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It is rumoured that Mr. H. E.. Wodehouse will succeed Mr. C. V. Creagh as Superintendent of the Goveminent Fire Brigade. GIRL graduates in England wear gowns precisely like those worn by university men, and made by

WE have to acknowledge with thanks receipt of alleged, to cure the preyaliing malady of enni. The Chrysanthemum for March. It is a capital Better fail back on painting and sculpture than number, several of the articles, more parti- on such dangerous calmants as morphine. It can cularly "The Story of Riukiu (Loochoo) Comperhaps ward off the fashionable disease nervosis, plication" by Captain F. Brinkley, R., being an ailment the faculty says which formerly ex- isted, only it was not "cured a rieglect that exceedingly well written, and full of interest. A GERMAN writer in the Börsen Courier proof the young Duchesse de Chaulnes has drawn may explain the cures effected. The tragic ene poses a plan for stopping ships suddenly so as to much attention to the condition of the womanques- tion. She belonged to the Slav race; a splendid prevent collisions. He cannot conceive of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1883. attentive and obliging to their employers because, if wanted, they could not have A BILL has been introduced in the Chambers of the -the rate-payers. Meanwhile the sur-them, and keep up the artificial society Netherlands for the denionetization of 25,000,000

florins. vey department is busy altering, amand-which has become fashionable. The poorer ing and repairing, roads which actual classes are filling up the ranks. They are ly required neither repairs nor alter- not afraid to have large families. In Great ation. "The honourable the Surveyor Britain we find the reverse of French General's" subordinates are at present decadence in the matter of large families, occupied on Garden, Lower

Albert It is still thought to be a good thing to and Caine Roads. Garden Road, va rear sturdy Englishmen, and a great many

general public is being widened all the Britain is to maintain her ascendancy in way from the. Horse Repository to St, the world. Patrick's Hall-how much farther this alteration will extend we cannot say→ at a very heavy outlay. This is simply a waste of public money; but even presuming that what is no doubt an improvement were necessary, the work could easily have greatly, augmented by immigration, so copper nalls valued at so cents. Lum, in his ching" of the cannon would be sufficient to stop Sarah Bernhardt is a typical case of nervosis;

thoroughfare.almost unfrequented by the of them are sure to be wanted if Great the same tailor. The only way to tell which brake" of sufficient power for the purpose, notes beauty, bat a Sphinx, and though penniless was

stood over untila more favorable opportun. WATER S. ity, so that more urgent matters could be attended to. And it is exactly the same with Caine and Lower Albert Roads. The repairs to these thoroughfares were, really not required at present. No doubt THE SHANGHAI PHARMACY the enterprising official who directed the operations had excellent reasons for so doing; reasons, which we feel assured would be interesting to know, especially considering that after the rainy season the repairs on the higher levels will most prob- ably require to be renewed. It is the lower levels of the town that need looking after, chiefly the streets to the eastward. Perhaps Mr. PRICE will not take amiss our' suggestion that he would do well to pay a visit to Jardine's Bazaar and vicinity, when he can spare a few minutes from those

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In the United States, notwithstanding the fact that in some of the older settled communities the birth rate is small, it is for the whole country nearly as large as that of Russia. This natural increase is that to-day it really makes little difference that old New England families no longer have a patriarchal number of children. It It only certain old families who, in the matter of increase, are in a mild stage of decadence in this country. But in France, the rule seems to be a decadence of pop lation, and the exceptions are hardly worth noting. It would be of some inter est, however, for political and social econ- omists to inquire more minutely into the causes of the low birth rate of France.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.,

A REGULAR Lodge of Victoria, No. 1016, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. THE American barque Sarah lignett comes out of the Cosmopolitan Dock to-day, and the

fron t'other is to wait for a mouse.

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LUSI AKWAI, carpenter, and Chan Atack, coolie, were up before Captain Thomsett this morning on a charge of stealing copper nails from the Sam Sui Po Dock, yesterday. Mahomed Alli, a | watchman onthe premises, stated that he searched the defendants as they were passing out of the dock and found on both of them a quantity of defence, said that a few nails dropped in front of him just as he was, being searched, but they were not on his person. Chan affirmed that he was carrying the nails back to the store when he was accused of trying to make away with them. Captain Thomsett could not quite take in the story told by the worthy couple and Lum and Chan were relegated to the parental care of Mr. Hayward for one month's hard labor.

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LI AKAL, a culinary artist, was up before Mr. Wodehouse this morning on a charge of having In his possession 40 bundles of joss sticks.. Chi Man Li, P.C. No. 324, said he saw the cook in that aristocratic quarter of the town know as Tai-ping-shan, with the joss sticks under his arm, He thought there was something queer about the party's looks and asked him to account for the possession of the sticks. The defendant could not satisfactorily explain how he got the timber so he took him

up to the Police Station. Li, on being cate

selected as the wife of one of the first peers of France. She expired at the age of 24, in one of the humblest recesses of the Faubourge, suggest-

a most suitable decoration for one of Zolás

romances.

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the inefficiency of reversing the engines at the last moment, but thinks he has evolved the secret from the "punching" of a gun or a rifle, He proposes to put on the front of the ship a sufficient number of immense cannon, to be loaded with gun cotton or dynamite or some

Cardinal Richelieu suffered from nervosis, be other equally, inoffensive material, ready to be fired by electricity at a moment's notice. The cause when the moment arrived for making a effect, he thinks, would be negative the "pun- decision on an important matter he shut him- 'self up in his study and danced like a dervish. the largest ship at a moment's notice.

just now the malady must be critical.. I pass WILLIAM SMITH, of America, an unemployed ed by her pretty villa in the Avenue de Villiers carpenter, faced Captain Thomsett this morning few days ago, in front is Meissonier's house, on a charge of being drunk, and disorderly yes on the opposite side Gounod's mansion. It had a neglected frowsy look, suggesting the occupier terday at 9.15 p.m. Sheik Hossein, P.C: 531, said his attention was attracted last night by hearing had deeper cares tolook after. Her husband seems a great noise in the road near No. 3 Police very unhappy, and amicable relations, no longer Station. He went out and found the car-exist between him and the stepson aged 20, penter fighting with some ricksha› coolics. The family counted upon the sale of the jewels The carpenter was the worse of drink so he took to meet the claims of creditors: a souvenir of him into custody. Defendant said that a two Sarah Bernhardt, could only command a fancy wheeler driver whom he had employed was not price-result deception. There are play goers satisfied with his färe, and made a great noise. who assert Sarah is less interesting in Fedora The affair was settled by the American going since she wants 'diamonds, and if the dress. Into the "Retreat" for 6 days' hard labor, he maker and Jeweller do not contribute to his being unable to ante up the fine of two Mexicans dramas Sardou may shut up shop. In 1819 which his Worship ordered him to part with. 1% Mlle. Bourgoin was an actress endowed more A FORMIDABLE struggle is going on (the Paris by the jewellers than nature's art: she appears ed on the stage so as to recall the Roman correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says) Matron who was smothered under the weight among the creditors of Mdme: Sarah Bernhardt of her jewels; the house applauded: "I did for the possession of the seven thousand and odd

applaud diamonds," observed an intelligent forcigutr.

Madame Wilson, M. Grévy's daughter, was confined in the chamber and the bed occupied

in Paris has witnessed so many divers tenants

cupled by Madame de Pompadour, Napoleon 1, Wellington, Murat, two Russian Emperors, Mehemet"All, the Duchesse de Berry, Queen Christine and Napoleon III. It was there Napo Icon I. signed his second abdication and his nephew concocted the Coup d'Etat of 1851. The Empress Eugenie bad furnished it for the bachelor residence of her son.

Letters on Editorial matters to be sent to "The gigantic undertakings which are at present British barque Carnatic will dock there this chised by the magistrate, stated that a friend pounds realised by the sale of the great art not know it was the customi 'at the' theatre to

Communications intended for publication mus!

be accompanied by the name and address of the An American contemporary points out

evidence of good faith.

-afternoon.

writers, not necessarily for publication; but as that it has been noted for some time past Minard Castle will be held at the Harbour as the joss stick collarer could not enrich the to the tal amount realised, including some by the Emperor of Austria in 1867. No Palace

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that France was not increasing in popula- tion as fast as other countries, and ob- serves that this may fairly be taken as a sign of national retrogression. Although we can see no tangible grounds to confirm thing over $25,000,000. There are clubs exclus from the fragrance of Lascar Row and "Loa-.

such a view in the particular case of France, the subject is sufficiently interesting to at- interded for insertion in that day's issue not later tract special attention. Ashort time ago the Times compiled a summary of the increase of population in various countries, in which the following facts are brought out:

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that

"For overy ten thousand inhabitants

Great Britain, one hundred and fifteen in there are one hundred and one births in

Germany and still greater in Russia and the United States, and only twenty-six in

France. This small excess of births over

fer's Comer."

jewellery. M. Block the diamond "expert" appears to have a prior claim upon the money, as he advanced upon thejewellery a sum quperior

3000, said to have been paid for the release of

and another dressmaker claim more than 1000 for the costumes worn by Mdme. Bernhardt at the Vaudeville Theatre, while a host of other creditors demand various sums for "value received" in the shape of cash or goods. The affair is being examined by a court of law, and a decision will shortly be arrived at.

had given him the sticks ta question and had A MARINE COURT of enquiry into the circum-left this place for his home in the interior. The stances attending the loss of the British steamer yamwas a trifle thin for. Mr. Wodehouse, and Master's office to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, exchequer to the tune of $10, be retired from the

busy baunts of men for the space of one month. the gems from the Mont de Piéte, M. Worth as the Elysée. It was built in 1718, was oo- THE membership in London clubs aggregates hard labor being generously added as a light nearly 100,000. Their property is worth some amusement during his temporary withdrawal sively for clergymen, and others whose members devote their meetings only to high gambling. AMONG the items of public expenditures pub. SAYS the San Francisco Alla of the 3rd ulto. lished recently in the English Financial Reform Sing Lum, the Chinaman who was to have been Almanac were $180,000 spent upon the royal hanged yesterday, succeeded in eluding the yachts. How pleased the people must have vigilance of the death watch and committing been, says an American contemporary, at the suicide in his cell. It is characteristic of the tion appears to be a greater evil than the THE last vintage in Italy was by far the best of sight of royalty," as they sailed, as they sailed," race, to which the ignominy of a public execu mere fact of death. A Chinaman under sen- recent years. The ordinary production is about tence of death for crime will always commit 725,000,000 gallons per annum, but in 1880 and suicide, when hope is gone, if he is given 1881 the yield fell to nearly 500,000,000. Ia

an opportunity. The reason is that they 1883, however, the average was far exceeded,traditionally regard suicide as no disgrace, while the production amounting to almost 850,000,000 gallons, while the quality was much above the

average.

the ceremony.

THE Pall Mall Gassife says: It is a very old story that the two millions sterling which Lot don now expends every year on the relief of its poor does not save numbers of women and chil. dren from dying every day from starvation. In most cases the machinery of the Poor law does not reach the sufferers at all; but sometimes, although it finds them out, it works too clumsily to be of any avall.

deaths in France is not due either to a high death rate or to a small proportion HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1883. of marriages to population. Neither the

death rate nor the marriage rate la-ex-THE first Jewish marriage which has taken place THERE appears to have been a good ceptional in France. It must, then, be

in Madrid since the expulsion of the Jews from deal of money and energy misapplied re-attributed to the birth rate, which is found Spain two centuries ago was celebrated a few cently in altering and repairing the roads to be lower in France than in any other

weeks since. The bride, who was wedded to of the Colony. No one will attempt to country of Europe. Thus in Russia there her first cousin, was the daughter of a foreign dispute that, for the comfort and conven- is one birth for every twenty inhabitants; merchant long established in the Spanish capital. lence of the public, it is absolutely re- Germany, one for twenty-five; Austria- More than fifty persons, including members of quisite the various thoroughfares used for Hungary, one for twenty-six; England, the very best society in Madrid, were present at general traffic should be kept constantly one for twenty-seven; Italy, one for in complete repair, and we think it will twenty-seven, and Spain, one for twenty- also be conceded that, considering the cight. In France the rate is one for ennormous staff employed in the sur-thirty-seven." vay department, no difficulty ought to exist Commenting on the above statements, in maintaining the whole of our streets our contemporary calls attention to the in perfect order. It is quite certain fact that travellers have long noted the the Colony expends annually steady decrease in the birth rate in France; more money for the maintenance of our which has been attributed to several causes. roads and bridges"-alone,-than-would-In the first place, the peasants.or.small. suffice to pay the entire expenses of many- landholders are averse to having large governments with equal pretensions to familles, for economical reasons. The those of this dot on the ocean. Of course small patrimony upon the death of the it is understood in all parts of the world parents must be divided among the that the services of great men must be children. It is said that the subdivisions liberally paid for; Hongkong is lucky have already become so minuto that enough to have a genius in her Surveyor- they are hardly sufficient to support General, and she must consequently expect more than one or two children as succes- to make more than ordinary sacrifices for sors. The peasants are therefore compel the exclusivo possession of such a rara acis. led to be prudent, economical and thrifty. Black swans, even amongst professional They lay up a little money, have as few scientists, are so. seldom be met with, children as possible, and endeavour to live that we really cannot show too much ap- comfortably. ; preciation of our choice treasure. We Another reason which has been assigned venture to hazard the opinion that if the for the small birth rate is, that very large survey department properly discharged quantities of sour wine are consumed in the functions it is so well pald by the public France. It is maintained that where an to perform, no room for complaints as to acid wine is largely consumed there will the condition of the roads in the Colony be few children. The connection between would exist;, we also venture to affirm that cause and effect, in this instance, is left for a great many of these roads are not nearly physiologists to trace out. But observing so satisfactory as they might and ought to writers maintain, and certainly with some be, which may be taken to indicate that show of reason, that where sour wine is the some person or other has left undone a common drink of the people few children good many things he ought to have done.will be found,

AN ENGLISH journal says of the new "Married Womens' Property Act" for wives with bad husbands: We regard the new act as an ut mixed blessing, and, on the whole, we think it is favorable to society generally. One of its pro- visions that a married woman may enter into contracts, become a trustee or administratrix without the consent of her husband, is a doctrine almost sufficient to make Sir William Blackstone turn in his grave. BISMARCK is subject to fits of defection, when he declares that his life has been a fallure; that he ban never made any one happy, neither himself, his family, not the nation at large. If it were not for me, he once said, when in a despondent mood, "the world would have seen three great was less, and 80,000 who died in their bloom might have lived, and how many parents; broth":" er, sisters, widows would have been spared that grief and tears"

officers are nawed as likely to obtain the com

1 is stated in home papers that the Admiralty is about to form a Flying Squadron. Two mand, namely, H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh and the Senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty, Rear Admiral Sir Frederick W. Richards. It is probable that the Duke of Edinburgh will not We might even go further and say that When the birth rate is low it is usually remain much longer on ball-pay, but whether he this erring official has also done a great accepted by political economists as a sign takes command of the Flying Squadron or many things which would much better of national decadence. It is stated to be sent out as second in command of the Mediter have been left undone, IN DEN low in New England: among the descen-ranean Fleet is not, we believe, as yet determined

dants of old and native born families, but Says the American and Chiness Commercial not because large quantities of sour wine. News (a new paper lately published in San are produced, and hardly for economic Francisco half in English and half reasons, because the well-to-do New Eng of the 1st ulto. We welcome to the Pacifc landers are able to support large families, Court, Ing Kang You, who arrived recently from Fifty years ago it was not an unusual in China. This gentleman has been selected,

Chinese),

Jardine's Bazaar is in a shocking condi- tion; many of the streets in the Wan- chat district are a discredit to the Colony, These localities are far removed from the gaze of that class which rides in carriages; the inconvenience of the wretched roads principally affect the poor people who re-stance to note that families in moderate cinto his great intelligence and special training side or have business avocations in the cumstances had from ten to twelve children, act as President of the Nine Young

benevolent societyi established nelyhbourhood. These poor people haveThey were proud of their numerous pro- not the courage to complain; judging geny. Now, however, such instances are gual solely to membersne from their past experiences they probably rare. Worldly prosperous New England do not consider it worth while to undergo familles do not reach patriarchal num official Impertinence and saubbing from bers, partly, it is presumed, because o colonial servants who are paid to be civil, many children are not wanted, and partly established all through the Best

Frequiring tired in this

been detected in corrupt practices, the per-

PARIS.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,}

to the Jacobia element of the Chamber. He is of course not popular with the extreme Radicals, that which would indicate him as the right man in the right place. His ministry will be homo- geneous and decided to stand or fall by a com- mon programme. Hitherto Cabinets were com- posed on the kaleidoscopic principle.

PARIS, March 5th, 1883... In selecting M. Ferry to form a cabinet, M. Grévy had but Hobson's choice. The prime minister is the only man of the time. Hel resolute, energetic, and tenacious. He is a good speaker and possesses a small dose of the dicta a violent death at the hands of the public executorial element which distinguished Gambetts, tioner da, A great ons When we read that the and whom he succeeds. If Jules Ferry, will Emperor of China has given one of his Ministers pursue a decided policy towards pretenders of has who displeases him, or a subordinate officer who every sort, he will not the less show a bold front

mission to commit suicide, we are apt to regard it as a grim joke; but to the Chinese mind it ap pears an exhibition of true mercy. A China man has as much preference for commit ting suicide, rather than being put death by the executioner, as a soldier has for being shot rather than hanged. Suicide is probably more prevalent in China than in any other country of the world. Causes which in other countries would be thought trivial-such as inability to pay a debt at the stipulated time--are often suffi- cient to induce the Chinaman to take his own life. This habit, taken in connection with the practice of infanticide, which is so common in China, shows how light their regard is for human life. The Chinese are materialists and look upon death with few terrors, as a mere surrender of the body to the elements. It has been well sald that the Chinese have a code of ethics, but no religion. Even Confucius confessed himself ignorant of the doctrine of fthmortality and considered it an unprofitable speculation.

MR. C. V, CREAOH, the deputy superintendent of Police, who will shortly proceed to Perak to take up his new appointment as Assistant Resident there, was waited upon yesterday by a deputa tion consisting of the principal officers of the fadilan police force, and presented with some very handsome gold ornaments of Indian workmanship, as a mark of the respect and esteem in which he is held by them and also to show in a substantial manner how they have cited his kindness to them during his long term of service. The first party of Sikhs, numbering tos men, was brought from India by Mr. Creagh in 1889, find of that party there only now remain;two men in the colony, In 1868 Mr. Creagh brought another party of 105 men and a officers (lemadars) and of the second party only one jemadar, one sergeant and one man are left. Mr. Creagh has been particularly associated with the Indian contingent of our police force, knowing their language and having a thorough understanding of their manners and customs. We are sure that our readers will be pleased to hear that Mr. Creagh's long connection with our very valuable peace protec. tors of the Sikh persuasion has received such graceful recognition at the hands of these 16 markably fine specimens of manhood,The

M. Ferry executed the decrees against the religious orders; he organized the Kroumir hypo- crisy to scize Tunisia. He offends come people because his marriage was a civil ceremony; others End fault with his mutton chop whit- kers, while Farisians have a rod in pickle for him, because, being Mayor during the siege, he gave citizens saw dust, and bone-dust loaves Instead of hot white rolls and café au lait. The important fact is we have a Cabinet at last, whose chief will not sprain his knee-cap like Duclere while bewing out a/Malagasy embassy, nor allow his ware meteurs to run down as was the case with de Fallières. I beg to abstain from predicting if Jules Ferry will live for ever

like the Assyrian Kings,

The banks keep bursting and money-changers emigrate to foreign parts to escape the wrath to come. Except the Funds, all other scrip'seeris to be forsaken by investors. The coffers of the Bank of France are overflowing with money; people are afraid to speculate in any business. Money unemployed is always the most costly for its owner. No money, no credit; no credit, no business. Stocks could only be affected by a foreign war; they are held by four millions of persons, hence demogratised. There is a con solation in the sweet simplicity of the Three pet. Cents,

Richard Wagner was hated by the French not on account of his music but for his reflections on them. A letter from the deceased, dated 1876, explains that he only warned his countrymen not to imitate French tastes, and ideas in mat- ters of opera, but to be national, German in a word

Munkacsy's picture, Christ between the Two Thieves" is very far advanced; the artist pre- fers it to his "Christ before Pilate."

In turning over the pages of Pierre Belon's Travels in Egypt during the sixteenth century, he relates that one of the methods to discover rogues, consisted in giving the suspected three unleavened cakes, of the size of an egg, to swal low, without anything to wash them down ; those who failed were deemed culpable. Theinhabitants

of Alexandria at that time never used beds

they slept in the open air with a kind of cloak round them they also avoided pens and writing of every kind, as fraught with danger." One of the industries most in vogue was the searing of

Ichneumons, or Pharoah's rat'; these did duty It is tacitly understood that the princes of the for the domestic cat. The young shoots of the old reigning families holding commissione in the papyms did duty, as green peas. An inquiry army and navy will be cashiered. Their presence is being instituted to find out why the is a danger for universal suffrage. Better allow price of bread remains the same in Paris, when them to remain on active service, when if they the cost of four has fallen 16 per cent. conspired they could be at once shot. If as civilians they conspire, the police can conduct them to the frontier under the aliens and vagrants act. Thus terminates the vaudeville, commenced by a poster, from Prince Napoleon, ending in his acquittal, with tempests in tea cups between Senate and Chamber,

The Senators have disappointed their pluck in throwing out the scription bill. The laws-must be classen or individuals but for all. have done good service to the Ret on the break and thus chec the Chamber. In so acting they public oplaton

Having secured a miniaty for Grévy can now enjoy his forty turbed. He can alan abando

grandfat delights of bein whether of employers or workm at last, that he can do not!!! moribund condition to the loani

Sikhs are much downcast about Mr. Creagh's leaving the colony, and no doubt they will miss him much in many ways, Mr. Creagh has not only interested himself in connection with their regalar duties but has also taken a deep interest Khe

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and arbiter in most of their ce

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Dow being held

Dr. Delaunay draws attention to the fact, that left handed persons indicate an inferior race; rela- tively, more women are left handed than men, and more adfelt too with that hand Children

born left-handed but change during gapwrth; ancestors were left handed; idioes and the

"Archbishop of Paris, Monseigneur Rited that Sarah Bernhardt would be

poble mest

so like

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in June