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boys about eight or ten years of age. Thoso are the sons of Tartar soldiers, and I un- derstand, apprentices to the business. One monoavro of those lade was as well executed as it was possible for it to bo. They were formed up in the shape of the letter X, and after whooling some time and being suddenly halted the formation was as porfoot as when they started. They were carrying small gingalls, one of which unfortunately burst, smashing the little follow's hand, and he was carried off the

field. The troops had retired meantime, to prepare for the execution of the next item. At the extreme end of the ground. and opposite tho Viceroy's tent, a large arrangement of canvas was now hoisted, about 20 feet high and 300 feet long, made and coloured to imitate a city wall and gatos. At a given signal the gates opened, and the 4,500 men, every two of whom carried a large gingall, entored, and some extraordinary marching and wheeling by battalions, companies, and subdivisions then took place, some of the movements being a near approach to what one might imagine to be a new and intricate set of "Lancore." However, the mancouvres were all splendidly executed so far as pre- cision and line were concerned, and the movements culminated in a hollow squaro, which, being turned inside out, the men fired their gingalls, the volleys being well timed. The march past was much ad- mired, as it was splendidly done; and the whole scene was quaint and piotur- esque, and was like a grand animated panorama, affording much pleasure to the

Bectators,

CORRESPONDENCE. '

We do not hold ourselves rasponsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents]. DISSOLVING VIEWS.

TO THE EDITON OF THE ! HỎNGKONG TELEGRAPH."

Sin-Will you permit me, through the modium of your paper to express my sur- prise that any one should offer such an oxhibition to the public of Hongkong as the so called "Dissolving Views" last night at the North Barracks by Mr. E. V. Otto.

In England if anyone wore to offer such an entertainment (?) the consequence would not be pleasant, I think, to him.

The whole performance was bad and very badly managed.

It is, however, a satisfaction to think that there were not many who were duped. Iam, Sir, yours, &o, H. V. L. N. Hongkong, 6th November, 1881.

THE DANGERS OF CRICKET. TO THE EDITOR OF TIZE "HONOKONG TELEGRAPH.”

Sin,While looking over the letters which have appeared in the China Mail these last two days on the subject of a cricket ball which appears to have boon driven on to the public rond by soldiers, I could not help thinking that soldiers are not wholly to blame in the matter. I was, and perhaps am now, in possession of a cricket ball that was driven from the Cricket Ground by, civilians into my quarters, which is I think a narrower escape than the Indy's about whom "R" has written to the evening papor. 'If that ball had struck one of my children, as it might easily have done, I should no doubt have felt inclined to make more "bob-

bery "about it than "E." did about the other incident. However, I only had some China ware broken, which I valued vory highly, and being only a soldier, I suppose my loss did not matter much. If R.". would kindly address himself to people

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1881.

mimic stage," and in every racket court and lawn tennis ground in the colony. I egret to see no allusion made to his pre- sendo being missed at Church,

Ingoniona novice, at a loss to express his estimation of the compliment paid him, pockets his foo-I beg pardon the watoh, and chain-as if such wore mattors of daily occurronco.

Are we not becoming quito too-too-at-

UTTER? terly.

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1881. NOTE.-Proud Parent to intelligent off

spring just roturned from China:-"Now, my boy, give an example of Chinese, What, for instance, is a horso P I, 0.-Horse! aw! we call 'om gwiffins. P.-Grillins very good, and what is

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an ass'?

O.-They have different names in dif- feront places. In Shanghai wo call 'om Simmahs

SOLDIERS AT KOWLOON. ro THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.;

Mr.Gladstone, speaking at the Guild. hall this afternoon, laid stress upon the fact that there was union in the Cabinot respecting Mr. Paraoll's arrest, which he said was the first stop towards the vindication of law and order in Ireland. The Government did not fear the people of Ireland, but it was absolutely necessary to stop their being corrupted

Dablin, where the mobs have wrecked houses and robbed shops.

Mr. Gladstone is at present guarded by police, the authorities deeming the stop advisablo.

and intimidated by professional agita-, agreemont as regards Afghanistan, a rule, prove alike disastrons in re- '

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tors. With regard to Transvaal affairs he said that Government will abide by the Convention.

Constantinople, 13th Oct.-Arrivals hero from Bombay are subjected to ten days' quarantine.

London, 14th Oct-Mr. Dillon re- places Mr. Parnell as shead of the Land League. A

The warrant for Mr. Parnell's arrest charges him with intimidation, with a view to preventing the people availing themselves of the Land Act and from

London, 20th Oct. The Irish and Commission commences its sittings to- day 400 cases have already been enter ed for disposal.

of custom, and should have been intro.. duced gradually and with careful con. sideration of the needs of their foreign constituents. Above all it savours of a trade combination'; a proceeding we St. Petersburg, 19th October-The have invariably condemned as doing Nova Framya states that Dagland has more harm in the end than good. Ex- agreed not to send agents to Merv.perienceshows that trade combinations, Russia on her part making a similar ทส

salt to both parties concerned, and on Constantinople, 19th October,-Ad- | principle should be discountenanced vices have been received that two besides, they encourage the setting of Mohammedan factions have fought a class against class unnecessarily, and battle outside Mecca, many being killed cause an amount of needless suffering, as well as obstracting for the time being and wounded on both sides.

the free channels of trade generally, Woadvocate the doctrine of conciliation in trade, and claim that it should be prao. ticed as fully in commerce as in politics The announcement that the-head-or other walks of life; The resola- quarters of the Land League have been tion of the Japanese was too suddenly transferred to Liverpool is declared to taken and far too suddenly enforced. be premature..

The mere fact that the clearing estab- lishment proposed by the Japanese was not only too small for the requirements of trade but was inconveniently situated and unsuitably construoted, is of itself evidence that the measure was hastily A Proclamation has been issued and inconsiderately introduced. Indeed declaring the Land League to be an this is admitted by the Japanese them illegal organization, and that its meet-selves, who now offer to construct a London, 15th October.-Sexton nadings will be forcibly dispersed if neces-building sufficiently commodious and Quian, the Secretaries of the Land sary.

containing every facility to suit the League, have been arrested. Other New York, 20th Oct.-President requirements of the trade in a central Arthur has ordered that the British and convenient situation, and of such a flag be saluted on the anniversary of antare as will command a minimum of the centenary of the taking of York-insurance.. The action of the Foreign town from the English during the banks in refusing to make advances Americax War of Independence, in against silk to Japanese adds materially token of the friendly relations existing to the complications of the position. between the tw countries and as &

On many ground we should be disposed mark of respect to Queen Victoria.

to question the judiciousness of such London, 21st October.-Mr. Dorris action, but are disposed to rest our has been appointed temporary Secro opinion on the encouragement it gives tary of the Land League.

to trade combinations generally. Derry and Drogheda have been pro-Silk, next to treasure, is one of the most valuable commodities in compari claimed.

son with its bulk, in existence, and it is somewhat curious, to say the least of

SI-In your issue of 4th instant, a complaint is made against soldiers sta-payment of rent tioned at Kowloon, which is only another form of a similar statement made in one of the local faithful vendors of news for last year (in which I am unable at present to remember), but the statement there made turned out to be only a sovero kind of practical joke, and had no foundation in fact. No doubt your information mayed at Parnell's arrest. have boon conosived in the same spirit and obtained from the same sourco, and may after all only turn out to be a similar hoax on the soft-hearted owners at Kow- loon, some of whom may havo found tho price of rice on the increase and a like. difficulty in the supply of sampans, other- wise explanations may be left to the dis- cretion of the charitably disposed residents over the water. Hoping you will insert this:-I am Sir, yours, &c.,

A defaut mooting of the Land League has been held in Dublin and the excite.. meat throughout Ireland is growing.

Cholera is decreasing in Mecca..

October. The New York, 15th Irish in America are madly exasperat

OH CHARITY. Hongkong, 4th November, 1881.

NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE

FRENCH MAIL.

The following telograms, from the Straits Timse are in advance of the French Mail :--

London, 6th October. The Geogra- phical Congress at Vienna have award- ed a gold medal to Dr. Hunter for his Gazetteer of India, and the Oriental Congress at Berlin have passed him a

vote of thanks.

arrests are imminent.

The Dublin Gazette Extraordinary announces that boycotting and coercing to join the Land Lisague will be treated ns criminal offences,

O'Kelley and O'Brien, journalists, have been arrested, and warrants are out against Healy, the member for Woxford, and Arthur O'Connor, mom- for Queen's County.

London, 18th October, O'Brien who was arrested yesterday, is the editor of United Ireland, the organ of the Land been re-arrested. League. Dillon and Heffernan have

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Numbers of indigusti on. meetings are being hold throughout Ireland, at which proposals have been submitted to Excitement is growing in intensity pay no cents until Parnell is released.

every hour.

A great storm raged throughout London, 10th Ost.—Bink Shoras :--

England on Friday, causing immense Oriental Bank, 21; Chartered Bank, damage and a large number of wrecks, £24 10s.; Chartered Mercantile Bank,The loss of life has boon groat;' fifty £22; Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, fishing boats and 200 fishermen wore £48 10s.

lost on the Northumberland Coast alone.

11th October.-The Washington, Republican Senator has born admitted to Congress notwithstanding the Da-

mocratic obstruction.

London, 11th October:-The follow- ing is the result of the race for the Cesarewitch, ran this day :-

Foxhall.... Chippendale.. Fiddler

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2 3

London, 18th October.-At a Con.

Tanis, 17th Oct.-General Sabatier has routed the Arabs at Zaghoyan, killing 800.

A letter from the Boman Catholio | Archbishop of Cashel has been publish

od, protesting energetically against the manifesto of the Land League exhort ing tenants to pay no rents.

The King of Italy visits Vienna probably at the end of October.

Tellicherry, 11th Oct. The Africa Hosted last night. Three pumps are working. Four feet of wator in the

Tellicherry. The balance of the cargo hold. The Colaba is towing her to is to be dischaaged at Tellicherry. The Africa then proceeds to Bombay. Her damage is not great.

THE SILK QUESTION IN JAPAN.

it,

that in the year 1881 this valuable commodity should be tabooed for the

trade by standing aloof from trade once by institutions whose true in- terest, as we view it, is to facilitate disputes. I. If we mistake not, commerce is too elastic to be forced permanently in an arbitrary manner into any single channel by any combinations, however powerful. It is a somewhat curious feature of this dispute that the Yoko hama Chamber of Commerce has not taken the matter up actively, but left it to an independent section of some of the principal foreign merchants en- gaged in the silk trade. Surely ench a question is peculiarly within the vince of a Chamber of Commerce, and pro-

we should think would have carried

greater weight by being supported by a representive and responsible institution. At the same time we are bound to nota with satisfaction that the influential section of foreign silk merchants who are engaged in the dispute are conduct- ing it in a moderate manner, and appear to be fally alive to the importance of

who are at the fountain head of these sorvative meeting at Newcastle, Lord arrest of Mr. Parnell and others. Mr. chants' claim, in the interest of fair and carrying on the battle without needless-

come people by blaming others, I think it

There is little or no difference in principle between the question now agitating the native and foreign silk merchants in Japan, and that which London, 17th October. The Turkish arose a short time ago in Canton. The Commissioners lately sent by the Sultan silk export trade of Canton nearly to Egypt have been recalled, and will equals that of Japan, but in the one return to Constantinople next Thursday. case, at Canton, it was the foreigner Rioting took place yesterday at complaining of the Chinese dealer and Mallow and Limerick at the latter demanding a silk-condition house, in Tunis, 12th October.The Italian

place it was very serious, and the the other case, it is the Japanese com Consul has proteste.l energetically rioters had to be dispersed by the mili-plaining in a similar manner of the against the French occupation of Tanis. The Arabs have been routed by thietary. Numerous indignation meetings foroigu dealer, and claiming a similar Bey's troops.

have been prohibited. The extreme remedy. At Canton, after encountering Radicals ia Eagland denounce the considerable opposition, the foroigamer O'Connor has evaded arrest and escaped honest trade, was considered just, and

a condition-house of silk-exchange was ing the breadh already existing. Doubt- to England, Mr. Healy, remains in

forthwith established through which less if the dispute is conducted in such a England.

London, 18th October. The head. the silk trade of that port continues to commendable spirit some path will be quictors of the Inad League have been be conducted. The principle involved discovered by which both parties can transferred to Liverpol, where a dinner in the question now exercising so much arrange their contention without loss was given last night in honour of Mr. excitement in Japan has thus been of amour propre to either. We there O'Connor. Numerous arrests of local already determined in favour of the con- fore hope soon to hear that some way leaders of the land League have beondition-house or silk-exchange system, has been discovered by which amicable made throughout Iroland,

and therefore it is the more difficult to adjustment of the present serious dif- the measure should be shown by the fo- silk traders in Japan may be arrived at, understand how so much opposition to forences between the foreign and native reign silk-traders in Yokohama. There as the present crisis cannot bat be de- surely cannot be two standards of ex-trimental to both parties.-N. O. Daily pediency in legitimate trade in China Nows and in Japan, the one the antipodes of the other. For years the silk trade of Canton was carried on by a system of

the policy of the Government in Egypt,

would be much better and fairer for all and that evoats would soon show the concerned. Yours, &o., A SOLDIER,

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1881. [If our correspondent will send in his claim for broken China ware to Mr. W. Hynes, Hon. Secretary of the Cricket Club, it will no doubt, receive every attention.-Ed. H.T.}

SIMMAH'INGS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI,"›

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quaiated with the Chinese for an Ass, refer them to a periodical emanating from Shanghai, enllod "Quiz," which tells us is a character called "Simmah" (see note). The above occurs to me on reading the account of a so called private presentation,

vital importance of Cyprus to Great Britain. Tha. Conservative policy, be said, had broken for ever the Russian diplomatic influence in Afghanistan, the Russians having been diplomatically hunted out of the country, and that whilst Mr. Gladstone was urging moral barriers the Russian military power was steadily advancing.

Sir Stafford Northcote also spoke, and said that external pressure control led and weakened the Government. Both speakers urged the adoption of more vigorous measures in Ireland..

The 2nd battalion of the 13th Begi meat and the 31st and 52nd Regiments have been ordered to Ireland. Riots have been renewed in Limerick, where many people wore injured. Mr. Par- noll's name has been removed from the street tumults are taking place in Dub-

Commission of the Peace. Numerous

California wine-growers are confident

The Times, in a leading article, an- tin. A deputation from the Dublin confidence in the native dealer. This that a few years hence their vintages

of which the public have been industri:nounces that at a Cabinet Council yes- Corporation has waited upon Mr. For-confidence, on the part of foreigner was will drive French wines from the mar

tosday it was resolved to insist upon

ously informed by well administered puffs, and which, therefore, seoms to come fairly within the bounds of criticism:

We have most of us heard of young man's mutual admiration societies, but the Simmah proper seems but recently to have attained its full development in Hongkong.

The, awt shall we say. Count, had lately blossomed into the full dignity of Chair manship, and his in-season and out-of-ses- son compliments time the Society's ada

vance.

the ratification of the Transvaal Conster complaining of the bratality of the vention on all essential points. It was police. Mr. Torstor in reply defended also resolved to maintain the concert the police and justified their conduct with France in respect to Egypt, whilst, ̈ A Proclamation has been issued i however, insisting that British interests Dublin warning all porceable citizens must be paramount. No decision was to return to their homes at dusk, until taken at the Council regarding the farther order. state of affairs in Ireland; about which difference oxists in the Cabinet. It

Mr. Gladstone is indisposed from an attack of influenza.

is reported that Mr. Parnell was arres. London, 19th October.The Land It is hard to say whether the donors orted this morning.

League has issued a manifesto signed recipients of such doubtful honors most de- Mr. Gladstone, replying to an nd-by Messrs. Parnell and Davitt and servo pity or censure, but the notoriety dress presented to him at the Guildhall other leaders exhorting tenant farmers they court need not prove expensivej as I to-day, consented to sit for his bust. to pay no rent until Government seeprasentation watches and chains ada confirmed the reported acrest of fabandone the existing system of ter vertised at two-pun'-ton.

With mouthed utterance, so dear to strut Parnell and justified the notion taken rorism and restores constitutional rights ters on the lysis stage, our departing by the authorities. Mr. Parnell was in ireland. The manifesto adds that friend is told that his prosence will be arrested at a hotel in Dublin and after-American money will support any who missed on the cricket ground, on the wardelodged in Kilmainham jail, may be evicted. Riots continue in

abused, and finally the matter became

Franch labels from the bottles..

so serious that a stand was made ket. Yes; but they will not drive the

on introducing a system which gave

• Colonel T. G. Glover, late Royal against it, and the foreigners. insisted them greater security against the Engineers, Bengal, died last week in, injuries they suffered. The Japanese Germany. He served in the Panjab. have followed the same programme campaign of 1848-19, for his services and have stated plainly the grievances in connection with which he was award. complained of. These are hardly ed a medal with two clasps. He served denied by their opponents and are in Agra during the Indian Matiny, apparently even more onerous than and received the medal. Colonel Glover those complained of at Canton. A held for some years, the appointment similar reform of system is now being of Inspector-General of Telegraphs in demanded, and the demand does not India. He, however, resigned those find favour with the forbigners. This duties to accept the Chairmanship of reform-has-been-impending for some the Eastern Telegraph Extension Com time, if we may judge from the native nany, and subsequently became well press; but wo regret that it was not ckown as an able director of telegraph inaugurated with more caution" and "pompanies, consideration. It was a radical change ber 23rd.

Express, Septem、