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

AND

GENERAL CHEMISTS,

Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS, viz : SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA,

AND POTASII, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE. Deliveries in Town and Harbour from

7 AM. to 7 P.M.

Smes MEDIENE CHESTA REFITTED, PASSENGER SITS SUPPLIED.

Prompt Attention giveù to Const Orders.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,

SHANGHAL

CANTON DISPENSARY,

THE DISPENSARY,

CANTON.

Foocnow.

Notices to Subscribers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 1881.

sion that Mr. Wodehouse could ex- tract from the witness was that the falling in of the chimney stack was most extraordinary thing. Colonel Papillon refused to commit himself to any definite opinion as to the cause of the accident; he had no

feasible explanation of what was to plausible theory to advance as a

all appearance a hidden mystory; and the best idea he could give was that the brick work of the stack, being supported by timber, the tim- her might have rotted in time by the rain to which it was constantly ex- posed, although he had previously stated that the timbers appeared quite sound, and were perfectly free from white ants. We submit that this evidence is not sufficient to re- move the responsibility from the shoulders of the department whose duty it was to keep the building in a thiroughly safe condition.

It must not be imagined, that we are inferentially or otherwise, impu- ting blame or consure to any particu-| lar person or department, for what is undoubtedly a most deplorable cu- sualty. We simply, desire to have the matter thoroughly cleared up, so that if blaine attaches to any one, it

side of the paper only.

The Royal Engineering Department Correspondents are requested to forwant their umes and midresses with all communications is responsible, at least, such is our

but as evidence of good faith.

All communications should be soldressed The florongkong Telegraph," 15, Wellington

Street,

Tho two Chinese students were again brought before De. Stewart at the Police Court yesterday. No further ovidence being fortheuning, the ma gistrato said he had considered the matter, and was of opinion that he had no jurisdiction in the case. The defon- dante were consequently discharged.

Mr. P. Doyle, CB., writes :-A com. munication from a professional friend combles me to contradict your extract from the London and China Depress re the Panama Canal There is nothing new in the assortion of the anhealthi ness of a tropical elimato with a dense primeval forest. A path has been cut from sea to sun-(en rincoring parlance, occupation road) and the difficulties expected from the work actually ac- complished has given grounds for offi cial assertion that the cost of construc- tion will be considerably under that originally anticipatol.

The following note by a recent eye- witness and a gentleman well qualified to deal with the subject will be read with interest. The Ioluthurie or búcho-de-mer are so remunerative as to attract fleets of junks and prows, to comic over a great distance and at

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Wo hear, says the Shanghai Mercury, that Mr. Kolly was offered the wag- nificent suin of Tls. 2,500 for his chost- ant and brown, this morning; the highest price we ever remember to have heard of for griffins.

batting of Mr. W. do St. Croix, who quite upheld his ancient roputation; the stubborn defence exhibited by Mr. Wolseley, and the free hitting of Mr. Ritchie. Mr. Travers bowled in good form, twelve of the wickets falling to his share, and Mr. Darby, who arrived The steamship Tungarian will come round from Aberdeen, and the German lato, was also well on the "spot, "secur barque Mora will undock at Sam-shui-ig four wickots. The following is tho po this alternoon. The American bar- que lund Phimin went into tho Cosmopolitan Dook this morning, and the German steamer Olympia is booked-

for this afternoon.

At the Police Court, yesterday, the case of Corneling Connor, who was charged with ombezzling $160.92, and

deserting Her Majesty's Naval Yard

Police on the 2nd instant, was again hranght up. Soine additional evidence was taken, and the prisoner was for- mally committed for trial at the next Criminal Sessions.

Ramour has it that Kwang King Mang, the pirate at Ningpo, gained his experience in seamanship on board a foreign ship which traded to Shanghai soine years since. He then served as

an officer on the Pro Shun, and while on board distinguished himself by several acts of bravery, but some of his actions were of a questionable charac.

assures us that the pirate is the same man who served with him on board a

Score :--

THE REMAINDER. FIRST INNINGS,

0

Livut, Jane, R.A., run

eat.... Mr. A. Wilson, R.N.,

1 Travers

I Licut, E.J.Mayne, run

but........................ 5 Mr. J. J. Boll Irving,

1+

c sub Travers..... 3 Mr. A. B. Tomkins, b

Dupan

Mr. W. de St, Croix, 1

bw. Fetend......... 21 Mr. C. A. Tomes, c

3

7

Dunman, b Travers. O Mr. H. Fincham, b

Travers Mr. A. G. Stokes, b

Friend ....

J.

B. Anton, C Dunman, Priend... 0 Mr. Holliday, e and

Travers Lieut. Ratcliff, run out Mr, Walsuley, Darby.19 ↑

Captain Davidson, 1

Travor....

+

Mr. R. K. Leigh, o

Caldwell, Travers 2 Mr. H. M. Bevis, o

Dauman, b Travers o Mr. H. J. 1. Tripp, b

Travers..

2

Mr. S. S. Lowo,c Dun.

man, Travers...... 0 Mfr. R. Fraser-Smith,

not cat

.... 8

Mr. J. Hagos, o Char-

ley, Darby.....

Mr. A. J. Baston, b

Darby................ 1 Mr. H. A. Ritchle, st.

Foss,

Travers...)

.11 Captain Westoby, c

Foss, Traver ...... Mr. J. Hay, b Darby... 3

Extras

Total 101

about 11.45. De Courey Forbes and Play was resumed this morning Travers being the first to assume the attacks of Wilson and Tomes. The defensive for the Twelve, against the

wicket played much freer than was the cast yesterday, and both batsmen being

The trundling was rather loose, tho underland bowling especially being

All latiors for publication must be written on one may be saddled on the right horse Torres Strait's pearl-shell and tripau ber. A correspondent from Ningpo intent on hitting, runs came rapidly.

some risk in quest of this sea slug or worm which is hold in such high es- 100m by the Chinese gormand. The 9 heche-de-mer fisheries have received a great impotus lately from the high

which they are in request. The for. mer now realize as much as £190 per ton in London. Those fisheries

bunder for usersion, not necessarily for publication, impression gathered from Colonel Prices prevailing in the markets at ship about four years since, and he severely punished. Forbes, after a

Papillon's evidence, for all the mili- Notices to Correspondents. Subscribore who do not resave their newspaperstary buildings being kept in a tion will obligo e comunal at the that in Domestic Notices, if properly authenticated, in

by communicating with Editor.

De inserted free of charge.

thorough state of repair. Is it not therefore a rather peculiar procedure to depend solely upon the evidence, Notice to Advertisers.

as to the state of the building, Advertisements and Subscriptions which arent of the officer who is directly inter- ordre far fixed period will be continued untested in the matter? Colonel Papillon,

countermauded.

TILE

Jonghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, STI OCTOBER, 1881.

when emptied, cleaned, and scraped. weighing from 3 to 4 lbs. por pair In some few of the old shells pearl stones are found varying from oug to a dozen in number, according to size; but these finds are so precarious, fow, and far between, that employers will- ugly abandon their chances of success in this respect and allow them to go to

then bore a good character. Ho was said to be a fearless and desperate man, but his conduct was tinged with geno. "osity and a romantic sonse of bonour.

Shanghai Courier.

supply the only industrial occupation in the northernmost extremity of Anstralia, and among the heterogenous It may interest some, if not all, of nationalities to wlum they give em- our readers to learn that there are no playment may be found representatives less than 94,512 children now under- of nearly all Polynesia and the Indian going instruction in the three hundred in reply to a question from the Archipelago, and others too numerous

and eighty-six Orphan Asylums main. Coroner, expressed himself perfectly for mention. It is not, perhaps, go- tained by the Catholic Church through- satisfied that the accident was not norally nuderstood that the pearl shells out China. This statistical return is

referred to are the mother-of-pearl' in any way attributable to the re-

in accord with the fact that the num- missacss of engineering inspection. fish from 12 to 16 inches in diameter,jectionable turn-into this Christian of commore, the bi-valvos of a shell ber of admissions to use an unob. We are quite certain that the Colo-welge-like, flat, and nearly circular, denomination was 435,021 during the his opinion, but that opinion, un-

These figures are derived from a ro- nel was thoroughly conscientious in

year ended Deccinber 31st, 1880. supported by any reasonable theory

liable source; and are adduced in our or explanation as to the cause of the

columns for the rectification of public In the public interest, we beg to re- accident, is certainly not satisfactory.

opinion which may have been biassed or misled by the statistics under the same head recently promulgated by a commend that a thorough examina- tion be at once made by a competent

journal well known in the East. professional expert, who is quite in- indirectly implicated, the result of dependent of the department now

For the purpose of breeding useful the same to be laid before the Coroner draught stock, a class which has re. For the cently found a good market in England and jury this alternoon. best interests of all parties concerned, the Americans would appear to have including the Royal Engineer staff, gone to a rather strange source of this suggestion should be adopted supply. A telegram dated New York, without delay.

Aug. 25, announces the arrival there of a largo shipment of Norman horses, The produce of those with the light limbered breeds of the United States may possibly answer-they are sure to fir as

as looks go-but the Americans will find they are intro-

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the divers.

We beg to protest, and in the most emphatic manuer possible, against the miserable insufficiency ofevidence upon which, in important inquiries, Coroner's juries in this colony are called upon to return a verdict. It would appear to us that one of the most important objects of these inquiries, namely, the satisfaction to the general public of the perfectly independent character of the evidence laid before the jury, has been entire ly lost sight of. Our attention has been particularly directed to this subject by the recent inquiry into the accident at Murray Barracks, whereby a Chinese boy lost his life.! We submit to Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, the Coroner, to the gentlemen form-

LOCAL AND GENERAL. ing the jury, to the friends and re-

A regular meeting of United Service lations of the deceased boy, and to the public generally, that the evidence | Lodge, No. 1,311, will be held in Froo. at present before the court as to the mason's Hall, Zetland Street, this evon-ducing an cause of the accident is not of thating at eight o'clock precisely. Visiting independent description which the lec non scripta governing Coroners' Inquiries demands. This is a purely public question, affecting public matters of the most vital importance, and therefore we need make no apo- logy for treating it from a public stand point, altogether ignoring the private or exclusive interests which may be affected by our arguments.

element of "softness

through the blood of the Normans, not brethren will be cordially welcomed. at all lesirable in the class of animal

We would direct the attention of Scotch rosidents to the announcement, which appours in another column, inviting all those who hall from "the land of the isountain and the flood" to attend at the City Hall on Thursday next, the 13th inst., at six o'clock, for the purpose of deciding how the Annual National Festival shall be celebrated on the forthcoming St. Andrews Day.

Wo translate the following from the phemerides by the late Marques Paroi ra-On Oct. 8th, 1863, the first issue of Ta-ssi-yang-kna, a weekly journal of local and public interest, of literature arl general news, was published in

Macho. The words Ta-ssi-yang-ka, moan litorally Great realm on the Western Sea. When in the 71st cycle of Chineso chronology (1600 of

our era) Pathar Mathias Ricci first

reached Peking, on being questioned as to where he came from, his reply to the Emperor was in those words. As is well known, the whole of the Jesuits who established missions throughout China and the greater portion of Asia, originally hailed from Portugal. The maintained the national denomination Portuguese missionaries Lave always adapted by their predecessors, and into the Celestial Empire, the phrase when foreigners began to be admitted Ti-ssi-yang-kun, or as abreviated Ssi-

freely hit innings of 25, oventually fell to a woll pitched ball from Tomes, and Travers was cleverly caught by Ritchie off Wilson immediately after- wards. When our report left the scoro stood at 60 for two wickets, Duman and Charley in possession and well set.

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The Messageries Maritimes steam- ship Studh, Captain Loquerré, from Marseilles, with the London Mail of the Suez, Aden, Point de Galle, Singapore, 2nd September, via Naples, Port Said, and Saigon, arrived here yesterday. The following telegrains are taken from the Straits Times Extra

Now York, 15th Sept.---The Wash- ington Agricultural Bureau's monthly report states the average condition of crop of ton Cotton States at 72 per cant. in consoquence of the drought.

Tonis, 10th Sept.-Owing to the aqueduct which supplied water here having been entirely cut off by the Arabs, the supply of drinking water is now exhausted. It is reported that the Bey intends to abdicate. Tho Franch Cap at Zaghowan is still sar- rounded by the Arabs and severe fighte ing contiunes. The Arabs had made repeated attacks to carry the Camp, but were repulsed.

London, 16th Sept.-According to the decision of the meeting of cotton spinners held at Manchester of the 13th lustaut, the closing of Cotton Mills is being proceeded with.

The convention of the Land League held at Dublin yesterday mulopted a re- solution that the league will never ac- imprisoned under the Coercion Act aro cept the Land Act until those persons

released.

Tuuis, 16th Sept.-The aqueduct which the Arabs lately cut has been repaired.

St. Petersburg, 16th Sept.-The

speci-Trans-Caspian Railway bas been com

(Western Sea) was always ally used by the Chinese to designate the colonists of Anca .

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

now finding favour in the eyes of deal ers in England, and recently imported in large numbers from the other side of the Atlantic. These horses have sold at remunerative prices to the ship pers, and are of a description which is usually called upon to do a good day's work and do it every day. The tole. gram says: The steamship City of Limerick arrived to-day, having on The only evidence of the slightest

board 211 Norman horses, the largest shipment ever made by any one vessel, consequence laid before the jury,

An inquest, was held at the. Govern. | which are consigned to M. W. Dunham, affecting in the faintest degree the

FIRST TWELVE V. THE REMAINDER. ment Civil Hospital yesterday after- of Wayne, Illinois. There aro 97 stal- actual cause of the accident, was

11000 before Mr. II. E. Wodehouse,lions, 50 mares, and 69 one-year-old' This, the first match of the season, that of Colonel Papillon, command-Coroner, and a jury composed of colts. Among the stallions are a num- was commenced yesterday afternoon ing the Royal Engineers in this Mossrs. C. W. Richards, J. Hay, and ber of prize-winners in the third class. in the presence of a fair number of colony.

The most hyper-critical Jorge, on the boily of a Chinese Great interest has been manifested by spectators. The weather although grumbler in the world could not find woman, named Ho Atai. Dr. Marques horsemen throughout the country over rather sultry was not unfavorable for fault with the manner in which the gave evidence to the effect that he had the announcement of this large iimpor-ericket, the absence of tho BUD gallant Colonel-gave his evidence, examined the body of the deceased, anttation of Norman stock. During the proving a great-advantago. An excel. nor with the nature of his deposi- found that it showed all the external voyage three horses and one colt diod. lent pitch had boon selected, and care tions-so far as they went. But as signs of opium poisoning. He believed The shipment of Percheron Norman fully preparod under the superinten Colonel Papillon although pressed that death had been caused by an over- horses arriving to«lay is being unload dance of the ubiquitous "Olo Man, by the Coroner with a persistency dose of opium. The husband of theed upon barges of the New York Con- who appears to get younger every rare in Hongkong, and which does woman adinitted that he had a quarrel tral Railway, and will leave by a spe.

year he lives. The Twelve obtained a that officer great credit,-could not with the doceased about somo ducks

decided advantage by sending their give the slightest idea, although he and cakes, his mother-in-law figuring

opponents first to the wickets, as the had examined the scene of the acci- prominently in the disputo; but ho

ground, owing to recout rains, played could not explain why his wifo should

"dead," thus rendering run getting a dent, and the débris of the portion have taken the opium-Inspector

work of some difficulty, and giving the of the building which had fallen in, Matheson stated that his investigations

howlors a favorable opportunity of dis as to the cause of the collapse of the lod him to believe that the woman had

tinguishing themselves early in the sea- chimney stack, it seems to us that poisoned herself on account of a quar.

son. The cricket exhibited during the his professional opinions do not go rol with her husband-The Coroner

afternoon was on the whole rather slow, quite far enough to satisfy an inte- summed up and the jury roturned a

the only noteworthy features in the in- fested public. The utmost admis- verdict of felo-de-ss.

nings of the twenty-four being the fiue

cial train, thirty cars, at noon. tho 26th, for Wayne county, Illinois. The ship ment is said to be ono-tenth of all the horses imported from Franco uring the past 45 years, one third of all, hav. ing boon imported by Mr. Dunham, The stormship Oity of Limerick was chartered in May last and specially fitted out in London to carry this great onsigmont of Percherou Norman corses to the United States.

plated as far as Kysilarvat.

London, 17th Sept.-At an influen- tial meeting of cotton manufacturers yesterday, it was resolved to arrauge to work three days a week only for one month.

Constantinople, 17th Sept.-The Ambassadors of the Great Powers have severally presented a collective note to the Porte urging the despatch of a commission of reform to Armenia.

London, 18th September.-The Land Loague Convention_at_Dublin closed yesterday. The greatest unani- mity and enthusiasm prevailed. The toue of the meeting throughout was violently anti-English, and it was re- solved to affiliate the agricultural labourers' agitation in Ireland with the Land Loagas, and to protect Irish in- dustries against the English.

Paris, 18th September.-M. Roustan who lately arrived from Tunis, has held a conference with the Fronch Ministry.

Tunis, 18th Septombor.---The Araba · are still showing activity, frequent skirmishes taking place with tho French troops.