current half-year. The Docks at the present moment were fully employed, and there was every likelihood of their contlauing to he so for some months to come. Per- baps it would
“THE CHINA MAIL.
Carried unanimonsly. Mr HOFFIUS proposed that Messrs Ryzle and Forbes be re-elected Directorn. Mr ANDER seconded the motion.
not be wise to anticlCarried unanimously.
Mr KYBIS: As you are probably aware, pate too much; but seeing what the company had achieved. In the past, Mr Lind, who was on this Board, was com when the prospect was anything but bright, polled to loavo on account of ill health, he thought they were justified in taking and, Mr Molver having returned to the a hopeful view of the prospects now before Colony, the Board invited him to coonpy the seat which he had previously hold. The CHAIRMAN Concluded by proposing This requires confirmation by this meet
ing; therefore I beg to propose that the the adoption of the report.
Mr.K. DEATOR seconded; and the motion appointment of Mr Melter to the Board was carried unanimously.
No. 4878. FEBRUARY 24, 1879,] formed that no less than twenty-three boys are already on the list, and that this is looked upon sa the beginning of much greater things. There cannot be two opiatous as to the necessity for a good Protestant Sobool for the boys of well-to-do parenta. Many Europeans and Americans object to send that boys to the Central School for obvious reasons; and although the want of a good anmixed school is perhaps not so generally felt as it was in 1876, when the Hon. Mr. Ryrie, spoke on the subject to the Legislative Council, we feel certain that Mr Kidd is doing a good work in trying to organise such an insti* tution here. There is no reason why the experiment should not sacosed, and
them.
Mr LINGIBAD proposed, and Mr Nowton seconded, that the retiring Directora (More H. Hopplus and A. Melver) be re-elected.
This proposition was also carried an- animously.
Mr J. T. CHATER proposed, and Mr. N. J. de seconded, that Messrs Linstead and
present year.
ultimately number among its pupila boya Robinson be re-elected auditora for the
from the entire coast lines of China and Japan.
The motion was unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN then intimated that the dividend warrants would be fasued im. mediately.
This closed the proceedings.
CHINA FRK INSURANCE COM. PANY.
be confirmed.
MY VAUOBER Seconded the motion. -Carried unanimously.
Mr FORBES proposed that Messrs. D. A. -J. Crombie and Mr J; H. Cox be re-elected
Anditore.
Mr BARRETTO secònded the motion. Catrled unanimously.
The CRAIEMAN: Gentlemen; I' thluk
that is all the bustness before the meeting.
We are much obliged to you for your attendance, and hope you will continue to do all you can to promote the interests of the Company.
tius le ordered at Malta against arrivals from southern Russia. Consola 961.
until they saw what the Government in kolfe, and when she took her one she said tended doing he thought it would be unit was dirty and slapped her (complainant's)
Raul Pinder, Jan 27-Ordors have just win handing their engines over to the face, and gave her two blows on the head
been issued for the whole of the native don- Government, He thought the Govern with a broom. There were no marks. ment might be again reminded of the Defendant stated that she had told the tingent nader General Watson's command resolution; there was no occasion to pass brought dirty water, and when asked why Roberts, They will be employed in keeping complainant to fetch some water. She to proceed to Thall and aot under General a fresh one,
Mr DRAGON thought it would be she did so replied that she (defendant) communication open in the Koorum Valley. that the motion should could wash herself in it. On being asked H. M.'s 67th left to-day for Kohat, and the undesirable be again passed to connection with what she had said, she went down stairs and 12th will leave to-morrow for Peshawar.
remarks made by Mr Sharp. the
It began to pack up her things. She was told was impossible that all the foreign com- she could not leave the house until defen- panles would pay the same proportion to dant's husband returned, and complainant the expenses of the fire extinguishing ar. then threatened defendant with a broom. rangements.
The weapon was taken from her, and the mistress then acted on the offensive and pushed complainant outside, when a war of words ensued, which lasted for a consider able time. Defendant was fined $1.
Mr SHARP Bald, he would withdraw his resolution if it ware of no use.
The proceedings then terminated.
REPETITION OF H. M. S. PINAFORE. Tho performance of Sullivan's operetta H. M. S. Pinafore was repeated by the Choral Society on Saturday evening at the Theatre Royal, City Hall. There was n crowded house, and a vague hope was en tertained that another local "hit" was to bo made by Signor Traebiui, No such at tempt was made, however, and the per- formance was so much the less interesting for those who had assembled to see the above- named comedian and not the characters Proper to the pleus. In adding a word or two to what we have already written on the subject, it may be honestly said that the general opinion of the representation of Saturday night was that H. M. S. Pina
Mr G. SHARP: Before the meeting sopa rates I should like to say a few words on the subject of fires. There is all around u so much cause for congratulation in the position of this Company and the older Company as well, that I feel there is a danger of the calamity under which we are An ordinary meeting of the shareholders now suffering being lost sight of. The in this Company was held this afternoon at position of the Companies is good. The owners of property are happy. The Chinese the Offices, Queen's Road. There were having soon the red light over the proper. present, Hon. H, Lowoock (in the Chair), ties which have been consumed, they attach Hon. P. Ryrie, and Messrs Forbes, and an enhanced value to them, and in many cases the ground on which the house stood McIver (Directors), and Messrs G. Sharp, is worth as much after the fire as it was McDonachie, Relaers, Andie, Vaucher, before. So all these things tend to dimi. Barretto, George, Wann, Deacon, J. Has the fiction from which we are suffer fore," on its own merits, was a genuine. ing, and gentlemen in this room, with the exception of a slight recession in the value
Uoz, Newton, A. Smith, Crawford, W. Wilson, and J. B. Ooughtrie (Secretary).
ocess, Stripped of the Intense interest
LARGENCY.
Wopg Atrol, a cargo-boat man, was sont to 8 months' hard labour for stealing 22 coconuts, the property of the master of the German barqua Humboldt.
DRUNKENNESS.
William Curnow, cook British barque Black Watch; Robert Walter Galo, scaman Sailor's Home and James Davidson, roaman Sallor's Home, wore charged with being drank and incapable. The first defendant was fined $1; the other two 50 couts cnob.
ALLEGED BAREFLOED ROBGRAY. Yum Aping, the coulle who was charged with stealing $1 from one of Dr. Ayros' chair opolies at the Race Course, was com mitted for trial at the Supreme Court.
of stock, have suffered nothing from the fire.lent to it by a foreign and imported Dr Ayres reported that the man was in by it some of us are busy" restoring pro-
A STRANGE CASE, remand with misconduct as a police con- Ball Singh (P. O. 626), was obarged on stable and with destroying his clothes. The case was remanded: from Saturday, in order to give, Dr Ayres an opportunity to report as to the state of the man's mind. perfect possession of his senses, and Mr he had only refuzed ball as there appeared to be some doubts as to his state of mind. The doctor had certified to defendant being in his right mind, so he (Mr Orsagh) would discharge him, giving the benefit of some doubts be entertataed regarding the truth of his story. Discharged with a caution,
. H. K.'s TROOP-SHIT Himalaya arrived bore to-day with the 27th Regiment and some supernumerary Naval Officers. Her dates ara Portsmouth 28th December, Gibraltar 4th January, Malta 13th, Cyprus 17th, Fortsaid 18th, Sacz 20th, Aden 29th and
She expe Singapore 17th February, rienced very good weather the whole all in a paskage, and the troops are good state of health. She has on board the Hon. W. Cadogan, and M. W. Eastlake, 21 Military ofleera, 5 ladies, and 7 children; 856 soldiers, 39 women, and 68 children and 12 supernumerary officers. We under- stand that the troops are likely to be landed early to-morrow. It was at frat thought
perties and so on. Then who are the suf- good performance, and but for the disadvanTM | that part of the 74th would have to be sent convening the meeting,
The OHAIRMAN soid: Gentlemen; In ferers? I think the severe sufferers are tageous- comparison thus rendered pos. on board the Victor Emanuel for a short
the Chinese. I know of very many time, to make room for the incoming regi-offering to you the uusi Report and state where I have found shops full of idle work-sible, would have been classed very high in ment, but this has now been found unneces-ment of Account, although I cannot hope men in the outlying districts. I have the list of the Choral Society's successes that you will consider it quite as brilliant asked thom what is the matter; nothlug to Taken as a whole, the plase was better do No no got work; no got shop as usual, I may perhaps venture to believe sell'em ; no man want makee." The shops performed than it was on the previous that you will consider it on the whole as were burnt down, and no trade was belugas. The choruses were sung to more satisfactory. It has been in your hands done. Even the vacant shops were not accurate time, were more effective and had filled. The people are simply gone away for some time, and you will perhaps take it to Macao and Canton. The industries, more "body" about them; while the by. as read. The working account will show which were in a great degree the life of this play of the orow was far superior to that that the Office has done during the twelve.olony, are for six, nine, or even twelve of the frat.. performance. Miss Kerr, as months, paralysed if not destroyed. We have suffered a very heavy blow, and fophine, was in excellent voice, and more I am sure that any gentleman who at home in her part than on her first will take the trouble to investigate the appearance; and her rendering of "Oly detaining & female child under the age of truth of this statement, will endorse
BELEY.
The sambers of our Amateur Dramatle Club and many of Mr Chas. Holliday's friends in Hongkong will be pleased to learn that he has not forgotten his earlier efforts in the City Hall of this Colony One of Mr Holliday's best characters was the Secretary in (if we mistako mot) "Plot and Passion," performed here several yours ago. The Whitehall Review, of Jan. 11th, aya
Distress, I am told, maana hunger and cold. Now, therefore, is the time for Amateurs to use their talents for a fer higher purpose than their own amusement The Manchester Amateura, with Mr Charles Holliday at their best, and assisted by Mirs Monckton and Sir Charles Young, netted a good round sum the other day, I hear, for the funds of a Volunteer Corps by their performance of Masks and Faces. Surely there are other funds which stand in sorer need of assistance, especially in the great manufacturing towns. 10 kid those plea enre would become a duty, and a night a receipts would gladden mouy a sorrowful
heart"
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The BECRETARY having read the notion Some of us have been very large gainora (though local) excellence, It was really a Creagh, addressing the defendant, said that
months a larger amount of business than it did during either of the two years, while our interest account also shows a handsome profit over that of last your. Under these ofraumstances I think that, considering the normone losses we have had to pay this year, the Report may be considered as satisfactory, and that the shareholders may be congratulated on the position of the Office. Unless any gentleman has any ques- tions to sak, or any remarks to make con- cerning the Report, I will propose that it be adopted, and the accounts passed.
Mr ANDES: May I ask, Mr Ohan how you estimate the premia on risks un- expired on the Sat December last.
my opinion. How is this to be pre- god of love, god of reason, Ray" vented? I think we must adopt some other meansome more expensive means
was so exo.edingly, good that it brought for extinguishing fires. There must be down the bones.
Two bouquets WORS money spent to render Hongkong mere thrown to the fair prima donna, and the secure from fire. I think it would facilitate the provision of a sufficient fand for fire-applause was prolonged and hearty. Ia brigade purposes in Hongkong if the Govern very good voice and capital form altogether, ment were to impose by ordinance a duty Tom Bowling's Rackstraw was, if anything, spon fire insurances, You are aware, Mr more satisfactory than bis first edition of that Chairman, that the duty levied at home is 1/6 per hundred pounds of the sum insured, gentleman. Mr Phoebus representation of -equal to 1 per thousand. Were the the gallant Captain Corcoran was some government to charge a duty of 24 per cent. What fastred, so far as the musical portion
upon the gross earnings of all the fire in-
SUPREME COURT.
(Before Chief Justice Sir JOHN SHALE.) 24th February, 1879.
· REGINA V, FUNG A-CHOI, LO A-NG, AND'
NO MIN-CHAI.
The prisoners were indicted for unlawful-
14 years, and the second prisoner was far- ther charged with bringing the child into the Colony for the purpose of selling her.
The Hon. the Aoting Attorney General (J. Russell, Esq.) appeared to prosecute, and Mr Ng Choy appeared to watch the case on behalf of the first prisoner.
The following gentlemen comprised the Jury: Messze W. H. F. Darby, F. Freire, J. J. da Silva E. Enuza, P. Rhodes, J. Lembke, E. Beart, and J. Alabor.
The Jury retired, and after an absence of about twenty minutes returned into Court with a verdict of guilty against all three prisoners on the first count, the first prisoner being recommended to merey on the ground
Rangoon Jan. 28,-Colonel Wyndham ascended in bis balloon, made for the late King of Burmah, from the bank of the Royal Lake as 6 in the evening on Satur day last.
After ascending three hundred feet the balloon auddenly burst and deacon- ded liko a stone into thelake. Several boats bustened to the spot, and after ten minutes succeeded in getting Coloned Wyndham dragged from underneath the debris. He was quickly conveyed ashore and received medical aid, but it was of no avail. Blood was issuing from his nose and mouth, and it was supposed that death was instan-
tanoous. He was buried next day. The balloon was composed of very inferior materials. A great crowd was present to witness the ascent, and saw the catastrophy.
Calcutta, Jan. 29. -Sirdar Wally Mu hammad, brother to the Ameer Shers Ali, has crossed into the Kourum Valley, and has asked Gocoral Roberts to receive him in his camp, where he is expected to arrive on the 80th. A number of iofluential Chiels of the Ghilzai and other tribes have sent word that they will accompany the Sirdar,
(E. and C. Express, Jan. 17th,) The Foxhound, 4, composite gunboat. Elestebant Commander W. H. G. Nowell, after repairing at Malta, has left for Slogapore,
Information has boon received by telo.
Voyage graph that the French steamer Junon, which sailed from France on round the world, had left Callan on the 10th last, on her return to Marseilles, having relinquished the further pressantiaá of the voyage.
Commodore Schufeldt, of the United States N vy, who has started in the war vessel Ticonderoga on a scientific and com mercial expedition, extending from the African Coast to Japan and Korea, will, on arrival at Liberia, not as arbitrator in the Boundary dispute between the British
and Liberian Governmenta,
We have much pleasure in aonouncing that Her Majesty will receive at- Osboras to-day the Chinese Biinister, Kwo, ta-jen, to accept his resignation. His Excellency will be accompanied by his wife and Secre tary, Dr Macartney, and will be presented by Lord Salisbury. As at present announced, he will return to China by the Messageries Maritimes atentaar Anadyr, leaving "Mar- seilles Fab. 9.
consisting of Captain Leigh, Lieut. Skeens, A draft, furnished by the 26th Regiment, and seventy six men, proceeded from "Alder shot to Liverpool, and embarked on board the steamship Diomed, of Bolt's line, for conveyance to Singapore, there to join the 74 h Highlanders.
'A correspondent writes:The retire meat of Captain Sydney Bridgford, R.M, A., who has bean borne on the books of the
November, 1869, may induce some to apply gabip on the Chias station over since for the appointment at Yokohama. BusI plerstand that there is no intention of älling Captain Bridgford's vacancy superintending Civil Engineer of the Works and Establishment belonging to the British Government, and no provision will be made
The OAIEMAN-At the moment I cannot surance companies here this would amount was concerned, by a pronounced huskiness of her respectability; the second prisoner for the continuance of this appointment in
to rather less than half the duty charged at which was not apparent in his previous was found not guilty on the second conat. tasurance rate in Hongkong at about 1
raud.
tell you. No estimate has been made of it
The Sessions wore then adjourned till the Navy Estimates for 1879-80," When stationed at Eastrey, prior to his departora at present, but it will be made out and sout Home. This is shown by taking the averageffort; but that was not the fault of the to-morrow, when Jurors not having served
manager of the theatre of the Royal Marine per cent, which is obtained for the large actor. The other parts were well filled-will be required to attend at 10a.m. The from China, Captain Brilgford was the proportion of short risks that are taken, Dick Deadeye's "get-up" on Saturday being others will not be required unless specially Artillery at Eastrey, and not merely con a case of larceny of some flour from auself painted the whole of the scenery- whilst the main body of insurances is of
a marked improvement on the "untrag / sent for. There is only one oase to be heard ducted the business of the stage, but him- Take the sum insured at blue" of his face on last occasion. What American barque." All the prisoners who including the drop scene-a representation course upon open policies at one per cont per annum. $850,000 for the two local companies, Signor Traebint was as Sir Joseph Porter or have been convicted will be sentenced on Thursday; and the European charged with of the 14th November, at Manila. A short which amounts to about $25,000, you will and adding balf as much for the 2 Saturday would serve to throw some light outting and wounding a shipmate on board! home companies It would give, a total
Mr ANDEé: According to my saloulations The steward of the American barque Mo-the proportion of the premis for the year sonic left this to-day per 8.8. City of Peking, will be about 804,000; and if the amount to be tried at San Francisco for the murder carried forward is $161,000, if you take from that the losses $66,000, and the of the Captain of that vessel, on the night dividend $48,000, and also 20 per cent.,
notice of the sad affair appeared in our issus
of the 28th November last. The man-a Frenchman by birth-was brought here from Mantle by the U.S.S. Ashuelot, and has been detained on board there until the City of Peking was leaving to-day. From what we can learn the Steward'e version of the story
is this. He had been some 4 years in the ship, and was placed thero, by the owner, the lats Captain having only been in her a short time. The Steward, it appears, was a man possessed of a little money, and the owner was anxions that he should take a share in the vessel. He was instructed by the owner to sea that nothing was wasted,
have about $110,000 to pay, and there will The CHAIRMAN: Yes, there will remain about $24,000, which we hope to carry for ward on 1878 accounts, when they are fairly closed, to Reserve Fund. When the matter was considered by the Board wa thought that $24,000 was ample to meet all outstanding pusaibilities.
remain about $24,000.
Me AnDaé; I should like to put another question. Shortly after the calamity which befel this Colony on Christmas Day, it was thought expedient by some of the leading Insurance companies in this place to issue
anaual amount of $525,000. Two and upon the greatness of his effort at the-first a half per cent upon that would amount
to $13,125. Adding to this per cent performance, when he represented the First for tre brigade rate, which gives about Lord and personated some one else at the His Sir Joseph “pure and $8,000, the two together would produce same time." about $21,000; so altogether there would be fund available of $21,000 per annum imple," however, to our minds, was nearer
whole
for the support of the Fire Brigade, the the character intended by the authors than Fire Master, and all expenses connected was the signor's master-plece of Thursday be replied by the two local offices and the
a table babament. It will naturally week. The local role seriously hampered Imperial-We de much now; we keep up the actor in doing justice to the actual Sir an efficient Brigade and expensive engines. Joseph of, Mosars Gilbert and Sullivan ; circular binding themselves to decline Then I would propose that these engines and though critics who saw both assert
and these private brigades be merged into insurance on Chinese goods stored in Chinese houses. The circular was signed the Government Fire Brigade that the that the first personation was the beat by the Secretary of this Company, but engines be handed over and that the of the two in every sense, we fall to control and diren. see the correctness of the criticlem. after the lapse of about one week his Government or rather the Fire Maater algnature was withdrawn by order of the take the
of the matter. This
would Objection has been taken by others Board of Directors. I have no doubt tion and owing to the manner in which he be that when the document was signed it distribute the burden. The German offices that the character was done too lightly was considered a serious step, and it are doing a large amount of business; the haved, the Captain conceived a very great certainly did not, tend to throw credit on English offices are doing a large amount and airily, and that too much of the dislike for him. On the night of 14th No the very respectable Chinese community of of business they would all come in for burlesque was thrown in. To this we can vember, the Captain beat him, and drove him this place, but at the same time it was an their share of the expense. I think it is only say that the place is nothing if it does undoubted fact that with European houses, wholly wrong if any Insurance offices aay out of the cabin the ateward then went to managed by Europeann, it was impos. it is not their business to extinguish fires. not burlesque the system sought to be the main batch and sat down, when the sible for them to make such a close I will venture, in conclusion, to move a attacked; and it seems to us that notably
should be made in resolution, which I moved last year and deceased came and again beat him. The investigation
pases of calamity. I should be happy to the year before, and which was also in the scene where Sir Joseph nearly bursts steward next sought refuge in the galley, know from you, Mr Chairman, for what on both occasions moved in the Office with indignation-Mx Treeb bas in the and shortly afterwards he heard the Captain reasons you have withdrawn the nigusture of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Com Pinafore succeeded in adding two successes, of the secretary. I cannot think he would papy, namely, that the Directors be re sayWhere is that French son of a sign such an important document without guested to boufer with the Boards of the instead of one, to his long list of great don't let him go before the foremast or abaft the macation of any of the Directors. At Hongkong Fire Insurance Company and achievements on our lossl "boards,"
The fact that no further reference is the malumast." The deceased then went to the same time I should also be happy to the Government with a view to the provi
surances on merchandise stored in Chinese and extinction of fres,
of Gibraltar.
a ship, at Yokohama, will probably be dis- send out to China aix of the river ganboats charged by proclamation.
ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL.
The P. & 0, Co.'s steamship Bokhara,
mail of the 17th January, arrived here yes- terday morning.
Captain Jallus Osman, with the London
TELEGRAMS..
(Straits Times Extra.) London, Feb. 12-At a Banquet given to the Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith, First Lord of the Admiralty, by the electors of Westminster, that gentleman said, in the coures of a speech, that the disaster aus- tained in the Zulu attack was greatly to terminate the struggle would start within deplored, but that reinforcements sufficient
Wook.
be
It has been decided by the Admiralty to
especially designed for service on that station, on account of their light draught of water. One of those will bo epationed at Slugapore as a tonder to the Straits division of the flest, another at Hongkong as a tender to Victor Emmanuel, and a third at Shanghại as tender to the senior officer's ship of the North China division. The remaining three
services aro required. will be laid up at Hongkong until their
The third-class cruiser Le Duchaffant, commanded by Captain Gervaise, anchored on ōth inst. in the Brest roads, having arrived from Saigon, via the Suez Canal. She is to be put out of commission.
The second-olana oruiser Le Champlain, aptala Michaud, left Toulon on the 2nd inst., for Suez and the China Seas. She is to replace the Cormas, which will return to
Breat
The third-class cruiser Le Kerguelen,
on the Brd inst, through stress of weather. Captain Mathiew, put into Corogne (Spain), All was well on board." She left Oberbourg on Dec. 28, en route for the Chins Sexs.
the galley, and again assaulted the stewerd.know if this Company intends to take in,elon of farther means for the proycuno necessary to Mr Bangster (the conductor) mitigated by the weather, which showed 1,984 tone, 2,127-horse power, has been
was stabbed. The second mate and the man who was en watch at the time, accompany the prisoner to San Francisco as witnesses for the prosecntion,
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrates sitting.) 24th February, 1879.
London, Feb. 13-The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Beaconsfield, in his place in the The Audacious, 14, iron screwship, House of Lords announced that the Cabinet armour-plated, Captain Francis Durrant, had decided to take immediata steps to wipe late flagship on the China Station, arrived stated that the Afghan Expedition bad at Spithead about the end of the month, and out the disaster in Zululand. He also at Maka on the 9th inst, and is expected achieved the object for which it was des will proceed to Chatham to be put out of patobed, 1. e, the protection of the frontier commission. She is ordered to call in at the independence of Afghanistan.
Charles F. Hillyar, O.B., lato Commander. of british India and the preservation of Flymouth, where the flag of Admiral
With regard to the distress in some parts in Chief on that station, will be struck of England he hoped that it would be The Encounter, 14, wooden corvette, signs of improving,
commissioned at Sheerness, by Captain the. flon Albert D. S. Denison, with a com who, in a moment of frenzy, snatched up a houses.
The CHAIRMAN said that, although they to Mr Panizza (the accompanist), or to the
(From Indian Papers) The Chairman! In reply to the question might all agree with a great deal of Band of the 74th, Implies that the performe London, Feb. 4.A deputation, repre.plement of 228 officers and men, for service kalfe which was lying in the galley, and that has been put I may say that a few days that which had fallen from Air Bharp, he
on the China station, where she will relleva senting all the classes of Lancashire, stabbed the deceased once in the abdomen before the cirenier was signed by the Ee did not think that was the right occasion anse went off smoothly in every way.
waited to-day on Lord Cranbrook, the the Juno.
The members of the Committee of the Secretary of State for India, to ask for the The deceased died about 4 hours after hecretary it was placed before the Board, and on which to bring forward a motion of that of couine reco:ved the consideration is find. The matter was now sugaging the
repeal of the Indian import duty. His China Famine Relief Fund have subscribed merited. These was one clanse-I really serious attention of the Legislature, and
Lordship, addressing the deputation, said to present the Hon. Secretary with a hands forget the actual tenor of which the with reference to the Home Offices partici
It was intended to repeal the import duty some gold chronometer watch. The watch. gradually until it was simply abolished, which was made by Messrs Luad and Directora thought was undesirable, and on pating in the expenses, a local company had that acount the Secretary was requested arranged to get out another fire engine,"
Last year's remission was simply a stepping Blackley, bears the following Inscription
Presented to the Rev. Arnold Foster, stone to this result and was made in the not to sign it. A few days afterwards it came and they would endeavour to urge upon the round in a different form, and the Booretary Home Offices the propriety of partiipating
interests of Lancashire, which should be B.4., Honorary Secretary of the Chinn erroneously thinking the Board would in the expense. As to the Government
first consulted as soon as there was a famine Rolief Fund, by Bir Rutherford approve of it, signed it without further levying any tax on insurances, he did not Li Akwal, tailor, was charged by Wo Atai, surplus available for Indian revenues, The Alcook, E.C. B. (Chairman), on the part of reference to any of the Directors. At the think that was at all a denirable way of The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the following meeting the Directors said they carrying out any change that could be gardener at the New Public Gardens, with troopships Huphrates, homeward bound, the members of the Committee, in soknow having ill-need a monkey at the gardena, and the Crocodile, outward bound. have ledgment of his earnest, indefatigable, and did not think the step was a desirable one deemed necessary in feat the Government Complainant stated that he noticed the passed the Saen Carial, Conscis 961, a successful exertions on behalf of the famine stricken inhabitants of Northern and Cen above Company was held this afternoon.that it was sanscomsary This Company was powerless to compel offices to pay any defendant entice the monkey to the front fall of upon previous quotations.
London, Fob, 8. Deputation from the tral China," Presento W. Keswick (in the chair), never have accepted risks on Chinese tax. it had been tried in Canada and of the cage by offering it a ground nut, and
New York, Jan. 4.-The fallare of Olg Mem. H. Boppius, G. B. Emory, C. D. property stored in any Chinese buildings, Government found they could not compel when the poor creature pat it paw through Manchester Chambers of Commerce waited,
but, while that was the case, they did not the Queen Insurance Agency to pay Bottomley, A. Molver (Directors), T. G. consider it was desirable actually to bind tax. Then again, per vent upon the age to reach the aut, the defendant by appointment, on Lord Cranbrook to-day phans & Co., of New York and China, son
́strunk'it & hard blow, jaki
on the subject of Indian import duties. His tinues to be commented on by journals la Defendant Bald thai ke presented the lordship said that on the Bth Instant, he all parts of the country. The truth is i Linstead, F. T. P. Foster, A. Newton, R, themselves, under no circumstances, to their earnings at the ports where they main Deaton, A. G. Vanüber, J. T. Chater, J. take anch riske, and therefore they retained steam fire engines would be less that nut, but another man strack the monkey. telegraphed to India lastractions to the has been felt keenly in another soute than
quested that the signatfire should be with the aim they now paid. Although he agreed as was fined 50 centa,
of leial to give the earliest prominence to commercial, for through them the reputas Robinson, N. J. Ede, Bi Lyall, and D. drawn,
with much that had been said, he would
any p saible remission of the cotton duties, tion of American merchants gained in pres
GURes Secretary).
Mr André: I am very much obliged to propose that the motion be not put.
and had received a reply this morning that stige. In a somewhat exaggerated spirit a Mr Brays said the motion merely recom-
the Committee of Indian Finance bave been New York commercial journal affems that The CHAIRMAN, after suggesting that the you; I am thoroughly satisfied, and the
Marie Pinto, wife of one Ricardo Plato, given the broadest instructions on the their influence with the Government was NO report be taken an read, asid that the report explanation must be also perfectly saile-mended that the Directors of the companies
should confer with the Government, contained an account at the working of the factory to the shareholders.
The CHAIRMAN I propose the adoption The CHAIRMAN said the same resolutions Overbeck's curt, was charged on a sum matter. His lordship concluded by on. great that letters from them were of fa Company for the past half-year. Tha
More, mons with having committed an assault on firming his amurences of youterday, and more value to foreigners with the Court Birselors regretted that the Dividend was of the Report and passing of the Accounts had been put before and parried.
Mr Brsta ssia, he quite agreed with the her s.rvant, one Lan Chan Lin. The compromised to examine into the defects of the officials and Mandarins than credential not larger than it wae, buy it was pissing if any one wil second the motion.
ponerai tone of Mr Bharp's remarks: But pininans stated that her milots wanted » Cotton Freude Aok Three weeks quaran endorsed by any European Ponery jp turų irvm the lavi la the prospesis of theaded the motion,
HONGKONG & WRAMPOA DOCK CO
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CHUELAY TO ANIKALO,
DIGNITY,