The following is a translation of a proclamation recently issued at Kao-hsien in Tungchow, not far front Shanghai proclamation issued jointly by the
bridge General Likin Ofice.
Mayistinte of Ju Kao ud by the Ching-yue The Likin Office at Nanking writes to announce that the Governor of Kiangsu having instructed the Likin Boards at Shanghai and Soochow to consider and consult over reforms in the Rules for the examination of half duty certificated goods, did, on receipt of their report declare the result satisfactory, and directed that their suggestions should provisionally be put in force; the Likin Ottice at Nanking and its subordinate offices were earnestly, and not formally, under penalty, to follow the same instructions: The approval of the Southern Superintendent of Trade was yet to be O€ tity obtained.
Instructions based on the new Rules are now issued for the guidance of the several bureaux, Likin' receipts have lately diminished greatly owing to the abundance of foreign passes, and any remissness in the work During the past week T have igepected all cattle Of reform would result in a shortcoming kept at the above mentioned dairies. three times, I in Likin, Earnest action, in accordance have found tet a eat, aul in good condition with instructions, must therefore be taken for the prevention of abuses and for the Submitted, J.IL prosperity of the Likin, the Likin Board Senior Ca: The following letter 4s therefore instructed that all future boats is submitted pasting by conveying certificated goods must Shanghai, 20th August, 1888.
rigorously examined; if the goods and Stz,—I have the honour to inform you the pass do not agree and the goods are in that during my temporary absence, General excess, or if goods are fraudulently con-Kennedy, U.S. Consul-General, has kindly veyed twice over, then they must, as per undertaken the duties of Senior Consul regulation, be detained, and be reported Mr. Vice Consul Carles has been authorised for punishment, without fail. to take charge during my absence of this Consulate General.
The Ju-kao Board, on receipt of above, has issued corresponding instructions to Your obedient servant, P, J. Hecurs. the various barriers, and now calls on all To A. G. Woon, Esq., carriers of certificated goods to know Chairman, Municipal Council. and understand that instructions must be obeyed, and that fo-ti (or laying down tax) is Volunteers—Arms and Ammmnition, &c. to be paid like inland likin, goods not in—The following letter is read and ordered tariff to pay "ad valorem, Kuang Hei, 14) to be published year, 6 moon, 15 day.
Dean Sum, enclose a list of the arms, Shanghai, 16th August, 1888.
25rd July. accoutrements and ammunition in hand on
articles wa; inspected ight Lieutenant Liddell and teand to be i accord 204m, Jue last The, stock of, all these ance with the list, The delay in sending in the Fist has been occasioned by my having had a very. full. inspection made of the Artillery ammunition, some of which has been in stock for a ong time. Thavealso lind anew form print in which the ammunition actually in use is ted from that which is practically obas the old form made it v cult to see the actual state of the stock at any time.
Tam, Your obedient servant, G, James Morrison, Major Commanding. S.V.C. A. G. Woop, Esq., The Meeting then adjourned.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.