1890-03-19 — Page 1

No. 2491

MARRIAGE.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

The Hongkong Telegrapy.

On the 1st instant, at Koolungsu, Amoy, by the Rev. W. Jennings, Colonial Chaplain of Hongkong, JOIN REGINALD, son of the Rev. J. T. Harding, Vicar of Rockfield, Monmouthshie, to ELIZABETH MARGARET, daughter of Captain, Saunders, of Foochow

DEATH.

Albis residence, Shanghai, on the 11th March, 1890, THOMAS WALLACK, Senr., aged 57 years.

The yongkong Celegraph

HONG, WEDNESDAY, March 19 1890

A CRYING EVIL.

and on another occasion we can return to the share-gambling scandals which for months past have disgraced the colony. We would suggest to His Excellency the Administrator that he should order an inquiry to be made into the various matters above alluded to, and if he finds that our statements are substantially accurate, diplomatic measures ought to be adopted to put down a growing evil As already stated, poo-ch and fan-tan are serious offences under Chinese law, and they are illicitly carried on through the protection of bribed officials. A courteously worded despatch to the Viceroy of Canton would very probably effect the desired end, and this simpleexpedient might advantageously be tried before resorting to diplomatic measures with the high authorities at Peking.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1890.

and obtain temporary notoriety at other peoples' expense. And thus while public money is uselessly wasted in thousands in childish absurdities, the Committee of the Alice' Memorial Hospital are compelled to appeal to the charity of the community for fundsto carry on the noble work of healing the sick and relieving the sufferings of the destitute.

SUPREME COURT:

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice).

March 18th, 1890,

The March Sessions were only two removes from being a "white gloves" function, ns will be seen below. The jurors were Mesirs. J. D. Logan, H. Lewis, J. W. Powell, C. Mronev, F. S. Collins, W. Walker, and C. G, Hermann.

THE ROW ON THE "FUSHIKI MARU,”

Kilmachi, a Japanese sailor, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him-first with un- lawfully wounding, and secondly, with causing grievous bodily hurt to a Chinese coolie, on the 20th January-The Attorney-General prosecuted. The Japanese crew had a fight with a lot of cargo coolics, in which the prisoner guilty on the second count, and sentenced to six months imprisonment.

Tux Penang Gazette learns that Mr. Sweltenham, Resident of Perak, is going home on three months leave of absence, and that Mr. Treacher, the Secretary to the Government, will act as Resident during Mr. Sweltenham's absence...

WB learn that Messrs. Buiterfield and Swire have put a steamer on the Tientsin Foochow run, in opposition to their late allies, the China Merchants and Jardine, Matheron & Co. The Foochow people, it is said, carefully boycotted the newcomers.

THE meinbers of the Victoria Recreation Club intend giving an Assault.nt-Arms shortly! probably in the second week in April, The contingent is in charge of Sergeant Instructor Tennant, under whose able tupion the latent muscular talant of Hongkong should have every ihow..

RECENT official, investigations shew that over a million pigs are slaughtered in Hongkong annually, or about three thousand a day...... THE nomination of Mr. Augustine Herad to be Minister Resident and Consul-General to Corea, was confirmed by the United States Senate on the 4th ulio.

SAA, POX has broken out in Kangeon by last advices, and the disease was rapidly increasing. The epidemic will imurlere very much with the Mirade of the port,

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

Sky Race Meeling, under the auspices of the course (by kind permission of the Stewards of longkong Polo Club, will be held on the Race -the Jockey Club) on Saturday the 12th April: A programme of seven events has already been arranged and five valuable cups have been presented for prizes. We shall give full parti- culars in an early issue,

"THE Chinking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes that large numbers of refugees, who have been living on the borders of the, settlement, are still being sent off to Shantung by the local officials; · Mr. H. Playfair, appointed THE Straits Times says that at 6:1ovon the British Consul (pro tem), for this port, arrived on evening of the 6th instant, the steamers Chow the gth inst, per steamer Fukwo, and Mr. L C Phya and Amherst collided in the Klang River, Hopkins, who has had charge of British interests for the past twelve months; left for Kiukiang this. the for ner vessel losing one of her boats:

morning by steamer Peking, carrying the good Mr. W. M. Goodman, the new Attorney-General, wishes of the whole of the foreiga community. and the new Assistant Harbour Master, Com-It is understood that he will relieve Mr. Allen, THE Siam Mercantile Gartis hears that H.R.H..mander Hastings, R.N., arrived by the American British Consul at Kiukiang, who leaves for Prince Dewan has received from Caloriel Thyne, mail steamer City of Rio de Janeiro on the 15th Europe shortly. Vice-chairman to the Siam Gold Fields Const a report on the Mines, in which the said gentle min expresses himself bigbly satisfied with the prospects of the mines. In his opinion a dividend, and a good one, will be declared before

the end of the year.

We acknowledge with plensure the receipt of $13.50 from the officers of the I. M. Customs hers of the Royal Artillery Sergeants' Mess and stationed at Malowchow, $11.1o from the mem their friends, and $13 subscribed at the estab

HENCEFORTH; according to the Shinonome Shimbun, the rations of the men in the Japanese Navy will consist wholly of foreign food. Up to the present the rations have consisted of half foreign, and half Japanese food.

THE Courrier d'Haiphong states that a tele- gram was received from Hanoi on the 7th inst. Quia-hon, and M. Borgaard, acting chancelier, reporting: that M. Guinman, vice-resident at had been drowned at Vang-cus, through the up

customs were saved.

On Friday the 7th inst., at eleven o'clock, Victor Roque, with his brother Henri, M. J. B. Costa, and an Annamite bay, were liberated from captivity by Luu-ky, the Tonquinese brigand, on payment of the ransom of $50,000, 100 pieces of silk, and twelve watches. Thu exchange was effected in the usual manner` among banditti, in the centre of a ricutral space 200 pacOS wide. The ransom filled three chests. The late captives were in better condition than could bave been expected. Their hair and beards were long, and their hands still maimed

emaciated as was anticipated, considering that.

taking any active stepe to put a stop aid of the struggling and suffering poos by / stabbed one of his opponents. He was found.ishment of Measts, Geo, Fenwick & Co., sent, setting of a boat. A doclor and the chief of with thumb-screws, but, they were, not so

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TRUE PHILANTHROPY (HUMBUG. In another column we publish an appeal to the community from the Finance Com mittee of the Alice Memorial Hospital, to which we would direct special attention. The appeal speaks for itself, and we feel sure that it will not speak in vain. A vast deal of invaluable work has been done in this useful institution, and in desiring to extend the scope of its purely philanthropic operations the Committée strike a chord that should find a responsive, echo in the bosom of everyone who can afford even ever so little to further such a deserving object. The question has suggested itself to us whether it would not be better to devote the $12,000 (and the proposed extra vote) of public money set aside for the inane tomfooleries planned as a reception to the Duke of CONNAUGHT, to benefit suffering humanity, as proposed by the earnest workers of the Alice Memorial Hospital?' Undoubtedly it would, but then the abject flunkeyism for which Hongkong isso justly famed would have no opportunity of, fully extending itself, and the official gravellers and their satellites would be deprived of the congenial pleasure of crawling in the mud before the colourless and uninteresting individual who, by mere accident of birth for which he was in no way responsible, is the son of Queen VICTORIA and ALBERT the Good.

At the meeting of the Legislative Council on Wednesday the 12th inst, the Adminis-

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.. Daniel de Jesus, a young Macaenese; - was charged with, causing the death of a Chinaman -The Attorney-General prosecuted, and Mr. Follock defended. The allegation was that the prison r, on being asked by the deceased-an old tailor to pay his bill, pushed him dows- stairs, and caused injuries from which he died.

Ilis lordship directed the jury to acquit the prisoner.

The Sessions then closed.:

THE HONGKONG AND CHINA BAKERY COMPANY, LIMITED.

The annual meeting of the shareholders in this Company took place on the 17th inst., at the offices, Queen's Road, Mr. H. Crawford, took the chair, the following being present:-Messrs. E. George, A. Death, A H. Skelton. D. McCulloch, H. S. Denson, E. S. Wheeler, W. Parlane, and J. McCallum.

The Chairman said:- Gentlemen, you have doubtless read the advertisement calling this meeting and I take it that, nothing being said t the contrary, the statement of accounts as read will pay a dividend of 8 per cent, and further

will be accepted. I may state that the Company

we expect to do even better than this. In conclusion, I would request the re-election of the Consulting Commille..

Theirre-election was proposed by Mr. George,

Upon the propisal of Mr. Parlane,, seconded seconded by Mr. W. Parlane, and agreed to, by Mr. McCallum. Mr. E. S. Wheeler was unanimously elected-nuditor,

For some years past we have from time to time directed the attention of the Hongkong Government to the pernicious gambling which is permitted to go on unchecked in the Chinese villages of Sam-sui-po and Kowloon, which are situated on the Kowers of British territory. It is almost needless to say that the fear of raising an International question with its attendant difficulties has hitherto prevented the Executive Council of this colony from to a very fruitful source of serious trime in our midst. With few rare exceptions Hongkong Government officials are quite contented to draw their liberal Salaries and allowances for supervising in a more or less perfunctory fashion the routine work of their respective offices, without troubling themselves as to the res! interests of the public, from whom they receive their generally easily-earned wages. And we do not hesitate to assert that our public interests have been most prejudicially affected by the existence of the low-class gambling hells in the places above named being ignored, nay, almost recognised, by the Hongkong Government. It used to be R common custom, and we have no doubt that it is the same at the present time, for crowds of a certain section of the community, including women and even children, to go over in steam-launches to Sam-sui-po and pass their Sunday afternoons in filthy Chinese dens gambling at poo-chi and fan-tem teaching a new generation the very worst forms of vice. And it is notorious-too notorious, alas-that the wretched agglo

trator deemed it advisable to state that the meration of Chinese hovels known as

sum of $12,000 voted to cover the expenses Kowloon city is the favorite rendezvour of a Considerable number of the British and of the reception of the Duke of CONNAUGHT Toreign community, persons occupying would not be sufficient, and that a further prominent positions in the colony, The vote of from two to three thousand dollars

China laws of

expressly prohibit would be necessary. His Excellency made this statement on the authority of some gambling of every description, so severe are the penalties against members of the officially-appointed bogus. keepers of fan-tan and peo-chi rookeries Reception Committee-a body, the com- that even in the huge city of munity has in the most conclusive manner Canton, where official bribery. Is the declined to recognise and then proceeded, most prominent feature in mandarinic with the best intentions. we are perfectly government, these popular games have to assured, to make assertions, for which he certainly had no sufficient authority, as be played strictly under the rose, and as a matter of fact, the recognised centre and to the feelings of the colony. Mr. FLEXING only legalised home of fan-tan in South said he could assure the Council that the China is in the Holy City of Macao, colony would not wish, for the sake of a licensed under the seat of His Most few hundred dollars, that any want of Christian Majesty, the King of Portugal loyalty should be shown to one of ber and Algarves. At Sam-sui-po and Kowloon Majesty's sons; but it so happens) we would the gambling is carried on without inter-remind his Excellency, that it is not a ques ference from the authorities, simply because tlon of a few hundreds, but of about fifteen the petty mandarins in charge of these thousand dollars, which Hongkong in its places are bribed by the keepers of the present generally impoverished state, trade gaming houses to ignore what daily almost at a standstill, misery, want and goes on to a far greater extent than is destitutiun rampant on every side, and with generally believed. Steam-launches run public works of crying necessity lying frequently from here to Kowloon and fallow for lack of funds, cannot afford to waste in purposeless mummeries, which Sam-sul-po, not only during the day but also late at night, and a considerable portion are an Insult to the intelligence of even of the passengers are bound on the same the Duke of CONNAUGHT.. And where does mission "to buck the tiger," as fan-lan has the want of loyalty come in, we should been suggestively named. The Hongkong like to know! Our illustrious visitor- police do not hesitate to say that a large illustrious only because he was born a proportion ofthe Chinese visitors are shroffs, prince-will favor us with his distinguished Tollice "boys," and domestic servants in society for a few hours, and can it reason. European employ In this colony. Is it ably be contended that a barbarous dis- any wonder, therefore, that petty pilfering play of so-called decorations and making. Is rather the rule than the exception in day and night hideous with salute firing almost every office and every house in and fire-crackers are proofs of loyalty! ant Hongkong? The European worshippers So far as the Duke of CONNAUGHT Eat the shrine of St. Fantan are of many concerned, and we say it with all respect, nations and of various positions in social life, and it is indeed a matter of great surprise that persons of position, education, and refinement can so lower themselves as to become regular habitués of such unclean dens of Infamy and vice, the, associates of evil-smelling coolies, the patrons of the least interesting and most degrading form Sof gambling known on the face of the

globe, bowlgte

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The Chairman then informed the meeting that dividend warran s would be made out as soon as possible, and the proceedings terminated.

THE ROYAL VISIT.

In view of the approaching visit of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and the fact that it is the proper thing to fire untruthful poetry in the form of metrical welcomes at "aich," we beg to suggest that Hongkong rise én masse--what- ever that may mean--when thelt Altitudes arrive, and sing the following reliable composition. It is guaranteed to produce an effect unequalled during the princely progress,

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GREETING.

Arthur of Connaught, likewise Mrs. C Seeing as how you've called herr, on your way Home via Frisco, let us all Asu tow to ye And give assurance of our loyal-tay

By all this fuss, your valour (here we all turn to Connaught) is so approvert it nerds no binzon here; At Tel-el-kebir's battus you did shun naught, Knowing how well-placed you were-at the rear

Out of the "muss.”

We don't remember any other fraya Where you, oh Lepileptic son of Mars 'Did aught distinguished-but you won your bays

In courtier labours opening baryars

And posing tha Thus, as we see your royally-now stands, (Though somewhat bored and bias whilst we Our simulated fay, and rub our hands, And say "we can't believe our eyes, we can't,"

YOU visit

But, look, your Highness-see these decorationss: Aren't they lovely. And they cost no ends We didn't pay, tis true-we make orations, Not find the money we so freely spend

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with very kind letters, for the use of the poor

old wanderei Manu, on his arrival:In Eng On the 14th Inst, Messrs..Russell & Co. received for a month' they had been unable to move

THE Corean correspondent of the Japan Herald writes that Harvey, the last of the miners his returned to America by the Higo Maruid Yokohama and thus ends the great gold mining bubble in Corea. The inventor of the scheme has, however, more than one strig to his bow, and he is expected back from Nagasaki immediately to open a dispensary or something of the kind, at Chemuleos. It will be a post of observation: from which he can watch, and at the favourable moment participate in, the game of palace intrigue."

THE Tai-yu-shan mines are having a new lease of life. Cha Yan, the Shanghai capitalist who has joined Ho Amel in the managment, brought down $100,000 the other day to replenish the exhausted funds of the syndicate, and efforts were made to secure the services of Mr. Church, the Viceroy's mining engineer at Tientsin. He sent an assistant, Mr. Petersen, who has just overhauled the machinery at Tai-yu-shan, and has strong hopes of success. At present, pending the arrival of a European smelter, the native process is adhered to

THR Jaban Gazette reports another disastrous fire. The scene was Asakusa, and the time of commencement was midnight of the 16th ulto. Over $40 houses were destroyed. The con- flagration originated in the premises af a fire word and charcoal dealer. At the time a rather stiff north-western wind, was blowing, and this, coupled with the narrowness of the streets, aided the rapid spread of the flimes. In 'all' 1,424 houses were completely destroyed, 73 damaged, and 29 store-houses suffered before the fire was extinguished at 5.45 There was one fatality, and fifteen firemen received injuries.

THE Singapore thieves take the cake, and every- thing else. On the 8 h inst, they stole $50 from a room in the Police beadquarters over where a Sikh was on guard: The Free Press says.--- Aller carrying off $100 from the Gaol, and $50 from the Police headquarters, after picking pockets in the Supreme Court and taking the cashbox from the charge room, the next thing will be to bear off the mace from the Judge's bench, if not the Judge himself. We see, too, that the re-

was robbed of some valuable Church jewellery, sidence of the Very Rev. Bishop Vey, at Bangkok, valued at a thousand ticals, the other day.' Tun Shanghai Mercury, in recording the death of Mr. Thomas Wallace, senior, who died at his residence on the fith inst says:He is well kanwn in Hongkong and Yokohama as well as circle of friends. He arrived in Hongkong as at this port and very much respected by a large early as 1855, and came to Shanghai in the first place 1862, and after remaining bere a short time went to Japan. He left that country in 1886 for this port, where he has resided ever since. The funeral took place this afternoon (rath), the service being conducted by the Rev. H. C. Hodges. A large number of friends and residents attended,

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a telegram from Sourabaya, informing them that the E&A. S. S. Co's vessel Afentur had been brought in disabled, and had gone into dock, her carga being brought on by the Guthrie, The Menmuir left Port Darwin for here, pia Java, on the 15th ult, and should have arrived a week ago, but no news was heard of her until as above stated. She is supposed to have broken down off Java, and to have been picked up by the Guthrie, which left, Part Darwin three weeks after her.

ST. PATRICK'S Day was celebrated in good old style by the members of the Garrison Staff, who entertained some three hundred of their friends at a ball in the City Hall last evening (March 17). The corridors and salons were very appropriately and artistically decorated, and a most enjoyable programme rendered by the band of the A. and S. Highlanders, dancing being kept up until long after conventional hours. The Highlanders purpose, celebrating the anniversary of the chicl event of their South African campaign on the and April by similar festivities.

On the afternoon of the 14th fast, the Adminis- rator (the Han. F. Fleming) presented a Humane Society's medal to P.C. McAuley for two acts of un doubted bravery. Onecold evening last November a sampia overturned opposite No. 2 Station, and the boat people were left struggling in the water. McAuley, hen ing of the occurrence, jumped in, swim out to them, and saved at least three lives. at great personal risk. Last month, also, he saved a marine belonging to the Orantes, who had fallen off Murray Pier whilst under the influence of liquor, and drifted a considerable distance. The presentation was witnessed by all the men off duty. P.C. No. 8 is a brick of the first water.

their arms, and had had to be fed by their boy as if they were intants. They reported that the, compradore, Wing-fat-cheong (who is suspected of having instigated the to n mandarin at Canton, in which he gave the capture) had been beheaded for writing a letter .names of those members of the band belonging to the Kwang-si, province, and recommended -- that their families be arrested. By: 50 doing he hoped to save the ransom of his party, and make something out of the free booters. Luu-ky is described as only being about wenty-five years old, and very arrogant through- out. The lieutenant of the band, Nen, raised many difficulties before he would bring the. captives over, and when at length he did they were overcome with emotion. THUS does the Shanghai correspondent of the Kobe Herald" bust the crust" of an apostle' of cominginus disease One Mr. Dyer, hailing from India, has been here airing his notions on the question of social purity. There is reason to fear that he will visit Japan after this. He com- placently hugs himself as the "best hated' man, in India,” taking, we presume, the violence and extent of the ill-feeling he has caused as a measure of his success and of the righteousness

his cause. It is difficult to imagine that any large number of people can he found to harbour such a feeling as hatred against, a man who is the mere expression of one out of a thousand· silly crazes possessing the English race. It may be a subject for regret, that with so many ques- tions of importance to humanity unsolved, so mach energy should run to wasteinbutting against such a stone wall as the Social Evil. Think what a man with Mr. Dyer's energy might do if he put himself on the track of the festive Bacterium, and when he had it in itsden, branded it in the flank with the mark of cholera and

typhoid, so that unsuspecting people would know them next time. Or, suppose he took up the question of the personal hygiene of the native races, and persuaded the Chinese that ring-worm and scabies are 'unnecessary and offensive appendages to the human skin, how thankful would be to know that they are clean, and not many'a despairing, mistress of native servants to suspect unthinkable horrors under the flowing that Japan will escape a visit from this gentleman.. robes of her boy and amsh 7 It is to be koped I am told that he betrays a familiarity with the details and minutiae of vice which would be a 'feather in the cap of a man about town, and

disgrace the forecastle of a collier. It is impossible but that he must sometimes sow the seeds in young men's minds of thoughts which they should never know.

SOME few weeks ago, it will be remembered, we had occasion to criticise a sentence which was imposed by Mr. Robinson on Police Constable McGregor for an alleged assault on Iwo soldiers. The unfortunate mar, although bearing a good character, was consigned to gael for three months without the option of a fine. We are, however, pleased to note that H. the Administrator, in response shewn more lustice-to say nothing of mercy- to an appeal from McGregor's comrades, has and has directed that half the sentence be remitted... Considering that even six weeks imprisonment may mean dismissal and disgrace to McGregor, we consider that an order for his immediate release would have been a much

THE Japan Mail says:-The Japan Mail Steam- more fitting end to the business.

WHEELOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report, ship Company's steamer. Yelchiu Maru, which

dated Shanghai, 14th March, says :-During the left Hakodate on the morning of the ard instant interval that has elapsed since our last circular for Yokohama, ran on the rocks off Shiriya-saki,

was issued on 281b ultimo, nothing of importance a promontory on the north-east coast of the main

has occurred in our freight market beyond an island. The ship is supposed to be in a danger advance in rates to London by the P, & O. Co. ous position, but the extent of the damage is and the O. S. S. Co., viz: to 30, and 275, per not known. The crew are all safe. As soon as

ton respectively; the Tientsin steamers have the news reached Hakodate, the company's returned and left again, but business North is A CANTON Correspondent:writes that the steamer Kerio Mary was at once despatched to reported dall and consequently cargo for the carry assistance. It was afterwards found that home markets continues scarce. Coasting.— Viceroy, Li Han-ching, is getting himselfdisliked she was a total loss. Only her mast-heads are The war of rates on the Northern and Yangize in his new sphere on account of his evident now visible above water. It is conjectured lines still exists and there is but little probability anxiety to make his pile. The-Wei-sing that the racks which proved disastrous to her of an early cessation of hostilities now that the lottery is farmed by a syndicate who have ten

are the Rattler Rocks, so called: because they months of their six years' lease still unexpired, were discovered in a very practical and forcible steamship Kowshing, the greyhound of the the Indo-China Company's fleet, has been with» but notwithstanding that His Excellency has manner some twenty odd years ago by H.B.M.S.

drawn from her usual route to enter into half promised the monopoly to another syndicate Rafiler. Nothing is yet known as to the cause on the application of four Au-fan, or "literati.

Ningpo line. In the Newchwang-Swatow trade there is no such feeling as loyalty existing

«seeme fo have been clear and fine at the time..

no settlements have been made, although it is bribes, for the privilege The present Farmers, in this colony. If the Administrator had

They offer Tis. 5.200,000, and 800,000 In ofthe Yelchin Maru's misfortune. The weather inition with the steamers plving on the expected that the former port will be open to who are only now beginning to realise any NEAR Sinkiang the Sheart Province there are navigation in about ten days time; for New used the term "sentiment," he would have

profits, are, seilly exercised about 1, the says a native contemporary large tracts of bean much nearer the, mark. We yield

Acting Governor, whom they have petitioned, is country, which have remained in an uncultivated chwang to Amoy further charters have been to none in loyalty to the recognised

too anxious to keep straight with His Excellency and desert state for many years past, on account effected at rates shewing a decline on settlements Constitution of our country so long as it is

to further

their cause much of an absurd idea the people had they were unfit 1st reported: On the Nagasaki-Shanghal route upheld by the votes of the British people, and fully recognise the respect due to the

THE match for a cap between M. W for cultivation. But some time ago the Board of a drop of 35 cents has to be noted, brought Punishment received permission from the Throne about by the excess of tonnage as compared Young, winner of the Veterans' Race at the to deport criminals to these districts and sco if with the quantity of coal to be shipped, For eminent titular position occupied by the Queen, whose gracious attributes the world

recent Athletic Sports, and Mr. J. Ezekiel, to run their labour, could not make these neglected London, vid usual ports of call and Suer 120 yards; the former conceding's yards start lands as fertile and productive as other districts. are no steamers on the berth. The O. S. S. Co. Canal: With the exception of the Malls thera We do not advocate making people acknowledges; but when the question of

was decided on the Race-course this afternoon

The experiment succeeded admirably. Crops of moral by Act of Parliament or local loyalty is introduced with respect Don't stay too long, sier Arthur; common folk

(17h.last.) in the presence of a large number of rice, maize, and barley are now, smiling where pamer Stentor which left Hongkong on 12th instant is circulated for despatch on 23rd idem Ordinance, but rather the contrary, as in to a person, however high-born, who Soon drop" to royal foolery, and you

in the Might e'en form subject for soms traitorous joke spectators. The scratch star wasser decided formerly, nothing was to be seen, but arid lifeless and she will be followed by the China S. M. 5. blot on the: English statute book, and government of the Empire, and who rests' And wish you'd travelled roundthe world favorite, bút there was very little betting Young waste And best of all, the conduct of the con3 8. Co.'s Ningchow' about the end of the month. our opinion the Gambling Acts are a is an absolute monentity

Inconnu Sporto the Băng & ada bawas quicker of the markthan his opponent and ter colony was exemplary, that the Emperor, Irather tend to encourage than to suppress his only claim to distinction on the fact

Like Bellyfour in the fist fifty yards bad almost made up his at the suggestion of the Board of Punishment, For New York, ud usu i ports of call and Suck Canal The Merionethshire united hence via the alleged vicious practices they are that he happened to first see the light in

ery strongly fatriy sheld his awit until withla

and general cargo the bërth is now bare of Kwenty yards of the tape, where he was beaten pardoning their crimes, They will settle these enactments form a portion of our Indignantly protest against such a wanton

and the favorites shooting away win cleverly Permanently in the lands they have this tilled,

steamer being put on before the opeling of the local code their effect ought not to be misuse of terms, And His Excellency, and ¡practically a dead letter. It Is, of course, the Council, and the patered-out Reception

by anyard and whalf in 13/4th seconds and take wives from amongst the women of the tonnage and there are no prospects of another new; neasany; Departures for London v/a Sisez capital performance considering the heavy state offroy wat notorious that gambling of almost every Committee notwithstanding, we feel quite

of the running patan gaboipe ogljere ASAIGON Contemporary reports at length an Canal:-The Glenfinlas via Amoy, and Pall wango katusele

engagement between native rebels and French nurur via Swalow, on and and 9th instant description prevalls extensively in all sure that both the Duke and Duchess of

THE Chingal Dempo, a Japanese paper, troops, at Nam-dinb, Tongain. A detachment respectively Quotations are Newchwang to circles throughout the colony, and probably CONNAUGHT Would infinitely prefer that the

maysWe learn from those on board the of 25 men were out seeking to disperse the band Swatow, 26 Mex cents per picul. Nagasaki ithe worst form of all, at least so far as the proposed "loyal demonstrations," and the

Kengo-kan, which bas just returned from of Doi-Vo, whose very name was terrible enough to Shanghai, $1.00 per ton of Coal public Interests are concerned, is the abject toadyism which is an absolutely

Honolulu, that a good deal of quarrelling goes to make the million inhabitants in the district acit, for both steamers and selling vessels wholesale wagering in differences" on necessary concomitant of such a degrading

on among the Chinese and Portuguese settlers tremble. The troops, reinforced by 60 more, Settlements during the fortnight-Anglo Indian, British barque, 444 tons register, Newchwang to share transactions, so many cases of which exhibition, were left out of the programme. THAT venerable vessel-of-way, the U. S. S have so frequently of late occupied the time Had the matter In the first instance been fonocacy, arrived from Swatow on the 16th inst, and labourers there, and that these factions besieged a house in which the rebels were con

they don't succoed. Our countrymen whip them immates, until a fire poured through the Sea Swallow, British barque, 332 tana register, and attention of the Supreme Court, and impartially left to the Duke's decision, The Singapore papers say that the Minmuir sometimes combine to whip our countrymen, but cealed: Not a sound betrayed the presence of the Foochow, 25 Mex. ceats per picul, 15 lay days; which, notwithstanding a local judicial. there can be little doubt that both he and broke ber propeller shaft when off Timer when it comes to blows, and in consequence of loopholes, killed and wounded several of the Newchwang to Amoy, 24 Mex: cent per picul, opinion to the contrary. are clearly not his wife would have preferred to arrive in Koepang, where she was picked up by the this an organized attack by the Chinese and soldiers? A sanguinary combat, lasting at least 18 lay days: Waiter Siegfried, British barque, Portuguese was going to take place when the three hours and a half, ensued, both sides 394 tons rogister, Newchwang to Amos, 261 Mex. legal contracts, but mere gaming wagers our midst in peace and quietness. Guthrie and therefore void under, the statute, as Hongkong could have shown its respect THE Old Mann Fund-Inspector Lee, $33 Mr. Konge-kde pot in an appearance. Our country displaying great coorage, the frequent sallies cents per picul, 18 lay days; Hideyothi Maru, laid down by Chief Justice, JERVIS in for the Queen's son without wasting Beran, Public Works Department, $1 Capt, men did not fall to spread abroad the Kongo was being resolutely repelled, and the house at length Japanese steamer, 467 tons register, Newchwang Grizewood o Bigne-a ruling that was thousands of dollars; squeezed from Hoyland, $5 the Grat contribution sent) Total there more by design than accident, and great set on fire. When the defending fire ceased, and for orders to Amoy, a6 Mex cents per pical, 7 HOPE and test came upon everyone, id At night the electric the place was carried, the corpse of Dol Vo was lay days Newchwang to Kobe, 24 Mex, cents upheld by the Full Court, However, we hard up and disgracefully over-taxed com.up to date $66.00 by fight wat tamed on and so tertined were the founditaside, aksince charr d. The entire band, per picul, 15 lay days Hilde British basque, aro at present dealing particularly with munity; but truckling Government officials the gaming at Sam-sut-po and Kowloon; and two or three aspiring Legislative Tent Attorney-General Mr. W. M. Good-nally co-for they are barbarians and had sever Kirty id number, had been killed. The troops 106 tons register, Newchwang to Amo

mun-made his debut at the Sessions yesterday seen the electric light before that they took to lose three kified, and had as many wounded. But Mex cents per picul, 15 lay rays, disengaged per axistence of which is a dangerous Councilors thought otherwise it is to morning. He is a long way after the elevated the forests and spent the night in the jungle and the district, which Dol Vo had devastated for vessel in pox Foieth H. Scammell, Beltish

in CAVOS,

nearly three years, is now tranquil,

ship, 1,410 tons register. muisance that loudly calls for suppression, cheap and so patriotic to make a display i O'Malley as a speech maker, at any fate,

The public does,

Our chief idea in thus tordying to you Is part excused-we do so love a lord, And daken we're dead gone on; besides, a few May get a knighthood-if you speak the word

To Britain's bo

supposed to put down. But so long asa..palace instead ofin,cottage, we' Well, you might smile, it's nearly all you're paid ice-way; but from-thly polot "Erekter, who ran has celebrated his 20th birthday by graciously Hongkong on the 9th instant. Rate 40s, for tex

for,

Theresh if you turn crusty pray you bear We didn't see this honor, (that is, Hongkong

as a colony didn't) And if you hadn't come, we should not care

A single cuss LOCAL AND GENERAL.