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TELEGRAMS for Hangkok can go forward by mail closing at singapore at 11 am, on 22nd inst.
A SINGULAR application has been made to the Liverpool stipendiary by the keeper of a local hotel, who said that a young coloured woman' named Mary Macledd, staying at his house, had Tit: Revenue Cruiser Fei Hoo left this morning, been deserted by a man to whom she was married the 11th inst. for the Northem Light-houses. at sea. She was hired by the captain of a ship! —Amoy Gazelle, at Penang to attend on his wife during a voyage to London. On the voyage the young woman
and the second officer became intimate, the captain married them, and they afterwards lived together. They stayed in London a short time, and then came to Liverpool, and there the officer deserted the woman. The magistrate ordered inquiries to be made, and directed that tos. should be given from the paar-box to the destitule young woman.
We note from the Amoy Gazette that H.M.S. Commander Collins, arrived at Amoy from Tamsul on the 13th inst.
THE Monthly Criminal Sessions were formally opened this morning, and adjourned day next the 17th inst. at 11 a.. THE unusual clemency of the present season, says the Courier, is illustrated by the announce will start from here to-morrow for Tientsin. ment that two steamers laden with tribute rice
FAL
A few minutes
the fire bell of the C pealed forth an alarm v
in the westem district, whic
up by the fire bells at the Central Police and Clock Tower. The scene of the conflagra was at the back of the F', and O. Co.'s Golowns, in house No. 159, Queen's Road West, occupied by Chinese as a rattan shop or store. This house is one of a block of fourteen three-storied build-→ untiMonings, substantially built; of granite up to the first floor, the rest of brick. They are all new houses, the spet dense volumes of smoke, intermingled having been only recently erected. On reaching
with flame, were issuing, in front, from the top floor of the house No. 150. At the back, also, this floor was burning fiercely, the flames light- ing up the Government Civil Hospital which is on the spur of the hill a little distance above, the hospital buildings, viewed from Queen's-road, standing out in sharp distinctness on the dark back ground. shortly after seven o'clock the tendent of the Civil Hospital having been called attention of Dr. Marques, the Assistant Superin.
McCallum, the Government analyst, the ward by his servant to the fire, he, assisted by Mr. master, and other hospital officials, proceeded at once to take measures for the safety of the hos-
Governor Hennessy nor those who in this country admire his course of action would desire to encourage crime or to pamper prisoners. On the contrary, they would promptly admit that it is no true humanity to render prisons either attractive or insufficiently penal. The proper function of a prison is to tend permanently to. empty itself. And all expeilence shows that this is best secured by a due combination of refo, nas tory with deterrent, and of preventive with re-
A THIRD nefarious attempt has been made hy pressive treatment. The prompt but sloth incendiaries to get up a fire in Wanchi. About ful resort to mere wholesale flogging has, when-half-past three on Saturday evening a piece of ever it has been resorted to, tended to crush men
cloth soaked with kerosene was found burning at nto permanent shame and crime. They have had to be flagged again and again, and impri upper storey of the Wanchai Club, the floor at the head of the stairs in the back room of the soned time after time. I speak now of flogging the spot being slightly burnt. The sill of the as a general feature of any system. Experienced window at the back of the room and some of the criminal administrators who do not wish to see flogging abolished, but mainly hell in ter
woodwork of the window were also found charred from a similar cause, one pane of glass being rorem for resort in extreme cases, have repeatedly cracked with the heat. The train, it is evident, stated their conviction that in this sparing in. fliction, and on rare occasions, consists its only must have been laid by some person having access to the interior of the house, and it is highly merit. But even the recent official statistics of your own colony now prove the failure of the probable that the attempt to set fire to the window [7 foner flogging system and the more repressive being made, a watchman was hired to protect the was made from the inside. Upon the discovery as well as preventive efficacy of Governor Hen.
premises. nessy's wiser substitute, I shall lay this corre- spondence before our committee, and meanwhile THE mercantile marine of Hamburg on January I remain, sir, yours very respectfully,
12t consisted of the following vessels:-350 sailing WILLAM TALLACK,
ships, of in all 401,864 cubic metres, or 141,909 Probability of His Excellency the Governor short to admit of its playing on the burning F. Bulkeley Johnson, Esq., Member of Legis-registered tons; and 150 steamers, of 5r5.0 leaving the Colony on Tuesday by the English building below; it was utilized to pour a stream
Secretary of the Howard Association.
On the gels instant, at 1,31,31. Commulate, Amny, by R. J. Firest, and afterwards at the Union Church, by the Rev. J. Mackowan, HARKET NICOLE to THOMASIN CULOTT,
inc enly daughter of the late Robs, Fesman Hams, irol, Glaces
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Tux shanghai Mercury is informed on the highest authority that the report current to the effect that the Lanchow-fu Woollen Mills are about to be closed, is entirely without foundation. MDLLE. Olga Duboin arrived this morning the 11th inst. from Fonchow, after a very successful tour. We understand that the talented lady in tends giving a Concert on Wednesday next.
Aniay Gazette.
THE Kaiping Coal Mines says the Mercury are a great success from the point of view of a share holder. The shares are quoted at '70 per cent. premium. So the shareholders can make sure of their profits by selling.
THE China Afail hears that there is a strong
mail. We wonder what our enterasing con.
emporary will next hear—or invent! THE Governor has been pleased to recognize provisionally, and until further notice, Mr. Wil- liam Reiners as in charge of the Imperial Royal Consulate General for Austro-Hungary at this Por, during the absence of Mr. Adolf Aridrf.
pital buildings, and to render what assistance was of the patients capable of lending a hand were at possible in extinguishing the fire. Fifty or sixty
once set to work to throw buckets of water on the hospital buildings, upon which sparks from the. buming premises were rapidly falling, and the road in front of the institution, but, being too hospital hose was laid on to the fire-plug in the
of water on the roofs and other parts of the hospital. Later on, some lengths of hose having been added to it by the Government Fire Brigade, it was brought to bear on the burning houses with excellent effect. The first engine to arrive on the scene was the manual of the Nam Pak Hong, which immediately set to work and did
followed by Government manual No. 4, the Pawn- good service throughout. This engine was quickly
brokers' and Piece-goods brokers' manuals; Go- vernment steamers Nos. 2 and 3, and mangal No. 5, the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's steamer and the Imperial Insurance Company's also laid on to the fire-plug in Queen's Road, ad. manual, all coming up in quick time. A hose was
no time was lost in bringing the several engines jacent to the fire. A plentiful supply of water being obtainable from the mains and the harbour,
to operate on the burning building, except No.
short time, the suction hose being found inadequate. It was some time before hose WITH reference to the late fire at Wanchai, the was brought to bear on the back of the building,
of French sisters of Asile de la sainte Enfance where the flames raged most fiercely, the out- wish to express their gratitude and thanks for houses of the burning premises as well as those
THE following interesting (7) and intelligible (?) wire has been received on the Egyptian ques- tion: A collective note proposes agreement among the Powers on the basis of the stats que in Egypt, and to respect international obligations" We are informed by the General Agent that the
26th ultimo, has arrived at Yokohama and will Occidental and Oriental Company's steamship Belgic, with mails from San Francisco to the
leave that port for Hongkong to-morrow. The of the 27th inst.
cubic metres, or 181,8c registered tons; in all Founded by the Late Lord BROGHAM 132,roo registered tons; nett measurement. The and now presided over by the Duke of sailing vessels show a decrease of 14 vessels and WESTMINSTER, the Howard Association 3.9co registered tons; the steamers an ing case of consists of a large body of influential men
24 steamers and 34.00 registered tons, nett having for their object the promotion of
measurement. As regards the sailing vessels the best methods of criminal treatment and ques'of 300 to 4cɔ registered tons. Amongst the most of them are of a smaller size, mostly bar. prevention of crime, Mr. Jois BRIGHT, steamers are a good many first-class boats, of the LORD MAYOR of London, Sir CHARLES very large carrying capacity. The above mer. TREVELTAN, and very many other able cantile fleet may be called a large one for a single public men, well known as members of port not exceeding 300,000 inhabitants. The Parliament, Directors of the Bank of Eng.mercantile fleet of our sister city Altona comprises in all 32 sailing ships, of 9,383 registerest tons, land, and leading bankers and manufac having receded three vessels and nearly 1,000 turers of Great Britain, are amongst its tons-London and China Express. members. The views of such bodies as Tix Honorable but irrepressible F. BUL-this on the merits and policy of a public YESTERDAY the rubbish was pretty well cleared KELEY JOHNSON is again to the front "med- HE HONGKONG DIRECTORY elling and muddling," and again, it would as they are on the best of all evidence, horse shoes, plates, bars and rods of iron, and Belgic will probably arrive here on the evening Government steamer, which was delayed a
man like Sir JouN POPE HENNESSY, founded from No. 1, godown on Praya East, barrels of namely Parliamentary and State papers, iron troops, ranged in heaps along the sides, prin- furnish the true gauge of the best Eng- cipally forming the contents. The smouldering lish opinion. They also give us some had ceased in that godown. But an imperceptible little indication of the value which is at- diminution, however, appeared in the contents tached by respectable people in England moulder. Salarday being Chinese New Year's of godown No. 2, which still continued to to sach manifestly malicious slanders as Day, ro coolies were obtainable to clear out the the "Lie from Hongkong" and the letterbris, but yesterday 150 coclies, and several of H. H. N.", which appeared in the St. cargo boats were engaged in removing it. The James's Gazelle only a few days before this rubbish is conveyed to Lap sap Wan, the cases highly satisfactory letter from Mr. TALLACK of camphor and matclics worth anything being was written and published. In fact, both taken to flowington and stored in a guarded en- Mr. Joussos and H. H. N. seem to have closure there, for the benefit of the Insurance got very little satisfaction out of their Companies concerned, doubtless No.1 Go. simultaneous but, we are glad to say, very sent steamer was still at work there all day different efforts.
Saturday, Saturday night, and yesterday. Several of the Government Fire Brigade, we understand, have had their Brigade uniform, one suit of which is issued only every two years, torn and injured by their continuous and exhausting
also having private suits of clothes deciroyed, as labours in connection with these godowns, several they were obliged to change take off their uniform when toe wet and dirty to be worn; and we think it
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the great sympathy and kindness, and the valu- able assistance they received from many friends during the fire so near their premises on sunday, the 12th inst, and following days and nights.
A CHINAMAN on leaving the Macao steamer White Cloud to-day, about ten minutes before her departure, accidentally fell into the water, but was rescued, nothing the worse for his invo- untary bath, by a fellow Celesteal, who went after him, and, by the aid of bamboos and lines field out to him, kept him afloat until a sampan came up, which took in the both of them.
houses Nos, 152 and 154 adjoining, being ablaze. Notwithstanding the efforts made to subdue it, the fire acon spread to house No. 132,
also used as a rattan shop or store, but did not succeed in fastening upon any other of the adjoining houses, though No. 154 was at one time in considerable langer, the out-house erected against it having been burnt down. Both the first and second floors of houses 150 and 153 were stored with rattan, which rapidly ignited, and little could be done beyond endeavouring to prevent the fire spreading further, which, we are happy to report, was successfully accom- plished.
The Howard Association, g, Bishopsgate Without, E.C., London, Jan. 10. Dear sir,-Your letter from Hongkong, dated Dec. 3. reached me yesterday, and I have af once looked up various papers and authorities on the subject, so as to be able to reply promptly | But, in the first place, it may be remarked that it is spatter for surprise that we should have received any letter at all from Hongkong, written under an apparent impression that the penal system of that colony had not been open to sericus ob- jection. For it is a matter of world-wide notoriety. THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY Have you not seen the principal English journals of the past few years? Have you not read the Parliamentary and other State papers in which this subject has been treated of by his Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy, Earl Kimberley, and others? Have you not read the letters to the | English newspapers on the question by Mr. Peter A. Taylor, M., and others? Perhaps, how ever, in your distant part of the world you have not seen or read these statements. And even if pany, Hongkong Hotel Company, and other WILLARD's Wanderer's appear to be having a the address in reply to the Queen's Message, after deceased must have been killed instantaneously,.
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THE Hom. E. R. Delilios, who will leave for liombay by the English mail steamer Thibet to-morrow, has for the past 20 years been a central figure in our commercial circles.. During the whole of that period Ms. Belilios has never once left the scene of his labors, so that his pre- sent holiday is a well earned one. The honour-isonly fair that they should receive compensation, able gentleman has been prominently before the and also some additional remuneration for the public, not only as member of the Legislative unusually heavy work thrown upon them, carried Council, but also as a prime mover in most of on as it has been continuously now over a week, our local undertakings. As a director of the the members of the Brigade working 21 hours Hongkong and shanghai Banking Corporation, in the 24 during that period. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Com
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local Institutions, Mr. Belilios has done good paticularly unpleasant season in the Model set tlement. We reproduced a few days ago the critical opinions of the Shanghai press on the first performance of the Wanderers, which were the reverse of complimentary, and we now regret
measure of the prosperity now enjoyed by these foresight. During his short experience as an various concerns is due to his energy and business unofficial member of the Legislative Council, the honourable gentleman has displayed very en- lightened views on the questions affecting the future welfare of the Colony, and we have doubt that at the council board he will always prove an officient advocate of the interests of the public. Mr. Delilios proposes to return to Hongkong by one of the Indian steamera leaving Calcutta either in April or May,
to note from latest ndvices from the north that on
the occasion of the company appearing in the burlesque "The Forty Thieves," a row between the occupants of the pit and gallery was with difficulty prevented. It would appear that the "gods" were greatly dissatisfied with the enter- tainment, and behaved in a most outrageous fashion, whilst the occupants ofthe reserved seats took quite the opposite view, and stood up man- most favourably of the performance, and a corre fully for the Wanderers. The Courter speaks
spondent writes on the subject to that journal as follows:-"I was present at the performance of Mr. Willard's company on saturday night, and was very much surprised at the conduct of a portion of the audience, who evidently went there for the express purpose of making a noise, and not to enjoy themselves or to fairly criticise the per- formance. Whatever may be the merits of "The Wanderers" in a variety entertainment, they are undoubtedly very good in burlesque, and I was glad to find that there were a number of com- mon-sense gentlemen amongst the audience, and In encouraging the company in their performance, turned what might, under other circumstances, have been a failure, into a 'decided success,
THE leader in our morning contemporary of sa- turday last, on the sale of the Hongkong Opium usually feebleven for the Daily Press. What Farm and the Opium Question generally is un,
the leader-writer wishes to convey he will perhaps favor the public with some other time. In his preliminary canter he has doubtless judiciously confined himself to vagus generalitics meaning absolutely nothing.
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A most painful incident, involving the loss of at least one life, and it is believed of another, house No. 150, which was filled with rattan in occurred about 9 pm, when the first floor of bundles, came down with a crash, burying. Constable Anderson, a member of the Govern- ment Fire Brigade, and, it is thought, a Chinese fireman of one of the Insurance companies, in the ruins. It appears that the upper floor, where the fire raged, fiercest, and which was also stored with rattans, first gave way, carrying the second floor with it in its descent. The unfortunate
figures be correct? If they are, they may be was found being some fifteen feet in height. a long debate, by 87 to 12 votes. Can these the superincumbent mass under which his body safely taken as an indication of the character of He, and a Chinese fireman who is supposed the opposition raised to the address, and the also to be buried beneath the ruins, were the general proceedings. utter lack of interest displayed by both parties in guiding a hose some to or ta fect inside the
front door when the floor gave way without We are requested to state, says the Amoy Gazette escape. Mr. Goodwyn, of Messrs. Cibb, Living the slightest warning, allowing them no time to of the 14th inst, that Mdile. Olga Dubeln will ston's, and sergeant Ray, of the Police, had a give her second and farewell concert to-morrow very narrow escape, both being laside the door evening, Wednesday, at nine o'clock at the Amoy at the time. The former received a severe cut Club Theatre. We are given to understand that down the side of the face, and although he con- Mdle. Dubain will appear to a National Court trived to extricate himself, he fell down in a costume, presented to her by the late Empress of semi-insensible condition on roaching the Russia. Melic. Duboin will shortly take her
for some time, and give concerts. departure for shanghai where she intends to stay
you have, you might, and perhaps not altogether unreasonably, object that general statements in the public Press are not A sufficient authority for grave imputations upon any sys tem or upon any 'community. Well, let us at once assume this to be so, and set aside all the newspaper correspondence and statements, and confine the matter to official reports. In the autumn of 1879 there was published an official correspondence between the governor of Hong- kong and the Colonial Office. In that Cor- respondence Governor Hennessy gave an account of what had come under his personal observation, and which indicated a very grave and objection able state of things in the local penal system. been flogged nine days previously, and who were has been recently sentenced by the Criminal For example, he found two prisoners who had "A MILLIONAIRE convict-Beh Kwat King, who still bleeding from the wounds occasioned by Court at Japara to five years' hard labour in those floggings-ane of the prisoners having eight chains, the son of Bch Blauw Choan, Chinese and the other twelve such wounds. It further millionaire at Samarang. Not long ago he appeared that prisoners previously to being bought a sugar estate named sumbring, in Japara, flogged were placed on a very weakening diet office which he himself has been managing. This in- and water, whereby their floggings were rendered dividual became presumptious from his wealth still more painful. Also in about a year and a half and family connections, and thought he might more than two hundred floggings were inflicted do what no one else would dare to do. This he upon the prisoners in Hongkong Jail. Governor displayed when he recently arrived at japara in Hennessy reported to the secretary of state. for a prahu, on board of which the yellow flag was the Colonies that "this is probably without a flying. On being shown the flag he was told by parallel in any part of the civilised globe of the the juragan of the prahu that he ought to await same amount of population. From further off the coming of the doctor before he could land. cial correspondence published in August, 1881, Beh Kwat King, Kowever, cared nothing for this it appears that the humane Governor's interet simpleton of a native, but stepped out of the ence had already been followed by a material prahu inmediately after arrival, and went straight It does not speak well for a shanghai audience, at about half past eleven o'clock on Saturday when stripped presented a shocking appear decrease both in grave and in minor crimes, in
to his estate. When charged with breach of the when we find the "gods" reproving the pit and spite of the decrease or disuse of flogging. The quarantine regulations he declared under 'sajh | stalls. I hope that the lesson taught on Saturday news from the colony received from time to time before the Magistrate, that he had not seen the evening will be taken to hear in the future, and has shown that much opposition by some of the yellow flag at all, and hence was ignorant of that any portion of the audience who are not colonists has been manifested to the Governor's quarantine being enforced at Japara. The juri-satisfied with the entertainment will treat the Christian and philanthropic exertions. But here, gan proved nevertheless the contrary. The con same with silence or leave the thostro and not in Great Britain, there appears to be a general sequence was that the presuming and enormously annoy those who are satisfied with the perform concurrence of public opinion in support of the wealthy son of a well-known Chinese milliondire ance. Undoubtedly the noise created on satur Governor's action, which is regarded as that of a was condemed for perjury to the degrading, pu- day evening, even before the curtain was raised, noble-hearted and courageous man, and as a nishment of five years' hard labour in chains. worthy representative of the illustrious and merci- This sentence has caused great stir amongst the I hope it will never again be witnessed within was a disgrace to any civilised community, and ful, sovereign for whom and in whose name be Chinese,Fava Bods, 24th Dec
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street, and had to be sent home; sergeant Ray was fortunate enough to escape without in Jury. It was net till about twenty minutes past three this morning that Anderson's body was WITH reference to the Opium Lekin the shanghai found, the immense mass of rattan and rubbííh Mercury hears that Sir Thomas Wade fixes T1. requiring to be cleared away before it could be got 60 per picut for the lekin dues to be collected at at having occupied all the time between 9.30 the ports, besides Tis. 30 import duty, whilst the last night and 3.20 this moming to remove. The Chinese have raised their demands to Tis. 120 other body supposed to be buried in the ruins lekin besides Tis. 30 import duty. The memorial had not been found, although continuous work at from Li Hung-chang, referred to by the shanghai clearing away the debris had been maintained. correspondent of the Times as proposing that A joist was found lying across the back of the British Government should give the Chinese Anderson's body, which was stretched face down- a monopoly of opium in Hongkong, was not wards, the head twisted on one side. The right favourably received by the Court at Peking. thigh and right arm were broken, and, it is THE troopship Tyne with the details enumerated being badly crushed. The body was taken to supposed, the neck dislocated, as well as the skull
in our Friday's Issue, steamed out of the harbour the Civil Hospital, to await an inquest, and morning. The five companies of the Inniskillings ance, being frighfully scalded all over, caused for the straits settlement marched to the Naval by the streams of heated water percolating Yard Pler for embarkation about nine o'clock, through the burning timbers and piles of being played thereto by the band of the regiment. rattan under which it lay buried. Con On the steamtug Fame leaving the pier with the stable Anderson, who has thus unhappily" Inniskillings, the band truck up a farewell air, fallen a victim, was one of the most useful and to which the departing troops responded by active members of the Government Fire Bride, several heatty cheers, A alight alteration was being ever in the van wherever danger was to be made in the detail of officers, Captain Thackeray braved or good service rendered in saving life or nang instead of to singapore. Captain Thackeray Ireland, was but 23 or 24 years of age, we remaining behind, Captain Bennett going to Pe property. He was a native of the County Antrim, will leave with the head-quarters of the Regiment, understand, and during his three years' service
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