No. 0408 FEBRUARY 6, 1984.].
The writer of the account of the wreck of The C. MS. N. Co. stoomor Meifoo the Chinkiany, which appeared in our Connerty the endutha) has exchanged columns last night, added to his articlo tag Dragon for the fit. George's. Cross, a for rather vague remarks about the ung rechristened the Benchuthu-Shung
Już Mercury. desirability of affecting some changes in tho constitution of crows which mainly consist
ONLY elevon Chinese Banks opened for
THE CHINA MAIL.
Mr Taylor proposed nu bir Vaucher se ended the re-election of Mr Remedies as Dirastor,
Mr Foss naked why the prosent Directors wore, and, on being infurised, be proposed that 311 Taylor be plected as a Director in place of Mr MacCulloch.
trol. They are therefore to pay to this Bureau the sum of $100,000 within ten days,
Bir Taylor said he could not accent. the shown by the many meetings which hava Atantly giving way, causing the bath to betion of the foregolug officals and to furnish | hà collected on 'overy Tia. 100 sola. The of natives, presuming that they continue to business yesterday (Feb. 1st) after the Now position for reasons which would no doubt taken place in siow of a find to placo his bour depara generally.ao slippery the manuscript Gazette of the 21st Decem- every Tls. 100 deposited in the Banks,
The
bo understood.
down," but in such a mayor tint it was any like $1,500 por anaam conting in the they have acquired by unlawful rems, a little thought how veritably later the advica place in its prosent state is a disgrace to Lhoroby establishing a warning to currage
any committoo, or indeed any colony such officials in the future.
as poncy is urgently required. They aro would be used.
ns Hongkong The temporary fened at the Tho Gazette of the same date contains a to observe the original rules; for avery. Tls. The hold that Capt. Wabb had agon the swimming bath, (for the banhoos are surely Doeres, ordering Feng Yu-lin tu inati 100 Ipaned, tax of 3 candaroons must be affection of the athletic world, is being not intended us a purament nikit) is anquiries at Canton respecting the repulsaid unthly, while the sum of 2mass shall
often in a for worso state than is the hara report to the Throno.
additional tax for war expenees of 2 can- whorens it should be quite the In a Pestscript Manierial published in dareens shall also be collected inouthly on *** | widow and child on-beyond the reach of reverse; the be found as prelishla in tino of danger. Year holidays. Of tlieso, two are consider-
The Chairman propoent Mr Parfitt. Ms Pasties I am afraid I shall not have want. A great swaliof arms toke place a mains of the dressing rooms-half of which that a report is current in Puking in con- this purpose they are required to xogart the that they are unanfo to the bathers; what rehat, the Consor Tong Chang Laiu states which ja cxcordingly small Camionut. To the crow of the Chlakiang appears to have el good for any engagements they may treon.What the writer or is atids uddertake, and the remaining nine as of the time to give to the position that is neelington, of which boxing was the principal have been blown away for months are in action with the falem of a bank styled amount deppnited hy, each in the bank, at second, third, and fourth degrees of finn-cessary. I certainly shall not consent to tonture, and the very large attendant has auch a shaky condition that this sooner the "Fukang," thas Won Ya, President of the War Tez Guiki thus instituted. With moank was that, during provision cal standing. Last year forty-one-banks act at present.
they are removed the botter; several of the the Board of Panishments and Assistant reference to the contribution in advance, of should be made for wrecks, it would be opened, and in 1882 there were spor of should be left to the Directors.
seventy-six The Chainman saggested that the matter addo a substantial addition to the fund.
seats as unsafe, and many of the hooks Grand Secretary, held ever Tla. 400,000 $100,000, the Petitioners say that from the. I went to Kounington Oval to see the will barely, told a jacket, in consequence of in deposit with this bank. The Conser Art you to the third your the sum desirable to stiffen nativo crews with banks established horo.
banka will probably be increased by and by, Mr Taylor reminded the meeting that it London and Glasgow football match, which, their being unfastened. The shower bath submits that although, Won Yü bad en $30,000 should be each your deducted from European quarter-mators. If the air of as was the case last year.-N.-C. D. Nows. was not necessary to have more than three
after au exciting contest, resulted in a victo(suppose that is what they call that joyed His his esty's most gracious favour the rogular sims to be paid, while for the the Chinking is to be taiòn, no a criterion
directors.
unsightly and inesimodious spot, where in a marked degree during the twenty and fourth year the refiaining $10,000 will be The Chairman's 'suggestion was then ry of the London mon by this goats to two there is an old starch box with some com more year of his official caroor in the subtracted; but the sum asked for the lirat of the steadinuse of a Chinese crow when
adopted, and Mir Remedios vas daani- In January, Glasgow won four goals to none, no
mon auction soap in it, and two old tabs, capital and in tite provinces, he had never three years is in our opinion excessive, a voazel gata wrecked, it would certainly
mously afected.
which are mover sloaned, and if stirred up established a high reputation for ability.asking the rongy to be paid too little.. seem to be a caso, on such an occasion, of
Pe proposed the re-election of but notwithstanding their bringing a very at the bottom reveal all sorts of filth and On the contrary. It was generally said that We accordingly order the said merchants to Mesars Cox and St. Croix as auditors. Mr strong team on the ground, victory was now dirt) is a digrace to the Club. The majority his talents were of a must mediocre descrip- deduct each year $20,000, waking the timo Foss seconded, and the motion was carried denied them. The Londen men mast bo of the towels are, in a word, more holy tion, and that he was nothing more or less to deduct the honey auntter of five years, without dingent.timated that the divi- credited with having besten one of the The bridge connecting the bath with the unearthed, and frum ita normas airount the usual stu of 250,000 in the 8th year than a dullard. His plunder Ima now been at the expiration of which they shall pay (Monce Jardine, Matheson & Co.) Those present were :-The Hon. F. B. Johnson deny warrants would be roady to-morrow strungeat and most carefully selected elevens olore isla sucha shaky condition that would it is clear that it has been acquired through and each year sheeding. The ho it your
Mr St. Croix said:-I beg to propose a
be bathers often run risks of a dip in crus- avarity and corruption, proving that his in their Regulations" given us, alate that complaint in this part of the world, while Caten. W. Powell, M. E Polishwaiin, L 1.voto of thanks to the Directors for their that were over sent out to represent Glasgow Bing-- was the sate some few months ago, demerits do not consist merely in the poe-1" they hey us to allow that frora the onous-
(Chairman), and Messra A. Wemyss, A. S A. Rosario, M. A. Cargalha, A. OD wervices during the last six months, and an instanceof the tinselfishause of players, when two lading members. (I have hom suasion of uredioere qualifientiona, The ing of the new Quild until the 3rd month, Gourdin, D. McCulloch, I. D. Hutchison, more capoeially for their survicos daring the following in a grand example Bhort told ong was a Comunittes man) were un- Censor cabinet believe that it is the inter- they may be oxoinpt from paying any money G. 8. Coxon, B. A Wooltongh, K. MeK. Documber, While we regret the withdrawal
of Mr MacClinch from the Directorate, wety bofore time was called, Paravicini getting cerem’micusly dropped intu des barbour in tion at the Court that high oflicers should into the Treasury, but that from the 4th Ross, J. D. Bell-Irring, J. A. Mesely und There havo bara W. Neish Bain (Manager) and H. O. Mac-ope the remaining Directors will look the bill under his command, passed it tog dress suits, by the giving way of morely study their own dignity and comfort, month to the 6th month, inclusivo they may
after our interests a wall as Bir MacCulloch Bambridge, who delivered his charge to Guy Loan (Sucretary).
has done. (Applausu.)
who in turn sent it to Davenport, and London won the crowning triough. They
sau qui peut among the Chinese on board, both crow and essengers. At the sense
timo the conduct of Chinese crown at wrecks has not been a matter of frequent they are constantly spokon well of by esp. tains of roasele for their willingness, the
THE HONGKONG IUE COMPANY, LIMITED,
The third annual ordinary meeting of the shareholders in the above company was hold in the offices of the General Managers
After the Secretary had read the notice calling the ziceting,
The Chairman Baid :-Gautlemen, we have now the pleasure to lay before you the working accounts of the Company for the last year, which you will find detailed
"The "Chairman
The testing thon disposed.
The following is the report -
than righteous."
be allowed to pay the winnthly sum of Th nonths the regular amounts shall be paid to 1,000 and from the 7th and following make up the whole yearly sum, as per peti- tion, etc." Now the money to be puud to the Bureau each year, after dedueting what
tailing,
and he would suggest that boforo reform dosisted by a Chinaman after the model of seniors must conform to law and statuto, The W.C. and urinal auet fave been can be expected of the official chusses the a public latrine. It was occasionally and the juniora lead honest and frugal lives. wealed out it would do is no harm,
Such at exampla should have been set by The tompotay landing sings for busting Win Y, who holds the position of Assis-
is now current regariling his coction the main of Tis 21,000, which divided equally with the Fakang Bank, and he opines that will be a monthly payment of Thu 1,750. in the face of the evidence to be found in We necordingly order that from the opening the books of that bank Wen Yo will hardly of the new Guild, the sain merolinints shall
In accordance with Section 53. of the were treraondotely él;oored by the speeten is at presont very ato, more then tust Grand Secretary, le Censor-Guds we owe, is very samall, since they deduct
little amount of trouble they give, and on ocenomical: groands. . times when European crave have exhibited quito as much waut of steadiness, and almost as much selfishriosa, as did the Chinese, crow and passenger, on board the Chinking the other day, and there will always be the difficulty of the in the report which has boon for some days now to submit to you thesis Half-yearly native pasaougers to be dealt with. That in the hands of shareholders. The Report with Statement of Accounts for the
result does not differ very greatly from the ending 31st December, 18833.
Hotel Building. This works under the question, however, of having European that of the preceding your. There has
sumption of ice; but, on the other hand, repairs have be coed, but the
tors as they left the ground, Glangor re-
row campe of a broken For Carough he coiving a similar ovation.
There is a report going the routs that hoarding giving way. Many of the boats
are in a very leaky condition, and when the Prince of Wales Is Intely purchased he replaced by new ones. quarter-masters for Chinese crews genorally in a gradunt increase in the con contrast for extension,: Lenten, wad først tract of land in Ainovic It is di-, And I think, Sir, it is high time the deny that he had, deposited over. Taçla pay, from this 1st month to the 3rd incln-iw is a subject that might receive the attention as you no awazo, we found it neces. Directors are unrewhat disappointed with cult to believe this is truo, but I think in/Club rar. -ite own bar. This drinks at all 700,000 with bio propricter. He therefore the sum of T. 1,500 monthly, will be a
in check.
construction.
a
Lot
T
clubs so supplied to their members at
puted to necestain the exact amant which saiments of Tls 1,750 per month. of steamship owners, especially if the on-sary, after mature consideration, to re- the slow progress unde, partly owing to these days, were I a future Kitty, I would, nominal charges, and why the V. R.-O. Pray that an unfour may be spacially de deduction of Tls. 750 if divided into oqual duen the price of its from October last greater delay than was anticipated in the sub rosa, make provision for a rainy day in should pornit a bar to be at a profit of Wen Yu la lodged in this bank, and how From the 4th and each succeeding month parience of the Chinking is repeated. Our in consequence of threatened opposition. arrival of curtain articles necessary for the the years of plenty
two haudrel per cent. for the benefit of he managed to anse so latge a sum, withthey will be rajuired to pay and make op one man, who has no interest in the Clab view to his absequent denunciation and the yearly sans after deducting $20,000, idea is that a Chinaman is not lacking inI regret to say that that reduction on the
Talking of hallgatoregne. The last save what he can make by it, is an incon-punishment.
intercalary months not included, On courage and steadinces at man under trying price of ice does not eccia to have lund any Last-Negotiations for a new lease
resulted in tenders of suficient dodge which tradeanca and others live togruity that I have never been able to In reply to this Memorial a Decroo was these grounds the said merchants sbali be circumstances, if his selfishness can be kept true wo have been passing through the accurity, it was decided the Directors guard against is the passing of seven and bar and dressing room would also be a great the Governor of Peking to
great influence on the consumption. It is
fathom. A hoarded or tiled floor to the published on the 20th December, directing allowed to open the War Tax Guid, mooling af shareholders, that the
institute and zet according to the Now Regala- winter months, and it may be that during the Bunmer months the lower cost will induce should conduct the hotel on behalf of the sixpenny places. Geld is put to the value of improvement.
enquiries and report.
tions; but before the new Guild is opened, It is a common sight & see the carpenter On the 30th of December, this report was du confess that the manager and our siderable expectations of realizing an ampic
1st. December, The Directors have con ok vory amguing about it. I think it was ide at the last inceling that one of the share income when their arrangements nfe com odors elial attention to the amount of pleted and the hotel is in proper working expenses incurrell in
in making the ice. This order.
Laza Acement.The lomi has been paid trifling inoroaso in
Profit and Loss. The decounts for the
Is another column wo publish two or three some increnso in the consumption, but I Company, which they have done since the seven shillings and sixpotice with suficient | repairing things which get brokou with bot- | published. In it the Memorialist states the ral Banks shall centiune. to par
memorials giving a completa espoal of the way in which war taxes are to be levied at Canton, and some interesting particulars of
drogs within to make the weight right; it rings weil and is exceedingly diffent to detect
Tho pudrass of a place, whore it is impos-
and ex-
With refer of payments be allowed. generally need as firewood,
of the Fu-kang Bank, which showed a total once to the aalary of the u tours of empty eases and steh temporary that having gone over the Deposit accounts of regular War fax, hus will any delay
I would suggest that the Secretary and of The. 400,000, he coult find no entry of penses of the Guild, the said
merchants Comunited take a walk some evening, to any manny belonging to Won Yu. The shall be responsible for them. As for the the Cricket Club and age how things aro
ander various naries; Mr 20 and Sn, 18, they shall be allowed to be put in foris, Now owing to the emergency of the times, wages and general trade axouses I may way this is owing principally to the increase half-year, after adnating fire insumos, theatres, which is quiet and respectable, is and calculated to afford its members an Carporation so and so, or firme so and o
and the manager declared that these wo, the Expectant Intendant of Circuit pick up
game time agreed upon allowing the Guild to be ber of officials in the Kwantung province, by, to the increase in the salary of the Ma-out of which the director with the con- Café de l'Europe, next door to the Hayneted upon, would do much to supoys the Bank huld for Wên Yu. At
present disgrafuful state of everything he has to sport that mongst the letters opened, and have already petitioned, the distribute dividend at the mte of 6 per
which through the and petitions he received altor the Frature Supreme Provincial Authotics on the oro of the shareholders who ness of
bo observed that one of the imperial censera
t
has suddenly, and, we must say, sunat ven-
in the
expcaaca-salaries,:
a few fleas which, if
migh
the working of e, native banks. It will year, na you will observe, there is again off, and the Ganjany is now free from debt. ailie to ding or up with lady near the managed thers-overything in good sedan depsit and cutrout accounts appeared remainder of the Regulations presented to-
veniently discovered that there are a num-ir the quality of iné produced, and, second. taxos, &c., &c., show a proff of 30,710.06, always acceptable. Bach a place is the hour's cheer and recreation.ously accounts did not include any money the and athors, Commissioners of. Lokin, käes, who, during many years past, havo henger under his agreement. By the kind-currents of the shareholders, propostmarke Thetra In the large dining room except the buff the best, if not of the Bauk from merchants and others subject and have received permission there-
dinner can be got from Za (map, joint,
the ex-taken the trouble to analyse the accounts cont. per amum, viz., 31.6) per share fox up at the end of the pssange, very fair onergy of out
must carefully, I have had an opportunity the three months ending 30th September of looking through all the items, and I must in accordance with the resolution passo-at say that I don't see that there is anything the meeting held on the 5th May, 1983, in the cost of producing the ice to which together with $1.50 per share on the old, any exception au properly be taken: but and 75 tints per share on the new issue for if any of the shareholders enn noint out in the three months ending 31st December, what way it can be reduced the Gener 1883, thus absorbing a sus of 96,750.00, Managers will only be too happy to give and to carry forward the balanse of
$2,000.66.
their attention to any suggestion made." I
getalles, broad, shoes, butter and ecfery) and upwards, while dry hort of supper cau be obtained at similarly, ronsonable rates. The tables are divided by old fashioned partitions, thus making it inmaterial who any occupy the next. As a matter of fast,
guilty of ouriching themselves pense of the public. Pablie opinion and justice, adds this Cansur, now demand that these officials he brought to bank, as a warning to others, and that they may be made to disgargo their ill-gotten gains for the banofit of the public expenditure for war purposes. Every man, woman and don't think there is any other star con the city, Mr C. 8. Tagler has temporarily the place in not grently frequeried. In
Directors Mr H. G. James having left child in Kwangtung is cognisant of their peetod with the accounts to which I need peculations, and hates them recordingly draw attention. With regard to the diapo occupied i sent on the Board. According these days, ladies so not admitted after
sition of the balancs, we alall find it neces-te sectia B of the Articles of Association cartain hour in many staurants, and tho The names of theas discapatable officials sery to replace the cylinder which appeared Mr Antonio dos Remedies--rotirs from the two of the directors-Me D. 2 MacCulloch and are given, and anag them se notice two into crack in the party repaired it Board, and are eligible for re-election, but and which was tomporarily It bearing the name of Chan, both ex-eagu-
now have to be renewed at a coat the first named does not offer kimarit.A rintendents of Custome at Canton. We of $1,600. The Guneral Managers there
Suditors.-Theaccounts have octauited dividende 10 per by Musers. J. H. Coz and W. de St. Croix, liave been wondering if either of these fore propose to pay a Chuus is the gortleman about when the place to the Reservs Fund $9,000, and
share, the cost of now cylinder, $1,000, who offer themselves for ro-elestion. San Francisco papers have written en Carry forward to next year 8043.83. I my of the shareholders have now any sug wildly of late for issing bogus trader cor- tificates to Chinese emigrating from here to
California.
As we have aid, this lanciation by the Censor comes wust opportuncly, thera being a great want of funds just now at Can. Lon for warlike preparations, but not lose opportune is the petition of Mosaza Ho and Mei-merchants for a number of years it Canton and Fatehan" offering $100,000 down, and regular annual payments, for the privilege of farming, or collecting,
will
to
gestions to mak
make or questions ask, I shall
a very happy to hour them,
No questions being asked, the Chairpion proped that the report and accounts as printed be adopted and
Dassed.
Mr MagOntioch seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously,
W. Kenpoor HUGHES, ChuirmaH
NOTES FROM THE METROPOLIS. (From our Correspondent. )
London, Duri fith. (Conclreded.).
consequent fooding of the batter known adjoining places by the debole in that Jilarcus, conditum fit valid the peen. nga libations has brought them; it lagood
- If, on the other hand, you wish to seu life, I think the Sperling Times' Romeo's (as a man called it who went to view the spot) is one of the liveliest places in London about a quarter to twefro. It is, however, so chukeful of chorus girls and their admirors
you go early, that it is difficult to obtain a seat unica,
a
jesite,
certain existing and proposed new taxes or THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY. / Vanua of Hilo and the daughters of Niobe. Queen; Präsident; the Prince of Wales. tion were compelled to reunir the city walls it represent of onro and economy, 1
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the only redeeming quality of the VR holding deposit receipts was a letter from to Heise wa iesus this Proglarations for
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Wen Yu, stating that he has bad true the knowledge of sil then, and moreover A MEMBER inns with this Bank and would be glad to unke this extra one to the Bankers of have hi account settled. The deposition Canton and Fatahan to obey it, for they of the Maunger was to the affect Wen Yu must know that the collection of Lekin in THE MANUSCRIPT" GAZETTE.
had over Taels 800,000 in the Bank, and this matter has been given to this said inoz We give, below some rather important when cross-examined a tu the T, 700,000 chants. And all exoneys baned, shall be papers that have recently appeared in ho decinted that Win Yu had formerly taxed neeording to the old rules, namuoly thu special edition of the official organ deposital ceriaju monoya with the Bank, for every Tis. 100, a tax of 9.
2 crittereses. fisher of an evening, suc costs six dollars bearer they were not entered in the Dupouit Fis. 100 sold a box of 2 maco bhall be known by the above name. This is anb but as the receipts were made payable to shall be paid by the burrower ; for every
the hill-collected'; but an additional tax of 2 cas- month an amorindus sama wlier compared receipt ledger. The counterfall with the price of the arcanary, morning book slovou eight antries of Tha. 50,000 dareens shall be collected from Depositors takes into consideration the beauty of the 460,000 and the liest entry was headed shall be used for Sea Coast Defence A
but moderate enough whom one back and one entry of Tls. 60,000, total Tia for every Tls. 109, monthly, which money. antigraphy, the manual abour of cornpiling the Wen House," Wan Ya, according to those suas shall be dednated by the Banks it, and the importance of its contents the Manager's statentent, had transpuitted themselves, and merchants and depositors The two editions offer, in fact, more widely the muver through a family friend, and shall bo required, within five days of the that the "Fines and thug testly hates the Bank in issuing the receipts only transaction of any such business, to report the hatter to the Guild to have thár Memoriala appear in theitten copy at endursed the date of maturity, and gave to know of such & pluce as the "Ond deal three weeks soover than in the other separato espana for the interest payahe receipt stamped, so that there may be no | ¡'Europe,"
and this Edicts are the same in both. The to bearur. It was for this reason it no opportunity given to the banks to conceal latter, however, appear only some two or entry of the transaction appeared in the the moneys paid thom, and also that the three days previous to the Memorials on ledger. The Memorialist adds that amung Guild may not lose by such omissiona, as it which they are based, so that the latter are the claims lodged with him aguinal the is a matter for War expentus, The said of considerable interest when they appear Fukang Pont is one on betalf Wan Hari, merchants Ho and others shall be permitted in the mountscript edition.
ox-Forner! Commissioner of Kinngai, for to open the fruild on the Ist day of the In the manuscript edition of the Peking Tis. 100,000 which this thour had des. 12th moon (December 1883.) Should there Gazette insued on the 21st Decauxner, a posited in the Bank duough his brother be any person daring tu disobey this Pro- Miss Anderson, le belle Americaine, has
Memorial to published from the Censor Wen Yu. The Memorialist suggests that clamation, or any che endeavouring to secondok the ro-ulection of Dr Thomas with the aid of Mr Alman Tadema regulat. Mr Wemyss proposed and Me Mosely appeared in Pygmalion and Galatea, and,
Teng Cheng-lais prazing that au Imperial Wen Y should be called upon to noscunt oppose the Petitioners in their work, the Decree may be isoned couponing certain direct to His Majesty for the moneys thus auid merchants (Petitioners) alinil be allowed officera bo pay over, 1
to sue such persons at the local Courts, and Arnold as auditor. Carried.
in g of the public referred to, which appear under kis namo. The Chairman having intimated that ing her dress and criticising ber attitudes, The prospectus of the International expenditure, the enormous fortunes which
In the same issue the report of Won | being feand-guilty ho rhall be severaly Du not disubuy this Special dividend warrants would be issued to has scored a great success. She moved Health Exhibition, to held in 1884, as they have nniassed during their respective Yit is published. He adaits having depos punished.
official careers... Reference is made to
to the ted Pis. 360,000 with the Fa-kang Bar
Bank merrow, and that that was all, the business, like a lovely Gresk stature taking surecesive successor to the Fisheries, is before me.
Proclamation --C. D. News. rule laid down during the reign Chen and accounts for the posesion ដ the meeting dispersed.
and, evidently, studied attitades like the Patron: Hur Busi Gracious Majesty the Lung under which officers guilty of corrap large en amount by the explanation that
CHINA COAST, METEOROLOGICAL the Bavings he has wanna red;
· AT · P.M.————ÛTH FEBRUARY, She has spent hours in the British Museum Objects: Health, comprising food, dress, the and river banks at their personal expense, by the
any attempt
visited with condign over a abilities being
period of thirty years. Ho was It is hardly necessary to add that the As ordinary meeting of the shareholders for impressions to be reproduced and has dwelling, the school and the workshop those liabilities their part to escape from collect during an official career extending Throne is much impressed with the shuses in the Hongkong flotel Company, Limited, not failed in every way by hard study to Education: apparatus need in primary toch punishment Kasning has always been appointed in the reign To Kuang, when a busy and a thriving pausince, and for he held the post of Sonior Secretary of a pointed out by the Censor, and the pro-was held in the Company's Hotel this af avail havreulf of all possible nouns to do nich cold air comitis ioners thing many years publ. hiru has been no fick of Board, to the rank of Taotai, succeeding
in dee course to the offices of posal of Mosers He and Mei. Feng, the ternoon to receive the report of the much justice to the piver she has long and colonial comissioners appointed by allicera guilty of enriching themselves at new commander-in-chief at Carbon-if wo
There were present:-Messrs wished to appear in
their governments are invited to com- puation demand that thess offers beerul. During this time has held the Super- the expense of the people. Public opinion Commissioner, Governorand Governor-Gen- At Fuhkion, and
29.8082,476 SE Hard work has died a very popular nicate with the Secretary. They will be brought to book as a warning to others in tendency of Customs may go term hin-is ordered by decreo to W. Kerfoot Flugher (Chair), 0. 8. institute enquiries as to the "enerous Taylor and Antonio dos Remedios, Di- composer as a victim. Mr Frederick Clay, charged with the considering of all ques the future; also that they be made to subsequently at Peking, two very inotativa Hongkong 20. 96 66.079 ENE 20.g fortunes" used by the officials named: rectors: E. George, A. E. Vaucher, E. whs Golden Ring at the newly-openstions relative to the distribution of the disgorge their ill-guttas gains for the appointments being of a saring disposition Amoy 30.98 87,076 NE 20 of the public expendituro. The he hat gradually accumulated the aim of Foochow 30.1269.085-NE 2 c and the petition of Mesure Ho and Moi is Jones Highra, W. Neish Bain, W. do St. Alhambrs has proved such a triumphant space alloted to their respective countries, following, the Censur continues, are the Ta. 350,000, which he paid into the Fe Shanghai. 30.16 31.584 NW practically granted. In consideration of der. Cruz, J. H. Cox, FL, C. MacLean, W success, was, on the second night of its the Executive Council will placent noturions cases that have come to his know kang Bank, as show on the counterfoil of Nagasaki. 30.04 N
ledge, viz: thesa of the late In Sin, the bill-book is that link. Pls 109,000 tain payments to the Government $100,000 Fatitt, P. Georg, and L. Hauschild appearance; stricken with an epileptic fit their dispeal all information and plans veriner General; the Literary Chancellor referred to tn Chen Chis-mei represented sayings of his brother Won Hai from downto commence with-they were antho. (Secretary).
tion opens 1st May 1884.
Ex Superintendents of Customs; Pau Shu, his rised to commionce their operations of egutez- The Secretary read the notice calling the commencing at six syd zamatimes not faish- Thore is a dancing young lady of Kon- Literary Chancellor Cini Kuoy Bar various posts to which is Majesty nd Hongkong 30.0561.02 ka
meeting, when ing the native banks and depasitors in De. The Chairman said:Gentlemen, the ing until in the morning, du strain was inglon, steg initiale, Mich lupa bursa Adairal, Eu Chas yin, Halt Coromiss mur; been pleased to squint bien du submittitur Amoy 30.01 59.00 NE 30. 12 cember last, their lovies to be somewhat report which has been in eireniation for too great and the high pressure of the times y a programme, tref 11. Segolare Fang Chun-shih, star of the Uhan these statum its to this Majesty he has, be Fochow
her movements and so perfect her tips that Cranit Pang Tanten, Protect of Ciran bays, inade a fall and accurate avowal.
Shanghai. 30.12
90.9128.904 NW after this manner the existing tax of twee little time part, I will, with your land has caused one more victim to be added to her admirers have given her the soutriquet chow; Lin Kue non, Frfect of Lien- On the 25th of December an Imperial
permission, take as read. If my share the long roll of those gone before. All of Floating Bliss,
chow Tu Feng-chil, Magistrate of the Deorro was issued seknowledging the wipt Wostock 30.09 11.8 andareens shall be paid monthly by the holder has any question to ask, I Rhallops, ut ne seizure will only be of a tear- haudsome he was, ladies vi a gemoration of Magistrate of Nam-hu. All the credit fer having been frank and trathful in-f and - remains atativnary in Manila.
Mario, the great tenor, is dend How Nun-bai Dirt-ict Lin Cho-san, Magistrate of this
Raimarised at i Memorial, which very happy to reply to him.
Sbup-te District; and Li Yusha, considerable length. While giving Wàn Tà will tail you. His unguiboent voice the present has neves since been equalled,
but his
his explanations, His Majesty nevertheless Gradiante romain about morinal, but the T. 100 said shall by collected; also an St. Cmia, the report and accounts were un: The Aquarium et length seems like smer by his English rival, cept, 1er- foregoing officers came of poor farozebequer the sum of: Tis, 109,000, and The weather is tine and dry in Manila,
Sms Reaves, dor laps, by
thuis tam
tanure of doring
ofica โท ing from being the dullest arut in London who lacked the gallart bearing and goud they hire and one forte, commards the Governor of Faking to overcast and damp at the other stations.
orders that ho shall pay into the public winda are light and from various directions,
collected monthly on every Tha. 100 ducere by the ascocuts that the Directors uiter long bearing that enenviable reputa. [ looks of the Marchés di Candia, which was not at the experies of the én, since recover this amount from the Fa-kang Bank
the I name and title of Mario. It was at that of the Stato.
W, DOBERCK. posited in the banks, this last collection have purchased a chate in the North China tion. Rumour says that Mr Willing will but last work that I say his daughter (Mir his being for war purposes. To save trouble Fire Insurance Company and one in
bus apruited con as part of its official liabilities.-N...D. residence in Peking Iarance Company, one in this Hongkong
Hongkong Oratory, Feb. 6, 1884 be the new propriates and our London Godfrey Pearse) acting and singing cliny siderable henss property. The sons of Lin News, the banks are to pay these taxos, id Union Insurance Society of Chauten, so as
Barnum will doubtless bring the place up ugly in an operetta held for the bensuka Kusiner, of Chang Ping-pen, and of fo-
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. charlty, and now she is travelling to Rows Ting-chien have all either at Tang-show instructions are issued respecting the to aroid having to recover the dividends beyond the standing of its palmiest daye.
PROCLAMATION OF THE KUANG- to the anking of returas. We fancy there willis audless to say that since the Directors livan's new opera, founded upon Mr Tunny-
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 6, 1884. optstds shareholders.ns heretofore. through.
The rehearsing of Mostra Gilbert and Sul- favoured and accepted the guished, or at Tientais, set up as salt merchants, TUNG LEKIN BUREAU CONCERNING
accomplished father.
while Ch'ung Li and Chun Ch5, as urety Land and Water has a very strong article one know, ery spending money right and
A WAR TAX
Prevines On date | Da date he many bankers and tradors in Canton have conducted the business of the hotel on
upon the morala of the English turf, loft in all kinds of extravagance All
(Concludech)
Station, Hay who will have case to regret the Franco behalf of tha
ha Company that they have had son's "Princess," Jans comienced at the Trainers and jockeys are shown to be this is clear proof that these silicius have
With reference to the foregoing Pulition, Chinese diferity must bitterly, even i
wo find that the tulal on yearly paid to Barometer...... finally war does not ensue.
marathe it beginners to ero on my lush the collapse of the matrimonial tunes they inaks tell this wide. For corrupt practices; overy man, woman and up Buysay as War Tax from the different Temperature. umble to
supplies in
in the
selenie in, which Lord Garencyle and bliss merly they wore sorvants of their employers, child in Kualetungis erguisant of their Banks in Canton and Faishan is from Tie. Humidity...
now so indifferent are the latter to their populations, and hates them accordingly. 123,000 to Tis. 15,00. Hence wo seat Dition of wind ENE but they trust that with cheapest marise their Ar the beginning of this mouth claire was they have already gain a Furtescue were to be the principals. Miss status la sedlety, so gradually but surely the Censor submits that if each offenders word to the several bankers of the two cities Force Launched friza Maste, Fha-chong's yards to sesuaiso considerably in future, as Fortescue will, in all probability, return to have their intrests boone on and the are to escape the punishment which their to appear before us and be advised as to the Weather..... now iron steam geht, built by the Huur pecially when the various departments the stage a hot oud a richer fairy. They they meet as equals, a warm shake of the continue to enjoy themselves with in which case they will still be allowed to have
power of the employers boun weakened, that damesita deserve, and are to be allowed to importanou of adding to the Wa Taz, in Hain, have been organissue. A alight avanes kow from Works, to the order of Central has been made in the monthly by that the youthful Lord Garmoyle al-hand passing between thing the empleydes unity, not only will the majesty of the control
take them up and sit knes tokeo with law fail to be asserted, Lut public opinion after inform the bankers of the Metro- the master in question. "But Lin. The resuel was named toting scription, as the Directors found that towed the car of Miss Mary Anderson them in their Lrougbams, and entertain will romain ausstisch He acordingly polis three several times, and desiring
Bach which interpreted means: Felicity of where in Hongkong does such a to wean his heart from pretty disdainfal them in their splendid houses, which often
His Majesty t
condemn theas time for an answer, they replied that they monthly charge es 980 sist. In Shanghai,
Miss Fortescue. Loyal à la mort can scarce exceed in kuxury the domiciles of their River Hwai." Her dimensions are as the Cinb charge is 845, and that rate they
of the lato
lato were not able to do so, while the Bankers masters:
Jun Lin, to pay over to the public ozohequer of Faishali wout so far as not even to make follows: Length of keel, 80 feet; beam, 12 now charged for three meals per day. I by be the Lord's motto,
through their respective provincial Go an appearance, in spite of repeated exhorts Escaped convicts in their time have besh fest; depth, 7 feet; draight forwmed 3 fost might mention that the works har
CORRESPONDENCE.
verusents the peocards of their peers lons to Bem to do s be stopped in consequence of the
3. HOMDITY, in prostage nissturation, e ations. Bush His Majesty consider 6inchras eft 5 feet 6 inches. She has his New Year and it low been found in various hiding places, but I
Now, since the uerolienta Ho and others hamidily of nie daturaled with molaiture being VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB,
his assertions too awd be woll sug-have fared to manage the Lakin tuspoed 199. air of high pressure compound inverted desined advízahia and 17 commence this that the native who escaped from direct acting ide; length of stroke of again until after the Race Weisti erigan at Kimberley Gaol a short time
To the Editor of the Chiva-Man." gest the appointment of an office in on the Tanks of Canton and Fatahuu for 4. DIRECTIN OF WIND, (o two painta
stitute Becruiting Las rejut- | thq. pirposa" of contributing towards the sale Hongkong, Feb. 6,
4. FORCE OF WED, cootding to Bensfort piston, 12 faches. Her nominal horse fence as the second deer and work down- power is 20, the number of resolutions per wards; and our architects infort us, that back, and was subsequently dug out from SIR-As member of the V. B. C. Tation of the
manped suring their expenses of the Sun Coast Defendes, fr Bainate £10, and she is expected to atikia ( by the Suth Apell the whole.of the repairs inside a dead horsu, had discovered quite ef'should like to kumw if the Sommittos are faure of any land what which privilege they are willing to pay tanhed clouds, drizzling rain. (eg, y picomy, 6. STATE OF WESTEKA., eky, des in smooth water a speed of 18 knots. The and alterations will be completed. The
in a state bordering on bankraptoy, They property they Inv aequired in their aud Hami-Ning digiacontent is 115 tant, un passenger lift te weepy its way out it is ass groove in the matter of blding places, must either be very short of funds, er raust respective native districte. Should his al sau of 850,000, which equale about fall, I lightrias, overestim she is the sixth steamer which the firm the face of the articles skipped from unge, Dobbtless, during that anima's lifetime be hoarding up a large resortest the demaciation prove to be well founderk, the with that a present paid yearly by the show (wet), the letters are tepesca e Audi has turned out. She proseeds down the within fourteen days from this we ex- more than one individual had been rocom greatest inconvenience to the members. Con would be that these corrupt tankers of Canton and Fatihan, axeosda it eats any intros ores the arrance, of Hazir river on her trial trip on Saturday forspoon, poct the photo of the furniture in Bomended to get insida and draw the blinds bera congested with the Club, and with a public exchequer the grapa forta allowed the said merchants the supment core
believe there are something like 300 men officials be compelled to pay over in the by twice as total—we have apgordingly sigulication. Manyhai Mercury.
Kong Applause),
7. RAIN, Indah, tenths and hundreds
stuck 30.0511,6 SE Hongkong Observatory, Tel. 8, 1884.
AT 10 A.X.-TH'FRFEVAKY,
Working late and oarly at forced rehontanls that may be useful to them. The Exhibi- Ho Ting-chien ; Ch'ung Lj and Cita Chi, they during his accupancy of the Manila 30.0481.873, SSW.) 1 [b. b.!.
korrower on every Th, 100, loaned, and
also the existing tax of two mice for every
additional tax of two candarsens shall be
No questions were asked, and, on the intip of the Churauss, upanded by bir porary character.
annously approved of.
The Chairman Gentlemen, you will
to contend with,
to
most of they over. Savoy. By the way, I did not mention in i masters if the occnsion, and the large for acquired their fortunes by avaricious and
prays
as well as the
at
Tis. 3,000 an amunt which, cotopared
40. 10.
The Barometer has fallen along the coast
it
at 4 pm. 10 am. £pm
דף.
29.06
30.08. 30.01
56.0
51.6 54.2
79%
$2
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n
ng.
014
W, DOLENCE,
Government astronomer.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 82 degree Fabren left, and to the level of the sea in inches, lent ha and adrediba. and lonths, Fahrenheit.
1. TEZRENATURE, in the shade in degrees,
y thunder, e viniluity,