CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 Pas THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE. The Friend of Quina SUPPLMENT TO No. 75. Hong Kong Gajette, VICTÒRIA, HONG-KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1843. REPORT of Cases treated in the VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR SEAMEN, for the momh ending, 19th August, 1843. DiseasDa Admitted. Discharg. ed relier. Initammation of the Liver. Inflammation of the Brain. Delirium Tremens. Dysentery. Ulorrhoea. Fever.. Rácuratism. Consumption. Venereal TOTAL כני Discharg. ed oured, D 0 (*) This Paliom left the Hospital contrary to the advice of the Surgeons, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th August, 1845. ALLIANCE FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. THE Undersigned having been, appointed Agents in China, for the above Company, are prepared to accept. Assurances at Hong-Kong, as under: 1st-On Buiklings of Brick or Stone, covered with Tiles, Slates, Metal of other incombustible material, together with their contents, when such Bniklogs are isolate! from all others. Rate of Premium, 3 per cent, per annum, 2xD.--On such Buildings and their contents, when not so isolated, at the rate of 1 per cent. per ann Assurances for 6 months † 7 of the annual rate, will! and for 3 months, į 3be charged. Of the 1st Class, Assurances, for the present, will be accepted to the extent of £10,000 only on one risk. And of the 2nd Chies, to the extent of £3000. risk. A Building and its contents taken together, form one Thas the above suns may be underwritten either on a Building alone, or the contents alone; on, part on the Building, and part on the contents. No Assurance is to be considered in foron until the Premiam be paid. Amongst other advantages of the Company, the Assured will be entitled to participate in the profits after five successive payments. Parties applying for Assurances will please send in full particulars of the risk to be taken; any deviation. from which, without the censent of the Company, will vitiate the Policy. JARDINE, MATILESON. & Co., Agents in China, Mocan, 12th July, 1863, NOTICE. The undersigned in connexion with Mn PareICK CHALMERS at present in England, has this day estal- Jished a house of Agency in China, under the firm of AKPRUSON, CHALMERS & Co. Macao, 1st July, 1843. J. S. ANDERSON, FOR SALE. CHAIN Cables, Europe Rope, Wines, Spirits, Stores of every description, Dressing Glasses, Plate Glass and Warm Clothing, ALFRED HUMPHREYS, 20. Queens Road. Hong Kong, 1st August, 1848, NOTICE--The un forsignal is authorized by flis Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Land Forces in China, to recsivo al pack- ngem adresaid to the Officers or Messes of any of the Regiems ployed during the late war. N. LUGS. long-Kong, 15th April, 1842 One half per cent, Commission will be charged upon all Goods bought in. Proceeds of Arconat Sales will be rendered fifteen hys after Sale, or sooner if realizeal. Queen's Road, Hong-Kong, kat Juno, 1843. XO. W. BENNETT, JUST RECEIVED, AND FOP SALE. BEEF, Pork. Flour and Bread, Brandy and Wines, Cherry Cordial Vinegar, Rum, and Anack, Beer in Cask, Sales &c. Rice. Singapore Plunks, Spesin Candles. Tlouse-iltings. Manda Timber, Sheathing Copper, American and Castile Spip, Tobacco, Raisins, Spirits Turpentine, Tar, Rusin, and I'l Black, White, Brown, and Drab Flats. P. TOWNSEND, Hong-Kong, 31st July, 1943. ti Dead. Retain ing in the Hospital. [ 幾 J SATCHELL, M. D, Resident Physician and Surgeon. RICHARD JONES, M. D., Resident Asst. Physician & Surgeon, D. WILSON & Co., BEG to intimate to the Gentlemen of Hong-Kong that they have From thus, date opened their Billiard Room to be Pullic. PRICE OF THE GAMES. Ese Ga Foun Two of 24 for One Dollar " Night games double the above. N. B. No Credit will be allowed in the Biard Room VICTORIA, HONG-KONG 1st August 1848 D. WILSON & Co. AVE just received a fresh supply of Allsop's Lutin Ale, sound Chadder Chinese, Perfumery, Stationery, and a variety of ather articles. VICTORIA, Roxo-Kong, 1st August, 1843. JUST Landed and for SALE. Alachines. Apply to 20, Quren's Road, Victoria, 2nd August. 1843 wo Weighing ALEX. MOSY, NOTICE Goons and Merelmedio of all descrip tions received and curetilly stored ia sparions dry and secure Brick Godowns situated on the Queen's Road No. 20, at Hongkong, upon moderate terris. Apply upon the premises to. ALEX, MOSS. Goods are received and sold on Commission Hongkong, 2nd Angusi 1833, FOR SALE--Singapore Bears, on moderate Apply to ALEX. MOSS, Hong Kong, 2d August, 1843, terms. NOTICE. IN consequence of the mytan! Dissolution of Part. nership betweeen Mesars, BENNETT, PAIN, & Co., the Undersigned bags to Notify, that the Busi ness will be cartiod on by lamseif, où the same Pre ruises, and most respectfully, solicits a continustee of the liberal support be has hitherto been favoured with Parties desinos në susting Goods for Pablie. Auction, are requested to, de so two days previous to the time of Sule. Auctions will be held every Friday. at Eleven A. 37, Terms-Five per Cent, at all. Goods. VICTORIA HOSPITAL, FUR SEA MEN, Nos. 1, 2, 3, Queen's Roud, immediately opposito Fearon's Wharf, Resident Physician and Surgeon, JAMES SATCHELL, M. D. Resident Assist, Physician, & Surgeon, RICHARD JONES, M. D. THE HOSPITAL is now open for the reception of i Patients, and is furnished with every convenience necessary for the comfort and speely recovery of the sick. Patients are admitted at any hour of the day or night, on production of an undertaking to defray the expenses inerrel, signed either by the Captain of the Vessel to which the sick person belongs, or a Member of some Mercantile Firo in Chica. No Patient çan be admittcik without such an undertaking. TERMS For Medical attendance, Medicines, and Provisions. Seamen-One Dollar, OFFICERS--Two Dollars per day, Victoria, Hong-Kong, 20th July, 1843. FOR SALE, REIGHT on CHARTER, THE Fine A. 1. British Brig Iris," 277 Tous N. M. Captain MERCE, Apply to HOLLIDAY WISE, 4. Co. Victoria, Hongkong, 24th August, 1843, FOR LONDON. THE A British bull Barque Mary Catherine" Captain Taylor, having Tur a large portion of her cargo engaged will meet with quick despatch, generat freight or passage, baving supe- G. F. DAVIDSON. LINDSAY & Co. rior accommodations, apply here w At Macao to Flong-Kong, 14th August, 1943. FOR AMOY AND CHUSAN. THE Barque Lanusy Campbell, Capt. Darley Will Sail for the above Parts in ath this month--For Freight or pis- N. DEUS Apply to 18. Queen's Road, Or to the Captain on lumed. saga. Victor 2, Aogust 9th, 1943. FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER. THE A. L. Barque Extzaketh Moonn, W. 3isap Comunander, register ton. nage 241. FOR SALE. on board the Elizabeth Moniy," fod tons of Liverpool Coals, such as II. M Mail Steamors" between Liverpool and fasiio, use. Apply to 6, F. DAVIDSON. Hong-Kong, 2d, August, 1848. The fist sailing British bult Brig "NAUTILUS" "Captain Gibson, £33 toms Register, now ging at Hongkong, and ready to receive vargo. Apply to FOX, BAWSON. & Co. Bongkung 35th July, 1843. FOR-SALE. FLERGILE OR CuAXTER, THE Clipper Bag ANOLESA, Capt. Rowland 10 Tons register, built at Ipswich, in 1840, & A. 1'de 13 years, has been newly coppered and is well found in stores Apply to the Captain on board; or to FOX, RAWSON, & Co. Hongkong, 25th. Jaly 1543. WANTED-fer the Gun Room Mess of 11. A. S. Cunwallis-a good Cook-either European or Nalive. Testimonials at to character and efficiency will be required. For further particulars, apply on board, butween the houss of nine and twelve 4. N." H. M. S. Con wallis. August, 17th 1843. ALL persons indebted to the firm of P. Townsend & Co. are desired to take immediate payment iv, P. TOWNSEND PR SALE. PRIME Bottled Beer. Apply in. PAIN & Co. FOR SALE. Ar go. Secaes of Tus USDERSTORED. Prims Mess feeland Pork Paint and Paint End Torpentine and Tar Matlive Cair Calan api Slip Brend Superive Golden Sherry Cockburts" Port Wine Claret 31 Julen and Murgaux Hock. Bresar and Canignze Barton Ale in Cash and Bottle Tumblers ani Wine Glasses Singapore planks Beaver and Sour Flats Laubes Mut, dilk stockings, Soilpe Brandy in Wood and Boitie Ab assortment of Hosiery Wah numerous other articles at moderate prices, No. 2 Magistracy Street, PAIN &AG. TARIFF, PORT REGULATIONS &c. A few Cupies are still on SALE of No.71 of the Friend of China wad Hong Kong Gazette, contrining the Proclamation of His Excellency. Tariff, Government Notification. Table of Consular Fees &c. &c. Also the Extraordinary of 31st July, Containing the Proclamation of the Chinese Commissioner, General, Regulations for the Ports, in Cléna, &c. &c. Price—to Subscribers to the paper; each copy 25 pents, to non Subscribers 1 Rupeo. PAINTED AND I'encreuen For The ProPainTORS, NE rup Payaso Orvice, Querx's Rojo, Verona. We are informed that Monsieur C. ALEX, CHALLAYE, Esa. ex Acting Consul for France in China, nas, by a decision of his Excellency Monsieur Guizot, Mi- nister for Foreign Affairs, bearing date the 14th March of the present year, her attached, in his capacity of Elove Consul, to the CoxsULATE ÚExEAL ci Franco in Egypt. INQUEST AUGUST 14TH, 1848. BEFORE MR. E. FARNCOMB. CORONER. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. CrtSAR-August 4th, 1843. were arenred under the Old System. They are, the Eliza, Mary, and Bahamian Business is very dull, New Congous are arriving, the quality good. "Crop, No matter of political import need be looked for in 650 Chops, 20 maels. Shout price about the rate. this quiet locality, we are becoming gradually acquint. Whilst the Export in April and May, was 174 millions ed with the denems of a great intercourse, the of lbs., in 29 ships, the probable Export of 3 months, friendly disposition of the people favors it, and the June, July, and August, in 5 ships, is about 3 mil perfeet reliance which they place in the honour and hops of the integrity of British dealers, leads to the fervent hope LocAL Nuws-The British Flag was re-hosted at the that it may never be destroyed by questionable trave Consulate, on the 14th inst. Official responsibility to actions. the Chinese, for the payment and collection of their This was an inquest on the body of James Prestoe, The only true system of trade is a liberal one, and duties, is an enormous thor, and wifi catail endles There can be no greater fillacy, than for the faw, to use and vexation on the Conals. Here, I should who died suddenly in the Exchange Room The Jury aere summoned to attend on the evening of the suppose that the knowledge of commercial particulars, he will want fy Claks, when basintesis upon this coast can be limited to themselves, here active. The Consulate order, to prevent ship'a boots 12th (Saturday), but in consequence of the post mor the examination of the Body un bring concluded where ready money transections constantly obtain, the exting Her Majesty's) dig at the Old Company till a late bour and the Medical Report being requested simplicity of business render its details obvious aden, bas given as inch disgust to the skipper, it hus given satifaction to the residents. to be given in writing the Jugnest was deferred to enough to the most obtuse piserver. the 14th (Monday). The following evidence was then It is with very deep regret, we have to announce the takon. Mr. J. W. Bennett, sworn, sąl de mise of J. A. Murder, Esq. He died on hard the General Work, on the siternoon of yesterday, after a severe illness of three weeks datarion. A wide circle of friends not acquaintances will bewail the loss of a truly kind-heartedman, and our commu - nity will deplore the loss of a valuable incraber. i was informed on Saturday at about 3 o'clock that James Preston the deceased was dying. The deceased kept the Exchange Roome for me. On my coming up to see him I found he bad expired. Daring the time that the depensed had born in my employ be had always conducted himself in a sober manner. I discharged from the Hospital he secured weakly and when I saw him going about in the wet. I remon- strated with him, and told him that he ought to en- play a man for the purpose. A subject upon which we may congratulate ourselves is the continued bathy nature of this loculty ; out national selfishness leads us to regret that this valu- alle island is one day to be restored; its worth as a commanding position can scarcely bo over-rated. situated in a glorious climate, exempted from the ord nary riak of the elements, provided wah the most Secure and spacious harbours and in itself abondant- of the Chinese Empire, with such a possession what do not know what his bubits of life had been before 7 productive, populated with a quiet industrious raceOS KEENASSA FALAN KUGELSESKPROT among whom rict, crime, my dishonesty, is scarcely 1 employed him. About five days previous to his docense, he had been sent to the Hospital of Messrs. Known a rural people castly governed, Imants each J. N. ANDERSON, begrepectfully to inform Satchell and Jenes, he bad them an eruption on his member of the community seems to know himself" the inhabitants of Victoria, and the public generally, and then if we might venture to speak of its political tha the has opened those premista next Mr. Boulle's skin, ou different parts of his body; en huis being inuener, within a few day's sail of the riches cities teen's Road, as a winlesale al rail wine and might not the genius and enterprise of Great Britain Strict attention to business, good Articles, and mode Spirit Store, and BILLIARD ROOM, and hopes, by rate elurges, to meet a share of Public Putronage. J. N. A. begs respectfully to solicit the attention of the Naval and Military, as well as private Gention.co in Flong-Kong, to the Hilliard Room, which is Spaci ous and weil aired, and to state, that every possiblo attention on his part will be paid to the confort of those who may honour him with a visit. Victoria, 14th August, 1843. Mr. Francis Dickens, sworn, I am Clerk to Mir. Bennett: I was present when the dencased died, he died in the Exchange Room. When I came into the room he was sitting in one of the chairs with his bead hanging over the fuck of the chair. I supported hun in my arms and spoken to him, but received no answer, his lips moved as if to spek but he could not do on, and his pulse was scar- cely perceptible, I called up a servant and he took hold of hie zal i went and fetched a Doctor. The deceased did not recognise one when I came up. Ar J W. Beaned, Re-examined, A day or two before the deceased went to the Hos. pitul he complained to me of sickness and a pain in Jus heal. I administered to him an Emnetic which gave him considerable relief: the eruption afterwards appearing on his body, I advised him to go to the os pital. Jamce Satchell, Surgeon, Sworn-The deceased was in the Hospital under my charge from the seventh to the eleventh instant. His eomplaint was that of a nettle rush and disordered bowels. When he left the Hospital he wna perfectly well but was weak. I was sent for on Saturday to sec bin and on my arrival at the Exchango Rooin he was dend. (Signed) There was no possibility of forming an opinion us to the cause of his death without an internal examination. I consider that course was necessary. J. SATCHELL, M. D. Resident Surgeon, Victoria Seaman's Hospital. Charles Alexander Winchester, I am the Acting Colonial Surgeon.- produce a copy of the notes taken whilst examining the body of the deceased. The report was then read. On the Coroner enquiring what was the cause of the deceased's death the witness said, The signs in the brain led me to suppose that influm mutory action must have existed for serae considerable time before death, and from the evidence given, of a sgb-acute character. I consider the immediate enese of death to have ben the pressure of a very considerable quantity of serum found at the case of the brain, on that órgin (in other words) that it was a rese of serious upo, lexy. He must have enjoyed very irregular health Prom the state of the liver. f (Signed) CHARLES ALEXANDER WINCHESTER, Acting Colonial Surgeon. The Evidence having been summed up, and the Jury being charged to consider their verdict it was returned, Died by the visitation of God. effect in this remote, but highly interesting, portion of the civilised world? The recent intelligence from Woosung, the Port of Shanghai ( with which place we have constant com- unication) is to the effect, that a sumber of men are engaged in repairing the ruined fortifications. They were formerly of cud: we are given to under- stand that they are now being feed with granite, sonte of the Opium vessels have recently gone up to the northward, with the intention, doabitess, of establishing other trading stations; it is useless to talk of a limited number of parts for all the coast will be open. The people are eager to trade, and the Mandarina are at Present very cautious in their interference in this matter, nothing but urbanity and kindness is expe- rienced from these dignitaries; certainly upon this coast there exists every outward manifestation of a sincero desire for peace and aliianey. The immense amount of native toumage which finds its way up the Shanghai river daily, is worthy of remark, as being one of the most protaient features in the Yangtze kiang: they come from North and Sound, but as yet we canunt obtain the particulars of trade the English Ships keep healthy up the river, but the heat has been ahaost insupportable this season. A very fair trade has been doing here both in Straits produce and manufactured goods PEPPER has averaged 50 25 per picul; Rarrans still selling at 85, Grey sorrisos 68 30, Wuerz 84, Pic Leap,on account of large stock is down to $5 50, Saxval wOOD, without inquiry, Rion 81 50 no sales. Opium market unsettled, MALWA $610. PATNA 8710 to 720-very lit tle on hand. Speaking of the latter article, vessels coming up here with a general cargo should not neglect to com- prise it, helping off, as it does, heavy stock, it becomes a voluable auxiliary occasionally Alarm has been offer. ed in quantity at $1 15 it will doubtless be available era long as a rough return and calculated for purposes of ballast. I have no doubt but return freight on eative account, might be obtained from Niagpo and other consular ports, indeed some I believe has already beca obtained. Amov,-11th August, 1943. Vaer quantities of Piece Goods have been brought to this market from Hongkong, and prices have given way. Lose Ctorns, far whites. $350 to $3 60, Greys $2 90 to 83 10; Twist $27 to $29. OPIUM raining its price, and good Malwa sells readily at $625. Rice 100; a good harvest. Canton, 21st August, 1843. The former Hong Merchants continue to decline ex- porting Tens under the New System, and all the out- side man, are afraid to begin. Three slups are being loaded with Teus, at 1 taels on the short price, but these J. Mc. MURRAY, Baker, Pastry Cook, 4. opposite the Godowns of W Scott, Esq., Lower Bazaar, begs to announce to the Public, til be car ries on business in the above named sivinity, and hopes to participate in that Public Patronage which it shall be his constant endeavour to deserve. N. B.-Parties can be supplied with Bread, Pastry, &c., on the shortest notice, also ship biscuit, Hong-kong. 14th August, 1848. Bakings of every description, carefully exe- exted, from cleven in the moring till five in the evening FOR SALE-Anchors and Chain Cables, Copper sheathing, and nails Claret, and flavona cigars Sperm. Candles, and Ainerican Soap Cabin Biscuity in Tins of 58 s. Brass & Iron Bedstewis. Apply at the Godowns of Holliday Wise, of Co. JOHN RITSON. Victoria, 17th August, 1543 to FOR SALE-The bull, masts, yards, anchors, chains, &c. &c., of the Brigantine, Roza, now lying in Ilong Kong. The above may be Sold together or separate. The vessel is seven years old built of American live oak, and would make an excellent receiving vessel in say of the new Ports, having also good accommodation for resi dence on board, Apply to N. DUUS. (1 T. M. METCALFE. GINGER BEER MATUEUS DB COSTA & Co. respectfully intimate that they have opened an establishment at Ne. B Webster's Bazaar for the sale of Ginger Beer prepared by a peculiar process from the best fresh finger; it will be found to retain in the fullest perfection all "invigorat ing and refreshing qualities, parties requiring a regular supply at intervals, are requested to give noties, this will ensure their having beer in its best condition at the Line wanted. —— Preserved Provisious, Cigure, Soap, Cheese & other Groceries, ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-011 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [1-4] 340 S2115 1845 Sir J Davis continued 6 from M. 10 Came proposing certain reductions in the Police Department resulting in saving of $900 per month Mr Bittier to be removed to Victoria with an additional allowance of $50 per month Th 21 16 Mr Ready. Report the appointment of Mr Ready as assistant in the Audit Office at $100 per Month and that Mr Hance has been transferred as copying Clerk of the Clerk of Councils. F627 3 Passage Money. Recommends the payment to Capt. Maitland of H.M. Steamer "Spitfire" of certain passage money due to him for the conveyance of public Officers from Bombay to Hong Kong. F1828 17 Treasurer's Accounts. Encloses the Treasurer's Accounts for the quarter ending Dec 31 Appointments. Encloses Returns of all appointments and alterations for the quarter ending Dec 31 1845 Sir J Davis Mar 1 18 Mr A Shortrede. Reports the arrival of Mr Shortrede (introduced by the Colonial Office) who has commenced a Weekly Newspaper called the China Mail. Reports the proclamation of the various Ordinances that have received H.M.'s sanction. Mar 3 19 Macao. Refers to his despatch Mar 20 to the Foreign Office DS 34 on the subject of Macao. The Triad Society. Encloses the Notes of the trial and conviction of the reputed Head of the Triad Society. Refers to his Despatch No 7 Jan 7, for an Account of the dangerous nature of this Society. Mar 4 21 Despatches: Acknowledge receipt of Despatches. The October Mail from England not yet arrived. Mar 5 22 Piracies. Refers to his despatch ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] 22 1846, and the enclosed Return will show E. H. &. the weekly progress they have made from that date to the last week in last Month. This Return exhibits a gradual increase, which evinces wholesome Circulation, and argues, on the part of the community, a willingness to support a paper Circulation. The facilities it affords to parties having payments to make, its easy transmission from place to place unattended by the expenses incidental to the moving of silver; but, above all, its freedom from the losses attendant on payments by weight, combine to render a paper circulation popular in Hongkong, and, I may add, beneficial to all parties. In this belief, I am induced to solicit H. E.'s support, in so far as he deems himself justified to support its issue of Notes, and would beg leave to suggest that the public Officers be authorised to receive the Notes of the Bank, as hitherto, upon their own responsibility, under such protective arrangements as may be entered into between the Colonial Treasurer, and myself, for the Exchange of the Notes, or for the Deposit in the Government Treasury of a sum of money equivalent to the amount of Notes he is likely to be in possession of. (True Copy) I remain, Ja, de, (Signed) H. X. Burn, Manager of Bank, To Colonial Secretary. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] b. 97 of 1847. Malosure N. 1 in Hesp: 23 2 và 1879, trong trồng Return showing the Weekly Circulation of the Hongkong Branch of the Oriental Bank "of first issue to prevent date. from date not Hong kong September 5 1887. Saturday 27 June 1846 July .. th 465 Saturday 25 January 1847. 26,985 1,130 36 18,220 1,043 & Jetmary 24,530 18 4,880 13 15,755 #1 25 5,633 20 4 August 3,683 set March 14,740 17,290 3,510 6 15,893 13- 3,755 22 29 4,250 September 12 03235 3,195 7730 12,180 14,605 13 20 Int April 10 17 Hay 28,880 26,195 24, buo 24,920 27,070 28,940 25,070 # 24,975 Manager of the Oriental Bank at Hongkong, soliciting the patronage of Government by permitting issue of its Notes les legal Tenders to the Colonial Treasury: gud September, 1867. 19 24 26 October 10 9,000 12,715 13 1 14,280 22 24 31 4 November 15,710 16.065 set. June 26,560 36,885 45,175 J 41,430 41,430 7,885 12- 29,760 21,533 19,175 20,490 19. 26 10 July 43,030 50,565 47,380 38.940 54,040 " 55,895 # 7 # 21 " 28 1 December 16,695 5- " 12 22,213 !! 19 # 26 の January 1847. 23,145 26,020 24,630 22,580 20,700 # E. &. (True Copy) Maine Colonial Secretary 34 21 28 August 33,045 42,100 44,535- 46,673 50,900 58,305 (Signed) Dav: Scrymgeour, Accountant ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-031 - Public Offices - 1849 34 Oberland China Mail. Yu Heica ship lontana was lurted, and driven ship Frebella Holtron was driven under the bows, in alcat two freers. to 24 Jch's Idal, aut eary all since 2 a lingkung by ring forest Ferr [No. 9, StarEBek 23, 1848. No. 9, SurreMBER 28, 1848.] The big neder was disrated at Miccha: Not having abserved dus dey could not long bold Maniamen adition, appearet the Cen the confidence of perse! security. Teol firogduet bis progress & perpetual care of 1LENGE into its harur, ita pur! of 3: Derga ange: 100 dièste fear: to be paid by After this no tidingen were v'y it coul what is Excellogg hoe vot biomela son when soiling bad con spred that would is the unanf the Fugle, crying away her bows and land om met de atentoon of the 24 instreated, peerde aru now more disposed to appere-tead to aut to their splendour, only seen to have Capa ett of the inter vessel wlion Acting Sergeant 8, are rander by foorest, fria the absence of petty simoyances, tad nagues to the Ambasaduc's difficulties, and w ut, and one or other mast sus, Captain Kelly and Station, haligong the ardanely intelligence czes were of cowing the same in finner thnos, objeum on the pars of the dancing. The replied that os bis burmaneter was rising, he that the bons had sund, and that he believed he but people duvet hardly were not Beyond the question of the verinamotal de la aliservert sa pre- the ascentsy of Land Macurtuzy, Glowki they having replica the hero completely ex Patari Bodiety may have him pessozied as ately afterward thực chting of the Bugle parted, also somon athaus uforming to it; word the and she gifted out through the passage du tine, haieta, after being in the water two hours. He many bramurai Attractions but my we never hour of people being stacked anul rubies | Vierry of Mongella Lecordingly sent a deputa eastward van upon the beach; but on the reported that ou leaving the harbour of A Lorioen, way in a mud the Nay both got find off they stool over towards the Lens, when finding in resing the se in which the building stance. tion tooking for instructions as to the terms on A propos of that Sortety, we wonki beg to hint: which the misden siid be suffered so parroccl. bah, carrying gang fur traitoast and bulwarks. Die wind inverse very much, they run before it, The drifted the sun nac ter the Eagle, and itionately mochowed in Cheang-show lay, to occasions! visitora, dat is the resident members The WHY by the effect, that the Viceroy aliend are not resores, dut exposez rght not to Lo juvite the Russian envoy to a feast in the aura of thrown open cher enly in the few strangers the Einger, al then weyala sa performance of the nine pirsutions before a serech and bje who have joined thune; and if the lails, deste bithard-rom, ul reaching-won, are to les kejt covered with alath of Imperial Yollow. This Os phore, very few houses entirely escaped, in sup the stern would som abete nues his companions wen: de only setİvors towar bu çujoy them; and we do not leny that the sanation having wet wartly series derring those which revived the greatest disuap were, H. the Greer's, Maye Chine', 't, aut Impala, damaged as size role, veliaus, au ver Tou Did Naval tree partly Wow duwa, az 1 New ichtiged Riga hauserity dust. Clarge very much Ganangel. Ale McKnight withewey and ik dust. As yon fi Taeyang-svog much injusal Of Clans the worse, 2.1. Bars of the silk of clue Sea Hunted Hom, and Joe Hathan 'n toerenguel Jur35. Cebie nape keto die Mügikonte 'n buurt Le, so we ar; batedrags. Yer Paints: Cemal Natian khen to proces Rolice Sculous mercoled, acil Fat Feet Hasion kaudens quite uninhabitabile. --, Wong-c-ebone. Ahurdce, Stapley, sunt mood la gary village on line and, ang buwes are blot nucled. Alt wird- and also a shore. Upon Bauling in her clit a few miles in the westward Hongkong it was found that the michors tad parted. Babamong a number of Chinu bonds, where they en- the Keyland Belph were totally dismasted, but eidered themselvas paerty se. taring two loma- were got a next juorning, and towed in Camboo cables and a chain "cable cunt. any dug too, where their eyes were discharged night a large runk ran ford et vient and books coups it is only fair that those who participate sand Gatos refsed to comply with, and an order lightly desing. The Sylph has since been of faz hauskoo cables, shortly after which the ectribute levarin die opensus. We are there. i for his return was shortly afterwards vivid. • ught into Hongkong karbone by the Steuer other parted. The clein esie was then run out fore miler glad to nedering that the Directors He had arrived at the frontier on the atlanary. Chorale, but the Zoglo is condemned. 1 is whole extent (10 thoma) the end being lave it in contemplation to limit dhe tations and departed homeward, without having roacti Peking on the Ferb of Fchenary, 1866, At dayght ali shat could be seen of the Froelia stene rod the site, and secured which have liturto been so freely given, so that Robertion what: top of her mainmast, the verse stoppers, About the mainurast foll, carry- kay ng bank near the re at the ewnanec le Chung away tie taffail and gig. In its fall the sing on. The garner and four loses were must probably tussen kome of her plauka, na Curred inging to the mast, and wore savel shorty afterwards the boss was served to be by the buite of the U. s. S. Mgmatik. Tlegumer] Alling, and at lodīgast 23 ring soulled down by die report shortly alter ping from the Buyin, bead. Those on boned then got upon the acain- Captain Kelly had the pumps secoed, and friwill cost and wood stil, and funded vicar of the work. the vast was sinking. He was last seen in the Aber as they went to have loen washed away cabin, and is supposed to have gone down with one by one til early the revived--tree her. The args as voluble in, couesting of others having rear die shore, one in sup 70 cheats of Oplont, of which about 500 were which was floating by, pure on a tan, and a Jed Palve and 200 Faster minuted at little on a piece of weed how six tarded with short of hafa mim of defines, of which it is bort istane uteelcher, and on the bencla not move than two-thirds were inaned. With interved eue of their comrades, a Manilaman, the assistance of divers, about 250 chests have lying dead. On cimbing the hill, they cane slave bico recovered, and are advertised to be upay a Chine hus, the owner of which stewed them great kiminosa, in supplying them with sail by aetion. clothes and such refreshments as i la to oßen, He subgently sermnpanier ten neras the Hongkong. At Mace, the auther througlint the day was disagreeable, but the new approach at a severe Tifongs at apperheaded The Barometer flint out at which the one of rather a high curge bood at 22.08. At *. it was 2, and at midnight it felt in No Dalen nur to 28.42, after which gale moderatet, d the quicksilver ruse apidly Bus de calin was of blef duration, he about a 1. the smeared, blowing tously from W. W.N.W. About agrar ter to there was another aim of about an hour. after which the star werease, and then uns, destruction was ransed in the harbo The de contacted, ncs blowing hand how every 20 N., Soon veering to N, NW. and W.N.W., nbsided at W.X. W. Un Tour! Toome stood at de to k dung the wight; fall at the Barometer an inch and one south. The greatest image seems to have been so tained in the Inner Harbour, and of this we have, been dvome with an edicial reyk- 11. J'ast ex Bong ding tanta. 3 Fastige Binti Fuel Bout A Bezvanger F0243. 44 Terka mal scherm Monte, Le Sol Durk Game Julistee, Parhguasa laly Genergan, My Headsplanner Stagfors r', wenn daven or shan. were they still remain The whales Del-prist weil in sore, but qui al with 1ng dan aga, Shalang scheme Sultricks, was thewise on situ tuturing tus oll, with us! The Dokaz de vs Wivested in the Typm, a the the Portuguese government Schooner som Face Typ Fort will de reg on imand, who were A i daggereil Struan sunk at girl the fo. Farben. Bar Linches Sylph notu ies The loss of jeals is very great, and upwards of 100 Chinese were drowned in and about the han bour; and a Chinese bat in which young ou had yet a pleasure trip was caper near the Typa, and two perished, one of what was Mr Jaues Macmurray, long known in this colmy a kuker mid re-keeper and the ether Mr Award Reds, Farrerly send me uí! the trend na Timber of homes destroyed a used No-- 23 Chirgan ham. Meena, 非 " la A Wooden Trees, dumiling no the river. i The Norjalk and Sidney were entirely dimuat ert; and the British tuig ddmor, recently arrived with 560 elests of Patna, went on shore; but her carga is uninjured, and her eyew were saved, for which they also are indebted to the boats of the Pigmort The British bargar Ewily got on shore, but her cargy, consisting of Cotton, is understood to have received little injury. The vessels that held on wars--the reviving hips Valeon, Ruparel, Lady Hages, Sea-horse, it they tell in with a bust on its way to The following is a list of the persons missing— Str Bathers, and his son; Acting Sergeants Nii, zeid seyr, Poses Constable Taylor, Stuffunt, chase, War- rimandarii: Pie Marie doing to tha Water Pole Flur Chinese do: There also evoke; rad & Pataguse Su Shortly after the cand news rouched this place Lane, and the Sir Ilaved By The the brather of Mr Sinishers started of towards who endy vesac! Fiat moped wiiant any Chang-dow, in hyes that we now of the she had two dr-hors out with rem might ince reached the land alive; ut eerises damage; | 200 fathoms of chain cable to unch. alter au msibas search, they only felt with Fight or nine Chinese parks suck, and most of the bodies of tavo Boghshuch, to Maufammen, their crews parished, na did also titat of a smag. auda Chim boy, Baving on at my curses gling out, sonstating of upwards of 10ft man. of Chinese who had perished in the suami toading A son as daylight appeard, Capizio Gedney about; and digit be continued his search for of the wrath ordered low hans out to rene assistance, and save the lives of sanse who were the bodies of five Englishanen, one of whom was inging to the weeks, or were alwise in dugu his epluw, sed four Milsten, he was unt of perinuing. The officer on deck at fast told oratul in Gauting that brother. By Captain Gelury thus the boats esult of live paying the Chinese, lie gut graves dug, and buried; upon which he was ordered to oral for volunteer te he fell in will. When 20 of the sailas offered themselves, and maneis boat four Cutter, the Launelt, and the Dig Assistance was offered wherever it i vy who is not a menter cam se admitted i Pls was the last Fukasay from Rusia to more flatua onun during the season. The micrip- | China, for the insists of 1898 und 1820 wore tion korever is so withing (43 per month) that undertaken prozvesndly to keep up the communica tion with Peking, but prokably net loss to barve probably the Dirustore bave themselves in wor Wheelstend the country and judge of its resources. gasar to blate for at soubering among beir members about every monour visitors Macary The mission of 1890 was conducted by Timkow- of whom, iî npplied to, would radier attend ski, wie has written an interesting account of it A secret mission under Wasigen la said, on as a matter of right than of favour. If it be consist with the rules of the Society, the authority of the Courrier Français, u have we would suggest that Anul Subscribers of a boca projecte in 1940. We know nothing of ins certain amount should be considered Members, ubjects or not; but we do know that the Chinese that Susilors of Six Dollars sield bothritis pareanptorily yelse to allow the Prins admitted to the netary privileges for Three Monchs-hira Mait, September 21. Thor who have kamen Mreau in former times, and lent heen there during the last three years, tould hes appreciate, thus services of Senhor at Amal by taking un gaming stroll along the fampt load as th The Barrier, which locks as crowind and gay, with epipages, bones, and pediatrtaux as the messican able wering place. Wirin the Ita fortnight the Barrier Gate no longer presença an obstacle to Uko pa sugu of alpinges, His Exceligney, to me, bring removes then sapestment, after vals ondeovutas 19 inless the Chinese authorities to do to. TOMARY OF KLAKTOU. cuchiko to ulscharge her cargo at any of the poets, holding that the Russian who rusticted to the provisions of the Kiaksa Trusty China Jail, Septzaiber 21. Sout. -Acording to war Chipping Report, the Pa ty hat bulang and procedit to her mark of us. Was this really a The Fur Claus, ur Daviy kick for expertovat in a Riglos gimate j EMPLOYMENT OF THE POLICE. 1x our last Overland paper we mentioned that its extent of sokucus alang de Europan Tr RUSSIAN INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA. and the quartering so large a portion of the Sta Regiment on board ship, had throws tonn We had recently (No. 188) eusion as refer to de hea on the Ceylon Riden, mu rendered acte- the state of commercial rokdions between tusse and Chim, and regretted the wart of a copy of sary the withdrawal of several of the guards, in- cudiar, koridun the Governor's and the General's, the Trony of Kiakten, by which tiny are regulat die Treasury, the thaol, and the Navd Storak Tus ward has now been supplied by the The last dire ars enlicited is the paboe, au vas kiostuces uľa friend, to whom we ar indebted for dgnificant addition to which force has been a French vorsion, nade from the caiga! Mustised from wavy different materials. chon, of the Treacy in question, which wo now pablish, accompanied to an Bagish translation†othes, for, while a guard of five disciplined sul- opinion of them, unwever, must be entertained by It is curious and important, as leing ila diers was tonerly considered accessly for the A better fuar days, during with a discovered alugekar | by China with an European sete en termo estive polieva is a destand suficient. oldest axising Treaty of Corammere entered tuto protection of the Naval Stover, a less mumber of equality; in that of 1689, the result of p longed negotiations, trade i enly incidentally re- ferro to, and restrissed to duss who have port, by which it gara, dey come with pu missir." whale the poornble sets forth in objects he "in order to repress the insoleace vi vortan oven, who, paving beyond the brands of their kudis & innt, rubled, muriced, and amitted other outrages; as also for settling the bouls between the two Expires of China and Russia and in short, to caraldish an everlasting Collectors of this sessie, for which, it le po good understanding," My Smities the public have met annat efficient officer, whoar zeal ant activity were an nitting. Als espemeure Lad been sepiped' seed cry, and upards of ty during Twenty years' service in the London Folion (Chinese and foreigners) were saved but which Boty he was selectal as the most likely man to zesiel Ale May in parkening the duties [hers in a satisfactory manner; and to lús exer of the ships dechued the proffered aid from dread of salvagn, which book flies never bocu dreams of by Captain Gedney, who seems to leave tons may be atted is no sul degree, the actuated by the sings desire of alding me inery life and property enjoyed by the rest distress. We do not see however why he should des since la arival in de colong the pure not clima salvage, wyecially in cases where is services were asked for after being offered gradace of his experiors, as well as the exterm ago. Mr Staithere merited and concerned the surtously, and respect of those ter him, Chine Mul, September 7. à correspondent of the Friend of Clawn, speak ing of the exertions made by the Captains of the receiving Ships, says, LOSS OF BIA KARIN CRISP, tee of site trupes any an art www.deThe Bruna Brett, foore Sway River, arrived on Teff donors sens byrgja un grabs, too notwithstarglice fatizante, and the weder a bear tailneny do the windvoe sudo cpirlity of Cantato di the pen for the actra anty vhcob te exercises in rareuing several 4.'hommen Sein the mrzechy, màn pebernian woki have mal wall unitary gras 19" if we cannot be spared, it is high time the Ciel of the Face should imitals the Chief nf the Governcient al of the Military, by dispensing with the services of du en adring bu what is absolutely indispensable. We have for sonun sime past olaserved, whitt now forces itself move particularly an sur unties, that policemen are enpleed in collecting de Foam Tax, other. wise called the Police Rute. Mr May, it seen. and a clerk in die Land Offer, are wondínally the Fused, des are said; bath we are not ware that Ent if these men are This Treaty did not redound to the cruilit! tenet of county, and 6. wus was of greater im of Numa, which gava op its labos a large the work them," objects for which it had waged a border way for portaus, the concord of wat niver Acur— ny years. they are thorized to soy Peter Constabl,-5 to be employed, let them in the first place be pait for it, and the balance of the allowances apar plied to oviding additional privezomst to make As an accompaniment to the present Treas, the complement of efficient -Chime Metik, Argan 91. a brief way of the several Embossies from we are kidly ludebe hero sta arge in the Colenia) Arcanul of 475 for a utile. Wo run only allons he ungod the Asta de la Société Quientale," and "Mailia, mgh for the sales and the moment of paire portons be endre duty, thonga keperant, dies quite Hire Générale de la Chine." tamen to somiai hau da poncinały suchu ale at tight be The First Embassy Dog Kawia to the cut after to ache wit of au nd-mane and wider paid service. Peling, was in 1656, and nd for its nisject to if the night wadetronom zoop to buze kazn establish freedom et romaneres between two very inuet extended Poly, and moperly reg sen Fomin lea The Emperor (Slam elf diverted died less secure by jd n which we burn that a Store in de gaten of the sewu wan endotel last night-- the 16th, having picked up and brought to Hong kong the remainder of the crew of the large Sarah Crisp, which vegal wok fire 999) was afte mards cupstadt in lab. 10.56 Ny lưng, 114 20 By in her passage from Meulachi to Hongkong, with This strened with pepeks of 40ing ants and vargu ♬ Teuk ümber. The master and then i thas the Barcsinus slichki be seated with Low; the glass basing Gut this tee rentiss were Be days on the wreek, with scarcely and and hedgaard placed over dur use appro- broken glas of a window a spot the Bevera provisions, and only a very litate rain water. ed in with livin Thirteen of their wi ber perished-Chine Milied wirever they went-attenti hich sqetulla vigouJS September 14. And fartier aids,— own Jurica, ned etary of the soles opposite to the slapping, belongiora izbe Capens the receiving tops, we d. It was a meat fearfu! and destructive Taifong " Wang At night the loner cheya waka sad) and heavy, with a great carry Hying fast in At 9 P.A blowing fresh, the upper sustum, with heavy gusts having a tendency eastward; nypesete' Vib A 11, 20.29. 28. 26.00 envy guns, with much rain and locked lighting. At 4, bluing a gale, with heavy rain- The gardens bare safired grsally, During Thaesday and Friday to Brile alumn was felt the Goveitor of Macao, wiw And xal ou iu tue murang accompanied by a party. of ladies and gentlemen, on a plenos ip t the Nine Jaluids, as he did not retor that night, great fes were entertained for his safety, which were considerably augmented when, atte the storm hal moderated next day, there was still no appearance of diy bacellency in the course ofthe evening, after every sumaisu bad been exhausted, the party was descried in the Tana Fur, and before sightful they Innded anfuy from a Chinese hat. It was then explained, having made this sitempt to ever for Niine fatit they had to give it up after one or two moke; bui the boas being crable to eat the Playa Grates by blowing very heavy: Syupesameter 28.LU proceeded Typa, and the party buton at the Arieving hanler. At 1 29.20. A 12 Fort, where the whole of that day and the next 3.86 wind of moderate, guate oven were spent. They suppose the marions of the has it have been observed; but whetherally or not, it was hoposible to luvu made Macao The following Barometrical observatione, male during the storia, duure been obligingly placed at our dispost entil Friday sitewioon. Full advise the Barometre at Negão devise the Tangler Fist Agment, 1848 (The Instrumen during fine sather range from 133.) Wied M 2.35 30.40 1st Sept. 1. A.S 130 2.70 The Wind wuddenly calmed and the rule stopped. .. It wind Dar still " Preus ombe WAR do no wid Bar beglas LO LÁSC izrini.er et 4.2 St galt fra the agni and 425 Far. Bar Oxle Icing and mucis vain, 0.00 2.in 8,00 $50 x And mate cra.W Wind Gale mateù. 59 96.00 08 A CEM-33 N-Woon, the Taitoong ennineneed nu ... the wind blowing from the North. The kların senas be have been at its light about day- light, when the barometer had led to During the interval the wind shifted, but we have: not ablained very precise information on the poin wada E.N.E. at 7, wind chopped sound te Shipping, dongh a great many China are were The storm dora pet seem to live injured time destroyed, and the annoyed list shown that the hop onts uffered considerably : -- LORD PALMERSTON'S DESPATCH ON ME ALCOCK AND THE TSING-POO AFFAIR, ¦ Som cariosity has saturally been felt regueding the views for blajesty's Government wean tuin af Mr Alene vaares in relation to the Bish peal to them, by wlisan dey were to be necan! Regularly the MANUFACTURM AND SALE OF GUNPOWDER Some months go, (China Mail, No. 165,) we had upension to rall ́atibution to the danger to which Cho Hinges were exposed from the existenca u Gunpowder mactories in dwelling-konses t public doughfare, and have been in hope that the foots then pihiced would had to better enforcement of the existing law, which we een erived to be seiflcient to aneac uie avil and ti would probably have been willingy dispeased with. As a preliminary to negotiatioon, ja ww required and the Fussian monarch should te acknowledged on the vassal of China, and the presents had sent accepted as telate. To these conditions the Russian Ambassador would not accede, and he was therrione compelled to return one without having recomplished my Tring-pon affair, at as the local Government bas, thing, except to find us the kanpaior of China tol thought fes untie any nanou vennent en the. i was regarded as the supreme ruter of all the bjers were glad to have it in car power stations of the world. Niculoff, who was the et andereal dat Lori Palmersking in Peking steel to the Entele Minion, sintes et incline to think so, along it tach otherwe conademtion all the circumstances of the Êuse" it was not bear the Rusiasts to know appoured to our Legislative Come we have as lid veleve him, approves of the subsfactory Jedge Dir ozuvchi to be the vassal China, ¦ debuutis special Ordîmenes to be called for. D sorbentent faitair which, in tess able hauls, that they were not received, bat beeze they der its provisions Gangwader is no longer to he might have taveled the country in enviours dif- wonisl not submit to the ceremony of invostituré, ¦ manufactored within iso mdes of the town of fenities at wala dins his Lordship does fall which lever amounted to the same thing, as Vietoria, ner within half a mile of any publicad justice to the fitness and address with which that would is offers luss boon the acknowledge and tus person is to keep in store over Twú Me Alesek cried out his mesures, he gives ment of vassalage or dependence. Pounds, if dre same bë not juported frota no enphatic warning against the presend uscep tional rasa long regarded as a pendent; and takes occasions to enjoin nou v Alevel and alt sher Consula a atriz maternity to the regula¦ tions laid down for their guidanc in such mati As we have all along expressed, and still cut- unin, Coplas vegassing the soundices of the policy AL CANTON, the gale commented about 10 eu du posted by Mr Alevel, under all the circum- and inversed in Vistence ti è nes mcg stances of the case we um the move ceny to when it was at its height. Judang by the hammer the decision of iler Majesty's Goren urter, which did not felt below 1.16, the storms, which, qualified though it be, het begaly does it seem to have imen su violenta a Hongifig to the Cousal hins it, and satisfactory Roug, facau, and Can-slag moon; throgh of to the an eiled in his views. With ward to the daree wv.rand emplahunta, course in the crowded river there was a fifni Dr Salle, C. De Se mye, in the outside di tut, and otherwise bach damage, buying dritted from her mooringa. Di Lowers, Instander, and house merried away. Di kryes, drilled bee tasks up the river-Gamaged. Il not a Tales's, she shigde of the lauqunuðir evening di the horried Lady. Moczny Cars walkinget! moms whin saving autern of the s for an extinto of but we are mislite told not, inking for granted they had not Juss of tc at her, some accomɔis stating seeded the jucevrild Andel, noverthekas re numbers who perished at hundreds and others qrices of the Court to impress pha, and Diss. de ferter witten en the uning of possil who make ecurions into the couple ne sürer:ful, a whole the bases atmost dranspection the Ter describes de sorme. rerer being covered with the wrecks of the fragile: Seeing the conquences which many Row from Hower-one and smak raft, gust numbers of gorance, mismanagement, or was of presence mind, is the event of getting involved in al ! whitel were dashed to picces by the large jaaks, which, after being funest frein their crings, offray at a distance from the consults--flow were driven Fariously long by die wind and side, eff. September 1. destroying evore thing dat same in their way. Several Chinese sal wells in espised status were blown down, and die ravages the ardre were considerable; but upon the I whale we consider Canton we net exposed to the strength of the ilong The tide overflowed the gurdim, but it was not so high as has been ch served in June Poods. f the beautiful private Cutters on the riven MACAO, AND ITS SOCUZZTV. "DA MAC," a venerable friend, scavely moro velebrated as do Arish than for his son- versational power, terms due tols cits, has boot Hugh, le ofer fastall partitimere, quite as many of his visitors are been pleasure-seekers as patients. But to both he prescribes with The Spend Baubossy, under. Thondure Alesies ¦ Burg viez biolowin, arrived'st Peking in Läië, dering the vigs of the Fanperor Kangels, and bad sor da sele objeen the settleman of the Frontier us has been ready mentione This is limiting, not extending the law of Eng land, to which such an exception as the one above quoted is unknown, and might navor to have been ikuntaven here The Governor and Compil The Third Mintas, under labente tilta, ar cannot surely be aware that in the event els dive rived at Peking in November. 1893, after a accidenta) explosion, much more danger is 14 journey through" Siberia and Tartary of eighteen he sporel rozled frina stocks of ingrated Gwapo. months. Theobieta of the Early were chiefly der heid by inbriidal Lauropods within deci egnanc veini, hot it does ant appear to have con premises, than from all the rest pat together nail saceful, atthough lebeauty, in his out of his thus the erection of a magazine the engulary Embassy, alleges that i was received with the reception of such socks is quite as unich edled ceremonial observed in Faron; and tips, lactonday a rostrictions in Chinest dealer of unpasiting his credentials upo Teie nu the sain of Cheapgwder, however, is a d'fferent sely prepared, he placed them upon the Thurs, affair from its juannfectare 5 anal while the fortune fuck in the presence at the Papazior. fun, it i shod be subject to regalation: whjel. have been rempehulde that this convession on a pubist of proved to be efficiout at home and in other onde creamy annust have been the only advantage ties, dus katur me rougie, ought to have ben gained by the Aubondo entively praibited in Sin claid. For thoug The Fourth Embassy was that of Tanneuff in sibi pejnice to see uny Manel of honest in 1720, rendered famous, wat so much by its edustry eneralaged, the manukastaro of Gaga, Helens bet ne wader that cargory. Blig cessful tits, an by dia ndanivable seront of is given by John Bell of Autamm, the calcied as selgively by despernes, who attendat, and in das Jaune Lange, she Secay of the mission, who continued as c'e sident at Peking he nearly two youn, mit the clear at the lung and enlightened wign of Rasghi. The boy was that ' Windlielawitele, deepatolod in the fast year of the reign of the be permitted to eres powder skif day could suffered to live- Trey come here neause hidhurts they sta Teen Interfere with, and their only must Jove on pinggir, f. test encourages thus fordel to such sacation it ngre than: csual request during this summer, Kaspress Catherine of Russia Alter arranging to rework to Hongkong has been even the important renty of Klakin, tue Araneador dost expo, in luch for proceed to Peking, where he arrived a 1728, on useless Aves love one bor during the reigns of Yungeling of China and Indeed, Int for sub wings, j would either lave Lego enforcod, w not one has to us ape, an the foll equal succus aforeing cool litoses ant pleasrat Peter 11. of Resia, Five grani saptansy, an drives by the one, and picnics, escais en fact Mandarins with &maneens actingo made on busine, and evening guities, for the easy 8 Porskega precelent promegalo Po many of these sufrentages, we need which has not keen since followed with Tires, or waverly say the community is indebted to the any other emetry Pent invernor, who has done nence for the ing zomeration will shew:- at song-The thing and Dragon alterated, and Cynha 15 pic At My act sand, the Mrytower distanzzed, wid tying "gh and dry the Na Tu Ajda Jost. A Cupha-singe (moza- Tire Fille and Wizard illam na - LOSS OF THE GUNBOAT. NEATH OF JASPROTON SEPTHERS AND OTHELS. truly The extent of damage sustained was very as the morning of the Stat sits, the Unit and the following notes on the subject we gire with a minber of convalescent police on board der charge of Mr Smithers, the Juspoetoe, MAS nearly no sent to us -- Ps in Du several important respteis l'it's That now a not some ti The Sixth fanbasar was that of Ripolall, who i view or whieht at any rate onght o place in is adversity. Ihan ever did any rifle i obtained an audience, it is said, sulanising to view-unless indeed in Colonial predecessors 10 ils ont jalmy days of pusties pertueen the Katow, but wilhant offeesing the exercise of the extenordaang diserta eununercial objects of his roission. The Seven sabagay was that of Golowkin in the dv The ever you of In allting in the Brasty of Macas, the paluations, to calls balvined, glet to be specially mentiunt. Touto ata ai preseus, or were the early part of the ani, de the Toner, Spankh Planetertiary, and a Fronti Fury, with Cursule me than we can read an e Dean he English Plenipostiary,min_lies a use dister of the Feuvinte, sa American Cor During the night evarul vessels drifted and especcited for a craizo round the istamil, on this which is was exportal wou's bars whim how came into collision. After midnight the receiving otarial Socommendation that the Bish To will be obterved that chuse obstactone on the should have the best of a charge of suiche Liesonant Governus uf 31- p-wan, and sailed again with a light breeze ileenses" altoptike." "sebeze in the ma charitie -, the reizas the Emporero Alexciler, fran: the recriptines of persalis stungileen mission that had ever bun des plients For the ren pooried to Peking; but sinc of Busula nel saking of China. This w19 bo not Legalistet is to donor dues per 赤 sumbuking aswynesia of Tronne.ill ebjost je ks halding such stents passiesin judividual, which, scised at they give in 1 In Chan, No. 188, S. 21, weekly in 199 Ten- Sha, the Fon of sitario? Man Ven sing, or Buup, and foun her of the rest synasty not act hisa only the world." course of the wind, da cut eailedly euincila theAtner of the saine day Ge uscitared at Shark- sudicions se form a Cangram, whom the athias of me praming the throne, pro kammed Taspirar. Tabia given below Centor wenid jeubsidy bo prisely Discusand an al resin in any Capital et 11: Cot head of Furie upon perusal olservation, uni ühte wor final through the agency ten, m25 20-7 It is the is at Kochant, we · 1971, 1 cards fure, is lonistkeen it plicare te doliches. in eating amoy of what ought und dụ kun silent to exist at all, and whien, wa shwarve, fo not intended to augment the rovare of the Colony-Chine Mof, September 7. CONVOY. Expetency jy is per Overland China Mail. just in from the falls of the rat preling that this general law for th wiale of tissement Cina Proper is slightly modified in its total ap war how more nei cerk of such force, that day ¡iorura su i vestonelladry by all an is of whatrasver d plication, Me Mews illustrates this vi egy mi ar se ruployment of conveyn, the legelg FATE OF 1. & M. RUSTOMJER & Che by wklition to the Brig Cursair, which was toll J 70 :: DIEN-UNION 50%, took al 24:43 werly at 56 and upwards un teu- Kaunas Krag-- imer's rws all out the heavy ring Eply, when prices docu materialy. To day rates o. Patirt Here 406, wild where acllers than balbers KXPORTS Ceston Instruti Ciapunyih mom the sme[aprovement in the his subjurt by ample references to a Ciness work for $100, the flowing Shares Volonging to the (wat deel is to allow twich of authority, titled The Provisional orkestate of D. & M. Rustomjee & Company were westriery under, both faz suctions and Regulations of a Proviner of a disposed of by the nation today abel for low casetion ece which may in fa englished so recently as 1848, by the chief- un Fun Sannes sha Cufon. Inntrare tiompany of infracluf time owns and mastery flamebox, mathorities of that province. These extracts 10 per cent premium and tre estos interester, LELS Kacolle love sug this throw ach light on the uusi interesting bench desene, which will be posted! as the mural places “ of the say, which well deserves the rive -Chimes #au, September 7. eversideration of states Gugland, who will workable all fair the as of they now presed conferring tenant-right on the calvat, ame Na 130 le pon them by patriotic theoriska. tual remedy for the exits of Ireland costki he de- vel ban for one government to carry out the branch of their sales, which was to able ma to dent with wasto and neglected property in that Tw here fud a pin for rendaiting waste lands, al pail thurell ANOTHER OU PRAGE COMMITTED BY A is offering some remarks upon the Convays of the Chinese juides, (Chion Mus!, No. 173, June 1,) we addvevd several instaneca of "acts of prescimaudite Begality denounced in a recent Proclamation of Z de Plenipotenary, one of them referring to the master at a Porlangese lorelki, why wa presume, is also the hero of the following narra Live:- "About the middle of July, (the 18th) an Italian, belonging to Macan, and Jean Baptison Balilo, tetas constituting into the highest mastup of the Paringaese force No. 30, explayed watch a despot cand inwow. Those to convos jauks between-cow-food made the greatest progress in Riversture, and scout-5, ut non allow it to be altivated and men were considered mnat slig ble for office, who po, appeared at the Purelor consulate vi ledge PURCHASED RANK IN CHINA. The Chinese Goverment, instead of promoting a privilege clasee of tukility to permanent rank In the site on arennat of Bluetions Ules, vol. expected that individuals should toil for years àomplaint against the inhabitants of Kwen-toll, hy competition proved titis, it could not be aired in the same way on is done in ('am. in to try study of Chore liceatus, without property by reclatning uticalitate! But, in very Trouble. There the low as to the aequsition of landed in the ontkowy de lintin Steam Facket C 150 TXA-site for tongue was exceedingly dul uncil arest of the Sunior, since wichtige zon. rection has taken place, and to shop ch 1ied as the above the current ratca of last one: This may be or t, comeined whth the boroflu despatch. The quits of pa estined left. I shout, 100, wo-thirds being Tichows DA Meaiad, the balan Kaira sd Singhs- dexiptons Quotations dr Tachish tear and Moning te 10 a 20 tele: flows 135; ha and Simbakes at 13 a 17 Of old Tetings taken at 12 Cuk; 14 or 5 semai Kavel un chens mettle at 2450 ls, Ib yai seld. Flowery Pekoe mkages add a 31 62 Change Plus 18 estad Teas sins of its passtee 22 1 ir cominal; good to superfue at a 39: F owns Cuper, 2000 trazity boxes ady tacks, Plain Orange Pease and Caper, Su bar choes of the Serie America & I tela D' the later one chra 850 Le racy texes bas sen [ k sh bag to market whi 14 cacle to or key, (71) Ning Yongs, V., the market pretty firm, though Rostams roths easier 12 have been sub ted to; and toned, there accros but lile Joues that the Tesation will coat lower prices: full supply it is thought will come forward. The quantity id this month 100 packages Ankel 1213 acis in Yors and Kaleo teas 23 in for the rond Reversion of slegs 20 10 --China Mail, Beptoraker 21 NEWS OF TE DAY. a village about swenty mais distant from Fon- (Chiefly from the Peking Gazais. } chow He stated that on the Cay previous, bis forcha oking for sine rantation for their insan iborat. The calvatur pays nothing for it, and is ordered to give in a daily report th CANTON, By ew owlinance, every innkeeper the mraugy being anchored off the village, six of his Chinese Whilst this arrangement therebre en is even allowed to enjoy the profice of the set! for who lodge with him, specifying their empley and er went on shore to make parehases, taking sure to lend me employmen, in the publisters of years, before he is called u to entzia oder irticas. is regulation is pro- with Gora alone 10 or 12 dollars. Upon tour service, it kept alive as emulation to become bute to the revenue of the country i land tax, pusty enforend, it will greatly assist in driving ing payoent for what they bough, the villagers acquainted with the works of the ancients, there the sanates as proprietors who have inherited away the vagabonds a rulliane from the pace. refused to take die dollura, alleging they did not pecorating cute principles, and supporting or purchased their lands. Those who have fee rabbers have tasty so funch increased, inat Geir systara as du malterable isis of society know their proper value. This gave occasion to cursions up antea river many have obsered the Prefect has called apn the intubilants to and upwards is rugam The lock of all kinds, The descevi. angry works, and a soulle onseed, get up, Baliclo well as of wininistration. mirers of marsh and on allevial banks in the ranize a system of self-protection. professed to believe, for the purpose of sing the meritoriyas hearins night however likewis course of being galed from the river-passages avilnes. His men had the worst of the tray, but share in the higher expoluments; while tho 1c96 Sea, the new governor, has been raised five Bribordinate oiliers were fille by met wito head in the manner saertoned by these laws. Bras and recorded three times, for having sent a two of them crespol and reported the cimum- Rent in Me and Youniaga wil and fellow. The next division of Mr Meadows paper patriotic contribution of 10.00 trucks to relieve stanede in their clamander telling him that their peut greater part of their lives in uflicial describes that tear by which the win," compsations were in imminent danger. Upon this, Altre high and intial situation, he prople, as distinguished in the marine of that wines. the starring people of Ho-nas, he being native Balioto armed himgoit with a musket and beams? with how exceptions in favour of the Manschoos, and soldiers, hold the great bulk of the real pro- were awarded to use who had proved themselves pert contains in the eighteen prices of sued a very severe proclamation age: the while provincial judge of Kwang-tung to the stove, where, ou attempting to land, he was asle by the villagers with kuihoos, swurde, man of antiving dingence and folid sequiremen China Proper." This, At Meadows kas maradile estem of drowning turale auss, and and swach. I order so intimidate the crowd, be in librature. Suli was the theory-China w It is very simple, the thened to visit the perpetrators of suen deals be ruled by scholars and savaA. sired over their heads, hat din fablog to produce Fran this fundamental principle, a great devices sulely, of the payment of an anausia, modered a sun or grandson. deaus caning chiefly, and is the studio pass with the atmost penalty of the law, ta if they had the desired effect, he tool: aim and fired a scom time, but cute not say whether or not the ahotiation is now made, thu consequences of which and of fees or alisaation; the latter being of Chung, the ngistrate, ins issued several pie mast sooner or lator clage the wile face of the course only payable when the property is first bitious against kidnapping and syliig children, kiled or woude any one. He however contriv "Common Tenure." consisting Buy only transactions have been to Centon gisters of up wet, ht 200 15.2% ai Neb F of one sisell dip of the new Tanging bare ben HAWTc possa care, Tries about 200 bales, eldar Sig for os, and not frow I'm a bake, held a The prices of to have advanced in need of a parsint is in the cup-we jote No. 1, 2918:2, 2304; 3, 13:2 Seo-See No 1. S down to 15 for o Caverjar Candy 69507935 In other Export cling toug EXQUANGE fl. Loxtos, utlening. A l'ew go 2019 at 6 th sich have bags dizel of of 4/1 4/2. O Ia Compay sacepusil, 213 214. f.co, 21983. Stue, & per cent. FREIGHT. To fato, ekipe abundant a £4 Ta PosIDAY, 20 cente per pic for dead weight FONGRONG. ORIENTAL BANK BATES OF EXCHANGE OR LAND, & mor thự sight 3,144 ÚALGUTT Rd Pharma S days sight 216 પ્રા. y ZHANGHAL MARKET. et tu carape to his niche clong with his men, to entry, si produce radical location in the bined. Els from the local mandamas ro the worst description llave trade. à regaine whom were Roverely wanted; and upon his Gevnument. For talent, money bas gradually garding this x are occasionally alfabed in teath of this kind is carried on to a great extent. been baituted, and aportan appointments This Mural under the head of Chinese Dar- arrival at Fou-buw, having no representative of his own country to apply to, he tartrated the fall to the bigest bidder; wealth is now more responden powerlini han birth and nesor listments, and British Culto take down his statement, in Mr Meadows then proceeds to Alienation. Kris-To prevent inroads in their country, order to meet any entry cue that might after- the custrine of the realm will beneforth be a being the dard and last of sin divisions of the Kircus duserted the whole aorth western warda be mule où, the part of the Chinese, plutary. The transition has been graded at Busjesz. It is, however, ut conectand is the trac: which borders spet Matcheria. The Sucks Batiola's account of the atlair; but first randored absolutely necessary by the s Chinese government appears aarious to meet writer's remarin on this point he wishes of the reclase people, by prohibiting present all of a drycription of the end of of the exchequer. Office were sold, fav lirought farther information gave a very different aspect a rury kuge sum into the treasury: The reven both to its origin and to the part acted by himself. Sale, of which a translation as well as facsimile is vagabonds from multivaning the land, se squatters failed, stone were disgond of for money to The Chinese Disicist blagistrate, having learned fill my the deficit; in case of an exigeasy, cucharist document giver by the seller, specifying bees on the barren wille, to cultivate the virgin on the frontiers Buder these the poor Shin-se given. Il consists of two parts; the fret, a mn- that he had been at the Comsalute, caine hærs to pantry are comprehender, who leave their war, irodatiet, or starvation, the Guvertacus the causes of the sale, the nature of the property, wil of Kirs. They are however too explain that Balida and his red were sinne to blame, and therefore begged that he might be had rose to the sale of res; unier all and the terms of the ugreement; the second, and persevering to be replied by mere prohi- desained until tail investigation was nizde. The financial difficulties, this was the grand panaces. printed form attached to the other by the logissey enactments. There is auther ordinanc In the course of time the system has buen esta magisarate. It is this, with the official sela in wien forbids them to clear the wil na the Consol gave vie Magistato understand Cazzi lio blishing, a detailed list of regulations is a pressed on the two at gives legal validity a border Fast of Kirin and Le-awa-tong. The had no power tu da ho, as none of the parties ty Paated wors Buitish subjects; but he agreed to put forward, assigning to the Mandarins by pur the transaction. The two together," says Mr Jatter district, though the patrimony of the vding Send for Haltolo, who came and repeated his evner chase their proper position. The rules fil an teadowform the only Title Feed Tegally no lauteten dynasty, is now untirely in the possessi Patire Pekin Gazette, red if carried out to the scary of tus property careyed by the hat of Clingsu agriculturists. These Be injuctions will ary. Next day the Curse Magistrate reburned the Consulate, charged with a palis meusage lester, will undermine tin whole theory of Gea facite sourity against depute, the per-probably rogain and letter, as great masse goods are quoted at 7915 a 25- from his super love. w leg of Mc Jackson to i- vernment. The rh the cational examinations chaser usually demands fies the salter the end of string human being pour mainly into th shillarity; but dat gentleman could for singling out talent tor da publie acyvize stil of Sale executer when the property was eca only repeat Must as British Causul lie was proclud- exist, and though men who have distinguished themselves are promoted even to this day, yswners frequently, these ne fe set of dende in into a garden. At the splitting of the Magistrate, ha vever, he consented to take down the evidence enflected by as oficial, which vets to this eff alloy is the most powerful lever a lift them and winoul it die most perfert scholar way never Train clerkship. It is not exactly a new mode, having been o all had resurse win gases of ergency; be in so farmer period of Chiuess history was it Az ailway took place at a village cubed. Kwon- Ton, which is situated arear the sater's edge, and beg oly a sides distance from the opŕuni ships, is lequently visited by their evos Buzopositaet ever reduced to so complete a system: as at the are therefore conman visitors, and the pressure prosent day, Any hedy may purchase in the pened no selvation or unfriendly feciagnitaries, sud the mat inworthy strive for the was unlikely, therefore, thing the viitagern would, gliest distretiens Men of scobity have e mustrated against such prcecodinga, asachvers ve withnet, offer helt stilo resis of all gust dreymeal, and introducing thus often collected in the bands of the existing propriewe." apite of the government, soon change the dai (September 6, 1648) INYOHTS BAS STINGS- the let alinan the Asian have coon about 30.900 ! OLO im. 25,000 piss Frith Their presun salud 20.500 28705 fo 67 catly Grays, and 22905 be good ident White. A xvs-- Of Datinge 9,000! prears of sũ yửa, goods as a sold this man se 1995, 2b. hase were sold, 2018 153 easy Sheet picers still fee light gouds, vod 250 2520 for the heavy . The demand fully suplied for the present. Coron Yaxs-Has been Rold lately to some extent, it being used with Silk for manufaccúm of a 3ve us Nos. 184 SI Ave Lezght falvi tor In limite demand at NA Ord. Salz of abrip Enriel nor reported vi our quotation. Seaman Syatees -The sales cons to 9300 pieses 18:05 to 1975 pood. 470 piecsa sold at 205.30, which is then pre- METALAI-Notes, dut at 350. Lek-$10 PIRACY. We tend a long memorial from the It is pretty well known here that Chinese in ans, are in the hair of depositing the Tite which he represcuts the meritorious effort of embarrased circumstances, or who want to raian Governor-Gearral of Fahon nad Che-keaug, in Deers of their real property as security for money, several naval heroes for the suppression of piracy foreigners being sindira the depositarian the cost of the latter province. Judging froun Motulows's papce, therefora, especially wish the tone of the paper, he wishes in encourage adition of the facsimiles, presses some stiers to similar exploits. There is little drakt practical value for the meantile members of thie hat the Englian cruizers have a great share in these trips, for which the Celestials receive | all the credit." In reading stel, a representation, Man mauso drwy from it for the Wassiles at refer to the rare the world imagin that zones is done to put a Custom is worte. 250, actions. No snad diffieslty wns experienced in stap to the evil whilst it is in realty word tan geting the excented, and so many of the best, and increasing to a lenchalantent. Tie von sentences will soon be seen, in the total ruin of Bok-entres in the City refused the employment, Bad ise kui experiencel Met the fact and rapacity: you thob vesis dipity; althougù, we conez:52, men more benra SOCIETY MR. VELOTUS'S JAFAR ON LAND TENUDE IN CHINA. was, that the seamen of tim kural, instead of pur midst the general scramble for purchased erui- closing proviskonts had gone to honso of li! Br, in there created a law, which the pale the true 1vors of their comry for with The result ca only be detrimental, onl ¿ttempted to quent, and would have succeeded, And the master the torch, acengal by lengken to the future.-Chian Heil, Sept. two or three orige armed Eispeans, not il- narut. The villages were abarmen as their, CHINA BRANCH OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC eprengaver, amk avapted to pet them of Pos instead of retreading and sing the seamen Tartine Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society with them, which ting til det easily bare doue, ha med i Transcretions for the first year good deal employed by foreigners, had the pacerse Cinese bave recently adopted measures fur they feed they maskets in the air. This valy casperated the people, who attempted to beat off! the mailusta, while Baiolo, having reloaded, kim and fired offence think anse, by which one was kiki mul noster desperately wearebod. The party then went on heard their tored Having stated these efremstances as the result adus inuigations, the Chinese Magistro wea deeirona cart the offenders should, i' possibla, be take to Macro in a British versel of War; bib AS picts sold; present quotation ea 6810, T- thecanner 213: Straits 188. Sex Wales of 1000 picats. Straight sticka at work). per pul 542966 AD-th Fes Island good 75; ordinary 15* és por ticut. 23s; Vanila AASIA & 4005 for common to bat Peren-Salas of Mac. at 5649 per piel. Zebe 247, and Trai Orux-Tiere has been a large busines? one during the past onlb. l, watol was as low at 7-2g, Ta ray to 770 and 7909, at which it mated sterd;. Paina has bion feels title past week has bought a decline and $5196 i now the art pica The aport Yau been a chests of all kinds, and the clearances rather more than Es; to ha÷the stocks are reduced sororwhat mou fast munih's stali EXPORTS. TEAR-About 2 elops of Conzon have been settled 5 19.25 19 al fur the best of 102 The Tay for isown, and 10 x 13 19 aumptious,; bu 6000re wastly o that is was hard that ude of executing them the wide varias convience; even now nas nge- half of the junks that formerly navigated the must be abandoned; but at lengli one an un- tortor the work for 2 large price. At the end coat, are to be seen, and even these carry only of a week, however, he als reined the peers, cheap and bully articles, the loss of vassche by blocks. Ultimately an outside man, who is a Raying that he dared not the say money cat the ends of the baniers being so very gmat. that no valuable cargoes can run the gundet. and although the volume is not a very bully one, jint into his hands, and weld what he was 20, the suppression of pincy, but without foreign aid the contents say of au interesting nature, affords without asking in whether he was willing or then sus tay be donated). valuable information on subjects raportens in Sa-pong-tuan, the daging pirate from Chek ehu, not. He was penbably more under the feas of themselves, and duct which He is known offending a gondenser than of being dete^keů who took possession of several forts on the exEL among foreigners. For the sake of those who by his own country; int though he did ex- near Toupas, with all the guns in thena, F: are not members of the Society, we subjoin a sure this cutting, he would not print off the delics the local government. The natives Lave Table of Cuteuts engine, or even sund hone the block, wach row been prointed from fersishing him will PRELIMINARY ADDRESS: by the Iridaat, SAB supplies, in order to starve him into submission. wero got only by being sent for. Jalan Pearen Day. Barnet, F.R.S. THERE AND A No autopt was he got stamps executed He will however with his wild camarades try MARK ON THE BENUISITION, COMMON-in imitation of the erals, of which unpress likely help himself, and make an obsinat resize the uning kas yat budu doar preter to H. 11. Consulate, Canton. i market bent 00 pachugus Crter, Traverted, mostly Teping and enter sherbet 2 48 65 cars for fine Grunder, 26ncials and 9-1 for market at been maite for the 2 superial Young Hysany of the Twsday kind: 24628 tacks for fair Single Gaupowders For the Angri in ይ) .ii This could not be done, le paposed to convey the 13 C, 15 PROPERTY, appear on the avigno! Deed-Ford, where it kiss snes, unless bought over. He is well kran. A RAW St.-So 10 contrusts are reported. Abent principata by chair overland. Upon meewashiuya- lu No over, it was thoughts et excitement night | rinna íe eroded ating to route which would expose the prisoners danger, and he was there- Fere wing allow them to proceed to Maeso in tanie own Toren, the Chinees placing a guard on Boord. An alternative was suggested, ad peristips! the most satisfactory arrangement under the cir ethnames, thak Mainio, ni beu of other procecil- ings adust hun, should be called agon to unke some provision for the family of the man he had killed On the 15 the Magistrale returned, and re- ported that the higher anthorities were dispose:l to deal leniently, but in Bue present size of oxcite mont, puemniary compenastion was out of the question. But if Haliole would agree to go over- 11, he alwall be esrayed under safe candnet, and not weabed as a criminal and be prosecdeá in has own vessel, it would be proper at an officcy and attendants shool Lavonny lim. The f gistrate als required she of thể thi tese crew in Le sont un glure, in order to compare his cvilince with that of the villagers. nesaswa, Bag., Interi On the Acquisition of itgal Prunerty-Rognitions For the Cultivrition of Alla stat Tevaloids the fold vation of Werte Govciment lands: Da Commun Teen: Q ARenation -Deed of Sale- Pord-od. A MIORT ACCOUFT OF A VISIT TO THE HOT PGINGH OF YONG MAR; by J. C, Bawang, Esq. Analysis of the Water. A TREATISE ON THE GONEAR SYSTEM OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOOY by W. A. Han Part), Anator-Part 2, Physiology. .D. NOTRE ON THE TSIRN, OR GOPPER CASH OF THE CHINESE: SC. B. Housa. Ten, Chef Magis- Trade of Hongkong. Le minst ForgNTS ON THE MINEN OF THE ORINESE PAPIRE: the the AA GUT, Churae try to docere ierendene!: China Proper-Go Minas River Ninesfran Maos Copper Mine-nick- silver and above Clanahar Min OF PROCEFHINOS Ang Amicie Socrity of Chinn-Office-bearen for 847-fur 1848. REPORT OF THE COUNOH APPENDIX. the counterpart; and it would certainly save waters as a desperate vagabond. been unsuccessful, as persona farging such scala are punishable by dongation, immediately upon receiving the confirmation of the sentence by the | Criminal Board, which must be specially applied! for. It would therefore be highly biamentie to CANTON MARSET. (September 27, 1848) IMPORTS. Dorotðar sket eligws au adarce in the voice | of siis article, buy cause! by ans an increased demand for Foreign avo nave, to parade any as a little, it seemed of the pactal fellure of the active in work of this description. In enitting the Dan during tuvath have boos,—2,400 using are, there was nothing striedy illegal, bulion Monday, and a 7 0 for old, and to 4 8.3 for new 1,000 barus Bëngui, al 8.2 u R1 for all. 8si a 0.3 for new hut time toumaction if detector big involve and 2,400 Faders, 615385 for old, nu 973 an in serious difficulty. I would look suple now. Tho g is our osnal monthly statement ~ ¦ efoun, and the cirenmatter of the employer being a foreigner would not probably un iegarded my excurs. --China Mau, September 14. UNITED STATES CONSUL J. N. A. Gaworu, Esq., has been appointed Consul for the United States at Shanghoë, in the room of Caleb Lyam of lyonsdni, hug, resigned, --China Mall, September 21. Sustains for Perure Disoussion: List of Members MATTER EXTRACTED BY THE LEADING LONDON JOURNALS FROM NEWSPA PURS IN THE EAST, the Society in 1817. The panor by Mr Meadows which stands at FORD Nesty 2015 September key limg Sk Betul, Rocha. Bulc, 7,4 Madras, រូ6,-i ឬ 44.8 €3,77 7,6 2.0INI 1,376 2, American, u nea Shanghas,, 2,370 2, 100 모유 TO ..-.- ----. Witch in the interior go forward per e Aunts of a short orop are cârra. ed, and escalinae firm in their demands to high prices EXCHANGE. On ESGANG, nominal «4 42 10 4/5. FREIGHTS. To Exalu, nominal at 4/16. bips would ined full cargo gladly at less • Frem our MANILA Correspondent. September 17, 1818.; IMPORT At this season of the year tas market is commonly in 40 377 a raty dull stato, but as present it is more than mua!} Ew the cavy stocian care costiarily re 5,167 ceirley didous. The Yuencia Tom Singapore 175 Line of British gods, and the Concurd and St Pavaro the United States have the into ste markyta lieagy lot of 16 pics AUSKICAN BROW SI 400 ps of Darte, part of which have ben sokk ut $94 in 10 yds of the frier, and $2 for 2 yils of the liter; and a father recessio 13 expected per Propratt9. Hair 2 CECTUS -- 555 1,181 Total Bale, 1,438 2020 57.619 77,437 69,113 Sport kan verehressa in blog ofte by improvers don In the math he is elit, he Time Then the digkeiten Sah on the now, s, ir lie il trejur , del pike Stel ja mina inanajer 2 Pack itu saya, sahil nani kawęd |___Bose Chopra--In Betle desand at ageren:ed mates. for Tely, vix-16,600 plecus Grere at fur emang, 2.30 Tio vady salon which have been made were excite re 25-10); 02. a Oik weight.1g7 catii. 230 20: and 75%, 975028 lindres hice have bood dioned of at 915 3855 for con, 250 2970 for sales are reported of some 200 pu» z+§3a $35. axording to youli'yi tor star respos the inpert arket is dull, and the sy cecite of ajnost every article of consequenc EXPORTS Some port and perchases have hech made of Current Wayne at 53 aid at $35, deliverable within a short time, and the dealyts, in condequeue ef these car suctions, diansol to halit out for who are asking all ATE i was on nnivated by the Coosal to the nester of puncher lovela, No. 13, who came to the the head of the Bat is a masterly mac, written 1s turning over some old numbers of the Bombay 661 and R 280 for 7 day for intelligence, and to state that his friend with great precision of myle and chee adherence Saliole had determined to posed to Maces to the street, the nority of which is wis mate has reference to a portion of 1845, bus what par- and aaolib in Ali to 27.063 paces, at 28 a 250) kr 20 in Jantalons There is a nud AMMAN DosThe sales at Strille during the muath Times, we came upon the following Table, while | having already lifted his chor and dropped down have been chify to speculators, sist at reddoud cas, beinn the Chinese slipping. He declined to sedemies meal facts or elstituting me writing for the occasion for building ignory theorica on tin dues not appear: we presume the second yards, and Ste 8 for 40 yards ads. Jeans in deal of Zeb stored by the hoitors, wh in of be wrew on shôn, thas hicing meressary, So, through his end of No. 18, he admitted the account of what occurred as given by the villagers to be the correst one, Balíolo profossing to have been fortarly misle by us men, whic der to adnit their having originatel tie bmw! to explain ia cause addo that the fact of having been accompanied by other foreigners when he wont ca love, we quite true. Hugh he paser entire, instead of setveting extracts," Do future occasion we shall rotund to the Trimes died to ten it in Instant to the tone, which contaio, jesides a peer on the Cons? quarter. Fet however that my be, the Table is exacu-10 pieces sold a 24 Sheraz no. 92, and me purchases have been made for the gland shows the fuss Mail to have even then kedator Ya Phu sales of English have been 1,500 beets 4293 per post; but the demand for thing doinu-prices nominal ut 2875. at $1- and titereabouts Pampanga ustayed haw fourth aring thirteen Oriental Papers published holes-N 10 24, 25869308.30 24 a 53, 3154 Aussaat stack at present, and my voels loading fac and 2389 h 348 Prosent etiel: 214 bales. 1583 gameICT. substantial informou, after a fashion to com- mon with contributors to leaned Sueleties. In the hands of a more dxcursiva writer the matter of the present Esny would probably have van tiscale to the reader. spne out to twice the extent, withag! being so s Anether advantage of this condensation is that it alles us to give the 1 baca of 13lan Toy My Gutelaff, nahor on a sud Of course the authorities Have heard nothing jeet still lesa hiwe, by Dr Hesland, Chisere ince of Balin, who is not at all likely bentory and Phyridongy, which deserves more his purse to lacan, where the Governor of that Province would doubtless take the opportunity Chua euch a cursory notice as we coull now give it clear up the ocenities of the Probation Medines prices to dab of the Acquisiting of After intercinetory crvation Me pomulgated in the Buiesim do Governo, about retine sa sinar waning was kained by the British Penitentiary. Gdy stray anherz in India, China, and the Straits. Proportion of Mulder extreeter tos: forces ·291530: 98 n again bal at the slave Salsa rebutted of avern: thousand pieuse at $56 factiu leur than . A quantity is d by the agent of the Proridin wines, whie cold sobald he bought at tia fast gantalin, although half real atov: iced. TIG: last year. 500 les Amerings Ware sold in the mara of bugs the monais at 278 21350 for No. 15 25. WOODLES% little macul-2000 CDs States STRIFE have been told als Ihre 16-20 Narning Wipers in the west of the Judía, la volează, (Auvny a portion of 1849.) (Fam "De Benley Tim, Dersler 13, 1917.) Real Property in Chine?" and apon this point Bombay Times. states, that "real property can at pressul only bo Telegraph & Courlo", Calzata Englishman. Bungal (erkara- * 5 161 210 Caldarts Star,... f 201 + 39 Kornelion Adverker 고금 11 Polestar reis us, and the one coursising acquiend in three ways: first, be cultivation of deteran's Garaute. e last we ever saw, but the following which is include the acquisiti at uredeene undecuplet land; Borondly, by peclan in Pelli Ovetto... cantation appeared some tee sgu in the long kong Register :-- having ge in the age of groeihener the Durer of the Province that in the service with at tantras fion this plats are ongesel, of co- jader in vessels traslug to the porta the thing, for the past of delending in Pro. die wurks of g China Mail. mortgagel property); and thirdly, by her Madras Atheneum, tance. Leaving the sued and third "modes of ! acquisition to be trwalod of separately, under the bead of * Alienation," he proceeds to give soul of Chien, Hongkong Register, hatance of the general law of China (extracto from various edes published under Imperial Barton Times... which are not actionlead he lay, and Pales have givet e. fpirates, cords have bras exited authority), m Aequisition by Culfiration. After * In Chian Kril, No 197. Sept. 14, wer'sly invite. ! China Mail, September 7. A 5 -- 90 per plaerd at 1850 a 2800. Im Knave deed. We queurial 08701 SP, A390 ta ya The salos Save beat 1930 Pea, of the farmest, and Yana a latur "Nasking driers nominal 4 205 TA, and 225 209 far week. Its gada log. BOBALPVEU06 13535. ALEPAT TROY Xatrod and Jiren 45203 N§; Bar, 3830 m as wort 78 TIX AT-88850 AR-5. Gemasan.de ius a Kp. Ciarhed 1255 a 15§. CORRAL Large alankuminal at 1663 3 Java, Hd 170 for 3 aniran Bain mal 9,000 plead at 2420 5 HATTAN--Saosing-imports beavy petendo! In Log-fanjarawing 38 - 3950; Stratis 2930 u 3520: Tater %%n@.” pics have been sold at 10 a 3550 Jo is sxluble. Percur§51) er. 85. Curcu-24 a 550" SANDAL Wonoce have boon heavy riports, but SAWAY WOO-Good straight wood has born lakes at $5 per perl, but fur lately. nat. nta $15 le askot. There Jvc bc reosive.i fron, in Pravdary ¿e le les active it was ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] 324 25 Ar DATE FRAM Dara [NO. 6. FEBRUARY 10, 7 MERCHANT VESSEL&-Continual. June 29 117 Dent, Beale and Co Jan. 12 962 Lindsay and Co Jan. 29 2, Duus and Co Jan 19 7 W. Husband Co July 14 50 Watson, aud Co 925 W. Pustau and Co SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED, The Wongkong Register. MERCHANT VESSELS-Continued, Sarre Arrival Date of Time Date of COMSJONKER Sups ArrivTOMA Consta NAMR FLAG POSH CAPTAIN Rio FRUM BAILED Canco CONTIGNER. Fast Coast Duich Shanghae British 2. Christian glsamstra 4 Auckland Bercha 4 Mazeppa An 8 Vecilia 23 Archer Hongkong Feb. Leon דן Dut. 764 ric Earl of Windeer Brit. sh. 1000 krawa 3JArcher Am. sh.160 agond Time & Truth Brit. bk 670 Dod Auckland $Queen Phangnze Jau. 23 Maria Hay Am. hk 204 Nelson Brisach. 140 Bolton Brit str. 103 Harris Drát, s 200 steary Dri sh. 924 Middleton Aan. a. 1280 Osgood Bordcan Sept. 10 eucral Sonrabara Jan. 2 Rico Calcutta Nov. 23 Kiar Bombay Dec. 30 General Shanghae Jan. 30 Ballnat Melbourne Doe, 1 Ballast General Formosa Feb. Nineus FP Sundries Amoy Brat Cess Peb 2 Treasure Generat Amoy Peb. Ballast Bingapore Jan. 28 Amunition Singapurs Dec. 24 ilico Meller Sov. 26 Baline 3. Francisc Diana. sebouer Jan. 100 Schaefer and Co Fr. Lk. 406 Oreg Hara, bg. 260 Bigcon Ordar Wat.l'ostaw andCo Schaefer and Co Lindsay and Co Order Henrietta Maris, bq. Due. Pagan Zephyr, ba July Vrieadshop, chip jJune Danish 581 Schaeffer anil Co Jady A. Duff, barque 952. W. LawrenogaĈo Lady Mary Wood, c. Dec. 700 F. W. Lawrence Co Laalmenntir, ship Loulan Baillte, ship Kelso, ship Jan. *: 589 Ladway and Ca Nov. $ 3709, Kennedy and Co 509.&O. 8. S. N. G Jan. 7 8529, Bawinan and Co Ang. 24 49man, B. and Co Order Bre. bk. Suo Klamp Feb. Brits 674 Tage A. Catr. 945 Drought .M. Robinet & Cy Wu. Pastau and Co Jardine. M. and Co 1. Walker Jardine, and Co Haldur, sehooner Lootse, schooner Hamburg Nov. 14: W. Pustau and Cu Mary Wionholt, ship Ja 1205ardino, M. & Co Jav. 160 W. Tustau and Co Napoleon HI, abip Dec 760 Busaeil and Cu Elizabeth Rose, brig Lima, barque Mathilde, brig Oct 123 Siemsson and Ca June 919John Bard and Co Kau. 202 Turner and Ca Nina, schooner File, ship Nightingale, ship Parade, qua Palmyra, harjua Nov. 115 John Burd and Co Doe 708 Jardino, M. and Co Hee. 1404Jardine, M. and Co braly 62 Welters and Co Nov. 28 708 Captain Badast Augier and Cu Jardino, J. & Co tugwell and Cu Paragon, skip Bremon Aug. 800 Order Pelican, barque 2. 144. C. Schwabe Pluto, stenmer Felis, arqu Jan, beefyall, Stiil and Co Pruth, ship SAILED. Chilian Frolle, schooner Remi, atenmer Jape 166W.M.Robinet & Ve Rolls, lig Greyhound, ship Feb. 500W. Pustau and Cedarsh Lacy, barque NAMS Ro Texs CAPTAIN For Cono CONNORRST Swntow Britisk Samuel Studdart, bg, Salmatle, ship Sept. 1 451 Dent, Beale at Co الواد Sir James, bang Dec. 7 Lindsay and Co Hongkong Feh. No 3 Alligator 3 Magallanes 3 Nimrod 4 Waroola 3.Scipion 8 Baria 19 Crisis 4P. Van Burco Wild Wave Brit bg 200 Boyh Brit. bg 1078tudes Sp. str. Brit. sh. 820arg Brit. ah 54 Alien Brit, sch. 200 Cheyn Laughing Water Brit, hk. 404 Omut 6 Montriant Champion 7 Si James Brooke Brit. str. 973 Skioner 7 Dygden Sw. ab. 240 Patterson 7 Anos Justina Dut. sb. 500 Budeaburg 7J. Godfrey Am. t 486jGrant Alfred the Great Brit ] 640 Melutyro Grayhoaud Swatow Jan. 20 Anais Amoy Dec. 29 Tariew Fuhchau Nov. 21 Queensbury Dec 8Folmala 15 Agnes Garland Shanghae Jan. 198chiamer 12 Prince Royal 19,Sallow 15 White Swallow 20 Kate Carnie Fr. sh. 82|Carignac Ana sch. 240 Gregory Brit sh. 680 Casaldy Belk all asrisulte Brit. bk. 265 Thompso old. bk. 550 Schwarz Brit. sh. 502 Hamilton Brit. sh. 1293 Tucker Am. sh. 1200 Brown Brit, h, 401 Black. SHIPPING IN CHINA. MERCHANT VISELS. London New York Siam Sundries Onder China, whip April 300 Order Su R. Abercromby, si. Jan. 743 Tammer and Co Sheagha Sundries Gibb, L. and Co Fazal Cerian, burqno Juue 250 Order Vindex, actioner Jon. 179 Dent and Ce Boern Manila Nantos, schoober Aug. 150 D, Laprak Whampoa, barque Sept. 30 378 Under Wild Mower, ship fec. Singapore Sandries 175 Lindany and Co Dent and Co Tht. bk. 250 Yeaser Butaris ¡Sundries Wm. Pustan and Co Amey French Singapor Sundries Holliday, Wise and Ce British Canton, ship Dea 435 Deal and Co Meltwuns Sundries Jardine, M, and Ge Abbotsford, barquo Nov. 425 F. D. SyDia and Co | Montrlant, ship Fab, 917ent and Co Akyalı Sp.bg Maulls Duran Sundnes Sundries hilpa, Moore and Co Ann Key, schoenen April 121 Tait and fa American Antoinette, barque Søpt Brit. str. 850 Payley Stangha Sandrite ], & 28, N. Ca Black River Packet, bq. April 19, 219 Scharffor and Co 205 Order Argonaut, ship Ja. 586 King and Co Fr. sh. 91 Brun Stangha Sundries Dent and Co Confucina, ship Nov. Am. sh. 360 Gray Forth Seas Sundries Urder Coldstream, ship Dee. Singaport Sundries Fletcher and Co Chinchew, ship Sept Shaug Buutirios Wzz. Pastau and Co Rangoon Sundries Turner and Ca Ellen, barque Oliver, bargce Nos. Peb San Fransisco Sundries Order Emma, scheuer 511 Holliday, Wise &Co 764adine, M. and Co 785. D. Sype and Co 226 Lya, Stil! and Co 688 Platcher and Co April 21; 120 Curner and Co Milam, ship Carrington, ship Channing, ship Competitor, siy Eagle, ekip Eagle Wing, ship Golden Weat, ably B. Dec. 49% Raspell and Co NOF. 100 aac M. Buli & Co July $556 King and Co Nov, 101000 King and Co 1174 Russell and Co 1500 A. Heard and Co Melbourne ¡Buodtles Jamca StephoneNA Emigrant, baryas Chi ah. 506/Smith Best Coun Bundries Won. Pratâd and Ca Emily Annina, neh, Aug. 19 Nov. Order Henry Harback, ship Nov. 16 740 Crampton, H. & Co 165 Purlagjes & Co | Horsilo, ship Nov. 18 tall, Nya and Co Havant Suadrien Order Forerunner, schooner Dea 140 D. faprak Matilda, ship Singapor Sandrica London Tait and Co Tena, &c. Heard and Co Gom, brly Jane 254 Dent ausl Co Melita, schooner Juu. J 689 Rosell and Co 140 Kassell and Co Homer brig Jals 595 Order Teas, &c. Liverpool Teas, c. Cows, der Sundries Jardino, M. and Co Order Mariner's Hope, brig April 250 Order Nile, hrig Juas Eid Angier and Ca Romances of Sons ship! Dos. Eundou Teas, &c, Upadi Wth. Paste and Lo Blenkin, R. and Co Nymph, barqne Dec. 400 Liadeay and Ca Neptune's Favorite, sh. Det. 81846|A, Heard and Co Norwester, ship Danish Dec. 101287 A. Heard and Co 241782 Ruwell and Co Pet, barque Aag 375 Under Danmark, arque Teas, c Tens, &c. Grampton, H. and Co Royal Lily, barque April 28 404 Lunevil and Co Glucions, brig Liverpool Brit, sh. 580|Rodger Toas, e Sundrios Kingsport MERCHANT VKSELS—Continued. A. Heard and Dent, Beale and Ca Gilian and Co Bisters, brig June 182 Tail sud Co Dee 330 Sterosen and Co Fan. 14 268Siemssen and Co Nov 360 Overweg aud to Uncle Tom, schooner Sept Wood Lark,brig Det. 12 to ruil, Still and Co Under Jan. 188 W. Pustan and Co Noringaese JATH 270 W. Pustau and Co Aurora, schooner May 128 Order 140 W. Puatau and Co Postum, steac June 236 Simen and Ca Americum Nov. 210 Joan Burl and Co SAIZS !Data of Tou Morida, ship CONFIGNERS Helcus, ship Nov. Junt Dec. 404 Squeer and Co โมน 25 W. Postan and Co Date of Inors Commons {Arrival | Sept. 277W. Pustan and Co Hongkong Oct. 340 Trautmann and Co Almonde, banq Aug. 589Order Justina, barque jAug Mercurius, barque Fielades, July Dec, 230|Dreyer und Vo Den. 225 Biomes and Co Lygdon, shig Hambary Bonito, brig ¡Nov, 31 John Burd and Cal Buenos Ayua, brig Ded. 200 Dreger and Co Christinu, brig Puel, choomer April 170rder Dew 148 Jardine, M. and Co Peruvian 250W.M. Robinet & Co Aug. 175W.M.Robinet & Co Deo. 400 Order Lug 9 430 Order Aourn Barrabout Butts.n July 3240;der Calcutta Nov. 220. 1. Syaru and Co y 11 4168.0. Syme and Ce Conn July 325 King and Co Ang, 25 500 King and Co Aag, 10 985 Russell and Co Fab 216|W. Puetae and Co Sabu At Hongkong} British Anandale, ship And, steamer Anaye, ship Australia, chip Avon, Lacque Banner, schooner Ganeber, barque Brothers, brig Caldera, ship Cadiz, steamer Arrival: 8759 Lyall, Sul and Co J Feb. 5 163 Robert 9. Walker Jan. 13 878 Fletcher and Co Sept. 5 580 John Bardd and Co Sep. 39 280 Bus and Co Jan. 188ohn Burd and Co Pet 485 Jardiue, St. and Co Dec. 15 2400rder Jan. 8 225 Order Feb, 13000 P. & 0.9. N. Cu City of Carlisle, ships. 15 996Jardine, 3 and Cu Clarendon, satp Deva, ship Singlet, sleemer Earl Grey, barque Earl of Windsor ship Bena, brig Buranic ship Excellent, brig Falcon, ship Formosa, ship Gleus, ahip God Succe, sip Hero, ship Kensington ship Lady Hayce, barque Laurick, brig Lord Raglan. ship Tani, barque Narshall, Buhooner Maria Hay, ship Mazepps, schooner Pacifico, brig Feb. 1 850Jarding, M. and Co Jan. 18:1030 Russell and Co Doc 8 1888tomssen und Co Dec. 17 8737ardine, M. Diter Admiral Zoutman, shipDec. Albrecht Belling, bq.Nov. G. G. D. Von Twist, hq,fian. Oct. 10 300W. Postau and Coatic Liong, bargus ne Jaa. 18 3685iomsten and Co Nov. 28, 8438,Senseffer and Co Anon Elizabet,bą. Chriatias, leque General de Stiles, hop. Jan. 2 798|Under Hollandetrow, hargas Jacot. Lima, barke Jacoba Cornella, pq. Klazina, darus Oosterling, harg Proteos, barque Regina, arqu Sumatra, aliip Danish Sept. 10 799 chaster and Co OL 32 800 Schaeffer and Cu Feb. 192chaser and Co Jan. 17 charler and Co Dee. 13 363 Van der Haven Jan 18 443ucer and Co Jan. 473 W. Punta and Co Feb. 278445obacter and Co May 10 Siemmen and Ifercuian, brig Helena Jau. 31 Co Hanbury Aar, ship Albin, schooner Christian, belg Dec. y Nov. 16 Feb. 260 Fab 21 Lindas and Co Jan. 26) 207 Camajce and Co Dec. 26 728 Order Nov. 385 Lyail, Still and Co Sept. 26 430Jardine, M. & Lin Jan. 14 406 Order Lau. 16 784. Murray and Co Nov. 600 Jardine, M. & Co Jan. 1 404 Lindsey and Co Jan. 13 scoileder 0 15 848 Geo. Duddell Jan. 27 28Ajardine, M. and Co Dec. 17 766 Jardine, M. & Cn Jan. 12 274 Dent and Co Det. 8 1988. K. Burrow Jan. 31 994 Janline, M. and Co Feh. 4140anline, M. & Co Oct. 14] 146Deo. Dúddell T'aranverance, Largna Sept. 18 2Turner and Ca Princess Reval, supDec, 28; 900 Dent aud Co (Doc. 25 781onser Queen, brig Samarang, banque Apoctly, ship Feb. 8 ĐuôiAngier and Ca Des. 25 5801Dent and Co Jau 241031 Jamaa Stephenson Spirit of the North, ah. Kov, 11) 671jtibb, L. and Co Sultans, barque Oct 10 588schaeffer and e Time & Truth, bargde Teh. 3 578 Orlar Union, leamer Truro, ship Fenilia, ship Virginia alip Vivid, brig Water Witch, barque Wild Daynell, ach. Zephyr, schooner French Etoile, ship India, barqu Leon, harqua Maarl, ship Succes, ship Ville de Dieppe, barque Anter Antonita, schwoner Antelope, T Archer, whip Auckland, barque Burnham, barque Carbon, shooner Jan. 24 695 Order Ang. 16 786 Thon. Husband Co Feb. 8 674 Jardine, Al, sad Co June 18 830 Lyall, Still and Cộ Nov. 8 143ardine. M. & Co Jau. 15 253 D. Lapaik Jan. 156 Deat and Co Jun. 31 148Dcut and Co Jan. 24 539 Order fan. 18 615 Dent and Co Falk 2405,Order Jan 24 156 Russell and Co Nov. 14mier no. 221014 gail, Sul and Co Dec. 3 112Order Jan. 24200 Kussell and Co Teb. 31460 Roswell and Co Feb. 209.M.Robinet & Co Oct. 28 245 W. Pulau and Co Due 26 300 K. Crashy CW. Bradley, j, bq. Oct. 9 218 A. Heard and Co Don Quixote, ship Ktement, ship Eureka, ship Francis P. Sage, ship • Garland, schooner Helgu Mar, bergun Janes Marshall, big Kate Hooper, shig Mary Whitridge, ship Matcor, ekip Miana, schooner Min, geamur Monsoon, ship North Wind, ship N. B. Palmer, Jip Den 91438 King and Co JAN 33 400A. Heard and Co Nov. 51100A. Heard and Co Nov, 191146 Jardine, M. & Co Jan. 151138. R. Barrows Dec. 26 560 Order Jan. 16 1865. K. Darrows Dec, 281488 Jne. Stephenson Nov. 27 978 Kuseli aud Co ao. 201088, Heard and Co May 306Order J. 14 101 Bu-sell and Co Jane 28 506 Thomas Hunt &Co Oct. 81041 Jaa. Purdon and Co Dec. 1400 Russell and Co Queen of the Seas, spec. 17185Rll and Co Racebound Realute, ship Shane Draper, sch. Sportsman, shiy Star King, sly Tuskina, ship Young America, wip Aug. 28 580. E. Barrows Sept. 25 801 Russell and Ca Hai, 26 206 A. Heard and Co Nov. 20 626 Unter Dec. 14177nder Sept. 342 Y. J. Murrow Sept 202000. Heard and Co Meteos, ship Peruvian Andreas, orig Architect, ship Carica, arqua L'allau, barque Santiago, banne Ugarte y Santiage, SMAR Noortol, banque San Juan, barquə hq. Siamese Crow, stalp Sintoy, schooner Spar Denia, schooner Bremen Bertha, barque C. Metabets, you Solon, hanger Chition Allanza, barque Spray, schooner Ness Crans dinn Annie, barque Macao British W. Pustan and Co 510 W. Puszu and Co John Bard sad Co Wm.Fustat and Co Jan. 15 540 die aussen end to Tait and C Nov. 16 Nov. 12 540. M. Rabinet& Co Dar. 28 3505. J. das Remedios Tall, 231 218 and J. Acmel, brig Chico, brig Clarita, brig Cara, skip kesits toge Siamese Sea Horse, hocqus Siam, que Spanish San Lorenzo, brig Seraphina, ship Fubebau Dritish Co Maste, bri Dee & 9p. dos Remedios Jan. 195. Robinet & Co Sept. 15j 200 Order Nav. 19 160 Order Dee, 15 300inder Aug. 26 250 under Nov. Zayall, Still and Co 1400W. Duxted and Co Jan. 24 4702. S. Walker Det. 22 48fuhn Bond and Co Jan. 29 270/Onder Dec. 220W.M. Robines & Co July 1307 Edward and Bailey Jehn Macthic, ekip Feb. Rochampton, shijs Ang Portugues Metasje, barque New Era, khij Gaiden Raer, ship Kingfisher, ship Mandarin, ship Samuel Ronsell, ship Sarah H. Snow, Ivy, Vancouver, ship Hambog Atlas, barne Sa Dent, Beate and Co 289 fyn, Stilt end Co 597 1..Robinct & Co Tou Scimeter and Co 1543chaetler and Co 478sohaefer and Co 2448. D. Syme and Go 237 Adam Scott 190Schelfer and Co 424 10. Nathabloy & Co Otto, barque Virginie, brig Hamburg Esperanza, harqne Hannibal, schooner | fverbrook, brig Lima, barque Mary Boar, ship Pathfinder, barque Senatur, barque Pramin Amerika, belg Siamete Bangkok Mark, ship Golffinder, baqme Sueroan, ship Sparsh Santa Lucts, banque Swedish Nov. 181296 Moncreiff, G. & Co Dea ¡Dec. BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR IN CHINA. مات قلات کا CLASS Av Canton Stoop i,kong !. W. Str. JiLong Sloop ILong Flag Ship Canton loop Curoaandel Canton P. W. Br. Vatcounter anto Hoteles Hornet Mam ! Nakist Niger 632 Dent, Dotle stud Co Elk 600 John Herd and Go | Fary ser. St. (kang Hospital Canto Ber. Sw. H.kongoro Ship Frigate Panton Bar Sta COHKANDERS. 12A, W. A. Haud 8T. D. A. Fortescu 12 Licut. Beamish (lour Ad. Capt. W. K. Hall 14. Jenkins 35 Doorglas HG.W.D.O'Callaghan 17 C. C. Forsyth H. T. Fla, Muater 60 H Keith Stewart 19H, A. A. Cochrane 408FW.F. Nicolson 14. Barnard 49. 9. Hand 40 Cdre. m, Ú. Elliot BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR EXPECTED. CONDEAND .ALEN Üs.. ENGLAND za Frigate Rav. W. 7. Bate 11. Macendie. Str, Kit Boater, 26 11 136A. Hearl wait Co Nov. 9191ent and Co Pastalcon, brig Nov. 200 Cantujee and Co Pique Sgus Frigars Kol: Small, ship Aug. 29 663 Gibu, L. and Co Kenos Pibehta Bloop Rempaon Amor P. W. Str. American Annie Buoknax, 1. Sept. 530 Russell and C Sybille Hogue Frigate May 16 800 Russell and Co Aug. 1288ardine, M. and Co June 78. lead and Oə ¿Mag 94 Russell and Co Do. 420|Klug and Go June 518 Bus and Co Out 420John Burd and Co Wienu, Larque Juct. 490Biomes ami Us Actoun Alseri Ningpo British Cullou Camila kt. T. Calville Slop Cruizer 17 ber. Str. Sept. 25 Carnulle. ship Lyra, Belovner 15. Hot 120 Lindy and Co Forestr A. J. Innes idun Beat Sept. 20 Solon, barane 6 560 Turner and Uo 469 A.A.de Mello & Co aughty Gan Beat Sept 25 Wilminginn, schooner Feb. 196 Bell and Co Hüchilyor Inflexibla r. Vorhert AL Osprey Albert Edward, ship Britisk ang. 497. Bowman and Coh Nov, Aliyals, ship Nov. 20 1247 Biriey, W, and Co Staunch 1. Wildonan Alchemist, ship De 914 Turner and Co. Starling A. 1 Villiers jun Boat Sept. 25 Gun Boat Ool. 23 Alligator, brig b. 19710166, Land Co Augusts, ship Nov. 23 372 Lindmy and Go Ballarat, ship Nov. 719 Dent ad Co Challenger, barque Seph 175 Turner and Co Chieftain, barque Jan. 20John Burd and Co Co..lucius, ship Thee. 400 Holliday, Wine & Co VESSEL Ar FLAQ COMMANDERL Dec. 19 June 15 566 Turner and Lo Jan. 127 William I. and Co Cetinnt Hongkong Fr. Str. Sur Are L'et 8501 & 0.2. F. Co Supt. 10 240 Jardine, M. and Co Virginie Hongkong Fr. Frig Cape, Plan Forest Queen, ship Nov. 839 W.H. Wardley Co Levant 18 Smith Portsmouth Eassio Manens, barq. May 25 297 Jou d'Abreide Waris Carlota, Iryusi Jan. $30 J. J. don Rmuelion Slavina, banque Tremelga, barqua Freach 13ane 211 1705. 3. dos Ramedice Sept. Port de Bordeaux, ship Oct. American Lorisiana, barq Deich Berena, rig Doggershank, skip 3751 inday and Co 816Dent and Co Shanghae 249W.M. Robinet &Co Arrow, ship 237W. 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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 7TH FEBRUARY, 1857. “Chino Muit" Office, Feb. 7, 1857- thon to the unsatisfactory state of his toast, my wife remarked she felt giddy and sick, him; he pretended to be overlooking the business the investigation as Superintendent of Police, the A man can overlook his business while walking affair being then eurelaped in mystery; and I imagine The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme fairs, which had be shewn to be the We let the room after 3, she immediately felt sick shop that the first instanco Mr Mercer acted as Culo- Court the most exciting that have occur reverse of is a fouriebing condition, his and smiled, I thought nothing of it at the time, but about the e walked was to the verandah to light a chemot, when Aaxx, cock to The Herland,On the 15th January, eial decrewry-in fact it was an investigation into rel since the settlement of the colony-debts to one firm alone amounting to nearly in the wor af gtating the elgar I suddenly felt sick the morning, got bread from the Esing shoes don't the case genotally. I usually, in cases requiring commenced on Thursday, and closed last $15,000. He spoke of the temptation and vomited. Thinking no more about it, I went know the peron-thes was generally brings it, he particular forestigation, maka peliminary acquiry sight. The case of most interest-the bold out to Alum, of averting the pantah in my hair to the Folke Hospital, but when Tranches is not one of the prisoners; this was about half-past 7- before sending them up to the Magistrate. It was trial of Cheong Alum and nine others, on ment with which he had been threatened the entraner leading up to the fif, I was again sick; Atoy, coolie to be Hachand, Saw Esing's people not my original intention to make a magisterial and when I got clues to St Paul's College, was age myrassine's house on the marning of investigation in the present instance; I merely aga.a bring bread a charge of dilempt to poison-lasted fee by the mandarins, by the commission was aide off and on, up to a quarter to 10. the 15th January; they are not among the priscoera. wished to yet an insight into the case as Superit daye, and ended in a verdict of Not guilty, would be considered a highly meritoriona was sick 19 or vlock that night. Next habit of getting bread from the Esing shop the was a very singalar case, I propound we should sit of an atrocious crime, but yet ar net which The romiting was very violent. Mrs Dengr W. A. HARLAND, M.,Was I believe, in the tundent of Police. but her two hours or so, as it to 1. time. ars from that shog-down to the morning of the 16th as Magistrate, and we then commented to take do We are sorry we are unable to give the one by the Chinese authorities, deserving day I tapponed to enter the Police Office, where en eloquent addresace of the Counsel on buth of commendation and reward, instead of vision was going forward, and promised then fancy inclusive I are a mail piece of the bread paltional, to send some of the bread to Dr Harland for analy. that morning, Dr Chaldecott and Dr Hat.ca alo Next, bo SANDWITH DAINKED-Am in business in the sides, but must content ourselves with the punishment, at their harde. zation; did that night. [Cross-conmiasi by partook of it. About an hour afterwards fe faint sity, and live in the wee house with Captain Endi- De Brive,I did not take the bread myself to Dr and aíck, and incised to veuit, and within a few mere heads of the points dwolt upon; and referred to the departure of Alam and nott Faing enpplicà me with bread on the 15th minutes ufteur wande vomited slightly, and fole a pain January-I partook of the bread and was very ill- even these, we fear, will prove very io his father from the colony on the very Herland. I know caly the Sih prisoner (Alum) na worning the criminal set was wusumnat belong ag to the Eving shop. I kept the balled the Beach. I then took an emotis, which made at the inmates of the house whe ate of the bread perfect. up in my own room until I sent it to Dr Harland.me veil a bitła man, and for a little time alter felt ed; and commented strongly on the suspi were Hi-I have not perfectly recovered up to this Of the opening speech by the Hųn. T. In consequence cf my laers, I delivered the cious manner in which this was managed. By the ATTORNEY Uraat.]-Don't know the 10thy, but shortly afterwards was able to attend to prisoner, never mw him before at all. sent the same people who can to she house sick. About to remainder of the breast Mr May at the Ptice lice C. Anstey, the Attorney General, wo With regard to the sickness of his family bread a ten minutes past to Dr Harland, by a hours afterwards the pain in the stomach returned, this was on the evening of the 16th-Dr Badland have no notes whatever. He dwelt, how on board the steamer-this was easily and coalie named Attal. but I could not vomit. I bai diethms during the I think was presos 1 lave had many dealings with ever, on the atrociousness of the attempt naturally to be imputed to sea-sickness; ATIAL METAL to Dr Dempeter--On the 16th night, and next day a violent headache, wakacss of the Esing abug in the bakery business -I know the made upon the community, and the utter for there were no proofs of them aftor January, escried a paper parcel from Dr Dampster to the jibs, and xansea, Dr Iamos got sick sooner 9th and 10th prisoners to belong to the duche than I did; but I did ont see him, as he had gone 10th I are always understood to be the father of Faing impossibility in such cases of producing sufferings which the medical evidence had Dr Harland, Do not know what was in it, but ir was given me by my master. ca Dr Chaldecots, hearing of people being sick, Alum), he was always in the shop, and when the direct testimony against the parties accus- abawo were the invariable effects of argo- ACHING, servant to Dr Dempster-om the 15th took an emetic, as he had ate more bread than any was cut of the sloop, I have left by neders with him od. The evidence in this, as in avery nic, and under which the foreigner who January, received rome bread at may master's day of on Before I had filed breakfast, a Parsee ger Orn about the 24 ur 3d of January, our he made similar case, tour therefore be entirely cir- had partaken of the bread in the present from two men from Esing; they are not at the bar. teman aliud. 20 mil the inam of his house were a contract with Alura fura supply of breuis for the cumstantial; but he would adduce sich a This was about 7 wack gars the bend to my sick, and blamed the bread as being the cause of it; I Russian curvest On the Mih I went over to the instance had laboured. He also spoke of maaler to estipul it up the breakfast table. lef my breakfast to go and see them, and it was on Ewing how to apeak to Alure about the contract, Oa TARRANT, Editor of the Friend of my return I first felt sick myself. Both Dr Chalecoss the morning of the 13th, the shop bep called our art jury, as he felt assured must to a certainty and Agent of the steamer to retura to the N indelibly the stain of crime apon the Hongkong that night, as a ruse on his my bread from the Haing shop, dawn to the 13 several days séta, attending to people who were black lettres out in frens of his door sunt him user prisonem at the bar, and draw forth au part, when be found his hopes of escape January, inclusiva-row the 1st, 3d, and the staffering from eating the bread; the Parses had to ascertain its pats, and in consequent of what unanimona verdict of guilty. the boy told us, I had the conversation with hiari on frustrated, and that the poison had not had and 10th prisoners to belong to the shop-the 1st taken only band and a cup of tea-they had all been I believe to be general assistant and Collector of sick, I adviced them to take emetica. Some of thus the 14th. I teid hum the boy haul informed us that Dr Bridges comarcal his defence by the fatal effets intended had his efforts balls; the 3d I have known in two capaction in con- we axtended effured much more everely than schare the chop said he intended to leave the iny, and remarking that, the case was remark succeeded, the result would have been nection with Exing shop, the inst was as breme-de-bes all had similar syroptatns. From the symptotes wished to sell out. He admitted the chup did say ablo from the atrocity of the attempted another frightful tragedy like that of the liverer; the 9th believe to be the head of the in my own case, and of others who came to be. I felt but said that it was not his intention to leave, but he crime; admitting most fully that there had unfortunate Thistle. He noted the contra- Eing the 19th is I believe the father he ais? i ere what arannic had been administered in the bread, Lad put out the notice for the purpose of deceiving be an attempt to destroy the community dictious in Alam's statements about the have knows in two capacities—one as general assist- I haght down a piece of bread from the Parets, and the Mandarine, who had been traping him a great ant of the Taing shop I have ren bien, 2 ay may kept the remnant of our own. I had alan overal deal told him that would not antinfy one had by poison, but denying that the guilt of poison to the various witnesses and frequently. I saw the 1st prisver five or air day specimens, from Dr Dempster, Captain Paints, and deceived me in a former contract, and I would not yest such an attempt was in any way hrought finally wound up with a confident aanr-before the 15th, ou my ectering my printing offit, othere, and two savea from Mr GrandPre, which he unsil I saw that the bieenit was in the drying lots - bone to the prisoners at the bar. Extra- ance on his part of a verdict against all the he was sitting there, and presentat me a hill from hia took from the Eving shop and gare ints my uwa he most go with me and show in that the bread wa ordinary, be said, bad been the display of prisoners. saster. I told him I was then rather busy, and sa bas.d. Ir Deropster's and Captain Endicott's I re- there. Its went with me in my boat to the bakery the mercy and goodness of God, in not a His Lordship the Chief Justice then the bill was not recripted, if he would leave it with ceived on the tin. So let the first alarm, I in the Ila-wen, and on the page down we had a me, I would Inok at it and have it settled. He then endeavoured to ascertain in a busty way what was in conversation on various matters. I had him if he single instance of death having cocurred addressed the jury,-directing them to said in master intended to have the colony-replied the bread, and Ur Bradford curing in, be and I from the attempt. He sormented strongly card from their wouls everything they in rather an impartiment way, and marle a motion to ad bi kamily in Hongkong? La replied he had. I satisfied ourselves it was anovic... Néxt day, at the sard, having his fatally bore, he had better remén on the singularity of the course adopted might have rend or heard about the case it down again and not to go away until he got paid. request of the Colonial Secretary, we made s moral the end of the war no one could supply to by goveraronut in departing from the ordi- nut-of-doors, and to couline theneelves Seeing he was disposed to be saucy, I took him by the crest analysis of each piece of bread separately, cuit so walk-te would make a good thing of it, and nary course of conducting criminal inves outinely to the evidence. As regarded nine coline, said he and his master might go to the devil if and found they all indicated the presence of arsenin. Le protected. He said it was not his wish to go, but they phased, and told him to go ont. The Ed prisoner 1 The analysis for Ascoctaining the yountity tank he had heen threatent, and there were at that time tigations, and still more strongly on the of the prisoners, the jury would probably have a good way times, but the seas. 1 up place entaequently, and we found that one pasad 88 Mandarins in Hongkong in disguise. I told mode in which the Attorney General had agree with him in thinking the evidence pore you (the Alterary General) referto, was eu an in- loaf of bread contained nearly a drms of armenia, B0 bim if he world report them to the police office, bo conducted the cause, by displaying personal against them was very slight, amounting quest on the 38 January, upon a body that was found grains to the diant commit while arsenic. The would be protected. His answer was, that on bis animosity against the prisoners, and making indeed solely to their connection with the board the Thiste, on which occasion be described br I ate was brown, the uther specimens were arrival at the bakery, he would convince me that he white-both kinda contained ausanie; much been the quotatione from trial which had taken Esing Bakery. With respect to Alura, bebimself as Parare Mate on card the steamer, To had a large amount of property at stake-that it was the best of my knowledge und belief, the 9th prisoner ivai contined aufficient cause deart. I also, on not bis desire to leave, and a thought he would take place in the worst periode of English ori-was alewn to have been at the bakery on the (Am) was the charterer of the steamer at the time the alterion of the 15th, had two jars brought me my advice and reusia. When we tired at the minal law; and lastly, wornarked on the afternoon of the 14th January, when tho she was destroyed. In consegaenen of the way the d by a pokocurau-one containing yet used on the bakery, the people appeared to be mixing water and pancity of the evidence brought forward dongh was making; and if the jury thought prisoner gave his evidence at the inquest, I objected to night of the lash, the other the materials for making dough in dimus ms in the plass. After visiting for the proscention-which, he said, ovea that he mixed the arsenie with the bread, is bringing bad es my bowo objected on the yat, together with me foar and some pastry from the drying room, and when leaving the bakehouse, 15th January between Gand? in the morning, when if there had been to defenes to offer, would or ordered it to be so toixed, tuy weak aw him delving it. A man war with bin ear the bakery-pasta scraped from the table, and some exported Alum would go back with me, and offered pastry in tin moulds, I found no trace of arsenic or him a passage in the heat, but he said he bad some net buvo warranted a conviction on the find him guilty; or if they were of opinion rying cau basketa-prisoner took the bread out of other meallic poi in any of the materials. The business to attend to, and would walk bot part of the jury. Ha divided the evi- that he consulted with the forumon Alun the Easkew and put them into my base. I said to analysia was fade in the presenes of Dra Bradford, was between 3 and 4 in the aftermon. They dence for the prosecution into three classes and Atmoi on the subject, Le would be him "Da my ine fellow, you deliver cay bread, ús Kenky, Watson, and Elspeter. were mixing our and water in two ho 1st, those especially connected with the accessory before the fact; but if they were you "He made no response, but yard a kind of A. HAND-PRE, Assistaus Superintendant of Police, showed me a room he said was the brand bakery, gistrod outside the door, saw the bread handed Hava baard D: Harland's evidence-i tak lie fact of the poisoning; 2dly, them wit- not perfectly assured in their own minds of in, and immediately after went in and ordered my board to him from the Eaing shop on the morning of supplied 400 families with bread this was told re and they were mixing duugh theve te told me ha nesses who detailet facts connected with Aluni's connection with, and cognizance Comprador to anale Raing's bill, and not to take any the 16th--was promet at the Cowai Station, whey, by him in evidence of the husless he was doing, and Alom before his departure; adly, the of, the attempt to poison, they would return more bread from him, as I was afraid he would the yeast and others things found in the bakery bis eonarquent disinclination to leave. day statement class who described his conduct on board a verdict of acquittal. His Lordship after-puss I and a servant girl partusck of the were sent to De Harland Tent thera. (Oroei- made by him that be bad sold his business to me la false. the steamer and on the way to Macao. wards, in reading over the evidence, called bread that morning she ate a little left on my plate. questioned by Dr Batmaks.]—I was acquainted with I was asked by MeMncow, anice my first examination, All that evidence he examined in detail; the attention of the jury to the facts of pent to my room, and there folt a sensation of flatu shop on the Queen's Road, and the bakery at the About five minutes alcer leaving the breakfast table, the Esing abop perious to this affair-1 know the then stated what evidence be intended to Alo's own furally being sick from par-toucy-sit1 had been eating wow at first wok Seng Gardens be the plows from which the bring forward in defence; and wound up taking of the bread, and to his offera of to notice of is, but eat down on my chair, looking at trend is carried to the shop there was formerly a with 3 general comparison of the whole 450 and $100 to Captain Xavier to return me papers, as the boy handed them to the the papers bakery about two years ago-attanited in the shop in the 19th, when the evidence I gave was rond over to evidence, and a confident averment of his to Hongkong that night, as rims facin were for the Yoss-offe, and the hot was landing the Queen's Road. The distance betwixt the shop him, he wished me to think if he had aut said he bound three up to as team tho ilone, when I suddenly bohat the jury would acquit all the proofs of his inuocance; but the jury vomited over him. Shortly afterwards two friends and Jokery in shout one mails. I was nogcainted bean aid there were 59 mandarina I call the place with Alnu, the 9th prisoner, before the 15th-have Queen's Roud the shop; I never wow the th Poy the charge, as affecting the nino consider them merely as clever ruses on called, and I told them I was sick-they said a great soon his very clices; he was always said to be the prisoner in the bakery. The contest was for 27,000 apuially, depending altogether upon their the part of a guilty man is dread of us many people were sick-I said I might be poised, master of the Eng shop. I don't know if he had anyar 28,000b of biscuit the bargain wet in writing. employment by Alam. pision, and if so, would treat them ac- and had better take an omeric, and got up to get on, parts he was reputed sole owner. There were a hot made with Alur personally. I never made a but again vomited violently for about ten minutes good aber arrested on account of the affair contract with the 10th prisoner should never hate On the conclusion of the evidence for cordingly. was frequently sick during the day, and bave con- the defence, the Attorney General rose, The jury retired for about half-an-hour, dinner to suffer from it to this time. [Cross-ques were all taken in eustody to the Pelice Stachnasa, nnd of Alum as the principal. My visit to about 20 in the shop-about 50 altogether they thought of doing so always looked opon him as an and after a long and very unnecessary and on their return, brought in, ng above- tioned by Mr DAY,--Don't know that Bing has they were taken before a Justien of the Peace-Mr the shop were always on matters of business on a orga (the Chief Justice thought) defence of the mentioned, a verdict of Nor GUILTY 5 to 1; more than one shop in Hongkongate swam be Chades May: no examination was held till år ale, and were not very frequent. Sometimes, when conduct of the government, and more ez- carried on the businem of a Liker have beard be -a conclusion in which, on regards the evi- has a bakery elsewhere--laays been for the shop also everal other J.P.- Mr Gibb, Mr Gray; and unetines sold him large lots si suur would William Thomas Merter, another J.P., was presented at, I dropped in three or four times a week, pecially of Mr Mercer, in this affair-Mr dence, we extirely coincide; though we are Queen's Road West, but an not aware of baking duct know it the latter and gentleman were sit Mercer's conduct never having been im- by no means satisfied of the primouere being carried on there I durt speak preitiselying Justices. When the two bust pristners were would not comes with him: I do not think the Teava ray rouage with the 10th prismer for Almu, but pagned, though the irregularity of the especially of Alum'a-mucence; sud to having en baking golog on nt bis shop, but beigh the Attorney finest was present. The 10th prisoner panas Erglist-the conversation was proooadings of the committing Justines bad would much rather, as we feel assured this I re-i think i have seen an oven there. Cus.al Pelice Station 1 not the usual place for carried on, I think, through one of the pureers in the beon commented upov by Dr Bridges would the inry themselves. that the Eu- Bring has carried on the bakery business tere for £utigation to take place, last 1 have sent them shop. I understood, when Alam talked of troubles I have bean resident to the feland sinne 1897. proceeded to au analytics of the evilmen,glish law had permitted them to return of te don't know, in my eagarity of Editer of lose wegs the learned Attorney General, Mr Mereer, it was er dorost of his haking bread for Phratyn there. In the Nuisances investigation, for the dorim, that he meant thata-he said. which he performed in a very able manor, a verdict of not proven. But we shall the Friend of Chan, or otherwise, whether Baing has and Mr May. Mr May is also Superintendent of Pa- laying before the jury in the clourist recur to this subject in our weekly issue. a bakery near the Americe Naval Stores. Ilave ice-end that is the proper place for Lan to be Mr the time the disturbance wok place in November. light the strong points of cash witaees's Du leaving the Court after being dis-frequently been to the Ering shop-especially sons for May was not present when the two last prisoners: As we were going down to the bakery, we mea fire months ago, when I performed some arbitration were bought apen the day of then activel for a boat, and he asked me to pull up to it, as he wished testimony as bearing against the prisonera charged, the prisoners were reapprehended business for Abas. When I have called, I have such amiation. I do not recollect any Justices of the He commenced with the proofs of poison- und conveyed to jail under warrant issued him in the shop, but do not know what he was about to ask the price of it, and buy it if possible-1 A ing, as testified to by the medical witnesses by order of H. E. the Governor with As for the 21 prisoner, my knowledge of him on tigation of a criminal charge. The Chief Magis for $1; he mid it was for his bakery-and on my Penetting it the Police Salons before, on the in- EQ --he afterwards said he had purchased at at 14 picul then to the identification of the prisoners what intention we are not advised. a brand-deliverer is evnfined to the one occasion trate, I believe, was sitting at his usual post at the remaking it was very den, be sie it was dry wood, with the bakery whence the poisoned bread on the 16th January. The father he served me in Pusa Cour, while this examination was going for and particularly witable for hia bakery; I afterward the slip, but I do not know him otherwise than se was issued, two as the proprietors, others ward at the Poilue Sation-Justices of the Peace the wood discharging on the whart [Hty tha an sasiu do not know his to barn an interest were atting as this time at the Police Court trying ATTORNEY UNERAL-The episods of the boat sa bakers, and the rest as distributors of In the businem. case, Mr May having been relieved from bin dutes curred alter the conversation about il coming here, the brood; and maintained that if the JOHN GREIG, Mewart of the dulluna, 1 am so Asistant Magistrale, bis presence being ra and bad expressed doubts of his doing so 3 the coa- guilt of mixing the arsenic with the Hong, quainted with two last prisoners (9th and 10th) ị quire for the Police forca. It is the invariable versation between the hout-man and Alumi was in er of directing ita admixture, wore brought saw them in Esing shep- the rim tongue; I saw no money pass hetwoen at that shop. A little Magistrate's Court the Inspector on duty enters Eome to the principal prisoner Alum, there before 7 on the 15th January, I was in the shop, sand the parties in payment of Lise wood, could be no doubt that those who assisted bught me loaf, Saw he let prisoner, the 9th and Court. Uf 50 (or thereabouts) prisoners first talien, uti With gard to the poisoning of the bread, them on the charge shoot, and sends them up to the CHEUNG-ALCMC staten ent]cing duly caution- fu moulding the poisoned bread, or in die- theth, they protended to be running abousin a in custody than not here are mill detained in the he is entirely ignorant-that the bread is made in one great hurry, out I would not see they were doing any Cross-road Sumiva at the foot of Wellington Street, part of the town, and he lives in souther-he never had tributing it among the community, monet! have a guilty knowledge of the affair: he thing particular, Could not see what they were oppraits Gith, Livingston & Co.'s godown-they sy id of doing such a thing. He first came to the doing, but they appeared to be attending to the dwelt strongly on the fact that no less a busireas of the shop. Did not romak anything par have been there sine their first examination on the Colony at unly 18 years of age-ie was first ext quantity than Tea Pounds of arsenic must tieula: about the prisoners; e 9th was weighing 15th January. The Attorney and was present played by Mr Higham, who afterwarde went to when the best tre primers Prese asumined, but dolla, and the 10th was waiking about all three don't know if he took part is the investigation. California; after that by Mr Franklyn; then by have been put into the dough-toɔ large a Marrow, Stephenson & Co.; then by Mr Do Seer, parcel to be easily concealed from the wem attending to the buriness of the shop. (Explsina ཚ་ CHARLES MAY, Superintendent of Police, Haut for when he made hisenite, a well as did other that the shopmen, not the prisoners were running heard the evidence of Dr Elarland as to the analysis of business. persons employed in the bakery. He about.) 1 seat the load off to the Satana, Afterwards the yeaat, e, found at the bakery. There were machine for making biscuit, and then another from Mr He some time afterwards purchase a next referred to Alam's presence at the very time the dough was being made J. C. DEMPSTER, Colonial Surgeon-Have been [Cross-examined by Dr Bass]-Often went to the iraking the bread The audement is perfectly cur- be purchased another from America, wich has ales yeusi, samples of dough, flour, and the water use for Duddeil, for $1,800; and as these were insufficient, then to him and is father being in the in the habit before the 15th of getting bread from the Exing shop to buy a loaf. Wes in the shop two or cock, Cross-questioned by D BRIDGE)-Have arrived. He is supplied the Nars with it. Kaing shop belenging to the 9th and 10th primer tre minutes on the 14th. Don't know anything alun beard Mr Grand-Pre's statement. Is ehop at the very time the bread was being chlained based from the shep that morning, not with about the 16th man, except that I saw bar in the at with an only lately be has repaired the premises, and set sold to the customers-nuxt of his express- Me Merter on the evening of the 15th to conduct the three machines at work. Liam is here reminded uy only partook of it, sheus baif-paat 7 or 8 lock, shop have frequently seen him thera-he was walk- ed intention of learing the colony-and | at breakfasi. After eating a small portion of the ing about the shop. I tou ao particular native of came in about 2, and we sat till 8. Iematened ing, he proceeds), On the 28th of the 17th, the inquiries- luvited Mr Mereor to join meha that all tea above has nothing to do with the poison- array of facte for the consideration of be into's oer of $50 and $100 to the Captain 16-Have been in the habit of taking and I were kept engaged the whole dry, and for tention to Alum panting a new cbop (plan with SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. CRIMINAL NENOMINAL Monday, 24 Febrnavy.) THE POISONING CASE Jarp-Menara M. A. MACLEOD, W. H. Strms, Jour LMON, W. A. BOWKA, E T. DONGANDO, and GEORGE WALL CHEONG ARAW, Chrono Aurap, Chaco Aco, OM ARON, TAM ALEEN, FONG ANDER CHENG Amus, Pura AcuUT, CHNCHO ALU and Cuong Wyr Kox-4dministering Poles will intent, For the Prosecution,-The Hon. To Anstav, diternay General; Ma HCR, Crom Sulicor, assisted by Mr 3, C. TURNER, Por the Defens-Dr Daines and Mr DAY, Gunel Mersta GAFELL & BROWN, and Mr H. J. TARRAST, Solicitors. in the habit of buying bakers: I bave been me to send all heavy siminal es to the parlook of it, and was sick from these to four days. to render my statewank about the 63 mandstins this was an lbs 20h. | By Mc Day,Į—Mr Morrow called an mm, and said he had been up to wes Alum, who desired would reccnsider my edem On era live opposite the Eving shop-I was absent et ## Step 1 The given text appears to be a mix of OCR output from historical records related to Hong Kong, including shipping intelligence, court proceedings, and other documents. The task is to proofread this text, correcting spelling errors, fixing spacing issues, rejoining broken sentences, and restoring paragraph breaks, all while preserving the original content and format as much as possible. ## Step 2 First, we need to identify and correct spelling errors. 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Arrival Date of Time Date of COMMSJONER Sups ArrivTOMA Consta NAMR FLAG POSH CAPTAIN Rio FRUM BAILED Canco ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] ## 482 (60) (61) From time to time in one and two or more. I recollect having a conversation at my office with Mr May regarding depositions, I mentioned to him that I considered the first case was the safer and surer of the two; he differed from me, and drew my attention to some points of direct evidence in the second case, which changed my opinion. It is the practice for the judge to arrange the order in which the charges come up; the Judge seeing in the first case an information covering both confederacy and conspiracy, and also seeing on the back of the information the names of many persons as witnesses, whose names were also on the back of the information in the second case, thought this information for confederacy and conspiracy covered both cases, and under that impression he put it first on the calendar. I had entered a nolle prosequi on the prisoner having been sentenced to 15 years' transportation. I recollect in a conversation with Mr May a few days after, I stated that I did not consider Ma-chow Wong's assistance of much value at the time, but that evidently he was endeavouring to place himself on the same footing as the political prisoners, so that he might derive advantage equally with them from the reward which they expected for their service to Government. matter. question whether Mr Caldwell's reputed character was good or bad 20 years ago, when I first heard of him. I did not know him at the time; I was living at Macao, and he at Canton. **JOHN RICKETT,-Called and examined.** I wish to state that I dislike being examined on this matter. It is about 40 years since I first came to China. I cannot say positively when I first heard of, or saw Mr Caldwell; I heard of him 20 years ago. I decline answering the question whether Mr Caldwell's reputed character was good or bad... I recollect Beaver, who was charged with piracy. Beaver was several times up in my office. I rather think there was an investigation in Beaver's case, and that I was not present. I think I was present when Roberts was once examined in Beaver's case. I recollect an investigation taking place, not with respect to Mr Lapraik's watch, but with respect to the Acting Colonial Secretary's own watch, which was stolen. Ma-chow Wong has requested me to send for Mr Caldwell, and I have done so. I recollect first when Ma-chow Wong was committed to gaol, he requested to see Mr Caldwell, and, I think, I did send or wrote to Mr Caldwell mentioning the fact. It was before his trial, I think, and, I think, was for the purpose of seeing him concerning his defence, which is a privilege granted to all prisoners. I did not observe that Ma-chow Wong exhibited any confusion upon this. I differed in opinion from Captain Rickett, and based it on that of the Colonial Surgeon. I don't recollect the Attorney General inquiring whether Awoon could be found to be produced as a witness, and my saying that she could be found in Taipingshan. I do not recollect whether this was before or after the meeting of Justices. I am decidedly of opinion, that I must have mentioned it to the Attorney General as the original story. The Attorney General may have asked me whether Awoon or the present Ashing is at present in Gaol upon a charge of conspiracy, in connection with his services in Government. Ashing gave information against a merchant in the Lower Bazaar, and some person residing in a new street in the Queen's Road, which led to the Police forcibly entering their respective houses at midnight. I have not entered in my Journal any of the information given me by Ashing; it had no reference to Gaol affairs, but was simply temporary measures of the Government for the public safety of the colony. Mrs Caldwell was intended. I don't recollect how the conversation commenced, and I may have answered to those questions. My restatement might have led the Attorney General to the impression, that I was under the same belief as when I originally made the statement. I certainly did not intend to convey such impression to the mind of the Attorney General, for after the statement of Mr Caldwell, I could not weigh his oath in open Court, as light as popular rumour. As far as my recollection goes I adhere to all the statements made in my letter except on this point. Upon hearing it now read over, I adhere to it throughout, with the exception of what I have mentioned. I do not recollect the Attorney General stating to me with reference to a case, that he would not find a bill upon the unsupported evidence of convicts prepared by Mr Caldwell. I have a recollection of the Attorney General having stated something to that effect referring to a case. I recollect Mr Caldwell coming to the Gaol to examine convicts. I have sent notes to him on more occasions than one, at the instance of the Acting Colonial Secretary. I cannot say how many times he may have come on such business. He had several interviews by the Acting Colonial Secretary's authority, and the other occasions when he came for the purpose of examining prisoners committed for trial. I forget whether he applied to me for the permission, but Mr Caldwell has seen him on some occasions since his trial. I wrote once to Mr Grand-Pre a request from Eli Boggs wishing to see him, but I did not give any permission. I rather think that I have the order of admission filed, under the hand of the Acting Colonial Secretary. Mr Grand-Pre did see him. I recollect perfectly well of complaining of the number of prisoners sent in on Mr Caldwell's warrant. I said words to that effect, although these are probably stronger than I would use. I recollect perfectly well animadverting on the practice of sending in prisoners, and detaining them for lengthened periods of time untried, by Mr Caldwell. In consequence of that minute all the prisoners were nearly all discharged almost immediately after; there may have been one or two remaining. I think we have received other prisoners on Mr Caldwell's warrant, but there have been no more minutes nor liberations. Ma-chow Wong has not been long off work and in hospital on pretence of a bad eye. He is a hospital servant, and not off work-though I believe he is almost blind. I recollect the circumstance of Captain Rickett having expressed an opinion that the eye was not so blind as Wong Akee pretended it to be. From what I have since heard, I think it was fortunate that the course was adopted, because I have heard there was a defence to the particular points which linked the circumstantial evidence in the second case with the prisoner. I was not ordered by the Governor or Government to enter that nolle prosequi; I think the judge from the bench said "Well, Mr Acting Attorney General, as you have got a verdict in this case I suppose you won't proceed with the other; to which I replied "No, my Lord, I enter a nolle prosequi." The Jury were in the room for about 20 minutes, and while they were in, there was a conversation between the Judge on the bench and Mr Day and myself at the bar, as to whether I should proceed immediately with the second case. ## 11 **HENRY KINGSMILL,-Called and examined.** I prosecuted Ma-chow Wong on behalf of the Crown in the first case. I drew two informations for the case of confederating with the pirates connected with the Macao lorcha No 29, I think. There was a particular class of evidence that I wished to get in, and for that reason I drew an information for confederating with pirates, with a count for conspiracy. Fearful lest that information might be objected to on the ground of combining two charges, I drew another simply for confederating, for the same case or circumstances; but in the host of depositions taken before the Magistrates, there was a second and totally distinct case included; for that case I drew the third information for confederating. The facts supporting the two cases were mixed up and down throughout the whole of the depositions, and I had a great deal of difficulty in selecting, and I might say in allotting, the evidence between the two cases. I may also mention, that in the case of the Macao lorcha No 29, there were from 15 to 20 pirates, I think, placed in the dock. The pirate case was well known to me, for, at the preceding Sessions, I prosecuted four men weakly to conviction for the case of the lorcha, and at this particular Sessions having, as I have said, some 15 or 20 other men charged with the same offence-the facts of this case were very prominently in my mind; the evidence in Ma-chow Wong's case was purely circumstantial, and I thoroughly made up my mind before I would bring a lengthened case of this kind before the Court, on insufficient evidence. I had a conversation before the depositions came into my hands with the Acting Colonial Secretary. He said that this was likely to prove a complicated case, that he thought I would act wisely to sift it carefully. He expressed no opinion of the evidence at all, nor as to the innocence or guilt of the accused, but he said the second case was also mainly circumstantial evidence. He expressed no opinion in favour of Ma-chow Wong. I felt perfectly free in the matter. I understood that he meant there was a good deal of personal feeling in the matter between Mr May and Mr Caldwell. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-128 - Public Offices & Others - 1867 ## THE LONDON AND CHINA TELEGRAPH. ### PORT OF AMOY. **CHINA** SHIPOWNERS, 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. Their 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. Their 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. 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AGENT: Hong Kong, Mr. A. S. WATSON. J. T. DAVENPORT, 33, GREAT RUSSELL-STREET, LONDON. ### THE CAPE, INDIA, AND CHINA AGENCY. ORDERS for GOODS of all descriptions executed, and Shipped by the Overland Route or by Clipper sailing vessels. Consignments realised. The Goods are selected by parties who have had personal experience of the requirements of the markets at the Cape Colonies, India, China, and Japan. TERMS:-One-half the estimated cost to be remitted with the order, and the balance on receipt of Bill of Lading and Invoice. Commission, 2½ per cent. on Orders over £50 and 5 per cent. on amounts under £50. Orders and remittances should be addressed to the MANAGER. Office, 2, Cowper's-court, Cornhill (over the Jerusalem), London, E.C. ### COWASJEE DINSHAW. Close to the Landing Place. Depot of EUROPEAN, CHINA, and INDIAN WORK. - WINE, BEER, CHAMPAGNE, and SPIRITS of the best quality. - BOMBAY-MADE SODA WATER and LEMONADE. - PERFUMERY, CONFECTIONERY, OIL, &c. - MATS'S STORES, and STATIONERY of every description. - SOFA TICKETS and CANVAS SHOES, &c. THE STEAMER POINT, ADEN. Drawing and Reading-room free to Passengers. ### LONDON AND CHINA EXPRESS. ON SALE. ### THE MONEY MARKET REVIEW. A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE HIGHEST CLASS, EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO THE DISCUSSION OF COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL TOPICS. Agents: | Location | Agent | | --- | --- | | Labuan, Sarawak, and Singapore | LOMAN AND VEESTER. | | Penang... | HOON & KEYT. | | Bangkok. | WILMER AND ROGERS. | | Batavia | J. CHITTIEN. | | Manila | P.CUMBO, St. Catherine's-square. | | Aden | COWASJEE DINSHAW. | | | CHESSON AND WOODHALL. | | | SANDERS, CONES, AND CO. | | | G. S. ANTHANISZ. | | | J. W. VANDOW. | | Singapore | Jony Lee & Co., Singapore. | | | SANDILANDS, BUTTERY AND CO. | | Anjer-Straits of Sunda | HUNTER, HOUGHTON, AND Co. | | | G. SCHUIT, Anjer Hotel. | | Hong Kong, Canton, Macao, & Swatow | PHILLIES, MOOZE, AND CO. | | | J. B. Mowatt, Hong Kong. | | | Audy ... | | Foo-Chow-Foo...... | BELLAMY AND CO. | | | HEDGE AND Co. | | Shanghai | ... | | Tien-Tsin... | H. FOGG AND CO. | | Nagasaki-Japan... | JAMES HANDERSON. | | Yokohama | PIGNATEL AND CO. | | | HANSAND AND BLACK. | OFFICE, 2, COWPER'S COURT, CORNHILL, E.C. (Over the Jerusalem.) ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12] VIA MARSEILLES.] Maritime Intelligence—See page 80. The 21st ult. London and China Telegraph. 紙 PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON ARRIVAL OF THE P. & O., MESSAGERIES, AND PACIFIC MAILS FROM CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, &c. IN CONNECTION WITH THE "LONDON AND CHINA EXPRESS." A WEEKLY SUMMARY FOR THE OUTWARD MAILS. VOL. XIV. No. 481.] JAPAN—Yokohama... CHINA—Peking.... LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 18, 1872. Latest Advices. HOMEWARD. Received Nov. 14 OUTWARD. PORTS. From London. Arrived out. Aug. 9 Sept. 26 Oct. Yokohama 2 Osaka and Hiogo July 26 12 Sept. 29 Hakodadi 26 7 Nagasaki Tien-tsin Chefoo New-chwang Hankow Kin-kiang Chin-kiang Shanghai Ang. 1 Ningpo Foochow Formosa Amoy 75 Swatow Hong Kong 23 Oct. 1 Canton Macau PHILIPPINES—Manila COCHIN-CHINA—Saigon SIAM—Bangkok BORNEO—Labuan Sarawak JAVA—Batavia Sept. 15 Samarang Rept. 24 Sourabaya 30 MALACCA STRAITS Singapore Oct. 2 Penang Oct. CEYLON—Galle Sept. € 20 Colombo 20 19 22 24 22 26 9 Via San Francisco. THE MAILS, &c. The French mail, bringing advices as above, was delivered via Marseilles, on the 14th inst., four days in advance of its due date. The next inward (P. and O.) mail, with dates Yokohama 9th, Shanghai 11th, Hong Kong 17th, Singapore 24th Oct., is due, via Brindisi, on Monday, the 25th inst. Telegrams by the China Submarine and Red Sea Lines are being received with the usual regularity, occupying, allowing for difference of time, five to six hours in transmission. List of Passengers. PASSENGERS INWARD. By this mail to Marseilles, per Messageries Maritimes steamer Péluse, arrived Nov. 12—From Yokohama: None. From Shanghai: Messrs. Bromley, Nathan, Billion, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan. From Hong Kong: Messrs. Portman, Bennett, Tatham, Herviz, Serratè. From Saigon: Messrs. Rapine, Berthet, Coutel, Mr. and Mrs. Vogt. From Batavia: Messrs. Lapice, Grebbe, Rierach, Pauvert. From Singapore: Messrs. Carbonell, Laragora, Lazaro, Veiga, Mr. and Mrs. Schulze, Mdme. Gonzales. From Galle: Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan. PASSENGERS OUTWARD. Per P. and O. steamer Pekin, from Southampton, Nov. 7.—To Yokohama: Mr. S. Yugawa, Mr. S. Okuma, and one second-class passenger. To Shanghai: Mr. G. Lethbridge, Mr. G. R. Johnston, and one second-class passenger. To Hong Kong: Mr. K. Mac Iver, Mr. T. E. Ludlam. To Ceylon: Mrs. F. Bayley and child, Mr. J. R. Loftus, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Robertson and child, Miss Burrington, and two second-class passengers. To Hong Kong (via Bombay): Mr. W. H. Fittock. To Batavia: Mr. Burgoyne. Per P. and O. steamer Malta, from Venice, Nov. 15.—To Yokohama: Mr. and Mrs. A. Exner. To Hong Kong: Mr. D. Petrie. To Ceylon: Mr. Quilty, Earl Grosvenor, Marquis of Stafford, Viscount Lewisham, Dr. Gould. Per P. and O. steamer Malta, from Brindisi, Nov. 18.—To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. H. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson. Per P. and O. steamer Moulmein, from Southampton, Nov. 24.—To Shanghai: Mr. W. S. Wulff. To Singapore: Miss Rickards. To Ceylon: Mr. Bell, Lieut.-Com. Ryland, Mrs. Ryland, Mr. G. V. Macdonald. Price 9d. Subscription, £2 2s. per annum, Postage included. Per P. and O. steamer Simla, from Venice, Nov. 29.—To Singapore: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. MacArthur, Mr. G. Harrison. Per P. and O. steamer from Southampton, Dec. 5.—To Hong Kong: Miss McPherson. Per French mail steamer Dupleix, from Marseilles, Nov. 24 (booked from London).—To Shanghai: Mr. and Mrs. Holdsworth. To Hong Kong: Mr. M. Beart. To Rangoon: Mr. Eugène Blainville, Mdme. Nisou, Mr. M. Engelbach, Mr. M. Mether, Mr. and Mrs. Van der Voest de Bye. To Batavia: Mr. and Mrs. Hora Siccama, Mr. and Mrs. Kleberg, Mr. Shalten, Mr. R. W. Baxter, Mr. John S. Dick, Mr. Alton Mees, Mr. and Mrs. Van Gaens, Mr. Ker Khouw. To Galle: Mr. H. Nagel. Per French mail steamer Ajaccio, from Marseilles, Dec. 8 (booked from London).—To Yokohama: Mr. Carl Friedrich, Mrs. A. Morf. To Batavia: Mr. G. Muller. Summary of News from the Far East. JAPAN. YOKOHAMA. The present French mail brings advices from this port to the 25th September, but by the Pacific mail the dates extend to the 2nd October; the P. and O. mail from London July 26 arrived out on the 8th; the French mail of Aug. 2 on the 20th, and the P. and O. mail of Aug. 9 on the 26th September. The following summary of news is from the Japan Herald:—The chief event since last mail has been the hearing before a Japanese tribunal of an action brought by Captain Hereira, of the Peruvian barque Maria Luz, for the recovery of the coolies who since the decree of the Court in the trial of the captain for cruelty towards them have been living ashore at the cost of and under the surveillance of the Japanese authorities. The case commenced on the 18th September, and judgment was rendered on the 27th. Mr. F. V. Dickins, Barrister-at-law, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Davidson, barrister, appeared for the defendants. The Court gave judgment in favour of the defendants. It is not the intention of Government to allow foreigners to lease residences in the city of Yedo. All those who were granted permission are notified that they cannot remain longer than one month from date, and are required to return to Tsukiji. The Consuls have just been notified of an important departmental change. All claims of a judicial character, instead of being as heretofore addressed to the Chiji of the Kanagawa Ken, are now to be sent to Mr. Nishi Naromori, Shio Chiu Hanji, the President of the Judicial Department of this ken, which from this date will exist as a separate department. Mr. Hill is appointed its legal adviser, and Mr. Wills to act as interpreter in conjunction with two native interpreters. It is some time since Yokohama was visited with an earthquake of such unusual violence as that which occurred yesterday morning. The shocks were both lengthy and severe, in one instance knocking several ornaments from a chimney-piece to the floor, and in another, half emptying some fire buckets of their contents. It is reported that Mr. Galy has been appointed to the post of interpreter to the Judicial Department, by the Minister of Justice, and Mr. Ribérolles as principal of the newly-established Law College. Fire-rio kinsetsu, of the new issue, printed on foreign paper, are already imitated, spurious notes being in circulation. The Government asserts that the paper and engraving are correct, but the ink used for Japanese seals is too light. Mr. English, Consul at Niigata, is about being transferred to Osaka, where he was formerly stationed, recent occurrences in that quarter having rendered such a step expedient. Mr. A. M. Shillingford and Mr. W. A. J. Waters have been appointed assistants in the Okura-sho, to Mr. T. J. Waters, Surveyor-General. A deputation of sixty persons has arrived at Kagoshima from the King of the Loochoos to the Mikado, and may be expected... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-163 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [4-6] 7265- 73 CALCUTTA PRICE CURRENT AND MARKET REPORT, No. CCCLX.] PUBLISHED BY THE BENGAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CALCUTTA, WEDNESDAY, 12th MARCH, 1878. The Mails--from London of 7th and 14th February were delivered in Calcutta on the 9th and 10th instant respectively; and our latest advices by telegraph are to 12-50 p.m. of yesterday. Stock and Money Market--The rates for money at the Bank of Bengal remain the same; there is a fair demand. GOVERNMENT PAPER--In Government paper there is so much business doing and rates are tending downwards -- 4 per cent. s. 102 1/4 1 x 20% 0 04 143 1/2 110 103 1/4 21 Exchange. In Exchange the bias for the mail has been small; rates are finally higher; Bank bills 1/4% to 1-9/17, and telegraphic transfers 7-11 to 7-13/16. On Bombay bills we are ruling at 1/8 per cent discount on demand, and 1/4 per cent at 30 days' sight. On China a small business has been done at 205/8 to 206/8 for 30 days sight. Freights have been ruling quiet during the fortnight, and there is no special change to report. There has been a full supply of steam tonnage on the berth, and as a result light freights have been rather easier. By the Cape round freights business is doing at former quotations and there are not many vessels offering. The enquiry for the United States is languid, but there has been some demand for steam to Bombay. CHARTERS. For Penang--"Corabuta," arrived on the 8th instant, we previously chartered in England so much cargo; for Brudeaturwa" 1,845 tons, was at £3-12-6. For New York "Abilios," 1,300 tons, iron, at $13 for 400 tons grain freight and $9 to $11 for 200 tons logs here or Singapore. For Havre--"Horial," at £4. For Bombay Ste. "Red Gauntlet" to arrive, lin. 22 per bun alt. out. ENGAGEMENTS. For London via Suez Canal--Str. "C. Boreman," 800 tons Jute at £9-7-6; "Malwa," to arrive, 800 to 400 tons Jute at £3 7-6, 160 tons Rice £3-0-0: for less and Lucas--Str. "Colono," to arrive, 500 tons Hides or Cotton, at £3-10 to £5-18-6. For Rio de Janeiro via the Cape.--"Sita," 203 tons Jute at £2-12-6, 6 tons Rice at £2-13, 33 tons Cotton, at £8-15/- to £9. For Calcutta and Nagpore, our 500 tons Cotton at £3-17-6. For Liverpool "Edward Parry," 369 bales Cotton at £8-19-6, 390 to discharge. IMPORTS--There is fair general demand as has been experienced for almost all piece goods, grey and bleached, the past fortnight, and it has been on a fair average sale for the season. STOCKS. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, Selling Prices 10 1/2 14 per cent. tony's.. .. 100 .351 1703 of 151 www - 1944.M 11 - 2014 4. Hundreds of 510.1111 Peaya! Doel Su 323 10 M 24% 3 900 29 A009, 1, 197 1.00 280 172 173 BANK RATES AND BULLION. BANK OF BENGAL RATES Promissory Notes. About 30 days. On Private Bills. 7 per cent Pratts and a grouped by by JA f Green Accounts1 Mur Costicates ium Destined t TATALE,7 tretment *1 Ou Vinut care a Deposit: Ir d way Euras 10. 50, Goods When ve dnes. ext Ahov 30 daya. Ch Credits an 11 ) of the Paper or u Why State) BULLION. 43 Gold, Aug. 21 parata 0 R 10 11 15 Jp a tains a 100 tuen, 151101 15108 ver 90 2001 Ausdoctor.. Caver, Trier. Dolls.. Tiso fa 250 mest plum se Liam dudhiers 993 4 po & ... E 106, [Via Brindisi season: sellers have enlarged to meet the off-take freely, and prices show a tendency to quote lower on off-shore basis but buyers generally are cautious and show symptoms of increasing when the "Poonah" holidays are over in a few days. The classes in chief request are Grey staples, and lately Malwa Shirtings, Jernings and Mulls have an increased inquiry. The light and heaviest classes of goods have, up to date, sold only slowly for the season and there is, comparatively speaking, no inquiry for many desirable tinted and Colored lots are out of stock, but retail sales of the latter like place from day to day for the Upper Provinces. All Tar is dull with a downward tendency: dealers having dated business in expectation of there being over shipments lately. The Arrivals in prices of cotton radiotectores on the Bombay side, in the too sluggish selling market for Raw Cotton, have given considerable support to importers being cautious and the moderate shipments reported at Madras also exercised a beneficial influence. Piece goods took their hand, however, presented more in value, and it is thought that it will require a continuance of the gay season's off-take for another fortnight before any good or Bartlett sheet is produced on the market. The liberal allowances to the interior the last three weeks do not appear to have stimulated to any extent in dealers' zagrla, and favorable inferences are being drawn from the fact that the retail enquiry is on the most extensive; but it grumbles stocks in first hands are lessened unusually, prices will probably recover very slowly as of late, and any heavy purchases Press the holders she, at the comparatively high prices ruling there, and on the late better market bars, are not unlikely to come in disappointingly. Exports--Barity of Tonnage has interfered greatly with our export trade since last issue. Linseeds have experienced great fall lately, and the talones is still lower, as the news of very abundant crop seems to have in great measure checked home and foreign Rates, and late advices from there are very discouraging. Piece sales of medium Linwood Baggere are going on at 11a. 4-3 for 4 per cent of day and June delivery vitriol, price establishes a fall of 2 as per maand with a fortnight agreed--There is nothing doing for export; prices, however, are cash in a bank. Poppy--There is usually mind. Naports dem the interho are very satisfactory for the season --Telia -way Ettle doing and prinse my casier. Rice--The quality of late arrivals of Wudle is inferior, and the demand for ustida has been off. There is only a small inquiry for rough-rice and low Falls for Fondos at rather easier prices. In Yellow wrtz there is a fair business doing for the country itada. Arte--London stricte are very discouraging, and prices have undergone again a further selling. A large quantity of the old crop remains in the interior. Situation in good demand for Fradou at Rs 7-11 for par opt, price tion. The scarcity of Tonnage checks unstuese to a great extent. Lauly-ray etic doing at qumatore. Shelut--neglected, cavi prin ars lover. Sales of 20 chests } CHEN9 are reported or Ein, 6 and 70 charte A Bat Rs. 453 per mound. Hide--A good sing kos bean dove in Cow Hides for Great Britain, Continental Europe and America. Slaughtered bave advanced Rs. 3-6; other qualities remain altered. Que stock lins has reced lebay, Ter-Inaniuate, owing discouraging news few home, audible vary interior quality of the Tea too soning to viritet. de With Ads naber we publish the General Financial dinnen for 1879. EXCHANGE, Fonal Park Latis, & in the 1-11} @ -1-11 -2016 Bile with bipples Deer tag1 Mirst Class Craits 4 $1-11 mother sight Da d 3 lying the DILW - ",,, Couptele & Sout Bu Seeking on Phoria at ¿d vacathy" eigti, Dret Ẩn. Da thors. FREIGHTS TO CON To Levere 2. that a du 1-11 3 1 0 $290 A i 10 11 3 ir 4 188 nosu 100 Ken.... nomina! Pai Stimmer win baca Cunut, 2-47, nota. 2-532-52 Jo 0 11 12 1 6 R ***. 2-8, -1960, 52 Bilis no 30 Gaye' sigih, p. 225 or 139 -2 dager wirkt. cents. 63 Per fer- - du ..... .....694 כן 4 * Tate 3,336 0 W.20 903 Indigo pete12176 TO ORICA. Tu Les port! noset. Balefce . Bed Cotton, perha Fid. 4. dis. Weight, 1. Ga 11 T "aica. , 1-11 ON RADILL 3 ton, Loglise, per adult, Buge bill. 30 days”.................... DOŽ ..........k ON BUMBUR Andante Pan's El per en1# 30 dager mykt أننات 1 Arapia. Huber, 20 595 Sheba. ton it. Goude of the $18 su rab. it. fre avathi j 377 Stong-Slong- We the 119... 17 May 1878- Governot Sir Arthur E. Stennedy K. bm G, CB! to The Right Honorable The Earl of Kimberley... Hong Hong Convicts at the Straits Settlements. Reports on the claims. "preferred by the Government India for cost maintaining of BAMST HARBI, ZA War of Regul Santau zag vakna 2,020, National Ink CE (ZA Agta Cork Là, a Shade ☆ komen Hack, Li, D Indin exery 2 2. Ca.. Fremrbboons Cello, fignitable fo Feeling any Nury C. As Co., 1 E. I. Euthway be, ktor Izatera Hengst Häkkwag s!0... Utfanta) (Vi Froprietors Capital, pandup Kinsarvy Fund General Breasury jobstura at Hand, Odize pikka slide at Kwiacies WEEKLY RETURNS OF THE BANK OF BENGAL LIABILITZKa. eth Art ASNETS. 130,00,05 Germont Seice Olaer Pompomita ri Bevel Othne nad Meruch En Posk 1,40 buadricy 15,907 Lines en Optereart Securities at Wood Often and Brushes 1.7262.977, 13 0 auto di Ezedik un 1971,70 47Merille Falls areantel at GRO dilto .. -- T 23 19 -L 2875 Den with other Banks.. Banditer Briti 1- 41 Cal and Curray Nude herd 14 I de and we lose at Branches Valuado Co.'s 3] dessi Kitabe 1,80,700 IMPORTA G ESCOLTA, ་ VB 4,7K25,776 14 2 .. IMPORTH AND EXPORTS OF GOLD AND SILVER COIN AND BULLION IN FEBRUARY 1873. Arnet. Quinn. Fezana & Austerita Hangunarbo & Hingapore. Comes Hyalovat.! Mannli 4,15,114 0,0% 556 10 10 dia arch. 3.12,31,352 18 57.87,257 1,1,35,:5,042 7 12,946 00 11,88, 12 0213 11 214,750 6 H £725,010 24t Pugli Aajah, Aremains útbor Fivacy. Fut 150 10.07.2 12,141 15.5$ 200 22. السلات واقل 2.350 134,130 33,62,30 44. Apes 201,600) Here been exported by Lior Majesty'u Garzmiwamul to Bangaayz. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Bunt; WYRAY JCwe · Bazar. VERSELY · From winz Noer. llarta, Brivatitina -- + my are. LEPAKJUBES DATEN Tube Tistave, 가 Bra N. V Mareeve Katastatur an, A. V. fat, . t. Savn, S. V., Amer 4 Hiudata, À VI jy een, klodavery, V. 7 Qusaradad. V., 2. 5. V., la, & V., Prancin ity of canw, 13 500 wor Sombay, tong Kong. lag Ur Jiverpoâ. tang-a- One. B Payas. uitina R. Louis, Fr. Bordeaux Vale! Fe 19 Pakin, V. Albertiar Rank istlastiqu Merena Azahtev.. Brylow, Scofa, & v "Karthe, 2. V., & V., latina, ikhla ATEN, S. V., - Tu what PORT.. Davu Br.By Thyca. -Ft. saritius. Bargetits ...Br. Robay. [and amorty loaden. Ventes. $!#lol. 1. - Na York. Windsor Gestio, S.V., „, Tom Fenella, 2. Y., Luxtar, Indon Geurier des Mer ser rug Blade Madras, AS. reut, 9. V Kour *Clears 7 Duleeping, ity of Mug Jace Cowa Thomano, River N falf Partnb, 8, V. - Ne York nvy. "Pataria Jadua burt maraž -.Kelbourne "London. -New York, Franciera Lirornoel. -Indee. Columbo, Бебчета, F THAT PART. (1 Enclosure: --) ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-174 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [4-8] Subsistence Returns for Military Prisoners. Debit notes for Debtors subsistence. do #1 dice for Prison Labour. Return of Prisoners eligible to be Branded or hardoned Fortnightly Return of Naval Prisoners for the Commodore Weekly Return of Prisoners for past week. Names of Persons confined for debt. Daily Names of Prisoners to be discharged. Ration list for the Contractor. Morning report for the Colonial Secretary. Names of Prisoners in solitary Confinement for Colonial Surgeon. Medical Certificates for Prisoners sent to Notice to Naval Military Authorities of Corporal punishment Prisoners to be discharged. Hospital Ration List for the Contractor: Receipts for Naval and Military Prisoners. Comidor Books with names of the Prisoners occupying Cells. In addition to the foregoing regular routine of work, there are other returns to prepare for other Departments as required. 17th July 1876. (signed) Geo. L. Tomlin, Acting Superintendent (True Copies) Gandia Chester Colonial Secretary Evermore be better Kennelly MINUTE. Hung Wong Rs 126 Ma de Rebeck Sept 28 Mr. Bramston Mr. Malcolm. 29/ Mr. Meade. 20 Mr. Herbert Mr. Lowther Lord Carnarvon. 135 11304 AS. 398 90 Sept 76. ner Shi Jis mes Im Ith reply his four despatche lo 139 of the 26th of July I have the bar & convey to Jour any approval in the Circumstances mentioned by Jow of the appoint'ment of the Gaoler Present as of tibe an at one of the turkeys addhock ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] 159 No. 92. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, The following Returns relative to Victoria Gaol, during the year 1876, are published for general information. By Command, H. E. WODEHOUSE, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th April, 1877. RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1876. CHINESE EUROPEANS OR COLOURED TOTAL WEEKLY. 1876. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. January 2 9 16 23 30 February 6 13 20 25 27 37 March 5 12 57 19 26 11 April 2 $ 16 23 30 May 7 14 12 21 28 June 11 18 +5 25 July 2 32 340 18 390 302 14 381 9 35 339 20 394 11 310 15 388 16 36 347 21 404 309 12 383 23 39 360 17 416 35 328 18 394 30 37 359 19 415 320 12 390 August 6 40 357 17 414 309 11 380 13 48 347 19 414 15 200 10 347 20 35 942 287 10 348 27 36 358 27 36 358 302 12 373 September 8 40 367 309 14 384 10 44 375 17 41 407 314 12 383 24 51 419 24 51 419 294 11 367 October . 47 441 286 10 359 8 58 458 19 413 19 426 20 439 23 471 25 495 33 621 33 544 305 887 294 379 300 14 338 14 369 40 15 48 469 3N 545 22 451 X2 531 29 49 468 30 547 November ō 51 460 30 641 346 4:3 12 53 477 33 563 :י 833 899 19 44 473 37 554 14 326 17 26 37 474 26 537 352 414 December 3 35 456 28 519 341 405 10 37 439 29 505 1: 344 398 17 38 410 25 473 341 893 24 36 403 $26 465 - 31 30 31 30 398 23 451 GEO. L. TOMLIN, Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 3rd February, 1877. Acting Superintendent. Page 91 RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES, for which PRISONERS were confined in VICTORIA GAOL, on the First Day of each Month of the Year 1876. FELONIES. MISDEMEANORS. Murder. Extortion. Bribery, &c. Piracy and Murder, Uttering Trade or Money under False Pretences. Piracy endangering Life with Violence, Unlawful Possession or Receiving Stolen Goods. Piracy, and Confederating with Pirates, &c. Perjury, Suborning Witnesses to commit Perjury, Cutting & Wounding, and Shooting with Intent, or Assault to do Grievous Bodily Harm. Preferring False Charge, Giving Wilful False Testimony. Burglary, and Attempt to commit Burglary. Rogues and Vagabonds, Suspicious Characters, &c. Highway Robbery, Robbery with Violence, and Attempt at such Robbery. Common Assault, Assault with Wounding, Common Larceny. Larceny from a House, from the Person, or from Ships or Vessels in Harbour. Resisting the Police in the Execution of their Duty. Assault with Intent to rob. Liasendust as a Private or Public Servant, Manslaughter. Refusal or Neglect of Duty, &c. Administering Drugs. Desertion from Army or Navy, and other Military Offences. Child Stealing, Kidnapping, &c. Drunk and Incapable, Fighting and Quarrelling, and Disorderly Conduct. Abduction of Females, Forcible Intention, &c. Without Licence or Passes, Obstructing, Sodomy, and Unnatural Offences. Nuisance, Passage, Forgery, Coining or Uttering Counterfeit Coin or Notes. Making Bonfires and Bring Crackers, Threatening to Accuse, and Accusing of a Crime with Intent to Extort Money. Defiling Streams, and Uttering Gross, &c. Other Felonies not shown. Breach of Ordinance with regard to Weights and Measures. Breach of Ordinance for Street Contraventions, and Breach of Harbour Certificate. Gambling. Breach of Brothel Ordinance. Breach of Conditional Pardon, Returning to the Colony after Deportation. Other Offences not shown. Committed for Trial, Remanded from Police Court, Crown Witnesses, and Released on Bail by Order of the Authorities, &c. Debt. Total Number on 1st of each Month. GEO. L. TOMLIN, Acting Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-182 - Governor Hennessy - 1878 [9-12] further, and we therefore pressed him. Some trifling excuse was made from day to day, chiefly that he had not time to make up the accounts. On the Tuesday, 13th August, on which day he had promised faithfully the cheques should be paid, we found he was not at the office. I heard he was ill, and on the 15th I wrote to him asking him if he could write out the cheques, and I received an answer from Mrs. Huffam saying Mr. Huffam was unable to attend to business matters that day but would do so in the morning. On the 16th I received a further letter from Mrs. Huffam saying Mr. Huffam was too unwell to attend to business, but would attend to the matter I had written about on the previous day as soon as possible. On the 17th I heard he had gone to Macao. No dividend was overpaid. By Mr. Francis--I have no recollection of the form in which this $5,000 was paid. I was under the impression it was a cheque, but on inquiry at the bank and looking at our paying-in book I found it was notes. I did not see Mr. Huffam again on the 6th after I saw him downstairs. Mr. Huffam did not count me out fifty $100 notes on his table. It could not have happened without my recollecting it. In the copy of my evidence supplied to you it is stated that my first intimation of his going away was a paragraph in the Daily Press on the morning he left. I was under the impression that was the first intimation I had of it. Papers produced in which Mr. Huffam's departure was only noticed after Mr. Huffam left. Cross-examination continued--I am sure my recollection has not failed me as to the whole of what happened. I am sure the prisoner did not count out the money to me himself, and the chit I received from Mr. Sangster was not a request to send acknowledgment to Mr. Huffam, care of Mrs. Huffam; it was the money. Mr. Huffam came back in January and the money was not paid back until July. We did not think it advisable to pay it back until he was making up the accounts. It was paid back in July at his request because I had the utmost confidence in him. I have had almost weekly money transactions with him for the last fifteen years, and have always had the utmost confidence in him. Until this affair of Lyall, Still and Co.'s there was never anything wrong. He was always most correct in his accounts. Hundreds of thousands of dollars must have passed through his hands during those fifteen years. Mr. Huffam certainly had a great deal of work on his hands, but the delay in Lyall, Still and Co. appeared to me to be very unnecessary. By the Attorney-General--The $3,000 was not about the amount of dividend my clients would have to receive, the amount would be over $11,000. By his Lordship--I have inquired at all the banks in the Colony, and have not found that Mr. Huffam had any private banking account. Mr. Arnold, recalled by the Court, said the amount which had passed through Mr. Huffam's hands in the bankruptcies he had been engaged in exclusive of Lyall, Still & Co.'s was $41,644.80. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Francis--I would like to submit to your Lordship before going into the defence, that in point of law there is no case to go to the jury on the first count. The only moneys referred to in the course of the proceedings have been moneys received by him as Official Assignee in bankruptcy. My submission is that as Official Assignee he is not an officer of the Government, whatever he may be in other capacities, and that therefore there is no evidence to go to the jury on the first count, as there is no proof he was a Government officer. He was not in the public service of Her Majesty. He was not a servant in any sense; he was the absolute owner in point of law of the money that came into his hands and was trustee for other persons. I presume your Lordship will not take any argument on the point now, but reserve it. His Lordship--The learned Attorney-General seems to attach some importance to the subject, therefore I will reserve the point. The Attorney-General--I think I may mention that is the keynote to the section, that I must show he is in the public service of Her Majesty. His Lordship--But about the money. The Attorney-General--Then if he was in the public service the section brings all the rest in, and it would be the money of Her Majesty in exactly the same way as if a Police Constable received certain articles that were to be handed over they would be the property of Her Majesty. His Lordship--Well, we will have it all discussed at another time. I reserve the point. Mr. Francis--With reference to the second count, I submit there is no proof of these being public monies, in fact all the proof is the other way. His Lordship--That also I will reserve. Mr. Francis--With reference to the third, fourth, and fifth counts I call your Lordship's attention to the wording of the section and also to the fact, of which your Lordship will take judicial notice, that it is only within quite recent years that misappropriation of moneys by trustees has been made a criminal offence; therefore this section is entirely a new one and must be taken as it stands and as it is worded, and I call your Lordship's attention to these words--"Whosoever being a trustee of any property for the use or benefit, either wholly or partially, of some other person, or for any public or charitable purpose, shall, with intent to defraud, convert, or appropriate the same or any part thereof to or for his own use or benefit." These words have been copied into the information, and I submit it must be shown by substantive proof in the case that the moneys with reference to which the charge is made have been appropriated by him to his own use and benefit, that there must be some distinct evidence of his having made use of some portion of these moneys for his own use and benefit--converted or appropriated the same or any part of it to his own use or benefit--that is the offence with which he is charged. It is not sufficient to show merely he has received the money and has not paid it over. He has accounted for it, that is, he has charged himself in the books with the full amounts received. There is no concealment about the entries or transactions or his books. He has simply not paid it over, and, if any analogy is to be derived from the decided cases in embezzlement, the mere fact of not accounting is not sufficient evidence to support a charge of embezzlement. His Lordship--There are cases the other way. Mr. Francis--There are additional circumstances. His Lordship--Well, I had better reserve this point also. Mr. Francis--There is another point to which I would also call your Lordship's attention with reference to the three last counts, to the proviso at the end of the section. "Provided, that no proceeding or prosecution for any offence included in this section shall be commenced without the sanction of Her Majesty's Attorney-General." His Lordship--I presume it had the sanction of the Attorney-General. Mr. Francis--It has not been shown. The Attorney-General--I presented. Mr. Francis--Captain Deane made himself the prosecutor. I also call your Lordship's attention to the whole scope of those sections; the intent is that the prosecution shall only be on the complaint of the aggrieved parties, and we have it in direct evidence that none of the aggrieved parties, none of the creditors, have initiated or taken these proceedings. I submit first, that there can be no prosecution by the Attorney-General, but that the prosecution must be initiated by the person aggrieved: secondly, that any prosecution commenced, and the commencement is the proceedings in the Police Court, must have at the time it is commenced the sanction of the Attorney-General, and that that ought to be affirmatively shown in the case. Under the Criminal Procedure Act the force and validity given to the Attorney-General's information is only that of an indictment filed or found by a grand jury in England, and my submission is that in England a presentment by a grand jury in this case would be invalid and liable to be quashed for the irregularity of the first proceedings. His Lordship--I will reserve that point. Mr. Francis--For the purposes of this case I presume your Lordship will hold there is evidence to go to the jury. His Lordship--Yes. Mr. Francis said he called no witnesses. He presumed the Attorney-General would now sum up. The Attorney-General said he had the right of reply, and it was not usual to sum up when there were no witnesses called on the other side. Mr. Francis said it was always done, and he did not think it was fair to the prisoner that he (the learned counsel) should not be heard the Attorney-General's summing up before he was called on to reply. The Attorney-General said it was not the practice, and that Mr. Francis could not find a case in which it was done. ## Page 304 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] ## Proceedings of the Chamber of Commerce The CHAIRMAN said it was an important matter, and it would be very desirable to have it ventilated. Mr. BALILIOS here suggested that, as regards the Stamp Duty, a quid pro quo might be given to the Government for reducing the tax on bank note issues, if they proposed instead that the duty on insurance policies be charged ad valorem; and he thought it would be meeting Government half-way, and relieving the banks of a heavy load if a slight increase on insurance was made. With their depraved currency, the note issue was a great facility, and if rightly informed, he believed one bank had curtailed its issue, and they ought to come to the rescue as he suggested. | levied, and, as in the Kum Hop Sing case, such a purpose. It would be necessary to | That find a spot, and a room in the City Hall have been clearly proved to be so. theas duties should be levied at Hongkong building would probably be a convenient instead of ports of clearance in China, place. The outlay would not, he thought, be was simply monstrous; and as there was a very excessive, and it would be self-supporting, while it would be necessary that way-the Chinese know it, those who had membership should be open to all classes charge of their inter sta kuew it he would and all nationalities. He would be glad say that anything more clearly against the to see the subject ventilated, and perhaps fundamental principle of the free trade of it might do some good to the dulness of | The text appears to be a jumbled table or column. Reordering for logical flow: The duties were often double; and as for seizures, their trade waters were turned into a fighting ground to collect Chinese duties. Was that what Hongkong was established for? Let China collect her duties at the port of shipment; and if she could not do so, like other civilized countries, then let her go without. The Chinese Government was with the British Government; but the mandarins, the litterati and the intermediate powers were not with them. If they doubted that, let them take counsel with those who knew-let them ask Bishop Bardon, as to the north; Dr. Chalmers, who has large experience of Canton; Dr. Eitel or Mr. Lechler here. Our Governor is a Roman Catholic; let him go to Bishop Raimondi or Fathers Borghiuoli, or Vigano (Italian); let him go to the Spanish Procuration and Father Saisz; to the French Mission, Father Lemonier-every one of these men would tell him the same story, that all who bear authority are against us. Should not this be borne in mind; and should our attitude be powerfully affected by it? He maintained that until the present system-by which no salary was paid to the officials, who squeezed it out of the people-was done away with, there never could be a change; as the mandarin knew that the changes would endanger his position. This should be thoroughly rooted out. He believed they were all free-traders in Hongkong: even the German merchants were so, notwithstanding their Chancellor's changeable principles. There was no free trade in this Colony; what was the matter? There was no happiness, no joy in the place; what was at the bottom of it? If there was anything, let them root it out. As to population, there was clearly something which prevented the Chinese from coming here; they had large factories in Macao and Canton; but here the expense was too great, owing to the Blockade. He hoped that this would be earnestly brought before the British Minister. Mr. Ryrie then submitted his resolution: "That a deputation consisting of the Committee and as many members of this Chamber as may attend do wait upon Sir Thomas Wade, and lay before him the complaints of the Colonists in regard to the Blockade, and also other matters connected with the trade at the new ports opened to the southward." Mr. BELILIOS having seconded the motion, it was carried unanimously. ## PROPOSED EXCHANGE Mr. MACEWEN said he would like to suggest an idea of establishing, in connection with the Chamber of Commerce here, an exchange and general sales-room, as he thought it would be a very desirable thing for those concerned and interested in business to meet on a common platform. There was nothing like that institution here: the Hongkong Club was the nearest approach to it at present, but it would be desirable to have another place than the Club for business. The CHAIRMAN observed that he had ever held the opinion that the tax on Bank notes was a very reasonable and proper duty, and one which, so long as the Stamp Act existed, should not be withdrawn, was not excessive, and as equal and fair as a tax on insurance could be levied. It would affect trade, and shippers were great sufferers at present: so he thought the motion already passed should remain unchanged. Mr. Nelson remarked that though the proposed exchange was more for merchants than bankers, it would be a pity if the suggestion should not be taken up. It was very important, and if well weighed might have an important influence on the mode of doing business in the place. Mr. SHARP remarked on the saving of time it would effect, if it were understood that in a room at certain hours everybody wanting could meet everybody else. Running round to see people was often very fruitless work. It would be no great cost, and a general convenience; if ten leading partners agreed to-morrow to meet in a room from 12 to 12.30 every day, there would soon be plenty of people about. Mr. MACEWEN thought that once a week would be sufficient. Mr. HASSELL said that the subject was looked into some years ago, and fell through as there was no one to take it up. Now merchants were entirely in the hands of Ubinese, whose information was often entirely false-not designedly, but from partial knowledge. They were often told their neighbours were nothing when they were doing exactly the reverse. They were frequently completely in the dark-such darkness that ought not to exist. He supported the idea of an Exchange for intercourse in business. The CHAIRMAN said it would be a great advantage if an interchange of views on business took place, but he was not quite clear that the Chamber of Commerce was the proper medium to arrive at this end. It would be better were the time and place not to depend upon the Chamber. He thought the movers might promote the movement by getting people to join. Some one ought to take it in hand; and he thought Messrs. MacEwen and Hassell might do so. In no other way could it be done. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and the retiring Committee, the proceedings terminated. ## Report of the Committee Since then the Chamber has been favoured by His Excellency the Governor with a draft copy of the proposed amendments, and were invited to express their views thereon. Your Committee have carefully considered the changes proposed and have generally approved of them. ### THE CURRENCY Upon this subject, His Excellency the Governor has been good enough to forward, for the information of the Chamber, a portion of a despatch from Her Majesty's Secretary of State, in which will be found the following expression of opinion: Having regard to the reports which have been made at different times by the Deputy Master of the Mint relative to the proposed coinage of a British Dollar for circulation in the Straits Settlements and Hongkong, Her Majesty's Government have come reluctantly to the conclusion that this proposal could not be adopted without entailing a loss on the Colonial Treasuries, or rather that in order to avert such loss it would be necessary to impose such a charge on the mintage as would practically be prohibitive if the British and Mexican Dollar were brought into competition. ### REGISTRATION OF PARTNERS IN CHINESE HONGs In the Report for last year you were informed that your Committee had represented to His Excellency the Governor the importance of having some system of registering partners in Chinese Hongs. The reply received from the Government not being calculated to encourage any hope of the suggestions of your Committee being carried out, it was deemed advisable to again bring the matter before His Excellency, urging upon him the necessity of the measure, as much for the benefit of the Chinese as of other traders in Hongkong. Your Committee are not without hopes that the matter will receive that legislative attention which so important a subject deserves. ### POSTAL SERVICE BETWEEN THIS PORT AND YOKOHAMA At the last Annual Meeting, a resolution was passed as follows:- "That as it was most desirable that a coin of British manufacture, of well ascertained purity, should be substituted for the present commercial currency, it is the opinion of this Chamber that the best mode of obtaining the same would be to establish a Mint in this Colony for the coinage of dollars and subsidiary coinage. It is further the opinion of the Chamber, that such a Mint would eventually prove a successful undertaking, repaying the Colony for the cost of its erection and maintenance." ### POLITICAL TELEGRAMS A new arrangement has been concluded with Reuter's Telegram Co., by which instead of a daily service we are to get bi-weekly messages for $200 a month, with the understanding that should any important events take place in the intervals they are to be communicated. ### TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE The attention of your Committee has been called to a proposal of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company to issue an authorised code of 50,000 words selected from the English, French, German, Latin, Italian and Hindustani languages-which it is declared by the Chairman of the Eastern Company would be sufficient for the requirements of commerce-and to apply a single rate for such word in this code, but a double charge would be made for any words other than those contained in it," and, at the invitation of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, your Committee have agreed to join in a general protest against the proposed change and in a request that all words or word combination not exceeding ten letters be admitted and five figures be received as one word without extra charge. ### THE BLOCKADE Your Committee have not relaxed their efforts to obtain some remedy for the present obnoxious proceedings of the Hoppo's Cruisers, and further correspondence has taken place between this Chamber and the Government, but so far without any satisfactory result. ### THE STAMP ORDINANCE At the last Annual General Meeting, the following resolution was passed: "That the Chamber recommend to the Colonial Government that demand drafts and cheques payable to bearer or order drawn out of the Colony be subject only to a stamp of two cents, being the equivalent of the penny stamp used in England"-which was forwarded to the Colonial Secretary. In August last, the Chamber was informed that the Collector of Stamp Revenue had received instructions to draft a bill to amend the present Ordinance with a view to the facilitation of commercial transactions, but the same letter intimated His Excellency the Governor's inability to sanction any change in the Ordinance by which the Colonial Revenue would suffer a reduction. ### APPOINTMENT OF ASSESSORS OR SURVEYORS UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT OF 1876 In February last, the Government forwarded despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Board of Trade upon this subject, and invited the views of the Chamber thereon. Your Committee came to the conclusion that such appointments were unnecessary in Hongkong as so few appeals were likely to be made. ### FUNDS The Secretary's Account-current for the year ending 31st December, 1878, has been audited by Messrs. Crombie and Hassell, and is annexed hereto. There is a credit balance of $2,688.11, to carry forward to the current year, and the deposit remains as before. Page 84 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4] ## SOUTH AUSTRALIA Gov. 16/79 60 Act No. 39 of Vict., No. 15, declaring British bronze coin a legal tender. Act No. 1 of 1852, to provide for the assaying of uncoined gold, and to make bank notes under certain conditions a legal tender. Act No. 14 of 1852, to repeal part of an Act No. 1 of 1852, to provide for the assaying of uncoined gold, and to make bank notes under certain conditions a legal tender, and to provide that stamped gold shall be a legal tender. Act No. 4 of 1860, to amend the law relating to cheques, drafts, and orders on bankers and others. Also the following Acts relating to banks and banking:- No. 25 of 1863. ## Amount of paper currency in circulation The average weekly amount of notes in circulation for the year ended 31st December 1880, 20,000l. ## Accounts kept in British sterling ## NEW ZEALAND No local enactments. States that it is not necessary to refer to the Imperial enactments affecting currency, as they will be furnished by the Home Government. (But see Local Act No. 2, 4 September 1867, to consolidate and amend the statute law against offences relating to the coin.) The following private Acts relating to Banks:- - 5 December 1865 - 1 September 1859 - 17 October 1860 - 12 November 1863 - 22 October 1878 Also, the following Acts: - 19 of 1870-71 - 5 of 1875 - 22 of 1875 - 33 & 38 of 1876, An Act for consolidating and amending the statute law of South Australia relating to criminal offences and other matters. ## FIJI Gazette Order No. 27 of 18 August 1875, relating to the acceptance by the Crown of foreign coinage up to a certain date since past. Imperial Currency Act, 33 Vict. cap. 10, of 1870 extended to the Colony by Order in Council, dated 29 November 1881, from the date of publication by the Governor of the Proclamation annexed to the Order in Council. ## WESTERN AUSTRALIA Gov. 1/79 3721 All Imperial statutes passed prior to June 1829 relating to the currency are in force. Local Act No. 4 of 1836 makes the Imperial Act 2 & 3 Will. 4. cap. 34, consolidating and amending the laws against offences relating to the coin, applicable to the Colony, but no mention is made of this in the Attorney-General's report, enclosed in the Governor's Despatch. ## Coins in circulation - British and Australian gold, silver, and copper. ## Amount of coin in circulation Estimated at 80,000l. FIJI. Gov. 55/79 10766 44 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9] # GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 103 **C. O.** 164261 271 **RECR** \REGO 14 SFP RO The following Letter from the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, with the Returns annexed for the year 1881, is published for general information. By His Excellency's Command, Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th March, 1882. No. 11. **W. M. DEANE,** Acting Colonial Secretary, ## GAOL OFFICE, HONGKONG, 1st February, 1882. SIR,-I have the honour to forward the following Returns for the year 1881, viz.:--- 1. Gaols, Prisoners and Establishment to the 31st December, 1881. 2. Return showing the number of prisoners confined in Victoria Gaol on the last day of each week in the year 1881. 3. Return showing the classification of offences for which prisoners were confined in Victoria Gaol during the year 1881. The Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, **GEO. HAYWARD,** Acting Superintendent, Acting Colonial Secretary, HONGKONG. ## RETURN showing the NUMBER of PRISONERS in VICTORIA GAOL on the last Day of each Week of the Year 1881. | WEEKLY, 1881 | EUROPEANS | CHINESE OR COLOURED | TOTAL | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Males | Males | Females | Males | Females | | | January | 16 | 2 | 23 | 71 | 30 | 21 | | February | 18 | | 77 | 20 | | | | March | 13 | | 31 | 73 | 20 | 27 | | April | | | 17 | 24 | | | | May | | 57 | | | | | | June | 21 | " | 33 | | 10 | 15 | | July | 3 | 37 | 610 | 551 | 30 | 635 | | | 10 | 551 | 23 | 632 | 17 | 589 | | | 648 | 24 | 558 | 23 | 638 | 31 | | | 507 | 24 | 640 | | | | | August | 7 | 563 | 23 | 689 | 14 | 17 | | | 580 | 23 | 652 | 21 | 688 | 21 | | | 601 | 28 | " | | 078 | 20 | | | 655 | | | | | | | September | 4 | 575 | 24 | 654 | 11 | " | | | 611 | 687 | 18 | | 592 | 30 | | | 623 | 25 | 605 | 27 | 680 | | | October | 2 | 606 | | 671 | 572 | 638 | | | 16 | 14 | 567 | 639 | 23 | "" | | | 564 | 625 | 30 | 673 | 636 | | | November | 6 | 585 | 654 | 13 | 11 | 603 | | | 670 | 20 | 33 | 599 | 667 | 97 | | | 602 | 669 | | | | | | December | 4 | 608 | 675 | 11 | 633 | 702 | | | 616 | 681 | 18 | 25 | 630 | 80 | | | 706 | 86 | 587 | 695 | 589 | 578 | Victoria Gaol Office, Hongkong, 1st February, 1882. **GEO. HAYWARD,** Acting Superintendent, ## RETURN showing the CLASSIFICATION of OFFENCES for which PRISONERS were committed to VICTORIA GAOL, from the respective COURTS of the COLONY, during the Year 1881. | CLASS OF PRISONERS | EUROPEAN | | INDIAN | | CHINESE | | TOTAL | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | | Murder | 4 | 2 | | | 35 | 5 | 39 | 7 | | Manslaughter | | | | | 5 | | 5 | | | Cutting and wounding, or Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm | 19 | | 7 | | 217 | 7 | 243 | 7 | | Assault with intent to rob, or Robbery with violence | 3 | | | | 9 | | 12 | | | Burglary; Attempted Burglary, Breaking, entering and stealing, and having possession of house-breaking implements | 9 | | | | 12 | | 21 | | | Larceny, Larceny from a house, from Person, from Ships or Boats in Harbour or on the High Seas | 16 | 26 | | | 899 | 24 | 915 | 50 | | Obtaining goods or money by false pretences | | | | | | | | | | Unlawful possession, and Receiving stolen goods | 24 | | | | 227 | | 251 | | | Child stealing, Kidnapping, Abduction of females, Forcible detention, and Buying or Selling human beings | | | | | | | | | | Uttering counterfeit coin or notes | 2 | | | | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | | Perjury, and Preferring a false charge, and Statement in Contempt of Court | | | | | | | | | | Embezzlement | | | | | | | | | | Conspiracy to defraud | | | | | 10 | | 10 | | | Piracy | | | | | 20 | | 20 | | | Committing or attempting to commit an unnatural offence | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | Indecent Assault | 1 | | | | 15 | | 16 | | | Common Assault, Assaults with wounding, Fighting, Disorderly conduct, Practising, Refusing to pay chair hire, Resisting Bailiff, and Using abusive language, and Furious Driving | 33 | | | | 114 | 1 | 147 | 1 | | Misconduct as a Private or Public Servant, Refusing duty, Negligence, Tendency. Absent without leave, and Remaining behind from ships | | | | | 25 | | 25 | | | Breach of Military and Naval Discipline | | | | | | | | | | Breach of Conditional Pardon, and Returning from Deportation | | | | | | | | | | Extortion and attempting to Extort | | | | | | | | | | Gambling, or Keeping Gambling-House, Rogue and Vagabond, Suspicious and dangerous characters, Vagrancy and Gazing passages suspiciously on board ships. Aiding and abetting in a misdemeanour | 46 | | | | 959 | | 1005 | | | Breach of Recognizance | | | | | 440 | | 440 | | | Unlawful hawking or Selling goods without Licence. Uttering cries, Without Decency or Lights, Obstruction, Nuisance, Lavishing property. Firing crackers, Making bonfire, blocking street, fur-tut exposure, Trespassing. Breach of ... for Harbour and Market Regulations, and Breach of Municipal Ordinance | 21 | | | | 46 | | 67 | | | Breach of Brothel Ordinance | | | | | | | | | | Using Threats | | | | | 48 | | 48 | 76 | | Mendicancy | | | | | | | | | | Attempting to commit suicide | | | | | | | | | | Bribery | | | | | | | | | | Carrying Deadly weapons | 5 | | | | | | 5 | | | Illegal pawning | | | | | | | | | | Administering Drugs | | | | | | | | | | On Remand, for Trial, and pending orders | 18 | 2 | | | 551 | 143 | 569 | 147 | | For Debt | 2 | | | | 72 | 2 | 74 | 2 | | TOTAL | 153 | 30 | 7 | | 2845 | 204 | 3005 | 234 | **GEO. HAYWARD,** Acting Superintendent. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] 166 19. The names of the principal contributors to the Gardens are as follow: Anderson, Lieut.-Colonel D. G.; seeds. Armstrong, J. M.; plants. Blackhead Smith, Mrs.; seeds. Boehmer, Louis, Yokohama; plants. Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, J. Pink, Director; plants. Jamaica, D. Morris, M.A., Director; seeds. Calcutta, Dr. G. King, LL.D., Director; plants. Durban Natal, J. M. Wood, Curator; seeds, plants, &c. Townsville, A. M. Anderson, Superintendent; plants. Royal Kew, Sir J. D. Hooker, K.C.S.I., &c., Director; plants and seeds. Bunting, Isaac, Yokohama; plants. Cooper, W. M. Ningpo; seeds and plants. Coxon, Mrs. A.; plants and seeds. Curtis, C. Penang, Forest Department; plants and seeds. 20. The following are the chief recipients: Acclimatization Society Queensland; seeds. Adams & Son, Messrs. New Zealand; seeds. Bell Irving, Mrs.; plants. Blackhead Smith, Mrs.; plants. Botanic Gardens, Adelaide; seeds. Brisbane; seeds and plants. Calcutta; seeds and plants. Ceylon; seeds. Jamaica; seeds. Melbourne; seeds. Natal; seeds and plants. Singapore; seeds and plants. Townsville; seeds. Sydney; seeds. Trinidad; seeds. Royal Kew; seeds, plants and herbarium specimens. Cameron, Mrs.; plants. Crawford, Mrs.; plants. Crow, W. E.; plants. Cundall, C. H. Manila; plants. Curtis, C.; plants and seeds. 21. During the year we received:-- 789 Plants. 291 Packets of seeds. 1 Wardian Cases. 4 Animals. 60 Herbarium specimens. Cundall, C. H., Manila; plants and seeds. Dehra Dun, Forest School, India; seeds. Franco, P. M.; seeds. Hance, Dr. H. F., Canton; seeds. Hughes, J. I.; one deer. Indian Forest Department; seeds. Macgowan, Dr. F. Wenchow; plants. Nicholl, Mrs. Amoy; seeds. Pickford, C. R. B., Cebu; plants. Piercy, Mrs.; plants. Police Department; one Pheasant. Queensland Acclimatization Society; seeds. Romano, A. G.; plants. Swalemen, Van Der, Ghent Belgium; seeds. Whitehead, F. H.; one Deer. Wing Kee; one Owl and two Storks. Woodin, E. L.; plants and seeds. Faber, Rev. E.; plants. Franco, P. M.; plants. Gordon, Major-General, A.H.A.; plants. Grossman, C. F.; plants. Hance, Dr. H. F. Canton; plants and herb. specimens. Hargreaves, Rev. G. Canton; plants. Ladies Recreation Club, plants. Maries, C. C. India; seeds. Moin, E. M. A. India; seeds. Piercy, Mrs.; plants. Police Department; plants. Romano, A. G.; plants. Silva, J. M. A.; plants. The Governor of Macao, seeds. The Maharaja of Durbungah; seeds. The Spanish Consul; seeds. Thomson, Dr. J. C. Canton, plants. Tripp, H. J. H.; plants. Vyvyan, C. B.; seeds. Wing Kee; plants. Woodin, E. L.; seeds and plants. 22. Irrespective of the plants that were sold during the year we sent out:- 2,202 Plants. 221 Packets of seeds. 14 Wardian Cases. 22 Herbarium specimens. 23. The Library has been increased by the following additions:-- A journey of Exploration through Western Ssu Ch'u. Botanical Magazine for part of 1885. Decandolle's Monographiae Phanerogamarum, 4 vols. Franchet's Plantae Davidianæ, first part. Gardeners Chronicle for 1885. Journal of Botany for part of 1885. Loureiro's Flora Cochinchinensis. New Commercial Plants and Drugs by Thomas Christy, F.L.S., F.S.C.L. presented by the Author. Report of the Acclimatization Society Queensland for 1884. Report on the Arboriculture of the assigned districts, India for 1884. Report on the Botanic Gardens Adelaide for 1884. First Annual Report on the Forest Department, Straits Settlements, 1885. Progress Report of Forest Administration in Ajmere-Merwara for 1883-84-85. Progress Report of Forest Administration in Assam for 1883-84. Progress Report of Forest Administration in British Burma for 1883-84. Progress Report of Forest Administration in British India for 1883-84. Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Central Provinces for 1884-85. Progress Report of Forest Administration in Coorg for 1883-84. Progress Report of Forest Administration in Hyderabad Assigned Districts for 1884-85. Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Punjab for 1884-85. Progress Report of Forest Administration in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh for 1883-84. Report on the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew for 1883. Horticultural Gardens Lucknow for 1884-85. Public Gardens and Plantations, Jamaica, for 1884. Establishment of a Botanic Garden and Arboretum at Montreal. by Mr. Hosie on a journey through Central Ssu Ch'uan. of the Royal Society of Tasmania. on the Experimental Garden, Milam, North Borneo for 1884. Annual Administration Reports of the Forest Department, Madras Presidency for 1883-84. Progress Report of the Forest Survey Branch for 1883-84. Siebold's Flora Japonica, 2 vols. Succinct Notes on some plants from New Guinea and a description of hitherto unrecorded Papuan Orchids, by Baron von Muller, K.C.M.G. &c. 24. The Garden staff has worked fairly well throughout the year, but a high standard of efficiency is not to be expected. The ordinary Chinese Gardener has no knowledge of the physical laws that govern vegetable life, although they cultivate many of the plants of their native country with wonderful success; but in dealing with foreign plants that require to be carefully studied till the conditions necessary for their acclimatization are understood, they show little interest. They in fact frequently neglect such plants, unless a rule of thumb practice can be laid down for their guidance. It is a hard matter to interest a Chinese Gardener in an experimental attempt to propagate or cultivate a plant which must be subjected to a process different to that which he has been accustomed to practise. This class of men could hardly be expected to understand an explanation of the physical laws that bear upon horticulture as a science; but Mr. Ford has endeavoured for some years back to procure a better class of workmen by training up boys as apprentices, and educating them upon a broader principle than that usually followed in China; but although this system has been fairly satisfactory in one or two cases, it has not been wholly successful. The training which the boys receive sharpens their intelligence and gives them educational advantages that make them aspire to a position more lucrative and, from their point of view, more dignified than that of a "fa-wong." Several promising lads have left in this way just as they were beginning to be useful. This of course is very disappointing, and I am afraid that no other result can be anticipated in future, unless the intelligence of the trained apprentices is remunerated at its market value. 25. Government House.-A number of plants, chiefly Palms and Arvids, were planted out on the bank below the northern side of Government House. The fence which supports the creepers on the top of the bank has been extended for seventy yards farther on the walk, and the plants on the older portion have all been cut back and replaced with a view to more uniformity. Were the necessary funds available, great improvements could be effected on the ground just within the wall at the eastern bend of Upper Albert Road. The appearance of this part is a constant eye-sore, owing to the rough nature of the ground and the constant litter of bamboo leaves. The bamboo is very effective in isolated clumps, but its predominance in a garden or pleasure-ground is objectionable from an artistic point of view and injurious to the development of the other trees and shrubs that were planted with the intention of contributing to and improving the general effect. AFFORESTATION 26. The planting of China Pines was commenced on December 3rd, 1884, and completed on the 16th of May, 1885. They were planted in the following localities:-Kowloon, North of Butts; Observatory; Black Mountain; Aberdeen Hills; Mount Kellet; and below Mount Gough Road. The total number planted is 342,302. 27. A number of seedling Pines were raised in sites in the following localities:--Mount Davis, Mount Kellet, the New Military Sanitarium, and Saiwan, 204,837 plants being successfully raised. A large number of sites, probably one fifth of those made on the southern side of Mount Kellet, were unproductive. The soil in this locality is rather variable, and the failures chiefly occur on the steep slopes where the grass is scanty. Where the ground is covered with a fibrous carpet of grass roots, the rain, as it rushes down the slopes, is absorbed in sufficient quantities to saturate the soil and render it suitable for the reception and subsequent development of the young tree; but where the ground has been denuded of its herbage by the irrepressible grass cutter with his blunt sickle, which does not cut but uproots the grass, the young tree is sorely handicapped in the struggle for existence. 28. 150 Catties of Pine seeds were sown broadcast on the hill south of the Little Hongkong estuary. A large number of seedlings have sprung up, but in rather irregular patches. It would be premature however, to pronounce upon the issue of this experiment at present. The result will be more apparent next year. 29. Some Bischoffias and Camphors were planted on Mount Davis. Camphors and Cork Oaks were also planted on the hills above the Powder Magazine. These have all done well. 30. Fourteen species of Eucalyptus were raised in various quantities and planted out in the following localities:-New Military Sanitarium; above Powder Magazine; and at Sokonpo. The total number planted being 16,398. Each species was planted in a clump, and marked with a ticket to enable us to identify the different kinds, and note their relative adaptability to the soil and climate of Hongkong. This comparison has been very interesting, and will be valuable in enabling us to select the most suitable kinds in future. The three species that are conspicuously superior to the others, and which may be considered an unqualified success, are L. robusta, citriodora, and tereticornus. The next in order are:-marginata, platyphylla, corymbosa, resinifera, and haemastoma. These five kinds have not done so well on the exposed hills near the Military Sanitarium as the three first mentioned kinds, but they have succeeded very well at Sokonpò where the position is more sheltered; and I have no doubt that they will succeed in many of the unexposed parts of the island. Other four species, namely: Stuartiana; siderophloia; Microcorys; and maculata have grown moderately well. The percentage of deaths is small, but the growth is slow and weakly. They evidently required a richer soil than the above mentioned sorts. The two species that have been least successful are pilularis, and hemophloia. A large proportion of both kinds have died, and those that have survived have not a promising appearance. 31. The plantations of Cassia Lignen' that were made on the hills north of Aberdeen would probably have been in a thriving condition by this time but for the persistence of the Chinese in breaking... Page 166 appears three times at top, three times at bottom May ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] ## THE JAPAN WEEKLY MAIL ### May 1, 1886 To par. 6? I refer to Dr. Dobach's spring report. I have sent the report to Japan, as well as to the Japan Weekly Mail (his perusal notes de Cetite kimilch so to Japan Week mat). He refers to the great value of the systematic meteorological observations with verified instruments which were all attacked. Is praeced. Rm an 25%. HW. J 24/6781. Fuck fine 248. DR. DOBERCK, the Government Astronomer in Hongkong, gives, in the introduction to his Report for 1885, some interesting particulars of the progress and prospects of the work entrusted to his superintendence. He refers in particular to the great value of the systematic meteorological observations with verified instruments which... The gun placed at Tsim-shat-súi for announcing the approach of a typhoon was, during the year, also fired for announcing the arrival of the mails. On these occasions the sampans and other small craft sought positions of shelter. After the issue of the Post Office Notice, I was informed that this arrangement have lately been set on foot at many of the stations and lighthouses of the Imperial Maritime Customs of China, and which will serve as an important aid to the investigation of typhoons. He pays a well-deserved tribute to Japan's "extensive meteorological service conducted on approved principles," and to the useful weather-maps issued from the Imperial Observatory in Tokyo, while he deplores the absence of a similar comprehensive service in the Philippines, and the non-publication of such data as are observed there - an omission which greatly heightens the labour of following typhoons in their passage across or near to those islands. The intention of the French authorities to establish a meteorological observatory in Haiphong seems to have been dropped, at least for a time, since the death of the distinguished meteorologist Dr. Borins. We are glad to observe that Dr. Doberck's observatory has been supplied with a gazing-telescope, as was recommended in the original project, an excellent instrument - the "Lee Equatorial" from the Greenwich Observatory having been erected a year ago. This is practical joking with a vengeance. The Hong Kong officials must have some humour still left in them, in spite of the terribly depressing climate in which they live. But practical joking is often mischievous and even cruel. We can picture the absurd yet sorry spectacle of the countless boatmen and junkmen of Hong Kong hurrying their craft away for shelter, on a false alarm, five or six times a month, during last summer and autumn, at great loss and inconvenience to themselves and their trade. Money for scientific purposes is nearly always given grudgingly and sparingly by the mother-country, as was the case in 1882, when, although the local Government of Hong Kong were willing enough to pay handsomely for a thoroughly equipped observatory, the most important part of the provision for magnetic research was ruthlessly cut out of the original scheme by the Colonial Office at home. To judge from Dr. Doberck's remarks, this unfortunate spirit of parsimony in expenditure connected with scientific research seems now to have extended to Hong Kong. For we find him complaining that addition to the work of his observatory is not accompanied by a corresponding increase of funds and staff; that his telegraphic facilities are insufficient to give full effect to the proper purposes of the establishment; that the slopes of the observatory hill have... 227 | Page 227 | ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 32 not under the foreign flag to Chinese ports, is to pay duty and li-kin before leaving the hulk. (b.) Opium leaving a hulk to be taken to any godown at Hong Kong other than the Customs godown is to pay duty and li-kin before leaving the hulk. (c.) Opium leaving a hulk to be taken to a Chinese Treaty port by vessels under Treaty Power flags, or belonging to the China Merchants' Company, is to pay duty and li-kin at the Treaty port in the manner provided for by the Additional Article; but the hulk officials will issue to each such vessel, for delivery to the Customs at the Treaty port, a cargo certificate describing the nature and quantity of opium received from the hulk and to be delivered at the Treaty port, and will also send a copy of that certificate by some other vessel direct to the Customs at the port concerned. 3. The opium-hulks at Hong Kong will not make any storage charge for opium stored therein for any number of days not exceeding thirty; but the owners of the opium are themselves to insure their opium. 4. The opium duties, &c., payable at Hong Kong are to be paid into a Hong Kong bank, to be designated by the Customs, and are to be thence remitted weekly. 5. England to establish a rule permitting only English vessels and the vessels of such Treaty Powers as accept the opium arrangement contained in the Additional Article to convey opium from India, or from the intermediate ports—Penang, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Notes explanatory. 1. The hulks will be trustworthy, insurable vessels, and provided with every requisite for the convenience of all concerned. The employés on board will be under the orders of the Canton (Commissioner of) Customs, and will have no other functions than those connected with the opium work as set forth in section 2. 2.—(a.) Opium going to Macao by steamer, or to Chinese ports and places by small Chinese vessels, is opium which the foreign importer has already disposed of; it will be, therefore, no interference with trade or capital, and no hardship, to levy duty and li-kin on it when it is about to leave the hulk. Further, levy then and there is necessary, for if permitted to go from the hulk without paying duty and li-kin, such opium would never be heard of or seen again, and the levy of either would be thereafter impossible. (b.) Opium leaving the hulk to be landed at Hong Kong, and not sold, should be taken to the proposed Customs godown on shore (a kind of bonded warehouse), to be dealt with there in the same way as if still on board a hulk. But if leaving the hulk for a godown other than the Customs godown, it may be taken for granted that it has been sold, and the levy will not be premature or injurious. In point of fact, if such levy were not insisted on, such exemption would at once open a door for smuggling; such opium as is now smuggled by Chinese vessels would all take this route, and the present smuggling grievance would be harder than ever to deal with. Further, all such opium is really for Chinese use, either at Hong Kong or in San Francisco, &c., and to make it pay, just as opium going to China pays, will be no hardship to consumers or dealers. The opium thus consumed at Hong Kong, San Francisco, &c., is about 2,000 or 3,000 piculs annually (the total quantity passing through Hong Kong from India being about 90,000 piculs). (c.) The most of the opium that passes through Hong Kong goes by foreign steamers, &c., to Treaty ports. By certificating it thus the Customs will be able to keep tally of it, and then the levy of duty and li-kin will be easy at the port of destination, while at the same time the levy will be thus postponed till the importer is selling his drug. It may be necessary to supplement this cargo certificate procedure by requiring steamers, &c., to enter into bonds to deliver the opium at the port it is shipped for from the hulk, or by making bills of lading countersignable by the Customs, or by both. 3. In reply to any one who objects to the presence of Customs hulks at Hong Kong, &c., it may be urged :— (1.) That what is done by the consent of the two Governments is neither meddling nor assumption on the part of China; (2.) That, to give effect to the Opium Additional Article, such action is necessary; (3.) That Hong Kong will not be harmed by such procedure either in the dignity of its Government or in the person or property of its residents; (4.) That when Hong Kong was first occupied by the British some such collection of duties there on merchandise generally was both contemplated and provided for, as well as defended and justified in Lord Palmerston's instructions to the British negotiator ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] ## TREASURY WEEKLY RETURN HONGKONG, Received, 21st August 1889. ### Balance, $276,572.58 ## DRAFT Vu. G. W. Des Voeux no. 206 ## MINUTE Mr. Johnstone 19 Mr. Graham 19 Mr. Wingfield Mr. Bramston Mr. Meade Sir R. Herbert Herborn 9.6 Baron de Worms Lord Knutsford ### Dates Oct 19 Oct. 89 ### Notes Sii Jobserve from Jur desp: noted no. 250. 7 May. in the margin, that No. 252. Pay. no. 294. 9 Sep. ### Comment Ausd 1590 "The Government balances at the Banks in June, July, August last Exceeded the authorized $200,000, in August twice that amount, being more than ... " ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] J'enclose for Your Lordships information copy of a report drawn up by Mr. E. I. Ackroyd and Mr. Nicolle who, at my request were good enough to make an enquiry into the matter of the Post office defalcations to which I have above alluded. SUPREME COURT, 23rd July. CRIMINAL SESSIONS. BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. FIELDING CLARKE, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE. THE DEFALCATIONS AT THE POST OFFICE. Zelinda Barradas, clerk in the Post Office, was charged with stealing certain moneys, the property of her Majesty. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. B. J. Ackroyd), instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. A. B. Johnson) prosecuted; Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Messrs. Caldwell and Wilkinson, defended. The Jurors were:- Messrs. W. Dauby, H. Crawford, G. Raynal, Thos. Arnold, G. de Champeaux, F. Dodwell and D. McCulloch. The Attorney-General said the charge against the prisoner was that being employed in the public service of this Colony he stole certain sums of money entrusted to him. The facts of the case were as follows:- The prisoner was Superintendent of the Money Order Office of the Post Office and as such his duties were to receive all moneys paid in for money orders issued in Hongkong for the United Kingdom, the Colonies and other places, and all moneys received for the issue of postal notes and all moneys received from Shanghai and the coast ports for money orders or postal notes issued there. The prisoner kept two books, one called the Imperial cash book, which for all transactions connected with money orders with the United Kingdom. In that cash book would appear on one side all money orders issued and the sums received, and on the other side the sums paid on orders here and the moneys paid into Treasury. The other book was the local cash book and was intended for all other transactions with India, the Colonies and other countries to which post office orders extended. No book was kept for the money orders from Shanghai, but there was a book kept for postal notes. The postal note book was a very simple book. On the one side was entered the value of the postal notes issued by the prisoner, on the other side were entered the payments he should have made, and a balance was struck from time to time. The moneys received on account of the Imperial cash book were kept by the prisoner and were to be paid into the Treasury once a week. The moneys received for the Local cash book were kept separate and these accounts were balanced every three months. The money for postal notes was supposed to be paid into the Bank once a month. It was the prisoner's duty to prepare every week for the weekly mail, a letter of advice to the Crown Agents informing them of the amount of money which would have to be paid to the London Post Office for money orders and postal notes issued during the course of the week. At the end of every six months these letters of advice were supposed to be settled up. In order to meet them it was the prisoner's duty to pay once a week an amount into the Treasury corresponding with the letter of advice sent, and to effect this payment he would fill in a form stating what was the amount paid in. This form was receipted by the manager of the Bank. When the money was paid in the receipt was returned to the prisoner. It was then his duty to make out another form for the Treasury, on which it was stated what money had been paid in for money orders, postal notes, or both, and this form having been signed by the Postmaster would be sent together with the Bank receipt to the Treasury. The Treasury would return a receipt for this document which was handed to the prisoner, who kept it until it was examined by the auditor. The book in which the money orders were kept was numbered consecutively and the postal note book was initialled by the prisoner whenever he received notes and it was thought that these consecutive numbers on the counterfoils of the money orders and the receipt given by the prisoner, would be a sufficient check and would enable the Audit Office to trace all the money received, but from some omission or fault on the part of somebody the postal note book was never shown to the auditor or asked for by him. The money received for postal notes was thus never checked by the audit examination, so that after a little time the prisoner had full control over all sums received for postal notes. He made two or three payments in 1888 on this account but from November, 1888, till the time he left the Colony he made no further payments on account of postal notes. He was supposed to pay in the money for postal notes every month and to balance the accounts every three months. He balanced the accounts in July, 1889, and he acknowledged then having a balance in hand of $786.93. Then between July and the 25th September he had to account for a sum of $3,659.93. On the other side of the account he had credited himself with having paid in three sums, on the 14th August 1889, $1,123.87; on the 10th September, $1,068.28; on the 5th October $648.39; leaving a balance $818.89. These were the three sums which the prisoner was charged on the first three counts of the indictment with having stolen. The evidence of the cashier of the Bank would be called and he would tell them that no such amounts had been paid in to the account of the Postmaster-General. They had an account of the sums paid in on those dates and they had prisoner's memorandum in which he stated that the sums paid in were for money orders and they had, moreover, the collector's account which was prepared at the end of every month and submitted to the Postmaster-General and gave an account of the same paid in during August, September, and October and he would prove from the money order book which the prisoner kept that these sums which he represented as sums paid in were for money orders alone and not for postal notes. There was a fourth count on the charge, that on the 28th February, 1888, the prisoner had stolen a sum of $1,777.19. On that date the prisoner entered on a slip that sum as paid for postal notes and the receipt was returned to him in the usual way signed by the Treasury, but the words "postal notes" were then scratched out, and on the receipt a little lower down were some figures in the prisoner's handwriting which he should prove referred to certain payments for which he credited himself in the Money Order book. This receipt was thus made to do duty twice, first for money paid in for postal notes, and afterwards, when the receipt was given for postal notes and credit given in the book for that, he made an entry in the money order book and took credit as having paid the money in for money orders. If these facts were proved the jury would have little difficulty in coming to the conclusion that prisoner had stolen the sums with which he was charged in the information. Arthur Kennedy Travers said- I am Acting Postmaster-General. I have been in the Post office since 1883. The prisoner was employed in the Post office as Superintendent of the Money Order Department. His duties were to issue money orders, pay money orders and sell postal notes. He had to keep the Local money order book and the Imperial order book and postal note book. In the Imperial book he entered money orders dealing with the United Kingdom. In the local book he would make entries relating to money orders other than those dealing with the United Kingdom. On the debit side of the Imperial book would appear the orders issued and on the other side the orders received, which would be paid. With regard to money orders for the United Kingdom, we advise the Crown Agents once a week and the equivalent of what we advise is paid into the Bank to the Colonial Government Bank. With regard to postal notes we advise the Crown Agents monthly and the money is paid into the Bank monthly. A memorandum is drawn up by the prisoner and sent into the Bank. The Bank acknowledge it. A certificate is then sent to the Treasury with this acknowledgment attached and the Treasury send back a receipt for the Bank receipt. The prisoner draws up this certificate. The treasury receipt is sometimes handed to me and sometimes sent direct to the Money Order Office. If it comes to me I send it to the Money Order Office. The prisoner drew up a collector's account at the end of every month. This included all sums paid into the Bank during the month. It ought... 643 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] 7- 2 VEND. votes. The Af. to include all sum received exclusive of re- The Superintendent of the Money Order Office comes to me when he wants postal I issue them to him and he initials the amount. On the other side of the book appears the amount he pays into the Bank for money received for postal notes. The prisoner balances this book every quarter. The balance in July 1889 shows $786.93 in hand. entry is in the prisoner's handwriting. ter that I issued orders to him to September to the amount of $3,659.93. The prisoner's in- itials are placed against each issue of notes. On the other side are certain sums on various dates which should be paid into the Bank. Had they been paid in they should appear in the collec tor's accounts for the months of August, Eep- tember and October. There is no such entry that I can find of their having been paid in. Money received from Shanghai and orders issued to there are entered in tho Imperial Cash Book. Orders payable in the Un- ited Kingdom are sold in Shanghai and the drafts are sent to the Postmaster-General wh hands them to the Superintendent of the Money Order Office who pays them into the Bank, This money should appear in the collector's ac- connte. We keep a copy of the lottery of advice to the Crown Agents in a letter book. So far as I know we have all those letters in the office. By his Lordship-The prisoner left the offios without giving notice. He left, I think, on the 22nd March. He disappeared without any warning. I next saw bi at the Magistracy the other day. Cross-examined-I have been in the Post: Office since May, 1893, I left for a short holiday on the 17th April last, I was acting Postmaster from Jane 1888 to January of this year, dur- ing the absence of the late Mr. Lister. Prior to that I was assistant Postmaster. I had not been in charge before as Acting Postmaster General. I had, as assistant Postmaster, nothing to do with the money order department. Prior to June 1888 I had no knowledge of the duties or accounts of that department. When I took charge in 1888 I had no written instructions as to what were the duties of the different officers. The prisoner was in the department during that time, I believe. I do not think the prisoner was away for a month in March, before he left. I think he was away for about a weck. He had returned to the office again before he finally left. I think postal notes were first introduced here in 1887. The postal notes are sent from the post office direct to the Post- master here and are paid for through the Crown Agents. There is a book showing the amount of postal notes received from London. It is kept by the Postmaster himself. It does not show the other side of the account. It is sim- ply a record of notes sent out. The postal note book here is written up by the Superintendent, It is kept in the office of the Postmaster. It contains a record of stamps also issued to the stamp office. Up to June 1583 the entries in the book are in Mr. Lister's writing, not in the prisoner's. When I took charge I made the prisoner make the catrin The entries previous to 1856 appear in Mr. Rocha's bandwriting aud I think the credits for January, February, and March this year are for in Mr. Rocha's writing. This book was kopt in a drawer in my office. kopt another account besides this of the notes issued to the prisoner. The postal notes sout fo Shan chai are also entered in the same book. All the coast ports requisition on us for postal notes. There is nothing in the credit entries in this book to show what represents money paid into the Bank. Tho prisoner sold money orders to the United Kingdom over tho counter. We draw on the United Kingdom in money orders about £250 a wook on an average. I cannot say how many orders we pay from the United Kingdom on an aver- age per week. The balance is always in favour of the United Kingdom. We draw more orders on them thau we pay. With regard to Aas- Itralia it is the reverse. We issue a few orders un them and pay a good many drawu on us The coast poris do not, with the excep- : tion of Shanghai, isane money orders them.! I selves. The Australian Colonies remit to usi at uncertain periods, never less than a month. Sometimes they reuit in advance. I did not know how the acconuts stoo 1 between us. I bave no list of the drafts which I received from the Australian Colonies during the time I was Postmaster-General. Sometimes the prisoner. would run short of money, not having sufficient to meet the orders drawn on the office, and then I gave himacheque. There is no book except the one I have mentioned, in which accounts appear with reference to postal notes: The prisoner had no book in which he entered the sums received for postal: notes sld. The money received for postal notes and money orders all went into the same cash box. There ought to have been a separate ao- count kept of each. If the prisoner had asked for a separate book it would have been given to him. The prisoner should not have used the Imperial funds to pay local money orders. I think that instruction is laid down in the Post Office Ordinance. I do not think there is anything in the Ordinance about. postal notes. The prisoner should not have used the money from postal notes to pay money orders. There were not two separate cash boxes provided for receipts from money orders and postal notes. I do not know whether prisoner was in the habit of paying money orders from the common fund. The prisoner was not at liberty to pay money orders from Australia with the money received from postal notes. There was an ac count prepared by the prisoner in May, 1889. when there was some question as to the correctness of his accounts. His explanation was that he had been paying Australian money orders from the Imperial fund. I think the prisoner was reprimanded for so doing by the auditors. I did not say anything to him myself about it. The collector'a monthly accounts handed to me were signed by me. There is no mention in them of postal notes. I did not notice when I sigued them that postal notes were omitted. I cannot say what the average amount of postal notes sent monthly was. So far as I know the amounts in the collector's accounts for August, September and Octobor are correct. I know now, sincs I have investigated the matter, that money or- dere wero, as a matter of fact, paid out of the common fund for money orders and postal notata, We send advices to the Crown Agents very mail and the Superintondout is supposed on the mail day to pay a corresponding amount into the Bank. I never enquired to see if that was being done. I have examined the Imperial cash book and find that neither in my time or in Mr. Lister's time is there any trace of prisoner having made these weekly payments. It shoull have been done but I do not know of any such rule existing. The entries in the prisoner hand- writing in the Imperial cash book end in Nov- embor, 1889. I cannot fiad in the book sny existence of monthly balances. When the pri- j aoner asked me for money to meet current demands I never checked his balances to sea if he really wanted this money or whether besboull have money in haad. The Bank pass book is written up about once a month. The Post Office has only one account. All the prisoner's payments ware to the Treasury account. When & draft came from Australia it went into the Postmaster- General's acconut. It was sent to the Bank by me. The entries in the Postal note book are simply statements as to the amount of postal notes sold. We have no account in the Post Once showing how we stand with the Crows Agents. I believe there is such an account in the Treasury. The monthly accounts bear the signature of an audit clerk and of Dr. Stewart I as having been examined and found correct. don't think there is any book in the office for money received from Shanghai for postal notes and money orders. Tu drafts are separate for losal money orders, Imperial money orders, and postal notes. The drafts for postal notes and Imperial money orders are paid into the Colonial Government account and the drafts for local money orders are treated as cash. At this stage the Court adjourned till to-day at 2 p.m. 644 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] in the United Kingdom. The other Cash book, contained money order transactions. with Colonies and other Countries. No book was kept by Mr. Barradas for the Post Office of money orders received here from Shanghai. Although the sums remitted from this Post Office to the London Office for sale of Postal notes were kept by him. 8. No Postal rules or regulations were issued in writing for the working of this branch. 9. M. Lister states that no written instructions were given for the guidance of M. Barradas, but from time to time he gave verbal orders and instructions. 10. At the end of the day, Mr. Barradas had to put all the money in his possession into the strong box, which was handed to Mr. Lister and locked up in the safe of which Mr. Lister kept the key. The system of what Mr. Lister calls the "perambulating Audit" was established. The cash was checked every morning by the Accountant of the Post Office, Mr. Av. Freire. It was discontinued by reason of the stoppage of business caused by the counting of the money. Mr. Barradas was required to pay in his daily collections weekly, and at the end of the month, he showed his account to M. Lister. Mr. Barradas had been most punctual in his weekly payments, but in the beginning of 1885, he began to... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] 659 Occc. The amended have Collecars discovered the fraud auf ut plough grovely inve ... stated that the receipts. 35. The said of $43912.25 was received in full satisfaction for the knit. of $43912.25- would represent the following figures :- money o and Postal notes. The Mum br pan ment of sthe In of $43170.72 and clip for the 2. The theme songkong sums of The said to home been received Fr Shanghai X1582.17 857.44 531.79 scale that this was for Postal notes only. X3912.25- all of which for money orders alone. What The Imperial Cash book showed sens had been reecived for money have Ferns should made been paid in weekly and Barradas had on the tivo peripli moledged kat X 620.40 in for money 781.97 179.80 X1582.17 3170- 1581.17 4752.85 36. It will be tanice he This seen that having the receipt of of $3170.72 cerver mbezzled the !"{{"t->"LA»} which ha credits himself with having paid 37. We have been told has given that Mr Freive pro not enquiring about postal notes, that had been received from Shanghai. Ych with all these aut figures before hims time recé uplo Freire accepted unting in all to × 3912.25 fully ting, aus in he hand nothing with the en did CF_=" of the is until existence flight, but in precence of to frequent ofter Bariad mention и Pistal notes Collectors' account of 1889 vin the and 1888, ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] 662 Co ... and My Travers was appointed daily for sums which ought to have been paid in for money as follows:- 47. Portal notes The entries in the book for Hongkong are all in ... 2 Shanghai $1722.41 3 Thanghai 115.90 4 ... 8749.61 ... Noles Barradas 6032.82 ... ... 224.08 45. It will be noted that ... Lister's departure appears by the Bank receipts as follows:- 5 July $1635.64 20 July 2278.58 28 September 1899.92 11 October 74415.53 ... 1529.88 ... and from that date, payments were made for two weekly periods. Freire accepted a voucher for payments which according to the book had been made on the 11th January and a receipt dated 4th April for payment of the 14th & 20th March. 46. W. Lister left on leave of absence on the 12th June 1888 and Mr. ... filled in for the payment of money into the Bank. ... receipt for ... and ... no mention is made of postal notes, one in the Post office, Treasury or audit office noticed the absence of this item of receipt and Barradas embezzled the whole. Page 11 2 ... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] Aun which he had revied for money orders compared Closed the 664 Crown Agents. accounts incorporated with them it LI 4 detection by making up false Collector's account & passing off on the Audit Examiner receipts which had been given for Postal notes. He did the same until the 8th November 1888 when he made the last payment for postal notes and embezzled sums received accrue money that they had paid on letters of advice. from the post office $14665.81 paid into as of more than had been the Treasury, a query to the Acting Postmaster General. Mr. Barender all. on the 10th April made on that accounting in 1889 to 29, 224. M. Freire allowed him in violation of the rule which requires sums to be paid in weekly to keep in his hands, even supposing that he had paid the he took balances then. credit for longer. necessary to meet demands from the public. 57. When the Accounts for the Colony for the year 1888 were account explaining the differences this Examiner and certified by M. Freire the Accountant of the Post office. In so far as the item it is fictitious conclusion we beg 52. In that to submit blame although great these defalcations must rest on M. Freire for negligent examination of the books not calling for explanations touching Postal notes yet we are of opinion these ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] The defalcation at the Post office was facilitated by the authorities not seeing and insisting that regular weekly payments, especially of sums received on money orders, were regularly connected to the accounts. Barnard's punishing Collector's not requiring him to keep a book of the sale of Postal notes have been at the disposal of the Audit Examiner. We are of opinion that although both M. Lister and M. Travers had the greatest confidence in M. Bonades and relied on Audit Examination to detect any irregularity, yet it was their duty before signing the Collector's accounts and other documents to take some steps to verify their correctness themselves. The absence of rules for the working of this money order office, and instructions for the guidance of Mr. Freire in his examination, we are of opinion that this led to these frauds. We are also of opinion that the Audit Office should have required the Collector's accounts to have been sent in regularly. 53. By the letter appointing us to make this examination, we were directed to make suggestions desirable in the working of the money order branch of the Post office and to report any matter that we might deem necessary in connection with it in a subsequent report. Hong Kong, 29th May 1890. Et. F. Ackroy? Hilgrove @ Nicolle Corrected and formatted version in HTML as per the instructions: 1. 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Did not leave any comments in the text. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] 255 I would further add that the absence of any general system of account keeping in the Colony, the absence of any system of audit or of any definite information and instructions for the Audit clerk, enhanced the difficulty. I would further point out that I alone had the detailed accounts of sixteen different departments to audit in the twenty-four working days of each month and over 10,000 vouchers and about seventy books to examine and check. This rendered it almost impossible to enter upon any careful detailed examination of accounts and vouchers, any comparison of dates and entries, any minute examination, which alone could have detected the clever frauds committed by Mr. BARRADAS. I admit at once that beyond checking amount with amount, I never had time to enter into a close examination of vouchers, and never did, and there being no suspicion of dishonesty or fraud, there seemed to be no necessity. When Mr. ROCHA and myself examined in July, 1889, a special account rendered by Mr. BARRADAS in answer to some query from the Audit Office, we checked and compared amounts, totals, &c., &c., but did not look as closely into dates as it now seems probable that we ought to have done. My first general reply to the charges against me is that with the accounts of sixteen Departments to audit entirely without assistance, I could not give to each that detailed examination that would have been necessary to detect Mr. BARRADAS' deceits. My second general reply is that the general system of account-keeping in the Colony is such, and the particular system adopted in the Money Order Department is so very defective as to lend itself to the particular form of fraud and concealment adopted by Mr. BARRADAS, and to render its detection most difficult. Of course, Mr. BARRADAS noticed the defect and availed himself of it. To explain. The Money Order Department issued Money Orders on the United Kingdom and other places in Europe, and on the Colonies, Shanghai, the Coast Ports, Japan, &c., and paid Money Orders drawn in these different places on Hongkong. It also sold Postal Notes in the Colony, and transmitted Postal Notes for sale to the Coast Ports, Shanghai, and Japan. I may call attention here to the important fact that Postal Notes were first introduced into the Colony about 1885. The Money Order Department had therefore to receive money from the public in Hongkong for the value of the Money Orders and Postal Notes it issued on the United Kingdom, the Money Order drawn on other offices and the commission on these issues; to pay money over the counter for Money Orders drawn on Hongkong, to receive moneys from the places issuing Money Orders on Hongkong, and to pay moneys to the places against which it had drawn. Whether the Superintendent of the Money Order Department should have been allowed to do more than pay and receive money over the counter, and whether the Postmaster General himself or the Treasurer should not have been entrusted with the settlement of the accounts between the Hongkong Office, the United Kingdom, and the various Colonies and out-ports, settlements involving large amounts, is hardly the question now, but I respectfully submit that the system that allowed Mr. BARRADAS to handle the whole of the moneys of the Department, purchase Drafts on the Colonies and the ports, and receive and cash the remittances from these places had more to do with the defalcations than any fault or neglect of mine. But for some unaccountable reason, an inferior clerk at a salary of $120 a month was entrusted with these large sums of money, and these responsible duties apparently without any superior control, and he was not provided with any proper books for keeping those accounts, or with any adequate instructions as to his duties. There were only three books kept in the Money Order Department, an Imperial Cash Book, a Local Cash Book, and a Local Ledger. The Imperial Cash Book contained on the debit side the number of each Post Office Order issued with the date, the name of the office on which it was drawn, the sterling amount, the rate of exchange, the price in dollars, the commission, and the total monies received; on the other side, the number, date, place of issue, and amount of the Money Orders drawn in the United Kingdom and paid over the counter here. Of course, the Orders drawn by Hongkong on the United Kingdom were largely in excess of the Orders drawn there on Hongkong, so that the balance in that Cash Book was always in favour of London, and Mr. BARRADAS had the cash in hand for remittance to London. It was not remitted by him to London, but simply paid into the Treasury here to be adjusted in account with the Crown Agents, who made all payments to the Postmaster General in England. The Crown Agents' Accounts only come out every six months, and were not available for checking in any way. Mr. BARRADAS' monthly accounts, and these accounts were never seen by me; they were not within my duties. The Local Cash Book contained similar receipts and payments made in respect of Money Orders issued on or by the Australian Colonies, the Straits Settlements, the Coast Ports, &c., &c., and the balance of this Cash Book was invariably against the Colonies, &c., &c., as they drew more largely on Hongkong than Hongkong did on them. Thus Mr. BARRADAS would constantly be short of funds (specially appropriated) to meet Money Orders from the Colonies, &c., &c., and would have to use, for the purpose of these payments, moneys in his hands due to the Imperial Post Office. He was allowed to receive and cash himself all drafts received from the Colonies and ports and to issue them for current payments. Here again, I respectfully submit, was a mode of dealing with moneys that made it very difficult to check his receipts and payments. He should have been compelled to pay into the Treasury daily or weekly all moneys he received and have drawn out all moneys required by him for current payments. The Local Ledger contained the accounts kept with each of the Colonies and Ports, showing the moneys paid over the counter on account of each, the Orders drawn on each, and the remittances either one way or the other. There were no other books of account kept in the Money Order Office, and especially no Ledger account with the United Kingdom, why, I do not understand. Now to come to the precise point of my defence. These books were, with the exception just noted above, sufficient for the business of the Office as a Money Order Office, but when in 1885 or thereabouts Postal Notes were introduced, no change was made in the books to meet the new form of issue, and no new book was added. Postal Notes have been received in that Office since 1885, and there was kept in the Office no book or paper in which was kept an account of the receipt or sale by Mr. BARRADAS of these Postal Notes. I understand now that these notes are issued in London, are sent in batches from time to time to the Postmaster General here, and paid for at a fixed rate of exchange through the Crown Agents, that the Postmaster General here handed a lot of notes from time to time to Mr. BARRADAS for sale, and kept a very rough note book in his own private office in which he entered these transactions. Mr. BARRADAS was supposed to pay into the Bank to the credit of which account there I don't know, the moneys received by him for these Postal Notes. He took the receipt to Mr. LISTER, who made a note of it in his private book. Hence, when I went to the Money Order Office to audit the accounts, there were no books or entries in books or vouchers to give me the least hint that Mr. BARRADAS was selling Postal Notes and receiving money for them, and that he had to account for such moneys. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 # Hypodermic Treatment of Syphilis ## Introduction 110 +9 4 Luckily for me, at this time I came across an officer who was suffering from syphilis. He told me that he was being treated by Dr. Whitmore, of London, by the Hypodermic method, and that the injection he received caused him no pain. I wrote to Dr. Whitmore, and asked him what the solution he used was. He very kindly told me that it was a solution, or cream, which had been lately introduced by Dr. Althus, of London. ## Composition of Dr. Althus' Mercurial Cream The following is its composition: | Ingredient | Quantity | | --- | --- | | Hydrarg: | zi. | | Lanolin Pur: | ziv. | | Ol: Carbol: (2%) | 3v. | This must be thoroughly mixed before using. He said that he had been using it hypodermically for some time, and that, whilst it caused absolutely no pain, he had had excellent results from it. ## Case Studies I wrote and got the cream from Messrs. Savory & Moore, London. The first case I treated with this preparation was: W. F. - an officer aged 25, who stated that about two years previously he contracted a hard sore on his penis; had had induration of the inguinal and cervical glands, followed later on by ulceration of the mouth and tongue, and he was covered by a roseolar rash. Under the internal exhibition of mercury he got rid of these signs to a great extent, but he had never regained his former health; and in spite of the fact that he had been taking mercury on and off for the last two years, the disease was constantly breaking out in the shape of ulceration of the mouth and tongue, and in the case of the latter it was most persistent. He had lost weight considerably. When I saw the patient, besides suffering from ulceration and thickening of the tongue, his right testicle was enlarged, and hard, which was no doubt syphilitic orchitis. It had been in this state for some months, and in spite of treatment it had got no smaller. On September 12th, 1891, I first saw the patient, and on that day gave him an injection of the above preparation. I injected 10 mins. of it deep into the gluteal muscles, pushing the needle of the syringe as far as it would go. These injections I repeated once a week until the end of October, 1891. After the first two or three injections there was a marked change for the better in the ulceration of the tongue, and it had quite healed after two more, and the thickening had quite disappeared. By the end of October the testicle was much reduced in size, and the patient had put on flesh and looked ever so much better. He expressed himself as feeling much stronger and better than he had done for some months. About this time he was obliged to leave England on account of some private business, and I did not again see him until February 12th, 1892. In the meantime I had heard from him that the testicle had not got any smaller, and that the ulceration had returned on the tongue. He was being attended to by a well-known surgeon, who was giving him Mercury and Iodide of Potassium internally, and the testicle was being strapped with some mercurial preparation. On his return to me in February the patient looked anæmic, and had lost flesh considerably. He complained of loss of appetite. Ulceration had again broken out on the tongue, and the testicle was in about the same condition as when he left me in October. I at once stopped the medicine he was taking, and resumed the "Hypodermic treatment." In four weeks' time (he then having had four injections) all ulceration had disappeared, testicle had almost regained its normal size, and he had quite regained his health. I continued this treatment for some months, with the greatest benefit to the patient. Soon the testicle was quite healthy, and when I last saw him (October 3rd, 1892) he had had no return of the disease, and was in robust health. This patient used to come to me one day a week for an injection. The little operation never caused him the least inconvenience, and he was able all the time to be at his duty, as also to hunt. He expressed his wonder to me at the marked effect the treatment had on his disease, and he was no less grateful for it. The next case - T. H. - an officer, aged 32, had contracted the disease at the end of the year 1888. The history showed that he had had a hard sore, followed by a papular eruption, and ulceration of the tongue and mouth. He had been under the internal treatment, more or less, since he first contracted Iritis. This, it appears, was of a recurring nature. He was also covered with a papular eruption, which was very obstinate. I began injections 12.1.92, and continued to give one weekly for two months, when all symptoms had quite disappeared, and he was in good health. He was discharged to his duty, but attended for a weekly injection for two months longer. There was no fresh outbreak of the disease. ## Results and Observations I have the notes of all the cases I treated by this method, but do not think it necessary to quote any more. I will only remark that in all I have had similar success. My custom was to discharge a man to his duty as soon as all active symptoms of the disease had subsided, and to see that he attended at the hospital one day a week for an injection. He did this for two or three months longer, when he was probably cured. In all the cases I treated thus I had no recurrence of the disease months later. The soldiers got great faith in the treatment, as is shown from the fact that if by any chance a man was unable to attend on the regular day for an injection, he invariably came of his own accord on the following day. I had one case, that of a soldier, who was the subject of chronic syphilitic orchitis. He had been under treatment in hospital many times for it; but, in spite of everything, the testicle remained enlarged. On hearing from his comrades of the success of the hypodermic treatment, he came and asked me if he might attend with the other men for injections. He did so for nearly six months. Before the end of that time his testicle was quite normal in size, and his health had improved very much. ## Administration and Preparation During the period from September, 1891, to October, 1892 (including all cases), I gave close on one thousand injections of the Mercury and Lanolin preparations. In none did an abscess follow. In fifty slight induration remained at the site of injection for a few days. There was absolutely no pain, nor any other inconvenience following the operation. As to the preparation used, viz., "Dr. Althus' Mercurial Cream," the composition of which is given in an earlier part of this paper, at first I was supplied with it by Messrs. Savory and Moore, but later on the materials for it were indented for and supplied by Government, and the preparation was made up at the dispensary in the Station Hospital, Shorncliffe. In dispensing it, it is necessary to rub the Mercury with the Lanolin without heat. There is one drawback to the preparation, viz., that in cold weather it is apt to become semi-solid, rendering its use very difficult, and heat must only be applied with great care, as, if it be too great, the metal will fall to the bottom. This can be partially obviated by keeping it in a warm cupboard, and in very cold weather adding a little more oil to it. Before using, it ought to be well mixed with a glass rod kept for that purpose. ## Equipment and Technique The syringe I use is one supplied to me by Messrs. Krone and Sesseman, Manchester Square, London. It is very simple; made of vulcanite all through. The piston is graduated into minims. The needle is fitted into a vulcanite socket, which goes on to the syringe, but is quite distinct, and can be easily detached - a very necessary arrangement, as it has to be removed when filling the syringe. This little syringe is an excellent instrument: it costs 28. 6d. The one I originally bought, and which I have used all through, is now as good as ever. The needles cost 6d. each, and it is necessary to be supplied with a good stock of them, as I very soon discovered that to avoid pain the needle must be perfectly sharp, and free from all corroding. As soon as a needle becomes the least tarnished, or blunt, it ought to be disused. At the same time, the keenness of the needle can be retained by occasionally passing it through fine sand-paper. I may here state that another advantage which the mercurial cream has over the Perchloride or Sal Alembroth solutions is that it does not corrode or tarnish the needle, and with it I have gone on using one needle for a month at a time, whereas a needle lasts a very short time with the other solutions. As to the site best suited for injections, I have found the Gluteal region the best, although I have sometimes injected into the Deltoid. Before injecting, the needle ought to be disinfected by dipping it into a Boracic solution. 6 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 # The preparation of mercury which I recommended for injection follows:-Hydrarg: ʒi; Lanoline Pura, ʒii; Ol: Carbolic (2%); ʒi. Dose, 10 mins, for an injection. The above was used. Disadvantages of mercurial cream. I stated that when first I began the Intramuscular treatment, I used a solution of perchloride grs. 1 to 20 mins., as also Sal: Alemb. But for various reasons was obliged to give them up, principally on account of the pain which followed at the site of injection, and also because an abscess took place after an injection of the perchloride solution. Here it is worth noting that this is the only abscess I have had following an injection. To within six months ago I continued to use nothing but the cream above described, and with it I have given over 6,000 injections, not one of which have been followed by abscess; in some slight induration remained at the site of injection for a few days, the operation was practically painless, and only in a small number did any pain remain afterwards. I can truly say that not one soldier who has been treated by me has been incapacitated (through the injection or its results) from his duty. But with all this success I have always been sensible of the disadvantages of the mercurial cream, which possesses very great drawbacks, for it requires a considerable amount of care in compounding and dexterity in injecting. In cold weather it becomes semi-solid, whilst in hot weather the reverse, so that in the latter the metal is no longer suspended. These defects can, of course, be overcome (I have used the preparation in mid-winter in England and in Jamaica with the greatest success); at the same time a certain amount of trouble is required to do this, which is sure to militate against the preparation being generally used. ## Search for a suitable substitute I have ever been on the lookout for a suitable substitute. Whilst serving in Jamaica I tried a solution of mercury, it was supplied to me in tabloids, but I must say that I did not meet with the same success as I had hitherto when using the mercurial cream. Since coming home, and during the last six months, I have given sozoidol of mercury a further trial and have used the following solution. ### Composition of the solution Soda Jodi, grs. x. Hydrarg: Sozoidol, grs. v. Aqua Distil, mius. 200. This solution is made up 10 mins. to 15 mins. as an injection. It is prepared in the hospital dispensary, and I must say that I have met with much more success than when I used the tabloids. ## Comparison of the two preparations The result of my experience from the use of the sozoidol solution, in comparison with the mercurial cream, is---- 1. At the time, and for some time after the injection, a certain amount of pain is caused, but this soon passes away, leaving no unpleasant after-effects. 2. It does not seem to me to have quite the rapid effect on the disease as the cream. ### Advantages of the hypodermic method It ought to be remembered that one of the great advantages of giving mercury hypodermically is that we can gauge the amount given in that way better than when administered by any of the other methods, so that the injections and amount given ought to be varied to suit circumstances. ## Mode of carrying out the treatment The site of injection is almost invariably the gluteal region. The needle is first dipped in a 1-20 solution of carbolic acid, and is then pushed with a rotary motion into the muscle as far as it will go. ### The syringe and needles used The syringe which I use is made of vulcanite throughout. It is a very serviceable little instrument. The one originally supplied to me by Messrs. Krohne and Sesemann, of London, in 1890, I still use, and it is as good as ever. The needles are about one inch in length; I have used longer but found no advantage in so doing. Latterly I have been using Platino-iridium needles. And I find that they penetrate better and do not bend or rust; one accident is liable to happen to these latter needles-they very often split at the side, and care must be taken to examine them before using them. ## Cases treated The cases of syphilis, numbering some hundreds, which have been treated by me by the Intramuscular injections of mercury have represented every form of the disease, both primary and secondary-the former from the hard papule without any abrasion, to the phagedaenic sore rapidly destroying tissue, the latter from the secondary effects of syphilis, as represented by general glandular enlargements with cachexia accompanied by one of the milder rashes, to cases covered with rupial sores (these also destroying tissue), and others presenting symptoms of grave internal lesions. Although I have before me the notes of all the above cases, with the exception of two I do not intend alluding to them in this paper further than to remark that the Intramuscular treatment was a marked success all round, being just as successful among the negro soldiers as with the white. The majority of these cases I was able to thoroughly observe, most of them were kept under treatment for from five to six months, and others for much longer. They all, without exception, derived the greatest benefit from the treatment. Average number of days in hospital, 20; average time under treatment, out of hospital doing duty, five months. Some of these cases I saw two years later, after all treatment had been suspended; they had had no return of the disease, but were in the best of health, and all glandular enlargements had disappeared. It is, of course, impossible to be certain, but I truly believe that these men were cured of syphilis. ## Illustrative cases I will mention two of the above cases :—— Pte. P., 1st Leicestershire Regiment, was a patient in hospital in Newcastle, Jamaica, suffering from secondary syphilis. He was in a fearful state. There was a phagedanic sore on the penis, two-thirds of the glands which it had eaten away; he was covered with rupial ulcers from head to foot, totally confined to bed, cachectic, and a mere skeleton-he was going from bad to worse, until his condition was considered to be most precarious. But whatever solution of mercury is used, the following has been my mode of carrying out the treatment :---- When in hospital, patients undergoing the treatment are kept on a liberal diet, and generally allowed a bottle of stout or beer a day. They are allowed up and advised to be as much as possible in the open air and also to regularly wash their teeth after each meal. Should there be signs of the gums becoming spongy, they are given a strong mouth wash of alum and acetate of lead to use frequently. As a rule, patients in hospital receive one injection per week of 10 mins of either of the above solutions. I say as a rule, but there can be no definite rule laid down as to the number of injections to be given weekly or the amount, under the maximum dose, given; one must use one's own judgment in the matter. ## Outcome of the treatment Although it does not compare in these two points quite so favourably with the mercurial cream, still, bearing in mind that it possesses none of the undoubted disadvantages of the latter, I have no hesitation in recommending it for general use in the army. On October 4th, 1893, by order of the senior medical officer, the patient was handed over to me for treatment, and on that day I gave him a first injection of mercurial cream. As this case has already been fully reported, it will suffice here to state that from the above date the patient began to improve in a marvellous manner, and that he, who was in a moribund condition when handed over to me, five weeks later, having had six injections, was out and about. Subsequently he was kept under treatment for months, and eventually went to the reserve, apparently quite restored to health. The wonderful success of the treatment in this case was the cause of a great deal of interest among medical men locally at the time. I would here mention that from this and other cases which I have had, I have learnt an important fact, namely, that mercury can be given safely and with the greatest success in cases of syphilis accompanied by phagedæna, contrary to the teachings of the late Carmichael, of Dublin, who practically condemns it in such cases. Personally I have seen cases like this go from bad to worse when given mercury internally. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] ## Correspondence Regarding a Vacancy Mr. Bruke Shepherd was recommended by a solicitor. The reference is `6561/82`. I understand Mr. Lockhard was of some unknown connection. Lord Ampthill suggested Mr. Gus. We had better approve without comment as we have no special candidate to put forward on our list. ### Candidate Selection If you and I. Lucas agree, we can approve at once. The most suitable candidate occasionally comes to our notice. There is nothing obvious for the post. Cortino bal Fisher (`26500/97`) has seen our candidates. We are inclined to report that we should advertise. For a conveyancing clerk with a year's experience, Belilocen (`302 35, 20`) is a possible candidate. Perhaps they will agree. Mr. Johnson agrees with Mr. Brindle in thinking that advertising is the most likely method of securing the best weight of candidate. ### Advertising the Vacancy What do you think? If it is decided to advertise, send a copy of the advertisement to the "Times" and "Weekly Notes" as they will be the best outlets. The latest date for applications should be three weeks from today. ### Duties of the Post I submit notes as to the duties of the post. The Atlas has not sent a particular paper to the Land Office, but we have something out (`6561/82`). ### Candidate Proposals Lord Ampthill has no one to put forward as the man he had in mind does not wish to apply. J. Grindle will see `C.Pd. 19` to check if anyone on the list would be suitable. Jur. Thavers (`11510/98`) and Eur. hecerour (`17913/95`) are mentioned. Mr. Johnson has submitted instructions to advertise in the "Times". | Date | Correspondent | Reference | | --- | --- | --- | | 8/5 | I. Lucas | | | 9/5 | Lord Ampthill | | | 12/5 | Lord Ampthill | `C.Pd. 19` | | 16/5 | Mr. Johnson | | | 18/5 | | "Times", "Weekly Notes" | | 19/5 | Private Secretary | | ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] "two consecutive numbers of the Weekly Notes" The expense of this advertisement should be defrayed from the funds at your disposal belonging to the Garment of ... DRAFT. Advertisement MINUTE. Your Haykay 11875 Mr. Fiddim 18/5. M. Johnson W Lold Ampthill Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucas, 21 Mr. Graffam. Sir E. Tingfield. Earl of Selborne, Mr. Chamberlain. 26645 19 The Secretary of State for the Colonies is prepared to receive applications for the post of Assistant Land Officer, Hong Kong. The salary of the post is $3,600 a year, which is subject to a deduction of 4 percent as contribution to the "Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund". The exchange value of the dollar is now about ... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-333 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [1-4] # PRINTED FOR USE OF EASTERN COLONIAL OFFICE No. 88 C.O. 16015 (Rec 5 MAY 06) 477 Government House. My Lord, Goe 18945 6th April 1906 In continuation of my Secret Dispatch of this date (Sanet XXIII) and of a fourth weekly report of negotiations for the completion of a loan agreement in connection with the Canton - Kowloon Railway, I have the honour to request for information and transmit a paraphrase of further telegraphic communications with Your Lordship, H.M. Consul General at Canton, and others. 1. On receipt of M'Scotti's telegram of the 24th of March (1906) and in reply to mine of the previous day, of which a paraphrase was transmitted by my last despatch, I requested the Acting R.A. Staff to proceed, as far as possible, to Canton to consult with Mr. Vetchoy's deputy. 2. On the same day, I had a long conversation with Mr. Simon, Correspondent of Jardine Matheson & Co., who has just returned from Canton, whence he had an interview with the Viceroy, Pracon, & his deputy. I had discussed the same subject with him, as he had reported to his principals. Owing to his considerable influence, it seemed to me advisable that he should know how matters stood. I gave him a copy of a note furnished by Mr. Rops and a Memorandum of the interview with the Viceroy. He took a favourable view of the chances of negotiations, and the Corporation were prepared to shake hands with the Chinese, provided the matter was pushed with vigour. He thought that Mr. Villey would be glad to follow Chinese custom in facilitating the last business with which the Consul General was entrusted. He also thought that the quality of personal relations would make matters proceed more smoothly. At Rops' table, Mr. A. Bland was present, with M'Scotti. 4. After hearing and considering Mr. Rops' despatch, I decided to send you a despatch on the 26th (XXIV). I was dictated by and thank this decision, but it was a mistake, especially in view of it having failed in its effect, as I learnt definitely from his Trust Secretary's despatch of the next day (XXV). From Mr. Matheson, I had also learnt that though the Corporation had approved on the 27th of March of Mr. Rose taking up negotiations in Canton, this approval was withdrawn on the following day, and the Corporation had telegraphed requesting that the Canton negotiations should be suspended until the arrival at Hong Kong of Mr. Bland. 5. I asked that negotiations should not be suspended until the truth of Mr. Rose's interview with the Viceroy's deputy was reported. The instructions I had given Mr. Rops were to put forward the Loan Agreement (draft of 16/2/06, which had been sent me by the Corporation) as the only basis on which he was authorised to negotiate, and to hear what the Deputy had to say. ## Annex 1. Copy of notes of meetings held by Rops with the Viceroy's Deputy. The Earl of Thau Kiq Page 480 Page 481 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10] ## Notes on Chief Resident Engineer's Weekly Reports and Visit of Inspection on 10th September, 1908 Your Excellency, The reports of the Chief Engineer are very discouraging and afford no indication of any real progress being made with the work. The season has been an exceptionally favourable one for outdoor operations on account of the small rainfall, as may be gathered from the following figures: | Month | Average of 20 years | 1908 | | --- | --- | --- | | June | 18.48 | 11.58 | | July | 16.80 | 6.95 | | August | 8.90 | 8.97 | Work on the South side of the Kowloon Range of Hills was begun early in May, the service road to be turned face and the sinking of a shaft being first undertaken. The latter work was begun on the 15th. Practically, 4 months have elapsed since then. The Service Road (about 1.4 miles long) is still incomplete and the shaft has been sunk to a depth of 64' - an average of about 6.4" per day. The approach cutting to the South Face of Tunnel was not begun until the middle of July when a contract for it was reported to have been let (vide Report 21.7.06). On the 25th August, it was reported that 'the new man' had made a start on the approach cutting. The work can only be said to have been begun and it is only in progress at one point. Very few coolies were at work on the 10th September. A contract was let in the middle of July for... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, 31, LOMBARD STREET, LONDON, E.C. 27th August 1908. R.F.Wilkins Esq., The Treasury, Whitehall, London. Dear Sir, Referring to my letter of the 17th June, I have now received the desired information from our Head Office, Hongkong. They confirm that the competition of the Portuguese Bank Notes in Hongkong, although present, has not so far assumed serious importance. From the enquiries they have made it appears that the Merchants, Agents in Hongkong of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Messrs A.V.Apcar and Company) find that about $30,000 of Macao Notes come into their hands weekly to be returned at frequent intervals to Macao for the purpose of being cleared. Notes principally find their way into the Colony in the ordinary course of trade between Macao and Hongkong and also in the Exchange shops which bring them for the purpose of subsidiary coin, which at present is at a considerable discount. I am, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, (sd) C. L. ADDIS Manager. COPY Read Form WurWilkins Attach to 23697. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-360 - Public Offices - 1909 ## 412 blanket. I saw the accused shake a man by the shoulder. He sat up in a dazed manner and when his ticket was demanded he, after some delay, tendered 50 cents and it was handed to me. I looked at the man and he appeared to me to be dazed with opium. I remarked this as I passed on. We finished collecting tickets about 25 minutes past 11 p.m. There was no disturbance or noise of any kind while I was on deck. There were 666 passengers on the lower deck. The lower deck is fairly well lit with electric light. If a passenger is asleep he is usually shaken up by his shoulders. I have never seen any member of the crew kick a passenger to wake him up. It is usually opium smokers who have to be wakened by shaking. With 600 passengers on the lower deck it would be impossible to walk across the deck without touching some of them. The accused went round with me to collect the tickets. We sometimes have to shake a man more than once. Chan Kim Cho, Compradore, was called and said: I went down with the captain after some passengers had told me that a man had been kicked to death. It was about 12:30 a.m. I do not know any of the men who spoke to me on the lower deck. ## THE DECISION December CANTON THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS and the Japanese Doctor of the Reform Army, one English Doctor, and one Doctor of the Canton Ambulance Society. It is reported that the Chinese insist that another trial should be held, this time at the Portuguese Consular Court. November. A dispatch to that effect is said to have been sent by the Viceroy to the Portuguese Consul-General. A boycott of the steamer is also on the programme at the instigation of the Self-Government Association. H.E. Viceroy Chang has notified General and Military officials of all ranks in the Kwangtung Province that they must not attend strictly to their duties out of the State mourning in accordance with the law. All officials are requested to remain in their respective Bureaux and no leave of absence be granted. The 72 Guild Tress comments on the decision of the Court as follows: In reviewing the case in which the deceased was wounded by a kick he received near the heart from the foot of the accused, and also a blow given with the hand, both of which were causes of the man's death, it should be said that in both instances there were marks of injuries and there was the clear evidence of numerous persons proving it beyond doubt. Therefore it was impossible for the accused to be excused or held blameless. In reviewing the evidence given by the fellow passengers of the steamer, one of them not only said that the accused did not beat the man to death but that he did not beat anybody at all. The passenger died because he was ill when he went on board the steamer and he died a natural death. They actually hushed up a case of such grave importance. This can only be described as arbitrary, and treating the Chinese people with contempt. The evidence was false and trumped up and there were many contradictions. At the conclusion of the enquiry, the British Consul-General said: The proceedings at this preliminary enquiry are not altogether regular, for two reasons: firstly, no definite charge has been framed against the watchman, Noronha, of having caused the death of this passenger. The Viceroy's letter simply states that a Chinese passenger on the Fatshan has been murdered by a foreigner; no further details are given. However, as I learnt from other sources that the watchman Noronha was accused of having done this thing, and as he voluntarily came to this Consulate-General and offered himself for investigation into the truth of the allegations against him, I decided to hold the enquiry. In the second place, Noronha is a Portuguese subject and as such, if a serious charge of this nature is preferred against him, he should be tried by his own Consul. But I decided, in consultation with my Portuguese colleague, M. de Moraes, that, in view of the fact that the alleged criminal offence had been committed on board a British steamer by a person on that steamer's articles, and in view of the popular excitement prevailing in regard to this case, it would be expedient that I should first hold a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of this passenger on the Fatshan. This I have done in as public and thorough a manner as possible. A deputy from the Viceroy has been present at the hearing, taking notes and cross-examining the witnesses. The public, including members of the Chinese press, have been allowed to be present and the Portuguese Consul-General has occupied a seat in Court. I have come to the conclusion, after carefully considering all the evidence that has been brought forward yesterday and to-day, that there is not sufficient evidence to justify me in handing over the accused to his Consul on a charge of having caused the death of this passenger. Of the 600 odd passengers on the Fatshan that night, only two came forward to testify that they had seen the accused assault the deceased, and their evidence, for reasons which I have mentioned before, I am bound to regard with grave suspicion. On the other hand, Dr. Davenport's evidence, given in the clearest and most explicit manner, goes to show that the deceased died a natural death. Under these circumstances, the accused, as far as the Court is concerned, is discharged. It is open to the Chinese Authorities, should they consider the result of this enquiry unsatisfactory, to charge the accused in the Portuguese Consular Court, where, I am sure, all charges made against him will receive an impartial and fair hearing. I will ask Mr. Greaves, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's Agent, to hold himself responsible for Noronha's appearance when called upon. Mr. Greaves gave the necessary assurance. ## CHINESE COMMENTS ON THE CASE The local Press is still publishing hostile articles concerning the matter, and a petition has been sent to the Viceroy praying that the body of the deceased may be exhumed and a fresh post-mortem examination held by three doctors, viz. ## EXCITEMENT AT CANTON There is great excitement in the City (writes our Canton correspondent) over the decision re the s.s. Fatshan incident. A boycott of the Sternhaut Company's entire fleet appears to be threatening. I have no doubt the excitement would soon fizzle out if the local authorities were to issue a proclamation explaining clearly to the public the facts of the inquiry or if the proceedings at the inquiry and the evidence of both foreign and Chinese witnesses were translated and published in the leading local papers. Below is a translation of a circular issued by the Self-Government Association, which I give is apparently the first step towards a boycott movement: We beg respectfully to inform the public that on the night of the 6th day of this moon (29th Nov.), a Chinaman was kicked to death by a foreigner on board the s.s. Fatshan. The following patriotic and eminent persons, viz., Yeong Wo Kai, Cheong Lau Ki, Tung Chun Kwan, and Tam Show Po, were strangers to the deceased, yet they possessed such patriotic and honourable feelings as to come forward as witnesses to give evidence in the case and petitioned the Authorities to obtain redress on behalf of the deceased. This really shows the sincerity of their feelings and ardent love of their country and their brethren. From inquiries made, we learn that all these patriots are business men. For several days they have wasted their precious time and toilsome labour. Those who are regarded as our brothers must really respect them. We have decided to invite these patriots to come to the Association on the 10th day of this moon (3rd instant) for the purpose of taking their photographs, which we will carefully preserve as a remembrance. We therefore invite all our brothers to attend at the Association on that day to pay their respects to them. ## ENCOURAGING NATIVE INDUSTRY In a dispatch sent to the Viceroy, the Board of Agriculture, Labour, and Commerce in the Kiang-su Province has stated that the cotton cloth manufactured in the above province is strong, fine, white, and its quality is far superior to that manufactured in Bombay. Hitherto, its consumption has been confined to several southern and eastern provinces, but of late years, this cloth has found its way into those provinces and has been ousting the native cloth. Recently, the Board has received several Imperial Edicts commanding them to encourage native manufactures. The Board requests the Viceroy to give instructions to all Military and Police Departments and the Directors of Schools and Colleges in the Province of Kwangtung to purchase the native cloth manufactured in Kiang-su for the use of the military, police, and students. The Viceroy has issued an order to that effect. ## BLACKMAIL The International Banking Corporation has again received a letter demanding $100,000 blackmail to be paid within five days on account of a certain Shek Loong junk. ## CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY The total sum of money due on the instalment of the shares of the Canton-Hankow Railway Company amounts to over $1,600,000, out of which about $1,300,000 has been collected by the Company up to the 30th day of the 10th moon (23rd instant). From this amount, the sum of $200,000 has been paid into the Company in drafts or promissory notes to be collected on the date. ## THE FATSHAN LINE It is reported that recently complaints have been made by many passengers of the Fatshan Railway of articles missing from the luggage cars. Owing to the recent increase of railway traffic, many steam launches have been placed on the Canton-Fatshan run, and, if stern measures are not taken to put a check to the pilfering, it is causing great annoyance to travellers, and the bulk of the passenger trade will fall into the hands of the steam launch owners. ## OBJECTION TO A KEROSINE DEPOT A British firm purchased a piece of land at Samshui for the purpose of building a kerosine depot. The gentry there objected to a kerosine depot and applied to the Sam-shui Magistrate to issue an injunction restraining the firm from erecting the depot on the ground that "kerosine is dangerous goods." The Magistrate reported the matter to the Viceroy, who directed the Provincial Treasurer to investigate and settle the question. ## THE ENTHRONEMENT OF THE NEW EMPEROR The Viceroy has received cables from Peking to notify the officials and people of the Kwangtung Province of the enthronement of the young Emperor, which will take place on the 1st day of the 1st moon, and that the Grand Council has decided that the two characters "Shuen Tung" shall be the title of the reign of the new Emperor. As it is customary in many lines of trade to use the title of the reigning Emperor on the goods manufactured, the cablegram expressly instructs His Excellency to issue proclamations to the public that all articles and goods now being manufactured for the forthcoming year must bear the title of the new Emperor. ## NEW COINS The Viceroy is also in receipt of instructions from the Board of Revenue... `Mr. Fox's dispatch No. 71 of December 9th, 1909` 343 `Mr. Fox to Viceroy Chang. (JAP 20 1909)` Canton, December 16th, 1909 Your Excellency, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Y.E.'s dispatch dated the 10th instant, in which you informed me that a Chinese passenger on the British steamer "Fatshan" had been kicked to death by a foreigner. On receipt of this dispatch, I at once deputed Vice-Consul Porter to proceed to the Wharf, and in company with Deputy Haish and the Samshui Magistrate, hold an inquest on the body. Dr. Davenport, who had already made an examination that morning, went again to the "Fatshan" at the request of the Chinese Authorities and made a second examination in the presence of the officials... In the meantime, I had summoned the Portuguese watchman Noronha, who was accused of having caused this passenger's death, and I fixed the following day at 10... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5] # Prince Buildings, Ice House Street, Hong Kong, 15th December, 1909. **C O 17521** ## RECO Rege 10 JUN 10, Bill for Amendment of Code of Civil Procedure. I have the honour to draw your attention to the passage quoted below from the judgment of Mr. Justice Bigham in a case decided on the 28th October last. Mr. Justice Bigham was one of the ablest of the Common Law Judges in England with especially large experience in commercial cases and is now President of the Probate, Admiralty and Divorce Division of the Supreme Court. In the judgment referred to, the learned Judge after deciding that under the circumstances the Court had a discretion to grant or refuse a jury continued as follows according to the report in the Weekly Notes, 1909, page 220:- "If the questions to be decided on this petition were simple questions of fact, I should probably accede to the petitioner's application for a jury. But they are by no means simple. Mr. Bankes pointed out, inter alia, that a very large body of evidence has been taken abroad, and that in the course of the reading of that evidence questions of admissibility will have to be discussed. He also said that about 180 photographs of original documents are exhibited to the depositions, and some of these will require minute examination. I do not think all this can conveniently be done by a jury of twelve men. I know the difficulty of keeping the attention of twelve men upon evidence, the reading of which may occupy some days, and I know the inconvenience and the prejudice which may arise in discussing before them questions such as the admissibility of evidence. It is said by the petitioner's Counsel that questions affecting the character of the petitioner have been raised in the course of the case, and that such questions ought to be submitted to a jury, ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-371 - Public Offices - 1910 4 The objects are being vigorously pressed by the papers and in public meetings. The Prince Regent and the Central Government are aiding and encouraging the movement. The basis of the enterprise is the anti-foreign spirit prevalent everywhere. In newspaper articles and in public speeches the feelings and fears of the people are being worked upon. They are instructed that their only safety is by some means to get rid of the foreigner. Though the objects of the societies seem patriotic enough and on the face deserving of all support, they are being exploited to bring to light the heinous sins of foreigners against China. They are all of them in their essence anti-foreign. The Comet. Halley's comet is now again almost visible to the naked eye. In China a comet is universally regarded as portending disturbances and disasters. It presages commotion, bloodshed, and suffering. Coming as it does this year at the climax of these other movements, it will certainly excite men's minds and disturb the people. Demagogues will work its appearance to their own ends and will find ready audiences to believe all that is told to them. All these things are bringing about a dangerous condition of affairs, and an outbreak of trouble appears inevitable. There are present other conditions which make the position decidedly worse. I will indicate a few of them. Chinese Finances. This subject has been referred to again and again in my correspondence. The Imperial Treasury and the provincial treasuries are all swept bare. The same cry comes from all alike, that there is no money to meet current requirements. China's two most prominent officials have left large deficits. Chang Chih Tung, the trusted adviser of the Prince Regent, left a deficit of 4,000,000 taels; but out of regard to his memory the Prince Regent announced nothing was to be done against his memory or to affect his records in the matter. Tuan Fang, recently degraded as a result of Palace intrigues, on flimsy pretexts, has also left a legacy of deficits at Nanking. The same is done in Manchuria, Kiangsu, and elsewhere. The Government weakly yields to popular clamour and fears to negotiate foreign loans, and is at its wits' end to devise schemes of raising further taxes from the people. The unsecured issue of bank notes goes merrily on. While I was in Hankow a further 2,000,000 of Japanese printed notes arrived. No exact returns are published, but it is believed by many that the issue of notes in the Liang Hu alone exceeds 100,000,000 dollars. If a Chinese presents himself with notes he is told to go away. If anyone refuses to take the notes the officials deal with him in such a way as to discourage others. The whole edifice built up on these unsound foundations will collapse and cause widespread ruin. The condition of purely Chinese-managed railways, like the Hankow-Peking Railway mentioned above, will in the future add to the Government's financial difficulties and create further serious problems. Disaffection of the People. New taxes are being levied and the burdens of the people are being steadily increased. There are murmurs of dissatisfaction from many quarters. The people recognise they are being bled on all hands, and have no recourse. The debased copper currency has increased the prices of all commodities and the people are becoming poorer. No steps in the shape of mining or otherwise are being taken in any effective or scientific ways to develop the country and provide new sources of wealth. The Provincial Assemblies. The outstanding features of these assemblies are that they are anti-foreign in all their acts, and in so far as the Government are refusing to put real power in their hands, they are anti-officials. It is quite conceivable these assemblies will become centres of disaffection, and add still further to the problems of Government. They are struggling for more power, especially over the national and provincial funds. The Chinese composing them differ not from their fellows, and it looks very much as if a new lot of men have sprung up who will require their share of the public plunder, and thus increase the already existing confusion. The Loyalty of the Troops. Doubts are expressed as to the loyalty of the troops in several quarters. I heard on good authority that the Government distrusts the loyalty of the foreign-drilled troops in Nanking, and that no ammunition is ever served out to them. A large brigade of Northern Shantung troops has been brought down to Nanking. The general explanation of this unusual measure is that they are brought in as strangers from another province to overawe the local men. In the recent Pingsiang outbreak troops from three or four provinces were brought in, so as to prevent any collusion on the part of the local men with the revolutionaries. It is now reported that in order to save money the pay of all the troops in Wuchang is to be reduced. The pay is low enough already, and if it is finally decided to reduce the present pittance there will be vigorous opposition. On the top of all the above China is cursed with a weak and divided Government. Were a strong ruler to appear who knew his own mind, who had a policy and who dared to execute it, the situation might be saved. The very opposite of the above is the case. The Prince Regent is weak, and does not seem to know what to do. The young Manchus and the concubines and Empresses are asserting themselves. There is therefore no clear-cut or vigorous policy, and things are allowed to drift. No Minister of State will himself assume any responsibility. The officials are eager to feather their own nests, and seem more corrupt than ever before. The prospects therefore are very far from bright. As I travel round and discuss the question with one and another, I find that without exception every foreigner who has any experience and who has studied the situation agrees that it is fraught with extreme danger. As things are now shaping, an outbreak cannot be avoided. It may come this year; in any case it cannot be long delayed. There is a feeling among many that Japan is fermenting this trouble for her own ends. A strong united China would in time mean the extinction of Japan, and to prevent this being accomplished is the object of Japanese statesmen. Should there be a recrudescence of trouble as in the Boxer year, a division of Japanese troops would be poured over into China. The end of such an occurrence no man can foresee. We have an excellent Minister in Peking in Sir John Jordan, but of course he is powerless unless strongly backed and instructed by the home Government. There is a feeling among Britishers out here that the home Government do not fully realise the situation. If they are not fully prepared for coming events we as a nation will suffer in our policy and our trade. EDWARD S. LITTLE, January 15, 1910. 452 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-373 - Public Offices - 1910 17 2 There are signs of a guilty conscience both on the part of the American Government and of the American press. A few days after the communication of the convention, the American Minister, who, two days previously, had not been able to come up to Peking from Pei Tai Ho about the identic notes on the subject of the Hukuang Railway Loan, suddenly appeared at the Wai-wu Pu, under instructions from his Government, to communicate a message to the effect that the United States Government had carefully examined the convention, and saw nothing in it inimical to China. I understand that this explanation caused more amusement than satisfaction at the Wai-wu Pu. The extracts from the American press which have been telegraphed out here appear to be all in the same strain, striving to minimise the effect of the new convention, and to show that there is nothing in its terms prejudicial to the rights of China in Manchuria, or the principle of the open door, while some state that they have ample proof that Mr. Knox's proposal for the neutralisation of the Manchurian railways did not lead to the convention. I have the honour to enclose a résumé prepared by Mr. Ramsay, third secretary in His Majesty's Legation, of the comments published in the Chinese press, native and foreign, on the subject of the new convention. Sir, I have, &c. W. G. MAX MÜLLER. Enclosure 1 in No. 1. Wai-wu Pu to Mr. Max Müller. July 21, 1910. I HAVE the honour to inform you that the Board have carefully perused the new Russo-Japanese Convention, concluded on the 4th July, 1910, copies of which were recently handed in personally to the Board by the Japanese Minister and the Russian chargé d'affaires. I fully realise that since the convention expressly states that each of the High Contracting Parties engages to respect the treaties, conventions, and arrangements concluded between China and Japan, China and Russia, and between Japan and Russia, it therefore accords with and confirms the Treaty of Peace between Russia and Japan of 1905, and the treaty concluded also in 1905 between China and Japan relating to matters in Manchuria. By the Portsmouth Treaty, the sovereignty of China in Manchuria was recognised, as well as the doctrine of equal opportunity for all nations, and, further, the two Powers agreed to assist China in any measures which she might take for the development of the commerce and industry of Manchuria. Again, in the China-Japan Treaty of 1905, it was decided to open Manchuria. The Imperial Government will therefore, in the future, act in accordance with the principles declared in the Russo-Japanese Treaty of Peace, and execute the provisions of the treaty and agreement with Japan, maintaining with increased efforts such matters as measures arising from the exercise of China's rights of sovereignty, the principle of equal opportunity, and the development of the commercial and industrial prosperity of the three Manchurian provinces, with a view to the promotion of the best interests of all parties. Notes in this sense have been addressed to the Japanese Minister and the Russian chargé d'affaires, and I have the honour therefore to communicate this note to your Excellency for the information of His Majesty's Government. I avail, &c. PRINCE CH'ING. Enclosure 2 in No. 1. Résumé by Mr. Ramsay of Comments published in the Chinese Press respecting the Russo-Japanese Convention. THE editorial opinions of the leading papers in Europe, America, and Japan have been freely reproduced, and conspicuous among them is the assertion of the "Tägliche Rundschau," that the agreement originated with British diplomatists, in order to create a quadruple alliance against Germany and America in the East. But while most of the foreign press in China seize the opportunity to air their views on Far Eastern politics in general, and the agreement in particular, it is a curious fact that native papers in Peking, and in many other parts, have maintained an attitude of reticence, which can only be attributed to prudent measures of precaution taken by the Government to prevent the dissemination of inflammatory material among the ignorant masses. As far as the native press indulges in comment, it is to lament the loss of China's sovereign rights in Manchuria. A leading article in the "Peiching Jih Pao," of the 17th July, points out that it was to the interest of Japan and Russia to prevent America securing political interests in Manchuria. Japan was the prime mover, and, having by her close relationship in race and language a thorough grasp of conditions in China, was bent on increasing her power at China's expense. This could only be done by alliance with a European Power. The article finally states that Eastern Asia is Japanese and not Chinese. In a later number, the same paper alleges that secret clauses exist embracing all the provinces of China north of the Yellow River. The "Chung Wai Jih Pao," of the 8th July, and the "Chung Kuo Pao," of the 16th July, state that the agreement is the answer to the Knox proposal, and is aimed at the Chinchow-Aigun Railway project. The latter traces the Manchurian difficulty back to the Sino-Japanese war, when Russia was allowed to get a footing in Manchuria, and states that the exclusion of third parties is an infringement of China's sovereign rights, the recovery of which in Manchuria is now beyond hope. If absence of comment characterises the attitude of many of the native Peking papers and the provinces, the "Peking Daily News" and the Shanghai weekly, "National Review," both Chinese owned, and printed in English, are troubled with no such scruples. These publications may be said to reflect the ambitions of "Young China," and they have not hesitated to give full vent on this occasion to the vapourings of Chauvinistic patriotism, enlarging on the violation of China's sovereign rights, and the many sins of the various Powers in their past dealings with China. The "Peking Daily News," whose foreign policy favours America, and is anti-British, regards the convention as a counter-move to the Knox proposal, which, it affirms, would have checked the monopolising tendency of Russo-Japanese ambition, and enforced the policy of the "open door," and equal opportunity. China is exhorted to demand an explanation from the contracting parties, and take action to secure better respect for her sovereign rights in Manchuria. In the opinion of the "Peking Daily News," the early results of the agreement will affect China as regards extra-territorial claims in Manchuria and the Sungari and Amur River navigation questions. In this respect, the assurances of the two Powers are not to be trusted. After quoting treaties in which Japan and Russia recognise China's sovereign rights in Manchuria, it contrasts the action of those Powers in not consulting China before concluding the agreement, with their attitude a few months ago, when China, in the exercise of her rights, granted a concession for the construction of the Chinchow-Aigun Railway, only to be informed by the same two Powers that she was not at liberty to make this contract without previously consulting them. The "National Review," a well-edited weekly periodical, had a cartoon representing a Cossack and a Japanese soldier carving in two the Manchurian piece of a toy map of China, regardless of the latter's meek claim of ownership, and published two violently patriotic articles, entitled, "The Great Betrayal" and "Robbery under Arms." The first article points out how Great Britain, the United States, France, and Germany have all, in one way or another, pledged themselves to the defence of the integrity of China, but with the conclusion of the present agreement, the utter worthlessness of these guarantees is demonstrated. Faith in the United States was shaken by the signature of the Treaty of Portsmouth, when the solemn pledge of Corean independence was virtually disregarded; faith in Great Britain has been undermined by the hopeless incapacity which she has shown to act for herself since the entanglement with Japan. The history of the Japanese absorption of Corea is being repeated, and foreigners will soon be deprived of exterritorial status in Manchuria. The article terminates by declaring that it finally bars, bolts, and bars the door in Manchuria, not only to the nations of the West, but to China. The article entitled, "Robbery under Arms," is similar in tone, and proceeds to show by various instances how neither Russia nor Japan have refrained from violating China's integrity. The "National Review" surmises that the important part of the agreement deals with Mongolia, and though it is being kept secret for the present, it ... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915 the agreement on the 1st May, were initiated from the Chinese side, and did not begin before the 27th April, but I have reason to believe that the Combine had been sounded on the subject prior to the departure of Mr. Ts'ai Nai Huang from Peking, who arrived at Shanghai on the 27th April. Mr. Ts'ai has a brother resident at Shanghai who is, I am informed, very largely interested in Indian opium. The negotiations were kept profoundly secret, and the first intimation of them was given to Mr. Wilton on the 4th May. The agreement is a remarkable document, and it will be observed that the date of expiry synchronises with that fixed at the annual meeting of Shanghai ratepayers for the expiry of opium licences, viz., 31st March, 1917. The payment of 3,500 dollars is described as a voluntary contribution towards the suppression of illicit sales of native opium in Kiangsu, Kiangsi, and Kuangtung, and it is expressly declared that the payment is not in any wise a tax, duty, or imposition imposed by the Chinese Government." The "guarantee fee" mentioned in article 4 refers to a private contribution of "600 dollars a chest paid to the Canton Government on every chest delivered to Canton dealers. Although not stated, the payment of 3,500 dollars is exclusive of the duty appears to be payable to the Maritime Customs. No mention is made as to prices, and it has been left to the discretion of the Combine to get whatever they can. The position of the stocks on the 1st May was approximately as follows: the number of chests held by the Opium Combine at Shanghai and Hong Kong was 6,081, of which 1,100 had been sold and paid for by Chinese dealers who had not yet taken delivery. Of the remaining 4,981 chests, one-half had been contracted for by Chinese. Retail prices were advanced by 2,000 taels at Shanghai on the 1st May, and the retail prices ruling there then were about 9,000 taels, or rather more than 1,000l. a chest. The advances made by native banks to holders of Indian opium amounted to 1,250,000 taels, while the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, the British Bank principally involved, was interested to double that amount. The negotiation and signature of the agreement came as a surprise to me, but I do not doubt that the impression recorded in my telegram No. 105 was correct, and that the step taken was in connection with the scheme reported in my despatch No. 67 of the 22nd March, and that the motive of the agreement is not so much the suppression of opium as the opening up of a fresh source of revenue. The Chinese Government are hard put to it for money, and the prospect of a contribution of 2,000,000l. paid regularly in weekly instalments has evidently proved too great a temptation for them to resist. The conception of the present arrangement is due to the Finance Minister, and is probably but the prelude to a scheme for the establishment of an opium monopoly on similar lines to the Japanese monopoly in Formosa. The Finance Minister doubtless took into full consideration the overshadowing of the opium question by the recent Sino-Japanese negotiations, and he has presumably hoped that the anti-opium party in China, weakened by the loss of its most prominent members through illness and death, will not be able to offer effectual opposition. The provinces concerned, however, must either be coaxed or coerced by the Central authorities into accepting the terms of the present agreement. Kuangtung is smuggling large quantities of Yunnan opium, with the connivance, I am informed, of the Military Governor, whose brother is largely interested in native opium at Canton, and there is nothing to show that the Provincial authorities of Kiangsu have been consulted as to the agreement. Kiangsi may, perhaps, be negligible in this instance, as the consumption of Indian opium in that province is not large, and cannot be compared with that in the other two provinces. It cannot be denied that the present attitude of the Chinese Government in this matter marks a retrograde step in their policy of opium suppression, and is tantamount to a confession of inability to stamp out the vice in the present generation of opium-smokers. Whatever the results of this change of policy on the part of China may be, His Majesty's Government can frankly declare that they have adhered scrupulously and honourably to the treaties, in spite of flagrant breaches by the Chinese Government, and have never wavered in their promise to assist China in her self-imposed task of eradicating opium by 1917. I have, &c. J. N. JORDAN. Page 3 Enclosure 1 in No. 1. Wai-chiao Pu to Sir J. Jordan. Sir, Peking, March 26, 1915. WITH reference to the joint inspection by British and Chinese officials of opium cultivation in the various provinces, I had the honour on the 8th instant to address a note to your Excellency informing you that I had received telegraphic requests from the two provinces of Kansu and Hsinchiang for joint inspection in accordance with treaty, and requesting that the matter should be taken into consideration beforehand. To this note I have received no reply. I am now in receipt of a telegram from the Governor of Kiangsu in which he proposes to ask for joint inspection of opium cultivation in that province during the month of May, that being the time of year during which the poppy is in flower, and requests me to consult with your Excellency and reply to him in due course by telegraph. The province of Kiangsu having telegraphically asked for joint inspection in accordance with treaty, this Ministry, the Ministry of the Interior and your Excellency, should severally decide on the officials to be sent in order to enable a date to be fixed for them to start. I therefore have the honour to request your Excellency to take note of the above facts and to reply at one and the same time to both my notes. I avail, &c. Enclosure 2 in No. 1. (Seal of the Wai-chiao Pu.) Wai-chiao Pu to Sir J. Jordan. Sir, Peking, April 13, 1915. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's notes of the 31st March and 7th April on the subject of the joint inspection of poppy cultivation in the various provinces. In the former you stated that, in regard to Kansu and Hsinchiang, you would communicate again with me, on receipt of a reply from His Majesty's Government, by telegraph, and that in regard to Kiangsu you were instructing deputies for the necessary duties of joint inspection during the period when the poppy is in flower. In the latter, you informed me that you had instructed Messrs. Wilton and Rose to proceed as deputies for the forthcoming inspection of poppy cultivation in Kiangsu, and that they would arrive for that purpose at Chinkiang on the 28th April. I have the honour to inform your Excellency in reply that this Ministry has appointed acting senior clerk, Shen Ch'eng-ku, and that the Ministry of the Interior has appointed senior clerk, Hsu Te-fen, to carry out the duties of joint inspection, and that these two gentlemen are being instructed to proceed to Chinkiang by the appointed date to meet and consult with Messrs. Wilton and Rose. I avail, &c. Enclosure 3 in No. 1. (Seal of the Wai-chiao Pu.) Wai-chiao Pu to Sir J. Jordan. (Translation.) Sir, Peking, April 20, 1915. I HAD the honour on the 13th April to address a note to your Excellency on the subject of joint inspection of poppy cultivation in the province of Kiangsu, informing you that this Ministry had appointed acting senior clerk, Shen Ch'eng-ku, and that the Ministry of Interior had appointed senior clerk, Hsu Te-fen, to carry out the duties of joint inspection in conjunction with the officials deputed by you for this purpose. The Governor of Kiangsu was also informed of these appointments. I now have the honour to inform your Excellency that I am in receipt of a telegram from the Governor of Kiangsu to the effect that the Provincial Government have Page [2433 p-2] B 2 235 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8] # Sir Edward Holden's Questions and the North German Gazette's Replies Sir Edward Holden's first questions was as follows: "At the outbreak of war Germany had assets abroad. Do these assets still exist or are they completely exhausted?" The North German Gazette replies thus: "During the war Germany has acted with regard to her assets abroad in exactly the same way as England towards hers. If Sir Edward Holden would take the trouble to inquire from the official receivers of German property, which has been sequestrated in England and the English colonies contrary to international law, he would find out that thousands of millions of such assets still exist." Counter-question: "What has become of the English assets abroad which existed at the beginning of the war? Must we not conclude that they are gradually being exhausted, seeing that Sir Edward Holden, in the same Bank meeting, stated that the value of sterling would have fallen still further if England had not had recourse to the emission of a loan in America?" ## The Second Question and Reply The second question asks whether Germany, in view of the considerable reduction of her export trade, has not been placed in a difficult position as regards the financing of her imports. The answer to this reads: "The German exports have been seriously crippled, but the German imports have also greatly diminished. Not the least important of the causes of this last phenomenon is to be sought in the measures, contrary to international law, taken by England. In fact, we will even voluntarily diminish our imports still further; on the other hand, we will develop our export trade and maintain in this way the necessary equilibrium. But how do matters stand in England? Does not the balance of trade against England amount to at least £500,000,000, instead of £150,000,000 in time of peace? Is England consequently not encountering much greater difficulty than Germany as regards the financing of her imports?" ## The Third Question and Reply The following question, as to whether Germany has not sold nearly all the American, Swiss, Dutch, Scandinavian, and even Russian securities in her possession, is answered as follows: "Germany has evidently had recourse to the foreign securities in her possession, and which were particularly important as constituting reserves for difficult times, in order to meet her liabilities to foreign countries. German holdings of foreign securities are by no means exhausted; on the contrary, the sale of such securities is continuing, a fact of which England, precisely within the most recent times, will have been able to convince herself, thanks to the usual mail robberies committed by her on neutral ships. But does not Sir Edward Holden know that England is compelled to realise the most valuable part of her holdings of foreign securities, that is to say the American securities, in order to pay for her imports? Does he not know that the British Government has itself organised the sale of American securities, and that Sir Edward Holden himself, in the course of the same Bank meeting, declared it to be the political duty of every Englishman to hand over his American securities in order that they may be sold in New York?" ## Questions Regarding the Reichsbank After these more general questions, Sir Edward Holden turned his attention to the Reichsbank and its weekly statements. He asked whether the gold mentioned in those statements is really in possession of the Reichsbank. Dr. Helfferich replied categorically that the Reichsbank's statements do not mention one ounce of gold which is not in the vaults of the Bank itself, whereas on the contrary the gold held by the Bank for foreign accounts is not included in such statements." Then comes the counter-question: "Is Sir Edward Holden aware of the fact that the Bank of England's statements comprise gold held in Canada (Ottawa)? Can Sir Edward Holden give the assurance that the gold of Belgium, Egypt and India, and also the gold assets of the Banque de France and Bank of Russia, are not included in the gold supplies of the Bank of England?" ## Analysis of Sir Edward Holden's Questions These are the most important questions put by Sir Edward Holden. Other questions, for instance regarding the gold covering of the bank notes alleged to have been issued by war credit banks, mortgage banks, insurance companies, private banks, municipalities," notes which were never issued at all and which the phantasy of the English Press created; concerning the riots in Berlin and the shooting down of hungry men—simply prove the hopeless confusion, and the total ignorance of German conditions, which have been engendered, even in the minds of the most intelligent Englishmen, by the systematic misrepresentations and lies of the English Press. When a man holding Sir Edward Holden's position believes such fairy tales, we can imagine the absurdity of the legends that are current among the masses. The Swedish political economist, Professor Cassel, rightly observes with regard to Sir Edward Holden's questions: "They bear in an astonishing degree the mark of a superficial reader of phantasy-loving newspapers. Since the outbreak of war, not a single serious effort has been made in England to examine objectively the strength of Germany's powers of economic resistance?" ## The English Press's Reaction That such an effort has never been made, that people in England deliberately close their eyes and endeavor by every means to convince the nation of the imminence of Germany's bankruptcy, is best proved by the attitude taken up by the English Press with regard to the German replies and counter-questions. After having loudly proclaimed that Sir Edward Holden's questions proved the financial collapse of Germany, the English Press contented itself with reproducing curtailed and misleading extracts from the replies of the North German Gazette. Some papers, such as the Daily Mail, characterised the categorical assertions of the German Minister of Finance that all the gold mentioned in the statements of the Reichsbank is in fact in the vaults of the Bank, and that war credit banks, insurance companies and mortgage banks do not issue banknotes, as downright falsehoods. And Sir Edward Holden himself, who triumphantly put his questions to Dr. Helfferich, has judged it better not to reply to the German Minister's counter-questions. He wrote to the London papers to say that he had read Dr. Helfferich's reply with interest; that this reply did not entirely satisfy him, but that he thanked Dr. Helfferich for his courteous explanation. The London Press naturally admires Sir Edward Holden's wisdom in not continuing the conversation begun by him. But the objective observer knows what to think of such wisdom which has recourse to silence in view of the impossibility of lying. ## Conclusion Another failure of the English starving-out policy. It is to-day evident to the whole world that the starving-out policy, by means of which England hoped to crush Germany, has not had the success that was anticipated. Despite the cessation of oversea imports, Page 184 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government, and should be returned to the Foreign Office when done with unless required for official use. ## CHINA Files only. **Decypher of telegram from Sir E. Fraser (Shanghai)** (d. 1.20 p.m. 1.6.0 7.0. **No.137. Secret** October 8th, 1916. 601 Your telegram No.95. Canning, For the last few months Messrs P. Captain Johnston and Captain Seiggné have acted as an intelligence committee under my superintendence, meeting weekly in Consul's office to compare notes. Suspects are watched by Shanghai Municipal Police and others. Payment is made out of Secret Service funds, of which I have a little from His Majesty's Minister. Johnston and Seiggné have, I understand, funds from War Office and Admiralty respectively, which besides weekly seems to be needless for future. I suggest meeting members and I confer as required. The above is adequate if I am given £300 a quarter for all expenses, of which account will be rendered. This would include a monthly allowance of 100 dollars for a Consular Assistant to keep the minutes of the meetings and act as archivist. Under this proposal, no money would be expended on matters within the province of Bureau without its sanction. Canning, who is a merchant and ex-officer, acts as intelligence officer for G.O.O. at Hongkong. It would be desirable to regularise Committee and inaugurate the Central Intelligence Bureau by formal instructions. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 38 The Barmen Export Gesellschaft, of Barmen, with branches in Cuba and the Dutch Indies, continues its activities in Bangkok to the import of German manufactured articles, and also operates a retail store at Samyek. Deutsch-Siamesische Handels Gesellschaft. This is a comparatively unimportant company conducting a small miscellaneous trade, but nevertheless holding the agency of.... The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. In addition the Germans controlled several of the local dispensaries. Reasons for the Success of German Competition. Whereas the imports of British and German goods have steadily increased from 1897 to 1913, the ratio is practically the same in each year, so that so far as the actual goods shipped from the United Kingdom compared with those shipped from Germany are concerned British manufactures are holding their own. The British merchant in Bangkok, however, has not participated during the past ten years in the distribution of the large increase in imports (amounting to £2,900,000) to anything like the same extent as his German competitor, and this fact is attributable to three main causes:- (a) The extensive credit granted by the German merchants to Chinese and native dealers. (b) The looser methods of enforcing contracts in vogue with the German firms, and which have operated in favour of the Chinese and native dealers. (c) The control by German steamship companies of the shipping service between Singapore and Bangkok. With regard to the first of these causes, it is interesting to note that some years ago an association was formed by the European importing houses in Bangkok with the object of arriving at a common agreement with regard to the length of credit to be allowed, and it was unanimously resolved to restrict all credits to Chinese and native dealers to a period not exceeding three months. The German firms, while making out their promissory notes for payment within three months, rarely collected them within four months, and granted extensions to six months and even longer without interest being added. It was found that while all the rules of the Siam Importers' Association were being adhered to by the British merchants, the Germans observed them only on paper, and constantly broke them in practice in order to secure an advantage over their competitors. The association was therefore dissolved. With regard to the second cause, which practically amplifies the first, the regulations of the Siam Importers' Association also covered such questions as the limit of time within which goods must be cleared by Chinese and native purchasers from the importers' godowns. The systematic breach of these regulations by the German houses conclusively demonstrated the hopelessness of British and German firms coming into line in actual practice. Speaking generally, the Germans resorted to ways and means of doing business which the average British merchant would not stoop to adopt, but which they found afforded them a large turnover with an increased risk. The above-mentioned reasons for German success are common to German enterprise throughout the Far East. The control of the local shipping service, however, is peculiar to Siam. As the Norddeutscher Lloyd for many years prior to the war controlled practically the whole of the transport between Singapore and Bangkok of goods which had been transhipped at the former port, the shipping company's agents in Bangkok, who were themselves a trading firm, obtained a valuable insight into the trading activities of their competitors. All manifests passed through their hands, and they secured all those details in respect to the shipments which are such a valuable asset to a competing merchant. There is no doubt, whatever, that they made the fullest use of this knowledge and also utilised their position in order to coerce business into their hands. This has been particularly noticeable in the case of the import of gunny bags from Calcutta, in piece goods and other imports, and in securing fire and marine insurance agencies. The distribution by German houses of an increasing proportion of British manufactured goods notably cotton textiles is due to the home manufacturers requiring a broader outlet for their goods than the local British houses could offer owing to their perfectly legitimate wish to conduct the business on safe financial lines, and having had bitter experience of the unsatisfactory method of granting long credits to dealers. The German merchants were willing to take the risks, and consequently were able to send home valuable orders to Manchester and elsewhere. During the war, British merchants have undoubtedly secured an enhanced trade in British textiles and machinery, but it is extremely probable that, unless the German firms are so crippled financially after the war that they cannot afford to give credit, they will tend to regain their position. A further advantage which has accrued to the German houses from their possession of a large turnover is the number of sound British agencies held by them. These were mainly for imports, insurance, and shipping, and a number of them have already been specified in describing the various firms. I know of no case where a local British merchant has similarly represented German interests. It is desirable that British principals should be urged to place their representation in British hands. Since the war, two British insurance companies have transferred their agencies from a German to a neutral firm; but this is no satisfaction from the point of view of the local British merchant, although it should be noted that it is a distinct advantage to a British insurance company to secure the premium of a large Continental shipper, which can frequently be obtained only by appointing him as agent. There is no proof obtainable of any direct subsidy being granted to German merchants by their Government. The possession of the virtual shipping monopoly with Singapore and Hong Kong, which can only have been arranged by State subsidies to the Norddeutscher Lloyd, was undoubtedly of great benefit. Furthermore, it is established that the German Minister and consular officials at Bangkok were willing to take up, and actively to prosecute on behalf of their nationals, cases against Chinese and native dealers in which the German claims and rights were of the most shallow description. While the British Legation confined its attentions to bona fide legitimate cases, the German officials were most aggressive in pushing their claims on the Siamese Government, as has already been remarked in the case of the German Director of Railways. There appears to have been a closer connection between the German officials and the mercantile community than existed with other nationalities. As an instance of this, I am informed by the Bangkok agent of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank that for some years prior to the war he was constantly requested by the German Consulate for an opinion as to the standing of Chinese and native firms in Siam. No doubt such information, together with similar commercial intelligence gleaned from other sources, was at the disposal of German firms both locally and in Germany. 39 Danish Competition.--Perhaps the most serious competitor British exporters in Bangkok have had to face in the past is the powerful and enterprising East Asiatic Co., Ltd., of Copenhagen. This firm describe themselves as steam and motorship owners, millers of teak and other woods, oil millers, cement and super-phosphate manufacturers, rubber and cocoanut estate owners, exporters and importers. The firm are keen competitors with British merchants in the produce trade in the Straits Settlements, China and Vladivostok, the possession of their own oilseed crushing plants in Denmark together with the maintenance of their own line of steamers giving them a great advantage. Their activities in Bangkok are mainly concerned with shipping, timber and imports. A regular direct line of steamers, of some 4,500 tons each, is maintained with Europe. A bi-weekly service of coasting steamers is run under the auspices of the Siam Steam Navigation Co. between Bangkok and Singapore via the Gulf coast ports. They operate most modern sawmills in Bangkok and at Bandon on the Malay coast, and conduct a very large import and export trade, including the successful management of the Oriental Stores a retail branch on the departmental stores' plan. Japanese Competition. The import of Japanese goods before the war was not great, amounting to only £161,000 in 1913-14, but it should be noted that it had quintupled in ten years. Since the outbreak of war, however, active steps are being taken by the Japanese to strengthen their hold on the market. Japan, particularly, is laying herself out to secure the trade formerly held by Germany and Austria in cheap sundry articles, such as enamel ware, hosiery, perfumery, cheap textiles, &c., &c. This competition is not likely to be felt by British interests, unless Japan is able to introduce her cotton goods on to the market on a greater scale. The imports of cotton goods from Japan during the last three pre-war years were as follows:-- 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 £22,860 £52,590 £48,605 In this total, however, are included singlets and other knitted goods. 616 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917 THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND Moreover, a battleship and two cruisers, taken in the Russo-Japanese war, were returned to her, together with arms captured on the same occasion, so that the Russian troops were saved the trouble of learning how to handle weapons with the mechanism of which they were not familiar. Finally, Japan has lent the Allies substantial sums of money, and has actively identified herself with works of mercy and charity on behalf of those stricken on the field of battle, POLICE RESERVES AT MACAO, About 150 men of the Hongkong Police Reserve, accompanied by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (R.), and Chief Inspector Leo d'Almada, journeyed to Macao on Aug. 25th to take part in the Macao Volunteer Corps celebration of the third anniversary of the formation of the Corps. The Police Reserve contingent, which was accompanied by the band, buglers and drummers, reached the Portuguese Colony soon after mid-day and at once marched to the Volunteer headquarters. In the afternoon the Reserves took part in a review at Long Ting Chin camp, and also marched past. The officers of both Corps subsequently sat down to dinner at the Macao Hotel, when Mr. Jenkin, in proposing the toast of the Macao Volunteer Corps, returned thanks, in the name of the Hongkong Police Reserve, for the invitation which had been sent to them from Macao, and also for the great hospitality which had been extended to them. The honour, he said, was deeply appreciated, and he expressed the hope that at the next anniversary of the Hongkong Police Reserve, the Macao Volunteer Corps would not refuse an invitation to attend. The dinner was followed by an enjoyable conversazione in the Volunteer Headquarters, which was very largely attended. When the Police Reserves left for Hongkong they were given a very hearty send off. As the ship was about to leave the Police Reserve Band played the Portuguese National Anthem, and the band of the Volunteer Corps replied with the British National Anthem, amid a scene of great enthusiasm. BIG ROBBERY REPORTED. A Chinese dealer of 23, Des Voeux Road West, has reported to the police that between 4 and 7 a.m. on Aug. 24th some person stole a safe key from his room while the latter was asleep. The safe was subsequently opened, and $7,153 Hongkong notes and $6,000 in Singapore were taken. OTHER THEFTS. September 1st, 1917. DR. KOCH'S RETIREMENT. QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN THE COLONIAL MEDICAL SERVICE. On Aug. 30th Dr. W. V. M. Koch practically completed his term of service under the Colonial Office, for he left by the Empress of Russia to take a short holiday and, on his return in October, he will commence private practice with consultation hours in Hotel Mansions. It is a quarter of a century since Dr. Koch, who is a Master of Surgery as well as a Doctor of Medicine, entered the Colonial Medical Service. Prior to that he had been Assistant Medical Officer to the South Yorkshire Asylum, Wadsley, near Sheffield, and to the Hull Borough Asylum for four years. His first Government appointment was to Trinidad, in the West Indies, where he was stationed from 1889 to 1901, and during that period he was sent on special service to Grenada; in the latter year he held temporary appointments in the Hospital for Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, Golden Square, and the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, London. He was transferred to Hongkong in 1908. For the past twelve years his work has lain in the Government Civil Hospital and Lunatic Asylums, of which he was appointed Superintendent at the end of 1914 after having acted in that capacity for a long term. Under his able administration the Hospital has been freely resorted to by all sections of the community, European as well as native, despite its inconvenient and insalubrious situation. The popularity which the institution enjoys is undoubtedly attributable in large measure to Dr. Koch's deservedly high reputation as a skilful surgeon and able organiser, combined with his genial and sympathetic manner. The master of a shop, 231, Des Voeux Road Central, has reported to the police that between 10 p.m. on August 25th and a.m. on the 26th some person stole from his premises money and jewellery to the value of $1,812. A Chinese student, of 49, High Street, reports to the police that between 10 p.m. on Aug. 25th and a.m. on the 28th, some person stole from a drawer in his house jewellery to the value of $1,340.70 and a cash-box valued at $2.39. MUSICAL BURGLAR M. George S. Weir, of the Pathe Phono Cinema Co., has reported to the Police that on the night of the 28th inst. some person entered his shop and stole 390 gramophone records, valued at $160. SPORT. "JIMMY" JOHNSTONE ILL. Hongkong swimmers will be sorry to learn that the young local swimmer, Jimmy Johnstone, who jumped into local fame by his splendid show in the harbour and also by subsequent achievements in the water, is suffering from a chill on the kidneys, which is so severe that his medical adviser has ordered him to refrain from all swimming events this season. Johnstone will be much missed in aquatic events, and Hongkong sportsmen will wish for a speedy recovery. Much is expected of Johnstone by old and experienced swimmers. PACIFIC MAIL'S NEW SERVICE. It is now definitely learned (says the Japan Advertiser), that the Pacific Mail will open an auxiliary trans-Pacific passenger and freight line, besides its regular monthly service between San Francisco and Hongkong. Two passenger liners will be commissioned on the new service. They will be the Colusa and Santa Cruz, each of 15,000 tons displacement, slightly larger than the Ecuador and the other two liners now on Pacific Mail's regular run. Growing trade relations between the United States and the Far East have made it necessary for the Pacific Mail to operate its line on a larger plan. Ports of call, which hitherto have been confined to Manila and Hongkong in the South and Colombo, on their outward trips will be extended to Singapore. Usually the two new ships will call at Kobe, Manila, Hongkong, Singapore, Calcutta and Colombo, and on the homeward voyage at Manila, Cebu and Honolulu. ... MINUTE. I have the honour to inform you that you have been called upon by my direction to a Case Kept at the Criminal Sessions on August last, in which certain Chinese were charged with kidnapping two girls. Mr. Risley 247/11/17 Lei This case was heard by Mr. Grindle, 29. Mr. Lambert. Mr. Read. Sir G. Fiddes. 20 Mr. Hewan X Mr. Steel Maitland. Mr. Long. 30 G 49.17 2. I observe that one of the points raised by the defence was that the children in question were the lawful possession of the defendants, inasmuch as they were... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9] We had before us the figures submitted with your letter of 7th May last. Apart from investments, our present holdings are not more than sufficient from a point of view of prudence. The cash you had deposited with us is within a few million dollars. The HK Govt weekly 'issues' a 15tat with withdrawal of about 25 will ion dollars. There is a very large stock of silver and the proportion to the total note circulation is very high indeed, when we consider that in other countries under war conditions it has been found necessary to expand paper circulation and lower metallic reserves. We do not think that HKS Govt should be justified in requesting the USA to provide loan for the relief of China in the present and urgent demand for such relief is possible until all relief possible has been given from your existing stock of silver. You advised us in your last message that it would be most inadvisable to send away any silver from the Colony extensively as it would affect the soundness of your currency and that any reduction in the present reserve would create a very bad effect. It seems to us that the silver reserve is so high that the replacement of $7 million dollars by the deficit in securities with the C.R. Council could scarcely have a serious effect on your confidence in the ability of the bank to cash your notes on presentation in Hongkong. You have pointed out to us that the strict control over the movements of specie during war time and the present prohibition on the export of silver from Hongkong to China except under license are safeguards in this respect. There will remain 10 million dollars in the custody of the Agent, Hongkong for the credit of your account in London, subject to your order. Page 369 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-452 - Others & Individuals - 1918 # EX-OFFICERS. ## EX-OFFICERS. | No. | Rank | Regt. | Age | Medical Notes | Qualifications and Previous Employment | O.U.T.C. Courses | Present Locality | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | D.O. 859 | 2nd Lieut. | 21 London | | Fair | B. eye blind. Ed. privately. 4 yrs. journalistic exp. on provincial newspapers. | | London | | D.O. 212 | 2nd Lieut. | 42 R.E. | | Good | Certificate B. of T. Master Mariners. Seafaring, surveying, and mining. [Spanish.] | | Cheshire | | D.O. 888 | Private | 28 Suffolk | | Good | | | | | D.O. 962 | Lieut. | 46 Middlx. | | Good | 7 yrs. publishing and bookbinding business. Understands ledger work and office routine. [French, German.] | | Lond | | D.O. 19 | Lieut. | 32 R.E. | | Fair | Ed. privately. Served in Reg. Army, Engaged literary work Novelist. [French, German.] | | Kent | | D.O.1143 | Private | 24 R. Sussex | | Good | Ed. privately. 18 mcs. training all branches printing. 1 yr. course drawing Brighton School of Art. 1 yr. bookkeeper in nursery, Southwick. | | Surrey | | D.O. 388 | Commander | 60 R.N.R. | | Good | Ed. privately. 7 yrs. app. letterpress machine minder, 1 yr. machine minder. Joined army at outbreak of War. | | London | | D.U.1168 | Sergt. Maj. | 28 London | | Good | | | London | | D.O.1296 | 2nd Lieut. | 25 S.A.F. | | Good | Ed. S. Africa. 5 yrs. engineer priming office, P. Davis & Sons, S. Africa. [Zulu.] | | Oxford | | D.O. 487 | Major D.G. | 15 | 55 | Good | | | | | D.O.1263 | Private | 83 London | | Fair | Ed. Marlborough, Cambridge Univ. Joined staff Daily Mirror. Dramatic critic and editor weekly journal until outbreak of war. | | Middlesex | | D.O.1903 | Staff-Sgt. | 64 S. of M. | | Good | | | | | D.O.1459 | Lieut. | 51 R.D.C. | | Fair | Ed privately and Camb. Univ, M.A. (Math. Hons.) Continuously engaged artistic, literary pursuits. Exhibited Academy. Contributed articles philosophy, art. Travelled round world. [French, Spanish.] | | | | | Major | 59 | | Good | Ed. privately and Germany, 8 yrs. asst. manager needle and pin manufactory, William Avery & Son. Since 1891 writer fiction. Books published by Nelson & Sons, Read MSS. for publishers. | | Bailway, Shipping, and Transport | | D.O. 143 | | | | | | | | | D.O. 148 | Lieut. | 37 B.I.F. | | Good | Ed, Aberdeen Grammar, and Merchiston, Edinburgh. Served as cadet and 3rd Officer Merchant Service, Shaw, Savill, & Co. (4 yrs), J. M. Campbell & Sons (3 yrs.), and Jas. Nourse & Co. (3 yrs.). 7 yrs. Mid. and Sub-Lieut. R.N.R. 8 yrs. sugar planter with Sandbach, Tinne & Co., and Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. [Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese,] | | London | | D., 208 | 2nd Lieut. | 29 Labour Corps | | Fair | Ed. Liverpool Univ. Apprentice Holt & Co., shipbuilders, Liverpool. Experience shipyard and drawing office. Shipbuilding, Belfast. Mgr. construction works in China. [Chinese,] | | | | D.O. 536 | Capt. | North. Fus. | 40 | Good | | | Worcester | | D.O. 586 | Lieut. | 30 A.S.C. | | Fair | 35 yrs. transport commercial operative superintendent, Bombay, G.L.P., Railway; Also Dist. Traffic Supt | | | | p.o. 595 | Colonel | 67 A.S.C. | | Good | Ed. Armagh and Dublin Univ. 24 yrs. Reg. Army. Considerable administrative experience as adjutant, recruiting duties, etc. 5 yrs. an underwriter at Lloyd's 2 yrs. farming in Nova Scotia. Director of African Coal Co., Natal. Knowledge shipping, docks, method of handling consignments, stevedores, bills of lading, stowage of cargo, holds and decks. | | London | | .0. 398 | 2nd Lieut. | 28 Devon | | Fair | Ed. privately. | | Suger | | .0. 680 | Lieut. | 28 B. Irish | | Good | Ed Queen's Coll., Cork. 8 yrs. pupil electrical and mechanical engineering, W. G. Walker & Co., Westminster. 3 yrs. Best, engineer permanent way, Canadian Pacific Rly. 4yrs. resident engineer, Sudan Govt. Rlys. 2 yrs. district engineer Burma Rlys. Railway surveying and construction in Mesopotamia during present war. [Arabic, Hindustani,] | | Hants | | .0. 701 | Bombr. | 42 B.G.A. | | Good | Ed. Darham, 20 years Manager Morpeth Steamship Co., Director North Eastern Marine Eng. Co., Ltd., Director Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., manager Sir T. Lipton Ship Stores Department, London. | | Devon | | | | | | | Ed. privately, Farming prior to war. Attached to Commissariat Dept. receiving, checking, supervising despatch of supplies. Good correspondent, accurate at figures, Can control labour, | | Ireland | | | | | | | Ed. Haileybury. Thorough knowledge of administrative staff duties in various capacities. Knowledge of transport. [French.] | | London | | | | | | | 19 yrs. G.W.R. Co., (Exeter goods dept.). Thorough knowledge of general railway classification. | | | | | | | | | Ed. Pembroke Coll, Dublin. railway clerk L. & N.W.R., Dublin. | | Northumberland | | | | | | | Ed. King's, Warwick, 8 yrs. agent for Vickers (Scotland), H. H. Vivian & Co. and John Bibby Sons & Co.; 12 yrs. securing contracts from railway companies and engineers. | | Wilts | | | | | | | 7 yrs. | | Ireland | H.Q. D.O.A.-29.7.18. E.Q. D.O./M-29.7.18. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] 11. Statement made by Mr. F. S. Harrison on the 22nd March, Statement made by Mrs. Evans on the 22nd March. Some notes on the case by the Attorney General. Hongkong Weekly Press of the 25th March. (This report is fragmentary and often inaccurate, but it may be referred to by the petitioner). I also enclose one set of the photographs referred to in the evidence, 5. I attach great importance to this case because undoubtedly the murder was committed as part of the policy of intimidation which was such a serious feature of the recent seamen's strike, and which was a direct challenge to all Government authority. The Chinese are peculiarly susceptible to methods of intimidation, and, whatever protection can be afforded within the Colony to persons who would wish to resist such methods, no protection can be given by this Government to the families of such persons in China. This reason for submission to the threats of the organisers of the strike was actually given in some cases. The effect of the intimidation was widespread, and there is little doubt that it was on intimidation and not on any economic propaganda that the leaders of the strike mainly relied. Some seamen who were forced out by threats stated that they had no grievance whatever against their employers, and in the early stages many seamen seemed to know little about the Seamen's Union. The majority of the domestic servants were probably moved much more by fear than by sympathy in their "sympathetic" strike. The intimidation was so serious that it was quite impossible to obtain any evidence of it for the purposes of prosecution. 6. In the particular case now in question the deceased had been threatened and he quite expected an attempt on his life. He was the manager of a firm of stevedores who had acted as stevedores for certain ships which sailed during the strike. He had been the means of stopping ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] 198 The Hon. Mr. D. Y. Perkins, senior partner in the Straits legal firm of Messrs. Drew and Napier, has recently retired from the Colony after a residence of 21 years. He had been an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Colony since 1918. In 1910 Mr. Perkins married, in Singapore, the second daughter of the late Sir John Anderson, then Governor of the Straits Settlements. In social circles both Mr. and Mrs. D. Y. Perkins have held a high place in the colony and they will be greatly missed. Living costs in Tokyo, highest of any city in the world, are the real cause of the closing of the Rumanian Legation here this month, according to the Hochi. The Rumanian Minister, his First Secretary and Military Attaché have received instructions to close the Legation temporarily and are making preparations to sail for home within the next few weeks. According to the newspaper, the appropriation for the maintenance of a Legation in Tokyo felt justified by Rumania has not proved sufficient to meet present price levels. According to Japanese native papers, the officials of the Yokohama Dockyard Co. have decided to wait until the pinch of want drives the workmen who are now on strike back to their jobs. The officials seem confident that this will come about before long. The strikers are selling bread and groceries to raise strike funds and declare they are able to carry on the struggle for at least six months. All the repair works in the docks has been entrusted to other companies, with the exception of that on the Kaga and the Kamo, which is almost complete. THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS The British Legation Chapel in Peking was the scene of a pretty wedding on the 7th inst., when Mrs. Belcher, widow of the late Major F. P. Belcher, R.A.F., was married to Mr. E. C. Mieville, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Mieville of London. The bride was given away by Sir Beilby Alston, H. M. Minister, Lady Alston acting as proxy for her mother, and Mr. L. N. Mackinnon, of Tientsin, was best man. Following the ceremony, the guests assembled at Sir Beilby Alston's house to tender their congratulations. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Mieville left for Tientsin, where the first portion of the honeymoon is being spent. HONGKONG. The Czecho-Slovak Republic has conferred on Temp. Lt.-Colonel John Ward, C.B., C.M.G., the Croix de Guerre. Mr. Charles Henry Wailar, a visitor staying at the Peak Hotel, suddenly died on March 22nd from heart failure. The deceased arrived here last week from Bombay. "Assaulting the police appears to be a favourite occupation now-a-days," said Mr. Lindsel, at the Magistracy, on March 21st, in sentencing a man to six weeks' imprisonment for an attack on a Chinese constable. It is announced that Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., have been appointed agents of the London Liverpool & Globe Insurance Co., Ltd., for Hongkong and Canton, and that the present branch offices of the Company in Hongkong and Canton will be closed from 1st April. Lt. Col. F. S. Penny, R.A.M.C., who, as a major, has recently been promoted to colonel. He served as an assistant-director of medical services in the late war, winning the C.M.G. and D.S.O., and had previous field service in South Africa. [March 5th, 1929.] Four armed men entered a house in Shanghai Street about 9.30 at night on March 22nd. Having driven the inmates into a cubicle, they robbed the house at their pleasure, stealing $59 worth of jewellery and $104 in cash. There was quite a lively scene in Yau Ma Tei the other night, when a mob of Chinese surrounded the police station crying for vengeance upon an Indian constable. As far as could be gathered, it was alleged that the constable, who was off duty, had assaulted a Chinese. Quiet was not restored until a considerable force of police had been marched to the scene by Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse and Mr. T. H. King. A baton charge dispersed the mob which numbered some hundreds. Lady Stubbs opened a small bazaar held on March 20th in the Church Hall of St. Andrew's, Kowloon, in aid of the Mission Hospital at Yunnanfu and St. Dunstan's Home for Blinded Soldiers. H.E. Sir John Fowler, K.C.M.G., C.B., presided at the opening ceremony. Instructive missionary exhibits were on view and kinematograph films were shown during the evening also illustrative of missionary work. A large number of helpers contributed efforts to make the affair a success. Mr. O. T. Breakspear, manager of the Publicity Bureau for South China, is leaving for Home by the City of Simla towards the end of the present month. The work of the Bureau will be carried on by Capt. A. G. McClay, who has recently arrived. During the past three years Mr. Breakspear has been the Hon. Corresponding Secretary for the Overseas Club in the Colony, and Mr. Eric Rice has consented to take over these duties in the meantime. Under the title of labour organizations before the war, the Government Bureau of Economic Information publishes a list of 47 bodies. The workers who are so organized include labourers, cooks, employees of vegetable shops, printers, seamen, mechanics, warehouse coolies, girl hosiery makers, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, laundrymen, tailors, barbers and shoemakers. The list also includes a ricksha coolies association, but a note explains that this has been organized by the managers of ricksha concerns and has no relation with the coolies at all. Shanghai residents, and perhaps the Shanghai police, who were startled some weeks ago by the killing of a Korean in broad day in a public thoroughfare (says the Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News) may be interested to know that the victim was not named Yang, as then reported, but was the more or less notorious Kim Lip, an agent of the Irkutsk bureau for the dissemination of Communist propaganda among Oriental peoples, who came to Peking last summer with Russian gold to the value of $400,000 and resided for some time at various road houses in the Western Hills. The inevitable has happened. Costs are rising as a consequence of the strike. By advertisement this week the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., and Holt's Wharf announce that from the 1st of next month the charges for landing, shipping and storing cargo will be increased by 10 per cent., owing to the increased cost of working and maintenance. 56 Mr. William Yinson Lee, a prominent merchant of Sydney, arrived last week by the s.s. Arafura on a business trip to Hongkong and South China. During the recent visit of the Prince of Wales to Australia Mr. Yinson Lee had the honour of presenting the address of welcome from the Chinese community of all the States of the Commonwealth to His Royal Highness. The health return for the week records 15 cases of plague (all Chinese excepting one Portuguese case). Eleven of the Chinese cases proved fatal. There were also three fatal cases of small-pox (Chinese); two non-fatal enteric and paratyphoid fever; and one non-fatal case of scarlet fever (British) and one of relapsing fever. Influenza accounted for two deaths during the week. A rice merchant was attacked by four men, whilst riding in his private ricksha on March 16th, and robbed of $146. The attack took place at the junction of Wilmer Street with Des Voeux Road. One of the men threw pepper in his victim's face, and the others dragged him out of the ricksha. A wallet containing a quantity of notes was stolen. An attempt by one of the men to snatch his gold watch and chain failed. The robbers disappeared when the merchant blew his police whistle. Among the passengers who left the Colony by the Andre Lebon were M. Reau, the French Consul-General, who, we understand, will not be returning to Hongkong. M. Reau's departure is much regretted by the French community and many friends of other nationalities. Other well-known French residents of the Colony who left by the French mail steamer for France with no intention of returning were M. and Madame Lecab'e. As agent of the Société des Charbonnages du Tonkin M. Lecab'e had resided in the Colony for some years and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. M. and Madame Lecable intend to settle in France. A clipping from a home paper has now been received giving further details of the tragedy which occurred at Gibraltar. A serious collision occurred on Praya East on March 18th. Two motor cars, which were meeting one another, were about to pass, opposite Wai Wo's yard. At that point, also, two or three rickshas were proceeding westwards. The driver of the west-bound motor car (which belonged to the Dragon Garage) misjudged the available space and caught one of the rickshas full in the back. The occupant, Mr. H. Gelling, of the Daily Press, was hurled by the force of the impact a distance of some yards and narrowly escaped crushing his head against a verandah pillar, which was only missed by inches. As it was, he sustained many severe contusions and is now under treatment by Dr. Dalmahoy Allan. The ricksha coolie was hurt about the head and the ricksha is a wreck. The names of a special jury were called for the Praya murder trial at the Criminal Sessions on March 20th. Later Mr. W. S. Bailey arrived in Court and explained to the Chief Justice that pressure of work had caused him to overlook the matter; he was very sorry. The Judge said it was a very serious matter. In consequence of Mr. Bailey's absence another gentleman had to serve in his place. The Chief Justice added that he could see no possible excuse whatever and Mr. Bailey would be fined $50. A report states: "Dr. Lovell Moss, who has a medical practice here, was returning by motor-car from a dance to his residence at Algeciras, accompanied by his wife and sister-in-law and chauffeur and assistant chauffeur, when he was caught in the chains at a level crossing on the Andulaces Railway at Los Barrios, and almost simultaneously run into by a troop train. Mrs. Moss and the two chauffeurs were killed on the spot, while the doctor and his sister-in-law were conveyed to a hospital here, where they are lying in a critical condition." News has since been received in Shanghai that Miss Molloy died the day after the accident and Dr. Moss the day following. Page 30 Page 31 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] 226 THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS & 183 [September 3rd, 1921. This was executed by bankers, if the Collector is satisfied that, owing to bankruptcy or any other cause, the banker cannot recover the duty, or cannot recover all the duty, from the person who is liable to pay the duty. The proposed new sub-section (8) provides that in the case of a genuine cancellation, as distinguished from a set off, the exchange contract cancellation note duty shall be payable only in respect of the original contract, although for the purposes of the banker's accounts the cancellation may take the form of a second exchange contract. The conditions of this concession are that the cancellation agreement must be come to, and the exchange for the cancellation be fixed, and the transaction be completed, on the same day. The effect of the Stamp Ordinance, 1921, was to render such bonds liable to a fixed duty of $20. The proposed new Heading No. 12A, deals with duty on bonds given under Ordinance No. 16 of 1915, Section 11 (2), to secure the payment of estate duty. In the Stamp Ordinance, 1901, such bonds were liable to the same duty as mortgage. The proposed new Heading No. 12A therefore renders such bonds liable to the same rate of duty as mortgages, whatever the amount of the bond. 5.—Where an adjudication is applied for the Collector has, under section 14 (2) of the principal Ordinance, power to call for an abstract of the instrument and for evidence to show whether the necessary facts have been set out in the instrument. He has no such power in the case of an instrument which is merely tendered for stamping. Clause 5 proposes to give him this power. 6.—Clause 6 proposes to make certain amendments in the schedule to the principal Ordinance. These amendments are explained below. 16. The proposed new Heading 14A provides that, if compradore orders are passed through a bank they must pay the same duty as cheques. This is only a revival of the rule which was in force from 1903 to 1921. 17. The proposed new Heading 17A reproduces a regulation which was made on the 13th May, 1921, except that it provides for the case of dividend warrants issued before the 13th May, 1921. This case is not unimportant, because the practice of issuing in coupon form warrants to receive any dividends that may be declared is sometimes employed by Chinese companies. 7. Paragraph (a) is a repetition of a regulation which was made on May 13th. It is inserted here because it seems convenient to collect in this bill as many as possible of the amendments which have already been made by regulation. Three sets of regulations have already been made under the Ordinance. Some of these regulations are temporary and will not be required after the end of present year. Others have been worked into this bill, and the intention is to consolidate all the remaining regulations early next year. Any regulations which are worked into this bill will be repealed as soon as the bill becomes law. 8. Paragraph (b) corrects a drafting error in Heading No. 12. 9.—Paragraph (c) proposes to abandon the system of a double scale for conveyances, and to charge $1 per 100 in every case. There is reason to believe that the existence of a scale has been taken advantage of for the purpose of evading duty, though it is almost impossible in any given case to prove that such evasion has been intended. 10. Paragraph (d) deals with the question of the liability for stamping exchange contract notes. The object is to impose the liability on the banks wherever a bank is concerned. If neither party to the contract is a banker, the seller will remain liable to put on the stamps, as at present. The liability to see that the stamp duty is paid does not affect the question of the liability for the duty as between the parties to the contract: see section 22 (4) of the principal Ordinance, as amended by this bill. 11.—Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) reproduce regulations which were made on the 17th June. 12. Paragraph (h) corrects a drafting error in Heading No. 33, sub-heading (7). 13. Paragraph (i) proposes to delete the word "market" in the sub-heading relating to the duty on transfer of shares. The reason for this amendment is that the term "market value" is not very appropriate to the case of shares in private companies, or even to the case of shares in public companies which in fact have at the time no general market. 14.—Paragraph (j) proposes to insert certain headings in the schedule to the principal Ordinance. ESTATE DUTY ORDINANCE The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill intituled an Ordinance to amend the Estate Duty Ordinance, 1915. He said: The position, at present, is not quite clear as to the liability of land in the New Territories to estate duty. The old rule was that probate duty is not payable at all in respect of New Territory land where the grant was made by the Supreme Court or by the Land Officer at Taipo or by the Southern District Officer. What the Bill proposes is to make it quite clear that no estate duty is payable on any grant made by the Land Officer but it shall be payable if the land forms part of an estate grant of administration of which has been made by the Supreme Court in Hongkong. It is desirable to encourage the system of grants by the Land Officer, it is a simpler... Page 184 Objects and Reasons state:- 1. The object of this bill is to make in the Stamp Ordinance, 1921, certain amendments which experience has shown to be necessary. 2.—Clause 2 supplies a drafting omission, and corrects a drafting error, in section 3 of the principal Ordinance. 3. Clause 3 amends section 10 of the principal Ordinance so as to throw the onus of proof upon the person who asserts that there has been no splitting in order to evade stamp duty. 4.—Clause 4 deals with exchange contracts. The insertion of the words "Or carried out" is proposed because it might possibly be argued that the present section 22 of the principal Ordinance applies only to cases where something in the nature of cancellation takes place. The Bill was read a first time. The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded... Page 185 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-489N - Governor Sir Stubbs & Sir Clementi - 1925 [8-12] 14 AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE #TRANSPACIFIC-EXPRESS SERVICE" SEATTLE & VICTORIA SHAN HAI-KOBE-YOKOHAMA, PRESIDENT JEFFERSON ...... September 6th, 5.00 pm. PRESIDENT GRANT... September 15th, 5.00 pm. EUROPE via Seattle-Chicago-New York First Class on the Pacific. First Class on American or Canadian Railway, First Class and Second Class on the Atlantic. Choice of Trans-Continental Railways. Any Class on the Atlantic. Through accommodation and Booking Arranged. FOR MANILA PRESIDENT JEFFERSON PRESIDENT GRANT August 29th, 3.00 p.m. September 10th, 5.00 p.m. TRAVEL FIRST CLASS ON A FIRST CLASS STEAMER. Through Bills of Lading to all United States, and Canadian Overland points, also via Panama Canal Lines to Atlantic Ports. Copies of this paper on file in our Offices SEATTLE, CHICAGO, NEW YORK. For passage and Freight Booking apply to AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE Operated for United States Shipping Board by Admiral Oriental Line, Managing Operators Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, 4th Floor, Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795. No. 4, Des Voeux Road. TWO-WAY SERVICE To Manila, the Straits, Calcutta, Egypt, the Mediterranean, and New York Whether you're traveling east, or west, DOLLAR Line President Liners will carry you Eastbound they afford two sailings each month. Westbound they offer four sailings each month, as far as Manila- thence to Singapore and beyond, a fortnightly schedule. With most frequent and convenient service, these great oil-burning liners are notable for their speed and steadiness. All staterooms are outside rooms, with real beds (not berths) and luxurious furnishings. DOLLAR Line cuisine is world famous. STOPOVERS ALLOWED AT ANY PORT OF CALL East: Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu West: Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York- and on other ports round the world EASTBOUND NEXT SAILINGS PRESIDENT LINCOLN August 29, 5.00 pm. PRES. CLEVELAND September 12, 5.00 p.m. WESTBOUND PRES. VAN BUREN September 4, 8.00 p.m. PRES. CLEVELAND September 1, 2.00 p.m. ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR PASSAGE OR FREIGHT RATES, APPLY TO DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building, Ground Floor, No. 4 Des Voeux Road, HONG KONG Telephones Central 2477, 2478 and 795 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD By Struthers & Barry, Managing Operators REGULAR FAST FREIGHT SERVICE TO SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES FROM HONGKONG BY DIRECT ROUTE U.S.S.B. "West Faralon"...... Due Hongkong in port. Leave Hongkong 26th Aug. 24 days to San Francisco-28 days to Los Angeles, U.S.S.B. "West Cajoot"...... Due Hongkong sin Sept. Leave Hongkong 7th Sept. Yorgo accepted for transhipment at San Francisco to weekly sailings for Atlantic sea and ports. Through bills of lading issued to C.A. and Canadian Overland points. TO MANILA, CEBU, ILOILO AND ZAMBOANGA. U.S.S.B. "West Jester" ................. Due Hongkong 28th Aug. Leave Hongkong 30th Aug. TO SINGAPORE, ZAMBOANGA & CEBU. U.S.S.B. "West Prospect" Due Hongkong 10th Sept. Leave Hongkong 11th Sept. Through bills of lading issued to all ports and served for full information apply to STRUTHERS AND BARRY, Phone Central No. 2018. L. EVERETT, INC. General Agents. 1st Floor Queen's Building Japan, China, Philippine Island, Indo-China D. Drame Sheppard Far. Agent. Straits Settlement. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925, NAVY NOTES. FLAG OFFICER CHANGES. (From the Army and Navy Gazette) CRIMINAL SESSIONS. A HUGE ARMS HAUL. Prisoner Gets Three Years. ARRIVALS. AUGUST 24. Glamiabroch, British, Capt. D. X. Hood, 148 tons, in cargo and ballast, Song 3oon Hong, mooring 1,144 tons. Saigon, Wo Fat Sons, Haldia, British, Capt. L. Lynch, in cargo. A Chinese seaman named Chunk Mak Thee appeared before Mr. Justice B.22, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, charged with the possession of thirty-four revolvers valued at $1,500 and 542 rounds of ammunition on board the s.s. "Genkracht" on June 21 last. He pleaded not guilty. Naan Sang, British. Capt. D. R. Kilee, 2,351 tons, Yokohama and Shanghai, J.M. & Co., Stonecutters. AUGUST 25. The Crown case was conducted by Mr. Whyte-Smith who explained to the court that at 4.30 a.m. on the day in question a party of searchers went on board the ship, on the second deck, on the day in question a party of searchers went on board the ship, on the second deck, a Chinese revenue officer and others went in search for arms. Osaka Maru, Japanese, Capt. C. Kondo, 10,219 tons, Calcutta and Singapore, NYK., voxing A2. The Admiral was in the board side a Chinese revenue officer and others went in search for arms. Vulcanus, Dutch, Capt. 1. 3. Settle, 707 tons, Pulse and Saraboe, APC Company's Wharf. The replies of the Admiralty to the requests put forward through the 1924 Welfare Conference contain but a small proportion of concessions, but this is not surprising. So many of the requests involved additions to public expenditure, amounting in the aggregate to a considerable sum, that there was small hope of their being entertained favourably in the existing financial situation. In one respect, the lower deck is not against the same snag as the Admiralty when the Board asks for money. Prisoner's Story. Prisoner went late the witness) on number one) on Admiralty when the Board asks for money. CLEARANCES. AUGUST 25. Asaka Maru, Japanese, Meji. Cheltenham, British, Amoy. Corona, Norwegian, Chiungwan TAO. Chung Hing, Chinese, K. C. Wan Drafa, Norwegian, Shanghai. Gairsoppa, British, Moji. Glenfaldek, British, Amoy. Hin Sang, British, Sandakan Hoi Nam, Portuguese, K. C. Wan Shing Cheong, Portuguese, Macao Talthybia British, Co. Voleanus, Dutch, Anicy. AUSTRALIAN STRIKE. FEDERAL ACTION IN VICTORIA. New Zealand Joins In Melbourne, Aug. 24. The Federal Cabinet has held a special meeting to consider the question of new cruisers and torpedo craft, viz., where is the money to come from? It does not follow that the welfare system is useless. On the contrary, it has proved its value when handled judiciously, this fokia and told them to get on with their work as the ship sailed just 8 a.m. While in the bunker he saw the bags lying on the coals and was going to report them to the chief engineer. A second later he heard a shot fired behind him. The strike was then begun and he thought it was some-jane from the Seamen's Guild going to bother him and so he dropped there and ran away. He was arrested. Cross examined he said the tokis or Heuler. which should be capable of good judgement have been in the stoke-hold and he told them to get on with their work. Asked where he should have been, prisoner said it was the business of the firemen and stokers at Auckland the settlement within the Empire to see that the furnaces were A mass meeting of British seamen was held to-morrow---. Sydney, Aug. 24. The Marine Transport Group has unanimously decided to support, food and house the striking of persons with small means in sight. He had no idea that the men who caught him were revenue officers until they took him to the bunker again when they brought out the bags, established The P. and O. line, s.s. Chitral, whose crew has refused to join the strikers, sails on August 20th The departure: of the Orient line ss. Orama is indefinite: its postponement The crew of the Rougelia has expressed Orders copies of the Committee's report and proposals. O Fuel Supplies. In common with other Navies, that of Japan is handicapped by the uncertainty of oil fuel supply. This seems manifestly the only reason to burn partly all and partly coal. The nine vessels of the "King" class are understood to have eight of their twelve boilers adopted for oil firing, and the remaining four boilers are coal-fired. It appears that Japan has to import at present about 1,600,000 tons of petroleum and benzine out there is beautiful scenery, and although the train service from Hexham is scanty, the roads are good, the air pure and strong, and salmon and trout fishing and hunting are plentiful. Guilty is lacking, schooner Maud en route to San Francisco, where she was to be sold, the Norwegian Vice Consul went aboard and took possession of her on behalf of the Norwegian Government. Marshall then hoarded the ship with an attachment order for over six hundred dollars, alleged to be owing in respect of fuel supplied before the vessel sailed in 1922. The United States Marshal Greenwich Hospital Livings. We share the regret expressed by the Rev. A. R. Dexter, R.N., STEVEDORING AND TRANSHIPPING, Discharging from and/or loading on steamer without undue delay. Coolies and/or lighters are supplied for landing into and/or shipping from Godowns. Rates practically normal. For particulars please apply to the Undersigned, Telephones; C-2189 and C-8485 HIN FAT & CO., LTD. Kwok in Wang Managing Director 51. Bonham Strand West. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES LONDON SERVICE "PERSEUS" KUMAZON BELENUS RHESUSER At Sept. Malice, London R's & burg. 32nd Sept. Murveilles. London, R'dan & 'burgi att D Mamzeilen. Lagdon B'day & H’barg. 12th Cez Loadno, Recuerdam & amic LIVERPOOL SERVICE "TALARIUS" 20th Aug. "TITUS" Ja Sept. PACIFIC SERVICE. vis KOBE & YOKOHAMA "AUTOLYCUS" 33rd Sept. "PRIONOTES" 20th Oct. NEW YORK SERVICE "TEUCRER" "LARYDOCHES" "LAUMEDON Maravillor, favre, Liverpool G'gow Goos, Plates, Lívsepnolæ Gunngow Floturi, Varoshvac &; Je co Victoria, Venousver & Stile. 28th Sept. Hoston, New York & B'more is Sues i 19 Sept. Bostan, York & there Zod Bept. toston, New York & Bare via Sos PASSENGER SERVICE "HLOTUS" Las Det BABYEDOM 18th Nav. "PATRÜÇLES” lóch Den. "ANTENOR" 13th Jan. 3rd Mar "SARPEDON?” 7th April. Singapura, Marsilise & London. Singapore, Marssillon & Lendum. Singapore, Marseides & Londna. Singapore, Marseilles & don. Singapura, tarvefiler & Info Singapore, Marseiller ↑ Loudon. àlao cargo stnames with limited passaagar assurmodating ki pecially reduced fares. For freight and gage rates and information apply to Butterfield & Swire. Agents. OREGON ORIENTAL LINE Operated for UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD E.F.C. by COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY FOR MANILA. ILOILO & CEBU U.S.S.B. "WEST O'ROWA” U.S.S.B. "OAKRIDGE" 4th Sept. 24th Sept. 1st Det. * Also calls at Zamboanga. All sailings subject to change without notice. Through Bill of Lading is issued to all rail Overland Points in the U.S.A., also to New Orleans, Savannah, Galveston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, with transhipment at Portland, Ore, via Panama Intercoastal services. ADDRESS Room 26, Bank of Canton Building. Des Voeux Road Central, Telephone Central 4871. CANADIAN PACIFIC HOME VIA CANADA Future Sailings to VANCOUVER via Shanghai and Japan Ports and Arrive Sept. Sept 21/SCOTLAND Sept. 30 Arrive Southampton Sept. 17 Get 5E/FRANCE Oct. 2 Oct. 2 MONTROSE Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 30 Nov. Change of accommodation as those ATLANȚIO steamers actually held for sale i Üres së prěta of eaîl in the Oniens. Four Trans Continental Trains Daily from Vancouver Stop-over allowed at all points Blunderd Sleeping Car-Comparisects --Drawing-Rooms Dining Cars Casesdlan Paside Hoists at Victorie, Vancouver, Bucky Younlalu Restrik, Calgary. Winnipeg, Montreal and. Quereo Develaton Expenes Travollers' Cheques issued at all Cacadian Pactão Ghes-Paysčio Evergadera. Buxxayo inaremos solā sa ai Ganadian Pacific Officer HONGKONG-MANILA--HONGKONG-SERVICE T.B Flongkong Aug. 24 Sept. Arrive Manila Aug. 28 Sept. 11 ISBYA Activa Manila Hongkong E/Canada Aug. 29 Aug. 31 E/Russia Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Steamers arrive MANILA early morning and sail in evening of following day. CANADIAN PACIFIC SERVICE THROUGHOUT Paakonser Department: Tel YR. Freight And Express Tel. 49. Solies, "GAANPAC.** Cables: "NAUTILUE.” DODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED. NEW YORK BERTH FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ. S.S. KENDAL CASTLE" Sails 2nd Sept. LLOYD TRIESTINO REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE VICT FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME) TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA AND DANUBE PORTS. REDUCED PASSAGE RATES TO BRINDISI, VENICE OR TRIESTE £66. NEXT SAILINGS Canto Agents John Mantera & Co., Ltd. OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI From Hongkong. M.S. "ESQUILINO" sail 26th Aug. S.3. “GERANIA" ... (cargo only)..... sails 10th Sept. S.S. "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA“ sulls 12th Sept. HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE. From Hongkong, sal 7th Sept. Sails 31st Sept. SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-ia Singapore. Delombe Suez and Pers Bald. ALES MAN Monday, 7th September. RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES--Tie Saigon, Singepore, Colombo, Durban & Lopetown. CANADA MARU BOMBAY via Singaya re & Celombo INDO MARU BANUKI MARU vi BAICON SEKIYO MARU Wednesday, 9th September. Tuesday, 15th September. Sunday, 18th September. CALCUTTA, Tia Singejare, Purang & Rangoon, BANUKI MARU Thursday, 27th August. VICTORIA SEATTLE TACOMA & TANCOOTER-era Shianglesi and Japan porta AFRICA MARU..(From Shanghai.)... Sunday, 6th September. HAIPHONG VI KOINOW & PANHOL. TAIKWA MARU Friday, 4th September. NEW YORK.-in Japan ports, Nau Franciare, Panamaq. JAPAN PORTS, HAMBURG MARU SEATTLE MANU KEELUNG V SWATOW & AMOY HOZAN MARC AMAKURA MARU TAKAO via SWATON & ANDY, KÖTSU MAKU TPKAD & KEELUNG. SOURABAYA MARU.... BAIREN via GREFOO & TSINGTAO. RYUKO MADU... GINZAN MARU... For further patio dare plezes apply Rul. C. Now, 4088, 1099 & 4090. to Wednesday, 8th September. Wednesday, 2nd September. Sunday, 8th Aug., 2 p.m. Thursday, 3rd Sept., Noon. Thursday, 27th Asg, 8 a.m. Saturday, 20th September. Beginning of September. Beginning of Reptember. OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA M. TAKEUCHI Manager. THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED, GOTHENBURG, Regular Freight Service for Barcelona, Valencia, Amsterdam, Vasburg, Copenbagen, Gothenburg and other Scandinavian Ports. Will leave ou or about. 10th October. M.V. "NANKING" Subject to shange without notice. For further particulars please apply to:- GILMAN & CO., LIMITED. Agents. M.S. "ESQUILINO" 5,8. DCCHESSA D'AOSTA" NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS 9.9. "UMSINGA.” S.S. "ENZUMBI” siis 1st Sept. suite Is Oct. Regular l'assenger and Cargo Service to South African Parte. Through Bill of Lading issued from Hongkong. For Fraight or Pussage on any of the above Lines apply to:- DODWELL & CO, LTD., Agents Telephone Central 1030. NANYO YUSEN KAISHA. (The South Sea Mail S.S. Co, Ltd.) TO JAVA via Batavia, Samarang & Sourabaya. S.S. "BANDOENG MARU” TO JAPAN 31s1 Aug. via Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Nagoya & Yokohama. S.S. "MACASSAR MARU"................. 7th Sept. Cargo taken at through rates to all ports in Netherland-India. Railings subject to siteraljon, for farther particulars please apply to-- Tel. Central No. 2206 NANTO YUSEN KAISHA. 2nd floor, Prince's Building. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, WEDNESDAY, INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. DENTISTICN STEAMERS வு. Straits & GalOITENAMBANO Tri.. 28th Acz., 8 p.ro. Younus via Kone... . HOSANG Wed., 2nd Rept., Noon. STAI & Courts...... POOKSANG.... Wed., And Bept., 8 p.m. STRAITS & CALENTA KUESANG Tues., 9th Sept., 8 p.m. Koa via BRANGKA & MOJE...LAIBANG. Regnbur sullings are maintained as follows: Fri., 11th Sept., 7am. SEAWOWALKERS JAPAN LINE. EVERT TEX LAUR SONDRONG WASILI LINE. HONGKONA-WAIPHONG DAN HONREONG-BORGANI MARDZORG--TIERÍSK TANK KONGKONG-BANTEOR DINE For freight なぜ EVERLY ELERY SATURDAY FROM BUTO FORTH EVERY SUNDAY FROM VOTE FORTR FVC WRIGHT. * OUT prasugo apply dis JARDINE MATHESON & CO., Ltd. Telephone Central 95. General Manager.. GLEN AND SHIRE JOINT SERVICE OF STEAMERS STRAITS, CHINA & JAPAN Survies, OUTWARDS De lykvog. "GLENAMOY" "GLENGARRY" HOMEWARDS, p901. AUGUST 26, 1925. MALM & CO. GENERAL SHIPPING AGENTS- CHARTERS, PURCHASES AND SALES OF ALL SIZES OF STEAMERS, E. GOOD BUNKER COALS, BEST PRICES. STAVEDGRING at Ordinary Rates. Quick Dispatch Guaranteed. COOD CHINESE CREWS AT ANY TIME. THE MALM LINE OF Passenger and Cargo honts From Hongkong to Wuchow, Nanning und Louchow. MALM & CO. SHPEGILDERS & ENGINEERS. YARD AT CHANG SHA WAN Tel. C.4946, Code: Bentleys. City Bangkep 29th Ang."PEMBROKESİKE" 27th Aug. 31st Aug. ludon, Botserdwn & Fisuborg. "GLENSHANE" 220 Sept. vix Oran, "GLENAPP 1st Oct. GLENIFFER** 6th Sept. London, Butterdam & ffanburg.The "CARMARTHENSHIRE " i vis Oran. "GLENLUCE" 15th Oct. ist NOT. Murou eats are subject to change wilbout 10BÍ#2) or freight and further particulars aptly tor JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. ÅGETS. THE GLEN LINE, LTR. Teinphone Cauteni No. 21.5, wah x. 23 and 0, 3695. NYCK IYO MARU W sale:Neos NƯỚC 1, 21 TEAY10 REPAIRS QUICK. Caut, FINN MALM Ship and Freight Broker. 2nd Floor, China Building, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong. AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, Ltd. "CHANGTE" This vessel will sail hence on her maiden voyage on 25th September, at 4 p.m. MANILA, PORT BANGA, PHURSDAY ISLANDAND AUSTRALIAN PORTS. Through Bills of Lading isSLYO PO ALI, AUSTRALIA, NEW AND and laghata Puzzs. New VankET. IS VIFTER WITH THE PIPGFT AND Most UperG-PATE Finet AND SECOND CLASS l'azeryone ACCOMATODAYION. (Balling 80bfer an eatin CONSIGNEE NOTICES. AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LIKE. New Yor The Stee MALVERNIAN" hovleg crvived, Consignes af Cargo by mormed that all goods being landed at trek into the barurdous and/or extra-hazardons Gudren of Hot's Wharf, whence delivery ay he obtaine No Cu wail be admitted after the Goods are left the Godowns, and sil Goods orating undelivered after 28th August, 1926, will be sub jert to Rent All Clains it the Steamer unst be presented to the designed an or before th Septemi, 1825, they will not be recognised. A becken, cha dangel gends are n be hit in the dews, where they with he examined on any Tuesdays or Priùugs, between the beurs of 10.45 a.m., and Nan, withi the Pres Storage period of Ore Week. No Fire instance as boet effected. Huf Lading wit be erranter- signed by 1HE BANK LINE. LTD. Geel Agents. Hongkong. Auest 28. 1925. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED. FROM MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS, The Steamship EÈKVENUE fasaigneon Cargo are hereby informed that z gonds are being jlandad at their ek so the hamme dans andoz szira anarcus - Jdowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whera, sador for the wharroz, delivery may be tiket. Nu etaba w be dated stler the goods have left the godowns, and ell goa the delivered after For Freight and Parange, apply to BUTTERFIELD & SWIKE, Tel. C. 36. Agents. CHINA NAVIGATION CO., SAILINGS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. FOR STRIKEPA LTD. TO HALL Wwa, Casroo & TraHVICHOW... 20th Aug., g.m Evelient Saloon accommodation urridakipe with Muscio Faust. Noguiar service four times weekly hatween Canim. Hongkong and nai laving Hongkong on Sundays in hang Tunya (vin A Thursdays (via Auto and Batunlays direct, exsand- In to Edingtao. Gaige taken on through bills of Lading to all Yangtze and North Chts Ports. Parents for baugasi de nui respira to tranship at Woosing. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK reet. ili in subject to All the ' must be presented Undersigne on or buture 8th September, or they will not be recognise, All breken, chafed ad deranged goode are to be left in the godowns. whers they will be examined on the 20th fratait, at 10 m No Fire Insu effecto. bas beam Bill of Lading will be counter signed by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agurta. Hongkong, August 22, 1925, MAMBURG-AMERICA LINIE. "FUERST CRUELOW," having arrived Conagages of Cargo by hut are hereby notified what all goods are being landed at ilver risk into the Lazurfous and/or extra hazarduur godowns of the Hongkong nad Kowloon Whorl and Godown Co, whence, and oe Tevin the Wharves, delivery can be obtained. No claims will be admitted after the wonde have left a Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after 26 August, 1926, will be subject (20 FALL. VICTORIA SEATTLE & VANCOUVER vs Shanghai and Japan'нG, A'нow 'K. KAYING. 8th Aug., it a.m. The Motorship or Steamship porka urong Bill of Lading ised to all Overiand Commino Painus le ... sud Canada. Parugh passage cases (u Barone cia marios (1.6) 6. $ 420, G. LED, KAGA MAHU... Ditect Nagasaki... Sunday, 30th Arg, Midnight. ...........Weintsday, 16th September. MARSEILLES LONDON & ANTWERP via finapan & Yes Baturday, 29th August, 11 a.m. KASHIMA NARU Saturday, 12th September, HAMBURG HA LONDON & ROTTERDAM .... ............................. Friday. Alat September. LIVERPOOL ADEN & MARSEILLES TUBA MARU Sunday, 13th September. SIDNEY & MELBOURNE via Maglie & Parts TANGO MARU Wednesday, 23rd September. AKI MARU Wednesday, 2ial October. NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vis PANAMA, MAYBASHI MARUFriday, 11th Heptember, BUENOS AIRES da Ningapore, Durbić & Uspetoño, Delagos Bay and Algoa Bay, KAMAKURA MARU Tuesday, 1st September. JAVA BENGAL MARU. Hunday, 6th September. BOMBAY via Singhpure and Caloto. SADO MARU”, ............Friday, 11th September. CALCUTTA via Singapore & Raagoon. NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA. AKI MARU. Thursday, 17th September. SHANGHAI KOBE & YOKOHAMA. MNO MARE FUSHINI MASU TAMBA MARU HAKOZAKI MARU. Friday, 4th September. Tuesday, 9th September, ......... Tuatay, 10th Septembar. Tuesday, 22nd September, For hurther information apviy to: Phons Capical No. 392, 993 & 2422. S. KINOSHITA. Waager. T.K.KLING HONGKONG SAN FRANCISCO LINE via SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE YOKOHAMA & HONOLULU Connecting a San Francisco with Southern Pacife, Sante Fe Western Pacific Railroads. Sailing from Hongkong SHINYO MARU SIBERIA MARU (uit How *** Faptember R. Sectorabe 216. TAIYO MABU TENYO MARU. Creteber 4th. October 19th. +KOKEA MARU...... November ard. #renoveda vj Niver and beattes alongside Mantaten wierf at Shanghai KOREA MARU sud SIBERIA MAKU proceed to Los Angeles from San Francisco with cargo only. REDUCED FAKE TO EUROPE, Firal inse 2120 Thin Clase un Atlantic £112 Second Class £80 SOUTH AMERICAN LINE The July direct service between Urient and South America via Japan, Hawaii, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Meztés, Panama, Peru & Chill. Sailings from Hongkong SINTO MARU....... ANYO MARU Aug 206b, .October 7th. F. TSETSUJI, Manager, King's Building- Azent at Canton, Messze. T. B. GRIFFITH, LTD. Tel. C, 2974 & 2375 Telephone Centru B. 36. AGENTS CARGO AND BASGAON CAN Yi Insured at THE Verioz Horverrin & Swinn DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. BONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA PORTS SERVICE. ZEGUAR SERVICE of Wigh Clar Doast Steters having gond sacommodation for Best Olas Fesamtgers, Eletric Light and Fans in Stat root and Saloons ud Excellent Crimina FOR AMOY & FOOCHOW Call at Aravy for Pussengeza osky. AND RETURN (Coy hus 9 to In Mays] Arrivals and Dentures from the Company's Weart (Rest Blake Vier) Hound Trip Tingots will be issued fron iongkong to Ronchow (Pagoda pohor "Halskj at the Reduced Bate of #009 Julvling Man's while the s Freight and Parsage sypiƒ to:-- are and return by the xenis ateumer, by the "Kaining", in Port -DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO. Geortal Magom PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE Begular slugs to Boston andjor New York by fast freight steamers. For BOSTON and NEW YORK S.S. "GAELIC PRINCE".2ud half September. For freight and further particulars apply to FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD Innorporated in Great Britain, Ring's Building. Telephuua Central No. $166. Telegrams: Furtprince THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED, COPENHAGEN. The M.S *TONGKING * will be loading for ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, HAMBURG, COPENHAGEN and athor Sendingcias porte at or about 15th of September. Expected cu Will leave homeward bound on or about or noo Further sailinge :-- HASTA in optamber 3. "A" - - - ............ 13 mm. Matt ge 1.2. •ATRIKA"... 10th May M.§. "GANZAYA Hik Draga h Subject to change without notice. For further particulars plezas apply to JOHN MANNERS & CO, LTD, Agenta. All clamos umat reach us by 2ītu August, 1925, or they will not be recognised. All damaged packages will be examined by Heners. Goddard Douglas Marine Surmayoga) et 10 H.DL, un 26th August, 1926. Nu Fire Insurance will be stinct?. Bill of Lading will be countacsigo- ed by JERSEN & CO., Agents. Hongkong, August 21, 1995, N... LINE. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) From Europe and Straits. The Steamship SUWA MARU" having arrived from the above ports, Consignage of Cargo ATE hereby in- formed that their Goods are being lezded and placed at their risk in Hongkong and howloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godutos as Kowloon, whence delivers may be obtained. The shove stezce recurried to Hongkong the general TEN "Toycoks Maru" frora Japan oversized to Sigepore constating. Ituatiy ní Fulton gocas from Japan, and tiene goods dows of the Hongkong ano Kowloon Whert and Gadorn 65. Deliver? of sam will be granted after repayment to this Ufire of the charges interval at Singapor Goods not cleared by the 29th |August, 1925, will be subject in rant. Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Comigone's and the Co.'s representa ves na any Tuesdays and Fridays, (at 2.20 p... within the free storage Period. ·Tieve also been tanded into lov - All dentist be presented within ten days of the teamòa's arrival bese after which date ther cannot be Joogalood. No claims will be rmitted after įthe goods have left the Godeyiz. No Fire Itanha buen effected. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Hongkong, 22nd Augest, 1925. AMERICAN PIONEER LINE. Consignees of all cargo ex thy sɔ. "Dryden arrised at this on August 1, 1326, from Salveston, Teres via ports, are hereby notified that a futer exuntiantino of mil brokee. thufed and durunged care will be held on August. 2. 1328, 7. the premises of The Hongkong and Kowloon What and Godows Un, La. ity the Company's Surveyors, exars, Andersus and Ache. AMERICAN 13ONEER LISE By ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE, Agente. Hongkong, August 26, 1926, Page 166 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-493 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [6-8] China Mail No. 2998. OVERLAND ESTABLISHED 1946. WEEKLY EDITION OF THE DAILY "CHINA MAIL." HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926. BIRTHS. BAULD. On July 12, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bauld, a son. EDWARDS. On June 30, 1926, at Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. B. Edwards, a daughter. FOSTER-HALL.--On July 10, at Tientsin, Margaret, only child of Mr. and Mrs. B. Foster Hall, Chinese Maritime Customs, Shanghai, aged two years and two months. BUCH. On July 11, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Burch, a daughter. GARDINER. On July 9, at the Foochow Sanatorium, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Gardiner, a daughter. HOWELL. On July 7, at St. Marie's Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Howell, a son. MOLLAND. On July 7, at Peking, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwin Molland, a daughter. SOLOMON. On July 11, at the New Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Solomon, Hon. Representative, a daughter. MARRIAGE. WEBB-PALMER.- On July 12, at H.B.M. Consulate-General, Shanghai, Violet, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Palmer, of London and Shanghai, to Joseph Victor, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Webb, of Liverpool. DEATHS. DARBISHIRE.- On July 4, 1926, at Home, Frances, widow of Charles William Darbishire. Page 236 Mail. Postage, $13.00 per annum. Price, $1.00 per Annum, including postage. 30 Cents per Single Copy. 丙次歲年伍拾國民華中 Now it would appear that the cordial relations that were supposed to exist between Sir Reginald E. Stubbs and the Press of the Colony were one-sided. History, if the chronicler is faithful, will reveal that for the local Press Sir Reginald expressed at a certain valedictory gathering the utmost contempt. Literally he bit the hand that fed him. Not only did he refrain from uttering one solitary acknowledgment of the help given to him as Governor by the Press, but, with malice aforethought, he went out of his way to belittle it, and demean it. As murder will out, so will sayings of Cinciis in high places. During the regime of Sir Reginald E. Stubbs as Governor it appeared on the surface, at least, that he was favoured with what is known as a "good Press," which, whilst retaining their innate rights and independence, the local newspapers, in times of stress and trial, were ever ready to do all that the Press can do to strengthen the Government's hands and to give the right lead to the whole community. A CHEAP SNEER. 'ress was made at a private and public function, knowing full well that his speech would not be reported in the usual way and that, therefore, the much-maligned Press would be deprived of any opportunity to defend itself against such an uncalled-for and unprovoked attack. Moreover, he took previous good care that his denunciation, couched in no elegant terms, of the local newspapers was made at a private and public function. We have not the slightest hesitation in saying that, go where he will and meet with the same difficult times as he did here, Sir Reginald Stubbs will never meet with a Press so uniformly helpful and tolerant as even that of this Colony. Sir Reginald Stubbs is no longer with us, and his base betrayal of the Press can disturb our equanimity not one iota. Whatever success he may have achieved in his capacity as Governor here, he owed in very large part to the Press. That is said in no spirit of "crowning" or vainglory. He was throughout his tenure of office treated with the dignity and respect due to His Majesty the King's representative. Sir Reginald Stubbs had a better Press than he deserved. CONTENTS. Leading Articles: A Cheap Sneer 1-2 24 Hours Notice 2 Telepathy 2 Storm Havoc 2-3 Storm Precautions 3 Boxer Indemnity Funds 3 Obituary 3 Overland China Mail. "One Man Show!" Young Prodigy 4 Coming Here 5 The Boycott 5 About Swee 6 Junk Piracy 7 France's Day 7 Cadet Ships Visit 8 Capt. Macintosh 8 Kidnapping Case 9 Deep-Sea Fishing 9 Fatal Wounding 9 Forged Notes 10 California Collegians 10 Thief Caught 10 Stolen Umbrella? 10 More Red Tape? 10 Motor Accidents 10 Scouts' Work 11 China Provident 11 Alleged Assault 12 Tunnel Boys 12 Robbery Attempt 12 Narrow Escapes 12 Traffic Changes 12 Pirates Aground 12 Colony & Finances 13 Local Imports 13 Winding Up 14 Mental Cures 14 Naval Visitors 15 Police Report 15 Canton News 16-17 Boy Thieves 17 Hopes Gone? 18 Hong Kong Doubles Tennis 18 Local Baseball 19 Challenge Cup 19 Tennis League 20 Palace Hotel Billiards 20 A Bye-Election 20 Another Shooting 21 Passenger List 21 Domestic Occurrences 22-26 Record Hongkong Deluge 27 37 Years Ago 27 Found Shot 27 Storm Items 27 Peak Water 28 Peakite's Letter 28 Food Thieves 28 A Medicine Deal 29 Our Man Seized 29 Cafe Dispute 30 Mixed Court 30 Colony's Health 30 C.S. P. Held Up 30 Down South 30 Valley Assault 31 Chinese Y.M.C.A. 31 H.K. Angling Club 31 Motor Routes 31 Appeal Court 31 Traffic Again 31 Two Motor Accidents 31 Yarn Market 32 Typhoon News 32 Hongkong Hotel 32 Cafe Incident 32 Fire at Sea 32 Daylight Robbery 32 24 Hours 32 Thought Feeling 32 Pupils' Work 32 Page 236 號弍廿月柒年陸拾式百玖干壹英 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-505-10 Chinese Extradition Ordinance 1927- proposed amendments 14-7-1927 - 2-11-1927 59 (e) In any event, the case is not one in which the Governor could properly give a bald and definite statement. 2. I then proceeded to suggest for the Consul General's consideration the question of what certificate the Governor could properly give. He suggests one to the effect that "His Majesty's Government recognises (Li Chai-sum) as the officer administering a provincial government of the Republic of China, for the purpose of carrying out the treaties between Great Britain and China". Without rejecting the proposed certificate altogether, it may be pointed out that there are the following difficulties in it, one political and two legal: (a) The Secretary of State might well object to it on the old recognition ground. It seems to go the whole way in regional recognition. (b) It adds a qualification to the words of the Ordinance. It would have been otherwise if it had stopped at the word "China". It would be argued that the point under the Ordinance is whether the officer is recognised generally and without qualification, and not whether he is recognised for a certain limited purpose. (c) It might also be argued that, at least in theory, government at Canton is by committee, and that the chairman of the committee which governs cannot himself be said to govern. 3. The very recent case of Usmann v. Ingelke, reported in the Weekly Notes for the 9th July, 1927 at page 205, now raises doubts as to whether the certificate would be even admissible. The defendant in that case claimed immunity from judicial process in consequence of his position on the staff ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-512-1 Political situation in China- and Canton 30-11-1928 - 23-5-1929 284 Philippines and F.M.S. **THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS &** The Philippine Islands suffered from a drop in the prices for their principal articles of export, especially sugar, though in view of the general overproduction of this latter commodity they were fortunate in being able to market a crop of half a million tons in the U.S.A. at reasonable profit. Taking trade as a whole the year was somewhat less favourable than its predecessor. As regards the Straits Settlements and Malaya, I need not refer to the vicissitudes which have befallen the rubber industry during the year with such serious effect upon the economic situation in general. The drop in rubber prices and a fall in tin in the early part of the year curtailed purchasing power and the import and export figures show a sensational falling away from the returns of the previous years. There is comfort to be found in the expectation that the readjustments which are now taking place in both of the major industries will leave them in the end on a more stable footing, to the ultimate benefit of all the interests concerned. The political situation in China shows a marked improvement and although experience warns us against a too facile optimism, the outlook as a whole may be considered more promising than for a long time past, since there is good reason to hope that the victory of the Nationalists means the end of the dismal cycle of inter-party warfare from which the country has suffered for more than a decade. **The Nationalist Victory.** At the annual meeting three years ago your Chairman, after alluding to the bitter and undeserved attacks which the British in China had suffered at Nationalist hands during the previous months, finished by expressing the belief that for all its obvious faults the Nationalist movement held the seeds of regeneration and would, patriotically led, prove the means of delivering China from her great curse of militarism. Though it is early to speak with confidence of the fulfilment of this hope, we gladly recognize the promising advance which the Nationalist Party have made in banishing civil war, setting up a national government and restoring, nominally at least, the reign of civil law. Let me summarize in a few words the steps which have led up to the present situation. Five years ago - shortly before the death of their founder, Dr. Sun Yat Sen - the Nationalist Party launched their programme for the freeing of China from military rule and its political reconstruction on the lines now adopted. The first or military stage, which began with the advance from Canton in 1926, ended in June last when the Nationalist armies entered Peking. We are now seeing the development of the second stage, the so-called Political Tutelage of the country under the Kuomintang. A constitution based on this principle and placing the whole governing power in the hands of the Party, was promulgated on October 4th and a new Government was created, shaped on committee lines and including in it the leading military chiefs who had combined against Chang Tso Lin and the northern confederation. A national congress of the Kuomintang has been summoned to meet next month to determine future policy. Manchuria under Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang, who succeeded his father Marshal Chang Tso Lin after the tragic death of the latter by the blowing up of his train on the retreat from Peking, has hoisted the Nationalist flag, although for all practical purposes, it still retains administrative and financial independence. Thus, by the adherence to the Nationalist cause of all the regional military commanders, China is enabled to reappear before the world as a unified nation. **Reconstruction.** After political unification the pressing need was for economic and financial reconstruction. A promising start was made by the holding of conferences in July, at which the opinions of leading business men were freely and boldly voiced, existing abuses exposed and proposals made for essential measures of reform. These, as condensed in a programme put out by the Ministry of Finance, included the following: Redemarcation of central and provincial revenues, with the adoption of a budget; revision of the Customs tariff with abolition of likin; disbandment of troops; rehabilitation of the railways, the regulation of taxes, and finally, the creation of a central bank, reform of the currency and consolidation of the unsecured debt. "Hardly Encouraging." Translated into action, this programme would form an admirable groundwork for national reconstruction and one looks anxiously for signs of its being carried into effect. I regret that the indications are hardly encouraging, even when allowance is made for all the initial difficulties. Taking the various points, by agreement with the Treaty Powers the new Customs tariff came into force on the 1st of this month. The import duties are based on the proposals made during the interrupted Tariff Conference at Peking in 1925-26 and are to remain in force unaltered for one year. Regarded as a whole, the new tariff appears to be conceived on moderate and reasonable lines and British merchants as a whole have acquiesced in the increase in no grudging spirit. The position will be totally changed, however, if, as there seems some reason to fear, the new scale is rendered nugatory by the addition of extra taxation on imports under some other name. **The Central Bank.** Another proposal put into effect is the founding of a Central Bank. The Bank, which is capitalised with $20,000,000 supplied from Treasury funds, is charged by its charter with the duties of issuing currency notes, holding Government funds, minting and the floating of national loans, while it is also allowed to engage within specified limits in ordinary banking and exchange. There is every hope that the new Bank will be a valuable instrument to assist the trade, improve the finances and enhance the credit of China, and I have strong faith in its future if the management profit, as they may, by the experience which has recently been gained in Europe of the functions of Central Banking in the regulation of currency and exchange, the essential element of which is an administration which shall be independent of government control. **Financial Disorder.** Financial reorganisation generally has made, I am forced to say, little visible progress, and there are no signs as yet of the introduction of a proper budgetary system, which must be the first step towards effective reform. In fact, it is difficult to see how anything radical can be done in the way of improvement so long as the military drain on the country's resources remains as at present. At the point which especially touches the foreign merchant, namely the irregular taxation of trade, there is no change for the better; indeed the exactions of local authorities are, generally speaking, worse than before. British merchants as a whole realize that a high level of taxation is in present circumstances inevitable, but what they have bitterly to complain of is the reckless and arbitrary imposition of local taxes, which are continually varied and changed. The effect is as prejudicial to the authorities who levy the taxes as to the merchants themselves, while the country as a whole suffers incalculable loss from the holding-up of trade. **The Railways.** The rehabilitation of the railways is among the most pressing needs of the country. Unhappily it is blocked by continued military interference in the form of retention of rolling-stock and "milking" of revenue, in regard to which conditions are particularly bad on the three northern railways, the Peking-Mukden, Peking-Suiyan and Peking-Hankow lines. The new Ministry of Railways is energetically combatting this incubus by means of publicity and all other means at its disposal. The root of the evil lies, however, in the existence of the regional armies for whose payment and support the individual military leaders are forced to indent on revenue procurable from the railways by sequestrating the earnings and by refusing to merchants the use of wagons except against heavy payments. Until military expenditure comes under the control of Nanking in accordance with the Government programme, we cannot hope to see the railways restored to normal conditions of efficiency and earning capacity. Once they are freed, however, from outside interference and their revenues made available for the purpose of their own improvement, recovery should be rapid. The outstanding railway debts could then easily be provided for and the Government would be free to appeal with confidence for the financial assistance required to recondition and extend the lines. Already the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow Railways, which are under the more immediate control of the new Ministry at Nanking and on which an effective... [March 1st, 1929. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-519-7 Hong Kong currency- minting of silver dollars 1-11-1929 - 5-2-1930 # Hong Kong Weekly Press ## 562 ### 21 ΤΗ ## THE SILVER BASIS. ## BANKERS' DECISION. ### MEXICAN AND BRITISH DOLLARS ON PARITY WITH NOTES. A representative meeting of the bankers of the Colony — including leading Chinese members of the banks — was held in the Board Room of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation on October 22. The meeting was private, but on its conclusion Mr. A. H. Ferguson, Manager of the local branch of the Chartered Bank, announced that the following decision had been arrived at, and would be duly announced in all local European newspapers:— The Banks of the Colony give notice that on and after Thursday, October 24, they will be prepared to receive and will pay out Mexican and British dollars on the same basis as the notes of the issuing banks. "We have merely confirmed the decision to return to silver parity," said Mr. Ferguson. "The Chinese banks are coming in with us, and to-day's meeting has been a matter of settling ways and means and smoothing out difficulties. "We shall withdraw the $1 notes and pay out silver dollars in their place. This, however, is a temporary measure, and the $1 notes will be circulated again when the public has got used to the idea of taking either silver or notes. "We have taken this decision because the Shanghai tael is out of hand, and we must get back to the silver basis. The thing had to come, and in the end it will be to the benefit of trade in the Colony." ## 25-10-29 19 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-519-7 Hong Kong currency- minting of silver dollars 1-11-1929 - 5-2-1930 ## BACK TO THE SILVER DOLLAR. THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS & nomination have been always very popular among the Chinese, and the dwindling demand for silver dollars for business purposes has been mainly responsible for notes commanding the premium they have. It is a curious fact that Hong Kong dollars have never been very popular among the Chinese in the Colony. A mint was established in 1866 for coining dollars, but although moulded closely on the pattern of the Mexican dollars, the British currency failed to find favour among the Chinese, and within two years the mint was dismantled and the entire plant sold to the Japanese Government for re-erection in Osaka. About thirty years later the mints in India started coining British dollars for Hong Kong, and these coins were accepted by the Chinese, although in weight and fineness they were identical with the previous local minted currency. The bankers of the Colony have agreed to the re-establishment of currency on a silver basis, and on Tuesday next are meeting to discuss and to approve ways and means of carrying their decision into effect. This means—in theory, at least—an end to the anomaly of a paper dollar being regarded as of greater value than a silver one. It also means that the value of the Hong Kong dollar will continue to fluctuate with the price of silver. If the price of the metal falls, exchange will follow; if it rises in value, exchange will rise. With silver at 23d. per standard ounce—as last quoted—the T.T. rate of exchange is about 1/8d. Businessmen will be watching the silver market more closely now that the banks have decided to re-establish currency on a silver basis, and any serious fluctuations in the price of silver will keep the exchange-brokers busy booking forward contracts. For a long time silver in the London market has been standing at 23d., but about ten days ago it dropped by 3/16d., though it has since returned to the former figure. In some quarters, however, it is believed that the market will decline again very soon, perhaps going below the 22d. level. The lowest quotation recorded is 22¼d. in 1904, but the steady decline in the demand for silver for minting purposes is expected by some authorities to result in a fall below the 1904 figure. Excessive production of the metal, coupled with decreased demand, seems to be the explanation of the falling market, further accentuated by the unsettled business conditions in China. It is stated that the stock of silver in Shanghai at the present time is over 160 million ounces—some 20 millions more than the world's annual production of silver. If this be the case, a brisk revival of trade in China is not likely to affect the silver market to any extent, for the stock of metal in Shanghai is so large, and the use of banknotes so general, that no additional demand for silver from abroad can be expected to follow trade revival. In India, too, the Government disposes of large quantities of silver from time to time, and no increased demand is to be looked for in that quarter. Payment in banknotes has been the basis of exchange and business operations in Hong Kong since 1922, when the Government prohibited the export of silver dollars. Prior to that, bullion had been largely shipped from the Colony to various parts of China, principally to the North, and as long as cover in the shape of T.T. on Hong Kong was obtainable against taels at a rate below that obtainable for imported dollars, it was possible to do business. When the export of Hong Kong dollars was prohibited, those dealing in exchange were forced to recognise banknotes as the basis for financial operations. Notes of small denominations have been always very popular among the Chinese. China is a silver standard country, and likely so to remain for many years, and there is every reason why Hong Kong currency should be clearly and definitely established also on a silver basis. The dollar now quoted in exchange rates represents the equivalent in terms of gold of the notes issued by the three British banks in the Colony. In future the quotation of the Hong Kong dollar will represent the gold value of a silver coin—allowing in each case for the influence of other vital factors, such as the demand and supply of mercantile bills. It may be found of interest to reproduce some figures recently quoted in these columns, showing the trend of the silver market and of dollar exchange: ### SILVER IN LONDON. | Year | Highest | Lowest | |------|---------|--------| | 1900 | 27 | | | 1914 | 27 | 22¾ | | 1919 | 79½ | 47.7-16| | 1920 | 89 | 38¾ | | 1921 | 43¾ | 30¾ | | 1922 | 37¾ | 30¾ | | 1923 | 33.11-16| 30 | | 1924 | 36.1-16 | 31 | | 1925 | 33.7-16 | 31.1-16| | 1926 | | | | 1927 | 31.13-16| 24/ | ### HONG KONG EXCHANGE. | Year | Highest | Lowest | |------|---------|--------| | 1900 | 2/11 | 1/11 | | 1914 | 1/11 | 1/8¼ | | 1919 | 5/2 | 3/04 | | 1920 | 6/2 | 2/11 | | 1921 | 3/12 | 2/2¾ | | 1922 | 2/7¾ | 2/2¼ | | 1923 | 2/4¼ | 2/2 | | 1924 | 2/5¾ | 2/3¼ | | 1925 | 2/5/ | 2/2¾ | | 1926 | 2/4 | 1/9¾ | | 1927 | 2/02 | 1/11/ | Trade between gold standard countries is simple and straightforward, but commerce between a country on a gold basis and one on a silver basis is inevitably unstable and uncertain, because any variation in the price of silver must affect either the importer or exporter. But in view of Hong Kong's position as a clearing-house for China trade, a silver basis for its currency—in spite of the obvious drawbacks and difficulties—is the most satisfactory system to follow. The Colony draws on London for the cost of its export, and remits the value of its imports. According to a well-informed authority recently quoted in our columns, Hong Kong has been importing too much and exporting too little—living beyond its income. With the fall in the dollar less imports will come into the Colony, and—if all goes well—a balance of trade established. We trust events will prove the soundness of the theory, and that the financial situation will be improved as a result of the bankers' decision. Meanwhile, a word of warning—there is always a temptation to take risks with silver exchange, and lucky gamblers have made much money in this way, but unlucky ones have lost as heavily. Operations of this character are not to be encouraged; business is difficult enough in these keen competitive days without introducing a purely speculative element. Page 20 Page 21 ## MORE EXCHANGE WORRIES. **(Daily Press, October 30, 1929)** Just as it has been decided that the Hong Kong dollar must come back to silver parity there are rumours of a coming change in China's currency policy. Nothing is likely to happen just yet, but it is interesting as it is most important to know what is going on in the direction of establishing a gold standard in place of silver. The idea is not new; it has been advocated time and again, but on this occasion the suggestion is expected to come from a quarter which may be listened to with more attention than was given to earlier advocates of a similar change of policy. According to the United Press correspondent in Peiping, it is the opinion there among well-informed bankers that the Chinese Government will be advised to place its finances upon a gold standard as soon as possible by Mr. EDWIN L. KEMMERER, Chief of the American Financial Commission which has been surveying China's finances for the past year. The bankers believe that Mr. KEMMERER's studies have convinced him that China's finances will never be soundly based on the present silver standard, so long as the rest of the world prefers the gold standard. The KEMMERER Commission is the largest and most capable commission which has ever come to China to make a survey. Mr. KEMMERER was given a free hand to select the most able men in their various lines, and he and his assistants have been hard at work since early this year untangling the complicated facts of Chinese finance, going into taxation, budgeting, foreign and domestic loans and debts, and all similar questions. The Commission is completing its work by the end of `1929`, and will then make a report to the Central Government, which may or may not be published. Mr. KEMMERER himself is a reticent man, and his associates are well-skilled in keeping facts and opinions to themselves, but bankers in Peiping believe they have learned in a general way what the Commission is likely to recommend to the Chinese Government. His principal recommendation, they believe, will be that China should go over to the gold standard. Silver is no longer regarded by financial experts as a suitable basis for any exchange. As one banker declared, "silver has become the by-product of lead." The value of the Chinese silver dollar is now merely... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-519-7 Hong Kong currency- minting of silver dollars 1-11-1929 - 5-2-1930 Extract from Times. 12 Nov. 1929. ## MINTING OF HONG-KONG DOLLARS It has recently been decided that the British silver dollar should circulate in Hong-kong on a parity with notes, which have hitherto commanded a substantial premium. On the basis of present prices, state Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co., in their weekly bullion letter, dollars coined and laid down in Hong-kong show a profit as against a purchase of exchange, and there has therefore been created a certain demand for the coins. Orders for coinage have been placed with the Royal Mint. As the Mint has been able to provide most of the silver required from demonetized British silver coin of the old standard, this demand for dollars has so far been without effect on silver prices. It is not considered that the demand for the coins will involve any large purchases of new silver. 7 26 J.L.Dept. Have you heard anything of this? wordengking We have not in G.D. G.L.M. Canon 1/20/29. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-520-2 Currency- note issue 22-11-1929 - 11-11-1930 Telephone, No.: VICTORIA 1234. RECEIVED 28FE NATIONAL FOR CHEMA • MEN: DISABLED please quote Regd. No. In reply COLICE Dear Ellis, 28 14 TREASURY CHAMBERS, WHITEHALL, S.W.1. 27th February, 1930. In your official letter of 14th February (72703/30), respecting the note issue of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, you ask for an explanation of what the Bank means by "the present exigencies in Hong Kong". We understood this as a reference to the recent large coinages of silver dollars for Hong Kong ($8,093,000 reported to us by the Mint). As silver coin does not circulate in Hong Kong, these dollars would tend to be used to draw out additional notes from the banks. In Samuel Montagu and Company's Weekly Review for the 31st October, 1929, the purpose of the coinage was stated to be to eliminate the premium on the notes. A ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 2514 MAS I think we ought to wait for the report. The 28th: March 1930. 10 25/1/80 They want but 1.0. "if nothing from HTC in a month." 7.2. Martin 28.3.30 100428 utom 11. Extract from Hong Kong Weekly Press 4.3.30. 28.3.30 I was sent a confidential copy of Correspondence relating to the Currency position 12 O.A.G. Conf I copy lot. * Pus for me Taylor 13 Extract from The Times - 14th April 1930 The premium enjoyed by banknotes over coined dollars has been normal in Hong Kong for at least 30 years, apparently ever since the Banks began to arrange their clearances in notes and not in silver. Last summer, however, it rose to altogether abnormal levels, reaching even 20% at the end of September. Such a situation was disastrous to China exporters in competition with Shanghai and other Treaty Page 10 Page 11 11 x top 9p.4 offerent ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 Newscuttings from H.K. Weekly Press 32 Waley. DECEND STATUTE 3310: Maley STROYE 51.0 30. answd. 34. Newscuttings from H.K. Weekly Press. 23/5/80 29 9.7.30 21.7.30 30/7/30 You may plan hen Sam excut of Kalk hoitt In Skentan In Cover leay} hover the lake. back family? 7.V. Veruma discussed Temer, Hi went MA Shenton HK 25.7.30 An official Execatin • Legislature Conniels called welay in away coment with In I Campbell, M myself. Though the developments & the itation redo notes at Currency a premium Th South Thing, the requirements of Issuing Banker, the loot the complecting Interest Commercial houses k 4/7 that hes ultimately explamed... The prime Local Commissio the expectation of a in setting was not pmanl on Connealy frohey being ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 3431 M Vermutsee 15/1 a them to CR CR. • CANTON CURRENCY. RECENT INCREASE IN VALUE. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CANTON, May 25. The recent smashing victories of the Government troops in the North and the evacuation of the "Iron-sides" and a big part of the Kwangsi troops from Kwangsi have had a considerable effect upon the financial situation in Canton. The value of the Central Bank of China notes has arisen during the last few days from the neighbourhood of 70 per cent. to 85 per cent. of silver. Considerable buying is going on, and it is expected that a further rise in value will take place. The Provincial Government has an order for the redemption of the Central Bank of China notes of the $100 denomination, beginning to-morrow at the Government Depository. Like those of the one dollar denomination, no restriction will be made in the amount to be redeemed. This leaves only those of the fifty, five and ten dollar denominations unexchangeable for silver at par value. The Government expects to redeem these in the very near future when the coffers in the Central Bank are replenished. The Government Mint is working as usual turning out approximately $300,000 in silver daily. Silver bullion is being bought constantly from abroad for the purpose. HK Weekly Preis 30 May Plattach b pp. Mont 18 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 AR 4K Weekly Press 714 17 May 1930 DELIBERATIONS ON CURRENCY. BULK OF EVIDENCE NOW AMASSED. COMMITTEE PROCEEDING TO REPORT STAGE. A meeting of the Currency Committee was held on May 15, when Mr. A. Stokkink (Acting Manager of the Netherlands Trading Society) attended to give evidence, but made it clear that he was doing so in a private personal capacity and not as representing his bank. In Mr. Stokkink's opinion, the currency used in Hong Kong and based on silver is, in the circumstances, the most suitable for the trade of the Colony. The present situation in regard to it must, however, be considered unsatisfactory because (a) of the fluctuations to which the price of silver is liable, the risk attending which can, however, be practically eliminated by fixing exchange in time; (b) of the fact that there is an incalculable premium on Hong Kong currency above the highest silver point, which premium has not yet been effectively controlled, and (c) because there is a discount on the legally recognised coined silver dollar compared with the local bank note. Detriment to Prosperity. With regard to remedies, he considered that as Hong Kong should not change to any other standard so long as China remains on a silver basis, no remedy for the fluctuation in the price of silver could be attempted. The premium on Hong Kong currency, however, was most unfortunate, as it involved the China merchant in a still further exchange risk, and was, therefore, detrimental to the prosperity of the Colony. At least something should be done (and suggestions were offered) to prevent the severe fluctuations in this premium, and to bring the Hong Kong dollar gradually down, as near as possible, to its silver basis, eliminating the additional risk which tended to divert trade to Shanghai. A measure to control the premium (of notes over silver coins) would be that the Government should take over the superfluous coins and prohibit the further importation of British dollars, whereby all inducement to further minting would stop. The remedies outlined above would give all the stabilisation that trade requires. Any further proposal for stabilisation by way of introducing a gold standard is not to be favoured for the time being and is supported only by non-trading interests. The Committee thanked Mr. Stokkink for his assistance and valuable suggestions. The Committee has now amassed practically all the evidence requested and offered and is proceeding to the report stage. 31. 32. Page 714 17 May 1930 DELIBERATIONS ON CURRENCY. BULK OF EVIDENCE NOW AMASSED. COMMITTEE PROCEEDING TO REPORT STAGE. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 Extract from Hong Kong Weekly Press THE NEW GOLD UNIT. RELATION TO HAIKWAN TAELS. The following explanation, of the new scheme of duty collection on the basis of a gold unit has been made by the Customs, says the N.-C. Daily News, and shows the increase in dues in two periods, from February 1 to March 15, and from March 15 onwards. Period from February 1 to March 15, 1930 inclusive: Goods which formerly paid Hk. Tls. 1 at a specific rate will now pay Gold Units 1.50. One gold unit is equal to U.S. money 0.40. At present exchange one Shanghai tael = 50 cents U.S. money therefore one Shanghai Tael = 50/40 = 1.25 gold unit (approximately). For example: if the present specific duty rate is Hk. Tls. 3 per picul then gold units 4.50 are to be collected. If paid in Shanghai taels the amount due will be 4.50/1.25, or Sh. Tls. 3.600. Before, a duty rate of Hk. Tls. 3 was equivalent to Sh. Tls. 3.342, and thus with the present scheme, with the exchange as above, the increase is equivalent to Sh. Tls. 3.60 - Sh. Tls. 3.342 = 0.258 which is equivalent to 7-72/100 per cent. 3.600 3.342 1.0772 Period from March 16 onwards: Goods which formerly paid Hk. Tls. 1 at a specific rate will then pay gold units 1.75; thus the rate in gold units is to be obtained by multiplying the present Hk. Tls. specific rate by 1.75. In doing so for the example quoted above, an article now paying Hk. Tls. 3 will be paying (3 x 1.75) 5.25 gold units. Taking the present exchange, i.e., Sh. Tls. 1 = gold units 1.25, as above, the amount in Shanghai taels required to cover the duty owing would be: 5.25/1.25, or Sh. Tls. 4.200. Taking the same exchange (Sh. Tls. 1 = U.S. money 0.50) it will be seen that whereas formerly the amount of duty owing was Sh. Tls. 3.342 it will be Sh. Tls. 4.200, meaning an increase of over 25 per cent. 4.200 3.342 1.25+ The above has been worked out at the approximate gold dollar exchange which exists today. If there is a rise in the price of silver the percentage will decrease correspondingly, and if the change returns to Sh. Tls. 1 equalling approximately U.S.A. gold $0.623 the percentage will be wiped out. In other words, this scheme will produce the amount of gold expected from the new tariff with the exchange rate prevailing in January 1929. Naturally, goods paying an ad valorem rate of duty are unaffected by this new scheme except that values will have to be declared in the new unit. 76 Feb. 1930 CENTRAL BANK. NOT GIVING SILVER FOR $1 NOTES. According to the vernacular Press, the Central Bank of China in Canton has been exchanging $1 banknotes for silver since Monday. On the first day the number of persons availing themselves of the privilege did not exceed a hundred. Mr. Lin Tien Chi, the managing-director of the Bank returned to Canton on Sunday from Nanking where he has been conferring with Mr. T. V. Soong, on the re-organisation of the Bank. In an interview with Canton Press representatives, Mr. Lin said that the banknotes of $1 denomination now in circulation in the market are estimated at over $2,000,000. He added that notes of $5, $10, $50, and $100 denominations will be exchanged before long. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 January 17, 1930 GAINS AND LOSSES ON THE DOLLAR. FORTUNATE GAMBLERS IN EXCHANGE. HOW THE LOW DOLLAR WILL AFFECT THE HOUSEWIFE. GAMBLING IN EXCHANGE. While we hear many loud lamentations over the falling value of the dollar, and while exasperated victims have been busy trying to find remedies for real or imaginary weaknesses in the currency of Hong Kong and China there is a small section of the Chinese community who are enjoying a quiet laugh at the wails and moans to be heard on all sides. These people practically live on the doorsteps of the local banks, and not a day passes without they enter contract or other, either directly with the banks, or through representatives of those institutions, for the banks cannot recognise all and sundry. These men follow the slightest change in quotations with the greatest interest, for they are gamblers all—in the business interpretation of the term. "Are you worrying about the exchange also!" was the query put to a merchant. "I should say I am. I am just waiting for the bank manager to give me a rate. Who will send anything to Hong Kong at our prices?" was the reply. An Unquoted Rise. Passing on to another bank our representative met a Chinese well versed in exchange matters, and not a little interested in the fluctuation of the Hong Kong dollar. "Have you heard?" he asked, on sighting the Daily Press man, "Exchange has gone up half a farthing, but the banks are not quoting it?" "No, I haven't heard," the writer replied, "but why do you think the banks are not quoting it?" "A further drop is anticipated, my friend, that is why!" was the cryptic answer he gave as he passed on. Highest Lowest Highest Lowest 1887 474 1884 3/93 28 1888 431 1885 8/7 3/33 1889 442 418 1886 3/43 2/11 1890 548 41.15.16 438 1887 3/41 3/01 1891 483 43 1888 3/1 2/113 1892 432 37% 1889 3/23 2/114 1893 38.13-16 30} 1890 3/102 3/01 1894 31% 27 1891 3/5 3/08 1895 31.5-16 27.3-16 1892 3/0 2/82 1896 31.9-16 292 1893 2/87 2/2/ 1897 29.13-16 23@ 1894 2/3 1/11/ 1898 98% 25 1895 2/23 1/11 1899 99 265 1896 2/23 2/1 1900 301 27 1897 2/12 1/92 1901 29.9-16 25 1898 1/113 1/93 1902 26 21.11-16 1899 1/11 1/10 1903 28 1900 2/1 1/11 1904 28.9-16 1901 2/1 1905 30.5-10 21.11-16 1902 1906 331 1903 1/94 1/108 1907 32.7-16 1904 1/61 1/10.11-16 1908 1905 2/11 1909 243 1906 1/64 1/11.9-16 1910 261 1907 1/8 1911 261 1908 1912 29.11-16 1909 1/92 1/81 1913 293 29 1910 1/10 1914 271 221 1911 1/10 1915 271 22.5-16 1912 2/1.1-16 1916 37 261 1913 2/0.15-16 1/11 1917 55 35.11-16 1914 1/11 1/81 1918 493 42! 1915 1/11 1/9 1919 79% 47.7-16 1916 2/41 1920 89, 381 1917 3/20 2/3 1921 433 303 1918 3/8 2/11/ 1922 37 30 1919 5/2 3/02 1923 33.11-16 303 1920 6/2 2/11 1924 1921 3/12 2/2 1925 1922 2/7$ 2/23 1926 1923 2/4/ 2/21 1927 1924 2/51 2/23 1928 1925 2/51 2/27 1929 26.7-10 21.5-16 1926 2/43 1/98 1927 2/03 1/113 1928 2/1 1/113 1929 2/01 1/7! 1/9.13-16 A Very Happy New Year. A good many of these people are looking forward to a very happy Chinese New Year through a stroke of fortune or through their close association with the banks and intensive study of daily quotations, they figured on a drop in the Hong Kong dollar, and entered into commitments with this end in view. Whether they foresaw the present abnormally low rate is open to question, but it was learned on good authority yesterday that profit amounting to three, five and seven lakhs has been made by different number of speculators, while others have "small" profits of from $50,000 to $100,000 to show. There were a few speculators who did not believe in the continued fall in the Hong Kong dollar, and these have been caught, but not too badly, as the bulk of the profits, so it is reported, have been made out of the banks. When the dollar on Thursday touched the lowest record to date, a pitiful scene was witnessed outside one of the local banks. MR. AND MRS. MAN-IN-THE-STREET. LOOK AT THE FALLEN DOLLAR. COST OF LIVING AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES. While bank managers and professional, or amateur financiers, are discussing the silver basis, China's currency and the bank rate, Mr. and Mrs. Man-in-the-Street are asking themselves what the fall in the value of the dollar is going to mean to them. And they generally discuss the problem with long faces. The cost of living will quite inevitably go up, though probably not to any appreciable extent until March. Six weeks from now, if the dollar still stands at 1/6, the cost of living will have increased by from 25 to 30 per cent. "The evil-minded grocer will not be to blame. He will have to pay for his goods in sterling, and pay more dollars for his sterling than he did six months ago. If he is to continue in business he must increase his prices. The same applies to every form of retail trade. At one of the banks an Indian merchant was seen in long conference with one of the officials. CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT It looks Not So Gloomy. An Optimistic Note. A discussion of the situation with the leading retail merchants the Colony revealed some interesting facts. Their general outlook not nearly so black as that of the man in the street and his wife. While realising that their standards will be adjusted to meet our incomes. There will be less indulgence in luxury certainly for a month or two, possible for longer, but probably little actual want. "At first people stopped buying anything but necessities, but after a time they will accept the new prices as normal," a representative was told. The retailers anticipate doing on the whole a smaller volume of trade during the coming year, but they do not seem to anticipate suffering very heavy consequences. Some are considering the policy of buying only enough stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock. HOW THE COLONY WILL GAIN. AN OPTIMIST'S VIEW. Amid general depression about the dollar, especially among those of us who live on "fixed" salaries it is, perhaps, good to have a little optimism, such as that conveyed by a well-known authority to a Daily Press representative yesterday. was In answer to the interviewer our authority agreed that with the depreciation of the dollar it naturally prophesied by several leading business magnates and newspapers that 1930 in Hong Kong would be a gloomy year. "We always find "destructive critics the world over,' "but when constructive ones are wanted, they are rarely found. Coming down to hard facts Influence of "Jack Frost." But there are compensatory factors for the retailer. The cold spell for one. In one of the most important European shops dealing in Oriental curios and objets d'art, our representative was told that while there had been less than the usual demand for jewellery and expensive wall pictures, there had been unusually good sales of Pekin and Tientsin carpets. Other merchants are experiencing good sales of woollen garments, coats, scarves and travelling rugs. Then there is what might be termed to borrow a war-time phrase the food-hoarding instinct. The January sales should prove even more popular than usual this year. No Increase In Prices! Mr. H. Overy, of Messrs. Wm. Powell, the well-known firm men's tailors and outfitters, viewed the situation with confidence and even optimism. "We shall not put "We buy our prices up," he said. only twice a year, in September and March. Our September goods were bought at the rate of 1/11d., and our customers will have full benefit. If the dollar does not rise-which I think it will-of course our March buyings must be affected. We have no intention of buying goods in any but our usual British market and the price of small haberdashery articles will in any case remain what it is at present. There is no direction in which the fall of the dollar helps us. Trade Prospects. "As I have already mentioned, men must live, therefore there will always be a demand for goods. The sudden drop of the dollar naturally sets the heads of business-houses thinking and waiting until matters improved before taking further orders. Thus temporarily their business is at a standstill and, what is more a man is apt to cry out louder when in pain than from pleasure and so it is here. Now if the intrinsic value of the dollar is low, foreign investors and financiers will invest in the Colony, because they will get more dollars as the equivalent of their own currency. One can always get 8 or 10 per cent. even more on investments locally,- shares, property mortgages, etc. With the money market easy naturally the prices of the various investments will increase by leaps and bounds. Therefore, I can see a very bright silver lining to the clouds in the near future. A colony with a stable and well-established government like ours, where every- one has a pretty fair deal-a shelter for political refugees from neigh- bouring places, a harbour of world- renowned fame, where millions come and go, of all colours, races, and religions a Mecca of trade with hundreds of princely merchantmen constantly coming and going—such a Colony can never languish. The sun never sets on the British Em- pire; where the British flag flies one rarely find her sons with cold feet- so let there be none among us! CORRESPONDENCE. THE FALL OF THE DOLLAR. To the EDITOR HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SIR,-I should not have thought it possible that so many editorial and interviews with comments could authorities "anonymous have exhibited such a complete lack of comprehension of fundamental facts as has come to light on this subject. One authority, who granted a long interview, implied that if the Hong Kong dollar had been fixed at about 2-, we should, by our geographical position, have had a sentimental effect on Shanghai and prevented the drop in silver! It is hardly necessary to dwell upon the absurdity of such a view. Most of the commentators obsessed with the idea that if it were not for some imaginary conspiracy, we in Hong Kong would really be basking in prosperity, with a 2/- dollar, and surveying with aloofness the fate of China's silver currency. Their arguments and comments overlook the fact that this Colony has always been on a silver basis. Our Hong Kong dollar is a silver dollar and our bank-notes promise to pay the bearer on demand the amount expressed in silver dollars. ... Page 108 THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS & ... Page 109 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-523-12 Currency situation 17-2-1930 - 9-7-1930 78 110 THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS & to pay only silver dollars. Yet a lot of energy is expended in arguing about the benefits of being on a note basis." What is meant by this ?" What backing is suggested for these notes? Every reliable currency is backed either by gold or silver. Ours is based on silver and we cannot blink our eyes to the fact. Any attempt to evade this and maintain our dollar at an artificial level can only bring into play an additional element of uncertainty to hamper our trade still more. It is bad enough to contend with the vagaries of silver without introducing a further speculative factor, in having a fluctuating premium on notes which bears no relation to their silver backing. [January 1, 1930 JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATION RESULTS. OUR WATER SUPPLY. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.] SIR, I think the following figures concerning the recently published results of the Junior Local Examination are worth considering and ought to be more widely known. Out of a total of 545 candidates (boys) entered, only 153 or 28 per cent. passed. Even if we restrict our attention to the six schools sending in the largest number of candidates, the results are little better. Out of a total of 323 candidates entered, only 112 or 35 per cent. passed. In other words, only one student in three, educated by these schools, is deemed by the University to have reached a satisfactory standard. Hong Kong has very little influence on the price of silver and was powerless to prevent the recent slump. The slump is serious, and Hong Kong and Shanghai are equally hard hit by it. We are all grumbling. But whereas the Shanghai people recognise that the fall is due solely to economic causes, the Hong Kong sufferers who have so far given vent to their feelings in the Press seem bent upon finding a scapegoat. In the course of doing so, a great deal of nonsense has been published. Elaborate arguments have been built up on false premises, not only by writers who admit that they are only speaking as laymen but by "experts" who do not appear to have acquired much grasp of the realities of the situation. Some argue as though we have only been on a silver basis for the past three months, others demand a gold basis with the dollar fixed at 1/9, 1/10 or 2/-, under the delusion that this will give us an immense advantage over Shanghai in our trade dealings with China. Can it be seriously believed that if we could miraculously transform our system into a gold basis at this very moment, with the dollar, say, at 1/10, our trade with South China would be any better footing than it actually is? Would the mainland, with its depreciated silver currency, be in any better position to buy goods from us? Obviously, it would not. Great Britain, with a gold basis, cannot sell its goods to China at the moment. Is it reasonable to suppose that Hong Kong, with a gold basis, would be in any better case? Critics are apt to forget that Hong Kong is practically a depot and for trade purposes, we and South China are as one entity. I do not wish these remarks to be construed as an attempt to justify "low dollar" or as showing no sympathy with the wage-earner whose purchasing-power has been reduced by the drop in exchange (most of us are "in the same boat" in that respect). This is outside the province of my argument, which is that we must face the fact that we are on a silver basis, that at no time have the banks been under an obligation to pay other than silver against their notes, and that all suggestions as to our dollar being maintained at 2/- or 1/10, when it is worth but 1/6, are not only foolish but futile.-Yours, etc., A.I.T.S. Hong Kong, Jan. 11, 1930. Hong Kong, Jan. 10, 1930, THE CHINA-JAPAN SOCIETY. ACTIVITIES IN VICTORIA, B.C. The China-Japan Society of Victoria, British Columbia, is continuing its get-together activities, and on December 18 a delightful social party was arranged in the form of a supper-dance at the Crystal Gardens. Many of the members availed themselves of the opportunity of bringing their local friends, and prettily decorated tables were arranged in groups, and old friends were able to talk over former experiences. 3 MONTHS AT PRESENT CONSUMPTION. WILL RESTRICTIONS BE NEEDED? Hong Kong's supply of water on January 1 totalled 1,300 million gallons compared with just under 1,000 million gallons a year ago. A twelve-hour supply was given and the expenditure was 438 million gallons. We have, therefore, a three months' supply at the present rate of expenditure. Over at Kowloon reservoirs, there are 462 million gallons and the consumption was 173 million gallons. At the end of November, the total was 494 million gallons, so the net decrease is only 32 million gallons and 141 million gallons have been received from the Shing Mun. Details follow:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung Pokfulam 1929. 1930. 15' 6" 11' 3" 24' 5" 19' 5" 2' 2" 0' 7" 47' 0" 31' 11" 24' 4" 19' 1" 23' 2" 10' 11" The figures are the depth of the surface in feet and inches below overflow level. Storage in Millions and Decimals Gallons. Tytam Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung Pokfulam Total 1929. 1930. 266.14 295.90 0.86 3.03 183.90 192.65 522.00 757.42 7.03 10.55 18.60 42.38 998.53 1,301.93 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of December. Consumption 1928. 1929. 196.41 210.64 Estimated population 428,260 438,580 Consumption per head per day 14.8 15.5 Between dances, a local amateur dramatic society presented some entertaining turns. Services to houses in the Rural Main Districts were disconnected and a supply was given by public street fountains only during December 1928. Amongst former residents of China, Japan, or Hong Kong, who were present there were seen Mrs. J. F. Abbott, Mr. G. M. Billings, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dawson and their daughter, Mrs. Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Darnell, Mrs. L. Dowdall, Mr. and Mrs. A. Eek, Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford and Miss E. Ford, Mrs. G. P. Gabbott, Mr. R. F. Hinton, Miss E. Hotson, Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Hansen, Mrs. E. Jenkinson, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. King, Mr. A. R. King, Mrs. N. McKinney, Mr. R. A. McConaghy, Mrs. C. W. Marshall, and the Misses D. and E. Marshall, Mrs. Muriel, Mrs. H. N. Olsen, Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schramli and Miss Schramli, Mr. W. M. Sparke, Mr. J. G. Thompson, Mrs. A. L. Tayler, Miss R. Tayler, Mr. F. E. Tucker, Captain and Mrs. D. L. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. M. Williams. From December 1 to 31, 1929, a 12 hours of supply (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) was given to all Rural Main Districts. Principal Mains closed (6 p.m. to 6 a.m.). KOWLOON WATER WORKS. 1929. 1930. Kowloon Reservoir 9' 6" *0' 2" Sheklaipui Reservoir 3' 0" 9' 11" Reception Reservoir 1' 8" 1' 8" Feet and inches below overflow. * Above overflow. Storage in Millions and Decimals Gallons. 1929. 1930. Kowloon Reservoir 260.74 354.24 Sheklaipui Reservoir 104.10 79.28 Reception Reservoir 28.75 28.75 Total 393.59 462.27 Page 90 Page 91 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-525-8 Hong Kong Technical Institute- and a prospectus 1929-1930 6-3-1930 - 14-3-1930 10 In the English Course, instruction is given in the English Language and Literature, Psychology, Pedagogy and Hygiene; the Vernacular Course includes instruction in the Chinese Classics, History and Composition, in Geography and Arithmetic, and in methods of teaching. Students may be admitted to these Classes although not actually engaged in the Teaching Profession, but no Student may join the "English" course unless he has passed the Matriculation or Senior Local Examination of the Hong Kong University, or an equivalent examination; for admission to the Vernacular course a good general knowledge of the Chinese Classics is essential. No student may proceed to a Second or a Third Year Class till the previous examination has been passed, with the following exceptions,- (a) Candidates who have passed the Intermediate Examination in Arts at the Hong Kong University, or an equivalent examination, may be exempted from the First Year "English" Teachers' Class at the Technical Institute. (b) University Graduates in Arts or Science may be recognised by the Education Department, Hong Kong, as "Passed Student Teachers" after attending the Third Year Course ("English" Teachers' Class) in Pedagogy at the Technical Institute, and passing the examination in that subject, and also an Examination in Practical Teaching. No student may be admitted to the Annual Examination unless he has attended not less than 75% of the Lectures held, in his course, during the year. In all cases, before the final Third Year Certificate is granted, the student must pass a test in Practical Teaching. A course of six lectures and practical demonstrations in First Aid, covering the work for the St John Ambulance Association certificate, is being arranged for 1930. Lectures will begin as soon as examinations are finished, in January, and will be held for 1 1⁄2 hours twice weekly. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students may attend, and qualify for certificate, vouchers, and medallion in appropriate years. All members of Teachers' Classes will be expected to attend. FIRST YEAR. 1. English. 2. (a) Composition. Letters; Pen Pictures; Paraphrase; Precis; Idioms. (b) Literature. Cambridge Readings in Literature-Book 1. Newbolt's Anthology of English Verse. (c) Recitation-50 lines. Professional. (a) Theory of Education. 11 Meaning and Scope of Education; Qualifications of the Teacher; Interest, Habit, Attention; Discipline; Imitation. Routine and Ritual; Art of Story Telling; Play; Preparation of lessons, notes and illustrations; Delivery of lessons; use of questions and answers. (b) Methods of Teaching. Teaching of Reading, Writing and the first steps of Arithmetic. Oral Composition. 3. Hygiene. General structure of the body - position of bones & Skeleton. Functions of organs. Control by nervous system. Formation and growth of bone. Joints. Value of proper development. Periods of growth. Respiration and circulation. Breathing Organs concerned. Digestion. Foods. Elimination. Habit formation. Controlling system. Brain, spinal cord, nerves. Conservation of energy. Reflex action. Habit. 20 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-531-10 Hong Kong University- encouragement of Chinese students to counteract American influence 30-5-1931 - 1-9-1931 ## TABLE OF CONTENTS **LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL** **APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF REFERENCE** **REPORT:** ## JAPAN ### CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION Page 7 ### CHAPTER II. THE IMPORT TRADE Page 3 Monetary Unit: 1 yen = 100 sen. 1 sen = 10 rin. Rate of Exchange:-Par: 1 yen = 2s. 0.582d. | Year | Average Rate of Exchange | | --- | --- | | Pre-war years | 2 0.5 | | 1926 | 1 11.2 | | 1927 | 1 11.4 | | 1928 | 1 10.9 | | 1929 | 1 10.8 | | 1930 | 2 0.3 | For purposes of conversion, the rate used generally throughout the Report is 1 yen = 2s. Units of Weight:- 1 Kin = 1.32 lbs. 1 Picul (= 100 Kin) = 132.3 lbs. ### CHAPTER III. THE PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES Page 11 * Cotton * Iron, Steel and Engineering * The Wool Textile Industry * Miscellaneous Industries Page 17, 30, 45 ### CHAPTER IV. REASONS FOR THE DECLINE OF BRITISH TRADE WITH JAPAN Page 47 ## CHINA ### CHAPTER V. GENERAL SURVEY Page 55 ### CHAPTER VI.—THE IMPORT TRADE Page 57 * Cotton * Chemicals * Metals and manufactures thereof * The Wool Textile Industry Page 62, 63, 64, 91 ### CHAPTER VII-THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF Page 101 There are various currencies in use in China. The Haikwan Tael was the unit formerly employed by the Maritime Customs, and was solely a money of account. It has now been superseded for duty purposes by the "Gold Unit." The average value is given below. | Year | Haikwan Tael | Shanghai Tael | | --- | --- | --- | | 1926 | 3 ... | 2 9.6 | | 1927 | 2 9¼ | 2 6.7 | | 1928 | 2 11¼ | 2 7.7 | | 1929 | 2 7 | 2 4.8 | The "Shanghai Tael" is the Commercial Unit in most general use in China. The "Tael" is not a coin, but a weight of silver roughly equivalent to 1 ounce avoirdupois. The par rate of exchange between taels and sterling varies according to the price of silver. Average exchange values are given above. For retail business, the ordinary currency is the dollar or yuan, and bank notes issued by the principal foreign and Chinese banks in Shanghai and the larger treaty ports. The yuan is a silver coin of varying standard and weight according to the mint from which it is issued. In 1930, the average value of the Shanghai tael was 1s. 8.6d. There were, however, considerable fluctuations from extremes of about 1s. 4d. to 2s. 2d. The equivalent of the "Gold Unit" is fixed at 19.7265 pence. An exchange rate with the local dollar for customs purposes is announced weekly. Units of Weight: 1 Catty = 1⅓ lbs. 1 Picul = 100 Catties = 133⅓ lbs. ### CHAPTER VIII. CULTURAL RELATIONS WITH CHINA Page 104 ### CHAPTER IX. FINANCE Page 108 ### CHAPTER X-PROMOTION OF BRITISH EXPORT TRADE Page 112 ### CHAPTER XI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Page 116 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932 294 THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS & DEPORTATION ORDER S.C.A. EXAMINATION OF TWO ANNAMITES NOT REGULAR. WOMAN DISCHARGED BY THE COURT: APPLICATION FOR COSTS AGAINST CROWN. When the case of Sung Man Cho and his niece, Li Sam, was resumed at the Supreme Court on August 20, it was revealed that a fresh deportation order was served on Sung Man Cho after the Court had risen on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jenkin criticised this procedure, pointing out that a fresh deportation order could not affect the position as it stood on Saturday afternoon, and what was unlawful could not be made good by a step taken after it. The Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp), with whom was associated the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell), held that the original deportation order was bad in the case of the woman and directed her discharge. Mr. Jenkin immediately applied for payment of costs and the point was reserved after argument. VALIDITY OF NEW ORDER QUESTIONED. On the case being resumed, the Attorney General (the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.) stated that he was unable to carry his arguments any further since their Lordships had decided on Saturday that the deportation order issued could not stand owing to the form of questions asked by the official from the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. The upsetting of the deportation order would not affect Li Sam, who was free to leave the Colony, and in fact had more time in which to go. Mr. Justice Lindsell observed that there was no evidence that proper questions were put to Li Sam. Mr. Jenkin: We have not gone into that yet. Mr. Alabaster, continuing, said that in the case of Sung Man Cho, a summary order had been made and that the man was now held under a deportation order similar in wording to the old one. He read an affidavit by Sub-Inspector Carey showing that the order was served on Sung Man Cho last Saturday. The Chief Justice: We are not concerned with this order in these proceedings except as to the form of our order in the application. Mr. Jenkin tried to make good the custody by a fresh deportation order. It cannot affect the position as it stood on Saturday afternoon, and if it was unlawful then it cannot be made good by a step taken after it. I suggest that the better course would be to order the discharge of this man on the present application and I undertake to institute this afternoon fresh proceedings to test the validity of the new order. Counsel added that, if for the sake of greater convenience it was decided to deal with the new order as part and parcel of the present proceedings, he should be given the opportunity to file the necessary affidavits and deal with the matter further at a subsequent hearing. He was quite prepared to state briefly what his case would be in regard to the new order, and to elaborate it, to some extent, subject to their Lordships allowing him to call further evidence on the point of the new order. Mr. Alabaster expressed agreement with the request for more time to deal with the matter. Mr. Jenkin pointed out that once a man was discharged on a writ of habeas corpus he could not be arrested again for the same offence. At a later stage Mr. Jenkin said that the holding of the applicant under the new order was invalid, and that it was an entire abuse of habeas corpus process. Mr. Alabaster explained that the applicant, on the day of the order nisi, was held on a detention warrant dated July 30, and there were subsequent warrants issued as each one expired and finally the deportation order. To that extent he would say that the new deportation order was good against the man. Mr. Jenkin said that his position was not certain and he asked if the Attorney General would inform him when the new order had been served, because the Court was sitting on Saturday. Counsel was informed that the order was served after the Court rose on Saturday. Sympathy Against Crown, Mr. Jenkin: The position is that the Crown, feeling that the sympathy of the Court was against them, tried... Asked for his views, Mr. Alabaster said that he was still showing cause against the woman, but not... After discussion, Mr. Jenkin agreed with their Lordships that the proper course to adopt would be to take it that the Attorney General was still showing cause by producing another deportation order. Woman Discharged. The Chief Justice, having read to the Court the notes (appended below) he had made on Saturday as to why he considered the original deportation order to be bad in the case of the woman, ordered the discharge of Li Sam, who left the dock to take a seat near Mr. Loseby, solicitor instructing Mr. Jenkin. Mr. Jenkin, raising the question of costs in regard to the woman, said that he hoped their Lordships' order would be coupled with an order for payment of costs. Counsel said that the practice in England in cases of habeas corpus, where it was left to the discretion of the Court to order the payment of costs, was applicable here. The practice at Home under the Adjudicature Act has been to make an order to give a successful applicant the costs of the proceedings. Counsel quoted a case in support. Counsel continued that the Attorney General had argued that the Crown was not the respondent in these proceedings and that he was appearing for the Superintendent of Prisons Mr. J. W. Franks to show cause. In that case his (Mr. Jenkin's) submission would be that he was entitled to claim costs from the Superintendent of Prisons as from a private individual. He said that this was a case in which the discretion allowed to the Court should be exercised in his favour. Mr. Frank's Position. Mr. Alabaster pointed out that the Superintendent of Prisons held the applicant, Li Sam, under a series of detention warrants which had not been set aside. When the deportation order was served on the applicant, she was taken from the hands of the Superintendent of Prisons and placed in police custody. After further argument by the Attorney General as to why costs should not be allowed, Mr. Jenkin pointed out that Mr. Alabaster had not stated in Court that the custody of the applicant had passed into other hands. The only reference to it was made last Friday when Mr. Alabaster asked their Lordships for a ruling as to whether the applicants were in the custody of the Court or the police. If that had been done, the order made on the Superintendent of Prisons could have been amended to read the Inspector General of Police. The Chief Justice held that the Full Court had no power to give costs against the Crown in regard to a habeas corpus application in a case of extradition, but it was not clear whether the position was the same in a case of deportation. The point was reserved by their Lordships. The Court adjourned until next Monday, at 10 a.m., for Mr. Jenkin to argue on the validity of the new deportation order in the case of the male applicant. JUDGE'S FINDING. Chief Justice's finding in the case of the woman: 1. My view of the latter part of Section 3A (4) of the Deportation Ordinance, 1917, is as follows:- The Legislature, no doubt feeling itself justified and indeed obliged by the conditions of the problem so to do, has laid down a very drastic and unusual procedure for cases falling under Section 3A. Under ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-535-3 Nguyen ai Quoc- request for extradition to Indo-China by French authorities 29-6-1931 - 26-1-1932 296 it was clear in the case of Sung Man Cho from the interrogations by the S.C.A. official, whose affidavit counsel proceeded to read, that the applicant was an Annamite revolutionary leader. Funishable by Death. THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS & The new affidavit filed by the applicant before the day's proceedings, was then read by counsel. It contained the following statement: (6 "I am 36 years of age. I was born at Tong Hing City in the Province of Kwangtung, China. "I have been closely identified with the revolutionary movement in Annam and Indo-China generally, which movement has for its object the overthrow of all French Governmental authority there, which is supreme, and to substitute therefor a National Government under native authority. I was actively engaged in this movement some time prior to the date of my arrest in Hong Kong on June 6, 1931. "To take part in such a movement is to be guilty, according to such Governmental authority, of an offence warranting punishment by death, "I am wanted by the French authorities in Indo-China for this offence. At my third interview with the Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs, he told me that the petition referred to in paragraph 6 of my affirmation sworn on the 14th August, 1931, was undeniable proof that I was Nguyen Ai Quoc and that the best advice he could give me and the best thing I could do was to admit that I was the man. He said: 'It will be favourable for your defence.' "At the same interview the same official showed me a newspaper cutting reporting an item from a foreign newspaper that although extradition for a political offence is contrary to international law the Hong Kong Government could hand Nguyen Ai Quoc to the French by sending him on board a French steamer. He told me: 'that is what we will do.' The true object of the Hong Kong Government in taking proceedings to deport me is to secure my surrender to the French authorities of Indo-China in order that I may be dealt with by such authorities for the aforesaid offence. " Avoiding Court Proceedings. Elaborating his fourth point, Mr. Jenkin said that if extradition proceedings had been carried through and the applicant had been discharged, the Governor was debarred from sending the man to the requisitioning territory. The claim now made that the Crown were entitled to send him to a place which had asked for his extradition, counsel submitted, was a subterfuge to avoid the carrying of the proceedings through Court. Dealing with non-political points, Mr. Jenkin said that the Governor-in-Council had power to make one deportation order only against any named person, with the exception that he could make a further order if the person was found in the Colony after the expiration of the term of banishment. There could not be two orders in existence at the same time against the same person and for the same purpose. There was no jurisdiction to issue a second order until the first order had been discharged. Assuming that the first order had been discharged, the man could not be re-arrested after a successful application by writ of habeas corpus. Counsel continued that the second order was made on Saturday, August 15, at the eleventh hour when it was realised that the man would be discharged. That could not place the Crown in a better position by the employment of that subterfuge. If the man was arrested upon the same cause or pretext the second time, then that second arrest was illegal. "Abuse of Power." The Ordinance allowed the Governor-in-Council to make a summary order in a special case if he deemed it to be conducive to the public good. That must be the sole motive in making the order. If the Governor-in-Council was not moved by any considerations at all, then the making of that order was an abuse of power. Counsel submitted that it was an order made on Saturday, August 15, when the Crown were in their death-throes in regard to the last order, and that the second order was a patent substitute to circumvent their certain and imminent defeat. [August 28, 1931 70 conceivable that the Governor-in-Council on Saturday (August 15) obliterated from the mind everything which had gone before and started de novo and as though no inquiry had taken place. If the material vitiates the first order it must vitiate the second. CROWN REPLIES TO POINTS RAISED. ATTORNEY GENERAL "HATES USING EPITHETS." Legal arguments were brought to a close on Tuesday when the Attorney-General replied to the points raised by Mr. Jenkin, for the applicant, the previous day. After dealing with the legal points raised, Mr. Alabaster said the Governor-in-Council might, at any time, summarily issue a deportation order in certain events. He might also, at any time, issue a deportation order under certain circumstances. Counsel said he stressed the words "at any time" and the word "also." "I cannot find any suggestion in the language of that section," said Mr. Alabaster, "to say that, having adopted one course, the Government is precluded from making provisions to deal with him in the other way, should the procedure by the first method selected for any reason prove to be nugatory. The Governor-in-Council, it is in evidence, has here utilised both sections, firstly the power to issue a deportation order against the applicant after an enquiry. Proceeding to deal with the powers of the Governor-in-Council, Mr. Jenkin referred to the instructions laying it down that the Executive Council had to be duly convened with a quorum of three members. Instruction 8 stated that the Governor should attend and preside unless prevented owing to illness or other grave cause. "It became apparent in this case that the enquiry was irregularly held, which would make the order under Sub-Section 2 bad, not as from the date of your judgment but from the very beginning. It was a cartridge, but it was a cartridge from the start. Mr. Jenkin said that he was quite in the dark and did not know what happened in Government circles on August 15. The Attorney-General had stated that the order was made and served on that day. Counsel added: "We have been favoured under the present régime with what one might call a Court Circular, which one peruses with a varying degree of interest every Monday morning, and it states that the Governor presided over a meeting of the Executive Council. One finds difficulty in finding that a meeting took place on that Saturday, and if they tried to hold one they would have found difficulty in getting a quorum. The Attorney-General being temporarily absent from the Court, the Chief Justice pointed out that the matter could be explained on his return. Mr. Jenkin agreed and proceeded to his last point. Improper Interrogation. Dealing with the interrogation of the applicant at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, Mr. Jenkin said that he would put it to their Lordships that if the improper interrogation of Sung Man Cho, which that Court had already upheld, resulted in the Governor-in-Council having before him, and having it prior to making the second order, material which should never have been put before him, that must invalidate the second order as well as the first. Faulty Investigation. Your Lordships had given intimation during the course of the case of a reason why this order should be considered bad ab initio, and enquiries made had resulted in showing us that the enquiry at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs was also bad for another reason. "Your Lordships, at one of the earlier sittings in this case, stated to me that it seemed highly improbable that the answer to Question 1, actually given by the applicant, was in the form in which it was represented to be in the document which was prepared for submission to the Executive Council and, indeed, the applicant has deposed to the fact that the reply he gave to the question was not in the form in which it appears. "Mr. Jenkin also asked that the original notes should be looked at. I promised to enquire about them, but I stated at the time that I did not know if they were still in existence. Enquiries have been made and the notes have not been preserved, but sufficient recollection of what had passed remains for it to be impossible for me to contend that the answer to Question 1 was limited to what he had said in reply to the question—that is to say the last part, as to the possession of the final alias, Nguyen Ai Quoc. I mean that he did not state the final alias,” ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932 43 F. J. Farr, M.B., Ch.B., L.D.S., D.M.R. & E., (Lecturer in Radiology). Shi Man Wai, M.B., B.S., (House Surgeon, January to June, 1931; Acting Assistant to Professor of Surgery, July to November, 1931). Peter Pau, M.B., B.S., (House Surgeon, July to December, 1931). Sze Sung Sing, M.B., B.S., (Clinical Assistant, January to June, 1931). Lim Ek Quee, M.B., B.S., (Clinical Assistant, July to December, 1931). C. E. da Roza, M.B., B.S., (Honorary Clinical Assistant, January to June, 1931). ++ Notes on "Current Surgical Fallacies" were prepared by Professor K. H. Digby and published in the Caduceus for August 1931. 374 in-patients were treated in the three wards of the Surgical Clinic at the Government Civil Hospital. 465 Surgical operations under anesthesia were performed. The out-patients attendance in the Surgical Clinic (including Ear, Nose, Throat and Orthopædics) numbered 3,245. There were also 2,560 new patients who attended the ophthalmic out-patients Clinic. S. T. HSIU. CLINICAL & GENERAL REPORT OF THE OBSTETRICAL & GYNÆCOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. Staff:- R. E. Tottenham, B.A., M.D., Ch.B., B.A.O., F.R.C.P.I., L.M., D.P.H., F.C.O.G., Professor of Obstetrics. D. K. Pillai, M.B., B.S., M.D., Assistant to the Professor. S. K. Lam, M.B., B.S., Clinical Assistant. Miss Cheng Sui Yue, M.B., B.S., Hon. Clinical Assistant - July to December. Cheng Shiu Fan, M.B., B.S., House Obstetrician - January to June. Miss Bessie Chen, M.B., B.S., House Obstetrician - July to December. CLINICAL REPORT. SPECIAL FEATURES. 1. Maternity. Record of Number of Cases Treated. 1927 826 1928 1576 For the year ended 30th April 1929 1811 1930 1616 1931 1841 Low Morbidity or Temperature Rate. 3.9% of patients had a temperature during the lying-in period. Low Mortality or Death Rate. Six patients died, which gives a mortality rate of 0.53%. During the year ended April 30th, 1931, 1,384 maternity cases were admitted to the Tsan Yuk Hospital, and 590 to the Government Civil Hospital under our care. Of these 1,974 cases, 1,841 were delivered, of whom 629 were primiparæ, and 1,212 multiparæ. The number of infants born alive was 1,773. These Under the present regulations each student is attached to this Department for a period of 6 months, during which time he attends cases in the labour wards; and as there is no shortage of patients, students are able to attend from 30 to 50 cases or more, of labour during their 6 months Ward Clerk duty. Students also attend the Out-patient Dispensaries held twice weekly and have opportunities for examining a large number of patients. They also see the routine work of the gynæcological wards and are responsible for taking the histories of the patients. 27 44 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-539-3 Mui Tsai system 8-2-1932 - 10-1-1933 383 24 23 382 THE VOTE Tanner, made a special feature of the characteristic Shetland woollies. They also had a good display of leatherwork and Sheffield plate. WIMBLEDON STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Catmur, and her sister, Mrs. Holmwood, Mrs. Rann, and Mrs. Rolfe had a good display of general goods, including tea-cosies, hand-bags, and home-made jams. ARTS AND CRAFTS STALL, in the charge of Miss Alix Clark, is to be commended on its selection of artistic lavender bags, shopping-lists, and small hand-bags. CAKE AND PRODUCE STALL, in the charge of Miss Alix Clark, Mrs. Elias Pritchard, and the Misses Edith and Maud Codd, had its usual fine array of decorated Christmas cakes and home-made confectionery. CHINA STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Lindus, Miss Lindus, Miss Thompson, and Miss Vesey, looked very bright and attractive with its Ashstead pottery made by ex-Service men. OVERALLS AND APRONS STALL, in the charge of the Misses Underwood, Mrs. Turriff, and Miss Charles, this year had an exceptionally fine assortment of aprons and overalls. A special feature was made of dainty silk afternoon aprons. LINGERIE STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Overy, Mrs. Trafford Williams, and Miss Overy, had a particularly fine assortment of hand-worked baby clothes and underwear. SWEET STALL, in the charge of Miss Annie Hoare, Miss Joan Elias Pritchard, and Miss Robinson, did a good trade in boxes of chocolates, small tins labelled 'Weekly Assortment,' and home-made sweets. TOY STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Shore and Mrs. Boyce, had its usual fine collection of animals, dolls, and mechanical toys. The special attraction was a life-like black French poodle puppy, forming a fascinating night-dress case. WOOLLEN GOODS STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Delbanco, Mrs. Dore, and Mrs Jacoby, had a choice selection of hand-made jumpers, scarves, etc. LITERATURE STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Gerard and Miss Simpson, had a delightful collection of children's books-fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. THE VOTE STALL, in the charge of Mrs. Wardi and Miss Hoyer, displayed a variety of useful articles to be found at the chemist's. Entertainments This year a new feature in our entertainments was a short play, 'Widows,' in which Leona Cooper, Fay Myddleton, and Emma Dhai took part. This ironic little sketch, which was splendidly acted, caused much interest and amusement. There was a charming display of operatic, classical, and character dances by pupils from Miss Grace Woollacott's Wimbledon School of Dancing. Several new and original dances added to the pleasure of this popular feature. A number of delightful pianoforte solos were given by Miss T. A. Davis; items by Madame Leoni and the Leoni Trio gave much pleasure; banjolele spirituelles by Mrs. Neville were much appreciated; and Miss Duncan, Miss Grant, Miss King, Miss Fordham, and Miss Joan Somes contributed to the musical programme. Mrs. Seymour Pritchard, assisted by Mrs. Crocker, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Roles, and Miss Ivy Hawke, organised the Information Bureau and side shows. Miss Peggy Smith was kept busy executing her wonderful lightning portrait-sketches. Character readings were given by Miss Brassington, Miss Hudson, Madame Vere, and Miss Wall. The Competition Corner, which was very popular, was arranged by Mrs. Riches and Mrs. Haines, assisted by Miss Riches, and the lucky wheel was busily rotated by Esmé May Dorrington. The prizes, kindly given by McDougall, Ltd., for the Cake Competition, arranged by the Chiswick Branch, were won by: (1) Mrs. Baxendale; (2) Miss Whitehead; and (3) Mrs. Anderton. The judges were Miss Charles, Miss Reeves, and Mrs. Watling. Afternoon teas and refreshments were daintily served by our efficient Minerva Club, under the direction of Miss Reeves, assisted by Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Boyd, Miss Brewer, Miss Britain, Miss Edwards, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Hilliard, Madame Inglis, Miss Lucienne Inglis, Miss Jackson, Miss James, Mrs. James, Miss Josa, Mrs. Langston, Miss Parks, Mrs. Paul, Miss Phillips, Mrs. Rogers, Miss Thompson, Miss Thomas, Mr. Yoxall, and Miss Wesley. Special Thanks Our most cordial thanks are due to the Hon. Mrs. Franklin, who so kindly came to open the Fair at very short notice, Miss E. Berry, whose untiring efforts year by year make the Fair a success, and to the Fair Sub-Committee for their whole-hearted co-operation during the months of preparation. Special thanks are also due to the stallholders; to all who contributed to the entertainments; to those who assisted so essentially with the Information Bureau; to our caterers and their assistants; to our doorkeepers Miss Cornwell, Mr. Clifford Jones, and Mr. Thompson; to Mrs. Scott for so kindly undertaking the cloakroom; to Miss Auld for general help; to our kind purchasers, and to all who helped in any way to make the Fair a success. How to Reach the Fair Dear Fellow Members,-Very many thanks to those members who have so kindly sent contributions towards the Fair expenses and to all our kind buyers. Many members were for one reason or another prevented from reaching the Caxton Hall last Thursday and Friday, but I shall be most grateful to any who will join with us in this fund-raising fixture by sending me a small sum, to include their return fare to Westminster, their tea and supper, and perhaps a part of the useful articles they would have purchased there. In hopeful anticipation, E. KNIGHT, Hon. Treasurer. 144, High Holborn, W.C.1. MARRIED WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT The 'North Mail' reports that the question of married women teachers who hold positions in Wallsend while a number of single women were unable to find appointments was raised last week at the meeting of Wallsend Education Committee. Councillor A. McFarlane referred to a list of names of young women who had come out of college and said there did not seem much possibility of their getting posts. He thought they might replace some of the married teachers. 'Some of the married teachers have husbands who hold good positions,' he said, 'and I do not think it is fair to girls who have come out of college and have been on the list for some time.' The Chairman, Councillor John Mason, suggested the matter might be referred to the staffing sub-committee. There were great complications involved, and they must give careful thought before deciding upon anything. Councillor McFarlane said he was agreeable to this course, which was adopted. We ourselves would like to think and say if a body of women systematically applied this kind of means test to all men's employment. It is reported that the question of the employment of married women on the staff of the B.B.C. has recently been raised again to the consternation, so it is said, of the hundreds of secretaries and stenographers at Broadcasting House. Married women have always been employed by the Corporation and its predecessor, the old Broadcasting Company, and many of them have married during their service. It is absurd that this question should be settled on any other ground than that of efficiency. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1932 THE VOTE BRANCH NOTES Women's Freedom League BARNSBURY AND DISTRICT Offices: 144, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.1. Telephone-HOLBORN 9301. President-Mrs. PETHICK-LAWRENCE. Hon. Treasurer-Dr. E. KNIGHT. Hon. Organising Secretary-Mrs. WHETTON. Hon. Head Literature Department-Mrs. GERARD. General Secretary-Miss F. A. UNDERWOOD. WHERE TO GO WOMEN'S FREEDOM LEAGUE LONDON AND SUBURBS Monday, November 28th, 7.30 p.m. Brentford and Chiswick Branch. Public meeting at Stamford Brook House, W.6. Hostess Mrs. Macgregor, Speaker: Miss H. M. Dovey, B.A. Subject: Educational Economies - Actual and Threatened. Monday, November 28th, at 8 p.m. Mid-London Branch. Meeting at 25, Wimpole Street, W.1. Tuesday, November 29th, 4.30 p.m. (Tea, 4 o'clock, price 6d.) Public Meeting at the Minerva Club, 28a, Brunswick Square, W.C.1. Speaker: The Hon. Mary Pickford, M.P. Subject: Votes for Women in India. Chair: Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence. Thursday, December 1st, 4.30 p.m. (Tea, 4 o'clock, price 6d.) Tea and Politics Up-to-date Meeting at the Minerva Club, 28a, Brunswick Square, W.C.1. Speaker: Mrs. Isabel Donzé. Subject: The Nationality of Married Women. Thursday, December 1st, 7.45 p.m. for 8 p.m. Highbury and Stoke Newington Branch. Whist Drive at 27, Bethune Road, N.16. Hostess: Mrs. Pearson. Tickets 2s., including refreshments. Tuesday, December 6th, 3 p.m. Wimbledon Branch. Meeting at 'Duart,' 67, Grand Drive, Raynes Park, Speaker: Councillor Jenner. Subject: The Minor Activities of the League of Nations. Tuesday, December 6th, 8 p.m. Welwyn Garden City Branch. Club Room Public meeting in the Arts Speaker: Mrs. Bhuttacharji. Subject: India. Wednesday, December 7th, 3 p.m. Thames Valley Branch. Meeting at 27, Gloucester Road, Kew. Hostess: Miss Bulkeley Johnson. Plans for future work. Saturday, December 10th, 2.30 p.m. Jumble Sale at St. George's Vestry Hall, Bloomsbury (entrance Little Russell Street). Admission 2d. Gifts urgently needed. Saturday, January 14th, 1933, at 10 a.m. National Executive Committee Meeting at 144, High Holborn, W.C.1. PROVINCES Tuesday, November 29th, 3 p.m. Bexhill Branch. Drawing-room meeting at 13, Park Road, Bexhill. Speaker Mrs. Donzé. Chair: Miss D. Osborn. Tuesday, November 29th, at 7.30. Portsmouth Branch. Branch Coming-of-Age Party at St. Bartholomew's Hall. Speaker: Miss Nina Boyle. Music: Coffee. Monday, December 12th, at 8 p.m. Edinburgh Branch. Debate on Birth Control. Affirm., Mrs. Garden Blackie: Neg., Mrs. Alice Ross, M.A., J.P. At India Buildings, George IV, Bridge. OTHER SOCIETIES Wednesday, November 30th, at 8.15 p.m. British College of Psychic Science, 1, Queen's Gate, S.W. Lecture by Miss Lind-af-Hageby on 'Mind in Animals.' Thursday, December 1st, 8 p.m. The Alpha Study Circle. Meeting at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, W.C.1. Speaker: Sir George Paish. Subject: International Aspects of the Money Problem. Chairman: Mrs. Pethick Lawrence. Tickets, 1s. each, from W.F.L. Office, 144, High Holborn, W.C.1. Friday, December 2nd, at 2.30 p.m. Council for the Representation of Women in the League of Nations. Annual meeting at Women's Service House Annexe, 35, Marsham Street, S.W.1. Mrs. Corbett Ashby will speak at 4.30, on 'Disarmament or Re-armament.' Admission free: collection. Saturday, December 3rd, at 2.45 p.m. Society for the Ministry of Women (Interdenominational). Members Conference at Wesley's Chapel, City Road, E.C.1. Speakers: Miss Margaret Taylor, the Rev. Rosalind Lee, M.A., and the Rev. Violet Hedger, B.D., L.L.A. Chairman: Dr. Maude Royden, C.H. 'The Vote' Subscription Rates Annual Subscription 6/6. Post free, everywhere. THE VOTE may be obtained through all Newsagents and at the Bookstalls of Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sons. A very well-attended meeting was held on Tuesday, Nov. 15th, at 15, Richmond Crescent, Mrs. Potter presided, and Miss Pearson gave a very instructive address on new developments in educational services. Questions and discussion followed, and competitions were held at the close of the meeting. WIMBLEDON On Tuesday, Nov. 15th, a Branch Meeting was held at 'Duart,' 67, Grand Drive, by kind permission of Mrs. Catmur. A display was made of the pretty articles sent by Branch members for the general stall at the Green, White and Gold Fair; a business meeting was then held, when a programme of work was drawn up for the New Year. EDINBURGH Mrs. Miller (vice-president) presided at our last meeting in the unavoidable absence of Mrs. Alice M. Ross, M.A., J.P., at a most uplifting meeting. Mrs. Milne Robertson spoke on 'Women and the Ministry.' Her speech was more like a sermon, packed with good things and beautiful thoughts. GREEN, WHITE AND GOLD FAIR APRONS AND OVERALLS STALL The Misses Underwood and Mrs. Turriff very cordially thank the following for their very kind gifts to this stall: Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Fisher, Miss Round, Mrs. Terry, Miss C. Newman, and Mrs. Forman. A REMINDER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29th, at 4.30: THE HON. MARY PICKFORD, M.P.; 'Votes for Women in India' THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st, at 4.30: MRS. ISABEL DONZÉ: 'Nationality of Married Women' (Tea at 4 o'clock - price 6d.) AT THE MINERVA CLUB, 28a, Brunswick Square, W.C.1 WANTED URGENTLY Miscellaneous Goods for Jumble Sale Parcels of Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Household Goods and anything else that can be turned into money to MISS AULD, 144, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C.1 Membership Application Form To be returned to the Secretary, 144, High Holborn, London, W.C.1. Please enrol me as a member of the Women's Freedom League. Name... Address... I enclose £... s... d... as my first, Annual Subscription. Minimum Annual Subscription, 1/-. 9 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1932 23 Page information retained as per instructions. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-550-1 Estimates 1935 14-9-1934 - 15-9-1934 C. S. O. M. P. 237.) figures for the first six months of this year are 19 at the Government Civil Hospital and 145 at the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. The reorganisation of the supervisory staff of the Post Office consequent on the death of the late Mr. Holdman has thrown considerable extra work and responsibility on the Superintendent of Mails, and while the Government does not think it necessary to raise the permanent emoluments of the post it feels justified in asking that the added responsibilities of the present holder during the few remaining years of his service should be recognized by a personal allowance of £50 per annum. The swimming bath referred to by the honourable member is the Y.M.C.A. bath. In return for a payment of $200 a year the use of this bath is granted to the scholars of the Central British School twice weekly during two summer months. The children are taught swimming by the physical training instructors. Land Sales. will receive full consideration. niversary of His Majesty's accession made known to the Government it should be fittingly celebrated in the Colony. The Government is at present awaiting certain information from England and will in due course communicate its proposals to the Council. Sunday Working. re- As regards the Sunday Cargo Working Permit fees to which my honourable friend Mr. Mackie has referred the Government has recently received a communication on this subject from the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce and the matter is under consideration. Shipping is not heavily taxed in this Colony and the sliding scale of payment introduced in 1933 affords relief in the payment of light dues from hardship which might otherwise result from the rise of the dollar. The payment of Sunday working fees has moreover been used as a justification for the Government contribution to Mercantile Marine Assistance Fund. The loss to revenue by the abolition of these fees would be, on the average, over $100,000 a year and the sacrifice of this amount in a year of falling revenue cannot be contemplated without very serious misgivings. Cadet Staff. The Kowloon Post Office. Turning now to the views of the Honourable Mr. Braga, whose absence owing to indisposition we all greatly deplore, I would observe that the utilization of an officer in the stamp office does not mean an increase regular holder of the post in question will be on leave and qualified officer other than a Cadet Officer is available to do the work during his absence. The honourable member refers to the new sterling paid officer in the Post Office. This officer is required for the new Kowloon Post Office. The new premises are four times as spacious as the present office and will provide with greatly increased postal facilities. The deliveries on the mainland will be centralized and worked from the new Post Office; twenty postmen will be housed. It is proposed to ask outside administrations to close direct mails to Kowloon. Direct mails will similarly be despatched from Kowloon. As this will practically raise the status of the Post Office to an independent command it is considered that the responsibilities of the post call for a sterling paid officer. On the subject of Aviation have no doubt that the managers of the Flying School will take due note of my honourable friend's re- The honourable member is not quite correct in his supposition that the proceeds of land sales are treated as current revenue. The honourable member will find in his printed Estimates that they are carefully separated from general revenue and though not allocated to specific works they are regarded as money available for Public Works Extraordinary and are excluded when the Excellency will deal with the question of balancing current expenditure against current revenue. Government Tourist Traffic. Your Excellency is of the linking of Hongkong with the air routes of the world. The advertising of Hongkong as a winter holiday resort, referred to by the Hon. Dr. Kotewall and by the Hon. Mr. Mackie has hitherto been regarded as a matter for the private interests chiefly concerned viz shipping companies, hotels and places of amusement. Regarding the honourable member's remarks on the Auditor's report, it has been decided that funds issued by the Treasury to a Head of Department must be disbursed immediately and the receipted vouchers returned to the Treasury within 12 days. A General Order to this effect has already been issued. The Store Regulations were recently revised and elaborated and it may be that if, on account of this elaboration, their complete adoption by all departments, especially the smaller departments, is proving cumbersome a simpler system will have to be devised. It would be possible to establish a Government Advertising or Tourist Bureau; but I must remind honourable members that the Government does not maintain its complete staff, however much certain sections of the community would like us to believe it does, and an advertising bureau would mean increase of staff and increase of staff means more money for those personal emoluments which are always being urged. Bearing these factors in mind the Government is prepared to consider any advertising scheme which the other Chambers of Commerce or responsible bodies might care to place before it. Bailiffs, As regards the Land experience has shown that two are required in the Northern District and only one in the Southern. The new officer is required to provide relief during absences on leave. There is no increase in the staff of Land Bailiffs in the Northern District. The question of the gambling establishment at Shum Chun has already engaged the attention of the Government, but no satisfactory solution has yet been found. The Government notes with pleasure the desire of Unofficial members that the twenty-fifth anniversary of His Majesty's accession should be fittingly celebrated in the Colony. As regards opening places of amusement after midnight the Government is not aware of any general demand for later hours except on special occasions when extensions are freely granted. Should any general demand be made known... Malaria Works. It is impossible to say how much of the vote for anti-malarial works will be required for resumptions. The D. P. W. estimates the requirement for that purpose to be about five percent of the total vote of $60,000. The vote is for anti-malarial work in the Colony generally and not in Hongkong Island only. Certain works, as my honourable friend is aware, are in progress and these will be continued. The Finance Committee will be asked this afternoon to approve of a supplementary vote of $57,000 for resumptions in the Shou Son area. Work is contemplated in Kowloon as well as in Hongkong, but it is unlikely that funds will permit of work at Castle Peak and Taipo during 1935. In such a large and complex subject as malariology, which includes mosquitology, the factors are so many and are so influenced by meteorological, geological and social conditions that the study is a continuous one and it has not been possible to draw up any single final report which would cover the whole Colony. Each area is a study in itself. Each year the results of the Malariologist's investigations have been published as an appendix to the Medical and Sanitary report a copy of which is placed in the hands of every member as soon as possible after its receipt from the printers. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-554-6 Hong Kong University- 1. Appointment of Dr. Chen Shas Yi as head of Chinese Department... 18-3-1935 - 28-10-1935 83 152 Notes and Comments There were three eggs, which subsequent early hatching proved to have been already well set at the time of discovery. It is worth noting that the eggs were pale buff coloured spotted with reddish-brown towards the larger end, which seems to be the normal form, though there is a great variation remarked upon by all observers. In the Hong Kong Naturalist, No. 1 of Vol. IV, plate No. 2 shows a Violet Whistling Thrush's egg which has a plain ground colour of creamy-brown and no markings whatever. In an earlier issue of the H.K. Naturalist, No. 1 of Vol. II, Major Hutson stated:-"The ground colour may be reddish stone or pale green, and is speckled and blotched with reddish brown. One clutch examined was a very pale stone or buff colour and free from any marking." Again, Caldwell's "South China Birds" has the following note:-"The eggs vary greatly in colour from pale greenish almost entirely unmarked, to yellowish-green or pale brownish, minutely spotted with reddish, the markings being so thick as to appear almost as a smear over the entire egg, often forming a wreath around the larger end." It was not possible to visit the nest except at weekly intervals: and on the following Saturday, June 15, it was found that three nestlings had hatched. They were some four or five days old. A week later, on June 22, the nest was empty. A careful scrutiny of the spot failed to reveal any signs of a human raid, nor was it likely that any other form of enemy had discovered the nest or been able to reach it. The conclusion is that the nestlings had grown sufficiently to leave the nest for the shelter of a dense copse nearby, where they would gradually attain full strength and maturity. Presuming they had left the nest that day or the day before, this gives them at the most about eleven or twelve days from hatching to becoming full fledged: perhaps other observers can state whether such rapid development is likely or usual. V. H. C. J. Nest South China White-Eye, Zosterops simplex simplex Swinhoe. containing four eggs found near Kimberley Road. It was hanging at the end of a small tree suspended only by its rims and fully exposed. The eggs measured 14 mm. x 11 mm. on the average. Later three eggs hatched out, the fourth having mysteriously disappeared. When the birds had left we collected the nest which is a deep cup approximately 60 mm. in diameter and 50 mm. in depth. It was built entirely of rootlets and lined with partially decayed leaves. Chinese Bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis sinensis (Gm.) Nest with three young located almost in the very top of a large tree in a garden at Chatham Road, Kowloon. This is the only nest found of the above species this year. They are not very numerous within town limits as are the Red-whiskered Bulbuls and we believe the birds prefer to nest in the country, where Chinese villagers often find them. A Chinese Red-whiskered Bulbul, Otocompsa jocosa jocosa (Linn.) friend residing at the Hermitage, Kennedy Road found a nest containing four newly hatched birds within a stone's throw from the house. They are now almost fully fledged and are expected to leave the nest at any time. The Hong Kong Naturalist. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-582-3 Proposed reorganisation of government printing arrangements 12-5-1939 - 8-11-1939 36 8 SPECIMEN PAGE The following example shows the method of charging composition of a royal 8vo page of large dimensions (30 × 46 ems, 12-point), set in 10-point with 8-point inserted, of varying classification. Quality or Pattern Number. (1) SPECIFICATION. (2) Valves, Washers, and Rings (various sizes as ordered) estimated to weigh under 4 ozs. each and the following patterns :- Rings (8a quality) for gauge glasses :- Size of Glass. External Diameter. Internal Diameter. Thickness. 781 R 781a 7816 781d Delivery,* Price including Delivery. (3) (4) s. d. per days lb. Class III 10-point. SPECIMEN PAGE The following example shows the method of charging composition of an imperial 8vo page of doubled-up matter, set in 11-point, with Class II 9-point matter inserted :- WEEKLY DAIRY PRODUCE NOTES The following table shows arrivals of butter and cheese from the three chief sources in the Southern Hemisphere:- Butter. Cheese. 15 The seasonal decline in shipments from the Southern Hemisphere is reflected in shipments afloat, which showed a further reduction yesterday, but maintained an appreciable increase over last year's figures. Particulars are as follows:- Arrivals during seven days ended :- 9th April 16th April 23rd April 30th April 248,920 41,640 75,530 27,780 245,090 45,720 180,570 42,860 As at 30/4/31 A week ago A month ago A year ago Expected arrivals Buller. Cheese. Boxes. Crates. 683,500 154,370 753,670 190,920 908,430 224,040 516,080 116,980 Washers, India Rubber, for elevation stops, for 4 ins. 6 P. I., II., III., and IIIc. mounting, 8a quality :- Internal Diameter. External Diameter. Thickness. .875" 2.375" -8" Rings, india-rubber, for elevating gear of 4 inch P X. Mtgs., 8a quality External Diameter. Internal Diameter. Thickness. 3.625" 2.375" 0.9" Rings, vulcanised I. R. (8a quality), for inspection holes for fuzes in branch breakers, circular sections :--- Internal Diameter. Thickness. External Diameter. # 21 34 41 . 6 i. Percentage of organic matter extracted by alcoholic potash (calculated on 100 minus i.) must not be more than 6 per cent. Washer (8a quality) for valve, regulating of W.C.'s, patts. 2551-2 and 2555-6 :- External Diameter. Internal Diameter. Thickness. doz. Class III 10-point. Class III 10-point. and inserted matter, Class III 10-point. during seven days ending :- 7th May 14th May 246,230 54,870 58,110 32,050 Supplies from the Irish Free State are now beginning to show a seasonal increase which remains, however, less marked than a year ago. With gradually increasing production, supplies from Baltic countries are also coming forward in rather greater quantity, and fairly substantial shipments are expected from Russia in the coming week. Prices continue on a lower level than a year ago, but the difference has become gradually smaller since the beginning of the year, New Zealand finest salted and Danish in April averaging about 13 per cent. and 11 per cent. less than in the same month last year respectively. Comparative prices, being the average of top quotations at London, are as follows:- N.Z. Finest Salted Aust. Finest Salted Danish Irish Recorded imports of butter from all sources into ports in Great Britain during last week amounted to 162,300 cwts., as compared with 186,100 cwts. in the preceding week. Shipments of Butter from New Zealand :- Ship. Due. Destination. Butter. "Otaio 1/5 Glasgow 3,304 "Rangitata 1/5 London 34,878 "Port Alma 2/5 13,190 **Tairoa 2/5 40,254 Cambridge 3/5 Avonmouth 9,599 4/5 Liverpool.. 1,062 Manchester 374 5/5 London 12,598 7/5 Liverpool 9,458 Manchester 5.183 8/5 Glasgow 1,328 7,662 14/5 London 10,015 14/5 2,061 14/5 Avonmouth 7,037 "Tainui 15/5 London 39,978 "Port Napier J 19/5 "Matakana " 20/5 49,399 1930. 1931. 1931, "Tasmania " 20/5 Liverpool. 6,621 Manchester 3,526 Cornwall" 22/5 London 128/- 118/3 110/9 125/- 117/9 108/9 140/- 137/- 124/- 142/- 138/6 126/- Port Brisbane " 23/5 3,863 "Tasmania 23/5 Glasgow 6,457 "Maimoa " 25/5 Avonmouth "Port Brisbane " 28/5 50 13,303 20,000 609 50 2,874 11 1,575 50 April Mar., April, Washers (8a quality) for valve, regulating of W.C. patt. 2575. External Diameter. Internal Diameter. Thickness. 1}" = Column (1) is descriptive owing to insertion of letters; (3) and (5) equal figure columns. The 8-point column headings in column (2) do not carry an extra charge (see paragraph 4). Matter page 10-point, Class IV; remainder 10-point, Class III. Charge (see paragraph 1c)- page 10-point, Class IV, 3s. 3d. and page 10-point, Class III, 8s. 5d. 11s, 8d. +16% for 4 ems wider than standard = 13s. 7d. 8d. for inserted matter. Where a table contains more than one class of matter, the column headings shall be reckoned in the same class as the bulk of such table. The tone of the market has been slightly easier during the present week and prices are rather lower all round. Imports of cheese during last week totalled 63,200 cwts., compared with 87,000 cwts. in the previous week. Average prices during April for New Zealand finest white and Canadian finest white were lower Rangitana " 30/5 London Maimoa " 30/5 Liverpool. "Port Brisbane" 3/6 Liverpool.. Manchester Maimoa 4/6 Glasgow Arrivals of butter from the chief sources in the Southern Hemisphere during the week ended yesterday totalled 180,600 boxes and consisted of The Class II 9-point matter totals one-half of the page. The remainder of the page is chargeable as page Class I 11-point. 37 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940 These notes briefly summarise some of them (30), $.166. 44 Alternative taxation proposed by Sir F. Pollock. Mr Than Tsun-nin comments on Chinese accounting methods (or lack of method) and resentment distrust of requisitorial inquisition into them by possibly corrupt officials. Mr Lo Man Kam suggests that I.K. is already overtaxed. 6.175. Mr Dodwell thinks I.T. is due to cheap money. The Govt's assurance that there is no question of extracting a gift to HMG is mentioned on p.196. pp. 180-190 Mr Caine's rejoinder, which temporarily floored the opposition. But at the next meeting they recovered their ground and tended to characterise it as superficial dialectic. (31) p.2. Mr Shields weakly suggests that it is important to get contributions from the rich, and they can be obtained voluntarily. Mr M. Pearce regards I.T. as a hindrance to business. pp. 85-11. Sir Charles Clarke and the Govt reveal their predilection for I.T. as a permanent measure. In the end, the Govt fostered upon the pioneers, though perhaps half-hearted acceptance by nearly all speakers of the obligation to contribute something for the war, but made it clear that nobody was committed to monetary contribution or to a fixed sum for it. It should be noted that... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943 ## 1 Extract from 7. Economic Notes 2 (Domei 19.1.43) (Transocean 20.1.43) 3 (Domei 26.1.43) Already circulated to Mr. Workman Mr. Pushin My dear... * 17th Care. then put by 16/2 hubli ammin Sant 16 18 wh ## 4 Extract for J.E. Weekly Intelligence Summary No. Already circulated to higher authorities on `18885/6/43`. Mr. Wodyman to see and then put by 22/2 WBL Jun 22/2 2012 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943 **SECRET.** Orig. regd on 18/8/5/43 Raou Extract from Far Eastern Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 48 for week ending 26.11.43. (`FE. 80/3/5/Z.`) ## HONGKONG Information from other sources:- 1. (a) An article in a German paper outlines the position in Hongkong a few months ago. According to a census in the spring of 1941, the total population amounted to 1.5 million people, compared with only 850,000 in 1931. 99% of these were Chinese. The first task of the Japanese military administration was to find facilities for the existence of this gigantic city; for Hongkong, thrown on her own resources owing to the absence of a suitable hinterland, was incapable of sustaining herself. In the first place, they managed to reduce the number of inhabitants by distributing to agricultural districts those Chinese who had only immigrated in recent years. At the census of 14th July 1942, a population of only 975,699 was recorded, and their number has still further diminished since then. Next, a start was made to solve the currency question. At first, the circulation of the Hongkong dollar and the military yen was permitted, but the collapse of the economic system upon which Hongkong was based caused the dollar to fall to an extraordinary degree. The original proportion of 1 yen to 2 dollars could not be maintained, and a rate of 1 to 4 had to be established. Later, the circulation of the Hongkong dollar was prohibited as from 1st June, 1943. Hongkong is, therefore, the first territory occupied by the Japanese in which the enemy currency has been completely abolished, and where only Japanese currency is valid. This is probably the precursor of similar measures in all the territories of South-east Asia occupied by the Japanese, in which at present British and American currencies are still circulating at parity with the Japanese military notes. Since Hongkong's important position as a commercial centre mainly depends upon its transit and agency trade, the Japanese authorities are trying as far as possible to revive this. As an emergency solution, in order to ensure food supplies for Hongkong and afford a freer trade, an order was issued some time ago regulating trade transactions between Hongkong, Japan Proper, and North, Central, and South China. Trade between these territories may only be carried on by members of the Hongkong Commercial Federation; trade with the South Chinese Coast is, however, open to all business enterprises. To regulate payments, the Japanese authorities are also taking steps to facilitate a resumption of general trade between Hongkong and other East Asiatic territories. Up to the present, the permission of the central authorities has been required for all remittances from Hongkong to other territories, with the exception of trade between Hongkong and Amoy and drafts in money under 5,000 yen, which have nothing to do with foreign trade. For remittances such as these, only the permission of the local authorities on the spot for which the order is made out is necessary. | Territory | Regulation | |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Singapore and Philippines | Trade will be similarly regulated | | Thailand, French Indo-China, North, Central, and South China | Commercial transactions are settled in Tokyo; imports and exports without bills of exchange are not permitted | The ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-591-1 Hong Kong University Advisory Committee- recommendations 10-1-1944 - 5-12-1944 26 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. [July 21, 1939 2:0 charge of the Hospital Pathologist, who since 1935 has been appointed Professor of Pathology in the College, and so directly linked up with the teaching. A comprehensive systematic and practical course is provided. Next year a series of weekly lecture-demonstrations is to be provided for fifth and sixth-year students. The students attend at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital mortuary daily for a period of one month for instruction in post-mortem technique. Each student performs about twenty post-mortem examinations under supervision of the Demonstrator in Pathology, and makes notes on what he has seen and done. Specimens of four or five tissues are taken at each autopsy and are sent to the Pathological Laboratory for examination and demonstration to students. There are, on an average, three post-mortems a day, which include medico-legal cases to which the attention of students taking Medical Jurisprudence is drawn. 23. The Pathology building was undergoing complete reconstruction during my visit. It is to be enlarged and improved to provide better accommodation for routine hospital work as well as for teaching purposes. The Hospital Pathologist is also Lecturer in Forensic Medicine, and accommodation is to be provided in the enlarged building for housing medico-legal specimens, a measure which should assist in stimulating more interest in this subject. 24. Public Health and Hygiene. In the Reports of 1926 and again in 1934 I referred to the necessity of developing a College department for Public Health and Hygiene, not only for the instruction of students and for the advancement of preventive medicine, but also as evidence of the recognition of the importance of the subject to the health of the individual and the community, and to the prosperity of the country. 25. So far as the teaching of students is concerned, it is gratifying to record that a beginning has been made. A Public Health Museum has now been initiated, with a number of exhibits, drawings, and diagrams received from the Royal Sanitary Institute, London, which during 1939 is to be accommodated in the College of Medicine. I have hopes that this is the first stage of a College Department of Hygiene first suggested in 1926 as "urgently required.” July 21, 1939] EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 27 26. The course of instruction has been completely reorganised by the Chief Health Officer, Singapore, who, with the generous co-operation of the various municipal departments, has planned a course of lectures, demonstrations, and practical field instruction in rural areas far in advance of anything observed on previous visits. Included in the training is a health survey in villages undertaken by each student in the vacation, the object of which is to awaken interest in the ideals of prevention and to afford to the student an insight into the opportunities for service in the field of hygiene. For women students, it is proposed to provide a modified field survey dealing more intimately with rural maternity and child welfare work. In no subject did I observe such a marked change as compared with 1934. 27. Medicine and Surgery. Instruction in Medicine and Surgery is organised as in 1934, and is given partly at the General Hospital and partly at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Both are Government Hospitals under the administration of the Director of Medical Services. The General Hospital is situated in the hospital area close to the College of Medicine, students' hostels, staff residences, and nursing quarters. It has 901 beds, is fully equipped, and has a specialist and assistant staff drawn from the Government Medical Service. Medical and surgical cases of all kinds are admitted, classified as first, second, and third classes according to the rates of payment. There are also special departments for Diseases of Children, of the Eye, and of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, of the Skin, for Radiology, and for Venereal Diseases. There are 547 third-class patients—medical and surgical, 372 male and 175 female—most of whom can afford to pay a small daily contribution. 28. The Tan Tock Seng Hospital is a "free" hospital utilised for sick poor, usually of a decrepit or pauper type. No females or children are admitted. Patients are attended by ward orderlies. It is situated four miles from the General Hospital and College of Medicine. The number of beds is 700, located in a series of separate one-storied wards. 49 Page 40 Page 41 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-591-4 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 7-1-1944 - 21-11-1944 21. Exha From (bwią. 7. C. Weekly Intelligence Summary Lo. 78 on 188851/6/16). o/e 7.). K ... Cala see. 1７ Leens. S.Coco 17.8. Put by Али o Keship. 19.8. $ 22. Extract from Report by Chief of Staff, Force HQ, 14/9/44 Col Boyle You see please JR Boyle 13/9/44 Seen Shore 15/9 Miss Ruston ? put Yair 18/9/44 Add notes 18 for Farlights Intelligence Report 13, contract HK PO ben 1-15 July 1944 Sele Pur Alut 27/9/44 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-592-2 Reports on current situation- medical work 3-3-1946 - 12-5-1947 # Medical Report ## (3) Ophthalmic clinic This clinic was held daily in the office of Tweed Bay Hospital. Anyone suffering from affections of the eye, defective vision, or other visual abnormalities, was referred to the eye specialist. Without the assistance of special apparatus, visual fields and scotomata were charted in all cases. Night blindness was a common complaint, but improvement followed the administration of shark's liver oil. In spite of giving riboflavine, peanut butter, yeast or egg yolk, no improvement ensued in cases of central nerve blindness. Very complete records were kept and some very interesting data were obtained. ## (4) Ear, nose and throat clinic Similarly, patients suffering from disorders of the ear, nose or throat, were seen twice weekly in Tweed Bay Hospital. Mastoidectomies and tonsillectomies were performed on a few cases. Aphonia, due to avitaminosis B2, was a common complaint. ## (5) Dental Due to the enthusiasm and energy of one of the dentists, a blitzed room on the ground floor was transformed into a dental surgery. The Director of Medical Services managed to procure a dental chair and a foot drill. Some very valuable work was carried out, for apart from ordinary extractions, the teeth of children received special conservative attention. While materials were still available, it was possible to make new dentures and to repair broken ones. Other special clinics were: gynaecological, ante-natal, social hygiene, diseases of the skin, massage and electro-therapy. Though not held as a special clinic, one of the lady doctors made it her special work to attend to the health and welfare of infants and school children. ## (e) DRUGS In the first instance, the drugs available were those brought into camp by the medical staff of the various hospitals. Private doctors brought in a considerable supply from their personal stocks. The bulk of the stock contained in the small medical store in Tweed Bay Hospital was brought direct from the Queen Mary Hospital. After a time replenishments became more difficult but thanks to the efforts of the Director of Medical Services valuable additions were made, especially of preparations such as sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine, nicotinic acid, thiamin, and multivite capsules, the price of which in the open market had soared to impossible heights. The Swiss delegate of the I.R.C. was instrumental in sending in medicines occasionally but at exorbitant cost, which made it necessary for the Camp Medical Officer to issue repeated instructions for the exercise of the strictest economy in the use of these medicines. In fact, towards the end of internment scarcely any prescription was allowed to be dispensed without the countersignature of the Camp Medical Officer. This was naturally irksome to doctors but it was only by this means that the supply of certain important preparations lasted. There were six patients who required twice daily doses of insulin, some as much as 60 units a day. It was an anxious time for both doctor and patients when only one week's supply remained, but fortunately fresh supplies always turned up in the nick of time. The most valuable additions of drugs and dressings were those received from the British and Canadian Red Cross Societies. It would be ungracious to omit to mention that the Japanese authorities did, from time to time, send into camp medical supplies. Welcome as they were, the actual items were not always in response to specific requests, but appeared to be merely such stocks of preparations that they happened to possess. Perhaps the most valuable of their contributions was the supply of stationery. Until March, 1943, prescriptions had to be written on scraps of paper, cigarette wrappings, etc. The medical notes of in-patients were recorded on the backs of temperature charts, and many of these had to be used over and over again. ## (f) EQUIPMENT As in the case of drugs, most of the surgical instruments and other hospital equipment were brought into camp at the time of internment by various doctors and persons connected with the outside hospitals, but again the majority from the Queen Mary Hospital. It was, however, possible by the pooling of all equipment from all sources to provide for the hospital, including the operating theatre, and the district clinics. For weeks after internment the Director of Medical Services, on his periodic visits, never failed to furnish us with additional equipment, such as a microscope, a diathermy machine, etc. Repeated requests were made to the Japanese authorities for a portable X-ray set, but without success. During the first two years a limited number of patients were sent into town to be X-rayed, but for the last two years no radiography was carried out at all. Though frequently required, it was not possible to obtain a cystoscope. Some very ingenious surgical appliances were manufactured at the camp workshop at the hands of skilled engineers. They made excellent aluminium splints, bone-holding forceps and a high pressure steam steriliser. ## (g) MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES ### (1) Diet kitchens After the early months of internment it became very apparent that something would have to be done about making the diet as supplied by the Japanese more suitable and palatable for very young children, elderly invalids, and those suffering from chronic peptic ulcers. The setting up of these special kitchens was made possible by the fact that there were available in the camp a number of electric cookers. The International Welfare Committee provided the extra foodstuffs. The district medical officer exercised general supervision but a trained nurse—a specialist in dietetics—was in charge of each kitchen. She had the assistance of other women experienced in invalid cooking. These kitchens proved a great success. The time came when the electricity was cut off and firewood became scarce, and these kitchens were forced to close. A very definite deterioration in the health of many of the regular patients followed. ### (2) Milk A limited number of 8 oz. bottles of unpasteurised cow's milk were sent into camp daily, though the supply was somewhat irregular and diminished considerably as time went on. This was kept for the hospital and children under 5 years of age. Full cream powdered milk was reserved for infants only but this supply was exhausted by January, 1945. Thirty to forty pints of soya bean milk were made daily. This was reserved for use in the hospital and sanatorium and for debilitated out-patients. ### (3) Yeast Next to loss of body weight the earliest manifestations of food deficiency were those due to lack of vitamins B1 and B2. Owing to the difficulty of supplying the deficiency medicinally, it was decided to manufacture a limited quantity of yeast for administration. The daily dose of 3 to 4 oz. proved efficacious though the media consisted of weevil-infested flour, soya bean residue and sweet potatoes. ### (4) Medical meetings An association consisting of all the doctors, dentists and pharmacists was constituted somewhat on the lines of the British Medical Association. A president and vice-presidents were elected annually, also a secretary. Many interesting and instructive papers were read. Minutes were duly read and confirmed, and complete records of all discussions were kept. ### (5) Hospital visitors board This small committee, consisting of the Camp Medical Officer as chairman, the Hospital Supervisor (a member of the Clergy) as secretary, and six other members representing the community at large, was appointed by the Representative of Internees. The object of this Board was to assist the hospital administration in matters concerning the welfare of patients, and to act as a liaison between hospital and community. The Board met every two or three weeks throughout internment. There is no doubt that this Board performed valuable service. ### (6) Camp relief A group of four medical officers including the Camp Medical Officer, the medical officer in charge of the Nutrition Clinic, the medical officer in charge of Tweed Bay Hospital, and the medical adviser to the Camp Relief Trustees, was empanelled to give advice in the matter of giving aid to those requiring extra foodstuff. Advice was also given to the Representative of Internees on problems concerning the best use of foodstuffs held in the camp store. ### (7) Pathology and bacteriology The Government bacteriologist continued his work in the camp to the best of his ability. His small bedroom was his laboratory. He was severely handicapped by the lack of materials and technical equipment. His work was almost entirely confined to the examination of blood films, sputa, and stools, and doing red and white blood cell counts. He was occasionally called upon to perform post-mortem examinations. Towards the end of internment the supply of bacteriological stains gave out. Malaria and pulmonary tuberculosis had to be diagnosed on clinical grounds alone. ### (8) Births and deaths registration No time was lost after internment in opening fresh registers for the registration of births and deaths respectively. They conformed as closely as possible to the official registers kept in peace-time. Copies of the entries in the registers in the form of births and death certificates respectively, were made out and given to the interested parties. Without the actual registers to refer to, it is impossible to give accurate figures. Suffice it to say that the death rate each year remained remarkably low; for instance, during the year 1943, there were only 18 deaths, and the majority of these were of persons over the age of 60. The infant and maternal mortality rates were so low as to be negligible. D. J. VALENTINE, Camp Medical Officer. January, 1946. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-592-2 Reports on current situation- medical work 3-3-1946 - 12-5-1947 22 110 (3) Ophthalmic clinic. This clinic was held daily in the office of Tweed Bay Hospital. Anyone suffering from affections of the eye, defective vision, or other visual abnormalities, was referred to the eye specialist. Without the assistance of special apparatus, vis fields and scotomata were charted in all cases. Night blindness was a common complaint, but improvement followed the administration of shark's liver oil. In spite of giving riboflavine, peanut butter, yeast or egg yolk, no improvement ensued in cases of central nerve blindness. Very complete records were kept and some very interesting data obtained. (4) Ear, nose and throat clinic—Similarly, patients suffering from disorders of the ear, nose or throat, were seen twice weekly in Tweed Bay Hospital. Mastoidectomies and tonsillectomies were performed on a few cases. Aphonia, due to avitaminosis B2, was a common complaint. (5) Dental. Due to the enthusiasm and energy of one of the dentists, a blitzed room on the ground floor was transformed into a dental surgery. The Director of Medical Services managed to procure a dental chair and a foot drill. Some very valuable work was carried out, for apart from ordinary extractions, the teeth of children received special conservative attention. While materials were still available, it was possible to make new dentures, and to repair broken ones. Other special clinics were: gynaecological, ante-natal, social hygiene, diseases of the skin, massage and electro-therapy. Though not held as a special clinic, one of the lady doctors made it her special work to attend to the health and welfare of infants and school children. (e) DRUGS In the first instance, the drugs available were those brought into camp by the medical staff of the various hospitals. Private doctors brought in a considerable supply from their personal stocks. The bulk of the stock contained in the small medical store in Tweed Bay Hospital was brought direct from the Queen Mary Hospital. After a time replenishments became more difficult but thanks to the efforts of the Director of Medical Services valuable additions were made, especially of preparations such as sulfanilamide and sulfapyridine, nicotinic acid, thiamin, and multivite capsules, the price of which in the open market had soared to impossible heights. The Swiss delegate of the I.R.C. was instrumental in sending in medicines occasionally but at exorbitant cost, which made it necessary for the Camp Medical Officer to issue repeated instructions for the exercise of the strictest economy in the use of these medicines. In fact, towards the end of internment scarcely any prescription was allowed to be dispensed without the counter signature of the Camp Medical Officer. This was naturally irksome to doctors but it was only by this means that the supply of certain important preparations lasted out. There were six patients who required twice daily doses of insulin, some as much as 60 units a day. It was an anxious time for both doctor and patients when only one week's supply remained, but fortunately fresh supplies always turned up in the nick of time. The most valuable additions of drugs and dressings were those received from the British and Canadian Red Cross Societies. It would be ungracious to omit to mention that the Japanese authorities did, from time to time, send into camp medical supplies. Welcome as they were, the actual items were not always in response to specific requests, but appeared to be merely such stocks of preparations that they happened to possess. Perhaps the most valuable of their contributions was the supply of stationery. Until March 1943 prescriptions had to be written on scraps of paper, cigarette wrappings, etc. The medical notes of in-patients were recorded on the backs of temperature charts, and many of these had to be used over and over again. (f) EQUIPMENT As in the case of drugs, most of the surgical instruments and other hospital equipment were brought into camp at the time of internment by various doctors and persons connected with the outside hospitals, but again the majority from the Queen Mary Hospital. It was, however, possible by the pooling of all equipment from all sources to provide for the hospital including the operating theatre, and the district clinics. For weeks after internment the Director of Medical Services, on his periodic visits, never failed to furnish us with additional impedimenta, as for example, a microscope, a diathermy machine, etc., etc. Repeated requests were made to the Japanese authorities for a portable X-ray set, but without success. During the first two years a limited number of patients were sent into town to be X-rayed, but for the last two years no radiography was carried out at all. Though frequently required, it was not possible to obtain a cystoscope. Some very ingenious surgical appliances were manufactured at the camp workshop at the hands of skilled engineers. They made excellent aluminium splints, bone holding forceps and a high pressure steam steriliser. (g) MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES 23 (1) Diet kitchens.—After the early months of internment it became very apparent that something would have to be done about making the diet as supplied by the Japanese more suitable and palatable for very young children, elderly invalids, and those suffering from chronic peptic ulcers. The setting up of these special kitchens was made possible by the fact that there were available in the camp a number of electric cookers. The International Welfare Committee provided the extra foodstuffs. The district medical officer exercised general supervision but a trained nurse—a specialist in dietetics—was in charge of each kitchen. She had the assistance of other women experienced in invalid cooking. These kitchens proved a great success. The time came when the electricity was cut off and firewood became scarce, and these kitchens were forced to close. A very definite deterioration in the health of many of the regular patients followed. (2) Milk.—A limited number of 8 oz. bottles of unpasteurised cow's milk were sent into camp daily, though the supply was somewhat irregular and diminished considerably as time went on. This was kept for the hospital and children under 5 years of age. Full cream powdered milk was reserved for infants only but this supply was exhausted by January 1945. Thirty to forty pints of soya bean milk were made daily. This was reserved for use in the hospital and sanatorium and for debilitated out-patients. (3) Yeast. Next to loss of body weight the earliest manifestations of food deficiency were those due to lack of vitamins B1 and B2. Owing to the difficulty of supplying the deficiency medicinally, it was decided to manufacture a limited quantity of yeast for administration. The daily dose of 3 to 4 oz. proved efficacious though the media consisted of weevil infested flour, soya bean residue and sweet potatoes. (4) Medical meetings.—An association consisting of all doctors, dentists and pharmacists was constituted somewhat on the lines of the British Medical Association. A president and vice-presidents were elected annually, also a secretary. Many interesting and instructive papers were read. Minutes were duly read and confirmed and complete records of all discussions were kept. (5) Hospital visitors board. This small committee, consisting of the Camp Medical Officer as chairman, the Hospital Supervisor (a member of the Clergy) as secretary, and six other members representing the community at large, was appointed by the Representative of Internees. The object of this Board was to assist the hospital administration in matters concerning the welfare of patients, and to act as a liaison between hospital and community. The Board met every two or three weeks throughout internment. There is no doubt that this Board performed valuable service. (6) Camp relief.—A group of four medical officers including the Camp Medical Officer, the medical officer in charge of the Nutrition Clinic, medical officer in charge of Tweed Bay Hospital, and the medical adviser to the Camp Relief Trustees, was empanelled to give advice in the matter of giving aid to those requiring extra foodstuff. Advice was also given to the Representative of Internees on problems concerning the best use of foodstuffs held in the camp store. (7) Pathology and bacteriology.—The Government bacteriologist continued his work in the camp to the best of his ability. His small bed-sitting room was his laboratory. He was severely handicapped by the lack of materials and technical equipment. His work was almost entirely confined to the examination of blood films, sputa, and stools, and doing red and white blood cell counts. He was occasionally called upon to perform post-mortem examinations. Towards the end of internment the supply of bacteriological stains gave out. Malaria and pulmonary tuberculosis had to be diagnosed on clinical grounds alone. (8) Births and deaths registration.—No time was lost after internment in opening fresh registers for the registration of births and deaths respectively. They conformed as closely as possible to the official registers kept in peace-time. Copies of the entries in the registers in the form of births and death certificates respectively, were made out and given to the interested parties. Without the actual registers to refer to, it is impossible to give actual figures. Suffice it to say that the death rate each year remained remarkably low; for instance, during the year 1943, there were only 18 deaths, and the majority of these were of persons over the age of 60. The infant and maternal mortality rates were so low as to be negligible. D. J. VALENTINE, Camp Medical Officer. January, 1946. ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-592-6 Reports on current situation- including weekly intelligence reports 18-9-1945 - 20-12-1945 SECRET 30 WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY No. 8 SITUATION REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 13th November, 1945. (1) JAPANESE. There were 21,737 Japanese, Koreans and Formosans under our control in the Colony on November 9th. Of these, 2,685 were sick in hospital. A further 700 Japanese have since been embarked for repatriation to JAPAN. Two Japanese Naval personnel brought by sampan all the way from KWAI LAN (GREAT LADRONE Island) by a Chinese farmer have been lodged in STANLEY INTERNMENT CAMP. (2) CHINESE. Conditions on LAMA Island, following the departure of the armed Chinese guerillas, have been found to be satisfactory on the whole. Embarkation of the Chinese 8th Army has been completed without incident. There is a possibility of two further Chinese armies passing through the Colony on their way north. Chinese gendarmes remaining in KOWLOON may be withdrawn from the Colony shortly. (3) LOCAL AFFAIRS In this section of the Summary will be found notes on the activities of Formosans interned in the Colony, the formation of a Police Special Branch to investigate collaboration with the Japanese, the discharge of LI KAM YEE, the return of Maj. Gen. S.K. YEE and his future plans, the strengthened position of the KWANTUNG in KONG KOWLOON, the appearance of "Red" posters in KOWLOON, and a reported hide-out of the Red guerillas in KOWLOON. (4) COLLABORATORS 41 persons have been arrested as suspected collaborators and the arrest of a further 28 approved. (5) AIR INTELLIGENCE. The crew and passengers of the Sunderland which force-landed on HAINAN Island have now arrived in HONG KONG, CHUNGKING having approved their release. Aircraft in use by the Chinese Air Force are known to be out-of-date American models. American assistance to the Chinese Air Force has decreased of late. (6) CHINESE OPINION. Opinion has been expressed this week on the usual variety of topics, including inter alia, the responsibility for recent shipping disasters; education, entertainment for British troops, gambling dens, reckless driving, and the price of bread. (7) HONG KONG HARBOUR ACTIVITIES This section of the Summary records the further progress which has been made since the date of the last report in the restoration to normal conditions of the Harbour. Page 30 Page 31 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-596-5 Hong Kong University- Apprenticeship scheme 28-10-1948 - 23-12-1948 ## Morsible imperassment Doubtless we need not unduly overdo it. Much we need would unduly overdo it. Students from some countries (India; Sudan, etc.) get allowances which are much higher than ours & could be an embarrassment to them. To: My point was that a student who received high wages, had high tax, since we abate allowance in gross salary, the man who had a large tax got less, in total, than the man who paid small tax. The man who got no salary, & therefore had no tax, got most of all. The tax-paying student in my fact never got £30 a month. ## Reference to Pre-War Scheme Reference is made in the application at No.12 to the pre-war scheme operated by the FBI and the Chinese Government, and it is stated that the students brought here under that scheme received an allowance to bring their net earnings up to £30 a month. Miss Ruston in her minute of 16/5/47 quotes the FBI as saying that the present-day Chinese students financed by the Chinese Government receive an allowance calculated so that the actual income tax liability which the student himself bears is the amount of tax taken from the wages of the lowest paid of the students. To pay our CD students the difference between their net earnings and £30 a month would therefore place them at a slight advantage as compared with the Chinese Government students, which would perhaps present the Chinese Embassy with a problem should the two groups of students ever be in a position to compare notes. Nevertheless, I feel that to supplement the net earnings is the best way, in spite of the fact that it involves the virtual refund of tax from UK funds. It ensures that every student receives the same sum to live on as all the others (which the present Chinese scheme also admittedly does), but it would avoid the constant necessity for watching what the lowest paid student pays in tax and bring the others into line - a complicated affair, particularly if, as is probable, the students will go to different firms for their apprenticeships. Mr. Titchener has referred to the possibility of a particular student being given higher wages by his firm as a reward for good work, the student however being unable to reap the benefit of the increase because his wages would still be evened out to the £30 a month maximum. I do not think, however, that we should take this point too seriously. Other CDW students in this country plough through four and five year courses without benefit of increased allowances, unless they pass the 25-year age point, or some general increase in allowances is approved. Some of these make better progress than others, some get University scholarships, which bring them no monetary benefit, at present. ## Method of Payment of Allowances As regards the method of payment of the allowances, the position is a little difficult. The students will be in receipt of a weekly wage, which we have to augment by means of an allowance expressed in monthly terms. Other maintenance allowances are paid in advance, and the first point to be decided is whether the allowances under this scheme should be paid in advance or in arrear. Since the wages will be paid in arrear, and the allowance is to be directly linked to the wages, it would be best, I think, to pay the allowance also in arrear. This would be in agreement with the practice regarding the payment of certain post-graduate allowances paid to e.g., Colonial Products Research Council workers, and would avoid confusion in the minds of the students themselves. The second point is whether we should make a single monthly payment direct to the student, or possibly get the firms concerned to pay the allowance weekly, so that the student receives a regular weekly income, the firm claiming on us for refund at regular intervals. I think the first of these alternatives is best, on... ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-598-4 Salaries Commission 11-1-1947 - 5-12-1947 # COLONIAL OFFICE ## THE CHURCH HOUSE, GREAT SMITH STREET, LONDON, S.W.1. ### 12th December, 1947. Sir, I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a statement regarding procedure in capital cases in the Colonial Dependencies, which was given in the House of Commons on the 11th August last. The statement was made in order to provide some assurance to the House that steps would be taken to obviate in future, as far as possible, the delays which had occurred in a case on appeal from the Gold Coast. This case, because of these delays, obtained, as you are probably aware, a good deal of undesirable publicity. 2. It will be observed that the remedy lies, to a large extent, in the strict enforcement of rules based on an Indian model which the Governors of most of the Colonial territories have now made as requested in Colonel Stanley's circular despatch of the 18th July, 1944. In the case of the few Colonial Dependencies where such rules have not yet been made, I should be glad if Governors would take steps to comply with the request contained in that despatch. 3. Delay in carrying out sentences of execution might be caused by a prisoner appealing to the King to exercise the prerogative of mercy in his favour. This aspect of the matter is dealt with in the last paragraph of the enclosed statement. As will be seen, the normal practice of the Secretary of State is not to intervene himself in an individual case and not to advise His Majesty to do so. This being so, an execution need not be postponed in order that any petition received may be forwarded to me, if you are satisfied that there are no special circumstances affecting the case with which you think I ought to be acquainted. Copies of the petition and correspondence relating to it should, however, be sent to me later. In non-capital cases, the rules laid down in Colonial Regulations 186 and 187 should be followed. 4. I invite special attention to the first sentence of the seventh paragraph of the enclosed statement, the effect of which is that the Governor will allow executions to proceed where proceedings taken are "without real substance." It is impracticable to formulate any precise rules upon which this principle should be applied. It is for the Governor to come to a decision in the light of all the circumstances. I should, however, inform you that it is not intended that an execution should proceed where a petition is to be lodged with the Privy Council as part of the normal machinery of appeal against conviction, provided, of course, that the Rules referred to in paragraph 2 of this despatch are complied with. Such a course could, in my view, be justified only in very exceptional circumstances. If, however, subsequent proceedings are taken (e.g., by way of `certiorari`, `mandamus`, or `habeas corpus`) and the Governor is satisfied that they are without real substance and taken merely for the purpose of postponing execution, he is free to allow the execution to proceed. The fact that the Governor has received an intimation that the prisoner proposes to appeal to the Privy Council, or even that a petition for leave to appeal has been actually lodged, would not necessarily affect the position (though where leave to appeal has been actually granted, the execution of the sentence should, of course, be respited). In this respect, Governors would be following the practice which would, I understand, be followed in this country. The Home Secretary informs me that there is no record during the last 50 years or more of the postponement of any execution in this country owing to the institution of last-minute legal proceedings, and that if on the eve of an execution such proceedings were instituted, it is most unlikely that the execution would be postponed, save in the most exceptional circumstances. 5. I take this opportunity to inform you that in a recent case, in which leave to appeal to the Privy Council had been given by a local court, the Judicial Committee called attention to the following principles:- | Principle | Description | | --- | --- | | (a) | No local court has power to grant leave to appeal to His Majesty in Council in a criminal case; | | (b) | No court should encourage an application for special leave to appeal without regard to the rule that His Majesty "will not review or interfere with the course of criminal proceedings, unless it is shown that, by a disregard of the forms of legal process, or by some violation of the principles of natural justice, or otherwise, substantial and grave injustice has been done"; | | (c) | This rule is not affected by the absence of a Court of Criminal Appeal for any particular territory. | Reference was made to the observations of Viscount Simon on July 16th, 1941, reported in the Weekly Notes, 1941, Part 1, page 172. A copy of extracts from the Report is, for the convenience of reference, enclosed with this despatch. The Board expressed the hope that their remarks would be brought to the notice of those concerned with the administration of criminal justice in the Colonies, and you will, no doubt, take the necessary steps to meet Their Lordships' wishes. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient, humble servant, A. Creech Jones The Officer Administering the Government of Page 39 Page 13 ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-598-4 Salaries Commission 11-1-1947 - 5-12-1947 3 be contrary to the common sense of the situation, since the Governor, knowing all the circumstances, is in a better position to judge whether the prerogative of mercy should be exercised in any particular case. To this must be added the further consideration that the best safeguard for a careful decision in so grave a matter is the undivided responsibility of the person who makes it. I do not, however, say that, if some exceptional case were brought to the Secretary of State's notice in which there were an indication that a miscarriage of justice had occurred, he would shut his eyes to it. The Secretary of State would communicate with the Governor as the case required. The Governor would make any further investigations which might be necessary, and would obviously not proceed with the carrying out of a sentence if there were any real doubt about the case. It is inconceivable that, in order to prevent a miscarriage of justice in such a case, I should have to advise His Majesty to intervene, and in practice, therefore, it is highly improbable that intervention by His Majesty on the advice of the Secretary of State would ever take place. I am convinced that to follow any other course would seriously impair the administration of justice in the Colonies. 41 ## Enclosure No. 2 to Circular Despatch of 12th December, 1947 ## EXTRACT FROM PRACTICE NOTE Weekly Notes, 1941, Part 1, page 172. Also reported in 68 Indian Appeals, 126. In each of these thirteen cases the papers before their Lordships include (as r. 8 of the Judicial Committee Rules requires) a certificate signed by counsel in India that the petitioner has reasonable grounds of appeal to this Board. Their Lordships regret to find that, with the possible exception of one of the petitions, there is no basis whatever on which a certificate could, or should, have been given expressing the opinion that there were grounds on which the petition could properly be presented. This is a very serious matter, not only because those who so certify are misusing their professional position, but because the due course of criminal justice is interfered with if the delay of application to the Board is interposed without any valid reason between the judgment of the Court in India and the due execution of the sentence which that Court thinks it right to pronounce. Their Lordships must assume that these certificates are given under a misunderstanding of the true position, as otherwise some of them could only be explained as proceeding from an utter disregard of the solemn and serious responsibilities of the counsel who certify. Their Lordships therefore desire to restate, in unmistakable terms, the limits of the jurisdiction exercised in criminal appeals by the Judicial Committee, and trust that this explanation will be carefully noted in the quarters which it seems to be needed, and that the practice of which their Lordships have to complain will cease. The Judicial Committee is not a revising court of criminal appeal; that is to say, it is not prepared or required to re-try a criminal case, and does not concern itself with the weight of evidence, or the conflict of evidence or with inferences drawn from evidence, or with questions as to corroboration or contradiction of testimony, or whether there was sufficient evidence to satisfy the burden of proof. Neither is it concerned to review the exercise by the previous tribunal of its direction as to permitting cross-examination as a hostile witness or in awarding particular punishments. In some of the certificates of counsel which are before the Board in connection with the present set of petitions the certificate sets out particular reasons why it is considered that there is a reasonable ground for appeal, and these reasons disclose that the certifying counsel has not appreciated, or allowed for, the fact that the Judicial Committee cannot be asked to review the facts of a criminal case, or set aside conclusions of fact at which the tribunal has arrived. In all such cases an appeal on such grounds is useless, and is, indeed, an abuse of the process of the Court. It may be of assistance to counsel who are considering whether they are justified in certifying that a petition of appeal in a criminal case might reasonably be presented, to give illustrations by way of contrast, of what are the limited but very important grounds on which a petition in a criminal case may properly be presented. Broadly speaking, the Judicial Committee will only interfere where there has been an infringement of the essential principles of justice. An obvious example would be a conviction following a trial where it could be seriously contended that there was a refusal to hear the case of the accused, or where the trial took place in his absence, or where he was not allowed to call relevant witnesses. Similarly, of course, if the tribunal was shown to have been corrupt, or not properly constituted, or incapable of understanding the proceedings because of the language in which the proceedings were conducted. Another and obvious example would arise if the Court had no jurisdiction either to try the crime, or to pass the sentence. These limitations upon the interference of the Judicial Committee with convictions arrived at by tribunals charged with criminal jurisdiction beyond the seas have been again and again laid down in the clearest terms at this Board. It is sufficient to quote Lord Watson's words, in In re Dillet (1887) 12 App. Cas. 459 at p. 467, that “the rule has been repeatedly laid down, and has been invariably followed, that Her Majesty will not review or interfere with the course of criminal proceedings, unless it is shown that, by a disregard of the forms of legal process, or by some violation of the principles of natural justice, or otherwise, substantial and grave injustice has been done"; or, as Lord Dunedin said, "there must be something so irregular, or so outrageous, as to shake the very basis of justice". ================================================================================ CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 | CO129-611-3 Weekly summaries of press reports and comments 24-12-1946 - 27-9-1947 ## Weekly Press Summary para!(6) is a short comment on the rising price of rice and Miso. Rustam made some remarks on this topic. 2(@) is about income tax. D. B. 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