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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1890.

the Hon. C. P. CHATER, the Hon. A. P. MAC. Ewax, and Mr. H. E. WobнOUSE, to get up a combination of veterans to go down to Singapore to defend the cricketing honour of Hongkong. It will be an everlasting disgrace if we refuse to give our Straits friends an opportunity of retrieving the disasters they met here last season, and we really cannot see where the difficulty lies. We feel so strongly on this matter that if Mr. TRAVERS will be kind enough to favor us with particulars of what has been done and what still remains to be done to ensure a fairly representative eleven, we shall be proud to use

whatever

personal influence we may happen to possess, to bring things to a satisfactory conclusion. And if the worst comes to the worst-why, damn it, we shall go into strict practice ourselves, and we used to be good for a fair average a trifle less than twenty years ago.

But

anyhow, a Hongkong team must go to Singapore. LEACH, LOWSON, BLAIR, CAMPBELL, SERCоMax SMITH, the MAITLAND Freres, RAM, LIONEL BARFF, T. E. DAVIS,

WE at informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co that the "Glen" liner Gimliyon, from London, left Singapore this maining for Hongkong.

ALL this memorable day the bald-headed eagle of the United States, has been dapping its wings over the fire qusiters of the globe, to celebrate ther ccasion when, a century and quarter ago, Gearge the Third "took water," and allowed that the Americans might be allowed to cast off from a bloated monarchy. anniversary took the usual form of eleemosynasy The celebration of the milk-punch at the Hongkong Hotel, and much rejoicing at Messrs. Russell & Cq,'s headquarters, RIFARRING to the cessation of gun-fire since our Commodore left Hongkong about three weeks ago a correspondent writes :-"Seeig there is no gan-fire to guide boatmen as to the heur at which they are at liberty to haul in-shore, how can any of them be rightly charged under the Ordinance which makes it unlawful for a boat to come alongside any wharf or pier between' gun-fire at night ad gun-fire in the morning?" In reply we have to say, "no saver, no belong plopab custom gallow

IT is said that the onion is a great steep inducer, and about equal to quinine for malaria. Good old onion,

at the picturesque little town with lofty peales of incient mounts standing out in bold relief at the end of the densely worded vale below, as our hicksha, men sped along the road towards Ulsonomija-where we must once more enter the bard and fast rates of modern civilization, step on board the railroad cars and he whirled at rate of 50 miles an hour into Tokio, Japan's new capital,

it was not so.

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In my next I'll describe other things of Leneral interest, and wind up with a special chapter on Japancic Anglo-American and Anglo-German education. Then, too, there is the army, the navy and the Japanese steamship line (if over 40 magnificent vessels). to be brought to the notice of your one reader !" (Now, don't be angry, Bob !) Chin chin. By add by more plenty litee you.

BY THE EINOLOGUE.

Haitai tai ta Toothache. Kezukai–A kleptomaniac. Machi-Waiting. The Japanese tre always

waiting for something or other. They make very good waiters, Hone-oru-To break a person's bones. Tempo thinjo komarimas The Public Hall, Tabako chiri chin chan chan chiri chi chin

chin-Smoking concert. Komban rust-Night off-Mail night. Hito baka ni shite-"None of your larks, "what

do you take me for." Hajimete o me ni kakarimas" This is the first

time I ever saw you in my life.

quarters,"

rei ni agattam I came to live in the servant's

O hisashi þuri"Tis years since last we inet." Mata schikai 'uchi ni="And we may never

meet again."

binson at the Pul ce Court this morning and Two Britons were brought before Mr. Ro-

charged with #stowing away on board the British steamship Straits of Belle Isle yesterday. They both pleaded guilty, which simplified matters considerably and would have By leaving Nikko at eight o'clock in the morn resulted in a discharge with a caution had not ing, we succec led in catching the 12.30 train and pressed for the extreme penalty with regard speed and, as you fast racing men call it, Mr. Whealler appeared for the prosecution from Uisonomijs, 28 miles distant. Really the "JAPANESE AS SHE IS SPOKE."" to one of them, an ex-constable named Goodridge, staying" powers of Japanese 'ricksba-men owing to the fact that he refused to leave the was conspicuously realized on this trip. They and a half. His Worship therefore fined him eight miles without alopping for a moment ship and thereby caused a detention of an hourran of the r awn Lee will upwards of $to, and discharged the other with a caution. to rest, and then only long enough to drink |

down a cup of tea and SOME time ago says the Japan fail, it was

a small basin of stated that the Mitsu Bishi Company intended to

congee" water. Why, in India we shouldn't undertake iron-mining on a large scale. It

drenin of driving horses as fast as these seemed a probable project, but nothing more

poor creatures run for such a long distance as 28 miles! It seemed to me that their lives must be has been heard of it until now, when the Chaya short at the best but, mirabile dictu, I found Shimbun repeats the stat ment, adding that the

From those who have devoted wealthy company has decided to devote two and some attention to the matter I gathered that a half million yen to the undertaking, and pur- these poor things work as ricksha men for DURING a cricket match in Yokohama last chased a coal mine at Uyeki in Chikuzen, to 'rom 5 to 8 years, and then take to farm month, the Club 2. The Fleet, player named

work in connection with the iron scheme.labour or, if they've been fairly successful in Edwards met with a nasty accident whilst is true, we believe, that Mr. Iwasaki has the ticksha business, set up shop, market batting, receiving a full pitched ball which landet over half a million, and intends spending gardening, or biring out ricksbas to their poorer ed first on his chest and then on his chin,

as much more, for coal-mining purposes in fellow-townamen. cutting the latter to the banc. The Japan Mail, Chikuzen, and it may be true that the It was a somewhat sultry afternoon when our produce these new mides is to be employed train rolled into the Tokio Station, and as we in speaking of the occurrence, says "He at

for smelting iron, but further information were fatigued after our long journcy we hied off unce had the wound stitched up, and was anon merrily bowling away as if nothing had be accepted. Hitherto the great obstacle style establishmen, and there after a most

is required before the Choya's account can to the Seiyotch Hotel, a very comfortable foreiga O kokoro yasu, nanibun dola≈The Confidence happened. His execution was immense-35

Trick. to successful iron mining in Japan has been refreshing bath "laid off"--as you cigar-in-the-issan o hairinasai=“For I was a stranger and balls, 7 runs, 3 maiden overs, 7 wickets--and he

that the ore is found at along distance mouth, soda-and-whisky, anything-but-frisky you took me in." from the fuel to clean bowled the last five men for one ran,"

smelt it. Either the young men say. We slept the sleep of the just Ayamarimas" Beg yours, don't do it again.”

the that night, arose about eight o'clock in the Kaisha-Unlimited non-liability company. A LAUNO Ki Po, for whose extradition the Chinese former must be brought to the latter,

latter to the former. It was this that wrecked morning feeling absolutely new creatures and Government has applied on the grounds of

name and nothin more. murdes, burglary, and kidnapping in Chinese the official enterprise at Manaishi, in Iwate set about "doing the three museums. The Tadaima yaki pay yaro "I will now give you Prefecture, where a railway and a large plant of first that we inspected contained chiefly ancient After hearing machinery were immolated on the altar of Japanese armour spikes, tridents, match-locks, Kataki-uchi-Japanese jurisdiction. Police Court this afternoon. lengthy arguments by Mr.Phillippo, who appeared miscalculation. The Mitsu Bish! Company is bludgeons &c. In the midst of these most. Guaikokujin Teachers or Masters. The other for the defence, and who sought to prove that his not at all likely to be betrayed into a similar interesting relics of a very be licose past, what uses for foreigners in this country are to

was my surprise to suddenly come upon a paint- Worship had no power to farther remand or blunder, but for it niso, the fuel crux exists, and

relieve the chronic distress and poverty of detain the prisoner, his Worship decided that

we do not see how the difficulty may being of the head of our Saviour, Jesus Christ You

the inhabitants, to build and repair Budd- he had the necessary power although the warrant negotiated. Certainly the time is favourable of course remember the legend in our biblical

hist temples, schools and all other public contained a clerical error, and he therefore for inaugurating such an enterprise. Japon histories of Christ sending The print of his face

institutions, to subscribe to every thing, consumes larger quantities of iron every year, and on a handkerchief to King Abghar, Well this. and to buy up all the produce of the country, remanded the case until Thursday, the 17th inst. Mr. Phillippo, instructed by Mr. Rodyk, of recent quotations show that she must pay a con- picture exactly corresponded with those sublime allofwhich they do from purely philanthropic Messrs. Holmes and Rodyk, gave notice of siderably increased price for her supply. It is records-no, neck a thraat visible. Just that motives. appeal, which his Worship assented to.

true that speculation in pigiron warrants has bead! that saintly head! The head that knew no Nihonjin-Pupils of Guaikokujin (taught an the injuriously affected rates in the iron market sin! (We can assure our correspondent that she "spare the rod" principle) who have the generally, but this is only a temporary trouble. has now taken us clean out of our depth We know faculty of blind imitation so characteristic Contracts for iron ore, extending over this year, nothing of the despatch of this wonderful "print of our common ancestor. This in the eyes have been made at top prices, and there is every of His face on a handkerchief to King Abgbar!;"

of foreigners whom they imitate, coveri a prospect of the trade continuing to flourish. If It is therefore quite impossible for as say multitude of defects, Japan were self-supplying in the matter of iron whether the picture was complete or not. As far as we can judge with our very superficial she would undoubtedly save considerable sums

knowledge of biblical history, the picture in the which now find their way abroad.

muscum must be a poor one indeed, if it doesn't show Christ to have had both a neck and a throat. Our recollections, in this connection are hazy in the extreme, but we are possessed of a strong conviction that Christ was an ordinary, or extraordinary, human being; therefore be must have had both throat and neck-otherwise how could he speak, or "chow."-Ed. Hongkong Telegraph.]

and G. S. Coxon (capt.) would, bar accident, knock spots out of

any Singapore eleven, and what is there really to prevent their journeying south next month. If some of these "cracks" A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. should happen to be kept back by unavoid-territory, was again before Mr. Robinson at the able circumstances, there are dozens of "sloggers" quite up to the Singapore standard, who would be glad to "chip in." Now, Mr. TRAVERS, go right ahead and get your team definitely fixed up; if you can't, kindly pay us a visit and we shall be happy to do it for you.'

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TELEGRAMS.

THE LOCAL TAXATION BILL.

LONDON, June 25th, The Speaker ruling that the accumulation proposal is without precedent, the Government is considering the advisability of withdrawing all the licensing clauses.

The Conservative Press condemns the Govern ment,

THE SILVER BILL.

July and. The Silver Conference has assembled.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Law Gazette is the title of a new penny weekly.

near

THE new observatory

Tananarivo, Madagase. will be one of the highest in the world, as the site chosen is about 4,400 feet above sea level.

JAY GOULD's daily income has ben estimated recently at $7.446; Cornelius Vanderbilt's at $15.349; 1. D. Rockefeller's at $18,715, and William Waldorf Astor's at $13.593

The increase of about 1 quo,000 people in thir teen years in Spain, is attributed, in a great measure, to the success that has attended the changes in the hygienic' condition of the large

cities and lowBS.

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ELECTRIC traction is said to be fairly booming in London. In a few weeks a line of omnibuses run by electricity is to be started. They will be driven by storage batteries and have a seating capacity for twenty-six passengers. DR. Doherck says in his weather report to-day that the barometer is falling, The Spanish Consul has been good enough to forward a Is telegram from Bolinao which says-"A depres sion exists in the Pacific, to the north-cast of Luzon. It is going slowly to the north."

DEATH. 'On the rat July,' at his Residence, Capton, ERNIST DEACON." Deeply regretted. [100B

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1890,

H.M.S. Redpole was undocked at Singapore on the 25th ulto. This vessel is the Marin's relief, which we have been expecting on the China Station for months past. Madame Tussaud's is a nice exhibition of its kind. And so is that abortion known as the British Admiralty: OWING to the uncertainty of the weather the Inauguration of the aquatic hotel, the Marina, has been postponed by the direc.ors until early next week. In the meantime, however, visitors who desire to inspect the very com. modious and well-appointed beaths are sure of welcome from Mr. Foster, the manager. No

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We are informed that the Singapore Cricket Club is still anxiously waiting for an answer to the challenge they sent the Hongkong C. C. some weeks ago; and

SOMETHING like a strike has penei ated even to that, unless, volunteers are forthcoming Japan. The Rokumin Shimbun publishes a within a week's time, Mr. A. K. TRAVERS statement to the effect that of the professors of will have the unpleasant duty of declining the 16th inst, The reason for this step is stated the Imperial University resigned their chairs on

a very hospitableinvitation for the cricketers to be the failure of the Government lo consult of the colony to go south. Surely this the faculty with regard to the transference to the will not be allowed to take place!. If the Forestry, which has by notification become the University of the College of Agriculture and

Indefatigable Hon. Secretary of the College of Agriculture in the University.

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(We do not necessarily endurts the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this columaj.

THE PEAK ROAD AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE following telegram from Ms. Bibby, dated Kuala Kubu, 25ib June, was received in Singapore on June 25th, and, having been transmitted to Brisbane, now made public for general information:"Are making rapid progress. Prospects are very favour able. Large lode has been found by Malay Peninsula Prospecting Company, Limited, on South East Haub boundary, showing go. d'gold which is supposed to be a continua- tion of our new lode." The discovery of the above mentioned lode in the territory of the M. P. P. Co., says 'the Stralis Times, was telegraphed a few days by a prospector of that Company, and the news also came other. wise to our knowledge. The news of the lode

TO TH EDITOR Op tur "Hongkang Trigonaško was, however, not so definitely phrased as Mi Bibby puts it, and it was felt to be undesirable columns to draw the attention of the authorities SIR,-Will you permit me through your to publish it till more was known. Letters on

to the disgraceful state of the Peak Road for the the subject are expected in a few days.

past fortnight? From the Albany upwards, the THE Grand Duchess of Gerolstein is an opera road has been torn open for the purpose of laying that, to produce properly, demands all the pipes, but no progress is being made and the resources of a first class theatre. Last night short track from the Albany to Queen's Gardens, much where I am living, is in exactly the same atate Stanley's Opera Company essayed it on : less ambiti us scale, but with very fair success,

as on the first diy when the work was com- all round. Messrs. Liddlard, and Packard, and menced. All the morning building materials Blowhard, were relegated to the chorus, are being carried up to the Feak by large never think of which was in itself an advantageous arrangement, numbers of coolies who and the girls were in better voice, so going out of the way, when a chair is coming that the whole thing went better. Miss A.

exceedingly narrow road-way, Childs, who played the Duchess, occasionally especially when the same is occupied by an rose above mediocrity as an actress, and her amah with children, and as the police are singing was much improved, one or two encores conspicuous by their absence, frequent collisions being really deserved. Miss A, Santley, as the and great danger of being severely bruised are hero, Fritz, exhibited her usual vivacity, and the results: saved the piece from dragging. Mr. Stanley, senior, made up as old Chiarini, was a very good specimen of that operatic Falstaff, General Boom, and was most useful in the choruses. Mr. H. Pyne shewed his versatility once more as Prince Paul-and there we have done. One or we in the chorus were worthy of better things, and a few others deserved an operation performi- ing on them, but that is by the way-as we have 2id, taken all round the Grand Duchess will pass, The Yeoman of the Guard" is billed for to-night.

THÈRE are circumstances under which the most truthful and creditable statements may be both misleading and unwelcome. During a certain. voyage of a Down East vessel, the mate, who usually kept the log, became intoxicated one day, and was unable to attend to his duty. As the man very rarely committed the offence, the captain excused him, and attended to the log himself, concluding with this: "The mate has been drunk all day." Next day the mate was on deck and resumed his duties. Looking at the log, be discovered the entry the captain had made and ventured to remonstrate with his superior. What was the need, sir," he asked, of putting that down on the log?" "Wasn't it true.?" asked the captain. “Yes, pir; but it doesn't seem necessary to enter it on the log." "Well," said the captain, since it was true, it had better stand-it had better stand," The log, and at the end of the entry which the mate next day the captain had occasion to look at the had made he found this item: The captafo has been sober all day." The captain sum- moned the mate, and thundered; What did you mean by pulling down that entry? What was the nerd, I say? Am I not sober every of course it was true "Well, then, sir," said the mate, since it was true, I think had better stand-it had better stand.". The mate then took his departure basilly, dodging the marlin- spike as he went.

Hongkong C. C. is unable to get a WEATHER permitting, there will ben golf match day?" "Yes, sir; but wasn't it true ? "Why

decont eleven. together from the men who have been in steady practice 'for the past years, the services of some of the veterans who used to play the game" -and they played it well-must be requisitioned. To refuse the courteous challenge of the Singapore C.C, would be a disgrace to Hongkong, even if we sent our men south to meet certain defeat. But why should we not be able to get up an eleven good enough to hold their own. against the pick of the Straits Settle- ments? The Hongkong team that fairly "lost" the players from Singapore in the two matches played in Hongkong last season could very easily have been improved upon, and we have such an extensive field to draw from for representatives that, it ought to be very easy work to get together an eleven of all Borte quite, capable of holding their own against the best Singapore could place in the field. Anyhow, it would be better to face defeat like men and cricketers than to put forward the paltry pretence that we can't get up a team to go to Singapore. If this shallow excuse is persisted in we shall ask old stagers like the Hon. W. M. Dzang,

over the Links to-morrow at 4 p.m.

Capt. Rumsey.

CAPTAIN'S TEAM. V SECRETARY'S TEAM..

Mr. Mitchell Innes, Mr. G. Stewart. Capt. Divine. Rev. C. Todd. Mr. Dunday, Mr. Grant, N, Other,

Dr. Lowson. Mr. McEwen Dr. Craig. Mr. Kirk, Mr. Justice Clarks Mr. Bowies.

THE Slamere pinces had an official tour round Hongkong this morning. In" company with H.E. the Administrator they visited the Gaol, the Inspection of which cheered them greatly. The first-chop Prince, Bharangal, was dressed NowHxa, says a walter in Popular Monthly in a frock-coat and a loss of intense interest. Science, has the inefficacy of sumptuary laws The next scion of Siamese blue-bigod sported a been more thoroughly demonstrated than in white hat which bad done good service, and the Rome. Thers the dress, the food, the furniture third wore a kind of a sort of an English of the houses, were attempted to be regulated uniform. They are all little men-about as by law after law, which were either openly or high as Major Dempster's rank—but they are said by the favored-fow who take tea with them secretly disobeyed, and which eventually diar appeared from the statute-books. The cost of to be first-class chaps. The highness with the entertainments was limited; the number of guests high white hat used to be a lieutenant in H.B.M. person might have at his house was restricted. and Regiment, to learn military ways, and the No woman was allowed to have more than hallan party in uniform, as we said yesterday, was ounce of gold, or to wear a dress of more than one Siamese Ambassader in London for a while, color, or to side in a carriage. In France, during four or five years ago. They were delighted al the Celtic period, a law was passed that women having a guard of honor to meet them when they should drink waier only. In 1188 or thereabout landed yesterday, but they asked that it should no person was allowed to wear garments of vair, not be repeated. They were well-pleased with grry Tibeline, or scarlet color. No laced or the strangments at the Gaol, and complimented slashed garments were allowed, and no one Major-General Gordon and Major Dempster could have more than two courseist meals. In about it. They afterwards had a look at the 1328 scarlet was only permitted to be worn by Police Backs, and expressed their admiration minces, knights, and women of high rank. The at the physique of the men. This afternoon their proger pime was to visit Kowloon Docks, use of oliver plate was prohibited, except to

with a view to examining the cruiser Filipinos, certain high dignitaries and women were frequently sent to prison in foris, fifties, and the purchase of which, we understand," is the sixties at a time for wearing clothes above their principal object of their visit. They have rank. Even as late as the seventeenth century bespoken, the Mikado for performance by the gold, as an ornament or carriages, buildings, Stanley Opera Company on Monday night, and Fand gloves, was probibited,

are going to Macao on Tuesday,

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the

Now, as far as I remember, at home the traffic is never interrupted for more than forty eight hours, and why should it be different heret It appears, however, that the road has been opened up before the pipes were ready to be laid, and you, Mr. Editor, are perhaps in a position to inform me who is responsible for this very foolish manner of carrying out the public, works of the colony? At all events, I trust these lines may have sufficient influence on the proper authorities to expedite matters on the road. Enclosing my card.

I remain,

Yours truly,

QUEEN'S GARDENS. Hongkong, 4th July, 1890.

Don't you remember, also, the account written Christ? Wherein Christ's eyes are said to by Publius Lentulus of the personal appearance of have been gray and bis hair the colour of the filbert, hanging softly down upon his shoulders, and bis bear forked. Don't you remember all this? Really this is going too far, Madam.

We can stand a good

deal, but to fill up our time with such descrip tions of a Christ with hair flowing over bis shoulders, a beard forked, and no throat or neck, is going a Lule too far. We don't remember anything of the kind, and have no desire to look up the question either. We absolutely decline to do so, All we can say is, that when next in Tokio we will drop into the museum and have a glance at that "head" of Christ -Ed Hongkong Telegraph Here was a relic that belonged to the followers of a faith far removed from paganism, yet preserved in a pagan's museum. [Really this cannot go on. We must put à full, stop on this-interminable religious enthusiasm

these aerial flights of imagination-Ed.

We next visited the fine arts museum in which the exhibits of ivory carving and cloisonnée were exquisite. I noticed especially two wooden figures almost life size. They were wonderfully perfect and artistic in every detail. Besides these there were many exquisite pictures and carvings which I will describe later on.

The third and last museum we visited there contained quite a miscellaneous collection of birds and animals. Here we saw specimens of the pro- verbially long tailed cock of Japan. Its ulterior extremity, however, we found to be 18 feet and not, as we had heard, 25 feet. We saw also a stuffed specimen of monster crabs, which are found only in the Japan sea off the island of Yenoshima. The specimen seen here was not to large as the one we chanced to look at in Yokohama, which measured 12 feet from the end of one claw to another,

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Dame This word explains itssil. Niubai-Japanese spelling of" New buy," the

time for buying the new season's teas. Umarelahi"When I was a year old." Omae naniWhat do you want? Have you any

special business with me ? if not, to, what am I indebted for the pleasure of this call ? Would you kindly tell me your pame, also your business, profession, or status in seciety What have you been doing, what are you going to do, and what is your opinion about things in general? Thus the phrase would be corectly rendered by the English word, "Interviewing," as, indeed, Mr. Chamberlain has it in his "Things Japanese." Kuri-A Chestnut. Furuï kuri da⇒" That's

an old chestnut.”

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Nippon Asia KaThe Asiatic Society of Japan, or literally, "the buying up of Asia by Japan." Kat being the Ano ne or "stem" Oyose hito no issho ni mottomo tanoshiki kolo

of Kan which means "to buy."

wa muchu ni jojin wo miru ei shiku mpno wa araji=“0b 1 there's nothing i so sweet in life as love's young dream." Amma kami skima go hiaku mon=Massage.

Art.-Japanese art is perfect, the fulness of

Rit, or art-fulness,

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Ryuko byo Fashionable crazes.

[The fast three definitions are taken from Mr. dino-ko-Has nothing to do with the race of Chamberlain's book. T. S.J

Aines up north, of their children (ko), as some sinologues seem to suppise. Eta-now shinheimin The servants of for-

eigners.

Haramini thu-To go botanizing. Ro-A Jail, from the English word "Law." The

Japanese are defective in anticulation and can't pronounce “1” or “aw." They cannot thus get nearer to "law" than er. Hence above apparently` far-selched · derivation. Any amount of European civilization will not enable them to overcome this obstacle. Going to law and going to Jail would seem from this to be somehow associated in their -minds.

Chishima or the "thousand Islands," is a chain of islands running N.E. from the Hokkaido. The former name of these islands was the Kurlles, but as the Japanese could not pronounce this word they changed it to Chishima. By the way, we have counted there Islands and there are nothing like 1000 of them,

Tommy" asks us to insert his definition of A facetious correspondent who signs himself krédomo and we do so with pleasure while disclaiming all responsibility for the spelling,

HONGKONG'S GREAT NEED,

It would appear from the following-anent

[The Public Works deportment is supposed to have the direction and carrying out of the matters referred to, but where the Surveyor General's responsibility begins and ends is a conundrum, we are quite ueable to expound. Our correspondent doubtless remembers that

I was much pleased to find here an Indian we once very narrowly escaped belog legally hookah," with the metal water pot and long. victimised for publishing the truth about "nacha," as well as the nurhialee with its amali the shady methods of the Public Works cheelum. It brought me right back to my department, and that the free and enlightened Indian home. We saw aleg crucifixes, crosses, community of Hongkong, in whose interests rosaries, and small porcelain models of the we had taken up the cudgels, "went back" on Virgin and child, which our guide in an explana-Thusly us after we had scored a brilliant victory, and tory manner informed us was the "Maria Karry dom" My home in Ireland."-Japan tried to hold up the late Honorable Mr. Price Christi," and that all these religious emblems: Harald... as a sort of sanctified martyr. The martyrdom had been imported from Spain 2009 years ago. dodge didn't come off as anticipated, but a bogus and seized by Government. [Oh! dear, and now Commission composed of three honorables-she's come to the Virgin Mary. What next? Ed.] Heaven belp them-to wit, Bulkeley Johnson Yedo, since 1868 called Tokyo(Eastern capital), (now deceased) who was member for Jardless is the chief city in Japan. The river Ogawa O'Malley, then the sheeplestof Attorney divides it loto two parts, and it is traversed by Generals and row Chief Justice of the several canals which divide. It into eight princi- the necessity for a 'change la Indla-that "our Straits Settlements, and Lister, the same pal districts. The chief features about the city island home" is no more out of the running, saintly Alfred then that he is to-day, was are the numerous bridges, barracks, hotels, from a strictly business point of view, than the 'fixed up that disreputable old humbug temples to the God of War, and Buddhist, and far-famed port of Calcutta-the seat of vast Sir" ush Bowen, for the express purpose of Shinto temples. The temple of Quanon merits commerce, infinite wisdom, and much perspicuity. white ashing what we had characterised as special attention from tourists and those who The remarks of the Englishman upon this

■ standing disgrace to the public service of the want to "read it up had better invest in a copy subject are applicable, in almost every particular, colony. And after an inquiry which fully of the "Hongkong Directory and Hong List to our case in Hongkong, and should show these established every charge that had been made published at the office of the Hongkong Telegraph, who live upon the principle of sufficient unto against the Department, the precious Com- and therein mission summed up that Mr. Price, and the and other objects the graphic description of this the day is the evil thereof, that they have all to of deep interest in this semi-gain and nothing to lose by casting in their lot entire rank-and-file who managed to live up civilized capital, in the semi-civilized country of with those who may and ought to come forward to about $250 per month out of a salary a semi-civilized people. AVERA with rome feasible scheme for a Hongkong Stock of 875, were as immaculate as the angels. The catire population of the city amounted to Exchange. The Englishman BRYS — After that we gave the Surveyor General and 1,036,771 last year, that is exclusive al foreigners, The benefit which would be conferred on the bissatellites plenty of sea-room, and, according who probably number less that four hundred trade and commerce of by the erection of to appearances, most of them apparently made altogether. To paint of superficial area, Tekio a mercantile Exchange have more than once been good use of their opportunities. But since cover ng at square miles, is the next largest city set forth in these columns, and are now generally those days public opinion has greatly changed to London. Since the terribly destructive fire of admitted by business men.. It is not too much to and even our local contemporaries, chameleon- 1879 great improvements, I am told, have been say that an Exchange is rapidly coming to be like as usual, have recognised that the made in the arrangement of the streets and the regarded as a necessity, Public Works department requires to be either type of dwellings, bricks and moitar taking the utility of such an Institution to all the leading The strongest proof of the entirely abolished, and its duties placed in the place of planks, shingles and straw.

branches of trade lies in the fact that of late hands of an elected Municipal Council, or There are about forty native "sheets" (as you" pach branch has found it necessary to form its own subjected to a thoroughly practical refost in call them) puslished here; most of them are well particular Association, at whose periodical meet every branch. Our correspondent's letter has conducted in every sense of the word, from aings the members are afforded the opportunities opened the ball's public dissatisfaction is Confervat ye point of view. Liberty of the press of keeping in touch with each other which universal, and so we shall once more, at is yet unknown, though- shocking biot on the earliest possible opportunity, make an Japan's character. You, my dear sir, could not attempt to cleanse this Augean stable which possibly run your smart paper a week here has been a plague-spot on Hongkong for you'd be in jail and your apparatus burnt. That many years past. Ed., Hongkong Telegraph would be the style chop chop.

LETTERS FROM JAPAN,

could be more easily and thoroughly effected during the dally hour of "high Change," Weekly or fortnightly conferences of men whose business interests are virtually identical baye certain advantages, but it is evident that It may interest your readers to know that His the gain to particular branch of trade Imperial Mayjesty Musu Hite Emperor of Japan is frequently a loss to the community at large. was born at Kioto onthe2nd day of theoth month It is quite as desirable that opportunities in the 5th year of Kayel (Nov. 3rd 1852), second should be afforded for the Association son of the late Emperor Komet; nominated of those whose interests are... scemingly, Prince Imperial and Heir. Apparent, succeeded though not truly, at variance as that those engage to the throne on the death of his father on the od in a particular branch of trade, should 13th of February 1867 He was crowned at assemble at short intervals to discuss measures Kloto, the western capital, on the rath of October for their own protection. At best, i tha.

Association meetings aza am inefficient substitute

(FROM A LÁDY CORRESPONDENT.)

Having seen all we could of Nikko we packed up our clothes, curios, etc., and with a sigh took a last look, perhaps the very last peep of it while in this weary world of strife and woging last look - 1868,