1891-04-22 — Page 5

No. 2824.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

Che Hongkong Telegraph.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1891.

THE GAMBLING ABORTION.

THE latest published and half-a-dozen times amended Grabling Ordinance is one of the weakest specimens of legislative shreds and patches that has ever been offered to a very wearled and long suffer ing contmunity. We have not been Informed on whose shoulders lies the responsibility for piecing together this hot- potch of legal incongruities and flaming ignorance of the true position and actual requirements of this colony as to preventive. legislation in regard to gambling, but whoever the official may happen to be, we are exceedingly, sorry for the verdancy he displays and respectfully offer Him our heart-felt sympathy. What he knows and what he doesn't know about gambling would doubtless fill a large-sized book; but surely before any man, no matter how technically clever in abstruse questions of Tegal procedura, attempts to make a special law seriously affecting the rights and liberties of an entire community, he ought to possess some actual practical knowledge of what he is trying to accomplish. The gentleman who drafted this Ordinance, and we say it in all seriousness and with due respect, only too evidently knows nothing whatever about the foner circles of social life in Hongkong; he ignores the fair and legitimate privilege of every citizen to a certain amount of license in his personal amusements; he wantonly attacks, every branch and form of sport and pastime that are inseparable from a Briton's life all the world over, by making it a criminal offence to indulge in 'what has ever been held to be an unchallenged right; and winds up by proposing to invade the sanctity of our 'social Institutions on grounds that are alike childish and absurd.." And he is not even 'consistent in the work, he has done so badly.

In the preamble of this precious. Ordl- 'nance we are told that "It is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to gambling and common gaming houses and lotteries," and the reason why this is experient is because the wording of a section of Ordinance 13 of 1888 has been considered rather ambiguous and has led to different decisions from the magisterial bench. And that is all. There has been no Increase in common gambling in Hongkong for the past fifteen years outside the mushroom crop of so-called Chinese Clubs which have sprung up in all directions, to whose existence we have so frequently directed the attention of the Government and insisted on the supervision of the Police. It trus there has been wholesale gambling in the Share Market; causing

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but unt!! some actual necessity arises, surely the Europeans in the colony can be left alone to enjoy their social amusements as they please, so long as they neither outrage public morality nor infringe the laws!

We shall return to this subject in our next issue, and deal with section 3 of the proposed Bill, which in it emended form is even a greater menace to the civil rights of the people than was the "driginal draft, It is to be hoped that Governor Das Vœux will see his way to summarily withdraw this most foolish Ordinance, as it can only lead to universal dissatisfaction without serving any useful purpose whatever.

- CHINA MAIL" CONSISTENCY.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1891.

LETTER from the French Consul to the Governor, notifying the establishment in Saigon of the Insitul Microbiologique et de Vaccine

on is published in the Government Gazette of Saturday last. We gave full particulars of this Pasteur's Institute several weeks ago. FANCY the Duke of Cambridge doing police duty! Yet Hingkok contemporary announces that H. F. Phya Sarasak, the Commander-in-Chief of the Siamese Army, had started for Korant and Eastern Lans, to suppress the bands of robbers with which those provinces are infested.

Inclined to autocraticmethods of over-riding | ON her last voyage to Vancouver the Canadian other people's opinions, he has worked hard Pacific liner Batavia, C-p'. Hill, went ashore and conscientiously and, notwithstanding March 19th near Tangue Point on the his one fatal error, has fairly earned Columbia river, but was towel off the following general popularity amongst all classes.

any without having sustained ́any damage. Under brighter auspices Sir WILLIAM DES Vaux might have been a model ruler of Hongkong; but circumstances and the fates have been against him almost from the day of his arrival, and his departure, although regretted, will scarcely be felt as a political factor outside the inner circles of official dom. Itis stated that, accompanied by Lady pas Veux, whose well deserved popularity has never been exceeded by the wife of any previous governor, and his family, his Excellency will leave here early next DIGAY BARKER will temporarily assume the reins of Government, although this latter report can at present be only a matter of surmise. Under any circum- stances the Governor and Lady ons Vœux, wherever their future lots may be cast, can rest assured that they carry with them the goodwill and best wishes of the Hongkong community.

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER

THE Stam Gancife states that Prince Damrong, MR. E. W. MAITLAND, Pen. Treasurer of the Minister of Education, will start next me th fr Alice Mesional Hospital, begs to acknowledge St. Petersburg. He is the bearer of the highest with thanks the following donations to the funds Slan ese order to the E peror Rusts, C of the hospital:-Mesars. Russell & Co., $100}] his way home he intends to visit England with the Han. Samuel Brown, $:5; F. A. Gomes, view of studying the system of education there. Esq., $25; Commodore E. J. Church, R.N., 3106 H. E. CHANG Chu-tung is mill pursuing his Tur last Baltimori American to hand"contains" progressive policy. The Peking Goastle of then interesting description of the execution at 13 h inst. sets forth a petition by him asking Kowloon City abour a year ago, contributed by that the Provincial Examiner of Fiupeh be -n eye-witness, "Mr. J. Crawford Lyon.". It is allowed to picked by steamer to Chinchów and a coincidence, doubtless, that he should have Ichaing to conduct the examinvions. The used precisely the same wordens we did in our Emperor granted the request.

account of the affair, but we rather" fancy that this globe-trotting "eye-witness" is very well nam d.

(month, and that probably Major-General | THE Foochow Echo bears that one of the many days, for the edification of the Sanitary Bowed by Mr. C. Robinson, a prominent amateur:

cumshows the Viceroy brought to the Czirewitch wasa "root figuren Foochow speciality, fenteen inches high, and worth taels 400. Great Seoul Our contemporary adds that such an enormous price for a soot figure should have secured a work of art.

Wear a change was there, my brethren When Governor Bowes ruled in this colony his chiefest lap-dog and foot-stool-next to the kail-worm who then edited the Daily Press-was the third-class frump who represents the China Mail. Without any exception, Bowes was about the biggest blackguard, that ever tainted the atmosphere of Hongkong; the fact of his. being a universal adorer of the female sex might perhaps have found extenuation to some extent in the acknowledged The French cruisers Villars, Triomphanie. Ma. E. W. MAITLAND, Hos. Treasurer of the

imperfections of his sex, but man who couldn't see a petticoat on a broomstick without forgetting what he owed to his high official position, to his social responsibilities, to his gray hairs and to his manhood, was outside the pale of common decency, let alone the exalted rank he held in this colony as the accredited representative of Britain's Majesty. It is understood that "Sir Gusu" in his cups, when thoroughly warmed up by the six dollars per dozen claret that had been opened the day previously, was rather proud of his conquests in the, courts of Venus-in his younger days Bower must have been a fair sample of the latter ical Adonis-and heartily damned polical flummery and everybody and everything connected with it. But he didn't menn that, as in his natural state he was the biggest and most offensive political crawler and parasite in the whole of the Colonial Service. That is a pretty large order, but it is the absolute truth, as his records in every colony in which he has served clearly show. During Sir GEORGE BowEx's reign la Hongkong he kept him self in touch with the community chiefly by the amusing obsequiousness and kindly patronage of Mr. THOMAS JACKSON, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, that eminent financler being backed up in his charitable mission by our local contem- poraries, the animated vegetable who occasionally shines refulgent as a public critic in the evening rag being an especial advocate of "Sir Gugh's many virtues. The Hongkong Telegraph stood alone as the fearless critic of a high Government representative who stood self-confessed

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

and I constant arrived on the 16th inst. from Tourase.

THERE were 38 deaths registered in the colony during March. Of their ten were Europeans, including one each from the Army and Navy. REPORTS from Foschiw are to the effect that

Indigenzt is still very prevalent amongst the natives there. Luckily its effects are now seldom

fatal.

THE taking of the census of this colony, by a real order of the Governor in Council, has heen postponed from the 30th April to the 20th May. Amer!

It has been computed that all the gold in the world would go into a room 24 feet square by 16

feet high. We don't think the Panjom deposits could have been incluiled in thi. estimate. TRE German punboat Wolf, which left Shanghat the nther week for Amay, returned to Shanghai and is now in the Old Dock for repair. On the way down she ran ashore'on s'me rocks off the arren Islands, and damaged her hull so badly the port side that four plates will have to be

renewed.

MR. E. W. MAITLAND, Hon. Treasurer of the with thanks the following donations to the funds Alice Meniorial Hospital, beg to acknowledge of the Hospital:-Man On Insurance Company: Limited, $50; Mesars, Abdoolally Ebrahim and Company, $25; Messrs F. Blackhead & Co., $25; H. L. Dennys, Esq., $15; and C. Ewens, Esq. $ra.

Ir may interest the authorities to know that an influental Chinese gentleman in Bangkok informed a contemporary the other day that he was convinced that the majority of the Namen nirates were at that present moment in Bangkok. if they are, says the Gosette, it only shows their end sexxe. They are as safe there as in the centre of Africa,

T. a confirmatory meeting of the shareholders of the Hongkong Marina, Limited, held at the Hongkong H tel on the 16th inst., it was unanimously decided that the Company be, voluntarily liquidated, The Chairman (Mr. Fraser-Smith), Mr. A. G. Gordon, and Mr. J. A. Barretto, were appointed quidators.

Alice Memorial Hospital, begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospital:-Messrs. D. Sasson, Sons &

Co. $100 Messrs. I. I. dos Remedios & Co., $52 Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Co., Ltd., $50; Messrs. Kruse & Co., $25; and Messrs. Dunn, Melbye & Co., $15.

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BUSINESS on the Rialto was apparently an unknown quantity on the 16th inst, so a few of the leading members of the Stockbrokers Exchange" put their dignity in their pockets for A few minutes, and bad some alleged fan, A put as lo the speed of their respective ricksha coolies led to a match between two members of that august body, the course being from the Club, round the Bink and back. The rivals took opposite courses, and, after a race which was most exciting to the old women who were nearly getting run over, the won by, a nose, The event led to betweens, round the Cricket Ground and back, similar contest between another couple of go- and again the bicycle wheels won. But this Isn't business, surely.

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wide-spread ruin throughout the colony; before the Hongkong public as a shallow. ME. CARL HEINRICH W. WALLIS, of No party with the bicycle-wheels, so to speak, wished to capfine the right of entry to members suspicion was at once disarmed by the officer

Wellington Street, has formally applied for a cense to sell intoxicating liquors "as an adjunct amed. A special sessions of the Great Unpaid to, his business as restaurateur" at the address will be held on Tuesday the 28th inst. to decide the knoty que tien-whether or not another "u" is required in the district of which Wellington Street is a centre.

WITH tears in their eyes our landlords life! up their joint and several voices and cried: "He

LAST Saturday evening a small and very repre damned us for the sewage and now he sues us for the damage," And thereby hangs an interest

sentative assembly of gentlemen interested in ing little sale which we will relate one of these the "manly att" met in the Kowloon Hotel, to witness a coppie of sparring contests promoted and the benefit of the Hongkong public. THE Russian manol ar Kereyets, which arrived programme was a four-round contest between wirlder of the ceas. The first item on the In Shanghai on the sath ins, collided with the Messrs. Heckett and Thomas, for a silver cup. Kintean Lightship that morning, the lightship Both men scaled about rist. 4b, and were in losing her bowsprit and being driven from her good condition, and hard knocks were the order moorings. The man-of-war had one of her of the hour. Beckett forced the fighting during boats and some of her rails mashed, and two the first three rounds, by which time he was of the blades were broken off one of her propellers.bexed to a standstill. When the last round was commented Thomis opened out with a heavy MR. EW. MAITLAND, Hon. Treasurer of the blow on the "mark," which tied his opponent Alice Memorial Hospital, begs to acknowledge in a knot, and left him unable to finish the with thanks the following donations to the funds round-The arcand event was a six-round of the hospital-Messrs. Grupp and Co., contest, for a silver cup, between an Unknown Basi Messrs Cawasjer Pallanjee and Co., $25; and a young amateur named Linney. Both Hugh McCallum. Fq., $25; C. Palmer, Esq. men scaled about gst. 7th., and an exhibition of 820: A. Turner, Esq, $10; J. M. Armstrong, skill wis witnessed such as has rarely been Esq., $ro..

equalled among local amateurs. The Unknown bad a terribly quick right, and was extremely A CORRESPONDENT Write "The difference Dimble on his feet, whilst Lunney was a between a thoroughly sound well written new-throughly rond round man. A very warm piper with some backbone, and a wretched series of rounds were witnessed, and there was dishclout was never hetter contrasted than by very little between the men when time was the Telegraph and China Moil of Saturday night called and Luppey adjulged-with some dis AT the Palice Court on the 16th inst a Chinese las. The farmer was worthy of the Hongkong saticals--the victor. The evening wound up hoy, employed at the Marinburk Furniture Co.'s Telegraph in its best days, the latter was fit to

with a short exhibition by Robinson and Ben: works, was charged with stenting a purse wrap fried fish, and smelled strongly of "Brownie". Taylor, a local veteran, the former scoring containing stamps, vilue $12, the property of and mud." Thanks.

pretty heavily. At the conclusion a well-known Alex. Smith, foreman of the works, on the 15th.

patron of sport presented the prizes, which The complainant said he hung his coat up whilst SYDNEY paper says that " one by one the men, included a handsere

consolation" for the at work, and, missing the purse from the pocket, who during the various recent Australian land Unknown. The very satisfactory and orderly pave information to the police. Prisoner admitted booms made fortunes by commissions, but arrangements did credit to the organiser, who picking the purse up, and Mr. Wise, considering elected to jab all the same, are becoming will probably be induced to promote other com- Why the whipping, your Worship !! the case proved, sent him to gaol for seven days, Insolvent. Hongkong experiences of "broms" petitions before long, and to receive a whinping of twelve strokes. in shares and stocks an fabulous gold-mines CUR" regimental cantemporary pablishes the

have invariably tended in the same divention; following extracts from a the brokers were never satisfied with the liber Highlanders by an Army Chaplais;-Daring THE Hongkong Rifle Association competition commissions they earned but must reeds "b" the siege of Quebec, the French had planted ticle on "Our for the Shert Range Handicap Cup and Spoons as well, and now most of them are dead-brokers.sentries, aleng the liver in challenge all whe was held on Saturday last. Some good shooting History repeats itself. was made at 50 yards, but the rain spoilt the

approached. During the night attack, which senres at 600 yards, Mr. C. Ford won the cop.E.D." asks us whether the military authori- with English troops wwobresved and challenged. ended in the capture of the, town, the first boat and goo yards spoon, Col. Sergt. T. Boyd win lies have the right to transport through the el y ning the foo yards spoon. There were large numbers of loaded shrapnell shells from

"Qui vive?" A moment's hecration and all would competitors, and the best, four scores are the magazine at East Point to Belcher's insat

Hve been lost. Anofficer Fraser's Highlanders appended t

who served in Holland and kaew the West Point.? It is hard to say exactly what the Floy Total

watch-word, at once replied, "La France The ya. Ya

Points, Aggregate military gang have a right to do here-they sm second part of the challenge was given and #3 19. scratch

to run this place just as they please; but there answered satisfactorily. The sentinel became can be no doubt that the Police have it in their troublesomely inquisive. "A guel regiment すい

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power to prevent coolies humping landed shells appartenes rous? — Un regiment de la Reina- that were one of them to explode, it would not regiment of that name was cerving in through the streets in the daytime, on the grounds I was fortunate that the Captain know that s only kill a number of people but also bring des troy a great deal of house property as well. In all the beats to pass without further challenge: The sentinel, satisfed with these replies, alowed any other place but Hongkong the transportation he thought it was an expected convoy with of abot and shell would be effected by means of provisions, and no time was lost when the boats, as far as possible. But this is Hongkang. magic word "paste" was heard, The three sen

tries took it for granted that all was right: thera IN. answer to a correspondent, who wants to know far more than we can tell him, we have

was only one who had any suspicion, Strack been informed that an attempt was made to get

with the silence on, board the boats, he rushed down to the water's edge and called, "Pourgues upa "Sky"Race-meeting independently of the Polo Club; but as the self-appointed promoters

rat ca qui võùa ne parley par haut ? ?. The of the Executive and Legislative Councils and replying in a subdued tone, Tais fois on hous and to lait riding qualifications to members British Quebec. (If the cunning Highlander's" Sanitary Board, or something equally idiotic,

serons entendue." That cunning Highlander had. not studied French for nothing-it gained for the and visitors of the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club, French was as stated in the foregoing recount, the thing collapsed. But have patience, genile it could not possibly have deceived a China sportsmen, only for a short time longer we MRS. JAMES FROWY.POTTER, who is shortly intend to throw a little wahr licks on this very French soldier, who must have known something Mait reporter, or our office goat-far less a exprated in this colony, is said to be the youngest imperfectly understood sporting question, which of his own language, H, R. T.)

Cleopatra on the stage, and Madame Sara

has no vezed the mal susceptibilitles of a Bernhardt, who is forty-six, the oldest. We number of men whose immosal tendencies are "BROWNIE" up to the neck in congenial slush don't know Mrs. Potter's exact birthday, but notorious, and that intention will be carried As usual, This, hydra-headed inversonality" we do know that she is slightly over seven, und odit very soon. In view of the proposed new in his Saturday's chatter, incidentally referring we are looking forward to her "Cleopatra Gambling Ordinance becoming law at no far remembering the renssting she made by her distant date, a calamity which for the sake of

to the new Gambling Ordinanca, says that he most realistic, impersonation of the character in the colony at large it is hoped may be avoided, of the best owners on the Home Turf bas "heard from trustworthy sources that many New York-with as much Impatience as the there are various important questions connected the stalls when a ballet in on the tagi Mrs.

never bet." Who told "Brownie" that? Whs most enthusiastic hald-head to the front row of with local racing and sport generally which will are the "trustworthy sources?" "Brownle" is Brown-Potter's company get into some trouble while there is nothing lost by walling.

soon require firm and serious handling," Mean- an ignorant ass, and the "trustworthy sources,

assuming that they have an existence outside In Bombay owing to billing a show for Good |

the gutter-snipe's too vivid Imagination, are— religious in the upper circles in Rombay as is dated Shanghai, 17th April, says: The fortnight Hongkong Brokers, where lies are never told, Friday-they are apparently as morel and WHEELOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report well, they ought to leave the sacred ranks of the the case with the elect of Hongkong-but the under review is devoid of interest, and very little and go post haste to join the Salvation Army or fault was not the lady's, and she came out of the cargo is offering for London. Constwise from the Holy Romans, with whom a chapter of lylog hurly-burly triumphantly. We learn from an Wahu to Whampoa-demand has somewbat is rather a recommendation than otherwise. In Indian

Correspondent that Mrs. Potter is slackened, charterere having almost flied their the whole history of the modern British look forward to a series of high-cla's representa being made and a settlement is reported at of backing his own colours, That man was tha supported by an excellent all-round company; } requirements for the present. From Shangbai turf only one prominent owner of rROD- so that Hongkong play-goers can confidently to Whampoa enquiries for tonnage are now horses has been free from the doubtful vice tips Emily Bisine made a favorable impressionOwing to the scarcity of tonnage a further most successful turfites the present generation bere over a desen years ago, and Mr. Karle advance in freights has to be noted, without his known. If Brownle," or his "trustworthy tians of the legitimate drams. Mr. Crofton and quotations below. From Nagasaki to Shanghal, late Viscount, Falmouth, one of the best and

Bellew has undoubted cisims to be considered however leading to business. For London zid sources," can tell us a single one of the other one of the best actors in ble line on the English sunt ports of call and Suez Canal The best owners, we shall be glad to receive stage.

0. S. S. Co. Titan left on the 15th instant, details, Lord Falmouth did not generally bet, and the berth is now occupied by the same Com he had no occasion, to, he was in the happy THERE would appear after all to be something pany's steamer Achilles circulated for despatch position of a man who could thoroughly enjoy secret that SI W. DIS Vaux, on account H. Cez, D. Gillies, T. F. C. da Rozs, H. Craw untamed friend, Citisen George Francis Train ports of call and Suez Canal-The s..

Davis, R. R. Border,

on the 2318 idim. For New York, via usual the sport of kings without indulging in the of increasing ill health and acting on ford, J. Meler, and J. H. Lewis (Secretary). The Hongkong, wis Japanese, and Chinese poris. instant and will and remain but a short But his was most exceptional

excitement, of demons ; and we, know, that he Strathlivan is dus from Japan on the zoth loved and enjoyed racing to the end of his days. medical advice,, had determined to leave special resolutions, which were published in full Hongkong for good and to resign the in this fournal on the 18th ukimo, ➡re put to

When Georgs was over here last year he brought me, as all her space has been taken up, het once made boceptional case, and yet that governorship,.......... His Excelléncy at one the meeting serindim, "and" unanimously, can. intoplay an eloquence that is probably unequalled There Is an enquiry for further tonnage, has become: historical in turf fore. In the on, this side of the Styx to convince us that time hoped that a trip, to and a short frmed.

but at the present rates of freight owners prefer autumn of 1861 Lord Falmouth bad a two-year itay in Japan would brace up his falling TH Sydney Bulletin of March atst has this and would: smash up Sas Franciaco and London via usual ports of call and Sues Canal:

Tacoma was the coming port on the North Facific seeking other employment. Departure for old filly named Quren Berthe in the charge of John Scott, the famed Wizard of the North, and

*in the know thought the filly had that caused all the mischief, andit ls these serve out the "remainder of his term editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, who was | We accepted. thess hot-beds of vice and these alone that of office, but unfortunately that hope it is cabled, been discharged from prison in shooting very wildly all the same, and tie ir Sne Franciscos-British ship Yohn E. great trainer, assured him that the filly would lately sent to gaol for an alleged fibel, has just,' | customary suavity. hat we thought Train was

assurances with our 5th fast. Departure for New York via Sues

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Departure for Itollo :-British owner, was not sanguine, or he pretended wanted dealing with by special legislative has not been realised and he has dying condition. Fraser-Smith in a man who

outh Instant, Departure not to be, and when Mrs, Scott, the wife of the anactment. Where was the necessity for resolved, wisely we think, to abandon, for has fought a good fight for many years in a a matter of fact, regarded his emphatic (dr Sac Interfering with properly constituted, well the time being at least, all official cares Crown colony ruled by nepoilsm, and under

prophecies as the mere exuberance of a Sayes on ith instant, Quotations are win the great filles' race of the year, he made the first and last bet of his life. Viscount conducted Institutions, against which no and responsibilities and seek rest and system which rendered a fair and unprejudiced verbosity that we have never seen equalled. Nagasak to Shanghal, $1.50 per ton of coal

But it must now be admitted that there melt, for both steamers and sailing vessels. Falmouth was very much like George Wash complaint had ever been made? What tranquility in a climate more' suitable to trial an absolute. Impossibility." Our contem method in the famous " crane Indicata per top, 405. for the Continent, Shanghai to at all events he bet Mrs. Scott the large sum

mndness. ↑ Shanghai to London, P. and O. 9. N. Co. 354 ington, but built in somewhat different! advantage to publia morality will be the Infirmities to which it is understood he porary makes a slight mistake ay to the charge Recent advice from San gained whist in the Hongkong Club at has been a victim for years past. Whatever for which the Editor of this journal was sent to that line of steamers anything over ten-cent points is declared our political views and differences may libel. Had it been the latter offence, the question near future. The San Francisco Comirflat top for braid and general cargo. Newchwang favor when the bet was made, hut Mrs. Scott

between Tacoma London, D. S. S. Co. 371.6%, perton, 415. Cd. for of sixpence that Queen, Benha would not gaol-it was for an alleged conspiracy · DOŁ # and Hongkong is quite probable in' the very New York Shanghai to New York, 498 per win the Oaks. He had long odda In 20 criminal offence, if our German have been, and however much we deplore of innocence or guilt could have been easily Natus of March, doh says Mr. Marshall, friends, are debarred" law from the unfortunate and untenable position decided; but as

16 cents por plcul, quick dispatch judgment was verified, and the gallant daughter Newchwang to Swatow, as cents per picul, quick of Kingston, in the skilful bands of Tom Alderoft, of learning the ladecements offered for the the price of a bottle of soda-water, if the pleader for Downing Street, we cannot but against them, and they had no effective semedy establishment of a line of steamships between 18 cands, per picul, quick dispatch. Chefoo to Jamie Merry in 1873) Vivid and seventeen other member of the Club Lusitania run the admire the sturdy and independent attitude to set aside the most infamous decision that bas Tacoma and Victoria, and Tgian and China. Amoy 20 cents per picul quick dispatch. competitors. And the gratified owner paid his risk of imprisonment for playing ten-coat he has Invariably assumed on all public We say nothing here about the sentence, nor and it is the fetention of Marshall's company to British steamer, 188x tons register, Waha to with diamonds. That was said to be the paly ever been rendered in the local Supreme Court. The contract with the Canadian Pacific is ended, Settlements, daring the fortnight-Mardu bet with a new sixpence, handsomely encrusted pool, or if the habitues of the City Club are questions with which he has had to deal, do we propose, for reasons which will come out make a contract, if possible, fera service between Whampoa, 1 cands. pez plcul, 13 lay days bet Lord Falmouth ever made, but we doubt it Instrict law habitual criminais for playing and the willingness he has ever shown shortly at the present moment-catering-Into Tacoma and Hongkong He left for Tacoma Dentare British steamer, 1453 tons register, very much, notwithstanding the very significant fifty cent poker The whole thing is excepting in this one bliter dispute, to detall but there is no reason why we should and expect to make a successful deal The Waha to Wasmpos, 18, canda, per picul, 13 lay fact that he weldom entered his horses for handi- ridiculous, and unworthy of the serious listen to reason and to do all in his power, not state that we bold in our bands a complete inference we draw from this paragraph is that day Lombardy British steamer, 3.571 tons caps. But if our long-eared friend Brownley attention of sensible, men. If there must consistent with bls. obligation to And Fraser-Smith in the the 'reterred to and that Betansestaters, if possible, to this bith a tow paypical, 15 ay days Rewa, British barque, challenge and publish the dames of the best and thorough windication of Mr. Ward and Mr. the owners of the Parthia, Abrisketa, and register Shanghai to Whampoa, 3/4 cands, and his trustworky sources will Recept Our be special laws for the Chinese, then let the Colonial Ofice to meet the views and the same will be submitted to the Hongkong trade for the formeis Ner, the Hongkong 14 ton register, Newchwang to Amoy 25 conte owner on the Home This who never betwe Government: go ahead and make them, study the best interests of the Hongkong Government with as little, delay as possible. Waspouser Fouls has been movpollase by the per pical 18. Lay days. Disengaged vessel in valibre to say that shall, as we have dona Carefully and fairly weighing the rights and community. Although not altogether free On February and we praised thorough shree “Surpresses." And then may be milionsport American barque S/. 74mis, 1,459 tone beldre, write theat down to the publla ustustaction *wivileges of Inisations and individuxit, 1 from prejudices; und némistedly somewhat i sindication, and that promise will wo kryti

at pretentieke and ignorant nesvil

but the leading operators in that business and in the floating of bogus companies are men in high places, honored visitors to Government House, confidential chums of the Official Phalanx, philanthropists of the hybrid order, moralists whose notoriously Immoral pecadilloes are winked at because they can act the lap-dog and cavalier serviente as they can play lawn-tennis or golf and they are untouched by the new Gambling Ordinance, because they are the privileged class in a British colony where, by an amusing fiction which decelves nobody, everybody Is "righteously supposed to be equal in the eye of the law.

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and unscrupulous political Impostor and a social fraud of the deepest dye, and we incurred a very great deal of odium thereby, principally from official sources, which meant, very little. And the most obsequious and most abject followers of and toadles to Sir GEORGE BOWEN were the Daily. Press and "China Mail; according to these lights of Asia the erotic ald humbug A WHILE ago the Franch Government ceased to couldn't do wrong, and when the saintly Torgpin, pramising residents to increase the itise, the Havas" supply of telegrams to Jackson by sheer weight of the Shanghai number of official "wires" to make up for it. From Bank influenced the: community-with the that fim: scarcely n wird has been cabled from honorable exceptions of Mr. P. RYKIE, France to the Eastern Colonier, much to the Mr. A. MacIVER, and two or three others general indignation. To make up for this one and actually coerced Chief Justice Sir of the papers rublished a series of satirical bogs The only Gambling Ordinance required GEOROL PHILLIPPO, after that dignitary demanding three millions from the Duchers

telege ma, such here is one, and it could be clearly had absolutely refused to have anything Uzs, to form a corps of volunteers in Tonquin, expressed in a few lines, to put a stop to to do with what he knew was a burlesque, of which she will take command." The the Chinese nuisance which, by the Into taking the chair at that, never-to-be Brownie" of the Manila presa gravely trans. neglect of the Police, that is to say forgotten farewell hanquet, when Bowlated these "messages," and now, when he by the wholesale bribery of the Chinese wept (crocodile's tears) on JACKSON's what the Courrier Haiphong says about element in the Force which is adralited to bosom, they were bis Excellency's him he will feel unwell. Meanwhile we are have existed, has led to all this trouble BoswELLs. But times changel And now be bears

anxious to know how "Saab "will take it when and palaver. Properly constituted Chinese the Chine Mail editorially refers to LI Clubs, and we know half a dozen such in the HenG-CHANG'S, effusive blographer a colony in spite of the frothy declaration to frothy charlatan," Consistency, thy name the contrary of the well-meaning but exu- is not the bandicoot of our evening berant and indiscreet Registrar-General, contemporary, who once rushed Sir JAW have just as much right to exist as the Boys and now runs him down. Hongkong Club or the Club Germania'; its members have a perfect right to invite friends, and they can play cards, dominoes, or any other Chinese game of chanceorskill

THE GOVERNOR.

holters in the Douglas Steamship Company, AN_extraordinary general meeting of share.

to-day (t8th inst.), for the purpose of submitting Limited was held at the Company's office at noon for confirmation the five special resolution rela tive to alterations in the Articles of Association, which were passed on the 28th ulimo by the shareholders then assembled at an extraordinary meeting, To-day there were present: Mr. T. E. Davies (Chairman); D. R, Sassoon, P. Ryrie and C., Holliday

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always excepting fan-tan, pao-fis; or any Fon some days past it has been an opens. S. Berjamin, R. Consulting commitce substantial in the scheme of our fery and

game where every player has not an equal chance, and there must be no banker and no commissions charged, And what harm can such clubs do alther to public morality or to public interests ? It is the dens where everybody could go into and gambie to their heart's content, where fastar was

to run a line of steamers between Tacoma and

openly played and winked at by the police, | strength sufficiently to enable him to paragraph Mr. Fraser-Smith, the well-known Vancouver: as high as the pyramid. of Cheops. O. S. S: Co. steamship Titan via Swatow onnod chance to win the Oaks, The

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I was, two men perfectly inno

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Indulging in chess; or any other, game taken up: by Governor des Vœux on the cent of any crime were imprisoned, although presenting the loterests of Sir William Pegroespatch, Newchwang to Whampoa, 30 cents won cleverly from Marigold (afterwards the

was in Victoria on the

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