(Haar, hwar.) The compensation would vary from day to day. My iden is that whou the bones are improved the landlords will find that they have not lost anything. The best plan would be to leave the compensating to & Court of Arbitratora..!
Hon. A. L. MacEwen I trust before thy seesid roading of the Bill the Ceremuant will be able to give some information on the point.
THE EXCELLENCY. We hope to be able to do
dollars.
lamba.
THE DAILY PRESS, EELPAY, JUNK- 24rm, 1867.
against his better judgment by the Viceroy was Chinese commodities. Presently, however, the planting in Sarawak is to be started for Govern- removed, and when news of the death of Lord Lergament of other members of the Censoratament account by Mr. Gibeon, formerly of Suan Napier reished Canton, the British merebants were called on to apply to England for beadwan, who, however, was on no ao conat to be King's fler: Matters would move more smoothly both for the Viceroy and the Hong rarelants in the old
grups 6.
swayed the feeble Emperor to the other nide, and the Provincial Government found it becas mary to take action, which it did in November, 1896; by ordering Mesars. Jardins, Deat, Tune, and others to leave Couton The order was sufficiently, and with his taalt approval, obeyed by their return to Musac at the efase of the season.
FOR SALE OF TO LET.
(439
INTIMATIONS.
TIMBER..
FOR SALE FOR SALE, Collection of about 400 UNPOLISHED Undersigned, Agents for Messrs. GEMS. Can be seen on application at TED. ABRAHAMSON &Co. Banduku, Offco of this 'apar Hongkong, 26th February, 1887.
British North Bornes, are now prepared to submit for inspection Samples of hard and soft THBERT for Wharees, Building and General purposes.
GIB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agenta, Hongkong, 2nd November, 1886,
WONG MAN SAING
Dealer in FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, JAPANESE LACQUERED WARDS,
/$18
The nowe from Salis altogether of a different type. The Paliam met the Spanish squadron of six vazela on its return to Tiangi after e anche cesalul attack en ouu of the neighbouring islands held by the Moros. The Spaniards' loss in this affair was seventy men killed and wounded, tho More we supposed to have lost about ninety of HE Property known as *THE CLIFFS," their fores. The Spaniarda wore in a great statnene Mount Gough edhe Pank of jubilation over their victory, and Thaagi was Meanwhile Mr.-no Sir John-Davis had
Apply to succeeded as Chief Superintendent. His policy:
ADAMS & JORDAN, During the beginning of 1837 the tension of all astir with military bands and troops being pareded, while the town was decorated with flags
Hongkong, 24th February 1887. mazone of complete quiconco-to remain at affairs relaxed, sad the stagnation in trade and triumphal arches, so that with the exception
—— FOR SALE. Macao till instructivas could be repaired from brought about by the locking of exchange dar of the seventy killed and wounded the Spaniarda home; partly hemost the trade was again pro-ing the interruption of the opiam teade was in Lingi wave having a good time of it. During grassing favourably, and partly bootuse such an relieved by the quiet resumption of that trafts the night their naval authorities for reasons attitude was the one most likely, he thought, on the issue by the Emperor of a Desa (Jato a careful rutiny by means of the electric best known to themselves anumitted the Paknam either to fores the Provincial Government to re-ary 26th) in which the exportation of silver was search light of the Spanish fingahip. cognize his position or to find themselves in alone despanced, thereby implying that dilemma. In a sense his policy succeeded. The if that difficulty were ordreoms a barter timid and neudy Government of Peking took trade in apiam at Canton might be allowed. alarm both at the danger of interruption to the Such, then, was the condition of British intor trade, and also at the probability that the inac-course with China whan Her Majesty axendal tion of the British Superintendent concealed an the Throne, a condition of what could not fail tə intention to take the reprisaia Lord Napier had be only transitory voliat, ampported as it was, threatened. Accordingly na Imperial Decree both
so, but we have frst to consult the home Govern ment. Mr. Marsh wrote a dispatch on the sub- ject on the 27th February, and I have written one sition. 1 bare asked them to telegraph and let us know their decision,
Hon. A. P. MACEwer-It has born estimated by the Surveyor-General that the womennt ra quired would be about 8700,000. It is a great exaggeration to say that it would be millions of His EXCELLENCY-The Surveyor-Generale estimate was, I think, only for a part.
Mr. BHARP-Yes, your Excellerer. There was he allowanes for the ton foot of yard. By sides in many cases if to foot were taken away the remainder would' be useless. The Govern. ment have lately sold sovorat lots twenty-eight foot deep only and if you take tou leet from that the remainder would be valueless..
Hie EXCELLENCY-All this may be settled if both sides approtoh it in a friendly spirit.
Hoa. F. RYRJE We have bad statements put was issred which was in fact a kind of apology trade, by temporary compromises and expedients. forward here which I know to be incorroel for the action of the Provincial Government, It was one of salu, it is true, but only of oslu His ELCELLENCY-That only shows how laying so it did the blame of the diagroment before a storia, the star that was to level all much better it would be for the matter to be dis- cussed in the Legislativs Council, whors we are at the extortions of the Hong merebanta. the barriere of China along the const, and which obliged to be correct in our statements.
At the same time a second Imperial Decree was har so shaken her barriers inland that long, wo Hoa. P. Brats-I think we may as well with-issued directed against the clandestine trade hope and believe, before Her Majesty's roign draw. We do not appear likely to come to any understanding. I must say I have never known a caso before where' a request from the most in- fluential persons in the Colony was presented' and refused.
along the coast, the point of objection at this time (1935) being that it involved a loss of ruvenne.
The clar desting trade had, indoad, comtronoed some years before the termination of the East India Company's monopoly-ns early, in foot, w 1820; but after the termination of that monopoly everything model to itsranidineresse. As long
Hon, C. P. CHATER-The request is only for a very short postponement. We are in June and the Council will naturally meet in two e three months. I do not think the health of the Colony can suffer in three months. I think then the combination of the Co-bong could be met by Garornment might postpone the Bill til next
Sasich
matters of official intercourse and of
all close, the present restrictions on foreigners in the Empire abull seem as strange as those on British residents in Canton in 1997 appear now to us
CHI-NAN-FOO.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THURSDAY, 23rd June. OPICN.
Quotativus uro
New Halwa....
Old Malwa Patus (New). Bodaros (New)
ON LONDON.
1..8525 për picul, Bloa. of 1 to 2 ostties.
$850 to 580 par pioul, Toilee. of 1 to 2 cattios.
$5023 per shast
475
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphie Transfer................ Bank Bills, on doused
C
CHAMPAGNE MONOPOLE.“
-HEIDSIECK & Ce
MONOPOLE BGD SEAL (medium dry).
Do. "ee" R&D FOIL) 10.
GOLD FOULJ (dry).
Der Do.
de. (extra dry). CARLOWITZ & C...
Sole Agents for HEIDECK & Co., REIMB For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
FOR SALE
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ACCONE'S SHERRY, POET,
► CLABETS, CHAMPAGNE. HOOKS, BURGUNDY,
CITRIOS, &o, &e. PRICES MODERATE-
53, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
Victoria Hotel Buildings.
Hongkong, 16th February 1987
WIN
FA
368
SHIP'S COMPRADORES. STEVEDORES.
AND
COAL MEROHANTS.
PROVISIONS SUPPLIED -ÁT-THE
SADUTEST NOTICE.
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No. 25, PRAYA ÖRNORAT
RRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT, MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS. SCALES. BICYCLES. PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH,
Apply to
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...
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MAIL EXPECTED.
THE INDIAN MATE The Ioño-Chairan stommer Pairang, with thể
Indica mail, loft Singapore or the 19th, and may be expected hors on or abort the 25th instant.
-THE-AUSTRALIAN-MAIL—— — The B. A. 5, S. Co.'s atemor Calterthun, with the Australian mail, left Part. Darwin on the 18th, and many to expostol bera on or about 4 28th instinct.
THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The.P.&O. steamer Mu?wn, with the English mail of the 27th May, laft Singapore at 10a.m. Jon the 23rd, and may be expected here on or
about the 29th instant.
TERK AMERICAN MAIL. The 1. & 2. stanraer Gredie, with the AmBris Ioan ranil of the 4th June, leaves Yokohama an [this 246h, und may be expected here on or about
tan 3063 luslant
STEAMERS EXPECTED. _Tha-0-5>8.-Ca/ls-steamor Cyclops loft-Sings- pors on the 20th, nel is dus her on the 26th instant.
Th 0. 8. 8. Cu's slogger Menelaus Io
27th instant.
.
you want JAPANESE GOODS at Singapore on the 211, and is duo hare on tha
Reasonable Prices
Go to CASSUMBHOY'S STORE,
BRACONSFIELD ARCADE,
The D. D. . steamer Cuessandra loft. Singe-
are on the 21st, and is dua kere on the 28th inviant.
A Large Assortment of New Satauma and other Ware, Bronzes, Tea Servicos, Screens, &c.
New and Second-hand FURNITURE at The Canadian Pavitic Line stonmer Bohemia loft Singapore on the 2nd, and is dus here on the 8th instant,
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co., H
Bank Buildings. Hongkong. lat January, 1886.
FOR SALE
HEIDS 1ECK'S
CHAMPAGNE, 1830 WHICH GAL
Bank Bille, at 30 days' right
31 31
Bank Billa, t 4 months' sight.
13/17
Grenita, at 4 months' eight...a2
3/2)
Documentary Billa, até mantha'
sight..
3/21
ON PARIS.-
Bank Billa on demand
9.93
29th May.
Credits, at 4 months' night.4.01
ON NEW YORK—
Bank Bille, on demand.
.757
Credits, 60 days' sight..."
809
222
Bonk, on demand.
CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand....
2224
*$25
$13. $14.
Bank, at sight........... Private, 30 days' sight.
SHARES.
.72+
Hon. P. EYRIE-I have boon in this Colony long the trade could be forcibly condned to Con- frem hara. The day before, the American Mis ON BOMBAY -
for nearly thirty years and I bave no hesitation in saying that the health of the Colony was never so good as of the present time. However, as we cannot come to say agreement we may sa well withdraw.
The deputation then withdrew,
THE CONDITION OF ENGLISH IN. TERCOURSE WITH CHINA IN 1837.
Ir the great widening of human intercourse which the fifty years just ended of the Queen's reign have witnessed, the strangest parts of all wore played by the two Empirea of the Far East. -Parbops the contest between then and now is more easily realized in the case of Japan, for it
grouter than the presious twe, but still fro On the 19th of May occurred the third riot,
sionarles, hearing of the rumont, reported the mattor to the District Magistrate through friendly Dopaty, and in addition aunt a petition nctory protection. The Tuotai at once reported to the Total to make fall preparation for eatie-
the esso to the Governor in person, and both of them Bast very strict orders to the lens oficiale. On the following morning the constable, especi ally appointed to spy out the situation, ou being the risters begin to gather at a temple as their place of readezvous, at onse ontored the city and reported to the District Magistrate. The Magistrate with a Departy of the same rank.. especially appointed by the Governor to assist in over 100 men, immediately started to suppress the settlement of the trouble, sccompanied by the rising ziet. They want to the temple and mot the crowd, that as put had not gone forth to nation. The crowd would not disperzy and the headmen or gentry. At last the landlord of for over two hours consultation was hold with
the acheot-house was summoned, and in the pro sauce of the hooting, indignant mob, was examin. The officis finally ordered ed by the official.
ON
Telegraphic Trasfer
ON SHANGHAI-
.
Quotations are :-- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sharis~187.
per cent. premium. Union Laurance Scolety of Canton, Limited→ China Traders Insurance Company's Shares
$583 per share, salsa.
$67 per sharÓ. North China Insurance Fls. 285 per sbaro. Yangtze Insurance Association--Tie 116 par. Chinese Insurance Company. Limited--$290 per
sbare,
Ja Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls, 148|
per share.
abare.
-share:---
***............. Per osse of 1 dozon quarts. 208........... per case of 3 dezon piata. PAUL DUBOIS & Co CLARET, GRAND VIN-LEDVILLE." ...................... por case of 1 dozen querTS. CLABET, CHATEAU LaroJs.
............. per ease of I dozen quarts.
... per eser of 2 dozon pinte. PONTET CANET. $9.50........ per case of I dozen quarts.
PALMER MARGAUX, $7.50......... per euse of 1 dozen quarts. $5.50 per ease of 2 dozen pints.
LORMONT. $5............ per case of 1 dozeri quarts. JOHN WALKER & SONS OLD HIGHLAND WHIBKET. $............ per cass of 1 dizen bottles. ALSO. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s
WINES AND SPIRITS.
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 1st January, 1884.
JUST RECEIVED.
Lowest Price,
TAI.
COAL MERCHANT, bas always on hand
13
LARGE STOCKS OF ETERY DESCRIPTION OF CO A L
153
FOR SALE AT A MODERATE PRICE,,
No. 85, PRAYA CENTRAJ.. SUMAER TIME TABLE. THE KOWLOON PERRY. STEAM-LAUNCH
"MORNING STAR”
•
Rupe Daily asa Forry Boat botwoan PEUDAR'S WHART and TSTY-THA-Taur at the following hours-This Time Table will take effect from the 15th April, 1887.
SUNDAYS. WEEK DAYS.
Lesvos LAYOS Hongkong Kewlon 7.09. 6.9 KM. 8.80
7.80 3.50. A_KU
.8.00
|
POST-OPRICE NOTICES,
When Correspondence has been mis-sent or delayed (both of which are liable to happen occasionally) all that the preussen mead do is to nota or the onver, Seul to, or Racažned
7 p. or us to case may be, and forward it. without any other writing whatever, to the Poslinaster-Gonoral. The should be acted on (the first lima enten af coreplaint cooars; it is a to let suck mittora pass for foar of giving tablo, a asurer which ganerally gives
a trouble in the end.
·Encal Delivery-No delivery ja aktompted Leaves on boord Ship, at the Peak, Kowlonu. Aberdeen, Hongkonge, nor at nor private borsa foren though 7:00 AM | named in the address) when there is a plana ol 8.02
basiness nor ut which delivery can be footed.
The Pestal Guido for 1993, ravisat to date will be found in the Dally Preas Directory,
17
10 45.. 12.00 NOON.
1.15 T.M.
200...
Loares Kowbor
6.00 ..
"
8.50
9:40,
*10.15
3000
0.30.
12.30 P.M. 11.90
12.453xM.
1.00
H
32,30 PM.
1.80
2.00
1.30
+
2.20
8.00
2.30
"
3.80
4.00
4:15
J
4.50
5.30
4.50
5.10.
"
19
5,2
5.40
5.95
5 53
6.15
6.13
G.43
7.00
6.15
7.000
41
7.16 n
RiD.
736x
*Thiers-will-bo-ng Launch on Monday and HOLLAND GENEVER or GIN in Cages Tongs Fire Insurance Company's Shares of Une Dates or less, White Crystal Glass Friday; on acosant of coaling
$3775 per share, buyers
Bottles, Key Brand.
The above Time Table will be atriolly adhered Chins Fire Insurance Company's Shares-$79
Also GENEVER in Stone Bottles and to, exspt under unavoidable circumstancas. En onan of stress of weather, dina noties will be per share.
POMERANZEN DITTERS.
given of any stoppages GUNS, BIFLES, REVOLVERS, CART-HINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
the COMMERCIAL. JOVENAL för CHINA, JAPAN, &c., &c.,
Straits Marine Insurance Company, Limited-
$30 nort
$16 nom, sellers.
CHINA
Pablished at the Office of the Hongkong Daily Prase on the Morning of the Departure of the English Mail, contains the LATEST AND FULLEST TRADE INTELLIGENCE,
395 large edition, p. 701 small adition. Thi is the onis authored, complete Summary of
Postal information published in Hongkong.
đặt The butincion 1 Last of Mails insuod in connection with this paper is this one "published twice each day in our Extra, which is always corrected to a fauch Later honte (hau that gired below.
A MATE, ATELL CLONS,
For Suigra-Dr. Wellingdorf, to-day, this 24th in at 4:20 px.
For Kolm--Per diarine Boyd, to-day, the 24th inst. at 4.0 1.31.
For Sualor. Anoy, not Poochow -Ter Namin, to-morrow, the 25th inst, at 11:30 AM
For Straits and Cilosta—Per drratoon Apear, to-morrow, the 25th staf, at 11:30 am.
For Shenghai-Par Fakaung, to-morrow, the 25th inst. at 330 33
For Blanila-Por Essembla, to-tsorrow, the 125th inst., at 3.30 PM.
For Shapebai--Por Peking,
-morrow, the
The EISINO HOPE SHAG TOBACCO from Hongkong and Whampoa Doal: Company's Nelle, (Rotterdam.)
Shures 68 per cent." prom, sellers.
J. F. SCHEFFER, Hongkong, Canten, and see a Sternboat Co.'s 146]
Shares 19 per ceni, pram,, salus, Inde Chian Stow Javigation Co.'s Gbares--
10 per cent di count. China and Manila Stearaship Company, Limited Y Dongle Steamship Compans. Limited-850 per LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP THE LATEST TELEGRAME, Twill, Bristan, Srier. Melbourne,
-90 per coat. disco.at, nominal.
shore.
21. & 23, Pottinger Street,
怡
E
STING
CU,
COAL MERCHANTS,
have always on hand
*
the combination of the East India Company, a
on; but as soon as the Company was dissolved it became impossible for the individual merchants who succeeded thom to cope with the Co-hong, which, so far from being itself dissolved, had con- trived at this period (1835) to acquire stricter rights. Hoves the new English traders began to urge on the Home Government the mesensity for forcing from China cooosssions for further markets, or boldly to angago themselves in the illicit trade-illicit, indeed, only is name, since the Chiness offliale almost universally either took part in it, or connived for bribes at its existence and iners This coition of things led to the roatatead of Lintin becoming a great resort for foreign shipping; in fact, all vessels proceeding to or from Canton called there their way. Mr. Davis's suster, Sir George can be represented in a single scope. Fifty Robinson, venerdingly resolved (December, 1835) years ago this very month on unarmed foreign to remore part at any rate of the Commission +xploring sesal turned out of her course to bring from Macao to Lintin, where he himself resided the landlord to harry up and reden bir Canton Ingimarce Offos, imited-$724 parUARANTEED the very best Quality bart 1 Japan three hipwreck Japanoso. Shein HM Cutter Louira during the greater.
- property, allowing him half a mouth's time. -This anchored in the Bay of Vede sufficiently long to part of the year 1836. His contention was, in wetsed awaited, and the crowd sostored. Thews - make her humane purpose known, when, without brief, that the Chinese were determined to keep ollioils sont their curds with compliments to the warning of any kind, the shore batteries, which the Commission out of Canton, and that it was foreigner acting guard at the school-house, say are now saluting for the Queen's Jubilae, poured therefore useless to attempt to go there unless sultation had been bald with the gentry, who
ing the riot had beer suppressed, and that sou a broadside through her hull and rigging. It the Home Government would support its ap demsaded the redemption the property. The is loss our purpose, however, to deal with aon-proach by force, his prodllections in favour of missionary sent back his amplimenta, and-re- Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited RIDGES, SHOT, &o, &o., &c. 'trasts such as these, than to endeavour toshow, as which support he did not attempt to conewal. It plied that if the gonty said the house must be concisely as may be, the position of the English is clear, however, that his policy was opposed hy days after, the Testa: inrited the missionary
redeemed, he said it must not be redeemed. Two in Chies at the time of the Queen's accession. other members of the Commission, and it oor.
The agitation in England against the Fast tainly was distasteful to the British Government Magistrate, and two Deputex especially appoint an Interview along with the Prefert, District India Company had so plainly gained ground Whether because ther besitated to engage is sued. The Tastal was very friendly and promised that as early as 1830 the then Supercargoes of distant an expedition, or because they were con full protection. The Deputy, who had ordered the the Company at Canton had been able to inform vinced that the object could be more peaceably by saying it was the only way he could lovies for landlord to redens his property, excused himselt the Hoog merchants that their monopoly of the attained, or boons they were determined to seattering the crowd Site su there have been China trade would erase in April, 1834. The give no official recognition to the illicit, or, as it slrost daily in torviews with one of the Deputies. Bong merchants represented as much as they now begun to be called, "outside" trade, trying to agree on some plan to harmonise, but understand, or desired to understand, of this although they were not prepared to discourage eens plain that the foals will grant the pos- as yet the plan has not been determined. It comanication to the Provincial Government, it, it is certain that both political parties at session of the lease, though the landlord has been and the then Vicoroy instructed them to require home in 1830 word averse to war with China.compelled by the gentry to petition the Diancie the English to send out a "taipas" to contrel Accordingly in Jana, 1836, Sir G. Robinson was Magistrate to allow him to take back his pro- the trado. August, 1863, the Act was passed ordered to hand over charge to Captain Elliot, party. A few days sino. the Governor, on that finally abolished the monopoly of the Com-who from being Washer Attendant and Secretary the gonty, a former Governor of Honan, that Joaring for a month's absones, told the bead of pany in Chius, and in pursuance of that Ant, had bee Second Superintendent. The latter's there must not be any more riots; that if the and, as the preamble to the Order in Council policy was to take advantage of the arrival at nativen were at fanit he would memorialise the stated, in consegnones of the request of the Chi Canton of the new Viceroy to re-open communi- would be reported to their Minister. The officials, terak Fin Mining and Smelting Company
Throne, and if the foreigners were at fault, it nea Authorities Lord Napier was appointed cations, a policy, as we have soon, apposed to therefore, and the chief gentry are anxious.to Chief Superintendent of Trade in Chlan, and that of his profecessors and, for different rea- have pesos, only the headman who stirred up the Punjom and Sunghie Du Samantan Mining directed to associate with himself in office the sons, disstprosed of by the Fuglish merchants trouble are craving a little "face," en indispon. Company, Limited-$15 per share fully two senior Supercargoes at the time of hie ar-at Canton. The formed at the time ((836) asable in Chinese eyes.
paid up, sales. rival at i antor, whose powers he would assume.body of 50 or 60 men divided and diszontient on rial ediet seat down last year in regard to peace
The Governor has lately considered the Impe- Perak Bagar Cultivation Company-Tls. 18- per
share. Those powers were, however, not defined. The almcat every occasion" and strongly indisposed fal relations with Romanism and Protestantism Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Li East India Company had, indeed, found itself to the prunes among them of an anthority of and ha bas adopted the plan of issning ordars te
waited-$40 per share. suffoiently strong to deal on the one hand with their own nation.
each helan of the province, to ascertain if in ita British evildoere, and on the other to hold its
bordera there are any Christians, and if so te Captain Elliot assumed solo charge, as a kind own against the assumptions of the Provincial of Consul, in December, 1835, and at once sent
pat forth proclamations enjoining on the people A. B. Watson & Co., Limited-40 per cent. Government and the Hong merakints Into the Viceroy a respectfully worded despatch
harmony and toleration.
premium. ed, chartered, or linensed all the British shipping informing him of his appointment and request
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., and bad the power to revoke licenses and to doing permission to
Limited-35 per cent.prem., buyer. come to Canton. Tuis
Singapore Insurance Company, Limited-$19 port unlicensed persons. Hence, though the Su- despatch was superscribed with the charao-to the Tao-tal of Yes-chow Fu, while the Fre Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884. B-6 per cent.QUARE
per share. percargoes had no judicial powers, they wars se- ter ging (" representation" or "palition") the foot sont a letter to the Prefoot there, enjoining Chito Imperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. tually in a position to exercise a thorough control absence of which had caused all former octam-
promium. aottlement of the trouble thero and to allow in- ever all Englishmen coming to Chius. Further, nications from the Superintendency to be re-
terviews with the missionary in the fature, they could, and did, stop the trads whozover my jealed, and was sout sealed through the Agents Ching-chow-fu, who had opposed foreigners in
A District Magistrats formerly in the city of Chinose Imperial Loan, 1885 57 por cont. set passing the normal insolenes and injustice of of the East India Coopany to the Hong Mar. the parokase of a houss, and had been guilty of Claueso Imperial Government 1885 Dollar Loan. 687|
premium, zalos.
okunts. The result of this appeal was the oxtensive "squeezes," has been dagraded and is furnishing to Captain. Elliot by instructions forced to pay over to the Yellow Liver Fund se of the Canton people loss of employment, discou- from Peking of a passport to rosida during the varal thousand tools Thus the way of trans tent, and want, and to their Government Brely senson at Canton (March, 1837), a privilege which ressors is hard. danger of disturbanne, piracy, and insurrection.a few months later was extended to allow him to It was, it is true, the policy of the Hoag mor- ohanty to degrado foreigners as much as possible come up from Macan to Cauton at any time on
the Provincial Government was threatened; and
stoppage of the trade meant to a large number
in the eyes of the people seeing that the greater
urgent business.
The circumstances which bad.convinged Cap-
The troubles in the city of Yon-ohow Fu along with the varions anonymous plecards wore re ported to the Tao-t'ai here. He tu torn report. ed to the Governor, and afterwards sent a litter
inspection to Tai-shsa, Yen-show-fa, and Ts'ao The Governor left on the 25th for a visit of show fu, from which latter plaon he will rocarn by the Yellow Hiver. Later on he is intending to go to the month of the river to make investi
the depressed state of the foreign residents the tain Elliot, while he was yet only Sangations.-N. C. Daily News Correspondent,
less bikely was their own responsibility to be in- Superintendent, that it was necessary that volved. The same policy was passed by the communication should be established between Provincial Government, who in this spirit made
the Commission and the Provincial Govern←
NORTH HORNEO,
share.
TION OF COAL.
· Tisa
longkoug Gas Company's Shares $15 per Address-Care of Mrs. KWONG SUNG & Co.,
No. 69, PRAYA,
NOW ON SALE.
Hongkong Hotal Company's Bharge-$200 per
share, sellers:
REPORTS oF MEETINGS or
COMPANIES.
together with the POLITICAL AND GENERAL NEWS of the Fortaight. The "Trade Report" has a large circulation in Hongkong, the Ports of Chins and Japan,
China Sugar Raining Company, Limited-$130 THE HOUSELOLD COMPANIONS, the Philippines Straits Settlements, &o. e.
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Governor to H. H. the Sultan of Branai, and Mende ...... returned immediately to Labuan, and thus was
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The Straits Tives of the 10th inst, says :- Factories with proclamations calling on the Hong
Sir Frederick Weld's mission is nearly com merchants and Compradores to give the barbari. Ppreciation of the scudition of affairs in reted, and we halieve that it will be found that China in 1836-7. It has been seen that His Excellency has been most successful in oar- ane lessons in civilization and to urge them to restrain their vicious instincts. Foreigners were great and thriving trade kad sprang ng rying out a series of negotiations of great in
portance to the country, and we have no doubt not allowed the bareft of Chinese laws, but were at Lintin, outside Canton, with the setive sap that before long it will be made evident that governed morely by such rates as the officials for port of the local authorities. This trade con-mach good has ruuaited from Sir Frederick's the time being declared to be their will. Never.sisted in 1836 mainly, if not entirely, of the er, visit to Borneo. His Excellency the Governor thelves, nuder the regime of Fest India Com change of opium for silver. At the same time was accompanied in his first visit to Brunei by pany matters were on the whole paamble en: (1835-6) to other pioneers of progress in China, the Administrator of Labuan, as we have already sanounced in a previous issue. H. E ough. It is true that during the tea soseon the the missionaries, were tively engaged in ex-Dr. Legs merely served to introduce H. E. the foreign merchants had to live in the confinement tending their operations along the coast, a pro- of the thirteen Factories, Licensed to leave itceeding which ultimately fnd to the war of 1910. only three days in the month to visit the flower and the opening of China. For as long as the not present at the conference which took place heugkong... between Sir Frederick Wuld and the Sultan. Foo... gardera, and separated from their wives and Lintiu trade was quietly pursued it hud, se Cap. We have no information as to the final answer Shungiui.....
Naga families, but for the rest of the year they tain Elliot, himself much opposed to the spin which B. H. the Sultus has given to Bir Fre retired to the delights of Macso. It is true, too, trade, admite," the countenance-of the high an- dariak as to the future administration of his stock, that from time to time they were put to the in.thorities of Kwangtung, who, though they were try, but there can be but little doubt that His Highness will accept`u British. Rozident at ervenience of being deprived of their chair-paturally unfriendly to its extension to the coast Eraust. His Highness the Sultan has been benzura, or even their servante, and that they of the neighbouring provineea, were disposed to most strongly urged by personal friends who were always greeted with opprobriam from the stifle complaints to the Court on that subject in have his interests at heart, to adopt this course, populace; but a threat to stop the trade namaliy order to stave off searobing enquiries into their which will greatly add to the snority and and speedily, checked any too offensivo demon.own affairest Canton." But who missionary the pacificution of the country and the develop. Hongkon
dignity of his position and promptly bring about atphong... stration. Further, the corruption of the on-persals like the Huron, Bouttered along the coast ment of its trade and natural resources. thorities was a great source of safety to them, from Amey to Shanghai a shipload of books only other alternative sppears to be to ensure since these preferred not to use vigorens methods and tracts, the anxious timidity of the Court as eason of larga tructs of the Hrmei farriagaks to onforms what they maintained to be the law, and the spicious of the Censorate were at opstory to both the Barawr and British North Berane Governments, as Lae Sultan appears to when they could not for the privilege of allow. aroused, and every effort was made to goufins the be quite nuable to ehf his authority in the ing foreigners to break it, large sums instand intercourse with foreigners, as before, to the ex-revolted districts. from their compradores or security merobante treme south of the empire, and to bring it puder Sir Frederick Weld rived a deputation at Back was the condition of affairs when Lord control by restricting it to Canton. Adouri. Labuan, the members of which presented His Napier arrived of Chanpon in July, 1834, and ingly in 1838 the Peking Grivernment begun to land of Labuan remain a British Colcuy; there Excellency with a petition praying that the is such indeed, but without the shocks which the seriously entertain proposals for the legalization influence of the Company' imposed, it remained of the opium traffic, thereby doing away with for some years later. We do not propose to what it draaded mast, the visits of foreign vessels, follow in detail Lord Napier's most unhappy whother bringing opium ortracts, to the north- Fortapes at Canton. Ho was hampered by in-orn coasts of China. At the time-another he has formed of the British possession in Borneo. Barometer structions an contradictory or futile, that only consideration moved it, which had been gradually
65. The general nows is very satisfactory, to Temperature...
Humidity political expedioney oz ignorance could excase growing in imperious, namely, the fact that the baceo pleating especially is making great Dipstion of wind them. The one point in the quarrel between him balsuos of trade had turned against China Tofarod by the B. N. B. Government on her last Weathor
progress. Tho atanmor Paknam was charForce of wind... and the Viceroy was that he claimed to be the these two cironmstages--the nervous desire of voyage to proceed to the new settlement of Bin Rais Intter's equal, and forced his hand by going to the Court to restrict foreigners to Canten, poras; the Pakuam landed the population of the Canton before the Viceroy (to whom the arrival thereby at the same time securing the revenue fature town to which wo wish every access. of a King's Omer and not a “txipan "was, we (a groat portion of which passed directly, through Sinporna is in Darvel Bay at the entrance of the Trema Trascher, and possesses a very ine har think, a complete surprise) could apply to Pek the "Hoppo," into the Privy Fursa), and on the bour in a district abounding in ses produce. ing for instructicos how to act in this novel other hand the increasing alarm at the die Mother of pearl shells, tortojnoshell, and tripang position The Viceroy, after grost, provocation appearance of silver from the country-may be are very abundant and the exports of thess given, not in one side only, gained his object in traced, all subsequent events. The first Iden of articles will be materially increased if the new
sattlement prospers. compelling Lord Napier to retire to Macso, but the Peking Government was, as has been seen,
The soil of this region is different from any other he compelled a dying man. This offeoted, the om. to legalize the traffic, requiring opium to be, like a British North Borneo; it is of volcanic forma burgo on the trade, wiilch had boon stopped other foreign importe at this period, barbered for Ition, and is very fertile. We hear that tobow
can be no doubt that the natives both in Labutan
and in the districte on the muisland wish to be governed by the Queen. His Exellency has
tional interest to the publie to learn what opinion visited Sandakan also, and it will be of creep-
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