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We take from the N. O. Daily News the following abstracts of the Poking Gazettes-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 1881.
on varions The following notes Japanese matters, derivol from untivo papers, are taken from The Japan Workly Mail of the 23r.l ultimo 2-
June 12th-1) (Court Circular.)
It is sail that His Eccellency Ya-na- The Governor of Shun-tion reports a rainfall of over five inches of satura gata, Privy Councillor, who is now in tion in the Metropolitan district. the provines of Tango on a hor of in- (2) A decree committing to the Im-spection, has lately instructed the Kio- perial Household for the determination to Pucho that the actual circumstances ot a penalty, two Secretaries of the of the shizoku, advocates of a National Armoury Office throngh whose inat-Assembly, town and village assemblies, tention, sovoral suits of armour were public meetings, commores, circulation lately stolen from thỏ Tung-hun. Gate, of newspapers, quantity of products, inside the Forbidden City.
number of houses and population, &c., &c., in that province be particularly investigated and reported.
(3) A decree committing to the Board for the determination of a pen. alty Wen Ceing and Chou K'ai-ming, the two Censors in charge of the southern division of the city, for re- commending undeserving persons for marks of Imperial appointment.
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On the 20th instant. Mr. Uyono, Vico-Ministor for Foreign Affairs, gave, wo hoar, an entertainment in the Sei- yoken at Uyeno, to the foreign employes in his Department.
Mr Luukai Takeshi, editor of the Tokai Keizai, Shimpo (Oriental Econo- unical journal), who is well known for his protectionist views, was appointed on the 18th instant ons of the assist. ant scrotaries of the Tokei In (Board of Statistics), in the Council of State.
His Majesty the Emperor has appli- ed from his private parse a sum of one thousand yon to the relief of suffers from the recent floods in the prefecturo of Niigata.
(4) A deereo with regard to a Se- crotary and two writers in the Palace Stud Department. They are accused of drawing money for the maintenance of horses which were never under their charge, and of various other mal. practices. These clurges have not as yet been substantiated, but the accused have all three boen denounced on previous occasions and clearly cannot be men of honest character. They are at once to vacate their posts and a
The Hochi Shimbun states, that the strict inquiry into their antecedents is
Kanagawa Ken authorities have ap- to be instituted.
June 13th-(1) The Governor-pointed several of their officials and General of the Yakuang requests that police inspectors a committee of inves. the Thotai of the Hankow district may tigation into the bost means of improv- be temporarily excused the duty of ing the native town of Yokohama, and presenting himself at Court. There safeguarding from fire.
The Hochi Shimbun states that, as is a great pressure of business at this
the Emperor will probably be absent season of the year in connection with
on his northern tour during the ap- The tho sale of the new crop of tea. Tastai, in addition to his other duties,proaching visit of the British squadron, is charged with that of superintending Prince Taruhito has been deputed to the collection of barrier duties, and represent His Majesty in the reception of the sons of the Prince of Wales, A there is no other officer at the moment
Committee of entertainment, with His competent to take his place. Granted
Excellency Sanjo at its head, has been by Rescript
(2) The same officer reports the ar-appointed to make the necessary pre- rival at Wu-chang Fu, on the 15th of April, of the Annamoss Envoy and
On the 16th instant Lieutenant Fa. suite, with presents for the Emperor
rukawa, of the Engineers, received per- of China. Memorialist entertained the Envoy and his staff, and bestowed mission from the Bureau of Decoration suitable gifts upon all his attendants. to wear the order of the Lion, which As travelling by boat would consider has been presented to him by tho Per- ably lengthen the journey, memorial-sian Emperor, and that of Mejidio ist, on the 22nd April, despatched the conferred by the Sultan of Turkey. Envoy by road under a proper escort, Fan Kno.t'ai, the Lieut.-Colonel in charge of the party, now reports that the Envoy arrived safely at Hsin-yang Chou, in Ionan, on the 3rd of May, and was met there by a Ilonan officer appointed to conduct him further on his way. The journey was accomplish. -ed without accident, and all the neces saries required by the Envoy were duly supply by the Lient. Colonel.
June 14th.-(1) Tseng Chi-tse, (the Marquis Tseng) is appointed Vice. Director of the Imperial Clan Court.
parations for the residence and amuso- mout of the Royal visitors.
The uchi doubts whether it is not in consequence of the assassination of the Czar of Russia, aud the more re- cont attempt upon the life of the President of the United States, that Japanese Ministers of State and Privy Councillors take extraordinary personal precautions, and when they leave their residences are precoded and followed by policemen in disguise.
In the new office of Foreign Affairs, all the soctions are connected with the principal Barcau by telegraphic (sic) lines. This is said to be for the sake, (2) Ch'un Kuang, newly appointed partly of avoiding the trouble of mes- Superintendent of Customs at Canton,sengers, but mainly to reports that he took over the seals of office upon the 17th of April last.
Onsure the
greatest measure of secrecy for diplo matic converse.
According to the Choya Shimbun, (3) The Governor of Shansi reports the despatch of the second instalment the Austrian Minister proceeded to the of the subsidy due to Peking for the Palace at 2 p.n. on the 19th instant, present year. The total assessment for and was received in audience by the the year is Tis. 400,000, of which Tls. Emperor, to whom the Minister pre- 50,000 have already been sent forward.sented his credentials. At the same He has now to report the despatch of time, the Captain of the Gorman man- another Tis. 50,000 under charge of of-war, with the Gerinan Minister, were honoured with an audience by an expectant District Magistrate.
June 15th--(Court Circular.) The Ilis Majesty, and after that the latter Governor of the Metropolitan Pre-Minister was received by the Empress. fecture reports the capture of five in. dividuals concerned in the theft of armour from the building above the Tung-hua Gate.
The Akebono Shimbun remarks:-At first the judicial affairs of Japanese subjects in Korea were all dealt with in the Consulate, but for some time June 17th-1) A decree ordering past, they have been brought under the committal of Ching Jni, General the control of the Nagasaki Saibansho. of the Malan Chên Division, to the In that Court, however, there being a Board for the determination of a pen-press of business, and moreover much alty. This officer has been denounced inconvenience being experienced ow. ing to the distance, it is deemed neces- by the Prince of Ch'un for commenc- ing to cut down trees to forin a roadsary to ask the Government for the to the Mausoleum of the lato Empress establishment of a Saibansho in Korea. It is said that the authorities have al- before the date fixed by the astrologers.realy decided to open a court in the
(2) The Governor of Shantung re- ports tho despatch of ten officers with peninsular Kingdoni. romittances to Peking, on various ac- counts, amounting in all to Tls. 226,810. With the exception of the report of a case of murder from Iupeh, in which a wife poisoned her husband at tho- instigation of her paramour, and has been excouted by the ling ch'ih process, the remainder of the documents in
this day's Gazette ure of a formal nature.
Mr. Hanabusa, Acting Minister to Korea, now at home on leave, is, wo hear, to return to his post about the middle of next month.
According to the Akebono Shimbun, the Italian Minister visited the Koishi- kawa arsenal on the 15th instant.
Rear-Admiral Niroi, Chiof of the pointed to the command of the squad- Eastorn Admiralty Office, has been ap- rod detached to meet the Emperor in
Why is Richmond like the letter R?Akita keen. -Because it is a tittle beyond Q (Kow)..
On the 15th instant one hundred boxos of ammunition and one thousand
five hundred stand of Snider rifles were sent from the Osaka Arsonal to the Hiroshima garrison,
Vico-Admiral Nakamuda, Vice-Min. istor of the Navy, wont to Yokosuka a fow days ago and inspected all the
mon-of-war thoro. Y
The Mainichi observes:-Two gen- tlemen of Sanuki provinco, by name Miyatake and Mukoyama, have estab lished a sugar factory on a western model at Shido-mnra, the Samukawa district; an after several trials white sugar has been successfully made: Specimens have been forwarded for oxamination to the Agricultural and. Commercial Department, which after careful comparison with foreign articles has found it to be not inferior to the
imported staples. It is said that the Minister intends to present some home made sugar to the Imperial Household shortly,
The Nihi Niché statos that at pre- sent there aro five or six ship-building yards in Osaka, Kole, and Hiogo, in cluding the Hiogo Engineering works and those of Messrs. Kirby & Co. The business of all these establishments has greatly improved and augmented, so that there are frequent launches of now ships to-day and trial trips to morrow. In this connection it is said that the authorities aro about to decide the limits to which a trial-trip may extend. The Japanese writer con- cludes his paragraph with a sentence which may be taken as a humourous suggestion that some of the authorities in question have suffered from the length, or the hospitality, or some of the other concomitants of these pleas.
ure passages.
LATEST COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE. Wednesday, August 3rd, 1881.,
One o'clock P.M.
Business in shares has revived considerably since we last wrote, and a fair amount of important transac- tions and changes have now to be recorded. The Dock Company's stock is still steadily on the decline, and shares offered at 51 fail to attract purchasers. Unless we are greatly mistaken a very much lower quota- tion than this will have to be reached before any large transfers are booked. Steamboats have also made a move, and and some business has been done at 26 premium, ex dividend, there are still plenty sellers on these
China Sugar Refining Company (Da-
bentures)-3 per cent premium. Hongkong Ice Company's Sháros-
$1271 per share, Sollers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,
Limitod-343 por share. Chinese Imperial Governmout Loan
of 1874 (Nominal). Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1878-(Nominal).
Exchange.
On LONDON,-
Bank Bills, T.T.,
-3/83
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, 3181 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3/8 Credits, at 4 months' sight,... 319 Documentary Bills, at 4
months" sight,
On PARIS,-
Bank Bills, on demand,
3/0
....4.65
Credits, at months' sight, ...4.75 On BOMBAY,
Bank, T.T.,
Bank, T.T., On CALCUTTA,-
Ou SHANGHAI,-
Bank, T.T., Private, 30 days' sight,
225
225
72.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &c.
HAVE FOR SALE.
Groceries.
Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House. holl Stores.
John Moir & Sons', Oclebrated House- hold Stores.
American Storcs of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & Fronch, Philippe
& Canaud's PATES &o...
OHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juico.
COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &c.
Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER" & Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHE." HEIDSIC & Co.'s MO- NOPOLE, pts. and qts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY "OABINET.
MUMM'S (JULES) CHAMPAGNE
pts, and qts.
NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY,
pts, and qts.
EXTRA SEC, quarts.
Charles Heidsiecks's WHITE SEAL, pts. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON-. SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Roe- derer & Co.'s VERZÖNAY MOUSSEUX, 72 pts. and qto.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
August 2, Cheang Hock Kian, British steamer, 956, F. Webb, Swatow August 1st, Goueral.-Bun Hin & Co.
715, Topp, Cantou 2nd August.- August 2, Hardwick, British steamer,
C. M. S. N. Co.
August 3, Namua, British steamer, 862, Westoby, Coast ports, Foochow 29th July, Goueral. - Douglas, Lapraik & Co.
August 2, Sarpedon, British steamer,
1892, John Kerr, Foochow 29th July, General,-Butterfield and Swire. August 3, Amoy, German steamor,
814, Drewes, from Canton. Siemsson & Co.
August 3, Glenroy, British steamer, 1411, John Wallace, Foochow 1st August, Teas.--Jardine, Mathe- son & Co.
DEPARTURES. August 2, Chinkiang, British steamer,
for Shanghai. August 2, Nont, German steamer, for
Saigon.
steamer, for Singapore. August 3, Cheang Hock Kiar, British August 3, Emuy, Spanish steamer, for
Amoy.
August 3, C. T. Hook, British steamer,
for Singapore. August 3, Greyhound, British steamer,
for Hoihow.
terms. Banks are also slightly weaker, although no liberties have been taken. Actual business done has been of a trifling character, but shares which were eagerly asked for at 116 premium, are now freely offered at that price, We noted several important transfers of China Per Cheang Hock Kian, British steam- Fires at $295 per share, and a fewer, from Swatow, 387 Chinese, more could be obtained without much difficulty.
Other stocks remain unchanged, although we heard both Sugars and Hotels enquired after this morning.
Shares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Shares-116 per cent. promium. Sales. Union Insurance Society of Canton-
$1,675 per share ex dividend, China Traders Insurance Company's
Sharos-$1,700 per share. North China Insurance Company-Tis.
1,125 per share. Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis.
820 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, -$305
per share,
!
On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-
Tls. 148 por share, Hongkong Firo. Insurance Company'
Shares- $1000-per-slave China Fire Insurance Company's Shares
-$295 per share, Sales. Hongkong & Whampo Dock Com
pany's Shares-54 per cont prem. 54% premium Sellers. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam-
boat Company's Sharos-$26 por share proinium. Ex Div Salos. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-
pany Tls. 162 por share. Hongkong Gas Company's Sharos-
$82 por share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Sharos
$110 per share, Sollars. China Sugar Refining Company, Li-
mited-$165 por share, Sollors.
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PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Namoa, British steamer, from Coast ports, Rev. P. Canal, and Mr Witte, and 80. Chineso. Foochow, Mr Vivauto and Lady, and 7 Chinese.
Per Sarpadon, British steaner, from
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamor Cheang Hock Kion from Swatow, reports moderate monsoon and passing squalls of winds and rain.
The British steamer Namoa from Coast ports, reports left Foochow 29th July, Amoy 30th, and Swatow 1st August, and experienced moderate S.W. winds throughout the passage. Steamer in Foochow, Europa. Passed Glenroy, and Steamers Bothwell Castle, bound in.
in Amoy, nil. Larch, Cheang Hook Kian, and Atholl loft same day. In Swatow H.M.S. Swift, and steamers Tunis and Oaklands.
The British steamer Sarpedon from Foochow, reports had fine weather with light S.W. winds.
The British steamer Glenroy from Foochow, reports light monsoon and fine weather.
-SECURITY AGAINST DROWNING,
A lady at sea, full of apprehension in a galo of wind, cried out among petty exclamations, "Wo shall go to tho bottom-nercy on us, how
my head "Zounds, madam, never swims !” fear," said one of the sailors, "you can nover go to the bottom while your head swims **
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Krug's CHAMPAGNE, pts. and qts.
CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT- EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pints,
and quarts. ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarts. ERMITAGE LUDON, THIBŒUF (Chateau), pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adet's),
pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAFITE, piats and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID CLARET,
St. JULIEN, &c., &c. Breakfast Claret.
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau
milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
borger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's “ Pale Dry White Soal Shorry, Yollow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer
and Co.'s Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunt's Port. Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c. 1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy,
Cutler Palmer & Co.'s Brandy, Rouyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recommended, Kinahan's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendee Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaina Boord & Co.'s Old Tom
Gin: La Grande Chartreuse, Groon and Yellow, Maraschiño. de Zara, Ouraçon. pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters, &c., &o.. &c.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron anp
Saunders, pints and quarts, GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E & J. Burke, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by
the Gallon.
Fine ALE, bottled by MacEwon, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads"
Ærated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE.
TONIC WATER,
SARSAPARILLA,
&c., &c., &c.
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.&3.
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STATIONERY, BOOKS &c. -
* "Franklin Squaro" Library,
**Seaside" Library,
Harper's Half-hour Series.
French Novels,
Medical Works.
School Books."
Presentation Books.
Works of reference-&o; Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturers the best
and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line excuted one.
very moderate terms. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Office requisitos
of overy description. Milnor's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed
Boxes, Brushware. Cutlery, Crockory, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Guna. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition.
Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exce».
cuted.