The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-30
CHIN A..

~>~-~-~>~~->~~~->r->~~~~~
Gay ImprSvements nj Hong hsss-Tee
hcauhIing House License Law-Exsraerdi.
harry Yea worthless Stakes-A New "fieii'-
United states Fleet In Port-TraHsfers Tor
home and Changes Of Vessels.
HoKG KoH0. China Sept a, 1857.
or all The ports OF China Hong Kong certainly pre-
psnls the visitor with fewer pleasant days than any
ether The hills Of Hong Kong Island on one hand and
Of Knoivon the other make this hsrbor basin sort
of which the stranger alternately roasted are
psrboed until human nature feels pretty well psveo
out, Summer is now passing into autumn, and ID, sui
uness and excavation which associated with 'ammer
months here passing away. We have ateady felt
one or two punfs which herald the coming the new
monsoon.
To who has not visited Hong Kors for few years
abe changes which have taken place .re very marked
The side OF Victoria Peak is sOvered we'll up with
abe dwellings OF the ciiizena Tao Aint new buildings
along Queens road and The extensive hotel now build
ing are a few OF the prominens changes marking Inn.
provements in the city.
topic OF interest sad some excitement Also for some
agitaed the PEOPLE OF Hong Kong calling forth
articles pro and con-" the Mail and Press the Hong
Kong daily papers. This was. the introduction and
licensing OF gambling into the city. II certainly
not lite singular, not to say incredible, that the
people on British colony OF such importance Hong
Kops should feel willing to permit In their midst the
owls and decentralization OF gambling and that OF kind
common and peculiar TO Chinese coolies However, tho
Colonial Exchequer was poorly on and the expenses
increasing, and $3.50, 900 could be raised In this
way, and-and-well, the end Justified the means and
BY process OF reasoning akin that which made the
building and equipment OF the Alabama OF tho pc
saliar methods OF noninterventon the Governor Cen
erAl and company Of Hong Kong receive from a
sf million in Mexican dollars, its equivalent for tho
night 70 farm out' the privilege OF gambling. The
Chinese marvellous gam blers sometimes making
OF their lives and bodies The Portuguese not
far behind, and at Macao has long been played game
called IN Chinese yeeetdngsi, and meaning, In Eng
visited one OF the newly admitted and permitted
gambling institutions few evenings ago From mar
row lane crossing Queens road entered OF the
contracted Chinese dwellings and assembled to one OF tho
rooms Of the second story Here fifteen or twenty
lighted with three or four shaded lamps, and covered
with smooth, finely woven, yellow mating. On tho
hshment and two assistants and In front OF
ihem were shallow partit'oned tins pans ned with
small packages bearing Chinese marks and containing
amounts OF money such as the game might require TO
be used AT the head OF the table sat another China
man, and in front OF him were about two quarts OF
shining "cash," the small value Chinese coin. The
game consisted in this Chnamans taxing handful OF
these and placing them upon the the smooth mating,
foot or two before him. With small stick he then
pulled the coin toward him. four ~ . time, and the
point d the game consisted in betting upon the number
OF coins which might be left--wheher there would
be one two three four II the bet upon . single
number one and one remained. the better trebled
the amount OF money staked II the bel was upon two
numbers az two and four and either Of these was the
number Of coin left the better doubled bis amount For
abe accommodation OF such colonial residents IS wished
70 participate In this British colonial privilege there
. dark room overhead, and through . large square
opening In the floor they could look down. upon the
game, and send down their Iosses receive their gains
BY Abe aid OF basket and string w the hands OF
expert Chinaman
ncnsoons has arrived this port was visited the AFTER
noon and evening or the 0th inst BY typhoon,
Al ave O'Clock the wind was bio wing strong from
the northwest and the barometer was falling; al elk
o'clock the sisd had increased much. the barometer
continued 10 fall and the Chinese boats sampans scat
ssred Ike water bugs 10 places OF safeiy.
AZ seven O'Clock al was activity on board different
vessels getting out extra anchors and making every
thing snug and fast
AZ eight o'clock the wind bowling nsrcsiy, tho
harbor dashed foam the dashed and broke
against and the harbor WALL flooding the Bund or
Praya-the street along the harbor front
net 30 withsood the air was allied with spray and rain
and WAS impenetraDie beyond few yards Here and
therc would be seen the dull dark object Of some
bersome junk, drifting without control dim lights
moving rapidly along, and showing how unmanageable,
!. vel, were modern steamers From ten O'Clock until
wind had become . sweeping hurricane. s.l
Ths scene on .hs soownE .es..sg gave proof Of the
blown dowpjunks ashore fringed tho harbor; vessels
here and there with bows smashed in bowsprits gone
bark sunk Immediately IN front OF the American
flagship Hartford In ono place eleven vessels were
s1lroabe mas. There were fears euterta ned for the
British Pearl that len here the sunday
q sSe sSr aps rs.
Pearl came IN Monday morning. having lost all her
boats. number OF men, and as have been told, some
sx OF eight guns Tho Aonocacy In OF tuesday
noon following having passed through the whole gaze
aoou, sixty miles from shore, and her barometer de-
seended 10 showing that the centre OF The storm
must have passed her she lost two boats
and her smokestacs, but otherwise not much In
jnred and the officers feel highly pleased with their
American doube.enier.
Mono Of the men OF war in the aarbor we're injured
To American toe harbor OF hong Kong has for
time presented pleasing sight; for. besides the
beautiful ealing vessels like the y. IL Palmer and
war here-ths Hartford. wachusett, Wyoming, Ashue-
hot Monceacy, Afoossook. Jnada and supply. 10 one
vho remembers the sneers American. me, and the low
repute IN which America held here 10 this hand ul
of England m 1928 u v peculiarly gratifying TO see
abe change Of sentiment now existing, aud by the way
q IL notceabe that such moral changes frequently
where such material displays made a. these
bes innn from America predict.
me Hartford, Wyoming, Wachnseit Ashuelot and
Supply nave recently come from shanghai. Japan sna
Foochow. tie Aonocacy from Macao and the handsome
and Trim looking Aroos'ook aud Unailla usi out
from home meeting OF the vessels took place here,
in order 10 make such changes and uanfers a. we're
necessary previous TO the sailing 20 the United States OF
the WAchusett and Wyoming the terms OF whose foreign
service have expired. These two vessels have been
admired through the Fast and the Hartford " the nce
man-of-war 10 these waters. For many days previous
10 Ealing the Tachuset dew her homeward bound pen
nauL a beautiful slsen sireamsr. two hundred and
sixty feet long presented ~ tho Americans If shang,
hae From ner mainmast 1t beled the n zzen
truck aud Tsied ia the water far astern-
Admiral Boil has sent~fome by the steamers which
have one all or nearly ALL OF me volunteer o.icers OF
the unted Sstes Navy attached 20 the American squad
ron in these waters Many OF them have passed exam
nations and val probably enter the regular
number 81 enlisted whose terms Of service have
exyHci TO the homeward bound vessels This
all has occasioned much change, and the American
friends or Officers the East Iada squadron be
glad 30 knew or their location.
AcnnR Masters william Knapp and George wilkins,
Acting In gus Thomas MASON and A. =. Hitch and
Mates Charles and : Everd.sn W r wacoit have been
Transferred FROM the Ashuelot and Acting Ensign "
Clark FROM 81 Monocscy, TO tue Wyoming Lieutenant
Commander \ A. McCariy aud Lieaiepsns George ~ ~
Giddsn ane Charles sigsbee have been transferred
from the wyorring the former The Monocacy and
she latter a. the ashueoL First Assistant Engineer d.
y Mccartney, formerly Of the honocacy, and Surgeon
III v kcSherry,u u the Wyoming b0ik 20 home rva-
llded on board DO latter vessel and Lieutenant Com