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CORRESPONDENCE,
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents).
TELEPHONES.
TO THE EDITUR OF TÉH “HONOKONG TELEQUAPIES"
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1881.
The grand jury at Washington hare filed a trae bill against Gaitean, the assassin of President Garfield, who will accordingly be hold for murder.
Agrarian outrages are again numer- ous in Ireland. A farmor at Rathbone
has been murdored because he persisted in paying ront, at Kanturk, iu Cork; also a labourer for supplying a Boy- cotted farmer was Boycotted himself, and a murder us assault was made on the farmor, who was mortally wounded,
A sorious railway collision has oc- curred at Rotterdam, in the Nother-
injured. lands, whereby 40 purso were seriously
operations at the sawor works. Cooper and commerco bolweon Great Britain was a married mau, and his wife is in and the colonies. A rider was added Sydney, but owing to what may be declaring absolute free trade the sound. cliaritably termed a misfortune, shoest basis of commnarco, has not enjoyed the benefits of ber SprIn your yesterday's paper you have home for some few days past; and tho given publication to some correspondence only occupants of the tenement at the relating to the introduction of Mr. Alex-time of the accident were Cooper and andor Graham Bell's Telephones into this his son, a youth of about nine years of Colony, and I shall therefore be obliged age. How the explosion occurred it is by your publishing this letter, which will difficult to say with anything like I believe, fully explain my communication to Mr. Alford. On the amalgamation of certainty. Cooper's son had gone to the Oriental Telephone Co. with the Great bed, and the father is said to have been Northern Telegraph Co. cortain lettera rolling a kog of dynamite nader the patent" were handed over to me amongst bed at the time of the accident. The others, also lettors patent" for the ex- disaster occurred shortly before ten clusive use of Mr. Alexander Graham o'clock. A terrific explosion, rosein. bling the sound of thunder, or of the immediate neighbours almost out of heaviest cannon, startled most of the their senses, and their fright was ag- gravated by the crashing noise of fall- ing sheets of galvanised iron. Hun- dreds of peoplo immediatoly rushed into the street to ascertain the cause of the extraordinary disturbance. Soon the thoroughfare was filled with hore, rified people, and the screams of women and children heightened the dramatic effect of the scone. It was at once realised that a house had been wrocked by an explosion. The fow persons who happened to be in a position to observe what had occurred state that the explosion was accompanied by a compact volume of fire, and to all who assembled immediately afterwards it
Bell's Telephones in England: India. Aus- tralia, China, etc., etc. wrote to Mr. Alford, I was not aware of At the time I Ordinance No. 17 of 1852, and it is first now, by going into the mattor, that I learn that "lotters patent" granted in England should be extended to this Colony by having them filed and registered at the Colonial Secretary's Offico. The necessary papers for doing this have already boon ordered out from home, and as soon as they are forthcoming stops will be taken to bore the "lettera patent" duly regis- tored by the local Government, -I have the honour, to be, Sir, your most obedient Borvant.
A. SUENSON.
The G. N. Telegraph Co 's Station,
Hongkong, Nov. 9th, 1881.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
Wo take the following items from Australian papers received yesterday per Eastern and Australian steamer
Menmuir :--
Brisbane, September 17th.-A box of silver plate, valued at £75, came out by the barque Sepia for prosentation by the Cambridge Volunteers to Major Barlow, now of Toowoomba. When landed, it was found that the tin lining of the case had been cat and the con- tente abstracted. It is believed it was done in London.
nsidered impossible, in view of the awit severity of the shock and the complete wreck to which the building was reduced, that any of the inmates could possibly have escaped a fright. fully sudden death. Nevertheless the natural feelings of humanity prompted some of the neighbours to rush into the boase as soon as it was possible to do so, and render what aid they could in the slender hope of saving life. Strango to say the unfortunato inmates were not dead. Both father and sou werO found to be alive, but the former was in a fearful condition—so disfigured by scorching and cuts as to be scarcely recognisable. Tho son cacapod with
September 20th-A great anti- coalie meeting was held at the Town Hall last night. Resolutions condemn atory of coolic labour were passed, and the metropolitan members were re-comparatively slight injuries. quested to bring the views of the meet- ing before Parliament.
Sept. 23rd. Sub-Inspector "Kaye was murdered by the blacks on the Woolgar, on September 13th.
A luncheon was given on board the barque Doon yesterday in the dry dock, Sho is the first vessel which has used it. September 26th. At the opening of a new Catholic Church at Sandgate, yesterday, an address was read to the Bishops of Hobart, Bathurst, and Ar- midale, The hope was expressed that the Pope will raise Brisbane iuto an archibishopric, and that the late bishop's brother, the Bishop of Bathurst, will be first Archbishop. In reply, he said lie was not fitted for the post, but the other bishops declared he was emi- nently well fitted.
A strong petition is being got up against the proposed coolie immigra- tion.
A public meeting re a memorial to Bishop O'Quinu was held on Friday night. 150 were prosent. The Colo. nial Secretary presided, and all the Ca- tholic bishops now in Brisbane were present; also, the Minister for Works and Minister for Lands. The com- mittee recommended a marble statue in St. Stephen's Cathedral to be done in Bome, and the establishment of a bene. volent asylum in Brisbane for unfor- tunate and distressed women. A reso. Intion to that effect was carried. It was stated that £400 was already col- lected..
A benefit to Madame Carandiní and her daughter takes place at the Albert Hall on Tuesday:
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Melbourne, September. 23rd.-The American citizens forwarded a message of condolence to Mrs. Garfiold yester- day.
The gold and silver Exhibition medale for foroign countries have now beau despatched, and the brouze ones are nearly ready.
September 24th-Tho. proprietors of the Argus announce the early publi- cation of an evening nowspaper to be called the Evening Mail.
Mr. Joseph Clarke, of Toorak, has presented £1,000 to the Melbourne Church of England Cathedral building fund. His brother, the Hon. W. J. Clarke, gives £1,000 per annum for ten years provdied that not less thinn £5,000 is expended in building the edifice each year. An anonymous cor- respondent in the Argus promises £5,000 to the cathedral fund, condition. ally on a certain amount being subs- cribed for the same object before the end of the year.
Adelaide, October 11th.-A man named Clarke and his two sons were found dead in their beds, apparently deceased a fortnight.
October 14th.-A young man passing through the Botanical Gardens was accosted by two ruffians, and money demanded. This he refused, whero- upon be was shot in both legs.
October 18th.-Thero is great excite- ment over reported tin discoveries at Mackinlay rivor, Northern Territory.
One James McLean, who recently arrived, and was unable to obtain work, was found shot iu the Domain.
A man named Albert Peake was also brought in the with his throat cut. When Miss Slattery, a popular singer, was singing at Tomora anggets were thrown on the stage.
Sydney, October Lat. A tremendous sensation was created in the borongh of Darlington and Redfern on Satur day night by an explosion of what is believed to be dynamite, in a house in Wellington, September 27th.-Tho Cleveland-street, and which resulted. Maories continue foucing operations, in serious injuries to one person and but are not resisted. Reinforcements, the complete destruction of the place together with ammunition in large in which the accident happened. The quantities, are being sent to the West person in whose house the catastrophe Coast, where the settlers are leaving occurred is a man named George their properties, bringing their families Cooper, who had been a sub-contractor to the towns, and enrolling themselves. at the sewer works leading from the as volunteers. The native chief, Te Prince Alfred Hospital through the Whiti, urges his people to keep the borough of Darlington. Cooper occu- peace, but to resist any attempts to pied the house No. 487. Cleveland interfere with their operations. The street, Redfern, which is close to the natives are planting crops, and do not boundary of the Darlington borough, exhibit much spirit of hostility. and it has been ascertained that he hadLondon, Oct 7th-The-Associato in the place a quantity of dynamite, a Chambers of Commerce have adopted substance which he used in his blasting a resolation in favour of fostering trado
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The English Criolzotors, en route for the colonies, played a Philadelphiaa Team, and beat them.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY, OND P.M.
Docks were again lealing business on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and they bid fair to maintain their supremacy to-day. Buyer-declining to make any advance on 31 per cent premium, a good number of shares have been negotiated at that figure. The supply, however, far exceeding the do- mand, sellers romain masters of the field, and doubtless, sales will be booked this afternoon at a slightly reduced rate. Still the stock is in a comparatively better posi tion than it has been lately, and we think
with good reason. Insurance Companies are in decidedly bad odour at present amongst sbare dealers. The Union Insurance Society of Canton's shares are vainly offered at 1625, and Chinn Traders at 1575, a reduction of 25 in each case. Hongkong Fires are, on the other hand, rather firmer than was the case yesterday, there being a slight do- mand for the shares at 900. China Fires
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. Nov. 8, MARGRETHE, German bark, 317, Tesson. Now/chwing 20th Oct., Beans. -Wieler & Co. Nov. 8, FERONIA, German steamer, 1,115, F. Nagel, Singapore 1st Nov., Gene- ral. Siomeson & Co. Nov. 9, Kola, British bark, 350, Kloffol, Nowohwang 22nd Oct., Beans.---Chi- Nov. 9, NINGro, British stonmar, 761,
nest.
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Cass, Canton 8th Nov., Genoral.→→ Siomssen & Co.
Nov. 9. Hoi-TUNG-HUNG, Chinese gunboat,
from Canton.
Nov. 9, TA LEE, German bark. 342, C
Stolgo, Newchwang 27th Oct., Boans.
--Sicmssen & Co.
Nov. 9, CHANNEL QUEEN, British back,
009, Lo Lachour, Newchwang 27th October, Beans.Ed. Schellkass & Co.
DEPARTURES. Nov. 8. PERNAMBUoo, British steamer, för
Haiphong.
Nov. 9. GREYHOUND, British steamor, for
Hoihow.
Nov. 9, VORWAERTS, Gorman steamer, for
Hoihow.
Nov. 9, PLAINMELLER, British steamer, for
Singapore.
Nov. 9, PANEDO, British steamer, for Sai-
gon.
Nov. 9, THALES, British steamer, for Coast
ports.
Nov. 9, TARTAR, German brig, for Bang
kok.
Nov. 9, GUSTAV & Marie, Gorman bark,
for Bangkok.:
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Feronia, steamer, from Singapore, Mrs. Hauschild and Miss Kirchenpaner.
DEPARTED.
Per Greyhound, steamer, for Hoihow,
60 Chinese.
Per Vorwaerts, steamer, for Hoihow, 20 Chinosc.
Per Ponedo, stoamer, for Saigon, 100 Chinese,
Per Thales, ateamor, for Swatow, &c., 1 European, and 150 Chinese.
Per Plainmellor, steamer, for Singapore, 618 Chinese.
aro-weak at 270. Steamboats have not been mentioned for days, and there are plenty sellers of Hongkong Hotels at Per Cyclops, stormer, for Amoy, 100
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo-
ration-112 per cent. premium. Union Insurance Society of Canton--$1,625
per share.
China Tradors' Insurance Company-$1,575
per share. North-China Insurance Company-Tls. 1,125
per share.
Yangtze Insurance Association-Tla. 830
per share.
Chinese Insurance Company-8305 per
share, sellers.
Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$25
per share premium.
Chinese.
TO DEPART.
REPORTS.
The Gorman stormer Feronia reports that during the whole voyage from Singa pore, had very strong monsoon and a very rough sea. Spoke the ship Clara bound South, in Int. 14.47, long. 112.50.
The British bark Kolga, from New- obwang reports i-Light North-easterly. breeze and fine weather through the whole passage.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
On Tal Insurance Company, Limited---Tls. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company--5930 (TAKEN AT MESSES. FALCONER, AND Co.'s
150 per slipre,
per share, Buyers.
China Fira Lasurance Company-$970 per
ebaro.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-
31 per cent. premium, Sales & Sellers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat
Company-S24 per share premiut. China Coast Steam Navigation Company---
Tls. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company-885 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$100 per share.
Sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-
$100 per share, Buyers. China Sugar Rofining Company (Dabentures)
-3 per cent. premium.
Hongkong Ice Company $128 per sbarc. Hongkong and China Bakery Company,
Limited-$50 per share.
Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878 -1 per cent. premium, ex interest. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881
24 per cent. premium, Sales,
EXCHANGE.
REGISTEL, QUEEN'S-ROAD), Hongkong, 8th & 9th November. 1881. BAROMETER-1 P.M.
...30.040 Do.
.30.020 THERMOMETER-1 P.M.................76.
Do.
4 P.M.
•
4 P.M.
.75. Do, 1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...72. Do.
4 P.M. . Do. BAROMETER.) A.M. .... THERMOMETER-9 A.M.
Do.,
2.71.
Do. Do.
..73. 9 A.K. (Wot Bulb)...71.' Maximum....
..76. Minimum(over night)...72.
MAILS.
.30.120
The following mails will close :-- TO-DAY, 9th November,-
For Haiphong, por Hainan, at 6 p.m. For Amoy and Shanghai, por Cyclops, at 3.30 p.m. For Shanghai, per. Ningpo, at 4.30 p.m. For Haiphong and Hae, per Shun-on, at 4.30 p.m. TO-MORROW, 10th November,-
On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T. Bank Bille, at 30 days' sight Bank Billa, at 4 months' sight Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 3/91 On PARIS-Bank Bille, on demand...... 4:89
Crodite, at 4 months' sight...... 4.8 On BOMBAY Bank, T.T. .. On CALUUTTA—Bank, T.T. .................................. On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T. Private, 30 days' sight
3/84 3/9
...... 3/97 3/94
́On
For Singapore and Calcutta, per Japan,
at 2.30. p.m. FRIDAY, 11th Novomber,-
221
J
224
734 741
EXPORT CARGO.
Per American Ship Mary L. Stone from Hongkong to New York, sailed October 20 — 13,748 rolla Matting, 4,264 pkgs. Fire Crack- ers, 1,015 cases Palm Leaf Fans, 184 cases Essential Oil, 160 boxes Cassin, 20 cases Can- tharides, 10 cases. Gamboge 737 pkgs. "tes (unknown), 538 pkgs. Merchandise.
For Kobe and Yokokata, per Sumida
Maru, at 3.30 p.m.
On SATURDAY, 12th November,--
For Macao, Macassar, Sourabaya, Sa
marang and Batavia, por Wm. Mac- kinnon, at 11,30 a.m.
On MONDAY, 14th November,-.
For the United Kingdom and Europe,
vin Brindisi; to the Straits Settle-. menta, Batavia, Barmah, Ceylan, In- dia, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Kashgar; printed matter at 2 p.m., letters nt 3 p.m. On TUESDAY, 15th November
For San Francisco, por Devonshire, at
2.30 p.m.
The Princess of Wales nów rides on the opposite side of the saddle to that usually adopted by ladies. She has al-On WEDNESDAY, 16th November,- ready found numerous imitators in London.
A young fellow, who was "run in " at the Central Station, the other night, in a moppy and broomy condition, re- fused to describe himself otherwise than as a "moral agriculturalist." The bench, which consisted of a swindling contractor and a fellow who has been three times insolvent, demanded an ox planation. The culprit explained that he was ongaged in "sowing wild oats.”
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For Japan, San Francisco, the United "States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &ö,, por Oceanic, at 2.30 p.m. For Nagn- saki and Yokohama, per Sunda, nt 11.80 0.0.
On MONDAY, 21st November,-
For the United Kingdom and Europe, via Noples; to Saigon, Straits Settle ments, Batavia, Burman, Ceylon, In- dia (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Atton, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, per Yangtse, for printed matter at 10a.m., and letters at 11 am.
MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co. GENERAL STOREKREPERS, &0. HAVE FOR SALE.
Groceries.
Crosse & Blackwell's, Oclebrated House- hold Stores.
John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House- hold Stores.
American Stores of all descriptions. Hantley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER Danish & French, Philippa
& Canaud's PATES &c..
CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juice.
COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &o.
Wines, Sp rits, &c... CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHE." HEIDSIO & Oo.' MO- NOPOLE, pts, and gts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY CABINET.
MUMM'S (JULES) CHAMPAGNE,
pts, and qts.
NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY, --
'pts, and qts.
EXTRA SEC, quarts. Charles Hoidsiooka's WHITE" SEAL, pts. and qts. VEUVE OLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Roo derer & Co.'s VERZENAY MOUSSEUX, pts, and qty.
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Kruga "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 (Jurcier & Adol's),
pints and quarts.
CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts." BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts." OLD INVALID OLARET.
St. JULIEN, &c., &. Breakfast Claret,
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau- milch, Hookheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
borger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Borg, Koninin Victoria Borg,
Chateau Yquem, Grand,
Vin, Haut Sauterne
Marsala, Saccone's
Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Shorry, Cutler Palmer and Co.'s Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunt's Port. Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &c. 1, 2 and 3-star. Honnessy'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, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom
Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curaços, pints and quarts; Angostura,
Boker's and Orange Bitters,
&0..
&c.,
&o.
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.
Fino ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads”
Ærated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
TONIC WATER.
SARSAPARILLA,
&o., &c., &o.
The Finest Stooks of "
CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS, VEGUEROS,
&o.,
&s. "PERFECTION" All Specially
Selected.
EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY
STATIONERY," BOOKS &c. "Franklin Square" Library,
Seaside" Library,
Harper's 'Half-hour Series.
French Novels.··
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Medical Works.
School Books.
Prosentation Books.
Works of reference & Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturers the bes,
and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line oxoated on
very moderate torma. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Dios engraved to order. Office requisites
* of every description. Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed
Boxes, Brushware,
Cutlery, Orookery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Guns, Revolvere and Sporting Ammunition. Sallmaking and Rigging promptly exe-
onted