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1862. Ho WAS oalled to the Bar in Hilary Torm, 1862, and admitted to the Jamaica Bir, Jaño, 1862, whore he practisol qutil February, 1898, and daring which time he was profes- sionally ongigad bafore the Royal ani- Spammal Commissionors,' appointed in consugance of the serious disturbancos in that island, ani of the measures of repression taken by the Government He was afterwards detained in Bagland for syns months by the Jamaica Com. mitto, in or for to give evi louce at thu lass of Janice in the varian pracontions Justituted by that bɔly Hi was afterwards appointed Quas d'e Alvonto at Sierra Leons in Miroh. 1804, an Acting Julgo of the Court of Sa aary Jurisdiction during the absones, on loave, of Mr. Justies tig. In March, 1870, gins, August, 1858. he was appointed Attorney-General of British Columbia, and was on the com. mission to clock, rovise, and publish a complete lition of the laws of that colony. In 1871 ho prepare the pro- clamation necessary for bringing the now Constitution of that colony into oporation un lor the Ordor in Council of 1870, whereby representative insti- tations were to some extent canceled.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 1882.*.

SYNOARONIZING ELDOTRIO

OLOOKS.

On the 10th November, the first ordinary masting of the Society of Tale ṛraph Engineers and of Clostri- dians for the auta'anal 'session was held at the roɔ as of the-Institution of Civil Giginors, 25, Great Georgs-strost, Westminster, Professor G. G. Foster, prasilent, in the chair. The paper 8 st down for the occision was by Mr. John & Gund, on "The System of Synchronizing Clooks adopted in Loudon and els,where, with an Ex. hibit of a Complote Sot of all the various Instruments connected with its working." Mr. Lund sail his paper evolved no discovery of any previoudy u knowa pinciple, but wi a molest attempt to demonstrate the rosult to be obtained by a vory limited acquaintance with the science of elas. tricitly and poraveringly brought to bear upon sae of the practical demands of daily life. The system about to be explained was the result of four years' continuous study with the view to in- gure quiformity of time between public and private clooks generally; and by the synchronizing arrangement ho had pro luood Mr. Land claimed that all practical demands for that purpose were

In December, 1870, he was nominated a non-elective neraber of the Lugiala.net. The attention of electricians in tiva Ciancil under the new Constitu- tion. Ho prepared the ideass from the Legislature of British Colombia to Her Majesty for union with Caundo, and prepared and passed through the Legislative Council under the direction of the Government “ The Constitution

Act, 1871, and the overal other monsaros necessary to enable British Columbia to enter inta confoleration with Canada, and with fall copresanta. tivo institutions, and under raspon. sible Government." He was in 1871 appointed Paisne Judge of the Sur promo Court of British Guiana, but went to Gibraltar on special service in Soptoinber, 1873, where he became Acting Attorney-General and Judge

the early days of their science was, be statel, as much devoted to synchroniz- ing clocks as to mossago telegraphy, but the repeated failures in the former fold as contrasted with the triumphant successes of the latter caused the application of electri- city to telegraphy to become the favourite path of the electrician. Elec- tric clocks were capable of being divided into six kinds. None of the old forms of electric clooks obtained a

general public acceptance, the most successful, the Wheatstone, having only worked some five or six clocks from one motor. Their failure was due to the desire to make the clock subservient

to the system, instead of vice versa.

of the Court of Requests. He was The criteria of a successfule ystemofsgn- on special service there from Decem-chronizing, to obtain the approbation bar, 1873, to February, 1873. Hoof the public while receiving the sang- was Junior Paisne Judge, Straita tion of science, were that each clock Settlements, Decomber, 1878, nod

should have a ritality distinctly indo- Senior Puisne Judge Maroh, 1874. pendent of the time signal, and not stop He was Attorney.Geuoral, Hongkong, through a failure of the regulating oleo- August, 1876, and Ohiof Justics and

trio current to reach it; aniversal up- Judge of the Court of Requests, plication to all kinds of existing olooks; Gibraltar, in August, 1879, which post lastly, due provision for the correction he now vacates.

of errors. The system exhibited sa- tisfied these conditions. Mr. Land proceeded to say that, however perfect the mode of synchronizing might be, it could not be successful without a com plate" system." The systom consisted of a corrrect standard clock, which, asiste by a well-ereated and well- maintained system of telegraph wires, should send out the needed signals' to the synchronizers. Two "standards" should the other fail) for transmitting were used (one to fall in automatically

the currents of electricity, and those standards received their motion from

We learn that Lord Kimberley, in giving permission to Catywayo, ex- King of Zululand, to visit Eugland, has suggeste that the mouth of April would in point of climate be the most suitable period of the year for him to make the voyago. Cetywayo himself is said to be anxious to undertake the journey with as little delay as possible. It is announced that the German infantry soldier when on a war-fuoting curries a total weight of over 61 lbs. made up as follows: -personal cloth. ing 12 lbs; knapsack containing extra clothing, ammunition and tools 18 lbs; and the balance in weapons, cooking and eating utonsils, spade, and

rations.

An attempt by the authorities to reduce the weight of equipment has proved unsuccessful,

After the remarkable victory of the American colt Foxhall in the Cambrid golire, it was currently reported that Mr Keene had challenged the Duke of Westminister to run against Bend Or at weight for age over the A.F. course at Newmarket, for 5,000 guineas aside, and that the challenge had been refused We were somewhat sceptical as to tha truth of the report when we first heard it, and we now observe by home pa pera that it was entirely without foun. dation, Bead Or will not go, to the stad as was generally believed, so it is quite on the cards that he may mest Foxhall at Ascot,

We note that the famous race-horse Robert the Devil has been purchased for the stud by Mr. H. Waring, the well known breeder, for £8,000. Be- fore his defeat by Bend Or in the Ep. "Bom Cup the soff of Bertram was valued at £15,000. He afterwards cantered away with Gold Cup and Alexandra Plate at Ascot, yet this single defeat at Epsom. as we said at the time would probably be the case, depreciated his market value nearly one half As Robert the Devil, besides being a pub. lic performer of the very highest class, has grown into an exceedingly band some horse, and is full of running blood, he should prove a great sacoess of the stud.

standard clock. The applicability of time current wires for telephone pur- poses (except when the time current was in actual course of transmission) was instanced by telephones being placed at each end of a circuit between the lecture-room (Institution of Civil

Engineers) and Messrs. Barrand and Lan l'a establishment, Pall-mall, upon. which wire there were also 12 electric clock synchronizers, through which

onversation was carried on. cassion followed.—Times.

A dia-

The American horse, Iroquois, having won the St. Leger, scored up à total winning on the English tarf of £17,947 Iroquois is the ninth horse in eighty years that has won the white and the blue ribbon of the English turf,

The old-time English jookoys, Frank Butler and Nat Flatman, had a great ave sion to making pace in races. Very often when ordered to do so they refus. ed mounts, and maintained that to do so was at least a 71b. disadvantage.

0ƆMMERCIAL INTELLIGEVOEB. Jan. 8. Aostatas, British stonmer, 1,528,

THIS DAï, Four P.. Business is quieter on the Exchange to. day than it has boon for coms considerable time past, doubiless owing to the departure of the Haglish mail. Nothing has bean dong in Banka; but they remain quiko fem, with buyers at 117 por cons. premium. Chinese Insurando shares are in domlad at 235 each ex. div., but hollora deólina to sell`at that price, so that absolatoly nothing has been dons.

Hongkong Fires are rather Armor

again, and at 933, an advance of five on

Carlo, the celebrated bloodhound found dead in Carlton, Molb., is stato to have died from suffocation. When' | discovered, he had a piece of a' man's' trousers half-way down his thest. He ended his career in the performance of his duties,

A woman skirmished in her husband's pockets for lettora the day after he had besa fishing, and then she waved her hand wildly in the air and yolled lously for ten minstes before she could decide which of the five fishooks sho would extract from her hand first.!

former quotation, n few shares have ohaugad hands. Chias Fires, on the other hand, are slightly wesker, with sellers at 295. Dooks mintila their position in the market, bufora offoring 45 pèr cent. promium ossh, an1 40 for the end of the month, without obtaining a single share, and we are quits prepared to sos business dons at 46 for bash before our next issue. Steamboats and Sugars have made no movement since we last wrote, so the nanorei quotations į may be regarded as only of a nominal character. Other stooks remain in statu quo. SHARES,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking_Corpo- ⚫ration-117 per cent. premium, Buyers. Union Insurance Society of Canton-$1,000

per share,

China Traders' Insurance Company-$1,550

per share.

North-China Insurance Company-Tis. 1,175

per share.

Yangtazo Insurance Association-Tla, 876.

per share. Chinese Insurance Company-3285 per

share, aollers. Ex. Div. Man On Insurance Company, Limited-$35

per share premium.

Ou Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tis.

150 per share.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-8935.

per share, Sales.

China Fire Insurance Company-8395 per

eluare, Bellers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company--

46 per cent. premium. Hongkong, Canton, and· Masao Steamboat Company-$27 per share premium, Buyora,

China Coast Steam Navigation Company-

Tla. 162 per share. Hongkong Gas Company-885 per share. Hongkong Hotel Company-8100 per share.

Bellore.

China Sugar Befning Company, Limited-

$165 per share.

China Sugar Beaning Company (Debentures)

-3 per cont. premium. Hongkong Ico Company-8130 per share.

Balea.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company,

Limited-85% per share, Buyers. Chinago Imperial Government Loan of 1878 -1) per coat, premian, er interesti Chinese Imperial Government Loan of 1881

21 per cent. premium.

EXCHANGE.

On LONDON-Bank Bills, T.T............. 3/8

Bank Bills, at 30 days' sight

3/81 Bank Bills, at months' sight...... 3/91 Ore lits, at 4 months' sight... 3/91 Documentary Bills, 4 months' night. 3/9) On PARIS-Bank Bills, on demani...... £.67 Credits, at 4 months' sight..... 4.79 On BOXDAY-Bank, T...... OR CALCUTTA→Bank, T.T.

***.***....... 210į On SHANGHAI-Bank, T.T.

.......... 731 Private, 30 days' night' .....................................

731

HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.

(TAKEN AT MESSUS, FALCONER AND do.'s REGISTER, QUEEN'S-BOLD).

Hongkong, 7th & 9th January 1882. BAROMETERI ̈P.M.

30,140

Do. THERMOMETER-1 P.M..................

Do.

4P.M.....«ay+id/ì$+19

Do

Do.

1 F.M. (Wet bulb)...60. AP.M. Do

BAROMETER-9.80.850

THERMOMETER--9 A.M.

Do.

Do.

Do.

9 A.M. (Wet Balb)...45. Maximum.......... Minimum (over night) 45.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Jan. 7, KAISER-I-HIND. Brit, str., 2,440, J. O. Babot, Bombay 10th Deo., and Singapore 2nd Jun., Mails and Gene. ral.-P. & O. 8. N. Co.

Jan. 7. FERDINAND, German bark, 416, Westergaard, Keelung 4th Jan, Coal. -D. Lapraik & Co. Jan. 8, CRUSADER, British steamer. 648,

Rowen. Saigon 30th Des., Rice, Fang Yuen & Co.

Jan, 8, Activ, Danish stoamer, 268, N. 0. Bovebook, Manila 4th January, Gene- ral.-Arnhold, Karberg & Co.

Jan. 8, NINGPO, British steamer, 761, R. Cass, Shanghai 4th January, General.

Siomssen & Co.

Jan. 8. Hanowick, British steamer, 715,

Topp, Canton 8th January, General. → 6. M. 8. N. Co.

Jan, 8, GLENARTNaz, British str., 1,399,

4

Anderson, Shanghai 31st Deo., Foo- chow 5th January, and Swatow 7th, Geaoral.-Battorfeld & Swire.

Jan. 8, SUNDA, British stoamor, 1,039, J.

A. J. Jacobs, Shanghai 31st Deo., Foodbow 6th January, and Swatow 7th, Ten.Jardine, Matheson & Co. Jan. 8, CHINA, German steamor, 648; H. Schoer, 8watow 7th January, General, --Kwok Aohoong Sons & Co.

+

Reeves, Yokohama via Nagasaki 29th DaJ., Mails and General.-P. & 0.3. N. Oo.

Jan. 8. Hwai-toux, Chinese steamer, 981, Wilson, Shanghai 5th January, Gong- ral.-0. M. 9, N. Co..

Jan. 8, ALBAY, British steamer, 386, H. Ligh wood, Taiwanfoo 5th January, and Amoy 6th, Tea-D. Lapraik & Jan. 8, PERNAMBUCO, British steamer, 643,

do. Hyde. Saigon 31st December, Rige. Molchers & Co.

Jan, 8, KORBLINT, Franch corretta, Cap tain Rouquette, Manila 4th January.

Jan. 8, Atous Besse, Amor. bark, 812, A. Noyes, Portland, 18th Nov., and Honolulu, Lumber and Spars.—Ro- mario & Co.

Jan. 8, NORDEN, Danish steamer, 778, Ras- musson, Saigon 2nd January, Geno- ral.—Siemsson & Co.

Jan. 9, W. J. Roron, Amer, ship, 1,717,

G. L. Bray, Yokohama 27th Deo. Ballast. Captain.

Jan. 9, Wyolites, British steamer, 202, Boswell, Chiakiang 5th Jan., General.

-0. M. S. N. 06.” Jan, 9, Oaaroo, British str., 684, Wyles, Ohiakiang 5th January, Rice.-Bat-

terfeld & Swire.

Jan. 9, PRONIX, German steamer, 759, Howes. Canton 8th Jan., Ballast.— Butterfield & Swire.

Jan. 9, Chex-ro, Chinese gunboat, from

Danton.

DEPARTURES. Jan. 7, Frex, Danish steamer, for Swatow, Jan. 7, ESMERALDA, British str., for Amoy. Jan. 7, BOTHWELL CASTLE, British str., for

San Francisco.

Jan. 8, YOTTUNG, British str., for Swatow. Jan. 8, KANG-CHI, Chinese steamer, for

Hoihow.

Jan. 8, LAERTES, British str., for Amoy. Jan. 8, Amor, British atr., for Shanghai. Jan. 8, Paxsoo, British str., for Saigon. Jan. 9, Casroo, British str., for Canton. Jan. 9, HAILOONG, British str., for Amey. Jan. 9, HINDUSTAN, British ship, for San

Francisco.

Jan. 9, PESEAWon, British steamer, for

Bombay, &c.

Jan. 9, NINGPO, British str., for Canton.

PASSENGERS. ARRIVED,

Per Achilles, str., from Shanghai.—500 Chinese.

Per Glenartey, str., from Shanghai.- 310 Chinese for Singapore.

Per Crusader, str., from Saigon.~~62 Chinese.

Per Kaisar-I-Hind, str., from Bombay, Lo.-For Hongkong.-Mr. and Mrs. Mor- gan, 2 children, and servant, Lieut.-Col Orawford, Mrs. Hughes, ohild, and servant, Captian Von Buckholtz, Messrs. H. L. McLean, Vantiarels, Shargood, Hold, and Lean Sam and servant, and 89 Chinese. For Shanghai.-Liout. Erens,

Christmas Presents..

H. FOURNIER & Co. HAVE JUST RECEIVED

ex French Mail Steamer,

A Splendid Assortment of FANCY GOODS, Suitable for CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S " PRESENTS.

Also a Large Assortment of TOYS,

and Articles for CHRISTMAS TREES.

CRACKERS. BONBONS (Assorted).

CRYSTALIZED MELONS (Sound), CHOCOLATE ÜREAM. DRAGEES à la LIQUEURS.

· BISCUITS. FIGS.

MALAGA RAISINS.

SULTANA RAISINS.

TABLE PLUMS.

FRUITS in JUICE (Assorted). TERRINES de PATE de FOIE

GRAS.

NOLX de VEAU TRUFFE (in Tins). COTELETTE de VEAU (in Tins), VEAU ROTI (in Tins). RIS de VEAU (in Tins). FRICANDEAU (Assorted). TRUFFES. VEGETABLES (Assorted).

LIQUEURS.

OHARTREUSE, BENEDICTINE. ANISETTE. CURACAO.

CHAMPAGNE (Vve. Oliquot).

CLARETS.

Per Alder Bezse, from Portland, &o,- | CHATEAU LAROSE.

335 Chinese

Por W. J. Batch, from Yokohama.-Mr. Frank A. Basso.

Per China, str., from Swatow.—Mr. Williams and 63 Chinese,

Per Ningpo, str. from Shanghai.-Mr. A. Langelutre.

DEPARTED.

Per Peshawar, str., for Singapore, &o. -From Hongkong for Singapore. Mr. R. H. Brown and Mr. F. Windham. For Penang. Mr. Sadmall. For Bombay.➡ Mesars. D. Cowasjes and nativo servant, D. Morman, F. Dhurmsey, O. Peerbhoy, and native servant. For Suez.--Mr. E. Ř. Willie and Mr. J. B. Willis, For Brin-

disi.—Mr. F. Howard. For Venice.-Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Ede. For Plymouth. One Sergeant's wife and 2 children, and 5 privates. For London.-Colonel L. F. Hall, R. A., and Mr. J. Munroe.

REPORTS.

The German steamship China reports loft Swatow on the 7th instant, and had strong Northerly wind and fine weather with high sea.

The British steamship Ningpo reports loft Shanghai on the 4th instant, and had light N. and N.W. winds with haxy wes- thor to Lamooks; thence to port hard galo from the N.N.W.

The British steamship Achilles reports left Shanghai on the 31st December, and arrived at Foochow on the 1st instant, and experienced moderate Northerly winds and fine weather. Left again on the

CHATEAU LAFFITTE. MEDOO.

VERMOUTH (Noily Prat). VERMOUTH (Tarino).

H. FOURNIER & Co. CORNER OF D'AGUILAR STREET

AND

WELLINGTON STREET, Hongkong.

16th December, 1881. Chs. J.. GAUPP & Co. CHRONOMETER, WATCH, AND CLOOK-MAKERS,

Jewellers, Silver-smiths, and

Opticians.

-Charts and Books, Nautical Instruments.

Sole Agents

for Louis Audemars' Watches; awarded the highest Prizes at every

Exhibition;

and for Voigtländer and Sohn's Celebrated OPERA GLASSES, MARINE. GLASSES, and SpyGLASSES No. 38, Queen's-road Central.

arrived at Swatow on the 6th, and th, and RECORD of AMERICAN and

enced similar weather. Left Swatow on the 7th, and experienced strong Northerly gale.

The British steamship Glenartney re- ports left Shanghai on the 31st December, Foochow on the 5th instant, and Swatow on the 7th. From,Shanghai fresh mon- soon and overcast, cloudy weather. From Foochow to Swatów moderate Northerly winds and cloudy wonthor with light rain. From Swatów to port strong N.W. winds and fine, clear weather. Passed the steam- ship Bothwell Castle of Chelang Point, bound North, on the 7th at midnight.

The British steamship Albay reports left Taiwanfoo on the 6th instant at 1.40 p.m; and Amoy on the 6th at 6:50 pm, aut rived in Hongkong at 1.85 a.m. on the 8th. From Taiwanfod to Amoy find weather with moderate N.N.E. to NAW. winds. From Amoy to Names thick, rainy, wes- Chelang Point moderate N.N.W. breezo ther with light N.W. winda; thence to

kang strong N.W. gale and beary, rising and fine weather; from thence to Hong-

doa.

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FOREIGN SHIPPING.

Agents, ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 15th June, 1881..

AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS'

Morohant Navy Navy Boiled Long Flax

CANVAS.

Orown APNHOLD KARBERG & Co. Hoagrong, 15th June, 1881,"

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