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MAIL SUPPERSMENT, TO THE “HONGKONG DAILY PRES)," MARCH 2018, 1697.

RETURN OF UNS PIMPED C

RESPONDENCE

The following correspondence, presented to the Legislative Council on the 25th March

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POSTMASTER GENERAL TO ACHING COLONIAL arend by the Chamber of Commeres to the Cansara, Drs. Atterbury, of Poking, Donthwaital this work, 141 drags ara enamorated; 83 of them in the gains of traders roreover the general

'SEUZETART...

the Council a ter minutes longer while I mako rather a poor excuse. We cannot afford to run cuer twe obarvations on the merits of thin the risk of foreing a Bill that may ariously Bill Thore have been only, two really serions affect the commerco of the port. The matter is objections to it brought forward. The first is one that was brought up about five years ago in the mostly managed, and refers to what have this Council at a private meeting-I think there beon called the inquisitorial powers given to the were only unofficiala preerat-and it was consi- Optura Farmer. The second in a more diffoult dered a most inadviablo maastro, a mesure one, and refers to the affear the Bill will bave that would destroy the freedom of this part

General Post Office, on the tail trade in opium which goes on in which it will do. There has been a good deal of

Hongkong, 23rd Diverabor, 1880, thi Colony. Now, sir, to take the second one talk about the removal of the blockade. Now I

Sic-I love the honour to enclose a copy of fra. In onsidering a"question of this kind Ishonid like to know if that is to be removed. think w rught to re how far, we have rasy 16 it merely transferred from the bands of Chia Postal Notice which I propose to issue in sass and practically any shoire in the matter. The nose to European officers and I am very glad it should be approved by His Excellency the bera Government, it appears to me, in fally der of it. I think it a move in the right direcCcer Aduluistering the Government. I may termined to bring to an end the diplomatie tion. But still I will do credit to the Chi-any that the vasaros indicate in that Notice treable which has been for the last twenty years bege who have been managing it for soma are simply the carrying out of Ordinanes No. or perhoya longer going on about this blockade rears past by raying that complaints have been 6 of 1881 Section 16 (1) sad might therefora and the snuggling into China from this colony. very few. Perhaps many complaints have been legally be put in foros without may notice at all, It has had before it the serioas question of G-withhold, but it is the fast that there have been but as they are of the nature of snow departare, braltar, which somewhat resembles the question very few brought forward. With referenes and as they will at first provoke some criticism here: & pourse has been adopted thers which I to the complaint referred to in the Chamber of nad a good deal of Inevitable grambling. I feel boliere has been successful, and the home Gro-Commeros the other day, bad I known it was bound to explain thoir Decosity and advantage, vernment is resolved entuething must be done. such a trivial uno as it was afterwarde explained and to nuke sure that, in the brief period of It is not for this colony to say nothing oun or to be by the gentleman who wrote the letter it discontent which will onso, I shall be sapported shal be done We shall be obliged to to some would never bare appeared in the Chamber's re- by the Government. thing to meet the views of the British and Chi-port. With reforeños to the Opfam Farmer ex- B Geve umeats. It is quite possible wa may mining the godowns, ny hon. friend opposite go further and fare morse. It is practically a(the Colonial Treasurer) said he would never giva choies between inflicting some incouveulence, any trouble. By article 36 he is bound to ex- I bugs not much, but still some inconvenience araine them to times a month under a pasalty on, the retail dolor in opium and accepting of $500.

what has been referred to the bulk plan, The COLONIAL TREASURER-No; ha may

which really amount to a surrender of the it be likes.

The COLONIAL TEASURER-Yes; but be is not required to inspect the godown. He may do so if he likes.

The

the boxes of the various frine. to which they Koo, P. HERIE-Then it ought to be suade are addressed, so any for this tank, so many more clear. However, I think the matter sught for that, and so on. The total postage due by Any further remarks Isach firm mast he added up, and an entry made not to be pressed on. will rusko will be on the resumption of the in the account of tut firm. Then the lottern san by dolivered. And all this, perhaps. at 10 second reading or in committee The Bill is most universally condemned outside, condemned 'clook on French Mail: morning.. by nearly every one.

Government:

The Hon. F. Stewart, LLD, Asting Colonial

Secretpry

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THE SHANGHAI CHAMBER OF ..

COMMERCE,

fugitive,

It was in the year 1950 that the collection of the cassia duties was first farmed..ant tu mer. obants, the farmers boing the I Shu Tang and other firms. In 1835 they were succeeded by a yulicate called the Ho Chi Trang, consisting o

Originally the cassia was all wold to foreign ten firma.

Fin bho maan walls it was collected by the middlemen ships and exported at fred periods, as to be in readiness for sale to the large firms. The cassia growers in Hsun-chou and Wa-chor were enige hundrede of, thoavands in mumbar, and there were several hundreds of faddlemen. Those being soattered about ogrywhere, and it being difoult to keep watch over them, mer dbauts vere invited to hndertake the collection

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON Helsion, Dr. H. W. Boone, Sanghat Yosibetanses are thus tumed. Tan worth of this by increased. Afterwards there was a great ex THE STATUS OF FOREIGN MAI President, Wachong and lenkow division, Dr. Work consiste volely in its determinatives, which son of the cultivation in Leting, which look Vine President, have turned out to be very correct Lut, by away a portion of the prot. During the last STEAMERS AND ON UNPATOWA. Dads, of Wanhang.

Cantou division, Dr. A. Lyail, of Swatu, Vioo far the most valuable indeed the only reliable, fift on or axteen yours the insrens in the pra LETTERS:

President, Fahie and Formon divison, Dr. work on the subject, is the late Dr. fincbury's 'duoton has beeh accompanied by a stoly tall in The following custobtion has been ad. Whitney, of Fohow Soretney and Tran. Nater on Chinese Materia Medica, a oho-the arterios; while the institution nfang a Saror, Dr. M. Griffit, of Shanghai. Board of tribution illustrated ly many wood-nuta. Ia lekiz Barriers has been followed by a reduction of Chefoo, Main of Fangohor, Beebe of Nan being derived from the vegetable kingdom; all employment of Transit Fassa has weakened Hongkong Gazeral Churuber of Commerce king, McLansk of Amoy, and Wengon of Canton, are accompanied by Chinese charastera and the position of Chinoso merobante, so that the

24th March, 1887.

2ndThat all were in favour of establishing English transliterations; the mujority of them by purchasing, price bald not but fall. It has SI-I have the honour to inform you that, Modical Missionary Journal, with Drs. Korr, Falnabla remarks-chemiosi, botanical modioal, even some down to eighty or ainety cents per at a poslal mooting of the Committee of this Reifenylar, Mokestis, and Onlink, as Editors and otherwise. This work is a perfect modo? of picul, which sercely pays the cast of gathering 3rd.that Drs. Hoone, Parker, and McKergie the lines ou which original resontoh should be the bark. Toreigners do not far the com- Chamber, told yesterday, the Ordinances now before the Legislative Council who wore pub were chosen to set as delegates to the 9th In conducted. Dr. Porter Smith's Contributions petition of Chinese marchants, who they know, Usted in the Gasette of the 12th instant, relat tornational Medical Congress to be held at fewards the Malaria Medica and Natural Hi-are to pay moes for the article, and there- lag to the status of the French and German Washington, D. C, U. S. Ameries, during Sepiary of China is undoubtedly the most voinmin fore will only offer a low prion. The, circum sources from which he daw much of his ossia districts in both Provinca. The diflout mail steamers within the parts of the colony of tomber, 1837-Very repetfally, your obedient cus work; bas, the extremely questionable stances, indeed, are mach the amo in the E. M. GRIFFITH. gathered information, and the too evident want ties of the merchants aries from the we of Hongkong, vero fully discussed, and the follow-earrant,

Rasolyod Thai in the opinius of this Com-

of that careful critical discernment and balanced Transit Passos, and the dioultise of the ing Yess'ution was passed

mittes the practice of giving the status of

ricety of judgment which, more than anything growers, which are still greater, arise from the ships of war to subsidieod morcantile postala

elee, roark out the true man of science, render Townona.of the prion paid both by Chiness and of Foreign Governments is bad and should

his work, a far cs Pharmacology is con- by foreign merchants. Theso are the tras at once baubolished. That if it be desir

curas, practically unreliable, and scientifically as why the ossia trado has been so steadily The manual wooling of the Shanghai Cham-assless. able to give spoil exemptions in favour of

A fair amount of work has bean unprosperous in both provinens. 2. The evil which is sanght to check arises

-foreign lites of steamers toubing at this her of Coramoros was held on the 18th instant, done since 1871-the data of pabilostion of the chiefly at Swatow, Amoy and Fouchow. It is

port for the conveyance of ariminals or othar Mr. J. G. Purdon in the chalr. There was very last named hook; but, it axists in the fashion st those ports not to post letters,

passengers of their respective nationalities, little discussion at the testing, and what thorswLs sattered, and more or less icoonsible form. but to send them on board the steamOTI.

this can be accomplished in some other was as conflued to a proposal to improve the market La Matière Médicale ches les Chinois, by consequence is that, when the Coast Mail ar

nor then by the system now in force." birontar and sane it wonky instead of fortnightly, MM. Scabeiran and Dabry do Thiersunt (1874), rives hore, over sad above the mail bags, there is

large box full of what are called loose letters, The attention of the Committes was also called the efcation of the Committee, and the socomts.in a clumsy compilation from Portar-Smith and all of which are thrown upon this Ofoe pall to the grest inconvenience and annoyance caused The committee, in the report on the past year Doboaux, crowded with the most palpable and freedom of the port, with, many atherinconvenien- Hou. P. THE-But he is bound by a penalty.mell, very often within an hour or two of that the mercantile community, arising from the mbmitted to the mating, proposed that statisties egregious errore, and sublushingly palmed off

regulations recently put in fores by the Postsnch thosa in the Trade Report issued by Mr. as az ortuinal work.

The present number of the China Review eason which Esballteach. The diffonity imurcang. -* If the Opium Farmer shall neglect or retime, departure of the mail for Europe.

3-Now, so long as thons letters bear post-Offee Department directing that all corraspon Maelab should be embodied in the circular, and ing any, on hitherto has been in waking any or shall without anfleout cause reasonably agreement which would include Macao, because it delay to do ang of the sets or things horelabe-age stampe, this practice is not open to suritius danes which, through inadvertence may not have that it be issued workly, prasideda aufleist contains an account of two important drags. was useless for t to dounything here un lassegni- fore provided and required to be done by him. sbjection. To verify the postage and obliterate beer atauped, shall be returned to the sanders; number of copies could be disposed of boorer As evidence of the cars that has host taka, we the extra cost, the weekly issue to begin on the mag point to the corroction of what seems to be a ralont measures erotakenatMucne. Thathasnow he shall be liable to a penalty for each snch the stamps takes but a few minutes, and the and it was unanimously

lotters ure ready for delivery or transmission. Resolved-That is the epinion of this Com- discontinuance of Mr. Maclean's Report on the topographical error in Bonitam's Flora Hong. been done, and everything is in position for a offence not exceeding five hundred dollars."

mittee the postal regulations which permit 31st March. The next sabject referred to iu kongensis, whore the fruit of Gelsemium Be salisfactory arrangenient of the question. The

--Suppose, Lowover, that out of the whole

the authorities of this Colony to return to the report was that of ton duties. Referenssid te bo 1 inshes long; whorens, the question is, what is that satisfactory arrange

mas, two or three hundred letters are not stam-

the senders latters that may be unstamped, was roade to this at the last annud meeting, and wormal length is about 3 inch, as is stated in the of the duty with the object of patting on them ped. They arst have to be picked out, then

the responsibility of preventing my ovasion of ient to be If Bir Robert Hart'e balk plan,

is a great hardship пpon the community in it was then left to "the ineaming Committee to article ander review. then virtually the freedom of our port and the The ACTING ATTORNST-GENERAL-Thetach one must be walgbed and the postage mark-

Hongkong, China, and Japan, and should be take any nation they might deem neerkry. In connection with the now alkaloźl obtained it: When the praction and on continued existing facilities of steamer navigation go. saction morsly refers to the signing of cor-ed upon it. Then they must be distributed to

resoinded The Committee would snggant Thay decided, as opinions wore much divided from Gelsemium Elegans, first discovered and for some time, abuses came into existence, On thin will be a serions, regular." nabroken foster and no on.

as si alternative that letters posted unpaid on the point whether a reduction of the taxisolated by Mr. Crow, we would call his attention followed by attempts to control the marine blockade. Steamers will be searched, down to

but still should be charged tonble the usual rate of would be an advantage to truda, nad na it did not to thegreat similarity existing between itadelicato and other acts of oppression. The farmers postage on delivery."

seem advisable to move for the alteration of solcar reaction and that prodnoad by onidising were often dismissed and changed, the very last packago; the porecoal luggage of passengers will be searchedl, everything will be

The Committee venture to submit, for the duty on one article only, not to address the agents on Curazine the alkaloid of the cele the abuses reappeared. In November, 1885, the at a stop to mutil this search and seen carried

faveurable consideration of His Excellong the Foreira Representatires on the enbject. The brated Woural arroy-poison of the Masonelin Memorialists were informed by the Superintend out; the steators themselves may possibly be

Officer Administering the Goveraroant, the next paragraph of the report dealt with the Indians of gate and Demerara, the firet out of Customs at Canton that Teung Chao opan to confiscation in sano epiam is found on

5.The consequence is that the delivery of foregoing resolutions, and to request that he Sir Harry Parkes memorial. Tis. 1379 were account of which is given by Chas. Waterton, Hsiang and thirteen other firms known as the addrosed to the Yorkabira naturalist, in fus delightful book Chien I Tang Syndicats wenil andertake the board in possession of a passenger or firezan.

ealloction of the duty en essain berk, but among The CHIEF JUSTICE-I should like to know those letters which are prepait is delayed by may be pleased to give them his early atleation looted, and lotters word

1.bava So.. If wo adopt the hulk plan to freedom of the port

Bir Rutherford lock and Mr. A. Dont, Wanderings in Sorth America. By the way (Ed.) B. U. JEFRIES; naking them to obtain designs of a morn this allalod was isolated as far back as 1994 but as them there was no merchant of a me of 5. go; we shall have to frame repressive laws; our what three weeks are required for, because I am those which are not; in other words the mer-"!

Secretary prison wil ba full of offenders, not against sure the Council would concede as much as po santila honey hers suffer a delay in the delivery

ment, forwarding the ame to the Executive yet, it appears to beunnamed. We would suggest The Memorialist Chang Chih-tang also found our own laws but thosa' of Chipa, becansssible if it were really required, but tima is very of their correspondence for the sake of the easy. going habits of firmu at Stow, Amcy, and

Committee, to be lakl before the subseries for that it is high time this Intact scossion to the cut by enquiry that the price given by the new If we are to work this film we must work at

RTRIE-I will give one reason. To. Ecochaw, who, so long as their letters get de

approval Thece has not yet been time to puikaloidal family were duly baptized, and its eyndicate was rather bigher than before, viz.

fin 1.30 or Fla. 140 por pioul for Kwangsi bark Louelly and fairly and carry out our engage- Hon. P.

ceive a reply in the meantime, Tls. 4,000 Eave position in the chemical world thus doly ments to China. Now, sir, that is the position call & meeting of the Chamber of Commerce ten livored, do not care who pays the postage; in

bean placed on fixed deposit and the remainder cured; and doubtles what this is done, it will and about Tis. 1.70 for that from Kwaugtong. Enot they probably prefer that it should ba

THE PROPOSED BLUCKING OF

Mormorerthere were no frauds committed in col Wo have to oboose between thes thron incon- days' zetion is required

on currant secondt with the Hongkong and find its proper place in the standard works on KELLETT'S BANK.

Insion with thas Customs clerks. Nevertheirss The effective bkckade plau, I take veniences

Hou, WONG SUING-I beg to say-that for charged to their correspondents here.

Shanghai Bank. As to the conservation of the Toxicology. 6. Asiderable amber of the Coust

Acording to Mr. Giles, tea has long been just as before, it was impossible to prevent oppres. it, will not be looked upon for one moment, the the last two or three months speculation has boo

The following correspondenor is published in river and the dredging of Wessung Bar, the re- bulk plan hurdly moroso, and me are then driven going or and tenters have sent opiam to different Firms, perhaps, two-thirds, do stamp all their

There is no reach why all should not the appendir to the annual report of the long-port stated that communication after com known as a favourite vehicle for administering sion by those who have the chiral over profits. nication has bens forwarded to the Fortin Bea poison which now seuras to be nothing more It was thorsfors found necessary to fsane s pro- back on Mr. Rusell's plan, the plan for prohi-parts of China. Two million of dollars worth letters. biting dealings-in-broken chests of opium; and has been sent away on credit. We might post-do ao. I may say, moreover, that the work kong Chabaz of Commozat:-

Colonial Secretary's Offca,

presentatives at Paking on the subject, and nor less than a decoution et from the cavas clamation iromediately cancelling the privileges should accept this, if only last perchance we fall pone the second reading of the Bill to enable this One has increased so much, and has B

Hongkong, 21st June, 1886. they in thair turn hasa peatedly orged on the and touder shots of . elegans. In Yunnan, of the syndicater and to instruct the Lekin Board come so prassing, that it is very andesirable to into something worss. The retail trade is duom-them to collest some of this amount.

Sir-am directed by His Exoslenor the Chinese Authorities the necessity of the work according to the rat yun hut, (Instructions to the two Provinces that they must make the ed. I will not sy to extinction, but to modifica The CHE JUSTICE-There is no intentionallow precious time to bo wasted in this system tion, by the additional duty which the Chinese to bring it into force at enda. In fact I emp-of charging letters to account & relie of a state Officer Administering the Government, to state hoing done. Nearly all the curraspondenca has Coroners) it i kemi as fo pa t'se, er "torch middlemen responsible for the collection of the for the formation of the Chambar, that it has been published, so that it is not, asedial to refer plant" while in Northern Hu- it is locally grower'a tax and prevent the merchants of Can- are resolved to lorg nador all oiromstances, As pose it sould not be brought into fores at ando of things to whion I am about to refor.

But whether the trade might be open or closed, 7.About twenty-five years ago there were no been strongly represented to him by Coloniale to it in this report further than tomy the Comfort wong tang, or "yellow creeper. It is ton from exercising any monopoly in future. to the other objection, which refers to the powers because it would not suit the intentions of the

Enstage stampa bere at all. All the merchants Ellis and Barker, who are engaged making a moittes are not without hopes that operations said to yield poison to greater quantity, end of given by the Bill to the Opium Farmer, that can Chinese. probably be edinated. But one word I will say Tho ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL-Nothing at their latters to the Port Ooo just as they carofal inspection of the defence works in pro will be began before long."Wish regard to the grester potency, in the Spring and Summer the difficulties of the growers were really caused as to our present Farmors. They are very natia has been said to indass me to grant faribor dowera, the letters were weighed, the postage gress in different Colonies, test they consider proposed anim regulations, tho Comittee adsens, when vigorous and sappy; and, for by the lowness of the price and the allonse fastery pple to do business with. They outlay. I therefore move the second reading be marked on them, and the total charged to the that a perfectly elicient decence af the Westora treased the Consular body, and they are pleased opposite reasons, a smaller quantity of less of the profits. It was found that Kwangai bero fron. Singapore with strong recomienda-adjourned to Tuesday, next.

merchants' accounts. When Bir. Hercules Bo entrance of the harbour of Hongkong cannot be to believe that their action had the effect of predeadly poison in Aatma and Winter. An on asia bark at the time of export is worth from tians from Sir Cacit Smith, and I have always The COLONIAL TELLBUBER-1 bag to sebiuson Insisted on introducing Fostage Stamps secured under prosent conditions, the distance renting any attempt to carry out the regulations, antidote to this powerfal drug, the same as 4.30 to Tix 4.90 per pton and that and prepayment, there was quite an outburst of between Balchers Point and Stoneonttery Island and that it will obtain From the Ministry at thorlty advises e sei incubated egg, well beaten Hwangtung onasia is slightly cheaper. In the found them to be diligent and attative people; oond that.

cost of oonveyaón to Canton, irolading they say what they say, sad they have never Hon. P. KYRIE On that day a special mast-discontent. The Governor a memorialigd, vix, abmit 4,000 yards being much too great to Peking the assurance that the Commissioner of up, and wixed with liaisend oil, to bouwd na au case of cassia from Wu-chou and In-chou the

be defended by sahaarige mains unassisted by Castors depot rive a retrospectiva effoot to any ametio, ivon any trruble whatever or izadīs extravaganting of the Chamber of Commerce in being held and begged not to do anything of the aort, and

With regard to information, and specimens datles, transport, wamhousing and packing, or raguistious, nor inne muy notification affecting when antraties failed, dogged opposition was passive obstructions. demands. Their munngor came to me yesterday to consider the same subject.

An increase to the armament would not foreign trade to be binding on foreigners with of flowers, leaves or frait of the Sta-ona to s 320 or T330 por-pical-In the case. and asked to very pertinent questice. "Why" The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-Could tried. Some of the merchants announced that he asked, "do thosa yan tiaran say I am going not you make your meeting sørlier F

they would not stamp their letters. Of course afford ang satisfactory solution-bor the question.out the sanction of the Representatives of Forviga variety of Strychnos, we think the Rev. E. of that from To-ting it was Tis 2.80 or Tls. and a Fort on Kellott's Bank, it is stated. would Powers" The proposed abolition of the Local Faber, who is at present in Shanghai, cant be 2.76, When the cost of production was nabled to give trouble? Have I ever given trouble in Hou. P. Rear-No, the mail only goas at this position had-to-be abandoned.

8.The non-stamping of lotters on the Coast not depresso the spaes to be defended by snb Post Office and the vortius species of Foreign of the greatest use. He is about to take a four to the bat little was lefs for the grower's pro Singapore? That seems to me to go to the four. What information have we as to haosu! root of the matter Tho man nover has givau His ExociRACY-I have a despatch from is a relic of this time All the inconvenienon, marine aniues, whilst its coat, His Excellency is Past Offices at Shanghai, and the establishment may into Szechuen, in which he intende to com.ite. Also, as Chinese buyere could only afford treable in Singapore, and I do not suppose there Sir John Walsham informing me that Portegal and all the expesse fail on Hongkong. The informed would probably be in excess of in their stond of a Chines Post Ofles under the bias Missionary work with that of his favourite to pay a low price, foreign buyers of ocu"SO alministration of the Maritims Customs, aro hobby-Hotavy. He would assuredly be ouly world not give a high one. Therefore the pro is any probability he will give trouble here.bas, undertaken that there shall be a similar practice can be stopped in three months with a $1,000,000.

Would three o'clock on.ttle dress, and thees who most Eslika the 3-Colonels Ellis and Barker have informed mentined in the report, together with the pro- too pleased to be of assistance in clearing up veation of monopoly dil not get the root of the dionlty, and the essential thing was to re As to our opium revende. I trust the Council measure at Maco

change will be the first to admit ita salatary His Excellency, therefore, that they are about to coedingvaltis public meeting held ta bonsider the this interesting matter.

The Dmitras footnotes in the paper cave-the-du-les and lekin Regulations ther args on the War Ofies the that importance, sabjeet and the correspondence upon it. Th

as for £8 fore have been made, according to which cassia nature

9.--Shield His Excellany approve of this from a defensive point of www, of politonealCommitte-will-il add thas the Postmaster ara a oed feutare: and,

The bark in vither provines pays a single-to-ti-akui. or grower's duty, at the place of production. proposal, I shall give the widest possible pub. closing a portion of the Western strange of the fezera! it Hongkong. Mr. Lister, he was at have boor-able to test them, acarats. Deity to the natine, by sandior a us in every harbour by booking Kollast's Brak, us showa on first an advocate of the scheme, in his last pab Chinese oharacters are to closely priatel; mercantile house south of Shanghai-I-have, the attached trading, by a line of piles with thoir Usted report its that sou of the objections and the transliteration fe, in a low instances, Affer this it is passed at avery barrier free of

tops showing above water.

urged against it by the community posses innorrect. The general ssle of the paper is all posts whatever, and is rarely liabin to the &o.,.

A. LISTER,

4-it will be seen on referring to the tracing much fores, and that can at imat might be-reieragalar, unequal aor gires plain-signs- of rogalar expert duty at the Cantou or Pakhon As burry; soms of the sentences are necessarily Castor House. oos for igning pass in Postmater General

that a passage for vessels and junks will be left garded as a real obstack to the proposal." between Green Island and the Southern end of other postal sabject is referred to as follows long and involved. These are blemishes that cau epmoting boats, patty barrier dass and all such charges are entirely done away with. It bas ENCLOSURE IF POSTMASTER GENERAL'S the row of piles, and a much larger passage be-"As is well known to all merchants, the rates of easily be removed in succeeding papers.

LETTER NO.62 or 1883.

twoen Stone Catters' Island and the Northern postage chacood by the British Post Offs are We trust that all of a cluatile toddener fmrther bean arranged with the Superintendent end of the barrier Bende these two messiger greatly in exoeas of that sharged by other Post will give the author whataver aid they of the Chaton Customs that the greatest pains. POST OFFICE NOTICE. With reference to the Order in Connet of there is Betphar Channel through which most of ices for this conveyance of letters and other either lirootly or indirectly, in order to enable shall be taken to protect merchants at the timo September 24th. 1885. by which a Table of the large foreign ships pass. There will, thore rosil matter to the same destinations. In 1876 them to bring their work to a satisfactory con- when they pay the regular export daty. The Rates of Postage was sanctioned, one of the fore be no interruption to ships and junke enter letter was addressed by the Hongkong Post-lasion, when we hope to see the papers or in obarge of the Kwangtung io-ti-shui master General relative to certain discrepancies gathered together in book form; making, wist bag established an oftes at Loting Chou which regulations of which was that tho prepayment ing the Part by the Westere and.

The barriers of pilos will of course have to in the rates the existing, and it remains with is soroly needed, a standard work on the subject colluuts a tax of Tls. 050 per picnl. A to-ti collectorate has long existed in Kwangsi. Ta of local postage between Hongkong and the

chist offcer for Wa-chon and Hrün-chen for- Ports of China in either direction should be com be lighted at night, but is, His Excellancy is the members to ear whether it is desirable that treated.

the Chamber should address the British Post!

worly levied a tax of Tls. 0.72, and for the salco putearg, His Excellency the Oficer Administer adrised, can be easily done at all cost.

6The recommendation of Cclonals Ellis and Office anthorities on the present inequalities in

of uniformity, this is now reduced to Tia 0.50. ing the Government has been pleseed to order Barker is strongly endorsed by Colonel Walker, this als The only other prragraph of in- 33 follows:-

THE CASSIA TRADE AND DUTIES. The tax is not collected from the bayer, whether he be Chinose or forsigner, but This On and after the first of Maroh next, local R.E. Che Honourable the Offer now Comman- terest in the report in the following" The correspondance received at Hongkong from the ding the Troops, and the question has been un-wast of confidence among the Chiness caused by

The Peking Guzsils of the 3rd March aontains the galler is solely responsible for it.

proosdure is in accordance with the cl Parts of China, and not prepust by means of der consideration for sene ting past by both the the Franes Chinese tromble in 1885 and leaclur

tri the withdrawal of a considerable portion of a long Memorial from the Governor-General af lawa in fores throughout the Empire for the War Offe and the Admiralty, who have re Hongkong Postage stampa, will not be delivered cognized that, unless some method be adapted of the nalisowned wealth sent down to the trusty Cautan and the acting (invernor of Kwang, collection of lo-fi and patty inties. or sent on to destination.

The Memorialist L Ping-hung was consult Such errespondence will be returned to the obstructing the water way over Keller's Bank, purts for iuvostant, ben dieppeuron, as is ovid describing the steps taken by them to withdraw

ed in the matter and he perfectly agreed. sonders, being opened for that purpose, if neces. it would at the outbreak of bastilities take a enced by the usual annual settlement among the the monopoly in cassis bark trade from the mer sary, under the powers wasted in the Postmaster long time to get mines placed over such a large Chimes passing over without any diffanity and bants the bold it, and to reduce the daty on Presincial Treasurer and the Lakin-Boards son- General by aselian 16 of Orianas No. 6 of area, and the port would be meanwhile exposed the antive banks having again plenty of money the article in both Kangtang and Kraugais sideral the question and furnished a memoran

an act of compassion towards producers and Chi-dum Imetly, the hond of the Hann-chon Cassia to the attacks of an enterprising enomy. When at their ootamard." This notice applies especially tosoresspandanch placed these mines would, as already stated, ba sent on board steamers for transmission other comparatively inefficient ir consequence of the great distineo batween Green Island and Stoas wise than in the Mails.

Catters'. A. LISTE, Postmaster General.

will not glect his opportunity of improving Wednesday suit the unofficial members 36. My son. friont opposite (Hon. P. Brief -HD-PRIRIS-seid-that-would-not give the has arged we were not sul-are not getting Chamber of Commerce time to have s meeting. suficient for our opium farm, but under His EXCELLENCY suggested that the Clam the giren ustanees detailed by the Asting At. ber might be able to get through its business torney General we have not been able to imon Tuesday.

FOR.

The Harbour Master. Tho Surveyor-ser The Chinnial Treasurer The Acg. Attorney. Ganeral The Acting Col. Secretary The Chief Jeative

AGAINST.

Hon C. P. Chator Hon. J. Fail?rving Hoc. A. T. MacEwen Hon Wong Shing Hu. P. Bytie

presa cur excis revence from opium. The Ho2 FKTI said the meating on Tuesday efforts which wero mada to improve it were not was only a committas meeting. successfri. The duty wus. forsed up too bigh A division was then taken on the question and too suddenly, and I will not say we were that the consideration of the second reading of within masurable distanse of losing our apiam the Bill be postponed until Wednesday at three. revenue altogether, because the distance was so o'clock, which was carried by a majority of one, small us aut to be mensurable. Several officers the voting being as follows. around this table know how maar waweza toloring everything unless it were the miserable rem nani en epium consumed in this lany, and that whold bar bogu collected under the greatest din avantage. In face of err numerons public works we cannot afford to neglect any opporta nity of replenishing the exchequer if we can de it consistently with the public welfare. I o81. pol resume my seat without adding my tritute, whatever it may be worth, to the capacity; vigilance, tact, and engraity displayed by Mr.

The Coureladjoarasd until Wednesdayafter Russell in this matter. I fool, the interests of foon at three o'clock. the colony have been well represented by him and could not have been placed in better hands, and I think wvory member of the Conucil will agree with me. I beg to second the motion.

THE ABOLITION OF PENAL SERVITUDE.

The Bill for the abolition of transportation and peaal servitude was road a second time.

AKJOLENMEKT.

MEMORANDUM UN THE QUESTION OF THE FRAYA EXTENSION.

Hon. C. P. CHATER-Sir, the important mea. The following memorandum by His Excellency sare now before the Connoif bas caused those the Anting Governor was presented to the merona's interested in the spium trače a orrtain Legislative Connail on the 25th March:- 1884. amortet of anxiety and which has resulted in the petitions forwarded to your Excellency, and which, by your permission, have just been read

Government House, Hougkong. Bad Maro, 1887.

1. In 1883, the Surveyor General submitted,

by the Clerk of Councils. The marchants of this at the request of Sir George Bowen, pleu and colony, auxious as they are to assist the Givern estimate of an extension of the Praya in front

THE PROPOSED LOAN,

ment in its endeavour to stop smuggling into of the Naval and Military Buildings with the General Post Offee, Hongkong, 3th Jan China, fool nevertheless that the present Ordia: view of providing a publie thoroughfare comment-uary, 1847. ace in ile existing form threatens one particular ing the Eastern and Western parts of the City The Hon. Frederick Stewart, Anting Colonial bruneb of trade in the gravest possible manner. ¦ of Victoria. Seven sores of reclaimed ground

Secretary, E., Bo.. They have therefore partitioned your Excellency would be added to the Naval and Military pro- to postpone the second reading of this Bill natifperties. The cost of this extension of the Praya such a dato as would give them neaple time to! was estimated by Mr. Prion, at $45,00 - consider the matter thoroughly and prepare their 2-Sir George Bowen repommended this objections to the various clauses of the Ordinance, sobome to the Secretary of State. Ho said that

The following letter in wonnection with the and to see whather the same oad would be attain the scheme was approved by the Finance Com- ed by los inconvenient mesma. Believing so I mittes on condition that a fair porportion of the proposed loan was laid on the table of the Hệ da that this abjent can be offanted without expense should be borne by the Imperial Go-gislative Cunneil on the 25th March barassing the ordum trade, and having soma | rernment, in consideration of the valuable ex- auggestions myself to elaborate before the Bill tension of ground that it would gain; and be gose into Committea-buggestions which I think proposed that the Colony should pay two thirds would in some measure meet the diflealty, I beg of the cost, and the Imperial Government the to propose that the second reailing of this Bili rest.

as to their objections.to the said

wonld therefore enggest that instead of this day 5. A further modifination was afterwards three weeks tho sond mading he postponed proposed by General Sargent on the recom until a special meeting to be helal on Tuesday mendation of Colonel Walker, which would add bert. It might then be debated and if necessary £700 mars to the cost, bringing it up to £71,A). farther adjourned.

(This is described an Plan No. 3).

14th January, 1886.

90th January,

30th March,

1th March,

20th April..

14th May,

- ד - - - - - -

Acting Colonial Secretary. The Hou. P. Byris, Chairman, Hongkong

General Chamber of Commerce.

5,000

6,000

20,000

30th June,

30th July,

1,000

10th September,..

30.000

13th November. »*

8,000

21st December,

̈5,000

Son Forms.

10th January, 1887.

25,000 5,000

£138,000

10th February...

A NEW PORT ON CHINESE MATERIA M JICA.

nese dealers.

T. K. D.

On the 15th of July last the Gorerane-Gen. al received from the Grand Connell an Traperial Decres datal the 22nd of June, stating that His Majesty was informedthatcertain dishonest zoor chants hadouniued uopoly of the trade in eas-

Tho

Office, and the Sub-Pratent and the Wey-yuan

at

Loting Chou hare reported that they have gua to carry out the new regulations.

RANGCHOW.

12th March.

The Memorialists are the honour to observe that cassia is the principal sommercial product Is Excellency would feal obliged, if tho Chamber of Commerce would favour him with The current issue of the Chini Reviac should their opinion is to the affect of the proposed ob-prore of more than ordinary interest. We sia bark in the Kaei-ping and other districts of vangsi, and that Eating is a retired moun on shipping interests, which hats anong its varied contents, Notes on Kwangst, and, under the pretence of contrasting taip district of which the industries require to struction that in the Secretary of Chinees Materia Mestica, by three joint authors for the payment of daty, kept down the price of bastard. Monopolies have on vacs of Stata for the Colonics-I buvo, c..

all well-known residents of Hongkong. We the articla, semmitting feand's with the collusion troubles to the cassis grown but lowness of FONDERICK STEWART

gladly welenman the appearance of this series of the Custom House clerks, with the rasuit that prices brought still greater diflorities. By the boeuse the subject of which it treats is one the poor falk allerd from oppression and the system individuals are prevented from con- trolling the market and transit duties are -xbe- that offers the very widest field for original public reverne steadily diminished. His Majesty liabed. There is merely a light grower's tax research, and will any repay the time and desired the Governor-General to put an end to for the acllection of which the middle-men are Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

labour spent on it. We prosume that the three the monopoly and to do away with the abuses. authors have obarge, individually, of thoso de Atconling to the original Memorial addressed responsible. The light taxation aids the mer- charts, and the abolition of monopolies, relieves Hongkong 5th July, 1886. Bir-I have the honour to acknowledge the partments of the work for which each seams to His Majesty, the Districts of Kasi-ping, the growers. The diminution of the tarakon specially fitted. Thos. Mr. Ford should have the Jang. Hains, Teng Hsien and Pag-nan in receipt of your letter No. 370 of the 21st ultime Botanical sations of the papers; and this work Hyun-chon Fauna Wa-chon Fa consist of a net in Kwangtung secure the collection of duty in CLOWN AGXXIS FOR THE COLONIES TO COLONIAL SECRETART.

sabmaltting to this Chamber for an expression of conte scarcely be laced in better hands: for the work of hills and valleys the inhabitants of which waugai. At the present day the revenue of Downing Street,

pinion thereon, the representations made by Colonels Ellia and Barker to the effect tha, mural of Dr. Hanes from the field of Chizes are angaged in the anification of easaia, stripping bote provinces depends chiefly on Ichia; and, the duties? Comprehensive and energetic Botany, leases him, unquestionably, the best off the bark yearly and selling it. The estimated it trade does not Bearish, what becomes of London, 1th February, 1887.

Kollett's Bank should be permanently blocked living authority on the subject. Mr. Ford's valus of the bark is 7 to 8 taca por pical, and mentres therefore are necessary to encourage be postponed to this day three weeks, and I also 3-The Local, Naval, and Military Autho Sir.-Referring to your letter of the 23rd by a line of Piles, se a means of providing anams is quite familiar to Western Botanists: the duty, colected at Ta-wn isi in Ping-nst, the sources whence wealth springs. Though propose that the petitioners be heard by Counsel rities, however, did not approve of the Surveyor September last, No. 1,519, I bave the honour to fient defence of the Western cutraños of this several plants, in whose soutifie discovers be mounts to Tls. 10,000 or 15,5000 param

Hon 1. P. MAGEW Baal beg to second the

General's plau, and asked for modifications, which state, for the information of the Governor harbour, and askiug what would be the effect oaf has been instrumental, bareboen named after him; Up to the reign of Tung Chib the Jahabitants the new measures have been adopted, bat

proposition of my hon. friend.

soheme could not be entertained, especially as issuing 4 per cent. Debentures nuder the pro plans were adopted and carried out, as explaingera Chion, during the past sixteen VELTS, are from oppression or trouble. At that time, how.risen, to Ta. 2.3), and the name has happenel with that of Kwangtung. Belief is thus The ACTIN ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I have they refused to pay any part of the acst. visions of Ordinace No: 11 of 1866, as we bays in the tracing attanhed to your letter under thoroughly appreciated in Ensopa Ferimps ever. Yuan Chi, Chang Yang Tai nad certain afforded to the people, sad the mirantage of the already mentioned that it is nonessary this Bill 4-Subsequently, however, another plan was be able to obtain, temporarily, fonds as re-reply.

the most notabl and brilliant piese of work of other Canton firma, sixteen in all, under the should be passed as soon as possible, because the proposed by the Naval and Military Authorities quired on more advantageous terms -Our ad- astinn to be icken at Macao Gepends on our pre- which would raise the cost from 245,000 to ranges now amount to $198,000,-they are asation of the Committeo, and I am desired to years age of the botanical source of the Cassia the duty, obtained a monopoly of the trade and from other parts are ever to be allowed to enj

The question has had the refal consider this investigator, was the discovery, toms for false pretense of contracting for the payment of reduction of the duty is made munifest. It has been placed on record that her after no merchants rawdings here. But there are almoother reasons. I 264,000. At the same time the Admiral insisted follows:

state, for the information of His Excellency the Lume of commerce. Dr. Ho Kai to whom would allow no on otse in participato in it.

tsab for the payment of datis. and that the believe your Excellency is anxious to see this Bill on the Artillery Barracks being handed over by

£10,000 Administrator that, the Committee are of the matters directly Chinese csom to be related is, Haring posted up notifications from the Can- local middlemen will be pauished and dismisse put through before your departure, and I believe the War Department to the Naval Authoritis,

13.000 oplater that an obstraction on Kellett's Basin every way qualified for the trek. By the way on Custom onse, they insisted on buying if they are found to be trying to ferep down the is for the Chief Justine is also about to free of charge, as an extension of the Naval

would not interfere with the devigation of the ara axteamely pleased to see, at the heading the bark at a low rate. At first thoy only

priso. ITO us for a short time. It is therefore most Yard; the Civil Government having to provide

Western entrance of this Port, but tboy do not of the paper, that Dr. Ho Kai is mentioned as a roduced the prios from seen or sighit 'taels

In what they have done the Memorialista have advieshilethesecond reading of this Bill should not the War Department at its cost with new

consider that wooden piles would accomplish the Baselor of didicine of the Aberdeen Duiver to two or three tacls per pinni. But they after be postponed until such a date as would delay its Barracks for the Artillery, in, addition to the

object in view. Soch piles would not, it is best foot which ought to show how wholly warts brought it down to seventy or eighty densoured to act in escordance with the Jaming until after your Exocllenoy's deparinre. I whole cost of the extension.

lieved, offer an effective obstacle to a powerful entrogcons and unwarrated were the inwenty eats, which would not pay the cost of planting Patarnal benevolence felt by His Majesty for

the people. man-of-war, while it should also be remembered remarks reade e this, gentleman, în, a leader al gathering, and the growers gradually his

Haraript: Let the yamon concursed taksa that within two or three years time they are of the London Times when discussing the came impoverished. In the year 1885 a man. almost certain to be destroyed by this action of Hongkong swotion of the Indian and Co-named gu at the Chien I Tang firm contrived cognisance--N G. Daily News translation.

nik Dzhibition. NY. Crow, to whom thế ngst the former "ar indicate" and "obtained the 4 an alternative plan, the Committee think client portions should be assigned, in well-monopoly for himsell alons. His proceedings Hoa P Ryze-T bag to say I support my 6. According to this last plan, the Military

that a stone barrier would better serve the pur-ated for them duties, for, as student at were even harsher than those of his predecessor,

The silk-weavers are now holding up their two hon. friends in the idea of a postpaiement would gain six acres of reclaimed land sad the

pose, sud as it would not be subject to decay the the School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, he ear and some hundreds of thousands of people found of this Bill. It iss must important Bill and Naval Authorities two and a half sores, the whole

need for recewal would not aries, farther the red way nodals, price, honours ehrlar it every day mare. difiant to earn a livelihood, beads and smiling happily. For otha they have toeu dopressed and grumbling boosuse their "one that will oerininly affect the trade of this valued by the Barveyor-General at £160,000, ons

For these advances the Colony his paid at Committee are informed that the cost of such a ships, in searly avery subject which he tackled while the duty receipts have of late declined, colony most seriously, and it has never been re- [hindrod and sixty thousand pounds sterling.

Botany, Materis Medica, and Chemistrysmog With reference to the above report the He trade was bad. and they sscribed the cause to the 7-This last scheme (No. 3), was fully Bank ente from day to day, which has varied, obstruction would be less than wood. Besides often been referred to the Chamber batore and agreed to by the Military, Galonial and Naval since the 14th January last from a minimum of those advantages over tos pile-barrier, the stone- the rest. It will to bus sees that the Athost morialists weald returk that Kvanesi cassia heavy purchanan made by foreignere. But now Bills of fur les aportance then this is, but. we Authorities, the latter rolinguishing their daim 2 to maximum of 5 por sent the average rate barrier suggested would also act, to a certain hue overgrassouble chance of being exhaustively bark comea from the four listricts of Ping-nan, they have teard that the Emperor will marry estaus, as a break-water to the benvy seas com, bave not been called upon to consider it. We to the Artillery Barracks, the only question re- which it has cost the Cclony is 34 per ocut.

Should our expenditure during the current ing in from the South-West during bad weather, treated and, for ourselves, we look forward with Koiping, Jung Hsien su Teng Hakon. while shortly and that silk and satin goode in aband. have had a roguisition from the parties infor- maining unsettled being the share of the cost

There are farther two rontes by which cassia is which have hoon silent for a long tina are now ested to hold a meeting, and it is our intention that would be defrayed by each. Both Naval year sont sa nsual to about £60,000, the pre- and materially add to the safety of the shipping plant auticipation to the fature paperant Kuongtang bark all nomes froze Le-tlag Chowance are needed for the gay sccasion. Loans 1. A brijf résumo of the work already done, by brought to the coast for exportation: By the oresking and clattering, and the weavers are to hold a mesting, but we certainly expsoted and Military Authorities doclined to bear any needs of the proposed kan of £200,000 after in the harbour.

This permanent and possibly roughly made Europeens, in Chingas Materia Medios, will old, or easteru, route, Kwangsi cuasi descenda chatting to each other merrily,

Tho Superintendent of the Arsenal here has - we should have received some requisition from part of the cost. The Secretary of State for providing for the repayment of the temporary the Government. I could point out a number the Colonies on the other hand would only con-advances of £13,000, will not be quite sufficient break-water would audeabtedly require to ba materially help us to ardicesta de appreciation the West River from Tsun-chow Fa and Was of iquetracies in the remarks of my two hot. sent to the work being undertaken on conditia to provide me with funds to the end of the year raised above high water mark, and to be light of the inernitude of the subject ndertaken, clow Fu, tad Kwangtung exsia is brought by bean estilulling to his friends a spooimen of new In the report dated 16th September last, on by small Towers at the Northern and Santhara sud of the truly itlimitable old for work that a branch river to Shaching Fu, also on tires which he has just made under the direction friends who have proposed and seconded the seof the Imperial Government paying half the coat. cond reiting. For instanse, my hon. friend on This was no doubt in consequence of the original the Estimates for 1887, shih accompanied your eas; but these requirements could be anet, the lies befor our tatoe authors. In 1682, Andrew West Eiver. In either case it finds its way to of the Governor It ema-that orders, lisse... the left the Acting Attorney-General) speaks estimate having been raised, in order to meet the letter, par 9, it is stated that the 355,000 for Committes are advised, at no very great outlay. Charana Physician and Botanist in the earvisa of Canton, whence it is seat to foreign countries bass sent to the Provincial Governors from tha Data Fust fodia Company, pablished Spa By the new, or Wantera, ronte Kwangsl cassin Peking to coin a new supply of cash, and our of the large increase in the duty on opium convenience of the two Imparial Departments Interest is made up in the following manner. I have,

einen Medicina Sinica, in quarte, at Frankfort, is seat ap straars, and, being carried partly by Governor hit on the idea of having it done at the There is no increase. The lekin bay bean salleet from £45,000 to £71,000,

namely: interest on $400,000 (already advanced

This work is in Latin: add any of its treatises water and partly by land, is conveyed to Yu-lin Arenal. So the specimoa has been prepared and Only sad section about thirty page treats exported abroad. In 1878 Transit Paases wero mains to be seen, whether the contract will be of Chisisso Matoria Medica; and, in this portion, brought into use at Pakhois-but had not at that given to it or not... If aut, a new mint, will all The CRIRF JUSTICE--Thore is an increase in original Estimate. If the whole expense for Coutingencia.

| £71,000 is to be borne by the Gekonial Govern-

drue having a transliteration of il Chiuess therefore adopted the Pakhai ronte in order the old mint was completely destroyed by th Hon. P. RYRIEI think wat

ment, the work will have to be postponed for ten the Colony has never been charged anything THE FORMATION OF A MEDICAL is an apclassified catalogue of 269 drugs each time been introduced at Canton. Foreignere enroussary apparatus, will have to be built, as

MISSIONARY SOCIETY FOR

name in Portuguese orthography, ba without avoid the duties on the West River, while Chi rebels twenty-five years ago, and nothing of i». The COLONIAL TEBANJENE—There was a years at least, if not letgér

like 7 per cent; in fast wher that report was

CHINA. discount of 40 par nent. bedre.

the charters themseiros: the accompanying nese merebante coutiqued to qua the Canton remains but the entrance gateway with the sign 9-The prsout General Offer in Command written 5 par cent, was the highest rate, except

descriptions are agro od disappointing. The route and thus obtained's small fraction of the over it, and an immense pilo of debris from for

mer winting, Hoa. P. Era:-Bat they only got that in of the Troeps, Major-General Cameron, Q.B, during eleven days in Jan 16, when it was 4

The following letter appears in the Chines rains of this work from a scientin point of profits of the trade. Hongkong.

has warmly supported the scheme for the ez per cent

It is the season for the insenso-baring pil The ACTING ATTORNEY-GENERAL-I rise to tension of the Prays, and has psscmmended that The Colony, moreover, has never paid more. Recorder.

view, is thus very small. Of far greater in your ago, when Transit Fasses were intro.. I never said there had been any in. a portion of the cost should be borne by the than 5 per cent and that only from the 16th erior, sir..

Dear Sir, I have the honour herewith to subportance, is a meall thin cotaro of 65 pages, droad at Canton, fernigoers engaged in the trade rims to visit Haugehow and worship thagoddess range in the lekin. I said it was fired by the War Olice The Admiralty sve, Lowever, not December art to the 3rd Instant

mit to you for publication in the Recorder the published at St Petersburg, in 1956, and con all adopted the eastern route. "They thas had of marey and other idlet gods in the famous tes Treaty at Tle. ), and before it was out by the yet giren their slaveno to a scheme which beloze the Coanoil, it would appear but jact to Reifenyder, Grigth, and Gralick, chodon to count by Dr. Tatarinov, Perician to the Resist greater profits than boferta Chitose Mer

The treats are daily thronged with these pil- I would add that if the report has been laid report of the committee, composed of Dra. Park, taining a catalogue of Chinese drugs collected the advantage of water carriage and made even pler of this region. Viceroys, and varied in the different proviases. will deprive the Naval Yard ofits water frontage. By the Additional Arţiole it is fixed at Tli. 80. The inst seramaniostien from the Admiralty on ne that some explanation should be given, as we the votes of the Medical Missionary body in alissing in Peking, that were subsequently down at a much lower price than Chinese Her grims who come not only to worship, but to do examined, and for the most part determined, by chants who had heavy duties to pay along the shopping and trading also. It is estimated that which has to be paid by the purchaser before he the subject states that the Lords Commissioners should regret that it should go forth soontes. Chins, to inform yo takes delivery.

have under their consideration the question of dioted that the Colony has, through us, bren

That all of the rated received were in Dr. Homisow, profesar of Materia Medies at West River. Formerly, when Kwangsi camin about ten thousand arrite every day and spend Hen. F-RBIE-1would say this question is the extension of the Naval Yard, and that until charged per cent, for its loans 1 here the four of the formation of a Madinal Affaionary St. Petersburg. The characters for each drug was brought by Chinese-erobaute to Cantem Leane these days here. This continues for a Soclety with the following named as officers are giver, accompanied, in-saoh instance, by and sold there to foreigners ita expert price was month or six weeks. It is hartest time for the one that requires very serious oonsideration, this has been settled; any doslsion on the various honour to be, Bir, your obedietzt servant,

...W.C.SARGHAUNT, and the idea that the Bill is to be forgod points connected with the proposed extension o

President, Dr.J. G. Kerr, of Canton, Vice-Pre iransliterations in both Eussian and Engilsh, more than ten tools, while oven in Kwanget it priests, shopkeepers, and many others who were through because two of the leading members of the Prays must necessarily be postponed.

desident, North China division, Dr. J. K. Me as well as by the scientife name is Latin; to cost so mu se sight or nina taels. The growers them or trade with them-Daily News Corre this Council are leaving.shortly I think is j

W. H. MARY.

Kenzie, of Tientsin. Vice-President, Shanghai notes or ominents are added. Very close on 300 thus made large profits and the production rapid pondent.""

farved to the Chamber of Comms. Dile bava

P. RYRIE,

Chairman.

this series.

ed for years and years. It is enly transfe : rod : 81a the present state of the Financer of the by the Crown Agents) et 7 per cent. per annum to a different department. So that falis to the Colony it could not, anaasiated, wolorlake- to 828,000. Interest on $400,00€, for 6 months, at The Hon. F. Stewart, LLD, Acting Colonial are translations, pure and simple, from Chinese. Chou, Lien con Fu and Fathoi, where it is the estimates for the mioting made one. It re

incar the expenditure of even £45,000, the 7 per cent par santus 821,900, with 36,000 added

KTOUND

the lexin

On reference to our anovants you will find that

The Hon. The Colonial Secretary, &

&o., Hongkong.

Secretary.