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United States, Germany and Britain. If A LODGE of Emergency of St. John, No. 618, this were all, people might not complain; S. C. will be held on Tuesday next the and pro- but the prospects of armed peace are ximo, at 8 for 8.30 pm, precisely.

worse.

Nobody for a moment doubts the peace- able settlement of the Misiones question; FANCY CHRISTMAS but another difficulty is certain to crop out after it in the shape of a Banda Oriental DS,

"mess." Sooner or later this must come, and the people may as well look forward to more ironclads and cannon. War is the bane of South America. Bolivia and Peru are ruined; Paraguay is a phantom rising from the battlefield; Banda Orienta! is bleeding from every porc, owing to civil strife; Ecuador and the surrounding in cognita" States are in a perpetually vol-

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, ESTABLISHED 1841.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ABSUMING that Mrs. Langtry writes her own pear's Soap advertisement, it may justly be said autographs, and judging by that awful scrawl in of her that the hand she writes is not so pretty,

as the hand she writes with.

THE following letter received by Mr. H.E. Wode house from Mr. Framjee H. Arjanec, co-trustee and honorary secretary of the Zoroastrian Charly Fund of Hongkong speaks for itself On be half of the Parsee Community of this Colony, the Trustees of the Charity Fund under their charge, have great pleasure to forward you here- with a Bank note, (No) 4,000) for $100, a3 a donation to the Poor Box at the Magistracy, and

LIU A Foo, aricepounder, with two previous convictions against him, one for larcely and the other for unlawful-possession, was charged be fore Mr. Wodehouse this morning with stealing box of clothing valued at $10, and sent to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

the ty years from 1830 to 1880 the amount of money invested in cotton manufactures in the United States Increased from $40,000,000 to and the bales consumed from $135,000,000, 194,390 to 2,000,00 The principal city of North Carolina has 138 factories, employing 4,456 hands, and is about to have a new cotton factory with 10,000 spindles. Its business for the year ending August 31st amounted to $75,000,000, against $71,000,000 the preceding year.

The Governor, (abruptly): The Maccense is full of grammatical mistakes; it even lacks com- mon sense. As a proof of this it is only neces aary to read its articles upon the diplomatic mis- sion to Pekin, the author of which, by the bye,

I neither know nor care to know.";

⠀ The Attorney :—“Really, to say that we are not strong enough to fight China is very impolitic.”

The Editor "If Your Excelicacy ands there articles lacking in sense, there are scores of pet ple who think otherwise." The articles were | signed, consequently Your Excellency could not ignore the identity of their author. Besides, every one has a right to think in his own way.

The Governor Nonsense (Don't call that thinking. "If you wish to know how to think and to write, read this book (showing a pamphict written in French, on Portuguese sovereignty in Macao). I have several copies of that work, and

ceases to do so, I will offer you a copy." still bears a confidential character; but when it

Govenor's proceedings were eminently esp and foolishly wrong His Excellency's mod literary composition has been duly weigin the balance and found sadly wanting. dracaense published a detailed analysis of the wonderful work, and pointed out as many gram matical errors in it as there are paragraphs. The result was the protest on the 20th inst., and this was followed by protests from the two other local". newspapers. The following are the transla- tion's

PROTEST OF THE "MACAENSE”. "In the panic of the liberty of the press, and of outraged Journalism, anh, in defence of oue rights and prorogatives, we hereby raise a gy of indignation and a solemn protest against the gross, illegal, disloyal and violent manner in which the Governor of Macao In his capacity as First Magistrate of the Colony nad General of

tomey, has attempted to extort from us the de- claration of the name of a correspondent of this journal.

canic condition of revolutionary efferve "have to request you to be good enough to use Paper-It seems that at Uguingue, one of the (smiling) I will give you none, because the work the army, supported by the Acting Crown At..

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scence. Venezuela is at the feet of a des- pot. To crown this desolate continental and political panorama, we see Chile, Brazil and the Argentine Republic pre- paring also for the scrimmage.

The armaments of Chile are simply for midable, and our trans-Andean neighbours are gradually assuming a European war footing. The Chilean navy is now the most numerous and formidable of this hemisphere; her coast is being fortified with heavy Kaurrguns; scarcely a steamer arrives in Valparaiso but lands war [431 material Chile in fact is becoming the great Power of South America, and it is stated that the "English of South Ame- rica are preparing to take all the Peruvian coast and to-beard the North American foreign policy and Monroe pro- pensities.

It is requested that all communications_rela... ting to Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c., be ad- dressed to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph" and not to the Editor.

Staff.

Lelters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The Editor"

and pt to individual members of the

Communications intended for publication must be accompanied by the name and address of the wiiters, mit necessarily for publication; but as evalence of good faith.

Whilst the columns of the Hongkong Tele- graph will always be open for the fair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public interests, it must be distinctly understood that the Editor does not in any way hold himself rea- ponsible for opinions thus expressed,

TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers are requested to forward all notices Intended for insertion in that day's issue not later than THREE O'CLOCK so as not to retard the early publication of the paper.

TO SUBSCRIBERS, Arrangements have been made to publish The Hongkong Telegraph daily at 4 PM. Sub. scribers in the central districts who do not receive their copies before Five O'CLOCK will oblige by at once communicating with the Manager,

• SPECIAL NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

At the request of numerous subscribers, we have decided to publish fortnightly, from the beginning of the New Year, a Special Mail issue of the Hongkong Telegraph, to be circulated on the morning of the departure of tise English mail sicamer: This paper will contain a complete summary of the news for the preceding fortnight, together with reliable share and market reports,

independently of our usual afternoon issue..

and apply the same only for the relief of the poor Chinese as you or the other presiding magistrates may deem best."!

WE hear on what may be considered pretty liable authority that the versatile "Banian" of our morning contemporary is none other than that bright, particular star of our local literary firmament, the accomplished and ubiquitous Thomas Ide Bowler. This is the sixth gentle man who, we have been assured on apparently trustworthy evidence, is entitled to the honors (?) of the authorship of "On the Bucket," Stomach versus Bust," "Dustbins; how to clean them," "Humbug and Cant, * &c., &c., &c. After giving the latest candidate's claims careful considera tion, we are inclined to the belief, notwithstand ing our informant's assurances, that Thomas (de is not the man.

THE following anecdote appears in a French

life was saved by a young Frenchman who bad, battles of the Zulu war, Sir Carnet Wolseley's in defiance of the French Foreign Enlistment Act, entered our service against a friendly Power. A Zulu was about to 'hur) an assegai at our general, and was killed in the act. Sir Garnet, deeply grateful to his deliverer, wished to keep him with him; but the young man's home sickness was too much for him, and, accepting a loan of zool from Sir Garnet, he returned to Paris and set up in the Boulevard Montparnasse. On the arrival of the general at Paris last week, he met his debtor, who offered him 5,000 fr. and and interest up to date; but, with his usual magnanimity, he refused to accept it, and asked, him to dinner.

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"We also energetically protest against the conduct of the Acting Crown Attomey, who, being in duty bound, as a representative of the law, to explain to His Excellency that he was committing an abuse of power and acting on false principles, violating even the rules of com- mon politeness, showed himself on the contrary, thoroughly subservient in supporting His Ex- After a cellency's unwarranted proceedings.".

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The Editor May I ask Your Excellency for the name of the author of that chif-d'œuvre?”. The Governor "I don't know the author, as there is no name; but he must be a Portuguese Tho work is written in French in order to have a wider circulation and to enable it to be read by foreigners. It is in this fashion that newspapers ought to discuss political questions. But the staff of the Macaenie never knew, and will never

know how to write like that." confused torrent of accusations and self-asser- "We hereby declare aloud that we are not ins tions His Excellency proceeded:"From the timidated by His Excellency's threats, and that character of the official report sent me, and in we will persist in the path of our duty, as we my capacity of General, I am bound to enquire on two powers far stronger than His Excellency's, into the complaints contained in the correspon- namely, on right and on truth, the former eman- MACAULAY says somewhere that the Puritans dence signed by A. F., and published in the ating direct from law, and the latter from the could not even cut a corn without scraping a text last number of the lacnense. I have conse- Delty. Chains and swords can be broken asun- over it.Mr. Barnum-who is nothing if not readyquently sent for you, and now request you to der, because they are of men; Right, however, --salves over a wound on the principle of the declare to me the name of the author."

cannot, as it emanates from Nature, and Truth, The Editor:-"Your Excellency must be per-still less, because it is contubstantiated with the CHEUNG AHIUM, a carpenter, aged 24, remanded men of the fayflower. The other day a church At this rate South American nations will from the 13th instant on a charge of breaking deacon asked him for a "pass" to see the winter fectly acquainted with the laws of the journalistic very essence of the Creator,"

into a house at Hung Ham and stealing there-quarters of his animals. Mr. Barnum, however, press, and well aware that I cannot comply with soon be in a blaze. Friends to these

from, $40 in notes and silver, and 30 old re-declared free passes to be "played out." "We your wishes." countries cannot help looking forward to volvers, was again brought before Mr. Wode-never issue one to the big show except to editors,

The Governor :--"I thought as much) and as the future with anxiety. The blame of house this morning and committed for trial at clergyinen, or orphan asylums, or to persona who you will not declare the author's name, be sure armed peace may be laid on the shoulders the next Criminal Sessions. The defendant in reader us equivalent service in some way. that you shall be summoned to Cart to-morrow. of Chile and Brazil. The Argentine this case is evidently a "bad hat" as he has no Nobody will get inside the winter quarters Mr. Attorney, please take the necessary pro- Republic, thanks to her immense resources less than seven previous convictions recorded except editors." The deacon, thought this was ceedings against the Editor of the Alacaense and fast multiplying animal capital, can against him. Six of them are for larteny andone carrying his restrictions too far. "Perhaps so," hold out longest, but the Government is for unlawful possession, which, considering the said the showman, but as you generally like certain to feel the squeeze on the revenue, youth is now only 24 years of age and com Scriptural authority for everything, I present you and the results will be felt in new taxesenced his little capers as far back as 1874, is with this card." The card read as follows and fresh burdens on the public. The bane of armed peace consists in the con- stant renewal of the war elements; five years hence the present ships of the navy must be considered unseaworthy and old- fashioned; new inventions creep in and A NEW way of dressing wounds, which was dis new vessels must be ordered. Thus the covered by accident, has been introduced in the burden continually amites the country, and clinic of Professor Esmarch,, at Kiel, by Dr. says a writer in the Overland Mail, now united generally influenced by a few youngsters who taking part in a scene of repulsive subserviency.

Neuberg...Two years ago there appeared at the clinic a laborer who had sustained a compound fracture of the forearm eight or ten days before, with considerable laceration. He had got On the other hand this state of affairs comrade to surround the whole forearm at once calls for much study, and may have yet with a thick paste of peat mould, on which was very much political significance. An all-lald a rough splint of wood. When he came to ance between this country and Chlle would the clinic he was in good general health, and on

it remains to be seen if war is not prefer able to this ruinous prospect of armed peace.

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not at all a bad record. Doubtless a paternal Government will find some means to keep this enterprising youth's hands from annexing other folks' property for a very considerable time to come.

and other items of interest, and will be published sweep off all the other States on this con- 1 clearing off the mould the doctor found, the

We regret that it has been found necessary, in order to maintain our high standard, to slightly seription to which, after January 1st 1833, will increase the price of the Telegraph, the sub be $24 PER ANNUM, an alteration which, we trust, will meet with the approval of our friends and supporters.

Our mail issue will be circulated gratis to subscribers only,

The Hongkong Telegraph

"HONOKONO, FRIDAY, December 29, 1883,

It's a most melancholy feature of the mo ment, says the Buenos Ayres Standard, that all the nations of this continent should. be arming to the teeth and making prepara. _tlong_the_meaning of which is evident to all: The bloody scenes on the west coast, the ruin of two sister republics and the ruitous condition of the victor are not ap parent enough to frighten the sister na-

tinent, and foreign nations would find it no desirable or safe policy to interfere in South American politics as they have done up to the present. The armaments of both countries point in that direction, and we may look forward to a policy that will no longer tolerate a repetition of the Volpi and Patroni humiliation. -

TELEGRAMS..

LONDON, December 28th. ARABI PUBLICLY DEGRADED, 'Arabi has been publicly degraded and bas sailed for Ceylon..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE steamship, Roman was jocked at Kowloon yesterday, and the Rams went round to Abar deen this morning.

sign of suppuration. Dr. Neuberg was led by wound to be healing beautifully, without any this experience to investigate the proporties of peat mould, and his conclusion le that it is per culiarly valuable for the purpose, of dressing wounds, chiefly because of its great power of absorbing the products of decomposition,

*FARE PASSES.

In thing days there were no passes given, Search the Scriptures.

Thou shalt not pain--Numbers xx. 18, Suffered not maɑ to you,Jidges fii, al, The wicked shall no more pass.—Nahum 1. 13. Nona tha pa-Isalah xxxiv, to

This generation sholl not pass.—Mark xill. Though they roar, yet they cannot paxemiah v. 23. So be paid the fare thereof, and went--Jonah i, j

THz correspondents of all the daily papers are, in their belief in the aggressiveness of Russian aims on the Balkan peninsula and Armenia. According to the Standard and Telegraph all disguise is being thrown off, and the Northern Colossus is steadily preparing for war all along the line. With whom? With Turkey probably but visions of a coming strife, with a farmightier Power must obtrude themselves before the eyes of Alexander III. The Austrian Emperor also avert, the inevitable conflict between, his nation knows that diplomacy can only stave off, not and the Slav, and towards that end the policy of the dual Empire is now being directed. War between Russia and Austria can have only one ending so far as the Sick Man is concerned. It will lead to his further dismemberment, possibly to his dissolution. This is generally admitted Yet the after-consequences, if unnoticed, may be more dangerous still to Great Britain. If Erzeroun and Van become Russian property whether by conquest of arms or diplomacy-the Persian province of Azerbigan, with other vast territories along the Caspian Sea, will be certainly absorbed as well, possibly to meet with the same terrible fate that awaited once fair Georgia.

“MACAO,

A GOOD story is told of Modjeska by an Eng lish correspondent of a Washington paper. It appears that she was recently asked in a fashion able London drawing-room to give a recitation in her native tongue. At first she was unwilling to comply, declaring that the recitation could scarcely be interesting, as nobody in the room was supposed to know Polish. Yielding to the importunities of those around her, she commenced a Polish recitation... As she proceeded, has eyes seemed to flash fie, and her audience were almost spellbound by her impisoloned delivery.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] They could, of course, only imagine what-sha:|-

"MACÃO, DECEMBER 27th, With reference to my letter of the 22nd instant,, was saying, but they presumed she was uttering the aspirations of her countrymen for freedom

I have now the pleasure to subjoin a translation, and denouncing the oppressors of Poland. When from the Macane of the 21st, of the comical the recitation was finished the most' enthusiastie") scene that took place at Goverment House locked rather suspicious, however, to see her husband and two or three Polish friends in fits of laughter as the company made their way out of the room. It was then explained that she had been only reciting the ordinal numbers from one

The Attorney "Yes, General, There is no

doubt that the correspondence alluded to is cal culated to endanger the public safety. That is very bad.".

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The Editor:-"Your Excellency had better reconsider the step you are going to take, and its probable consequences. The correspondence asserted nothing new, but merely reiterated what had already been asserted by the Commander of the police force in a letter of his, published in my paper."

the Police Force is a very good person, but he is The Attorney-General, the Commander of

form his circle."

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The Governor-I don't care to know what the Commander has said I have forbidden the officers of the army to write to the newspapers, and 1 am not afraid of the consequences of my actions. I once suppressed a revolt in Africa, supported by my wife," pag

As we feel convinced that this protest will be supported by our colleagues of the press, as well as by the conscientious opinion of the public, we are sure that His Excellency the Governor's doubtful behaviour, and the discreditable attitude assumed by the Crown Attorney, will be stamped with the ignominious brand of general reproba tion. And this is the only revenge wo desire.” PROTEST OF THE “CORREIO DE MACAU? (of the 24th Dec.) "The perusal of the last number of our con- temporary the Ancaress produced in us a strange impression. We were really astonished at read ing the protest, but our astonishment was soon transformed into the deepest regret and the live liest Indignation. We regretted to see our first colonial authority lowering himself from his position and creating for himself, a monu- law, forgetting the dignity of his office, and ment of ridicule, and the representative of the

lehey the Governor, whose duty it is to enforce the, execution of the laws and to protect the We were indignant, because woman Hu Excel-

rights of the citizen, and the Crown Attorney who should watch over the exact fulfilment of the/ former and over the safety of the latten both forgetful of and despising the sacred mission stey The Attorney:-"It is true, I believe, that are entrusted with. Senhora da Graça was decorated on that account."As we cannot, as a representative of Portu- but proposals were made to that effect, which sensation we felt on witnessing the two principal The Governor "She has not been decorated, guese public opinion, repress the sonowful failed for political reasons. I am not afraid of authorities of the colony divesting themselves of the censure the newspapers may lavish on me. their official prestige, we hereby, record our It would not cost me a thought to proceed in solemn regret As we ought not, as a citizen of person, or to send half a dozen Chinamen to des- a free country, to suppress our indignation at the troy the press and pitch everything into the sea, sight of both the first administrative magistrate and they may call me a despot afterwards if they of the colony and the representative think fit, However, all I want to know now, is to trample under foot those rights the name of the author of the correspondence in should have been the first to respect the Macaensi

express our strong reprobation of such And finally as we cannot, and ought

journalist, remain indiferent fo the attempe made by His Excellency the Governor by the Acting Crows Attorney, to alliet & acrilegious blow at that most noble and of modern institutions, the liberty of the wo hasten to respond to the appeal made Macaenas, with whom we make a common: -and-hereby publicly and salomnly place

record our spontaneous, frank, adhesion to the protest soenergeticall our contemporary. In doing so, we we do our duty as a Portugues, a Liberal Journalis

The Editor must positively decline to comply with Your Excellency's wishes. You can appeal to a Court of Justice."

The Governor "I know very well all about Courts of Justice. Justice wants proofs, and when these do not come forward, all vanishes Into thin air. Now, understand, that if your, newspaper goes on as it has been going lately, I shall order the editorial office to be demolished.” H.E. then favored his auditors with a disaeztas tion on the press and on public writers, conclud ing with a wholesale condefination of the local papers and proceeded. "I have written for the press too, and perhaps more than any of who they are I have this book, here, són Weights and Measures," it is the eighth volume of work written by ma

tions from following the baneful wake of / Leung AHUM; charged with being a suspicious plaudits rewarded Mme. Modjeska's efforts. It here, a few days ago; also a verballm transla the staff of the Sfaraense. I don't care to know.

war. The borrenda bella has special charms on this continent, and when we cannot fight our neighbors we fight among our- selves.

No mystery whatever is made of the armament of Brazil; the empire has al- ready a numerous fleet, and has decided to add to the number a first-class ironclad, two recond-rato ones and several gunboats, Hady artillery for fortification and bom- banding purposes, as well as Kaurr field guns, have also been ordered. So much for Brazilian preparations according to public knowledge; behind the scenes much

may be going on,

character, and who was found hiding in the kitchen of a Chinese house in West Street, was this morning sent to gaol for fourteen days as a rogus

and vagabond.

We are informed by the Agent of the Pacific Mall Steamship Co. that the City of Tokie with mails, &c, from San Francisco, has arrived, at Yokohama, and will leave there for this port to

day,

THE Italian Opera Company may be expected to arrive here in the course of the next few days. We learn they had arranged to leave Shanghai on or about the 27th instant. Their season in the Model Settlement has, we regret to day, proved a rather unfortunate one ; however, sich a talented company will doubtless receive the cordial support of the music-loving community of Hongkong.

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lor of the protests raised by our three local papers.

Trialogue between His Excellency the Goy error of Macao, the Acting, Attorney-General and the Editor of the focaster

The Governor have sent for you Mr Editor, because I wanted to have some conver- LI AHUN, charged with unlawful possession of ration with you, and I am glad the Attorney- diamond ring valued at $60, remanded from General happons to be present. I read no nown- yesterday, was again brought before Captain papers excepting the Independence Belge und Thomet this morning Chow Acheong, Chip the Echo du Japon, Those, indeed, fire jour nese detective, stated that he saw the defendant ants worthy of the name; they are quite suffi offering the ring as a pledge at the K Cheung alent for me. The former affords me information, pawn shop on which he wanted a loan of of all that takes place in Europe; the latter, of $20, On asking defendant where he obtained what occurs in the Far East

the ring, prisoner said he had picked it up. The Attorney General “Your Excellency, in the street, and was accordingly run in quite right; the Echo du Japonneter meddles renine Republic, it is well known,

to the Central Station. Mr J, F. C. Da Roza, with politics." has been preparing for war for the past

a broker residing at 6a-Peel Street, identified three years, in view of the unsatisfactory.

the ring as his property, and said it was worth dition of the Chilean question, settled THERE is a little romance in the association of $300. On the evening of the 26th instant, Mr. lately,These preparations comprised a the new tenor, Dierkstein, with Christine Nilsson, Roza, before leaving his residence, put the ring corvetie, a transport, several torpedo He is a young Swede, age twenty-three, and in question in his waistcoat pocket, and on The ARMSTRONG guns and a few KRUPP while a boy vowed in the name of the prima bila return home found it en af T unk. In fact, these warlike preparations donna to devote himself to music, though destined pocket in which the ring was placed had a small by his parents for the navy, When Nilsson was hole "fa, ft. through which the finger ornament lowed up many millions of patacons, last at Stockholm, Borkstein was a persistent must have made its escape. The matter

the Chilean difficulty was settled, follower, and she was somewhat annoyed by was reported to the police and people sighed with relief, Hoping: this military array and progress would become and was struck by the clear tones, stationary: But; unfortunately, peop South

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The Governor-1 am in receipt of an official report calling my attention to certain correspon dence published in the last number of the faca

nse. I sent for a copy of that newspaper merely to read the said correspondence. I neither the Macamite, nor care for its opinions. "I don't care for censure or praise, and I am pột in- fluenced in any way by newspaper opinions. The Matakse need not thank me, as it has clever done lately, for having appointed a Committee for to study the means of improving the harbour of

Macao.I did that satu proprio, not from... indications of the Macaense: “In

need only state that the

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The Attorney I have heard that Your Excellency cultivated, literature, and should like very much to read this work."

The Governor This is the only copy possess now," KATAN

The Attorney will not keep it long will return it to Your Excellency

The Governor I have also

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edition, written in Fort copy to the Editor of the Macar 1 do not scom literary, pursuits. first term of Gover practice in administrative flet me have the name of the

correspondence in the Maca

The Edi again refusing to com "demand the Attorney

take legal proces The Attorney

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· PROTEST OF THE 4 INDEPENDENTE, B (of the agla Dec

Considering that: His “Excellency the vernor of this Lony has |:19 sitempting Press, which

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the Editor of House and

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opinion, two new.

ALKSTRONG and