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Hongkong Telegraph.
HoxGrosa, 28TH JULY, 1881.
The following article from our well known London contemporary the Standard will doubtless interest many of our readers. It is quite refreshing, after recent experiences of our local press, to come across the impartial and genuine utterances of a high class independent newspaper like the great Conservative organ, on subjects which have caused so many dissensions in this Colony, and about which so many different opin- ions still exist. It must be some
consolation to His Excellency the
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI-THURSDAY, JULY 28тп, 1881.
We were misinformed yesterday re- garding the alleged departure of H.M. S. Midge for Amoy.. That vessel is laid up in ordinary as wo announced some days ago, and is still at her an. chorage off the Coal Sheds at Kowloon, ander the-charge of Mr. M. J. Dolaney, gumier, and will not proceed to sea until the arrival of a new, crew from England.
cage,
A 110W mode of lowering ship's boats, suggested by Mr W. C. W. Pantor, of Boscastle, Cornwall, has lately attractol some attention at home. The advantages claimed for this systein aro colority and simplicity. The boat is supported in a kind of chain so adapted that the moment it reaches tho surface of the water, the cago sinks by its own weight below the keel, leaving the boat freo. The gear is so adjusted that there is no fastening which requiros detaching, the boat floating immediately it strikes the wa. tor, A diagram in a rocont number of the Graphic explains the principle, but we really cannot-see that it is any it- provement on the method now in use,
parties, and Sir John Pope. Hennessy
A sebome is now under consideration is too wise in his generation to imitate for lighting thỏ Suez Canal by olec- the absurd obsequiousness of the old tricity, so as to allow the passage of man with the ass in Asop's fable. Ho steamers by night. From the rocont does his duty and leaves the rest to improvements in the electric light, M. fate. For the four years that he has do Lessops is quito confident that a been in Hongkong he has been re-plan can be devised to render the Canal mitting in his efforts to benefit the as navigablo by night, as it is in tho Colestials who are under mr.protection.day Limo. He has established a Society for the Protection of Women and Children with the object of putting down the horrid system of kidnapping, a local abuse corresponding to the fouthsome; traffic in young girls which prevailed ip to a few weeks ago between this country and Belgium and Holland,; He has helpot towards the erection of a small-pox hospital, and has done much to improve sanitation, while
The statements which have appeared the rites of hospitality have been
in both of our contemporaries of yes- practised by him in a right- regal The Public are informed that in the terday's date respecting local colonial fashion. Realing of such a record, recent fire at Messrs Kelly & Walsh's appointinents are not strictly accurate. one is tempted to come to the conclu. promises, Quecu's road,Scrip for Dr. Stewart has taken his scat on the sion that there are two classes of Irish-Shares Nos. 5640 to 5043 in Tho
Magisterial bench, and Mr. Tonnochy men-lose who can govern others, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Com- has accepted the appointinent of Act- and those who cannot govern them pany, Limited, were stolen; and are ing. Colonial Secretary. Mr. Hayward. selves. It is à pily that men of the cautioned against negotiating with this has assumed the duties of Acting Su- "type of the late D'ARCY MAGɛɛ, or Sir scrip. The nanal advertisement notify-perintendent of the gaol, but it is de- CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY, Lord, ing the loss will appear in our colonus cidedly premture to say that Inspect- Durreriy do not come to the front in, toàorrow.
or Stanton will act as Wardon in place their own land, and by their fact and
of Mr Hayward. That officer is still intellect stem the tide of demagogism
doing the duty attached to his office as which floats a set of factious agitators to the surface.”
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Weather permitting, the Band of the Royal Inniskilling Fasiliers will play in the Botanic Gardens to-morrow, the 20th instant, at 6.45 p.m., when the following programme will be gone. through":
Marel Overture Air...... Valse.... Selection
Valse......
"Joxe" ...... Gartner
Pique Dame "...Suppe, "Serenade" ......... Eisollt. ‚“ Premier Baiser" Lamothe. "Stradella".........Flotow.
Pericole"
Coole.
Wo learn from Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. that the steam-ship Lennon left Singapore for this port, yesterday.
In accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875, on Monday ucxt, August 1st, the whole of the Banks in the Colony will be closed for the transaction of public business.
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The Dutcli mail steamer Aljch will he docked this afternoon at Sam-sui-po,
Inspector of Police, and it is just after the mudocking of the steamships possibio that the post of Warden inay Octava and Pan-ting. The Kin-Kiang bo conferred upon another officer. At came over from Kowloon this morning, any rate the post has, up to the time and is now alongside the Stoamboat of writing, not yet been filled, except Company's wharf ready to resume hering in the vivid and lively imaginations
of the morning and Ovening journals. place on the Canton lino. The British ship Leonides will bo towed round to
LATEST COMMERCIAL
Aberdeen Docks to-morrow.
The British steainer Foltung, Captain Goggin, is reported to have been shore on a sand bank off Hainan Head on of the 22nd instant. She the erouing discharged abont one hundred tons of coal and sent off to Hoihow for assis- tance which was at once supplied, by Mr. Pointor, Harbour Master, who sout of lighters. This timoly help was also supplemented by I. M. S. Magpie who towed her off the bank, and the Yollang prooooded on her voyage to Hoihow where she arrived on the 25th instant, uninjurel,
The prisoner who assaulted Me. Tonnochy one day last week was to be dealt within the gaol this morning by Mr. Wodehouse. The Magistrate is As will be seen from our advertis-empowered by local. Ordinances to ing columns the night sorvico will be resumed to Canton to-morrow evening by the Port, the Kia-Kiang making the morning trip as heretoforo.
INTELLIGENCE.
Thursday, July 28th, 1881.
One o'clock P.M. Being mail morning the business on the Stock Exchange has been of a very mild description; however we managed to trace a few transactions which we now proceed to detail. Banks are still the leading line, and sellers at 115 have got quite worn out. Buyers are anxious to buy this morning, but only a very few shares have actually changed hands. Sub- stantial business at 123 for December
has been done, the buyers being gentlemen who seldom throw their money away recklessly. The Dock Company's Stock is still slightly out of favor, probably on the strength of the report which has recently been circulated, that the dividend for the past half year will not exceed 4 per cent, instead of 5, which, for reasons
Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam. boat Company's Shares-$31 per sharo preipiam. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-
pany-Tls. 162 per share, Hongkong Gas Company's Shares—
$82 por share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-
$110 per share, Sollers. China Sugar Refining Company, Li-
mited-166 por sharo, Sollors. China Sugar Refining Company (De-
bentares)-3 per cont premium, Hongkong Ice Company's Shares
$197 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,
Limited-$43 per share. Chinese Imporial Government Loan
of 1874-(Nominal), Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1878-(Nominal). Exchange.
Ou LONDON, --
Bank Bills, T.T.,
Bauk Bills, at 30 days' sight, 3183 Bauk Bills, at 4 mouths' sight, 3/8 Credits, at 4 months' sight,.. 3/9 Documentary Bills, at 4
months' sight,
On PARIS,
3/9/
Bank Bills, on domand, .....4.66 Credits, at 4 mouths' sight, ...4.76 On BOMBAY,
Bank, TT.,
On CALCUTTA,—— Bank, T.T.,
225
225
72
Private, 30 days' sight,
727
On SHANGHAI,--. Bank, T.T.,
Hongkong Temperature..
(Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s Register, Queen's-road).-
HONGKONG, 27th and 28th July. BAROMETER-1 P.M.
Do. 4 P.M... THERMOMETER-1 P.M............89.
Do,
.29.858 ...29.806
4 P.M.
.89.
Do.
1 P.M. (Wet bulb) 84. 4 P.M. Do.
83.
Do. BAROMETER-40A.M.
THERMOMETER--9 A‚M,
Do.
.29.850 .83.
...89.
9A.M. (Wet bulb) 80. Do. Maximum Do Minimum (over night) 82.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
July 27, Danube, British steamer, 561, A. Clancby, Bangkok 20th July, General.-Yuen Fat Hong.
Cholera wo are told is still raging in This would scarcely be a fitting pun- unknown to us, was generally be. July 27, Hainan, British steamer, 278,
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Bangkok, and it is reported that ono of the resident consuls thore died on the morning of the 20th instant, bab wo have not yet been able to procure a confirmation of the latter amour.
Shareholders of the Hongkong,' Cauton, and Macao Steamboat Com- pay are reminded that the half-yearly meeting will be held in the Company's
afternoon.
order corporal punishment, but if brought before the ordinary public tribunal of the Supreme Court, he would most probably be awarded a farther torn of imprisonment ouly.
ishment for the crime ho has com nitted, and without displaying a craol disposition in dealing with our criminal population, wo fully consider this man to be a fitting candidate for the lasti.
lieved to be the "correct card. At 57 per cent premium, the shares are now on the market, but would-be | July buyers expecting a further fall, decline to deal. We heard of some time bargains at 6) for September, but failed to trace them home to our July own satisfaction. Hotels are of course on the downward line still,.
Speechly, Haiphong 24th July, and Hollow 26th, General. Afong & Co.
28, Marlborough, British steamer, 1175, Sanderson, Swatow 26th July, General. -- Butterfield & Swiro.
28, Ningpo, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Cauton 27th July, Gen- eral-Siomsson & Co.
Governor to know that his general Offices, Queen's Road, at 3 o'clock this Isthmus of Corinth. This neck of land, and sellers would be glad to "part "July 28, Kwangtung, British steamer,
674, Young, Foochow 24th Julý, Amoy 25th, and Swatow 27th, General. Douglas, Lapraik &
policy, so bitterly condemned by interested cliques in Hongkong, has. universally received the warmest ap-
The Messageries Maritimes Com- preciation from the high class Lon-pany's steamer Amazon, with London don newspapers.
datos of 24th Jane, has arrived in the canal would save 12 hours for steainers quently the shares are not in demand. July 28, Albay, British steamer, 366,
We are informed by the Occidental and Oriental Steam-ship Company that the steamer Gels with San Francisco mails, &c, has arrived at Yokohama and loaves for this port to-day; and that the steamer Occmic left San Francisco for this port eie Yokohama on the 23rd instant.
"The Chinese inhabitants of Hong-Harbour as we go to pross, The Mails kong have presented an address to will be ready for delivery about 3 Governor Sir John Pope Henessy, o'clock. which speaks volumes for the popu larity of that official's Administration among the natives. The document, of course, is couched in the grandiloquent strain characteristic of the far hast; but if it were not so its authenticity would be open to question. It is us natural for a Celestial to think and talk in the Cambyses' vein, as for a Parisian to lift his hat or for a Red Indian to drink bad whisky. His Ex- celicney is told that ho is reverently looked up to as one of the bright spirits, and is loved as a parent, Ho is designated the merciful prince, and is "The tablet of his famo," we are figuratively informed, "is exhibited in the street, and multitudes proclaim it witli ono voice." As there are two hundred thousand Chinese in the Crown colony. it is pleasant to read this testimony to the marmor in which our rule is carried oin their midst. It would be more pleasant if one were sure that the genial and eloquent Irishman were as well liked by the English sottlers in tho-community; but it is not givon to every one to accuro the suffragos of all
lauded as such far and near.
M. de Lesseps is now busy planning, what French enterprise will undoubt ally accomplish, a canal through the as is well knowup has formed an obsta ele in the way of commerce between o Adriatic and the Egean from time immemorial; and it is stated that a going to Constantinople from the Mediterranean, and 20 hours for those coming from the Adriatic. M. do Les- sops who surveyed the ground a quar. ter of a contury ago,, thinks that tho canal should start from a point at the foot of the mountain crowned with the Acropolis, and bear away to the left.
The Spanish and Portuguese Loan Exhibition of Ornamental Art was opened at the South Kensington Mus- cum, London, ou Saturday June 11th, Wo understand that Mr. Waltor and has excited a great deal of interest. Meredith Deane, Captain Superinten-The exhibition is rich in splendid gold dent of Police, has succeeded the Hon, and molal work, Damascene Armour, Malcolm Struau Tonochy as Acting Toleio-bludes, occlesiastical vestments, Colonial Treasurer. Captain Deano's Hispano-Moreso ivories, Visigothic well-known legal ability, added to his jewols, historical relics, &c., contributed longthened colonial experience, sliould by the palaces, musenims, churchos, make him a very valuablo acquisition convents, and private collections of to the Logislativo Council.
both countries. The tapestry from the Royal Palace at Madrid is said to bo particularly frosh and beautiful in spito of its great age, and a hugo gold vase lent by the noun of Spain has attract a great attention. Unfortunatoly the whole of the Portuguese exhibits did not arrive in time for the opening day; still tho Luisitanians made a very good show, and many of their splendid art treasuros word much admired,
According to advicos from Madrid, the Spanish newspapers are urging the government to take official notice of European intervention in the north of Africa. They assort that Spanish in terests in Morocco are being affected by the action of the French in Tunis, and that Spain has a right to protect her own interests.
at 110; but there is a suspicion abroad that this stock holds a false position in the market, and conse- Steam-boats are very quiet, but the meeting of shareholders this after- noon may open the door to substantial business. Nothing whatever has been done in any other stocks, so wo must refer readers for any further information to our corrected list of latest nominal quotations.
Shares. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Sharos-115 per cent. premium, Buyers Union Insurance Society of Canton-
$1,075 per share ex dividend, China Tradors Insurance Company's
Shures $1,700 per share. North China Insurance Company-Tis.
1,125 per slaro. Yangtzo Insurance Association-Tls
820 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, -8300
per share, Ex. Div.^ On Thi Insurance Company, Limited →→
Tis. 118 por share. Hongkong Viro Insuranco Company'
Shares- $1000 por share, China Fire Insurance Company's Shares
-$20% per share, Sules. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com
pany's Sharos-57 per cont prom. Sellers,
Co.
H. Lightwood, Taiwanfoo 26th July, Sagar. Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
DEPARTURES. July 27, Antenor, British steamer, for
Loudon and ports of call.. July 27, Thales, British steamer, for
Coast ports
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Por Danube, British stoamor, from Bangkok, 100 Chinoso.
Per Hainan, British steamor, from Haiphong and Hoihow, 50 Chinese.
Por Marlborough, British steamer, from Swatow, EGL Chinose.
Per Kwangtang, British steamer, from Coast ports, Meser's Richardson, and Chong King Iling, 2 Sisters of morcy, 2 European deck, and 76 Chi-
168.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Danubo from Bangkok, reports, left Bangkok on July 20th, had light winds and fino woathor throughout..