Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO. FAMILY AND
DISPENSING
CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE, AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN,
PERFUMERS,
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
OF
MANILA CIGARS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
AND MANUFACTURERS
OF
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED Á‚D. 1841.'
THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, 24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAI,
INGLESA,
BOTICA
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1883.
It has never been cur wish to advocate 1975 regret to have to announce that the pro- what may be termed a pro-Chinese policy, posed "Sky" race uletting has been abandoned. studying Chinese interests alone. The in- CAMERON, one of the cholera stricken seamen of terests both of foreigners and Hongkong the steamship Afghan, who was left behind at Chinese appear to us to be identical; Kulangsu Hospital, Amoy, died on the 23rd tiltd., the commercial welfare and prosperity and was buried the following morning. of the colony is equally important to the We observe that Mr. T. R. H. McClatchie has British and Chinese merchant. We have been appointed H.B.M. Acting-Consul and Acting therefore consistently upheld principles Assistant Judge in Yokohama during the absence founded on justice, reason, and commion on leave of Mr. Russell Robertson, who left by sense, which, in our opinion, were cal, the City of Rio de Faustre on September 3rd,
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FROM an advertisement in another
theit (celing towards foreigners, Whateve "be the result of this I Allall let you know. issued from the Sanitary Office, it will be see that the position of the Government Scavenger issue a proclamation which, if not entirely so,
what I can gather believe that the Viceroy with relation to the private "early birds is will be of semi-conchistory, nature, and will in the right direction on the part of the Govern against His Excellency's inclination to do this very clearly defined –This is undoubtedly a step serve to pacify the people at believe it you
attempt at "squeezing" these necessary adjuncts. From an entirely aprejudiced standpoint, and ment, as it will effectually prevent any further but no doubt be destres to avoid further compl to our existing method of shilations, and free after careful obfervallon, I firmly believe that fo our minds frean all fears of again suffering the the present à least there will be no further“ dis- inconveniences and dangers of an early coolles vance of a serious character in Canton 2. bonne do not disguise the fact that there 13 danger strike,
especially at the question at lasun aborts Portuguese, Dias, and in sich an unsatisfactory cxydition; but at the same time feel convinced.. that the trouble will quietly blow over tim attitude towards the turbulent classes will work while the tax is paid only in respect of one-half wonders, and as the main body of the Canton populace are not inimical to foreigners, the that number. As the tax varies from five francs Viceroy should experience very little dificulty in a year for a house dog to ter francs for poodles keeping the medies in check. Of course this we observe that the hull of the barque Floddesty is very considerable. It has been decided this kled can so easily be made, However, as I and other pet varieties, the loss to the municipal is only my opinion, and a mistake in an affair of will be offered for sale by public auction at therefore that as every dog by law has to be give His Excellency Chang credit for Being Shanghai on the 11th inst. It will be remem- provided with a metal collar marked with theme that the extraordinary precluidons Talent to man of resolution and enlightenment, it seems to bered, observes the, Mercury, that the Flodden,
name and address of the owner, in future this prevent any further outbreak will beʼ most effec- became during the late typhoon, what the Court collar will, on the tax being paid, be stamped Willy carried but, it is true, I believe that the of Inquiry declared a Total Wreck," on the with an indelible mark as a receipt by an officialViceroy, has stated that in the face of the verdict South. Bank; but through the exertions of the appointed for the purposed
not hold himself responsible to the Consuls for Shanghai Tug-boat Association
ation she has since been got off and towed up to Shanghai.
SAYS the Jean Herald: “Now that foreigntheit must not be forgotten that His Excelléhéy Milany.riotous feroceedings which might follow, but WHL Captain Wrightofthe steaner Esmeralda perty has been destroyed, our English Vice, eth should foreign interest be in any emo Ives have been endangered,, and foreign pro-will be held responsible by the Chinese Govern was on the Praya Central yesterday afternoon, Admiral may possibly see fit to curtail his sum perilled. "I therefore, think, that there will collared his gold watch chain and made tracks. in the vicinity of Pottinger Street, a Celestial
further troubles here at present, The captain gave chase and was rapidly col- laring the thief when that worthy dropped the chaia and bolled up Webster's Bazaar, Captain Wright very wisely stopped and picked up his property, which stoppage in the "hout enabled the chain snatcher to make good his escape. A CORRESPONDENT Writes from Swatow to the Amoy Gazette on the 35th Sept, as follows On the zand instanta sampan left the Swatow Cus when in a line with the Chintung, she capsized toms Pier on an ebb tide, and with a good breeze.
and out of the ten passengers four, not being able to swim, were drowned. The boat was an old one and leaked very much as soon as she got into the rough water. A good few curfew, plover
nearlyup to the present day there has been. but one medium of communication between the Chinese and the European merchant, and that has been through Chinese brokers, The European merchant in first coming to China had to get whomsoever he could to act as mediator in his bargains with the merchants of China. The object of the former was then, as it is now, to make a fortune and then clear of for home. The broker must needs make his share of the profit as well and so must the Chinese culated, to benefit mankind in general. We read that price of the greatly abused FROM a retum just issued by the Direct Contra merchant, the latter deriving his share without, however, losing sight of the partic-American trade dollars has advanced consider-butions Department in Paris it appears that from dealing with his countrymen in their ular rights of Great Britain. We affordably lately, owing to a demand from London there are some 200,000 dogs in that capital, own territory. But the European mor perfect liberty to representatives of all for the Chinese trade. About two hundred chart never gave a thought then to going European nationalities to meet us on equal thousand dollars were recently shipped from New into the Chinaman's own territory and terms on our own soll in the struggle for York, AERATED WATERS there transacting a direct business. Such commercial supremacy; why then should an Idea never entered his mind. But our policy towards the Chinese merchants be to-day it does, and he scarcely knows so short-sighted and unjust? It is scarcely how to go about it, and attributes what is a matter for surprise that in disturbances probably the result of his own short-like those which have recently devastated sightedness to the obstinacy of the the foreign settlement in Canton we should heathen race with whom he is dealing," find even the leading Chinese merchants in refusing to open out his country, never strongly anti-foreign in their ideas. The for a moment thinking that he himself is dominant race farce is completely plexes in a great measure to blame. J
out; the Chinese in Hongong are, in every Now that a new race of people in the way our equals, and they are entitled to Chinese of Hongkong has sprung up and be treated impartially and with considera there is no longer the-lying, thieving, tion and respect. It is for the Government demoralized and nondescript" Chinese to follow the sensible example set by, Sir elegraph upon whom European mer: Join Porr Hemzary; but this, we fear, is chant had to solely rely for his share in far too enlightened a course to expect from the commerce of the colony, the latter theablemen (?) at present administering our begins to complain that "trade is dull public affairs. Practical reform apparently THE force of circumstances is a great item and is all falling into the hands of the has no place in the political programme of in the management of affairs in the world Chinese." Who are these Chinese into our present ruler-and yet practical reform we live in, and it is by the force of circum-whose bands the trade of Hongkong is is an absolute necessity if the commercial stances in many, many cases that a certain falling? Who else are they but the importance of Hongkong is to be upheld lac of conduct or of policy has to be new race of Chinese of Hongong, at once and increased. adopted, especially in the government of a sprung up into a set of merchants, parti. country-It-is-not-our-purpose-to-preach-ally Europeanized, doing business like our a sermon, on the force of circumstances, own merchants, scrupulously honorable but to demonstrate a line of policy in the in their dealings with foreigners, and beneficial management of our little colony which we will endeavor to show is, not alons entirely fallacious, but, (not to blow our own horn,) highly commendable and _worthy_of_the_consideration of those in
whose hands the reins of power rest.
14, ESCOLTA, MANILA.' --
THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON, THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW. [3
The Hongkong Telegraph
Hongkong, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1883.
TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, September 29th, 1883. „THE MADAGASÇAR EMBROGLIO, A crowded reception was given to the Rev. Mr. Shaw on his arrival here from Madagascar He narrated the ill unge he received from the French authorities, and the London preas calls for reparation...
THE TYPHOON,
The Harbour Master courteously forwarded un the following telegram late last evening :—
MANILA, 1st Oct, 1883. north of Luzon yesterday and seemed to be The announced typhoon crossed the provinces travelling to the W.N.W.
papers warned him, before his departure, ofthe mer promenade in the North The Shanghai excited frame of mind, in which the Chinese populace then was, and, in view of this, protested
the tayo slipa
places where they are sometimes even out of reach of the telegraph, bi without effect. It is we must own, annoying for to exalted a man to have to shorten his summer picnic, bot on the other hand he may congratulate himself on no one having been killed, or something still more neglecting his primary duty, which is to ensure, unpleasant might have happened to him for in every possible way, the safety of Englishmen in the East. He
THE SHANGHAI RIVER TELE
GRAPH CABLES
|quel-yuan-in-another-bost:"aetdippanying the
S1 Ah-ding, native detective of the› Municipal. the fishermen who have been stealing the tele Polics Force, who went down the river to capture
graph cables, returned to Shanghai to-day with three boats forced with cable and he had also secured several prisoneriske Total acht detective. On Monday last, they planner Bo engaged in the cable grade, and bear when which Ah-ding supected to be one of those all sail, leaving the wel-yuan far behind. When the detective's boat was observed by the fisher men to be approaching thèm atg great speed, four WRITING on the recent murder of a Chinaman meni jumped overboard, their boat being aligat in Nagasaki the Rising Sun saysThe all-abone from the shore, which they were able to
reach in safety by swipiminge (Aluding börried":
†
and snipe were shot down here a few days ago. sorbing topic of the past week has been the out the boat, and found itfall of telegrapUCA!
A TELEORAM dated Washington, August 318 rage upon Chinese residents by the Japanese says:-Commodore English, Acting Secretary or police, in which a Chiamator rather boy the Navy, to-day cabled instructions to the com- was the unfortunate victim. It is just what has manding officers of the Tzanite and Enterprise been feared from the commencement of the now at Singapore to proceed with those vessels, month, and fully proves to
ves to what extent th
extent the ns. to the Strait of Sunda, and examine into the con- tive authorities will go to meet their own ends, dition of affairs there, and particularly to the no matter at what risk. If the police are allowed effect of the recent earthquakes on the islands into continue wearing swords, there is no dia that vicinity. They are ordered to warn all mering which, or how many, of us-may sooner or
may be caused by the convulsions. chant vessels of all dangers to navigation which later share Wai Ngau's fate. It may not be on account of oplum s--a quarrel with a jinricksha coolie, who demands an exorbitant fare, or fa insulting; an altercation with a tide-walter, about launching a canoc's or, a score of other things may lead to the intervention of the police and the drawing of swords. In that be no alternative but
There were three man one womas and boys on bands sad as he had to look after them and stick torthenbost incase her should 1915, he plans he had to give up any hopebt capturing the men who had dumped overboard.
He then went to Toligiza way where he had ou his previous expedition found a large quantu tity of cabis man Edited shop there Fand ho now for TREN will it, and set tall for Shanghai with soners and their apolls “The bosis at the Kee-chong Jetty
compartments
aftentó
Bles, some being in long p had been lifted from the river.
taken from th
the remaing, Windlengths:
while they now usurp the place once so strongly held by their Western fraternity, they have the advantage of internal intercourse with China which the European merchant has not. And how la this new race of Hongkong merchants In the first place we are in a British treated by foreigners? Generally with con- Colony situated many thousands of miles tempt; regarded-as-interlopers, and, we beyond the actual pale of European civi- fear, frequently treated as such. Is this lization, or, rather, the actual rule of the state of affairs right? and should such Mother Country, and it behoves us to make policy towards these merchants be the best of our isolated situation and to adopted hero in Hongkong? We think develop the importance of our prestige as not. This new race of merchants should representatives of the British nation; as
be treated far differently, and Governor well as to demonstrate that superiority HENNESSY showed his tact, diplomacy, and of which the Anglo-Saxon race is above all, his good common sense when justly proud. Now it remains to be he adopted a seemingly (we use the term seen which is the best way to demonstrate advisedly,) pro-Chinese policy in his mode this superiority in Hongkong-Surely-it-algoverning this Colony, knowing full office), just returned from wreck. He says one among themselves through the formation of 104 six-shooter in the right-hand aido-pocket, long to the mille, had been stoles gatsh cannot be with the vis inertice dominant here. well, as we ourselves do, that this new side of it has gone, foremast alone standing. At | parate and exclusive clubs and confederations," One of the members of the Settlement police; kung'about ten days agoi-He has communić guided by the quavering policy-ifit may be race of merchants form, under judicious termed "policy" at all which seerns to be management, the stepping-stones to in- ca avec-peur et avec reproche" from those from ternal and friendly intercourse with China whom, better guidance and government and the Chinese. might be expected.
The assertion that the Chinese merchants and traders of Hongkong are invaluable factors in the opening out of China to foreign trade and intercourse is based Upon the fact that the Chinese here have been initiated into a far more liberal mode of government than the one which governs their own country. Their being. led thereby into forming golden opinions of our manner of conducting affairs affecting the well-being of our country and
MR. AN WANG, the Chinese Consul at New York, deems it a part of his official duty to offer his countrymen a little wholesome advice. He has had a circular printed in the Chinese char-
THE WRECK OF THE "CHOCORUA.” The Superintendent of the Eastem Extension Telegraph Co. at this port received the subjoined additional telegrams from Bolinao yesterday jacter, a copy of which he has caused to be put "Captain and mats gone to wreck. Name of into the hands of every resident Mongol, in man drowned, Charles. Vessel struck reef about
pan. on Saturday, Captain and crew landed which we see its contents reported, he warns yesterday morning, after hanging on all night to them against transgressing the municipal lewe, channels() of ship. Sneyd (a clerk in the Co. and against the destruction of union and harmony ness, with one's finger on the trigger of
&
to return to the precautionary custom that used to be in vogue in the good oli and go about, bath, en
fold and
the cargo consisted of gtime/ Co's cables Great Northern/Ch's "heavy?
and cautions them particularly against lawsuits, force-whose name is suppressed more, from thing about ten days ago. He has com
crew down at village, staying at Don Miguel's house, captain and mate staying bère, but at present gone to wreck, not return till this evening, and probably will gambling and opium smoking. Se
"Captain Locke says the typhoon caught the SAYS the Nagasaki Express of the sand ulto. 5 ship on Saturday night. The night was very The man-of-war-7us, recently purchased dark Twenty minutes after striking the vessel by the Japanese Government in England, and was full of water. At midnight the decks were brought out by Captain James, arrived here on stove in. The crew were to side of chan- nels. One man called Charles Romander was Saturday morning last. After taking in coals, drowned in forecastle. The ship is a total loss. etc., she proceeded to Yokohama, via the Inland All hands lost everything they possessed, and Sea, the same evening. She is a strange-lock- analy naked. Present state of vessel; porting craft, the hull of which, forward and aft, is side gone entirely, broken in two amidships;: everything washed out; both decks from fore- almost level with the water when in fighting trim. castle to stem completely gone; foremast til She carries two 25-ton guns, one fare and one standing,"
aft, and is reputed to be a fait steamer, her capability being about 17 knots under full steam. ! The guns and everything on board are replete with all the latest inventions and improvements"!
reason of shame than fear-bag been heard to say that had he been present at Shinchi on Saturday last, there would have been six dead Chinamen"! It should not be necessary to remind the party in question that, in that case, there might have been such a thing as a "dead policeman" there or thereabouts/So it would seem as though the police would do well to be more guarded not only in do but what they say
-
tang in regard to this systematic the cables, but up to the present dawather-wan along with the native been taken by the Tootal further a han, send Ne. The fishermen were taken to the Police Station, and questionell by inspector Wi son as tá how they came into possession of the materiùl. The lowdah of the bost, a young man who' was very sick, and, two, old albumen, save suba stantially the same story to teftem that a Shanghai boat hälled then find søked the take the wire on board and commer Jac because the tage boat will the deeply,
and that when they got to Tongs a not see the boat from which they not.
Not from a religious, moral or intel- lectual, but from a political and from a worldly point of view do we ask the ques- tlon; "As a British Colony, and as a portion of the vast Empire of Great Britain, what is Hongkong? And as what can it be looked upon ? To answer the first question, Hongkong is politically and socially a purely commercial colony, and in answer to the second question we say and maintain that Hongkong is the key to China:" Is there anyone, who can or sistent with human nature, to communicate gambling dens þave been reopened in Newnant citizens. The steamer City of Paking of inquietude falt on all sides which bas never that this
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
its people, would impel them, as being con LATEST American papers state the Chinese THE United States has lost another of its emi-
A CABLEGRAM from London states that the pos sibility of another, France German war bor all the interest at present in England. Alle THE steamship Kungwo on her last voyage from Hankow to Shanghai met als Chinese gun boats near Lao Polat, bound up the Yangtze. A REGULAR Lodge of Zetland, No. 535, will be
CANTON
but were there captured
Fare föld Fall:exid kaléválid no
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NBT &/CANTON, Oftober faf 1881 Since I lart wrote, although no actin ance has taken place, there has been a sense
been hitherto experienced, not ever on the yon- duce Inte clubing day of Logan's trials: Every dark resins | thems this morning that he felt, as though he were restless and uneasy, and wi old resident told me cab standing over a copsealed volcano which wis ready to burst out in flames at any moment- Placards are as thick as bees in a treacle barrel. Most of these literary efforts are of a most in- flammatory character and a long way from being German gunboat Tiffs arrived here this evening complimentary to foreign-ideas of justice. The and the German Consul immediately exchanged
By the way, miking of the German Consul there appears to be a strong opinion wilost here that Mr. Von Mollendorf dialikes the conciliabuy measures which have been adoptedly call with the Chinese authorities regardlig. disturbances, and that he would much prefer more belligerent measures than me now.
I understand that
courtesies with her commanitér 3) ThinkA
tukon
is able to affirm to the contrary?
to their countrymen throughout the empireYork City.
brought news of the death of the Honorable Referring to Hongkong as a socially the advantages which they possessed, and
Judge Jeremiah S. Black, formerly Secretary of commercial colony we would infer that the derived from a residence in, and under the
State under Fresident Buchanan, the last Demo- social interests of the place are bound up rule of a country whose ideas and mode of
cratic President which the United States had up in the commercial ones and vier versa, existence were far superior to their own,
to the present day. Colonel Mosby has received and regarding Hongkong as a politically These facts once thoroughly understood,
a circular from the State Department to the above effect, and, in accordance with the Instructions! commercial place, we infer its political' and that inherent spirit of emulation so proverb. commercial interesis to be equally recipro-ial to the Chinese,, would tend, in the
been half-masted and will remain so for a period contained therein, the flag of the Consulate, bas çal; while in concluding Hongkong to be course of a few years, to prepare them for held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on of ten days. Judge Black was a lawyer of great the "key to China," we have its social and thetrade, intercourse and innovations of the Thursday evening next, the 4th instant, st 8.30 repute in the States, and had a considerable political interests so completely bound Western nations they are now so adverse for 9 o'clock precisely. ⠀⠀
legal practice throughout the country. "Black's to this latter fact, that it forms the alpha to, and the hostile feeling now extating | THERE was a great storm in Switserland on the | Reports)" in two large volumes, is a standard and smaga whereon the basis of the mode of towards Europeans would be in a very 15th ultimo, especially in the vicinity of Nieu-work of reference with most lawyers in America, government to be adopted lles.
great measure, if not entirely, eradicated chatel. Three villages in the vicinity of Pigeme HOME papers report a rather serious Irish riot Take Hongkong of ten or fifteen years. It would serve no useful and to further and Marat were set on fire by lightning.
which recently took place in Coatbridge, near back when the actual commercial interests demonstrate our views on this matter. Tax Shanghai Mariary mean that Hio Eucale Glasgow, between Orangemen and Catholics. of the place were far greater than they | Admitting that, to a certain extent, we have lency Two Chung Tang, Viceroy of the Two it is stated that since the 12th of July a bitter fered from the late riot will no now are and let us ask ourselves the cause wandered into the wide field of specula- Klang will not leave for the inspection of faits, feeling has existed between the parties, and it appointments in order to obtain cou of the decay which has undoubtedly come tion, we still can fairly claim-and our
Az, until sometime during the present month, reached a climax when, the Home Rulers were for their losses of bellove their claim to pass. In years gone by, more so than claim will not be disputed-having offered AERIOUS rice (says the Janan Mail) is said by wards of ten thousand persons took part in the will be paid without del
demonstrating in honour of Lady Day, Up submitted to the 1
for approval after whi now, was Hongkong looked upon as the a sound and reasonable solution of a some the vernacular papers to have occurred in the procession, and when they reached the head There wil stepping-stone or rather the "key" to the what difficult problem. That the interior Some of the convicts employed fired the mine were stoned. In the course of a few minutes id harbor, with
Milke Mine on the evening of the 21st instant
quarters of the Orangemen at Sunny-side they consuls and the opening up of China to foreign civilization of 'the Chinese Empire, which is still with the result that about one hundred people every kind of weapon was brought Tilb use. being adopted, "190** and commerce; and now we have the Chi- sealed book to the outer world, cab and
were killed or injured. The conflagration is res
Hundreds of persons are said to have been there many be no delay nese port of Shanghal usurping the place will be opened to foreign intercoures, and parted to be still unsubdued jennicked down and kickest till they were taken to rave and protées Xro which rightfully belongs to Hongkong at no distant date, admits of no denial. We would remind our readers that the Asian Puppies the disturbance, but were very roughly Compuls reques "A strong body of police endeavoured to The Viceroy The lack of management, tact and diplo- Our aim is to hasten that greatly desired Ladies Band will give a perfomation/in beste head from a brick, causing a frightful wound, mien
:handled” y Captain Stewart received a blow on. Honam, fa the macy in the governing power of the Colony consummation by all possible means. Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening end one of Inspector Cruickshank's legs was A great number has been the cause of this, and when, to The position of Hongkong will natur mencing at 9 o'clock, for the ben af Mind" nearly broken, by -ar kick. Twenty-six prl-- Honam to the city us our mind, a step in the right direction was ally be greatly improved, her commer Bertha, the prima donna of the troup A high Boners were arrested. Later on, the riots were alone over there, but i taken, it was cried down as being next to cial importance vastly increased, there- class and varied programme bar bee
renewed. A large number of Catholica, tom Hound as well, pr Armed with nicks, pokers, hammers, loaded and spirit af depression
1.4
ounced
treasonable, and efforts, which we are fore, self Interest should dictate to the 'I which will doubtlessy be skilfully carried out bksticks, and other weapons, marched body on Saturday evening req
Chi
Main-street. They were met byra: large
of police, who advised them to return home, "arms and suimunition. [sfer furnishes 18e"|| 'This they chefused to do, and the poli drew" (served out-
jateamers...hows; their batons and attempted to drive them back.
happy to say, only partially succeeded, foreign community, which is essentially a these talented artistecili ka pagk were made to overthrow the sound pro-i trading community, that the past and pro | The New York Mar
policy of Governor HENKISST, sent existing relations between the two following The modera which has left a deep-rooted, favorable opposing elements-foreigners and Chi- perpendicular and withou Impression on those who really have, not nese-are not conducive to the speedy re to add to the risk of dama alode the interests of the Colony of Hong-alisation of a state of affairs which, under, and many English anderwriters are so
with this that they are, kong, but, the interests of the Mother favorable circumstances, would inevitably
nidegation the de Country, at heart: FOS
mae Hongkong to the proud position of rates as between t From the time of the commencement of being the most important trading centre in the former and the commercial impo lance of Hongkong the Far East.
bow and Bawa
The police, however,
retire. They subsequentl
of the crowd, and separated if ind
Into con
MAT: the rioters with heavy:
of twelve mounted police
them up and down the streets, and of the tingleaders were arrested. mounted poli
to assist
had to