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THE JONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10rn, 1902

According to Japanese advices, Russia is still recruiting Chinese soldiers in Manchuria, and the Chinese Minister at St. Petersha rg has been instructed to enter a porukast.

Io a bowling match at Tientsin between

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troops, and sided and encouraged by many high officials and princes. Had the soldiers of the First Chinese Regiment attempted to desert to the Boxers the latter would probably have slaughtered thein out of hand for having accepted pay and worn had little thesa Shantung men sympathy with the fanatic Boxers and had irabiled a pretty shrewd opinion as to the relitive strength for off.nce of Chinese braves" and disciplined foreign troopė, and saw on which side their interests lay But if the Governor of Shantung should at any time need their services and was willing to pay liberally for them, can it be doubted time they would quit the foreign service for the lax ways and easy work that mark the direction of all official athairs in China? We think not, and it was on this account, more than any other, that we were hostile to the cuployment of Chinese troops in China.

- That such a temptation would come to the Chinese soldiers of His Britannic Majesty sooner or later we never doubted, and now something very like-confirma tion of this premonition is to hand. Shanghai A Peking despatch to evening contemporary, dated the 2nd just, appears to the effect that, hearing of the proposed disbandinent of the First Chinese Regiment of Weihaiwei and the Customers are recommended to send their high degree of efficiency attained by them

Which are of the finest quality, obtained froni the best growers in England.

orders as early as possible.

by 16 points) Mr. K. W. Moussey put together the recond best score for the winners and the third best of the match.

The result of the Warren Bhield, shooting competition in the Straits was a victory for the Malay States Guides (Gunner Co.), the Singa pore Volunteer Rifles being second, and two more companies of the Mulay States Guides next

A Northern native paper hears from Haukow that the Government cotton mill has been leased to a Cantonese merchant named Hui Chih-ober, who will restart it on the fifteenth day of las eighth Moon. With reference to the vilk-filature, the matter has not been decided.

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A case of cholers having been reported re ceatly at an European hans in Kobe, where the wife of Mr. Jahn's cook was attacked by the disease, the house was placed in quarantine and Mr. Jalu, who is in the firm of Mesere Grösser & Co., was confined to his house and Dot allowed to attend business. The quarantine was to extend for five days.

umer the British officers, Prince Su,

The Japan Advertiser writes of the expulsion who is a Commandant of the Peking of roligions orders from France that "as in the eas of the Philippines, the movement of the Gendarmerie, has been conferring lately with Sir ERNEST SArow as to the advisa-government is in nocente anti-religious, while it is, from a pruotics) and business point of view, anti-clerical, and it is noticeable, as in the other instance, that the people enthusiastically sop. port the authorities in the war against the order. A ganes at the home papers will show the last statement to be most absurdly facórrout.

CATALOGUES, WITH PRICE LISTS,bility of ourolling one hundred men of the Weihaiwei Regiment in His Highness's newly organised gendhurmeric to act as drill That the regiment is shortly

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LONDON, 9th September, 10.35 a.mi. RUSSIAN NAVAL REINFORCE-

MENTS FOR FAR EAST.

It has transpired that the majority of the torpedo-boats now being built at the Newsky yard, St. Petersburg, will be sent to the Far East this year.

BRUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 7th September.

AN ERUPTION AT ST. VINCENT. The Soufriéra of St. Vincent, West Indies, was in eruption from nine in the evening of tho 3rd instant until eleven in the morning of the 4th. Thit ontburst has been of longer duration and more violent than the first.

---THE KING'S HEALTH. His Majesty the King continues in splendid baith. He endured with case the long days of deerstalking in Sutherland.

CANTON.

[Roи OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Canton, Sth September. THE NEW GOVERNOR.

It is said that the newly appointed provincial Governor Li Kwong-gut is sick in Shanghai, and that his coming to Canton is deferred.

SUCC SP FOR THE BLACK FLAG GENERAL, Liu Yung-fu, the Black Flag General, who before bad four bstiellons of soldiers under bis command, sed soon after the rebellion in Kwangsi bad his military power docked by Viceroy Tao Mu, leaving him but two hundred men, was not satisfied with this arrangement

THE RETURN OF HE. THE

GOVERNOR,

viting Montreal, Niagara Falls and other places on the way, and making a brief wjmaru At cant and Glacier. I must confess," he omarked, that all I had read and heari His Excellency the Governor, Sir Henry A. | 141 not enabled me to realise an 1 now illimitatio ospabilities of the soonn.

Blake, G.OMG., returned to the Colony yesterday I do not in whather to be more day accompanied by Lady Blake and Miss struck by the smiling comfort of the kuat,

· Blake, after a holiday spent in England. The the ferille magoltade of Pracho, or the majestic yrandeur of the Rockies only wishi party left Hongkong by the P. and U. BB, the English people kave more of Coustie as Valeite on the 4th of January last. They are Esary takes a lively interest in matles

it i rived here on yourd the is. Bogress of Japan, concerning the development of uads, and said having made the rotarn journey, by way of that he looked forward to an increasing com- meres between Canada and the Far East. Canada. The Empress was signaled at 7.50 as the natural datriating paint for this am, and steumed into the Harbour shortly be traffe, le predictement fate for Vancos ver. Inoldentally he remarked that there is an fore 9 o'clock, flying the Governor's flag. Salutes normers marked in Ohing for four of which ware exchanged between the Empress and the Americans export great quantities, and H.M.S. Amphitrite. By this time a great mm. suggested that Gaurdian millers, migal contri bute to the supply. Tag demand for tinuod

Fineyo. ber of people had congregated at Blake Pier tomlik is also very heavy there, the

king airly dependent upon this article for welcome His Excellency. A guard of honour their muk supply, the lands in tinned milk of 100 mex from the Hongkong Regiment is inoressing very rupidly F under the command of Majer Berger and headed by the band marched from the Barracks and lined up in front of the Pier, musical selections being played at intervals until the party

ashore, which was not until 453 A body of pollen was on parade at the Pier nu along the route thence to Government Bowe, & ernstable being stationed every twenty pacos apart in a there were about 170 police furned out. Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captuiu Superintendent, was in coniund, assisted by Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Depaty Captain Superintendent, Inspector II. G. Baker, Inspector Williamsca, sud Inspector Withers, Chairs from Government Hense, each carried by four coolies in livery, were irr readiness at the Pies to convey the

party home.

caise

Of course, mid Sir Henry, if the mining devolopment takes place, for which people are hoping in Chian, there must be some very large lumber trade, and the timber must come from this aide. Those are vast mineral deposits in the country, and the coal-miessures of the Province of Shauri are, perhaps, the largest in the world. Fractically thereik, me mizing being one at present, except in Tougshau aud the Province of Shantung. Various coucos. sions have been granted, however, and develop- ment a but a question of the near future. the great TOLLWAY

systema ere developed, follows that the opalanies must be operatecto meet their demnude, primarily, and eventually all the industrial establishments which will follow. Once the Chinese hays realized that mining will be benefit to them, the development of the great, Empire will probably proceed with comparailve rapidity. They bare toeming population, and are the most industrious and abetomions people in the world. When properly treated they are very faithful workupes, and are singularly honest in their commercial tranzactions. So they

bave all the elements of commercial prosperity. The Chiness Gyvernment has - up to the About half-past alus H. E. Major-General present never been progressive Their punish Sr. W. J. Guscoigne, K.M., and suite web are very ratio, and inquenly very se any populsion in the world, and the ordinary arrived in rickshas and were received witharael, but the population is probably ax, salisded the general galato. His Excellency inspected cultivator is free from interference Tasir

And afterwards made his way revenue is obtained by means that seem to

was now airregular, beiug largely derives from the food the guard on to the Pior where there

benovo ences. On the other band the govern large amber of military officers, members ment of the Empire probably onsts less than the

It was recently reported that news had fox went to the yamen to interview the Viceroy, of Connell and Governavout officiala assembled. government of an eggal number of oby other

people is the world as the local affairs are managed by Lbs familles, villanes and slanges, without say glas police. Thinese have not accura lated any wealth Avie Dovezument is, I think, ppresive, but there is a leven of roform in Chun, und, as far as I can judge, it is begin. red cloth. Among those present wore is the country nie to be fond men, fair and Initifs to their duties, while, on the other Honour W. Meigh Goodman. Chief Jus... ; } hand, there are many who are the reverse, His honour A. G. Wise, Punge Judge; Hou. But," said Sir Harare in the Government was so optirely bad as generally corpted, it is Sir Henry S. Berkeley, Attorney-Gauoral; Commodore Robinson; Colonel the Hon Huat in the nature of things that a population, among whom rebellion is noorpted as » lögiti: Bertie, R.W.F- Major Deauy, D.AA.G.B. mute principle, under certain circumstances, Captain the Hon. I. W. Trofusis, ADC, wont allow it to contiano as it has for four Right Rev. Bishop Piazzoll; Hon. W. Chatham, thousand years." Director of Public Works; tion. A. M. In Au Kung Street, Canton, there are a Thomson, Colonial Treasurer; Hoa. Dr. Clark. AFTER THE CHENCHOU MURDER, number of shops in which mother-of-pearl is out

Medical Officer of Health Hon. Dr. Ho Kai,

got away. His Excellency the Viceroy could not help it, but had to order. Liu Yang-in to take back the two battalions that he had given to Sam Chüb-yon, and another that he had givente O Yam.kwai. The three hundred soldiers that were left under the command of the acting prefect Kang Sum Cham were also restored to Lin Yang-fa.

to be diskmanded there can be no doubt, for when op Coronation Day it was paraded before the new Commissioner, Mr. STEWART LOCKHART, during his address to the

lake Pier, it should be mentioned, was He tendered his resignation; but it was not CLAY'S FERTILIZER officers and men, alluded to that occasioned Tokyo from Baron Shibus we, now in Europs

as the last opportunity he would have of that negotiatious for the introduction of foreiga scepted. At the time when the zeng prefect prettily decked for the occasion with palais Kong took command of one of Liu Yung-fu's and evergreens, arranged ander the direction reviewing there. Mr. Locker awarded capital for the Seoul-Fasan Railway Combattalions, there soldiers attempted to desert, of Mr. W. J. Tutcher of the Botomical and guder the pretext of going home or eling Afforestation Department; while along the deserved praise to the regiment for its had fallen through in varsequervo of the un- efficiency and good conduct, and especially certainly regarding railway mortgages in Japan. other employment. About two hundred of the centre of tho. Pier was laid a broad strip of uing to work, and Among the biginofficials of

Refering to this, the Tokyo Nicki Nichi states to the officers who had bronght it to such a creditable condition. It speaks voltimes in that, as no negotiations for a foreign loan have byen andertaken for the Seoul-Fasin Railway, favour of the mach abused British officer the report is evidently a blunder. It adds that Mr Okano, à Vice-President of the Legislative WATSON & CO. that he can, out of the apparently most

slovenly and unpromising material, produce Barsau, who hae teen investigating the Bailway The Mortgage Law, is expected to complete his work efficient and well set-up soldiers. LIMITED,

in the course of the summer vacation, so that natives of Shantung are evidently better inaterial for soldiers than the people of the the draft of the revised law will be shortly

completed. [31outhern provinces, and it is clear that, spite of the queue and other dwbucks, it is possible to transform them into smart troops. The men of the Hongkong Sub Cervenygadents must forward their user ant ad.marine Miners compare very badly with dresses will, communications addressed to the Editor

theo of the First Chinese Regiment, and (not for publication, but re evidence of good faith.

while allowing for the fact that the former are not subjected to the same discipline and drill as the latter it is not easy to

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A GREAT PEARL.

On the night of 29th ait: there barst upon and tarned into ornaments, and, in one of these, C.M.G.; Hou. Wei A Yuk, Hon. 26. Shewan,

named Kwong Kat Cheong, when a shell was out open, a large pearl of the weight of one muce two candareous and a half was found in it. It was a very large panel, supposed to be the largest in the world. The pearl-dealers flocked to the shop to enquire about its pries, and the

Hon, G. W. F. Playfair, Hor. C. S. Sharp. Dr. J. W. Atkinson, P.C.M.O.; Mr. U ML. Messor, Acting Registrar-General'; Mr. E, A, Hewett: Mr. H. P. Tooker; Mr. J. W. Norton Kyshe, Registrar; Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Police Magistrate; Mr. J. H. Komp, Acting Police

It is reported from Hankow, says the N-C. Daily Newe in its Notes on Native Affairs; thất. when it beo.me la own in Chica the

capital of Hunan, that a British guakout, with

the three Han cities a storm which has hurdly had its equal for some years. The Han river was in food, and the anchors of the boating Laddied along its shores were already in a state of tension, and many vero torn from their moorings and buried down by the current into the Yangtze, where several were wrockenproprietor Cheung Chi wanted ten thousand Magistrate; Mr. E.C.Lewis, Acting Postmaster of the province, the notations Conservativo,

British Consulur officials on board, was ou 115"

way to Chendion, the stone of the recent

muesnere ef. British missionarles, the Gorescer

seni before il a., on day of publication. After that itusgine them as anything but a sloppy A raft of Hunan timbar broke looss on the twels. The pearl-dealers offered only tan thon General: Dr. J. C. Thomson, Mr. W. Poate, Yu Lien-son (who is well-known amongit:

hover the supply limated. Only supplied for Cash Telegraphic Address: Puses, Codes A.B.C. 5th Ed.

Lieber's P.O. Box, 33. Telephone No. 12

BIRTHS.

On the 27th Angast, at Hwanghien, the wife of ROT, C. W. FRUIT, American Southern Baptist On the 2nd September, at Souchow, the wife of Walter C. Wood, of a daughter.

Mission, of a bom.

On the 2nd September, at Keppel Rond, Sing

the wife of G. W. STRUTS, Warehouseman, pore, Tanjong Pagar Wharf, of a son. MARRIAGE.

On the ard August, at Newekwang, by the Rev. J. Carson, EdwARD MCKILLOP YOUNG, M.B.C., to KATHARINE CONSTANCH. SAMPSON, L.R..P. & S., second daughter of Arthur B. Under Secretary to the Government of India.

SAXHOR,, Barnard Castle, Durham, formerly

The

Daily Press.

Hoserove Orvice: 14, Dr. Vœux Road C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EU HONGKONG, 10th September, 1902.

caricature of a soldier. Our objection to

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LD,

> angisa, and was found next morning broken sand dollars, und the sale is not yet quo,aded. ~ the curolment of Chinese as soldiers, how-up around the hulks. The landing stages and ever, is not so much the difficulty of making pontovas of Messrs. McBain and Jardine, them efficient and reliable, as the fact that, Mathssen & Co. were completely destroyed, sooner or later, they would be sure to be while Messrs. Greaves's buik as well as their drafted away to stiffen the Chinese Imperial | hiding-stage was wrecked. Two steamers forces ur to act as drill-instructors in their were obliged to anchor in mid-river, and were own land. The Chinese, fortunately for rucking about as if on the oceat, instead of the Western Powers, are not a military wing up to their respective hulks. And if

the valgar interpretation of Yangtze

The following correspondence has been sent to us with a request for publication:-

Hongkong, 29th August, 1902. 812.-I should feel much obliged by your laying before the Board the following facts.

The minutes of the proceedings of the last

guided by the official recorde

Mr. F. Mailand, Mr. H. E. Gomperts, n. G. Romano, Sr. J. J. Sr. Conselheiro

Leiris, Chev. Z. Volpicelli, Mr. Fung Wa Chan,

Mr. Lau Cha Pak, Mr. Ho Fook and other leading members of the Chinese community.

At a quarter to ten o'clock the Governor and party left the Empress on the steam auch Victoria under the escort of Police Lonach No. 1, Inspector hiley in command and a few minutes afterwards drew up sloug

Chinese as one of the favourite protégés of the notorious ex-Prince I'uan and King Yi) became so apprehensive of approaching calamities at notorious ex-Princ

the hunds of the Western Barbariana" on his precious carcase, that he sent profuse apologies and an ubject appeal to the Bitsth Conani at Hankow begging that the gunboat should not be allowed to proceed to Chenchon, declaring that, as he had slready captured ter men alleged

the prefeof and district magistrats of Chènchou, requesting that they may be vaskered and dis- missed the service for negligence and inability to protect the mis ought to satisfy the British Government, which should allow the

1bemselves, especi

naries of Chenchon, this

to deal with the matter se the Total of the

Chen-Yuan Intendancy had been already, cont

Mesere. Brace and Towls, and in the destruction people, and, having regard to their vast Son of Ucesu" is an incorrect one, the Han-generel mesting issued to the shareholders by side Blake Pier, their arrival being signalised in have been implicated in the massacre of the Compasy seem to diffor very materially by a salute from the shore battery. His Excel of their clispel, and und demeanord to the Throus Aumbers and bitter hostility to foreignersko gerrespondent of the NC. Daily News from the reports given in the local Press.

lency wore a nie-grey morning coat and silk Those discrepancies have called forth advarse generally, we should be in no hurry to writes, that river on Saturday (the 30th ult.) create a military spirit in the Central was evidently making good its claim to ba comments from a great number of shareholders, hat and looked very well after his holiday, A letter which appeared in the Hongkong a remark which also applies to Lady Blake Telegraph newspaper on the 26th instant pats and Miss Blake. Accompanying them in the Kingdom. It may be urged that China renegnised as such,

forth the various om ssions very clearly, and as can always engage foreign military office is

launch were the Hon. F. I. May, C.M.G, who these are of considerable importance they seem as drill-instructors and thus raise an army

word the resplendent uniform of Colonial The question is often asked, says the Naral.

to call for some explenation. The most in- disciplined and armed on the Western

& Military Record, how does British gunnery

portant emission is that of a whole paragraph Secretary; Mr. R. F. Johnston, Private with which the Chairman ended his speech on Secretary; and Captaiu Buail R. E Taylor, system, but such an army raised on their compare with that of the foreign navies? Un- own soil, and really subject only to the will fortunately we have no means of knowing, though the amendment, which is necurately reported Assistant Harbour Master. His Excellency

order. If course, tas unul sferictyped phrases of the military mandarins, would never it is not improbable that a certain amount of in the Hongkong Telegraph, and which is

weeting-I feel sure that the gentlemen of the and Miss Blake. Que of the first to welcome of the hostiffy of the natires of Human living becomno formidable and would be always information, scanty, perhaps, but reliable, is in distinctly remembered by those present at the shook bauds ali round, as did also Lady to the spot to investigate matters and restore the ladies was Mes Vehicelli, wife of the on the route of the program of the British gun

usion that its invition of deteriorating. An army drilled and officered the possession of the Intelligence Department. Board will readily admit that such en omission

from the official winutes may have on important Italian Consul, who presented to each a beautiful vost unit the

into the interior would by Chinese soldiers who had for years been consionally we hear of a phenomenal scare

rouse the wh who, under the circumstances, would be entirely

burg of the Național Anthem having been dear to the heart the diary AD, Governor Yit. Lien-min's ONE of the main objections we have alware subject to Western discipline and training made by a Frenuli ship, but from Germany and bearing on the decision of absent shareholder, bouquet of flowers Greetings yer and a for foreign man-p

It seems hardly possible that the emission we permitted to glean any idea is to what is entertained to the enrolment of Chinese us only might, however, become quite a difia we learn absolutely nothing. Nor are soldiers m the British or indeed any foreignferent engine if these men had caught the the average figare of merit in the Japanese can be due to iustreitance. Very probably it played, the Governor made a formal inspection had their pisos

chsits and went off to Government Hons are broa

bis appeal be service is the fact that, sooner or later, they military spirit, as the members of the Firsi Navy; Uhough war, the true test, has shown due to too careful, though I cannot say judic.ous of the guard of honour. Then the party took appeal bat

Be that as it may, respectfully subunit that under an escort of eight Bikh custables British salbor are sure to turn the knowledge thus gained Chinese Regiment appear to have done, that car allies have assimilated the fact that the editing of the notes taken down at the time.

as the Rues and Kegulations of the Company to account in their own country. When it For those reasons, we feel relieved rather raison d'étre of a warship is to carry gues, and

Lien san's anti-foreigrism was first proposed by General CAMERON to than regretful that the first experiment of that the raison d'être of a gun is to sink the make it imperative that a true and full record charge of Sergeant Garrod, whe Las gubboat was alre

sinnte book, I would humbly suggest that, at the past four-and-a-half years. The route well-known to wa like with regard to the fighting powers of 140 earliest possible opportunity, amended followed was Connaught Road to Murray Hond, whole of Chino, und reinforce the risk of Hongkong by the kind is being abandoned, and we trest enemy. We are, therefore, left to guess what of the proceelings should be set forth in the escorted forty-seven Government partice during eachou. Taken on the

uropean movies; but it is dangerous to con-

minute, to include all odissions to posted to

of whom. mising a regiment et infantry from among the British Government, iu making pra

in substitution of thors thence by Garden Rood to Upper Albert Boad, not mudo lo suffer

and so boms. As before mentioned, the route some the Hakkas we condeinned the project as vision for the garrisoning of its possessions ofde that secrecy is the handmaid of inferiority all shareholdere

was lined with police. Only Mr. May and Mr. the propagands

relain, his sure to and ia the supply of drill-instructors in the Farther East will be content to draw. Our path of safety is to fully comprehend the originally sent out.

Jobuston accompanied the party to Govern foreigners not been, to the Viceroy of the Two Kwang. Similar-upon the resources within the British import of the scores made by the Ocern, the

thepordini mont House.

the time ly when the iden was first mouted of forming Empire, and relinquish all idea of employ- Crescent, and the Terrible, and then to comfort urselves with the reflection that when all other a Chinese regiment at Weihaiwei weing aliens and mercenaries.

esips are approximately their equals the British deprecated the movement på likely to put a

The Japaness cruiser Chitose left Amoy for ble Until then we have no right to be Navy, in spite of shortages of ratings, is lavia, weapon into the hands of the Chinese

satisfied aor to pin our faith is numbers.

Government which might some day be used Formosa on the 2mf inst. against us. But the friends of the scheme. pooh-pooled the notion, and pointed with

His Excellency the Governor's newly

is

n my humble opinion such a course is most proper, and, in the interest of all concerned seems to be absolutely necessury, -I an yours faithfully,

much triumph to the loyalty and steadfast-appointed A.D.C.. Lieut, J.-B. Arbuthnot, of AMASONIC CORONATION HINDUR read to the Board at to-day's meeting, and I nese with which the First Chinese Regiment the Scots Guards, is expected to arrive by the stuck to their duty and their officers during. P. & C. ss. Faleita on Saturday.

the recent operations in North Chima That may be admitted, but it may also bo

At a meeting of the United Service Masonic 4 correspondent wr tes in us, having seen Lolge on Monday evening, the Worshipfof Maetor, Mr. G. G. Barnett, intimated that a paragraph in cur last issue about the naming pointed out that the circumstances were of the maste in the s-you masted schooner, H... the Duke of Connaught, the Grand exceptional. We were then undertaking When picture of the seven-master was Master of the Order, had heen pleased to confer operations against the Boxers, who were shown to a certain No. 1 Chipsen, pilot about the order of Past Grand Deacon of England said to be rebels by the Chinese Govern-six month ago, he said, "Hi Yah! How fashion upon Mr. F... Ilay, Dopaty Grand Master of ment, although they were on several callem that bamboo (mast Monday Tuesday, Hongkong and South China, in honour of the casions supported by the Chinese Imperial Wednesday? The suggestion seems ingenions. Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII.

In view of the Governor's return, Govern- ment Honse sud grounds had been thoroughly overhauled, under the direction of Sergeant W. G. Garrard. For a time, hongur. His Excellency will re at the new Peak Residence, which is now ready for occupancy,

INTERVIEW WITH SIR HENRY BLAKE

prernor Ti

Tot Chenchon Konk

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the ruse to foreigners

(84) H. M. S. H. EMAIL The ACTING SECRETARY,

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ld. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.

Hongkong, 8th September, 1902. Dear Sir, Your letter dated 20th ult. was Was directed to inform you in reply that, as the directors pasnimonsly approve of the minuter Lesued to shavebilders as a correct record of the

While passing througa Yaucouver on his proceedings of the ordinary balf-yearly meeting held on 19th alt, they regrut being unable to way to Hongkong, His Excellency the Governor entertain your suggestion to publish amended was interviewed by a newspaper representative,

Sir Henry Left Chins in February last and Bingapore on the inst, and is daa bere on which, while appearing in the Hougtong Tele minutes to embody a few unimportant points who wrote the following account graph report of the meeting, are not included travelled to England by way of the Sher Can the 13tb

said he, lart.ovening, I was determined to mo in tus official copy of the minutes-1 em, dear He has never before visited Censis and, TEO DA CALDWELL, some of the country of which I had read and Sapling Docrotary, *** | heard so mnob" So he took passage on the six, your faithfully,

return by the trane Continintal route, lai port on the ath inst VS. IL FAIL, E

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