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A. S. WATSON. & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,

GENERAL CHEMISTS,

AND

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THE DISPENSARY,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH—TUESDAY, JULY 12TH, 1881.

sums out of the traffic. There are

thrown into the water. Cries for help were heard by those on board the O. M. S. N. Co's steamer Mei-foo, and they immediately took the necessary steps to render assistance, the result being that two of the three passengers and four men belonging to the sampan were taken on board. Neither the named Behm, nor a boy who was asleep sampan, the third passenger, a mau down below have been seen or hoard off, and as the night was dark and stormy no hopes are entertained of their re covory. The people who were rescued remained on board the Mei-foo all night, and the first intimation of any mishap was made yesterday forenoon by a woman, related to the sampan people, reporting the absence of her boat.

many sound reasons why emigration to, the Colonies should not be en- couraged by the English Govern- ment; and we submit that the least the Hongkong executive can do is to insist on the ordinance being car ried out to the letter, and that in the case of all free emigrants, a thorough examination be instituted by pro- perly qualified examiners, instead of the unsatisfactory inspection by the Harbour Master, and a Portuguese clerk (whose honorarium from the state hardly places him in the posi-particularly those of the sea-faring tion assigned to Cesar's wife), which clase, will regret to hear of the sudden has hitherto been considered suffi- death, of Captain G. W. Bennett, of cient.

some sort of an examination, the for the purpose of arranging the con- government of this colony would tracts, getting the coolics from the have laid itself open to severe censure. country, and seeing them safely That the Emigration Officer's exami-housed, and shipped here, and started nation was a thorough farce, must to work on the other side, make vast be patent to every one who knows anything of the manner in which these sham examinations are con- must hold the ducted, and we Governor responsible for permitting such a state of affairs to exist. It is absolutely indispensable that the Emigration Officer should be a man thoroughly conversant with the lang uage and general customs of the Chinese, and it is equally necessary that his time should not be taken up with other duties. Capt. Thomsett is not a Chinese scholar, and as Harbour Master he has more work than he can properly attend to--or why should there be a Deputy Harbour Master! The principle of one government official filling two or three different positions, so common in Hongkong, is rotten to the core, and wholly indefensible. The time has surely come when the Augen Stable wants a thorough cleaning out, and we would strongly recom- mend that a start be made at once in the Emigration Department.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H. M. S. Kestrel will go into the

Cosmopolitan Dock to-morrow morning.

We are informed by the agent of the Messageries Maritimes Company that their steamer Djemnih bringing

this port at two o'clock this morning.

According to latest intelligence the

Old residents in the Far East, and

Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons and Co.'s opium receiving hulk Wellington. Do- ceased we believe, came to China when a boy. He was Captain of one of the first steamers that ran between Macao aud Hongkong, but since about 1856 he has been in Shanghai, in charge of the opium bulk belonging to the firm in whose service he died. He was apparently in good health yesterday

gave the orders for the day to the members of his crew. After taking a bath about 8 a.m. ho complained of

soutence of death passed upon Midhat pains in the chest and had to take to Pasba, the great Turkish statesman, for complicity in the muder of Sultan

his bed. He was first attended by the Doctor of the P. & O. steamer Rohilla, and subsequently by Dr. Macleod. He

Abdul Aziz in 1876, has been commuted gradually got worse and died at six to exile,

It gives us much satisfaction to be able to announce that the health of President Garfield has considerably improved. Notwithstanding the ser ious character of the wound there now appears to be a great chance that he will eventually pull through.

a'clock in the evening. He leaves a wife and four children and it is be- lieved that he had made arrangements" for them to leave England, where they have been for the last ten years, to rejoin him in Shanghai in October

Dext.-N. C, Daily News.

Chinese Emigrants to Singapore and the Australian Colonies. The ap- plication was in due course forwarded by the Harbour Master, who is also Emigration Officer, to the Colonial Secretary, and submitted to the Members of the Executive Council who unanimously approved of the application. On being laid before the Governor, His Excellency re- quested to be furnished with a list of the 839 free emigrants proposed to be taken to Australia by the Glamis Castle, and the list-which sets forth that the emigrants wore nearly all tin-miners, gold diggers, and laborers, with a few carpenters and cooks, and one trader and one gardener was accordingly forth coming. The next step was a minute by the Governor instructing the Act- ing Colonial Secretary, the Acting Registrar General, and Dr. Eitel, to examine the list, and question a sufficient number of the proposed emigrants to see if they were really free, and under no contract of service. Accordingly the three members form ing what the Daily Press sarcastic- ally terms the "eminent board" assembled at 9 o'clock on the 'morn- ing of the 26th April, at the Harbour Office, prepared to cross-examine the Every mercantile man in Hongkong the next English Mails, left Saigon for morning (4th July), wbon, as usual, he motley crew of diggers, tin-miners, knows well enough, the system on carpenters, cooks, &c., when an un- which these so-called free emigrants foreseen difficulty arose. Captain are shipped on board steamers bound Thomsett, the Emigration Officer, for the Colonies, and they are equally considering that his prerogative was well acquainted with the share borne being infringed on, objected to the in the transactions by the Chinese examination of the emigrants by any Agents, or sub-charterers, so we will person excepting himself, and the not waste time and space by detailing upshot of the fracas was that Dr. matters which are perfectly well Eitel left the office in disgust, leav understood throughout this colony." ing Dr. Stewart and Mr. Gerrard to Emigration from China to the Colo- settle with Captain Thomsett as best nies should not be encouraged. It they could. These two gentlemen is very rarely conducted honestly settled the question, so far as they towards the emigrants themselves, were concerned, by proceeding with and it has been, is, and will be the the examination as directed by the cause of serious troubles in nearly

We see by the Shanghai Mercury that Governor, and after devoting two every city in Australia. Chinese labor hours to questioning ten men, they of the description sent down in the Mr. Frensberg, interpreter to the Ger. man Consulate in Shanghai, has been reported that, if the emigrants they Glamis Castle is not required, nor is

Gold appointed Vice-Consul at Port-au- had examined were not free and it desired in the Colonies. under no contract of service, it would diggers, tin miners, and general Prince, Hayti. Mr. Frensberg who bude possible for them to show that laborers are not the sort on stabil. with him the good wishes of a large was formerly in Canton, will carry they were not. Soon after Dr. Stewart likely to add to the permanent and Mr. Gerrard had left the Harbour ity of the country; and the natural Office, Dr. Eitel returned by order developement of the Australian con- of His Excellency, and was permitted tinent will come in its own good time, to question four emigrants, and reso far as railways, etc., etc., are con- ported:"Taking these four men as cerned, without the aid of Chinese a sample of the whole, I am convinc- labor, The Colonies are progressing ed that the vast majority would, with the times sufficiently fast to on-strict examination, be found to be meet

requirements. men utterly unable to pay the pass- Although certain powerful companies age money themselves, but who, in Australia would like to see for whilst being perfectly free and will their own especial benefit a great In making a reference to the files ing emigrants, have had the passage deal of cheap Chinese labor in the of our morning contemporary, we money advanced to them by Chinese country, the great mass of the people accidentally came across the follow- firms,and will have to repay the money are strongly averse to their towns ing paragraph in the Daily Press of with interest within 18 months after being inundated with an alien race, April 29th. "The coolies to depart arrival in Australia. The very ap- whose, presence has already made per Glamis Castle have, we hear, all pearance of the men,-shoeless, itself felt to the detriment of the been duly passed by the eminent stockingless-indicated the class of native born laboring classes, and board deputed to conduct the ex- labouring men who live from hand recent legislation on the subject has amination. Further delay has, how to mouth, and from the experience evidenced how the feeling of the ever, been caused in connection with I have had of these classes in China, people inclines. We read in the the signing of the necessary papers." I am induced to believe that the idea latest Sydney papers that when the It will be remembered that the above of these men having paid their pas- emigrants by the Glamis Castle named steamer, under charter to sages with their own money is ut- arrived, they were actually stoned in Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., left terly improbable." We have very the streets. Such barbarous treat- this port on Friday, April 29th, carry- carefully gone over the printed notes ment to a race of inoffensive, well- ing 830 odd Chinese passengers of the evidence of the witnesses meaning beings is a disgrace to our bound for Sydney, and the other examined, and have no hesitation civilisation, but it proves clearly Australian ports, having been de- whatever in confirming Dr. Eitel's enough the strong feeling which layed several days after her ad-report in every particular. Captain exists against the Chinese in the vertised time of departure in order Thomsett reported on the 28th capital of New South Wales, and that the passengers might be ex- April that he had examined the 839 this feeling is a most powerful factor amined by the "eminent board" Chinese emigrants, and found that in the question we are now consider The Imperial Chinese Govern- above referred to, consisting of the they were free and under no contracting. Acting Colonial Secretary, the Act of service whatever. One man how ment apparently take no interest ing Registrar General, and Dr. Eitel, ever, one of the four examined by worth naming in the immigration of to ascertain whether the passengers Dr. Eitel, had admitted that he had their subjects, unless their attention

The British steamer Catterthun were really free emigrants, as de-a written agreement, and his name happens to be directed to some

arrived from Sunderland this morning. scribed in the passenger list. The was removed from the list. On this tremendous grievance, similar to the

with the Siamese bark Fabius in tow, case of the Glamis Castle will serve report, the Governor, holding Captain crueltics practised against the coolics

waterlogged. The Catterthun sighted to illustrate our ideas on Chinese Thomsett responsible for the examin in Cuba, Poru, and elsewhere. The

the bark at noon yesterday in 21,17 N., Emigration to Australia, and willation of the 835 whom Dr. Eifel had emigrants themselves are doubtless

112.30 ., flying signals of distress. clearly explain to our readers not not examined, signed the license, willing enough to try their luck in only the duties of our local Govern- and the steamer accordingly left on other lands, but they are of a class

she at once took the ship in tow and brought her on to this port. who cannot afford to pay for their own mont, but also the views of our the following day.

The Fabius loft Bangkok on the Australian cousins on a question It was no doubt very annoying for passages, hence the contract system,

21st June with a general cargo and which principally concerns their in- the charterers of the Glam Castle which under some circumstances is a terests. On April 22nd, Messrs. to have the steamer detained in the sort of debased slavery. The prosper longing to the German steamer Brutus fears for her safety were beginning to the Government, in the usual form, to go to sea, and it was equally al, is not increased by encouraging the Market Wharf to rojoin their ship, and had sprung leak on the passage. Gibb, Livingston & Co. applied to harbour-for days after she was readyLity of Hongkong, commercial or soci-took a squapan and put off from the make themselves felt. The vessel under Section II of Ordinance 5 of certain that if the vessel had been Chinese to omigrate to the Colonies; that when near one of the Messageries and when picked up by the Cut- doubt, associations. Maritime Company's buoys a sudden terthun had upwards of five feet 1876, for a general licence to convoy permitted to leave without its so although no per s.s. Glamis Castle, 839 Free called free emigrants undergoing which exist here as well as in Sydney, squall upset the boat, and all wore of water in her hold,

DEATH.

At Shanghai, on the 4th inst., on board Receiving Ship Wellington, Cap- Lain George Wright Bennett, aged 58

years.

THE

Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 12TH JULY, 1881.

their own

circle of friends in China.

The body of a young Chinese girl was picked up in the harbour at West Point yesterday forenoon. It is sup. posed she must have met her death through some boat being capsised, and it is feared that there are yet further sampan disasters to be recorded during the continuance of the present boister

ous weather..

In a cricket match played at Shang- hai on the 2nd instant, between the First Eleven versus The World, the lat- ter scored 74 to the Eleven's 56. Two old Hongkong residents distinguished themselves for the victors, Mr. G. H. Townsend scoring 20, and Mr. R. D. Starkey 19, not out.

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We bave received the prospectus of a new work, which the proprietors of the Japan Gazette intend publishing shortly, should they receive a sufficient number of subscribers to justify the undertaking. The book will be entitled

ricals, Foot Ball, Athletics, Swimming, "Our Sports in Japan," and will contain records of Racing, Paper Hants, Theat.

Cricket, Base Ball, Regattas and Rifle Matches, Hints about Trips in the Country, Shooting Excursions, etc., etc. The book will be illustrated with pho- tographs and sketches of those gentle men who have taken any prominent part in sporting, many of whom have kindly consented to contribute towards the compiling of this work.

The publishers will also secure pho- tographs of the best known racing ponies, boat-bouses, grand-stand, &c., &c, and will be glad to receive any contributions appertaining to local sporting matters.

The book will be edited by an old resident, who has for many years figur- ed prominently in our sporting com- munity,

The publishing price will be $5.00, and the work will be put in the press as soon as subcribers for 200 copies are secured.

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Lists are posted at the United, Ger man, and Rowing Clubs, at the principal Hotels, and at Messra Kelly & Co. Yokohama.

The latest news regarding the Bi Metallic Conference is neither of a decisive or satisfactory character. It is stated that an agreement is possible amongst the countries with a silver currency, if the Bank of England will agree to hold a portion of its

The Editor, we believe, is Mr. F. A reserve in silver. Such a contingen- Cope, well known in sporting circles appears a very remote one. The in Japan. We have had the manu Conference will again meet on the script of a similar work, ona larger and more comprehensive scale, embracing 12th April next; and it is hoped that

the whole of the Chinese ports, in our diplomatic negotiations between now

pigeon holes for the past two years, and then, will bring about some reasonable understanding, and settle having found a difficulty in getting it the details of a Convention, which it printed in Hongkong. We wish our is hoped may lead to beneficial re-contemporary the Japan Gazette every

success in this now undertaking. sults. We would direct attention to an interesting paragraph in another column on this subject, for which we are indebted to our London con-

temporary The World.

A sampan accident occurred in the harbour on Sunday evening, by which a European and a Chinese lad of four teen years of age it is feared have lost their lives. It appears that about half

past seven o'clock, three firemenTM be.