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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1883

LEGRAMS.

. LONDON, 30th December, 1882. ':. ILLNESS OF M, GAMBETTA

the Intestines.

This well-known race-pony Second Violin, and. four Derby griffins! arrived for Mr. Gordon's stable by the steamship Peking yesterday morning.

M. Gambetta inelarmingly ill with abcess in THE Italian Opera Company arrived from Shag

hai by the steamship Peking yesterday morning, and will give their first performance at the Theatre The Austrian Ambassador to France has com- Royal, City Hall, on Saturday next, when Verdi's

SUICIDE.OF AN AMBASSADOR.

mitted suicide...

VERDICT IN THE BELT V. LAWES.

LIBEL CASE..

In the Belt versus Lawes action for libel a a verdict for plaintiffhas been given with damages £5,000.

LONDON, 1st January, 1883. OUR NEW GOVERNOR. Sir George Bowen starts on February 14th. DEATH OF GAMBETTA: M. Gambettä died this morning.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A'REGULAR Lodge of Zetland, 525, will be held ATKINSON'S, HENDRIE'S, AND LUBIN'S to-morrow, the 3rd instant at 8.30 for 9 pm

PERFUMES.

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DEATHS.

day the 24th ultimo.

THE visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended 31st December, were:-European 142, Chinese 2,101; total, 2,243. AN Emergency mecing of Lodge St. John, No. 618, S.C. will be held this evening at $ for 8.30 pán, precisely. Visiting brethern are cordially invited to attend.

cases is compulsory.

It is stated on good authority, remarks the Wash Ington Republic, that it was not Mrs. Langtry who too the playful liberty of dropping a piece of ice, down the back of the Prince of Wales, between jump. It was quite another. "professional his collar and his neck, just to see Albert Edward

beauty," Mrs. Cornwallis West, and Albert got mad and just shoved her off as naturally as if celebrated opera "Ernani? will be produced, they both belonged to the same mite society. LUM ASUN, who has previously done two te IT was a belief among the Foles that each month in gaol, was up before Captain Thomset this of the year was under the influense of a precious morning on a charge of being found on the pre-stone. Thus: January was represented by a mises of Mr. Hyndman, for an unlawful purpose, garnet, emblems of constancy and fidelity; Feb- Lum Asuh being a "bad hat" was treated to six ruary, the amethyst, sincerity; March, blood

stone, courage and presence of mind April, love; June, agate, health and long life; July, diamond, innocence; May, ememld, success in cornelian, contented mind; August, sardonyx,

weeks' hard labor.".

HO CHEUNG KWAI admitted outing trees on War Department Ground and was fined $5 with

A Scorch paper states that the Duke of Buc- cleugh, being anxions to preserve Melrose, Abbey and grounds sacred to the memory of the last of the great minstrels, free from the desecration of

amount of property in the vicinity of the historic the stranger, has been purchasing a large ruin "to make assurance doubly sure

EVERYBODY has not heard, says the St. James Gazelle, that the Count de Hatzfeld, the new Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at Berlin, is a descendant of the Prince who was Governor of Berlin when the town fell into the hands of the French in jaber, 1806, and who so nar rowly escaped ecution by order of Napolcon. The prince and sent a letter to the King of this letter as intercepted and conveyed to the Prussia giving details of the French forces, and Emperor. The, Gaulois publishes a letter,

the option of 21 days alir." He went into re-conjugal felicity; September, chrysolite, anti-written by Napoleon to Josephine, explaining

tirement, Tang Achin, for a similar offence was also served out with three weeks, being unable, or unwilling, to ante up the fine of $5. Daar H.M.S. Tweed and Est came out of the Cosmo- politan Dack this morning, and the well known. coasting steamer Fangtser went in. The steam ship Renses will leave Aberdeen Docks this afternoon. H.M.S. Fly went into dock al Kow. toon this morning; and Messrs. Geo. R. Stevens & Co's Australian line steamer will undock there this evening.

The story runs that after the rehearsal of "The Redemption," at Birmingham, Gounod kissed Sir Michael Costa, aged seventy-two, on one cheek, saying, men devoir, and kissed Marie Roze, aged-say over sixteen-on both cheeks, with the words, "C'est ma recous hense. No one but a Frenchman could have relieved his enthusiam with equal neatness of

A DISTRIBUTING agency of the Hongkong post-speech. office having been opened at Tientsin, corres pondence for that port, and for Peking, may be PAU ASONG, a culinary artiste, was charged with gistered to destination. Prepayment-in-all-tealing a coat and two keys of the value of twenty cents. Defendant said the owner of the coat owed him some money and would not part, so he took his coat as part payment, Mr. Wodehouse evidently does not approve of this method of getting in debts, as he sent the coat lifter to languish for a couple of weeks in the "jug."

Lo AFAT, a hawker, was charged before Mr. Wodehouse this morning with snatching an car- ring, valued at $1.75, from the person of a widow named Kwok Sap Yat, on the 30th of last month. Prisoner admitted having done a term of six months for larceny from the person, commencing from June last, and, as he was an ugly looking

wretch, Mr. Wodehouse called in the assistance of his colleague Captain Thomsett; and gave the ear-ring snatcher a couple of years' hard labor. WHILE Mrs. Siddons was playing, one night, an obstinate man in the crowded pit insisted upon standing up. A disturbance took place which threatened to become a row. It was, however, arrested, by the witty Henry Erskine. Coming to the front of his box, he quietly said, yet so as to be heard by all; "Pray excuse the gentleman; don't you see it is only a tailor resting himself The effect was magical. A burst of laughter put every one in good humor, and the obstinate man, abashed, took his seat.

We have received the schedule of the Eleventh Antiual Flower Show of the Hongkong Horticul- which will be held on Thursday and Friday the tural Exhibition Society and Poultry Show, 15th and 16th February. The regulations and arrangements are almost identical with those of last year. All information. can be obtained on application to Mr. Charles Ford, the honorary secretary.

ete against madness) October, the opal, hope; November, topaz, fidelity; December, turquoise, These several stones were set in rings and other trinkets as presents.

BALL

efully.

well

The Swatow Bachelors Ball callo Club Kakchic, on the evening of the

ing success. The building was very and proved in every respect a great

decorated with evergreens and flags, been carried out under the superint Mr.Rome of the Chinese cruiser Twenty-two ladies responded to the issued, and there were present about forty gen tamen, quite a large gathering for such a smalle settlement. The Library of the Club was used fo dancing, and the spacious Billiard Saloon served- admirably as a supper-roon There was ample accomodation in the way of ladies' cloak rooms hand to the attractions of the many walts, and &, and also for those who preferred a “little soul, inspiring galop. Dancing commence about 9.30 and was kept up with much spint how it came to pass that the Prince was not until 12 o'clock, when a move was made for summarily disposed of by a firing party, after his the supper-room. The supper was all that could capture. The following is a translation of this be desired, the delicacies of the festive season letter, which, apart from the incident of war to being laid out in abundance.Messrs. Pitman THE Cantos Amateurs repeated the burlesquement of Napoleon's views on the subject of selves and the Bachelors of Swatow great credit

which it relates, is interesting as a concise state and Andrew, who acted as caterers, did them." of Alonzo the Brave" at the Concordia Theatre, women: I received yourletter wherein you appear Dancing was resurred a little before one o'clock Shamien, on the evening of the 29th inst to a vexed, dear friend, at the bad things I say of and was maintained with unflagging energy until large and appreciative audience, the officers women, I hate intriguing women beyond expres-three, when the guests commenced to migrate toi and crews of H.M.S. Kestrel and Lily being the siont I am accustomed to good, gentle and con- their respective domiciles, all

apparently guests of the Society for the occasion. The refiding women. These 1 love; and if they have pleased with the evening's amusement. ment on the first performance, the various scenes. presentation was in every respect an improve-spoiled me it is not my fault, it is yours. NowMessrs. Jamieson, Andrew, Pitman, Oleseng and song going in capital style, and eliciting showed she was a good woman woman of committee, and also officiated as stewards in

you will see that I have been kind to one who Rome, and Neumann acted as a mannging frequent and prolonged applause. Mr. Hart and feeling-Madame de Hatzfeld. When 1 showed most satisfactory manner. The following is the Mrs. Jack especially distinguished themselves her husband's letter she said to me simply, yet by their spirited rendering of the roler of with deep emotion, sobbing at the time, "Ab Mephistopheles and Dame Martha, respectively it is indeed his writing." The admission touched Our Canton friends have no intention of resting my soul. I was pained, and said to her, "En on the laurels already gained this season; but blen, Madame, throw the letter in the fire. I am will shortly make another bid for publie favor no longer able to pass sentence on your hus- when A Blighted Being" and the evergreen band. She burnt the letter and seemed very happy. From that time her husband has been "Villikins, and his Dinah will probably form the programme..

quite at ease; two hours later he would have IT is with extreme regret that we have to chroni-who are good, lugenuous and gentic-such alone been lost. You see, therefore, that I like women cle the death of Captain E. Lee, late of Messrs.

as resemble you. Adieu, my friend. Truly yours, Siemsson & Co.'s steamer Yangiste, which oc

-Napoleon. curred on board the steamer at the Cosmo- politan Dock in this colony on the morning of delicate bealth for some considerable time from, the 31st ulto Captain Lee had been in very we believe, an affection of the lungs, but death, days ago we heard that he was seriously it appears, resulted from heart disease. A few ill, and that grave, fears were entertained as to his recovery, yet the news that he

IT

romantic episode at some future day arising interesting to note the possibility of a

motive of many a dramatic scene in fiction 'out of a circumstance that is akin to the

is occasionally addressed, in an old lady's hand and real life. William Black, the eminent novelist, writing, as "William Black, alias MacVean, Esq., Reform Club, London". These letters apbraid

dance programme:

-Lancers,

OUR SORY SHANGHAILAN

The shares of the new company, formed by of Shantung and Chibli,, were recently inflated Total Hoo to work copper mines on the borders

to Tis: 230; now they have dropped to Tis. 103 or 3 per cent. prémium. 2411 by star

The Chinese are much exercised about the looked upon the recently announced intended French expedition to Tongking Perhaps they

monstrances against it. They are not generally abundonment of it'as due to their Minister's ro-

Minister begged him not to trouble himself aty aware, perhaps, that when Marquesa Tieng went further about the matter, alace it did not concefa to Paris to remonstrate against it, the French

China. If the French made up their minds to responsibility.

passed quietly away to his res during him for his ingratitude and want of proper affec89190, Tongking they would do so on their own) sleep was a great surprise and shock to us, as it tion in refusing to acknowledge himself her Lee had been connected with Hongkong, and at sea. She, however, happened to read "A must have been to his many friends. Captain nephew, who was mourned by her as drowned the Consuls recently addressed"a fetter of sex was well known on the Chinese coast for number of years. It is no set phrase of speech to say that wherever he went he made friends in fact, we never met a man who was more generally and more deservedly liked. A better

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Daughter of Heth," and she declares that this history contains family revelations that could only have been known to herself and her ne phew, and could only have been written by her nephew. A year or two ago Black called upon

interference of Shao Tactal in the Settlement monstrance to the Viceroy complaining of that to matters under municipal control. The Vice roy's answer has recently been received "H biststructions and are approved ef by his that Shao's proceedings are in accordance with perora-Some time ago our moming conte porary said that Tso Tsung-tang was displeased porery did not seem to perceive the reason

so displeasure. It was because Shao neglecte to prohibit the electric light in the French Con fore more llable than Hongkew, for instance the danger which was the pretence. Shar Troll cession, which is nearest to the City and the

at, Shao's proceedings as regards the electric

TAK KEE and Tai Shing, described as being keepers of that animal spoken of in sacred history as being desirous of possessing a long tail when the memorable two and two journey into the ark took place, we mean the domestic goat, were up before Captain Thomsett this morning charged with allowing their flocks to stray by pastures sailor or manlier fellow never walked than poor her in the Highlands. He found her a respect light. We believe that wasko, but green, the property of the Government. The Lee, and all who had the pleasure of knowing able and fairly educated old lady. As soon as she goat keepers admitted the charge, were and will endorse our assertion that He was knew he had called in answer to her letters, and couple of dollars each, and anted up like bricks. thorough gentleman in every sedac of the word. that He was Willian Black, she professed to re The funeral took place this forenoon, and was cognize him as her nephew, and offered to get him A GERMAN paper has a rather good story about attended by a large number of the friends and watch and some jewelry, which, she said, had a lady who, not feeling as well as she liked, went acquaintances of the deceased. to consult a physician. Well," said the doctor, after looking at her tongue, feeling her pulse and asking her sundry questions, "I should advise you, yes, I should advise you ahem to get married." "Are you single, doctor?" inquired the fair patient, with a significant yet modest ♣ REGULATION made by the Governor. in Counsmile. "I am, mein Fraulein; but it is not eti El under the provisions of section 6 of Ordinancequette, you know, for physicians' to take the to of 1858 providing that any prisoner undergo physic they prescribe." ing a sentence of penal servitude may be em-

It is curious to see, observes the World, bow On board the steamship Yangfree at Sam- tragically many of the marriages of celebrated shut-pa, Hongkong, on the 31st December, 1882, cantatrices have turned out. That of Patti and EDWARD LEE, Master Mariner, aged

the Marquis de Caux ended in a scandal and At the Asylum for the Insane, Hollywood separation; Nilsson's husband, M. Rouaaud, died Road, Hongkong, on the 1st instant, at 8.15 pa lunatic asylum; Marietta Alboni's first hus- DAVID STEWART, aged 51. The funeral will bad, Archille Pepoli, likewise died mad; so did leave the Asylum at 2.15, to-morrow moming. Friends of the deceased are respectfully invite Engallia hu■band, M. Alexieff. Giulia Grisi's marriage with M. Gerard de Melcy ended fh a separation, after a duel. between Melcy and the nephew of Lord Castlereagh,

to attend.

The Hongkong Telegraph

IT may interest some poor unfortunates who are "out of collar" and who cannot afford to invest

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belonged to his mather, and which were at Skye It was in vain that on the score of age he pointed out that her identification of him must be a

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has been abroad and seems to be interfering with the powerful Society parents did not carry out his Instructions, whene who own about half the French Concession Tao's wrath,Mercury

NINGPO

BRITISH BARQUE

wander of the Han-yang cocked," her master Captain, arrived in port with flags "baif

ving's fall

on the previous day, during snow storm

had better get out of the place quickly, and did." This incident is none the less curious that far as can be learned, it was quite accidenta it began before the Tichborne case, and is still kept up by upbraiding letters from Mrs. MacVean: Harper's for Decembar,

The chief officer reports that the sad occurretice took place in broad daylights the captain was standing with his back to the rails talking to the mate and both were amoldog, when sudde the captain, fell overboard, backwards. busys were thrown to him but he wae FOOT: sight of, flis dog, a Newfoundland, beast- whining in a most disconsolate

for himy thrown overboard after his mart ince, (am told it is a pity have saved, Rm 2.8 M. Consul belo country, a full depoiden ham not been taken from the chief office

in the Government Gazette, to know that a commistake. Her niece coming into the room, Black, petitive examination for the post of junior sorterin telling me the story, said: "I felt that now in the Post Office, vice Sanches at present in re the nephew, this was my sister. Surely, I said, should be able to put matters straight. If I was tirement, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the you cannot think I am your brother; he must 9th inst. in the Council Chamber, Government have been eight or nine years younger than I DEATH BY DROWNING Offices. The general hours of attendance for a ployed outside the prison walls on any public A MUNICH'inventor has recently, brought forward is bound to show up whenever required to do Ab, but,' she replied, I've knowed young men. This morning the British

junior sorter are five per day; but beyond this beam, and sce, my hair is beginning to turn gray, works in Victoria, is published in the last issue an improvement in the construction of pianofortes

and I bolted, I felt that if the entire family had of the Gastts. This probably may be taken to which, it is claimed, meets the problem of equaliz. by the Postmaster General. The limits of gay at a very early age! This settled me, mean that the old chain-gang system is to being the strength and fullness of the differentage are from 16 to 30, and candidates must show concluded to claim me for the dead nephew, overboard and been drowned near the revived in this Colony. If so, we may find it aclaves. A series of tuning forks are freely using of English, Hindustani, (colloquial or

a certain proficiency in bandwriting, correct copy- necessary to say a few disagreeable words anent pended over the three highest octaves of the what would assuredly be a policy of injudicious piano, each fork having the exact pitch of the ten character) and elementary arithmetic. In retrogression.

string over which it is suspended. The vibra

addition to these it is desirable that a junior SLAVERY would appear to be still a flourishing which in turn reacts on the string, and, thus a

tions of the string are communicated to the fork, sorter should pass in geography, and be ac quainted with colloquial Chinese and written institution in Brasil. It is stated that one of the full and sustained tong is secured, in strong con- character enough to rend names of places, and largest coffee plantations in Brazil is the Faren-trast to the usual short and dry tones of this have a knowledge of at least one other language.

FIRE AT WANCHAN da Santa Catherina, 100 miles from Rio Janeiro, instrument.

It is not stated whether a University degree is belonging to Baron de Monteiro. It covers an

sing guð non. Candidates should send in their Yesterday about half past one o'clock the fire naines, with-any-certificates or testimonials they bell rang out in the clear bracing air. We were may possess, to the Colonial Secretary's Office instantly on the track as we were afraid that the before Saturday the 6th proxime. We had al-wily Celestial was putting up a New Year's job most forgotten to state that the accomplished, | on the Insurance offices. The successful candidate for this important govern Wanchal as the scene of action, so, mounting ment appointment will be remunerated with the our favorite, two wheeler, we bied away in the handsome stipend of forty dollara per month.

direction indicated by the algnal. Arriving at the old Wanchal Bakery, we dis ered that the THE New York Sun of the 11th November talls blaze was not of a very serious des pelos, and trained Newfoundland dog named Les appeared Carvalho and sindry of the rope the following yarn ---Otto V. Brandesky and a was confined to a few haystacks / Messin Creag on the stage in Concordia Hall last spring of the Fire Brigade were presente Brandesky ang hunting songs and, with the the hash of the fare up. © Numbers temime. Last summer he lost the dog. Yes were promptly on the spot dog's assistance, went through a hunting pan- steamers and number seven man ferday a Newfoundland ran up to him on First were only alight

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1883,

LEAVING a retrospect of "the year that's afe," for our first mail issue, we take this opportunity of briefly acknowledging the matty kindnesses, and marks of pubile fayor and appreciation we have received, as representatives of Independent journ allam, at the hands of our friends and sup porters during the past twelve months. Our path, has been a rugged and uneven one, a ceaseless war against elements of a-mixed-character-which-unfortunately--arca,of more than twenty-square-miles, contains CHI ATAI-how-like the Chinese-cognomen have held Hongkong in thraldom, and re- 1,700,000 bearing trees, and employs 600 slaves, of Julius Caesar-a coolie, was charged be trograded progress and freedom, from who are subjected to the most rigid discipline, fore Mr. Wedehouse with being in unlawful and, in fact, as much like machines as it is pos possession of 14 lbs. of copper nails. Pri- the Colony's infancy up to the pre-sible for human beings to become. They are soner said he wanted to raise money to enable sent time, and we have some satisfac- well taken care of, however, and the Baron him to go home to his native village and friends, tions in knowing that our exertions in maintains a private hospital with a resident so he boned the nails. A fine of glo was in endeavouring to establish a better order physician and assistants, for the sick,

posed, Mr. Chin Atal having the option of ex of things have not all been made in vain. We observe from the official organ that Hia piating his crime by doing six weeks work in In returning our sincere thanks for past Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern went to goot to test the efficacy of the patent Hayward's model establishment. The culprit favors and support, we can only promisement has been pleased to appoint provisionally, kominy and other hazuries in the hotel in keeping to continue fearlessly supporting and day from the oth instanz, Mr.Francisco Hermenegildo fending the true Interests of the com- Formandes be clerk and usher of the Supreme munity against every attempt which may Court, vies Mr. T. J. Rowland, dismissed. Mr. be made to sacrifice the rights of the Rowland, it appears, has levated without even Our programme was clearly going through the ceremony of saying "good bye" to his many anxious friends. We should sketched when we opened the campaign; have been glad if the missing usher had favored

Hily been, strictly observed hitherto, and will be faithfully carried out to the We have had much to contend there are still many difficulties to be met, and obstacles to be overcome, but, on that public support which has always been vouchsafed us, we cannot

ultimate result

our friends

and

readers a prosperous New Year, we elp thinking of many who have on our midst since we last paid

departe

| down one's fat. -

LA AWINO, charged as a rogue and vagabond, was this meming sent month by Capt Font jo hard labor for one that some coolles were gambling and ran away when the police came, leaving their money. us with a ceremonial call prior to hit hasty depar behind them. He picked it up and was arrested, ture for fresh fields and pastures new; however, he This story w One finding by thelf but in has our good wishes, and when be strikes a new spector Corcoran deposed that he came upon Bonafiza we trust be will not forget "auld the gamblers at their nefarious tricks, and the langsync" and the Hongkong Teligraphiste prisoner was bossing the concern. On prisoner

A person was found, $ip and a gambling

· HIS EXCELLENCY the Administrator has been

be put into the poor box

hine. Captain Thomsett ordered the coin to

pleased to make certain revised regulations as to "money orders, under ustion XII of the Post Office Ordinance of 18, 4, which came into force yesterday. Should any person be anxious to become decorinted with these revised regu done, be will And foll particulary interesting publicatio tuc Governme

reeting of this special season, and which may bo obtained from mbering that, as Horace expresses it& Co for the smell sum

his famous

twenty-five

A million dollars to fool extravagant.

A MEETING of the Legislative Council held at the Government Offices thir 4 path. After the) been disposed of the

-mitted

deal of smoke, as

Were soon

Anderky #affidea

avenue and kissed his hand. Then t each other. Charles Recs of First street came | dried grass, up and claimed the dog, but Brandáky that it was Loo, and "all three both Essex worked offered to make his ownership of Market to have the matter settled.

parent, and Justice Smith, told him to go ahead. Brandesky drew an engraved collar from bis pocket and whispered to the dog." {"up and allowed him to put the collar onge Kiss - Buớn

me, said Brandesky, and the dog sprang up and kick some time this kissed him, Brandesky handling his umbrella

to a shoulder and then took

has | aim with 1f/{/The dog crouched lad if wasch com" for game,

than and a Chini

arm denote