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but are of vastly greater value than those which dopend on any process that involves the movement of chronometers,

It follows that the Observatory deter- minations of time should be mado al published with scientific precision, and be anch as to command public confidence. They should supply the mariner with dato in which thether-bound-en- a short ran through the seas of these regions, or on a long ocean voyage, he may implicity trust. In short, the working of the establishment ought to be made worthy of the grave in- terests involved, and of the requirements of one of the busiest shipping ports in the world..

The proposal to establish a meteorolo- gical branch of the observatory. under skilled management and supplied with the best modern apparatus, commands ap- proval for two reasons. In the first place as Dr. De La Ruo has indicated such an institution will furnish the science with valuable and much needed duz, from a locality well suited for the observation and collection of facts appertaining to certain phenomena of special interest. Secondly, it cannot fail to have a direct and practical value, as being the means of affording so- curity, by its predictions and weather warnings, to life and property, in sens navigated by vast numbers of native and foreign vessels, but subject during four or five months of the year to rotatory storms of appalling violence and danger.

Its operations, like its purpose, will be two-fold. There will be, to begin with. the systematic observation and record of the ordinary phenomena of pressure, tem-

perature, humidity, rain, sunshine, wind, and hydrometeors, such as are usual in observatorios of the first order; together also with observa tricity.

vtips of atmospheric clee-

Referring to Terrestrial Magnetism, Major Palmer observes that although the charneter of the rocks and soil of Hong- kong and Kan-lung is not the most favour able that could be chosen for magnetic research, yet the position of the Colony on the magnetic chart, and with respect to other places where

observatories are already established, leaves no room to doubt that well-conducted observations of this class will be of great value to the science. These will comprise observations for determining the Absolute Values of the elements of the Earth's magnetic force, namely, its Declination, Inclina- tion; and Intensity-as well as those for ascertaining the periodic, secular and irregular Variations which the elements undergo, and the laws of which still await complete theoretical explanation.

The

former class of determinations-namely,

those of Absolute Values-are pretty

certain to be more or less prejudicially affected by local attraction proceeding from the granitic rocks and soil; but the Variations, which form by far the more important object of research, can bo dedneed just as well in the presence as in

the absence of local attraction.

-The following remarks on Tidal obser vation are especially worthy of attention:- There is one instrument which, though referred to in His Excellency the Gover-

nor's despatch already quoted from, has not yet been mentioned in this report, and which might with advantage be added to the outfit, namely, a Tide-gauge, for the purpose of determining the laws of the tides at Hongkong, certain phenomena of which, such as the diurnal and other inequalities, are peculiar, and, I believe,

but little know or understood.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-THURSDAY, AUGUST 25тu, 1881.

approx-

The total cost of buildings, with com- plete sets of the most improved instru- ments and all the requisite appurtenances, including forniture and fittings is imately stated at $33,600, and the annual maintenance at $10,000, to which has to bo added after the first your or two, an average annual charge of about $500, for repairs to buildings, &e.

We have now laid before our readers l that is necessary to enable them to thoroughly comprehend the details of this interesting and useful. but somewhat costly, projected institution. The scheme has our hearty wishes for its success, A we feel convinced that it will supply a need long felt in this part of the world, a want which we think might have ad- vantageously been supplied long ago.. In following in the footsteps of those ancient and persevering pioneers of science, the Jesuit Fathers, whose Observatories at Manila, and Si-en-wei, near Shanghai, re- flect the greatest credit on their energy and enterprise in the cause of progress, we establish for our colony a well-deserved famo which will live for ages.

LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE.

Thursday, August 25th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M.

The transactions in the share market, which were but few at the commence. ment of the week, have each day gra- dually declined until this morning there is not a single deal of any dos cription to record. We are drawing towards the end of the month; after the settlement probably a little more life will be infasel into stock operations.

Shares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation Shares-100 per cent. premium, ox div, Sales. Union Insurance Society of Canton --

$1,076 per share ox dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's

Shares-$1,600 per share, ex. div. North China Insurance Company-Tis. Yangtze Insurance Association-Tis.

1,125 per share.

820 per share. Chinese Insuranco Company,

#305

per share, Buyers, On Tai Insurance Company, Limite--

Tls. 118 per share,

Hongkong Firs Insurance Company

China Fire Insurance Compay's Shares

Sharos- $995 per share.

-$285 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & Whampoa · Dock *Com-

pany's Shares 48 premium. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam

boat Company's Shares-$23 por share premium, Sellers. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-

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

382 per share, Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares→

China Sagar Refining Company, Li.

$10 per share, Sellers.

August 24, Ferdinand, German bark,

416, Westorgaard, Bangkok 13th August, General-Captain. August 24, Tado, British stoamer, -620, Puddicombe, from Canton,→→→ Adarason, Boll & Co. August 25, Vortigern, British steamer,

876, Alexander, Saigon 20th Aug., Rice and General-Arnhold, Kär- berg & Co.

August 25, Metap-dia, British stoamor, 1453, Fowler, Anay 23rd Aug., Tea-Russell & Co. August 25, Hainan, British stoamer,

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Intimations.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

No: 219.

ALE OF THE OPIUM FARM.

Notico is hereby given, that TEN. DERS for the PRIVILEGE of PRI PARING 01 SELLING PREPARED OPIUM within the Colony for the term of ONE, TWO, or THREE YEARS from the 1st of March, 1882, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858, No. of 1850, and No. 7 of 1879, will be received at this Office antit Noon on MONDAY, the 24th Shang-October, 1881.

278, J. Speechly, Hollow Ang 24th, General.-Afong. August 25, Prins Heinrich, German

steamer, 872, Hoffmann, hai 21st August, General.-Mel- chors & Co.

DEPARTURES. August 21, Tientsin, British steamer,

Canton.

August 21, Amoy, British steamer, for

Shanghai, Angust 24, Prinz Wilhelin, German

stoner, for Shanghai. August 24, Esmeralda, British steator,

for Manila. August 2, Ping-on, American steamer,

for Hoihow, &c. August 25, Glencoe, British steamer,

for Shanghai.

August 25, India, Gorman bark, for

Fonghow.

August 25, Atalanta, German steamer

for Canton. August 25, Amazone, Fronch steamer,

for Marseilles, &e.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per British steamer Metapedia, from Amoy, 20 Chinese.

Por British steamer Forligers, from Saigon, 30 Chinoso.

Por British steamor Penade, from Saigon, Mrs. and Miss Cain, and 119

Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per French steamer Amazone, from

Hongkong for Saigon. - Mr. A. E Cope, and Mr. Gardonne Victor; for

Singapore, Mr. G. H. Geant, Mr. Bo Blauw Tjoan, son, and 2 ladies, Mr. Sin

Ping, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Nautz, and 4 Chinese; for Marseilles, Messrs. Franckell, Olivier M. Joseph, Henry Potter, and J. Roberts.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British stoamor Metapedia, from Amoy reports fluo weather through

oat.

The British steamer Hainan, from.

throughout. Hoihow, reports very fine weather

mited-$15 per share, Ex. Div.

The British steamer Vortigern, which China Sugar Refining Company (De-

arrived from Saigon this morning, re- An! bontares) per cont premium.poris moderate breezes with heavy N.E.

Hongkong Ico Coinpany's Shares-

autographic tide-gauge might be set up in a chamber constructed for the purpose near the Tsim-sini-tsui Police Station, and attended to each day by man in charge of the Time-Ball and Weather-Signals. Such a gauge, of Sir W. Thomson's pattern, would cost about £95.

Admiral Ryder suggested, in 1877, that an automatic Tide-gauge should be set up at Cape D'Aguilar, and placed in charge of the lighthouse-keeper there. This is most desirable, as a means of establishing the direction and rate of the tides, and I recommend that it be carried out unless the engineering difficulties prove too serious, in which case à suitable spot might perhaps be found on one of the headlands nearer to Stanley. A loss expensive gauge, of Newman's pattern, and costing about £50, would serve for this station.

Major Palmer approves in general terms of the site selected for the Observatory buildings, as it is probably the best place available, although in some respects it is not altogether suitable. Mount Elgin is that elevated plateau a short distance to the north of the Tsim-tea-tsoi Police sta tion, and was originally levelled and laid out by a former Governor, Sir Richard McDonnell, we think, as a summer resi- dence, this plan afterwards being abandon- el-in favour of Mountain-Hodges Tho whole of the instruments required for tho elficient working of the various depart- ments connected with the Observatory are minutely detailed, and the approximate cost of the same carefully estimated. The particulars of the working, with practical recommendations as to the formation of a qualified staff, together with a workman- like plan of the necessary buildings are laid down in a business like manner which cannot fail to commond itself to the good graces of all meroantile men, and which Bears convincing proof of the Major'a well- balanced mind..

Hongkong & China Bakery Company,

$127 per share, Sollers.

Chinese Imperial Government Loan

Limited-$435 per share.

of 1978-99% premium.. Chinese Inporial Government Loan

of 1381--34% premium.

Exchange.

On LONDON,-

Bank Bills, T.T,

3/8

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, 38 Bauk Bills, at 4 months' aight, 3/8 Credits, at 4 months' sight, Documentary Bills, at 4

months' sight,

ON PARIS,-

80

swoll, and from 13° North latitude heavy N.W. swell.

To-

tain Westergaard, which arrived hero The German bark Ferdinand, Cap this morning from Bangkok, ports, moderate South-westerly winds to 16 N. On the 21st and 22nd inst., squally weather, with Sonthorly winds and heavy sea from Northward; thenco to port with Southerly winds,

The British steamer Penedo, from Saigon, reports left Saigon at 10 p.m. on 19th instant, and passed Cape St. James at 5 am. next morning; passed Capo Padaran at 6.30 pm, same day, and Cape Varela at 7.50 a.m. on 21st, arriving at Hongkong at noon on 24th. From Cape St. James to Cape Varela moderate breezes and fine weather; from thence to Ladrones strong mon- soon and high sen. Off Varela passed 221a Fronch war-steamor bound South,

2211

...4.64

Bank Bills, on-demaud, Credits, at 4 mouths' sight, ...4.74 On BOMBAY,——

Bank, TT, On CALCUTTA, Bank, TT, On SHANGHAI,-

Bank, T.T., Private, 30 days' sight,

72

Hongkong Temperature. 72 (Tuken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s

Register, Queen's-roud-):-

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

4 P.M.

;

HONGKONG, 24ht & 25th August, BAROMETER-I P.M. ARRIVALS.

.29.874 August 24, Ponado, British steamer, THERMOMETER-1 PM............83.

Do,

....29.840 654, T. Kinderdine, Saigon 19th Do, 41........81. · August 24, Hoogly, American ship, August, General Tong Koo.

Do. 1 r. (Wet bulb) 80. Do. 4 P.3. Do. 79. 1,158, W. Wallace Crost, Shang-BAROMETER? A.M.

.29.890 hai 25th July, Ballast.-Captain, THERMOMETER-9 AN. August 24, Circe, British schooner, 14,

....81. Do. DAM. (Wot bulb) 78. Alexander, Sydney 2nd June, Do. Maximum

.83. Coal.-J. Bradloo Smith.

Do. Minimum (over night) 79.

Each Tender should specify the monthly payment offored for the poriod abovo-mentioned.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any Tendor. than the sum the Governor thinks a Should the highost Tender be less fair price for the Opium Farm, His Excellency in Council will grant Li- Ordinance, and take such further steps couces direct under Section 3 of tho

as may be necessary to realize

a fair price.

By His Excellency's Command,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 20th August, 1881. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

T

THE Half-yearly Meeting of the Shareholders will be held in tho Office of the Company, No. 11, Praya Central, on MONDAY, August 29th, 1881, at 3.30 p.m., for the purpose of receiving tho Report of the Directors and a Statement of Accounts to 30th Jaue, 1881.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 15th to the 29th instant, inclusive.

By order of the Board of Directors,

R. COOKE, Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 9th August, 1881.

HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

THE Public are informed that the

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Scrip in the above named Com- pauy, for Shares nutabered 5640, 5641, 5642, and 5643, has been stolon, and that application has been made that the same may be cancelled and New Scrip issued.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1881. HONGKONG, ICE COMPANY, LIMITED,

SPECTAL NOTICE,

THE Public are informed that the above named Company has been stolen, Budormentioned Scrip in the

und that application has been made that the same may be cancelled and Now Serip issued.

Scrip No, 43, dated 14th January, 1881, for 5 shares Nos. 207/301.

Sarip No. 190, dated 23rd Marchi, 1881, for 5 shares Nos. 756/760.

Hongkong, 30th July, 1881:

E CERCLE-TRANSPORTS. SOCIETE ANONYME D'ASSURANCE

MARITIMO MARSEILLE.

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED....15,000,000 Francs. CAPITAL PAID-UP....... 3,750,000 Francs.

The Undersigned, having been ap- ̈ pointed AOENTS of the above Company, ure prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881,

FOR SALE.

WASHERMAN'S

the use of Ladies and Gentle- mou.-Price 50 cents.

DE SOUZA & Co. Hongkong, 28th June, 1881.

FOR SALE,

ANGLOCHIDS CALENDAR

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French Novels.

Medical Works.

School Books.

Presentation Books.

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