A. S. WATSON & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
AND
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADI,
Deliveries in Town and Harbour from
7 AM to 7 T.M.
SHIPS' MEDICIENE. CHESTS REFITTED, PASSENGER SHirs SUPPLIED.
Prompt Attention given to Coast Orders.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1881.
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$2,643.52, public auct Yu Sui W The followi the princip enterprise:
ked down at
lust to Mr.. of $36,100. lomon bro the new Tang, M
Ya Sui Wan,
Chat Hang, woll known merchants in the colony, and Colonel Pang Yak, lately ap- pointed Commodore of the 'Huikwan's
Thero can bo no doubt that there is
the why or wherefore, with this without any deterioration of the na- At the Police Court, this morning, latest specimen of local ontorprise, tional sensitiveness to the "hurt before Dr. Stewart, John Perry, a sea. it might have been wise to have ob that honour feels," and it is high man on the British bark Helen Marion, tained, in the public interest, his time that the punctiliousness which was charged with cutting and wound- candid and decided views on the sfinds its expression in wanton bloo-ig a shipmate, named Thomas Find- whole question. As above stated, hedding should cease to vex the Tude-lay, by stabbing him in the chest. The constable in charge of the case informed there are other gentlemen in the tonic spirit. Scarcely a week passes the Magistrate that the injured man colony with just as much right, and bat some distressing tidings of salu would not bo fit to leave hospital for probably with better claims from a
able lives recklessly sacrificed upon several days and asked for a remand practical standpoint, to be heard the altar of prejudice reaches us from till the 17th inst., which was granted. fleet of rovenne cruisers, and well and than either of the surveyors above the Fatherland. The latest Juelling It is stated that the affair arose out of favorably known in European circles AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE, named. We do not wish to bring tragedy was telegraphed on Monday a quarrol over liquor, but the prisonoras Into Commandant of Kowloon City. the blush of modesty to the check last to a leading Berlin journal from when brought to the charge-room said of any one of the many amateur its resident correspondent in Brünn. it was an accident and that he was experts with which this city abounds, On the previous day a young law cutting tobacco when Findlay fell upon
gentlemen who would have as yer's clerk, named Francis Waldeck, the knife; little hesitation in undertaking to blew his brains out at Steimühle, in construct a dock or design a line-of- fulfilment of the iniquitous condi- battle ship as they would in preach- tions of a so-called “American ducel," ing a sermon--for truly great men in which he had engaged some are generally modest, and occasion- months ago with Baron Arthur von ally prefer to bloom unseen. But R The "combatants" drew lots in this instance we think the gen- for their lives, the loser solemnly en- tlemen we have in our mind's eye gaging himself to commit suicide would probably not object to fa- upon a certain day. It appears that vouring the Select Committee, as the 15th of May was the date agreed an obligation to the public, with upon between them for the death of whatever useful information they are one or the other. Waldeek drew in possession of, for which, by the the black in this inhuman lottery, way, there would appear to be a but failed to kill himself at the ap pressing necessity, so far as we can pointed time, and twice subsequent judge from some of the hopelessly solicited a respite from his adver- questions asked the various witnesses sary. His second application was po- already examined. We are think-remptorily refused by the Baron in the ing of two gentlemen who, we judge from past experiences, might be in- duced to volunteer their valuable
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
HONOKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAL
CANTON.
FoocHow.
CANTON DISPENSARY,
THE DISPENSARY,
THE
Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 14Tn October, 1881. DOUBTLESS for the best of reasons, although they are not apparent to our observation, the Select Committee of the Legislative Council appointed advice; one a well-known local cele to take evidence bearing on the pro-brity, perfectly an fait on the landed posed Tramways Bill, have decined it advisable to pursue the most im- portant of their investigations in strict privacy, and the time will
no doubt arrive when the commu- uity of Hongkong will be favour- ed with the interesting results of the same; but until then we must content ourselves with ruminating over and forming our opinions on the scientific views of our profes- sional experts, whose valuable ideas have already become public property, We may here add that we cannot understand why the inquiries of the
very
property question, and longkong political and commercial matters generally, besides being an writer of some renown; the other equally eminent in his own particular line, a rather extensive one, by-the-bye ranging from undertakings of the greatest magnitude to a quiet dabble in old houses or garments for the million. They are both old resi- dents of this colony, and eminently practical gentlemen, who have had a good deal of experience in vari- ous kinds of enterprise, and we feel certain that all the informa- tion relating to Tramways with which they are unacquainted, is not worth knowing. We would strong
following heartless tornis:--Coward and rascal, I am waiting to attend your funeral!" Ou receiving this blood-thirsty intimation Waldeck at once shot himself, having recorded at
some length in a letter addressed to his parents the circumstances "com- pelling him to take that fatal step." But for the exaggerated notion of the "point d'honneur" kept up throughout Germany by a military hierarchy, this too chivalric youth, and many another gallant man pre- maturely cut off by the fatal result of duelling, would be alive at the present moment.
On the approach of bad weather this morning the steamship Galley of Larne went over to Wanchai, and the Fokien sought shelter in Kowloon Bay.
A well known house broker informs us that the house property business is
ly recommend the Select Commitat present remarkably dull. No sales tee to avail themselves of the ser-have boen reported for the past few vices of these thoroughly practical, days. Money is awfully scarce, and and highly enlightened nion of busi remarkably tight. These facts are not ness, if available, not merely on surprising considering all things. technical matters, but also as leaders and representatives of Chinese opi- nion.
The steam launch belonging to the Hongkong Dispensary was sank this
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About eleven o'clock this morning a cargo boat, No. 17, was lying off the Cricket Ground with a rag hoisted on a bamboo as a signal for assistance. Captain Mellardo seeing this took a line and a couple of coolies to the spot and succeeded in throwing the line to tho boat, which being drawn as near the Praya Wall as was safo, was found to contain three women and five children which the master of the craft wished to put ashore. The eight per- boat and sent to a place of safety, the sons were skilfully hoisted out of the three boatmen electing to stand by their craft.
THE WEATHER.
The threatening appearance of the weather last night gavo time for ample proparations being made to meet the expected typhoon. It blew hard during the night, and early this morning there were strong indications that a typhoon
was imminent. There has been a heavy
.sca on in the harbour the whole fore-
A
plenty money bebind these gentlemen, so that their expressed intention of cominencing operations without dalay evidently may be taken to mean busi- noss and not mero bounce. As to the suitability or adaptability of the ground secured at Lap-sap-wau for the pur- poses required wo are unable at pro- sent to say, but as soon as the weather moderates we shall satisfy ourselves on the point by personal examination. All other information regarding the project we shall endeavour to obtain as early as possible, so that our readers may be well posted up, in what is un- doubtedly another striking instance of the commercial revolution going on in our midst, and of which the Chinese aro the prime movers,
:
THE ST. ANDREW'S BALL 1881.
A Meeting of Scotch residents was held, according to announcement, in the City Hall last evening for the purpose of decid- ing upon the mannge of celebrating the usual National Festival on St. Andrew's Day. There was quite a large muster, between thirty and forty gentlemen assembling at the appointed time. The Hon. P. Kyrie was voted to the chair, and in a few words explained the object of the meeting, Mr. John MacGregor proposed and Mr. Edwin Mackintosh seconded that the festival be celebrated this year in a similar manner to the preceding
four
years by a Ball. The Chairman noved as an amendment that the celebration should take the form of a dinner, remarking that a very respectable minority of Scotch re- sidents, who favored this mode of celebrat-
noon, and with an ever increasing wind and a rapidly falling glass, most of the vessels have doemod it udvisable to soek shelter in tlio nsual haveus, or to make preparatious for the worst. good many accidents to Chinoso craft have happened, and doubtless lives have been lost. Tho Hongkong Dispensa- ry's launch turned over and sank just offing the National Festival had given way Peddar's Wharf, but fortunately no lives were lost. As we go to press the wind is increasing in force, and we are no doubt about to be visited by a heavy
typhoon. A large junk broke from her moorings and came ashore by the Ichang wharf, and was soon smashed
up.
About twenty men on board of her were soon struggling in the water, but were all rescued by Europeans on the spot with lines, and, so far as we conld ascertain, all hur crew were safe- ly got out of the water. The readings of the barometer at Mr. Noble's this morning are as follows:--
9.00 am....... 29.605 12.00 pan..... 29.370 10.30 am....... 29.505 12.30 p.m.... 29.324 11.00 a.m....... 29.450 12.40 μm.... 29.200 11.30 .m....... 29,00 1.00 p.m.... 29.240 At Messrs. Goo. Falconer, & Co.'s the following roadings have been re-
forenoon opposite Messrs. Russell & Co.'s officos, when approaching Ped- dar's Wharf. The crow managed to get on board one of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's cargo boats which was lying alongside where the launch went dowagistered:
At
The usual arrangements were made at the various establishments of tho Dock Company carly this morning to meet the impending bad weather. Kowloon whore the Tunis and Dals are in dock ample preparations have Thebeen made to meet a typhion. The Yangtsee and the Singapore Lightship, as well as the whole of the Company's launches, have sought shelter in North where they will be well protected. Bay
Comittee have been confined to only three so-called scientists, when there are so many gentleman in the colony preeminently qualified to throw a great deal of light on a subject of public interest, which ap- pears even now to be but imperfectly understood. The evidence of the Goverment officials, Mr. E. Bowdler, Acting Surveyor-General, and his assistant Mr. Leigh, and of Mr. Wil- liam Danby, was no doubt
Mr. Bowdler, Acting Surveyor in-
General of Hongkong, has recorded teresting and very satisfactory so far as it went, but excepting in the his decided opinion that the Tram- case of Mr. Bowdler, who gave his ways in this colony will most cer- opinions in a perfectly comprehensible tainly prove a commercial failure. and eminently practical and work- Our readers are aware that this has manlike manner, it appears to us to been our opinion from the first, and it is some consolation to find that have gone a very short way indeed; in fact, after a careful re-perusal of our repeatedly expressed views on the second-hand opinions so glibly the subject have been corroborated ventilated by the professional gentle- by such an undoubted authority. men, we are forced to the conclusion How can the project end? that, practically speaking, they ra- public cannot be expected to give ther complicated matters than other-financial support to an undertaking wise. There are a good many well which can show so few prospects of success; the Government will hardly written reports and pamphlets extant
cure to subsidise an altogether use- in various parts of the world on the question of Tramways, which could less and impracticable inuovation; easily have been utilised by the Com-so that unless the princely house of mittee, and which certainly would Jardine, Matheson & Co. will under- take rau the concern at their own have produced more satisfactory re- suits than the examination, on tech-risk, and for their own amusement, nical matters, of witnesses who ac- tually knew nothing whatever from their own experiences of the practical working of any particular Tramway system. Mr. Dauby, as we have previously announced, has been re- tained either as Surveyor or Engineer for the Tramways Company, and the public will be best able to judge, after a careful study of his evidence, what solid qualifications he possesses for the position. But where was the other professional gentleman, the industrious compiler of the "Report on the Best Motive Power for Street Tramways in the East"? Mr. R. G. Alford, with praiseworthy caution, refrained from committing himself to any particular or decided opi- nions on Hongkong Tramways in his rather original brochure; but be- ing officially connected, never mind
the fongkong Tramways Company has few substantial prospects of every becoming un fait accompli during this generation.
The steamship Japan has gone to Yow-
mah-too.
The adjourned inquiry into the death of a Chinese female child, whose body was picked up near the Bowrington Canal, was resumed yesterday before the Coronor, Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, and Messrs. A. Wohlters, Herbst, and De Britto, forming a jury-Inspector Corcoran, who had charge of the case, having no further evidence to offer, his inquiries having failed to discover the relations of the child, the Coroner summed up in a few words, and the jury roturned an open verdict-
"Found dead.”
8.00 a....... 29.056 10.30 am.... 29.502 8.15 a.m.... 29.646 10.45 am.... 29.450 8.30 ........ 29.636 8.45 a.m............. 29.BVS 9.00a.m.... 9.15 a.m.... 9.30 a.m...... 9.45 a.m...
11.00 am.... 29.460 11.15 a.m.... 20.421 29.610 11:30 am.... 29.410
10.00 a.m....
10.15 am....
29.610 11.45 n.m.... 29.304 20.592 12.00 a.m.... 29.386 29.578 12.15 p.n......... 29.350 29.500 12.30 p.m.... 20,202 29.550 12.45 pau........ 20.366
NEW DOCK COMPANY FOR HONGKONG.
We alluded in general terms in our Commercial article in yesterday's issue. to rumours which were curront in the colony, that the formation of a Chinese Dock Company was in contemplation. We further mentioned a report that an offer had been made to the repre- sentative of a well known firm in the colony to undertake the General Agency of the Company ou most liberal terms, but that the offer had not been accepted. As a matter of this kind is of great interest to the cominunity at large, we have taken some pains to
obtain all the information possible, and have now much pleasure in laying the same hofore our ronders.
THE following short article from the London Daily Telegraph of 26th August, on a subject which we al- luded to a few weeks ago, is-of-suf-
It will be seen by a Government ficient interest to warrant reproduc-
That a project, under. Chinese aus. tion"That the sanginary and notification which appears on our front senseless practice of duelling shouldpage, that from yesterday, all vessels pices, for the establishment of a new arriving from Batavia, Samarang, and Dock Company, is on foot cannot be be more than tolerated by the con- Sourabaya must fly the quarantine flag doubted, and the site for the dock and stituted authorities of so enlighted a country as Germany is a standing nately on entering the waters of necessary premises has already been this colouy, and shall hold no commu. secured. The place selectoil is at Lap- reproach to latter-day. civilisation. nication with the shore or with other sap-wan, some distance to the west- It is idlo to insist that the observ-vessols until permission has been ward of the proporty known as Sand's ance of this barbarous custom is ne- granted by the Health Offfcor. This Slip, recently sold by the Hongkong cessary for the maintenance of a order, it is stated, has been put in ope. und Whampoa Dock Company to Chi- high standard of honour in German ration, owing to reasonable causo exist. noso. The ground is known as Marine society. Experience has proved the ing for the belief that the above-named Lot, No. 245, contains 239,900 square foot, pays an annual crown-ront of fensibility of its abolition in England ports are now infected with cholera.
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to the wishes of the majority for several years, and were therefore fairly entitled to some consideration. Balls were far more expensive than banquets, which was a matter of considerable importance, and the latter inode was certainly a much more exclusive and national style of entertain- ment than the Scotch Balls given in Hong- kong. As a matter of fact, with the ex- ception of one or two reels, and a High- land schottische, Secttish characteristics ? were conspicuous by their absence from our balls, which in his opinion, was rather a regrettable circumstance. We were not bound by any aniversal custom to stick to a ball as the form of celebration, in fact at Calentta and many other places banquet was the general custom, and therefore taking everything into. conside- ration he thought the meeting would do well on this occasion to agree to give a dinner instead of a ball. Mr. W. Leggo, in seconding the amendment, observed that in order to place the matter properly be- fore the meeting he would have to bo personal, and referred to the custom followed in the colony sono dozen years ago, when a dinner used to be the rule. It was never intended when the first ball was sanctioned by the then com- mittee that this form of celebration should be adopted every year, but it was understood that a ball and banquet should bo given alternatively. Referring to the expense of a ball, Mr. Legge pointed out that unless the whole of the Scotchmen in the Colony, and the stoke-holes of the va- rious steamers in the Harbour subscribed, it would be impossible to obtain sufficient funds; and therefore without the assig- tance of the gentlemen favouring a ban- quet, who for years had sacrificed their principles, no ball could be given. There was a very strong feeling in favour of a dinner, and he thought the amendment ought to be carried.
Mr. R. Fraser-Smith spoke in favour of the original proposition, characterising the amendment for a dinner as a retrograde movement whielt should not be encouraged. Presuming that Mr. Legge had no autho- rity for stating that any body of gentlemen would decline to subscribe to the celebra- tion in the event of the proposal for a ball being carried, the speaker remarked that the ladies of the Colony were entitled to qur first consideration, and apart from overything else, on their account alone, ho would support ball. The Chairman's reference to a dinner being a more exola- sive and national kind of entertainmoat did not affect Hongkong, where the celc- Iration Ind for years been of a most cos- mopolitan character, shared by the whole community. The custom of celebrating" St. Andrew's Day in Caloutta did not no- sarily apply to Hongkong, and as it was universally admitted that our Scotch Balls. in past years had been great succossos, and given the utmost satisfaction on all sides, that appeared sufficient reason for voting for a ball on this occasion,