During the early part of the teenth century, the speaker continued, despite general good feeling existing between the East India Ca. snd the Ko-Hung, monopoly of Chinese merchants there was dissatisfaction felt cause of the heavy taxes upon. trade imposed by the Chinese, the complaints of the monopoly ' prohibitions against in Canton, and the prohibition on making representations on the subject of trade to the Chinese Government except through representatives of the Ko-Hung. In 1834 the monopoly of the East India Ca. waz abolished but the difficulties trade were such that Lord Nupier was sent to Canton as Minister to superintend foreign trade at that port.
Lord Palmerston had ordered Lord Napier to annoy his official arrival at Canton by letter to Peking—unnouncing himself Superintendent of British Trade, which will give a concert in Shanghai, probably in the Public Garden, subject to the apt of the Municipal Council.—Eastern News Agency.
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