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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

FOR CHINA, JAPAN, 25.

FOR 1686,

(With which is incorporated T CHINA: DIRECTORY),

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Orders for Copics may be sant to the Daily

THE DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6гн, 1880.

The inguity was adjourned onli Baturday [to el rate and improve the Chinese race.

While we may safely-concede-certain-points, afternoon at the Magistracy anal at two

Foolook. respecting soma of their traditions and cas toms, where to principle is riclated, it is wn. reasonable to suppose that such a conces sion cay be made as would be involved in Harmonising English laws with Chinass customis.

A-tolegrain-une-been-reed vad from Singapory- by the military authorities here stating that the tropship Tyne, Captain Stokes, left that post on Tuesday, the Sed inatart

It is notibed in yesterday's Gazelle that Mr A. T. Rameny Murray, Asting Fourth Master in the Central Syhopl. having absented himself from the Colony without permission, has been Rismissed from the Public Service...

THE ACCIDENT IN ABERDEEN, DOCK.

Au adjoured inquest was held at the Magly tray yesterday afternoon by the Coroner id a jary compread of Messrs. 1. McCallan N, L. de Sms, and J. M. d'Almeida, on the body of a Clavete male named Listo Tuk Teum, a coolie," who was smidently kills in the Aberdeen Dook. Clian Atizo, head coolie at the "Aberdeen Dook, said-I. bays the outsol for soaping ships On Saturday morning I was walking around steamer that was in dock and upon which sixty eight of my men were scraping the aides. The A notification in the Graells stator that in-planks were lying on spars slang from the ship' formaation has been received from Commodore side and the other and on the steps of the dock, Smith that the morning gun from the Senior There were twelve planks on each side of the British Naval Officer's ship it this port in lead ship. I don't know how the plank broke, it only at 5.a. from lat, April to 30th September and had to hear the weight of three men and w at 5.30 am from Lat Ostoker to 31st March. three inch plank.

By Mr. Callan-The plank had been Last airbt the Hoogkour Choral Boclety re

The jury mid that they did not require to "The Soreurer" before a wall illed and highly been used for any other purpos appreciative house. The operatia went smoothly hear any muco avidation as they were fully of Catheygist, and the applân:o was much more opinion that it was su accident.

frequent them on the rat desasibu "The quint verdict of recidental death wis returned. botte, She will nurse hit," was esistontly

ALLEGED PERICLY, encored, and was repeated. The couponya Sergeant King, in ohge of tholari-inquiry entled before the on-tain at the close of each not, said that be had sscerisized sincs Seturday that atċ rešival a well-deserved ovation.

the first witness tamized. Li Awan, had given A rotoru of the criminal statistics for 1979/a talis statement to the Coramar and jury. Heto balievo blat the protice of kidnapping for faulo infants whem they rear for sale to or festin men and this recognition of the absolute į riots, as also occasionalív prisoners of war, are NORTHERN & Messrs. Hull & Holts and Kelly with a covering letter from the Captain Super was not in the doak at all, and had not beer purposes other than tis ooolte traffic has of late actionbinagé" with. foreiguers, by which they) aquality of every hudau being has been thourly cometitties stinghod, in the position of slaves, to RIVER PORTS 5

&Walsh, Shanghai intendent of Police is published is the Gazelle allowed to go thore for some time.

His Worship orda, and tho man to be brought e Eroellamy will heve noted the cases already NAGASAKIT C. and J. Proding Se

Captain Done says that the criminal statistics botora him. Sergeant King the wort enterte show that 6,129 cases were reported to the Police the room sid oma in will the man who, in daring this past year, being a decrease of 706 1878. In the sub-division of these cases into dock when the accident happened. sorlous crimes (so-called) and minor offences, a desense of Blé cases or 219 por cent. ia fand in verlons crimes, and a decroake of £92 rikas Or ILGS'por caut, in miner offences.

Press Office, where it is published, or to the pentod their parfarinace of Sullivan's operatius before for a similar purpose. It had not tions of the proclamation. I think desirable tours, as a rule, rather raised in their own vetem society the practied of slavery always required fine sreetly who are saves in China, how such

Having thus a definite place within the pale of The Colaniel Secretary to Chief Justico. ons of a half-onet girl. Inall thero cases nying suntries. Even in the social organisms of the

Colonial Boorotary's Olles, Hongkong, a girl is virtually giving her back ber freedom, most advanced countries like Bugland numerous the family, and tharely escured against bring...

9th OctcLor, 1879) --- the money being grit, on a died made out in Folles of ancient patriarqualis, to alam, and reduced to the wettion of more imitathes OTIUM POISONING.

SERI directed by Elis Excellency the Clindao, to the picket-sotho, a the ghidospotism huve survived which are out of burthengh subject to putri potestas mich Another inquest was opened at the same place Governor to sakuowledge the receipt of Your afterwards roonivaa from $10 to $50 por viensemony with the spirit of modern atrilisation, aharel in by every other member of the family- and before the same jury, on tiny body of a Chi-Ionaue's letter of the 8th instant, calling His from the foreigner wis keeps her the buying Take as an instones the rolls of ancient patriar the Clinear family since Ins not position re nese mhado bathed Wan Atas eg thirty Bird Trolleney's attention to the observations Your cf half-cast girls, high as the prices are, uns, I obalism, the absolute authority of husband and culiarly galling. His oder is of the same blond years, supposed to have died strangh oplove made in sentencing certain prisoners sure, connection with and ag infusace father, which still survives in the law of Eng with him. Blavery China is not an noident convinte of kidnapping bad detaining ouidran whatever on kidnapping. The taping of Chinese laud resting parantal rights in the father alone. of rag as in the West, but an nomidant of min

The master kowe that any turn of poisoning

The inquiry was also adjourned until tomorfle as thorosot pasiona, and I am to curvey girls at prins ($M) to 8310) higher than those Or take is another instance that relie of ancient fortune.

Your Ho our His Eresilenty's best thanks paid by Chinese for their wives and concubines, fondalism, the European principle of Jeme fortaso may reine kin to the position of a slave. row of withom at the agistrady a man

for placing your great experience and knowledge may have an influence encouraging kidnapping, over which absorbs the oral existance of Ti slave knows that his master, though is ba at the Governor & service in this matter. Five habile-irectly kidnapped girl woman dance marriago in that of her husband thigliest anoint in the Empire, it under the PARENTAL Coreigner would be sure to get hor Of consider, as a third insiance, but wan de samu pubria pifestos in relation to the Emperor, tu

(Signal) WH MA kidnappers into trouble,

mulling the powerful hold whigh the ides of atlain which he, the slave; stands in relation to his Colital Proretary. an therefore inclined to think that the high tooley, as implying a superior quality of blood autor. There is really little in the position of The Hon. Sir Jalin Sale, Chief Justice; & prices id by foreigners for koop wemon kova in so-called old tamiion, still bar on the popular a Chinese family-share which allows a clase com

no appreciable infinoase in the way of increasing mind of the Voit, America nel bullel. parinon will the condition of a staro nader thus The Supreme Court, Hongkong, the demand supplied by "Lidnapping. In short, The foregoing will. I trust, sufles to show Roma Law, er of a negro in the lends of his

20th October, 1879,

I believe that kidnapsing is daused almost entirely that the term "slavery is bound up with the West-Indian er American master. Consideri SIRI return herawith U. M., No. 2,666, being letter from the Captain Saperintendent of the demand fer Chinese girls outside the peculiar darelopment of the social e end the that the legal definition of the term invery police to the Colonial Secretary racszimerding Motor of the law which allows a ship to fake 20 Wast. It has indeed such a peculiar meaning ofvil relation in which enn muni has abso alony of Hongkong, and is fostered by that legal theories of the progressive Bonisties of the Wharton, Law Lexicon, London, 1872113 that orain of $10 to Inspector Swanston and Police female patrongers without their coming it all attached to it that ane ought to hesitate before power over the life, fortune, liberty of Constable Campbell, respectirely on the strust under the cognizanos of the Emigration Ofear, applying the fara rashly to the corresponding another," the question arises, can such a position which had an entirely different history and has called slavery, in the legal acceptation of the cortation of certain dappers just as I pointed out is a opinión I gave on C. B. G. relation of a social organism like that of China ns that scorpied by the Chinese slave be seriously Exology the Governor has been pliused to 2016 of 1879. refer to me.

What becomes of these women and their titherto born eroially uncocted with those term, or is it not allor the position of a bond- “Altliraph I do not know whether thoas two ohildren

ghly developed, sprioties But I believe also errant than a slave that he occuzios ?. The women kept hy foreigners in Hongkong to have shown that in Grbek, Ronan, and murdere To nowyer this question, I is necessary to da in pale cours come within the precise exudi

sustatu. repommodation by the bead of the by the contientton, of the immunality of which some ingenious justification before the tribal slavery arises or perpetuates itself, and then. palion. The conduct of the police officers was they have raidea; they are also, as a rule, letter of the moral soase; in other words, that ever place side by side with it the existing petem of fool, and flas rotard is all, I therefore as our off than the conglines of Chinese well-to-do since the social organisms of the West emerged domestic servitude as it practically obtains in -in-the-puvimasaendation,-

merchants they are generally prided for by frem archaid fatriarbalise, to long retained by | Chián. - I giuuld be obliged by a copy of the Frogametis fore gry who kept them, when the sounce-te anclat Rutozes, and espacially by tra Bald on for beforenes.. I avail myself of the opportunity on recurring i verd, and ut any rate these women are runs and fw other Inin-Garmente nations, ing to some extent the aforisentioned art de

and persus who sold themselves into or wore. money which they invest in Bank laposita, also to this ambject of infeasing Is Estellency the rule thrifty, and always manage to save avery had us natural place in that Tta gradant Suition of the torm slavery are ocutiate, casutes. in house property, bat principally in buying Whilst thus the idea of absolute rights iube.born in hereditary family-abvery. Chinese - Governor directly that I daily feel more ressen

following Acouts

Madag, Messrs. A Á de Mallo & SWATOW Maura Campbell & Co. Asrox Mers. Wilson, Nicholls & Co. FORMOSAM Wilson, Nicholls & Co. Foookow Mesure. Holgs & Co. MINGPO Messrs. Koly & Walsh, S'ghai, → SHANGHAT Meners Holi & Holtz.

SHANGHAI... Messrs. Kolly & Waleh,

Hrozo, Osaka,, The C. and J. Trading Co.

MARILA

YOKOHAMA......Jesper Gazelle Olice.

M. J. E. Bloom.

SAIGON

SINGAPODE... Megara Baylo & Co. BANGKOK Mesura. Malherbe, Jallion & Co. LONDON Mr. F. Algar, Clament'e Lane. LONDON SAL Mers. Go, Street & Co. LOYDOY........ Mrs. Bates, Handy & Co.. BANFRAYOsco M. J. P.shor, 21. Merchants?

Exchange.

New York.....Mar. S. M. Pettingill & Co.,

57. Park Row... - Daily Press OH, 13th January, 1880.

A.

NOTICE.

8. WATSON AND

FAMILY AND DISPENZING CHEMISTS,

CO..

The band coolie said he was not there.

swalation was but a question of time."

The only classes of horsens 15 China wor

boon alarmingly on the inareas in this Colony.

The Shildren of these women are invariably procured, in the course of ages, the vistaul abo-military ofcors on the frontier se domestic ally, rain a competency in about 14 years and gradually stolved in the West and thereby military stations on the frontier, is presented ba tries in the Police and Enprome Courts. I may sent to 800gel In fact these women understand fition of slavery, we find a-entirely different alavas. They are treated as out aws, but may now add that the present Boasions for Celcher the value of education and price it far more than develop the runde idens in Obizar That not be killed with impunity. Most of them me, and jacline me to think that brokers of variably saut to the Government Central School the practical realisation of the conseisaacoss of their liberty restored to them, or they may be Messen. Vinda de Loyzaga & Oo, [cuses or 10.82 per cent. from the returns for answer to the Coroner, raid he was at the furnish tws, cayón of thị ciud for trial before respectable Chinist women do. The boys.orn in flower and fruit of modern Christian civilization, eventually become paitaañaut gaċilor; and have men," as a girl eleven years of age desiguateswhere they generally distinguish themselves, and the common fatherhood of God and the universal pardoned and retors as franman to the faintly thom, form among the variang alasses of brekora as a rule these boys obtulu good sitastions in brotherhood of man, as the heirloom of evory Fortale convicts els are nocasional gold into Li Awan said that the best socio endant in this Colony a well known special class. Hongkong, in the open ports and abroad. The haman creature, has boon the very shedcorn and domestic ilavery in official families at sch say it he was there or not se bo was not prosant though, like gaming-house keepers, the law girls crowd into the schools kopt by Missionary out from which the Chinese social organisma fomale shes ingen in warriors, sier beca bimself, but his brother was, and be paid hingga thom. I believe flat mothers have evez de troesophilicon are generally prevido bsa sprang up. That hoavan and earth are flis Eres; and if he has a sou for free man, whether (Li Amm) his hundred and seventy dash.

The head coolis a brother was Row called in Kept their daughters, from going to school for with a small patrimony by their pulative fattorsomme parent of all humer creatures that all as wife or heating, that sur maz storcod

fear of their being kidippe The Hongkong Horticultural Society's annual and dried scoing Li Aman at the Dock, or pay-

I daguot understand was such olsans should. They drans almost invariably in Chinese cosman within the four sons (ie, all people that on to his father's properly. As to cusche, who tomo sad adopt Chiness, customs, unless they earth. de woll) are brethres, is the keynote of ars principally employed in the Imperial Fo exhibition of vegetables, fruits, and flowers is ing him any money,

anounced to be held on the Ath and 21st inst. Sergeant King said that from information lasses, rose in this Colony if all males are taken up by ill-advised agents of foreign the religione, scoial, and political tenebing of the face, or in the Palaces of the Princes, who

it be ilat (in addition to the Chinese, domand The exhibition will this year by held in the City received he had heard that Ti Amin was trying for domestic servânts and brothels) there bear charity; I am quite positive, hs far as my 63- moat ancient Chinese classies. Tu that ancient are by law bound to keepý and-supply onṇucha, Ifall, inatoad of the Botanic Gardens, and the to extort money from the head eculis, and wanted incensed foreign element increasing the demand,periores and the information. I received from period of Chinos history, which is still looked "they are either payrtled, by pareose who have Society will thas be independent of the weather. him to pay dunnges to the injurad mon. The Committes have undertaken, in conjunction The Coroner told Sergnant King that it be I fear that a high premium is obtained by par any gentleman in the best position to judge you as the classion form sad gnice for the their children made canache to secure to with the Flower Sbor, a lean arhibition of works could obtain satisfactory proof that Li Aman sons who kidnap girls fa to high prices which goes, that they do not in any way resemble the present and future, the Uber dyrasty (fanndodhem the easy life in the Harm, or they are. I regret 1 have to contradict so Batly on this except that of the condemned criminal. Although to the satis operation, or they are the sons of of art, towards which contributions are earnestly bal committed parjury: he was to be charged. they realize or sale to foreigners as kept wanions in the Southern States of Amories. 1.19. B.C.1 slavery was abolished in every form persons who for some rensen ne ether subunite solicited. This will be a new and interesting Addressing the boat conlis he told him that E Ne ons can walk through some of the bye streets feature in connostion with the show, and as many he did not pay for the injuries receivel, by the in this Colony without seeing well dressed Chins on the statement of His Lordship the Chief slavery was re-established by the Han dynasty robels whe were made ontuchs by order of the girls in great numbers, whose oponations Broastics which is in my opinion based on inenfiolent (3rd contary E. C.), which developed the patris Gorernment. These sunaohs, though the vintima information, bat jastico al trata domandit. potestas to such an extent as to giro parents the of a barbarous exatom, are not outside the pala rexidonts possess valeable and interesting curio- men he was liable to be sued in the civil court.

self proclaimed, or pass those streets, or go into

S-Are the placards referring to run-away right to tell their children in case ct extrame of the family, and deanpy a fixed position la it the shocks in this Colony, without counting female servants obaoxious

poverty, and althongli slavery, in a certain forma ruirantool by the law. As to printe ar ordinary Go.ities it is probable a most unique collection will

be got together.

beautiful children by the Eundred whose Eura-

I am quite sure that the Chief Fantice' opin and to a northin extent, has existed in China domiostic alaves, not being confists, it must le sign origin is self declared. If the Government regarding these placards lips been formed on ever since, yet it is necessary to observe the understood in the first instanca, that no free About half past ben c'alook on Wednesday

would exuire into the present counition of these night the grounds belonging to Me. J. H. Cox!

olusees, and, still mora, inte what has become of the basis of a bad translation. Besides these radical differences which rate the system parent sau sell his children into hereditary at Kowloon were visited by a hand of about a

The following Dos patch is published for gape-these women and their chilfiran of the past, placards are issued on account of the respons- of slavery fr vogne in China, from that of slavery. The law, whilst recognizing aud bility the owners of a servant girlincurvis-a-vis the Wait. To understand, however, the exact legalizing hereditary slavery, sively ponishes dozen robbers. There were three men living in

believe that it will be found tlust in the rent the parents of the girl if she cannot be forid. position which the slave occupies in the social any tondeney to mix the name existing sosial the servants quarters at the time. One named ral information :-- Wong Ayan, who had some money on his person, Right Honourable Sir Michal E. Hicks Beach, majority of cases the women have such into For the parents are by Uhine law and eastora organism of Chius, we must fest of al ob ranks. Hereditary slaves, therefore, if not con en hearing the noise took up a knife and waited Bart, M.P., to His Excellency Governor misery and that of the children the gids that entitled to prosecute the owners for damage if theserve the pole at which social life in China has vioba, are either born in hereditary slavery de fer the thiores Abbat Ave or six of tho

have succivad have been sctl.to the profession robbers, armed with peare catered the house,

Downing-street; 2nd December, 1879, hile others were stationed outside, After a BIB-I have the hoone to tenuit herewith fight of abost quarter of an hour, probably fear for your information and guldanes a copy of ing the arrival of the polios, they retreatel to- latter and its enclosures received from the wards Fung Ham with only quilt as booty. Foreisn tine on the subjest of British protec While the Bght was going on the other twotion to Chinese emigrating from Hongkong to gardeners, deaming discretion the better part Cabs-I bave the honour to be, dir, your most Falour, laftar, comradh to his fate, and rau obedient bumble sorvant, away. The man named Wong Ayau reseired veral wounds in his body, legs, arms, and head, and was sent to the hospital yesterday riarning. Fortunately his injuries are rotofs very carious

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ILONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1880.

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aharacter.

INQUESTS.

DLOWSING.

An inquest was held yostarday afternoon at the Civil Hospital, before Mr. C. V. Googh Coronar, sed jury, composed of Messrs. GA Wieler. L. C. Thovenia, and D... Marques, on the body of a Chinese female child named Cheung You Mia, who was drowned in the barbour.

Chun Tai Tee, master of bampan No. 1057

CHINESE BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CUBA.

Hagasy CG.

M. E. HAS-BEACH.

Foreign Offles to Colonis: Offles.

Foreign Oise. November 24th, 1879. Sta, I am dirested by the Margtifs of Sulis. bary to transmit to you for the information of tho Secretary of State for the Colonies, copter of a Despatch from the Anting British Consal General in Cubs, and ofthe pts which has been addressed theento, freur which it will be so that Hits Lordship has defied that, is sentence of the arrival of a Chinese Cosul-Gural IT Cuts there is no reason for continuing to extend British protection to Chinese in thst Island co- Less they can give good reasons for showing that they are British subjects.

I

baris,

of their mothers, and that if loya they have latter cannot prom that they bere psed vagon-arrived in its process of evolution from bar

E. J. EIFEL en lent sight of or have sunk into the conditionable diligence to fad the ran-away girl again.

lal November, 1878... the meanbites of the Jala slove-holding states of Aingifca.

Then follows translation of the Chinese already appeared in these column. petion on the gostion, a version of which has

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they are persons who fallberately sold themselves into anoh slavery by atross of poverty or with a The stage which Obiza, two thoumad yours view to gain the protootion of a wealthy family. Bgo, rushed in the history of ite soci and po Buck a sale must be the free and volviñtary noti The mere I penetrate below the polished

Hulos) development and in which it has on the of the individual, must have the sanction of him habit of looking to the past for an ideal of the and the dead must be approved, stata pod, and face of our civilization. The auro convinced am

whole remained aver sinos, through its inveterats who wields the patrin mateilus cher the individnet present, is correctly designated by the term registared in a public Court. The owner of that the broad andersartent of his here is more like that in the Southern States of Amerion

REPORT BY UK. BITEL.

"patriarchalism, though the eosial organista in amb a slave is benud by ouston to provide him when slavery was dominant than it resembles

Blatory, as it existed in the Wart, in ancient its seasless absorption of now, ideas is gradually with a wife aul the descendanta of such a the all pending virilization of England Greeds and Rome, as well as in moderu Amerios, breaking through the bondage of patriarchalium marriage are then hereditary slaves.

Tais fazut of slavery, is comparatively rare in Nothing less powerful than a commission with has always been an incident of rare. Greek pain sandry prints. The zenin iden of Chinese logisktive powers to investigate and to exsmino en outh will ever lay bare the evil which, from suggetions I have received, I believe to underlie

our scomly tair surface.

however, are not a logical a might have aid the deceased, Cheong Yan Mul, was: The Under-Seurotary of State, Colonial Olowed to continue us one of the many ovila civilised uations from barbarous tribos, white baliberty of absolute rights poseased by erary slave has to wear wooden olega. I ansare thoro

been expected from a clear-headed reasoner, his daughter, and was fire years of age. On and the whole saveurs somewhat too strongly the evening of the Sel instant, about duik, a of special pleading. The propositions with European hired his boat to go to the French.

Mail steater. Yenglaze They were sailing

She was then taken on board the City of Tokie witness dil not go on board. Soon after that the police came and the deceased was then dond. Witness's wife was aniling the boat.

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1. Carlan, Esq., &n., Havana.

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Martin Wholan, quartermaster on the Ameri- an stoster City of Torio, said on the 3rd instant about severclock pay he was standing on the main deck, near the gangway, when he heard some one calling out atamship abay." Wit- THE QUESTION OF DOMESTIC SER. ness got into a sampaa, which was along VITUDE IN HONGKONG. side, and went in the direction of the ory He

saw a dark object on the water, and on approach-

of borbarians, treated the enslavement of bar patriarch of a definite Fauly household, is the connection, with very wealthy families, but is said phers in view of the intellectual inferiority patriarobalism is that the, male parant, as the the Canton Provines where ocones daly in barians by Gres as a matter of coarse. As te representative of, the family which is the to obtain to some extent among the so-called Roman levory, it claimed wo other instilsation principal organized expression of the Stafe. The Tin: Ki or boat panulation of Canton, mary of My suggestion that the mild intervention of than the ririt of conquest. The memoats of an supremacy of the malo parent is enhanced by the these families being in the colution of hereditary the Law shonld be invalid was ignored. It was interior rut, or to enlists of a weaker antim penessity of continand serious to the splits slaves to wealthy Cantonese alanz under whisa also mat hy the assertion that custom has 80

were in porastiil bondage by the members of demand anatom, Thore list therefore protection they livoand to homthay pay a portion sanctioned the arile in this.olony us that they of another and stronger race who conquered in at the bottom of this system of patriarelslist of their eprdings. There is, however, nothing are above the rench of Law, and that by onsfome, and who looked upon their captires and the the political necessity of a unitary, haasshold. in bis outward appearance or condition to dis the slavery was mild.

I have boon trire to denounce the whole evil descendants of the captives as their property, the substratom of the State, sad the ringmish such a slave from a Irae person. Al de jure gentium, as Justinian calls it. In coarse ligious necessity of a positive central a though I spent the greater portion of fiteso from the Bunch is a way I do not now regret of time, however, an enlarged sense of equity thority for sacred rites. The patricrob is thus years in soms inland districts of the Canton Having been driver to speak out, I now suggest and the development of that old Roman theory investel with a power over every member Provinst, I have never to my knowledge sean THE report rande by Dr. Errer. on the so- Dr. Whares said the body of the deceased was

to His Excellency the Governor an Importat the naturalis, rotated this notion of the of his family consisting of one aimero wives, faráh an hereditary slave. I am told that rese brought to Hospital on the Erd instant at 9,45 I am to suggest for the consideration of Sir

addition, net convenient be particularly alluded Roman Law that victory gave the conjuror childrup, grau-ohildren, and so forth, als of rally only the nearest Acquaintances know a slave called domestic skivery or servitude questión d'elooks p.m. He examino is yesterday, and it Michael Hicks-Busch, that directions should he

any further pewar ovor the defeated be. hired ruta a possibly slavos, every one of to be such and that the only outward distinction is an elaborats and able estay, displaying had been deat bout twenty-four hours. It was issued with the view of informing Natives ofte from the Bench; to the matters which I have great knowledge of the subject and doing that of a Chiness female, about fier years of age. Elangkong that, in the event of their emigrating already dodareni as I think investigation, yond dimring and thissbling them sa regards who has a fixa Palation to the family of ati hareditary slave is the remade by ens

I mustava. it to the Gorerswant to decide There were no marks of ridianas the to Cobs, they will to on arriza! much credit to the argumentative capacity and death appeared to have resulted from drowa. there to press their Brits alopality betos whether they shall or shail hot be investigation resumption of wastain, Bak with this stuntashed by the whole cool atste, and all are tom that an New Year's day, when even the and whether the status in qne of public morals of civilization came also an enlarged subject to the sum prin potestar, I a Stata poorest free man, who goes about barefoot all the of the writer. The quiclusions arrived at, ing.

British protection can be extended to thei.-]

in this Colony in these particulars shall be consiouuess of the wide gulf separating thus based on patriarchalis the idea of personal par through, dous shoes and stockings, the m, &o...

(Signed.) TENTERDEN.

which neither law or a legislation can cope with and therefore fere mes from black races, an individual, as oonosited by the civilisation of the not one such hereditary slave in Hong. That is a question which fortunatoly is authored to be intended by pataru for a position west, has no apparent room, although it is an kong But anpecse das came here and were told Fotels Office to Acting Consul at Cuba.

within the province of the Judge, it is for the inferior to that of a free pivilized white stained in it at the loaf is ontained in the plant that he is entirely free on British soil, it would Slavery was thans not only actinued bet assumed at every stage of its growth Nor is there any make a differensa to him whatever. For ha Foreign Office, November 24th, 1879 Staan olly- to-kunis----- BIBIn reply to your Despatch No. 40 of the

Inthe meantime, and apart from that large and deeper significence and seemingly greelec jus rooms for that absolute slavery which for so many locks upon his master as a refuge to fall book which the learned Doctor suns up seem to towards the steamers with a strong N.B. breeze. 25th nltimo, I am directed by the Marquis ofportank question, I would suggest that it would tiligation as héing fonuded on organis differencos, santacíos disfigured vertėm divilization Fivery upon in case of stokrosa, and enyhow he treats: us to amount simply to this that Chinese When near the Calflorals simmer a puf cane alishary to inform you that, in sonsaquençe of be desirable that the police should be instructed inplanted in me by mature, inkorn and there member of the family or beteebold, the wife, his relation to his master as a family rotation domestic sorvitude being an essentially Chi.und epsised the not. The deconsed was in the the arrival of a Chinese Consul General in Unts, to bilog sery person known to held a pacelaged free indelible. Thus it was that modern slavery, the conaubine, the child, the servant, the slave, and views his adherecce to it as a matter of which is leally the only person chance of purobasing bis freedom and if once storn. Witasas climbed on to the top of the His Lordship has decided that there is iso eslled) corFant before the Magistrats to be whilst alandoning the justification establisbol morgen his or her individual existemas in the honour. Besides any gish slave has always a

in Roms Law by the so-called fue gentium of "family:" pass custom among a Chinese community bust as did also his wife and the European. A reason for continuing to extend Britiel protas dealt with mildly; me, mozenver, that all Justiniau, adopted the argument first pre-existing in China. The Chinese mind cannot affranchised his discadents if the third gonora cannot be brought under English law; ergo, ampan arrived and took the occupants on board:tion to the Chinese in the Island.

placards ia Chiuero should se juterpreted to the The sampan was taken alongside a ightör and I. however, a Chinese isbourer in Cuba-alsim head department in the police. Such placats pounded by Greek philosophers, and slavery be comprehend any basis for individual relations tion can compte for offiobal honours. This Ragliab law, must gire way in an English hauled up and righted The doceased was then British protection end oam shar bəyond doubt adrertising rewards for ranaway pureblood slave cam thu mure enduring aid systematio bond apart from the relations of the family. Yet aach syafem of alavory, whilst comparatively rare, in Colony to Chinese custom An Englishman would not argue thus. We do not seek to im.

Majesty's Consul General should afford kim ether announcements cult then be suppressed by Christian difines as in armony with the as a property, reserved to bits in this unperium in the Fohlkien Provines where by costos he the descendants of Ham, and lustrated by the which place is guaranteed to him and guarded freedom. But the principal seat of this slavery pose our live uson China, but all parsons who

that protection, but the burden of proving his if they should prove to be, as I incline to think, divins purposes prophesied in sexlpture regarding in imperio, the empire of the pater familias, third generation of an bereditary slave regsins British nationality taust in ali nases fall ponobactions. come horo are expected, without distiuction

the applicant.

I am not go blind to cyanos a not to physical and intellectual inferiority of black by the State, None is flood juris for all is in the agrarian districts of bartung and most of race, to confona to English law. Becaut To Atti, wife to last wines, asid that a You will place yourself in communication with gas that su attempt to interfere with the presont fees, Lur science also isnt its id to riret the ander the natriz poterlux, bat the latter has its especially in the Hel-chan, Ning-krob and

duvalopel apes...

chased agnate, becomes the depositary if the It is also said to exist to a larga extent among a large proportion of the population of this Burgas hired the boat on the evening of the the Chinos Canal General with a view of systent wil antoil poble on lay to provide chains of the Africans, or being but highly fired limits. The mother although but a pur. Chil-chon Prelectures of the Nrun.hwui Province

3rd instant to go to the Franeb mail stener, transfering to his protection at the Chinese who orarily for the victims of that system till better

Boman lavery roosted ita fallest develop, prsia potestas with the death of the father, the firmen of the Cheh-King Croxins Br Colony, happens to be Chinese it does not Witness was steering. A aquall caught the are now registered at Her Majesty's Consulte positions or be scored for them out if priaus follow that they are to be allowed to per boat and rapsized it. Witness, her husband, General and who sacnot sboy goud ground for up to the wants of a esmenity are provided of meat when Remin vivilisation and Beman yaris The father of the family himself, although en in all thesposes the slave is a member of the and the European climbed on to the top of the being scnsidered British subjects. I ana to necessity, it would be of equal duty to provide prenos was in its monith Tans also the abdowed with the jus crenocisqus, is for erary family to which he belongs, which is anesorable petuate practicos here which, however sine-

bont. Another sampen came to their assistanse enclose for your information a copy of a letter for putting down a system that by debusing all sorte slavery in which the black races. of Africs sovite of his power, affecting the life of any for his life to the State, and the low permits, all in Amaries, who treated them cùmpty ns à coEL - tan State. Moreover he has, as, many duties as ment than the contrast which restores liberty tioned by the custom of their own country, and the sampan was taken to a lighter and the which bas bann atdressed to the Colonial Ofis mom toro tends to crime. I bave the bonour were held by white men in the West Indies and one, rebject to his patria potestas, answerable to such slaves to redeem themselves by mones pay...

on the anbjset.-I_am, &o.,

to be, Bit, your most obedient servant,

mercial artiole of export and import, was math. he has rights. He is solidarily responsible for to the alare is to be stamped and recorded in are opposed to the fundamental principles deceased was then found is the stern.

(Sigood) TENT ELDEN

JOHN MALE, Chief Jastico.

rially perfected by the rapid stanne which aivi- any time committed by any member warrant, or Court,

Under these ciroumstances I haveno besitation of the British constitution. Dr. EITEL

ization and acines bad made among the prusisyo.of his family, boroby Brinton becomana MINUTË MY DE, BAKURT says that China domestic servito te cannot

Having been directed to report on those points Resive Rociation of Europe and Americas dorpents och sad the extent of moral reapons in maying that it seeme to me impossible to iden- legically be brought under the provisions of

to which His Lordship to Chief Justice refers compared with the retarded development of barbility, thus lain upon the Bouse-father a serious ify this ourious mixture of contract servies, any English cuictraent regarding the negro

as inconvenient to mention on the Bench, I havo barie into civilized life, illustrated by the con-burden. In a faulty thas constituted zone can family dependouce, and slavery, which obaraće - be fres, but at the Pamatha homilage ander which torfzes the Clue anategne of story, with: the banour to forward her with replies to thedition of the black races of Africa.

In fast this postulate of organic differences in all are, in their several ways, 9 hot a mark of that slavery which the history Bowpears form of clarory. Perhaps not, but the sale

took a lamp with him, by the light of which he A mass of documents relating to the purchase following questions which, I think, are raised by of human flash in any forin and under any

mao as the principal apparent Justifestion of tyranny, but of raligieus anity, a bond of aqua- | «voiety Drolred and to which sur le honks, Ants the Chief Justico's remarki

-Do the high prices realized by sales of modern slavery, is possible only in Societies lity and matus regard, UK of Parliament, and Orders in Council refer To pretaxi is repugnant to the spirit and practicing close saw. sempat bottom upwards and and atention of children, kidnapping, and do

Chinose woman in the water holding on to the meatic servitude-in Hongkong, is published in Chinese girls to foreigners, whos kept women whishin the solution of their social and political It must be ulearly understood however, that Jeal jastly with the slavery of China wa ought Domestio sorvilade oconpies an entirely dif of English law, and cas logically be pať do boat, and's Europoon was wicaming from be the ad It is impossibls te repraduos them they bocoma, contribute to raise that demand organism from the family groups or village (the family, which thes forms the unit of the to invent a new name for it, AINA VLA

unite of patriarkation, summing up all the ro Chiness system of patrisrobalism, is not what under its provisions. Dr. Bren tells us sanigan towards another bost which picked sil in ons issus of this paper, we therefore make which is applied by kidnapping?

The lead which in supplied by kidanpping,lutions of persons in the relations of family, hure we understand to be a family, but strictly speak ferent position. Whilst the hereditary slave and that to prohibit Chinese domestic servitude him up. Witness with help tried to right the in tole would constitate an act of violence, spat with the aid of a crane on a lighter, ros tulay for the most important, beginning or hy the kindral trick of inducing woman reached that bleh stage of development which is ing one of those legai fefions with blot the his immediate deependants are avaladed from all As they got alongside the guter witness heard with a communication by the Chief Justice to through falas representations to leave their characterized by a mature sense of personal Chinese social system, like every other arouie competition for official honours. Zothestic an as striking the very roots of the social a child erylag inside. Efforts were made the Colonial Seoratory in October last, when he homes, originates in the first bistana in the rigt to ant indvidual obligation giving to the organism abonata The Chinese family really vitude is not imply aneh disability. Although high prises paid for prostitutes or donoubines Individual the place of the fetaily. That eye. mennetiet te kirala of those who are under the low treats the domestic servant daring tho organisan, the results of which would, in alto is the boat and then the docessed floated coined his orisade against the system

in places whers. Chiness women are raro, ie in tematie roluction of man to chattelhood which one and the same patria pelotas, whether torm of his engagement as under the entire dos- probability, be harmful to the Chinese and nat from under and wank Bhe came to the surface again and witness seized bold of her and

The Supreme Court, Hongkong, Flugscors and the Straits generally, in Australis converts the members of ons me inte & seem they came under this power by prioration, by trollife of carve zoladad of his master, whe

Sth October, 1879, embarrassing to the Government." Few evils took her on board. After that be took ber on

nus California. The wingo pries paid isingly mail article of trade er into mere living agnation, by adoption, or y or purchase, is anawerable for his misdemeanours and ío. SIE-The Criminal oalsudar for September, those places for god-looking-woman, 16 taplemente of agricultura for the use of another Such family may be a concluation of many. vefved in his crime. In all arrangements, on- would be rectified if-Goraramente shirked board the file of Toklo and got the doctor to 1879, was sent to sea in due course yesterday. to 18 years old is, as far as my informatiori res, is the privilego of a socially self-consciame's households of brother and their demonndants in tracts, or deads regarding domestic servitade their duty to avoid trouble and Amfattead to herExertions were used for an hour. It comarises thewo osses, No. 1. a cuviotion ofors, PED. Another. 1QUTES CAUSINI a đìmand | generation which babanrod hard to emerge from) two or more generations, net necessarily dining thera are invariably the elements of a monetary- barrasment. Temporary distress and an The Croner remarked that he thought the Leo Akie for kidnapping and detaining a lull occasionally supplied kidnapping the fondalism and despotem in gaining civil and p at the mme table, not arily billing the samo transaction. Jait as in the case of doods 67 Rop norance Save often to be endured to ensure officers of the City of Folio and last withers bad aged sight years, Chae No. 6 a convictice of system of adoption, and the system of dowastle litioal freetost, and was able therefore to appre-Belfie, but soessencily held together by common tion. The sale and especially the pledging of Taung Stan and T Af en two counts for kid-servitede, but as generally only young children diate what the negation of Karty implies, subjection to the samo odric potestas and the persons, whether adults or children, for purpose rapping and detaining & boy, Lo Po-sing, with are thus bought, the average prins is, I am But although this modern avery was thus common 15% of the same ancestral hall with the of domestic servitude is the ruling eastom all altimate benefit, and it is absurd to anopore

The jury concurred; with Mr. Craigh, and tent to sell hit in this Colony, and of two told only 340, set the demand bolig Jarge the natural outdome of an adhermally rapid ad- sogreen worship of the samo oldest ancestral over China. The law, sithongh sauctioning"- that any social reform can be effected without

other counts for the same, offence as to another and the age of the children required low, thur varge of eleilisation, it was an outrage upon the tibt. This explains the common sentrenes the sale of children for purposes of adoption aome disturbance of rested interests and Another incest was held at the same place bay, Taughing and vase No. 9 a conviction is evidently, in spite of the low price strong starit of the old Roman les nitavale which all in our Law Courts of half a dozen men, seknow within vich plas, and even from without, in cause to suppose that the abuses naturally one along conutsrtcted the growing tentenoy ledging cash to be the son of a Ufferent father, bere in advance of public opinion as it ex existing institutions.

and before the sams jury, on the body of 's Chi- of Keng Ato for purchasing a female ohild; Fat, we imagine, oren of the most ardent neve Faunie named Li Abd, he committed ing-heng, for the purpose of prostitution in this nested with the systems of adoption and Romen Law to treat the slave as, a more article yet sisting in osling thorsselves brothers pressly allows, by sa edist of Kien Lung Colony and of La Akak for using sold thesmo domestic servitude tend to encourage kidnapping. of properly and which especially since the French The parehased slovo, the hired domastis, the wife, AD 1788), the sale of children only to ppcents of slavery in its mildest and most leida by hanging,

As to the system of concubinage prestland by Revolution developed with marvellous, rapidity are sa truly related to the hoad of such a family extremely poor people in times of faminftat Dr. Wistry said that the body of the deceased I thought it oy duty on the occasion of pass | Chinesen, the average pried 'n Chinaman here pays Elavery was introth an, xonatural atmining of as the latter's own son. The on differs from forbids even in that case resale of a obiti ones harmless form which we consider Chinese was brought to hospital on Wednesday afterzooL domestic servitude to he-would dream of at a quarter past three o'tool, and he examined ing sentoes on ese prisoners to enlarge for a upacabine is. Ient told abou: $100. But the agario differanoes inplanted in osn and the family slavo daly by the virar chance he bought. Practically, however, the ludisoriminate #itude is not interfered with by the law at any it that morning. It had been dead about twenty the crimes to while these crimes sered, the this demand is generally supplied by an arrange therefore beure to be resided by a reaction ban of wielding some day himself the patria sale of children for purposes of dotusalic ac geca increase of which in number had recently out of mutual consent with the woman con- The grent cuis! Emancipation initiated by poltatas. It seems strange to me, brought up? A existing order of things. As we have said, about thirty years of age, There was a mark

on previous ocasions, when referring to this round the front and sides of the zuck apparently cially carery, seually dougantod domestic and try again with the woman and her so-caled slavery in the United States; represent thus but it is necartheless fact that simple purchase and custom, here indicated, is but slight, when wo cangel by a cord: Thors were so marks of Ti-slavery for the purposes of prostitution, and pucket-rother (often abothel hooper), yotis may necessary durelopment of the social organism adoption whisk latter is invariably a money bar consider that the law sanctions the custom of subject, the Government of this Colony bas, lease on the hody. Lauth, appeared to have reing that arguments, doubts, sad diflenliis had opcasionally be supplied by kidnapping, though of the west. The natural lat of reaction again should constitute klaship to mack that tempararily pledging one's wife, emoutine, or

Been ther bintol at the fully expressed, 1 either through fragrance of facts or from suited from strangulation o

Li Aken, coolie, samoyed in the Badr thought it insurabent on me te entar rery fallyly Brothels bloo forma sonroe, creating a set in mution by that bumitarianism which since law and custom make no distinotion whatever bo daughters to another family for purposes of de- demand supplied by kidnapping, but I believe, the end of the last century began to parmeste, tween adoptive and real connection, and that the meetio servitude. In the latest edition of the apathy with regard to them, allowed the Chi-Refinars, and he lived a No. 62, Jardines into all the questions at a length which otherwise Hongkong-brothofs dare not, unless in very like au electric current, the whole of the western parchand shave enters into the drole of relation Penal Code find appended to the Bastion. nase residents to import their peculiar in- batur. a devasel was his wife. On woltes might be thought to prolis peale escor preludes sidnapped girls boczne world. The result was gonoral grows of ship in the family. For feroigaste have comprobaided pled gtag wijen or daughters, the fol _stitutious here, and bas winked at the day morning about 5.15 o'clock the deceased get concluded my argements by an opitczas of the girls in so many argusiatantes ready that ideal oonasption of nature which merges bender the extent of social equality which this lowing note This prohibition refere only to enstom of folling children to be adopted or up and prepared, the morning meal. At 6,50 st of the propositions I desired to affem which to betray the fact of the case to this friends of all distinctions of race in the higher synthesis conception of the family practically engenders. pledging, in return for mansy received, one's o'clock she culled fritzess and he told her that be are prleed in echt propositions. To the Iridicapped girls. Besides, these brothels are of the universal bestherhood of man, Slavery The amount of influence which woman, bought wife or cononaies to another man whose wife or to become maid-servants for such a long felt too tired that day to go to work, and would refer as the substance of most of my very bug their or sources of supply. As to Chinose has this hapely, become an impossibility among and sold as she is, really has in Chips, and there combine she is to bo, (fill redeemed), but she pariad of years that any sudden and arbi.not go to his work that day, tho told him he What I said appears in the China Mail and women kunt by forumors, the netice formerly the slightened rations of the west in whose within her proper aphera within the family, is practice, so extremely common at the present

had better go. Ho thon got up and took hie

other words, redeeming her and giving her back hes bech more or low superseded by the soffertion, of filial písty, of paternal care, which is their wives or daughters to athere for purposes ingrained in every member of this colossal age of domestic servitude is not included under this trary netion now would be both very unjust meal, and she told him she was going to worship Daily Press, but I think the latter, ou the whols, obtained largely to buy a girl out and ant, or in laws and oil relation the statue of a save little understood. The depth of domestic day, of poor people pledging, for money received,

and if she was not home when he wanted his mon exset.

The matters discussed say Important. I love her froecom by paying from $300 to 3000 to her fractual volation of master suid servant,

pocket mother or ownur. During the last 10 Nevertheless it taust not be forgotten that gation of families called Chias, has never been prohibition." A male domestic may either bit he inflicted that we can see; so present hol midday meal he could take some cold Fine, we expressed my views on them with the caracatubes are his practige baw very much decreased and whilst this higher conception of humanity, this fatheted yet, and is almost unintelligible to the self make the contract with his employee whole ders of slave girls should be prosecut cas loft his house stair d'olock. She often com they rolled in my mind. ATA

may be mid to be aluost extiuot in Hongkong, appreciation of the fondamental equality of all members of modern European Sosinties which lubinde him to tas latter for a zber of years, or plained of pains in her heart, About eleven I should be going beyond my proper provines whliet 1 lingers get to a small extent among human beings with its consequence, the abolition their asste to constitute a social order, in which the domestic may have book handed over by his only the sale of children should be forbidden o'clock ho was told that his wife was dond to tag more than that I am so the service of His foreign residents at Lao Frenby Ports. The proof slavery, is the nutcome of long course of every personal relation shall be based on the free parents to the master who pay the for the future because of the buses arising Witness went home and saw the deceased bying Excellency the Governor as to the serious ques willing traction in now merely to pay a kopt organic development through which the vial and intelligent agreement of individuals, Imost may be, a sua in advice, bo pay of the

in the house. The decksend bad bar best ties which may arise.I have, do

women tred as from $10 to $50 per mengem, life of this Post as passed by the grounal dia. forget that they are building up the rights of ages to be earned. The some 8 the case- (Sizzed) Jone SMALE, Chief Justice.

whither she be her own mistreat or owned by notation at family dependenor, and the growth of the individial on the rules of the family sue with grown to or elderly friesla domestics. so-called pocket mother Thosystem of monthly individual oblijft lou, our present conceptions of developing soifal equality and ludividual liberty. But the largest majority of all female domestice. payment aas, I am confident, we connection humanity, of persuval liberty and of slavery, are at the expanse of damestic affections and 1 in Chine are young girls of more or les whatever with kidding. To a certain exteit, hot transition of progress and await further platy Who would bly dooide that this tender age, most of whem sator apen their however, though small, the practice of buying modlications and dabeapplications from the modare intellectual indlyidends of the West, domestic servitude when four or five years sid pirl one and out still exista. The prices pata in light of since and the spirit of equity And with if the development it has wrought in the reason for this immerse demand for yeaug , buying a girl ost and ant are as far as my infarther it should be remembered that, while the science and mechanics, is an undrabted advance female domestion 18 to the system of polygung religious ban: A sou being required to con- formatges, from $200 to $500 in the sea of slave trade in suppeterally atollaled in the Wost, upon the filial piety and intuitive faith of Chi, which obtains all over the empire and which has

Chiness girl, and from $400 to $1,200 in the alavery etili Lagers In many highly civilised nose patrlarohaliser

to restore life, but without incesa.

done all that laid in their power. verdict of sepidantel desta was caturued

obild for the same purpose;

advocating instant and violent clinares in the four hours, It was that of a Chinese female.ieen brought to the notion of the Court, esporned and her parents, or by an equally volun- Wilberforce, and the more recenf. abolition of we are, in the ideas of cegnate relationship, but time. On the contmry, the advance of law ofer

and inconsiderate. No great hardship nend

out of it, and because It is uiterly irrecon cileable with English law. However kindly treated the bondeorrants may be, the fact maine that their masters or mistresses - gaire a right of ownership of purchase, and the cannot be resognised in an English Colony. It is not by altering our low to auit oriental customs that wo may expect

où the floor; dead. There were no other persoKI

dused were in witness's room. Lastened in the

obserrations

kan

olution on and her jewellry. The bucks pro The Hon T. Marsh, Colonial Secretory, go beams to hang things on it. The rope produced to 200 201 his proptylants year ago the fleensalotle Acting Attorney General for hack aid she would to die if she could not have "any, earth in 3. Pope Hennesy

9th October, 1879 children.

By Mr. There Vitneer and his wife were

alwayson good terms. All the neighbours COLM XINTIE BY THE LOFING ATTORNEY GESA speak so to that.