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you wish, but not because a token is to remind me of my stay in necessary Shanghai, for the sympathy afforded me by the congregation, and their ex- trome kindness made it a too happy. time ever to be forgotten.

I am,

Very faithfully your's,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1881.

Exchange.

On LONDON,-

Bank Bills, TT, Bank Bills, at 30 days sight, 3ja Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3/88 Credits, at 4 months' sight, 3/8 Documentary Bills, at 4

months' sight,

3/9

3/8

C. G. BOOTH.

ON PARIS,-

R. A, MOWAT, Esq.,

Acting Chief Justice,

Credits, at 4 months' sight, ...4.73

Shanghai,

On BOMBAY,-ni

Bank, T.T.,

225

On CALCUTTA,

Bauk, T.T.,

225

72

LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE.

Friday, August 5th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M. Yesterday afternoon witnessed. quite a large amount of business transacted in various stocks, most of it, however, being of a speculative character. The first blow was struck in the Dock Company's stock, which has lately been in a bad way, and although not a single share, so far as our researches could discover,

Banks con-

changed hands for cash, time bar- gains at 53 premium for the end of the month, were both numerous and important. It would be difficult to" exactly define the cash status of Docks, so that our quotation 53 % premium, sellers, must be understood to be merely nominal. tinue weaker, as they naturally would do after the great rush of last week, although there are no tangible reasons from a business point of view, why they should have declined even two points. The shares are now offered at 115, and for cash we believe that offers would be closed with at a lower rate; although it is right to add that nothing worth mentioning has actually been done. The most important transactions have been in connection with Sugars, a very large amount of transfers for the end of the month having been booked at $160 per share. Hotels are on offer at 110 without finding, purchasers; and Steamboats are still quoted at the old rate, $26 per premium, ex. div.

share

Shares. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Sharos-115 per cent, premium, Sellers. Union Insurance Society of Canton

$1,675 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insuranco Company's

Shares-$1,700 per share. North China Insurance Company-Tls.

1,125

per share,

Yangtsze Insurance Association-Tla.

820 per share. Chineso Insurance Company, -$305

per share,

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-

Tis. 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Compsany'

Shares- $1000 per share, China Fire Insurance Company's Shares

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

pany's Shares-33% premium,

Sellers. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam- boat Company's Shares-$26 per share premium. Ex Div. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-

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

$82 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares

$110 per share, Sallers, China Sagar Refining Company, Li-

mited-160 per share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company (De- bentares)-3 per cent promiam, Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-

$127 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,

Limited-$43 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1874-(Nominal). Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1878-(Nominal).

The late Vicar of Sheffield, the Rev. Dr. Sutton, once said to the late Mr. "Mr. Peech, a veterinary surgeon: Peech, how is it that you have not cal- led upon me for your account"? "Oh,” said Mr. Peech, "I never ask a gentle. man for money!" "Indeed," said the Vicar, "then how do you got on if he does'nt pay?"" "Why," replied Mr. Peech, after a cortain time I conclude that he is not a gentleman, and then I ask him !"

Bauk Bills, on demand, ...... 4.64

On SHANGHAI,----

Bauk, T.T.,

Private, 30 days' sight,

On Sunday, 7th August,-

For Saigon, por Penedo, at 9 a.m. On Monday, 8th August,—

For Manila, Maiauar, Sourabaya, Samarang and Batavi per Atjeh, at 11,30 a.m. For B. gkok, per Danube, at 3.30 p.m.

SHANGHAI.

(N. C. Daily News) Messors. Douglas Lapraik and Co. have chartered the new boat Aajer Head from her owners, Messrs. Anjior Brothers, for twelve months, for service on the China Coats. She was to leave 72 Cardiff, with couls for Singapore and about the second week in Hongkong July.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

August 4, Esperance, French bark, 272,

Lo Normon, Nowchwäng 25th July, Beans-Captain. August, Foochow, British steamer, 709, Clegg, Chinking 30th July, Rico. Butterfield and Swire.

August 4, Chop Chung, Chinese gun

boat, from Cauton.

August 4, Tan-chi, Chineso gunboat,

from Canton."

August 4, ITai-chong-ching, Chinese

gunboat, from a cruise. August 4, Chen-to, Chinese gunboat,

from Canton.

August 4, Don Quiaole, German bark, 1168, J. Cluver, Cardiff 4th April, August 4, Brema, Germau bark, 360,

Couls. Melchers & Co.

K. Timpe, Bangkok 20th July, Rice and Teakwood-Wieler & Co.

August 5, Atjeh, Dutch steamer, 954,

M. de Neef, Ainoy 3rd August, General. Jardine, Mathieson & Co.

August 5, Nautilus, German barque: 725, W. Stoltz, Hamburg 18th April, General.-Siemsson & Co. August 5, Tientsin, British steamer,

682, Robinson, Canton 4th Au gust, General Batterfield and Swire.

August 5, Minerva, German brig, 318,

P. Dulme, Quinhong 31st July, General. Melchers & Co.-

DEPARTURES.

August 4, Hindoo, German bark, for

Newchwang.

August 4, Hollow, British steamer, for

Canton.

August 4, Verona, British steamer, for

London and ports of call.

August 4, Hwai-yuen, Chinese steamer,

for Canton,

August 5, Antonio, British steamer,

for Shanghai. August 5, Hui-chong-ching, Chinose

gunboat, for a cruise.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Foochow, British steaner, from Chinkiang, 5 Chinese.

Per Minerua, German brig, from Quinhong, 35 Chinese,

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SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Foochow from Chiakiang, reports strong S.W. winds and clear weather throughout, Monday 1st August passed a water logged vessel, rounded to, to see what she was, found her to be an American built vessel breaking up; with two

On the 15th Jane Reater tolegraphed that the negroes bad massacred a thousand Chinese in Chili, We ventured at the time to expross the opinion that Chili was a mistake for Peru, and in the papers that arrived this morning we find intelligence from Valparaiso to the 16th Jane reported hood of Cauete, Peru, massacred a "that the negroes from the neighbour

The Chinese made a brave defence, but "thousand Chinese near Santa Rosa,

were overpowerel, owing to their provisions and aminauition failing.

We hear that O. N. Deany, Esq. United States Consul-G-neral at this

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soil."

Undeniable it may be that overy Chinaman who disembarked a couple of months ago at Sydney was aua ddition to the wealth of the colony, which all he may a few years bouce

take out of it will not half or a tent part

cover."

But the melancholy unevad- able truth is that all this appears to the people of New South Wales as so much professorial cant-in effect, little better than the contention that "the beat justification of the British domin- ion in Australia is that the English race is acting as trustee for the benefit of humanity." In Australia, as in America, the mastery is with the many; and we may rely upon it that the largest language about trusteeship for the benefit of humanity, and the closest argument drawn from the prin- ciples of free trade, will equally fail to convince the working man in New South Wales, that he ought to let in the Chinese to underbid him in the In. bour market. The same arguments which have resolved the Americans to be rid of the Chinese will prevail with the Australians; and we doubt not that should the Celestials flock into England they will meet with the same objections from our own miners and mill-hands.

M. Jules Dufaure, the eminent of the Council of Ministers, whose French statesman, and late President

port, leaves on Saturday for Tootoo,death is announced in the Paris where he intends to make a longthened journals of June 27th, has for nearly stay. Last ovening about thirty pass.fifty years borne a prominent part in engers were booked for the trip to the political history of his country. the Sacred Isle.

The following abridged sketch of his life and works, is taken from "Men of the Times :"

Gold in China. Discoveries of gold seem to be in- DUFAURE JULES - ARMAND - STANISLAS, creasing, and in the Far East the pro-advocato and politician, born Dec. 4, cious metal is found in many places. 1798, at Saujon, Charente-Inférieure, Ceylon has recently developed a store was educated for the bar, and practised of it, and now from Foochow there at Bordeaux, He entered political life comes a report of exceedingly valuable in 1834, and under the Guizot minis- finds. It appears that after the depart- try became a Councillor of State, and ure of Mr. Malsch, who was prospect afterwards Minister of Public Works, ing for iron ore, the Chinese washed On the rejection of the law of dotation, out the dirt in the holes he had dug, lo quitted the cabinet and was one of and found gold in a very fair propor. the Liberal opposition. After the re- tion. Naturally-much excitement en- volution of Feb., 1843, he was elected sued, and but for the acting of the for the Charente-Inférieure, and be- Government, long ero this, large num- came Minister of the Interior, June 2, bers of natives would have been en. 1849. When the President resolved gaged in the work of collecting. As it to usurp the whole power of the state, is, however, the authorities neither M. Dafaure was one of the represonta- allow their subjects to indulge in gold tives who escaped seizure and impris mining nor avail themselves of the onment. M. Dufaure having always rich prospect. What their object is in supported the cause of law and order, thus suminarily putting a stop to the opposed the coup d'etat, against which operations is best known to themselves, he protested with M. de Tocqueville but it does seem a peculiar thing to and many of the constitutional states- do, if the roport is accurate. One would men of France. When elected to the have thought that by this time the Academy, M. St.-Mare Girardin was. very antiquated prejudices had diod chosen by that body to announes M. out when the ineroase of revenue was Dufaure's election to the emperor. concerned, especially at a time when His Majesty received him most gra- an addition to the finances would be ciously, and said that, although M. Du- by no means undesirable. Even if the faure was not among the number of gold mines were worked under Gov-his supporters, he altogether approved crnment supervision it would be better than their not being worked at all, or some steps might be taken to arrivo at a definite conclusion as to whethor there was in reality a paying amount of the metal. No harm at any rate could be done by permitting the work to go on, but it takes the Chinese a long time to move out of their old grooves, even when it is for the benefit of themselves. They are a contented people, and are quite satisfied to remain behind hand, although they have awoke to the necessity for having modern weapons of destruction. The arts of

the choice of the Academy, and he shonld never forget the services ren- dered by M. Dufaure at the time of the Presidency. During the prosecution of the Count of Montalembert, in 1862, M. Dufaure defended the publisher of his pamphlet with great skill and olo- quence. After the fall of the empire ho was returned to the National As. sembly by the department of Charente- Inférieure and when M. Thiers formed his government in Fob., 1871, he se lected M, Dufaure as Minister of Jus- tice. On the overthrow of M. Thiers's government in May, 1873, M. Dufaure

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE FOR SALE.

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Groceries..

Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House- hold Stores.

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

American Stores of all descriptions. Huntloy & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BÜTTER, Danish & Fronch, Philippo

& Canaul's PATES &c.

CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S

FRUITS in juice.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &c.

Wines, Spirits, &e. CUTLER PALMER& Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHE" HEIDSIC & 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 gts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pis. and qts. Thoophile 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, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts.

OLD INVALID CLARET.

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

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

milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-

berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's Palo 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 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 lendee Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino do Zara, Quraçoa piuts and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,

&c., &c.,

&c.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron anp

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.

Fing ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosghoads

rated Waters. SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER, ·

SARSAPARILLA,

&c., &c., &c.

The Finest Stocks of CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS, VEGUEROS,

&c.,

&c. PERFECTION "All Specially

Selected.

anchors 'down and ber sides adrift peace have not yet been rightly went out of office. He again became EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.

from the stern post. She is in a very dangerous position being right, in the track of vessels bound from Tychow Islands to Pib Kishan Islands; "found that we could not tow hor out of vos- sela' tracks and had to leave her. She is in long. 121° 50′ E. lat. 28° 17′ N.

MAILS.

The following mails will close:- To-day, 5th August,-

For Shanghai, per Amoy, at 1.30 p.m. For Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, vin Trieste, por Hungaria at 3.30 p.m. For Manila, per Esmeralda, at 3,30 pm. For Shanghai, per Paladin, nt 3.30 p.m. For Nagasaki and Yokoha- ms, per Malacca, at 3 p.m. To-morrow, 6th August,-

For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow,

por Thales, at 5 p.m.

estimated. Perhaps one day they may be, and then the hidden wealth of the country will be brought to light. It is sad to see such apathy whon ordinary energy could do so much.-London and Chind Express.

Minister of Justice under M. Buffet's administration in March, 1875. At the senatorial elections of Jan. 30, 1876, M. Buffet did not succeed in getting elected for his department, whore the Bonapartist list was carried; but in the following month he was returned Chinese Cheap Labour. as doputy from the arrondissement of The St. James's-Guzelle says:-The Marennes. The result of the legislat hostility of the Australians to the ivo oleotions was so hostile to M. Chinese is an exact counterpart of the Buffet, that he retired from office, and Americau hatred of them, Chinese M. Dufaure then, at the request of the labour is extremely cheap, and Chinese Marshal Presidont, formed a cabinot habits are vory odious. The former is more in accord with the opinion ani- doubtless the greater offence of the feated by the nation. In A

Aug, 1876, two; and we are afraid that all the loc- he was alooted à Senator for Life in turors alive would fail to persuade the succussion to the late M. Casimir working on in Australia, or oven in Périer. On Dec. 1, 1876, the Ministry England (and the Chinese ere expected sufforad a defeat in the Senate, and M. bere too), that it is no offence at all, but Buffet with all the members of his a blessing and a benefit. It may be cabinet retired from office on the fol. that "the Australians, in taraing backlowing day. A now, ministry was the tide of Chinese immigration, are formed under the presidency of M. turning back actual richos from their Dufaure in Dec. 1877,

STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.

"Franklin Square" Library,

"Seaside "Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series.

French Novels.

Modical Works.

School Books,

Presentation Books.

Works-of-reference &c.. Stationery for Ladies and Office use.. Direct from the manufacturors the best

and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line excuted one

very moderato terms. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped

Plain, cameo or reliof. Dies engraved to order. Office requisitoa

of every description. Milner's Fire Proof Safos, Cash und Deed

Boxes, Brushware. Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware. Buildor's Hardwaro material, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting

ammunition,

Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exo-

cutod.