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With which is incorporated THE CHINA DIRECTORY. (TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL ISSUE), ROYAL OUTAYO. p. 1,132 with plans 30.00. SMALLER EDITION, pp. 752..

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THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY has been tharanghly revised and brought ap

to date, and is agata muon increased in bulk.

It laine DESCRIPTIVE and STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS DE and DIRECTORIBE for HONOXONG-

VLADIVOSTOCK.

Do. Ladies' Directory JAPÁN

INTIMATION.

THE

HE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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OURISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GOODS are now being sold of at

REDUCED PRICES.

BONBONS and CRACKERS,

in great Variety.

ORNAMENTAL BOXES.

CUOCOLATE CREAMS. CRYSTALLISED FRUITS,

SND

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Do. Military Forces.

Nagasaki.

Da Chinese Honga.

Kobo (Hioga).

MACAD.

Osaku,

Tokic.

PURE CONFECTIONERY,

Pakkci.

Yǝkǝkoma.

Beiber.

Niigala.

Whamper.

Wakenta

Canton.

THE PROJPYENES—,

A: .S.

Manila.

Cebu.

Iloilo.

of sil kinds.

O'B.. WATSON & LIMITED.. Hongkong, 21at January, 1986.

Taiwanfoo.

Bogreo-

L'arsni

Sarawak.

Sentow Amoy.

Takao.

Kelung.

Fosshow.

Shanghai......

Labrad

Brital North Bornoe. COCHIN CHINA-

Saigon.

Wenolow.

Ningps.

Cambodia,

Clinkeinng

ANNIN—

Wahu.

Hué,

Kinking.

Hankow.

Tourane. Quizket

Iebang.

Changking,

Haiphong.

Hanai.

SIAM

Bangkok

Chafoo.

Takıl

Tientsin.

Toking.

Port Arthur.

Nowchwang.

COREL

BALL

• Jexebuan,

Fasan.

Tacuan.

Post HAMILTON

TORQUIN-

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

Singapore.

Malacca.

Penang,

MALAY STATES-

Jobora,

Sungai Djong,

Selangor,

Perak

NAVAL SQUADRONS-

Douglas 8. 8. Co. Miscellaneon Co China Mer. 3. N.Oe.

the names of

Steamers.

and midress with communicationsTM udúrcanad»to the

faith.

vomatermandois,

After that boor be apply is limited.

The Daily Press.

THE DAILY FERSK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19# 1885.

- British.

Fronchi. Burriss-Officers of the Coating Steamers of

· Hinguera. Fraruary 12th, 1886. P.&.0.9.N. Co. China & Manila S. S. Co. Messag. Maritimes. Biomassen & Co

Fossier it may be the case, as the Colonia Japan M. S. S. Co. H.C.&. M. 8. B. Co. Indo-China S: N. Co. Boottish Oriental S. S. Co. Treasurer says, that ninety-nine persons out of a bandred do not take the very slightest interest in the question of the Newspapor Bill; but few, we think, will accept the doctrine laid down by the bon, gestioman that the importance of any auhject is in di- rect proportion to the loss of time it involves, Very important acts can be committed in very brief apuce of time, and when questions of principio are involved the consideration of time does not enter into the essence of the proceedings are frat instituted against the matter at all. The objections to the Testostensible printer or publisher, or both, Acts were not considered less sound because and that they then hara the option of either the time involved in the taking of an oath is disclosing the name of the real culprit or of

The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains TWELVE THOUSAND, THREE TINERED, AND EIGHTY SIX FOREIGNERS arranged under one Alphabet in the stristest order, the initials as well as the surname being alphabetical.

Tls MAPS and PLANS kavo hoan meatly re-angraved in a superior style and brought up te dale. They now consist of

FLAGS or Mercantile HögsES IN CHINA.

CODE OF SIGNALS IN SUE AD VICTORIA PRAK, MAT OF THE FAR EAST.

MAY OF THE ISLarn or HosaroYA. PLAY OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, PLAN OF THE CITY OF CARTON.

PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESSIONS, SHANGHAI FLAN OF YOKOHAMA,

PLAN OF MANILA PLAN OF SAIGON.

to

The British steamer Portridge went round to, and the British steamer Fortigern rétürded from,

alone and with no connection to the land on either side, would be valunless. Taking that strip of land, however, with the rest of his ground, and adding it as he had intended, and centmoted to have done, to the godowne he was building there, he would have been able to store open it many tons of cargo, and he could show that this strip was thus worth to him a great deal more than £500.

The Chief Justico asked Mr. Stephens how he would have liked the Government vainors to have valued the whole of the lot at the caine which had hass pat upon it by his wittien as to the

alus, Mr. Howard.

gaired any further evidenos as to the value of Sir T. Was in his Memorandum on the R

vison of the Treaty of Tisaisin written in De- the land he would obtain it,

The Chief Justice--You ought to hare asmecember, 1883. In it be pertinently ramarks that the freedom of the native authorities to tax the proparad.

Mr. Stephens said he had come prepared so drag in transit at what rate they plessi

been without doubt abused. As Bir T. Wodo far as he thought it necessary.

claimed the singular advantage of knowing Lord Elgie's mind on the transit duties regulated by

The Chief Justice-We shall have to refuse your application, Mr. Stephens. You would be at liberty to appeal against the order of No-the Tienteis Trosby; thorsmast have been som vember, 1885, if the amonatla dispute ware equal to that required-£500.

THE KWANGTUNG INUNDATION RELIEF FUND

as the autual value. He had, horrarer, only above fund, Mr. J. II. Stewart Lockhart:

CANTON, 30th Juntry.

the value of the strip of land in question was The Chief Justice said that upon that price a trials over $2 per foot, which would not give early the managery zaine to the property in question.

Mr. Stephens-I bought it to build upon. His Lordship said that could not be taken in bars value of the lontan to consideration. the question was what was the Mr. Stepheus contended that the valan to be taken was what the land would realise when built apon.

The Chief Justics asked Mr. Stopbous whether

AGREEMENT.

us

the

C. BONE.

The following able Isttor from Chofec has boon addrowed to the London Daily News

trifling. In the same way the length Deepting the responsibility themselves appears to be exactly the so as the Maxicabs could give any authority in support of that from the period of the trade in it being legalised ras, and is, that the trade must go on as it is.

time it may take for a publisher to make a declaration before the Registrar does not couch the question whether it is necessary Bueb declaration should be made.

As

PLAY ON TAWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAFTER the law affecting newspapers is really PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG.

a matter of public ippuriance, whether Among the other contents of the book are--

it be interesting or not, we purpose aga Au Anglo-Chinese Calendar, Meantime of Sun-

rias and Sansot. Mean of Harameter and making a few reinarks the sub Tharus stor. Rainfall. Eclipses, Fasticals, eject by way of comment on the debate All Chenology of remarkable events since

the advent of foreigners to China sud Japan Wednesday's meeting of the Tegislative sri:sg nature that it is really hardly worth will be mere anonsafn It is a pity in any case of the section, int he said, in awer to the has been entirely ignored, and as Huish, the throw still more light on the gouation. The

A description of the Festivals. Fasts, &

observed by Chiness. Mahomedans, Par300s, Jawe, ke.. with the days on which they fall.

Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, dc. The Hongkong Pastal Guide for 1888.

Council. It is satisfactory to learn that the Bill is being passed merely for the purpose of being repealed. This one Tather & strange proceeding certainly; we can only suppose that it is intended as a sort of salve

SUPREME COURT.

11th February. IN, APPEAL

which bave arisen the system we contand for of enforcing them except in very exceptional hasbeen fanndabsolutely effective in practice, oases." To this wo have only to reply that but when we come to consider the proposal for things eau be more mischievous than to containsdinthe Bill many posibilities present pass laws to which it is not intended to give themselves by which the ends of justice might equal and uniform application. bo defeated. Tho Attorney-General, following on the same lins as the Chief Justice, given

mit contemplated by Lord Elgin while assent- ing to Rule V, or also Sir T. Wach would never an imaginary conversation between person the Abordoos docks yesterday.

Mr. Stephens I will naks leave to produce have iraputed en injustice to the Chinese Gorern- who conceivas himself to have been libelled

ment, as his obovo words convey, inasmuch as The war-tax imposed on trade of all descrip-

farther evidence pa to that. (during the temporary absence of the portions in Kwangtang daring the Franco, Chinese

Tho Chint Fasting-You can renew your apho charges them with laring abound Lord macent publisbor of a newspaper) and bis hostilities caud at the commencement of the. Mr. Stuphous suid he did not want it, be plication if you think it. We are not satisfied Elgin's evrosions regarding transit daas OM

claimed at the rate of ten contes a ton for every that your application comes within the require-opian. lawyer and the Attorney-General. Final present Chinese year.

The Scottish Oriental 8. 8. Co.'s steamerton that could to put upon the land. It could ments of the rales laid down as to the property Whatever may have been the original views and intentions of Lord Elgin and the Chinker ly the Attorney-General geta hold of the

be shown by his hooks, which had been kept in dispute:

Mr. Stephone intimated that he should ronews Govorane in auck an arrangement, there can be permanent publisher and says to him: Phra Chom Klao, which arrived here yesterday correctly and strictly ever since cargo had been

no doubt that the chief gainers by it were the Chi- from Bangkok, reporta having passed H.M.B.

pose, and that the advantagon thereby obtained "You allowed your paper to be printed in Agamemnon and dudacious of Palo Uhi. The pat in the godowns, that the space had realised his application and produes further evidenco a3

above ten onte per Lun. Ho hed pat it to the value of the property.

by British commerce ware insignificant and in- The land would have i your abuenos without seeing that the pre- Vigilant was not righted.

at the lowest #gare.

adoqunto na compensation for the advantagOS visions of the law as to the registration of

Intelligence has reached Canton from General yielded him that roten dealt with in the

which the British Government gave to Chitra in the shape of a legitimized largo revenue secured ibe temporary printer were complied with, Pang The Taoi, who has been engaged in quell. way he had proposed to deal with it, srid

by treaty. It has been often urged in the opinm and by reason of your defauls in that parti-ing the disturbances which broke out last math that was the way he valued it, sud te submitted at Ko-chan-fa, in the Kiungohas distriat, that he was entition to volus it upon that basis.

The following letter has beca handed to utroversy that British commerce recived a most valuable concession and advantage from cular an injured person who has been more than twenty of the ringleadora bare besar. Stephensoited the case of the St. Pancras libelled is unable to instituts a prosecution captured and about three hundred of the rioters Guardians from Fisher's Digest, upon which he for publication by the Hon. Secretary to the fact of the trade in oplast Belog logsticed.

have been shot dead. The Chinese Authorities said, he was antitled to claim the possible as well

and that this was worth any price. the Chinese agsiast Lim. Now, it is entirely your fault. have a short way of their own in dealing with

Govorament chose to fose as a condition of claimed the satmal value This was more than You can remedy the mischief by telling us robbers and rebali.

£500, as he could show by what the ground had A fortnight ago it win arranged that the the legalisation. This; however, is at sarianos We who that person is, but you won't,

An appaal against a magisterial decision wne realised to him during the less than six months Rev. Dr. Macdonald, of Fatsias, ad I should with the facts of the case. Haich, the Chi

nese Commissioner, spearing in the name of NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. find you have committed a default by allow-fired to be heard yesterday morning at the Sn- that the building had been insats. The go take charge of the next relief party which was

preme Court, but for some reason the appeal was down had been fled as soon as it had been built, to visit the suffering districts of Kvantare, the his Government, admitted the necessity of a Comunications on Editorial matters Lusid being this paper to appear without some one

postpanel. The appellants aro two Chinese, and there had been ingairies as for the other pait Rev. J. W. PASTRB ondertaking to soparintend change, which, was equivalent to admitting its addressed "The buditor," and those on business "The being registered as the printer. We are father and son, who were, same time age fined even before the roof was on. Had this piece of the loading of tour native boats with, 1.000 vantage to Chira. Lord Elgin, in he raply Manager," and not to individuals by name.

now going to prosccuta, you under that 5200 each for keeping a gambling bosse in ground been bullt upon from the time he first Chinese winter jackets and 500 piouls of rice. to British merchants in January, 1859, p. 457. Correspondants ac qanted to forward their name section." We may carry on the conversa. aeon'a-rond West, a house which was raided obtained the right to it, the space afforded would Mr. Paszos having completed his share of the Lord Elgin's sporial mission Blas book) zpros

by P. Batlin, and in which some men were or have base full months and months ago. The wark, we were ready to leave Canton on January 17 states, "The effect of the change on the in-. Exitar, not for publication, but as eridance of goodtion a little further. The publisher might rosted and punished as gublers. It was alleged loss and been very great to him, more than tasir that boa, Ent wars delayed owing to the terait of the trade itself will be, I believe, either reply to the Attorney-Ganaral:~" You can before the magistrates that the older prisoner Lordships were aware; sund day it might be launchos which the Vinroy, as na previous no-trifling or sil. I am antisfied that the barren was the keeper of a number of gambling houses made apparent to them what his loss really was. cations, had promised to lend as, not arriving.annoment by a forsign Government of it All letters for publication should be written on on not prosecate me I left on such and such

The Chief Jtatios-The question is what is We waited two days who wore informed assant to the principle that the trade in apiam is kúla of the paper only.

a data by the Canton boat at eight o'clock Boycotting of the Chinese in Californie is the value of this land in the market.

that no launokos were available for us, so illegal is productive of nothing but mischief; that sometimes attended rith considerable incon

Mr. Stephens urged that the valno he put we had to make a start without them. Wit is a delusica and a snare both to the Chinese Advertise rats and Subscriptions which are not and told the employé whom I had soleated cantores to the Caucasians there, as the following, upon it on the top cents par tan basis was the commenced our journey in the usual Chiness and those who have bommercial dealings with ordered for a zod poried will be continued unt for that parpone to go to the Supreme Court from the fit of the 9th ult, will show Baa market value. Those gadowns were very valu- fashion-owly but surely-ind with nativetom. In my recon: discussions with the Chine

Imperial Commissioners I have merely sought ta Orders for extra copine of the Daily Fres8 should and registor himself as soon as the registry Joss is maght out without a change of liven fable, and the loss of this piece of grouad was a bostmen. against wind and tile we proveeded aduce thers to bring the trade in opium from tha

The oaforcement of the anti-laundry ordinance serions and a grievous loss to him. It was hand the North River to Tai Tong. This market 50 went befox> 11 a.. on the day of publication opened at ten o'clock. According to the against the Chises kas anddenly closed all thoir which had beer giron hire by the Governmont, town we made the basis of our operations, and region of action into that of foot, and to place

Ordinanes you have introduced my re-washhouses, and that, too, when they contained and he had a right and title to it.

fach, on both sides of the tirar, we personally within the pole of law, and therofare under ita con- sponsibility ceased when I left the colony. the week's nucleansed clothes. There is a panic.

The Chief Justice-That has already been visited about 80 villages, of all sizes, and in the traf... an article which is now openly bought. I am not responsible for my employee owners of the clothes have to go and get decided against you. You had better contine usual way assisted many who were in great dis sold and taxed by them beyond that pale." It was them, and though the Anti-Coolio League is yearsoff to your application. We are quite tress. It is pealless to say that the aid was therefore no concession to the British Govera- fault.in not registering. I did not cause bastirring itself for the organization of a white ready to give you leave to appeal, and we are gratefully accepted, and as needless to observe out when China galised t opium trade, but the paper to be printed knowing that the laundry on the co-operative plan, this weak will not at all disposed to make any objestion to it if that the moans at our disposal were inadequate on the contrary Chins had ti greatest gain in you can show that your application comes within to relieve the gront dostitution. We did our the matter, both political and fiscal. Just as ald provisions had not been complied bo au interregnum in the clean liner lite."

the requirements The business which was brought before Mr. whather the ground is of the required valco

law. The only quastion is best, however, to aalost the plages thad had much opium would bare bow sold in China with- with, but on the contrary gave express Wise for disposal at the Palice Court poster

suffered most many of which lay at the very foot out the legalisation; Chion was rellevad of all the instructions that they should be com-

Mr. Stephens again urgat his right to value of the hills forming the background of the expenses and dangers of thwarting a contraband day was of as ouemilly light character. There |plied, with." At the same time perhaps were but fow creas on the sharge sheets, and not the land on the basis stated, and that its value plain. After having distributed theries, jackets, trade, and obtained an immediate legalised ra

exceeded ₤160.

and a few dollars to the most wordy, in which renue of Tis. 2,000,000 a year, while without the the permanent publisher might bimself be one of them was of sufficient Importance to be

His Lordship asked Mr. Stepuses what be we were assisted by the elders of the villages, localiation she would probably not have gat half worth raporting. Calicenced hawking, assaults,

tho amanat The actual situation of the aplam wa refurood on the 27th January to Canton." the vary man who had written the alleged street rambling, skatructions, and cracker fir.riginally gave for the land, and its extent.

trade at the period of the Treaty of Tientsin, in- Mr. Stephens exid $60,000, simply for the libel, but if the locum tenens had male him. Ping with one case of dranireaness and twe bare land; he had pailed down what buildings

its relations towards the Chinese Government, is so little known, and throws so much light on self scares, as the Hon. P. Erare puts it, no. brothel offences, make up the list. They were open it to make way for godowns. The

for firing orackers increases with each day be totabans was 33,820 foot..

what has been above stated, that it is almost im thing more could be done in the matter, and road the limis allowed for tlo Chinese Now Your

THE ANGLO CHINESE OPIUM DEKIN perative here to recall it to mind. The US. justice, supposing a libel zasily bad been celebration. It commenced at 25 cents for the

Plenipotentiary, Mr. Raod, in a letter dated the committed, would he defented,

first day, and has regularly rison nutil it has

13th September, 1953, to Lord Elgin, state; now now ronobod $5. In spite of the beariness of the

"The opium question in its pressat position is most discreditable to all parties political and Wo bavo always understood the penalty, toover, there were still many infringe

individual. In my intercorse with the Chineso practise with reference w libele appesements of the law in this respect to be heard

As the opium agroomsat concluded between Commissioners in the north, I stated that the U. ing in пожарарога

Lord Salabary and the Marquis Tadog on the B. Governant would saraiz say lawful at- be this: the yesterday.

intelligence of & London papar-The Franck The following note appears in the commercial

18th July last is attracting the notice of the

topt their Government made to suppress the local public press, I beg permission to taaks som trafic. I have and something to the same fest Garornment has soined a new dollar for cir

romarks on the subject through the calamus of to the Tao-tai here, but in both instances the anlation in Tonquin in the Bost. Specimens of

your influential journet, premising, however, that anggestion met with no response. Be the reason the new pou are to be sec in the city, and it

3somewhat lengthy recapitulation of all the cir what it may, I was unable to gain for the subject cumstances contested with the tsration on oplag any consideration, aut say delibera's judgment | dollar in weight, sia, and Snares. The supar Under this practice the public enjoys much asription, however, in diferent, and this it is contention. There had boen sasas before the in 1858, till the present tims, will be used to with all the mischief and disgrace, unless Your which inspires the criticism, by those who know Privy Council, but he could find no sack rating, thoroughly appreciate the impartant distrant Excelloner will undertake to adjust and re- greater security than it will under the new the Chaze, that the latter will reject it, ander was there anything of the kind in the Prisy age of the arrangement now assented to by Her gulais it. Mr. Road even qualifies the opiam Ordinance and pooding the introduction of will say, "No watches China side." It will be Council Balas.

Majesty's Government. Mr. Stoploos uguin referred to the section he

trade as an inconvenient massquerade under which In the report on the revision of the Tariff, the Chinese laws were virtually abandoned; and ter now parely from the objective and not East; int its deficiency in firens (371 grain the English law. We are signing the mat..remembered that the United States formerly

quoted above. coined a trade dollar for circulation in the

drawn up by Messrs. Olyphant and Wade after he adds: Should opium ba satered regularly at Mr. Justice Rasail said that if Mr. Stephens their interviews at Shanghal with the repre-te House and the duty raid there, the the subjective point of view. It may be instead of 3774 grains) song became apparect to road fas naction correctly he would use that the soutative of the Imperial Chinese Comm vider it be remembered, would not be more some little inconvenience to the temporary Mexican dollar, largo quantities of which are still 500, or that a right or title was directly or in the initiatory steps taken towards settling the

the state natives, and they raverted to the issue involved most be up to the valon of sinners in pursuauco of the Treaty of Tint..

then it is now." Mr. Rood enclosed or and Elgin's perusal a latter from one of publisher to have to go to the Supreme sant la Chiut. It remains to be seen whether directly affected to that extent.

daty to which opium would be liable under the most intelligent American merohante, in Court to register himself, but it is of such a the dollar provided by the French Government

Mr. Stephens again urged his contention as treaty regulations ara carefully describei. In Shanghai on the opium question, certain passages to the construction to be put apna the wording the Treaty Tientsin ilveli the opiam trade from whiat pro bore introduced as helping to that the British mints are not eat to work to neution. When the law also required a new provide en Buglish dollar of the mame kind. -

court, that he had no authority to offer other Chinese Superintendent of Customsat Shanghai, writer of the letter asserts that the oplu hond with all its attendant expense and

than the one mentioned above.

printed 'oat in the discussion on the trado re- The Chief Justice said there wore many deol-gulations legalising the traffe in it, oplum was irrepressible.

tead, thigh an irregular traffic, is practically trouble there was substantial ground of

sous to the contrary.

not artiola within the oognizance of the Ee Chinese Government appears to be as complaint, but as soon as this was mentioned

Mr. Stephens again urged that oron taking Treaty when it was signal. It was there inclined to telarate as the English Government the Attorney-General spontaneously rome.

the raine of land without ang civil right fore urged by the Chinese representative that ja to exoramge the infraction of in laws about affected the valus was over £500. He made there should not seek to regulate the duty opium. For of late not only have no steps to the wounded feelings of the Law Revision died the injustica by no alteration in the clause

contention on the grounds, and further new to be imposed upon it by the 5 per cent taken to obeck the trade. but at several of the Commission, whose first bantling has turned of the Bill determining the nature of the

urged that the altered shape of the building ad valorem principle nadar Art. XXVI; and parts the imperial officers Lavo publicly prescrib- aut such a very uncouth and ridiculous birt. | hond.

necessitated by tus loss of this piece of ground that wa should not apply to it the privileged a pitie daty on the article. This being done; the practical incon-

might cause most surious injury to kim. Ita of Art. XXVIII, codor which it would be At this port there is a Hoard of Trade com- Tchange the metaphor we may compare this ventenne counsining is, as we have said, tri-

rectangular-proportions were leat, and it might clear of all taxation de transitu exceedier 93 per misatened by the Tio.t'ai which rollents a duty learned body to our old friend CHRISTIAN, Bing, though it may necasionally prove an

prevent his patting on machinery or anything. cent ad valorem; nor the privilege of Art. IX. of 24 tasls on every chest landed. who fell into a Slough of Despond at the very boring.

His Lordship Suppose you put the matter under which the foreigner with a passport would

"Nothing is better knowy than these facts But, admitting for the sake of

in the reverse way, and the dispute was how be at lilarty to carry his own opiam; and that It is by no means certain that the Chinese Go outset if his journey. We have little doubt, argument, that registration is necessary, then

much you could get for this pin of land. the Anty upon it was not to be ineinded in the vernment is so anxions to suppress the are of Mr. Stephene said he could not go into that general tariff, but was to ba the subject of a pivo in its dominions as has beer supposal A

soparate declaration, ralieving the trade of its

prominent argument against it în 1839 was that uvustantly required by residents and those marked by wound and valuable work admit. tion requiring constant changes in the regis-a porpetani injunction against farther trespass tion as to value. He said he had considerad the interdist; and he added that the duty should be

it abstracted silver from the empire. Bat since having commercial or political relations with the ting of po' comparison with sach an absurd tration defeats the very object which the re- the land in dispute. The parties are lot matter very careful's.

made as moderate as possible. The Chiasse har 1853, when silver began again to dow into China, Coantrias ombraced within the scope of the achronism as the Newspaper Bill.

The Chief Justice-Yon bava appareatly coa ing bass asked to state what daty they peo-this argument has lost sous of its weight." After gistration in designed to ineet, The Chief holders of the neighbouring lots on the Praya CHRONICLE and DiescroRY.

Wost, that of Mr. Stephens being the ground sidered the master without being prepared with pused to plate on the drag, declined naming the The Contents of the Appendix are too many this Bill has been passed it is, as we under Justice says: "If I were the printer and originally oupied by MaDooald's Slip. The Boy sathorities.

Such was the real situation of the opium trado amount of duty to be lavind stil to eunmerate in an Advertisment, but include-stand from what was said at Walnesday's publisher of a newspaper I- shiuld undoubt-ground in gestion was a narrow strip-between

in its relation to the Chinese Government. Ifr. Stephens said that if their Lordships were mant was made by the British deputies of what TREATIES WIew CUINA-

Great Britain, Nanking, 1842

meeting, to be repealed in favour of the iudly prefor tu declare myself the printer and the two lots, about 2. in. in its widest part, not satisfied with the evidence of value he had would be considered a reasonable duty on their There was no case of hardship involved, and-of-

side. They were informed that according to the

which China complained. China was not only and tapering to a point. Chan Yik Cheangadd wood he would file further affidavits reduction of the English law, which en publisher and responsible person connected alleged the ground was part of his lot, and that Mr. Francis said he had filed no affidavits as data bofors Lort Elgin, s daty of from 15 to 20 indifferent to the trade being legalised, except Chefoo, with additional Article, longer treats journalists with contumely with the newspaper than to be dogged by he had built nia godown so as to leave this dar

in view of the large revenue it anticipated by to valus, and he went on to contend that there taalspornhost would be & fairrafe on the idolorem by requiring them to give security for their a detective, and my subordinates tampered strip for light and air. Mr. Stephens, was no matter for appoil, on the ground that the principle. This, they repeated, could not apply legally admitting it, but even turned a deaf ear to any serious proposals for suppressing it, and | good behaviours The provisions in the pre.with to discover whether I am the printar on the other hand, alleged that the grennd order with reference to which Mr. Stephens to optam. which must be trested in every way when the British Government agreed to submit

was given him in a Crown lease, and stated in his petition ho asked leave to appost per se. They added that they wished the rate

final order. As to the new fised to be guaranteed in perpetuity, which defined interior taxation on it, this was clearly s

to au import daty an opium, and farther un sent Bill which impose this indignity on the and publisher of the piper." This is, we farther that Chan Yik Cheung's godown, one against was not priuters and publishers of newspapers were have no doubt, the view of every publisher Coras actually encroached a small extent on [original judgment delivered on the 6th March, was objected to. It may not be amisu to observe boou bestowed by Great Britain without re-

his land He proceeded to cut away that por 1895, Mr. Stephans was not now in a posi-here that had the Chinese propaal as to the passed without discussion, because their con- in the colony. He publishes bia namo in the tien of the building which he contecided en tion to make an appeal. He had given a perpetual frei rats of duty on opium been agreed siprocal material advantages.

The Chinese Govorament evidently perceived šićeration cameon after the understanding as imprint to his paper and save in effect I am croached upon his ground, and this was the first tice of motion on the 19th March, bat he had to by Lord Elgin, all the sacceding and present

ground of the proceedings. The owe ooouplat subsequently abandoned it. By his subsequent arrangerets for increased duties would have the easy character of the British Government, to the futura rapeal of the Ordinance had the person responsible for everything - some days in hearing, and was finally decided proooodings against the order of September Mr. bean prevented by anticipation The Chinese and it has not ceased ever since to make the most been arrived at, and the unosial members pouring above this imprint. If you find against Mr. Stephans, against whom a perpetual Stephens practically accepted the previous judy also proposed that in any futurs revision of of such a valuable.weakness lu its new segasint would simply have boon fighting with a ang libellous, seditious, or obscene articles injuction and damages were awarded in March, ment of the court, and his contention was that the far, the revision of the opiam daties anco. It did uut immediately set to work to 1895. The Registrar of the Court, fixed the the subsequent order was not in accordance with should be sparist: China consenting paretsk for an increase of import duty en opium, but shadow had they offered further opposition.. in tur paper I will either give you the name boundary na ofined by that order, and his report that judgment. Mr. Francis, after some arga to raise it abore 10 par oent, upon mala. After it tried the poncessity of the British Govern- The question to which the debate was al- of the real culprit or stand the conao. was confirmed by the Coart. Mr. Stephens ap-ments upon this point, proceeded to the queation exposing certain difficalties in the way of slowmont in another direction as soon as it could most exclusively directed was whether the quences farself." It is surely more to the pealed to the Full Court against the order which of value, and he argued that Mr. Stephens's ing the carriage of opiam into the interior by docenty advanos ita perpages after ponclusion was given upou that report in September, chim- valuation could not be entertained. The fair foreignora, which were recognised by the British of the war and treaty. It obtained the-ar Gume of the permaneat printer and publisher advantage of the public to have a responsible ing that the Registrar had given ground which value for the Court. to thira was the value of the deputies, the Uziness, apparently more in jokeent of the British Government to the par should continue on the registry during bis man of this description to look to than that was not in accordance with the judgment of the land at the time the action was taken. That was that in earnest, named 60 taels, and then 60 tals, ent of export duties on produce not exported Court. The appal, however, was dismissed represented fairly by the price Mr. Stephens obert, and finally proposed 30 taals. The to foreign place bet on what was carried from temporary abacace, or whether it should be of straw should be set up in hin The present motion was so worded as to sands paid for his lot, which was at the rate of about 32 British deputire pointed out the fact that one purt of China to another in the home superseded by that of soms temporary printer place every time he has occasion to leave the both the anior of Basember and the judgment per foot. This would muka a totul vatns for this 24 taels was the duty then laried subtrade; and sacouraged by this first racrifice de and publisher. The Government was strongly colony for a day or two. "But," mys the of March.

stripof ground $805; adding to that the amount rosd be the nativo authorities at Shanghai, British interests, it obtained the fatal and icoble Mr. Francis, instructed by Mr. Caldwell, ap- of damages which had been awarded against and that they were therefore justiflori in ag concession from Lord Elgia's immediato successor in favour of the latter course, while the un-Attorney-General, it is conceivably pos-peared to oppose the application.

Mr Stephens, the smonat would be brought op aming that the Chinese Government would not on the subject of the coast trade duties the per- official members were in favour of the former. sible that notwithstanding your good in Mr. Stophone atated that be appeared in par- to $1,100 or $1,200. This, he submitted minst have sixed on that sain had the trade been cal-mission of such an impost, not provided by That the unofficial members had all the retentions the real culprit might not be forth-san to make a motion that he should be grantet be takou as the value of the land in disputa, calated to bear a bighter. After disenssion about Treaty, being levied on coutborns cargo to the leave to appeal to Her Majesty's Privy Coana Mr. Stephens, in his valuation, treated the land the possible disadvantages resulting frem the im- detriment of Britisa shipping interests in China. son on their aide will probably be conceded coming." In that case the man whose in this suit. The last order made by the Court in question as if he was actually in passession of position of the high a daly, it was at last agreed than aame the frequent violations of the Tisu- if we abow that every single argument uaede appears in the imprint is prind facie for the 7th September fast gave the plaintiffs it, and he had built a godown upon it as a heavy to put down 30 tals per chest as the duty to be tsin Treaty regarding trapeit dues, which Sir levied. There was some reconsideration of this. Alcock, in a latter, destared amounted to by the Chief Justico and the Attorney-Ge-responsible. If, however, it be repugnant possession of land which they had not asked for expense

The Chief Justice-And always had it full., in the original summons which they took ont in

question afew days afterwards, owing to some promillions yearly that had been unjustly levied on neral in favour of the registration of the to justice that this man should be punished thodist instance. They stated that a trespass had Mr. Justice Russell-Ea has salmed it upon pocal to reduce the proposed to duties to 2 taols British commerce, and which Sir. Wads in his temporary publisher is really an argument for an offence which he did not commit, bos committed upon their land; they did not its entin enclosed spans rather than upon its provided the Eaglish depatios consented to raise new admitted to have prostratal our trade.

Amporadai value.

the daty on cpizm to 30 taele per chest, but the Sir R. Alcock; in a latter to Prince Knag in telling in precisely the opposite direction, the matter would simply be on the same saak to recover

The Chief Justics interrupted Mr. Stephens

A large amount of conversation followed ha. Chinese declared that they would rather indeed 1867, decismi that the amount of lekia unjustly Japan

Castoras Seizure, Chias The Chief Justice says:-"As I understand, footing ng other uudiscorored orimes; observing that it was not necessary to go over tween Mr. Stephens and the court as to which imit the latter at its present fan of 24 taals a loviti an the foreign trade of China was in 1846 Customs and Herbaur Regulations for the dif- there is no objection take now with regard but no crime is more easily discovered the ground of the order for reasons for appeal order er judgment be w bed to apal against aired on this occasion that the Chinese had com.the basis of a calculation for the time from 1861 chest than give up the tax on tea. It tranine million pounds sterling; and talking this se feront ports of China, Philippines, Siam, &c. Pilotage Regulations

to printers and publiabera registering thom-than that of libel, Murders and robberies According to law Mr. Stophers would be an Mr. Stephens frst said that he would appeal huicated to ar, H. N. Lay some days before to 1995, or nearly a quarter of a century, it will titled to leave to appeal it be oonlik show that against the order, and then, if that was decided HONGKONG

selvar; the objection is taken to the fact of a are constantly being committed in the colony the property in question was of the vaing of in his favour he should be in possession of the that they had been about to raise the fes on appear that an immense amount of reparation is man being required to register bimself when without the offenders being brought to jus- £500. If that and be shown any man bal the land in question. He should then apponi against opium, whether legalisad or not, from 24 tanks by China to Great Britain, for which Sir R. acting in the abeours of the printer and publice, and all this never causes the Attorney. right to appeal upon any ground he plunged the judgment of March, which hud condemned to 34 taals per chest; but such proposal was Alcock told Prices Kung that a day of reckon ing must come for this-flagrant and persistent pon complying with the conditions of the law. him in damages. Subsequently he confined his never seriously entertainot. limber who je temporarily or permanently General to turn a bair, but when the subject Mr. Stephans said he had complied with all appeal to the order of September alone, then te After thus settling finally tast the import disregard of all treaty rights and obligations by Chisuse sathoritisa In the Memorandum for. mentioned the learned the conditions required by law. He had filed the judgment of March, and then to both, and duty on opium was to be. Tls. 30a pidal, i was done in a month, and articles might appear gentleman is at once up

his petition within 14 days of the order. He after exchanging the one for the other several further agreed to in paragraph i. of Rele V. of the British Commission respecting Changes in proceeded to read the law on the subject, whicks times he finally intimated that he applied for the tariff regulations appended to the Tiantain Tarif and Transit does. 21st April, 1868, signed of a seditious or obscene character, or blas provide for all kinds of reusase possibilities set forth that the petition must be lodged with leave to appeal against the judgment of the Fall Trosty, that the interior taration of opium, H. Fraser (Blau Book Tivatsin treaty revizion p. 184), it is stated that "The past trade daty is phemous publications might appear auch which by to stretch of the imagination can entitled to appeal if he could show that the pro- uns in urder of September, contanding at the Chinese Government might se fit, thus ac not a treaty right at all, and when counted was

in that time, and that the petitioner would be Cuart given in November, dismissing bis appeal described as transit dues, would be arranged as publications as the editor of the quwspaper be classed as probabilities. The subjective perty is ghostion was over £50 in valce, or the original judgment had not been carried out. quisscing on the part of the British Government an excess of liberality that could either bare might say he would rather cuff bio right ground on which the clause in question may that same title to property or evil right of He again argued that the value of the land is that nothing was definitely settled as to the bean alaimed por expeated broept under the vary.

amannt of interior taxation to which opiam exceptional diremastones which led to in" hand than publiel; and for those you could be objected to is that it transfers certain Mr. Stephus submitted that his case came with entitled to valuta it upon the basis stated. With might become liable, and that the Chinese Goy-

that value was directly or indirectly involved question was more than £500, and that he

Frequent complaints were made in the suc hardly bold him responsible, Someone rigbla from the person to whom they belong in the second category. ought to be held responsiblu, and we ought į to another who has no real claim to them,

The Chief Justine thought they would have regard to that land he was in the position of an eroment was free to tax opium as it liked. It ceeding years about the exaesare provincial out of land in some highly vainable position may be justly remarked that sack a concession taxation on opium, and a good deal of official cor- to have the means of finding who is rokpoo- Let us suppose that the publisher of a nowy.

through which a railway was to be so netrusted, was impolitie en the part of Lord Elgin, as it respondence took place on the subject. It was Mr. Stephens submitted that the word "or" and who was compelled to part with a por opened the door to arbitrary and excessive tazawa paticipated that when the time arrived NORTHGAN & į Messrs. Hall & Helbe and Kelly Bible for it." So far good. Tas question paper wishes to reside at Muo during the being used betwasg the different descriptions tion of his ground. His dansgres must be taken bien en opium, which has developed into the porta revision of the Treaty of Tientsin to RIVER Porte5

Walsh, Shanghai. is whether the poreon really responsible for summer months for the benefit of his health. implied that they were to be taken separately upon the same baals as those of such an owner, sent extravagant duty permitted to be leried by some effort would be made by MAGHARI. Maszra. The C. & J. Trading Co. such an article can best be discovered by re. He is perfectly competent to direct his busi-This was a matter which affected bis title to the He urged that the price ho paid for the land was the rent agroomstt. It may be legitimately british Government teameliorate the HIOGO, ÛSAKA. Messrá. F. Watah & Co.

ground vor materially. He was only a lessee not a fair basis of valuation. As a matter of gaustioned whether the permission than inserted position of British-prodwood opium and re- taining on the ceriator the name of the per- nest from thero, provided he takes the pre-of the ground, and when be had to yield it back fact he had bought the land vory shooply. The in Bale V. was altogether sbsoluts. It is pro-lieve it from the hoary import ioriod on it. YOKOHAMA ... Masers. Kelly & Walsh, MANILA.......... Messrs. Dia Puertas & Co. wadent printer ated publisher or requiring exution of securing reliable employes to this was matter which would cause greso em mortgages were forced to sell as they could not bable that Lord Elgin contemplated some limit Some of the memorials from the mercantilo som- SOON...

the temporary printer and publisher to re carry out his instructions, and he wishes to been saved to him would be required back from bought it he was told he had got a very oba regulations. It is even probable that the Chiquostel Sir R. Aleank to give his attention to plications, as the whels of the land which had gut their intereat or anything, and when bs to opium iuterior taxation whon he signed the manities at the ports of China positively re- gister himself. The Chief Jualize, in a sub do so. What moral right has the Gōvera-him. He might mant to live on that piece of lot. If the lot were sold now it would be worth men at that tians had in view a maximum daty this grievance. The the British community of sequent part of the debate, mentioned the ment to step in and say, "Ho you may not ground: It might be the only piece of ground far more-385,000 or $100,000. Ho right toll which would be properly levied on the drug. Tientai, is their memorial to Sir R. Alcock in lett. He might always be upon that piece of his Lordship that before this motion was takeThis is borne cut as regards the Chiness Gov 1861, submited for the consideration of the fact that in two cases the really responsible continue to carry on your own business. You ground, xoil it was very important to the whole the plaintiff in the suit had offered him $1,500 erant by a passage in a lotter from a Chinese British Minister that in the last busy list sin partice had been discovered. This discovery must cease to be the publisher of your own title that he should have the strip of ground in

ooint to hit, suporiors at Canton, giving troduction of opina had been ourbed by restrio- SYDNEY AND? Mesara, Gordon & Gotoh

was made through the perspent printer paper. You must appoint some one slac, we question. It was now soparated from the build- the Chief Juston said he did not want to them information as to what hind been agreed to tions imposet nominally with a view of lesoning

ing which he contracted to have put up, and

hetween China rad the British Minister, which its consumption, but that time had shown that Mr. Parkes found at Shektsing among the peach restrictions had failed in this object, ALBOURNE.Messrs. Norton Hargrave & Co. and publisher, whose name bad remained on cars not whom, as printer and phulisher, and instead of being a rootangolar building. It was know anything that was not in evidence.

Mr. Justice Rassoll pointed out that on the era of the Gall Leavy Committee in that city, and the memorial therefore recommended that the register during bir temporary absence to this man must be givon the right of de-now askew. Leaving all this oct of the question, LONDON.......Messrs.Street & Co., Cornhill from the colony. What argument can be ciding whether your own writings shall find however, he would contend that the piece of land strip of greed in question there was no build and which can be soon in pp. 475-8 of Lord with respect to the transit of opium to the

was worth far more than £500,

ing erected, and Mr. Stephens was going upon Elein's "Special Mission." The letter states: interior, no exception should be made between it LONDON. Mr. W. M. Wils, 151.Cannon St, conceived to tell more strongly in favour of admission to the columns of your cwp The Chief Justice asked Mr. Stephens when entirely suppositions case.

"Opium, it was rumoured, would be legalisod at and other foreign goods." This memorial emitted, SAN FRAN CO..M. L. P. Fher, 21, Merchants. always retaining the name of the permanent paper. Buy the Chief Justice and thor he thought ite merket value would be #540. Mr. Stepbone gubitted that it was not a sap-30 taals per picul import duty and 15 tacks tran- to point out the very extortionate taxation on

Exchange,

Mr. Stoplona said the piece of land was worth positious case, it was what ho had done with the sit duty.”

opium levied in the interior, but the Fooshow. printer and publisher on the register than the Attorney-General, although these are £500. Of course the strip would not be taken rest of the land. After some farther argument As regards Lord Elgin's anticipation on the memorial expressly called attention to spiam NEW YORK....Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow)

Daily Press Offloo, January 1886.

this pregnant fact?. In the only two cases the provisions of the law there is no intention merely by ftaalf to be worth that, as suva a strip Mr. Stephens said that if their Lorships re extent of the tamtion, there is the testimony of being exposed to the uselise kod saprises of the

Arrivals and Departures of Muis aal Parcel

Fust at and from Lundou and Hongkong Scales of Commissions and Charges adopted by the Chambers of Commerce of Hongkong. and Skouchni. Hongkong Chair. Jinricksha, and Band Mirs.

This issue contains the New Seale of Hong kong STAMP DUTIES. tables COURT FEES not elsewhere published.

The APPENDIX consists of

FOUR HUNDRED PAGER

Berona THE FULL COURT,

CKUN XIR CROUNG AND OTHERS v. M. J. D. STEPHENE Mr. Stephens appeared in person to apply for less to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the court in n cass in which he was dofsadsat, and esssued for damages—för beve-

of closely printed mustler, to which reference is however, that their futura progrese will be we say that the particular provision in quies. pass by Chan Yik Channg and others, and for question, and he again urged his former canten-

Tientsin, 1853

and all others Eot abrogated

France, Tipatein, 1858

"Convention, 1860

Tientsin, 1895

United States, Tientsin, 1958

Additional, 1869

Poking, 1880

German, Tiantain, 1861

Peking, 1880

Russia. Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Peru,

TERATIES WITH Japan-

Great Britain

Netherlands

United States

Corea

TREATIES WITH COREA

TREAMEN WITH SIAM

TREATIES WITH AзNAM

TEELTIES WITH CAMBODIA

CUSTOMS TARIFFS

LEGAL

Siamese Corea

Clisess Japanese Orders in Council for Government of H.B.M. Sabjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877, 1878, 1881 Balss of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts

in China and Japan

fables of Consoler Fens

Code of Civil Procedure, Hongkong

Admiralty Rules

Fareiga Jurisdiction Act

Regulations for the Consular Courts of United

States in Chine

Belas of Court of Consuls at Shanghai Chinese Passenger Aot TRAVE BEGULATIONS

Chins

Biam

Charter of the Colony

New Rules of Legislative Council

The Frasties between France and China, 1885,

and France and Siam, Additions: Article to

Chefeo Courbation, togather with many other itams, have not appeared in previous iganes,

Orders may be sent to Daily Prea Ofice, where

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Morera. C. Gerard & Co. Mossrs. C. Gorard & Be..

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Messra. Kally & Wola, Sgh, Mosers. Hall & Holtz.

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