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

Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.

Doliverios in Town and Harbour from

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

SHIPS' MEDICINE CRESTS REFITTED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.

Prompt Attention given to Const Orders.

THE DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,

SHANGHAL CANTON DISPENSARY,

CANTON.

Fooсnow.

THE

Songkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 12TH DECEMBER, 1881.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 1881.

The visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending 11th Doceraber, were-Europeau, 261; Chinose, 2,590; total, 2,841.

Mr. Taro Ando, Cousal for Japan, has reported his resumption of the duties of the Consulate at this port-Gazette.

The following telegram has been re- ceived by His Excellency the Go-

The Austro-Hungarian stonmship ows, which arrived to-day, reports having passed a vessel stooring south- wost that signalled "JSRH" on the 9th inst. in lat. 18.50 N. long. 113.41,

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diente speak of having elevated the taste of Americans and Australians. But we would advise them and their constituents to let their teas stand on their merits; for in trade, as in evolution, it will be the survival of the fittest, and a temporary enhanco- ment artificially induced will only His Excellency's Private Socrotary-3.25 p.m. A tyhoon is coming very ing, and the German barque Laura, make the inevitable depression all the more apalling.

The Government Gazelle of Saturday Inst announces that His Excellency the Governor having been pleased to grant permission for the erection of scaffold- ing for the display of various pictures, decorations, lanterns, &c., and for the exhibition of the same on the nights of tho 22nd, 23rd, and 24th December, 1881, has directed that the Police shall not require the production of passes under Ordinance 14 of 1870 from Chinese conducting themselves quietly until 2 a.m. of the 23rd, 2 tsb, an1 25th December, 1881.

It is notified in the Guzelte that His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. Gordon Stafford Northcote to be from the 10th instant.

"

vernor The Director of the Obsor- vatory, Manila, 11th Decomber, 1391.

slowly from the E. of Manila; its true direction is somewhat doubtful; will wire direction later on if possible."

Vice Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliama

has recantly been suffering from illness of some standing which will, unless his health should very much improve iu the meantime, necessitate his going home from Hongkong. Under these circumstances, the Admiral would not take his ship home, which would go round the Cape in company with the Caryafort and the Tourmaline, whilst

the Bacchants will be escorted as far as Saoz by the Oleopatra, which vessel, now attached to the China Squadron, would return to this station and put in the remainder of her time.

About four o'clock on Sunday morn The Northern Post (Tientsin) of Dec.ing, the sleeping inhabitants of the 1st, states that :—Mr. Ottaway's house gom of the orient earth" were rudely was broken into by thioves the night awakened from their slumbers by the bofore last, and several valuable ar- guns from the Moute Fort anuonñoing ticles stolen. The same evening a that there was a fire in the city. For largo firo occurred in the Mao China a time all was bustle and confusion, Ho Heiang, when between fifty and but the firemen belonging to the various sixty houses were destroyed, including Chinese guilds turned out promptly, several large native hongs.

and proceeded with their hand engines to the scone of the conflagration. The National Guard mustered at their bar- racks, and remained under arms in readiness for any emergency. The Government engines also tarned out, and H.E. the Governor, accompanied by a number of officials were quickly

The retiring Haikwan Sion Chan on the spot. The fire originated in a

loft yesterday in the steamer Namoa honso bolonging to Mr. Remedios, for Foochow. We learn that the native situated in a bye-lane leading down to

tea merchants presented him with a the inner harbour, and had got a firm

Red Umbrella and complimentary hold on the building before the engines tablet before his departure. The new could be brought to play on the flanos.

Haikwan went to Kulangsu to-day to There was a good deal of confusion at

pay his first official visits to the Con. first, and as there seemed every pro-

sals. Thomas Snodt, boatswain of the bability of the fire spreading, the re-

British barque Bride, died in Kulangsu sidouts in the adjacent houses proceeded Hospital last night. The following to carry all their moveable goods and charters were offooted in Ainoy during chattels to places of safety. We ob

the past fortnight:-Seonymphe, 6,400 served one well known seafaring gen-picals, Taiwanfoo to Channel for orders tleman, not unknown in Hongkong, £3 per ton, if to Coutineut £35 per busy in superintending the removal of his household treasures to regions Koelung to Ainoy, private terms; ton; Faugh Balaugh, 6,000 picule, more afar, a precautionary measure

Irazu, 8,200 piculs, to Samarang and pical.-Amoy Gazette.

The China Mail very consideratoly

We have already discussed the pros- pects of Tea-production in India, and takes up the cause of the Indian Con- adverted to the chatge made in Austingent of the "Hongkong Polico tralia re Tea-adulteration in China. Force." We have the authority of a The immense exportation of tea from gentleman who has been in the Pan- China and Japan, amounting to jaub for years, knows their language, 22,000,000lbs. to Australia and New habits, and customs, and has conversel with several members of the Force, Zealand, and 80,000,000lbs. to the

United States and Canada, together for assorting that they have a hard felt which was hardly necessary, as the fire Sourabaya, 28 lay days, 243 cents per

with the enormous consumption of grievance-overwork, eight hours' duty per dion, together with school, parades, the same in Russia in Asia, the, gives them little or na licanso, Khanates of Central Asia (carried particularly if we cousilor the formal overland) leaving the European de-

mannor in which the Sikhs go about mand aside is more than a gua tho proparation and partaking of their rantee of the quality of the article food. It is true that their eight hours exported. But, on the other hand, is done in two shifts-4 night, 4 day it may be argued that "acceptation" --but a man who has been sight hours was an unavoidable necessity, as on duty on foot, with all his energies China and Japan were the only tea- on the alert, and having other dalies and work to perform outside thoso producing countries in the world; and the Celestial, with his proverbial ablest physiologists, at feast eight hours, requires according to soine our ingenuity, is not proof against temp-hours rest. If this is ever obtained tation. South America may be ad-

it is generally broken, at intervals, duced as an instance in point where

which detracts from the value of the an indigenous product maté super-respite. We would remind our readers sedes the use of the foreign article.

that we are speaking of Asiatica -a The export of Chinese tea, however, particular Hindu caste-who aro under the auspices of European strangera in a strange laul, who have firms of repute, materially alters accomplished much for the prostige of the aspects of the question, and the British princes in the East-but reduces the possibility of illicit un lor very different conditions, viz., practices to something comparatively the time and leisure of a soldier and infinitesimal. We must, therefore, the excitement and honour of war. look elsewhere for the grounds on which the charge of adulteration is made; and it will not surprise our readers to learn that they may be found in the very Colonies that are It is the complainants in this case. not long since a consignment of adulterated tea from Victoria was confiscated by the Customs authori- ties at Wellington, New Zealand; from which wo may readily infer that such malpractices were not of unfrequent occurrence. Furthermore every retail vendor-store-keeper in the Colonies has special brands printed for his small packages, which are filled, made up, and issued to their customers as genuine articles of their class. They are seldom or never served from the chest. It is no cause for surprise, therefore, that the stockmen, shepherds, and miners, are accustomed to designate the "decoction" as "post and rails!"

We have received to-day the first copy of the Northern Post, a new pa- por-certainly of small dimensions— just published in Tiontain. The port undor notice is a growing one, and at no distant date will probably consider journalism an absolute necessity. In ineantime the shost under notics bids fair to become a fair record of local matters, and we wish it all success. In the opening address of the editor he states:Tientsin has now reached the point in its history, when it be. comes very necessary that it should possess a daily or wookly newspaper, the latter would probably bo sufficient for its immediate requirements." The Shipping Raport, however, has to be printed daily, was considered the most available means of meeting the present need of our rapidly growing port. It will thus be soon that this is our own

The British steamor Mary Tatham came out of Aberdeon Dook this morn-

and the Norwegian barque Henrik Ibson will be docked there this after- noon. The Swedish schooner Manheim, and the British steamer Crusader will andock at Kowloon this evening.

We have received an intimation from the agent of the Messageries Maritimes Company to the effect that information has been wired to him that the Com- pany's steamer Osus, bringing on the next French mail, has been detained four days in the Suez Canal. She is

likely, therefore, to arrive at this port some days after her due dato.

The Moorhen, 4, composite sorow gunboat, Lieut.-Commander James H. Corfe, arrived here yesterday from Manila, at which port she called on the 2nd inst. on her way up from Singa-. pore. The Moorhen left Hongkong in October last year for the southern station, and has recently been relieved by the Lily, Commander Carey. The vessels at Singapore now are the Comus, Captain East (senior officer), the Lily, and the Mosquito.

that the Portuguese Consul, Mr. José The Daily Press this morning reports da Silva Loureiro, paid a visit to the English and French Admirals' ships now lying in this harbour. If the Daily Press does not know the Portuguese flag from the Brazilian, we will lend then a guide to the Rags of all nations. Mr. A. G. Romano, consul for Brazil, visited the English and French Admi. rals on Saturday on board their respec tire ships, and received the usual salates.

The Macno Government has at last

was soon subdued when the engines were oucs in full oporation. The damage done is comparatively trifling.

Willards' Wanderers' Company gave There is good reason to believe that one of their popular variaty entertain- the fire was the work of an incendiary. ments at the Macao Theatre last night Only a short time ago an empty godown before a fairly numerous audience. taken the initiative to affect the mancha also belonging to Mr. Remedios was The performance, which was an emin-

needed improvements in the inner set fire to, but was quickly extinguish-ently successful one, was almost identi- harbour. It has been decided to first ed; and it is reported that this reoeut cal with the programme gone through obtain a dredging machine in Hong- outrage was caused by the same hand. by the company on their first appear koug to be employed in cleaning out anco in Hongkong, and therefore re- The strictest inquiries are being made

the approaches to the wharves; and to trace the culprit, and it is to boquires no detailed criticism. Mr. Wil that, as soon as the sanction of the suffer condiga punishment. hopol that, if ho is detected, he will lard made a most favorable impres- Portuguese Government has been re sion in his Protean costume perforceived, two large dredgers will be pro- manco, and fairly brought down the cured from England to dredge the bar, house with his bones solo and humour and other parts of the outer and inner ous character eccentricities. He was harbours. We understand that the wall sapporto I in "Kitchen Ravels " by contract for the construction of the Miss Beresford, who was in good voice, small dredger will be placed in the and acted with much discretion. Mos.

hands of the Hongkong and Whampoa dames Veraio, Carlton, and Lyle did

Dock Company, Limited. good service in, their separate rôles.

WAS

A curious story has been reported to the authorities, of a piracy close to the shores of Hongkong, but as some of the circumstances appear exaggerated there is a probability of the whole being a fabrication. Tho toaster of a fishing boat roports that one morning last week at half-past one, whilst sailing towards Hongkong and being nearly abreast of Douglas Castle, be hailed by a boat on his weather bow, and immediately noticed another boat close under his stern. Whou bailed he was asked if he had any fish for sale, to which he replied that he had fish, but intendol taking it to the fish-lans, and without more ado, both boats poured in a volley from small-armas, raking the fisherman fore and aft. He was, he says, taken by surprise, and, instead of striking back, struck his flag; so, offering a resistance to the robbers, they came on board, and after ransacking the fishing-boat, departed iu ponce. There is nothing improbable in the relation so far, but the fisherman is understood to allege that he not only knows his friends, the pirates, but the two boats were Hongkong fishing- boats, whose aumbers he distinctly saw at 1.39) a.m.

Yesterday afternoon Inspector Ora- dook noticed a volume of anoke issuing from the ground floor of house No. 15, Pottinger Street, which indicated tunt the place was on fire. He imme. lintely broke open the door and found the room full of smoke. A number of Chinese from Measra. Gibb, Livingston & Co.'s commenced to pour buckets of water on the ground. Subsequently, Mr. Korr-Franco, who lives next door, found in the middle of the room, on

searching for the cause, a Chinese basin filled with paddy busks and a few sticks which wore burning for the par- he carried into the street. It appears pose of fumigating the room-which that the Chinaman whose duty it was to fumigate the place after getting fire to the basks in question left the room and lockel the door on the outside.

It will doubtless interest many of

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our readers to learn that " The property stolen is given with such exactitude that it is the "order the day" at present at Bavours of suspicion; for instance, Goa-the oldest Portuguese Settlement 74 tuels were taken in silver to which is in the world. The Archbishop of Goa old acquaintanco "The Shipping Re. added the mace and candareens; and is designated as the Primats of all the port" in a new form, and send it forth clothing and jewellery were stolen to hoping it may most with a large mon- the amount of 386 dollars. Wo know The advancement of the Indian sure of public favour and support. We some of those people are pretty well off, tens needed not the disparagement shall do best deserro both, and if suc- as they are a thrifty, frugal, and in of those of China: There can be no cessful, our readers will soon beholddastrious portion of the population, question that the general average their local paper increase in size and on- quality of the former is superior to large ita oblamos. We intend to pub- that of the latter. This can be ac-

lish all items of local and general news counted for by the fact that, after a

that will be likely to interest our read. score of years' experience, tea growners, also, the usual shipping intelligence and meteorolgical observations from and manufactured by European

Taku. Our advertisement columans, agency, could not but be expected to will, we trust, be found advantageous exceed the productions of the other to the community, and Inrgoly made tea countries in aroma and flavor.

use of. We cannot promise moro, and We are apprehensive that the now commend the Northern Post to the disparagement of the Chinese and

favourable consideration of our friends, Japanese teas is in some measure due trusting that with their generous sup. to the introduction of the Indian teas port and assistance, it may have a long into Australia. The Indian Tea syn- career of usefulness."-Courier.

East. Bcolesiastical Reform is the ons thing most needed, and hopes are entertained that the Professor of Coimbra (ns the now nominee to the Saa is called), will not be backward in who it all seasons command a good initiating the requisite measures for price for their finny prey, but the crow accomplishing the purpose mentioned. of this particular craft must have been The currency of the Goanese Territory very nicely clothed and bangled to have or Portuguese India has been recently had on board clothing, &o, to the value assimilate to that of British India by of several hundred dollars, to say no-Logislative enactment. Farthermore, thing that a very rooont inventory the Secretary of State has sanctioned must have been made to have brought the line of railway from Bollary to it up to the oxaet dollar. If the fialier Hubli to meet a Portuguese line from man should fail to prove that he was Marinagon to Now Hubli, which will attacked by two Hongkong licensed utilise the fiue Harbour of Qua so long boats, which can be found, and his disusei, and bring the country around atatement thereby tested, we are afraid it and along the line of rail on a par. the remainder of his story will have in prosperity with the adjoining British

distriots, small weight.

We hear that a new paper is to be the title of Noon, and we presumo shortly started in Hongkong, bearing

from its name that the publication will the late Chief Justice Sir John Smale take place at mid-day. We remember

remarking, on the application of a barrister for permission to practice in the Supreme Court-one or two hav ing shortly before been "ontered "— that "the more the merrier, the less the better fare." This is no doubt ap- plicable to newspapers as well as bar- risters. The Daily Press and China Mail were loud and positive in their assertions that there was not room for dioted the early death of the Telegraph. three papers in the Colony, and pre.

What will they think of four?

Writing on the Tong Shang Tong colliery, the Temperance Union says:-~~ "A friend who has just returned from a visit to the Tong Shan Tong Colliery in- forms us that the mines are being de- veloped rapidly. The canal connecting the river with the tramway is nearly completed, and several fine bridges are

in coarse of construction across it. A lock has been formed to keep the water in after a high tide. Springs have been struck at the other end, so that there is no fear of the canal becoming dry. A locomotive is running on the line from the canal to the miues, driven by a native, and soon the connections will be complete. The works are lit up by gas made at the works, for which

some of the coal is admirably adapted. At first the country people caused great trouble, ⚫ the women and children throwing themselves on the ground in front of the navvies and refasing to move, but already a great change has conis over the district as the people see what money it is distributing among them, and the foreign invasion is not only tolerated but welcomed.":