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spine, and her abject poverty, yet the gray hairs neatly parted over her shrivalled brow, her quiet persistency, and the general mystery which surrounds her, combine to make one feel that he is "a lady sill, and that her story after all is thug, -N, G., Daily News,

THE MANCHURIAN GOLD MINES

The memorial on mining, of which we published translation last week, represents a great advance in the mode of inecting the pressing problems of the day, and is by far the most business like of the papers which have recently been issued on the question of "developing the resources of the Country, to use the hackneyed phrase. The idea f exploiting the gold mines on the Man burian fontier has evidently taken a deep holl of the Chinese milers, and for several very obvious reasons. The reputed richness of the region would be sufficient by itself to account for the serious attention which is being given the question, for it is a curious fact, which prevails through all ages and all countries, that gold' possesses magical attractions which no other imal ever does, whatever may be the relative economical values. But in the recent references to the north-eastern provinces there is evidenty ore than even the prospect of a golden harvest which stimulates the energies of the Chinese Government. Problems of frontier defence weave thengives closely with the economical question, and the cannulative effect of both stimuli seems certain to result in the extensive colonization of these mense tracts of rich and fertile country.

Among the sixteen suggestions for the exploita tion of the gold fields under which the Viceroy Li multes his report on the Memorial of the military Governor of Helung-kiang, all of which are decidedly practical, the most faportant is the formation of a joint-stock Company to collect capital to work these mines. This is the most interesting to foreign ouloakers, heenuse while they know that the Chinese will never be able to accomplish anything of value without recourse the arch cial combinations, they also know the fruitable obstacles that stand in the way, of any effective combination; and it is interesting to watch the efforts which are made to overcome them. It will in fact be a crucial test of what Chinese character is really capable of, and from an anthropological as well as from a political and commercial paint of view the experiment will therefore be an isapostant one, What is necessary to the success of a joint-stork company appears in be perfectly well-known to the Viceroy," absolute honesty," "the co-operation of shareholders in the min- egentent," the economising of the company's hods,” “unimpeachable integrity" on the part of the bene director, and so forth, are all duly

Ermally insisted on. But the question-le- how these grand principles are to be translated iste practice, and that is the point on which the Chinese, much more than foreigners, are pro- founelly distrustful. Will the head director of unimpeachable integrity have forty or fifty cousins who live by suction? Or, if the fam..ies of the directors are as pure as the driven snow, will the new company be really governed by the genemt bady of shareholdern, or will the concern be under the domination of high official patrons? These are questions to which the experience o the past affords no very satisfactory answer, and seme tangible proof will have to be forthcoming

of a tastical reform of the old ways having

been effected before the Chinese will flock

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1888.

her daughter who took a great deal of trouble to entertain them. These indies have this winter been educating all the children of the foreign community in the arts of dancing; and Terpsi chore has many able and ardent votaries among the rising generation of our community,"

The very enterprising foreigner who started business here last season has already moved to * fresh scenes and pastures w. Mr. Granzell of the I. M. Customs indoor staff, and two members of the out-door have been transferred to Shanghai. The Harbour Master, Mr. Stevenk. has also been transferred to Cheloo, and is relieved here by Mr. Armpur, formerly of Hankow. This gentleman and family arrived here yesterday by the steamship Whampoar- Shanghai Mercury."

TIENTSIN.

Li Hung-chang has given the students for their examinations for the provincial degree, a difficult subject to write about The Yellow River; the best means to prevent flood, and to close the gaps.".

The news that reach us here in connection-

with the big gap is very discouraging. It appears that the mouth the gap is not much lessened. The small gap below the big one is. already closed.--Mercury.

March 31, 18-8.

Total shipments of Sycec'und Gold Bars from Tientsin to Shanghai to arst March 1888 (this acason)

Gold

.value Tis. 416,499 Sycee ............... すか 111,066,250 Total Tls, 1,482,740 Baron von Ketteler, who since the departure, of Dr. Rettich has acted as Consul in this port for Imperial Germany, has returned to Peking, where he will resume his former post of first Secretary of the German Legation. During his short stay here Baron von Ketteler has shown himself to be an enlightened, practical, and valuable official, and if any reforms are made in the export trade of this port, as we trust will be the case, they will be due to his energetic and skilled initiative. In all ways he has earned the respect and regard, not only of his own countrymen, but of the members of the various

nationalities comprising the foreign residents

here. We are sure every one will unite with us

in wishing him a fortunate career in his profession.

Mr. Feindel, who after two or three years absence has returned to Tientsin, has taken charge of the German Consulate as acting Consul

'on erriving in England, brought an action in the Court of Queqrds Bench against Sir Henry Norman for illegal pleprivation of office. The action appears to have assumed a more unplea- sant phase than was at first anticipated, in consequence, we believe, of some technical mis- take made by the counsel for the defence. The Governor, we should think, need have no fear of the result, sering he acted throughout the whole matter in strict accordance with the instructions of he English Colonial Office. Nor need there he any apprehension, as some people would have us believe, that this colony will be liable for any costs or damages in the case, whatever may be the issue of the action,"

he

To-day's Advertisements.

Evidence mainly taken on commission was given on behalf of the defendant In regard to the alleged fracas, it was said that Mr. Gibbons first called Mr. Lewis a blackguard, and that gentleman retorted by calling hin a mean skunk. Then Mr. Gibbons struck Mr. Lewis, and the latter strick him back, with his whip.

the jury, returned a verdict for the defendant,THE ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS of expressing the opinion that the paragraph did not go beyond the limits of fair criticismi.

PUBLIC OPINION IN ENGLAND IN 1802.

THE HONGKONG PUBLIC SCHOOL,

the above School will be held on the CRICKET GROUND, kindly lent for the occasion, TO-MORROW, the 11th instant, commencing at a P.M. There' will be Twa Girls' Races, one for those under-g, and one for those between the ages of 9 and 13.

Mrs. CAMERON has kindly consented to present the Prizes.

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Hongkong, 9th April, 1888.

THE HONGKONG- SCHOOLS' ATHLETIC SPORTS.

HE above named Sports are indefinitely POSTPONED. Due notice of theirtaking place will be given. -

ALFRED J. MAY, Hon. Secretary.

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Hongkong, toth April, 1888,

No. 1025,

From the beginning of the century, said the Rev. Sydney Smith, who with Lord Brougham was the founder of that great political lever of liberty, the Edinburgh Review, to the death of Lord Liverpool, was an awful period for those. who ventured to maintain and express educated and persuasive liberal opinions is politics; and who were too honest to sell them for the ermine of the judge, on for the coveted lawn of the prelate, A long and hopeless career in your empty.pated noodles of the stupid party who profession, the chuckling grin of the host of had no ideas farther than that strong one of drawing their salaries and often brutalizing their lives by wine bibbing and gluttony, the sarcastic leers of the genuine political pghe; VICTORIA prebendaries, deans, bishops made over you head; reverend renegades advanced to the the Church, for helping to highest dignities tives fetters of Catholic and Protestant Discuters; and no more chance of a Whip dinistration than of a thawup in Nova Zembla, these and such others were the penalties exacted for liberty of opinion at that period by Ministers who represented privilege and landlordism. in. the entire exclusion of justice and popular rights to all who did not live by the profits got directly out of land, or who were not in the pay of the Government and not only was there no pay for the others, but there were many stripes. It was considered a piece of impertinence in England, and indeed throughout the Kingdom, if a man of less than a thousand pounds a year as income had any opinions at all on important subjects; and in addition to much offensive rudeness he was certain to be assailed with all the Billingsgate of the French Revolution. Jacobin, leveller, atheist, Secinian, incendiary, regicide, were the gentlest appellations cast at han any individual who breathed a svallable against

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The plaintiff ́stated that he was a member of he bar since 1853. He had held the office of deputy county court judge at several places in England and Wales, and had acted as deputy in the Sheriffs' Court in London, and in the Lord Mayor's Court. He had also acted na revising (From our Corfexpondent.)

barrister in various counties, had been registrar 30th March, 1888, of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and had Yesterday was Lady. Li's birthday and the acted as deputy judge of the City of London Court. It was not true that He had made any day was spent in festivity at the Yamén,

The day before yesterday Li Ching Yuen, the communication to the Secretary of State adverse special deputy and chief director of Kung Tanks of State that the Governor was under the influence to the Governor, or that he wrote to the Secretary military governor of the Hei Loong keong of a clique hostile to him. Having explained province, signed the Amoor loan agreement with Mr. Bukow, representative and agent of the the circumstances under which he apologized German Banking Association of China, in the to a firm of merchants in Jamaica, whom he bart accused, on a past-card to their solicitor, of presence of H. E. the Viceroy at the Yamen, dishonesty, because they claimed an account he. at 11 am. Li Hung-chang witnessed their signatures, and affixed his seal as High Conad already paid, the witness was taken through missioner of the North. This loan is on theeveral canes he had decided. He did not think sterling basis at four shillings and sixpence he imposed a fine in any case of larceny, although he might have ordered restitution. He constantly per tael-Tientsin Heng Ping. The amount is from Tis, 100,000 to a million, as may hereafter casert prishtere se accused to enter into be required, in cash or commercial purchases, recognisances, as it was impossible to send them to prison for such offences as, the theft of and repayable within three to ten years. Froin this you will see that our German friends have thingy of the value of tid or fi Power was made a fair start in their banking operations; and given him to do this under the law of Jamaica and under the common law. Asker is to various why so, considering our local bank is here?

ather decisions, witness said they were in accordiange with the law of Jamaica. In regard the alleged fricas, the witness said he had been siting as conner, and the jury had just returned verdict of witful murder." He had sent down for the warrant of commitment, when Mr. taly Levis, whit some mouths before had med as deputy ceroner, came into the Pon. Witness. astad Mr. Lewis to take a ngi he asked what the verdict was. Witness feld hit and Lewis then paid it could not be under, as the forethan of the jury had told him it was tan laughter Witness sold hint that in law it amrompted to murder. Lewis asked to see the senseless bigotry of the two Hanoverian the warnunt, which had been brought in; and Georges, or hinted at the abominable pleasures witness showed it him. Lewis then said he of their lives, or the tyranny and, persecution never saw such a document in his life, and he which they had so much to do with against did not understand how any jonge could sign Catholic.freined, was shunned as unfit for the it. Witness said that if Mr. Lewis intended relations of social high life," Not a murmur

be insulting he had better leave the room. against any legal abuse was permitted-in-case- Lewis get up and said he should not leave they should reflect on the abilities or on the the room for witness nr anybody else, as he had government, of a host of lascivious gluttons As much right there as witness. Witness went into his private room, and heard Mr. Lewis, Crazy old ship of state, leaky in her planks, nad lecherous political rogues, who steered the who had a very powerful voice, talking. When otten in her timbers, and diseased generally in the noise censed he went out of-his-room with-her-officers-and-constitution To-Bay a-word- the inquisition in one hand and a very thin about the miserable wretches, members of the stick in the other. As he was going out he crew, rotting in prisons on account of debt and called his clerk, whose name was Rudolph Lewis, other defalcations; against the heart-breakings in order that he might take the papers to the and vile delays of the Court of Chancery, the 'clerk of the Crown. His clerk did not answer, cruel punishments of the Game Laws, the but the third time he heard Mr. Daly Lewis say bettering the condition of the poor, the inquiring Witness said, No; Mir. Lewis, my clerk. Upon end to end with paupers, with sheep-stealers, from inside another toon, "Do you want me?" into the reasons why the land was heset from

himself in front of him so that he could not pass against any abuses which the rich and grasping that Mr. Daly Lewis rushed out and placed with house-breakers and with highwaymen, or Lewis had a horsewhip, and witness thought he landlord inflicted on his miserable and alavish was about to assault him; and then witness tenantry, was treason against the Crown-in the witness struck him two blows with his sticl, but mining inutiny against an enfeebled plousiocracy, raised his stick. Lewis did strike him, and opinion of the administrative idiots-and under

it broke directly. Witness then walked down which was bitterly and steadily resented. Lord stairs and as he did so Lewis struck him about Grey had not then taken off the bearing-rein from ST. JOHN temporarily suspended, as the Governor thought so considerately done since for horses, a dozen blows with his horsewhip. He was the British people, as Sir Francis Bond Head has

Cross-examined: At Hongkong He did not dom, the sapient dealers or promulgators of administrators of the laws of that United King tegan it, and subsequently he resigned. agree with the Chief Justice, who did not approve truth, of justice; of humanity; the profound and so was the Chief Justice and the Governor duties and misinterpreted the teachings of wis- CONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the of his appointment. He was asked to resign, humbugs, in many cases, who misunderstood their A named Lodge will be held in FREEMA INTIMATION. do. There was hostile influence against him dom, held that enough and 100, much had been 13th instant, at 8.30 for 19 PM precisely. at Jamaica. In 1884 he wrote to Lord Derby, done for amcliorating the condition of the Visiting Brethren are cordially invited. lordship would not suffer him to be sacrificed to prosperous-the sole object, according to Plato, the Colonial Secretary, that he was sure his governed and of making the people happy and

Hongkong, 6th April, 1888. the intrigue of a small clique, who appeared to of all Government. Yet the Catholics were not have gained the confidence of Sir H. Norman, emancipated-the Corporation and Test Acts were so extensive as his. whose opportunities of knowing them were not unrepealed-the Game Laws horribly oppressive; Z ET LAND SLODGE, SHIP-CHANDLERS, SAIL-MAKERS,;. although the hostile clique was not against him over the country-Frisoners tried for their lives

That"

was the case,

steel traps and spring guns were bristling all

generally. Fie had not taken proceedings against Court of Chaucery pressed heavily on the fighting in particular, but against the district judges could have no counsel Lord Eldon and the the Jamaica paper in which the libel first appeared. and bleeding and poverty stricken people-likel was referred to Lord Herschell, who said that the tive imprisonments-the principles of Political The action he brought against Sir H. Norman was punished by the most cruel and even vindic- Governorhad power todo what he did. Hevirtually Economy were little understood the laws of abandoned the action, as he found bis office Debtand of Conspiracy were resting on the worst was held at the pleasure of the Governor. Lord possible footing-the enormous wickedness of Herschell exonerated him. As to the fracas, the Slave Trade was tolerated-a thousand evils there had been thics industries, fat on a were in existence, which the talents of good and Witness summoned Lewis before him for champions of popular rights and popular govern- summons taken out by Mr. Lewis for assault able men, humanitarians like Wilberforce, and contempt in regard to the insults, when he ordered ment like Lord Brougham, have since lessened or prohibition against him unopposed. The assaul him to quit the room. Mr. Lewis obtained a entirely removed. summons was settled. Then there was an inquiry the island to his aid. He answered the charge by the Governor, who called the privy council of CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL in writing, first to the Governor, and then to the privy council. Finally, it was investigated by, a commission under the direction of Lord Derby. He did not call Lewis'n blackguard; his impres Mr. J. B.Firth and Mr. Adam Walker appeared sion was he called hi a scoundrel in the for the plaintiff; and Sir C. Russell, QC. Mr. Lumley Smith, Q.Cy Mr. Greenwood, and Mr.

course of the altercation. Lewis said, "Do J. R. Paget appeared for the defendant.

you want me," in an offensive way. The prohibition proceeded on the ground that at the Wadiace The words complained of were published on time of the occurrence his court had risen. He Tokio February 21, 1887, under the heading "The objected to the inquiry of the Governor and privy Shanghal Governor of Jamaica," and were as follows--council, as they merely had'statements in writing Amoy "Sir Henry Norman, KCB,, Governor of before them. He came to England and com- og Jamaica, disembarked at Plymouth from the municated with Lord Derby and

fresh inquiry Han NEWCHWAND, 16th March, 1888.

Royal Mall Company's steamer Mossils, on her was ordered. He objected to one of the com- Manila arrival in Plymouth Sound on Saturday. His missioners, Dr. Moss. The doctors were very The weather is mild, with a strong south wind, Excellency has come to England in connection hostile to him, and he should not have liked to which, if it continue, should break up the ice with an action brought against him in the have been ill in Jamaica, (Laughter.) He did not about the acth Instant. It is probable, however, Court of Queen's Bench by Mr. H. F. Gibbens mean that they would deal unfairly with him, that we shall have a northerly blow to-morrow, for wrongful suspension from his office of but they were an inferior set of men. In April, which may defer the opening to the 24th of 2gth. District Court Judge. According to the Jamaica 1885, the Colonial Secretary wrote that the In either case it is unlikely that steamers will be Standard, the circumstances of the case are Commission's inquiry into his conduct agreed able to do much this month, as the weather up as follows-The unseemly vagaries of Judge with the Governor and the privy council, and country has been unusually cold, and the up Gibbons culminated in an unseemly fincas with the kindest course his lordship could take was to river ice will take some time to disappear. Tons of the officers of ble own court, and pninves allow him to resign. He accordingly, resigned, Stocks of beans in this province at the China tigation by the Government was rendered neces-He attended the commission, and gave evidence New Year were estimated at 4.200,000 picuissary. The result of this investigation was the and cross-examined witnesses. He wanted a Large purchases have been made by the agents temporary suspension of Mr. Gibbons, who wrote, shorthand note taken, but it was not allowed. of southern firms, for delivery whin three we believe, to the Secretary of State informing Ha was alone, without assistance. The plaintiff months after the

him that the Governor was under the influence of was then cross-examined as to his decisions, ter the port opene, ⠀

37th March. a clique hostile to him and to the interests of the which he said were according to Jamaica law. The river

has once more a business-like great mass of the population, who required the The learned counsel paid he did not wish to appearance, fifteen steamers being at present in championship of an upright, independent judge. insinuate that the plaintiff's motives were in any port busily engaged in discharging their cargoes. The Secretary of State then directed that the case way impropor, but only that his judicial practice The season, was opened by the anival of the should be inquired into by the Privy Council of was eccentric. In further examination, the German steamer Hever, which reached here on" the island and when he details of the inquiry witness was asked questions as to the respect-rals, of Brinding in, Fug, Gisen Haghig. Sunday morning, the 5th. There way at the were communicated to the Secretary of State, ability of the various persons in Jamaica, and time a great deal of ice floating in the river, that high dignitary is said to have informed the said there were not many respectable. consequently, after landing the malls, she had Governor that there was no alternative but to there. It was the most demoralised p tagokontsider

again. The next morning the Pulspenser with, adhie „services, of an obnoxious was ever into a p steamship Leong came into port, but actual official. Instead of summarily dismissing Mr. Lord Herschell's award was put in,

and t abipping operations did not commence till the Gibbons, the Governor, with the evident desire stated that there was no doubt Mr. Gibbons had next day. The Hever is already loaded, and of sparing his feelings, suggested that he should discharged his duties in Jamaica, with zeal and leaves 10-morrow for Swatow, The ice har alltinder his resignation and retire from the public intelligence. His lordship did hot think, that disappeared, but the weather is still very cold, servien of Jamaica in the least painful manner what was done with regard to Lewis was in and a strong gale is blowing from the north possible is also reported that the offending plaintiff's judicial capacity, and expressed the

We have been favoured throughout the winter desagreed to tend in his realgaation on opinion that Mr. Lewis was wrong with delightful weather, though in every other respect the season has been an unusually dull one; and everybody was, glad to see the end of other it. Nevertheless our little ones canuof complai

the offices of the Amur Mining Company to apply for shares. One of the most telling || reforms would be the adoption of such a system of accounts as would admit of an automatic check, and would connect individual respon sibility with the expenditure of every dollar. We know not how near the Chinese may be to On Tuesday morning, just after sunrise, a the mastery of such a perspicuous principle of mock sun was visible. It was plain to see, management, but so long as the interr'ict against luminous, and strange. On the same night the foreign inspection and foreign shareholders moon was surrounded by a very large baloon it may be taken as a sign that the the luminous ring could be seen, two mock remains, Chinese are not prepared to re-consider their moons, and some extensive longitudinal beams louse and wasteful way. The solemn exclusion of light. These appearances, which, are very of foreigners from the privileges of association unusual in our regions, though common in the in Chinese industrial schemes is one of the Arctic and Antarctic zones, are supposed to curiozitics of Chinese psychology, which mightbetoken change of weather. almost take rank with prohibition of the purchase Considerable quantities of hard and beautiful of rabid dogs but so long as it lasts it is an wood are now coming to this place from Borneo indication that the Chinese are not yet ready to and other places, and a market is growing up expose their administration to the garish day, for many descriptions of fine timber. Some of Many attempts will doubtless be made to cir- the Borneo woods will be used in the new cumvent this obstacle to the successful formation Technical School, and in the Custom-house of companies, but it is only when such attempts also. We should think there ought to be a more pressing that the Chinese officials will and close grained logs from the tropical forerts have failed and the urgency of action becomes large sale in Feking for the finely coloured and Bunion up resolution to remove the obstacle for furniture, beams, upright pillars, &c. The once for all, and let in the light of public opinion best specimens we have seen are in charge of on their operations.

Mesues. Forbes, Graham & Co-Chinese Times

The amount of capital which Li Hung-chang proposes to raise by shares is quite inadequate for the purpose of opening mines in an almost unknown country. Tls. 200,000 might suffice for some preliminary prospecting, but it is simply trifling with the business to start mining oper- ations in sa remote a region with such a paltry sum of money. No doubt the difficulty of raising even so much deters the Viceroy from asking for mare, but this is only another exemplication of the serious disadvantages under which Chinese enterprise must labaus so long as the channels through which capital might flow are kept closed by the obstructions we have touched on, For there is abundance of idle money

in Chios which is kept idle solely through want of confidence, Were proper measures taken to draw upon the resources of the country, there is enough for all immediate requirements without having recourse to foreigners at all. It is to be hoped the pressure of events may prove strong enough to compel the requisite reforms.-Chinese Times.

NEWCHWANG,

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).

AN OLD HONGKONG OFFICIAL

SUING FOR LIBEL,

Mr. Baron Huddleston and a special jury were engaged in the Queen's Bench Division a few weeks since in hearing an action brought by District Court Judge of Jamaica, and formerly Mr. Henry Frederick Gibbons, a barrister, lato Registrar of the Hongkong Supreme Court, to recover damages for libel. The defendant against the publisher of the Times newspaper admitted publication, and pleaded that the words complained of were true in substance and in fact, and were fair and bond fide comment upon matters of public interest.

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the condition or understanding that he shouldWitness said that no witnesses were called toimillar office, in some before Lord Herschell except himself, but all the The Governor was not, of courie documents were put in.

ns they have had very lively times; things and be

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to make any such slipulation,The plaintiff's case, having closed, Sir

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