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THE DAILY PENIS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1959.

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By their own invitation I met the two great Ministers together at the Thang-li Ingen, when his Excellency Tuo, repeating mob that hasald before, preposod ar a uniform rate of like the addition of 120 tals to the Tariff duty of 30

between BeaIN sad ANNAM signed in 1980. From Hamburg "to Shan thoij ore saved, Tho string band playing a polka, "Le Colonel." In jasta lttle Loc prabontiguo, bat let that para, tender recollections of abildhood, sad to "the dian drag borgans it la the best. The Calasso cospcadonos, slso a translation of his Momalai

The ALEHARITIAL LIST of FORMIN

dianter wust have happened near Lome.

RESIDENTS has been increased by upwards of

1,100 nimes, and gives reference to over 2,000

New EEDENTS.

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We have to acknowledge iscsipt of the Cuencomplished by the instilation during the past year, the total amount received from perform. Africa. Soma niephant hanteer from platesax possible, he uriform. The Grand-Secretary Lithe fair thing, on the part of the Indian Gov Laels of every part, and it was sooordingly agreed on the oplum sales with the Chinese Exchequer, fems Claretia for Bo Jaly-September quarter of year; and the fact that after all they have done antes having amounted to $2,045.95 only, an with extoparatively cool cllusie brave the batters however, would not accept a lower rate than 60ernment, would be to divide its enormous peolis

the Committee bus only a mail liability to report the current year.

„will show you that the affairs of the Hali hava against $5,482.00 received fti 1860.81. The usual and most daisterions Ethiopian relións with im-1that if the joint collection were matted to he share and share aliko, And- while alṛming- The German steamer Felicia sate out of Kow-bean mausged in a very eroditable and judicious number of traveling ozzipanics appeared during punity, which they attribute to thede habit of Her Majesty's Government the rates should, as stoutly that as the trade hed bom pas dawa in down in ali provinces of China, be more tha loan look yesterday, and the British bark dgner manner. I havo nover taken by active part the sesion, but the A.D.O, gate no performanos, daily famigation of the naked body with quiphat. In time past, be regulated by the requirements bis jurisdiction, so it might end should be put Muir go into dock there to-day.

The arrangiat I undertook to recommend admitted that dative oplum was regularly taxed. myself in the temperance movement, but I am and moly two engagements were made by the It seems, too, that workman la sulphur mines of the several provinces A talegram from Naoking was moet red in quite able to appreciate the good it is lood, Hongkong Choral Society. The whole tenour of even when situated in a marshy locality, suffer regarding the general import trade did not com. Would such and such as arrangement rogard. Shanghai by the Daily News on the 92nd inatia ranognised fact that sellars and sailors, the report and the statement of acounts prove little if at all from fover, while their neighbours mond itself to several of my collaggues, the Ra Sug Lilian opium work P I Daktad hte Excellency, presentatives of Treaty Frwars then in Peking. "By no mess," be replied; "wo shonlu then less as follows The Viceroy is better."

In a place like Hongkong, where there nea fow how requisite untransona support la to the vary

and they requested their reapsotien veramente the revenue on nativo aplum." In Hongkong, however, where oṛacker' ddog to deprecats its ratification. On the other hand, I am here summarlaing very briefly what foll The N. C. Daily News esys that a steamer be- Europos residents, and many sailors from all existence of the City Hall. Init too much there langing to the Compagnie Nationala de Naviga parts of the world are constantly arriving, ench fore to exk of the A... to axert themselves is only permitted on the Chines New Year fm the Government of Todis became seriously alarm from the Grad Secretary Tes on more than ons tion Tupour has repeatly left Franse for Claus. anlastitation as the Temporanee Halloffers great title in aid of one of the finest balidings our tival, the immunity from ephismlas enjoyed by ed at what appeared to threaten opium with pasion, before the reappearance on the sons of bia distinguished colleague the Grand Borstacy advantages. There are on who want to find

Chiness has likewise prevailed, though I far it weight of unlimited faration.

I have to right to be surprised at the impres-Li, who paid a visit to Peking in the month of Notics is given in the Gazette that Monsistirnarpentable lodgins, which will not opet innDot en the ocean" paseoses P

I ocassionally ack myslf whather the com. has been owing to good fortune rather than talon produced upon the Government of Indis. May, 1881. Léon Dójardin, Coner for France, has reported nach, and abbers who want to find a respectable TWENTIETH TRAK OF PUBLICATION, bin assumption of the duties of the Consulate at place to spend their ovanings when ashore. there

are also a few who find themselves destitate,munity, es a whole, taka the degres of interest attention to saullary lara. The Government The missionary world received the same impres. bas less considerably extended, both in the thig Port.

through no fault of their own. To all these thle in the City Hall that they night reasonably be now I prosome, only avait instractions from aion; and, asistently with its peatonand belief that the trads in foreign optem is chief among Dirsstory proper sad in the Appendix. The Wo bear the work has been recomtabased institution efface assistanco, and the report shows expected to do, if only as prost of some little de home, consequent upon He. Chadwick's rape the obstacles in the way of the toasher of reli ports of CHUNGKIN, WEADWOSTOJE, MA-apon the Canton, Kowloon telegraph line, and it that it is often crowdod and that it is therefors gros of pride that the Colony should possess such to initiale some new and more effective system of glon, was as much delighted as the Goversmeat

of India was dismayed,

taals. This, I was informed, was an abatement; LACOL, and PERANa hava bean addol to the Lis boped that it will now pressed without for highly appreciated. I don't think It is necessary

for me at pressat to deliver an exhortation on a noble building. There is not a stranger pass drainage.

I shall not pauso bore to consider the moralia he had originally proposed 150 tools -leire -Hwan at the risk of baing scouted of sent low of the question. I hope to submit to your We did not moet after this. His Excellancy former; whilst the latter includes the New thor obstruction.

An inspection parade of the Government and temporanee. I trust we are all temperance mening throngh who has not a word of admiration for ORDER IN COTNOT for the Government of Bebek Bubjects is Chins and Japan, the Amasad. European Volentoor Fies Briates will take and don't requisit here within the build itself-its theatre and ballroom and mentalism I must confess to the liveliest aanas Lordship akowhere some remarks upon this sub-addroseed a Mumorial to the throne, in wbleh ho

reserved for men who have naraz hoan ed Teary botwang Bussia and Giri, the plane at the Central Fire Brigade Station of 3.30 the walls. I will not take as your time longer, general astonishment is arpwed that so small of pleasure upon hearing the Bulls and play jest For the moment I kesy to its material side. represented mis as bariz shown great impatiense as it will be more agress bly occupied by the cou and young a colony, with its limited European the Framing Hymn every Sanday erasing. The I believe that in reality the Government of India and shiftiness He allowed his paper to appoas NEW TREATINs between the UNITED STATES

community, should possano andsome melody itself is ons of peopliar toasty; bet, in need have no fear for its revcene. This counter in ons of the Shanghus antire journals.

Ithoughtftright to sballon go some of his state. isa vast oplam.producing and epiam-smoking Tho total loss is reported (says the Shanghai cért.

The programme was opstel by the Baffy' siracture. There may be those who think it addition to that charm, with it in associated theorica. The wealthier smakar prefers the Inments about myself. I inalosé ospies of onr cor. and CHINA, the NEW.TABATT between GRE- MANT and CHINA, a translation of the TzaTercury of the German barquer Wadan, baand

the second part the Mariette Walts was played. This is the first occasion on which the string for, sesuming it to be eo, surely the prosentexile from homa" the familiar strains must be Gavernment, although by no means wholly in more carefully prepared than that whith han bein The Kobe Shipping List cessed publication on band of the ungiment has hear heard in pabilo in wealth of the community admite of le ore fail of pronliar pathos. At the same time there sincero in its condemnation of both production published in tus native prints. It is notewort

both native and foreign opium. The taxation of that i-Ain originally proposed by ma as buta the luth inst., altar an bristense of eight months. Hongkong, and pleasant, Butialpations were on- | ditable maintenance. That the general dok is to the thonghiinl mind a tonbarág étement Land consumption, derisas" a large revenue from that in this femorial te spooke of the rate of 40. In ita farewell notice, it states that Kebe osrnet tertained of the treat in store. These were not manity does not adogastoly support the in the contrast between the pacefal suggestions the latter might have been, on tataly would have slight rise upon the rates of oullection already support two papers, & fact that perhaps, seeded cieappointed on Friday night, befthe music would

have been heard to hatter advantage iu a less co-institution is only too vident from the of the beautiful Ersaing Hymn and the atirting been, raised in some instances, but I doubt ex roling. In the Clefon Agreement, be it remem

she was receiving on epizm. no trial to sarortain.

fined room. Forhapsit would be jaore accurate to meagre figures of 8343 as the sum total col-metal music which the enme instruments may tremely that it would bave so risen a to jeopar-bered, I had only tried to secura to China what However, the Govorument of India thought, His Excellency Li proved lase exacting. Ho as a sizing band, the reed iastraments bios, describe it as a string and reed band, thas simply lasted from Bucopeans up to the 30th June, 1882,ne day be called upon to sound, leading the size the reponse of India. ateistas numerous at the violins. The second sy for the preceding twelve months. I content hearers to the hot enagement where death way otherwien, and it has consegnantly beat my began, however, with a rate of 120 taols: this he

sddeavour to substitute for the arrangemout subsequently relaced to 110 fauls. contemplated by the Cheloo Agreement como I was much pedssel to name a rate mynet; stem on the programme was a song by Mr. Brewer that such a ridisviously small som shows su

other that might be considorod fair to the I déclined. If it rested entirely with c.id, "The Midsalomito," which he sang with spirit spatty little short of a soripas relection on the

Chicose Government and not injurions to our admitting, as I did that we owed China same. and emphasis. In respones to sa onore he re-ordinary datles in the absorption line of this

thing under the Chefas Agreement, I should be own interests, A quartette for male community. I ati very well aware that the posted the last versa. Poloos, "The two rusas," went easily and ples. antly. This was succeeded by the song I'll private claims on almost every individual, in the bo no enbmissive wita," By Bira. Vatober. form of applications for aid from one sonras The song was of course andered, and the or the other, önermonely excost than which The German ganhost Titia, which arrived in lady replied with "The thres maids of Luigh," wonki be maile on big at home. But this is Shanghal on the 20th fast, experienced vary which she sang with Irresistible archmere and apart from the pressat question, and with every heavy weather on her rojse up the coast, from homear. The text item was a violin solo by The large Baltion contains ONE TROBRAND which she sustained considerable damage. It is youn unval gentless, the piece played being honesty of purpose I sak wy follow colouists to

cavatina by Rail This cannot be described do something more than they did last year for pages of printed matter. It is indisponebisaid, indood, that she was in the tail-and of a

s & great success, but the performer bathing wall have good roasoe to be proud typhoon. in every Mercantile Office to tho Far East, and

From a table of weleerole al observations gives promise of becoming an accomplish-of us a public inahitation, but in which I may ed violinist with time and pesattoo. Mrs. will be found a useful rate mecam to those tra-

taken at the Government Lock Hospital and Fancier and Mr. Williamson sang the duet way I have not the remotest interest beyond the illug wither ou business or pleasure.

published in Saturday's Garette, we aste that the Moon bas raised her lamp shove," one each individual in the eclony should pro- rainfall for October was 1.08 inches, as neciparediti a frished and pleasing manner. After this perly have. It will be gingalsely ergoptional with 10.32 inokes in October. 1881, and 15.83 Meyer favoured the nudience with to the usual liberality of the community it this

Twickenham Farry," sud did full justice to inches in the same month of 1820,

Au encore was damended appeal is not goserously responded to. The Mainichi Shimdas publishes a telegram, this favourite song,

I should like to dilste upon the subject of Aubouncing that the Gulf of Panama, which had and in response another song was given. The close with the quartetto "When evening's twi. been chartered by the hiitsal Bussan Kwaisha, art art of the programs was brought to charities," as usually "indiston npon us in this and sailed for London with a cargo of 15,000 oht, eang by Mes, Vancher, Miss Grimble, Dr. Calsuy, bat the subject will keep, sud it merely of rias, ran ushere user Aston, and was loub, "Stoskwell, and Mr. Quinton, After the walte bekeres no in the meantime to be as geseroas as gar 9 was insured for $85,000 is the Tokio Marina of the string band, Mr. Salemon gare the song our circumstances paruit of and not mere no. Xaturanse Companj.

Yes, let me like a acldier fall" he has a good

Is not this rather trions matter for the toner voice and sung with swellent frot. The piano dust, "zar and Zimmermann weekly "ohit-obat? think en The passing desery. Enter and Goodwye was played with admirable clearas and was warmly applauded. A. duet by Mrs. Vaucher and Miss Grimble, On the blue ware," and Mr. Symes's song "I fear no foa," concluded the programmis,

Mr. BRADDON expressed the thanks of the committee and the andienos to the Administra tar for presiding and to the ladies and gentle men who had taken part in the entertainment,

that H. E. the Administrator boa appointed pro- & natibustion in Saturday's Gazette houses CODE OF SIGNALS IN GREAT VICTORIA PEAK.visionally, Mr. A. Ramjohn to be Assistant

Waber aud Process Server at the Megisime vice Mr. T. M. Lopes promoted.

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events of the week and local subjesta ganerally have, as a rule, been dealt with in the ahearient manner possible, and I think I must have been induced to touch upon private obarities at all by the fact of one of my wretched old female pentionera demanding an extra dollar to aeglat in covering her peor all bones with extra oloth-

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BANKAN.

POLICE COURT.

25th November.

BRYORK MEH. E. WODZHOUSE.

A CHILD IN A BEOTIEL.

OHARGE OF ASSAULT.'

It was to this end that I paid a visit to India for an inorease of the Tariff duty by one-half. on my way book bere in 1873-79, and having the native Collectorates being left, as in tims conversed, very informally, it is true, wita vari past, to get in the likin as they night. This ens members of the Government upon the sub-arrangement, I had reason to think, wold be jast, I autaitted my own views to Lord Lytton, more acceptable in the provinces than collection Chan Aying, mistress of licensad brothel No. then Viceroy, in's lottar, sopy of which I for of a high rate of in hy the Customs In- lawful and inlawfully, an interest in tho batwess the ages of 8 and 15 years, and was than my chief. 69, was fined $10 for keeping a girl in brothel warded en my return to the Marquis of Salisbury, spectorate. The Provincial Governments have,"

I inoles a duplicate of that letter, from which collection by native offices, which cannot fail to It will be seen that, while inalining on the whole be prejudiced by the more regalar intervention of inmates. cantioned on soscut of having an incorrect iss

to a cosession of aorensad Tarifi duty as pre of the forsi Inspectorate. The revenu Tai Atai and Tsai Alan; married women, wore ferable to a fired anifocal rata of ki, 1 begged collosted by the latter, arain, may be 'asid to position might be regarded by the Chinese seront, althou; it is not practially absorbed by charged with assaulting another woman named that I might be left free to asportain which pre-stand rather to the cralit of the Central Garern- Wong Akam, on the 22nd instant

The complainant alleged that the second the more wooptable. it. These were acested conclusions which defenitant was fined a short time sluoy for keag- On my arrival at Tientsio, in the summer of were supported by the observations of the ing pigs in bo honse, and the woman accused 1879, I again discussed the matter with the Grand Sucretary Tso in my test conversation her of giving the inspector of nuisances informa. Grand Secretary Li, the negotiator of the Chefes with him, when he declared that any system. that the measure most in favour was tas joint of likin or similar imposts could uns fail to dis ler on socount of that case..

The first defendant denied all complicity in collection of Tariff and a uniform rate of fi-kin oontent the Provincial Governments.

My proposal, if it could be called one to tion of the fast. Gin the 22nd both women best Aptoóment, and I was not long in discovering that might interfere with the collection inloed the assault, and said she only held another by the forsign Customs Inspectorate. My women's baby while she had a fight with the estimate of the uniform rate, bowever, was still present Chloa with a half duty, and there as complainant, so that she might be unimpeded; onasidared too low. From the dota in my end, did not meat with mach encouragement. A thie made the complainant angry and she can possession (see p. 7 of my letter to Lord Lytton), genersi doubt was expressed that Her Majesty's I argued that the li-kin colooted, taking part Goveramont would consent to it. Bolas at. The second defendsat Raid the complainant with pert, did not average much more than 30 tempt was made at the same time to make light thela por pisal, and that, considering the sail of it, although I showed that, taking the opium sequently brought her tuto this affair.

The complaissat a second defendant were amount of kin that can be made surset once import of 1878 as an average, it would ada tosted her abant her Soo sad bit her first

enta wold be liberal.. I was prepared for an A high litia rate secured by the foraigo In. for a month. bound over in 35 sack to be of good behavior the drag emerges from the port ares, a 40 tael 1,000,000 tals to the opium revenue receipts,

invitation to recommend Har Mojaty's Govern. spectorate was the favourite, and had the ment to go as far as 50 tools. Bat we did not Chinese Ministers at the ponferanse referred to reach this point, The Grand Bearetary, acting, adhered to what I had privately learned as

to the consideration of Her Majesty's Govern. I thought, under instructions from Peking, sud- thoir intention of proposing 60 tools as the farther prosecution of the bugotiations.

I had hardly rebarood to Poking when my moat at once.

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THE BOBBERY AT BERGEANT ÍTIPEN'S' QUANTHEM Chong Shing, houss boy in the employ of Quarter Master Sergeant Lukpsa, was charged, of 365 from his master'e House on the 17th isst, Inepostor Fleming was examined and he said dollar can provide you with the wherewithal he had inspected the prosesator's quarters, and to keep yourself wariy sloths. I am sure you be found that for a thief to have outered the of whoes Treaty was still innompleto, invited me important difference between the systems pro hodna from the rarandab so it was supposed the Dayes to call together all the Representaviously examined. and that here ander diseas are heartliy welcome to it, and I would willingly place was antored, ons of the window washes most tires of frosty Powers for a Conference upon son. We but so far been dealing with rates do mors for you did not the "still all voics "

have been left unfastand, as the windows were the fuel taxation of trade, import and export. that were to clear spiam of likin at the porta too loudly remind us that "oharity begins of so fastened that they could not have been opened We were also to poosider other questions affect. valy, the this inland being still to be collected. home." It does, but I contend that to expert from the outside. This view of the case was ing nur Treaty relations with Chins, but the The rate now discussed was to clear the drug

intoriar It might be carried. started, many imitators have arinou. The Legion the City Hall is a public daty 'wo me and all alev adopted by Mr. Inkpen, who found that one question of trade is that to which alone it is ones and for all, no matter to what part of the I believed that foreign opiam under these of the sashes of a window leading on to the necesary to refer at this moment. as a journalist. He has been more or less intion Obarter now has its hebdomadal column fove to the Colony, and I again carsnetly ask, verandah was open on the morning after the bad myself made it condition with the

Tsung-li Yemen, before I took en me to declare viremstances would fairly bear 60 tele; bot ately connected with one of the leading Chit-chat," from which I all the following for the simple well-being of the institution, that robbery. publican papers in big slate, and his voice and

The defendant apit that if he had wanted to the Thunes affair closed in 1876, that the foreign an assertion being made ju the coness of the pen have been well employed in giving his party sample Au Judion contemporary commenting amount of subscriptions for the next twelve

semmit the theft, he could have taken the key Representatives abould be invited to take up the Conference that the Board of Bevenue's enti the supremacy it has so long enjoyed. He was no Pops Housesy's and Ferguson Bowen's

of the desk at any time, and it was unnecessary whole of these questions. The Yamen did issue mata of opium revanne was total of. 6,009,000 chosen to deliver the snonal address before the appointments, recommends young man on the boathe ball mormously excel the paltry guin

for his to take the trouble of going at night to its Ciconlar nota, but without result, and I was tale, mol of which was. lost by mnggling, Editorial Association last June, and we find

to a certala extent in a position of disadvantage while 10 per cent must ba delanted for erpares coilaatina, I felt honod to argue that, supposing large quotations from it in the best papers of the lookout for a profession to consider that of

The case was further remanded till Friday : | sir-d-His the Tamen, a it was thus enabled Repablie, both east and west, in which his Colonial Governors as one of the most desirable words were aptly styled "words of wadon." By reing á Monsieur said when his hand was

bail allowed as bafora. Lhe appointment of Mr. Seymour, the interests of cut off, 'C'est le premier pu qui coûte! Only the United States, at both extremes of Chins,

marior sufficjant inferent to get a start even as are placed in the lands of graduates from the

aquill driver on 8.6.8 in the Falklands and you Freza.

aro taken care of over afterwards until the penancer, writes to me as follows:- slon of £1,000 a year in rounded off." I presume the reported sppotatments of the former offia! to the Governorship of Queereload end of the Tuttar to that of Hongkong are allude) to by the

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of $545, or “maxt to nothing" por bad.

The following letter is much too alever to be hidden under a basbal, sud alcoe Mr. Germain wishes to be foamy at my expenso, I have plea aure in letting my readers enjoy the sport with bim. Mr. Germain, beia en Taapestor of Nais-

Hongkong, Sad November, 1883. SIE.-Iremember reading a very kuony role in the This abab colaman a Feer or in back sunai the rise and development of drain emelle. The onely birds, lanterns, basket, broom, sto., may be seen every moth

Ling--or night-by those who look out for them

J.K. GERMLEN.

do it.

MARINE COURT.

25th November.

BETORN CAPE H. G. TROMSET, EN.

THE CHARGE OF RIFUBING DUTY- William Brady, fromas of the steamer Euling, was bronht up, on remand, on the charge of

conload that every condition affecting trade that this satimate corment, a libin of 30 taois would, I had required of the Chinese Government, in in an average year, sonte to China her the Chefoo Agronment, had been satirfled, while 6,000,000 twels, the 10 per cent, cost being ser- on our side nothing had been done. Nor would thinly savol, for the Customs would need no ad-

adait that Her Majesty's Governmont was in dition to the staff that now collects the Tariff: any way hampered by the objection of foreign daty; while, by a proper understanding with Gosaramante to the commersial clauses of the the Hongkong Government, much opiam would Agreement

The Mioluter of Germany bad be made to pay daty which now never finds its dawanded razoval of the in Collectorate from way to a port

The Orand Secretary Li, returning to Tien- the Shanghai settlement, on the ground that its sotion was in contravention of Trasty. But the sin no farther opportunity of nonferring with ama persisted in maintaining that this de him presented itself for a time. The Grand I fully exprofed that youre and bees found out ronfusing duty on board his abiti, ada

The chief engines, Mr. 6. B. Hayer Erin mand, a bar a Strangkat was gotunded, was decretary Tog, as have said, sentaphis Memorial error in less than 21 họum after the pablication of

the foreign Although the name of Sir George Bowes has pote, but as I am under the impression that you borated the captain's evidence as to the defend.begod upon a virtzal acceptance of the Chatocadroenting an extravagant, ratoni li-kim, to đế

aza still in the dark I venture to send you an extreet ant refusing to work, and added that the man Agreement, against which, as I have said, the collected withal, independently

Minister of Gerezanyand others of my cpllongues Inspectorate, at a number of central depois been frequently mentinued as a possible suomisen from the contact book when reads Theeztractor

His abileagues 65 the Taungeli-Yamon did not. were at the very time protesting. The defendant, who was new sober enough to to Sie Joba Pope Hennessy in the post of Go-shall empty and thoroughly deases all the ruble was vory abusive.

make his defence, tepid baring been abusi YO,

The demand referred to hnd bean coupled with understand his cabems, or did not approve it. he water ato., etc.-I ans, Sir, your faithfully,

and he wugh be willing to wors it capplied with an intimating from the Minister of Germany In the provinces some of the authorities, on fernor of thie Colony, I have good reason for or to, obe shall all them with clean mentioning Sir Henry Bulwer as a possiblo osti. didate. Sir Houry, who is now Governor of In reply. I have only to say I do not dispate clothes. He had no basta nor clothes, and the and his colleagues, that no objection would be whom the work of collecting the impost would

settlement of Shangbae; bat of this I was not ties would largely inerme muggling.

The next incident in this history was bis sell The French Chamber of Deputies hse paszod Natal, has served his time there and may justly that the drain traps are cleatsed by the Public artain refused to fat him have money to procuce made to the lory of kin on opium within the devolve, have afirmed that the scheme in ques

Captain Salmon said the man had never asked. aware until nearly a twelvemonth bad passed. olsim promotion to Hongkong. Should be do Scavenger--I have men the kerk going out any although he had about £10 dus to him. [28. the bill for the radiation of the treaty acquir-se, I hardly see how the Colonial Office could ever at the hour 3 named, and bering bean an for either money or clothes during the time he Tas Txinde sover alluded to it, and I was first imposed mission of Mr. Samuel, su intelligent the spot, upon the particular occasion I referred had been at this port. He had had an adrance informed of it by the Minister of Gerrana bim.gontiems connected with money areuaiss, who woll refuse him the appointment.

self, in the course of a coniereous apos tho had pak a visit to India apparently for the per- pose of examining what seemed to him the de to, and my corraspondent being abast, I am the at Shanghai.

The defendant was sentenced to three days' general trade fast year. Although I had no doubt in my own mind that better judge of what was being done. The ol

imprisonment. Twelve per cent of the British Troops in the statement of the Pall Mall Gausite the pith factory evidences procladed ali doubt. T.want Egypt are sick.

of which Ranter eonsiderately telegraphed to us none of Mr. Germain's official or un-oflojal jm. for a wonder-was inaccurato if not altogether pertinences, although I am faily prepared to be ordered for a fized period will be contdazad until THE TEMPERANCE HALL CONUEET enfounded, I am glad to fed our wortby Minis correotad if mistakoz, but the Inspector shall chantermended.

The opening concert of the season we giventer bas promptly onntendsted it Foxelbly Brust attempt to sharjin the dall edge of his WIL Allietters for publication should be written op ont

at the Temperangs Hall on Friday evening, Dis Thomas might have passed it over in silent con apon ma with impusity, alde of the taper only.

Excellency the Administrator presiding. There tempt but for the audacious assertion that the was a very crowded audiasse, many persons bay pragmatic Governor of Hongkong was to re-

Mea ing to stand threngbout the evening. Marsh and Miss Thornton were present, ale place him. That was indeed too much. General Bargout and a number of the ofears of the Garrison.

Mr. J. 8. Cox, the hon secretary of the Hall, read the following report:-

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TROOPS IN EGYFT.

SIE T. WADE ON THE OPIUM

QUESTION...

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Let me say here that I regard this conversion festive system of remittances still in favour to the Chinese, if contagion it may be called, as with the Indian Government in its regulation a perfectly legitimate cousassion on the yard of of oplam sales. His inquiry into this matter my colleagues concerned. The Chinese, in my completed, he came on to China to obtain in- formation regarding the opium trade, not only opini, bad as much right to lay a likin on Tha following despatob from Sir Thomas Wade opizm in the settlement or any larger port area, with this sonatry, but with the various markats Els scheme, by which, in brief, England. to Earl Grenville is one of the papare on Opium they had no right to lay it open other articles which, so to speak, Bank the line of communies

of the import trade. I mersiy mention it heretion. presented to Parliament

as part of the history of the case, and as an in- was to become the sole possessor of all the. The recent casoort at the Temperance Hall

PEXING, June 8, 1892. cident, no doubt, that added to my embarrass. opium in the world, and nole trader both with MrLORD-My telegram will have prepared ment as a negotiator. I was net oo zaizant of it, the Chinese and other markets, appeared to me, was an ensinaut suocem, and the crowded state of the rom proved the gratifying laterost take your Lordship for a final Report from me apon for fustanse, for months after the conclusion of so far as revenue was concerned, to have anch to the discussion woorded in the cowpowend it hoth to England and Chine. To the Apart from all ordinary political considera in the institution. It has been suggostou that the question of opium taxation.

I must begin with a recapitulation of ike kis laid befors Parliament in 1380 ("China intter only would a fixed income be secured, but No. 9"), in which I agreed to recomend, as an with Hongkong as a terminus, ani vo more then a tions there is, it seems to me, an insuperable the bulk of the audition was attracted by the torp

The discussion of this question now, as I trnet, experiment, the collection of kin, together with fixed quota of opium salable at that or any other cbstacle to the appointment of Sir John Popa prospect of hearing the Buffs' string band. If

most complete protection against contraband The committee, at this the opening concert of the

ignature of the Chofer Agreement in 1978. Ba a term of five years.

Mr. Shanel's object, as I understood him, was winter seasons, desire to submit & repor; as to the Hennessy as Minister to any foreign country, that were on the band fully deserved the com.drawing too close dates, it may be said, from the Tariff daty, at the single port of Shanghai for of the minor markets, there would be secured position of, and the work done in the Tempostos especially to China Sinos bis return to Eng-pliment, as its contributions to the programmering that the exemption of our imparts from This last-named arrangement came to nothing trade in the dru Hall, which to co largely fadebted for its present poland be has not, I believe, bean reasirod by the ware of the most pleasing character and exool the abnormal tarakan known as the kin within because I could not obtain satisfactory informa altion to the liberality of the community.

The Hall orcopies a position of masininers very uses in suy way, and the general impression lantly executed. This band in a valpable plen-the area of freedom lowed by me under the tion sithor as to the amount of likia it was pro- to attempt the regulation of what sppeared to tainly be kind of official position; but the Grand Fatches of the British Minister at Paking for different to any other institution is the colony, in the is that such reception is, to say the least of it, care-giving element, and It is therefore with British Treaty, would prove naxt to impossible, posed to collect in the first instance, or the ares him a fanity ayulers of remittances where the The year 1890, though not wholly lost to Secretary Li, who received Mr. Samaal, withent. publication-is voluminous, containing 991 tolking respect Hosse where ships' ofiers, en. fsxtremely improbable. To the cause of this I gratisation I hear that it is receiving special 30 long se Li-bin Collectorates for the taxation of of axemption from farther taxation after the sale of the opium was concerned. He had nor-

Government would open certain parts and placea pages, and consisting of numerous important gineers and thers who are here temporarily dan ob need not refer. Now ifu Minister were sent to instruction. It is to be lupad we may offensive tice oxisted, I consented, if the Chinese arat payment bad boon made.

Potention this daspments which give the history of fire moderate respectable accommodation a very Poking who was not considered oligible for re-hare the privilege of hearing it during the of call to one abisping, to move Her Majesty's trade discussion, was mach taken up with matter 603 introduction from Coneal or Minister, ap-

shurgen.

Government to ignore the ollection of fin bo of graver counerament. Stil I continued to pesrea to have Imagined that he was investe That it is so zoaded and appremiated, is evidenced option at the Court of his own Soverein, what winter.

yond the limite of the foreign port ettlements confer with the Chinese Ministers of the Teung. with offfein responsibility. yearn' negotiations. Although Sir THOMAS

enjar resalt to which I shɛli come prosantly. by the fact that save the commencent of 1392, po Searing would that have on the Audience ques WADE cannot claim to have actually solved fewer than 170 persone have bearded in the Hall.

It is pleasing to bear that faenaisily the as already defined, or, where those had been un. Tamen, both on the subject of the general merely because his visit was productives a sin As a plays whers soldiers, calore from our tion? The Chinese are quite smart ouough to

The formal engagement of the American Gur. Samael's own scheme was not, viewed with thĩa vaxed and troublesome question of the mono-mar, and merchant seates may find recres--

I have hoard from independent souros gratify, by our own and other Governments.

The Treaties of some of these, it sald be vorment to probibit all participation in this disfavour by his Excelleusy If any more than I did not immediatoly speak, of opium taxation, he is entitled to credit for tion, refreshment and angesinl followship, and at take advantage of a point of that kind. Temperance Hail is in gurishing condition. defined, beyond eval limits as should be scoopted trade in imports, and of the spines trade.

It is with no little regret I bear that the pissing neocasts of the great good the establish noted, were rand sa considerably, estanding the trade to Amarleen citizena, as soon as I heard ed by myself, to whom he came unicated it a for much painstaking work. It is perhaps not very surprising that, considering the diff-his year 8,122 meals, and alerging scommodation selected by the ADO for their penis ment le socomplishing. He deserting an objects of exemption from taxation, inland of the 16, gave me occasion to put questions regarding days later,

port so for claimed by me. To return to our the possible treatment of the trade by China: it to the Tanng-li Yarea, for I regarded it enities and opposing interests and opinions is here the pince is usually quite fled. The Badingformande wili, in all probability, have again to i should therefore rescive all esonaragamentown Treaty, the transit duty remaining in foros, The answer, which was to the offent that neither simply as the anggestion of a private speculator, failed after all these years to bring the ques alloys, which have just beer orooted, will probably they had cogated upon is said to be not forth- - dinantes," the Spectator sys: In Chint the option of the owner to any inland centro part from India, would lesser consumption, that Majesty's Goverment would oren tako into

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the same time be fese from temptation.

In this it is dourly successful, insanon's se during for 43 persone, have been provided. While the flast

involved, Sir Thomas WADE should have Boom in very much need, although, anfortunately be replaced by some etler, if any performance and partadicals. is to come off at all., The charming nealetungs

a very well supplied with

lateled to bagets.

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In an article on the "isolation of intestionsporte would, as heretofore, clairs to be ofered le islation in Chine, nor diminution of the im which I had no right to suppose that Ifer

ia the remoralization of the indiridast Chinese consideration, The Billard Koons are well the boar

by the payment if a half Tariff duty.

I said nothing sithee, for the time, it's second My proposal to exclude the t-in Collectorates lay the only phacos of Chinese recovery, I tele. tion to a final settlement. Without appa-ba in almost constant rits.

3-A place where accommodation is provided coming. Let as hope it is only as regards towns, where the streets Pook with the vilest rently being furnished with any deânite in for meetings held by those whom the Inatifasion is Prinenes Toto." and that the invaluable serodcute, the contagious foyers are almost an from the foreign settlements was suggested, not graphed to your Lordship it Jnanary 1881. It proposition with which Mr. Bamzel soginted Chipre of Canton bat ecriulted him in the apon foreigs importa was in violation of Treaty, quis of Bartingtas. struction, Her Majesty's Minister was ex-

4 room ic scrapsod by the food Templars, of which loon of the fair Theepish will not otherwise be known. The free coatses of air with the fith only by the complaint that their lory of kin was read in the Hours of Commons by the Mar. me, but not a proseeding frein himself. A The arrival of the Grand Secretary, Two, South upon the possibility of creating a vaat pected to suggest some solution of the pro- there are thres Lodges, numbering about 180 mom. lust to the A.D.O. daring the coming winter prevents the formation, probably by complete but by the fact that when levylag likes which blew, and in forming this he had to consider bere. Augther room le rearred for religious post I nee the term "invaluable," for such since oxidation, of the albumiuold element of mobile they were entitled to levy within the settlements, somewhat ister, proved a fresh paint el departam wonopoly, of which Hongkou: was to be

inga, of which two or mors are held weekly. Naval the fiscal needs of the Indian Government, angered rootings are connerts at outariau truly represents the importance this adcom matter" There is a great deal of truth in this they cams, or were liable to come iste sqlision tags. He is a man of undoubted energy and the band quaterske projector of this pobose the interests of the British merchants and gusts held and are always well standard.

mente, conducted by soldiers and sailors, are freplished lady amateur is to the found Corps Des ramark. The comparative Immunity from all with the wax municipal polise maintained by tenacity, and his career during the last twenty sukamuently addressed himself to me, through the port communities, The lawler of the Collee-years, other against rate within the festier, Sir John Hennessy, Governor of Hongkong. those of this Colony, the revenue necessities-as an institution whore systematic abarity on soutique. It is perhaps a pity that our local quidem ios but well-por enjoyed by Chinare terate Excentive, on the one pers, would not al or ravolted golonists: heyond it has gained him I gave tene.cort el encouragement Even if its in some massero, be extried into affect there is dramatic Society should be dependent on the oils must have frequently excited astonishment way he within the bounds of their authority, with all Chiness of the old schools high reputs Chines sponsors bars the capital they profes of China, and the blatant outery raised by the smelly spare coping mommodation, and meals can services of a few, but so it is, and there is no among European residents in the Far East. Not on the other part, the Chinese taxed was ready ties. In the two provinces of Bhin Bi and Kanto lam, I should regard their enterprise with fanatical-humanitarians at home. It must be provided sin compartively fiting som

Recentiz & chame of organised eberity was sug gainsaying the fact that Mrs. Dornard and only are Chinese LOWES AS RockFoury to the ough to avail themselves of the protection from Ba, of which he was Governor General, it was extreme mitrast unless it were placed ander sgalaat both poppy cultivation and opium speedily disgust the native directors. If it be conceded therefore, that the question was rested by the committen, in which ting pot Meanys. Hookey and Treeb are absolute neces-alfactory horrow, but the houses are packed to the tar-patborer, which an appeal to the nettle bis boast that he had made a successful crusade foreign control in auch proportione as would

provide board and lodging for deserving dentibutes

This was notably the esse in the matter of smokers, and in one of his first interviews with were left to the latter, nnused as the Chinese environed with difficulties, which were in very low rates, nod they samed tickets for sale to the sittee for a successful parformance. It is not gether in such a manner that the mio imam of police might soon them. tensified, we think, by the very limited na pommelty for the purpose of distribution that there are no other good actors in ventilation is obtainable. Thes the houses are apiam. The Chinese Government had an upwe he declared that he had suppissed at least are to unerations of such magnitude, I should

however, Emra ut baen largoly availed of, hint the

into the hands of the Chinesg purobase, but the of spiam within bis jurisdiction. Tals is not apply beste ether branches of Bosnelal ad- ture of the powers conferred upon the Min-Hal, as far at its resonroe would allow has provided the Society, but simply that there is not ose all crewded with mapaols, and every building doubted right to tax opium on soon as it passed nine-tenths of the production and sonsumption lock for the same unlimited confusion that on. ister and the indifference, real or simulated, lie boen made of clothing, which has been sent in.

id which has been much needed. Dribalien who can

canllo" to the above is greeted in delnice d'; all: annitary laws attempt of the E-kin Collectorata ta tax it in the quite borde ont by travellem who have repently ministration in this country. I.4. further thras la their respective spacial roles. This Disonson of the chest and longe are

settlement, of Shangbise for instance, had been visited then far-off districts. It is undoubted mistaken if anob a reproduction of the old Co of the Chinese Autborities. It is satisfac-for that perpes by goutlemen of the colour.

5.The exammittes are desirous of siding to the. tory to note that Sir Thomas WADE basappartunities for charity at pressut possessed by the being admitted on all sides, I venture to Ang tarally rezy prevalent, and wall-par is more tore than ones resisted, appeal being made to at the same time that his treatment of offendere Hong, zondemned to death by the Treaty of His Excellenar appeared to me note the Tess like its predeceaser be made to pay a propos - Chinese Government, as the Chalon: A gröemiemt fall, and they will be thankful for the co-operation geet that these invaluable estetante shouldar tesa obrovio in winter. That other spidemies, our Coneal or to car Supreme Court. If the gainat bis interdist waarigarongin the extreme. 1842, did not find that, should it prosper, it would uniformly declined to regard the opian and auggestions of the community.

d. The conuities have endearinred to make the stratch every possible point to scmply with the such as holers and fevers, are not common, required, wars now to withdraw itwihin Golleys to approach the oplaga trafo on its facal ther torously high fee for the privilege of existing question from a sentimental point of view,

torster from the settlements, it would scarcely than on its moral side, although the latter coon-at all Nor would the fact of its establishment and his romarks upon the moral aspect of titties supporting, and in this they trust they univeral device for the reappearance of ar Ferhaps in addition to the russon given have succeeded, the only liability now being some Amateurs after their long inactivity.

Spectator may be alded the fact that the air in tail to lase na little of the revente das to it on is, indeed, the more advanced place in his arguts Hongkong be the smallest security against the question are characterised by the sound-00, which the ersation of the Lew bowling

More than that, according to the last report frequently purified by the discharge of orackers, optam: sad feeling in duty bound to geamtoa mant. He denounced the trade in the soversat exaction of the kind, so long as the families of it against the loss, I agreed to wove Her terms; but while fousting, as most Chinese stato. the Oldness interested were resident as they The comtalttee has to record their obligation however, on any portion of the correspon te gealaman who most kindly, presented the Hall of the City Hall Committee, it would ap- which the Chinese are fond of Bring on for Majesty's Government to grasses to the levy of mes, when epositing of opium, de insiast, that ex must Ee, in their own districts Bat it is not

amstenr pear that the with a bowling alley and fall, 45.; cle to the pro

performances are consirable festire or religious occasion. The the opinio likia soil Tariff together, the actionation of the foreign trade in opisu must pre- necessary to enlarge much on this project. It dence at present, want of tile and space prietors of the local nowepapers and the London and locked to for most pecesary funds where efsey of sulpher as a preservative against of the nativa likin Collectorate being supplied ende extinction of the native trade in it, and that has found favour either in the provinces nor at How to soms to the result of Me. Saamel's Unita Exprint, who Hindly send their papers to the alike precluding the attempt. The patch resting on free of charge.

with to keep up the City Hall. In the forer has been demonstrated by some of the inget by that of the Foreign Customs Inspectorate, to this end such taxation must be laid upon it as the expital His Excellency the ADMINISTRATOR said—

the rovence which, with high taxation, be hope Ceplou of correspondence Nos 7-9) with the reproduced to-day in a comprehensive résumé

duty of 50 tasla par pisal apon the drug. Ladies andgentlemen, I think you will agree with report I happen to have before me-sent me emitent members of the medical faculty. I which had ever since legalization of the opiami rendor its price all but probibitory he get

the mats of Kawin varied at different parts, and might be dariga from it. The fair thing, be and Secretary Tre hava bean left in Paking, and E-coniosived l-desirable that the rate shanld, it argund-and it is not a how argument in China, will be forwarded by the sex R

est comizon sense. We forbear comment,

she is larelving, in 1209ss of theft or frad

and

hold

the

of the negotiations, and will no doubt be\mo that the report which has just been read to un by a abareboldor~f fad it stated as follows notion that at a meent mesting of the P trade by the Treaty of 3858, collected the Taj Mainly let me see that he was not indifferent to missick, as it was regarded: by his Excellency

read with great interest by persons con- by the Hon. Secretary is not only interesting but The theatrical-season of 1881-1882 was found Academy, a M. d'Abbatie called attention to cerned in trade with China,

satisfactory, as showing the grantamount of good not to have been so remunerativa as in previous Frente interesting fasha regarding mustah favor in