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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18T, 1881.
following programme will show that the music and the dances imparted a truly national characteristic to the Ball:-
QUADRILLE
SCHOT., HI'LAND WALTZ LANCERS GALOP CALEDONIANSÓ WALTZ POLKA LANCERS MAZURKA
Scotoh Airs .The Highland Watch- Queen O' Scots. ...Lord of Lorne
STRATHSPEY AND REEL.
WALTZ
We're Brithors A'.
Fair Maid of Porth. Broughty Ferry; Cuckoo. Edinburgh. Violet.
Northern Echoes.
SCHOT., HI'LAND... Gin a Body Meet a Body. Johnny Cope. A Dream of the Glons.
GALOP WALTZ STRATHSPEY AND REEL
WALTZ
POLKA LANCERS,...
SCHOTTISCHE
GALOP.... WALTZ ....
Sunny Days. ..... Grumpiaus. Prince's Garden. HIGHLAND,....Koel Row. Blue Bell, The King's Own.
conducing to the pleasure enjoyed by the large company which assem- bled in the City Hall last night. The entire building was lighted to a bril- liant degree, and this fact, together with the condition of the exterior atmosphere, rendered the ball room decidedly warm, especially so to those who performed some of the Scotch dances, most of which cannot be walkod through. The entrance was vory effectively arrang ed, the body of the Hall and stair- case being covered with crimson cloth, the sides lined with fine flower- ing and foliage plants, while the pillars and walls were hung with bunting of all colours; we must say that, whoever had the arranging of the flags displayed more taste than we have ever seen exhibited in that particular line in the City. Hall be- The stewards were Mr. A. G. fore, some of "hangings" of bunting Aitken; Mr. J. Ross Anton; Mr. Geo. being truly artistic. The welcome Murray Bain; Mr. James Boyd; on the first landing and the High Lieut. Brewster, A.H.C.; Mr. D. R. landman were as usual prominent "Crawford; Mr. W. Cruickshank; Mr. features, and St. Andrew's crosses M. Falconer; Mr. W. Forrest; Lieut.- and thistles of Brobdignag were Colonel Geddes, R.I.F.; Dep:-Inspec- skillfully arranged and fixed on the General Gordon, R.N.; Mr. F. Hen- walls. The staircase was illuminated derson; Mr. R. Inues; Captain by two rows of gas lights in ground-Mannors-Kerr, A.P.D.; Mr. William Logge; Mr. J. G. Liddell; Captain Lyall, R.A.; Mr. R. Lyall; Mr. J; McCallum; Mr. A. MacClymont. Mr. A. McConachio; Mr. A. P. Mac- Ewen; Mr. John Macgregor; Dr. MacIver, R.N.; Mr. A. Mclver; Mr. E. Mackcan; Mr. E. Mackintosh; Mr. A. D. Mactavish; Mr. A. C. Marshall, Sur.-Major Murray, A.M.D.; Lieut. Murray, RIF.; Mr. John Noble; The Hon. P. Ryrie; Mr. A, F. Smith; Dr. Stockwell; Mr. C. U. Stuart; Mr. John Thurburn; Mr. T. G. Williamson; Dr. W..Young; Lt. Young, K.I.F.
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HONGKONG, IST. DECEMBER, 1881. ONE of the largest gatherings that ever assembled within the walls of the City Hall was present last night to do honour to the great annual festival-the jour de Pan amongst Scotchmen-St. Andrew's Day. St. Andrew's Ball is probably the largest assembly of the kind that takes place in Hongkong during the year, but the guests last night far out- stripped in numbers any previous "gathering of the clans" that has ever taken place in the City of Victoria. There certainly never was seen so many ladies at a ball in Hongkong before, and it is evident that the
bachelordem for which the Colony was once famous is gradually we might almost say rapidly-going to the wall. Invitations were issued to over seven hundred, and that number was represented almost in its entirety. The Stewards, very wisely, took a new depature in the arrangement of the rooms; instead of being the supper-room, as on former occasions, St. Andrew's Hall was cleared for dancing, the band being placed in the Eastern verandah just outside doors leading to both halls; this arrangement answered splendidly, there being plenty of room and the music was perfectly distributed and quite sufficiently audible. The deco- rations consisted principally, as on previous occasions, of flags and flow- ers; and much ingenuity of device and arrangement was displayed in cover ing the walls, corridors and staircase with artistic designs, which were as neatly carried out as they were cleverly conceived. It is impossible in the narrow limits of a paper to do justice to all the heads and hands who thought out and put into exe- cution all the pretty devices with which the entire building was cover. ed, commencing at the entrance, but we presume the credit of the arrange ments generally must be given to the Stewards, who certainly, in the whole undertaking, excelled them. selves on this occasion, and that is saying a great deal, inasmuch as for years past many names of Scotch gen tlemen will be found to be repeater at the annual festival in the capacity of stewards, and their experience gained in the service had much to do with
was not blinding, as it would have been in ordinary glass, and the effect was very fine, Plants, of course, played a prominent part in the staircase and corridor decora tiou, and moss and evergreens were vory effectively arranged over balus- trades and around chandeliers. The most striking object on entering St. George's Havas the Scottish coat of arms, over which was the Royal Standard, St. George's Cross, and the Union Jack. The walls of this room were very tastefully deco- rated, the thistle being a prominent feature, and stars of ramrods, bayo nets, and cutlasses, with their glitter and neat arrangement, making, with many small flags and tartan ribbons, the room as gay as at any previous similar occasion. Several flags were hang in St. Andrew's Hall, and here as well as in the other portions of the building they were conspicuous for the elegant arrange ment of the drapery; arms and thistles were also used in decoration here; and, although the two rooms afforded so much space, St. Andrew's Hall was well filled the groater part of the evening. The supper was arranged in the balcony of the theatre, and the place, having been boarded over to make it level, was excel-
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The Cleopatra, 14, screw corvette, Captain Franois Darrant, arrived liers this afternoon. The Cleopatra is one of the Flying Squadron, and left Woo- sung on the 26th ultimo.
We regret to hear that a tologram has been received announcing the death on Saturday last of Mr. Patrick Rose Smith, barrister-at-law, who recently went home for change of air. He had suffered for some time from heart di soase, and must have arrived in Eng- land a week or two previous to his decease. For some time before his de parture from this Colony, Mr. Sinith had filled the post of Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court here, as well as that of Sheriff; and it was generally thought that the Court had gained by having a barristor on its staff. He was for some time on the Press at Shanghai and a largo circle of friends in the Northern port will hear with regret of his early death.
Frash gold discoveries in the north- ern part of Georgia, United States, have aroused no inconsiderable excite- ment on the other side of the Atlantic. The precious metal's presence has been detected in the mud ly bads and banks of the rivers Chestatter and Chattack- rochen, flowing into the Pacific in such quantities that even the sandy seashore- near thoir respective mouths is richly impregnated with golden particles. It is proposed to collect this Factolian mud by means of dredging machines, and a company has already been form- ed in Baston, with a capital of a mil. lion of dollars, to carry out the project on a large scale. Vessels provided with an apparatus for sucking up the precious slime through metal tubes by atmospheric pressure are now being despatched to the Pacific Const; whence the will ascend they rivers in question,, dredging as they go, until they reach the sources whence the gold is carried down towards the sea. Ac-
NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRENCH MAIL.-
The following telegrams came on in the Glenfalloch from Singapore in að- vance of the French Mail —
London, November 8.--Obituary, Rov, McHale, Roman Catholic Arch- bishop of l'uam.
Nov. 9.-Lefroy, charged with the murder of Mr. Gould on the Brighton line, has been found guilty and con. demned to death..
Obituary-General Charles James Wright, Royal Artillery.
November 10-At the Lord Mayor's. banquet at Guidhall, last night, Mr. Gladstone made a speech, in which ho said lie had every confidence that the people of Ireland would fully utilize the Land Aat, an improvement already being visiblo. A reform in parliamen tary procedure was urgently necessary, and he appealed for support from all parties. As regards Afghanistan be hoped it would become strangthened and tranquilized, England carefully and loyally rendering hor neighbourly offices.
- Lord Granville, who also spoke, said that the agreement, between France and England on the Egyptian question was cordial and continuous. The British Government attached no exaggerated economic importance to the treaty of commerce with France, and although recognizing its political importanco, he emphatically declared a reactionary policy to be impossible.
Paris, November 10.-The French Chamber of Deputies has negatived the vote of want of confidence in the Ministry. The Chambers voted a re- solution of M. Gambetta that France should loyally abide by her treaty with the Bey of Turis.
·November 12.-M. Gambetta suc Council of Ministers without a portfolio, ceeds M. Forry as President of the
M. Leon Say is appointed Minister of Finance, M. Freycinet, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and General Cam- penon Minister of War. The others are not yet appointed.
The mortality from cholera at Mecca has increased to 200 deaths daily. The pilgrims have left..
The Decoration Committee con- sisted of Captain J. Manners-Kerr, Mr. E. Mackintosh, Lieut. Murray, Mr. M. Falconer, and Mr. J. McCal-cording to the New York Herald, gold lum, Mr. A. Wilton, boatswain of mines of extraordinary productiveness the Victor Emanuel, superintending have also quite lately been discovered the carrying out of the designs. in the so-called Black Hills of Dacotah,
about thirty miles from the township Vienna, Nov. 8.-Baron Kallay has of Deadwood. These "tidings of great declared his recent speech was incor joy," if verified upon trustworthy evi-rectly reported, and what he said was dence, will probably impart a froshi that neithor Italy nor Austria. `had stimulus to the freely-flowing tide of anything to ask or fear from one emigration from the Old World to the another. Now.
Messrs. W. Legge, J. Macgregor, R. Lyall, and A. F. Smith had charge of the arrangements connected with supper, and excellent caterers they made.
The British ship. Channol Queen came out of Kowloon Dock last night,
and the German bark Aang was towed round to Abedeen to-day to be docked there,
passed Cape St. James last night at midnight,
We are informed by the Agents of the Occidental & Oriental S.S. Co. that the steamship Belgic, with mails from San Francisco to the 8th instant, has arrived at Yokohama and leaves for this port to-day.
An inquest was held yesterday on the body of an aged Chinese femalo, discovered floating in the water off the aya bust. No evidence was pro- duced that positively stated the cause of death and a verdict of "Found drowned" was returned by the jury.
Mr. A. B: Hewlott, H.M.'s Consul
at Canton, in a communication to the Indian Government dated 22nd June, 1881, says: The opium orop gather. We are informed by the Superin-ed this year is reported to have been tendent of the Telegraph Company generally above the average, and in some places, such as Hogan and Kuld. that the Messageries Maritimes steamer Amazone, with the next French mail,
ja, appears from the accouts of travel- lora to have been unusually abundant, The consumption of native opium is undoubtedly extending, especially among the lower classes, who cannot afford to indulge in the more expen- sive Indian article. The bulk of the native drag brought to Canton comes from Yunnan by sea by way of Pakhof. Szechuon and Kueichow opium also roaches the Canton market, coming down the north, and west rivers. In former years, and as late as 1874, Szechuan opium was brought here by the coasting steamers arriving from Shanghai. But the difficulty of trans. port down the Yangtze and the rapa- city of the offoials at the numerous in stations on that river, made the traffic so burdensome that it was discontinued for some time. Of late, however, an amicable arrangement was arrived at between the Govoruments of the provinces where the opium was
through which it was to pass, that grown and those of the provinces there should be a single and uni- forma charge made at the barriers, and that of a trifling amount compared with the former exactions. As to the Szechuen opium which coines overland, am informed that it is brought the whole distance to Cantos, and there sold publicly without paying any cus- toms duty, or in fadt hny kind of go. verumental charge other than the loin, which is said to be comparatively light." This is the way the Chinese Government refuses to draw a revenue from the "misery of the people," as we were told the other day by the Chinese gentleman who visited our Viceroy-Friend of India.
lently suited to the purpose, there being more room and not so much of a crush going in to supper, The supper-room thus made was elegantly festooned with flowers and ever- greens, a row of plants extending over the whole line of the balcony from prompt to op., and the pil- lars were lost in their clothing of green. It is needless, almost, to remark that an excellent supper was provided, as the anniversary has al- ways been strong on that portion of the entertainment; whilst liquid in various forms flowed for several hours very steadily, for which we hope nobody feels the worse this morning. Everyone seemed thoroughly to enjoy
According to a Sydney paper, after themselves, and the celebration of the anniversary of St. Andrew's Day 1881 supper at a ball in Brisbane in honour will be remembered as amongst the of the Datachel Squadron, the toast most successful ever undertaken and of "Tho Earl of Clanwilliam" was carried out in Hongkong, His Ex-drunk with three hearty cheers for cellency Sir John Pope and Lady the Vice-Admiral. As the last echo of Hennessy arrived soon after half the final "hip-hip-hip.hooray!" died past nine, and dancing was then commenced and kept up with much spirit till an early hour this morning. Lady Hennessy with the Hon. P
We read in a home paper that a Ryrie, and Mrs. Colonel Geddes with His Excellency the Governor, opened well known baronet Sir William B. the Ball, and amongst the visitors being at a parish meeting, made some of distinction we noticed General and proposals which were objected to by a farmer. Highly onraged, ho said to Mrs. Donovan, Vice-Admiral Willes, the farmer, "Sir, do you know that C.B., Rear-Admiral Duperré, FN, have been at two universities, and at Commodore Cuming, Captain Tracey, two colleges at each university?" Colonel Hall, Lieut.-Colonel Geddes," Weel, sir," said the farmer, "what o Lieut. Colonel Papillon, the Hon. V. that? I had a calf that sooket twa coos, B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, the and the mair he sooket the greater Hon. E R Belilies, &c. &c. The calf he grow" We commend this room was made brilliant by a good to the study of the learned Macao many uniforms, that of the English correspondent of the China Mail on navy being most conspicuous. The the education question,
away some one from the centre of the supper room called out, in steutorian tonos, "Another one for Mrs Clau-
william !".
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The Bosnian leaders have protested to Mr.. Gladstone against Austrian oppression,
Berlin, November 8.-The result of the second ballot shows socialist can. didates have been elected for Breslau, Mayouce and Gretz.
November 9.--The semi-official Post
pablishes an article, stating that Prince Bismarck, disheartened at the turn the piections have taken, wishes to resign, leaving the Government to the Cleri- cals and Conservatives.
Tanis, Nov. 9-Many of the Tunisian tribes have submitted to the French
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Constantinoplo, Nov. 9-The Draft of Convention submitted by delegates of Turkish bondholders to the Porte pro-, poses one per cent. interest, with sink- ing fund of balf per cent., which is to bo doubled when the revenue permits.
The Russian Ambassador has de
clared he will oppose the settlement of Turkish finance unless the Russian warindemnity is simultaneously settled.
The Porte rejects the demand in connection with finances made by the Rassian Ambassador.
Bombay, November 11-A Bombay Gazette special telegram states that the Home Rule League has issued a wabi-
the fabric destroyed by Pitt and Castle. festo exhorting the reconstruction of reagh. At a meeting at Dublin a reso- Intion was pased resuscitating tho Home Rule League.
Caloutta, Nov. 12-Severe gale at Madras this morning with heavy rains.
Great damage to the Harbour works by heavy seas, which carried away a large portion of both groins..
Rain has fallen in Mysore, and the anxiety about crops is removed.
Galle, Nov. 12.-H.M.S. Ready has.
arrived here. She found no boats, but heard that the captain's boat (of the Koning der Nederlanden) with 99 per sons, including three ladies, reached Poros Banhos, on the 18th October, being 14 days out. The rescued party left on the 23rd in a trading schooner for Mauritius. The Peros Banhos is a group of small islands forming part of the Chagos archipelago.-ED.]