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CHINA, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPkes, STRACTS SETTLEMENTS, COOMIN CHINA, SIAN, Dr. Fox 1882.

With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY.

THE DAILY FRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20ÆR, 1888.

On the low ground all the crops were swept A private telegram received yesterday from Manila atatio that the number of death from away, and on the subsidence of the water cholers up to the beginning of October are bo there would be no time to plant a second Hored to exceed 28,000. In the province of drop; there would, therefore, be much loss Pangasinan se many sa 1,009 cases and 994 deaths had occurred in one day, Freqasot, anses hap- and a rigo in ško prico grain. But the din panet whers death resulted in two hours. In after was trißing beside the flood in Auhve the provinces for Europeans were attacked. Above alluded to. Nor does the latter disease seems lying out in neighbouring stal by any means alone in the chronicles villages and spreading to the south,

Return of visitors to the City Hall Mangum for of the country; there have been even more the week ending 28th Novgubar lamentable inundations both of the Yangtsza and the Houng-hin. The overflow of the latter in 1861 was a memorable occurrence, not only for the havoc it caused to crops has been considerably extondad, both 1-hand in villages,' but also by cutting off com. Directory proper and in the Appendix. The munication through closing the Grand parts of CHUNGELES, WLADIWORTOCK, MA 11001, and PESano lava bana uddel to the former; whilst the lotter includes the Now ORDER IN COUNCIL for the Govocatent of British Subjects in China and Japan, the Amsed of TREATF between Rose and CHIKA, the NEW TREATIES botwear the Tsiro STATS and Carya, the New TREATY batween GRE-

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We are inferned by the Agents (Moser. Adamsen, Bell & Co.) that the steamer Minard Castle, from London, will leare Singapore to-day for this port

Mesurs. Douglas spraik & Co.'s atemors ware gaily dressed with bunting yesterday la honour of the wedding of Captain: Possok, of the Eteamer Thales.

The Agents (Mayern. Butterfield & Swire) in- form un. that the now steamer Whampoa loft Singapore on Monday afternoon for this port and Shangbai.

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BATORE CAFT. IL G. TEOKSETT, R.N.

A DET CRMINED TRESPASSER.

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THE INCEDDIARISM CAFE, ismin sorting I both the last l'attacca the Chinese Govern- K.kis ravanas on foreign opium that the Chinese prava to you that I had not been guilty of shift. The man Torg Asik was brought up, on re. rent proposed the stipulation, not, I au por. Government considered itself entitled to, I was ing my ground fun fun the Memorial mand, the charge of talog jusqused of a dagger Bundle 1, in lan belief that it was a stop towards the informed by the Ministere present that the natis addressed to the throne in your Excellency's an inflammable artiotan for the purpose ofoam faxtinetion of the trado, but boontes the with- mated total was 6,000,000 fals a-year, but that single namo, I regrotted to absorve. had to

drawal of other foreign Lawers, which point, if the whole of this, it was verlain, was not vol. prensated.

(Bigned) THOMAS FRANCIS WADE. witting a felony on the 12th Insialit

P. H. Soares proved taking the man from was hopad, might as day be attained, would detected, and that the cost of collecting so mach Inspector Lindsay in Wai Yan Lane, and finding priva Bugiant of an argument which I have used, as was collected was something like 10 per cont. the baudio containing the armbustibles bhfad I need burdly say in perfnot good faith, is farentepon the election, I sortainly did attempt to the man. When he stooped down to lock at it of a satisfactory settlorut of the question at demonstrate that taking the oplum import of s the prisoner said "that no bulong me."

baxation of the general teada island. Although sortain year as a standard, a nalform rate of 80

A Tino apacitor of the Soily art-octor (Mankos) Mr. Brewer, bookseller, proved that the pri. India is the chief Geid ooping production, it tels per pioul, fimt is to say the Tariff rate of pentadactyla) was emptored on the evening of the somer had been in bis employ a boy about two has been repentod a madreani, staty Taty 30 tacis, plus 50 tools ithin it fairly collected. 20th instant in Mr. Forrest's garden. It was Fowar, except the three obre usted, still keeps would add considerably to the reronto apon starned by a blow of a stick, but soon recovered, yours ago, ord he discharged him for theft. Bome time after that there was a fro at Mosers. opinin lu ite Tarif, unit is free to olsim for its opinm now received by the Chinese Exchequer.

I am unable throughout the months that have and baring torn some of its own scales off left for Kelly and Walsh's in whose service be was at reerebante the right to import, bonss, and sel)

parte puknowa without leaving its address, which the time, and a safe ountaining valuables wat opium, without payment of & ponny more then been devoted to discussion of this question to is lacky, so the natives valas its flest at 200 cash then stolun. The ring of which the prisoner tho Fariff daty of 30 tasia

recall a single utterance of mine that may be per tal The Mantes has no teeth and is per gave information was his property, and was in the safe at the time,

Case farther romanded for a wook.

FURTHER OFFICIAL CORRESPON. DENCE ON THE CHEFOO CONVENTION.

No. 12. Sie T. Wade to Earl Granville.Recaived Augnet 3.)

TIENTEIN, June 3, 1892..

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Sir Wade considered "that, on sasaunt of

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31st October.

The foods of lust July and August did ita- House-land, orops and human life all suffored aad are still sufforing. At the present timo, perth-of-the-river and not far from this alty, hun dral and thousands of Chinese sores ure woro er less submerged. The oloisl road frees this place to Wu-ting Fo is in placos absolutely impassable, Only last vock I travelled over a narrow piece of iced land; on the one side, the muddy swollen

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Leong Ayak, gardener, was charged with beachtering in a fashion that the Indian Govora. 4ous of the Treaty of 1858. I have not the time on business, and came with the writer to his royal aupbow relative to the assassination of

A LUNATIC ABROAD.

I trust, may theit be farinally ratified.

It follows, therefore, that supposing the Chi-fairly held to expose me to the charge of shifting factly harmless. It is of on afiseticante dispos nese Government, unable to adopt any scheme, my ground, or whatever elas may be the offense sition, oad dan be casily lamed. As N lives. such as that I believe it to be at this moment iniplied by, the expression "fan fa." The per-slaust entirely ou sats, (white for choice), it ta considazing, a scheme that would possibly make sonst reflections on myself, however, contained to be hoped that it will escape the druilly sum of it independent of other Governments, it will fall in the Memorial are, after all, unt-of-scooudary the nimble Tenten who recently, took up a Cans to traffic. Neverthelces, in spite of

back upon the joint sllsstion of Tariff duty and importance. What is more significant is this, position, between his last visit to the Club and The Chiasto question has begui Iaid in the

likin by the Custome Inspectorate. It will then that your Exoollonoy, having, asumie sposial the rising of the Comet on the rocke near thus its occasional masterfulness, the Yangtare

drat have to agree with Her Majesty's Govern charge of the question of opiam taxation, should Consulsio, in order to smita a beast seen there, or River of Gaiden Sand is the glory of United States, we presame, by the recent Ex-.

ment sa to the amount of the rate to be agreed. have so importsctly sppreciated the attitude of which at different portions of the night assumed China, and is of incalculable service to the lasien Act, but the spirit of hostility to the Chinese evidently russins, judging by the fol

to; then, to indere. the other Treaty Powers, a foreign representative, a clear nuderstanding the overal forms of olter, boar sed tiger, and people. The Chineso, warued by reposted lowing, taken from the Alta California, the most

the hate not Euprised themselves of the right with whom is almost indispensable to the ran away at last quooking like a "tammit Dock." to trade in opiunt, to adhers to the arrangemast security of the opium revenue and who has Gazolie. tastrophe, should take officient means, staid of all the San Francisco papers-The

cepted by Her Majesty's Government. throughout showu kimsoll auxious, to. soeuro where possible, to prevent the overflow of their Condos ato. tting very unhappy over the presence of the Chinese who hare bean imported

My Lord,In the preseding despatok I

I was in hopes, some time since, that the taxa. that rovanne to China. The appearance of rivers. The system adopted by them of raising to build their railway, or to act as 'navvies,' in embankments is primitive and unsound. The British parlanos. The Young Men's Christian akobe those proste diamantg of a bion of stale question was nearer solution than this Memorial in the Shen.pac has been of no Asecalation amo tesobing them English its Torengod in September 1976, of the question of it proves to be. I shall not here any more. I advantage to any one, but lo has naturally do not despairea elution, and its postponement slarmed those conected with the opiam frable, embankments need constant watching and onto, but the balk of the community. Is loking opin taxation.

Briefly to restate the case which demands as thetanding, I fest Kam no longer at liberty and its Best probabis pffect will be the stimula repair, for one weak spot will suffice to give very lastly against the crowds which koep at

the detriment of revəngə.. 1.102 dewas, and gires referonse to over 2,008) i an outlet for the rapid volume of wator that riving and are prevented from passing its the decision at the bands of Her Majesty's Govorn to dafer transmission of the Report as traquentition of a contra'zand trade, I cannot doubt to use damage--more thou can ovoz be kuwn.

United States. The fature home of the Ameri-ent, in 1876 I proposed at Chefoo that, the l

Asaugior it to be as likely no not that a moi. (Signed) TOMAS FRANCIS WADE. rastic, along in its confined channel. More Car is undoubtedly Boston, begance Collectorates being excluded from the port

Grand Bearetary Tao to Sir P. Wade. over, the construction of theeo embankments that city is simply yearning to datert the Mon- settlements, within which the Chinese favora forma rate will bare to be named, it is on the

(Translation). lands, by the natural yearly deposit of wit gols. About twenty years hence Boston will contendoubtedly fess to love lifein on opiam, point of its amount that I tog now to argo Har probably be known as Sam Yep Sea or Wing the ingrich must otherwins la lent to the Chi-Misty's Government to daside. In the interest

August 1st, 1881. Tao Trung Tang presents his complimente, and sand, to the gradual olevation of the Hong Chow. Abost one handred thousand can.uned by this exclusion of Chillaborates should be of the Indian Gocerament I eupp et & libera vartet Chinamon of the legitimate ahicken-about-seared to them by retoution of the epion in rate. Believing that the Chidow Government,

The Grand Sentary prived on the 21tb CODE OF SIGNALS IN USM Ar Vieronta PRAC river bed above the mrrounding countrying type would fora quite an addition to the bund until it was wacted for onto. Tho foreign though entitled te mor, never did really receivė

more than 40 tels likin a pioui, while on some ultimo Sie T. Wade's letter referring to a Ma-waters of the Huang Ha, ou the other, in im.. greatly increasing the risk of overdow, and Hub; and when they all get thera and are the Customs Inspoutorato was then to collect the adding to the damage when such occurs. roughly vonverted, there will boa eplendid open-kin from the parshaver of the drug as it passed 20.000 plouts it received nothing at all, I con-morial on the sabject of stringent sestrictions manse sheet of shallow water, for miles and files Dredging the bed of the river would, thoughing for opiam-doctor and dirty vegetable grow. oat of bead. The rates of lilin being differs sidered that a rate of 50' taois, on all opiem un opints, a copy of which he had road in the covering a rich and thickly settled farming conn erk. Unfortunately, the people in Canada are at the different parts opão to trade. I was in fa brought to Hongkong, the quantity heretofore Shanghai Shin-pao newspaper, Sir T. Wadet. Though the banks of the Yellow River ato unsoceanted for paying equally with the rest, denies that he made any preposition; as therein still well filled, the waters have fallen considera. PLAN OF THE FORKIGN SETTLEMENTS danbtless mere expensive, undoubtedly prove in the same predicament za curssins. The Chiour of the establishment of a uniform rata."

The brarage of li-kin per pioul laid upon opium would have been worth its acceptance, after stated, to the foot that the charge co opiam bly, but the danger ins by no mears passol. It more economical in the long run, und zlo nose are there and they have to live. It is trus prevent the formation of mud or sand banks that they have come under contracts which pro at the tins I had reason to believe was little two years' inasasant debate, I have found 60 should be fixed at 89 tacle por chest, or that any sasms to me that the water of two rivery manat

vide against starvation, but they break away on more than 30. twols. The Grand Secretary Li

sible official'e spinian, it would be worth the 00s on inoressing the duty on opium expooodland has been terrible. The high embankmente in the channel, Any remedy for the perio- the first possible chases and slide into some in proposed, as the uniform rate, a.kin of 90 tools, tale, the minimum effer which, is say respon. thing the said in the course of the center be in this out bad. The wearing away of the dical foods which lay the valley of Yangieza dustry which injures the white men. The pro-at the port, be it remembered; that is to say, in- while of the Chinese Greriment to close with him to the charge of vacillation. Sir Thomas in some places have been nadermined and carried Chiness adracates glaim that the coolies are more gndently of any farther taxation that the believe that this would have been asserted to Wade further stated that the appearance of this away, leaving the low lands at the mercy of the Reed Smiall soata may now be a hero last under water would be hailed as a boon by lying, and less self-indulgent than the spiam might become liable to in the interior. Tolant sammer had I named it. Batia face of the Memorial in the Shapo was of no advantage May were only the plaugh and the barrow.

Did it ever onour to some of your readers con the millions who inhabit it. As the Em-white man. This is not only a deliberato false. this I object, and His Excellonay ruduoad the Grand Secretary Too's sweeping propositions, to any pas, and its effect would be prejudicis to peror claims in a special manner to be the hood, but is mores, it is altered by man whose rate gradually from 90 tals to 60 taal. But and the averment, as tho athor side, that the the national revenue.

The Grand Secretary is given to nuderstand ected with shippin, and interested in the opon- Hypocrisy makes them deservedly rapth of the this stal sppearing to me excessive, I andertookopian resoue was slimstot at 6,000,000 inalis, Father of his pouple, his Government, should contempt of their follows. There sa so-palled to remont, in the farms of the Agreement, 1995 opens of golfession sed logs by smuggling, that the Shaghai Shen-pas prints and publishesing ap of the interior, that at each times ordi address their energies to the prevention of clergymen here and in other comunities, who that the amount of likin to be collected should I declined to go shoes hi taols. The late addist ónge any news it attains, and that thers has nary-sized stemmers ould easily cross Elis Bat is pablished in Two Forms Complete at 35: orthoso pariodical inundations, which bring so call zhoruselres Chinees missionaries. The gene-ba decided, as heretofors, by the direct pro tion to the 60 toel rate of 20, but aineo reincal to usver been any supervision or restriction placed and ascend the Yelow River for a long distance? ral publia, however, thinks that making boots inslal Governments, according to the sirgan 10. taels, is a concessiva, I am persuadet, to the apon it, or any regard paid to the toportance At the present time, at si Heb (60) di west) may be seen large sea-going junks, loading with at- Fraud Secretary Tao. Ittanette for Her Majesty's of the nowa.

tor, wheat, &c. The authorities are trying to do with the List of Residents. Port Descriptions much misery upon, the, teeming population, and shoes would be a moze bonest caongation. etances of esch.

This recommendation alarmed the Govern Government to daalde which rate, if any, it

The Memorial in question by the Grand Be- than pretending to Christianiso ocolien." and Directories, Plan of Victoria, Cade of Sig

ment of India, as exposing opinn to a weight wil sonsont to. Sir Robert Hart contands that orotary on the subject of stringent restrictions what they ear to bank ap the riser where the male, font S

taxation which might seriously interfere with the drag will hear Mtaala i.it, a total burden on epiq and advocating an increase of the li-kin break has bean most seriots. Large numbers of

that is of 120 tsels. I cannot suppose that so and tomdinty upon it was circulated by Hison are at work night and day.

So much silver was put on the market some It is still may impression that, had my arrange ment been alk/wed to take effect, even Ihr & termrge on foaroase of taxation would not ia. Majesty's orders among all the provinsist Outwo weeks ago for lich "bash" was demanded juriously affect the rarence of India. I think toms authorities, There is no means of dis The Fronel ironolad frigate La Vistoriauer,

of probation, the fears of the lading Government 20 tasks, say 60 taola, a liberal rate, and the sovering from what quarter the Shm-pe office that the price of silver went down almost to the

-rates of the famine pose, and coppar Basli,..om Captain De la Batie, arrived here yesterday from

would have proved unfounded. But I could not greater the benefit seared to the Cincas Gogeen obtained a copy, and as the Memorial was not account of the bad ronds, was actually more in Lay the same at this moment were the forernment from this impost, the more sacara, la my

soarst there is no padaion to make inquiries for demand than silver. The autumn crops. Nagasaki, which port she left on the 23rd inst.

The property Inland Lot No. 797, which was THE KASTEEN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA, AND most of Indis to decide upon dopting the pre-belief, will its reria of India be from disturb the purpose of to suppress is ins

ision of the Chefco Agreement, just as it stands, ing ation on the part of the Chiness Govornbanefully Bunded this country, the Grand Sagre planning for the future, Theatras aro vorr In view of the length of time that opiums has generally very good and the people are The alarm has been wanted, and some leading mant staleetaan in China would not improbably at

As regards the Cheloo Agreement, it must lary proposed to Sit T. Wade, when he received, especially near the river. Supplica tempt the taxation of forage opium at rstehe horno in mind, as I have mentioned before him at the Yamin, that as a preliminary mest for reliat are offered to the river and other that might endanger the life of the golden goose that the high rate proposed when this was signed are the daties and -kin upon it should be a because this water has coms, and in other When the Agreement was astiated. I thought was to have cleared opinm at the port only. In increased, in the expectation that on its price places, within sight and sound, thanksgivings. A Fenian slict at and killed a detective in myself entitled to rely on the discrimination I nad of the port, it would be impossible to may becoming dester, opium-smokers would in some because it has not come; but both are after- sad soon exercised in the treatment of opius at how soon, s autire Collastorate would have boon ensure sustain from it on account of expense.wrlass to remors or to parent--N. 0. Dublin.

moat, if not all, of the open ports. The lekin free to tex it. It is at the port of import, of and that in this way some real success might Daily News repondea was ontorsive at only two parta, At some best s conres, that its taxation in of chief importazes, gradually be obtained. The Egyptian Government leaves the Britishght weight, a very light weight, was laid upon Of all merchandise oplum is the most asily the larga evasion of dutina in the Interior, it Goverment to decide whether the avidonos ariit. At some where the native drag was dam smugted in small quantities, but the larger con- far better to increase the customs duty

1st November: plating, tho -kin cate on the foreign drag wassignments would not similarly escape any charge minatos Arabi in the masacres and burnings.

H. R. H. Cambajah Pektah Maha Sheree kept parposely low. I would out answer or to which they might be liable on an suland rossend do sway with the b

The Grand Sorelary assented to this view, and Pack wallah Sandam, Rojul. Governor of the 'ro- for the discretion of the authorities at all points, The unifrom rate now proposed once paid, the proposed to follow the rate adopted by foreign vince of Thebaw, in Barash proper, sought su if no uniform rate wara' prósorìbad them. Thay Teug- Yamba is propared to guarantee examp micht in dna tima, no doubt, perhaps in a very

condaries of levying duties an exports in propor aggiunt in Siam from the ouplications of Bri short time, discover the error of their wars, hat description.

tion of the drug from all farther taxation of any tion to their calts, and the rule adopted by tish and Bermoso politica a few weeks elatu--- I cannot but suppose that, while they were at

The security for fallment of this promisa ap. Great Britain of pissing a double daty on luzu H. B. H., who is a consin of the late King sol quiring the necessary experience, the trade in pasta to su very simple; ou understanding that, tiesfy the table, and lery the exceedingly light anale cf the pressut one his sistar boing king Theobar's mather) loft Mandalay some 8 months. import duty of 150 taals jier obosk. opium, not to say the general tradi-and in this

if it be not kept, wo rekura at ones to the condi-

The Grout Seerotary Li was in Poking at the since, in consequence of a misunderstanding with opit plays fiascoially an important part-would

slightest opprehension of a counter-movement; of trespassing on Crown land, on the 37th instant, meat might have hat cocasion to deplora.

a refistory intordiet saddaniy laid upon the discay the question at the Teung- Tamon with the entire royal family. The Bajah sought ro. fugo in Rangcon at first, but as his presence Sir T. Wede. The defendant was arrested under a warrant,

It is, naturally not without some reluctau trade. The Chinese Government knows that it

Bir T. Wada maiutained that to raise the daty British torritory interfered with the haring neglected to appear to two ehmmonses, liat I abandon the arrangeau:nt to which I wali basterly futile. On the other part, the to 150 teata was anconable, sud declared that Treaty then in process of arrangement with and sent his wifs, inspector Cleaver said the gread, if indeed, I dad surgent it, AL Cha

At the same time, he broached the idea of raising Moulmata, and theure by alephants surges. man hid boon panicked twice before for growing too in 1978. Fiat I coairs it my foremost inty, power diminishing the corsuas, if faith wers Govorament, I fool care, will pot Lightly shut. Tegetables xpon this land, and pollating the so far es oplam is derned, to consider by hat oken, is entirely in our bands, and the Chinees he could not give his consent to the provaal, Birmah, hu loft Rangoon and proceeded to away an insesse of income, at the lowest, of the duty without doing away with the kid, and country to Cobaroo in Siam, pausing on strast which formed the water supply of houses means, so long as the Crade in it lasts, the re

at first consented to the addition of 5 Lawls pur the way to pay his devotions at soms noted Bud. below. Ha parsisted in this course though he route darivable from it may be best souret ce We Iman that the German steamer Olympia, and bean Proquently santioned to dosiet. both sides, to Chins as well as to the Ladian from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 tzels,

Wbstaver anagenent be eventually on chest, then to 10 telu, sad after a long disous-dhist shrines. Altogether his land travel oc- which we reported a abort time since as 'havinu The defendant said hawsabed the vagalabies Government.

The dangor a mainst which pressation is chief-ated to will, I presume, take the place of that ion, to 15 toels as the maximen. The Groud supled some four mouths. It is understood that this proposal. Sir T. Wals then said that any conditions of the proposal new treaty, and it stoned serious damage in the Saigon river tyto ror, and he would than rowers them. ollision with the French ship Borsordino Bravo, Fined $5, of in default, tau days in gal.` ly called for, as much on ous sile as the other, is, resoumended in the Cheion Agreement. This, rotary found it hard to reconcile himself to King Thebaw made his rendition one of the

in my opinion, uncertainty of treatment: tara.

It will be observed fast I have made no re-additional duty that China might see it to was considered better that the authorition of less been temporarily repaired at Saigon cuff- ciently to ouable her to proceed to Singapore. A man named Wong Agan was brought beforetion of opiam on the principle of saving how much ference to the possible extinction of the futurest impose on opium after it had left the port was British Burmah might be able to reply to the a matter that did note para bim at all. Thus, Barinese Government that it was not in their She left Saison on the 24th instaat in ballast, the court charged with stealing & quilt cover, it will bear. The sole of the antiopian of tite Indian Governpoot in the opium trade his first proposition was we deal with the two power to deltaer bim up, that to attempt to ex-

Talus $2.50, belonging to a shopkeeper ausdest in Enrised has hot, no dontt, a certain in.

within torm of years. I shall submit' what 'I Ausgoo in this dication. When you yourselves Chia Atai, on the 28th fastsat.

have to say to your Lordship on this subjoot in luties together, and his later proposition was to plain, to an anlettered sarage like Thebaw, the dos! with them separately.A hoth Sir T. principles and sacred obaracter of political re- sedema tha trade axim mural Chinese will the following despatch. I have, o

Wade rod the Grand Bocratary bad businen fage extended-by-Great Britain. By last co~- haeres," why not leave as free to tax it as we

(Signed) THOMAS FRANCIS WADE

that required their attention, neither was able to somits, the efforts to coctado a Treaty with please," The plea for extraordinary taxation, as

Barmah having completely failed through, and No. 13.

bring the other over to his viewa.~~. arged by such atatoamen as the Grand Beretary Teo, is that, by high taxation the trade in for. Sir T. Wade to Earl Granville.--(Received

matters between Great Britian sad King Thebaw saufags more menacing appeara 200, the Rajah. sign opium will be strangled. I am reserving

August 3.) my reply to certain arguments in favour with

PEKING, June 8, 1882.

rotaras to British Baruah, via Singapore, to those who demand the immediate extinction of

My Lord-Hare the honour to incloss copies

wait whatever may turn up. the trade ou moral grounds, for sintomment also of my correspondence with the Grand Seoratory whers. Admittin for the moment the sincerity Teo, referred to in despatch of the 3rd instant, and doing away with this, and, with regard he presented by the subjects of Great Britiau, with which the vics of opium smoking is pro-whigh by mistake I had not careiad with me to to the increase in daty, consented to a maximum to H.B.M's. representative in Siam, relative to saribad by his Exosllancy and others, thas in his | Tientsia.—I bare, &a..

oLarge of only 80 isels per obest, and said that, the inseparity of life and property in this Kinz- The September-October number of the China

pace, at alerents, the hope of extrasting, mesa.

(Signed) THOMAS FRANCIS WADH, to confirm the imposition of this charge, he dom, I should have said, the native subjects.. Review has appeared. The opening paper "Scraps

would have to wait for a reply from the British as, Klings, Indians and Chinese. The pet- Sir T. Wado to Grand Soorstary Tea Government and the Indian merchants,

tion was duly presented, and by 1,3. M's. A geot from Chinese Mythology. The Origin of Yah wood-rood, and creating a disturbance with some while, a large revenue from the trade is for some

PERING, July 23rd, 1881. The Grand Secretary was aware that Sir T.

laid before the Siamese Government. The reply Communications on Editorial matters should be War Bhang was translated by the latestamen. He tried to quiet the mass, but he thing in his policy, I told proved by what I bave

SIR-In the Sha-pao mwspaper publishu Wale, from his position in Peking, at a great

was purely Oriental, and is a fair specimen of the Rev. Dyor Ball, M.A., A.D., and is annoiated would not be pacified and struck the constable quoted in the foregoing despatch from his o Idressed "The Editor," and those on business "The by his son c. J. Dver Ball. The artiole will in the fans with his list and tore the breast of lips. I should be delighted to assist the Chinese Mangor," and not to individuals by name.

He was unable to rust the wea Government in obtaining from tha apism trade, at Shanghai on the 29th June last, a paper is distance from his own Government and Indis, reasoning and stateamanship of Siam During prave very interesting to all students of mythe his cost. Advertisements and Cabroxiptions which was not logy. A uriticism of Dr. Logg's transisting of unaided and had to whistle for suistence, after so long as it lasts, the largest amount of revenue pristed which purports to be a Memorial laid and from the time rognized for the interchange twenty yara, ar ues the Foreign Minister, the andered for

feed perial will be continued until the Yil King" by Me. Thos. W. Kingsmill whiss the defendant was not to the Station with possible, but I am ovuried that, auder the before the throne by year Exosileney on the of telegrams, was able to not slowly. The Grand cords of the Kingdom show that but one estaruanded.

follows. Mr. Kingemill fails to sea the get great difficulty. The man was violent at the directiva of a maa ne tanssions and, at the saw subject of opium taxation, in the course of which 300ratry, in the post which he fills usworthily British subject has boer zoobed and murdered

warda Correspondents are requested to forward their serio-ufslis laurated Chinese classic. He Station, and mada obar you against the constable,timo, so little soquainted with the conditions of reference is made to get in the following in the Grand Conceit, on the days on which he by Samese-whilst during the same period two

is on duty, adile His Majesty's rummons, and Sistnose bave been attacked by British subj and address with nommunications addrevnod to the enys that a farther study of the ori zital might called the polina" thiaya and robbera, end said-foreign-intercourse, the rivonun of China Yone Nectrant having been honoured by the when business has to be traceated is expected Bryo, what bave British subjects to fear P. It is Blitor, unt for publication, but as evidence of good possibly land to the discovery of a Coreeals Dickinson suited him, bat could show to suffer This was the aplain spontaneously dr

pressed by more than an Chloese official se sasa command of your Majesty to take cognisance of to plass the teas faste before His Majesty with rather the Siamese that should ask for guarantee, This style of degument is so profound, that, beauties, but Dr. Lagge's trueslation aftarda no The defendant aid he was walking 'quistly as bía famous Memorial appeared last year. Such foreign affairs, was of course not free to decline out delay, elapse of them. On the contrary, we ara sur-

Further, the Increase of the duty and li-kin on to plain, prentical miods, it is soarosly cam- prised at the puerility of its idass and the Lers. along when the soustable came up and struck a rate of duty as he proposes will prova on in the responsibility, and whos (in discharge of it) deemed barrenness of its contente, and wa wander him; he did not hit the offer until he had been ventise to smuggling, it was remarked. These roosivad the British Minister Wi Toma opiem is the mast important point of the present prehensible. By parity of ressonite, no prepara He called two seamen usmod vory suggestion of such a rate had on immediate (Thomas Wada) bo discussed with him the quas-question. Now, Sir T. Wade Brit was in favont tips should be made to guard against ad im what could have been the condition of the can truck twice.

Johannes Brown Bad H, Koch, who also said the effect upon the trade in opium, both native andor of rising the Tariff duty und li-kia excise of increased duty and no Kin, then proposed to peuding danger, because for some years (when who have elaborated the rapid and feable com

foreign, to the serious disturbanos of other trade. upon apina, with a view to diminishing the taste al with the duty and to leave is alone, and one threatened) only one suferod-from-tho- mentaries which accompany it, and what induced 90ustable bit the defendant irat," the narrow-mindedness of the philosophers who

Acting P.. Duncan, however, proved that the Dastars bastened to nocumulate stopke, to the ox for it. Nor had Thomas Wade my objection to alterwards proposed to raised the doty and not same eats. It would be equally folly on the to do away with K-kin, With regard to the part of a shipmaster to shorten sail when a heary ago aftor ago in China bara hold ap ita uttorms had been behaving very riotously only a trams tocovenience of the money market. I make thereto. But when Li Hung-chan ar- ancor pappalaining the one of human is short time before in Usebrane-street, and he should view with the greatest concorn sny men.rived, your servant and he farther disassed the mount by which the duty was to be raised, Sir squall is rising fast, becurse, forsooth, for twenty Was the rent rivors which intersect the dom. The rat insisimant of an article on should have arcasted with had not his friends ears that would enable an officiel, as sergetic matter with Thomas Wade on two clone: Li T. Waite, in the hearing of the Grand Secretary years but one vessel has been dismasted in int and self-willed as the Grand Secretary Tso, to Hung-ohaug lain: besides one separate con himsell, sasentod to 5, 10, and 15 tenis, and after place by the sution of the wind. I must, how The K'nen Shi Wan; or, the Practical Theo taken him away. Chinees Empire are at oncesvaress of wealthlogy of the Chiness" is contributed by the Rov, Fined $10, or in default 1f days, and ordered distato his own farms in spin taxation. And ference with him alone; sad at thess conferences words, while discussing with Li Ghung-tang and for, give Krom Man-ataret, the Police Ma R. Eichter. Bather mors generally enter to pay $1 amends for the constable's dama od he would be more or Issa in a position to dietate Thomas Wade maintained epiziano at variauge cho Ministers of the Board of Foreign Affairs, au Bistrato, the credit of haring arrested nearly the and lavaluable as means of communication taining yet still autoiently solid is the goceed. post, or another fone days in gol.

his terms. aulas some definite rule were laid with thous of your servants. There was a con- increased duty and no lim, tentiousd 80 taols.ntire body of thieves was raided the Genting with the coast, they are also too frequentlying paper by Mfr. Ch. Piton, titled "The Fall

down by the Central Government; for, by his siderable change in his lanuage (or he retracted This was only verbally, it is true, and thare le nohouse referred to previously, and of having re recent appointment to the Superintendency of manh), and with reference to the augmentation complets proof of the fact, but from first to last blamed a large portion of the booty. But gra the causes of great and widespread dietrose. of the Tin Dyonaty and the Rise of that of

Southern Trade-as appointment asually, as in of the price of qism, he showed ne much ierits the discussions have been vegne and without a reation is better than pure, and the woltby an" An article on The Dialect of Eastern Notably the Houng-be, or Yellow River, is Szuchuen," by Mr. H. H. Pahor, though in 2% HARGE OF 2039117 AT THE CERTELL this lostanos, sanferred on the inanmbans of his tion as if the chance were something to be fixed polity? how, then, gold the Grand Bedro Mahometans and Chinese would fool. safer in

pest, the Governor-Generalship of the Two deplored.

tary have approached Hii Majesty with this their houses of a night, if they know there was exceedingly troublesome, from the ravages teresting enough to students of the language as

Were your sorvants to have agreed to a pro-language? Phil Howard, seaman; and Silvester Stromtan, Kiang-he would exercise, in all that regards showing the variations it was when it avechows or the impetu dilects, in berdly lively enough to redeem the barman of the Central Hotel, wara bronght up, on foreign commerce de inuénsiderable dominion position he subsequesily made that 60 tane s Funky, for the settlement of this question, it they might rely in case of a staritar utaoks on The Portuguese community io Síum volubrať,“ sity of the stream makes breaches in the number from beariness, The Notices of Now remand, on the charge of stealing $200 la notes over the provincial Governments of the south, Ee okost should be the fixed amount (of opium tars is necessary that Sir T. Wade should nak for the their dwellings. banks. Very aptly has this great river Books are at particularly attractive, and the from the permen uf John Stafford, third engineer provision which mest largely zonenme foreign tien), this would have added Jittle to the pre. fostrations of his Government, and desire the

opiam. The Grand Secretary is personally posant vest of trading) and not only would it have Indian merobots to ennsider the matter and tho ansiversary of their King's birth by a been dubbed China's Sorrow; it is a source Notos and Queries less varied than uanai, though of the steamer Crusader, on the 20th instant.

some of them are fairly good...

Mrs. Justor was called and stated that on the polar with the large majority whom we should affected nothing towards diminishing the apps-ome to a determination upon it. The Grand Grand dianer at the Oriental Hatel, Inst evening.. of endless expense to the people of the pro-

night of the 20th, at closing time she saw the style the ultra-Conservatives of China, and who, tita for it, but by increasing the trade in forsign Secretary, therstars, has 3othing to which be All the principal members of the community vinces through which it pursues ite svratio The Spaniards have recently, we lears from prisoner was in the house, and ate pat bim into his popularity apart, would spproso a faucial apiam, it would have expanded the area of its dis on give or deny his consent. If he fails to were prosent, and the affair passed off with much

At the same timë, the Comerio, ocnsidered it opensary to inflict the barman's room to sleep. No ona sina slept polloy such as his.

oheck tribation. and work have supplied an excuse for represent the real foots, teie pot doing his duty eclat. The Band of tho Fesatri was in attend- course. Bat the destruction wrought bypanishment on the untives of certain diariots of there but the barman.

upon his influence has been removed by the the cultivation of the poppy in the interior, and to his country or bis Sovereign. How osa bo ouse, and the music performed, or discoursed (if you like that better), uuilor the directions of M. inundations is not confined to the Hoarg+bo ; ["Sooloo who have shown themselves violently ini. Chan Aria, master of the Cheang Sing tailor's obligatory retirement of his lase populise, dat for the trade in native opium. Great inconvenience asoape punishment?

Will Sir T. Wade try to place himself in the Fasco, the talented loader, was exendingly good Granil Secretary's place, and consider whether Consul and the comintaity, in regard to the im Owing to the unfortunate quarrel between tho the Yungleze and the Chukiang frequently mical to the rule of Spain. There are called shop, Queen's Bead Central, gare evidence to the store experienced, rival, the Grand Bearslary ale would have attended to additional lery of

"jurs neatador" by the Spaniards, it would fact that on the 21st instant the prisoner came Li. In the interest of the stability of the opium the li-kin. overflow their banks, ruining the crops in appar that they use fanatics who bind them to his shop and paid part of his bill, which reveous both of India and China; I am entirely." Hiracheme, therefore, while ita proper object, it can be otherwise.

As to the present coheme, ken auswers have prisonment of a foreign office attoohé, it is said extensivo districts and submerging the vil selves by oath to resist the now rule. The amounted to $75. He tendered a $100 note and opposed to any arrangement that will commit it namely, the insome of the duty and Khin would

to a direction which, I cannot but fear, would be in great part defeated, being also otherwise been received from all the Superintendents of without sufficient roams, neither Mr. Prostes lages of the peasantry. Recent memorials principal esatres of these people were at Loó remived $30 ohange.

Customs, His Majesty will decide and act on sny of his claff worn invited to join tho and Boal. The expedition" août against them i

Impracticable," The prisoners were committed for trial at the be found perilously ceprimtons. We in the Peking Gazelle recapitulate the damage consisted of fire armat vessels and several com- Supreme Court, bail being resorted.

The foremost requirement to be satisfied being y the Shểu-poo cannot be regarded like the auch Memorial as meets his approval, and thak gathering. The usual loyal toaster were drank canseil in several provinces through isanda-panies, of soldiers. At Zad the enemy were CHAROR OF HIGHWAY BONEKLY. is my opinion, security azalost distarbans, 1 Peking Gazeito san publication peressatog offelal prevent the discussion of a variety of opposite with Jorons hilarity, sed eobige and speeches Wong Ahing and two other goolise were earnestly advocate sequiescenge in the proptaal authority, it is, of conese, possible that the paper views. The points that His Majesty considers were the order of the evening, until a late hour. tions. Thus we find the Governor of Anhwei, o put to fight, with prast alan bter. It is

stated in the Comercio that some of the jura brought up, on remand, as a charge of sassulting that a uniform rate of fi-kin be levied, and cofed to which I am directing attention may not be as of chief importance are the moral improso. Straits Times Correspondent. when reporting the measures taken for the montaños literally threw themselves on to the and robbing a man, bamed Wat Alung, on the ander whatsoever system it shall be agrast bagenaise. If this be the cass, it will be my duty want and the protection of the people. The relief of the flooded districts in his province bayonote of the Spaniards. About a hundred Stanley road on the 26th inat.

tween the two Power will satisfacloruly sure to apologize for baring troubled your Excalionay national revenus is not his solo netsidaration,

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. bonsos were burat bere and various plantations The compisiasat alleged that he was on his both against loss.

upon the subject. If the papor be genuine, I though to mild to and not diminish it is of course, by an ore fow of the Yangtze, estimates the destroyed. The expedition then proecoded to way from West Point to Tai Tam, and when The decision, imagine, wil be between two ball have done no harm, by remarking that the one of the objects that he has in view.

Sir T. Wade alludes to the injury that was total number of persons drowned in Li-an Bogl, where a violent resistance was expected. open the billside he was overtaksa by four men, methods of collection. Either the Chisens Go statesat of what has fallen from me on the sub- prefecture, and the surrounding country at

The expectation, however, provai untended, one of whom hit him on the know with a onerring vornost will engage the services of an agency, jest of aplom taxation, whether in conference inoritable (to the rescue, from the publication Green, arrived. bere posterday afternoon, with the Dattos and Pandita quietly presenting pole, whilst another pulled him down upon his be it native, fomign, or mixed, duly guaranteed, with your Excellexiay or with other Ministers of of the Memorial). The Grand Secretary appre mails from Australia. The following telepratas over 200,000 souls. Tens of thousands were herselves and offering to deliver up the jara baak by his gawas. They then dragged him up to colost their rarands, in which case the co-opera the Tenug-li Yaman, is greatly at variabes with date the depth of kindly feeling shown towed from Australian papers have not yet appeared

kim, and when he learns of any injury will not of course left homeless, who bud to be supuvatados if a short time were allowed thoni for the hill about 40ft, by the same appendage, book tion of the Governments of India and Hongkong my own recollection of what was said by me.

I have from the drat declared my readiness total, is acknowledgment of such great good-will, in our columns plied with shelter and food, the dykes pro not fill their promise. An extension of tms from him, and tied his hands to one tree and his to the Pareiga Customs Inspectorate, who, for renommend Her Mzjonty's Govorament to: so- to represent it to His Majesty.

LONDON, 23rd October. the parposo. This was genated, but they did a bundle of clothes and other things worth $6 will have to ho solicited; arit will entrust the daty

The Zula kineleta, from when some trouble. testing the fields had to be repaired, and was given them, bas still they did not fire sp fest to another, They then dovered his isos up site fanctions on land sradonserned, nest pet in quienes fa any insure that would soours to the

was anticipated in connection with the restora seed-corn for a supplementary crop has to be the men required, sad Boal was then burat. with a pair of trousers they had taken from his conso its staff by a single man; but who would overcent of Chino auch revenus upon the sale

lion of Cetewayo, have been appolated to posi... inued to as to enable the sarritera to uro.te following day, when it was the ht the 15.5, and left bim. He managed to break his karo to add very outsiderably to its protulire of foreign opinn as appeared to be but reasonable

lions of authority, subject ouly to the sovereignty of Cetewayo, sure means of subsistence next year. The business as Enished, all the inhabitants of the bonds, and the mattor got to the wars of the service afloat, this reinforcement being so much inaugant. If the amount proposed appeared to me country having apparently. Red, the juramen-polios. A lokangaw the thresprisoners pass him off revenue. Any rate named, again, would have cercanobable, I was prepaid, I said, to report it, |

Si hasten to acknowledge your Exool- The English creditora of Messrs. Christopher menarialist anticipated still further disaster, tades praented themselves on the banoh, and carrying a happ, and from what he was told a short to be screed to by, not only the Britlab Govern but not to commend it approval. The amosata but we note by a later memorial from the winent tres challenged the Spaniards time afterwards he went in pursuit of them, but mant, but by every Testy Lower, exempt Ensia, respectively used by your Excellency and by the loney reply of 1st instant to my note of the Howton and Co., Sydney (a firm which was in pecuniary dilleultios some years ago), having. to fubt. A fures was accordingly landed and failed to catch thom. The telegraph was set to Americs, and Brazility a Decree puolisasd. I Grand Seocotary Li, appeared to meow varioca Brd July.

It appears to me that I must have failed to bean paid in full, determined to specially reco Viceroy Tao TanG-TANS, that the precau- the meny was completely routed. Thirty-six work and the police ware put upon the watch, hellers, in 1836, the porer Nicholas fortzule grounde beyond what it was reasonable on the tions taken had proved aufficient, though there corpees were counted, and it irne auferstood and P.S. MoKay approbanded the mon near the participation in the opium trada Pha probibis part of China to donand. I was pressed to say maka roy moaning perfectly cleat to your Excel- nice this honourable conduct, and acordingly thub a very much larger pamber had been Cap Station. The complainant recognised the tion has been roused, with referees to the what I thought would be reasonable but I do fonoy when we met at the Tsung-li Yamte, and invited Mr. Christopher Newton (who is now in... was a great strain upon the embankments. woorded. This completed the work of the er. fret prisoner, and he also lieptiled several frontier, in the Russian Treaty signed last year. oliued. Thars is, nevertheless, an allusion in the that I have been equally unsucessful in the London to a banquet, at which must compli The Governor of Chakisug also reperta a pedition. The loir of the Spaniards was at the article of olething all three won were wearing The United States have engaged neither to trade Memorial attributed to your Excelleney, to explanations aubultled to your Excellency in mentary speechos were made, and Mr. Nertos awrious overflow of the river at Hang-time matene four killed and twenty-four as some of his stolen property. He further in, nor to carry oplam, in the Treaty negotiated subicquent proposition of mine that the the note to which I have new received your was printed with a star yacht

The Natal, the first stager of the Measa- show, Chinsheing, and Huchow, the feldared, but in a later lave of the Comercio claimed a bag they were carrying and its con at Peking the year before inat: Brasil has so mexican chungs on opium should be 30 faals reply.

cepted the same engagement in its Treaty just per pioni. I made no proposition to that effect, Buy I will not take up mom of your Exost-geries Bes, a souneed to sail for Australia it stated that a lieutenant died of kin wohnda | tenta,

rattled. The anno was further remanded for week. and the river being one expanse of water. ( afterwards,

but when in reply to my question regarding the lancy's time. My chief object in writing Was to on November 23rd.

DRDGGists' Sundstmen,

And AGRATED WATER MAKERS, BHIPS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTEE,

PENGER Sxies SupplieD.

of

Norrono avoid doing in the execution Ordata it is particularly requested that all business causations be added to the

Firm. A. S. WATSON and Co., or

faith.

HONGKOVA DISPENSARY.

NOTICES TO COURESPONDENTS.

The Daily Press.

HONORING, NOVEMBER 29, 1889.

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and will be dɔoked at Sin rapore...

The guest on the bodies of the mor killed by the explosion of the boiler of the Fai Lang will be resumed to-day. Wennderstand that the greater part of the boiler bae ban got up a pieces from the spot in which the wreck suck and as other parts wore taken from the retains

of the lunch after they were towed down to Canseray Bay, it is likely enough will baro boon rosovared to throw some light on the CRTIS

Brower's ovțience to-day.

of the disaster. This will be shown by Mr.

A certikoate was revival from the Colonial Sargen stating that the man was a violent lantic and ought not to be at large. He was subject to violent fits at interrals and was quist between them,

The primer was sent to the Tung Wab Hoepital.

ASSAULTING THE 'POLIUR.

Frederick Patorsan, esamas of the German barque Hamaraton, was charget with disatderly conduct, and asesulting P.C. Dickinson, No. 58, sad taaring his uniform, on the 26th instant,

Dickinson saw the defendant drank in Holly,

Murlex.

Baros M. HE, WODEHOTEL.

HOTEL.

.

On subsequent casations, whon Li Chung-tang and the Ministers of the Board of Foreign Affairs received Sir T Wale, the writer was not prosent, but he heard that Sir T. Wads reverted to his first proposition of increasing the duty

A special reply.

INGLOSTRES TE No. 15. Bir T. Wads to Grand Soorytary Tuo.

PERING, August 2nd, 1891.

I wrote yon-previously of a potition about to

an effoient body of Polis, on" whose protantion

L

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