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The Honghong Telegrapho a hundred old soldiers, the remnant
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DICEMBER 15, 1890.
ENGLAND expects every man to do his duty" were the memorable words signalled by the heroic NELSON, from his flagship Victory on that historic morning when the naval supremacy of Great Britain was established in sight of the world in the bay of Trafalgar; and after the united hopelessly crushed and shattered by the fiery onslaught of the famed "wooden walls," England confessed that every man had done his duty. And England to her eternal disgrace, at the termination of the war, with stony indifference left her naval heroes, the men who had so nobly done their duty and saved the country, to starve or eke out a miserable existence the best way they could. The high officers of the
fleets of France and Spain had been
made that the hundred survivors should
HMS Alacrity, Cap, Adair, with Vice-Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, K.C.B, Lady Salmon, Miss Selmon and Miss Saunders, on board, arrived in part from Shanghai this forenoon.
A
CITIZEN of Flemming, Kentucky, fired at a rat, struck a k-g of powder, blew his house to pieces. and had to jump into the river to keep from The whereabouts of the rat is burning up. atill shrouded in mystery.
5th November, 1854, and a few weeks THERE will be a game of polo at Causeway Bay ago a hundred old soldiers, the remnant to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 4.30 o'clock. of the brigade of Guards who were in the We are informed by the agent of the Messageries thick of that day of carnage, thought that Maritimes that the Company's steamer Sydney, the thirty-sixth anniversary of the great with the next French mall, left Saigon for this event of their lives would be a fitting port at a nim to.day. occasion for old friends and comrades to meet together after the lapse of so many years. Arrangements were accordingly parade at Wellington Barracks, and the Duke of CAMBRIDOR who held a command in the Guards at INKERMAN, was invited to be present. The noble "Dook" had a prior engagement, and when the little gates of the Barracks at the appointed,
were officially ignored, although it is hour, they were refused admission. They stated that among the hundred were two Victoria Cross heroes, several who wore the medal for distinguished service in the field, while nearly all had the four clasps that told of thei. presence in the battles of
band of veterans assembled at
THE Gre-be'l rang out its sirring chimes at
Ar a regular meeting of the Southern Lodge
Mr. Robinson continuing sald, as to compen No, 264, E C., held at the Free Mason's Hallation the Court of Survey could not decide the Zalland St. on Saturdar last Wor.. Bro. G. P.
sment of compensation due; that was within their competence. Jordan was elected mauer of the Lodge.
OUR report of to-day's meeting of the Legislative Council lunatollably kelbaver until to-morrow, During the proceedings his Excellency the Acting Goverpor announced that Sir William des Vœux might be expected here in the English mail steamer due on Monday the 22nd inst. For that reason it was decided to had the next meeting of the Counc!! at eleven o'click next
afternoon meeting,
Saturday mornine (n lieu of the regular Monday
WR hear that the wounded officers and mes of the steamship Namin who were taken to the Civil Hospital on Thursday..last, and whose
condition was of no serious a
nature to
the 6 o'clock this evening owing to the nutbreak of
fire in 9. Stanley Street, a so-caled club, T-cesslate the taking down of their deposi. tions by Mr. Wadchnuse yesterday, are to-day building was completely gutted and, when going so much better that hopes of their ultimate Detec recovery are by no means despaired of, I've Inspector Quincy returned from Macao to press, the fire was far from under contro BANCROFT, retired, actor, has offered to donate this afternoon, but from what we can ther his
1000 if ninety-nine others will each subscribe like sum, to provide General Booth with the money necessary to make a trial of his gigantic scheme for the improvement of the condition of the lower classes,
visit has resulted in wil.
no!
Mr. Ackroyd contended that the detention of the ship for survey was justifiable, and that those who take the first steps in causing such a survey to be held were not able. There wit Government must find reasonable and probable cause for detention. The Court had to decide ons point only, namely, the question of the ship's rexworthiness. It was not necessary that the Government should attend the Court of Surecy and it was not liable for damages in respect to the holding of such Court,
not a word in the Ordinanes to show that the
His lordship-Do you mean to say that aker starting the case you can turn round and say. you are not responsible?
Mr. Ackroyd said that an action could n s be
Survey. His contention was, that my he did not brought against him, as a puty to the Court of take part in the Court, he could not be held in any way responsible.
Mr. Robinson submitted that Mr. Ackroyd was undoubted'y a party to the Court of Survey held on the Pasig, and that he had no right to say be was not responsible. If allowed, be would amened the petition by putting
in the words "the Governor did appear, by the Attorney-General." The Court of Survey could not be held responsible for the absence of
absence of a finding by the Court of Survey, at to compensation for unjust detention, the plafatiff was right in coming to this Court.
judgment was reserved.
Fleet were, of course, not forgotten, and the Alma, Balaclava, and Inkerman, and Miss Colborne-Basher, who was here last April stove. "Is he? You just lay yeur, hard on my reasonable and probable cause, and in the
with Mr. T. Hudson's company, was one of the veealie's at Mr. Santley's farewell concert at the Sydary Centennial Hall a few weeks since, and is now starring "through New Zealand with the Marion Burton Company.
"Is that dog of your good for anything?" he asked of a saloon-keeper on Michigan-avenut, at he mattoned to a canine that lav behind the
shoulder and utter a whoop." The man did so. and the dog sprang up and hit his owner in the leg and gracefully retired. "How do you account for that ?" asked the inquirer, as a general leugh went round. "Hang it! I had forgotten that he was cross-eyed |" the reply. "I
and yelled."
THE clever little actiers who made such a grea
WAS
of long service in the trenches before honors and rewards were showered on Sebastapol. Not a single officer of the them with lavish profuseness; but the Headquarters' Staff, or one who had fought sailors and marines, the men whose with them in the Crimea, appeared to
the victory, were alike forgotten and that "the veterans seemed to feel this in our free and enlightened country, where neglect very keenly, especially as the lodger. Evidence was adduced tendig to prove hit as "the gutta-percha girl In "The Arabian Saturday, the 13th inst., the distance being o neglected. And it always has been like this | every man, as we are constantly being told / guard told off for duty was on parade an axe in Tak Sin lane on the 27 h ult. Tri Nights" in this colony was playing Eva in
resolute bravery against Tearful odds won notice their presence, and we are told At the Police Court this morning Tsang Li war/ ought to have put my hand on your shoulder HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
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by lying and shameless politicians and their parasites, is on an equality, the possessor of equal rights. How much longer this shallow delusion is likely to be tamely tolerated by a powerful and that is
only beginning to feel its own strength we are not in a position to say with any approach to reliability; but the day cannot be very
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the barrack-square, bearing the Queen's and regimental colours, which bedecked in honour of the day with the laurels these men had helped to win at Inkerman." Neglected with contumely the old warriors quietly followed the guard to St. James's Palace, uncovered their grey heads and "in voices that quavered a little cheered the old colours once more. "And then they went home,
brought before Mr. Wodehouse, charged with the murder of one Tsang Kum. Hi-a fellow
that the murder was committed. by prisoner, with
next sessions.
THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High- landers will play the following programme at the Officers Mess tomorrow evening, com mencing at 7.45 o'clock:
Overture,“Le Filele Berger ".......................Adam," Vals
*Toreador"
„......... Rople. Haller Music......William Tell" Romul, Chor sat a "The Heavens are Telling ".....Hayan. Selection..........."La Marcotte "Audras.
THE British steamer Hoosung which arrived here this afternoon reper's having sighted and spaken" the Namoa as follows: At 6.30 p.m.
doubtless, paralysed with joy at the appro- on the 13th instant andhoudt using emported ciation of a grateful country.
The steamer Namoa fllowed us in, reported that she had been attacked by pirates and ad Commenting on this scandalous treat-vised us to get away at once. We did so." This
under command of Capta n Goddard.
"Uncle Tom's Cable" at Sydney Opera House, according to our latest advices from that city. The Bulletin critic cheerfully remarks that “this little Eva is a ghastly mockery under present conditions, for whereas she starts off by being a real child, the consumptive innocent subsequently turns up as Gracie Whitefard, whose infancy is of an apocryphal character entirely, more especially when she sings." Rither rough on Gracle !
The sixth competition for the Subscription.. Challenge Cups and Range Spoons was held on
and 900 yards. Ten shots were fired at each range. The Boo yards spoon was won by Mr. Ford with scare of 30 points; that at 900 yards by Constable A. Watson with points. The cup was also won for the first time. in this competition by Phlice Constable A. Watson, who has already won the Short Range Cup twice. Eleven members competed. The light was good, though unfortunately the wind was again puffy. Appended are the five best scores:
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TSANG Yan on remand, was no before Ms. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning. charged with having brutally il-treated his wifes Weadin.. at Yau-ma-ti on the 5th ins'. The first he ring | PC. J. Carson ........ of the case, was reparted before, but additional particulars were elicited to-day. It appears that he bound the feet and hands of the unfortunate woman with a rope and then hoisted her to n
lighting a bundle of "Joss" wicks he proceeded. her anatomy. to apply them to the most delicate porions of Her mother-in-law and other relatives were present, and the purifying process
heartless stupidity of that favored class to whom the new era of events that are sure noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled to come will inevitably bring complete/ment of these relics" of a gallant Brigade refers to the Namoa's last trip out, on Saturday, Indder with her head hanging down. Then
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending Dec. 14th, are:
Europeans 172, and Chinese 1,744.
A. MEETING of the Victoria Freceptory and Priory, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zelland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting Brethres are cordially invited to attend.
energy and perseverance displayed-In 0.40 the extraordinary labours of the most arduous description which had to be accomplished under exceptional difficulties, may possibly have been equalled by other, troops, but they have neover, been excelled; and it must not be forgotten how the Commissariat arrangements disgracefully broke down with the result that, throughout long dreary months of snow and ice, the half-clad, half-starved A GERMAN named Emil Luder was brought before Mr. Wodehouse this morning charged and wretchedly equipped British Army, with having caused the death of a sailor named although fearfully decimated by disease, C. Andersen on the 13th inst. -Evidence went fought and conquered time after time to show that on the day the accident occurred the prisoner and deceased were comparing against overwhelming odds. It is one of revolvers they were perfectly sober and friendly. these fights, IRAs, the soldiers' The revolver went off sceldently and the ballet battle," that is our excuse for this article. entered deceased's right breast. There being no evidecon against the accused he was dis- The battle of Ixxxsman was fought on the i charged,
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"SLY" grog selling is not only far from being respectable, but it's expensive lost least 308
couple of enterprising traders in that line of business found it this morning when Mr. Wade house was atked to put a price on two bottles of samshu that the necu ed had sold to some sailors on board the steamship Pemptos. "$15 a bo ti or six weeks' Jug" was his Worship's estimate of the offence. Samshu's evidently on the booin.
THE following letter, which has been sent to us for publication, was addressed to the Colonial
of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce :- Secretary (Mr. W. M. Denne) by the Secretary
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Hongkong, December 13th, 1890. SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge cript of your esteemed communications of roth November and 11th December having reference. to a suggested reduction in pastal rates, and requesting that His Excellency, the officer administering the Government might be furnished with the views of the Committee of this Chamber with regard to the proposed change.
My Committee desire me to state with reference to the contemplated diminution of rates of postage by the mails between this and Europe that to principle, as being a benefit to trade, and doing away with the existing anomaly of heavier rates of postage being charged by the English mails than those of other countries, the altern- tion is one that commends itself for adoption. At the same time my committee with the meagre information before them are unable to express an opinion upon the policy of the change as it will affect the finances of the Colony.. The Colony's Postal Establishment appears to leave a small profit while the calculations tab. reduction of postage would probably sweep mitted as the result of the contemplated away the prefit and result in loss to this branch of public revenue, Again the payments with which this particular item of Postal Revenue is addied, say "Contribution towards P. & O. Subsidy" and "share of other Countries" would seem to show that the Colony is already more heavily. burdened than it should be for the pecuniary benefits derived from these particular mails. It also strikes my Committee that some rectification should take place in the payments as stated in the Assistant Postmaster's Report paragraph No. 17 which shews that each letter by English mails charged postage at the rate of 5d, per half ounce contributes from that amount 3.09d. to the various Countries through which it passes leaving a positive loss to this Colony which it will have to bear, not for its own mail matter only, but also for that of the Treaty Ports in Chios, reduced. It seems reasonable to expect that the whole of the loss caused by the postage redaction should not attach to, this colony but that a modification of the sums paid to Egypt 2.22 Italy uinumismů.53
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was conducted with their full sanction. His Worship delivered along lecture and six month's imprisonment, but hoth of these added together are not a third of the rafi mna deserts,
A MOST remarkable remance has just come to light in Kansas City says a recent American tele- gram. Twenty-five years ago, two baben, brother and sister, were abandoned in Castle Garden by their parents. They were adopted by different people. The girl Ived with her foster-mother, Mrs. Evans In Philadelphia. The boy was named Bar, ' grew adopted by
Man
up, learned a trade and went to Philadel- phia. There he met Miss Evans, fell in love with her, and in due course of time they were married and came to Kansas City to live. A year or so ago Mr. Evans died, and soon after. a relative in Canada, died intestate, leaving large fortune. The detectives, in searching for Mrs. Evans' adopted child, discovered the store and told it to Mr. and Mrs. Barr. No issue has resulted from the marriage. Legal proceedinge will at once be taken to annul it, and the brother and sister will then take possession of the fortune.
SUPREME COURT..!!
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice")
(We do not necessarily endorse the opleloan expreksed by Correspondents in bla columa).
ANOTHER GRIEVANCE.
TO THE EDITOR of the “Hongkong TelegraING" SIRAs I and many others can but view. with alarm the suggestions of the pubile Press relative to the necessity for officers of merchant steamers to tom themselves into Custom House searchers, and be compelled to "go though" all. Chlaese passengers' baggage cic. whenever a steamer is sailing either from Singapore or Hong- kong, I trust you will do me the favour to allow me space in your columns for a protest against any such conversion, or subversion, of the mercantile marina officer.
As a matter of fact many of my brother officers. arged shipowners to cause the Government in
adopt strict preventive measures just after the perpetration ofatrocities on board the Greyhound In 1885, and nothing came of it. For a while rifles, revolvers, daggers, ec, were "all the go," rauch to the advantage of local arms.dealers,
also underwriters, the travelling public and hut after a while not only shipowners, hot officers and engineers came to the conclusion that a recurrence of such an outrage on board a British ship could not possibly happen again. And so all went on in a happy-go-lucky, way until last Wednesday when the Nemea was seized by a gang of men who were led, it now appears, by the very man who was the ring. leader in the Greyhound affair! Further com ment la unnecessary, suffice it to say that as far as I know at present marine officers will object (and that may mean something serious) to being turned into Customs House runners and searchers. They have quite enough to do for the pittance they receive for working week days THE POWERS' OF COURTS OF SURVEY, and Sundays, and they will hardly now mhmilt Kwok Atock, as owner of the British steam-'
to the new duties that it is proposed to imposa on them. It is for the shipowners and the ship Pasig, a Hongkong-Canton regular trader
Government-both of whom have been guilty of brought an action against the Attorney-General In consequence of his alleged wrongful action, what I, and many others, can but term wanton in causing the steamer Pasig to be detained in negligence-to employ some other means to prevent these outrages, than by putting the work on the shoulders of the officers of chips. Hongkong for four days in the month of February 1889 while a Court of Survey was held with a
bave no Customs officers here, view to dreiding as to the seaworthiness of: As we the said steamer which had been called in: then let the Government start a proper preven- question. Mr. Edward Robinson, instructed by five service. The preventive officers could be Mr. C. D. Wilkisson, of Mesars, Caldwell and used for two purposes at least: 'Firstly, tosearch Wilkinson appeared for the Plaintiff, and the Chinese passengers and their baggage and, Acting Attorney-General, Mr. E. J, Ackroyd, secondly, to prevent ships working on Sunday
provided for, unless I am very much mistaken. instructed by Mr. Johnson, Crown Solicitor-which is a duty that must ere long be appeared in person.
Thanking you for the insertion of this letter.
Yours, etc.,
A BRITISH OFFICER. Hongkong, 15th December, 1890,
Mr. Robinson in opening, said the sult was brought to recover damages to the extent of $7,000 in reaped to the wrongful detention of the steamer Parle, and the issue before Hia lordship was whether or not the dicision of the Court of Survey, which sat upon the case last year, was conclusive and whether the defendant NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL, rates are was entitled in this action to produce evidence to show that the finding of the Court of Sarvey wan, de facto, a wrong one,
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should if possible form part of the scheme when the proposed reduction is discussed. Without some reduction is the present charge, even, if it be possible only from the Imperial share, the whole onus of the contemplated reduced portage scale will fall upon this colony. The policy of other bations-who with far less trade interests in China than Great Britain and who subsidise mails to the East, appears to be to bear the entire cost of such mall communications them salves.
My Committee would also suggest that the face value of the present postage stamp could as a temporary measure-be altered to accord with any unit that may be decided upon by simply printing on the stamps at present in use, in bold black figures the new value that may be decided.
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LONDON, November joth.
The E. & A. S. S. Co steamer Menmuir, In the course of a lengthy argument upon the Capt. H. Craig, from Sydney and ports of question Mr. Robinson said that there were call, arrived in bærbour this morning. We are three points which he would saise i--
Lindebted for the subjolaed items to our Colonial Firstly, the fitness of the court to sit on the exchanges. case on the 5th February 1879,
Secondly, the Ibsence of reasons' and probable cause for the detention of the 14`p.
Thirdly, the liability of His Excelcy the Governor to makecompensation for the dention, which it had been shown was unjustifiable by the act of the Court in deciding that the Parig was not in an unsafe condlifon,
As a compliment to Mr. Sheriff Farmer, of Lo don and Sydney, who was lately elected a colonial car representing Australia, was introduc ed Into the Lord Mayor's show to-day,
November 11th.
The Counters of Rosebery, who was recently
The scheme propounded by General Boath, of the Salvation Army, for the amelioration of the It would be for his lordship to decide whether it asses, continues to excite great interest in Eng-
land, was in the competence of the Court to find that there was reasonable and probable cause for thee leader of the Salvation Army, in addition detentior. Itwas, be admitted, within the right of to the letters received by him from Cardinal the Governor to cause the detention ofs ship if Manning, the Czar, Emperor Williem, and there appeared reasonable and probable cause others, in reference to his scheme, has beca for such detention, and the Governor could, addressed by the Prince of Wales, several of the under the Ordinance, refer the matter to a Court English bishops, and the president of the British of Survey, which he did. The question turned Wesleyan conference, expressing sympathy with upon the words of the Ordinance, (No. 9 of 1879) bis object, "If it appears if it appears" to the Court of Survey that the ship was unseaworthy they could detain her. But if by the finding of such court, reported to be recovering from her attack of
it appeared" that there was no sufficient cause tyhold fever, ban, suffered a relapse, and her - It may perhaps be worth considering whether, then the Governor was liable for having taken condition is regarded as serious. in the future, the denomination of the stamps the Initiative, ppon the suggestion "of "the |・ »Lord Knutsford, the Secretary of State for the for European canils, should be altered, from local | Attorney-Geners, and thereby causing the deten Colonics, kas issued a dispatch to the Govern currency, to sterling, this would, in a great tion of the ship. The ground of liability to payments of the colonies warning them of the measure, overcome the loss or profit from costs was the same as the grounds for liability to inexpediency of encouraging requests" from exchange fluctuations falling upon the Gavern- make compensation. decemb foreign bydrographers for information relating ment and cause that incidence to be with those Mr. Ackroyd-We admit the liability as to to the coast lines of the colonial territories, th
costs, propalonte kohta
4 Very rich gold is reported to have been found' who are mainly interested.
I have, etc,
Mr. Robinson-The certificate of theskip was ; in Mashonaland, the new British protectorats in cancelled by the act of detention.
South Africa, south of the Middlo Zambesi, The finds are especially rich at Mount Hampden, **M. Blmon, of the firm of Most and Chandon,
·le about to revisit Australia for the purjers of
(Sd.) F. HENDERSON,
Secretary Hon. W. M. Deane, M.A., C.M.G,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
His lordship--No, the ostificate" was not cancelled. "It wan`rendered' insperallye for the
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