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"IŊCONSTANT " V. “IRON DUKE” A match between teams repesenting the above
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looked upon that institution as the worthiest, strongest, and best offspring of that system, that he had welcomed the opportunity of recording his personal sympathy with its good work, and substantial support which it deservedl. (Cheers.)
Overlandt Mail.
named vessels was played on the cricket grounit arguments. I have seen Lyceuins; may, accord-sible" has received another striking confinuation. slave dhow the crew of which resisted the boats letter." What I really said, in effect, was, that 1 of appealing to his countrymen to give to it the
I have oppased the Lyceum system of educa tion for Macao and will continue to oppose it on educational grounds. I challenge."A B. C." or any other alphabetical individual to refute my ing to another of my anonymous opponents, have even been once closely connected with the Lisbon Lyceum, May I ask "ABC. what Lyceums? It is very well to say superior in experience he has ever had of Portuguese struction is needed in Macao; trut it is quite another thing to define exactly how much superior instruction is actually imparted by the boasted
Lyceum.
ment: The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers-Cap The Gazelle contains the subjoined announce- tain J. W. F. Buxton to be Major, vice N. E Carr, retired; Lieut. John Anstey Bennett to be Captain, vice H. A. Tunnard, seconded.
In addition to the Charybdis, handed over to the Imperial Government have decided to give Canada as a gift to he used as a training ship to the New South Wales Government the verene, with all her guns and stores.
smoking because it produces 7,000,000 a year ...but you can drink alcohol at home." "This (,, the 7,000,000) is the text of the whole
no longer advocated drinking alcohol at home, but that opium amoking is, of itself, absolutely
for the honest, hardworking grinders, and cutiers harmless, and affords no justification whatever
of sheflicht trying to abolish the 7,000,000l. to 9,000,000 opium revenue of India, for any in- morality there may be in it. Opium smoking in
the grinding of knives and forks in the noisome China is not half so injurious to human life as
olfactories of sheffield, and that for the enriching and simptuous pleasures of others. Ofcourse the ledian opium revenue axust be considered in this controversy, but that is no part of the line of argument I am taking. Others must deal with the enormous political and financial interests involved I restrict myself to the medical view
vinced that opium smoking is really not deleterious that I have taken and part in this discussion- The overwhelming induction of verified facts is are heal and not as extra-territorial Courts. He does not think that this system will do for China, and opium smoking with tobacco smoking; while though it may hereafter be established in Japan. United States at the principal centres of foreign stance, shanghai in China, with a judge and intercourse with each country, selecting, fer in-
Court of Record, with the right of appeal to a of bad working of the present system.
on 14 ft. draft; and will be one of the fastest 20,584, and abroad 97,099. The total of the re steamers on the China coast, where she is to serve forces was 444,170. trade.
A telegram has been received at the Admiralty The axiom that "in Germany anything is pos-from Zanzibar reporting that the owner of the During last year the import of corned beef from of the Landon, and killed Captain Brownigg and the United States attained great dimensions, be ing much appreciated as a cheap article of foot. also been captured.
some of the crew, is in custody. The dhow has
cases, and up to last week these cases, classed As everyone knows, this beef is imported in tin under the head of "preserved meat in tin boxes," have been entered in the Customs tariff at mm.12 per 100 kilo. flut another paragraph of the tariff points out that "lacquered ironware in connec port city of 124," and a clever Custom House tion with other metals or paper is to pay an im oficer has found out that the corned beef-boxes, which of course are painted and bear a coloured label, are not to be entered as corned beef, but as lacquered ironware. All protestations were in vain, and even the Bundesrath decided that the Customs offices were right Another clever official has made a yet more remarkable disco- very, viz, that the numerous essential oils which are imported from China in bottles covered with silk, and
under the head of essences," which they really are, but st pay duty as silk. Such absolute nonsense as this brings about the all complaints are passed over unheeded by our paternal Government.
The Treaty between China and Germany, the been the object of the most energetic attacks un the part of experienced merchants. It is assert- cd that the negotiators of the Treaty instead of ces have further encumbered it, and the almost vernment would have acted far more wisely by leaving matters as they stood, instead of making a Treaty from which only the Chinese can benefit.
The honour of being "The Father of the Bri tish Navy" is now claimed for Admiral Robert Louey, who entered the service in 1797, and has consequently seen eighty-four years' service.
Mr. Secretary Blaine has submitted a report to the United States Congress in regard to the necessity of modifying the system of consular the Far East. He censures the existing laws on the subject of mixing with the International Couts. Ile considers that they derive their
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THE AMERICAN MAIL The P. M. steamship City of Tokis, with the next American mail, left san Francisco on the February. 7th January, and is due here on or about the 7th
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'made by the last-named player and Bishop, the education, it may be safely relied on that nothing longer be impo Chinese characters, may no jurisdiction in China, Japan, and other places in of the question. It is only because I am con- February.
in which I am asserted to rejoice, A. B. C." As regards the "high flown title of professor" may rest satisfied. Every person who knows me, who knows anything of the Macao-Com- mercial-school is well aware that my sympathies do not go with high down titles. But as I happen to be a Professor, for the present, and have as much right to the title as if I occupied a chair in an English University, I really see no reason to be satirical at my expense. However, what- why your correspondent shoob! feebly attempt erer valut may be attached to my opinions on will deter me from expressing them whenever I consider it necessary.
against that gentleman's impartiality. Does "A. B. C. know that the propriclors of the Commercial-sclioot themselves have ever con- institution with a Lyceum as a premeditated death-blow to the said institution; and when asked from Lisbon to give their views on the that the scheme had to be abandoned? If
subject, as is quite evident, on what grounds is his letter to you justifiable Yours, &c.,
J. HART-MILNER. Macao, 30th January, 1882.
Mr. Bastos' support of my views is said to go greatest disturbances in the mercantile world, but validity from the laws of the country where they that opin is in the same category with alcohol,
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bay, left singapore at noon on the 25th January, The P. & O. steamer Sumatra, from Bom-
February.
yesterday, commencing shortly before noon. The
·Captain of the inconstant cleven, winning the toss, elected to take the first innings, and sent in Winslow and l'art, Stebbing and Patey trundling for the flag-ship. That both batsmen meant business was quickly shown by the impartial manner in which they treated both bowlers, Stebbing's first over receiving punishment to the tune of eight rans, whilst his partner's initial at temps yield a three and a brace of singles. Part had just reached double figures when he fell to a smart catch by Alexander off Patey, and spear man, who followed, was thrown out by Ethelston in attempting a very near thing, without scoring, "although he assisted Winsloe in raising the score from 19 to 30. The stand of the innings was
the pair defying all efforts of the howlers to dis. lodge them, and giving the Iron Duker enough leather-hunting to last them for some time, such an exhibition of hard hitting we have seldom seen, and when the Marine at last gave Ethelston asstered the proposal of amalgamating their text of which was published some time ago has fie suggests the creation of a High Court of the my own opinion, whatever may be its worth, of and may be expected to arrive here on the 1st chance off Alexander, which that clever filler accepted, 125 runs had been added since the fall of the last wicket, of which number Bishop had contributed $7, made up of one six, a race of matter, they laid down such onerous conditions facilitating our trade with China in many instan- grand and pety juries, and a clerk, making it a drinking: and the Chinese will no more be daven The. E. and A. steaner Bowen left sydney on lives, two fours, half a dozen threes, two twas, and "A. B. C." knows nothing whatever about the uniform verdict upon the Treaty is that the Go United States Circuit Court. Instances are smoking, betel chewing, tea and coffee drinking, 6th February, singles, by clean, hard hitting, and good cricket. Three wickets for 155 uns. Henderson was the next to come and go, as, after scoring a leash of singles, he was caught by Alexander off stebbing; and Caulfield, Mundy, and Hutchinson were sent back in succession without troubling the scorers. Five, six, and seven, for 16. Robinson joined The French mail steamer fraonaddy, Captain' Winsine, and the score steadily increased, the Pasqualini, arrived here yesterday afternoon, the Lieuten at driving stebbing twice over the Pavi- mail being delivered just as we were going to Hon in one over, for a brace of sixes. Robinson Press. The following items are taken from the was also very busy, scoring 13, by one five, a London and China Express of the 23rd ult:- three, a race of twos, and singles, before being The following gentlemen have been appointed beaten by a good ball from Alexander. Eight members of the committee of the East India and for 187. Walter stayed a long time at the wickets, China Trade section of the Liverpool Chamber of playing very cautiously, whilst his partner con Ashton Rathbone, Andrew, Anderson, Thomas Commerce-Messrs. Robert Gladstone, Thomas tinued to hit the bowling all over the field, and a Combe, Magnus Mowat, Thomas Greenshields, separation was not effected until 43ns ind Henry Coke, and Robert Jackson. been ackled to the total, when à combination of
The London agent of the Union Insurance Patey and Alexander sent Walter back in the Society of Canton notifies that the place on the Pavilion. Dyer was last man, and he only scored vacant on the 31st ins by the retirement of Mr. Landon Committee of the society, which will fall a single, his partner supplementing it with a drive. W. Carey; will be filled by Mr. Charles. A. W. Dickinson, of the fum of Dickinson, Akroyd for four, when Alexander-who had bowled well and successfully-found a way to his stumps, the innings terminating for the large total of 237 runs. Winsloe was first man' in; and he canied
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THE FRENCH MAIL.
THE MORALITY OF OPIUM
Sir George Birdwood, in reply to the address of the Archbishop of York at the Albert Hall, sheffield, on Dec. 8, on the above subject (which we noted in our issue for Dec. 16) publishes the following letter:
The Lapwing 3. gun-vessel, Acting Com mander F. 11. Haygarth, frem Hongkong, Aug 13, arrived in Plymouth Sound on the 16th inst. via the Cape, and will probably proceed to sheerness to-morrow to pay off. During her seven years' service on the China Station the Lapwing has had some painful experiences. september, 1874, her then commander being sir She was first commissioned, at Devonport in
From sheffield the Lord Archbishop of York William Wiseman, Bart, and two years after has sounded a counter-blast to opium worthy of her arrival in the China seas had the misfortune the horn of Ulphus, which has lain so many to run ashore near Chefoe, a violent gate having centuries in silence within the hallowed walls of her right upon the beach, she was afterwards his Grace's own Minster since last it woke the of the vessel except her machinery, the success Roated off, after everything had been cleared out of the arrangements being mainly due to Mr. Howard, the harbour master at Chefon, The
East Riding to the wild German hunting of the son of Thoral. It would have been more to the
opium smoking is that it is absolutely harmless,
stick, and is certainly, less injurious than tea It is probably less injurious than sucking sugar
from it than the rest of the world from tobacco
and other analogous national indidgences. It may be abused by the vicious, as well as used by the virtuous; but I am defending the virtuous use, and not the vicious abuse of the opiuin smoking.
"Satan with aggle Eye beguit,
But Mn, and Apples, her delii'd."
have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient, faithful servant,
GEORGE BIRDWOon, M.D., Jute Benbay Medical staff,
with pure Indian opium, which alone is fit for preparing the chandu they use in smoking, on 1.5.-If the Chinese ever cease to be provided
account of its small propertion of morphine, they will either take to opium eating, or, worse, to
drinking alcohol, and that unfortunately, not probably of European manufacture, but of their
Overland Mail; own defective and poisonous distillation.
G. D.
picted at Shangu were subsequently cum-purpose, however, if instead of hounding on his at Shanghai, in 1877, and the late Com audience against a momentary antagonist, his recorded, was appointed successor to sir Willian better than the acute and learned author of the inander W. G. Scott, whose sad death we recently Grace had been content to wield-as none can was re-commissioned at Ilongkong, her subse keen, cold, and thoroughly-going as a truc tem; Wiseman. On the first day of 1878 the Lapwing Laws of Thought "the quiet sword of reason, quent duty being uneventful enought until she honds of L100 each of the Chinese Imperial Go- the Ho-chung. The Lapwing arived at sheer-
One thousand one hundred and forty-seven had the misfortune to come into collision with pered "sheffield whittle."
As sir Rutherfood Alcock is going to read a vernment Loan of 1877 have been drawn, andness on the 20th inst, and was inspected next out his bat for 134 runs-four sixes, six fours, will be paid off at par an and after Feb. 28 at the day by Captain J. D'Arcy. The commanding paper on the opium question, early in January, fourteen threes, seven, twos and singles-the London ffices of the Hongkong and shanghai officer was complimented on the smariness of his before the Society of Arts, I shall not attempt be- largest score made this season. Although the
Banking Corporation.
Dr. Carver and Mr. Gordon shot off another is to be dismantled and paid out of commission which, in my letter to The Times of the 6th inst., crew and the general condition of his ship. she fore then to further develop the arguments with innings was not altogether faultless, Winsloe ex-match for 200 at Hendon yesterday, the condi- at sheerness, hibited a fine defence, and hit exceptionally thirty-four yards rise, and Mr. Gordon, restricted goes out to Zanzibar to replace the late Captain Indian opium revenue. I propose for the present tions again being that the former was to stand at Captain Percy Putt Luxmore, C.II., R.N., who endeavoured to support the morality of the hard. Alexander was the most successful bowler, to the use of one hand, ten yards nearer the traps. Brownrigg, entered the Navy in 1849, and during only to protest, as briefly as possible, against the although his five wickets cost 66 runs,
The latter won by one bird, his score being 68 the Russian war served as a midshipman with Archbishop's misrepresentations of my argument Patey and Hibbert commenced the innings out of 100.
A large association has been registered, entitled he joined the Roebuck, on her being commiswisich 1 am sure were quite unintentional, and nor with the students, but it rested with the
the Ballic fleet, receiving three medals. In 1857 for the flag-ship, Bishop and Hutchinson sharing the Indo-China steam Navigation Company sioned by Commander Francis Marten for service due probably to his not having had time to more whole body of the English people, inasmuch as
the bowling. A bad start was made, placing one in Winslee's hands off Bishop when the telegraph registered only one 10, and Hibbert got his leg in the way in Bishop's following over. Two for four runs. With the addition of five to the total, Stebbing was caught off Bishop by Munday, and three good wickets were down for nine runs, a rather gloomy out- look for the fron Dukes. Bishop at this time had howied three overs, ane maiden, for six 1.'ns and three wickets. When Darmer and Fraquhar
become associated! a firm stand was made, both youngsters hitting out manfully, and the score quickly rose. A change of bowling was tried, Pair and spearman going on, but still both bats men scored rapidly, and 40, 50, 60, and then zo appeared on the telegraph board in quick suc cession. At 75 a separation was at length effected, Dormer running himself out, and with the addition of five runs, Farquhar fell to a trimmer from Parr. Five for 80. Ethelston and Alex ander played good cricket, the former especially batting in admirable style. Alexander just failed to reach double figures when he was caught and bowled by Parr, and Jones was stupidly run out
Admira: Hope's flagship, serving through the station he was transferred to the Chesapeake, Alben Hall necting. I said that opiums smok China war and being present in a rocket-beat at the capture of the South Tala Fort (medal with Argus he rendered important services on the clasp). As commander of the paddle-sloop Gold Coast during the Ashantee war.
of 10, which is formed to purchase, take over, and work the business of the China Coast Stean: Navigation Company, the Yangtze steam Com. pany, and that of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and are:W. Keswick, 3, Lombard-strect; J. Mac Co. The subscribers (who take one share cach andrew, 3, Lombard-street; J. M. Macdonald, 95, Harley-street; G. B. Hamilton, a, Cushion- court; J. J. Keswick, 3, Lombard street; A. Mc-pointed to Coastguard service at Berwick, in Gregor, 1, East India-avenue; T. W. Meates, Wimbledon.
Commander Philip R. H. Parker has been ap- succession to Commander E. Pilkington. Com mander Parker served in the Es4 and Calcutta of Canton in 1858 (China medal and Canton during the China war, was present at the capture clasp). He subsequently served with distinction during the campaign in New Zealand. who has been appointed to succeed Vice-Admiral Rear-Admiral sir Francis W. Sullivan, K.C.B.,
in the command of the Detached Squadron, steamer Teheran. sailed for Singapore on the 21st inst. per F. & O.
the Earl of Clanwilliam in the command of the
LORD LITTON ON CULTURE.
at the fifty-eighth annivesary of the Birkbeck The Earl of Lytton presided, on December 9th, Literary and Scientific Institute, and the Countess distributed the prizes and certificates to the stu dents. The purus having been presented, the Chairman observed that the institution had been youth of both sexes. It was not creditable that one of the first that threw open their doors to the in the fifty-eighth year of its existence that great college should be so badly housed. That dis- credit, however, did not rest with the managers,
left singapore for this port on the 26th January, The Ocean Stenniship Co.'s steamer Diomed and may be expected here on or about the 3rd February.
the 14th January, and is due here on or about the The stepiner Lenner left singapore on the 30th January, and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 6th February.
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ing was, of itself, absolutely harmless, admitting of its merits. The cost of the new building was by a single locality, but the whole nation was ins volved in the adequate recognition and requital that I had known cases of desperate suffering, estimated at 19,500, and of that sum 17.500 they were all instances of moral imucciles, ad- leaving only 2,000 to be provided. There were apparently from excess in it, but explaining that could be raised by mortgage and in other ways, dicted to a generally depraved life, and that the 2,000 students, and if each contributed 17, the pium pipe was merely the last straw laid on ought not to be looked to for that purpose. In deficiency might be made up; but the students their already broken-down backs. His Grace's former times the patrons of those great national reply is this "If it is absolutely harmless, like interests were feudal persons, and we were ac- and so was very ill, and we gave him a mutton a mutton chop, how would it sound to say, so customed to inpute it as a reproach to the ages which left, genius and scholarship dependent for chop, and that was the last straw that broke the that very often a man of genius, if sprung from tacir pecuniary support on private patronage,
Buddha actually died of eating pork chop; and, private pairan, or to languish for lack of it in some camel's back, and he died." Well, the Lard the ranks of the people, was constrained to linger for pecuniary support in the ante-chamber of some undoubtedly, since him many another vigorous Gruh-street garret. Dutall that was changed now. and hearty minded man, forgetful that the stomach The people were becoming the patrons; and he grows old and weak, has killed himself before would ask whether the patronage of its own clients his due time through eating heedlessly of mutton was tobe a similar reproach? That institution was chop, or chop of other flesh, absolutely harmlessence; and he asked whether its alumni were to one of the earliest, hardiest, and worthiestin exist-
in fourteen years I never saw a case of death of incommodious chambers, when they were already under ordinary circumstances. Let me add, that be be left to huddle in garrets, or at best in most numerous enough to fill the stateliest apartments of a palace (Cheers.) The working classes of this country, instead of requiring to be coaxed into the acceptance of means of mental culture,
movement which, year by year, was appréciably
the advantages and delights of knowledge did community. (Hear, hear. After all, however, not constitate the highest or most essential re-
result would disappoint their otherwise just quirements, either for individuals or for nations, THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY. mental culture to the practical affairs of life, the Messrs. MAC EWEN, FRICKEL & Co. and yet when they came to apply the gifts a
s of
QUEEN'S ROAD, expectations if, in the acquisition of those gifts,
an opium smoker in Bombay that could be at-
tributed to his arcking opium.
Hongkong, Shanghai,
T"
1st January, 1882.
HE HONGKONG DIRECTORY
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OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILL.
Kong and Lew shi-ting, have not yet become The Chinese merchants, Messrs. Leung Shie- located in any offices. We understand that in any case they will not commence to do business until after the Chinese New-year (end of January). it is probable that their friends in China will not ship them anything until after that date also.
The Tea Market is closing with a decidedly the total shipments really take place, much good better feeling, and should a large deficiency in will have been accomplished in checking the im- port of low common stuff The ruling quotations 3,560 tons, 1,100-horse power, Captain John E. The Tyne, 2, iron screw troop and store ship, prove that that class of tea is not appreciated. Stokes, arrived at sheerness on the 21st inst. export under the consumption, shows an easier China. A company of the 3rd Buffs from Dover Indian Tea, despite the recognised fact of a total from Chatham, and left again in the evening for tendency, as comparatively heavy supplies have was embarked for service at Hongkong. been on offer. The amount of business done, Rear-Admiral Nowell salmon, V.C., C.B., has considering the season, has been somewhat large. been selected to succeed Sir Frederick W. after contributing five singles, Blackiston and Peninsular War has just passed away in the per- of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa station. opium eating and drinking with opium smoking, had long since taken the lead in a great national HE HONGKONG DIRECTORY
Another of the few surviving veterans of the Richards, K.C.B., as Senior Officer on the Cape Ethelston stayed together a long time, and when son of Lieut. Colonel James Oliver Lindan, K.H., He was born in 1835, entered the service in 1847, both got well set it appeared as if the flag-ship whose death is announced, in his ninety-third served in the James Watt during the Russian- team might, after all, pull through. It was not year, at Busmoor. Lieut-Colonel Lindam also war, and in the Balic from 1854-55, also in the differences in their effects-imputing inconsist-proving the education of every class of the to be, however, Blakiston foolishly running into a
took part in the battle of Waterloo, being specially Shaunor Naval Brigade in India, being present ency to me because I distinguish between their seductive one from Bishop, and, missing, paid the at a critical period of that engagement. In the displayed such conspicuous gallantry as to earn
noted by his commanding officer for his gallantry at the relief of Lucknow, on which occasion he effects. There is just as great a difference be- usual penalty, Eight for 155, the last wicket prolonged Peninsular campaign he highly dis- having put on 39 runs. Ilogg kept up his wicket tinguished himself, nad was several times com- camp to the Queen from Dec. 13, 1875, to and snuming are quite different in their effects
for himself the Victoria Cross. He was aide-de-
tween those of tobacco administered internally and tobacco smoked. Even tobacco chewing while Ethelston scared, 24 uns being added be-
niended for his conspicuous gallantry.
Robert W. Doyd yesterday considered the con-
2, 1879, and in the former year was made a fore the end came, Winsloe bowling Hogg and ditions cabled across from Canada by Edward sand pounds, belonging to the mess of Her Ma C.B. The whole of the plate, valued at several thou- from those of tobacco swallowed. Lowry with consecutive balls. Ethelston played Hankan on the previous evening and signed jesty's 32nd Regiment, at present stationed at
Worse than inconsistency, his Grace charges they had neglected the cultivation of character. HAIR DRESSING SALOON a careful innings for 59, not out (six fours, five articles for a match in which the stake is £1,000 Aldershot, was stolen on the night of the 15th
me with "want of camestness," because he (Cheers.) In the humblest business, as well as threes, and no less than 20 singles), but he gave The date of the match is April 3rd next, and it gardens in the vicinity of the lines occupied by "alcohól acts with doubly destructive force in as much as on that of the intellectual facul-
and the Aquatic Championship of the World. inst., but nearly all has since been found in wrongly understood me
in the highest aims of life, success to say, that while depended on the exercise of less practically
of 179, leaving the Inconstant cloven victorious
by 58 runs. Full scores are appended :--
HMS INCONSTANT," + IM.S. "IRON DUKE" lient, Winshe, not mit 134 Bout, Patey, Wine, Capt. Part, Alexander, is Bishops .... Patey 10 Mr. Hibler, Mr. Spearman, thrown out,
Ethckton
Lieut. Bah, R.MA.
Ebefon, Alexander... 57
Mr. Liendere,cAlexander,
h Stebbing
Lieut. Caulfield, babbing
Mr. Mundy,
Alexander...
Farquhar, b
shop
wi
Rev. Mr. Stebbing, Mumly,
Lope
Mr. Jurmer, no. Mr. Fangular, à Parr....... Mr. Fabelston, not ou
Mr. Alexander, d Lieut. Jones, M
Pan
Mr. Hutchiton, un nutr. Baklion, st Pa
Mr. Robinson, Alexander. 13
Mr. Walter, Patey, A. Mr. Binge Winds.
exander
Mr. W. N. Zander
Extra
237
Mr. Lowry, Winsle
Extra
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EDUCATION IN MACAO.
TO THE EDITOR or the "Hasakong Telegram”
32
SIR-The correspondence on Macao educa. tion, which appeared in, your issue of the 26th inst., is another edition of the vulgar diatribe indulged in a few months ago, in support of the Lyceum scheme, It deserves no reply. I shall make a point of being deaf to such a style of those who take advantage of thonvinced that merely to try and humiliate their neighbours are not deserving of notice. It is strange what a mass of impatience, which in broad daylight would be laughed out of existence, can be screened bebind an anonymous "A. B. C or such like signatures.
All through his speech his Grace identifies
and expressly refuses to believe that there are any
quite
India I was an advocate of the use of all timu-power. It was character that converted it into a lants in moderation, and it was only when I sat power. Character was to knowledge just what interest was to money. It was the animat came to England and saw on all sides of me, and ing force that rendered it productive. The every day, the evil effects of the abuse of alcohol, students of that institution would be much better instructed than their fathers and mothers were that I was gradually led to sympathise with those who were voluntary abstinents from every form infinitely less knowledge than we now possessed before them; but let them not forget that, with of stimulant." His Grace makes great fun out the English had maintained for centuries, and of this strange wresting of my words. The simple throughout the world, the character of a great fact is, that, whilst living among opium eating
and commanding people.-(Cheers.) Their and drinking populations, to whom alcohol has, had been reputed steadfast in peace, not easily swayed by fighty impulse, frothy senti on account of its rapidly destructive action, been ment, or foolish panic. Their tenacity in war forbidden for centuries by their ecclesiastical had been undaunted by superior numbers, or laws, I saw so little evil resulting from their even by temporary defeat, and in commerce their probity had been above suspicion. Those
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HONGKONG HOTEL..
reduced the price of Hair Cutting to 50 cents. P. MOORE begs to inform the Gentle- men of Hongkong and Visitors that he Having now in his employ three competent s antees to execute this class of work, in all it sistants who are always in attendance, he guar- branches, with a perfection which cannot be ex- celled in any part of the World.
...............30 Cents. 25 Cents. ********25 Cents. ..25 Centa.
Hair-Cutting...... Shampooing.... Shaving... Trimming Beards MONTHLY CUSTOMERS TAKEN AT REDUCED RAZORS MOST CAREFULLY RE-SET. Mr. MOORE begs to recommend his GOGO: SHAMPOO WASH
RATES.
Course. Hanlan will be allowed sa for expenses being found at or near the place where the rob- incurred in coming to England.
Two hundred and fifty Irish landlords met in
bery was committed led to the apprehension of a sokfier belonging to the 1st Batalion of the Dublin yesterday, and passed resolutions denoun- Royal West, Surrey Regiment, who had in his cing the administration of the Land Act, demand possession documents, which will probably lead ing compensation for the loss inflicted upon to other charges being preferred against him. then, and calling upon the state to purchase the The oldest officer of the Royal Marines has properties of those who do not wish to retain them just passed away, in the person of Lieutenant under the operation of the new law.
Robert smithwick, who died at Tabley, Cheshire The Penisular and Oriental steam Navigation on the 16th inst. He received his commission Company's new steamer Sutlej was successfully on the 3rd of Octobor, 1810. On July 16, 1815, launched on the 22nd inst. at Barrow-in-Furness, while serving in Her Majesty's ship Superd, he from the yard of the Barrow shipbuilding Com had the honour of turning out a guard, also of pany. The Suite, which is built of steel, is being presented to and having some conservation 4,100 tons gross register, and will have engines of with the Emperor Napoleon I. when he claimed 800-horse power nominal, working up to 5,000 the protection of England after the battle of indicated; the cylinders are 58 in, and 100 in., Waterloo.. and the stroke is 5 ft 3 in.; she is 390 ft. long, 42-
Major Versturme, whose death occurred recent habitual and often apparently excessive use of traditions constituted a great national inherit to the public as unrivalled by any prepara- ft, beam, and 35 f.
35 1. deep. The Sutlej is in every ly at the advanced the fighty, was a Military opium, that all the while I was among them Iance, a common birthright, which each generation ever produced for promoting the growth respect a sister ship to the Ganges, which was Knight of Windsor, served in the 1st Hussars, advocated moderate indulgence in all stimulants;tion of Englishmen held in trust for its suc of the hair. The basis of this compound is launched in October, and both will be for the King's German Legion, through the campaigns and it was only when I was brought face to face mail services of the Company.
of 1813, 1814, and 1815 in the Netherlands France The steamer Sury Wongre, which has been and Germany, and was present at the battle of with the loathsome public-house organisation of built to the order of Messrs. A. Markwald & Co., Waterloo and the occupation of Paris. He also wholesale intoxication, depravity, and crime, in by Messrs. Wigham Richardson and Co., sailed subsequently served in the 27th (Inniskilling) London and our other great cities, and with the The trial trip took place on the 15th inst, but on Foot. from the Tyne on the 19th inst. for Bangkok, and the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiments of dutcast dangerous population created by it, such account of the fog the speed could not be very Commodoresir Frederick W. Richards, K.G.D., accurately ascertained. In the estimation of the of the Cape and the West Coast of Africa Naval gradually led to sympathise with the total as exists nowhere else, in world, that I was pilot she was running fully 14 knots, but at any stations, will be succeeded by Rear Admiral No voluntary abstinence movement in this country. rate, when under casy steam she did over well salmon, V.C., C.B., as the Admiralty have 12 kitots. There was a report that this steamer determined to appoint an Admiral to the station.
Worse again "want of camestness," I, am was being built for the Chilian Government, but Captain Church, who is now in command of the charged with having some private reason for
doing away with the effect of the whole thing published the average effective strength of the revenue. What do his Grace mean? Again According to the annual official return just, the alleged immorality of the Indian opium regular army fast year was 188,986 men, con- sisting of 17,516 cavalry, 33643 artillery, 5,55% "The real matter of it is this"-as his Grace pats engineers, and 132,376 under the heading of
he urges "His letter is written for a purpose; "ether arma" Of these there were in Ireland it into my own mouth" I won't get rid ofopium
.
the public press we understand that there never was any intention, will go out as flag-captain."
of selling her to them. We presume that from her being a rakish looking craft and fitted with teak decks, steam steering gear, and all the most modern appliances, to say nothing of two small guns trained aft, may have given rise to this fool jah rumour. she is estimated to carry 1,175 tons
cessor. To the keeping of that great national made of soap root; the natives of the Philip property, and to the transmission of it un- pine islands never use anything else for growing of future generations, would bring and it is quite common to see the females with injured, the present generation, with the washing their hair; they are never found bald, not only superior knowledge but also superior hair from 3 to 6 feet long. By constantly using, numbers. When they considered the extent of this Shampoo Wash as
directed, you will the future career of a people invested by its des entirely confident that by its restorative pro this empire, it was impossible for any of them
NEVER BE BALD, to speculate, without occasional anxiety, as to The proprietor offers the Wash to the public tiny with a sway so vast and a responsibility so pertics it will without fail arrest decaying momentous.(Hear, hear) Every member of hair. It completely eradicates scarf, dandraff, society should be proud to rise by his own in- and cures all diseases of the scalp. It does not dividual effort and merit to the highest social contain any poisonous drugs. By its cooling rank and the greatest political eminence in the properties it allays the itching and fever of the associated with all our-ideas-and-traditions of their hair State. That was the only theory we had hitherto scalp, which is the great cause of people losing
Brougham, and philanthropists like Birkbeck, ferment, and he will dom. It was in that cause that statesmen like put this wash up in bottles withou personal liberty as a sound basis of popular free- Mr. MOORE has succealed ini
had toiled and striven, and it was becauso ho length of time in any climates
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