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A TABLET in Carrara marble has been erected in the nave of Canterbury Cathedral, to perpetuate the memory of Lieutenant and Adjutant G. A. Colvill, Lieutenant T. F. C. Armstrong, Sergeant Orderly Room Clerk & Julian, and twelve k and file, who died while serving with the 1st. Battalion 3rd East Kent Regiment (The Huffs) in the campaign in the Malay Peninsula in 1875-76 also in mentory of Captain H. J. M Williams, Lieutenant C. E. Mason, second Lieu. tenant G. R. J. Evelyn, and twenty-seven rank and file who fell while serving with the 2nd Battalion 3rd East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) | in the Zulu War. The monument has been stil scribed for by the officers, non-commissioned officers, and inen of the regiment.-L. & C. Er

press.

AT half-past two this afternoon a party consist ing of Captain Buty, Thigade Major, and Licu tenants Ruck and Headley, Royal Engineers, accompanied by a detail of the Royal Artillery and Gun Lascars, proceded to Kowloon in a

• steam launch from Peddar's' wharf for the pur pose of witnessing tiring on the rifle range from a ten-barreled Nordenfeldt gun. The gun was wheeled down to the wharf on its carriage,

placed in the launch, Mr. Sleeman, the agent for the gun in China, accompanying it. His Excel lency Lieutenant-General Donovan and staff were to proceed from Murray Wharf, later on, to be Artillery, was also to be present. It is a new form of the Nordenfelt gan, and is known 11,5 the ten-barreled

The four barreled Norilentcklt is already in use

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TELEGRAMS for Bangkok can go forward by mails closing at singapore at 5 p.m. to-slay and 5 p.m.

to-morrow.

fast the number of emigrants leaving Great We observe that during the year ended Dec. 31 Brian for Canada was 34,249, an increase of more than 5,000 over the preceding year.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THE PANAMA CANAL QUESTION.

THE LOSS OF THE DOTEREL

MAILS EXPECTED,

THE INDIAN MAIL

and may be expected to arrive here on or about left Calcutta on the morning of the 18th February, The direct steamer, with the next Indian mail,

the 7th instant.

THE AMERICAN MAIL. The O. & steamer Gaelic, with the next American mail, left San Francisco on the 18th instant.

more than once stated that the Swiftsure would / and can be constructed in a reasonable time and clusion that it was occasioned by the accidental of Mr. David Salomons, when Lord Melbourne February, and may be expected here on the 19th

THE London and China Express, which has

replace the fran Duke, as flagship on the China Station, referring to the former ship now says:- being fitted out at Devonport for service as flag- The Swiftsure, 19, iron ship; armum-plated, is

skip in the Pacific to relieve the Triumph, and is to be made ready with all despatch. It will, kowever, be April next before the Swiftsure can

be commissioned. In addition to her 12-ton guns the Swiftsure will carry ten Nordenfels, finir Gardners, Whitehend torpedoes, and eight 25-pr. breechlosters, she will be barque-rigged, and be supplied with a 42 feet and 37 fect steam pinnace, and a 25 feet steam cutter.

A MEASURE quite revolutionary in character, called the “Municipality of London Hill," is still

The Panama Canal question commands more discussed by Congress, public attention daily, and is likely to be much continus the general belief that the project of M. News received here

de Lesseps will end in failure. The Times takes | strong ground this morning against a Govern- ucat sulisidly, saying that if the canal is needed, at an expense that will make it profitable, it is only necessary to convince capitalists of the fact to get all the funds needed, so far as Govern ment protection is concerned," it adds, "we have lain made of it, that any difficulty interposed by no doubt in spite of the fearful muddle Mr.

by friendly and sensible negotiations with Great the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty can be get of the way Britain. The time for subsidies and guarantees of bonds has gone by. The public sentiment is

more hostile towards Mr. Blaine than it was when he left office. There is practically only one sentiment concerning the tune of his depatch to Mr. Lowell. Even his friends admit that he made an inexcusable blunder."

PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. There is every reasm to believe that the recent

og 10h the true cause of the tamen explosion on board her Majesty's ship Triumph table disaster by which the Doterel was destroyed, and the lives of 145 officers and men sacrificed on April 2011 last. The court-martial which in- quired into the sad catastrophe came to the con- ignition of the coal and special methods of ventilation were at once gas liberated in the bunkers, adopted on board some of the largest ships in the navy to avoid the recurrence of a similar calamity. By the accident to the Triumph, however, a new and traced beyond question to the sccidental ignition thrown on the whole string light has been matter. The explosion was

regard to the Batere, making it in the highest of a "patent drier: known as "Xerotine sicca- tive," and this fact has educed new evidence with degree probable that her destruction was attri butable to the saune cause.

rous and splendid have been his acts of bene volence, that he is, probably, a poorer man now than he was forty years ago. As sir Moses is the first of his faith who has borne the Ulster hand, so he was the first to receive the accolade, of her first state visit to the City, in 1837, when The Queen dubbed him a knight on the occasion she went to dite with the new ford Mayor (sir John Cowan) and the sheriffs, of whom sir Moses Sheriff of London had heen elected in the person was one. Only two years behe, the first few

enable him to serve, sir Moses Montefiore is at succeeded in passing an Act of Parliament to least well-knows abroad as in England, When went that worried the Jews had to reckon with he was a little younger, any Continental Govern

seemed always to have the English Cabinet be hint, and found that he was not to be tritled with. This mildanannered, yet rather positive, Hebrew

Moses with the action of the Secretary of state hind him-the Chancellor of the Exchequer being possibly a link to connect the interests of sir for Foreign Affairs. No amateur diplomatist ever effected so much for the tause he had at heart.

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STEAMERS EXPECTED.

mantle, W.A., arrived at sourabaya, en route for bruary, and is due here onor about the 4th instant The steamer Meath, from sydacy, &c., left Part Darwin, for Hongkong, on Sunday, the 19th Fe

Hongkong, an surday, the 19th February,

The steamer Opvan, from Sydney, vid Free.

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The steamer Nelson left sydney on the 6th February, and is due here on or about the 4th instant

The O. s. S. Co.'s steamer Agamemnon lekt and may be expected here on or about the 5th singapore on the forenoon of the 25th February,

the 36th February, and is due here on or about instant.

the 6th instant.

The steamer Glamis Castle left - singapore on

The steamship Glentagles left singapore on about the 7th.

where it was dismounted, taken to pieces, and under consideration by the Government, shoulding from the gossip of the clubs and streets, the urging caution in the storage of this material regularly to work the task of selection will rapidly the 1st instant, and may be expected here on or

is cast, it is not too much to say that the ancient it become law, in the form in which at present it Corporation of the City of London would totally cease to exist. The new Bill would indeed add

present at the firing. Major Moorc-Lane, Royal to the power of the Lord Mayor, but it would or cerning the rumoured intervention of the Ameri- in the ship's compartment, its accidental iga- make their appearance on the metapolitan tide-expected here on or about the 7th.

machine

gen.

adopted in the service. It is intended to be en-

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can Government in the affairs of Peru and Chili.

it

tinguish all inferior personages; and the Lord American citizens here are preparing to transfer Mayor would become a sort of President of their property in case a rupture of diplomatic Republic, extending over a new City County relations compels their departure, while Chill is The new Lord Mayer's Court would be so con-making preparations too formidable to beem by the navy, but the new gun has not yet been stitued as to absorb all the companies which ployed against poor prostrate Peru. Since the the explosion some of the hands were employed 18) there will probably be the same number of

have for centuries existed, together with their

ence, England will probably regard more closely severe lesson taught her by the Geneva Confer

Esmeralda and Arturo Piaf to leave her shores until the definite conclusion of peace between the rights of belligerents, and not allow the

these nations; but by sending vessels picce- meal she can evade responsibility for their eight torpedo boats, each a hundred feet long and of the estimated speed of twenty-one acts. In this manner have already arrived

knots, and new compound armour plates for the Blanco incaluda and Cochrane are expected in a near future. This will render them a fair match for the famous Almirante Brown, of Argentina; but when the new 300-paund Armstrongs arrive they will be the most formidable vessels in this part of the world, with gens of the most powerful pattern, and armour proof against any but the heaviest ordnance. Chili's squadron is supplied with all the latest adjuncts of naval warfare, and swift, handy torpedo boats for offence, machine guns and improved electric lights for defence against torpedoes. The Hunstar is being rapidly formidable antagonist. There is a strong under order, and every preparation made to meet a and thoroughly overhauled, the transports put in

current of hostility towards the United states, which finds expression in newspaper articles tend ing to inflame the public mind, in discussions at gress in secret session discusses nightly weighly the clubs, and even in social gatherings. Con-

remarks of senators and deputies betray the in- matters which are seculously guarded, but the santiago recently said the officials look upon war A prominent American returning from with the United States as extremely próbable. Chili will surrender none of her rights of con- quest. The nation that accepted war with spain rather than apologise for an alleged insult, will when she had a powerful Beet in the Pacific,

THE RUSSO-CHINESE TREATY

OF KULDJA.

Since the explanations of the Triumph disaster one of the carpenters on board the Doteret has xerotine siccative. It is stated that the room in come forward to describe the storage of the magazine only by a thin sheet of steel. A barrel containing the drier had been burst by some which it was contained was separated from the means, and the exuding liquid gave off a dis- cable vapour. Hands were sent down to and this was being done when the ship blew up. mop up the liquid and to remove the vessel, The carpenter has no doubt that the siccative became ignited, and that it fired the gunpowder, zine from the paint store-room, not fitting tight This was only to be expected, because the steel plate partition did not actually cut off the maga. of the fluid flowed throught into the magazine under at the bottom, and, as a matter of fact, a portion the metal plate.

more

on the afternoon of the 1st instant, and may be The . S. Co.'s Steamer Priam left singapore

The E. & A. s. s. Co.'s steamer Taunadice left Sydney on the 18th February, and is due here on or about the 1tl instant.

on

Intimations.

NAVAL CONTRACT 1882-83.

received by the Undersigned, until NOON, TICLES for the use of II.M. NAVY for the year EALED TENDERS, in duplicate, will be desirous of SUPPLYING the following AR- THURSDAY, the 16th instant, from Persons

1887-83, viz:-

Biscurt.

RAISINS,

·RICE+ SUGAR. TEA

SOFT DREAD, FRESH BEEF. FRESH VEGETABLES.

WATER, Printed Forms of Tenders and further Particu-

lars can be obtained at the Naval Storekeeper's Office. is reserved.

The right to reject the lowest, or any Tender,

E. B. JOREY, Storekeeper. H.M. Victualling Yard, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1882. *

(136 HONGKONG RACES, 1881.

NOTICE.

It would seem that in the year which has just on board ships of the navy. The first of these, closed there were three very similar explosions occurring without fatal results, called the atten

THE UNIVERSITY BOAT-RACE, tion of the Admiralty to the dangerous character of the patent driers, and in June last-a con-

In the course of a few days the presidents of The correspondent of the Tribune, writing issued a general circular not nearly specific bridge will be busily engaged preparing for the siderable time after the warning" my lords"

the University Boat Clubs at Oxford and Cam- front Valparaiso on December 8th, says-"Judg- enough as to the peril to be guarded against-coming encounter. When once the crews get tone of the Press, and such semi-official utterances happened, but had been set down to other causes. proceed, a definite seulement of the crews will Meanwhile the awful disaster to the Detref had uneasiness and indignation throughout Chifi con-board the Triumph, the cliffusion of the vapour week in March the rival Blues will once more as one hears quoted, there is a general feeling of Then before the year closed came the leakage on soon he arrived at, and by the second or third

a quantity of serotine siccative in her paint and possibly only three, new hands; ami al tion and explosion, causing the deaths of three rten and serious injuries to seven others.

way. A large number of new hands are not It now transpires that the lotere also carried likely to be needed this year at either university. room, and this was next the powder magazines. Cambridge (where practice commenced on Jan. The Oxonians will not require more than four, Father, it is known that immediately preceding ployed against torpeda launches as they approach satures and property. It would have custody of

large amount of vapour. This they were doing, residence, the las-named gentleman having been and from which it was leaking and giving off in moving a vessel containing this very substance, Oxford "Blues," Buck and Paterson are still in oll bands at the president's disposal. Of the to attack vessels of war, and is reputed to fire all charters, records, muniments, and docuhr ents 2,000 rounds a minute, and to be capable of belonging to such vast corporations is those of

perature, and when mixed with the atmo-year's president, are said to have consented to penstrating quarter-inch steel at a distance of London and Westminster, the Metropolitan

sphere detonates with a violence scarcely leas chaplaying lights in the room ignorant of last year's victorious stres ensuing term. West the fact that vapour ignites 400 yards. The object of the experiment at the Board of Works, the Vestries, and District

than that of dynamite. These data would en-

a low-tem- year's victorious stroke, and Kindersley, that rifle range is simply, as a matter of interest, to Boards, and would indeed possess itself of even

tirely agree with and explain the fact that in

row once more, and possibly one other old test its firing capabilities as regards rapidity. As the companies' plate, together with all the an-

"Blue" will be available. That the four gentle. men referred to above were the best of the the gun was being dismounted at Peddar's Wharf cient civic symbols. It is not likely that the

the drier, and the other two of the separate is at present possesses over her opponents a crowd of Chinese collected around it, attracted Corporation of the City of London will abandon

chambers of the magazine. the case of the Doterel there were three dis victorious eight of last year does not admit of a tinct reports the first probably being that of

doubt. Consequently the advantage which by the novelty of the sight. It presents a very the accumulation of centuries without an effort handstone appearance when mosted on its car-

is by no means inconsiderable. The Cambridge riage, and is doubtless as effective as handsome. the draft of the new measure was submitted to as superlative as the new measure. Last session

crew of 1881 was a very inferior one. The best Darsman in that eight-namely, the gentleman "Parliament but was withdrawn. It is now stated,

who occupied the stroke thwart--is not likely ON January 24th the New York Telegram pub-though we know not with what authority, that

place he has left vacant. Waison-Taylor, last to be again available; and the Light Blues lishes the following special wire front is st. Mr. Gladstone and his Government will adopt its

year's president, will also be an absentee. The will have great difficulty in adequately filling the Petersburg correspondent:-Following are the principles. results of the first sitting of the Commission

Lambert (the president, Moore, Hutchinson, only "Blucs charged to study the project to create on the

of last year in residence are Chinese frontier a new region, to be adminis

That the other members of the 1881 crew will be Gridley, and Atkin. Whether all these gentle tered by a Governor-General. The sitting was

anable to give their services this year seems men will row again is not aset definitely known. presided over by the Minister of War. After an

tolerably certain. Under these circumstances, animated debate of three hours, the Commission by the London Chamber of Commerce to Lord

who has twice stroked the Oxonians to victory, The following memorial has been presented

therefore the Dark Blues will start under mo agreed, almost unanimously, to the following Granville: According to the sixteenth Article of

favourable auspices than their opponents. West, resolution: The military circumscription of si-

the Treaty of Kuldja, signed on the 12-24th Feb,

woull be a most valuable acquisition to a crew beria to be suppressed-a military region admi-diminish proportionately to the value the ex- 1881, the Chinese Government has agreed to nistere: by a Governor-General, and grouping port duty on some kinds of tea of inferior quality"

the river for some time he will probably soon at any time. The addition of another year to his the Provinces of servia, Palatinak, Akoolinsk and exported to Russia by hand: That this Conven

age has of course in no way impaired his general Serai Reirolensp, shall be organized the Pro-

tion appears, to draw a distinction between exports

acquire his old style, even if he does not eventu physique'; and although he has been absent from rince of Amoor to be separated from Eastern

by sea and exports overland, giving Russia the benefit of the latter. That, up to the present, as

Cambridge are badly off for a stroke. Attempts IN PAMPLET FORM, REPRINTED FROM siberia, having Khabarovika for the seat of Go- far as this Chamber is aware, no such distinction

will probably be made to obtain the services of ally prove ta be a better oarsman than ever. vernment the Provinces of Irinsk and Choisk to

has been admitted, as regards China, by Her pass under the direct jurisdiction of the Minister

Majesty's Government, such distinction, therefore,

are engaged in more important avocation, which that these attempts will prove successful. Both Clause, as granted by China to England, under

probably neither will be able to neglect. The appearing to be contrary to the Favoured Nation

Prest or Baillie, but there is not much prospect Articles XXV. and LIV. of the Treaty of Tientsin June 26, 185); That this reduction of the export

there can be no doubt that Atkin will ultimately duty on tea run China overland to Russia, com-

post of honour, therefore will lie between the two importation into Russia (which amounts to bined with difference in the differential duty on

strokes of the tria! eights of last term. Of these the old hands are prevailed upon to accede to no less than 25 kopeeks in gold-three-fifths of entire duty by sea) would, to a great extent,

be selected-assuming, of course, that none of divert the export of tea to Russia from the Lon-

the president's importunity. In the trial cight, land route: That the tea fracle from London to don market, and cause it to resume its old over;

race at Ely, Atkin rowed a winning race all the way, and he had therefore but little opportunity Russia has of late years been increasing, whilst

in that contest of showing what he is really the direct overland imports into Russia from

capable of doing. He row a long stroke, and THE FRENCH TREATY. China have been decreasing. The undoubted

feathers fairly well; but he lacks "life," and is in Russian tea trade into its former overland chan; thing will be allowed to stand in the way of an object of the Kullja Treaty is to re-direct the

many ways inferior to West. The Cantabs, how- Sir Moses Montefiore, says a writer in Truth, ever, will have no difficulty in finding a good No. Although it is now generally believed that no- nel, to the detriment of London merchants and

is among the most interesting and venerable of 7. If Moore does not row at that thwart it will of shipping: That the concession to England of quitable treaty of commerce between France and Oct. 24, 1784-that is, in the first year of Pite's Trinity. He held the same position in the win existing British institutions. He was born en probably be offered to Beauchamp, of First the ad valorem redaction of duty an inferior England, the details which yet remain to be aros Fremiership, while Canning still learned ning teint eight last December. The seat imme. THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY of sound teas the effect of considerably diminishing the price be said to have closed. It is well known that while Frederick the Creat still reigned over mowed to great advantage in the trial eights; and teas, granted by the Kuldja Treaty, would have ranged are such that their discussion can hardly entered the army or Byron had seen the light, bain, of Jesus. This gentleman comes of a "repetition" at Eton, before Wellington had diately behind will probably be taken by Fair- the British public, and thus diminish the tendency to import bad or spurious

hus the last stumbling-block encountered con- Frussia, and Catherine II. wielded the sceptre of

τονίης,

family. Although untrained, he ON January 25th the Madrid correspondent of the Treaty in Tientsin (26th June, 1858, ratified standing on the subject of English cotton and by a few shrewd observers. It is wonderful to

qualities: That the Favoured Nation Clauses of sists in the difficuly of arriving at an under-set thing, of the future, tough dimly foreseen with good watermanship, fairly points to the con- Czars, and while the French Revolution was his weight-upwards of 13 stone-combined the New York Herald wires as follows:-By the at Peking, 24th October, 1866) appear to provide woollen tissues. The substitution of specific for think of the men with whom Sir Moses might fsident will most likely resume his aid seat in the sudden death of Count Valmaseda, during the upon to pay other or higher duties than those that: "In no case shall British subjects be called

clusion that he will eventually prove to be one of ad valorem duties on these classes of goods was have conversed, and of the historical events con- absence of the King, and os señor Sagasta, in required of the subjects of any other foreign not regarded by the English negotiators as an cerning which he might be able to relate the centre of the boat; and Gridley, having had con- Meurs. MAC EWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

the best passen in this year's crew. The pre- THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY Portugal, the post of Captain-General of Madrid, nation:" That the Russo-Chinese Treaty of insurmountable obstacle, but the difficulty lay in stie san ferley, Reynolds, Maciel, gwell as at Putney, will probably again take the -the most important military office, outside the Kuldja appears to have been ratified in August drawing up a tariff by which the duties under Burns, Horace Walpole-to take at random

siderable experience at Elon and Henley, as have seen Wesley, Mansfield, Burke, War Atinistry, becomes vacant. Two condidates ment of the first instalment of the compent the new system should not exceed those levied stood in high favor for it-General Costello, the

bow par, Green, of Lady Margaret, and Cub-

QUEEN'S ROAD, payment compensa defender of Ribon against Don Carlos, in the other Governments, through their Favoured fortunately on the verge of a settlement, it may tion therein stipulated by China to Russia: That on the ad valorem scale. Although the matter is Nation Clauses, are equally interested in the ex-

not perhaps be too late to call attention to an cessions, and we have reason to believe that the and Hamburg have memorialised, or are about ceased to use his influence in the interests of German Chambers of Commerce of Koenigsberg of M. Leroy Beaulieu, a writer who has never to memorialise, their Government on the subject: proper understanding between the two countries, Lordship will kindly take the earliest possible Your

memorialists therefore Pray: That your M. Leroy Beaulicu, fully recognising the vital reduction on teas of the Treaty of Kuldja to steps to obtain the application of the ad calorem importance to. France of a treaty with her neight British experts from Chinese Treaty-poits.

bour across the Channel, rather than allow mat

of the Interior. In this way the provinces of syr Daria, Fergonuh, Amoudain, and Amoor will pass under the authority of the Governor-General of Turkestan, and the provinces of Trans, Baikal, Irkutsk, Yeniscisk and Yatousk will be admi nistered by the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia. The vote of the Commission is to be solmitted in the approval of the Minister of the Interior, and, if this be obtained, to the sanction of the Emperor. The Governor of the new provinces is to be the celebrated Gen- eral Tehernacf. These dispositions prove that Russia does not feel tranquil as regards China, which has gradually assembled a considerable army of soldiers where the Russians have only a comparatively week force, and where it will take months for more to arrive. There seems to be a black spot on the political horizon in that quarter.

port.

rumour has gained credence in Valparaiso that not yield the fruits of a victorims war. The Minister Hurlbut was to be transferred to Chili, upon which it was freely asserted he would not be received. That Chili does not propose to re Icase her hold on Pentis evident by the departure of new generals for her shores, and the appoint. border." ment of Chilian civil functionaries within her

committee now investigating coal gas explosions This matter will be at once referred to the

Admiral Luard, Cl, and comprising among its in the navy, sitting under the presidency of Vice- Mineral Inspector to Woods and Forests; Mr. F. members Mr...W. Smyth, MA, FR.S, Chief Abel, C.B., FR.S., Chemist to the War Depast. of Machinery; Mr. E. Warren, Chief Constructor, ment; Mr. Charles Icely, R.N., Chief Inspector Draughtsman to the Admiralty: Mr. William Pembroke Dockyard; Mr. James Dunn, Chief

Watson, Admiralty. The commitice meet again Weston, Admiralty Chemist, Portsmouth; Mr. E.

subject. The Government, it is understood, have on the 24th for the special investigation of the

martial to inquire into the facts above stated. also determined to re-open the Doterel court-

A

Á VENERABLE BRITISH INSTITUTION.

last civil way, and General Lopez Domingues, tension to them of the Treaty of Kuldja con article in the Journal des Débats, from the pen end to the list of notable men on whom he might Dareman, and it has always been a marvel that

is

The memorial is dated London, Jan. 16, and Samuel Morley, M.P., the Deputy Chairman, Mr. ssigned by the Chairman of the Council, Mr. J. H. Tritten, and the secretary, Mr. K. B. furray. The following tables with reference to Russia accompany the memorial-

nephew of Marshal serrano, the victor of Carta- gena. The latter is popular, as he is the Pre- sident-elect of the Military Club in Madrid. He is Chief of the staff in somoristro, and is an able orator. The Liberal majority of Gongress would like to see him Minister of War. Marshal Cam- pos and the Court party, despite all the arguments of several members of the Cabinet and of Sagasta himself, appointed General Castillo, declaring that he old not believe General Lopez Domingues sufficiently devoted to the existlag institutions. No apointment, coming, as this did, on the King's birthday, and when the Liberals are showing a growing impatience against Marshal Campos and his, clique of courtiers, Generals and statesmen, could be more unpopular. The Madrid Press, from Ministerial to Democrats and Independents, regard this conduct of Marshal Campos as an act of defiance to the majority of the Congress, whose liberal and reforming programme this im- peaches. It is an indirect blow aimed at Mashal 8-8. Congo, black

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A COMPLETE REPORT of the HONG-

KONG RACE MEETING OF 1882,

THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH is now in the press and will be ready in a day or two, PRICE: TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER COPY. As only a limited number will be printed orders should be sent without delay to the

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI" OFFICE, No. 6, Peddar's Hill, Hongkong, 1st March, 1882. THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY

BY

Messrs. KELLY & WALSH QUEEN'S ROAD.

WILL CONTAIN THE REVISED ISSUE OF THE POSTAL GUIDE. OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILL.

BE SOLD

WILL CONTAIN

OF THE BUFFS NOW ON 'THE WAY TO THIS STÁTION, OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILL.

WILL CONTAIN

ters to come to a standstill, through the persistent drawn Montefiore take us back, beyond the to say. Paterson will have one of them, while ing Merchants, the Consuls, Professional Men,

sir

ning

WILL CONTAIN

Tea expons from London to Russia (Northern would work as follows. Specific duties would be Russiascem to show that we are not quite so far! Brasenose, on their Eton reputation, of THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY

ports), 1881.-Konigsberg, 19,597,200 D.; Revel, 2,033,160 b.; St. Petersburg, 1,347,160 B. Libau, 920,700 b.; Riga, 201,927 D.; total, 24,060,147 D.

few names of celebrities who disappeared from bing, of First Trinity, may be looked upon as the THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY century. He might have been a spectator of the while Jones, of jesus, who rowed in the race three THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS this earth in the last decade of the eighteenth post promising candidates for the fourth thwart, execution of Louis XVI. Indeed, fone supposes years ago, will pertaps be located at No, z. In him to have travelled in boyhood, there is no his early days this gentleman was not a first-rate

the translator, whe died in 1799, at the age of but recently he has improved considerably, have been privileged to gaze, William Melmoth, he should ever have rowed in the race at all; eighty-nine, might have told the lad (already old and his prospect of again rowing at Putney is sea liubble, the insurrection of 1745, t enough to understand) anecdotes about the Scuth good. To prognosticate how the Oxford boat of the calendar and the outcry at the loss of the West, if he rows at all, will of course take the

the change

unge will eventually be constituted is not an easy task. THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY eleven days. Melmoth lived in tinies when wo-

stroke oar, and Kindersley will go to No. 5. The A LIST OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES attempts of the French to obtain a fiscal advan

men were occasionally burned alive, and men seventh thwart might be occupied by Duck; but of the Principal Government Officials, the Lead-

and quartered. tage out of the substitution of specific for ad va- Reformation, into the reigns of Henry VII., isa for the other four places there will be a keen and Justices of the Peace.

Four lives like that of

how the other seats will be filled it is impossible locus rates, advocates the so-called "option" bella the Catholic, and Alexander VI. Threemore, competition. Ainslie, of Oriel, who has rowed certain articles would be ensured against paying York and Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert; from wheel, probably be tried, and may be successful in win- system, by the application of which importers of and we are among the

of Isaac of

two consecutive years in the trial eights, will

OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILL. more than the present treaty duties. This method moreover, recent occurrences in Germany and

his blue. Bourne, of New, and applied to such classes of merchandise as the removed in spirit as could be wished. Sir Moses should he consider the rate unfavourable, would cely understood out of England; which proves may also be set down as promising men. As ought also to be considered; while Paul, of Wadham, Ball- AN Government might determine, but the importer, himself declares that religious tolerance is scar-

lie, of Drascnose, and Todd-Naylor, of University, have the privilege of paying according to only the that, if a Jew before all things, the batonet is regards the old hands, Oxford. is undoubtedly old ad valorem scale provided he were able to certainly, in the next place, an Englishman, and 16.185.50 1186,897. furnish the Custom House with tangible proof a thoroughgoing one. On the other hand, the

better off than Cambridge; but with respect to that the specific duty on any particular consign country of his birth has reason to be proud of rowing displayed in the Cambridge trial eights the new men the latter has the advantage. The ment exceeded the amount levied under the him. His life may, roughly speaking, be divided was manifestly superior to that exhibited at present tariff By means of this system the onus of proving, or, as the French legal terar money, during the second he has been giving that the two crews may eventually prove to be R. ACCOUNTANT, ARBEITRATOR, AND into two parts. During the first he was making Moulsford. For this reason it is quite possibles expresses it, the "burden of proof," would rest with the importer, and not, as now, with the their money-no matter how they have come by

away. The Jews are proverbially generous with more evenly matched than is expected-Over- Custon House officials. The writer further it; but few persons are aware of the numerous suggests that this method should only be applied claims which a wealthy Jew, as such, must be for a few years, at the end of which an Interna- prepared to satisfy. The thrift of the race, as

At Consett County Court on Wednesday, Jan.

has THIS DAY Removed to No. 6, Peddar's Hill, tional Technical Committee could be appointed Mr. Dickens observes, has been much overrated, of Consett, sued Thomas Bowe, of Conscit, to 4th, before Judge Meynell, Thomas M'Donald, to establish a rate of duties in accordance with "Fond of display, extravagant in their habits, recover to amount of a bet and deposit made on the most reasonable terms. Special Agents The export of Tea from Calcutta to Creat Bri- the results obtained from the experiment. There and given over to good living, the Jews are respecting the Portland Plate, run at Doncaster. in London and Sydney.

All kinds of COMMISSION BUSINESS execited crisis is certain as soon as the Cortes meet, intain during eleven months of 1881 was nearly a Beaulicu's suggestion, which has indeed al- contribute to Christian charities, Christians to win, viz., Angelina at 7 to 1, Experiment at 10 arch, as the majority will oblige sagasta to million pounds in excess of the corresponding ready been suggested in a modified ferm by have been in no huy to return the con- to 1, and Mowerina at 8 to 1, the defendant lay-

is much to be said far, and against M. Leroy often poor," choose between it and Campos. The Liberals period during the year previous, the total being other writers. The sentiment of the anticle,

Now, though Jews cheerfully For this event the plaintiff backed three horses are slowly awakening to the fact that but for the 40,781,190 lbs.. presence of Campos and the Conservative ele..

and the wealthy members of the ing the odds. Maverina won the Platey-and-the- ment in their ranks, they perhaps would never have entered office. The Madrid press considers the present incident as the most momentous since Sagasta entered office, on February 8, 1881.

Serrano's influence over sagasta. Serrano had

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but Campos and the Court party resisted. The (to Nor, only) Cheyou, red leaf King remained neutral. The worst effect of this victory of Campos is that the Liberals, already. discontented with incomplete reforms, now Lancy that the Court distrusts them. A Ministerial

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land Mail.

INDEX TO THE ORDINANCES

OF HONGKONG. OFFICE, 6, PEDDAR'S HILL. NOTICE OF REMOVAL:

FRASER-SMITH,

PUBLIC

COMMISSION MERCHANT,

Balance Sheets drawn out; Books balanced-

however, is excellent, and whatever maybe the one unity are pretty severely taxed plaintiff sued defendant for the amount of the ber and audited, and every description of Account-

but be a matter for sincere satisfaction that so Lord Beaconsfield, belongs to the Sephardim with him. His honour said the law regarded rate, and perfret accuracy guaranteed. objection to the system expounded it cannot in consequence. sir Moscs, like his old frient, and the sum of 12. 195, which plaintiff deposited ant's Work undertaken. Charges strictly mode- influential a writer should have advocated its branch of the Israelitish family. In fact, he is a betting as an illegal practice, and judgment would a commercial rupture between the two nations, exercising the authority which must fall to higli to know if he could not recover the deposit, but adoption rather than contemplate the results of kind of unofficial bead of the English sephardim, therefore be given for defendant. Plaintiff wished --Telegraph.

character and great wealth. And yet, so nume-} his honour replied in the negativo,

Office Hours: NINE till FOUR. Hongkong, and january, 1882.