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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHINESE CONSUL AT HONGKONG,

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HONGKONG, THUR&DAY, JULI 9rs, 1891.

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pending levy on all foreign opium imported (own against her equally or sacre favourable."uch coinage." Unfortunately the establish paneed for the suppression ofg ambling has the bartended at intervals like of danger and loss to this. Colony was the

Jawn at the end of that time if the an. in the northern provinces. It was also the extent of 25 or 30 per cont. To take it might have made a handsome proft. Ithand exemisos its banciul effect on this Celanauts of the strip first inundated, ând.mant of this. On thele urgent sypal wa

This question is one the importance of which to Hongkong can hardly be exaggerated, and

years ago has evidently borne fruit. The afford to have the quality of its ten called in | Queen's head and allow the mintago profit-to "as was the existence formerly of opium fed. a group of villages, perhaps with by getting public opinion to also mwo in the British Consul now denotes a good share of question. The incident will doubtless give a go to the Viceroy of Canton isistend of bo the "and salt smuggling in Hongkong to the the knowledge and consent of the local matter. The prose my safely be regariad na his time and attention to discovery of farther impetus to the growing demand for Colonial exchequer! When the HongkongImperial Goverisment of Chima and he magistrate for the time being, provides a one of the grants tours of the pesunt ag Dew outlets for trade, and at same time Indian and Chylon teas in the Colonies. Mint Commission was appointed in 1866 argues that because this Colony tank extrapr. bank which shall prevent the waters from and no doubt that hol other new para in

China will warmly take up this most important anticipation by the public on the 3rd inst. watches jealously the efforts made by nativo It de satisfactory to find that in the Fub- one of the references to it was the follow dinary slope to poi u stop to suck anggling overwhelming any of these villages. But anbject, a gambling st Cuiness Karlyn is a in the pomasdings at the Legislative Council to circumscribe British trade and the combien ten districts some aftomlion has at lasting As conseted with the possibility of it would be an paneighbourly and most nu

the villagers Bring outside this area, and vary orinas oso of an va tos ad injury to meeting, the Share Bill being set down for its petition of other foreigners to monopolise been paid to the plant, the shrubs being "making the mint a paying concern, to con: frisudly act on the part of China, the re- to turned, will the ptor owing water the inhabitants of the Oolong an I must full de reading, which it was thought would certain branches. This is as it should be properly trimmed and well attended to, with "ider what profit is likely to be realized fused to put a stop to the gemtding at Kow-will be turned, will atkarpt to cut the bank, randor fuoperative roomnt legislation in Hong moet with some opposition. Contrary to The main duty the Consul in China must favourable restits. The authorities are from the minting of the subsidiary 20, 10. koon. Tune is of course no reason why we for in other casos, where a bank provants the kong against rambling. In this was the mattor expectation, the Bill passed its second road-neers be the conservation of trade and it is awakening to the fact that if the Fruchow and 5 cent pieces. The reply on this point shoubt not use our an inn in regard to water running off, those whose lands are ill come before . E the Cinton Visor and ing unopposed, and the Committed stage eessary that his vigilance should know notes are to hold their own against those of was as follows We have shown that smuggling as a lever to moro China to submerged wil do the same. Mr. Sirutas ministers of the Taung-li Yaman at Peking

our option the pecuniary object of the obligus aither in the matter of gambling or adjourned for a fortnight to allow time relaxation, because the Chinese officials are India and Ceylon more care must be paid to

instance of this bank cutting through the anal diplomatio okaanel in whic mach nors eimply and much moen diently them for ang suggested auguduspts being wat is perpetually devising some new form of un. their cultivation and proparation, and they Hongkong Royal Mint, namely, the pro. anything else that may be desired, but which occurred during the floods in North pronged day so often doneisha. I vilual and considered. But though this mastor authorisel taustion while the native traders appear, Mr. PHILLIPS Buys, to be ready "duction of British dollars, will not make it at the us time it is difficult to draw China in the summer of 1890. A stream Chinos Karlovo city two araninga ngo with a passed off quietly, the accting was not with- and dealers are ne constantly seeking to orcot listen to any suggestion that promises to paying common, unless as hereinafter any parallel between the two questions. cailed the Tu-hat uns parallel with the number of Naval and Military offers, Hong- out its sensation. This cams is the form monopolies which are intended to obstruct bring about an improvement in the trade indicated, but with regard to the subsidiary Suggling is a reengal 1 offence against course of the Yellow River on the north side kang Goreenment officials and others. We feand of a brief and innocent lunking, dispatch freedom of trade, to wreat it from the The most valuable suggestion that could be coinage of fractional parts of ad Ular, then the laws of all countries, whereas gambling and is guarded by a lofty dyke. As uddi. Fally half a dozen gambling hoams in fall wing which was formally laid on the table with foreignor's hands, or to so enhance prices as given them, but one which wo ars afraid is so much necessity for that here that we is tolerated in many, and it is not so very tional protection to the districts north of the ad other gumbling henson in the comma

oraction. We werd laformed that the bol In a very few lines Lord to render the prohibitive. An intractive they will not be willing to listen to, is that thinks it will always rabera á pecât apo long ago that licensed gambling houare-hai smaller banks had been thrown up ENOTA ORD calmly informs the Officer Ad. instance of the former action is given by Mr. the export duty, and lekin should be sweptite own act to the Mint, but the extent of existed in Hongkong. There are many to confine the waters to the south in case is sintharities deelvan verse of shant

$39,000 por

atum from tolongting hans hotbade ministering the Government that Her Ma- Consal BoxzINS in his report on the trade away in too. This is the only coures that "that profi: it will be impossible to estimate people who think that a revival of the licens the fonda of previous years should be re- of vice in apposition to the law of China. jesty's Government have agreed to the up- of Kaking. Towards the close of 1890, can save what remains of the trade, for it is until we know how far the Colony and the ing system would be the best way of dealing peate These banks, to the number of Theoristson of such dons is as much a 5 TrOB patatuunt of Mr. Teo PING LUNG, at pre-

he tells us, rumours

prevailed of an im. absolutely impossible for Chins to bold her

neighbouring parts of Chins will absorb with the evil even now, The Ordinancerepently five or six, Fout Chinese Consul at Singapore, to be

of gridiron. When the bank: azistenez formerly of opium aut sais mug. Consulat Hongkong for one year, on the of T, a chest. It way to he a voluntary circamatanead competitors while the con- ment was closed before experiences bed fully not suppressed it but simply driver it over of the Tu-bai actually broke, the inin. thing in Hongkong to the Tazorial re * understanding that ho should he with.contribution for the relief of the distress times to handicap herself with taxation shown that on the subsidiary coinage alone the border, where it flourishes unchecked

ing their aropa ruined audi thair houses

have taken extraordin.ey stone to eat a stop to sach smuggling. We passed an Oedio-ones to "pointment should be found not to work one of these cases that occasionally illas-measures for the improvement of the article would pay the Colony to re establish the with almicet undiminished vigour, whereas tumbling over them, raised a larga fores and regulate the sale of prium, ra and the hinsis well." It is evident from the openingtrate-the rennelling of accemity and is an excellent thing in itself; but what has Mint even now, for although the subsidiary by a hansing system we might have been attempted to cut the bank to the north of Imperial Dastoms daily returns of the mora sentence of this despatch that there has been free will. Undoubtedly necessity existal been the muse of the deterioration in the coins can be obtained ou, reasonable texts, able to bring it under some sort of con-them, in order én let out the water. This ment of spiun in the Colon • air, we pratent previoue correspondence on the subject, among the famine refugees round Tientsin quality? Mr. Para talle as there was so far as price is conosrand, from England, trol. However this may be, it is quite open the villagers on the other sido resisted with juks and boats from oaring the harbors dur and it is equally apparent that the engges no less than in the terms of the oficial a time when the Foochow teas were so well we cannot obtain them in sufficient quantity to China, when asked to disestablish the gama still larger force, and the result was a battle.ng the night. Wudo all this in the prolusive tion has been opphead by the Governor instructions; the free will was to be exer- prepared that they retained all their good. If they were mannfactured on the spotsstead bling houses at Kowloon, to point in the funt When the book was at length leuken down, intorst of the China Go eramated othe Other counsels have, however, prevailed, and, aiand by the opium dealers at Kukiang qualities for a seasom or two, hat now they of having to be ordered through the Crows that not many years ago this Colony possessed the villagers in the second strip in their turnu ali i venience of the merchants and though

in a somewhat doubting manner, the and elsewhere in making contribution at will hardly keep over one season with.Agents, the meddlesome and mischievous licensed carobling haue-s of its own, also to raised a fores and attacked the bank to the traders. On the sam--prinple the chic s

Imperial Gover meat cannot refres to enforce Imperial Government have weakly given way. a rate indicated by the despatch issued by oat considerable deterioration. Under the surveillance exercised by the Treasury Au-asle why we do not equally remonstrate with north of them, and by the time the water had its own laws is the own treffers hardering on the Viceroy of Chilli The collection in pressure of the competition from India thorities over the quantity supplied wouli Macao, where many residents of this Colony reached its height all the banks were in ruins ad adjacent to our rary shores when this Co- on which it certainly ought first to barel."ordinate officials and thee of this sub-aad Ceylon the producers have adopted be removed and the Colony's wante as regards go every week-end for. the pur.cse of gam- and the whole country one vast lake. In the long sniffers from the breach. Their refusal to

Kiukiang was atrasted to ne

local manager of the

would be fairly pat bling. It is and that we are only naking battles which had taken place constlaus lives an interfere could not but be regarded as an boen' consulted. We abati refer at length to the China Merchants establishment. no doubt short-sighted policy of acrimpita subsidiary canon Mint successfally) Chim to eafores hor own lave, but what-tal been lost, too district magistrates doiar anusighbourly and a most unfriendly act r

ling tho quality in order to make up for Had the the numerous considerations involved in this cordingly, late unprecedented stop later; there cannot in this "gan hate in Decoraber the levy be- the taxation from which their rivals were weathered the perils de infancy it is proever mar by the theory we know that innotliner by way of prevention. Toe destitu- wards a frien ly. Power

after a brief career of four days free. Remove this crushing load of taxation able that the Canton Mint would act practice the only bus in Chinz is the will oftion is no less distressing bebuse it has been stances I more: Colony, we imagine, be two opinions as to was abruptly terminated by a peremptory and the farmers and others conerrned in the have been heard of for many years to the rulers, and the Weiging Lottery at Cabin part caused by the folly of the purple the inadvisability of allowing & Representa telegram from the Tsung-li Tamen, and industry would have more freedom to im come. China would have been quito ton, said to be legal, is just as cinch opposed themselves or the apathy of their rulers, but now Kowloon and the toleration of gambling by the Content to let this Colony supply her to the law as the gambling hours at Kow- the affording of relict cannot under such mir vory serioan cause of Lanoyance and injury ta tins to their voluntory contributors." ~ Mr. Conard GAEDERE,

tativa resont louislation in Houghoog against priva HOPKINS does not say by whose influence trade of Tanitor for last year, enumerates had the enterprise, and the boncats both to tection of a Viceroy and the other underibat the banevolent as in cases of unpreventible bing 2-That the Government be reported to this result was brought about, presumably it the advantages Indian and Ceylon ten Chine and to Hongkong. uld have been cou of minor. oficials.

Love the Chiuesublaties with w view to the en- tire suppression of polla gambing and gambling was due to the British Minister's representa-growers have over thoes in China as follows:siderable, to the former in convenience and to Or & consideration of the whole circam-

house at Chiese Kowkon. fine.

1st greater command of capital; 2nd, the latter in souvenience and revenue. The stances, therefore, it would seem that the THE DEPRESSION IN THE COLONY, Hon. P. DIR-I bag to second the resolk- Mr. FORREST, Consul at Amoy, aleo re-facility of obtaining loans at a lower rate of Mint certainly proved afailure with regard to disestablishment of the Kowloon gambling

tion of my hen. friend. I thoroughly agres, with corde a barefaced attempt to make for The weakness of the policy which has led tog opium bear the tax that shopia terat; and, freedom from left, stro, and the primary object for which it was establish. J houses maất bỏ asked as an act of courtesy,

Confirmation of the statement that the ita in his romarka as to the evils which these export duty i 4th, command of a better and ed, namely, the coinage ofa Bruish dollar, the not as a matter of right, and that their tolera-

gambling bensaa produce. Every encourage. the establishment of a Chiness Consulate in be levied on the native drug. It appears cheaper labour marinet; 5th, command of amount of bullion sent la being insuffice it to tion cauct be considered an unfriardly set, den, a fun in values a la helat lure menti- given to gambling at Kowloon. Lanushes Hongkong is displayed in the statement that that the provincial Government were 10-chemical and agricultural knowledge; 6th, par the expensas, but at the present time attaching the meaning to teal phase that is sent is confined to the sock market and does are provided and refreshments supplied in those the appointment Las been agreed to for one able or unwilling eith

either te levy & tax better acquaintance with tastes and require the pront on the subsidiary coinage would pay ordinarily given to it in interactionul dicot extend to the general trade of the Colony who go over there. The houses cinnot do year on the understanding that he (the Canon the fields under poppy cultivation or menta of parchasers; 7th, easier nodes of the expenses uul lease baalsome balance, oussions. This boing so, the very strong is found in the fact that tac tortage of the anything tnf harm at thuir suppression would

port

continues to in rease The

number of most vortainly be most advisable step. I "sulyshould be withdrawn at the end of that colloet one on the drug on its way to u transport; 8th, great nearness to countries and dollars might without loss he coined in setion which the Hon. Ho Kax considers will easels entered during the six months enderrid on, or was carried on a short time ago, believe there is another plues where gambling is "time tho appointment should be found not

d not market. Instead of doing this, they tried to that purchase; 9th, enormous public works sufficient quantities to mest the raquire be necessary to bring about what is desired seth Tane was 2,092 of

a tomage of Any one with the least acu- compel all opium shops to pay on at the facilitating irrigation in dry seasons and monts of the local trade. It is be the n rise, 05 w:ll have to take the forin of skilful diplo- men might have foreseen that for the first rate of Tis. 2 a picel on two-fifths of all the preventing floods in wet seasons: 106s, large has boun heli, tint it is hopeless to expect a maoy rather than violent demand. If the 2036 150gle of 923,316 cos), the sequers small, viflare just over the border, unson1 rest, perlamps for several rears, the Con- opium used by them, without taking the size of tea estates; 11th, bettor machinery. British dollar to supplant the Mexican point as to the farther existence of gambling give an increase of 77 ships rogranting of that stablishment on and lose tacir

(684

figaros gulale would be conducted irreproachable. tronkly to ascertain how much native opium Against all these advantages of the Indian throughout China, there is no reason why we houses in this Colony should be urged, it 13,908 registered tons. Of the increw 1my. The gambling is carried on obat The immediate business in band will be to they really use, or, indeed, whether they are and Ceylon grower China, Mr. GARDNER should not have a clean eurrency for Eng-may be replied that the intention of the lit vessels of 58.916 tuns belong to Great Bri- differently from the Ainooo cambling, but it insert the thin end of the wedge with anch any at all, and, in spite of the fact that quite says, possesses one advantage, and that in, kong itself, instead of being dependent upon censing system hare was to discourage and main, tao total number of vessels entered only make; the ruin of the nafartunst: gambler Not until suspicion has been allavad, ¦ district is certainly foreign, and has, there own hand instead of for wages, brings often ongkong dollars were made the sole legal teen exists forereas the Horkou avegador the British flag being 1,396 and the more swift á sundby who pes the aut gentleness as to give no conso for complaint three-fourths of the opium smoked in this that the Chinese bearer working for his the defied

the debued wins of a foreign po If sleek gaur bling,

the express purpose of en

next who is sure in the end to be Eword: nan work his und a solid foundation laid, will the Consul fore, already paid to the foreiga Customs and greater care and more indstry to the task. tender in the Colony they would be in suf-conraging guabling. Will the small resi- Lounge 1,756,570. German

with 866 vessels of 847,796 tons, the main in a much shorter time than at Macao. I begin to exerciss bis functions as spy and import duty and lekin of Tls. 110 per pioul. Experience takes the place of science, and he foient demand to emble a mint deriving a dent population at Kowloon it would be squeezer-general of the Chinoso GoverThe effect on foreign oplum of this method is able to produce s Giner flavoured tea than large profit from subsitfury pisces to strike enough to keep ganking within bound China with 111 vesicla of 163 Gag second with great pleasure the regulation of my

ands the fourth on

Won. His K-Str. I rim to suppor the suppose that there will

squeezing would be must he very adverse. Were the far has yet been produced in India. A mate them off without lose we are aware, how without ring uspel to such a system with 45 pussels of 71,576 tons. Ware pleas resolution just propcaed and seconded. I think

in of levying the tax," Mr. Foxcr

levied worthy featura in the ten tale of 1990 has over, that in agitating for a British dollar The houses are supported not by the rosied to learn that the Chamber of Commerce is if the Governmet ware to mers perfic in a dairy would remain untouched with the mised pro tento, and there would be merchants at Hankow he sent opinioa that has been given against renów- hurne Glovervuent of the Hongkongich enables the comme of the truts to be ped

to suppose that the milk directly on native opium its price would be been that some of the Russian and British we are fogging a dad horse. After the fail-dents of Kowloon but by visitors attracted not applied from the Barbour Office with ally in the mettre Lucre as a doubt the

akilled ure of the Hongkong Mint and the weight from Hongkong.

The disapproval by the ja monthly return of the shipping entered, ratabling in Chinese Kloun weald be stop less profit to be made by growing it agents to the tea-firers in the interior to of and by mixing it with foreign opiuto. teach them how to select leaves and fire the "The result should be that more foreign tea, so as specially to suit the Moscos it must be recognised that the prospect of therefrom was looked upon as unclean and report of the Harbour Master had to be

opium would be used and less native market. The chops thus produced have sold so any movement in that direction is very re-set aside as a special fund to be used for But if the gross amount u opium and well in Eussia that Mr. GARDEN ansiolpates mote But with respect to the subsidiary benefit of the Chinese population and not in waited for.

and all we desire to do now is to suggest

went

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their ton

Under the oirsan.

1-That the existen c of gambling houssein Chi

safliorities there is, and has been for coas tíma past.

tive of the Emperor of China to roside here; he sums already collected were refunded prove the quality on his report on the with a coinage if the Colony had only loon, except that the one is vier the pro-umstances afford the same satisfaction to inhabitants of this Colony and leads to reader jogo.

that not a single day be lost in drawing up

a memorial to the QUEEN in person praying

that ber sanction to this appointment may be withheld if not already given, or with drawn if granted.

"le work well."

ment."

the long run 'be no se absurd

cat locked in. Squeezing is inherent in the Chiasse disposition and will be exercised wherever circumstances admit of it. And in Hongkong the circumstances are such that the abuse is inevitable. The attempta to aquer the late Mr. Kwok Aciwong, as well as the numerous illegal arrests that have

ing the attempt to introduce a British dollar system, and the fact that the money

..

misfortune.

then

tona,

the liat being France

hon. friend.

watched ore closely than ghen the annual Gozar meet

ing in the island. In the despatch of Sir" foreign opium imported in cow and can, which are already busily nursing hзidiary coinage as can be readily taken by establishing 'a rival We-sing lottery-en the 34 last. There were present:--

"be traced, while the native opium is snug- market. To concentrats attention on tie that sometime the necER UN Colony matter must be based is the serions danger i

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Thas, at Singapore thore would be leasaity there is of a constant watch being main-salvation as a tea-exporting country; this danger must be pronounced absolutely non-doned villain, who is ready to engage 10

and

Jetary

super

'Hon. Ho KAS

Hon. J. J. KWICK. Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.

My A. M. THAMBON, Acting Clerk of Counes The minutes of the lust meeting were rand

any desperate enterprise of murder, barglary, ar piracy. By encouraging gambling at Kow. loon, not only are the Chinese Authoritica THE KOWLOON GAMBLING HOUSES, impoverishing a large number of Hongkong

W! rasidents of weak winds, but they are va

couraging within their own territory the evil effects of the gambling now openlyk serious mischief hot in this Colony defines

tI would be difficult to over-estimate the growth of a nest of bad characters who will carried ou at Kowloon City, and it is sincere and on the neighbouring mainland. ly to be hoped success my attend the Corts af the Hoogkong Government to induce the! Chinese Authorities to put a stop to it. The Acting Governor was quite right, however, when he said the question was a delicate one,

PAMINE RELIEF.

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Miatres.

A. CHISME CONSUL ÞÓR KONGKONG.

VINANCE.

KXTENDITORE ON BABARIES

Elon. T. H. WAITEHEAD asked :—

en the wis of the increased pag and allowNELOS

Deck, where the worke

Chizp

What is the total estil zpartiture of the deabla to do as you suggest. I will babe No. 1 6 raf. pruned under figs bead of salaries for the year 1891 The Active COLORIAL DECHETARY—I Can gain fires Bosstuhle de 30 days of savory wall understand the natural desire on the The Acrise COLONIAL SEONETARY sulfed dospatobes dated and Apsil lawz and 2th alime

reply that the total amount was 57255

part of the hon. member to put an end to an evil whleh andoubtedly does exist at Kowloon

It is no berd-hip to the

to be asked to

aiz T enfores its own lawa. As think all hos, members of this Council are unare, the “

inse law totally forbids gambling to any is taken as the measure of native opium that this year this operation will be extended.

form sxoapt the Lktury known as, the Wei-ing coins the ease is entirely different. No relief of ordinary taxation, might wiso boj

Lottery, uud af presenf, the Weissing loftary ú to be tuxed, it will ovidently be the in- Bat it is only a question of time how soou sound argument has ever been advanced used to repol any argument of the HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE DOUNCIL farmed out to farmers at Canton. With that been made on British territory, ought terest of the opium shops to use us much the Russian tea trade will follow the ex-why the Colony should not be allowed to quoque desription. Nor has this Colony,

exception all firms of gambling are as legal in to be sufficient warning against giving

rative opinu as possible, and as little for- ample of the English trade and drawn in circulation as large & quantity of the like Mano, dual money foun Canton

A meeting of the Legislative Council was bule China as they are here, so I do not think it the Chinese authorities & recognised foot-eign, particularly since the amount of its supples from India and Cerlow

would be any wardship to the Chioass to ast the tap, What the Treasury Authorities say in Eat the real ground on which any ro

them to force their own laws. But at th BrainD

Is BXCELLENCY THE ACTING GOVERNOR time I should my very energetic astion MACDONNELL

fall into the sug

olis quast to the Chinese Government in the Major-General G. DIBY BABETH, 6. would have to be taken before the gambliog gested establishment of a Consulate bars in gled, and therefore an unknowu quantity. improvement of quality will not are the favour and be thrown back on

Flon. W. GooUSIAN, Acting Conial could be suppressed at Kowloon. It is a matter Hia Bacallency said: Of course Toe Cansal goes on to say that he had to truds to China, for Euclis and Ceylon are also from China in large quantities, to the into the public peace and good order which

of unforinty in this colony and elsewhere that a farther a

colony might be from Olina, mother Lam, an studying the consumers any the existence of gramabling horror

loud, I grew, Auting Atorney Gausiai. large rovano in a oriped by the coffeints at Row- the lons easy

be the espionage and infringement of the Additional Article to every year the superiority of China in the the public. Considering the wead Chins Wherever gambling is extensively carried H. SIEWART-ENCKHART, Registameleon city from the gambling konses. The keepers “infnezer which can be no directly and the Chefoo Convention, presumably with matter of favour is diminished. To free fuss of the coins issued by the Hongkong on there will af manner of bad characters Geral

have to pay a certain amount of money avery promptly brought to bear on residents of neces

the tra te from its barden of tastica is the Government, as shown by the circumstances congregate, from the common thief to the

Ho, N. G. MircHELO-FAMES, Colenia Tra day-i onder to obtain the privilege of keeping "an island almost touching Chiness soil.

gambling borse, and consequently if these plangs These incidents suffice to show the acces- only course China can adopt for her own recorded by Mr. PHILLIFE, this suggested

Hoo. S. BROWN, Surveyor-General

Faro suppressed a certain revenue derivable" from Hop, P, E2R.

that source would be abolished, and it would re- **danger and insouvenience of increasing, by tained by the British Minister and his sub done, improvement in the quality of the existout.

qare very energetic action indead, I should "the appointment of a recognised Govern-ordinates the Console in China over the articla would naturally follow the domand. At

say, to induce the Chinese Coverurient to ea ment official as Consul, the influence of the actions of the corrupt and noscrupalous Chi- present the position of the Chinese tea pro-

fores the law. However, it is undoubtedly sa Qantonese or other Chinese authorities are officials. When Li Buse-omano, Secro-ducer is much the earle as that of a trades.

ajay to this Coluny to hava gambling des so there. Yet we know that during the tary of the Grand Council, Vicarey of Chih-man in embarrassed eirennstances who, ba-

ologe to us. While we are exppressing gum - Franco-Chinos

an attempt, and believed to be virtually China's Portug hard pat so it to make ends meat, emanot troubles

bling in this Colony we are simply, as it were, was made by the Chinese Government sign Minister, is the instigator in a vilation of afford to improve the quality of his wares.

driving the trade, if it can be constiered a trade, arer to Kowloon, and of coutew the revenue there through the Consul at Singapore to iery a the Treaties, what is to be expected ? It

The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETANTI bave increased two or three fold. However, I do Brezs on the Chinese residents, therein is true that La is the arch-enemy at

af foreign-

THE SUBSIDIARY, COINAGE OF

the honour to you the table by direction of not think the Chinese Government world, in support of the war. The gentleman who ens, ad would, we believe, hesitate at nothing

His Excellency the Officer Administering the the face of hennicarsi convention of this was Conan at the time was Mr. T PING

he could do

do safely

under shelter of wabartin-

HONGKONG.

Government a despatch from the Secretary of Colony, feel justified in parmitting any longer LUNS, win is now to be transferred toutes to injure foreign interests, but this oDİY

State relating to the appointment of a China the existancect the gambling hoones. I think Consul PHILLIPS, in his report on the Hongkong.

The Tientsi Famine Relief Committee in Consal for the Colony. If auch an attempt was made accentuates the need there is for a firm and

Jon inquiry you will find mest of the gambling at Singapore, how much more likely are devided policy towards China, The Britania trade of Foochow for last year, makes ana was also the Hou. Ho Kat in saying that their report remark very truly that there is

how kespere at Kowloon are residents of thi Two nanoiat minntea were referred to the Colony who reed to keep gambling boses here, statement of exceptional interest to Hung-probably very strong elion trouid he requir-reason to believe that the benevolent abroad similar crpts to be made in this Colony, Foreign Office is too apt to lose sight of the

Finn Commlitas, nan remondingvot bat an account of the lawr.cally passe keetave Por any legitimate purpose of the

of the Chinese fact that the relations of foreigners with song. It appears that during. 1890 some led to achieve the end sinod at, Having to are getting tired of these constant appeals toet $5,810 ta novar ocrtain increases of agongotar there and opened nawr hanes. For these Government a

Oceat a great extent succeded in suppressing help the suffering which is caused by the fryin Consul LL Hongkong is un-China are not those of friends or equals $60,000 worth of 10 cent pieces and 20

pieces were imported by the Chinese gaulting in Hongkong we find we have sim-green or indifference of those who are and the other recommending vote of $4,800 for tion that has been proposed by the hon. member.

PRcess of the estimates of 1891, reasons, therefore, vordially anpport the resolu necessary. So far as the protection of the and it is worse than folly, is weakness, Chinese revenue is concerned, the Colony assume that they are. Wors China at liber-authorities at Foochow from Hourbong, Jus aiready assented to sraungements by tỹ to do so, cho would to-morrow close all through the Hongkong and Shanghai Hanty driven the evil over the borders where neciestful of the means of prevention. The printing and binding a voveisa edition of the

the vice

The ACTING COLONIAL. SECRETARY- May 1 can be indulged in more openly than list of sabaniptions attached to the report Ordinances.

ask whether the hon. member waves both re- which the Foreign branch of the Chinese her parte, B

solutions at the same time or one first? Imperial Maritime Customs is afforded faci- trade and withdps Canton, to foreigning Corporation, to replace the 100cash notes was the case in Hoogkong before the passing beara out this riew. In ficatsin itseif the! from all intercourse and 200 cash notes that bad previously been of the scent Gambling Ordinans, the consum of $2,589 was collected, but the sume

Hon. T. H. WHEAD-Ixis quite ugre Inge for Martine Chat ma is afforded juurtard such as a sovereige might but with t-in circulation. For a great number of years serpaten being that the unischief remain collected from the other ports and in this le parable on goods imported into China buturius-with foreign nations. The fiction these notes, worth 4d, and 8d. respectively, almost ng grunt as ever. The officials at the Colony were small, Shangini bgstieg for From Itongkong, those atite hieve that China is gradually, Joking to the divi had passed current without question as in little Chinese city are reaping a goldet har 8708 and Hongkong for $190 only. Merely proved mutually benoficial. Smuggling Naing influence of Western states is calculat their genuineness; hot during the past few vest, and naturally all their aduene

ty We have recently, if I many a7 50, 40- has bees discouraged and legitimate trade ed to have a pernicious effect, which the Chi- months many of the email banks issuing used to matarala the existing order of in to relive constantly recurring distress while

of things, leaving its causes untend itself to valeurs, in thereby promoted, and the Colony kas nese Ministers abroad artfully foster for the these notes bad failed, and the losses to ven if the matter he arried to Feking and which does not comensi itself to

Lquired a new broum and we are swoop- every reason to be satisfied with the purpose of weakening the power of the st. la addition to small banka issuing it is doubtful how far it would be obeyed, or will always excite compassion, and the com-

petty shopkeepers athers were very the issue of an Imperial decrec be obtained. As the Tientsin Committes say, suffering Hon. T. H. Waitenrad asked ;~-

ing our own kense very clean, and it is agreement arrived at in 1886. The Cue Foreign Ministers at Peking." How this fic

Will the Humble the Surveyor Gaura the border todo (be sem. The hou, member by but natural me should ask our neighboure over totas service as now organised commands tion has worked during the past decade All went well while the Fooches trade was standing, that all kinds of gambling are the sufferar. It would be mere to the puren done, and tow much money hm bein spent up moving bis resolution has called public attention

those notes shopkeepers also issued then if obeyed at all, for how long.

Notwith

passionate vili always seek meana to sasisty upon the bla xalement ebewing what bas the public confidence, and no fear is enter during which it has more especially proses Bourishing; but as the decay of the ton trade illegal in China with the escaption of the Wei- pose, however, if the use of the suffering to date in connection with fire Foooustraction of the to the matter, and there, I think, soft d tained us to its being used for squeez-die apparent in the various advantage of the port affected the shopkeepers as well sing Lottery, we know that gambling houses were attacked. The reflections throve by wants on Ravevation Grand of Happy Valley, for I bag to move as an amendment that it is inox ing purposes. The Chinese revenue being gained by Chins in the new Conreations as the merchants, many of the former closed abound in every city and that the precincts the report on the indifference of the Chinese wires the concil voted in the estimates pedient this motion should be passed by this thus sufferently protected and protection of gotiated, the uniform sucess attending her dis the revenue was the only ples put forward efforte to weaken or neutralise' former can. their shops, in many enson without any assets of the yamens are frequently hotbeds of Government to the sufferings of its subjents for Extraordinary Public Warks for 1-UL in 1869 what necessity can thore be for cessione, the growth of anti-foreign feeling to meet the notes. When there was a run the rice. With this knowledge before us, are wall deserved. In the Shansi and Shan-

The AgriNG COLONIAL SACKKTARY-Before Council. I am not suggesting for ous mc *Consul? Is it to give protection and in China, and the markel decrews of the upra the bank or shup issuing the volex lanes and the experience also of how diffe alt it has tong inwise of 1878-80 more than ten muil answering this question I may point out thuis the sil dear Not exist, or that setfon render asciatance to the Chinese subjects in respect in which foreigners were held etter people who were unable to repeive cash for been found to put down gambling in this lions of people are said to havs parised, Contoil, une for the reconstruction of the Praya ating an independent, friendly, and adjointur there were two distinct rites passed by the ght pot to be taken, but you must bear ia mind there are prepar roorza and methods of this Colony? If so, alas for the Chinese the last war,

the notes they held took the law tuto their Colony, doulits may well be entertained as and yet practically nothing has been done sidge over Bowrington Canal and the other for Perwer to effant parhain luings on rust beese subjects: The assistance the Consul will

own hands, frequently plundering the shops, to the pormauens eficacy of ang steps in to prevent the recurrence of the same alarin improvements of the Recreation Ground in in mind people are not bound to go to Kowloon give them will simply be in ascertaining the

and, in some cases, cammencing to pull the that direction taken at Kowloon, Chineeing mortality andor similar conditions Happy Valley In the estimates for oxirarity to gamble. People have only themselves to houses to pieces. These occurrences were offcials are venal, Kowloon as a long way though this might very easily to done by ordinary public works item No. 7 was far the bars if they go from Hongkong, where go- becoming so frequent that the authorities from headquarters, and the profile to le onde improving communications and feilitating reconstruction of the Pinys bridge over Box-bling is feruidden, to Kewlcon, where is it will be turned on through their families on not often that a ray of light is found to and proclamations were issued desfering all

In considering the Chica tea trade it found themselves inledd upon to interfere, by license the difficulty of the task ofis à superabundance to those where the cropsy. The $32,000 applies only to No. 8 Government will not toko all peuper sad lagiti garbling bousca are great. the transfer of grain from places where there rington Canal and No. & for improvement pears to be permitted. Under the circumstances, the mainland. No more serious blow could love the general sombreness of the picture notes of 100 and 200 cash to be illegal teu bringing about an improvement, it is never are deficient. The famine just referred to with that profano the sure is a follows:- male sation through the usual obanbals, I beg

Adraitting

to the reorostion ground at Happy Val although I think there is no reason to suppose the will be struck at the well-being of the Chi- In his report on the trade of Foscow for der. To replace these notes the provincial theless the duty of the local Government to was due to drought, but the most prolific The iron-work has been received for the recento suggest it is inexpedient, the resolution never nose population that the establishment of a 1900 Consol PaILLIPS tells us that "taking treasury had issued 10 cent and 20 eat do what it can. At the last meeting of the cause of searcity in Chion is the constantly straction of the Praya. bridge over the Baby the ten, member should be passed by this Chinese Consulate in this Colony, and the all things into consideration the year ander silver coins, some of which they at first Legislative Council the Hon. T. H. Wnits-recurring Beads, which might be in a large rington Canal and the amount expended to Lange to British prestige will be disreview has been more prosperous than the obtained from the Canton Mint, but which was sought to "strengthen the hands of measure prevented by an intelligent 678 is $3,946. The following sms have beenexponded Connoil astrous By the ignorant masses it is still

is still prasading one for the foreign merchant" they rejected later in favour of the Hong-the Government by moving a resolution on tema of river conservancy. believed that Europeans are allowed to re- He has to add, however, that ii bas gose kong amal silver currency, which, Mr. the subject, but the verament did not vernsent is slow to move in the matter,atHappy Valley, viz., in 1800 86.272 suil in 1991 the amendment, and in doing so I should like to side here only by the grace of His Imperio badly with the nativa te brokers, tho loss PHILLIPS bears, thus jatend to purchase to want its baada, streugtlioned. There are and many of the officials are said to be up to the 31st May $1,118, making a total of say that while quite agreeing with the rearks Majesty the Emperor of China; with the establishment of a Chinese Tata in the Co- sustained by many of them having been very the amount of £17,000. The untive back at its lony flaunting the dragon tag this im. great. The total quantity of ton shipped are said to be also anxious to purchase small are ine, while, delicate negotiations į directly interested in the maintenenco ADMIRAL FONG AND THE PUNISHMENT OF bonses at Kowloon, I am of opivien it w nid bo

progress, is

-THE “ NAMOM PIRATEN. too much ventilated

more effective to address the Chinese Govern- Hea. T. II. WEITERKAD asked:-- pression will be further confirmed, and the cow last season was 152,000 chests, coins to an equal amount, If such a quantianbjer should be to advisable that the present state of things owing to the opportunities of profitable employment Chiness Authorities will find it little more to get 676,000 cheats in 1889.90 and ty can be bought in a few months, it is as in public, and we are

ment through the usual obangels. The old- st prepared to and of peculation which the repair of river Will the Goverment lay upon the table a pay tion, it seems to me, instead of effuoting what wa difficult to levy their squeezas here than at 595,000 in 1888.99. The quantity taken for timated that about £50,000 worth of small say that in the present case the Government banks and the hstribution of relief Inade of their letter conveying bas skanka of the Hongkong all desirs will tend to hamper it. Canton. For one year the Calony mest put the Australian market as well he that fox Hongkong coin will be in circulation at is not justified in withholding the papers afford. Talos have, indeed, toen told of Government forth her lied volonel by durisse Hon. T. H. WrKUTERS BAD-I may bop rmitted up with the new arrangement, but during rent

large decrease, and the pre-Foochow

which Mr. WEITENED asked for at the last officers deliberately breaking down the banka admiral Fong and bis officere in tracking and bring- that period no effort ought to be spared by cent reason will no doubt ses a further fall- Our readers have no doubt notload the meeting but one. It is not so easy to see! for their own selfish ends tiedless of the g to trial and condiga piniskiment the Namas to remark that my resolution in that the Gorarnmont be requested to move the Chinees The reason that the last season scarcity of Hongkong arall coins of late, due why the Government should have objected loss of life and the misery eased thereby His Excellenes the floor 4minin should adopt any other than the usual sourse. the community to secure from the home of

The Acting Cmonial SrgetTARY—I am Government. I do not suggest the Government proved comparatively profitable for the for-apparently to the drain for Foochow. For tu the resolutions moved by Mr. WurzeURAD aroogst the population in the district directed overnment to reply, that is is Government a rever! of their most ment-sign archant was that there was a short tunately their place has been filled by the at the last meeting, which amounted simply affected. The disasters, when they do ensuel to lay on the table letters of this des relation to the fest resolution, which is an

supply from Indias well as from Hunkow, cains issued from the Canton Mint, so that to an expression of opinion and a request cur, are also frequently aggravated by the oription and that is Exoellonay see no reason abstract resolation, a condition of things which is not likely to the Colony has not been absolutely denuded that the Acting Governor should take action action of the people themselves, each village to do ay on this assion. THE BRITISH CONSULAR REPORTS be repeated very often. The demand for of small change, and the demand from in the matter. Practically bewever, their small group of visites of bo

The amendment was then pot and married by { a majority of two, the division being as follows:- teas of a common kind led to the shipment Fooebow has therefore caused less incon disonasion had the same effect as thelits own narrow interests instead of combin- Hou. T. H. WHITCHEAD-Notwithsfaud- The British Consular reports for the last of a large quantity of tes many seasons old, venience than would have been the case had resolutions had been pissed. While agreeing together for their common prot olion, ing your Exosllaner'e seuranas at last weet. The Surveyor thaumt few years show a distinct advance on and on the arrival of this tea in Melbourne we not been able to draw on our next door ing with the hon. member in his conclusions. The writer of the well-known those previously issued in the amounts great quantity of it was at once condemned neighbones for our requireinents.

Chinessing of Chonail at this question is exercising Tho Colonial Treasurer The Eogistrar l'eneral But there is one weak point in his argument Characteristics" gives e graphic account of the serious attention of the Government, The Act Attorney Gezeral. Hon. F. Fyri of information embodied in them, and by the Customs Authorities as unfit for what a commentary on the lack of wisdom which may be pointed out. Speaking of what takes pine. One village or set of vil. think it well to move the regulations of The Act. Celquial Secretary for opening up new brazichon of trade must prove a heavy blow to the Foochow in this British Colony we should have to use "The existence of such dens is as mugh a when a river breaks it banke. To guard them forward lathie Council is to help if possi- may take, I think, to have been proposed and of suggestions made human food. As the Consul remaths, this with which we are governed is the fact that the gambling losses at Kowloon he saya lages is situated on a flat liable to inundation which I have given notice. It may seem hardly B.B. the Acting Governor

necessary to do so, but my object in bringing | BB EXCELLEKCy-The second resolution we The attention directed to this subject some trade, which cannot at the present moment! coins bearing the dmgen instead of the source of danger and loss to this Colony against the ruin which is thus threaten his to strengthen the bands of the Government sponded.

extent to which they can be squeezed, nod

if they do not pay up pleasantly the screw

able decision.

the

THE CHINA TEA TRADE.

London shows a

THE HAPPY VALLEY IMPROVEMENTA

Fraga Stridge over Downington Unnal, ami irsprove Council is aazeeraed, the matter should conse

Yet the Go. on the improvement of the Recreation Ground

ol

for

16,385

pirates ?

GAMBLING AT KOWLOON.

The REGISTRAR-GENERAL-1 beg lo scound

of the hon. member who moved the resolution on

the subject of the evils oaused by the gambling

128 EXCELLUNOY--We are specking now in

Fo2.

AGAINST.

Man, T. H. Whitehead Hen Ho Kai Hon. J. J. Kariok