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y or the other, bring him up Song the slurs and stenches of keable Chinese town flimsily Sable as touchpuper!

en no lielp for this? Are wa ourown Colony and on our owa down the law for the Chinese, its them so well to leave their

to come and life imong us,” dopt our own style of build- uform in every way to Euro- of ciganliliere. Why permit of rdizing daily both public and ferty around them with the milannyable material their·liöu›cz. with, and driving away.respect. hol-içre with the unsavouringss falmost universal squalor they om the highest to the Twest? uch the Colomal policy of Fran- Haud may be as fault, there is we may always learn from them ntage, and that is the ulniest ar

-in which they insist upon foreign towns being built mity with the characteristic the mother country, - Lo is fort" is a far more sui tro to go úpon in this place, ive and let live. · The Ubi-

• own buildings in the Queen's mostly men of wealth who can

Ford to build better habitations

d do so immediately they were

it; nor would there be any great in this rule, for it must eventual-

o that ere long,

tu said that the Praya is eer- ➡ery great improvement to the rest Own of Victoria; indeed is would = perfect were it not for the res

siacy of the Naval Authorities g to give up the sea froutage it se pertinaciously about the Duck owever we understand that there pect of this much vexed question ordly, sertled by the present Ad: „ She is one of liberal views ind uifced by too long a residence in

clinates. We shall then have att

range of quays and enrriage.

■ll the way to East Pojat which no fill be carried on ere long past the

Second question about the existence rveyor Genera, appears to us rather to answer; if there is one, why in or of Heaven doesn't the pacoser

on to the duties that necessarily de-

poù in. There is one very im- item which he is supposed to have under his immediate control, and the thorough drainage and cleapli- the town and its thoroughfares; such as superficial drainage should be wn and yet what is our experience, stroll past the Murray Burrucks, gardens, and so on to the foot of son Will?

each side of the road there is a ed dark looking pestiferous stream oat from the Chinese Houses which fis suficient to breed fevers of the alignant description; in the mor pecially the steach is se intolerable. arly risers who desire to "eat" a outhfuls of fresh air on the Race

or clawhere, are obliged to canter or

past at the top of their speed, hold- eir noses for fear of being sickened, le tubs wafting equally obnoxious ations attack our olfactory nerves sles, and yet there is no necessity. bever for all this, except that is al- has been a Chinese custom from time morial.

eve can be no excuse whatever urged st proper drains being laid low ang e in the town on account of its being ely built on the slope of a bill tog always have suiticient fall into the

o prevent their being choked up at

time.

et us trust,in conclusion that the lofe-

of his blood and rulers into the Co- -will_tend somewhat by their exer

= and promptitude to dissipate the

rto wistalen notious people have beca

ing at home about the confirmed.in

brity of the Hongkong climate.

VOL. XXII, No. 1100.

The China tail.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 16TH MARCH 1506,

BIRTHS.

At Shangbae, on the sih March, Mrs J. PESTY TATE, of an

MARRIAGES.

At St Jobs Cathedral, Houghtong, on the 15th Marc, by the Rev. John Wilson, Acting Colonial Chaplain, Joas B. Wars, to MARIA REED, of Macao.

DEATHS.

Died at Nantes, France,) on the 3d January, 186 Brosa Gabtus CHR, Captain in the 6th Regi zarot of bragoons, Knight of the legion of Honur, sud braider of M. Henri da Chesne, French Consul at the

port.

China

from the peculiar nature of the materials employed, but it seems desirable that ou deavours should be made to construct them of sufficient solidity to resist the annual rains.

The question of police organization is yet unsettled. That the Indians employed do not come up to the uecessary standard of efficiency is admitted by the officers of the force themselves. A large sum of money has been spent to house them in a some- what ambitious way, while the personnel of

Edincurch, aged 35, Jess, widow of W. Dunior, lateia by far the most important consideration merchant Edinburgh

respecting police, has been somewhat neg lected. The Colony of Hongkong has gain

A on the 5th March, from Inflamation of Hall, a native of Devonshire.

the Lungs, Koszar Baxs s, of the Ehaosinas Aledical

At Hongkong on the 17th March, Mary LonsA, Faughter of C. J. Belwn, aged six months and elever

The

Mail.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 15TH MARCH, 1866.

able to load them a little more behind scenes

Icate little to read anything more respecting is at his business to know, he has no right, the present state of Missionary labour and according to the logical corespondent un- Jabourers we are prepared to hear; and weder notice, to find fault with missionaries therefore claim the indulgence of the public who do not know two things which it is while we offer soure inore remarks on this their business to know. The kind offer to subject.

examite us in various points must be do clined, as the examination would be so terribly paszling if it in any way resembled the composition we are reviewing. resist the chance of becoming personal, rela tive to our own acquirements, but would remark that to challenge na to write even Hebrew, would not disprove the fact of

PRICE, $15 PER ANNUM.

glish nobility, as we can easily imagine that the members of it who "CHINA" bas associated with, trere as he state. We regret that similar fortune has not befallen our- solves, as we should then be able to endorse his statement.

To the next paragraph we would request It is the special attention of our readers. We euch an unexpected testimony of the truth of our remarks that it has fairly astonished as elpot we

44 And as to

as to the missionary of whoin the Editor draws a picture and whom he holds

to say:

of men, we are person was dismissed

that the same.

Ai Macao, on the 11th instant, rom the effects of tion as the resort of Pirates, that we may ex-portance, instead of having learnt that there throughout China is erroneous, we should | pondent has enunciated; it runs as fnt. This fact inust have been known to the

than the opportunities afforded by a visit for state purposes only would permit; and at the same time exercise a constant and powerful check on that absurd spirit of cre- dulity and curiousity on the part of our own countrymen which led to a onolie being

It is with no slight regret that we observe the tone taken by a late corres honoured at the Great Exhibition as noble on the ground that "some one" had pondent of the Daily Press who, under the called him a "Mandarin." It is on this signature of CHINA," Teplies at great latter point that we apprehend the most length to the remarks which appeared re- danger from, and most unsatisfactory respecting uasionaries in our last issue of the Corps, which, as it involves the pro-sults of the proposed mission. The people the China Meit. Our regret is based on On the 16th January last, at 7th Gilmore Place, tection of life, and property in the Colony, of our own any gulier Western countries are the fact that so feeble and intemperate anissionaries being untidy, or wanting in forward as a model specimen of that class

so prone to Lionise" anything strange vindicator should have come forward on knowledge of theuligy and Chinese.

by his society more tban 12 years ago, He is 30

is, so far as we which visits their shores that it is much to be behalf of his class; as could conclusive proof The next paragrapli must be quoted at the only qissionary of those who

know, feared that the the officials sent will return be adduced that our strictures were unde-length as it contains a statement which we came out to China, who was dismissed for with an inflated notion of their own in-served and that the general lay opinion are surprised to find that our acate corres-

reasons which we need not explain bere.

Editor, or must have been aware that the person has no intercourse with the other "Returning to the dresses of the mission- missionaries; though we are not aware that aries, we acknowledge, that there are some at this moment he rides anything but what of the. but what has that to do with their usefulness! Evening Must speaks of the missionaries in who do not appear as others would have them, is good and Christish. The Editor The Chinese are too much of peacvoka, and the plural with a picture of one irho has number. Being challenged he more prone to imitate extraag is a single ceased to be a paid missionary. We leave

than comes out with virtue. We do not believe is

is a Tur installation of Sir RICHARD GHaves

Chinaman who is de clean as the dirsiust it to the public to decide, whether or not MACDONNELL as Governor of Hongkong, la to leave the hathor ouless well manued and given to understand that the so-called

missionary, and as there is not a native who that is fair play. It only reminds us of individuals an event which has long been looked for armed a state of affairs which sufficiently "anaay" or "mission" is to be des-

is pericetly free from vermin, there is not some mistaken notion of certain indi

from who think it fashionable to write against mard to with feelings of hope by the com- evinces the necessity for a completo reor patched in a way which would at once de-

As we before intimated we took up the singlo missionary who is sufry the missionaries. The defence of the

that curse of Paganism.

(Vide The

the

single following tor is not unlike missiouary who, r uity, and, the past week which has wit.gunization of our arrangements for the pre-i prive it of the high official character claimed matter on concientious grounds. No per-age to Calcutta devoted to his cause; sits merchant in China may have been a swinds

single minded and nessed it may well be termed the most invention of crime.

for it by the Shanghai papers. The scheme sonal feelings have influenced us, as we antong the natives, diffining little from them ler, and a person hearing of it, bill the The registration of, the native servants originally proposed was at all events of a have not had the (good or bad) fortune to in the quality of his dress, is the happie Be only meant the swindlers; and these much less extensive character whatever the have quarrelled with, or receive ill treat of all, aud do more good than the " touch-

meat from, any members of the profession. me not" models of the Editor of the as, he

Evening Mail. And we now proceed to notice the letter of To the first question, "What has that to CHINA" in order to give yet another do with their usufuhress??? we reply a good illustration of the one of tlie statements deal. We have ourselves heard the Chinese

wands received from the collé Emigrants, Criptatu F-Dovac, of the French Barang Hongbing.

At Bindingban, on the 13th January, SOPIFIA, the

the 40 year of her

Delored Wife of Mr.J. W. Giron, of Rioteer Park Road, 135 Bard H.51 51.3. ferestre on the set of March,

Fist Bar, (tokar), E.M.S. Adventure, aged 19 years March, As '158.

At the Seamen's Hospital, Hongkong, on the 12th

ed so world-wide and unenviable a répata

pect to ase stringent measures put in fores for their suppression. The necessity of the Chinese population being placed under stringent regulations is daily becoming more manifest; at the prosent moment it is

are others in the world who can bear farnot only have rejoined, as having the real vourable comparison with the inhabitants of the middle Kingdom,

It must be observed, howeve, thist

there is at present no certain ground for

not safe for an individual to walk the streetsbelieving in the truth of the report as now at night without weapons, or for a small ship circulated. From private sources we are

portant in our local calendar. This has long been a desideratum, and we fully

believe that were the opinion of all Euro- pean residents to be taken on the mattor, they would almost unanimously, support the introduction of such a system. The

pointment is calculated to give great sa- tisfaction to the inhabitants of this Colony on many grounds, not the least of which is the fact of so long a period having elapsed since Hongkong has been ruled by Governor of estensive experience olsensecurity at present, prevailing is justly their opinions of weight should accom-

an insight into the desiderata in dealing with races alien, but under our laws au regulations; and it may be fairly presumed that he will as successfully conduct the, administration of this Colony as those of which he has hitherto besu Governor.

to imply that they discover the dist-subject, but the report. furnished by them

jaesent intention of the Chinese Govern- mauit may be. It appears that Mr Hart anggested that some intelligent official of sufficiently high rank and character to make

interests of Christianity and civilization at heart, but should have been conscious that as the (so considered) unjust aspersions cast on the missionaries, had been trium- phantly disproved, and their excellence mads manifest to the world, we had ren- dered them the greatest service which it is within the power of the press to confer,

lowes-

whole

mercantile community swindlere.

called to account, the good man tells

not existing in a plurality, he draws the from the list of the fraternity," picttire of one who had long been struck

that we were utterly unaware that any such. We can most honestly assure our readers

we advanced, vis; the want of "disore notice the shabbiness of various mission individual was in existance. We can

where. Africa, the West Indies and Nova Charged on the want of any oflicient check pany him to England in charge of the pu- tion" evinced by some of the missionaries they have met, in contrast to the further avow that the persons we spoke of Scotia have each contributed to give him upon or guarantee for the natives employed. pils now studying European languages at ries' best and woll meaning though fool merchants and others at the same place are at this moment in the full possession

The fact of a certain limit having been Peking, The latest private letters from ish defenders. reached in the revenue derivable from land the North stated that Mr Hart's proposi

Want of respect acessarily induces want of of their offices and salaries and that the sold will probably render some alterations tion had been approved of by the Tsung-l-article objected to by "CHINA" was, First, The gist of the remarks we offered in the

influence.

cases we spoke of had fallen under our own in the present system of taxation necessary; ya-men or Board of Foreign affairs, and that there were clerical quacks-one species too bad for if there is any title undeserved years No challenge was given that wo To call a Chinaman a peacock' is really personal observation within the last four while receipta derivable from that source that certain officers had been selected and of which we defined. Secondly that objev by them it is this; their fault not being as are aware of to produce this sort of person, will greatly depend on the method pursued ordered to hold themselves in readiness tutionalle practices in the way of gross untidi-a rule a tendency to overdress. The fact of in their collection. That grave complaints proceed to England in a short time. Weness, a want of sufficient knowledge of En-CHINA" believing that there is is not a fence." In fact we rather fancy that they

now were our remarks in any seuse "do The inauguration of a new administra ara constantly being made against the ca are therefore inclined to believe that this tive bead, whether it be that of King. Viisting system is undoubted and some medi-is the true account, but should be glad to interference with secular matters with which missionary" will convey to the minds of carded them.

glish or any other language, an intrusive single Chinaman as clean as the dirtiest were much stronger than those which pre- ceroy or Colonial Governor, is almost infication of the present regulations is impera- find ourselves mistaken. variably marked by grand discoveries on tively necessary. Some time since a Com-

they had no concern, and a defiance of all who have any acquaintance with bigh It is worthy of remark that the pupils Treaty regulations, characterized certain caste Chinese what amount of knowledge

We will now continue our quotation:- the part of the governed. We do not mean mission was appointed to enquire in the under instruction at Peking are all of them

There is one more word to which we from a very low class of the enmmunity necessary for missionaries, to possess a capa he treats.

specimens of the class. Thirdly, that it was the writer possesses of the subject on which must draw the attention of the public, aud ence of abuses, but rather that they wish to the Government has not been raade This as regards their prospects of advance bility of securing the outward respect at

It in evident that he has never that is a missionary quack." So far ea we understand under tenan to bring them forward, and if possible public.

seen or at least, associated with Chinese quack

we professional men,··

charlatans who ment in the Government service is of but least of the Europeans with whom they who occupy the same social position in practise an art or profession without havi get the reformed. Many things which have

small importance, but it strikes us that a hitherto been borne with, partly from a

were brought into contact, and finally we China as the Clergy do in England. Wo qualified themselves according to the ostion, better guarantee for the success of the at-expressed a hope that the missionary socie-emphatically contradict from personal whatever their respective duties may be,

law. DÊ

of a country. Missionaries, dislike to ercate personal opposition, partly

ties would take great pains in the selection parience, the assertion thus put forth.': **** from a disinclination to get the name of be

of the men they send out.

have qualified themselves before a Board of ing needlessly officious, are, under such

"CHINA" commences his reply by stating

professional men, or before Royal Couis- sioners, and are sent out by their respoctivo circumstances, brought under discussion,

Boards with instructions defining their that hostility to inissionary operations is more especially if the new ruler be credited

With regard to extraction we would ask duties, and are accredited to respectable with a desire to afford all reasonable facili- A REPORT which has gained ground in the

new element in journalism." This the Editor of the Evening Mail to point out houses, where they may draw their salary."

Esnelly o It is on the "respective ties for such proceedings.

North of China respecting an Eubassy which

extraction. Luther's father why a miner Boards" that we wish to impress the "error That Sir RICHARD, MACDONNELL will be it is stated will shortly proceed from China

hardly bears on the point at issue, as we a single missionary who is of a dishonorable fore-long become perfectly aware of the many to Europe, calls for some remark beyond Had such a step been taken, a certain sec expressed ourselves favourable to missionant we are sure that General Grant and

ary work, but hostile to the quacks to be President Johnson were by birth neither a of their ways" in sending out so unsuitable subjects requiring grave consideration, as to being morely announced in our columns of tion of the officials would have been forced found among the missionaries in China. Count a Baron nor an Honorable, and yet class of men as to their salaries, the fast

their position insociety will bear comparison revision and new regulations, need hardly news, If true which we can hardly believe,.

to take a personal interest in the matter, Ele the ahds his knowledge of history with ao Editor of the E. M. We have heard of their being drawn from respectable be doubted. It may nevertheless. interest it is an event calculated to affect in a power the effort by any except the members of a slight sketch of the Muravian and a man preaching, whose diction, action, houses does not affect the question of aq- our readers to give a précis of some of the ful manner, the whole course of our future the foreign board, who would be only too

attracted a large West Indian missions, some rather discursalience of educated and he hirements in the least.

So much for what is termed the "pre- Bore important matters concerning which relations with China, and will very proba- glad to hoar of its breaking down and thus sive remarks relative to India, New Zealand been a

We have seen a chimney-sweeper. the public are greatly interested, as to the bly do more to breuk-down the barriers of compelling us to use our own interpreters / and Captain Cook, and having touched at others who have written excellent works posterous presumption of ourselves. We measures which will be pursued minder the traditional Chinese exclusiveness than any and the Chinese language in all matters of Califordia finally returns to China aud and yet failed in their delivery. We have have undertaken the task of exposing the

new regime; so that taking the present date as a stand point, people may be enabled at any future time to refer to a statement of the present condition of affairs, shouldthey wish to ascertain what changes have taken

plaix.

The above are a few of the subjects which occur to us as those in which we may rea- souably hope to see improvement made under an energetic administration. May the event justify our hopes,

thing which has as yet been effected by the. efforts of Western diplomatists or the, force by which they were supported. It is difficult to conceive that a government which but seven years ago was issuing proclamations, in which natives of the west were spoken of

The subject which most naturally comes in terms more abusive than any other na first to order as affecting our individualtion has for centuries indulged in wheu

in their present state, which is disgustingly but lately so despised. cffensive to the olfactory.organs, they will

tempt to secure good trustworthy interpre- ters would have been obtained had the allied representatives insisted when they had the power, ou a selection being made from the children of men occupying well known im portant official posta, instead of leaving the matter untirely to the Chinese themselves,

whereas now, no importance is attached to

official communication.

Whatever may be the true state of the case we shall await its announcement, with much interest. tained from touching on any but the per- We have purposely abs- sonal results involved in the scheme as at present reported reserving any remarks on which it may cause until we learn what is the modification of our political relations

actually going to be done.

110

find out the meaning in time.

"CHINA" says :—..

We now come to the sore point of all,

gesticulation and

course?

the advancement of Christianity, and the

seen men of the English nobility who were letter which purports to be a refutation of begins to talk about the Editor of the clumsily awkward in their social inter Evening Mail.

the charges we have made, sixeply to shew Now it must be born in mind that the primary question at issue is Are there or ablo origin has not been made use of by us

Now in the first place the term dishonor the style of defence set up by the advocates of the present systern. Our strictures on

not come up to the proper standard of commenced. The intellectual chimney sweep schoolboy argument, and it is sufficient in are there not missionaries in China who do at all since the discussion on this reatter the class aro met with "you're another "of qualifications and acquiromerit? So that he cites (supposing him to have been born the eyes of Chinese to sort that we are the paragraphs we have noticed, do not in that rather deck social circle) would most "ignorant and of no reputation" to prove comfort, is the sanitary condition of Hong- allading to its foes, should now be intend

However, patience and we shall doubtless in which was the phrase we runde use of be. As we before said we wish well to real seem to have much to do with the matter decidedly be termed a person of low cerig that the missionaries are all that they should kong as modified or otherwise by the acts ing to despatch messengers to Europe, no of the Surveyor General's department. 1nger as the representatives of a people

We also stated that if a man had raised missionary labourers; but let us ingine The present condition of the drains many which expects.mankind to acknowledge its

The charge against the missionaries, whose himself to the average level of intellectual the writer of URINA's letter being caller of which have never been oponed, and emperor as the light of the world, but que Tax office of a journalist is naturally a their own language and literature, a cry make rude enquiries about his papa-Pre-Chinese suplista, and then let us ask our.. business it is to have a good knowledge of and educated men, we should be the fast to upon to combat the fallacies of acute which from the defective supply of water, willing to learn from what it has been ungrateful out. His position towards the it.sqcina impossible to flush, calls for inme- taught by experience is the superior grade publie is such, that in the discussion of good acquaintance with theulogy, and a sident Johnson though, a clever and ableselves whether the result would tend to diate investigation. Should they continue of civilization reached by those whom it questions involving great interests to which thorough command of Chinese before at- mau is alsoja person of low origin, and if credit of the champion who has thus va- it may fairly ba presumed he gives is beattempting to preach to the people in a dialect present position will bear comparison with lautly annihilated our poor selves and On the assuraption that the news is true attention, he is liable to be credited with (so liable to cause mistakes by the speaker an Editor of the Evening Mad" we can only carned a tiplo to the gratitude (?) of his. hot saly be a public nuisance, but will pro- it is a matter of supreme importance to re-envy hatred, malice, and all unchariton account of the difficulties presented by say that (putting CHINA's bad grammar bably go far to encourage Cholera, Fever,sidents in China. It is to be hoped that ableness" while simply desirous of exposing the tones, the slightest mispronunciation side) so much the better for the said Edi

tur. But speaking seriously; what possible and other diseases to take up their resi- the greatest care will be exercised by our on public grounds such errors on the part requently making utter onsense), is dis-

Lostes, 26th January, 1866. Bonths. The waterworks are frequently lified gentlemen to accompany the mission teresis of the country he resides in, or those upon the Editur to write us (without app Grant, President Johnson and an intellen.traordinary Telegram sent on from Galle dence in Hongkong during the summer representative in selecting one or more quar of others as tend to damage either the in- prsed of (1) in the following way :-

"We would even go further, and call god is gained to the canes lo defends by the fact of "CHINA Comparing General

No corroboration has arrived of the ex- unable to deliver the requisite quantity of to England. It is said that Mr WADE and of his fellow countrymen at large.

to a Dictionary) a letter in a single language

announcing the dismissal of the Inspector water on account of the reservoirs being Mr HART will both proceed to England;

Editors are popularly supposed to be besides his own; or to write down to that chimney sweep to our humble selves? General of Chinese Maritime Customs, and

of the 68 clements without reference 300 awall, a large quantity being wasted but some one else is wanted, who, with rather fond of a quarrel in print, as when to a book; or to shall be happy to examine Our strictures were made upon several of the probability is, so far as we out Judge.

herc, that the

the announcement was based, by when not required, there is none on hand out possessing the official responsibility tineá aro dull, it affords room for remarks him in international law, or treaties which the Missionaries in China" and our soul some careless telegraph clerk en a

which would necessarily attach to these dre, which tend to make the journals they establish procedente for the guidance of the position has nothing whatever to do with which appeared in the Overland Suminary gentlemen, would as passossing a thorouglity conduct fore piquant to read. With respectations of the West. Let him, who satises the question. It our statement is founded of the China. Mail anticipating such an event. Be that as it may, the telegrams of competent knowledge of the language and to the subject which we are about to touch mitation on Chinese affairs, and we are upon it, it is law whether we are noble or Chinese intelligence suut from Galle aro customs of the Chinese, be able to interest upon, we can honestly disclaim any auch sure he will run with us across the glaziers plebeian; "novices in China" or old resi

Orten no schee of the Himalayas and slipus in future along

usually niost perplexing. The roada, upon which convict labon them in and inform them respecting the nu facling on our part; and we again allude the Electro Telegraph through the inhospit-dents; if false let it be disproved in a dis- got out of them, and when they have Mean that meaning is ill-selected." alone resina gonorally to be applied, havo morous and by no means unimportant differ- to it simply from a desire to draw attentionable regious of the west until we are lost in passionate manner without indulging in nevertheless been a source of considerable ences which distinguish the daily and ioner to, and enquiry into the matter, on the part our own bewilderment and wonder what has personal remarks which can only wake both expense. Their construction is not of the life of the West from that of China; to ae of our home readers. That most residents So that supposing an Editor not to have us and the public laugh. It was moreover frineat nature; posibly that may arise company them in their minor, visits and be in China, (except the body attacked), will an acquaintance with five subjects which it goedless to add the remark about the En-

when wanted, while for one of the most im- portant uses to which water can be applied that of flushing the drains--the reser- voirs are wholly useless.

of ignoraues, merely pass an exa-

become of us.

brethren in China.

can be

on a passage

One might think also that the telegraph clerk had specially in view the glorification of Sir Rutherford Alcock and Sir Harry Parkes, rather than the conveyance of sound and authentic news.