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very dirty put ship undor low sail, and hovo ship to to the Southward till & am on Saturday last, thon stepred to the Northward and sighted land at said- night 27th. instant.
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M. Holotochek and M. von Hep. perger, of tho Vienna. Observatory, havo calculated the comet's path from the data furnished by the various observations taken since it first became visible to European observers, and es- pecially those taken at Kiel, Hamburg, and Leipsic. They estimate that it roached the point of its orbit nearest to the sun on the morning of June 17th, at a heliocentric distance of about 143 millions of miles. On June 29th its dis- tance from the earth was 7 millions of miles. To-day, July 15, this distance well have increased to 121 millions, by July 23 to 174 millions, and by All gust 4 to 22 millions of miles. As its distance from the sun also has been daily increasing, its brilliancy must speedily disappear. So long as it will be visible it will occupy a position in the heavens between 8 and 11 deg. from the North Pole, moving in the direction of the middle star of the Little Bour.-Times.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
We take the following telegrams from the Strait Times Extra brought ou this morning by the Ocean Com. pany's stoamer Stentor :-
London, 3rd August. Mr Brad- laugh, in pursuance of his announced intention, presented himself at the House of Commons to take his seat this afternoon. On reaching the lobby he was intercepted and after a severo struggle was expelled."
EXA
Mr. Labouchere then brought for.. ward a motion to the offect that the expulsion was illegal, which motion after a long debate was negatived, the House expressing its approval of the action of the Speaker and the officials. Sir Chas. Dilke, Mr. Bright, and the radical members abstained from voting. An immense excited crowd assem- bled in the Palace Yard and
en-
thusiastically cheered Mr. Bradlaugh ou bis entering and leaving the House. Latest advices from Natal state that Sir Hercules Robinson had convened
a meeting of native chiefs at Pretoria for the purpose of explaining the in- tentions of the British Government in respects to the Transvaal. The native chiefs threaten to resist the Boers,
London, 4th Aug.-Mr. Bradlaugh will apply to-morrow for a summons against the police inspector who expel. led him, on a charge of assault.
The Times publishes a paragraph stating that Col. Valentine Baker has been appointed to the command of the Turkish armo in Tripoli.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1881.
sumed the debate on the Land Bill
Minister at London that the American tors of the Hongkong and Whampoa Government is doing its atmost to Dock Company, but on consideration discover and prosecute the authors of we deemed it advisable, not being a inforual machines.
shareholder in the Company, to allow London, 6th August.The Lords re-half yearly meeting to pass before Furthor amendments against the Go- attempting in the public interest to criticise the report and future pros- vornment have been adopted, and the Bill passed through Committee, and is pects. The meeting will take place expected to be retuned to the Coinmans this afternoon at 3.30, when we should doubtless obtain some idea as next Tuesday.
to the feeling of the shareholders on the latest report. Steamboats are rather weaker, sellers vainly offering the stock at $23 per share premium. Hotels are also on the downward line, and we have to note a few transac- tions at par, and even at that price the stock is not particularly firm. Nothing has been done in Sugars, and appended quotations will explain the positions occupied by other shares.
Vienna, 6th August. The official Gazette announces that the meeting botween the Emperors of Germany and Austria at Gastein was simply one of courtesy.
Tunis, 6th August.-The state of af fairs in the regency of Tunis is less dis- quieting.
New York, 7th August.-A congress of Irish revolutionists has been held at Chicago for the purpose of arranging an extended programme of destruction of British life and proporty by dyna- mite.
St. Potersburg, 7th Angust.-The Colos has been suspended for six months for attacking the policy of the Government.
London, 7th August.--A ministerial banquet was given at the Mansion House yesterday, at which Mr. Glad. stone, who was able to attend, made a speech. He said that reforms were necessary
in the procedure of the House of Commons, Hoeulogised the concert at present existing among European Powers. With respect to recent events in Afghanistan, he said it only strengthened his conviction that it was a serious mistake to break up united and independent Afghanistan, and be hoped that the Afghans of the future would believe that England was anxious for their welfare, peace, prosperity, and independence without jealousy, desir ing such respect for their rights as we desire should be paid to ourselves. In conclusion he laid great stress upon the importance of our Colonies.
London, 8th August.-Mr Dillon. M.P., has been unexpectedly released from gaol. No demonstration took place.
Bank Shares:-Oriental Bank, £22; Chartered Bank 21; Mercantile Bank, 22 10; Hongkong and Shanghai, 47 10. The House of Lords has finally passed the Irish Land Bill.
Mr. Forster, replying to a question
in the House of Commons, said, Mr. Dillon had been released from goal on the ground of ill-health.
A railway collision has occured at Blackburn in which five people were killed and thirty injured.
London, 9th August.-The Court of Queen's Bench has ordered a new trial in the case of Clarke versus Bradlaugh.
Mr. Gladstone, replying to a ques- tion in the House of Commons, said that Government would deal with the Bradlaugh difficulty next session.
A brilliant banquet was given last
Bank Shares-Oriental Bank, £23. night at Richmond in honour of the Chartered Bank, 24. Mercantile Bank, new Governor of Madras. The gat-£22 10. Hongkong and Shanghai, horing was entirely nonpolitical in
character.
Latost advices from Natal state that the Convention with the Boers having been signed, the Royal Commissioners will disperse and the Government of the Transvaal will be transferred to the Boors on the 8th inst.
Berlin, 4th Aug.The meeting be- tween the Emperors of Germany and Austria will take place to-day at Gas-
tein.
The interview between the Emper or of Austria and the minor sovereigns will take place on the 6th instant. The object of these meetings is at pre- sent unknown.
£57 10.
London, 10th August. The Daily News publishes a paragraph stating that its special correspondent at Merv had been released and had arrived at Meshed.
London, 11th August.-Lord Duf. ferin is urging the Sultan to initiate reforms in Armenia in order to obviato pressure being used.
LATEST COMMERCIAL
Shares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Shares-107 per cent. premium, ex div, Union Insurance Society of Canton-
$1,675 per share ex dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's
Shares--$1,600 per share, ex. div. North China Insurance Company-Tls.
1,125 per share. Yangtaze Insurance Association-Tis.
830 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, -$305
por share, Buyers. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-
Tls. 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company
Shares- $995 per share.. China Fire Insurance Compay's Shares
--$290 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com-
pany's Shares 48% premium. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steam
bost Company's Shares-$23 per share premium, Sellers. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-
pany-Ts. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-
$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares
$100 por share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company, Li-
mited $150 per share, Ex. Div. China Sugar Refining Company (De- bentures)-3 per cent premiam, Hongkong leo Company's Shares---
$126 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,
Limited-$43 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan
of 1878-4 premium, Buyers. Chinese Imperial Government Loau
of 1881-33% premium.
Exchange.
On LONDON,-
3/S1
Bank Bills, T.T., Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, 381 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3/9 Credits, at 4 months' sight, 319 Documentary Bills, at 4
months' sight,
On PARIS,
3/98
Bank Bills, on demand, ......4.66 Credits, at 4 months' sight, ...1.77 On BOMBAY,
Bank, T.T.,
On CALCUTTA,— Bank, T.T., On SHANGHAI,-
Bank, T.T.,
Private, 30 days' sight,
2211
2214
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ture in dry goods, but as they were sold at cost price the accounts show no profit, Tea was also provided for visitors on match days, a well known enthusiastic member having presented the Club with a box of his celebrated "Mixture," a truly noble example the Committoo hops to see followed by othora. An item of unusual' expenditure for repairs appears last year, but it shall not occur again, as if any Member damages the Olo Man, the Secro- tary has been instructed to have him mended at the offender's expenso.
WM. HYNES, Hon. Soc.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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ARRIVALS. August 27, Bua Caao, Siamese bark, 338, C. Lange, Chulay 17th Aug., Wood-Yuen Fat Hong. August 27, Margrethe, Gorman bark,
368, Tesscor, Newchwang 12th July, Beans-Wieler & Co. August 28, Panay, Spanish steamer,
555, G. Goyenechea, Manila 25th August, Goneral.-Remedios & Co. August 28, Tung-ting, Chinese steamer, 315, F. Daun, Pakhoi 25th Gen
eral.-C. M. S. N. Co. August 28, Kwanglung, British steamer, 674, M. Young, Foochow 23rd August, Amoy 24th, and Swatow 27th, General.-D. Lapraik & Co. August 28, Sumatra, British bark, 740,
H. Tube, London 21st May, Gon- oral-Russell & Co. August 28, Olympia, Gorman steamer, 810, Wagner, Canton 27th Aug.
---Siomasen & Co. Augast 28. Tientsin, British steamer,
682, Robinson, Canton 27th Aug. -Butterfield & Swire. August 29, Danube, British steamer, 561, Clanchy, Bangkok, 21st Aug, Rice and General,-Yuen Fat Hong.
August 29, Stentor, British steamer,
1,306, J. Kirkpatrick, London 15th July, General.-Butterfield and Swire.
DEPARTURES. August 27, Yangisze, British steamer,
for Shanghai. August 27, Ningpo, British steamer,
for Canton.
August 27, Prinz Heinrich, German
steamer, for Bangkok, August 28, Hainan, British steamer,
for Hoihow.
August 28, Toechow, British steamer,
for Amoy and Shanghai. August 28, Ajax, British steamer, for
London.
August 28, Marlborough, British str.,
for Singapore. August 28, Tiber, British bark, for
London.
August 28, Fabius, Siam. bark, for
Cauton,
August 28, Himalaya, British steamer,
for Shanghai.
August 28, Signal, American ship, for
New York.
Angust 28, Brutus, German steamer,
for Hoihow.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVED.
Per Chinese steamer Tungting, from Pukhoi, 12 Chinese.
Per British steamer Kwangtung, from 723 Coast ports, 29 Chinese.
HONGKONG ORICKET CLUB.
The following is the report of the Hong- kong Cricket Club for the season 1880- 81:-
.:
Hongkong, 27th August, 1881. To the Members of the Hongkong Cricket Club. Gentlemen,--The Committee have again statement of accounts and list of Members the pleasure of placing before you a for the past year.
The Cricket season was a successful one, as will be seen by the averages, a large number of Members joined in the play, but the Committee would like to see little more rising talent, and would remind all players of the benefit of practice.
INTELLIGENCE.
Monday, August 29th, 1881.
One o'clock P.M. Loudon, 4th Aug.-Bank Shares →→
Business has been rather better in Oriental Bank, £21,10; Chartered
Stocks these past few days, although Bank, £24; Mercantile Bank, £22.10 ;
nothing of very great importance has Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, £17.
London, 5th Aug. This evening the to be noted. Banks were sold on House of Lords is debating the Irish Saturday at 106 for cash, and but for Land Bill in committee: the Govern- a break in the Shanghai cable, we ment has accepted the amendment vir should have had to report a lot of tually exempting estates managed upon transfers at advanced rates. An offer the English system. Several amend of 107 was made without meeting ments have been adopted against the
any response, but until telegraphic Government and six clauses have been communication has been restored already passod. The House then ad- there will be very little done. We journed.
Lord Rosebery has been appointed may state that the wire will probably at least to impose a fine, on any Member Under-Secretary for the Home De-be in working order this evening, Docks were firm at 48 on Saturday, partment. stating that John Dann has routed So. figure wore booked. The quotation memela and his partizans in Zululand. is slightly weaker to-day, as one lot, The summons applied for by Mr. not a very large one, has changed
hands at 47. Bradlaugh has been refneed,
Wo stated the other The Secretary of State of the United day that it was our intention to deal Staton has informed the American in detail with the report of the Direc-
.....
A great number of Members also play Lawn Tennis, and the state of the Courts is of such importance in this game, the General Meeting for powers to forbid, or Committee intend to apply to the Annual
playing without tennis shoes. There is so much play and the space for Courts is so
limited, they cannot be kept in order
Per British steamer Danube, from Bangkok, 50 Chinese.
Per British steamer Stentor, from London, 2 Europeans and 298 Chinose. Per Spanish steamer Panay, from Manila, Lieut. Escriberate, Mr. Tea Yen Hijo de Menor Edad.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
London, reports had light Southerly The British steamer Stentor, from
winds and fine weather.
The British steamer Danube, from Bangkok, reports left Bangkok on 21st August, had light winds and fine weather throughout the passage. On 26th instant, passed bark Hotspur, in latitude 13.20 N., longitude 109.30 E.; arrived here at 7.30 a.m..
The Chinese steamer Tungting, from Pakhoi, reports from Pakhoi to Hoihow fresh Southerly winds; Hoihow to Macao, light Southerly and Westerly winds; Macao to Hongkong, light Westerly winds and fine. Arrived in
was detained in Fakhoi 21 days through bad weather.
The Standard publishes a telegram and a fair number of sales at that without this condition being imposed, and it Hongkong at 8 p.m. on 28th August;
is obviously unfair to permit any Members to spoil the enjoyment of their friends.
The financial condition is also satisfactory showing a substantial credit balance of $1,050.90.
Gas was introduced into the Pavilion
last year, and the Club had a small ven-
She sighed for the wings of a dove, but had no idea that the logs wors much better eating,
MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.
GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &o..
HAVE FOR SALE.
Groceries. Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House- hold Stores.
John Moir & Sons', Celebrated E hold Stores,
American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philippe
& Cannud'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 CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Roe- derer & 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. St. JULIEN, &o., &c. Breakfast Claret. OLD INVALID CLARET.
Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c.
milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-
berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Obateau 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, Kinaban's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendee Whisky AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom
Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curaços. pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,
&c.,
&o.,
&c.
BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and 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,
Fino ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads
Brated Waters. SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
TONIC WATER,
SARSAPARILLA,
&c., &c., &c.
The Finost Stocks of CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS,.
· PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS, AROOEROS, VEGUEROS.
&c.
&c., "PERFECTION" All Specially
• Selected.
EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY,
· STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.
"Franklin Square" Library,
"
Seasido" Library,
Harper's Half-hour Serios..
French Novela.
Medical Works.
School Books.
Presentation Books,
Works of reference &c. Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturers the best
and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line excuted one
very moderate terms. Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped
Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Office requisites
of every description. Miluer's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed
Boxes, Brushware. Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting ammmmunition. Sailmaking and Rigging promptly ext
anted.
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