THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
and brown, broken and light, spoiled tobacco, | HOW FIRES AT SEA ARE CAUSED. broken spotted, very much broken spotted, rotten these names.in Chinese, so as to be able at any toliceo. All the European assistants have toknow 18th instant in a case brought before lae Chief An extraordinary revelation was made on the time to assist unpractised hands. Opposite the the Vice Admiralty Court of the Straits Settle Justice, sir Thomas Sigreaves, in Chambers, in sorters sit the bundlers, who have to sort the differ:ments; Singapore, by Mr. Burkinshaw, of Messrs Donaldson and Burkinshaw, acting on behalf of ent classes into lengths, and tie the leaves Mr. Alfred Holt, managing partner of the Ocean bundle. These bundles are again put into heaps, of Mr. George John Mansfield, of Messrs. W. and the heaps increased gradually in size until Mansfield & Co., representatives of the Company scarcely any heat is left in the largest heaps. Guthrie, chief officer of the O. s. S. Co.'s steamer in singapore, and of Mr. William Edward
baled under a press; in same places hydraulic and any be told in brief compass. The Achilles The tobacco is then ready for shipment. It is chilies. The facts of the case are very simple
relays of coolics. During the time the coolies On the 9th January, Messrs. Butterfield and power is used, in others a screw press worked by tetangkong for this port on the 10th January and arrived here on the 15th of the same month. are in the sled they are paid extra for their swire, the Co's Agents in Hongkong, granted to vision of a European. '
Mr. A. M. Essabhoy, of that port, a shipping or- packages China ware. The goods were claimed here by a representative of Mr. A. M. Essabhoy, who appears to have a branch establish ment in Singapore. On the hatches of the steamer being opened for the discharge of cargo on the 16th January one of the above
the other packages marked M. S., and on exatni- packages was found to be smoking, and on ex- tea at all. This caused suspicion with regard to amination proved to contain matches, and not
laying a single line first, and then another one caused a change of bowling, Caldwelt relieving the coolic has been burning his wood, hecing work; and their food is supplied under the super ler for M. s. 20 packages Tea am L. s. 13
Intimations,
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Estimates for Newspaper, Book, and Jobbing Plant at specially reduced rates..
surprised, when on one occasion he was in san and Hynes bowling for the Club. A good com-made beautifully fine, and then beaten smooth Francisco, to see the splendid and spirited look-mencement was made, Winsloe making a brace with pieces of wood. The seed is then ing harses which were standing at the side of of threes in the first two overs, and, with New-mixed with wood ashes and sown, and a cover- the road, on the side walk, as it was called, which stood there without moving off with nothing to ington in a hitting mood, matters promised to being is made over the bed to keep rain and sun keep them there but a fastening attached to some rather lively for the fielders. The anticipations out, for the young seedling is as delicate as a weight which stood upon the ground. When proved delusive however, as Winsloe was new born babe, and in about six or seven days he saw these spirited horses there, he expected at once bowled by Hynes, and the Marine fell to a the young plants appear, and trouble at once to find that there were many accidents caused, but during the time he was there, there were only catch at point off Travers. Dorner was snapped at begins, Morning and evening the seedlings are neatly in bundles, 35 leaves being placed in one steamship Co., Liverpool, on the sworn affidavits NEWSPAPER, BOOK, MUSIC, & GENERAL wo accidents, which were caused by the locking the wicket by Hedley without scoring, and when watered, and in another week the great eneiny of the wheels of carriages in the tram rails. the fourth wicket, stebbing's, fell without any to the tobacco plant appears, and each coolie Therefore, having in view the inconvenience and danger which. was caused to vehicles with
material addition to the score, the prospects of armed with a small straw has all be can do to narrow wheels, he thought it would be desirable the Navy following up their victory of the pick of the worms which infest the beds in that at first only a single line should be laid, previous week looked very gloomy. Carpenter myriads; in some cases so great is this plague and the way in which vehicles were affected be ascertained before the road was cut up for caught by Davies off Travers without scoring, In thirty days from the sowing of the seed, the infused some life into the game, but Bishop was that the beds have to be cleaned twice a day. double line.
The Hon. F. B. JoHNSON said the expense of Part and the left-hander made a short stand, and plant is ready for transplanting, and all this thuc afterwards was one reason why that course was Hynes, which quickly had the desired effect, the his ground, and collecting the incombustible oppused. It seemed to him that, considering the Commander being caught and bowled for a provision for the laying of a double line was sot
roots and unburnt débris. The portion he intends compulsory upon the Company, the matter quickly compiled nine. Browning was run out planting first is now prepared, and after being night safely be left in the hands of the Com-without increasing the total, but when Wilson inspected and found in order the next morning jny, knowing as they did that, in case of the
he takes out the number of plants required, and double line being considered dangerous to the public, they were liable to be called upon to take
February 2nd. towards sun down the planting begins. Taking it tup again.
A fire broke out in the Quangtung, near the sures where the holes are to be made, first pipe being inadvertently left to smoulder among a line with the distances marked on it, he mea City Gates yesterday morning about two o'clock. is supposed to have originated from a lighted digging up the soil in spats two feet from each some waste paper in one of the large paper go- other, until he has completed a line; he then downs by the watchman. The flames rose to a moves three fect further and makes another line great height, making a most imposing spectacle of holes, and so on, and this operation is the effectually subdued before half-past four o'clock. in the surrounding fog and gloom, and were net meaning of the clause in his agreement referring Four large godowns were consumed with the to his undertaking to plant "three feet by two." small out buildings thereto belonging, and the His friend--a good coolie generally Eas a friend damage is estimated at about $8,000. Yesterday, to help him plant-now pours water into each the 1st instant, the schooner Nadeskda (Danish), either M. s. or M. 5. in a diamond were his. He Hosung, a native pilot of this port-for the sum of was sold at auction by Mr. N. B. Myers-to $3,100. The anchura, running gear, etc., were bought in by the same person for the sum of the trade on this coast, $500. she will be converted into a forcha for
Hon. E. R. Beats said that as a member of the select Committee, after hearing all the evi dence, he was of the opinion that this clause would steer clear of all difficulties, clause 4 giving the Governor power to veto the line, and he thought it was a question for the Company. If they liked to launch their undertaking with that clause he thought it would be safe for the Go- vernment to allow it.
On a division, the clause was carried by five Clause 4, giving the Governor in Council power to order one line to be discontinued in case the double should be found dangerous to the public
votes to two.
was amended by the addition of the words "or inconvenient," and of works giving power to under the removal of the other line to another part of the road.
Clause 5 was carried with the addition of a
provisions for a good notice to be served upon the owners and occupiers in fresh strects through which the Company might desire to extend their iran ways.
The clauses up to No. 16 were carried without material alteration, but on clause 17 some dis- cussion occurreel upon the question of whom the responsibility for the repair of the roads through which the tramways passed should rest upon.
The ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE said the Surveyor- General was of opinion that the whole resp
responsi- bility of maintaining and repairing those roads should be borne entirely by either one party or the other. It was consideral by the Committer most convenient that the Company should under. take the maintenance and repair of the roads.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY said that previous to the mecting, he had
a conversation with the Surveyor-General, whowas of opinion that the repair of the roads should be vested in him.
The Hon. F. 1. JORNSON said the matter had been fully considered by the Committee, and it was entirely in accordance with the practice at home that the Company should be responsible for the entire repair of the road.
The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY said the difficulty was that the Government was expected to bear their quota of the expense. The consi- deration of this clause and the four following ones dealing with the same subject, was adjourned.
Clauses were then passed with very slight dis- cussion as far as clause No. 129.
As to clause 129, relating to compensation, some discussion took place.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, expressed an opinion that the power of appeal given by this clause world put functions upon the Executive Council which would convert it into a judicial tribunal between individuals and the Company, and it would place his Excellency and the Council in difficulty.
His EXCELLENCY said this was a matter which should be fully considered, and he therefore thought it would be advisable to adjourn at that point to the following day, at half-past two, when they could sit again, and finish the bill.
BANKERS BOOKS EVIDENCE,
His EXCELLENCY moved the first reading of a Bill to amend the law with reference to Bankers' Books evidence. He said the 'Bill was adopted from the English Act 39 and 40 Vict, and it had been considered it might be usefully applied in this Colony.
The Council then adjourned until half-past two to-day (Thursday).-Daily Press.
CRICKET.
joined Carpenter, what had every appearance of being a one-sided affair, 6.adually assumed a different aspect. Wilson had two lucky escapes, one from being stumped after he had made six, and he was missed off Travers by Hedicy in the following over. These escapes proved expensive, as the batsman slegged the howling all over the field, and with Carpenter playing grandly, the score quickly rose, the hoisting of the century proving a signal for a round of ap plause. Just as the game became exciting Hedley secured Carpenter very cleverly behind the wigket, and then the end soon carne, McMunn only contributing three before falling a victim to a combination of Bell Irving and Hynes, whilst the last man, Ethelston was caught by Hughes off Travers for a single, leaving Wilson to carry out his bat for a hard hit, if somewhat lucky 34. The total score amounted to 118 leaving the Club victors by 19 1uns, Full scores appended:-
PECUNIA INNINGS,
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. FIRST INNENEK, Mr. H. de C. Fothes, 2... 13 Leur. R. 5, Hedley. R.F., hw,"
Stebbing
Mr. W. Hyses, Ethelun,
Bishon27 Mr. T. E. Jaries b Stebbing Mr. H. F. Whyte, Ethelton, b
Bistan.....
Me 1. Hughes, e Browning, b
Stehing
5. H. A. Rischin, and Stet
bing..
Mr. G. A. Caldwell,
Mr. I. J. Bell-Trainz, cente Mr. 11. Winlelse, the out..
by, iba, wa, b... To
。 & Stelibing
h
1. Stebbing
malnut
137 ROVAL. NAVY. Lieut. Wide Iuraastani), b Henes Captain Newington, R.MX-1. (Victor Einamuel,
b Travers
........... TA
Mr. Dormer from Daha, Hedley & Hynes ... Rev. F. C. Stebbing Iron Tuck, Travers Lieut. Carpenter Magpic', e Reley, b Triven, 48 Lieut. Hishing, K.3.A. (Incunatans, Davies,
Camsider Farstant, cand b Callwell, 9 Mr. Bening (Chevil), ron puiza Mr. Wil Victor Finansiell, not out
1. Mean Magple), e Irving, Hynes...... Mr. Kelion In Thike, Hughes, Travers
bbw 3.1
COOLIE LIFE IN SUMATRA.
A DELI TOBACCO PLANTATION-III,
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hole, and when all the necessary holes are made, with his hand he works the ground fie and then carefully beds the young plant. I may state, to be more clearly understood, that the hole making consists of a deep stroke of the hoe and then shaking the earth back into the cut of the hoe. This is very important, as should the cool simply make a hole, the root of the young plant soon comes on hard ground and often petishes. The next maning all the plants are carefully protected from the sun by small planks about half a foot long and a few inches firead, bat on some estates they use a cover made of long grass twisted into a triangle, the centre of
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NINGPO.
The vessels in harbour at present are:-John Danish schooner, 185 tons: Wha-on, British Patts, British barque, 373 tons; Jane Wood burne, British brig 299 tons; Nadeshda, steam forcha.-Shanghai Courier.
SHANGHAL.
from Chinking and Nanking.
H.M.s. corvette Curaçon arrived here to-day
warlike preparations. 50 by last mail, it seems, We believe the Chinese are making serious was Japan.
A rumour was circulated in Canton that the the Chinese, but we have not as yet been able to verify the report.
Essabhoy's representative presenting a bill of
All kinds of Printing Machines, Presses, Paper, and everything connected with Printing Business supplied on most reasonable terms. SPECIAL, AGENT FOR CHINA, JAPAN, And the FAR EAST, ROBERT FRASER-SMITH, No. 6, PEDDAR'S HILL, HONGKONG. Hongkong, 4th February, 1882.
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HONGKONG TIMBER YARD,
OREGON PINE SPARS AND LUMBER ALWAYS ON HAND.
L. MALLORY, Proprietor.
Hongkong, 24th June, 1881..
NOTICE,
nation fifteen of them were found to contain matches and no Tea or Chinaware. On Mr.
ping order, and claiming the goods, he was lading which tallied exactly with the above ship- informed that some of the packages were marked M. s. only, and others M. 5. within a diamond. He at once replied that all the packages marked was then told that they could not be delivered to Thereupont he said they did not belong to him, him as they or some of thein contained matches. and afterwards he reclaimed his bill of ladingsSURANCE COMPANY, Linsited, is this day HE HEAD-OFFICE of the CHINESE IN- which was returned to him. The matter being removed to No. 14, QUEEN'S ROAD, Vice Admiralty Court by petition under section a serious one, the case was brought before the
having been sworn to by Mr. Mansfield and Mr. 27 cap. 85, of 36 and 37 Victoria, in regard to goods of a dangerous nature, and the facts Guthrie, chief officer of the Achilles, the Chief Justice declared the fifteen cases forfeited and
J. BRADLEE SMITH, Secretary. Hongkong, 16th January, 1881.
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL
MILLAR & CO PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS, &c., &c, have 6, BEACONSFIELD ALCADE, where Orders for REMOVED their Office and Ware-room to No. Fittings and Repairs will be punctually attended
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Hongkong, 11th November, 1881..
is favourable is soon strong enough to admit of British ironclad Pivern is likely to be sold to and were accordingly stowed away on boardECORD of AMERICAN and FOREIGN
Company will leave Scotland the first week in We hear that the new twin screw built for the May. The steamship Wycliffe lately purchased by the Company is in the hands of Messrs. 5. Farnham & Co., to be fitted up for the China
trade.
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between shanghai and soochow was too daring It seems that opening of steam communication an innovation. The pioneer boat, Wen-tsoo, left for Soochow on the 16th ult, but she has there, and that the 500chow Mandarins are afraid never come back. We believe she is detained to allow the fire-cater to compete with the ante- diluvian boats on the creek, until they obtain the sanction of Tso Tsung-tang, the new Viceroy of Nanking Mercury
Wilson, which arrived in port on Thursday night, The C.M.s. Co.'s steamer Hwai-ynen, Captain is to be laid up for repairs, which are expected to occupy about three weeks in completion. day from Chiefoo, repors that when she arrived The steamer Kamtchatka, which arrived to-
with a large fall of snow and the steamer was in Chefoo strong weather existel for two days, unable to land or ship cargo in consequence. The steamer Hing-shing was at anchor when The Hongkong Telegraph seems to be fast overtaking its contemporanes in the jounalistic race. The last numbers we have received show
of the journal is greatly improved.--Courier. that the paper has been considerably enlarged, and the compilation of news and general editing
the Kamchatka lek.
THE KAIPING COAL MINES.
SHIPPING. Agents, ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.
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ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO. Hongkong, 13th June, 1881.
AND
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NAVY BOILED
LONG FLAX
CROWN
CANVAS.
ordered them to be sold at auction to pay the costs of the petition, any balance to be held by Count. Such are the simple facts of the simple the Company subject to further directions of the
might have been the consequences of the ship- serious reflection when it is considered what facts of this case, and they are sufficient to cause
described by the shipper as harmless tea ment of these fifteen cases. They were
the Achilles amongst Chinese matting and.
addition to her crew. suppose the fchilles met other indammable goods. The Achilles, more over, carried over 600 Chinese passengers, in with a typhoon, or get caught in a storm, or experienced merely ordinary gough cation and T AGENTS to the NEW YORK BOARD these fifteen cases of matches got in a blaic, what of UNDERWRITERS.
ratches, not Tea, in this case, was purely acci- noted that the discovery of the cases containing might not have been the dreadful results. Be it
dental. May it not be concluded that such frauds are not unfrequent. There is reason to that such amazing recklessness, or rather cri- DAVID CORSAR & SONS' believe that such is the case, and it seems to us minal folly, to use no harsher terms, deserves and calls for the most public denunciation and the severest punishment, and that the Executive either of Hongkong or of singa worse than an attempt at murder, and tantamount pore should take action is the matter. It is to an attempt at wholesale destruction of life and
be the plain duty of Government, in the interests property, and that in one of the most terrible of public safety, to trace and punish the authors THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS ways conceivable. It would scem, therefore,
the Achilles was not the only vessel that was to of this most dangerous fraud. It appears that be jeopardised. In the application to the Import and 13 packages Chinaware were for tranship- ment. some other vessel leaving this port would, TH Office here, it is stated that the 20 packages tea
therefore, have had her safety put in imminent danger, had it not been for the most fortunate discovery at the Tanjong Pagar Dock. It does not diminish one's sense of the wickedness of the fraud to learn that the matches are forgeries, probably of Japanese manufacture, in imitation
the label is a very good one, that might casily of the Danish or Swedish matches so well-known and so largely sold throughout the Archipelago. We have seen one of the boxes and the imitation escape detection by a European and still more by a Native, unless attention was specially called to it. The matches are useless and will not light at all.-Daily Tivies.
article yesterday explaining that Li Hung-chang of The buiterman" of this concern had an is completely justified in entertaining anticipa tions of success. But it is not so long ago that the Chinese "butterman" (a new role for the sing had achieved a great success with the mine; N. C. Daily News) told us that Mr. Tong King now Li Hung-chang anticipates a success. Then the Chinese organ gives a description of the machinery, and he winds up by saying that by March next one or two hundred tons of coal a day four for may be taken out. This is a wonderful feat, after
Entimations.
NOTIFICATION.
to
ARNOLD KARBERG & Co, Hongkong, 15th June, 1881.
THE
T
HE HONGKONG DIRECTORY
WILL CONTAIN
OF THE BUFFS
NOW ON THE WAY TO THIS STATION. OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILÍ.
HE HONGKONG DIRECTORY
WILL BE SOLD BY Messrs. KELLY & WALSH QUEEN'S ROAD.
HE HONGKONG DIRECTORY
WILL CONTAIN THE REVISED ISSUE OF THE POSTAL GUIDE. OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILL.
THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY WILL BE SOLD BY Messrs, MAC EWEN, FRICKEL & Co. QUEEN'S ROAD,
NOTICE.
OOKBINDING AND RULING IN ALL ITS
Mr. & K. Travers, Stelibing tart, Steiding 18 which is crossed by bars of grass. In a few days the plant begins to spring up, and if the weather Wiske, is Bishop the covers being removed. Every evening for some days these transplanted seedlings must be watered; upon the romoval of the protecting planks the seedling must be assisted by heaping up with the hand the loose earth around, and as the plant now grows the earth must be banked up until each row is about one foot and a half high; the higher the earth is heaped the stronger the plant and the better the quality of the leaf, and the deeper the earth has been hoed the higher will be the banking. Every morning each plant has to be carefully inspected, and all worms taken off. Upon the plant reaching a certain height the topping operation begins, which process consists of nipping off the head of the plant. The height for topping is one of the most important parts of tobacco culture, and I will therefore say a few words about it. It is the duty of the European overseer to decide at what selected, a road is much straight through it; in way of judging is by the soil and the appearance The portion of forest to be planted having been number of leaves the coolie shall top; the usual the first place, the timber is felled, and a rough of the plant. On a light, poor soil, fourteen to road made by the natives of the country, the sixteen leaves is the most a plant-however Chinese coolics being then put on the road to healthy looking-will stand, and even with make a ditch on each side, and the caith thrown only that number I have seen the bottom leaves out of these ditches makes the foundation of the dropping before the tops were ripe. Upon a road ultimately made fit for wheeled vehicles eighteen leaves produces the best crop; on red road, all the stumps of trees being rooted ip, and the white, stiff clayey soil, an average of to travel over. The land to be planted is given soil very often, no matter how low you top Dut in sections to the natives, who fell the timber, the plants do not ripen properly, and should and the monarchs of the forest lie piled up one there be a scarcity of rain nothing will save the dense, impenetrable mass of timber; and, seen and twenty-four leaves are often retained. It is on the other in all directions, just as they fall, a crap; on rich, deep coloured land, twenty-two for the first time, it is almost incredible to the usual in the trees first planted to top a few leaves uninitiated that this colossal wood pile in three higher than in later tobacco; the reason for this or four months will be a waving sea of green is that towards the end of the crop a great risk plants. Now the fields are given out to the is run of being over-taken by the rainy season, HONGKONG CLUB V. ROYAL NAVY. planters, each coolie's field generally measuring and therefore it is advantageous to get the Thereturn match between these leams was com- 6co feet by 102 feet English measure. The tobacco in as rapidly as possible. In about menced on the Cricket Ground yesterday mtorp-coolies draw lots for the divisions, as scarcely two eighty or ninety days from transplanting the ing. Hynes, winning the toss, elected to take the fields are alike, some having heavier timber to seedlings, the tobacco will be ripe. Tobacco in first innings, and sent in Forbes and Hedley to be disposed of than others; and some better this condition can never be mistaken; the first resist the attacks of stebbing and Wilson. Both
sign of ripeness is a slight yellow at the tip of batsmen seemed bent on hitting, and soon gave to work, not at all disheartened, with the Herculean the leaf, and in a few days after the leaves have the fielders plenty of work. Wilson was so severely task before him; first he cuts away all the under a thick appearance and stand well down from handled that a change of bowling was quickly re-
wood which has grown up since the felling of the the plant, and shortly after this the leaf assumes sorted to, but runs still came at a great pace, until trees, then he cuts away the branches, piling the stebbing managed to get Hedley out "leg before smaller wood around the great trunks, and day for cutting. The coolic cuts the tree close to a frosted appearance, and the tree is then ready wricket," the retiring batsman having contri-after day in a scorching heat he keeps steadily the ground and places it with the great care in a buted 16 in good style. Hynes was the next chop, chop, and on the whole length of the long basket, avoiding over packing as the weight comer, and the play again waxed fast and road the ring of the axe is heard. It is a of the upper trees will crush and quite spoil the furious, Forbes especially distinguishing himself pleasure to see a good coolie at work, how by his clean leg hitting and driving,
lower ones, causing the leaf to be bruised, and A good cleverly he picks out the right place to cut the all bruises in the green leaf make nasty black stand was made, and matters thus carly looked wood that it may fall in a position most suitable lines in the cured leaf. The tobacco is now rosy for the Club, both batsmen getting well set for piling up, and to watch how doggedly he hung upon sticks by means of small ties of and apparently having the bowling well under perseveres in a work that to most men the bare Manila hemp, ten trees being put upon each control. After scoring 35 in his very best form sight of would dishearten. Later on, when the stick. The next morning, after the European bas Forbes in hitting round to leg was bowled off wood is considered dry enough, it is fired, and examined the tobacco and taxed it, the plants are his pad by Wilson, a piece of very bad dense columns of smoke and flame are seen the hoisted to the highest part of the drying-shed, luck as the ball was well off the wicket. Davies whole length of the division. At night this scene tier after tier, there to remain about fourteen days, joined Hynes, and immediately commenced to is wild and grand, the thick, dark bush, brought the plants being then taken down and stripped drive the bowling all over the field, the secretary cut in strong relief, forming a black back ground of their leaves which are made up into bundles; also going in for slogging tactics with. niuch to a thousand blazing piles; and now and then, broken tobacco and ground leaves in one bundle, success. Repeated changes of bowling were some dead tree catching fire, the tongues of flame good tobacco by itself. These bundles are taken. tried, and Hynes was eventually well caught by leap high up as if attempting to reach the star-lit down in bullock carts to the fermenting shed, Ethelston from a good drive over the bowler's sky; then some large log, rolling into a blazing and placed in large or small heaps according to head. Whyte was the next comer, and when furnace of smaller branches, sends a glittering the amount of oil and the thickness of the leaf, 4th instant, and may be expected here on or an adjourninent was made for tiffin, three wickets fountain of brilliant sparks to sport in the breeze. these heaps are turned over until it is considered about the 12th instant.
The steamer Euphrates left singapore on the were down for tog runs--not a very promising My pen could never discribe so grand a pyrotech-that the leaf will stand a greater heat, when two The steamer Gleniffer left singapore on the outlook for the Navy, Oa resuming play Davies nical display-cascades of Blame, fountains of or three heaps are made into one, a bamboo 5th instant, and may be expected here on or was almost immediately bowled by Stebbing, and sparks, palaces of fire, all are here. Truly the being placed in the centre of the heap in which about the 13th instant, then a tide set in which completely altered the fire king holds high revels in Deli on the sticks are placed by these sticks the heat of the vid Ports of Call, on the and instant, and is due aspect of the match. Travers and Hughes both burning off the land for cultivation. Day after heap is ascertained from time to time, and for here on or about the 28th instant.
The steamer Meath left Sydney for Hongkong, fell to stebbing without troubling the scorers, day the burning goes on; as the wood, gets con- this purpose on some estates thermometers are the same trundler-who was dead on the spot at sumed and the fire dies out the remnants are used. In course of time these heaps are again this time-accounting for Ritchie's wicket at a gathered and are sepiled until none is left but the made larger, until the tobacco has acquired what cost of one run. Caldwell was sent back by incombustible trinks of a red wood that no is considered will be fixed colour of the leaf, Askoft breathing sound when a magnet was moved | INSURANCE, and SHIPPING BUSINESS. The proprietor offers the Wash to the publie Bishop without scoring, Bell Irving was run out ordinary fire will consume. Now the planter soon as the tobacco is at this stage, the sorting before getting a chance of breaking his duck, and hoes the land, no mere scrape, but each stroke commences. Each coolie has before him many * after Wodehouse and Whyte had made a short re-cutting down half a foot to nine inches in the partitions made by small sticks being placed in sistancethe latter was sharply caught by Ethelston ground, and when the hoeing is half finished the the mats which cover the whole of the floor of off Bishop, and the innings was over for 137.runa, seed beds or nurseries for the tobacco plant are the shed, and the following is the usual ender of that the peculiar breathing sound was of a dif- of which was catras, Wodehouse carrying his mate. A good piece of land is chosen for this, bat out for a useful half dozen.
and the ground hoed deep and afterwards well With what appeared an easy task for such a thrown up, about 20 feet long by two feet broad, strong batting team, the Navy commenced opera but the dimensións are a matter of taste. tions with Winsloo and Newington, Travers These beds are well raked and cleaned and
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ground than others. John Chinaman then sets
sorting:-Jaya leaf, dark leaf, brown with oil, brown, fallow, light coloured and yellowish red, dark and brown with spots, light and fallow with dark and brown slightly hard or dry, Iraken dark spots, very spotted, all colours, uneven coloured,
orde years labour, for machinery, which was then A COPY of the JURY LIST for 1882 is B BRANCHES EXECUTED AT VERY LOW
tons a day. We have no doubt about the ma- Chinese butter nan of the Daily News, descends chine., but where is the coal? This writer, the at length to some hazy statistics. He says the the price it would command in shanghai. He coal can be raised to the bank for one-fourth of shanghai. We will put it at Tis. 4; then it costs at the pit's mouth T. 1 per ton, which is not at does not say what price it would command in
all cheap, certainly not in China; then it has to be conveyed to a port, then in a ste ner to Shanghai, and so on. There will be no margin point is, why don't they get coal?. The butter- of profit or interest at Tls. 4. But the great man carefully shirks answering that question..
fercury.
MAILS EXPECTED,
THE FRENCH MAIL
with the next French mail, left singapore at 10 The Messageries Maritimes steamer Sindh, am, on the sth instant, and may be expected to arrive here on the 13th instant.
STEAMERS EXPECTED.
Inspection. Notice of any Inaccuracies, Omis- gistrar on or before 14th February, 1882, in posted at SUPREME COURT HOUSE for sions, Objections, &c., must be given to the Re- accordance with the Provisions of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1864.
RATES AT THE
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OFFICE Account Books ruled to any pattern. Music bound in Elegant style with Best Materials.
"TELEGRAPH OFFICE, HONGKONG.
on the ground of any exemption to which he may be entuled, or on the ground of any want of HAIR DRESSING SALOON is on the List'as a Juror will excused from Service It is further notified that no person whose name
qualification, unless such exemption shall have qualification duly proved at or before the time been claimed and established, or such want of above specified.
C. F. A. SANGSTER, Acting Registrar,
Supreme Court, Hongkong, 1st February, 1883. THE
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HE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED,
NOTICE.
From THIS DATE, and during the absence of Mr. J. BRADLEE SMITH, Mr. D. McLAURIN will act as Secretary.
W. REINERS, Chairman, Board of Directors. Hongkong, 1st January, 1882.
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WINE MERCHANT AND COMMISSION AGENT,
No. 33, WELLINGTON-STREKT, HONGKONG,
Hongkong, 23rd January, 1882.
HONGKONG HOTEL
P. MOORE begs to inform the Gentle
W. men of Hongkong and Visitors that he
has reduced the price of Hair-Cutting to so cents. Having now in his employ thuce competent As- sistants who are always in attendance, he guar- antees to execute this class of work, in all its branches, with a perfection which cannot be ex celled in any part of the World.
Hair Cutting...... Shampooing..
....50 Cents ....25 Cónts. ....25 Cents. Trimming Beards.....35 Cents.
Shaving
MONTHLY CUSTOMERS TAKEN AT REDUCED
RATES.
RAZORS MOST CAREFULLY RE-SET.
Mr. MOORE begs to recommend his GOGO-SHAMPOO WASH
to the public as unrivalled by any prepare tion ever produced for promoting the growth of the hair. The basis of this compound is made of [63
soap root; the natives of the Philip pine Islands never use anything else for. Mercantile Office, either in Hongkong or Shanghair from 5 to 6 feet long. By constantly using WANTED, EMPLOYMENT, by the Ad-washing their hair; they are never found bald, hai. The Advertiser understands BOOKKEEPING, this shampoo Wash as directed, you wil ‚vertiser-as-a General Assistant in a and it is quite common to see the females with
NEVER BE BALD.
X. Y. Z
Office of this Paper.
Hongkong, 25th January, 1882.
Mr. Stroh some time ago made the discovery that a disconnected telephone emitted a peculiar was reintroduced recently before the English society of Telegraph Engineers and Electricians, to and tro in close proximity to it. The question Moderate.
when Mr. Heaviside stated that he finds a dis- of currents in a neighboring wire. Mr. Strob said connected telephone is sensitive to the induction
ferent kind when the magnet was appoaching the telephone to what it was when it was reced ing Prof. Hughes is of opinion that the action
'likely to reward the patient investigator. tory nature, and the subject is one that seems of the magnet on the telephone is of an undula-
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