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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1883.
aside the duties of wardmaster (whatever they may be) to shield libellers, or not! It is only fair to assume that Mr.Silva knows his own business best. The comments in
TELEGRAMS.
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE,
he latest betting on this event is 9 to 49 officers were one evening engaged in ridicaline immediately raised an alarm and let the FROM home news we observe that by command
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INVITE INSPECTION OF A WELL the paragraph quoted above are entirely.
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unwarranted in a religious journal; they FANCY CHRISTMAS would be out of place in any newspaper,' as they are in execrable taste and savor |strongly of childish impertinence.
Not contented with trying to coarsely CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS vilify the gentlemen who are connected
with the Correio, the Catholir Register dis- | tave, plays its catholicism by trying its hand at SWEETS AND CONFECTIONERY.
what is vulgarly known as "back-scratch- FANCY SATIN COVERED BOXES: ing" the Macane-the rival newspaper.
With what success our readers may judge. CUT GLASS TOILET BOTTLES. for themselves from this choice merciau, which we cull from amidst quite a collection CHRISTMAS CARD ALBUMS. of other good things: The last number
·of the Aforcense contains an article entitled IVORY BACK HAIR BRUSHES. The Correio" being a reply to that
SCIENTIFIC TOYS.
A REGULAR Lodge of St. John, No. 618, S.C. | MR.MACGREGOR, thechief officerofthesteamship | We are glad to note that it has been decided to will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, Bivouac, had a narrow escape from drowning in collect the speeches of the great criminal Inwyer, LONDON, March 13th.,
this evening at 8.30 precisely, Visiting brethera the harbour early this morning. It appears that M.-Lachaud, who died lately, and publish them DEATH OF PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF. are conlially invited to attend.
Mr. Macgregor and Mr. W. S. Inkpen, the chief, in the course of the year, Maitre Lachaud Prince Gortschakoff, the cminent Russian THAT distinguished warrior Mohke was a great engineer, wers walking along the deck shortly probably had no equal for forensic eloquenco statesman is dead
admirer of Gambetta, and lost no opportunity of after midnight, and when opposite the gangway, amongst modern advocates. His speechies which was open, the former slipped, over should prove valuable as well as unusually in showing his admiration of the French states. man's wonderful abilities. A group of Prussian balanced himself and fell overboard." Mr. Inkpen teresting. FRANZA Gantbetta when. Moltke quietly remarked: gangway ladder down until it swung into the of the Emperor, Bismarck has sent the following "Yes, gentlemen, that is all very well; but re-water, in the hope that the male might letter to German Consuls and other diplomatic H.M.S. Drynd, 9 guna, has arrived at Tamar member that after Mets and Sedan, when we companion from the deck, Mr. Inkpen went down lecting and forwarding of subscriptions for the reach it. Being unable to see anything of his agents in the United States concerned in the col thought the war was over, those improvised the ladder and holding on by the rope threw relief of the sufferers by the recent floods: "The armies held their own against us for five months himself in the water and managed to reach him "Emperor has learned with keen interest from MINISTERIAL CHANGES. The Lord President of the Privy Council (Ear! It took us a month to beat the great disciplined as he was sinking. With some difficulty he got your reports how general was the sympathy him on to the ladder and irled to assist him in awakened among the German citizens of America Spencer) has resigned.
'reaching the deck. When nearly the top of the for the sufferings of the residents of the inun- ladder Mr. Macgreger suddenly became insensi dated States, and he is much gratified to learn of ble, and his weight throwing the engineer off his the feeling of kinship which the citizens of the balance both men were precipitated into the German race abroad entertain for their country. water. As neither of them could swim it was men in their old home, which corresponds with fortunate that Mr. Inkpen, who pluckily never the friendly relations existing between Germany lost his bold of the mate, managed to clutch and America. I am commanded by the Emperor the swinging ladder, as but for this both to thank most warmly, in the name of the sufer men would, most probably have been drowned.
ere, your pommittee, which has already achieved After, a hard struggle. Mr. Inkpen succeeded in such happy results, and I beg you to convey to the then called the Captain and second offices. The tribution of the funds collected was to me a sub- getting his insensible companion on board, and committee this expression of gratitude. The dis
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armies, bat five months to beat Gambetta's raw recruits. His levée en masse so astonished us soldiers-whatever you scoffers, and carpet The army of occupation in Egypt is now re-knights may think that we shall have to study duced to 6,0co men.
this questioni during many long years of peace." SAYS the Mercury: The correspondent of our moming contemporary at Tal: Yuen-foo gives some good advice to the Mandarins like Li Hung-chang, who are always trying to embroil themselves with Great Powers like England and France, and who employ lawyers like Mr. Ng Achoy to find out if they can raise verbal quibbles
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paper's ill-founded and absurd appeal to the benevolence of the public to decide morally the late libel case. We shall A REGULAR LODDS of Victoria, No. 1026, ATKINSON'S, HENDRIES, AND LUBIN'S bave the pleasure of publishing in our next be held on Thursday, the 22nd inst., at 8.30 for
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We have to compliment the MaramstTHE An Ding, the steam dredger for the Woo- that he has bought cheap a powerful navy, China usual remedies were applied, and after a constject of solicitous care, and I asked for and received for its right sense of justice and honesty in sung Dar arrived in Shanghai from Glasgow on
being as weak as General Meany says. Liderable time Mr. Macgregor recovered his senses, for this purpose the assistance of a Committes of so fairly dealing with the case. There is the 10th instant.
Hung-chang had better lay General Mesny's ad. As matters looked serious Dr. Adams was then Deputies in the Reichstag representing the dia......... no doubt that the Mfaranse is a paper writ-
vice to heart and set his foreign diplomatists (of sent for and arrived about 5 2.m, but every ten by gentlemen for gentlemen.”-
whom he has one for each day of the week) to thing possible had been done before his arrival. work to find out which of the clauses of the We were glad to learn this morning that Mr. danger treaties are dead letters, because the Chinese Macgregor had been pronounced out Government are powerless to carry them out in darins might be curtailed.
We must really make an extra effort to obtain the Correio's " ill founded and absurd appeal to the benevolence of the public to
[3 decide morally the late libel case." We kinds of ammunition used by the Naval Depart. their country. But then, the plunder of the Man- SAYS the Sydney Bulletin Thady O'Kane, pressed the cardesthope that His Grace might long
take a great interest in all matters relating to libel cases, having already had some very interesting practical experiences of the broad question of lihel, and therefore are anxious to gain all available informa- not happen to be conversant... Will the Register be good enough when it publishes
THE Japanese native press state that naval stations are likely to be established at Kobe, Nagasaki, Shimonoseki and Hakodate ONE of the Japanese native papers says that all ment which hitherto have been imported, will henceforth be manufactured in Japanese arsenals, and the number of workmen will consequently be increased shortly. A CHINAMAN has just started a newspaper in New York, called the Chinese American. The ingly of his fellow-Chinese in the United States, and says they seldom get naturalized, and when ever they vote it is the Democratic ticket,
dressedto the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph tion relating to points with which we may editor, in a talk with a reporter, speaks disparage Province. At one place the District Magistrate don't leave many-stones-unturned to turn him other religious questions he asked the meaning
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"The Correto" from that wonderful Macao paper which is written by gentlemen for
THE excellent people of Dalkeith recently passed a resolution to the effect that " this meeting con- gratulates His Grhes the Duke of Buccleuch on the occasion of His Grace's Birthday, and ex-
be spared to be an ornament in the high position of society that he occupies, Dalkeith recalls a newly published reminiscences slid tells how on story about another dikery. In Lady Blomfield'
one occasion an inspector, was examining the children at the schools at Belvoir. Among of the word grace," upon which the children, all with one accord, exclaimed that it meant the Duke of Rutland. No less authority than the Queen herself is cited for another anecdote in the same place about the same august word. The mother of a girl who was going into service in a injunctions to say "Your Grace," if ever the duke spoke to her. The girl promised to pay strict attention. A few days afterward the duke met her in a passage, and asked her some question Instead of answering it, the poor girl immediately began, "For what I have received," etc.
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Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tete.Gentlemen, to also favor us with a transla- 1 Thomsett this morning. The head shopman of clamation which was supposed to be posted their fists at him when they meet him in the duke's establishment gave her daughter strict graph will always be open for the tair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself res- ponsible for opinions thus expressed.
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tion of the doleful announcement contain- ing the "ill founded and absurd appeal"? With both the articles before us, we shall then be able to judge fairly of the merits of a dispute which at present has all the ap- pearance of being a personal squabble between interested partisans1.
PO LUM, late house boy to Mr. J. H. Baker, re- manded from yesterday, again faced Captain the mat merchant appeared and denied having declined to accept the $12.59 and the blinds from the prisoner, as stated by him yesterday. The house boy was committed for trial. THE Freemair's Journal advocates the construc- tion of a ship canal between Dublin, and Gal- way. A full day would thus be 'saved between | America and Liverpool. · ́A million acres of
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WE are about to narrate the short and simple annals of a cat. The lives of cats are so much
the firebrand of the North is a tall," "thin" THE Temperance Union says: One of our reman, with grizzled hair, and a smile-a sardonic porters has had an interview with a gentleman the Northern Miner, is always full of colour, if smile, suggestive of slain enemies. His paper, who has made a tour recently in the the province of Honan. His experience shows us that all is nothing else. Whatever Thady thinks, Thady not as satisfactory as it might be in that noted ays. Consequently, Thady has enemies whe coolly informed our traveller that his passport out. But the miners stand by him, and what the ordinary one issued from a British Consulate, ever libel suit he may get into they make it was of no more value than so much waste paper. right. So he lashes the townsfolk right and left, Will the Lion shake his mane at that? Probably and, in the good old Hibernian style, hits a head not. Upon inquiring of this same Magistrate, wherever he sees it without any regard for the if he knew of the Margary affair and the Pro- consequences. Those who are hit hard shake everywhere, he admitted that he knew of it but street, and say, "Sir, your age protects you" had never seen the Proclamation. Our friend Thady cares little what it is that protects him as says that not a copy of the Proclamation was to long as he is protectted. But his paper pays be seen anywhere in his travels. Nor did he Charters Towers is a rich goldfield, and the meet more than two men who bad ever heard Northem Miner has a large circulation. Trades of it, and only one who had ever seen it. There men, therefore, no matter how little they like the proprietor, must advertise in his journal. So must be something wrong somewhere,
Thady dresses well, wears a stovepipe hát, and If the Catholic Register may be relled on, bog at least would be reclaimed, and the surplus. AUTHORSHIP, according to a writer in Macmil drives about is a buggy, or rides around the the Macao newspaper Macaense holds a labour of Ireland would be profitably employed fans, is a tempting career for those who are con- town with his daughter, a handsome girl, on alike, as a rule, that it might be thought there position unique in the modern history of for years. The work would probably cost fifty scious of lively parts and have nothing better to horseback. He has a nice house, a nice office, could be nothing fresh written about poor pussy. the newspaper press, "There is no doubt" millions. The reclaimed land would be worth do. When the only object is to please the read. and nice family. Altogether, Thady is a very The cat in question, however, was blind. "He writes the oracle of the Catholic print, nearly the money, and the effect of the scheme ing public, to vary skillfully well-known popular different being to your ordinary anake-ridden and belonged to the "Thomas" persuasion, and wai that the Alacase is a paper written by on Ireland politically, socially, and commercially themes, it must go hard for a clever man abt to horror haunted country Journalist We also the property of a gentleman living in America, gentlemen for gentlemen. Lucky Maca- would; the Freeman's Journal says; be lical succeed. But the old difficulty presented itself night might wear's tall hat and drive about in At four years old Bido that was his name
anew. Literature may easily be the most disa buggy if there were any encouragement given becams perfectly blind in conséquence of injuries ens thrice fortunate Macao. But can
honest of trades if a writer be not on his guard. to literature inthis colony. But there is'nt, and to the eye. At first puss would do nothing but this wonderful statement be true? Some INTELLIGENCE from the Soudan, says the Over Carlyle could not go into the literary market and we are tired of journalism. If somebody's hand- sit down and mew piteously. When he attempted time ago in writing on the "Modern Go-land Mail, is very scanty, and unfortunately ascertain what was the article most in demand some daughter with a handsome dowry— to walk be rammed his head against the wall, the morrah" we made an estimate of the small quantity is not atoned for by good quality and forthwith produce it without scruple to the would come and rescue us we would never write doors, or the table legs. In the course of time number of upright men within the confines It is not cheering to hear that the whole of the best of his ability. He simply could not; it was another line. This is a chance you don't meet Dido began to get accustomed to the new stafq of the "Gem of the orient earth and deep Kordofan; that the waterless desert and the and imperious genius which would only go one
forces previously on service there are 'Isolated in not only he would not. He had a most refractory every day, girls..
of affairs. He discovered one day that he could feel the banister ralla with the tips of his whiskers, blue sea," and 'a recent private census
enemy lie between them and possible reinforce-way. He had no fluency, but wrote with tre
and by feeling for each rail in succession be of the official populace leads us to believe ment; and that without such reinforcement their mendous difficulty, as he said; none of the glib FROM home papers we observe that in the managed to get up and down sta
stairs cleverly. that our former view was not very far speedy capitulation, which means secession superficial facility so remarkable very often in Queen's Bench Division on Feb. 1, the Attorney Practice makes perfect, and in a very few months We are sorely afraid that our local weekly, from the mark. As there are three news with their arms to the Mahdi army, is practically those who have the least to say. He hind so General, with whom was Mr. C. Hall, QC pussy could accomplish the journey like lightning the Catholic Register, is not altogether free papers in Macao, each one representing inevitable. What this would mean can be much to say that he found it, in the first instance, moved for a rule calling upon the proprietor of and find his way from one room to another with from that hatred and uncharitableness to- different political parties and vastly differ. imagined; and it is only too probable that, as at least, dificult to say anything. But really be the World newspaper to show cause: why out once striking wood. Dido's senses of smell wards its supposed opponents, which is so ent interests, the only reasonable suppo disturber of the peace of Africa, the prophetic had not much talent and no cleverness, only criminal information should not be filed against and hearing developed marvellously; he became inconsistent with the raison d'etre of a re-sition we can draw from the Register's as Pretender, may throw "Achmed Arabi, the genius, and that of a very unmistakable kind.
him, in respect of matter published in the World | a superb mouser, and killed rats fester than a newspaper dated Jan. 17 last. The noble lord, terrier. The most marvellous feature of this cal, ligious organ. Under all circumstances, sertion that the Maraense is a paper written Egyptian," entirely into the shade. and especially considering the supposed by gentlemen for gentlemen, is that the SOME of the Chinese in Osaka, according to the FUNG ASAT, a very old gaol bird, made his bow in making this protest, availed himself of the however, was his wondrous power of finding his inspired mission of the Register, our con- whole of the paper is written by one gen- Hiogo News, are apparently labouring to in before Captain Thomsett to-day, charged with earliest opportunity he could do so. The libel way home. We are told that he uniformly choo temporary would have shown better taste teman, and that this gentleman and the crease the, dislike with which, people of their being in the Ko-shing theatre this morning at in question did not mention Lord Lonsdale by the shortest road without reference, to the
three o'clock for an unlawful purpose. The same, but alluded to certain facts which made the he might have taken in leaving the house. Once nationality are generally regarded by the Japan- and far more discretion by ignoring the oracle of the Register form its entire reading ese. Whether Impelled by the stagnation in shroff of the theatre, who sleeps on the premises, identity as certain as if the name had been men when the ground was thickly, covered petty differences between certain officials in constituency.
„him out a cons trade" upon which the Osaka Chamber is so woke up while the visitor was doing his walk toned. The libel complained of was in these snow, Dido's master too Macao which recently led up to an'exceed-
Of course all this is absurd, but not more diffuse if not instructive or by Innate vicious around and packing up all the articles of vert terms A strange story is in circulation in distance, and, after mak ingly stupid libel prosecution in the Supreme absurd than the foolish attempt of our local ness, it is impossible to conjecture with any Fung Asat is evidently a man of great agility, a young lady of very high rank and noble birth awaited results. he could lay his hands on, and gave the alarm. sporting circles concerning the elopement of a to bewilder him Court of that Colony, instead of allowing contemporary to cry down one Macao approach to accuracy. At all events they seem the shroff said he cleared the floor in one leap, with a young peer, whose marriage was one of -personal animus-to-show-itself-so-distinctly newspaper for the purpose of glorifying to be stealing everything they can lay in its animadversions on the conduct of the its rival. The Macao journals make mis- even pilfering from the street stalls. As a nat landing himself in the street from a very const- affection, but whose wife has unfortunately fallen finding persone supposed to be concerned in what takes, as we allfrequently do, but generally look-out for these Celestial thieves. If one of handy when Mr. Asat did his gymnastic spring is said to have taken place, from the hunting Geld. ural consequence the police are keeping a harp derable height. F.C. 229 who happened to be close into a delicate state of health. The elopement was, after all, a laughable burlesque on law they are well written and ably managed these petty depredators should happen to be instantly froze or to the would-bò plunderer, and The young lady is only twenty-one or twenty-two, the and justice. In Saturday's Register we find newspapers of their class. The Macante, caught in the act by a mob of Japanese, they will prising Fung Asat will have anestly opportunity of hounds." Their lordships would see that the and
ran him up to the "abode of bliss." The enters a fair rider, and the gentleman a master of contrit the following: The Macao Correo some as we have frequently said, is conspicuous save the authorities the trouble of punishment, informing the Supreme Court authorities what his noble lord's name was not mentioned, but what dolefully announced in its last issue for its literary abilities; in fact, it is far too that its so-called Editor was in durance good a newspaper on its own merits to THE late Lord Cardigan believed that all the intentions were inside the playhouse; whether he were circumstances connected with the vile for having libelled Dr. CORTE REAL, require the rubbishing advocacy of the world was an army, and that everything therein was looking for the ghost of a departed tragedian, ment published sufficient to establish the Colonial Secretary, and tried to excite writer in the Catholic Register. Its mission, Sunday at Deene, after the usual service, he sent journalist, or for something different from either, one of affection, that he was ma
was regulated by military precedence. One or searching, Bandmann-like for an honest tity, such as a young peer, his mat public sympathy with the unfortunate we presume, is to circulate through Macas for the local clergyman, and said to bilo, with as Captain Thomsest very promptly commited, and that his wife had unferans Editor at the expense of that gentleman, all Items of Interesting news, to guide to tell you that in my opinion, the singing of the him for trial at the next Criminal Sessions into w delicate state of beaith. F We do not wish to be hypercritical, but we political feeling, to prevent official abuses children to-day in church was disgraceful. The
evalence ise was a young peer, Lord Lonsdale think the farce is already played out. We of every description, and to protect and clergyman replied, with due humility, that be A COOLIE employed at the Ice Company's works twenty-six years of age; he was also do not know what sympathy a man can subserve public interests generally. By was sorry to differ from his lordship, but that he at East Point was yesterday ordered by Mr. W. of bounds, and his wife had falle have for another who, leaving aside the faithfully carrying out that programme could not agree with him. “I repeat, sir," said N. Bain, the company's engineer, to procure some cate state of health. To estab duties of a wardmaster, undertakes those the Macante will establish a far higher Lord Cardigan, that the singing was disgrace coal tar. As it was raining at the time, the of the libel these was the fact
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orders of his superior. A little altercation took Pembroke, Rossmore,
place between the parties, and ended in the coolis were affidavits which esta getting his cars boxed. Mr. William Neish Bain their wives were in perf
made bis appearance before Captain Thomsett the affidavits of several nob
of shielding libellers. We wonder if the claim to public approval than by indulging repeat that I cannot agree with you #iell from getting wet before going in quest of the tar, thirty, Lord Lonsdale being
ful)" · "And I,” said the clergyman, “regret to coolie wished to get his "sombrero" to keep him but five masters of haunds system in vogue in Macao. of putting up in scurrilous personalities against an you, sir," repeated Lord Cardigan, "that the a puppet-editor will answer in any other unfortunate colleague and bolstering up singing was infamous! I have been an Inspector place without running the risk of the the ridiculous claim of being written general of cavalry for five years, and I suppose puppet-player being found out." As the by gentlemen for gentlemen." Mr. ought to know something about it. ” Editor of the Correio, has undergone his BASTOS, the well-known advocate is, we week's seclusion and paid his dollar and a understand, the principal writer on the A CORRESPONDENT writes from Ichang to the this morning on a charge of assault, the outcome on reading the paragraph they half fine, we think, with our religious con- facdense, and the fulsome flatteries of the Shanghai Courier as follows: The water is of his little difference with the tar coolic, and clusion that Lord Lonsdale temporary, that "the farce is already played Catholic Register are doubtless meant for rising fast, and the rapids are extremely strong fined the magnificent sum of twenty-five statement in the
on the upper Yangtzse. Consul Cardener, accents. Right is right we admit, and we know identity, their being out." But at the same time we really cannot this gentleman's especial benefit. Of companied by two gentlemen, attempted to how wrong it is to take the law tuto one's own the description. Application see what grounds the Catholic Register of pora / O mores Mr. BASTOS, who, notwith-scend the Hing. Shan Rapid in a small boat hanger will all things considered, we are lordship's solicitor to the Hongkong has for finding fault with the standing certain little foibles, li an As they were being towed, the rope broke, and not quite sure that it is altogether wrong to asking for the Corrito de Mordo, because the last named advocate and literale of distinguished the boat was dastied to pieces among the rocks correct an impudent fellow of coelle by statement comp Journal chose to inform its renders--what ability, on perusing the extracts we have leaving Consul Gardener, to be racica by a warming his ears for him when he really deserves through his
they must have known perfectly well quoted from our local contemporary might native boat, which fortunately succeeded in d that the Editor was in durance vile for well exclaim "Oh, save me from my having libelled the Colonial Secretary, and tried to excite public sympathy for the UNTOTTUNAYA JOUraklist. What business: B it of the person who gives himself such high and mighty airs in the Regiate whether Mr. SILVA, the Editor In question, leaves.
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