Opium Reform Efforts, Trade News, and China Dispatches
A China Anglo issue round up covers Dr Shearer’s hospital report on opium smokers, with 96 cases and a hyoscyamus based remedy, plus local insurance profits and directors. It notes French missions expanding, Woosung cemetery neglect, Kiukiang land rents, and Tientsin weather reports alongside imperialist setbacks in Shensi.
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Igeats
Pace
Shearer
von Gumpach
Hart
North China Insurance Company
Messrs
Brand
Bell
Lavers
Michie
Porter
E. C. Smith
Nanking
Woosung
Kiukiang
Hollingworth
Hamilton
Anderson
Peking
Shanghai
Cycle
Burlingame School
Tientsin
Shensi
North China Herald items reach Shanghai via Kiachta
The Shanghai dateline notes dates extend to April 22 with London mail arriving Feb 25 and telegrams reaching March 21, via Kiachta chain extended to the 29th. The North China Heraldy items follow.
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Shanghai
London
Kiachta
North China Heraldy
Hong Kong Trade Outlook and 1869 Police Report Note
The China Mail summarizes Hong Kong’s commercial prospects through 1880 amid Suez Canal effects and Japan’s growth. It notes temporary trade disruptions but predicts a healthy long term level with supply and demand regulation. The piece urges government policy to align with mercantile efforts in China trade and references the 1869 Police Department report in the Gazette of April 16.
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Hong Kong
London Mail
China Mail
Suez Canal
Burmah
Japan
China
Shanghai
India
England
Police Department