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political suicide. In any other hands but those of Portugal, Macao harbour would have been thoroughly dredged a quarter of a century ago, and in the now notoriously decaying condition of the town the present inhabitants are suffering for the culpable apathy of their predecessors. Projects without number have been mooted to make

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THE Mikado is underlined for production at the City Hall to-night. It will probably be the last performance but one of the Company.

inform us that the steamer Glenaven, from. THE agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.) London, left Singapore yesterday for this port. ASYDNEY daily paper publishes an advertisement of a particular brand of whisky which is alleged to have, amongst other qualities, the merit of producing twins in families using it.

THE canal through the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece, which is four miles in length, is just approaching completion. History tells us that the work was begun under the Emperor Nero over 1700 years ago.

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WE read that Miss Louise Glyn, religious editor of the New York Herald, is about to marry Mr. McIntyre, financial editor of the same paper. | This partnership will probably infuse religion

into the finance and finance into the religion of that paper.

THE Chinese corvelles Chen Yuen, Captain Lin, and Ling Yuen, Captain Lew Poo-Chin arrived this morning from the Pescadores. The latter vessel, which bears the flag of Admirat Ling, exchanged salutes flag with the flagship, the port and the French cruiser Primauguet.

THE Agents of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company inform us that the Company's steam- [1345❘ ship Batavia left Vancouver on the 25th inst. for Japan, that the silk landed ex thất vessel arrived in New York on the 26th inst, and that the steamer Albany left Yokohama for this port to-day.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1888.

COMPLAINTS Dre again rife as to the trouble experienced by the Hongkong and Canton steamers in getting alongside the wharves at Macao. The mud keeps continually silting up, and as the famous dredger has been "laid up" it is only a question of a very short time when the steamers will be compelled to, anchor in mid-stream. It appears that the amount set aside in the Estimates for the up-keep of the dredger

A LADIES DIRECTORY FOR HONGKONG) has been by some extraordinary process of enlightened statemanship devoted to fixing up a hall or court-room in the Police Barracks, How this has been managed by Bishop MEDEIROS, who is

The latest and only reliable PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, showing the proposed Reclamations and. all recent additions and improvements,

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THERE are on earth 1,000,000,000 inhabitants."public officer" or "public department is Of these 33,013,033 die every year, 91,854 every defined in subsection of section Les extend. day, 3730 every hour and do every minute, or ́ing toand including His Excellency the Governor, one every second.

and every officer or department invested with or under immediate control of HE. or not." The performing duties of a public nature, whether question, therefore, which I have to decide, is whether. Stonecutter's I-land is vested in or under the control of the Governor or any officer or department invested with or performing duties of a public nature.

MESSRS. Butterfield & Swire inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co. steamer Stentor, from Liverpool. let Singapore for this port on the 27th inst, and is due on the 3rd proximo. To-xonaow morning between o'clock, the steam-launch carrying the Bethel,

and 10.30

lag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pennant C. to convey men ashore to 11 am. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, return ing about 12.30.

PRUSSIAN statistics of insanity show that out of 100,000 of the population of each class there men, 95 women; among the single 3:2 man, were mentally diseased among the married 95 298 women; among the widowed 321 meu, 256 women.; among the divorced 1071 men, 1030

women.

SAYS the Alla California:-P. T. Barnum has fortune of $10,000,000. He has been the most finally retired from the show business with successful showman in the world. The only one that at all rivalled him was Wombwell, the Englishman. belief that the public loves humbug, and he Barnum's foundation wis a humbugged it.

DR. Eisemann of Berlin has invented a piano which, by the aid of electro-magnetism, can aastain, increase, and diminish sound. This has been attempted by other experts, notably Boehm, the Inventor of the metal flute. Another novelty will be that, by moving the electro-magnets, the timbre, of the tone is changed; for example, from that of a violincello to piccolo.

THE report comes from Rome that the Pone is going to issue an encyclical letter, in which he will urge upon the great powers the necessity of disarmament, in order to preserve the peace of Europe and prevent disastrous consequences to the industries and welfare of several countries by the drain of elaborate and increasing war tion of the report, and it is generally discredited, measures, There has been no direct confirma-

although such a letter would surprise no one. SAYS the Bangkab. Timus of the 8th inst We regret to learn that several cases of small- pox have lately occurred in this city, the latest victim being a Danish subject named Andersen who kept a small store down at Bangrak. It appears he contracted the disease from a child who, strangely enough, recovered. The deceased was formerly in partnership with another Dane (of the same same) who died of fever at the Pachim, gold-fields about two years ago while he was with Captain Barne,

AN unemployed cook over at the Docks Inst night took a novel way of getting back a pair of shoes he had lent to a friend, if what he said. to Mr. Wodehouse to-day was true. He fancied that his friend had left the shoes in the moulders and took a few square yards of brickwork out, shop, about midnight he got a piece of iran with a view to getting in. Unluckily Adam Hogg, the watchman, dropped on him, and now the days, pending cookie's release. friend will have the loan extended another thirty

L'Avenir du Tonkin has the following concern- A DOY of sixteen was charged before Mr. Wode-ing the Marquis de Mares: M. le Marquis is accompanied by M. Therd, an engineer, and house this morning with being unlawfully in possession of $150 worth of silk. A Chinese by M. William, his secretary. The object of his voyage to Torquin is the construction of railways, West Point last night, with the silk in a bag. the sez at either Hone-gaye or Tien-ven, with a constable saw him come ashore in a sampan at the first of which is to connect Lang-son with He said he had bought it from a man on a junk continuation as as Hayan. M. de Morrs does

The case was remanded.

not ask for any subsidy or guarantee from the Government; be would be satisfied with some concessions of territory along the lines and at its termini. He has left for Lang-son, whence he will return by Hone-gave or Tien-yen, follow. ing the course of the proposed line.

TRE following drills are ordered for the Hong- long Volunteers, for the week ending 5th prox: Wednesday, and Thursday, 5.30 p.m. skarp 64-Pr. R.M.L Gun Drill at Murray Battery, Saturday, 3 p.m. Heavy Gun Drill at one of the Forts. Launch will leave Pedder's Wharf at Uniform-Blue Serge and 3 p.TM, sharp. Forage Cap.

formerly used as a penal settlement, and papecial Now it appears that Stonecutters island was provision was made by Section 4 of Ordinance 4 of 1863 to prevent persons from landing on or even approaching, the island without lawful authority, under, a very heavy penalty.

This Ordmance was repealed by Ordinance 18 of 1885 in consequence of Stonecutters and the restriction which previously existed Island having ceased to be a penal settlement, against persons landing on the island was there upon removed, except in so far as Ordinance 1a of 1856 could be considered as forbidding any person from landing theres.

At the former hearing of the case I was of effect, but I am now quite clear that auch Spinion that Ordinance 13 of 1856 did have that opinion was wrong, and that the Ordinance connot apply in this case.

Neither do I think that the Notification. inserted in the Government Gazette at the 4th of August 1888 can make any difference, inasmuch as 1 hold that the frequenting of Stonecutters' Island is no offence within the meaning of sub-section 3 of section 6 of Ordinance 12 of 1856, and that the form of notification is insufficient to make it

one.

I therefore reverse my former decision, and

discharge the defendant. The fine will be repaid.

THE ALLEGED OPIUM SMUGGLING.

of the charge preferred against a man and At the Police Court, this morning, the hearing

sign of 29 tins of raw opium was resumed, woman charged with being illegally in posses- before Mr. Pollock.-Mr. Johnson appeared on instructed by Mr. Caldwell, represented the behalf of the Crown, and Mr. Francis, QC

defendants and continued the defence.

Mak Asing, opium boiler in the male defen dant's employ, said-At the beginning of this month I boiled some opium for him in the Opium Farmer's factory. The opium produced has been partially boiled. I put some of it into the tins afterwards-Cross-examined by Mr. Johnson :-He could not explain how be knew it was the same opium.

THE AL FRESCO FETE.

thanks of the community are due to the pain, After considerable preparations, for which the

Fales in aid of the Alice Memorial Hospital, staking zeil of the working Committee of the this popular entertainment was inaugurated yesterday afternoon at the Public Gardens, The concourse of Europeans and natives which commenced to flow into the Gardens et durk through the throng which, accumulated around necessity for one to actually force his way went. on increasing till it became a matter of

the most attractive spot--the bazaar. When all the lanterns were lit, the sight was exceedingly picturesque and fairy like, especially to the spectator who took his stand near the statue. Hy a liberal addition of Japanese lanterns, the deficiencies which were noted at the feie held amply supplied, and whatever might have been last year after the Jubilee celebrations were the inconveniences felt on account of the cold. weather prevailing, no fault, we think, could be found with the fighting of the Gardens Inst night,

The circle of attractions comprised the Art Surgical Exhibition, presided over by indefatigable Gallery an exceedingly comical surprise, the Dr. Cantlie, the smoking-doll exhibition, where Captain Clayton and Lieutenant Lee secured many a shining dollar for the charitable pur pose for which the fêtes are beld, the Chinese Punch-and-Judy show, the native wrestlers, and finally, aut chiefly, the centre of attraction- the Bazaar around the fountain were grouped the various stalli-seven in number. They consisted of the Refreshment Stall attended by Lady Des Vœux, Mrs. Wodehouse, Mrs. Just, Miss Salmon, Mrs. Yeatherd, Mrs. Mackintosh, Mrs, Belilios, Mrs. Laytor, Miss Cameron, and the Misses Holworthy; the Japanese Fancy Articles and Curio Stall, attended by Mrs. Bell-Irving, Mrs. Noble. Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Andrew, Mrs. Hirst; the Stall for the sale of fancy work, etc., presided over by Mrs. Chalmers, Mrs. Ford, Misa Crown, Miss More, Miss Hazeland, Miss Chalmers; the Fower Stall, in charge of Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Huntington, Mrs, and the Misses Hancock, Mrs. the Toy and Fancy Goods stail, managed by G. Coxon, Mrs. Hartigan, and Miss B. Cameron;

Mrs, Jameson, Misses Lammert, Misses Edgar,

Mr. Manam Miss Withers, and Miss Hopkins. the Cigars and stationery stall attended by Miss Kneeb jne, Mr. Cooke, and Miss Cole; and

Thomas, was well patroniaed, but not to such an The Grill foom, presided over by genial Mr. extent as the Bar. Owring probably to the fine. and cold weather that prevailed, the European and many of the Chinese residents paid their respects repeatedly to his Bacchanal majesty.

The Chinese fireworks went off without a hitch, hundreds of gasers and admirers crowding Around the enclosure to witness its effect.

The Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment discoursed sweet music during the evening, on the following programme:— March. Auter Kameraden.

trende Valse. Silver Moonlight Selecon Infantheate Vals

...paka.......

•Selection, Marlton Gevalle Valse Bitter Sweet

Stephanie

Fast Schubert

Smith.

Wallace

Lowthian,

Cyibulka,

Wong Asing, another opium-boiler in the employ of the male defendant, said he packed the opinm after it had been boiled several times. Mr. Francis then addressed the Court on behalf of the defendants. He said he took it that the charge was entirely under section 6 of Ordinance 22 of 1837, which provided that no person except the Opium Farmer or the licensed retait dealers should have in his possession or custody opium in less quantities than one chest without a certificate from the licensee. He might say that Lady des Voeux, Mrs. Cameron, Mr Bell-Irvloge The following ladies formed the Committee:- the male defendant was naturally anxious that Mrs, Belilias, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Candle, Mrs. the boat-woman should not suffer in any way, Chalmers Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Ford, Mr. H as she simply put the oplum in the boat by his cock. Mrs. Hartigas, Mrs. Harman, Mrs. instructions, and was entirely innocent of any Jameson Mrs. Layton, Mrs. Blackintosh, Mrs. wrong doing, whatever the man might have done. Manson, Mrs. Noble, and M. Wadehouse Therefore he would confine his defence to the second defendant, who was charged with being vacating the Gardens, when it was ascertained At about 11.30 p.m. the people commenced in possession of 20 tins of raw opium, contrary, that abay to that section. He would cal the attention of the that pre-eminently philanthropic 76,5000 persons had cor fibuted toward. the Court to the fact that there were two Opium institution the Alice Memorial Hospital. We Ordinances in existence that of 1884 and that are not in possession of the exact returns of 187. As the Codis aware, fup to, the realised past night, but judging from the time of the passing of the latter Ordinance number of native spectators who paid one dollar the buying, selling, or movement of raw cach, and the great bustle that prevailed at opium was absolutely free from rest lions, the various stalls and exhibitions, we think the The only legislation on the subject was Ordin- Hospital funds have had a very substantial, ance of 1884, which granted certain privileges increase. connected with the preparation to the Opium Farmer, and imposed penalties on anyone deal ing in boiled or prepared opiam except with the leave of that contractor. He pointed out that the framers, of the Ordinance distinguished Ordinance was passed for the protection of the between raw, bailed, and prepared opium. That Under that Ordinance it was clear that the Farmer and, indirectly, of the Government. Opium Farmer had a right to license others to deal in and prerare opium, and the evidence for the prosecution showed that the defendant in this case had been granted such a permit in res- pect to the 29 tins seized. He was charged with

attractions are promised

The fet will be continued to-night, when fresh

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Mass of interesting information on various acting as Governor of the colony, and his produced 550,000,000 gallons. By the side of before Mr. Wodehouse for endangering the being unlawfully in possession of raw opium conveys total absence from error, and animposal:

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of Italy is increasing at an enormous rate. This SAYS the Alto California-The wine product year 605,836,000 gallons were produced, while the product of France only reached ggo obo,00 gallons. A few years ago the crop of Italy was scarcely one-tenth as great as that of France; now it is more than one-half as large. Spain there enormous products California's 17,000,000 more wine than we do, her product this year gallons actms beggarly. Russia even producea being 44.000.000 gallons. The total product of Europe was 2.752.000.000 gallons. Under the circumstances it is rather premature to say that winemaking has been overdone in California,

persons are aware that elephants are to be OUR Hanoi contemporary remarks that few found in vast numbers and in the savage state in certain regions of Tonquin. In the province of Tuyen-quan these pachyderms have been causing considerable depredations. A short time ago the mayor and inhabitants of the asked permission to use some ammunition of an village of Yen-duc, near the station of Bac-moc, old danes in order to extinguish a band of 60 elephants that had been devastating their crops; they allerwards they were attacked by animali, and had to defend themselves with rifle shots At the first volley a young elephant fell dead, and the rest decamped. The

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THE Peak Tramway car had a narrow escape on the 18th inst., owing to the criniina) negli gence of a Chinese contractor. Some men were building a retaining wall above Plantation Road, fenced. A houlder weighing about 6 cwt got and their material was nil lying loose and un adrift, and after bounding over the road plunged down the ravine until stopped by the rails of the Tramway, just before the two cars were passing, Mr. Wyllie, the superintendent, informed Sergeant Baker, who summoned defendant public safety. Defendant said that he had not say to whom, and added that he was told to pointed out the possibility of danger, but did go on. As he had since put a fence the case was dismissed. At the same sitting, for the much more dangerntis and heinous offence of hawking cakes and things, several men were

social, politic or domestion. Its historical records must be borne out by

wrote in Love à la mode that "The law is a sort extent it must be boiled, bat, reading the Ordin- sublime and heavenly. If, on the contrary, fined nearly to the extent of their whole capital. There was no definition in the Ordinance as to its chronology must be ve testimony of facts; Macklin had his eye on this, likely, when he

what raw crude oplam was, specifying to what logy pure and free frompeachable's its theo contradiction; its creed of hocus pocus science. ..the glorious ance under which the charge was brought by the anachronisms are found its records of past uncertainty of it is of mair use to the professors light of the earlier Ordinance, his Worship would events if errors are detected in its geological than the justice of it.”

see that" partial boiling" was forbidden, thus theories, if its theogony is implore and its morality recognising the difference between raw opium bears an equivocal stamp, now rising into and opium which had been boiled at all. If he sublimities, now lapsing into praises of those been bolled and there was no doubt about if its political doctrines are corrupt; IF was satisfied that the opium in that case had frailties which are common to human nature i that it could not be described as raw, and the sanctions, slavery, and other recep defendant must be acquitted. The Ordinance of we must conclude that such a book is merely a 1887 was passed, as he had said, for the protection human production, and that it

could not have forward and said, that be licensed the defendant of criticism is irrefutable and man he depted of the. Opium Farmer, and since he had come been inspired by the Godhead. This criterion to boil and deal with the opiunt be submitted by any one who examines the Bibl that no magistrate could possibly punisk him pronounce on its worth of its worthld, and make under that Ordinance and does not require mach exegetid lore,

His Worship desired Mr. Francis to argue ledge of the Hebrew language, or A the case under the Ordinance of 188451

4*2/* acquaintance with the scenes of Biblica Mr. Francis declined to apply himself to any to be able to appreciate that Book B Ordinance but that under which his client was mind the principle that that which is asse charged.

be inspired cannot err, the attentive Bible

what he was going to do with it had bility to deceive food and tend to be of nothing to do with the case. Under the divine authorship, it must be true to the core, Ordinance he was liable to a very heavy and veracious in all its parts; it must contain doc penalty if this was proved. But his argument trines that tend to perfect human nature; not a was that the opium was not raw, any more than shadow of immorality, a piece of meat could be and to be raw after it had been boiled or roasted for ten minutes.

colleagues of the Executive Council, Is one of those intricate problems which are beyond explanation. Whatever differences of opinion may exist between the Macao Government and ourselves as to the general policy now being pursued for the gradual extinction of an ancient European settlement that is rich with the grand traditions of a mighty past, The WINNERS of all IMPORTANT RACES we are agreed on one point-which is at HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, FOOCHOW, that the very existence of Macao as a and AMOY, with times, and other interesting factor in Far Eastern affairs depends particulars, carefully compiled from the most reliable sources, make THE HONGKONG entirely on the port being kept in direct DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR steam communication with Hongkong and EAST," a vademecum for all classes of Canton. Were the Riukiang, White Cloud, Kiungchow, and Xiangping to suspend active THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND operations the Government of Macao HONG LIST-FOR. THE FAR EAST" for 1889 would be compelled "to put up the natives had organised a strong party to go in Oplum case which was concluded to-day was:

portsmen:

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Is Printed on a superior quality of Paper, and the best printed and most handsomely shutters; the few. European residents bound volume published East of the Sues Canal would have to leave the city; and the "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND Chinese junk trade, important as it used to HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST," in be, is dow so comparatively insignificant order that It may circulate extensively outside that the revenue derived from it would be Ebis Colony is published at POPULAR but as a drop in the ocean for the support PRICE, and can be ordered at This Office, or through any of our Agents at the various. Ports, of an anything but economical system for

of administration. The enormous revenues; THREE DOLLARS.

derived from gambling and other Christian There is dot space; in the compass of an vices which made Macao so independent Ordinary Advertisement to detail all the informs and the Government of His Most Faithful

into work, but it may be fairly inerted that so much: Director isorer bad Majesty so cock-a-hoop a few years back, published, either in Hongkong or any other part have, like the infamous coolle traffic and of the East, at such a low price.

other historical glories of the "gem of the Orient earth, vanished into thin aire

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pursuit of the 'depredators, Moto ALONDON journal says: "It cannot be alleged that strenuous efforts are made in this country to counterfeit virtue. There are English women whose apparent anxiety it is to counterfeit vice. should affect the dress of their modest sisters" No doubt it is unpleasant that immodest women (modest only, if in society, when out of evening dress anyhow), "but it is far worse that the latter should think that by copying the style of the demi-mondaines they can most effectually render themselves attractive to men." After all, appears to be a case of a diamond cut din mond." Society stexis Aspasia's robe and puts it on, with her manners. Aapasia makes like reprisals, and things appear to me to be about even, Society and Aspasis generally manage to get even; don't they 7:

it

AMONG the various unsatisfactory details in one arrangements for interpreting at the Magistracy or two of the Government departments are the The place is swarming with gorgeously attired pure and half-bred Celestials, who rank as interpreters, but, of late particularly, in cases where lawyers or European parties appear the interpreting is done by a Chinese-Hindoo, who speaks three languages equally badly. The much protracted during its various hearings by the inability of this individual to follow the meaning of many questions, the niceties of cross-examination being quite lost after filtering through his brain, Nor is he alone in the malter of incompetence the Malay and Man Chinese naval officer who was giving evidence darin are equally distorted. The other day a tried Punti, Stan-st and Mandarin, and the translations were equally, unintelligible, the interpreter at last altting down with a shame faced smile and whispering that he couldn't understand." We have a few scholarly, cour teous interpreters in the Colony, but there are a good many others who are neither, A repre- sentation on the matter from the Bench would elevate the dignity of the Court not a little, by preventing many miscarriages of justice.

A LITTLE of the huge system of blackmall which makan pequena

levied on the hard-working, portion of the

THE CALDWELL CASE.

that the defendants admitted possession, and notwithstanding much that is good, soul- Mr. Johnson, on beház. PARA POTfón, sald | will; aoon come to the forcible conclusio only denied that the opium was crude. Upon and elevating in the Bible, this Book co the evidence be thought there could be no doubt have been the direct work of an Inspirin that it was crude. Reading the two Ordinance We will call the result of this analy by the light of each other, as Mr. Francis desired; intrinsical evidence of non-inspiration: he took it that "bolled oplum" meant thoroughly extrinsical evidence, which is equally cru boiled, not lightly armed. In support of Will Uterwards) come in for consideration: this he quoted the case of Chan Amok, heard before the Full Court in 1886, In have in old and recent times been

Biblical contradictions, errors and that cats it was decided that the permits leading near Stra which the Oplum, Farmer could grant only lenso, To extended to thoroughly prepared opium,

Mr. Francis The first words of the judgment show that it was not considered an infringement 10 of rights by the Farmer")

Mr. Jonson contioned i

#HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" offers | departed never to return, and left the Chinese by their, Laziar, and bolder countrymen V52 PRHE WAS WROKO PASCHANheld a slight preparation: tok

Special Advantages as an Advertising Medium Lusitanian "El Dorado" in the Far East, "It has an

fueron extensive circulation in all Ports for all practical purposes, hopelessly

Mtralasian Colonies," the United States, and Insolvent.

United Kingdom and the scale of charges Terms can be leamed on application.

as been fixed at an exceptionally low rate.

H British and

was exposed at the Police Court this morning.

Two men were charged, by Inspector Cradock

At the Police Court this morning, Mr. Pollock The Witnester for

Owing to the trade carried on money. They had been in the habit of taxing George Caldwell, whom he had fined $t on the had been boiled ong and Canton under the widow who owns a cargolonic 40 cents 19th inst, for trespassing en Stonecutter's Island could not stell

month for two years, and a sort of insurance the previous Sunday, Mr. Caldwell, soliciter,. | Boiled- siness fags, Maçan managesto against having her, anchors stolen, and a subes was present. The men

nce; the revenue is | scription towards a hospital for sick bostmen, & His Worship raid-I am of opiston that she only

"OMOBİLLENEWAL KEYESTER, WITH bio glayan" "Lormer judgment given, by me inRNIS?

the expenses hand containing an account of these monies, and regard to the question of the defendant

hepeached and Number Two was commited the eficace of despa

Into custody, the litter frankly admitted

money went to the guild of

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