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bor about 40. Thoro is another pri- vato school close to St. Joseph's where Chinese boys are taught English, and another at St. Lazarus where the same course is gous through.
Santa Clara is a girls' public school where Portuguese, English, Geography and other accessories are taught to 30 or 40 pupils by two mistresses. The Sisters of Charity count as many female Besides -pupils at Santo Autonio,
theso, there are two other privato schools for girls.
This is the state, of education nt Macao. The question is, where is ra-
form needed? Ta the programme of
instruction or in the method of teach- ing? I a subsequent communication I will show that both the programme and the method, at least that which is adopted in some schools here, are al-' most above the criticism.
MEETINGS OF COMPANIES.
From the Overland Mail of the 21st ult, we extract the following meetings of Companies whose business extends to the Far East :-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 1881.
However things might go, the policy of the board was to keep their tran- sactions as short na possible, and avoid speculations on what might or might not happen six months hance, and, then, when their accounts were made up for the year he believed they would show favourable results. The cottou "corner" in Liverpool had little effect in India, nor had the grain "ring" in China. At present shipments were being made from Bombay and Caloutta in such quantities as would have been doomed incredible a few years ago;
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY, One P.M. Stock Exchange business is still confined
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Nov. 25, VALIANT, American ship. 1,672, M. J. Daly, Cardiff 8th July, Coala.- Captain.
Nov. 25, NICOLAS THAT, American bark,
MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co.- GENERAL ATOREKEEPERS, &c, HAVE FOR SALE.
Groceries.
Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House- hold Storos.
John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House-
to Dooks. A very largo business was trans- 28 par cent. premium, many hundreds of noted in this stock yesterday, afternoon at shares changing hands, the supply ultimately becoming exhausted at the pries. This morning, although there has been nothing buyers offering 30 without meeting with any actually done, the shares are much firmer, response. As the stock has a decidedly up- ward tendency no doubt many more trans- fers will be effected during the course of the afternoon at an advance on present quota--Noy. 25, ARTEMISIA. British bark, 982, D. tion. All other stocks remain unchanged.
MacFarlane, Nowobwang 13th Nov., SEANES.
Beans, Order.
585, Robert S. Craloy, from Now- castle, N.S.W., Coal-Gibb, Living-hold Stores. ston & Co.
ration-113 per cont, premium.
por share.
Nov. 25, MARIE, German bark, 428, C. A. Hundewart, Newchwang 16th Nov., Benna-Wieler & Co.
R. Holmes, Newohwang 10th Nov., Beaus. Wieler & Co.
American Stores of all descriptions, Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER Danish & Fronch, Philippe & Canaud's PATES &....,,.,.
CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S
FRUITS in juios.
and the improved communication up Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Oorpo. Nov. 25, JAMES WILSON, British bark, 326, COFFEE, SUGAR, &o., &0. country was stimulating the produc- Union Insurance Society of Canton 81,625 tion of articles besides grain and seeds. He moved the payment of the interim dividend, and it was agreed to. The usuni votes of thanks concluded the meeting.
CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
China Tradors' Insurance Company-$1,575
per share,
North-China Insurance Company-Ela 1,125
per share.
Yangtaze Insuranco Association-Tls, 850
par share.
Chinese Insurance Company-$292) por
share, sellers.
Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$25
per share premium, On Tai Insurance Company, Limited--Tls.
160 per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$910 China Fire Insurance Company-$285 per
per share.
eharo.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company
30 per cent. premium, Buyers.
China Coast Steam Navigation Company→→ Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company $24 per share premium.
Tls. 162 per share.
Hongkong Gas Company-886 per share.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited....... Hongkong Hotel Company $100 per share.”
Sellers.
$165 per share, Sellers. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures) Hongkong Ice Company-$1273 per share.
-3 per cent. premium.
Sales.
Hongkong and China Bakery. Company,
Limited 350 por share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878
Chinose Imperial Government Loan of 1881 -1 per cent, premium, ex interest.
2 per cent. premium, Buyers.
EXCHANGE.
The half-yearly meeting of the Char. tered Mercantile Bank of India, Lon. don, and Chiun, was hold, on Oct. 17, at the offices, Old Broad Street. The accounts submitted recommended an interim dividend at the rate of 5 per caut. per annum (free of income tax), The Chairman (Mr. G. G. Nicol) said ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.
that the capital paid (fixed abroad at The half-yearly meeting of the share- holders of the Oriental Bank Corpor- 65,2481.; and the special reserve fand, pur) was 750,0002; the reserve fund, ation was held, ou Oct. 20, at the Can-boing provision for contingent loss ou nou Street Hotel. The chairing (Sir return at 1s. 9d. per rupee of sterling William Baynos), after declaring a dividend for the half-year of 10s. per The deposits, amounting to 3,987,858, deposits employed in the East, 73,1251. share, equal to 4 per cent. per ananı
ahowed a decrease, but he hoped that on the paid-up captinl, said that, ex-
when money became more valuable capt so far as profits, the half-year's they would be a source of advantage accounts were satisfactory. With re-
to the bank. In the bills payable there' gard to the profits, they wore aware
·WAS an increase of about 200,0001. what difficulties Eastern banks had ox-
There had been a falling-off in the perienced during the last six months.
Indian Government stocks to the ex- The bills of exchange in circulation tent of about 1,000,000. sterling in and the bills purchased were less in
consequence of the condition of the. amount than before; but that did not
silver question. The profit and loss imply any diminution in the exchange account was considerably loss than On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T..... basiness of the bank, telegraphic trans- fers having taken the place to a great they expected; but the last half-year Was an nonsually difficult one for extout of bills of exchange. On the banking operations. At no time other hand, the volume of their trans.
since his connection with the bank actions in discounts alone bad ma- had the labours of the board been torially improved. The deposits bore
attended with so much difficulty. There a favourable comparison with those of had been so much competition in con- the corresponding period of last year, nection with exchange the principal there having been at increase of the basiness of the bank that the profits 644,000. On the question of dividend
were so narrow that they would be they were all disappointed. The causes were not far to seek. The apologies attention to some other sources of pro
andor the necessity of turning their of their managers in the East were
fit. The principal cause of the failure similar in their complaint of the dif
of the half-year was the breakdown of ficulty of employing money with a
the Silver Conference. He hoped that fair difference between borrowing and
when the Conference re-assembled next lending, and showed how a material April something would be done to re- diminution of the profits in the ex-
store the position of silver. Unless change business was attributable to the something in that direction were done upsetting of all calculations by the un-
he was afraid some very serious em- expected announcement of the Mone- barrassment would follow. tary Conference; and the subsequent conflicting alterations in the price of silver and the rates of exchange, va- ried with rumours as to the probable outcome of the Conference.
Ás 10-
absence of disturbing influences they might fairly calculate upon au in provement in the current half-year's operations; but the increasing compe- tition to which they were subject would leave a narrow margin of profit. In reply to a shareholder, the Chair. man stated that the board were in
communication with the Lords of the Treasury as to a new charter for the bank, and they were informed that if
the new charter were not obtained be- fore the old one expired the latter would be renewed. The report was
adopted, and the usual compliments were accorded the Chairman and the directors,
.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION TELE- GRAPH COMPANY.
The half-yearly meeting of the East. ern Extension, Australasia, and China
3/81
B/81
3/01 .... 3/9
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 3/97 On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand...... 4.69 On BOMBAT-Bank, T.T.
Credits, at 4 months' sight
4.81
On CALOUTTA-Bank, T.T. On SHANGHAI~~~~Bank, T.T. Private, 30 days' sight
223 223
.... 74
Nov. 26, NELSON, Eritish steamer, 891, Thorn, Canton 25th Nov., Ballast.- Nov. 26, Juso, British bork, 512, H. 0.
Geo, R. Stavons & Co.
· Brechwoldt, Chefoo 16th Nov., Gene- ral-Siomssen & Co.
Nov. 20, MACAODA, British steamor, 1,077, FI. Weighell, Yokohama 17th Nov., Hiogo 19th, and Nagasaki 21st, Maila and General.-P. & O, S. N. Co. Nov. 26. CHINEIANG, British steamer, 799, S. M. Orr. Shanghai 22nd Nov., Go- noral.-Siemssen & Co.
Nov. 26, HENRIE IDEN, Norwegian bark, 274, Dau, Newchwang 17th Nov., Nov. 26, SuENG-gai, Chinese gunboat,
Boane. Siemsson & Co.
from a cruiao.
Nov. 26, TRIBET, British steamer, 1,671,
W. R. Jordan, Shanghai 23rd Nov., Mails and General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. Nov. 26, WOLF, German gunbont, 480, Stranch Hainan 3nd Novembor..
DEPARTURES.
Nov. 25, FLORENCE NIGHTINGLE, British Nov. 25, NAUTILUS, German bark, for Ba-
bark, for Bangkok.
tuvia.
Nov. 26, RAMBLER, Amer, ship, for Cal-
cutta.
Nov. 26, HARVARD, Amer. bark, for Cal-
cutta.
Nov. 26, ESMERALDA, British steamer, for
Amoy.
Nov. 26, TAKASAGO MARU, Japanese str.
for Yokobama.
!
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.
Per Chinkiang, steumor, from Shanghai, Messrs. Eckford and Andrews, and 49 Chinese.
Per Malacon, steamer, from Yokohama, 780.-Mr. and Mrs. Oor, Miss and Master. Cox. Dr. Blennorhasset, Dr. Large, Messrs, J. Allington, T. Oddey, J. Barclay, Mac- Lagan, 11. Crutch, Woolley, Chun So Kee, Lo Look Shun, and 4 Chinese deck.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. (TAKEN AT MESSES. FALCONER AND CO.'s REGISTER, QUEEN'S-LOAD). Hongkong, 25th & 26th November, 1881. BAROMETER-1 P.M.
.....30.268 Do.
4 P.M.....
..30.230 THERMOMETER—) P.M,
Do.
4 P.M. Do. Do.
...............67..
....67. 1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...58. 4P.M Do. ...00.
BAROMETER.---9 A.M. THERMOMETER-9 A.M.
Do. Do. Do.
.:80.268 ...65.
9 A.M. (Wet Bulb)...62. Maximum..
....07. Minimum (over night) 62.
Per Thibet, steamer, from Shanghai for Hongkong.-Miss Allo and sorvant, Messrs. O. D. Karr, A. Bing, Cheong Hong, and servant, and two natives, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, and 37 Chinese. For London.- Mr. E. H. Parker. For Brindisi.—Dr". Laning For Suez.-Dr. B. Hubbard, U.S.A.
REPORTS.
The British bark James Wilson reports modorate winds and thick weather.
The British steamer Thibet reports fresh monsoon sad high mos.
The American bark Valiant, from Car-
The British bark Artemisia from New-
thick weather.
The American bark Nicolas Thayer re-
bark Prince Victor, water logged and dismasted, took from her one man, the steward, the rest of her crow having left the day prevous in the long beat, leaving
this man on board.
malino.
MAILS.
The following mails will close TO-DAY. 26th November.
Wines, Spirits, &c. OUTLER 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. quarta. Charles Heidsiecks's WHITE" SEAL,
pt. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qta. Theophile Roo derer & Co.'s VERZENAY MOUSSEUX, pts, and qts.
Krug's CHAMPAGNE, ́pts. and qts. OUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT- EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pints,
and quarts.
ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarte, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒUF (Chateau), pints and quarts, OHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adot's),
pints and quarts.
CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts, IRES GRAVES. pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID OLARET.
-8t. JULIEN, &o., &c. Breakfast Clarot,
Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau- milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
berger Cabinet, Budesheimer 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 Graado Marque Brandy,
Cutler Palmer & Co.'s
Brandy, Rouyor. 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 Tɔm Gin; La Grande Chartrouse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curagos, pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,
&0.1
&o..
&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.
Fino ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Friokol
rated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
TONIC WATER.
SARSAPARILLA,
&o., &c., &o..
The Finest Stooks of
CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA OIGARS, AROUEROS, VEGUEROS,
&o.. "PERFECTION" All Specially Selected.
EXPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY,
STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.
"Is it a joke or otherwise ?" asks a contemporary, in connection with the diff reports fine weather throughout. gar led the exchange operations, in the telegraph Cowany (Limited) was held following advertisemont, which ap-chwang, reports strong winds and very on Oct. 19, in the Cannon Street Hotel, peared in a Lausanne journal:-"To The report showed that the gross ro-millionaires.-A young man wishes to ceipts for the half-year amounted to make the acquaintance of several mil-ports on Sept. 30th fell in with Colonial & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads 191,5801., an increase of 18,160, over lionaires. He also desires to marry a the corresponding porind of 1880. One millionaire's daughter of pleasing man, quarterly interim dividend of 1 per
ners and good appearance.-Address. cont. had been paid, and it was pro-K. de M., Poste Office, Lausanne." pose to distribute another of a like We should certainly say that it is amount, together with a bonus of Is."otherwise." A young man who wishes left Shanghai at 10.50 am. on the 22nd; The British steamer Chinking reports per share. The chairman (Mr. John to make the acquaintance of a million arrived in Hongkong at 8.20 p.m. on the Pender, M.P.) stated that of the in- aire especially of several millionaires 25th, had moderate monsoon and fine wea creased receipts 9,000l. was due to would never joke. He must be toother throughout the passage. Passed the increased traffic. Of an additional ex- awfully terribly in earnest.
Flying Squadron steaming up the Yang- ponditure of 4,846. for the half-year, A peculiar case of murder has just taze in the following order:-Inconstant. 4,1407. had been expended upon repairs been tried at the Cour d'assises de Loir Caryefort, Bacchante, Cleopatra, and Tour- and renewals of cable and maintenet Cher. It appears that a wood-outter ance of ships. The board had decided named Frochoux, being jealous of a to lay 580 miles of new cable, because rival in the affections of a " blanchis. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. daring the last few years they had sense' to whom he was paying his ad- A general meeting of the Chartered learned that the old lines bad suffered dresses, employed another wood-catter Bank of India, Australia, and China, considerably from the attacks of named Bouard to make away with the was held. on Oct. 19, at the Cannon the teredo, a marine insect. An obnoxious swein for a fixed sum of sixty Street Hotel. The chairman (Mr. arrangement had been entered into francs. In order to carry out his con- William Paterson), stated, that the with the Telegraph Construction Com.tract Bonard murdered with a club the general business of the bank liad been pany to lay 580 miles of a brass. going on satisfactorily. It had in- ribboned cable, and to pick up the exist. creased in volume, but unfortunately ing cable, for £95,000, which it was rates of interest in India had not been proposed to pay out of revenue by in. so remunerative as previously, and stalments. It was believed that that owing to very active competition it had would effect a considerable annual been more difficult to make profits on saving. The company's business had ordinary exchange operations. The progressed satisfactorily; and, could board hoped that, under the circum- they only reduce the charge for stances, an interim dividend at the rate repairs, which now averaged 40,0001. of 7 per cent, would be considered most
a year, the result would be increased satisfactory. When the proprietors dividends. He believed that the im- last met the Conference on Interna-provements now being made would tional Currency was sitting, but it left cause a diminution in their expenses; the whole question in a state of anoer- for so far as the old lines had been tainty for another year. Meanwhile replaced by the new brass.bound cable, America continued to take more gold the change had been satisfactory. The than all the world was producing. report was adopted.
comrade with whom he lodged so as to obtain a pistol of which he was possessed,. mordored with the batt-end the landlady in whose bouse the doomed man re- sided, and beat to a state of insensibility with a bottle her child of eight years of age. When he reached the rooin of the intended victim, however, the pistol refused to go off, and the gentleman who was thus running amuck in the way of murder was captured. The plea that those he had killed were only peasants was not accepted as suficient excase for his murderous deeds, and he was condemned to death, whilst his instigator will go into a life-long penal servitude. Those sixty francs were badly laid out under the circumstances
For Saigon, por Pernambuco, at 4.30 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy and Tam- sui, per Fokien, at 5 p.m. For Bwa- tow, por Yottung, at 5 p.m. For Can- ton per Chinking, at 3.80 p.m. For For Amoy, por Esmeralda, at 3.30 p.m. For Hoihow and Haiphong, per Kung-chi, at 5 p.m. TO-MORROW, 27th November,-
On
For Swatow and Amoy, per Canton, at 9 a.m. For Saigon, per Pernambuco, at 9 a.m.
:
MONDAY, 28th November, For the United Kingdom and Europe, vin Brindisi; to the Straits "Bottle" monte, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, In dia, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, por Thibet, printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 3 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow, por.. Kwangtung, at 5 p.m. For Bangkok, per Rajonattianuhar, at 5 p.m. Tor Swatow por Fyen and per China, at 0.30.a:༥ན
"Franklin Square" Library,
**Sonside" Library,
Harper's Half-hour Sarica.
French Novels.
Medical Works.
School Books.:
Presentation 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 excuted on
very moderate terms. Papers ruled to any pattern nad stamped
Plain, cameo or relief." Dies engraved to order. Offos requisitos
of every description. Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Dood
Boxes, Brushware.
Cutlery, Crookery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition..
Sailmaking and Bigging promptly exe-