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A. S. WATSON & CO.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1883.

competition. He would allow citizens of this country to go into any of the markets of the world and buy ships freely, which

register. It is certain that this latitudo would, for a time, break up all ship build ing in this country.

ships when it is clearly demonstrated that ACCORDING to the Shanghai Courier of the they are as profitable as British ships. Fath instant, "the steamship Wahu, is now a And they will not move. In this new direc-wreck, her forward part having broken off near where the name is painted on her side, and has tion of home interest whether this change water. The remainder of the vessel is canted cannot be quietly brought about, and that

over on one side, a part of the deck being under too without any attacks upon the tariff.

water."

INVITE INSPECTION OF A WELL / should have the advantage of an American tion a day sooner. It is therefore a ques" sunk down, square, being now covered with whlie, serving on board a brig not only caused-chief command of the expedition to Tong K

SELECTED STOCK OF

FANCY CHRISTMAS GOOD S,

COMPRISING

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

IN CREAT VARIETY,

SWEETS AND CONFECTIONERY.-

FANCY SATIN COVERED BOXES.

CUT GLASS TOILET BOTTLES.

CHRISTMAS CARD ALBUMS.,

IVORY BACK HAIR BRUSHES.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Moreover, the advocates of a tariff will not, at present, consent to free trade. They will not even consent to so much as abolition of duties on such articles as enter The Royal Italian Opera Company will appear into the construction of ships. While free-at the Theatre Royal, City Hall, this evening, in Pedrotti's popular comic opera "Tutti in Mas trade theories are making some progress, it is to be noted, also, that a protective tariff is gaining many supporters in broader fields. Wherever manufacturing interests are established there is sure to

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A FACETIOUS journalist, wishing to "take a rise" ACCORDING to the London-Pally News Vice- out of Leon Gozlan, inserted the following para-| Admiral Duperre, the Maritime Prefect, left: graph among the odds and ends of his paper--Toulon, on the 3rd December, for Paris. It i "M. Léon Gozlan was at one time a sailor, and believed this officer will be entrusted with the

the crew to mutiny, but also killed the captain." owing to his special knowledge of Cochin China. In the very next number of the journal appeared He was Governor there several years ago, a letter, addressed to the editor, by the author of Ironclads are being fitted out at Toulon to take the "Notaire de Chantilly," It ran thus part in the projected expedition. "Morialeur, you say that I have been a sailor, a which is quite true; that I caused the crew of a brig to mutiny, and then killed the captain, which Is also perfectly correct. But you forgot to add a detail which may particularly interest your gita-readers; after killing the captain 1 ate him

Léon Gozlan."

The Roman journal Diritto publishes a Paris telegram affirming that the French Goverment is endeavouring to obtain Italy's co-operation in common action against England's policy in Egypt. On the other hand, the Popolo Romano, another official organ, declares that the. Italian Government cannot support France in her agita- tion for a new Conference.

THE English cricketers appear to be carrying all before them in the Colonies. A cablegram from Sydney to the London papers, dated the 4th ulto. says:"A very decisive victory has been won by the Hon. Ivo Bligh's team of English „Cricketers in a match concluded, here to-day against an Eleven of New South Wales. The contest, continued over three days, and was witnessed by large and enthusiastle Crówda. – In their first innings Bligh's Team made 461 C. H. F. Lealle scoring 144 The home cleven. got 153 in their first innings, and having to follow on, were all out for 165. Thus the Englishmen won by an lenings and 144 runs.”.

THE Globe says It would be a curious inver sion of present relations if China were to become the main source from which the Eastern world will get its opium, while, India takes her placa

WE are informed by the Superintendent of the

Tux Vicomte de la Ponouse, husband of Mme, P. & O. 5. N. Co. that the steamship Ganges with the next English mail left Singapore for LUM Asui and Lum Aye, fishmongers, remanded Heilbron, the actress, has adroitly managed to from the toth instant on a charge of stealing salt get the better of his Bourse creditors. When the be a strong interest developed in favor of Hongkong on Tuesday the 16th inst. at to a.m.

fish from a fellow tradesman's boat on the 9th late crash took place, the couple were supposed maintaining the present tariff, or, at least, By a slip of the pen our report of Amoy Races inst, were again before Mr. Wodehouse this morn-to be utterly ruined. The Viscount had lost one which shall grant adequate protec yesterday gave Pedometer instead of Chrono-ing. The first defendant, who admitted a pre-$500,000, and owed $200,000 to two stock tion. The tariff advocates are found in meter as the winner of the Haikwan Cup on the vious conviction for larceny, was treated to three brokers. He at once gave out his departure for Georgia, South Carolina and all over the first day. A corrected return will appear in our months' hard labor, his chum being let off with the Cape, while the Viscountess was to return to half fare-six weeks' free quarters in Hayward's the stage during his absence.. But she had no Southern States, where formerly the CAL-mail issue.

sooner sold their hotel to pay off some of their HOUN doctrine of free trade was the ACCORDING to the Voltaire, Lord Lyons on the select boarding house in Arbuthnot Road, universal article of political faith. Now, 7th December assured M. Ducere that England Ir appears from the census report just issued

who had made over everything to his wife, was wherever there is a strong manufacturing would not interfere with France's, action on the interest established this change will be the coast of Madagascar. M. Declerc lost no time that there are 2,684 establishments in the United found to be living like a fighting-cock in a quiet as the tea garden of Westem Europe Some, CHEMISTS, DRUGGIS T's result. The iron manufacturer in Cali. in informing the Minister of Marine of this deci. States engaged in the manufacture of various ittle village in Auvergne. The stock brokers however, predict that this will come to pass, and

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fornia or Oregon, or the cotton, manufac- turer in Texas, will be a staunch advocate for a tariff. The moment his interests are affected as a manufacturer he will drop. his notions of free trade. This revolution of political opinion is as sure to go on as that there is a selfish element in human nature. Mr. WaxLs 'will not, therefore, place the shipping interests on a prosper- ous foundation by advocating free trade as the remedy. And so tenacious are the tariff men that they will not consent that duties shall be taken off articles which en- ter into the construction of ships.

sion, and a telegram was immediately despatched to Toulon instructing the naval authorities to hurry on the equipment of the aviso La Flore, which is being rapidly fitted out for a voyage to Madagascar.

A LETTER from the Government of India to the Secretary of State for India on the punishment of Indian criminals by whipping has been pub lished in a Parliamentary paper recently issued. From a tabulated return it appears that the nun- ber of persons flogged in 1884 in Madras, Bom- bay, Bengal, Northwest Provinces, Punjab, Central Provinces, and British Burmah was 28,300, the largest proportion being in the North- west Provinces, where the number of criminals whipped in the year mentioned was 10,250 The returns, however, from every district show a diminution compared with those of the previous six years. The most striking feature in the re turns is the great increase in the number of per- sons whipped which occurred in most provinces during the years, 1877-79, when scarcity and agricultural distress were more or less pre valent. This remark is especially applicable to the Madras Presidency and to the North- west Provinces. It appears that a circular was issued by the Supreme Government on September 24th, 1881, addressed to the Local Governments, and the replies "disclose a prac tically absolute unanimity of opinion as to the propriety and necessity of retaining whipping as a form of punishment in India," and in this discrimination, it is stated, should be exercised of the manner of its infliction, but if this condi: in awarding corporal punishment, and in respect

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classes of woollen goods. The capital invested amounts to upwards of $150,000,000, and the value of the product is given at $267,699,504 The hands employed in this industry number 160,998, including 66,503 females, and 16,335 males over 16 years of age. Of the wool consumed 73,200,698lb. were foreign, and 222,991,531lb domestic. Taking the separate classes of goods manufactured, the woollen goods, including claths, cachmeres, blankets, &c, employed capital to the extent of $97,093,564 worsted goods, $20,374,043 carpets, $21,468,587; hosiery and knit goods $15,133,991; wool hats, $3,615,830; and felt goods $1,958,255.

debts than a rat was smelt, and the Viscount,

forthwith sued him. His counsel, however, took advantage of the Code, which admits certain Bourse speculations to be illegal, and the Court has nonsuited the plaintiffs on that ground.

THE London correspondent of the Temps, in a telegram dated December 8th says:-"I in- formed you yesterday that the reply of the French Cabinet to the proposals of the Foreign Office was still awaited here; but I added that M. Duclere had eficientement told Lord Lyons that the French Government could not accept the Presidency of the Public Debt Commission as à compensation for the suppression of the Dual Control. The French Minister for Foreign OUR Chinese, as well as our European readers will be glad to learn that the prince of travelling Affairs allowed it to be understood that he ex- showmen, the genial and accomplished. Chiarini pected fresh proposals from England, and that will shortly revisit Hongkong, with the grandest if they were not forthcoming he would officiella and most complete establishment of the kindment notify France's refusal. These new pro, ever seen in the Far East. Signor Chiarini has posals are still awaited. It seems that England recently brought out from England a large staff of who is offering an obstinate resistance, wishes to high class perfomers in every branch of the eques concentrate all her efforts on the Egyptian ques- trian, acrobatic and circus business generally; tion. Indeed, I hear that the English Cabinet, and amongst other attractions has added a den which was at first most aggressive with regard of performing lions which should prove a special to the Madagascar, affair, is now displaying a attraction to the Chinese, who have never seen the magnificent" king of the forest" It is, we

more conciliatory spirit, and has determined upon allowing France to do as she pleases. It are informed, the intention of Signor Chiarini, is the same in the matter of the Tunisian capitu after his season in the Straits Settlements, to lations, England appears desirous of converting proceed to Manila, and from thence to Hong- these two questions into the ransom of the kong. From here, Shanghai will be visited, and Egyptian question, but the French Government, as the Signor told us personally, previous to

on the contrary, wants to deal with them separs; ately."

Mr. Consul Hughes evidently believes in the possible fulfilment of the prophecy, Indianoplum is at any rate no longer seen in Western China, while the exports of tea from India are constantly growing. We may, at any rate, congratulate ourselves upon the spread of a taste, among English people for Indian tea, whether black or green, for, according to unanimous testimony, it is purer than any China tea, or at least any China tea that reaches the English mar ket,

THE governor of a fortress who explained to his sovereign that he had twenty reasons for cot firing a salute, the first being that he had w gunpowder, was graciously informed that the other nineteen reasons would be dispensed with. There are, in like manner, says the. Overland Mail, numerous objections to Count Sales scheme for the organisation of a cosmopolitan police to serve in. Calro and Alexandria, but as objection number one is that the plan would in- volve an annual expenditure of 230 pentr is about two thirds of the miliary and darmerie budget, it seems hardly beopsanty mention objection number two or three, fo On the other hand, the plan of Baker Pasha for organising a force of constabulary seems likely) to be a decided success; for, curiously enough, it does not appear to have found a single hostils critic, and already 1,700 men have been collected,, Were the reconstruction of the army going on successfully, the outlook would be somewhat brighter than it is at presente

There is one other method of meeting Whilst the columns, of the honored the difficulty. That is to let the tariff en- graph will always be open forthe hair discussion by correspondents of all questions affecting public tirely alone. The manufacturer of iron interests, it must be distinctly understood that and steel on the Pacific Coast will want it the Editor does not in any way hold himself tes-just as much as it is wanted in Pennsylvania. ponsible for opinions thus expressed.

He will clamor for it. He will place him- TO ADVERTISERS..

self precisely on the same ground as the Advertisers are requested to forward all notices

advocates of the tariff do in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. It is not likely that during the present generation the tariff will be so modified that there will be no duties on articles which enter into the construction of ships, such as iron, steel, copper, hemp, cordage, and so on. What then is the more practical way of meeting the diffi- culty? Here is San Francisco, which has opinion the Supreme Government concurs. Due mind to exercise his right of exhibiting la Foo- CHAN AKA, a shop coolle, was charged before LORD. Napier of Magdals, on his early retirement

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Union for wheat charters. The business become the most important port in the

that the establishment of geld-marshals shall be

the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge..

is now only in its infancy. Ten years hence there is a good prospect that two HONGKONG, TUEsday, January 15, 1883.

thousand wheat charters will be given out UNDER the heading "A Possible Triumph on the Pacific Coast from San Diego to for American Ships" the San Francisco Puget Sound. More than one-half of these Evening Bulletin writes as follows:-It is will be given out at San Francisco. In now reasonably clear that the ship of the short, this port will always control the bulk future will be constructed of steel, and will of the wheat charters. Now the business have steam power. The transition will be is in the hands of foreign shipowners. It slow in this country. The strew steamship is the largest bonanza ever yet opened on with the compound engine and the iron the Pacific Coast." It is better when a trial sailing ship did not originate here. They balance is made for the capitalist, than by law; and that the Court ordering the punish to suppose" that they have got so far as Merv,passage boat where he found the defendant. As the warrant fixing the number of have hardly been naturalized as yet in the were Comstock mines in their best days- United States. We adopted the screw and better, because the business will not be ex- the compound engine later, when it was hausted, but is growing every year. Only clearly demonstrated that we could not a small proportion of American ships are get along without them. We have not in this business. They are taken up after adopted the iron ship either as a sailing the iron ships have all been engaged. vessel or a steamship to any great extent The one or two iron ships owned by for the reason that under the present tariff Americans at this port, which have been these vessels cannot be constructed as bought in as wrecks, repaired or rebuilt, cheaply as In England. Now the iron are better than the average of American vessel was adopted in the latter country ones. Admitting these facts, why are because there was no timber for the con- there not a hundred fron ships owned at struction of wooden vessels, and because this port where capital is so abundant than elsewhere, she meets the Consort she ha far from being satisfied with what it has secured, freak of fortune are, says the Telegraph, apt

tion we must leave the reader to decide for him.

Prisoner

ments was issued over a year ago, ther plenty of time for filling the vacanci ought to be taken to fill them as soo Napier retires without the usual cou followed, and the appointments gaze occasion of Her Majesty' birthe necessitate Lord Naplex

Retired List for supernumerary

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district where his wife took place ated to 500 more blows with the bamboo, ause he failed to find the murderes

About thirty masters of Japanese vessels, and

Shinagawa, who were not

certificates, have been

leaving Hongkong, that he had fully made up his

chow, we doubt not he will also favor that port Mr. Wodehouse this morning with obtaining Macas will have an opportunity of seeing the with a call; and probably the City of Rams and goods to the value of $97, on a forged document from the governorship of Gibraltar, will, it i

farther recognized by his tion is fulfilled, whipping is, for various reasons,

on the 15th instant, from the Heung Cheung ald, have his services f wonders of Chiarini's world renowned crctur. Rice Shop, No. 31 Praya Central. Yung Atal, being offered a field-marshal's Bion. There are a suitable form of punishment for Indian crimi- aals, The Indian Government, however, bug- "GIL BLASE" writes in the Overland Mall an employé of the rice shop, stated that prisoner several vacancies on the list of field-marshals, gests various modifications in the infliction of Sir Charles Dilke seems to feel a savage delight came to him yesterday and produced the stamped and if Lord Napier should be promoted, the the punishment, such as that magistrates of the in answering pertinent questions in what may order from the Yin Shing shop for or bags of occasion will be taken advantage of, it is und second class should be able to order the inflic. with strict justice be described as an imperti rice. He knew the prisoner as having been inderstood, for conferring, a similar honour upor tion of whipping when specially empowered by nently unsatisfactory manner. On Monday night the employ of the shop named, and thinking two more general officers. It is an injustice to the Local Government; that whipping should Mr. Ashmead Bartlett made an inquiry con- he was still attached to that establishment, the army, remarks the Army and Navy Gasilia, be prohibited when the offender over forty- ceming the Russian advances in the direction handed him the goods as ordered. About that it should be deprived of the honours which five years of age; that the permissive use of the of Mery and Herat, and was informed that the 4 o'clock in the afternoon he sent in the billare due to it. The Royal Warrant lays it down) cat instead of the rattan should be withdrawn; Government did not know exactly where the for the rice, and from what his messenger that the size of the rattan should be regulated Russians were, but that there was "no reason told him he engaged a boat and went on board a six. At present we have only three, including ment should be required to decide, in each case. The best answer to this somewhat Alppant state-61 bags of rice were stowed away in the bold of whether its infliction should be in public.orment is the remark that there is no reason to the junk, and he arrested the prisoner. The private.

suppose" the contrary; and Professor Vambéry, manager of the Yin Shing shop gave evidence to who knows considerably more about the matter the effect that he knew the defendant as being THE Gaulois publishes the following, but whey than Sir Charles Dilke, and whose state- formerly employed by the establishment which ther as a joke or as a piece of serious informaments are quoted by the Standard's Vienna he manages. The seal on the order for the rice self:-"The Empress of India is at her Royal correspondent, is evidently of opinion that the is not the seal of his shop it is a forgery. The residence of Balmoral ia Scotland, that residence situation is much more serious than it is supposed order for the rice was not written by any one in to be by the sapient Under-Secretary for Foreign his shop. P.C. 57, James Harkin, proved the which she prefers to all others, because it bc Affairs. Professor Vambery points out that aarrest of the prisoner and the taking in charge longed to Prince Albert, whom she has been single generation has seen the march of Russian of the sixty one bags of "chew mourning for twenty-one years. The devoted troops from the Orenburg frontier to the borders reserved his defence, was duly cautioned and faithful of widows, the most kindly and respected of Khorassan and the banks of the Her! Rud, committed for trial at the Supreme Court ter of sovereigns, believes that at Balmoral, more and, it is certain that the Russian Government, PERSONS suddenly anriched by some unexpected

Because they cannot be built for the same John Brown, who is a medium, serves, as country merely as a stepping stone to further and

lost and communicates with his spirit. Faithful looks upon its latest acquisition in the Turkoman suffer from a lack of ancestry, and to murm cost as British ships, nor for anything like connecting link between the Queen and the more remunerative conquests. We wonder if Sir that cost. What is the more practical deceased Prisce. People have often wonderd Charles Dilke is a reader of Danyan? The Bed remedy? In what way could a fleet of why the Queen manifests such singular fave fond dreamer has a character siamed Falsepeace, iron or steel vessels-for the latter metal for Brown why she offered him titles of nobilly who seems to have at least one contemporary is coming into general use for the con-which the modest servant refused, only accepting

representative.

themselves afflicted with the above-ther struction of ships-be obtained of Ameri-that of exquire; why the marble statuette of If it be asked at what tinic in the future can build for this and other ports. The Brown by Bochm is placed in the Queen's bod WE have to acknowledge receipt of the first dearth of fore fathers. According to this

chamber on a what-not; amidat portraits of mem✔ number of "The Star of the East"a religious and taking calculator, every human bein the steel ship will be generally adopted in Government might concede a bounty of sobers of the Royal Family The reply to the family weekly newspaper published in Shanghai, living upon the faceof the globe has this country, the admission must be made much per ton on every iron or steel ship question which has excited such curiosity in The promoters of this Journal have sketched out right to claim descent from no few that we cannot tell. The wooden ship will constructed by Americans after a certain Francs and England is this--John Brown is the La programme, which if carried out, can hardly dred and thirty-nine thousand disappear later here than elsewhere. The date. This bounty might be just equal to Queen's Minister for her spiritual relations with| fall to receive a large share of public support, forty-five billions of ancestors. repson is that there is an abundance of the tariff now levied on the articles which the late Prince Albert, Inthe Cabinet Councils Her In concluding an article which lucidly explains the commencement timber for ship building. This timber is enter into the construction of ships. Sup. Majesty will sometimes say, "I must first conspit, the aims of this religious organ the Star" says the above number relatively cheap, and will be for half a pose this concession were obtained, what the Prince." It is at Balmoral that she invoken.We have only to say that whatever The Star being exact in

and that he replies to her. She goes in the East may not be it will always be outcestors are still duc century to come. As long as wooden would be the result? There would be from the Prince and that he re vessels can find employment they will be and steel furnaces and rolling mills estab-into the study of the deceased, who is still alive spoken and independent. It is not started as a questioni seventeen the constructed in this country. When they lished on the Pacific Coast, and shipyards for her; sits in the arm-chair he formerly used; financial venture with the idea of making either But few men, we

on a chair near her are placed his night clothes a living or a fortune for anybody, Those who respect to a copious. are crowded out of competition in foreign would be opened in San Francisco. The as if in readiness for him; a large fire burns are responsible in this respect are not even con- over-particular, about such charters, they will still be used for lumber, iron manufacture would be protected by in the spacious fireplace of the signoris cerned that it should prove a good investment for one last referred to, while coal and other coastwise freights, But it the tariff as It now stands; and the capi- | chateau, John Brown brings repectfully on their funds Nor shall we be easily discouraged if conviction that,

talist could afford to put his money in ships, a tray the basin of gruel which his master we fall at first to win the support of those for whom ago, it took because they could be built as cheaply as was accustomed to take every evening, and we cater Having put our hands to the plough we billions of proge in England, and would compete success-

places it on a table as if the Princes were shall not look back. There will therefore be no possible at the present fully for the carrying trade. Suppose San about to come and take it The Queen has abuse which we are afraid to expose, no evil we his proposition Francisco, owned a hundred iron ships, hand. The chair moves about, creaks, and mighty for us to assail and no privileged class ther those pare

sheet of paper on her knees and a pencil in her dare not condema, no vested interests too at one time or another most of them scraw steamers? for it will strikes the ground. According to the Spiritist too high and Important for our strictures if we to the absolute Admitting that the iron, or rather the come to that at last, that the steel-built alphabet each leter is indicated by so many raps, feel that they would be merlied. Our aim will fore, be multip steel, steamship is the ship of the future, screw steamer will be the strongest com-, The Queen puts the questions and John Brown be reached and our object attained if in the the law of prog It certainly is an Interesting question as to petitor. Now, the commercial advance of interprets the answers of the Prince. The living course of the first twelve months there when the hour will be reached when that San Francisco under such a stimulus would and the dead converse on topics of this world throughout the length and breadth of t sort of craft of American build will have everywhere attract attention. That is not and the next The mind of the Queen it calmed, of the globe those as much prominence in the United States all; a vast manufacturing Interest would if not consoled, by these pious conse

the iron vessel was on the whole, a better craft. But in the Dominion of Canada where timber is abundant, it is to be noted that Iron vessels are not constructed; Every year a great fleet of wooden ships is constructed, and these appear to find profitable employment.

is to be noted that even now no large steamship contracts are given out in this country for any other than fron ships, Fresh contracts are given out for wooden sailing ships, and the main shipyards are reasonably active...

the wooden clipper had twenty years be initiated on the Pacific Coast. Amer her grief is of that kind which ends only with star ago Daro Wees, in his recent treatise can capitalists have already become large at this Lautiful picture.

on shipping interests, attacks the tariff all owners in British fron, ships because they along the Inca,,He would abcllsb" thet | are profitable investments. They will be riction" and open the business to free | Targe owners In American Iron and steel

life. We pity those who may)

scination? Who can say lucinations is that of those that they have fathomed all the lay

Destiny for having omitted to endow them with length of descent as well as with abundance of of wealth. An Italian statistician has just made a discovery that can scarely fail to prove cons story to parvenus, who have hitherto

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