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The subjoined items are taken from the London and China Express of August 12th :-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1881.

Captain Castle, of the steamship Cairnsmuir, who will be remembered by a large number of friends both at Captain Henry. Edgar, formerly of home and in China, will be presented the 1st Battalion, 26th Foot, died at this day with a gold chronotaeter by Clifton, Bristol, on the 1st inst, aged the Norwegian Government through sixty-seven yonis. Captain Edgar was the Board of Trade. The presentation one of the fast diminishing nambor of will be made for moritorious services officors who served with the Camo-in rescuing the crew of the barque ronians in the first. China war. He Anna.during a heavy galo in the North retired from the regiment twenty-eight Atlantic in October last. Captain Castle has also received the Gold medal years ago, but retained to the last nn interest in the old corps with which he and vote of thanks frained from the had been so long connected. He joined Royal Humane Society for the same head-quarters in India with a draft from act. This is not the first time that the depot at Sunderland, and served Captain Castle has been successful in with the regiment in the North-West saving life, as, we believe, in 1862 he Provinco at Meerut, proceeding with rescued the crow of the French ship head-quarters to Calcatta, and embark-Ville de Diepps, for which he received ing on the China expedition in March, a vote of thanks and a telescope from i 1840. As a liontenant he was present the French Govocument.

at the defence of Ningpo, and in the engagement at Chapoo, Woosong, Shanghai, Chin Kiang, and Nanking (medal). Returning home with the regiment in 1813, he purchased his company in 1814.

According to the naval programo just drawn up at the Russiau Admi- ralty for 1882, Russia will have next year on active service 11,648 seamen and 838 officers, of which number five admirals, one commodore, 618 officers, and 8,065 seamen will be employed at home, and two admirals, 212 officers. and 3,583 seamen abroad. The Pacific Fleet will consist of the frigate Dule of Edinburgh, the clippers Vestnik and Plastoon, and the cruiser Africa; besides which tho frigato Minin, tho corvette Vitius, and the clipper Raz- bočnik, will be maintainted in Chinese waters,

Lieut.-Colonel Stuart, lale comman- dant of the 2nd Battalion Lothian Re- giment, formerly known as the 1st Foot, who retires from the

army, after

nearly thirty years' service, served at the siege of Sebastopol (medal with clasp, Fifth Class of the Medjidie and the Turkish medal); also in the cam- paign of 1860 in China, including the occupation of Tientsin and the surren- der of Peking (medal with clasps).

The shipbuilding company at Stettin, which already has one ironclad corvette on the stocks for the Chinese Govern ment, has received from Poking orders for a second vessel of the same dimen.

sions and construction.

Navigating-Liest. Charles C. Jeffery is appointed to the Mosquito, on the China station, temporarily, on promo- tion, in lieu of a navigating sub-

It is rumourod that the Pope pur- poses quitting Romo, He formed this resolution on account of the insults offered to Pius IX.'s remains, and com- municated it to the Powers, some of whoin urged him to abandon and others to defer his purpose. The Popu ap. pears to have chosen Malta for his new residence. Before his departure he will inform the Goverment in order that it may take measures for his safely. All the Cardinals absent from Rome have boon recalled, and those present invited to remain. Nearly all of them fally approve the Pope's plans. His Holiness would be accompanied to Malta by some members of the Diplo matic Corps accredited to the Holy See.

THE TRAMWAY MOTOR AN INTERNAL MACHINE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING NEWS,

SIR.In the perusal of your widely circulated journal, of the 11th instaut, I notice the police authorities at home roport the discovery of an infernal

machine at Dundee. I think if the

powers that be will but open their eyes a little they will see that in this fair city of Sydney we have an infernal machine as bad, if not worse than the dynamite bombs and infernal clocks of the Fenians and Nihilists. I allule to the tramway motors. I see these inferual machines tear along our crowded city thoroughfares, cureless of life and limb, sacrificing valuable lives; oll and young alike fall a victim to the deadly blow; the very same, Sir, as you would fall by the infernal clock and dynamite of Nihilistic and Fenian This evening, August 12th, in the plots. If the example of other coun- House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Peace tries had been taken we would not have (Whitby) propose to ask Lord Hart-had these infernal machines doing their ington whether Her Majesty's Govora deadly work in our city; nor would ment have information that the Chinese we have hat these late "blood-written Government have decided to increase epigraphs in our strauts. Thanking the tax on foreign opium, and to lovy you. Mr. Elitor, for the noble stani a tax on native epiae; and whether you have taken in this matter, and Her Majesty's Government is free to hoping that so no abler pen than mino levy what duties it pleases upon opium, will assist - Yours, & imported and native.

lieutenant.

After a brief visit to Vienna His Majesty Kalakana, King of the Sand-. wich Islands, with his suite, arrived at Paris on the 10th inst., and has taken up his quarters at the Continental Hotel. He stays only until the 14th inst. In this short interval bo proposes to "do" Paris and visit Marseilles, Fontainebleau, and St. Cloud.

A Reuter's telegram from New York announces that a Chinese mercantile company have chartered and establish. ed a line of sailing vessels between Portland, Oregon, and China, with the principal object of carrying Chinese inbourers. Steamers are expected to replace sailing vessels for this traffic before long.

Lord Stanley of Alderley proposes to can attention in the House of Lords, on the 15th inst., to the correspond ence relative to ecclesiastical subsidies

LOOUS STANDI, Sydney, 17th August, 1881.

LATEST COMMERCIAL

INTELLIGENCE,

Tuesday, September 13th, 1881.

One o'clock P.M.

Union Insurance Socioty of Canton

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

Shares-1,600 per share. North China Insurance Company-TIR.

1,125 per share. Yangtsze Insurance Association ---Tls.

830 per share. Chinese Insurance Company, -$805

per share, Sellers. Ou Tai Insurance Company, Limited -

Tis. 150 por sharo. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company

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

—$290 per share, Sollers. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Com

pany's Sharos 42% premium

Sellers. Hongkong, Canton & Maono Steam

boat Company's Shares-24 per share premium, Buyers. China Coast Steam Navigation Com-

pany-Tls. 162 por share. Hongkong Gas Company's Shares-

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

$110 per share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company, Li-

The arrival of the Foglish Mail, this morning has provonted the transaction of any important business in shares, so that a few transfers of a minor charac- ter ouly require special attention. A few sales in Banks at 110 have been booked, and we think a good deal more business at that rate will be transacted in the course of the day. Steamboats are very firm at $24 per share premiun, holders declining to sell unless at an advance on that price. A fair number of Sugars, in addition to those referred to in our yesterday's article, have boen! in Ceylon, and will ask the Secretary sold for October at 158, and one or for the Colonies for explanations of his two small lots at 155 for the end of the despatches of the 19th of November, present month. Hotels have also been 1880, and 14th of Jurie, 1881.

speculated in, although not to any The Glencoe has taken ont to Shang-extent, and the quotation still remains hai 560 casks cement; the Gleyfruin at 100. Docks have not been inquired 500 casks coment and a quanlity of after, although one would have ima- boiler iron; and Gleneagles, a shipment gined that the very large business at of plate and bar iron, All these con-

prosent in the Company's, hands would signments being intended for the Tong have given the stock an impetus. We Colliery at Kaiping.

shall no doubt have some important transactions in Docks to chronicle before long. Other shares remain in statu quo.

His Excellency the Marquis Tsing left Paris, accompanied by Dr. Macart ney, C.M.G., on the 11th inst., for St.. Putorsburg.

The first party of Chinese students ordered home, numbering twenty, loft Hartford on the 8th inst. for San Fran- Disco.

Shares.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Shares-110 per cent. promium, Sales.

mited-$155 per share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company (D-

bentures)-3 per cont premium. Hongkong Ice Company's Shares-

$128 per share, Sellors. Hongkong & China Bakery Company,

Limited-313 por share. Chinese Imperial Government Lonu

of 1978-1% premium, Buyers. Chinese Imperial Government Loan

of 1831-34% premium.

Exchange.

On LONDON,-

Bank Bills, T.T.,

3/8

Bank Bills, pt 30 days' sight, 3/83 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight, 3/9 Credits, at 4 months' sight, Documentary Bills, at 4

months' sight,

On PARIS, —

319

3/90

Bank Bills, on demand, ......4.66 Credits, at 4 months' sight, ...4.77 OR BOMBAY,

Bank, T.T.,

Oa CALCUTTA, →→→ Bank, T.T., On SHANGHAI,

Bauk, T.T., Private, 30 days sight,

Sept. 13, Pernambuco, British steamer,

for Saigon.

Sopt. 13, Ningyo, British steamer, for

Canton.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Ningpo, British steamer, from Shanghai, 30 Chinese.

Per Teucer, British steamer, from Tondon, Miss Frankin, Miss Stopani, Mr. Denedios, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, and child, and 114 Chinese for Hong- kong; Mrs. Smith and child, Mr. Algar and 3 children for Shanghai.

Per Sunda, British steamer, from Yokohama, Lieut. Mockler, Mr. and Miss Bloxham, Captain Kock, Mr. McCallum, Mr. Quang Pong, Lieuts. Goedhart, Nientras, Wichers, Dalle- mond, and Holtzapffel, Mr. Sack, 1 distressed seaman, and 4 Chinese, deck.

Per Brindisi, British steamer, from Shanghai-For Hongkong, Mr. F. S. Deacon, and servant, Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson, child, infant, and amah, and 32 Chinese. For Singapore, Mr. Carnie and servant. For South- ampton, Messrs. Castle, John Lewis, and Donald Ross.

Per Rosetta, British steamer, from Southampton, &c.-For Hongkong,- Lieut. H. C. Burrows, Deputy Assist- ant Commissary General Sadler, Mr. C. A. Cornish. From Penang, Mrs. Allen and child. Mr. Booy Al Heng and child. Frora Singapore, Dr. Blennorhassett, and 103 Chinese. For Shanghai, Mr. Paul Tanner, from Southampton. For Yokohama, Mr. Chipp and child from Southampton; aud 101 Chinese, and 2 children.

SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Brindisi, from Shanghai, reports very fine weather throughout.

The British steamer Rosella, from Southampton, reports, from Horsburg Light House to the Maclesfield Bank moderate S.W. monsoons, thence vari- 223

able winds chiefly from N.E. and E. 223 with much rain.

722 783

Hongkong Temperature. (Taken at Messrs. Falconer & Co.'s

Register, Queen's-road). HONGKONG, 12th & 13th Sept. 1881. BAROMETER-1 P.M.

29.912 .29.860

Do.

4 P.M....

THERMOMETER-1 P.M..

.

4 F.M..

....85. ...84.

Do. Dɔ. 1 P.M. (Wet bulb) 78. Do. 4 P.M. Do. 78.

29.908 BAROMETER-9 A.M. THERMOMETER- A.M.

.......83.

Do.**

9 AM. (Wet bulb) 78 Do. Maximum

85. Do. Minimum (over night) 78.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. Sept. 12, Humboldt, German bark, 329, A. F. Stoll, Laguimanoc, 2nd Sept., Timber.-L. Crawford & Co.

Sept. 13, Ningpo, British ateamer, 761,

Cass, Shanghai 9th Sept., General. -Siemesen & Co.

Sapt. 13, Sunda. British str., 1,020,

J. Reaves, Yokohama 4th Sept., General.-P. & O. S. N. Co. Sept. 13, Rosella, British str., 3,501,

A. B. Barlow, Southampton 27th July, Goueral.-P. & Q. S. N. Co. Sept. 13, Chon-to, Chinese gunboat,

from Canton.

Sept 13, Wm. Idles, American bark,

368, J. B. Dickey, Newcastle, (N. S.W.) 7th July, Conla.→Adamson, Bell & Co.

Sept. 13, Brindisi, British steamer, 3,512, George Loe, Shanghai, 10th Sept, Mails and General.-P. & O. B. N. Co.

Sept. 13, Tourer, British steamer, 1,324, Power, London 31st July, Gen- eral-Butterfield and Swire.

DEPARTURES. Sopt. 12, Yang-ching, Chinese steamer

for Canton.

Sept. 12, Esmeralda, British steauer,

for Manila.

Sept. 12, Peking, British steamer, for

Canton.

MAILS.

The following mails will close:— To-day, 13th September,-

For Bangkok, por Dale, at 5 p.m. To-morrow, 14th September,-

For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow, per Kwangtung, at 11.30 a.m. For Bangkok, per Ashington, at 1.30 p.m. For Amoy and Shang- hai, por Bellerophan, at 5 p.m. For Yokohama, per Teucer, at 5

p.m.

MacEWEN, FRICKEL & Co. HAVE FOR SALE.

GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &c.

Groceries.

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

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

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

& Canaud's PATES &o.,

CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONDAU'S

FRUITS in juice.

On Thursday, 15th September,-

For the United Kingdom and Eu- rope via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Brindisi; printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 3 p.m. For Straits Set- tlements, per Canton, at 2.30 p.m. For Foochow, Sydney, and Mel- bourne, per Tannadice, at 4.30 p.m. On Friday, 16th September,

For Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o, por City of Tokio, at 2.30 p.m. For Straits and Bombay, per China, at 3.30 p.m. For Kobe and Yokohama, por Niigata Maru, at 5 p.m. For Port Darwin, Thurs- day Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Koppel Bay, &c, per Bowen, at 3.30 p.m.

On Thursday, 22nd September.

For the United Kingdom and Eu. ropo, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, But. inah, Ceylon, India (via Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, per Anadyr, for printed matter at 10 a., and letters at 11 a.m.

One feels complimented if you tell him that he has a heart of oak, but if you carry the simile still further, and tell him he has a wooden hoad also, he is apt to feel that you are carrying the joke a little too far.

At Boston they are too truly good and learned to quote Byron undi. luted, and so have prepared a special: version of one of his best-known poems, as follows:-

Maid of Boston, ore we separate us, Give me back my oardias apparatus,

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 OLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts. and qts. Theophile Roe- derer & Co.'s VERZÉNAY 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. OHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adet's),

pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts." BREAKFAST CLARET, pints & quarts. OLD İNVALID CLARET. St. JULIEN, &c., &c. Breakfast Claret.

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

milch, Hockheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-

berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Borg, 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 Glendee Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Greon and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curagos pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters, &C., &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 Gallon,

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

rated Waters. SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER,

SARSAPARILLA,

&c., &c., &c.

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

&3.

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

STATIONERY, BOOKS &c.

"Franklin Square" Library,

"Seaside Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series.

French Novels,

Medical Worka,

School Books.

Presentation Books.

Works of reference &e.. Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturors 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, Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Doed

Boxes, Brushware. Outlery, Crockery, and Glassware, Builder's Hardware material, Sporting. Guna. Revolvers and Sporting

ammunition.

Sailmaking and Bigging promptly oko»

anted.

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