZE JUROE & Co. All outstanding accounts of the Estate will be received aud settled by the new firm.\n\nR. N. WEISMANN, in this day admitted a Pattuor\n\nin our Pure in Chius.\n\nREISS and Cu.\n\nCanton, 1st May, 1885.\n\nNOTICE\n\nTR. LUGH BOLD GIBB sa admitted a Partner\n\nGIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.\n\nMin our Firma ou let Jetz. 1855.\n\nHongkong, 27th July, 1855.\n\nHOUSES.\n\nTO BE SOLD OR LET.\n\nITE imodisto passession, as SHANGHAE, The DWELLING Ilouse and BUSINESS PRE- MISES of the undersigned, together with the adjoining LAN in the roar of the Godowna, situated in a most con bral position, and fronting the River.\n\nApply to\n\nDIRON, GRAY & Co. Shaughse, 16th February, 1855.\n\nFOR SALE. HOSE Two HOUSES, with excellent Crowns, LAND- Wawel, as present in the op- tion of Messrs. LVAL, SL & Co. and símated on part of Marine Lot No. 10.\n\nFor particulars apply to\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON & Co.\n\nHongkong, 7th March 1855.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nUST received by the undersigned, ---- 100 Barrels Hall FLOUR.\n\n1,000 51th-bags Chili\n\n6,000\n\nRAISINS.\n\nAles, on hand,-\n\nINSURANCES,\n\nUNIVERSAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ESTARIISAB 18 LONDON AND Calcutta, 1834. CONFIRMED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARIJAMENT\n\n-\n\n6 William VI. Chap. 54. Invested Capital, B HUNDRED & FIFTY THOUSAND Pounds Sterling, of which Fry Lacs of Rupers are held by the Tian Branch,\n\nLondon Offics, No. 1, King William Street.\n\nChairman,\n\nSIR RENAY WILLO, KLS.\n\nINDIAN BRANCH, Directors,\n\nCHARLES R. PRINGLE, FL ALEXANDER WALLAGA, DE,\n\nWILLIAM B. SHOUL, E\n\nGEORGE BARZON Esq.,\n\nE. MACDONALD STEPHENACY, Esq.\n\nPhysician,\n\nAWAN WEEB, Bag, M.D.\n\nAgents and Sereiaris, M. BRADDON & Co\n\nMadras Agents,\n\nMessi BAINURADOK & Co.\n\nBombay Agents, Mears. LECSIR & Co.\n\n1. The marked success which has attended the opera tions of this society, justits the Directors in calling the ottention of the Public to the peruliar advantages held oul by this Luutitution to sil clag-en desirous of effecting\n\nBUTANCE Apor lives.\n\n2. The Tabies of Premium have been framed with the greadust cars. Toone applicable to India Eves have been Especially prepared from the experience of Indian mortal ity, and from the records of the Bast Indian Govern sent, and are an poderate as is deemed oonsistent with perfosi security.\n\n3. Proposals are received for Insuranets for the whale term of Life, either on a participating scale or ou & TUR parte puting scale at a lower rate of premium. Also for short perivda varying from one to seven years on very modcrate terms,\n\n4. An Annual division is made of One-fifth of the ascertained profits of the five preceding years, the other Pensfifth being set upart to enter into the average of of acreeding years.\n\n5. Of the gura annually divisible, heventy-five per cent\n\nINSURANCES.\n\nNo. 1,329\n\nRELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY. THE undersigned having been appointel Agonie Š\n\nPOLICIES, payable in loNDON, CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, KANGOON, PENAS, and SINGAPORK.\n\nCIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, 26th April, 1856\n\nTHE LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE 1 Established in 1849.,\n\nTHE findersigned are prepared to accept RISKS (covered by protecting POLICIES at bors and the varigan LoNON INUAR COMPANIES, by the PEN. INSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAMERS from Can con und Bangkung, u Amoy, Shungiae, the Straits, Ceylon, the Prendencies of Iulia, Sues, and England.\n\nThe interest in the protecting Pocies is aseigned to be P. and 0. 5. N. Company for the purpose of their becoming the Medium of Paytast in the event of 1,000, For RATA OF PERICH and other information, apply fo\n\nROBERT & WADAs, Bmyksng.\n\nMATHILIAN FIS, C\n\nK. WABLES, Shangkur.\n\nH. T. Mansa, Singapore.\n\nA. P. LOVELL, Calcura.\n\nHORT FRANK, Madras, or\n\nJONN RI, Banbay.\n\nJAMES HARTLEY & Co.\n\nLondon, Bih January, 1851.\n\nALLIANER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON.\n\nTHE Undersigned having hotel uzat\n\nCure for the above COMPANY, are prepared to aucept ASSURANORS at Hongkong, as under\n\n1st-On Buildinga ot Brick or Stune, covered with Tiler, States, Metal, or other combustible Material, together with their Contents, when such Buildings are isolated from all others,-Kute of Pranium, per vend per Annua\n\nad-on ench Buildings and their Contents, when not so isolated, at the Rate of 1 per cent per Atore.\n\nAuces for 5 Months, and for 3 Mouths, of the Awal date will be churyou.\n\nOf the 1st Class-Assurances, for the present, will be accepted to the extent of £13,000 only vn og Risk. And of the 26 Class-To the extent of £8,500. A Building and its Contents taken together form oue Risk. Thus the above Smas may be udurwritten either on a Building alone, or the Contents alone; or, part on the Building, and part on the Contenta.\n\nNo Arazce is to be considered a force until the Premium be paid.\n\nAmongst other advantages of the Company, the As- eured will be natitled to participate in the Fronts alter Five successive payments.\n\nParties applying for ASSURANCES will please send\n\nis apportiosed to polley holders on the participating in full particulers of the Rish to be taken; any Deviation scale, we have paid six annual premiuus, and thans from which is one of the Company, wi profie can be applied either in reduction of subsequent visate the Policy. 40,000 Frach-baked NAVY BISCUIT, made of Chiti premiums, or usa Bouse to the original amount of the Flock, and guaranteed to keep weli.\n\nHongkong, 7th May, 1850.\n\nFOR SALE,\n\nESING\n\npolicy.\n\n3. The Annual redustion has averaged considerably | above 40 per cent, and in no one year as Ellen below\n\nthat sonnt\n\n7. The following table will shew the result of the last\n\nDORT WINE in Botle, SHEKEY in Bottle and Wood, divisita of profits as declared on the 9th May, 1855, at\n\naud BEER in Bottle.\n\ntan rate of 40 per cent, on the original manual premium:—\n\nReduced Original!\n\nAnnual Reduction. Annual Prynism\n\nApply\n\nALEX. WILSON. El Polar Godowns, 15th april, 1856.\n\nFOR SALE\n\nApply to\n\nBRST AN COAL\n\nHongkong, 7th April, 1855.\n\nFOR SALE.\n\nAge.\n\nDate of Sam As\n\nPolicy.\n\nsurof.\n\nPresi\n\n30\n\nOu cr\n\n10,000\n\n120\n\nCold Ro It-\n\n30\n\nbefore\n\nLINDSAY & Co.\n\n40\n\nthe 9th\n\n10.020\n\n590\n\nC\n\nMay,\n\n10.000\n\n150)\n\n10,000\n\n740 1,000\n\nREST Labuan STEAM COAL. PRICE, &350 per Ton.\n\nApply to\n\nHongkong, 7th April, 185tì.\n\nTRENCH CORKS.\n\nFOR SALE\n\nLINDSAY & Co.\n\nCHAMPAGNE, BRANDY, PORT WINE, PALE ¦and Gezper SHERRIES.\n\nCLARETS of Superior quailty. Chaters. Maxg 2, Moviny, St. Cslepke, St. Julien, and Lesviite.\n\nApply in HongKong and CANTON to\n\nLYALL, STILL & Co. flongkong, 7ih September, 1855.\n\nFOR SALE. CUPERIOR MADEIRA in Pipes, Half and Quarter?\n\nPipes, apply to\n\nALEX. WILSON, Menar. Jannis, Mayurson & Co.\n\nGallorans. East Point, 31st October, 1853.\n\nINSURANCES,\n\nNOTICK\n\nLONDON & ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE, undersigned has received authority by the last bail to make all LOSSES ON POLICIES issued JOZE JORGE.\n\nhere by tbo above filice, payable in THREE MONTHS ZIDURO ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA. after oties, in place of six Months Macao, 3d April, 1956,\n\nROB. 3. WALKER, Agrante\n\nM\n\nNOTICE.\n\nFR JAMES McCORMICK is authorised to sigu vut\n\nFm per procuration.\n\nALVORD & Co.\n\nCanton, 12th Jannary, 1856.\n\nNOTICE.\n\nFR. THOMAS D. BOYU is authorized to sign our Mr Ficto\n\nP. D. SYME & C\n\nAmoy, 12th May. 1855.\n\nMR\n\nNOTICE.\n\nR. GRAHAM ANDERSON foinet me as a Partner on the 1st of January lušt. The buginese will be cried an in the base of D. W. MACKENZIE & Co.\n\nD. W. MACKENZIE.\n\nCanton, 5th Muralt, 1860.\n\nM. JAMES BROWN, Notary Public, MESURS, GASKELL & BROWN, Solicitora, Notaries Public, de\n\nQueen's Road, Victoria.\n\nHongkong. 6th Jan, 1855\n\nheretofore.\n\nNOTICE. LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Established by Charter 1720. E undersigned, Agouts at Hongkong for the above Corporation, Are prepared to grant POLICIES AGAINST FIRE, to the extent of £10,000, on any Huilding or Murthandize in the same.\n\nDENT & Co.. dynie\n\nIlangkung, 12th Aprit, 1855.\n\n------\n\nLONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT\n\nINSURANCE OFFICE. and after this way, ir. MAXIMIZA FISCHER of and after this waves det sks\n\nof this Office.\n\nBOBERT S. WALKER,\n\nHongkong, 3 March 1854.\n\nAgent.\n\nof\n\n25%-0\n\n459 9?-> 298-0 296-0 851-0 444-C\n\n26-18\n\n112 0 618-0\n\na. Following in an Extract of the rates of Precium\n\nAnnual Premium for an Assurance on Rs 1,000.\n\n8858 1 Feer.\n\n98% 3 Fears.\n\nCIVIL\n\n128823\n\n*R\n\npete Profs.\n\n22\n\nના\n\nMr.\n\nEnglish\n\nJitter\n\n£ 18 %\n\nAge. 1 Year 3 Years5 Fears 7 Faith with life with-\n\n32588+\n\n38899\n\n45\n\nJARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Agema in Chron.\n\nHongkong, 1st January, 1845.\n\nMISCELLANEOUS.\n\nBREAD AND BISCUIT BAKERY, SINO, Bread and Biscuit Baker, and General Store Leper, bega to intimate, that he has consented arogiments to establish a Branch of his House at CANTON, in New French Hong, sud will be happy to supply Ladies and Gentlemen of the latter plac with that great Gesideralno-z superior article of Bread He Daltora Linsel that, from his long experience in sale, siness, and trom the facilities he posts of procuring, Et all times at finest brand of American Flour, viz., Gallego, he will be able to give a better article to int | furuishod by any rival establish uc\n\nBar wo keep constantly on hand, an assort ment of the best WINES, LIQUORS, BEER, sud PORTER in Quars and Pinda, OHMAN'S STORES, PERFUMERY, and STATIONERY, K., &c.\n\nHongkong, 1st May, 1956.\n\nSAN MIGUEL BRASS AND IRON FOUNDRY.\n\n\"NDER the Superlateniques of an Experiched Ba\n\nGILEER Orlere for all kinds of MACHINERY exented with despatch. Erxam ENGINES & BOILERS repaired. SHAFTS of the best Englen Tron from 5 to Orders to be aduresed Mussre. 9 inches diameter. 3. A. BARRETTO & Co., Maurier.\n\nA Cuniors LOT ATPAL-Dr. Wallis, while re siding near the Mississippi, married his landlady, an intercating young woman, aged twenty-sighs; after which he sled in Washington, a short distance from Columbia, where he enjoyed all the happiness that a worried man could desire.\n\n38\n\nBut his happiness was to be of short duration. Une morning a middle-aged ma waited upon him, and after some questions upon ja.\n\nPrijes.\n\n27\n\n28\n\n17\n\n33\n\n34\n\n40\n\n**\n\n55\n\n48\n\n13\n\n64\n\nJ5\n\n-------\n\n45\n\nIf that\n\ndifferent matters, he axited him he was married? The doctor replied \"yes\" \"And to a lady of colour 9. On return of Aesuere to Eatope for a permanent residing foredly in a town on the Mississippi\"\n\n\"Yea. Well that is my slave, and, although she is residence, their Premiums are immediately reduced to\n\nworth 2.000 dollars, I will only ask 300 for her, the English rate, hath on the participating and ou\n\nsum he not paid within an hour, I will advertise her as participating scales. If the Policy be according to the\n\nTUNAWAY. During the tour, the husband asked his participating scale, the reduction arising from profine ja allowed on the English race, thus admitting of a con-\n\nwife if she were a slave, and the property of the man tinuance of the Asserance in Europe on most moderate who had just left the buse?\" Yes,\" replied the wife, while teurs rulled down her cheeks; \"I am a slave, thus\n\nLerms.\n\n10. Military Officers holding Civil appointments are property of that man, who is my father.\" The busland allowed to subscribe at the Civil rates of Premium.\n\nkissed har, wiped away her tears, forgare the deception the bad practiced, to which love had instigated her, and then paid the required sun which made her his für life.\n\n11. Premiuma are payable citberannually. hall yearly, or quarterly, or monthly, and a guare of 28 days in allow- ed for such payment.\n\n12. Melical referees se renerated by the Society.\n\n---\n\nA SHORT PARLIAMENT.-The shortest parliament an\n\n13. At she period of last annual valuation, the Aseta record was that of 1390, which had but one session of\n\nof this Society were ascertained to be upwards of £550,000. a single day, and during that short space contrived to The amount of Potieres in force about £2,003,000 and upset one king and set up another.\n\nthe annual income arising frora przesiums thereon 200,099, exclusive of Interest ou the invested Capital.\n\nTables of ales, forma and instructions for cffecting Assuraneva, can be obtained un application to the Secre torics, or to\n\nROBERT S. WALKER,\n\nAceni.\n\nHangkong, 20th March, 1866.\n\nNOTICE\n\nHe undersigned, having heen appointed Agents for the CALCUTTA MERCANTILE MARINE INSURANCE SOCIETY, aro zady to save Policies in behalf of that Orbice, payahie in SINDACH, Penang, RANGOON, CALCUTTA, BONDAY, LORDON, and in CHINA.\n\nDAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.\n\nCanton, 231 Jannury, 1856.\n\nMYSTICAL POLYGAMY.-The King of the Ashantees is allowed by law 3333 wives-at being the precise mystical number on which, it is said, the prosperity of the native depends.\n\nTRE\" AULING Passion.\"-On his death-bed a dia. tinguished humorist requested that no one might be Javited to his funeral, \"because,\" gasperl out the dying man, it is a civility I can never repay.\"\"\n\ndefire that officers of the Lavy should not wear bearda An admiralty circular may :-\"It is their furdships'\n\nof moustaches on board Her Majesty's ships.\n\nIn consequence of the probability of peace, an order\n\nhar beco already sed prohibiting nsval otcets from wearing moustaches while on full pay.",
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        "content_text": "## THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH.\n\n### PORT OF AMOY.\n\n**CHINA**\n\nSHIPOWNERS, AGENTS, and COMMANDERS are informed that the Dock Company's Establishments at the above Port afford facility for REPAIRING and REFITTING STEAM and SAILING VESSELS.\n\nTheir large Granite Dock, 288 feet on the blocks, 307 feet over all, is in complete working order, and at average spring tides can take vessels drawing 16 to 17 feet. It is filled with Caisson Gate and with a powerful centrifugal Steam Pump, ensuring despatch in all states of the tide.\n\nTheir two smaller Granite Docks, one 223 feet, the other 160 feet on the blocks, can take vessels at average spring tides drawing 14 feet to 13 feet.\n\nA stock kept on hand of Timber, Spars, Copper and Metal Sheathing, Paints for Iron Vessels, and other material required for Dockyard use.\n\n### CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK of INDIA, LONDON, and CHINA.\n\n**INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER.**\n\nPAID-UP CAPITAL ... £750,000  \nRESERVE FUND... £145,908 14\n\nEllis Jas. Gilman, Esq.  \nD.F. Robertson, Esq., Chief Manager (or officiating).\n\n**Court of DIRECTORS.**\n\n| Name |\n| --- |\n| George Gardon Nicol, Esq., Chairman |\n| Donald Larnach Esq. |\n| George May, Esq. |\n| Sir F. Halliday, Esq. K.C.B. |\n| Jas. Murray Robertson Esq. |\n\nThe premises comprise Carpenters Shops, Mast Sheds, Calendering and Blacksmiths' Shops, superintended by experienced Euro-Madras and European Foremen; also an Engineer's Workshop, supplied with Lathes and other tools worked by Steam, in charge of a Resident European Engineer. Dry Godowns for the reception of stores of vessels requiring to discharge them.\n\n**BANKERS.**\n\n- The Bank of England.\n- The London Joint Stock Bank.\n\n**BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.**\n\n| Location |\n| --- |\n| Colombo |\n| Kandy |\n| Galle |\n| Penang |\n| Singapore |\n| Shanghai |\n| Hankow |\n| Foochow |\n| Canton |\n| Hong Kong |\n| Yokohama |\n\nThe Bank negotiates and collects Bills and grants Drafts payable at its Branches and Agencies, and issues Letters of Credit and Circular Notes.\n\n### NOTICE TO SHIPOWNERS.\n\n**SINGAPORE DOCKS.**\n\nTHE PATENT SLIP AND DOCK COMPANY execute, in the most efficient manner, SHIPS REPAIRS of all descriptions, under the supervision of European Shipwrights and Engineers.\n\nThe DRY DOCK (opened in March, 1869) admits two Vessels at the same time, being over 400 feet in length, with a depth of water ranging to 16 feet.\n\nAnother Dry Dock of larger dimensions, adjoining the above, will shortly be completed, and available for the heaviest Steamers.\n\nThere is on the same premises extensive Wharf, with substantial Warehouse and other accommodation, comprising every convenience for coaling Steamers, discharging and storing Goods, together with ample Machinery and appliances for repairing Iron Steamers, &c.\n\nApply at the Offices of Messrs. PATERSON, SIMONS, and Co., Singapore; or to W. W. KEB, Esq., 101, Cannon-street, London, E.C.\n\nW. CLOUGHTON, Managing Director.  \nNew Harbour, Singapore, June, 1867.\n\n### THE AGRA BANK (LIMITED).\n\nESTABLISHED IN 1833.-CAPITAL, £1,000,000.  \nHEAD OFFICE-Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, London.\n\n**BANKERS.**\n\nMessrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co., and Bank of England.\n\n**BRANCHES.**\n\n- Edinburgh\n- Calcutta\n- Bombay\n- Madras\n- Kurrachee\n- Agra\n- Lahore\n- Shanghai\n- Hong Kong\n\nCURRENT ACCOUNTS are kept at the Head Office on the terms customary with London bankers, and interest allowed when the credit balance does not fall below £100.\n\nDEPOSITS received for fixed periods on the following terms, viz.:\n\n- At 5 per cent. per annum, subject to 12 months' notice of withdrawal.\n- At 4 per cent. per annum, subject to 6 months' notice of withdrawal.\n- At 3 per cent. per annum, subject to 3 months' notice of withdrawal.\n\nEXCEPTIONAL RATES for longer periods than twelve months, particulars of which may be obtained on application.\n\nBILLS issued at the current exchange of the day on any of the Branches of the Bank free of extra charge; and approved bills purchased or sent for collection.\n\nSALES AND PURCHASES effected in British and foreign securities, in East India stock and loans, and the safe custody of the same undertaken.\n\nInterest drawn, and army, navy, and civil pay and pensions realised.\n\nEvery other description of banking business and money agency, British and Indian, transacted.\n\nM. BALFOUR, Manager.\n\n### COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE DE PARIS.\n\nIncorporated by National Decrees of 7th and 8th of March, 1848, and by Imperial Decrees of 20th July, 1854: and 31st of December, 1866.\n\nRecognised by the International Convention of 30th April, 1862.\n\n|  | Francs | £ |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Subscribed Capital | 80,000,000 |  |\n| Capital paid up | 50,000,000 | £2,000,000 |\n\nThe Bank will undertake the Agency of parties connected with India and China, the Purchase and Sale of Indian Securities, the Safe Custody of same, and the receipt of Interest, Dividends, Pay, Pensions, and other Moneys.\n\nThe Bank receives money on Deposit, on which Interest is allowed according to the length of time deposited.\n\nParticulars as to Rates, &c., can be ascertained on application.\n\n5, Old Broad-street, London, E.C.\n\n### HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.\n\nCapital, 5,000,000 dols. Paid up, 2,500,000 dols.  \n**COURT OF DIRECTORS AND HEAD OFFICE IN HONG KONG.**\n\nLONDON AGENCY.-W. H. Vacher, 32, Nicholas-lane.  \nBANKERS.-London and County Bank.\n\n**BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.**\n\n| Location |\n| --- |\n| Hong Kong |\n| Shanghai |\n| Foochow |\n| Ningpo |\n| Hankow |\n| Yoka (Yokohama) |\n| Manila |\n| Singapore |\n| Bombay |\n| Calcutta |\n\nThe Bank grants DRAFTS upon and negotiates or collects BILLS at any of its Agencies or Branches; also receives DEPOSITS for fixed periods, at rates varying with the period of deposit.\n\nIn addition to fixed rates of interest, the Bank has adopted the principle of setting aside a certain portion of its early profits to be given as a Bonus on Funds lodged with the Bank. Depositors will participate equally in respect of such Bonus, whether shareholders or not.\n\n### PIGNATEL & CO.\n\n**STOREKEEPERS, GENERAL MERCHANTS, AND COMMISSION AGENTS.**\n\nNAGASAKI JAPAN.\n\n### TUPPER AND COMPANY.\n\n**MANUFACTURERS OF PATENT GALVANISED IRON**, in Sheets, Tiles, Iron Roofs, Sheds, Cisterns, Pails, Gutters, Nails, Wire for Fencing, &c.\n\n**WORKS AT BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON.**\n\nOffices-6a, MOORGATE-STREET, LONDON.  \nMerchants' orders executed with despatch.\n\n### R. L. SOUTHERN and Co.\n\n**MERCHANTS AND AGENTS.**\n\n6, MINCING-LANE, LONDON, E.C.\n\n### TO LET.\n\n[Aug. 13, 1867.]\n\nNow ready, price 10s. 6d.\n\n**TABLES for ASCERTAINING the COST PER POUND of CHINA RAW and WASTE SILK** Laid down in London; all charges paid at rates of Exchange from 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per tael for Raw Silk, and from 5s. to 7s. 6d. per tael for Waste Silk.\n\nBy Edward Holdsworth.\n\nTo be had at the office of the \"London and China Telegraph,\" 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill.\n\n### TO PARENTS IN INDIA AND CHINA.\n\nTHE ADVERTISER (who is the wife of a professional man) is willing to receive TWO YOUNG LADIES to be EDUCATED with her own daughter. The best course of education will be combined with all the advantages of a comfortable home. The house and garden are large, and in the neighbourhood of the Crystal Palace. Terms, £100 per annum each.\n\nAddress \"F\" London and China Telegraph Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill. Unexceptionable references given and required.\n\n### TO CHINA MERCHANTS.\n\nTHE ADVERTISER, having had considerable experience in the China Trade, both in managing a large business and as Silk Buyer for five years (his knowledge of Silk extending over a period of thirteen years), is anxious to meet with an APPOINTMENT, either in England or China.\n\nAddress, E. C. E., care office, \"London and China Telegraph,\" 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill.\n\n### TO JAPAN MERCHANTS.\n\nAN energetic GENTLEMAN, aged 39, and possessed of 22 years' business experience (10 of which have been passed as a Merchant in one of the Australian Colonies, the remainder in London) SEEKS A CONFIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT IN JAPAN AS MANAGER OR OTHERWISE. Is a first-class Accountant and Correspondent, well acquainted with Merchandise, Shipping, Insurances, &c., is competent to take the management of a Branch for a Marine Insurance Company, having great experience at Lloyd's. Is seeking an opening where integrity and ability may lead to future advancement rather than any immediate high remuneration. References of the highest character.\n\nAddress \"S. W.\" care of Messrs. WILLIAM BROWN and Co., 40, Old Broad-street, E.C.\n\n### WA\n\n**CHINA AND JAPAN TRADE.**\n\nWANTED a PARTNER, either active or sleeping, to take a share in a business connected with China and Japan. Capital required, about £5,000.\n\nFor interview address S. T., London and China Telegraph Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill.\n\n### A GENTLEMAN, recently returned from Japan.\n\nhaving had for five years the management of the books of one of the principal houses in Yokohama, is desirous of a fresh ENGAGEMENT, either in Japan or any house in England connected with the East.\n\nAddress, E. J. S., 5, Love-lane, Aldermanbury.\n\n### PERRY and Co.'s PATENT ESSENCE OF INK.\n\nThe CHEAPEST INK.  \nThe BEST INK.  \nThe PERMANENT INK.  \nThe 1d. Packet equal to a 6d. Bottle.  \nThe 1s. Bottle makes Two Quarts.\n\nPERRY and Co.'s PATENT ESSENCE OF INK.\n\nThis preparation produces Extemporaneous Ink of the finest quality in one minute with cold water, and instantly with hot water, by simple solution as salt or sugar. Sold in packets 1d. each, and in glass bottles 1s. each. Sample free, per post, for two stamps. Sold by all Stationers, Wholesale, 87, Red Lion-square, and 3, Cheapside, London.\n\n### A FURNISHED (DOUBLE) HOUSE AT FOREST HILL.\n\nContaining DINING ROOM, DRAWING ROOM, and Six BED ROOMS, BATH ROOM, KITCHENS, LAUNDRY, &c. The Situation is good, and the house in all respects desirable.\n\nRent, £4s. per Week, or the Lease and Furniture can be purchased.\n\n### BOSTONITE GOODS.\n\nPERRY and Co. have much pleasure in introducing their new patent BOSTONITE to the Public, and they do so with the full conviction that it will supply a want long felt, viz. perfect Lead or Coloured Pencil Tablets, Slates, &c.\n\n\"This will be made suitable for persons just arriving in England from India, China, &c.\n\nApply to Mr. SALLING, 163, Fenchurch-street, City.\n\n### BASS AND ALLSOPP'S INDIA PALE ALES.\n\nGEORGE JONES, No. 8, Billiter-street.\n\nPresent prices. 7s. 3d. per dozen quarts, and 4s. 0d. per dozen pints. Free on board, protected by his own and the Brewer's Labels and Patent Capsule.\n\nPERRY and Co.'s PATENT BOSTONITE PLAYING CARDS, 2s. 6d. per pack.  \nBostonite Slates from 6d. each.  \nBostonite Book Slates, 1s., 1s. 6d., and 2s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Memorandum Tablets, 6d., 1s., and 1s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Umrica, 1s., 1s. 6d., and 3s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Music Slates, 6d. each.  \nBostonite Purses, from 1s. 6d. each.  \nBostonite Multiplication Tablets, 4s. each.\n\n### FURNITURE FOR INDIA, CHINA, &c.\n\nHEAL AND SON **MANUFACTURE, ESPECIALLY FOR EXTREME CLIMATES**, SOLID MAHOGANY FURNITURE, Entirely free from Veneer. A large general assortment always on view.\n\n**IRON AND BRASS BEDSTEADS** In the choicest Designs. 3,500 Bedsteads kept in Stock.\n\n**HEAL & SON'S PATENT HORSEHAIR MATTRESS** Prevents the material from Felting Into a mass, as is the case in all ordinary Mattresses. The Patent Mattresses are made of the very best Forchair, are thicker than usual, and the prices are but a trifle higher than those of other good Mattresses.\n\n**ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES** Of Bedsteads and Bedroom Furniture, designed for INDIA and the EAST, SENT POST FREE TO EVERY PART OF THE WORLD.\n\n142, 143, 144, Tottenham-court-road, London, W.\n\n### REVUE ORIENTALE.\n\nConducted by M. 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        "content_text": "103\n\nGuano Contractors of Peru, and the Sugar planters of Surinam to obtain in China and ship from Hong Kong cargoes of Coolies for those labour markets.\n\nThrough his influence, notwithstanding having been openly implicated in piracy and in other criminal transactions the Governor, has been induced to relax by instructions of questionable legality the most stringent clauses of the Chinese passengers Act aforesaid, thus levering open the door for all the abuses and cruelties, incidental to and inseparable from a trade in human beings. Your Memorialists submit that this so-called emigration but real Coolie traffic is contrary to British Law and having been prohibited by the Chinese Authorities from ports within their own jurisdiction, is also a violation of Chinese law, and of all international obligations.\n\nIn view of these facts your Memorialists respectfully urge the necessity of Her Majesty's Government instituting an immediate enquiry into the circumstances under which the Chinese passengers Act has failed to effect its purpose and into the conduct of the Authorities responsible for this neglect of duty, and they beg that measures be taken to secure in future the strict observance of the law.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\n(On behalf of the Association and of the Committees above named)\n\nYour Lordship's very obedient Servants,\n\nEdwin Pears, General Secretary, National Association, for the Promotion of Social Science.\n\nJ. M. Chesson Secretary of Aborigines Protection Society.\n\n(Signed also by L. A. H[illegible] on behalf of the Anti-Slavery Society).\n\n[Signature of memorial attached]\n\nB\n\nF\n\nM\n\nT",
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        "content_text": "Miscell\n\nOF\n\nship from Hong Kong cargoes of Coolies for those labour markets.\n\nThrough his influence, notwithstanding his having been openly implicated in piracy and in other criminal transactions, the Governor has been induced to relax, by instructions of questionable legality, the most stringent clauses of the Chinese Passengers Act aforesaid, thus leaving open the door for all the abuses and cruelties incidental to and inseparable from every kind of traffic in human beings.\n\nAnd your Memorialists submit that this so-called emigration, but real Coolie trade, is contrary to British law and, having been prohibited by the Chinese Authorities from ports within their jurisdiction on account of its notorious violation of all international obligations.\n\nIn view of these facts, your Memorialists respectfully urge the necessity of Her Majesty's Government instituting an immediate enquiry into the circumstances under which the Chinese Passengers Act has failed to effect its purpose, and into the conduct of the Authorities responsible for this neglect of duty, and they beg that measures be taken to secure, in future, the strict observance of the law.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lords,\n\n(On behalf of the Associations and of the Committees above named)\n\nYour Lordships' very obedient Servants.\n\n(General Secretary, National Abolitionist Federation for the Abolition of Slavery),\n\nL.A. Chamerovzow,\n\n(Secretary of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society),\n\nF.W. Chesson,\n\n(Secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society).",
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        "content_text": "20\n\nC\n\n53\n\n21\n\nJurisdiction interprets when required in Hindustani)\n\nthese he speaks Chelson: well. Bengalese S\n\nto I never have any difficulty at any rate I never have\n\nwith Indian witnesses they seem to\n\nunderstand both her Mac Bean and\n\nW. Nozario, but the\n\na former\n\nbetter than\n\nthe latter\n\nJavanese, of this I have had no Experience\n\nMalay\n\nChinese\n\nFor language\n\nimperfectly.\n\nI may here remark that\n\ninterpreters are entitled\n\noccasional Interpreters\n\nto and are\n\nIt's\n\npaid 25 cents a\n\nrate of payment is quite inadequate when a case lasts for hours\n\nas often happens.\n\nI have now dealt with all\n\nthe persons employed\n\nregularly or occasionally,\n\nin the various branches.\n\nInterpreter.\n\nin the\n\nthe Supreme Court.\n\nIt will be seen I think that\n\nthe state of this branch of the service\n\nvery far from being in the condition which it ought to be in, in a Colony of the wealth and importance of Hong Kong.\n\nSu\n\nThe value of the property dealt with by the Court in its various branches, amounted to upwards of ten millions dollars during the year 1876. In Criminal jurisdiction many persons were sentenced to long periods of\n\nimprisonment.\n\nPage 21\n\nHere is the revised response in HTML format as requested:\n\n20\n\nC\n\n53\n\n21\n\nJurisdiction interprets when required in Hindustani)\n\nthese he speaks Chelson: well. Bengalese S\n\nto I never have any difficulty at any rate I never have\n\nwith Indian witnesses they seem to\n\nunderstand both her Mac Bean and\n\nW. Nozario, but the\n\na former\n\nbetter than\n\nthe latter\n\nJavanese, of this I have had no Experience\n\nMalay\n\nChinese\n\nFor language\n\nimperfectly.\n\nI may here remark that\n\ninterpreters are entitled\n\noccasional Interpreters\n\nto and are\n\npaid 25 cents a\n\nrate of payment is quite inadequate when a case lasts for hours\n\nas often happens.\n\nI have now dealt with all\n\nthe persons employed\n\nregularly or occasionally,\n\nin the various branches.\n\nInterpreter.\n\nin the\n\nthe Supreme Court.\n\nIt will be seen I think that\n\nthe state of this branch of the service\n\nvery far from being in the condition which it ought to be in, in a Colony of the wealth and importance of Hong Kong.\n\nSu\n\nThe value of the property dealt with by the Court in its various branches, amounted to upwards of ten millions dollars during the year 1876. In Criminal jurisdiction many persons were sentenced to long periods of\n\nimprisonment.\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instruction for page numbering:\n\n20\n\nC\n\n53\n\n21\n\nJurisdiction interprets when required in Hindustani)\n\nthese he speaks Chelson: well. Bengalese S\n\nto I never have any difficulty at any rate I never have\n\nwith Indian witnesses they seem to\n\nunderstand both her Mac Bean and\n\nW. Nozario, but the\n\na former\n\nbetter than\n\nthe latter\n\nJavanese, of this I have had no Experience\n\nMalay\n\nChinese\n\nFor language\n\nimperfectly.\n\nI may here remark that\n\ninterpreters are entitled\n\noccasional Interpreters\n\nto and are\n\nIt's\n\npaid 25 cents a\n\nrate of payment is quite inadequate when a case lasts for hours\n\nas often happens.\n\nI have now dealt with all\n\nthe persons employed\n\nregularly or occasionally,\n\nin the various branches.\n\nInterpreter.\n\nin the\n\nthe Supreme Court.\n\nIt will be seen I think that\n\nthe state of this branch of the service\n\nvery far from being in the condition which it ought to be in, in a Colony of the wealth and importance of Hong Kong.\n\nSu\n\nThe value of the property dealt with by the Court in its various branches, amounted to upwards of ten millions dollars during the year 1876. In Criminal jurisdiction many persons were sentenced to long periods of\n\nimprisonment.",
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        "content_text": "machinery \n\nof \n\nthe \n\nmixed \n\nCourt at Shanghae. \n\ntorture \n\nnot \n\nonly \n\nused \n\nas \n\nthe punishment \n\nof \n\ncriminals but is employed \n\nin extorting confessions from prisoners, \n\nThe Committee submit for Benson Maxwell's \n\nin \n\nthe confident \n\nLordship \n\nhumanity which has \n\ncharacterised \n\nyour \n\nwith that humanity \n\nyour \n\nLordship's administration \n\nof Foreign Affairs you will \n\nrelieve \n\nthe \n\nBritish Government from lending \n\ncountenance either directly \n\nor \n\nindirectly to \n\nthe \n\npractice of \n\ntorture \n\nin \n\nChina. \n\nI have &c. \n\nW. Chesson. \n\n255 \n\nMemorandum by Sir J. Benson Maxwell \n\nThere \n\nare \n\ntwo subjects connected \n\nwith \n\nour \n\nadministration \n\nof justice \n\nin relation to Chinese \n\nsubjects which \n\nneed \n\nreform, for \n\nboth \n\ncases \n\nare \n\nimplicated in the practice of torture. In 1858 England \n\nengaged \n\nby the treaty \n\nof Tientoin, to give up \n\nto the \n\nChinese \n\nGovernment any \n\nof its subjects who \n\nwere \n\ncharged with \n\nany \n\ncrime \n\nor \n\noffence against the \n\nlaw of China\" \n\nParliament \n\nsanctioned \n\nthis treaty by conferring powers requisite \n\non \n\nthe \n\nExecutive \n\nto \n\ncarry \n\ninto effect; but \n\nthose powers \n\nwere \n\ngiven \n\nto \n\nthe \n\nlocal executive \n\nof Hong Kong, the only part of \n\nthe British \n\ndominions where, practically, they are \n\nneeded \n\nby the Legislative Council of that Colony. \n\nprobably not known, or not borne \n\nin mind, the Chinese tribunals practise torture. \n\nwhen \n\nthis \n\ntreaty was \n\nmade, \n\non \n\nprisoners, to \n\nextort \n\nconfessions and revelations. \n\nbrought to Government, Lord Cardwell \n\nSecretary for the Colonies, \n\nwas \n\ninstructed to give \n\nthe Hong \n\nKong Authorities notice \n\nof \n\nour \n\nobligation \n\nwho \n\nwas \n\nthen \n\nto give up fugitives \n\nthat",
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        "content_text": "justice among \n\nthemselves. But \n\nand \n\nthat \n\nwe \n\nhave \n\nno \n\nright \n\nto \n\ninterfere \n\nwith \n\nChinese law \n\nand \n\nmethods \n\nof \n\nadministering \n\nare \n\nwe \n\nnot \n\nright \n\n100 \n\nand \n\nmissionaries \n\nthe \n\nvery \n\nconstitution \n\nof \n\nthe mixed \n\ncourt shows \n\nhabitually so respectful of \n\nsay nothing of opium \n\nthe contrary; for assuredly the presence of \n\nthe foreign \n\ngrateful \n\nassessor \n\non \n\nit \n\ncan \n\nbe little \n\nask \n\nthat \n\nIt is not \n\nwe should not \n\nto Chinese sentiment \n\ntoo much to \n\nour respect for their cruelties \n\nand \n\nconsidered \n\nassessor \n\nwas \n\nmore \n\nhow much \n\nshould insist \n\nreserve \n\nall \n\nbarbarities. \n\nIf \n\na \n\nforeign \n\nnecessary \n\nimportant is it \n\nthat \n\nLow \n\nthat the court \n\non which \n\nhe sits \n\nand indeed \n\nEvery \n\ncourt \n\nwithin \n\nthe \n\nEuropean \n\nlimits of \n\nShanghae should respect the feelings of \n\nhumanity common \n\nshould not \n\nmen \n\namong civilized \n\ntorture \n\nthe prisoner \n\nor \n\nand \n\ninflict \n\npunishments against which humanity revolts \n\nMay \n\n(oa) 5 Benson Maxwell. \n\n10 1880. \n\nAborigines Society \n\nMay \n\n14. \n\n10236 \n\n258 \n\nFareham. \n\nMay 31st 1880. \n\nMy dear Sir. \n\nThank \n\nNote, There \n\n...\n\nMay \n\nyou \n\nMuch \n\nIn we \n\ntwo classes \n\nfor your \n\n1. The proceedings of the mixed \n\nCourts in China. \n\n...\n\n2. The extradition to China. \n\n(1) As regards the mixed courts Say it is denied that torture is \n\npractised by them. \n\nJack in answer \n\n5 you \n\nhas it been \n\nascertained that the can reported \n\nhi the London & China Telegraph of Jens of the 1879 10 \n\nH.W. Chesson Esq \n\ninvention of \n\nNot",
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        "content_text": "Sir B. Maxwell\n\nMay 31, 1880.\n\nSir,\n\nForeign Office\n\nMay 31, 1880.\n\nI am directed by Earl Granville to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst., forwarding a copy of a memorandum upon the subject of judicial torture in China, which has been drawn up by Sir P. Benson Maxwell, late Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, and a member of the Committee of the Aborigines Protection Society. And I am to thank you for this paper, which will receive His Lordship's attention in communication with Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Colonies, and with Her Majesty's Minister at Peking, who is at the present time discussing with the Chinese Government, in concert with the other Resident Representatives of Foreign Powers at that Capital, the subject of the administration of justice in the Mixed Court Shanghai.\n\nF. M. Chesson Esqr.",
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        "content_text": "# Morning Post, August 3, 1882\n\n**SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY.**-Yesterday, a deputation from the Aborigines Protection Society waited upon Sir John Pope Hennessy, Governor of Hong Kong, at Claridge's Hotel. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Arthur Pease, M.P., and among those present were Sir Wilfrid Lawson, M.P., Sir David Wedderburn, M.P., Mr. Alderman B. Fowler, M.P., Messrs. J. Cropper, M.P., W. Fowler, M.P., J. B. Firth, M.P., W. M'Callagh Torrens, M.P., Justin M'Carty, M.P., Dr. Horton, surgeon-major, Sierra Leone; Mr. Dudell, Hong Kong; Mr. Lew Shi Ting, a Chinese merchant from Hong Kong; and Mr. F. W. Chesson, secretary to the Aborigines Protection Society.\n\nThe address, which was read by Mr. Chesson, recognised the eminent services which Sir John Pope Hennessy had rendered to the Crown in various parts of the world, especially in tropical colonies, where the questions to be decided were often of a most complex character, and involving antipathies of race which had existed for generations. The ground upon which the society tendered him its acknowledgments for his administration of Hong Kong was his recognition of the fact that the Chinese inhabitants of that colony were entitled to be treated as British subjects, and not as a conquered population. He had given a final blow to the coolie traffic and discouraged domestic slavery, while he was willing to preserve all that was inoffensive or reasonable in the customs of the Chinese. His crowning service, however, was the admission of the Chinese to the Legislative Council and the higher executive offices of the colony.\n\nShort addresses were delivered by Sir David Wedderburn, Alderman Fowler, Mr. Cropper, Mr. Torrens, Mr. J. M'Carty, Lew Sui Ting, and Dr. Horton. Sir John Pope Hennessy, in acknowledging the address, said the great Colonial Empire of England was divisible into two parts—one consisted of colonies having responsible Governments, as Australia and Canada, and the other comprised the Crown colonies, with regard to which societies like the one there represented did an immense amount of good by keeping Downing-street well informed as to their condition.\n\nThe truth of the matter as to the majority of the Crown colonies was that the Governors strove to ascertain what Downing Street would like, rather than embroil themselves with any part of the people over whom they ruled, or get themselves voted nuisances by the red-tapeists in Downing-street. This was a course he had never followed. Whatever be the wisdom which he had done in China, it had not been his endeavour to carry out a policy invented by himself, but to follow out the policy of a great British official, Lord Elgin, who had served his country during many years in China. He had acted upon the well-known principles on which every right-minded public man ought to act, and he was glad to receive the approval of an important section of his fellow-countrymen.\n\nSir David Wedderburn said that having been associated with Sir John Pope Hennessy at the commencement of his administration of Hong Kong, he had great pleasure in concurring in this address. Letters are read from Sir E. Reed, Sir G. Campbell, and the Hon. Lyulph Stanley regretting their inability to be present, and their cordial adoption of the sentiments of the address.\n\nAlderman B. N. Fowler, in his remarks, referred to the suppression of the coolie trade as a great benefit.—Mr. Cropper, Mr. M'Callagh Torrens, Mr. J. M'Carty, and Sir Wilfrid Lawson also spoke.—Mr. Lew Shi Ting bore testimony to the excellent results which had followed Sir J. P. Hennessy's administration. Dr. Horton, Sierra Leone, said he had to speak of the great good done by Sir J. P. Hennessy on the West Coast of Africa, where the natives now regularly keep a certain day in June as a holiday in his honour.—Mr. Dudell bore testimony to the improved condition of Hong Kong under Sir J. P. Hennessy's Government.\n\nIn reply, Sir J. P. Hennessy said he had been spoken of as having been the author of a policy of justice towards the natives, but he had learned it from a great official who had been in China before him, namely, Lord Elgin. He quoted remarks of Lord Elgin to show how much he had been indebted to him in this respect. When he had come to Hong Kong in 1876, 12 of the 20 principal ratepayers there were foreigners and eight Chinese, but in 1881, three of the principal 20 were foreigners and 17 Chinese, and the trade had increased enormously, because the Chinese merchants were better acquainted with the class of British goods suited to be sent into the interior. It gave him great pleasure to receive such a mark of appreciation from a body of gentlemen who were doing good work in making the needs of the natives of the Crown colonies known to the Secretaries of State.",
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        "content_text": "NO. 2773\n\nDOMESTIC.\n\nCo. 2776 730 RECO \\REGE 18 FEB 84\n\nOffice or Individual, Manning Cardinal.\n\nDate. 30 Dec S883.\n\nLast previous Paper. Abor: Rat: Soc 2549\n\n(Subject.) Chinese Cunmials.\n\nLetter from Bishop Raimondi Relative to\n\norigi 70. Conson: ans? 25 Oct.\n\nmo 18 Feb. 84\n\n7.0 17597\n\n7.0 3137 nothing\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nR_ under Manning Cardinal who left it with the & th\n\nMi Sefalis to the Chinese Cuminal's\n\nfwww.paper 8549\n\nL Js 19/2 Jam Jorry M. Brainston\n\nI cannot translate this. ? Send it to 7.0. [ui original to be returned] with reference to our letter 115 Tmist. forwarding Mr Chesson's letter\n\nMA daue subject, and say that it was left by the Cardinal for Lord Derby's (mam), and when Case is settled inform Cardinal Manning of the Dreisim to on information the case attern. 18/2 S.W.9. 1872. GMR187",
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        "document_key": "CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-218 - Administrator Marsh Governor Sir Bowen & Others - 1884 [11-12]",
        "content_text": "## DOMESTIC.\n**No. 2549**\n\n**RECD 13 FEB**\n**REGD 14 FEB 84**\n\n| Date | 13 Feb. 1884 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Predction L. | J884. b: 13. |\n| Previous Paper | 70- |\n\n**(Subject.)**\n**The Case of 11 Chinese Drivers. About to be surrendered - 85 of the Case – 54 further.**\n\n## (Minutes.)\nMr Braunston frames attention to allegation. It will be enough for the present to send copy of Consul's letter of 8th inst. (No. 1978), and tell Mr Chesson we have done so, adding that the question is under the consideration of that Department.\n\n**Yes** - but Mr. Chesney will have to be told that H.M. Govt cannot break their treaty engagements because they do not afford protection to the Chinese under Criminal law- Bp. Raimondi Fornshire Very lightly on the alleged falseness of the Charge-\n\nTo Procns News 72614 80.14/4 send on 8.7.0.\n\nD. Feb. 15.\n\n8. A Feb-14\n\nFrom \nBerty \nTo \nGovernor \n\nHoything \nEastan \n\" Inform manager Pompinay government will approve junction between \nEastern and Chinese \nat Howloon \n\nCompanies on terms & \nK \ngranted at Shanghai by \nd \n1924 24093 \n0K/D \nTel \n\nChinese government, provided present agreements \nrespected and \nChinese granted use \nEastan office frontier. \nat British \n\nbecomes \n\"Inform manager Pompinay government will approve junction between Eastern and Chinese at Howloon. Companies on terms & K granted at Shanghai by d 1924 24093 0K/D Tel Chinese government, provided present agreements respected and Chinese granted use Eastan office frontier at British.\"",
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        "content_text": "430\n\nwhich could not be settled through\n\nthe Consul at Canton, evidently surprised\n\nthem as\n\nthey asked for\n\nof the meeting\n\nI do next.\n\nadjournment\n\nan a\n\nnder & consider what\n\nIt would appear as\n\n- they reckoned on this Government working for concessions, and especially for the removal of the Customs stations\n\nthe entrances to the\n\nwhich guard harbour, in return for which they would stipulate for permission to tablet within the Colony and a bonded store for the deposit of Opium until the duty had been paid Cherson\n\n7.\n\nor its water bulks\n\nAt the next meeting of the Commission Sir Robert Hart, after tracing the history of the Opium Trade\n\nup to the present time and observing\n\nthat the increased duty consented to by the additional Agreement of 1885 would naturally entail increased inducement to smuggling, explained the three ways that the Government of China had under their consideration for collecting the increased duty viz.:\n\nfirstly: The collection by China unaided which would be very expensive would no doubt cause much\n\nirritation from the stringent measures\n\nthat would have to be adopted for the protection of the Revenue.\n\nsecondly: the collection of the Revenue,\n\nin India.\n\nthirdly: The collection of the duty in Hong Kong with the assistance of the Government & the Colony, by the establishment of hulks in the\n\nHarbour and a bonded store in\n\nthe Colony.\n\nThe",
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        "content_text": "## \n\n6 \n\nIf a foreigner wishes to sell goods on his own account direct to the consumer, he does not receive such a bonus and is placed at a corresponding disadvantage.\n\nNo comparison can be drawn between such farms and those granted by foreign countries. The latter are avowedly monopolies—the exclusive trade in opium being vested, for instance, in the Hong Kong farmer; but China has by Treaty undertaken never again to grant a pure monopoly to any mercantile Syndicate, and any grant which in the slightest degree infringes such stipulation would seem to be illegal.\n\nAgain, is not a tax, the increment of which is merely intended to increase the provincial revenue as a whole, instead of being, as the name is supposed to imply, devoted to the purely local needs of the district where it is levied, an increased import duty? As a matter of fact, a terminal tax, strictly speaking, does not exist in China; `tso-li` taxation is simply a pretext whereby the provincial authorities seek to recover part of the loss sustained by the Treaty commutation of transit dues. When levied by officials on goods not under transit pass, it is charged at the li-kin station at the town for which the goods are destined, and they may hence be termed transit li-kin, inasmuch as it is one item out of the many which such goods are compounded by a single payment. On this river, quotations of freight are made by native junks at certain rates, which include all li-kin charges. (Note, e.g., Freight from Nanning to Wuchow is 25 m. per picul, and plus li-kin, it is 50 m., but 25 m. by itself would only in rare instances cover all squeezes.) It is thus impossible to say how much is freight or how much is li-kin, and, even if the amount of the latter be ascertained, of what items it is composed.\n\nShould the `tso-li` be levied by a mercantile Syndicate, it is invariably collected at the port of import, as the cost of collecting it all over the province would be too great. Goods under transit pass are hence, theoretically, exempt from this levy, but few Chinese dealers would dare to resist the attempts the Syndicate would subsequently make to recover what it considered its due.\n\nUnder these circumstances, seeing that `tso-li` taxation levied by officials is indistinguishable from other li-kin charged at the port of arrival, and that levied by merchants is only collected at the port of import, the only conclusion one can apparently arrive at is that it is: (1) Either that it is not payable by transit-pass goods under any circumstances; or (2) that, if payable when levied officially, transit-pass goods are, by a parity of reasoning, at the same time liable to all other charges made at the Li-kin Office stationed at their point of destination.\n\n(Note—If goods under transit pass having passed the last barrier in the shape of the li-kin station at their point of destination after arrival at the consumer's place of business are called on to pay `tso-li`, is not that practically equivalent to taking them back to the last barrier to satisfy charges from which their passes protected them? And if they can be taken back and made to pay one item, why should they not be made to pay all, or even taken back to a barrier already passed at another town?)\n\nOne point in connection with the transit trade is worthy of consideration, and that is the legality of disposing of inward transit pass goods en route to their destination. According to Sir Thomas Wade, Lord Elgin was certainly of the opinion that a British merchant, proceeding into the interior with a passport and a cargo under transit pass, would be at liberty to dispose of his goods as advantageously as possible as he went along. Sir Robert Hart has quite recently given expression to the same opinion, and I venture to think that, were it clearly shown to the Chinese Government that this would not in any way involve a loss of revenue or open the door to fraud, it might be possible to obtain their consent to its being done. The permission would certainly be made use of, and might be restricted to foreigners only. It is not unlikely that, during the next year or two, foreign merchants will make journeys into the interior, with the object of discovering trade routes and particulars regarding exports, and it would be of great assistance to them financially were it possible to do a little trading en route. Particulars of every lot sold would, of course, have to be indorsed on the pass by the Li-kin Office concerned, so that there could always be a means of verifying the quantity carried by comparing the number of bales sold, and the number yet remaining in hand, on arrival at any particular station or at the ultimate destination.\n\nIn addition to the imports by every steamer from Hong Kong, boat-loads of foreign goods under transit pass from Canton pass up the river, it being found cheaper to hire a boat for 45 dollars, which will carry 100 bales of yarn, than to pay 1 dol. 20 c. per bale per steamer.\n\nLarge quantities of foreign cloth cut into half-widths, so that they can be more easily manipulated by native tailors, are dyed in the delta and imported. Japanese merchants have recently visited Wuchow bringing with them sample packages of Japanese yarn and cloth, for which they found a ready sale. The latter article is gaining ground everywhere in China on account of its cheapness and other qualities, and will doubtless not fail to be appreciated by the natives of this province. Agents of the Russian Oil Syndicate have also been here and propose shortly to establish a depot for kerosene oil in bulk.\n\nThe establishment of rails in Hong Kong to spin yarn and dye piece-goods ought to prove successful, as they will practically monopolize the import trade of South-east China. It is proposed to grow cotton in Borneo for the purpose of supplying the raw material, and, once the initial difficulty of securing skilled labour is overcome, they will have few other obstacles to contend with. Indigo and the tubs, known as the false gambier, used for dyeing cloths that peculiar brown, so characteristic of the clothing of the lower orders in South China, are produced in Kuangsi in large quantities. The best quality of the latter comes from Lungchou, and its price here varies from 60 m. to 1 t. 40 m. per picul, according to the season of the year. In the event of the import of colonial dyed cottons assuming large proportions, it would be desirable to place them in the import Tariff on the same footing as foreign cottons dyed in China, i.e., only charging them 1 t. 5 m. per 100 catties instead of 1 m. 5 c. a-piece, which, although only half-widths, they would have to pay under present conditions.\n\nJardine, Matheson, and Co.'s mill, it is anticipated, will commence spinning within eighteen months, and Holiday, Wise, and Co. expect ere long to float another Company of the same kind.\n\nThe development of the export trade is of necessity a slower process than that of the import trade. Communication with the various centres where goods for export are collected is slow, and the local brokers have not yet had time to open up relations with their up-country constituents on the new basis.\n\nNanning and Pose are the great entrepots of trade for Yunnan and Kueichou, the former principally for imports and the latter for exports. The agents are almost invariably Cantonese, and the banking is done through Fatshan. The modes of conveyance west of Posê, or rather Po-ngai, three days further on, are donkeys, ponies, and occasionally camels, and the exports there collected are hides, aniseed oil, star aniseed, nut galls, Yunnan tin, moxa, and native opium. The staples of export of the Nanning District are grain, sugar, ground-nut oil, ground-nut cake, beans, and paper. In addition to the above, Wuchow exports indigo, raw silk, cassia, rhea fibre, wood oil, and timber.\n\nEarly in July, the Governor-General informed the Commissioner of Customs that no outward transit passes were to be granted for timber, oil, bean-cake, and grain. Except in the case of the latter article, his Excellency will find difficulty in obtaining recognition of his right thus arbitrarily to make restrictions not sanctioned by Treaty, and I believe the Inspector-General has told Mr. Acheson that he is unable to confirm those instructions.\n\nNo test case has as yet arisen, but an application for an outward transit pass to bring down timber for export to Hong Kong is contemplated, and, as I should certainly transmit it to the Chinese authorities, it will be interesting to see what arguments they will bring forward against it. The great difficulty lies, of course, in measuring the timber and ascertaining its exact quantity, and a further difficulty would arise when the raft came to be exported. (Vide note at the end of the section on exports.)\n\nI have succeeded in having outward transit passes issued without the formality of bond, and fifty have been applied for to bring down hides, aniseed oil, star aniseed, sugar, leather, paper, &c., from Nanning and Posê. As little of the produce has so far reached Wuchow, it has been impossible to ascertain if everything has worked smoothly. Had it been necessary to comply with the formalities in force at Canton, those passes could not have been applied for here, as none of the local agents of British firms have authority to sign bonds on behalf of their principals.\n\nIt is gratifying to be able to record that a beginning has been made towards utilizing the much-talked-of mineral wealth of these provinces. Just across the Kuangtung border, in the Feng-ch'uan District, there are some coal mines at which work has been fitfully carried on for many years past. The arrival of steamers and the opening of this port gave an impulse to the industry, and the proprietors lately entered into a contract undertaking to supply the two Hong Kong steamers with 150 tons a month for half a year. The steaming qualities of the coal are very fair, and the price is below that of the Hong Kong cost of Japanese coal. Those two steamers thus obtain their whole supply locally, and the Canton steamers endeavoured to make a similar contract, but the permanent supply of a large quantity cannot at present be guaranteed. The methods of working are primitive, and the cost of transport from the pit mouth to the West River is heavy, as the small boats which have to bring it down return empty. The commencement has, however, been made, and it is to be hoped the adventure will prove successful.",
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        "content_text": "## Page 24\n\nJunk behind, and the merchants very often tranship all at the large towns en route in order, if possible, to secure greater control over boats and their contents.\n\nA Company of the kind indicated would presumably only engage reliable employés, and, in addition to its own export cargo, would secure not a little of purely Chinese freight. Being an organized Association they would also be able to come to terms with the villagers at the rapids, who gain a living by hauling junks over dangerous spots and hiring out boats for purposes of transhipment when the water is low.\n\nA railway of course from Pakhoi to Nanning would thoroughly revolutionize the conditions of the carrying trade, and were the Chinese instead of assisting to build a railway from nowhere leading nowhere—to devote their spare capital to the construction of such a line, they ought to receive good interest on the outlay, which, as engineering difficulties are not likely to be great, would not be excessive.\n\nThe construction of such a line might, on the other hand, have the effect of increasing French political activity in this part of the world, as, should the attempt to tap South-East China viâ Lungchou prove a failure, it is not at all improbable that France would find a pretext for laying hands thereon, and reaching her goal viâ Pakhoi.\n\nThe Customs statistics for the quarter have not yet been made up, but, I understand, the average duty revenue has been about 11,000 taels per month, of which 2,000 taels have been transit dues on goods taken up country under some 700 inward transit passes. Considering that opium li-kin, coast trade duty, and tonnage dues do not appear in the local Returns, those figures compare very favourably with those of many older ports, and augur well for the future prosperity of Wuchow's trade.\n\nAs stated, however, full statistics must be available before one can ascertain if they are indicative of a real expansion of business.\n\nMerchants have been grumbling loudly against the excessively high rates of exchange charged by the Customs bank as compared with the market value of silver, and, as it seems to me, that their complaints are not without foundation, the matter evidently requires looking into. Although Article XXXIII of the Tien-tsin Treaty nominally indicates a fixed standard for the payment of duty, in practice there is no uniform rate, and, in view of the impossibility of fathoming the mysteries of exchange in China, a precise definition of what shall be considered the legal equivalent of a tael of Haikuan silver, would confer a great boon on the mercantile community at large, and obviate present disputes.\n\nSerious charges, too, of accepting bribes have been preferred against the Customs staff; but they have not been supported by sufficient evidence, and I am inclined to think that they originate with certain individuals, who, having been fined for making false declarations, consider themselves hardly treated, and have adopted this method of taking revenge.\n\n## Page 10\n\nI stated in my last report that I had occasion to write to the Prefect of Hsün chou with reference to the attitude of the people in that town towards some missionaries resident there. Since then I have had again to address him on the subject of an abusive and obscene placard, which he permitted to remain posted after its publication had been brought to his notice, and he has now issued a satisfactory Proclamation, and promised to exercise more care in the future.\n\nIn accordance with instructions received from Kueilin, the Tsang Wa Hsien, on the 24th August, issued a Proclamation announcing the settlement, on the 14th January last, of all outstanding claims of the French Government in respect of the missionary cases throughout this province; and, in terms of one of the clauses of the Agreement arrived at, enjoining on the people the necessity of living in peace with their Christian fellow-countrymen. It also stated that any missionary interference in purely native cases, not relating to religious matters, would not be allowed.\n\nAbout a month ago I received a despatch from the Governor, asking me to impress on all holders of passports the desirability of exhibiting them at every town at which they arrived, so that the authorities could adequately protect them, and, if necessary, warn them against visiting disturbed districts.\n\nSince his first formal call I have seen nothing of the new Prefect, but I hear he has been very ill all summer, and is thinking of resigning his post. The present Acting Magistrate is, in a month's time, to be relieved by the Ma-p'ing Hsien, who has been transferred to Wuchow.\n\nEarly in July the local officials and gentry, at their own expense, started a school for teaching English and mathematics, and there are now over 100 pupils enrolled. These had to pass a preliminary examination, and contribute 5 dollars towards the cost of purchasing books, &c. The instruction imparted is of a very rudimentary nature, and seeing the professors are two Chinese, on a salary of 17 dollars a-month each, it is not likely ever to attain a high standard.\n\nAs the form of the two or three despatches the Governor has addressed to me since my arrival has not been in accordance with the rules of Chinese etiquette in such matters, I requested the Taotai to draw the attention of his Excellency's writers to their omissions; and shortly afterwards received a reply, stating that the offending individuals had, by his Excellency's orders, all been dismissed.\n\n## Page 11\n\nAlthough three months have elapsed since I last reported on sites, I find it as difficult as ever to come to a conclusion on this point, and would almost prefer to leave the responsibility of a decision to my successor—the substantive holder of the post. The hastily-formed views regarding the mistake that has been made in locating the settlement on this side of the Fu River, to which I then gave expression, have since been confirmed by all residents and visitors to the port; and Dr. MacDonald, the Customs' doctor, who recently arrived here, is so convinced of the superiority of the west bank of the Fu River, from a sanitary point of view, that he has already bought land there, and is in treaty for more. The Commissioner of Customs is evidently swayed by a similar feeling of indecision. He has entirely abandoned his original idea of having the custom-house at the east end of Jardine, Matheson, and Co.'s property, and is endeavouring to get that firm to give him in exchange a piece of high ground nearer the town.\n\nThe position will, I think, be made clearer by the accompanying rough sketch.\n\n| Location | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (I) | Original proposed site for custom-house |\n| (II) | New proposed site for custom-house |\n| (III) | Butterfield and Swire's land |\n| (IV) | Temple occupied by myself |\n| (V) | Temple occupied by Mr. Acheson |\n| (VI) | Chin-lien-an temple site |\n| (VII) | Garden land for sale |\n| (VIII) | Garden land for sale |\n| (IX) | Land bought by Dr. MacDonald for native dispensary |\n| (X) | Land on hill-top for sale |\n\nThe custom-house was to have been placed in the east corner of (I), now Mr. Acheson is trying to procure the west corner of (II), his office at present being on a bulk moored at the lowest landing-jetty.\n\nButterfield and Swire's land (III), alongside of which the steamers anchor, is the most central and suitable piece of ground so far purchased, as it will require but little filling-in, and is near to the business quarter. Should the custom-house eventually be built on (II), Jardine, Matheson, and Co.'s property will have the advantage of being in close proximity thereto; but, on the other hand, their constituents will have a long way to go if they want to discuss business, and, as is well known, the native is averse to walking further than he can possibly help.\n\n(IV) and (V) give the positions of the temples occupied by myself and Mr. Acheson; and, unless land be purchased from Jardine, Matheson, and Co., and the very great expense incurred, (VI) is the only site I can find on this side of the river. It is a delapidated temple, the Chin-lien-an, standing on a slight elevation, not reached by ordinary floods, and next to the pauper cemetery. It is, roughly, about 200 feet wide by 400 feet deep; and I am told, once acquired, it would be an easy matter to have the paupers' graves removed, and part of the space occupied by them included in the Consular grounds. The price demanded is 3,600 taels. Although situated on what for this side of the river is, comparatively speaking, high ground, it is during the floods surrounded by water, and at all times by graves innumerable, more or less saturated with moisture.\n\nWuchow is classed by the Chinese as lying in the malarial regions, and, after my summer's experience here, I quite recognize that they did not adopt this classification without reason. I have had several attacks of fever, all my servants have suffered in turn, and Mr. Acheson has had similar experiences.\n\nIn fact, the whole of the level land east of the Fu River, including the town, is low-lying and unhealthy, being invariably inundated during the summer months. Every inch of high ground is covered with graves, and level ground not built upon has been converted into stagnant fish-ponds, studded—more Chinese—with offensive latrines. These ponds, as the winter advances, gradually dry up, leaving wide stretches of filthy mud, and, under those circumstances, it is hardly surprising that the place should be as morbiferous as it is.\n\nThe sole reason why it would be desirable to have the Consulate on this side would be not to inconvenience those having dealings with it. But I venture to think that by the time a Consulate has been built, the present necessity of almost daily communication with the Consul will have ceased. Steamers will then be running under river certificate and everything in working order, and, in the event of any one having business to transact at the Consulate, it would be no great hardship to make him go to the other side of the Fu River, which is only one-third of a mile away from the steamer anchorage, and not as far as the stretch across the river at Swatow.\n\nOn the west bank of the Fu River several sites are easily obtainable. (IX) is the piece of land bought by Dr. MacDonald for a native dispensary, and (X) is a piece on the hill-top, for which he is at present negotiating on the basis of 450 dollars for six mou.\n\n(VII) and (VIII) are two pieces of garden land, for which 2,800 taels and 2,500 dollars are being asked, respectively.",
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        "content_text": "4. On the 16th day of July 1898 I attended at the U.S. Consulate at Canton to know whether the U.S. Government had issued subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses on the hearing of the charge, and on being informed that no witnesses had been summoned, an application in writing was made to the said Edward Bedloe as U.S. Consul at Canton that subpoenas be issued to four witnesses to appear and give evidence on the hearing of the charge against the accused Richard Toulmin.\n\n5. At the time of making this application the said Edward Bedloe was absent in Hongkong, and the application was signed before T. C. Chung the Interpreter to and employed in the U.S. Consulate who informed me that no fees were payable on a criminal prosecution, all expenses being defrayed by the United States Government as it was their duty to prosecute.\n\n6. On the 21st day of July, 1898 the following paragraphs appeared in the issue of the Hongkong Daily Press for that day.\n\nThe \"Dosing\" Tragedy.\n\nThe accused committed for trial.\n\nSworn before me, Edward Bedloe, Consul of the United States at Canton on this 14th day of July 1898, Acting Judicially.\n\nThe prisoner heard the indictment, repeated his plea of not guilty, and said he desired time to prepare for his defence and trial.\n\nThe Consul fixed the first Tuesday in October as the day for the trial of Richard Toulmin, charged as above.\n\nThe prisoner was taken back to the British gaol and locked up.\n\n7. No notice was given to me or to my said firm or to the Chinese informant that any proceedings as in paragraph 6 hereof mentioned were to be held, and as these proceedings were held without such notice, it was evidently the intention of the United States Consul that the United States Government should prosecute.\n\n8. I heard nothing further of the matter until the 11th day of September 1898 when my firm received a notice in the words and figures following, that is to say:-\n\n**Consulate of the United States of America at Canton China**\n\nCanton 20th July.\n\nSeptember 17th, 1898.\n\nTo-day the accused Captain Richard Toulmin charged with shooting and killing the Chinese compradore, one Cheng Lei San on board the alleged American steamer \"Dosing\" of which he (Toulmin) was master while on the West River above Wuchow on the morning of the 7th inst. was brought before the American Consular Court for a further hearing.\n\nCaptain Toulmin was arrested at Wuchow and brought to Canton on Sunday the 10th instant, and lodged in the British Consular Gaol here to wait a hearing by the American Consul. The next day, Monday the 11th instant, Toulmin was brought before Consul Bedloe on a warrant issued by the Prefect of Wuchow. A telegram and also a despatch from Commissioner of Customs James Acheson at Wuchow, charging Captain Toulmin with the crime of killing the Compradore of the \"Dosing\" was read to the accused. The Consul cautioned him to be guarded in his statement, if he desired to make any, and with this admonition asked Toulmin if he was guilty or not guilty. The accused answered and said he was not guilty. The Consul committed him to Gaol for a further hearing on the 19th inst. and pursuant to that order the prisoner was brought to the American Consular Court to-day to be informed that the prosecution requested a postponement of the hearing for one week.\n\nThe prisoner said he wished to waive a further hearing and asked to have the time fixed for trial at a day distant sufficient to enable his friends to engage Counsel to prepare for his defence.\n\nThe request of the prisoner was granted but before committing him to gaol the Consul directed the Clerk to read the latest indictment of the prisoner in order that he might know who his accuser is and why he is restrained of his liberty. The indictment is by the brother of the deceased and reads as follows:\n\n**In the Consular Court of the United States of America at Canton China**\n\n\"I Cheng Kam Chuen of Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong a subject of the Emperor of China do hereby charge Richard Toulmin that on the 7th day of July A.D. 1898 he the said Richard Toulmin feloniously wilfully and of his malice aforethought did kill and murder one Cheng Lei San,\n\n(Signed) C. KAM CHUEN.\n\nTo\n\nMessrs Mounsey & Brution,\n\nHongkong.\n\nWhereas Richard Toulmin, an American citizen, charged with wilful murder of Cheng Lei San, which case is set for trial at Canton on the 4th day of October 1898, has applied and petitioned in due form for a change of venue and filed his affidavit in support of his said application and petition in this Consular Court on this 17th day of September 1898.\n\nYou are hereby notified that at 10 o'clock a.m. on the 24th day of September at the United States Consular Court at Canton, will be a hearing of objections, if there be any, to the granting of his the said application and petition.\n\nIn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official Seal this 17th day of September 1898.\n\nL.S.\n\n(Sd.)\n\n**EDWARD BEDLOE**\n\nU.S. Consul, Acting Judicially.\n\n9. In accordance with this notice I appeared at the time and place mentioned and stated objections to the granting of the said application before U.S. Consul General J. Goodnow and Acting Vice Consul H. R. Williams Acting Judicially who at the conclusion of my address requested me to file my objections in Brief for consideration. The hearing of the case was then postponed till the 4th November 1898.\n\n10. After the Court rose mention was made by the Consul General of certain expenses which he said were payable for the attendance of witnesses for the prosecution at the trial and I stated that an application was filed in the Court on the 16th July, 1898 for the issue of subpoenas to certain witnesses, a man by name Randall among them, and that this Randall had been allowed to pass through Canton about a fortnight or three weeks after the filing of the application and no steps had been taken.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nHis Majesty the Emperor of China having sanctioned the Agreement between his Excellency the Liang Kuang Viceroy and the Franco-Chinese Syndicate for the furtherance of trade in Kuang-tung and Kuang-hsi and Hainan, the following are the Regulations with respect thereto:---\n\n1. The Viceroy of the Liang Kuang permits the Syndicate to construct a railway from Hoihow via Kiungchow to Pai Shan; and also grants to the Syndicate a monopoly of electric lighting at those places.\n\n2. The Company is established in Kuang Tung, and the Agreement is in two parts, identic, one to be kept in the Viceroy's Yamên, the other in that of the French Consul.\n\n3. Work must be commenced within a year from the date on which sanction for the railway is granted. The gauge is to be 1 French ch'ih (1 metre).\n\n4. The usufruct of the railway will be in the hands of the Company for a limited period, namely, six years.\n\n5. At the end of the six years' limit the whole of the usufruct of the line will revert to the Liang Kuang Viceroy, who will then be under obligation to purchase all the movable property of the line, as the rolling-stock; as well as all stores of coal, &c., and machinery in the workshops, at a price to be fixed by the fair calculation of appointed middlemen acquainted with such matters. If the quantity of coal, &c., stored be excessive, it need not all be purchased, but only sufficient for a six months' supply.\n\n6. At any time under fifteen years the Viceroy will be at liberty to purchase the railway and the Electric Light Works at a price calculated by taking the average annual profit of the last five years increased by 20 per cent., as representing interest at 3 per cent. on the purchase price.\n\n7. Tariffs can be drawn up later.\n\n8. The profits of the Company will pay a royalty of 5 per cent. to the Liang Kuang Viceroy. For the last year of the Company's tenure, royalty will be paid at the rate of 7½ per cent. Royalties will be due in the third month of each year.\n\nThese Regulations seem to be very loosely drawn up, and are hardly adequate to provide for the management of so considerable an enterprise as that proposed.\n\nThey have not, of course, received the assent of the Viceroy, and the whole question of railways and electric lighting in Hainan has been referred to the Taotai of the Lei Ch'iung circuit, which includes Hainan, for report. (See Mr. Scott's despatch No. 21, 1902, General).\n\nHsin Ch'in, the officer newly appointed to the post in question, paid a visit to His Majesty's Consul-General on the 19th March. He is an official with some knowledge and experience of international affairs, and is well acquainted with Mr. Acheson, the present Commissioner of Customs at Kiung-chow, with whom his relations are very friendly. From remarks let fall by him during the interview, it does not seem probable that he will report favourably upon the proposed railway and electric lighting schemes.\n\n## The Huang Sha Reclamation and the Yüeh-Han Railway Syndicate\n\nThe situation in respect to the Huang Sha Reclamation and the claims of the Yüeh-Han Syndicate to occupy the whole of the reclaimed area for railway purposes, has become much more clearly defined since the last Report of this series was written.\n\nThe dispute respecting this reclaimed land, which formed the subject of despatch No. 10, General, of this Consulate-General, remains unsettled, in spite of repeated efforts of the Viceroy to induce the contending parties to moderate their claims.\n\nHis Excellency Sheng and the local Managing Director, Chang Chien Hsün, appear to have made up their minds that the whole of the reclaimed land, as well as the remaining area still unreclaimed but forming part of the grant made to the original Huang Sha concessionnaires, is absolutely essential for purposes of the Yüeh-Han Railway; and their claim appears to become more firmly established as the dispute progresses. The Viceroy is anxious for an arrangement satisfactory to both sides, and particularly that the powerful influence which supports the Yüeh-Han Syndicate shall not be allowed to cause gross injustice to the concessionnaires who received their charter from Li Hung-chang. His Excellency, accordingly, in January, appointed the Nam Hoi Magistrate to enter into negotiations with Chang Chien Hsün, and these negotiations have been in progress for two months with repeated reference to the high provincial authorities but without a final settlement being arrived at.\n\nIt appears that the concessionnaires estimate the work already completed by them at a sum of 200,000 taels, which is presumably intended to include some margin of profit for themselves if they are compelled to abandon the Concession. The Yüeh-Han Syndicate estimated the work at 25,000 taels, and invited the concessionnaires to furnish proof of the sums expended by them; the latter admitted their inability to do so, owing, they said, to the fact that large sums had been expended in preliminary arrangements with various officials, &c. Subsequently his Excellency Shêng authorized Chang Chien Hsun to offer 40,000 taels. This sum was raised to 60,000 taels by Chang himself. The Provincial Treasurer then came forward, and said that he would be prepared to try and obtain the acceptance of the concessionnaires if the sum could be raised to 80,000 taels. But Chang and the Syndicate refuse to do this, and matters are now at a deadlock, Chang declaring that he would rather return to the Straits, where he has a large fortune invested in mines and other property, than trouble himself any further with the Yüeh-Han Railway. He has a great reputation for wealth in Canton, and is known here as the Malay King or Malay Prince.\n\n## Engineers for Yüeh-Han Railway\n\nA party of thirteen American engineers are expected to arrive in Canton shortly ready to commence work upon the railway, and Chang Chien Hsun has already at his disposal a sum of 400,000 taels provided by his Excellency Shêng out of the capital obtained from native shareholders, to enable the work to be commenced.\n\n## Police matters\n\n### Diminution of Piracy and Robbery\n\nSince the commencement of the present Chinese year news of piracies and robberies in the delta has practically ceased, and it seems as if, for the time at least, a comparatively orderly state of affairs exists in that region. This may be due to the efforts of the Lieutenant-authorities, which have been redoubled during the past three months. Commander Webster, of His Majesty's ship \"Moorhen\" (formerly of His Majesty's ship \"Robin\") has spoken in high praise of the activity and energy of Li Chia Cho, the new Acting Magistrate of the Shun Tê district, and of the Viceroy's officers generally. Commander Webster has reported to his Excellency Admiral Bridge a diminution of piracy in the river, and gives his opinion that this is entirely due to the efforts of the Viceroy and his subordinates, especially Li Chia Cho.\n\nIt will be remembered that the shots which struck the steam-ship \"Nanning\" in the Tam Chao Channel were fired during an organized expedition against piracies not far from Shun Tak district city.\n\nIt remains to be seen whether the present more satisfactory state of things will continue. Expectations in this respect have been so often disappointed in the past that a permanent improvement is not readily credited. It may not be out of place to mention here the opinion of a well-educated Chinese who visited this Consulate-General during January last, and whose view is that frequency of crime is due to over-population and consequent poverty. He added that matters had been gradually getting worse and worse in this respect, especially since the closing of various countries to coolie immigration. The only solution of the difficulty, he said, was the establishment of new industries and the development of railway and mining enterprise, which might employ large sections of the population who would otherwise sink through poverty into crime.\n\n### Protection of Launches\n\nThe proposal by Captain Yang of the Shameen guard mentioned in the last report for a number of soldiers to be placed on board all launches leaving Canton has now been put into effect. Launch fares have been raised 10 per cent. to provide for the cost of carrying out the scheme, which is looked upon by the Chinese as likely merely to enrich Captain Yang. The following Regulations have further been issued by the Board of Reorganization:\n\n| Regulation | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | Owners of launches and towed boats are hereby informed that such craft must only stop at regular landing stages, and must not stop to pick up passengers promiscuously at all places. If they do so, they will incur a fine, and, in the event of passengers being robbed, they will be responsible for compensation. |\n| 2 | At each anchoring place a guard boat is to be placed, the officers in charge of which will see that their men carefully search all passengers and their luggage for arms, and keep a good look-out for suspicious characters. |\n\nPage 341",
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        "content_text": "##0#\n\nmerchant, be provided with an exemption certificate when being transported from the Treaty Ports of Tientsin, Newchwang etc., to the newly opened ports in Manchuria.\n\nCopies of the above correspondence were forwarded to the Foreign Office on May 11th, and in commenting on the Wai Wu Pu's communication His Majesty's Minister pointed out that whilst the Board had recognised the right of duty-paid foreign goods covered by exemption certificate to freedom from likin whilst in transit from one Treaty Port to another, the treatment to be accorded to native produce still remained a question of considerable difficulty. From a memorandum prepared by Mr. Acheson, Likin Commissioner at Soochow, on the working of the likin system in Kiangsu, it appeared that the Province has to provide annually out of its likin revenue the sum of 2,000,000 Taels towards the payment of the Anglo-German Loan of 1898, and in Mr. Acheson's opinion the discharge of this obligation is incompatible with the immunity from taxation of native produce which has paid coast-trade duty. His Majesty's Minister expressed the view that the extension of the Railways of China would probably bring its own solution of the difficulty and force the Chinese Government to reform its system of taxation.\n\nOn May 26th, the Wai Wu Pu again addressed a\n\nPage 150  \nPage 151",
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        "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n93\n\n2\n\ncountry, than in the case of any other railway now in hand in the eighteen provinces. The construction of the first three sections presents no considerable difficulties.\n\nThe railway has been opened much earlier than is usually the case, very few of the bridges having been built. But little ballast has been laid down, principally because the line has not hitherto been laid through stony country. Good ballast is now being laid, and solid concrete bridges are being put up throughout the 1st and 2nd sections. The line is well built, and a large sum of money has been spent in lowering the grades. I am informed that it is being much more carefully built than are most American railways. The engineers working under Kwang all seem to consider him a thoroughly good man. They recognize, however, that he has enormous difficulties to contend with through having a Board of Directors over him utterly ignorant of railway construction, but all wanting to interfere with him and all suspecting him of making money over contracts, &c.\n\nA rough map of the first 80 miles of line is inclosed herewith.*\n\nThe Canton-Kowloon Railway.\n\nThe survey of this line is nearly completed, and tenders for the earthwork were invited towards the end of March.\n\nThe Sunning Railway.\n\nThe 17 miles of this line from Kung Yik to Sunning were opened to traffic in January. Of the remaining 26 miles from Sunning to Sam Kap, rails have been laid for 9 miles and earthwork completed for the whole distance. (See Mr. Mansfield's despatch No. 15 of the 22nd April.)\n\nCHINA RAILWAYS.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[22274]\n\n(No. 205.) Sir,\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[June 29.]\n\nSECTION 4.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received June 29.)\n\nPeking, May 11, 1908. IN continuation of my despatch No. 123 of the 16th March last, I have the honour to inclose copies of further correspondence with the Wai-wu Pu on the subject of the levy of li-kin on the Shanghae-Nanking Railway.\n\nIn their note of the 6th instant the Board recognize that duty-paid foreign imports are entitled to an exemption certificate when carried by rail from one Treaty port to another, and instructions for the issue of these certificates have been issued to the Acting Inspector-General of Customs. In my conversations with the Ministers on the question I had insisted that this step should be taken at once in order to avoid claims for the refund of li-kin paid on such goods in contravention of the spirit of the Treaties.\n\nThe Board's note is less satisfactory in its proposed treatment of native produce, and here there will be considerable difficulty in arriving at an arrangement.\n\nDuring my recent visit to Shanghae I had an interview with Mr. G. Acheson, the Imperial Maritime Customs Li-kin Commissioner at Soochow, who explained to me at great length the working of the li-kin system in Kiangsu, and endeavoured to prove that the enforcement of the Regulations recently applied to Manchuria was an impossibility in that province. Kiangsu has to furnish a yearly contribution of 2,000,000 taels (£300,000) towards the payment of the Anglo-German Loan of 1898, and Mr. Acheson, whose experience of the province and knowledge of the question give weight to his opinion, considers that the discharge of this obligation is incompatible with the immunity from taxation of native produce which has paid coast-trade duty.\n\nMr. Acheson, at my request, put his views in writing, and the inclosed copy of them will serve to show what a complicated question li-kin in this country is, even when reduced to its simplest terms by a foreign expert.\n\nAlthough the foreign merchant is not directly interested in the taxation of native produce, I have considered it wise to adhere to the precedent furnished by the Provisional Regulations applicable to the marts in Manchuria, translation of which was forwarded in my despatch No. 560 of the 28th November last, and in the note to the Wai-wu Pu copy of which forms Inclosure 3 in this despatch I have urged the extension of this arrangement to native goods carried by the Shanghae-Nanking Railway. This would insure uniformity of procedure, and would add to the earning powers of the railway, but the answer will probably be that there is no analogy between the two cases, the li-kin charges in Manchuria being the lightest, and those in Kiangsu probably the heaviest, in the Empire.\n\nThe extension of railways must in time bring its own solution of the question, and force the Chinese Government to reform its system of taxation, and therein lies, perhaps, the chief utility of the present discussion.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n(Signed) J. N. JORDAN.\n\n* Not printed.\n\n(Translation.) Sir,\n\nInclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nPrince Ching to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nPeking, May 6, 1908. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's note of the 12th March respecting the li-kin charges on goods carried by the Shanghae-Nanking Railway (note of the 12th March quoted), and to state, in reference to this communication and to your Excellency's verbal representations on the subject, that this Board at once addressed despatches to the Revenue Council and to the Board of Communications explaining that foreign goods which have paid import duty, and which are covered...",
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        "content_text": "2\n\nby exemption certificates while being taken from one Treaty port to another, cannot, according to Treaty, be subjected to any further charges in the nature of li-kin.\n\nThe Board at the same time asked the two Departments above named to examine into the question and take the necessary action. A reply was also requested.\n\nThe reply of the Revenue Council has now been received. They state, in effect, that the practice and rule with regard to foreign goods which have paid import duty, and which are being taken on to another Treaty port, is that an exemption certificate is issued by the Imperial Maritime Customs as a proof that the proper import dues have already been paid, and all customs stations and barriers en route pass the cargo without hindrance on finding it in correspondence with the particulars set forth in the exemption certificate.\n\nWith regard to your Excellency's complaint that the Imperial Maritime Customs refuse to issue certificates, the Revenue Council suppose that this must refer to the exemption certificates above mentioned, and they fully agree that these documents must be issued by the Customs in accordance with the usual rates. But they point out that the conditions of rail-borne and water-borne cargo are not the same, and they have instructed the Acting Inspector-General of Customs to draw up for the Council's consideration stringent Regulations to prevent fraud and smuggling to the detriment of the internal revenue.\n\nThe Board of Communications for their part state in their reply that they have made an arrangement with the Kiangsu Li-kin authorities whereby a reduction from the Tariff charges is made in the li-kin on rail-borne cargo, but the detailed working of this arrangement still necessitates an examination into the conditions at each li-kin office and the elaboration of Regulations. They have, however, now instructed the Director of the railway, Taotai Chung Wen Yao, to continue the discussion of these particulars, and as soon as Mr. Chung sends in his report the Board of Communications will consider it and transmit the Regulations to this Department. They request, in the meantime, that I will reply to your Excellency in the above sense.\n\nI have the honour, therefore, to make this reply to your Excellency, and avail, &c.\n\n(Signed) Prince CHING.\n\nInclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nMemorandum by Mr. Acheson, Li-kin Commissioner, Imperial Maritime Customs, Soochow.\n\nFOREIGN duty-paid imports to be free to any one of the four Treaty ports, Shanghae, Soochow, Chinkiang, Nanking.\n\nForeign duty-paid imports proceeding from a Treaty port to an inland station to pay one half-duty.\n\nNative goods of all descriptions, with the exception of such as shall have already satisfied a collective li-kin levy, irrespective of their province or ultimate destination, to pay a half-duty for each complete or part section traversed. Thus native goods from, say, Shanghae would pay to Quinsan one half-duty; to Soochow one half-duty; to Wusich two half-duties; to Chinkiang two half-duties; to Lungtan three half-duties; to Nanking three half-duties.\n\nNative goods which have already satisfied a collective li-kin levy to be free.\n\nTransit passes to be recognized in all cases in which they are at present issuable, but the transit fees for goods by rail to be credited to the Railway Li-kin Administration.\n\nAll dues to destination to be collected in one sum at the station of departure, and, with such exceptions as are specified in the following rules, to be assessed in accordance with the Foreign Customs Tariffs.\n\nThe customs rate of assessment on certain large staples of trade, such as grain, to be revised in accord with present prices.\n\nThe present Regulations to be regarded as provisional, and in particular the rates laid down to be open to revision, say, after six months.\n\nSummary of proposed modification of Shanghae-Nanking Railway li-kin as arranged in consultation with the provincial Judge Chu at Nanking:\n\n1. Shanghae, Soochow, Chinkiang, Nanking, are all of them ports for international trade. It is mutually agreed that hereafter foreign imports carried by rail from one of these ports to another shall be dealt with in exact accordance with the Treaties.\n\n2. Foreign imports proceeding inland from an international trading port may pay li-kin or else receive either a half-duty certificate from the Foreign Customs or a quadruplicate Memorandum from the Shanghae branch li-kin office at the option of the merchants.\n\n3. Foreign merchants who are provided with triplicate Memoranda for the purchase of native goods inland must first, on arrival at the barrier nearest to the custom-house of export, proceed to that custom-house and pay the half-duty; after the cargo has been discharged at the custom-house and at the time of export they pay the export full duty. If the goods are carried to an international trading port a coast-trade duty is paid in addition. This procedure refers only to carriage by steamer. As regards the method of levy to be adopted in the case of carriage by rail as now proposed, after Judge Chu has been to Soochow and come to a decision in consultation with the Li-kin (Customs) Commissioners, he will return and submit proposals.\n\nRailway li-kin has hitherto been a 50 per cent. levy. Judge Chu has now granted the request that it should be reduced to a 30 per cent. levy. But, owing to the pressure under which the present Railway Li-kin Regulations were prepared, certain inequalities of treatment remain unadjusted. After Judge Chu has been to Soochow, and revised these after careful examination, he will return and submit proposals.\n\n5. In the case of native goods carried from Shanghae to Soochow the li-kin office has hitherto reckoned four levies, viz., one levy each for the Woosung River (Soochow Creek) district and the Chefung district barrier li-kin, and one levy each for the Shanghae and the Soochow loti. As it does not appear right that loti should be collected at both ends, the li-kin office should be asked to do away with one loti levy, so that hereafter on goods carried from Shanghae by rail to Soochow three levies would be collected, on goods to Wusieh four levies; to Changchow and Tangyang five levies; to Chinkiang six levies; and to Nanking seven levies; and similarly with goods from Nanking to Shanghae.\n\n6. It is now proposed to make arrangements by which the native goods which have hitherto been carried by steamer between Shanghae, Soochow, Chinkiang, and Nanking and have reported to the foreign Customs shall in future be sent by rail. After Judge Chu has been to Soochow, and, in consultation with the Li-kin Commissioner, has come to some decision as to a collection which shall be similar to that provided for by the Customs Regulations, he will return and submit proposals.\n\n7. On cotton, cocoons, and rice the li-kin office has hitherto collected a full 100 per cent. levy. Wusich cocoons were carried by rail last year, and on them the collection must continue to be made in accordance with the existing Regulations. As regards the li-kin on rice, Judge Chu agreed last year to reduce the levy to 80 per cent. But the rice merchants refused to proceed in the matter, alleging that the terms for carriage by rail were still not so advantageous as those for water carriage. Judge Chu will consider how some further reduction may be granted.\n\n8. As regards railway li-kin over the whole line, Judge Chu has already agreed to depute a special officer to administer the collection within the Soochow collectorate. The portion of the line which lies within the Nanking collectorate is very short, and it will rest with the higher authorities to decide whether the Nanking Li-kin Office is to depute a special officer to take charge of it or whether the Soochow Li-kin Office is to undertake this duty in addition.\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nSir J. Jordan to Prince Ching.\n\nYour Highness,\n\nPeking, May 9, 1908.\n\nI HAVE been much gratified to learn from your Highness' note of the 6th instant that, as a result of correspondence between the Board and the Revenue Council, the latter Department have agreed to the issue of exemption certificates by the Imperial Maritime Customs to cover foreign merchandise which has paid import duty and which is carried on the Shanghae-Nanking Railway from one Treaty port to another.\n\nWith regard to the instructions of the Revenue Council to the Acting Inspector-General of Customs to draw up Regulations for the prevention of fraud, and to the instructions of the Board of Communications to the Director of the Railway to continue negotiations with the Kiangsu Li-kin authorities, I have the honour to observe that the precedent furnished by the \"Provisional Regulations for the transport of foreign or ...\n\nPage 94\n\n \n3\n\neither\n\n \n\n \n(No further text is given after \"either\" as the original scan ends here or is cut off.)",
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        "content_text": "My Lord,\n\nHongkong, 11th September, 1909.\n\nIn view of the interest taken by His Majesty's Government in the suppression of the Opium habit in China, I have the honour to submit the following notes taken from the Returns of Trade for 1908 (Volume II Yangtsze Ports) issued by the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs and just received by me.\n\n2. Mr. Acheson, the Acting Commissioner of Customs at Chungking (Szechuan), reports that \"the Opium Crop turned out most satisfactorily\". There was an increase of 58 per centum in the export of Native Opium from Chungking, viz.:- 16,429 piculs in 1908 as compared with 10,378 piculs in 1907, while it was reported that over 11,000 piculs of Native Opium were passed through the Fowchow Office at the New Year season. Mr. Acheson adds that at the date of his report (27th February, 1909) 73 Opium dens had been allowed to register and continue business.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nTHE EARL OF CREWE,\n\n&c. &c. &c.\n\nPage 510\n\nPage 511",
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        "content_text": "# [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\n犬 \n\n**RESP** \n\n322 \n\nRes 23 NOV 09, \n\n**CHINA TRADE.** \n\n**CONFIDENTIAL.** \n\n[39095] \n\nNo. 1. \n\n[October 23.] \n\n## SECTION 1. \n\nSir, \n\nColonial Office to Foreign Office.-(Received October 23.) \n\nDowning Street, October 22, 1909. \n\nI am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to transmit to you, for the information of Secretary Sir Edward Grey, with reference to letter from the Colonial Office of the 21st July, copy of a despatch from the governor of Hong Kong on the subject of the suppression of the opium habit in China. \n\nI am, &c. \n\nFRANCIS J. S. HOPWOOD. \n\n## Inclosure in No. 1. \n\nGovernor Sir F. Lugard to the Earl of Crewe. \n\nMy Lord, \n\nGovernment House, Hong Kong, September 11, 1909. In view of the interest taken by His Majesty's Government in the suppression of the opium habit in China, I have the honour to submit the following notes taken from the returns of trade for 1908 (volume ii, Yang-tsze ports), issued by the Chinese Imperial maritime customs and just received by me. \n\n2. Mr. Acheson, the acting commissioner of customs at Chungking (Szechuan), reports that \"the opium crop turned out most satisfactorily.\" There was an increase of 58 per cent. in the export of native opium from Chungking, viz., 16,429 piculs in 1908, as compared with 10,378 piculs in 1907, while it was reported that over 11,000 piculs of native opium were passed through the Foochow office at the new year season. Mr. Acheson adds that at the date of his report (27th February, 1909) seventy-three opium dens had been allowed to register and continue business, \n\n3. Mr. Lay, the commissioner of customs at Ichang, reports that native opium arriving from Chungking by chartered junks reached 17,132 piculs last year, whereas in 1907 only 9,841 piculs had arrived from Chungking. \"The increase,\" he adds, \"is due to the excellent crops obtained and to the high prices offered by buyers in the Lower Yang-tsze ports.\" Mr. Lay further states that \"the opium dens were (nominally) closed by proclamation on the 10th September, 1908; but the drug was surreptitiously obtained nevertheless.\" \n\n4. While native-grown opium thus increased it is reported from Kiukiang that the total import of foreign opium was 380 piculs less than in 1907, and from Changsha that \"the importation of foreign opium decreased by one-half.\" Similarly, in volume iii of the publication above referred to, Mr. Hobson, the commissioner of customs at Shanghae reports that the quantity of foreign opium imported in Shanghae in 1908 was 4,537 piculs less than in the previous year, while the import of native opium increased by 8,640 piculs during the same period. \n\n5. Your Lordship will no doubt desire to obtain information from authentic sources; and it would appear from these extracts that the Chinese standards are not being well maintained. \n\nI have, &c. \n\nF. D. LUGARD. \n\n[2470-1] \n\n106",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]\n\nCTC.\n\n11779\n\n522\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[9740]\n\nNo. 1.\n\n[March 21]\n\nSECTION 1-\n\nRecd 21 MAR 10\n\nSir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received March 21.)\n\n(No. 61.) Sir,\n\nPeking, March 1, 1910.\n\nON receipt of your despatch No. 327 of the 5th November last, enclosing copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in regard to an alleged increase in the export of native opium from Chungking and Ichang, I sent copies of the enclosure confidentially to His Majesty's consuls at both these places and requested their observations on the subject. I have now the honour to forward herewith copies of the replies which I have received.\n\nAs regards the comments by the Governor of Hong Kong on the Chungking commissioner of customs' report for 1908, it should be noted that in the report itself Mr. Acheson expressly guarded against undue inferences being drawn from his figures, and explained why the large increase must not be held to imply any abnormal development in the trade in native opium. The quotation, moreover, in Sir F. Lugard's despatch from the same report in regard to the 73 opium dens allowed to register and continue business in 1908 acquires an altogether different significance if the first part of the sentence is read with it, as shown in the memorandum by the acting consul at Chungking. Mr. Smith's despatch, besides amplifying the explanation of the customs figures given by Mr. Acheson himself, and proving that even in 1908 these figures did not necessarily justify the conclusion that the export of opium had increased, contains also some evidence that, however little progress may have been made in Szechuan in 1908, at the present time effective action is being taken to put down the cultivation of opium.\n\nThe reply from His Majesty's consul at Ichang explains how the Maritime Customs statistics are recorded, and shows that, as in the case of Chungking, these statistics taken alone, are without value as indicating amount of production. The available statistics cover only the traffic by the Yang-tsze route through Ichang, and until the cultivation of opium is suppressed entirely in the inland provinces these figures may be expected to fluctuate in accordance with varying conditions, such as good or bad crops, demand and supply in other provinces, market price of opium, and disposal of surplus stocks.\n\nThe Governor of Hong Kong comments also on the customs reports from Kiukiang, Changsha, and Shanghai as to comparative imports of foreign and native opium. All these reports, it may be noted, ascribe the decrease in the import of foreign opium to the success of the anti-opium movement of China. The customs statistics of native opium imported into any specified port are of little value as indicating the amount of consumption, for they record merely internal movements of such native opium as travels by certain channels. The customs returns for nearly every port in China showed an increase in the import of native opium in 1908 compared to 1907, but the increase was variously ascribed to reduction of local cultivation, anxiety of dealers to lay in stocks in anticipation of further anti-opium measures, and changes in regulations tending to bring more native opium under the notice of the Maritime Customs. Nearly all the customs reports for 1908 agreed that the use of opium is decreasing.\n\nIn conclusion I would point out that the customs figures for the trade of 1908 were before the International Opium Commission at Shanghai in February of last year, and yet the commission found itself able to recognise \"the real though unequal progress already made in the task\" of the Government of China. Since then reports have come in from all parts of China which tend to confirm this view, and the summary of such reports published in the China White Book No. 3 of 1909 furnishes, I believe, incomplete though it may be, more trustworthy data for estimating the progress made than can be found in the admittedly defective statistics of the native opium coming under the cognisance of the Imperial Maritime Customs.\n\nI have, &c.\n\n[2661 -1]\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\n4",
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        "content_text": "(No. 6. Confidential.) Sir,\n\n2\n\nEnclosure 1 in No. 1.\n\nActing Consul Smith to Sir J. Jordan.\n\nChungking, February 9, 1910.\n\nI HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch No. 7, Confidential, of the 28th December last, transmitting copy of a communication addressed by His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies respecting the alleged increase in the export of native opium from Szechuan, and asking for my observations on the subject.\n\nI have the honour to enclose a memorandum dealing with the figures quoted and amplifying the explanation furnished by Mr. Acheson in the trade report referred to, which qualifies the bare figures given in the enclosure to your despatch. From this it would seem that the customs figures themselves do not necessarily justify the conclusion that the Chinese standards in regard to the suppression of opium were not being reasonably maintained during 1908.\n\nWhatever may have been the actual state of affairs in that year, I would mention that, on the whole, the authorities would seem to be making commendable efforts to put down the cultivation of opium at present. In order to ascertain the result of the Governor-General's proclamation of August last forbidding the sowing of any poppy whatever in Szechuan this season, Mr. Broomhall, of the China Island Mission here, recently addressed the following question to members of his mission throughout the province: \"Is the poppy being grown in your district?\"\n\nOut of forty-six replies received the answers are: \"No\" in forty cases; \"Practically none\" in four cases; in one case \"Not in the open districts, but I suspect there is some in unfrequented places\"; in one case \"Yes, but less than one-third of what was formerly grown.\"\n\nAs far as I am able to learn the only place where the proclamation has been seriously disregarded in the Ch'uan Tung district (Eastern Szechuan) is at Fowchou—a large opium-producing centre. The taotai recently visited the place and took bonds—so he informs me—that all poppy plants would be uprooted within ten days, and did not leave until he was satisfied that the undertaking was being carried out. No foreign missionaries reside there, and I have not yet been able to get reliable information as to what the actual result of the visit is.\n\nSpeaking generally of the Ch'uan Tung district, I think that on the whole a serious attempt, which is being attended with considerable success, is being made to suppress the cultivation of opium, but that the carrying out of the rules with regard to smoking, licensing, &c., leaves much to be desired. This, however, does not seem of so much importance, and will right itself in due time if the authorities persevere in their present efforts to entirely cut off the source of supply.\n\nI regret that I have not yet been able to forward a report on the progress of the anti-opium movement in this district for the present season, delays having occurred in the receipt of answers to enquiries which I have addressed to missionaries in the interior. I hope, however, to be in a position to send it shortly.\n\nI have forwarded a copy of this despatch to His Majesty's consul-general at Chengtu, and am sending the original under flying seal to the British consul at Ichang.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nJ. L. SMITH.\n\nEnclosure 2 in No. 1.\n\nMemorandum re Customs Figures respecting Export of Native Opium for 1908.\n\n\"There was an increase of 58 per cent. in the export of native opium from Chungking, namely, 16,429 piculs in 1908 as compared with 10,378 piculs in 1907.\"\n\nIN 1906 the Central Government established \"t'ung shui\"—a tax of 115 taels per picul on the export of opium; payment of this was to free the cargo from any further levy to whatever part of the Empire it might be sent. During that year the tax was imposed in Hupei but not in Szechuan; opium exported from Chungking was therefore charged the ordinary 20 taels per picul export duty here, and on arrival in Ichang the \"t'ung shui\" of 115 taels. This double levy naturally put a check on export.\n\n3\n\nOn the 14th January, 1907, levy of the \"tung shui\" was commenced in Szechuan, but excited so much opposition that it was abolished on the 10th June. Pending a settlement of the question as to whether the tax would be discontinued or not, stocks were held back. Stocks which were actually exported but which would in other circumstances have passed through the Customs were sent by Li-kin, owing to the fact that the \"tung shui\" collecting office allowed one month for payment of the tax after departure of the cargo in Li-kin-controlled junks, whereas cash down was required by the Customs.\n\nThe result was that the amount of opium which passed through the Customs during the first two quarters of 1907 was about one-half less than in the corresponding periods of previous years.\n\nOwing to the dangers which beset navigation during the flood season of the summer and early autumn, and also possibly to market conditions also, the export of the stored opium did not commence till later on in the year and continued into 1908.\n\nOpium, therefore, which would ordinarily have been exported in 1907 went to swell the returns of 1908, so that the increase was an artificial one. In the trade report to which the Governor of Hong Kong refers, Mr. Acheson states under the heading of revenue that \"328,530 taels were derived from native opium, but the very great increase of 189,125 taels over the 1907 collection must not be held to imply any abnormal development in the trade. While the figures for 1908 undoubtedly show that the trade flourished, by far the greater part of the increase was merely due to the fact that it had then resumed its wonted channel.\"\n\nThis statement is borne out by the returns for 1909, during which year 13,106 piculs were exported as against 16,429 piculs in 1908, 10,378 in 1907, and 12,125 in 1906. It should be mentioned that these figures include Yunnan-grown opium to the extent of from one-fourth to one-third in each year.\n\n\"It was reported that 11,000 piculs of native opium were passed through the Fowchow office at the new year season.\n\n21\n\nAt the time Mr. Acheson was writing—the 27th February, 1909—opium cultivation was officially restricted to 50 per cent. but not prohibited, hence, Szechuan being one of the largest opium-producing provinces, a considerable quantity must have been available for export. Opium is sown in the autumn and reaped in the spring, so that the stock exported at the new year of 1909 would be mostly derived from the harvest of the 1907-8 crop, when restrictions on cultivation were not so great.\n\nAs Fowchow is one of the best opium-growing districts of Szechuan and the chief centre whence export under li-kin is made, it is scarcely surprising that large stocks should be collected there in order to reap the benefits of the rebates granted, as Mr. Acheson states, at the China new year season.\n\nMr. Acheson adds that at the date of his report (the 27th February, 1909) 73 opium dens had been allowed to register and continue business.\"\n\nMr. Acheson's full statement is: \"Having in view the public peace, it has been deemed inexpedient to attempt the entire suppression of public smoking. In Chungking the great majority of the old dens, over 1,600 in number, have indeed been closed; but a certain number—73 at date—have been allowed to register as 'kuan kao fen hsiao tien' (branches for the distribution of officially prepared opium) and continue business.\n\n**\n\nIn amplification of this statement I would add that, in view of the reason given, these \"fen hsiao tien\" were duly licensed by the authorities to continue business.\n\n(No. 1.)\n\nSir,\n\n37\n\nEnclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nConsul Little to Sir J. Jordan,\n\nIchang, January 11, 1910.\n\nIN reply to your despatch No. 4, Confidential, of the 28th December, calling for my observations on a report by the Governor of Hong Kong respecting the export of opium from Szechuan, I can only repeat, in somewhat different form, what has already been said in the reports I have furnished from time to time on this subject.\n\nOpium is exported from that province (1) by chartered junks from Chungking to\n\n523",
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        "content_text": "307\n\n303\n\nsnord slide baa ItI Iionuoɔ ni 19610 Lumbasmi (ssineqro0)\n\ny no moitnetni on si vzerd Ledusesong yĺtneşilib 91A 899$3 synitescorg Legal,soiton sub tuoddiw,aničutijani to tr8Q .Ilonvo) ai reb10 wen tent rɔinu ynegro) edd Janin,s\n\nL\n\nBritish-American Tobacco Company (China) Ltd.\n\nShanghai, 12th March, 1920.\n\nSir E. D. H. Fraser, K.C.M.G.,\n\nRegistrar of Companies, Shanghai.\n\n,dnevica do-ibedo Twoy\n\nSir,\n\nChina (Companies) Amendment Order in Council, 1919.\n\nWith reference to the interview which Viscount Acheson, Mr. Cobbe and Mr. Kennett had with you on the 15th January when they informed you that Sir Arthur Churchman was coming to China for the purpose of making arrangements for the compliance by this Company and its subsidiary companies with the new Order, we beg to inform you that Sir Arthur Churchman arrived here on the 9th instant, and the matter is now under consideration, with the advice of Mr. A. G. Mossop.\n\nInformation has been received by a cablegram from London that the Directors of British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd. (London) have made representations to the Colonial Office as to the difficult position in which this Company and its subsidiary companies in China are placed by the new Order, and while Lord Acheson and Mr. Kennett were recently in Peking the matter was discussed with Mr. Lampson at the Legation and we were asked whether we could suggest any practical means of meeting the difficulty in which we were placed. It was ultimately suggested that the difficulty might be met by a Supplemental Order in Council giving the Minister power to grant licences to Chinese Companies to employ non-British Managers under special circumstances and under certain conditions. We were, however, unable to say whether this proposal was one which the Directors of the British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd. would advise us to adopt, and it was arranged that we should cable the proposal to London for the Directors there to put before the Foreign Office if they thought fit, and that we should at the same time state the proposal in writing to His Majesty's Minister. We did so by",
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        "title": "CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920",
        "content_text": "1274/117/10.)\n\nCHINA (COMPANIES) AMENDMENT ORDER-IN-COUNCIL, 1919\n\nand\n\nBRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. (CHINA) LIMITED.)\n\n471\n\nBritish-American Tobacco Company (China) Limited, (the majority of whose shares belong to British-American Tobacco Company Limited of London) will be transferred to the Hong Kong Register as a Hong Kong Company and the Registered Office, Management and Control of that Company's business will be transferred to Hong Kong from Shanghai,\n\nThe Directors of that Company will be:-\n\nSir H. Cunliffe-Owen, Bart., who is not and will not be resident in Hong Kong or China.\n\nThos. F. Cobbs, an American Citizen, Deputy Chairman.\n\nThe Viscount Acheson, a British Subject.\n\nWilliam Morris, an American Citizen.\n\nW. B. Kennett, a British Subject,\n\nand one other.\n\nWith the exception of Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen Bart., the Directors mentioned above will be resident in Hong Kong.\n\nMr. W. B. Kennett will be the Secretary of the Company. The British-American Tobacco Company (China) Limited, is the selling Company in China of the Brands of the British-American Tobacco Company Limited, and it also sells through its Organisation the Brands of Cigarettes manufactured by the British Cigarette Company, Limited.\n\nThe selling part of the business will be carried on by five or six Departmental Managers, each in charge of a principal section of the country and the Departmental Manager will reside in the section of the country in which he is interested; that is to say, Mr. Wolsiffer, an American Citizen, will be the Departmental Manager in the Northern Division",
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        "content_text": "472\n\nDivision and will reside in Tientsin. Mr. H. B. Emerson,\n\na British Subject, will reside in Hankow, and will be in charge of the Central Division, and so on.\n\nAll of these Departmental Managers will be subject to the control of the Board of Directors sitting in Hong Kong.\n\nIn order to comply with the provisions of the Orders-in-Council of 1913 and 1914 as to Consular Registration of Companies incorporated in the United Kingdom or in any British Possession there will be a Chief Local Representative in China, but such Representative will not be invested with any special powers as to the control of the Company's business in China, although he may possibly be a Member of the Board.\n\nBRITISH CIGARETTE COMPANY LIMITED will be transferred to the Hong Kong Register as a Hong Kong Company, and the Registered Office, Management and Control of that Company's business will be removed to Hong Kong from Shanghai.\n\nThe directors will be:-\n\nSir H. Cunliffe-Owen, Bart, Chairman, who is not and will not be resident in Hong Kong or China.\n\nWilliam Morris, an American Citizen, Deputy Chairman\n\nThos. F. Cobbs, an American Citizen,\n\nThe Viscount Acheson, a British Subject,\n\nW.B. Kennett, a British Subject, and, probably, one other.\n\nThe majority of the shares of the British Cigarette Company Limited, is owned by the British-American Tobacco Co., (China) Limited.\n\nThe business of British Cigarette Company, Limited, falls",
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        "content_text": "478\n\nthere will be a Chief Local Representative in China, but such Representative will not be invested with any special powers as to the control of the Company's business in China, although he may possibly be a Member of the Board.\n\nThe Company has already an office in Hongkong, and a considerable portion of its business is already conducted from there.\n\nIt is proposed that the Directors of British-American Tobacco Co., (China) Ltd., shall be Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen, Bart. who is not and will not be resident in Hongkong or China, Lord Acheson, Messrs. T.F. Cobbs, Wm. Morris, W.B. Kennett and one other, four of whom will be resident in Hongkong. Of the above-named Directors Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen will be Chairman, Mr. Cobbs Vice-Chairman, and Mr. Kennett Secretary.\n\nIt is possible that it may be considered desirable to keep alive British Cigarette Co., Ltd., for the purpose of continuing to hold the Trade Marks, because the Japanese Trade Mark Authorities accept a Company registered as a China Company as a British Company for the purpose of giving prior right to registration of Trade Marks in Japan under the Convention, whereas they will not give such prior rights to a Hongkong Company as they contend that Hongkong is not included in the Convention with the United Kingdom.\n\nIn view of the re-arrangements necessary and the diversity of properties and interests to be dealt with, re-organization on the lines set out above must inevitably take some considerable time, but we feel confident that it would be possible to complete the carrying out of the whole scheme not later than the end of the present year.\n\nI beg to request that you will inform the Company whether the",
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        "content_text": "DRAFT\n\nSHANGHAI.\n\nMarch, 1920.\n\n548\n\nSir:-\n\nChina (Companies) Amendment Order in Council, 1919\n\nand\n\nThe British-American Tobacco Company (China) Limited.\n\nI have to acknowledge, with thanks, your letter of the 12th instant written on behalf of the above Company informing me of Sir Arthur Churchman's arrival in China, of the visit of Viscount Acheson and yourself to Peking, and of the suggestions then made to Mr. Lampson that, by a further Companies Order in Council, H. M. Minister might be given power to grant licences to 'China Companies' to employ non-British Managers under special circumstances, and under certain conditions.\n\nWhile recognising the difficulties which the British American Tobacco Company have, in view of the nature of their business in China, in complying with the provisions of the Order in Council of 1919, it is my duty to point out to you that, in my opinion, any alteration permitting non-compliance with its provisions even in the case of one China Company, would inevitably tend to render nugatory the safeguards which have been embodied in the new Order in Council, drawn after years of careful consideration, whereby provision has been made that Companies registered in China enjoying British recognition and protection shall in fact be there under British management.\n\nThe Crown Advocate agrees with me in thinking that the suggested appointment of Sir Arthur Churchman as Chairman of\n\nB. Kennett, Esq.,\n\nBritish-American Tobacco Co., (China) Limited.\n\nthe",
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        "content_text": "British-American Tobacco Company (China), Ltd.\n\nShanghai.\n\n12th March, 1920.\n\nSir:-\n\nCHINA (COMPANIES) AMENDMENT ORDER IN COUNCIL 1919,\n\nWith reference to the interview which Viscount Acheson, Mr. Cobbs and Mr. Kennett had with you on the 15th January when they informed you that Sir Arthur Churchman was coming to China for the purpose of making arrangements for the compliance by this Company and its subsidiary Companies with the new Order, we beg to inform you that Sir Arthur Churchman arrived here on the 9th instant, and the matter is now under consideration with the advice of Mr. A. G. Mossop.\n\nInformation has been received by a cablegram from London that the Directors of British-American Tobacco Company, Ltd., (London) have made representations to the Colonial Office as to the difficult position in which this Company and its Subsidiary Companies in China are placed by the new order, while Lord Acheson and Mr. Kennett were recently in Peking the matter was discussed with Mr. Lampson at the Legation and we were asked whether we could suggest any practical means of meeting the difficulty in which we were placed. It was ultimately suggested that the difficulty might be met by a Supplemental Order in Council giving the Minister power to grant licences to China Companies to employ non-British Managers under special circumstances and under certain conditions. We were, however, unable to say whether this proposal was one which the Directors of British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd., would advise us to adopt, and it was arranged that we should.\n\nSir E. D. H. Fraser, K.C.M.G.,\n\nRegistrar of Companies,\n\nShanghai.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921",
        "page_number": 635,
        "title": "CO129-472 - Others - 1921",
        "content_text": "PUBLIC TRUSTEE OFFICE,\n\nKingsway, W.C. 2.\n\nTRADING WITH THE ENEMY\n\n6th August, 1921.\n\nHongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,\n\nI am directed by the Custodian to inform you that he became registered, pursuant to the Treaty of Peace Order 1919, inter alia, as Proprietor of 13 fully paid shares of the above Banking Corporation previously registered in the name of Mr. A.H. Wilzer, a German National whose address on the Company's register was in Hamburg.\n\nAs the Board is aware, with the approbation of the Custodian for Hongkong, all the shares on the London register in respect of which the Custodian was registered as Proprietor have been disposed of. The Board is also aware of the position regarding Mr. Wilzer, the correspondence relating thereto being on their Papers Nos.7673/1915.\n\nMr. Wilzer was a Commissioner of Customs for the space of 15 years in the service of the Netherlands Government. His case was apparently carefully considered and instructions were ultimately given to the Custodian for Hongkong through the Secretary of State for the Colonies that Mr. Wilzer might be authorised to receive a lump sum of $5,000 and a monthly allowance of $500.\n\nThe Custodian has been approached by a Mr. Guy Acheson, a Commissioner of Customs in China, who is at present in the Office of the Chinese Customs, 26, Old Queen Street, Westminster, S.W.1., on behalf of Mr. Wilzer. Mr. Acheson states that the Hongkong Custodian is not in the possession of sufficient funds to make the payments directed and requests the Public Trustee as Custodian to place the money at the disposal of the Hongkong Custodian in order that he may do so.\n\nIt will be remembered that in addition to the 13 shares on the London register Mr. Wilzer also owned 16 shares on the Hongkong register and 1 (or possibly 2) on the Shanghai register, and consequently if the Custodian for Hongkong is, as is anticipated, disposing of the shares on the Hongkong register, he will no doubt have sufficient funds in hand to enable him to make the payments.\n\nThe Public Trustee as Custodian would be glad to receive the Board's directions as to whether they consider it desirable that he should place the whole of the monies which are in his hands in relation to the shares formerly in the name of Mr. Wilzer on the London register at the disposal of the Custodian for Hongkong, or whether in the alternative he should retain such monies and inform Mr. Wilzer that he should claim direct in accordance with Article 297 of the Treaty of Versailles.\n\nI am to enclose you herewith for your information copies of certain documents which were left with this Department by Mr. Acheson and when the matter has been considered perhaps you would be good enough to return the same to this Department in order that they may be forwarded to that gentleman who desires to keep them.\n\nI am,\n\nYour obedient Servant,\n\n(Prin. Clerk)\n\nThe Comptroller of the Companies Department.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]",
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        "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]",
        "content_text": "The Honourable \n\nSir.\n\nEnclosure /. \n\nThe Colonial Secretary,\n\nPresent.\n\n317\n\nHongkong, 31st August, 1921.\n\nAs I learn from the Hon. Mr. S. B. C. Ross that \n\nyou require a report on the work done by the Publicity Committee \n\nI have the honour to forward same.\n\n1: The Committee at present consists of the \n\nfollowing members:\n\nMr. C. Montague Ede, Chairman,\n\nMr. S. B. C. Ross, Secretary,\n\nLord Acheson,\n\nColonel Crosse, Chief of the Staff,\n\nLieut. Franks, R.N. Naval Intelligence Officer.\n\nThe Committee meets regularly on Mondays at 1 p.m. and discusses business until 2:30 p.m.\n\n2. The activities of the Committee may be considered under two heads,— the \"Daily Bulletin\" edited and published for the Committee by Mr. J. P. Braga, and the \"Translation Bureau\" which is under the control of Mr. O. T. Breakspear.\n\n3. The \"Daily Bulletin\". This paper continues to be published, and we now have the following news services paid for out of the funds at our disposal, i.e.\n\nReuter's Service. Exclusive.\n\nPacific Service. Exclusive.\n\nReuter's Commercial. 1/5th share.\n\nA Commercial Service supplied by Mr. H. V. Donald, Peking.\n\nThe cost of the \"Daily Bulletin\" for the year 1920 was $39,500 \n\nand the receipts were $23,000; it was, therefore, run at a loss of some $16,000.\n\nWe",
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        "page_number": 365,
        "title": "CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7]",
        "content_text": "We are considering the question of increasing the circulation and decreasing the cost of the \"Bulletin\". To double the number of copies printed would cost only an additional $120 a month, and to treble the number, an additional sum of $220 a month.\n\nWe hope when Mr. Turner visits the Colony next month to arrange for an improvement in the Pacific Service, which is a Chinese Political Service. We also hope that when d'Aguilar takes the Horsey wireless that the Government will permit the \"Bulletin\" to publish it; we should be quite prepared to pay any fee for this right which the Government might consider proper.\n\nWe also have under consideration the possibility of establishing a news-collecting service in South China. We hope, with the assistance of Lord Acheson, to collect news through the B.T. Agents at Canton, Wu Chau, Nanning, Swatow, Foochow and Hoihow. This news would be wired at our cost for the \"Bulletin\", but for a consideration, we may be of the greatest assistance to Reuter's, who at present have no efficient means of collecting news in South China. We shall go into the details of this scheme with Mr. Turner when he comes to Hongkong.\n\nIf we could get the Horsey wireless and good local news, there should be little difficulty in increasing our circulation. The question of printing advertisements in the \"Bulletin\" will also have to be considered, as this would very much decrease the cost of production. Our object at some future date is to become the sole owner of Reuter's in this Colony. If this could be brought about, the future of the \"Bulletin\" would be assured, for not only would there be a demand for the paper which would contain all Reuter's Service, but, in addition, slips would be issued to special subscribers. These slips would be issued each hour between ten and four and would contain the latest telegrams immediately after their receipt in the \"Bulletin\" Office.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926",
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        "title": "CO129-496 - Public Offices - 1926",
        "content_text": "of steamers on this section of the river met with much opposition from the vested interests (junk owners). The steamers have also been considerably harassed by the various military commanders who, in the civil war that is chronic in Szechuan, established themselves along the river. The latest phases of military interference are set out in chronological order below:-\n\nFebruary 1926.—Informal agreement made locally whereby Yang Sen was allowed to search British, American and Japanese steamers for arms.\n\nMay 1926.—Search extended to opium.\n\nJune 17, 1926.—His Majesty's consul at Chungking reported: \"The number of instances during the past three months of deliberate firing by Chinese troops on British and other foreign merchant shipping up and down the river and of commandeering of these vessels for unpaid transport of Chinese soldiery has easily eclipsed all previous records.\"\n\nJuly 2, 1926.—Butterfield and Swire, Shanghai, reported commandeering rife both above and below Chungking.\n\nJuly 1926.—Chungking consular body rescinded informal search arrangement.\n\nAugust 9, 1926, Hankow consul-general reported: \"Yang Sen's forces are firing on all steamers which pass Wanhsien without stopping.\"\n\nJuly/August 1926.—Military authorities brought pressure to bear on the Szechuan Waterways Steamship Navigation Society, of which the two leading British shipping companies (Jardine, Matheson and Co. and Butterfield and Swire) are not members, to agree to the carriage of Chinese troops in all merchant-vessels at half-passage rates, and attempted to compel British shipping companies to fall in with this arrangement (F. 4465, paragraph 6).\n\nAugust 11.—British and American consuls protest to General Liu Hsiang that merchant steamers cannot carry Chinese troops (ibid.).\n\nAugust 14.—Liu Hsiang replies that as Szechuan is free from hostilities there is no objection to carriage of troops (ibid.).\n\nAugust 20.—British and American consuls repeat and emphasise their protest (ibid., § 7).\n\nAugust 21. Steamship \"Wantung\" commandeered at Foochow to carry 1,000 troops (Yang Sen's) to Wanhsien.\n\nAugust 23. Steamship \"Wanhsien\" similarly commandeered at Foochow.\n\nAugust 24.—Steamship \"Fushan\" similarly commandeered at Foochow.\n\nAugust 26.—Rear-Admiral, Yang-tsze, authorised armed guards being put on British ships.\n\nAugust 27 (night). General Kuo Ou-tung placed 100 armed soldiers on steamship \"Wanhsien\" at Wanhsien.\n\nAugust 28.—General Kuo's troops remain in occupation of steamship \"Wanhsien\" with orders to repel by force any attempt at eviction by His Majesty's ship \"Cockchafer.\"\n\nAugust 29 (morning).—Commander of His Majesty's ship \"Cockchafer\": \"After a lot of difficulty I managed to interview General Kuo's chief of staff. I talked him over, and he agreed to see his general and advise him to remove these troops, and they were eventually removed at 5 P.M.\"\n\nAugust 29, 9:40 A.M.—As steamship \"Wanliu\" was discharging passengers at Yunyang, sixteen armed officers and soldiers, with their arms concealed, boarded the ship. At the same time several sampans (small boats) filled with armed soldiers left the shore for the ship. The captain proceeded at slow speed in order to avoid seizure of the ship by these troops, and at once a heavy fire was opened from both banks, while the armed soldiers on board attempted to rush the bridge and engine-room with the intention of stopping the ship. Meanwhile, a sampan with about eight people on board tried to come alongside when the ship was under way, fouled another sampan alongside, and drifted astern in a sinking condition. The soldiers on board seized and tied up the head compradore (supercargo) and threatened to kill the captain. The Chinese alleged that two junks were sunk, fifty-eight soldiers drowned, and 85,000 dollars lost, but this account appears to be grossly exaggerated.\n\nAugust 29, 1:40 P.M.—Steamship \"Wanliu\" arrived at Wanhsien. Armed party from \"Cockchafer\" disarms and evicts soldiers from \"Wanliu.\"\n\n\"One of them tried to shoot before he was disarmed.\"—(Lieutenant-Commander Acheson.) \"Two of them wounded on the head by bayonets.\"—(General Yang.) A short burst from a Lewis gun fired into the water to silence demonstrations on the shore. (Even the Chinese do not allege that this fire caused any casualties. In some of the reports it is alleged that two men were fatally wounded, but these would appear to be the two who, according to General Yang, received bayonet wounds in the head.)\n\nThere is now a little confusion as to the sequence of events: Lieutenant-Commander Acheson is very emphatic that General Yang placed 400 troops on steamship \"Wanhsien\" before this firing took place. He also says that at 4 p.m. \"Cockchafer\" was covered by 800 troops in \"Wanhsien\" and \"Wantung,\" but in another place he says that \"Wantung\" arrived at 6 p.m.; also, General Kuo's troops left steamship \"Wanhsien\" at 5 p.m. On the whole, it looks as though General Kuo's troops left the steamer only to be replaced immediately by General Yang's.\n\nThe final position that day was that, apart from \"Cockchafer\" being covered by about 800 armed troops in the \"Wanhsien\" and \"Wantung,\" the banks of the river all round the harbour were lined with about 2,000 troops, including two small field guns.\n\nAugust 30.—Rear-Admiral, Yang-tsze, gave orders that steps were to be taken to extricate \"Cockchafer,\" authorising her to deliver an ultimatum to General Yang, and, if necessary, to open fire on points of military importance.\n\nHis Majesty's consul at Chungking sent a strong protest to General Yang.\n\nLieutenant-Commander Acheson endeavoured to arrange personal negotiations with General Yang, who replied that he would treat only with His Majesty's consul, Chungking (Mr. Eastes).\n\nThe consul-general at Hankow obtained from Marshal Wu Pei-fu a cypher message to Yang Sen (which was passed by W/T) instructing him to release the ships and preserve friendly relations. (It would appear to have been on the delivery of this telegram that Yang's soldiers arrested \"Cockchafer's\" interpreter, threatened to murder him and then released him.)\n\nAugust 31.—Mr. Eastes left Chungking for Wanhsien in His Majesty's ship \"Widgeon.\" His Majesty's ship \"Widgeon\" ran aground and had to return to Chungking. Mr. Eastes continued his journey to Wanhsien in a merchant ship.\n\nHis Majesty's Minister instructed His Majesty's consul-general at Hankow to see Wu Pei-fu and urge him to instruct Yang Sen to withdraw his troops from the steamers. Promise of enquiry and of payment of compensation, if \"Wanliu\" was proved to be at fault, to be given.\n\nSeptember 1.—Mr. Eastes arrived at Wanhsien and found that His Majesty's ship \"Cockchafer\" had shifted her moorings. Mr. Eastes had his first interview with General Yang and protested against the seizure of the two British steamers. General Yang maintained that he was justified in his action on account of the alleged sinking by British steamers of various junks and sampans. This proposition Mr. Eastes refused to admit. He offered, however, to guarantee that the two steamers should be kept in harbour at Wanhsien so long as he himself remained there, in the endeavour to settle matters with General Yang. To this General Yang refused to agree, unless it were guaranteed that the ships should be retained indefinitely pending a final settlement. Mr. Eastes endeavoured vainly to suggest other solutions, but after four hours the interview had reached a deadlock, so that Mr. Eastes informed General Yang that he must telegraph to His Majesty's Minister for further instructions. General Yang proposed to return Mr. Eastes's call on board His Majesty's ship \"Cockchafer,\" but the offer was curtly refused.\n\nSeptember 2.—Mr. Eastes's second interview with General Yang (paragraph 9 of his report). General Yang's attitude still quite unyielding, though he promised that the steamer's officers should have full liberty on board and that supplies and coal should be furnished to \"Cockchafer.\" This promise does not appear to have been fulfilled. Mr. Eastes warned General Yang that extreme measures might be resorted to; the general's reply was little short of a defiance.\n\nHis Majesty's Minister instructed Mr. Eastes to make every possible effort to come to an amicable settlement with General Yang. Mr. Eastes was authorised to agree to the retention of the steamers, under custody of a British man-of-war, pending the arrival of the \"Wanliu,\" provided the officers were released and the troops withdrawn, and, as a further guarantee, it was proposed that a reasonable...",
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        "content_text": "10\n\nsum of money should be deposited pending the enquiry. (This telegram reached Hankow on the morning of the 4th September, so that it cannot have been until some time that day that Mr. Eastes received it, if it ever reached him. There is no evidence that Mr. Eastes carried out these instructions.)\n\nSeptember 2 (late at night).—A telegram in Chinese from Wu Pei-fu to Yang Sen, directing him to release the merchant ships at once, was received on board His Majesty's ship \"Cockchafer.\"\n\nSeptember 3 (morning).—This message was transmitted to General Yang, who answered that he had telegraphed a reply to Marshal Wu direct.\n\nSeptember 3, 6 P.M.-His Majesty's ship \"Widgeon\" arrived at Wanhsien and tied up alongside \"Cockchafer.\"\n\nSeptember 3, 9'15 P.M., G.M.T. (September 4, 5'15 A.M., Ichang time).-Telegram sent to His Majesty's Minister stating that His Majesty's Government had authorised the use of force as a last resource.\n\nSeptember 4 (probably not later than 9 A.M.).—Steamship “Kiawo,\" with naval crew but no wireless, left Ichang for Wanhsien.\n\nSeptember 4.—According to the Wai-chiao Pu, Sir R. Macleay called on them and was assured by Admiral Tsai Tingkan (Minister for Foreign Affairs) that instructions for an amicable settlement would be wired to General Yang, and these instructions were sent the same afternoon.\n\nSeptember 5 (morning).—Considerable numbers of extra troops were sent on Kiawo's board at Wanhsien and Wantung, showing that news of the plans had reached General Yang and that the element of surprise had been lost. \"Kiawo\" does not appear to have been informed of this.\n\nSeptember 5.-Commander-in-chief, China, informed Rear-Admiral, Yang-tsze, that on the arrival of the \"Kiawo\" at Wanhsien it would be desirable for His Majesty's consul to repeat once more the offer of an enquiry and guarantees. We have no evidence that these instructions were carried out; they would appear not to have been received.\n\nSeptember 5, 6'20 P.M.-\"Kiawo\" arrived at Wanhsien. Almost before she reached abreast of the 'Wanhsien firing commenced. Very early in the engagement a hot fire was directed against His Majesty's ship 'Cockchafer' from all sides, with rifles and machine guns; several shots penetrated her armour-plating, while at least three field guns were brought into action against her. Under the circumstances, Lieutenant-Commander Acheson had no option but to bring into action both his 6-inch guns in the endeavour to silence the hostile field guns and also to search out the more important of the many premises in and around Wanhsien City occupied by Chinese troops.\n\nHis Majesty's ships \"Widgeon\" and \"Cockchafer\" managed to reach before nightfall an anchorage some 5 miles below Wanshien, whence was clearly visible the glow of the large fires started at several points in the city by the bombardment \" (Mr. Eastes's report). A fuller report of the action is necessary, and will no doubt be forthcoming in due course from the Admiralty.\n\nBritish official report put the Chinese losses at less than 100 civilians killed, 140 injured and 20 houses destroyed. According to Chinese official statements more than 100 police or gendarmes were killed, nearly 1,000 civilians killed and wounded, and over 1,000 houses and buildings were destroyed by gunfire. British casualties were 3 officers and 4 seamen killed, and 2 officers and 13 seamen wounded; one of the mercantile marine officers lost his life in an attempt to escape. The remaining 5 officers were rescued, but it was found impossible to remove the detained steamers.\n\nSeptember 5, after 8.10 P.M.-His Majesty's Minister telegraphed to Rear-Admiral, Yang-tsze, that he expected His Majesty's consul to make final effort for amicable settlement, on lines laid down on the 2nd September, before force was actually used. This telegram was, of course, too late to be acted upon.\n\nSubsequently negotiations were initiated at Ichang between Rear-Admiral Cameron and Yang Sen's representative, and on the 19th September it was reported that the return of the steamers, through a neutral (American) intermediary, had been agreed to.\n\nSeptember 25.-Steamship \"Wantung\" arrived at Ichang and was handed over to her owners.\n\nSeptember 28.-Steamship \"Wanhsien\" arrived at Ichang and was handed over.\n\nSeptember 29. British gunboats left Ichang to resume their normal duties with their base at Chungking.\n\nThe incident has so far had no repercussions except locally. But in Szechuan, and particularly in Chungking (which was for a month without a British consul and also without its usual British naval patrol) there has been considerable anti-British agitation. The situation became so aggravated that on the 17th September all British women and children were evacuated. An anti-British boycott has been started there, and there has also been considerable looting and destruction of British property. There has also been considerable anti-British agitation in Chengtu, which is ten days overland from Chungking and where there is a very large community of British missionaries (principally Canadian) and, in view of geographical conditions and the impossibility of affording direct protection, it has been necessary to consider seriously the question of their withdrawal.\n\nWhile the Wanhsien episode has stirred up Szechuan feeling to such a pitch as to become a genuine threat to the existence of British interests in that province, it cannot be said to have achieved anything towards the removal of the causes that led up to it. The commandeering of steamers continued, and has now reached such a point that steamers have practically ceased running.\n\nProposals have been put forward for the investigation of the Wanhsien incident by a joint diplomatic enquiry. His Majesty's Minister has been authorised to consent to such an investigation or, at his discretion, to propose it. If the enquiry is to be held, it appears highly desirable that the terms of reference should be comprehensive and admit of the consideration of all causes of hostility to and interference with British steamers on the Upper Yang-tsze. His Majesty's Minister has also been instructed to report as to the desirability of making a small compassionate grant to the civilian sufferers of Wanhsien.\n\nA strong section of local opinion urges that the problems of the Upper Yang-tsze can only be settled by means of strong action, which, it is suggested, might take the form of a blockade of Szechuan. Owing to the fact that practically the whole of the external trade of Szechuan is carried by the River Yang-tsze, a blockade could be made effective with a minimum of force, but, owing to the self-contained nature of the province, the cessation of external trade would not be a fatal, or even a serious, blow, and the blockade would have to be continued for months before it would have any beneficial effect. The effects of the blockade would first make themselves felt in the salt trade, and would therefore react directly on the militarists of Szechuan, who derive the bulk of their revenue from the salt taxes, but the stoppage of the export from Szechuan would mean that the supply for Hupeh was cut off, and the blockade would immediately foment anti-British movements in that province, thus spreading rather than curbing the trouble.\n\nMoreover, it would be fatal to initiate a blockade without first withdrawing all British subjects from Szechuan—a step which appears distinctly paradoxical as a means of maintaining British interests.\n\nV.—Denunciation of Treaties by China.\n\nThe Peking Government has embarked upon a course of denouncing, whenever they fall due, the \"unequal treaties\" concluded with foreign Powers. Further, when the right of denunciation applies only to certain (e.g., tariff) clauses in the treaty, the Chinese Government nevertheless assume the right to denounce the whole treaty, including the exterritorial clauses.\n\nThis policy of treaty denunciation began with the notice given to the French Government on the 4th February, 1926, that the time had come for a revision of the conventions of the 25th April, 1886, the 26th June, 1887 (with additional commercial convention of the same date), and the 20th June, 1895—all dealing with trade and customs arrangements on the Indo-China frontier. The French Minister, on receiving this note, questioned whether the provincial authorities and people of the Province of Yunnan, who enjoyed certain special privileges under the treaties, had been consulted, and also doubted whether the present Peking Government was in a position to denounce a treaty with a foreign Power and to conclude a new one. We have no further information as to the attitude of the French Government regarding these conventions, but the Peking Government have recently given orders that, in\n\n[15412]\n\n11",
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        "content_text": "## 82746\n\n**CLOSED UNTIL**  \n6/1\n\n**HONG KONG**  \n20 129/530  \n**No 1. 1931**  \n**Ordinance**  \n**Registration Order**  \n**Nurses Registration**  \n\n82746//  \n\n**Previous**  \nN 72819:30 101  \n\n**Subsequent**  \n92680/32  \n\n1613  \nCR PUT BY  \nRom 50  \n9.12  \n25  \nDoof  \nR83  \nBR  \nFED 12 Calder. CR  \nFED  \n22/5 Eastern Dept.  \n22.5  \n76  \nX203  \n2/6 Miss Page. PR. de \"9  \n(brain (Legal) 9/6 2/6.  \nAnd he  \nNo Calder.  \n3.6  \nPUTB203  \nk  \n6K 21/4  \n87A  \n8  \nFE)  \n27/3  \n6 1  \n1576  \n14 Duncan 30/3/31  \nPUT BY  \n14 Calder 8.4  \nC. R. drap.  \n87A 10/4  \n3074 2  \nMr Acheron 75  \nDr Calors  \n87A  \n4'5'  \n.5  \nCRDeds.  \nEn  \nLiby  \nFED  \n14. Duncan  \nMi calder  \nCR PUT  \n183  \nSiy  \n2/  \n24/7/3  \n131.8  \n7/5 Eastern dept (8/12  \nLady Legal 1915  \nCR.  \nFED  \nMr Calder  \n1875  \nMr Acheson  \ncolás  \nfor Calde  \nF  \n(72741) Wt. 11776A-17 10 9,30 P. St. G. 1013A.  \n8.12  \n×",
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        "content_text": "## \nnon-disallowance required \n\non the two Ordinances mentioned by Mr. \nDuncan. \n\nInitialed \nNord Kirby \n16/5/31 \n8.4.31 \n\nstamp \nNo. Gov. 126 \n\nto \n1 Aust_couns- \nQuad \ncomo-28.4.31 \nmy. \nGen. Nursing Act for Scotland & Me Auth in 1190,30 The \n\nI think that a copy of this Ordinance \nshould be sent to the O.N.A. L.F. for their \ninformation. \n\nIf they raise any questions about \nit, I shall be able to answer them at the meeting \nof the Executive Committee. \n\nAcheson \n4.5.31 \nto us. \nWalder \n\n20 O.N.A. (Memo in re) - put. \n7% \nG.N.A. for Leg. \nActs (5) with thanks \nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \n\nJones \nO.N.A. \nAck (1) with thanks \nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \n8/5- \n6/5- \n2/5-",
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        "document_key": "CO129-530-6 Nurses Registration Ordinance 1931 6-2-1931 - 4-11-1931",
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        "title": "CO129-530-6 Nurses Registration Ordinance 1931 6-2-1931 - 4-11-1931",
        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Delahunt. /5 4.31.\n\nBickle 16 fs\n\n82746/1/31 Hong Kong.\n\nMr. Tomlinson.\n\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nArad, I\n\nDowning Street,\n28 April, 1931.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nSir,\n\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\n## HONG KONG. NO. 126\n\n**GOVERNOR**\n\nI have etc. to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch (1) No.53 of the 10th of February, and to inform you that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of disallowance in respect of Ordinance No.1 of 1931 of the Legislature of Hong Kong, entitled \"An Ordinance to provide for the registration of nurses for the sick.\n\nCopy of Ordinance to D.O. Mr. Acheson on to see. M. of H. General Nursing Council for Scotland. Home Office `2046`\n\n2. I consider that it would be more appropriate if the appeal under Section 6 (1) of the Supreme Court Ordinance were to the High Court (as in the Imperial Act of 1919) instead of to the Governor.\n\n3.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-542-6 Supreme Court Amendment Ordinance- 1933 23-6-1933 - 22-2-1934",
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        "content_text": "## GOV.\n\nSpares to Library.\n\n365\n\nTrs. Ordinance and Report.\n\n2\n\n27.6.33.\n\nThis seems all right, but C.S.D. and Mr. Bushe may have obs'ons.\n\n(Sgd) F.R.W. JAMESON.\n\nI have no obs'ons.\n\n11.8.33.\n\n(Sgd) A.B. ACHESON.\n\n14/8.\n\nMr. Bushe has passed this to me. There are two passages in the Ordinance (marked, but not by me), about which I feel somewhat dubious, but they are, I see, taken substantially from previous law. In the first place, I should be grateful for information as to how far they are usual in Colonial legislation.\n\nA Holen Waan\n\nM. Roberts Wray\n\nI have\n\n11.9.33.\n\nI have looked at a number of Colonial Draces, and it appears that the passages in question are not usual. The power to grant (suspension) is found in Ceylon (Drace. 1/1889 - Lec. 11 - Ace (Vol. 14 of the Rev. Ed.)) and Trinidad (Cap. 35 - Lec. 5). B. Imana (Cap. 10 - Lec. 10(1)) provide for the application of Colonial Regulations.\n\nAs regards the second point, provision is made in B. Imana (Cap. 10 - Sec. 10(W)). By vo (1/1889 (- Lec. 14+)) & Trinidad (Cap. 35. Sec. 5).\n\nCop of the legislation referred...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-543-17 Marine Surveyor's Department- vacancies and applications 19-4-1933 - 13-2-1934",
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        "content_text": "## RECEIVED \n- 2 NOV 1933 \n\n砂 37 \n\n4, MILLBANK, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1. \n(VICTORIA 7730) \n\nC.O. REGY \n1st November, 1933. \n\n18 \n\nDear Acheson, \n\nWith reference to your letter `13799/33` of the 16th of October, we have now had a report from the Board of Trade as to the suitability of the candidates whose papers were sent for their perusal on the 19th of October, and we are summoning the three candidates considered suitable for an interview at this Office at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the 7th of November. I regret to add that none of those considered suitable is a retrenchee.\n\nYours sincerely, \nRen \n\nA.B. Acheson, Esq.",
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        "content_text": "## \n4, MILLBANK, \nWESTMINSTER, \nLONDON, S.W.1. \n(VICTORIA 7730) \n19th October, 1933.\n\nDear Acheson,\n\nWith reference to your letter `13799/33` of the 16th October regarding the two vacancies for Assistant Government Marine Surveyors (Engineer Surveyors) for Hong Kong, we are arranging to carry out the procedure outlined therein, except that we have eliminated from the field of candidates all those retrenchees who are over 40, since this is the maximum age limit for candidates for appointment as Engineer and Ship Surveyors to the Board of Trade, and Hole has told us he wants men who are under 35 for Hong Kong. We have written to-day to the Board of Trade and Hole, and hope to interview the candidates on the 7th November as tentatively arranged.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nA. B. ACHESON, ESQ.\n\nPage 40\nPage 41",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Acheson. 14.10.33. Jameson 14110\n\n14\n\nMr. Gent lo\nMr. Parkinson.\nMr. Tomlinson.\nSir C. Bottomley.\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\nPermt. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\nSecretary of State.\n\n14\n\n13799/33. Hong Kong.\n\n162\n\nFor Mr. Acheson's signature.\n\nDowning Street.\n16 October, 1933.\n\nDear Carter,\n\n-45\n\nDRAFT.\n\nW. Carter Eng BIT. Vercentile Narine Dept.\n\nTo Dr Rans\nofthemoths.\n\n4 drafts.\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nI spoke to you on the telephone a day or two ago about the selection of Engineer Surveyors for Hong Kong and explained the situation. I now enclose a copy of a letter which I have sent to Reeves of the Crown Agents, setting out the matter in full. I do not think I have anything to add to the letter, and I have no doubt that the Crown Agents will put themselves in touch with you at once, if they have not already done so.\n\nWe are much obliged for your assistance.\n\nYours sincerely,\n**(Signed) A. B. ACHESON**",
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        "content_text": "## C.O.\n\nMr. Acheson.\n\n18 46\n\nFor M = Reucson's sig\n\n13799/33. Hong Kong.\n\n14.10.33.\n\nMr. Jameson 14/10\n\nGent-\n\nMr.\nMr. Parkinson.\nMr. Tomlinson.\nSir C. Bottomley.\n\n14/5\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nAms.2.27\n\nDowning Street.\n\n16 October, 1933.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nC.J. REEVES, ESQ.\nCrown Agents.\n\n4 drafts.\n\n**FURTHER ACTION**\n\nDear Reeves,\n\nAn official letter is going to you about the Engineer Surveyors for Hong Kong, and this letter is to confirm the provisional arrangements which I made with you on the telephone.\n\nAs you know, Hole has recommended that, as trained candidates cannot be obtained, two untrained men should be selected of whom one should be sent to Hong Kong at once and the other should take the ordinary course of training in this country under the Board of Trade",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Parkinson.  \nMr. Tomlinson.  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT**  \n**FURTHER ACTION**\n\nmerely because the Valter in their theoretical knowledge. But I impressed upon him that the Secretary of State regarded it as a definite obligation to give retrenched officers prior consideration as far as possible, and not to reject a retrenched officer who would be able to do the job satisfactorily merely because there is available a candidate with previous service or highly qualified intellectually abilities. I think Hole understands the position, and naturally you will see that it is fully safeguarded.\n\nI have sent a copy of this letter to Carter at the **Board of Trade**.\n\nYOURS SINCERELY  \n(Signed) A. B. ACHESON,  \n50",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n**THE CROWN AGENTS**\n13799/33. Hong Kong.\n\nOctober 16, 1933.\n\nGentlemen,\n\nI am directed, etc., to refer to your letter No. M/3152 of the 17th of August regarding the appointment of additional staff for the Government Marine Surveyor's Department of the Harbour Office in Hong Kong, and to inform you that it has been understood that you have not feared it possible to obtain any trained candidates for the two vacancies for Engineer Surveyors which you have been asked to fill.\n\n2. In these circumstances, Commander G. F. Hole has recommended...\n\nC. O.  \nMr. Acheson. 14.10.33.  \nMr. Jameson 14/10  \nGent  \nMr. ...  \nMr. Parkinson.\"  \nMr. Tomlinson.  \n14  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\nPage 50  \nPage 51",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT. Code telegram.\n### Governor. Hong Kong.\n\n14/10/33  \n13799/33. Hong Kong.  \nCoded Leat 17  \n[To go today  \n\nMy despatch of 8th August No.308. Engineer Surveyors. It has proved fully impossible to obtain trained candidates. In the circumstances Hole recommends that two untrained candidates be selected of whom one should proceed Hong Kong forthwith to release present launch surveyor for Acting other duties and the other remain in this country for preliminary training. Do you agree. Reply urgently required.\n\n### FURTHER ACTION.\nlo B.A.(22)  \n[15]  \nNo.88.  \n4.0.P.M 14/10/33  \nC.D.  \n16 OCT  \nU 16~  \n\nMr. Cheson. 14.10.33.  \nMr. Jameson  \nMr. Gent  \nMr. Parkinson.  \nMr. Tomlinson.  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.  \n14/10/33 14 atonce  \nAndd 21  \n53  \nthey to go",
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        "document_key": "CO129-543-3 Leave and passage regulations 13-1-1933 - 11-9-1933",
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        "content_text": "## C.O.\n\nMr. Costar  \n2/9/33.  \nMr. Acheson  \n4/1  \nMr. Cowell  \nMr. Parkinson.  \nMr. Tomlinson.\n\n13744/33 Hong Kong  \n13  \n22  \n\nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT.s**\n\n## HONG KONG\n\nNo: 345  \n**Gov.**\n\n## FURTHER ACTION\n\nSi!  \n(9) and (10).\n\nAnod3  \nSir,\n\nDowning Street,  \n51-4154  \n33  \nSeptember, 1933.\n\nI have, etc. to refer to your despatches Nos. 392 and No. 393 of the 13th of July, 1933, and to my telegram No. 70 of the 4th of September, on the subject of the class of steamer on the passages for which, under the new leave and passage regulations, certain officials in the Hong Kong Government Service are eligible.\n\n2. As you are aware, representations on various grounds have been made to me in connection with these new regulations. The representations made by the Director of Colonial Audit, which I communicated to you in my despatch No. 193 of the 17th May, were based upon...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-544-21 Creation of new posts for architects and overseers in Public Works Department 18-9-1933 - 27-1-1934",
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        "content_text": "## \nJape. There are plenty of retrenched architects and undents for necessary obsons. So a huk considering where Can the retrenched officers be utilized? \n\nBut the evidence then had not withheld approval of the appt of the local fully gratified candidate to the post. Mr Paruson, which vacancy vice the Gov. I mends in Mant. 26.x. agreed an Cas hm the appt. of h Band is to be on. I don't think Dept. would agreement the appts. want to be brought in) \n\n27. 10.33 I approve m Bont's app! by tel.: \n+ say steps and (2) approus cualing of new posts being taken to fill them. Reane To Am Acheson to consuler what repented offren are available, We lowell \n\n30",
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        "document_key": "CO129-546-7 Leave and passage regulations 3-1-1934 - 26-11-1935",
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        "content_text": "## RESTRICTED\nD.C.A. now, as he has asked to see it.\n\n12/4/34.\n\n(Please see also 13453/33 Straits)\n\nSeen.\n\nDirector of Colonial Audit.\n\n17 APR. 1934\n\nAs a petition is involved here, I send the report to Lord Plymouth's Committee, which will provide an opportunity for discussion of these questions.\n\nMeanwhile, they are as hurried.\n\n20.4.34\n\n23/4/34\n\nif to H. Kong - 191 (3 Annex)\n\n16 MAY 1934\n\nPage 9\nE. Dept.\n\n193.com wearying 10 8: com 13744/33\naprites interminin necessary to dorat.\n\nReaccumulated SL 16.5.34\n\nDraft litter to the Institute of Chemistry Posate for Conson opposite Hε Bader 18·5·34 R Acheson.\n\nAs for An Concerned ? add last pack of In titube de w' be unsu df.. Iso for as I know we have nor hitherto too dbory ma meaide the hemrice of the Existence Mhe clor hat then no horm mi Doinges.\n\nto app of 17; on 137443.\n\nfoluss: of Chensions Ins Clife of Chamsing\n\n11 JUN 1934\n\nwel be 12.6.34. communicated (s) : contents Commul of the Institulé al-meeting.\n\n? Putty. 112 Bader *7/8/6/304 next 19ah\n\nPage 9\nPage 10\n\nExtract from minute X (P.H. Jennings)\nI have in minute may minute on PF 30078 get march 1933 pointed out the objections to the womy tong £uso-£roo beine 700 assistant auditor deprived of first class passages.\n\nI have questioned once last heard nothing on that april (`33734/34 H. Kory`).\n\n(@qd) a. J. Hardine D.C.A. 23.10.34.\n\nMarding Art Your (4) was Mr. Bader We have Sent. had Mimente of 23-10-34 from nothing but HK. Since Put 4. 3/11/34.\n\nm2 Bader Thank you A.). Harding 11-34 21 - 11 Ite Badur 23/11 at Ona. DCA\n\nPage 10\nPage 11\n\n(1) Impel. Thor. of passage",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Carstans 20/1  \nMr. Lut 20  \nMr. Irby  \n\n33774/34  \n21.11.357.  \nM Stap 22  \nMr. Parkinson.  \n\nM  \n1tv...  \n5 NOV  \n\nAcheson  \nSir G. Tomlinson.  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \n\nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.  \n\n**DRAFT** for cousin  \nRegishiorides,  \nInstitute of Chemist  \n15.B. Illaw  \n\n**FURTHER ACTION**  \nfe by this 1910 CAI  \nLE  \nto th. Kong (21)  \n1464 bulang  \n\nSir,  \n\nIkan  \n20  \n20  \nzb Nov 1935-  \nre to ach the  \nletter of the  \n13A Nor  \nou  \n\nThe subject  \n(19) receipt of your  \nthe Class  \n\ndeamskip panages  \nperovided for brsistant  \nAnalysts in the It.  \nSoot service and to  \ninform you, with refee  \n\n...  \nPage 20  \nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Bader 15.5.34\nMr. Gent\nMr. Acheson 6.34\nMr. Parkinson.\nMr. Tomlinson.\nSir C. Bottomley.\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\nPermt. U.S. of S.\nParly. U.S. of S.\nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nTHE REGISTRAR,\nMr Jeffries\nINSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY.\n\n33734/34 Hong Kong.\n7 JUN\n\nSir,\n\nDowning Street,\n11 June, 1934.\n\n43\n\nI am directed, etc., to refer to your letter No.3249/18/RBP/JVH of the 18th of September, 1933, regarding the class of passage granted to Assistant Analysts in the service of the Hong Kong Government when proceeding to or from leave, and to inform you that he has now received a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong on this subject.\n\n2.\n\nThe Governor has not felt able to recommend that the existing regulations should be altered, but I am to say that the whole question of the conditions under which officers of the Colonial Service generally should be granted leave to this country is at present under **FURTHER ACTION**.",
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        "content_text": "No. 55.\n\nSir,\n\n1:\n\n3\n\n2\n\nGOVERNMENT HOUSE,\n\nHONG KONG.\n\n28th January, 1935.\n\nEncl.No.1\n\nI have the honour to submit for the\n\nsignification of His Majesty's pleasure the following\n\nOrdinance intituled:-\n\n2.\n\nEncl.No.2\n\nAn Ordinance to provide for the\n\nIncorporation of the Cheero Club of Hong Kong.\n\nThe enclosed report by the Attorney General explains the objects and reasons of the Ordinance.\n\n3.\n\nEncl.No.3\n\nI also forward a certificate under my hand as required by Article XXVII of the Royal Instructions dated the 14th February, 1917.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient, humble servant,\n\nA. CALDECOTT\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nSIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,\n\n&C.,\n\n&C.,\n\n&C.,",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG.\n\nNo. 4 OF 1935.\n\nI assent.\n\nW. PEEL,\n\nL.S.\n\nGovernor.\n\n25th January, 1935.\n\nAn Ordinance to provide for the Incorporation of the Cheero Club of Hong Kong.\n\n[25th January, 1935.]\n\nBE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:-\n\n1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Cheero Club Incorporation Ordinance, 1935.\n\n2. In this Ordinance :-\n\n(a) The General Committee means the General Committee from time to time appointed pursuant to Section 5 of this Ordinance.\n\n(b) The Ladies' Advisory Committee means the Ladies' Committee for the time being appointed pursuant to Section 6 of this Ordinance.\n\n(c) The Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong means the Young Men's Christian Association as incorporated by the Young Men's Christian Association Ordinance, 1923.\n\nNo. 7 of 1923.\n\n3. The General Committee for the time being shall be a body corporate under the name of \"The Cheero Club Hong Kong\" (hereinafter referred to as \"the Corporation\") and in that name shall have perpetual succession and shall and may sue and be sued in all courts in the Colony and shall and may have and use a common seal.\n\n4. The purpose of the Corporation shall be to promote and carry out in the Colony of Hong Kong the following objects:-\n\n(a) To maintain and carry on the Cheero Club Hong Kong.",
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        "content_text": "5\n\nGeneral Committee.\n\nLadies' Advisory Committee.\n\nDelegation of powers to Ladies' Advisory Committee.\n\nPower to make regulations, etc.\n\n2\n\n(b) To provide facilities for the entertainment and recreation of His Majesty's Forces in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\n(c) To provide the said facilities under the aegis of the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong.\n\n5. The first General Committee shall be Sir William Shenton and Messrs. Philip Stanley Cassidy and Alexander Somerled Mackichan, representing the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong, and Mr. Frederick Charles Hall, the Reverend Lewis Bryan and Mr. George Gwinnett Noble Tinson representing the Subscribers to the Cheero Club Fund, together with the Chairman for the time being of the Ladies' Advisory Committee.\n\nThe first Chairman of the General Committee shall be Mr. Frederick Charles Hall, and thereafter the Chairman for the time being shall be appointed by the General Committee.\n\nOn the resignation, death, or other determination of the membership of any member of the General Committee, other than the Chairman for the time being of the Ladies' Advisory Committee, the General Committee shall appoint a successor, and in making such appointment the General Committee shall, unless there is good reason to the contrary, maintain on the General Committee three nominees of the Board of Directors of the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong and three representatives of the subscribers to the Cheero Club Fund.\n\n6. The Ladies' Advisory Committee shall consist of not less than six or more than twelve members. The first members of the Ladies' Advisory Committee shall be Mrs. Edith Lewis, Mrs. Eileen Bellamy, Mrs. Esme Henderson, Mrs. Ethel Tinson, Mrs. Nancy Fitzgerald, Mrs. Gladys Baskett, Mrs. Margery Bowes-Smith, Mrs. Helen Drummond and Mrs. Hildred Shellshear.\n\nThe Chairman of the Ladies' Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Ladies' Advisory Committee.\n\nOn the resignation, death, or other determination of the membership of any member of the Ladies' Advisory Committee any vacancy so caused shall, if the General Committee think fit, be filled by the General Committee on the recommendation of the Ladies' Advisory Committee.\n\n7. The General Committee shall from time to time delegate to the Ladies' Advisory Committee such powers as the General Committee shall consider expedient, in order, subject to the directions of the General Committee, to vest in the Ladies' Advisory Committee the control and management of the Cheero Club.\n\n8. The General Committee shall have full power to make regulations and by-laws:\n\n(a) For the control and management of any premises owned or occupied by the Corporation, and in regard to all matters incidental to the conduct of such premises.\n\n(b) For the internal management, subject to the advice of the Ladies' Advisory Committee, of the Cheero Club.\n\n9. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Corporation shall have power to acquire, accept leases of, purchase, take, hold and enjoy any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever situated, and also to invest moneys upon mortgage of any lands, buildings, messuages or tenements, or upon the mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities of any government, municipality, corporation or company, and also to purchase, acquire and possess vessels, goods and chattels of what nature and kind soever.\n\n(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-section (1), the Corporation shall not acquire any immovable property in the Colony unless it shall have previously obtained the special consent of the Governor-in-Council in each case.\n\n(3) The Corporation shall further have power by deed under its seal to grant, sell, convey, assign, surrender, exchange, partition, yield up, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any lands, buildings, messuages, tenements, mortgages, debentures, stocks, funds, shares or securities, vessels, goods or chattels, which are for the time being vested in or belonging to the Corporation, upon such terms as to the Corporation may seem fit.\n\n10. All deeds and other instruments requiring the seal of the Corporation shall be sealed in the presence of and shall be signed by two members of the General Committee for the time being and the Secretary for the time being and all instruments requiring the signature of the Corporation shall be signed by such committeemen and Secretary.\n\n11. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect or be deemed to affect the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs or Successors, or the rights of any body politic or corporate or of any other person except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming by, from or under them.\n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 24th day of January, 1935.\n\nR. A. C. NORTH,\n\nDeputy Clerk of Councils.\n\n6",
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        "content_text": "Enclosure No.2\n\n7\n\nATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,\n\nHong Kong,\n\n25th January, 1935.\n\nREPORT ON ORDINANCE No. 4.\n\nof 1935.\n\n1. I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an Ordinance to provide for the Incorporation of the Cheero Club of Hong Kong.\n\n2. I am of opinion that the Ordinance is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.\n\n3. Owing to the increase in the number of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces in Hong Kong in 1927 the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong was requested by The English National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association to provide additional facilities for the entertainment and recreation of His Majesty's Forces in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\n4. On receiving such request the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong with the help of a Committee of local ladies issued an appeal for funds with the result that premises were obtained for the purpose of providing recreation facilities for His Majesty's Forces.\n\n5. The original Committee consisted of Directors of the Young Men's Christian Association and later were added members representing the General Public of Hong Kong and the Chairman of the Ladies' Advisory Committee.",
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        "content_text": "6. The premises first obtained were at the corner of Queen's Building in the premises formerly occupied by the Banque Franco Chinoise. Later the City Hall Committee granted accommodation in the City Hall and from that date until the City Hall was condemned as unsafe, facilities for dancing, writing, whist drives and other amusements were carried on under the name of the Cheero Club and proved of the greatest service in providing recreation of the above description for members of His Majesty's Forces.\n\n7. On the closing of the City Hall the Club fell into abeyance for lack of accommodation and in the Autumn of 1933 an appeal was made for sufficient funds to enable new premises to be erected to carry on the Work so successfully inaugurated by the Old Cheero Club under the Auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association.\n\n8. The appeal was successful in raising over $41,000 which was sufficient to pay for the erection and furnishing of a building on a site which had been granted by Government at the corner of Murray Parade Ground which had been handed back to Government by the Secretary of State for War on the understanding that it was to be used for the benefit of men of His Majesty's Forces and such land is now vested in the Young Men's Christian Association.\n\n9. As a result of meetings between representatives of the Young Men's Christian Association and of Subscribers to the former fund and members of the Ladies' Advisory Committee it was decided that the premises should be used by the Cheero Club and that it was for the benefit of that Club that the Club should be incorporated under an Ordinance so as to give it perpetual succession.\n\n8\n\n10. The Ordinance, which was introduced and passed as a Private Bill, follows generally the lines of other Incorporation Ordinances of the same kind.\n\n11. In my opinion this is an Ordinance to which His Excellency",
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        "content_text": "the Governor may properly assent in the name of His Majesty \n\nand on His behalf.\n\nAttorney General.\n\nEnclosure No.3\n\nI certify that adequate and timely notification \n\nwas made of the intention of the parties concerned to apply \n\nto the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for an Ordinance \n\nstyled \"An Ordinance to provide for the Incorporation of the \n\nCheero Club of Hong Kong\" before the same was brought into \n\nthe Legislative Council. Such notification was made in the \n\nmanner following:- \n\nNotification of the intention of the parties to \n\napply for the said Ordinance was advertised in two issues of \n\nthe Government Gazette on the 7th and 14th December, 1934; \n\nand in two issues of an English newspaper circulating in the \n\nColony, namely, \n\nThe South China Morning Post \n\non the 5th and 7th December, 1934. A draft of the proposed \n\nsaid Ordinance was further published in two issues of the \n\nGovernment Gazette on the 7th and 14th December, 1934.\n\nA proof of the notification was made before the \n\nGovernor in Executive Council.\n\nHong Kong, 29th January, 1935.\n\nGovernor, &c.\n\nHONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\nJohn Ambulance Brigade Overseas and to incorporate the Director for the time being of the Ambulance Department of the Order of St. John in Hong Kong and the Treasurer and Secretary for the time being of the Hong Kong Branch of the St. John Ambulance Association as Custodian Trustees\". He said: The St. John Ambulance Association is a foundation of an Order at present designated the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John Jerusalem and is incorporated by Royal Charter.\n\nThe St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas is a subsidiary of that Order.\n\nA Branch of the Association was established in Hong Kong in the year 1884, and a District of the Brigade in the year 1916.\n\nThe work of the Association is to train and certify pupils in the principles of first-aid and nursing and that of the Brigade to organise them on efficient lines when certified.\n\nThe success which the work of the Order in Hong Kong has met with is so well-known that it is unnecessary to enter into any details of it; the results speak for themselves.\n\nThe organisation has acquired property both movable and immovable in this Colony and will acquire more from time to time.\n\nThe object of the proposed Ordinance is threefold, first to prevent unauthorised persons from holding themselves out as qualified members of the Order, Association or Brigade; secondly to incorporate the Director, Treasurer and Secretary and so obtain greater uniformity of control and stability and to ensure perpetual succession; and thirdly to take over all movable and immovable property now belonging to the organisation in this Colony.\n\nThe proposed Bill has been drafted by the legal advisers of the Order in England and has been approved by the Honourable Attorney General of this Colony.\n\nTHE HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.\n\nObjects and Reasons.\n\nThe \"Objects and Reasons\" for the Bill were stated as follows:\n\nThis Bill follows the form usual in incorporation Ordinances of this nature, particularly that of the Boy Scouts Association Ordinance, No. 22 of 1927.\n\nCHEERO CLUB INCORPORATION ORDINANCE, 1934.\n\nTHE HON. SIR WILLIAM SHENTON moved the first reading of a Bill intituled \"An Ordinance to provide for the Incorporation of \n\nPage 11",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\n11\n\nthe Cheero Club of Hong Kong.\" He said: In the first place I would draw Honourable Members' attention to certain alterations which have been made in Clauses 1 and 3 of the Objects and Reasons.\n\nIn Clause 1, fourth line, the words \"its head office in London\" have been struck out and in place thereof the following words have been substituted \"The English National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association.\"\n\nIn Clause 3, first line, the word \"three\" has been struck out, in the second line the words \"three other\" have been struck out and in place thereof the following words have been substituted \"later were added.\" In the third line the words \"appointed by\" have been struck out and in place thereof the following word has been substituted \"representing\", and in the fourth line the words \"assisted by\" have been struck out and in place thereof the following words have been substituted \"and the Chairman of the.\"\n\nThe Cheero Club had its origin in 1927 when the Young Men's Christian Association in Hong Kong was requested by the English National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association to provide additional facilities for the entertainment and recreation of His Majesty's Forces in the Colony of Hong Kong by reason of the Sha Force Expedition.\n\nThe original Committee consisted of Directors of the Young Men's Christian Association and later were added members representing the general public of Hong Kong together with the Chairman of the Ladies' Committee, a Ladies' Committee having been appointed.\n\nThe Cheero Club has from time to time been carried on in various premises in the Colony and in response to an appeal for funds initiated by Lady Peel, to which there was a generous response, it has been found possible to erect premises for the Club on a site which has been granted by Government at the corner of Murray Parade Ground which has been handed back to the Government by the Secretary of State for War.\n\nThe main idea for which the General Committee is to be incorporated is for the purpose of insuring perpetual succession. The purposes of the Club when incorporated will be to promote and carry out in the Colony of Hong Kong the following objects:--\n\n(a) To maintain and carry on the Cheero Club, Hong Kong.\n\n(b) To provide facilities for the entertainment and recreation of His Majesty's Forces in the Colony of Hong Kong; and\n\n(c) To provide the said facilities under the aegis of the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong.\n\n12",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL\n\nThe draft Bill has been duly advertised in accordance with the Royal Instructions and the Standing Orders of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.\n\nCopies of the Bill have been forwarded to the Honourable the Attorney General and the Bill has been approved by him.\n\nI move the first reading of the said Bill.\n\nTHE HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL seconded, and the Bill was read a first time.\n\nObjects and Reasons.\n\nThe \"Objects and Reasons\" for the Bill were stated as follows:\n\n1. As a result of the increase in the number of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces in Hong Kong in 1927 the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong was requested by its Head Office in London to provide additional facilities for the entertainment and recreation of His Majesty's Forces in the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\n2. As a result of such request the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong with the help of a Committee of local ladies issued an appeal for funds with the result that premises were obtained for the purpose of providing recreational facilities for His Majesty's Forces.\n\n3. The original Committee consisted of three Directors of the Young Men's Christian Association and three other members appointed by the General Public of Hong Kong assisted by a Ladies' Advisory Committee.\n\n4. The premises first obtained were at the corner of Queen's Building in the premises formerly occupied by the Banque Franco Chinoise. Later the City Hall Committee granted accommodation in the City Hall and from that date until the City Hall was condemned as unsafe, facilities for dancing, writing, whist drives and other amusements were carried on under the name of the Cheero Club and proved of the greatest service in providing recreation of the above description for members of His Majesty's Forces.\n\n5. On the closing of the City Hall the Club fell into abeyance for lack of accommodation and in the Autumn of 1933 an appeal was made for sufficient funds to enable new premises to be erected to carry on the work so successfully inaugurated by the Old Cheero Club under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association.\n\n6. The appeal was successful in raising over $41,000 which was sufficient to pay for the erection and furnishing of a building on a site which had been granted by Government at the corner of\n\nPage 13\n\n \n(To be continued on next page)\n\n...\n\nPage 13\n\n(Continued from previous page)\n\n...\n\nPage 13",
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        "content_text": "13\n\n14\n\nEND\n\nHONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.\n\nMurray Parade Ground which had been handed back to Government by the Secretary of State for War on the understanding that it was to be used for the benefit of men of His Majesty's Forces and such land is now vested in the Young Men's Christian Association.\n\n7. As a result of meetings between representatives of the Young Men's Christian Association and of Subscribers to the fund and members of the Old Ladies' Advisory Committee it was decided that the premises should be used by the Cheero Club and that it was for the benefit of that Club that the Club should be incorporated under an Ordinance so as to give it perpetual succession.\n\n8. This Bill follows the lines of other Incorporation Ordinances of the same kind.\n\nADJOURNMENT.\n\nstands adjourned until\n\nH.E. THE GOVERNOR.-Council January 24th.\n\nFINANCE COMMITTEE.\n\nFollowing the Council, a meeting of the Finance Committee was held, the Colonial Secretary presiding.\n\nVotes totalling $24,130, being $6,130 under Estimates 1934, and $18,000 under Estimates 1935, were considered.\n\nItem 136.-32, Public Works Department-Other Charges, 5.— Electric Fans and Light, $900.00.\n\nTHE CHAIRMAN.-I understand Item No. 136 is not required.\n\nItem 140.--20, Police Force.-32, Transport, $2,400.00.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER. I would like to propose that this vote be increased from $2,400 to $2,450 as since the Votes were made up small charges totalling $50 have come in.\n\nThis was agreed to.\n\nItem 144.-21, Prison Department.-15, Materials for Repairs and Renewals, $200.00.\n\nTHE COLONIAL TREASURER. Here again I would like to propose that this figure, $200 be increased to $242 as several small charges amounting to $42 have come in since this vote was prepared.\n\nThis was agreed to.\n\nThe votes were passed as amended.",
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        "content_text": "25\n\nWe all appreciate the infection of maligning the Hay Kay silver, we shall wait with interest any opportunity. Unfortunately, it is rather in President Roosevelt's hand!\n\niP.V. Vernon 13.12\n\n35\n\nConnected with A.G. Curt's minute, I have carefully considered the matter and might promise to send the Colonial Secretary a separate despatch. The revised scales for the main branches in East and West Africa have recently been agreed upon after an exhaustive review of the various considerations.\n\nIn Acheson's absence, I will have to produce the material and draft a despatch.\n\nC.J. Jeffre 13.12.31",
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        "content_text": "## Mr. Refine \n\nTo vex Mr. N. Borstar's misinterpretation.\n\n21/10. (Friday)\n\nSeen.\n\nMill Acheson.\n\n6.9. Gov Conf.\n\n21/12/16.\n\nC.I.L. \"w\", medical.\n\nBetter not commit ourselves for the future.\n\nRequests authority for addition to expenditure provided in 1937 Estimates with respect to Wan Chai Memorial Nursing Home.\n\nI think that Govt assistance to the hospital may be approved on medical grounds for the reasons given above, as well as because of its general character.\n\nOn the whole, I should have thought that a fixed grant of $15,000 would have been preferable to the somewhat uncertain (probably smaller) sum served by voluntary subscription (we have an endowment fund of not less than $500,000 to draw on), but we scarcely suggest this at the present moment.\n\nI agree to approve the proposal.\n\nPage 20\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "19 will have to be further considered.\n\n(4) One final point - if there is to be an exemption limit, the legislation must contain a proviso that the operation of the levy will not reduce my salary below that limit.\n\nIt is quite possible to devise a method which will avoid discrimination, and I have proposed one in the draft herewith for consideration. I have spoken to Or Gent who sees no objection to the draft, but he points out that it is important to get a very early decision, and suggests that we had better leave it to the Governor to decide what to do. Part of the draft is already drafted in that sense.\n\nAB. Acheson\n\n\"10% I which it has already been agreed that this should be done \n\nS xm ph almu thi śnianciae positio JHK.\n\n(Perhaps when this is settled, we might suggest to Hong Kong that they should consider a revision of salaries etc. on \"unification\" lines for application to new entrants - the case of the East & West African Colony). M",
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        "content_text": "(in so far as they are issued locally) I am not sure that all the assumptions upon which Mr. Acheson's minute and draft are based are correct. As I read the telegram, the Governor proposes that officers on sterling salaries should suffer in two ways:- \n\n(1) by having their salaries converted into dollars at a fluctuating rate which would always be considerably less favourable than the current rate; and \n(2) by the imposition of a percentage levy as indicated in Part I of the scheme. The combined effect of these two measures is estimated to impose an equal burden upon the sterling-paid officers as that imposed by the levy described in Part II upon the dollar-paid officers. If this is correct, it is not fair to draw the comparisons made at X in Mr. Acheson's minute, since the dollars received by the sterling-paid officer would already represent less than he would ordinarily be entitled to receive.\n\nI am not equal to working out whether in fact the proposed arrangement does achieve equality of sacrifice, but, if it does, I should see no objection to agreeing to it as a temporary measure, though I agree with Mr. Acheson in thinking that, in view of the present uncertainty, the whole thing should be subject to frequent periodical review, and that we should not commit ourselves to any particular rate beyond, say, the first quarter of the year.\n\nAs I feel, however, that, whatever may be done as a purely emergency measure, the whole situation requires a good deal of consideration with a view to putting these salary questions on a more satisfactory basis for the future. The complications with which we have to deal on this paper arise out of the traditional",
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        "content_text": "17 \n\nThus it will work out. \n\nThe two Exemptions limit (p240 pa. in the case of overseas Salaries & 240 dollars p.m. in the case of dollar salaries) are so widely separated that I can't see how the conversion proposals are going to bring them into any sort of appropriate relation, more particularly as they appear to press unduly heavily on the worst paid.\n\nAs delay is to be deprecated I suggest that the proposals as in No.2 should be approved marginally, but I say that the Secretary of State for the Colonies reserves the right to revive them & that he would like to have further particulars supported by concrete Examples (e.g. the effect of the levy plus Conversion proposals on the Officers drawing the salaries mentioned at para.8 in Mr. Acheson's minute).\n\nS.J.7.7 \n13.1.36",
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        "content_text": "Nolit 22 \n\n46 Lens Sterling-from both the mass pet hous from dollar-calaved staff, The levy stimated Save alov: $14 millions in 1936, a the est? difint for 1936 ima Sam $4½ millions. results the 4 The is to April 1936 Jannany actually o there is samples of 1½ million, no sign that the position will so crumble doing May December as to fulful the est deficit. At the end of pant 5 N 17 the for refered to the porschleby that to pessimotic forcast-hught be an error on the side of caution, > time the tel in M a d.h. sh' so. Ment 23.5. No objection for re hains of view Tel to our Hok. Nog? / 27\" mar carcer AB Acheson Campsst",
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        "content_text": "## Memo. Extracts from Minutes on 53652/35.\n\nMr. Gent.\n\n2\n\nThis has been registered \"Hong Kong\" after discussion with Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Cowell, as these questions about general salary revision are normally registered geographically.\n\nYou are dealing with the question of expressing salaries in sterling or dollars.\n\n(Signed) A. B. ACHESON.\n31/1.\n\n## Note on the system of sterling salaries in Hong Kong.\n\nI have attached this note and I think it would be as well to have a decision on the question and some reference to the point inserted into the draft despatch if the latter can be recirculated for the purpose - and for further consideration generally.\n\n(Signed) G. E. J. GENT.\n1/2.\n\nThe advantages of expressing salaries in local currency are most apparent when exchange rates are fluctuating. At such times the payment of salaries in local currency makes for stability; the exchange problems are confined to the narrowest possible field (remittances abroad, salaries on leave and pensions); the salary system as a whole, the Government's salary bill, and the individual officer's income, though not of course entirely unaffected...",
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        "content_text": "9 \n\n`su(1)19374` \n\n\nand proposes to mitigate the possible \n\nevils (a long time-scale) by tightening \n\nthe conditions governing the passing of an efficiency report. \n\nA further despatch will be sent as \n\nthe grounds of voluntary retirements on \n\nill health and death gratuities. \n\nIt is estimated that the present revised salary & allowance scales \n\nwill in time result in a \n\nlarge saving \n\nin leave salaries. \n\nand pensions. \n\nMr. Acheson \n\nMay I be excused for relaying this? \nI am sorry to have relayed this). \n\n\"CyConstans \n11/9/36. \n\nThis despatch represents \n\na reasoned attempt to apply the general \n\nconditions of service which we have worked \n\nout as a standard for unified services to Hong Kong. \n\nI think it would be appropriate in replying to it \n\nto express appreciation of the manner in which the \n\nproblem has been tackled. \n\n## SUPER-SCALE POSTS. \n\nOne result of the Governor's \n\nproposals is that the present system under which \n\nthe establishment of Class I \"Cadet Officers\" is \n\nfixed",
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        "content_text": "# 15\n\n7. 15% how they are fixed on locally as a safe minima cost to ...(th. En quin прийм)? that the normal expectation when Halt with greater ... that then thin m PRIS.? would not post mud the observation at Y. There wi... नेल ん no practical doubt. What contributed suitable recommendation n. int Officer. with M. Acheson's X. I agree A for this point remains however A be considered. vy. the exerting Ervy salaries which is likely to be continued in 1937 in a modified form.\n\nThe annual effect of the new salary proposals will be to montare little cash difference the officer rewry amoved or apht, though in the higher seans of supin #00 states a distinct decrease.\n\nlater Harve \"I should not be melmed to suggest",
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        "content_text": "No. 3472/24.\n\nSA\n\nI cond see why school water drawing I love showed draws a NIS Rendenhal Allowance buen a no on a higher salary witnen\n\nn+/+\n\nMr. Acheson,\n\nAfter speaking to you, I submit my views on the Audit Department proposals in the form of a Memo, which if approved could be communicated to the Governor.\n\nAs regards paragraph 7 of my memo the substitution, when a suitable vacancy occurs, of one Senior Assistant Auditor and two Assistant Auditors for the present top heavy arrangement - I suggested this as desirable in see my minute of 7th of March, 1930, on `72814/1930` Hong Kong. I have since been in semi-official correspondence with Mr. Collisson on the subject, and I know that he shares my views on this matter.\n\nA1. Harding\nDirector of Colonial Audit.\n19th Oct 1936\n\n7 co objection to the proposals for the Education Sorin. £200 could be an Artin Mag 24-10 adequate salary for ar mo. for his first two years, he should Then jump there an to £760 Variou the accounti 2 for certain porti J A 3rd year.\n\nAnomale garding Residential Allowance that should be considered Consumed ha And I cuffed that the be done at a conference after everyone sum the like. apponen",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\nX\n\nMr. Roger 6.4.\n\nMr.\n\nSir C. Parkinson.\n\n10\n\n| Name | Reference |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Gent | 10 |\n| Soft Acheson | Pair 9. Becade 10 |\n| Fr Jeffries | 10/2 |\n| Sir G. Tomlinson |  |\n| Sir C. Bottomley |  |\n| Sir J. Shuckburgh |  |\n| Permt. U.S. of S. |  |\n| Parly. U.S. of S. |  |\n| Secretary of State |  |\n\n53723/36 Hang động\n\n10.2.37-mer\n\nDRAFT. andon.\n\nHang hưng\n\nI refer to maintain\n\nYour tel. no 21 of the 4th\n\n(13) Heb. Review of salaries inirement. I concession to apândidater seleted with bur experme (6) after age 25 Day in order to maintain uniformity of Scheme for Col. Legal service and because the practice difficulty which you mention is not likely to arise in breport at antitiers srrtaked...\n\n## FURTHER ACTION.\n\nThis is brief\n\nThe avrap as of heave, 27 min 26 consider that rules for crement of salary of for legal officer set out in my despatch to 432 77 the 20th how myst stand, general times is the and d Aut there African colonies descrable that fractive being at the bar should some advantage balary As nyands terms I agree to redential allowances starting after three years agreement completed to affiliation of levy Lese 1...",
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        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Acheson. 24/1.\n\nMr. Gent\n\nMr. Jeffries. 4/2\n\nMr. Cowell 5\n\nSir C. Park\n\nSir G. Tomlinson.\n\n× Sir T. Bocock 18/2/36\n\n× Sir J. Shuckburgh 5/3/3\n\nSir\n\n53723/36.\n\nCreed (5)\n\nDOWNING STREET,  \nFebruary, 1936.  \n12 MAR 1936\n\n**DRAFT.**\n\n### HONG KONG. NO. 82. GOVERNOR. DESPATCH.\n\nSir,\n\nIn my despatch No. 525 of the 23rd December, 1935, I promised to supply, for your assistance in reviewing the salary scales attached to public offices in Hong Kong in the light of the present financial situation, further information regarding the steps which have been taken to revise salaries in East and West Africa.\n\n### FURTHER ACTION.\n\n2. I need hardly remind you that, in the past, scales of salary for the Colonial Service have for the most part been fixed by the individual Governments, with reference primarily to local circumstances, such as the local cost and standard of living, the immediate financial...\n\nMemo. C. 2 copies herewith.\nMemo. D. 2 copies herewith\nMemo. E. 2 copies herewith.",
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        "content_text": "## Mr Came \nMr Comple \nM. \nAcheson. \n89 \nI should be glad S \nSj \nJom \nview. \nLowell \n31-7 \nE. 79. p.42. \ndo p. 54. \n\nIt has been suggested that the present need to review the level of salaries of the Public Service in Hong Kong should be utilised to propose to the Governor that all salaries should be expressed in Hong Kong dollars, instead of the present dual system under which the salaries of posts which are normally filled by recruitment from England are expressed in sterling, while those of subordinate offices filled by local recruitment are expressed in dollars.\n\nUntil 1903 salaries in Malaya and Hong Kong were expressed in dollars, both the Straits and Hong Kong currencies being at that time simple silver currencies; and it was not until 1906 that the Straits dollar was fixed in terms of sterling.\n\nAs a result of complaints from the Service in Malaya in 1900, regarding the inadequacy of their salaries, Sir Frank Swettenham, the then High Commissioner for the Malay States, advised the Secretary of State (Mr. Chamberlain) that he had years before recommended very strongly that all salaries of Europeans in the native States should be expressed in sterling, and that even now the best and safest policy would be to put the salaries in sterling, abolish the fictitious high rates of sterling exchange which had grown to be payable in respect of leave and pension, and to pay leave salaries and pensions upon the actual sterling salaries drawn. He later said (`p. 54`) \"From every point of view it seems clear unless the officers of this Service are to receive their salaries in silver only\" (i.e., expressed in dollars) \"that while resident in the Colony or on leave in England or elsewhere, or after retirement on pension, they should...",
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        "content_text": "## PROVISION OF SALARIES\nHong Kong\n\nCopy of Extracts from Minutes on `53652/35`.\n\n99\n\n### 1. Minute by Mr. Gent\n12th December, 1935.\n\n...and say that he regrets the necessity for the imposition of a temporary levy on the salaries of Government officers in relief of Government expenditure in the present period of stringency, and that it is most desirable that this levy should not be continued any longer than is necessary, and that in order to effect the restoration of a normal position the Officer Administering the Government should consider, as occasion offers, whether the present level of salaries is such that in all cases they are justified, and whether the prospect of the normal conditions which may be expected to apply in the future, would call for any reduction on a permanent basis in the case of new entrants of the present salary scales and remuneration standards which have hitherto been operative in Hong Kong.\n\n### 2. Minute by Mr. Jeffries\n13th December, 1935.\n\nIn connection with ... of Mr. Gent's minute, I think we might promise to send the Governor in a separate despatch particulars of the revised scales recently agreed upon for the main branches of the service in East and West Africa after an exhaustive review of the recruitment and other considerations. Mr. Acheson will be able to produce the material and draft the necessary despatch.\n\n### 3.",
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        "content_text": "# 3. Minute by Mr. Acheson \n24th January, 1936.\n\nI attach a draft for consideration. It refers to `91784/7D/32 - No: 28`, because much of what is there said is relevant to the present discussion. I have taken account in drafting of the observations relating to quarters (paragraph 6) and have referred briefly to paragraph 4 as regards \"local allowances\". For the rest I think the Governor can be left to formulate his own views. A good deal of water has flowed under the bridge since 1933.\n\nThe draft covers all the pension points which have been put to East and West Africa in so far as they are applicable to Hong Kong. Much of it is, of course, merely a reproduction of despatches, memoranda, etc., which have been sent to other places.\n\n## 4. Minute by Mr. Gent \n24th January, 1936.\n\nI have read through this draft and have no comment to offer except that (1) it had better be sent on an appropriate \"Personnel\" file rather than on this file relating to the 1936 Estimates. (2) It would seem to be something of a deficiency in a despatch which raises the whole issue of salaries revision in Hong Kong if it does not also raise the very important question whether salaries shall be expressed in sterling or local currency. I am getting out the history of that particular issue, and will send on a note about it to C.S.D.\n\nPerhaps this draft might be transferred in the interval to a Personnel file and come up again for consideration with the inclusion of a passage about the sterling.\n\nPage 100\nPage 101",
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        "document_key": "CO129-561-9 Vacancies in Public Works Department 8-7-1937 - 9-7-1938",
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        "title": "CO129-561-9 Vacancies in Public Works Department 8-7-1937 - 9-7-1938",
        "content_text": "## \n1.D \"P\" \n\n5-4-34.\n\nof \nR.P. SHAW to \nto 2 \n1.0.A.G. Conf.\n\nRecommends promotion \nexecutive engineer \nHeld of | 53723/37 \n2 ( \nthat of le \nwe \nsard tal \n\"any offices reving \nthe lower grade Sho \nar \nat the time the new \nscales \nintroduced \nare \nin receipt of \n1000 \nshould be allowed, subject to the gov's \nrecommendation \neach \nCase \n& retain the \nold \nscale \nan \nto \naccord with promotion \n& the grade of Executive Engineer? \n\nThe proposal \naccord with the procedure \nWe Show's efforts as excellent \ndeserving future \nsuggested \nSubject to Prom \nIn Shaw's promotion, approve the proposal \n\nCopy of dispatch to \n90 \n2008p.C.R. \nJapan. He is \n17 years \nP. F. 236 \nP. Rages \n23/5 \nvery good \nservice. \n2.174 d \n24.8 \nman \nThes \nHong Kong bank \n\n26 \nAcheson \n10.24/8 \nBomad. \n9.9.37.",
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        "content_text": "the last sentence of his despatch.\n\nM. Acheson affects. I think he affords the promotions. Had the proposal to meet Woodward's claim been in addition to the establishment, I have thought we assumed authority we are not called upon to exercise for this solution of the difficulty. I think the Gov. in his despatch is obscure. I read it as meaning that the Gov. would like the L.vfs. to give approval now for his proposal, and I think this might be done.",
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        "title": "CO129-562-14 Vacancy for an assistant analyst in Department of Imports and Exports 30-11-1936 - 30-9-1937",
        "content_text": "## C. O.\n\nMr. Acheson  \nSir H. Moore.  \nSir G. Tomlinson.  \nSir C. Bottomley.  \nSir J. Shuckburgh.  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nGovernor đang trong  \n9 ance (9)  \n53794/37.  \nN.. 190  \n1.opm.  \n15  \n12 boded & sent  \n34/9/37  \n\nYour despatch No 554  \nAnalysto. Proposals apfroma.  \nI suggest that Sub. Analyst, being head of dept., Analyst, be fixed at rate of salary of £1050 per annum.\n\n(1) tel. No. 138. Offer has been made to Candidate in FURTHER ACTION.  \nReceive. minflictly after action for offer to Davies  \nMater In Siopatch 57 Kong.\n\n'To R.11.  \nSouth africa subjact to reosadition  \nScale Condition  \nCourse & second  \nSubrich revised to specice  \nCandidate for Yook racancy how being  \n\nMaquard 59.9.20 Sent.29  \nAssistant \n\n| Ref. | Date | Details |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| (*801-150) | Wt. 13952-47 | 10,000 | 6/37 | T.S. 695 |\n| (*1067-150) | Wt. 19897-52 | 10,000 | 8/37 | T.S. 695 | \n`XCR(85)72` is not present, but file references like `GR1178/1922/32(III)` are not present either. However, `(*801-150)` and `(*1067-150)` are wrapped in backticks as they appear to be file or code references: `(*801-150)` and `(*1067-150)`. \n\nPage numbering is not explicitly mentioned but \"3 EP\" could be related to pagination or sectioning.",
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        "title": "CO129-562-14 Vacancy for an assistant analyst in Department of Imports and Exports 30-11-1936 - 30-9-1937",
        "content_text": "## C. O.\nR 3 SEP D 20\n53794/37.\n\nMr. Maynard 29.9.37\nMr. Acheson 29\nSir H. Moore.\nSir G. Tomlinson.\nSir C. Bottomley.\nSir J. Shuckburgh.\n\nNo.155\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n`30050`\nParly. U.S. of S.\nSecretary of State.\n\n**DRAFT**. Code\nUnion of South Africa (`UKR`)\n`UKREP` PRETORIA\n\nTam's know the Re. addison hit this is for \"the High Commissioner in Pretoria for MRT in South Africa on behalf of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.\"\n\n**FURTHER ACTION**.\nCopy to go on `30050` appts.\nCoded & sent 1.0 p.m. 30/9/37\n\nKey dispatch No. 232. Please inform SYMONS that the salary scale has been revised & is as follows:\n£600 p.a. for first two years, then £650 x £30 annually - £680 x £40 - £720 x £30 - £840, maximum £880 x £30 - £940. Non-pensionable, residential allowance of £50 p.a. payable at commencement of fourth year of service when confirmed in appointment.\n\nSiedo.\n\nPage 17",
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        "title": "CO129-562-5 Hong Kong Government Service (Levy on Salaries) Ordinance 1937 8-1-1937 - 11-1-1937",
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        "document_key": "CO129-562-6 Revision of salaries 8-1-1937 - 17-11-1937",
        "page_number": 5,
        "title": "CO129-562-6 Revision of salaries 8-1-1937 - 17-11-1937",
        "content_text": "## B.\n\n? acknowledge and say that the S. of S. is prepared to agree to the revised salaries for super-scale posts, but remarking that it is presumed that a Colonial Secretary will receive a duty allowance as proposed in 5 on the `1936 file`. Wait for the despatch on the consequential adjustment of other sterling salaries.\n\nTo No.4.\n\nI think we may agree that the revised time scale salaries should not apply to serving officers; but in view especially of the high pensions which are granted in Hong Kong it would seem desirable from the point of view of the Colony and subject to precedent elsewhere that the new salary for super-scale posts should apply to new appointments.\n\nWe may, I think, wait for any action which the European Civil Servants' Council may take and agree with the Governor that there is no reason for the appointment of a Commission. Perhaps Mr. Acheson would advise as to the action taken in African Colonies regarding the application of new scales to serving officers.\n\n? a decision, as at A. B\n\nI agree generally.\n\nThere is no doubt that the proposal to apply the revised rates of pay to officers now serving in Hong Kong who may be promoted to any super-scale post for which a revised salary has been approved is in accordance with general policy, and indeed, ... any",
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        "page_number": 9,
        "title": "CO129-562-6 Revision of salaries 8-1-1937 - 17-11-1937",
        "content_text": "Serving officers when Time is Senyal musam of salaries but I think the above is Jain compromise, although the For himself in para 2 is quite clean in his opinion that no attempt be made to apply the new scales to serving officers. Wants to the OAG by air mail on the lines in R'Acheson's minutes.\n\nSupquites arant.\n\ndes ape generally. Let us have aft. for comme? Jagers. IJshe's 1.5--37 apes. We have acted in Caion, under the new constitution, on the principle that no officer can be guaranteed the permanence of his prospects of...  A' in Nigeria despo Db on Do Si E. Tomlinson. 6.",
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        "page_number": 11,
        "title": "CO129-562-6 Revision of salaries 8-1-1937 - 17-11-1937",
        "content_text": "The general question of adjustment of salary on transfer within unified services may take some time to settle, and I could proceed as Mr Acheson proposes.\n\n29.6.37 \nAgreed \nBy H. Harding's minute returned with abm mfri. \nABReread \n6. 29/6.\n\nZ AX bil 198 \n**DESTROYED UNDER STATUTE** \n7.10.37 \n(`Aft-myd. 53617/3`)\n\nBy (7) - I went a month ago. \nNo reply got to 1st April 12/10.",
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        "id": 554689,
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-562-6 Revision of salaries 8-1-1937 - 17-11-1937",
        "page_number": 25,
        "title": "CO129-562-6 Revision of salaries 8-1-1937 - 17-11-1937",
        "content_text": "## C.O.\n\nX\n\nMr. Rogers 14/5 Mr. Acheson 5  \nMr. Gent g  \nMr. Jeffries Mr. Cowell  \nSir C. Parkinson. 26  \nSir G. Tomlinson. 10.6.37  \nSir C. Bottomley  \n★ Sir J. Shuckburgh. || 11/6/37  \nPermt. U.S. of S.  \nParly. U.S. of S.  \nSecretary of State.\n\n3 DRAFT. for consn.\n\n**HONG KONG.**  \n**NO. 221**\n\nSir,\n\n53723/37 Hong Kong.  \n**BY AIR MAIL.**  \n725 Downing Street,  \n2 May, 1937:  \n12 JUN 1937\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Andrew Caldecott's despatch No.208, of the 11th of March, regarding the application of revised salaries to serving officers.\n\n2. Sir Andrew Caldecott's proposal that the revised rates of salary for super-scale posts should apply to all future appointments to those posts, whether by local promotion or from outside, is in accordance with the general policy followed in the Colonial Service, elsewhere in Africa and ...\n\n3. I feel, however, that this principle must be regarded as equally applicable to promotions within the time scale...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-562-7 Vacancy for auditor 30-9-1937 - 21-12-1937",
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        "title": "CO129-562-7 Vacancy for auditor 30-9-1937 - 21-12-1937",
        "content_text": "## Vacancies\n\n### CI?\n\n1.0.AG. Tel. 215\n\n309.34.\n\nConsents to retirement of Collisson. Requests appointment of successor as early as possible.\n\nTo D.C.A. for election.\n\nP. Roger  \n4/x.\n\nThe department referred to is in accord with the proposal to appoint a successor quickly. Want `No. 2018`.\n\nMr. Gent,\n\nThis means, I gather, that Mr. Collisson will retire at the end of his present leave, i.e., on 24th November.\n\nPlease let me know whether I am right in assuming that I can inform officers whom I sound that the salary is £1350 per annum with free quarters reckoned at £150 a year for pension purposes (as in paragraph 5 of despatch of 20th November 1936 - `No. 6 on Hong Kong 53723/36`).\n\nFrom a minute by Mr. Acheson dated 29.6.37, I understand that this has been accepted by the Governor and formally approved by the Secretary of State; but I have not heard whether the new salaries have actually been brought into force yet.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-562-7 Vacancy for auditor 30-9-1937 - 21-12-1937",
        "page_number": 7,
        "title": "CO129-562-7 Vacancy for auditor 30-9-1937 - 21-12-1937",
        "content_text": "## B\n\nIt is essential that measures be taken to understand the situation in Northern Rhodesia. As Churchill had tried to make clear, it was essential that full attention be given to the situation.\n\nA.B. Acheson  \nGov. `Tel. 270 to Cor. Hongkong`  \n10/12  \natonce  \n20/12  \n`2112/3`",
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        "document_key": "CO129-563-7 Prison Department- salary of provincial printing officer 30-6-1937 - 23-8-1937",
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        "title": "CO129-563-7 Prison Department- salary of provincial printing officer 30-6-1937 - 23-8-1937",
        "content_text": "## A longer scale than £460 is desirable, and the scale £460 comparable posts elsewhere.\n\nto approve without comment.\n\n£500 is certainly, on general grounds, desirable. £530 is not out of keeping with comparable posts elsewhere.\n\nOn the whole I should be inclined to approve without comment.\n\n**AB Achead** \n18 \n\nAs Mr Acheson proposes \n\n12..\n\n2 To HongKong `N°350-` / Apped 23 AUG 1937 \n\nAyard.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-563-8 Prison Department- vacancy for superintendent 1-11-1937 - 6-4-1938",
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        "title": "CO129-563-8 Prison Department- vacancy for superintendent 1-11-1937 - 6-4-1938",
        "content_text": "#Qlowell \n16 \n\n187237 \nPrepon vf. po Prom \nBranch. \n\n11 Gent \n20712 \nvy ated to Proms 1313. \nhurpos -2710 \n\nBy Air mail \nTo Sin G. northeate \nd/o bons., 8/1/38 \n\nPANNA \nof te spies \nTo Hong Kong \nTel. \nH (cous) \n113138. \n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \nyou. \ntel 60 \nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \n3.2.38. \n\nbef 3. Reply should assive lhat next. \noffe took to mayo \n(2). Reg. \na (2) \n? Then \n( \nwell cooko \nproposed \ncony of he Acheson's \nminute of 14/12/37 \n\n16.12.37 \nсвесний \n\nnot approve \nanything. \n\n6.1.7.9 \n\nル \n\nBy Air mail 2 To Sin G. northeate \nd/o bons., 8/1/38 \n\nTo Hong Kong \nTel. H (cous) 113138. \n\nbef 3. Reply should assive lhat next. \noffe took to mayo \n(2). Reg. \na (2) \n? Then \nwell cooko \nproposed \ncopy of Acheson's \nminute of 14/12/37 \n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \n3.2.38. \ntel 60 \nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \nyou. \n\n## Reconstructed Text\nThe original text appears to be a collection of fragmented sentences, metadata, and possibly a letter or memo. Here is the reconstructed text in Markdown format.\n\nnot approve anything. \n\nсвесний 16.12.37 \n\n# Qlowell 16 \n6.1.7.9 \n187237 \nPrepon vf. po Prom Branch. \n11 Gent \n20712 \nvy ated to Proms 1313. hurpos -2710 \n\nBy Air mail \nTo Sin G. northeate d/o bons., 8/1/38 \nPANNA of te spies \nTo Hong Kong \nTel. H (cous) 113138.\n\nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE \nyou. \ntel 60 \nDESTROYED UNDER STATUTE 3.2.38.\n\nbef 3. Reply should assive lhat next. \noffe took to mayo (2). Reg. a (2) \n? Then well cooko proposed \ncopy of he Acheson's minute of 14/12/37",
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        "document_key": "CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939",
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        "title": "CO129-578-2 Revision of salaries for Government employees 4-11-1938 - 12-12-1939",
        "content_text": "# D.C.A. 17.6.1937 \n\nMr. Acheson. \n\n29.6.1937. \n\nAs you will see from the attached copies of minutes, Mr. Acheson in June 1937 informed me that the proposals which I had made as regards Audit salaries had been accepted by the Governor and formally approved by the Secretary of State. See para. 2 n. No. 2 `53723/37`.\n\nYou have now informed me that Mr. Acheson's statement was incorrect as regards the above and that the Governor had only promised consideration when a vacancy occurred. Had I known this earlier, I should of course have pressed for a definite decision as soon as I knew that Mr. Dallin was retiring; since my concurrence in the substitution of one lower grade officer for one higher grade (Senior Assistant Auditor) was intended to be contingent on the remaining Senior Assistant Auditor getting the higher emoluments which I had recommended so as to place him in a proper relation, as regards emoluments, to similar officers serving in Tropical Africa after making allowance for the fact that the latter get free quarters and that the cost of living in Hong Kong is considerably higher than in Tropical Africa.\n\nCould a decision on this be taken before I recommend the selection of an officer for appointment as Assistant Auditor instead of someone else as Senior Assistant Auditor?\n\nThe scale for Senior Assistant Auditor mentioned in the Vacancy Form compares as follows with the existing scale for the first and second Assistant Auditors :- \n\n| Year | Existing Scale | New Scale | Difference |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1st | £800 | £800 + £60 | + £60 |\n| 2nd | £850 | £830 + £46 | + £46 |\n| 3rd | £900 | £860 + £72 | + £72 |\n| 4th | £900 | £890 + £18 | + £18 |\n| 5th | £950 | £920 + £84 | + £84 |\n| 6th & subsequent | £1,000 | £920 + £84 | + £84 |\n| Non-pensionable allowance drawn only while in Hong Kong |  |  | £46 | \n|  |  |  | £46 | \n|  |  |  | £46 |",
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        "content_text": "(Minute on Hong Kong 3472)\n\nFrom A.B. Acheson to Sir J. Harding.\n\n108\n\n1.\n\n29.6.37.\n\nAssistant Auditors now get first class passages.\n\n2. The proposals you made as regards Audit salaries have been accepted by the Gov. and formally approved by the S. of S.\n\n3. We are considering, as a general matter, the question of adjustment of salary on transfer but within unified services. But some time must elapse before anything is finally settled. Meanwhile, I am authorised to say that there is no objection to your proposing, if and when you recommend Assistant Auditors for transfer to Hong Kong, that their initial salaries should be fixed in the manner suggested in your memorandum of 19th October, 1936.\n\n(Sgd) A.B. ACHESON.\n\n29.6.37.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-588-22 China- British territorial rights; negotiations with China 28-12-1942 - 10-11-1943",
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        "title": "CO129-588-22 China- British territorial rights; negotiations with China 28-12-1942 - 10-11-1943",
        "content_text": "## My Sidebotham \n## My Seel \n## R. O.G.R. Williame \n## The Acheson \n## My Boyd \n## The Beebett \n## R Eastwood \n19 \n\nConcurrence has now been obtained (see 71) in the draft circular despatch beneath 68. In view of the excision of the last paragraphs of the list of Chinese consuls attached, it will not be enclosed.\n\nThis way come? now Dr. Benson 9/8/43 G.). \n\n[On return of file (by 6th Div. expressed) the enclosures should be signed to 18, 49, and the circular despatch should be placed when appropriate (... i.e. - see Mr Eastwood's minute of 1.7.43).] \n\n## Mr. Sidebotham \nAs it is not now proposed to enclose the list of consuls with the despatch, the wording in the last sentence of 71 does not now arise. The last sentence of 71 does not now alter the despatch at all, slight though despatch Fiji or the W. Pacific Territories are concerned.\n\nPage 10\nPage 11",
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        "document_key": "CO129-588-23 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 28-3-1942 - 27-11-1942",
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        "title": "CO129-588-23 China- British extra-territorial rights- negotiations with China 28-3-1942 - 27-11-1942",
        "content_text": "Copies sent to:- \n**Mr. Creasy, Mr. O. G. R. Williams, Mr. Monson, Mr. Seel, Mr. Beckett, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Acheson, Mr. Trafford Smith, and Mr. Miles.**\n\nP. Gent has asked me to circulate to geographical Departments for urgent consideration copies of Article 6 of a draft treaty between this country and China on the question of the relinquishment of British extra-territorial rights, etc., in China.\n\nThis letter is the first of two contemplated communications, the second of which will deal with commercial and economic matters. The Colonial Governments may well be concerned on the point of freedom of Chinese nationals to travel and reside throughout the whole extent of the Colonial territories, and the question arises as to how far in present circumstances Colonial Governments are in a position to implement the provisions of this Article in this or in any other respect.\n\nIt is understood that the draft of this Treaty has already been despatched to Chungking for communication to the Chinese Government, and Mr. Gent will be grateful if comments can be sent to him as early as possible.\n\nOctober, 205",
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        "document_key": "CO129-589-17 Evacuation of British families 14-1-1941 - 27-11-1941",
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        "title": "CO129-589-17 Evacuation of British families 14-1-1941 - 27-11-1941",
        "content_text": "## \n20 Gov Hong Kong \nJu mog8 \nTel. 105 Lap. \n\n|- 8/8/44 \n11.2.44 \n\nThe tel, at 177 on the 1940 file gave the following categories and numbers of non-Europeans whom the Authorities would wish to evacuate. \n\na. \"Portuguese : 670 adults and 735 children. \nb. Families of Chinese Chamber of Volunteer Forces: 380 women and 423 children \nc). Eurasian families of Volunteer Forces : 95 men and 93 children \n(1) Families of Chinese who have rendered services to the Colony : 1000 persons (approx. incl. children) (Chater) \n\nIt was agreed that Fiji could take 500 women and that Macao would take practically all the \"Portuguese\". (In practice they would not be distinguishable for evacuation purposes and they would be treated as British subjects. \n\n4 \nThe possible \"evacuees\" now in question are those who would provide for their own passages but leave the Govt. Schools, which would cater for their children, to maintain them, and considerable number of wealthier persons of Portuguese descent who would bear all their own expenses European evacuees themselves. \n\nI understand from Mr Acheson that Mauritius which was earmarked for \"Gibraltarians when this question was first mooted might now be able to receive some at least of these sea evacuees reptatriations to the Colony Governor Fiji &c any Queries if we might how before making final Goot. tools, mentioned day the Ý many Jfr. te herwth み Mantos com 12/22.",
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        "content_text": "No stim to Enguing,\n\nABB Ackers offe \n\n1/2 \n\n4 \n\n89 15/2/41 \n\n14 it once 13 To N.K \n\nJel 130 5·2·41 \n\n**VESTROYED UNDER STATUTE** \n\n144. To mitiis Jel. 61 5.2.41 \n\n4 action vedft 15. M' this Tel. 62 Secret. 17.2.41 \n\n16 To Scott Mr Acheson. King `(W/L 12, 14×15, comps)` — 18·2·41 \n\nThe answer to these points and can only come from Hong Kong. I attach a draft to the SAG according. \"at once\" if you agree.\n\nAs regards para a, however, I take it that the Cantonese community in Macao will have already taken all the occupations which in Macao would be open to Chinese.\n\n19/2 WBL Jona \n\nBelhil quatril the's I wouldn't recusavity assume this. the East to control employment for are concured according to views.\n\nIt would be for the various authorities to have passed the draft. But 12 and we you. See what a drapp to of aundres sathing them \n\nYes. 44.15 To repeat 170 15 5 Hong Kong. Has inson this tee some separating... -194",
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        "content_text": "**THE BRITISH COUNCIL**\n3 HANOVER STREET\nLONDON W 1\n\nTELEPHONE: MAYFAIR 9448\nTELEGRAMS: BRITCOUN LONDON\n\n19th February, 1947\n\n**YOUR REFERENCE**: HK/163/2\n**COUNCIL REFERENCE**: 12944 (5.5.)\n\nDear Miss Ruston,\n\nI do not know if you have seen the British Council scholarship applications we received some weeks ago from Hongkong, copies of which were sent on 25th January to Mr. Acheson? Amongst them is an application from Mr. Watt Hoi Kee, an engineer who in his statement says that he has already applied for an F.B.I. Apprenticeship award.\n\nI have consulted Mr. Jenkins of the Federation of British Industries as I wished to discover whether it is likely that Mr. Watt Hoi Kee will in fact be offered an F.B.I. award, and he tells me that the Federation is at present still waiting to hear from the Colonial Office on the subject of the F.B.I. Apprenticeships for Hongkong in general, and that they are unable to proceed with the scheme until they hear from you. I gathered from Mr. Jenkins that if the scheme does go forward this year it is quite possible that Mr. Watt Hoi Kee will receive an F.B.I. award, which we at the Council consider would probably be more suitable for him than a British Council scholarship, particularly in view of the Secretary of State for the Colonies' circular relating to British Council scholarships which was sent out in May, 1945.\n\nI shall be glad of any information you can give me which would help us in dealing with Mr. Watt Hoi Kee's application to the Council.\n\nYours sincerely,\n\nMary E. Lake (Miss)\nStudents Department.\n\nMiss A.M. Ruston,\nThe Colonial Office,\nDowning Street,\nLondon, S.W.1.\n\nPage 90\nPage 91",
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        "content_text": "6f To Your Hongkong Telmo 596 doc.\n\n65. 1.0. — d. 2947 6715-4-47 fr. G. I\n\n144171\n\n23\n\n16-4-47\n\n(63A)\n\n9 (65) can be put by further communication. Mr. Acheson see w. Webber's to await communication from Govt. of India! should minute of 22/3\n\n66.1.0. 171* D.3. Whyte ? Stel 3499 877-5-47 fr. India ? Inform H.K. as in draft. 8-5-47\n\nD. B. Whyte D.3. te 10/5.\n\n67 Hong Kong tel.767 13-5-47. Mr. Acheson\n\nI have passed and detached the telegram to Hong Kong, as I think that you should see this file without delay.\n\nIn view of the possibility that the Hong Kong Government may now try to contact the former members of the Indian Contingent individually with a view to securing their return to Hong Kong, it will be very desirable to let Hong Kong know without delay if we are going to lay down any general policy",
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        "content_text": "Me Sidebotham Zon (apart from i w- Acheson's other remittances in this story геронто Ченто nationality vs تهم 7.875. 26 Pervitomen. deart wist. The haly. & - who breat probl altitiâ.e 21h 5.89 й brist undistin aut cut in No Japere, their are I Fancy sme Intrains in Hi Wen Jun of the 66). in hithers 5/6 & possibly also in Fiji- hoshal urbanity, wing Itt matten withe Zucker of these fws ache. \"1576\". Faal & hi Martin proposes 68. đóng trong Desp. 20 Sec 6-6-47\n\nI had prepared the draft opposite in accordance with the direction in the first paragraph of Mr. Seel's minute of the 28th May (as it has turned out to be fairly lengthy, I have ventured to prepare it in the form of a secret savingram) and was about to send it forward when the despatch at No.68 arrived from Hong Kong. This despatch requires action.\n\n2.\n\nTo deal first with the draft savingram, I was uncertain whether it would need to be modified to take account of recent developments in India, and on Mr. Acheson's advice I turned up the latest minutes on 2281/47 attached. I do not think it necessarily follows from those minutes that we should defer bringing to the notice of Colonial Governments employing Indians in their Police Force the possibility of the complication to which Mr. Acheson's minute of 28th May refers. Therefore sending forward the draft savingram. Perhaps, however, if it is decided to proceed with the draft, it might be better if it were to be transferred to General Department papers, since it is so closely concerned with the nationality question. If its terms are agreed, it will be necessary...",
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        "content_text": "£7\n\nThe necessary to consult some of the Geographical Departments again as to the territories to which it should be sent.\n\n3.\n\nNo.68 informs us that the Hong Kong Government have instructed their representative, who is at present attached to the Punjab Secretariat for the purpose of paying leave salaries to Indian members of the Hong Kong Police and Prisons Department now in India, to contact those officers and ascertain whether they are willing to return to duty. I see no objection to the detailed arrangements described in the latter part of paragraph 2 of the despatch, since no question of racial discrimination is involved. (It will be recalled that the earlier proposals in No.34B were open to this objection - see paragraph 2 of our reply at No.36) It does, however, strike me that the India Office may be somewhat apprehensive about the arrangements described in the first part of paragraph 2 of the despatch, in view of the Government of India's attitude in No.66. There is not a great deal of difference between the Hong Kong Government sending an officer to India for purposes described (a project to which the Government of India refused to agree) and their using for these purposes an officer of their Administration who happens to be already in India. Nevertheless, I do not see what other course was open to the Hong Kong Government but to contact individually the Indian Police Officers concerned, and the procedure they have adopted was not actually precluded by the terms of No.66.\n\n4.\n\nIn the circumstances I think our best tactics would be simply to send the India Office a copy of No. 68 for their information, without inviting their comment.\n\n5.\n\nAt the same time, if we proceed with the draft savingram, we shall have to bring the same point to the notice of Hong Kong as well, and I suggest this be done as in the draft telegram opposite.\n\n6.\n\nI have also prepared a draft covering letter to the India Office, which is based on the assumption that action on the draft savingram and draft telegram is to proceed. I am sending this minute and the drafts forward through Mr. Acheson in Mr. Mayle's absence on leave.\n\nAngus Walley\n\n20.6.47.",
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        "content_text": "69. To Hong Kong\n\nTo Gilchrist I.O.\n\n68\n\nTil 1046 Sec. 5.7.47.\n\n32\n\n120204\n\nMr. Acheson\n\nYou will recall our negotiations with the Government of India about the re-engagement of Indian members of the Hong Kong Police Force who returned to India after the liberation of Hong Kong from the Japanese. Those negotiations led us to consider the wider question of what complications may arise if Indian members of Colonial Police Forces one day find themselves the subjects of a foreign power, since arrangements regarding nationality in the event of the withdrawal of India or Pakistan from the Commonwealth have not yet been determined.\n\nYour minute of 28th May and Mr. Seel's minute of the same date suggested that we should bring this question to the notice of Governors of all territories who have Indians in their Police Forces. I therefore prepared the draft savingram opposite (marked Draft C) for this purpose.\n\nThe final paragraph of your minute of 24th June directed that after action on No.69 and No.70 was complete, the file should be recirculated to General Department for further action on Draft C opposite. The further action is to consult Geographical Departments both as to (a) the territories to which the draft savingram should be sent, and (b) the actual terms of the draft (see final paragraph of Mr. Seel's minute of 25th June).\n\nI spoke with you this morning, and you agreed that this action should be taken by General Department.\n\nAnGalsworthy\n\n14.7.47.\n\nNote:\n\nMR. Gilchrist (I.O.) telephoned to say that he had received No. 70, that the I.O. had no comments on it.\n\n&\n\nAnr.",
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        "content_text": "Wt. 41936/587. 1/47. 50m. S. & S. Ltd.\n\nWt. 47799/614. 2/47. 30m. S. & S. Ltd.\n\nC. O,\n\nMr. Galsworthy. Mr. Acheson\n\nDale\n\nMr..\n\n3.7\n\nMr. Mayle 4/\n\nMr.\n\n20/6/47\n\n11. Tue 4-7 at 47at\n\nOT.P\n\n54144/3/47\n\nPermt. U.S. of S.\n\nParly. U.S. S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nYour Reference..\n\n1046\n\nNo.\n\n.Secret\n\nDRAFT. CYPHER TELEGRAM\n\n43\n\nB\n\nRecyphered (O.T.P) and sent\n\n/H:45hrs 5.7.47.\n\nOH.\n\nPage 68\n\nACTING GOVERNOR,\n\nHONG KONG,\n\nFURTHER ACTION.\n\nCopy to be registered with General Department\n\npapers from which\n\naccompanying savingram\n\nues.\n\nYour secret despatch No.20.\n\nIndian Police.\n\n1. Whilst I appreciate reasons why Indian\n\ncontingent is felt to be desirable in present\n\ncircumstances, I feel I should point out that\n\narrangements regarding nationality in event\n\nof withdrawal from Commonwealth of India or any\n\npart of India have yet to be determined, and\n\nthat the question of the retention in Colonial\n\nPolice Forces of Indians who become\n\nsubjects of a foreign Power will, if the occasion\n\narises, require careful consideration. There is\n\ntherefore risk of complications arising in future\n\nfrom employment in a Colonial Police Force of persons\n\nwho, in certain circumstances, might no longer be\n\nBritish subjects.\n\n2. In view of the possible complication\n\nProvided however you are prepared to\n\naccept this risk in the circumstances, I\n\nwould prefer that the arrangements\n\ndescribed in your despatch under reference\n\nshould proceed, I do not wish to raise any objection,\n\nand the India Office are being notified\n\nof action taken.\n\n3. Reference paragraph 2 of your secret\n\ndespatch No.20, I note that officers who have\n\nexhausted their leave and do not signify their\n\nwillingness to return within a reasonable\n\nperiod after notification will be regarded as\n\nabsent from duty without leave and will be\n\ndismissed. This, I take it, connotes discharge\n\nwith...",
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