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THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The P. & O'mail steamer Kashgar, Captain Murray, with the London mail of the 9th ultimo, arrived here yoster- day afternoon. The following telo. grams are takou from the Straits Times Extra:-
St. Petersburg, Sept. 20.-A. caravan from Krasnovodsk has been forwarded by rail to Kyzilirvat, from which place goods will be distributed among the Tokkos.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1881.
Pacific to take charge of the fleet in
which had been assigned for that pur thanks of the Czar for his services in Chinese waters, has received the public pose will be applied to the extension of Vladivostock itself. It may be ro- the Far East, and has boon promoted membered that the question of the re- to the rank of admiral and adjutant-moval of the naval station further away general.
We are pleased to hear by private advices from Bangkok, on the best authority, that there was no ground whatever for the likelihood of the licenses for the salo of spirits being New York, Sept. 21. The body of the renowed under the United States Con- late President Garfield will leave Long-sulate, but on the contrary, that the branch to-day. An inquest will be held restrictions on this traffic, are noro at Washington on Friday, and the body stringent and effective now than they will be conveyed to Cloveland on the fol- have ever been. - lowing day. A post mortem examination shows that the ball had fractured a rib, shattered a portion of the vertebræ, and lodged below the pancreas, where it be came completely oncrusted. The imme- diate cause of death was the barsting of the mesenteric artery.
London, Sept. 23.The Court of Com mon Council have voted an address and gold casket to Mr. Gladstono with his bust to be placed in Guildhall, in recognition of his great services rendered to the coun- try.
"Now York, Sept. 23.-Ar. Arthur, on assuming office in Washington, made a speech. He said he hoped to profit by General Garfield's example and experience. It has been considered unnecessary to convene the Houses of Congress.
London, Sept. 24.Many cotton mills in Lancashire have resumed work; the Liverpool ring is apparently unbroken. A committee of cotton spinners are orga- nising another week's stoppage; their de- cision is postponed until Friday next.
We have also to record the death of Rear-Admiral Lewis James Moore, who died on the 31st nit. at Keusing ton. He entered the Navy in 1841, and obtained the rank of sub-lieutenant in 1847, becamo captain in 1863, und roar-admiral on the retired list in 1879. He was commandor of the Argus when engaging the batteries of Kagosima, in August, 1863, when his name was specially mentioned in despatches, and he was promoted to the rank of captain.
It is the Queen's intention to confer the vacant Gartor upon King Alfonso of Spain. Lord Granville bas inform- od the Spanish Government, by a despatch to the Chargé d'Affaires, Mr. Langley, that the Marquis of North- ampton will proceed on a special
nission to invest the King with the Garter in October, after the Cortes meet. Before that date the newly- Darban, September 24.-The Transvaal appointed Minister, Mr. Morier, is ex- Volksrand has been opened. The presi- dent in his speech expressed dissatisfac-pected to arrive and present his cre-
dentials.
tion at the convention concluded with the British, and said he believed the British Government will be compelled to modify it. Lendon, Sept. 26-The Standard pn- blishes a the telegram from Durban, stating that the Transvaal Volksraad has rejected the Convention with the British.
We learn that the Chinese Govern. mont has lately conferred the brevet of Fu-tsiang or colonel ou Major Alex. Man, of the Gordon Highlanders, tho late Commissioner of Customs at Newchwang, for services in connection with raising and instructing in the use of the rifto a body of Chinese troops for the maintenance of order in that settlement. Major Man's service in Obituary.Sir Vincent Eyre.
China dates back to 1863. He bas New York, Sept.--The funeral proces-nów retired from the Customs. sion of the late President Garfield to-day ́nt Cleveland was most enormous and most
The Daily Telegraph publishes a tele- grau from Petersburg stating that Aska- bad is to become an important fortress and chief depot and administrative centre of the Trans-Caspian region.
imposing. Amongst those who took part in the procession was ex-President Hayes, the members of the Cabinet, and Congress, besides fifteen hundred notables. Up- wards of seventy thousand people visited Cleveland to attend the funeral. Presi- dent Arthur remained at Washington in compliance with the request of the Cabi- not. Business throughout. the States was suspended.
Tunis, Sept. 26.-The Arabs still main- tain a blockade of the French column at Zaghowan. A troop of French Cavalry has arrived here, supposed to be intended as a Guard of Ilonour to the Bey.
Aden, Sept. 26.--Cholera last week de- creased to 46 attacked against 56 attacked during the previous week.
Bombay, Sept. 26.-The Amoer defeated Ayub on the 22nd. Ayub fled to Herat, abandoning guns and baggage. The losses on both sides were heavy. The Amoer has not entered Kandahar, but it was defence- London, Sept. 27.--Business in England was yesterday partially suspended out of
less.
rospect to the late President Garfield..
The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the
9th ultimo
The appointment of the Rev. Charles M. Vaughan, chaplain to the Victor Emanuel, for service in Hongkong Hospital, vice Griffiths, is gazetted.
The Chinese cruisers Chao-Yung and Yang-wei, from Plymouth 16th ultimo, passed through the Suez Canal ou the 6th inst,
The German gunboat Nautilus, Captain Chuden, from the China station arrived in Plymouth Sound on the 5th instant, and after coaling proceeded next day for Kiel.
His Fellency Monsieur Le Myro de Vile the Governor of Cochin China, w return to his post, after Jeave of absence, by the mail leaving Marseilles on the 2nd prox.
The appointment of Mr. J. G. Ken- nedy, now Socretary of Legation at Tokio, to be Secretary to the Embassy at St. Petersburg, is gazetted. The successor to Mr. Kennedy has not yet been appointed.
A tolegrain from Simla roports that a Chinese emissary had arrived, being one of the secretaries of the Viceroy of the Chili province, and has no formal diplomatic mission. His object is to obtain information as to the attitude of the Government on the opium ques- tion.
Rear-Adıvical Lesoffsky, who was sent out specially last year to the
We regret to hear of some differences which have arisen between H.B.M.'s
Consul at Tamsui, Formosa, and one of the Mission rios resident at that port. We trust that ere now these have been dissipated, and that matters will be found to work harmoniously between the parties interested. The Consul may have cogent reasons for disagreeing, but he should remember that by persisting too far he may cause what might prove very serious diffi. culties to one of his countrymen, whose interests he is there to guard. It is not only the mere matter at issue, but what the consequences might entail.
Prince Prisdang and a secretary ac- companying Prince Swasti-sobohn ar- rived at Duver on the 8th inst. There are nine other young gentlemen who have also arrived for the purpose of being educated, and will be placed at schools. We understand that Prince Prisdang is on a contplimentary mis- sion to this country and the Continent, The whole party were in the railway accident at Charenton, but we are bap py to state that none of them wore injured, although rather frightened. They spent a day or two in Paris seeing various sights.
Mr. Lichard Oram, retired Naval Instructor R.N., died recently at Ply-
mouth. The deceased entered the Ser- vice at the close of 1839, when he was appointed to the Blonde, Captain Sir Thomas Bourchier. In the ship he. served through the principal ovents of our first war with China, opening with the attack on the batteries at Amoy, 3rd July, 1840, and witnessing the first taking of Canton, the storming of the heights in the vicinity of that city, the operations which led to its recapture, the taking of Amoy, second capture of Chusan, Chinghae, Ningpo, the attack on the heights of Segoau, the battle of Woosung, on which latter occasion the Blonde, was the leading ship, and other operations ending in the pacifica- tion of Nankin. Mr. Oram also served in the Penelope on the coast of Afren, and in 1848 went to the Mediterranean as naval instructor on board the Cale. donia, Captain T. W. Cartor. In 1851 he was transferred to the Britannia, then doing duty as flagship of Admiral Dundas on the same station, and in her he served in the Russian war,
from the Chinese frontier was first rooted in 1879. In order to solve the question as to whether it would not be better to romove the naval sta- tion from Vladivostock to some smaller
harbour, easier to defend, a Comunis. sion was sent to the Pacific coast, where it was joined by Admiral Les- soffsky, who had gone out in command of the squadrou threatening China. This Commission reported in favour of the removal, on economical grounds, al- though the members did not attempt to conceal their belief of the injury that Russia would sustain politically in the eyes of the Chinese and other nations by retreating further north. This consideration seems to have in- fluenced the Goverment to a decision against the removal; and instead of creating a now naval station at Port St. Olga-a native fishing settlement, with no inhabitants or roads within a hundred miles of it-the funds will
be mainly applied to building fresh batteries at Vladivostock and establish- ing a torpedo factory.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY, ONE P.M.
We have to report some sensational doings on the Stock Exchange this morning, the shares of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited forming the medium of business. Early yesterday afternoon there wore signs visible that something uncommon was on the tapis, and ugly rumours, affecting the future prospects of this Company, wore generally prevalent. Holders of Docks suddenly became anxious to sell, and as a consequence the quotation dropped to 41 per cent. premium, at which rate a large num ber of transfers were effected for the end of the month. The movement was continued last evening and resumed with renewed vigour this morning, and we calculate that
at 11 for Oct. 31st, 42 for November 30th, and 43 for the end of December, somewhere between twelve and fifteen hundred shares changed hands-on paper. For reasons which we do not profess to understand, the stock is now weaker than it was before, the large purchasen above alluded to having quite failed to stem the tide of opposition which has so suddenly set in. Of course there is never smoke without fire, and the much talked of opposition dock is the bugbear on this occasion. It is rumour- ed, and we give the rumour for what it is worth, that the Chinese have offered a well known eminent firm three lakhs of dollars and a promise of the General Agency, to float a new Dock company. A suitable site has, it is said, beon already secured, and the Chi- nese are determined to establish an opposi tion at all costs. We further hear that the eminently practical firm alluded to above have declined to accept the flattering propo- sals of their Celestial friends, but lave no means of confirming or denying the report. There may possibly be something tangible in all these rumours, but until we are in pos- session of faller particulars we prefer to reserve our opinion. It is, however, indispu table that Dock shares are in a very unsatis- factory condition in the market, and they have every appearance of going still lower. There must exist some good reasons for this depression. Those interested in the matter
EXCHANGE.
On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T....
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
Bank Bills, at 4 months sight
8/8 B/81
8/9
3/99
Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 3/10 On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand.............. 4,69
Credits, at 4 months' sight On BOMBAY Bank, T.?. On CALCUTTA--Bank, T.T. On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T.
Private, 30 days' sight
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
4.82
2234
2234
781
731
(TAKEN AT MESSES. FALCONER AND CO.'3 REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD).
· Hongkong, 12th and 13th October. BAROMETER-1. P.M.
Do.
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER-1 P.M.
Do. Do. Do.
4 P.M.
...29.958
..29.930 .........84. ...84. 1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...79. 4 P.M.
Do. ...79.
29.918 ..81..
BAROMETER.-9 A.M.
THERMOMETER-9 AM..
Do.
9 A.M. (Wot Bulb)...77. Do. Maximum.... .....84. Do. Minimum(over night)...79.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. Oct. 12, KASHGAR, British steamer, 1515, R. G. Murray, Bombay 24th Sept., Galle 29th, Penang 4th October, and Singapore 7th, Mails and General.— P. & O. S. N. Co. Oct. 12, ALDAY, British steamer, 366, H. Lightwood, Tamsui 7th Oct., General. -Douglas Lapraik & Co. Oct. 13, STENTOR, British steamer, 1,304, Kirtpatrick, Shanghai 6th October, Foochow 10th, and Amoy 11th, Gene- ral.-Butterfield & Swire.
DEPARTURES. Oct. 12. Olympia, Gerinan steamer, for
Haiphong.
Oct. 12, VORWAERTS, German steumer, for
Hoihow.
Oct. 12, HUNGARIAN, British steamer,
for Australian ports. Oct. 12, ORESTES, British steamer, for New
York.
Oct. 12, CBINKIANG, British steamer, for
"Ningpo and Shanghai,
Oct. 12, PAKиot, British steamer, for
Shanghai.
Oct. 13, KWANGTUNO, British steamer, for
Coast Ports.
Oct. 13, DIAMANTE, British steamer, for
Manila.
Oct. 13, BELLONA, German steamer, for
Swatow.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,
Per Albay, British steamer, from Tam- suj, Rev. Mr. Gibson, Rev. Mr. Barclay, and 104 Chinese.
Per Stentor, steamer, from Shanghai, &c., Mr. and Mrs. Weeks and child, Messrs. Fisher, Lafeny, and Rubens, and 324 Chinese.
Southampton for Hongkong.-Mrs. Wil- Per Kashgar, British steamer, from
cox, Garrison Sergt.-Major Annan, Mr. W. B. Rock, Staff. Surgeon 1.0. Hickey, R.W., Messrs. Parfitt, and Sutherland; from Venice, Messrs. McPhearson, and Wood; from Aden, Mr. Aming: from Penang, Messra. T. Cole and 17 Chinese; from Singapore, 118 Chinese. From Bombay for Shanghai.-H. E. Toutal Ma Kie can form their own opinions. Banks are Tcheong. Secretary and servant; from also very weak, and although we quote them Southampton, Miss A. E. Koeling, Mr. at 11 per cent premium, would be purcha-aad Mrs. Hannen, two children and nurse, sers would doubtless be able to procure them at a considerably reduced rate. No other shares require special mention, no- thing in the shape of business having been attempted since we last wrote. Annexed list of nominal quotations will give all
necessary particulars.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo
ration-114 per cent. premium, Sellers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,675
per share, ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,600
per share.
North China Insurance Company-TIs, 1,125
per share.
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tls, 830
per share.
Chinese Insurance Company-$307 por
share, sales.
Qu Tai Insuranco Company, Limited-TIs.
150 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-8965
per share, Sellers. China Fire Insurance Company-$285 per
*share, sellers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company--
11 per cent, premium, sales and sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company $25 per share premiuin, sel
lers.
China Coast Storm Navigation Company-
TL. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$11 per share,
Sollers,
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-
$160 per share, sollers. Chine Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)
-3 per cent. premium. Hongkong Ice Company-$1271 por sharo‘
Salos,
Hongkong and China Bakery Company,
Limited-350 per share.
It is announced from St. Petersburg that the Government have come to a decision not to remove the naval sta-Chingae Imperial Government Loan of 1878 tion in the Pacific from Vladivostook to Port St. Olga, and that the funds
-1 per coat. premium, ox interest; Chinoso Imperial Government Loan of 1881
34 per cent, premium,
and one Uhiness; and from Penang, Mr. Smith.
DEPARTED.
Per Hungarian, steamer, for Australien porta, 1 European and 213 Chinese.
Per Chinking, steamer, for Ningpo and Shanghai, 1 European and 213 Chinese.
Per Diamante, steamer, for Manila, 6 Europeans and 241 Chinese.
Per Kwangtung, steamer, for Coast Ports, 150 Chinese.
Per Bollona, steamer, for Swatów, 60 Chinese.
TO DEPART.
Per Fokien, steamer, for Coast Ports, 3 Europeans and 130 Chinese.
REPORTS.
The British steamer Stentor, from Shang- hai, reports light winds and fine weather.
The British steamer Albay, reports loft Tamsui at 8 a.m. on the 7th inst., ar- rived in Amoy at 7.40 a.m. on the 8th inst., had fine weather with light N, to N. W. winds; left Amoy same day at 4.50 9th, had fine weather with light 8.W. p.m. arrving at Swatow 10.50 a.m, on the winds; left Swałow at 4.40 p.m. on the Iith and arrived at Hongkong at 2 p.m. on the 12th, had fine weather with light Wostorly winds. In Swalow, steamers Cleveland, Keelung, and Namon,
A country man, walking along the streets of a towo, found his progress stopped by a close barricade of timber. "What is that for ?" he inquired of a person in the street. "Oh that's to stop the cholera." "Ah! I have often beard of the Board of Health, but I nover saw it before,”
MaçEWEN FRICKEL & Co.
GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &0, ITAVE FOR SALE.
HAV
Groceries.
Crossa & Blackwell's, Celebrated House- hokt Stores.
John Moir & Sons, Celebrated House hold Storca.
American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER Danish & French, Philippe
& Cannad's PATES &o.,
CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juico.
COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &e.
Wines, Spirits, &c.
CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHE" HEIDSIO & Co.'s MO- NOPOLE, pts, and qts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET.
MUMM'S (JULES) CHAMPAGNE
pts. and qts.
NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY,
pts, and qts.
EXTRA SEC, quarts. Charles Heidsiecks's WHITE SEAL, pis. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Roe- dorer & Co.'s VERZÉNAY MÕUSSEUX, pte. and qte.
*
Krug's CHAMPAGNE, ptą, and qts. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT- EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pints,
and quarts. ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarts, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBEUF (Chateau), pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adot's), CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts.
pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID CLARET.
St. JULIEN, &o, &c. Breakfast Claret.
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau
milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Gʻand Vin, Haut Sauterne
Marsala, Saccone's Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Scal. 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 Quillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recommended, Kinaban's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendee Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gio; La Grande Chartreuse, Groun and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouragoa pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,
&c. &c.,
&c.
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
Erated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE.
TONIC WATER.
SARSAPARILLA,
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$63. "PERFECTION" All Specially Selected.
EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.
STATIONERY, BOOKS &o. "Franklin Square" Library,
"Seasido" Library,
Harper's Half-hour Series.
French Novels,
Medical Works.
School Books.
Presentation Books.
Works of reference &o. Stationery for Ladies and Office uso. Direct from the manufacturers the best
and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line oxouted on
very moderate terms. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Oficerequisites
of every description. Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed
Boxes, Brushware.
Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware. Buildor's Hardware, material, Sporting Gung. Revolvers und Sporting ammunition.
Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exe-
cuted,