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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER

swathed in bandages of rhetoric and legal phraseology that in the end all semblance of their original forms has departed. But in this case, the Chief Justice spoke to business men as a business man, or at all events, as a man of the world, a man who realises the A. S. WATSON & CO., dam of which arise from Jerry building and

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jerrymandering, and a man who can take sane and common-sense, view of a' simple and practical question. We do not for a moviest fancy that the Public Works Depart- ment will relish, bis extremely outspoken and pungent criticisms of its work, or that all is well in that section of the state of Den- mark to day. But it is only by the efforts of such men at the Chief Justice put forth in this case that necessary re BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE forms can be achieved, because the Chief Justice is so far removed from the ordinary GOVERNOR AND Hquericold.

burile and worry of the moment-although he way think otherwise that he is able to look on all sides of everyday matters with a serene impartiality which it is difficult for the average commercial man to assume." What everybody who read his summing up must have admired was the humorously cautious way in which be-criticised the Government, and managed to plant some shrewd and trenchant blows in the most innocent fashion possible. For example, he prefaced his com WATSON'S COLD QURE TABLETS,ments on the functions of the Government

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THE new Japanese minister to the Count of Poking, Mr. Hjuls, was granted an Imperial audience on Sunday morning, when his Ex- cellency prosented his credentials 10 ibair Majeules,

CAMPHOR Mocopoly prices have falion to Y78 for B camphor and VSc for BB. The director. of the Formoso Monopoly bureau and a cam phor expert have been ordered to visit Europe and America.,

Company of the Vola Volaret Camp, No. try. Dril (marching order). There was also musketry practice for another unit. The Cadoth go under canvas next week.

would not have collapsed, and they unfor tunate people killed would probably have been living at the present day. The supervision after completion was lamentably deficient And In this connection he said, faally, the certificate granted amounted to nothing at all.". We do not intend to enter into the merits of the question whether a wall should be opened in order to discover whether it is in accordance with the requirements of the Government, or whether any other procedure, should be adopted. We do not desire to don the mantle of building experts, or to speak as quidqunce on a purely technical subject, but we certainly, think that the remarks of the Chief Justice as to the duty of the Government in seeing that proper supervision THE Throne bas sanctioned the proposal of the over the building of houses in the Colony Waiwapu that all officials appointed as Minis- Lera to Foreign Courts shall be henceforth should receive attention in the proper decorated with the Star of the Double Dragon, quarters, so that the entire burden of "supervision" as defined by the Ordinance and be permitted to wear the 'decoration at all should not be thrown on the unfortunate contractor who may have done his duty ac- TUESDAY, the 3rd November, being the cording to bis lights while the officials responsaDiversary of the Independence of "the sible for the currying into effect of the law Republic of Panama, the Consul-General, Mr. were turning up the calendar to discover A Moreno, will be at home to his colleagues and friends at the Hongkong Hotel Parlour when the next official holiday was duc..

from 11.30 am to 1 p.m.

times with their uniform.

1908.

Admiral Stokes

Farewell,

GENIAL SAILOR LAYS "GOOD-BYE" TO HONGKONG.

A HEARTY SEND·OFT.

Murray Pier was the scene of bright faces sad vivid colours at noon to-day whes Admiral, and Mrs. Stokes worn the recipients of a hearty

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WM. POW&LE LTD

PROPOSED REDUCTION OF DIRECTORS, FRIS

The seventh ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of William Powall, Lid., was held in the offices of the Company, Alexandra Build- inga, at noon to-day. Mr. E. H. Hinds, presided, and the others present were Messrs W. Jillage, H. Porey Fmith, A. B. Parker, J. Arnold and Harry Eyre, secretary and general -manager.

The Secretary, having read the notice call-

of the Volunteer Artillary had lnfan-wishers in the Colony. Shortly before 1000,

The Chairman said—-Ganilemeo, ---The re- end-off from their numerous friends and well-ing the meeting the Colony's leading citizens began to arrive

port and accounts having been in your hands by twos and threes to bid good-bye to the depart for some days, will with your permission adopt ing Commodore and his wife who have never the customary course and take them is read. known ibe" moaning" of "side," and who You are aware that since the last annual men!- throughout their whole sojourn in this Colony, log the capital of the company has been re- have retained the respect and admiration of duced by special resolution to $105,000, this high and low alike. Among those present at reduction as suggested to you at the time will the pier were Chev, Volpicelfi, Italian Consul, be utilised for writing down our stock, I would and Madame Volpicelli, Senhor J. J. Leiria, state, however, that the amount appearing Copuul for Portugal, and Mrs. Loiria, Mr. in the account before you for stock is the actual H. H. J. Gompenz, Mrs. F. H. May, Sir cost value laid down here, but in a business of Heary Berkeley, K.C., the Hon. Mr. W. Kees this description the epreciation owing to spoil Davies, Atoray-General, Mr.- H. P. Whlie,age through climatic conditions is enormous, Mr. J. Barton, Mr. T. F. Hough, Mr. H. Hau- and we find that this matter of depreciation bas cock, Mr. B. Layton, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, got been sufficiently allowed for in the past. and a number of naval and military officers.When this company was formed a large amount The Band of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment, of stock was taken over, a quantity of which “underTMBandmaster-Ellison, lined-the-waters, -is very rarely inquired for and we pro

front and received the parional thanks of pois to clear this out, at auction or otherwise' On making room for goods more readily saleable. Admiral Stokes for their attendiace. the arrival of Admiral and Mrs, Stokes am glad to say that the volume of business B000, 4 snapshot was 'has not diminished, in, fact it shows a slight

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THE boatmam with the sweat tooth, who "s charged yesterday with breaking open a chest on board the steamer Wakasa Maru on Thursday last and stealing a tin of chocolates, three months' hard labour.

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Stokes, who was attired in a light, summer dress bave had to be materially reduced awing to with a black bat, allowed herself to be photo severe competition. We anticipate that the graphed with good humour. This done, those change we have made in our capital will again present wished the departing couple good-bys, places us in a position to show a balance suffi. Mrs, Stokes having a kind word to say to each. cient to pay a dividend next year, and on the Madame Léisia, wife of the Consat for Portugal, termination of our present lease we hope to go presented Mrs. Stokes with a beautiful bouquet of into premises of a more suitable, nature and at flowers and another similar token wat given by a greatly reduced rental. We have about three Madame Volpicelli, who afterwards proceeded more years to run and although your former on board the kugu Mail camerasys.directors and management may have been cers.. which takes the departing admiral and his wife | ried away with the boom which existed at the (ima thess premises were taken, I can only to the homeland, No sooner had the party

say, that they fettered the future, management boarded the commodore's pinnace than the Band struck up the stirring strains of "Auld Lang Syne" when everybody respectfully raised their bats as the final farewell.. Mrs, Stokes kept

on shore, and as each yard of the launch's "pacontinuous waving of handkerchief to those career separated them more and more, they could not help feeling that they were losing from amongst them a couple whose "place would be hard to fill.. A string of crackers was fired off at the pinnace steamed across the barbour.

THE QUEEN'S HEAD. Among the items' in the present issue of and of the Public Works Department in the Government Gazete is one which is of Speedily relieves influenz?, cold in the particular with the remark that the sins of more than passing interest if only for the was, in the Police Court, to-diy, sentenced to taken of the pair by Chev, Volpicelli, Mrs.increase, but to enable us to maintain it, prices

omission of that department in the past had memories which it must evoke. It is 20 bern altempted to be covered up by sub-announcement by the Postmaster General

at Hongkong to the effect that after their Excellency the Governor has been pleas sequent reorganisation, but he let it ba, un-

ed to appoint Mr. Philip Jacks, Assistant Land erstopt the the Court could not accept 30th of April, 1909, all postage stamps Officer, to act as Land Officer and Official that principle. The Chief Justice went on issued by the Hongkong Post Office bearing Receiver in Bankruptcy during the absence "What he had to say was not at all directed the head of the late Queen Victoria will leave of Mr. G. H. Wakeman, or until to the present-Government, but to the Goy cease to be available for postage. The notifurther notice, with effect from the 3tal instant. crnment in the'abstract which existed at the|fication further proceeds: "Holders of time these houses were built. A great many popular fancies were current with regard to the duties of Government." Some people thought a Government could do what it WILD CHERRY COUGH SYRUP, liked, but that was not so. It was bound by

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duty just as much as any other person in this Colony. And if it chose to make Oidi- nances providing duties for its departments, a did not supply any department with proper officers to carry out those duties, then there was negligence on the part of the Government and certain officials would be For colds in the Chest, bronchitis, sore consequently liable, and it would be perfect ly possible to bring home a verdict of man slaughter against any of them for neglecting A. S. WATSON & CO., to perform their duties." If an ordinary journalist had made such a sweeping asser tion' It is certain that he would have been regarded as guilty of something in the nature of "lese majeste." Let us see how piquant "Some people nought a Government could do what it liked, but that was not so." It

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ILDINGS

LIMITEL ALEXANDRA

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such stamps are advised to use them up MR. P. P. J. Wodehouse (deputy superio- during the six months allowed or if tendent of police) was a passenger on board the they apply to the l'ostmaster Georral theyEnglish mall day, which left for the home can have such stamps exchanged for those land to-day. Mr. Wodehouse has been a pa of the current issue, vis, King's Head."tient in the hospital for nearly a month under There are probably few in Hongkong to-day going treatment for his right eye, and be who can remember the introduction of the Roes home to consult a specialist, stamp bearing the Queen's head, and it is TAOTAI V. C. Woog has been appointed to certain that it must have been long after the succeed Tiotai M. Y. Chung as a member of cession of the island to the British Govern the Board of directors of the China Merchanis S. N. Company. Taolai Y, C. Wong, who is ment before the buff-coloured oblong made

also à returned American student of the seven" is appearance. Perhaps there is a philatelist ties, was for many years Messrs. Butterfold sud in the Colony who keeps his collection of Swire's Agent at lebang, he had to resign ow stamps in strict chronological order in hiring to the bad effects of the Jchang climate ou albums, although we confess that we have his health,” not me the amateur enthusiast who has reached that standard of collecting genius. "But unless there is such une, and unless the Post Office people keep a record it is unlikely that we seen in Hongkong. Since the first issue, which must have been somewhere about the

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"I HEARD a noise and I want to see what was happening," said a ricksha coolie, who was charged in the 1'otice Court; this morning, with being a rogue sod vagabond, The Accused, Muk Chin, was discovered in a bedroom in the munkingi memang na skuat.thren o'clock, this | tegid also awoke a "bay," who'summoned the police. Muk was given three monthy to find

Du October 26, 1908, at Shanghai, STUART would-be-interesting-to-know-whom-the-rend-of the-first half of the nineteenth century out who made the noise.

P. CHRISTIE, aged 30 years,

The Hongkang Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908.

THE CHIRP JUSTICE ON THE

GOVERNMENT.

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The Hon, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial with thanks the following donations to the and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge

funds of the hospitals:~~

Hospital Sunday: Andrew's Church Kowloon molety

of offeriories..... Do. Donation from Chaplain's

Funeral Fees for Children's Service

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khenish Mission Chapel

were

with an expenditure more than the business" warranted. Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be pleased to.

to put regarding same. auswer any questions shareholders may wish

Mr. Parker beg to ask whether it is to be inferred from that report that the previous management wrote off loss for depreciation of stock than the pinsent maungament ?jeg e

The Chairman; I cannot say how the depre- diation writtes off in "Mr. Heckford's ilma as compared with the present time, na wen Mr. Parker: I take it these figures are availe able?

His Excellency the Governor accompanied by Capt, Hooper, A.D.C., and Mr. A. J. Bracken- busy, private secretary, was on board the

The Chairman: They are to be found in the Arrays to bid good-bye to Admiral and Mrs. Stokes Major-General Broadwood, Command-old reports and accounts. I think that ẩn thu ing the Forces, was also amongst thote who past-they-made more profit and were able to on board the homeward bound meil write off more than we have been able to do im recent years. We absorbed last year more than General Broadwood was accom. steamer.

Sooo from equalisation of dividend fond fer- ...... DINNER MY THE ADMIRAL.

A meciniion. At the pm: A farewell dinner was given by H.E. the rent time we are not id's position, to write of Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambion, Commandar-in-`] anything. The present management still board the flagship last night. There was a erly, and that the dividends paid were too large, Chief-to-Rear Admiral_and_Mrs. Stokes on thinks there was not sufficient written- formi

number of naval guests presenti

The adoption of the report and account was then moved by the Chairman.

At sunset yesterday, Rear Admiral Stoken struck his flag, and at eight o'clock thie mora- ing, Capt, Lyons, the new Commodore, hoist ed his flag on board H.M.S. Tamar. A com- plimentary salute was then fired by the Tamar for the Commander-in-Chief, ' H.MS, King toxo4rad replying with eleven guns.

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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

UNREST AT LIENCILOW..

[From Our Own Correspondini.]

Canton, 30th October.

Mr. Jillings, in secondlog, remarked" in the old days, the_ronale-days-of-the company, when the shares were increasing we also in- creased the directors salaries to Sacos think that now when wa havo reduced, thì shares even lov er than the ordinmy capital waƐ/ should also reduce the director stipend. I put it as a resolution to the meeting

Mr. Parker: I should like to second ibat, The Chairmen Asu rale notice 'should' be given of these proposals, I want to be in or des, although I am quite with you in your idea, Mr. Jillings:- was only suggesting-it-The directors' remuneration used to be 5 {~oo,

The Chairman read the Articles of Associa. tion on the point.

Chief-Justice-had in mind when he used the circulation of British stamps in Hong: those words. Could he have had reference kong, Shanghai and Tientsin must total an to the high officials, who "some people" appalling number: Without taking the trouble believe are heaven-born administrators, theo delve into back records for that is work equals if not the superiors of any of which could appeal to but few on a brilliant our great pro-consuls, from Lord Clive

day in the late autumn, we note from the same to Lord Cromer Again, he added that issue of the Government Gazelle, that tho the Government was "bound by duty just revenue of the Post Office for the nine months as much as any other person in this Co-ending 31st August, 1908, realised the sum of lony." How many people will raise their Sag2,904, and although it falls below the After the remarks of the Chief Justice eyebrows and say to themselves, can that total revenue derived by the Government yesterday in submitting to the jury the case in really be so? And so all we common from this source in 1907 by some $16,834 it At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to-morrow, which a Chinamian was charged with the crime Yahoos have been living in a fool's paradise is still a respectable figure for the work of the Holy Communion will be administered at of manslaughter as the result of the clapse believing that the Government could do the postal department. It is scarcely necess000 (immediately after the Morning Service). of a building at Yaumati recently, we take it practically anything it pleased, being encased sary to say that there are other items than Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11a.m., attended for granted that builders in Hongkong will in the armour of assurance that whatever it stamps included in that total, but we should (weather permitting) by the Church parade be far more careful in future than they uvid did it could do no wrong: The Chief

Oà receipt of a télegram yesterday from the be safe in assuming that the great proportion party of "F" Company, Middlesex Regiment. the construction work and the materials that "certain officials" might be amen-stick-backs." The difference which exists will be in aid of the Church-Maintenance Food, of Yu Was Hing has collected at a place called employed. There were so many interesting able to the law if they failed to do

Prayer and Sermon at 6 p.m. The Offcitories zumber of revolutionists under the leadership points raised in the course of the case that their duty to the public. Of course that is first introduced into the Colony-some years the near futuro, is at the present time in debt prepared to embark for Chiog Yarn district between the sale of stamps when they were which, besides having heavy claims to meet in Sio Sbu, in Lien Chow district, and are now It would be impossible to deal with each and rather an enigmatic and ambiguous remark, after penny postage had been established to the Treasurer, all of them, more-especially as the case was

for we are afraid that those "certain officials" in Great Britain, and the actual turnover of

with the intention of creating disturbances itself of a curiously complicated character. would not include the high and mighty per to-day would be enough to make the original THIS morning, in Mr. Justice Compertz's ment at oLce wired to the Brigadier General of a not in epitheve do day, sobe urald

there, the Canton Military Intelligence Depart To begin with, the person accused was sonages who adorn the officiel world, but clerks at the stamp counters turn green with chambers, Mr. D. V. Steavenson, of Doncón Nam-Hung, Shinchow and Lienchow, prefec. agree to accept the reduction. So far as I am neither a builder nor a contractor, So far as would be. taken to mean the humble and envy. It might be possible to find out the Looker and Deacon, succeeded on the pointures to take carefni precautions in anticipation concerned, I shall En` very pleased to hand in we can make out, his assertion that he had meek. However, there the matter stands number of stamps which had been sold in be raised yesterday, that he was entitled to of emergencies., Admiral Li Chen has also, nothing to do with the work beyond super- and every reader is entitled to his own, in-Hongkong since the Post Office was started, sign his own name to a writ issued by his despatched a body, of the newly trained troops during the last six months. I can assure you

ently have been in the past as regards Justice went farther: 'he actually suggested of the revenue-is-drawn-from-the-sale of the Sunday School Classes at 3 p.m. Evening' magistrate of Ching Yaon district raporting that in the directors' fees at a general meeting of

vising on behalf of his friend the contractor terpretation of that passage, which is preg but it would be more of a Sisyphten task then and giving his personal assistance in the nant with possibilities. Returning to the anything else, and even if it could be ac placing-of-the-stone-work-in-position, was essential-features-of-the-case-under-con- not disproved. Considering that he was sideration, we find the Chief Justice re- Figures are not everything nowadays, for our complished it would serve no useful end. represented by no legal practitioner we are marking that the Ordinance of 1899 was modern mathematicians shirk no trouble to Inclined to think that he made out a passed with the object of ensuring the safety prove that a circle is a square and twice two wonderfully good case, all things taken of the public by the proper supervision of five. Still it might be interesting to learn iato consideration, and as the jury found buildings in course" of construction. It is the charge proved-and it scarcely could all very well to say, as one witness, a P.W.D. why it is considered necessary to de-value have gone behind that fact-while the official said; that Chinese work requires A fifty or sixty years,

the stamps which served so admirably for judge imposed the minimum penalty of great deal of supervision. But that fact does

a day's imprisonment, which, we presume not in the very slightest degree exonerate, meant his instant dismissal, practical Justice the department if the necessary supervision. has been done. But what the case brought is not given. And why emphasise 'the ex- to light was the extraordinarly haphazird and ceptional character of the supervision requir- happy-go-lucky methods which were former ed over Chinese work? Is it not common

LOCAL AND GENERAL. MONDAY, the 4th November, being the Birth day of His Majesty, will be observed as a

ly in operation at the Public Works Depart-knowledge that in England the ranks of public holiday in the Colony,

CLAN FIGHT:

Mr. Jullings: I think we moved the increase

The Company.

The Chairmin: I don't know whether or

order and the previous one on the same subject not a confirmatory meeting was held af·orwardı; Mr. Jillings: My proposal may be out of may have been out of order also. Ego babes The Chairman : Mr. Moxon bring away,

my resignation as a director at soy moment, I have been thinking of doing so at any time.

that the worry and trouble the directors hayS action brought by Messrs. Deacon, Looker. firm. It will be remembered that Mr. C. F, thither yesterday, for protection.. "Dixon, who appeared for the defendant in the

bad in, the management of this company is The Nambai magistrate yesterday proceeded Tillings: 1 quite understand when the.

more than you can understand, A

cover the sum of $38, alleged to be costs is a and Descon against a Chincas women to sepersonally to the Kow Kong village with a company is hard pressed it is unfortunate for the

number of soldiers to, restore order between directors, WM, the gentry and the villagers. It is reported that during the trouble over fifteen persons were more or less injured in addition to three others

certain action, said that the writ was had be

sonally, instead of "Descon, Looker and Dax- cause it was signed by Mr. Stevenson per

con," and he asked that it be struck out. Hin

Lordship was of the same opinion and the case was adjourned to allow Mr. Steavanson to prove that he was right. Mr. Stevenson did so, and the writ was pronounced good.

lish a sumptuous work on Chindae Porcelain, THE Oxford University Press is about to pub the work of Hsiang Yuan-Pien, celebrated connofisfear of the 16th century of our er. script catalogue, which was destroyed by fire in This was in the form of an illustrated mang London Happily careful copies had been

made, and one of these has been made, trans- fated, and annotated by Dr. S. W. Bushell,

ment. The building inspectors seem to rapscalliondom are recruited from the vast MR. J. Macdonald, Government marina sure have sauntered casually round building army of jerry-builders? But it is popular veyor, returned from leave of absence and which was in course of construction and amongst a certain class to fling bricks at the resumed dnly on 29th October.... after doing nothing in particular, and doing Chinese whenever and wherever the oppor It very well, declared, it on completion a fit 'tunity offers. The Chief Justice paid no THE Hoo, Mr. E. A. Hewett, having returned

apparent heed to the suggestion, although it from leave, hat, with the approval of His Ex-month. The original album cams, into did not escape his notice. Lustead, he dwelt cellency the Governor, resumed his appoint on the fact that the law enjoined supervio konkurs

ment as member of the Sanitary Board,

*member sion, and that evidently in this case the law had not been obeyed-by whom, is another question." "It was obvious," his Lordship

killed.

*** OFFICIAL CHINGÈS: Arumour is corrent in Canton mandarin

M Parker: It is also unfortunate for the shareholders, as nothing has been written off wou'd be well if the directors in their own for bad debts or depreciation of stock It Interests and in the interests of the shareholders might consider the matter.pylene

be put as a suggration to the directors for the Mr. Parcy Smith: Micht.not the proposal. forthcoming year?

The Chairman Would the shareholders be willing to put it that way

y -Me Jilliger 1 Would accept Mr. Smith/

circles relating to the movements of the follow ing officials: H.E. Sik Liang, Viceroy of the Yun-Kwel provinces, will be recalled, to the „Capital for service, and H.E. Chiang Ming Ki,

of Yon-Kwei, la succession to E Sik, The Governor of Kwangsi, will be promoted Viceroy present Canton Provincial Treasurer, Wa Seong Luo, will have the chance of being pro- The Chairman-According to the Articles present Croton 'Provincial Educational Como-receive Soco instead of $1,000. You cannot po moted to the governorship of Kwangs, and the the proposal must be that each director should missioner, Sham Teatig Hung, will be promoted as a lump sum 118 is an jadividualismonsi

Wu's successor. "

GÜNAHU THEATRE, LEASED.

the leass of the Tung Kwan theatre & the The Yau Shing Company has been grapied eastern section of the new bund on a resital of $50 each day, by the Tactal for the Develop ment of Native Industries

surgestion that the foes of the directors be question and 1 put the proposal sow as A reduced to Ston

Mr. Billings put it now as a suggestions? Mr. Parker agreed to MyJilling's idea which was accepted by the Chairman, RA ERION The Chairman put the motion to the menti

that the report and accomats be adopted.

Carried

Mr. Parker mored the re-alecilen H.Hindi and G, C. Mozen ast

..G, M.D., of Faking, who died fast and proper place for habitation. In an ex ceptionally luminous and practical address

Dr. Bashell's possession twenty years ago, and to the Jury the Chief Justice delivered him,

when shown excited much interest; the present self of certain opinions which should not be

work is being published in response to many allowed to pass unnoticed. On many occa

requests. There ainsighty-three-coloured sions in reading the remarks made by the

plates, reproducing with wonderful fdellly the The father of Mr. Sie Ting Fun, a deputy of animoisly camid, petna Chief Justice wa baye-been struck by his continued, "that if there had been proper since the promulgation of the Opium Profibulon which were, of course, coloured by hand. The age

soft water colours of the original sketches, foreign affairs at Peking, over eighty years of curiously involved and almost inexplicable supervision as the Ordinance required, this Imperial Edict over six months ago, are t

was kidnapped about), mpath ago manner of reasoning, whereby the simplest wall would not have been built in the bad publicly destroyed some time thin

work is bound in eastern style, and the letter

by rehberi for ransom, 18 now ret quelons of law, and fact have been so

prass in printed on Oxford, India, pap

'bat the romslas of this dec it was said to bare been built, and I place called Baik Ten-zi outside Paki

By grder of Grand Secretary Na Tong an immensa number of opium pipes and other requisites for smoking the drug, which had been confiscated by the Peklog gendarmerie

and

HILD BY ROBBERS. /

- Mr. Arnold-seconded and the mo

-Mr. Arnold proposed the re Paicy Smith'a

nies of the zon.