SUPPLEMENT TO THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."
COMMERCIAL INT'ILLIG SNOB.
THIS DAY, Ono P.M.
Stack Exchange business has made no move- mont sinoa our last issue, not a single shure. so far as yo know, having 'changed hands Docks have ben inquired after at 33 por cent, premium, But Haldors decline to coino to terms at the price.
SHARES.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpa
ration-112 por cont. promium. Union Insurance Society of Cauton -$1,025
per share.
Chiun Tradors' Insurance Company-31,575
per share.
North-Chian Insurance Company-Tls. 1,125
por share.
Yangtsze Insurauco Association-Tls, 853
per sharo.
Chinese Insurancs Company-$292) per
shuro, sollers.
Man On Insurance Company, Limited -$25
per share premium.
J
On Tai Insurance Company, Limībud-Fla.
150 per share.
Hongkong Fira Insurance Company-S012
per share.
China Fire Insurance Company-3290 pr
shure, Buyers.
Hongkong and Whampon Dook Company-
33 per cent. premium, Bagers. ILongkong, Canton, unl Macão Steamboat Company-S2 per share premium. China Coast Steam Navigation Company-
Tls. 162 por share. Hongkong Gas Company--$35 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$100 per share.
Sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company, Limitel
$160 per share, Sellers.
China Sugar Refining Company (Dabantures)
-3 per cent. premium. Hongkong Icc Company-$127 per share.
Sales.
Hongkong and China Bakery Company,
Limited-S50 per share. Chinese Imperial Coverament Loan of 1878 -13 per cent. pronium, ex interest. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881
2 per cent. premium, Buyers.
EXONANGE.
On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T..
3/8
Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight
3/83
Bunk Bills, at 4 months' sight
30
Credits, at 4 months' sight
3/0%
Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight.
3/94
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On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand......
4.69
Credits, at 4 months' sight
4.91
On BOMBAY-Bank, TT.".
223
ON CALCUTTA--Bauk, T.T.
223
Private, 30 days' sight
781 74
On SUANGHAI-Bank, T.T.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE. (TAKEN AT MESSUS. FALCONER AND CO.'s REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD).
Hongkong, 2nd & 3rd December, 1881. BAROMETER-1 P.M.
...30.028 .30.000
Do.
THERMOMETER-1 P.M.
4 P.M.
.76.
Do.
4 P.M.
.75.
Do.
1 P.M. (Web bulb)...72.
4 P.M. Do.
.73.
.30.146 .70.
Do. BAROMETER.-0 A.X. eta! THERMOMETER-9 A.M.
Do.
Do.
Do.
94.ar. (Wet Bulb)...69. Maximum.......76 Minimum (over night) 69.
Darwin says that man springs from the jolly fial Certainly whom it stings him..
A drunkard's nose is said to be a "light-house, warning us of the little water that passes underneath."
"We've found the connecting link at last," as the two fellows remarked when they wore handcuffed together. It is said that Sara Bernhardt studied the air and expression of half. crazed women by going to a millinery shop and watching them try to select
a bonnot.
tr
days:
Schoolmaster :-" Solomon "Spare the rod and spoil the child.'” Boy: "Plonso, sir, is that in the re- vised edition P" (Gets his flogging all the same).
Young lady to ancient swell, verging on the sore and yellow leaf: "How. old are you, Mr.- -?" A. S.: "Well, I am 40, look 50, but in your presence I feel 20 !".
Notice at the door of a ready-made clothing establishinent in one of the poorer quarters of Paris. "Do not go somewhere elso to be robbed; walk in here."
Slimmish lady in the Highlands- "Farmer, could you let me have six. pennyworth of new milk ?" Farmer (doubtingly)" Saxponnyworth, did ye say 2 Slimmish lady tourist "Yes," Farmer" All gie ye a penny- worth; a think it's as much as yo'll haud."
By special permission of the Admi ralty the Siamese Duvoy, Princo Pris- dang, and suite visited the dockyard
at Chatham on the 13th inst., and were conducted over the various establish- ments.
Scene: 'Bus conveying phasengers to University concert. Fat old lady (16 stone): What a long time It takes; how slowly these horses do go." Benevolent old gentleman: "The horses fast enough, ma'am; it's the
go waits." Lady
weights-wall I'm sure."
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD. 1881.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCD.
ARRIVALS.
Doc. 2. Dayvue, British stoniner, 561, Clanshy, Bangtok 22nd Nov., Gona. ral-Yuan Fat Hong.
Dec. 2, SAGALEN, French stoutmor, 2,580, Rolland, Shanghai 30th Nov., Mails Dec. 2. RISLEADER, Amer. ship, 1,183, and General.-Mossagorios Maritimes.
W. G. Beny, Cardiff 21st July. Coals. -Captain.
Dec 3, BLACK ALLS. British steamer, 724. Grainger, Canton 2nd Deo., Billast.
Captain.
Dec. 3. Hwa-yuex, Chinese steamer, 984, Wilson, Shanghai 20th Nov., General. ---0. M. 5. N. 06.
Dec. 3.GORDON CASTLE, British steamer, 1,600, Waring, Foochow 2nd Dec.. Tən.-Alamson, Bell & Co.
Deo. 3. If sour, Gorman 3-m. schr., 358, W. Plociz, Amoy 1st Dac, Beans. — Siomsson & Co.
Dec. 3. LENNOX, British stoninar; 1,327, Scott, Jalcutta 17th Nov., Ponang 2th, and Singapore 27th, General. Jarlino Matheson & Co.
:
DEPARTURES.
Dec. 2, CITY or Tokio, Amer. stemmer,
for Yokohama and San Francisco, Dec. 2, GLENFALLonu, British steamer," for
Shanghai.
Dos.3, Guvtar & OSOAR, German ship.
for London.
Dec. 3. Hwxr-YUEN, Chinese steamer, for.
Cunton.
PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,
Per Tocht, from Amoy, 3 Europeans. Por Lennox, steamer, from Calcutta, 335 Chinese, deck.
Par Daube, steamor. from Bangkok, Captain and Mrs. Thompson and 60 Chi-
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Per Hwai-yaon, steamer, from Shang- hai; Captain and Mrs. Dircksen, Messrs. Marquis, Naylor, 156 Chinese.
Pat Gordon Castle, steamer, from Foo- chow, Mr. and Mrs. Morris. Bishop Bow man, Mr. Hunter, and one European deck. Per Saghalien steamer. from Shanghai. -For Hongkong.-Mrs. Betsy Bobbitt, Messrs. Hitch, Foucard, Oula Tiberic, Gould and Moore, and 15 Chinese. For Saez-Mr. Graf von Perponcher. For Mar- seilles.Mossrs. Lamond and Fitzgerald.
DEPARTED.
Per City, of Tokio, steamor. for Yoko ham and San Francisco,-Rev. II, N
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