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Tipe andura, which ught from the Chagos of the passengers and the Captain of the stea.... g der Nederlanden. The gunboat wady was at Diego Garcia on the 80th October, and is shortly to prócond to the Maldives in search of the remainder of the survivors.

Ismulia, Nov. 12.-The steamer In. choornish, homeward bound from Bom bay, bas broken down in the Caual.

AMOY.

The revenue oruiser Ling Feng, Cap- tain Palmer, with Mr. W. B. Russell, Commissioner of Customs, and Mr. D. M. Henderson, Engineer-in-chief, on board, left on the 24th November for Takao. She proceeds thence to the South Cape of Formosa to inspect the site for the erection of a Lighthouse. Wo learn that the Customs authorities have chartered the German steamer Welle to take workmen and materials for the purpose of building this much- needed Lighthouse. The Welle also. left this morning for the South Capo.- Amoy Gazette,

SINGAPORE.

The French man-of-war Kersaint, which arrived on the 20th November from the north, has come for coaling, and will afterwards proceed to Sara- wak, Labuan, the north-east coast of Borneo, Sulu, and Manila.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1er, 1881.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents].

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

SIR,So much has been said lately against the Governor by the Daily Press, and after having read its leading article of this day I presume every one will agree with mo that the Daily Prost lays fault with the Governor for the recent attack at Tytam in which the life of a policoman was lost and the piratical attrok made on the two reported missing gentlemen not too far from Hongkong watorn consequent on His Excellency's mal- administration.. I think the propor course for the Daily Press now, for its vindication,

COMMERCIAL · INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY, Ono P.M.

Thoro is absolutely no business in the share roarket to report, not a transaction of any description having taken place worthy of boing placed on record.

SILARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo-

ration-112 por cent. promium. Union Insurance Society of Couton-$1,625

per ehara.

Obins Traders' Insurance Company-$1,576

por share.

North-China Insurance Company-Tls. 1,125

por share.

Yangtaze Insurance, Association-Tls. 850

por sharo.

Ohineso Insurance Company-3292) por

sharo, sellers. = Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$23

por ahore premium,

will be to constitute itsolf into a tribunal, and its Editor, the Chief Justico, and hayo Sir John Pope Hennessy arraigned on a charge before him of murder of the Sikh constable and another oburgo for the piratical attack on Messrs. Schmidt and Rapp, and let him then discharge all his fury on the Governor which will be more consistent with his feel-On inge than to give his impartial utterances against flis Fixcolloney which are not un- usual to result on coming forward next day to make amends honorable.

The Daily Press will do justice as well if it will appoint the Editor of the China Mail Paisno Judge or Assessor.-Yours, &c.,

X. Y. Z.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1881.

"One farthing per head of the Brit. ish population," says a home paper, will provide, it seems, for the expenses of Commander Cheyne's proposed new Polar expedition. If people cannot be satisfied with a winter like our last but must go in search of a still sharper one, the farthings might be well spent iu letting them have their own way. To expend them, bowever, in an attempt to

Tal Insurance Company, Limited-Tls.

150 por share.

-

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$912

per share.

China Fire Insurance Company--$287) per

charo, Sales. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company--

33 per cent. promium, Buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat

Company $2 per share premium. China Coast Stoam Navigation Company-

Tls. 162 por sharo. Hongkong as Company-885 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-$100 per share. China Sugar Rodining Company, Limited—

$160 por share, Sellars.

Sollora.

China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)

--3 per cent. premium.

Hongkong Ice Company-$127} per share.

Sales.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company,

Limited-850 per share.

Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1873 -14 per cont. premium, ex interest.

23 per cent. premium, Buyers.

EXCHANGE. On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T....

The question of a contribution by the dig up the North Pole would be wasting Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881

them. We have got on very woll without the North Pole so far, and if we are never able to stick it up on the Thames Embankment the nation will suffer little or no loss

Municipal Commissioners towards the reception of the Royal Princes has been decided against such an appropriation, it having been ascertained that the Commissioners have no power to alien- ate Municipal funds for that purpose. We hear, moreover, that the Commis- sioners have received an intimation warning them they will be prosecuted in the event of their doing so.

Some of the leading Chinese rusi- dents attended at the Chartered Mor. cantile Bank, a fow days ago, at the request of the Hon. F. O. Bishop, who sought to secure their co-operation in the movement for the reception of the Royal Princes, which was readily promised. Wo hear, however, that there is some disinclination on the part of many Chinese traders to ranko any display on the occasion, there bo- ing a great deal of soreness regarding the restrictious imposed, and the delays and annoyances incurred in procuring permits for processions and other core. monies hitherto permitted.-Singapore

Times.

A visitor entera a French newspaper office, and is greeted politely by the office boy-"If Monsiour. comes to fight a duel he will have to be kind enough to call again. All our editors are already ongaged for to-day."

The military spirit in la bolle France would appear to be on the increase. We read that Marseilles has now a volunteer corps, composed chiefly of

young mon.

The members doubtless mean well, but at présent their appear- ance is not very formidable. We are told that they wear a simple uniform, while as yet their only weapon is an alpenstock, "with which they do bayonot exercise." This noble band of patriots hope that in time the Go. vernment will provide them with "shooting irons," but at present they scem determined to do the best they can with the materials at hand. Still

the picture presented by a company of men prodding the air in imaginary conflict with alpenstocks must be really comic. We presume the officers' um- brellas serve the purpose of swords."

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Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight Credits, at 1 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight. 3/91 On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand...... 4.69

Credits, at 4 months' sight On BOMBAY Bank, T.T.

223 On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T...... ON CALCUTTA-Bank, T.T............... 223

731 Private, 30 days' sight

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE, ·

(TAKEN AT MESIRS, FALCONER, AND 00,'8 REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD).

Hongkong, 80th Nov. & lat Dao. 1881.

.30.174 BAROMETER-I PA. LA Do. 4 P.I.

.30.146 THERMOMETER-1 P.M................69.

Do.

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Do.

Do.

4 P.M.

...69. 1P.M. (Wot bulb)...07. 4 P.M. Do. ...67. BAROMETER A.M.. THERMOMETER-JAM

Do. Do. Do.

..30.124 ..72.

9 A.M. (Wet Bulb)...70. Maximum...

69. Minimum (over night) 69.

The Canadian Minister of Agricul- ture remarks in his official report that the whole of the immigrants who en- vessels, the greatly superior speed of ter Canala by sea now cone by steam

condition in which they bring their these ships and the comfort and good passengers having at length completely driven aniling rossels out of the field.

It is not a little curious that in this thickly-populated island, says an Eng-

should find it necessary to resort to lish paper, ladies and gentlemen the expedient of advertising in dr der to get married. In the ladies blushing virgin who has crossed the caso it is possible to understand a

"thirty line" wishing, as Artemus One of the most curious collections of Ward so pithily puts it, for a sice theatrical works in existence, brought "wostkit pattern to lay her head All the nervousness, embarrassinent into the market by the demise of its against," and not knowing how to make and fobrile excitement attendant upon Inte owiner, the celebrated Baron Tay. hor wishes known. Bat it is difficult "popping the question" in highly civilis. lor, will shortly become the property of

to 'immagine a meinber of the sternered countries are avoided by young men the French Government, as we under-

Box, who has the whole field before of the Tchulian Tartar variety desirous stand, for the moderate sum of eight him for thansking, hiling his identity to marry, whose simple and discreet cus handred pounds. It contains over

and popping the question behind the tom it is to ascertain their chances of thirty-five thousand printed plays repro- shelter of an advertisement. Still senting the répertoires of all the Pari-sufficient persons of both "persuasions" prise by the following proceeding. The success or failure in matrimonial onter- sian theatres since the year 1789, are to be found to keep a flourishing Tchulain Coolebs in search of a wife, and including copies of all the French matrimonial journal on ita legs. Appa- having filled a brand-new pipe with fra pieces performed in the provinces or abroad during the last ninety-one years. vertising mania is not confined to Eug- dwelling of the fair one upon whom he rently, however, the matrimonial ad- grant tabacon, stealthily enters the Among its most interesting features land. The lethargio Garman maidens has bestowed his affo:tions; deposits are a complete serios of the political

saem to dabble in the business; the the pipe upon a conspicuous article of dramas written and produced during giddy French lassies, too, try their furniture, and retires on tip-toe to some the epoch of the Grat French Repablic, hands. A good-saraple of the way the convenient hiding place in the neigh and an equally perfect set of the plays daughters of the Fatherland go about bourbool, local etiquette requiring priated; but not performed, in France

the business may be given in the that he should oxocate this strategic from the commencement of the eigh following advertisement, which ap-movement apparently undetected by the teenth century to its close. Another peared recently in the Tugblall of Ber damsel of his choice or any member of important item in, the catalogue is a library of handsomely-bound volumes, it runs, "highly esteemed by all who out further affectation of secrecy, and lin:"A young person of noble birth,"

her family. Prosoatly he rotarus with- two thousand one hundred in number, know her, beautiful as Halono, a house, looks into the apartment in a casaal comprising the whole dramatic litera-

wife like Penelope, thrifty as Marianne sort of way. A single glance at the ture of England, Germany, and Italy, de Brandebourg, witty as Madame de pipe he left behind enables him to learn Besides all those printed pieces, there

Stuel, a songstress like Jeany Lind, as the fact of his proposal. If it have been are no fewer than six hundred original accomplished a dancer as Corito, a smoked, he goes forth an accepted and mannscripts of plays, many of them

rival of Rosa Kaatner on the piano, of exultant bridegroom; if not, the offer composed by authors of world-wide Milanolla on the violin, of Bertrand on of his hand and heart has been.irrevoo. renown. When, shortly aftor Tugène the harp, with talont of the Princess ably rejected, as not even worth a puff Scribe's death, his widow was engaged Marie d'Orleans as a sculptross, whose of tobaces. By this ingenious expedient in preparing for publication's completo virtues are as austore as Lucretia's, the pain and humiliation of verbal re- collection of his works, she wascompelled and possessing a large furtane, soeks, fasal and fruitless pleadings are spared to apply to Baron Taylor for the loan through the median of the Pross, a to luckless woare, and Tartar maidens of cortain manuscripts in his possession,

husband, being oatirely without no are saved from importunities justly re plays written by her deceased husband, quaintances of the masculine sex who garded as peculiarly trying to female which, although they had boon per.

can properly appreciate her worth." formed, had never been printed. AH-

sensibility The pipe, considered as a What a real treasure this advertising matrimonial ambassador, has at least those literary treasures will ero long sylph mast be. It is evident from her this to rajonuend it-that it may be find a permanent repository in the Na

Caso that many a flower is born to relied upsa to commit no breach of con tional Library of France-Telegraph..

blush unseen-until she advertises.

filonce, if its mission prove successful.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Nov. 30, Puasis, German steamer, 789, Bebrene, Chinkiang 25th Nov., Rice. -Butterfield & Swiro. Nov. 30, HELENA, Swedish brig, 223, Mon- son, Amoy 29th Nov., General.—Cap- tain. Nov. 30, Hotarur, British bark, 522, Jack, Bangkok 17th October, Rice and Wood-Melchors & Co.

Nov. 30, PING-ON, British stonmor, 574, McCaslin, Haiphong 25th Nov.. Pak- hoi 27th, Hoihow 28th, and Macao '30th, General.-Russoli & Co. Déc. 1, N. D. Auxiliatrios, Franch bark,

585, Jagoret, Newcastle, N.S.W., 21st Sept., Coals. Captain.

Dec. 1, FERONIA, Gorman steamer, 1,115, Nagel, Chinkiang 25th Nov., Rice.- Siomssen & Co.

,

Deo. 1, YOTTUNG, British steamer, 286, H. Kennett, Swatow 30th Nov., General, -Kwok Acheong & Sons.

DEPARTURES,

Nov. 30, CHINKIANO, British steamer, for

Shanghai.

Nov. 30, Oxelors, British steamer, for

Singapore.

Nov. 30, RADNORSHIRE, British steamer,

Yokohama.

Nov. 30, FRANcisca, Gorman bark, for

Bangkok.

Nov. 30, BYLGIA, Gorman bark, for Bang-

kok.

Nov. 30, CHEANG Hook KIAN, British- str.,

for Swatów.· ́

"

Deo. 1, PALADIN, British steamer, for

Saigon,

Deo. 1, SHEN-Cat, Chinese gunboat, for a

cruise.

Dec. 1, PHENIX, German steamer, for

Canton.

Dec. 1. FERONIA, German steamer, for

Canton.

Dec. 1, ArcusT FRIEDRICH, German hark,

for Chefoo.

Dec. 1, TALE, German bark, for Bang-

kok.

Dec. 1, MINNA, German bark, for Chefov. Dec. 1, QUEEN OF INDIA, British bark, for

Chefoo.

Dec. 1, CHARITE, French bark, for Bang-

kok.

Dec. 1. GLENAVON, British steamer, for

Singapore.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

Per Ping-on, steamer,. from Haiphong, &c., 15 Chineze.

Per Hotspur, British bark, from Bang- kok. 2 Chinese.

Per Yottung, steamer, from Swatow, Mr. Polson, and 130 Chinese.

DEPARTED.

Per Cyclops, steamer, for Singaporo, 639 Chinese.

Per Chinkiang, steamer, for Shanghai, 80 Chinese.

TO DEPART.

Per Esmeralda, steamer, for Manila, Mr. Alexander Gillanders, and 120 Chinese.

REPORTS.

The German stoomer Phoenix, from Chin- kiang, reports fine weather throughout..

The British bark Hotspur, from Bang- kok, reports had moderate head winds to latter part; from thence strong weather.

Mao&WEN FRICKEL & Co.

GENERAL STOREXKÉPARS, 40. "AVE FOR SALE.

HA

Grocories:

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, Philippe

& Canaud's PATES &...

OHUTNIES & CURRY- POWDER, TEYSSONEAU'S

FRUITS in juice.

COFFEE, SUGAR, &o,, &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.

EXTRÁ SEC, quarts. Charles Heidsiecke's WHITE SEAL,- pta. and qts. VEUVE CLIQUOT PON- SARDIN. pts. and qts. Theophile Ros dorer & Co.'s VERZENAY MÕUSSEUX, pta. and qts.

Krug's CHAMPAGNE, pts, and qts.

- CUTLER PALMER & Co.'s OHAT- EAU MOUTON, LORMONT, pints,

and quarts.

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

pints and quarts.

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

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

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

berger Cabinet, Rudesheimer Borg, Koninin Victoria Berg, Chateau Yquem, Grand Vin, Haut Sauterne Marsala, Saccons's

Pole Dry White Seal Sherry, Yellow Seal Amontilado Sherry, Catler 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 Palmor & 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: 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

tho Gallon.

The Swedish brig Helena, reports. the ship bound from Amoy to Bangkok, put in to Hongkong to repair chronometer which went out of order soon after leaving port. The British steamer Ping-on reports:- Left Haiphong Nor. 25th at 3 p.m., Pak hoi 97th at 9 am,, Hoihow 28th at 1 p.ní. | Fine ALE, bottled by MacEwen, Fricket ́ and Macao 30th at 2 p.m. Arrived in Hong- & Co. ALE and PORTER, in hosghenda kong at 6 p.m. same day. First part of passage fresh N.E. wind with clear wea- ther; latter part strong East and N.E.. winds with thick weather and rain.

MAILS.

The following mails will close- TO-DAY, 1st December,→→

For Manila, per Esmeralda, per 2,30 pim. For Singapore, per Solway, at 5 p.m. For Manila, per Brutus, at 3.30 p.m. For Bangkok, por Roja- nattianuhar, at 3.30 p.m. TO-MORROW, 2nd December,—

For Japan, San Francisco, the United

States, Canada, Honolula, Peru, &c., | per City of Tokio, at 2.30 p.m. For Saigon, per Pónedo, at 5 p.m. For Shanghai, per Glenfalloch, at 2.30

p.m. On SATURDAY, 3rd December,—

For Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Cooktown, Townsville, Keppel Bay, Bydney, Melbourne, &c., per Bowen, at 5 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy and Foochow, per Namos, nt 6 p.m.. On MONDAY, öth December,-

For the United Kingdom and Europe, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settle- ments, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pondicherry, Madras, Calcutta, Adon, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar, per Saghalien, for printed matter at 10 a.m., and letters at 11 a.m. For Straits Settle- ments, per Nelson, at 3.30 p.m. On MONDAY, 12th December

For the United Kingdom and Europe, vin Brindisi to the Straits Settle- meats, Batavia, Burmah, Coylon, In- din, Adon, Egypt, Malta, dibraltar, and Mauritius, per Gwalior; printed matter at 2 p.,, letters at 8 pm,

Brated Waters. SODA WATER,

LEMONADE,

TONIO WATER,

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"Franklin Square" Library.

Seaside" Library,

Harper's Half-hour Series.

French Novels.

Medical Works.

Sohool Books,

Presentation Books..

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

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

vory moderate terms. Papers raled to any pattern and stamped

Plain, osmeo or relief.

Dies engraved to order. Office requisites.

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

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