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HONGKONG, OTH SEPTEMBER, 188I.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6тm, 1881.
joying the refreshing fragance of stinking fish wafted by every breeze from the adjacent villages. Why should Victoria not have extensive suburbs as well as other large cities, such as London, Paris, New York, and San Francisco? Of course she must have them: the oracle has de- creed that it should be so, and we may as well go the whole hog when we are on the war path. In time, perhaps, two or three million years after this, other suburbs besides those in the east will spring up, probably in the clouds, but at present the cast is the place which offers golden opportunities, and tram- ways must give a powerful impulse to building operations in that direc tion. In due time (no date stated, or even hinted at), the tramway will climb the heights, and then the Peak, which is now a scaled book, with its delights of damps, fogs, and mosqui- toes, will be made accessible to all those who wish to try its bracing properties. Bank shares are a sure
aud a delusion: Docks are old
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ed by the Legislative Council, and ap- proved of by the Secrotary of State for the Colonies we will not further oppose the establishment of the pro- ject; but we shall claim our right of laying statistics before our readers, and of advising them in the strongest torms, of the danger of embarking in a speculation which has rarely proved remunerative under the most promising circumstances, and which has no prospects of permanent suc- coss in this colony. It is to be hoped that the Hon. P. Ryrie has not aband- oned his high level scheme. It is at hazardous undertaking, and would probably never prove a
paying in- vestment, but it stands clearly forth to those who know anything of the question, that a tramway to the Peak is the only tramway over likely to prove useful in Hongkong,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. We observe from home payors that the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. Georgo has been con- ferred by the Queen on our recent visitor the King of the Sandwich Islands.
Members of the Hongkong Hanane Sojaty and requested to, assemble at at 8.39 pm, for pretios with ap- Juul-protors, Praya Conumal, this even. paratas. Regulation shirts and helmets
to be worn.
A telegram was received by the Hongkong Government at 11 o'clock this morning from Manila, as fol. tows :-"Another typhoon is raging to the N.E. of Lauzon, very pear to tho Coast; its direction seems to be N.N.W."
The German schooner Wagrion which was "slipped" at Balcher's Day yes- torday morning for inspection camo
off this afternoon, and will be towod over to Kowloon to have her necessary
barque Kale Tallem and Mossrs. But.
forfeld & Swife's Launch will be hauled up on the Patent Slip this afternoon.
From the Bulitin of the 3rd instant we glon the following-IIis Majesty the King has been piosed to appoint Mr. Taucredo Caldiera do Casal Ribei vines of Macao and Timor, by the do. ro to the post of agronom of the Pro
crea of 1st June last.-Me. Luix Xa vier Lobo, was appointed by His Ex. cellency the Governor as Acting Crown Solicitor for Timor.
The steamship Enuy will go to the Cosmopolitau Dock this afternoon. The P. & O. S. N. Company's steamer Malacca will undock at Kowloon, the
are to have a Tramway system in Hongkong, let us have it by all means, and let us regard the innovation from a practical standpoint. To paint a project which has many apparent German barque Ferdinand taking her difficulties to surmount before it can
place in dock. Messrs. Siemssen and even become an established fact, in
Co.'s new steamer Peking is lying the roseate colors of thic Daily Press alongside the shears at Kowloon, land artist, is merely a painful exhibitioning the boiler for the same Company of childish ignorance, which we can only pity.
fashioned and naeurtain: Steamboats, Hotels, and Sugars have seen their host days, so all the business men in |Hongkong will be no time in selle ing out bad stock, and going in neck or nothing for the Tramways; this latest commercial undertaking, which is practically curtain of success, for in the glorious times to come it has been confidently predicted that, as the population grows in number and affluence, the traffic will increase. We have been slightly indulging in what Mr. Billings terms "sarkasmi." The aboyosketch of the coming pros- perous era is only partially our own. We refer our readers to a leader in the Daily Press on September 2nd for fall particulars of these prophecies. Our simple minded contemporary THE Hongkong Tramways Company has apparently been reading Monto will shortly become un fait accompli Christo, and the outcome of his without any delay whatever. The studies, has been applied with charm-pairs completed. The Australiau project has the warm support of all ing nieté to local requirements. the unofficial members of the Logis Is it possible that the editor of the lative Council, and His Excellency Daily Press can believe that the the Governor has recently dispelled public of Hongkong are such arrant all lingering doubts as to his views noodles as to be in any way influenced on the subject. The opposition to by his milk and water recital of the scheme outside the Council is hopeless improbabilities? If so we too insignificant to merit a pas-sympathise sincerely with our worthy sing thought. The landowners (ge-friend for his utter unappreciation nerous souls), have readily signi- and misapprehension of the eminent- fied their assent to a scheme which ly practical and thoroughly commer- may or may not enhance the value cial constituency whom he has addres of their properties. The officer com-sed on the Tramway question. If we manding the troops is the only one in Hongkong who has not gone into ecstasies over the Tramways, and if he had not been in duty bound to refer the matter to the War Office he would have been delighted to have thrown in his influence to assist the disinterested and reforming projec- tors. There seems to be a general consenus of opinion as to the desir- ability of tramways, and if such be the fact why should their construc- When the time arrives for a tion not be approved of by the Co- thoroughly comprehensive criticism lonial Office Candidly speaking of the Tramway scheme in all its this consenus of opinion is a new bearings, we hope to be ready to thing to ns. The tramway car is give our views to the public fairly going unqestionably to prove a great and impartially. That time has not convenience for people having busi-yet arrived; but we may briefly state ness or pleasure in town, but its now that we oppose the project be- great value is to be in bringing the cause we consider it unnecessary for outlying portions of the colony into our traffic requirements; inferior to closer communication with the busi- the jimicksha as a passenger con- ness heart of Victoria. The Hon. veyance; unsuited to the generally E. R. Belilios has made the im- narrow and circumscribed roads of portant discovery that the value of the colony; too slow to affect any of land in the town and a mile out of the improvements in the outlying its limits is as 1 to 2,000. The districts of which we have heard so tramway is to abolish all this kind much; an impossible mode of con-
The Board of Trade have just issued of thing. The Chinaman is to emu- veyance for mixed races; and finally, an exhaustive code of instructions for late the chameleon and change his because we feel perfectly assured the use of rocket lines in the case of skin. The wretched dens of Tai- that a Tramway Company in Hong-stranded or shipwrecked vessels. The pingshan, and East and West Point kong, instead of being a commercial instructions are printed on camclled are soon to be numbered with things success, will retura nothing per cont. zinc plates, and masters of vessels of the past. We are to have befor the year or two of its existence, are requested to supply themselves tween Causeway Bay and the village and inevitably end in abject failure, with copies, which will be given free of Shau-ki-wan scores of native If Mr. F. Bilkeley Johnson, Mr. of charge. The Board of Trado in "mansions" (ye gods!) "and their Ng Choy; and their supporters who timate that the instructions are to be put up on soine: conspicuous place on prosperous proprictors are to ride wish to improve the value of their board where the crew may have easy gaily into town to their business properties, are so anxious for a train-
access to them. It is understood that every morning by the smooth run-way system let them have the toy by the Board is making arrangements for ning and luxurious tram-ear," and all means, but stipulate that it shall the display of these enamelled plates may be seen at golden eventide in be at their own expense, and take at public places in the various seaports company with their charming spouses,care that the roads of the colony are where fishermon and seamon whon on wheeling the handy perambulatorin no way injured by laying down and shore may have the instructions brought along by Whitfeild Station, and on-working the lines. If the Bill is pass-under their notice.
stenmor Yanglaze. The Peking is, ex- pected to dock to-morrow, and will be followed by the steamship Suez.
The custom of duelling, which has been practically considered obselete for many years, would appear to be taking a new lease of life, especially in Germany. We read that a student of law at Bonn has been killed in a duel, and another is in the hospital without hope of recovery from wounds received in a like encounter. It is only a few days since a student in Berlin had his nose slashed off in an unarmoured sabre con- test, and scarcely a week now passes without something of the kind occur
at one or other of the German
Universities.
SHANGHAI,
of tho
1874; Governor-General of the Liang- There is much rivalry at presont Chi Herald lus for some yours past kwang in September 1875 (the North- river and Tientsin steamer lines. It is Kiang); Governor-General amongst the owners and agouts of the erroneously hore printed the two said unless some compromise or work-Liang-kiang in December 1879. Ho ing agreement is inado that next year tho struggle for pre-eminence will be
was the Governor-General who paid a very severe. In Glasgow it is report the Portuguese Governor gave him a visit to Macno a couple of years ago; od, that three or four steamers of medel cordial reception befitting his high and quality suited to the Tientsin trado rank, and Lia wrote a despatch to will come out. With some few excep. Poking saying that he had received tions the vessels now engaged in the the homage of the Governor.-Mercury. Poiho trade are not well fitted for it. The vessels required should carry 1,400 tons on. 124 foot of water, and have room for 250 Chinese passengers.
A very strong feeling exists amongst the public that the Manilaman who form the Public Gurdon Band do far to little to earn their salary. There is no reason on earth why they should not play every day, either evening or morning. Who is there who carus his living by one day's work a work? The Dand formerly wout to grief be- canso the mon bad not enough practice; Ict that defect bo speedily remedied. The Band has been here about a fort-
night and has performed once. The
now Director is a man in the prime of life, and the work will not be honry on
hin.
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The construction of the Chinoso Go- vernment telegraph line from Shang- hai to Tientsin is making satisfactory progress, the work being carried on by an engineering staff supplied by the Great Northern Telegraph Company, and under the personal supervision of Chinese officials. Howevor much as- tonished the natives along the route may be, and though they may have foolings of hostility towards such an innovation, the presence of govern. ment officials, and the stamp of go- vernment property on the work, are which such an enterprise would have an effectual bar to any opposition otherwise had to encounter. The southern end of the line has already been constructed over a distance 140 miles, or about 40 miles on the other side of Soochow; and from the nor thern end, Tiontsiu, the line has been carried as far south as Lin-tsing. Service massages only have boen sant rank oqual to that of Futai, or Gover-between Shanghai and Succhow, with nor of a provines. The reason for the exception of a congratulatory some foreigners calling him an admiral telegram sout by the Futai to the is probably that he is the inspector of General Agent of the Great Northern defences and war vessels on the Yang Company, Mr. Goa. J. Holland. Busi tsze, and supposed to hold an inspec-ness will not be opened by sections; tion twice a year. He was here some the whole line will not be opened at months ago inspecting the fleet and onco, and the inauguration is expected forts at Woosung. In war time to take place at the end of this year, especially a civil mandarin has always by which time a staff of operators will the chief disection of the army, or have been brought from Europe by parts of the army; and so Peng Yi- the Great Northern Company to work
II. E. Pong Yi-lien is sometimes calledival Pong" Ho is not an admiral, but is a Civil Mandarin with the title usually translated "Seuratury of the Board of War," a
the line.
lion had the direction of a naval force on the Yangtsze during the Rebellion. Rumours have boen afloat lately in Ting Tib-ch'ang, the quodam ener-Poking to the effect that the two Vico. setic Futai of Foh-kion, is now enjoying roys Tso and Li have actually come retirement in his ancestral village, now Swatow, and is said to be in bad health, otherwise he might now obtain his heart's desire, which was to be the Viceroy of the Fiang-Kiang. Tin was much hurt at Shen Pao-chen being preferred to him some years ago, by being mado Nauking Viceroy; and when Shou died Ting again pressed disappointed, so that he retired into his claims, and was again bitterly
to an understanding on the subject of railways. It will be remembered that some time ago Li Hung-chang memo- rialised the Throne with a view to their introduction, relying on the warm support that had been promised him by Liu Kun-yi, the present Viceroy of the Liang Kiang, during the latter's. visit to Peking. In the meantime, however, the retrogressive atmosphere
of Nanking-probably the most con-
private. life, after a short interval, in servative place in the whole empire- high dudgeon, The Liang-kiang Go had hal its inevitable effect upon the vernment is now the best government mind of the Viceroy; and when the of China, the country has nearly re- question was referred to him for con- covered from the ravages of the rebol-saltation, by Imperial decree, he wrote lion, and is probably richer than it has vehemently against it, bringing for- ever been. done much for it, and when railways about throwing large classes of employ, Foreign steamers have ward all the old stock argumonts core, its prosperity will advance by the danger of incurring the hostility
"leaps and bounds."
From tho Peking Gazette of the 22nd August we learn that ILE. in Kan- dered to Peking. During his absence yil, Viceroy of the two Kings, is or
H. E. Peng Yu-lien, at present Supe- rintendent of Yangtze defences, will take his place as Viceroy and Superin. tendont of Trade. This change has been long talked of in native official circles, and it is through H. E. Peng that the shortcomings of Lin Kun-yili have been reported to the Throne. It is not likely that the Viceroy Liu will return to his post, and as far as the railway project in China is concerned it is well that ho should not, he being one of the chief opponents of innova- tion. H.F. Peng Yu-lien is known among the Chinese as a very honest and strict official, a kind of Haron al Raschid, and no doubt the guilty man- darinate is trembling at his accession to the Nanking Viceroyalty. Among foreigners Peng Yu-lion is known as the reputed anthor of the "Death blow to corrupt doctrines." In the same Gazette the dismissal of Tuotai Chaou Chi-ynen, chief of Bureau of Arma- mout at Nanking is announced, brought about by II.B. Peng Yu-lien also. No doubt as soon as H.E. Peng has taken over the son's a general cleaning of the official Augen stables will take place and many changes in his mandarinato of the two king Vicoroyalty will take placo-Liu Kun- yih is a native of Hunan; a licentiato; was Judicial Commissioner of Kwang ting in 1861; Licut Governor of Kwangsi October 1862; Governor of Kiangsi June 1865; Acting Govonor. Gonoral of the Liang-kiang in January
of the peasants, and so forth. Li's disgust at the defection of his colleague was naturally intense, especially as forbade any further reference to the the Bumpress, on receipt of Liu's reply,
subject. Now, however, if the rumour we refer to above has anything at all in it, things are beginning to look more hopeful. According to our cor respondent, stops were even being taken for the measurement ground. But our readers will prob ably agree with us in believing that such things will be, as soon as we actually see them--and not before.
of the
Some characteristic anecdotes have been told of Tso Tsung-tang since his arrival in Peking. It is said that ho positively refused to conform to the recognised practice of bringing pre- sents to the Empresses; and that, with perfect consistency, he declined all such, offerings himself in Tientsin from bordinato officials, with one exception-in which case ho accepted happened to 1 he really wanted, and for back its full price-six lievo-to the man wh
Nor would he receive cerimony.
"Those
was fol
bluntly, "have nothi to say to me, and time in formalities." and curiosity. in the mecting betwe From the standing p it was really rathor But Li desconded his chair to welcome visitors, and cries rose on all sides from profound approval o