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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1889.

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place opened. They will, to put all the are again at the salute, and I have just objections briefly, find that it is shamefully time to catch a glimpse of Dr. Gomes da costly, disgracefully designed as a College, likely Silva, the President of the Medical Board to be unhealthy, certain to be inconvenient, and and one of Macao's real heroes, as he in adapted for a place a good deal bigger than

borne rapidly past. The Doctor is elegantly School has about 500 scholars to-day, with a staff chain and decoration of the famed Antiga e muite of European and Chinese masters big enough abre ordem da torre e espada the Order of the to teach 5,000; they teach the wrong things, and Tower and Sword), the Victoria Cross of Portugal, generally teach them badly. The inauguration the one decoration that is not scattered broadcast of Victoria College ought to see the staff As a fashion, but is a nation's recognition of re-organised, the system re-arranged and im loyalty and true merit. Dr. Gomes da Silva's proved, and something done to attract the nine splendid services during the cholera, terror hundred aspirants to knowledge for whom the in Macao fairly entitled him to the highest Colony has prepared in such a princely manner. distinction it was in his country's power to bestow, I observed that the lieutenant of the guard of honour wore the same highly prized order, although in his case the chain was al steel or bronze, doubtless indicating a lower grade j on inquiry I found that the young soldier bad distinguished himself in Timor,

MACAO EN FETE,

At last the procession commences to file out of the Cathedral, and my American friend is already at work manufacturing "pictures." Hr. opens the camera-which is about the size of large field-glass, shuts it with lightning speed, and the foundation of the picture" is laid. Macao processions, it must be confessed, are that it requires an expert to discern any difference not famous for their variety; in fact, like Brown's cows, they are very much alike so much so On this occasion there was certainly no striking

timely remonstrance is to beg the life of the covering some two acres, were pulled down. 1 occurrence that Macao has become as famous novelly, if I except the worthy Chief Councillor's

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(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT), On Sunday the 23rd day of June the ancient city of Macao was in ffs That is not by any means an unusual circumstance, as the historical home of Camoens lays claim to a greater num: ber of patron saints than there are red letter days in the calendar, and most of these departed worthies are honored in turn by having their able religious ceremonial and military pomp. effigies carried round the streets with all avail- These so-called festivals are of such frequent for its processions as for its fantan orgies, and the Government unhappily devotes more time and attention to these silly mummeries than to the prosperity of the city and the well- being of its inhabitants. The one and only excitement looked forward to by the Macaenses of all ages and of both sexes is the periodically recurring procession, which with the usual spells of church-going, form, to a race who are steeped Harly uninteresting and purposeless existence. In the lengthy list of saints whose memory our Lusitanian friends delight to honor in their own dead-and-gone fashion John the Baptist holds a prominent place. To the ordinary outsider the connection between St. John and the descendants of Portugal's bold buccaneers in fair Macaois not altogether apparent, and even after light is fet in on the mystery the vast majority of scoffing mankind will be inclined to smile dubiously even if they don't laugh outright. However, this is how the story goes:

and customs by the doctrines laid down in the Bible, I defy anyone to quote a single passage in that book, from Genesis to Revelations, which forbids marriage with a deceased wife's sister.

"No nation," the letter continues," with a to a high standard of civilization." That may, or may not, be true, but no man of common sense can say that the measure of which the writer and his colleagues are bitter opponents would render our matriage law cor

up. I would remind the Right Rev. Preate that nations who have adopted this measure, have risen to as high, if not to a higher, standard of civilization than the British.

That relationship by consanguinity should be a bar to marriage (no one will dispute) is right, but that relationship by affinity should prevent a man marrying the alster of his deceased wife is nothing less than monstrous. And a law which permits the first, by recognizing the mar ringe of cousins, and sets its face against the second, on purely sentimental grounds, needs amending, and the amendment which it is pro- posed to make cannot be construed into what the Bishop of Bath and Wells terms corruption. I have neither the time nor the inclination tò follow the Bishop through all his desultory and

deceased wife's sister made legal, we should not absurd arguments against the Bill. Suffice it to say that he hints that were marriage with a know where to stop; that marriage with an uncle's_widow," step-mother, and mother-in-law

soon follow. An argument of this kind is too (I wonder he did not add grandmother) would absurd. The propounder of this theory has evidently not been blessed, or cursed (as the case may be), with a mother-in-law.. found insane enough to propose marriage to

Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof” ; when a man can be

his mother-in-law, a law might be passed to provide for his detention in a Lunatic Asylum, not before.

The rest of the Bishop's letter is devoted to taking up the stale: old arguments against the Bill, which have again and again been shown to he utterly unstable, and the writer concludes by hoping that the House of Lords will reject the Bill by a large majority. This hope has been realized, and perhaps it is as well that it has been. The nation has waited so long for the passing of this Bill, that a year or so lenger cannot make much difference whereas, every time the Lords reject Bills which have again and again bean passed by large majorities in the Chamber which represents the people, they follow a suicidal policy, and drive a fresh nail into the coffin of hereditary legislation; an institution, which during the centuries in which it has existed, has never proved itself either useful or ornamental, and which in a very short time must and will be swept away by the tide of reform, and sink into the oblivion which, by its obstinacy and incapability, it has so long

I am, Sir,

damaged chapeau, and the defects were now hidden from public gare under its owner's arm. A few elderly and feeble-looking men carrying banners that were much too heavy to be borne along in comfort, and then came a graven image in wax, or some other shiny substance, borne on a pedestal, and which was supposed to represent the hapless victim of the Tetrarch's irresolute character and the vindictive hate of Herodias when alive and in the flesh, if the Macao artist's production was anything like the original these were followed in order by the choristers and the youthful studenta from St. Joseph's College, whose chanting bad a peculingly pleasing effect, the padres of the Cathedral and other churches and the professors of the College, and a lad dressed in white raiment swinging a censer just in front of what I believe is called the Host, which was borne aloft, under an elaborately ornamented canopy, by an aged priest (presumedly acting for Bishop Medeiros, who is at present in Timor), whose grand old face strongly suggested Chinese origin, attended on either hand by high dignitaries of the Church. Needless to say that every head was bared and every Roman Catholickée bent as the sacred relic passed along, the Band meanwhile playing solemn music appro- priate to the time and occasion, Three Councillors carrying banners were next in order, just in front of Governor da Costa, who wore on his left breast a glittering order, that of Our Lady of Villa Viçosa, and walked alongside Senhor A Basto, the representative of the free citizens of Macao, who was decorated with the order, of Christ, and occupied the place of honor by virtue of his position as President of the Loyal Senate. Senhor D. C. Pacheco, for many years head of The striking figure of the Municipal Chamber, could not pass unnoticed, nor the soldierly hearing of Colonel Garcia, that the Hongkong and Macao Steamboat Co. whose half century's service was evidenced by have refused to pay the funeral expenses of the bis breast being completely covered by orders of late Mr. d'Egville, chief officer of the steamship chivalry and military decorations. The tail Kiskiang, and shelter themselves in this refusal end of the procession was formed of the usual under the legal technicality that the deceased having nothing better to do, regularly follow extraordinary, and, I venture to say, reprehen,

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PRO BONO PUBLICO. Hongkong, 28th June, 1889, *.

OUR LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS !|!

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong Telegraph." SIR-I have heard to-day, upon good anthority,

VICTORIA COLLEGE.

Sometime this week the Hon. Samuel Brown, become disabled on the high seas, into Penang Surveyor-General, will write a formal letter to the Midas, being fixed at £2,500 instead of will "have the honor to inform " him, that the £4,000, an originally asked by the captain of the tardy work of building the new and expensive Victoria College is at length completed, and that TELEGRAPHIC advices from Haiphong, we fear, his Department will have to look after it in future only too surely indicate another atrocity in that Then the Colonial Secretary will vicinity. It would seem that Capt. Oberg, one on to H. E. the Governor, to let him know to let of the most enterprising merchants of Haiphong, a speech ready on the incalculable benents of left in his steam launch with a considerable education, especially on the lines adopted in amount of money for Hongay. The launch got Hongkong; Mr. Bateson Wright, the head- be, will receive. an aground and Capt. Oberg, becoming impatient, master that is started off in a native boat with the money for intimation to get ready to move put of the Hongay, but has never been seen since. He present home of the Muses, known as the has now been missing eight,days, and all hope. Central School; a silver key warranted not to unlock anything will be ordered, and a few for his safety, we fear, must be abandoned. A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Amoy Gazette days later the new College will be opened amid much speechifying, and mutual buttering, and, under date the 27th ulto:-1 observe with regret possibly cork-popping. Dr. Stewart, when that Messrs. Leyburn and Harding have taken

master of the Central School, eighteen years ago, to killing tigresses, having slaughtered in cold

drew the attention of the Government to the blood a brace in the last two days, one of which

wretched accommodation then (and still) exisilog, was in milk and had cubs. The excuse that and was successful in getting the authorities to she had killed a native within a week and wa the terror of the villagers, has tittle weight with move in the matter. Five years later, a site us. That a systematic disregard to the close several hundreds of houses between Hollywood near the existing school having been chosen, season will impoverish a sport which is beginning Road and the street above-Staunton Street to become worth following, is certain, and this

which so exhausted the P.W.D. that they did females of this beautiful and interesting species. not get over it till. 1884 Then, one off day, A SINGAPORE trader who came up here the it occurred to Sir George Bowen that he would other day had a very unpleasant experience, have a fine chance of cackling by laying the according to his own story. A few evenings ago foundation stone. Mr. Price, who was running he was seen to get on the Praya wall, stagger the whole concern in his usual one-man along a little, and then fall into the water, which, fashion, aided and abetted him in, this more fortunately, was shallow. Before he could be get thoroughly than even Sir Jawbone himself could out he began to undress, and in the end bad to have expected-how good and condescending it be carted up to the Central Station with nothing was of Sir Jawge to come and tap the stone to the lips in misery, the brightest side of a pecs daughter-John must have been very beautiful much on but a quene and a coal sack. He was with an absurd little mailet and trowel, and remanded for examination, and re-appeared in how much everybody hoped he would hang on front of Mr. Pollock this morning clothed and in to bis situation long enough to preside over the his right mind. He said that he got chummy more important ceremony-the opening of the with a man on the steamer, coming up, and College-two years later. This was in 1884 the friendship continued after arriving, here. Sir George made one of his usual high-falutin A night of two ago his new friend invited speeches. It consisted of English, Latin, and him to try a drop of "congee," and after Chinese, in equal parts, and was spoken with doing so he got giddy, and finally became one patriotic eye to the public welfare," to quote, his own words, and the other insensible. Whilst in this stripped and rubbed, and, he had no doubt, patriotic eye on the reporters, to see if they 'caught on." After the stone was laid it was behaved in an extraordinary manner. He was

Somewhere about three hundred years ago discharged after solemnly promising, on the left alone for a while longet, until there was a

Portugal and Holland were at war, and the tooth of Buddha, that in future he wouldn't make risk that it would get addled. Then work was any friends who couldn't show their register of really commenced. According to the official Dutch being a great maritime nation made many birth and vaccination marks.

information obtained at the time it was intended attacks on the numerous Lusitanian colonial to build a good, modern school as centrally as possessions throughout the world. Fired with SUDDENLY, in 1830, the small world of diamond possible, keeping in mind the needs of the future laudable ambition to obtain a permanent footing worshipers was startled by the appearance in the as well as the present, and when the plans were in the Celestial Empire, a Dutch armada ou a market of a unique stone, says a writer in Wide drawn up they purported to allow for the accom-small scale attempted to invade and capture Awake for April. It was a deep blue diamond,modation of seven hundred scholars, the cost, as Macao. According to tradition the Amster 441 carnis, which Mr. Daniel Eliason had for estimated at that time, being $100,000.

dammers made their attack on the pastern sale, and about which he could give no details.

To-day, we learn on almost the very best extremity of the peninsula, the fleet opening fire on a fort, the ruins of which are still to be seen It sprang suddenly upon the world without a history, unless, indeed, it be the same as that authority, that it has cost quite Five Hundred

just below the present lighthouse. It appears that the Dutch were getting the best of the fight, mentioned by Mane some eighteen years before Thousand Dollars!

And why? Simply because Mr. Price wanted and yet it was a cut and polished brilliant. Ita

and maiters generally were beginning to look form was irregular, for it had one very flat side. to have another "monument" to leave behind Mr. Henry Philip Hope bought it for $90,000, him, and didn't care a continental how much serious for the gallant defenders of the gem of the Orient earth" when, something in similar and it henceforward became known as the "Hope cost or who paid for it. Three or four district fashion to the mystical appearance of Castor and Blue." As a notable gem in a famous private schools, costing $50,000 or less each, would have Pollux on their white horses at the Battle of collection the Hope Blue enjoyed for years a buen infinitely more useful--that is to say if Lake Regillus, so grandly described by Macaulay quiet distinction. It was set round about with Government Schools here are of any use at pearls and white diamonds to enhance its azure, all, which is more than doubtful. The private attired in the radio of Ancient Rome," St. John, and had a beautiful pearl-drop for pendant, schools, which have a, sensible curriculum, are tree in the traditional camel's hair raiment and leathern girdle, suddenly appeared on the scenei Altogether it was a neat and delightful trinket; always ahead of them in examinations. It is

The bardy Dutchmen were naturally astonished price $150,000. Little or nothing was thought only a few weeks since this was shewn. Out about it until the death of the Duke of Brunswick, of, we believe, forty pupils the Central School at the vision, and when "the Baptist" opened motley crowd of idlers and sight-seers, who, died in the Civil Hospital This action la so his arms and received the bullets from their This Wine passesses the tonic and anti-febri { the mad diamond-miser, who used to sleep sent up to sit in the Oxford Local Examination muskets in his body without harm, astonishment their fenders' in these Sunday afternoon amusesible, on the part of a company enjoying such a

gave place to dismay, and they fled in confusion. And then St. John-like Castor and Pollux at Lake Regillos, the angel Gabriel at Mahomet's great victory over the Kareishites at Bedr, and St. James in the conquest of Mexico-suddenly vanished and left no trace, not even a smell of brimstone. But the noble warriors from the plains of Algarves and the mountains of Beira were grateful for the succour accorded them in time of need, and so every year St. John is honored with a grand procession, arranged and carried out by certainly doubtful; and if regarded as a semi-ness personified in this part of the world, you the members of the Municipal Council, repre-political representation of the inviolate and senting the community. And this was the inviolable rights of the people, its effects can occasion of the grand old city being in holiday neither be lasting, nor beneficial. Without attire last Sunday week.

attempting to intrude on the religious beliefs Discovering that the triumphal march was to or convictions of any race, nay, even making start from the Cathedral at about 5 p.m., I every possible allowance for bigotry begotten by succeeded in securing a colgn of vantage in the generations of narrow-minded prejudice and the residence of an opulent Chinese merchant in the domination of a class that lives with but one The building is two stories high, not including street facing the church, appropriately named aim in view, I can only marvel that men and a low basement. The main portion of the the Rua da St. The Macao Cathedral is not women, naturally clever and intelligent, fairly College really hasn't anything collegiate about a particularly imposing edifice viewed externally, well educated, and not altogether unacquainted it. It is a fine ball, situated on the first floor, nor can it be said that there is much to impress with the changed world we live in, the advance and approached by a very mean-looking little one even inside the sacred portals. The body meat and spread of civilisation, the extension of vestibule. Inside, however, the effect is very of the place was well filled with women, nearly mental culture, and the universality of what is good. The chamber is about 75 feet long, sixty all of whom wore that coarse and panicularly known as education, can publicly associate with broad, and forty high. It is lighted from the unbecoming black shawl-a hideous caricature and take active parts in a tawdry and altogether An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders south, and is fitted up as a place for distributing of the graceful mantilia so well known in meaningless and useless farce. It may be, and of this Company was held at noon to-day, at the prizes, but in view of the fact that it must have Spain-around their heads, all but completely probably will be said that these processions are Offices, for the purpose of confirming the two cost about $100,000 we presume it will be put hiding their features, and giving them quite a harmless, even if they exert no beneficialiofluences following special resolutions:-

-to more frequent use, the public may destre. weird and fantastic appearance. In the passages on the spectators and those who take part in 1.That Article No. 14 of the present Articles At the end facing the entrance is a platform, the jeunesse dorde of Macae idly loitered, chatting them; but such a conclusion is certainly open of Association of the Company with its accommodating some dozen persons, and gally as they enjoyed their cigarettes and watched to argument. In my opinion they do harm by marginal note be expunged, and that, In the rest of the space is filled up with the preparations in progress for the coming keeping the minds of the rising generation within lieu thereof, the following article and rows of commodious chairs. Overhead is a celebration. Outside a goodly crowd was the very narrowly circumscribed limits governed marginal note be inserted viz:

light gallery, ruaning round three of the sides, gathered, conversing in small groups, and along by bigotry and prejudice and tend to give false Company may 14. The Company may from similarly fitted up, and protected by a handsome both sides of the street every window was crowded and ridiculous impressions of matters both

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distemper by Mr. Baptista, and about the only 2. That the Capital be reduced from $1,700,000, thing that can be said in favor of the design is any of them both young and attractive. life. They keep a people who ought to A guard of honour of the Macao military be up and doing, making their way in the divided into 17,000 shares of $100 each, to that it will not cause the blush of modesty to police and the Band of the detachment, in world, fettered down by bellef in sham $1,000,000, divided into 20,000 shares of mantle the chastest of cheeks. The place will charge of three officers, were 'standing at ease' ceremonials which time can never remove. $50 each, and that such reduction be effected scat seven hundred people, and, in the summer and waiting for the show to begin. Not by any It is painful to see men distinguished in their by returning to the persons who on the aand time, will pretty well rasst them. However, to

means a bad looking body of men these above country's service, men who under brighter day of July, 1889, shall be the holders of pass on. The wings of the building really con

the average height and stoutly built, they looked auspices might have been world-renowned, the 17,000 shares that have been issued the titute the College. They are too broad to cut quite soldierly in their neat and serviceable degrading their intellects and their independence sum of $700,000, part of the paid up up into single rooms, running right across, and uniforms, presenting a very different appearance by aiding and abetting such mummeries. They Capital, rateably according to the number too small to make into a double row. That isn't to the curious native collection of all sorta con-

do not even achieve a spectacular success.” A of shares held by them and in equal pro very explicit, but the idea wants the Hon. J. M. stituting that wonderful institution known as the triumphal march of the warlike legions in ancient Frice and a big blackboard to illustrate it. For National Battalion. Presently the actors and Rome must have been imposing in its barbaric portions. The Hon. J. J. Keswick presided, and there instance, on the Aberdeen Street side, nearly all actresses in the coming scene commence to grandeurs a procession by the Salvation Army were present-Han. C. P. Chater, Messrs. F. L. the light comes from the east. Yet all along arrive, and lobserve an energetic American friend of modern Macao, such as that in honor of John Woodin, J. S. Moses, L. Poesnecker, N. A, the centre of this wing, cutting off the light and

of mine, who is an enthusiastic amateur photogra the Baptist the other day, is a foolish burlesque,

on the boasted pageantry of the Romish Church: Siebs, E. A. Solomon, W. H. Forbes, S. C. air from half the rooms, is a bisecting wall, pher, nervously handling his patent camers. Michaelsen, F. Dodwell (directors), Hon. B. separating the various rooms, so that although and watching his opportunity for a picture. hall the rooms will be light and airy Two or three pretty little girls, transformed for T. 1. Rose, and E. Osborne, acting secretary,

The Chairman said:Before submitting the ventilated. And so in the other wing. The ing as they toddle past my window, and then resolution to you perhaps a word or two of cellings are by means high enough, after a long weary wait, things begin to get dull explanation may be desired from me in reference although, from the outside, the edifice towers again, and I wonder why, the Band does not to the principle on which the Board have away up. A lot of the towering is done by make some attempt to enliven matters. At last decided to carry out the reduction. You are deep parapet, behind which are broad sheets a familiar figure appears on the scene, and asked to reduce the capital of the Company by of lead to warm the rooms There are eight Senhor A. Basto, the president of the Municipal the repayment of $41.17 in cash to each share class rooms that will accommodate over fifty pupils Chamber and one of Macao's leading citizens, holder on the register at the time of the reduc each, and tea that will hold thirty-alx. Each is courteously acknowledges the salutations of his tion, and the issue to him of new scrip for fifty fitted with exceedingly rough desks of an obsolete friends as he is borne along in a chair. I then

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TELEGRAMS.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

LONDON, June 24th. The Emperor of Austria, receiving the Delega. tions la Vienna, said that the Allied Powers were striving for a peaceful development ofthe situation, which, however, continues uncertain. He hoped that prudence would prevail in the councils of Servia and preserve it from very serious dangers. He rejoiced at the steady progress of Bulgaria

The Budget comprises various special credits, showing continuous arming.

RUSSIA IN THE PACIFIC.

June 25th.

The Standard publishes telegram from Shanghai that the Russians have occupied Deer

surrounded with mechanical pistols which were warranted to go off with such fatal facility that it is a marvel they did not shoot his grace in mistake for a burglar. In 1874 the Brunswick diamonds came to the hammer, and among them a blue stone of six carnts weight. Mr. Streeter, than whom there exists no better authority on diamonds, had this stone and the Hope Blue put into his hands together. He found that they were identical in color and quality; that the sides of cleavage matched as nearly as could be deter mined after the cutting, while the united weights, plus the calculated loss from recutting, amounted to the weight of the French Blue. He imme- diately drew the very natural conclusion that both these stones were o ce united and formed the Blue Diamond brought from India by Tay- ernier. He, it will be remembered, called it of a "lovely vivict," and as only very few other blue diamonds are known to be in existence, and they are all of a pale blue tint, we must admit that the weight of evidence hangs strongly in favor of Mr. Streeter's reasoning.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF

AND GODOWN COMPANY.

not one passed. And yet Hongkong is to spend has spent, in fact, half a million dollars in providing a great building to perpetuate such a useless system. But of this we shall have more to say by and bye, at present we will resume our description of the College,

It covers between one-and-a-half and two acres of ground. On the Hollywood Road side it is invisible, being hidden by a high retaining wall, at each end of which are gates. These will be the entrances principally used, although there are also gates on the other sides. From Staunton Street a good view is obtained, the southern side of the building having bad special attention paid to its decoration on that account. Playgrounds almost surround it, and underneath one side of it can also be used for recreative

purposes when the sun or rain prevents the scholars from going outside.

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Island, near Nagasaki, which has a good Layton, Messrs. W. G. Brodle, E. E. Jore the other half are dull, dark, and badly the nonce into the traditional angels, are amus-

barbour,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THz Portuguese gunboat Ria Lima left Amoy for Foochow on the 27th ulto.

WE are given to understand that there is a possibility of there being a Masonic Ball this year. We hope so.

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ments. Along one short street, down a narrow lane past the building known as the Leal Senado, round by St. Domingo and back to the Cathedral, where the ceremonial abruptly terminated, and the actors and actresses, having fretted their weary hour, each went their separate ways...

As a public pageant the latest Macao memorial John, can scarcely be ranked as a striking suc in honor of their benefactor, the traditional St. cess as a religious festival its influence is

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CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necomarily endome the opinions expressed by

· Cornaspasdance in their column.}- THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER

QUESTION, ' To The Eston or tutu “Howażono. Teleorari". SIR-A letter appears in a recent number of the London Times on the question of

·large share" of "public" patronage, that I should be loth to give it credence. had there not been of late so many instances of this Company's intolerable meanness in respect to their treatment of the officers of the Company in regard to their salaries, and also in respect to medical treatment. Some of the Directors of philanthropists of the first water, yet in my this Company are continually posing as public humble opinion if you really want to see mean- Have only to refer to the actions of these self- Company who contribute so materially to mak same men in their dealings with the officers of s.

the successful undertaking it is.

Constance the Secretary and Directors of this. Company, or whoever is responsible, have fairly outdone themselves in contemptible Certainly the ground they take up is untenable; and despicable meanness, and for what ?- not only did the late Mr. d'Egville die in harness, but he was on the ship's articles, and the Company cannot get out of even their legal liability. It was only the other day the com- munity were shocked at the exposure at a Court martial of the treatment of an unfortunate sallor

on board H.M.S. Conquest. History is repeating itself here pretty quickly with a vengeance,

for if the Director, Secretary, or someone is not as blameable as the unfortunate medico wis found to be in the Conquest case, for neglectful treatment of unfortunate Mr. d'Egville, I am very much mistaken. It is well known that the Company's steamers are disgracefully found in medical comforts, and no doubt the reason of this is the parsimony of the manage- ment who see an economy in the fact of getting all the work possible out of an officer down to the last hour of his existence, chairing him to the hospital and death, and then refusing to pay the expenses of returning the remain" to mother earth.. I ́shall have more to sZY about this anon, In the meantime, I subscribe. myself the

po Yours truly,

A SHIPÓWNER. Hongkong, 1st July, 1889, (Our corespondent must surely bare been mis - Informed. Ed., H.K. Telegraph.]Jan

HISTORY OF THE CROSS OF THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR.

WOMEN WHO HAVE WORN ITA

A very few weeks ago, anys M. de 8, in the New York Swn; a sister of the congregation of St. Paul de Chartres in Indo-China was made "Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and the next mall brought to France, the news of her death, which occurred a week after the reception. of the well-deserved honor. Mother Virginie was in fact the bead of all the branches of her

CHIEF JUSTICE SIR RICHARD T. RENNIE arrivet i dollars and fractional certificates for $8.30. This, dealgu, and with a teacher's table, blackboard, observe that evening dress, with a bell-topper "Marriage with a deceased wife's sister." The order established in Cochin China, Tonquin,

here from Amoy this forenoon, and will leave for Shanghai by early steamer,

THE steamship Mogul, with a cargo of 4800 tons of tea from Hankow, left Singapore for Odesss ́on the morning of the 23rd ulto,"

I may explain, is one-sixth of the share, and the etc. The walls everywhere are colored with an hat, is de rigueur, among the civilians,writer of this letter is the Bishop of Bath and China, and Japan. Twenty-five years, spent ...*** 50 cents is a hundredth part of a share. This his atrocions yellow ochre, owing to the architect and cannot avoid smiling as Mt. Basto Wells. Needless to say,, the worthy prelate under shoes murderous sklen, in the midst of been found the most convenient way of carrying having to decide between a bright clean varnish turns round and cheerfully nods to my professes Implacable bostility to a measure mlasmas and malarias, beset by the ever-rising out the reduction, and we hope that these frac. | inside and an extra dash of floridity on the ex companion when I perceive that his head which is recognised by the majority of the more | hydra of fever and choler, had undermined a terior, end, naturally, choosing the latter. The gear, an opera or crush hat, has sustained enlightened men of the present day to be as splendid constitution, and finally brought low tional certificates will soon accumulate in one or few bands, and be exchanged for scrip, on pre floors are of teakthroughout. Ip an extraordinary sentation at the Company's offices in sumos of $50 corner upstairs are two compartments for considerable damage on one side, giving the harmless as it is likely to prove beneficial even the indomitable energy and devotion of the eminent lawyer a particularly jovial appearance, The Right Rev. Prelate begins his letter, by - noble woman who has labored unremittingly in At the meeting of the Sanitary Board to-morrow each. Your directors have considered it desirable the Chinese clerks who have to keep the registers, and highly suggestive of a late night at the saying that much depends upon the spirit in the service of suffering humanity 9000 miles afternoon the report of the Committee appointed to pay an interim dividend up the 30th June, &c. There are also two private rooms for the Criterion. A fiulter among the damsels opposite which we approach the subject, and immediately sway from her kls and country to consider the re-letting of contracts will be prior to the reduction of the capital taking masters, a large laboratory, as yet by no means indicates the approach of somebody of sets about treating it inspirit of bigoted in At 17 Siner Virginie had taken her vows and presented and discussed,

place, and in reference to this, and the closing ready, and several rooms for which no use has importance, and a moment later His Excellency prejudice for which I did not give even a Bishop began her career of usefulness by teaching little Massks, Butterfield & Swire inform us that the of the transfer books, due notice will be given. w od possibly never will be discovered, but the Governor, attended by his aide-de-camp credit. He refers his readers back to Centuries children's After having proved her efficiency Dan Steamship Co,a steamer afanelaus, from Previous to putting the resolutions I shall be glad which exist simply because of that costly central and several officers of high rank, passes along before the Mosaic law was given, corval with the and gentleness in that capacity, she asked to be to answer any questions or afford any informa hall. There are no punkabs or anything of that Vice-Admiral da Silva, white-haired, creation of sian " at which period; he says, the attached to some foreign mission, beyond the Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday to There being none he moved the adoption sort in the place but there are a lot of very hand-Goo looiding old gentleman, occupies a sedan word of God fixed the marriage law in its very and in 1862, when Cochin China And afternoon, and is due on the 7th insta

of the first resolution. --Se

some iron balconetter" outside the first-door chair that looks something like a cross fundamental conditions. Does his lordship become a French possession, young Sceur Virginia Mr. Rose seconded, and it was passed. windows-not for use, In the least; simply for betweení a catalaique, and a hearse, and as the really believe that people living in the nineteenth || landed, at Balgon and was enlisted in the small The Chairman then moved the second resolus effect. We have to take it that the place is well-guard of honour axinte, the Band plays the century are going to place implicit faith in every herole band of nun working in the hospitals tion which migh

built, for not very much of it is visible, owing Portuguese national hymn. The Councillors, thing they read in a fossuired book such as and fighting pestilence at the peril of their lives. Mr. Forcy seconded, and which was also to the free use of the Builder's friend plaster. each wearing a striped wash with the word. Genesis 1:If he does, I venture to say that he Seven years later she had cholers herself, and * Takım altogether, wa fancy the public will be | Farender in conspicuous letters, now quickly makes a mistake. But admitting: that: basin was so prostrated by the attack that she was agreed to

badly disappointed when they go to so0 the | roll up, and at the word of command the soldiers, right, and that we should be guided in our lawal, pent bank to Frances. But the ball de herro

I anybody wants a nice family pet, Capt. Von

G, care of the Singapore Fru Pratt, bas one

ha will be glad to supply. It is a youthful elephant from the uplands of Sumatra, 4ft

inches high, and is warranted sound and tame." Price, delivered in Singapore)

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That terminated the procesdings.,