and died about 2 o'clock. The fu- ineral will leave the Borlin Foundling
House at 4.30 this afternoon.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, JULY 4TH, 1881.
offenders from tho noso downwards, had no practical effect, as far as we could learn, in suppressing the habit, it certainly had the effect of disfiguring his men, and making them as hideous objects as can well.he 'conceived:
To-day is the 105th anniversary of the declaration of Indopeudence of the
United States of America, and -our- American friends are celebrating their annual day of jubilation in the usual
We regret to hear of the death of Captain Goode, late of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co's sq Albay, which occurred at Amoy on the 2ud inst. The deceased was very well known in Hongkong and at the Coast Ports, having been running up and down in the Douglas steamer time honored fashion. Vessels in the for a number of years, and he will Harbour bearing the "Star spangled bo greatly missed by a large circle-banner" are gaily dressed, and the of friends and acquaintances. Capt. men have, in all cases where Goodo had been seriously indisposed practicable, been treated to a holiday. for a considerable time, suffering we
On shore the American firms are, believe from impaired lungs and an
with their usual hospitality, keeping affection of the heart, and it was gen-
open house for all comers, and generally It is expected erally understood when ho left the having a good time.
that a large quantity of whiskey punch Albay, and placed himself under the
will be consumed between mid-day care of Dr Manson at Amoy, that
and mid-night. We can vouch for the his case was hopeless. He was re-
quality of the Kee-chong brew. ported greatly improved a short time ago, and his own immediate friends thought it likely he might get through the summer. It was not to be, however, and he gradually sank and expired as above stated, on Saturday last.
We beg to call attention to the sale of very valuable central build- ing ground opposite the Ko Shing Theatre by Messrs. Sharp & Co. at
4 o'clock this afternoon.
By the steamer Arratoon pear, Captain MoConnoll, we note tho ar rival yesterday of a batch of 74 Indian recruits to form B. Company of the Gun Lascar Corps. Authority for the formation of a second company had been obtained some years ago, but some difficulty was experienced in ob- taining the requisite number of men in the Colony, and it was only on Lieutenant Fell, R.A, taking the matter vigorously in hand and sending a havildar to India on a term of leave, that the necessary recruits have been obtained. These inen are all from the northern provinces of India, and as they average 5 feet 9 inches in height, and are, for Indians of a powerful build, they will no doubt form a valu- able addition to the China Gun Lascars. The terms of their enlistment, which has not been perfected until their ar rival here, are slightly different from those already serving iu A. Company, and we will not be surprised to hear shortly of jealousies arising owing to the different conditions nuder which the two companies are serving, aided and augmented by custe prejudices.
The sudden death of a single woman named Douglas is reported as having occurred yesterday evening in a house on the Praya-east, to which she had only recently removed from Gage- street. We have not yet learned the direct cause of death, but it is known that deceased has given way to in temperate habits lately and rumour even assigns poison as the agent.
According to latest advices from Macao, His Excellency Governor Graça has determined to hold an- other public auction of the Wei Sing Lottery Monopoly at an early
Colonel Horatio H. Morant, half- pay, late 27th Rogiment, is about to be promoted to the Major General's list, and will consequently vacate his appointment as Aide-de-camp to the Queen-Broad Atrow.
From the Government Gazelle of the 2nd instant we learn that Mr, Ar-
chibald Baird, Principal Lighthouse Keeper, has been granted twelve months
leave of absence from the 1st March last, and the following temporary and provisional appointments have benu approved by His Excellency the Go- vernor.--Mr. H. L. Mather to be Acting Principal Lighthouse Keeper; and Mr. F. Lopes to be Acting As- sistant Lighthouse Keeper.
The American barquie Mabel · was towed round to Aberdeen Dock this morning. The S.S. Sues goes to Kow,
laon to-morrow where she will remain some time, her engines requiring ex- tensive repairs. We also observe that the longkong, Macao and Canton Steamboat Company's stomer Powan is now lying & Kowloon, undergoing repairs to her engines and boilers, which will probably occupy about a fortnight.
By the Meteorological Observations taken at the Governinent Lock Hospi- tal during the month of May, but not wado public till issue the of the Gazette on the 2nd instant, we notice that during that month there was registered a to- tal-rainfall of only 3.70-inches, Tho season so far as it has gone has been particularly free from rain as shown by comparative tables of the last six years. The highost rainfall during the corresponding mouth of these years was in 1878, when a total of 19.99 in- ches was registered, more than fire timea greater than during May of the present year.
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Our American friends have follow- up their Iroquois Derby success with another triumph only a little less important than the Blue Riband of the English turf. From a tele- gram dated London June 12th we
observe that the Grand Prix de Paris, which was run for on that date, has been won by Mr J. R. Keene's bay
cols Foschall, by King Alphonse out
of Jamaica, with M, Lefevre's ches-
Dresden China and Beaudesert. The wretched form of the three year olds in
England this season can easily be ascertained by comparing the per- formance of one of the best of them, Foxhall, when pitted against a "crack" four year old, Bend'Or, in the City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom. Bend Or won very easily, carrying 9st., by a length and half from Foxhall, 6st. 8lbs. According to Admiral Rous' scale of weight for age, a four year old in April should carry 9st, to a three year old's 7st.. 9 lbs., so that Bend Or actually gave. Foxhall 15 lbs. more than weight for age, and a good 10 lbs. beating. We have made this reference to satisfy an esteemed American correspondent, who considered that we had nothing to justify us in asserting that Iroquois and the other three year olds which contested the Derby, were only a lot of second raters, compared with the usual run of Derby fields. In support of our views we are prepared to wager a reasonable amount, that, in any one of the great Cup Races of the year, there will not be a single three year old successful, Thebais alone excepted, so long as Bend Or, Robert the Devil, Dresden China, or Chippendale, keep on their legs.'
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July 3, Benledi, British stenmer; for
Canton. July 3, Salvador, Spanish steamer,
for Manila.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Glaucus, British steator, from Foochow Mr. Tenshaw.
For Suez, British steamer, from Cal- 72 eutta and Straits, Mr Damon, and
160 Chinoso.
Hongkong Temperature.. (Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s Register, Queen's-road).
HONGKONG, 2nd and 4th July, BAROMETER-1 P.M.........
29.714 Do, 4 P.M.....* THERMOMETER-1 PM..
Do.. Do. Do.
.4 P.M....
.90.
1 r.. (Wet bulb) 81. BAROMETER-A.M.
4 P.M. Do.
THERMOMETER--9 A‚3.
**--> 29.968
84.
Do. 9 A.M. (Wet bulb) 81.. Do. Maximum,
.86. Do. Minimum (over night) 82,
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
July 2, Glaucus, British steamer, 16-17, T. S. Jackson, Foochow, June 30, Tea.-Butterfield and Swire.
July 2, Tung-ting, Chinese steamer,
315, F: Dunn, Pakhoi and Ports, Juno 27th, General.-C. M. S. N. Co. July 2, Iwai-yum, Chineso steamer, 984, Wilson, Shanghai 29th Jane,
General.-C. M, S. N. Co.
July 3, Lee-yuen, Chinese steamer, 734, Tisdale, Canton, General,-C. M.
S. N. Co.
July S, Suez, British steamer, 1390,
W.M. Dodd, Calcutta 18th June, and Straits 27th, opium and General, Jardine Matheson & Co.
Monday, July 4th, 1881.
One o'clock P.M. There is very little in the shape of Share transactions to report in this issue. Dock quotations are dualtered, there being sellers at 57, and buyers at 56, so that, as may easily imagined, nothing worth noting has resulted. We can best describe the position of Banks by stating that they are quiet at 101 premium, a few sales at that figure having been booked. Shares are still on offer at 180, but there has been no rash to purchase at July 3, Benledi, British steamer, 1000, that price, although the Company's J. Ross, Chinkiang 28th June, business is reported to be first class.
Rice. The Ice Company's stock standa a triflo Armer, and a few shares have beon wanted at 127, which is a slight advance on the last recorded sale. Hotel Shares are noninally at 973 and no transactions in other stocks have como under our notice.
Shares.
Sugar
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Shares-101 per cent. premium, Sales. Union Insurance Society of Canton-
$1,625 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's
Shares-$1,700 por share.
North China Insurance Company-Tls.
1,125 per sharo. Yangtsze Insurance AssociationTls.
820 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, -$312
per share, Sales. Op Tai Insurance Company, Limited
Tls., 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's
Shares- $1,000 per share, sellers: China Fire Insurance Company's Shares
-$295 per share, sellers.
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock.Com. pany's Shares-57 per coat prem, Sellers.
date, and has declined to entertain any proposals for purchase in the meantime. We have no doubt that, nut colt Tristan by Hermit out of Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam-
if the sale is properly managed, the price bid at the former auction will be again reached. It is to be hoped however that the conditions of sale will be such as to prevent the possibi- lity of any further troubles in the fin- ancial department.
The Chinese high commissioner,
whose arrival at Cauton has been
noticed by one of our contemporaries, is Admiral Peug yulin, the command er-in-chief of the Yang-tzo river, and
who has been ordered to make a careful
inspection of the Southern Const de- fences. The Admiral was in Ilong kong a fow days since. He is a native of the province of Hunan, and is noted for his determination of charactor. His strong antipathy to Opium Smoking, especially amongst the troops under his command is well-known. A fow years since, at Yang-Chow he ha headed a soldier who was an inveterato smokor, as an exemplo to the rest of his forces, and although his vigorons action in slitting the upper lips of
Thrift, second, and Count de La.. granges, bay colt Albion, by Consul out of the Abbess, third On refer- ring to the list of entries for the edition of Ruff's Guide to the Turf, Grand Prix in the 1880 winter
the name of Foxhall is not to be found; but this is palpably a mistake, as it is stated in the conditions of the race that there are 392 entries, whereas in going carefully through the detailed list, we can only make
out 378; so that the names of 14
horses have by some error been
omitted.
Unfortunately for Mr.
Keeno his colt is not entered for the St. Legor, as we think he is a Iroquois, and should the two have bettor horse than his countryman
como together in the Rous Memorial at Ascot wo are prepared to hear that the Derby winner had to play second fiddle to the hero of the Grand Prix, although neither of the two will have níuch chance at weight for age with Robert the Devil, Rayon d'Or,
boat Company's. Shares-$31 share premium.
per
China Coast Steam Navigation Com-
pany-Ts. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Conipany's Shares-
$82 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Staros
$971 per share.
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July 3, King, British bark, 319-Mar- belast, Singapore 16th June,
Timber. Siemssen & Co.
Per Arratoon Apcar, British steamer, from Calcutta, Messrs P. M. Sangar, F.J. Vassigurn, D. E. Tolatoo, and J. S. George, 82 Sikhs, (Indians). From Straits,-216 Chinese males, 10 Chinese women, 5 Chinese children, and 1-European.
Per Takasago Maru, from Yokohama via Kobo, -C. H. Haswell, W. Cunliffe, Major Taylor, Captain Bayly, and one steerage.
Per Merionethshire, British steamer, from Singapore, Mr Brownhill, and 21 Chineso.
Por Adria, British steainer, from Saigon,-60 Chinese.
Per Metapedia, British steamer from London via Singapore,-81 Chinese.
Per British steamer Conquest, from Haiphong and Hollow,-24 Chinese.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Glaucus reports first part, light variable winds and fino' clear weather, latter part, strong, galo varying from S.B. to West and much
rain,
The Chinese steamer. Tingting re- ports loft Pakhoi ats 19.15 p.m. on the 27th June and arrived in Hoihow at 29th, and arrived in Macao, ou the 1st. 10,20 on the 28th, left again at 3 a.m. July. Had light Easterly winds with heavy Easterly swell to Macao.. Loit Macao on the 2nd and arrived in S.W. and Westerly winds and cloudy Hongkong same day, had strong
weather till arrival.
Tho British steamor Benledi reports experienced heavy circular galo on the smashing life boat and doing other 2nd instant, with very heavy sea
damage.
The British steamer Arratoon Apcar reports left-Calcatta, 18th June, Sand- head 19th, arrived at Penang 24th, July 3, Arratoon 4pcar, British steam-left Penang 25th, arrived at Singaporo er, 1372, R. J. MacConnell, Cal. 27th, left Singapore 27th, arrived at cutta 18th June, and Straits 27th. Hongkong 3rd July, experienced light. Opium and Sundries.-D. Sassoon
S. Westerly winds and fine weather. Sona & Co.
July 4, Glenavon, British steamer, 1935, Taylor Foochow 2nd July, Tea.
Jardine, Matheson & Co. July 4, Takasio Maru, 1230, C.
Fobag, Yokohama, vin Kobe, 25th June, General.-M. B. M.
S. S. Co.. July 4, Anna Sieben, Gorman bark, 603, A Pencken, Newchwang, 24th June, Beans, July 1, Merionethshire, British steamer,
1245, S. Rickard, Singapore 28th June, General,--Adamson Bell & 06.
July 4, Signal, American. bark, 429, Whitney, Freemantle 20th May, Sandalwood.-Jardine, Matheson & Co. NY July 4, Adria, British steamer, 781, T. Fairtlough, Saigon 28th June, Rico. Tung Kee.
The British steamer Glenavon reports moderate S.W. winds and fine weather throughout. Off Chapel Island saw a China merchant steamer, and off Lam. ocks the Talusugo Maru and a Siemissen steamer all going South, off Breakor Point a Messageries going North,
The Takasago Maru reports. moder ate weather throughout.
The British steamer Marionethshire reports fine S.W. breezes from Singa- pore to Pratas Shoal, thenco calm to port. Spoke the Star of China, bark, 150, milés South of the Ladrones.
The American bark Signal reports light winds and fine weather with mo- derate S.W. monsoon..
The British steamor Adria reports light moderate S.W. winds and fine weather. In lat. 16 N. long, 111 E. experienced high N.E. swell and light variable winds.
The British birkantine, King re- ports rainy and dirty weather all through, with heavy N.E. and E. winds.
July 4, Metapedia, Fowler, London, Penang and Singapore 28th June, General-Russell & Co. July 4, Conquest, British steamer, 218,
Per British steamer Conquest re- Thop Hamlin, Haiphong and Hoihow 30th June, General-ports left Haiphong June 30th at 5 p.m., arrived at Hoihow July 1st at Shun Hang Hung
10 p.m., left at 3 a.m. 3rd, arrived in Hongkong 4th at noon, Haiphong to Hoihow light Southerly winds and fine weather. Hoihow to Port, first
DEPARTURES.
Canton..
China Sugar Refining Company, Li-July 2, China, German steamer, for
mited $180 per share, Sellers.. Chint Sugar Rofining Company (De.
Hongkong Ics Company's Shares
bentures)-3 per cent premium.
por share,
Hongkong & Chinu Bakery Company,
Limited-$42-por-share.
July 2, Esmeralda, British steamer, for
Manila.
July 2, Volga, French steamer, for
Yokohama.
part Southerly winds and fine weather, latter part S.E. squalls and rain. In Haiphong steamer Kang-chi, and in Hoihow, HMS, Magpie.
July 2, Antonov, British steamer, for H
Shanghai.
Chinese Imperial Government Loan July 3, Kwangtung, British steamer,
of 1874-(Nominal).
for Coast Ports.
Chinese Impérial Government Loan July 3, Saghalion, French-steamer, for
of 1887 (Nominal).
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Shanghai..
July 3, Hwai-Tuon, Chinese steamer
for Canton.
July 3, Hainan, British steameo, for
Hoihow,
July 3, Young Siam, Siamose ship, for"
Bangkok.
July 3, Hammonia, German bark, for
Honolulu.
"ONGKONG, CANTON, AND
· MACAO STEAMBOAT COM.
~PANY, LIMITED.
There will be NO NIGIIT - BOAT to or from CANTO on and afteil MONDAY, the 4th inst, and untg further notice, the “ POWAN" havinn to be withdrawn from the line for r few days to bo overhauled.
By Order,
P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary,
Hongkong, 1st July, 1881.