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

GENERAL CHEMISTS,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1881.

We are informed by the agents, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., that the steamship Genfruin left Singaporo for this port on Friday, the 2nd inst.

It is notified in the Gazette that is

secluded gardens where Camoons, Por- tugal's greatest poet, worthy brothor of Shakespeare and Dante, composed the magnificent Lusind.

Like Rome, erstwhile mistress of Excellency the Governor has appointed the world, the might and power of the Mr, Edmundo Arthur Carvalho to be a

Portuguese nation have departed, never temporary clerk in the Colonial Scorelivo in has never suited the romantic to return. The commercial age wo

one side and written in Chinese on the other; and the men were parti- .cularly impressed with the necessity of keeping the thing quiet, and in order to further this end they were lodged in small groups all over the Colony, some living so far out in the suburbs as the Sowkewan-road. The contract bore the name of Koopman-tary's Office, schap, who will be the European al- luded to by Lau Aluk on his arrival here, and the terms of it are not al- together calculated to make oven a coolie's fortune. The men were to agree to go to San Francisco, and from thence to "a certain place (no name mentioned), to work 26 spector Matheson, made a raid upon a A party of Police, in charge of In. days a month for $30; they were to gambling-house on Saturday, and cap find their own food, houses, cloth-thred 24 Chinese, mostly domestic ser- ing, in fact everything; no mention vants in the employ of Europeans, is made of medical attendance or They were brought before the Magis. hospital accommodation, and when trate the same day and remanded. it is remembered that a certain rail-

way cost as many lives to make as sleepers were laid down on it on ac- count of the pestiferous nature of the climate, it must be conceded that these coolies are entitled to some consideration in the matter of medical attendance, when it is pretty well known they were going to work in a place where they would die by hundreds. Their destination in fact leaked out, and the consequence was that of 700 who signed the contract

called the Wauchini Club took place on The inauguration of a new club Saturday last by a ball. The dancing commenced at 9.30 and was kept up fill a very late hour by a largo com- pany numbering nearly 200.

have departed by the Oceanic left it Some of the coolies who wore to rather late before they made up their winds to remain behind, as it was only a few minutes before the vessel was cast off from the buoy that they put off their intended journey by jumping overboard.

Captain Wilkinson, arrived here this The British ship Geraldine Paget, morning from Newcastle, N.S.W., a reports:-Luft Sydney on the 20th June. Mot a typhoon on the 18th

and ruin which surrounds us in this miniaturo Babylon of the middle

ages.

surroundings may be accepted as cossions, like Chinese decorations, are evidences of grandeur. Chinese pro- absolutely, sickening in their samoness, Shakespeare said of Egypt's queen, the magnificent Cleopatra, Ago cannot

appotites they foeil, but she makes wither her, nor enstom atale Her ́infinite variety; other women eloy the

hangry where most she satisfies."

notions of this most ancient and chi. valric race. Tho. old English adago As the grand procession of Chinese is a doctrine altogether unknown' to about suiting one's self to circumstances in honor of HongKung is arranged by Lusitanian ideas. The impracticability

the various guilds, it would be impos- sible to compute the number of persons of any nation being able to exist on who took an active part, as each guild the glories of the past, rather than on is responsible for its own arrangements. the exertions and struggles of the pre. The guild system of the Chineso re- sont, has never presented itself in its sembles in many respects the Livery- thron, and we see the result in the de-old trading companies of Edinboro, proper light to our Portugueso bre. mon of the City of London, and the although a poverty of idea is painfully conspicuous in everything connectod with decorative art, which is widely different from processions at home. ropresented with the same kind of The whole of the separato guilds were carved figures, the same gaudily dres- sed men and children, the same horrid tom-toms and screeching music, the in almost every instance; in fact, a same wretched ponies, footsore or lame.

procession which took two mortal

city from early morn till dowy evo, which filled the streets of the ancient hours to pass one given spot, and

was, after the first five minutes, a long continned, sickening repetition. The most enjoyable feature apparently to lookers who crowded the line of march was a huge dragon, over fifty yards in length we should imagine, which, manipulated by about sixty men, went through a series of ludicrous antics, class, who hardly knew whether to inuch to the amusement of the coolie laugh or run away. The carving on

Lately the gem of the orient earth Portugal's patron saint, not in honour has been en fets. Not in honour of of hor gifted son Camoens, not in honour of any Lusitanian celebrity of the golden past, Macao has put on holiday attire to do honour to the Chinese god Hong Kung, and the masquors and mummers are without

from the banks of the classic Tagus descendants of the ancient warriors au exception truc sons-of-lan. The

remain quiescent in their poverty and pride, and contentedly allow the Chi. noso to enjoy themselves in the magni. erstitious bigotry, as they have already outdone them in the moro practical development of commercial enterprise.

toned for insertion, not necessarily for publication, only 107 were really taken out of the August, in lat. 11.42 N. and long ficence of the pomp and pageantry ofsup. the thousands upon thousands of on-

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Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 5TH SELTEMBER, 1881.

THE China Mail, writing on the re- cent departure of the Oceanic, com- mences with a wail about the "diffi-

culty of obtaining information from Departments," &c. It ought not to be a matter for surprise that no in- formation was forthcoming on the application of the evening print to one department, the head of which had so recently to cry-"Save me from my friends," and the Mail, pre- tending to ignore the rebuff received at the Harbour Office, says with sweet resignation Under present conditions, however, such guarded conduct on the part of a Government

port. The method of shipping these "free" emigrants was to give each coolie $2 when he signed, and $5 when he got on board, which, with

his

1810 B; the wind commencing at North and veering round to the west- ward and finishing up at the South. On the 20th in lat. 21.6 N. and long 119.42 E, experienced heavy S.W. sale with a very high cross sea: thenco weather with much rain throughout. had very light winds and unsteady On the 28th July, passed the bark Cutty Sark in lat. 8.46 N. and long 160.13 E. from Sydney to Shanghai.

describe trade as having been rather Latest advices from the Coast Parts dull for several weeks past, but now

on the eve of a revival, Swatow is

passage-money was to be deduct- ed at the rate of $5 a month after he commenced work; coolie catchers, who could bring men willing to sign, got $8 per man; and of the large number who ran away who received $2 cach, no doubt may cost $8 more, which in the total must have brought the sum dropped by the enterprising Koopmanschap to a considerable item. As to the detention, it was due entirely to the coolie shippers.adually returning to its normal con- dition, and on one day last week thore It was arranged that the men should

were no less than ten steamers in the go off to the ship from all the various port at once. wharves between Whitfeild Station and the Gas Works, in small batches of six or eight as they happened to be lodged, so as not to attract atten- tion, and it looks very much like trying to get these men out of the harbour without any examination at all; be that as it may, the detention had nothing whatever to do with the Government, as it was caused by cir- cumstances in which they had no participation.

MACAO.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Saturday Evening. "Gem of the orient earth and deep soa, Macau," thou art worthy of the highest praises divine inspiration can give theo. True thou hast fallen from tower in public estimation, until thy thy high estate, and sunk lower and

officer is not to be wondered at." After commenting at considerable length on the case of the Oceanic, The Mail says "$30 a month the Mail winds up with the observa- were awaiting them" (the coolies), tion that "it will be the fairest but there was nothing to guarantee course to all parties to reserve com- the men 30 cash; and information ment upon what at present seems to was sent from San Francisco to the be an insufficiently explained deten-effect that these "passengers," would tion of a regular line steamer." The find on their arrival at "a certain remarks of the Mail on this Oceanic place" that they had been brought business show one of two things- there on a “ chi chi pidgin. We either the writer is steeped in ignor have heard of these poor wretches wretchedness and misery have become ance touching the matter in question in times gone by cutting their other nationalities; but thy beauty still a byeword to the scornful tongues of or it is one more example that the throats with broken bottles, throw- remains, and a bright future might yet evening paper sticks at nothing in ing themselves from high places, bo before the fairest gem of the Tortu the shape of misrepresentation and and putting an end to their miser-guese crown if the prejudices and falsehood to attempt to throw able lives in any ways, but if one bigotry of that "old, old faith" which discredit upon the Government of thing is calculated to lessen this evil has done so much good, and worked this Colony by attributing the deten- more than another it is the action of such irretrievable harm to the advance tion of this steamer to the action of the Hongkong Government in re- ment of nations, could only be abolished officials. As facts which are inconfusing to recognise as bona fide free trovertible will upset all the "sup emigration the system now referred positions" set forth in the paragraph to, which is but a modified type of referred to, we will give a few.

the coolic traffic of years ago.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We learn that the Hongkong Hu. mane Society will meet for practice to-morrow, Tuesday.

The German schooner Wagrien was hauled up ou the Patent Slip at Bol- ther's Bay this forenoon.-

We

may despise the Chinese for their strange superstitions allierence to and but in spite of our antipathics wo must ignorant idolatry of ancient follies; give them credit for their perseverance, energy they invariably display in overy their generosity, and the indomitable act of life, from a rebellion against the cided malodorous operation of "chin. Emperor, to the more ignoble, and de. chining" their ancestor's bones..

very fine, but it looked frightful to see

some of the ornamental boards was

mass of

one side of the board a other a rough piece of China pine, curriously carved ivory figures, and the without even a coat of paint. The dresses were new and generally magni- ficout, but a mandarin with a splendidly embroidered silk coat, and the tattered nether garments of a chair coolie was all was intended to be glaring and too frightful to contemplate. Outside

effective, but want of a very small amount of care greatly detracted from the general tout ensemble. The various flags or banners were exceedingly pretty, and very couspienous for the artistic embroidery work. Hong Kang has been greatly honoured; his coun- trymen have been most enthusiastic, moat liberal, and decidedly enterprising in their efforts to keep his name green with the rising generation, and to per petrate his fame with becoming éclát. Good has certainly come out of their efforts, as the exodus of countless thou- sands from the many Chinese cities in the vicinity to take part in the ceremony must of necessity have benefited Macao from a commercial point of view, and given an impetus to trade which she bazaar by gas light were most effective, badly needed. The decorations in the but the grand procession, unique in its as six miles of tawdry tomfoolery. proportions, may be correctly described

The late Mr. Hong Kung was a warrior god of some renown. He was a pirate, but according to the ancient precepts of Chinese morality, pirates page of business at this port, the go. members of society. Mr. Hong Kong's At the time of the stop-wore very worthy and highly respected downs were full of merchandise of virtues were of the notorious William every description, and the action of Brennan order, that is to say, he robbed the Guild had the offect of largely re- the rich for the sole purpose of assisting ducing, although not quite oxhausting, the poor, aud like the late lamented the stock. That trade will now receive Brennan, the warrior god at last full au impetus is certain, as large orders into the hands of the authorities, but have been received from the Coast, more fortunato than the Irish highway- which will result in heavy shipments man, ho managed to escape, by the from this port for some time to come.

assistance of a duck's head, in some mysterious way which we are unable to understand, but which has since kopt that useful and nutritious bird sacred from the sumptuous menu of all Chinese feasts during the Hong Kung festival, The effect and influence which this festival has upon the minds of the Chinese will be best gathered from the following brief account of what has actually taken place in Macau during derived from authentic sources, and the the past few days. Our information result, wherever practicable, of personal present time the number of strange observation may be relied on. At the Chinese in Macao is computed by the authorities to exceed fifty thousand, evening the Hung Hang Fautan House, We learn that at 8.45 p.m. this The amount subscribed by the various in the Rax do Jogo was the scene of guilds, and the Chinese community at confusion and alarm. It appears that large for tho decorations and other while some 260 persons were engaged purposes of the festival, is said to have at the game of fours a bomb containing reached over forty thousand dollars. about 2lbs. of gunpowder was thrown The decorations are, as usual, on the by some one unknown on the counter. most magnificent (Chinese) scale. It is believed at Macao that this was a That part of Macao known to Euro- signal for a general attack; and during peans as the Fan-tan street, has been the din of confusion the gamblers ap- converted into a huge bazaar. The propriated each others stakes; mean. whole length of the thoroughfare has while the watchman at the door raised bean roofed in with matting, bang the alarm and the police soon respond. with chandeliers, and lanterns of every ed, and in a twinkling of the eye some corated with cabinets of wax or wooden conceivable shape and huo, and de- 20 policemen appeared on the spot, and were followed shortly afterwards by II. figures representing various episodes E. the Governor, the Procurador, the in the life of the warrior-god, so com- plote in every respect, that Madame Tus. other officials. The doors were imme

Commandant of the Police Force, and saud would die with envy could the ve-diately barred by the police and the norable Frenchwomen be conveniently fortune seekers were without exception transported from bustling Baker Street seniched. On the persons of two of to the classic grovos of Macao. At night these a quantity of cartridges, which when the whole of this arcado is it had the appearauco of revolver car- up with thousands of brilliant lamps, tridges, were found, and they have been the perspective is really splendid, takon into custo Wo also heard of although the narrownoss. of the street two celostials who mot their deaths at and the immense concourse of people the hauds a police constable, the par- reader locomotion and sight seeing ticulars of which are as follow:-At a pastime. The procession of course is actors committed some blander, when a dangerous and exceedingly arduous mat shed theatre, it is stated, the the grand event, and grand enough it a crowd armed with stopes commonced certainly is if magnitudo and gorgeouspelting them, when the police ontor-

in favour of a free and enlightened policy suited to the age we live in. To the student, acquainted with the mighty past, when Portugal's greatness was the theme of every nation's praise or envy, Macau's degradation is an ocean of bitterness. Gazo on/her palaces, homes of the adventurous feared and honoured, and which still spirits which made the Lusitanian name

live in the dire vista of an almost for- gotten past; wander aimlessly through the magnificcat churches, monuments of the enterprise of the Jesuit Fathers, rightly named the piousers of science from the days of Ignatius Loyala up to the present time, erected in honour of the loyal faith of their native land; meditate on the uncertainty of human fato in the towers and fortresses,

shadow over the blue waters of the now live in, which still cast a gloomy loveliest spot in the East from the far Ind to the shores of the distant Yellow Sea; droam of the almost forgotten glories of a nation's grandeur in the

It is rather more than two months ago that a Chinaman appeared in Hongkong, and he immediately set about the business which had brought him to the spot. This man, who has resided on the Pacific Coast for many years, is known in San Francisco as On Shing, and in Hongkong as Lau Aluk. From the time of his landing here, Lau Aluk has been busy in beating up coolies, and he announced shortly after he came that a Euro- pean would arrive in Hongkong and make the final arrangements for

The American ship Mary L. Stone, 'sending the coolies away. The Mail says "no contract whatever had been Captain Field, which arrived here this remnants of a different age to that wo morning from Hiogo reports :-Had a entered into." This is absolutely sovore, typhoon on the 24th ultimo, false. Lau Aluk and the man trap-On the 26th, 27th and 28th ult. expe- pers who assisted him managed to ricuced strong gales from S. W., lasting get 700 men to sign contracts; the 48 hours, since thon fine weather to contracts were printed in English on port.

Saturday's Gazette announces the re- cognition by the Governor of Dr. O. F. von Möllendorff as Vice-Consul for Germany at Hongkong.