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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1883
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HMS. Daring arrived in Shanghai from Vladivostock on the afternoon of the 5th inst. having left the last named port on September
28th in order to relieve the Foxhound.
Jewish offices in town will be closed for the transaction of business.
thereat."
rive will
the
Chinese are no longer children on whom THE British squadron, under Admiral Willes, TO-MORROW being the day of Atonement all the TRE National, Faris Republican newspaper, which is, as a rule, very well informed, "says:~" the foreigner can readily Impose. They was expected at Hakodate on the goth ulta.
We have reason to belleve that Rear-Admiral know porectly well that in England the Red Lodge of Some Shangout papers that she sued parties responsible would most certainly
Pickwoad, the senior partner of the North China bis colleague, Rear-Admiral Courbet, has beets have been placed on their trial for
Daily News, died at Harrogate on the 2nd inst. ordered to make a naval démonstration off the manslaughter, and that however immacu-
coast of China, and aw near Canton as possible? MESSRS ROBERTS and Wilson, divers in the late the Surveyor General's department
service of the Imperial Maritime Castoms, have By an advertisement in another column it will is claimed to be here, that claim would be
been seat from Shanghai to Amoy to blow up be seen that a new enterprise in the shape of of no avail there, to shield it from enquiry
the wreck of the steamship Pathol, which, it ipfivate Alle rooms" has been started in the or to exonerate it from responsibility.
will be remembered, was wrecked near the latter colony in the commodious premises at Beacons, The Chinese, in Hongkong, must there- THE Daily News publishes a telegram on the port about a couple of years ago,
field Arcade. From what we had previously fore be contented, for the present, to thank 3d alto, to the effect that although the British THX Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph was in question were to be opened as a Club heard wei were under the impression that the Buddha they live under the paternal Boway authorities sent a message to Ceteways asking writes it has all along been taken for for Captains under the management of Mr. A. MARSH administration. However, at what-him to surrender, they did not send him an
granted that the Civil Commissioner for Tong Hahn. We were asked to visit and inspect the ever sacrifice, we shall continue fearlessly ultimatum.
King acted in accordance with, instructions re- to expose and combat the one-sided MESSAS KELLAR AND CUNARD, the Royal Illuceived from home when he authorised the preinises and have done so, and in fairness to all parties concerned we must say that the administration of this colony, feeling es- sionists opened, in Shanghai on Thursday the bombardment of the forts at the mouth of the three large apartments appear to be well suited WATER 5sured that eventually we shall triumph by 4th instant, and in spite of a comparatively small Hué river, and thrust his draft treaty down the for the purposes of supplying what is claimed
seeing our actions endorsed and views audience, were accorded a most enthusiastic throats of the Annamite mandarins. I have to be a rant in the colony.
The position THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
good authority for stating that, far from apcentral, the rooms are airy and large, and supported by the majority of our country reception, ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
men both here and at home, who will In-DISPATCHES from Africa announce that the proving of Dr. Harmand's energetic proceedings,
comfortably arranged, and the HE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, sist, sooner or later, on a different treat French have attacked and burned down the the French Government is extremely annoyed
24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAI,
ment of our Chinese fellow citizens. native town of Loango, because the King refused We trust our remarks may not be con--to give up a Portuguese flag formerly presented strued by our sensitive, and compliant to hins by the Portuguese commandant. Executive into another charge of libel. It The Japan Herald hears that the Japan Light seems probable that we shall soon have to house Department has made a claim of $10,000 embellish our pages, by printing in red ink on the owners of the 5.3. Breconshire, as damages our disclaimer of having any other motive sustained by the sinking, some months ago, of
the Yokohama Lightship by that vessel. **** than the public weal in the criticisms, on public affairs, we consider it our duty to ACCORDING to the Shanghai Mercury, rumours are current that the Viceroy, Tao Chung Tang make from time to time.
has decided to leave Nanking on the 13th inst for-the-inspection-of-the-forts, &c., in various parts of the provinces under his government. .. LONDON, October 9th.. COLONEL CRAWFORD, R.A, commanding the MINISTERIAL CHANGES IN PARIS, Hongkong Volunteers, has issued a notice intim. The French Minister of Marine and Coloniesating that the annual meeting to appoint a finance has been appointed Minister of War in the in- committee for the ensuing year will be held at head-quarters on Friday next the 12th init at
officers in the Royal Navy. Mr. Tuck, who was 6 p.m...
in his fifty-seventh year, entered, the Navy da The Spanish Government demands that King W read that the Bishop of Argyli and the Isles | | 1845. In 1857 he was appointed chief engineer Alfonso's reply to M. Grevy be published off-was enthroned on the 4th September, in his of the Nimred, Captain Dew, and went with Cathedral at Cumbrae, Millport. The ceremony, her to China, and served at the attack and cap- cially.
which was witnessed by a large congregation,ture of the Peiho forts, 1858, and throughout the stalk was afz was performed by Dr. Noyes, dean of Argyll and campaign of the following two years, including had been loose,
pen the capture of the Taku forts and occupation of
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At the General Hospital, Shanghai, at 10.30 on the morning of the 6th inst., PAUL ADALBERT LEHMANN, aged 31 years,
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Hongkong Telegraph
-HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1883.
The various Governments and Municipal Cor porations have been applied to for information, and all Public Bodies and Companies, Bankers," WHEN in Rome do as Rome does "is an sidents, will supply the necessary matter, and to axiom inculcated very early in life into our ensure correctness, upon forms sent for that pur- minds and carefully laid to heart, Strange pose. The Naval and Military portion will be enough, it is one which is studiously ignored taken from the latest published, official lists by the many directly they enter on man. and revised at Head-quarters; in fact, ne pains hood and begin experience of life, and yet will be spared to make "THE HONGKONG to its neglect may assuredly be traced most of the troubles which occur, with Eastern races aspecially. Although we
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the Isles.
War the Sin Nanning passed out of the Peilor the recent meeting of the Grand Lodge of dives the other day the steamer Wenshow was England, in London, it was notified that warrants had been granted for the formation of a freemasons lodge at Canton, under the style of "The
on shore,
IT is rumoured in Chinese circles in the colony
visit Canton.
be extensively patre
Habe appears in "Hongkong Ind
tisement in connection with the adv
premises, and the projected we have beanrequiebted to state
'that he is not at all
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WITH regard to French reinforcements for keepers Tonquin we note that a mountain battery of six, eighty-milimètre guns was to be despatched from Toulon at the beginning of last month, as owing by that to the nature of the Tonquin roads mountain with the artillery is alone practicable in that country. Relf-likely to be largely extended very shortly, re- forcements to the extent of four thousand men, quining his sole attention. were to be sent out in the transports Aveyron ons and Shamrock, on the toth and 20th ulto. The THE following Vienne was to follow Ister with the material for accid the troops. If was also announced that the of Aug gunboat Aspic would abortly sail from Toulon Messt for Tonquie.
#43-9" Mr. Ge
SAYS the Naval and Military Gazett
Many month officers who have studied at the Royal Naval very hot, and College will hear with regret of the death of Mr. the College, and one of the best known engineer George Augustus Tuck, late Instructor in Steam at ing
In addition to the information enumerated above are supported by this cage maxim, and that His Excellency Li Hung-chung will shortly. Star of Southern China," and one at Tokio to be Chinese waters. Prior to his retirement
"THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" for 1884 will contain a complete
INDEX TO THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG ;
A SPECIAL LIST OF FOREIGNERS
THE FRIVATE RESIDENCES
apply it in its proper sense to China, and say "When in China do as China does" It is YUNG ASING, who wanted to start stonecutters! certain this view will be received by the pidgin on his own account, without paying for majority of our fellow foreigners with his tools, has been accommodated by the Govern scorn and contempt, Regrettable as suchment with a one month's apprenticeship at the a condition of foreign public opinion un "Retreat.” employed in Steamers making short voyages doubtedly is, nothing is to be gained by Lo, Aon has received his congé for three months
from Hongkong
quietly ignoring it, but, on the contrary, for breaking into No. 4, Wing Fung Street and much by determinedly combatting it. The stealing therefrom four augus, two packages of of the Principal Government Officials, the Lead-attitude the Chinese are assuming towards crews and.oma package of nalla. The outer foreigners, as shown in the Tonquin ques-prising housebreaker was caught in the act of ing Merchants, the Foreign Consuls,
retiring with his plunders Professional Men, Justices of
tion, and at various treaty ports in China, the Peace, &c.
is not difficult to explain if not to extenuate. In the first place, a careful scrutiny of the origin of quarrels between foreigners and Chinese, will show that they invariably have been Initiated by the foreigner who excited theirs of the people by some wrongful act, or by inconsiderately attacking or wound ing their prejudices. The Chinese nat un- naturally retort by taking up a position of defiance, unfortunately becoming more serious and more formidable every day, but which we, in blind confidence, profess to ignore and despise, Let alone their military and naval advancement, the majority of our fellow countrymen fall to
AND
A LADIES DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG,
A Mais of interesting information on various subjects, culled from the most trusthworthy
sources.
A SPECIAL FEATURE IN THIS PUBLICATION WILL be a CHAPTER ON SPORT,
dealing with almost every branch of sport including RACING, CRICKET, ATHLETICS, AQUATICS, &c., &c. &c.
The WINNERS of all IMPORTANT RACES
at HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW,
WANG under the heading "The Hongkong of the 6th inst, says The Major was giving his Subscription Gdffins the Shanghát Mercury
charges training gallops on the Inside Course this afternoon, and taking their time from the Cricket Pavilion. The white, purchased from Mr. Mustard, did a mile in 2.17, hard held. The spotted beat a field of six, four of which came in close together. It was a flying light course and a fine afternoon, just the day for making fast time.
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named the "Tokio Lodge,"
THX Mercury hears from reliable Chinese sources that the notorious pirate chief Wang, who caused so much trouble at Taichow, in the pro- vince of Cheklang, has not left the Chinese Im perial service, as reported, but is still engaged as an officer in the local army.
THE Queen, having been invited to open at Aber- deen a park which has been presented to that city by a lady (Miss Duthic) As a cost of £70,000, replied, expressing her regret that the will not be able to open the park, but stating that the Princess Beatrice will be happy to perform the ceremony.
THE Courier hears that Governor Sir George Bowen and the Hon. F. Bulkeley Johnson were to leave Shanghai for Hongkong by the Indo- China Co.'s steamer, Posing on Sunday last. The Pesang arrived here this morning but either His Excellency nor Mt. Johnson were on board.
THE Athenaum states that Mr. Egmont Hake has been for some time engaged on a life of Major-General C. G. Gordon. The work is to be called "The Story of Chinese Gordon," and will deal with the incidents of General Gordon's career from the early days when he was a subaltera in the Crimea up to the present date,
Peking, being landed with our Naval Brigade at the attack of the forts (medal with two ciaspa), During his services in Chica later, as chief engineer of the Furious, he was also frequently infection with the pirates who then infeste
took place in 1879, he had been-résentent connection with his old froncse, the Angel Tax warlike tenaces of both Franco and have, says the writer of the monetary died in the markets likely to be affected mercial article in a home paper, been
broke out between the two count had little actual result, however, have been one of the elements whic to give a slightly amber to t The rumours are at present i any decided Influence
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difficulties occur, prices of some comm would go flying up. The newn duced no effect in the City beyond making a who asserted that his having: sent troops, to Tong-1 has pro which he suffered say few foreign securities a little flatter. In Paris, whatever, it was however, the effect has been more marked, although not as serious as might have been ex- of coughing, and keep pected. Renter's were lower, notwithstanding condition while wo repeated efforts to ruststain them. Operators lo Paris bave not believed in war, however, which will account for there not having been greater rested, and variations, an
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A KOREAN correspondent of the Japan Heráld says:-This port, Ninsen, being only newly opened, the number of Japanese settles in In creasing here daily, and at present they amount the reci to about 3oo. Only about five per cent of
and AMOY, with times, and other interesting see any increase of power or influence in working on one old river cable, The Company HOME PAPIrs; prate (that the Portuguese war are real traders, the rest being
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SAYS the Shanghai. Mercury of the 6th inst. We regret to learn that the cable robbers are still unimpeded at their work. This morning to am, they cut the Great Northern's new river cable between Woosung and Gulaff. They are now repairing steamer is now engaged in repairing the the extension of the native press, the Im Easter Extension's river cable; when that work provements in education and instruction, fe finished, it will go to repair the other of the and the increased knowledge of forelyn Gat Northern's river cables. Dolay may be nations, their condition and streum expected in the worlding just at present. Mr. stances, which the Chinese have ac- Henningsen has telegraphed to-day to 14 Chung quired by extended Intercourse. Again, Tang asking for protection, and complaining of when we reflect that the prejudice the Total's apathy. The Danish Consul has against foreigners has been imbibed, so applied several times to the Tactal, who like,
however, done nothing whatever. to speak, at their mothers breasts, it is not altogether inexplicable when any gros JOHN KANE, a deserter from the Britishs steamer outrage is committed on them by foreiga. Naisen, and a new candidate for a sung corner ers, that it should lead to extraordinary in the "Sailor's Rest" was sentenced at the Police Court this morning toone month a secs excitement, and to possible grievous conseion in Hayward's Hotel from the noble army of quences. In the face of very frequent beachcombers. Attached to the summons in occurrences in this colony, in which Chly this case was the following unique document nese Interests are palpably ignored or us: fairly aualled, many still deny that any exceptional treatment la accorded by: foreigners to Chinese. One illustration of
the one dollar shipping kind? Is it refunded vessel or what) E
the inaccuracy or fallacy of such a standl., ku wewwa odme. point will be sufficient for our present pur pose. We refer to the public latrins which Will our ulti There is not space in the compass of a collapsed a short time since burying in its to believe that we Onlinary Advertisement to detail all the informulas thirty-150 men, six of whom were sent wickedly, maliciously, tion introduced into the work, but it may be fairly. asserted that no such Directory has ever been to hospital where two died. The building had when we ask the published, either in Hongkong, or any other part notlong been constructed, and its rain, in this of the East, at such a low price.
manner, did not reflect much credit either on the working of the new sanitary systemą...... or on the enlightened government which A HAMBURG Correspondent writes to the professes to rule the Colony with such contand China Express: The ap
log the river here of late siderateness. Instead of evoking
two formidable steam enquiry it was hurriedly and cos bushed up, our discreet and man temporaries maintaining, of courte clous silence on the subject..
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vessel Farce da Gama, which lately arrived as aimless fellows. These latter come chiefly Gibraltar, will return to Tangier to support the from Trushicis, and their intention seems to claling of Portuguese subjects against Morocco. be only to cheat the Koreans and then to Sixty thousand dollars have been advanced to home and indulge in luxury. The ou Moors during the last two years on account of of ill-fame who came from Nagasaldi are the scarcity of grain and the threatened famine, constant source of trouble to both the as many and slow streams of lava which is not permitted, it is carried on stero lately issued from the middle of the eastern side Koreans are generally dull, but are not core of the cone of Vesuvius are slated to have accum- They live upon rice-gruel and tobacco, ulated in considerable quantities, so as to form mines are inft unworked, and both cereals a
manufactured goods are scarce and dear. people say that the foreign trade will prosperous until the form of Gov changed, and the present generation of shall have grown old. Copper la lart ported, but as the price coins the importers reap but ought not to come here: cur losses which might GENERAL: {"Chin
a small bill on that side of the mountain, and
change its contour at that part. The new lave is covered with beautiful white alkaline crystals, Tax Shanghai Courter learns from Tientsin that owing to the floods that have covered the citry, there will be no race meeting there this Weigh. It was Erst thought that the races would come off at the end of this month, but as the water Was abe fallen an inch It will be impossible, there being two feet of water over a good part of the country. The weather is cool and pleasant. THE North German: Gazette has published un article, addressed to France, couched in a very broil conciliatory tone. The article points out that the conclusion of peace the German Goverment har invariably, composted itself In i peighbourly manner towards the Government of France, and, adds that it is only necessary. relationship to continue that France should have the same respect for the Treaty of Frankfort that Germany had during two cen turies for the treaties, which sanctioned the ani netation of Alsace by France.
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THE Maria Zemes publishen a despatch from andon, according to which E. Gladstone wured, the French Government that the Government will abstain until the re
of Parliament from any action or
intover calculated to modify the the with the Suez Canal: end English claims..?
favour
Gladstone's views, this dip antage of by the
ration of the Suez Canal to
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