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M.P., S. D. Waddy, Q.C., M.P., A. McArthur, M.P; John Holms, the celebrated Radical member for

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 1881.

SAMOA.

News has been received from Apia,.

to have set in. Two accidents have

The House Property ones, DaRoza `v, Ho Atim came on before the Full Court yesterday afternoon. Mr. Francis, Hackney, and many other gentlemen instructed by Messrs. Stephons and via Fiji, to the effect after the late war equally well known to fame. Most Holmes, moved ex parte on behalf of excitement, the natural reaction appeara of these men are Governor Hen- the defendant for a rule nisi calling on nessy's political apponents, but poder of 17th November, 1881, should namite. The natives who were located the plaintiff to show cause why the or- happened through a careless use of dy- litical differences are forgotten in not be set aside. The subject of the at the forts, and others who had left doing honour to a Governor, who, in motion was to compel the plaintiff to their districts daring the war, have spite of factious local apposition, annex to his petition a copy of the con.. now nearly all returned to their r has proved himself by his advanced tract on which he brought the action. spective homes. House building and and statesmanlike policy to be far Mr. Francis contended on behalf of the food planting seems to be the order of and away the best Governor ever sent defendant that the contract would at the day. Some disquieting rumours to Hongkong.

once disclose that the plaintiff had no arose us to the position of the Itu.o cause of action, so that if it were made tane, but the reports were not sufficient- part of the petition the defendant could by authentic to warrant much reliance inove to bave it dismissed, which would being placed on them. The activity in Have the expense and delay of a trial business which followed the close of the in ordinary course. The cause of ac

war has now died away and nothing tion alleged in the petition was that is doing; the low price of copra inten- Count de Korospotak has been ap- by an agreement entered into between sifies the dullness, and unless an im- pointed Minister of Foreign Affairs for the parties, dated 20th September, the provement in the state of matters the Austro-Hungarian Empiro, in suc plaintiff agreed to sell and the defen- shortly takes place, business in Apia cession to the late Baron Haymerle.

dant to purchase a piece of ground at will be reduced to a lower ebb than the price of $2.75 per square foot, has been experienced since its esta→ We hear that an attempt to raise the and that the defendant should there-blishment as a commercial centre. Cap- steamer Pakhot was to be made yos-upon pay the sum of $5,000 as deposit, tain Brown, of the Sirocco reports that terday. No information as to the The plaintiff sought to recover this business is much impeded at Tahiti ow- result of the trial has yet renched us. $5,000, whereas, according to the de-ing to the high tariff placed by the fendant's case, if the agreement were set out it would instantly appear that he had never agreed to pay any deposit at all. The rule was made and father time allowed to answer.

The recent troubles in New Zonland would appear to be aruending. Affairs in that colony are reported to have assumed a more pacific character."

Her Majesty's-youngest son, Prince Leopold has been betrothed to the Princess Helene of Waldeck. We need scarcely say that Waldeck is a German principality, with a population of about one third that of Hongkong,

We learn from the Agent that the Pacific Mail Company's steamship City of Rio. de Janeiro, with the American Mails, left San Francisco for Yokohama and this port on Tuesday last the 22nd

instant..

The steamship Kwangtung audocked at Aberdeen this morning. The City of Tokio will go round to the Hope Dock in the course of the afternoon. The British ship Agnes Muir will be docked of Kowloon to-night.

A telegram from London dated the 23rd instant states that arrangements nave been made for a resumption of hegotiations to settle the Treaty.of Commerce between Britain and France about the middle of December,

The adjourned inquest on the body of the man Williami Lucas, a sesinan on board the ship Lothair, was resumed at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. After hearing evidence as to indenti- fication, the jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned."

Ireland has not yet calmed down." A telegram was received from London yesterday to the effect that outrages are gradually raviving in Ireland. The Times devotes a leader to the subject, and announces that the general situa. tion is disappointing and disquieting.

The French frigate Thémis, Captain, Alguier, bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral Duperré, arrived here this morning from Shanghai, which port she left on the 21st inst. The Themis saluted shortly after she dropped anchor, which was promptly acknow- lodged.

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TRAINING NOTES.

delightful, but strange to say only a The weather this morning was simply very small number of "sports" turned Those who at the race course. stayed away missed a treat, as advan- tage was taken of the good going by most of the trainers to "pow" their subscription griffins. It is a very good plan to waste no time before finding out what your ponies are actually made of, and there cau be little doubt that these preliminary trials, while the animals are in the rough, prove very valuable to trainors, by indicating either, the merits or defects of the ponies, so that the course of training best suited to the special requirements of each may be adopted. We are re- luctantly compelled to admit that the subscription griffins-in the rough- or at least those we have seen galloped, are anything but brilliant specimens of the genus racer.

French authorities on all classes of im- ports-Sydney Morning Herald.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, One P.M.

The only business transacted in the share market since our last issue has been in con- nection with Docks. We stated yesterday that the stock was firm, with an upward tendency, and our anticipations that a rise in the price current was imminent have been verified to the letter. Something like 400 shares were sold at 25 per cent. premium, and then the supply immediately ceased. Buyers offered 26, and then 27, but still no shares were forthcoming. Various attempts have been made this morning to renew no- gotiations, but so far as we have been able to ascertain not a single share has changed bands. The subjoined quotation, 28 por cent. premium, may be accepted as the pre- seat market rate, and we doubt not that business will be done at that rats during the

course of the afternoon. No other stock has been inquired after.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo-

ration-112 per cent. premium. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,625

por share.

China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,575

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

per share. Yangtaze Insurance Association-Tis. 850

per share.

Chinese Insurance Company-S293) per

share, sellers.

Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$95

per share promium. On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tie.

150 per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$910

per share.

China Fire Insurance Company-8285 per

ehare.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company—

28 per cent, premium. Hongkong, Canton, an1 Macao Steamboat

Company-$21 por share premiam.- China Coast Steam Navigation Company-

Tla. 162 por share. Hongkong Gas Company-$85 par share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$100 per share,

Sellers.

Three or four move along in fair form, but the majority are Dead Sea fruit." Of course a few weeks' training may improve matters wonderfully, but it is hardly likely that the Derby winner will spring from the subscription inob. Our Canton corre- spondent sends us a very glowing account of three griffins located at the City of Rams under the care of Vicomte D'Arnoux, and we are quite prepared to see the chesnut in this team turn out something better than the ordinary run, The powing this morning appeared to give lively satisfaction to most of the owners concerned. Mr. Henry's smart little brown again exhibited good form, and the dun and, black in Mr. W. M. Morgan's stable covered the ground at a fair pace. Mr. Paul's team had a sharp burst, both the black and the cream going well. The flea bitten grey in the same lot racod down the The well known race-pony Tan straight with one of Mr. Gordon's O'Shanter, winner of the Valley Stakes greys, and had all the best of a slog- and Exchange Plate at our last Hong-ging finish. Mr. Thoo's white, ridden kong Races, arrived from Manila by by the "Horse," galloped in company the steamship Esmeralda this morning. with one of Mr. Henry's and pulled Tam O'Shanter, now the property of a over his opponent all the way. Mr. well known Manila sportsman, joins | Grammont's team trotted and cantered, Mr. Gordon's team.

in much improved form to that pre- -viously-exhibited, a sturdy-grey,-ridden-On A parade and inspection of the Go-by the owner, being to our way of vernment Fire Brigade was held yes terday afternoon by the deputy super- intendent Mr. Carvalho. There was, as usual, a large master of Bremen. After the inspection, the engines were taken to the Praga where a very satis- factory practice was held.

of

thinking the piok of the lot. Mr. D.- M. Barretto's dark grey, and Mr. Gor- don's Lochiel, galloped separately, and Souter Johnny and Langsyne had a sharp burst up the Black Rock hill, the chesnut pulling over the subscription pony all the way. The old ponies Daunt- less and Lord of the Isles did quiet work, both of the crocks having appa

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-

$165 per share, Sellera. Obina Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)

-3 per cent. premium. Hongkong Ice Company-$1271 per aliare.

Sales' Hongkong and China Bakory Company, Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1878

Limited-850 per share.

3/8 3/9

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

per cent. promium, Buyers. LONDON-Bank Bille, T.T.....

EXCHANGE.

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bill, at ± months' sight ...... 8/9) Credits, at 4 months' sight....... ..... 3/91 Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 8/92 On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand..... 4.69

Oredits, at 4 months' sight

......... 4.81 On BOMBAY-Bank, T.T."

221 On CALOUTTA-Bank, T.T. ............ 224 On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.'T. Private, 30 days' sight

· HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD),

734 741

About thres months ago our excellent evening contemporary the China Mailrently got over their lameness. Mr. appointed Sir Henry Irving to the Go Tripp has got the training course in vernorship of Hongkong. We presume good condition, and no doubt he will (TAKEN AT MESSES, FALCONEE AND CO'S Sir Henry's appointment by the Mail be able to keep it in galloping order was not ratified at Downing Street!

throughout the season, In any case the enterprising organ the missionaries has again come up smiling to the soratel, and undeterred by past rebuffs, appoints Sir George F. Bowen, or Sir William O. F. Robin-mai, a Belgian Deputy, and M. de son, as Governor Hennessy's successor. Beville, editor of the Gambettist jour- The China Mail has appointed nearly nal, Henri IV. After five rounds, M, the whole of the colonial officials avail- de Bovillo was seriously wounded in able for this post, so that we must get two places, and the surgeon stopped the straight tip one of these dayan the fight.-Z. & C. Express.

A duel with swords was fought at Malmaison between the Prince de Chi-

Hongkong, 24th & 25th November. 1881. BAROMETER-1 P.M.' ............ ........30.192

4 P.M.

.30.190 Do. THERMOMETER-1 P.M...68.

Do.

4 P.M.

............07. 1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...65. 4 P.M. Do....62. BAROMETER- A.M.0.316 THERMOYETER—9 AM............................................Õ§.

Do.. 9 ́A.M. (Wet Bulb).....57..

Maximum...

..68; Minimum (ovor night) 60.

Do. Do.

Do. Do.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Nov. 94, BELLONA, German steamer, 789,

Nov.

L. Fickmeier, Bangkok 15th Nov., Rice and fab.-Siemsson & Co.

24, PENSDO, British steamer, 652,

T. S. Kenderdine, Saigon 18th Nov. Goneral. Tung Kee & Co. Nov. 24, CANTON, Eritish steamer, 1,095, John G. Jaques, Singapore 18th Nov.. General.-Ghee Choong, Nov. 24, ELLtorrs, British bark, 285,

George Crighton. Nowohwang 14th Nov., Beans-Chinese.

Nov. 25. ESMERALDA, British steamer, 395,

Talbot, Manila 22nd Nov.. General. Russell & Co. -

Nov. 25, FOKIEN, British steamer, 509,

J. O. Abbott, Amoy 24th Nov., Gone- ral-Douglas Lapraik & Co. · Nov. 25, THEIs, French frigate, 3,840; Nov 25, CHINA, German steamer, 648,

Baron Alquior, Shanghai 21st Nov.

H. Schoer, Swatow 24th Nov., Geno- ral-Hing Kee.

DEPARTURES.

for a cruise.

Nov. 24, CHING-TING, Chinoso gunboat, Nov. 24 MOZART, German brig, for Bang-

kok.

Nov. 25, VERONA, British steamer, for

Shanghai.

Nov. 25, NINGPO, British steamer, for

Shanghai,

Nov. 25, DIAMANTE, British steamer, for

Manila.

Nov. 25, B. H.. STEKNEEN, German brig,

for Dunedin.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per China. steamer; from Swatow, 64 Chinese.

Per Fokien, steamer, from Amoy, 4 Europeans deck, and 26 Chinese.

Per Esmeralda, steamer, from Manila, Lient. J. R. Morris, N.S.N., and 111

Dese.

Por Canton, steamer, from Singapore, 600 Chinese.

MacEWEN FRICKEL & Co. GENERAL STOREEEEPERS, Lo,

HAVE FOR SALE.

Groceries. Crosse & Blackwell's, Celebrated House-

hold Stores,

John Moir & Sons', Colebrated House hold Stores.

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

& Canaud's PATES &

CHUTNIES & CURRY- POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S FRUITS in juice.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &c. &o.

Wines, Spirits, &c. CUTLER PALMER & Co. "CARTE

BLANCHE." HEIDSIO & Co.'s MO- NOPOLE, pta. and gts. ADOLPHE. COLLIN'S DOUZY CABINET.

MUMM'S (JULES) CHAMPAGNE

pta, and qts.

·NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY,

pts, and qta.

EXTRA SEC, quarts. Charles Heidaiocks's WHITE SEAL, pts. and qts. VEUVE OLIQUOT PON- SARDIN, pts, and qts. Theophile no derer & Co.'s VERZENAY MOUSSEUX, pts. and qts.

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Krug's CHAMPAGNE, pts. and qts. OUTLER PALMER & Co.'s CHAT- EAU MOUTON. LORMONT, pints,

and quarts. ARAUZAN (Chateau), pints and quarte, ERMITAGE LUDON. THIBŒUF (Chateau), pints and quarts. CHATEAU LAROSE (Curcier & Adet's).

pints and quarts.

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

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

Burgundy, Hock, Sherries, &c. Chi-Chambertin, Chablis (White), Liebfrau- milch, Hookheimer, Niersteiner, Stein-

berger Cabinet. Budesheimer Borg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccone's

Por Ponedo, steamer, from Saigon, 152, Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Diamanto, steamer, for. Manila, 5 Europeans, and 150 Chinese.

Per Ningpo, steamer, for Shanghai, 2 Europeans, and 60 Chiness.

REPORTS.

The German steamer China reports fine weather with North and North-easterly winds.

The British steamer Esmeralda, from Manila, reports strong monsoon and high

ACA.

The German steamer Bellona, from Bangkok, reports first part of the voyage calms and southerly winds; from 21st Nov. strong North-easterly winds.

The British steamer Onnton, from Sin- gipore, reports moderate and fine weather first part of passage; latter part strong monsoon and thick rainy weather.

The British steamer Fokien reports:- From Amoy to Lamocks light N.E. winds and fine weather; from thence to port fresh northerly breeze and clear weather. In Amoy, Dutch frigate Atjeh, Company's steamer Hailoong; stormers Europe and Wolle. Passed Company'e steamer Namos and O. S. S. Company's steamer bound into Amoy barbour.

The British steamer Penedo reports:- Loft Saigon at 11 p.m. on 18th instant; passed Cape St. James at G'a.m. on 19th, Cape Padaran at 11 p.m. same day : passed Varella at noon 20th, anchored off Green Island at midnight 24th. From Cape St. James to lat. of Paracels moderate mon- soon and sex; thence frosh N.E. galoa and vory, high sea with much rain. In lat. 15 N. passed steamer Ashington bound south.

MAILS.

The following mails will close:-

- TO-DAY, 35th November,-

For Kobe and Yokohama, per Takasago

Maru, at 3.30 p.m..

For Sourabaya, por Tunis, ut 6 p.m. TO-MORROW, 26th November,----

For Amoy, per Esmeralda, at 11.30a.m. For Saigon, per Pornambuco, at 4.30 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy' and Tam- sui, per Fokien, at 5 p.m. For Kee- lung, per Docims, at 11.30 a.m. For Swatow, por Yottung, at,5 p.m. On MONDAY, 28th November,—

For the United Kingdom and Europe, via Brindisi; to the Straits Settle ments, Batavin, Burmah, Ceylon, In- dis, Aden, Egypt, Multa, Gibraltar, and Mauritius, per Thibet; printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 3 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow, per Kwangtung, at 5 p.m. For Bangkok, per Rajanattianular, at 5 p.m. On WEDNESDAY, 30th November,-

For Nagasaki and Yokohama, per Ma- lacca, at 11.30.a.m. For Singapore, por Bellona, at 3.30 p.m. On FRIDAY, 2nd December,

For Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &•., per City of Tokio, at 2.30 p.m.

Pale Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Cutler Palmer and Co.'s Sherry, Invalid Port (1848), Hunt's Port. Brandy, Whisky, Liqueurs, &0. 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, Kinshan's LL Irish Whisky, Jamieson's Irish. Whisky, Royal Glendee Whisky; AVH Gin, Swaine Boord & Co.'s Old Tom Gin; La Grande Chartreuse, Green and Yellow, Maraschino de Zara, Ouragos, pints and quarts; Angostura, Boker's and Orange Bitters,

&o.,

&o.,

&o.

BASS'S ALE, bottled by Cameron and Saunders, pints and quarte, GUINNESS'S STOUT, bottled by E &

J. Burke, pints and quarts. PILSENER BEER, in quarta. DRAUGHT ALE and PORTER, by

the Gallon.

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

Brated Waters.

SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIC WATER..

SARSAPARILLA,

&o., &c., &o.

The Finest Stooks of

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

&o..

"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 Works.

School Books.

Presentation Books.

Works of reference &o. Stationery for Ladies and Office use. Direct from the manufacturers the bes

and Cheapest in Hongkong. Special orders in this line, oxouted on

very modorato terms." Papers ruled to any pattern and stamped

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

es of every description. Milner's Fire Proof Safes, Cash and Deed

Boxes, Brushware.

Outlery, Crookery, and Glassware. Builder's Hardware material, Sporting Guns. Revolvers and Sporting ammunition..

Sailmaking and Rigging promptly exe-

onted,