FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD,
About hall-past one of.ck this morning fire broke out in the uremises No. 331, Queen's Road Central, n eatier hure which stood at the corner of Queen's Road and Morrison Street. The alarm was sounded, and, the Fire Brigade were soon up the reene, under the direc sion of Acting Superintendent Horspool and Assistant Superintendent A. Chapman. Owing to the absence of water in the mains it was fortunate the fire was in such close proximity to the harbour, from which a good supply of water was obtained. The fire, how ever, by this time had spread to the adjoining shop, No. 333. Queen's Rond, a coppersmith's shop, which was soon enveloped in flames. The burning buildings being doomed the brigade turned their attention to keeping the fire located, which they succeeded in doing. The two shops, buildings of three stories in height, were entirely gusted, and we learn that No. 331 is insured for $1,500 in a Chinese Insurance Office, the other
premises not being injured,
PACIFIC TRADE.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1891.
THE HON, JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK
AND THE PUBLIC.
To v Epres or vwa "Homerong TeleonarE,"
the demoralization agencies at work both is Mongolia and Manchu la ## well: palpably altered cl cumstances, renders the
generation of those antions in the sener- inferred, practically an impossibility now
apology is required, and still less fir which I and This City need fear any of the consequences to which you refer in your letter.
Hieng-Fung, 6th year, 9'h month, athday." (A True Translation. PUNCH.) (WA SIR JOHN BOWRING'S Despatch to MR. PARKES in answer to his letter of the oth.)
PARKRS, (Private)
have been pushed forward in the service and promoted over the heads of seniors, or contrariwise kept back. Take one or two of these men, whom the powers that be havo. delighted to honour, the dirt of the service, and see for what merils they were dranced, or if that be not ascertainable, mark the subsequent behaviour of the men as the best indication of what they think "goes down" at headquarters. Mark also the bearing of any who may have" suffered rebuffs, and observe in what respects they have changed their tactics in order to
SIR-Really, I became much perplexed when I saw in last righi's Telegraph the Han, Me Executive, withdrawing everything that he did Ching war, to those who had the opportunity Keswick's addressed to the Head of the the future, under Chinese domination it all vert Moreever the history of the late Franco- both in and out of the Council, for the fast
ofreading between the lines, conclusively sup- month or two.. I cannot believe, myself that
ported this view, and if the abject military dis-
"Dear
"Hongkong, Oct. 11, owing to pressure of business, he signed the organization of this so-called great Empiren hurry to punch Yeh's head; but as you hav I'm afraid you have been in rather too grea protest, or whatever it is called, without looking At it. Is this a hole to creep out of ? Undoubthroughout the struggle cannot be clearly got me into the mess, 1 suppose I must see you
demonstrated then I will gladly take a back sea through it. Why the mischief didn't you satisfy escape future displeasure, cbild,
for a full due.
yourself before making any row in the ca e, tha the arrow had a sight to fly the British flag? is, it is'ns clear as that, two and two make four Then we should have been all right. But, as it that she had no such right whatever; her registry, by virtue of which alone she bolts out colours, having expired on the 27th ul
commend them.eives to the English Cabinet, considering how closely our interexts are bound new abawbing the attention of many is whether upin the little kingdom. The question, therefore, Siam will, when the time comes, he enabled to keep the French out of the Meikong valley, and then count upon England's friendly intervention? We al present, through our great and important trade with the country--and many other interests hold they key of the position in our hands, in-! SHICLY
is neither a just ror a common-sense policy to allow such a position to be weakened by any apparent want of political cordially. Not ship be ween England and Siam, bet a more that we say there exists any such want of friendly this is a very poor excuse. Not a generous treatment in regard to the present Trans-Salween and other boundary questions might have the effect still further welding of the two nations.
of leading to a "Thi conductors of the Press could and should lend material aid is this respect, and what suggests itself to our mind is that means should be used to obtain the widest information regarding the country; that those chosen to do this should
bestow upon it all the care and time essential to
bringing out a cyclopedia of social facts regard. DEVELOPMENT OF THE 7RANS-Ing trade and other resources, and thus sasist to make Slam better known to the outside world, Some idea of the state of the trade between Hongkong and Bangkok and Saigon may be gathered from the Siamese Custom House Returns for last year. The total whilst the imposts from Europe and e's where exports were some $1,000,000 in excess of 1889
A NEW LINK OF STEAMERS FROM HONOKONG,
Commander A. Marshall, R.N.R., well known
server who arly opens his mouth to utter an
Thanking you in anticipation,
I am, Sir,
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Yours very truly,
B. D. F.
Hongkong, 5th May, 1891. THE ASHDOWN AND RYAN CONCERTS,
To THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TelugrATH."
series of concerts recently given at the Garrison SIR-The Committee of Management of the Theatre and Theatre Royal, City Hall, in aid of a fund for the benefit of the widow and orphans widow of Musketry-Instructor Ryan, of the of the late Bombardier Ashdon, R.A., and the Hongkong Palice, resulted as follows:-
of
If residents at different ports would, without It would really be an interesting enquiry, and mentioning names of the men, or even of places, contribute what they know of Consular proceed ings in their districis, data might thereby be obtained from which some definite conclualda would be derivable as to the theory and practice of the Consular Service; and the responsibility for the existing state of things might then ba more accurately distributed between the system and the men.
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
CALCUTTA, April 11th, 9 a.m., A mersenger from Manipur has arrived at Silchar with a letter from the Regent to the Viceroy, claiming to have killed the Senapati because of the murder of the European prisoners.
Umsok Doss, a native trader, has arrived at Kuzammin with 48 released prisoners. He states he saw the mutilated bodies of the British Officers. Their heads, hands, and feet were cut off. It is said that Col. Skene was killed first, wood. Mr. Cossins, Mr.. Quinton and Mr. then Lieut. Simpson, and afterwards Mr. Grim- Melville.
Mrs. Quinton le- now on her way--from- Shillong The greatest sympathy is felt for
did. He had more than unce, and yesterday would have done what the Hon. Mr. Keswick
Further, if there is one fact more glaring than the interests of this colony in the Legislative the begint ing of the contest was completely at more than ever, proved his inability to represent another in this respect, it is that Cantos from Concil. It is high time that he should be the mercy of the by no means large French called upon to resign his place in Council imme- squadron. Likewise the stoppage of the grain competent than himself What we want is a diately, and the vacancy occupied by one more trade north of the Yangize was feasible from the
commencement and would speedily have brought "Luckily-ad you say-Yeh dnesn't take this man of the Han, M. Whichead's character, the great military new cording to our only point, so that we have a loophole left to creep independent to the cire, and rei a mere time.general," to the performance of the "kow tow out of. De non existentibus et not apparentibus
at which they are such proficients, before the eadem est ratio, na Noy puts it in his maxims, leader of last night. "if or a "but," as you very well sald, in your Bayard, Even a more effective blockade of bye. It would be just as well if you would read gallant Courbet on the quarter deck of the
a work which I dare say you never read. By the Formosa would have made that island succumb little international law. You see the Chinese had such a course by Military or naval tactics are a remarkable people. The system been considered advisable. Surely it is palpable competitive examinations secures great aimin enough that Lia Ming-chu'an should have been strative ability. Yeh is a highly educated and allowed to "stew in his own juice" there very superior man, somewhat obdurate, especially, although on the flank of the French, for he had when he is in the right, but quite able in chop. in the Far East as the popular skipper of the
of injuring or even harassing the French, indeed, with myself I un daily more and comparatively no Means at his disposal logic, or hold a diplomatic argument with you, renowned ten-clipper Stirling Castle, arrived here from Vancouver Inst Saturday by the for 1889. Steamer freights, however, which at:
were nearly $7,000,000 over and above the total
and, if our "only general" to. complete, more sensible how lucky It is for England that Canadian Pacific Co.'s chartered steamer
this time last year were steady at zo and 33
his next essay desires a drawing of the Pingon am in my present position. As one of the fear Batavia, on a special mission. A member of
and other similar abortions upon which men of letters who have attained eminent success our staff interviewed him yesterday.
cents per-pical-according to description of cargo
the Governor of Formosa and this great and high official position in, the British service, I am here, said Captain Marshall, as the between "the land of the white Flephant"
military nation depended in the struggle I am fitted, perhaps, heiter than mest of my special representative of Mr. Richard Barnwell, weak at that. The drop le, we are assured, due in and this part, are now ten and twelve cents--and
shall be happy to supply him with them gratis diplomatic br
brethren, to cope with the literary managing director of the Fairfield Shipbuilding
from the gallery of my friend Nam Cheong ability of Chinese officialism. and Engineering Company, who is also one of part to the scarcity of rice both at Saigon and
However, this dissertation can wait over while! the leading directors of the Scottish Orientat Bangkok, and also to the lack of means of rapid j. The concerts for Mrs. Ashdown resulted we take a glimpse of that policy, which!, this kind. I cannot.answer..for bringing either England; the twn Misy's Quinton are at
"But really, if you get us into many rows of
the "Guion" Ine. Mr. Barnwell bar charge of all Bangkok, the capital and chief port through paying all expenses, and the one entertainment only one which will bring the Celestial to reason f plain English'of it is, that we haven't a legal leg them. Messages.of condolence have been sent Steamship Company and managing director of and easy transport from the interior of Stam to
in the reallsation of a sum of $361.04, after apparently one has to acknowledge now is the you or myself creditably out of the scrape. The Sir William Pearce's vessels and shipping in Singapore, Hongkong, Europe, etc. It must be which the kingdom's exports pass en route to
at the Giann Theatre enabled the Committee and prevent the degrading "how-to" policy off to stand upon, so I have ordered up Seymour By Lady Lansdowne and Lady Elliott. terests all over the world, and as his steamers the borne in mind, too, that the increase during
to-day which is rulning British interests in China and the big guns. You will see I have only Parthin, Abyssinia and Batavia, now chartered
for the benefit of other nationalities. Punch in given Yeh forty-eight hours to make his apology by the Canadian Pacific Company are about to steamers running between Hongkong, Swatow pist" three years in the number of
1857 exhibited this policy in a humorous if some-in, Literary men as a class are not easily led be supplanted on the Vancouver run by the and Bangkok has been, more or less, in excess
what irenfcal light as follows -
to abandon their view of a case, especially when three new and magnificent Empreses it is neces of the demand for tonnage; or, at all events, it
hey stand on such really strong ground as Yeh sary to find other employment for these three has not been backed up by the expected large
the Chinese Despatches relative to the bombard-disregard of them.
We are enabled to publish the real English of dres. And as to consequences, I am afraid 'Guion "boats. To do this I have visited Canada and the United States and specially looked into rice crop for the present year, or the building of
ment of Canton, of which flowery translations re
must own to a little sympathy with him in his affairs in the neighbourhood of Tacoma, Seattle, rallway lines running into the interior of Siam, Kelly and. Walsh, L., the City Hall Committee, have lately appeared in the newspaperg, ng well
Ever yours, Join BOWRING" which would, as a natural sequence, prove valuable feeders to the trade of the port. The
(H.D.M: Consul to H H.M. Plenipoteniary.) turned on the first of September next, and the first and of the Koral railway is, however, to be
(Private) 4H.B M. Consulate, Canton, Oct. 15. line is to be fished and in working order by
"My dear SIX JORN, 1895. This will open op Jarge rice districts and greatly add to the prosperity of the kingdom, for railways will undoubtedly buman body are to the heart-they will constitute be to Siam what the leading arteries in the
the means whereby the produce of foreign states. will be widely distributed over,the corpus (shall produce of the land can be easily cheaply and we sy) of the country, and thereby, also, the quickly transported to the portingkok being, presumably, the terminus of all the lines.
Portland (Oregon), Victoria, and Vancouver-- in fact the whole of the Puget Sound ports and their trade prospects have been specially studied by me. It is now just about four years since I first crossed the Pacific from Vancouver to
Yokohama. On that occasion I commanded the Abyssinia and my freight consisted of a Chinese coffin nnd five or six tons of four. That sort of thing did not last long. The trades awing to the shortness of route and the certataty "with which merchants in China could calculate on the delivery of their consignments, developed with remarkable rapidly until, about a year ago, It was found that the thire chartered boats were not able to carry all the cargo offering, and one or two outsiders" were engaged to meet the demands of shippers.
THE NEW LINE
The Batavia And Zambesi are chartered by Mr. Frank Upton of Kobe to run from Japan to the Pacific last. They have nothing to do with the new line between Tacoma and Hongkong, touching at Japanese ports and Shanghai. It may be taken for granted that a new line will be started, wiikin twelve months
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the
As regards exports hence to Bangkok, the falling off so noticeable a couple of months fire in the Chinese part of the city-in ago, which was attributable to the great which upwards of a million dollars worth of uninsured general, merchandise and house property
to art aside fr Mrs. Tyan $11.37
On behalf of the Committee of Management I shall esteem it a favor if you will tender our willingly undertook to arrange the City Hall warmest thanks to Mr. C. H. Grace, who most concert, and the ladies and gentlemen who n kindly gave their valuable services; also to Mr. Ruchwally and his talented pupils, to Messra. the Army and Navy and public generally for their liberal support, and fast, but not least, to thev Invaria ly give to all deserving cases. the Hongkong Press for the cordial assistance
The amounts stated above have been handed to Capt. Goold Adams commarding the Battery to which the late Bombardier Ashdown belonged, and satisfactory arrangements will be made that those concerned. they will be utilised to the best advantage for
I am, Sir,
J. MEREDITH.
ABOUT THE ENGLİSH OF IT.
Admiral, and Plenipotentiary, of which their at the private communications of our Coasul, published letters are, an expansion by the diplomatic theorem :
"To COMMISSIONER YEH
"British Consulate. "SIR-One of your war-boats bas boarded an English lorcha, the Arrow, lying near the Durch Folly, his carried off twelve of her Chinese crew, and hauled down the English Mag.
:
"I feel the full force of your letter. We are in a hobble It is a great comfeit Yeh does not still refuses all apology, but reiterates, his take the point of the expiration of registry. He
a.Bitish vessel. Though this is quite true, be ascertion of this torche being a Chinese and not. does not put it on a leg ground, and I have "I went to the war-boat, and explained to the junk.
therefore directed Elliot to seiz: an imperial Officer in command that I wouldn't stand it; and
Yours faithfully,
Garrison Sergeant Major, that he must send the men up to the British Consulate, The Officer reluvd, and told me to be hanged, and said if I didn't get out of that, he would make me, "
Hongkong, 5 May, 1801.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Canton, 4th May, 1891.
A few days hence we are fated to see the last of another old China notable in the person of
-
"Yours faithfully, H. S. PARKES."
It is satisfactory to learn that at a full meeting resolve pf the residents of Shameen it was unanimously to tender an address and some slight Alabaster as a testimony of the regard they have mark of esteem to Mr. Consul General and Mrs. been held in by the community generally. The chance in the new deal of the Viceroy in regard Macao Wei-sing Ooium Farm has again its
"Not wishing to be docked, I left the boat, and now write to request that you will at once give orders to Captain Leang-Qro-ting to send the men back to the Arrow. I may as well mention that I have written to our Plenipotentiary and our Commodore. You know neither with this "gamble here, for it is so discredited, stand any nonsense, and if you don't sent the
like everything else this old effete official jouches, that no one of substance can be found
well-earned leave of absence to England. to take it in hand. Mr. Browne succeeds Mr. Octavius Johnson as Vice-Consul during the
from the present time, and that they will be development they the Siamese Government is not Consul-General Alabaster, who takes his depar-mea back at once, and with a proper apology;
all they can do to carry the cargo offering. In fact it is highly probable that the service will have to be aucemented by one or two more vessels at a comparatively early date. The now line will not in any way damage the interests of the Canadian Pacific Company. The goods to be carry is the new liners will be brought to Tacoma by the Northern Pacific Railway Company, which has its terminus in Tacoma, It is a positive fact that the Canadian Pacific steamers have to shut out cargo at Vancouver almost every trip. That, of course, is detrimental to trade, and if by assisting in carrying the surplus and whatever other cargo is offering, we can keep the godowns empty on the other side, it stands to reason that the trade will go on developing, for shipper will find that all they can gather for shipment is quickly carried on to its destination in China sud Japan, We nie on the mast friendly terms with the Canadian Pacific Company, whose special agent Mr. George B. Didwell is. Which should show you that there is no truth in the rumour respect- ing strained relations between the Fairfield Company and the Barrow Shipbuilding Company. The Barrow Company's tender was lower than ours so they get the contract to build the thres Empresses. There has been no quarrel, and there is no spite or jealousy at the bottom of the projected so-called opposition line to Tacoma.
At no great distance from Tacoma, on the boarders of the Sound, there bave been dis- covered coal, gold and silver mines, with the result that towns have rapidly sprung up there, A vast amount of American capital has besa Invested in the neighbourhood, and rallways are now being constructed from Tacoma to the mining districts at Cariboo, Seattle, etc. This all means increase of trade, and the latter will, of course, result la the development of the shipping trade,
TACOMA,.
HINES AT PUGET SOUND,
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was destroyed-has at present ne appreciable effect on the trade, which exhibits signs of rapid improvement and steady blind to its own Interests, In view of the undoubted pluck of the directors of the Scottish Oriental Steamship Company, and the Holt line, In putting on new steamers on the puuto almost every year for the past five years, is proved by the great improvemer.ta lately introduced into the Custom House Depart ment, which is now practically under European management, and the news brought to hand by Inat steamer that the second Siamese railway, the Bangkok-Paknam-Petrieuw line is to be as once taken in hand. This, together with the Korat railway, will tap some of the best rice producing districts in the country, and thus hasten the rapid development of the well-known mineral and agricultural resources of the land of the White Elephant,"
CORRESPONDENCE.
We da not necessarily muforse the opinions expressed by
Correspondente la thle còluma)
THE SUNDAY LABOUR BILL.
To The Editor as tws. "Honczowa TalvonÁTR."
SIR,-A meeting of the Legislative Cornell has to-day been summoned for to-morrow fore. noon at 11 o'clock. I cannot possibly attend as It is mail day. The second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to restrict the Loiding and Unl-ading of Cargo on Sunday in the waters of the colony" Is in the orders of the day. I should like to be present to oppose the Bill in its present form or at least to endeavour to secure certain amendments to it, but as that is impossible I beg to send you for publication certain criticisms. His Excellency the Governor bas stated that for all practical purposes I might
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tore upon a well-earned term of leave. Anyore I won't be answerable for the consequences.. following his career in H. M.'s. Service in the So look out for squalls.-Yours, indigansit, Far East will admit that conscientious scruples of duty would at any time the him to his post,
H. S. PARKES (A True Translation. PUNCH.) and it is with some concern one bas observed (M. CONSUL, PARKES to COMMODORE ELLIOT, him haldinn on to the helm so long considering his indifferent health and the fuxious, and
H.M.S. Sibylle (Private),
Druid Consolate, Oct., worries, attendant upon his difficult position,My dear ELLIOT,
fed is the aggravating native authorities, as the sequence of the Walsham-may it not be accurately described "All-sham?"-British representation at Peking.
To digress for n moment to refer to an anecdote of the present Admirni John Berlase, who com manded the Pearl out here at the beginning of the sixties and who had some peculiarly bumorous kinks in his cranium which he used to indulge in, garnished by a broad west-country dialect. Upon the British fet leaving the Feiho after the capture of Peking, the old Impérieuse, Admltal Tobias Jones, leading the van, and by the way, the German frigate Ancesa, Commodore Sunderwald, with the German Minister, Count
Here's a chance for you. These fellows thre seized some men aboard a lorche-flying. English colours. I have written to destro Yeh to send them back. I haven't got his answer, but of course he won't.
"You know what a pig-headed brute, it is, and besides, there is no doubt the larcha's colonial registry was not renewed when it last expired. This will give him a legal ground for refusal, but of course, I shall not condescend to discuss the point of law with him. I fully anticipate your thirty-two pounders will be required to reduce him to reason se bring up Sibylle without delay, there's a good fellow,
Ever
(R. PARKES to SIR JOHN DOWNING, Enclosing
yours, H. S. PARKRS" YIX's answer.) EXCELLENCY SIR JOHN BOWAING
&c. &c. &c. (Private.)
"British Consulate, Oct. 10, %
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"To His
Eulenburg, the present Imperial Chamberlain, And Herr van Brandt, the present Geiman Minister to China, who was then an attaché, on board, played “Rule Britannia" as 'the passed-the Pearl followed second to live under
team and sall. Observing the Pearl catching | “My dear Sir, up the Imperieuse, fast, old Johnnie Borlase ordered the balyards to be let go and alls lowered, fargeting at the moment, (having been so long in ailing vessels) that he was under steam, and when the inevit able crash came nad the emerald and gold ginger bread work of the stern and the Admiral's cabin was laid bate by this manoeuvre, the old skipper could do nothing but exclaim "Oh deat Oh dear, I forgot I was in
a steamer 1"
Excuse this digression, but this one of endless anecdotes connected with old nautical characters came to mind as I was trying to adorn my tale in regard to ane more to the point {] am driving at, which' was connection with this officer's investigation of the conduct
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bir usual prescription of 48, asus grimly NEH's answer enclosed in the above.)
"H, Imperial High Commissioner, dc, &c. &c, addresses this declaration to Ma PARKES, the British Consul at
Canton
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Chinese Times in Elysio," writes as follows to A correspondent who signs himself "The the A. C. Daily News
Under the played device of on ironical vindi. Chinese Times an ingenious writer in your con. cation of the Consuls from the strictures of the temporary shows up the weakness of their case rather too strongly, for with all its faults it can the side of the Service. not be but that there is something to be said on
The article consists of a war-dance, amusing, just, and in perfectly good taste, over the pros- trate form of the critic, while the criticism itself is evaded. The writer demands of any critic would involve a residence of at least five years at such an exhaustive stufy of the Consular staff as
each of the twenty-one poris, besides an inde
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April 13th. Twelve hundred carts and ample transport they land from the river steamer. An immediato are now collected at Shikarighat for troops as advance will be made. General Collett arrives at Golaghat to-day
An account of the Manipur outrage from Sibiagor states that, after the canture, Mr. Grimwond had high words with the Jabraj, who,,: cut him down. Mr. Quinton then declined any proposals, and the rest of the party were murdered.
those who joined Captain Cowley, after the fearful The succcessful escaps from the Residency of
Grimwood's knowledge of the jangle by-paths. journey of two nights and a day, is dae to Mrs.
SIMLA, April 13th....
Captain Boileau thinks that the Jubrej alone. is responsible for the outbreak. Officers state that no cruelty was practised, or was possible,
Williams, a signaller, wires from Camp Kuzama by the British. Captain Bolleau states that the Manipuris first fired on the Residency. Mr..
that he narrowly escaped, and that Mr. Melville,
the road. Elephants were employed to destroy and Signaller O'Brien, were beheaded at Myonkong, and that their corpses are lying on
to Palel and to Myonkong. the telegraph posts, and all have been destroyed
DURBAN, Apill 13th.. The British Indian subjects who have settled in Pretoria have been ordered by the Govern ment of the Transvaal to quit the houses they are in, and to locate themselves in grounds, specially set apart for them. The Indians protest against this order and have appealed to the Imperial Government.
„LONDON, April 13th.
The leaders the Labout Party in many parts of the Continent having projected holding orders have been issued by the governments of great labour precessions on the first of May. Italy and Austris prohibiting gatherings on that Pay.
taken on Friday on Sir J. Peare's motion on the In the House of Commons, last night, Doctor Cameron asked if in view of the vote which was suppression of the opium trade in India, the Government would appoint a Royal Commission. ing, said that Friday's vote did not express the to enquire the subject. Mr. Smith, reply- full sense of the House and the Government would take no action until the whole question is submitted to Parliament.
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alte campaign in Peking, by which time he would be past his ptime and the house would be counted out, or he would be counted out of it "I enclose Yeh's answer to my letter. As L
before he had a chance of opening his mouth, expected, he offers no apology, but takes advan
Under such an exigent, canon it would be tge of the legal quibble, as to the Arrow's doings who was not five hundred years old. The forbidden to any one to comment on missionary rght to fly our colours; but he luckily misses appeal to those wonderful archives, too, which the strong point that her registry was not rewed on the 27th of September last, as it
are in the same breath pronounced inaccessible, ght to have been. The story of the pirate on appreciated by those whom it concerns, Whea is a humorous touch which cannot fail to be beard is new to me. It may or may not be tac, but at all events, we may fairly contend
the smoke of the fire-works has cleared away just as well send my remarks to the newspapers
even under duress. I hope you will not see in controvert the asser.ions of the Chinese Times the writer's poultion remains so cleverly velled there is no reliance on the evidence of natives that one cannot say positively whether he means at deliver them in Council, and that the same
aly objection to my having written to Elliot to effect can thus be produced.
bing up Styl. I think the sooner we come to
or whether, granting their truth, he denies to the In this Bill introduced under instructions from
geat guns the better. These Qaihis will discussThere is probably a wide discrepancy between
facts the significance attached to them. the Secretary of State for the Colonita }`If so
for points with us for an eternity. Tacoma is a magnificent port, with plenty of it is almost useless to oppose it, or to offer
"Yours, sincerely, H. S. PARKES.
jhe views held within its ranks and those deep water close alongside the riers and wharves. any comments adverse to its passing, though
troublesome bluejacket which even
prevailing in the maiket place as to the ration Buildings are being rum up there at a great rate, perhaps the following suggestions might be Borlase's grating policy could not lick into the of the men. Of course, I refused to receive precisely the point which needs clearing up "P.S. I forgot to mention that Yeh sent back of the Consular service, and this is and the city, large as it at present, bids fair to made.
shape, so far as the officers could judge from em. His pretest for keeping back the others, before any mutual appreciation of arguments become within the next ten or fifteen
years, a
It is one-sided and directed to exclude from the symmetry with which the unfortunate man's tht they are under legal examination, is great rival of San Francisco as regards its its operations all native craft, which on short blue jumper hung upon him; the man's name diculous. What business has he to set up tained guard divine institution existing for its
ship.
can be expected. If the service be a self-con- ping and mining interests. There are enormous voyages to southern ports can compete success-
was Pill, and the Captain in sentencing him to dinese law against the demands of a British hotels there, huge warehouses, electric railways, fully against foreign-built vessels.
awn glory, there could be scarcely any difference the electric light, and every sign of modern pros Has consideration been given to the food remarked ** a bitter pill you've been to me.” So
of opinion that the end of its being has been perity. It is one of the finest and most go-ahead | supply of the colony, bich is largely imported ?
It is likewise a somewhat bitter pill one has to
creditably attained. That something very like cities in that vast continent. At no very far The river steamers learing Canton on Saturday wallow in reproducing from the columns of
this doctrine is openly held by many inthe service, distant date a line of steamers will be running morning being large supplies both for the "Punch." so far back as January 1857, an
crioasir dealed. But this is not at all the ideal of and tacitly by many more, will not perhaps be from Vancouver to Australia and, it was rumoured European and native colonisis. Is this perish. exemplification of the drastic policy of those when I left that city, a cable will before very | sole cargo to-be allowed to rot, particularly in | days, and contrasting the same with that now I have received your letter of yester- Not that they do not like to see the flagstaff and Alphong
the Consular service held by the mercantile public. Holbo Long Join the two continents. There is plenty of the hot weather, an board the steamers, or are in vogue in comparison with the paucity of dy, and biye well weighed the contents, the gold and sliver lace, the buttons and the Bollato enterprise, as is well known, amongst the the vessels to refuse its carriage on the Satur. results of the "kow-tow" policy of Great Britain. Be men of the Arrow were seized on the velvet collar-Indeed there is not a British sub American mercantile classes which, as regards day evening departures from Canton, so throwing This polley introduced by Sir Thomas Wade Hormation of Hwang Leen Kae, merchant Ject jih China who would: willingly see his Consal the development of Tacoma and neighbouring the colonists' food wasts on the stale supplies of certainly did not find favour with his successor, Lia-Hin, whose vessel was plundered, in hates fot of his proper dignity, even for au
backed with any ports, is
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the late lamented Sir Harry Parkes, and how Sptember last by pirates, among whom he immediate advantage to his nationals; but the capital. So it is clear that with anything Many time charters
of things. To reduce the Oh for the touch of a vanished hand i' and the Canadian Pacific Company will be the abarterers ability to work in this harbour
the Arrow This man, Hwang-Leen-Kes not as the end bot the means; the polish on the And the sound of the voice that is still." togatsed on board the larchs as he sailed past instrument which is intended not to be hung up. carrying vast quantities of cargo to and from by maximam of nearly 15 per cent, during the Chlor which at one time would have been remaining currency of their charters would inthe position of Great Britain in China as it was
History is simply repeating itself to-day in yesterday on his arrival in the river; I send for, ornament in a rack, but for quite mundane shipped exclusively by vessels using the slower fie a hardship on all who have such contracts before the last China war.
tck nine of the men against whom there seems and everyday uses, What, they ask, is the and less certain Suez Canal route. It may, in pending. For, if they had been aware that this unrespected, Its Treaty a byword, and its aged pizate Leang Keen-Foo, another of the Blue books to them, if their material interests Its Representatives legal cause of complaint. I keep back the finest despatch writing, what is even a pile of be taken for granted that the Canadian Ordinanca was contemplated, they could have influence subsiding in favour of other nations who was engaged by the helmsman at the are neglected by those who are paid to defend Pacific and the new company's vessels will be provided for a lessened payinent to the ship who have of borne the brunt and battle of these time with him (and who is also stated them emp yed in the development of a trade which owner in the event of such legislation becoming day, and who have not expended a tithe of the the evidence of Woo-Alin must bent fit the mercantile communities of the operative during the term of their chanters. outlay in acquiring It, while the position is scerned in the piratical attack on the tip of to dustain his ironical consistency throughost, have been At one point the writer, unable apparently Far Fest generally, and, as such should be Under such circumstances is it not equitable intensified by irresponsible scribblers like Lord Hang-Led-Kae) and Woo-Ajn, who has drops inadvertenly into unison with the Chinete regarded with the utmost favour by all who have that the Ordinance should not take effect ull six Wolsely doing their level best to pander to gea evidence both as to the ownership and Timer. Perhaps the fact was too patent to be. large commercial interesta.at stakes in the months from the date of its passing !
Chinese insatiable conceit. These unseemly stration of the Arrow showing that the denied, even in jest, that public praise of an Orient The development of the trade between
Why should work in the barbour be signalled vapourings of the cadaverous Captain of the owlsa Chinese and not a British vessel and official for bis British proclivities would tell Vancouver and the Far East is, I believe, the oat and not that on shore Is it not straining at goth, and D). A. Q. G. of the Expedition..of ale a confession of the alleged piracy, by Le against him in the quarter whence promotion mast remarkable feature of traðal affairs yet | a gnat and swallowing a camel 1-
1860-th only a very few months' experience of Ang-Tac, and the other man whom I have comes, while he who snubs his natioasis and known, and tends to very strongly prove that
Yours very truly, an
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trust that this answer will satisfy you that his foglasan dexterously, is on the high road tommer reduced to heal of the by sschuld, baths and The barometer is rising: Gradients rather steep for north where there's a will the fè's a way,” ·
sepresses their enterprise, if only be has managed salads. Wather cloudy, warm and dry. (Imood at 10.4
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W. H.WHITEHEAD. Hongkong, 4th May, 18gr. This letter did not reach us in time for pubites. tion in our last night's issue. We shall feel greatly obliged if correspondents will kindly remember that our hour of publication is 5.30 p.m., and forward their communications as ly in the day as possible.Ed., Hongkong
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