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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1883.

even the higher classes of Chinese to con considered a primary object, we are con form at once to English social laws and vinced that sufficient transports could be customs; therefore, an intelligent admin- procured to place the whole of Li Hund istration should be in a position, whilst CHANG's trained army in the field in advocating gradual progress, to meet the Kwang-sl, weeks before French reinforce difficulties of the position by sensible con-ments could arrive from Marseilles. It is

THE first of the new acason's tea arrived at Shanghai from Hankow on the 19th instant by the steamship Fawho.

THE Russian corvette Morge arrived at Shang hal from Nagasaki on the ith instant,

THE Portuguese gunboat Tamega, doubtless with Governor da Reza on board, steamed into the harbour as we were going to press. We presume

His Excellency has come over intending to honor Her Majesty's birthday by being present at Sir George and Lady Bowen's ball. It is a matter for regret that Senhor da Roza's courtesy will meet with disappointment..

The Rev. William C. Burns, the missionary, commenced his work here. He was followed soon after by Rev. Messrs. Smith, and McKen- Lale of the same mission, and in course of time, by for Mem. Johnson, Staple, Ashmore

Telford of the American Baptist in addition to these persons there were a number

of other foreign residents serving as pilots or connected with other houses of business. The trade springing up caused a great amount of business for 10 small a place, a large number of Chinese established themselves here, and the westem side of the island was crowded with shops and dwellings. Some noted shroffs were among these men who have smce, been con spicuous in business matters in Swatow, and whose lot it seemed to be always coming in collision with the mandarins. But some of them were ndrolt men, and generally managed to bold their own, which, perhaps, they could not have done had they not hard foreign

backing. The trade consisted largely of the export of sugar, and import of opium, beancake, and piece goods, and a large number of ships found employment in carrying these commodities.

But the business days of Double Island were soon over. The island was too far out. The

salate was removed to Kakchich, and the foreign business houses established them- scives at Swaton proper. The English Con- Custom House to Swator The Chiness merchants followed. The Double Island shops and godowns were deserted, and soon went to At present, the island is used simply as an out- ruin, of which an unsightly mass yet remains, post of the Customs and for the residence of pilots, and also as a summer resort; and for seas bathing. There is an old fort there, but it is not occupied.--Star in the Easter th

CORRESPONDENCE.

We hear that Mr. E. B. Jorcy will shortly return to the colony to resume his duties as storekeeper of Her Majesty's Naval Yard. cessions, conformable to the peculiar man- also a mistake to imagine that a Chinese We hear that the Mastodon Minstrels gave a ners, prejudices and customs of the people. army cannot be supplied with stores and highly successful performance in the Chinese Municipal regulations which will admirably munitions of war at Canton. The Shang-Theatre, Taipingshan, last night govern an English city, may, from various hat Mercury says it is impossible Lt can go By private advices from Shanghai we learn that circumstances that require no explanation, to Tonquin either by sea or land, as the the Chinese Beet of six war vessels, including the N faimess to the Chinese community it is only right we should point out that the references in provo altogether inadequate to meet the French feet will guard the entrance to old frigate, usually stationed at that port, sud- this morning's Daily Press to the views peculiar exigencies of a race like the Chi-Tonquin, and that a march from Canton to denty left a few days ago-destination unknown.

on the hawker qrestion expressed by the nese, and it would admittedly be worse Kwang-s! or Yunnan of any considerable H.M.S. Audacious, Albatross, Cleopatra and spokesman of the Chinese deputation, which than folly to attempt by force to thrust force is entirely out of the question. This Pegasus will leave Shanghai for Chinkiang on waited on Mr. W. H. Marsh, at Government pon these barbarians, as some of us in our is a puzzle to us. If the Chinese navy is the 26th inst, and will probably visit Nankin. House on January 15th, are entirely pointless, transcendant wisdom are pleased to call not utterly useless the French squadron at The Vigilant remains at Shanghai, and the being based on a misconception of actual facts

The so-called hawker nuisance was never even the Chinese, oppressive measures which present in the Gulf of Tonquin could Curarea will proceed direct to Chefoo. cannot possibly bring benefit to the colony, scarcely hope to oppose with any fair We are compelled to hold over " An Old Sports- alluded to in the petition presented to the Admin and which must inevitably operate harshly prospects of success the heavily armed and man's interesting contribution until Friday, strater, and although Dr. Ho Akai was ill ad well appointed rams and gun vessels of the The comments on the recent Shanghai races will some references to the subject in his address, vised enough, on his own responsibility, to make upon and create dissension amongst a respectable class of hard working people, Chinese; but, in any case, Li HUNG CHANG's, be none the worse for keeping. We trust our who only require to be sensibly and troops could be landed without opposition sporting contributor's challenge-particulars of his views were promptly repudiated by the leading Chinese; and Mr. James Russell, who was several hundred miles. nearer the probable which will appear in the article referred to--to then Registrar General, was officially requested by intelligently handled to make them use-

seat of war than Canton; and were it match Cutty Sark at walking, trotting the President of the Tung-wa Hospital to explain ful, peaceful and law abiding subjects.

It has been currently rumoured and be otherwise, a march from the City of Rams galloping against any pony in the colony will lead to business, as times, in the sporting line, lieved throughout the colony that no fewer to Yunnan is a long way from being the have been awfully dull of late. than 300 itinerant hawkers have lately been impossibility suggested. At the present marshalled before the police magistrates moment there are sufficient numbers of and fined or imprisoned for plying their Chinese troops on the Annamese frontiers calling in violation of the laws of the colony. to quickly over-run the country despite of

sion of these messengers was of a twofold cha French opposition, and it only wants a

racter. -This reported wholesale police raid on

They came partly to complain that these itinerants is, we are pleased to state, declaration of war and the arrival of the Cetewayo, owing to his cattle still being retained utterly without foundation. A reference Grand Secretary with his disciplined and by those into whose hands they had fallen, was to the records of the police court will show well armed "legions to show, that in these in danger of starvation, and partly to bring back that from April 7th to May 19th the total days of modern warfare it is utterly, imposa sum of fifty pounds lent to Cetewayo by Mr. Saul number of hawkers brought before the sible for a mere handful of European Solomon, of Capetown, for the purpose of purchase ing domestic appliances. In the reserved Communications intended for publication must magistrates amounted only to 43-an soldiers, however brave and experienced, to territory fines of cattle are being inflicted by Mr. by the Minister of Foreign Affairs is favourably was well defined. I quite concur with your opinion be accompanied by the name and tidress of the average of a little over one per day-and withstand the onslaught of tens of thousands Shepstone right and left on the Zulus living in the reviewed by the Italian Press. The Gazzetta that Mr. Ho Amei is the best man. It is need. out of that number, 30 were charged of Chinese armed with breachloaders, and Reserve, with the apparent view of punishing Halia takes note of his declarations that Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele- with carrying on their business in and ob reckless of life. Should the Tonquin dis- them for declining to renounce their allegiance Italy's rapprochement to the central Powers without fear of contradiction, that, a more honest, graph will always be open for the fair discussionstructing the traffic of Queen's Road Cen-pute between France and China, as appears interests, it must be distinctly understood that by correspondents of all questions affecting public the Editor does not in any way holt himself res ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

BOTICA

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tral. This, we need scarcely say, puts quite a different complexion on the affair. We are prepared now, or at any other time, to maintain and uphold the rights and interests of every section of the com- munity, so long as such rights and Interests are founded on reason and common sense;. but we cannot advocate what can be fairly regarded in the light of a public nuisance. The itinerant hawkers must plainly under- stand that, although they will be permitted to pursue their customary avocations in the Chinese portions of the city without restraint, under no circumstances cap the prác tice of blockading Queen's Road Central and obstructing traffic in the distinctly European portions of the city be tolerated. Within reasonable limits, in deference to the peculiar prejudices of the Chinese, the

the hawkers from earning an honest, liveli hood: But on no pretence will these liner- ant traders be allowed to erect stalls in our principal thoroughfares, and thereby impede traffic to the inconvenience of shop keepers, merchants, and the European com- mercial community generally.

almost certain, be decided by the wager of battle, whatever the ultimate result of such a conflict may be, it is certain to go hard with the few hundred French soldiers who are at present cooped up in the fortresses of Annam.

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, May 21st. TROUBLES IN ZULU LAND.

THE RUSSIAN CORONATION.

The Emperor and Empress of Russia have arrived at Moscow and met with an enthusiastic reception,

THE DERBY..

May 22nd.

|

THE Maritzburg correspondent of the Daily News writes on March 20th-Messengers have arrived here from Cetewayo. The main mis

to Mr. Marsh that Dr. Ho Akai's sentiments, on what he called the hawker nuisance; hael met with general disapproval from the Chinese committee. Whatever may be the intrinsic merits of the case, the Chinese certainly cannot justly be accused of inconsistency.

Wis do sint necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

Correspondents in this column.) 20

THE correspondent of a London daily telegraphs from Rome on the tatlı ulto,To-day gold pay. ments have been resumed throughout Italy, MR, HO AMEI AND THE LEGISLATIVE The news received at the Ministry of Finance

COUNCILMAN this afternoon is favourable, indicating that the

the drain on the banks has not, been severe operations have proceeded quietly, and that

The speech delivered yesterday in the Senate

was never determined by hostile aims against France, that the Improvement in her rela tions with the latter Slate was not imposed by other Cabinets, that the Government are deter

Tora EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG TELEDRATH

inst allow me to say that your review of the qualifications of the several candidates for the SIR,Refering to your able leader of the 19th

post of Chinese member of the Legislative Council

his character and abilities, sill I may say, and intelligent, and independent Chinese gentie man canhot be found in the Colony, and I feel confident that his appointment to represent our Interests in the Legislative Council would give universal satisfaction throughout the Chinese

Thanking you for inserting these. community.

........Yours faithfully,

less for me to add anything after all you said about

Lives.

to Cetewayo. Unless some check is speedily placed upon this sort of thing some very serious complications may be expected. "No one either European or native in Natal has the least confi- dence in Mr. John Shepstone's power to deal

that though no nation which might adopt a with the very delicate state of thing existing behind to render these relations still better, and yond the Tugela, yet if the Zulus were one day colonial policy of conquest in the Mediterranean to retaliate there would be an immediate outcry would find Italy indifferent, they would never. for vengeance.

wish accomplished facts to become a of collision between two sister countries. At the the same time the Garretta Italia considers, a

and as likely to neutralise the effect of Signor Mancini's friendly declarations, towards Sir, The Shanghai Mercury of the 9th inst France his hints as to the existence of diplo in commenting on Li Hung-chang styles kim maatle documents respecting Tunis, which if pub-China's Shame." This has brought to my mind lished would exasperate Italian public opinion Against that Power,

A CHINESE RESIDENT. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1881. THE CHINESE GRAND SECRETARY.

TO THE EDITOR. DE, THE ** HONGKONG”, Telrozaik,"ME

We are very glad to learn, on official Government will not altempt to prevent Derby has gone back, in consequence of rumoured come nearly Impracticable. It cannot be denied i-Vieux's estimates for the ensuing year show a {{Russians, but I leave it to an intelligent and

lameness, to ro to 1..

THE NEW VICEROY OF CANADA.

The Marquis of Lansdowne is to succeed the

Marquis of Lorne as Viceroy of the Dominion Canada, and he will start for his appointment October.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

of

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sideration when they spent so much money, establishing factories which have but a problem atical title to exist. Still, it does not indicate a very friendly spirit on China's part that she should set herself now to oppose-ifopposition be indeed her object-institutions which have been for several years in existence and in connection with which heavy outlay has been incurred. If she merely desires to exercise the right, which she certainly seems to possess, of levying taxes upon goods manufactured by foreigners in China from Chinese my materials, she might go to work in

that the revenue is not exceptionally large; but think the most likely to enter into-an

do

convention; a man, highly cultivated from- his early youth,astatesmanby birth and education,

selady; with the performance of a a man who inherited wealth and who wasentristed

authority which cannot be doubted, that the disaffection amongst the Chinese hawkers of the Colony--alluded to at length in yesterday's issue is based on a misunder- standing of actual facts in regard to the recent action of the police authorities and the policy of the Government. All public grievances are more or less based on Nothing can be fairer than this, and Exaggerations, and in dealing with this we therefore look to the Committee of particular question yesterday, we refrained the Tung-wa Hospital, who are the from committing ourselves to any, inde-recognised leaders of the Chinese, to pendent expressions of opinion as to represent to the disaffected portion of their matters of fact, principally because we countrymen, the true state of affairs. We had grave doubts.whether the statement of further ask them to show to the misguided TO-MORROW being the anniversary of Her a more straightforward and less invidious fashion, markable fact is that there is not a single English command (with the aid of his six prompters) our Chinese correspondent. was not, in men who indulged in the reprehensible several respects, a somewhat highly col. absurdity of placarding the walls of this ored description of the actual state of city with notices inciting well disposed affairs. It must be frankly admitted that citizens to useless acts of violence, the a. feeling of disaffection does exist amongst height of their folly and ingratitude. It no regular issue of the Hongkong Telegraph. | W. M. Deane, for affording us 'some interesting that five times as much public money iscal to oppose the French if this be so I expect he the inombers of the hawker class, who, from may be true that this is the custom In the recent action of the police authorities, Chinese cities; but under a well organised are under the impression that the govern-government, such as that which is repre- ment has determined to deprive thein of sented by the British flag, this barbaric their only means of earning an honest live-mode of protest can expect no considera. lihood; and it is well within the bounds of tion. Where well founded grievances exist,

a

SPECIAL NOTICE We are requested to state that in consequence of the temporary indisposition of Lady Bowen, the Ball at Government House is unavoidably postponed until Thursday, 31st May, when all the invitations already issued will hold good.

Majesty's birthday and a public holiday, we have decided to give our hard worked compositors spell of reat and recreation in bonour of the auspicious occasion. There will, therefore, be

Our usual mall paper, containing all the news of the last fortnight, will be circulated amongst subscribers the first thing in the morning. Lt HUNG-CHANG, says the Shanghai fercury of the 19th Inst., is expected here about Monday next, and his agents have been looking out for a

determination to

to

THE recent proceedings of the Chinese Govern- ment with regard to the trade in silk, taken in conjunction with their action in the matter of the Cetowayo has attacked Oham's stronghold and cotton factories, seem, says the Japan Mail, to was repulsed with heavy loss.

indicate a purpose hostile to the establishment

the fact that Li has on various occasion been known to quote the great Emperor's saying and of foreign industries in the Celestial Kingdoin.

assert that "the Yellow River Is China's Sor- IN Fill, says the Daily News, the experience of row. The Grand Secretary may truly be Regulations have been issued according to which transit passes for foreigners purchasing this country is essentially different from that credited with knowing that China has a sorrow! cocoons in the interior will be rendered almost which it has passed through in many other daring, unprincipled and conceited puppet, this, bolstered up (with six advisers) impostor on impossible. Then, the likin dues have Crown colonies. Generally speaking, colonies of the Chinese Nation has indeed the best claim to been raised to $4 per pleat for fresh this ciss have been for many years a burden to be styled "China's Sorrow mo sa kan The betting against Beau Brummel for the cocoons, and $12 for dried, so that the the exchequer; whereas Fijl, even in its infancy, Li Hung-chang has been known, when speak- operation of supplying the silk factories will be has proved self-supporting. Governor Desing of Chung How's Livadia Treaty to lay he

en entered Antașani insanostonvention with Mana that in these proceedings the Chinese Govern- total revenue of 158,7381, and an expenditure discriminating publie to decide this issue-Who ment are within the letter of their rights, and of 155,0477. This is very satisfactory, sceing that foreigners acted with a little want of con

promises to increase steadily. There has been a great development of the sugar industry. Sir

very delicate. John Gorrie lately stated that the largest sugar diplomatic duty or a man to a great extent self- mill in the world had been erected in Fil made by squeezing the lower classes, by winking and an order had been given for another of the yamen; a man who after brutally and dis

at the cultivation of the poppy around his own

same size. The export of sugar for last year honourably murdering the officials) al: S004 amounted to 1,800 tons, but it was expected chow, whose liver, he, in concert with Colonel that the quantity would be doubled in 1883, and Gordon R.E, had pledged his word of honour quadrupled in 1884 Before the annexation took to spare, fed like a cur from the wrath of place it was believed that the staple production Colonel Gorden, a (to use Disraell's words) an probable that Fiji will become a richer Mauritius,ance of his own verbosity, and gifted with en of the islands would be cotton, but it now seems- phistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuber-

and produce sugar on a large scale. One re egotistical imagination that can all times

nor would she be likely to experience any great colony. There are a few inspectors and sergeants ments to align an opponent and to glorify him soldier, except the Governor's aide-de-camp in the an interminable and inconsistent series of argu- apposition at the hands of the Foreign Repre- of police, but the Government relies for the main self 7. Which, if repent of these two men do sentatives,

tainance of order upon a native constabulary you consider the most likely to enter into an i We are under special obligations to Captain force, at an annual cost of a little more than two adne convention

thousand pounds. It is also satisfactory lear As I write I hear

far that Li is appointed to

take supreme command of a large army in Anham information with regard to the disaffected Chi- maintaining hospitals and an efficient nese hawkert. The statement which appeared staff as in keeping up gaola. Although Mr. Des will keep at least five miles in the rear of all

as he did in the of Colonel in one of our reliable contemporaries that some vanguine view of the prospects of the colony, he dons, ever- victorious army. To do this would three hundred bawkers had been lately brought yet anticipates that the annual value of ex-be wise on his part, for then when rairea, is before the police magistrates, and fined or im- ports, which up to 1880 never got beyond sounded he will have a good start and thereby an

the following your, by another bound, reach existence. Whether prisoned, is entirely false and misleading. The 177,000 will in 1883 exceed 300,000, and in excellent opportunity of preserving his voldable

Were it not for the wide spread ma

spread mischief created. amounts only to forty three, and of these, thinly were convicted of obstructing traffic in Queen's Road

position in this semi-barbarous country carries, weight. (not any estimable qualities in linself) Central The government has not, and never had,

and that I consider it necessary to denounce this so any intention of depriving a numerous body of

DOUBLE ISLAND, NA

Iniquitous Viceroy who has paid English jmirnals honest people of their only means of livelihood,

Double Island is the first object that arrests to speak favourably of bim (a fact which would So long as the Chinese hawkers peacefully the tye. of a traveller inward-bound from the stand anywhere as conclusive evidence as to the pursue their avocations in the Chinese quarters Cape of Good Hope to Swatow. Two or three veracity of all my remarks about him) I would

such length Lay of the town, and refrain from erecting temporary white buildings in foreign style show how in not occupy valuable time in noticing Li Hung European quarters, the police authorities will not in quarter of an hour. Yet small art forward western civilisation by the Gov stalls to the obstruction of public business in the Pait at least, the island occupied. The

Tocleg a man place is quite small, and one can walle around is credited by some 116

liberal mind and only #prevented/from interfere. The general policy of the present it has a history ofle in known, among the Governor towards the Chinese it, so far as wo Chinese as the hill where fowls are loosed at Peking A greater fallacy.never

Imme can learn, essentially identical with that of his were accustomed to leave a fowl as a retive foreign in principle and Litholde the

In old times the junk on parting the land man and Tea Faung ang are predecessor; therefore our Chinese friends need offering.There is a famous temple there to the a despot In China belleve be under no apprehension that their claims to Queen of Heaven, on which account the place is ing for the day when he will try official consideration will in any way be neglected. also called Ma S. The temple in not an eleg The placards posted in various parts of the gant one, but it has gulter reputation, and at shedding blood mercilessly Decals town threatening violence, if certain un certain seasons of the year is visited by hundreds to gain this object He may, however, be

of worshippers, the majonty ofthem women, and in at the hrow of the proj dynasty defined concessions were not made by the many of them coming from thirty.

forty miles means of.

his country,i Government, have received the considera- Inland.

Europeanp authorised to state that no danger need be ap-anchored inside of Names new found

About the time th

the tion of the police authorities, and we are

Tientsin was would prova, made, sundry opium clippers that had formerly in the event

would be coun prehended. This plan of the Chinese hawkers place on the inside of Double land.

When and one Chinese cities of bringing arbitrary Mandarins to is a common and uniformly successful custom in Swatow was opened, the place itself was small can only

and miserably diny. The foreign merchants their senses, and it has previously been tried on island Messrs Jardine Matheson Se

who first came established themselves on the influenc,

empire Messrs. Dent & Co., and Mesira. Tait Amoy, all had representatives here: were organised under the Bradley and Mrs W: Richardion Bradley & Co and was composed houses were represented respec Thomas O. Sullivan and I Sullivan, Capt. Vincent, Capt Morrison. Mr. Dicksalen came the firm of Mesir. Direks Han Consulate was opened by Kand The Marime

Parts who remuined, but intended by Mr. H. Da first physician on the was bollowed by

probability that these well meaning but no British Governor dare to refuse impartinį house in the foreign settlements for his family total number during the past six weeks nearly half a million sterling ambitious; Intriguer, whose bolstered up

who are to stop here whilst he is away, wo

believe. As yet they have not found one good enough.

"

Ignorant and easily led people might have consideration of all complaints affecting heen unwise enough to have followed up the righteous administration of justice Chinese traditions by assembling in force to and the proper action of the laws. Thanks assert their assumed grievances-a course to Sir JoHN POPE HENNESSY the position of SAYS the Japan Mail:-The question-what li which must inevitably have led to a deplor-the Chinese in Hongkong is thoroughly the legal status of an oyster-having been pro. able display of milltary force and probably understood at the Colonial Office in Lon- Pounded at dinner the other evening in this Set to bloodshed. As this journal can justly don, and throughout Great Britain. Sirlement, one of our judicial luminaries delivered claim to possess more than a nominal in- GEORGE BOWEN is, in the main, an exponent from a legal point of view, enjoys privileges at the following crudite Judgmant-An oyster Aluence over the leaders of our Chinese of the views of our lato Governor, Whon yet denied to man in the most civilized societies, fellow subjects, we feel assured that a plain our Chinese fellow subjects have any Just for the oyster can open its ops case without statement of the policy of the government reasons for complaint against, the sétion, shelling out.” towards the itinerant hawker class, and a of our colony's laws, they have only to re- FROM A reliable private source we hear that true record of what has actually been done present their grievances to His Excellency Hung Chang, Viceroy of Chibli and First Grand by the police authorities to put down what, through the ordinary channel to ensure Secretary of the Chinese Empire, was expected to arrive in Shanghal on the noth inst. Accond- ing to rumour, His Excellency had the intention of visiting Fcking before setting out for Annam the Emperor came by wire, and were imperative but this is scarcely probable as the orders from

that Li should journey southward without a mo- ment's delay. In well informed Chiness as well as in diplomatic circles in the north, war between France and China is considered inevitable.

under certain circumstances, is undoubt their receiving ample justice. edly a public nuisance, will restore matters

to their normal condition, The Chinese Iv dealing with the difficulties which, in residents of this Colony, one and all, the event of war with France in Tonquin, desire to live peaceably and on the the Chinese will encounter before they can most friendly terms with the other na land the Chihli troops in the Southern pro- tionalities forming our essentially cosme vinces, the Shanghai Mercury observes politan community. Our Chinese citizens "If I should, as is reported, take to Can- are peaceful, law-abiding, proud of their ton with him 20,000 or 30,000 men of the

THROUGH the courtesy of the Colonel and Off in Hongkong-without effect. However, whilst status as British subjects, and anxious to forces of Chihil, his difficulties will be Im-

cers of the Buffs, the fine band of the regiment making every allowance for the ignorance of conform in every possible way to the rules mense. First, transport by sea will be

gave their first moon-light performance this sea these poor people, we think it desirable that the Jaid down for their government by Her requisite, and the China merchants S. N. son in the Public Gardens last night. The wes leading Chinese, who undoubtedly possess great Majesty's representatives. They are, com Co., fleet is utterly inadequate to take ther was all that could be desired, and the at influence over their countrymen, should make it mercially, the life and soul of the colony even 10,000 men in six weeks time. Our tendance of the general public ununially large, plainly understood to there misguided men, that they contribute their fair share, to its re-contemporary must surely have made a. An excellent programme had been arranged by nothing can be obtained from a British Govern vente, and only wish to be allowed, the great mistake in this estimate! It would MH. Quinn, the band-master, including selement by threats of violence. Governor Bowen usual rights of free citizenship as natives appear to us that the vessels of the China tions from the works of Sullivan, Suppe, Wald has publicly stated that he has come here to of China in a British Colony, To this they Merchants" fleet alone could transport teufel, Verdi, and Audran, and is the hand wis govern the colony without distinction of class,

in capital form, are justly entitled, Nay, more, It would twice ten thousand Chinese braves from lover of good music enjoyed a mare, freak. We assured that any application properly made to and played most tastefully, race, color or creed, so that the Chinese may rest be more than Impolitic, it would be ab- Tientsin to Canton In considerably less trust we may have many such pleasant evenings the Head of the Executive will be justly con surdly ridiculous to expect the lower or time than six weeks; and if despatch were | during the summHT,

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