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Why should they study here in order to go to Portugal and fight their way out there? Is this practical? Who will pay their expenses? Who guarantees their success.abroad ? 1

Any one acquainted with the poou- liar position of Macao can see that the

only chance of getting a livelihood is by foreign commerce. Scores of Macao young mon are leading a very prae- tical, and contentod life in Hongkong, at Canton, at the Treaty Ports, in Japan, at Bangkok and Singapore. Their salaries as clerks, are often double that of a Portuguese lawyer in Macao, treble, that of a Government clerk; they live better and longer than they would do at home; they have ample opportunities for laying up a trifle for a rainy day, and some of them have already turned out successful merchants and speculators, and respect ed fathers of large and well educated

families. They preferred a profes. sional education and a practical life, to the poverty-stricken glory of scientific attainments; and they are reaping their well earned reward in happy con tontment.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1881.

keeping watch-was fast asloop. Cap- tain Simmons was a little pained, but not at all angry, and his pain was fur- ther increased when he found that not only were all the ordinary soamen asleep, but that the mato, the look-out, and even the man at the wheel shu-

bored also. The captain saw that they must be taught not to sleep, but ho also thought that tho lesson might be gently enforced so--the New York Times declares-he carefully and quietly unscrewed the brass plate by which the wheel was attached to the tiller, nushipped the wheel, and placed it in one of the small boats. Thon, having avoidot waking any- body, he aroused the cabin boy, and instracted him to climb to the end of the lying jibboom and sing out, as if from a vessel close under the bows of the Senator, "Hard aport or you'll run as down." The boy performed his task with much energy, the loak-

out took up the cry, the mato echoed it,

and tho anh..ppy man who would have been at the wheel had there only been a wheel to be at, was, it is sail, filled with horror at the thought that he was Now the Lycenia system of education again a victim to delirium tremms. is entirely based on ideal principles. Thereupon, rising with calm dirnity, No profession is aimed at, but that of the captain proceeded to explain a literary career, Years are wastedLet me now tall you what this means," in the useless study of Latin, Greok, and Mathematics, the classics and philoso phy, when money is scarce and there is no chance of appeasing the cravings of hunger by mental abstraction. Sciences are very good where they are required; but to tell a youth of Macao, that he should spend his precious time in studying ornamental subjects, when he is positively sure that his only

means of subsistence is a commercial or an industrial business career, is

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parent to all sensible men. Still, there undoubtedly influential promoters of this Macao Lyceum When they see their project fall to the ground, on applying to it a practical test, they appeal to another argument in their favour; the Law. According to the Educational Laws thore must be a Government Lyceum in every Colony, and according to clause of that law, so recent as 1870, the teachers must be Portuguese sub. jects, foreigners being rigidly excluded. When the new law was passed, the Jesuit teachore of St. Joseph's, being foreigners, had to resign and leave the colony. Then, the same law that ex. pelled them installed Padre Carvalho and others; a Lyceum was formed, but where is it now? Have they been able to carry out the law? Who cared for Lyceum instruction? Where are the classical scholars, the rheto ricians, the logicians and metaphy sicians of that golden age of Lyceum education? Alas! the majority of them are soldiers; a few of them have been able to get into fourth-class clorkships in the government departments and the civil service; others are penniless, doing the gentlemen at large, without the slightest knowledge of practical arithmetic, unable to write two lines. in any foreign language, without the faintest idea of commerce or industry, without patience, and without hope.

he began, but the mato, in terrified accents, exclaimed that thore was a vossal just aheal, and it was im. possible to port the helin bocause the wheel was missing. The ex- cellent captain smiled. perceive, Mr. Saith, ho said, "the danger of sleeping on duty. there been a vessel ahead of us we might have had a collision while you

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and the look-out and the man at the wheel wero all asleep. You find that a ship without a wheel is in a dangerous edition. So it is; but she is in an equally dangerous position when the afficer of the deck and everybody olse is asleep. I unshipped the whool in order to give you a lesson that would appeal forcibly to you and leave an impression." Still the voices of the cabin boy and the look-out were raised in loud warning, and just as the captain was omphasising the moral he was powerfully interrupted by a crash; and it was found to late that the vessel, whose proximity Captain Simmons had imagined, was there in reality. The Senator struck, and went down in about ten minutes, just giving time to save all han Is but the underwriters refused to pay, on the ground that the wheel had been purposely unshipped by the responsible officer, and the conduct of the owners pained the captain very much. The beauty of his practical lesson was entirely lost upon them.

QUEENSLAND PEARL FISHERIES

From a report recently issued on the pearl fisheries of Queenslan l, by Lieut. de Hoghton, of Her Majesty's ship Beagle, wo learn that 11 firms are engaged in the trade in Torres Straits, of whom ten have their head-quarters at Sydey, employing nearly 103 boats in the work. The amount of pearl-shell exported in 1878 was 410 tons, va- So much for the practical results of nod at from £31,000 to £70,00), The the boasted Lyceum system ofeducation price of the shall fluctuates a goldeni, guaged by past experiences. By what ranging between 12 aal £280 per unknown means can any other result on. Tae dirers principally consist of be looked for, considering the actual Kanikas, Mariss, and Malays, only condition of Macdo, and remembering se 20 white men being engagel the commercial age we live in? If in the operations, with a few Australian our government will not encourage blacks. Generally speaking, the divers. foreign trade in this colony, there should at least be no obstacles thrown in the way of our youth being educated sufficiently to enable them to earn an honorable position elsewhere, Tmust, however, draw this communication to a close, but will forward you further particulars at an early date,

AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.

make an excellent thing of it, their caraing saliom being less than £200 a year, while in very good years, such as 1878, they have been known to make £310 each. Although there are a good number of sharks in these sous, the loss of life on the part of the pearl fishers is very small, averaging about two per annum; and it is a curious fact that the sharks almost always boat a retreat as soon as the fishing operations. commence.-Times.

At a fancy dress ball in Paris ro cantly, a lady was soon in a very low. bodied dress of groen gauze. She was politely asked by A gentleman what

LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE, Wednesday, September 28th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M.

Stock Exchange business still ro- tion in Steamboats was completed yes- mains quiet. A rather large transac-

day after noon, one lot of 100 shares changing hands at 24 por share pre- mium; but there are still offers to sell at 25 without leading to furth or transfors. Hougkong Fires have also been dabbled in, and a few sales wore also booked yostorday first at 975, and afterwards at 977; the stock now being on offer at tho old price 930 per share. We traced a few Chinose Insurance Shares which were placed this morning at 300. Docks are rather firmer this morning than they have been of late, notwithstanding that the business actually transacted has been of the most-meagre character. A small number of shares have chang- ed hunds at 41, and the supply at that rate is for the present exhausted, al- though offers to purchase at 42 would

The loss of the good ship Senator as detailed by the New York Times, points- a series of useful morals suitable for various circumstances, and has the still further advantage of being in itself entertaining. The vessel was under the command of a Captain Simmons, a she personated. The sea, Monsieur." "model of gentleness and amiability," At low tide, then, Madimo.”

who seems to have much in common One day at rehearsal Emily Soldeno with another seafaring personage nam missed hor husband, whom she wanted od Corcoran. One night, when the to go and hunt up some props. Senator was sailing with comparative "Where can he have got to," criod the smoothness in the neighbourhood of lady, to Stella. Mon Diou, par'aps the lino, Captain Simmoua went on you 'ave swallow cum," rejoined that, deck, and the first man he came across lady. That night they fought in roal

a man who was supposed to be earnest in Madame Angot,”

on a

more Ox-

leul to business tensive scale. at 112 per share, and Banks re- mair nominally at the old figure 112 per cent premiura. Sugars are also offered at 161 without inducing bo- lovers in this stock to invost, and it would appear that a lower figure will have to be quoted before many ex- tensive transactions can be chronicled. As a large number of shares of diffe. rent companies have to be taken up at the end of the present month, we may possibly have to record a good deal of substantial business during the next few days, although there aro at present no indications of any important move- ments. The annexed quotations will explain the positions occupied by tho various stocks not alluded to above.

Hotels' are quiet

Shares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation Shares-112 per cont. premium, Sellers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-

$1,675 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's

Shares-$1,600 per share. North China Insurance Company-Ts.

1,125 per share, Yungtsze Insurance Association--Tis.

880 per share. Chinose Insurance Company, -$300

per share, sales. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-

Tis. 150 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company

Shares- $98) per share, Sellers. Chian Fire Insurance Compay's Shares

-$285 per share, Sales. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com-

pany's Sharos- 42% premium, Sellers.

Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam

boat Company's Shares-$25 por share premiam, Sallora. China Coast Stoun Navigation Com

pany-la. 162 per share.

Hongkong Gas Company's Shares—

$85 par share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares→→

$112 per share, Buyers. China Sagar Refining Company, Li-

nited-161 per share, Sellers. China Sugar Relining Company (Da-

beatures)-3 per cent premium. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-

$1274 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company

Limited-$50 per share. Chinese Imperial Governmont Loan

Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878-1 promium, Ex Int.

of 1891–3 % premium.

Exchange.

On LONDON,--

38

Bank Bills, T.T., Bauk Bills, at 30 days' sight, 318 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3/8 Credits, at 4 months' sight,... 39 Documentary Bills, at 4

months' sight,

On PARIS,---

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Sept. 27, Geelong, British steamer, 1,139, W. J. Wobbor, Bombay 7th Sopt., and Singapore 21st, "Gon- oral.-P. & O. S, N, Co. Sept. 27, Altontower, British steamor,

1,611, Murray, Londou 9th Aug, and Singapore 21st Sept., Gonoral. -Russell & Co.

Sept. 28, Norden, Danish steamer, 778, P. Rasmussen, Swatow 27th Sept., General.-Siemssen & Co.

DEPARTURES.

for Canton.

Supt. 27, Yangtze, British steamer, Sept. 27, Hesperia, German steamer,

for Singapore.

Sept. 27, Humboldt, German bark, for

Nowchwang.

for Cantou.

Sept. 27, Hardwick, British steamer, Sept. 28, Hailong, British steamer,

+

for Taiwanfoo, &c. Sept. 23, Actie, Danish steamer, for

Manila.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Altontower, British steamer, from Singapore, &c., 150 Chinose.

Por Geelong, British steamer, from Bombay, &c., 176 Chigose.

Per Norden, Danish steamer, from Swatow, 418 Chinese,

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamor Geelong, from Bombay, &c., roports light variable

winds and fine weather.

MAILS.

The following mails will close:- To-day, 28th September,

For Swatow, Amoy and Poochow, por

Kwangtung, at 5 p.in.

For Hai- phong, per Himalaya, at 4.30p.m. For Shanghai, per Amoy, at 3.30. p.m. For Singapore, por Norden, at 5 p.m.

To-morrow, 29th September,-

For Foochow, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, &c., por Meath, at 11,30 an. For Saigon, per Quinta,

at 3.30 p.m.

For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Town. sville, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Syd- ney and Melbourne, per Brisbane, at 3.30 p.m. For Swatow, per Miramar, at 3.30 p.m.

On Friday, 30th September,~

For Japau, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Pera, &c., per Belgic, at 2.30 p.. For Kobe and Yokohama, por Taka- sago Maru, at 5

p.in. On Monday, 3rd October,-

For the United Kingdom and Eu- rope via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Mirzapore; printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 3 p.m. On Wednesday, 5th October,---

For Nagasaki and Yokohama, per

Malacca, at 11,30 a.m. On Thursday, 6th October,----

For the United Kingdom and Eu- rope, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bur- nah, Ceylon, the Aastralasian Colonies, Pondichery, Madras, Cal- cutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, par Paiho, for printed matter at 10 a.m., and letters at 11 a.m.

The latest enterprise in popular ad- vertising is thus alluded to by our well known contemporary Truth-In the present ago, originality in devising ad- vertisements is at a high premium, but I have not for a long time come across anything to equal the ingenuity of a certain City tailor, who gives out in a weekly contemporary that, "Having witnessed the struggle in which Mr. Bradlangh's coat was unfortunately tora," he will be glad to "replace the samo," if that gentleman will "honour him with a call." This advertisement is headed, in largo capitals, "Mr. Bradlaugh," and therefore at onco at- tracts the oye. Whether this ingonious tailor really expects the junior member for Northampton to "favour" him or not, I, of course, cannot say; but such 724 enterprise is almost deserving of a re- 781 | ward.

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Bank Bills; on demand, ......4.65 Credits, at 4 months' sight, ...4.77 On BOMBAY,

Bank, T.T., Ou CALCUTTA,-- Bank, T.T., On SHANGHAI,----

Bank, T.T., Private, 30 days' sight,

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MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co. GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &o. AVE FOR SALE,

HAVE

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Groceries.

Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House- hold Stores.

John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House- hold Stores.

American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philippo

& Canaud's PATES &c.,

OHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S

FRUITS in juice.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &c.

Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHE." HEIDSIO & Co.'s MO- NOPOLE, pts. and qts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET.

MUMM'S (JULES) CHAMPAGNE

pts. and qts.

NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY,

pts, and qts.

EXTRA SEC, quarts. Charles Heidsiecks's WHITE SEAL, pts. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and gts. Theophile Roe- derer & Co.'s VERZENAY MOUSSEUX, pts. and qts.

Krug's CHAMPAGNE, pts. and qts.

OUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT- EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pints,

and quarts. ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarts, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒŒUF (Chateau), pluts and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adet's),

pints and quarts.

CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID CLARET.

St. JULIEN, &c., &c. Breakfast Claret.

Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau

milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-.

berger Cabinet, Radesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Co.'s Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunt's Port.

Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c. 1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy,

Cutler Palmer & Co.'s

Brandy, Rouyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy,

1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recommended, Kinalan's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendoo Whisky AVE Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom

Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouracoa pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,

&c.,

&C.,

&c.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and Saunders, pints and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E& J. Burko, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and "PORTER, by

the Gallon.

Fine ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads

Zrated Waters. SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER.

SARSAPARILLA,

&e., &c., &c.

The Finest Stocks of CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS, VEQUEROS,

&ci

&C., "PERFECTION" All Specially Selectod. EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.

STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.

"Franklin Square" Library,

"Seaside" Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series,

French Novels.

Medical Works.

School Books.

Presentation Books.

Works of reference &c. Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturers the best

and Cheapest in Hongkong, Special orders in this line exduted on

vory moderate terms... Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped.

Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Office requisites

of every description. Milnor's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed

Boxes, Brnah ware. Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware. Buildor's Hardware material, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition.

Sailmaking and Rigging promptly OxG¬

.ented.