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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY FREES AND
Cholon
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ind blowing spread! hundred and twenty houses The damage amounts to one lion dollars, and is only partly surance, & All our local insurance involved, the claims that have to be ting about $300,000. This is the within a month. It is strange that occur, always near China New Year time when the tide is low, so that cannot be obtained.
MANILA.
A Manila correspondent writes :-**** Manila has lost one of its most popular foreign sidents in the person of Mr. E. W. Blodgett, the firm of Warner, Blodgett & Co., who left good by the last trip of the Esmeralda. Manila Government is proceeding in all stness in the seizure of properties belong- ing to those alleged to be implicated in the rebel. lion. is said that in the case of one of the wealthiest conspirators, who succeeded in escap- ing, grave complications will arise, as the bulk of his property is mortgaged to an English bank
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It is held that Britishers affect to despise foreign languages. This is attributed to what has been felicitously termed British insularity. It is true that there are Englishmen who have been residing in Manila for a score of years and still speak vile Spanish, simply because they do not care to improve themselves. However, there are honourable exceptions to the rule. Sir John Bowring, a former Governor of Hongkong, is an instance in point. Sir John knew no fewer than seven modern languages, Sir George Bowen, another Governor of Hongkong, was also-to use a mild expression-proud of his linguistic at- tainments, which he lost no opportunity of parading. And last, but not least, on finding such an old salt as the Commodore of the China and Manila 8. S. Co. speaking to his passengers in all the known languages under the sun, one might well exclaim that the English are polyglots after all!
MACAO.
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money would
It is singular that the subscription list for the testimonial, read being plac in the Club or the Leat Senado office, or other public place, has been placed in a private office. If the subscription is in tended to be a public one the list should be placed where it would be readily accessible by the public.
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I hear that the Government servants are also going to make a presentation to our late Governor and that it is to take the form of an album containing portraits of all the subscribers. I would suggest that instead of portraits individuals the album should contain views show- ing all the improvements Senhor Horta e Costa has effected during his administration, with the subscribers' autographs on the last few pages. Thus His Excellency would always be reminded of the good he has done in the colony and of those who have served with him.
The carnival is drawing near. For years past this event has been marked by nothing extra- ordinary except a few young people parading the streets in fancy costume. Last year, how ever, the procession was not held, because certains gangs of roughs amused themselves by throwing rotten eggs and flour at all who passed near them in the streets. This caused much public annoyance. People were taken by surprise last year, but they will be prepared this year, and if the authorities do not take steps to prevent a repeti- tion of such rowdyism some serious disturbance may result.
Roxas,
who was shot in the rebe February fro by her six daughters.
all classes
of Sir John
telegram from Eng
recently
We are sure munity will deep of the younger ton, Chief Justice, distressing news on the 16th Febr
The man Chinese au
suspicion murdered
Aberdeen has handed over to the Hongkong Police. This is the first time the Chinese authorities ha given up to the British Government a man charged with murder. Zas
Two men broke into a house at Yaumat the 12th inst. and stole $20 worth of clothing One of the thieves was arrested and on the 16t February he was sent to gaol for four months with hard labour.
On Sunday morning & Volunteer Parade Ser. vice was held in Union Church, the service being conducted by the Rev. G. J. Williams. There was a good muster of men and they pre- sented a very smart appearance in their full dress uniform.. The officers on parade were Captain Chapman Lieutenants Machell, Mac- donald, and Wylio.
Mr, T. Sercombe Smith; we hear, has been appointed Colonial Treasurer. While con A few days ago six armed robbers were gratulating Mr. Sercombe Smith on an appoint- captured here. It is said they came from Hong-ment that means for the present substantial kong, having good reason to absent themselves promotion, we think it probable that in the from your colony.
long run he will revert to the legal department, in which he has for some time past been acting and in which, formerly as Aoting Magistrate and latterly as Acting Puisne Judge, he has earned considerable distinction.
The telegraph line between Macao and Hongkong still continues interrupted. It has been so since the 5th January.
HONGKONG.
We have had forwarded to us anonymously s portrait of the late Dr. Rizal, who was shot-at Manila on the 30th December last. There is a printed inscription on the back, dedicated to the deceased, to the effect that when the Philippines shall have achieved their proper destiny there will be erected to him an altar in the temple of immortality and his name will be written in letters of gold on the eternal pages of history. The portrait is accompanied with a poem, entitled "Mi Ultimo Pensamiento"-(My Last
The annual race meeting was held on the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th instant and was a great success. The attendance each day was very large and the spectators had a most enjoy. able time, although the weather was cold and cheerless. On the 23rd instant a sale of race ponies took place in front of the City Hall. The Amateur Dramatic Club appeared in Les Cloches de Corneville on Saturday, Monday, The departure of Senhor Horta e Costa" for and yesterday, and other performances are to | Thought),—signed "José Rizal' Lisbon was so sudden that it did not afford time follow. The production is generally considered for the arrangement of any public farewell the best in point of real acting merit ever wit- demonstrations. A dinner in His Excellency's nessed in the colony. On the 22nd instant honour took place, however, at the Club Uniso, Captain Ward, R.M.L.I., of H.M.S. Grafton, Rizal, as in the brief space which
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
19th February.
at which more than seventy gentlemen were present.
committed suicide in his cabin by blowing out
found that he was temporarily insane at the time. The following company meetings have been held during the week-Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, Humphreys Estate Company, Limited, and the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,
larger if the notice could have been a little inger After the dinner His Excellency was accompanied home by the whole company, blue lights being burnt along the route and the military band playing the national hymn. By the kind permission of the Secretary of the Steamboat Company on the morning his Ex-Limited. cellency left the departure of the Heungshan was postponed until nine o'clock and it is said that it was left to His Excellency to fix a still later hour had he so desired. Almost the
community was at the wharf to bid farewell to the departing Governor and his
amongst those present being sixty or renty ladies. There was a great amount of
oker fring as the vessel left.
overnment of Macao is now in the commission consisting of the Chief Colonial Secretary, and the senior
H.M.S. Centurion went into dock at Kowloon on Friday.
There were 3,030 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 115 were Eu-
ropeans,
It is reported that the Osaka Steamship Co. intend shortly starting a line of steamers to run between Hongkong and Formosa.
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Dr. G. E. Morrison, the Times correspondent and author of "An Australian in China" arrived from Bangkok by the Loosok on the 18th.
On the 22nd February the men-of-war in the harbour were decorated in honour of the birth- day of George Washington, and at noon salutes were fired.
The Hon. A. M. Thomson, Acting Post master-General, has received the substantive appointment, which has become vacant through the retirement of Mr. A. K. Travers.
the Leal Senado sent out an the public to subscribe for a presented to Senhor Horta ə the medal to be engraved 's name and the other with de Macau reconhecido "--a esteem from the people of Macao,
His Excellency with Although the new road at the Peak, from
one, but the point near" Treverbyn” to the Peak Club, has
as it not been actually commenced, the contract schoolboy is actively at work paring stone for it, and
that kind gang of coolies are busily ngaged splitting hoy is highly boulders on the des and carrying them to
the ravine below Stolzenfels
i in the colony and if the subscription
and whion
purports to be his farewell to his country and his friends, but it seems scarcely possible that the poem can be the genuine production of Dra
elapsed be
tween his condemnation and
execution he
have nor opportunity for such a composition nor facilities for sending it out. As to this, however, an explanation is suggested by a correspondent in another column. Whether the explanation is sufficient or not must be left to the reader to decide for himself.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It is reported that H.E. Lo Feng-lo, in his capacity of Minister-designate to Great Britain, has appointed his elder brother to the Consul Generalship at Singapore, and his nephew be Consul at Penang. Both of them are of Taotai's rank.-N. C. Daily News.
When the Narcissus was shipping her anchor as she was about to leave Chemplpo
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