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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1883.
additional member. It will therefore be seen that the reform actually accom plished simply means that the general public receive one new member, whilst the Government forces are strengthened by double that number,
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A CHINESE hawker, aged 37 died suddenly at 312 Queen's Road West at 4 o'clock this morn ing. The body, was sent to the Civil Hospital. it will depend, we suppose, on the medical re. port whether an inquest will be held
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAILN
Fox obtaining to cents' worth of rodat duck and a like value of roast pork from 'a'meat-stall keeper under false pretences, a coolie named
We take the subjoined telegrams from Austra Wong Atin, with two previous convictions against him for larceny, was sent by Mr. Wode- Jian papers received by the E and A.5,5. Co.'s house this morning to six months hard labor...steamer Tannadice, Capt. Green, which arriv A rather dear price to pay for 20 cents' worth of in harbour last night fish.
It may interest contributors to the species in the colony to know that a Chinese blacksmith was fined #2 at the Police Court this morning for neglecting to register the birth of his offspring in due time, as required by the Ordinance, Re- gistry, it appears, should take place, before the expiration of 30 days after birth. Fathers, "make
a note of."
5th.
• LONDON October A company projected, with a Capital of 200,000, to stock 4,000 miles of country at the mouth of the Victoria River, in the Northern Territory of Australia,
graphed to King Alfonso of Spain, to the effect The Emperor William of Germany has tele- that the insults which were recently offered to him by the populace of Paris, were in reality aimed at himself.
unfairness of allowing but one represen- tative to the 160,000 Chinese in the colony, and without wishing to dictate to Sir GEORGE BOWEN, desires it to be under- stood that the appointment of a second Chinese member of the Legislative Council We are disposed to believe that Governor would meet with his warm approval. We We hear that the French flag-ship Victorieuse has received orders, to return to France, and will Bowen was perfectly sincere in his opinion fully endorse what we cannot doubt are, leave here early in January. We have not that the present constitution of the Legis Lord DARIY's liberal and calightened heard the name of the officer, who will relieve lative Council was wholly inadequate for views, and if Governor Bower is sincere Admiral Meyer of the command of the French the proper discussion and settlement of our in his protestations that he, as the repre-feet in Chinese waters. public affairs, and we certainly cannot find sentative of the Queen, is bound to protect fault with his expressed belief that the impartially the interests of all Her Ma- The authorities at the Vatican (says a London WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, community would be better represented jesty's subjects, he can hardly fall to have paper) intend to discount the Luther celebration and satisfied and the Government more formed a similar opinion. Weare, of course, as far as they can by publishing two volumes of documents concerning the career of the Re- fully informed and, at the same time, not in a position to say whether His Excel- former, which have been discovered among the strengthened by the weighty support of lency has decided to appoint one or two archives of the Vatican by Signor Balan, the WATER S public opinion, by a considerable in Chinese representatives, and the Chinese principal librarian." crease in the number of our unofficial, community are equally in the dark. The members. That considerable increase, Governor intimated some considerable THE, case of fatal stabbing in Queen's Road as we have just pointed out, amounts time ago that in selecting a gentleman to West, came on again before Captain Thomsett THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY, to one additional member, whilst two represent native interests he would be this morning, and after hearing evidence similar to that given at the inquest yesterday, showing new seals have been provided for sup guided by the opinions of the leading that the deceased and the cook had had a fight, porters of the Government. How-Chinese-that he would appoint the can-his Worship further remanded the case to the gth ever, His Excellency is certainly entitled didate nominated by the Chinese com- inst. Dr. Marques and the Chinese doctor of to the credit of abolishing the glaring munity, very properly pointing out that the Tung Wa Hospital, Li Chole Chi, were or anomaly of two government officers sitting the Chinese themselves were the best dered to be subponed. A verdict of manslaught THE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON.
in the Council as unofficial members, and judges of who was a fit and proper personer was returned against the cook by theCoroner's THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW. [3 also for the introduction of a system of to uphold their interests. As the leading jury.
nominating the unofficial legislators which Chinese have not yet, so far as we can A PRIEST who was examining a confirmation ought to work satisfactorily. The Gov-learn, been asked to nominate their mem-class in the south of Ireland, asked the question NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.. ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad- the term of office of the unofficial members
It is requested that all communications rela. ernor's proposal that six years should be ber, we conclude that His Excellency is "What is the sacrament of matrimony? A clads, of 4,coo-horse power, at Toulon and in the early part of the war in the Sakalava dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" | appears to have escaped the notice of the and not to the Editor.
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seriously considering the advisability of appointing two members from the native community.
TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, November 7th. FIGHTING IN SERVIA. The Servian troops are attacking the rebels.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. A REGULAR Lodge of United Service, No. 1344, this evening, at 8 o'clock precisely. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street,
Governor-Bowen proposed that of the six unofficial members, two should, as a general rule, be appointed on the recom- mendation of the Chamber of Commerce, and one more at least on the recommend- ation of some other public body, such as the Beach of justices of the Peace. This system, it appears, has worked most suc cessfully in Ceylon, and His Excellency says that it will confer on the colony most of the advantages, without any of A REGULAR Lodge of St. John's, No. 618, will the drawbacks, of popular election. His be held in Freemasons' Hall Zetland Street, Excellency is further of opinion that on Tuesday evening next, the 13th instant, at 8
-for-8,30-precisely, popular election, for obvious reasons,
is impracticable in a heterogeneous com- AN American editor exclaimed, as he gratefully munity, circumstanced as is that of Hong-looked towards the clouds At last, after kong. The Secretary of State has no thirty years of indefatigable toil and strict econo- objection to the mode advocated by my, I have realised sufficient to buy myself a lot His Excellency for selecting some of the in the cemetery." members, but observes that under the cir: THE British steamer Amatista and American cumstances it will be necessary that the barque F.A. Borland will dock at Kowloon this Chamber of Commerce should re- afternoon, the German steamer Wall having commend only one, instead of two sundocked there to-day. The German ship Oto proposed. We quite agree that the went round to Aberdeen this afternoon. Chamber of Commerce should have the right of nominating one of its members- A self-acting sofa, just large enough for two, has been invented. If properly wound up it will for a seat in the Council, although it is begin to ring a warning bell just before ten news to us that this body comprises the o'clock. At a minute after ten it splits apart, principal merchants and bankers of all and while one half carries the daughter of the races settled in Hongkong, including the house upstairs, the other kicks the young man Chiness, and we see no objections to the out of the front door, local "great unpaid" receiving a simi
litle gitt at the head of the clas answered "Tis a state of torment into which souls enter to prepare them for another and better world" "Good," says the priest," the answer for purga- tory," "Put her down," says the curate, "put her down to the fut of the class. Lave her alone," said "the priest for anything you or I know to the contrary, she may be parfitly right"
THE case in which Peter Alfonso Vershapper, of Belgium, broker, is charged by Miss Dolly John- son with stealing a box from her house contain-
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An extensive banking fraud has been brought to light. Warden, the secretary of the London and River Plate Bank, Moorgate-street THE Lady Superior of the Italian Sisters of bealed moneys of the bank to the extent Charity desires to retum her sincere thanks to 10,000. The defaulter has absconded.
Mr. R. Murray Smith, Agent General for Vic- the ladies and gentlemen who so kindly honored toria, has published a letter in the mes, in the performance of the opera of "St. Dorothea" which he justifies the action of Mr. Service, the in the Italian Convent, Caine Road, with their Victorian Premier in preventing the Trish
points out that the colonists are determined to presence the other evening; and has much formers from landing at Melbourat. He also pleasure in intimating that the pupils will re-prevent Australia being made the cesspit of peat the representation on the 10th insty com- Europe, mencing at 5 pm, on which occasion she trusts the friends of the institution will again honour her with their support and attendance.
Sir Stafford Northcote, the leader
der of the Con- servative party in the House of Commons, who is at present visiting Belfast, Ireland, delivered pa speech bearing upon colonial affairs, in which he accused the Gladstone. Government of hav ing shown a want of sympathy with the Austra lian colonies,"\
PARIS, October 4th.
ports previously received as to the Hovas having
Latest accounts fmm. Madagascar confirm resį. re-taken the positions captured by the French
IN addition to the French war vessels which were already in course of construction, the fol-1 Debate) been laid down within the last year: lowing_have_(according to the Journal des The Charles-Martel and the Brennus, iron- Lorient; eight Ironclad gunboats of from 375
to
425-horse power (the Achiron, the Cocyfe, the Flamme, the Frade, the Granade, the Mitrailla the Phigitkom, and the Styx), at Cherbourg, Lorient, and Rochefort; the Sfar, a cruiser of 1,350-horse power, at Brest; eight despatch boats (the Alcyon, the Eloile, the Fulton, the Gabes, the Inconstant, the Iris, the Fougray, and the Papu, at Toulon, Rochefort, and Lorient; two large transports (the Durance and the Meurthe Rochefort; and five torpedo boats at Rochefort and Toulon.
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The French at Tnastave are numerically weak,
country. The Hovas generally are more active. and their position is considered precarious,
LONDON, October 7th The Right Rev. Dr. Short, late Bishop of Adelaide, died at Eastbourne on Friday last
water and October Bike -
A Paris paper accuses, Commodore Erikine of New Hebrides Company, and urges the French arrogant treatment of the agent of the French Government to adopt energetic measures in con nection therewith.
built for the The new steamer Faulciner Melbourné Harbour Trust, has been-launched. She carries a five-ton" runat
The enthusiasm in connection with the
ing jewellery, was up again before Mr. Wode- house this morning, but the complainant not having put in an appearance, it was further re the French people'-"The Committe of the In Catholics has taken place there, many being
manded to the 15th instant. When the case came on originally on Tuesday, Miss Johnson also failed to appear, when Mr. Wodehouse directed notice to be sent to her, and Miss Kate Docking to be subponed. Mr. Dennys appeared for Dolly this morning..
We find that we were misinformed as regards the nationality of the six constables who arrived for the police here by the Bellerophet on Tues- day night. Our accurate evening contém Porary, who distributed, the men equally be tween Scotland and Ireland, has also blundered. Five of the men hail from the "land o'cakes," while only one comes from "Erin." Of the six, there is only one under 6 feet high. Three measure 6 feet 1 inch each; one 6 feet -inch; an exactly 6 feet; and the shortest's feet 11 aches. They are all young men, their ages ranging from 21 to 24, except one, who is "wee bit" older. The selection reflects credit upon whomsoever had the picking of the men
at home.
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of Sir Stafford Northcote continues, at Belfast A fierce dot between the Orangemen and wounded on each side: 107LA
It is stated that the bilists in Russia have sentenced the Czar to deat
General Thibaudin, late Minister for War, The Radical party in France asserts that whose retirement from the Cabinet was re cently announced has been sacrificed by the Government to conciliate Epali and Germany
ST. PETERSBURG, October 8th. There has been a renewal of the Anti-Jewish agitation in Russis, and serious rioting his takes place di various centres of population.
According to advices from Madagascar, the
MEN BLANDON, October gib. Bridah inhabitants at Tamatave complain very bitterly against the severe treatment of the French authorities at that place
THE International Arbitration and Peace Asso- clation has drawn up the following address to ternational Arbitration and Peace Association, in common with the friends of peace in France, feet deeply anxious as to the possible results of the differences at present existing between the French Republic and the Empire of China, and are profoundly impressed with the incalculable injury, moral and material, which must result to thousands of innocent persons in Europe and in China should war break out. At this juncture it is the clear duty of all who are alive to the evils of war to concert theasures to avert them. The Committee feel assured that the French people would gladly hail any efforts to bring the dif ferences in qucation to the decision of Impartial arbitration. It is satisfactory to know that there is a large sction of the people in favour of peace. Under these circumstances, the Com mitice venture to appeal to their friends and adherents in France, and to the members of the Société des Amis de la Paix, to urge upon French deputies, senators andthe French Govern ment, the desirability of submitting the questions at issue to the arbitration of some impartial arbitrator, in whom France and China would
he found in the President of the Swiss Republic, evacuated. or the President of the United States of America
17 October LOLL."", China refuses to recogulse any convention that may be entered into between France, and Tatéligence is to hand from South Africa the Black Flags stating that the Zulu chief Us bepu insists that the British Government thall remove Ceteware to
safe distance.
A PARIS, October geh Despatches have been received from Admíml" Courbet, commanding the expedition against the
Tonquin, stating that the
hes received by, the Gover quinstate the Black Fir
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1883.. It is perhaps to be regretted that Governor Bowen's proposed reforms in the constitu- tion of our Legislative Council have not in their entirety met with the ready sanction of the Secretary of State. As the cutcome of His Excellency's suggestions, Lord DERRY has agreed to several alterations in what has rather inaptly been termed our
An accountant named Man Shun was relegated local parliament; but, it has apparently been lost sight of by the sycophants of our local contemporaries, who have been lar privilege. But might not the prin- THE total force at the disposal of the Triple.il. to six months' hard labor, by Mr. Wodehouse alike have confidence. Such an arbitrator might troops had arrived at Sontay, which was
this morning, for stealing 37 tacls in money from llance-Germany, Italy, and Austro-Hungary Pun Ping, a shopkeeper at Yau-maa-ti, yesterday, lavishly buttering up Sir GEORGE BOWEN ciple be carried much farther with represents 9,734,000, while France med Russia The shopkeeper and the prisoner had been taking as the Chiefs of States who are happily able to for having failed to carry out his ful- manifest advantage to the community. combined could only oppoke to thesa 6,300,000 refreshments-together, and it appears the ac fudge of such questions, uninfluenced by inter not only-evacauled Sontay, but had eucal some promises; that his lordship's so- There are very influential and powerful The total number of soldiers liable to duty in called concessions to public opinion are interests represented in the colony out-case of a general European war would therefore of a particularly one-sided description, and side the Chamber of Commerce and be 16,034,000, instead of increasing the unofficial and In- the Bench of Justices of the Peace, dependent element in the Council, practi- Why should the trading classes, in cally tend to render obsequious officialdom which we include the shopkeepers and more autocratic than ever. The situation members of other flourishing industries, can be clearly described in a few words. not have the right of nominating a meme According to article 12 of the Queen's ber? They pay a fair proportion of taxes Instructions to the Governor, the Legis. their intelligence is scarcely less than Iative Council is to consist of the Governor, that of the members of the two public the Chlof Justice, Colonial Secretary, At-bodles above named, and it is rea-Tholaunch is the joint production of the Electrical THE success of the pearl fishery in the Gulf of on the French Republic will earn for itach torney-General, Colonial Treasurer and sonable to presume that they hays Power Storage Company, Measta, Sinthens Mexico bas during the last six or eight months and lasting influence in the world, and the gras Auditor General, and four unofficial mem- the colony's welfare equally at heart, Brothers and Co (Limited), and Meaars. Yarrowing to the spot Just as years ago they flocked to fitude and admiration of millions, by its recog
On Tuesday, Sept. 25th, the electrical launch, which forms the most novel and attractive feature of the Electrical Exhibition at Vienna, conveyed a distinguished party on, the longest trip yet made in such a vessel. The launch started from Vienna and followed the course of the Danube to Pressburg, a distance of about go miles, ac complishing the journey in four hours, or at the rate of about 13k miles an hour, with the stream.
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countant slipped into the shopkeeper's bed room on the sly, forced open his box, and abstracted the money, the greater part of which was found on his person when arrested by Sergeant Fisher He admitted to Fisher that he stole the money at the instance of another man, but changed his que when before, the Magistrate, and said the complainant lent it him, but that his partner not concurring in the loan, they charged him with stealing it. This defence, however, failed to avail bim,
been so extraordinary that people are now flock.
national jealousies or prejudices. The Cont mittes confidently hope that the representatives of the Chinese Empire now in Europe, would be willing to urge this course upon their Goverment, as it would greatly strengthen the hands of the pacific party in China. Should the French Rep adopt this course, it will render a perma vice to humanity, as every new instance of k sort to the great painciple of arbitration faci its further adoption, and Waltons the its application shall become univers submission of the present differences
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that has been hitherto discovered in the Gulf the goldfields of California. The biggest pearlition of the duty and the practicability of set tling international disputes by arbitration instead of war." of Mexico was fisted up in December last, and weighed 75 carats. It was immediately sold for 814,000, and has since been re-sold for about twice that sum. The only other pearls of re- weighing 40 and 47 carats respectively. But almost every oyster that is brought to the surface contains a pearl of some kind; and it is the com. parative certainty of reward-though possibly the reward may not be great that is atracting so many adventurers to the fiaberies.
bers. The office of Auditor-General has, by We can see no insuperable difficulty in and Co, a bare-faced job of which more anon, been allowing that portion of the community Tux journal of the Scientific Club in Vienna combined for some years past with that of which is not represented either in the publishes the following statistics as to the Census Colonial Secretary, so that the official Chamber of Commerce or on the Bench of of 1880 for Austria and Hungary: The total po members actually numbered five, which, Justices, to nominate a member of Council,pulation is given at 37,785,316, of which number with the casting vote of the Governor, gave selected by themselves by popular election. 27,144,244 belong to Austria and 15,642,003 to the Government a majority of two on all It is very satisfactory to know that the Hungary. Divided into nationalities, the popu-markable size that have been obtained are two legislative questions brought forward for Earl of DERRY, as well as Governor Bows, lation of the two countries consists, in round decision. The unofficial element in is fully aware of the vastness of native numbers, of 10,000,000 Germans,,7,000,000 Czechs and Moravians, 6,200,000 Magyars, Sir JoHN POPE HANNEssy's time mustered Interests in Hongkong; but it is rather to 4.700,00 Serve Croats, 3,300,000 Foles, 3,200,000 In its full strength, although at a later be regretted that the Governor has southoniana, 3,100,00 Reusianians, 1,200,000 period the introduction of the Surveyor quietly ignored, or rathor set aside, the uh. Slovenians, and 680,000 Italians. Classified General, a paid officer of the Government, doubted claims our Chinese fellow subjects according to their religious tenets, there are a most unjustifiable proceeding by the way possess to more adequate direct repre- 39,733,109 Catholics of the Roman, Greek, and -changed its character and weakened its sentation than is conceded in His Excel Oriental churches; 3,450,000 Orthodox Greeks Influence; and when Mr. No Cuoy resigned lency's schome for a re-constituted legisla-2130,000 Protestants of the Helvetic confessions his position and another official, the Re- tive assembly. Of course, one of the un- $459,000 Protestants of the Augsburg con- gistrar General, was appointed, the repre- official members must be a member of fession; and 1,640,000 farmelites. sentative constitution of our legislature the Chiness community, not merely a had almost entirely disappeared. Sir Sir Gronoz Bows puts it, because re. GEORGE BOWEN proposed that the up- presentatives of the native communi- official I members should be increased from ties have for many years past held four to six, and the official from five seats in the legislatures of British India, to eight, seats,to be given to the General, Ceylon, New Zealand and the Straits Set the Surveyor and the Registrar General, tlements, but as a matter of fairness and the increase, even on the lines laid down political necessity. Indeed," writes His by His Excellency, being an additional Excellency to the Secretary of State, "It and bury them at their own charge in the Ceme advantage in point of relative strength to might be proper to place two Chinese Intery of the Innocents. In 1714 this merciful the government side of the house. Lord the Legislature, if thar interests were not al function of the Sisters is found to have lapsed DERBY declined to sanction the appoint-ready protected by the Reghirar General," ment of the General commanding the Lord Derby takes no notice of the remark troops on the station to
n to a seat in the Coun-able expression we have
have underlined, and cil, but approved of the suggestion that simply replies that there shall be five Mr. Parce and Dr, STEWART should sit as official members, one at least of whom official members. His lordship further | shall be a member of the Chinese com- agreed to the unofficial element being munity. It may therefore be fairly as augmented, but only to the extent of one sumed that his lordship has recognised the
A well-authenticated enant Bayer, of the Fre Beerthelot, also read a paper Academie das Sciences. Lietu was between Tenerife And M In with a gigantic calm Ing to the account, than fifty SAVE the Amoy Gasella of November 3th: The reckoning its formi steamship Selembria, which arrived at this part ers, and about twenty feet yesterday, was discovered to be on fire at about the largest part, the head, one o'clock this morning. The fire, which is arms of enor said to have caught, in the lamp-room, spread minating in two fleshy lobes rapidly, and in a few moments the midship house the weight of the whe THE Archiisa says that in a few weeks' time containing the officers' quarters, chart-rocra, the present Morgue in Paris is doomed to disap-wheel-house, &c., were quickly enveloped in pear, and the establishment will be transferred flames, giving the officers barely time to escape. to the Caserna de la Cité. It may be interesting Communication was early cut off from the ship's to know that the lugubrious institution originated pumps, but effectual assistance soon arrived with the Sisters of Mercy (Filles Hospitalleres) from the shore in the shape of water boats of Sainte Catherine, generally known as the engines and an efficicns staff to work them, and "Catherinettes, why undertook to pick up the dead by daylight the fire was got bodies found lying in the public thoroughfares, not been able to ascertain the exte
damage, but we believe that to very light, while the steam somewhat extensive, is not of t for the dungeon of the Chatelet was then used.Too much praise cannot be given to se as a receptacle for unclaimed bodies, which were sidents, who rendered such efficient ald, thrown down pell-mell on a thin layer, of straw, the officers and crew who stuck to and left until sought for and recognised by some until all danger" was"
relation or friend groping about by the light of H.HM. Consul has sent
is own lantern. In 1804 the Morgue was residents to send transferred to the old Laughter-house of the which the Marché Neuf. The existing Morgue, was ettab night's fire will
the comman lished in 1954
hopaj while the
kont Board
into the interior,
M.For President of the Council of Ministers, has sent instructions to Adminal Courbet to push forward with operations as fast as possible, and to continue to advance against the enemy,
in consequence of difficulties which presented
themselves at the last moment in connection with the ment of Gefferal Saussier, Gen- Feral Cam
the office of Minister · ition babeld in the former
Losnow, October
(ocean mikil service which
the
#referring to the ners (from the "coloni aded action of Mr. -husstended to diprecrima in Iréfas
resent a portion of the New at the Amsterdam Exhi Colonial "Museum. The dad to Mr. Joubert's