1881-11-21 — Page 3

PORTUGUESE IN SHANGHAL

A writer, signing himself "A_Por- tuguese," publishes the following letter in the Shanghai Courier, in which he takes to task one of his compatriots for expressing himself in a home pa- per:-"I notice that Mr. Pedro Nolas.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1881.

STEAM ON THE GRAND CANAL.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

· THIS DAY, ONE P.M.

According to the Overland Mail the been established in Venice to take the Banks since we last wrote, at 112 por cont. news that a steamboat company has A substantial business has been transacted place of the old omnibus-gondolas hua promium, which is a slight reduction on the alrendy aroused the iro of artistic dilet-farmer quotation. Considerably over a hun-

dred shares changed hands at the above

DEPARTURES. Nov. 19, Kassa, British steamor, for Bang-

kok...

Nov. 19, PENG-OUAO-HAI, Chinese gun- Nov. 19, YANG-WOO, Chinese corvette, for

Foochow.

boat, for a cruise. Nov. 19, MENMUIR, British steamer, for

Port Darwin and Sydney.

co da Silva has written a somewhat tanti. These gontlemen are not very named rate, the stock leaving off fairly firm, Nov. 19, Fu-vzw, Ohinese steamer, for ridiculous letter to a home paper with regard to the Portuguese residents of

although sellers oventually remained mas- tors of the situation. No movement has

been made in Insurance shares, and other

Shanghai and the Jesuit Fathers, and to give justice to those he has so much nations for what they are pleased to business is purely of a nominal character.

criticised, I beg leavo to ask you for a little space in your journal to chronicle bis rather antagonistic idea of sending such news to be published at home.

He wrote ou various Catholic insti- tations of which the Jesuit Fathers are

easy to please; and in default of pro- dacing anything themselves worth reading or looking at, they abuse other call Vandalism. They are surely a little unreasonable and exacting. Because picturesque, and because things that they go to Venice in search of the are mouldy and dilapidated do happen often to be picturesque, the commercial

Docks are offered at 28 per cent premium to deal at 3, which rate has every ap- without eliciting any response, buyers offer- pearance of being aco cpted during the course

of the afternoon.

SHARES.

MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co.. GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, &C.' HAVE FOR SALE.

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

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

American Stores of all descriptions.

Nov. 19, DIAMANTE, British ateamor, for Huntley & Palmer's BISCUITS & CAKES,

Shanghai.

Amoy.

Nov. 20, GREYHOUND, British steamer, for Nov. 19, Anduisms, British steamer, for

Singapore.

Hoihow.

Nov. 20, HAINAN, British steamer, for

Haiphong.

Nov. 20, PING-ON, British steamor, for

Haiphong.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo Nov. 20, GLENVINLAS, British steamer, for

ration-112 por cont premium, Sales. Union Insuranco Sooloty of Canton-$1,625

Shanghai.

the promoters, especially the Sicawei development of one of the few great Observatory, which he says "is the ports in a great country is to bo bam. only organised institution of the kindpered to gratify their tastes. Buildings in the Far Orient which.hns connection that are tumbling down are not to be China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,675 Nov. 20, FOXIEN, British steamer, for

with 48 stations from Formosa to Japan, and the director of which com piles a monthly map of different phe nomena which occur during the month." The uhove, I concedo, is not only the best organised institution of the kind, but one that affords a great deal of in- formation in scioncê to those interested

sailing ships are not to be polluted by repaired; ports formerly frequented by steamera; drainage is to be neglected because of the rectification of streets which a healthy system would involve. We are slow in England to shake off old prejudices; and it is remarkable that no country should have given Italy such hearty sympathy in its

per share.

por share.

North-China Insurance Company-Ts. 1,125

per share.

Yangtaze Insurance Association-Tls. 850 Chinese Insurance Company $292) per

per share.

share, Bayars.

Man On Insurance Company, Limited---$23 On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-TIs,

per share premium.

150 per share.

Nov. 20. CHINA, German steamer, for

Swatow.

Coast ports.

Nov. 20, NELSON, British steamer, for

Canton.

Nov. 20, TITAN, American ship, for San

Francisco.

Nov. 20, HWAI-YUEN, Chinose stoomer, for

Shanghai.

Nov. 21, NINGro, British steamer, for Can-

ton.

in it. But the object of my writing endeavours to become free and united Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-S910 Nov. 21, YANGTSE, French steamer, for.

this is to contradict his blind state- ment as regards the Portuguese re- sidents of Shanghai, whom he ridicules so much as to call for an suswer, and

being, perhaps, one of those to whom be alludes, I cannot allow his notes to

pass untouched.

He went so far as to say that the Portuguese residents of Shanghai owe much to the Jesuit Fathers, especially the youths; I find among many of my friends and acquaintances great orga nisation in their idons and in their customs. There is a Catholic Circle supported by the priests, and "condja- tated by the Portuguese, which serves na a centre, our youths; and by this Circle the priests do grent good to them, not only in religion, but also in their intellectual development."

and to take its place among the great nations of the world, and that, at the same time, no country is so fond of reading Italy lectures about the very things that are the necessary accom- paniments of her new position. We cannot, somehow, put ourselves in the place of the Italinos, and understand that with them, as with every other people, national progress must inevit- ably demand, from time to time, the sacrifice of pleasing and graceful asso-

ciations.

The Italian Government has receiv ad from New York a proposal for the formation of a Tiber Statm Naviga tion Company, the steamboats to ply hotween St, Paul's and Ponte Molle. It is considered probable in well in formed circles that the proposal will be accepted.

Allow me to suy, sir, that be most have laboured under misapprehension, for the Portagnese residents of Shang- hai never depended on the priests for In the interesting column headed any "intellectual development" what Notes on Nows," the Sportsmau ob- soever, and the Circle of which ho

serves that it is quite comforting to speaks has never been supported by learn from Washington by cable that the priests, but the Portuguese membore Mons. Guitonu, since his removal to an theinsalves, aud with respect to it, inner cell of the gaol at the capital and there "does not exist any kind of in- the doubling of the prison military tellectual development to the Porta-

guard, has become perfectly tranquil gaese residents of Shanghai, beyond in mind, and expresses confidence that an amusing instruction in music to a

ho will escape punishment. We never few belongings to the St. Cecilian like to talk rashly, but we should not Band," it being a kind of Club, more

mind hazarding a trifle that M. Guiteau's properly speaking, hore the members,

"confidence" is not shared by a single numbering about sixty, amuse them-citizen of the United States. To go a aalves op billiard tables, but the intellec little farther, we are not sure that auy tual development of the Portuguese well-regulated insurance society would never bloomed from the Circle nor issue a policy on his life at anything from the Jesuit Fathers be speaks of like the ordinary rate of premium. If When he wrote, be could well have acquitted oven, we could not indicate omitted, this item for these are not the the precise portion of America in which facts which lo entertained bis readers he might hope to reside with with, and he might have been taken amount of speurily. for a critic, for all I know.

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A curious notion says the Sportsman I write this in justice to those le aimed at, and I trust he will in fataretios in Cheshire in reference to the

seems to prevail amongst the authori be more careful in writing such ridi-members of the county police fores. culous news (if such he calls it) to a

It appears that the Watch Committee homo paper.

have a decided objection to married men, and they have a stringent rule in At Mount Desert, says the American force against accepting Benedicts in Queen, the fashion has been for some the ranks of the constabulary, The years for the men to wear flannel rule became public property, the other shirts, knickerbockers, little skull-caps, day, when Mr. Tollemache, a member and a pipe, for so seemingly necessary of the Nantwich County Police Bench, and aniversal is the last article that before commencing the business of the it may be classed as a portion of their morning, intimated that a most pro- attire; while the girls dress in heavy mising and likely young man who short dresses of dark blue or white flan. wished to join the ranks of the belmeted nel, with silk handkerchiefs of con-blues had been refused because he was trasting colours jauntily placed around married. He thought such a regula- their necks. This has been more oc- tion was most absurd, and he trusted centric than unconventional. The girls, that the new chief constable of the who on leaving for Mount Desert, told county would take early steps to got it. their dressmakers to send them some.romoved. It certainly does seams thing that would look effective against ridiculous,, but possibly the

aage who rock, certainly accomplished their desires, for the rocks and islands of the lovely spots are said to have resembled variegated tulip-beds on afternoons of the past few weeks. One man wore a red and white striped jacket, and was dabbed the "animated peppermint stick" another very short individual of a facetious turn, who wore a strik. ing costume, was called “a joke in knickerbockers" while still another is adid to have worn white flannel knicker bookers, crimson stockings, a cap so small na to be held in place by au elas tic, and to huru had his front hair bun. dolined and held in place by a "front hairnet."

first issued the ediot bad in hisgigantic brain some reason too subtle for people possessing morely common sense to appreciate. It is possible that the wiseacro in question thought that roa. trimonial duties were incompatible with those of the beat," or that a pan can "comprehend wagrant" bettor when he has no one to sew on his shirt buttons? Robert as a married man could assuredly run in a "drunk and disorderly" quite as cleverly ns Robert the bachelor, while in "moving on the beggars" he would be unequalled. Any way, white the rate remains in force Cheshire should be a perfect paradise for cooks and sorvant maids.

per share.

China Fire Insurance Company-$275 per Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company—

share.

28 per cent premium, Sellers.

Hongkong, Canton, anil Ataono Steamboat

Company-821 por. sharo premium. China Coast Steam Navigation Company

Tis: 162 por sharo. Hongkong Gas Company-$85 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company--$100 per share.

Sellers.

$165 per share.

China Sugar Reining. Company, Limited— China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)

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

Limited $50 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878 Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1891

per cont. premium, ex interest.

2 per cent. premium, Buyers.

EXCHANGE.

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On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T..... 3/88

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight

3/9 Bank Bille, at 4 months' sight 3/94 Credita, at 4 months' sight

819 Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 3/91 On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand..... 4.69

Credite, at 4 months' sight On CALCUTTA—Bank, T.T. On BOMBAY-Bank; T.T.

4.81 221

224

731

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

Private, 30 days' sight................. 741

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

Saigon and Marseillos.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED.

Per Thales, steamer, from Coast ports, Mr. Morris and sea, 5 Europeans dock, and 168 Chinese.

Per Ningpo, steamer, from Shanghai, Mesars. Prentice and Michelisen saloon, and 54 Chinese,

Per Takasago Maru, steamer, from Yo- koham, &c.-Miss Young, Messrs. W. S. Patterson and G. Dowden, 2 Europeans, 3 Japanese, and 8 Chineso, steerage.

Fer Djemaah, steamer, from Marseilles for Hongkong.-General and Mrs. Dono- van and Captain Barton, A.D.C. For Yokohama. Mr. H. Kahn. Messrs. Von Wille, Bottomley, Chadworth and Stubbert, gapore.-Messrs. Ward, JoonNautz and From Colombo.-Mr. Carlton From Sin-

Mitchell, and Misa Sarah Swartz. From Saigon.-Soeur Marcelline and 84 Chinoso, For Shanghai from Marsoilles.--Mr, and Miss Dyco, Messra. Lajeot, Forester Coit, and MacLean. From Naples.-Mr. O, Tiberic.

From Galle-Mr. Cochinearo. From Saigon.Mr. Mnsse,, For Yoko- bama from Naples.-Mr. Cruzi.

DEPALTED.

Por Yangtsé, steamer, for Colombo, Meesra. Martin, Gay, and Sands. For Marseilles Messrs. G. E. A. Cadell, F. Bloor, Mil Guy, Hans Thomsen, and Theo- dore Green, and Madame Root. For. Sai- gon Lieut. C. H. Davis, and S. O. Lemly, U.S.N., Miss Truc de Taradiaux. Messrs.

(TAKEN AT MESSRS. FALCONER AND do.'s Thos. Gray, and 12 Chinese. For Sin-

REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD),

Hongkong, 19th & 20th November. 1881.

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BAROMETER-1 F..

THERMOMETER~] P.M.

Do. Do. Do.

4 P.M.

4 P.M.

...30.066

1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...72. 4 P.M. . Do. THERMOMETER-9 AM 69. BAROMETER-DA......30.226

9 A.M. (Wet Bulb),,.69. Maximum..................74. Do. Minimum (overnight) 69.

Do..

Do.

SHIPPING. INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS. Nov. 20, NELSON, British steamer, 894,

Thorn, Chinkiang 15th Nov., Rioe. Nov. 20, THALES, British steamer, 820, T. G. Pocook, Foochow 16th Nov.. Amoy 17th, and Swatow 19th, Gene ral.-D. Lapraik & Co. · Nov. 20. HUMBOLDT, German bark, 329, A. T. Stoll, Newchwang 8th Nov., Beans. -Ed. Schellhass & Co.

Geo. R. Stevens & Co.

Nov. 20, SOPHIE, German brig, 230. Binge, Newchwang 8th Nov., General,— Wieler & Co.

Nov. 20, NINGPO, British steamer, 761. R.

Cuss. Shanghai 17th Nov., General,

Siemsson & Co.

Nov. 20., BRUTUS, German steamer, 460, H. E. Voege, Manila 17th Nov., Ge- Nov. 20, FLORENDE NIGHTINGALE, British

noral-Remedios & Co.

bark, 464, Malatyre, Whampoa 19th Nov.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co. Nov. 20, ATALANTA, German steamer, 787,

Pfaffel, Nowchwang 15th Nov., Boano and Genoral-Siemsson & Co, Nov. 21, BRECONSHIRE, British steamer,

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1,246, D. Williams, Foochow 19th Nov. 21, TAKABAGO MARU, Japanese str.. Nov., Gonoral.-Adamson, Bell & Co.

1,230,C. Young, Yokohama 12th Nov., and Kobe 15th, General-M. B. M. S. S. Co. Nov. 21, SHEN-CAI, Chinese gunboat,

from Canton.

Nov, 21. DJUMNA, French steamer, 2,349,

De B. Baron, Muraelllos 16th Oct... Naples 18th, Port Said 23rd, Suoz 29th, Aden 31st, Colomba 8th Nov... Gallo 8th, Singapore 14th, and Saigon 17th, Mails and General-Messa- geries Maritimes Co

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gapore Messrs. F. M. Green, R. H. Mc- Lean, Sanches del Aguila, Hon, E. Low, Baron de Bulow, Ericksan, Ch. Tripot, and 8.Chinese.

REPORTS.

The British steamer Breconshire re- ports fine weather throughout.

The German bark Humboldt, from New- chwang, reports fine weather and moderate North-easterly winds throughout.

The German steamer Atalanta, from Newchwang, reports fine weather and variable winds, mostly North-westerly throughout; since passing the Bamocks fresh N.E. monsoon, anchored on Sunday night iriside Tamtoo Island. .

The British steamer Ningpo, from Shang- hai, reports light southerly winds and fine clear weather throughout.

The British steamer Thales, from Coast, reports:--Left Foochow Nov. 16th inst., with moderate variable N.N.W. to N.E. winds, and cloudy weather. Left Amoy on 17th, had strong N.E. monsoon and cloudy weather. Left Swatow on 19th, and from thence to port calms, and light

Yey-sin and H.M.S. Kestrel. In Amoy, airs freshening into moderate breeze as wo neared port. Steamers in Foochow steamer Welle; in Swatow, steamers Tunis, Chilton, Yottung, and Lee-yuen. On 20th passed Company's steamer Fokien off Single Island.

MAILS.

The following mails will close :- TO-DAY, 21st November,

For Bangkok, por Consolation, at 3.30 p. For San Francisco, per Devon- sbire, at 2.30 p.m. For Saigon, per Wladivostock, nt 5 p.m. For Yoko-·| hama, per Lord of the Isles, at 5 p.m. For Hoihow, per Vorwaerts, at 5 p.m. TO-MORROW, 22nd November,~

For Straits and London, per Breconshire,

et 11.30 o.m.

On

On FRIDAY, 25th November,--

For Kabe and Yokohama, per Takasago

Maru, at 3.80 p.m.. MONDAY, 28th November,-- For the United Kingdom and Europe,

via Brindisi, to the Straits Battle. menta, Batovic, Burmah, Ceylon, In- dia, Adon, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Thibet: printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 8 p.m.

BUTTER, Danish & Fronch, Philippe

& Cannud's PATES &c.,

CHUTNIES & CURRY POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S

FRUITS in juios.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &c., &c.

Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER & Co.'a "OARTE 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 Hoidsiocks's,WHITE SEAL, pts. and ota. YEUVE CLIQUOT PON- BARDIN, pts, and qts. Theophilo 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 (Chateau); pints and quarts, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒUF. CHATEAU LAROSE (Curcior & Adot's),

(Chateau), pints and quarts. piats and quarts.

CHATEAU LAFITE, pints and quarts. IRES GRAVES, pints and quarts. BREAKFAST CLARET, pinta & quarts. OLD INVALID 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 Borg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterno Marsala, Saccone's

Pale Dry White Soul 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 Honnossy's Brandy, La Grando Marque Brandy, Brandy, Rouyor Guillet & Co.'s Brandy, Cutler Palmer & Oo.'s

I 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 Tam Gin: La Grande Chartreuse, Groen and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouragoa, pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,

&o., &c..

Sto..

BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron aud Saunders, pints and quarts. GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E & J. Burko, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quarts. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by

the Gallon.

Fino ALE, bottled by MacEwon, Triskel & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosgheads"-

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Erated Waters.

SODA WATER.

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER.

SARSAPARILLA,

&o,, &c., &c.

The Finest Stocks of CIGARS, CAVITE CHEROOTS, PRINCESA CHEROOTS. PRINCESA CIGARS, AROCEROS, VEGUEROS.

&o..

&5. “PERFECTION" All Specially Selected.'

EMPRESS OF INDIA, and Bost NAVY,

STATIONERY, BOOKS &s. -- "Franklin Square" Library,

Seaside" Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series.

French Novels.

Medical Works,>

School Books.... ·

Présentation Books.

Works of reforonoe &o. Stationery for Ladies and Offico use. Direct from the manufacturers the bes

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

vory moderato terms. Papera ruled to any pattern and stamped

Plain, cameo or relief. Dies engraved to order. Office requisitos

of every description.

Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed

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

Sailmaking and Rigging promptly oxo-

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