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for Ireland, and have also endorsed tho Land Lengne rounifesto, urging the tenants to pay no rent.

Paris, December 3rd M. Rouston has arrived here. It is believed he will be superseded at Tunis,

Bombay, Deo. 5th. In a special tolegram, t the Bombay Gazette from London, it is stated that the following officers receive the Victoria Cross :- Major Hammond, of the Guides; Cap- tain Adams, Bengal Staff Corps; and Lieutenant Dick Cunningham, of the Gordon Highlanders.

It is nulerstood that the Cabinet will renssemble in January.

It is reported that the Crown will be askel to appoint Sir Thoophilus Shop. stone, Governor of Natal. John Dunia has been appointed, Chit ¤ of Zululand, [Sir Henry Bulwer, as we announced yesterday, has received the appoint. meut.-Ed. Hongkony Telegraph.]

A now schome for a Royal Marine Corps has been sanctioned by the Queen. Mr. Longworthy has been appointed British Consul at Thessaly.

Prince Leopold's marriago tukes. place in March next.

The Government have decided to consider the complaints of the colonists at Natal, regarding the appointmout of Sendall as Lieutenant-Governor.

One person has been arrested on the charge of stealing the body of the Late Earl of Crawford.

London, December 7th.-Sir Garnet Wolseley, when he assumes the Adjut- ant-Genralship, will continue to traus- act official business under the authority of the Commander-in-Chief.

Mr. Potter, who has received the Solicitor-Generalship of Ireland, has been elected for Londonderry by a ma- jority of 647, vics Mr. Law, proinoted to the Lord Chancellorship of Ireland.

Orders have been issued for the gau- boat Philomel to Blockade Peinba Island, near Zanzibar, where the Slave Dhow is believed to have take refage.

Vienna, Decoinber Sth.-The "Ring" Theatre hore has been destroyed by fire. Three hundred corpses have been ex- humed from the ruins.

The cause of the fire is attributed to the full of a lamp on the stage,

Tunis, December 8th.-The remnant of the Insurgents are retreating to- wards Tripoli, and the French troops are pursuing thein. Turkish troops have been despatched in order to pro- tect the Tripoli frontier.

Loudon, December 9th.-Five addi- tional Land Commissious have been up. pointed in Ireland. Mr. Parnell is ill-

Vicuna, December 10th-The num- ber of corpses, recovered from the ruina of the Ring Theatre, now amount to 500, and it is probable the numbers will reach to 700.

Landon, December 11th.-The Lon don papers state that Sir Henry Have- lack Allon has re igued the Aldershot command, owing to ill-health.

The Lord Mayor, London, has ap- pealed for a national subscription, iu order to support the rights of property in froland.

Vienna, December 11th-An Official account regarding the burning of the. Ring Theatre, slates that 917 people. are missing.

Tunis, December 11th.-Continual heavy rains and floods have stopped military operations.

Tanis, December 14th-The Tani sian authorities have forcibly expelled the levies of workmen installed by the Fronch at Enfda.

Landon, December 15.-The Qucon has subscribed. £200 to the Distress Fund, being raised by the Irish ladies. Paris, December 14th.-The French clerical journals state that the Popo's position is intolerable; the question is seriously mooted whether His Holiness

should not leave Rome.

Washington, Décamber 19th-Inter despatches state that Mr. Blaine has boon sent as a Special Envoy from the United States Govornmout to ask Chili to explain the arrest and removal of Sonor Calderon, President of the Peru- vian Republic.

Paris, December 13th.-Negociations in connection with the Commercial Treaty with England were resumed to- day. Sir Charlos Dilke was absent.

Count Chandordy is appointed French Ambassador at St. Petersburg, vice General Chanzy.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1882.

-lo a correspondenco published be- Iween Sir Burtio Frere and Gladstone, Sir Bartle Frere draies that he sup- ported the Beaconsfield Afghan policy, or is blameable for the annexation of the Transvaal. Mr. Gladstone replies courteously, but Sir Bartle Frere is dis- satisfied and threatens to write a book.

Cortainly everybody understood Sir Bartle Froro in the senso Mr. Gladstono understood him.

Much uneasiness seems to pervado not England alone, but all Europe, as to the present state of affairs. Every. thing is Military; and Germany which has, by its Eleotions declared against Militaryism, is throatened with another General Election if tho House refuse the Dictator's policy,

The feeling in Italy, Spain, and Turkey,against the expedition to Tunis, only grows more intenso.

A demonstration in a Dublin Thon. tre, favorable to England, has just oc. curred. In the song in H.M.S. Pina- fore, when the words, "He remained an Englishinan" occur, was partly hissed, whereupon the whole audience rose and cheered enthusiastically, and the song had to be thrice repeated. On the other hand a body of Irishnen in Newcastle have broken up a meeting of the radical member, Mr. Ashton Dilke, approvented him from speaking,

The result of this sort of action will be a renewal of the old rioting of forty years ago.

Strong efforts to prove Lefroy in- sane are being made, but they will undoubtedly fail, and the same plea is being set up for the murderer of Gar. field, with the like prospects. The Intter is acting bis part claverly, but with small effect on the American wujud,

The diamond robbery from a Holborn Post Office is most remarkable, both for the greatness of the plunder and the ease with which it was effected.

The Governinent have agreed upon a long suggested superannuation fund for the police, a point of reform every- where agreed with, but set aside by the Beaconsfield Government to their de- triment undoubtedly.

Washington, December 12th. --Me. Janes, Postmaster-General, has re- sigued. Mr. Frelinghuyson has been appointed Secretary of State, vice Mr. Blaine, resigned.

Dospatches have been published, in which the United States Governinent European intervention, which would warns Chili and Peru against invoking

produce more active intervention on the part of America, and strongly urges upon Chili a settlement of the dispute without any annexation of territory.

THE FRENCH MAIL.

The following items of general news are taken from the London and China Express of the 25th November received by the M. M. Cu.'s steamer Anadyr, which arrived at one o'clock this morning

We regret to hear that the sister of Secretary of the Chinese Legation in the Marquis Tseng, wife of the First London, is dangerously ill in Paris.

Major Hughes, Deputy Commissioner at Tavoy, has gone to Bangkok to negotiate with the Government of Siam as to the best mode of opening com munication between Siam and Barmah by road and telegraph. We believe that Major Hughes will conduct_the survey of the route decided on, and we Hope to boar a favourable result in due

course.

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Wo have good reason to believe that the French Foreign Office has not en- tertained the demand of the Chinese Minister about Toug King, the ques. the acceptance by Chins of the Treaty tion having been settled long ago by signed between France and Annam.

Paymaster James Lewis Kirkness, R.N., secretary to the Comtaander-in. Chief at Malta, died at that place on the 17th inst. from fever. He served as clerk in the Scout, and took part in the North China campaign of 1860, and for hie services in connection therewith was awarded the China medal,

The Faufare, French gaubont, left Adon on the 9th alt, for Cochin Chinn; The Leopard left Saez on the 12th ult. und anchored at. Aden on the st inst. THAMES-STREET INDUSTRIES," by

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

. THIS DAY, Four P.M. The settlements having been satisfactorily disposed of, business has been rosumed to a

considerable extent in most of the local atooks. Although a fair aumber of genuine transactions in Banks have been booked, the stock has failed to hold its own, and after sales at 118, 117, and lastly at 110 per cent. premium, sellers remained masters of the situation, and at the last mentioned rata there are still a number of shares on offer. We noted a salo in China Traders Insurance stack this morning at the quoted rate, $1,550 por share; and Hongkong Fires have also beon in demand, a fair number of shares having been negotiated at $925. Docks are still moving upwards, and after all the shares which could be obtained at 39 per cent pre- mium were taken up-vory small numbers we may mention incidentally-buyers offered 40 without in lucing, holders to deal. The present quotation; 41 with buyers, and the stook very firm at the rate, would seem to indicate that a further rise is imminent, and wo think considering the amount of romun- erative work nt present in the Company's hands, and the excellent prospects for the ensuing half your, that the stock is actually worth more than its present value on the Stock Exchange.. Steamboata still continue in better demand, as after a number of sales at 23 per share premium, a point more was offered and accepted until a fair amount of transfers had been effected. The demand eventually exceeded the supply, and buyers at 24 have not been accomodated to the extent of their requirements. Sugare bare also been largely dealt in at 160, but at that rate there are still a number of shares on the market.

SHARES.

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpo-

ration-116 per cent, premium. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,600

per share.

Chion Traders' Insurance Company $1,550

per abare.

North-China Insurance Company-Tis. 1,175

par sharo.

Yangtezo Insurance Association-Tls. 875

per abure.

Chinese Insurance

Company-$290 per

shafe, sellers. Man On Insuranco Company, Limited-S25

per share premium.

On Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls.

150 per share.

Hongkong Fire. Insurance Company-$925

per share Sales.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Jan. 4 Suez, British steamor, 1,390, W. W. Dodd. Calcutta 17th December, and Singapore 20th, General.-Jar. dine. Mnthesun & Co.

Jan. 4, PAUTAR, Chinese steamer. 864, Patterson, Canton 3rd January, Gens- ral.-C. M. S. N. Co.

Jan, 4. CHISKIANO, British steamer, 799. S. M. Orr, Canton 3rd January, Gene. ral. Siemesen & Co.

Jan. 4, ANADYR, Fronch atoamer, 2,477, Heranadez, Marseilles 27th Nov, Naples 29th. Port Said 3rd December, Suez 7th, Aden 12th Gulle 20th, Sin- gapore 27th, and Saigon 30th, -Mails and General.Messagorios Mari- timos. Jan. 4, Fren, Danish steamer, 909, Grove, Singapore via Bangkok 24th. Dec., GeneralButterfeld & Swire

Jan. 4, RAVEN, British bark, 343, W. Veal,

Kobo, General-Captain. Jan. 1, KANO-out, Chinese steamer, 688,

R. C. Marsden, Haiphong 31st Dec., and Hoihow 3rd January, General,

0. M. S.'N, Co.

DEPARTURES. Jan 3, PEKING, British str., for Shanghai. Jan. 4, MARIE, German bark, for Quinbon. Jan. 4. INCONSTANT, British frigate, for

Singapore.

Jan. 4, BARPEDON, British steamer, for

Shanghai.

Jan. 4 OBEANG HOCK KIAN, British str.,

for Swatow,

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED,

Mrs. Callega and son, Messra. Reding: Per Anadyr. str., from Marseilles, &o.- Kolwig, Peterson, Gomez da Silva, and Achai, from Marseilles for Hongkong- From Saigon. Messrs. Dubois, McLean, ana 64 Chineso.

Por Fyen, str., from Singaporò via Bank- kok.-84 Chinese.

Per Kang-chi, str., from Haiphong, &c. -80 Chinese.

REPORTS.

The British steamship Suez roporta loft Calcutta on the 17th January, and Singa- pore 26th, and had strong monsoon and

Chian Fire Insurance Company-$295 per

eharo. Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company-high sea.

il per coat. premium, Buyora. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company $24 per share premiam, Buyers,

China Const Steam Navigation Company-

Tls. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company-$35 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-3100 pór sharo.

Sollers.

The Chinese steamship Kang-chi re- ports loft Haiphong on the 31st Dec., and Hoihow on the 3rd January. From Hai- phong to Hoihow fresh N.N.E. winds and ovorcast with heavy sea. From Hoihow to Hongkong moderate N.E. winds and fine weather throughout. In Haiphong the French men-of-war Hamelin and

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(TAKES AT MESSES. FALCONER AND CD'S REGISTER, QUEEN'S-ROAD), Hongkong, 3rd & 4th January 1881, BAROMETER-1 P.M..

China Sugar Befining Company, Limited-Percival, steamships Washi and Shuu-on.

$160 per share, Sales. China Sugar Refining Company (Debentures)

-3 per cent. premiumi. Hongkong Ico Company-8130 per share.

Buyers. Hongkong and China Bakery Company,

Limited-$50 per share. Chinese Imperial Government Lona of 1878 -1 por cont, premium, ex intorcat. Chinese Imperial Government Loau of 1881

2) per cent, premiums.

EXCHANGE.

...30.200 .30.180

Do,

P.M. THERMOMETER-] P.M. .......................................Ģ

Do.

P.M..................65;

Do.

1 P.M. (Wet bulb)...), 1 P.M. Do. ...02.

.............................30.26

....62.

Do. BAROMETER-9 AM. THERMOMETER-◊ A.M.

On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T.. Bank Billa, at 30 days' sight Bank Bills, at 4 months'

3/81

3/8

ht

3/01

Do.

Credits, at 4 months' sight ...

3/91

Do.

Do.

Documentary Bills, 4 months' sight, 3/9) On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demand...... 4.67

Credits, at 4 months' sight. On BOMBAY-Bank, T.T Or CALCUTTA Bank, T.T. On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T. Private, 30 days' sight

Intimations.

4.79

220

220

73+

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HONGKONG, CANTON, & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY HALF-

TYEARS MEETING of SHARE, HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, No. 52, Queen's Road, on THURSDAY, the 26th January instant, at THREE O'Clock receiving a Report of the Directors to- in the Afternoon, for the purpose, of

gether with a Statement of Accounts, declaring a Dividend, and Electing Auditors.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

P. A. DA COSTA, Secretary. Hongkong, 4th January, 1882. HONGKONG, CANTON, & MAÇAO, STEAMBOAT COMPANY,.

London, December 11th.-The Stan Percy Russell. This Illustrated Pam. T

dard pablishes a telegram from Tobe ran, stating that Ayoob, with his family and twenty Sirdars and adherents, are at Kaisan.

Bombay, December 18th, 9h. 10m.

LIMITED,

NOTICE.

HE TRANSFER BOOKS of tho Company will be OLOSED from

phlet on Perfumery, do, published at the 13th to the 26th instant, inclusive. 6d, may be had gratis from any Chen- By Order of the Board of Directors, ist or dealer in perfumery in the World or JOHN GOSNELL and Co., London.- [ADVT.]

P. A. DA OOSTA, Secretary." Hongkong, 4th January, 1882.

9 AM. (Wet Bulb)...). Maximum...............................65. Minimum (over night) 57.

MAILS.

The following mails will close-→→ TO-DAY, 5th January,—

For Hoihow and Haiphong, per Hainan, at 5 a.m. For Shanghai, per Chin- kiang, at 3.30 p.m. Por Shanghai, per Sin Nanzing, at 3.30 p.m. For Bangkok, per Prinz Heinrich, at 3.30 p.m. For Swatow, Amoy, and Foo- chow, per Thales, at 5 p.m. For Hoihow and Pakhoi, per Greyhound,

at 5 p.m. TO-MORROW, 6th January,-~

For Kobe and Yokohama, por Niigata Maru, at 3.30 p.m. For San Fran. cisco, per Bothwell Castler at 3.30

p.m.

On SATURDAY, 7th January,—

For Amoy, per Esmeralda, at 11.30 a.m. For Straits Settlomonts, per Vladi vostook, at 4.30 p.m.

On MONDAY, 9th January,---

For United Kingdom and Europe via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavia, Burmah, Ceylon, India, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, per Pe- shawar, for printed matter at 2 p.m.,

letters at 3 p.m.

On WEDNESDAY, 11th January,

For Straits and Bombay, por Zambesi,

at 2.30 p.m. On THURSDAY, 12th January,-

For Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolulu, Peru, &o., por City of Bio de Janeiro, at 2.30

On

LI

.p.m..

MONDAY, 16th January,

For the United Kingdom and Europe, via Naples; to Salgon, Straits Bottle- meats, Batavia, Burmah, Ooylon, In- diu (vin Madras), the Australasian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta and Gibraltar, por Oxus, for printed mat "tör út 10 a.m., letters at 11 a.m.

CITY HALL. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, January 2nd, 3th, and 5th, And on WEDNESDAY, the 4th January,

A GREAT

MATINEE PERFORMANCE for Families and Children, and people living at a distance. Doors open at 8.30, to commence at 4 o'clock.

GRANTORISTMAS

Or,

“HARLEQUIN BLUE BOARD;"

The Fiend, the Faint, the Females, the Clown, the Columbine, and the. Poris of Paradiso.

The new scendy and go.geous transformation scone by Mi. Russell, perb appointments by M. N. (ton, the great Dioramio As, 1·38"- Incidental Music arranged by Heis and the whole produced auler th.. immediate Suporvision of Mr. P. W.

Willard.

AQOMOLADUE-Vulgaily called Blue Beard; A Cerulcan Bashaw, victim to ze rulin passion quito as Blue, but by no means as Black as he has been painted; a Bashaw of over so many. tales, most of them not true,

Mr. P. W. WACLARD. IBRAHIM-A fond father, who values his daughter so highly that he retually expects her to pay his debt,

Mr. Rusas&L.

SEM-A young officer in the Spahis Futima and cut out by Blae Beard, but eventually in the Blues, oat up by

Misc A. VERNIE.. ABDALLA¬¬A hint copy of Selim, MiC. CALTON. SHACABAC Blue Ted's flat porter,

Mr. GELSON. FATMA-Ibrahim's oldest daughter, lady of exquisite beauty and cavions disposition, Blue Board's obere, who considering she is lovely and becomes his better half may be look 1 on as a very fair share indeed.

second

Miss A. BERESFORD. SISTER ANNE-Ibrahim's daughter, the bad young thing who "does it all," the Deus ex Mashion who deserves to have all the dear sex sinaokod bor,

Miss LYLE. THE FAIRY QUEEN-(Uh, thoa vision of seraphic loveliness,)

Miss CARSTON.

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Guards, Black-Guards, Liliputian Army, Guests, &o. Tho Celebrated Haysa Family will appear in the Ha- lequina:lo.

SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY. Scouo I-Turkish Landse.pe with ex- terior of Ibrahim's house. Scene FL-Gardens attached to Blae.

Beards Mansion.

Scene III.-Wild Tarkish Landscapes Sceno IV.-Corridor Leading to the

Blue Chamber."

Scone V-Grand Transformation

Scene.

Clov........

The Realms of Dazzling Light, aud The Fairy fountain of Peace and Joy. Hallo i hero we are again, now then old 'un a "Merry Christmas and a happy new year.”

.....M. J. B. H Pantaloon....... W. Hay Colombine............ dr va Hry: Sprites

Bobe HE TOL Now, thei, rouall we come on old

"Harlequ"............Me Korti,

'un, why here's Mr. Fishmonger... Mr. Dootor...Me. Pawrshop. THE SCREAMING SHADOW PANTOMIME.

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During the action of the pantomine the following songs coucorted pieces

&o., will be sang → Cone Fatima to ine-Over the Gar- den Wall-Flambe..u Merch-Green above the R 1-Evolations of the Li. liputian Army-How do you like Lon- don-Come to your Martha-Sweater than Jam-Whon the piga bogia to fly-Naughty, Nauty, Naughty- A La Francaise-Medley Chor 18—— Alphabetical transformations - Blue Alsatian Mour ins-Skidoro Guarda -La di da-Oh, my, it is a gay- Colonel Crasher Toader Rock- The Convort Slope insk, Jack, Jook Blue Board don't you lose your tempor.

Conceited Finale.

PRICES OF ADMISSION. Balcony and St-1?$2.00 Pit.......

Plan of Reserved Serts is now to ba

***... 1.30 seon at Kelly and Walsh's.

Doors open-at-8.30-to commence at

NE P..