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A. S. WATSON & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

DRUGGISTS,

GENERAL CHEMISTS,

AND

Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS, viz: -SODA, TONIO, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASII, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3pn 1881.

In the above remarks we have

and America, have no doubt contrib-gained in foreign countries, hence nted in a greater or less degree to the line of demarcation is being this vast improvement in the coun- lessened daily, and extreme preju tries of the East. But it is to the dices gradually subsiding. era of peace which has happily pre- vailed for some years in these regions that we are disposed to attribute the chief share in the present felicitous state of things.,

It is this which has admitted of the steady commercial growth, and enormous increase of population that have taken place of late years in the Deliveries in Town and Harbour from countries, including this colony,

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under consideration, and to which as well as to the prosperity resulting from them, no observer of Oriental progress can fail to recognize the large share that has been contributed by the Chinese. Census Returns are signs of the times, and cannot be disregarded; and, if there are two facts which stand out more strongly than any others in the information afforded by the late Hongkong census they are, howover unpalat- able it may be to admit them— (1) that the Chinese are encroaching on and successfully assailing the position hitherto. monopolised by Europeans and Americans, (2) that real estate is rapidly passing into Chinese hands, and has nearly doubl- ed itself in value during the last -three or four

years.

briefly indicated some of the chief causes now at work in building up the, prosperity of this part of the world, and which lead us to take a hopeful view of the future.

If we liave correctly indicated that the substantial prosperity we now enjoy, is in a large measure refer- able to Chinese agency, are we wrong in advocating a continuance of con- ciliatory treatment of the Chinese under our rule? And are we wrong in anticipating a promising future if such a policy continues to be follow- ed? We think not.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our evening contemporary has been at it again, as vindictively, illogically, impartial character of the China Mail's and ungratomatically as over. Tho

criticisms OU Governor Hennessy, may easily be gunged by a careful perusal of the article devoted to the celebrated Barbadoes Momorial, and our contemporary's commentary thoro- on, so that we need not waste time ex- posing the shallow artifices for effect, to which a journal of this class will doscend. The public of Hongkong ought to be thankful to the evening print, for its graceful allusion to them As "half informed, outsiders,” and it must be some consolation under such a grievous charge, which is about as true as the rest of the Mail's authoritative statements, to know that all the wisdom and knowledge of the colony is safely bottled up in the Editor's sanctum at the foot of Wyndhamn-street. Having nothing particular to abuse the Gov- ernor about, concerning Hongkong, our contemporary rushes back to a distant poriod of His Excellency's career, and by doing so stultifies him- self, and shows an inconsistency of which an honorable journal would be ashamed. The following appears in the China Mail of July 3rd 1878:- "We have had to omit a few rather too vigorous remarks of our correspon- dent regarding Mr. Hennessy's adminis trative career in other parts of the world. To say nothing of other considerations, We have been informed by a reli- it will be best to judge of His Excel- able authority, that the China Mor-lency's acts and policy from our own chants' Steam Navigation Company experience of them."[Ed. C.M. What have purchased a large piece of ground

a pity it is that the China Mail will at Haiphong, for the construction of a not practice what it preaches with so much offusiveness! Wo shall have wharf at that port.

something to say on Sir John Pope Hennessy's administration in Barbadoes in our next issue.

Wo hear that the well known steamor Loudoun Castle left London for Singapore, Hongkong, and Shaghai on July 23rd.

A grand dictionary of military and naval terms in five languages, namely Japanese, French, Dutch, English, and Gorman has been compiled by Colonol Hadanite, and published under the auspicos of the Japanese Government

Matsui Bakin, a story-teller in Japan has been preaching for some days past against Christianity in one of the Osaka theatres. Ho attracts large audiences, and will hold forth in the Gorio temple ground shortly-Foochow

And although the rapidity of this advance in Hongkong may be pretty tendal for insertion, not necessarily for publication, certainly attributed to the influence of Governor Hennessy's regime, the same kind of thing that is taking place here is taking place in the other countries we have cited. The Chinese with their industrial and business-like instincts, frugal and temperate habits, and excellenteclon- ising qualities, have undoubtedly been the chief means, under a peace-Herald. ful era, of raising the general, pros- perity. They are acquiring year by year a firmer foothold, more business, and more wealth. For such coun- tries they are eminently fitted and should certainly he welcome colonists. It must not be inferred from this assertion that we are amongst those who admit that Chinese are desirable immigrants in countries where per- manent future inhabitants will be white men." contrary opinion.

HONGKONG, 3RD August, 1881,

We saw good reason lately to offer a strong protest against the course pursued by our contempor- aries, the Daily Press and China Mail, in the matter of the recent Census, who appeared to us to have been letting unreasoning prejudice blind the little judgment they possess, and to have placed a false construc- tion on facts disclosed by one of the most important statistical returns ever issued by the Government of Hongkong. We regarded the course. adopted by our contemporaries as not only mischievous but misleading; we condemned it then, and we now offer no excuse for again touching on the subject, with some additional observations, more especially res pecting the agencies which have contributed, and continue to con- tribute to the present prosperous conditions of this Colony, in com- mon with nearly the whole of the neighbouring countries.

This prosperity is without doubt in a great measure due to the extra ordinary commercial development which has taken place in the Far East during recent years. To take in the first place, China. The Con- sular, Chamber of Commerce, and Customs reports, make us pretty fa- miliar with the increase both as to the Import and Export trade of that Empire, and if as we have recently maintained, China is on the eve of extending her internal communica- tions in a systematic manner never before attempted, we are surely not wrong in predicting an early increase of commercial development, beside which, that "now taking place may be looked on as insignificant.

Let us next glance at Cochin China, Siam, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines, and parts of the Straits Settlements, and contrast the state of affairs in those countries to- day with that which prevailed forty, or even twenty years ago. With hardly an exception the people then lived in a state of chronic warfare,

and their habits and customs were more or less barbarous.

The extension of steam communi- cation to Australia, Japan, Java, the Philippines, Haiphong, &c., and the rapid augmentation of the fleets of the great lines running to Europe

We hold indeed the

Such being the influence of Chinese immigration in the coun- tries we have referred to, it may now be interesting to note what is the reaction upon China itself that has resulted, and is likely to re- sult from this spread of its people in foreign lands. We believe the main feature of this reaction, both in the recent past and in the future, to be a lessening of the anti-foreign preju- dices of the masses.

That kind of influence could hard- ly be expected to make itself felt while emigration was confined with- in narrow limits, as it virtually has been until recent times. But now the Straits, North as well as Sonth America, and even parts of Australia are encouraging Chinese immigra tion, and when, if we are not mis- taken, a few years will see Europe follow suit, the natural result of the flow of large numbers of these intel- ligent people to and from their na- tive places, and of their acquisition of knowledge and experience in for- eign countries, must be to largely reduce the

It is reported that a band of pirates attacked a fort near Wenchow, and killed the mandarin in charge and twelve of his soldiers, and spiked the guns.-Shanghai Mercury.

The steamship Conquest went into the Cosmopolitan Dock this morning. The Namoa will be dockel at Kowloon in the course of the afternoon.

Tho hoat this season seems to be somewhat unusually oppressive at Shanghai. According to the Mercury, a mafoo fell from the box of a brougham, while waiting for its owner at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ho apparently fell in a fit, to which it seems ho was subject, but is now reported as recovering satisfactor- ily, though he has lost two of his front teeth. A pony was also struck down by the heat of the sun, and died short- ly afterwards, while drawing a water cart belonging to the Municipal Coun cil,

yes-

A rather serious affair occurred terday afternoon by which one man has lost his life. It appears that a .coolie ipade an attempt to steal soine fish fean one of the Fish lans in the Western Market, when the shopman interfored and kicked the would-be thief, who has since died from the effects.

Letters from Peking say that the monopoly or concession of sole right to lay submarine telegraph cables en

the Chinese coast will not be ratified.

The reasons for refusing ratification seem to be ample. For instance, two permissions given to an English Com- pany are in force. Further, by grant- ing a monopoly, even if no obstacles to the grant existed, the Chinese Gov- ernment would have to assume sover eign rights over Japan, and the British colony of Hongkong. Ch'ung How is in Peking, in good health, but at present there are no expectations that he will take office, for some time at any rate.-N.C.Daily News..

The Western Empress has moved her residence to the Eastern side of the Palace, which was lately occupied by the late Empress. The move was for the sake of her health. She is afflicted with consumption, wo understand, Her Majesty is still Empress Regent, wo

believe; we cannot find any grounds for the assortion of a leader writer in the Daily News that tho sceptre had passed into other hands.

saloon and music room above it are boing constructed from designs made called Queen Anno style. The passen by an architect in the popular and so-

gors' cabins are so arranged both for first and second class passengers, as to give a very large additional space for each passenger carried, compared with the usual allowance for this purpose in sea-going steamors. The ship's cargo capacity will be about 3,500 tons, and she has accommodation for about 125 cabin and 48 steerago passengers. Tho vessel, on leaving the ways, was graco- fully named by Mrs. Poter. Denny, of Holenslea, wife of the the senior part- ner of the firm.—London & China Ex- press.

The Second National Exhibition in Japan, opened in Tokio, March 1st, was closed by the president, Prince Yoshihisa, on the 30th ultimo. This exhibition has been in every way successful as creditable to the Japanese people. The buildings were extensive; the exhibits varied, excellent, and marking great strides in workmanship; and the attendance considerablo. Dur. ing the four months 788,499 visitors entered, and $65,222 was taken at the gates. The next exhibition in 1884 will be looked forward to with great interest.-Japan Gazette.

The Railway movement in Japan would appear to be slowly but surely gaining ground, and judging from re- cont traffic returns published in our contemporary The Japan Weekly Mail, which we append, an increase of ten per cont on the last year's receipts as compared with that of the preceding twelve months, must be regarded as a healthy sign.

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT

RAILWAYS,

TOKIO AND YOKOHAMA SECTION. Statement of traffic receipts for the week ending Sunday, 17th July, 1881. Passengers, parcels, &c. Yen 10,309.52 Merchandise, &c.........

993.66

Total... Yen 11,303,18 Miles open 18.. Corresponding week last year. Passengers, parcels, &c. Yon 9,150,55 1,004,24 Merchandise, &c....

Total Yen 10,154,79 Milos open 18.

The following despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to: the Premier of Tasmanis, which ap- peared in a recent number of tho Hobart Mercury is worth réproduction :

Chinese Immigration. Downing-street, May 11, 1981,

Sir, I have had before me the re-

presentation of the Intercolonial Con- ference held at Sydney in January last, on the subject of the introduction of Chinose immigrants by the Govern- ment of West Australia, at the public, expense.

A correspondent, writing from Tien- tsin, to the N. O. Daily News, says :—

I am well aware of the strong ob- jections which are entertained generally Last week thermometers registered 106 degrees in a darkened room! The ia the Australian colonies to an ex- gunboats have not returned from Lutensivo Chinese inmigration; bat in shan-kow, (Port Arthur). The har- the particular case of West Australia, bour has a good strategic position, but which comprises an enormous tract of neither vessels nor store-houses would country, more, than a third of which lies within the tropics, strong evidence be safe from long range curved fire, of injury already sustained, or likely to As a cooling station the place will

be sustained, by the neighbouring answer, but owing to its limited dimen- sions, want of water, and deficiency of colonies would be necessary to justify Her Majesty's Government in inter- natural accommodation it would be, as a great war port, an absurdity. The fering with the arrangements sanction- ed by the Legislature (two-thirds of crops in many places of this province which is elective), for the very limited are below average yield, but there need be no apprehensions of famine: immigration now proposed.

It does not appear to be alleged crass ignorance and reports a largo fire as having occurred Very few tourists have visited Peking that any of the Chinese hitherto in- this year. The journey can now be troduced into Weat Australia have made with rather more comfort than before, and at Peking there is a large,

an

Wo have been unable to gather fuller particulars, but as inquest on the body will be hold during

the course of this afternoon the whole

affair will be brought to light officially.

The Foochow Herald of the 28th ult.

two days before, in the H'sien of P'ong Chow, within the ward of Shan Pau in the South-west suburbs of that city, near the river, about half a mile from the offices of Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons, & Co. The flamos spread with great rapidity and nothing could be done to extinguish them, and the firo was allow ed to expend itself on the houses until it reached one of the fire-walls placed in varions districts adjoining the scene of the conflagration. The fire is said to have originated in a "toa-firing house, and about eighty houses and

new, well-built and well-furnished hotel in the streat in which the French, American, Belgian, German, and Rus. sian Legations are situated. The Hotel, which is known as Hung-ta-les, can be recommended with confidence to all travellers,

passed into the other colonies; while, on the other hand, each of those colonies already contains A much Ereater number of Chinese than West Australia will have after the new im- migrants have arrived.

prejudice that have hitherto prevail- ed. Where in past years they re- turned to China by the tens, they now return by the thousands. For merly the minority in sympathy with anything foreign, was so ab-

I should not, of course, desire to see surdly out of comparison with the multitude prejudiced against every-.

a largo Chinese population introduced into West Australia; and I shall care- thing foreign, that it was a hopeless

fully watch the results of the small im- task to expect any real influence

Messrs. Denny & Sons, of Dumbar-migration to which my attention has could be wrought. Now, things are

ton, launched, on the 15th June, been called by the conference; but somewhat different, for the masses throughout the country, for obvious

steamer for the Penisular and Oriental under the circumstances, its at present reasons, are becoming Lore famili. largo native tea hongs have been des. Company, which was named the Olide. known to me, I am not prepared to arised and reconciled to foreign in-troyed, one man, a native of Koungse, She is a vessel of about 4,500 fons interfere with the action of the West

tercourse, besides which those re- turning from abroad are more nu- merous than before, and, as a rule bring with them substantial avid- ence of the advantage they have

while engaged removing his goods and chattels was set on by a mob of Foo- chow men who thought he was stealing the goods, and was so severely bonton that he now lies in a procarious condi- tion, and is not expected to recover.

KIMBERLEY.

gross capacity, and will have engines Australian Legislaturo.-I have, &c., capable of indicating 4,000-horse power. Very special attention is being given to the passenger accommodation, which will bo of an exceptionally comfortable character. The large square

Whon was B the first letter of the alphabet ?-In the days of no-a (Noah).