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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 188.

The Rev. Snashall drew out quite a large dience the other Sunday to hear his sermon an bell: Such subjects are, onlculated. these rainy days to attract more than usual attention. THE new dock which has been in course of construction at Haiphong was duly inaugurated A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. the 3rd inst. It contains a basin 45 metres in length by 15 in breadth, and can admit vessels of light draught,

HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY,

of

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AN Energency Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, to-morrow evening, at 8.30 for 'clock precisely. Visiting companions are

GRASS SEED cordially invited..

and

SWEET CORN,

for ipuntediate sowing.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY..

Hougkong, 2nd March, 1888.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

À TELEGRAM dated Saigon' the 4th instant, published in the Courrier d'Haiphong, is to the ffect that the posts! taff which is in force in the interior has been extended throughout the

whole of Cochin-Chion.

UNFAITHFUL lovers get off at a cheap'rate in some of the States of the great Republic. Four sheep, a hog and ten bushels of wheat settled an Iowa breach of promise suit the other day where $25,000 were demanded.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1888.

TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH POLITICS

LONDON, April 11th.

M. Balanger has been elected by a large majority for the Dordogne, but has declined; at the same time he will accept the Nord, In his muldress to the electors he accused the Chamber af Deputies of sterility and impotence, and urges the dissolution of the Chamber and the reform of the constitution, as the sole idea which should istmence the minds of Frenchmen in werking for the greatness of France.

(From the Courrier d'Haiphòng) CHURCH AND STATE IN FRANCE.

PARIS, April 4th. The Government has promised the Chambers to franc new laws concerning public Associations, which is considered to be a necessary preliminary to defining the relations between Church and

State.

(From Straits Times.) HER MAJESTY,

LONDON, April 5th. The King and Queen of Italy are visiting Queen Victoria.

Her Majesty will visit the Emperor of Ger- many on the way home.

THE GERMAN DIFFICULTY.

BERLIN, March 5th.

Prince Alexander of Battenburg is about to proceed to Charlouenburg, where his betrothal with the Princess Victoria of Prussia will be

solemnized,

Prince Bismarck has resigned to mark his objection to the betrothal of a German Frincess with the Czar's most hated antagonist,

Public opinion in Germany sides with Bis marck. The Cologne Gazette appeals to Alexander's patriotism to abstain from the suit. Queen Victoria intended to accompany Alexander-to-Charlottenburg. ---

CRETE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, 5th April. Disturbances have broken out in Crete, owing to the increasing bitterness between the Mussul- mans and Christians.

BISMARCK AND THE EMPEROR.7.

BERLIN, April 7th,

It it is affirmed that the Emperor is quite decided about the betrothal, and that Prince Bismarck only threatened to resign, or is reconsidering the matter.

THE ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN.

ROME, April 7th..

Italian operations at Massowah are suspended for the summer. The majority of the troops return to Italy forthwith, and it is hoped that negociations may be renewed with the Negus.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An estimate has lately been published showing that women spend $8,000,000 a year on bustles, "He was a man who had suffered much" said a missionary contemporary in a short obituary notice; "he had been a subscriber to this paper since its first number."

GOVERNMENT statistical returns" show that: the population of New. South Wales bas reached 1,043,919, which places that colony nearly seven thousand ahend-of Victoria.

Eothen Mark Lodge of Hongkong, No. 264, in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Thursday, the 19th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

Tux steamer Pembrokeshire, which left here this afternoon for Japan, took with her, bound to Kobe, the newly appointed Captain and officers for the P. & O. steamer Zambent, which has been sold in Japan out of the Company's

service.

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The Lincolnshire Handicap, run on March 21st, resulted as follows:-Veracity 1 ; Tyrone a; Lobster 3.· ́

OUR Foochow contemporary publishes the fol- lowing unique 'dhobie's circular:-" is up ward of 30 years since foreigners coming to China. We, washermen, are getting our livings by this art for years. As the wages of em. ployers are increased and every thing at a high price we beg to inform all the gentlemen that and after the 1st of April the price of per 100 pieces is $4.00, large ones, perioo $3.00, whole month $5.00. There were many years ago some persons being very careless in washing clothings at a low price and finally they ran away with them. But if there is any such person found, we will send him to you." THE only case of any importance disposed of to-day at the Summary furisdiction Court, before Mr. A. J. Leach, Acting Puiane Judge, was that of Lam Pin'v. Lam Chu Nam, for $1039, being value of market goods supplied by plaintiff to defendant. After hearing evidence on both sides, bis honour gave judgment for plaintiff with costs. In the afternoon, two Macaocse ladica appeared in Court, a Mrs. Souza suing a Ms. Baca for the valuable consideration of $2.50, for rent due. His Honour, after requesting the plaintiff to remove her black hood, heard what she had to say in support of her claim, and then asked the defendant to

suspended, as a. financial measure to check the alarming_deficit of $ro0,000 under which our depleted Treasury groins.

upper floors were brothels. How the fire ordinate employés in the Civil Service have been originated is, of course, a mere matter of specula- tion; but, at all events, when the Government and Volunteer Fire Brigades arrived on the scene it had got such a firm, hold that it was at

You will understand what a distressing out any loss of the poverot streznes of water the fact that our or fivermen employés once evident the building was deemed. With measure this is if you take into consideration were steadily pouring on the burning mass, and

draw such miserable pittances for salaries, the people from the adjoining houses were that it has been thought advisable to grant removed in safety. After about an hour's hard | them sums oflen equal to one or two-third- work, in which both Government men and Red of their salaries, and sometimes even exceeding Jackets' equally participated, the blaze was got the total amount, as gratuities, also that under without being allowed to spread, but only certain fees of office generally revert to the after the house had been reduced to a smoking clerks instead of going to the Government massofdibris. Between 4 and 5 o'clock, believing exchequer as is the case with English Colonies. that all danger was past, the Brigades took their To deprive our clerks of the Treasury and other departure, leaving Foremen Kemp and Johnson public departments of their gratuities and fer, in charge with several native assistants. The is simply to place them on the starvation list, Japanese women went back to their'domicile on and this is precisely what has now been done to the north side of the smoking ruins, as did some meet the financial difficulties now experienced of the Chinese inmates of the house at the upper by the Government.. end, and the people in the streets went home to

bed Johnson were at work on the roof of the house Shortly before. 5 o'clock, while Kemp and occupied by the Japanese women, both that edifice and the one on the other side collapsed without a moment's warning, burying one Chinese and nine Japanese women, in addition to the two Brigade faremen, in the ruins, Johnson escaped by a miracle with a shaking and a few braises, but Kemp received severe injuries, which necessitated his removal to the adjacent Fire Brigade station and thence he was taken to the Government Hospital. In the upper house there was when the place collapsed, fortunately only one Chinese woman, who was at the lime descending the stairs; on being picked up and examined it was found that one of her legs had been broken answer the charge. As the sult promised to she was otherwise painfully bruised. After develop into a labyrinth of evidence, our reporter house, it was found that, six

clearing away, some of the debris of the lower the Japanese thought it advisable to make his exit without women had escaped a shocking death by the ascertaining which of the two fair litigants came ground floor when the house gave way, and as the merest chance. They happened to be on the off plus or minus the $2.50 claimed and contested. whole of the structure full inwards and on to the vacant space caused by the fire it so happened ACCORDING to a telegram in a Sydney contem-that a portion of this lower room escaped total prary, the prize fight between the champion demolition By removing the iron bars of the raggart of the world, John L. Sullivan of Boston, window, the rescue of these unfortunates U.S.A., and Charlie Mitchell of Birmingham, ruins the dead body, of one Japanese girl was was quickly effected." On. searching in the appears to have been a protracted and desperate discovered, and two others, terribly mutilated affair.

They fought 39 rounds, occupying Lut still living, were at once sest to the Gov. over three hours, the battle ending in a draw, crnment Civil Hospital.

It only requires a cursory examination of the and each man having an arm and several portions of the walls still standing to satisfy the ribs broken. This, if accurate, would indicate most sceptical as to the cause of these two houses that there must have been some hard hitting, falling to pieces. For a considerable time past the and also that both gladiators were helpless at block of three two-storied houses must have been the finish, As Sullivan, who boasted that he dangerously unsafe, as it is quite evident that it depended considerably for maintaining is could put Mitchell to sleep under ten minutes, equilibrium on the support of the two higher and 'could not after 'struggling for three hours, more substantially built structures on either side. Os account of the fire in Graham Street this "knock out" a man who is by comparison only With the fire cutting tight through the centre of the block, the side tenements felt standing were morning disarranging matters, and breaking the

a light weight, we shall probably hear very deprived of their fulcrum, and having apparently est of the Brigades, we learn that the supple-title more of this spurious "champion of all been run up on the co-operative principle, it was mentary inspection which was to have taken champions" in the 24-foot ring-his proper inevitable they should collapse. And they did

collapse in the disastrous manner and with the- pl ce near the City Hall this morning has been place is hippodroming in the sawdust.

fatal yesulta above described. No doubt A positioned to na indefinite period.

searching inquiry will be made by the Govern- nent into this lamentable occurrence

A spicias, telegram to the Times of India states that the LiverpoorG and National Steeplechase

esulted as follows:-

Mr. Baird's Playftir, rost. 7lbs.

Mr. Maher's Frigate, 11st, 2155............. 2 Mr. R. Nickall's Ballot Box, rest. 4lbs.... 3

THE agents (Messrs. Melchers & Co.) inform us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamship Bayern, with the German mails dated Berlin, the 20th ulto, left Singapore for this port to-day, atam, and may be expected on or about the

18th inst

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THE Cleveland district in Yorkshire last year recovered from mother earth no fewer than 2,500,000 tons of pig iron, which to the land- owners, of, the locality represented that same

tin pounds sterling, this quantity is an increase of 100,000 lans on the output for the previous year, and of the various descriptions the greatest increase was in basic,

OUR Macao correspondent writes that a tiger has appeared at the village of Cat-tay, distant only six miles from the Holy City. As an itinerat vendor of fruit has already fallen a victim to this "man-cater," tins should be a favorable opportunity for some of our local skikáris to distinguish themselves.

Apropos of the subscription list opened in Melbourne for a suitable silver wedding-gist to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Sydney Bulletin says it has on hand a most appropriate donation for His Royal Highness on the occasion which consists of a verbatim report of the evidence in the Mordaunt divorce-case, tastefully bound in brass.

ARCHBISHOP CARR, of Melbourne, in sorry to

find that "Catholic girls and young men profane the sacrament of marriage by receiving it without the sanction or blessing of the church, and en expose themselves to the evils which are sure to follow from such unhallowed alliances." We are also sorry that Carr, who is probably # renegade Scotchman, should' forget himself and his dignity so far as to talk such allly twaddle. By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the officers of the and Northamptonshire Regiment, the Regimental Band will play in the Publie "Gardens, on Sunday, the 15th inst., from 3.30'till 5 p.m. The following will be the programme:

March...............Webling”...............

Kmith Overture... Ran and Suranger...Mendola. Fantasia!.. Frening "tan

Richards. Valsa

Dunitetti

Desir ...Rowing.

Thalia"..... Selection..... Partica..... Farenado...

"Da Mandolines Selsdon...." Mösen In Egypt

Ics MORAN, Randmaster,

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THE other week a case of interest to married women came before Judge Baylay in the West- ninster County Court. The plaintiff in the case applied for the committal of a lady who lives in the West-end, against whom judgment for 40 had been obtained in the High Court It was stated that she was weil able to pay the whole amount, as she had private means and a quantity of jewellery. His Honour said he had no power whatever to commit the defendant, as she was a married woman. An order was made for the payment of £20 a month. This exemption from committal is a privilege which few married women are aware th. y possess.

AT a regular Convocation of Victoria, Chapter, "No 515, held in Freemasons Hall last night, the following office bourers were duly installed and invested for the current year, the installing officers being Most Excellent Companions W.M.D. Arthur and L. Mallory

P.S.

* M. E. Z.................M, E. Comp. M. Falconer. Hubx. Comp W. Croker. JEx. Comp. D. Gillies. Scribe E......Comp. J. Dyer Ball N...Comp. J. Willmott,

Comp, H. A. E. Herbst. 1st Asst. S.,Comp. G. Sachse, 2nd

Comp, R. Cooke: Treasurer.Comp: A. R. Madar. Steward...Comp. E. J. Main, Janitor. Comp. J. Maxwell.

NA REGULAR meeting of St. John Lodge, No.: 618, S.C will be held in Freemasons" Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock preciably. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. BESSEMER'S 'steci, patents have brought him At the conclusion of the business of the 8351385,000 in 1oyalties, besides what he has Chapter the Companions adjourned to the realized front sales of the m and his partners | Banqueting Hall where a cold collation was in the

mall while inunease fortunes, seivid and a pleasant evening xpéntipolo

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SHOOTING MATCH,

A SAILOR named John Hamblett, aged 21, belonging to H.M.S. Espoir, was charged at the Police Court this morning before Mr. Sercombe. Smith with assault and battery on a coolic employed to distribute the China Mail. Wong

Garrison and POLICE SHOOTING CLUIS 7, Akwai, the complainant, said he was employed

SUTH REGIMENT. at his ordinary occupation last night, and

-The-return-match, eight-men-aside, between- on approaching Murray Barracks he met the the 5th Regiment and combined Garrison and defendant along with three or four other sailors. Police was fired off at the Kowloon military Prisonar crassed the street and demanded' a

range yesterday afternoon under most unfavor newspaper. Plaintiff refused, but prisoner able climatic auspices. A terrific wind blew Insisted and at last snatched a paper out of his from the right rear, making steady scoring hand, tearing it in the scuffle. Witness held most difficult task; and while shooting at the 600 yards range the rain came down prisoner by the sleeve when the latter then took in torrents, with vivid flashes of lightning and off his belt and hit him repeatedly over the head loud peals of thunder, rendering it impossible and arm until he fell to the ground, when to see the targes or discs. However, notwith- Hamblett kicked him on the head and chest both teams stuck manfally to their work and standing the wretchedly uncomfortable weather, and then ran away, witness following him upfought out the match to the end. and giving him into custody. Prisoner said, in answer to the Bench, that a great deal of complaisiant's evidence was incorrect. He saw the plaintiff throwing mud and stones at a lot of blue jackeis,and went up to stop him, and on witness giving him some impudence he took off his belt and hit him with it slightly, but nothing to hurt. This version was corrob- orated by the night-picket man, another blue

jacket, who said he distinctly saw the plaintiff. throwing stones and mud at some sailors, and that when they tried to stop him he showed fight by rolling up his sleeves and squaring off. Mr. Seicomte-Smith discharged the defendant,

fatal fire iN GRAHAM STREET

In the first e ntest between the Regiment and the Garrison and Police, which took place on "Steelbacks" had an advantage at each one of the gth inst, it will be remembered that the

handsome majority of 57 points, the totals being the three ranges, eventually winning by the 643 against 86 On this form they were strong favorites yesterday, although one or two Garrison Club representatives. At the first range changes were supposed to have strengthened the

the conditions were seven shots each at two,

five and six hundred yards under the customary regulations as to scoring, etc.-the shooting by both teams was, under the circumstances, fairly meritorious, the Garrison with a total of 334 Leading their opponents by only 4 points. This advantage was materially increased at the 500 yards, the Garrison and Police keeping up their form while the 58th fell off greafly, the score sheet showing 216 against 177, Battery Sergt. Major Merson and Sergt. Altoe both put on the highest for the Regiment being Corporal Lilley's 27. Commencing the final range with

this, desire, I hope you will communicate with 'me and let me know the result of your appeal. Subscriptions will be received at the National Bank of Scotland or any of its Agencies in the Colonies or abroad, or can be sent direct to our Treasurer here, or to the undersigned.

"Jam,

Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

THOMAS MINAUGHT, Honorary Colonial Secretary,

STATEMENT OF SCOTLAND'S CLAIM FOR HOME

7 RULE.

Home Rule, now, a popular term, is used here to express shortly the right of the Scottish people to manage their own affairs,

There are some who assert that, although the Union of England and Scotland in 1707 was accomplished in defiance of the wishes of the Scottish nation, and by bribery on the part of England, yet the benefits to Scotland have been

Themeasure is all the more odious forthe excep tions it makes in favor of the heads of departments and fees, considerable as they are, have not felt by it through the removal of its Legislature and of some, of their proleges whose gratuities great as to counterbalance any inconveniences been touched by this tidal wave of pretended to London. This is an utter fallacy. What Scotland desired was Federal, not an Incor retrenchment. Complaints are rife all over the town against this tyrannical and exceedingly porating Union. The Incorporation Union has been productive of untold evils to the partial decree, and many of our junior clerks in the public service would willingly exchange their smaller nation, The Union was carried positions for fifth-rate clerkships in any through by the most shameful corruption, mercantile office in your colony or abroad, should against the remonstrances of the Scottish nation, an opportunity present itself. To remain in the open hostility of the citizens of Edinburgh Macao under such circumstances is simply and Glasgow, and of a large section of the people. degradation and to abjure, self-respect, with the

in other districts of the Kingdom. Scotland pleasant prospect of ultimately falling into the catered the Union without a penny of debt upon dilapidated ranks of the National Battalion.

her national resources, To-day she is a joint Some of our optimist citizens are of opinion obligant in an enormous debt of nearly seven that the ratification of the Chinese, Treaty will hundred and forty million pounds Sterling, heal all our wounds. It is to be feared the mainly caused by the French War, fighting the nemy of England, not Scotland-for the Scots colony will go from bad to worse after the celebration of this wonderful piece of diplomátic

were always a peacefel, people, at war with no arrangement. The only good I anticipate from country but England, and that only in self. admittance into the various branches of the free imports, and free exports. The cottar then it is that the Portuguese will probably fied defence. Prior to the Union we had free trade, Imperial Customs Service, which have been so enjoyed his mug of home-brewed ale, and the far closed to them as subjects of a non-treaty artizan his cup of claret, free of duly. Free nation. Unfortunately, however, our Govern- trade was abolished, and heavy, fiscal and ment clerks, do not understand English or excise duties-were-imposed, not only on all of them are even very unports but also on exports. The Union, was the French: most indifferent masters of their own language, and

nain cause of two Rebellions in 1715 and 17473 are scarcely competent to fill any important

alter each of which some of the best blood of Acot- post in the Customs service. Still, I hope land was shed upon the scaffold. The capital they will find their way out of this colony of Scotland was well nigh ruined; and grass grew and

get employment somewhere else. They upon her streets. Scotland was drained of her fiest blood and of her treasure. To sucli a state could not reply in a more dignified manner to the unjust curtailment of their small allowances

of poverty did the country sink, that estales were' by an unscrupulous Government, than by making purchased for less than the manual rental of age cral exodus from all the public offices of the the present day. Th- aristocracy became to a city, leaving the heads of department, who are, large extent non-resident, and this evil has as a rule, notorious ignoramuses, at logger-increased every year. The Union brought heads with each other and with their asinine

secessions and disruption upon the National Government. They may then order Portuguese Church, which, then the Church of nearly the barristers and clerks from Portugal at salaries whole people and in the van of freedom, has been rent into three divisions, producing bitter- ranging from $30 to $10 per month, and allow them as much room for collecting gratuities,

ness and strife which have not yet been allayed fees, and other compensation funds, as the

This was produced by the Act restoring Lay elasticity of their pockets or of their consciences Patronage in the reign of Queen Anne, which was will allow..

passed through Parliament against the desires of the whole Scottish Members.

A-tiger-has-put-in-an-appearance-in-the village of Cat-tay, six miles to the north-east of the Holy City. Its first deed was to devour an itinerant native fruit seller. If this epicuse of the jungle will wait a few months more, he will find Government clerks by the doren bere, but too lean to appease his hunger.

FOOCHOW.

advance very little to the teamen this year, and We are informed the Chinese Banks will that it will not reach half of the amount advanced last year. No doubt, the bad Fung-shut of last year's "pidgin" is the cause of this wise step.

On Wednesday last the natives paid their usual anngal visit to the ancestral tombs, and crowds were seen on the hills busily engaged in cleaning up the graves. They believe that by doing so the souls of their relatives will guide and assist them in this world.

There has been a mad dog scare this week in the neighbourhood of the blacksmith's, 'and a Chiuaman was reported to have been bitten. On Thursday morning about 7 o'clock, the animal caused great consternation among the coolica and Clerk of the Courie turned huntsman, and mafoos by appearing at the Race course, The

in, started in pursuit, and tried to drive the with a pack of coolies, with John as whipper brute into the creek. He refused the water and after an exiting run was brought to bay on the turf beaters' mallets. indside course, and speedily despatched with

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To what cause then is due the material

prosperity of Scotland ? Our national prosperity is due to the mineral wealth of the country, the inventive genius of her sons, and the rise of the middle class. Modern mechanics, as well as political economy, sprang into existence in Scotland, and she in common with the rest of modern Europe shared in the prosperity of this century, It is the energy of the middle class, however, of which our nation is largely composed, Glasgow, Dundee, and that has created such great "industrial centres as Aberdeen, Had Scotland's industries been mostly agricultural, like those of Ireland, the result would have been the same in that country, as it exists in portions of the Highlands of Scotland at the present time.

What is the position of Scotland now ?The feare which our ancestors e tertained have proved only too well founded, Our national Institutions have been assailed by those who knew little and cared less about the national sentiment of our people." In England our Scottish Courts have been treated as non-existent, the jurisdiction of our Supreme Court has been set at naught, and in defiance of the Treaty of Union, Scotsmen are now compelled to appear in English Courts, ifserved with English writs while casually, Faredragged into Chancery, il, perchancenny small in England. The estates of deceased Scotchmen portion of them is situated in England. The Appeal to the House of Lords is not only a means of oppression to poor, Scottish litigants, but the English Law Lords often decide according to English opinion and in ignorance of Scottish stop to the practice of infanticide, and with the Law. It is the bighest compliment to the agreement of the elders of villages, had stone wisdom of our Scottish Parliaments, that the tablets engraved which were placed in a conspicuous position giving rules to the poor test of time. The system of Law which Scotland people how to rear up their children. If unable to

has reared is the admiration of the Jurists of do so, they are to be sent to the Foundling Europe, Modern requirements, however, call institutions provided by the authorities, and in for the enactment of new laws, and bere it is no case are infants to be destroyed. In spite of that the neglect of Scottish business tells most there rules, however, a villager was the other day seriously upon the prosperity of the country. caught killing his infant daughter, for which he The legislative neglect of Scotland has been, was cangued" and paraded through the streets and is, such as no other country in the in order to serve as a deterrent to others.-EAU. world would have borne so long with padence.

The Chinese authorities tried long ago to put a

THE SCOTTISH HOME RULE ASSOCIATION:

OFFICE-BEARERS. President.

Vice-Presidentsia

a majority of 43, the mixed team continued to shoot steadily, and more than held their own for a while, but two or three usually reliable. shootists fell off a bit at the finish, and the total only reached 134, the Regiment topping this by five points. Merson stood out by himself with a, and his total of 89 for the three distances was a very fine record in such unfavorable weather. The match thus terminated in a well deserved The most Noble the Marquis of Breadalbane. victory for the Garrison and Police by 38 points, the respective totals being 584 and 546. The Steelbacks" took their 'gruel with the proverbial good, humour and philosophic indif ference to reverses so characteristic of this thoroughly sporting Regiment, but the crack" marksmen of the British Army will have to stick close to the ranges unless they wish to see their hard won laurels wrested from them by their formidable rivals of the Garrison and Police Shooting Clubs. Each team his now won one match, and doubtless the rubber will be fought out as soon as the necessary prelim!- naries can be arranged.***

Exactly at three o'clock this morning the alarm bell rang out, indicating a fire in the Central District of the city, the exact location being a carpenter's shop on the ground floor of No. 39 Graham Street. This thoroughfare, which has been facetiously designated the "Rue Kum Oop My Lof" is one of the most disreputable rookeries in the colony, and notorious as the head-quarters of a low crowd of unsexed European women-Austrians, Russians, Italians and Levantines with their attendant army of acoundrelly pimps and loafers. The houses are in every way worthy of their tenants -infamous dens of the most filthy descrip tion, the existence of which is a disgrace to a civilised Government. The ground floors are occupied by Chinese stores and workshops, the upper flats being specially reserved for prostitutes of the lowest types, European, Chinese and Japanese. At what period of the colony's history these wretched death-trapi first sprang into existence we do not know, nor are wo acquainted with the personality of the Govern ment official under whose direction and super vision they were constructed; but we do not hesitate to say, and we are quite certain that our opinion must be shared-by-every- person who will take the trouble to pay a visit to the ruins now exposed to view, that a more scandalous display of ignorance, or neglect of, R duty, on the part of the Inspector of Buildings Carpt. Hawkins, R.

Sergt. Fowler, Pulica. who superintended the work would be hard

Sergt. Mann, Police to find. The walls of the houses are completely. M. S. Hust, Staf... rotten, the bricks used are of a most inferior 5. M. Meredith, Staff

Sergt. Adams, Svf. quality, and instead of mortar, Chinese economy preferred an extensive admixture of sand, dwell especially on these defects which are which has no holding power whatever. We strangely suggestive of the flagrant official back slidings, to which it has been our los 10 30 frequently call public attention, because they have been the direct and immediate cause of the Toss of human life. oran

the fire broke

The carpenter's shop in

The following are the scores:

-GARRISON AND POLICE.

VER YOR, YOR,

Mer, RA

300 600 TOTAL

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMEN

Lécut. E. O. Smith 'Lieut. 'A. D. Lloy

Col Sergt. Delar Gol Calor-Surge

·Major Eli Coral. Miles Color Sergt.

TOTALL

YDS, YDE,

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OUR MACAO LETTER,

Charles Cameron, Esq, LID, and M.P. Sir John G. S. Kinloch, of Kinloch, Bart, Chairman of Committee, Emeritus Professor John Stuart Blackie, F.R.S.E., Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh.

Charles

Honorary General Secretarydliga ke Waddie, Gleniffer House, Trinity Road,

* Edinburgh. Spe NA" Homprary Treasurer@beber William Mitchell, S.S.C., 11, South Charlotte * Street, Edinburgh..!

Honorary Colonial Secretary, Thomas M'Naught, S.SC., 51, North Hanover Street, Edinburgh

Laws enacted by them have stood so well the

It is next to impossible to get any new laws, paised for Scotland. The present compulsory Education Act was delayed for twenty-five years, and the Criminal Law Amendment Act for thirty years, after Scotland was ripe for legislation in regard to both. The law of Hypothec has not yet been entirely abolished, although this was demanded twenty-five years ago. The Imperial Parliament has become an unwieldy machine, completely congested and unable to overtake all its multifarious duties. There are many question, ripe for settlement in Scotland such as Religious Equality, Land Laws, Liquor Traffic, Game Laws, Fishery Laws, Local Government Boards. These and all other questions affecting our Religion, Education, and the administration of Justice can be properly settled only by a Scottish Legislature silting in Scotland.

The pecuniary loss is no less: serious to Scotland. Our country is the most heavily taxed portion of the United Kingdom, as a few figures will show. In one year (1871), the taxation per head of the population was as follows:-Englishmen paid 57121111 Scotch- men paid a6 and Irishmen £1:6:ok Scotchmen thus paid near fos, per head more than Englishmen and more than double what TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." -

Irishmen paid. „Thus while Ireland contributed 5 HANOVER STREET,

somewhere like eight millions to the Imperial EDINBURGH, February 1888,

Treasury, Scotland's contribution, was upwards DEAR SIR,—On behalf of The Scottish Home of nine millions, although the population of Rule Association, I beg to enclose = "Statement Scotland, is about a million less than that of of Scotland's: Cinim for Home Rule.". I would | Ireland. The results. In any other years that be obliged, if you wou'd give publicity to the" may be selected within the last twenty-five years, same by publishing it and this circular letter though not so grossly unfair, are equally. in the columns of your newspaper, so that our startling During this period Scotland has paid countrymen may be informed of the struggle.nonually into the Imperial Treasury nearly that we are, making to secure our political double the amount per bead of the sum paid, by freedom. The movement is the people's move-

and from 21 16d. 10-129. more per sincal, and

and we are therefore compelled to appeal

ramount, contributed for sympathy and assistance to our

cotlandy has, si during these last- are paid at least ten million

portion than has been exa

918 contrymen broad, many of whom are enjoying privileges of political freedom.

out this morning was situated on the western side of Graham Street, in the centre of three two-storied houses of uncertain age, which were. flanked and supported on either hand by buildings of a much higher altitude and of consi- derably later construction. The ground floor of

MACAO, April 11th, 1888. the house to the southward was also used as a carpenter's workshop that at the lower end was Since my last only, one Important event the reception room where the uprightly damsels | occurred in this paradise of Portuguese bureau- from the Land of the Rising Sun received cracy that calls for record and comment. their visitors with luscious music from the refer to a Government order recently, issued, by pational saamisen, in all three houses the which all the gratullies and

We intend to form a Scottish pany In-Patlia-

ment, and with this object in vÍONN

the first general election, have to

- seats in the: Interests of

and other purposes of the

funds, and we trust that abla

from: "Scotlandi.

(about a million an should be imposč

the rate per