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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-TUESDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1881.

Yesterday afternoon at Macas thero wore indications of a coming storm, the glass being unsteady. It eventually became no more than a moderate galo. ho lowest reading of tho barometer was 29.29. There was not much damago douo either afloat or on shore.

P. & O. Co's wharf is covered with The Ocean Steamship Company's planks, barrels, and general débris steamer Diomed, from Liverpool, left and presents a singular appearance, Singapore yesterday afternoon for this with about a score of sampans ran-port and Shanghai. ged in the middle of the road and alongside the pathway. About a dozen of sampans and small cargo boats have been sunk alongside the Praya wall, and the owners are busy making attempts to raise them. The wharf itself is very much cut up, a large proportion of the planks hay- ing either been forced from their places, or cutirely washed away, The Praya as usual has suffered some damage, most of which would have been avoided had the wall been rais. ed two or three feet above the lovel of the road, like sea walls in other parts of the world where high tides are frequent.

We hear of very little damage afloat. The leaner had her gang way ladder smashed, and a portion of the roof torn away. The Kinshan dragged her, anchors in Kowloon Bay, where she had been towed for safety, and landed on the top of that shoal of rocks nearly opposite the Docks; but we do not suppose she has injured herself to any extent. Even if she has knocked a hole in her bottom it can make little difference, as they have commenced to break her up. One of the gunboats is reported to have suffered some slight juries, but so far as we can learn they are not of much consequence.

The roads throughout the colony are a good deal ent up with the

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of a few trees which have come to grief, no other damage, has resulted so far as we have been able to ascertain,

It would appear that the typhoon, which must have been in our im mediate neigbourhood, has gone to the south, and we shall no doubt hear something more about it in the course of the next week or two.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We learn from the Agent of the Messagerius Maritimos Company that the steamer Anadyr left Saigon for this port yesterday, the 22nd, at 11 a..

It is reported that Mr. Robert Hart, the Inspector-General of Customs, is shortly to pay a visit to the ports of South China, which places bo has not visited for somo years.-N. C. Daily News.

Refering to the now rules under - which modical men will enter the British naval service, the Lancet says: The regulations for the entry of can- didates for commissions in the Modi- cal Department of the Royal Navy, based upon the recent Admiralty In- structions, havo just been issued. They correspond closely in the most import. ant particulars with those in force for the army.

licences, one to prac-

We havo it from a reliable source that after this year has expired, no moro students will be sent to either Amorica or Europo by the Chineso Government, for the purpose of acquir A bark and a brig wore at anchoring a foreign education. It is further outside Lamp Islands yesterday. The said that the Chinese Goveniment rig is now being towed in by the intend to establish a college in either Shanghai or Tientsiu, most likely in steam launch Keiser.

the former port, for the purpose of giving a sound technical education to

The candidate must be not Chinese youths without going to the under twenty-one nor above twonty. expense of sending them to foreign eight-years of age; must be register. countries. It is further said that the ed under the Medical Act as possessing director-ship of this college will be two diplomas or placed in the hands of Mousienr Prosper tiso medicine and the other surgery; Giquel, of the Foochow Arsenal, who is must produce a certificate of moral now in Europe. Such students who character; and must be free from or have been either to Europe or America,ganic disease and any imperfection or and who are found competent, will be disability that might interfere with the offered the professorships in lien of officient discharge of his duties in any European Professors whose time may climate. Ho must pass an examina- have expired. We hope to be able to tion by a board of medical officers as

Poochow IIerald. obtain fuller details for our next issue.

to his physical fitness, and must declaro his readiness to engage for general service at home or abroad as required. On the 16th inst, we announced that These preliminary conditions being sa the Salt Monopoly in Macao had been tisfactorily fulfilled, the candidate must put up to auction on the previous day, pass an examination in-1. Anatomy and withdrawn as no offer was made. and physiology, 2. Surgery. 3. Me- Our excessively sharp contemporary the dicine, including therapeutics and the China Mail hears from a correspondcut diseases of women and children. 4. The British steamer Oceanic roports left Yokohama August 16th, at 1000, poly was knocked down on the advertical knowledge of deugs. No inform on the 20th inst., that the Salt Mono- Chemistry and pharmacy, and a prac. had very fine weather to Chapel Istised day of the auction for $7,000.ation is givou, as in the army, with As a matter of fact a second auction when the Monopoly was disposed of was held on Thursday the 18th inst., for the sum above mentioned. With a loss of $2,900 on Salt, and $17,000 on Fan-tan, to say nothing of the four hundred thousand dollars thrown away over the Wei Sing muddle, the revenue

The British steamer Glencoe reports had no S.W. monsoon across Indian Ocean; arrived at Singapore August 17th, left again same day; on the 21st, sign of a typhoon, and a falling bare experienced strong gale, with every meter. On the 22nd same weather, bar. 29.08; at 2 p.m. very heavy squalls and terrific sen from the North, Arrived at Hongkong on the 23rd at 10 am.

land, thence to this port had strong 8.3. and B. winds, with squally, dirty weather and a confused sea and southerly swell, bar. 29.68. August 18th passed M. M. steamer bound N. E. 35 miles N.E. of Towisaki. August 20th, pass- ed steamship Gaelic bound N.E. 290 miles NE of Turnabout.. 20 miles N. of Oukset, saw the steamship

Poochow bound to Hongkong.

Is it absolutely necessary that the decomposal bodies from the Govert-

ment Civil Hospital should invariably after a Coroner's Inquest be carriol along the Chino Road, one of our most public thoroughfares, at a time when very largo mber of residents are walking and enjoying a breath of

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fresh air? There are other and less frequented runtes by which these un. fortunates could be carried to their Inst resting place. In any case wo lavo a right to demand that the box used for

conveying the bo lies should be some thing capable of congealing their offensiveness. The smell which issued from one of these boxes the other afternoon was simply-horrible, and we trust the authorities will see their way tremely whit has become a cause of public complaint.

The stormship China, so well known iu Mossrs. Siemsson & Co's line from this to Canton, is, wo hear, sold to Messrs. Direks & Co., Swatov, for $10,000.-The Chinese Telegraph was completed yesterday as far as Sobchow. in ssage from tho. Futai was rocsivel by Me. Helland congratulating him on the success of the work so far.-From the North we hear that Mr. E. B.

of Macao is gradually getting so small that, unless something turns up, it will be hard work to keep the Government afloat. We have heard lately some rumours referring to the probability of Macao again becoming a busy place as the base of an extensive Emigration scheme, which has for its object the colonisation of Brazil with Chinese

cigrants. Some kind of business for this city of the dead is devoutly to be wished for; but with past experiences of the infamous coolio traffic in the "Gem of the Orient son," we are inclined to doubt the prominent part attributed to Macao by its well wishers in the proposed Brazilian Emigration schemo.

regard to the number of marks attain- these compulsory subjects candidatos able in each subject. In addition to may volunteer for oxamination in com- parativo anatomy, zoology, natural philosophy, physical geography, and botany with special reference to tho materia medica, and in French and

German. The anarks gained in these will affect the candidate's position on the list of anccessful competitors, Can- didates after passing the examination. will be sent to Haslar Hospital to un- dergo a course of practical instruction in hygiene, &c. No information has yet been published as to the nature of the course, its duration, or the quali- fications of the officers by whom it is to be given; but, as we have already said, we consider it a misfortune for the Naval Modical Department that it is to bo doprived of the valuablo in- struction hitherto given in the very efficient school at Netley. Judging by the experience of bygono days, when a profession was made of giving A. recont Pall Mall Golte says a special course of lectures at Haslar, When a member of Parliament com. we expect to find that it will prove to plains of the arduous nature of his be a delusion terminating in failure. Parliamentary duties, ho wishes it to Appended to the Instructions is a copy he understood that he has been sitting of the recently issued Order as to pay, for five or six hours at a time on the retirement, &c. As wo havo so re- groen benchos eagerly following the contly commented upon it we need not debate. As a matter of fact, what he again enter on the subject. We would has done has perhaps been just to look daly call attention to the vague man. into the House at question time, and nor in which the question of choice of the rest of tho hours he has passed in cabins is dealt with. "Cabins will be smoking, lounging, gossiping on the appropriated to medical officers accord- very admirable river terrace. Not soing to rank and duties." Some ex. a Minister with the heavy department,planation of the manner in which this and least of all so the Prime Minister. regulation is to be worked seems at Privato secretaries, no doubt, can do least advisable. We can only again wonders, but there are masses of ques- express our regret at the unsatisfactory tions which the Minister must attend manner in which this important sub- to himself, and which no secretary can ject has been treated by the Lords of do for him, Ouc of the best definitions the Admiralty in everything except the of hard work is that it consists in scale of pay and rotirement, and our deciding things. The Prime Minister belief that the conditions of the new must have a host of things, substantial Warrant will not be deemed so satis- or trivial, to decide every day, and factory as to induce a good class of this is what Mr. Gladstono has students to come forward as candidatos now to bear on his back, in addition for admission into the Department. to the little matter of the Land in the highest, Bill. No doubt in every post, even is is possible to shirk the work. But then this is just what Mr. Gladstone is famous for not The British steamer Yangtase, Cup- doing. Much work in every dupurt tain Schultze, which arrived hero from nent of life will do itself after a fashion Shanghai this morning, reports fresh if the responsible person will not insist wil from the S.W. as far as Tychow Islands, thience to Port N.E. winds

on doing it thoroughly. But the pro. sout Prime Minister has a notorious with squalls and heavy rain showors. abhorrence of letting work do itself. roached foro yesterday, as stated above,On the 22nd, at 10 am, it was blow- O the whole; then, the strain must be was the Gurutan three-masted schoonering very hard from E.N.E. with heavy tremendous, even if we leave mental Iveldrish, Captain Peterson.

SB. sea on; bar. 20.48, At 10.50 worry" out of the question. It is a.m-hove to, it now blowing a typhoon,doubtful whether any of the mon who At noon, bar. 29.4h, still blowing very are standing types of hard work hard, and wind veering round from barristers, orators, editors of nows- E.N.E. to S.E. This weather conti. papers, great merchants, authors of aned, accompanied by heavy rain great books--come near to such a strain. squalls, for some hours; at 8 pm. The worst of it is that so much of it is barometer commenced to rise, anil, puro waste, caused partly by the tom. port, where arrived at 7.30 am--Tho procedure, of the House of Commons. putting ship on her course, steered for per and spirit, and much more by the Yangisze, reports having passed in the Among the many good reasons for Shanghai river the four dismusted reform in the last of these points, not vossels soou off the Saddles by the the least woighty is that the present steamship Lido a few days ago. They systom pats such onormous pressure are two English vessels whoso namos on tho physical endurance of respon. wors not ascorbained, and the Gorbausiblo mon, and most of it without any burques Ert King and Frederick, gain at all in proportion.

The U.S. ship Pulos, Commander Forbes, Chairman of the Shanghai Groen, left this afternoon (15th) for moral Chamber of Commerce, is at Hongkong, to continue the series of obfientsin for the purpose of gotting the servations which that vessel proceeled Woosung Bar dredged, and to facilitato with whils in Shanghai: Mr. O. N. mattors he is offering to procure four Denny, United States Consul, procce to drodgers through his firm.Tho by the gol ship as far as Pouton, British brig Otto has been sold to the where be intents making a short stay, Japanese for $3,500; and the German which the unsatisfactory state of his schooner Auguste Reimers has also been transferred to the Japanese flag.-The health renders imporative.--Courier.

wrock of the Anne S. Hull fetched only Tis. 25 at auction.—Mercury.

THE strong gale which blow hard the whole of yesterday commenced to slacken shortly after seven o'clock, and with the barometer gradually rising from 29.278 at half-past three in the afteraoon natil it stood at 29.542 at 10 o'clock, it soon became apparent that the worst was over. Throughout the night a moderate breeze blew, ingreasing in violence occasionally, but dying away again, and accompanied with heavy rains, until shortly after dayligh! when the sun came out, and the wind almost entirely ceased. As we write these lines the sea is as calm as a mill-pond, and the barometer registers, 29.74. The Messagories Maritimes mail The damage done by yesterday's sternship Amazone, Captain de la storm is fortunately not of a serious Marcelle, which arrived her from character. The Victoria Recreation | Shanghai this in ruing, reports having Club has been exceptionally fortunexperienced on her pissage down, bi wether, howy gale, and low baro. ate. The landing-stage for rowing

meter. craft has been partially destroyed, and a good deal of matting blown off the bath-house, but the structure itself is comparatively uninjured. and the expense of putting every thing in good order will be but, trilling. Murray lior has apparent ly sustained no damage whatever. Peddar's Wharf has been demaded of its matshed, and a good many of the planks have been loosened and otherwise injured, and the steps on both sides, about which so much The N. O. Daily News of the 17th has been written lately, have been inst, says: -Yesterday morning three- washed away. Messrs. Douglas Lasailing vessels put into this port dismustod, and the steamer Himalaya, praik & Co.'s wharf has also suffered, which arrived from Tientsin at five and a wooden house which had been o'clock in the evening, reports passing erected on the wharf for the workmen two other vessels disinasted inside the to live in was blown down early yester-Lightship. Ono of the vessels that day morning. Three trees on the pathway behind the Cricket Club Pavilion have been torn out by the roots, and a portion of the fencing round the ground has been removed. The City Hall Museum for the week The Tehang wharf gangway has disaponding August 21st, was visited by 40 peared, and the wharf is now entirely Europeans and 683 Chinese; those surrounded by water besides having sinal numbers are accounted for by received some very rough usage.

the fact that the institution was closed The Steamboat Company's pier is

for throo days. The following articles comparatively injured, although since July 12th-7 bottles containing have been prosented to the Muscum it is covered with wreckage of vari-

anakos from Annam, by Mr. R. A. ous descriptions. The road from Rozario; 4 bird's nests, from Annam, here to the P. & O. Company's wharf by M. Seek Tsin Tsum; 1 bird's nest, has been foarfully cut up, and most of by Mr. Win, Schmidt; 2 pieces potre the Chinese shops along the whole fiod wood and sponge, by Dr. Bustlack, route bear evidence of having boon 2 tailor birds nosts, from Haiphong, flooded. The road opposito the by Captain Hamlin.

The Chinese Government recently sent instructions through the Em- bassy at Washington to the Chinese oducational commission in Hartford, Connecticut, to establish a department of telegraphy, and operations will be commenced forthwith.

The project contemplates the establishment of a governmental telegraph system, to ex- tend to all parts of the Empire, with oporators who are to be throughly in- tructed aliko in the theory and practi cal operation of the electric telegraph. It is proposed, it is said, to have the students here, in learning the art, use tho ordinary systein, and, as they are well acquainted with English, they could, in their own country, either tele graph in English and translate into Chinese, or use the proposed system of students selected for the telegraphic Chineso tolographie symbols.

class are those most advanced in their studies in this country, and who are shortly to return to Chins, There ouch one will be capable of so- ting as an instructor of classos of his countrymen. Mr. Gorshom D. Huboll who has recently resigned the position

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