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SUPPLEMENT TO THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."
THE TRENCH MAIL.
The Messagories Maritimes steamer Das arrived here on Saturday, but the unil was not delivered in time for our issue of that day. The following tele: grams are taken from the Straits Times
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1881.
Paris, 27th Nov.-Baron Courcol has been appointed French Ambassador at Berlin.
London, 27th Nov.-Lord Harting ton, speaking yesterday at Binckburn, ridiculed the remarks made by Lord Salisbury at Newcastle respecting the Afghan policy of the Government on 12th of last month. His Lordship said London, 15th Nov.-The Official Ga-that the policy of Government was to zetz published a Royal Warrant traus- ferring to the ncemployed supername rary list all Generals aged 62, and Liou tenant-Generals aged 67, or unemploy- ed from five to seven years, and Colo- els aged 50 to 50; another Royal Warrant regulates, the promotion of officers of the Indian pray on the fixed establishment. The general officers, including staff corps, will be 4 Generats and 19 Major-Genoráls.
make Afghanistan strong and free and united and in this it had been saccessful. He regretted that the situation of Ire- and still causes great anxiety, and is calculated to inspire the greatest dis appointment and dissatisfaction. "Out- ragos were rife and the exercise of legal rights of property is difficult and dau gerous Government would, however, continue to act with unswerving firm. ness and inexhaustible patience.
London, 5th Doo.-It is officially announced that the appointment of Mr. Sendall as Lien-Governor of Natal has been cancelled, and that loveru- mont will accede to the wishes of the Natal Engislative Council and appoint a Governor instead of a Lieut-Govor-
nor.
The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the 11th ult:-
H.M.S. Lapwing, homoward bound from the Chins station, left Simon's Bay on the 20th ult.
The Duke of Edinburgh has visited Bristol in his capacity of Admiral Superintendent of the Reserves, for the purpose of inspecting the Naval Reser- ves of the district. The Duke was welcomed by a large assembly and received by a guard of Bristol Naval Voluutsers; and entering the Mayor's private carriage, which had been placed London, 1st Dec.-The Austrian at his disposal, he drove to the Dadalus troops have been defeated by the in-training ship, in the harbour, whore he surgents, with a loss of twenty killed. inspected the Naval Reserve and the
Bristol Brigade of Naval Volunteers.
Washington, Tõib Nov.-President London, 28th Nov.-Lefroy is sup- Arthur in receiving Mr. Sackvillo posed to be connected with a third West, the new British minister at Wash-murder, that of Clarke at Liverpool. ington, on the occasion of his preson- ting his credentials, said he would do his utmost to increase the harmony and goodwill at present existing between England and America.
Paris, 15th Nov.-M. Gambetta, in his programme issued to-day, states that his aim will be gradual reforms, the exterision of commerce by treaties, and the preservation of peace at home and abroad.
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London, 16th Nov.-Mr. W. J. Sen- dall, assistant secretary of the local Go- vorument Board, has been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Natal.
Sir Evelyn Wood returns to Eng- laud at the end of Decomber.
London, 30th Nov.-Parliament is summoned to meet for the despach of- business on February 7th.
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Our Paris correspondent informs us that the firm of Messrs. Claparide and London, 30th Nov.-The election Co. have received a contract from the agents at Macclesfield and Sandwich French Government to constract for have been sentenced to nine months' the Navy two gunboats. They will be and six months' imprisonment respec-uained the Eclair and Trombe. These vessels, which are destined for service tively for bribery.
London, 80th Nov.-Farther arrests in the Red River, in Tong King, will bare beeu made in Ireland, including be of the following dimensions, viz. Mr. Killen. Michael Boyton has been Leugth between perpendiculars 30 released. Rioting has taken place at metres; breadth 12 motres, and draw- Bruff, County Limerick. Refusals to ing 0-70 water. The hall will be con- pay. 'rents are.
becoming general structed of stool. The engines, of 300 London, 9th Nov.-Hank Shares throughout the west and smith of Ire-horse power, will be of the compound Oriental Bank, £20; Chartered Bank, } land.
principle, the speed being 8 kuots per £23 10; Mercantile Bank, £21; Hong- Colombo, 2nd Doc.-The Oxua was kong & Shanghai Bank, £50. Lon-detained in the Caual by a stranded don, 23rd Nov.-Oriental Bank, £20; steamer, and only left Aden for Co-nt Chartered Bank, £23 10; Mercantile lombo 30th Nov., at six in the evening. Bank, £21; Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, £50
Durban, 23rd Nov.-The Natal Le. gislativo Council has voted supplies for six instead of twelve months, in consequence of the appointment of Mr. Sendall as Lieutenant Governor of Natal, whose appointmont is unpopular. Bombay, 23rd Nov.-The Times of India's special London telegrain saye that much excitement has been created by a serious difference between the Duke of Cambridge and Mr. Childers. A remarkable article bas, beeir publish- ed by the Times, urging the necessity of subjecting the Duke to the Minister of War, and covertly accusing the Dake of using his high position to thwart Mr. Childers' reforins. The tone of the article is strongly disap- proved in military circles.
London, 25th Nov.-The troopship Serapis homeward bound, spoken in the Red Sea on the 21st instant under can- vas with three blades screw carried away. The Crocodile has been ordered to tow her to Malta,
Constantinople, 24th Nov.-A diff- culty has arisen between Turkey and Greece about the Post Offices, the Porte having ordered Greek post offices here to be closed.
St. Petersburg, 26th Nov.-An at- tempt has been made by a youth to shoot Genoral Toberevine of the Mini- stry of the Interior; it is said he was instigated to commit the crime,
Constantinople, 26th Nov.-Fight- ing is going on between Austrian troops and insurgents in the Cathero district the latter refusing service in the Aus- trian Army which the Austrian Go vernment are now enforcing. Arrange ments in connection with the payment of the indemnity by Turkey to Russia are progressing favorably.
London, 26th Nov.-A military com- initteo bas boon formed for the purpose of reporting on the defence of Ceylon, with a view to its better protection.
Mr. Courtney, Under Secretary for the Colonies, speaking at Liskeard, defquded the appointment of Mr. San- dall as lioutenant Governor of Natal on the ground that Earl Kimberley the Secretary of State for the Colonies considered him the one best fitted for that position.
London, 27th Nov.-Three additional Land Commissioners have been ap pointed in Ireland. "
Lefroy, bas confessed to having mur. dered Mr. Gold, and also Lieatonant Koper, Royal Engineere, at Chatham.
A violent storm has raged along the English coast during the last forty eight hours... Many wrecks have been reported, ott 120220201 Quarantine has been established in Spain for arrivals from the Beil Sen.
Berlin, 30th, Nov.- Debates of an aorimónious character ure daily taking place in the Reichstag. The oxtreme Radicals made personal attacks or Prince. Bismarck, who retorted that their desertiou and hostility had driven him into the arms of the Centre. It is intended to appoint a Prussia Mi- uistor to the Vatican,
London, 1st Dec.-The Daily News publishes a telegram, stating that the Porto has threatened to close the Euro- pean post offices in Constantinople.
It is officially nauounced that Lefroy has retracted has confession respecting the marder of Lieut. Roper.
The (Irish) Convention has com- menced its sittinge at Chicago, 7,000 delegates being present.
London, 30th Nov.-The insurrection in the Aroma-Cattaro district continues. The Austrian troops have boon defeated by the insurgents, with the loss of twenty killed,
bour,
The Foreign Missionary Seminary Paris has received a telegram, dated Hongkong 8th inst., which reports that a terrible typhoou had just ravaged Western Tonquin. Two hundred tom- ples and thirty-four mission-bouses and collegas have been destroyed, with 2,000 houses inhabited by Christians. Six thansand Christians are stated to be ruined and without resources. The losses are immense, and the distroas terrible. The telegram concludes by an urgent appeal for the promptest help.
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With reference to the Mail Table annually published by as, the figures are not yet announced. We believe that the Peninsular and Oriental Com- pany have forwarded the schedule for 1882 to the Post-office authorities, who no doubt are endeavouring to fuse the interests of all concerned, and are thus somewhat delayed.
Rangoon; and lieutenant of the Ajax at the redaction of Bomarsund in 1854 (Baltic medal).
Dopaty Sargson-General Richard Gilborne, Chief Medical officer of the Eastern District, has been appointed Principal Medical Officer of the Bom- bay Presidency, in succession to Sur- geon General Fogo, who is abortly to It is reported from Berlin that the retire on account of ago.
Mr. Gill Japanese Government has telegraphed borne, who entered the army in 1846,' to a competent authority there for ad-
served for many years in the 89th Re- vice upon the subject of the roadjustgiment, with which he saw service be- inent of its treaty commercial relations fore Sebastopol aud in India during the with the various countries of Europe suppression of the Mutiny. His last and America. We have, however, re- period of foreign service was passed at ceived no confirmation of this report, Hong Kong. Mr. Gilborne is about to which we should consider as very un. be promoted to the list of surgeons- likely.
general.
We are informed that the rumour that Li Chao t'Ang, the General Manager of the Foochow Arsenal, was to succeed the Marquis Tsong as Chi- nese Minister to England and France is substantially correct. The Marquis will not leave until the arrival of his
successor,
According to reports from Vienna, it sooms likely that thore will not be a serioas "cutting" of the rates of freight from Trieste to the East, consequent on the competition of the Austro-Hun- garian Lloyds and the P., and 0.Com- panies. As announced some time ago, the latter company have started a line No successor has yet been appointed from T.ieste. The quotation for the to Mr. Lees, the late Governor of La- shares of the Austro-Hungariro Lloyds buan. We hear that some alterations has, however, recently advanced repid- may take place with regard to the ly, and this is attributed partly to the Colony, and that it may possibly paas belief that an agreement for a common from the custody of the Colonial Office, schedule of rates between the two com- although no steps have yet been taken.panies is very near _completion. The
Monsieur Edmund Fachs, a mining engineer, has left France for Cochin China on an official mission to test the rumoured existence of coal and metal. liferous strata in that colony.
Wo learn on enquiry at the Admiral- ty that the Datatched Squadron, under the Earl of Clan Williams, and in which two young Princes are sailing, will reach Singapore about the 13th Jan. next.
The departure of Sir Harry Parkes, K.0.1., H.B.M.'s Minister in Japan, which was originally fixed for this mail, has been postponed until the mail leaving on the 9th prox.
It is notified from the Colonial Office that Mr. F. H. May has been appoint. ed a Cadet for. Hongkong, aud Mr. W. Portley a Cadet for the Straits Settlements.
The following items are from the London and China Express of the 18th ult.
The opening address of the session in the Law Amendment Society will be delivered on the 21st inst., by Sir John Smale, Into Chief Justice of Hongkong.
The Saigon, which has been built for the Messageries Maritimes Company, for their Tong King lias, by Messrs. Caird and Co., after her trial trip left the Clyde on the 15th inst.
The promotion of Captains J, C. Wilson and Sholto Douglas, C.B., to the flag list, will leave Captains W. H. Elye, Arthur T. Thrupp, and Sir Michael Caline-Seymour, Bart., at the head of the captains' list. In the course of next year Sir Michael Culme- Seymour. Bart, flag-captain at Ports- mouth; Sir Frederick Richards, com- modora on the West Coast of Africa; The steamer Escambia, which will Captain B. P. Cator, commanding the sail in a day or two, takes out a further Leigh Coastguard District; Captain quantity of material for the new Impe- the Hon. Walter Carpenter, command-rial Governinout Railways of Japan. Berlin, 1st Dec.The Gorman Par-ing the Kingstown Coastguard District; liament has rejected the Economic Captain Theodore Morton Jones, supo Council Bill in spite of Prince Bismarck rintendent of Shearness Dockyard; warmly advocating it.
Captain George Henry Parker, supe- rintendent of the Pembroke Yard; and Captain Henry B. Woolcombe, will all be promoted to the flag list. The first four of these officers hold appoint. ments ae aides-de-camp to the Queen, the other three drawing good-service pensions.
Paris, 1st Dec.-The Chamber of De. paties has passed a bill for military ex- penditure in Tunis. In a speech by M. Gambetta, be referred to the benefits of European control in Egypt as being favorable to similar, control in Tanis. London, 2nd Dec.-A meeting was held yesterday at Aberdoon of delegates representing 40,000 Scotch farmers, at which the reform of the Scotch Land Laws was demanded.
London, 4th, Doo. The body of the last Earl Crawford has been stolen from the Mausoleum at Dan Echt, Aberdeen it is supposed with the object of obtaining a ranson
Rear-Admiral George Willes Watson has been appointed to succeed Rear Admiral T. Brandreth as Superinten dent of Chathain Dockyard. Rear- Constantinople, 1st December. Mr. Admiral Watson entered the navy in Bourke, on behalf of bondholders, has Nov., 1841, and sailed almost imme- invoked the support of the British Go-diately for China, where he served as vernment against Russian pretensions. a first-class volunteer in the Apollo and and Dido at the capture of Chinking and at Nanking. As middy of the Dida, he served in a boat action with pirates at Sirhossen. As senior lien- tenant of the Royal Albert, and noting commander of the Desperate, he served daring the Chimean war. He has sub- sequently done duty as commodore and naval officer at Hongkong from March, 1876, to May, 1879, and had command of the Temoraire in the Mediterranean from Jane, 1879, to Jan, 1880, when he was promoted to flag list. Rear Admiral Watson is decorated with the China'war medal, 1841-42; the Crimean medal, with Sebastopol clasp; Turkish medal; and the Eth class of the Madjidie.
New York, 3rd Dec.-At the Chicago (Irish) Convention the two factions have been reconciled adopted rosolu- tious in favor of a national Govern- ment in Ireland and endosed the mani. festo urging tenants to pay no rent.
Vienna, 4th Deo. Considerable.ton- sion having existed between Austria and Roumania respecting the naviga- tion of the Danube, the Austrian Government have ordered the suspen- sion of diplomatic relations pending an investigation by Count Keilaoky Köröspaták.
Monsieur Leoat, one of the directors
The American ship Highlander, which has arrived at San Francisco from Hongkong, reports that when eighteen days ont sho encountered a hurricane, which threw her on her beam ends, and carried away a nambor of sails. She had at one time 38 inches of water in her bold.
His Highness Prince Prisdang left Berlin on the 13th inst., and returned to Vienna. H.E. will, we believe, visit Berlin again before proceeding to England, We understand that the Prince is commissi ned by H.M. the King of Siam to gather any informa- tion of the manager of government of the various departments at the above named capitals, as well as in London, that may be of advantage to Siam.
The Jolani, an iron screw steamer of 1,500 tons, built by Messrs. Mardool and Murray, Port Glasgow, for Messrs. Raeburn and Verel, Glasgow, was launched on the 9th inat. She is in- tonded for the East India and China trade, is classed 100 A 1 at Lloyd's, and is built on the three-deck rule, with water ballast in both holds, steam windlass, steam steering gear, &o., and will be fitted with compound surface. condensing engines of about 170-borso power nominal by Messrs. Kincaid, Donald and Co., Greenock.
The naval pension of £50 per annum for Lieutenants, vacant by the recent death of Retired Commander James S. Davison, has been awarded to Retired. Commander William H. Wright, who
rise is also a tributed to a "corner" in- the shares, and finally to the circums- tance that the autamu traffic is proving very good. The estimate of the pro- bable dividend are being increased in consequence. This is one of several striking indications of the improve- ment of trade in Austria-Hangary.
Messrs. J. and E. Hall, the well- known manufacturers of gunpowder machinery, have at present under con- struction at their works at Dartford,
Kent, another complete set of machi- nory for a gunpowder factory, to be orected at the new arsenal at Nanking. This makes the seventh factory for which the above-nated firm have sup- plied the entire plant. The machinery comprises all the latest improvements that have been introduced in the raapu- facture of gunpowder up the present time, and will be capable of producing 1,000 lbs. per diem. We understand that about half of this order will leave their works during the course of next month, and the remainder will be deli- vered in March, 1882. Messrs. J. and E. Hall are beginning to get as well known in China as they are in India, they having supplied the whole of the machinery for the Trientsin Arsenal, as well as that for the three Indian gunpowder factories.
In consequence of the divergence of opinion between the Ministers in Lis- bon they have tendered their resigna
tions, which have been accepted by the King, who invited Senor di Fontes Pereira de Mello, Chief of the Rege- neradores, to form a Cabinet. Senor Fontes declined to undertake the task, and recommended Councillor Martens Ferzao, who also declined. Upon the King again urging him, Sonor Fontes undertook the formation of a new Mi- nistry, which has since been consti- tuted as follows:--President, holding the portfolios of Warand Finance, Senor Fontes; Foreign Affairs, Senor Serpa Pimentei; Public Works, Senor Hintze: Home Department, Senor Thomas Ri- beiro; Justice, Senor Jules Vilhena; Marine, Senor Mello Gouveia. All are Regeneradoras except the Minister of Marine, who belongs to the Avilista party. The Ministers of Justice and Public Works were members of the late Cabinet.
It has been reported that the famous M. Worth, the greatest man-milliner in the world, has a country house fur- nished in the most lavish fashion, but containing nothing more striking to the visitor than the extensive aviary, in which scores of birds of all conceiv. able hues flit about at their ease. The aviary, it seems, is more than a whim of its owner, He declares that he de- rives from it the notion for some of his most striking combinations and daring "When I am at a loss for confections. a new idea as to colour-blending," he says, I go and watch my birds, and combination of hues as they fit about, which gives me the desired notion." If this be indeed a fact, and we have no reason to doubt it, it would appear that his worthy birds are in reality help. ing him to feather his nest while they feather their own.
Bombay, 5th Dec far of the Messageries Maritimes Com- was midshipman of the Eagle during almost certainly soon see some chance
selle special telegram says, that it is reported that the Crown will bo asked to appoint Sir Theophiles Shepstone Governor of Natal, and the Govora. ment have decided to reconsider Mr. Sendall's appointment. John Daan has been appoited Chief of Zululand,
pany, is at present in Australia making a tour, and also making some arrange. ments preparatory to the new line being commenced from Marseillesthere. M. Lecat will have the management in Marseilles of that portion of the affairs of the Company,
the operations of the River Plate; lauded with small-arm party to the defence of Montevideo in 1847 served in the barge of the Hastings at the destruction of twenty-throo war junks in Bins Bay, Tong King, in 1849, was acting lieutenant of the Hastings at