were of awty Impressive nature. The early communien twice at St. John's Cathedral sitracted many, and there was alarga congrego flea at the malar and commualan ln the fore anon, the choniuerfca belog particularly good, The service at the German Belbesda church www attended by the greater part of the German) residents and there was a good attendance of sallors and others at St. Peters, as well as at Union Church.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1897.
ant-gaverhoty box, who was abricking with laughter at indelicate things which I had no idea. she would tnderstand. I athed her about it afterwards, and she said “Go away !" course I went,
Sa ol
There seems to be so limit to the patronage of Government in Indo-Chins. Thus it occur. red to a cortals chizen of Salion to breed plas, but he wanted to be subsidised first, and actually got a "subvention" which would have paid for all the pork required in the place for the next ARRIVAL OF TRE LANCASTERS. | estabĹshment, and saw a few melancholy pige forty years. I went to inspect this gentleman's
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loafing about the place, but there was nothier in the whole thing worth looking at a second. time.
NOTANDA
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DICEMMIN,
Meteorological means based on ten years' observations is 2895. Barometer.............................................-30.177 Thermometer.................54:5
Rainfall...
MEMORANDA,
TO-DAY,—27th December,
す
3 p.m.--Cricket match between the H.K.CC. and the United Service on the Club's ground.
of the Governor-General and bis friends, sub- All Indo-Ching is really ruled after the dictates Ject, however, to constant and unwise interfer.30 pm.-Hongkong Rids Association's spoon his subordinater, who aften do their best to 6 p.m.-Mening of the Zeland Lodge, esca from Pails, and the unseen opposition of thwart ble plane watist appealog to carry cut
his orders.
competition at Kowlaca,
TOMORROW, 18th December. idents have a free hand in all that concerns
Along the coast and in the interior the Re-American and Canadian mills due,
10.30 am.-Synagogne case. their particular districts. The Resident General 3 P m.-America mail closer.
at the Court of Hud, where iba nomi val emperir | 3-30 p.m.—Coptic leaver for São Franclico, and subject to the approval of the Governor- o! Andam celder, has very extensive powe, 5 p.m.-Mee log of the Hoogkang Football
Club at the Victoria Recresilon Club, General. he does much as he pleases to all re- lating to Annamite policy and administration,
Canadian mail due. Side by side with the Government, but altogether fedependent of it, the Church exercises
A REGINENTAL "MOVING IN."
The chartered froopship Jilungo_with_the} 1st Battalion of the King's Lancier Regimen! and detal's for the Hongkong Garrison, arrived yesterday from England, of Malta and Sing; pore The Jenga had a tolerably good passage and win wèck on the voyage up from Singapore. She was expected here on Friday last hat the fate ordained that poer Tommy was to have his Chifstmas dinner on the briny after all,oon after "No, 19," she is offi cially marked and termed, dropped anchor in the man-of-wir ground relief parties came ahore to set their new quarters in order and there was great bustle and confusion on board is the hundreds of soldiers got their traps ready, and the wives and children looked wandaringly on the shores of their new homs. During the day large gang of cooltes were engaged receivule of its own, an imperium in imperio which leg the regimini's heavy biggage at the is the despair of many a Freeca official. The authority of the Church over the naives of all Commisaria Plor ard taking to its destins Indo-China is very great, and it may be sild slon, Further algue parties linded during the once that the French Missions are doing much di and in the alterapan sentries from the West Yorks kept the road clear for the new come their priests are carrying out a noble work loa to elevate a degraded and abject race, and that Many people congregated about the Naval Yard spirit of devollan and self-sacrifice which canast from a p... lime expecting that the Band be sufficiently admired, of the West Yorks would play the Lancasters lo. The exigiences si trooping, however, forbade any such compliment and at 4 30 some eight or pins Beamers, deported, ite men at the Dockyard Pler and they went into quarter is quietly as i
Let as leave Saigon, however, and try to re something of Indo-China, and what it in really like. Of this magnificent country and lis splendid possibilites, I have had an expertence which is akegether exceptional. Nothing cin shortest possible time than a plonear adventure to open up a trade with It.
• WEDNESDAY, 29th December
THURSDAY,—Jots December. 10.3_8.m.—Champerty appeal case before the
Full Court,
Noon Chuzan leaves for England: (I am.—English mall clones,
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To me kostos on the "HowɑKOWO TELEFKAPI," SIR-Wlib reference to the highly interest." ing lecture upon music and literature given by H. E. Governor Robinson, and reported in your widely read paper, I was somewhat susprisod that is tracing the growth of music H. E. omitted all menion of the Chinese. Surely this nation must bave aitained to a high standard in the art, when we discover in their clanics that the rela linn betwşên ruorale and music, which is hardly profoundly understood by their sagen thousands compreherded at all to the West to-day, was
of years ago.
"If your Majesty's love of music were very great," said Ménclus to King Suen of T'se, "The would be near to a pinie of gand Government, The music of the present is just like the music of antiquity la regard to effecting that," And ara'n
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By hearing his music, we know the character of his virtue. From the dis'anca of a bundredag:s after, I can arrange, according to their merits the kings of a hundred ages-not one of them. can escapema." Confucius, It is sald, when be was approaching Loo, discovered from the galt and manotra of a boy whom he saw carrying a pitcher the influ'nce of a certain aago's music upon him, and told the ditver to hasten to the ¦ capital, Arrived there be heard the Shaop, and was so ravished with it that for three monika ke did not know the taste of fisk, "I did not know," sild he, "that music could be made so beautiful." "The Woo, it is perfectly beautiful, but not perfectly good; but the Staou, it is both perfectly good and perfectly beautiful,”
Surely this is more wonderful than anything related by Plutarch or Thucydides, Musla 10
of teate for three whale meniki ! what a ręDOVA. tlog of Society might be effected if we could only maks muile act upon people in this way, so that the glutton would longer crave food,
they bad just come back from a drill, The givo a man a better idea of a country in the THE silk er steamship Empress of India arrived | perfect as to deprive a human being of the sense
in New York on the 14th inst.
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THE P. & O. steamer Sunda, from Chins, arrived in London on the afternoon of the
2418 Inst.
THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Diomed left Singapore for this port this morning, and Sanday, the sad prox. may be expected to arrive here on or about
The Canadian Pacific Rallway Co.'s steamer The
men appear generally to be of much the same physique as the Wast Yorks and wors khak!, wille helmets, and patiles. Their badge, the
I had already made voyages to the Annim royal llor, is worn on the tusic collars and
Casst in cistered vessels when I was allowed helmets. The officers have brought along some to purchase the little steam'r Asconfer for this splendid barseduh la the way of chargers, and one handsome duk bay with white blazi nearly sade, and I ran her for some time on the French Hited an inquilitve Dachshund, that was
coast in connection with some other ships. I. THE P. M. S. 5, Co.'s steamer City of Ris de was thus enabled to ses a good deal of Annam Jametro, with mails, etc., laft Shanghai for this tolfing at his heils, over to the other side of the block. Others of the horses gave indications and its resQUICK. that make it fair to infer the Chinese greams steamed maty a ilme down the river, whlut
Salling from Saigon, the title confurpat atl8pm on Saturday, the acth lost. will have to be careful with them,
Last night se was only natural Bacchus and with anxious eyes I gazed from her deck over a vast expanse of country, and tiled to father its Mars reigned reprema on Qren's Road and commercial possibilities, and to plan how Atkins generally had a high old ilme. Nobody an Englishman could achieve success in bigrudges the foldier a bit of a "shine * alter
this strange land belonging to the French. comlag off a long voyage but rome of the people curled mattersloo far when they tried to capsize to tempt. ibo planeer
There is nothing much on the place Eurapean Jadier' rickshan and slashed indiscri- whole country about Saigon itself is a
In Annam. minately at avary Chinaman that passed them. At one time there was quite a block in the road dressy weltering region of paddy fields and for a time, two lots of Hawaddles" bound tops. Of course, rice has its possibilities, diferent directions stopping to refresh each other long time past by the Germans and Chinese of
bot they have been pretty well discounted for and compare not. The G. M.P. (garrison mt. Salzon, and there was nothing for me la this malls, etc., from San Francisco to the 7th lost, Hissy police) had a very busy time after 9 pan direction. Presently the gwat bold mastes of has arrived at Yokohama, and left for this port lo stopping wanderers and demanding passe Cape St. James would come la sight, rugged, and the night it was full of these songs with desolate and rocky in aspect, vasled with a yesterday morning, via Inland Sex, Robe, which the British soldier makes glad when out of jungle, wilch are the home of the tiger and
Nigusali and Shanghai. on & Lear." We heartily welcome the new other wild animals. The heavy guns which defend the entrance to Saigon are here, but it is very difficult to find any trace of them. It would to Salgon, and wack an loperation as landing te Impossible to take a hostile fleet up the river force on the cost and marching it over swamp and paddy fields to the city is thing not be a tempted From both a military and commercial point of view Saigon in admirably situated.
Dobson, W. B
comers and withthers all a happy and prosper our time during their stay in Herakong.
The followfor are the officers of the regiment that have arrived in Hongkorg-L; Colonel Rollandson (to comand); Majen J. M. Gawor, W. H. Duc and T. C. F. Sanerville; Cap tains G. L. Hibbert, T. B. Dixon, 3. A. Patos, and D. M. McLachlan, Lieutenants is. Galloway, H. Lloyd (adidas), F. S. B. Johnson, T. D. L Wallarton, W. A. Lettbildge, R. G. Pat ker, J. H. Marish, R. E. Dostorsk R, M. Holovey, S. R. Fletcher, W. E. 5. Woo zate, Quartermaster T. Batchelor.
officers describe
the voyage oct being very pleasant til after leaving Singapore, les" the moonsa pat quite asciber aspeci matters. It speaks well for the health of the men and also for the efficient provision made for belt transport to find that no deaths or casunțiles of any kind occurred during the voyage. The barracks to. day presented a scene of great activity, working and fatigue pastles going in all directions with bedding, kits, tools and all the other forged minta of a regiment going into new quarters,
Tha
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the country assumes an increasingly desolate Rounding Cape St. James and steaming porth and Savage aspect. The Ascantur is low Powered boat, drawdog very litic water, and was always kept as close in shore as possible, so ss the Chica Ses, and as we aleamed past hundreds to avold the force of the currents which sweep of miles of the Ansam Coan almost within a stone's throw of t, nothing was easier than to note the smallest details of the scenery per
Empress of Japan, arrived at Nagasaki at 8 am, to-diy, (the 37th fast.) she leaves at 5 p.m. for Robe, where abals expected to anive at to p.m. tom row.
Tar O. & Q. S. S. Co.'s steamer Garlic, with
or the drunkard strong drink, and even the fetid literature 10 scathingly yet not unjustly deno- unced by H.E. woold no doubt quickly div appear, and the world be at rest-a Chinese rest maybe
No doubt we have a lot to learn. Only r cently we were told by one of one greatest living musicians-Paderewski—that Chinese mass bears evidence of a high culture. Is the Chian man, then, after all, not qulie sa stupid as wa think when he asks in blank astonishment how it is that Eurodas, having made so much pre- gress in the arts and sciences generals, are so lamentably backward to music? Are we, then,
on the wrong jack and is one Wagnerle beri lnterpreted, peace and good government, or is it anarchy and chaos? Surely It is not all sound and fury rigallying nothing. I wonder how old mencius would have read it
said, "By the rules of propriety and music
"Let me console curselves, however,” Jen Joen would leid on the people so that they would not came is folly their cities by walls and moals but would turn their swords into Instruments of #gricultura" If music has had anything to do
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Carlili & Co., Foachow, Merchants. WILLIAM GRATIAM, Esq., of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Foochor, Merchiots. RICHARD HENRY WALLACE FRASER, Kaq, of
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LUI YOIH YEN, of Foschow, Merchant. HUANO PAI AM, at Faschaw, Merchant.
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Aggregsung 35,046 tonu reglater. could have bein beard from, so she probably Singapore for less than a thousand pounds, it
DEPARTURES. bas been added to the list of many others who may be imagined what werk she made of it Tayo Mars have been recorded as 11 "missing".
when the China Sea let self loose on the Nanyo Maru Annam cost. Half the time she sailed without | Huskun saa a exptain, and in all weather she was kept Chow close in shore ler a variety of reasons. I have Wuolan mamnum often seen the socky cliffs towering right over Anping a Nothing can be finer (on paper) that the bend while the Arcantus was making one or Liensħing, chamanis legislative machinery of this cossity. Indeed, two knots, thrashing up the China Sea in a Oth no one can elaborates Constitution better than bowling stam. On these occasions I would Yasayama Maru... Frenchman, or shew greater ingenuity, in lavariably visit our queer te engine room right Hansa ... evading the laws of his own derising. As in all, and upon which our waicty solely depended Prita.......... all countries under the French flag, the Gores in order to admonish the Porygones" in chargi | Hallsong..................... ment is everything, the front of all patronage, to put some more ollen his machine and keep the Namyong and the day mure of everything in general, Todd thing going whatever he did. I had a Germanis
Franchoss the direct assistanceof in Governmental fear of the "coffee mlij" barsting up on mint appears to be indispensable. Thus in one of these fatereating ocessions, as it simply Stigon the sublilied Messager Maritimes meant that the Assaniwa would be crushed like possess a very valaxble properly granted" to an eggshell against the cliß, her engines failed them by the Government, the Messageries as for as much as five minuter, Fisviales, another
Notwithstanding the bleak and apparently Tery prosphins and well ved Complur, is said to receive
infospitable appearance of Assam, the country. 4 from the State of lest to cover the is full of resonides and of potential wealth. The whole of their working expenses, leaving all the very barren and sandy wasies which extend for fights they earn to be divided amongst the miles under a barnlog sum are admirably waited Etunate shareholders. They have very He for the mansiscture of salt; a valuable commodity guring dock at Saigon-constracted by the which Annem turns out by thousands of lond Government, The dock when I saw it was The sexs simply awarm with fiab, and I have | Aforme (H.I G.M.S.) empir - and deserted, there was got a soul naar never sean waters in which they exist in such Linnet (H.M.9.) no st place, and at a matter of fact I understand wonderful profaslion. This is, in a sit producing list though it was made at an enormous cost, country, mesas a very valuabis trade. The It is seldom used except to sepals an occasional and rocky coast is but a voll which hides the cruiser or gunbest. If the dock was empty, very fertile and productive country beblad it. the opera house was crammed in every night The jungles are full of game t ponies, cattle
FARSED THE CANAL. The opera la mturally heavily subsidised; all pigs, and poslry are to be hid in great abor OUTWARD—10th November-Diomed, Danja, titte ainglog and dancing persons are sent out dance at wary low prices. The country grom Ceres, Santa, Glenesk 3d De by a patereri Gemment and they certainly rice, oil seeds, and silk smongst other products, Pingsury, Sachten, Yarra, Ghaner, Dordogna git up to ibi most extraordinary capers and has been proved to be admirably suited for 7th December-Argy, Irena, Glamarinay, in the game of Af that it is possible coffee. The mineral wealth of the land is Amphtirila, Drika Rickmers, Orwell, St. to imagine.
I WAS present one evening amply wonderful, although it is as you unde Renaid. ab December-Gerda, Nistor, Tan- #pectacle wild go-as-you.veloped, and while Annam seen from the cost ales, Alako, Cowrie, 14th December song and dance affair, in the course of appears to be unlobabited, it is supposed that Octana, 17th December Glengarry. Oceanlin which a number of bal dressed actresses and the population of Ind--China mest number at Oslong, at DeremberNingthow, Erantin, and did things that would put a policeman to least twelve milions of people, and Annamite Mart Rickmers, Premsikius. 24th Decam fight. The who thor was abscisicly indecent labour is exceedingly cheap. There were time ber-Carmarthenshier, Marta Valeria, Mine. From start to Balet the lowtenant-governor when I thought this to make money out of laws. and his wife watih (hate; fogg, and the whole Annum, would be like squeeing was out of HOWARD Decembar Caledonies performance was under the direct patronage of wat sponge, but I found that this was not the State. It is doly fals to say that I noticed quite so easy as it looked.-J. D. Rows, I sa Kögilsh lady,inus Kingapore, la the Kiruma: Nie Dingapni True Fruti
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Soo fally paid up shares competace its good. will of the bustusin and ai lis Trade Marks and Chops, the Association's lands in the Falklan Province of China with a Factory, house for the. Chinese Manager, office, and coelle quarters; also & now "Venetian" firing machine, and thred new. rolling tables, and a sting machine, the whole being worked by a water wheel sa fact in diamès. ter and 2 feet broad; also s Campbell's Oll Engine, to bome power; one Davidson's Sirocco, two Blackman's Fans, and one Davidson's Catter; 15 4,400 Witstring Trays and Standby and Scales and requisite godown appliances also a cash balance at the credit of the Associa tion amounting to $1,795.16. The land will be vested in two Chinese stareholders as Trustees for the Company.
The Chinese growere in the vicinity of the Factory have always been willing sellers of grean leal, of which su ample supply it at all times available for manufactura.
As regude the prospects of the financial auc cess of the Company, the Directors would parw ticularly draw attention to the advantage Călan now han over India and Caylon in chesp silvert This fully compensates for the taxation which China te has at presect to bear. The cheap. ness of land, the low scale of wages, and the facts which cannot be everlooked..
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Conanitation frou.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1895
£100,000,000 UNCLAIMED 1
The Machinery has been erected by and is Ex. charge of a resident English, Engineer, who is the Company's Property Manager, and has for some you been in charge of a ten factory in India. The Chinese Manager was recently sest to Ceylon by the Association, where he had prace. tical experience in tea making, wate
It is proposed to take over the burlness is going concern as from the Toth July, 1897, and to enlarge the existing factory at fabling, and establish other factories in suitable districias The Contracts affecting the Company consist of an agreement dated the roth day of
October 1897, made between the members of the Ansonia tion of the one part and Gustav Theodor Biem san
for and on behalf of the Come. any of the other part, being the agreement for the purchase of the properties, business, and premises to be taken over from the Association A
copy of this caninict can be seen at sny branch of the Hongkong and Shanghel Bank- Log Corporation or on application to the Socra tary or the Company's Soilcitars.
There are other arrangements and contracts in existence, the benefits and obligations of which- ars to be taken over by the Company, sich am kn agreemosi in pay the Chinese Manager & bonus of 5 per cent, on the Company's'net profit for the - first year; contracts engaging clerks, servants, Fás | and-employés, and other contracts. If unch arren gements and conizacis coine withla Section 37 of Ozdisance No. 1 of 1877 0
of the Legislature of Honghoars all appiicipis for shares thall, be DOUGARS REGISTERED LIST con deemed to have waived the insertion of the dates talding names of 10,000 Familles advertised for, and names of
the parties | to may "such strange, to claim property and money since 1700, ments or contracts and to nocept the above Price 18, 6d post free 31. Every man and ¦ statements as a sufficient compliance with that woman should buy this book, as lostructions are sections sed applications for shares will only be given how to recover propitty from Chancay, ancepted object to this provision, potenci DOUGAL & CO. 6. Sir, Lado, nfe together in the arson: banyable forwarded,
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DEBT contacted by the Officers as amber number of shaving milofted in loan than the number of the Crows of the following Vessels during applied in the surplus will be credited in "LARKE'S B 41 FILLS die warranted to the stay in Hongkong Harbour titutional Discharges from the Urinary Organs, HERMANN, Ger, sr, Geralaka Melchers & Co tained from the Company & Sauetary OF BIR
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