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Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 6TH AUGUST, 1881.

A letter appeared in the Daily Press of the 2nd instant, from Capt. Henry Webber of the steamship Ocean on the subject of Quarantine Regulations in Sydney, which is cer- tain to attract public attention. Captain Webber appears to have ex- perienced some of the inconveni- ences properly imposed by the Quar- antine Regulations during his recent visit to Sydney, and regarding his detention in a mistaken light he ac- cordingly rushes into print in a manner, which will not only tend to injure the cause he is endeavoring to uphold, but will give his personal friends, ourselves included, grounds for great uneasiness.

Several days prior to the appear ance of Captain Webber's fulmina- tion, we regretted to observe in one of the Australian newspapers, certain remarks made by one of the very highest officers of the Colonial Gov-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1881.

scare has been fauned into a flame Wo are further informed that the sassins and their followers. Happily, for political purposes by fanatical Victorian authorities are also on the however, the attempt could not in any Anti-Chinese meetings, the outcome alert. The Chief Secretary has re-way be associated with politics. The of which is that the unfortunate quested the New South Wales Gov-wretched man, Charles Guiteau, is de- Chinese are subject to, in some in-ernment to keep him advised as to

serihod as a Chicago lawyer of a dis- stances, most barbarous treatment, the progress of the discase in Sydney been considered linlf insane. It is said reputable character, who has generally by what is known as the larrikin He has informed the South Australian however that he has been a persistent clement of the population."

Government, in reply to inquiries as In the opening speech of His Ex-to the action of the Victorian Gov- for a considerable time, so that thoro applicaut for a Consular appointmont cellency the Governor of New Southernment, that a difficulty arises from would appear to be some method in Wales at the recent opening of the the overland traffic between this his madness. Meanwhile he has been second session of the Tenth Parlia- colony and New South Wales. It safely lodged in gaol, and in due course ment, special reference is made to would be possible to put steamers or will have to answer for his crime be. the difficulties and dangers arising their passengers inquarantine, but it fore the proper legal tribunal. We out of Chinese immigration; and as is almost impossible to interfere with cau all fortunately rejoice that the the Newcastle Morning Herald truly trains. The Central Board of Health dastardly attempt failed in its object, enough observes, this wholesale in-has addressed a report to the Chief and that President Garfield has been troduction of population must be Secretary as to the inutility of ex-spared, we trust for many years, to tho attended with serious dangers to the amining passengers from Sydney service of his country. public health; in proof of which he arriving by steamer, and this advico quotes the fact that the late small- has been accepted. The Board is of ler who went to England about a year Edward Trickett the Australian soul- pox visitation had its origin in one opinion that if the epidemic spread ago to row Hanlan for the champion- of the Chinese quarters of Sydney. it may be advisable to stop the im- ship, a match in which he had no The Australasian Sketcher of July migration of Chinese from New chance whatever, has recently arrived 2nd gives the following account of South Wales to this colony. As to in America on a rowing expedition. the outbreak:-

vaccination, we are informed that His opening experience of the States 95 per cent, of the children here are

appear to have been the reverse of vaccinated. In New South Wales cheering, as we read in recent sporting the percentage is very much smaller. papers that, whilst practising on Sar- That Captain Webber had a trying atoga Lake he met with an accident time when his vessel was quarantined which, as nearly as possible, terminat- by the New South Wales authorities ed his career. He bad gone out for cannot be doubted; but as his state-

a row in one of the boats which he ment of details is widely different distance from shore he suddenly fell brought from England, and when some from various independent reports, overboard into the water. It is believed and has already been in some respects that he missed a stroke with one scall, officially contradicted by the Gov-and so capsizod. At the spot where ernment in Sydney, we believe it to be strangely exaggerated; and there- fore, like his remarks on the small pox, to which allusion has already been made, to a certain extent un- reliable.

"Small-pox has broken out in Sydney, New South Wales, causing great exoite- ment throughout-Australia, The first caso. was that of a Chinese child. Then a car- penter, who had been employed upou some buildings opposite the residence of the child, took the disease and died; and then

Cases.

woman residing near the premises caught it. The scare has been intensified owing to the feurs entertained that the Chinese of Sydney, of whom there is a very large number, swarming in thickly-clustered houses in a densely inha bited part of the town, are concealing These fears originated through peculiar circumstances. Thoro is a building on the Botany-rond, Waterloo, which until the 16th June was occupied by Sun Hung Lee and Co., grocers, of Sussex-street, as a branch store. At about half-past 8 o'clock in the evening a spring cart drow up outside the place, and a Chinaman, who states his name to be Ah Iung, trans- ferred a strange-looking parcel from the vehicle to the building. The neighbours, supposing the parcel to be a leprous China- man gave information to Police-sergeant Bradwell, who at once proceeded to the place to make an examination. At first the house appeared to be tenantless. Eventually the sergeant found that an up- per room, in a back part of the building was secured, and that the key of the lock was inside. Aftor knocking for some time without inducing anyone to open the door, he obtained the assistance of a constable, and the door was forced open. There were two beds in the room-one contained Ah Hung and the other contained another Chinaman, whose name is said to be Won Ping. Nothing appeared to be the matter with the former, but Won Ping was found

to be covered with sores. In a room at the rear, three other Chinamen were

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found, but they did not appear to be suf- fering from any disease. No time was lost, however, in placing the building and all five Chinese in quarantine. morning Dr. Caffyn visited the patient, and pronounced him to be suffering from small-pos in the suppurating stage. Senior-sergeant Lawless, accom- panied by a Chinese interpreter, also visit ed the house, with view of eliciting whence the patient came, All that could be learnt from Ah Hung was that Won

It is no doubt a great pecuniary loss to owners of vessels to have to obey quarantine regulations; but as private interests have no claims to consideration where the public health is threatened, it is far better to accept the inevitable with a good grace. The New South Wales Government have no doubt acted wisely, and well within their powers, in the course adopted towards all vessels from Chinese ports; and although we trust that the stringent regulations now in force may not be required for a lengthened period, the seriousness of the outbreak in Sydney of the most loathsome, and at the same time the most contagious disease known, more than justified the pro- clamation which Captain Webber so bitterly, and so uselessly complains of.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Swimming match will take place at five o'clock this evening, under the auspices of the Hongkong Recreation Club. The course will be from Kow- loon Point to the Bath-house, distance

the disaster occurred the water was

were saved. Captain Miller, of the Haytion, was sonffected by the collision - and alarm which ensued that he died in an hour afterwards,

Marsh's half-pay leave ceases next We understand that Mr. W. H. mouth, and that the six months' ex- ing which time be will do duty as tension of leave recently granted, dur- Auditor-General at Cyprus, will be without pay from the Hongkong esti- mates, but will count towards Mr. Marsh's pension. This is another in- dication, if any were needed, of the inaccuracy of our evening contempo rary's prediction as to Mr. Marsh's coming here to administer the Govern- ment of Hongkong. We cannot pre- tend to possess the vision of that "Shot among the prophets," the China Mail, bability Mr. Marsh will not return to but can safely assert that in all pro- Hongkong at all.

The steamship Lennor will dock this afternoon, probably at Sam-shui-po. The Welle goes to Kowloon on Monday the Namon being expected to undock on Sunday afternoon.

Coroner's Inquest.

An adjourned inquest was held on the body of one Lau Akwan at the Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Corouer, and a Magistracy yesterday afternoon, before

jury,

Two men who have been arrested

and charged with having caused the death of the deceased were present very deep, and there was no help at under an escort of police, and Mr. hand. Trickett sank at once, and Mossop appeared to watch the proceed- though a number of people iminediate-ings on behalf of Chung Haag, one of ly pat off to his roscue he had gone these men. down for a second time ere they reach- ed the spot. He was hauled out of the water just as ho. was apparently at his last

gasp. Restoratives were quick applied, and after a while Trickett immersion, and it will be some days came round. He felt very ill from the before he thoroughly recovers,

We think we have heard somewhere that Trickett cannot swim, so that he actually runs a great risk every time he goes out in the fragile paper shell, used by professional scullers.

From the report of Henley Regatta we observe that the American Cornell

Crew, who went over to competo, and about whose entry so much acrimonious discussion took place between the Henley Regatta Committee and the London press, were easily beaten in their heat by the London Bowing Club. As we have lately suffered noteworthy reverses from our American

cousins on the race course and on the ruuning track, it is some consolation to know that a little of our old supre. macy in the world of sport still remains with us.

ernment seriously reflecting on the Ping had recently slept at Sung Huog about one mile and 200 yards. The Petersburg, prepared in view of a gen-

conduct of the Captain of the Ocean; in fact, deliberately accusing him of a gross breach of faith on this ident- ical subject, a charge which we trust Captain Webber will not fail to sa- tisfactorily meet without loss of time.

It seems somewhat unfortunate that the Captian of the Ocean when writing to the Hongkong press, should have forgotten or overlooked, as he appears to have done, the fact that we regularly receive the Aus- tralian papers in this colony, and have therefore every opportunity of forming our own views on the ques- tions at issue. It is also a matter of

Lec's establishment; that he had been

following gentlemen have entered as competitors:-Messrs. C. S. Goodwin, F. Grimblo, J. Cook, H. E. Angier, H. W. Sampson, W. Dunman, and C. Holliday.

In another column will be found the

knocking about, first sleeping at one place, .then at another; and that he had even

tually taken up his abode in the place at which he was now staying: He stated that on the previous Wednesday night he went for a walk, and met the sick man near Goulburn-street. The sufferer asked him to act as his nurse, promising that he would pay him for so doing, and he agreed latest news from America, to hand this to do so. How he obtained the use of the morning by the steamship Gaelic. The cart and where he did not state. In fact, whole of the San Francisco papers are it was evident that he was determined to crowded with particulars of the at- reveal as little as possible. As many of tempted assassination of President the Chinese as possible are being vacci- Garfield, and the excitement through- nuted. The greatest activity is being out the whole country appears to have shown in Sydney in adopting precaution-been intense. As the particulars of the ary measures, with a view to prevent the spread of the disease; and a large number of persons have been quarantined."

The Eastern News devotes half a

attempt on the President's life are fully detailed in the New York telegrams published elsewhere we nood not repeat them here. The wounds, at least one fact, worthy of comment, that his column to the case of another China- of them, was of a serious character, account of the small-pox visitation in man who was found to be affected at aud only the Geroral's hardy frame, Sydney, which has caused so much Druitt Town, and in conclusion and fino constitution enabled him to alarm in that city, does not in many states that "a meeting of the promin-pull-through after his physicians had respects correspond with the partient Chinese merchants of the city well nigh abandoned hope. The sym culars published in the Sydney news- took place yesterday, when it was pathies of the entire States were with papers.

decided to give the authorities in the wounded President, and the in- formation of any supposed case of terest ovinced in his welfare, not only small-pox, and to aid them in every but from nearly every country in by overy section of American citizens, way in the suppression of the spread of the malady. The mooting lasted Europe, must have proved oxceedingly gratifying to General Garfield himself, over four hours."

Grant on hearing the news is reported his friends, and supporters. General

to have said that if the attempted mur-

Captain Webber asserts that as the only fatal case was that of "an unfortunate man named Ront, who lived in a totally different part of the city than the Chinese quarter, namely, Sunny Hills," the proclamation is- sued by the Executive Council of New South Wales, making all China ports infected places under their Quarantine Laws, is indefensible. He also states that "the small-pox

A report has been sent to a Paris paper giving an account of the dis- covery by the police of a map of St.

eral rising in the city. None of the bridges across the Neva were indicated in the plan, and this aroused suspicion. So-examination was made, and mines were discovered under the supports of several bridges. The explosivos are believed to have been taken from the State arsenals, and it is asserted that the mines could only have been laid by skilled engineers.

The Sportsman observes that the excuse of the gentleman charged with stealing a couple of ducks, who, when asked what he had to say in his defence, replied, "I wish I had never seen the bloomin' ducks,' was hardly more curious and amusing than the plea lately put forward by a Liverpool skipper accused of smuggling. When called upon to make a statement the skipper replied that his wife asked him to commit the offence on behalf of her papa, who was an inveterate smoker." It was certainly very kind' of this good husband to oblige his wife's papa, but he will doubtless readily in future. pause before he gratifies her wishes so

The West India and Pacific steamer, From the above it would seem that

Haytion which arrived in the Morsey on June 17th landed the crew of the Captain Webber's assertion that

Nova Scotian barque Flora P. Stafford, "the small-pox scare has been fann-der of the President was an outgrowth numbering sixteen. The steamer and ed into a flame for political purposes of Russian Nihilismo, he was in favour barque had been in collision, the latter by fanatical Anti-Chinese" is hardly of crashing it out immediately by the being abandonod in a sinking condition. justified by facts.

prompt execution of the would-be as-The whole of the crow of the barque

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Dr. Marques gave evidence to the effect that the body of deceased was brought to the hospital about noon on the 2nd instant. He made a careful post-mortem examination of the body of violence was a small cut or scar, and found that the only external mark

about an eighth of an inch in diameter, over the right temple. Internally the heart was fabby and enlarged, and the brain, as well as the vessels of the brain, was congested. He believed death resulted from the congested stato of the brain which had been caused by concussion, produced either by a blow or a fall. He did not consider death could be attributed to heart disease, for although the heart was not in a healthy state it was not sufficiently advanced in disease to Have caused death. In answer to Mr. Mossop he said that he was not prepared to say, that if deceased had been a healthier man he would not have died from the blow that he had received.

A woman who earned her living by begging from shops, was the next wit- ness called, and she said that she saw the deceased pick up two fish which had fallen from a basket. The two prisonera then rushed towards him and the second kicked him several times. with his boots. She did not see the first prisoner strike deceased, but she saw a blow given on his forehead by some one, although she could not say who gave it. The two defendants were very angry and called out "Beat him to death I beat him to death!

Cheang Aluk, a cook out of employ- ment, said he saw deceased with a bamboo pole in one hand and a hat containing a number of small fish in the other. A dark coloured man took the hat from him and throw the fish into a basket and gave deceased two blows on the side of the head which knocked him down. Witness said he could identify the man who struck de- censed, but he was not now in court. Neither of the two prisoners was the mau who struck him.

At this stage the enquiry was further adjourned till Monday afternoon at half past two o'clock.

Piracy in the China Sea.

We have been favored with particulars. of a rather startling piracy case in the Gulf of Toaquin, received from a corres- pondent in Hoihow, by the steamship Ping on.

It appears that on Saturday last, July 30th at 5 p.m. a passenger boat left Hoi- how for Hainn, crew and passengers numbering 28, all told. At nine o'clock

in the evening twelve of the passengers attacked and murdered the whole crew, excepting one Chinaman and a boy who

jumped overboad,

Aftor being five hours in the water tho Chinaman was picked up alive by a passing junk, and convoyed to Hoihow.