int Bruse,
Hong Kong, 23 August 1978
risly to your Circular
dcratch of the 5th of June, I have
the honor to resort that
Secentive Council
time there is no reason
The Right Honorable
no reason why the
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt M. P.. for Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
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proposed Treaty of Commerce with Roumania should not apply to the Colony of Hong Kong
I have the honor to be.
Sir, Your Mint Bordent
Humble Servant
overnor.
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DESPATCH.
Defalcation of Mr Huffam Def Megrihen
of Supreme Court-
Repents - States that he has absconded t Macar where the authorities refuse to gre him up. Ene Corsefondeurd
M. de Rebuch
(Minutes.)
that won the result of
a teamt about M. Haffer's
Securely.
The del papas
are our will the a for days
70 Heffan Dassan I gave yo
The reult of my enging comicisier with
what to fore pays in paragraph 17
The Regertian & Afinal afliquee (the (ale Alexander
have pranch) bat hie
local appo & die not come
Move. It was î
bafe as - When Alexand in
dise Haffen aufcated as Reprotien
& Imobe till de amorl the few months
dig the he had full power to chest, hate
the taking of seant
The prepare lagert by hav
Badges (paper in asalatos) no chatt
on the crisis.
These part carpelihes had betten be
considered with the his other Canelles in
arcilator
Lee meniter on further
dufulit 12869.
Cerument House
Hongkong 25% August 1578.
In the 22? Distant I reported to you boy telegraph that the Deputy Persian of the Supreme Court No. F. L. Guttam had absconded to Macks on the 17th instant leaving defalcations, to the amount of $47,000 in his accounts: that he
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Mir Michael Hicks Beach, B., M. P., Majesty's Principal lecutary of State for the Colonies, s
had been appointed Official Assignee in 1867 and Official Truster in 1876, on each occasion without security: and that the Governo of Macas refures
Iwing to the incomplete
accounts found in his office in the Supreme Court, no accurate statement
the actual sum misappropriated has reaches me; but I now untentand
it is not
Ff $60,000, in Huffarus accounts as official lifiquee, and that
Official
Auditing his accounts
Frustes come further'
be discovered
defalcations may
I have given instructions
that his official Books and papers
be placed in the hands of a skilled Accountant, so that I may be able to ascertain the amount of money taken, and the system univer which such defalcations could have occurred. On the recommendation of my
Executive Council I propose appointing Cosuscipion to enquire into the system and working of
the various Offices of the Supreme Court where
is received
paid. Until
I receive the report of the accountant
and obtain some
further information
I refrain from expreking my opinion as to whether blame attaches to
one else but the delinquent himself
in this matter.
4. harly in last dove I hat instructed the Acting Colonial Secretary to send a Circular to the Heads of Departments respecting the securities furnished by Officers entrusted with public monies
monies; and the Coloring
Requlations in this respect, which I
found had not been strictly enforced, will be observed in future.
I have found
some little
bifficulty in ascertaining the precise circumstances under which Huffarn was allowed to abscond from Justice On Friday evening Mr. Staylar, whom :he had consulted profesionally that bay, told me privately that serious frand had been committed
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Officer of the Supreme
Court, and that be M. Starplan
about to communicate to the Grown Solicitor and others on the subject.
Mr. Halflar had sourmet Huffer that he could not treat such a matter
of protitional confidence. Mr. Staysler was also aware that it hat been brought to the notice of the reting Chief Justice that morning,
[Mr. Stayllar) anticipated that Huffem would be spudily in baol.
a report hom the Crown Solicitor, a copy of which I have the honor to enclose for your information ur Shark says
The first thing the following
(Saturday woke to the
morning.
Attorney
"action as
be considered proper
the subject; and, about 10.50 on
shortly after, W. Foller caw Wo Wotton
who stated that he had beard from M.
: Hayllar that the whole of Lyall Still's money
and more
hour after Isr. Toller
besides About
called up
to the Chambers of the acting chief Justice where he met the Judge,
General and Mr. Wotton;
the Gettorney
In the matter being discuped it
was decided that Mr Filter should
in the name of the firm addrek Official letter to the acting chief
Instice Communicating
our suspicions
for the information of the Acting Chief Justice who soould then take such
done and the litter bonded to Mr.
Topop the Judges Clerk Trout 12.30.
Shortly after
one o'clock. I had
interview with the Attorney General
unst at his suggestion went
the Government Offices and informed
"the loting Colonial Secretary that
probably he would very shortly receive
Official Communication from the droge on the subject - I andrequently ascertained that the Acting chief Justice cent Mr. Langster with in
Summums to M. Auffaini house
where he arrived about 20 minutes
" to 2 velock; after waiting a short
tirme be was
informed by Miss. Huffam
that her father and mother had
goic off to tracks - W Sangster I understand then immidiately hartened to the pier but the steamer had just started.
On receiving the Rown Mlicitor's
the 21st distant, I wrote
Statement on
to the Attornicy General drawing his attention to what. W. Shark said; and Mr. Killippo is, I understand
preparing a written reply.
however mentioned, incidentally, at the Executive Council yesterday, that
the Crown Solicitor's communication to him early on Saturday morning respecting Fuffam's hand he (the Attorney General) regarded as unofficial.
On the other hand, M. Sharp says
he thought it was his duty to make the Communication, and that it
Official
The Attorney General, however, frankly admitted, at the Incentive Conneil that the conference
he had in the acting chief Justice's Chambers about twelve o'clock on Saturday, with Mr Snowden, 10. Foller (one of the Rown Solicitors Firm) and W. Wotton was undoubtedly Official; and he expreped his deep regret that
warrant was not then issued
any proper steps taken to arrest Briffam before the macas Steamer left at 2 o'clock.
In reply to a question from the Officer in Command of the Trooks, Is Callings confirmed the statement
made in one of Mr Snowden's letters Heat I hand laid before the Council;
that the iten
securing Auffam's arrearance was abandoned
because "there were sears that the.
nian would comsuit
"undaypy
inicine at the right if a policeman": In the acting chief Justice's letter on this cubject a copy of which so enclosed) - It Snowden ores not mention a policeman. but says it was feared that "the "light of a Summons might incapitate "the act (of cuicine)" The Attorney General is, however, clear that they
considered the question of sending a Soliceman, but it was abandoned for
День bear of
it's leading to immediate inicide The result this forbearance
was that Auffam went publicly in the Macas Stearner at two o'clock that day.
and, come hours after the criminal Aan exceper, the grand
was related
by the Acting chief Justice to the acting Coloured Sentory
Until I receive the Attorney General's reply to my
the 216 Eustant, which conveyed to him the Crown Soliciton's version of what tork place, I cannot express any opinion rersecting his conduct in the matter. As to the proceedings of the
Acting Chief Justice I have
got some
explanations from him in addition to
his first rather
meagre report which
be made to the acting Colonial Secutar ifter Auffare had absconded. present I content myself with laying before you copies of Mr. Snowden's letters
and of some questions he communicated
request to W. Sangster and
Mr. Mopop with the replies of there
Gentlemen.
wil 19 Ang.
aut me M. Snowden's firct report
I made a minute on
a case for
it that it was
a Warrant, and that it
should be but into the hand
Slice. The Captain Superintendent
Police accordingly got a wanant from W. May, but on Tuesday the 20t the forerun of Macno refused to allow it to be executed.
I also enclose
22? Sustant he says
En M. Snowden's letter of the
A warrant
he Huffam
will now
"should leave Macas?
On the 17th instant, howeve
the moment the acting Colonial Secretary
letter I wrote to the Governor of luxero
the 18t in which I asked for his
apistance in enabling me to bring Auffar to Justice, and his reply of the 20th declining to allow his extradition
the ground
that there
Brenly between our tws Gove
After the Attorney General had
apparently very
ful statement yesterday to the recentive Council, I drew This attention to the fact that in the risrrative he had given to the Conneil and in the explanations I had clicited from the acting Thief Justice no mention
an imhotaut fact was made of the which understood had been
communicated to both of them on Saturday the 17th, namely, that Gaffem And sein Mr. Wotton $4,300 on Saturday snoring on account of
Ratate in which Auffam was Preditors, apignee
The Attorney Fineral said that
was es, and that W. Bowden was very sugry on Saturday afternoon when he
heard it.
Capacity as
informed that in his official Trusted considerable cams of money paped through Huffams bands in 1875 and carly in 1877, _ that The pack # 4000 into the Houchong mund Shangine Bank on the 18th August 1875 $5226 on the 21th September 1876: $5597 on the 7 of betober 1876; $53,500 on the 21th of November 1876 and # 4072 on the 7th of February 1877. He transferred there particular accounts to Mr. Shunkett on the 7th of June 1877
howing a balance of $5,974. Bub
it is now
no accounts
can be found to show that the various
sums he paid in,
cometimes the care,
the payment was
made in Bank notes and Cash were
those that he had actually riccived.
17. acrointed Auffam to inch a responsible port without exacting security, may perhaps be explained by the fact that the acting Chief Justice in recommending Huffarm ofor
for the appointment expreped the opinion (in which unfortunately. he has proved to be mistaken Ithat.
Why Sir Arthur Kennedy
there would be no risk as
! would be no monies received.
But whatever the
reason may
sceurity
Mr. Smontu's
Trustic was reported to Lord Carnason.
I have the hown to be.
Your Most Porticat
Humble Servant
jexacted, nor can I find
Huffain's appointment as official
Houghoug
List of Enclosures to Despatch Ne76 of 24th August, 1878
1. Acting Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary of 17th 3
August 1878 with various minutes on same.
2. Acting Colonial Secretary to Acting Chief Justice. No. 664
of 19th August 1878
no 663 of 19th Aug 18
4. Acting Chief Justice to Aeting Colonial Secretary - 20th
August 1878, enclosing Mess. Sharp, Toller + Johnsons letter of 17th August 1878.
Minute by Governor of 21th August and W. Sharp's report:
6 . Acting Colonial Secretary to deting Chief Justice of 21st
August 1878.
Acting Chief Justice to doting Colonial Secretary, 21 Aug 18,
answers from Messrs • Sangster + Mossop. 10. Governor of Hongkong to Governor of Macao, 18th Augt 1878. 11. Governor of Macas to Governor of Hougtong, 20th 12. Minutes of Executive Conneil of 19th August 1878. 13. Mr. Justice Snowden to Colonial Secretary July 185, 1876. 14. Extract frosse "China Mail of 22nd August 1878-
Governor of eMação to Governor of Hongkong.
canment of the Province Melação e Timor
Granslation
to receive
Lest night I had the honour
Your Excelleney's Despatch
you acquaint
in which
employce of the
of your bolony Mr. J. S
Huffam appears to have appropriated a
sum that had been under his
-charge, and in
respect of whom
Excellency
on account of the
to Macao though
His Excellency
John Pope Wennessy, & me,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief,
Hongkong.
recognizing
there is no
that between our two nations.
Treaty for the extradition of-
Criminals asks for my assistance in effecting his arrest.
It behoves me
therefore to reply
: Excellency that however anxious I
individual had taken refuge in Macao,
be to please you
by ordering
- can assist the English
coneurring
apprehension
because the want of the respective Treaty of
extradition prevents my
Execelleney
What I state here to
is established by the precedents of the Government of Hongkong as in the beginning of last year I myself applied through our Consul for the assistance of the
Authorities at Hongtong for the arrest of Criminal and had for reply that could be done for want of Treaty.
Criminals
In England Your Exellency
-refugees many Portuguese
entirely
shettered and free in
consequence of the want of Treaty.
If therefore the said Mr.
Muffam is in this bolony of which fact I cannot positively say,
I am not allowed
to assist in his arrest nor to
permit it
in the same
Portuguese territory Portuguese subjects on British territory
sheltered for want of "Treaty of Extradition. God preserve Your Exallency,
Government House, Macao, 20th August,
"The Governor of the Province,
› Eugenio Corrêa da Silva.
(signed) learlos
Carlos Eugenio
(signed)
(True Translation)
J. M. D'Almada e leastro.
cretaria do Governo
arineia de Macao 2 Timor.
1243945.
Illmo, e Exmo. Smr.
Hontem à noute tive a honra
de receber o officio
communica
V.Ex a me
empregado do Tribunal
Judicial d'essa cidade Mr. F. S. Huffam
apropriado
grande.___
pertencente as Cofre
- respeito do qual V. Exa
que se evadira
reconhecer
por the constar
para Macao,
não ha entre as nossas
duas nações tratado para extradicção dos
mo. e Exmo. Inr. John Pope Hennessy, eme
Governador e Commandante
Hongkong
Criminosos, deseja
por mim auxiliado
diligencias necessarias para.
Cumpre me pois responder a V. Exa.
desejo de ___
que aquelle refugiado
de um criminoso, e foi me respondido que
podia fazer por falta de tratado. Na Inglaterra sabe V. Est que
existem refugiados muitos criminosos portugueres, completamente abrigados
consequencia da falte de
que seja
a V. Exa, mesmo
individus se
em cacao,
tratado.
auxiliar a
justiça inglera
se acha n'esta Colonia &
ordenando ou concorrendo
por isso
ou concorrendo para sua
que a falta do respectivo
de extradicção
estabelecido nos
inhibe de o farer.
que digo a V. Ext acha se
proprios precedentes d'esse
governo, pois que
zu mesmo
principio
do anno.
requisiter por
intermedio do nosss Consul a coadjuvação
da authoridade de HongKong para a prisão
Le, pois, o referido Mr. Kuffam
de certera não
dizer a V. Exa, não me é permettido
concorrer para a sua
consentil-a em
da mesma.
territorio portugues, porque
forma que os portuguezes coberto por
em territorio ingler, estão
falta de tratado de Extradicção.
Deus Guarde a V.Ex4,
GOVERNMENT House,
HONGKONG,
Hoxaxoro, 30th August 1878
Palacio to Governo de Macao, 20 de Agosto de 1878.
O Governador La Provincia,
(signed) Carlos Eugenio Corrêa da Silva.
Please attack there Supers to Governor Pope scrunchy's despatch 1.76 of 24th August 1878.
Acting Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary
The Supreme Court, Wongsong, 17th August, 1878:
inform you
my painful deity
that Wressrs
s Sharp Toller and
Johnson have written to
which they express
me a letter in
their serious suspicions
that Mr Kuffam, the Deputy Registrar of this Court has mis-appropriated a large
sum of money
which came to his hands
Official Assignee under the Bankruptey
of Lyall Still and Norton which commenced
The Honourable
J. M. Price,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
year 1867.
As Judge of the Bankruptay
tried to cause a summons
served on him to
produce all
all papers documents
here at 3 o'clock
monies ta.
appertaining to Bankruptcies
which he had acted as
Assignee.
application at Mr. Huffam's
residence the bearer of the summons was
told that he had
to Macao. He
has himself written to some
Officers of
the Court to the saine effect and
that he shall return on
Tuesday. Nor
Buffam had not asked for leave of _
absence.
I have ordered a summons.
to be served on
him at Macso on
if he can be found, but of
possible that he French Mail.
course it is
have left in the
I have to.
(signed)
Francis Snowden,
Acting Chief Justice.
Minute by His Excelleney The Governor. 511
Received 7 PM., 17th August, 1878. Immediate.
To the Acting Colonial Secretary.
case rather
a warrant than a
summons.
Place it in the hands of the
-leaptain Superintendent of Police with
instructions to do his utmost to prevent
evasion of Justice.
(signed) I. Pope Hennessy
17th August, 1878.
Minute by the Acting Colonial Secretary 512
Received 10 Polb., 17th August 1878.
(signed) I. M. Price,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The Captain Superintendent of Police is requested to confer with the Crown Solicitor as to the proper steps to be taken to secure the person of Mr. Huffam and to act in accordance with Mr. Sharp's advice to attain that object
By Command,
(signed) 9. M. Price, Acting Colonial Secretary 10.5 p.m., 17th August.
Minute by the Captain Superintendent of Police.
I have the honour to
report that Mr. Huffam left for _ Macao yesterday.
(signed) Well. Deane,
Captain Superintendent of Police.
18th August, 1878.
Minute by His Excellency The Governor.
To the Attorney General.
Unfortunately
Extradition treaty
with Macao.
What do you
(signed) 9. Pope Hennessy.
18th August, 1878.
Minute by the Attorney General. 515
can obtain some.
assistance from the Governor of Macas
respect, to Mr. Huffam's arrest I do not see how anything
can be done
if he does not return voluntarily.
(signed) George Phillippo,
Attorney General.
18th August 1878.
Minute by His Excellency the Governor.
writing at once to the
Governor of Macas and have instructed. Mr. Deane to send a policeman to
watch Mr Huffam at Macao, until a
warrant can
deross and the
consent of the Governor of Mazas
obtained for the arrest.
(signed) 9. Pope Hennessy.
18th August, 1878.
HongKong
August, 1878.
Acting Colimal Secretary & Acting Chief pratit
Colonial Decretary's office
Honghong 19th August 1878.
from boting thing
existence of suepe sise.
1. I am directed
the Governor
to acknowledge the receipt of your
the 17th matant in which you
inform me that the Deputy Regenträt of your court had misappropriated a
Jarge im
of money and fled to macar and in which you further report the
Slips you took on
learning
that perions
suspicions attached to the Deputy in Repriliar.
The Honorable I. Suvedle
Acting thief gratiel
2. Ther.
2. The proerner desires me to ast
Honor for
a copy of the letter to
which you refer of
and Johnson -
The fovernor would
be glad to know at what hour you
received that better; and whether, before
to receipt, you
Sucheck that and
Any linem is
and misappropriation
money by the disputy Regretion has
Faken place.
Shave te
(Signed) J. Mr. Prill
Acting Colonial secretary to Acting Chief Justice.
Colonial Secretary's office
Honglong 19th August 1878.
Adverting to your
the 17th
matant reporting that one of your Subordinate officcio had misappropriated.
a large sum
his hands as
of money which camd tits-
Official Functie, I am. I tricted by Poserer Pope Hennessy
I ask cluder what Expalem,
of system, this misappropriation occurred.
2. Mitt reference is the
government Circular of the 75th of June
Acting Colonial Resclary
The Honorable I. Cuoroden
Acting Chief Justice
Asting Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary."
which Your Averne Amply initiated
at the time, I am mistructed
Governor to request you to report.
the amount of security the following Officcis of the Eupreme Court should be
Called upon to givl
The officer acting as
Rezrobar Deputy Regretar
Clerk and Appraiser
Thane ye.
(Signed) you
Acting Colonial Secretary
My dear Mr Price.
No 6. Caine Road,
August 20th, 1878.
No 663 and 664 arrived.
When the two letters
yesterday almost
at the same time I could not find vuṛ
Toller's letter.
it into a
drawer in
My boy had put
my dressing
I now send the original for the use
of the Governor and shall be glad to ~ have it again.
I have been engaged in
preparing
an answer to both letters. recommending
the amount of
security
to be demanded from Officers
the Court it was
necessary
to ascertain
exactly what money passes through -
their hands.
Haft Sharp Filter and Thuron to Mt Moprop, datges Electe.
With regard to mr. Toller's letter
was mere
vumour, it was
I will only add that without it all
written to enable me to inform the
Governor so that if possible steps might
be taken.
saturday.
got.it about 2.45
I was asting solely as Judge of the Bankruptey Court which proceeds
by summons.
Yours to (signed) F. Snowden.
Hon : J. M. Price
Supreme Court Stouse.
177 August, 1875-
We are interested on behalf of
several clients in the Bankruptcy estaté Lyall Still 400 of which Mr. Hafferm
official assignee specially appointed under Erdinance N. 15 5/1867.
For years part we have been at intervale preping Mr. Stuffarm to
the estate and declare
settle up dividend but we
inducing
only succeeded in
him to do so a
Mr. H. Mokop Save. Judges Clerk.
• few weeks ago.
Since then we have made
:repeated applications for
the dividends due to
the amount
but he has continually put us off
with various unfounded
unfounded excuses.
From his conduct and from
other facts
which have come to our
we fear that the money
Knowledge we
which ought to be applicable for payment of a dividend has been
otherwise applied, and we
it right to communicate
suspicions to you for the information
His Hown the Acting Chief Justice without delay.
(Signed) Shark Toller & Johnson
The Governor 7 78
Minute by the
Gulorme 5
I should be glad if the Crown Solicitor would record the statements
he made to me
before I went to the Executive Council on Monday, respecting
the circumstances under which M. Huffar absconded.
(Signed) J. Pope Hennesy
21st August, 1978.
Puport by the Crown Solicitor.
On the 30th July last an adjourned meeting of the Creditors under Meht yell Still & Company's Bankruptcy was buy virtue of a notice insisted in the Government Gazette. At the meeting St. Auffar the Ifficial Apignee in the Istate, stated that the total apels
amounted to $47,018. 65 producing
certain papers and accounts to this effect, and a final dividend of $3000 per cent,
thereabouts,
rebli proved.
was declared upon the
Some further accounts
were mentioned and asked for at the meeting which, together with cheques for the various dividends, Mr. Stuffarn
promised should be forthcoming the course of a few days after he had been able to make the final calculations.
Although great delay taken place in the winding up of Estate and St Stuffare had been repeatedly applied to on the subject, no actual suspicion at this time appears to have been aroused and, after the dividend meeting, it was confidently believed the whole matter would be shortly settled up,
After a reasonable time Mr
applied to for the Cheques but he continually risade some excure, and at the beginning of this month Mr Wotton, from M. Brereton's
Office, and Mr. Follen
interested on
my partner, both behalf of Clients in England
preped him to settle as
possible
Exchange
going down and it
was desirable to cemrit the money
without more
delay - W. Stuffarn still put it off from day to day by some trivial excuses but finally fixed Tuesiny the 13th August for the productio of all accounts and payment of the money.
On that day he did not attend the office alleging that he was unwill. The following days Wednesday and Thursday last, he was still abrent
being communicated with
on Thursday a note was
a note was received from
Me Stuffam saying he was too unwell to attend to business then, but that "the matter should have his attention the
mexl cuorning or as
early as possible. Pris was thought rather change and
inquiries were ut on
fool when it was found that he had executed a
furniture in Lane hast. No iten. however
was then
entertained that the money
was your
but matters looked somewhat cuspicious
thought that there was
and it was
probably a deficiency which he was endeavouring to make up, and it was decided to mention the matter
to the acting Chief Justice privately-
I are informed that both Wr
Wotton and Mr. Toller had
an interview
with SW. Snowden on Friday Sunning
the 16th when it was decided that a letter should be written to M. Stuffer
informing him that unless he produced
the veioney and Accounts by a day, named the whole affair would be brought Officially before the Court - Towards the
evening of that
of that day it was ascertained that W. Auffarn had written to ask is profesional Gentleman
him._ (Mr. Hayllar) to call upon
The first thing the following morning I spoke to the Attorney General on the cubject; and, about 10.30, shortly after, Mr. Foller saw to. Wotton who stated that he had heard from M.
Hayllar that the whole of Lyell Stills
and more besides.
About an hour after M. Foller was
to the Chambers
Acting Chief Justice where he met
the Indys, the Attorney and Mr. Wotton; On the matter being discuped it was decided that
M. Toller should in the name
of firm addrep an Official letter to the Acting Chief Justice communicating our suspicions for the information of the Acting Chief Justice who would then take such action as he consideren
this proper
was done, and the letter handed to Mr. Mossop the Judge's cente about 12.30- Shortly after one oclock
an interview with the Attorne beneral and at his suggestion, wené
up to the Government offices and informed the Acting Colonial Siemen that probably he would very shortly
Official Communication from
the twose on the subject - ! embrequently ascertained that the Acting Chief Justice unt Mr. Sangster with a surumons to the Auffas Home where he arrived about 20 Minutes to 2 o'clock; after waiting
short time be
informed by Miß Auffam that her father and mother had both gone off to luncas-
будет M. Sangster I understand, then immediately hastened to the pier
pier but the Steamer had just
started.
(Signed) hamund Shark
Hong Kons
21st August 1878.
Crown Solicitor
Acting Plonial Secutary to Acting Chief Justice_
Colonial Secretary's offer, Houstons, 21th August 1875
Adverting to your
Honor's letter
of today's date respecting the abrevading of
Lumbrices
the Deputy Registrar of your
Court I'am directed by the Governor
to request that
will be good
enough to state fully the nature of
the Communications made to
Friday and on Saturday before the actual receipt of Mep. Sharp, Foller and Johnson's letters respecting the
The Stonorable
Francis Snowden
Acting Chief Justice
misappropriation of Money by the dranty Registian
I havete.
(Signed) . M. Price,
Acting Colonial beanstary
Acting Chief finitive to Ading Colonial Seveting.
Secretary.
Marghing, August 21. 1878.
a letter in reply
preparing
to your tur letter No 663 and 664 boch dated August 19, when on 20tt Instant Dreceived
ingent application for the letter addrefsed to
by W. "Toller on Saturday last which I at mee
forwarded.
This letter enabled me to am-
municate to the Government better fundation than mere
hearsay,
the fears I entertained that a seriano frand had been committed
The Donorable JM Price,
Ading Colonial Secretary
by the Kumon then what I
that all the same informa –
given to
Ninow now, tim as was
except the
-fact that M. Auffaur had actually left- the Colony, had been communicated to
Calary, this levelling or Friday night, I really Sewellary
should not have troubled this
such letter, which
superflumis.
Maving pland M. Pollen letter in
dis Exalling's hands I
abbreviate
to the tive letters above
referred to Nr. 665 and 664 cassiderably.
outh mit reference
I would mly to the expression to be found in N:663 under what Sopotem this misappropriation
has occurred! the meaning of "system"
I do not understand it. Wit reference to the Circular of the 13th of June
letter W: 113 refers
to which
initialed by
June ultimo,
me, it will be observed
that it only affected officers who had bear before called upon to This has carred delay in arsevering
give scavity
necesary to find
how far the nature of the duties of the Offices refered to rendered security
nexpany,
and to what amant. The
prevent Registrar had
been called
upon to furnich Recruity, and one doubs
mil remember that I called attention to the fact (at the time the
afterwards) that the Creular did not Murch him.
If the appraisership is separately held the holder should find Dearity
The Registrar should, I think, find
security
"The Class" I presume
as his pre
same amount as his.
docefers, Mr Alexander, in £2,000.
The Deputy Registrar called upon for excurity. The reasiver amounting to from
$300 to $500 a month, for which he might to account to the Registrar at the end of the mouth
When he also holds the office of Appraiser, he would receive the property of persons who die at-zea), friends or relation in the Colony. The
amont is
variable.
I think that he should find security to the amount of .
$ 5,000.
Class of the Immmary side of the Cout: I am afoured that no through his hands
money paper
"M. Sangster, the Clerk of the Court,
in at present Theriff and is at timen in reciple of large
not asked to
of money
searity the Sheriff should formide
It is doibitiful whether except in a partial sense the Sheriff in an officer
le of the Supreme Comert. all for paid by dainpr.
The Bailiff (Summary Jurisdic-
tim. This officer mil Itimet soon be placed in the Sheriff's department.
At present he executes all the pweess of the Supreme Want in Turne many Jurisdiction, and
varying from
$500 to $1000 prafe through his hand. monetily. These receipt. The ought and I
afamed), does
Registrar monchily.
I think that the Bailiff under
the present system should find
security to the amount
of $2,000, but
I fear that it would be unclefs to
call on him to do so, is not at all in the
command that soun.
Mr Mark Bean
position
The Marshall of the Caut of
Admiralty should I think find seanity, but I do not see his office the list contained in your
letter...
The Office of Marshall is
generally held by
Court. The
about the
remuneration payable by
fees is generally
generally very Breanimally
as in such
Carl Az...
Japon, the fee would be high the responsibility very great:
I have to
(Signed) J. Snowden),
beling chief Justice.
Acting Chist Junatice to Acting Colacial Suretany.
The Supreme leant, Anghing, 22nd August, 1878.
I have much please in stating,
at Wie Gevgellemey's request; at greater lengish,
the information which I expplied in a
form in my
more condermed fo
gesterday.
letter of
On Friday last at 11 o'clock the for
Wotton and Toller wanted to speak to
med me that
privately. They informed
M. Ouffour
official Aferguse
the Bankrupthey of Iyall Still & Norton;
dividend had been declared,
but that they could not get from himm
cheets for payment of the dividend,
The Donorable J.M. Price,
Acting Colonial Secretary
and intimated their suspicion that
Our Bankruptay Law is a
enue thing
Law is a mus
tilated form of the defective Bankruptay
Staticle of 1861. I at once
auggested... removal and that he should be summoned
give up all books, monies and papers. The removal of an Assigned is not a thing that can be done in a moment
arranged)
and I believe it proceedings should be taken
day in the following
week. I had
the lead empicion then that
a serious
defalcative had taken place but
thought there
a temporary difficully about payment of the dividendum
especially
as Mr. Watton informed
that Mr.
Wuffam had beer raising money
his furniture. On Saturday. I received
dun to the effect
a note from my
that Mr. Wolton would be glad to see
me. I at are went to the Court.
about 12 or a
-quarter to.
W. Waltor told me that the fear of thine bring something wrong
had been
ainfined, that M: 1 ufform had
confefsed to Mr. Voyllar that he was
defaulter to the
mount of $60,00
or to that effect..
Acting an Gud go in the Bankraftig
Bankinpley
prepared to summon
him at me to appear but Mr. Woltar
said that there
fams that the
unhappy man would commit suicide
and that the sight of right presfilate the ad. I then municated what I had heard to the Altancy Generals.
his daughter who said
her father had
just left for the steamer to Macas but
world retuun
As with Criminal poedings could have nothing to do I emoidered what steps should be taken to seeme the creditis as far as profille. At
arranged that "M. Sangeler
to Mr. Chiffon's have and/
and persuade him to come.
merely to surrender his Keys and
summaviko
I went home and prepared a
Bankruptcy which I at ma
sent down to Mr. Sangster. "M. Sangster went to Mr. Auffarna have and saw
Sueaday. "M. Sangster
proceded to the wharf but
mnly arrived in time to see the
steamer move)
Before leaving the Caut at
I o'clock I told W: Soller that what he had told
was mere
which I could not act but I thought the Gunner should be informed
that if he would state
in a letter what he had told me I would)
inform the Government:
On returning to Court at 3 o'clock I found that Mr. Wuffaw had left for Macas.
On leaving the leant sour
I went to the Police Station and informed the leaplan's Superintendent who had not heard of it and authed him to
at the Inframe
put a man Court. M. Muffawn had written to the Registrar and M. Smgster sending two
but not the Key of his
small Keys
safe.. I thought that the safe should
be under the case
On Monday
of the Police on
the Meher
of the Court to Macas to Reme...a
in Bankruptey
Wuffair to appear on
ོད་རང་ཅི་ བས༑ ་
purmally but Mr Wuffam
served it peromally
did not appear.
A Warrant will now
case he should leave Macau.
I have He
(Signed)
Francis Snavdew,
Acting Chief Justice.
I had never heard of the Bankrupty
before weep as conected with a rather celebrated case in the Reports, and I had been told that the Bankrupt
had honorably met their creditin
Acting Chief Justice to Acting Colonial Secretary.
August, 22nd 1878.
I beg to forward. the
answers of Mr. Sangster and Mr.
Mossop to the questions sent by the Governor.
Yours faithfully,
(signed) F. Snowden.
Fon: J. M. Price,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Questions to be answered by Mr.
Questions
Sangster
When did you
At about 11 o'clock on
aware that suspicions saturday last when Mr. of fraud attached to the Wotton came Deputy Registrar?
State what communication
on the subject.
you had with
any person and the exact time as →
Saturday,
well as you can remember
Office for
connected with Ng a Hews bankruptoy - M. Wotton said Mr. Huffam had _ smashed for #50,000 or $60,000, but I could not believe him and told him.
prior to this.
suspicions
Mr Snowden sent for
I can remember,
on the same moming either at 12.30 or 12. 15.
And His Honour confirmed
Questions
of suck communication? the news Mr Wotton had
me and instructed
to go to me. Huffam's
house and tell him to come
to the Court at once to
produce his Books, papers 4o. in regard to Lyall & Stiel's Bankruptey. Mr Snowden suggested that he should send a note with
Mr. Buffam, but afterwards
arranged that I
and induce him.
to come to the Court.
gave you the summons to take to MV. Hiffam's residence?
The summons in
Bankruptey reached me (in an envelope with a note from Mr. Snowden)
on my return to the Court
at 2.15 PM.
At what hour was it given ext 2.15PM. as explained
in last answer.
Sid anything pass at the Nothing
was mentioned
Questions
time as to the fact that a about a summons before I
summons would not
left the Court, but Mr Snowken
to bring him, was
• looking the practice up.
and that a warrant ought On my reporting to the Sudge
to be issued?
what I had done on my n
ceft what hour did you reach M. Huffam's house?
return I showed him the
Summons which I had
just received and mentioned that it could not have.
stopped him had I been. able to see Mr. Huffam in time to serve it.
The question of a Warrant was not mentioned by the Judge or myself, it was- in my
mind however -
after I had seen the Summons,
only a Warrant I knew would pass through the Police, but could not be issued out of the Bankruptey Court.
I reached Mr Huffam's house at 1.45.
Questions
What did you
you then ascertain? and what did you do to
prevent his escape?
I ascertained that Mr. Thoffam had left the house 15 minutes before my arrival, for Macas, and after putting
1 or 2 questions to his daughter, I went to the Canton + Macao Steamer Wharf to try and catch him, but the steamer had
left and was
clearing the. shipping when I saw her.
Questions to be answered by Mr. Mossop.
Questions
Answers.
When did
you become
Early on Friday last while
Mess". Toller & Wotton
that suspicions of frand –
attached to the Deperty — having a strictly private
Registrar?
interview with the Acting
Chief Justice in his Chamber
in Court Building, the Registrar
Office and asked me I had any
any idea as to what
was the subject of discussion between The Acting Chief
Justice and the above named
gentlemen, and
replying that I had not, he said he feared it was in reference to some
difficulty which some the Solicitors experienced in
getting from Mr. Huffam
Questions
certain dividends due from the Estate of Lyall Still &es. The Registrar said he suspected
this from certain hints which had been thrown out by Mor Wotton in his the Registrar's Office. This was the first reason I had for suspicion of anything being wrong.
At what hour on saturday
At about 10 minutes past
any of the Solicitors or 10 o'clock on Saturday
other parties concerned any morning Mr. Wotton came
communication with on the subject?
my Office and asked
me to write a letter to the Acting Chief Justice to say that he would be obliged if he could come Down to Court as he wished to see him in reference to the matter about which he
and Mr. Joller had had a private interview with him the day before. I then asked M. Wotton if mor
Questions
Answers.
Toffam was in his Office
that day and he replied "9. suppose you Know what I want to see the Judge. about or words to that effect, and I said that I guessed. that it was about Mr Auffam. He then said that what I guessed was true and that he believed M to be a defaulter to a large amount. I at once wrote
to the deting Chief
Justice and at about 1/2.
past 110°C he came down
to Court and had another private interview with Mr. Wotton and Mr Toller. At the conclusive of interview which, to the best of my recollection, was at about 1 orclock, the Chief Justice told me that he would
me to be in
attendance on him in
Questions
his Chamber in the Court ~
Building at 30°C in the.
saturday
At what hour was the letter of Messrs_ Sharp, Toller & Johnson -
handed to you ;
afternoon of that day. He then left for home and Shortly afterwards Mr Toller came to me and said he was going
to send me a letter for the Acting Chief Justice.
J as can
recollect, at about 10 minutes past / oc mir.
and when Joller cance to
my office you communicate and handed me the Letter its contents to the acting above referred to. As In
Chief Justice?
understood that this Letter had been written
either by the direction at the suggestion of the Acting Chief Inistice, and that he was aware
of me? Toller's intention of writing it, and further, as I Knew that the deting thief.
Justice was
coming down
Questions
to Court again in the
afternoon, I did not- send the Letter to the Chief Justice's house but plazed it on his - dest in his Chamber here so that he might see it the moment he
came down.
(signed) W.H. Mossop. 22nd August, 1878.
Governor Dore Hennepy
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Governor of Macas.
Government House,
Hongkong 18th August, 1878.
I have the honor to bring to
Your Excellency's notice the enclosed
Copy of a
M. Snowden the
lecting Chief Justice of the busserne Court of Dongthong sporting that one of his subordinate Officers. M. F. 2. Huffam, the deputy Registrer, had Misappropriated a large sum of money (it is supposed about listy thousand dollars)
His Excellency
Carlos Augennis Correia de Silon.
Governor He.
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FA DE MACAE A TIMOR
Allen & Kam. Her
and that he has
to Macho
Through owing to causes into
which I need not enter now, Extradition Treaty exists between the Government of Macas and the Government of Houstong, yet venture to ask your hecellency's apistance in this matter is that the accused person may be arrestch and brought to oustics,
I have Ac
(Signed), J. Love Hennepy
Governor & Commander in Chief
Houtine à noite live a houra
de receber o
me commani @.
en que tena
ado de tribunal Judicial dessa bidade Mr IS. Huffen parece tir-se.
apropriado de anne
a grande Romma pirtin ente no copre a qual a respect. sin cargo, Weer for the constar que se wadira. para Macau, apsegar de reconhe cer que não ha citre as nossal duas nações tratado para extra. dicere dos criminosos, deseja er por mim auxiliad. mas delegen a sux fori- cias necessarias pira e dem hur John Pope Hennessy
doute em Chope Hongkong
Centre me fois respon Camifera
her mite que seja
pois responder a sten
·agiada'r
thue, mesmo que aquelle ndividno se tenha refugiado em Macau, em nada posso auxiliar
aprilies meglesa,
ordinando
ext cort
a sua prisão; porisso correndo para que a falla do respective trata do de sita diccão me inhibe de c fasir
que digo
a the neha
Attabelecido nos,
proprios prece-
dentes disse Exvirns, pois que Principis de amnes presado en mesmo requisitée por intermedio de nosso portul a con adinação da
edinvai antharidade de Houghing feara férité. de mon criminoso, e foi -
one respondeds que seada se
Prodia faser for falla de tratado.
Na Inglaterra sabe Mena tem refugiados.
riado / muitos cuncansolos portugueses, completamente a&t
dos e seguires
ros en consequence a La fallà de tratado
Je, pois, oufirid. Mr. Huffam se acha muusta Colonica oques de
cirtiga não pores digér & ther não
i permitteds concorrive, para a Rua prisão,
friske, ne consen territorio portuguy, porque da forma que or
os portique- ses méterritorio mingle pestà. por falta de tratado de
disto tradicens
Zeus Imirde a Min. Na lacis do Governo de 162.
درت سے مجھے
20 de Agosto de 1878
Olevernador da Provincia
M. Jurice Browder to Kolonial Secretary.
Me lagurin Conca dockey
Subeme Court
Souptions Enly 1876
I have the hover to cali
attention to the fact that the wave of
obstacle
Sfficial Trustee presents an oorlach to the proper working of
Desartiment of
the Court.
the Enobate
By Ordinance 7 of 1873, Sec. 3,
it is lawful for His Excellency The Governor,
time to time, to appoint a fit
The Honorable
J. Gardiner Austin, C. M.G.. Colonial Sentary
person to be the Official Trustee for the purpose of Carrying out the provisions of that brdinance. The Office has perpetual sucession, and monies vest in the Official
for the time being without further
Various surus of money,
the late Mr
transfer.
carire into the hands
Alexander as
respect of
closed on ready
Official Trustee, in
Trust Estates, the accounts
would think fit to appoint W. Huffam
to act as
Official this duty
in respect of
to monies are being received
that there
these accounts
no risk.
parties have petitioned the Court
and orders made remain
abeyance.
I have. He.
(Signed) Francis Snowden.
to be closed, are detained at the
Banks because there is no
Official
Trustee to pay
them out.
It would be extremely
convenient if. His Excellency the Governa
C_DO. N. 1611.
Stoughong July, 1876
Received 18t duly, 1876.
Mr. Justice Snowden
Colonial Secutary
Hon: I. Gardiner Austin, C.M.G.
Suggesting the appointment
"M. Iuffar as pro tem Official Frustre.
beecutive Council
19 August-1578
His Excellung the fovernor
J Tops Hennesy My
The the The Colonel Commanding the drops
Coronel Streak RS
The that the Acting Change Seating
J. Is heile Aria
The the "h. The Attorney Jeneral,
G. Thillische
The Hulk Cecil C Smither
The Minutes of the "Carl- matting of
are read & confined.
This Excellency the fovernor reverting to The question of the trade in salt- between Hoything and the mainland of reads a despatel from 14. 2. Acting Consul at Cantor conveying a request from The Chinen Culturities ital (the Hong- Kay fovernment will cease to allow
puith lachen with salt to clear from
Theystay for the mainland
China and
drawing attention to the fact thank salt is contraband and It's import & exchat no.
the Treaty between the Queen
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This Excellency said there was no dritt
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to countenance there.
This Excellency also adverted to the in-
structions
to him in Despatch ho
the 29th Sefiterulers 1099 by H. The
Secular & Stali In the Wronies to
apply Ordinance no to frevent smuggling.
1866 ja as
The fovernor refered to correspondence
dating simmer Febrinacy" on the sutijiction
in fishing boats and he read a tav.
tantão clamation ifrand-by the Viceing of
removing the restrictions hitherto impord
to the guantity fishing boats as to
Iheat all nich junathe
smugglas and that-
allound to to carried by them?
In Htatul that he was of Spinning that the direct expunt of salt from This Colony to this shined hi stopped
and that he perifosse asking the Seare.
State for authority to do this.
either by applying existing laws, or, if
necessary by
legislation.
In this the Council unanimously con-
This Excellency regretted to inform Immalle
members that since the last meeting
Council a serious case of fraud had
the park- & the Deputy
to light Registion of the Supreme Count. Ini Huffam. who had absconded leaving defalcations
Amounting
amounting to several thousand dithars.
This Excellency "reads a letter froin the Acting your Chief Justice dated 17 key" 1972 reporting the case and the steps which he
had, lokken in consorguenez, together withe
the various minutes on
Ve Cetter.
This Excellency adds that he had written I
arthing for his
to the Granos y apijptance in arresting the delinquent.
His Excellency also reads extincts from
Jorma correspondence between the thief pro-
thee Sin John Smale & Sir Cultur Kennedy
and a schare drawn up by The Hayllar when Acting Attorney Jesseral on the duties
the Officers qöity Supreme Count and their proper superveillance, and prints out that I= Huffam had not-
been called ups to find security when was affiointed Official Assignee.
nor when he
Truster in 1876
appointed Official
De Cacil Smith said the throught a warrent
Die Huffam's arrest- Should be issued
instanter
by a policeman to traces.
It had not been done already
and sent over
The prann said he had made a minute
prem his Justin Invrodens letter of
Indant Cent
a warrant should ifone and The directed the case to be Juct in
(the hands of Itu Miria. A policeman
hard you to macaw to watch he tuffano,
a warrant had not been tätten
if out it should be done without delay.
M2 Smitts suggested that the wamant
might be sent across to macas in the Steam Laund
Then is real & corsidend a Celter from
Ingin Wardchouse It In Consul foreme
In the Sandwich Islands in actly to a
letter from this for stliciting information as to the treatment of Chinese Immigrants into than Bolands, and enquiring
their labour was
comfuctoony.
It is restland Ital H. M. Consul Jerence
be informed that by the light of his letter
It is manifest that the congration in question is Contract emigration and such as under instructions from Her Majestings Government cannot be sanctioned.
De reply
to this Exceleang Ver Attorney Jinual details the stripes which ham bear
Litten by the Supreme Comit to provide
Attorney as well as chaye 1 munder which
Coursed to defend a
the forthcoming Sepsims-
is to be tried al-
The Excellany adjōrums the Council sim die (Signed) I Rope Hensifyi
Read & conformed this 25th day of August-
(Signed) Wodchnike
Cluk of Councils
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1878.
THE unsatisfactory manner in which the accounts of certain estates in the Supreme Court are audited, or rather left to them- selves, has been painfully presented to the public during the last few days. Irregulari- ties are spoken of amounting to very large sums, and the hopeless state of muddle which seems to exist in this department leads to the natural inference that there is less security for Court funds than there is for money placed in the hands of private individuals. It is uncertain whether any officer of the Supreme Court is secured by bond in any amount whatever, while no sort of audit is known to be exercised,
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24. Aug.
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HongKong
No. 12865
(Subject.)
DESPATCH.
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Der Brancan
(Minutes.)
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I helped to Mished
the authritis ly filing stance the fovenor's portion
of the correspondence penttons by 70 in 11516 13677/27
The fornow did put it home in 1200
bat the docketting on the deach of the despartit ance have the Euly in the Register being treager ince the Blocks papers bung, long- I missed relentsection in paz paels.
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this explain the for that the Cast
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in this case, one wine
main, others recently, leaves us with imperfect t
or renders it neaussay to ask specially for copies.
Theme for ourselors
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Explain as to the task panagrafe of 81-
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sums to how accurate information for the
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Kovernment House,
Houghtons 24th August, 1878
My Despatch jo. 123 of the
2126 6 September 1877, I lack before
Lord Cammaroon copies of Correspondence
respecting
levy of duty
on certain
The Right Honorable
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, B. M. D.,
Majesty's Pincipal Accretary of State in the Colonies,
articles at the Chinese Curtours Stations,
on chinese juntes procceting from an Houghtong to Macas
to Macas. Her Majesty's
Consul at Canton was of opinion that
the case out
which the corespondence
arose was an attempt to raise the
general question of the lovereignty of -Macas: and as I had
no desire to
the Government of Stoughtong
with that question I withdrew proposal I had make of a general enquiry into the whole care and confined myself to asking that the Amount of the duty should be fixed at so small a sum as to prove substantial impediment to trade.
I have ascertained that the duty is
moderate, and is no
appreciable
impediment to trade in the article
concerned,
hard wood.
question of the disputed
Sovereignty of Macas has however been raised again, in some other
cases of traffic in contraband goods that cubrequently occurred. About the same time that the popibility of War between Rupin and England began to attract attention here, it
was discovered by the chinese authorities at Canton that lange
quantities of Gunpowder
conveyed in Chinese Tanks
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HongKong to Macas, and instructions were given to the Revenue Officers at the Cxpringman Station not to allow such cargoes to pass but to und them back to Stong Kong. Jank Masters comstained to the Harbour Master, was under instructions from me, bold them that I had decided not to interfere with the proceedings in the matter
Chimere traders and the Chinese Flag
this Contraband traffic.
forward demealves and preped the case again upon my
attention. They
were told that nothing could be done
me to facilitate the traffic in funpowder between Hongkong and Macas; and on
again urging
views upon the Governmenć I instructed the Acting Colonial
them that I could not
Secutary
the Chinese Customs officers at the Capsingman Station
interfere
as the Canton Authorities
In the Month of April
Certain German Merchants who were the real parties to the
complaints and who had employed
consider Macno to be a
China, and the import of Munitions of war into China is cubject to stringent regulations.
The German merchants in question printed the Acting Colonial
Secretary's litter (a copy of
enclose and it was
Juel A. 1.
I which I 24th have
brought to the
notice of the Governor of Macas.
His Excellency Senior Carlos Engenio бей Concin da Silva thereupon wrote to
the 8t Ultimus saying that
the interpretation given to M. Prices
that it manifested
lettes was acquiescence in the pretentions
the Chinese Government and gave rice to unfavourable inferences I replied that I did not consider the Acting Colonial Secutary's letter bore the interpretation which it was
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stated had been put upon it; that
I had not presumed to exprep any
osinion of my own
respecting the
sovereignty of the ancient Ixtinguere Colony of Macas; and that I had confined myself to repeating what had been so often recorded, the impossibility of the Houphous Government interfering in such cases account of the expreped views the Chinese Authorities. I added
few friendly works as to the
relations between Macas and Hongkong, and the renewed prosperity which undoubtedly Macas
enjoying, the Señor Correia de Silon's
succepful adininistration. To this he purwered that he was perfectly satisfied with
the affaire endest as
from the Colonial Office republished in the Stompkong journals
litter; and so
fovernment of thougtory is conceived
I understand however
that the Governor of Maers has taken the opportunity of remonstrating with the Vicesion of Canton; who, it is said, has referred the matter to Seking.
I need hardly add that this question has long been before the Public here. In the time of Sir Arthur Kennedy despatches Her Majesty's Consul at Canton and
Correspondence that had been laid before Parliament the Blockade question, in which the claims of the Chimere Government
to the Sovereigntyp of Macas were referred to. I enclose for your information
an article from
the Hong Kong journals on this
are happy to
the relations between the Government
of Macas and this Government are of the mock friendly Kind. I have had the honou
more than
once of receiving the Governor
my guest here; and I had the
great satisfaction, in a visit I paid to Macas, of seeing the improvements he has effected in that most interesting Colony.
Endeed I could not but
in the judicious treatment of the
Chinese population and in the in which the Portuguese Government have gained their confidence, the Houstong administration has comething to learn from the accumulated experience of the Macks. Authorities.
I have the honor to be,
Your Mort Fredient Stumble Sewant
Melhammary
177 24th August, 1878.
"Dan & Hennepy Cuf
The Right Honorable
Sir Michael Hicks Beach
BS, M. P.
Transmitting Conectondence
with the Government of Sincas as to alleged Chinese
in Macas.
Jovereignty
(3 Enclosures)
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wongkong, 29th June, 1898.
am directed to
letter of
acknowledge the receipt of your the 17th Instant and to inform you
Wis Excelleney
The Governor has been in
correspondense
petition which
subject of the
you forwarded
1th April last with the British Consulate, Canton, and that he finds
that it is impossible for the Horighong -Government to interfere respecting the
W. Wotton, Esqre
import of gunpowder to Macao, inasmuch
as the Canton Authorities consider Macao
to be a part of China, and the of munitions of war into China is subject to stringent regulations._
I have to.
(signed) I. M. Prive
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Governor of ellacao to Governor of Hongkong...
legação de Portergal
China Japão e
Illme.e. Exme. Snr.
No jornal o Daily Press, n'essa cidade, vi transcriptos documentos de character official e publico,
segundo creio, illações
leitura, pelas innexactās
d'elles se
veio causar-me a mais
pode tirar,
desagradavel
pressão.
lles documentos se
d'aquelles
Ulme. Come. Sur. John Pope Hennessy, oma,
Governador e Commandante em
Wongkong.
tendo alguns negociantes de Hongkong pretendido exportar polvora pa_
ra Macau, e tendo obtido os convenientes
despachos de salida do porte de Wongtong. foram,
não obstante, impedidos de reali.
sar o seu commercio
-pelos empregados
rigorosos..
Não posso
aquelles que
que o jornal
no mesmo
evesse un
refferida publicação, transereves documento apocrypho
apocrypho, acceïtando-o como
official e de authoridade incontestada, devo
alfandega.
chinera. Contra este abuso
pois acres
acreditar
se acha publi
do fisco reclamaram elles perante V. Exa,
a esta reclamação responde
por ordem de V. Exa, o Secretario do Governo,
que - O Governo d'essa Colonia... julga impossivel intervir com
respecto
a importação de polvora
em Macau vis.
porto da China, es-
as authoridades de Cantão consi_
derão Macau como
tando n'esta a importação de munições
guerra sujeita a regulamentos muito
cada, for aquella a resposta que V.Exa
· mandou dirigir
requerentes, que re-
prepotencia do
presentavam contra a
fisco imperial.
Julgando-a pois assim, e em
to não faço presente
Governo tal
posso deixar de dizer a
não posso
assumpto, não
V.Ex a que
talvez a nimia concisão do
despacho, não permittindo a V. Exa: af-
as suas ideias
á sobera -
que rege
em Macao, ideias
duvida são as mesmas manifestadas.
tão repetidas
tidas vezes
pelos antecessores de
V. Exa e pelo governo de sua magestade
Britannica, deu azo a
enteredesse
que geralmente que o despacho de V. Exa
sentava acquiescencia is suppostas preten - ções do Governo chinez. E contra esta in _
terpretação que
perante V. Exa
apresso em protestar
o vou tambem farer
dever a c
cumprir.
Um dos mais notaveis e conhecidos
das fortificações de ellacan a bandeira portu pavilhão europeo que primeiro-
queza, esse
desfraldon as brizas do mar da China.
longo periodo de mais de tres
· jamais ás nações do Residente
seculos, jamais
testaram
os direitos de Soberania d'Et Rei
de Portugal sobre esta peninsula, onde o
auxilio armado da
Bretanha veio
os manter e susten:
expressamente para tar, quando em tempo, tuação por effeito das
Ainda ultimamente
precaria.
periodo de 1839 a
1862, davam Lord Elgin e Mr Bruce o
factos historicos,
inicia o quadro das
beleste Imporio,
relações entre o Occiderite e o
sem duvida a fundação de Macau
subsequente engrandecimento pelos
portugueres.
as ameias
appoio moral Rei de Portugal, que
representante d'El- Peking negociava
-o tratado luso-Chinez, e Sir John Bowring
então occupava
o honroso e alto
nha repetidas
V. Exa se acha hoje investido, vi -
vezes a Macau conferenciar com o plenipotenciario portuguer, que
tambem era
Governador d'esta leolonia,
sobre as medidas que convinha adoptar
por occasião da lueta
mantinhão a Franga e a Inglaterra, por
tal forma mostrando considerar Macau
Imperial de Petting, dava-nos titule de do-
que possuiamos de fundação
-posse, não disputada por espaço de tres se-
eulos. Mas se a este documento
faltava para o tornar irrecusavel, se
carecia ser sellado à vista do oltundo intä-
por modo solemnemente térrivel, nem
Sellow-0
·legalisação the de um heroico Governador que
da sua dedicação e patriotismo,
ponto fóra da tiitela
soberania impe...
Irial e só
-dependente
d'El Rei de Portie.
São estes em
o mundo conhece, e
de sobra mos.
rapido esboço os factos
trão qual o accordo geral europeo quanto
aos direitos de soberania da Coroa de
Portugal a
a esta Colonia.
relações &
Corte n.
expulson, antes, da cidade os mandarins
imperiaes.
Bellow-o
que as tropas
do combate em
chinezas forão levadas de-
-vencida pelos portugueses
Jassaleão.
até alem do
São estes factos bem conhecidos da actual geração;
geração; datão de 1849.
direitos
a El-Rei de Portugal
Reivindicando pois por esta forma
assistem
como soberano n'esta Colonia, directos
poderião
em menos
presença da resposta que
V. Exa mandow
se acha publicada.
riormente disse, renovo
perante V.Exa contra
veis que se possa
come ante.
protesto
illações disfavora -
tivar da cita da
resposta,
e tenho a honra de prevenir V. Exo de
participar este facto
governo e ao Ministro Plenipotenciario
e Enviado Extraordinario da Grã. Breta-
Petting, e de
blicar este officio para desvanecer im-
me são me
pressões desfavoráveis e que s
em extremo
desagradaveis.
exproveite a opportunidade para
a V. Exa dos meus sentimentos
pessoaes da mais elevada consideração.
Deus Guarde a V-Exa Palacio-
de ellacau 8 de Julho de 1878.
O Governador de Macau, Enviado Extraordinario e Ministro
Plenipotenciario de S. M. I. junito
as Cortes do China Japão e siam,
(signed) leartos Eugenio Corrêa da Selva.
Portuguese Legation
Shina, Japan and Siam
Translation
In the Daily Press newspaper.
published in Honghong, I see transcribed two documents of official character, I believe, the reading of which
the inexact
inferences that can be drawn from one of them caused on me the most disagreeable impression
"From the examination of those
is Excellemay John Pops Wennessy, c.
Governor and Commander in Chief,
Hongkong.
documents it is seen that some merchants
of Hongkong having intended to export Gunpowder to Mavau and having ..... obtained the nee
nexessary clearance from
were, notwithstanding
the Port of Honghong, -prevented from realizing their trade by the Employes of the Chinese Customs.
· Against this abuse
on the part of the
Chinese fiscal authorities they appealed
port of China in which the importation
of munition of War into China. subject to very
striet regulations.
I cannot believe that the
newspaper mentioned above or those who made the cited publication would have transcribed a fictitious document
accepting it as official and from indisputable authority: I should therefore believe,
Your Exelleney
and it is seen
that, as published, it
to this appeal the Secretary to the Government replies, by order of Your Excellency, saying that the Government of that Colony consider it impossible to interfere in respect to the importation of Gunpowder into Macau because the Canton Authorities consider Maçan as
Your Excellency directed to be
given to the petitioners who represented
against the arbitrariness of the Imperial. -fiscal authorities.
Believing it to be so, and until I
make it known to
my Government, 9 cannot but state to Your Excellency --
that perhaps
the extreme conciseness of the
despatch not allowing Your Excellency
which rules
to affirm your ideas (affirmar ideias) as to the sovereignty over Macau, (ideas which no doubt the same as those repeatedly manifested. by your Excellency's predecessors and by the Government of Wer Britannic Majesty) rise to the general impression that the despatch from your Excellency manifested acquiescense to the supposed pretentions of the Chinese Government. It is against this interpretation that I hasten to protest before Your Excellency, my duty
as I will also do where it be
to do so.
One of the most notable and
Known historical facts which initiate
the relations between the West and the
Celestial Compire
is without doubt the
foundation of ellavau and its subsequent aggrandizement by the Portuguese. Since 1557 flies over the ramparts of the fortifications of ellaraue the Portuguese -flag, that European Standard which
first unfurled to the breeses in the China seas. So that in this long period
more than three centuries the Western :nations never contested the rights of Sovereignty of the King of Portugal
over this
Peninsula, where the armed assistance
of Great Britain came
expressly to maintain and support it, at a time
when the situation was precarious
account of the Wars in Europe. Even lately in 1859 to 1862, Lord Elgin and M. Bruce their moral support to the____
giving representative of the King of Portugal.___
negotiating at Peking the
luso Chinese treaty, and Sir John
then holding the
same honourable and high post with
Your Excellency. repeatedly
used to come.
is now invested.
to Macau to
: confer with the Portuguese Plenipotentiary,
who was also Governor of this Colony,
relative to the measures which it would
expedient to adopt in consequence of the struggle between China and France and England, thus showing Macau to be out of the tutalage or Imperial
Sovereignty of China and dependent only on the King of Portugal.
are, in short, the facts Known
to the world which more than sufficiently
show the general European accord as to the rights of the Portuguese Crown over this Colony
Court of Setting
relations with the
right of foundation
and undisputed possession for three
centuries
us the right of dominion.
gave s But if any thing
wasiting to make this right clearer, if it required to be
sealed before the whole world in a
not even
solemn and terrible manner,
that ratification
was wanted... It was
-sealed with the blood of an heroie Governor
who martyr of his zeal and patriotion expelled from the city the Imperial Mandarins. It was sealed with the fire of an engagement by which the Chinese
defeated by the Portuguese
and driven beyond
These facts
Passaleão.
are well known to
: the present generation,- they date from
Re- vindicating thus the rights vested in the King of Portugal - as the Sovereign of this Colony, rights which might looked upon as doubtful by the answer_ which your Excellency directed to be... given,
and which is published as stated above, I renew my protest before your Excellency against the unfavourable ____
inferences which
be drawn from the
said reply, and I have the honour to
acquaint Your Excellency beforehand
to inform my
that I am
going Government as well as the Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of Her Britanie Majesty at Peking, of this fact, and also that I will cause this despatch to be published in order to remove unfavourable impressions which
extremely disagreeable to me
"I avail myself of this
opportunity to assure Your Excellency of my personal sentiments and high
consideration.
God preserve Your Excellency Government House, ellasan, 8th July
Governor of HongKong to Governor of Masao.
The Governor of Macau Envoy Extraordinary and -Minister Plenipotentiary of His Most Faithful Majesty to the Courts of China, Japan
and Siam,
(signed) lartos Eugenio lorrêa da Silva.
True Translation) (signed) J.M. d'Almada e leastro.
Government House,
Hongkong, 15th July, 1878.
I have had the honour of - reviving Your Excellency's Despatch respecting the interpretation given in..... s to the letter of the Acting
quarters
Colonial Secretary of Stongtong in the
correspondence (about the traffic in Gunpowder) recently published, without
is Excellency
Carlos Eugenio Corrêa da Silva,
Governor of Macao + Minister Plenipotentiary
to the Courts of China, Japan & Siam,
sanction, in one
Newspapers.
of the Wonghong
I do not consider that that
letter can bear the interpretation which Your Excellency states has been put upon it.
I did not presume to express any opinion whatever of my
respecting the sovereignty of the Ancient Portuguese Colony of Mavan
confined myself to repeating what
often recorded, the
has been so
impossibility of the Honghong Government
interfering
in cases such as the
present on account of the expressed
"the Chinese Authorities.
Trusting that the two
European
bolonies which are so
are so close
together
on the Coast of China, may
long maintain the most friendly-
continue
relations and that Macao in that career of renewed prosperity which Your Excellency has so successfully inaugurated,
I have K...
(signed) 9. Pope Hennessy,
Governor Hommander in
Houghong July 1878.
Correspondence with the Government of
to alleged
Chinese Sovereignty
in Macas
Governn of Maces to loveran of Stowy kon 576
aluguese égation Japan Fhiam
Translation
Enclosure N. 2 in Govern Pope Hennepy's Despatch No 77 of 24th August
I have the hover to acknowlin
receipt of
your Excellency's Despatch
1750 in which, while acquainting me
that the letter from the Secretary to the
Government of that Colony
was sublished
without authority in the newspaper
"The Daily Prep" of the 4" Fastant you
His Excellency
John Pope Hennepy
Governor and Commander in Chief
Home Kons
Excellency explains that it was never your intention to expres your opinion as to the Sovereignty of Macro-
It is therefore evident that the
interpretations given to your recellency's
words in the belies that
coroborated
with your enlightened sole the suppord
pretentions of are croucous because your Excellency
the authorities at Canton
does not adopt them.
Thanking your Excellency for
the grants and prompt manner in
you deign
incract in the appreciation of the rublic, I avail rupelf of this portunity to reiterate to your
Excellancy the protects of my hiquest
consideration
To preserve your wallency Government Home, Maces 22? July 1875
The Governor of Macas, Envoy Exbrandmary Thismiter Plenipotenteay
of his hot Faithful Shajesty to the Counts of China, Japan Filamu
(Signed) Carlos bungenis Correia de kelin
(True Translation)
(Signed) J. M. D'Alimada e Cartrs.
Goverun of Mlaces to Governor of tragscous.
queno due Pentugas
Jaxão a Kiam
Tewkes a houra de accura vcrção
Officis de los 150 us quai informands.m
de que o Ifficio de Secretaris & Governs iela Colorin
sim Authorização sublicate no Enusé Daily Sep de of do Corrente, capite the que jaruais teve em viste exprésen
A ilia Milion
quanto à Soberania in Macas.
crident pois que a3
interpreteres
The Pope Hemnity
Ferunder & Commaniante in
Chefe How Kom
tadas as palavras de ther
jnerem que
no sention de
pest corroborava com o seo.
crclavecito voto as
suportas pretenções das
Authorivares de Cantão, são crroucas por
saha não as
não as perfilha.
grants sake
Agradecendr
frompta com que se lignon refutar
havia inexacto na
aproveits a
د نشان نه ده داستان ها است
apreciação de publics,
opportunidade para reiteran a
rotestos da minha mais elevada
Emsiteração
Teos Suarte a
Palacio do Governo
te Mincas 22 de Julho de 1878
I Governada & leacas, Suit Extraordinario
e Ministro Plenipotenciaris de L.M. F. junto
as Cortes on Thina, Japão
Signed) Charlos Augenis Corcia da Silvon
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1878, IT must be confessed that the protest of the Governor of Macao we published last night caused us unmixed astonish- ment.
A more unnecessary exhibition of patriotism we have seldom witnes sed. The history of the affair is as follows. Several firms in this Colony presented a petition to Mr Hennessy complaining of certain interferences on the part of the Chinese Customs' officials with the export of gunpowder, by junks, to Macao. His Excellency the Gov- ernor replied in due course through the Acting Colonial Secretary to this petition, the words used in his reply being as follows: "I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th! instant, and to inform you that His Excellency the Governor has been in correspondence on the subject of the petition which you forwarded on the 12th April last with the British Consu late, Canton, and that he finds that it is impossible for the Hongkong Govern ment to interfere respecting the import gunpowder to Macao, inasmuch as the Canton authorities consider Macao to be part of China, and the import of munitions of war into China is subject to stringent regulations,"
This reply of Mr Hennessy was not intended for publication, and it found its way into the public press without official permission or cognizance. On the same day as it appeared an absurd report was ingeniously put into circulation to the effect that the Chinese intended to re- sume possession of Macao! There was, of course, not the slightest foundation for the rumour, but it answered its pur- pose of directing attention to the memo- rial and to the unfavourable reply of Mr Hennessy. It also resulted in drawing the unhappy protest in question from the Governor of Macao.
The complaint against Mr Hennessy in the matter is that it is stated in his reply to the memorial that after corre spondence with the British Consulate at Canton, he finds that it is impossible for the Hongkong Government to inter. fere respecting the import of gunpowder to Macao, inasmuch as the Canton autho rities (Chinese) consider Macao to be a part of China, and the import of muni tions of war into China is subject to stringent regulations." Now, is Mr Hennessy to be blamed for stating that he finds, on reference to the representa, tives of Her Majesty at Canton, borne- thing cannot be done, because the Chinese authorities consider Macao to be a Chiness port? If so, a greater measure of con demnation must be poured on Sir Brooke Robertson and the British Gov- ernment for making similar statements in more direct and stronger language. Hardly a blue book on the Blockade Question can be consulted without soms reference being found as to the treatment af Macag sa a native part is the Chi nese authorities. Earl Carnarvon has himself referred in his despatches to certain advantages enjoyed by Macao, through the Customs officials dealing with it as a Chinese port. And yet no sooner does Mr Hennessy state that the Chinese regard Macao as a part of China than this hubbub is raised,
At the pre-
sent moment the Chinese authorities are levying duties in accordance with the native instead of the foreign tariff right under the noses of the Macao officials, on the openly professed grounds that the port is a native and not a foreign one. What, then, does our local contemporary mean by referring to the reply of Mr Hennessy as a "startling one," to say nothing of his bolstering up the ridiculous canard that the Chinese Government were about to resume possession of the peninsula. "The claim put forward by the Chinese Government to the Holy City at this juncture," says our contem- porary, "is exceedingly annoying to some of the Hongkong merchants, as it is calculated to stop a
considerable branch of trade!"
Apparently Mr Hennessy is not to be permitted to state in a document not intended for publication, what British Consuls and the British Government do not hesi tate to express in blue books, printed and circulated, to some extent, for the benefit of the public. The following is, for instance, an extract from a despatch from Sir Brooke Robertson to Earl Car- narvon, appearing in a blue book, pre- sented to Parliament the year before last
The Chinese Government still consider Macao to be Chinese territory, it having been taken by force from it in 1840, Now Maoso has a considerable native trade with the coast places, and the Customs authori. ties discovered that janks clearing for Maoso paid the "nei ti shui," or export duties, but not the "nei ti shui," or import duties, or the "siao bao," because the Portuguese had proclaimed it a free port, and exempt from Chinese jurisdiction.
This was intimated to the Chinese traders and hongs there, and they were called upon (by the Chinese authorities) to pay “nei ti suu or import duties with the "siao ba on the grounds that Macao was Chinese territory and a Chinese port, which they refused to do, and Macao was in oon. sequence blockaded, and junks making for it were seized and compelled to pay or be confiscated.
You will observe the distinction made between Hong Kong and Macao, the former being treated as a foreign Possession and therefore coming within the operation of the Treaty Tarif, and the latter as Chinese ter ritory, and sherefore subject to the Chinese Customs Fariff.
The only excuse we can assign for the preparation of this elaborate, or rather, these elaborate protests, on the part of the Governor of Macao is that he mis- understood the drift of Mr Hennessy's letter, The Portuguese Government is able to vindicate its own rights in regard to Macao, and obviously so long as it chooses to wink at the open treat- ment of the peninsula as Chinese territory by the native authorities, England can do nothing in the matter, especially in the absence of a treaty. It is no doubt to the commercial advantage of both Macao and Hongkong that the Chinese authorities should treat the former as a native instead of a foreign port, and accordingly levy duties under the native tarif. Any way, there is no use blinking the question that the Chinese do continue to lay clain to Macao, and act openly at Macao in accordance with that claim, while it is absurd, under these circumstances, protesting against Mr Hennessy's saying as much, especially when higher British authorities than he have repeatedly made similar and even stronger asertions.
Forner Pope Herness
acbach bett
Mr. Wingfield,
1X Mr. Bramston. 17
Mor. Meade.
Mor. Herbert,
Loud Cadogan.
Kir M. Hicks Beach.
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to 120 of the 21th September
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his paper with Her
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DESPATCH.
during that mouth
subject of the lary of
Chemise Junks Proceeding
from Hong Kong by Anaces.
I regret that
Though an overight
this office the clovema teorial
of batch was not "brought
by postice still papers
From when the Meng's offer
latul solchaspel pe
question, had
place to find that there in enem the f चिकि र ground in the
Alsavation contains in the
Cast Pragraph of May mont despect to 81 of the 25 ull.
Governor. No.
nessy 80.
1878 31st Aug.
Last previous Paper.
Mong Nông
No. 12868
(Subject.)
Bankrupt Estate of Lyall, still 16.
Forwards
copy of letter from Acting Chief Justice Snowdew respecting of supreme
478-H & $ 6549!
(Minutes.)