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MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

The Hongkong Telegrapy. ————

N°. 2802.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1801.

A MILITARY PROPHET.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1891.

regular army, nothing but a heterogeneous CHOLTRA continues to make its presence felt mass of coolies and ragamuffins, armedeaths bring roughly estimated at 40 per day. among the native population at Bangkerk, the with ancient muskets that won't go off,

The Slam Gazette thinks that with very little bows and arrows, tridents, spears and trouble the authorities would be able to furnish other gruesome weapons that are only fit accurate figures, but this they do not attempt to for a museum.

do. With the exception ofa few sailors, no Euro peans have been attacked this sexson.

The conqueror of Araat Pista may sat his mind at rest. China has no Intention of hurling itself upon the Russian Empire; in the wildest dreams of its most ambitious and pugnacious rulers the idea of over- running India and sweeping us into the sen has never found a place; and the general or statesman who seriously proposed to the Dragon Throne to make a clean sweep of England. America and Australia, would be shorter by a head before he had time to think twice. China is not a military nation, she has no ambitious schemes of

THE 24th day of the first moon, according to the Sanpao, is set by fishermen in Cheloo as the day for worshipping the God of Winds and to prophecy the coming fishing season. If on that day wind blows from the north with a rushing sound it is a good sign and there will be plenty of fish in that quarter. In the present year there was no indication of any wind at all on the 25th day and the fishermen are wondering where the fishes are, as they give no sign as to the quarter in which they will be found."

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City -Europeans 141, and Chinese 1,828; total 1,969, Hall Museum for the week ending March 22nd, re:

THE attention of speculative concessionaries at Batavia has, says a Strganore paper, bren attracted to the petty State of Landak in Nether- Innds West Bornen. That principality is rumoured to be rich in diamonds and gold, the mines being worked in the native fashion, and the rivers lend themselves rendily to industrial enterprise. Report has it that the Sultan of the State is rough and uncivilised, and too much given to strong drink, but he hears the reputa

on of being sharp-witted, and being one whose word is as good as his bond,

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and recident, we shall find ourselves in the course of a year or two in a thoroughly sound financial condition. Reference has been made by shareholders to the advisability-f increasing the dividend, but I do not think that, at any rate until we are free from our present indebtedness, this would be prudent. The stock of repe on hand on 31st December having greatly reduced the factory resumed work shoot the middle of February, and am pleased to say that as far as I can see we have prospect of keeping, the works actively employed for some time to come, the principal disturbing factor in our business, the M. nila hemp market, having been very steady lately, Before moving the adaption of the report and accounts I shall be glad to answer any questions from shareholders.

There being no questions the "Chaimman moved that the report and accounts as presented to the meeting be adapted and passed.

Mr. Joseph seconded, and the motion was

The Chairman said elect a consulting committee.

between the Chinese and the English-speaking | conquest, and she only wants to be let OUR Shanghai morning contemporary reports has agreed, in the face of the melancholy | Earlied unanimous, the next business was to

LORD WOLSELEY, Britain's only General,' and a pen-and-ink soldier at that, has been trying his 'prentice han' at prophecy | in's recent issue of the Review of Reviews He anys China is the coming nation, and that the Mongolians will over-run the world. Here are a few chunks of wisdom from the pen of the pipe-clay warrior who didn't relieve GORDON at Khartoum:- The battle of Armageddon will take pleca

Faces. There will be, I assume, another war between France and Germany, and it will be ahaut the bloodiest war or serlen of wars which have seen in Europe. Bet, some day, a great general or lawgiver will arise in China, and the Chinese, who have been motionless for three caluries, will begin to progress. They will take to the profession of arms, and then they will hur themselves upon the Russian Empire. Before the Chinesé armles—is they posFCES evay military virtue, are stolidly ladifferent dik, and capable of inexhaustible endurance the Russians will go down. Then the Chinese armies will march westward. They will over rus Indis, sweeping us into the 101." Asia will helong to them, and then, at lost, English, Americans, Australians, will have to rally for a 1st desperate cor flict. So certain do I regard this, that I think one fixed, point of our policy should be to strain every nerve and make every sacifice to keep on good terms with Chins, Chink is a great Power."

It's a far cry from Dublin Castle to Canton, and not to put too fino a point on

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alone to pursue her destiny in her own For the protection of her own way, rights she will fight stubbornly against all comers, but, outside the limits of the MIDDLE Kiнopok and its dependencies she has no desire for conquest, and if that desire did exist she has no power to carry it out. The next time Lord WOLSELIY rushes into print regarding matters Chinese, it would be just as well if he took the trouble to verify the ridiculous impressions he appears to have formed on mere hearsay, or the idle chatter of some Irresponsible globe-trotter.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

MORR than a thousand prisoners are being treated for beri-berl at Buitenzorg (Java).-

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that a collision occurred at 3 am, on Saturday morning, March 14th, between the steamers Dorado and Nierstein. The latter vessel was at anchor near the Zirmors and the former was coming in when the tide drifted her on to the anchored vessel, the result being that the stem of the Nierstein was broken and twisted and some other damage done. The El Dorado abaft the after house. had two plates broken on the starboard side

A Corusion between the steamers Devenhurst, and Strathendrick occurred off Bezoekie, on the coast of Tara, on the 7th frat, and resulted in the sinking of the latter: all the crew, however, were saved and were safely landed at Sourabaya, to which port the Devonhurst was bound at the time of the accident. The Devonhurst is one of the boats lately taken over by the Ocean Steamship Co. from the Netherlands India S.M. and had been laid up for several weeks while being overhauled at Tanjong Pagar.

SAYS the W. C. Daily News <--According to private letter received from Chungking, that port was to be formally opened on the 1st of March. Under the conditions to which our government

"divergence of orinian," we do not know that the exact date of opening is of much consequence to any one, but some authority might have notified it, in esse there was any one anxious to establish himself in business there. As Chung king was to be opened, according to the gree ment, on the 18th of January, when the ratifica. tions were exchanged, there was plenty of time hetween that dala and the 1st of March to notify the public. We put the date on record now, so that when Chungking holds its jubilee, in ¡1947, there may be no question about the exact date.

WE regret to hear of the death, at Tacoma, of Capt. H. C. Dearborn. an old hand on the China coast and well known in Hongkong as commander of the Pacific Mall Co.'s steamship City of Peking. Cant. Dearborn was originally in command of the Oregonin when the Pacific Mail Co. had a line of steamers between Yokohama and Shanghai, and when that Company sold out to the Mitsu Bisht he was for many years employed between Yokohama 'Francisco and Australia, It will be remembered that he was in command of the City of Peking when she collided with the Messageries Maritimes esmer Sagkalien in Hongkong harbour on the 29th September, 1886, and in the following year he retired from seafaring life and settled down 19 a marre surveyor at Tacoma, A Volenhams contemporary hears that the cause of death was brain fever, brought on by the bursting of a blood vessel in the head. The funeral took place on February' tfth. No more deservedly popular skipperthan Cant, Dearborn ever entered this port, and his sudden and tally unexpected death will be stocerely regretted by all who knew him.

Mr. Tomes proposed that Mësues D. Gilles, Moses, and T. E. Davis be elected as a consulting committee.

Mr. Watson seconded and it was carried. Mr. Gillies proposed that Maxirs. T. Amold and F. Henderson be re-ellicted auditors, .

Mr. R. Shewan seconded.

Carried.

The Chairman said that was all the business before the meeting | dividend warrants would be teady to-morrow (Tuesday), and hetbanked those present for their attendance.

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The meeting then closed, ......

THE LOSS OF THE “NANZING"

The British steamer Nanzing. Capt. 1. Hogg, hound to. Hongkong from Manila, went ashore yesterday morning (zoh last), during a dense fog, in a creek at Vechow on Middle Lema

news of the Casualty was brought to Hongkong by the, *ccand officer, arrived here last night in a fishing jusk. who and steps were at once inken by the aceit (Mers, Tarding, Matheson & Co.) to fech the steamer

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SIX ADOLLAPS”. PEP QUARTER

firms the general belief that the concern is run by the worthy Chairman and Chinese compridare, and that Mr. Tacker is in fizike herd and but. Iam informing the Secretary that I have witten this, and am quite prepared to go into details with the Diretors if hey wish

I am, Dear Sir,

Yours truly,

'DISGUSTED.

Hongkong, 19th Match: 18.

TO THE EDITOn op tier "Howikova TelkorAPH," SIR-Altop 5 l-am neither a shoɑkokker in the Hongkong Hare Comp aviona nerminent resident of Hongkong, will see why has lived In the hotel, off and on, forminy kevina), and As one who still patronigs the establishmen, I would dead it a favor if you could find sprea for this letter, as I consider the strictures award- upon the management of the hotel, at the lale. meeting, to have been amply justified and to be " founded on 'khila fáčt. · I ́leave the eśnitueref the financial affuirs of the company to those who are interested in themes I refersimply and anlely to the actual management,—ar,, perhaps it,' would be more correct to shy mismanagement- of the hotel itself. · As à

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of silence it is certainly the most.comfiles that it his ever | been my latto live in, and this added to the irri-, tating *rales and ing Inționate gyr2ing, fextraut.

to say nothing of the battlend incr-fr fully seventy-five per cent, of the serenists are of that clans, which in Ingst vernacular in spely termed 'larn pidefis'—makes the hate! »ngiting - but an elysium ; indeed for men like myself, who only seek comfort and derent attendance, and who are quite willing to pay for the same, to have rai | put up with the patty annay vncan inci fental- upon a stay at thiswhich should really be the first and best hotel to the East -is more than one can hour with patience. An this is a subject which is being very openly discussed throughout Hongkong. I híve no desire to mean all the ines that might be adduced in supper of the comntains and

at the late meeting; but in fairness to the chief have been, irtohut à he shot fchou'd be toge spokesman, no matter whit his moviess may

that he had smpe mændstąga juno. Doming that I have not tri podia for tươm vVORIT valuable anacé, and thinking you in anticipation for the insertion of this lever,

I'am, Sir,

it, the present Commander-in-Chief of the THE Chinese cruisers Chi-yusn and China. Titis from the Shendao:-"A steamer, Charun and San Fanclsen and afterwards between San Island, about twenty miles from here. The protests that were made agains the management

British forces in Ireland, in the foregoing farrago of ignorant twaddle, writes himself down a long-eared ass. Lord WOLSELEY'S assumption as to another war between France and Germany, which he says will be the bloodiest war ever seen in Europe, may or may not be well founded-probably it is, but when he enters on Chinese, territory his superficial knowledge cannot be hidden. He confidently prophesies that some day a great general or law giver will arise in China, and the Chiness, who have beenmotionless for three centuries, will then begin to progress, China flatters itself at the present moment that it possesses not one but many law-givers, who can doubly discount the legal lights of all other nations, and we must admit that CHANG CHIN-TUNO, LI Hung-chang, and several of the ages of the Tsung-li Yamên would take a lot of beating in any branch of practical diplomacy. As law-giving. purn and simple, that in China is all bat universally Influenced by the forcible persuasion of that simple and homely article, the national bamboo. Whether China can boast of any great generals we really are not in a position to say; If they were judged from the standpoint of European military science, they would probably be found sadly wanting, although brave enough in the field and perfect masters of strategy according to Chinese Idens, His Excellency LIU MING-CH'UAN, Governor of Formosa, bears the reputation of being a courageous and skilful soldier, and t is undoubted that he more than hold his own against the French troops when Admiral DE LESPES attacked Tamsul; but acting on the defensive behind earthworks ́ls one thing and marshalling and directing an army in the open field is quite another. There were other Chinese commanders who fought gallantly and with a fair amount of success against the French commanders in the Tonquin affair; but it would be the height. of fally to pretend that the whole Chinese Army contains one general capable of conducting a campaign on anything like even terms with the faintest prospect of success against an army commanded by a skilled European.

And who told Lord WOLSELEY that the Chinese Empire had been standing still for three centuries? How a man in his lordship's position can lay himself open to ridiculo by making such absurd statements

ky name, while on its way from Shanghai to yuan, arrived here on the 22nd inst. from Shanghai and exchanged the usual un'utes......

Wahu on the 1st of the 2nd moon at 53 o'clock about Knachou, struck a sampin containing man and his wife and an assistant boatman, and THE griffins have commenced) to arrive at Shanghai from the Narth. A mob of ninety-capsized it. The steamer immediately reversed Raven from Tientsin were landed by the steamer her engines, but was able to rescue only the El Dorado on the 14th inst."

woman, All efforts were subsequently made to recover the bodies of the two men but in vain. The smashed boat was towed into Chinktang and the matter was reported to the Commissioner of Customs, who promised on investigation on the return of the steamer.”

THE dredging operations at Waosung are stated to be nearly completed, and the city magistrate of Shanghai has been making the final examina- tion before reporting to the Governor,

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Lient. W. C. A. Nicholson, R. A.. to be temporary Adjutant of the Hongkong. Volunteers, vice Liept. W. H. Lee, R A., who has left the colony, How is this for high † Ap American paper says that in the Taeping rebellios of a third of a century ago in China, the Emperor raised a large army of women to assist his male soldiers

in saving the Empire.

THE Shiapas states that the grand and beauti ful residence of the well-known Yen Sai-fung, a rich sait merchant and director of the Tientsin Railway Company, has been completely burned down in Tientsin, The fire lasted all night, but as the house was surrounded by high fire wails the buildings in the vicinity were untouched. Mx. H. E, Wodehouse, police, magistrate and superintendent of the Fire Brigade, has been granted four months' vacation leave and eight months leave of absence on half pay. During Mr Wodehouse's absencs Mr. George Horspool will act as chief of the Fire Brigade, with Mr. Arthur Chapman as deputy.

A NATIVE paper states that coal of exceptionally fine quality is found in large quantities la the Changkul district of Shantung. A certain Mr. Yang has petitioned the Governor to permit him to work the coal mines by machinery, at the same time giving the poor people from the famine districte some work to do. It is said that the Governor has sanctioned the request. REFERRING to the division in the Singapore Legislative Council on the Miltary Contributlan vole, the Straits Timer remarks:-

"It was amusing to note how the official votes were riven yesterdays in the majority of cases the official mewbers did wet dugular that they were voting "aya" reluctantly, and even with

officials were under almost similar circumstances, We wonder what the feelings of our Hongkong last Thursday!

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Tax Long Range Subscription Challenge Cupa And Spoons, at Foo and goo vards, were shot for on Saturday last. With the exception, of ang of two scares the shooting was very indifferent. Lt. G. Haswell, R.N, won the Cup for the first time. The Range Spoons at Soo and 90 yards were carried off by Lt. Haswell and Mr. Woodin, respectively. Seventeen members competed and the following are the four best scores made, Polets yards. Total

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A NATIVE paper has the following: Though the officials in Hankow have been urging the tea-merchants to put forth their best efforts at the commencement of the tea-picking season, very few took the sound advice, because of the scarcity of money and the unwillingness on the part of native banks to advance the necessary funds. This state of things promises a bad year. A few days ago a very wealthy man placed enormous sums in the market which were quickly taken up by the almost desperate merchants in the tea trade, and now crowds of los pickers are being sent to the mountains to gather the first crap.

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A CORRESPONDENT writing to the Sumatra Courant on the affairs of the island, inland,

says:-On the second of February twenty-five menunder the command ofaCaptain and a lieuten- ant left the fort at Ketapan Das to reconnoltre in the direction of a stockade from whence the Achinese were continually firing on the fort. They found the place unoccupied and the enemy being unaware of the presence of troops, were busy holding a bartar behind the stockade. The soldiers opened fire and the Achinese fled, leaving

retiring one soldier was slightly wounded. their goods and eight dead behind them. A large number of weapons were captured, Whilst

of Chinese (so-called) While one of this

THE foolbardiness Tar China Merchants Cos river steamer Klangkon came out of Dock a couple of days engineers in proverbial, ago and fa now lying at the Company's buoy rather noted order, was endeavouring to make a two-donkey.power engine haul up whilst the Deck Co.'s carpenters finish off their will, however, be detained in harbour pending inst. where reclamation work is going on part of the general overhaul. The Klangbwana pile at the West Point wharf on the 23rd the receipt of telegraphic instructions from the apace-an accident occurred which should prove a warning to all concerned. A pile which was her usual run on the Canton river.

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the safety of the European and Chinese serigars. About 11 o'clocken.m, the Hongkong and Whamoon Dock Company's tug-hnat, Pilat Fisk, Capt. Stepant, left here with Captain Arder an on heard, and arrived in the vicinity of the Lemn Islands at about 1 am. this morning, There was a heavy swell co, and considerable difficulty was experienced in getting close

V Yours, wit

Hongkong, March 19th, 1831.

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TRAVELLER,

THE "NANZING" AND THE NAVAL AUTHORITIES.

To rum Encrower the "forake-n "Telegrafii,” a DEART-I múst-egsin melt véu fæspann in your column in a 11 về utton on this -Romuland www in which Nyd affaire, pemudamed in the ra

to the laland, upon which the whole of the passengers had been landed. With the all THR Tokyo poers during the last few days of the steamer's boars, however, the passengers, have, says the Japan Herald heen publishing comprising eight Europeans, including Mis alarming news from Soul. It is stated the Whileck, Mrs. Marshall and two children, and Chinese Resident, Mr. Yuan, has approached about 120 Chinese, were midly transfered an the Korean Court with two proposals of a startling board the Pital Fish, which left shanly after

While the scandalosti odslag weglun portof the nature. One relates to a treaty by which Korewards, and arrived here at 4 m. W undr gave to Russia great privileges of commerce stand the Nansing is very badly obce Naval authorities, le demanding unrundant fa. and navigation on portions of the coast and and clave to some racks which rise as such for and helor, in Lunion the park thu pa her borders. Several years agz, when this considerable height above her. Soundings were in the Name In Thee be lie the wiz Treaty was first concluded between the two inken, unifit was found that there were about twelve, dei "on theinenssina of fully pi hium) is enuntries, Mr. Yuan, remonstrated with the feet of water, round her bars, three, fathoms still freils in our membry, vaurs Extra " family Korean Government, and it was only the about her foremast, and five faibèms aft, whilst

conways news of any hop di somme that gedelav I year before 1st that the treaty

Suports that the Dust Comprayk ug-host, Pilat was the forehold is full of water. A, number of ratified. As to the details of the demands pre-junkes were in the vicinity, no doubt with a

Flih, Taft Hon long to rexler nati-tanda in ferred by the Chinese Resident in the present view to wreckage, as they offered no assistan

theprisengers of the strandet steimer Naest g instance, no accurate information is given in whatever to the unfortunate steamer, HM.S. at Work list right, and that the Bis any of the reports thus far published. The Peacock left at daylight this morning for the gunboat Plancharted for the guns destina- other proposal is said to have for its object the scene, and at noon. half a dozen, banks were Don at day-light to-day Thus, it is clear abdication of the present King in favour of his despitched for the purpose of transhipnine purt that it took the Mural surbarley, Cul! - kon. Some of the correspondents say that the of the cargo, so as to lighten the vessel.

six hours longer in set off in ivrinded firs Koreans are not very well disposed to China, and that they resent the interference of their

tug-host which it is well owl, a poten western neighbour. The report published in

tinually ring at th: buy with at any conde the Kokkal states that the graves of the fate

has always sufficient quantity of co-ls in her for any emergency, The Pilet Fisk, however, King and Queen have been dug up and that all the fewels have been taken away. The grave-

hunkers to get up steam with the less daly keepers were sentenced to banishment for their

of course I don't assert that there was not a single gunboat in the harbour vendy, to procved to «es. négligence,

at an hour's notice (us they should he), but that, nevertheless, looks a probablily.

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One of the engineers of the Nansing reached Hongkong this afternoon with the news that the steamer was breaking un. Shortly before day break the vessel was driven by heavy read beam on to the beach, both for'ard and after holds were full of water and the decks were being forced upward.

Reports have also been received here this aftertioon of the lenting of passengers haggage 1st night by gangs of fishermen, who boarded the Wanaing when the officers were husy landing passengers, treasure etc. Most of the native passengers have arrived here to-day by launches sent out to their rene. The rest will probably arrive by the ''Pilot, Fish_nhout. 8 o'tlock to-night. Detective Hadden arrested the engineer of one of the launches this afternoon And found in his possession, new umbrellas, boxes of cigars and upwards of groo to hard

REGARDING the recent reform in the judicial and consular arrangements at Shanghai, the M. C. Daily News attributes the changes to the "malignant activity of an old British Minister to Chlen. It is confidently stated, anys our con- temporary, that the amalgamation of the fanc tions of chief-judge and consul-general at Shanghai is due to the malignant activity of Sir Thomas Wade who, we are told, is still regarded at the Foreign Office as a reliable authorly on Chins matters. As long as he was at Feking, he was our bite noire; he was the classical ca instance of the men-whom x'familiar açqüain- tance with the Chinese language and literature makes more Chinese than the Chinese them selves. When he retired from active service and sank gracefully into the lettered ease of a professorship at Cambridge,

we faltered relations betwees England and China was ourselves that his dangerous participation in the removed; but there is reason to fear that he stlil

The Nansing, which wentashore at about 5.m. on the sath instant on one of the Lema islands, situated about 20 miles from this port, will, we now hear, become a total loss. The Dock Comvany's tug Pilot-Fish, Captain Stopani, has brought board, and there is every hope of saving the rest in r,200 bales of hemp out of the 1,000 bales on of the hemp, but the cargo of sugar, stowed in

Chief Manager in the North, before resuming hard and fast in the mud was being hauled out comes out of his retirement from time to time to the fore-hold. I1, of course, a total loss. The It's not easy to Imagine. Lord WOLSELEY THE Governor of Macao, bis Excellency Custodio gave way and portions of it rebounding with of the Chinese department at the Foreign Office Wansing besides vag Chinese, all of whom, with must know that within the past sixty years Miguel de Borje, his aide-de-camò, and Madame "terrific force almost Instantly killed one of the and when we remember how strennouriy he the exception one Chinaman who was drowned,

at high pressure, when the iron blck attached exercise a maleficent influence on the counsels were eight European passenger on board the

de Bott, arrived here on the 23rd inst. by the Haungthan on an official visit. There have been great preparations made for the reception of the Czarewitch in the neigbouring colony, but it is said that news has lately arrived there from the Russian Consul at this port to the effect that bis Imperial Highness will not be able to "do" the Holy City,

China has been going slowly but steadily ahead; that she has had wars on four occasions with European Powers--with Great Britain twice, with France and with Russia; that, once isolated from the rest of the world, she has now International relations and commerce with all nations; that steamers flying the dragon dag sail on every sea; that huge iron-clads and last. It is alleged, says the Hupas, that on account steaming torpedo craft have taken the of the hears fog which hung over Foochow and place of the old fashioned junks; that the its suburbs on the sth day of the first moon, while railway's, electric ghing, water epidemic which broke out since that faauspicious works on foreign principles, mining In day. Out of one village of over goo families 51 every branch, and other foreign innova. Persons died, while another country towa reported more than 40 deaths. The total number of tions are making progress everywhere. deaths in and out of Foochów, up to the present And this is what Lord WOLSELEY terms - time, is estimated to be over 4,000, "staudlog still.”

Goolles, while another was badly wounded. The offelel who ventured to break out of the policy from the race on which they were landed shortly repressed, when he was Minister, every consular have now been brought to Hon-kong matter was reported at the West Point Police

of self-effacement before the Chinese which he after the accident, and whereon they appear to Station, and no doubt an inquiry will be held.

inculcated, it seems quite credible that his bave bad rather an unpleasant time of It owing advice has helped to induce the retrograde to provisions run short, and through exposure to WE take the following from an editorial in the step that has now been taken: Sir Thomas the fog and mist which prevailed for many hours. North China Daily News-Our Chungking Wade heartily detested Mr. Alabaster because All the passengers speak most highly of the con- correspondent writes under date of the 1st March he held his own against the Chinese, and duct of Captain Hogg, his officers and engineers, that as far as could be seen the British authorities must be delighted by if he did not arrange, who spared no pains to make the situation as in China were taking no part whatever in the the alteration which Anally deprives Mr. agreeable as circumstances would perint. In opening of the port. The only announcement of Alabaster of the merited goal of bis ambition, large measure it was owing to the coolness and the opening was the posting.up.la the new the conant-generalship at Shanghal. To Sir pioraptitude displayed by the Captain that Custom-house of the regulations of trade, which Thomas Wade we owe it, we are told, that Mr. general pante was averted. The ich war

owing to one of the box's, which of the British government, at whose lustauce the higher position. It is certain that in the case of port was opened, for approval or comment. The of Sir Thomas the evil that mes do Brea after being landed on the rocks; there being a heavy British Consuls at Chungking and Ichang had them. We do not know enough yet to my swell miling in at the time. The usual Marine neither of them received any instructions what definitely that it is to Sir Thomas Wade that we Court of Inquiry will be held in the course of a few ever, and the former had not been yet authorised oro this grave mistakse, but it is at any rate the days, and the chip, as she lies, will, it is said, be to write up British Consulate" over his door, sort of thing that he would have recommended, put up to auction, or provided with a fag to fỵ, The Com

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Empire is intersected with telegraph wires, people are dying' from ' certain malignant? I had not even been submitted to the representative: Davenport did not return to China. In a much paded, capsizing when the passengers were

THE Board of Revenunat Peking has issuedapro-missioner of Customs has simply to take his. clamation announcing that the present year being orders from the Taotsi, as the British govern. the time for selecting maids of honour, the ment takes no laterest in the matter, and the daughters of all the Manchu officials, above the Total can be as obstructive as he likes. Thes

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His lordship is also entirely wrong in his estimate of the Chinese as soldiers he says they possess every military virtue, are stolidly Indifferent to death;

4th rank if military and abovathe 5th rank if civil, Chinese at Chungking aṛo equaily ladifferent, add 'capable of inexhaustible endurance. are to report themselves at the Board to awalt now that they know that steamers are not Greater nonsense was never seen in print, an auspicious day for them to ho sent to the coming. Our corespondent adds that the whole The seventh ordinary raceting of Shareholders' The Chinese are undoubtedly brave, and palace for selection by the Empress Dowager, way up from Iching at the different stopping in the above named Company was held at Messrs. when well led will seldom go back; but Sixty-nine have sent in their names and the places, the universal question was: When Russell & Co's office, Praya Central, this after- TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hoskonio Telegram".

Ju they are not amenable to strict discipline, Empress Dowager will soon appoint a day to the steamer coming Sir John Walsham noon (aged inst.) for the purpose of receiving the ::DrAR SIR,—As a resident in the Hongkong bas confessedly no reason to be proud of his report of the General Managers, declarlaga Hotel I consider Mr. Gaskell has earned the they are easily driven Into a panic, their came them,

Conventions but having negotiated It and get it dividend, and electing a consulting committee gratitude of the public generally, by drawing alleged extraordinary endurance is a myth, The monthly smoking concert of the Ganison ratified, the least he could have done was to. and Auditors, There were present Messrs attention to the want of management of that their physical weakness would never start mens was held last evening(18th inst) in their preserve his interest in it until the port was W. H. Forbes (Chairman), D. Gillies, J. S. Moses, estabilshment, and I certainly think that the stand against a rush with the bayonet of a commodious room, Queen's Road. The readings, actually opened, He obviously does not con. T. E. Davis, S. A. Joseph, L. Downes, A. Duer, Directory through their Secretary, have not foreign army, they do not possess one lota recitations, songs and musical selections were

sider what a bad effect the Indifference must G.L. Watch Taylor and R Shewan (Secretary much appeared in your last nights issue. That of what Englishmen call dash and French canied out with their usual sest, to the accom have upon the Chinese. Perhaps the report is The.Chairman) Gentlemen, which men Elat, and they don't like fighting, and paniment of a piano and two violla Mr. Reed true that he is anxious to pay out: Sir Robert. and accounts having been in your hands for the very deepest dissatisfaction prevails among lavoured, the company with a solo on the bag. Hart for not assisting him in getting the Upper some time past, may, if you have no objection, the residents not guests-is evident, and if thất wouldn't be soldiers if they could be anything pipes which was fully appreciated, a

dand's reading | Yangisze opened lo steamers. It is the Costame be here taken as read. There is little that I have ignot known to the Directors It ought to be cise. Add to all this that, with the exception by Sergt. Major Meridithan received with now who are most anxious to see foreign trade to add to it of Interest. The result of the year clés they are either deaf or blinde Mrityull "of Li Huxe-emano's foreign-drilled con- look applause. The ginal feasts having been flourish at Chungking; and Big John does not work is a very satisfactory one pour debt to the hyn, that so far as Mr. Tucker is concerned, tingent in Chihif #nd a few detachments honoured, the concert was brou-ht to a close prop: an to exert h men f 10 grailly, the Inspectors, Bank is being gradually, seduced, and if we there is no foundation, in fact, for the charge on the Mongolian frontiers, China has to ▼ with the national suikers.

General

continue as we are doing without any wÔNG made by Mr. Chadsally? wally if way this only sen

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Further comment on this incident la unnecessary at the present junctures anffice. It to say that the apathy and indifference of the naval authorities on this 5 avion le fist bringing our fe in Eastern a^a« int¬ merited' contempt,

Yours truly.

"Hongkong, 21st March, 189'.

OBSERVER.

[Our correspondent's stricteres may be fully

justified, and then again they may not-and pro ably are not. The Namoa scandal wÂN ́Alike disgraceful to the then Head of the Govemment (Mt. F. Fleming) and to Com- modore Church; but in this Nanging affair it appears to us that the Nwat arborities acted with commendable' promptvida. · Of coursa: we do not know for certiin, but the probability: is that the Commodore did not receive infor... mation of the Branding of th⋅ Nassing until 'very late fat night, and it is therefore hard

to sco how the Protoch could reasonably hars been expected to wet sway earlier thin this morning at day-light. "The`ilovration of the Pilot. Fish is hardly to the pain fusha iun 'fug-beat plying for hire and is available for emergencies at any and all houre of the day and night.-El, H.K. TelegraphSON

"THE MANAGEMENT OF THE

HONGKONG HOTEL-

> To The Entar or Tag "Kovano'o Teleszárx.” of the opinion that for uch a large hotel there is SIR-1.quite agree with Mr. Giskell; for I am

nat another extant, which is so badly managed

"brys" at the bat are anything butas obliging as the Hongkong Hotel In the first place the as they might be, and as patrous of the hotel have a fall right to expect, and a general clearance in this department would be appre clated by the customers. As for the Rotisseria

sent or eighty cents there, one goer soeng

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seventy of away as empty s one went in. The bill of fare is a -. 'misery," and this should not be the case where meat, poultry and game are all so cheap, Az

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'a matter of fact the usual orders of the day are ·

chops and leaks and straks and chops, messed up in about ten" different wayu, zod/ slot of cold · staff from, tha Hotel, which of course may or may not be the proper! way of utilising the surplus. This is not the way. Mr. Tucker ran the, Adelphi Shades in Liverpool-but 1 am forgetting, wo "zực, pʊw in Hongkong.

eded. Yours truly,

Hongkong, 2191 March, 1891

GROWL

[We mahlish Grower's complaint for what it may be worth, but thein arg statements la his sammunication that expersion should be taken. to, viz,; the product o. the “bays” behind the bar, and his having failed to extract his eighty ¦cents' worth from 3gp Rotisserie...The first ls, Linour opinion unfair, and the latter -Well,

does not evinre (the powes log inf may greit, amount of cumpilan on Carlyng, parime Kay H.K. Tilgraph}"

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