ratory found that the deficiency arose fron no manipulation of the milk, but was peculiar to the cow from which it was obtained. What is to be done with a "coo" which obstinately refuses to give cream, and will yield nothing bit skim milk? It is cruel to expect the proprietor to make the cream him- self, and the authorities cannot well punish the cow.-Sportsman,
We are informed that the Forth Bridgo Railway scheme, which pro- vides for a bridge over the Firth of Forth, together with approaches on oach side, is likely to be procceded with. In the original Bill there were certain guarantees given by the groat Railway Companies, but, aftor the catastrophe to the Tay Bridge thoro. appeared to be considerablo hesitation as to the future steps to be taken in relation to the Forth Bridge, and a Bill was introduced into Parliament for the abandonment of the scheme. It has now beou arranged by the va- rious Companies, concerned-uúnely, the North British, the Midland, the Northern Eastern, and the Great Northern-to modify the arrangement embodied in the former Bill, so that the Forth Bridge Company may
be onabled to complete the undertaking, and it is expected that improvements will be made in the route to the north in addition to those which will be secured by the construction of tho Bridge itself. The Bill lodged for the abandonment of the undertaking will be withdrawn in the course of a few days.
In their amusing column of "Notes on News," our London contemporary, the Sportsman, says :-"Aves Kalli Sirlar is evidently a rare fighting man in his own country. He is a Tekke warrior chief of such wondrous power that Persian children shrink in terror when- ever his name is mentioned by their mothers. The English Black Bogie is not to be compared with him in his prime, and he is evidently more potent than the spirit of the Hartz Mountains. Like other great men, however, he seems to have become a very insigni- feant individual indeed as soon as he left homo. On Wednesday he visited St. Petersburg, and was presented to the emperor, to whom he gave up his fighting sword in token of submission and loyalty, and, according to the Russian papers, he came away "over- powered by the graciousness of the Emperor, and delighted with the gold watch and chain presented to him. There is something comic in the notion of the great Tokke warrior, the dread of Persian children, coming down the Czar's front door-stops, hugging up a gold watch with as much joy as an estlicte enjoys when it comes to his turn to nurse the old blue cracked tea- pot."
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1881.
THE "THREE GRADES" AT
THE GRAND STAND.
Time 5 .. „Phermauster 190°. "Harry" (facetiously) Fungus. what do you call that pony? "Fungus" (nettled) Not Will Dash" ancient
my It's "Juice" the public Raco Corso pet Who's match has not been foaled yet.
"Bill" (aside)
crony,
I'm weaving for "Juice" a tightish not And take the odds lo's beat by Cornet." "Harry" (with warmth) No? just wait, my boy, and see, Fll bide my time most patiently. I'll train by night, I'll know no rost, Until "Wild Dash" your "Juice" shall
test.
I'll run your pony out of sight: Fl
"Fungus" (getting angry) Gas away with all your might!
Harry" (sulky)
Woll, why your sneer at my "Wild
Dash 2.
11
"Fungus" (still angry) Because I think be's just "Wild Trash."
Harry" (very severely) As for milch cows, you may be judge; Your opinion of ponies I treat as all
fudge.
Why the "Judge" said
C
"Fungus" (very rod) Bah! wait till our Jockey has put on
the silk.
(Thinks he's making an ass of himself) Come round to the Farm for some
whisky and milk.
They leave the Grand Stand. Mr. Bill remains until his 99th pony has
gone
round.”--Mercury.
LATEST COMMERCIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
Wednesday, August 17th, 1881.
One o'clock P.M.
The most noteworthy incident in our commercial world yesterday, was the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which will be found fully detailed in another column. After reading the report, Mr. Melver's remarks to the meeting were brief but to the point. The report was an eminently satis- factory one, and of course was unani mously adopted. The reference to the Corporation's recent successful negotiation of the Silver Loan for the Chinese Government, with the prospect of a very large additional profit to the usual earnings of the Bank, clicited some applause, as did
the Chairman's intimation that the Directors had decided to extend the
por
scope of their operations by the appointment of special agencies. at Lyons and Tientsin with promise of good results. It would appear a by The following remarks from a home no means too sanguine anticipation to predict a dividend of €2 share papor referring to the recent Volunteer Review hold by Her Majesty in for the current half-year, according Windsor Park, do not say much for the to present prospects. Nothing has completeness of our military organisa. been done in Bank shares for some tion in England-Volunteers or ex-days, but it is likely that news ex- volunteers, whose fate it may have pected from Shanghai may lead to been to tako part in the last grant
rather extensive operations before review held in Windsor Park, will long. Docks are still getting weaker, remember with pain the miserable ac-
and the sale of the McDonald's Slip commodation then provided for feeding property, which certainly ought to the hungry battalions which poured have to some extent strengthened the in from the provinces. They may call to mind the fact that men had to go a
stock, appears to have had quite a con- trary effect. A large amount of busi- whole day without getting so much as a mouthful of fool, while many persons
ness was done yesterday atl8 for cash were glad to purchase tiny glasses of and the end of the month; and a horse-pond water vended from pails in number of time offers, 55 for the end the Long Walk Apparently things of the year, were also closed with. are going to be little better this time, The shares are on offer this morning for we learn that Sir Garnet Wolseloy at 48 without finding buyers. Other has written to the commanding officers stocks still remain at nominal quota- of Volunteer Corps stating that the tions. Exchange on London remains arrangements for providing refresh-
unaltered, that on Paris is a point ments for the force on the day of the weaker, and on Bombay and Calcutta review have entirely broken down;
a slight fall has to be recorded. and therefore each battalion will have. to cater for itself. This is a rather sorry confession for the military au- thorities. If they are unable to cater for a handful of volunteers upon a field day, what, in the name of the great Blucher, would they do in case of war? Would each battalion have to cater for itself if blank cartridge were exchanged for ball, and the officers' swords passed ovor the grindstone?
Why is a joiner less handsome than his wife P-Because ho is a dout planer (plainer).
Shares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Shares -106 per cont. premium, ex Div. Union Insurance Society of Canton
$1,675 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's
Shures-$1,700 por share. North China Insuranco Company--Tls.
1,125 pór share.
Yangtaze Insuranco Association-TIs.
820 por shure. Chineso Insurance Company,
per sburo,
8305
On Tai Jusurance Company, Limited -
Tls. 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company
Sharos- $995 per share. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares
-$290 per share. Hongkong
Whampoo Dock Com pany's Shires- 18 premia, Sellers. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam
boat Company's Sharos-$24 por share promium, Sellors. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-
pany-Tis. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares
$82 por share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-
$110 per share, Sellers, China Sagar Refining Company, Li-
mited-$155 per share. China Sugar Refining Company (Do-
bentures)-3 per cent promium. Hongkong leo Company's Shares-
$127 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,
Limited-$43, por share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1374-(Nominal). Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1878-(Nominal).
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
August 16, Thales, British steamer, 820, T. G. Pocock, Foochow 19th August, Amoy 13th, and Swatow 15th, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. August 16, Zambesi, British steamer,
1,540, A. Symons, Shanghai 13th August, Mails and Goneral.--- P. & O. S. N. Co.
1
August 16, Kim Soon Toal, Siameso bark, 208, P. Bong, Bangkok 30th July, General.-Chinose, August 16, Amoy, British steamer,
814, G. N. Drewes, Shanghai 12th August, General.--Siomsson & Co. August 16, Emuy, Spanish steamer, 222, Blanco, Manila 13th August, Remedios & Co. August 17, Conquest, British steamer,
318, T. Hamlin, West Coast and Macao, 11th August, General.---- Shun IIang Houg. August 17, Chinkiang, British steamer,
790, Orr, from Canton Aug. 16th. -Siemsson & Co.
DEPARTURES. August 16, Esmeralda, British steamer,
for Manila.
August 16, Fu-yew, Chinese steamer,
for Shanghai,
Exchange.
OR LONDON,-
Bank Bills, T.T..
318
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, Credits, at 4 months' sight, - Documentary Bills, at 4
months' sight,
38
3/83
3/83
August 17, Store Nordiske, Danish str.,
for Shanghai. August 17, Amoy, British steamor, for
Canton.
3p
OR PARIS,
Bank Bills, on demand, ...... 1.63 Credits, at 4 months' sight, ...1.73 On BOMBAY,-
Bank, T.T.,
2221
On CALCUTTA,-
Bank, T.T.,
On SHANGHAI,---- Bank, T.T., Privato, 30 days' sight,
2221
...... 72
August 17, Sir John Laurence, British
ship, for Falmouth.
August 17, Bellona, German steamer,
for Mantong. August 17, Carnarvonshire, British
steamer, for Yokohama. August 17, Brutus, Gerinan steamer,
for Hoihow, &c.
August 17, Pong-chao-hai, Chinese gur-
boat, for Canton...
723 August 17, Kaungtung, British str.,
for Coast ports.
'HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
=
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Thales, British steamer, from Coast ports, Sister Maria Ferai, and
86 Chiueso deck.
Per Emuy, Spanish steamer, froin Manila, 72 Chinese.
Por Conquest, British steamer, from Wost Coast, &c., 39 Chinese.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held at the City Hall yesterday after- noon. There were present Mr. McIver (Chairman), Messrs. II. de C. Forbes, Hon. E. R. Belilios, H. Hoppius, H. L. Dalrymple, W. Reiners, Hon. F. B. Johnson (Directors), Hon. P. Ryrie, C. P. Chater, A. Coxon, A. McConachie, J. F. Mardfeldt, 1). McCulloch, II. Just, B. George, W. H. F. Darby, H. Smith, A. Newton, J. Thorburn, J. Mosely, E. Bart, J. R. Anton, A. T. Manger, JH.
T. Chator, J. Y. V. Vernon, A. P. MacEwen, M. E. H. Asgar, W. M. Morgan, W. Logge, R. II. Sleoman, R. Fraser-Smith, and T. Jackson (Chief Manager).
· The Chairmau said-We have again the pleasure of coming before you with a satisfactory report, maintaining our increasel dividend of 30s. por share, and placing one lakh of dollars to the reserve fund: The business of the Bank continues prosperous, and considering what we have accomplished during the last few years, there ap. pears every reason to look forward with confidence to the future. During the last half-year it has been our good fortune to negotiate a loan with the Chinese Government on favourable terms, the profits ou which will appear in futuro balance.sheets, and will form a considerable addition to the ordinary earnings of the Bank.(Applause) The directors have deemed it advisable to appoint special agents in Lyons and Tientsin, and they anticipate favour ablo results from both agencies. shall be glad, gentlemen, to answer any questions you may wish to ask lating to the affairs of the Bank. (Applause).
Por Amoy, British steamer, from Shanghai, 24 Chinese.
Por Zambesi, British steamer, from
Shanghai-For Hongkong, Miss G. Mathows, Mr. R. Downie, and 11 Chi- 12050. For Vouico, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Anderson, and Mr. F. W. Styan,
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Conquest from W. Coast, &c., reports left Haiphong August 11th, at 7 p.m., arrived in Pakhoi 12th, at 1 p.m., left at mid- night 13th, arrived in Ioihow at 1.20 p.m., 14th, left Hoihow at 2 2.01. 15th, arrived in Macao at 3.40 à.m. 16th. Light variable winds and fine weather throughout. Ping-on loft Pak- hai for Haiphong 12th instant. Left Macao 17th at 2 a., arrived in Hong- kong at 5.30 aa.
The British steater Thales from
Foochow 12th August, Amoy 13th, and Swatow 15th, reports Foochow to Amoy, strong S.S.W. winds and swell with low barometer and gloomy wea thar.
Amoy to Swatow, first part light variable winds and cloudy wea- ther, latter part dense fog. Swatow to Hongkong, variable winds and rain. Steamers in Foochow, Glamis Oastle and Hasan. In Swatow, steamers Hardwick and Carisbrooke, Off White Dogs passed an English gan-vessel re-steering North.
There being no questions, the Chair- -man moved that the report and accounts of the Bank for the half-year ending 30th June, 1881, be adopted. This was soconded by Mr. J. R. Anton and carried unanimously.
The British steamer Amoy from Shanghai, roports loft Shanghai on the 12th instant, at 1 a.., wind N.N.E. barometer 29.00; passed lightship at 5.30-a.m.-barometer 29.86 at 8 a.. wind increasing with a heavy swell running from E.S.E.; at 11 am. hoavy squalls from N.E., with high confused The Chairman said that concluded son, barometer 29.80; ran back for the business. He had merely to thank shelter of the Raffles, whore wo anchor- those prosent for their attendance, anded for 15 hours. At 4 p.m. wind E.S. to inform thom that the dividend warrants would be payable on Wodnos day (this day).'
Why ought superstitious people to. bo necessarily temperate -Becauso they are afraid of spirits.
E, with heavy rain, and squalls, baro- moter 29.78; at 8 p.m. barometer 20.75, hoary squalls to midnight. Sa- turday at 4 p.m. hove up anchor and procopded, with light E.S.E. wind and heavy Southerly swell as far as Pih- ki-aban, thence to port light variable winds and cloudy weather.
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
ENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &c. AVE FOR SALE.
HAV
Groceries.
Crosse & Blackwell's, Octobrated ffouse- hold Storos.
John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House- hold Stores.
American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philippe
& Cannud's PATES &c..
CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juice.
COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &c.
Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s "OARTE BLANCHE." HEIDSIC & Co.'s MO- NOPOLE, pts. and qts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY GABINET.
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 VERZENAY MOUSSEUX, pts, and qte.
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),
pinta and quarts.
CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID CLARET.
St. JULIEN-ke., &c. Breakfast Claret.
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau
milch, Hookheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
berger Cabinot.. Rudesheimor Borg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne
Marsala, Saccone's
Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Co.'s Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Ilunt's Port.
Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c. 1, 2 and 3-star Hennessy's Brandy, La Grande Marque Brandy,
Catler 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 Glendec Whisky AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Greon and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouraçoa pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters, &e.. &c., &e.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and
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 MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads"
Zrated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
TONIC WATER,
SARSAPARILLA,
&c., &c., &c.
The Finest Stocks of CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS,
PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS, VEGUEROS,
&c.,
&e. "PERFECTION " All Specially Selected. EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.
STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.
"Franklin Square" Library,
"Seaside" Library,
Harper's Half-hour Series.
Fronch Novels.
Medical Works.
School Books.
Presentation Books.
Works of reference &c. Stationery for Ladies und-Office uso.......... Direct from the manufacturers the best
and Cheapest in Ilongkong. Special orders in this line excutod one.
very moderate terms. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Ofhos roquisitos
of ovory description. Milnor's Firo Proof Sufos, Cash and Dood.
Boxos, Brushware. Cutlery, Crookery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting
Gluns. Revolvers and Sporting Ammunition. Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exc-
cuted,