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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1882.

It is announced in Saturday's Gazetta. that H.E. the Governor has appointed, provisionally, Mr. Fung King Ful to bo student apothecary from the lat instant.

A notice appears in the Gazelle sign ed by the Acting Colonial Treasurer reminding land owners that the crown rents for the half year ended 25th December 1881 should be paid into the troasury on or before the 15th inst.

A correspondent asks whether a lady's experiences of China.some months since announce to be shortly publish. ed by Messrs. Tinsley Brothers, being Mre. Francis Hughes "Notes" during a six years' residence in various parts of the Celestial Empire, has yet ap- peared.

Notice is hereby givon that, the Quarry Farm for the current year for the Island of Hongkong, is let to Messra. Batterfield & Swire, of Victoria, and that for Kaalung is lot to Mr. Tanng I, of the Tai-üa Shop, Queen's Road East, opposite the Bastorn Market, for the same period.—Gazette.

A gentleman well known in the co. lony for many years loaves by the English mail this afternoon on a well earsed holiday. We refer to Mr. N, J. Ede, the popular Secretary of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, who has our best wishes for a pleasant voyage home. Daring Mr. Edo's ab- senos, the management of the Society at this port has been left in the hands of Mr. Douglas Jones.

From some recent advices from Burma we learn that owing to the frequent serions depredations commit- ted on the Siamese frontier by bands. of maranders, the British authorities have had to establish three police sta- tions along the boundary for protective purposes. This condition of affairs does not speak favourably for the effi. cient upkeep and maintenance of the overland telegraph line, from which so much is expected towards the opening Ters Grants-in-aid afforded by Go-timate relations between both the and founding of more friendly and in. vernment from the Indian Exchequer countries. to the "Indian Tea Syndicate to- wards the introduction of Indian teas into Australia and American markets

Songkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 9rn January, 1882.

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are, respectively, $5,000 and $3,000. We are told that the Indian Govern- ment is keenly watching the progress

of the movement to which it has so liborally contributed. The interest that the Indian Government takes in the tea industry is manifested by the

Amongst the passengers to depart for home by the P. & O. Co.'s steamer

Peshawur, we note the name of Colonel

L. F. Hall, of the Royal Artillery, whose term of service in Hongkong has recently expired. Colonel Hall

has been a prominent figure in the colony for a number of years, and both professionally and socially has made himself popular in every section of

The Franch gunboat Karagint Cap. tain Roaqnetts, arrived from Manila yesterday afternoon.

The resignation ten lerod by Sonhor Carlos Alberta Fols Folque as A.D,O: to the Governor of the provinces of Senhor Aagasto Cesar Cardoso de Macao and Ticor line boon accepted. Carvalho has resigned the governorship Ainoy Radas commenced this morn- of Timor, and his resignation has beening, and will be continued over to-mor accepted.

We hope to report the results of the first day's racing in our next issue.

The Visitors to the. City Hall Mu- seum for the week ending 8th January, were: European, 299; Chinese, 2,254; total, 2,558,

A London tologram of the 6th inst. states that the Daily News publishes a of fever amongst the troops at Natal telegram announcing a serious outbreak owing to the foaling of the water

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The Superintondout of the Great Northern Telegraph Company informe us that through repairs being made to the Woosung cables, there is delay on messages to and from Shanghai,

We would remind our readers, of Malle. Olga Daboin's concert which will be given this evening in the St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall. The pro- Mr. C. F. Treinlett, Her Majesty's gramine is an excellent one, which Consul at Saigon, writes to the Colo-should attract all lovera of high class nial Secretary of this Colony, under date December 29th, to the effect that on the 13th of that month the Colonial

Council of Saigon had approved the aoification at 15 cunts per pioul of the export duty upon rice and paddy.

A meeting of United Service Lodge, No. 1341, will be held this evening, when the Worshipful Master eleát, Brother J. H. Windrum, will be instal led by the Deputy District Grand Mas- ter, V. W. Brother Catobiok Pual Chator, assisted by the Distriot Grand Lodge officers. A banquet will after. wards be given in the Freemason's

Hall.

We understand that a Portugitesa journal is to be established shortly in Shanghai. The anime chosen for the journal is O.Mensageiro, and as it will the community we hope that the new- bo of great use to the Portuguese in

comer will be well supported. We understand that the promoters have received every encouragement and sup: port in the matter, both literary und pecuniary.-Courier.

We think it may be pretty safely concluded from the following para. graph, which appears in the Shanghai killings have lost the inter-port rifle Courier of the 3rd inst, that the Ionis

match recently contested We have been given to understand that the shooting match between the Hongkong and Shanghai Rifle Corps is proceeding in a most satisfactory manner, and the the Shanghai team have been wonder- scores made by seven out of the ten of fally good. In fact, unless the last three marksmen fall off considerably, shanghai can again count on a victory We may state that the highest score

music.

We are requested by the Superinten-, dent of the Great Northern Telegraph Company to state that the Woosung river cables are cut for repairs but are expocted to be in order again this evening. There is no delay however, on telegrams to and from Japan,

The steamor Niigata Maru comes out of the Cosmopolitan Duck to-day and the American ship Blues Jacket'takes her place. The British bark James Wilson came out and the Danish steamer' Volmer went into Aberdeon dock yes torday. The City of Rio de Janeiro will undock at Aberdeen to-morrow.

The Straits Times of the 31st ultimo, referring to the death of its editor, who had been connected with the paper for more than 20 years, saya :-It is our sad and sorrowful daty to-day to record the death yesterday evening of one of our oldest European residents, John editor of this journal, and the head of Cameron, the proprietor and obieľ

the firm of Cameron, Dunlop & Co. Mr. Cameron had been ailing for the past two years, but it was not till within the last two months that the disease from which he suffered, an complexion, baving become aggravated affection of the lungs, assumed a sérions

by complications incidental to the effects of a long residence in a tropical climate.

As we anticipated we have not heard the last of the case De. Graça veraus Pitman. On Thursday next at 10 a.in. the plaintiff will have to show cause why, on the weight of evidence pro daced at the recent trial, judgment should not be recorded in favor of the

Barracks at Sheerness. The Sylvia is intended for survoying sorvios in China and Japan. The estimated cost of pro- paring her for coamission is £30,000.

The loavo of Mr. W. H. Marsh, the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, hag beeu extuuded six months, which will expire next April. We believe it is at prosent uncertain whether Mr. Marsh will return to Eugland befors he re- sumes his post at Hourkong, or whether he will proceed direct.

For the eighth year in succession F. Archor heads the list of winning jockeys, ho having during this, year been first 220 times, Including his first success, upon Athol Daisy, in 1870, the popular jockey has now ridden 1,648 winners; while Georgo Fordham has succeeded, during his career, in passing the post first upon 2,431 ocon sions.

Staff Commander Stopford C.Tracey, who has been appointed to the Royal Adelaids, additional, sorved in the Amphion in engagements before and during the bombardiment of Sveaborg; and at the taking of Bomarsund (Baltic medal); landed with the Naval Brigade at the capture of Canton, and at the cap. tare and destruction of Namtow, in the Canton River, for his survices in con- nection therewith being awarded the China medal and the Canton clasp.

been reappointed to the Wye on pro

Staff Captain E. D. Sarratt, who has motion, was second mate of the Spartan, and was officially mentioned in de- spatches for his services against pirates at Chow-Chow and the destruction of a settlement in 1854; ho served in the boats at an attack on pirates in the Bay. of Coulan in November, 1851, for which he was bonourably mentioned and awarded a pension for wounds.

We are pleased to have to chronicle the following appointment to the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, which appears in the Gazette of the 29th ult. To be an Ordinary Member of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the said Most Distin- Parkes, K.O.B., Her Majesty's Envoy guished Order-Sir Harry Smith

Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary in Japau, Oar readers will no doubt be pleased to see this, as at what was stated in some quarters. not the present jaucture, and considering:

very long ago, it is an expression of the confidence of the Government in their representative. H.E. bad the honour of dining with Her Majesty on the 28th ult,

appointment of a Government Ento society. As a steadfast patron and at present is 93 out of a possible 105" defendant, or a new trial granted. The terpellation on the British occupation.

mologist, Mr. Wood-Mason to en- quire into the blights affecting the tea-plant. This gentleman's re- searches will be directed towards mitigating, or exterminating, the evil, which periodically causes serious havoc in the tea-gardens of Bengal and Assam. The three most con- spicuous of these insect" blights," in the localities mentioned, are those commonly designated as the "red spider," "tea-bug," and "green fly," whose collective depredations cause an annual loss estimated at an aver- age of half-a-million dollars to those having vested interests in Indian tee. The rapid growth of this industry in India has been already adverted to in these columns; and there can be no safer and surer criterion as to its development, and the importance to which it bas attained in reference to to imperial interests, than the en- couragement and support accorded and practically evinced in the same on the part of the Indian Executive, l for the information of We may "those of our readers interested in the

supporter of the musical institutions of A Lloyd's telegram to the following Hongkong he has done yeoman's effoot appears in a home newspaper :- service, and he will be greatly missed. The Chinese gunboat Fan-Paw returned We sincerely wish the gallant Colonel

to Ningpo 15th September from Ding- pleasant trip home, and speedy pro- taze-tan, leaving two gunboats at motion to another sphero of active life. Ding-taze-tan. There had been an en- We did not for a moment imagine gagement with the pirates, of whom that the Shangbai papers would per-upwards of 200 were either slain or mit to pass unchallenged the remarks drowned themselves. Nine were cap tared alive and about 70 escapeil. of the editor of the N. C. Daily News on the position we had assumed and

Eleven pirate boats were taken. It the tone we bad been compelled to appears that the pirates were in shal adopt recently towards the China Mail. low water, the gunboats being unable Beferring to this matter, the Shanghai to get near them; as they and the Mercury of the 80th ult. saya :-" It is

mandarin janks lowered away their amusing to find the editor of the N.C. small boats and fought in them. The Daily News calling the Hongkong Tele- pirates were badly armed, having sear. graph to account for scurrility to the coly a hundred muskets among them, Ohina Mail. It is impossible for the whilst the ganboat people were armed Hongkong paper to use grosser langu- with rifles. Ding-taze-tan ia about 100 age towards its contemporaries than the present Editor of the Daily News, who calls na "pariah papers;"

the most grossly insulting expression that he could have picked out.”.

Yesterday morning immediately after the last morning-service Rev. Father Barghignoli was presented, in the pre- Banco of the principal mombors of the

miles down the coast from Chin-hai.

Yesterday evening at about 7 p.m. the fire-bell gave an alarm of a coufia- gration in the Central district, which on enquiry was found to be in a house at Peel Street at the back of the United Club. On approaching the spot dense volumes of smoke were seen issuing from the house in question. Merabers

application by Mr. Francis on behalf of Mr. Pitman to the above effect was granted by the Acting Chief Justice without a moment's hesitation. Can any impartial person who was present during the trial, and who heard bis lordship sum up the merits of the case, doubt the result? We think not We have an article on "Trial by Jary' on the stocka, which we hope to launch at an early date.

Senor Canamaque, author of the in-

of North Borneo, will speak to-day in Affairs having declared himself ready the Cortes, the Minister for Foreign

to reply. Senor Canamaque intends to Islands is a vassel of Spain by two orge that the Sultan of the Sooloo

Treaties concluded in 1851 aud 1878, which recoguised the Supremacy-of the King of Spain over all his domin- ions, which inolade the northern part: of the Island of Borneo, and therefore embracing both the ports where the North Borneo Company, recently in- corporated by a Royal Charter granted by the British Governmnout, has estab- lished its factories and settlement. Sonor Canamaque will also urge that

Training operations at the race course this morning, were not of much importance, although Strathavon was sent a sharp canter of rather less than half a mile which was an event in itself. The old pony moved along in bis well

the Sultans of the Central and Southern known style, and pulled up sound.

parts of Bordeo had no right to grant Strathipoffer also cantored. Rose,

any concession to the British Company. Shamrook, Sunlight, Moonchara, and is intention is to necuse the late Cou Que or two otters in Mr. Paul's power-servative Cabinets of Spain, and es fal string made their first appearance pecially their Ministers for Foreign on the coarse. The first named is as Affairs, of having improperly aban. handsome as a picture, and looks a

doned the Suzerain right of Spain over racer all over. We shall have more

the dominions of the Sultan of Sooloo whou Senora Calderon, Collautes, and Silvota, in 1877 and 1878 did, in and to Count Hatzfeldt, admit that diplomatio despatoles to Sir A. Layard Spain could only claim to exercise its

ants of the islands actually occupied by her forces. Finally, he will ask the Hollaud to obtain a recognition of the Cabinet to negotiate with England and

Sazorian rights of Spain over North Borneo.0

to say about these cracks by and bye. The promising griffin in this team, in his box en route from Shanghai, Wild Wave, unfortunately got down straining himself across the back,

subject that the insect pests referred Portuguese community, at the hall of of the Brigades were soon on the spot which will probably spoil his Derby authority over the waters and inhabit.

the Catholic Circle, with a richlý-work-in large numbers, but the fire had got a to are not peculiar to the Indian teaed gold chalice and paten, made by good hold on the premises, and, soon plantation alone. For instance, Mr.

after the water was turned on, the roof Owen in his recent work on "Chin-

was burnt through and fell in. During chona" refers to the prevalence of the "red-spider," of tea-bush noto- riety, in the chinchona plantations of Java, and we are otherwise informed that insect blights in Ceylon are as great a nuisance there as elsewhere. Probably some among our readers may have made observations on the subject in the wide field which China affords for investigation. We would be glad to reproduce the same, as much from the wide spread interests. involved, as the appreciation with which such information is certain to be received.

Brunet, of 18, Rue de Grenelle, St. Germain, Paris. The chalice bore the following inscription :-"Rev. Prov, Ap. J. Burghignoli, Pignus grati animi fideliam ecobrice do Hongkong, Dis 14.May Annie Dai, 1881." The dona. tion was subscribed for by the pilgrims of the late pilgrimage to St. John's Island, and was given as a token of thanks to the Rev. Fathor for his ser- Vices in the last three successful pil- grimages to the island where St. Fran- ois Xavier died. Mr. A, da Silveira, president of the Catholio Circle, and the prime mover of these pilgrimages, presented it in a few appropriate words, and was heartily thanked by the Rev. Father, when the meeting terminated.

the most critical time some seamen from the French Admiral'a ship Themis behaved most gallantly in climbing to a difficult and dangerous place in order to bring a nozzle to bear upon a spot where water was greatly needed. We have been remarkably free from fires for a long period, and the two most recent outbreaks were speedily sup- pressed. Water was not forthcoming quiok enough on either occasion, which is a matter the authorities ought to seo remedied. Surely the turnoooke ought to be able to be on the spot as- soon as the firemen, but at the two ́most recent fires that was not the case.

prospects.

the London and China Express of the The following items are taken from

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We believe that nothing further has been arranged with regard to Labuan, Mr. George Phillippo, who has re- the ramour concerning which we pub-cently been the Chief Justice at liabed in a recant issue.

Gibraltar, has been appointed to the Chief Justiceship of Hongkong, which is rendered vacant by the resignation of Sir John Smale. Mr. Phillippo is no stranger of Hongkong, he having been Attorney General there from August, 1876, to February, 1879. Mr. Phillippo was admitted to the Honour able Society of the Inner Temple in April, 1858, and obtained a certificato of honour of the first class in January,

The Gazette of the 29th alt. contains the following appointment: The Queen has been graciously pleased. to appoint Commander W. B. Pauli, R. N., now Her Majesty's Consul at Manila, to be Her Majesty's Consul at Buenos Ayres

In order to receive new engines, the Sylvia has been placed under the boiler shears in front of the Royal Naval