N.W., blowly gradually breeze. Mid at. 2.15 a.
RBOU.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1881.
more delicate insinuations. But unless pursuer undertook to prove that the whole series of writings was not the honost, outspoken commentary of a citizen anxious for the public interest, but the work of ono who seeks tho gratification of privato malice, this action cannot be allowed to proceed.
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nd dry, but in to the shore. Weighed anchor a moderate on the 26th at 5 a.m., with frosh Sland of Tong Ying, breeze and squally weather, and 9th just, with very proceeded to sea. On clearing fine wheather, modorste N.W. wind, the islands encountered vory high and a decreasing sea. At 11.15 a.m., swell from the S., causing the ship off Turnabout the lightkeeper signal-to roll heavily, put back and anchored ted having had a typhoon; and when under the Taichows and had squally off the Lamocks the lightkeeper there weather throughout the day. Mid-Scotsman. also signalled having had very bad night, bar. 29.84; ther. 84; with weather.
Easterly winds. At 2 u,m. on the 27th, very heavy gusts word blowing from E.S.E., with heavy rain and much Signor Cagli's scheme, which was brought into prominence some months lightning to the S.E.; at noon, blow- since, for an international exhibitioning a hard galo from E.S.E.; bar. 23. in Shanghai in 1882, would appear to 69, ther. 84; at 4 p.tn., gale increased have fallen through; at least as far as from S.E. bar. 29.62, ther. 81; mið- the local agents are concerned.night, strong gales and touch rain, bar. Messrs. Hall and Holtz authorise us 29.57, ther. 80; 28th, at 2 a.m, to state that they have withdrawn from had light winds and much rain, the proposed International Exhibition with the baromoter standing at 29.46, in Shangbai, the details from the home and therinomotor at 80; at 8.30 side not proving satisfactory to ono of a.m. weighed anchor again, and at 9,30 their partners, who is now there, and am, steered for Bullock Harbour from whom they received the above noon, bar. 29.44, ther. 81. with N.N. information by to-day's mail,-Shung-W. wind. Cleared Bullock Harbour hai Courier, Angust 23.
at 5. 50 p.m., bar, 29.68, ther. 82, then had moderate breeze and pleasant weather. August 29th at noon, sig- nalled Turnabout, and they reported a typhoon ou the 26th; thence to port moderate breeze and fine woather.
MACAO,
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).
Wednesday Morning. Tho festivity in honour of the Warrior-god is assuming very large proportions. There are numbers of Chinese arriving from every port and creek in the neighbourhood; and it was rumoured that a gang of thieves, one thousand strong, have sheltered themselves at Macao, waiting for the. diu and confusion of the chinese
The British steamer Mee Foo, Captain Peterson, which arrived hore from, Chinking this morning, reports left that port at 6 p.m. on 23rd inst, and anchored outside Woosung 2 at 8 p.m. On the 24th got underweigh at 5.5 a.m., and next day had light Easterly winds and fine weather; at noon met a heavy swell from E.S.E.; at midnight sca increasing but wind still moderate from E.S.E. At 4 am, on 26th, ex- perienced overcast and threatening weather with increasing wind and sea, ship rolling heavily, causing cargo to shift to starboard, giving the vessel a heavy list, barometer falling; kept away for Bullock Harbour, and at 3 p.m., sen and wind on the increase, shipped quantities of water; came Ramazan, to make a raid upon the to anchor, with the Pechilt in company, fantau houses or indulge in liko depre- in Bullock Harbour at 4.45 p.m. The dations. The military and navy ap- barometer at 4 a.m., was 30.00; 8'a.m.,pear to be under arms; there is a 29.90; noon, 20.85; 4 p.m., 29.80; Scarecrow about the imaginary foe. p.m., 29.75; and at midnight, 29.70. The bazaar is literally transformed into Continued blowing hard squalls from a huge matshed; in a few days it will E.N.E., with heavy rain; lowest read-be crammed with sight-seers, eager to ing of the glass being 29.44. At 4 a.m., gaze on the horrid idols, to listen to 28th, weather cleared up and wind the harsh tones of the Chinose guitar moderated. -
and gong, to inhale the effluvia of the most populous and least ventilated quarter of the town, under a burning sun.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPER LIREL.
Wednesday, August 31st, 1881.
One o'clock P.M.
With the exception of a few addi- tional transactions in Banks at 108
cash, and Ducks at 14 ex. div., there is nothing of importance to chronicle from the Share Market,
Shares.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Shares-108 per cent. premium, ex div., Sales, 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-Tis.
1,125 per share,
Yangtze Insurance Association--Tls.
830 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, -$303
per share, Buyers.. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited -
Tls. 148 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company
Shares- $995 per share. China Firo Insurance Compay's Share3
-$290 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com.
pany's Shares 44% promiom,
ex. div., Sales.
Hongkong, Canton & Macro Stoam
boat Company's Shares-$23 per share premium, Sellers. China Coast Steam Navigation Coni-
pany-Tls. 182 per share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-
$85 por share.
August 31, Mee-foo, Chinese steamer,
1,284, Petersen, Chiakiang 23rd August, General.-C. M. S. N. Co. August 31, Chinkiang, British steamer,
799, S. M. Orr, Shanghai 26th August, Gonoral--Siemssen & Co. August 31, Takasago Maru, Japanese steamer, 1,230, C. Young, Kobe 23rd, General.-M. B. M. S. S. Co. August 31, Kang-chi, Chinese steamor,
650, R. Marsden, Haiphong 27th August, General.-C. M. S. N. Co. August 31, Ningpo, British stoner, 761, R. Cass, Canton 30th Aug., Genoral-Siemsson & Co. August 31, Fu-yew, Chinese steamer, 920, Croad, Shanghai 24th Aug., General.-C. M. S. N. Co.
DEPARTURES. August 30, Tientsin, British steamer,
for Shanghai.
August 30, Laurel, British bark, for
Singapore.
August 31, Stentor, British steamer, for
Yokobama.
August 31, Wyclif, British steamor,
for Shanghai. August 31, Kwangtung, British str.,
for Coast ports.
August 31, Chinkiang, British steamor,
for Canton.
August 31, Mee-foo, British steamer,
for Canton.
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ARRIVED.
Por Chinese steamer Mee-foo, from Chinkiang, Chinese.
Per British steamer Chinkiang, from Shanghai, 30 Chinese.
Shanghai, Mr. Weir, and 112 Chiness. Per Chinese sleamer Fa-yew, from
Haiphong, Messrs. Luce, Woodleigh, Per Chinese steamer Kang-chi, from and Slater and 28 Chinese.
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Exchange.
On LONDON,
The British steamer Chinliang, Capt. S. M. Orr, which arrived here this morning from Shanghai, reports left the How there can be amusement in wharf at 11.80 p.m. the 26th inst, and sight-seeing and processions with the arrived here at 3 a m. this morning, a thermometer at its highest reading, is passage of a little over four days. From a question that only the devotees of 2 p.m. on the 27th inst, the barometer | the Warrior-gud can answer. Chinese commenced falling rapidly, with fresh usages are deeply rooted in their breeze and heavy sea from S.E., and national character; an their national experiencing every indication of a character is deeply semi-barbarian. It typlioon to the South-westward, kept behoves us therefore who live in the vessel away to pass to the Eastward contact with Colestials, to be fully of it. At midnight had a strong gale prepared to hear those midnight and from S.E, with tremendous sea run-lay-break salutes of fire crackers and ning, ship taking water in over all; at 1 toc-sin, announcing to the Christian. am. barometer falling very fast, with slumberer the coming of the warrior- calm or light breeze from S. which
god.! lasted until 3.30 am., when it com- menced to blow again from S.E., with terrific force until 5 a.m., then moderating slightly; kept the vessel away again. At 8.25 am. sighted
IMPORTANT JUDGMENT. Haishan Islands bearing N.W., about
Lord Fraser has given judgment in 7 miles off; at 10 a.m. ship was in a
the Court of Session upon a question terrific squall, wind shifting round of general interest in the Law of to N. W. and continued to blow with Libel. John Coghill, Chief Magistrate increasing violence until 4 p.m. The of Thurso, sued Wm. Docherty, pro. wind causing a heavy sea and the ves-prietor of the Caithness Courier, for sel rolled taking seas on board on damages for the publication of alleged. both sides, fore and aft; set all pos- slanderous comments on the mode in sible fore-and-aft sail to run to the which he (pursuer) discharged his Southward, barometer rising and the Magisterial and public functions; and wind moderating as we proceedod he asked the Lord-Ordinary to send from thence to port had light winds and for trial an issue putting the question At 2 p.m. on the 27th, whether the comments were published fine weather. passed the wreck of a junk with some
by the defender" in pursuauce of an The dead bodies (Chinese) on it. intention to expose, and did calum- lowest barometer reading being 29.38, niously and injuriously expose, the pursuer to public contempt and ridi- cule." His Lordship has refused to The C. M. S. N. Co.'s eteanor Fallow an issue in those terms, and, in Yew, Captain Croad, arrived from intimating his refusal, he says:-To Shanghai this morning and reports left use the weapons of ridicule and there on the 24th inst. with moderate sarcasm against a man is very often easterly winds. At 1a.m. the next day the best way of serving the general cleared Steep Island Pass with E.S.B. interests of the public. They are the swell; barometer 29.98; thermometer natural scourge of incompetence and 86. At 7,30 am. was abreast of folly in persons of station and high Pasáhecock with moderate breeze from office. If the critic does not travel into E.N.E., and increasing swell from domestic life or into a man's private B.S.E. Passed the Hicshain Islands affairs to point his slanders, but confines at noon with puffy wind from N.E. by himself to cominents upon public acts E., barometer 29.97, thermometer 88; in which he has or may have as much at 2.30 pm. nearing Tuichow Islands, interest as the official himself, he swell very much increased, wind from performs laudable work. The language N.E. by E., accompanied with moderato complained of in this action is no doubt | passing squalls of rain; anchored on
in some cases very coarso, and is there. the west side of the Taioliows, closofore loss effective for its purpose than
with the thermometer at 82,
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Hongkong Temperature.
(Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co's Register, Queen's-road).
BAROMETER~] P.M... ... ... .... ... .... ..... ...
HONGKONG, 30th & 31st August.
..29.866 .......29.844
Do.
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER-1 PM. ...........86.
Do. Do.
4 P.M..... ..85. 1 P.M. (Wet bulb)78. Do. 4. P.M. Do. 80. BAROMETER-9 A.M.
,29-890 THERMOMETER~~9 A.M.
.80. Do 9AM. (Web-balb) 77. Do. Maximum
86. Do. Minimum (over night) 80.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS. August 30, Kestrel, H.M.S. gunboat,
W. M. Lang, Swatow 25th. August 30, Diamante, British steamer,
514, R. F. Callen, Amoy August 29th," Goueral,--Russell & Co. August 30, Peking, British steamer,
954,, Aubin, Newcastle, July 9th, Gondral-Siomsson & Co.
Per Japanese steamer Takasago
and Rev. G. H. Pole, 3 Chinese and 2 Japanese.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Diamante, frem Amoy, reports had light South-wester. ly winds and fine weather through-
out.
The British steamer Peking, from Newcastle, reports very heavy gales from South, on the 6th to 8th August, with vory high sea.
The Chinese steamer Kang-chi, from Haiphong, reports fine weather through- out the passage. At 3 p.m. on 30th August met a British man-of-war un- dor canvas standing to the W.S.W., supposed to be the Magpie, from the Macelesfield Bank for Hoihow.
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The following mails will close:-- To-day, 31st August,-
p.m.
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On Friday, 2nd September,
For Nagasaki and Yokohama, por Malacca, at 5 p.m. For Kobe and Yokohama, per Takasago Maru, at 5 p.m. On Thursday, 8th September,-
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