'The question of the reclaimed foreshore has boon suttled inthe Viceroy's favour. Present holders of property, among whom the guild members, us x corporation, curry share, are to pay $200,000 in ments,' and receive red deeds. Things had to be-bushel t force this conclusion. 'The of the two largest ° foreign firms Swatow were prisoners in' their respective hongs for several days, as they were the: most prominent members of the guild, The Chengh: threatened with the loss of the money not forthcoming, had an unhappy time until his efforts were successful.
The contribution to the Cuntou exchequer is also arranged for... Instead of. the old sum of $00,000, the merchants are now to send $150,000 a year in. ord to keep themselves right with the Viceroy and-avoid the greater evil of an office, managed from Centon, established: in their, midst for the collection of the levy.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.