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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1881.

light on the milyon throwing be oncroached upon and their staff of but I cannot soo how they can possibly worthy Hongkong contemporary the party spirit whja rulespotism and teachers kept free from interference. avoid obedience to a decroo of the Press, is most

here, you may be sure the public ill soon get en lightened as to nctual state of af- fairs, and come to understand how they aro being snubbed and held down by the present Governmental party. As you are aware, the Macao people are going to cleet a Deputy for the Lisbon Cortes. Puor misguided people i they had mueli hefter" "elect a devil. His Satanic Majesty would be mero shrewd than any Portuguese legislator in see. ing his way through the Rua do Jogo, and more effective in making the croupier contribute towards the ex- chequer of our essentially moral (?) Government.

You know I have some slight in. fluence with the Lisbon Press I In tend therefore to translate your leader into Portuguese and send it to the Jornal dus Colonias. Macno grievances must be heard at Lisbon, or they will nover be redressed. The Deputy, judg ing from the description of men sent there during the pist 30 years, and their public acts, is of not the slightest use at Lisbon. Having lived for a

superior

consistently conflict-

They say that the captain asked one of the crew, a very big man, to do some work, which, being tea time, and he being sick, he refused to do. The Captain "wont for " him and got the worst of the scuffle. The chiof mate

court without stultifying ing." This was not agreed to, and of course a great deal of bad fooling and mutual themselves to an extent which would not be approved of by, nor receive the suspicion have existed ever since between the opposing parties both hore concurrence of, the Lisbon Government. and at home; with the common result Whatever may have been the domestic differences between the members of in all similar cases where cloricâls are concerned, that gross and exaggerated the Do Mollo family there can be charges of the most ridiculous discrip. little doubt that the Baroness do Cer-aided and got more than he wanted, tion against each other have been inado cal is fairly entitled to all the protection and then the Captain wont to his cabin by both parties. Supporters of the the laws of her country can give and brought forth a revolver, the crew Commercial School assort that the Go-hor, and she has many powerful scoing which, told him he should not use it and tried to take it away, when vernment or Clerical party are jealous friends bath here and at home who are of the success attained by this semi-preparel to defend her interest against the Captain shot one man in the hand, the Government or anybody else, and another in the leg and then jumped independent establishment; and further that it is not Government policy to moreover who have sufficient inllonce overboard, and that one of the crew to make their voices lourd at the Lisboa rescued him. Which latter is a false- encourage the youth of Macao in re- coiving a superior kind of education Cortes, if need be, in defence of her hood, I am reliably informed, as Pilot Hoare was the hero. All the crew likely to give them a chance of rights. That the old place is worth

were entertained by Major Watson at working ahead in life, as they would fifty or sixty thousand dollars to the then soon be deprived of the necessary Macao Government, considering the the Police Guard last night.-More materials for the National Battalion. amount realised by the sale of the old Custom Hruse, sooms certain, and we No doubt the National Battalion is an

can hardly doubt that His Excellency a hmirable institution in its way, to use

the Governor will see the wisdom and your own very appropriato phraso, a convenient refugo for the destitute, and justice of behaving with dignity and it is true enough that a vast number of liberality to a family, which, in past the young soldiers were at one time years, dosoevad wall of the colony. pupils of Padro Carvalho, and received Thors will also be a good deal of dith.

anon.

Monday, 12th Sept.

Re tho. Anna Bertha mutiny, appa rontly so far, only some proliminary dis. positions have beon taken at the Gor-

man Consulate. The trial is to come off to-morrow, Tuesday, I am informed now. From the fact that the Chinese crew wanted to go to the Consulate

number of years in the Portuguese the benefits of a Lycon cincation. | culty in connection with proportios and state their grievancos, and that the

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It has been said in some quarters that the Portuguese have a direct interest in keeping their Macao subjects in the dark as far as possible, so as to prevent their competing with any prospects of success for the higher appointments in the Government ser- vice; but this is mere hearsay. Those who side with Padre Carvalho object to the Commercial School on the some what peculiar grounds that it is detri rental to the interests of the colony because it gives the young men an in- ducenient to leave for other parts for more lucrativo employment embuing them with English ideas, and teaching them to scorn their mother country. This information is merely the general gossip of the place, but I will make inquiries, and send you reliable parti culars of the whole business in the course of a few days. I believe it is certain that the amalgamation of the Commercial School with the proposed Lyceum has been definitely decided où; but under what terms and condi- tions I am unable at present to say with any degree of authority.

capital, and "during that period with Their general ignoranea, however, out- every opportunity of becoming ac-sidavory linito i margin, reflects little quainted with the nation's politics, I erelit either on the reverend Paire or am thoroughly convince that the De- the Lyceum system le so strongly al. puty for Macio is a onentity in the vocates. Cortes, no matter who he may be. The entire administration of the Portuguese colonial possessions, and especially of Macao, of Fan-tan notoriety, is in the hanels of the Ministro da Marinha, who in bis turo is inflameed in everything le does by the despatches and infor- mation received from the various go. vernors. It is likely enough, however, that if Macao sent to the Cortes an in. dependent representative, gifted with talents and energy sufficient to enable him effectively to advocate the cause of his constituents and the interests of the calony, and possessor of enough moral rectitude to despise the rib. bons and other marks of ministerial favour, something might be done to save the colony from utter rain. Their Scarnichias and Dr. Lucios are merely government attachés, willing to side with the wind whichever way it blows, and, as a consequence, they are quite unable to make any real effort to stom the current of militarism and centrali sation. Your suggestion that a native of Macao would be the most fitting re-

Fan-tan flourishes apace, and the presentative of the colony's interests in the Lisbon parliament will commend lessees of the monopoly are said to have itself to the favourable consideration of notted a big haul during the long the intelligent portion of our commu-Kung festivities. I worshipped at the uiti, and had the matter been thought shrine the other evening, and was of earlier it is tnost proboble that lucky enough to strike fan three times neither Senhor Searnichia or Dr. Lucio running; but as you know my invest- da Silva would have been elected. The ments are on the most diminutivo apathetic character of our people will scale, and are mule more for curiosity be readily understood, when we re-than for any idea of successfully member that until the most effective "backing against the tiger." and most practical means for gaining much needed reforms were suggested from an outsile sonrue, namely the leading article in the Hongkong Tele- graph, not a single native of Macao ever seriously thought of this solution of their difficulties.

The air is filled with various dis

quieting rumours. It is said that black-robod influence has proved too much for the Governor of Timor. His differences with a certain holy father having been referred to Lisbon, His Excellency, 80 rumour says, has been With regard to your inquiries re-superseded by telegram, and ordered specting the Education question, I will home by first opportunity. It is also endeavour to obtain the particulars you reported that news have arrived from ask for, and forward them at an early home to the effect that a new Chief date. As you know we have here, Justice has left Lisbon for Macao on a under the auspices of a sort of limited special mission to investigate the whole liability company, an educational insti- proceedings in connection with the Wei tation called the Commercial School. Sing difficulty. If such bathe ess This seminary has the credit of being some startling disclosures may be look- well conducted, and has done gooded for, unless the learned gentleman is service in the cause of Education. In

bolonging to this estate which were sold, an illegally sold, ta private in- dividuals. Of course the purchasers will have to give up possession, receiv- ing back thoir purchase-nonoy, This should prove beneficial to the interests of the family, as the properties were disposed of it about a third of their actual valac, and would now realiso a As the Baroness do handsome sum. Corcal and her children reside in Hongkong, where she has many sym- pathisers, I think this latest intelli- genes will givo much satisfaction in your colony. It will also show the Macao Government that any stops they may take in this business will receive careful but foarless criticism and wide spread publicity at your hands.

MUTENY ON BOARD THE "ANNA

BERTHA" AT NINGPO.

The following account of a serious mutiny on board the German barque Anna Bertha is taken from the Shang- hai Mercury :-

captain would not allow them to, also from the circumstance that though they got possession of the loaded revolver they did not discharge it at either the captain or mate, sympathy rather ran with than against them, until on Satur- day, a quantity of arms, etc., were seized by the . M. Castorns in the fora hold of the ship. This latter disclosure, however, has rather reversed the tables, and they are viewed as an ill-intonding lot, if only it should have become worth their whilo. Fortunately for the ends of justice, a Customs officer was on board at the time of the mutiny, and on his evidence doubtless, the true facts of the case will be elucidated and a perfectly just vordiet found. The woun- ded Celestial sailors are progressing favourably, though it is feared that man whose hand was mutilated by the ball, will probably never recover the proper use ofit; the bullet was clean cut, wedge shape, by its passage in between two bones (which were smashed) of the back of the hand. The ball extracted rom the leg of the other man, had not. fouched bone, but was within an ace of tsevering the main artery of the leg The balls were not large ones by any means. Opinion seems to condemn the captain for not allowing the men to go to the Consulate when they wanted to.

Ningpo, Sept. 9th, 1881. I write in haste to let you know that a muting of a serious character is reported to have occurred on board the Anna Bertha, which arrived yesterday from Keelung, with a cargo of coal, consig ned to Mr. Moses, I believe. This vessel flies the German flag, and the crow is, on dit, rather a rough Chinese one. No particulars of the affair have got about yet, oxcopt that swords, pistols and knives were all called into requisi tion in the scuffling. Ono man was wounded with a sword and another was shot through the hand, our Polios forco and their energetic Majorare, they say, quite delighted at being able to "show-leave the ship; the Captain refused; up." The snipe may get a rest" now if ¡ILM's Vies-Consul rots a caso on.

September 19th.

Of the tragedy onacted yesterday en plein jour (within 39 yards of the British Consul's windows, and almost at the foot of the garden of Pilot Hoare's house, for such was the posi- tion in which the Anna Berth was and is lying) a clear hoaring will be given to-day at the German Consulate.

The Captain, it is said, was about to leave for Shanghai, but his crow said he could not go unless he paid them more wages in advance, hence the row arose. The mate, I believe, seeing that the Captain had taken up arins also armod himself with a sword, with which he did some harmless execution, but the Captain had to jump overboard and the crow following him in a sam- pan and struck him down every time he came to the surface.

The Captain has been rather severely maule and may congratulato himself on being alive' to give his evidenco, and let us hope, a life-long gratitude squared" beforehand. Another rato Mr. Pilot Hoare who, poresiving a priest-ridden hot-bed of rampant bi-mour to the effect that Governor Grapa from his windows what was going on, gotry like Macao, any independent has received his couge, and that Senhor sprang into his sampan and was just in titution for the instruction of the Vasco Guedes will succeed His Exoel- time to rescue him from a watory and rising generation could not fail to meet loncy as Governor of Macao has boen bloody grave. opposition from the clerical party. It current in the colony.

The long continued dispute as to the has been recently reported that the Portugueso Government, at the insti- legality of the sale of the Do Cereal gation of the priesthood, havo proposod Palace to the Macao Government to the Directors of the Commercial appours at last to have been finally School some schemo of amalgamation settled. It will be remembered that with an intendol Lyceum or, Public the palace was sold to the Government School, and tho matter is still under at the ridiculously low figure of $20,000 consideration. On dit that Padre Car- (it cost, if I am not mistaken, over vallo, the scheming and ambitions $80,000 to build) and that the Baroness prelate who is said to covet the mitre do Coreal protested on behalf of horself of our ancient city, originated at and children against the legality of the Lisbon carly this year, a sort of com sale. The mutter, after going through mittee for re-organising St. Joseph's the Macao Courts, was finally referred Seminary, and wrote to the Directors to the Supreme Court of Goa, which of the Commercial School soliciting is the highest Portuguese tribunal them to join the intended Lyceum. | in Asia, and it is now said that tho Those gentlemen could not soe their judgmont came by the last English way to disorganising their own success-mail, and is in favour of the Baroness. ful institution unless Government would It is difficult to say how our Govern- guarantee that their funds would not ment will act under the circumstancos,

Dr. White, of Chiukiang, who hap pens to be hero on passage at the mo- ment, is to assist our medico in extract- ing the bullets this afternoon.

[Captain Krauso arrived here yester. day by the Kiangteen. In the attack upon him be lost a Chinese bank order for $1,200, a pocket book, and his watch. It is expected that the German Consul General will send a deputy to try the case. The sailors had a month advance paid to them at Amoy, they had served 20 days, and wanted to

and one man struck him in the face; this was the origin of the row. The German Consul at Ninpgo wanted the Taotai to sit in the case to which Cap- tain Krauso demurred.-ED. S.M.]

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Particulars of the official investiga.

What is a swell?-A professor of tion are not yet known.

The native version of the affair dif-music, who pretends to know every- fors considerable from that of the fo- thing about the science, while he can- reigners, or, to use the words of your not conceal his ignorance,

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