No. 4962-JUNE 9, 1879.]
large one.
Meurs Algar, Arthur and Blades, sang respectively, "The Bridge" "The Pilgrim of Love" and another, and Do they miss me at Home I" in a most
· praise-deserving manner, Messrs Lammert and Passmore acting sa accompanyists Corporal Jouklas of the 27th Regt, sang "Ever of Thee” in a very pleasing style, so companying himself. That old friend of the Institution, Professor Dirrell, wang one or two of his "gems"; Mr Lammert played two very pretty planoforte solos, one from "Orpheus," the other from "Lucis"; and * reading was given of Tom Hod's "Sailor's Apology for Bow-lega" This comprised the programme ;; all the per formers acquitted themselves to the entire satisfaction of the audience. One of those present, in connection with the Chairman's remarks about the punkah, volunteered to subscribe $1,50 towards the cost of the new punkah, which amounts, we believe, to some $20; he hoped others would follow
bla example; but no other volunteered. The receipts at the door were $8.10.
RETURN of Vialtors to the City Hall
June 1st:-
Kuropean.
Monday, May 26th,
Tuesday,
27th,
55 69
Wednesday,
28th, 63
Thursday,
29tb,
Friday,
80th
Saturday,
Sist,
Sunday, June 1st,
56
427
69
THE CHINA MATI
Manila
(Translated from our Manila Exchanges.) The Oplum Farm License for Manila and the district of Morong, will be put up to be competed for, from $585,000 upward.
in
There were
„MOBE STEAMERS' WHISTLES STOLEN.
Police Intelligence. (Both Magistrater Sitting.) Tuesday, June 3rd.
a large number of cases A fire broke out in the village of San before the Magistrates to-day, although too, about 8 o'clock on the evening of most of them were of very litle public in- 21st May, destroying nearly the whole of terest. the wooden houses of the parish of Dills.
Daring the first fortnight of May, there were imported Into those falands $122,000 Spanish allvar ooins, $850. in foreign all ver colas, and $6-159 in ballon; and ex- ported during the same period, $421,366 worth in Spanish gold colus, and $860 in foreign silver coins.
The. British schooner Catherine Marden loft for Hongkong via Iloilo on the 24th Freight settlements-Br. bq. Penrith, for Liverpool, 460 to 500 tons wet sugar at 45/) and some 2400 bales howp. at 470; Ger. bq, dthelred, for London, 850 to 1000 tons wet sugar at 45, and 6000 bales hemp at 60/; Br. bq. Arabella, for the Channel, dry sugar, private rate; Amr, bq. Quickstep, for New York, 950 tons dry sugar and 4500 bales hemp at private rates.
by the F. & Q. Co.'s steamer Gwalior, on his annual tour of inspection of the military. forces stationed in the Straits Settlements. B. M.'s gunboat Kestrel left the Singapore roads on the 25th, for Penang and the consta of the Native States to search for the British steamer Perak, which, there is reason to believe, has been lost, she having left Penang on the 18th instant, bound for the Native States, and not since been heard of. THE £hanghai Courier believes it in Mr Hennessy's intention to visit Shanghai, and possibly Peking, as well as the Japan porta, and that he will probably arrive at Shang-May. hai towards the end of June. Our con- temporary is misinformed. Such an idea was in the Governor's mind some consider able time ago, but has long since been given up. His trip is exclusively to Japan, where there is quite enough to occupy him for the comparatively short time he will be absent.
Wa are astonished to see our contemporary tako over, without comment, from the New Fork Herald, ridiculous sensational piece of bankum, telegraphed to that paper from Library and Museum for the week ending London by its Own Correspondent." Therein it is set forth that England's Obineso
857 foreign trade is in as unsound a state as her home commercial and manufacturing inte- 200 250 rests," that "England's trade with China, 303 which has been decreasing steadily year by 298 year, in now said by merchants to be an 383- good as altogether dropped, owing to the Bunday Lack of profits on the business, and the unsatisfactory state of England's relations 1,808
with China," and that, in fact, it seems probable that England's trade with China: will have to be abandoned, for it is admitted that American opposition and enterprise hare entirely killed English rivalry in "that part of the world." Now, anything more Shamelessly ⠀exaggerated or silly on carcely be conceived; and no English paper should give currency to anything of the kind without an exposure of the idiooy
Grand total, 2,238. ·
List of Articles presented or lent to the City Hall Museum from April 28th to 1st June 1879--Snake, by G. Boulouse, Eaq; Moth, by Geo. Holmes, Esq.; Spear, by J. M. Archstrong, Esq.; 2 Bats, by H. L. Dennys, Esq.; Black Ape, from Hainan, (lent) by W. R. Landstein, Esq.; Native Plan of Feking, by Dr. N. B. Derrys; Way's Nest, by R. Deason, Esq.; 32 Specimens of Woods, from South New Zea
of the conception.
Tas Singapore people are to be congrat ulsted on the great boon they have secured in the establishment of an Ocean The first Post Office for their benefit.
:
Marine Court.
(Before H. G. Thomsett, Bag., R.N.) Tuesday, June 2nd.
WHO.IS MASTER ON BOARD SHIP F
Pang Amun, chief engineer, Lau Achung, rere sharged on remand (1) with mutinous fireman, and Tang Ayan, quarter-master, conduct on board the 8. 8. Norno, on the high seas, and (2) with maltaionaly break ing a boat to pieces on board that steamer, on the 28th May, the sald vessel then being aground off Hainan Head.
The defendants had been up at the Police Court the previous day, and remanded, being admitted to ball in $400, each, for which amount the owner of the vessel, Mr Kwok Acheong, stood bail.
Mr Stephens, of Stephens and Holmes, appeared to watch the case on behalf of the defendants,
account before closing the books. Every
lower.
UOMMERULAL.
Coastwise, there is little doing, small vessels finding great difficulty in getting any employment; the demand for steamers from Saigon to this port has slackened
loss of which they were aware up to that MERSA HEINEMANN & Co.'s Freight Cir- very moment appeared in the profit and loss account now submitted. Their securities cular for the Mall of Tuesday, 3rd June, were all valued at the current prices and
Bays: rates of exchange of the day, excepting
The Freight market has remained inactive the fixed capital employed locally at the branches, which stood at 46, the dollar and during the past fortnight, the amount of 16. 9d. the rupee. "It was not liable to the business done being small, and though the fluctuations of exchange; but on this occasion amount of disengaged tonnage is consider- the directors thought it well to astculateably reduced, yet demand is so small that A few days ago we reported a robbery: what it would have cost if it had been freights both homewards and coasteries are that had taken pisos on board the steamers necessary to bring the whole of it home, barely maintained at late quotations.
Homewards, the alight Improvement in Kinshasaud Yotens of their steam-whistles even at the present miserable rates of ex- freights from the Philippines has fallen off, A similar robbery was attempted on board change, and it would be satisfactory to the the Tohang early this morning, but the thief shareholders to know that one-sixth of their the arrival of several disengaged vessels in (one Leong Po, boatman) was caught in reserve fund-which amounts to £150,000 Manila having a bad effect on the market; the sot, and was today taken before the
oapital at their head office. They might offender, having been. Magistrato. He proved to be an old-would have sufficed to replace the whole some demand coutinnos, but rates are
convicted last have made a transfer entry in their books of December of larceny. He admitted the £25,000 from the reserve fund to exchange theft, and said that he was induced to contingency account, and all their accounts commit it as he could not obtain any would then have been in sterling money. For
considerably, and rates are quite nominal.
The British barque Hawthorn, 296. tons; employment.
tunately there was no necessity for suot an exchange operation, and when, if over, it did occur, probably silver might be the British burque Northern Star, 324 tons; appreciated then at more present, and the Bristish barque Carricks, 913 tons, pro the Indian Government might have changed to Manila, and the American barque - ed its present policy. The usance of Memnon, 85') tous, to Iloilo, all under bills had been discussed for some time, orders from Home; the British barque and some action had lately been taken, in Black Prince, 750 tons, left for Foochow which this bank cordially joined. The result to load there for the Colonies. was that, after August next, no Indian bank Another daring robbery was committed would draw at more than four months' sight. on Saturday in the Queen's Road, at The leading credit issuing bankers had not
The following are the settlements: jewellor's shop Jusair Kitchie, a barber, yet agreed to this as a maximum date, but
American barque H. E. Tapley, 946, to employed at Mr Moore's, was hargaining he thought they would ere long find it for a gold abala, at the Nam Sing jeweller's advantageous to do so.
Bills at three New York, £1,275 in full. red to pay $59 for one. He counted general for goods via the Suez Canal, anderman Parque shop, Queen's Road Central and had months' eight were becoming more and more the money out in notes and allver, and laid the shipments via the Cape, though bulky, it on the counter, when a man who was were of comparatively small value. Their looking into the shop from the street, balance-sheet, he thought, spoke for itself. rushed in, and anatebing up the money. It told its own tale, and indicated the and gold ring valued at 38 made off with progress, as well as the strong position of them. The barber paraning him, he was the bank. The shareholders would observe that they had nearly £1,800,000 of cash, Mr Plunket rent him giz months' hard which was certainly more than they liked to caught, and the money found on him.
labour.
have unemployed. Altogether, considering the low cost of produce in the East, he thought they might look for better things to follow at any rate they might expect not to
Bis Worship sent him to six months Imprisonment, the first and last fourteen days to bo in solitary cornement, and the rest with hard labour.
The thief bere convleted denied having auy knowledge of the robberies from the Kinshan and Toteas.
evidence.
'DABING ROBBERY.
SUSPICIOUS (HARACTERS.
The disengaged tonnage in port, amounts to 14 vessels, registering 9,877 tons, steamers not included.
American 3-m. schooner Irene, 481, to
German barque Fulda, 881, Cebu to London or Liverpool, private.
American barque A. W. Weston, 740, Iloilo to New York, private,
British barque Fiery Cross, 695, Manila British barque Philippine, 801, to Mel- to London, private. bourne, £1 88. Od, per ton, of 50 o. ft., 30 lay days.
French barque Esperance, 274, to Bor deaux, private.
American barque J. R. Stanhope, 407, to
Li A-1 and four other men were brought up on remand, charged by Inspector Swan-see a continuance of the losses which had San Francisco, $2,000 gold in full, 85 lay
occurred during the past year. He believed days. A bamboo shed had been erected on the shareholders knew the exact position of German barque Beethoven, $40, to tong with being suspicious characters, Crows land at Showkiwan, and public the bank, but he would be very glad to Wanglam, Quinhon and back, $1,700 in
German sobconer Delphin, 238, New gambling was carried on. No one was found answer any question or afford any additional full, 35 lay days. in the shed, but there were evidences of its information that might be desired. He having been used a gatabling house. sould only add that if a special survey were obwang to Hiogo or Yokohama, 30 dents Defendants were arrested on suspicion. required, their ship would be found staunch per pioul, 17 lay days; and back to Hong Mr Crough discharged them for want of and strong, ably officered and well manzed, kong via Newchwang, 26 cents per plou),
and having weathered the storm ought 17 lay days.
Norwegian barque Henric Ibsen, 274, naturally to look for favouring breezes while they kept on the right course. The Taiwanfoo to Yokobama and book to Amoy report now presented, together with the days.. resolution he had to move was "That the vic Newsbwang, 45 cents per picul, 92 lay German barque Pelho, 251, Takao to approved and adopted."
Naganaki, $8,000 in full,' 35 lay days.
German-barque Faugh Ballaugh, 240, Whampoa to Chefoo and back to Hong. kong via Nowohwang, 35 cents per picul, 85 lay daye.
THEIT OF ANOBORA.
~
land, by A. Wohlters, Esq.; Spotted delivery of the ticket-holders' letters, which sel did not move. Third defendant was atin possession of eight anchors, known to balance-sheet and profit and loss account, be Yokohama and back to Hongkong vis
Shark, by Mr Mok Tung Choy; Hama dryad Snake, and 18 Stuffed Birds (tent), by H. M. Harrison, Esq., EN.; Deer, by 3. Godail, Esq.
had been all put up in bundles by the travel ling sorter and were ready five minutes after the arrival of the mail vans at the Post Office, has apparently been botched, however, alther from forgetfulness on the part of the ticket-holders, of the obstinacy of their poons
Archibald Gillespie Walker, master of the Norna, was first examined; he stated: The Norna got ashore during the passage from Heinew to this port. No one en board was capable of heaving the lead but the Chief and second Offers, who were European All the rest of the crew were Chinese. The Chief Officer was heaving the lead, when the vessel struck. After she struck, we backed her astern, and got her round on the oppo- site course to that she had been steering, and then gave the order by telegraph and verbally to go full speed ahead the ven the wheel, and left it without orders, ordered the engines to be stopped. At 6.30 Pm. both mates were at the lead, one for ward and one aft-Witness gave orders to the first defendant to have steam ready at any moment. The Chief Mate reported the water rising, and first defendant was then given the order ** full speed ahead," the ship being afloat forward but aground aft. engines did not move, and first defendant refused to move them. Witness then told the compradore, who was not on the Arti- were not claimed for an hour or an hour ales, but was the owner's representative and a half after they were ready. We may point out that by this delay to send to speak to first defendant. The compra- ing in their letter bags, not only do loket dore went towards him as if to do so, and holder lose the advantage of the travelling he first and third defendants beld a son assorter, but they entail a serious icon-sulation. The third defendant then went venenos on, the Fest Ulice, such at that to witness and said Captain: it is no busy time, cannot afford to keep a clerk Waiting for an hour or a couple of hours at the ticketsholder" dellvery window.......... The steamer Moray, from Caloutta, which arrived here on Sunday brings Calcutta alles up to the 19th May, from which we take the following telegrams, which are new to us
- Tux telegrams which appear to our columns to-day are gratifying. In the first place, the Afghan war is at an end. The treaty The letters of most of the ticket-holder with Afghanistan was to be ratided on the 80th May, and immediately thereupon the majority of the troops were to be withdrawn from Jellalabhad. The Scientific Frontier, for which the poetic soul of Lord Beacone field longed, has been retablished by con- sent"; and we shall, no doubt, have now a few more peaus sung as to the virtues and abilities of these Beaven-created statesmen, the Prime Minister, and the Viceroy, who presumably got England into a scrape of overwhelming magnitude, simply that they might show how easily they could get her out of it again. This would be all very well ata mimic warfare at Cook's Circus, where the "heaps of glittering gold" are so much mere tinsel, and no one is over killed; but when the fearful cost has to be paid in the blood of our fellow-countrymen, sud in treasure which represents hard earned savings, wars should not be rushed Bato without grave causo. Thank Heaven, this one is over. The details of the bargain which we have been able to drive with the accessor of the Ameer for the £120,000 pearly subsidy we are to pay him as long as he does not transgress the con- ditions of his agreement, are not yet to hand in full; but there can be po doubt that, as the key-note of the polloy from Capetown, dated the 29th April bring London, May 15.-The latest advices qoncerning the whole, may be safely noceptno nema of any further movements on the
The
use going ahead, the ship won't come off." Witness then told the Chief Officer to tell first defendant to go full speed ahead, but the engines still remained stationary Witness felt confident that the ship would have got off clear if the engines had been moved, as he had sounded for a mile all round the ship. The vessel was drawing 16 feet 7 inches aft, and 14 feet & inches forward. There were 15 feet of water forward and aft London, May 14 (delayed considerably at the time the order was given to go ahead. owing to repetition beteg necessary)--Sir A ship'elength, or a ship-and-a-hall's length Stafford Northcote, in the House of Com-ahead there was plenty of water to float mons, made a statement denying that the the ship. The stern post only was in Viceroy and Queen had exchanged tele- the sand. Witness then put the telegraph grams respecting the polley of Government. at "stop," as the chief engineer would The Viceroy had simply wired the move not obey orders, and told all the crew that ments of different British columns in Afgha- if they had confidence in him he would get nistan to Hor Majesty alter the declaration the ship off. At about 8.30 p.m. he sud- of war with the Amir, and the Queen's denly found the engines going full speed a- reply to the Viceroy was submitted to the head, there only being 11 feet of water Cabinet before despatob.
The Earl of Derby has published a letter alongside at the time. The mates were at the lead the whole time. Witness asked explating his retirement from the Lan the first defendant why he moved the cashire Conservative Association in conse engines without orders, and told him he quence of his dissent from the foreign policy would break them if he did so. First of the Government, to which the Conserva defendant then stopped the engines and tives have given their approval,
laughed. The first defendant told witness Orders were sent from the Admiralty to that he would have to lighten the ship Portsmouth on the 22nd April for the im before she would come off. Some of the mediate preparation of the trooper Orontes, grew got into one of the life boats, took the to convey a reinforcement of 1,200 men to breakers out and filled them with water. A the Cape.
boat was on deck filled with melons, and the best up, saying they wanted it for fire- they threw the melons overboard, and broke wood. The second defendant and another one occasion, and second defendant called in the eye.
charged some days back with being found Leong Aho, the shop-keeper who we
have been piratically stolen from the Kum U Bing junk, on the high seas, was again brought up, and discharged, there being no evidence of a guilty knowledge,
DRUNK,
Francis Grall, a seaman, Brisish ship Phillipine, was fined $1 for being drunk
and incapable.
„FALEE REGISTRATION OF DEATH.
of the Registration Offices with having El Aahl was charged, by Mr Osmond,
cause of the death of a lad named Ng Apan, given wilful false testimony in stating the who died of opium poisoning and the in- quest on whose body we reported in Friday
night issue,
nocured and admitted the charge, but stated Mr Wotton appeared on behalf of the in extenuation that it was done in order to prevent the body being opened.................
Mr Plunket committed the case for trial, but admitted defendant to bail in $500.
MARINE STORE KEEPERS.
German ashooner Hongkong, 219, to
Newchwang and back, 20 cents per pical, 21 lay days.
German schooner Juliane, 187, Whampoa to Tientsin, $950 in full, 20 lay days.
Danish schooner Anne, 171, Whampoa
to Tientsin, $1,000 in full, 20 lay days.
British steamer Crusader, 617, Saigon to Hongkong, 23 cents per ploul, 9 lay days.
German steamer Olympia, 783, Saigon
days. to Hongkong, 234 cents per picul, 9 lay
British steamer Penedo, 652, Salgon to Hongkong, 23 cents per picul 8 lay days. British steamer St. Mark, 1097, Saigon to Hongkong, 22 cents per ploul, 11 leg daya
Mr John Jones seconded the resolution. Mr J. K. Morrison said he was glad to see the six months' usance was to be reduced to four months, though it was still not short enough in his opinion; he thought a sixty to ninety days' umuce sught to be adopted
Mr Bett said nothing proved more clearly than the present position of the bank the wiedom of the policy adopted in the past, very grateful to the management for the and he thought the shareholders ought to be
what the renewed charter provided with accounts now in their hands. He would ask respect to the llability of shareholders, as he It was known that this and the other Indian thought this should be stated publicly
would ask the Chairman to state the prios at banks were holders of rupee paper, and he which this paper was entered in their books? The Chairman, in reply, said, with respect to the charter, it was renowed about four
British steamer Benledi, 999, Salgon to years ago on precisely the same terms as the original charter, and it provided that the Hongkong, 20 cents per plcul, 11 lay daya. proprietors shall be liable to contribute to British steammer Gleniffer, 1416, Saigon An fimportant case was decided by Mr the payment of the debts and liabilities of to Hongkong, 16 cents per picul, 12 lay Placket to-day, in which Lai Ayik, and
the said company to the extent of twice the days. amount of their subscribed shares"-in Spanish steamer Zamboanga, 651, Saigon Chan Ain, marine store dealers, were charged with being found in the unlawful other words, boving paid £20 per share, to Hongkong, 16 cents per pical, 9 lay possession of a quantity of copper nails. they were liable for £20 more if this bank days.
British steamer Galley of Lorne, 1845, Lam Aon, a coolie, had stolen a quantity could possibly be immolated as the City
The charter to Saigon and back, 24 cents per pical, 11 of nails from a marine store dealer's at of Glasgow Bank had been, Scott's Lane, and sold them to defendants. was renewed for ten years. The Govern- lay days.
British steamer Adria, 784, to Singapore - When brought before the Magistrate he ment securities held by the bank were chiefly acknowledged the theft and pointed out Indian 44 and 4 per cent. rupee paper, which the place where he had sold the nails were valued at the actual market prices of He gave evidence before the Magistrate the day. With regard to Mr Morrison's ob to day. The naile had been stolen st various times, and sold to the defendants solution arrived at was the best they could get adopted. They would promote the re- immediately afterwards. No questions were asked him, either as to his name, or where duction of the usance as much as possible. he got the malls. The books of the shop In reply to further questions, the Chairman were produced by P, C. Grimble, and it stated that the reserve fund was not invest. was shown that the proper entries had noted in any specific manner, but their freehold been made as required by the Ordinance in Threadneedle-street and the business under virtue of waich marine store dealers premises abroad represented more than half carried on their business; and His Worship faed the Brat defendant $350, he being the owner of the shop; the second defendant was discharged.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS- "TRALIA, AND CHINA, (Money Market Review, April 18.) The twenty-fifth ordinary meeting of the Hotel, on Wednesday, 18th instant; Mr William Paterson in the chair,
Mr William Charles Mallins (the Secretary)
servations as to the usance of billa, the re
of it.
The motion was then carried unanimously. at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum (free of The Chairman proposed-That a dividend income-tax), for the half-year ended 31st Desember last, be now declared, payable on and after 23rd inst."
and Penang, $3,250 in full.
Quotations. HONGKONG, June 3, 1879.
Patna, cash....$540
OPIUM,New
*
cash,...
Old
21
++
Now Benares, cash, 505 a 507
Old
]]
cash,
11
New Malwa, eredți, 730
Allowance Tools,
SI
Old Malwa, credit, 750
Allowance Taels, 2
Exchange.
3/04
3/101
*
*
30 days sight, 4 months' sight, Credits, 6
8/10
3/10
+
społ
"
2801-
Bank, Wire,...
Demand,
friendly tribes, the Oklefs of each of which / have entrusted to Bir Bartle Frere a memo witness a coolie, daring him to strike shareholders was held at the Cannon-street last meeting that Mr James R. Bullen Documentary, 6 months' sight, 3/11"
Mr William Maaneughtau seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously. The Chairman said he mentioned at the Smith, late of Calcutta, had joined the board, and he had now to ask the share- holders to confirm his election.
Mr Frederick W, Heilgers, in seconding. the election, said Mr. Smith had had ex- ceptional opportunities of studying the rami fontions of Eastern trade and public opinion in India. These were special recommenda tions which would enable Mr Smith to ren der valuable service to the bank. The election was confirmed.
The Chairman proposed the reselection of Mr Masnaughtan as a director.
Mr Ludwig Wiere seconded the proposis Mr William Christian proposed the re- election of Mr William Paterson as a "direa-
ed the text of General Sam, Browne, in his part of the British forces. The Boers, who man were ordered out of the wheel-house ou Kurum Valley speech, when, assuring the had been meeting, are now separating, and rial to the Queen, praying for their inde- ware-present, that the Government had no pendence, which Bir Bartle has, however, In reply to Mr Stephens, witness said
I had sole charge of the ship and had the intention of retaining Kandahar or Jellal refused to support.
Bombay, May 14-The troopship Olyde same authority as I would have on board. bhad, he said that "'whilst aware of the with drafts for the 24th Regiment on board, any other British ship. The compradore read the notice convening the meeting. The double part many played, he forgave the has been wrecked near Dyer's Island. The had no authority over the crew. The grew report and accounts were taken as read.
The Chairman said it was understood that past, they must be sincere in the future inen are all saved, but shesh 15 tours caly received or tasted the compradore to banks generally had persed through very Including Gatling guns and 129 tons of cers. The reason I troublous times since their inat meeting, and and not be suisled....... Freedom of religion ammunition, wank in deep water.
speak to the Chief Engineer was because he was guaranteed, as long sa the Britlah ro Poonah May 14The Government (the compradore) could speak both Chinese he need scarcely add that Anglo-Indian mained, The Government would be made High School, the Boodwar Palace, all the and English. I had had great trouble banks had had more than their share of City Law Courts, the Post Office, the Police with the crew from time to time in trouble consequent upon the action of the as little irksome as posible, whilst secarity Office, and afty private houses were totally getting them kept in order.. The Chief Has Indian Government in regard to finance, and the German Government respecting silver. of life and property would be insured," destroyed by fire last night, the work of ginger never refused steam before. While merchants had been suffering so much We have it from another source that the izvendiaries. The fire was got under, but have never been "charged at a Police from these and other canses, it was not to be tions, which was carried,
not subdued till noou today. The troops Court. I decline to answer any questions expected that exchange banks could make peace terms include British occupation from gave valuable assistance, Disloyal Brazegarding the marks on my face. 1
The large profits, or entirely escape losses, and Koorum, Bhalergardan Pass, Khyber and hmins are suspected in connection with never assaulted any of the crew.
be thought that those who had been in the tor first defendant had been treated as a Loargi to Kandahar and Pisheen, and the
Lahore May 14Only a wreck or two's friend he has been with me sinen 1879. turmoil would not be disappointed with the metablishment of a permanent British agen-grain is left in Kashmir, Obstacles are The third defendant has not been 30 40counts now placed before them, of with
the reduced dividend proposed on this oo ey. The only point on which we have very placed in the way of transport. The people obedient; told or get cable casita: The City of Glasgow Bank disaster
anuse I must get along peaceably. The Httle Information is-what precise status are dying by hundreds of starvation,
Dirturbances are reported at Kabul. second defendant is a blackguard, and was mentioned when they last met, but its He has only been enormity was not then known, and they or position is the new Ruler of Afghan to The Government must probably guarantee wanted to fight mei
with me one voyage. I discharged a man could not foresee the greatly increased hold, first with regard to ourselves, and in Yaku's throne,
Simia, May 19.News from · Lundikutal for misconduct, and have had no pleasure depression in trade which followed, or that their business would have been so inferiously the second place, with regard to the people
days, on the 11th, at noon, marauders, since, of Alghanistan
three hundred in number, supposed to be. Tames Hayne, the chief mate, was called affected as it had been during the past six Marian Kheyla, attacked the convoys half and gave corroborative evidence; his ex months. The creditors of the City of Glsa way between Lundiketal and Dakka They Amination was not concluded when the gow Bank would, it was stated, be paid in fully and as this bank had received, or expected to receive, about three shillinge in were driven off by the escort and troops Court rose. from Hals Char. Three eartman were The teas will be resumed to-morrow at expand from the drawers of the bills weld wounded, two severaly, and will probably half-past 10 o'clock. die. Bubsequently, on hearing the firing,
Tan Japan Ganette hears that the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris will shortly re-open its
branch at Tokohamaa
Tas 0.0, steamer Goalie left fan Francisco on the 16th ult, and was expect, ad at Tokohama about the 6th June.
the dacoits
fort in the pass at Torkhan, and a company a company of Sappere, who were building
···TEM "BRNBÁME.”
All Lanam, fireman, belonging to the of the 50th Foot fret Landikhana, who british steamer Bristons, was charged with were stationed there as escort to the Say-riotons and disorderly condust, and suits pers, followed up the marauders infleting ing the fourth engineer, Air Alexander on them loss of Ere killed and two Harri Mañón General Donovan, accompanied by wounded. There was no esquality amongst The case was dismissed, so it appeared Lécutézani Drummond, A. D. C.) Azrited the troops who retired to their posla, from the evidenes that defendant had not arriving Ristie afies ennest. The poemy understood the complainant's order, and
there were piber mitigating nirempatane. at Blogsport on the morning of the 20th, | did not follow them up,
Mr James Whittall seconded the proposi tion, which was carried.
by
On the motion of Mr Atkinson, seconded Mr Carl E. Melchers, the auditors, Messrs Owen Lewis and William Vanner, were re-appointed.
Mr.0. Surtees moved a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, and thought they had doubly earned it this year, for the especially good management of their
The motion was carried. affairs.
The Chairman, in acknowledging the com- pliment, said it was gratifying to receive by its no eventual, loss was andioipate their thanks, but without the native zeal Otherwise their lockaway were small and he and sordial support of their chief manager might say that their assets generally were and staff, the efforts of the directors would liquid and readily convertible. They had be of little avail; and to Mr Gwyther and made no advances on plantations, and even his lieutenants their best thanks were due on huisiness premises the Ibans did not for the present position of the bank.
Da the motion of Mr Skinner, seconded by amount altogether to $40,000. The plate Athina, a vote of thanite was passed the bills held by the back were neither many
The Manager briefly returned thanks on or heat and they were generally repres to the manager and officers of the bank, wated by goods which, install behalf of hfuself and bis colleagues, nod WITH WOTY" DATOSsly valued, so this sny
the meeting then terminated. probable dedcioner
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