A. S. WATSON & Co.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the following. AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASHI, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.
Deliverios in Town and Harbour from
7 AM to 7 P..
SHITS' MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Prompt Attontion given to Const Orders.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAL
CANTON DISPENSARY,
THE DISPENSARY,
FOOCHOW.
DRATHI.
CANTON.
At Pinang, on the 21st Septomber, M. T. Doral, aged 47 years.
THE
Hongkong Telegraph,
HONGKONG, 7гm Ocroner, 1881.
IN a recent number of the St. James's Gazette appears an article under the heading "England's Growth in a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1881.
the Fen districts.
Tho Minatitlan, reported a few days agó as having boon soon dismastol in the Formosa Channel has boon towed into Ainoy by a Chiuose gunboat.
5th, announces that the negotiations for A telegram dated London, October
have been adjourned until the 24th the Treaty of Commerce with Frinco
instant.
The British steamship Glenorchy, Captain Quartly, which arrived here this morning from London, &c, roports: porioncod moderate weather; passed Gibraltar 2nd September and Malta 6th, arrived at Port said 10th. Loft Saoz 11th, with light winds and very warm weather to Cape Gaardafni which was passid on the 18th ; ox- prioncel strong S.W. monsoon with very heavy soa up to Point de Gallo, which was passed on 24th September; from thence to Acheen Head had
buying a big griffin if they wanted one" At present no ono bought a big pony- because they were not eligible. Но proposed that the boight be 14 hands and under, the alteration to take effect after the meeting of 1882, and if the proposal was adopted it would place us on the same footing in this matter, with the Shanghai Raco Club. Mr. T. Jackson seconded, and the meeting unanimously adopted the alteration.
The Chairman said ho bad pleasure in informing the meeting that Mr. Thur-
Treasurer.-(Applause.) He had the painful duty of informing them that this was the last time they would see the noblesportsman on his left (Mr. Friend) before them, and he thought they would all agree with him in saying that a better follow and better clork of course never existed. They all deplored his loss deeply.(ad applause.)
future harvests-samples of those from 61,000 tous in 185 to 2,594,000 mighty handfuls which were thrown tons in 1880. The men employed, ex- broadcast by the sturdy gonius of clusive of masters, word 4,330 in the English invention. The harvest, former year, and 84,30% in the lattor, thickoning year by year, was tho main The increase in the twenty-six years las source of the wealth and power of the been three and a half fold for the land English nation; and the application of; transport, and four aul one-third fald science to industry was aided and on- for the sea transport. The increase of forced by the rapid growth of the po-population in the period has been at pulation. Everything was gowing in the rate of 133 por cont.. England for more than a century and In this glance at the past century of a half, except the size of the island; our national life, the milestones, al and even as to this, engineering skill though only here and there visible, added, between 1867 and 1880, are yet suflicient to mot ont distinct-Loft London 27th August and ex-burn had kindly consented to act as 2,000,000 of acres to the cultivated area points in the path of progress. It is of the British Islands. A whole county now just a hundred years since the was roclaimed from sea and inorass in stoam-onging was born, being called into netivo life by the gift of the crank. Of the growth of the population of Since that time the population of Gront. England we have no trustworthy ac- Britain has been multiplied five-fold, count before the commencement of the And to that teeming and energetic prosent century. In 1801, the inhabi- race has been given, year after year. tants of England and Wales, in rond the ever-growing service of a power numbers, were 8,800,000. In 1700, if which at the present moment is more the same rato of incronse prevailed in than that of seven and a half million of the eighteenth as that noted in the horses-of horses with which the no- ninteenth contury, the number coubl blest of quadrupeds caunot compare in not much baro exceodod 3,000,000. It either regularity, durability, or spool; is, however, more probable that the horses which, if we only credit with rate of increase was thou lower. In the nominal value of their work, cost the first part of the present century, loss than a shilling for every pound from 1801 to 1841, the increase has that they earn. How petty is the value beon at the rate of 188 per cent, from ¦ of fiscal regulations or financial theory 8,590,000 to 15,900,000: Fram 18 L1 to when compared to the action of such a 1881 it has been somewhat less rapid, mainspring of national wealth! or at the rate of 163 por cent, will a result of 26,000,000 souls-very nearly trobling in eighty years.
Tho patient toil of Cesar Moreau has furnished us with a statement of the commerce of Great Britain, as moa. sured by its imports and exports, and by the tonnage of its vessels, from the year 1697 to the year 1823. Taking round figures, we find that the total
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
The French mail steamer Sindh ar-
rived bere shortly after eight o'clock this morning, but our Straits Times has not come to hand.
The Cricket Season will be inaugura ted this afternoon with the usual open
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moderate S.W. winds; calm sea and variable winds, thenco to Singapore, where we arrivel on the 30th ultimo. Loft Singapore 1st inst, and expari- encel strang S.W, monsoon and heavy son to lat. 10 N., long, 113.30 E. from thenco to port wind voering round to NE. with squally weather.
seven.
Mr. Friend briefly thanked the Chairman and the mooting for their appreciation of his services.
whether he was in order, but he wishel Mr. Morgan said he did not know to make a fow remarks. Mr. Hoppins, ono of the stewards who represented the Geman community, was preseut, and he was authorised by that gentleman to make a proposal which he appeared of As they all know the "Görman community annually presented without exception the best cup of the meating.
Fo
(Hear, hoar). It was very neces- sary that the German Capshould be run for in a wholesome, proper, and fair racing spirit. He wanted to make a race of it, the race of the mooting. bad hoard accidentally that the Ger- mans bad presented the cup specially for subscription grips without, however having it to the stowards to make their own terms. It then resolved it- self into this, that the matter was left in the hands of two or three of the stewards, who did not represent the feeling of the owners of the thirty-eight griffins and who were apt to be cantau- korous or narrow-mined. He would
Century." It is a very ably written Lounagg of bath entering and clearing ng match First versus The Retaaindor. shouted out to bin, was cannoued making any proviso or conditions,
condensed commercial history of our country during the past century, which must prove of great interest to our readers, and we therefore re- producing it :-
vessels, in 1700, was about 30,000 tons." In 1720 it had rison to 42,000; in 1760 it was about 60,000 tons; in 1800 about 175,000 tous. In 1840, the aggregato tonnage of British and foreign vessels, sailing and steam, en- "The commercial and industrial his-tering and clearing ports in the United tory of Great Britain is a yet unwritten. Kingdom, with cargo or in ballast, In 1880 the For the last twenty-six years ample was 9,500,000 tons. statistics are accessible; but they be
figures for the same trade amounted to come more and more raro as we travel 8,736,000 tons, showing a fraction
aro than sextupling in forty years. backward from 1854. Some facts,
If we endeavour to form soins es However, of primary importance may be grasped, and these serve as mile-timate of that increase in the mechani: stones in the history of the past. We cal motor power to which so much of can trace the increase of our popala. this increased activity of commerce is due, we must look at our collieries. tion with precision from 1801; we can
The numbers of tons of coal raised in trace the history of our commerco, as
1800 is difficult now to ascertain; but measured by imports and exports, back
it is known how much was raised in to 1696; and if the question be ap- proached in the temper of the impartial historian-taking no account of party movement or political theory, but strictly confining ourselves to the course of industrial activity and pro. gress-we shall see how rarely the politician has the influence that he imagines himself to exert on the public
wolfure.
"At the time when France was con- vulsed by the torrible uprising which destroyed the relice of her feudal sys- tem, a revolution of a very different nature was being prepared and wrought out in England. The troubles of 1745 called the attention of those responsible for the military defence in the country to the infamous state of the rouda. In North Britain roads properly so called were, almost non-existent before the good work of road making carried ont by General Wade. In England in 1758 Brindley-by the construction of the Bridgewater Canal commenced a system of inland water communication which first awoke the spirit of indus. trial activity. In 1769 Arkwright by his inventions for preparing, carding, and spinning cotton by machinery driven by water-power, laid the found ation of the factory system. In 1781 Watc. succeeded in producing rotary motion by steam. In 1787 Cartwright invested cloth-weaving by steam-power, Telford meantine was linking London with Liverpool, Dublin, and Edinburgh miles in Ireland. In 1829 the great discovery of the blast-the very life of the locomotive was made. In 1830 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was opened; and by 1854, the first year for which clear Parliamentary roturns exist, 8,053 miles of railway had been by excellent roads, which Macadam in 1815 made as available in winter as in stomer. By 1821, 24,581 miles of turnpike road had been constructed in England and Scotland, and 8,000 laid in the United Kingdom at the coal of £368,000,000. The names and dates above given are but as single seeds of
Play will commence punctually at two o'clock, "the majority" taking the first innings. A photograph of the players, and members of the club, will be taken on Saturday about 3 p..
The Gerinan bark Phonix, Captain Grif, which arrived here from Ham- burg this morning, reports having experienced a heavy typhoon on the 2nd instant in latitude 14 North, long 118.20 Bast. Wind beginning from
S. and veered round to W. through E. the North changing to the Wost and This is the same storm which was re- ported by the Fleurs Castle, and the vessols were very nearly in the same position, the "Castle"
reporting lat. 14, N. loug. 114 E.,
The native papers of Hongkong may that year in the South Wales district; copy the following paragraph" with and we suppose this quantity to bear possible advantage to the persons whom the same proportion to the total output it may interest:-The health of the that it did in 1847-(as stated when the labourers on tho Panama Canal Works subject was brought before the Instita is very bail and the rate of mortality tion of Civil Engineers, in 1849), we very largo. The work is advancing arrive at the total of 16,666,000 tons very slowly and there is nothing to show for the money expended. It is for 1800. In 1854, the output was 64,600,000 tons; in 1880, 133,808,000 generally believed in New York that tons having increased above eightfold the canal will nover be finished,— in eighty years. In 1869 it was esti-L. & O. Express.·
and by sea.
mated that out of the 107 million tons The latest news from Tunis reports of coal won in that year twenty-five that a French advance upon Kairwan millions were consumed in producing is momentarily expected. Kairwan is steampower for manufactures, and fivò a decayed town, situated in a marshy millions moro for locomotion by laudplain about 80 miles south of Tunis. A similar proportion for It is surrounded by a brick wall, sur 1880 would raise the thirty million tons mounted by four towers, which can of 1860 to thirty-six millions. In 1854 offer but little opposition to the French the proportion would have boon a artillery. The town has a popu- little over nineteen millions of tons lation of about 12,000 inhabitants, of coal used in raising steam for and contains somo 50 ecclesiastical mechanical work is under-estimated structures, of which the Oklah Mosque, if set down as equal to that of 200,000 one of the most sacred of Islam, is horses. A consumption of nineteen compassed by a quadrangular wall, and millions of tons of coal, costing under is celebrated for its numerous ancient £6,000,000 at the pit's month, must pillars of marble, granite, and porphyry. lave effected the work of 3,800,000 The manufactures of Kairwan are prin. horses, which is worth more than cipally saddlery and sandals, and it £260,000,000. The consumption of has a prosporous trade in furs. thirty-seven millions of tons of coal represents the work of 7,400,000 horses Thus the gain of £200,000,000 in 1854, rising to above £500,000,000 in 1880, is an under-estimate of the net profit earned by that portion of our coal sup ply is devoted to feeding the fires of steam-engines. And that source of profit, be it more or less than tho above estimato, is all clear addition to the earning power of the country since the year 1781. The number and power of the steam-engines at work in the United Kingdom are unknown. But as to the application of steam to transport, the earning of our railways have risen from 17.3 millions sterling in 1854 to hard upon 62 millions in 1880; and the tonnage of registered steam-vessels, ox- clusive of river steamers onployed in the foreign and homo trade, has risen
The British steamer Lorae, Captain McKochnie, which arrived here this morning from Singapore, 28th ult. reports that on the 3rd instant the steamer fell in with a heavy gale last ing 31 hours, and was hove to for some time in consequence; at 2 am. on the 4th the barometer was 29,52, and by 9 a.m. had risen to 29.73 and galo mode. rated; but the hard weather mot was accompanied by torrents of rain. Thence to port strong Easterly ourrent and fresh breeze. On the day after leaving port a coolie, passenger to Swa- tow, jumped overboard; the vessel was promptly stopped and a boat lowered; and after the would be suicide was got on board he was put in irons to save further frouble and handed over to the Water Police on his arrival at this port.
What might have been a serious ac- cident happened in the Queen's Road East this morning about half past A pony chaise, containing two ladies, was been driven wostward, ac- companied by a goutleman on horse- back, who was riding a little way in advance. When nearly opposite the Asilo de la Sainto Enfance, a China:nan who was plodding along in the middle of the road, apparently indifferent to, or oblivious of, the repeated warnings against, and barely escaped being knock ed down by the horseman, the man, then losing his head, he threw himself right under the feet of the pony in the chaise. Fortunately the animal was going very slowly, and the chaise a very light one, so that although the wheel passed over his leg, ho escaped with only a slight abrasion. The stupidity of the Chinese in all matters relating to regu- lating street traffic forms one of tho
induce thein to walk on the side paths greatest unisances in this Colony, and it seems that nothing can be done to instead of in the middle of the road.
The trainways will cause some trouble, if they ever become a permanent insti- tution iu Hongkong.
HONGKONG RACES, 1882.
The annual Meeting of Subscribors to the Race Faud was held in the Hong- kong Club yesterday afternoon. The following gentlemen were present: Hou. P. Ryrie, Hon W. M. Deane, Messrs. A. Coxon, Hoppius, Do Courcy Forbes, Darby, Woodhouse, C. P. Chator J. T. Chater, J. Thurburu, F. D. Sus- soon, W. M. Morgan, Tripp, Legge, 1. Goorge, Haswell, Khan, Schwoblin, McCulloch, Auton, MeClyinont, Grant, Reiners, R. Steil, Francis, Dr. Ayres, and Lieut. Friend, clerk of the course, Mr. Atwell Coxon, proposed by Mr. Forbes, seconded by Mr. Hoppias, was unanimously voted to the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the Chairman stated that the balance in hand amonnt- ed to $178.47. The subcription last season amounted to $8,836.60, and the expenditure to $8,358.13.
Mr. Morgan asked if that was all the money they had, and the Chairman re- plied that is was, and that they had no- thing to do with any old fund. The ac
counts were then duly passed.
The Chairman said the next business before the meeting was to elost the stewards for the ensuing race meeting. He begged to propose that is Excel- lency the Covernor, his Excellency the Major-General, the Officers command- ing the Troops, Commodore Cuming, and Colonel Geddes, be invited to be come stewards, which was seconded by Mr. Jackson and carried unanimously
Mr. Morgan proposed, and Mr. Kahn soconded, that the Hon. P: Ryrie, the Hon. F. B. Johnson, Messrs, Coxon, Forbes, Huppius, Jackson, Darby, and Sassoon, bo elected stowards, which was carried unanimously.
Mr. Forbes proposed that rale 10 be amended by the substitution of "M hinds and under" for "13 hands 3 inches and under," the alteration to take effect after the next meeting. He said he made the proposition in order to give every oue the chance of
like to see the Germans make their
own conditions and bye-laws. They had not done so, but left it to the ste- wards. His proposition was this- of $10 for every subscription griffin, "that the race should be a forced entry
and the second and the third pouy get a certain proportion of the money." He wished to see a good bonest race for the German Cup, and he was sure that the adoption of his proposal would · load to good results. He thought the cup was sufficient for the winner to run away with, and he would leave the money for the others. Fortunately, Mr. Hoppius, who represented the German community, was. on the committee.
What they wanted was a fair, open, good, wholesome race for the enp, no- thing less.
Mr. Legge begged to second the motion, adding that he thought the en- trance money should be divided into 70 per cent. for the second, and 30 per cent. for the third. He thought that was what Mr. Morgan meant, and that being the case he had zuuch pleasure in seconding Mr. Morgan's suggestion to the Stowards, for, in his opinion, that
was all it amounted to.
The Chairman said he was sure Mr.
Morgan's proposition would receive
overy
consideration from'the Stewards. However, they knew nothing at all about the cup at present.
Mr. Morgan said he would prefor the matter being settled now, because he did not want it inixed up by two or Thero
three unfortunate Stewards.
it resolved itself into a matter of two was a great deal in a crowd, but when
or three their minds were so small
they could not imagine, they could not
The Hon. P. Ryrie submitted that Mr. Morgan was not in order in making- the observations he had done. The observations respecting the Stowards might just as well have been left un- said.
Mr. Morgan replied that the lion. gentleman had made a mistake. They were not going to have the same sort of thing as they had before (cries of "order.") He wanted an answer to bis proposition,
The Chairman said the question could well be left to the Stewards. He then asked if there were any further suggestions to be brought forward, and receiving no answer, declared the meeting ended.