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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1881.

better circumstances in their laudable

A telogram dated Londan, Septem- bar 5th, states that au ougagement be: tweon the Arabs and the French in Tanis resulted in the defeat of the sol- diors of the Republic. A second en esantor howover onded in favor of the French who ultimately occupied the important town of Iainuamet. affairs in Tanis are becoming serious is ovidenced by the news that strong reinforcements for the sout of war are embarking at Marseilles.

That

The British steamer Namoa, Captain. Westoby, from Coast Ports, reports Left Foochow 1st, Amoy 3rd, and Swatow 5th inst., and experion ced moderato southerly winds to Amoy, thence to port variable winds and calms with smooth sca. Steamers in Focchow, Agamemnon, Hassan, and Pechili, the steamship Gleniffer left same day at Amoy, Fokien, Kwantung, aud Paladin, and at Swatow, Norden, and Hardwick.

vessels lay at anchor outside the likely to lead to the permanent pros-culously low, and living is also in- The Mombers of the Hongkong Hư... ̈· roadstead, and the colony rang with perity of the city, or the ameliora expensive. In a few years, probablymane Society mustered, eight in mm- the stirring scenes of business pros-tion of its misurable inhabitants? in much less time we shall haveber, for practice yesterday evening, with perity from morning till night, year Has the Lisbon Government, or His steamers on our coast capable of tra- the apparatus. The practice was on after year with unwavering regula Majosty's representatives in Macao velling the 36 nautical miles which exceedingly good one, and reflectod rity. The centre of a populous dis- ever resolutely faced the difficulties separato Hongkong from Macao in great credit on the foxy mombers pre- trict, in close proximity to hundreds of their position, and manfully made something under two hours, which sent. Wo heartily wish to see tho So- of busy Chinese towns and villages, some kind of an effort to retrieve should affect a revolution in our style city increased in number and under within easy distance of the great tea the fallen fortunes of the place? We of living. A steamer leaving Macao undertaking. and silk district of which the mighty believe that plans have been sketched at seven in the morning, arriving in city of Canton is the centre, Macao out, proposed improvements dis-Hongkong before nine o'clock, and AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE with its manifold advantages might cussed and approved of, but nothing returning at four in the afternoon have gone on prospering in spite of has actually been accomplished. Nor would suit the convenience of nearly the dangerous rivalry of the rising is it likely that much will ever be all the merchauts and mercantile British colony of Hongkong. The donc under existing circumstances. classes. Can it be doubted that for merchants of the Holy City were The so-called representative govern- health's sake such a pleasant mode numerous and influential when the ment of Macao is purely and simply of spending the weary summer time great house of De Mello & Co. was a a military dictatorship. It is truce would be eagerly seized hold of by power in every port of China, rival that the internal affairs of the colony hundreds of our residents? This is ling in wealth and influence the

are managed, or supposed to be no idle dream. The idea has already princely firms of Jardine, Matheson managed by various councils of which been carefully considered by practical & Co. and Dent & Co. and the mag- the Governor is President, but as men, and its practicability acknow nificence of the city was faithfully His Excellency is not bound by the ledged. The introduction of stirring reficeted in the sumptuous palaces decisions of the councils, his rule is life into Macao will be one of the and stately public edifices which even practically absolfte. We have some- means of its resuscitation. Increased now boldly stand out as landmarks thing not unlike this form of Go- trade, and general properity will of a people's prosperity, monuments vernment in Hongkong, only consi- soon follow; but before this can be of a nation's disgrace. The closing derably modified. The maintenance there is a great deal to be done, and of the coolie barracoons was a death of this military government is of it is the boundon duty of the Portu- blow to Macao's hopes. Her sons course of the most costly description, guose Government to take the initia- and daughters, all who had depended and it would appear that its mission tive without further delay. for existence on her commercial is more to discriminate amongst its prosperity, emigrated to Hongkong officers in the distributions of ribbons and in time formed a mumerous and and favors, than to secure the per

It is generally believed that the work prosperous community, which still

manent stability of the colony as au

in connection with the construction of occupies a conspicuous position independent commercial port, cap-

the Corinth Canal will be begun next under the protection of the British able of supporting itself by legitimate

spring, if General Tarr's plaus are ap- trade. Nearly the entire malo

provod by the coming Geographical Congress at Venice, and ought to be Macaonese population are either sot.agrning at one o'clock.

completed in five years' time. It will diers or policemen, who are simply

bo 48 metres long and 6 metres wide. a drag on the city's resources. The

Three centuries before our era Deme. necessity for all the pop and panoply

trius Poliorcertes proposed to cut of war, which immediately strike

through the Isthmus, and the scheme the visitor on arriving in the colony,

was also taken up by Cæsar, Caligula, in the face of the wretched condition

and Nero, while in the Middle Ages of the inhabitants, is not altogether

the Venetians planned a water-way for obvious. We have been told that

the benefit of their trade. Coming unless the Government employeddon announces another disaster to the M. Virlot d'Aoust, who accompanied A tologram from America via Lou-down to the present century; in 1826 these men, they would probably Unitel Statos solliors in the Indian

the French Expedition to the Morea, starve. If such a statement has a country. The Indians of Arizona have scintilla of truth in it, we can only massacred Lient. General Carr, and energetically advocated a canal, but his say that the Government could 117 offers and men of a cavalry deject proved too expensive for the employ them in more useful, and tachment. A goueral rising of tho more remunerative work.

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Wo understand that both the trade

Meanwhile Macao was sinking lower and lower, gradually becoming the jeer and scoff of the whole world. The Lisbon Government apparently did nothing to check the downfal of the modern Gomorrah. No encourage ment was given to Portuguese trade, no inducement was offered for vessels HONGKONG, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.

to make Macao a port of call, but a line of policy was inaugurated which Our recent visit to the neighbouring could only end in commercial ruin colony of Macno enlightened us on

and social and moral disgrace. The many points affecting the present harbour, never particularly well suit- political and commercial conditioned for shipping, was permitted to go and future prospects of the Portu- to wreck and rain without a single guese settlement with which we were effort being made to prevent, an previously but imperfectly acquaint-apparent national calamity. The ed. The generally accepted idea in deposits of mud carried down from and population of Macao have in- Hongkong of the true position of the rivers were allowed to form into creased greatly within the past three Macao is undoubtedly substantially obstacles, which in a very short time years. The entire population of the correct, although there are many rendered the entrance to the harbour city and its suburbs at the end of 1878 points, and some of them of a highly impracticable for vessels of any size. reached a grand total of 68,016, of important character, which are not The silting up of the sand cons-

which 4,55 were Portuguese or Ma- thoroughly understood either by fo- tituted a barrier which practically enonese, the balance, 63,532 being reigners or the native Macacnese closed the port to foreign trade. Chiuose, and it is asserted that the themselves. Naturally as citizens of Emigration of the native Macacnose Chinese community has been largely the world, desirous of secing peace to Hongkong and other places threw added to since the census were taken. and prosperity reigning in every land, the entire business of the place The port posseses so many advan- we should be pleased to see Macao into the hands of the Chinese,tages as a trading centre, especially once more placed in an honourable who were not slow in availing position as the home of an energetic themselves of the opportunity. In and industrious race, worthy of its stead of aiding and encouraging ancient historical renown. We are commerce, the legitimate sources not much inclined to lean too much of revenue to every government, the to the sunny side of the picture, in Portuguese Government maintained fact, our prejudices, formed from se- a position of masterly inactivity, and veral years intimacy of the closest quietly allowed the colony to go to its character with the representatives of ruin on its own way. A source of the Portuguese nation in the Far revenue, not very creditable to our East, tend strongly the other way; advanced civilisation, eventually but taking a practical stand point saved Macao's independent exist based on what we have actually seen ence, at the expense of her moral ourselves, and learned from the most degradation, and when virtuous Eng reliable resources, we are strongly land closed the doors of the long- inclined to believe that the inaugu-kong gambling hells, the golden op- ration of an energetic, and sensible portunity for which the modern policy might yet resene Macao from what, with the general public, we are compelled to consider, is nothing more nor less than a moral and social degradation, due almost entirely to the apathy and indifference of the home authorities to the Settlement's welfare.

Although Macao's commercial im- portance has gradually lessened since the cession of Hongkong to the Brit- ish, it was not until after the open- ing of the Suez Canal, and the ter- rible calamities of 1874: that the colony sank to its present abject position. The abolition of the noto- rious coolie traffic and the fearful ravages on life and property com- mitted by the typhoon of 1874 of fectually stamped out what small amount of vitality then existed in the old-fashioned city, and from that date Macaencse history has been al- most a blank. It is not so many years ago since a fleet of trading

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We are informed by the Agent of the Mossagories Maritimes Co, that the sternship Paiho, carrying the Tronch mail, loft Saigon for Hongkong this

Wo hope the authorities will remove the obstruction, caused by the recout hoavy rains on the path leading from Caino Road to Robinson Rand, in the new Gardens. Such a public nuisance should not be allowed to obstruct the the road for so many days.

Indians is feared.

p.m. The

The Band of the Royal Inniskilling Pusiliors will play in the Botanic Gar- dons (weather permitting) on Friday, the 9th instant from 9 to 11 following is the programme web Aid Robin Gay,”, Overturo... Titus,"

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We hear from the Clerk of the Course

seribers will obtain all necessary infor- mation by applying to Licht. Friend, R.E., at the Hongkong Club.

that the Subscription Griffa List for the Hongkong Races of 1882 will bo finally closed on Saturday, September for the Chinese, that an era of pros-17th, at seven p.m. Intending sub perity would probably follow active measures on the part of the autho- rities to render the harbour navigable for the largest class of Chinese junks.

The-tenants of the block of houses The lately established trade between

from Chancery Lano to Caine Road Hongkong and the southern ports facing the Old Bailey, have, we learn, Haiphong, Hoihow, Pakhoi, &c., rescived noties to quit on the ground would probably materially and bene- that the buildings require immediate ficially affect the interests of Macao extensive repairs from the landlord. if the steamers running could find We sincerely hope that the proprietors safe anchorage in the harbour. The of other buildings worse than these export trade of the colony might be will follow suit. greatly extended with little difficulty, and foreign vessels only require suffi- cient inducement to make Macao a regular port of call. The revenue derived from the Fan-tan, Wai-sing, Salt, and Opium monopolies is a very large one, and if Governor Graça would ouly set aside a portion of the surplus for harbour and other im- provements, it might be safely pre- dicted that in a few years the colony would have a considerable permanent revenue from commerce, which could be relied on.

Greek Government. Plans were drawn up and concessions made in 1852, 1859, 1869 and 1870, but until tho present timo all projects have met with the

samo fato.

The Registrar-General for Scotland has sent in to the Home Secretary an interim report on the returns of the census takon last April. The popula- tion of all Scotland, including the seamon belonging to the mercantilo shipping in Scottish ports or on Scot- tish waters, amounted last April to 3,731,441 persons, of whom 1,797,592

were males and 1,986,840 fomales.

Comparison with the census numbers of 1871 shows an increase of 194,449 males and 179,974 females, or a total incronse of 374,123 porsons in ten years that is, au increase of 11.1 por cent, The population of Scotland has grown more in the last ten years than in any decennial period since 1821-31, Glasgow has increased from 491,846 in 1871 to 511,582 in 1881, OF 4 por cont.; Elinburgh from 197,593 to 228,190, or 15.43 por cent.; Duadeo from 120,721 to 142,454 or 18 per cent.; Abordeon from 88,181 to, 105,054, or 19.13 per cent.; Grenock from 59,794 to 68,897; or to 61,168, or 31.73 per cent.; an d 15.22 per cent.; Leith from 46,434 Paisley from 18,257 to 55,642, or

per cont.

15,3 city of the plain" had been waiting,

had come at last. By encouraging public vices of the very worst charac- ter, and levying heavy taxes on gambling, a large revenue, a compa- rative bed of roses, was provided for the Government, but not for the people of Macao. And so it remains still.

That there is a future still before the ancient colony we thoroughly believe. That prosperous times can. over return under the present system of government appears impossible. We have already said that a govern- ment which exists on a revenuo derived from pandering to the vices of au immoral and depraved people, is not entitled to the rospect of an enlightened world. Possibly in the case of Macao the end may justify the means, although we do not see our way to mako even that con- cession. Has the surplus revenue ever been applied for any purpose

Macuo is unquestionably the most beautiful place in the Far East, al- though her beauties have certainly faded since 1874, and are getting shabbier day after day. The climate is a delightful one, and the heat even in the hot summer months so

little felt, excepting in the middle of the day, that more impossible things than the transformation of the city from its present dead and alive cou dition to the life and excitement of a favoured resort and summer residence of our wealthier classes, have happen- de oro now. House ronts are low, ridi-

reception of the sons of His Royal The Japan Gazette stalos that the Highness the Prince of Wales, who are shortly expectail to visit Japan, has been entrusted to the Household Depart mont and the building of a banquet hall is being hastened in order to have it finished by the time their Royal Highnesses arrive in Tokio.

At the Bow Street Police Court, on

At the Colonial Banquet given by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House to the Prince of Wales, the King of the Sandwich Islands and a disting- uished company, King Kalakaua made July 27, Mr. George Lewis applied toast proposed by the Lord Mayor:

the following remarks in response to a for a summons against Mr. Charles I thank you for the kind manner in Newdegato, M.P., on a charge coming which you have proposed my health, under the old law of "maintenance," I assure you that it is vory gratifying He explained that the application arosa to me that the present Lord Mayor out of the case of Clarke v. Bradlaugh has been to our island, and has given for illegally voting in the House of Com- us a gracious sketch of the customs of mous. Mr. Newlogate had admitted the country which I rule. We have that he had in this caso guaranteed no Land Leaguers thero (laughter and Mr. Clarks all his expenses, and had choors), but we have our Liberals and paid 2001. towards the preliminary our Conservativos. I'm glad to say costs. Quoting from "Russell on Cri- that I am half between the two, or as mos," Mr. Lowis argued that those you say, goutlemen, Conservative-Li- |

actions distinctly constituted an act of beral. This boing my first visit to this. maintenance. No doubt the law on country, I assure you that I have been the point was ok, but so was that very much pleased by what I have which Mr. Nowdegate, acting through soon of the graciousness of Her Majos. Mr. Clarke, had put in motion against by tho Quson, the Prince of Wales, and. Mr. Bradlaugh. Mr. Flowers granted the rest of the Royal Family, and the the application.

many distinguished persons of this

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