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CORRESPONDENCE.

OPIUM PILLS V. OPIUM-SMOKING

DAILY PRESS. ** Hongkong, 16th March.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARQI ISTя, 1904

HONGKON · BRANCH CHINA | prove to be more inclined to promote progress

ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL KETIBE

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Branch of the Chine Association was held yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce (Chairman) presided, and there were also!

tan has hitherto been the case, since it is evident that the concession must be voluntary on their part-at least for the present. Important as the opening of Waichow is likely to prove to Hongkong, however, the question pales into insignificance beside that of the construction of the Kuw

Sir,-Acceding to the statement in the leading article, appearing in your issue of this morning, it is alleged that opinio pills and Room, City Hall. Mr. R. Chatterton Wilcox toon-Canton Railway. (Applause.) It was

Farmer la therefore entitled to have the Law, H. E. Tomkins, A. 4. Wood, E. SI see Lord Percy soye it was signed on the future. (Applause.) I regret to have to

wine an tskou by the opium-smokers an substitutes for opium-smoking, and the Opium privilege of selling the pills and wine in addi- tion to prepared opium which he bas originally

present Mesars, G. W. F. Mayfair, 1. R. Wheatler and C. Pomberton bon. secretary), committeo: Messrs. G. L Tomlin, A. Messes. J. R. Michael, H. E. R. Hunter, Mr. Stewart, A. J. Haymond, G.. Mox n, C. II. Thompson, W. G. Humplanys, and E. W. Mitchell.

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monopolised for. As some of the remarks in Forbes, G. H. Dum. Hon. Chrshom Stewart, {it into effect. These anticipations have not / Tensy in China nó progress has been made | brought into the field of practical politics, will for his ticket, nor zaflloient chattels to pay for

these pille by himself.

but here not the means to do so; hence, com.

communication

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gone into at some:

during the just year. The Peking Govern-press fer. (Applauss) It seems from allaccounts meat lave engaged to put their currency on to be necessary us a link in the railway between proper basis, and it is most lecule Kowlnen and Canton, which it taken in the dly in their interest to do so; but in way the committee recommend would not ir-

port

mide to go

return

the rights acquired by them in virtue of the Trentis now in force." If only we could repose any trust in such assurances: Unfor tunately we have listened too often to similar utteranes, which are made apparently for one purpose-to gain time. These tactics trecipitated hostilities if they did not cause to an old it will be the duty of the Treaty the present war. When that struggle comis

Treaty ports are secaved, and that no inter- | project was obtained some five or six years ago

ferencewith Chinese controlis permitted in the fondly imagined when the concession for this Powers to see that their rights in Manchurian

28th March, 1890) by a British Syndicate record that on the important matter of the tlaat steps wonhi primptly be taken to carry

sam. Dofendant set up the usual defence that be wanted to cinne to Hongkong to get work." His Worship said he would provide him with been fulfilled. The Syndicate with un- the articls roferred to might mislead sonde

accountable apathy have kept their talent

for that period in default of his paying the poople who have no knowledge of the pills and

wrapped in a napkin, until public opinica

work for 1 month, as he must go to hard labour passage money. He had no money, and went to hard labour. their remedial effect on the habit of opium.

loth here and in the United Kingdom has

A JUVENILE THIEF. smoking, allow me to point out that the pills in

The Hox. SECRETARY read the notice call fo und earnest expression against their relay this, as in everything in China, delay terfere with the great interests we hare in our

to develop Aa urchin, who said he was thirteen question are medicinally prepared for entting

and even the Chinese (with whom procrasti. Just in expected. As you will remember, intramers on the waterway, and would rendør it riser the banka of the

years old but looked vine, was charged with off the habit of opium-smoking, or at leasting the meeting.

The CHAIRMAN said-Getmen-1 pronation is a second suture) are asking why it funtary we despatched a telegram to Mr. impossible for anybody else

Chamberlain expressing our sympathy with his any reducing gradually the usual quantity of opium

pass with your leave that the report and

the Syndicate dibot mean to utilise it they

remove some books. When arrested be said that daily consumed by the confirmed smokers.

so us trobtain something more like reciprocal pleased to see that the committee in their absence of the owner, and endeavouring to letter of 12th December quoted the weighty the bucks were stelen from his father the day Whaters large sum of money the present st tement of-necounts be taken as read. troubled to obtain the concession. Our late effortstobring about a reform in the fiscal tariff against this port. (Applause) I was very being fouud in a house in Barket Street, in the Opium Former has paid for his monopoly to Before addressing myself to the busines} Govenor, Sir Henry Blake, spoke out, must sell prepared opium within this Colony has of the day, I desire, on behalf of the impressively on this subject, when hickling treatment of British products and manu-

was followed up by a letter, which is publish going away on this subject, and l'am very glad the books, so wort in to get them. It was proved euruing a precarious existence as a coolie, nothing to do with the present ease, and Committee, to express our great regret at the community farewell, and your Committee factures by foreign States. That telegram words which Sir Henry Blake gare on his before. He was passing the house when he saw he is therefore entitled to no rightfal olaim the circumstances that have placed me in the have not failed to follow up his suggestions. from the Government for preparing and selling chair to day. I allude to the onforced rosig- When writing on the subject of thee in the appendix to the report before you to see that the Officer Administering the Go- that he had neither father or mother, but was nation by Mr. Playfair of the Chairmanship opening of Waichow, the question of railway We took advantage of the occasion to point vernment (page 23 of this report) has taken the porter, or mossenger when he could get a job. out to the ex-Colonial Secretary that even mattor specially under his control; ab lonat he | Prismer said he was a native of Cant-n. His

Canton, would he promise nover I think we are act to Hongkong? Prisoner said hó w uld, Opium-pills, is well-known to all, are intend- owing to the affection of hisøyesight. This is, ed for the relief of the long suffering of those I am glad to say, noch improved already,

hers, in this free port, British industries and has brought all the influence he has got to Worship asked him if he were allowed to go to pabilitive tariffs' of neighbouring States unduly sanguine when we think that with fut he had no money to get there. His unfortunates who want to get rid of the habit but he will need to be careful for some time sidy, grant, or guarantee for that portion of undertakings were suffering by reason of the bear on that point.

not to fix it unnecessarily, and has given

and instructed the Folice to put him on Inst night' boat for Caston, but he must first base us plainly to understand that he will not be

and the heavy subsidies made to foreign all these different influences brought to bear Worship said he would look after that, “I shall die if I get able to resume the duties be discharged so

lines of steamers, which are thus enabled to on it, this railway will be compete unfairly with local shipping on the abeal by some means or other. (Applause.) a whipping, and must receive in strokes with constant in the rivers of South China. Well, gentlemen, after roading these letters the birch-red. Prisoner:

don't think so! Taka him away." efficiently. I am sure we do all very much indebted to Mr. Playfair for the way in which he has comlucted the business of tho

refrain from going into detail here, but this I felt that the committee wero fortunate in such a beating as that." His Worship:

Fifteen Chinese were up for being in is one of the questions of the future which having their views put forward in such athought- Association during the past year and a half.

will have to be agitated. It is interesting to ful and lucid way as the Chairman has done. (Applause.) I do not wish to inflict

note the present attitule of the Government With regard to the accounts we are in a very posscusion of various amounts of prepared and on this question, which cropps] up in the happy position; money is coming in and very little dress opium not provided for by their certificata long speech upon you, but there are some

Earl going out. The account is mostly on one side. Fines: 85 to $85. points in the Committee's sport upon which

House of Commons on the 8th ult. propose to touch and to which, owing to receipt of advices from Landon since it was

Percy, replying tonnamendment moved to the I have no doubt that as our balance increases we Address by Mr. Walton, who maintained that will find some useful means of utilising it. compiled, I can add sont particulars.

tain or incrensa British trade, said: So much pleasure in seconding the adoption of the would first, however, like to record our

it was the duty of the Government to main (Applause.) With these remarks, I have very indebtedness to Mr. Jame Sentt, our late of the monopoly, then the public should, on the courtesy which has alway marked his rela- careful attention from the Government, But fiscal policy that was not only not the cluty tions with the Association and the sleepless while there are these reassuring indications of the British Government, but it was a duty other hand, look to the Opium Farmer to

energy with which he guarded British that the question is at last receiving some not in their power to discharge." He went comperate the families and relatives of those interests. (Hear, hear.) We only hope attention, it will not do for this Association on to intimate, in most unmistakable lang- who happen to die of opium poisoning or those

that the Association will ind in the future to rest on their oars and be satisfied. It will tags, that unless the Government changed committee be re-elected en bloc as follows: who are rendered physically alt for earns | equally ablo, equally zealous, and equally be necessary to watch this matter ceaselessly its fiscal policy and more or less adopteri Messrs. R. C. Wilcox, D. R. Law, H. E. organising processions to parade the streets of their daily bread. Blackosing my card, patriotic coadjutors among the members and never lose an opportunity of pressing for that of foreign countries in giving subsidies, of the British Consular staf. (Applause) immediate action. The colonists of Hong-drawbacks, and preferences, they could only OPIUM ABSTAINER.

see that an open door to trade was kept and The British Representatives in Kwang-kong cannot afford to accept mere assurances. tang can do much to sere British interests on asubjcet so vitally affecting their interests; not a door that way occasionally ajar. I If they are not too closely wedded to red tape, they should never rest content, until they see think, however, gentlemen, that the time is and can help the Association inost effectively the tunnels being driven through the Kowloon coming when British trade will require some- if they are so inclined. Ir. Scott took that bills, and the track being laid from the Kow. thing more than this, that it will need to be course, and the Associationfound it a pleasure loon terminus. (Applause) Turning to to work with him. Britia trade in the Two another question of local interest, mame Kwang is always menace, more or leas, byly the grave violation of the King's rathless insidious attempts on tacpart of the native Sovereignty officials te lamper it by inposing new duties munter of the schoolmaster, Yeung Kue Man, in Gage Street in September, 1900, or creating fresh obstrutions. Thanks to the prompt measures ten by Mr. Scott the facts of which were disclosed at the trial and Sir Ernest Satow several sucis attempts of one of the assassins laat May in the Su were defeated last yem.

mon sense will tell us that they are taken by the confirmed smokers more as a drug than a luxury As a matter of fast, the introduction of each drag for sale by outsiders means a direct dis advantage for the Opium Farmer, who had spent sicut $2,000,000 to acquire the exclmire right for his business; but if humanity stands afoft, I do not think the present Opian Farmor should make any protest at all. In my humbla opinion, opium-pilis should not be sold by the Opium Farm.

If it should be argued that the Government ought to protect the interest of the Farm which had eogenerously contributed so large a sum of

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length, and a suggestion made for some sul the line passing through British territory, Copies of this letter were also handed to the Colonial Government and to the British and Chinese Corporation, by whom it is now being considered. I hope they will consider it to good purpose. You will observe in today's Daily Press a telegram stating that the Gur. man railway has been opened, to Tsinanfu. What the Germans do we ought to be able to do. I understand that the Colonial Government have made representations onthe subject to Downing Street, and I note that Earl Percy (Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs), replying ton quession on the subject

money to the colonial coffers for the acquirement Consul-General at Canton, for the unfailing in the House of Commons on the 10th inst long as the country adhered to its present | report and accounts.

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SUPREME COURT. Thursday, 17th March,

IN BANKRUPTCY.

Yours,

BETER HIS HONOUR SI WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE),

A GINGER FIRM BANKRUPT.

#tated that the matter was receiving very

the involved in

Mr. John Bastings, solicitor, appeared in support of a petition by Joo Tak Seng for receiving order on the Chi Loong gingar firm, He stated that the Bro's act of bankruptcy was that the partners had left the Colony shortly before the China New Year, leaving the basilar attempts to create fresh sources of Court, you will observe by the appendix

ness entirely unprotected. The assets amount- ed to about $5,000.

His Lordship asked if this was the well-known firm of Chai Loong or Chy Loong, ginger merobante

Mr Hastings said it was not.

His Lordship remarked that be supposed this was & case whore a firm was using a name as nearly as possible slike to that of the Chai Long and trading upon the latter's business.

Hr. Hastings- bellors that is so, my Lord His Lordship mado a receiving order, and appointed Mr. Brace Shepherd as Receiver.

NA BIG: DEFICIT..

In re Lan Yak Lam, ex parte Chung In Kong, Mr. John Hays, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and Master, solicitors, appeared in support of an application for a recuiving. order He stated that the assets amounted to $55,000, including outstanding debts, nad the Habilities to, roughly, $80,000.

In evidence a petitioning creditors stated that they would be able to collect possibly about Hie Lordship granted a receiving ender, Mr.

$13,000 of the asseta,

Bruce Shepherd to be Receiver.

MORE ABSCONDING CREDITORS.

The Foo Tak Sang firm and two other firms applied for a receiving order on the estate of the Ching Hang firm, merchants.

Mr. John Hastings, solicitor, who appeared for the petitioning creditors stated that the partners:

Receiver,

MARINE ENQUIRY,

Further simi-

revenue for hungry mandrins will assuredly be made, and it is necessary for our Consular Authorities to be constantly on the alert, and for this Association to be equally vigilant to war, to aid, or to back up their representation Kince our last mooting we have sceed an important success in securing the opening of eight new ports of call on the West River, which has led to a considerable development of trade on that waterway. Kongmoon was also opened to foreign nude on the 7th inst. and excellent results may be expected to result from that concession. So far, Nanning, on the West River, which was to have been made a treaty port, has not been opened, and the British Government appear to be in some doubt whether this concession is worth pressing for probably because it is not as yet accessibleby steamer. I think, however, that the poition of Nauning as

year.

placed on fair and equal terms with that of other countries, and if those countries endea- your to foster their shipping or their mamfar taros by subsidies or bounties, we shall, in selfdeferee, have to ask our Government to at east impose extra tonnage or light dues on subsidised shipping or a special tax on bounty- fed manufactures in der to place them on that the Committee did not fail to make rep(Applause.) I think there is nothing more that an equality with our own ships or goods. resentations on the subject, through the Ian usefully add, and will simply propose Londone, to the leperial Govern that the report and accounts before you igent. No answer has, so far, been benow adopted. (Applause.)

Hon. GERSHOM STEWART-Mr. Chairman received from the Foreign Office, but we hear from the Colonial Government that the Lul gentlemen-I bave very much pleasure in question is still engaging attention, and that sending the adoption of the report and The report came into my hands the Government may be relied upon to take accounts- proper action in the circumstances. The about two days ago, and who Mr. Wilcox Committee hope therefore that such steps asked me to second the motion for its adoption have been taken as will prevent the repetition I hardly thought i would have time to of acts that are calculated, while lowering know very much about what the Association However, I am glad to British prestige, to terrorise the native hat bean dring, population of this Colony and cause them to say that when I opened the report and lose confidence in the protective power of the began to read it, the subject-matter of which British flag. On the question of the main-it (reated way of such interest that I read tenance of Foreign Post Offices in China, it right through without once putting it some correspondence has passed, and we have down. I congratulate the committes on the made strong recommendations that, while neful work they have done, especially since the deprecating a resort to the methods adopted latter half of 1903, when they bare actively by France in opening Post Offices where tackled several very there are practically no French interests, the The three which occur

interesting are the occupation of Newchwung by the Russions in violation of all pledges and treaties, the construction of the railway between here and Canton, and the opening of Waickow, With regard to the first, I feel that protests such as ours will carry considerable weight with our Home Government, especially at a such as the present. It seams to

important subjects. to me as the most

moment

OPIUM,

VAGRANTS.

Hermann Kellner. German, and Vladimir Leontec, Russian, both of no occupation and us

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and roaming about the streets with no visible means of sabsistence. They could or would give fixed abode, were charged with being vagrants,

no account of themselves, and were remanded to the House of Detention, until they could The next business was the election of a communicate by writing with their respectiva

consule. Committee,

Mr. G. L. TOMLIN moved that the prezent!

The motion was carried unanimously.

Tomkins, G. W. F. Playfair, A. G. Wood, E. S. Whoaller, and W. J. Saunders,

Mr. E. W. MITCHELL, secondled, and motion was agreed to unanimously. This was all the public business.

POLICE COURT, Thursday, 17th March, BEFORE ME. T. BERCOME SMITH

(POLICE MAGISTRATE).

PENALTY FOR GETTING MABRIED.

the

Ho Fui had been a boatman in the employ of the Water Police for the past twelve mouths.

Station, and dorning plain clothes walked eat, On the 4th inst. he left his uniform at the and remained away until the afternoon of the 16th inst., when he was arrested while walking on the street by a Chinese P.C. Inspactor Langley took charge of the case and prosecuted Evidence was given by. him for desertion. Inspector Langley that defendant was absent from duty on the 4th inst. He had not asked Witness instructed bis for or obtained leave. men to look out for bin and arrest him it found. On the evening of the 16th inst. he was brought to the Station by a Chinese P.C. He was dressed in plain clothes. Defendant said that he wanted to go to Canton to get morried. and she went.

UNLICENSED PROCESSIONS.

A number of Chinamon were summoned for. Hongkong. without having proviously obtained General. The men said. they had applied for the necessary permits from the Registrar- the licences, but had not obtained them. They hold the processions without the licences. His Worship pointed out that applications were not sufficient, and that they had no right to ignore the Registrar General's authority, and they must pay $50 each, and hold no more pro- cessions without the necessary permits.

BEFORE MR. H. H, J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).

GAMBLING. -

A party of ten gamblers were arraigned before His Worship on charges of gambling, and using a house as a common gambling-den, at No, 20

dante, having no defence to offer, were sentenced, ved the case for the posecution, and the defen- Gongh Street, on the 10th inst. Evidence pro the first and second, as tenant of the house and manager of the game respectively, were fined $25 each, and the rest 86 each with the usual alternative.

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He was a new THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE

mon, and did not know that be must ask for He did not intend to desert. He was on his way to the Station when he was arrested. lave.

He came back to Hongkong on the 16th, and that night he slept at the station. It was

pointed out to him that that was not of his own secord, as he was kept there under arrest. Continuing, defendant said the reason be did

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not return to the station at once was because bo had a letter to deliver for a friend in Canton, and was going to the station after delivering the letter.

His Worship said that there was

that the defendant to ehow evidence me that intended to desert, but it was clear that be bad

by the Medical Faculty for Invalids and though our country has takea no active staps absented himself from duty without leave, Even their cheapest quality is recommended to vindicate its treaty rights oponly. protests contrary to the ordinance. He must therefore

delicate people.

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a distributing centre and the head of the British Government should not surrender junk traffic on the Wat River, makes it of any sign or symbol of authority or influence suficient importance to justify agitation for is China unless other Powers were prepared its eventual constitua as a treaty port, to follow suit. Curiously enough, we have and it is too early ye to abandon the idea since received advices from the London Office of being able to ascund the river to that stating that on this question they had again point in flat-bottomedlight draft stern-wheel addressed the Foreign Office, suggesting that stanners, at any rate for a portion of the the Hongkong postage stamps should be At the same sits it cannot be denied surcharged with the names of the Treaty that the accounts of those who have as Ports just as the French have done with the of the firm had left the Celong shortly before cended the river from Wuchow to Nanning Indo-China stamps. This is the action we ach as that which has beon sent forward by be convicted on that cenni, and must go to 4 days | the China New Year, leaving in charge of the agree in describing the country as poor, deprecated, and we though, we had been very this committee will strengthen them in their hard labour, with 3 hours in the stocke, us business a manager who had also since departed thinly populated, andaly partially cultivated explicit in the matter. You will see by the cor- determination to support to the utmost of their even where cultival. Of infinitely more respondence that we have been. The continuability what our alliesure endeavouring now by all

Chan Yau, a jetty trader in Kowloon, was Assets were estimated at about $2,000.

His Lordship roade a feceiving order and importance to this Colony would be the ed occupation of Newchwang by the Russian the forts in their power to secure-free and open appointed Mr. Bruce Shepherd to act as opening of Walchow sa Treaty Port. This authorities, and their interference with the nights in Manchuria to all traders. (Applause.) charged with offering 24, by way of a bribe to city is the chief centre of trade on the East trade of that port has led to the interchange With regard to the construction of the railway, Lam Hi, Chinese P.C. 225, with intent to influence his conduct in the execution of his River and lies in the midst of a fertile and of much correspondence, and excited a great I do not know enough about it to express an

public servant. Chau Yau was obstraction by populous country. I is accessible by a good deal of just indignation on the part of those opinion about the deviation of route which the duty as native road or path from the head of Mirs engaged in trade with this Chinese Treaty Port committee's letter of 12th December recous arrested for causing an

Ido not propose to travel overtheground again," mends. But I am heartily glad to leaving his stand on the path. When arrest i Bay, and it could eadly be placed in railway Au euquicy was hit the Harbour Master'e comunmunication with Kowloon, by way of for time will not permit. The Association that the committee have addressed themselves 10 he offered $4 to the constable to release him and DR. NEWELL WILSON. DE. WILLIAM DANEL.

the charge, and defendant had nothing to say, office into the circus connected with a Shamchon and Shekong. In December last has protested, the Chambers of Commerce the British and Chinese Corporation upon the charge of negligent, natration, in the waters your Committee addressed a letter onthis sub bave protested, the Foreign Office have pro-subject of, this long hang-up concession. I am let him go. Bridesce was adduced in proof of of the Colony at 125m, on the 16th inst.ject to the London Ole, who forwarded it on tested, but so far with no result beyond the of opinion that failing every other means of against Chan Kit, the master of a laauch. The tothe Foreign Office. A reply hascome to hand, receipt of suave assurances from the Russian making that railway it would be a sound thing beyond a weak attempt to deny the charge. His to learn that lesson defendant must go to 1 toxwein of the Harbour Om ranch Lity stated since the report was printed, in which it is Government. The latest of these, received for this Colony to guarantee a moderate interest Worship said these people must learn they must the Bsibpur Phen the defendant's lanach can hardly press be this concession as it quoted in the House of Commons by amount the Colony would be liable for would month's hard labour, with 3 hours in the stocks, that when returning from Sonsentters towards pointed on that Hi Majesty's Government by Lord Lansdowns on the 8th January, was on the cost of obostruction. In any case the not offer bribes to policemen, and to help him cm bie port aldering his bows. Ho took me forms part of the couideration to be granted Percy on the 8th ult, and is to the followit not be very great, and if the railway prospored and the $4 was ordered to be placed in the

poor-box notice of first, but aber tly after hed to stop his the Chinese Guernment in return for effect: In order to prevent all misundee gaurantee of a certain interest might never

Though he did

After leaving Shanghai Mr. G. E. Bridge, engines to avoid collision. manage to avoid collision with the launch, he the payment of the surtax under Art. VIII. "standing and misconstruction, Russia con called up; and I consider that even in the

stowed away... un sampan the leanch was of the Treaty of 10%, but that the British siders it indispensable, independently of the event of a small debit in the first year or two second officar, 8.2. Empress of China, discovered came in contact with a towing, de

After the defendant had spoken the Harbour Minister at Peking will be requested to urge conditions which will in the future definitely the prospects of a fair revenue from that railway and car, 5.a. Master said that neither of the corwains upon the Chinese Ministers the desirability "determine the character of her relations are extremely good-applause) because the that vessel, while on her way to Hong- properly understood the meaning of blasts on of opering the pot without further delay with Manchuria, to declare from this day Canton delta is, as we all know, both fortile und kong. On arrival here Mr. Bridge pro- from Shanghai to Hongkong without the the bistle. They were to be more careful unless he is of onion that there is no forth that she has no intention whatever of populous. In regard to the opening of Yat secated the man for obtaining 1 partage in fature

likelihood of their ntertaining the proposal placing any obstacle in the way of the chow, that is a thing that I hope the committee permission of the master, owners, or agents of trast that the Chinese Government will continued enjoyment by Foreign Powers of l always bear in mind and, if the rullway is the said steamer, he having no money to pay

BEFORE HO. L. Baumes-LAWRENCE (CARBONATER).

In convection with this collision two men in the sarapan were thrown overboard.

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