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entered Yale, armed with crowbars and pickaxes, and attacked Onder- donk's warehouse, stoning the police and injuring several severely. All the Chinese, 20,000 in number, on the Canadian Railway, have struck work.

The Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasons has taken the extreme step of suspending "Lodge Canon gate and Leith No. 5." It has ex- isted for over 200 years, and during that time has done good service to freemasonry. But the Grand Lodge found that the books had been mutilated; and as other misdemean- ours were discovered there was no-

thing left but to take over the pro- perty and close the lodge. The af- fair has caused considerable annoy" ance to freemasons in Scotland.

The Chinese Government recently desired to mark its appreciation of the value of the instruction received by Chinese Naval officers at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, by decorating some of the staff. Per- mission has been given to those selected for this honor to accept the Orders, but they cannot, according to the existing regulation be worn by the recipients.

The two new steel vessels for the Chinese Government nnder construc- tion on the Tyne are now ready for their preliminary trials. Should these prove satisfactory, the official trial will be held soon after. It is expected that the full contract speed will be realised.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-THURSDAY, JULY 14TH, 1881.

trate Stokes has been severely injured and three policemen badly wounded. The police charged the mob and several persons were injured.

RAILROADS BLOCKADED.

DUBLIN, June 2.-It was reported last night that both the railways run- ning west from Cork, the Cork and Bandon, and the Macroon lines, had been tampered with, and a pilot engine was sent out in advance of the special. Four miles from Skibbereen it was found that a number of old rails had been placed across the road-bed, and that the culverts had been torn up; but the train was stopped in time to avoid a run off Mr. Warburth, the Resident Magistrate at Skibbereen, accompanied by the Messrs. Swanton, one of whom, the Ballydehob road, three weeks ago, it will be remembered, was fired at on and other Magistrates, met the troops, who were reinforced by the arrival of a body of constabulary under Inspector Frazer. The streets of the town wore filed with peasants, and the soldiers and police were hosted and stoned as they marched to the market square. In the meantime the news arrived of a riot at Ballydehob, last night, in which a body of marines was compelled to retreat ander the protection of the priests, and soon the Ballydehob rioters, with an enormous mob from Skull, Dainnoway, Butte Vant, Baotry and the districts round about, marched into Skibbereen.

LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE.

Thursday, July 14th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M.

As usual on mail mornings the business in shares has been of a nominal character. A few Banks were sold yesterday afternoon at 107, [We do not hold ourselves responsible for the and a goodly number could be placed

CORRESPONDENCE.

opinions expressed by Correspondents].-

To the Editor of

"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

DEAR SIR-With reference to the paragraph in your issue of the 9th instant, containing some remarks on my sketch of the Hongkong Races, which appeared in the London Graphic of the 4th Jane last, I beg to inform you that the sketch in question does not in any way represent my original Drawing as forwarded by me to that paper for publication. The same as appears in the Graphic contains many exaggerations which I am at a loss to understand.

this morning at that price, were they forthcoming. However holders seem disinclined for business at anything less than 108, and we have seen no transfers effected up to the time of going to press. Docks have still an upward tendency and after a good many sales, there are still buy- ers at 59. The Sugar Refining Company's stock is, if possible, weaker than when we last wrote, and plenty shares could be had at 170, but buyers, for some inexplicable reason, decline to make any offer. No doubt Sugars will find a proper level for legitimate operations in the. The principal features which I pur- course of the next few days. Particu- posely entered in my sketch were the lars of all other stocks may be glean- Chinese onlookers, and their custom-ed from appended list of quotations. ary way of carrying on their trade within the enclosure of the Race Course during the Race Meetings; but to my surprise I now find that most of them are struck out in the Graphic aud those Gentlemen of the "Happy Hampton style as mentioned in your paper fig- ure in their stead..

Yours truly,

M

M. A. BAPTIŠTA, Jr.' [We have much pleasure in giv- ing publicity to Mr. Baptista's planation. Ed. H.T.}

Additional News by the American Mail.

Foreign Affairs,

Shares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation Shares-107 per cent. premium, Sales, and Buyers. Union Insurance Society of Canton

$1,625 per share ex-dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's

Shares-$1,700 por share. North China Insurance Company-Tis.

1,125 per share,

ex-Yangtsze Insurance Association-Tis.

THE WASHINGTON TREATY. LONDON, June 9.-The Under Foreign Secretary announced that as the pro. visions of the Treaty of Washington, under which the Americans enjoy pri- vilege of fishing in British colonial waters, could not, in any case, expire before 1885, the Government was not-

at present in a position to consider the expediency of terminating the treaty, as far as it relates to the fishery question.

ASKED TO PUNISH PIRATES. BERLIN. June 2.-The North German Gazelle amounces that the German Minister to Peking has urgently de- manded the Government for China to take energetic measures to punish the pirates who recently plundered the German bark Occident, and the German Consul at Canton has been instructed call to his assistance à German man- of-war if necessary.

[SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS TO THE

Morning Call.

Conk, Juno 9-9.30 r. .-Thero is ➜ furious riot now in progress. Magis.

820 per share.

Chinese Insurance Company, -$300

per share, Ex. Div. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited →

Tis. 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Compsany

Shares- $990 per share. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares

-$295 per share. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com.

pany's Shares-59 per cent prem. Sales and Buyers. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam.

boat Company's Shares-$31 per share premium, Sules. China Coast Stearn Navigation Com-

pany-Tis, 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares

$82 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares

$100 per share.

Exchange.

Ou LONDON,

Bank Bills, TT, Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, 3181 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3/8 Credits, at 4 months' sight,. Documentary Bills, at 4

months' sight,

317

3/8

3187

Bank Bills, ou demand,

4.63

Credits, at 4 months' sight, On BOMBAY,

4.73

On PARIS,———

Bank, 3 days' T.T., ...... ... ... 225 On CALCUTTA,

Bank, 3 days' T.T.,........ On SHANGHAI,-

Bank, T.T.,

Private, 30 days' T.T.,

225

Hongkong Temperature.

714 724

(Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Oo,'a Register, Queen's-road).

HONGKONG, 13th and 14th July. BAROMETER-1 P.M............29.880

Do.

4 P.M. .....A

.29.850 THERMOMETER-1 P.M............. 84.

Do. 4 P.M.............84.. Do. 1 F.M. (Wet bulb) 81. Do. 4 P.M. Do, 81. BAROMETER-9 A.M.

29.804 .83. THERMOMETER-9 AM.

Do. 9 AM. (Wet bulb) 79. Do. Maximum

.84. Do. Minimum (over night) 79,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

July 13, Kwanglung, British steamer, 674, M. Young, Foochow 8th July, Amoy 9th, and Swatow 12th, General,-Douglas Lapraik

& Co.

July 13, Shun On, Annamese steamer, 136, W. Plumenberg, Touron, 6th July, General-Shun Wo Yuen,

July 13, Hainan, British steamer,

180, Conner, Haiphong, 9th July, General-Afong & Co.

July 13, Abbie Carver, American bark,

983, W. P. Carver, New York, March 14th, Kerosene Oil- Douglas, Lapraik & Co. July 13, Citadel, British 3-m schooner,

245, A. I. Stewart, Iloilo 1st July.-Romedios & Co. July 13, H.M.S. Swift, British gan-

boat, 760, Comr. W. Collins, Singapore, 5th July. July 13, Horsequards, British steamer,

909. J. Hill, Swatow July 12th, General.-Bun Hin Chan.

July 18, Amoy, British steamer, 814,

G. II. Drewes, Chiakiang July 9th, Rice.-Siemssen & Co. July 14, Laertes, British steamer, 1391, R. F. Scale, Liverpool, May 28th, General.-Butterfield and Swire.

DEPARTURES. July 13, Brisbane, British steamer, for

Astralian Colonies.

July 13, H.M.S. Magpie, British gan-

boat, for a cruise.

July 13, Welle, German steamer, for

Keelung.

July 18, Jason, British steamer, for

Singapore and London. July 13, Fu-yow, Chinese steamer, for

Shanghai.

July 13, Fokien, British steamer, for

Coast ports.

July 13, Esmeralda, British steamer for

Amoy.

July 13, Anna, German bark, for

Whampoa.

July 14, Horseguards, British steamer,

for Saigon.

July 14, Amoy, British steamer, for

Canton.

July 14, Thales, British steamer, for

East Coast

PASSENGERS:

ARRIVED.

Par Kwangtung, British steamer, from Coast ports,--Mr Herman and China Sugar Refining Company, Li-2 deck, and 212 Chinese.

mited-8170 per share, Sellers. China Sugar Refining Company (De-

beatures) 3 per cent premiam, Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-

Hongkong & China Bakery Company.

$127 per share, Sollers.

Limited $45 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1874-(Nominal). Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1878 (Nominal).

Per Shun On, Annamese steamer, from Tourdo,-5 Aunamite and 6 Chinese,

Per Hainan, British steamer, from Haiphong-50 Chinese.

Per Horseguards, British steamer, from Swator-201 Chinese..

Per Amoy, British steamer, from Chinkjang,-8 Chinese..

Per Laories, British steamer, frø" a Liverpool,-950 Chinese,

DEPARTED.

Per Jason, British steamer, for Singapore, 20 Chinese.

Per Brisbane, British steamer, for Brisbane,-Mr and Mrs A. B. Johnson, child, and amah; and Messrs Molland and Cunliffe.

For Diamante, British steamer, for Manila, Signor Molchior Vela, Mc S. A. Remedios, and 5 Chinese.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Kwangtung re ports Foochow to Amoy light variable winds and fine weather. Amoy to Swatow, first part light variable winds And fine weather, then fresh Easterly breeze and squally, Swatow to Hong- kong, light variable winds and cloudy to port. In Fooohow, steamers Ben- alder, Jason, and Meath. In Amoy, nil. In Swatow, steamers Vortigern, Craiglands, Chilton, Sea Wo, Pernam buco, Bellona, Namoa, and Horseguards left samo day.

The Annamese steamer Shun On reports strong N.E. gale and bad to anchor for forty hours in Hailingshan Bay.

The British steamer Hainan re- porth left Haiphong on the 9th July. On Sunday the 10th, experienced strong NE. gale with heavy sea; barometer low. Arrived Hoihow 11th at noon and left again at midnight. First part of passage bad light airs and heavy swell, latter part moderate E. and S.E. breeze and showery wea. ther.

The British steamer Horseguards | reports fine weather and cloudy with S.E. swell.

The British steamer Amoy reports light Southerly winds throughout.

The British steamer Laertes reports strong S.W. monsoon and squally to Bombay Shoal, thence to port N.E. and E.N.E. light winds. Saw S.S. Elgin on Bombay Shoal upright on the rocks.

MAILS.

The following mails will close- To-day, 14th July,-".

For Swatow and Amoy, per Plain- meller, at 1.30 p.m., instead of as previously notified. For Amoy and Manila, por Emuy at 4.30 p.m. For Vladivostock, per Bru tus, at 4.30 p.m. For Hoihow, and Pakhoi, per Greyhound, at 5. p.m.

To-morrow, 15th July,-

For Saigon, per Adria, at 3.30 p.m.

p.m.

For Amoy and Shanghai, per On Saturday, 16th July,→

Laertes, at 5 p.m.

For Straits and Calcutta, por Suez, and Arratoon Apcar, at 2.30 For Swatow, Amɔy, and Faochow, per Kwangtung, at 5 p.m. For Hoihow, Pakhoi, and Haiphong, per Hainan, at 5 p.m. On Monday, the 18th instant,~-~~

For Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Poru, &o, at 2.30 p.m. For Manila, per Esmeralda, at 3.30 p.m. The following maile may be ex. pected :--

To-morrow, the 15th instant :→→→ The French mail of 10th June,

G. FALCONER & Co., WATCH AND CHRONOMETER MANUFACTURERS AND JEWELLERS.

thing

NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS AND BOOKS. No. 46, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

JOHN NOBLE

CHRONOMETER AND WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER & SILVERSMITH, Meteorological and Nautical Instruments.

No. 8, QUEEN'S-ROAD.'

A. MILLAR & Co., PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS, COPPERSMITHS, AND BRASS FOUNDERS, OFFICE AND WAREROOM FLETCHER'S BUILDINGS, QUEUN'S-ROAD EAST. WORKS-SPRING GARDENS, WANCHAL

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &C.

HAVE FOR SALE.

Groceries. Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated flouse- hold Stores..

John Moir & Sons', Celebrated House- hold Stores.

..

American Stores of all descriptions." Huntley & Palmer's BISQUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philippe

& Canaud's PATES &c.,

CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S FRUITS in juice.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &c.

Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER 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, quarts. Charles Heidsiecks's WHITE" SEAL,

pts. and qts, VEUVE OLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Roc- dorer & 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 quarts, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒUF (Chateau), pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adet's),

pints and quarts.

CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pínts and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD INVALID CLARET.

St. JULIEN, &c., &c. Breakfast Claret.

Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau

milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-

borger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Borg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chatean Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Scal 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, highly recommended, Kinahan's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glondee Whisky; AVI Gin, Swaine Boord-&-Cos-Old Tom

Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouraçou' pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters, &o., &c., &c.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron any 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.

Fine ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads.

Erated Waters. SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER,

SARSAPARILLA,

&c., &c., &c.

The Finest Stooks of CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS,

VEGUEROS,"

&0..

&e. "PERFROTION" All Specially Selected. EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.

STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.

"Franklin Square" Library,

**Seaside" Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series.

French Novels.

Medical Works.

School Books.

Presentation Books.

Works of reference &c. Stationery for Ladies and Office ugo. Direct from the manufacturers the best

and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line executed on

vory moderate terms. Papers ruled to any pattern and stampod

Plain, cameo or relief. Dios engraved to order. Offico requisitos

of overy description.

Milner's Firo Proof Safes, Cash and Dood

Boxes, BrushwaFO

Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware. ... Builder's Hardwaro material, Sporting Guns, Revolvers and Sporting -ammunition. —-

Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exo-.

outod.