A. S. WATSON & Co. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS,
GENERAL CHEMISTS,
AND
Manufacturers of the followiug AERATED WATERS, viz : SODA, TONIĆ, SARSAPARILLA, AND POTASH, LEMONADE, GINGERADE, RASPBERRYADE, AND PHOSPITORIC CHAMPAGNE.
Deliveries in Town and Harbour. from
7 A.M. to 7 P.M.
SUITS MEDICINE CHESTS REFITTED, PASSENGER SHIPS SUPPLIED.
Prompt Attontion given to Coast Orders.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
HONGKONG. SHANGHAI PHARMACY,
SHANGHAL
CANTON DISPENSARY,
CANTON.
THE DISPENSARY,
FOOCHOW.
Notice to Advertisers. Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a flxml poried will be continued until countorruandel.
THE
Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1881.
THE China Sugar Refining Company, Limited, is undoubtedly one of the most prosperous of our local enter- prises. With a fully paid up capital of $600,000, divided into six thousand
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1881.
from one of our leading Chinese merchants, a shareholder in the un- dertaking, who called on us yester day, so that it may be thoroughly relied on.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
According to a London telegram of tho 21st instant the funeral of the lato President Garfield will take place on Monday next.
General Choster Arthur has boon sworn in as Chief Magistrate of the United States amidst groat onthusiasm.
Business in the city was entirely sus- ponded.
The capital of the new company will be $200,000, divided into two
Telographic news has boon roccived thousand shares of one hundred dol-troubles with the Maories in New in London from Australia, stating that lars each. The whole of the capital Zealand aro probablo. has been already subscribed, and twenty-five dollars
share duly per paid up.
The ground for the build ings has been secured at Bowrington, and, as we informed the public long ago, a practical man has been at home for some time purchasing the necessary plant and machinery. Ac- cording to the statements of the pro- moters, it is estimated that the ground, buildings, machinery, and general plant, will absorb a sum of fifty thousand dollars, so that, in the event of a call being made on the shareholders to pay up the full amount of their shares, the Company will start business with a full exche-
o'clock.
THE VOLGA" IN A TYPHOON.
swept the decks, ponetrated into the engine room, and did a deal of damage. Captain Guirand, of the Messageries At half-past six we sighted land on the Maritimos Company's steamor Folge, starboard bow, which we made out to reports one of the sovorest typhoons bo Kinsin, about 40 miles distant, over experienced on his voyage from
enabling me to recognise our position. Japan:-We left Yokohama on Sun-During the bad weather our square foro. day the 11th instant at half-past nine N.E. woother rainy, barometer stand in the morning, with wial from the
ing at 763 mm. After doubling Kauonsaki the wind freshened, and the rain ceased. At 5 p.m. we doubled Rock Island; at 8 passed Omae, wind variable but light, blowing from the B. to N.D. During the night squalls
were almost continuous from the B.-to The first concert of the season of the NE, bar. 761 m.m. At 10 o'clock on Saturday evening entertainments will the morning of the 12th we doubled be given in the Garrison Theatre, toOo-Sima with a nice three mile breeze morrow evening, commencing at eight from B.N.B. to N.. but a honvy sea, which I attributed to the influence of A foreign Land League Convention the current from Kuro-Siwo, in the has been established in Dublin, violent. middle of which wo were. At 8pm. we ly opposed to England. Political mat-passed 12 miles to the south of Cape tors in Ireland are apparently ap. Murako; at 9 the weather cleared in the north, a light variable breeze blowing pronching a crisis.
from the NE, with a heavy swell al- ways coming from the east. Sot bearings for Capo Touri; squalls and wind very variable from the cast and south, the brometer insensibly falling; at 2 a.m. it stood at 753, but there was nothing in the appearance of the sky to indi- cnto the approach of bad weather. Proccoded mutil soven o'clock, when the squalls became heavier from the S. and the barometer foll 1 mm.
sail and the two foro and aft sails had the fastenings broken, and the cross- been torn and split in their gaskets, bar of the helm damaged; however by
At good fortune we had the tackles all
--seven o'clock in the evening the baro-
ready to replace the cross-bar. mister was at 736, the necessary repairs to the machinery having beon effected on route. On the morning of the 14th we doubled Towi-saki at six o'clock, and from there to Turnabout which we sighted on the 17th at noon, we had both winds and weather being very winds from S.S.E., with a heavy swell,
uncertain, From Turnabout to Hong. kong, whore we arrived on Monday, the 19th at 1a.m. we had very fine wea. ther, light winds, and a calma sea.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
The following telegrams, received by the American mail were crowded out yester- day :-
London special says: The capitulation of New York, August 20th.-The Tribune's the Lords over tho Land bill exhibited the
weakness and the division of the Conser-
The German 3-m. schoonor Louisa, Captain Schierloh, which arrivel hare this morning, from Newchwang, spoke the German bark Caroline Behn, on the 19th September, off Oskseu, from Foo-within an hour. Awnings were takenly an informal exchange of views_pre- chow to London, all well.
The British stownship Oaklands was quer. The hopes of success indulged docked at Kowloon this morning. The in by the promoters of this new Spanish transport Legaspi, which has concern are based on calculations been undergoing extensive repairs at which, to our unenlightened eyes, Sam.shui.po, want into the Cosmo- appear too good to be true. They politan Dock yesterday afternoon. are so tremendously good in fact that we have no hesitation whatever in guessing the genius who compiled them. It was stated to the Chinese gentleman above mentioned, when application was made to him to be- come a shareholder, that the China Sugar Refining Co., Limited, could refine 700 piculs of sugar per day at a cost of one hundred dollars; and that the proposed company would do exactly the same amount of work, realising an equal profit, for a total expenditure of thirty five dollars. It requires no expert statistician or
vative lenders. The denials of Gladstone and Lord Salisbury that matters had been squared, are strictly correct, but nádoubt-
pared the way for the surrender of the Upper House. Lord Cairns and Mr. Gib- son were the negotiators for the Conser- vatives. Lord Carlingford and Mr. Hors- chel for the Government. The interfer- ence of Cairns has been a blow to Salis-
in, and preparations made for bad weather. At ning o'clock a violent We would remind gentlemen con- squall-sent the barometer down 2 m.m. nected with the Subscription Griffin the sea at the same time becoming moro movement, that a moeting of Subsoriboisterous. After the squall, the breeze bors, for the purpose of making final froshoned more and more and the baro-bury's leadership. Gladstone and Salis- arrangements, will be hell in the meter continued to descend rapidly, bury were in the country Sunday and Mon- day. The latter was informed by Cairns offices of Messrs. Russell & Co. at four I then observed that we were in the
that the Irish landlords had rosolved to presence of a typhoon, which was right compromise. Salisbury and tho activo o'clock this afternoon.
before us. As we were 29 miles south Fories are chagrined. The latter affirms of Cape Isa it was impossible to tako that the defection of Cairns was the sole cause of their defeat. The Queen is said to have secured the arrangement by inti- cating that the weather would be very
mating to Salisbury that if he refused to violent, so I resigned myself to con- right into the centre of the typhoon.lutely no course open but to capitulate. appeal to the country on a'question invol- tinue my course which would lead me
ying the House of Lords, there was abso- made the necessary, preparations to His conduct throughout betrays simple receive it, closing the ports and obatinney. Disraeli, if alive, might have battening down everything to prevent repeated his '67 tactics, defeated the Go- the water from penetrating into the
reinmont bill and taken office, and have
Tao British steamer Brisbane, Cap
shares of one hundred dollars each, clever accountant to prove by these tain Craig, which arrived hore last the coast, with the barometer indi-
of
figures, if they are reliable, and that we personally know nothing, that the new undertaking must prove an unexampled commercial success, detriment of the old established com- and of course to some extent to the
pany.
That the
evening, brings tes of Australian pa- pers, but these contain no later tole
foth, on the 20th inst., the whole of grams than the papors to hand by the which we published on Wednesday and Thursday."
this Company has been enabled to undertake sugar refining on a larger scale and with better prospects of a remunerative return than any similar concern in the Far East. In the centre of an immense sugar growing district, the refining industry has grown to such an extent as to almost completely revolutionise the general trade of the colony. There can be little doubt, however, that the Chinu Sugar Refining Company, Limited, is indebted for a good deal of the success which has hitherto attended the business, to the vast influence exercised over the Chinese by the General Agents of the Company, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., and to the experienced management of Mr. Henry Dickie, who, with the entire staff of employés, entered the service when the old East Point Su-vised course to pursue, and shallments of troops have been sent to
any
Our evening contemporary as usual which company flourishes under the safe guidance has got hold of erroneous information of Messrs. Jardine Matheson, & Co., Signor Cagli, the enterprising impre. sario who managed tho. Opera com. fears the impending opposition is panics in this colony the past two quite certain, if half of what rumour seasons has no intention returning to
shadow of foundation. the Far East. has says,
He is at present in It has been currently reported Italy organising a company for Ans. amongst the Chinese that the General |tralia. The proposed subscription Agents of the China Sugar Refining season for Hongkong is under the cu- Co., Limited, have made an offer to tire management of Mr. Cagli, Jr. purchase the ground, plant, etc., of the new conce, in order to quash opposition. We can hardly credit what would certainly be an ill ad-
have much pleasure in contradicting
'.
We are again informed by the export telegraphist who compiles the messages for the Far East that further reinforce
in the dark as to what nation has sent Tripoli. It is a great pity we are left
7
interior of the ship, and denbling At tou the gaskets of all the sails. o'clock the barometer stood at 752, the wind already blowing great guns from the S.E. and the sea always in- creasing. At eleven the barometer ro gisterod 749, with heavy wind, high sea, and continuon's squalls. At mid- day it blew a hurricane, and continued increasing in violence more and more, always to the S.E., the set breaking over the ship with such force as to raise the bridge; the barometer at 740. At 12.30 the barometer registered 734; 723; at two o'clock 718, fluctuating at one o'clock, 729; at half-past one
a
gar Refinery became a public com- pany. That sugar refining is a pay-blic compels us to publish.
a rumour, which our duty to the pu- these reinforcements. So far as we down to 710 during the hurricane. ing business is plainly evidenced by
know, there is no war raging in Tripoli, The sea was now enormous, and wo the Company's report for last year The promoters of the New Sugar although in the adjoining province, were unable to see from one end of the when a dividend of twelve per cent. Company are certainly men of wealth Tunis, the French and Arabs are hav- ship to the other, and the fearful noise per annum was declared on the and influence. The moving spriiting lively times. This Tripoli busi. of the wind and sea rendered the orders amount of subscribed capital-a re- in the enterprise, we understand, isness is of far more importance that to the crew difficult to understand most people might imagine. Inter-At 2.30 the barometer rose to 718 in a turn which very few public enter- Mr. Kwok Yin Kai, manager of the ference in Tripoli would without a sudden calm, which lasted about a prises in these days can hope to Man On Insurance Company and doubt greatly imperil the peace of quarter of an hour during which we equal. The confidence of the public well known in Hongkong business
Europe.
caught a glimpse of the sun. The in the stability of the concern may circles, as son and successor to the
wind veered round and blew feebly The British steamer Brisbane, Cap. from the S.E. to N. by E. Finding be gathered from the prices quoted late Mr. Kwok Acheong, Mr, Kwok for the shares on the Stock Exchange. Yin Kai is said to be a very energetic tain Craig, from Australian ports, ro-we were in the skirt of the centre of After reaching a very high figure, young gentlemen, and he has in this 19th, arrived at Townsville 3rd insta to 18 turns, to enable us to handle the ports-Left Sydney at 8 p.m. August the tempest, the engines were regulated considerably over one hundred per business undoubtedly received the Cooktown 4th inst., Thursday Island vessel easily. At 2.49 the wind re cent. premium, the shares have lately support of the general body of Chi- 7th, and Port Darwin 10th; and left turned and blew hard from the North, fallen in public estimation, although nese merchants. The promoters of on 12th inst., at 5 p.m. for Hongkong; two heavy seas striking the fore part the present quotation, $162 per share, this company have, we are informed, passed through Basilan Straits at 8 a.m.
of the vessel with great violence, ought to be considered eminently received a very great deal of valuable on the 18th, and arrived in port at smashing the cross bar of the helm and satisfactory. The reason for recent assistance and experienced advice pm, yesterday. Experienced moderate doing other damage. At three o'clock depreciation is not far to seek, in from our late friend, Mr. Harry S.E. winds to Port Darwin, thence to heavy sea lifted up the captain's pinnace fact it may be described by the one Wicking, merchant and commission China Sea light variable winds and with the covering which fastened on word-opposition.
agent, of Club Chambers, who has fine weather, and across the China tho sorow plate of the sheep pens, wash It was only to be expected that in been working hard in various ways Sea had moderate N. 13. winds and fine ing out the sheep from the pens in the course of time a rival Sugar Refinery to advance theinterests of the concern.
stern of the ship and the portion of would be established, and it is likely We understand that Mr. Harry We understand that proceedings the rail between the port shrouds and enough, although we are not in a Wicking will probably occupy in the have been instituted in the Supreme the mizen mast. and the middle of the position to speak definitely on the
now company, a similar position to Court by Mr. T. C. Hayllar, Q., taff rail, all of which were suspended subject, that before long there will that he held in connection with the against Dr. D. J. Eitel, for alleged on the rail of the sheep-pon. I in be more than one rival in the field. late Cosmopolitan Dock Company, an slauder, the damages claimed amount. diately stopped and gave orders to cut In the meantime, we propose giving ex-officio Consulting Directorship; premature to comment. on the lotails fell over to port, which saved her, for ing to $25,000. It would, of course, be away the rail, during which the ship the public all the particulars at our but of course we are not at presentin a or prospects of the case at present; it was necessary to go on. At three disposal respecting the Sugar Reposition to verify the statement. His but we may state that the affair pre- fining Company which has been suc- past experiences no doubt eminently misos to be a cause celebré implicating cessfully floated by Chinoso capital, qualify him for this position, and several persons of the highest rank in and will shortly become un fait from his extensive connection with the colony. On dit that Messrs. J. J. accompli under Chinese auspices. the Chinese there can be little doubt Francis and E. McKean, barristers.at To prevent any possibility of mis- that his name would prove a tower law, have boon retained for the plaintiff, take or misunderstanding we may of strength to the proposed enter-and that Attorney-General, the Hon. state that our information is derived priso,
E. L. O'Malley, will defond Dr. Eitel,
woather.
o'clock the barometer stood at 722, an onormous son driving in from N.E. but the wind was gradually decreasing in, violence, so we were enabled to repair the holm. At 4 o'clock the bar. regis. torod 738; at 5 o'clock 740; at 6 o'clock 731, when the vessel shipped over tho starboard sido an enormous sea which.
"dished" the Whigs by adopting peasant proprietary, pure and simple. Sach a step, if approved by the Tories, would have secured a majority in the House of Com- mons. The present Tory leaders lack the dash for such an enterprise.
As passed, the bill is substantially the same as when it left the House of Commons. Of the twelve leading points on which the Peers insisted, they surrendered ten, com- promised one, and the Government con- eeded one. The Parnellites seem to be left without a Parliamentary policy. It was their intention to go to the country
with éclat by creating a disturbance in the House before adjournment, in view of the Ministerial declarations relative to reform have irresistibly strengthened the Govern- in the proceduro of the House, which would
mont's cause at the next session.
The
majority of the English press approve of the Government's resolution not to release the subjects until the agitations have made it possible to do so. The notorious fact that a number of the agitators live by agi-
tation, has convinced the Government that it could not conciliate them by ele- mency so long as the money lasted. At the same time there is a strong feeling among the Liberals that the time for re- pression is past and that the Government would have done well to accompany the Land bill with an amnesty.
Archbishop Croke's counsel to give the
It is suspected that the Leaguers will not facilitate the working of the Act. Laud Act a fair trial, while maintaining an attitude of observation, is considered
reasonable, but is not likely to be accepted by the Leaguers. The Irish debates this week have not shown tact on the part of the members. Last night Mr. Biggar madon fierce personal attack on Forster, Parnell refusing to follow him, attacking London through an English Chief Sooro- the system of governing Iroland from tary. The fores of the case Presented by Parnell has been growing upon English men, and much might have been done to bring about a more rational policy on the part of the Government by last night's discussion, but for the indiscretion of Biggar and most of the Pamtellites, in turning the debate into an abusive attacks party endeavor to combine with the Tories on. Chief Secretary Forster. The Irish..
against changing the procedure of tho
Houso.
The British Government's refusal to
renew the pegotiations for a commercial The theory of M. Tirard and of other French Protectionists was that England would be glad to accept any terms, and was only spinning out the negotiations to socura bettor conditions. M. St. Hilaira
treaty has croated constornation in France.