THE CHINA MAIL.
in it the elements of dissension, which the probable earnings of the Company might possibly land them in as bad if would be much the same as in these years, not a woren position than that from $700,000, which would be a profit of which they hat extricated, themselves. 20 per cent. It was the difference then, They had now succeeded in arranging and it might be now of 18 per cent, be- for the purchase of the property of the twear the rate at which they could bor- | Cosmopolitan Dock Company at the row money and that rate of profit, which terms which were set forth in the ad-encouraged opposition. He suggested
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour, the Fuime Judge, F. Snowden, Raq.) Friday, Dec. 31.
Canton.
No. 5462 DECEMBER 81, 1880.1
At an informal meeting of the Trustuse of St. John's Cathedral, held on the 30th Inat, a division was made of the Certory funds, which had sosumulated since Easter. The amount contributed was over $700, but an interim grant of $60 to the Naval Scripture Reader for services rendered, the axpenditure of $90 in new bassooke for the Chanoel, and some minor expenses, and the whole property of the opposition for carry out the transaction with the oppo agreed to pay to the plaintiff for towing understand that the Captain of the laut utterly regardiean of s
rednoed it to 1623.40, which was thus divided,-
Cathedral funds,
Diocesan Home and Orphanage,
Seamen's Chaplaincy fand,
Naval Scripture Loader,..
ORICKET.
HONGKONG THE NAVY.
100.00
00.
A
le
This match, which was commauced ye terday, was continued this morning, Mesars Bridges and Bynes, who were "not, out" yesterday continuing their innings, and the first named gentleman was not disposed find'expedient and practicable. The Di- course of a year or two lo would make C.pt. Burule, was merely inting as an Burnis for a long time. This is quite a one
of until he had knocked up within six of ble century. The match was not equal enough to be a good one, as the "Navy" unfortunately made no better show at bat
bidding any one trading under a foreign name,
He belongs to
ting than they had done in the field. Some which they would do for that purpose in Secretary and Manager in such an in-tty in a coatinolog; sold the launch Mr Wotton in Queen's Road about the shed the inside of which swarmed with just now: the Mahomedana haré a bug
of the bowling of the Club team deserves mention, Mr Tomos having bowled 28 balls for sight runs and sover wickets, 7nd Mr Bar 25 balls for 1x ans and three wickelt. Appended are the scores —
1. K. CLUB.
W. P. Bridges, & Muffatt, b Mitchell, 94 H. H. Taylor, Gabbins,
HL de
de Forbes, a Penny, b Gubbins,...75 S. W. Lane, R.A., Mitchell,
Lyne, Penny, vesti
84
This amendment Mr MacCulloch se conded:
With reference to one point My Taylor had antinued, the Chairman desired to
informed by Captain. Burnie that Mes Brereton and Wotton were la correspond- enso with the nonsigues regarding the matị
Wednesday, Dec. 29. ter
Sunday, Nov. 21. We recognized pobouy in the traq.. A Thi-to or grand review of troope
A young friend of mine arrived here saction save Capt. Barnia. I wrote to Capi, took place to day, instead of last Trendag
role asking him for the money on the weak as previously announced, on the North last night, on his way to Ching-tou, 22nd July. We had previously tried to gel Parade Ground before the Viceroy and the where he is going like a "sheep to the the money from the consigues at Singapore Governor.
slaughter," to marry a lady that he has THE P. & O. COMPANY BURNIE, $200. The agent had applied to the corsigke The this was a gait brought to recover the for the money, Letter read stating that of spectaturs bad gathered together to see till he is wadded. He has already had day wm beautifully fine and words never seen, nor will he got a sight of her to mon word got up two wivos, but they are both dead, leav
expense and with the $400,000, in addition to which they sition, of which the Chairman had in- stane lannst from this ort ts Singapore, had undertaken to take the launch to Sings usual profusion of fags and banners ing him a child each would pay for the steam-launches and formed them be raised by the issue of new. Jobnega, (of Mounts Sharp, Toller and pore for a slated sum: We were never is glittering apeare, bayonoia and swords; it a most respectable family, which has material in stock at valuation. The terms stock. He alan referred to another Fomen) appeared for the plaintiffs; and communication with, Mesam Brazhton sad was quite an imposing display, from furnished many offiders of renown to the To the Bishop of Victoria for Missions,..$148.40 of payment, were that $200,000 should be point. They had all heard some talk of Me Stephen (of Messrs Stephens and Wotton, unless I spoke to Mr Wotton Chinese point of view. The Chinese point Empire under the present dynasty. One
· Imes) appeared for the defendant. 125.00 paid on their taking possession und the ggestion or offer that had been
which I may have done, after the claim was of view, unfortunately for us foreigners, member of the family in particular, of Mr. Jobason opened the ass at Boma balance at three monthe after that date, made by the Chairman, at one of the gth and indicated, the evidence which... We never communicated direct with was the only point of view from which whom some good and manly deeds are Messrs Bearston and Wotton; we heard anything could be seen, No nice drag or told, is a rare specimen of uputns, 100.00 also at the same time, the value of the meetings of the Board of Directors, that would lay before the Court. This was from them through Capt. Burnie. I under. waggonete me at home, where one might and would do honour to any nation or
Janaches and material taken over. In be. was prepared to take over the ma n action, he said, for $200 for towing stood that a sum of 8600 was kept back for aût and smoke and go the fan with soft $528.40 order to allow of their taking up these nagement of the Company himself. He tam-lannot to Bingapore by the F. & the expense of towing her down, do.1 corus safe from trampling feet and dolbes society. The good people love and
payments the Directors proposed now dared say that this was made with the China The stentauch was understood that that sun was to be pati
The honour him, "and the wicked fear him." franareeping and lively parasites. the addition to the capital of the Com- best intentions, but naturally the stare ball by the bankrupt firm of ingin & Co.rough Messe Brereton and Watton, 1 "great unwashed" was there always uns. His four sons promise to be un bonour
Gis Lordship: And what the defence.anderstood that that saca of money wa washad when the thermometer gets below to their father, and become neful mem pany of $250,000 in 2000 shares of holders asked themselves what they
Mr. Stephena enid the defense was that allowed by the Court, and paid to Menu 70, and snaidering that this cold weather bers of Society. Trade is exceedingly £125 cach that they should not be were to make out of it. He thought C. Harnis was acting merely under the Brereton and Wotton to be paid to a I has lasted about we mouths, it may be allowed to issue these shares at less they might make something out of instructions of the agent here had that in left the matter in the hands of Captain imagined that by this time he did not duli at present, and everyone appears to then ten per cent premium, and the it in this way. If the Chairman his dealings with the plaintiff he gave the Burnie, I did know a few days before the savour of Arsby the Blest."
ascribe the reason to the salt monopoly: shures to be issued at such preminu over took up the proposed issue and gave name of both bir agaut and his principal. agreement was made, that the "donsignee
There was no other way to see anything by the Government. but by diving into the odoriferous throng and
Monday, Nov. 22, nad above that as the Directors might then $360,000 for it, no doubt in the Plaintiff had communication with the agent was having a launch built here,
hore and know all along that his client,
By Mr Johnson:—I have known Captain getting wedged in on all siden by unwsabed "If the anti-foroiga spirit, now A matshed had been crested on the raging throughout the Empire, is not rectors were of opinion that it would be a good thing of it, and the shareholders
aunt might, as defendant'a solicitor, an advantage were the present shares might then consider the advisability of have to refer in the courag of the case to ciendly action. I. prosams that if this north side of the ground and decorated soon reined in, the authorities will have
salon accoseds against Captalo Burnie, we with "flags and drapery, This the subdivide, and had now in contem- entrusting his firm with the management the ble in the rustler of the bankruptcy of shall get the money from the Court througt salating point had there been any, but their hands full, in dealing, one ju for plation notifying the shareholders that of the Company. Something of the kind Masers Inglis & Co., which be desired him. I did not know that the launch was strange to say the soldiers of the care of the reaking but of hostil Tesk The
Court they desired them to meet together, must be done, because the duties of alght be in
for the consigase I really thought it wumonious people made no saluto a they religious sects called the Pellion, and The Judge said there would be no diffi- for Rajah there.
marched paat ihsir Viceroy. A company Ching-ling Chao, and the secret societies an extraordinary meeting, to consider stitutica as this promised to develope
By Mr Stephen I remember mesting of black turbaned guards stood round the Kok-lao, and Teng-hua, are on the alert Mr Joharoo, o the advisability of so sub-dividing the into would assuredly become more than was built by the bankrups fom of Inglis
Mr Taylor-con- and Co. or tather it was bogut by them and the launch went down, and something mandarins arranged in a semicircle at the standing grievance to satile, and the
was said about the Captain of the launch back, right, and left, of shares, making the capital $1,350,000 in enough for one man,
tables orbere 10,000 shares of 8125 each. The ba- cluded by moving that there be a crea- tinised by theficial tigece after the going out on bla own account.. I do not the Viceroy and Govorher ware tested in unfortunate Christians, who have lately lance of the urchase money of this tion of $800,000 fresh stock to be issued adjudication. When had been finished remember Mr. Wotton saying that no nolema grander variating funreal sigid provinces, are not likely to stand it much ze, suffered so much persesation, ja tarjous property it was proposed to raise by at a fixed premium ur by tender to the Captain Buruie saw Mr Wooding on be agreement was necary, but there might with that same everlasting funerea!
half of the P. & 0. Company and came to havo been something said to that affect, face that these officials like to assume on longer, and will most likely demand mortgage, and he was happy to stare highest bidder."
owed down to Singapore. At first the pro- esatended that Captala Barbie was merely occasional more of the bead ridiculously for another your is over, Repeatable
Arrangement to have the lurch
Mr Stephens, in addressing the Court, such occasions, that they could borrow the money. The
Perhaps there was an | justice, in an unmistakeable manner be period within which that loan 'should be
posal was to to have her towed down by the so-ing ander lomructions from the agent like that of a was work figure la Madame people throughout the Empire will repaid should be as short as possible, in
Adria bat for some. realen or other
in Hongkong of the owner of the launo i Tussaud's show, it was said that this from six to eight years it ought all to he
she did not leave for Singapore by that op Singapore. The P. (). bara knew that shoppy display of majesty is got of the Church from the oppression of toeagerly fly for protection to the bosom only noting as servant | inspire, beholders' with awo. Porbapa it paid off. But that was a detail which say that The Diccetora were not at all ia portonity. Then he made an arrangement Captafa Burnie was only üftar. the bad that effect upon the fawalng toadierepacions Officials, and in view of the had not yet been settled with the lenders favour of any very considerable advance that she should be, towed down by the P.
for Mr Watton, and it The terms were omplainauts had failed to recover the that of the money. If this proposal received of charges. A reasonable advano) was steamer China.
these,that the Company should be paid the approval of the meeting he and the most desirable because uf late wurk had 400 if the arrived at Singapore foley at Singapore, that they thought of bat around their Excellencies" chairs; | great number of brigands that are sure to appear on the breaking out of Mr much. The Chiness must bave seen a recovering from Captain Barais. and $200 if she did not. He also said Asoket had been allowed a sum of $650 strange contrast when they peeped into the bostilition in suy quarter, Russia need the money to pay for this was in the so provide for the expense of towing the adjoining tent and saw the free and easy not bring many soldiers to the front; hands of Messrs Brereton sod. Wolton, suuch down to Singapure. The P&0. manners of the French Conent and his arms, money, and Omoers, are all that is and that it would be pld bere on have certainly never been peld, but Alaskef party.
necessary to raise a million of men, on Amilitary man usuld give you a better short notice. advice being received as to whether she had actually received the money to poy, arrived safely at Singapore or not. The not although he him ben applied to for goount of the review than a olvilian is able
Tuesday, Nov. 23, The consignment of watchna lataly claimed from Capt. Baraio the amallerament had never been sued for the to do. About 3,000 picked troops passed amount, $200. In making this agreement pay the money; he well to make the some simple, evulatious, consisting of siffe, allowed to proceed, the transit pasa
monat.. The defendant never agreed before their Excellencies sud went through seized af the Kueifu castoms has been
srobery and sword praction. The Woodin, O.plain Burnie made himself dis- and was not liable himsaif. tinctly personally responsible. B's named
A letter was read from the Official At but then China never do keep time either that gatives who avail themselves of the❤ oting. He only said the money would be to, to the Actorney of Abekoff, prowing a foreigner. Apart from this they were customs underlings for quick examination 20 principal or friend for whom he was signes in the bankruptcy of leasra Luglia in rowing or stepping and well coached by passos also pay a little squeeze to the G, Gabbing Flying Fish, bynes 0400,000 o purchase the steam launches holion. Such was his own opinion sud itald here. Iu faot it would have been that $650 were allowed for the vases of decidedly the sink and best drilled lot and they probably expected that the
13 and stock-in-trade of the guid Cosmopolitan was the opinion of the ather members of paid at once, but that they did not bringing the launch down 10. Si gapore. of I soldiers I have
F e seen on Chinese territory 0Dook Company at mich price or sum s4 shall the Board, He wished it to be distinctly know whether woodin would tell, the Court remember Mr Wotton Beuding for me on doubt compare favorably with the stripling would submit to the same squeezing $200 or $400 would have to Capt Burate, examined by Mr Stevent: as yet, and for physique they would no Foreigners concerned in this consignment he determined upon by two valuators, she tenderdood that the Directors were not be appointed by Meners Russell and Gem-in favour of any considerable increase of that nothing was mentioned at the time the 3.br 10th June; Me Wotion request.cruits that now fornt so many of our re- Mosny & Co. are determined to avail pany for the said Cosinopolitan Book Co-charges. They thought it would be de- of the agreement to his being simplyed me to go to the P. & O. offles to arrange giments at home." All we saw 'to-day wore themselves of all the Treaty rights, and 13pany and the other by the Directors of this trimental to the interests of the Company the steamer had left, having the launch in Wotton Lutd me he was sating for rede and muscular fellows apparent's able moana in their power, in order to gain.
an agent for some other person Aftararum towing the Lauuch to Singapore. Mr In the prime of youth, not a few were well enforce the same, if nodessary, by every 18 Company, who shall in the event of any
1 disagreement appofat an Umpire who shall to do so. (Hear hear.)
bw, Captain Burnie Wrote to or saw Mr Ainekoff I went to the P. & U, office to do any amount of hard work. Fully the confidence of such foreign houses as The motion, as given above, having woodia sad naked him to collect the money and there BBW Mr Woodin and told in half of them were armed with breech-loader determine the walter in disputs; and also that the Company do continue and carry unhean conded, reduced to writing and due for the towage from the onsigues as that I bad come from Mr Watton to arrange which we afterwards found were vid Saiders may foel inclined to consigo any goods
read,
Singapore. He had told him previously about the towing of Mr. Alaskut nanou bearing the mark Tower 1850 on the to them, for malo, or send them orders Aud that the said purchase mouey to be
Mr Andre pointed out that the pro- that the money was in the basis of Mebers. tu Singapore, and the terms were decided look plate. Several were much damaged five produce such as Opium, Brereton & Wotton. Mr Woodla telson. Nothing was said as to where the | about the muzzle, bus the men ssid nó | Musk, Rhubarb, Silk, Oxhides, Ox and $500,000.
and had a letter back that the consignee rangements I returned to Mr Wattazzi'n over his foreign gun, ona fellow assuring us. Mesare E&U Gromalaode, watch- from whom Captain Burnie had said houffe and told him what had been dous, that his would "kill dead' at a distando ul
tankers at Hankow, have been the first was to dulless the money, padiated the Afterwards I went mok to see le Woodmisli. Their cartridges were very rough, whole thing, sad said that nobody here had to propose making some written agreement, cheap looking things, too rough to be ut the slightest right to enter into any con- Güz Me Woodin said to was too late and corviga manufacture, yet a very good Imita sot of the kind for him. After a curre- that he had en Mr Wotton, who aid au tion of the gerams thing it made by spondenes, which had failed to get the agreemens was not necessary. I stared Chinama, Volley firing was done in money, this suit was brought. That was twt was only noting for Mr Watton in pestly good time and was a great improve
the matter, and under his instructions. the short history of the da
*following
ment upon the mudom shoosing which we Mr Johnson then called the
Cross-coupled by Mr Jonuson did had soon with the 10 feet matchlooks a day vidence :-
not tell Mr Woods where the money or two ago. Urders were given by various was to be paid. Tos aunch left on signals, by the waving of Bags, Bring of a mortar, the blowing of couch which argud for bugle, the beating of a drum and the ordinary word of command. There WAB & facility
and uniform regularity in the execution of these orders both at to the
We facon, Blitchell, b Modfath
08. Barf, L'Gubbins..........
P/Fell, R.A., o Campion, b Penny,.
H. F. Whyle, b Campion,
C. A. Tomes, b Campion,
G. A. Caldwell, not out, .............
Byes, 14, leg byes 1, wides, 30, no
balis 1,.
Board of Directors believed it would been dono chesper here than it was done increase the dividends of the shareholders anywhere else in the world. A reasonable and add to the prosperity of the Con- legitimate and fair increase there might 384 pany The Chairman concluded by be and they would still be able to keep Wickets foll,-1 for 18, 2 for 159, 3 for moving formally the following resolu- the charges lower than those for which the same work could be done in any part 160, for 231, 5. for 245, 5 for 250, 7 for tion: $280, 8 for 290, 9 for 313, 10 for 334.
That this Company do purchase from the of the East and be believed that they Cosmopolitas Dock Company Limited, the would be able to conduct a profitable dock, plant, engines, machinery and tools, but they had every reasonable prospect, together with the business und goodwill of he believed, of cleating off that and giving the said Campany, for the price or at too, a very fair dividend to the share
000 Hongkong eurenty, and that this Company do
Lit
Innings.
W. Lyne Curacao, b Bynes
W. Ponny f'amur, rau out,..
Mr F. Newington Victor Emanuel,
Bynea,
J. Galpin Modeste, b Bridges................
G. Neville Comui, si White, b Forbes,
-bloffatt Curacao, bForbes...
F. Mitchell Comu, b Hynes,
J. Campion Modeste, not out,
Etelstone Iron Duke, b Tomt,..
0
13
Ixunch was lost, and the plain ills now
unceremonious Britoon did not feri is
leasehold property, premises, buildings, business on that basis. They hud a debris world ppear from the eldaude of Mrr ngements sicply on behalf of Mr Wotton speaking was about as bad as it ould having proved satisfactory, I believe
W. Warren Kestrel, o Lane, b Barff,..
Byen 2, leg byen 2.
70
the said business at Tai Kok Tsui.
Wickets full,-2 for 0, 2 for 3, 3 for 21,
be paid. Mr
4 for 24, 5 for 30, 6 lur 40,7 for 43, 6'far paid by this Company to the said Commope vol the Direotora had made requi} graphed to Singapore to collest the money, money was to be paid. After making a fear." Kvory Jaan socmed precious proud Deer Hörns, Gallnuts, and Saflowers.
45, 9 for 76, 10 for 76.
2nd Innings
W-Lyne, b Tomes, varustetu
J. Campion, b Tomel
W. Penny, and is Torust, encik
Gubbins, b Barf, ..............
J. Gulpio,
A
Bart...
F. Newington, C.
Law,
1. Noville, Tomes,..
Moffatt, b Tomes...
J. Mitchell, b Barff
Ethelstone, b Tomes............
b Tome.....
W. Warren, not out,......................
Byes,
6
litan Duck Company Limited for the kuid Duck, premises, stock-in-trade, chattels and effects be raised partly by the issue of tees thonwand new shares of one hundred and. twenty-five dollars each at sugh ratë na the Directors may agres upon, but at not less than ten per cent. premium, to which the present shareholders of this Company shall have the preference, and partly by raising a loan of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum.
Mr Ede wished to know whether he 4 would be in order, before the motion was put, in asking a question: was this the 18proper time?
Wicketa fell,- 1 and 2 for 7, 3 and 4 for 9, 5 and 6 for 10, T for 16, 8 and 9--for 17, 10 for 18.
pasy.
The Chairman: Certainly. Mr Ede's question was whether the proposed arrangement to which the bairgan had alloded was still open to the Company, or was it too late to do noything save what the Chairman pro- posed in bis resolution.
Mr Taylor: But that would be stock. That would be used up.
The amendment was then put to the meeting and saidat considerable amusement lost; no hand was held up for it and the secondor voted against it.
Ale Taylor asked whether the Direc, tors had made any patimate of the amount of earnings that would be avail- able for distribution as dividend.
Hr Woodin sald: 1 am a assistant in
The Chairman said he had made an ; the P. & 0. Company here, and have been
I
a
of arms which must have been the result of
+
to venture on the use of "transit passes,"
in a thoroughly legal manner. Vesrango
they sent a consignment of their warne here, then on to Kuei-yang, to the Arm of Mesuy & Co., which was then doing business in that City only. This is mora of a central place for doing business throughout the West of China, under
"transit passem
A curious affair bas happened in Chiang-pei Ting, a city Boross the White River, opposite this, in the Chung ch'ing Fu; it is in fact, the Deputy
se 10th June. I cannot wear that eatiruste and they had no doubt all made bere twenty years. I know Captain Bur. told Mir Woodin that die Wotton halda Batimistes, but they had made no esti- nie. I remember him coming to see me power of Attorney from Alsekoff, but mate which they were prepared to make about the towing of a launch to Singapore sejevs chat I did so,
About March of this year be omo to me Air Stephens, in summing up the case for publia
The resolution was then put to ile and said he wanted the launa towed down the defauce, read ■ verni extacts frau, movements of men and the manipulst on Prefectural bity of the Prefacture, A
to Singapore; it was first arved that she saith's olareantile Law on the respon meeting and carried unimously.
abould be towed down by the Adia. He solity of agents & and held that his There was no other business before the said that if we towed her dura entely we chent, saking nuly un behalf of an agent
should receive
receive $400; but if any accident of the owner of the launch, had inoured meeting.
ooourred or if she hat to be cat adrift, to liability. it would be $200. There wang other par son present. I am not certain whether any asme was mentioned as a responsible party but I don't think so. The hunok was no Taady for that steaner. Early in Juus be made the same arrangement for the China towing her down the said the money
uld be paid here Stre, wat away
ed and here in tow of the Olins, BO WAS Beamp
Buk
within two or three days from stable it appeared wanted to take defentiau out of her, by the P. 508, AD indian Constable. The con- siurepore, after the mor had been taka eksion, and resolved judgment. to the Police Station because he had a shirt
China Before the
Police Intelligence.” ('Before the Hon. Mr.8. Tonnochy.)
Friday, Doa 3L
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON 'L GONSTARLE. John Scullen, 22, private in d. 27th
Regiment was fund two dollars for striking
constable.
one ful drill, and this, we were told, was depatol was received some time w the work of 4 or 5 Lustrantors who got their ordering the apprehension of a rich man training under foreign drill try to this to Cheng to, without delay The Chiang
Ching poi, who was to be forwarded. What a military man would say Me Jahunan addressed the Court for the show we cauust say, but an outsiders' im- pei officials weired the man and squeered. plaintiffs, asking for a verdict on the grated pression is that a few thousand such men him, they sent him on to the Provincial that defendans was the only person who as we saw to-day would not be
be despised ppeared in the arrangemous for towing with a Cal. Gordon at their head; whereas, Judge at Ch'org-tu, as directed by the the isungh, and that us had not, according on the defensive, with soine wall-engineered Judge's orders expressed in the warrant to the evidence of his issue, gayen the earthworks and good heavy artillery, they for the apprehension of the maid man. heme of any one dise a Fespondivio, at the night make Kau Yam chan as hot a place More than Tis. 5000 were squeezed out time the teras were agreed upon.
for the tossians, if they came this way, as of the unfortunate individual · named tis Lordsoip said newoud consider the Flens was found to be in the hands of the Wong before he reached Cheng-tu, The review in contiuned to-morrow, when the Viceroy is to see some target practice.
FUNG
ttie
:
pitbags or a vase),
n his hand, which the P. U. oondl:ded annet loft, Captain Butiks.came to me was cute to BA $27,This must be stolen. The soldier naturallyud said the money. was in the bands of Jupt dagden told the mau, that a pilos objected, as he was admitted to be sober at Megere Brereton & Wotlon, having been was wanted and tu, geme on board the defendant stated, he was first struck by the
sipa, and a struggle ensued, in which, awarded by the Court Afterwards, after gult at a certain hour.
For one side it was the steamer bad sailed I aked Captain outside that be thereby mado him.f darnie, by note, whether he was murd the responsible for the other side was gub money was to be paid here; la answer hutsed that he acted only sa ad agout, jud told me that they (teners Breton & Wasin engaging the plaintiff, if he readily da tun) wanted the mon to be collected in engage nun, bed solved us priasipal and talegraphed to our agent to these affact. Als dadgoni se tould name was so gut
The consignes rhs to pay. oereby freed uimsed from respo«aivity The consignee repudiated the whole affair sider fas question, I got a letter dated: June 25th (produced)
(Before the Hon. Ny Choy.)
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
شمند
Turko,
NOTES FROM SZE-CHUAN,
THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. An extraordinary meeting of elare: holders of the above Company was held The Chairman thought it was now too at the registered office, No. 14, Praya late to go back; but if the meeting did Central, this afternoon (31), for the not approve of the resolution now before purpose of passing special resolutions it the Directors would do their best to to authorise the Directors to purchase bring about the other arrangement to the docks, goodwill, plant, property, and which he had alluded. ** stock-in-trade of the Cosmopolitan Dock
Mr Ede had a strong feeling that the Company, Limited, and to determine in other arrangement was practicable but what manner payment for the same shall if it was the open now to make no other be made, pursuant to Article 107 of the arrangement it was not worth while dis- Articles of Association of the said Com cussing the advisability of that course. If that course were still open he would The Chairman of the Company, Hon. like to ask, wie her an adjournment W. Keswick, presided, and there were would put an end to this arrangement also present the following shareholders, or whether the negotiations would be
Mesare MacIver, Keiners, André, and then regarded merely as suspended. Manger, and H. C Haswell (Directors), The Chairman said that in the event Hon. P. Ryrie, and Messrs H. Smith, of the resolution not meeting with the Champeaux, A. E. Vaucher, C. 8. Taylor, approval of this meeting and of a motion N.J. Ede, Mosely, Sassoon, C. P. Chater, for an adjournment being carried he Tang Ayıp, 3d, Hawker, was convicted of W. K. Hughes, Vernon-Vernon, Mac-believed the effect would be to jeopar- being in possession of two pawn tickets Cnlloch, Anctlymont, Innes, D. Ka disa the arrangement with the other salating to stalen property on the 18st Crawford, H. N. Mody, J. da Costa, Company which was embodied in the instant Tavares, and D. Gillies, Secretary resolution which he had placed before à tawker named Lam Anal, identified Thare were also a bumber of shareholdere she meeting. How far it might affect the property which the pawn tickets 18 proxies tabled, and altogether there were the possible arrangement for working presented, two jakets, a pair of shoes, and represented 1,191 shares. The meeting agreement he could not say. For hispano, a belonging to him, and he had such a contrae, and that there was nothing with his paying the taxus ls by late, so I suppose they have retired to
aden the defendant offering the tickets for was, however, delayed for some time own part he had considered, since the sale is the Queen's Hund. Ebs defendant until the number qualified it to proceed agreement had been made to purchase was ordered to find security in two surities to the business in hand (1,000 shares) that the previous negotiations were at of $5 each, to be of good heaviour for could be received, and several members an end. How far the rejection of this corde muntos, in defaus, to be commited bad to be beaten up before that could proposition by the present meeting for fejirteen dayn. be done.
would reopen them he could not say, The Secretary of the Company having Mr Ede said that there was then no read the notice convening the meeting, course open, for the shareholders at this The Chairman suid that the notices set meeting, hu option, but to refuse or forth the object for which the directors sanction the purchase, had, aaked, the attendance of the share. The (hairman agreed be apprended holders to-day. As they were well that that was the position. aware, the competition within recent
Mr Ede replied that that then was all years in the work of the Dock Company he had to say Bad been such as to reduce the earnings Mr H. Smisli secondled the resolution from this species of industry here in which has been proposed by the Chair- such a way as bad been unsatisfactory man. to them as shuretolders and a source of
Mr Taylor was very sorry to put his anxiety to the Directors as the managers views forward in opposition to those
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where the Provincial Judge expressed surprise at such a prisoner being brought. forward under His Loflship's warrant. It is now pretended that the despatch and warrant for the apprehension of the man are fal, and he has been released, Chung Ching, Friday, Nov. 19.
but the persons who caused the appres I hear that Governor Ting has sent heusion have been taken and released se one to buy arms at Shanghai or also. It is most likely that the authoris Hongkong, apparently determined not ties have meddled with a "Homet's houses in the interior, as he might have of revolution, the fines of which are to encourage the establishment of foreign ness and wish to back out of it for four obtained anything he wanted from amouldering barely out of sight The read and pat in.. his agent.aid he wAPPEALS AGAINST THE VALUATIONS 102 sual passporta and advance required in the Christians some justice for their
& Co. at this part, with the authorities are now pretending to render® informed by the consiance that the Captain of he-luno-bad-greed to bring her to Pinup the hore we doing the same business with foreign wrongs
Mr oteputus houses at Shanghai,-I have not heard Singapote for a certain sum, and there was sy hard today.
a word of the Lo-lo and their doings of no power given to any one to enter into Profect and showed that his rental, Tou
еме Faluation ($1,550 about towing her down in the agreement. Captain Barate made the agrement in his $1685). Mr Nocthcote wasised at their mountain homes, loaded with the own natre, and I did not look to any one wordingly done. In the second case ir small consignment of thes from tae reduction sponat be muide and that was rich booty from the Chinese plains. A else for payment,
Oro-examined:-Captain Burnie applied its appeared against the rainstor a Messrs E. & W. Grosciando, Hankow, to me the second time about a week before gach per saamwf his houses and 7 under transit-pass" to Meany & Co., the vessel left I have written meager Street, whion only bring him in random of what took place On the 18th 4004. They are 185 on a five-year lea Chung-ching, has been stopped by the appeared of a charge, remanded froin the letter was to the effect shise the China towed application, he had reason to believe he notyet know, he whether it is owing Lo Aping, 23, tarmer, and nine others, Jano I wrote the letter produced. (Their Nortante had no cojection to the Custom-house at Kwei-chou Fu. It is 250 lusikah, of pabba gambling at house to Singapore A ascall stems (sunah which had ainult.se propails to highly, to the neglect of the carriers to produce No. 16 overly Strout. All the defendanta had her own crew and would steam all the amendment epiled for was ordered to the "trausit pasa," or the endeavours of but id tenth, Lo Asan, & tinsmith, were way.) I have submitted to me nog alata.
the underlinge as the Custom house to arrested in the hours by aspector Lindsay dated 14th June stating that the agent
obtain a squeeze, that the goods have wimbed the money to
been stopped. the 27th instant, the latter prisoner, in the matter here who was in the house at the time, having be collected at singapore. When these let
Saturday, Nov. 2011 Lora wate written 1 did not know that jumped out of a window into the streek and out aimself, He was so much injured Captain Burme wan adflug for somebody st
There are in this city, four Yuan-nan THE INTERMINABLE QUESTION, chats could not run, and was captured in Singapore. We only knew Captain Buruis
bouses, which", together might fornish the street and heat to Hospit which be in the matter throughout. I know from
To the aditor of the “UHINA MATE."
Governor Ting with a million of taula, Des, Slat
but I believe they are little inolized as just left. Evidends zeus to prove that veration with Captain Berufe that the There this man Lo Asan was the keeper of the launch was going to Mr diegoff.
SIR,I hastan to make a correction in to do sat they now refuse to grant drafts on Hankow or Shanghai, and
PUBLIO GAMKLANG,
CORRESPONDENCE.
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of their affairs. Endeavours had been which had been recorded by the Didelesh to buimprisoned for two months with to the phrase in my loiter by the gostoseurs, meaning "my objects of I am told that they have sent con
gambling house, and he was fined $60, in gus no responsibility attached to the Chind regard to the ons pasange of Inquirer, where
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made to come to some understand rectors, but he was of opinion that if the ard labour. The first and second dripu in the matter here, rolar to Captai ing, and some proposals had been Company saddled itself with a debt like auts sere gonvicted of aiding and abetting Barnie. I informed by Cape. Burnie worship," There it a distinction zunde in siderable amount of treasure to Hong. Gold Leaf, 99 Bus 27100 Inude in that direction, coming that which it was proposed to incur and soisdemeanour, and were "fined 960 that the money war in the hands of Moses the "ontext between talde how door sluty to the Colonia. Hareigas, rather from the other site than from which was to be paid off in air gears it cab, or two months' imprisonment with Briston
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Temperature this Compacy. Some proposals had meant that the Company, If they to nard labour, and the other defendants, for Capt. Burnie. (Referred to letter of 2pirit" which man in allee may cle they will doubtless make these moaled taken the forin of a working agreement; pay any dividend, were to go in for exaunting a pabling gambling house, ware June) I see this I write to the solicitors of tor and ancestors" inde strangers welcome there, as they are (Taken at Museri Falconar de Do,'s Premises, the gaject of this Company had been cessive charges which was tantamount cesa daya' imprisonment with hard labour. mesingapore and telling him that if is referred to in the expressioni e Some of this Seat Uhuan righ folk may BAROM
dued 35 eagh, with the alternative of four the was shat the money should be paid that the outside sprite are exclusively seeking an assylum out of dangers way, stating that the after agree-spirits" Implied), Inquirer may even hold very industrione and respectable people to acquire the property of the opposition, to inviting new opposition. The Com- A tam of 810 to be paid to two inform not paid there to let us knot and that the and there were indications that they pany's field was not at the present times in the case, out of the Bass when puid, could get the property. Some opportu any better than at the true of the ING FOR FO
matter would be mettled hert. After read on this point the thinseo Recorder, Vol. alro endeavour to follow suit in this nities were lost of doing so, and that sinalgamation with the cfd. Union Dock
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ing the letter of 28th Juneasy that as lily page 74, and page 253.
matter for the size of preserving their thers were unavailed of was a source of Company, and the appearance of the Ip Wing Kai, 58, oplats, dealer, was Capt. Burnis said that he wished the money but while sokuowledging this slip in treasure, if they cannot save their lande. Pärongan....) A.M.**** regret to the Directors. The opposition field then led to the establishment of the aned $6, in defit to be topienned for four to be covered at Singapon mat writing from memory, I would call atten- Large granaries are to be opened in kut stronger and a working agrement Sands Slip and the erection of the set to convict bouts de ring he spent to endeavour to relarez is kisere uthor side, were increased to 73 subang kem
con days with hard labour for giving later of courtesy said we would instrues our Lou to the fact that my us canes on the was proposed; but the feeling amongst Cosmopolitan Dock. He had no premer was working in the compound out Had the vessel arrived safely there, wey by me in the lant-usmed place in the the Directors, was that, whereas that sources of information ave the printed ate the gaol, when defendant threw a would have considered oneiros as buying focorder thaight relieve the position temporarily reported, reading from which, referring pared to him, which was found to contain a lid on her and would not have given her | up tuleta the money were paid. We wega "It would aut endure, and that there were to the year 1871, 1874, he suggested that khurian gente.
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