MACAO.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY MARCH
UNOFFICIAL DISINTERESTED-
NESS.
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·PONDENCE,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hoxoxona Tuikanaphum, N
1883
Intimations.
HONGKONG TIMBER YARD, WANCHAL
on the fabis, and is very appropriately laughed Sir John Pope Hennessy, said: The next interests of justice and the general health re mentioning has as yet been done in twaining OS MALWAYS ON HAND,
looked after by their next door neighbour, the Honorable F. Bulkeley Johnson, the greatly lauded philanthropist and champion of the down trodden, In this thrice blessed colony of Hongkong. heldWe have written enough to show the Govern. that there are still some few things in the Dulment authorities, and also the general public,
quiring acting to rights, which see the mice unaccountable way, to have escaped the notice of the great unpaid, unofficial member; and we look to the Government to protect the general health by instructing that active and energetic servant of the public "the honorable the Surveyor General" to take immediate steps to put the roadway, drains, and gas pipes of Jar dine's Bazaar into a safe and satisfactory sanitary
For Sale.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.
REGON PINE SPARS AND LUMBER SHIPCHANDLERS,
Proprietor
STORE-KEEPERS: AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, PRAYA CENTRAL.
"HAVE RECÈIVED: EX- LATEST ARRIVALS.
L MALLORY,
TRAINING FOR THE SPRING MEETING,
DEAR MR. EDITOR, AW: vewy little worth fow the Spwing meeting heah. It is pleasant to and that a movement has been set on foot amongst our Sporting fweinds to have the weights waised faw. widahs on the Shanghai turf, to the same standard as is now in rogue in THE CITY OF MANILA CIGAR STORE. your Colony, Mr. W. Paitahson brought fawward a pwaiseworthy motion on this subject
Hongkong, 24th June, 1881.,
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a demoralizing character, considering the urgent then, excepting that the weather is now dry and condition and thus prevent disease from spread at the Annual Meeting of the Wace, Club "a few) Vegueros, Regalias, Londres, Nuevo Ha-
atten-
ing throughout our vastly over-crowded city,
CORRESPONDENCE.
Wo de paully endorse the spinlocis expressed by Correspondents in this column.)
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]
MACAO, March 26th, 1983.
At a meeting of the Legislative Council The most important topic of conversation and on the 7th February of last year, Mr. F. discussion here for some days past, which is still keley Johnson addressing himself particularly to at, scoffed at, and metaphorically trodden under question I have to put is as to the state of the foot, has been the news that the Lisbon Govern- roads, to which you have already alluded. You ment has lately sent instructions to our Colonial have expressed your opinion that the roads were rulers to remit to Portugal, in addition to our in an extremely satisfactory state. Now, that yearly contribution to the Army and Navya was not the opinion of the members of this only sun of fifteen thousand mitrela, and the commeil in Finance Committee in August last, whole of the surplus that may stand yearly as and from my own observation and the observa- balance of our Exchequer returns and expendition of all those who have had experience of roads, ture. This bold stroke ofcentralisation is of such their condition is very much the same as it was necessity for expending large sums in improving we don't experience the inconvenience so much. the harbour and several other branches of public I am afraid your Excellency has not been recent- works, also taking into consideration the un-ly in the neighbourhood of East Point. It is.
your certain and unreliable sources of our principal now nine months ago since 1 called public revenues, that the staunchest of our local tion to the fact that along a portion of the Praya patriots are beginning, to entertain serious in that direction, the road was a foot higher on doubts as to the fincerity of the Mother Country one side than on the other. I can answer for it téwards her poverty stricken dependency in the that nothing has been done to this road since I Far East. Our financial status is not founded returned to the Colony in March last. As I des- THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK on any sound principle of political administration.cribed, the road is at least three quarters of a foot Our chief revenues are derived, na is well known, higher at one side than at the other. There are from the triennial public sale of the monopoly of water courses running down it transversely, it is two hideous immoral institutions, the Fantan dangerous for vehicles, and there are holes in and the Vel-sing: the figures realised by those which any horse might stumble. I am sure the sales varying considerably from time to time, Surveyor-General has not been on that the bidders being under the influence of a
His Excellency, in reply to the honourable spirit of gambling speculation. The pure the road or he would have observed this monopoly is generally subject to the same un-member, said that." Mr. Bowdler's attention was certainty. The sale of the Pork monopoly which called to the matter, and that officer had done all last year realised some $20,00 is also a mostunt in his power to put the roads and bridges in a reliable source of income, the recent sale only re- proper state." alising $12,000 The Salt monopoly is also prob- ably deteriorating in value. And in this precarious condition of the public finances a sweeping mea- sure is levelled at the Treasury, curtailing by three fourths the salaries of the officers and soldiers of the National Battalion, on whose small incomes some five hundred families are said to depend for their subsistence; withdrawing from several retired public functionaries their scanty pensions; the Lisbon Exchequer appropriating $17,000 monthly, besides a heavy annual contribution, and finally ordering the full remittance to the metropolis of all surplus funds that may stand to the credit of the Treasury!
It would seem that the Home Government has deckled upon bringing universal ruin to this degraded colony! In 1874 the Treasury bad to contract a loan of about $200,aco, on account of the scantiness of funds then existing. Should another calamity like the disastrous typhoon of that year befall us when every cent of our surplus has been remitted to Lisbon, on what guarantee will our financiers negotiate another loan with the Hongkong Banka At present It is notorious that the state of our harbour is such, that a heavy expenditure is absolutely necessary in order to render it accessible to shipping. How are the much talked-of prospects of im provement to be carried into practical effect when the whole of our surplus funds, in addition to already ruinous monthly instalments are de manded and absorbed by the voracious Lisbon Exchequer.
It is needless to say that great Indignation "prevails herein all quarters on account of the
outrageous measures lately adopted by the home government towards poor Macao.. The Macaense of the 24th inst. points out in forcible language the fallacy of our ministerial policy. The follow ing comments are worthy of note: Let it not be said that through the quick communication which now exists with the metropolis of Portugal our urgent wanis may be soon redrested. Hmong These are simply delusive words that can no longer deceive anybody. Experience has taught us to despair of any prompt redress for our grievances coming from the Home Gov. emment, whose care for this city is quite apparent. from the deterioration of our harbour, from the sources of our chief revenues, &c., &c."
The Independente is not less strong in its criticism when it says "In our colony so full of improvements that no application could be given to the surplus funds in the Public Treasury? It appears the fate Minister of Marine, Senhor Mello Gouveia was of that opinion, as before quitting office be ordered our Board of Exchequer to remit to the metropolis all the balance offunds in hand. This measure is a natural consequence of a mistaken provincial administration. Many Colonial wants were put aside in order to increase the annual balance of the Treasury, and the re- sult now is to bleed it thoroughly, under the doctorship of our living quacks. We deplore the mistake, and hope it will be a lesson for the
part of
The
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TO THE Pusrur OF THE "HONGKANG TELEGRAPH."
JOSE, M. BASA. No. 51, B., QUEEN's ROAD, CENTRAL. Hongkong, 1st May, 1882.
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TO K K E E
MERCHANT, 18, WINO SING LANE, HONGKONG./
HAS FOR SALE.
IGARS of all Brands, Imperiales, Caballeros, days ago; but I wegwet to tell you that it was banos of all makes, quality guaranteed. TOBACCOS lost by one vote, the opposition being composed of all Brands, at moderate prices. FANCY GOODS. pwincipally of the “jolly-half-holiday” "stand from the Parisian markets, Meerschaum Pipes, at-the-rails young men; howevah, it will doubt-Jewellery of Chaste Designs. Sun Hats, &c., &c.; less be carwied by an ovahwhelming majority at
Commissions Executed. the Extwaordinawy Meeting which is to be held shortly-yees and how fellahs possessing even an ordinawy amount of common sense can op- pase such a weform I'm quite at a loss to compwe- hend attahthe astoundingly fast times wecordedat your waces the othah day. Aw-At a Gwillin DEAR SIR,-Are the Hongkong and Wham- Auction on the 17th inst, a fine specimen (gray) COAL
of the Mongolian blood fetched the good pwice, poa Dock Company's shares worth their pre-of Tis, 205 and anothak was wun up to Tis. 180: sent premiuin? The property was valued in
limit which, howevah, was wefused law him, 1882. 1880 Aberdeen Dock
being Tis: 600...The mob, of some thirty animals 319,473 | inʻil,zwerg almost without exception knocked 523,422 down at good, and, justifiable prices, and J. 432,535 should not be at all surprised to see some gwiffins make their debut shortly which will cause such grand stayers as Fawet Cornet, Prejudice, Dwiving Cloud, and Wild Dash to extend themselves to the utmost in order to pass the judge's eye on a par with them; exactly so,
By the way I might just quote to you a few lines which I picked up a day or two ago in the stweet; it was, I surmise, witten by an aspiwing authaw is thinking of endeavabing to wevive spel ling bees, and by way ofan entiah change intended to comnience at the wong end; nevah mind, bothah this fellah, and his bees in his bonnet heab followeth for you:
Kowloon
Cosmopolitan
West Point.
Debt
#
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KEEPS on hand for Sale all kinds of House --and Steam COAL of the_best quality, at moderus rates. The "CUM LOONG " "ČŮM CHOW" "CUM SHUEN,” “CUM LEE," Steam Launches for Hire at $3 for 1st hour, $3 for and and $1 for 3rd hour, “CUM_ON,” and CUM KAI," at $3 for 1st hour, Sz for 2nd hour, and for longer periods according to arrangement, 1700 Hongkong,, 16th October, 1832.
"WAI SAN YAT PO"
years. The report for the 'past half year states Milton or a would be' Johnson; or may be the A CHINESE DAILY NEWSPAPER with
$453,326 ****** 414,399 # 411,339
1,278,904 1,274,430 The result of this meeting of the Legislative
150,486 Council, so far as the road complained of by Mr.
440,000 265,000 Johnson was concerned, as anyone can see who
A distinction without a difference, The West chooses to walk along the Praya and past the
Point property sold for $175,000, redeemed so premises of the "princely house," appears to
much of the debt, and this is all that has been have been an eminently satisfactory one. road was quickly put into thorough order. But done towards its reduction during the past two singularly enough since this particular thorough- fare was made all right we have heard that the result would not have been behind that nothing from the Hon. F. B. Johnson about of previous half years, had there not been losses the condition of the other roads of the colony. on the building of two steamers. I have known If the honorable gentleman were merely a pria time when, in face of opposition, it was said vate individual we could well understand that had it not been for the construction of one his keeping silent after his own turn had steamer there would not have been any profit at all. But let that pass. The working accounta been served, and his own special road, so to speak, made suitable for walking on, or fit to be for the half years since the purchase of the used by that "class of people who ride in car. Cosmopolitan Dock show in ringes. But it so happens that the Honorable F. Bulkeley Johnson is not a mere private in- dividual who has to look solely after his own interests; at least, that is what the gentleman in question would have the community at large and the world in general believe. Mr. Bulkeley 1882... 474,212 Johnson poses as the special benefactor of the people of this benighted colony, the watchful guardian of their best interests, and the indepen- dent member of our Legislative Council who is not making a special study of "his own hand." The following facts, which have come under our own personal observation, may slightly open the eyes of the community of Hongkong, if that is necessary, and show then how far the philan- thropy of the honourable member towards his fellow colonists, his constituents, extends.
Close to the premises of the great East Point
and
22
1881...$ 528,143 profit $.95.374-18 per cent.
575.757
104,550 18 per cent.
199,924-18 per cent.
·1,103,900
10
498,583
95.798 20 per cent. 68,16714 per cent.
972,795
163,96517 per cent." And it is in the general falling off of business, as shown by the above figures, that the secret of late, unfavorable results is to be found. If in 1881 the Docks had work to the amount of
1
"SH•A•N•G2H-A-L, Ifi quite trial
Can boast of their Gentlemen Jocks (J. O. X.) F-doubleOCH-Q double U.**
Last weting stood very and knocks, (N.O. X)
·At H-O-N-G, hyphen K-0-NO
They appeared of quite reoms date DAT.} -~-~ And there by their riding, or tactics you see Walked away with the H. K. Darby-(D'R. B.) Wherever they venture, these Jocks and their rakes, They manage so pull most things off, (0, R. V.) But if they're not placed they, make the jokes Prapasay, "why the brute got a cough* (K. or F.), Beah endoth the first lesson,” I am, Yours pwognosticatingly,
UTTAHLY UTTAH. Shanghal, March 19th, 1883.
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Intimations.
KELLY & WALSH
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FOR
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LUK KE SHUN, No. 9, Gough Street, [x33 Hongkong, 10th February, 1883.
A
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HOY LEE
MERCHANT TAILOR, HAT, & CAP MAKER.
AS for Sale, every description of Gentle- Hmen's Scarves, Collars, lies, Socks, Hats, &c. &c. Dealer in Chinese Silks of all kinds. Bamboo Blinds, Mattings of own Manufacture. China Teapots in bamboo covers, Rattan Chairs, Silk Coats a Specialité, a perfect fit and best material guaranteed..
No. 113, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong, 16th May, 1882.
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SUN SHING.
DEALER IN SILKS. · 1 ANTON and Shanghai Gauzes, Crape Shawls, Lacquered and Ivory Wares, Carlos, &G, &a, &c. The best house in the trade for high class, Curios. GOLD and SILVER JEWELRY of the most artistic designs, Engraver on Stamps,
invited to inspect the show rooms. “
No 62, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL,'
705 HONGKONG...
Hongkong, rst May, 1881.
NOTICE
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1,103,900, without building steamers, how comes it that in 1882 the work is less by $131,100 notwithstanding cost of steamers, which might be anything under or over $100,000 !--I infer
18 that per cent, profit on the working, drivca firms is a little street, or road, bearing the name business away, and if by it, the turn-over fell of Jardine's Bazaar. About 12 years ago, when from 31,103,900 in 1881 to say $872,800, exclud the chain gangs were abroad in the colony, Jaring steamers, in 1882, what is there to pre- dinc's Bazaar underwent some slight repairs,
vent a similar scale of profit, if adhered to, since then has been gradually running to ruin. from still further reducing the amount in 1883 When Mr. Bulkeley Johnson was thundering and yet the Directors are engaged in cons forth his complaints about the road leading to his tructing a new Dock!!! All that has been done LIST OF LIGHTS, BUOYS AND BEACONS ON THE Seals, &c. &c. The public and Travellers are own palatial premises, and obtained the necessary during the past 2 years with $363,889 of profit, repairs, which were carried out up to his own gate has been to pay dividends of $10 per share, way, it is a pity that in his bounteous consideration
stock and write $153,000 off the value of the for the welfare of his less fortunate fellows he did. equal to 5 per cent on the market value of the not insist that the wants of the humble tenants of Aberdeen Dock, while increasing that of the Jardine's Bazaarshould also be attended to without others by $146,50. How much of the $319.473 at which it now stands, the Aberdeen Dock may loss of time. The honorablemember cannot excuse himself on the score of ignorance for not seeing to be worth, I leave those interested to determine. the dire wants of his next door neighbours, as The Company started in 1880 with $28,766 of such a keen eyed and careful observer, as he un-
Reserve in band; it made $30,000 on the new doubtedly in must have noticed the deplorable issue of shares at 13 per cent. premium, and condition of Jardine's Bazaar. Even had the $37,563, as stated in the report, on the sale of unsightly appearance of the place missed. Mr.
the West Point property, $96,329 in all, and as Duikeley Johnson's cagle eye it is simply the Reserve is now $18,000, $79.329 of the impossible that the horrid sruells einanating $152,000 written off the value of the Aberdeen therefrom could have come within range Dock is accounted for, leaving $73,671 as of his aristocratic olfactory organ and escaped the actt result of two splendid years, for unnoticed, so close does the worthy unofficial they are splendid years, and such as the member reside to that infragrant spot.
Company, with its present scale of charges, is not likely to see again. Provided 17 per cent. profit on working can be maintained, which question, and provided the Company's working account does not fall below $1,036,000 per annum, which it seems likely it will as last year it was only $972,795, it would take. 8 years to write off the Aberdeen Dock, another 12 years to pay for the Dock now commencing, and 8 years more to Hquidate the Debt, and I ask whether it is in the nature of Hongkong speculators or investors to contemplate a return of only 5 per
Summer la close upon us, and the fever season
ar
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confined in the Hospital. The usual festivities the matter, to the effect that Jardine'scent. per annum for the next 28 years. I should WAGES TABLE IN DOLLARS OR TAELS. As only a limited-number has been printed for every description of Aerited Waters with and celebrations of the Holy Week are now at that it is likely to be even worse this summer than say not, and yet with an almost useless Dock ac: HONGKONG FIRE SIGNALS...
an end.
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is also drawing nigh. We, therefore, consider ourselves quite justined in drawing the attention of "the honorable the Surveyor General" to the sanitary and future."
general condition of Jantine's Ba The other events of this week are a horrible trazaar. We would also ask the community gedy at Lapa, where a halflunaticabot his brother large, who have,nay consideration for their own and two Chinese Customs' guards, being himself health, or the health of the colony generally, to eventually shot down. It appears the fratricide take a walk through the Bazaar, to satisfy them- had previously given signs of mental aberration, scives that our remarks are justified by actual though no steps were taken to have him properly facts. We have a thoroughly reliable medical x is an abode of fever and other diseases, and His Excellency Senbor da Graça, our ex has ever previously been the case on account of Governor, accompanied by his wife, left here the worse condition of the roads and drains in for Hongkong by the White Cloud this morning. the immediate vicinity.
The first thing which will strike the visitor to They intend staying with Consul Loureiro until the departure of the French mail steamer to-morrow this thoroughfare will be sixteen yards of the gas at legit so it is rumoured here. It is quite in the main protruding through the surface of the road. usual order of Portuguese diplomacy that these making passage by carriage or ricksha impossi- two officials, who have been at loggerheads al ble, and traffic on foot or by chair extremely most from the Consul's advent in your colony, dangerous. The next thing to attract attention should part good friends, or apparently so. How will be the fact that the government, drain only the Consul can forget the official alights put on runs halfway down the street. Some three him by the Governor, and how His Excellency years ago a shopkeeper was summoned to the of Nuisances, for can overlook the systematic manner, in which Police Court by the Inspector Mr. Loureiro used to checkmate him, through some light breach of the law but on the magistrate
Informed by the the influence of the late Viscount de Praia Grande,
shopkeeper that there was with the Lisbon Government, are matters not easily no drain to carry off the soapsuds and other comprehended. However, it is doubtless better refuse the case was dismised. The Surveyor thun. There is general rejoicing in Macao that we General's department was then officially com have at last got rid of a ruler who has simply been municated with, and the drain we have already CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL an incubuson the prosperity of the
yof the colony, Perhaps alluded to as reaching halfway down the thorough. the old gen
gentleman meant well; but he was so fare, was constructed. We may here mention
retrograde in his ideas, so bigotted 'and prejuthat we are credibly informed that too
hothing
but Jarding's Bagaar pays a higher rate of
mischief and confusion could have been expect rent than any other street or district, in the ed from his Governorship Senhor da Grica has colony of Hongkong. As the visitors to this left Macao even more miserable and despairing hot-bed of infectious disease proceeds farther up than he found it; and he will be best remembered the alley be will notice another eight yards of by the painful exhibition he made of himself in gas pipe exposed to view, running about one foot the notorious Vel-seng scandal in the Hongkong above the level of the roadway, "He will also Supreme Court, and in that laughable, fasco, notice that at this end of the street there is no gov the so-called jepangie Diplomatic Mission crnment drain at all, only the cross drain running No doubt His Excellency will be decorated when from the market, into which the slope and refuse Which, be reaches Lisbon, but it is hardly likely he of the tenants are emptied through drink will ever get another appointment" in the quiet seclusion of his own orange groves he will find ample time to write his promised book * on the "fapanese
Wonderial pro
Aberdeen to be liquidated, with a new Dock to be built and paid for, which, if completed, will probably necessitate abandonment of one or other of the present establishments, and in face of steadily falling receipts, where is the money to come from to pay increased dividends? The Company has a dead stock of 3584473, in its debt and the Aberdeen Dock, and if, by building a New Dock, this dead stock becomes $1,000,000, the Docks should earn $178,000 a year to pay dividends of even Sto per share, or 8 per cent and write off $36,506 per annum. Their earnings last year were $163,965.
Yours &cc
Hongkong, March 26th, 1883.
REGISTER...
ARTHIS DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
How
LONG
BAROMETER,
THERMONE.
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it is noteworthy, were made at their own expense. They The most remarkable thing about the drains, in this locality is the fact that the slabs of stone Direction of forming the covering are higher than the road-
duction which are stic-modesty, he way, and, consequently, foul gases are codistantly
intends dedicating to himself, issuing from the drains, doubtless to the detri
It is rumoured that a Chinese newspaper wil
willment of the health of the dwellers in the imme- shortly be started in Macan Mediate vicinity, and also to the general public who may happen by business to be in the neighbour-
EVENSTER
* STEAMERS EXPECTED hood. The landlords of the houses in Jardine's Bakar, have been frequently summoned for having filthy premises, and at last, rather han be constantly troubled with the matter, have con- a word, by
The steamship Epaine left Sydney on the tat instant, for Queensland Ports, Fort Darwin and
Horokong, and is due hero qu or about the 28th, structed drains at their own expense by, the
Te vie, Shire Line steamer Carnarvonshire, from Londop, left Singapore on the 35th instant, and
may he looked for here on or about the truth
The
the way, which should have Government. This, in itself, is a sufficient hard- whip, but when we colder that the ground lying Inion Line, steamer, „fort Alkemade, immediately hind the houses; in questional ingapore on the afternoon the 25th government property, and is likely enough
“and may be expected to surtive-lere on sold for building purposes?
pected here on or about thứ
||untáil,cuting off the private
structed and necessitate the me?
ready con
· BOU RE A KİRnce how well the interesti Bords and tenants of landline's Bamar have b
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