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HONGKONG, SEPTKABER 21, 1871

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ABEAULT.

THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2182. 1871..

I am,

Hongkong,

O COLONIAL SALARIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "BAZLY PRE83,"

error,

Christiana buvo baan henten, robbed, and

fende to be their prüfoster. And all this has to the Nanother kinds, peculiar part the sharpers will have to disgorge Theat

LETTERS BY BABON VON RIGHT

THE SHANGHAI CHAM- BER OF COMMERCE, ON THE PROVINCES OF CHEKIANG, AND NOANHWEL VE

(Continuel)

is

and large amounts both of raw cotton

HUNAN. (Ibid.)

The Bill was discussed yesterday.

delay possible_

I will not meation the details ne regards to the foreign police. To this be raplied that he everyone seems desirous of fastening the he also found that a abest, bolenging to his the matter, arrive at a sonointian, I make out. Mr. Maheed, in the letter just received, noter

the capital and working account that the Protestnut ghapel at Sekigaik-ta, the other produca of the Nan-chan derived didnt know where to go, and if he did get bia master and give him information, who rp, kro abarhed by the purobase of the steamer, blame of theen unfortunate Acidental master, had been taken opor, he then went is that Deaths," (a phrase to which juries must be turned to the hanen with him. He discovered preliminarice, Insurance, des leaving $400.19 was also attacked, on ibe 2nd instant. The from the cultivation of the soil, as all the there his three cash would not be enough even way into the presence of a bigh official, and tolerably wall accustomed by this time), it is that n white jackest and a blanket had been on hand, as I have shown above. With rent was broken in, and books, gente, and every rest, though of paramount importance to the fee the gutercoper, much less to bribe hie really not responsible for all the evil Mr. stolen. Hie master gave him a note to take to regard to these three items, the steamer can betting within it were carried away; and on the natives, is of trifting interest as regards the he could not speak foreign language. The the police, and he went to the Omtral Station. realized, but preliminaries must be written off 5th instant, one of is most decated Christines foreign commerce. It would make up a long shopko per volanteered to accompany bim bow. list its great variety wore to be exhausted, ever, nasuring him at the same time resist. I adature of snë thasšy Protz trơm than allich ALTOED mid that tho buding of these veran« | and the Inspector in sharge told him to go to the working' account:ams fine day, and tho it was heuten almost to death.. Hy conchuden with all the gun, vegetables, pulse, textile fauce would be given without any of the palm menced in Wo unsday morning at 10.10, and the fest dahs was cheap and unsatisfactory work, but No. Letation, but he suspected tho prisoner, and surance, I imagine, is an namatured risk or go the following rents

believed that he would go to Macao inthe liny paid for, but oxisting for a period after ike

fabrics and fruit trees peculiar to sub-tropien lving pecaliar to Objurse yamens, and not of such a nature that ho could legally steamer, which would leave at 2 o'clock, and an 80th June, and at an inmantisto segit there-drive from their homes, and then seeking and temporate climates, few would be entirely that its pene si che splice stativ clas object to it. But the very fast of its being there was not aufficient time for him to go to fore, how dose $456.93 pay $8.158.20, ar pur ap shelter, umey has been extortest from them by wanting in the list, and these would be wore matter who gone into, and the renit is The man appeared at põller the unsatisfactory is sufflefent, as we read the No. 1 Station and return, before the steamer prpriation of the working nosount?

the servants of Chat Gavernment, which pre than replaced

and partly to eastern Asia gentry are known to infest Skatehet in con Ordinance, to furnish ground for objection departed, he want to the steamer wharf in queat

Yours faithfully, of the prisoners saw the prisoner standing Bule Inder Section II., provides that "The actr the wharf. The prisoner on seeing him

CANT MAKE IT OUT been done to men who dely the world to soense in general. The staple of the valleys and durable pribers, and no donit, riotisuige 20th Septembar, 1-71-

then of na ngle crime. Our chapela bnvo been irrigabla: portions of the hillsides is rice, largely sufferers, who, like the pressukone, jare walls of all houses shall be eclidly built of turged his back towards him, and seeing' i

loft in dosulation, books and furnitors have Some provinces produce, a superabundance goerully asophisticated countrymen, and whe been torn away by the rubble, and all this be of it, others must make க deficiency by kan not bow to go about getting redress. The bricks or stands throughout." Further, polire sergeant, No. 67, nese, he wout to him, and he asking him to apprabond prisoner,

cause a fer placards, got up by some makotous Section XII. makes every building or part of whom the prisoner ran away westward. The

meu atlanton, have been circulated it Foo importation. If the balance could be made when runner as is usual wink at the practices THE additional particulars which we publish a building a nuisance which is in a ruinous ergeant and bimet ran after bin, making

Settlement, however, thoroughly appreciate the $18-Iliko "fuir play.", sud I also like truth. how Prince Kong, watts to braniah foreign-up, it would probably be largely in favour of and share the spoil. The Chinese of she to-day of the attack upon the Chapels, nour or dangerous condition. Now one thing is an ontory. He a constable No. 72 stop bun, Although we pay £500 per unium for auditing firm the interim by wing subtle diplomacy the Naxshan, as it sends considerable quin-mug of the foreign police, wynic, for the re As the prisoner was running he threw bis our counts, I do not expect to find the latter and false questions, and some of the people tities of rise to the northoru provisces. Ou cavery of property without having to submit Pooellow are of much interest, as showing clear, that a house or verandal which is ori-joker as him, the same now in Court. He quality in the Estimates, but I do expect to and are trying to do it by brate fores. Our treaty the rice grounds and level tracta in general, to extortion in the pronese. the determined and wide spread opposition ginally, as Mr. Azon mys, cheaply and exoliured he was not a bhios, and, begged the it in a letter signed Fair Buy. Your cor. Fights both to merchants and Missionaries are planted, besides, sugar, chiefly in which is being made to Missionaries of all unsatisfactorily built, and which cores, down constable to let iteral Studio, and the things respondent of this morning says that my have been violated times without number, and tung, tobacco, the most reputed of denominations, and as illustrating what, at all in the course of three years, cannot havo shed at the Central Station, and the thing" atatement is utterly unreliable, that it is yet our protostore fiend, and one Goserantcot

in Court found on him. events at times, is doubtless Le cause of the been "substantially built," and must hayo Defendant was committed to the Supreme a to point out other arrors, calls it a dis- at home, declare to the publie that everything grows in Fukien; several sorts of homp, both

tortion," "carping." &e. Now. I beg to say is going

A few days ago, we called attention to a remarkably welldia the oast, The of Cannabis and Bockmoria; several planta that it is not my statement. It wne unde by rights which we have gained as British sub which produce oil, chiefly the groundout and memorind frota a Center, describing the state so-called interference with political matters been from the first, if not in a "rainoue," at Court Criminal Sessione.

NO PARUES AND NO LAMPƏ

the Ouloniul Secretary and Auditor. I merelyjecte by the death of ainny of our brave soldiers, camtan; others from which indigo made of anarchy that prevails in Homin. Anothor on the part of the Catholic Missionarios in least in a very dangerous "condition. Thirty-one Chinese were brought up by the copied on the figures from the recently prb-rebuut to be torn frem as by fals, dipléanser, a variety of pulse, among which is the soya- memorial to-day describe a series of outragea, the interior. If the converts of the latter This is proved almost beyond question by the police, charged with beingnut without lights or listed Estimates, and I have sinne osrefully But let us hope that the time may soon came. boan; a number of plants with farinaceous and a case of official corruption, that would are trosted as were those of the Rev. Mr. fact that only the veranduke built at the passes, and they were each fired to cente, ex-checked them na they were printed in your pa when the eyes of foreign minister will be bulbs, wheat and other sorts of gain. com impossible in n country which pretends lu cept the treaty-sixth defendist, who was die per, and with the exception of a mistake in the cen, to see the decesity for great creation Cotton, although largely grown in the Nau- bave any tovernment at sill inch base in hie Magoon--and there can be no doubt such is particular time specified by Mr. ALFUEU charged, it being praad be was forced to be mount against bir. Autetia's name, which yon making treaties with a nation, where the chat, is nowhere planted in sufficient quan-ast civilized country of the world! frequently the case there is little reason for came down, that although only three of the out looking for his child.

have currented, I have been unable to End any duspect duplicity is gonerated nyder, the jaṛli

tily, bush of a friendly souled for To surprise that the Catbolic Missionaries should five fell, the others are not safe at this

Chow-a-hong, P.C. 41, summoned the.

Four porre paudent's retter is written in the

and of cotton fabrics, are imported from those ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISIE MAIL, at least endeavour to shield them from po- moment, and that whereas the last verandah first-route of the 95. Risking, in that he did form of a defice of the Postmaster Genem),

great cotton-producing districts in Chokiang,

The P. & O. steamer Orissa, Capt, Tou- secution. It would indeed be diflicult to on one side built at that time collapse, then the complainant when aging in theexaense if I land made a person uttack on the

Kiengeu, Nganhwei, Hupé and northern

which

aresituated along the north. io, arrived this morning, with the English understand how anyone, imbued with the one immediately beyond it, not built at that beat the gentleman. I have attacked neither him nor tion of his duty at the Canton steamer wharf. ong one glse. I have simply put down the suns

eastern and northern confines of the Nan-nail of 11th August. The following tel. ordinary feelings of humanity, could hesitate tiae, remains perfect. But it is clear from Complainust stated he was going on board in that wo pay to our principal employés, and the

shon, and branches of which spread far in grams are from the Crylon Observer: to do so. Bat so as a Catholic Mission-what Mr. ALIVED says that he was not aware plain clothe, to look after bad characters, when mere enumeration of them acome to me to tall

LONDON, 25th Algetet. between the ranges of hills

composing it..

M. Bomusat, is replying to the repmachia ary lifts a little finger to prevent the of the dangerous character of the work. He he was stopped by defendant and pushed back, very severdy against an antooratio german, he was aleo kicked but the braise a nowand the autocrat deputing his power to a

As regards the trees planted on alluvial

sions of Wakterere, declared league deliverable perpetration of such injustice, the cry says, true enough, that he did not think it well be informed the mite he was nonstable, trinmrirate, saat present, inakon is not better, Productive power of the Nanshan. ground, I need only refer to the p

e great variety Had I meant to be" invidiona, I would hare raised that he is unjustly interfering, with satisfactory, but the question arisan whether, and was told he did not care.

Those southeastern provinces of China of fruit which the southern ports are send Alece and Lorraine illegal ordered dissolving.

(sic) Defendant stated it was customary on the called attention only to those salaries which I which fagother constitute the Nanshan, can ing to those of the north, a trade which pro- The differnon continues bolson M. Thlora political matters; and this accusation is at if he had known it to be as bad as it is now

arrival of the steamor for a cord af turbuloot naider are to high, but, purposely to vie with any country of equal-extent in re roised to assume gigantio

proportioca. The And the waj wily of the National Assembly ou once believed by the large number who are proved to have been, he would not have in coolies to rash with hurt, be run umbor of avoid the chung, I gave troso of the gard to the value of the products derived fallow tree, which is planted on level ground, the question of the tameliate dissolution of predisposed by political and religious pre-stantly interposed with the powers conferred as rushing, and he stopped them; the comheds of all the departments, and 1 judice to accept as true a plausible chargs, on him by the Ordinance, and whether, as he plaisinut attempted to pass through on one said nothing which can fair be called corn from the cultivation of the soil. They furnish is generally distributed in the Nanshan, but the National Guards.

The Assembly adopted by a large majority mado against a nation and sect with whom did not do so, that neglect goes to show his side, and he supped him. Heurement. I certainly did not main, and I think all the exports from China to foreign coun- grows most plentifully in Cheking. The

pam on the other side, and he again stopped they do not sympathize. We now find, how incorupetancy for his post. We incline to bim. He did not know, here a stable my letter cannot fanly he said to insinuate. Sries, less a very amall fruction. All the varnish tree is almost exclusively, met with

that nous of our ultions except More, Swart opened ports from which Chiness produce in the groves of trees which adorn the villages the amendment of M. Ducrot that the Boards ever, that the same ill-feeling on the part of answer both questions in the affirmative. A never heard hit my sus in frot be did not know and Douglas do their work. As to the Post exported in any noteworthy extant, viz., 18 is cultivated only in the northern portion be dissolved in the Communes with the fast

it antil he received the summons, and as for

Her Majesty the Queen is ratioh better. the natives is being fostered in all parts of single case of this kind would not establish kicking him, be distinctly averred that he did ter-General, I think he dies is, and doce it Hunkow, Kiukiang, Shanghai, Ningpo, Fa of the Nanshan.

very afficiently indeed, for be munges to get chau, Amoy, Canton, are situated at the con Of billsides not fitted for irrigation a very The conservative candidate has been elected the country against Protestant Missionaries, much, but taken in connection with the want not do so.

pat of the residcute at the porta, where to fines of the Nanshan, and receive their suplimited use is made. I believe that no more for East Surrey. 4. MaBeth testified to complainant having so jurisdiction, a farge som which goes towards plies front its navigable rivers. Besides what thau Lt-thirtieth of their area is under oul-

BERLIN, 23tb August. who have certainly not hitherto been con-of experience which ous cannot but ascribe

hæð breise.

the revenue of the Colony

seded

the foreign market, for Defendant was fired in the nominal sum of

Semi-athotal jonhas publish articles stating it provides tivation. Yet the enormous crop of tea is sidered a dangerous political elementin China, to the present Inspector of Buildings, the

Fair Play" says the Colony pare the and who for years have been permitted Lu conclusion to be drawn from it appears itro- 50 cents.

Postomater only £900s year, while the laps the northern provinces of China with some of derived from that small proportion of ground that the doubtful attitude assumed by the BREACH OF POSTAL OBDINANCE. carry on their calling without molestation. sistible.

Mr. U. L. Volkmann was exposed at the rial Government, pays him £100, making is all the most valuable articles, such as sugar, tea, Besides the tang oil tree, the ten off shrub French Assembly towards ML Thiers diminishes It is hardly possible to doubt that the ene

tunce of the collector of Stamp Revenue, F.,000, not £1,100. But I find on page 1 of tobacco, hemp, rice, and many others. The and the camphor tree are cultivated and the confidenze Germany reposed in France for The Naus Kreuz Gazette confrms the state- the Estimates that the Postmaster General's west only, in particular, the provines of yield valuable produce. Of grain there are lurent of the Treaty. W, Mitchell, Esq., in that he did on the 14th salary is put down a £100 under Fired Es. Szechven, is independent of it, as it produces only to be mentioned kaoliang and maize:ment that another masting butxeen the En has been given at Pekin, and that the object

instant unlawfully pass out of bis hands a tablishments, and 2800 under "Civil List the which the officials have in view in giving a

uncancelled thres cent stamp, contrary to the launder a Provisioned sed Teroporary the same articles for its bag so, besides the-sweet potatos in cultivated up to con- perors of Austria and Germany, wit probably rein to the disorderly ruffians who are

peare, $100 for expenses. Then Opium, which is not cultivated in the Nanshan, siderable be heard of at Salzburg on the seventis Sop.

am correctly informed

excepting still loo glad to get up distaruanses against the easel who lost on the Pilawan Keaf; all hande, provided. The facts of the case, however, amonts make £1,000. On page 17 there ap

proving that the circumstanca did not result pears £200 as salary to the collector, of Stemp Chief among the products in tes. All those few plantations of pine and bataboo, is a bean established at Castion for the relatings from any fault of the defendant's, the case was Revenue. It is well known that there offices are regions which send their tea to the foreign wilderness. This terin must indeed be aparding the attitude to be be diemlared.

beld by the smo seutteman, therefore be re-market are situated in the Nausban, with one plied to at least two-thirds of the area of the Germany and Austria, Italy will adhere to the

same policy without any condition. BEFORE G. Mas, Esq

prives in all £1,200 per annum, Theasitemap- or two insignificant exceptions, and ten cau Nausbau bat probably to a larger propor. A QUERY.

The Demonstration which it was proposed to pear under the heading Colonial Estimates be said to Expenditure detailed end: 18 stated that it will grow well throughout the whole of tion. It is to this circumstance chiefly, that hold in France on the 45t September has hoor

country. The axial belt of ranges is owing the great beauty of scenery in the forbidden, APPROPRIATION OF A DIVIDEND WARBANT.

was from this production this I took my figures..

LONDON, 8th August. Air Joseph Tianway, of No. 48. Elgin Street

had nothing to do with the revenue pages, comprises itself some of the most valuable sontheastern provinces. The kills are clad in

districts, as, for instance, the verdure from top to bottom, and nowhere in Candidates for the Indian Qivil Servico ex- with appropriuting a dividend warrant.

port of the Chiba Sen, Saigon, und Straite they have boon in some way put down and Mr. W. J. Ede, Secretary to the Tuion In Steamship Company, Limited, to the 30th June, Home Government pays any of these ninoants, Bohês

LONDON, 3018 Augue, an Apparently peaceful state of things surance Company, being sworn stated that 1871, which appears to hare boon daly passed although, of course, it may be ineluded in en than iu Chekiang to the province of Kwang Japas, is there such a saperabundance of tificates, real age with limits.

Captain Viriau is appointed under secretary the compradore of the Oricatal Bank, by name at the meeting of Shareholdere, reported also itemContribution from the Imperial Post tung, tax appears to be largely grown on this beautiful dowers such a luxurious variety of

and such a

anamber of plante omitting of State for War, vice Sir Edward Lagard, restored. "Doabtless," he said, referring to Fong Away, wns & shareholder in the company, in your issue of the 16th instant, I noticed Offics." It is safefactory to learn that the geo-elovatod belt. Northwest of it are situated ons, fragrance either from leaves or from Appointed rat Commissioner for the settlement

and that on Saturday, the 1012 September, however, that the mounts were not published, au referred to pay $25 per month "out of the green tea districts of Cheklang, southern

ka own pocket for his quarters," although I

of purchase otsima, dividend warrant was zande out, and with others and being dearons of learning samething about imagine the public, would not grudge him that ganhei and eastern Kiangsi, while further dowers. There is probably not a spot left in

Best London, WA Angust. gens, under sealed cover to the Post Office. On the Company, whose shares are nominally at

by tho outting

The Nam, Cross Gazette, states that it is the Monday following, he recaved information par, (ret paying 18 per och per annum, whilst sun. But I ful to find any mention of this in the on are the black tea districts of western the whole extent of the Nashan where nature

other shures in the placeste af enormously high Estimates, and it would therefore appear that Kiangai, northern Hunan and southern Hupe. is not stunted more or less &gures, some of course at a discount, I was sucho Treasurer receives said sum and ties not There are no apparent reasons why ten down the large trees. But wherever groves possible the Emperor of Austria will visit the The National Graells announces the appoint ceasful enough to secure a copy of gain soonts.cat for it, and the unditor receives his should not be grown in western Human, of these are left-and they are quite extensive Emperor William on the Rhins in November salary and clerks, and does not addit. The western Kwangsi and Kweichou, but nothing in places dissut from navigation--and ment of 31. Aynine as Buvoy Bftraordinary ut which are na follows

Postmannter Goueral is known as a particu. is known of its successful pullivation in those regolation has been allowed to develope un-Unis in the place of M. Walderaoc.

LONDON, 2nd September. CRINA SEA, BAIGON AND STRAITS STEAMSKIE Irly good accountant, and I remember that

COMPART LIMITED,

sque months ago, in your columns, when regions, and the ton of Szechuan even bas impeded for a number of years, there is an

The Cross Gazette statea that it has been a Jane 30th, 1871.

I animadverted upon the slovenly way in which not found its way to the foreign.market, nor intense beauty of scenery in China Rai ranged at Gnalien that Prosaia stall. muko a The Registrar General and Harbour master's does it appear to be coneumed by the Chi-

There is fres communism in China al regards the use of uncultivated hillsides. communication to St. Petersburg, tending to $95,000.00 Retarus were drawn up, I look oconaion to renere outside of the province itself.

1,617.57

mark that'sbone of the Postmester General The atmount of ten produced in the Nan- They are, as people express it, the property prepare for direo: conolliatory explanations lie.

tween Austria God Bussia. were the only abies put tore the Hongrong shan is beyond computation, as the consum of the Hang-bi, who allows the inhabitants 1,074.00 public in a creditable shane; will be or your tion by the Chinese cannot be estimated, to make unrestricted use of them. The con- correspondent tell me that this in the way to Enormous as it undoubtedly is, it should not sequstice is a destruction of whatever is

N. C. Daily Now.) 32,495.88 keep accounts, or that the Estimates are prebe overrated. The use of ten among the valuable. In the few places where large The colony of Hongkong hus unt of late been sented in proper forni & As one of the public three or four hundred millions of Chinose to troos do still exist, they are being rapidly cut-fortunate. Its more aanted by the Kwan- $136,695.04

I do not gradge the amount paid to there by zo mcana so common as is usually eup done for building or far mising down a if Cuntama, who, bitterly opposed in every other master, because I am convinced that we are

down that portion of s tree which is re- tuag Government and by the Inspector-General never likely to get so good a man, but posod. The people of the lower classes inquired I cannot see why Fair Play should Shansi, Bonan, Shantang and other northern stream is then taken away, and the rest left sabijent, units only in opposition to the

and to

right trade of the porte; its residents overlazed to write a letter to make it appear that he receives provinces know of it only as of a luxury. A certain possessakes to support an overgrown and expeceive govern

amalleraum than he downs Baswed sip hot water with the same delight as the granted to every man who

police force expensive, Jet I agree that A man who pretends to give Moyuze man their infusion of green tea, cultivate may portion of a hillside. But the mont

very eroient and lastly, the rear. figures, should at least be accurate; and so 1

with giving it the name of "tea," knowledge of forest culture is still in 1,139,ay with regard to-"Fair Play" and the Cola-The middle glasses in the same provinces use low stage, and no success would be obtaineding deatraction of the sea wall of the barbour, only to be renewed in the same dimsy nial accountants, We pay £500 per annum to 8,158.50 Mr. Austin and 6:00 la two slarks, mokau lufasion of dried leaves of some indigenous if nature was not so prolific. The plants style as before, at the cost of tax-payers alrendy ing £1,200 for anditing generally, although plante, and the wealthier classes only indulge tions of picie troos are allowed to grow from squadsed to the utmost Fuit of their capnaity. 3180,636.04 it is not done. I should be happy to take in the luxury of drinking genuine too. Bren ten to fifteen years, then they are cut down Such a Hongkong in 1871. Those who were noqunisteal with the colony ten years ago, £1,000 and to do i I have shown that my iu the tes producing provincas the use of the Land the ground is replanted. Bgurea mere correctly copied, but if I beverage is not general. The shrub is grown

The produce from the animal kingdom, if knew it as a rising place; its population cou. had made a mistake. I think there would on the bills, in many instances at altitudes iki excepted, is almost sit in the Natal areasing, and it trude erin

pice. At the presont time, the former have been great excuse for it. For instance; hot lose than one thousand feet above the shan. Buffaloes, common cattle and pigs, may to said to have become stationary: 969,471 67 5nd Mr. Mitobell's salary given in Four dil adjoining valleys. The inhabitants of these are the only quadrupeds roared generally white the latter, notwithstanding inorena

ferent portions in the columna based "Civil," u

lives of steam. Fixed," and Provisional and Temporary must therefore buy the tea from the growers through the country. Wild animals are very ed facilities and new

The poco d I hope the sums under the latter antagory may

classes prefer to save the few

stage of decadence. The external diraum he considered temporary but I fear that before, copper cash, and use hot water, or, what are, with the exception of the wild boar incrs, secam almost to have entered on the

the regions devasted by the rebels.

stages of the colony on avaroely account for Dext year they will be “fxel," and that there more commor, sa infusion of the leaves of will be additional: "temporary." amounts which

Missionaries, as they would against suyous else, for the chance of gain, is to fan the pre- judice and hatred against all foreigners, so as to impede the progress of foreign relations with the country. As was shrewdly observed recently by a correspondent at. Swatow, the

By the steamer Pathor from Manila, the firet and second mates of the Cingala, bound to New

York with "teas from: Whampoa, whiqù TRO

however, havg been saved.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.....

30th September.

TO THE EDITOB OF THE "DAILY FEES9"

SE-I so always on the look out for vestments giving fair rate of interest, and

in.

I

The rest of thể .

allitude.taidos, erom

amber. It is assorted that after the basis

evil of those disturbances doos Rot end, when described as a "Tarkey Broker, was charged antice in your issue of the 14th instant the rebut even there I do not Huð it stated that the tea prontaine and from the Tient-tai- temperate climates, with the exception of amination must beneforth show by official cer

the Shan Shin Fat rumours at the above port, we shall have a proclamation or two, and the excitement will subside. The con servative wise than will smile at the needless of the non-receipt of the warrant, and stopped apprelonsion of others and yet the cnnearva- its payment at the Hongkong and Shanghai tive wise men will bo mistaken. The placards it quities at the Post Office failed to elicit day information conccruing the mining wil have accomplished no small share of letter, but yesterday morning ut ft 11 o'clock their mission, and intensified and mobiled Mr. Pereira, ofthe Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. brought the dividend warrant of Fong Away for future use the batred against foreigners, (No. 45), and the witness noted that it bore the When the treaty cozas to be révised, and signature "Fang Away" Mr. Ede went to inland residence again comes up, the design Foug Away taking the warrant with bica; ende Amount erat of Steamer Fenus,...

Do. Preliminary Expenses, subeeqzently he went to the Hongkong and

Do. balance of Insurance of these movements will be disclosed.".

Shanghai Back, where he saw the man now in

count Couri. Mr. Ede said he had nos seut any dividend warrants aut except through the Post-

Cash on hand........ officele jo du feverdie i

Do Do.

Bills Receivable,...

Ziabilities.

Ir is satisfactory to feal that though the Government and the Police desert, our juries

Mr. Pereira, of the Hongkong Baak, testified will sometimes do what they can to provide that the warmut was presented by a man repro- for our protection. It is certainly unples, sentiag himself to have been-end by one Fong Away; but that afterwards he contradicted the Bant to be exposed to constant risk of statement, and maid he was sent by a master, Amount 1st call on 6,000 shares at

June 30th, 1871. being knocked down by robbers at night; Mr. Tinaway baster of the Yes Shing cigar

Prú-- and by filling houses during the day, simply

De balance of account with the

General Agents, becausecur Government shamelessly neglects op. Hollywood Road, testified that yesterday morning about 9 o'clock Mr. Tinaway, whom

unanimed dividends........ its duty; but it is at all'events a consolation he had known, came to his chop, and said he

balance of Working no to fad that juries are as a rule peculiarly had business with him. Witness accordingly

count, sensible of their perils, und, unlike those out to Tiuaway's house at 10 am, who took who should protect them, rather apt to speak their minds out when the occasion serves.

out the warrant in Court and naked witpesa to

go to the Hongkong Bank and get the money, $679, stating in reply to a question that it was

It is beginning to be almost time that some. ishee woney. He took the warrant to the

Do.

Do.

Working demanË

To Amount disbursements of Steam

bank accordingly, but payment was refused, June 30th, 1871, and he was given into custurly. This witness then laid on information to the above effect.

Theme was remanded to the ad instant.

body spoke out, in order if possible to force a weak, and rotten, Government, int, something like, uction. We have been

A NATIVE FEACAS, anked long enough to wait for the lovernor. Seu-kun-yow, a carpouter, mas charged by The Governor delayeth hie coming, and Sewah-ow, andther carpenter, under the fol meanwhile the labour of killing us is accu. eirdnmaLinda, Complainant stated the defendant bas a small carpenter's ebay in Hil rudely divided between the daring adventurers liar-street, and he hired him a week ugu to, da whom Sir Rickard is to exterminate when some work, and owed bis 83. He naked the be comes, and the tottering buildings which defendant for his modey several times, and was fold to cómo the next day, which be did, and we suppose he to prop up: Bir TresARD ab then told he had come too warly, and doing is coming, but in the meanwhile we are told so would bring him bad luck, which com that everything is extremely satisfactory: fendant atruck bisa with a counting board, ent plainant did cot see and for his blindacas de If robbers kuviot as cown, we beat that they ting his hand, VT BANK, de se according to a fixed, and immutable The defences was that complaizant was told rald "Robberies are always thore frequent to come through the douras of the day, a be at this season," nara our gent Colonial bad ne mpneys and he refused, so a correl co- que), and be brake kie qura, hauda, Fined $1;" Secretary, and therefore it must follow na-or the choice of three lays imprisonment; des tprally that we should submit to them as fendant can plied with the formerly

DUST AGAIN,

a temporary, but irremediable italie

Wopges-tung, a coolie, was fined $1. in der of Providence. So, too, we are informed that fault, three days imprisonment, for throwing

ore

Agente Commissions,

"Fetty Expenses for Clamps

Postagca, d

on

-751.80

400.00

.Net Prost, to he appropriated as

follows: Dividend at 8 per cost.

$90,000, $5,400.00 Bopus to contributing sharebetdere, 30 per ocnt, of the net profit, Remuneration to Di

irectors. &.Anditom... Amount to be armed to Repreciation and Tnsurance Fand. 20 per centiper Artiole

Balance to be carried

forward,

if houses come down about ong cara, they do to baskets of dust in, rubbleb into the hat: By Balance broug

Holt, over the quy-wall. One bishet did not so in strict acccordance with the law of Gracceed in getting into the saler, Ent remained vitation, and the ordinances of the cokoya hapon the wall

DISTUREINCES

ander the fallowing circumstance. The com plainant stated be was assistant-distiller at the

1,325.99

70.70

447.61

800,000.00

-31,337.02

1,461.20

: 10.30

satisfied

& TOTY

HONGKONG.

wo will be told are to be voted. It is this other plants growing wild in their fields, sach If we now consider the vast area of the this It still possesses us fine harbour, und hat multiplying of offices, and the system of pay. As for instance vertain species of Artemisia Naushan in regard to its mineral resource, still the advantage of being absisted in clo ing one una for holding two or three, which weird Bibes. These facts strongly suggest the the most striking feature is the complete proximity not only to the port of Canton, bat object to, and which my letter was designed to es, that the use of tea in China originated absence (so far as my knowledge extends)-of to the east and west coasts of Kwanitang pru call public attention to. I hagin i think. 1 in the aversion the Chinese have to drinking any mining for metals other than iron. The ricou. It any, however, be said that it shares Chinese know how to find metalliferons depo. the art of prosperity with all the other ports in the south of China, Amoy and Sirator, for Eava understated the base, for if certain iteme cold water, which, in its turn, may have its of receipts are not secounted for, it follows that natural cause in the feet, that in nine cases site, and they wino them in those cases when instance, are in little botter atead: find the ful certain items of expenditure are dealt with in out of ten they have no other grater to drink protita aza conspicuous. We must therefore ling off in all three denotes some, comman

of conclada, that valuable deposite the same manner, besibles I believe that sader than such as has been flowing over rice-fields, load, silver or gold do not exist in the Nan doubt, is the excessive lory on goods, which copper, ouse. This cause, there seos little reason to some Ordinances, sundry face score to the and is rendered unhealthy by the quantity of Colonial Secretary dust on tred

By the way if 200 a year le bald to the Re, putrid organic matter it has takes up To shan, at least not within easy reach. This is has succeeded in strangulating the trade- gistrar for cuir quolion hy should the same drink, boiled water and to improve there scarcely exists any obber ares of mond in the colony as in the nitive Government. it by surprising result, if it is considered that of the provinces; and it is noticeable that this

tendency to excessive taxation seems os mark 8.15.8.50 min not be paid to the Torppairs to her in therefore, probably a very old practices until walious country equally, extensive bibi bals In fact, the pants of governing the colony from

of animus le got worth referring far

if at all explored, no exhibited a the Colonial Office, reference the $79,401.75 Obinia It is made against cory.ans who writes finally, among the ratious leaves used those

in a newspaper. I have stated my case, and I of the tea plant were found superior to others, number of metalliferous deposits of some wishes of inhabitants, has proved to every senes kind or other. There are two other consi- a costly mistake It did not need a new ex- leave the public, to its reflections.

and the physiological effect of their infusion derations that mast render our negative reperiment to prove the gril raalt of irresponsible

t wants not originally as. dera breated new physical another cold or hot sult a master of disappointment. In the government, pesirresponsibility has been carried sociated with the use of water. TO THE EDITOR OP'TIR DAILY PRE & first place, there is a good deal of evidence foa to the utmost limit within the colony, whfah

June 30th, 1871

5821

farpings of

interest on calls 2-on.

18,040.18 $11.25 817.81

$79.401,73

Bungkon 8th

LUGUSTINE HEARD & Co. September, 1871,

~~A. L. TUENFE;

MYPAIN BLAKEMAN,

Your obedient servant.

W

Hongkong 20th September, 1971

for the

the successful growth Bra-I don't know whether wor Fair of the sea-plant are not yot well understood Play is right aboht an old £100 or so with but it must appear to casual querres that which the latter quarrels, but so to aimus, its attiration throughout the regions of the good Beavens oblox it is nearly tide for Nan-shain is capable of an almost the Tearful sums of money which are Anunally

up the of a number

Departments o

SE

ail

it probable that most

has hitherto bad to simply submit and suffer of bich mater it

the consejuences. There is ronson to think copper that the residents have themselves been in noze the exceedingly valuable deposits of ore of Japan, as well as those of several other slight measure to blame for their endurances metals, occur in sandstones of the same age for so prolonged a period, of a false system.

only of the arid range, but largely in that confer distinctions of rank may have had many of the lateral ranges of the Nan something to do with this. Two factions

of

109

more gaining

of Hongkong. This is the purport of Mr. Flee tried on naine to loggerhaule ALFORD'é vzidence, at the inquest the other in leyst eco) on Dangday evening,!about day, on the bodies of two persone crushed some dirty water having been throws un somb beneath & faller verandah. Everything was clothes one was filed 25 cents, cand the other

two 19 dents.

General Ags someone to dieplay animus with reference pucrease, MT MASANDR und with those taking part in the rectare, not The power of the Colonial: Goverament to according to Ordinance, and as an unfort

MSBURGLARY BY (AN SL-POLICEMASS

The same remark applied to

capplies to the cultivation ante resalt the 'verzudabs came down. If

Sec-your-your crepoloe-onstable Note added theshare poate and certify asked onto this resoring Colomer of of the mplberry tree and this rearing of the shan. In the second place, some of those grew intent on gain or the entrée to Gov. Amin order to keep me it la perfectly unbearable | 811s worm. The bulk of the silk which, is conditions with which the occurrence of ernment circles than on looking after the wel- this were an isolated case; he might ascribe lately employed by the complainant, Mr. John the same to be correct su

Henry Ange, sa cook, was brought up changed

Auditors. it to some unforeseen accident, bal, so far

to hear, whenever any one graquled at the exported from China comes from the valleys talliferous deposits is usually associated, fare of she colony. At any rate, the Govern from being isolated, it in a thing of constant

Having perneed those nojonuts with great pense and lamentable incheissey of our Govern and plains situated between the extreme namely, the copious intersection of sedimen ment grew inore nud mere despotic, offices were recurrence in Hongkong, and the jury did og pig istillery, East Point, and resided oare, fedate duniased and, therefore, decided meat, some sleek metal come forward su north-eastern outlets of the Nan-shan, in a rock hy eruptive masses of granitic, multiplied, and expanses laid on year after

and adjuncts, Ammas, niets of our means for extending this important

in the southeastern provincas of Obina, and the fact that it had been paying too dear for well therefore to enter a partial protest na kopsu at Jardine's Bazaary, Alto fix the figures in a diferent forunlu, sail muriar while be pockets his cutrageous salary King and Cherang 1 understand that dioritic and porphyric rocks, exist largely 1 year, till at last the colony awoke to a sense of

19th start, be left bis house to go to his busi-bile that I arrive at .

it is amicins, and we wared little more of that branch of industry as just now receiving in a degree not surpassed in Japan. against system which works such terribleness, leaving his buy named Chun-a-cho, and

295,000,00 | same, if we wish to be relièred from any part of

1,617.57 our present load, from an arrogant and ancon particular attention at the hands of some destruction. They would have done better the prisoner, who had been sinotuon days in his Cost of Steamer

service we cook, in the bodge at about opon Preliminary Expanses,

igh Chinese functionaries. The productions. bra stimutional Government, or from the brand of could probably be considerady on-

parasitical and sycophant younglings that fawn | of apon the elder vampirce, and, while they logra hanced, both in China and how to bleed us, ineiunate themecived inte inhabitants of the two countries could inter-

told him he had not got it, and asted after that

Agrets.

I, with

to protest against the whole thing, the fons his servant brought his life, and then went Cashou hand, i ef origo, which is not the Bailling Ordinance, away. Shortly afterwards, he returned and Bilts Receivable..... but the mischievous practice of appointing asked him for the key of the house, and fie

young and inexperienced men, like Mr. prisoner, and from the reply he got, he told his Dividend not paid, 31.189,52 ALFAKE, to posts of vital importance. No boy that ho night break open the door. He Ope Agent blame appears to attach to him, for, of course went away, and in about a quarter of an hour he cannot help being young, and inex returned, and from what he then told him be wenttobie house with him. On entering hefound

497.62

($2,943,47

31,997.03

$247601

415.93

-808,158,50

Liabilities.

$90,000.00 8,153.50

perionood, but heavy, almost criminal, blame that there was no person in the honse, and that rests with the Governor who makes such a chest had been broken open at the hinges,

and about ton-ortiotos of clothing, coals and

appointments to please his friends, or prowers, two red silk bandkerchiefs, ten white Capital..... gratify his taste for rewarding his protégés handkerobia s. some water color, and some Working Account. With Mr. DEAFE at the bead of the police, photogribbs were taken out of the bor; and that u hair watch gnard, mounted with gold, had

and Mr. Aurvap at the Inspectorate of heen taken from the pillow of his bed. He gave Buildings, it is only to be expected that we his boy a note to take to No. 1Police Station, and

1. Sir, am strungly afflicted notion of that art

Hongkong, 20th September, 1871.

ANIMUS

the if

in whistle. We are, therefore, glad to find that, at the eleventh boar, some signs of a obange are appearing. The non-offer! Justices of the Peace have memorialised: the Ldent.-Govern on the cost and inefficiency of the police fores of the culony; and, though in a style charac The Tuotai has lately put fortă two new practeristic of the mark despotism which bas

SHANGHAI,

NO Daily News)

should be killed and wounded under the at about quarter past 2p.m. the boy returned to pany on the S9th June decided (and which was lit again et length; bat we may notice that mountains and enter the pan. The foot of prepended to discover that be lost a bunch of constatalary divided by race, language

change their experiences. It is a fact worthy cations cogitna leple to all bulleter bitberto been exercised in the colony, forbidding the comitry people to bill bullocks one of the Jadges declares the petition of note that, notwithstanding an apparent used, or troful, for purposes of agriculture. illegal, and the Lient Governor declines tử similarity of climate, the conditions under

If is ourious to and how closely the organism allow the matter to be brought up in the which the mulberry tree is planted in either of sharping in Shanghai, resembles the bowe Legislative Couuoil, on the plex that it has been

different.

China, it is method. To a mano from the provinces, the referred home-we are glad to have to com- country are quite THE DISTURBANCES NEAR FUOCHOW. grown exclusively on alluvial soil, while in Foreign Settlements aren swetropolis with much gratulate our neighbours on their Bret slep to Wa received yesterday a letter from the Rev. Jan it is not at all cultivated on that sort of the interest, and unfortunately many of the resconble assertion of their position. We Mr. Mahood of Foochów, recounting the nitask of soil, but altogether on elevated ground, and in London. A few days ago a simple soun- compeition and ineficiency of the police forge und dangers, that a man from the country would can ourselves bear testimony to the stratige. mede apon him recently, in nearly the same chiefly on certain terracen made up, in the tryman, intending a visit the Settlements, with which a paternal Government has woddled 308,16850 terras as those in which it was narrated in the main, of layers of pebbles, into which the met, while on his way, in the baskirts, several the colony. It would be invidious to point N. G. Daly Netos, from which wo extracted the dred feet. They are very extensive in arice made him step aside to preinit them to ourselves, we model; but we bota bezÉ rivare are cut to the depth of several brother Chinamen wanne distinguished appear on the Shanghal force, maintained by present Now, Mr. But Learned (and which was letter on Tuesday. It is unnecessary to give those places where large rivers leave the pass Just this, however, one of the party epared the arror of introducing an array him and from what he told him, be west with duly passed in meeting as reported by you), to auspices of both those Departments. No bi to the Geutral Station. There he saw the pay a dividend amonating to $5,400; bonus to Mr. Mahood states that hitherto the people in the hills is then separated by a broad terrace of keys, and it was suggested in perhaps the and religion, from the residents in the doubt the Building Ordinance, like all the prisoner in custody, and saw the artides shews contributors: 8702,6); remaneration to Direc the district of Ku-cheng have been extremely from the alluvial soil of the valley. Follow countryman had picked them up, Disregard-colony who, on the one side know nothing of ing bie protestations, they searched the man, the Chinese or Chinees ways, and, on the other, on of the Oritiustices, required is god deal in cobrt, at the charge room. He identified the tors and Auditors $4003, write off depreciation, devoted, and that within the last three years ing any ous of those rivere towards its source, and found of couess hie Keys, one of which are equally obnoxious to the European rest-

stolen goods at his property, and recognised a fcd $1,325,20 and Carry forward $70.70; of alteration, and it may be hoped that fuller sleeping jacket in the prisoner is dock us bis, tial 83,153.50; whilst they appear by their ac upwards of 120 have embraced the Cbristinn we find it accompanied on either side bra was decided to resemble, use of the sissisk dents. We have little doubt that, se a protse sounts to have only $466.83 setual evasiable religion. He also plates that the rioters strip of elevated ground, varying in width; lot. The search enabled them to discover tire forse, were the colony ever attacked powers will be forthwith socorded to the and which was ordered to be taken off.

Chan-a-obów stated be was boy to the last ausate with which to do it! Hive the Gene demanded that be should accompany them to and which is the continuation of the terrace also that the countryman was possessol if by a body of troops, the Hongkong police SURVEYOR GENERAL But at the same time

which modest sum he intended to might be found of good servion. As a forca that officer should be forthwith provided with witness, laving been a lout two months. The 1. Agente lent the money, as they are the Official at Kocheng, and bura" the case below. On all this terrace ground the mols, on a competent deputy, Mr. ALFORD is in prisoner bag "baren about nineteen days us duo virendy 291,397,02, and, which with tried," being fully under the impression that berry, tree is cultivated in Japsz, from an "do" Stanghai, wo an adjournment to s tes-for the detection, or, what is of still more im

cook. On Tuesday last, 19th Sept,, bin waster the back Dividends not claimed, $1.139.52 young enough to take a less responsible part left house at usual, leaving him and prisoner in absorbs the cash balarice to within 31933, they would bebead or imprison bim. The altitude of 200 or 300 up to that of 400 and shop was suggested, to alaar up the difficulty portance, the prevention of crime, it is simply dollars this was done. After a time they encounter. We have not space, nor would it tree planted in China affected to be satisfied, and gave their victim, be oonvenient, to go into details regarding the in the affairs of the office than he does at theboase. Atakuut 11.30s, hetook biamaster's Then, again, having paid the Dividend, bonus, people," he says, "are so ignorant of our treats 300 feet above the level of the ses. I did regarding the keys, the sharpers retaining the the most useless body it has been our lot to

few hundred feet tiffen to bim; leaving the prisoner is the house, sorbat becomes of preliminary expenses rights that they think the officers would beased not see the mulberry tres

back what he supposed was his money, but composition and government of the force; bat present, and no doubt with proper training At about half-past 13 be returned to the bouse, sitem every Company gets rid of as fast is soy foreigner for the slightest offence" He at elevations be will gain experience. But we strongly and found the door locked; he kunaked, but possible. The present shareholders are in fucks belloves the officials at the Tames are greatly above the gea, and then only on bottom land, anwrapping the little parcel, be found that we willingly add our testimony to its prosent three rge ch bad been abstituted. The generally inefficient state, if that testimony object to his gaining experience at the ur-reseived no-noswer; he then went to lie master way ao fur, bat aro fulare sharebulders to have to blame for thin sa (bey try to exalt them-

The following portion should properly have rintimissa had of course promptly disappeared, may be of service to the colonists in their cum asking for the key, and from what he said be the prelimizzcies docked off their profit? pense of our heads.

went back to the house and forced open the door. Wir you kindly undeafpar to explain to me selves in the estimation of the people by speak- had primity to dist which appeared or the let In extreme distrae, the man badly lamented plaints against the administration of the Co

| his long, and was advised by a shopkeeper to ge | Ionial Government. Regarding the Ordinance upon which He found that there was no person in the house; how this is?. Su for as I can, using my view of ing contourptadonly of the foreign barbarian. inst., but the steamer bringing it was delayed.

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