All advertisements and cominunica tions iutonted for insertion in that day's issue most be received not later
than THREE o'clock.
The new unchiuery and plant will arrive by next English mail, and it is intended to publish the first number of the Telegraph in its enlarged form on January 16th.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH—THURSDAY, JANUARY 5TMн, 1882.
The Danish steamer Volmer was docked at Aberdeen last night.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. + tells us that " when the English Go
vornment after due deliberation, and SUBSCRIBERS are respectfully in. after due onquiries into the rights The following abstract from the formed that on and after January acquired by the promoters of the Peking Gazette of November 18th ap. 1st, 1882, the Hongkong Telegraph will Borneo Company, grants a charter,
poara in a rocont issue of the N. 0. be published daily at 4 p.m. Arrange- then a great haloo-baloo' is raised Daily News: Ting Pao-cben reports ments have been made to publish by the very Governments whose the capture of a notorious brigand, punctually at that hour, so that Sab-hands are still soiled by the land called Ch'on Chao-chi, who hai long snatched from natives without the boon in habit of exacting black mail scribers who do not receive their papers slightest show of right or reason.
from travellors and others, in the by 4.80 will oblige by communicating We really do not care about quibbling, difficult country sonstitating the boun- with the Manager.
but what in the name of all that's dary betwoon Szoliuen and Kueichow. wonderful does this writer-who If any of his victims happened to generously offers his valuable and offend him, he would rob them of all their offacts, and solitary travellers in gratuitous advice with so much mag possession of money or other valuables nanimity to the Government of Great
ho would butoher and throw into the Britain, Spain, and Holland-mean river. Memorialist, feeling that evory by "a great haloo-baloo "? Is that day that this marauder was allowed to the name of an animal indigenous live was a day of quiet lost to the from some strange tongue known his capture, which he is happy to report to the soil of Borneo, or a quotation people, took energetic measures to effect
only to the China Mail? We must
woro eventually successful. The pri confess that the vast extent of this s›ner was examined and confessed to writer's profound erudition places us
his crimes without reservation, and completely at sex. It is very humi- Momorialist, fearing that it would be liating to admit that we cannot-unsafe to have him brought to tho even after a long period of reflection capital, caused him to be summarily -quite grasp the meaning intended executed at the scene of his offences. to be conveyed by that extraordinary The London and China Express Says: expression about the "great haloo-More instances of false packing of baloo"; but candour compels us cotton are being found in Oldham. A to acknowledge our inability to in- company found a layer of sand in the tolligibly follow the train of thought centre of a bale., The sand was several which no doubt if we could only inches deep, id weighed about one- understand it-leads to some won. derful information, and it is to Deliveries in Town and Harbour from. be regretted that the worthy writer
7 AM to 7 P..
Hongkong, December 29th, 1881.
A. S. WATSON & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the following
AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.
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fifth of the balo. The cotton was ro-
turned. One large company has made further experiments with damp cotton, usual condition it lost eight per cent." and found that on being reduced to its This practice is not confined to Old- ham. At the prosent moment several cases of the description ordinarily used for packing Manchester goods are to be seen lying on the Canton steamer wharf. They were shipped to Canton, and when examined by the Customs authorities at that port, were found to contain mud, and were brought back again to Hongkong, nud are lying as above stated, no one caring to claim the" goods." We know that the white olay found in extensive desposits in Cornwall is shipped in large quantitios to Runcorn, and thence taken to Man. chester by rail-in fact several vessels ara engaged all the year round in this traffic-and we have evidence in China of the "heavily-laden" cotton goods imported, but we never before board of cases of Manchester goods" all mud.”
As will be soon by anadvertisement ia our front page Mälle. Olga Duboin the
We have received from Dr. J. G' Kerr, of Canton two works written in Chinese; one on "Favors," their. na- ture and treatment," and the other on "Inflammation."
We would call the attention of the publio to the performance of the Pan tomime "Blue Beard," which will be given in the City Hall this evening by Mr. Willard's Wanderers' Company, As this will be the last roprosentation of this very popular piece, a full house will doubtless assemble to enjoy the fun.
The incoming P. & O. steamer bringf specio for this port to the amount og £24,810;
The American bark Pearl, 576 tops, Captain R Howes, recently chartered for Now York, has been docked at Whumpon to be overhauled and ro- copporod.
The Shanghai Courier of the 30th ulto, has an extra supplement contain. ing the full text of the Charter granted by the Foreign Office in London to the North British Borneo Company.
The
The Hongkong, built by Wigham, Says the Shanghai Meronry :-The Richardson and Co, for William Milsteiner Wycliffe, Captain Boswell, when burn and Co.'s China line (Siomassen on her voyage up the coast this last and Co.), was tried at sea on the 17th time struck on an unknown Book, it inst, and attaine l a spoed of about 124 | being dead low water at the time, and knots at the measurel inilo. After the stoniner drawing 13 foot. lunch Mr. Charles Milburn expressed following boarings of the rock were the satisfaction of his firm both with taken Long Yit, W. by S.; Dauble this steamer and with her sistor vassol, Yit ES.E.; Cap Yit, S. by W.; Pagoda, the Poking, which is continuing to give N. E. every satisfaction on the Chinese coast. Mr. A. T. Davison, Messrs. Milburn's engineer, under whose superintomilenco the Hongkong has boan built, confirmed the above, and gave some interesting details of the progress of atoam naviga- tion in general; and of what has boon done by their firm in particalar London and China Express.
The correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writing from Hang-chow on Do- camber 24th, says:—▲ fow days ago, our new Governor Chen entered the city. He was receive 1 with the usual formalities. All the officials and a nam- bor of city guards, with banners, met him at the landing and oscorted bin to tions were made, and the people seem his Yaman. No special demonstra-
to be equally indifferent on the subjech of the departure of the late incum- bent and the arrival of the new one.
The people in this region, at least the travelling public, aro beginning to in- quire what is the meaning of so many long poles erected along the canal in the region of Sunchów and northward? They cannot un lerstand how a letter can be carried along that wire. An- other point that they cannot compre- bond is the use of tea cups turned up- side down, fastened at the top of the polos !
Much interest has been oxcited in Liverpool by the appearance in the Mersey of a large Russian steiner, which has been anchored for the last two or three days off the Woodside landing-stage. She is a Leith-built vessel, and was formerly known as the Saxonin, but some time ago she was
Volunteer Service, and her namo
celebrated Russian pianisto has arrang, ed to give a Grand Instrainental and Vocal Concert in the St. Andrews Hall,hought by the officials of the Rassion City Hall, on the evening of Monday
should have hidden his meaning in such a mist of words. In try ing to fix some intelligible mean- ing on the "great haloo-balon," it struck us that the well known word "hullabaloo" which means an uproar, and is the Irish name for the caro- nach, or crying together at funerals -might have been intended, and that the new method of spelling was either a funny invention of our con- temporary's, or a painful sign of ignorance. "Hullabaloo" has, ac- cording to the best authorities exactly the same signification as the English phrase "hurly-burly' (which is derived from the French hurlu-berlu) and means a tumult, a commotion, or an uproar. However, our surmise could hardly be correct as neither HONGKONG, 5TH JANUARY, 1882.
Spain or Holland have raised the THE person who writes the occasion- slightest hullabaloo or uproar over al leaders which appear in the China the Borneo Concession. All that Mail is evidently one of those bash- they have done, so far as is yet ful gentlemen who fancy themselves known, has been perfectly legitimate; capable of ruling an empire, mar- and although we are not disposed to shalling an army, bringing a fleet of support any action they may decide men-of-war into battle array, singing on taking against the English occu next. The well known artists will bo a good comic song, or preaching a
pation of the disputed territority, we assisted by members of the German sermon with equal facility. He cer- really are unable to see why theyTodortafel, who are ever realy to come tainly neither lacks the possession of should not be permitted in the ordi- forward in the interests of true art; a good deal of that sort of audacity, nary diplomatic course to protect and by Mr. Rennell, of Canton, onr vulgarly termed "cheek," or a kind what they consider their own rights famous amateur pianist. Malla. Olga of comic originality invariably utili- and privileges to the best of their Daboin and Mr. Reanell will play sed to cover a general ignorance, ability and power. In any case it duet on the splendid Concert Grand which in any ordinary writer for ill becomes any English newspaper casion by the Liedertafel, which should Steinway Piano, kindly lent for the oc- the press would be deplorable. On to speak of the Spanish Government the 30th ulto. this inspired oracle as a power "whose hands are still prove a rare treat to lovers of good music. A special feature of the per- "let himself ont" on the latest phase soiled by the land snatched from formance will be Malle. Daboia's ron- of what is commonly known as the natives without the slightest show of dering of Chopin's Grand Scherzo in North Borneo Concession. He does right or reason." The hands of B flat which created quite a scusation not give us any special information Great Britain are not so clean that in Melbourne. Writing on the subject on the subject, neither does he on-
the Melbourne Argue says:-Chopin's lighten us exactly as to the actual
Grand Scherzo in B flat minor is a purpose of the article; but he car-
composition to test the best qualities of the best players, and is known tainly upsets all our preconceived notions and ideas as to the past his-
amongst all skilful pianists as a pieco tory and existing state of affairs in
requiring profound study and untiring practice before the beauties of it and the Straits of Malacca. He gravely
the meaning which is in it can be made intorms those who care to believe
plain. Mallo. Duboin applied herself him that we had a prior claim to the
to the interpretation of this with all Dutch in Acheen, that the Liberal Mr. Willard's Company gavo an
the ardour of an artist and tho skill of Government were foolish to relin-afternoon performance yesterday, spo-
a master. Here is a commanding style quish our right, as Lord Beacons- cially for ladies and children, of the
of playing-she does not tickle the field pointed out in his celebrated Christmas Pantomime, Blue Beard.
notes ont of the keys as some seem to stump oration to the electors of The attendance was not so large as we Bucks, and that we ended the mat. expected, although there was a fairly good muster. The representation pas- ter Fylgiving the Dutch the.com-sed off most satisfactory without a mand of the Straits. He gravely single hitch, and appeared to give grent informe those whom it may interest pleasure to the children. or concern, that not only have we given the Dutch command of the
A curious wager has boou won by the Straits; but that we now know it
Viscomte de Civry. He made a bet to our cost." We have ro intention
with the Marquis de Peiflitz that he of commenting on the insane stupi-old swim bie mare Ophelie, one of
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dities of this self-constituted author ity, simply because those who know anything of the subject referred to must have already estimated his views at their propor value.
The oracle evidently wishes to be considered a facetious writer. He
we can afford to throw stones at our
neighbours. It will be quite time enough to commence blackguarding Spain and Holland when they do something to deserve the thunder of the China Mail. At present the "great halon-baloo" of our contem- porary has actually no existence..
Gladiateur's progeny, across the Seine. The maro, taking kindly to the water, started with her rider from the Bois do Boulogne side, and got anfely over to the Suresnes bank, about 200 yards lower down, having boon carried that distance by the currant, which is toler. ably strong at this point of the river.
do, not press them out with caressing touch, as seems to be done with others we might namo. She strikes the keys sion is admirable, no matter what the with accuracy and firmness; her preci- width of the interval may be; her rap- idity is unsurpassed; and in all matters relating to technical training, she dis- plays a high degree of proficiency. It belongs to the order of her mind to sympathise most acutely with the music of the great Polish tone-post, and therefore, we discovered in her reading
of the Grand Scherzo in B flat minor the greatest intensity of fooling-the most charming nuances of expression. Wo trast Malle. Olga Daboia will re- coive extensive patronage.
changed to the Nishni Novgoro. She has come to Liverpool to discharge a cargo of sugar, after which she proceeds to Olosst, and thence, it is understood, to Sebastopol, where she will take on board about 600 Russian criminals for Siberia. The steamier appears to have been fitted up especially for the con- voyance of prisoners. Her 'tween decks contain a large space enclosed with strong iron bars, arranged very mach like a number of large cages,
The officers and crew number aboat 130 men, some of whoin appear to be Boldiors, and the captain and off Jors have evidently received special training as men-of-war's men.
The Japan Weekly Mail of the 17th ulto. states that the British steam yacht Wanderor which entored this port (Yo- kohama) on San-lay, reports:-Left Honolulu on the 16th November last for this port, and experienced vory fine weather during a passage of twenty- four days, of which four days only wore spent under steam: Anchored in Yo. kohama Bay at 2 p.m. on Sunday, tlio 11th December.
On the 13 Novem- bor King Kalakaun returnai to Hono- lulu from his extended tour, and ox- pressed himself, to the party on board the Wanderer, greatly delighted with the warmth of his raception in every in Tokio, Yokohama, and elsewhere in place at which he had been, especially Japan. The Russian Flying Squadron was at Houolalu during the Wanderer's stay there; the admiral in the flagship Africa sailing for the Marquesas, and the oibor two vessels proceeding to rendezvous at Otahoite, whence they intended to proceed to Melbourus. The Wanderer party, consisting of her owner O. J. Lambert Req., and family, pur- pose eponding a few days here visiting the various spots of interest, afterwards continuing their wanderings via Kobe and the Inland Sea to Shanghai..
The following are the officers of the Ethon Mark Lodge of Hougkong, for 1882-W. M., J. T. Chater; S. W, L. Mallory; J. W, W. K. Hughes; Master Overscor, T. I. Rose; Senior Overseer, E. Cope; Junior Ovorseer, E. Georg; Chaplain, Bev, O. G. Booth; Trensuror, R. H. Coombs; Scoretary, P. Jordan; S. D., H. B. Jovoy; J. D., T. G. Williamson; Director of Vero. monies, A. N. E. Judah ; Organist, S. Wright; I.G., C. L Balfour; Steward, W. Guskell; Tyler, F. Grimble,
The case in which Mr. de Roza, a Portuguese broker, suus Mr. IIo Atin for the sum of $5,000 in connection with a transaction in property during the gambling mania of September last, was heard in Original Jarisdiction be- fore Acting Chief Justice Snowden, in the Suproine Court yoaturday. It was the old, old story. According to Mr. de Roza, Mr. Ho Atim purchased marine lot No. 25 at Wanchai at the rate of $2.75 per square foot, and signed of contract agreeing to pay a deposit at $5,000. This sun was never paid, and the property having become depreciat- ed to something like half what Mr. Ho Atia agrood to pay for it, that gentle- man is not desirous of completing his contract. Mr. Ho Atim acknowledges that he actually did sign the contract, but contends that the property was in some way misrepresented to him, as he was under the belief that the lot ho
agreed to purchase was owned by the Hongkong Pier and Godown Co., and not this lot, the property of Li Sing, which he had previously refused to pur- chase for $25,000. He knew that Mr. Roza was only a broker, and that there was a principal behind; bat he had been so busy at the time that he signed the contract without even visiting the pro-
perty. His lordship reserved jadg ment, observing that he would give his decision in a day or two,
CRICKET.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES V. THE WORLD.
As recorded in our last' 'issue, this match was commenced yesterday morn. ing, the first innings of the Schools and Universities terminating for 164, of which I. D. Walker contributed 11, Stebbing 32, Forbes 26, and Brown 21. The World were first represented at the wickets by Travers and Winslos, Stebbing and Brown loading the attack. Both batsmen had evidently made up their minds to hit out, Winsloe opening bis account with a rare leg. hit for. which five were ruu, bat iminediately afterwards he returned one to the Neither bowler which was bold. Hynes or Charley could make any stand, and Travers was unfortunately- run out after scoring 18 in good forin, and who apparently well set. Hedley and St. Croix exhibited good cricket,. the leg hitting of the Bugincer being. especially clean, and well timed, and he had scored 22 before Stebbing ma- The old Shanghai player batted in his naged to get a good ball past his but. usual finished style, until a tempting ball from Forbes seduced him over the creuse, and, missing, be paid the usual penalty, Irving also fell a victim to the wiokot-keeper and the slows after scoring sight, and it looked as if the World were to receive a hollow defeat.
Newcombe and. 'Almeida, however, placed a different complexion on the game, the former being credited with 17 very scientifically played for, when Wolseley caught him at short leg off Stebbing, Hughes was thenext comer,