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to preside in the absence of Monsignor I simondi, at prosent in Manila. In the vening the fogade of the Cathedral was illuminated by a brilliant gas-jet star and eloured lanteras, while a smaller star
No. 5124-DECEMBER 9, 1879.
Daylight.-Douglas leaves for Coast and the letters 0. 0." "were shown in and it was in the latter capacity that he
Ports,
corated for the occasion, and at 8 o'clock in † a complete fiasco, But for the proverbial the morning a high Mass was chanted by good-nature of our Hongkong audieng Monsignor Loncagne, who was requested performers of a certain section of the
and the friendly effusiveness towards
community, we think it probabis that the - opera would have been hooted off the stago. The gentleman who performed the most difficult, and at the same time the most important role, was not included in the cast of characters. Signor Torriani is the Company's Musical director and prompter, g-s8-jste over the door of the Catholic made such a great hit in the opera of Faust, Circle. An instrumental Concert was the quality of his voice, and for the enor
We give the Signor the highest praise for. given at 9 p.m. in the Sircle Hall, by the getto manner in which he used that organ, Amateurs, under the leadership of frofes-Could the Signor have only sung the words throughout instead of reading them, the Bor Pinto, when there was an unusually illusion would have been most complete, Jarge.attendance, the fair sex being con the other performers might then have spicuously well represented. The Concert devot d all their energies to the acting, like so many Marrionettes. It could not was on the whole a credit to all concerned be, however. The representation of the a bar" was erected in an adjoining room, most magnificant of all operas was actually Nogu. Auction of Sundries at Naval where varied refreshments were supplied attempted by a company of ladies and gentlemen who scarcely knew a line of their free of charge, to the guests. This is tot several parts. This might not have been
SATURDAY, December 13:
Daylight.-Mitsu Bishi Mail leaves for
Yokohama via Kobé. Noon.-French Mail leaves for Port of
Call and Europe. Noon-Bowen leaves for Port Darwin,
Cooktown, do. Sp.m.-Performance of Ventriloquiam,
o., at French Convent. MONDAY, December 15:-
Yard..
TUZ DAY, December 16:
3 p.m.-Moray and Arratoon Apcar leave the first time such hospitality has besuthe fault of the performera themelves, but
for Singapore, &o. WEDNESDAY, December 17-
shown towards the visitors by this Instita- tion, and it reflects great credit on the 11 p.m.English Mail leaves for Ports management of the Institution, which is
of Call and Europe.
due to the zeal of Mr Albino da Silveira, SATURDAY, December 20:-
the esteemed President of the Circle.
Transfer Books of the H. K. & C. Gas Co., Limited, closed from this date to 3rd Proximo, inclusive. WEDNESDAY, December 24:-
3 p.m.-American Mall leaves for Yoko
hama and San Frandeco. Crusader leaves for Port Darwin, Cook-
town, &c., on or about this date. WEDNESDAY, January 14:---
This is the form a resont telegram through Reuter's Agepoy takes as it reaches Shang-
that does not affect the public in any way. If the members of the company could not get themselves latter perfect in the short time allowed for rehearsal, we submit the to have been either postponed or abandoned. performance ought in fairness to the public
Signora Genolit worked as hard as usual Her but with very indifferent succes8. volos in certain passages was bright, sympathetic, and powerful as ever, but an imperfect acquaintance with the Mbretto could only lead to singing dreadfuly out of tane, and we must confess she rang Hat throughout. Want of confidence in herself was apparent in the Jewel Song, where she utterly failed to deliver the shake and as- conding scale with any degree of artistle skill, and as we have previously seen her executing florid music with fluency and effect, we attribute this failure to an Imperfect acquaintance with the musical Tur Shanghai Mercury of recent dato says requirements of the part, and to evident HONGKONG DISPENSARY, that the s.a. Tahyew, the old Sin Nansing, overwork. Signora Genolini looked a
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The United States Government has offered to mediate beween China and Japan regard ing the Looshoo question.
The form in which we had it was simply: Offers of mediation between Chica and Japan have been made."
is about to be converted from a paddle-wheelsbarming Margherita, and dressed the cha bont into a sorew. She will then carry 750racter to life, although her acting was hard- tons of cargo on 7 feet 6 in. draught, and, ly so praiseworthy as could have been steam 8 knots on 7 tons of coal a day, desired. Signor Sbriscia's ideal of Faus She ought to be a remunerative steamer to was about the feeblest thing of the kind we her present owners, the China Merchants have ever seen. His scting was stilted, affected and extravagant, without a single S. N. Co.
redeeming feature in it to call for a word of praise. The frantic rushes to the foot THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. lights, the habit of making his love Faust was produced at the City Hall last spoochos to the audience instead of to hle innamorata, aud of trying to make himself evening for the benefit of Signor Sbrizsin. the most conspicuous figure on the stage at The audience was a fairly numerous one, al. all times and at all hazards, are leading though the house was scarcely so well filled characteristics in the Signor's style, His singing laat night lapsed back to the exag- as on former popular nights; however, we gerated and objectionable style we con- have little doubt that the beneficiare was demned so severely on his first appearance here, and the tremolo was again emapica- perfectly satisfied with the support awarded on in the pathetic passages. We are him. Fanat is a romantic opers of the compelled to speak plainly to such a pro- most fascinating description, full of power, wising artist as ignor bricola, as he is capable of botter things, if he would only ful dramatic incidents, whilst Gounod's opon his eyes to the apparent defects of bis music is worthy of the highest place in style, both as vocalist and actor. His de- operatio art The Argument is as fol.livery of "Salve! dimora, casta e pura" was not up to the mark, and instead of lows:-Faust, a German student, after a singing the aria to Margherita's dwelling, life of meditation and laborious research, as obviously should have been the case, be The publication of this issus commenced becomes disgusted with the nothingners of came straight to the footlights, and sang to We have not previously human knowledge, and his own inabi
7 to the audience. unravel the mystic areana of nature. He seen.Signor Bergamaschi to so little advan summons to his aid the Spirit of Evil, who tage as in the character of Mephistophela. appears to him under the form of Mephis. His vocalisation was characterised by exag- topheles. Through the supernatural power geration, at times disfigured by faulty of the latter, Faust is straightway restored phrasing, and altogether devoid of that to youth, with all ite passions and illusions, taste and refinement to be expected from and is at the same time endowed with por such a cultured musician. We have gen sonal beauty, and luxurious attire. Me.erally been able to accord Signor Bergam phistopheles, as in a vision, reveals to him aschi great praise for his acting, but in this The next FRENCH MAIL may be expected here the beauteous village maid, Margaret, with instance we can only say that his Mephis
To-morrow (Wednesday) by the M. M. steamer Anadyr, The next ENGLISH MAIL may be expected to arrive here on the 18th or 14th inst., par The next AMERICAN MAL may be looked for here on or about the 15th instant by the P.M.5. City of Peking, which leaves Yoko- hama on the 9th inst.
at 825 p.m.
THE CHINA IKAIL.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DEC. 9, 1879.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
P. & O. steamer Kaisay-i-Hind,
We are informed by the Superintendent
whom the student falls instantaneously in tophelos was purely conventional, and not love. He longs to become acquainted with worthy of the actor at his best. A perni her, and his wish is soon afterwards gratialous habit of nearly always addressing his fied, Margaret, equally noted for her lines to the anditorium of the theatre i loveliness and for her virtue, has been left Signor Bergamaschi's gravest defect, and by her soldier brother, Valentino, under a it is neither artistic nor correct, we the care of Dame Martha, a worthy but not would recommend a radical change without very vigilant peraonage. The maiden at delay, Siebel was not a suitable part for Faust, aided by the demoniacal influences nolint a success as Marta. Signor Cortes first rejects the stranger's advances, but signora Manoint, nor was Signora B. Ge
will be despatched for the Left Oardiff 29th July, had moderate winds of the P. & 0. Co. that the Co.'s steamer of Mephistopheles (who is anxious to des- was but an indifferent Valentino, and the
M. J. BOTOHEN, Commander,
above Ports on TUESDAY Next, the 16th Instant, at 3 p.m.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
Kaisar-i-Hind left Singapore for Hodgkong at 8 cm. yesterday (the 8th).
The British ship John Nicolson reports: | from the eastward In Channel, crossed the Equator on Sept. lat, had fresh S.E. trades ran the casting in 44 6. had moderate and variable winds, till reaching 80 East, then had a heavy gale from the westward,"lasting de10 a week entered the Straits of Limbok on We would call the attention of the public Nov. 6th coming up Macasar, through to the fact that the popular and ablo artist Basilian and Mindoro Straita had very
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, December 9, 1879.
FOR SINGAPORE PENANG AND
CALCUTTA,
The Steamship--5
"ARRATOON_APUAR," Captain A. B. MAGTAVISE, will be despatched for the above Porta on TUESDAY, the 16th Inst., at 8 o'clock p.m.
For Freight or Passigo, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Rongkong, December 9, 1879.
THE
FANCY BAZAAR.
light winds and fine weather. Left the Signor Bergamaschi takes bia benefl: to. Lozen coast on Saturday last, and had very morrow night. heavy weather coming across with a fearful beam sea. Passed the Lema Islands at 10 THE Armide, flagship of the
French P.m. last night.
squadron on the China station arrived this afterucou from Yokohama. She exchanged the usual salutes with the Victor Emanui and the shore battery,
CARGO. Per S. S. Achilles, Hongkong to London, sailed 4th Decumber :-98,724 lbs. Congou, 37,170 lbs. Scented Caper, 20,328 lbs. Scented Orange Pekoe, and 1,000 lbs. Sorts Ir is believed, although no definite advices
troy another soul), urges his suit with such superb groan" he gave vent to as he fel ardour that Margaret's resistance is at back dead only excited derisive laughter length overcome. Valentino, on zeturning The buffe is a useful man in his own-line with his comrades from the wars, learns but that line is not in ench parts as Valen What can be said of the chorus o what has occurred; he challenges his tino, sister's seducer, bat, through the interven-soldiers, citizens, students, matrons tion of Mephistopheles, he is slain in the maidens, del
encounter,
The dauntless three
Margaret, horror sticken at were at their posts, and did their beat, and the calamity of which she is the original of that best the less we say the better. Al cause, gives way to despair. Her reason the fine charasses were omitted, wizel becomes affected, and in a paroxysm of we think, as it would have been a pity t frenzy she kills her infant. For this crime burlesque maslo such se Gonnod's. sha la thrown into prison. Faust, aided Signor Guarnieri and Mr Penati accom by Mephistopheles, obtains access to the panted with their customary skill, althoug cell in which she is immured. They both their tasks were unusually heavy, few i eagerly urge her to fy, bat Margaret, in any of the slogers paying anything like whom bolier feelings have gained the proper regard for time.
It was long past midnight when the car ascendancy, sparne their proffered aid, aud places her sole reliance in prayer and retain finally fell, the audience by that tim pentance. Overcome at last by sorrow having been somewhat thinner than at-th.
The lon and remorse, with an earnest prayer for commencement of the opera. expires Mephistopheles triumphs at the commented upon, but we presume the catastrophe he has brought about, bat & could not be well avoided, as the performer chorus of heavenly voices is heard, pro- probably had to run over their parts durio claiming that there is pardon for the re the intervals
Rossini's favorite opera "Il Barbiere pentant singer, and the Evil One, foiled Biviglia" will be performed for the benef and overcome, crouches suppliantly as the accents of divine love and forgiveness of Signor Bergamasch on
Wednesda make themselves heard, while the spirit of night, and will doubtless attract a goo Margaret, borne by ministering augols, in wafted tipwards to its eternal home.
de16-total 157,222 lbs; 202 bales Waste Silk, have yet been received, that the O. & O. Eorgiveness on her lips, the unhappy girl waits between the sots were rather strongl
HE French SISTERS of CHARITY respectfully invite all their Friends to visit the Bazaar on behalf of the CHINESE ORPHANS UNDER THEIR CASE.. The Ioan. guration will take place at the FRENCH CONVEST, QUEEN'S ROAD, Wanchi, on SATURDAY, the 13th Inst., at 3 p.m., and will Close on TUESDAY Evening.
Hongkong, December 9, 1879,
de13
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
No
IN BANKRUPTCY.
TOTICE.—WIL9ELM von PUSTAU, JUNIOR, lately trading at Victoria,
24 pkga. Silk Piece Goods, and 328 pkgs. Sundries
POST OFFICE NOTICES. MAILS will close:→→→
steamer Oceania arrived in London after a passage of about thirty-five days. From a telegram to hand at Amoy, it is presumed that this fine steamer reached Gravesend on the 26th or 27th Noy. She left Hongkong For SWATOW, AMOY, & FOOCHOW.-
on the 23rd October; and as she was pre- Per Douglas, at 5 p.m. Tomorrow, the sumed to be in need of boiler repairs, the
10th inst, instead of a previously notified.
run speaks well for those magnificent White For HOIHOW, PAKHOL, HAIPHONG, Star vessels.
(AND HANOI).—
It is rather a difficult matter for an art oritis to fix a standard of excellence in reviewing the performance of such a masterpiece sa "Faust" by auch a Come
house.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON,
The Legislative Council met this afte
Per Conquest, at 6 p.m. To-morrow, the We understand it has been definitely ar-pany of artistes as assayed the task last noon by adjournment from Saturday las
10th inst. instead of as previously ranged that the French mail steamers shall night, We hardly took for high art
notified.
For HIOGO, YOKOHAMA, AND NAGA-
SAKT
the 13th Dec,
Per Niigata Maru, at 5 p.m., on Friday, For PORT DARWIN, COOKTOWN,
SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, &o.- Per Bowen, at noon, on Saturday, the
13th inst.
CALOUTTA.-
in the Colony of Hongkong, Cauton and Shanghal, in China, in Co-partnership with WILLIAM VON PUSTAU, CARL WILHELM SIEOPSIED and Conrad MunkOE DONNER, under the Style or Firm of WM. PUSTAU For STRAITS SETTLEMENT), & Co., as Marchant and Commission Agent, having been adjudged Bankrupt under Petition for Adjudication of Bankruptcy, filed in the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in Bankruptcy, on the 11th day of Novem ber, 1879, Pablle Sitting for the said Bankrupt to pass his last examination and make application for his order of discharge
will be held before the Bonourable Sir JOHN SMALE, Knight, Chlef Justice of the said Court, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, aforesaid on THURSDAY, the 8th day of January, 1880, at 11 am. pre- cisely
The Hon'ble Charles Bushe PLUNKET is the Official Assignee,
Dated this Bih day of December, 1879,
AND
Per Arratoon Apear and Moray, at 2.30 p., on Tuesday, the 18th inst
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PAUKIS.—
leave. Hongkong on the same day of the week as the English homeward mail boats on Wednesdays, in the present season. This is satisfactory, as it maintains the uniformity of the services in a manner con- ducive to the convenience of all concerned. Nothing certain is, however, yet known of the hour when the French steamer will be despatched, although little doubt is en- tertained that an hour will be fixed which will meet the requirements of the public.
The French Contrast Packet Amazone will THE feast of the Immaculate Conception of be despatched on SATURDAY, the Virgin Mary was celebrated here by the the 18th December, with Mails to and Catholic community yesterday (8th) with through the United Kingdoin, and Europe, vid Naples; to Balgon, Straits much more pomp and grandeur than for Bettlements, Batavia, Burmab, Ceylon, merly, as will, no doubt, have been the case Pondicherry Madras Calenta, Bom throughout the Catholia world, being the the bay, Aden, Snex, and Alexandria,
25th anniversary of the defnition of the Dogmas, The Cathedral was tastefully de
The usual bours will be observed in alcaing
the Malle, dej
in Hongkong, yet a certain degree of profi- from which day it was only formall ciency is expected from artistes who aspire adjourned, no mesting being really hal to win laurels on the operatio stage, We do not wish to wield the critic's lash with There were present:-H. E. the Govern unnecessary severity, nor can we, on the J Pope Hennessy; the Colonial Secretar other hand, in justice to the public and Hon. W. H. Marsh; the Acting Treasure ourselves, withhold censure where it is merited. We have always endeavoured to Hon. M. Tonnochy; the Acting Attorne err on the side of leniency, and although it General, Hon. J. Russell; and the follow appears that our considerable efforts in that direction have not always met the views of ing unofficial members-Hoa. P. Byri our musical and dramatic readers, we Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. J. M. Pric cannot regret having purposely overlooked Hon. H. B. Gibb, Absent, the Chief Justic many shortcomings in consideration of Sir John Smale, who had written to say 1 meritorious impersonations from most of
This bill was read a third time and pas
the artistes composing the troupe. If in was engaged In Court and begging to dulgence to a company of public performers excused from attendance; this His Exo was ever required in operatic history, It was indeed sorely needed last night. We de leroy explained had been done, not hesitate to say that Signor Cagli'r THE CHINESE FARSENGERS AMENDED EILL attempt to place Fanst on the stage in a decent manner, considering the time at his ed disposal for rehearsal and bis limited command of stage accessories, was extreme ly ill judged. The result speaks for itself, The representation was to intents and purposes, both musically and dramatically,
THE NEW OPIUM ORDINANUH. The Council went into Committee this Bin,
ii penal for anyone to keep prepared opiu. Tu Committee, on the clapses renderi
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