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THE LOSS OF THE BRITISH SHIP

“GERALDINE PAGET,"

MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.

:

An inquiry into the loss of the above ship took place at the Harbour Office yesterday, before Captain H. G. Thom Bett, R.N., stipendiary mgistrato, Lieut. Balliston, P.N., Mr. W. H. Kidley, master of the British steamer Gaelic, Mr. Balyon, master of the British ship

Hindostan, and Mr. D. W. Curing

mastor of the British ship Lizzie. "

Captain Williamson, ant the first and second officers of the Geraldine Paget, gavo ovidence as to the circum. stances which led to the loss of the Vessel, full particulars of which we published on the 20th inst,,and the fol. lowing verdict of the Court was read by Captain Thomeott-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 1881.

The Yorkshire Cotton spinners have agreed to run cotton mills for four days in the week, during the ensuing month. Five prisnuors, including the Roman Catholic priest Sheely, who were in- prisone under the Coordion Act, have been release.

St. Petersburg, 28th Sept.-The inerchants Bazaar at Moscow has been dostroyed by fire, property worth

millions of coubles was forty year

The Russian press publish news that. the Amir of Bokhara is seriously ill.

Luadon, 29th September.-A meet- ting of Irish Bishops adopted the reso- lutions that the authors of the Land

Act were entitled to the gratitude of the Irish teuants, whom they exhorted to atilize the benefits conferred on the by the Act and warned the people against secret agencies, violence, and intimidation, and urged on them the necessity of a general amnesty.

Tanis, 29th Supt. The Arabs have twice defented the Bey's troops and captured their artillery.

We find that the British ship Geral dine Puget, 1,200 tons burden, official No. 63,572, of London, Stephen. Wilk- inson, master, No. of certifloate of com. petency 90,348, sailed from Hongkong on the 9th instant, in ballast, bound to Portland, Orogoii; and after encoun-" London, 30th Sept.-Riots; occas- tering heavy weather on the 18th inst., ioned by process serving, have occur.. became a total wreck on the morning red at Roscrea, Mowhill, Clare County, of the 14th inst. on the S.E. side of and elsewhore in Troland. At New the Pratas Shoal: We are of opinion Pallas, yesterday; a barrel of gunpow. there is no blame to be attached to the der was placed against the landlord's master of the Geraldine Paget for the house, and oxploded, partially wrecking loss of that ship. The court are glad the place. Advices from the Transvaal to observe that Chinese again rendered state that the Boors Jury have return- assistance to a shipwrecked crow, and ed a verdict of not guilty in the trial brought them safely to Hongkong. of the Boers' charged with the murder We repeat the opinion given at a re-of Mr. Barbour. Arrivals from India cent Marine Court of Inquiry that the Pratas Shoal should be efficiently lit up.

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The Messageries Maritimes mail steamer Yangisé, Captain Lormier, from Marseilles on the 18th ult., with the London mail of the 16th, arrived here yesterday. The following tele. grams are taken from the Straits Times Extra:-

London, 20th Sept.-A dificulty has arisen concerning the arrangements of the Turkish debt, Russia claiming in- sertion of indemnity due from Turkey où account of late war. At the meet- ing of cotton manufacturers at Mon- chester, the result of the canvass was insufficient to warrant a general short

will be subjected to the same quaran tine in Egypt as arrivals from Aden.

London, lat Oot.—A hitch has taken place in the negotiations respecting the Anglo-French commercial treaty, tho English delegates returning to London from Paris to confer with Governinent. The Times publishes a paragraph in reference to the negotiations stating that the question of duties on woollens and cottons presont insuperable diffi- culties for the present.

Advices from Treland state that Fa- tier Sheehy and others, who a few days ago were released from impris iument are again denouncing the Government in their speeches, Father Sheeby being especially violent in his language. The cotton spinners committee, who are trying to organize another week's stop Stockholm, 20th Sept.-The Crown page of the mills, again postponed their Prince of Sweden's marriage took place decision for a week owing to conflict- to-day, with Princess Sophie Mari Vic-ing opinions. The Liverpool ring have toria of Baden.

time movement.

Tunis, 20th Sept.--Three thousand Turkish troops have landed at Tripoli; the French Government has reassured the Bey of Tanis that the French have no intention of occupying Tunis.

New York, 20th Sept.-President Garfield died without struggle, bis wife was with him in his last moments; twenty five minutes previously to his death, he had been sleeping quietly; he then awoke complaining of pain in the heart, and shortly afterwards ex- piced. Mr. Arthur, Vice President,. was sworn in as President to-day. Great excitement prevails throughout America; business is overywhere. sus- ponded. Queen Victoria has tole- graphed to Mrs. Garfield her deep sympathy,

London, 21st Sept.-A native mem. ber of the New Zealand Ministry has informed the Government of Maori that troubles are probable.

Obituary-General Galloway, 70th Regiinent.

concluded their operations and met ac- cording, to engagement. Alrices from the Transvaal state that the Volksrand has adjourned until Monday, the con- vention being referred to committee. Sir. Evelyn. Wood has been invested with full powers.

Tunis, 1st Oct.-The advance of the French on Kairouan is momentarily expected.

Aden, 1st Oct.-Thore have only been five cholera cases here this week

and no cases have occurred since Tues- day morning,

London, 2nd Oct. The troopship Orontes sailed yesterday for the Cape and will then await Sir Evelyn Wood's orders respectively (rospecting) reliefs for India.

St. Petersburg 2nd Oct-The Jour- nal de St. Petersburg publishesjan ar. ticle respecting the concentration of a Russian force at Askabad, and states that the occupation of the passes beyond will be the natural result, and a neces- sity for the gurantee of Russia's safety along the Tarcoman steppes..

Bombay, 23rd Sept.-Serious Hindu and Mussulman riots have taken place

London, 3rd Oct. The negotiations in Mooltan, owing to the slaughter of with France for the new Treaty of cows by the Mussalmans. The Hindu Commerce have been adjourned till the temples and Mussulman mosques were 24th of October. Contradictory re- fired, and Korans wore burnt conspi-ports generally confirm the paragraph enously. The British troops have res. published in the Times of Saturday last tored order and are patrolling the city, respecting the hitch in the negotiations.

London, 24th September.-A revival of agitation in Ireland is causing great. anxiety. The negotiations in connec tion with the Anglo-French commercial treaty are progressing favourably.

Constantinople, 3rd Oot.-The Sul- Many cotton mills in Lancashire re surged. work. Tho Liverpool ring is tan without consulting his Ministry apparently unbroken; the committee of has sont a special mission to Egypt to cotton spinners organising another enquire into the late crisis and partici week's stoppage, their decision is post-pate in negotiations between Bgypt poned until Friday next.

and the Great Powers..

Darban, 27th Sopt.-The Transvaal Volksraad aro still discussing the con- vention, the debate on which is expect ed to last for several days; the attitude of some of the members is very hostile. towards the British

London, 21th Sept-Cholera has broken out among the pilgrims at Mecca. Stringent precautionary mea. sures are being taken by the authori ties in Egypt and Turkey.

Athens, 3rd Oct.-Disputes are ari- sing on the Thessalian frontier be. twoon Tarkish and Grook nuthorities, and the Turks are obstructing the oc capation of Thessaly by the Greeks.

St. Petersburg, 3rd October. The Russian press state that the Shah visits Russia in April, but will not go else where,

necessary to enforce respect for the law in Ireland and prevent the land longue from nullifying the Land Aot.

Major-General Havelock Allen has been attacked with severe illness and is suffering from mental derangeinent.

The following items are taken from the London and China Express of the 16th ultimo :-

A telegram from Gibraltar, Sept. 10, statos that the Custle Line steamer Bothball Castle, from Shanghai for London, lost three blades of her pro- pollar Sept 8, in lat. 36 N., long, 1 W.

Dr. Macartney, C.M.G., M. Giquel, and The Marquis Tseng, accompanied by spito, left St. Petersburg on the 9tli inst. for London, via Paris. A secretary has been loft as Chargé d'Affaires, They arrived in Paris on the 13th inst.

The Audacious which is being re-

of the Iron Duke as flagship in China, paired at Davonport, to take the place will not be ready at her present rate, of progress antil the end of next year. Major F. L. Story, 2nd Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment, has been sp pointed an aide-de-camp on the staff of the officor cominanding the forces in tho Cape Colony. Major Story served in China against the Tuepings in 1862, and was with the late -99th Regiment in the Zald war (medal with clasp).

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, ONE F.M.

With the exception of a fairly large busi- ness in Sugars, there has been very little done on the Stock Exchange since we last wrote. Sugars have been in great domand,

although at a reduced quotation, transactions

of considerable importance having been booked at 156 for the end of the present month. Business at that rate is still going on, but there are more, buyers, than sellers, and a rise in price may be safely predicted. A few Banks have changed hands at 109 for October 31st, but the movement is not of any

importance, and need not be ts n as any indication of the actual position of the stock in the market. Docks are now exceedingly quiet, although sellers would be glad to deal

at 31 par cent. premium for the end of the present month. No other stocks have been mentioned, and their positions in the market may be gathered from subjoined quotations.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo

ration-103 per cent. premium, Sellore. Union Insurance Society of Cantou-$1,650

per share,

China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,600

per share. North-China Insurance Company-Tls. 1,125

per share.

:

Yangtaze Insurance Association-Tis. 830

per share.

Chinese Insurance Company-$307) per

share, sellere.

Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$25

per share premium.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls.

160 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-5950

per share, Sollers.

China Fire Insurance Company-8280 por

tharo, Sellers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company

3 per cent premium, sellera.

Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company-Si por share prominm, Buyers. Chini Coast Steam Navigation Company

Tla. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company--$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-S105 per share,

Sellers.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-

$165 per share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)

-3 per cent. premium. Hongkong Ice Company-$128 per share. Hongkong and China Bakery Company,

Limited-550 per share.

Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878 -1 per cent. premium, ex interest. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881

3) cent. premium,

per

EXCHANGE

ON LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T..

Bank Bille, at 30 days' sight..... 3/81 Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight 3/01 Credits, at 4 months' sight...... 3/9 On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand...... 4.68 Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 8/93

Credits, at 4 months' sight

4.81

On BOMBAY-Bank, T.T............................... 223 On CALCUTTA-Bank; T.T. On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T.

Private, 30 days' sight.........

223

79} 78

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE, (TAKEN AT MESSES. FALCONER AND Co.'s REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD), Hongkong, 24th and 25th October. BAROMETER-I P.M..

30.020 .80.018 .81.

- Do.

4F.M.

4 P.M.

Tunis, 3rd Oct-Arabs have destroy- THERMOMETER 1 P.M, ..... ed the railway station at OnadzorglinTM and massacred the officials.

London, 4th October.-Sir Stafford Northcote speaking at Hull, vigorously attacked the polioy of the Government and said that rigorous measures are

..90.080

Do Do. 1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...77. Do. 4 P.M. Do. ́ ́...76.. BAROMETED—J A‚M. ..... THERMOMETER 9 AM.....

Do.. 9. A.M. (Wet Bulb)...76.

Maximum. Minimum(over night)...77,

Do.

Do.

.....81.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. Oct. 24, GLENLYON, British steamer, 1,875, R. A. Donaldson, London 11th Sept., and Singapore, General, - Jardino, Matheson & Co.

Oct. 24 YANG-woo, Chinese corvette, 1,500, Chang Shing, Fooochow 22nd October,

Oct. 25, NINGro, British steamer, 761, R.

Cass, Canton 24th Oct., Gonoral,- Siemsson & Co.

Oct. 25, VORWAERTS, German steamer, 612, H. Evers, Haiphong 23rd Oct., and Hoihow 24th, General.-Wieler & Co.

Oct. 25, KWANGTUNG, British steamer, 674, M. Young, Foochow 20th Oct., Amoy 22nd, and Swatow 24th, Genoral.- Oct. 25, SHUN ON, Annamese steamer,

Douglas Lapraik & Co.

136, W. Plumonborg, Haiphong and Hainan, 14th Oct., Rice and General. -Shun Wo Yuen Hong.

DEPARTURES.

Oot. 24, CHINEIANG, British steamer, for

Canton.

Oct. 24, YUNG-WEI, Chinese gunboat, for

Shanghai. Oct. 24, CHAO-YUNG, Chinese gunboat, for Oct. 25, YORKSHIRE, British steamer, for

Shanghai.

Shanghai.

Oct. 25, CONSOLATION, British steamer, for Oct. 25, NONA, British steamor, for Saigon.

Bangkok.

Oct. 25, SUELDRAKE, British gunboat, for

Canton.

Oct. 25, YANG-woo, Chinese corvette, for

Canton,

Oct. 25, FRIEDRICH, German bark, for

Singapore...

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED, Per Shun On, Annamese steamer, from

Haiphong, &c., 1 Chinese..

Per British steamer Glenlyon, from London and Singapore, Mr. W. Oxley.

Per Vorwaerts, German stonmer, from

Haiphong and Hoihow, Mr, and Mrs. Con- stantin, and 43 Chineso.

Per Kwangtung, British steamer, from Const ports, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Kai Kip, 3 Europeans deck, and 288 Chi- McKibbon, Messrs. Innis, Schnar, Wong

noso.

Per Yangtse, steamer, from Marseilles and Saigon.--For Hongkong.-Miss Buos, Mesara. Ye Ton Toho, Leenhardt, Schultze, Grandpierre, and Lorouso, from Marseilles.

Fram

From Mauritius, Mr. Anew. Galle. Mr. Pinok. Colonel Hand. From Saigon.-126 Ohi-.

From Singapore.---

win, Lady Wade, and servant, Messrs. nose. For Shanghai. -Mr. and Mrs. Good- Douglas, Fergusson, Greig, Wilbaux, Hilt, Machuttis, Wang Ping, and Fundel, Ec- and servant, and Hon. Martin Lister, frem keld, Sebiar, Mr. and Mrs. Allon, child, Marseilles. For Yokohama.-Mrs. Win- tor, Messrs. Hollnor, Yekoyama and ser- vant, Kazumi, Sanda, Meizuno, Mori, and Suti Ki Clanda, from Marseilles.

REPORTS.

The British steamer Glenlyon, from London and Singapore reports very heavy sea and fresh gales, wind from North to S.E. with squalls.

The steamer Shun On, from Haiphong and Hainan, reports first and latter part fine weather middle part strong NE. winds with high sea and thick with rain anchored for 60 hours in Hainan Bay.

The steamship Kwangtung reports from Foochow, and to Amoy had strong N.E. Swatow fresh N.. winds; and from Swa- winds and cloudy weather; from Amoy to

tow to Hongkong, moderate westerly and northerly winds, which increased to a fresh brooze towards port. In Swatow, the steamers, Seewo, Pakhoi, Tientsin, Hard- wick and China; the Namoa and Bellona left same day.

MAILS.

The following mails will close- TO-DAY, 25th October,-

For Fooshow, Port Darwin, Thursday

Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, &c, per Catter- thun, at 9.30 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy ard Fooohow, per Thales, at 5 pm. For Shanghai, per Yorkshire, at 3.80, ' p.m. For Shanghai, per Tung-ting, at 5 p.m. # TO-MORROW, 28th October,-

For Shanghai, per Ningpo, at 1.30 p.m.

and per Glenlyon, at 11.30 a.m. On FRIDAY, 28th October,-

For Kobe and Yokohama, por Takasago Maru, at 3.30 p.m. For Bangkok, per Rajanattianubar, at 5

p.m.

On MONDAY, 31st October,

For the United Kingdom and Europe, via Brindisi to the Straite Settle ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, In- din, Aden, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Khiya: printed matter at 2 pm, letters at 3 pm On THURSDAY, 3rd November-

For Straits and Bombay, por Avoca, at -3.30-pair For-Port Durwin,” Cook“: town, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, &c., por Ocean, at 3.80 p.m,

MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co.

GENERAL STOREKKEPERS, &C.

HAVE FOR SALE.

Groceries.

Crosso & Blackwell's, Oelebrated House- hold Stores..

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

American Stores of all descriptions. Huntley Palmer's BISQUITS & CAKES, BUTTER Danish & Fronch, Philippe

& Canaud'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. an qts. ADOLPHE COLLIN'S BOUZY GABINET. ・・ MUMM'S (JULBS) 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- dorer & 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 & Adot's),

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

1"

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

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

milch, Hookheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-

berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Borg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's Pale Dry White Soal 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 Glendeo Whisky; AVII Gin, Swaine Boord. & Co.'s Old Tom Gia; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Curagoa, 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 & J. Burke, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quarts, DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by

the Gallon. Fine ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Frickel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosghoads"

+

Ærated Waters. SODA WATER,

LEMONADE

TONIC WATER,

SARSAPARILLA,

&o., &c., &c.

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

&0.

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

STATIONERY, BOOKS &c. "Franklin Square" Library,

Seaside" Library,

Harper's Half-hour. Series.

French Novels.

Modical Works.

School Books.

Presentation Books,

Works of reference &et Stationery for Ladies and Offico use. Direct from the manufacturers the bes

and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line excuted on

very moderate terms. - Papars 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 Deed

Boxes, Brushware,

Cutlery, Crockery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Gms. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition. Sailmaking and Rigging promptly

cnted.