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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH--TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1881.

may be instructed to issuo regulations strictly prohibiting this practice, and in commenting severely on the fraud that has been perpetrated, the decren directs the Board to give effet to the Chancellor's request.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Rapatel, Shanghai 3rd September, Mails and General.Messageries, Maritimes Co. Sopt. 3, moy, British steamer, 814,

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co.

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &c.

Groceries. Crosse & Blackwell's, Colebrated Houso- hold Stores.

rivalry between the two mandarins as degree, no loss than forty-four of the to who should waive priority in depar-papore wore answered by substitutes. ture, and of tho dignified manner in Ho prays that the Board of Coremonies tion. By latest advices wo learn that Sept. 5, Orus, French steamer, 2,000, HAVE FOR SALE. which Tso, as the elder of the two, eventually accepted precedence. The sturdy simplicity-of the old soldier, too, was well illustrated by his refusal to put up the Tawang Miao, which had been specially prepared for him by Li; and by the blunt coolness with which he declined the proffered escort of his confrère in inspecting the neighbouring country for the purpose of repairing

(5) A decree directing the Imperial Board of Astronomy to determine an auspicious date in the eighth or ninth

Banking Corporation, the shures vory naturally rose rapidly in public estima- the report was merely a canard, a weak invention of the enemy, which maintained its ground for a very short time only, and as a matter of course the At prosent the shares then dropped. stock may be quoted at 112, sollers, and it is not firm at that figure. Hotels are also weaker, and although we nominally quote them at 112, they 110, and perhaps at a point or two lower. Docks are still vainly offered at 43 premium, the large quantity of

hands at presout apparently having no effect in strengthening the stock in Steamboats aro the share market. likewise entirely out of favor, although

tho waterways --remarking, so moons for the placing of the romains could be procmed without difficulty at i

story goes, fluit his eyes were still good, and that if he had anyholy with him

of the late Empress Dowager in their overlasting resting-place.

G. H. Drewes, Shanghai Sept. 2nd, Genoral.-Siemsson & Co. Sept. 6, Mei-foo, Chinese str., 1,284,

Petersen, Canton 5th Sept., Gen- eral.-O. M. S. N. Co.

Sept. 6, Brutus, German steamer, 160

Voege, Pikhoi, Hoihow, and Ma- cao 5th Sept., General.--Wieler & Co.

ho would not see half so much as if he ports the transmission to Poking of remunerativ& work in the Company | Sept. 6, Dale, British steamer, 644, J.

were alone.-N. O. Daily News.

ABSTRACT FROM “PEKING GAZETTES."

(6) The Governor of Chêkiang re-

Tis. 30,000, being the first instalmout of the in subsily for the prosent the total nf which is Tls. 100,000. year,

July 30th-(1) The Governor of Choking reports the transmission to Amongst the latest decrces promul. Peking of Tls. 20,SS), being the first instalment of the subside of Tis. 40,000 gated in the Peking Gazelle is ou

at which the nativo Customs establish against the sale of Wei Sing lotteryment of the province are assossed for

thy present year.

tickets.

July 28th-(1) Memorial from Ching Lien, President of the Board of Revenue, and his colleagues, reporting the arrest of a clerk who partained the oficial seal of one of the departments of the Treasury while on night duty,

and in collusion with others affixe i fle impression upon eertala forgal ovens for payment of compassionate allow-

ances.

July 31st.-(1) The Acting Governor of Kiangsu reports the transmission to Paking of Tls. 50,0 30, oeing the fourth instalment of the subsidy from the native maritimo Custons establisment of that province, which are assessed for this your at Tls. 30 1,0:0,

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the recent fosticul in Mauno should

have proved a paying concern to the Company, and the large addition to ordinary earnings would appear to bo good grounds for a rise in the price current in the stare quotations. No- thing also requires special reference.

Shares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation Shares -112 per cont. premium, ex div,, Sales and Sellers. Union Insuranco Society of Canton--

$1,674 por share ox dividend. China Traders' Insurance Company's.

Shures---$1,600 por share, éx. div North China Insurance Company-Tis.

1,125 per share.

Yangtze Insurancy Association--Tls.

830 per altro. Chinese Insurance Company, —$305

per sliare, Sollora, On Tai Insurance Company, Limited--

Tis. 18 per share. Hongkong Fire Tusurance Company

August 1st.-(1) Wei Jung-kwang, The individual in question Gov-au of Shinsi, rap is the result of an inquiry into the escape of a having admitted the theft of the seal, has been handed over to the Board of criminal under sentence of strangula Punishments, who will investigate the tion, while on his way from Tai Chon matter to the bottom Memwhile the to the provincial equital. The escape memorialists beg to lay dis' preliti was effected towards dusk while the nary statement of the case before its criminal in question and several others Majesty.

were waiting by the side of the road July 29th-(1) A dens. Some for assistance in setting up their cart time since Wo directed the Board of! which had ingu overturned and fallen Punishments to enquire into the cir-into the river Chang Tsung-hsiao. eimstances under which a comami- runaway, laving obtained per- cated" decrce was embodied in a me-

mission to retire behind a bank on the morial presented by one Chad Ching, pretext of having a stomach ache, took shan, in expectant sub-Protect of the opportunity of wrenching off his Kiangsi. The Board now report that anacles and decamping. The penity they have ascertained the facts of this. For allowing prisoners to case from Chao Ching-sho, who was through lack of watchfulness is, in the cashiered previous to being placed on

ense of subordinates, a scutence of two || his trial. They state that the Governor degrees less severity than that of the of Shantung having arrested the indi- criminal who thus makes his escape. vidual who copied the deeree in ques- The two chief constables in charge of tion, furnished them with a copy of his a convoy of prisoners are, by the same deposition. The Board, upon receipt law, liable to imprisonment for the of this deposition, minntely examined space of one year; and, if by that time the said Chao Ch'ing-shao, and found he runway he not recaptured, they that a copy of this decrce was furnish. are to be punished with one degree of ed him, he being entirely ignorant of severity less than the criminal whom the fact that it was a forged document, they have allowed to escape. In the Be that as it may, Chao Ch'ing-shao present case the chief constable will has committed a gross error in intrud- accordingly be detained in prison for a ingapon Us a document the falsity or year, and if at the end of that period genuineness of which he was not at the the runaway be still at large, will be pains to discover, and We sanction the further dealt with. The two subor proposal of the Bone that he be banish.dinate constables will receive ed into servitude on the military post roads, in expiation of his offence, He will not be allowed to plead auy facts

(2) Tan Chun-p'oi, Acting Governor in extenuation of his conduct, with a of Kiangsu, roports the receipt of Tls. view to obtaining mitigation of the 50,000 from the Taotai at Shanghai, penalty. (See Gazette of 10th March) being the eighth instalment of the (2) A decree. Chang Shu-aheng and debt of Tls, 152,200 due from the the Governor of Kuanging report Shanghai Customs to Ili and Urumptsi, the capture of aut sentence passed"

which sum hus-bean alveol by the upon certain individuals who have Board of Revenue.

ono

mired blows cach and be banished for three years,

established agencies for the sale of (3) Li Chiêngnou, Admiral of blng Wat Sing lottery tickets, and

Yan risse, reports the conclusion of a pray that the penalty for this offence may bouaval review of the combined fleet of increased. The Board of Punishments war steamers and juuks ontside Woo- will take this matter into consideration. sung. He met Li Chao-pin, Commune The practice of gambling by means of der-in-Chief at Nanking, and in com- the Wei Sing lottery is one of the great pany with this officer he put the fleet moral evils of Kuangtung, and repeated through a series of manoeuvres lasting decrees have been issued ordering the apparently some sight or ten days. striet prohibition of the practice. These prohibitions appear, howover, to bo set at naught by lawless inviduals, who carry on this system of gambling under other names, and are in collusion with the underlings of civil and mili

yamens, and the wealthy gentry,

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1 and abot them in their under-

Mecca

The becomes necessary therefore unciate the prohibitions responsibico, and We hereby call SPP or General and Cover- The Czar ca in question to be siastically we watch for offenders tants of Mosco and to punish them that city. Ind.

LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE.

Tuesday, September 6th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M.

With the exception of a few inquiries after Banks, which led to no definite

Shares- $990 per share, Sellers. China Fire Insurance Compay's Sharos

-$200 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com

pany's Shares-30% promium

cx. div., Sellers. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Stoana

Bont Company's Shares-23 por share promita, Sellers. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-

pany-Ts. 162 por abaro. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares

$85 por share. Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares-

$112 per share, Sellers. China Sugar Refining Company, Li-

mited-$150 per share, Ex. Div. China Sugar Refining Company (De-

boutures)-3 per cent premium. Hongkong le Company's Shares

$120 per share, Sellers. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,

Limited-$43 por share. Chinese Imperial Government Loau

of 1876-1% promium, Bayers. Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1851-3 promium,

On

Exchange. LONDON, ---

Bunk Bills, T.T.,

3/8

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight, 3193 Bank Bills, at 6 months' sight, 3/9 Cralits, at I months sight,... 3 Documentary Bills, at 4

mouths' sight,

On PARIS,

3795

Bank Bills, on demaud, ......4.609 Credits, at 4 months' sight,...177 Ou BOMBAY ---

Bank, T.T., On CALCUTTA,

2231

2231

Private, 30 days' sight,

721 73

Bank, T.T., On SHANGHAI,- Bank, TT,

Hongkong Temperature.

(Tulen al Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s Register, Queen's-road).

results, there has been actually no busi-BAROMETER-1 PM

20.934 HONGKONG, 5th & 6th Sopt. 1881. oss done on the Stock Exchange since

85. .85.

A

new loan

Do.

Do. Do.

4. P.M.

.29.930

1 1,31. (Wet bulḥ) 82. P.M. Do. 81. BARAGTER -9 A.M. THERMOMETER 9 AM....81. Do. 9a.. (Wet bulb) 79. Dɔ. Maximum

85. Do. Minimum (over night) 79.

we last wrote. Bank shares are if any THERMOMETER-1 P 3......................

Do. 4 PM................29.804 thing rather weaker, and offers at 112 have failed to lead to business. Wo hear that a lot of business was recently fone at Shanghai at very high rates, "After pasng-ts'ao; Prefect of something like 116 cash and 122 for affliction whicfered to vacato is the oud of the year, on the strength of family and all fresh profornient in self happy to dily strength boing for the Chinese Governmont, Tho

rumour respecting a honrifelt wish

performance of tho

rumour it capital of the of bis present post. the xoceipt of somno message from

appears was based thank you for knowledging a repres Poking, and as it was currently ro has always go Litorary Chancellor ported that this now gold loan, which whole of Russian Profecture, who would amout to about three millions continue to do pocout examination of sterling, had mon placed in the hands formerly, that tos for the hsia to'ai of the Hongkong and Shanghai

form a harmon

On

winklo wash a pin,' said als unsuccessful

"Idifficult ough to pick Sporting Prophet as ho sat at his tea, but it's nothing to picking out a win- ner"-Punch,

Thompson. Bangkok 29th, Gon- eral.-Yuon Fat Hong.

Sept. 6, Chiar, British steamer, 1,087, S. Y. Colo, Bombay 18th August, General.-P. & O. S. N. Co.

Sept. 6, Hwri-yuen, Chinese steamer,

981, Wilson, Shanghai 2nd Sopt., Genoral-C. M. S. N. Co.

DEPARTURES. Sept. 5, Esmeralda, British stoamer,

for Manila.

Sept. 5, Diamanta, British steamer, for

Manila.

Sept. 5, Chinkbray, British steamer, for

Shanghai.

Sopt. 5, Pu-you, Chinese steamer, for

Shanghai.

Sept. 5, Melusing, German bark, for

Falmouth.

Sept. 5, Circe, British steamer, for

Toochow

Sopt. 6, Thates, British steamer, for

Coast ports.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per British steamer Amy, from Shanghai, 16 Chineso.

Por British steamer China, from Bombay, Id Chinese.

Pakhoi, &c., 20 Chinese.

Por Gorman steamer Brutus, from

Per British steamer Dale, frpm Baug- kok, 43 Chinese.

Per Chinose steamer wai-yu, from Shanghai, 107 Chinese.

Por French steamer Deus, from Shanghai, For Hongkong, Mr. J. D. Kerr, and S Chinese; for Gallo, Mr. Hardcastlo; for Marseilles, Messrs. Overbeck, Alex. Pouplard, Mm. Con- stordino, Miss Robinson, Messrs. Johu Ross, Guoin, G. Finger, F. W. Baller, and Georges.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Amoy, from Shanghai, reports light Easterly wind

and fine weather all the way.

The Chinese steamer Hwai-yuen, from Shanghai, reports left Shanghai at 4 p.m. on 2nd September, arrivol Hongkong at 5 a.m. ou 6th inst., had light variable winds and fine weather throughout.

MAILS.

The following mails will close:- To-day, 6th September,-

For Shanghai, por Loudoun Castle, at 1.30 p.m. For Hoihow, Pak- hoi and Haiphong, por Ping-on, at 5 p.m. To-morrow,

7th September,-

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

American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES, BUTTER, Danish & French, Philippo

& Canaud's PATES &c.,

CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S

FRUITS in juico.

For Nagasaki and Yokohama, per Malacca, at 11.30a.m. For Bang- kok, per Danube, at 11.80a.m. For Amoy, Tamsui, and Taiwanfoo, per Albay, at 2.30 p.m. For Hoi- how, I'akhoi and Haiphong, per Olympia, and Brutus, at 5 p.m. On Thursday, 8th September,-

For the United Kingdom and Eu. rope, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bur- mah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colouies, Pondichery, Madras, Çaldutta, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, per Quus, for printed matter at 10 a.m., and letters at 11 am. On Friday, 9th September,-

For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow,

por Namoa, at 11.30 a.m. On Saturday, 10th September,-

For Straits Sottlements, per Pekin,

at 11.30 a.m. On Thursday, 15th September,-

For tho United Kingdom and Eu- rope via Brindisi; to tho. Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmahl, Coylon, Indin, Adon, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Brindisi; printed matter at 2 p.m., lottora at 3 p.in.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &d.

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 Roo- 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 (Chatean), pints and quarts, ERMITAGE LUDON, THIBŒUF (Chateau), pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Careier & Adet's),

pints and quarts.

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

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

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

milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-

berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Berg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne

Marsala, Saecone's Pale Dry White Soal Sherry, Yellow SealTM 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, Ronyer Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, 1 to 4 stars; Finest Old Bourbon Whisky, highly recommended, Kinuhan's LL Irish Whisky,

Jamieson's Irish Whisky, Royal Glendec 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,

&o.,

&c.,

&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 Gallón.

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

rated Waters.

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER,

SARSAPARILLA,

&c., &c., &c.

The Finest Stacks of

CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS, VEGUEROS,

&c.,

&c. "PERFECTION" All Specially Selected. EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Best NAVY.

STATIONERY, BOOKS &o.

"Franklin Square" Library,

Seaside "Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series.

French Novels.

Medical Works.

School Books.

Presentation Books.

Works of reference &e. Stationery for Ladies and Office uso. Direct from tho manufacturers the best

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

very moderate torms. Papurs ruled to any pattern and stamped

Plain, cameo of rolicf. Dics engraved to order. Offico requisitos

of every description. Milner's Firo Proof Safes, Cash and Doed

Boxes, Brushware. Cutlory, Crockery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition,

Sailmaking and Rigging promptly oxe-

autod.