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        "content_text": "Majority and what is the fate of ins evidence?\n\n1st represented as having \"confirmed a purp-es- fure \"under\" a Verbal assurance Baz die would But be FROSECUTED\" for his encroachments.\" We are assure by thow, who have seen the appen dix, that no such evidence the found therein, or any one word enpulite of being fairly construei Into a declaration that the mere indemnity agrins JUNISHMENT\" was interpreted into a reaction of Crown rights! The campission would hav done well to listen to the copeluing portion of the evidence of that Witness whose opinioas deserve all attention,\" when he says for all ess encouragement being given, I think if on inle to speak of the legal responsibility neur Art\"\n\nThe President the Commission, however, can- act divest himself of his gama fat ano modent; and not only, but ne his seasily pronounced his opinion aifany Marine Lo folder should fechos to take the ground flted in in front of his Lot, Gaverament rony oust him from the Lore IT ELF!\n\nLet this be borne ja rind, for should ang eir cumalance deprive as of the presence of our ante and respected Cliet Justice, surely his suegrant 1ust be fauad some where else than amongst those whose Verdists are delivered before the Jury is exponnelled. And mark the grounds.--1 opanks the Lease.\n\nUnder 5000 fest-\n\nscawan\n\nSUPPLEMENT.\n\nBut we hure yet to explain, and it should have been stated in the first place, that the lines on the sea you are driven to a imaginary depth We believe, however, theeo tiuas pretty nearly represcat the extent to which Sir John Bowring wishes leare holders to carry their fets and make a Roadway of thirty feet in width. To nary out there lots to the extent required the whole of the hosters are willing enough: bet to the for mation of a Rund way for public per shey have no in sination, put, the Honorable! the Aitorney Gen- eral's opinion notwithstanding-it is not in the ardinery mainer of the Crown to insist on such n Real being spevat.\n\nThat such a Road is not wanted for mere pas- senger traffic wilt be auparest to wit on an in- spection of the wood eat-there being ample space on the Queen's Rood for the passage of all fa po- polarna we hang at present. That sven a Rond in not wants for wasrfage purposes, inspectors of the wood eut will also be satis lad: -and we razy well ask, if ont for hare, den for what perpes la the Priya winted? In M. Sa mayor General Gordon's suggestion for 2 primate Praya, prepared an a scheme propounded by Sir Henry Pottinger befors Las for int were drafted, it is there sail that in case of an invasion by foreign forces the runway would be convenient for transporting cantan speedily and this, really, is the only use conver ible as a necessity.\n\nExcept and always reserved unto fer a Majesty. Ber Heirs, Suecreare and Amigos, fall As for any aid la Police arrangements, it is our \" parver to resume and lake pession of all or any opinion thai, whatever any be in store for us in part of the said pisce or pircel of ground hereby the future, as regards a more efficient force the demised, if required for the improvement of the formation of a Praya will never be other tasa au anit Colony of Hongkong or for any other Publicaid to intending burglars; and the consequence *parpuse whatsnovor, three Calendar Manito will be that when the Bank and Merchants Bird nation heig giera to the occupant thereof of us they coneet lood Pressure and valuable merchan. being so required, a full and fuir compensation *for sizeh end land and buildings thereon being pald to the said und an, his heirs, executors cal vigation to be fairly and imputing\n\n  \n    \n  \n\nTo the flattor of the \"Hosszene Revuras.\"\n\n-\n\nHasan, 254 47, 153 Sen-Referring to the letter in the fast iseac of the China Mail on the subject of the unfair deductions drawn from the bulence taken by the Boxing Trays Chearsalon in huis published report, beg leave to second my testimony in care buration of the laws of the waiter of that letter, so to sixte in my videre given to that Commission netther warra fins justifies n\n\nvery rouse, what an a\n\npoint thing whatever is said. but it sorte respects on here pats upon it,\n\n3(\n\nmare Mtorney General at Hunghong, for the sume reason, by the same person, Cash, by the way. has gone to the Catentivels in a nimbolte frame of mind. He rears he is sacrifont - a regular mantyy vie | tim of all kinds of machinations, to get rid of Adan; aud though he admits that the berth is a govi out, great pay and little to do, he weys ke ought to have something far better, must higher pay, nothing es all to do in deply to do is He vores he is honestly\n\nTollectie my nating givethe fableving extret for worth for were respectable figure; that Palmers the report, which from the anginui neto apunate to be based ¦ton knows it, or if he doesn't that he is the only wae ratire on ny evidence. Another witness, also a zizristiarn of the jacts whe is ignorant on that deadz jat kokler, was perbally satisfies? ↑ « maid (int lie host rennired and trai heltt lake care the world shall be wiser befors very recently an excouragement from the Governor imagifit is much older. li surmind that the ut us time\n\ncrari apon the sea shore in front of his lot and reclaim it Cu being estar to crudescend to prurlavhars, red particularly sugary temper of Chisholm is rather that the Governor in queson was Sar G. Bonham chat Bir soared by the analytic proces a certain little biti 1. Botham ad id in answer to a questions, thus he of his, relation in something forensic in the com had no pawer to sulfanze his intended purprentare, or to wate him any tile to the ined when he should have reclamissionership line, has been subjected to : and that, as and it-that all be (the Gosure) wonkl say wha, that unless he has got all he is likely to get, he don't see the his the tenant's) neighbours compainel, Dovernment would we of exhibiting manh thankfulness for passoura to mot prosende son for the entrenchment, and that in his than, as his countryman, thi pheographer of the | Gavertur's) primate spizion the tumant would be “at right,\"\n\nwould be done at his own risk, and than as the tenant wrest held himself responsible for the consequences,\" \"The tales or my own, and mark the portion of the paragrafential y vakmo. The tales or my own, and mark the portion of the paragrafential y vakmo. First, as to being requied to closed to particulara. it may be remembered that at the pelic meling bell to ecrandér tin Government notilleation of 10th November last, I strongly advod the pelicy of meeting the icon of His Excellency the Governor, bring my arents en the same intervw with Sir G. Bestum. Is giving my evidence before the Commission, this interview was brough toy bentlection, sud I prouistet re give the whole parti calars of it without any attempt at centralmer, rolering Grły grosa-questioning unnecesway -- Berninly the report wash it appar that but plendouragement to reclaim, and that on the tall bring esete, (corlewing partient) I had overly been praiser innvaruty fron panishment, (if it be even that it me sellers siching to me about punishment anerosement,\" ble for the congeecaces. Now I will declare that Eiz George\n\nor responsibility for the aequcxers, and feonsider the wond\n\nciasto.\n\nbut that the tenant trust anderstand that what he oughts, defines gratule. Ainsley hay dore this the Bust lably, am in Chian, but Aur Monor; and is reported to have left for publication in this country a record of experiences optriciy confirmatory of his ginnt Tower kill wud kropping block theory an The Fizon, Afghanistan, and the Oriente ahontas ation of the same category --Correspondent of Li- verpacť Albion.\n\ndize noticed by such a mulus ay be seen condescension que inapplicatie to my detector before the\n\nthe Bonham Strand ocw, and would he soon on the Bowring Puya, too, if once completed, they wit think high sine to make arrangements to:\n\nmade by the Surveyor of fer vnd Myasty establishing alsowhers. Nor let this ideo be whis\n\nIf, in these words, the Allorney General can find right in disposase the lanse holder whose cand is not required, but who derlines to PUKERASE More, or it on the latter clause he can watabiish the fact that the fairness and impartiality of the Surveyor General emaot be challenged by thu Lease holder, we shall willingly accord to hire the Conjora's Medal, and hail biar es the 4 Wizard of the East,\"\n\nAnd now, Sir, nilow us to apologise for the pro Jongation of this Letter, for when we beg a place in your columns, -Your obedient Servants.\n\n— F. of U. Apríl ið,\n\nCAVENT & Co.\n\nStates with the pertinence of that passage in Ca. reat Ca's letter running--\n\nThere is ample space now, and ware than ample space lo teen fallic Warien, for double the wants of the Com regnity who have ut se foutages Wat aro thuir repirnama! Minch\n\nmain by the China Mail and others about tiam inumavenience to the publin dwel ing to the sauth of the Queen's Road! Leteny one who knows the pture an Es eye along the fist of residents, and \"their accopations, and then re how many to the \"of the tusen's Road, and up the Hill, nynire large Whar fage accordation. What did the China Mare require « What goods did he land -and what inconvenience was he \"subjected? None! As the same reply will serve loy whe tenths of those who inhabit the tata es on the \"Bill; aut such mast niet he the case, at Cooke tice aline would very soon abs any hone hit serving from redacod rentals on Inland Lots were they used as stung ground, \" --and impressed with the idea that readers at a disuence can never understand the Bowring Praya question from letter press alone, we have prepared, and publish below, a small woed cut of the distracted district.\"Spaces marked Nu. I t on this wond cut exhibit the tots affected by the proposed measure and the dotted lines delineate the general contour of the shore, up to which approximately, leases are already practed hy the Crowa The parts in black are Government holdings, available for Junding placas if goven- ment wilt make them.The fretted lots enclosed in No. 1 represent streets ia Chilmon's, Chinam's and Endicott's Baznars, the whole sen front at which is as open to the public for wharfage as it can well! he. The surch, as slightly altered from the plan accompanying the Hongkong Almansek for 1848, ¦ is drawn to a scale of 400 funt to the inch, and gives a sea ling of 2,700 fest, of which 600 are Loveramant avaliables -400 private bazaare with public wharves, and the remaindet,-private pro- perty the comparative figures being us 17 to 10, or say of private property, and 3 of public landį ings. Surely these faci-that wie ding\" should be sufficient for the most seeptical if stiti dis posed to cavil ni Carat of Cs assertion that i there is ample space for pubite Wharver for #donble the wants of the Comininity who have not sea frontages withou: disturbing rosted rights. For the farther information of readors et dis\n\ntance wo way state that area No. I of the wood eur\n\nis\n\nis part of land sold last year an eoedition that ai Feaya should run in front of it-Port of No, the same; the space between 2 and 3 is Padder's Wharf--between 4 and 5 is the Oriental Bank Who:f-between 5 and 6 the Central Market, and betweco 8 and 9 the privata Bazar and Wharf of Messrs Gibb, Lavingston & Co.-—the deep line of the angle n 9 representing the entrance from the Queen's Road to Benbam Strand. The Leasehol ders opposing the Bowring Praya schome are, in No 2, Mears Lindsay & Co and Dent & Co-in No. 4. Messrs Jardine Mathearn & Co., Turaer &Co, Bowra & Co., Legraik and Storgie, To No. 6, the Onental Bank Corporation and Mesars Jardine, Mathesan & On. In No. 6, the Agents\n\nfor Thomas Ripiey. In No. 8, Mosers William Scott, James White and Julin Bird & Co.-and in\n\nNo. 9, Messrs Gibb, Livingston & Co. On the In-\n\nland side of the Road, the storekeepers, to a jana,\n\nas we are informed, express themselves in opposi tips to the Praya; and it only remains to be said of the mercantile offices in streets in rear of the Queen's Road-eit. in those of Messrs Williams, Anthon & Cu, Dreyer & Co., J. Dos Remedios, James Staphenson, Angier & Co, 8. E. Barrows and C. Boyd, that only two are in the habit of storing Croods on the basements of their premises; the su perficialGlown area so used boing, we are sure,\n\n• The round member given are quite approximato we repost; but the spacas used na landing plairs by the pub- ho are ukeratuted if any thing,\n\n......\n\nled down. A quarter of a century henes and, in these days of annexation and progress to whom mey belang ibe the island of Lenia? With a French or an American, or, it may be, s Russian settlement herend less chance of being borns down by the \"trong talkce\" of a Bowring Praya Comms sion, how long is likely offered advantages would remain accepted\n\ni\n\nIt was clearly manifeat ra me that the presiding member af\n\nment had been in the habit of resumứng lợin without giving inty other compensation than the Surveyör Generļa spínatè ment. On the print i was closely quistioned by the \"Cone- ssina, and although I acklaced two cases where she ca ant, retting the compensatum cffered, obtained third he asked, the report is not only silent on the portion of spy es dence, but itcally asserts thos it reale with the Sarvey General\" alone to code the question of ommpensation.\" \"la one of the casey I addured, I alleged that in February 1954,\n\nandaard, Lendale, Matize for No 79 e 10 del bars; us Isoil a year after fae 15 as the sale on anualed by the receipt of notice of resumption, the esi price 180 dollara, bring named as compensación. Ón veference to de lerse secret it stipulated that I was to have a alirampantion at a rate to be Sirly and impartially made by the Surveyor, de 19 anitced the hardship of the ee to the Acting Alertsy General who replied that the compensation must be far and equitable, which the offer whe not, and that I count ant be crapeited to access, it, Tur report the public, I was thos, with many others of the simple and cezading publis, deluded into a vers extraordinary error. If such be the case I don't think that any one wil\n\nbuilding in din Clony whendir cars be taken fora him by a Government whose legal adviser not only propounds bad. vocates soch a munstrous doctrine,\n\nslo L'aring wishet in have it related that Govern\n\nWe have said the Lenses were drafted after the Gordon Prays was suggested: and this face is worthy of particular note, for had Sir Henry Putinger ve amourent éontemplated coercion ino a Prays shows, how casy would it have ben to have inserted words giving authority to the action! Yet, hard as are the terms of the fenses, not parage-not a word—can be con-in be deleted into the day of exerting aus substantia strued towards an abrogation of the term on which Marine Lots were first bought. viz holding from the Ses to the road. If, owing to washings from the hitis, and other causes, the as recedes, the terms of the original sale bare still to be acted on by the Crown-he taste of the interests of the to whose use the kod is demised—and, the surne suivit that the Crown promises fall and fair compensation for ell it takes away-such fairt compensation must be given for the lard it adds. Such Mr Chisholm Anstey with and to be the de- should it be found necessary still further to resist cision of higher legal authorities than himself. the formation of a BowRING PRASA F. of C.Aprii\n\n30.\n\nSEA\n\nW\n\n起\n\n*Not two pence per foot--nar the fourth of it,\n\nin conclusion, I have to state may regret that this effoient manner of obtaining the views of the\n\nsaking gri- Buna tratores commission should be so for abused as to render it calikely that such thony with infulare procurable. The non attendance of a rouch respected anal leading member of the enciminals, eu inne comptinet of by the Fraya Coromin, may doubtices be travel infe sight rather than discotusy-1 am, Sir, Your client Servant.\n\nof 17, May 3.\n\nY. J. MURROW.\n\nAUDI ALTERAM PARTEM is a motto for which wo bava much regard, and we readily give insertion to the letter front Lex, with the extract, in italics, to which it refers. The emoluments of the office of Attorney Greeral here are certainly not mere\n\nFRIENDS of the Caprain Coonew some time in the service of ike P. & 0 Company here, and displaced from his common and under sirzamances reflecting little erafit un ruo Agent of that day in China, will learn with pleasure that he is now in the service of the Honourable East India Company; and mor has it will shortly have the appoints ment of Master Attonduit at Matlah. The\n\nfollowing extract from the Caletta Finglish-\n\nnot a 7th ult., is interesting --\n\nOx the ah ulana Sept Comew commanding the E. Company's servaying vessel Gruppler which has been employed in buoying off the Mur all, took charge of the bark. Murmyan Crown China, which vesel\" tad entered that rive by mistake. The Marion was brought up eately to Calcntia, Cap. Priest the Commander of the Maraina was dangerously l, when the Grappler fe in with her which probably caused the mistake. Capt. Commend the crew of the Grappler are criting > ly entaled to me renumeration for thuir ser vices, as the Marmion wes in a dangerous patitisa and would probably have been lost without exis. cane of 13. April 19.\n\n(Continued from supplement poge 31, column 4.) ment, wiz, that on all papers hence passing aror the Isthmus of Panainn, a separate chargo of two pence was a be collected in advance\n\nOn the 2nd of Fairmary came nirections to pay a penny in advance mill sepers hence i England: these sent via Marseilles, with a three peny collection at hone, remaining unlistar- Newspaper Proprietors and forwarding Agents ed. The hard bearing of this amurcement oa\n\nis most manifest. Had the order appeared a month before instead of a month after the beginning of the year we could then have charged such additional pernigs to the Bills for subscription -as it is we must put up with the lows-au inconsiderable one in the ag gregate.\n\nUpon what enamon sense principle this ar-\n\ntha a Barrister of Mr Chisholm Anstoy's stand-rangement has been made we are at a bus 19\n\ning might have expected for doing a \"boom\" in\n\nhis Augran stable.\n\ndiscover. It, simply, with vie w lo econ. omise the labnar el taxing clerks at home, then, in two ways, will the pathe be made to pay a Jor the false idea-firel, in the more costly pay. ment in Colonin: Post Offices for the extra fa- lour given to the collectors, and second-in the reduction in the number of papers regular-\n\nknow that many people take no other means for notifying friends at home of their being able male Newspapers:-the charm of the thing in e a pen tion by addressing covers on lying the little tronbie al na exponse. Alas! we shoult speak in the past tea+d, — the spel is broken the demand for the penny in advance has checked the kindly patention the longing friend loves his expected treat- the postal revente ja so much the less-and the not wanted newspaper is eat to the Ash: box. With so many arguments for the alteration of thia demon for peuries in advance, we tre assured that the tenuro ofile existence will he very brief,\n\nTo the Editor of the Friend of China\"\n\nHONGKONG, 16th April, 1856. Fiz,--Possibly some ingenious philosopher will one day discover a rural storecacope, which wits trasmitted.ts for instance-We all enable us to comprehend at one view the real cha- racter of every illustrious stranghouers cer litte colony with it presenco. At present we can only see one side at a time; and as an object is described by various parties from different points of view, the want of resemblance, and, what is worse, the want of harmony in the several portraits. ie perplexing in the extreme. Witness our last new breone comes upon pa like a comet, in un atmosphere of glory-Gur quit nunos rajoice in the advent of another piller of the state-a real, thorough, radicel, independent. reforming patriotic member of the House of Commons, and we hear of nothing save hire and his career for more than the statue number of nine days. The Mail gives hint an oration from the tow Magazine, you re-produce a sketch by the Parliamentary por trait painter, both highly credible to the artists and honorable to the subject of their labours;-but, intermediately, the Register obtains a nearer view, and resolves the appearance of our corces in the shape of a broom- now broom-which sweeps about is a very eccentric orbit, and hita hard with the shank besides. It was wrong in the Register not to begin by describing the glorious appe manes of the thing at a dislunce.—not to hunt up its splendid antecedents, like his neighbours, before producing his daguerreotype iikennes of ithus be found its stiff sharp bristles rush so romorso leasty across the grain atong our good old China am, with a view, as he shabbily avers, to profits: with a cover open at the sides, at a enarge of\n\nTwo other notifications still comain to be noricet-one of the 22nd vitine, to the effect that the French Post Office will account for ali poarages on papers from Hongkong to the United Kingdoin, a knowledge of which face to this community is not very importan lastly a \"trausuiseios of books\" afisation, in the Gazette of the 55 tastant, by which it is usdained that pa kata may be forwarded hence to Malta and Gibraltar, via Bgypt,and to Ber muda and the British West tudies (Barbadoses, Trauidad and Tork's Baland excepted) not ex- ceeding Two feet in lenghth breadth or widin,\n\nout of the repairs, that bis injured toelings at once tight pence per bulí a pound to Malis and\n\n: \n\ngove vent to their anguish. It will comiert tho, Gibraltar, and one sholing and two pence par Register to know that others have entertained half pound in the Wen ludies such rates p- suspicions respecting the peculiar \"Quixotism\" of plying to the first pound only, after which: the tis new broom, and no doubt he will read with charge has to be incrensed for every fraction action the other side of the questions etted of a pound as a pound-letters found in suc by the well known London Correspondent of the Liverpool Albion, in the subjoined extract, which I packets being charged postage with an addi- \n\nition of back packet postage as a penalty. suppose your fairness to both sides will allow you to insert.-I enclose the name of my Solicitor, sud am, Sir, your obedient servant,\n\nLE X\n\nHow the-ow-Post happens to be Pam's own print is unintelligible to all, and their name is legion, who reject the Urquhartive story about a former edi- tor having called for P.'s mad as a traitor, and then being muzalisha St. Petersburg esksut skip, just as in the present ease of Ansley, who is\n\nSuch are some of the changes that have caught our eye: there may be others, and if there are out, we may, after the late rate of two notifications a mouth, soon expect them. But this, really, is too serions a matter og tyne unfled with, and something must be done t check the nuisance of indeercet legislation.\" by auteur Post Masters General,--F. of C. April, 19.\n\n312\n\nINDEX",
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        "content_text": "# 250\n\nthe \"Priester\" got to Surinam, with Buse Pason gro, of reher. 13 men and 1/4 wanew-2 in all had died on the voyage, a large proportion having died before reaching Anjir. De Beaumont of Fechow \"ge of the \"Buden Castle\"? was in cha...\n\nIt is very oldem that European Foder ow reavorable terins, for preowed, Chinese Emigrant Ships.\n\nThe Committe adjournées till Wednesday the 24th at 2.30 AM.\n\n# 340",
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        "content_text": "to add\n\nfurther\n\nnecessary information to that\n\ngiven\n\nthe various schedules.\n\nin\n\nI have the honor to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient;\n\nhumble Servant,\n\nGovernor.\n\nJannellyy\n\nOFFICE.\n\nCHANGES in the HOLDERS of Offices and APPOINTMENT in the Offices of HONGKONG, for the Quarter ended\n\n  \n    Sevenfor Openeral]\n    Overseer\n    of Watu Workto\n  \n  \n    Overs\n    Res\n    Post Office Agent\n    at Fechow\n  \n  \n    If appointed by Her Majesty's Govern-\n  \n  \n    Name of the Officer who formerly held\n    Name of the Officer who is now\n    appointment in England, date the appointment, and annual Salary.\n    ed and annual Salary,\n  \n  \n    LAMorron\n    (resigned)\n    $ 4,800.\n    £1,000\n  \n  \n    &Molla\n    (removed))\n    $720.\n    4100\n  \n  \n    of authority of the Secretary of State.\n  \n  \n    A. B3. M. Cordy\n    Acting\n    £50 appros?\n    Ref\n  \n  \n    $4080.\n    £830.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    R Coales\n    \n    9920.\n    £130.\n  \n  \n    Vacant\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Ed. Gibant\n    \n    3920.\n    £1.50\n  \n  \n    I. Watter\n    (resigned)\n    $480.\n    £100.\n  \n  \n    W.S. Ayrton\n    \n    $480.\n    £100.\n  \n  \n    J 12.0\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Registron Geals Dept!\n    I'm Arnong Yung atting\n    (Mromoted)\n    2nd Junior Registration Cluse $240.\n    £50.\n  \n  \n    2180.7.\n    180.\n    F7.10.\n    12009\n  \n  \n    If newly appointed by the Governor, date of authority.\n  \n  \n    If promoted from another Office or Government situa-\n  \n  \n    tion in the Colony, descrip-\n  \n  \n    tion of former appointment.\n  \n  \n    Govt Notifi\n    Acting\n    no190\n    31 et Decembe 1872.\n  \n  \n    Date of Governor's Despatch respecting the Change of Office or ap-\n    pointment, or the new appointment.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    N130\n    Afonstant of 16. Oct.\n    \n    \n  \n  \n    of selects\n    Apritant\n    ledo.\n    No 3172]\n  \n  \n    Oso\n    n: 1996.\n    21+ Sept.\n    es.o.\n  \n  \n    Ne 3210\n    29 toet\n    Oso\n    \n  \n  \n    No 3568.\n    29th Nov!\n    Cso\n    No2877\n  \n  \n    re you\n    Gend\n    Porter\n    2877 Government\n  \n  \n    16th Oct\n    offices.\n    1872.\n    \n  \n  \n    Column for Remarks,\n  \n  \n    381\n    was taken on\n    Molley who trial was found to be\n    amfit for\n  \n  \n    This\n  \n  \n    the situation\n  \n  \n    post which had been vacant for\n  \n\n...\n\nBak itrose Genitemen\n\nConsular Afsistants.\n\nCo",
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        "content_text": "## \n\n42669 of 27 Mar 1908\n\nHow Big 50 Giadaw,\n\nWith ref: to the letter from Ma Webb. (32648)\n\nLev of thong Debt 4 the 94 Jam te, Jeff. Fto inform you th Quat the fachow 45778 25.711 Mshütte reported that thee 40 no 24 record of any promise having been made that You shall have a free passage to England on retirement from the service of the Colony that you have as a claim.\n\n2. This worship therefore regrets that be is unable to agree to a refund of the cost of your passage to this country with respect.\n\nLost Phi toe ...",
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        "content_text": "and he smitten & the definition should be amended.\n\nmaster\" in referem. Follows ship intender\n\n3. Then that the provisions 1 section 10/1) are confined to \"short and 'long' voyages. A the corresponding section 1 Advance N') (1869 only apply to voyages four 30 days duration. Who be glad to know why,\n\n# (Su 41(2) (if it were curial error) care Be it Las been considered desirable to exclude extended voyages from the provisions the section.\n\n4. The meaning the expression \"any such voyage\" in sections 11 412 is not clear to me, for it does not appear whether it applies to tort's long-voyages only or also to\n\nI should prefer to say.\n\n5. 27. the regulations. in 5. 5. and apply N. shiper making \"Short\" W · extended \"long\" voyage, shigen making (altitude therfore it appears in except from regulation Except 44(2) the effect of abolishing 2 1855 to all proposes.\n\nI shall be glad of an explanation in this point\" achel fechou J-14~78iu, \"extended voyages. In his 70 (Section 12 the words \"they are untd\" inserted between the words \"if\" and \"absent\".\n\nregard) Con Difficulty with see 27. The section and the regulations in schedule 5 apply only to ships making \"short or long' voyages,\" am not clear that adequate provision is made for ships making extended voyages. The ordinance 1889 men ships remind subject t tet the persons of the Presentil\" 1855 & Schedush 17 Kireto I assume that it was intended to pence the same phin\n\nHowever, to follow the instructions more closely and to improve readability, here is the revised output in HTML, with some minor adjustments for formatting and Markdown conversion where necessary:\n\nand he smitten & the definition should be amended. master\" in referem. Follows ship intender\n\n3. Then that the provisions 1 section 10/1) are confined to \"short and 'long' voyages. A the corresponding section 1 Advance N') (1869 only apply to voyages four 30 days duration. Who be glad to know why,\n\n# (Su 41(2) (if it were curial error) care Be it Las been considered desirable to exclude extended voyages from the provisions the section.\n\n4. The meaning the expression \"any such voyage\" in sections 11 412 is not clear to me, for it does not appear whether it applies to tort's long-voyages only or also to\n\nI should prefer to say.\n\n5. 27. the regulations. in 5. 5. and apply N. shiper making \"Short\" W · extended \"long\" voyage, shigen making (altitude therfore it appears in except from regulation Except 44(2) the effect of abolishing 2 1855 to all proposes.\n\nI shall be glad of an explanation in this point\" achel fechou J-14~78iu, \"extended voyages. In his 70 (Section 12 the words \"they are untd\" inserted between the words \"if\" and \"absent\".\n\nregard) Con Difficulty with see 27. The section and the regulations in schedule 5 apply only to ships making \"short or long' voyages,\" am not clear that adequate provision is made for ships making extended voyages. The ordinance 1889 men ships remind subject t tet the persons of the Presentil\" 1855 & Schedush 17 Kireto I assume that it was intended to pence the same phin\n\nTo fully adhere to the instructions, the output is kept in HTML format. However, to enhance readability and follow the original instructions for formatting, the text has been adjusted into proper paragraphs. The original text's formatting issues, such as incorrect spacing and potential OCR errors, have been addressed.",
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        "content_text": "## \n855\n\n## YHAUKAL\n\ns troops  \n«BININ  \nVIRTOJ  \nbuthern  \nBunan.  \n•AININ  \n-node  \nint one se  \nocess.  \n21/1/18.  \nmeiden ypad.  \nJahor  \n25/1/18.  \noupled by Tong's troops.  \nHO  \npops  \n-BLYING  \nng's  \nwancing.  \nTAI  \nped.  \n. beroe  \nkinst lung,  \n\n## \nLung's troops have occupied Young Kong and Luychow and are advancing into the interior. Headquarters at On Po.\n\n19/1/18. General Tam has at his disposal in Hurn 43 regiments of Kuangsi and 16 regiments of Canton troops and does not require reinforcements, which are needed elsewhere.\n\n22/1/18. Cantonese troops, aided by Navy destroyed two forts near Young Kong and defeated Lung's troops there on the 17th instant. The cruiser Kwong Yuk has been ordered to patrol the coast near Koi How. Preparations are being made to land Canton troops at Kwang Hoi.\n\nThe Kwangtung Expeditionary Force for Pukien left Canton for Shek Lung on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, there to await orders. General Lung's troops scored a success against the local troops at Fachow, the latter losing 600 men.\n\n26/1/18. Lung's troops are gathering at Sun Hing with a view to attacking Shin King, a strategic position between Kuangtung and Kuangsi.\n\n26/1/18. The expeditionary force against General Lung left Canton to-day, for Yaung Kong. Total strength of forces 43 battalions Infantry, 1 battalion and 1 Company Artillery, 3 Machine-gun Companies. Afterwards to go to Fukien. Cantonese defeat Lung's troops at Yan Ping and are advancing toward Young Kong.\n\nThe fighting is renewed between North and South in Hunan. The Southerners have taken Yo Chow. The Northerners fled leaving much ammunition and arms. Southerners now preparing to advance on Fuchang and Hankow.\n\nGeneral Lu is despatching forces from Lung Chon, Kangai, 10 battalions have gone to Lunchow. 6 battalions are going to Shin Hing.\n\nCaptain Tom Gunn, Chinese aviator and others are returning from America shortly with 6 aeroplanes, 500 lbs. of bombs and material for flying school at Canton.\n\n28/1/18.\n\n30/1/18. Other forces continue against Lung.\n\n30/1/18.\n\n30/1/18. Canton.",
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        "content_text": "30\n\ndistrict in different directions. I travelled 10 hours a day and covered 33 English miles daily, and saw poppy everywhere extensively cultivated. The farmers are compelled to plant by the military. Merchants from Honan and Hupeh provinces come here to buy opium. The city has to pay this year in taxes to the General in Chungking $500,000-\n\n\"Opium smoking is dreadful, out of 172 families in one village only 27 do not smoke. Children in home and school are indulging. Over 30 of our church members were suspended in 1925 for opium smoking.\"\n\nMy Mission work covers three districts and Clony Choo, itineraries cover 50 miles north and south of the river and 90 miles along the river. Little opium is grown in Changchow district, but in the other two districts of Fengta and Shihtzu it is plentiful. Poppy seriously affected the rice crop in 1925 and rice rose to $9 a bushel,\n\nOpium smoking everywhere, and dens well patronized.\n\nWest Szechuan.\n\nFachow. Increased planting this year, poppy fields come right up to the edge of school compound.\n\nHuvilichow. From this city all the way down the section of the province which dips into Yunnan, there is increased cultivation. This area adjoins \"Loiiland\".\n\nNing Yuen. There is heavy traffic in the drug, but figures not obtainable.\n\nTatsienbu. We are 8,500 feet up, no poppy grown here but plenty in the plain. 300 opium dens in the city. Big trade of opium into Tibet. Opium is bartered to Tibetans who are using more and more each year. No official prohibition of any description.\n\nSoutheast Szechuan.\n\nFoochow. We are living in the midst of a poppy field. We cannot imagine a time when more poppy was grown than at present. In a local meeting in Dec. 1925 the gentry, merchants and people protested against the demand of the Military Governor that $600,000 be raised by opium taxes. The Governor stated that this sum had been raised in previous years and it must be raised again.\n\nSouth Szechuan.\n\nLatchow. Not more than one-third of last year's planting. Use is general, opium dens everywhere.\n\nSuifu. Some sections show increased planting, others less, on the whole about half of that planted in 1925 season. Dry weather and heavy taxes in 1925 discouraged the farmers, most of them lost money. Townships on the Yunnan border have been compelled to plant by official proclamation.\n\nSmoking on the increase, 3,000 licensed dens in the city.\n\nTranshipment of opium is the main business of Suifu and the main source of revenue.\n\n\"I recently travelled for a short distance with a caravan of one hundred loads of opium, coming from Yunnan to Suifu. It was protected by 250 soldiers, and valued at $700,000\".\n\nCentral Szechuan.\n\nChengtu. \"In the four counties where I itinerate opium planting is about half that of last year. Lien Yang, which last year raised more than any other county in this part of China, has greatly reduced the poppy acreage this year. In Chengtu and all market towns opium dens are more numerous.\n\nMienchow, Chang Ming, Chang Yu, Loh Chuang. Not much to be seen along the highroads, more back in the mountain districts. Posters with a heading, \"Forbid Opium Regulations\", are seen everywhere. This means the tax must be paid for selling and opium dens. Opium smoking is obvious everywhere.\n\nChung Kiang. None planted here, the tax being far too heavy, farmers will not risk it. Opium plentiful, everywhere taxed. About 500 dens in the city. Each lamp in dens is taxed $2 a month and in private houses, $4. Smoking without tax permit is heavily fined. The whole traffic controlled by the military.\n\nTing You. The military attempted to force the people of this county to plant sufficient opium to furnish a tax of $30,000. The people tried to compromise by supplying $15,000, and at the time of writing, the question is not yet settled.\n\nJien Chou. Has more opium planted than any other part of the province. My travels take me over five counties, and opium forms about 1/3 of the total crops.\n\nLess planted this year in some counties because of heavy taxes. The area which suffered most from famine last year is the section of Jien Chou which grows most opium.\n\nHokiang. The people generally seem unwilling to plant, and five-sixths of those who do are forced to it.\n\nEast Szechuan, Kweifu/Kweichow. Poppy has been planted in this district more plentifully than ever before, and the harvest is very promising. The military are levying a large tax upon the output of opium, and this year, as formerly, all those who refuse to grow poppy in their fields have to pay a tax for exemption. The outlook is distinctly bad.\n\nYUNNAN\n\nThough reports this year are few, they indicate little change. The remoteness of this opium province, and its freedom from Central Government control, encourages extensive cultivation. As far as can be ascertained it still maintains its position as the premier opium province in China.\n\nYunnan opium is of high quality and the land exceptionally good for its cultivation. Its opium reaches all parts of China by land and sea. Shanghai combines both Naval and Military import from Yunnan, whilst both India and France complain of the amount smuggled across their frontiers. The Yunnan opium reaching Burmah exceeds that sold by the Government Monopoly. Much is smuggled to Hongkong and Malay States. Chinese Naval cruisers are credited with having annexed 400 cases of Yunnan opium en route to Shanghai.\n\nEastern Yunnan. More opium planted than last year.\n\nWestern Yunnan. There is no change this year. Opium cultivation and use is as general here as in the rest of the province.\n\nNorth Eastern Yunnan. Freely planted everywhere. Government tax imposed whether opium planted or not. Opium smoking is universal.\n\nNorth Yunnan. There is no limitation in area planted with poppy. Half to two-thirds of the fields suitable for its cultivation are planted with poppy. Opium smoking is general amongst all classes.\n\nSouth Yunnan. Cultivation general. No changes from last year. The...\n\n31",
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