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looking like a mandarin boat, and shipped ou board a large quantity of firearms to supply the rebels of Kwangsi. This when sho passed by Wuchow, was seized by the mandarins there; now, no matter what boat passes Wuchow, she is subject to strict search.
A CRAVEN GENERAL.
Lately General Wong Chi-chon was desp teh ed with a-battalion of soldiers to Kwangsi: he has issued a notification that whoever capturis the rebel chief will get a big reward. The robel chief knowing this has also issted proclamation that whoever brings General Wong Chi-chou to the rebel camp will get $10,000. General Wong was so frightened at this that he had to stop at Wachow
A PROPOSED NEW MONOPOLY.
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A certain merchant named Cheong Ching In presented a petition to the Provincial Treasurer offering to take a monopoly of taxes upon the prostitutes in the flowerboats and on shore at $120,000 per annum; for the licenses of such women he would charge 83 a month, and for those of singing gir's 8A, The petition was transmitted to the Acting Prefect Kung to: report ou. - Meautime another merchant also had offered SP90.000 for the sante privilege. but I think neither the one nor the other is likely to succeed.
SEARCHING FOR TÅLENT.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
keep wages from rising, but cannot prevent | prices from doing so.
There have been numerous robbaries in all parts of the city; and one of the last cases was that of a man named Chan, who is, 1 believe, a Hongkong merchant, and who had over $1,000 stolen from his house in the western suburb oa Thursday last. A sate of arest and su abundance of robberies of course bring numerous executions, strangulations, and contigements in enge, and it is a very unfortunate chine - that the place considered most suitable for the two latter punishments is the wharf near the Custom House,
NEW MILITARY SCHoot, 2T WHAMPON.
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SWATOW.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
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Swatow, 2nd December. THE CHINESE TELEGRAPH ADMINISTRATION. The local office has issued th following uoti- fication:- We beg to infirm tho public that office in this port, all delays and irr gularities a new manager having ben appointed to take
that were formerly ars now remover. various lines have now Jeen repaired and strictly attended to, as shown in the fact that communications have since been greatly facilitated; all messages ar· transmitted imme- On Monday the Governor went down to diately upon receipt and never to be kept back. Whampa to open the new Military School, for. The toy manager has also succeeded in his which attempts are being made to provide an I position to Pareet or Sheng Kungpao depute, an up-to date equipment, and lately a large supply i European engin er to effect a thorough repair of arms and fitings has arrived from Japan, and put the lines in the best possible condition On Friday another fresh departure took place in thereby to require still greater regularity in the reception by the Tartar General of those. transmission of m ssages iù futare." graduates who desire to become teichers in 1 Jocal Government schrods. In future they are not to be appoiu'ed haphazard, but are to go to Poling and undergo a course of instruction for four years, and thru re'ura to Canton to i undertake their duties. On this occasion only live presented themselves; they duly gave par ticulars of their family and qualifications, and proceed Peking for
to study. Each one is to receive 8200 for his passage, aud 8:30 a month during his stay at Poking.
their Course of
SHAMERN AMUSEMENTS
On Shamern the winter gaieties are one more in full swing. To-morrow there is a bazaar which has been organised in aid of the Wesleyan School: energetic prepartio is have been mad· 1 r it, and it should be a great snecess.
AMOY.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
Amoy. 1st December.
Siuce His Imperial Majesty Kwang Isu returned to Peking last year he has been cherishing ideas of reform of the Government: but amongst the ministers at Court thele is not one rifted with special ability to bring alont, any reforms that have been so often talked of. We learn now that His Majesty has ordered a special examination to be held next year at Peking. The candidate must be au official not below the third rauk. he must be a mau of espe- cial ability, and of ripe experience, and it he passes, will be appointed to a high position. This order was sent to the Viceroys and Governors of all the provinces; but to this day they have not been able to find any such person fit for recont mendation: so they had recourse to the magis trates and sub-prefects of the cities and towns, The magistrate of the Heungshan district has recommended one Wong Wing. a cretary or writer to the late profe: She, who has
We have bad au nuusually festive fortnight, been degraded, He is now 311 editor of Du the 19th ult, the Wiaraglon's crew grave a the newspaper Chong Sai Po of Canton. variety entertainment in the Club Theatre. The man that the magistrate of the Tung The invitations were issued most literally, Kuu district hiss recommended is a hundin nobody being left out, which showed much tact named Wan Kan Ku, who is at prescut duing on the Wilmington's part. The minstrels were nothing in his native place. Another recom very good and the cake-walk provoked much mended by the magistrate Pui King Puk of laughter. It was midnight when the band the Nam Hoi district is Wai Kanyau, the grand-struck up The Star Spangled Banner and sou of a certain provincial governor, a young man who has taken no literary honours. The acting Viceroy and the acting provincial clover nor have ordered the acting Prefect Kung to hold an examination of these three to see what especial qualification cach possesses before they 1 recommended to the Throne to occupy any important positions,
THE MURDER OF MR, EVANS, 'The case of the late Mr. Evans, who was
wounded by pirates at short distance, from the Tiger forts and who subsequently died in the Canton Hospital, is said to have been settled, the maudarius, civil and military, of that locality near by being held responsible. The Admiral and Commander of the forts, Ho Chenng Ching, is ordered to pay na indemnity of S12,000 to the widow and children of the deceased, and the Magistrate Lao Tak Hang of the Tung Kun district $8,000. Lao Tak Hang, ou receipt of the order. was very much dissatisfied with it, and prefers to be degraded rather than pay his share of the indemnity.
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Canton, 2nd December. THE STATE OF THE CITY,
SOCIAL EVENTS,
brought a pleasant evening to a close.
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Admiral juin, C.B.. arrived in the empe accompanied by the Tuchasagu, and was enter- tained by Mr. Uyeno at the Japanese consulate. The Admiral's band was present. and it was quite a novelty to hear it play both Eastern and Western airs.
On the 27th ult, the U.S. meu-of-war in port celeb ated Thanksgiving Day most loyally. Admiral Evans with his Captain and officers entertained their visitors on board the Kentucky. They had sports and regatta: H.M.S. Goliath's crew also competing.
S. ANDREW'S BALL. On Friday. the 28th ult, the Scotsmen of ball in the Club Theatre. Amoy celebrated S. Andrew's Day by giving a It will always be remembered as one of the finest balls in Amoy Having so many naval visitors, the attendance and the derrations were unsurpassed. The was much larger than usual at these functions;, stage was converted into a cosy drawing-room. and the verandabs were closed in with flags and plants. During supper the Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. McArthur, read out two telegrams, one from the Brither Scots of Hongkong' and the ollie from Sandy Cumming of Swatow; both of them being received with much applause. The hand of the Kentucky was in attendance, and dazcing was kept up til the wee sin hours. The Committee were untiring in their efforts to make their guests comfortable, and much praise is due to them a'l for the success of the evening.
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Tho city is at present in a somewhat unsettled state, and while thieves are fairly numerous, the fear of them is still greater among the authorities. The gates are closed regularly by 6 o'clock, including the big South Gate, and much inconvenience has been caused, notably to bridal parties. Rice, though The men-of-war in harbour are:-U.S.SS. cheaper than it was a month ago, is still Monterey, Wilmington, Vicksbury, Yorktown, expensive as compared with previous years; and New Orleans, Monadnock, Helen, Kentucky it is natural that the coolie should suffer, as in | and 11.M.SS. tioliath and Rymbler. Some of Canton the natural conservative tendencies the U.S. feet are leaving this week.
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Disrega ding the peculiar wording and style of the notice it will be seen from the above that my letter drawing attention to the bad state of the telegraph lines, &c., has hal the desired
effect.
A FIRE.
A sugil fire: caused by the upsetting of buruing oil. broke out in the Presbyterian Mission a few days ago, but was son extinguish- ed. The extent of the damage done was slight.
NORTHERN NOTES.
The following it-us aro from the P. & T. Times down to the 19th nlt.:-
It is stated that Fungbuangcheng, al the moth of the Yalt River, is to be opened to foreign trade.
The temples in Chili opeŭed by Imperial order are to be left intact, but the rest are to be couverted into schools,
Au inquest was held at Tientsin on the 27th on the holy of Alexander Thompson, the verdict being that he died of hemorrhage to the brain caused by excessive alcohol:sm.
A correspondent sends our contemporary the following account of the Tongshan Pit ac cident: -1 grieve to s'afe that a terrible recident has occurred at the north-west shaft of the Mining Company's works.
As far as we can under tand the cause was a pit fire, and it is assumed that Mr. Paxter. who is one of the dead, had either ben trying to dam.the tire or to save the Chinese. Mr. B.xter was a
Scotchman, a native of Lanarkshire, whe rejoined us from home last Febrn-ry; he was as popular as he was highly esteemed ou per- soual account. Six Chinese are at present known to be kill d. but it is feared there will vet be more found d›ad. The accident occurred
during the night.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.¦
SOME THEATRE NUISANCES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRERS,” Hongkong, 2nd December. SIR-I would like to call your attention to a nuisance which happens at every performatee in the theatre of longkong. It is a babit with some people to be always late, and to the annoyance of everyone in the vicinity and often to the whole theatre, it is their custom to draw everyone's attention from the play by shuffling about for their seats, even though there are a quantity of unoccupied seals immediately at hand in which they could sit autil a more favcurable opportunity should arise for them to occupy their own. Last evening, »lso, many of the finest passages were simply re dered inaudible owing to the unmitigated nuisanc) of the "inter-act tramp." Particularly noticeable was this in the case of three or four geatlement, who habitually rose with each fall of the curtaiu --probably to make more enquiries concerning that proverbial "dog"-but who lacked the good taste to return before the rise of the curtain, or even to be so considerate as to enter their seats quietly. By the noise made, oue would have thought they had hoofs instead of feet,
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