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

Manufacturera of the following ABRATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, ' GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 1881.

Meeting will not carry all before them at Hongkong; still, admitting the proved excellence of the splendid chesnut, and the fast and staying brown, and even allowing that the griffin Thistle may be a Derby pony all over, we hardly consider that their united value can approach the tremendous price paid for them.

Rose is a chesnut, standing 13.1, described as a splendid specimen of the China race-pony, and his recent performances at Shanghai were suffi- ciently meritorious to justify us in believing that he is quite a top sawyer. His clever win in the SHIPS' MEDIGIENE CHESIS REFITTED, Maiden Stakes over 6 furlongs from

AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.

Deliveries in Town and Harbour from

7 A.M. to. 7 P.M.

PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.

Prompt Attention given to Coast Orders.

CANTON DISPENSARY,

THE DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,

SHANGHAI.

CANTON.

Гоосной.

THE

Songkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1881.

The German steamer Atalanta went over to Kowloon Docks this forenoon,

The Gerinan gunboat Wolf Com-

The Regular Annual Meeting of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China will be bold in the Masonic Hall, Zetland Street, on Wednesday evening, the 21st December, at half-mander Strauch, arrived from Hainan past eight o'clock precisely.

It will be seen by a paragraph quot ed from the Shanghai Mercury that the Princes have arrived at Woosang. The steamship Chinkiang, Capt. Orr, which arrived here this morning, reports having passed the Flying Squadron stearing up the Yangtze in the fol- lowing order: Inconstant, Carysfort,

Bacchante, Cleopatra, Tourmaline.

We are requested by the Commitice of Management to remind our readers

this forenoou.

Admiral Duperré paid a visit to Commodore Cuming this morning.ou board the Victor Emanuel.

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presently constituted in Portugal P Certainly not. The Lyceum is a pre paratory school, and even as such, it has the defeat of taking too much time and of teaching things that cannot be con. sidered as preparatory because they ars too abstruso and require matured intolleots. A preparatory school, how- over constituted, cannot impart that. "thorough education" which guarantõës a position in society. A preparatory school where long years are spent in sake of ornament, where speculative studying dead languages for the mere ssiences are enforced in their entirety, does not lead to success in active life; a preparatory school where commercial studies are not even hinted at surely does not guarantee a commercial posi

Curious stories occasionally come from the sea, and, taking the bare fact as stated in the ship's roport, this brought to Hongkong by the American bark Nicholas Thayer is one. On the 30th September, the above-named vessel, whilst on a voyage from New- ostio, N.S.W., fell in with the Prince Fictor, diamusted and waterlogged. steward, who was taken off, the whole of the crew having left in the long-boathing in itself; it exists for the University. Social positions are to be the previous day

obtained from the University, a few social positions, and in that respect, the University alone may be considered as the dispenser of a "thorough edu. cation.”

a very large field in 1 min. 32 seconds: that a Bazaar of Fancy Articles, Needle There was one mad on board, the tion. In other words, the Lyceum is

and his runaway victory in the Comet Cup, a mile and a half, in 3 min. 17 secs., prove beyond doubt that he is a flyer at all disces. Truly enough he was nowhere the St. Leger, won by First Cornet, and Prejudice almost lost him in the Champions; but as he was decidedly amiss after his second race these defeats may be rather misleading. Shamrock had a remarkably easy task in the half mile Maloo Plate, his defeat of tried old racers like Jolly Friar, Black Satin, Second Violin and others, landing Mr. Kelly's second string quite at the top of the tree among sprinters; and this form was amply corroborated on the following day, when he won the Northern Cup carrying 10lbs, extra, in a common canter, with Red Hart, Lothair, First Trumpet and other celebrities in the beaten lot. Shamrock's staying powers were proved by an easy win in the mile and a half Mongol Cup, when Mooncharm (now the property of Mr. Paul) Peregrine, and the two Trumpets were amongst the beaten lot; also in the Grand Stand Stakes, where he carried a 7lbs. penalty to victory from Oriole (late The Symma) Second Cornet, and others. The brown's only defeat was in the Champions where Prejudice, First Cornet, Jolly Friar, and Tajmahal were all in front of him, and if

which over a fair racing distance were lengths behind--not only Pre- judice and First Cornet-but Jolly Friar and Tajmahal, would be a dear purchase at half the price paid for them by Mr. Paul.

TRUE lovers of sport will be glad to learn that the famous race-ponies Rose and Shamrock will, after all, try their luck at Wong-nei-chong next February. Mr. Kelly's two "cracks," with the griffin Thistle thrown in, have become the property of our racing millionaire, Mr. C. P. Chater, at the substantial figure of $3,500 -without contingencies--so that we shall see these three racers, bearers of the yellow jacket and white cap of Mr. Paul, at what has every appearance of proving the most successful race- meeting ever held in Hongkong We have every confidence in the sound judgment of Mr. Paul and the practical experience of his astute trainer, Mr. M. C. Nickels; but it certainly appears to us that the sum we were certain that he was ridden of $3,500 for a couple of exposed out, this exhibition would greatly ponies, and an untried griffin, is an discount the value of his previous altogether outrageous price, in fact running. We contend, on practical more than double their actual worth,grounds, that two exposed ponies, Past experience has frequently told us that with Mr. Paul a few thousand dollars here or there will never be allowed to stand in the way, if first class ponies are in the market; and it is this wholesale purchasing at any price which has proved such a golden road to the almost unexampled suc- cesses of the well known yellow jacket. It is not the good fortune of many owners within the space of a few years to win in Hongkong, four Ger- man Cups, a Subscription Challenge Cup, and Town Plate, besides scores of other valuable trophies; and in Shanghai the pick of the best prizes, including the Criterions and Cham- pions; but it should also be re- membered that the outlay to secure these victories, most have totalled a large fortune. Truly enough, Mr. Paul's successes and his wonderful luck bave become a bye-word, so that remembering the old adage that it is better to be born lucky than rich with unequalled luck and an unlimited amount of capital to back it up, he can indulge with confidence in what may appear to outsiders a reckless, plunge. Mr. Paul is both lucky and rich so that he will doubt less succeed, where ninety-nine out of a hundred other men would fail. The fact that Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle, are coming down to Hong. kong must be a source of congratula- tion to the entire sporting commu- nity. Their presence will invest the whole of the races with an amount of general interest which they would not otherwise possess. Although we cannot but regret that Mr. Kelly did not dare fortune and try his luck at our races on his own ac count, we readily concede that these splendid racers could not be in better hands than Mr. Paul's. He would be a bold man who would venture to predict that the successful griffins of the recent Shanghai

However the result of our great sportsman's enterprise will depend on the fortunes of war. Doubtless we shall see Shamrock saddled for the Wong-nei-chong, when he ought to. have no difficulty in polishing off Strathpeffer, Second Violin, and other old "crocks" on recent form, and Rose is almost certain to try conclusions with Storm Wind, Strathavon, First Curaet, Wild Race, and last year's winner, Strathaird, in the Ashley. Che sara sara and while heartily wishing Mr. Paul every success with his expensive purchases, we trust a few of the crumbs may be left for the outsiders to pick up.

We learn from Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., that the steamship Lennox will leave Singapore to-morrow, the 27th instant, for this port.

The explosion of a Powder Mill at Nanking occurred on Sunday, the 19th instant, destroying the powder-mill and several houses in the vicinity. The shook of the explosion was felt all over the city. The arsenal was only slightly damaged, and no lives were lost. Mercury.

Work, &o., presented by the ladies of this colony in aid of the charitable Society of St. Vincent de Paul, will be held at the hall of the Catholic Circle to-morrow, Sunday, at I p.m., and that public patronage is respectfully soli- oited.

the Aoting Consul for Austro-Hungary, Official news has been received by Mr. Joseph Haas, that Count Kalunky had been appointed Chancellor of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and Mi nistor för Foreign Affairs. Count Gustav Kalaochy. de Korospatk was formerly Minister to Berlin, and lately Ambassador to St. Petersburg-Mor cury.

With reference to the race meating got up by our Shanghai friends for the entertainment of the Princes, the Mercury states that the Stewards of the Hongkong Races were applied to for their consent that griffina running at this particular meeting should not be disqualified for future griffin races, and that the Hongkong Stewards refused by telegram to accede to the request.

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We regret to have to chronicle the death at Mauila of Mr. J. A. Barretto, one of the oldest residents of this Co- lony. Mr. Barretto was for a long period book-keeper to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and afterwards noted for some time as Portuguese Consul at this port. flis name was closely as sociated with the establishment of the Club Lusitano in this Colony, in fact, he may be said to have been the prime

mover in the foundation of that insti-

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The Royal Middies have arrived at Woosung, but we have not been able to ascertain what time they are coming

longing to the Flying Squadron were exist in Macao, unless there be an easy up to Shanghai. A telegram has been receive stating that soine vessels be- A National Lyceum ought not to anchored off the North Saddles. The British gau-bout Foxhound has been youths of Macao bave no access to the access to a National University. The despatched to the Squadron, but bad National University, unless balloon not returned up to the time of our going travelling is resorted to. Mabao has to pross. A mecting of the Reception seen very prosperous times, without the Committee was held at the British help of a thorough education. Greek Consulate this morning, and the fol- and philosophy, Latin, mathematics lowing programine was arranged by and literature cannot remedy its pre- the Committee:-Races ou Wodnes sent decay; general erudition will not day afternoon (if the Princes arrived by brighten its future destiny. This is an that time). Athletic Sports on Thurs-eminently realistic locality; it is more day. Torchlight Procession of Fire realistic thau any purely trading station Brigades and Illumination on the 1st because it has no trade whatever and December, Breakfast at Country Club, it requires trade. Will the Lyceum and Paper Hunt 3rd December. The foster commerce? There is but one other events are not yet fixed, as it step between the sublime and the ridi- entirely depends on the movements of culous. In the case of the Macao Ly. ceum graudeur, the parody is already at hand. While the rising generation is dreaming of thorough education, of Universities, of professorships and doctorships, the Portuguese bargae Triumphante ia akimming the ocean on her way to the "gem of the orient earth," and the youths of Maçao are offered "employment at Mozambique"? "It is a pleasant voyage perhaps to float,

the Princes. The Canton Guild have offered to ontortain The Princes at their private Theatre and at din mer. The Settlement was thrown into a state of excitement this after noon by an "Express." calling a muster of No. 2 Company S.V.C.. it was worded "General Parade at 4.30 p.m., to receive the Princes." On making enquiry of the Captain of No.

2 Company, he told us his order from

his Superior was that the Volunteers

were wanted to receive the Princes, and that he had to send an express ont to that effect; but we understand the Princas may be expected here on Wednesday afternoon-Shanghai Mer cury, Nov. 21.

MACAO.

tation as he advanced no less than three-fourths of the money necessary for its establishment. Owing to the. important services rendered by him, a life-size likeness of Mr. Barretto was placed in the hall of the Club, although it was afterwards removed when the

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]. Club was free from debt, which act was

Macau, 34th November. Your leader of the 22nd instant bus anything but a compliment to the de- ceased gentleman. Mr. Barretto hav-stirred uo to make farther remarks on tobacco plantations in Manila, went ing interested himself largely in the

over to that port to look after his per sonal interests, where as above stated he died on the 21st inst. Mr. Barretto was a very generous and warm-hearted

gentleman, who was deservedly held in high esteem by his countrymen, in Hongkong.

The inventive powers, or gross ignor ance of our evening contemporary are something surprising, especially con sidering the aristocratic pretensions of that so-called select journal. Referring to the betrothal of Prino Leopold with the Princess Helene of Waldeck, the China Mail, doubtless on the high authority which almost invariably sup- ports the statements made in the oven- ing print, gravely informs its readers that "the only unmarried mem- ber of the Royal Family now is the Duke of Connaught, who is three years older than Prince Leopold." Will our clever paragraphist kindly enlighten us as to the date of Prince Leopold's marriage? He has, we learn, been betrothed, but he is still an unmarried member of the Royal Family. The China Muil evidently believes that

the argaments advanced by the promo- tors of the Macao Lyceum. When I shall have done disengaging my theme from those trammels of sophistical fal- lacy with which it has been attacked, I will resuine the thread of my dis-

course,

The necessity of a thorough educa- tion at Macao, and the pressing want of a radical reform are proclaimed aloud by those who find in the Lyceum all the elements of intellectual re-con- struction. It will be well to enquire whatis really understood by "thorough education " If we acknowledge that we are not living in a Platonio age, that idealistic theories complicate, in stead of solving the problems of real life, that Utopia borders on Nibilism, we must admit this practical, self evident theorem :-A thorough educa tion is that which enables as to assaine or obtain a real, a tangible social posi. tion. In other words, we are not to study for the mere possession of know- lodge, but for utilising that knowledge n real life, both for ourselves and our follow-men. Utilitarianism has been introduced in Philosophy, in Ethics, and in Law, by its formidable champion, Bentham; why should it not rale Eda cation, when it rules the world? In these days of Political and Domestic Economy, something is wanted in the way of intellectual or Instructive Economy. It is high time Education ebould be based and framed on pricci- plea, of mental economy. A thorough Louise Margaret, the daughter of education should be enforced as a Frederick Charles the Red Prince of means, not as an end; it should aim at Prussia was annulled? This was noonabling the individual to occupy a left-handed business and we have never position in civilized society, to maintain heard of a divorce. Instead of being that position honourably, to pave the the only unmarried member of the road to his own prosperity, and then to Royal Family, we are inclined to be help others to do the same. lieve that H.R.H. Arthur, Duke of Connaught, is very much married,

betrothed means married: Will our ultra-sapient contemporary be good enough to inform us when the Princess We regret to have to record the Beatrice, the Queen's youngest daughter death of the race-pony Tam O'Shanter, was married, and to whom? Will whose arrival by the steamer Esmeralda the China Mail take pity on our ignor. we announced yesterday. The passage ance, and let us know when the mar across had been a stormy one, and noriage of the Duke of Connaught with proper provision having been made for the pony's comfort, he was landed in an exhausted condition. After a great deal of trouble he was conveyed to Mr. Gordon's stable, where the usual remedies were applied but without effect, as he died from exhaustion and sea sickness half an hour after entering the stable,

To such a thorough education to be found in the Lyceum system as it is

Like Pyrrho, on a sea of speculation;

But

what if carrying sail capsize the boat?

Your wise men don't know much of navi-

gation;

And swimtning long in the abyss of thought Is apt to tire: a calm and shallow station, Well nigh the shore, where one stoops down

and gathers

Some pretty shell, is best for moderate

bathers."

But let na turn to the sublime. The Macao Lyceum is boasted of as the only means of effecting a radical re- forin in the educational system actually prevailing here. That a radical reform should be deemed necessary, the pre- saut state of education must surely be defective. Is it really so ? A flying visit to the educational establishments of Maono will discover the truth.

We begin with St. Joseph's College. It is an educational establishment, with three or four teachers, with twenty to thirty boarders and as many day scholars. The actual programme of instruction is: Primary instruction, comprising the Portuguese language and elementary Arithmetic; second year of Portuguese, which means Grammar, analysis, and literature; English and Latin. School begins daily at 9 a.m., and ends at 3.p.m., with half an hour allowed for tiffin. There is not the slightest doubt, "sound instrac- tion is obtained from this establish- mout. The yearly examinations are public and every one is able to judge of the proficiency of the students. We next come to the Commercial School. There are four teachers and about one bandred students, distributed into an elementary class, a middle, a saperior, and a Mandarin class. In the elemen- tary class, Portuguese is taught, also Arithmetic, Physical Geography and accessorios. In the middle class, Por tuginese, English, Arithmetic, Astrono mical Geography, Saored History, His- tory of Portugal and Caligraphy. In the superior class, English, Arithmetic, and Book-keeping in all its branches, Commercial Correspondence and (lest year) Latin and Elocution. Examina tions take place quarterly in each olass, and yearly in general and in public. School commences at 9 a.m., and ends... at 3.30 p.m., with an hour's interrup- tion for tiffin.

There are two private schools for young boys, where Portuguese and English is thoroughly gone into, and the pupils frequenting the schools num.