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GENERAL CHEMISTS,
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Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS, viz : SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE. Doliveries in Town and Harbour from
7 AM to 7 P.M.
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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAL
CANTON.
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CAMTON DISPENSARY,
THE DISPENSARY,
BIRTH.. At East Point House, on the 7th Novem- bor Mra, JAMES G. LIDDELL, of a daughter.
THE
Songkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1881.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1881.
a failure,
Edward Morris, one of a gang of drunken ruffians at present infesting the Colony, who are in the main deserters and benchcombers, was up before Dr. Stewart this morning for disorderly conduct and doing damage in a Chinese shop in the Queen's-road. If the complainant's evidence was correct, the prisoner ought not to have had, by option of a fine, the chance of repeating his disgraceful conduct for the next calendar month,
were for public objects, the autho- An extensive seizure of counterfeit rities must distinctly point out that oash, purporting to be those issued by Christians. are liable only for the the Government of Aunam was made four-tenths, and are not to be com- by the Police on Saturday, in a house pelled to pay the remaining six-in Queen Street, West Point. It will tenths, the latter boing for uses which be remembered that a similar raid was do not concern them. Again, should made upon cash coiners at Hung ham Chinese Christians, on account of some time ago, when Inspector Ca- their refusal to be assessed their the course of manufacture, but the Go- meron seized some piculs, made and in share of these useless services, which vornment proscention in that case was are contrary to their Christian prin- ciples, be ill-treated or beaten, or be plundered of their property, or have their crops burat or destroyed, the local authorities must investigate the matter to the bottom in the sufferers' behalf, and rigidly punish the offen ders according to law and order them to fully compensate for what was plundered, burat, or destroyed, and it must be just and equal." It will bo thus seen that the recent negotia tions with the Tsang-li Yamen were simply to place upon a similar footing
Four race ponies, the third instal- as the Roman Catholic converts Chi-
ment of the subscription griffins, arrived nese Christians of all denominations. from Shanghai by the steamship Ningpe As we before observed, this applica- on Saturday night, and were drawn for tion was readily granted, and it will at Kennedy's Horse Repository at only be necessary now to give the 12.15 this morning. The new arrivals, concluding paragraph of the Tsung-three greys and one brown with white li Yamen's communication to the stockings, are hardly so good looking Provincial authorities to show in as the former contingents, being defici- what spirit it was rendered. After ont in size; however, they are fairly roferring to the necessity for the well shaped, and may turn out better decree in order to give equality to
than appearances would warrant. The. the lieges, the document winds up:-greys fell to Messrs. Nickels, Fraser- "We feel bound to communicate Smith, and Sassoon, and the brown to
Mr. D. McCulloch. with your Excellencies the Generals, Lieutenant-Generals, Governor-Ge- nerals, and Governors, in the various provinces, and hope you will in turn instruct your subordinate officers, so that all may know that the decree issued by this office in the first year of Tung-chih (1862) is to apply alike to Roman Catholic and Protes
All doubts as to the much talked of opposition Sugar. Refinery for Hong. kong may be now. considered safely
LAUNCH AT KOWLOON DOCKS.
the Kitchen" from which Mr. Wil- lard's' idea has apparently been taken... Mr. Willard is a character actor of an doubted ability and bis impersonations. of the Irish footmany Mr. Malone, Mrs McGiddy Goe, and this Quaker were
As announced in our last issue, the new cruiser built by the Dock Com- pany at their Kowloon establishment, to the order of the Canton Commis sioner of Customs, was launched on on Saturday evening. A good number excellent, and equally artistic judged. of people were present, and the launch Beresford and Vernie were also emin- from a very high standard. Mesdames was accomplished in the most satisfac-outly succesful as the rival" slaveys," tory manner, not a single bitch mar-
the first named especially singing and ring the proceedings. The Foo-mun- acting in good stylo. The amusing duet teat is a very smart looking oraft, and the Musical Academy of Now York by specially adapted for the requirements these ladies elicited roars of laughter; of the service for which she has been and Miss Beresford moda a most built. Her dimensions are:--Length favourable impression both as Mrs ̧ ches; over all, 77-fect 3 inches; beam, In conclusion we may say that the per- between perpendiculars, 71 feet 6 in Malone, and the dancing Quakeress. 11 feet; draft, with armament and stores, 5 feet. The vessel is fitted with audience, and we have no hesitation in formance was well received by the a pair of engines on the compound predicting a very successful season for surface condensing inverted cylinder the Company. Particulars of noxt principle; diameter of cylinders 10 and 18 inches, with a 12 inch, stroke. The speed to be got out of the vessel with this machinery will be 12 statute miles per hour. Wo understand the Chinese authorities are much pleased with the report of the officials sent down to inspect the vessel, and great oredit is due to the Company's Officers who have executed the work for the manner in which it has been done.
WILLARD'S WANDERERS AT THE
CITY HALL.
performance which will be given on Thursday next will bo duly announced.
THE FRENCH MAIL.
The French mail ateamer Saghalien. arrived yesterday morning. We take the following items from the London and China Express of September 30th:-
H.E. Li Fong-Pao, Chinese Minister at Berlin, who has also been commis sioned to represent the Calestial Ex- pire at the Courts of Austria and Hol- land, has visited the Haguo to present This company of variety artistes his credentials, and was received in made their first appearance before a audience by the King. As at Vienna, Hongkong audience at the Theatre his Excellency addressed the King of Royal, City Hall, on Saturday evening Holland in a written speech in German. last. The performance was fairly well The Ambassador laid especial stress on attended, the whole of the body of the the fact that the two Asiatic Great house being well filled, whilst there Powers, China and Holland, which had set at rest: The London & China Ex- was a good sprinkling of spectators in long already traded with each other, the balcony. It would hardly be fair were now in closer contact than ever; press states that Messrs. John Swire
that Holland was the Power which had & Sons have contrasted with a Glasgow to accept the initial appearance of Mr.
Willard's company as an actual crite. transplanted European culture to the firm to supply the requisite plant, and Truth contains the following para rion of their individual merits, as first South Asiatic Arobipolago and tended graph on the same subject:-A well-appearances are generally made under it. there; that in the Dutch possessions known firm of engineers at Greenook various kind of difficulties, and the in the East Iudies hundreds of thoa- have just contracted to provide the programine produced on Saturday sands of Chinese subjects had sought a We are informed by the Superinton-complete equipment for a sugar re. afforded the majority of the performers home, and that these Chinese would dent that the P.&O. S. N. Co.'s steam finery in China for £60,000. It is but few opportunities of creating a
henceforth form a bond of peace be.. ship Thibet, with the next English intended to turn out 1,500 tons of favorable impression. After we have tween China and Holland, King Wil mail, left Singapore for Hongkong at sugar every week.
seen the several artistes under spinelium replied to this address briefly, bat 6 p.m. on Suturday last, the 5th inst,
what different auspices we shall be bot- kindly, and questioned the Ambassador - ter able to criticise their abilities in on several points, after which his Ex- their respective rôles.
cellency was introduced to the Queen.
tant converts."
ONE of the leading London papers recently stated that every convert to the Christian faith in China cost half a million of dollars. Whether this is true or not, or how the writer arrived at his calculation we cannot say; but we are quite ready to be- believe that if the real and actual converts could be counted, they would be out-uumbered by the missionaries in China. Many of these are "good and faithful servants," doubtless; and although we have no faith in missionary enterprise in the Flowery Land, outside the Medical Missions, which, though small in comparison to the general body, do more real good than all the rest put together, we are glad to place on record the fact that Chinese Christians have re- cently been relieved from certain, dis- abilities in regard to their professed religion, which will tend, perhaps, to lessen the frequency of those dis- graceful occurrences in which the literati have been conspicuous 'in hounding on the mob to destroy chapels and beat and rob small bands of converts in various parts of the land. This concession, however, has a practical value from another point; for the readiness with which it was granted and the immediate obstacle it places in the path of the literati aforesaid, is evidence of another nail and Whampoa Dock Company at Kow. over, that a sum of $400 was paid to shile as a soloist in the City Hall, Navigation Company's new stea
in the coffin of Chinese conservatism. In order to make clear the advan- tages recently obtained by Chinese Protestant converts, we must men- tion that in 1862 an order was issued by His Imperial Highness Prince Kung exempting Chinese converts to the Roman Catholic faith from as sessments for defraying the expenses of certain heathen ceremonies, the essential part of the decree being as follows: They cannot on the ground of being members of the Church expect to be exempt from all contributions for public purposes. If labour were wanted for Govern- ment service, or money to secure useful ends were to be levied, Chris tian converts are liable in the former case to be impressed for duty; and in the latter to be taxed in the same
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Bolton Abbey struck. The object of
We had a visit the other day from A requisition has been sent into the several of the sailors of the shipwreck Sheriff requesting him to call a publiced vessel Geraldino Paget, which came meeting for the 11th inst., to consider to grief on the Pratas, about a mile and what steps ought to be taken to offer a half S.E. from the place where the a suitable welcome to the Royal Princes on the occasion of their visit to Hong-their visit was to bear testimony to the kong.
kind treatment they had received from picked them up. They informed us the crews of the Chinese junks which that one of the junks saved the cap- tain's nautical instruments, chronome ters, books, and other valuable proper- ty, and the owner of the junk agreed with the captain to land himself and crew in Hongkong for the sum of $500, which was afterwards safely accom plished. The sailors informed us that after arriving here Captain Wilkinson cleared out from the colony without paying a single cont. We hear, how
of the Chartered Bank of India, Aus At an extraordinary general meeting tralia, and China, on 19th proximo, tho directors will recommend an interin dividend for the half-year ended June 30th last at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, free of income tax.
Telegraphic intelligence was receiv. ed here on Saturday, announcing that the Formosa Bank Lightship, built to the order of the government of the Straits Settlements by the Hongkong
1oon, and which left here under sail for Singapore on October 20th, had safely reached her destination.
We would remind our readers that the Amateur Dramatic Company of HMS domus will give their first entertainment at the Theatre Royal, Cily Hall, this evening. The perfor mance will consist of the two well known farces, "I've Written to Browne," and " A Regular Fix," beside Recitals and step-dancing. The Band of the Royal Inniskilling Fasiliers will be in attendance.
The Directors of the Eastern Exten- sion Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, in addition to the interim dividend of 2/6d. per share al ready paid, have declared another of like amount for the quarter onded Jane 30th; also a bonus of one shil ling per share payable on October 19th, making a total payment of 3 per cent. for the half year. A balange of £34,830 is carried forward.
the junk owner by the agents of the Geraldine Paget. We shall be glad to give publicity to any authoritative" statement on this subject. If the full amount of $500 was not paid, it would seem that this is another Bolton Abbey case on a smaller scale.
STRANDING OF THE STEAM-
SHIP "PAKHQI,'
I wear a
The entertainment on Saturday was ́of that character which is generally known as a variety performance. Pro- ceedings commenced with a piano solo by Miss A. Vernie, which, considering the tin-kettle instrument played on, was not devoid.of merit, and served as an introduction to the rest of the pro- gramme. Miss Beresford was not so successful in the pretty ballad "Shall white rose," partly owing to evident nervousness, but more on ac count of her voice lacking sufficient power to make itself heard throughout the large theatre. This lady has an exceedingly sweet voice, she sings with much taste and feeling, and in a small concert room, might achieve a greater amount of success, but she will nover Later on in the evening Miss Beresford
came dut in her true colours, as a com. edy actress of great ability. We hard- ly know what to say of Miss Connie Carlton's serio.comio attempt "The nail goes out," so as we cannot hon ostly be complimentary we shall give the vocalist another chance before be
ing condemnatory. Mr. Pemberton Willard's "musical metamorphosis" was an exceedingly clever performance, his Protean changes of costume and his By telegraphic news, received by character sketeber, embracing comia Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, on Sa- songs, and wonderful facial expressions, turday, we learn that the steamship proving the accomplished actor. Miss Vera Lyle's character impersonation, Pakhoi had come to grief by striking
"Violets and Roses" showed that lady Brown's Rock in Amoy Harbour. Bo-
to be possessed of a rich, musical voice, yond the bare telegram announcing and we should imagine she will shine that the steamer had struck, and gone in the extravaganzas underlined in the down in three fathoms of water, no company's repertoire; although we can. not praise her for her Saturday night's farther particulars of the casualty have performance. In good part we would been received. No time has been lost strongly recommend Miss Lyle to manner as other men. But they are
in making arrangements for attemp- abstain in future from taking liberties never to be compelled to give any
ing to raise the vessel, and Mr. Henry with the audiences in Hongkong. thing towards receiving gods, idola trous processions, theatrical perform
The Dook Company's well known Smith, Superintendent of Aberdeen Mr. Willard's imitations of the Chris. ances, incense offerings, and the like, tug boat Pilot Fish has been sold to
Docks, left for Amoy by the Esmeralday's wero inimitable, provoking shouts because in none of these are they Barretto of Manila for on dit this morning, with a gang of men, interested. If local authorities meet
a high figure. She is being overhauled pumps, and all the necessary appliances. with subscriptions which have at Kowloon Docks preparatory to her Since panning the above we learn mixed nature, they must ho departure for Manila where she will be that the main deck of the Pakhos ie ua- nestly and uprightly separate the employed as a tow-boat. It is belleved ong from the other and not impose by competent authorities that Mr. injured, and is dry at low water, so them without judgment and discri- Barretto has dont) a good stroke of that there is hope that Mr. Smith and mination. For instance, were a fund business by securing this economical his mon will not experience to be raised, four-tenths of which craft as a tug-boat for the Philippines, difficulty in raising the vessel.
Our readers will be pleased to bear that at the last examination of the 1830-1 Session at the Royal Naval College, at Greenwich, Mr. Yendo Kitaro, a Japanese officer who has been studying at the College, took the first highest place on the general list. The result is eminently satisfactory, and we believe that the Lords of the Ad- miralty have expressed their congrata- lations at the high standard reached by a foreign officer. We also understand that the authorities have just granted the admittance to the College of his Highness Prince Take-hito, who, how- ever, while parsaing his studies pre- servos a strict incognito. Ho will join the College to-morrow, the lst proximo.
The Peninsular and Oriental
Thames which has been built by Messrs.
J. and G. Thomson, of Glasgow, was launched from their yard on the 26th inst. She is 390 ft. long, 42 ft. broad, and 35 ft. deep, with engines of: 800 horse power nominal, the cylinders of the engines are 58 in, and 100 in, with a stroke of 5 ft. 8 in. The vessel will accommodate 120 first and 48 second class passengers, and will carry over 3,000 tons of cargo. The first voyage of the Thames will be on the company's Australian-line
Prince Prisdang, whose arrival in England we recently reported, will leave this country in about a month's time for Austrin, whither he proceeds on a mission to the Crown Prince with a present on the occasion of his recent marriage. On the conclusion of his mission he will return to England, and leave this country for Siam in aboat six months' time, so as to be present at the Centennial celebration of the foundation of the Otty of Bangkok, which takes place in June of next year. An accident to the train travelling from Warsaw to St. Petersburg on the of merriment all over the house, 27th inst. is reported, in which were and his performances on the banjo and I. L. Yanagiwara. Sagimitsu and his bones, which equally anything of the wife, who were returning to the latter kind we have seen for years, were pluop after a tour in Germany. We deservedly applauded. The second understand that no injury was received part of the entertainment consisted of by either however. farcical sketches entitled Kitchen Re-We hear that Mr. C. O. Lees, 0. M.G. vels, and proved eminently successful. the Governor of Labuan, is now on his manchNodoubt many of our readers will have way home, and has been appointed to seen the Vokes Family in “ Bolles of the post of Governor of the Bahamas.