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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE British steamer Japan will leave the Cos- mopolitan Dock this afternoon, and the Amot-
can ship Zoways will take the vacant place. THE U.S.S. Pensacola is expected in Hongkong about the end of November. She was, at last accounts, en route to Japan from Honolulu, where she had been making a rather prolonged
stay.
SAM ASU, an unemployed servant, has entered upon an "engagement" at H.M.'s gaol, to terminate at the expiration of six weeks. The "engagement" was brought about by Sam's thieving propensities, he having stolen a couple of jackets and a box valued at $1.
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| As is customary every year at the turning of the monsoon, the days of departure of the Homeward mails are changed. Consequently on Thursday next there will be no mail for Europe, the next English mail will leave on Tuesday the 16th inst., and the next French mail on Tuesday the 23rd.
HE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, OWING to the score book used at Saturday's cricket match having been accidentally left at the Peak yesterday which prevented pur check- ing our own return with the official score-we withhold our usual report of the play. We shall, however, publish a complete résumé for our mail, issue on Tuesday next.
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THE U.S. S. Enterprise arrived here this morn- ing from Singapore, and exchanged salutes with theshore battery, the Victor Emanuel, the French
It costs $1,400,000 per annum to carry on the business of the government of the Catholic Church in Rome.
A REGULAR Lodge of Persexrmance. Na 116s. will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday evening, the 17th instant, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely,
Six months must clapse before Chun Hung. Wing will have another chance to beat his wife. Chun admitted having wounded his wife with a pocket knife, but said that she was on too in-
timate terms with other men.
CHEUNG ÁFUK, a coolie, was this morning com.. mitted for trial at the next Criminal Sessions for having attempted to obtain goods to the value of $70., with a forged bill, from an ac countant named Tam, Apan.
WE have to acknowledge receipt of the recently published Service List of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, an exceedingly useful com 'pilation, issued for the use of the members of the Customs Service by order of the Inspector Ge- neral. This new list, which is the ninth issue of the series, has been corrected up to July 1st, and, like all publications sent out from the Statistical Department, has been most carefully compiled.
"WHAT is this man charged with?” asked the magistrate. "With whiskey, your Womhip, replied the sententious policemani The New York Herald say that according to private advices received in New York on the at ulto., Senor Figueroa, the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, has been killed in a duel with, revolvers.
THE Duke of Richmond has issued an order to his servants prohibiting all widows, renting any part of his estates, from marrying without first obtaining his consent, under penalty of forfeiting their boldings.
"I'm glad Billy had the sense to marry a settled old maid," said Grandma Winkum at the wed. ding. "Gals is hity-tity and widders is kinder overrulin and upsettin', Old maids is kinder thankful and willin' to please."
A MOVEMENT has been started by American ship owners and agents to induce the U.S.government to demand redress from the Spanish authorities the Customs officials at Havana. on account of unjust seizures of their property by
On the 14th of August a party of depositors in a small savings bank in London, angry at their inability to draw their money on demand, enteret the bank and wrecked the premises. The police were called in, but refused to interfere.
A LISnow telegram to a London daily, dated August 30th, states that during the preceding fortnight seven steamers had run aground on account of the thick legs which have been pre- tire: Portuguese const during the daytime on valent. Of these vessels six were English a one Belgian.
THE Daily News correspondent telegraphs from Teheran en August 31st: Kotchan reports state that the Russian Commissariat is buying large quantities of provisions, and storing them in places east of Aakhabad. The Russian forces among the Tekké Turcomans amount to 10,500
Reinforcements are arriving. When the force men. A camp has been formed, at Ankhabad.
numbers 15,000 men it is believed that 10,000 will march under General Camaroff to Merv A FRENCH dancer, speaking of his own proper ful of diamonds sprinkled in the sun. Another style of cutting capers, said, "They are a hand-
eminent terpsichorean, on, witnessing Madame Ferrari's performance in Le Cheval de Bronze,. exclaimed, #She is a rose, bome onwards by by the breeze, in a whirlwind of turquoises, rubies, and gold-dust." It is well known that the elder Vestris called himself the King of Dance. He once scolded his son for refusing to dance on an off-night, although the Queen of France went to the Opera purposely to see him, by saying, Go my son, and dance your very best. A coolness shall never be allowed to exist between the house of Vestris and the house of
COPIES of a socialist pamphlet entitled "An Appeal to all Workingmen and Men of the Peo-Bourbon,” ple," signed, "Executive Committee," were scat
They were destroyed by the police.
ONE of the driest American Jakers of the day
iron-clad Victorieuse and the German flagship pinilty of your malefactions. Justice, sorr, may tered in the streets of Vienna a short time ago is Judge Allen A. Bradford of the Pueblo Bar..
of whom have visited the Far East before, com- Stosch. The officers of the Enterprise, many prise: Commander A. S. Barker, Lieutenant Commander Book, Navigating Lieutenant Nor- ris, Lieutenants Osterhaus and Shufeldt, and Ensigns Hodges, Hannum and Halpine."
his New Guinea trip. So it was Stanley's on the Congo, but the number of niggers at the bottom of that stream with Yankee projectiles in their vitals will not be known till the angel of the Apocalypse one foot on sea and the other planted firmly on land-shall pass the word for the final
roll up" to Jehosophat.
DUBLIN once boasted of a magistrate, one Justice O'Malley, whose eloquence and erudition made him the pride and delight of the city, "So, sort," he thundered to an old offender who had often escaped what the judge always spoke of as "the butt end of the law," "y'arre about to incurr the
parshue wid a leaden heel, but she smites" here the quotation eluded him" she smites"-"PASSIVE resistance" is Armit's platform during triumphantly-" she smites wid a cast-iron toe!" We read that a Sunday school teacher in a Western Australian town, on being presented with a silver watch and the usual accompani- WE note that Oscar Wilde's play has been with-ment of trinkets, is said by the local paper to drawn after a brief and not glorious run on the have "expressed his deep thankfulness to the boards of a New York theatre. It is said, in loving hearts that had joined in presenting to ***** || "explanation of the failure, that Oscar did not un-
him an address so gratifying and a gift so derstand his audience, and the audience did not elegant. The hour, the words, the gift, would understand Oscar. This is like the two Irishmen be ever kept among the very precious things," who supposed they recognized one another from What a rare old collection of valuables he must opposite sider of the street, but discovered their have! Happy innocence! Wait till he goes our mistake when they met in the middle of it. One among the ungodly, gets "broke" and has to of them explained it to the other thus you pawn his elegant gift. There is nobody like a thought it was I, and I thought it was you, and intrinsic and extrinsic value. We could say a money-lender for showing the difference between in fact it was neither of us."
́good deal on this subject, for we have been
there" ourselves.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1883.
The following observations on the recent troubles in Anpam, which appear in the London Daily-Neus of August 31st, will be read with interest:-
Contemptible opponents though the An- namese are, the celerity with which the French have overcome all opposition in Annam proper may well cause some sur- prise. True, the province of Tonquin which forms the northern-most portion of the country called Annam, has yet to be pacified. The resolute desperadoes known as the Black Flags appear to be still the masters of Tonquin. There is no doubt that large, bodies of Chinese regulars are employed in Steamers making short voyages massed at several points just within the
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It appears from recent statistics on suicides that Paris occupies a very unenviable position. The ratio of suicide for every million inhabitants averages yearly 402, while in Naples it is only 34 The French capital is thus the saddest as well as the gayest city in Europe. The ratio for other cities is as follows:-Stockholm, 354
He is a little eccentric, but withal one of the best
lawyers in the Far West. He was engaged upon a case a few years since, before a judge to whom he took a dislike. The judge was undecided in his rulings and would change his conclusions every time the opposite lawyer argued a point. When Bradford came to address the jury, he took occasion to express his con- tempt. Said he "Gentlemen of the jury, the Indecision of this Court reminds me of the fabled
INTELLIGENCE received, in Berlin at the begin-ass that died between two bundles of hay for ning of last month from St. Petersburg states want of decision" The Court could stand this that the popular feeling against the Jews in no longer Calling the attorney to order, the Southern Rusia is on the increase Attempts judge fined him five dollars for contempt. at anti-Jewish riots were made at Ekaterinoslav With all the coolness he is capable of, Bradford on the 19th and 20th 'August. Similar attempts | felt in his pocket for å moment, and then, villages of the Southern Governments, but were peculiar, intonation of voice, "Your honour, I have been made at Cherson and in several producing two dollars fifty cents, sald, in his
frustrated by the prompt intervention of the have but half the amount I will pay for the authorities.
hay, but let the ass stand,
At the beginning of the present year there were inscribed on the lists of the 23 Italian marine departments 7,720 ships,-1,113 of which were in scribed at Genoa, 1,075 at Naples, and 833 at Venice. In 1879 Italy had a much larger num ber of ships-18,031. But the acquisition of steamers progresses, though slowly. In 1864
THE Iron lighter, referred to a short time ago as having been launched by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, was to-day finally banded over to Mr. J. W. Jamieson, superintending engineer for Mears Roque and Co. of Haiphong, for whom the lighter has been specially constructed. This craft will be towed down to Haiphong by Messrs. Roque's
THE Chicago Inter Ocean was indiscreet enough to say-Womar is asserting herself in religion as well as in science and politics," which draws from the Cleveland (0.) Zrader the following caustic comment: "Pray when did women fail to assert herself in religion? She has been the joy and support of the clergy in all ages, and the most honest and devoted adherent of all the great theological systems of the world, even those which shamefully oppressed her." The Leader (this bigh average is quite unaccountable in there were only 25, now there are 192. Frommer Namvian which will leave at daylight Chinese frontler. And it is reported that is right. Women are naturally religion, and the northern city, where the pressure of life is 1860 to 1882, Inclusive, 60 alcamera were built to-morrow. She is built of Iron, and of the fol
years since the French made their first
for the work, from THE PATENT TYPE the extreme north,
►
not great); Copenhagen, 307; Vienna, 2871 Brussels, 371; Dresden, 240, St. Petersburg, 206; Florence, 180; Berlin, 170; New York, Landon thus occupies a very advantageous 144; Genoa, 135; London, 87; and Rome, 74. position in the list. With regard to New York, it is said that the majority of the suicides in that
the Inter Ocean ought to have known as much.
August, 1840, the transportation of criminals to SAYS the Sydney Bulkin-On the 22nd the Australian colonies was reluctantly stopped by the British Government. It is passing strange that forty-three years after, in the same month-almost on the same day-an underhandcity are Germans, attempt was made to re-open, the old business. Nothing points more clearly to the march of progress. In those days Australia was con- sidered only enough for pickpockets--now she is worthy of assassins. Hang up our banners on the outwards walls, the cry is still they come
THE semi-oficial North German Gazelle of August 30th, speaking of the manner in which Press, says it believes that the thanks of all its recent article has been received by the French friends of peace even in France are due to it for having given a timely warningofthe consequences which would result from the systematic agite tion carried on in France with the object of stirring up hate against Germany and in favour of war with that country. The journal adds that the remark was quite correct which was recently uage of the German Fress would disappear with made by a large Paris paper, that the violent làng- the cause which had given rise to It
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WHAT the people of New South Wales think of their worthy Governor, Lord Augustes Loftus, and of governors generally may be gathered from the following paragraph which we extract from a popular Sydney contemporary:-Should a daring band of busbrangers seek to emulate off the Governor, by marching into Sydney, em- the brigands who entered Salonica and carried
bezating Loftus, and holding him to ransom in wouldn't, affect affairs one whit. The rascals the fastnesses of the Blue Mountains, the cop would have their sport for nothing, Loftus would possibly suffer a little inconvenience, a few pet cochins might pine; but, of so little uie or orna- ment is the typical Australian Governor of the present day that, after a slight spasm of tempor ary excitement, the thing would blow over in a day or so.
in Italy and 97 abroad. Ofthe13 new steamers launched last year, six were constructed in Italy and seven abroad. During the last 18 years 35 or disappeared, and 59 were sold abroad. The ships were destroyed as useless, 17 were wrecked works executed in the Italian mercantile dock yards in 1882 represented a value of 4.818,670 francs. There are now only 45 dockyards in use, while in 1871 there were 92. To this de- crease corresponds a decrease in the ships in 1871 803 were launched. Last year the total launched, which last year numbered 233, while
sum paid to Italian dockyards was only five million france, while in 1875 the national dock yards received for work executed about as millon
francs,
lowing dimensione; it
Length between perpendiculam Depth of Hold
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Test 6 in.
French ships of war have been ordered to Tientsin, which is the port of Pekin. So the French are not yet quite out of the wood. Still, as we have said, they have
This lighter is also fitted with a winging
Draught we loaded -achieved-a-remarkable success. They
crane amidships by which cargo can be ship. A LADIES DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG, propose to annex only a small hilly dis-
ped and discharged with all possible despatch. trict in the extreme south of Annam; but the effect of the treaty as a whole will
Awnings are spread fore and at the vessel and be to place the kingdom completely under
there are two hatches, each 14 by gfeet, as well as accommodation, for the crew nft. A windlass the control of France. It would seem as
time in getting under weigh. The entire con has been fitted forward, which necessarily saves if the dream of a Franco-Asiatic Empire, rudely dispelled more than a century ago
struction of the lighter, which is intended for the by the English, in the Deccan, may yet be-but "not if we know it”
service of the French Government in Tonquin, as realised in the Far East. It is ninety-six
added greatly to the already high reputation Jobtálped by the Dock Company for turning treaty with a King of Annam, and ob-
THE Moscow Gazette of August josh publishes out first class work in all branches of ship tained their first territorial concession.
and Russia, in which it says No one desires. THE London correspondent of the Philadelphia an article upon the relations between Germany building, se para ganar d Since that date the French possessions in
war either in Germany or Russia, Russia would Talagraph writes The feature of London that the Annamite country have been slowly
have no interest in attacking Germany, and always strikes me the most forcibly when I come but steadily increasing; and some twenty
there is no question of any intention on her part here from Paris far the superior physique of the five years ago they obtained in Saigon
to reconstitute the historical Kingdom of Po what they regarded as the nucleus of a
land, thus creating for herself a weak Instead of people. The average British male is a finge great dependency. The treaty concluded
a strong neighbour, Germany can only regard sinewy-loodag men look as though the old looking creature. The great, broad-shouldered, at Hué last Sunday provides that the hilly
the Polish patriats as enemies wishing to low. legend of one Englishman being a match district already mentioned shall hence
SAYB an American contemporary-An unplea interests can only be to strengthen the ties of the young men are such fresh-cheeked, clear
discord between herself and Russia, Russia's Frenchmen was strictly founded on fact, "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND forth form part of French Cochin China,
santly long list of disgraceful offences by army historic friendship existing between her and limbed, clear-eyed fellows that it does one good HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 1884 of which Saigon is the onpital. Annam
and navy....officers is given iria Washington- will be Printed on a superior quality of Paper proper lies between the Saigon territories We are pleased to learn that there is every pro dispatch to The Times this morning. The du Germany. Our country need have no appre to look at them after a long course of gazing at the with a NEW FOUNT of TYPE, specially ordered in the extreme, south and Tonquin in from an Italian Opera troupe during the forth form of offending, but drunkenness, embezzle-excluded Austria from the German Confedraning, too, to wake up to an appreciation of the re
spect of the Colony being favored with a visit plicating of pay accounts is the commonest hension in regard to German policy, which has
pimall, allow, keen-eyed Parisiane. Iam begin- With this, part of coming winter. We are informed that Hawley's ment, and bigamy also appear in the let these tion, and caused her to direct her attention to FOUNDING COMPANY, Red Lion Square, the country, of which Hue is the capital, Royal Italian Opern' Company, now performing cases await trial by courts-martial, which will the East. Austria has thereby been rather | markable beauty of the English women, They do Holborn, London, and will be bound in a fashion there will, it seenis, be little or no in in Singapore with great success, propose paying be held when the Secretaries of War and the the hatred of the Balkan States. Her friend-shape, and exasperating in color but the beauty far superior to any work of the kind ever pub terference beyond the pccupation of the our shores a visit about the middle of Decem Navy return to Washington. Their trial wil!
weakened than strengthened, and has incurred their bear to blot front under garments hideous in forts at the mouth of the Hud river, ber next The company have made all the afford an excellent opportunity to make such ship with Servia does not modify these facts there, and an analyst of feminina charms can and the supervision of the customs service. necessary arrangements with Messrs. Kelly crimes more rare among officers and to free IMPORTANT mineralogical investigations have hair gud; letting gowns, boots and gloves. recognise 14, despite the drawbacks of ill-dressed It is allogod, however, that the French will and Walsh to perform, at the City Hall comthe service of the stain these, men have put recently been made in South-West Virginia. Such beautiful algas one sees on the heads of Assume the general financial control of mening about the Christmas holidays. Haw upon it. Every one of them who is proved to well-known geologist, writing on the subject in young girls who can do sathlos Annam proper. If this be the case, the Reformed here this month, but, not wishing to of the law, and no personal or political influences miles of New York City there is a large section
ley's Italian opera troupe
troupe would have per be gulity should be punished to the full extent the Scientific American, states that within goo fuse silkens locks of a bale o public might just as well annex the king-clash with the Loftus Troupe, who are shortly should be allowed to shield a single one from of country, comprising from 12,000 to 14,000 dom right off. But there is still come doubt expected, they have decided to visit Shanghal the just consequences of his misdoing, on the point. There is to be no formal ab- fist and Hongkong afterwards," From "all ag
square miles, which, for the quantity and varfe sorption of Tonquin, but the establishment accounts to hand, the company is said to be a WRITES Lord Ronald Gower in "My, Reminis of its minerals, is in all probability the richest in all the chief stations of the province; very good one and well worthy of the patronage, found him, extremely pleasant, full of quaint hus world, and one not surpassed by Saxony, in cénces;—Lord Beaconsfield was, as I have ever and most interesting mineral country in the of French Residences, with corresponding milltary forces, whose strength shall be A NOTICE, or rather an Express, emanating toned on any subject that one, ventures to put borders of Kentucky, Tennessee, North
mor, and never seemingly bored at beingques- | Europe. This remarkable section lies on the determined by the Paris Cabinet, will from the Post Office authorities, was circulated to him; however, once I felt that he had adminis- and West Virginia, Seventeen com ultimately have that result. So also will yesterday to the effect that letters for Europe vid tered to me a well-deserved rebuke. Wehad been ginia are included in it, and to these t the construction of fortifications and com, | Italian ports, contained a cloth lined "en looking at some printa, one of which repre- Ashe, Alleghany and Wantangs count "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY ANDmercial posts along the Red River, the velopes would be subjected to a 13 days sented Whitehall, and I asked him if he had Carolina, which form an integral part HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers channel by which the French hope to reach quarantine before being landed in Italy. The any doubt as to the side of the Banqueting geological formation and contain the Special Advantagerar an Advertising Medium. It will have an extensive circulation in all Ferts the markets of South-Western China. The Pal authorities here deem it desirable House on which Charles I was executed. He of minemis. In this section is to be foun
correspondence should not be seat, via answered me something to the following effect; silver, copper, lead, zinct between Singapore, and Newchwang, and the arrangement by which the native King at Italy, in cloth-lined envelopes, so that Some time ago a Tory squire had brought his ganese, plumbago, arsenie, scale of charges has been fixed at an exceptionally Hué is to receive a certain proportion of great deal of inconvenience, has been felt by two sons to see him and to receive words of salt, barytes, kaolin, feldspar, soar low rate. Terms can be learned on application. the Customs revenue, which French offi- merchants and others accustomed to forward advice as to their future conduct in political and asbestos, tale, mica, umber, millator
cials will collect, bears a strongly sug- bulky and valuable correspondence under these social existence. Eagerly the fond parent walted sandstone, granite, øyenite, Suggestions for the improvement of this work gestive resemblance, to the early English covers. This inconvenience is, wo sie happy to to hear what his leader would deliver on sa im- minor minerals useful in arts and are respectfully solicited.
system in Bengali,
say, in a great measure obviated, by the use of portant a subject, "Never," said Lord Beacons Besides this the country is finely envelopes made of Japanese paper, which is field, in his most solemn tones, "never in society the valleys to the mountain, tops both tough and tenacious, and forms an excellent ask whowrote Junius's Letters or on any account walnut, maple tulip tree, basswood, substitute for the cloth-lined article. We have inquire on which side of the Banqueting House cherry, chestunt, buckeye, cucumber tre seen a sample of these envelopes made by Charles I. was beheaded, for if you do you will and other oaks, dogwood, white i LONDON, October 8th Messi. Kelly a and Walsh, who manufacture be voted a bore, and that is, well-something spruce, cedar, and many other THE FRANCO CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS. them of all sizes, and can readily endorse them dreadfull" He said he had seen the story in woods. The district
It is believed the Franco-Chinese negotiations as being nearly, if not in every way, as suitable print, and unlike most of the stories in print and fruit-growing one, and are fruitless and have been suspended.
as the cloth-lined ones. P
about him this was perfectly true.
lished in the FAR EAST.
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