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the first foreigner that established himself to discontinue sending coples of the Hong-Tite persecution of the Jews in Russia has caused FRENCH OPERA, ROUFFE AT THE in that country, after the signing of the hong Telegraph to this office." The thin- a vast deal of excitement throughout Europe and Treaties—in 1858, if we are not mistaken | skinned editor of the M. C. Daily News America. Enthusiastic meetings have, accord-

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as the representative of the then princely could not stand being called "an ominent ing to a late telegram, been hekt in London and

General for Portugal (1860); and he has the honor of being the first foreigner who received the Japanese order of the Rising Sun. Mr. LOUREIRO, We may add, resided in Japan close on 13 years, and is well known to all the high officials of that Empire, a fact which of itself renders the revocation by the Governor of Macao of his appointment as a member of the in- |tended diplomatic mission, a grievous mis-

take and a huge blunder.

As will be seen by an advertisement in another column The Paris Opera Bouffe Company will give a final performance in the City Hall, to- morrow evening before their departure for Manila. The comic aper selected for representation is Herve's "L'Eil Crèvé,” which should command a crowded house.

house of Dexr and Co. He was also the noodle," and so he retaliated by treating | New York, at which resolutions warmly sympa, first Consul for France (1859) appointed us, as he had previously treated the thising with the Jews were passed.

Japan, becoming subsequently Consul- Alercury, by stopping our exchanges. The potty character of this person could not have been shown in a clearer manner. The China Mail has abused us rather strongly at times, and we must admit that our retorts have not always been couched in that polished phrase which "slamps the caste of Vere WITH reference to the troubles existing in Egypt, de Vere;" but Ignorant as Hongkong the secretary of state of Foreign Affairs has tele journalists may be judged from the graphed to the British Ambassador that there is exalted standard raised up by Mr. F. H. no truth in the report that England has agreed BALFOUR, they are far above the petty to an armed intervention of the Great Powers in tricks which this conceited demi-god takes the event of anarchy in Egypt. A new Egyptian Daily News is a benefit in one respect. THE Czar's treatment of General skobeleff, says such a delight in. The loss of the N. C. Ministry has been formed."

We shall in future be spared the necessity the Indian Daily News, is causing much excite of wading through Mr. BALFOUR's long ment in political circles in Russia. The Genc- drawn out columns of wishy-washy rubl, who is serving as Commander of the 4th bish, and for that small mercy we are Army Corps in Poland, has been granted four duly thankful.

months' leave of absence to proceed abroad. Shanghai we shall pay the Editor of the Mercury & special visit, so that we can mingle our tears together for having laid

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Or readers have doubtless heard of the Shanghai morning paper the North China Daily News. They have also pro- bably heard of its present eccentric editor, Mr. F. H. BALFOUR. This gentleman has but quite recently re-assumed the editorial chair in the Model Settlement, and it is not too much to say that few men in such an extremely short space of time could have [7

succeeded so completely as he has done in ourselves open to the censure of this tigating the condition of the army, received no making himself and the journal he conducts an almost universal laughing stock through out China. For the utter want of courtesy which the latest editor of the N. C. Daily Na has always shown towards the rival Shanghai journals, and everybody con- nected with their management, no reason- able excuse can be advanced, not even the plea of ignorance. Mr. BALFOUR has had some journalistic experience of a sort-not of much account, we admit, but still suf-

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DEATHS.

At Shelley Street, Hongkong, in the 6th inst., Mr. Thomas Maks, reporter, China Mail,

At Ballywind Road, on the 6th fast., Mame MARIA COLLACO Gelent to have prevented any person of Juane

ordinary capacity from making himself so generally ridiculous, as this gentleman has certainly done by his outrageous viola-

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGXoxo, TUESDAY, February 7, 1882.

modern censor of the Press. In the mean- time we shall take the liberty of sending Mr. BALFOUR one more copy of the Tele graph for the sake of "auld langsyne," and to show that we still exist and have not quite forgotten him,

THE great Hyderabad diamond, which was of child chipping against a stone boulder lying on fered for sale at £500,000, was decovered by a the ground.. The story goes, "that a native went up to the child to speak to him, and seeing that as he held the stone, it sparkled in the rays of the moming sun, he took it up, intending to carry it away; but the child crying for it, to pacify the

boy, he gave him a small piece of silver in

elegraph tion, of every known rule of journalistic the

etiquette. It was not good taste, on

exchange. The child's father, thinking that this Mr. BALFOUR'S part at the very com-

was an unusual sum to give, at once conjectured that it was no stone, but a diamond. The father mencement of his editorial connection taxed the man with purloining the diamond, and with the N.. C. Daily News to so grossly a fight occurred. The possessor of the stone and gratuitonsly insult the editors and pro-handed it over to the prince of his tribe. Then prictors of the Courier and Mercury by began a war between the two parties; and a san- coarsely styling these opposition journals quinary war would have been fought, but the

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the man to be the veriest commoner that ever occupied so responsible a position on a journal of such wide spread influence, in

fact a narrow-minded and sour-tempered bigot, lacking alike gentlemanly instincts, discretion, and good taste. The Mercury of course, resented the snobbish attack of this self-constituted dictator of Shanghai

journalism in no uncertain terms, and Mr.

Mr. H. M. Fleischer succumbed to the effects of consumption, from which discase he had been suffering for the past eighteen months, during the latter part of which time it was evident his recovery was hopeless. He expired suddenly, between 3 and 4 p.m., whilst in the act of turning with a friend whose presence he had summoned. over in his bed for the purpose of conversing

Deceased was in his thirty-fifth year, and was a native of Bergen, Norway. He came to Japan in 1863, and arrived in Nagasaki. in '69, where

CITY HALL.

"LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE."

The members of the Paris Opera Bouffe Com- pany made their third appearance at the City tien being MM. Clairville and Gabet's celebrated Hall last night; the piece selected for representa- comic opera "Les Cloches de Comeville." The house was crowded in almost every part, and the performers must fave been highly pleased with the enthusiastic reception accorded to them by the audience. In criticising the efforts of the 'members of this company we must not lose eight of the fact that in playing before an English

audience they labour under the disadvantage of deriving very little aid to effect from the libretto, as only a portion of the story would be under. stood, and the subtle, delicate touches of humour which can be made so effective in the French. language to French people are altogether lost upon

edly lay claim to after last night's representation, an ordinary English audience. Achieving such a success, as the French artistes can undoubt- in the face of these well understood difficulties, reflects the greatest credit on our visitors, and is the best evidence we could adduce of their un- doubted high class artistic abilities.

MM. Clairville and Gabet, the music by Robert Planquette, was first produced at the Theatre des Folies Dramatiques, Paris, where it raw for over 600 nights. The English version by H. B. Famic and Robert Reece, was played February, 1878, where is it met with the at the Globe Theatre, London, on the 23rd

"Les Cloches de Corneville," written by

The hero of Plevna is still in disgrace in high quarters; and although appointed member of the Commission, that has recently been inves

invitation to take part in its deliberations. ment he is receiving at the hands of the Empe- Among army men the continued shabby treat-

ror provokes a deal of indignation and censure. Recently extensive narratives have been pub-greatest possible succes. Of all modern comic lished in the Russian Press of his operations in the Turcoman regions, and these have provoked such admiration of his military qualitics, that it would not be at all surprising if the feeling in his favour led to some passionate expression of discontent on the part of the troops. Applica

tions to serve under him are so numerous, that the Government has refused to receive any more until further notice. The hero of Plevna

has many enemies in the Ministry of War, and constant efforts are being made to obtain his dismissal from the Anny.

operas this has proved the most successful, and deservedly so, It enjoyed a tremendous run in London, became immensely popular in the provinces, and in all parts of the world where it has been represented the utmost enthusiasm. has been aroused. In reviewing the perform

ance of this opera bouffe by Madame Doriani's company a couple of years since, we wrote as follows of the musical numbers in "Les Cloches.

de Comeville":"The music is of the most charming description throughout, and has become the basis for musical arrangements of every description by the best known and most THE following brief sketch of the carver of the popular of modern composers, among whom may New French premier is taken from “Men of the be named William Kahe, Brinley Richards, Time":-Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet, Cramer, Pascal, Coote, Thomas, and many others French senator and engineer, born at Froik, No-equally celebrated. It is not too much to say vember 14, 1838. He received his professional that this single opera has placed Planquette in training in the Polytechnic school, was fourth in the foremost rank of living composer." The the examination for the Corps de Mines in 1848, libretto is a long way in front of the frightful and was employed by the Government in the trash Mr. Gilbert passes off for pungent witticisms

same year on several important public works.. in "The Pirates of Penzance” and similar farci- Appointed engineer of the nines at Mont-de-cal burlesques. Epigram and polished wit sparkle Marsan, and was in the regular course of promo-throughout the piece, and the plot is at once in- tion transferred to Chartres 1854, and to Bordeaux teresting and intelligible. The following brief in 1855. In the latter year the company of the sketch will give nur readers a thorough idea of railways of the south appointed M. de Freycinet an opera bouffe which, both musically and as their principal engineer. During the five years dramatically, stands alone amongst modern works of his tenure of this important post he gave to the of the same class —

altainted for political

The Comte de Lucenay,

reasons, flies from France, leaving his infant daughter Luckenue and considerable personal

"Compagnie du Midi" a typical organisation which the other French railway comparsies did not fail to imitate. M. de Freycinet was next employed by the Goverment by the various property in the care of a retainer, Gaspard. This scientific or industrial missions in France and wily Norman, however, foreseeing that the in foreign countries. In 1864 he was nominated Comte may never return to claim his own (which likewise a member of the Conseil Général of the under the name of Germaine, and gratifies his ordinary engineer of the first class, and he was indeed happens), brings up the child as his niece,

insatiable. greed for meney by boarding the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, when the war of 1870 broke out. After the revolution of sep- Comie's treasure. He has chosen for his coffers tember 4 he was appointed Prefect of Tarn-et-the decaying rooms of the old Château of Corne- he remained until '70. He was then absent until Garonne. On the roth of October following, M. ville, long since deserted by its lord, nitainted of

Gambetta having taken possesion, in the pro- treason like De Lucenay, and an exile from which office he retained until his death. since vinces, of the office of Minister of War, cliose M. France. The grandson of this Marquis de Corné. de Freycinet as his delegate, and entrusted him ville is, however, alive, and the interdict on the with the supreme control of that department. On estates having been removed by the King, the

BALFOUR then showed his paltry meanness by refusing to continue exchanging papers with the evening print. In London a and what is due to his profession; who journalist who would so far forget himself, would allow petty personal likes or dis-76, and was appointed Danish Consul in '77, the Attorney-General, have been appointed in their stead. It is. indeed, much to be re-likes to influence his management of what 1880, the duties of dayen of the Consular Corps is actually public property, in the con- have devolved upon him by right of seniority. gretted that for a fancied injury or official impropriety, existing so far as we can dis-temptible fashion which Mr. BALFOUR has cover only in the mind of Governor GRADA, done in Shanghai, would be promptly the diplomatic mission to Japan should be excluded from Press society and privileges. He would be made a "pariah," an outcast deprived of the efficient services of two

from respectable journalistic circles for such, able and experienced gentlemen as the Baron no CERCAL and Mr. LOUREIRO. Conduct unbecoming a gentleman, un- Senhor, GRACA, we understand, goes to

worthy of an editor. Japan to represent his Government at the We have not the pleasure of knowing forthcoming Treaty Revision, a work of no Mr. FREDERIC H. BALFOUR, nor are we' ordinary difficulty and responsibility, and anxious to make his personal acquaintance, one requiring a man of considerable di- Eccentric geniuses of the class to which plomatic ability, who possesses some this notorious person belongs are "too knowledge of Japan and its tradal rela- utterly utter" to be tolerated by ordinary tions with European countries. It is, per-members of well bred society. Our know-be remembered that Mr. Levy-a Maltese Jew,

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His remains will be intered this morning, the funeral leaving No. 6, Bund, at 10 a.m. The Consular flags have been flown at half-mast, and a meeting of the corps was called' yesterday, at which a resolution was passed, expressing sym- pathy and condolence with the relatives of their late colleague-Nagasaki Express,

AN international difficulty of a year's standing

between France and ourselves has re-asserted it self in Tunis. The "Tunisian authorities," for

whose conduct France is responsible, have at: tempted summarily to settle the Entida case by the expulsion of Mr. Levy's cattle and employés from the estate to which he laid claim. It will

the conclusion of peace M. de Freycinet retired from a time from public life. He was elected a Senator by the department of the seine, January 30, 1876, being placed first on the list of success ful candidates; his term of office will expire in 1882. When the Dafaure Ministry was formed in December, 1877, he accepted the portfolio of Public Works.

SUDDEN DEATH.

village gossips believe that one day the long- expected heir will return. Meanwhile the Castle has an evil notoriety. It is haunted. Mailed spectres stride along its corridors, and ghostly phantoms flit across its lighted windows at night. But in truth, these are devices of the cunning Gaspard, to frighten away all intending tenants of the old Château. At the opening of the Opera a knot of girls are `on their way to the hiring-fair. Amongst these is serpolette, a waif picked up by Gaspard on a Thomas Marr, a gentleman who for the past two

We regret to have to record the death of Mr. bank of wild thyme in one of his fields and grown now into his servant of all work. she has thrown years has been well known in connection with up his protection, however, and seeks à beiter our local press. Mr. Marr, who has been a re- place, Germaine eventually joins the band, also sident in Hongkong for many years, was ori Blying from Caspant's house--but from a very different motive. The old Miser has promised no man living was ever more thoroughly ac her hand to the village Baillie, a pompous, med- quainted with the practical side of his profession, dling old fellow, lately come to his kingdom, with Obtaining his discharge some few years back, a strong desire to open the Chateau, and audit store Department, and afterwards transferred trothed herself to a ne'er-do-weel of the locality, Mr. Marr obtained a clerkship in the Ordinance the Barony accounts. Now Germaine kas be- his services to the Commissariat, where his a young fisherman named Grenicheux, who as military knowledge and experiences made him she supposts, saved her from drowning. But in

a most efficient and useful officer. About two fact her deliverer was really the long-lost heis- years ago Mr. Marr obtained än appointment as the young Henri de Corneville, now captain of

an armed ship, with a roving commission, who,

a year before, had put ashore at Honfleur to re: visit the house of his fathers. At the opening of the Drama, he again returns--and this time he

The hiring fair, where he engages servants resolves to take possession of his ancestral castle.

amongst others Germanie, serpolette, and Greni- cheux (now turned coachman), concluded the first part of the story,

haps, needless for us to say that H.E. Sen-ledge of Mr. BALFOUR is of a professional but an English subject-asserted his right to pre-ginally a sergeant in the Royal Engineers, and her Graca, is simply a military man, with character and extends only to his recent emption, in virtue of the local law of Tunis, of out any diplomatic training whatever, doings as Editor of the North China Daily the Enfida property, which was in process of trans and possessing no practical knowledge of Nur. A short time ago-when the Hong-fer from Kheredine Pasha to the société Mar. scillaise. This right was denied by the French Japan, or of its commercial relations with kong Telegraph was, as the Editor of the Consul-General, M. Roustan, and a long diplo other States, and it is asserted that he has not China Afail, with that well-bred urbanitymatic correspondence arose between the French troubled himself so far as even to read the which is his distinguishing characteristic, and. English Governments. The result was that text of the Portuguese Treaty with Japan | so courteously styled it, "a mere rag" the case was referred to the local tribunals, and negotiated in 1860. What result can, we were compelled to bring to Mr. BAL- it still legally remains sub judice. The Tunisian therefore, be expected to accrue from Your's notice constant cases of extracts authorities have new practically taken the law general reporter on the China Mall, and after Senhor GRACA's diplomatic dealings with from our columns, appearing in the North into their own hands. It remains for France towards joined the staff of the Daily Press in a the Japanese Ministers, his advisers being | China Daily News without acknowledgment.

offer satisfactory explanation and redress; for by similar capacity. After falling to float the pro- two Inexperienced young men knowing To do Mr. BALFOUR justice, he frankly the Bardo Treaty, France acquired a practical pored mid-day paper, Noon, Mr. Marrbecame asso

protectorate over Tanis, and in the communi- nothing either of the country or its people, admitted the impeachment, and made the cations which were subsequently interchanged ful assistance, contributing greatly by his energy ciated with this journal, and rendered most use- and who are quite untrained in the tortuous amende honorable, imputing the entire blame between Lord Granville and the French Govem and perseverance to the success which the

of diploniacy?

to the late sub-editor of the China Mail, ment it was expressly stipulated by the former Telegraph at once met with at the hands of the We can easily surmise what Senhor who was at the time acting in a similar that nothing should be done prejudicial to British general public. After the departure for shanghai Graca's course will be in Japan, His Ex-capacity on the M. C. Daily News. Shortly interests in the Regency. The incident is, on of Mr. Robert smith, sub-editor of the China The scene change to the haunted halls of the cellency will probably simply vote with the afterwards we had occasion to defend our- the face of it, serious; it is not one which English Mail, Mr. Marr again joined the staff of the. Chateau. The young lord, with his officers ind majority of the Foreign Ministers without selves from a grossly offensive attack from public opinion can overlook, and unless France evening print, and he died in harness.

crew, torch and sword in hand, break into the any special regard to the peculiar wants the Ching Mail, and it pleased the editor of places on record a very plenary expression of It appears that Mr. Marr had been slightly out deserted rooms-and lay their plans to surprise of the country he represents, for the simple the Shanghai morning daily to take up the ret, there must ensue a feeling of considerable of sorts for some days past, and feeling unable to the adventurers, whom they suppose to be really reason that it is a question about which cudgels on behalf of his stanch friend and the present moment, this will be particularly un- bed. In the evening when his boy went to veries, bearing directly on the fortunes of the two

coldaces between the two countries. Coning at altend to his duties yesterday forenoon he re turned to his rooms in shelley-street, and went to

'the ghosts of the village tradition. Two disco His Excellency can know but little, and, complacent ally. The N. C. Daily News fortunate. The hitch in the negotiations for the awaken him he was found to be stiff and heroines, are here made by the Marquis. Firstly, as we have said before, he is not a diplo, was good enough to be offensively sarcastic renewal ofthe Anglo-French Commercial Treaty, cold, The police were at once informed he finds that the girl he rescued from the sea, is and abusive at our expense, although it notwithstanding that every possible concession of the circumstance, and Dr. Young was promptly the Germaine who has captivated him, but who matist.

in attendance. Medical aid was, however, of The oppointments of Consul LoURKINO was difficult to see on what grounds he had has been made by England, has not favourably no avail as he had apparently been dead for believes herself bound in honour to Grenicheux. and the Baron no CERCAL as members of the any claim to interfere in what was purely disposed English, sentiment towards France. some time. A post mortem examination of the secondly, he discovers certain documenta (left by embassy gave general satisfaction. The a personal matter between the China Mail Nor can France afford to lose the goodwill of body was held this afternoon, and an inquest old Gaspard) referring to the flight of Comte de Portuguese. Government could not have and ourselves. We resented the inter- England. She is now without an ally in Europe, will probably be heldto-morrow. Mr. Marrwas a Lucenay and placing of his infant daughter with |made a better selection, both being ex-ference of this eminent noodle," and as aand the opportunity occurred. He would be 3 young children who are expected here from rushes to the conclusion that she is the noble

and Italy would certainly attack her if she dared, comparatively young man, under 40 years of age

we believe, and he leaves a widow and perienced and capable men, particularly reply to our article we received a polite bold man who would deny that such an oppor-home it a few days by the steamship Carnar- child in question, and thenceforth gives herself Mr. LOUREIRO, whose intimate knowledge note in Mr. BALFOUa's handwriting, purtunity may be afforded in North Africa Italy vonshire to mourn his loss. A better hearted all the imaginary airs of her rank. The arrival of Japan and the Japanese specially quali-porting to come from Piçewasp & Co., to. and France are next door neighbours, and they fellow, than poor Marr never lived. He had

hate each other as only near relations can-In-some faults it is truc, but the worst that, can be of some one is announced by the scouts Gre fied him for the post. He was, we believe, the following effect :-- Be good enough | dia Dalily News.

said of him is that “ he was his own worst enemy.nichedx is put into a suit of mail to watch the

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the Miser. The vivacious serpolette immediately