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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1888.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE French warships Turenne, Aspic, Vipère, and Parseval were in Kobe on the 17th instant.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1888.

„Coming" into · season, A hawker carting two about in a basket in Rond yesterday, and not having a license to deal in pussies was fined fifty cents this morning,

AN Entergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in. Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 30th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

We are glad to see that, after a long spell of inactivity and a state of abandonment, the ground on which formerly stond Marine House in Queen's Road Central, is now being built upon, Judging by the incipient walls, we think a couple of imposing structures will be mised in that convenient locality, YESTERDAY afternoon Alfred Postlewhaite. steward of the steamship Victoria, was charged on remand with shooting a Chinese tallyman on the 17th inst. Dr. Jordan gave evidence as to the extent of the wound, which was in the middle of the check, the bullet lodging in the cartilage of the nose. The complainant, Le. Cheong, stated that he was tallying cargo when the bullet struck him, and that he had previously seen a man cleaning a revolver with wastel Mr. Pollock said that he was of opinion the revolver had been fired purely by accident. It was a pity the youth commenced to clean the weapon, but doubtless he imagined it was ubinaded. The third mate was to blame for Jeaving it loaded; it was negligent and repre hensible, seeing that a boy like the defendant had access to the cabin. It was lucky that the

accident" was not more serious. He would discharge him.

By kind permission of Colonel D. G. Anderson, THE Surveyor-General assures us that the water the Regimental Band will play in the Public Gardens, on Sunday, the 28th inst., from 3.30 till p.m. The following will be the programmes-

from the Tytam reservoir will be turned on on the 1st November.

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We are informed by the agents (Messrs, Adam- son, Bell & Co.) that the steamship Peepdale, from Antwerp, &c, left Haiphong for Hongkong *this morning.

A REGULAR meeting of the Eethen Mark

Lodge of Hongkang, Na. 254, will be held in Freemasons Hail, Zetland Street, this evening. at 8. jo for g o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren

are cordially invited. -

THE servants who were suspected of having stolen the watch and chain belonging to Mr. J. H. Cox were to-day discharged. Mr. Cox said that he had only suspected them, and that they had not run away or been found dealing with the articles.

WE would specially direct attention to the vocal and instrumental concert to be given in the Theatre Royal,, City Hall, to-morrow`night hy Messrs. Kosca, Medina, and Valentin Fernandez. A very high class programme has been arranged, which, added to the reputations of the artistes, should ensure a large audience. i

THB annual exhibition of the productions of the members of the Sketching, and Camera Clubs was opened this afternoon in the City Hall. There were aliout to exhibits, the photographic section being numerically the largest. The part devoted to oils was quite up to the average, the most successful contributions being local views. There were several good copies, also, but two or three of the portraits were execrable. Among the watercolours were some really good. flower-pieces. The principal feature of the photographic section was the superiority of the prints shown by the members of the Singapore Photographic Club over the local examipies, all were very good, however, and many received honorable mention." The

March Overture Selection

Valve. Sélection

Value

"Pree "Newton),

Iphigenic en anfile". Gluck, Gennen Volkslied". Och Sane nid Grizer"....Stras Rem, nf Mendelsohn"...L.Godfrey, "Dravlinder"......Gong.

JOHN MORAN, Bandmaster... The humour of the third piece-Selection German Volkslied" consists in the rendering of the variations, on one of the simplest ald Geraan airs; in such a manner that the style for which each great composer is celebrated is reproduced in a quaint parody within the limits of a few bars. A short description of the leading idea may be acceptable :-

Thema,-Old Sons. "Komint a Vogel geflogen."-Variations In the style ofe

r. J. Bach-Varying the simple air with learned counterpolat,

coring is like an Organ Fugue,

1. J. Bagan-A'String Quartel

1. Morate A Clarinet Sole,

4. Fisher Strauss-A Vale.

3. Vepti-An Arla di Bravura,” in the operatia stylą, with the

of repeated finale of Talim dramatic music.

6. Gounod-Parody on the Garden Scone in "Pruet, ".

F

1. R. Wayne-Parody on two motives from "Lähengrin” and

Tannhaßser

8. Rectores-A Violin Sonata for three instrumenik). 4. Mendelssohn-Imitation of the Nottumo in "Midsummer

Night's Dream.!!

ro. Hans-Parady on "Hungarian Dances.

Fr. Meyerbeer-There the oir in treated in the grand heroic styla. After an introduction by the Drums, the grand scene, "The -icing of the Dagger" in "The Huguenots" is parodiod, 17:ÀÎA Militaire.

FROM an advertisement in another column it will be seen that Mr. A. Hahn, Piano Tuner and Repairer, of 22 Elgin Street, has imported a new lot of pianos manufactured according to his own design, by Messrs, Hoof & Co. of Berlin. We paid Mr. Hahn's establishment a visit to-day, and were shown some splendid specimens of up- right grand pianos just landed ex steamship Note. They are constructed of black and walnut wood, highly polished and especially adapted to this climate, the adaptation consisting mostly in the elimination of all screwed. and. attached pieces, every part of the casing being made of a solid plank. The instrument is what is termed "cross strung," the action of the hammers and pedals is exceedingly smooth,

LAST night a private on the 58th Regt, named Dudley, was getting into a 'ricksha" near the Seamen's Club, when an infuriated coolie "took him in the mouth" with a brick, lenocking tooth out. Dudley went for him, and although this morning he protested that he didn't know a brick from a buzz-saw he got a well deserved sentence of three weeks' imprisonment. MANILA papers are frequently diffuse in their descriptions of religious festivities, not one day of the week apparently passing in the Capital of the Philippines without its Church festival being duly chronicled by the Press, We wonder what the Manilenses may be doing when half of their newspapers are crammed with local religious stuff, the other half being generally devoted to news from Spain t

SANITARY BOARD.

would idem to force itself upon one's attention, and it is one of the most imperative duties of a namely, that a thing cannot be radically an evil Government to see it enforced; it consists in But it does not require by the laws of nature, bringing medical vigilance, police supervision, captiousness of this argument, for were it these institutions, and in despoiling thein of the much acumen to see manner of sanitary measures to bear on universally applied, we might as well say that harm, moral and physical, which they are apt to as eating and drinking are laws of nature all inflict on the masses. The more these preventive manner of gastronomic excess, all sorts of food, regulations are perfect, the less the institution proper and improper, and any amount of indul- which is cried down as a social disgrace will bean gence in inebriating beverages are not evils. A evil; and assuming that it is possible for Govern. broad line of distinction must evidently bedrawn ments to surround it with perfect preventive between use and abuse; and when we come to the regulations, then it must be granted that it will question at issue, it stands to reason and to fact

perchance cease to bu a social evil; that all functional excesses are against the laws of nature and bring punishment in their train. A sub-distinction must then be drawn as regards: the case before us; we must view it under

The thanks of the Committee are again dua to the proprietors of the local journals supplied free of cost, and they remark with satisfaction to the Library both by the local papers and by that considerable number of readers are attracted The Illustrated Zeitung The Mail' (London), and The Fliegende Blatter that have been kindly "The Tribune' (Sydney), The Illustrite Zeitung supplied fee during the past year. Since the new Ordinance providing for the preservation of books and pamphlets published in the Colony. the Committee, have received from the local Government copies of several wo ks printed in Hongkong, and trust that in time a useful addition will be made to the Library in this way,

The following are the names of the principal Dr J. C. Brown, Messrs. Neidhard, Bruce contributors to the Library during 1887-1988. Shepherd, Dennys, Doberck, Mossop, Munshi, and Wilcox, the Publishers of the Reports of the Norwegian North Atlantic Expedition, the Imperial Federation League Journal, and the Bridsh North Borneo Herald.

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MUSEUM.

During the year, 111,908 Chinese and 7,148 Europeans visited this part of the building, and several additions were made to the gift collection. The following is a list of the contributors: Dr. J. C. Thomson, Lieutenant H. C. Metcalfe, Messrs. Bowdler, Dennison, Dennys, Ford, Stone, Chew Kam Mun, Lau a You, Leong, Hio, Edwards, Hirs, Kingsley, Orange, Perry, Powell, and Kwok Li Kwai. Mr. F. Machado has also placed on loan a valuable collection of birds, spears &c. made in the Malay Peninsula.

ACCOUNTS, N

Treasurer on the 30th June 1888 was $3,430.02 The balance in the hands of the Honorary as against $5,840.17 in June 1887. Out of this latter sum however, as mentioned in last report, large disbursements were necessitated in order to pay for the iron columns placed in the Library in 1887 and for the extensive repairs and redecoration that were then carried out, CITY HALL ACCOUNTS SHEWING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FROM IST JULY, 1887, TO 30TH JUNE, 1888:

To balance in hands of Honorary Treasurer on 30th June, 1887, as sbewn in last report.........

HONGKONG SLAVES.

Whatever other inferiority marks the "Malta discriminating aspect, and ask whether the

and Gibraltar of the Enst," as the bombastic fabulum supplied to instinct in the shape under it deranges or improves the human economy, consideration is proper or improper food, whether title runs, she can claims one distinction-though an unenviable one-over her sister colonies in favours or infringes the laws of health, and last either hemisphere: Slavery. We might be meta- but not least, whether it is destructive of social phorical, and mean slaves to avarice, or opium, SEVERAL thefts by coolies came before the morality or is conducive to it, in other words, or drink, or a score of other vices, but the Magistrate this morning. In one case the whether or not it is in reality a social evil. bondage, of which we write is that of literal Cantón letter-box of Messrs. Siemssen & Co. under review is that the institution com-

A fact which is inseparable from the case ownership, as 'complete, and strange to any, as was stolen from the steamer, its contents complained of is, after all, a hot-bed of infirmity; years ago. It is no secret that the professional open, as that of any negro in Virginia was fifty prising an album, bills of lading, letters and a

how produced, acquired er transmitted, we need crimps and kidnappers who abound in the box of olives. The thief was caught this morn not detail here; a reference to any medical neighborhood of Third Street, Square Street, and book will give the render the desired informa-'a dozen other dens, regularly journey, or send ing breaking the box open in the street, an observant Chinese constable having watched moralists as a sure sign and argument that villages all along the coast, for other tion. This fact is, moreover, advanced by the agents, to Canton, Swatow, Amny, and the him from the verandah overhead. He was promiscuousness is branded with heaven's purpose than to entice away, or failing that, fined $30, or two months-Another coolie was reprobation and nature's abhorrence. Had purchase, human beings, from tiny children caught at three o'clock this morning with an the origin of these infirmities really inin in

to sturdy, silly coolles, and bring them here promiscuousness, the argument would have stood to dispose of like so much merchandise. At elephant tuskconcealed under his vest. He offered uncontroverted and irrefutable. But there are our Police Courts hardly a week passes but to swear that it grew there, but was treated like numerous and weighty authorities who dispute one of these slave-dealers is caught dining the other one had been--$30 or two months: the assumption, on historical grounds. The coolies in his barracoon; not a steamer goes following lines from Dr. Draper's "Intellectual westward from which two or three of a consign- Development of Europe" are very much to the ment do not make an effort to regain Locir point: The attention of all Europe was freedom, at the risk, and sometimes the loss, of suddenly arrested by a disease which broke out their life. But it is not of these "pige," as the Powers that be very busy just now. Sanitary soon after the discovery of America. It raged dealers call emigrating coolics, that we desire every five and twenty minutes. Phenomenal commanded by Charles VII. at the siege of annually bought, in the Canton district alone, Board emplates Legislative Council by meeting with particular violence in the French army particularly to speak. Hundreds of children are

activity. Drainpipe discussion resumed yester Naples, A.D. 1495, and spread almost like an for sale in Hongkong. The baggard old go- day afternoon. Painfully quiet meeting-good epidemic. It was syphilis. Though there have betweena who receive them find no difficulty in of Mr. Francis and his antagonist, Freamble only an exacerbation of a malady known from years old, is a popular investment among deal of business done. Possible reason-absence been medical authors who supposed that it was disposing of them. A buy or girl, say nine successfully negotiated, first half-hour. Capt. antiquity, that opinion cannot be maintained after moderately well-to-do Chinese; they can be Deane yawns jubilantly after moving adoption of the learned researches of Astruc. That it was bought for between twenty and a hundred first chunk of bye-laws. Not very much altered something recognized at the time as altogether dollars, a small amount to pay for even after all. Registrar-General stickles at beginning new seems to be demonstrated by the accusa ten years' services supposing they shake off of second part that notice to landlords must he tions of different nations against each other of their letters at the end of that time. So eager, given in Chinese as well as English, Captain having given origin to it. Very soon, however, indeed, are the slave merchants to purchase, and Deane objects. Is in favor of educating the the truth appeared. It had been brought by the so sure of a quick and profitable re-sale that they genus contractor into reading English. Besides, sailors of Columbus from the West Indies. Its will even board European emigrant ships, such he hasn't much faith in official Chinese. Registrar true character, and the conditions of its propa-As the Russian transport forcewa which passed General victorious. Mr. Ede very prominent gation, were fully established by Fernel. Now, through bere in May, and outrage the affections in amending succeeding clauses; teaches Dr. giving full weight to the fact that the virulence of exiles by making their inhuman overtures. Grass and a defective one, singular how unoffi- but remembering that there is nothing in the of so many wives, or cows, or cocoanut-trees, is Captlie the difference between an insanitary of a disease may be greatest at its first invasion, Among other barbarous nations the ownership cial members will teach professional men their history of syphilis that would lead to suppose the standard of wealth; among the degraded business. Mr. Francis enlightened Surveyor-it ever was, or indeed could be infectious, wretches who cluster in various parts of Tai- General about plany last week; Mr. Ede poses but only contagious, or communicated by pingshan the possession of purchased servants as professor of sanitation this. Drainpipe part direct contact from person to person; remember seems to be the greatest desideratum. And no got through at last; infectious diseases sectioning also the special circumstances under which false share actuates them, either, in denominat reached. Not a subject for hilarity. Colonial in this disease that contagion is imparted, the ing thess wretches; even in the Police Courts Surgeon makes it one. Says everything is rapidity of its spread all over Europe is a they speak of them, literally, as "slaves," which called cholera nowadays, if anybody has a raw significant illustration of the fearful minorality is interpreted euphemistically as meaning sing, oyster and is sick he's got cholera. That's what of the times. If contemporary authors are vants. We see that the Legislative Council is not people have boiled it down to. Dr. Cantlie to be trusted, there was not a class, matried or oblivious to the abusea which exist in the Emigra- offers very good suggestion. Think a reward unmarried, clergy or laity, from the holy father, tion Department; that the frau practised by should be offered to anybody reporting infectious Leo X to the beggar by the wayside, free brokers of hiring sturdy coolies to pass the disease. Notion lost in discussion as to whether from it. It swept over Europe, not as Asiatic Government examination in place of the ignoram a certificate was necessary to a "medical cholera has done, running along the great pigs" who are to be emigrated; that the practitioner" under the bye-laws. Concluding lines of trade, and leaving extensive tracts inquiry"Are you willing to go is a pure farce, business motion to let the Governor see what untouched, settling upon and devastating great being seldom understood, and entirely useless they have done,

cities here and there, while others had an

anyhow, as the coolies generally think they are immunity. The match of syphilis was equable, going to a Land of Goshen, and know nothing unbreken, universal, making good its ground of their real destination; we see that some from its point of appearance in the south-west, alteration is going to be made into this, but we steadily and swiftly taking possession of the should also like to see full cognisance taken of entire Continent, and offering an open mani- the terrible child-traffic which we have lightly festation and measure of the secret wickedness touched upon, and which is a disgrace to our of society." (Vol. II. p. 231/2).

THE SOCIAL EVIL.

The Sentinel, a self-styled organ of the Social Purity movement," publishes the following interesting document, to which we will devote a a few lines of comment and analysis:

Bision Rooms the Methodist Episcopal Church,

Bay, Broadway, New York, June arth, 1888, To the Imperial Government of Event Britalu,

1,000 labourers, and whose missionarier sie labouring for the

boast as a free nation.

THE CITY HALL,

COMMITTEE.

From which we may safely infer that in the nature of things, diseases of this sort are not the natural and direct outcome of pro miscuousness. That they have been engrafted of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a Bociety contributing but the main argument advanced by the the annual meeting of shareholders in and

Gentlemen-The Board of Managers of the Misionary Society on it, and remain attached to it, is undeniable:

The following is the report to be submitted to og annually for Missions, and employing in its work over

"social parity" advocales, that promiscuous-subscribers to the City Hall, to be held at 4 pm. evangelisation of the people of India, at a meeting held in Newness is visited with nature's punishments, falls on Monday, the 29th day of October; 1888 P Imperial Govemment of Great Britain to repeal the laws of India such punishments have not originally followed day of October, 188. York, June 15th, 1888, wanimously resolved to memorialise the to the ground when it is ascertained, first, that The last Annual Meeting was held on the 26th licensing the social evil. They wish to represent to the Imperia what may be termed impure cohabitation, and Government Uist this crying iniquity not only antagonises the v of Christian Masions, but chulleres the wrath of Almighty God second, that, unlike a law of nature, in many; in whose holy commandments it tramples in the dust, on the civi Government that defies His laws.

most cases, the dire effects do not follow the tion, na Christian Government hat the right to sanction and the prevalence of hysical disorders is a sufficient That which God has prohibited kader awful penalles of retribe causes. It must nevertheless be admitted that license, what must the heathen think of the roligiga shich our misionaries offer as the only Divine religion when the illustrious deterrent to cause healthy men to abhor the evil, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, tows the egia of her authosistion over this system of legalised point, is decidedly damnable. lust, which even the moralists of paganiam linhibit? The Board of Manxren are moved respectfully to protest are the per Government of Great Britain to repeal all laws tur authors and legalise fornication, against which God thunders We are gentlemen, by authority, and on behalf of the Board face of the Missionary Society of the Methodic Episcopal Church, most respectfully,

..$5,840.17

,, rent of Theatre, St. Andrew's Hall,

Ball Room, &c, &c. ........ rent of Chamber of Commerce. subscriptions collected between 15", July

H

!

"

"interest on current account in Hong

kong and Shanghai Bank... ...seventh dividend on claia against

Oriental Bank......

Total

3.8.35.01.

600.02

1887, and 30th June, 1888,989.00 Government grant for 1887.

1,200,00 96.93

*57.99

$12,719.10 3,327.co

3.932.59. 819.87

90.00

399.22

700.40

3,450,02

„$12,719,30

By wages, &c., for 12 months

repairs, alterations, &c....... gas ...... "Government Fire Brigado

Museum and office expenses, print-

binding, &c.

Insurance premis

balance in Honorary Treasurer's

bands, on goth June, 1888

Total.

J. BELL IRVING,

Chairman.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, September 22nd. tion at Suakim, and the Egyptian Government

Osman Digna is making a hostile demonstra

are sending reinforcements thereind

September 24th;

Turkey ignores the demands of Greece for redress for, the seizure of fishing vessels, and eleven men-of-war are being equipped to compel a speedy settlement of the difficulty.

The Vatican authorities have requested the

Emperor Willism to give an assurance that his visit to the King of Italy is not intended to express approval of the existing state of things

Admiral Krantz, French Minister of Marine, threatens to resign if the naval estimates are reduced.

exhibition was visited by a large number of the difference between the soft and the loud Christian nation of Great Britain, honoured by Her Majesty, and that prostitution, viewed from this stand-absence. The Committee at present consists of fifty rebels...

friends, and will be open till 4 p.m. to-morrow,

tones accurately marked, and the general sound full, rich and melodious. A novel feature of Says the Nagasaki Rising Sun of the 17th these planos is their open-back system, two inst:-The American ship Raphael was, on powerful perpendicular iron frames supporting Friday last, the scene of a "row" amongst the the back, largely contributing to keep the strings sailors, which at one time it was thought would in a fine, state of tension and helping to throw result in loss of life. From what we can learn, the sound of the instrument all over the room the boatswain' ordered one of the crew to do when it is placed with its back turned to the some particular work, but; instead of complying,| lisicaera. A light floral arrangement is supposed the man in questions made use of insulting to conceal the unsightly but highly acoustic iron- language. The boatswain thereupon struck bound backs of these pianos. Their prices the man several blows with a "thimble! slung range from $300 to $350.

on the end of a piece of rope. This was at once a signal for a general attack upon the boatswain by the crew on deck, one

Imperial

His retribution

Your obedient servants,

J. N. FITZGERALD,

1.O. PECK,

:

to implore

a

Mr. W. H. F. Darby, the Honorary Treasurer able Bendyahe Layton was invited to a seat on having left the Colony in January last the Honor

It is feared that a general rising against the Committee and he kindly consented to act Europeans will take place at Zanzibar. as Honorary Treasurer during Mr. Darby's German force landed at Bejomorgo and killed- Honorable A. P. MacEwen (absent), the Honor the Honorable J. Bell-Irving, Chairman; the able B. Layton and Messieurs W. H. Forbes, Mody and E. A. Solomon, H. Hopplus (absent), H. L." Dalrymple, H. N.

Kemp-Hanlan match to row for £200 or £500

SYDNEY, September 24th. H. Searle has challenged the winner in the

and the championship of the world.

Jack Burke, the American pogilist, has chal- lenged P. Slavin to fight to a finish for £500 a-aldefare i

September 26th,

Neil Matterson beat Chris. Neilson in a scul ling match for 100 a-side to-day on the Parramatta River. But jus

022) PERTH (W.A.), Sept. 26th. A nugget of gold weighing 101 ous, was brought into Recburne from the Pilburra goldfield,

There is, iporeover, another potent considera- tion on this matter, and it arises from whatmay be designated the teleological phase of the subject. it being a fact that prostitution exists in all forms of society, and particularly so in the advanced forms, that neither religion, nor morals,

STATE OF THE BUILDING.. nor police restrictions of any kind can check The building generally is in a satisfactory state, its spread, it may reasonably be asked-Is there a but upon the usual search being made in May, it Flos President of Board of Managem. finality attached to this shady institution, and, if was discovered that the woodwork of the small so, what that finality is? We are of opinion that it domes over the six verandah comers had been Corresponding Secretary.

does not lack in finality, and that it is of such completely destroyed by white ants. Owing to the character as to justify the very existence and fact that when the City Hall was built no means toleration of the objectionable nuisance. Medical of obtaining entrance to these domes was provided, authorities of all countries and creeds, physiolo they had remained untouched during the previous gists, moralists, and observers of human nature searches made by the architects. The comes in general, all agree that chastity is directly have now been thoroughly repaired and trap- opposed to the laws of nature, and that doors have been made in the verandah ceilings, reproductive instincts, at least in the sterner so that when the building is examined in future sex, are simply indomitable. When they are the domes will be accessible and be inspected checked, nature retaliates with bodily and mental without difficulty. As usual the heavy rains this subject, for obvious reasons; but we are all Theatre, but the sinc covering two of the main disorders. We cannot descend to details in have caused leaks over the Ball-room and in the more or less acquainted with the troubles, bodily valley gutters having been removed and sheet

was a sanction of the law of propagation of the of innumerable other victims of self-delusion, and the annual search amounted in all tools thefs beads they will have to put fitting more inside

law self-imposed chastity. The torments of Jerome, less trouble from this source in future. The of nature which it expresses. The commandment the apostle of virginity, of Anthony of Padua, and expenses connected with the repairs to the roof species. It bore no marginalia or glossaries of are too well known to require being mentioned $521.77.

The subject dealt with in the above letter is not a new one. It may be said to be as old as the world, or rather to date is history as far back as the appearance of primitive man on this revolving, terraqueous globe. If we take the Mosaic record to be a true account of the appear ance of mankind on earth, we find it pre- eminently descriptive of the natural laws govern Ing the relations between man and his fair help original commandment to multiply and people meet on the very threshold of creation. The the earth was given to man and to woman was as broad an infunction as the

very

Up to the present time no successor to Senhor da Costa has been appointed to assume the reins of Government in the neighbouring Holy of whom made use of a knife, and immediately City. Two gentlemen have been mentioned as jumped overboard and swam ashore. Order the probable candidates-the Governor of Guine, was soon restored, and medical assistance was Senhor Teixeira da Silva, and the ca.Secretary received from the Russian gunboat Koreats to the Government of Portuguese India, Senhor The wounded men are all on a fair way to recovery, and the affair will be made the subiect Teixeira Guimarães. No news having yet reached without any rider or 'condition whatever as well as mental, endured by the sectaries of lead substituted it is hoped, that there will be

Macao as to the final appointment of either of these personages the Council will naturally enjoy

of a Consular enquiry in the course of a few

days.

a long spell of power. A Lisbon telegram

was recently received in Macao appointing

diplomalle relations between Portugal and the Courts of China, Japan and Sam. This is

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LONDON, September 26th. The yellow fever scare is increasing in the Southern States of Africa. The Vigilance Com mittee are preventing refugees from passing out of the infected districts.

A WOMAN'S TALK TO WOMEN.

But before women put sensible, not to say, beautiful, things. A CASE of some importance, as bearing on the

any kind restricting the mutual relations to definite here. Our unmarried classes of the sterner THE THEATRE, ST. ANDREW'S HALL, AND BALL often not unfit companiona Art of De," Mrs. Haupts

them. At present the hoonets and the braint they cover art. 156 standing of Chinese "clubs," was heard before the President of the Council, Chief Justice and inseparable couples. This coupling process sex are placed in a like predicament; they Mr. Pollock this afternoon. Seven Chinamen J. J. da Silva, Chargé d'Affaires for alle later on by itself, advanced man and woman are victims to a terrible dilemma: they will have

ROOM.peting this Apropos of nothing,letustalkofbats, Apropos were charged with gambling in the Tung On

more conducive to the fixity and well-being of word, or they are apt to invade the sacred pre-public performances by The Amateur Dramatic us nothing when it is the experience of others, having come to the conclusion that it would be either to be chaste in the strictest sense of the

During the period under review the Theatre of hats, let us talk of them in the past and Club, Hollywood Road, last night. About half

their progeny if they maintained themselves to cincts of the family, resort to seduction and incur Club, The Choral Society, The St. Andrew's moral aphorism which will appeal to and the St. Andrew's Hall were availed of for Present. We shall find that experience teaches similar state of fixity, till death, the universal all its consequences. There is no escaping,

and very letle when it is individual experience. the premises with a few lukonga, and found Senhor da Silva's personal merits are held by which aimed at representing the highest aim of embodies a physical, and the atfer the highest/Minstrels, Mr. Allen, Mr. Llutlewood no one, being no frite'; but it has its bearing? past ten Inspectors Stanton and Perry visited another proof of the appreciation in which desintegrator, placed them asunder, Christianity from either of these alternatives, one of which Society, The Garrison Lily Minstrels. The Leo about thirty Chinamen struggling to get into the the Lisbon Colonial Office. We hope the Por civilised and moral man, has sanctioned this of moral evils. The only gate by which catsés Köhler, Silvo's Surprise Party, Mr. Hamilton, upon the subject, or will have when we talk of fresh air by means of a ladder. As one of them tuguese Government has by this time, seen the coupling tendency, and called it indissoluble can escape from these dangers is, let us frankly Mr. Wash Norton and the French Opera the beautiful in it, and the violation of its might have broken his neck, if the pursuit was folly of entrusting the Governorship of the marriage, matrimony, conantium, connubium, admit it, that which opens into the prestibulum. Company, the rent collected amounting to commanes principles in everyday mean to offer 100 hot, and somebody would be liable to be neighbouring colony to military men destitute wedlock, nuptials, and a multitude of other And herein lies the finality ofthe brothel. $2,182.75 The Ball Room wad utilised by the Hats of felt, silk, or utsaw do not seem charged with manslaughter, they contented of all administrative and diplomatic knowledge, This conventional restriction or rider put on side of the question. If we view it from a moral for the Jubilee, Race, and St. George's Balls, commentary upon the vanity that giver Tuch So much for the physical, or physiological Tarantulas, and the Konsolidated Beetles, and much scope for entertainment, yet thela historie evolution in rather interesting, and a manfog with taking the last seven, and clearing out and that it has taken a new departure in the primitive and universal law of nature, standpoint, we shall certainly find promiscuous and $773.05 was obtained from this source, impetus, to invention and trade,Has head the gambling apparatus which strewed the room. choosing for Colonial Governors Individuals which prompts the unlimited propagation of ness to be a drag rather than an impulse to

THE LIBRARY covering with a brim, is a definition that would On the wall was a set of rules, in English of tested abilities and popular proclivities. the species, has considerably altered, let us social progress. It acts as a

potent curtalier of The number of readers who have visited the occur to us without a moment's hesitation wete and Chinese, which were rather funny. They There are scores of such men to be found in the improved society. But it is an undoubted marriage, and it is often the destroyer of family Library during the past year is 2915, larger the question asked and it is suggestive of the set out that the Club was established for higher Portuguese bureaucratic and diplomatic nor modified its effects. Notwithstanding the sows the seeds of many an hereditary disorder

fact that it has neither altered the original law, bliss. It corrupts young generations and number than recorded la previous years. Several force of evolution that head covering with

additions have been made to the shelves dur, brim are of modem origin, comparatire! the recreation, entertainment, and conversa circles, and it is on them that the choice pure theism of Israel, the Jews were polygamists, which in some cases seither time por money can ing the twelve months, and files of the Zime speaking. As a matter of fact they were tion of members and visitors, and that the latter should fall. Portugal has everything to learn. King Solomon, leading the list with his four eradicate. It is the gate of the slcic room and of and Dally Teligroth have been presented by not, aged extensively in Europe ry bit the were as welcome to come as early and often as from the more advanced colonial nations, such polyginy, concubinage and sundry other systems, death. Under these aspects it must be confessed regretted, however, that owing to the great gem of the fit in the fretsstus

hundred concubines, Polygamy, polyandry, the hospital, and the ante-chamber of premature, the Hongkong Club Committee. It is to be keenth century, though we find the primorial they liked. Nobody was allowed to borrow as England, France, and Holland, Colonial ancient and modern, implying a more or less that the institution which is so strongly deprecated number of copies missing the money from the club; "if any of the mem prosperity with us as well as with the French and unrestricted interconne between the sexes are by the social reformers is no mead, grievance. Incomplete to justify the Com

the Roman bers or visitors have somewhat trouble about the Dutch is the direct result of national enter. but so many names for that most unrestricted of But let us not forget that a moral grisvance them bound Arrangeiden

ank or money it is the responsibility of the price, promoted and protected by a sound system all elations which is termed proleculty, if which is often sanctioned by the laws of wide, which, it is!

poor fellow. Anyone could sead of Government, which is generally loopersorted You like prostitution, Thi the bugbear physical necerrilty, chat, for social and other supply of the Timer

which missionaries of Il creeds, prgans of social reasons in

In many cases to be tolerated, and state, and If so, l the news or history (1) or play dice, cards, by Civil Governors, French Cochin-China purity, and all other self-appointed reformers of that Governments whose durys it is to made to the newsPADCI & dominoer, or other games, without asking per- ought to be taken as a model by the Portuguese, mankind cry down as the jodal nije da se to provide for all the "just requirements of the During, the year 146 volum mission, unless it was contmry to the law, or assuming that the English colonial system le aree porostfetion, after all, an evil). And no, if in consonance, with physical law, just to soir andates are being taken to get

Theonly questions we are called upon to answer people can hardly remore an institution which thesp sarviceable manner f there was any chance of being caught The little above the mark for the Lusitanian

society the moral sublimides of a certain class of peoples magasines and damaged volume case was ast concluded when our report left, 131 water reformers,

argument: There is a medium to be resorted to in this casey Library, bound in same way?

bat of the present hile travel