No. 4558,--FEBRUARY 11, 1878.]
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE “CHINA MAIL,”]
(By Southern Route)
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THE WAR.
London, 8th Feb., 1878. His Holiness Popo Plas IX is dead.
THE CHINA MAIL.
difference in Exchange between the rate at Beveral previous convictions were proved which the Dividend is declared, and the against them. current rate of the day, amount to $558,090.44, of which, after taking out Rebate on Billa mot yet due, and Remunera. tion to Directors, thers remains for appro- priation $539,012.50.
From this sum, the Directors recommend the payment of a Dividend of One Pound
$177,777.78.
MIRTH.
[The following is the 'Introductory ode
The Greek Army has been ordered to/Sterling per share, which will absorb i suspect their honesty. Ho stationed him. I cannot concur in the contention of ing from the 17th Novomber to date of For some, 'Un said, anoceed without sacooeding.
stop the invasion, the Powers having promised to protect the Northern Greek
Provinces.
In accordance with the terms of the armistice, the Turke have evacuated the lines and fortifications of Constantinople, and the Russian troops have entered the
There is great excitement in the House of Commons: Sir Stafford Northcote his partially confirmed the news of the Rus sian advance, and Mr Forster has withdrawn his amendment (of a rejection of a propoe ed vote of confidence.]
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE S. 8. Glenfalloch reports that she was detained outside nearly 86 hours on account of foga.
THE Amateur Dramatic performance of "Still Waters Run Deep" will be repeated this evening in aid of the fonds of the City Ball
The Directors
recommend placing $850,000 to credit of Reserve Fund, which will then stand at $1,000,000, and carrying forward the balance, 811,284.72, to credit of new Profit and Loss Account.
The Directors congratulate the Pro- prietors on the above favourable results, and have much satisfaction in pointing eat the steady development of the Bank's resources and the increase of its business, as is shown by comparing the principal items of the Balance Sheet with the ac counts published six months ago.
Agencies Special Agent of the Bank has been appointed at Singapore.
Directors.--Mr A. McIver having decided to remain absent from the Colony until the end of the present year, the Directors have invited Mr A. Lind to join the Board in his stead. The Directors have to regret the death of Mr Edward Tobin. Mr H. L. Dalrymple has been appointed to the vacant seat. These appointments require con- firmation by the Shareholders.
Mr F. D. Sassoon has been appointed Chairman for the year 1878, and Mr Wm. H. Forbes Deputy Chairman.
According to the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, two members of the Court, Messrs. E. R. Belilies and Wm. Reiners, retire from the Direction, but are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accord- ingly.
Auditors. The Accounts have been audited by the Honourable Phiness Ryrie We are requested to state that we were in and Mr R. B. Gibb, and the Directors have pleasure in recommending the election of error iu lunerting the name of Deputy Inspecthese gentlemen as Auditors for the year tor General Wells of the Naval Hospital as 1979.. one of the Stewards at the recent Naval Ball,
We are asked to remind our readers that the Temperance Hall Entertainment, which was postponed last Monday, will take place this evening, at past 8 o'clock. The programme, with slight alterations, "is the same as we before published.
We understand that the Naval Offers
who are proveeding home in the Tamar have presented the Ward-room Officers of HMS. Victor Kmanuel with two handsome silver cups, as a mark of their appreciation of the kindness shewn to them during their temporary stay on board that ship.
The men of the 28th Regiment were am barked to-day on board H.M.S. Tamar, They marched down to the Deckyard about 1 o'clock, headed by the band of H.M.'s 74th Regiment, and embarked in three detachments in the tug boat Fame. The Tamar is to leave here to-morrow, and after landing the troops at the Straits, she will proceed to England vs Suez with the
crews of the ships which were paid off here some two months since.
LETTERS are published in the Government Gazette of Saturday that have been received
by His Excellency the Governor from the Duke of Buckingham, Governor of the Madras Presidency, and from Mr Mansie, Bon. Secretary to the General Committee,
Madras Faming Fund, acknowledging a
draft for Rupees 1,719.5.4, "being proceeds of a concert given by members of the Cler- man Club, &c., and an Amateur Dramatic Performanes by the sailors of Her Majesty's abip Audacious," for which thanks are tendered by His Grace and the Famine Committee.
Notice is given in the Government Gazette
H. HOPPINS, Chairman. Hongkong, 8th February, 1878,
THE CHINA WIRE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the Ninth Ordinary Meeting, to be held at the Company's offices, at half-past two o'clock, pimi, on Friday,
the 18th February
The Directors have pleasure of presenting to the Shareholders the yearly accounts of the Company made up to the 31st December
1877.
1870-The Balance at the credit of Working Account at the end of the year 1876, as shown in the last report, was $144,304,88, out of which has bem paid the dividend of $12 per share voted at the General Meeting held in February last. In the same report was mentioned the occur rence of claims, amounting to about $43,000, which had arisen in Yokohama, and to these have to be addoa a further loss of $20,000, incurred afterwards at Kobe. The account, therefore, now stands as follows:-
Balance at credit Working Account 1876, as per last report....
Dividend for the year 1876, 4,000 shares @ $12 per share...
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$ 96,304.86 Actual amount of Claims paid at Yokohama........
$44,028.81
Actual amount of
Claims paid at Kobe..$19,952,85 69,981.44
Balance.....
$32,323.42
STRAGGLER,
Charles Williams, seaman U. S. Tennessee, was charged with being a straggler and ordered to be sent on board by the police.
Charles Johnson, H. Mazers, and T. Now- ton, seamen British barque John Potts, were charged with being absent without leave, and ordered to be sent on board by the police.
Obinȧ.
HILANGSTAT.
(Courier.)
The prospect's always fine in the Prospectus ! With a strong staff, his fan at all he'll poke But what I have to do I find no joke. He has asked me to write " An Ode to Mirth;
For love--at least he hasn't mentioned money -- Now if there be a wet blanket on earth,
It's asking a poor fellow to be funny. The wag! He knew an ode from me requesting Would prove his own capacity for jesting.
I
don't zefaso-I never could say no, So, snatching up a pen in desperation, An Ode to Mirth, which had some reputation. turn to Milton, who wrote long ago It's safe to pilfer from a grand old past, For now-a-days not one in tea would know
I'm sure I recollect a line of two
I might adapt, or as quotations give...... Yes! Here is Mirth, admit me of thy row?" And "Mirth, with "no,"by thea I mean to
live."
called upon to decide whether it was sound passage home. The payment of his wages or not, I will only remark that numerous due and a passage he always insisted upon, decisions show that, whilst fostering extend and as the Captain chose to leave big with SELLING LIQUOR TO SAILORS.
ed commerce, the law is very careful of the this arrangement still opon, I must con-written for Airth by Mr Planche :-
A now humourous Magazine'!" Wong Achoung and three others, unli interests of the seamen of the mercantile sider those the terms on which Green took" Mirth.
Froservons 1 sensed bumboatmen, wore obarged with sell-aarine, and provides that they shall know his discharge. I also think that he is on-
Another can the Pabllo really need? ing liquor to the men of the Russian ship as exactly as can be described where they titled to wages as compensation up to the Jale without a license. The master of the may be called upon to go, for how long a termination of this ault. The last item to It is enough to make Minerva nervous,
They noem so feat each other to enseand; ship set a trap for them as he had reason to time, at what rate of wagon, and so on. consider is the claim for board and lodg
"Follow," perhaps, would be the better reading, self in the forecastle and bargained for a the learned counsel for tho promovents arrival in England Tho promovents are couple of bottles of gin for which he paid $1, that the captain was bound under these entitled to board and lodging from Novem
From standing in his shoes, kind stars proteck› z and the men were then all captured. Ser articles to select a port or ports in one sea or ber 17th to jud, mant and no more. These Well! That's the Publisher's affair, not mine; geant Grant stated he found the dollar in one of the countries named, and thence expenses have been incurred because the on the 3rd defendant (Cheung Ashow) who, return to the United Kingdom direct. Captain, the impagnant, left the crow here The Editor declares the prospect fine.....
with their claims unsettled. It may have ho believed, was the master of the boat. Without so deciding I may state my The gin was examined and found to be of opinion to be that the voyages to Caloutta, been in the interest of his employers that very inferior quality. The first three de- Bombay, and Madras were not beyond he left in such a hurry. If so they must fendants were fined 50 dollars each or the terms of his engagement with the pay for it. With regard to coats even if I months' hard labour for selling spirits with-crew, nor were they deviations. I think were not bound by the Admiralty Act 1861 Sect. 10, which whilst giving the Court out & license. The 4th defondant was dis- that a succession of voyages was
templated. charged.
But the difference might jurisdiction over any claim for wages well have arisen as Hongkong or on earned by à seaman in any ship deprives the voyage home, as on the authority of a him of costs if he does not recover £50 large number of cases it is questionable unless the judge certifies, I do not think tho whether the words "or China, and thence promovente are entitled to a certificato, back to a final port of dischargo, in the both parties being at fault, Instanch United Kingdom or Continent" are not too however as the impugnant is principally vague to satisfy the requirements of the possible for this litigation I decide that English Maritime Code of Law, although the promovents pay one third and the im- similar words are often used in such articles.pugnant two thirds of the costs of the Lord Stowell described the words or suit. elsewhere" introduced into the articles of a mariner as an alibi for the rest of the navigable globe, and too vague. In the case of the Minerva, 1, Haggard, p. 183, the words "port or ports in Europe were held not to be accurate enough an Again the hand of death has been busy in boing a description extending over our midst, and already in this month has quarter of the globe," Far more indefinite removed two of our old residents-Mr. F. G. is the word "Continent." It is difficult to Walsh and Mr J, Broadhurst Tootal; both say whore the crew might not have been respected members of the community. The bound to go under such a description but latter, from the prominent position he held for the rule which correcta laxity and in as the managing proprietor of the North accuracy in the description of the voyage. China Daily News and the N. C. Herald I think they might have refused to proceed and Supreme Court Gazette, was particularly on the voyage to the Continent from Hong-well known, for a beacon set on a hill cannot kong, (the Westmoreland, 1, W. Rob. 220.ba hid; and his kindness of heart, his The question, however, as I have said, geniality of disposition, and the interest be does not arise as the Captain treated the took in public affairs was universally ac- IN VICE-ADMIRALTY, articles as broken, and discharged the men, knowledged. His loss will be felt by many (Before Mr. Justice Snowpen,)
It only remains then to consider the claims in the settlement of which he has been a not preferred ant to apply as best I can the unimportant member for a long series of 11th February 1878.
principles laid down by a long list of the year. THE "WEST STANLET.”
most eminent judges in similar gases. His Lordship now gave judgment in this The view I take of this case la that it is essentially a compromise between the age as follows
This is a suit for wages instituted by two parties and must be dealt with aa suob. A of the late grow of the West Stanley. The Court of Admiralty is not strictly a Court West Stanley Is a British steamship, and in of Equity, but it will deal with arrange April, 1877, she went to Cardiff to load ments between a Captain and his crew in with coats, and was designed on a voyage an equitable manner, in doubtful points from thence to load in any port or ports in the leaning will be in favour of the crew. are collected the Battle or Mediterranean, Black Sea, The following maxims Son of Agoy, East or West Indies, North or South Amerios, or China, thence back to a final port of discharge In the United Kingdom or Continent (query of Europe), such a voyage not being expected to exceed twelve months. The promoventa were shipped and duly signed articles, the one, Rogers, at Cardiff; the other, Green, in London. On the 26th of April, 1877, the West Stanley left Cardiff for Maite for orders.
DRUNKEN HIGHLANDESA. Daniel Hood and Michael Branon, privates 74th Highlanders, were charged with being violently drunk, and assaulting the polios. They were also charged with assaulting a girl, and breaking a small piece of glass belonging to a hawker. The 1st defendant was fined $5 for assaulting the police, and to pay 50 cents amends for pictures he damaged or 31 days hard labour. The 2nd defendant was fined $8 for assaulting the police and general disorderly conduct, or 21 days' hard labour; both went to gaol.
SUPREME COURT,
(News.)
Very many of our readers will learn with deep regret the death of Mr John Broadhurst Tostal, for many years part proprietor and manager of this newspaper. A very old resident in Chinu, Mr Tootal was widely known and as generally liked and respected. A kind-hearted upright man and a warm and genial friend, he will be regretted by all, and long and sadly missed by those who had the privilege of his mure intimate friendship. His health had been failing for several months, and though the termination was looked for, it had been evident for of his illness was perhaya more rapid than
The steamer Kingfoo reports that, on the 31st ult, the water mark at Hankow was 2 feet 4 inches; at Hunter Island, in the left Bluff channel, 10 feet; and at Olyphant Island Cressing 14 feet. Some of the steamers are now unable to proceed further
weeks that recovery was hopeless.
Pol! Stuff! my Muse is not at all Miltonic, It's more akin to the (E. J.) Byronto. "An Oden odione fansy of the Editor' Or other composition." Ugly word! Suggestive most unpleasantly of creditors
Bat stay a thought to me has just occurred,
Stead of an "Ode to Mirth," suppose I themed Invoke. Mirth's great good Genius, Thom
Hood!
Matchless Fast Master of our oratii Olot 3io strive to pay to thee a tribute fit ? ̧. In thy Imperishable coronet,
Beside the flashing diamonds of thy wit, Shins pearls as puro as ever Pity shed Over the poor, the suffering and the dead. Best hamaarist! Beneath thy wildest fan
The kindliest current flows of hamaa feeling, While splitting sides with some outrageous pan, }}
into car hearts insidiously stealing By tropoe which seem intonded but to tickle us. Extracting the sublime from the ridienione. Let thy puts spirit point and guide the pan. Of each contributor to England's mirth May they be wise as well as merry men,
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And show of real wit the stealing worth
verse or prosa didactic or dramatic Never a bore-howo'er e-pig-rammatie, said bat now, I never could retura,
And yet I feel I dally am declining,
To younger, brighter bards, the harp sosigning. And soon to Mirth shall pay my fast adions,
fest, dear friends, by you I'm overrated. I'm over oighty. Thus associated,
AMONG the extraordinary plans to which Parliament is, according to rumour, to listan when assembled on Jan. 17 is a grand proposal of Lord Beaconsfield, all cut and dried-and perfected in interviews with the Khedive's on which have taken place lately An accident occurred on board the P. & O.-for the purobass by Great Britain of the steamer Indus, during her passage up from suzerainty of Egypt. The Sultan is to kate Hongkong, The Chief Offoer, Mr W. J.13,900,000, it is said, for relinqulahing hittin Webber, fell from the upper orlop dook to authority over the Khedive and Egypt, and the lower orlep deck, a distance of twelve this is to be reposed in Britannia Instead, a foot, sustaining injuries which necessitated The iden, however sonnational, must have his removal to the Hospital on the arrival of at least one merit in the eyes of the Sultan. the vessel here.
from various decisions. The Court will protect the crew from misapprehension and error, (The Minerva, 1, Haggard 958). It is reluctant to allow of the discharge of native seamen in foreign ports, but if it be entirely with their own consent they esunet com- plain (the Elizabeth, 2, Dodion 405). The learned Queen's Proctor argued that this suit ought not to be promoted in this Court, but that the promoters should have waited From thence she went to Port until their arrival in the United Kingdom. Said, from there to Aden, and thence to There certainly is the difficulty that if they Bombay, and discharged bor cargo. From work their passage home and earn wages $144,304.80
Bombay she went in search of freight to what they earn would be deducted in athan Kiukiang, Calcutta, and from thence was chartered to Court at home. Best, 100 of the Merchant 48,000.00
Madras. At Caloutta the crew, under an Shipping Act provides for any bardship ideas that their articles had been broken, which may arise from the restrictions im went on shore to consult a solicitor. The posed by Section 189 from suing for wages captain erroneously vlowed this as an not in Superior or Vice-Admiralty Courts of desertion, and had the men arrested. abroad; that word meaning (see Roption They were almost immediately discharged. 209) in or out of H. M's dominions. I am I may here remark that very mistaken not sure whether this case would not come notions are entertained by masters of vas- under Section 189, the claim not being to sels about desertion. Whether leaving a the amount of £50 for wages earned, the Out of this sum the payment of the usual ship is or is not an not of desertion depends only words in the Section which bring it Bonus of 20 per cent to contributing Share-entirely upon latention. To leave a shly, within its operation so far, as we have evi- dence, are the words "or unless the ship holders will absorb $25,214.72, leaving a even without permission, for the purpose is under arrest," but I am strongly inclined of booking legal advice is not desertion, as balance of $7,108.70, which has been added on pressly hold in the one of the to think that the soutenus means under 1877. The Working Account for the Westmoreland, 1 Rob, p. 216. The man, arrsat aliunde, and not in the very sult for It is obvious that the Section past year is very satisfactory, showing a by the advice of the solicitor, returned to wages. balance of $145,119.32 at its credit on the duty under a protest in writing which was would be entirely mugatory, a every one 31st December. The Directors propose pay banded to the captain. The West Stanley on board is entitled to arrest a ship ing a dividend of $12 per share for 1877 out then came on to Hongkong. The ship for Swase in the Court of Admiralty of this aus, as hitherto, and hope to escape began to load for Shanghai. On Friday, and could at any time defeat the ob It is supposed the exceptionally heavy losses of last year Nov. 16th, the Harbour-Master sent for ject of the Bootlon. and be enabled to add largely to the Reserve the impagnant and told him that the the Admiralty Act of 1881 has oured this, chief engineer had been to consult him but it has never so far as I know been Fund at the close of 1876.
decided. In a note to be found at p. 176 about the artloles, watch the chief engineer again seserted had been broken, and Williams v. Bruce, Ad Practice, It is sug
The gested that the Act of 1861 deprives a The numbor burned to death may were not binding on The men plaintiff who does not recover above £50 be fixed with a good dogros of certainty. captala returned on board. wont to him in a body and claimed shortly for wages of costs unless the Judge our Five days ago, after all the bodies had their discharge and compensation. Rogers ties. But the point was not raised. The been placed in collins, the number of agreed to take £20 to sign clear: Green Testriation to sue in the United Kingdom cofined bodies large and small then on the demanded a passage home. Next day and not abroad created by Reo.: 190 of the ground, was, by actual count, 1,005, while Captals Runciman attended at the Shipping Merc. Shipping Act of 1864 is confined to more than 200 had been claimed and osses where the voyage terminates in the removed by friends. Other soffins were
to the Reserve Fund,
the crew,
Be is so driven for money that he will pars The hearing of the cross suits, arising out with a good deal for 15,000,0001, But it of the collision between H.B.M.'s gunboat is hardly the way to show British sym Frolle and the steamer Dragon, in August pathy with Turkey for the threatened lows last, oooupied H.B.M.'s Supreme Court on of Bulgaria to propose to take Egypt off Monday and Tuesday, and is likely to last her hands as well. The Khedive would the greater part of to-day (Feb. 6th). H. H. pro sbly like it; he is always ready to be Mowat, Esq., Acting Judge, presides, and he party to a good bargain. has Captain E. Coleman, of the P. and 0. atr, Mongolia, and Captain Shellard, of the P. and U. str. Indus, as Assessors, Four legal gentlemen ara engaged in the case, two on ach side. The case of the Frolic was concluded yesterday. That of the Dragon has so far only been formally opened and Captain Grevett's evidence partly heard."
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Jan. 17th.
Quotations.
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that a letter bas been received from Her to fill the vacancies, and those appointments office with the accounts of all the meri who rited Kingdom; not as here either in the filled with the remnants of clothing, while QUICKSILVER,
Majosty's Political Agent at the Court of Siam stating that the prohibition laid by the Siames Government on the exportation of Rice was removed on the 18th January
lant.
In regard to the loss of the Howsang the A. C. D. News says :--
HENRY LOWCOok, Chairman.
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Directors-Messrs. Lowoock and Hoppius retire from the Board in conformity with the provisions of the Company's Articles, and offor themselves for re-election.
Messrs. Fomeroy, Heaton and Molver having resigned their seats during the year, Messrs. W. H. Forbes, H. L. Dalrymple and A. Lind have been chosen by the Directors require the confirmation of Shareholders,
Auditors. Mr Robert Lyall being absent claimed their discharge, the promovents from the Colony Mr James H. Cox has been Green and Rogers included, with sufficient United Kingdom, or the Continent. The still others contained, or were waiting to appointed to audit the accounts in con- money to pay the wages and compensation, difference between the Captain and crew have receive, either the bones of such of the Junotion with Mr C. Morland Kerr. These The men, however, Green inaluded, had ng been compromised, and she discharged unfortunate inmates as were almost entire- gentlemen offer themselves for re-election.
changed their minds. The firemen and the promovonte by their own consent a largely consumed, or the surface ground of the Bumber of the cases ofted do not apply. place; all these raga and this earth are to estpeaters had found out that there was little chance of employment, as the labour All those cases which show that a seaman be buried, as being stained or impregnated market la their line was overstocked, and discharged afrond before the termination with blood.
Another mothod of computing leads to a settlement on that day was never come of the voyage is entitled to wages to esti to. Mr Lording, the Deputy Superinten mated time of arrival in the United Kings about the same result. A salt merchant dent of the Mercantile Marine, adjourned dem, and the cost of a passage home, have of Tientsin: offered to give 8,000 coffius. The C. M. 8. N. Co.'s steamer Fuyew,
the question to Monday; but on Sunday no bearing. In the case of Rogers both The number taken from the shops was which arrived from Hongkong yesterday.
the West Stanley left with a fresh crow, the parties are to blame. He is to blame for 1,500. Some of these were used for cloth. (eb. 6th) afternoon, brought the following
officers and engineers going in the ship running away from his agreement to take ing, bones, and earth, while some were details of the wreck of the steamer Howsang.
under a new agreement. Captala Ruscin to sign olear The Impugnant is to still empty. So that I think were are safe Captain Lamont, belonging to the same
Butler, number of deaths as not less Company:-On February 2nd, at 6 80 am,
was fined $1 or 2 days imprisonment for Slemesen & Co, for compensation if they that a permanent settlement had been arr. than 1,200.-N. O. D. Naus.. Chapel Island bearing N.N.W. about 2 miles, observed a rocket and signal watt being drunk, and walking about the streets would accept it. Slemmen & Co. would red at Green always demanded passage But the fact remains home and as the Captain persistently refused
Diasounty Jan, Btz, immediate nasistar de." Despatched & boat in a state of audity with exception of his have gald i.”
that be went away without making any it this promovent cannot be said over to have to the Inland and found there Mr Moerck, jumper.
Robert Wyndham, enginest, B. 8. Marcia, arrangement with the promovente. On come into the compact. The Captain left
Shares, Ord Engineer, and nine Chineso, being part was fined 60 cents for being found drunk December 11th the West Stanley, on him at Hongkong unprovided for but it is Of business there is literally nothing to of the crew of the ... Howsang, who re-
her return to Hongkong, was arrested, on the other hand clear that Green refused say, Enormous quantities of produce are
to proseed further, and it is doubtful whe daily arriving from the interior. Oplum Hongkong Bank, 61 % premi ported that the Howsang had struck the near the Cross Roads,
William MoFarlane, seaman U.8.5. Tone suit for wages having been instituted abore and foundered on the night of January ölet that they had landed on Chapel lonesses, was fined 60 cents for a similar These are the facts I find in the oase, ther he had a right to do so. I'de sot sb (Indian drug) is net nelllag quickly, she Datum Inr, Society of Larson, 12,500
Green claims for wages froft April 17th serve this as the ordinary simplicity price being too high empared with native Jhing Traders' Ins. Co., $3,800: land on the morning of February lat, and offence in Lyndhurst Terrala,
Charles Hall, seaman U. 6. S. Tennessee, to November 18th, less advances, 423 attribut d to anilors It asunot be said for drug, which we hear le plentiful. We have Chinese Insurance 00, 265 belloved the remaining crow and passengers had taken to the boats and steered for as fiae $1 and to pay 10 cents chair-hires. 19. d. ten days double pay for delay a moment that the matiner wore in any had a very cold week, thermometer going Yangtze Ins, ABEGO,, The, 615 Amoy brought them off to the ship and was removed from a Chinese shop by under section 187, Merchant Shipping Act way taken in. On the contrary they were down to seven degrees below Zero 89 de North Chins Ins. Co., Fle, 550
1854, 28 186, 41. i compensation for wages if anything somewhat too keen to discover areas frost per Fahr. There have been a HK. Fire Ins. Co., 1700 preceded to amoy, arriving there at 9.15.P.C. J. White and was very violent.
Joseph Joseph and, John Donally, seamed to estimated end of voyage, $16 10s; board an infringement of the articles, and too few serious robberies amongst the natives China Firs Ins. Co., 185 Found there Captain Lamont and the British barque Cuba, wets fined 50 cents and and lodging from 17th November for three hasty in sorting their legal rights. The Five criminals were decapitated a few days ELXW. Dock Go., 1 % dis remaining passengers and drew with the exception of Mr Elwood, the Chief Officer, to pay 20 conte cheir-hire each for being months, E18 15s; cost of parsige to lng whole question must be dealt with an ago all Maliomedane Tile cises of Chinese, K. O. M. S.-boat 00., 15 din
land, £80; total, 289 11s. 94. Rogers equitable principles, the misfortune belog if they come under the category, are in Shanghal Steam Navigation, The, 16 who was reported to have been drowned. found drunk in chairs.
Heurs Jones, seaman U. S. & Tennessee, claime wages from 25th April to November that what seems equitable to one mind very bad odour with the Government, and Hongkong Gen Ge,, $75 Took the survivors on board, and came on was fined 60 cents for being drunk near the 16 h, less deductions, £18 Bs. 4d wages for often seems very inequitable to another. ele accusations, we fear, are sometimes Hongkong Hotel Oo., 185
Oriental Bank.
overtime work, £5 10 days double pay. Taking the claims of the two promovents, enough for condemnation. Give a dog a Uhinese Imperial Losa, £104.10/ 197 James Robertson, freman British steam 45; compensation for wages from 17th and referring the exact amounts due to be bad name, &o.-N. Q. D. News, ship Glengle, was fined 80 cents and to pay November to arrival in England, #13 10s; decided by the Registrar, I allow the 10 cents chair-hire for being drunk at the board and lodging for three months, £15 claims for wages as a matter of Cofres Praya.
10s pastage to England. £00 total, 285 earned in both cases. I disallow the claim Gustav Smidt, seaman U.S.S. Tenness, 388 4d. With regard to the breach of the for double pay for ten day as the 187He serves to keep bald headed sinners (Taken at Mauri Felsoner & Co.'s Fresta was flasd 50 cents for a sitaliar offense. articles I have come to the conclusion that Seot does not apply to this case there awake at church on a warm summer's day, David Robine, a seamen belonglig to a Iam prealtided from entering into the ques being neither neglect nor reftimal to pay so that their unregenera's hearts may be Cermat ship, was fined 60 sents and to pay tion whether the articles had been broken wages. I do not allow Rogers wages to touched by the preached work. He also 10 cents chair-hire for a similar offences or not. Captain Runciman, there can be cellmsted time of arrival In the United encourages the spirit of invention, inducing BaboETER
John Smith, seaman, Amerloan barque no doubt, agreed to treat them as broken Kingdom, for a pastage home But he the ventive to tax their brains in contriv. Quickstep, was ined 66 sents for drankens and allowed the drew to take their discharge. stipulated for some compensation, sad ing dy-traps. (The flying, trapaze has no mess.
Be made a new contract with the offers I leave it to the Registrar to say what connexion with dy-traps,). As it is through and engineers, he made tip the scdounts of eum should be paid him for the trials alone that a patient opirit reaches its the rest of the crew and tendored compens-loss of his employment,, taking into const-full and complete developingat, the fly in a ation for wages on the ground of a breach deration the wages he was earning, and the useful agent in the good work | for the man of the articles, and we cannot now enter compensation be was prepared to accept who can patientis endtire the persistent into the question. Captain Renciman is some time ago, over and above his earned earts of a fly to alight upon the end of his not at all to blame, He acted on the wages as I understand. With regard to nose on a wattti day, has very nearly reach. opinion of experienced men, and I am not | Green & reast consider that he le entitled to ed the perfection of patient beatitude,
to Shanghal.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
The following is the twenty-fifth Report of the Court of Directors to the Ordinary Yearly General Meeting of Shareholders
to be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Thursday, the 14th February
To the Proprietors of the Hongkong and Bhanghal Banking Corporation. GENTLEMEN,The Directors have now to submit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheet for the half year ending 81st December last,
The uct profits for that period, including $14.027.46 brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, deduot. ing interest paid and duo, making provision Jer all bed and doubtful debts) and for
Sakawat, a watchman unemployed, was flued 60 pants for being drunk and disorderly,
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Un Akong and Ip Ahang, hawkers, were committed for trial on a charge of stealing
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