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by virtue of his office, presided at the meetings of the Legislative Council held lately, and in the important duty of conducting the business brought be fore the members in accordance with the clearly defined rules of procedure which govern all parliamentary affairs, he has shown himself sadly lacking in judgment and experience, and in those special quali-
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the Viceroy that it was my desire to pre. The following measurements of the great Ame, ventthese occurrences as far as possible, and rican lakes, have been taken by Government sur that we did not wish to encourage smugi veyors: "The greatest length of Lake Superior gling. I think, therefore, it will be most is 335 miles; its greatest breadth is 160 miles desirable and useful to appoint a Commis-mean depth, 688 feet elevation, 827 feet area. 83,000 square miles. The greatest, length of sion, and I will take an early opportunity Lake Michigan is 300 miles; its greatest breadth, of consulting the Executive Council in re- ference to the matter.”.
With reference to the above we have no
108; menn depth, go feet; elevation, 506 feet area, 23,000 square miles. The greatest length of Lake Huron is 300 miles; its greatest breadth is 60 miles, mean depth, 6oo fest: elevation, 274 feet; area, 20,000 square miles. The greatest length of Lake Erie is a50 miles; the greatest breadth is 80 miles; its mean depth is 34 feet elevation, 261 fect; arca, 6,000 square miles, The greatest length of Lake Ontario is 180 miles its greatest breadth is 65 miles; its mean depth is goo feet; clevation, 261 feet, arcu 6,000 square miles. The total of all five is 1,265 miles, covering an area of upwards of 135,000 square milles, i
A PRETTY story is told about the Eugénie, sister of the King of Sweden. 'cently sold her dininonda toʻralau funds Ins
to complete a hospital in which she is When visiting this hospital, after its com a suffering inmate wept tears of gratitude as she stood by his side, and the Princess exclaimed,
Ah, now I see iny diamonds again!" QUARRY BAY had another visit from the demon fire at an early hour this morning. The fus engine on the spot breaking down, a telegram was sent from Shau-ki-wan to the Wanchai Folice Station for assistance, and an engine was in- mediately despatched for the scene of action. However, after proceeding about half way to Shau-ki-wan this engine was stopped second iclegram, which intimated that the fire caused by the fire was the complate finihilation of two grass stacks.
had been got under. The only
WE have received from the local agents (Mesirs. Geo, R. Stevens & Co) an account, extracted
of this Paper, and will contain a Directory for the IVORY BACK HAIR BRUSHES strength of will so essential for a parlia- kong police to become spies and detectives | Queries ¡—It is not only the introduction et from the New Zealand Herald of October 10th,
Ports in the large portion of Asia comprised be
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ties which invariably characterise the rulers CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS of mankind. Mr. Maksu's failure to invest the Legislative Council Meetings with that dignity, which of right belongs to our local parliament, may possibly be attributable to good nature, and a desire to work as harmoniously as possible with his collea- gues, both official and unofficial. If such were the case it would be reliable evidence of His Excellency's amlable character, and it would also suggest an absence of that
mentary chairman. However, be the cause whatever it may, there can be'no
have been trampled on and set aside, and much valuable time wasted by the cacoches loquendi of the Hon. F. BULKELEY Jonsson, and the extraordinary license allowed to the Hon. J. M. PRICE. The junior unoffi- cial member has been the most flagrant offender against all precedents, making rule of speaking as frequently as he thought proper on any matter before the Council,
SCIENTIFIC TOYS,
hesitation whatever in asserting, that His Excellency's action in telling the Captain Supt. of Police that it would not be wrong if the police obtained information of smuggling being intended to give the Chinese authorities warning so that they might take what steps they liked within Chinese territory to prevent it" is a serious blunder, which no person acquained with Chinese policy would ever have committed, Does Mr. W. H. MARSH wish the Hong-
of the Hoppo of Canton? Does he wish the guardians of the public peace to be
which, where Chinese are concerned, means wholesale bribery, and corruption of the vilest stamp? In any case the sooner he countermands his exceedingly foolish order to Captain DEANE the better will it be for the interests of this Colony, Has the Administrator any responsible advisers around, him? If so, why did they not prevent His Excellency from communicat-
of the half yearly meeting of the South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New
pany has been doing capital business, and is in.
the Treaty Parts of China and Japan; the ATKINSON'S, HENDRIE'S, AND LUBIN'S doubt that all. recognised rules of debate made the tools, or agents of a system following: "It goes without saying "--celn va caland, from which we observe that the Com-
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We find the following remarks in Wetts, and
vulgarisms into the language that is to be de precated, but also the quite unnecessary use of such literal translations from the French as the sans dire, "The game is not worth the candle
le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle. A year or two ago one could not take up a newspaper with cut meeting with these sayings, repeated usque ad nauseum. I wonder what precise sense an ordinary Englishman, unacquainted with French idioms and expressions, attached to them. "Thanks" is certainly not "new-fangled," but it had gone almost entirely out of use in every-day conversation, being seldom heard but on the sounded to old-fashioned cars very affected, es- pecially when pronounced, as it usually is, in such a listless tone as to imply anything but thankfulness.. I cannot subscribe to the dictum that "thank you" is more incorrect than "thanks." Both are simply parts of sentences in which certain words are omitted for the sake of brevity.
without heed to custom. Possibly Mr..ing through the British Consul at Canton stage. When re-introduced, some years ago, it two million polinds by the Issue of fifty thousand
most prosperous condition. A return of 10 per cent. per annum, and an additional bonus of 21 per cent, after placing £10,000 to the resave fund, must be considered an eminently satisfac fry result even for an insurance company. After the disposal of the ordinary business, a special extraordinary general Meeting of the company was held, at which it was decided, after some discussion, to increase the capital to
with the Viceroy of the Two Kwang on
new shares artwenty pounds cach, this smuggling business? Mr. MARSH
THE cases at the Police Court to-day were few wishes His Excellency, the Viceroy to
and unimportant. A few ricksha, coolies were understand that it is his (Mr. MARSII's)
up for loitering, and Uned small sems to teach desire to prevent these smuggling affrays,
them, if such a thing be possible, that it is and that the Hongkong government
crime to block the streets with their “inferral
For the reputation of the Colony it is does not wish to encourage smuggling,
machines," A ccolie, named, Wong attempting to steal a jacket which was hanging to be hoped that Mr. E. R. HEWLETT, Her WHEN lawyers behave in such a free-and-easy out of a window for the purpose of being
back this proof of our Administrator's in "An old tippler," asked by a Nevadan court but, as Wong Ashek had several previous con Majesty's Consul at Canton, discreetly kept way, it is not surprising that a prisoner presumes aired, was sent to six months hard labor, to enter into familar conversation with the bench. The jacket was valued at only eighty cents, discretion. The Viceroy of Canton does whether he was rightly or wrongly charged with victions against him, and, when captured, was not care three straws for the smuggling, in being intoxicated, pleaded, "Not guilty, your armed with a long bamboo with a look attached fact, neither he, nor the government which Honour, Sunstroke 1" "Sunstroke? queried pelty larceny characters, we think Bir. Thomsett to it, an implement in common use with these he represents, has directly anything what Judge Cox. "Yes, sir; the regular New York was perfectly justified in sending Wone lehek everto do with the matter. Surely Mr. Mansu variety." "You've had sunstroke a good deal into durance vile for half a year, though the value must know that the privilege of collecting your time, I believe?" "Yes, your Honour of the article was of such, a trifling nature vir the revenues of the adjoining provinces is but this last attack was most seven." "Docs AN interesting list of British annuities, and pen- farmed out by the Chinese government stroke make you rush through the streetssions has lately, been issued Over, and above to a private individual who is commonly offering to fight the town That's the effect payments of the civil list, members of the royal
precisely," "And makes you throw brickbats at family receive £161,000. For pensions known as the Hoppo of Canton; that people?" "That's it, Judge. I see you under and military services the Government pays the revenue cruisers are the Hoppe's stand the symptoms; and agree with the best £38,156, for political and civil services, Zao,444; private property and are entirely sep-recognised authorities, who hold it inflames the for judicial services, in Great Britain, 41,225 i arate from the Viceroy's service; and organs of combativeness and destructiveness, for judicial services, in Ireland, £31,467 for that the Hoppo has just as much to When a man of my temperament gets a good diplomatic services, £8,173.), macellaneouspen do with the Chinese government-and square sunstroke he's liable to do almost any sions, 49,095, and hereditary pensions. 40184 no more-as the Opium Farmer has to do thing" "Yes you are quite right-able to go of naval and military pensions the £5.000 of 10 Jail for fifteen days. You'll go down with the Earl Nelson and the 14,000 of the Duke of Mari- with the Government of Hongkong! It is policeman at once." With that observation the borough are intended to run to the end of time, notorious that the Hoppo has a decided ob-
like the £984 of the Duke of Schomberg's beiri; We have expressed the opinion that thejection to any foreign interference with his so-called suastroke "went down."
conversation naturally closed, and the victim of the £1,200 of the heirs of Captain Garth, and the Administrator has apparently but a scanty
4000 to the heirs of William Penn.. The Duke of Wellington's £2,000 ceases after the deadly of acquaintance with our local traditions and Chinese affairs generally, and we submit that this view is strongly confirmed by
JOHNSON may even now be unacquainted with the rules of procedure, although the severe rebukes he on several occasions received from Governor HENNESSY for recklessly attempting to ride his hobby rough-shod over the laws which govern
given him the necessary experience. Mr. all parliamentary debates ought to have
Jourson's questions and thinly veiled ac- address at Nottingham; his frequent cusations relating to Governor HENNESSY's
speeches on the so-called smuggling scandal; and Mr. Paica's extraordinary statements and insinuations, calling into question the Governor's ability, his truth- fulness and good faith,. form a chapter in the history of our local parliament un- paralleled for its audacious defiance of all well established precedents. Had the Ad- ministrator understood the responsibility of his position, he would certainly have censured both Mr. BULLRLEY JOHNSON and Mr. J. M. Paice, and insisted on the recognised rules of procedure being strictly adhered to. For what is undoubtedly a serious scandal on the Co lony. Mr. W. H. Masa must be held en tirely responsible.
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private business, and we consider it pro- A FEW days ago, says the Baltimore Sun, press bable that he will be inclined to look upon dispatches announced that Bishop Lafleche of Mr. MARS's communication to the Viceroy Three Rivers, Montreal, had forbidden the ladies as a piece of uncallod-for impertinence of his congregation to wear curls under the pen. His Excellency's course of action in regard And when the matter is seriously consialty of committing sin. The announcement
the next holder of the titles Lord Eversely drawe 4,000, Lady Elgin £1,000, Lady Mayo, 21,000, Minet Gibson 2,000, Spencer Walpole (200 Lord Clarence Paget £1,950, Charles Vill
1,950, Earl Cairns 5,000) and six retted draw various gums.
to the sensational smuggling question.dered it does seem little less than ridle furnished the basis for a vast amount of witty Judges and a number of ex-County Court Judge
commenting on the proposal of Mr, F.
ajous that the 'Administrator of the free "Journalistic" comment, and proved a veritable
Our mail issue will be circulated gratis to { BULKELEY JOHNSON for the appointment of British port of Hongkong should suggest godsend to the humorous scribes of the press, SAYS the Overland Mail The French Social- a Commission to enquire. Into local smug that our police be corrupted by being who had exhausted all the ordinary stock of its stofnalding, and even surpassing, the callous be more satisfactory both to the Gay made spics op persons who have been summer fun. All these scintillations appear to na week ago dne of those wretched journals
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1882. BELIEVING that the Administrator has, since his arrival in the Colony, done his utmost,
gling, Mr. Marsu sald—“I think, it would.
ernment and the public to comply with the request made by the resolution for a commission to inquire as to the amount of smuggling that is going on here. I do not think, it follows that the evidence need be published. It seems to
have been somewhat premature, however, as it
attire, but as becometh women professing god ness, with good works."art
1,
recklessness of the Russian Nihilists." Little more
which may be described as organs of outrage gave its readers a pleasant hint to the effect that
quell quantity of nitro-glycerine thin glass would amply serve, if drop ground or thrown from a distance, formidable explosion and these tons for inexpensive and wholesale murder wee
ing wo hundred peopis; or more were "haund the very serious results that might have" anticipated. "About two o'clock our funday,
you and when they, was starte explosions in their very saidat, the last of which
Pericus
injured liten persons, and lightly, worinded
for the diabolical wet and d
guilty of no offence against our laws, and now appears that Bishop. Lafeche has not en something more than ridiculous that he tered the lists against curis at all, and has lasted should give the wily diplomatists of the no such prohibition as that mentioned. The City of Rams such a capital opportunity Catholic Mirror of Baltimore has taken, the of laughing in their sleeves at our pains to write to the Bishop on the subject, and clumsy meddling with matters which do bas received a reply denying the statement made not concern us in the least. His Excellency in the dispatches. The Bishop says he simply DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR WAY to further the interests of the com- might be got from Chinese and officers in sanctioning the appointment of a Smug which treats of the education of young girls, and reliable sources will make "THE HONGKONG to the best of his ability, in every possible | me that a great deal of valuable evidence the Administrator made a great: mistake published the decrees of the Sixth Provincial Tromptly acted upon, though happily
Council of Quebec, among them, the seventeenth EAST," a vede mecum for all classes of munity, and giving him credit for being charge of Chinese cruisers, and probably
Actuated by the purest mollves in his go they would refuse to give any evidence at gling Commission, and be made a still cites the admonition of the Apostle, that women vernment policy, we have hitherto refrained all unless on the understanding that it was greater mistake in making publle his should array themselves in decent apparel, "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY, AND from adversely criticising his pubile acts, confidential. That would be a matter for reasons for this concession. Seeing that adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety blew everything in the place to g Will be Printed on a superior quality of Paper / although in several instances we have had the commission to consider, If they found the Hoppo's retainers have hitherto shown not with plaited hair, or gold or pearls, or costy very large numberNo causa Cang
cogent reasons for differing with His Ex-it necessary to make a promise to any of themselves quite capable of looking after cellency's views. Every allowance and these people that their evidence would be their own affairs without our assistance, consideration must be made for an officer considered confidential they could allude and that this so-called smuggling from who holds a high and responsible position to it in their report without publishing the ongkong has not called forth any re merely as a locum tenens, the more especi evidence or the names of the people. With it is difficult to see what good results monstrance from the Chinese Government, ally when, as in the present case, the reference to the report of the Inspector, 1 can be obtained by an official investiga- substitute is comparatively inexperienced understand that this affair took place on tion by the Hongkong authorities into THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND in the special duties he suddenly the mainland-The boats and a hundred attor HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" Win, in called upon to perform. Mr. W. H. men came to Shaukiwar on the soth instant matters which are actually outalde, the some one to cayy it, says, the correspondent tais Colany, be published at a POPULAR MARS, although a colonial officer of long and crossed over in small boats to Cha-cope of our laws. It can hardly be and signed it W. Perry Paine, and also deemed good polley to manufactum a polit the Atlantic with the request, that, as it was i PRICE, and can be ordered at This Office for: | standing--according to the Colonial,Office | ko-ling on the morning of the arst instant cal difficulty. To our way of thinking, the maiden effort, the editor would give an opinion!
Diagnos-List he was clerk to the procureur-general. They had not gone, far from JTWO DOLLARS, of Mauritius so far back as 1848--does not ling when they encountered about Administrator would have shown a com- There is not space in the compass of an appear to have had "mych political or men belonging to the Chinese Cus-mendable discretion by not troubling him Canary Advertisement to detail all the informa diplomatic experience, and therefors can toms. Several shots were exchanged; self, and the community, with what are tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly fairly claim indulgence for shortcomings one of the Custom-house- men; v
purely visionary aims. It will be quite asserted that no such Directory has ever been which can be plainly traced to the want of killed and two were wounded. That time enough to encounter any trouble con- published, ehher in Hongkong, or any other part that previous special training so requisite I understand, took place on the mainlagegency arises. At present such a necessity nected with smuggling when the emer of the East, at the Price.
for success in the difficult field of I think the whole thing was organised ja diplomacy,
China, that the men came to Shaukiwas does not exist.Život
püblished in the FAR EAST.
vides that it may circulate extensively outside
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Even Mr. Marah's most ardent suppor- where the opiunt could be obtained, that on ters will hardly claim that His Excellency's taking it over they were turned back by
ness of this and similar outrages Modelof the true nature of Contines
When English Liberals per coteries of the Continent a
the afdrupolos der the party of freedom, they if not wicked, I mean! alone makes freedom
A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Transcript declares that Mr. James Russell Lowell once Atlantic, and to that end wrote an article called made up his mind to play a joke upon the
the Essence of American Humour, which was sald by the friend to whom he read le to be among the best of his writings. He unplayed.
a wrting to said Palties. He walked a formight but hearing nothing from his paper, when bela in Boston, he dropped into the office of fanfic, and, meeting James T. Fields, adroitly turned the conversation upon marked it was singular so fitti the subject Field repller
and ro
upon
deal
of manuscript of humour, but it is so poor that
|
we cannot use it. I threw into the
Za basket the other day a long scree
the Essence of American Humour,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
in Sydney yesterday, the 27th instant
have been styled the "Essence
A scen. Lowell much to 'OUR. Macso correspondent's interesting com- bunt into a fear of laught musication will appear to-morrow.ly
Fields of the anthors editor irned all
IN a country place in North Carolina, some ting after the war, they elected as justice of the peace an old white haired negro, ignorant but-honest, and well liked. first case was a jury trial
It will have'ah extensive circulation in all Por temporary administration of the affairs of the Customs people, and they returned to The H&AS, S,Co.'s steamship Bowen arrived for a more absurd farrago o
Hongkong has been anything approaching Shaukiwan. I do not think the police are a marked success. He has labored hard in any way responsible for it. I do not in his own way no doubt, and as he found see how they could have prevented At the government machine in thorou
thorough any rate I wrote to the Supe working order, no very serious blunders Police telling him have been committed so far. But there have recently been unmistakeable indica" TISE tions that, if left to himself much longer the various
This evident "ignorance) of our traditional
policy!
dealing with the Chinese, authori- „tles and (of our local affairs and Chinese
matters
normly he will Clead- wkwar
if the police obtain gling being Inter Authorities, take what steps
fter the pleadi
to bo