Entimations.
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CHEMISTS.
ERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,
WINE & SPIRIT IMPORTERS.
CHAMPAGNE LEMOINE,
CUVEE ROYALE.
VIN BRUT,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1890.
The Hongkong Celegraph
Dongwowa, THURSDAY: JUNE §. 1840
TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH INTERESTS IN EAST AFRICA.
LONDON, May 24th. In the House of Commons Sir James Fergusson denied that England was making sacrifices to
THE silks ex Belgic hence April 29th and from Yokohama May 10th, were delivered in New York on the 1st inst
LATEST sintiatice show that in Ammica there are now in operation, 156.465 miles of railway, con- trolled by 718 corporations with 689 726 "mployes. The average cost per mile of this Immense system, placed at $10,0x, which would be considerably under the real east, tanke a total of $1,564,000,000.
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AN electric railway five hundred miles long is AN Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, EC will be held in Freemasons Hall, proposed to be laid in Russia,
Zeiland Street, to-morrow, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. An inquest will be held at the Magistracy to-morrow morning upon the body of a child recovered from the junk which was run into by the British steamship Namyong off Nam Shan on the tst instant; particulars of which appeared in last night's issue.
THERE is no word of Barradas coming up from Manila yet. The Governor-General of the Philippines only returned to the city last Monday, when negociations would be commenced. It is said, on that side, that the Spanish authorities can only deport him for irregularities in his papers, but that will be quite enough-he will get here, all the same.
We are sole Agents in China for the sale of / Germany in East Africa; he said England's ante, either as principal or. surety. A Police without extra duty, but the latter will be levied Sisterhoods, "Never-to-be-married "Sisterhoo's,
rights and interests would be fully maintained,
THE Penang Gavette hears that the Government has warned its subordinates that instant dis- missal will follow their signing a promissory Court cleik named Rezelis, dismissed there for heen promised reinstatement if he seriles his debts.
Woodin F. A Gomes, H. G. James, R. Lyall, C. A. Ozorla, G. W. F: Playfair, J. B. Gomes, H. T. S. Green, Chun-Lum, etc., were present.
The Chairman said that he could add very little to the report, except that the latest account from the manager were very encouraging, and although there must be numerous difficulties met with the first year he hoped they would vanish as time went on. The trouble in starting plantation was getting labor-it was the case with all new estates. He was glad to observe that the calls had been fairly well met-ja which they had been more fortunate than other Companies. Only $800 of the second call was still unpaid, and $5000 on the third, which would be coming in presently. He then proposed the. adoption of the report.
Mr. Playfair seconded, and it was agreed to The Chairmen proposed that Messrs. E. S. re-elected Consulting Committee.
It is supplied regularly to the households of thát negotiations with Germany were proceeding pecuniary embarrasqment, kas, savs that journal, hood. In the last engagement the Dutch held maidens who swear vows to heaven never to get Woodin, F. A. Gumes, and F. Henderson be
this splendid wine. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, H.R.H. The Duke: of Edinburgh, to most of the leading Clubs in London and the provinces, and is also largely patronized at the military and naval stations at home and abroad.
It is a Champagne of the highest character, absolutely natural, without either artificial sweetness or dryness, and we can confidently recommend a trial to all judges of good wine. Per Case 1 dozen qis. $22; per bottle $2. $1. # $23
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Hongkong, zath May, 1890. WINES AND SPIRITS...
BY APPOINTMENT.
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invite attention to following old
W landed Brands, all of which we of
cellent quality and good value for the money.
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to stale the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention.
PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.}
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule
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amicably, and that with regard to Portugal the Government protested against any foreign meddling with the British S-Clements' on Lake Nyassa and the Shire River.
May 25th.
Lord Salisbury, speaking at the Merchant Tailors' banque', denied the innuendo of Mr. Stanley that the Government had cad'd large tracts of Africa to Germany, and adder that no agreement had yet been concluded, and perhaps none will ever be made.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. May 26th. There is great excitement in Newfoundland owing to.French outrages on the Colonial fisher- men and their nets. The people of the Colony hávé trsolved that no more taxes shall be paid until they obtain protection for their industry. A British cruiser has gone to the scene.
THE CONSTANTINOPLE OUTRAGE.
The Turkish officers (who assaulted Russian ladies) have been sentenced to six counthe'
imprisonment in a place of exile, and the Sultan has further ordered that they be afterwards banished for it.
LATEST DERBY BETTING.
June 2nd. 85 to 40 .......on Surefoot.
5 to 1 .........against Sainfoin. ...against Le Nord, 10 to 1
elderly Portuguese ORONZO FRANCO, an employed by Messrs. Noronha & Co., the Government printers, took a quantity of opium vesterday morning, in order to end his existence, He had heen unhappy in his domestic relations for some time He was taken to the Hospital, and every effort made to save him, but he'died during the afternoon
THE Band of the A & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, -morrow evening, commencing at 7 ton'clock:
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March........... Adolph "..
*Indiana"...... Tancery nne more... Vales**** Palka
." Pelirow" **
Quadrille.... Hollymond Pales Gal p.............
"Carilion"
........ 3ichaelín.
Tiddell. Chatere, Tand Thilippe.
Leutner.,
A THIEF was detected by some pissengers on the Powan, as she came down from Canton this morning. He took refuge on the ledge outside he superstructure, but hv some means lost his hold and fell into the water at Capan
mao,
The steamer was stonned, and a boat
lowered, hut as he had wrighted himself with about forty silver dollars, plun lered en route, he did not rise ng tin.
Á NATIVE Üзper states that on April 2tb the Viceroy Li Hung-charg received Imperial instructions to notify the officials under his jurisdiction in North China to change their offi in! hats on the rgth of the moon. It has command the officials in change their winter hate for summer ones just a few days before the summer season setsin.
1lways been the rustam for the Emperor to
DETECTIVE Haddon succeeded in capturing a
Per desen
THE TROUBLES IN NEWFOUNDLAND."boy" is the service of Mr. G. Whealler. at Case. Per Bot
The London papers report that four vessels West Point, who had eased his mister of a watch and chain, vilued at £14. this morning. $1.00 of the North American Squadron have been
The enterprising Johnny was trying to pasin the ordered to Newfoundland, also the West Riding watch for when the wily sergeant, who had Regiment, and battalion, and two batteries of been "shadowing "him, apneared on the scene and hied him off to the "lock up" The case 1.15 Artillery, from Halifax.
comes on to-morrow at the Magistracy. ·
B Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsules
12
1.10
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Boltled) 1992-281-999999
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner.
wine, Green Capsule... 6
SHERRIES.
The report of the despatch of troops to Newfoundland i; untrue.
June 3rd. vessels and
(Special to Hongkong Telegraph) RESULT OF THE DERBY. Sainfoin.
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1.50
0.60
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
0.75
C Manzanilla, Fale Natural
CC
Sherry, White Capsule... 10
Pale Superior Old Dry,
1,00
Le Nord
Orwell
10
1.00
Natural Sherry, Red Scal Capsule.
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule..........
E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule ******
B St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 450.
CLARETS.
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C St, Julienum
D La Rose
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1.52
For Case. Per Case, I dos. I das. Quarts
Plat.
.... $4
$4.50 5.00 7.50
BRANDY.
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsult.....
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
II
For Cox.
CAW.
$12
Red Capsule
14
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac
Red Capsule
18
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin- tage, Red Capsule ...... 24
SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thome's Blend, White Cap-
sule......
8
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8 C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.........
D Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... ta
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 13 IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Green
"Capsule........OLE
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule.......................... 10 C. John Jameson's Very Fine
12.00
Par Bol.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
REFERRIC to a safe robbery in Singapore on the night of May 26th, in which the burglars, secured aver and notes of the value of $2300, the Straits Times sarcastically observes:- *Much satisfaction is' expressed among the shareholders that the esfe burgling operations have at last yielded a. fair profit, and it is felt that there is now some encouragement ta gọion, Iris intended to present a substantial testimoni
inactivity."
YESTERDAY.Afternoon
a
blacksmith's shop established at 9 Fonkong Lane was the scene of ACCORDING to The Daily Telegraph, Buddhism a catastrophe which might have ended in fir worse consequences than have now to be is rapidly spreading in Paris.
recorded It appears that the house in question. was fully twenty years old, and during the heavy rain squall which passed over the colony about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the roof fell in upon 15 ocupants who were taking their evening meal. Four of them were so seriously injured as to necessitate their removal to hopital, while all the others consider themselves lucky to have escaped with nothing more than serious bruises.
MR. Joseph Thoman, the African traveller, has again sailed for Africa, having entered the service of the South African Company for two
years.
THESE are my household gods," he said to her, As he entered his bachelor apartments." But vno lack something" she remarked "What?" "A household goddess."
$110 CERTAIN articles of decoration, the Barlington Free Press says, are called "vawze" in Boston, 2.25 vahzez in New York, "ynzez'in Philadelphia, vases in Kalamazoo, and “dandy jugs" down 1.50 in Maine,
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PROMOTION in the Police force is slow. In consequence of the recent elevation of Chief Inspector Horspool to the rank of Asist. ant Superintendent, there will be a "move up" of the senior in each rank of the European fo⚫ce. All the inspectors have at least seventeen years service, and one or two sergeants are nearly as old bands, so that it is coming none too soon. If the re-arrangement could include the aboli. tion of that useless and expensive office informs us that the steara hin Verona left Naga-sometimes when convenient-held by Major ski for this port at 5 nm. yesterday, and the
Dempster, it would be a move in the direction 0.75 teamshia Hongkong left Shanghai this morning of necessary economy. Or at any rate let the
for Hongkong.
emolument swell the very moderate salary of our unemployed Assistant Harbour-master.
1.00 THE Superintendent of the P. & O, S, N, Ca.
0.75
0.75
1.CO
1.10
WHISKY and other liquors, which improve with
years, may be given their "age" in a few months by heating and motion. This goes away with the ali rastom of giving port a voyage around
the world in a miting vessel..
ACCORDING to the "Statistics of the World." there are 388.000.000 Buddhists, 11,000,000 Mohammedans 17c aro.ono foliowers of Brahma, 0.75 R0 000.000 followers of Confucius, 14 000 000
Shinkelste, and 7,000,000 Jews,
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1,00
1.10
1.00
Old, Green Capsule......... 12 GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fincold, Red Capsule, with Name. ra GIN.
A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4.50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
4-50
C Fine A. V. H. Geneva.........5.25 RUM..
0.40
0.40
1.00
A RUSSIAN official in Siberis states in a recent lever that the high cost of living in that province and the inadequate pay giver make it almost imoogrible to find an honest man there. "Every thing which is good and honest is mercilessly persecuted, and baseness is triumphant,"
0.50 RIVETING by electricity has been successfully acccomplished. The cold rivet is placed in the hole, and when heated to the proper temperature it can be closed by any of the ordinary apparatus now in use. The heating of a half-inch livet of two or three inches in length takes about half a minute.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule ipinoune 12 Good Leeward Island,,.$1.50 per Gallon, LIQUEURS
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Benedictine Maraschino Curaçon Herring's Cherry Cordial Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bittern, &c.
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WONG WA TSAI, a coolie, was "up" before Mr. Wodehouse this morning charged with being a rogue and vagabond, and dangerous to the public peace. In evidence it was shewn that this youth repaired to the Registrar-General's office yesterday for the purpose of taking counsel with a coolls there as to the beat way of quashing the proceedings instituted respecting a friend of his, who now holds the gold watch and chain which stolen from Licut. Grant, of the 91st Regiment, on the 9th of last September while that gentleman was out shooting near Sun Oa, in Chini se territory. He was arrested for complicity in the theft, and was to-day remanded for a week pending the receipt of official application from the Chinese authorities, for his rendition, the Chinese warrant now held by the police being insufficient for the purposes of extradition. In view of the serious molestation to which foreigners are often subjected when shooting in Chinese territory the present case will doubtless be watched with unusual interest by our local sports.
By last advices from Edie, fighting goes on There is a nccording to the Shih Pad. prevail between the Dutch and the Achinese, who seeming custom in a district called Sheing thin determined to allow them no rest. The Dutch Canton province, among female society to form have permitted the export of pepper from there different kinds of sisterhoods such as "All pure"
on supplies of that article from the neighbour- etc. Each sisterhood consists of about ten young their own with the loss of three killed and married, as they regard marriages Fomething twenty-five wounded.
horrid, believing that their married' lives would be miserable and unholy, and their parents fail to prevail upon them to yield. A sad case lately happened; a band of young maidens ended their existence in this world by drowning in the Dragon River, because one of them was forced by her parents to be married. She was engaged in her childhood before she joined this sisterhood. When her parents had made all the necessary arrangements for her marriage, she reported the affair to the other members of ber sisterhood, who at once agreed to she remained constant to die for her caute her sworn vows, to be single and virtuous. Should she violate the laws of the sisterhond and yield to ber parents, her life was to be made most unpleasant by the other members and she was to be taunted as a worthless being. She consulted with them as to the best mode of escaping this marriage, and they nil agreed to die with her if she could arrange to run away from her parents on the night of the marriage. As there were many friends to watch her move- ments, it was almost impossible for her to escape, so she attempted her life by swallowing a gold ring, but any serious consequence that might have resulted was prevented by the administration of of a powerful emetic. She was finally forced. and made over to the male side to her great grief. According to the usual custom, she was allowed to return to her parents. Dusing all this time she was planning a way to escape to her sisters. By bribing the female servants she was taken a e night to her sisters under the cover of darkness. The sisters at once joined with her to terminate their lives by jumping into the Dragon River with its swift currents, which rapidly carried them off. This kind of tragedy is not uncommon in this part of the land. The officials have tried from time to time to check the formation of such sisterhoods, but all their efforts were in vain. They must have reasons of their own for establishing such societies. Married life must have been proved by many sweet. However, such wholesale suicide must be prevented by law if the parents have no control over their daughters.
Mr. James seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The Chaltman also proposed that Mr. Lyall and Mr. Green be re-appointed auditors, which was seconded by Mr. Ozorin and assented to The Chairman added that the Articles of Association find compelled that meeting to be held, but other meetings would be subsequently held to let the shareholders know how the estate was progressing.
Mr. Playfair enquired if the item $15,717 for labor" meant squeezes to conlie.brokers.
The Chairman replied that it did. Mr. Playfair thought it desirable that that statement should be published.
The Chairman-It is impossible to get coolies without paying for them, We are in hopes of getting this money back in the form of labor, but in the meantime it is a disbursement.-He added, in answar to Mr. Gomes, that there were some 5oo tons of timber on the estate, which they hoped would realise at least $g a ton.
The proceedings then terminated.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column).
THE OPIUM LIKIŃ.
TO THE EDITOR or the "HangkokKO TEL GRAPH." SIR, Respecting your very interesting leader of last Saturday, permit me to make a few public comments, upon the subject of the new Opium Rutes as promulgated lately by the Viceroy of the Liang Kuang.
Ture Shih Pas of April 24th has the following regarding the tea prospects in Hankow-The tea season has again come, but it is reported that the business will not be so good as last year, which was bad enough. The returns c! the trade for the last year showed there was a fall of over half-a-million taels, and the prospects for this year are no brighter. There are several agents' establishments already closed, and a few more will close if the business does not improve. Since the introduction of tea from India into their markets, the exports to foreign countries have fallen off considerably, with the exception of Russia. It will take long yet for the Indian tea to crowd out the Chinese in the Russian markets, because the latter not only suits the taste that class of men, but is much cheaper. Brick tea, too, has been in use in that country in that region to have been not altogether too objections-and the Chinese know this. for over a century. The competition in tea is now as great as in any other commerce. If the Chinese do not make improvements upon their present qualities exported into foreign markets, it will not be long before they will be superseded by the Indian tea. If care is used in cultivating and preparing, there is no tea in the world can compete with the Chinese tea in flavour and quality.
SUPREME COURT.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. (Before the Full Court.)
A NICE POINT.
In the first place it appears to me that this new rule cannot be meant to affect the lekin on foreign (crude) opium; for the foreign merchant is not yet hamn who would condescend to pay, it, and the consuls of the treaty Powers would undoubtedly uphold their nationals in such
fancy, an increase of the tax, which has been
What is really meant by the new rule is, I
levied for a long time past, upon prepared (boiled), opium.
The tax on prepared opium has been levied for.some time past in the city of Canton, and throughout the Liang Kuang, on the actual sales of prepared oniam as shown by the books af retailers. Prepared opium is so much mixed with other things and largely with the native drug, that the Viceroy feels himself entitled, and he is entitled, to treat it as a totally different article to Foreign (crude) apium.
the books plus fifty per cent.
The
It must surely be this tax on Prepared Opium that the Viceroy contemplates raising. It would be too absurd for him to play with international treaties by tampering with taxation on foreign (crude) opium. There is this also against the idea of opium and th Chefoo Convention being interfered with, .g. that His Excellency L Han Chang is now holding his first vice-royalty and would be less likely than an old viceroy to do anything to incur the odium of either bia own or foreigners superiors. At any rate be might, if I am wrong in my conjectures, take this letter as a sort of hist-only that and nothing more.
Yours faithfully,
Hongkong. zad June, 1890.
JOHN BULL
RECIPROCITY.
In the House of Commons on April 29th, Sir R Temple asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he could confirm the
Mr. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Messrs.
The manner in which the Viceroy's under- correctness of a telegram that appeared in the
Wolton and Deacon) moved for leave to appealings levy the tax is arbitrary in the extreme, Times of April 5th, relative to the opening of the
and may be stated briefly as follows. port of Chung King, in Western China, to Brillah against a decision of Mr. Justice Wise, in a
consolidated sult heard last month. The appel-tax-gatherers go their rounds and everywhere to the police as a recognition of their masterly trade; and whether, from this date, British goods last, a contractor trading under the style of the add on about so per cent, to the account sales
would be admitted into Chung King free of all
Yee Cheong firm, was defendant, the plaintiff shown in shop books (it heing inconceivable to further taxation after payment of the one import
a Chinese official that any merchant would show duty in Shanghai; whether the sale of Mr. Litile's being the Tye Sing shop, The latter claimed a sum of money being the balance due for work steamer to the Chinese Government had been
a correct (original) account to the assessors) and levy the tax on the amount shown in effected with the knowledge of Her Majesty's done, and the defendant, in a counter-claim, Minister in China; and, if so, whether the right sought for damages for non-fulfilment of contract, held under the Chefoo Convention of British in respect to the supply of some machinery, The cases were heard together, and on the steamers to run to the port of Chung King had been waived until such time as the Chinese them
evidence Mr. Justice Wise was in favor of the selves, should run steamers to that port:re Sing shop in the first case, and against the Yee Cheong in the second, ordering them to pay whether, in opening the port, arrangements bad been made for the setting aside of a piece of ground for the goods in dispute, and refusing to grant The matter arose out of them demages for the occupation of British Residents, as bad been done in Hankow and other places; whether
a contract which the Yee Cheong made the Government had retained the right to sead with the Tye Sing shop whereby the latter were to construct the engine and men-of-war to visit the port from time to time,
boiler for a merry-go-round which the Yee ns was the custom in the other treaty parts of China and Japan; and whether he could give Cheong were making for the Chinese Amuse
ments Syndicate. Only one plan, shewing a the House any information as to the probability
British merchants eventually being permitted general idea of what was wanted, was given to the Tye Slag, one of whose draughtsmen after- to run steamers to this new treaty port. Sir J.
These were shewn to the Yes Clicong people, Ferguson in reply said Generally, the par- wards prepared a set of drawings in detail. port of the telegram in The Times is correct, but the article will not come into force until the rat- who approved them in a general way. But the contention of the Yee Cheang was that they Gications have been exchanged at Pekin. The
were not in a position to fully approve of them, text of the article is on its way to this country having so technical knowledge of the work, and and will be published after ratification. The being unable to approve of matters of which answer to the second paragraph to the question they had no knowledge. It turned out when in in the affirmative. It is not possible to reply the engine and boiler were constructed and to the remaining paragraph of the question untit the text of the article has been examined in this put up, and application made to the Government surveyor for a certificate, that he found them to country,"
be extremely dangerous, and refused bis cer- tificate. The contract between the Yee Cheong broke down, the syndicate refusing to take delivery, and throwing the merry-go-round on the hands of the Yee Cheong, who, in turn, refused to pay the balance due to the Tye Sing, and claimed damages, Mr. Justice Wise decided against the Yee Cheong on both points, on the ground that the contract between the parties was to construct boller and engine as per plan, that the Tye Sing did so, and that they were hot responsible if it turned out to be defective. Mr. Francis submitted, on behalf of the Yee Cheung, that the contract was to construct a boiler and engine as required, and that in pursuance of that contract the Tye. Sing prepared a plan and were responsible for any inherent defects in it, being pald, Laferentially, for using the skill and mowledge which they possessed and which the Yee Cheong did not. The boiler was stated, in the hearing of the case, to be entirely unsuitable and wrongly designed, and the Yee Cheong were in the position of having bad to repay all the advances they received from the Syndicate on that account, and also having to pay the Tye Sing.
CAPTAIN Gardiner appeared at the Police Court this morning in answer to four summonses for assault which had been taken out by Chloes 'coolies. It appears that these coolies made a grent noire while in the pursuit of their daily avocation, in the vicinity of the defendant's house, which greatly annoyed the galiant captain, Protests and chits to Government proving insufficient to stop the nuisance the outraged officer proceeded to open fire on them with big stick one fine mornin, and quickly caused the enemy beat a hasty retreat," Mr. Wodehouse, bfore whom the CAS" was heard, after hearing the explanations tendered by Mr. Bowles on behaif of the defendant, dismissed the case with a caution. We understand that Captain Gardner has since summoned the coolies for creating a nuisance.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Ho Jakong TelkoJAPK."
Anping, May 27th, 1890,. ' DEAR SIR-If you look at the daily meteoro logical returns from the Coast ports published by your own Astronomer Royal, you will observe that through the great courtesy and kindness of the Imperial Chinese Customs,
Now, H.Dr. Doberck could manage to only pass on to us the friendly warning he invariably receives from Manila of an approaching typhoon he cannot think what a kindness he would be conferring, not only on the Foreign residents of this post, but also on the shipping and boating community both foreign and native. We do not asic for prognostications of possible typhoons, nor prophecies a la their direction, but simply the bare announcement of the fact that she has left Manila for s northem run round. Say thịt notice has to be sent off once a week, amely Dr. Doberck can spare us so much attention, and do a good turn to those whose calling it is to go down to the sea in ships, as well as others, who, are force, by topographical exigencies to fre quently lead the life of a
Taiwanion, 30th May, 1890.
“MARINER.”
THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH
FORMOSA
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
ANPING, 30th 1890.
THE L. & C. Express, says that the following firm and the Amusements Syndicate, therefore reports are sent off twice a day from this. note will interest our Hongkong scientific readers :-"I presume that ere this could reach Hongkong local savants will have enlightened the knowledge-seeking community of that colony as to the true character of the paleontological discovery announced in the daily Press and quoted in your last issue. As admitted by the first authority, it is indeed rarely that fosalis are found in rocks of apparently granitic forma. tlon," and Hongkong amateurs of geology may take this example to note that there are a fer undeniable facts in this science of much-disputed theories. As a fact, fossils in the shape of plants *re not found in plutonic rocks, of which the Hongkong Peak formation chiefly consists, or even la ruch "apparently granitic" rocks as may possibly once have contained them before the mineral constituents of their original sedimentary beds were baked and squeered by metamorphic agencies into distorted masses of Does clima's cure phthisis? is answered in the crystalline structure. Without having seen the affirmative," beyond question," by Dr. James Hongkong specimens, we may safely guess from the very good description given of them that A. Lindsay of Pelfast, in the current number of the Popular Science Monthly. "It does it, not the display of beautiful ferns impressed on usually by a single or specific quality of the air the faces of the cleft rock of Bonham Hill is or any definite combination of meteorological an example of the "dendritic marks well known conditions," he says, "but by removing the to geologists as of purely mineral origin, consumptive from the evil influence of un. but commonly and excusably mistaken by the favorable meterological conditions and of uninitiated for fossily. A non-professional em- an injurious soll, and transferring him to a ployé once discovered such a fossil at the bottom.Tre Sing climate where fresh air, sunshine and out of the Pingtu gold mines in China, and was sidly door life may be enjoyed and their concomitant disappointed when I failed to recognise its value to identify the geological age of the gneiss rocks advantages realized. The best climates to cure Phibisis are found at marine resorts and moun enclosing our quartz reefs. The freak of nature Lain resorts. The best marine resort is a sea exhibited in these rock paintings is the result of going ship-a sailing vessel preferred-and the infiltration of iron and manganese, solutions into longer the voyage the better. Next are ocean crevices and there solidifying, the black metallic islands, coast islands and shore places, of which oxides assuming these fantastic and beautiful THE turnkey of the Peoria jail has a cure for Algiers, Tangler and Malaga are among the best. patterns by dendritic crystalline aggregation delirium irement, says the Medical World. He Of the dry inland resorts, the best are Nubia, the of their micute particles (see Dana and other rubs the patient with capsicum, and in the interfor partsof Algeria, the Orange Free State and works on mineraloygy). The phenomenon. is enthusiasm and singleness of purpose with which the vast interior plains of Australia, of which the precisely similar to that by which Jack Frost in account winter. covers our window panes with delicata the latter scratches himself be bar no time to Orange Free State is recommended think of snakes. One day of this treatment is of its altitude. The mountain resorts have fern-like tracery, but one is apt to forget this in proved most efficacious in cases of delayed Hongkong.-H. M. B, [It would interest Hong officient for any ordinary case.
recovery from pneumonia, with threatening keng readers a great deal more if Mr. H. M., tuberculosis, chronie pleurisy with much throld Becher ould attend strictly to his business ne change, incipient catarrh of the apex and chronic the paid agent of the Penjam Company in tubercular phthiels, with good reaction and the London, instead of writing scientific twaddle to. retention of fair constitutional vigor. They are the newspapers. Besides, Mr. Becher le entirely not good for advanced and much weakened wrong in asserting that thera, no fossils in casca; and, speaking generally, only chronic Hongkong. We are acquainted with several with fair reaction are suitable for climatic treat The Punjom Manager apparently never reads
the China Mall.
A "GOOD WORDS" Society has been started; the members promise to refrain from idle, uncharitable, and exaggerated speech about others. A branch of this estimable society would be welcome in Hongkong. What are the views of "Brownie" and the "Decayed Broker on this matter?
SIXTY-FIVE Cardinals have died since the pre- seat Pepe became the bead of the church, and the Sacred College is now composed almost entirely of new men. Only sixteen of the presers Cardinals were there under the late Pupe, and one of these is seriously ill, while several others are over eighty years of age.
ment."
The Acting Chief Justice agreed that if the Yee Cheong relied on the Tye Sing's skill mere approval would not be conclusive, but (examining the evidence) he saw nothing in the case to shew that they did so rely,
Mr. Justice Wise reminded Mr. Francis that the Yee Cheong saw the plans, and said " Yes, go on, build me an engine and boiler like that."
Mr. Francis admitted that, but urged that theyThe campaign to the South again the did so relying on the skill and knowledge of the Bhotan aboriginals has come to an abrupt termination Absolutely nothing has been accomplished, for, to say the truth, nothing was attempted. As soon as the Chinese troops began to arrive at Lu-Kian, the port of debaira- tion, the savages retired further up the hills, and contemptuously defied their assall-ints:coming out Mr. Francis urged that I was shown by the at night and cutting off all Chinese stragglers they could catch, It is now said officially that absence of evidence to the contrary,
the military demonstration" was only to obtain The Acting Chief Justice sald that leave to appeal on that single point would be conceded; a more lasting peace, and that offensive action or a re-hearing granted, but the Court would consider the question of costs carefully if the latter were accepted.compare
Mr. Francis agreed to take a re-hearing, and obtained stay of execution for a week sp
was never contemplated. Certainly all the attacking activity that has been displayed has been on the part of those who, to judge by declara tions made North, and loudly reiterated here by the oficials leaving for scene of operations. ought to have acted all through on the strictly defensive. A few shells were once or twice fired all that has been done, and to judge by general in the direction of the hills, but it seems this was
native statements the whole thing has turned out to be 'a, grand fiasco which is causing mach The first general meeting of the shareholders amusement in the yamens, here. After can- in the above Company was held in the Hongkonsiderable praasion the Bhotans con ented to Hotel this afternoon.The Hon P. Ryrie take part in a sort of "pow wow," at which if presided, and Messrs. D. McCulloch, E. La|not "peace at any price," still friendship on
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