The summons must be either dismissed or heard --it cannot stand over-that would be an adjournment, I think. If you dismiss the sam mona I have grounds for an appeal
His Worship:-1 do not dismiss it--I do not entertain it; 'quash it. At present I do that.
Mr. Fraser-Smith:-It is only putting me to extra trouble by necessitating an application to the Full Court for a writ of mandamus. After that you would be compelled to hear it.
His Worship acquiesoed.
Mr. Fraser-Smith Well, you might save me the trouble, because that is what I am bound to do. I am quite prepared to accept it if you will adjourn the summons until I bring the matter before the Supreme Court.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 29,
who had got on board kurreptitiously and remained as long as ho could with a view of seeing what there was to be picked up, and who, having done all he could in the time at his disposal, cleared out by jumping overbaand at a suitable spot where his friends would be waiting to pick him up in a boat.
13-Cases of forged contract passage ticke's have come under my notice, an cases of Emi. grants going on board after the medical inspec tion by the Health Officer and the issue of the Emigration Officer's certificare. During the past year, on one occasion under the latter circum stances, I detained the vessel until the number on board corresponded with number passed by the Health Cfices and cestitied to by me. His Worship-In what form before them-A claim was made for cu apensation for this as a writ of mandamus?
detention, but it was not persisted in. As one Mr. Fraser-Smith -No, we may have to precaution against fraud, every ticket is now argue it before the Court whether the magistrate numbered as the owner passes before the Health ruling, but I would like to pet it before the Full A further proposed precaution is to have the tickets printed on specially prepared piper in Mr. Recce I ask your Worship to dismiss order that forgeries may be readily recognized, but no means adopted by the Governaient will prove wholly effectual, unless we have the active co-operation of the Agents or Charterers and the Master of the vessel towards the preven tion of abuses.
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Cartridges, privately owned Cartidges, G winment owned... Dynamite, gun-cotton, fure, &c,
privately owned
in 149 Dynamite, gun-cotton, B, &c.,
Government owned
Q
34,102
1889,
Jund.c
July, 7th a way of beasing this poker red-hat, a udhen pl 700 The Purte is endevouring to transfer the grasping it ull the contact produces
Roucretian Railways from the present manage hissing sound; but whether they really a ivy try to 4.890 ment to a new company, a step which Bale risorg practice, hides as tough as borses, or declares to be beyond the Porte's powers. Feeling whether they employ supernatural tucane, as runs very high, and it is consulered proba the vulgar believe, to protect themselves from that serious tre uble will ensue.
the pain, it is certain that they feel none from this feat, any more than from the cognate one of seating skewers really rapparently run through their cheeks from one side of the face to the other.
655
The inquest on the bodies of those who did in the Johnstown disaster has been concluded The members of the South Fork Club were prove to have been aware of the insecure state of the reservoir, the bursting of which led to the disaster, being held guilty of culpable negligence, and therefore answerable for the deaths of the inha
July 8th.
Total....................................,520 127,617 23-This is a smaller amount than has been in the Magazine for some years, pobably owing 10 the fact of the market bring glutted with the very large amount of explosive material which airived during and immediately after the period of hostiles between France and China.
24 The ages of Nobel's Explosive Combitants and the destruction of property. pany have during the past year established, with the permission of the Government, a private have been ordered to join General Grenfell A detachment of five hundred fish Rill magizine for storing Dynamite, &c., at One Tree Island thus relieving the Stonecutters'
force at Assouan in order to bring about a
corresponding loss to the Government of rent possible. for storage, but there was no fit special place for
KOREA.
exhis keys and his jackknife, his amall its shoo buitener and his cigar cutter about loosely in his trousers pocket. A naked cigar protruding from 'n waistcoat pocket shocks the, modesty of German good formt much more than a dozen or more of Rubens strapping Dutch goddesses Tho greatest offense against German pocket manners is to capy small coins loose in the pocket. A German Lieutenant may have only half a dollar to his name, but he carries as big a parse as if he owned all the notes of the Imperial Reichsbank. In paying for's cents' worth of beer he goes down into his trousers and draws out his fibby pocket-book with dignity, thanking, heaven he is a nannerly, high-born Prússian, at his side, who has just slanted down on the and not a vulgar tradesman like the American table a mass of gold, silver, keys and manicure
even allowed to carry his car fare without a purse, The servant girl, who earns but $50 a year, would not carry the price of a loaf of black bread through the street in her hand.
is bound to hear the case or not, I defer to your Officer and Emigration Officer's deputy on board.agazine of the storage. There is, of course, a dispersion of the Madhists as specility as have bon mich.. I don't think that we have had apparatus. The small German schoolboy is not
Court.
the summons.
His Worship:--To dismiss it ? Mr. Reece:Yes.
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His Worship deliberated. Mr. Fraser-Smith 1 have another point. Your judgment in dismissing the summons without hearing the evidence will, I am perfectly certain, be overruled in the higher Court. I have a number of witnesses subtened whose names am quite willing to hand-in. They are In Court. You refuse to hear them, of course 7
His Worshlo still silently deliberated: Mr. Fraser Smith:-1 will, with your permis sion, request the usher to call them by name.
Mr. Wodehouse:I decline to entertain the
casc.
14-The present system of the Emigrants going on board at any time after their passing at the Harbour Office and before the sailing of the vessel lying in the Roads, in a great measure open to the public,-since the officers and crew are as fully employed in their other duties as to make it impracticable for them to attend to coolies coming and going-is conducive to abuses, and I think that the best remedy would be found in the establishment of a Govern- nent Emiration Wharf alongside which vessels would take on board their Emigrants at the last moment before sailing, the wharf being closed to the public after the Health Officer and Emigration Officer had passed through the gates. to go on board for the final inspection of the Emigrants and the vessel leaving immediately after this inspection. This method would doubi- The following is the report of the Harbour less cause some Intle delay in getting the vease! off, and for that reason is open to objection. I Master for the year 1888:—
think, however, that the evil would be more than compensated for by the good which would
Mr. Fraser-Smith:-Then I can say no more. The proceedings then terminated. ."
THE HARBOUR MASTER'S
REPORT.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, Hongkong, 8th March, 1889. SIR,-1 have the honour to forward the annual returns for this department for the year ending 31st December, 1888.
SHIPPING.
2.--The total trade of Hongkong for the year 1888 is represented by 63,957 vessels, measuring 12,996,396 tons. (This is an advance of 174 vessels and 357,762 tons, on the average for the previous 3 years, and is 359 vies.cle more, but 28,939 tons less than in 1887)
3. This vast amount of trade is apportioned as follows:-
Number, Tous Per cent
British......5.121 6.474.343 or 49 Foreign............ 2,460. 1.532,314 orig Junks in foreign trade 47,567 3,703,707 05 29.
15.148 12,710,385- Junks in local trade.... 8813 286 012 or a
*61,967 12,996,396 4-Compared with 1887, there has been a decrease of British tonnage amounting to 342,795 tons; and an increase, of Foreign tonnage, exclusive of Junks, of 179,848 tons; also an increase of Junks, exclusive of local trade, of 143 781 tons, and a decrease in Junks employed in local trade of 9,853 tons.
5.--The countries with which the decrease of British tonnage is mest apparent are ;—
Coast of China and Formosa...190,977 tons Cochin-China
123,894 104.201 22,178
Continent of Europe
Australia TRAN
6. The principal increase appears with the following countries;
British Columba.
accrue.
REGISTRY OF SHIPPING. 15-Nine vessels were rejst red during the year and eight certificates of Registry, were can- celled. It has been brought to my notice that inconvenience exists in the want of a simpler mode of Registry, whereby small vessels British owned could obtain a National Character." and be entitled to fly the British fig outside, the waters of the colony. The inconvenience can. I think, be removed under the Colonial Shipping Act 1868 (31 and 32 Vic. 119) which enables Regulations to be made providing for the issue to vessels under 60 tons burden of terininable certificates of Registry under, which the vessel so long as the certificate is in force is deemed n registered British vessel, and I am now preparing regulations to be submitted to His Excellency the Governor with this object in view,,
MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
15-Seventy cases were heard in the Marine Magis rate's Court during the year. "Refusal of duty," "Insubordination" and "Absence with out leave" were the principal offences in the case of ships, and "Leaving without clearance and "Leaving during prohibited hours," in the case of Junke.
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POSTS OF MASTERS, MATES AND ENGINEERS UNDER SECTION 15 OF ORDINANCE NO, 8 OF 1879. 17.-The following table will show the num ber of candidates examined for Certificates of Competency distinguishing those who were successful, and those who failed :---
Crade,
Paused, Failed, Masters....
1
First mates
Only mates.****
Second mates
19
3
12
3
9
43
20
Second class engineers
19
39
First class engineers
3
4
MARINE COURT UNDER SECTION 13 OF ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879 18. The following Courts have been held during the year ----
............................. 22,173 Great Britain.........................................................131,066 „
·Japan
40,918" 7-The principal decrease, that with Coast of China and Formoso, may be partly accounted for by the fact that, during the year, several steamers trading on the Coast, which were formerly under the British flag, were transferred to the German flag. The.decrease under the beading of Continent of Europe is partly conse quent on this trade being carried more in Foreign bottoms. But it is more largely due to- an alteration in the system of classification adopted in this report. Ia former reports, the 1. On the 20th February, 1818. Inquiry as vessels of the Peninsular and Oriental Company to the stranding of the British steamship calling at Brindisi and Marseilles en route wete | Ardgay, Official No. 88,869_ of Aberdeen, a classed under the heading of "Continent of little to the North of Cape Batangan, on the Europe," while now they are classed under "Great 15th December, 188. The Master's (Alexander Britain." With Austrália, the decrease must be | Cook) Certificate of Competency was suspended put down to the altered ciscumstances of trade for three months. .consequent on the suppression of Chinese 2.On the rst May, 1888. Inquiry as to the Emigration to the Australian Colonies. stranding of the British steamship Ashington Official No. 63010, of South Shields, on the West Point of Hangkong Island in the Channel named on the Chart Sulphur Channel, on the night of the zoth April, 1888, The Master's (Walter Reynell) Certificate of Competency was returned to him.
8. During the year, 3,665 steamers arrived, being a daily average of over 10, y of which were "Ocean going." They represented a total ton 4.116,00; over 68 per cent. of them were under the Bhish 'flag,
nage
3-On_the_fith May, 1888, Inquiry as to
9. The statistics show an increase in the Junk trade over last year, with the Coast of China and Formosa of 103.497 tons, and with Macao of 40.284 100. There is a decrease, however, of 9,863 tons in the local trade.
10. On the 31st December there were or February, 1848. The Master's (Stephen Barnes steam-launches in the Harbour; of these, ár | Alkinson) Certificate of Competency was sus were licensed for the conveyance of passengers, pended for six months, and that of the First 42 were privately owned, and 8 were the property Mate (Augustus Harris) was also suspended for of the Colonial Government. There were, in, addition, 6 launches, the property of the War Department.
EMIORATION
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keeping it at Stonecutters, and on the whole I
think the present arrangement the better of the
two
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OPIUM OFFICE.
25.This is the first complete year of the establishment of this Branch, and 1 have to report that it is working satisfactorily. Monthly statistics are rendered; it will therefore not be necessary to go into details, here. A table is added to this report which shows that the total amount of opium reported through the office during the year, was as follows :-
Imported 71.512 27-40ths chests. Exported ....71,4193 27-40ths
(Exclusive of through cargo.) The fraction 27-4oths ja explained by the fact that one "breached chest was landed her containing 27 instead of go balls, and was exparted in the same condition. 21.310 permis. were issued from the office, being 384 Landing. 10,958 Removal 9498 Export, and 470, to Chinese Customs bulk.
26.In addition to these, a Memo. of Exports for the day is sent for the convenience of the Chinese Customs Commissioner to the Kowloon Customs Office.
27. From the summary of Exports it appears that apart from the through cargo, Shanghai took from the Colony 37 per cent, viz., 26,673
chests, Canton came text with 16 per cent,, and then Antoy and Swatow.
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I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant,
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
The Honourable Frederick Stewart, LL.D.,
Colonial Secretary, &c., &c., &c.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do udi necessarily enduese the opittors expressed by Correspondents in this column.)
THE LATEST TIGER STORY. 10 The Editor or the "Hongkong Tourguara" SIR,-The thrilling tiger story in the Daily Press of this, inorning, with its sensa tional heading, is undoubtedly very good reading, and worthy of a place in the "Boys' Own News- paper," but I do not hesitate to state, from per sonal experience, that the writer, in many of his details, had not scrupled to sacrifice truth to sensation. I have passed two years at Cape St. James, and I will dismiss the first remarks of Mr. Norman about the place, and the life of the English telegraph clerks there, with Mrs. Gamp's favourite phrase “It's all rubbidge.”
The Shah, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales, visited the Rose Show at the Cristal Palace on Saturday, and in the evenire was. one of the Royal dinner party there, the proceedings concluding with a display of fire works of unusual brilliancy. Yesterday His Majesty lett London for Haifield on a visit to the the Marquis of Salisbury, at whose seat be dined and slept. To-day a large garden party is to be given in the Shah's honour.
ZANZIBAR, July 5th.
Captain Wissmann, with German men-of-war's men and levies, has proceeded up the Pangani" river and attacked Pargani town to-day.
CAIRO. July 9th.
6co of the Welsh Regiment, and a squadron of the 20th Hussars have received orders to proceed immediately to Assouan, Colonel Wodehouse has ordered all natives dwelling on the west bank of the Nile between Wady Haifa and Assouos to remove their quarters at once.
LONDON, July 9th.
In the House of Commons this evening Sir John Gorst, replying to a question, said that the survey for a railway between Brzwada and Cuttack would commence next December.
ZANZIBAR, July 9th. Captain Wissmann with his native levies and a small force of Europeans has shelled the town of Pangani, which he afterwards occupied with out sustaining any losses. The natives alt retreated on his appro ch.
LONDON, July 18th, ́ The charge against Messrs. Cox and Gill, the two Irish members who were lately conveyed to Drogheda for trial, has been dismissed, the magistrate declaring th1, the evidence of the policeman and the principal witness was not reliable.
In the cricket match at Lond's between the Players and the "Gentlemen; the latter wer defeated by ten wickets. Barnes on the side of the Players made 130 tuns.
A meeting has been held at the Mansion House on behalf of medical aid to women in India. Lord Dufferin, who was present, addressed the meeting.
Mr. Wilkie Collins, the celebrated novelist, is very ill.
CAIRO, July roth. General Grenfell has arrived at Assbuan, where be received the greetings of the neighbouring chiefs, who expressed their loyalty to the Egyptian Government. Colonel Wodehouse continues to harass the enemy and prevent them obtaining
access to water.
140 British mounted infantry have been ordered to Assonan.
Prince Chun, the Seventh Prince, Father of the Emperor, is seriously ill with swellings in both shoulders. The Viceroy Li Hung.chang has engaged the services of Doctor Mackenzie (1) of Tientsin on H.I.H.'s behalf.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
FUSAN, 18th July, 1 -89. able. The sky is funerally overcast, and the We have the most miserable weather imagin.
ram continuous. If it continues we will soon
more than five bright days durin: this month,
The Kean wheat is in, and trade begins to increase again; if the rice crop turns out as well it will be a fit done heure for the Fusan district, Beans have been put in lately, and are growing splendidly after the heavy rains.
Every reputable smoker in Germany has his cigar-etui." He prepares to smoke by A Japanese buque is here discharging coals emptying out all his three-cent cigars on the for the Nippan Yusen Kaisha, and besides that,
table before him and laying the case aside, n German nun-of-war, the is, put in an
Then he draws a thile cigar chipper from another appearance on the 12th inst,, and will remain case, removes the tip of the least offensive. here all the 26. and then proceed to. Yaansan, looking cigar, and drops the small bit of tobacco
Who wrote you the report about Deer Island?
into a tiny box which he carries in his waist- That gentleman ought to be hanged. There coat pocket. At the end of each smoker's year has not been a Rusian man-of-war here for a
he sends these cigar tips tó a charitable Insti-' year. Besides, our Fusan volunteers would objectution in his province. Two years ago the very strongly to anybody taking posssssion of asylums in the little province of Brunswick the island.
received 400 marks' worth of tobacco in this wise. After, stowing away the "orphans' share" of the cigar the smoker takes A knife from its chamois-skin bag and finishes the jot which the clipper began. A case containing a fast articles which the well-bred German about sigarette holder and a leather match-safe are the
to smoke adds to the collection of small bags and cases on the table before him. Of course all this elaborate preparation to smoke one three-cent cigar strikes the American tourist as a trifle ridiculous. A German, however, regards it as indicative of the breeding of the smoker. He looks upon the rough-and-ready manner in which an American carries his cigars, matches, and knife much as an American looks upon a man who travels without a toothbrush and nightshirt,
We hear that the Chinese fleet will call here during this month, the Jipusese feet in August, and a little later the English. Well, they are welcome, s long as they bring their own pro- visions, and don't bay up the cabbages and 50 chickens which are now in the market.
A Chinese man-of-wary whose name I do not know, came in while I was writing the above. She will remain a few days and then, proceed farther natth.-Shanghai Mercury.
BANGKOK.
Owing in the present scarcity and high price of paddy, Kim Ching's, with perhaps one other, are the only rice mills at present working in Banglenk
Mr. Kin Ching, the Siamese Consul General at Singapore, and one of the most important of our local rice-uill owners, is shortly expected to visit Bangkok.
Although the late riots have been effecially quelled, the ringleaders captured, the military forces withdrawn, and business in Bangkok his gain resumed its norm condition, yet the interest excited by the rints has not passed | away. The possible revelations to be made by those now in the hands of the authorities as to the real causes which led up to the nets, together with the doubt as to who is or may be teplicated by the testimony of prison rs in these causes, and the question as to the mature, cxtent and kind of punishment to be meted out to the guilty, are all matters of interest and discussion in Bangkok at present→Bangkok Times.
PEKING.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.),
Peking, 15 July, 1889. 'Yesterday Monsieur and Madime Lemire entertained their friends at the French Legation
in honour of the Glorious Fourteenth." Sir Robert Hart's band was in attendance.
Last night at 8 o'clock Dr. Landsell gave a lecture on his journey through Russia, Siberia, and Central Asia. The lecture was given in Dr. Bladget's drawing-room, instead of at the
The story of the weekly feasts, &c. is utter bosh, and the assertion that the inhabitants of NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. from 10 pm. till the early hours of this morning, Cape St. James are often without bread is untrue, there being a very good bakery there, and about the best bread 1 ever ate was baked at Cape St. James. It seems to me that Mr. Norman's remarks about "pale faces" and "prickly heat" are in rather bad taste, and that it is a poor return for the bo-pitality and kindness which were extended to him there to endeavour to amuse his readers at the expense of peopic without whose assistance he could never have shot the tiger he did, and of which he is so praud.
La referring to the tiger shot by Mr. Selle a short time before, Mr. Norman observes that except that anc killed by accident twelve years before, no other tige had ever been shot by a European." This is not correct. I am prepared
to prove that several of these. animals have been slaughtered by Europeans since the French settled in Cochin-China, Observe that Mr. Norman says that the tiger shot by Mr. Langdon, verandah, and with wanderful nerve and pluck who bravely met it face to face on the office shot it clean through the heart, was killed by more creditable exploit! Mr. Langdon's, bo accident. put it to you, Sir, which was the was surprised by the tiger in the dead of night, alone, and on foot, and who killed it with his of a lofty tree, after being fucky enough to first shot, or Mr. Norman's, who, in the security allure the beast within range by means of a cartridgea before giving it its "coup de grace bait, and wound it badly, had to expend several
A friend of mine who is now at Cape St. James, and who is one of the gentlemen, referred to by Mr. Norman, who were watching on the same the abandonment of the British ship Rock Ternight, wrote me an account of the whole affair, and I can positively state that from beginning race, Official No. 72,217, of St. John, New
to end Mr. Narman's life was no more in danger Bru-swick, off the island of Guam, on the 2011
than if he had been safe in the house underneath mosquito net. The story of the wounded tiger pringing at him from the grass and the descrip- well told and very thrilling, bat unfortunately tion of the enormous open mouth, and teeth, are
lacking in truth, as I am informed that Mr. 4-On the 5th June, 1888. Inquiry respecting Nerman took care not to leave his perch in the certain charges of misconduct brought against tree before the tiger was dead. Robert Lyle, First Mate of the British steamship. I consider it rather ungenerous to attempt to Crusader, Official No. 63.856, of Glasgow, by
First Mate's Certificate of Competency was
12 years ago, by contemptuously putting it down returned to him.
to accident, considering that Mr. Langdon was Mr. Norman's 'host on this occasion, and that it was in a great measure due to the kindness of the former gentleman that the latter met with such
six months.
Chang Chi-tung, Viceroy of Cantón, proceeded on 9th July in a native bouse-bost towed by a steam launch to admire the lichee-trees which are now in their full summer beauty at Pantang He thinks of building a college. there, and the situation is excellent.
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Intendant of the Grand Canal in Chibli, is dead, Fang Sin-shi, who held the important post of and the official who temporarily succeeds him is Wan Pei-yin, formerly Taotai of Tientsin. The Permanent nominee is Taotai Wu Ting-pin in charge of the Dock works at Port Arthur
On 29th June, an American merchant named Kin-neng khien ( Cunningham) was pelted in Canton with banana skins and melon skins, which strucks face as he was riding along in a sedan-chair in the evening. The Nanhai has issued a proclamation warning people against District Magistrate, moved by the U.S. Consul, throwing banana-skins or other objects at foreig together in peace and harmony." ners, so that natives and foreigners may live
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Mission Chapel as intended, as the members Bishop Scat's mission protested against it, declaring it would displease the Bishop, &c. On account of this change many of the mission members and the community were absent, among whom was the Rey, W. A. P. Mailin How narrow minded people are here. Fancy being afraid to use the holy place for a lecture, and yet the fine Cathedral at Shanghai is used for Organ Recitals, The number present to hear Marquis Tseng and family were not present, as the lecture, however, was larger than expected. the Marquis was indisposed for which reason he was also away from the entertainment at the French Legation). Dr. Landsell gave a very interesting lecture. Last autumn the Russian Government would not allow the priests of the Roman Catholic Church at Kulga to pass through Central Asia into Kolga, but they per snitted Dr. Landsell to travel and freely dis. tribute portions of the scripture, tracts, &p 1 would advise your readers not to lose a chance to Shanghai. I am unable to give you a report of hearing Dr. Landsell lecture, If he pays av sit of his lecture or I would do so." He leaves
cre the day after to-morrow vin Jehol, back to Kiaping, and thence to Korea, &c. He is lionized here, and has been feasted at all the chief lega tions, and has interviewed Marquis Tseng to.day, In spite of the exhortations. and menaces,
The "Quorum" question and Herr von Brandt of Huang, the Governor of Kiangsu, the have been discussed here since that gentleman's gilded youth of Soochow continue to attire departure. All declare that he could have easily themselves in the same extravagant. effemi-formed a quarum if it bad suited his purpose, for nate way as before, and the Governor, find he, himself, represented Germany and Austro- ing the cloquent words of his proclamation have Hungary, and, in the absence of the Italian no effect, lately proceeded in his sedan chair to Here he struck at the root of the matter by the quarter near the Yuan-miso Kwan Taoist temple, where boot shops stand the thickest, tian, to sell to young men no more of the flower warning the shoemakers, under pain of castiga embroidered boots which have so stirred his anger, and these traders, in great alarm, lost no
to removing the immoral and objectionable goods to a place of secrecy.
Minister, Italy; then there was Monsieur A
Minister. Surely seven out of a total of eleven Coumany, who represents Russia and Denmark; also the Japanese Minister, and the Dateti
it did not suit Prince Bismarck that a quorum were sufficient to form a quorum; but evidently should be formed.
left Hongkong; of these, 72,744 (65,976 males, 1 John Ogston, Master of the said ship. The detract from the credit of Mr. Langdon's feal time after the Governor's chair bad disappeared Tseng had a long interview, This may account
II.-During the year 1888, 96.195 Emigrants
5,109 females, and 1,659 children) were for the Straits Settlements; 18,375 (18,119 males, 95 females, and 6r children) were for San Francisco i 1,972 (1,942 males, 3 females, and 27 children) were for the Australian Colonies. Owing to the restrictions placed on Chinese Emigration by the various Governments in the Australian Colonics, Emigration there has been practically stopped since the month of May, 1888.
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5-On the 24th October, 1888 Inquiry as to the death of Henry Wilkins, A.B., of the British steamship Ghasee, Official No, 87,678, of Rochester, who was washed overboard by a sea which, swept the seamer's decks during the Typhoon, encountered on the ngih September, 1888. The Master's (Archibald Scotland) Cer iñcate of Competency was retumed to him.
HEAMIN.
19-10,061 seamen were shipped and 10,807 were discharged at the shipping office and on bond ships during the year.
12.-The subject, of abuses connected with Chinese Emigration has lately received much attention. That abuses do exist there” can, I think, be little doubt, but I question much if they exist to the extent which some suppose, Frequent cases of so-called "kidnapping" are
HAKINK SURVEYOR'S SUB-DEPARTMENT. reported, but, except in the case of women or children, my impression is that in a large num
20. I append a Return showing the Surveys, ber of these reported cases, the so-called "kid- &c., carried out in the Government Marine napped" coolle is a rogue, who, having agreed Surveyor's Brancs. This Return illustrates the to emigrate and received. a "bounty for ao constantly increasing importance of that Branch doing, either escapes from the vessel as she is of this Department. leaving the harbour, or gets some of his friends
LIGHTHOUSES.
to report that he has been taken away against -No speciil remarks are called for under his will in the hope that he may be taken out of this heading. The three Lighthouse Stations the ship before leaving, or traced and sent back have been maintained during the year at usual, from the port for which he has salled ; in either some minor changes taking place in the staff. case, if he is successful, he will be ready to try The proposal to dispense with the red shades on his
game on
on again sooner or later. The jumping the seaward face of the Green Island Light is overboard of “kidnapped" coolles from outward poder consideration; this plan, if adopted, will, bound Chinese passenger ships, of which a good in my opinion, increase the efficiency of the deal was heard a short time ago, is one of the light," symptoms of abuses in which I do not believe.
GOVERNMENTİGUNPOWDER DEPOT. It is a curious fact that few if any of these 72-On the 31st December, 1188, there was Individuals are ever heard of after jumping over stored in the Magi sine at Stoncôtier Island, as board, though they are seen to be picked up by | under ; -
boats which appear to be waiting for them. It
No,
is more than probable, I think, that in nearly
Asia
cxsar
all these cases, could they be clearly traced, it
success.
I may also add that, in spite of the protests of his kind hosts, Mr. Norman lavishly bestowed accompanied him which has placed that worthy cumshaw" on the Annamite sportsman who in a position of affluence for some time to come, and consequently he can be induced to do no more work for the resident sportsmen who have been accustomed to employ him.
Mr. Norman may be a very pretty and senen- tional writer, but I think, Sir, that you, whom I know to be an enemy of humbug, will agree with me that yarns such as the one published in to-day's Daily Press, although they may iwash" in this past of the world, and that
Mr. Norman had better relate his next to the "marines."
I am, Sir,
Your obediant Servant,
"ANCIEN COCHIN-CHINOIS," Hongkong, 29th July, 1889.
LATE TELEGRAMS,
LONDON, July 6th. Speculation is busy on the Continent as to the probability of an interview between the Carard the German Emperor to the autumn, but nothing is yet positively known.
The differences between Germany and the
the latter undertaking to appolata special minister
would be found that this kidnapped one" was Gunpowder, privately owned 336 10,070 to watch the operations of foreign Immigrants to really dither a "Dounty Jumper" or else a thief i Gunpowder, Goreiningent owned.u: Oja | 63,200 | Switzerland,
Chen, prefect of Yangchow Fu, Kiangsu, has insued a Proclamation calling on the rice merchants to lower the price of rice, which he ways they are keeping up unreasonably high, has removed all reasonable excuse for charging although the seasonable rain that has fallen the people of Yangchow so dear for the principal necessary of life. The same mancouvre is said to be practised by the ring at Faochow, where a shing, or pint, of rice, now costs the consumer 42 or 43 cash. As soon as the rice merchants of Shanghai and other places | take advantage of the exemption from duties recently granted by Plen, Viceroy of Fukien, to import sice inte that province in quantity, there will be a relief to the poor from a very heavy burden.. At Foochow the drought and have been intense, the thermometer making lately I degrees Fahrenheit, and on the 12th July, Chang, the graio intendant, ascended the Ta Shi Tien temple on Kushan to pray for rain.
The 16th July is popularly called the birthday of the God 'fa Shi, This fête is celebrated at Yangchow in great style, a principal feature being the wonderful performances of the miracle-workers, called locally, "horse-hides." folding an iron whip in their hands, they dance before the idol's sedan-chair, making terrible grimaces, and touching with the end of their baton persons whom they thus stigmatise as im- pure, but who do pot dare to argue the point with
out in flocks to see the idol processions, but try to hide behind the crowd when the dreaded mapy comes along with his tell-tald wand. They have
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On the 12th, Prince Chua and the Marquis for the lengthy article in the Shih Pas about the Tungchow line.
Li Hung-chang a few days ago sent up Dr. | Ma, one of Dr. Mackenzie's medical students, to attend on Prince Chun, who had not been enjoying good health, but I hear H.I.H. is expected to be quite well before Dr. Ma arrives. called at the Tsung-li Yamen at 9.30 a.m. to-day: Sir John Walsham is here from the hills. He
no doubt this was about the Hankow riot affair. I hear Sir John is over-burdened with matters now in band.-Mercury.
The fille code of pocket manners is enforced just as tyrannically by German public opinion as other branches of German etiquette. Americans, who consider such minute matters all bosh and say so, are apt to be rouglily corrected or alto- gether abandoned by their more fastidious friends. Like the Inspector in "The Moonstone," German etiquette holds that there are no trifles, and any foreigner who holds otherwise cannot cut much of a figure in Gerinan society. -New York Sun.
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NAVAL CONTRACT, 1889-90,
SEALED TENDERS, in Duplicate, will be until to A.M. on THURSDAY, the 8th prox. for the SUPPLY OF TEA for the use of H.M. Navy for one year ending 31st August, 1890.
received by the NAVAL STOREKEEPER
Printed Forms of Tenders and further parti culars can be obtained at the Naval Store. keeper's Office.
The right to reject the lowest or any Tender is reserved.
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1950
zgih July, 1899.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION,
FAKI CUP. Standing EVEN Shots at 200 Yardi position,
Seven Shots at 300 yards; position, sitting.or kneeling.
To be won 3 times before becoming any mem- ber's absolute property.
Winners to be penalized 5 points after winning it once and 7 points after winning it twice.
The second competition will take place next SATURDAY, the 3rd day of August next, at.4.15 P.M. Intending Competitors must send me 30 cents entrance Fee not later than 4.13- P.M., next FRIDAY, 2nd August.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 29th July, 1889,
WANTED.
GERMAN ETIQUETTE,
German etiquette is very minute. It does not up with the ordinary rules for eating, drinking, calling and receiving. If prescribes mazes of triving details which would fill to many fat the courage to write them. It directs a man volumes that even the Germans have not had what to any just before beginning to drink a
FOR The Hongkong Telegraph, a competent
SUB-EDITOR and GENERAL ASSIS glass of beer and just before finishing it. ItTANT. Journalistic experience a sine qud non. tells him the exact words he must use in insulting
Ales, a Branger. It graduates nicely the depth of the A CAPABLE SHORT HAND REPORTER, bows that are due to the Privy Councillor, the, who is a smart paragraphist and reliable Court Councillor, the tutor, the Judge, the trades proof-reader. man, the barber, and the restaurateur. It explains Apply, with full particolare, to why the clergyman should bow first to the Herr Baron and last to the Herr Banker. It describes just how a man must kiss n'woman's band In the drawing-room and just why he need not give her his seat in a horse car. It even prescribes the circle in which a man may walts at a ball. *** of
Perhaps the best criterion of the minuteness
on pocket manners. German, good form is shocked by the helter-skelter condition of the American pocket. A well-bred German never
THE EDITOR The Hongkong Telegraph. Hongkong, 17th July, 1889.
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