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26th nir. vide Tustem Hense records and papers

Now, III. IV. V. VI. and VII.

I prave that this was the same cargo as that I paid for, because since this date of the first payment no other was imported by me, vide Cumiem Hours «rconda,

And papers Not. Ind. VIII. are in direct eraharation of any tratements,

Now, Sir, I hope you will consider that have cited ample reasons to enable you to demand from the Chinese natkarltfes-

The release of Len Wing 'Kal my servant, Because be is my servant and because he was taken while carrying out my orders.

-The restoration of the cargo. Because it is clearly mine dair paid for, duly imported and duly discharged of all 14wful duties by zde and by no one elur,

3- Adequate campensation for :-

Lose of makḍi, Inasmuch as kerosine has

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1892.

makes die.

gren ly fallen, say 20 cents, since the date of far to the present, I can but say that as gave for the importation of the cargo reizid | 34 cash allowed him for food per diem.

Melnure.

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II. Tore of caplu, inasmuch as that involved would have been immediately turned over.

III.-Ines of an advancing trade, luumuch as I am unable to execute present orders of which I have had many, inte no Chinese merhant will buy neell from one that cannot get his carro protected.

IV. Loss of livelihood inasmuch as the long continued detection of my servant Lee Wing Kal destroys my crall, destroys my trade, destroys that on which I, my wife and family are dependent.

Will you then Str, tell me decisively whe. ther any steps can be taken on my behalf or

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(Seed) ALFRED W. DYER

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but it is quite worthy of him, as we all know that he considers himself something skin to the High Alraighty,

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set forth my case straightforwardly with abun dance of proof and have been mat with not a lot of contra-evidence, but with a series of shadowless

His officious and angentlemanly demeanour assertions which vary from day to day. H.E. the

in any case is always conspicuous, and bla Viceroy wrote you on the art inst.; you called. me and told me what he had to say. I most handsome and striking appearence as a great thoroughly answered his objections on the 2111 man in only to noticeable; that is why I think and 22nd; on the 38th I am confronted with it is only right that he should receive some another selfes of theoretical assumptions which | recoghition and the world know of his last set of faithfulness to bis country, by wishing to imprison a poor fellow Tenton for two years for calling a Contalar Gent "Scheister."

Such was the case, Sir, and knowing you are a friend of the Tentons I therefore submit the word to you for elucidation,

I am, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

presumably emanated from this Excellency; yet no further communication has been received from him. Will you kindly forward me a copy of the whole of H. E. the Viceroy's commusica tion and that of the Halen ?

As you on Friday last, me usters | in question and not a boat coolie, why was he He co have got bed lie down-lle down on the as informen la being thrashed at regular not scited instead of any salesman? What had finor. He talkee my he no have see any man intervals with the object of making him drelare Lee Wing Kat to do with him? If Ah Cheong belong one moon only that jail man-Next day my cargo to be bis own, so that the Lekin was the owner why did he come to my godownrbing he wome chow and towel and soap and Authorities may plead this as an excuse for the for it? Why cannot the Lekis Authorities tooth brash-I pay be some old clothes sefrore. I am now fatormed that Lee Wing Kai produce my receipt shewing that he has paid inke he jacket shew Mr. Dyer-Have got me for it ?. I do not know this "Ab Cheong, all blood and white thing come out be has fallen sick and with the ill treatment to which be is subjected, it is possible that his I do not know whence the Lekin Authorities got back I see be back-belong muches soie, some lineas may-end-fatally, thus putting-it-in-the-the-name-it is contended that this man dry, some wet, seme blood, some white thing. power of the Lekin Authorities to fabricate any imported the cargo when and how did he do so? Ha no have got any medicine patice be back story most suitable for themselves and their To say that Ah Cheong" was either the owner He pay my letter pay Mr. Dyer. I wantchee pay case. Should my servant die such a death from or the importer, is simply to make a statement be some follar-he to wantchee he talker such causes it world make it impossible for me without the slightest foundation and such may be support payman stes!-Wing Kal write that made ad infinitum, and if all such must be gone, letter too muchee slow, belong too sick-man to get another salesman here, as the Chinese,

into at such length and at the cost of so much talkee may that fall side good pigeo I come, would think, and with same shew of reason, that

Interminable. the British Government cannot protect British delay the case will be

(4) The third and isst contention is that H.. ao come three four day. Wing Kai subjects against the Lekin Authorities, and will cestalsiy not risk a. terrible death in prison by the Viceroy had applied to the Custom House

(Sd) ALFRED W. Dyer, entering the service of a foreigner.

and stated he had found out that the dates I This man alsotold me that Lee Wing-kal had

Lee Wing-kal's letter roughly translated is which says that the maltreatment begun almost I can see a promising business is utterly were wrong-You will see by referring to my rained, and unless something is done and that letters to you of the 27th ult, and of the and as follows:

inst, that the dates I there gave were as follows Thti he was arrested between 12 and 2 on the speedily it will likely never recover Itself,

Hoping you will be able to put the necessary per Täl-on,

1st day of the 5th moon while taking some cargo to 14th May 6 tins Matches.

the Yuog-bot-ween, that the bayer stood on the pressure on ia the proper quarters.

ALFRED W. DYER.

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ulde of the jetty waiting for the goods, that on

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at the jetty the goods were seized and he was taken to the Punyeangol kres and beaten on several occasions with the bomboo and with the board, that they asked him the hong name of the buyer and that he answered them he did not know,

Alter I wrote this letter, enclosing the documents.

The Consul Mr. Walters afterwards contended that the buyer was on the boat and that Wing kul here admits this and bares his action on that. On my part I do not see what this har to delivered except on payment of money.

The Consul Mr. Watters answered the above as follows:- No. 138.

(58) To which Mr. Watters wrote the following:- H.B.M. Consulate-General, Canten, June 16th, 1891.

Sif-1 am in receipt of your further commu-

nication of the 14th lastant on the subject of the imprisonment of Lee Wing Kal and the detention of your keresine and matches.

I am again writing to the Viceroy on this sabject complaining of the delay in answering my despatch to him of the 4th lost."

19th zith 24th

TO Cases Kerosine. 13 11

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You have, I have been informed by the Commisioner of Customs, received a letter from him certifying that these dates are correct. I append a copy of my letter to him which shews also the corresponding Chinese dates. I sm farther Informed by the Deputy Com missioner that H.E. the Viceroy had ant applied to them for the information on which he contended my dates were in error. This last and as it has been so thoroughly refuted I think Tou will see that this is merely the usus! Chinese course of trying to obscure the point at issue by raising a cloud of trivial and utterly unfounded objections.

The.Pacific Mall Co's steamship City of Ris de Janeiro, Capt. J. M. Cavacly, which left San Francisco with the American mails of June 14th, arrived in harbour last evening. For the mab Jalaed telegrams we are indebted to car San Francisco exchanges-

It is not very material whether my servant was ill treated before or after the rain current, that being the date your informant declared he had seen Lee Wing Kai in prison; but with respect to the accuracy of his statement, let me, draw your attention to. Lee Wing Kat's letter i Amoy, July 7th, 1891. immediately after his entering the prison (261h | NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL. May) and to the fact that he has stated he saw. nobody except the Chinese officials or those con- nected with the gaol up to the date of my send- log Ah Chiu to him. These things are proven.

After a month's endeavours, my servantiemsins sick, ikely to die, la the prison where he was taken without the semblance of justice; my cargo is confiscated in defiance of the trenies which the Chinese themselves ratified. I am therefore equally sorry with yourself Sir, that you can do no more. But as a British subject I beg to inform you at the Acting, British Coneul General that I sonot let the matter real it means my livelihood, and if you, Sir ara unable to procure justice for me as my Consul Iwi then request you to refer the matter to the But if nothing farther can be done I will then under any circumstances have the whole of the conrespondence pabilobed in order that the public may know that the British Government cannot H.B.M. Consulate General,

In Canton protect British subjects nor Billab Canton, June 20th,

commercial interests. was myself under the SIR-I am in receipt of your letter of yester impression that they could nod would do so and day respecting the man Lee Wing-kal and your this may lead to my ruin, I would like so, fat an complaint against the Chinese authorities. possible to prevent any other imfortunate

Compatriot sulfering in the avino way,

(d) ALFRID W. DYER, Mr. Watters answered - 141

Paper No. 1 wat en onwyned Chinesa chit / la which he is confined the reports are all contention is the only one worthy of refitiation I do with the matter. The goods were not to be / Minlater In Peking and if necessary to London. with being engaged in treasonable conspiracy

brought by the Lekin runners to my house,

I ought to state that owing to certain stoma reculations the taskin Tai-on cannot bring. up to her buys more than a small number of esses of kezire.

I waited two days longer to hear from Mi, Walters; getting to answer. I again winte

Carton, June, 4th 189

As to the man Lee being "thrashed at regular Lotervals and otherwise it treated in the room exaggerated. Two days ago I sent a man privily to make enquiry and see for himself. He came back and reported that he (Lee) wa no itadergoing any unusual privation nor had He been put to the torture or otherwise severely dealt with.,

(58) T. WATTERS," Acting Consul-General.

A. Dyer, E. Cantun.

At this direct denial endeavoured to get someone to go into the gaol to communicate directly with Lee Wing Ki," A fees demanded of $50 which eventu ly came down to $4. But

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I am glad however that they 'have brought forward there, as they have allowed of instant refutation, and thus placedyaqin a better position to press for the immediate release of my cargo and of my salesman Lee Wing Kai

Sigred) ALFRED W. Dyer, Copy of a letter appended to letter above; - Cantor, 21st June, 1892. in theme time I iscrived from the Consulate-retify that the following dates on which I 5},—I shall be much obliged if you will pen Monday, June 20th, 1891.-

imported kerosene and matches are correct :- R.S. Tam, vịth ult, er'sfth days, eth moon 6 tins matches.

To H B.M. Actlig'Consul General, Canton Sir,--You will-rias: pden me for again Arnabling yon veg adire the, e'gare of my curge, per my letters the 77th rift, and that of the 2018-st.

The Cap I lined Lee Wing Kai my accent, when he again sent to me je pot yet relend you i form me whether the M: Dyer is requested to call at ibis office this Chiere authorities weh wham 1. presame you niternoon. A reply about the matches and kerosine hava campagnlegt d e: uremised, bwe menneig d'has just been received from the Viceroy you any xplanation of thel, candüet, ke, &c.

(5d.) T. WATTERS. (Sd) ALFRED W. DYER.

In reply I received

No 16

B.R.M. Coruizte General,

Canton, June 4th, 1892" Sir-In reply torour letter of this day I have to state that the listen has taformed me that he acted at the quest of the Head Lekin office. He was told that the person in charge of the carge in the same was engaged in sauspling. I have row addressed His Excellency the Viceroy on the surf ct.

(Sd.) I. WATTERS. Acting Consul General

A. W. Dyer' Ed, Canton.

To this I replied

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Canton, 6th June, 1892

To H.B.M..Acting Consul Generaf, T. Watters,

Esq.

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Sir-I have to thank you for your communi. cvilon of the 4th it, and note that you say the Hien proteasen to have been told that my swant, who was in charge of the cargo, was engaged in smuggling. As of course you know, this is the use the Lekin authoritise always give for high harded selon on their part and really means nothing for instance is the Fat- than welzures, as reported by the newspapers this was then used as a pretext. I fall to see that the assumption warranted; the facts of the Cale are the other way. Moreover I have heard from within the city that the. Eekin sutberfes have been dally beating my unfortunate, servant In order to force him to declare the cargo was his

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am glad to see that you have addressed the Vicey on the subject, and shall be obliged you will let me know the result at your exiliost conventence so as tolet me get back my salesman and let me get on with my business. The claim I shall have to make for losses caused by the action of the Chinese authorities, will also be so much easier to pay, the sooner I can again go of earning my own livellhard.

ALFRED W. DvKx. Two days later beating no further I sent on the following -

Canton, 8th June 1892. To H.B.M. Acting Consul General T. Watters Etq. Carton.

Str-sh-ll be much obliged if you will let me know if H.E. the Viceroy has made any reply to your communication addressed to him, about the seizure of keratine and matches belonging

to me, and the incrceratios and ill treatment of my salesman, who was sized by the Chinese Authorities at the same time, .

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I hope you willrote that I ym sorry to trouble you so often on this subject, but I am constantly being reminded in unpleasant ways that my bralness is stopped. The day before verteriny 1 bad a communication from an English firm here to the effect that goods from Japan for which I had given them orders could now be supplied at my buyer's prices, and as this would rdable me to do a considerable business in Japanese Imported goods, which I must lose more time Is taken up with this affair, I am bound to do all I can to get it through.

Again begging you to help me all you can in this matter, as it meant so much to me.

(Sd). ALFRED W. DYER.

To which was Rswered :—

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HB.M. Consulate Geberál,

Canton, Jure 9'h 1892. Sir-In reply to your lever of yenesday 1]: have to state that no reply has yet been received from the Viceroy. You will be promptly informed of the nature of the communication when it unives, &c, &al

A. Dyer, Esq., Caiton.

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Canton.

(Signed) T. WATTERS,

Acting Consal General,

: Canton, 16th June, 1897.- To HB.M. Acting Consul General, Sir,I have to thank you for your letter of yesterday'a date and at the same time to report to you that I have received yet another communice- ibn from within the City to the effect that my unfortunate saleiman is still being thrashed at intervals of three days by his Hexaminatim id expects to lose bien and expects to undergo another

Her follows:- Report of interview of 20th June.

I called on Mr. Watters at 2 p.m. In answer to his letter of this date requesting an Interview. On my being «ested (st my can instance) he produced Chinese document which he said came from the Viceroy, and which contradicted everything I had

told him.

D-What are these things?

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5th, 4th 14th Beh eth I have been requested by H.B.M. Acting Consul General here to apply to you for this, agent the seizure of part of this cargo, belonging to me, by the Lekia Authorities.

(Signed) ALFRED W. DYER. To the Commissioner of Customs, Canton.

Mrantime, having obtained access to the gaol (Puyre ngaikee), I wrote the following letter to Afr. Watteis showing the real condition of Lee

W-He, states the boat In which the cargo Wig Kal. was sched was not a empan, D.-What wait seized in?

W. He says "a sort of ferry bost." D.-w the boat at my jetty. It was's'

What next?

He states you did not Alse the boat,

D.--Quite 10. W-Who did?

D-I don't know. Nothing to do with me. W-He states Ab Cheang bited the bant. D.-Who is Ah Cheong,

W.-The man in the boat and the owner of the cargo

D--I don't know him; the ergo is misw W.-Whom did you sell the cargo tol D.-i don't know his name; it was a cash transaction,

W.-What do you call a cash transaction? D.-Where no account is opened, and cash in paid.

W-Was the cash paid? `D—No—that is why Lee Wing-kai, my salesman, went with the cargo in the boat, to W-Bus Ab Cheong hired the boat and was in it, he was the owner.

obtain payment,

D.-He'd better prove that—where did the get It? Where is hir receipt?· (None.) What is the next point?

W-The Viceroy states on the dates given to him, you only imported 12 cases keroslee and 3 kerosine and 6 sins matches. tine matches whereas there were solsed 18 cases

D.-That is not the case, I imported the whole. lot and more.

W The Viceroy says you did not import the remalader.

D.-I deny it.

W.What do you mean?

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Canton, 17th June, 1892.

To H.B.M. Acting Consul General, T. Waiters,

Esq.

SIR-On receipt of your letter of the 16th current regarding the ill-treatment of

The information. I. received about this mur's treatment was quite correct for the time it was obtained. I am very sorry that the men is in the bad state in which he is described but I was addressed to the Viceroy some time ago cannot do any thing more. A second despatch

and he should send a reply soon.

You do not seem to understand that Lee Wing Kal is amenable to Chinese law and that he has incurred punishment for comblaing to smuggle, The native who had bought the kerosine "and | matches was in the boat with him when they reached the gate. Yet when Lee is asked to tell who had bought the goods he said he did not know. When the goods were sold they should have been taken to the. Lekin Orice for payment. of Lekin, But Lee and the purchaser, were evidently leagued together to evade payment and when the Lekin police appeared the pur chaser adroitly escaped Lee has been punished apparently because he will not tell who this is,

(Sd) T. WATTERS.

A. Dyer, Esq., Canton. To this I replied :—

Canton, 30th June, 1892.

you stated that he had not been severely dealt Acting Cassol General, T. Waiters,

with, nor been made to suffer any unusual privation nor put to the torture, and that my reports to you were all exaggerailons, I felt sure that the informant on whom you based your communication sad who had been privately Bant

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o ecquire, and who also professed p have seen "The hiin Lee" bad misted However, owing to the very great dificulty experienced by any ene attempting to penetrate the seclusion of this pack, the Punyee-ngoi-kee, I though possessing sellable information, was not. at that date in a position to-positively contradict your enquirer's assertions, since I had not the ex et detalis..

To-day, I can prove to you that Lee Wing Kal has been brutally ill treated, that he has been put to the question," that he has been beaten, that he is extremely sick, that he has barely sufficient food allowed him to support lifa and that the probability of his living is within the limits of legitimate discussion.

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H.B.M. Consulate General, July rat, 1892. Siz,I have received your letter of yesterday When I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo I took it for granted that you had read the letter sent to you by Lee Wrag Kat" which you enclosed with your letter to aië.

It seems, however, you had not read the letter nor bad it lnterpreted to you. It was from that letter I learned that the man who had bought the goods was on board the boat with Lee Wing Kai.

As the statements made by this latter maa, who you say, was in your employ, have convinced me that the goods were sold to the Chinese on board at the time of the sezare I have informed the Viceroy that I withdraw from the cace,

A. Dyer, Esq., Canton.

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(Sd). T. WATTERS, I then said :--

Canton, 1st July, 1892. To H.B.M. Acting Consul General Ste-I am In receipt of your favour, no 145, of date and nate from same that you have Informed H. E. the Viceroy that you have withdrawn from my case on the strength of your interpretation of Lee Wing Kai's letter,

However, will you kindly return me Lee Wing Kat's letter, also a copy of HE. the Viceroy's communication of the 20th elt, and the Hale's letter, or information from him quoted by you, of the 4th ult, as applied for by me in my letter of the 30th June, as I have determined to refer the case to Peking, praying the minister to forward same to the proper quar ters, hoping thereby to obtain that justice which I cannot get in Canton.

(Sd.) · ALFRED W. DYER, Mr. Walters then sent the following to ma ---

H.B.M. Consulate General, Chaton, July 2nd, 1892.

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 31st, The steamer Australia, which arrived from Honolulu abortly before noon to-day, brings news that on the 20th Inst. Finnola'u was thrown into a state of excitement by the arrest of agitator Robert W. Wilcox, the leader of the insurrection of 1889, V. V. Ashford and 15 others, charged Rainst the Government. On the 23rd their a came up in court, but were postponed. The arrests were a great surprise to the community, but it is stated that the resolute-acion taken by the Authorities was not a matter of the past few days, but for many months they have been the track of the instigators of the alaturbances and conspiracy, the success of which would bave been a probable dictatorship under Wilcox The natives seem to have con templated the affair with a passivity bordering on indifference, and the Infaènce le drawn that the arrests were superfluous, as if there had really been any prospect splan for an uprising it le bo Heved it would be unlikely that the nativeswoold. took on socalmly at the arrest of theirringlenders, When the steamer left Honolulu the town war quiet, without even premonitory signs of trouble. the facts discovered showed that the aim of the revolutionists was to have a republican form of Government, with Equal Rights as their motto. The plan they had in view way to make a break on or just before the opening of the Legislature. Their intentions were to capture the Marshal, after this to gain control of the police and house bold guards by gaining a majority of men to their interests, and then, when they had succeeded in these plans, dethrone the Queen. They depended good deal on these two sources for their supply of arms and ammunition. The plans of the rebels were learned through sples. who were sent areand the 'barracks and" police stations. The Liberals had a recruiting officer at each place where the party's plans were made known. Men who were approached informed the Marshal, who in turn instructed them to join the ranks of the league, in order to get faller information. The Marthal farther stated that the members of both forces proved true to their Queen, and showed their faithfulness and loyalty to their chiefs and the Government by every means

Parliament.

Gen. Marker of he HAWAPIN

another of the

alleged conspirators, is ex-surveyor of the port of Honolulu. Among the other leaders of the

movement were John W. Ripikcane, who is also member of Parlament, L. T. Lane and Alex. Smith, who were in the revolution of 1889. When Ripikane was arrested he tore off the shirt of the Marshal and threatened to shoot him.

VALLEJO, June 13th,

Stram In receipt of your letter of the 28th current. I have to say that its substance is new to nie respecting the seizure of my cargo,

It was first declared that Lee Wing Kal my servant was the owner of the cargo: that was But I cannot see what you infer from the pre- their power. Col. V. V. Ashford is a brother of disproved. Next, that one "A Cheong" was sence or not of the would-be buyer in the sim-Hon, Ashforda the buy, or the owner or the importer Alsopan, I fall to understand how that concerne disproved. Now it that "some native was Nor la it apparent to me why you, remembering purchaser and that Len Wing Kai ha you received my servant Lee Wing Kat's letter incurred paulsheart for combining to smuggle. on the 27th June, should now, because of that This is quite as faille as the other sertions communication, withdraw from the case, and not which were disproved and even more unlikely. do so on its immediate receipt, on your wilting Why should my servant combine with the to me on the 2lib al. purchaser of the goods to evade Lekio? That have I or my servant to do with Lekis? You, sir, say that they were evidently leagued tage ther for_this

May I be allowed to ask why evidently"? And if this is your personal opinion or if it is the opinion of the Chinese Authorities, and on what evid ence is it bared? You further state that the I submit in evidence of the above, a letter purchaser was on the boat with Les Wing from Lee Wing Kai himself, and a statement in Kal-(I would here again ask permission to Chinese with its English translation, taken down say "Oh what evidence 1" It was before at the man's dictation, from ons Ah Chio, a stated that "Ab Cheong" was in the boat friend of the prisoner, whom 1. got to visit him, with Lee Wing Kal; what has become of "Ah | No. 144- To-morrow if you will signify your desire to see Cheong" now ?)-and that he adroitly escaped, Ah Chiu I will bring him to your office so that. and Lee Wing Kal is now punished because, be you may cross-examine him at your pleasure, either cannot or will not give the Hong name of SR-1 reply to your letter of yesterday I have Moreover I have the testimony of Lee Wing the buyer. Now, Sir, what I contend is, this has to state that it is not within my power to comply Kai's blood stained jacket, worn by him within gothing to do with me or my servant. If the with your request. You state that you are about the prison, with the marks of the sores upon Zikin Authorities had any suspicion that the to refer your case to Her Majesty's minister at purchaser intended to evade the payment of any Peking. If the Minister instructs me to send Taking Dick stili shewing on it.

these fiets in ecanju etish with H. E. Legal duties, that matter lay entirely between him any or all of the documents you mention the Viceroy's la'e curfous defence of the Lekin them and him. Bet to say that my goods are his Instructions will of course be complied with: Authorities, which defence consisted lai (a) to be scixed, my servant put in prison and In fact if the case is refered to Peklog it is splitting straws about a campan, (b) declaring brutally Illtreated, and my trade rulaed because likely isnt all the correspondence will go. one "Äb Cheong" to be the owner, on no they chose to suspect the purchaser is neither

(Sd) T. WATTERS, evidence whatever, despite of the fact that ikis | reason por justics. As a matter of fact no evidence

Acting Consul Gracial "Ab Cheong" was not arrested and (e) of an is given for this suspicion and even If inch had A. Dyer, Esq., Canton. extraordinary statement about the dates of been the case it would not alter the case as far as Itaportation, which I instantly disproved ; taklog | I so concerned these circumstances together with those of the If Lee Wing Kal, my servant, can and did do brutal treatment of my servant, Lee Wing Kai, as they want him, give them the name of with the probability of bis death; considering the man who was to purchase my goods, would alap that the Lakin authorities cannot possibly this after the brutal treatment he has been and in this case raise the cry of loss on transit nor la being subjected to or would it merely lend to even stigmatize my servant as a degenerate the arrest and ill treatment of another Chinese China merchant; recollecting, what I have said who has been dealing with me, thus making that any further delay will assuredly cause my matters worse all round for me, because it nsto, an English merchant presumed to have his would ruin my trade, to allow the Chinese trade protected by the Brilah Government whom Authorities to boycott me by litresting any you have the honour to represent hero ; bearing merchant, without any-rhyme or reason, but fa mind that Lee Wing Kai's death under these simply because he desired to buy, from me I then wrote the following letter to the Comercumstances would raise indigestion, not only Hence Leawould lose his situation, which missioner of Customs, a copy of which next day among the foreign community in Chins but pray remember, Big, is the source of his Į enclosed to the Consol-General and so I place | amongst Chinese employed in British trade, who || Ivelihood. the latter frat

would think that their masters could not protect The Chinese Authorities pesalst in saying that | "deal" in n Consular Court, Canton, 22nd June, 1892. thems against the legal encroachments of the I was smuggling, or that my servant was, which It may interest you, and possibly readers of

Zeke-all these things should, I hope, Sir, is the same thing. Tais I emphatically deny canble you to pat that pressure upon the Chiness and have given övery projf of my statements; authorlifes, which would immediately put a stop whereas they simply reiterate without to say further procrastination and instantly alightest proof. There was no secrecy in the cause the release Lee Wing Kal

trauaacdow, no crasion of any lawful duties, nor any appearance of such,

D.-I deny the statement fæ feta. W.-The Viceroy states he applied at the, Custom house and has ascertained that on the three dates given him you only imported as he

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D.-I gave you dve dates.

W-He speaks of thrat,

D.--I don't care, If you will please refer to my letters you will see I gave you five dates and on these dates I imported what I said I did.

W-You had better get a letter certifying these dates in English and in Chinese from the Commissioner of Customs.

D.-With pleasure.

W-Don't delay, I want to answer the Viceroy, D-I will answer you as quickly as I can. Delay will not be my fault, These then are the only three polets'?

W-Yes.

D-Well, as for Als Cheong he had better produce bis receipt. I thick hell find that difficult I go to the Custom House mysell.

To H.B.M Acting Cool-General, T. Watters,

Esq. St-At my Interview with you on the 25th current re the seizure of my cargo by the Lekin Authorities on the 26th ult, you translated to mo parts of a letter received by you from H.E. the Viceroy in which he asserted that--

(a) The cargo seized was not from a sam- pan but from what he chose to call a sort of ferry boat. Now, Sir, à sampan is a sort of ferry bost' Most Europeans would call the generality of the smaller cralt upon the river sampans." I do not see the use of beginning to *gns points of this nature, What is wanted in that the Lekin authorities will return my cargo, which they bave unlawfully seized, under the treaty, and make fall return for the loan suffered

I enclose three documenta víz :—

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Lee Wing Kal's original letter in Chinese.. 2. Ab Chiu's original statement in Chicesc.: 3. The translation of the latter in English takes down at his dictation,

(Signed) ALFRED W. DYER.

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"A SCHEISTER,”

TO THE XEITOR OF THE "Hoekoms TulsonseM"

DEAR SIR-I should feel obliged if you could inform me what a "Schelster Is.".

I am a bit uncertain as to its meaning, but knowing it is a German word feel sure you will be able to put my mind at rest with regard to its purport,

This word has lately been the subject of a

One of the most horrible and sickening casual. ties ever recorded In California occurred at 11,30 'clock this morning at the location of the Government navy-yard on Mare Island. At that hour a report which shook the town like an earthquake was heard from the direction of the powder-magazine, a mile and a half easterly from the yard, and a moment later the sky was overcast by a dense cloud of smoke. For half an hour, in rapid succession, the burst- ing of shells was heard, and the entire force of workmen in the yard embarked on the Ellen the magazine fragments of burned and charred for the scene,

with the fire-engines. On nearing bodies were seen on every hand, some 200 yards and more distant from the scene of the explosion while scattered on the hills were disfigured corpses and fragments of flesh. When the bodies were removed from the ruins there were found to be 12 of them dead. Some were cut squarely in two, while one was decapitated Tacive of the victims met death fastantly, while and the legs and aim of others were missing.

three were conveyed to the hospital, where two of them expired shortly afterward. How the explosion occurred is a query that will probably never be answered. Essly in the forenoon 15 of the crew of the cïulate Boston were detalled to proceed to the magazine to prepare ammunition and fill the shells for the vessel. Gunner George Hittinger was in charge of the men, who were set to work in the filling-room of the magarine. One theory of the cause of the explosion is that one of the men dropped a shell that exploded by concussion, but it is only a theory, and the rest cause will forever remain unknown. Dr. Lewis of the naval hospital was early on the ground and was active in stending to those who were not past needing his services, although him. He found out one poor fellow alive, and his shells were exploding taar and thick all-around body was filled with splinters of wood,

THE WRECK OF THE. "HAIPHONG!!

ARRIVAL OF THE SURVİVOJE.

your inestimable paper, to hear a few of the detalls connected with this remarkable cape.

It appears that a certain gentleman in a noble (5) German hong in a post adjacent to this not being quite satisfied with his board, or may- be his taipan, shook the dust of the hang off his You tell me that the goods when sold should feet, though his agreement was unfilled. The pay lexin. For what reason? According to art. princely talpan not being satisfied, and feeling 20 of the Nanking Treaty, 26 and 2 of the his dignity had been trampied upon med his Yesterday evening Captain Hunter, late master Tienisin Treaty, the rules appended to the subordinate le the local Court, and managed to | of the Douglas Co's steamer Haiphong, together Customs Tariff 1868, and section IIL 8 of the win bis case.

with his officers; engineers and wew, arrived I omit the Chinese documents copice of all Chefoo Convention, I bave paid all dues. Under Now the subordinate not being satisfied with | here by the City of Nis de Yansive from which papers are in my possession but append what clause of the commercial treatles can this and feeling very wrathful at thur being Yokohams and today ho formally applied to the translation of the and document mentioned Lekin be demanded of me, a British subject Fortelded with, diabolically mentioned to the Can- the Harbour-master to have an inquiry held inta from the parchaser ? But the lailer is nothingto:| sular Gent who tried the case, that his talpan once the circumstances connected with the total Inas above.

Statement of Ah Chie, zgth June, 1892. sus, where I am concerned in this that they called him (the Consular Gent) Schelster of ble vassal on the rocks off Capa Idra, near My name Ah Chin-I belong friend, that have ·

fll-treated him; evidently because him wrote it in bla diary.

The Yo

Yökohama papers contain very meagre maliplied by every day which passes and must that Wing Kai, see how fashion catchre come have found out their error, and a facile they by as through their action. The loss is being Wing Ka-Mt. Dyer told me, you so he and stole my goods and locked up my servant and to show at the same time his contempt for Ironald lighthouse.

Then the Consular Gent wazed angry and counts of the wreck. The Mall of June 30 to declare the seed cargo to be his own. Hellber and in my rain, or in the Lekin authorize letter he side-3 no have got enough dollar that if they were Lee Wing Kalajziantly and called upon the talpas, who decled it (of course, says The Yokosuka Maru, which returned y=-1 pay that make that unfesionals man utter some forced why shouldn't he?) but his face turned from to Yokohams this morning, brought into the is promised that if he does say so, he will es paying a large sum as adequate compensa-Mt. Dyer pay my-1 go yesterday-1

port jailman $4 40--I go inside--I secone pleceesoom, admission while under punishment, they will beery red to ghastly white when he was asked crew and captain of the steamer Hafphong. They shortly be released indeed that had be done so at first, he would now be a feen.

(6)~The boat (umpan which is a ferry boat, too muchee dirty, have got yo, So. man inside then be able to declare themselves to have been to produce his diary. The diary was produced, report that their vessel is wedged in upon the

Band (Signed) ALFRED W. DYZR.

by me but by some Chinsman, one "Ah outside that doer-Two man carry he come. or ferry boat which lag sampan) was not hand cleat our Two - Caty he come any do not seem to understand that Lee Scholte, black opon while, was the word soimode, and there is every possiblity that with

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"Scheister." **** de "Getting no answer I wrote again ian

Cheong and that he was the actual owner. He do can walk, no can stand, ko. He down" Wing Kai is smennale to Chinese law. I am peret: The Consular Gent feeling he was foring his the first strong breeze she will go to pieces. Canton, 14th June, 1891.· ́

who answered | Captain Hardy, who, upon diving round her, To H.B.M. Acting Consul General.

*er godown* the seller is not liable to be called He look too muchce sick-He; no care see me such amenable to Chinese Jaw ; but what I think, we send the taipan here. 2. Sir-While asking your pardon for so often on for further carriage, land as water, moreover proper tell him I belong Ah Chfs-Ha no is this, that as the servant of an English mer Consular Gent No, 7, having tried the case, pletely, stove in, has given her up as a total troubling you, I must again apply to know as the sale was a caps transaction and the cash can speak litile ilma-he cry- I cry too-He na chaut, living and trading under the protection of came to the conclusion that it was very serious and wreck, he having no proper appliances for getting whether nothing can be done to hastep the way not yet paid i certainly, despatched my have got be proper clotherall man have the British Government accordingtoart 15 of the asked the assessorn for two years imprisonment, her off. The cargo and vessel have been valued millonest of the case. I have submitted to youalesmus with the goods to receive that par- takee-only be Jackes have go-Chinamas no Tientsin Treaty, he should not be subjected to but these gentlemen refused 'ho then asked for at $360,000," Capt. Hardy, however, says he mgarding the cruent my cargo by the Chloe zaent, The map bo bought the parge from likes take be fiber have die more ime moon, molestation illegal by eg through the Lakin sine off 1,000, but egale the assessor reinican never dived as Clated, Other reporta la the Lekin Authorhies and the impelsonment; and me may have tent this. "Ah Cheopg"; or any 3 akce he pay my leter pay. Mr. Djerde polcom

way It seems needless to criticise this last place of U treatment of my servant, who was in charge other to hire the sampan which took the cargo, told me come to-morrow-bilag some clotats, Further, I bare to complain of healy, after much haggling, has fined zoo, Japan papers are also said to be all wrong

The Halpkeng, was to ba' sold at auction on of that cargo)

Bull" AS Chaong? way the owner of the cargo some chow, some medicine and one pieces mát, which i'kays been treated so tale matter, I bare | arrogance on the part of Consular Gent No. 1, | the and tastant, but when the mail let the rais

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Now, 'Sir, as the cargo was bought |<aɛzinst the wall1o have got chain be lon. fectly aware that he lă a Chinese subject and as | prestige, wrols over to his seniorsign Eva Faiscovered that the vessel's bortom was.com.