Intunations.
ES. WATSON & CO.
AMILY AND DISPENSING
CHEMISTS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, DRUGGISTS SUNDRYMEN,
PERFUMERS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1883.
It has hitherto entertained. A short time aga we translated and commented on an article from the Mauritius Argus in, which Sir John Fope Hennessy was hailed at the liberator of the creoles. Our comments on this article friday our Yokohama contemporary with leader ceras containing Hon
&
but nevertheless substantial
*etchum fan, most A TORONTO bridegroom is 83 and his bride is SOME persons with a turn for dismal statistics AWORTHY clergyman is said to háve
ninia: used the following introduction to the gained more confido Curious as this is, previous Gayor of The prejudice which 90. Four young things! How little they know has computed that the chances of being mur
iration of the marriage rité InstaMauritius against our Go what is before them in the troubled sea of matridered in Rome and England are as 237 to 1.
friends, is a blessing to a low, 'n curse to many, and an uncertainty to us all-John, will you venture?
mony.
UNDER a law of New Jersey a woman was re- cently arrested as a common scold," and put under bonds to appear for trial" when, sim moned
produced by a allegations_mors, of false, by sanden, by reflections more or less malevolent on his character and his poli- reytical tendencies, all of which were designedly scattered broadcast by those whom his policy to our reason when ad displeased in other places. The private d hatred can be letters of those who pretended to know, and Pd of creating THE Chies Navigation Co. steamer Ichan hich it is impossible to gratify. That seems where he had been, represented him as of to describe pretty accurately what. Sir John Uld | despotic and irascible spirit, z man" of "revoja- in Hongkong, and it may prove to be an actionary tendencies whose administration, had durato description of the task he set about in everywhere resulted in, disorder, and as taking, Mauritius" It is much to be desired that Her particular pleasure in exciting political passions, Majesty's Gvernment should come to a similar He was even represented as possessing but little AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, conclufion to that which Sir John's friends and delicacy, and being in the habit of making asses- hilom supporters are arriving at, and that they tons void of foundation in order to cover and should no longer entrust the important duties of Justify his policy. A Hongkong journal went so Governor, to the hands of such a mischievous far, we remember, as to bring against the late individual,
Governor of that Colony accusations of a very grave nature indeed. All this was reproduced printed, and published in Mauritius. Hence the preconceived opinions of Mauritians with, regard to their future Governor.
ANILA CIGARS,
AND MANUFACTURERS
RATED WATERS.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
* ESTABLISHED A.D. Į841,
We would specially direct attention to the two sentences within inverted commas, reproduced by the Daily Press from the
Sir John Pope. Hennessy, if he read the Man Japan Mail. The object Intended by their papers during the few months preceding writer in the first named paper in quoting his arrival could not fail to see that his advent HE SHANGHAI PHARMACY what are set out as the actual opinions of was awaited with something" of defiance and the Editor of the Japas Mail, I too obvious apprehension; Perhaps he has had no explans
tion of how this came about 'Wo, wül supply fo need explanation; and we are contented him with it to-days This feeling as the work to leave the public to judge for themselves of those whom, here as elsewhere, he has held at a distance, and those insolence and oppres- why he in advancing the above as the son he has urbed. These persons endeavour Yokohama' journalist's estimate of what ed to prejudice the public against him; and to
.
24, NANKIN ROAD, SHANGHAI.--*
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14, ESCOLTA, MANILA.
LE CANTON DISPENSARY, CANTON.
staff
eace well known on the Canton river, and lately employed on the Yangtare, has recently been taken of the Shanghai-Hankow route. We understand that Admiral John Lee Davis das been appointed to succeed Admiral Pierce Crosby as commander-in-chief of the U.S. natal forces in China Admiral Davis has already arrived in Shanghai, and is now on board the Richmond,
Ir was rumoured in town this morning that the Tenquinesex fortress of Bacsinh had beg captured by the French. On inquiry we find that no reliable Intelligence to that effect has been received by the French authorities, and there is every reason to belive that the rumour is unworthy of credence.
THE Sporting reporter of the Shanghal Mercury writes on the 20th instant-Further trials took place on the inner course for Hongkong Derby mile and a half in 3.234, beating a crowd of Mr. Ten Brock's griffins. The Judge's griffins did 3-27, and the Horse Bazaar's 3-234.
A WRITER in the Woman's Journal anticipates the time when sex will no longer determine wages, and, wonten will be remunerated at the same rates as men
where the Marquis of Huntley's three broffiers A SENSATIONAL law salt is expected in Scotland,
have determined to resist his lordship's attempts to disentall, the Aberdeen estates. AlSTORY is circulated to the effect that the body of Abraham Lincolo had been secretly removed from the sarcophagus at Springfield to prevent the possibility of any further attempt by grave robbers to secure body," It is said to be deposited in another portion of the cemetery, and that its location is kabwn, only to a few immediate friends, -
ALMA TADENA'S picture “Sappho," which has already been etched by O. C. Murray and exten- of reproduction on a drop-scene of a theatre in sively published, has now advanced to the digity
Edinburgh The painting on the drop-scene is
in monochrome.
THE following Companions have been elected an officers in the Shanghai Keystone Roya Arch Chapter
JL Hammond,.. N. P. Andersen, J. O'Neil,., G. L. Skinner, Chas, Brow Geo, Howard A. Mick, ELO, Rowl A. Webster, LC. Jansen, M, H, Cook,
HERE has been lately a marked diminution in the population of Germany. The number of the population fell between December 1, 1880 and June 6, 1882, from 45,334,061 10 45,213,907, The decredat is spread over the country in an thequal manner. In some parts there is greTHE Duke of Wellington, in giving his an increase. Alsace-Lorrains has suffered a
for conceding Catholic emancipation, said (Malch 21, 1829)My lords have passed more of my life in war than most men, and I may say la civil warf had if I could avold, by any, encrifice:
OOR
THE DISPENSARY, FOOCHOW. [a Governor Hæнxxsst, did in Hongkong, create ín advance à feeling hostile to the new distance. Mr. Arthur's grey grifin covered the settle in London. He has an income not whatever if I could avoid, even for one month,
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.
4
should have to unaccountably omifted the succeeding sentences, which run as fol
lows:
administration.'
The Creoles may, or may not, be fitted for the full application of the principle of equal rights. That is a question we have all events plain that the reputation their present Governor brought with his did not help to smooth this political path, and that his former opponents have no Intention of suffering him to leave his misfortunes behind him. The journal
when the eglish Opera Boufe Company are likely to pay their promised visit to the Philip Pines The fame of the Laftus Tredpe, and the great success attained by these talented artistes in Shanghai, Japan anal Hongkong, have already reached Manila, and the pleasure-loving com- munity of the city will be greatly disappointed
in
of
a
heavy loss in proportion to its numbers, Tua ex-Viceroy of Tyype intends, fi is said to short of £100,000 a year, and a number of young and beautiful wives. As he is personally most civil war in a country to which I am attached, amiable man, and has made a great many friends would sacrifice my life to do it." Further, the cheeses, be perfectly comfortable in the British ng incidents once travelled to Hatfeld Metropolis. There is no cause to doubt that with the great. Duke of Wellington, who, as the repudiating the idea that he has any hope pass a lovely county, turned to him, again govering Egypt he is quite sincere Heafter a long wilence and said, "Can you guess whac Thave been thinking of ?!.. Being answered appears. In fact, to have had quite enough of the on the negative, he said I have been loading as this country, where everything is beautiful and fils the heart with joy; and I was thinking that should have to lay waste that beauty and dispel that joy, and produce instead nothing but devastation and misele solic Devore with a depth of feeling he should never forget. If you had seen but one day of war in the course your life, you would pay before God, that you might never see another.
ng to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c, be ad It is requested that all communications rela" But these wholesale prejudgments are not not the means of answering. Butt is at THE Manila, papers are anxiously inquiring there is every, reason why he should, if he Ext. of Shaftesbury recently related the follow
nd not to the Editor. Po to the "Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" corsistent with the common definition of fair Letters on Editorial matters to hersent to "The Play, Might it not be as well to wait and see altor" and not to individual members of the whether Sir John's administration in his preses government is really going to prove to mil- Communications intended for publication musi be accompanied by the name and address of the chievous? Our own candid opinion, as judges witers, not necessarily for publication; but as at a distance, is that a little writing like
Whilst the columns of the Hongkong. Tele. That of the Hongkong Daily Press' in which, in Hongkong, showed ittelf his if they are denied the opportunity of enjoying, regulating the position of the Russian officers in if I had to take military possession of it, I
more potent to bring about the evils most inveterate enemy, now responds the sparkling productions of Sullivan, Audian, predicts than several years of Sir John's policy" These pregnant words, which represent
eridence of good faith.
graph Walways be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public Interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in way hold himself res Edible for opinions thus expressed.
TO ADVERTISERS."-
Advertisers are requested to forward all notices Intended for insertion in that day's issue not later
*than-THRIE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the
early publication of the paper.
TO SUBSCRIBERS. Arrangements-have been_made_to_publish
The Hongkong Telegraph daily at P.M.. Sub, scribers in the central districts who do not receive their copics before FIVE O'CLOCK wiboblige by at once communicating with the Manager.
The Hongkong Telegraph
the views of the Japan Mail, were not re-exciting class or race prejudices. At wife): "Please, mem, ma mither has sent me
produced in the Daily Press, and it would bo interesting to know the reason why they were omitted by a writer who was quoting this newspaper as a supporter of
his own views.
As the article in the Japan Mail is very temperate, fair, and well-written, were produce it in full, without further comment leaving the public to form their own opinions
to the challenge of the Aigus by renewing and other modern master of opera boufe music. against him the charge of everywhere Sconce TurLittle Girl (to Scotch House first sight there is some difficulty in recon- to see if ye would lend me, yuir beef bone to ciling this charge with a programme make broth with Scotch Wife: Wadi, ma which, if it aims at anything at all, aims at assis, I canne at do that. Ya see wa broth the removal of class and race distinctions, with it ourses on Monday, and we lent it to Yet the Hongkong Daily Prur appeals Mrs. Macvicar to favour some hare soup on strongly to our reason when it says that dis Tuesday, and we're using it the day for cockle Jeckle oursels; but ye may get a boiling o't on affection and hatred can be the only results Friday, for Mrs. Tamson of for the mors for of creating political aspirations which it is some nice strengthening soup, for her man's an Impossible to gratify. That seems to de-invalid?"
land of the Pharoahs.é
trim officially announced that an agreement Bulgaria was signed at Sofia on the 15th ultimo The principal stipulations are follows-The Bulgarian Minister of Wan tope appointed by Prince Alexander with the consent of the Ciar, the Prince alone possessing the right of revoking this appointment. The Minister of War not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Principality, and to be directly responsible to the Prince and the National Assembly for his THE latest advertisement of the New York Sam reproduction. Here it isAbout sixty million acts and for the estimates of his Ministry Thela so unique in its way, that we coem, de forth Russian officers who come to serve in the But garian-army-for-a period of three years with the topics of does us are gone out of me you tit twelve months. If you Czar's consent to owe obedience to the Princeshment during the past twelve
were to paste end to end all the columns, of all the Constitution, and the law of Bulgaria.”
TATRA The Suns printed and sold last year, you would
as to the bond fides of the author of the scribe prettyrecurately what Sir Joux WITH reference to the reinforcement of the THE health of animals, as well as that of human get a continuous strip of interesting information,-
editorial in the Daily Press i-
TELEGRAM S.
to-day, alalla Jin
A
PARIS, 24th December..
it
common sense wisdom, sound doctrine, and satie Square to the top of Moine Copernicus le, and wit long enough to reach from Printing House
moon, then back to Printing House Square, and then three-quarters of the way back to the moon again, But The Swe lan welten for the Inbabitama of the c
"carth,; this, sams-strip of intelligence would girdle the globe twenty oven or twenty bight times. If every buyer copy of The Sun during the past year our overs, and if his ha spent only one wife or ble grandfather has spent another hoary this newspaper, in 1883, bas orded the human race' thirteen thousand years
of
Hongkong, and it may prove to be an "Even Sir JOHN POPE HENNESSY's most accurate description of the task he has set United States squadron in the China Sea, we beings may often be guessed at very shrewdly hostile critics must give him the creds of about in Mauridus. But these wholesale Galing, Aippe and Alert have been put in and strong but quiet palae beats forty times Learn that the US. S. Trenton, Shenandoah, by simply feeling their pulse." In a horse a good being consistent. So aniformis his policy prejudgments are not consistent with the commission to strengthen the fleet on this stea minute, in, an to fifty to fifty-five, to sheep HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1883 that its nature can be predicted-in-any-common-definition of fair play. Might on The Galena, Shenandoah and Alarm have and pige not-les than seventy, or mom than In a leading article which appeared in the particular case with the greatest confidence. not be as well to wait and see whether Sir already redeived their complendents of officers eighty, for ordinary health. It may be felt where Daily Press of the 22nd.stant, he writer There is a story told of a Dutch seaman Jon's administration in his present gov and men, and the legs la now on her way from ever a large artery crosses a bone, In the horse gives to the public adother instalment of wh, being employed to heave the lead, ernment is really going to prove to mis. Sais Francisco. The Trenton, which is to it is generally felt on the cord which croises his lengthy series of so-called criticisms and finding his knowledge of English In-chievous? Our own candid opinion, as relieve the Richmond a U. 9. flagship in China, over the bone of the lower jaw in front of its on the policy pursued by Governor Porr sufficient to interpret the marks gram-Judges, at a distance, is that a little writing ay be expected in Hongkong about the mid curved position, or in the bony ridge above the
dle of January.
eye, and in cattle over the middle of the first HENNESSY in Mauritius. As His Excel-matically, contented himself with crying like that of the Hongkong Daly Fru
rib. In sheep it is perhaps, easiest to place lancy's administration of the affairs of that out in a nautical monotone: You'd more potent to bring about the evils it OUR reliable and generally well-informed the hand on the left side, where the beating of important colony speaks for itself, and will better keep away from 'e-e-e-rel You'd predicts than several years of Sir Jona's (ahem) evening contemporary is good enough the heart may be felt. A rapid, hard and full reading right and day. It only
to inform its readers that "the U.S. flagship paise in stock points to inflammation and, high calculations like these that you can form bes be guraged by actual results, we do better keep away from 'e-s-c-re!" until
policy."
Richmond arrived at Nagasaki from Kobe og fever; a rapid, small and weak pulse also to ides of the circulation of the most not consider it worth our white, or, in any at last the ship ran ashore, whereupon the Dutchman shouted triumphantly:-"Didn't
the 13th inst, and the Juniata arrived there foyer, but to fever accompanied by poor Many necessary, to traverse the critical (2)
or of its inf from Canton on the morning of the 14th inst" | and weak state of the subject, "A very slow
American newspapers, andysis which our contemporary pretends tole you so-o-ot. Didn't I tole you 50-0-0," Sir Jon's critics remind us
The China Maft did not state that this para-pulse in stock will often be found to indicate the opinions and actions of American men and to lay before its readers with such a loud-
of this worthy but imperfectly educa THE RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCESaph was taken without acknowledgment from brain disease, while a jumping and ingular women. The Supela, and will continue to be, voiced assumption of strict Impartiality.
AND, CHINA.
the Hiogo News, and the accomplished and pulse shows aqmething wrong with the Heart newspaper which tells the truth without
consequences which gets at the facts no matte Nor is it at all requisite that we should ted mariner. They do not attempt any
His Excellency the Marquis Tweng, who has careful Editor of the Wyndham Street journal Wa take the trouble to divest the animadverthorough analysis of his policy, or slons of this hostile critic of the very thin essay to show whether it is radically had several interviews with M. Forry lately, redently was unaware that the Yuntara, lastead In Western Australia, whither shipments of how much, the process costs, which presenti
of being at Nagasaki, was lying snugly in Hong-convicts from England to the colonies were made sew of all the world without waste of coating of common-sense on which, they bad or good. All they say is, “keep it specting the Tonquin question, returns to London obg harbour, and had been there since her ar for the last time in 1867, there were, it appears" 400 la sac most readable shape,
rival from Canton ten days ago. We consider at the end of las great till 246 convicts charge ing with all its heart for the pretend to be based. In such a case an away. We'll have none of it; "; and, then,
The diplomate relations between the French ately call attention to this slight and unimportable to Imperial Funds. Forty-one sentences government and whicha, the hi,contemptuous silence would be the seeing it repeated elsewhere, they point and Chinese Governments still remals andis ase Inaccuracy merely to give "Gribble" an, however, expire this year, and so hext year, and the Rep Wherest cricisme. However, although with exultadon to their own perspicuity," | turbed, and there is no talk of a ripture in far. Jopportunity, of displaying his recherché literary the whole of the sentences will have lapsed by year
Hangar requires no advocacy just as though the very possibility of fore- DESPATCH OF FRENCH REINFORCE style in another apologetic paragraph, the end of the year 1901, From the table in- Ostammend the lines on which his casting a man's conduct was sufficient to
MEMKENTS, NE,
THE griffin auction vertised by Messrs. Sayle cluded is the recent report of the Directors of it with accustomed, diligence, and Parement of the Mauritians has been prove him a malefactor...In Hongkong
& Co. to come off at the race enclosure, Happy Convict Prisoners, from which we derive these ya, public Justice demands for Sir Joss's alm was to remove, se That
Valley, this morning, bits been postponed until facts, we learn that after the last mentioned year, sons that the true valle of possible, the municipal and political dis- um at the, and do the Daily abilities under which the Chinese residents
Saturday at 8am Hidden by Schumann and only direct trace remaining of the long is high time to get into the suns Tlaqtria respectively, the dun and grey candi established system of transporting persOES COM- I at least be understood. În labour. The latter are British subjects, [i
dates for Derby bonors were sent half a mile to victed of serious offences to: Australia will, be and it is a fundamental přiesiple of Brush OCAL AND GENERAL, occasionally difficult - toe say
make good time and so they did,.76 seconds existence of 97 persons la the
colony.released on tickets of 40 the most mischief or the greatest ofvllisstion that men who pay taxes ought
but as there was evidently a screw loose so expired, or of rather to many THE U.S.S. Juniata has received telegraphie where, whether in the, ponies or the riders we shall be then living it is to be Tations, or friends with the beat. In this true that in attempting to rate the gape awatow and Amoy as rout, and will leave the "Ayers decided to postpone the suction Wales ană Tarianta, sero; will
mount of good enemies with the worst to have a voice in their disposal. It i
arders to proceed from here to Shanghal, calling should not like to say, the astute proprietor of that in Western Australla, particular instance, the Intentions of the tive claims of the Chinese and English this ahemoon," John
unit Sangday, in order that he might have be a charge upon the Imperial Government writes in thê. morning, paper are beyand
residents, many special circumstances | Pi sil question) but although meaning to in haye to be taken into consideration, but REGULAR Convention of United Chepede, another ofportunity of putting them properly account of persons in the condition of
will be held in Freaking Han) through the mill in public. Both griffins unable to warn their livelihood, and whe fict the greatest amount of mischief in no one can deny that the equalization of No. 434 Hipower on our late ruler, it seems to us those claims ought to be the final object felland Brest, tomorrow, evening, 7.30 for B and handsome, and racing like, Anth as they flexild times per conta
are ad have been well tried in Monge dren of convicts/KARZ Palick precise Crateby, the questionable method adopted, of a just administration. It was Sir
martilla and also in Shanghai, they ought to attract FAM ATT
rella saatcher, was sent up the attention of sportsmen requiring Derby SAYS the Shanghai, Courier of Um 218 the unfair and logical reasoning em., Jour Fope Hennessy's object, but unfor
ing by Mr. Wodehouse representative that is, of course, providing they. The installati
W. Master and payed the result of this artiole with all tunately he seems to have pursued it with | for six months this
kom-show their ability to cover the half mile on a bea thinking men must be to prejudice them so little fact and so much precipitancy that
plitan-Lodge, Najas soldier on Sgrurday fast course, with a light weight up, in about 6z S.C., took place last evening at the Masonic very strongly against such one-sided views | bla action tanded rather to widen than to The fulminations of the Daily Pritt willpráci bridge the interval. To Mauritius piso heij
cally affect Governor, HENNESSY. In the finds a class of persons situated somewhat T, F; NORTON ed Engine
audits, or with the public both here and similarly to the Chinese In Hongkong, and ser
namely the Creoles, or Mauritians proper from the U.8
14
The 3,00 additional Groops fately placed under orders to relaforce the French exped tionary force if Tonquin, salled from Toulds yesterday, undegabe command of General M
person.
who
guland, just about as much The attitude" of their new Governor Is] Christmas ashore, "were order
likety: afuence the Secretary of.
and that is hit; shut as a newspaper interpreted by this class as indicating a more right, without the least desire to give Mauritius to the Mauri- to write an unjust thing than an or, in other words, to give the Creoles
we think it will teach our con-pollil liberty and representativa Instru
ton. If we expose the un- ve in which the Japan Daily en.inisrepresented, in order to ntentions of the morning
(contem-
tian. The project
welcomed Mauritius Argus in a strain of romantic eloquence testations of
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that made any attempt at dressing Grand Lodge, and in additi
| fifty.
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the Douglas, Company's Reamer
and the Dock Company's tug Fame, both of these craft being gaily desked with bunting Most of the frivate residences Town were decorated with evergreens,
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