We believe that no successor will be appointed to the Governorship of Labuan until the arrival of Mr. Less in London,
We believe that Mesars, John Swire and Sons, as agents for the new sugar refinery to be erected at Hongkong, have contracted with a Glasgow-firm for the supply of the plant that is re- quisito.
The Egeria, 4, composite sloop, Commander Charles Johnstone, which recently returned from the China station via the Cape, has been moved into Hamoaze and is dismantling prior to "paying off" on the 11th prox. The Egeria was 133 days on the voyage, from Singapore.
The appointment is gazetted of Staff Commander Albert J. W. Noville to the Indus, for service in the Audacions, when commissioned for the China sta- tion.
THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The O. and 0. steamer Oceanic, Captain Metcalfu, with the American mail of the 8th alt, arrived here yes terday. The subjoined items are takon from the Alta :-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 1881.
negotiations with the British Consul at New York and received $10,000 for the information leading to the disco- vory made on the docks at Liverpool. Ho some weeks ago, fed from the United States. The detectives at. Phi- ladelphia, and no one else, know his
whereabouts.
London, October 1st.-Father Con- way, parish priest of Clonbur, has been sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment at hard labour for assaulting a bailiff who served him with a writ at the snit of Lord Ardilan. Notice of an appeal was given.
:
London, October 6th-O'Donnell, speaking at the Land League, in Ire- land, said there were two governments in Ireland; one Gladstono's, which nobody minded; the other, that of the Loague, whioli the people would'obey. Parnell repented the advice to the tenants not to go to the Land Courts until the League had tested the Land Act.
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLDIERS AT KOWLOON, TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGEONG TELEGRAPH," that read your item of nows in yesterday's St.—It was with considerable surprise issue referring to the conduct of the detach mout of the Inniskillings stationed at Kow loon, especially as your informant des conded to exagerate and contort any irro- gularity that may have come under his discipline is not so intense that he does not notigo. Surely his ignorance of military know that every soldier must retire to his virtuous couch at 9 p.m. and that after that hour not even conversation is allowed in the room-how late your correspondent's Dablin, October 5th-A-farmor nn mamma allows him to remain up to "hear med Leath, living near Bathmore, on
the night made hideous" by the sogers is Lord Kennart's property, was shot fast apart from consideration-but his ears must oveuing by a band of armed, mon, who singing (the only form of recreation allow be particularly sharp if he can detect any stopped at his house to warn him noted), when the Barracks are so far removed to pay rent. He died this morning from the habitations of the upper ten ? As to the bogging part of the story, Ilwoep for the noody soul that would pross this path, whose charity does not extend even to words. The veracity of his statement may be soon' when you know that the men are not allowed to cross to Hongkong during their course of musketry, nor is there any Kowloon except the Canteen; and further, place where liquor can be obtained in in vindication of the Senior N. C. Officer of the Company. I may state that wore you to search the British army you could not find one who performs his duties in a more the existing circumstances, I fail to see conscientious and upright mannot. Under where your informant met the class of soldier he describes, He is one of those who considers the British soldier worso New York, October 3rd.A cable thad ditt, of which class of thinkers I am
will already have informed you of the men who themselves nover had a grand- fire which broke out at Moscow on the father, devoid of kindly consideration and 24th ultimo. On the day in question, who fancy themselves gentlemen because flames were seen issuing from the they possess a few dollars. Had he ever house inhabited by Hartmann and So-own moral eye before he can pluck out the endeavoured to pull out the beam from his phia Perowsky. At the time of the mote in that of the much maligned soldier explosion on the Moscow Kourake rail- The Regiment are truly grateful to him for
VERACITY. way, a carpenter in the neighbourhood his libel-Yours, &c.,. President Arthur has not yet fally called Grumohen, noticed the smoke,
Hongkong, 7th November, 1881. decided as to bis Cabinet appointments, and succeeded in captaring a as he has been compelled to give much whom he saw running away from the. of his time lately to the disposition of building, The hands and clothes of private affairs. This much ona be the latter wore dripping with petro- stated with positiveness:- He has as- leam, and it had been pouret, over the sured Postmaster-General James and walls of the houso. Thero can be no Socretary Hunt that they can remain doubt that the five was the work of the in bis Cabinet as long as they desire to retain their positions, and that be captured incendiary. He is believed wishes them to remain in the positious calas Yanaw. Ou oxamination he re- to be a citizen of Moscow, named Ci- they now hold. Both of them will refused to say saything and was handled main. Secretary Blaine will retire early, as he really wishes to do so. The story that Blaine wishes to remain in the Cabinet is not considered truo
Hartford, September 27.-The last party of Chinese students, 27 in all, left to-day for China. The building owned by the Chinese Government will be sold and the educational commission broken up.
Washington, September 30th-The
Mr. Bingham, a landlord, while riding near Erris, County Mayo, Ire- land, was fired upon. A girl, riding on the car with him, was wounded. The assailant, who was disguised in female clothing, escaped.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. Nov. 5, NINGro, British steamer, 760, R.
Nov. 5, AnnATOON AFUAR, British stoomer,
Cass, Shanghai 2nd Nov, General Siomsson & Co.
1,392 A. B. Mactavish, Caloutta 22nd October, Penang 28th, and Singapore 30th, General.D, Sassoon, Sons &Co. Nov. 5, SUEZ, British steamer, 1,390, W. M. Doda, Caloutta 22nd Oct., Penang 29th, and Singapore 30th, Opium and General. Jardine, Matheson & Co. ··
Nov.
6, THALER, British steamer, 820,
Pooook, Foochow 2nd Nov., Amoy 3rd, and Swatow 5th, General,-Douglas Lapraik & Co. -
Nov. 6, OORANIO, British steamer, Metcalfe,
San Francisco 8th October,' and Yo- kobama 31st, General.-0. & O. §. §. Co.
Nov. 6, SAGHALIEN, Fronok steamer, 2,788,
I
Rolland, Marseilles 28th September, Naples 4th October, Port Said 9th, Suez 11th, Aden 16th, Galle 23rd, Singapore 30th, and Saigon 2nd Nov, Maile and General Messageries Ma- ritimes Cot
Nov 6, VORWAERTS, German steamer, 012, II. Evers, Haiphong 2nd Nov., General.-Wieler & Co.
Nov. 6, SUMIDA MARU, Japanese steamer, 826, H. Hubenet, Yokohama 30th. Oct., and Kobé 1st Nov., General Nov. 6, PING-ON, British steamer, 574, A.
M. B. M. S S. Co.
A. MoCaslin, Pakhoi 3rd Nov., Hoi-
Nov. 7, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, British
how 5th, and Maca 6th, General. **Russell & Co.
bark, 464, 4. McIntyre, Newchwang 20th October, Beans and General.— Arahold, Karberg & Co.
MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co..
GENERAL STOREKI
HAVE FOR SALE.
Rs, &g.
Groceries. hold Stores.
Crosso & Blackwell's, Celebrated House-
hold Stores.
John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House-
American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philippe
& Canaud's PATES &o.,
CHUTNIES & CURRY" POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juico.
COFFEE. SUGAR, &o, &c.
Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s "CARTE BLANOHE." HEIDSIO & Co.'s MD- 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 Hoidsiocke's WHITE SEAL, pts. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and gts. Theophile Roe pts. and qta derer & Co.'s VERZENAY MOUSSEUX,
Krug's CHAMPAGNE, pts, and gts, OUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT- EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pinta,
and quarts. ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarts.. ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒUF OHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adet's),
(Chateau), pints and quarts.
pints and quarts,: ́- CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. St. JULIEN, &c. &c. Breakfast Claret. OLD INVALID CLARET.
Superintendent of the Mint at Phila special from Moscow says:-The cable sorry to say there are many in Hongkong, Nov. 7, ESMERALDA, German bark, 788,IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts.
delphia has been authorised to strike off memorial medals having the bead of Lincoln and Garfield on opposite aides. Similar nedals have been also authorised containing the head of Gar. field on one side and a wreath on the
other.
New York, Oct. 3rd.-Advices from Panama to September 24th state that the Gorman ship Huge was burned in the South Pacific on Angust 9th. The long boat, with Captain Carpenter and seven men, arrived at Chiloe, Chili, baving made 800 miles in nine days. They suffered terribly from want of
over to the authorities.
i
man
Paris, October 5th General Farre, Minister of War, has received a con- irination of the burning of the railway station at Madzerghs and the massacre of a number of employés, including se- veral Englishmen, by the Tunis insur gents. The attack was made by the, Arabs, who recently attacked Ali Bey. The station-master, an ex-Lientonaut in the French army and a Chevalier of
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY, ONE P.M. Business on the Stock Exchange is at pre- sent of a very nominal character. Most of but beyond enquiries there is little else to the local stooks have a downward tondeney, report. Banks are weak, with sellers, at 112, and we should think a few shpres could be procured at a lower rate. There are buy. holders refuse to sell at less than 31, and as ors of Docks at 30 per cent, premium, but
there are several orders for small lots in limited extent during the course of the hand, probably that price will be paid to a afternoon. The only legitimate transaction which has come under our notice has been in Sugars, a fair number of shares having been purchased at 160, and the stock is fem at that price. All other particulars may be obtained from subjoined quotations:
·SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo- Union Insurance Society of Cantou-$1,650 Fration-112 por cent, premium, Sellers.
per share..:
Nov.
Nov
H. Brock, Hamburg, 26th June, Go- neral.-Siemssen & Co.
7. KJOBENHAVN, Danish bark, 353, N. Magleby, Nowchwang 20th Oct, Bennis.Wieler & Oo.!
7, HIDA MARIAN, Gordian bark, 276, Jonanson, Newchwang 23rd October, "Beans.
DEPARTURES. Novb, VORWARrs, Austrian steamer, Sin-
gapore.
Nov. 6, OCEAN, British steamer, for Singa-
pore, &c.
Nov. 5, MENELAUS, British steamer, for Nov 6,PERING, British steamer, for Shang-
Singapore.
hai.
Nov. 5, KEELUNG, British steamer, for
Shanghai, Nov. 5, DIAMANTE, British steamer, for
Manila.
Nov 6, CARISnROORE, British steamer, for
(Swatow.
Nov 6, FOXIEx, British steamer, for Swa- Nov 6, HWAI-YDEN, Chinese steamer, for
tow, &c.
Shanghai.
Nov 6, CHEANG Hooz Kray, British sir..
for Singapore.
Nov. 6, NINGPO, British steamer, for Can-
ton:
Nov. 6, ELLEN, British bark for Singapore. Nov 6, KESTRAL, British gunboat, for Nov 6, PIENIX, German bark, for Iloilo.
Shanghai.
Singapore.
food and water. The two other boats the Legion of Honor, was burned alive, Chida Traders' Insurance Company-1,600 Nov 6, SHELDRAKE, British gunboat, for
latter before reaching Chiloe. The Hugo was 1,272-tons, bound from New castle to San Francisco.
New York, Oct. 3rd.--Advices from Panama to September 23rd say: Captain Meyer, of the German schooner Phonix, at Callao, reports having dis- covered a new island about 100 miles west of Point Aguja, the nearest land, It is said to be of volcanic origin and
Italians, were massacred. Rouslean, and the employés, mostly Maltese and
•
per share,
North-China Insurance Company-Ts. 1,125
On
per share.
per share.
share, sellers.
:.
150 per share..
at Insurance Company, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$900
pot share, Sales.
China Fire Insurango, Coinpany-8270 per Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company-
share, Sales.
with the rest of the crew have not been heard from after parting with the Captain's boat. One man died in the French Minister, to Tanis, has in-Yangtze Insurance Association--Tls. 330 vited the English and Italian Consuls. to assist at an official inquiry into the Obinese Insurance Company--$305 por disaster. The English and Italiau Con Man Of Insurance Company, Limited--$25 dingly gone to Evadzegna for the pur. salar clorks, doctors, &c., have accor.
per share premium. pose. Six hundred Freech troops went there on the 30th attino, bat the Arabs bad disappeared long before their acti- yal. The massacre was undoubtedly caused by the wholesale destruction of about fifty feet high at the highest which General Sabatier considered ne. theolive forests, vineyards and villages, elevation. It is one mile in length and the same in width. Her British Macessary, around Zaghouan and Tanistan, The Authorities are evidently trying to jesty's steamship Kingfisher, the United States steamship Alaska, and the screen the Arabs accused of murdering the Maltese and Italians. No arrests. Chilean transport Chili have gone to
London, October 7th-Advices from verify the new addition to the geograa. Petersburg state that the most Cincinnati, October 31st-King Ka. comprehensive measures have been Takata and saite arrived this morning takon for the safety of the Annitabkoff from Washington and started for Lex- Palace, the Czar's favourite St. Peter ington, Kentucky, where the King ex-burg residence. A subterranean pas peots to buy some blood horsea.
phy of the world.
Chicago, October 7th.-The Times Philadelphia special says:-The true inwardness of the Fenian dynamite plot has come to light through two months labour by Secret agents of the United States. The result will be the ostra- ciara of O'Donovan Rosa, of New York Patrick Growe, of Peoria, and. Fotor H. Foye, of Philadelphia, from ropsotable Irish Nationalist company, The entire affair was merely a plot to cheat the English Government out of a large sum of money. It is literally trae, as has been, frequently stated, that the scheme was a clover plot of shrewd Irishmen to make a little money. Foye, a saloon Keeper of Phildelphia, Caused the manufacture of the infernal machines and turned them over to O'Donovan Rossa, Foye then began
sage has been constructed around the palace, which can be patrolled by son tinels and immediately placed under water. The Czar is negotiating for the purchase of the various houses surrounding the palace.
TL 162 per share.
B0 por cont, premium, Buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat. Company-24 per share premium. China Coast Stern Navigation Company Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company $10 per share. China Sugar Ralining Company, Limited
$100 per share, Sales..
per cent. premium.
China Sagar Refining Company (Debentures) Hongkong Ics Company-$123 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company,
Limited-$30 per share..! Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878
-1 per cent. promium; ex interest. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881
13 per cent. premium, Süles,
EXCHANGE. OnLONDON-Bank Bills, T.T
-3/8
Hank Bills, at 30 days' sight. 89, Bauk Bills, at 4 months' sight. 3/9 Credits, at 4 months' sight... 3/91 On Pais-Bank Bills, on demand........
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight.. 8/91 4.69 Crofits, at 4 months? sight. .... 4.88
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. TAKEN AT MESSES, TALOUNGE AND 0.8
Dublin, Oct. 7th. By special invi- tation of Parnell and the Executive Commitee of the Land League, a La bour Convention will assembleat Dublin at the end of October, for the
purpose of forming a National organization of farm labours to act with and under the direction of the Longue. A separate labour Executive will be formed, which will direct and control the organization, Dolegates from England will attend. A few of the prominent leaders of the labour movement will be selected at the Convention as candidates for Par BAROMETER linmont.
REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD). Hongkong, 5th & 7th Novembar, 1881. BAROMETER-1P,M
30.132. Do 4P.M., THERMOMETER-1 P.M
176, iDo. Do Do
4. P.1. 1P.M. (Wet hul 4 P.M., Do AM...
THERMOMETER-9 AM
Nov 7, ESMERALDA, British steamer, for
Amoy.
Nov. 7, SINDH, french steamer, for Saigon
and Marseilles.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Moers. Christie and Hanaan, and 183
For Thales, steamer, from Coast ports,
Chinoso
Per Sumida Maru, steamer, from Toko-
hamp, &c., Messrs. G. H. Earle and Mac-
Cormick..
Per Ooganic, steamer, from San Fran cisco, &c., Mrs. A. Huber and family, Megars. Gilbert Vance, Ged. Parker, Mrs. Goodwin, and Mr. Henry Green, and 826 Chinese steeragð.
Per Saghalien, steamer, from Marseilles' for Hongkong Messrs. El Meyer, Play. fair, Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright, Messrs. Lamke, Gillanders. Mr. and Mrs. Rochor
Mrs. Boughey, dud Miss Kingsmill. From Singapore-Messrs. Harper and Carr. homme, and 81 Chinese. From Marseilles From Saigon Messrs. Bolleve and Prod
for Shanghai.-Mesara: Major, Lewis, Tau- meyor, Mr. and Mrs. Westall, Mr. G,0. Smith, HE. von Butzow (Russiab Minis- tor), Mrs. Maertens and chili, Miss Braend- lin, Mossra. Dickinson, Wilson, and Ber- thou. From Gallo.Mr. Hadjel Koorn, From Marseilles for Yokohama.-Mésers. Kako, Kinoshita, and Nakagaamo Hodjuin.. From Saigon for YokohamMr. Huas..
[REPORTS, FRAJERO
The British steamer Thales reports: Loft Foochow an 2nd Nov,with light NE. monsoon and fine weather? Left Amoy on the 3rd inst, had moderate N, to N.E. winda
and flue weather, Left Swatow and from thence to port had light N.W. airs and/ calms and strong N.E, woll. In Foo chow, steamore Monelaus Sin-nan-zing.. In Amoy, steamers Norden; and Hailoong left same day for Tamaul, In Swatow, steamers, Craiglands, Foochow Yattung, Ploinmoller and Company's steamer, Natod. On Nov. 2nd, paased Company's 30.108 stedmor Kwang-tung and the China off
White Dogs.
Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
berger Onbinet, Rudesheimer 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), 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, bighly recommended, Kinalian's LL Irish Whisky Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendes Whisky AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin, La Grande Chartreuse, Green. and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curagoa, pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,
&o., &o.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and Saunders, pints and quarts, GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E &
Barke, 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 hosghends"
rated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
TONIO WATER,
BARSAPARILLA,
&o., &c., &
The Finest Stocks of OIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS; - PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA VIGARS, AROQEROS, VEGUEROS,
&o.. PERFECTION All Specially
Balected.
EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY,
STATIONERY, BOOKS &o.
"Franklin Square Library,
Sentide" 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 bes
and Chespost in Hongkong. Special orders in this line excuted on
very moderate torme Papore ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Diss engraved to order. Office requisites
of every description. Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Doed
Boxes, Brushware:
Cutlery, Orgokery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Gans. Bevolvers and Sporting ammunition. Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exe-
dited.