A. S. WATSON, & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the following AERATED WATERS, viz: SODA, TONIC, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPDERRYADE, AND PHOSPHORIC CHAMPAGNE.
Deliveries in Town and Harbour from
7 AM to 7 P.M.
Sure MEDICIENE CHESTS REFITTED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Prompt Attention given to Coast Ordere.
CANTON DISPENSARY,
THE DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAI
CANTON.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-FRIDAY, JULY 29TH, 1881.
In a climate like ours a school, where hundreds of young people congregate daily, should be situated in an open space, as elevated as possible, and entirely removed from the stir and bustle of business life. A commodious building, airy, well ventilated, and with plenty of light, is a sine quâ non. Is this out of the question in Hongkong? We think we can show that a New Central School such as we have lightly sketched could be secured without much trouble, and at comparatively slight expense. We, therefore, re- commend to the consideration of the Government what appears to us a practical and economical solution of the Central School difficulty. House property, and good sites, centrally situated, have lately acquired an almost fabulous market value in
The Sheldrake, 4, Lientonant and tant, from Portsmouth, on her way to Cominauder M. L. Bridger, arrived Woolwich, here yesterday from Hoihow.
Inland lots Nos. 389-391, 707-8, and 76, were sold yesterday by Mr. Dorabjeo Nowrojce to Chinose par- chasers for the sum of $29,500.
We can now authoritatively stato that Inspector Staunton was yesterday appointed to the post of Warden in Victoria Chaol vice Hayward, appoint- od Acting Superintendent.
The public are reminded that the Band of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers will play in the Public Gardens this afternoon from 5.45, weather permitting.
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Wo regret to hear that a telegram has been received by the Marquis Tseng, the Chinese Minister, reporting the death of his younger and only brothior, which occurrod at Poking.
The Devonshire, which sailed from Java on January 15th last for the Channel fo., has not been heard of since, and 75 guineas promium has been paid on her at Lloyds. Her cargo was com- posed of sugar.
A report has been made to the Ad- miralty with regard to the Sylvia. Ân order was received to repair and refit. her for surveying servico in the Far East. When the workmen commenced to overhaul her it was found that her principal timbers wore in an advanced state of decay. It is expected the Ad- 4miralty will give instructions for her
to be broken up.
We would remind Shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Company Lim ite, that the ordinary half-yearly meeting will be held in the Hotel at
o'clock this afternoon.
The latest files of the Broad Arrow
Hongkong. The present School, and the proposed site for the new edifice, would realise at public auction some- thing very near a quarter of a million
There has been launched from the dollars. Such is the opinion of ex-give the details of a Royal Warrant Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company's, perts. There is plenty of ground about to be issued which confers most Limited Yard, an iron screw-steamer, belonging to the Government higher substantial improvements.on the pos-named The Murich, built to the order up the hill which could be utilisedition of the non-commissioned ranks of Mr. W. Buchan Ritchie, of Dundee. for the purposes required, without of the army. A Warrant rank has also She has been built as a three-deckod " All communications shumll hp addresses The difficulty, suitable in every res-been created, by which the non-com-vessel of the highest class at Lloyd's
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DEATH.
On the 22nd Juno, at 8 Edith-road, Peckham, S.E, after a lingering ill- ness, Mr. George L. Tomlin, agol 51
years.
THE
Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 29TH Junr, 1881. We consider it our duty to call the attention of the Government to the
pect, and moreover, which would cost next to nothing. With the proceeds of the sale of the old build- ings and site, a Central School could be erected, without entailing a single cent of extra taxation on the ratepayers, which would prove worthy of Hongkong and the age of progress we live in. Nay, even more, a large surplus would remain in hand, which could be ap- plied to a sensible endowment of the school, as might be arranged here
after.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
By a telegram from London, dated July 27th, we learn that ten dynamite infernal machines have been seized on board the New York steainers at-Liver- pool. It is stated that this is the Inauguration of a new policy by the Fenians, and no donbl it will call forth measures of a repressive character,
missioned oflicers formerly holding the position of Sergeant Major will be boneftal. We may have something to say on this subject when the War rant reaches us. In the mean time we congratulate the service on a most decided improvement in the status of the non-commissioned officers, which has been rather tardily acceded to, having been spoken of for years past.
We regret having to record the death of Mr. George L. Tomlin, lato clock of the Doed Registry in the Sur- voyor General's Department of this Colony, which took place on the 22nd ultimo at Pockban. Mr. Tomlin went
home about ten months ago on leave after a continuous service in Hongkong of sixteen years. His services are thus detailed in the Colonial Office list :---
Ile leaves a widow and large family to mourn his loss, and it is to be hoped that some substantial provision may be made for them in recognition of long and faithful services rendered by deceased who was a most valuable public servant,
for the Indian, China, and Atlantic trades, is 800 feet long, 36 feet beam, and depth 26 feet moulded. She will have two large double-ended boilers,
xl engines of 250-horse power, by the North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company, Limited. She will be com manded by Captain Alexander Laws, lato of the Lady Kinnaird.
LATEST COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Friday, July 29th, 1881. One o'clock P.M. The remarks of Mr. Belilios at the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Hongkong, Can- ton, and Macao Steamboat Company yesterday, were sufficiently assuring as to the Company's generally pros- perous condition. His observations relating to the contemplated gradual
substitution of iron vessels for the
"Formerly a non-commissioned officer in the army, employed in the convict service, Bermuda, in 1859; promoted chief clerk, which appointin nt he held antil 1863; appointed superintendent of the convict bulk, Stonecutter's Isold wooden boats now in use, must necessity for taking immediate steps which cannot but increase the governlund, Hongkong, Nov, 17, 1863, 1st have given satisfaction to the general to carry out some well devisedont's present responsibilities, and
difficulties. The political horizon, not clerk in surveyor-general's depart- body of shareholders, as it has scheme for the erection of a new only in England, but in many other ment on the axudoument of Stono- long been recognised that wooden steamers of the Kin-shan class prove Central School.
cutter's gaol, December, 1866," The prescut struc- European countries, is decidedly threat-
far more expensive in the long run, ture is said to be altogether unsuited
ening.
than the higher priced, but vastly to the requirements of the colony; it has in fact been fairly tried, found The policy of the Gladstone Admin
superior style of boat now being wanting, and condemned. The great istration in Transvaal matters general-
constructed on the Clyde for the defects of the Central School, are its ly, has been so severaly criticised
Canton river traffic. Mr. Morgan's inconvenient, unhealthy situation, throughout nearly the whole of the
suggestion that a special fund should bo gradually built up, to meet the defective drainage, circumscribed British Dominions, and has caused such
great expense of substituting new space considering the number of wide spread discontent in the Ariny,
Our evening contemporary the China steamers as the old boats become pupils, and its proximity to a noisy that it was almost certain the Tory portion of the city, which must opposition would challenge the Gov. Mail is nothing, if not original. The unsuitable for, service, is worthy of consideration, and reduced dividends interfere to a very great extent with ernment with a motion in the Com-logo News, in criticising Governor
mous, declaring want of confidence. Hennessy's dealings with the Opium no doubt offer a legitimate medium the scholastic work. A site for a
The result of the vote has undoubtedly Farm, condemned Sir John Hennessy's
for placing the Company in a much new school was selected some con-
inaterially strongthened the hands of actious in strong terms. The same siderable time ago,
paper, in dealing with IIis Excellency's stronger position to meet extraor- and because
tho Ministry, and must have proved a building operations have not been great surprise to the opposition, who Census speech gives the Governor a dinary demands of this nature. commenced, H. E. the Governor hasarlly could have expected such a signal good deal of credit for the Colony's Steamboat shares are quoted nomin- been rather severely censured by the defeat on what was essentially the increased prosperity, which is plainly ally at 31 per cent premium, only local press; our morning contempor-popular side of a much vexed question. shown by the returns in question. The very few shares having changed ary even going the length of observing Thio motion was rejected by 314 to 205 Logo News does not understand the hands for several days. The only wholesale condomuation system, which noteworthy transactions in shares in a recent issue, that the action of the
is the distinguishing and exclusive since we Ïlast wrote have been con- Government in allowing the
space to
characteristic of our evening oracle. fined to Banks. Moving steadily up- remain unused was a scandalous and
There is no resemblance, so far as wowards, sellers at 115 could not be can see, between the Opium Farm, found, and 116 became the quotation, and the Consus Returns ; why the China Mail should charge booked. There are still a few shares good many sales at this figure being the Hiogo newspaper with inconsis- toney becanso the News condemned the on offer, and they will doubtless be ono measure, and highly praised the taken up in the course of the after- other, is rather incomprehensible to noon. Several more time bargains us. We should feel inclined to attach have also to be recorded at 123 and a good deal of importance to the opin-124 for the end of the year, and ious of our Japanese contemporary, there are buyers in the market now for the identical reasons which have at the last named figures. Docks elicited to sneers of our evening pa are still on the downward line, per. By the way, the China Mat is ra- several small lots changing hands ther a long way behind-hand with the yesterday afternoon at 56, and this In the suit raised by H. E. tho Gov. extract from the Hiogo News. It ap morning, buyers decline to deal at ernor of Macao against Mr. Jolm Fit-peared in the Telegraph on the 21st that price. As there is never smoke without fire, there may possibly be man, judgment was delivered yesterday on the petition of Mr. Francis, the de-
some all sufficient reasons for this fondant's.counsel, that the action shonld
not acquainted, however, a few days sudden change with which we are more may explain all. "No other stocks have been evou mentioned since our last issue, excepting Hotels, which are decidedly unstoady at 110. Per- The troopship Tyne, from China, "haps the Shareholders Meeting this arrived at Shoornoss on the 19th ins- afternoon will givo us some im-
votos.
The bombardment of Cabos by a criminal waste of public money. French squadron is the latest move in Without going quite so far as this, the Tunisian embroglio. Cabos is ra- we certainly think that it is high of the Gulf of the same bame on ther an important town, situated at the time something were done with the
the north east coast of Africa, in lati- valuable piece of ground between Caine Road and Hollywood Road The rising of the natives, which was tude 34° 20' N., longitudo 10 20 E. although we are heartily glad that first reported from Sfax, appears to His Excellency has had the foresight, have become general throughout the the common sense, to postpone the whole country; and this will undoubt- proposed erection of a New Central eilly seriously onlangor diplomatic School on such a sito as this. Any relations at prescut existing betworn- person can satisfy himself by visit the European Powers interested in this ing the School in Gough Street, and part of the world. the so-called site for the New Central School, that nearly all the disadvant- ages complained of in the present building, will necessarily be repeated in the proposed new structure. Can there be any doubt that the neigh- bourhood of the new site, will in the
upon
justant
and
We take the following itoms from
June:-
Lieutenant. J. E. Gregory is appoint- ed to the Kestrel on the China Station, vico Lieutenant Tring.
o dismissed without the defondant to London and China Express of 24th boing called to auswer. Both course of a year or two, bo one of tho judges, Acting Chief Justico Snow- the busiest centres of trade amongst den, and Me, James Russell, agreed Chineso in the whole city, and that that the objection was premature, and -the-noise now-so-objectionable to thecould not be maintained at this stage Masters and scholars will most pro- of the proceedings. The polition was: bably be increased instead of lessened? therefore dismissed with costs.
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portant in uture prosp
Hongkong a
Corporation premium. Salèn
Union Insurance Society o canton- $1,675 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's
Sharos-$1,700 share. North China Insurance Company-Tls.
Ou
per
1,125 por share. Yungtsze Insurance Association—TIs.
820 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, $300
per share, Ex. Div. Tai-Insurance Company, Limited-
Tls. 148 per share, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company'
Shares- $1000 per share, China Fire Insurance Company's Shares.
-8297 per aliare, Sales. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com- pany's Shares-56 per cent prom. Sellers,
Hongkong, Cauton & Macao Steam- boat Company's Shares-$31 por sbaro preminin.
China Coast Steam Navigation Com-
pany-Ts. 162 por share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-
#82 per share. Hongkong Ifotel Company's Shares---
$110 per share, Sellers. China Sugar Refining Company, Li-
mited-$165 per share, Sellers. China Sugar Refining Company (Da
bcutures)-3 per cent premium, Hongkong Ice Company's Shares--
Hongkong & China Bakery Company,
Limited-$43 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1874-(Nominal). Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1878-(Nominal).
$1274 por share, Sullors.
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On PARIS,-
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Hongkong Temperature.
(Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s Register, Quron's-road).
HONGKONG, 28th and 20th July, BAROMETER-1 P.M..............29.810.
Do. 4P.M. THERMOMETER~] P M.
Do. Do.
.......29.760
.....86.
4 P.M.... ......86. 1 r. (Wet bulb) 82. Do. 4 P.M.. Do. 83. BAROMETER 9 am.
..29.702 .........83.
THERMOMETER-9 AN.
Do. 9 A.M. (Wet, balb):81, Do.. Maximum
..86. Minimum (ovor night) 82.
Do'
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steam-boat Company,
Limited.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above company was held at the Company's Offico yester- There were presunt day afternoon. Mossrs E. R. Belilius (Chairman), A. McIver, W. Reiners, Hon, F. B. John- son (directors), H. Smith, A. E. Van- cher, D. McCulloch, H: N. Mody, W. M. Morgan, G. Sharp, T. D. Benning, J. M. Fleming, M. P. Polishwalla, P. B. Cama, T. Arnold, and P. A. de Costa (Secretary),
The Chairman said- Gentlomen our report and accounts for the six months cnding 30th June last having been in your hands, for some days past, I pro- sume you havo perused them and will permit mo to take them as road at this meeting. You will observe that the Kinshan is to bo brokon up.
Hor machinery will bo takou out and stored and her hull will bo sold for the price it will rotiso in the open market. may toll this atoomor was built in
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