No. 7274,—NOVEMBER 25, 1886.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
* A new power, the Sanitary Board, will { It is a report which I am poronally sham-TRE HONGKONG & MACAO GLASS
shortly be in force hero, and doubtless willed to pat before you. I am ashamed 1
here had sprything whatever to do with the do good work. It has within itself all the account. Iknown the true state of "six months ago, I olements of success, soientific knowledge, the Company's affairs
ely bare resigned or should inmodia ely sturdy eloquency, common sense, and over sather,
of takets
to call a a moeting steps: and above all, an ambant of inquisitive on-shareholders and strongly recommend to quiry that must prove invaluable in folur much better. It is not for me to say where then. It would have been very ing up a scent to the bitter and. That the
the responsibility lies, because I have not Rettleman, who has been contemplating the godo so fully into the accounts, ont if any Contral Market for the fast nineteen years shareholder wishes to go into them will
So in orezy way entitled to it.
close
vill
thy
MANUFACTURING COMPANY,.
LIMITED.
· GENERAL MLETING,
The ordinaty general meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held this foranoon at the offices of Mosers Basscil & Co. CENAS
the time that, that vole was passed thore. was, an advance from the Managers of $28,000 that lind to be provided for,
Bie Loxley-You said then $26,000, and you now say $28,000.
asets.
BALANCE SELET, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1686. How many of crew had you 1-23 all told. Bosidoa myself there wore two matca, Cost of Site, Buildings, Fixtorch and plant. 8174 27 two engineers, seven samen and four ur Expenses in formaation of Camgang glidhe 1.219.02 Share to Wharton Swingin
five min. C25.00
Atock of is apd Material
..... 12,760,83. Lieut. Kolgria-How many tons of coal
Fice premda en policias unexpired th
The Chairne ho passa a moncy of Constants enj the men out and bome link to comprat of Sundry doblarganya that, Between the middle of Soutentorey Cash
d the end of November the difference is Balance of Working Account' le 30th Sept. there wore also prose Nosers D. Gillies, toriál, &o. There was nothing scarcely Mr B. H. M. Huntington prasided, and accounted for in payments for wages, ma- E. Chater if Cux, Wilk Lezley, coming in. L-Rosa, Georg, D. J. Dunlop, Paul Forbes, U. A. Temes, and L. Downes, and timate
E
as
$50 oneli, paki vij
Expital 100 shares of Bid one
C3-
with the patienço of a follower of Buddha my best asuing nge and they Mr R. Shewan (Scoretary) The Chairman. Some of the wages are
and probably hoping to be ultimately ab sorbed in the marker, or the market be
n
absorbed in him as the reward of his vigil, part of the Secretary to state as the last answer any question men ínsisted on their wives coming out.
is not on the Board, a probably not a very estions amission, as it is quits impossible to oven imagine what sokowce the posesoar of such indiaitable porseverance might not evolve. The actions of the Board, perhaps unfortunately, will remain outside the reach of criticism, because, like all similarly con
Ar Leggedantiomer, I agtapathing with Mr Smith in his position as a Director when to was led by misstatements on the said testing as follows: Mr Fraser Smith that the other creditors were paid in full, and he thought that the old company would to paid in full-there ought be a 8100 one way or the other. He also stated, in reply to Mr Crawford, that the old company would aroupt that offer. People are told
you
The Chairman-We did not think it de strable to engage the men for more than year to test the plant.
ing
Me Tomes-Wo had the option of keupa¦ the men for three yaarn lungor, in which
distributed over four years. "
Sandry Creditors Join
a4h advanood by Graesul KamAUGOTA
421.00
INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
From the Project ') FLANGE AND ENGLAND, Paris, 27th etoberThe Tempe in an article to-tay, condemns the olammer of the
wore on board on We throw French Press for the evacuation of Egypt
Witness&bout 20 tons. 5.008.08
100.0 12 tone as the atk.
14,014.04. Witness was then asked some questions $240,745.48 about the tides, and ns hle auswors were not nite, the President said-But you ought to
to know all shout the tides you
- vory dobnito,
$500,000.00
8,800.83 have
096.41 2,348,41
$240,749,48
We have compared the above statement with this hooks anil vouchers of the Company, and found the do it accordance therowith.
THOR I. Boluditors,
Hongkong, 20th Novumber, 1898.
THE STRANDING OF THE
#GREYHOUND.
MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY.
A marine court of equiry into the oir-
beca -thora 25 times Captain Shannen said.I don'tthink nry body knows all about these tiles. The only thing known about these tides is containisd is sovall Clueso tide table kept by the Harbour Binator at Lothow I found my aolf fist the oppo
of what it should have been by this
Lent. Kaigrin-After you passed Chay Kano where were you staering för?
Witnes--For Cape Cami Captain Harris then put some questions as to the direction of the currunt, and made some allusions to the back
Lieut. Kuigwin looking at the chart,
by the British, and at the same time rogalia the statements made by Mr. Gladstone and Lord Salisbury that the British cocupation would only be temporary.
The article adea that the dispute between Bagland and Franse regarding Egypt on only be fruitless, and might lead to war ba tween the two countries and that in such awar France would be wit out allfos.
Paris, 19th Ostaber. --Kaplying to other French papurs, which are insisting on the evacuation of Egypt by the British forces, the Temps arguos that the demand is fullo
the Great Powers have settled in what until the manner the British are to be replaced, as it în certain that Egypt along is incapable of interests in that country. maintaining order and protosting European
t
stituied associations, it will bear out the old I knew Mr Hutiay's power of twisting contes possibly coss the passage-money would have been oumstances attending the stranding of the dency for the tide to be drawn in the op- and Varna ia in consequence of the at
the
BULGARIAN AFFAIRS Tirna, 29th October-The state of said he thought there would be a great tenaiego which has beon proclaimed at Sofia
tempa made by Zankovists to overthrow posite direction.
the Provisional Government.
General Kanibars has east a
a saries of Notes to the Bulgarian Regency, in which ha revives his old complaints and emphasises the gravity of the situation in Bulgaria which has necessitated the despatch of Eus
Varna Ho domanda
Captain Harris sad that possibly there was, but nobody had ever found it so. The tido was supposed to run for 16 hours in aas direction, and if one found it sulting in une direction for 8 hours, they would na- turally fanov it would run for the other hours the same waynes
The President (to witness) How was it you were not on dook more that night? It
of seems to me you took every opportunity:
ng down below to go to bed. Witness answer was inaudible at tho' re- portar's table,
The President-You should have kept n better look-out, esp
especially with no leadsinan chain in the
Witrens-Wo cant the lead at 4. The Prusident-You cast the loud at but it was thick weather and you could not
Witness-Thad an
sian war vessels
to
the immediate release of the kidnappers of Prince Alexanderg
The Notos are regarded as foreshadowing the Russian occupation of Bulgaria.pl
The Chairman gaid-The report is bufera
paid to the men's wives. То сандо you, and with your permissions we will tell uxsctip, the amount Some of the
happy to consider it as read. We will be bapt
And of cutitae the men's wagon went on all furniak na with the time they were on the way, Mr Georg-Can you som particulars with regard to the item, Mr Cox-These expenses would have cost of site, buildings, dxtures and plant, been distributed over several years, nou
the different items 1 The de pat down in the first year. pi
given is only rough. I think we should know what property wa hate and how tie money has bebu expanded, me that I spoke too harshly at the last The Chairman-Do you want all the do
tails meeting. I only spoke harshly bence I know what I was talking about. Though Mr. Goong As oloso as
British steamer Greyhowid, of London, Mr Cok-Can you say what further ex-, The Chanan, after sending for the I never thought he figures, description of being moalless, and as ill pro words and
Danse F
will have if you suspend opera- official number 81,647, (Captain Thomas vided corporeally as the cherubim of the old bad that power to the extent these booke, said the plant was taken at $135,000.
accounts show, Anything
dia and the 84,000 expended since then bad tione t moto
The Chairman Wo wilhase to keep the Abraham Thomas), on Nan Sa Beef, white inastera(whoso construction is faithfully desgroupful, disrepatable, and dishonest bean for wages of staff, connected with erfood by the two words used by the leadsman in the shape of a public company's accounts building and the construction of furnaces, manager for a while, a north or 86. We on voyage from Heihow to Hongkong on for labout expended in building of kin and shall not keep any more on than we can the 1st instant, was opened, this morning, I have seen. I have no note to when the soundings indicate nothing harder eye that I in common with ovory share sundry expense of this the value of B160 or so, and the only exp
that kind.
possibly help. The Brat month would be the 28th inst. The Ocurt, was ecmposed
expense after that than water); and consequently, should such holder regrat that the Victoria Steam
would be for looking after, the building. as follows.Captain H. G. Thomsett, R.N., The Chairman-It would be, a difficult öxtreme" measures -ae anathematizing or Laundry Co. was ever formed on the the land itself 1
Me Loxley-You propose to close the Harbour Master (President); Lient, G. B. and managed by advice of Mr Harley kicking be necessary; (an almost impossible contingency in a place en proverbially polite All are sorry for 18, bar him-Suestion to say, what as the value of the work for warit nf capital and then, to start Keigwin, Navigating Licut, of H. B. Mgoing i
The land was taken in ori- work if the prospect improves. Is there It is impossible to do
land to-day. any- but movs the adoption of the ginally st 815,000, but the erection of the any chance of getting money to start work? Victor el Captala William Henry The Casirann-If we can got it in soute Walker, master of the British steamer Therefore I propous its adoption. building was a very expensive thing. The
Belgic Captain Noll Shannon, star of Mt Crawford naked Mr Legge Do you
building of the cover underneath the combs economical and profitable manner. took a
time and so did the finishing. Mr Loxley-It will not be with the the British steamer Guthrie, and Captain a long t After all, as truth is said to lie (strange hold to your agreement that all the god of the combs. All that had to be done by present Company,
Henry Charles Abbot Harris, master of
steamer Formosa paradox) at the bottom of the well, perhaps of this Company be paid in full and you European labour. It was a great experie
British The Chairman-It may be possible to the take the balance?
Mr Legge There is another thing I have I was impossible to build rapidly, as the get money by and by. We meas to keep and 'who shellydoside when Doctor dis- got to say. I haro got the gutatan ling bills woight and comprevious day were part on on and to keep up relations with our for collection, which, according to the Sa.madermined the previous day's work unless correspondents, and do all we enn to start cretary's statement, were over $2000 They
They done slowly and gradually. Included in the Company again; meantime it is only have dwindled down in actual figures to the plant were kilns for window a losing money on the $35,000 were
Mr LoxleyWhen $1600. I find many of these bills go back which woro never used, Wo get all the As far as January last. I also and that appliances of a first-citas building. Are obtained the work was to have been kept on
there my other items you wish an ex for six months. An Extraordinary Meeting of Share many of the names of the clients of the pinnation off All the details are in the Company Limited, was held in the Hong-
Therefore I think out of the j
wars the adoption of report kong Hotel this afternoon for the purpone $1500 I have for collection, we will not ro
Me D. Gillies-I move that the report of adopting the Directors' Report and ceive more than 81,000
bo adopted. Mr Legge omitted to reply to Mr Umar. of the Company Statement of Accounts up to the 15th In
Mr C. P. Chator secindad, stant, and to confirm the special resoluford's question, and Mr Crawford put the
The report was carried, no one uissent- tions for winding up the affairs of
again the Company passed at the Mecting ensued as the point.
Ohairman. The next business is the hold on the 13th Instant. Those pre The general opinion was that it would be
appointment of a Committee Anderson ne fair to asit the rld Company to stand by us Committee offer themselves for re-eloc The pra sont wereCaptain G. O (Chairman), Mr R. Fraser Smith, Dixso the agreement mato at the last meeting tion: tor: Bud Messrs W. Legge, & Johnston, considering the abongo that had appeared in
Mr J. H. Uox-I have much pleasure in U. MaCulloch, D. R. Grawford, A. the accounts, and Mr. Legge eventually proposing that Messrs C. D. Bottomley, Gourdin, O. Grant and R. G. Hurley (So- ou bohull of the Directors of the 5 the U. P. Chater, B. S. Fernandes and
notico calling the meeting having Steam Laundry Co., repudiated the Gillies be re-elected as Consulting Oom the business cheaply and who will teach the béon on shore there before. I have touched frat mate'a cortificate of competency, Conviction that their presozit friendship
Agreement if any were made.
Mr C. Grant said he would like to know raittee
as Honkong), tho attempt would be, in either direction, equally futile.
the search for it must ever remain fruitless;
Agree?'
THE VICTORIA STEAM LAUNDRY
CD.
material which had to be sent for, and will:
The President read Captain Thomas' op- heating for a sequity, lag, the Anting Governor's warrant authorising the holding of the Court,
The following evidence was then taken Thomas Abraham Thomas, sworn, said I am a minster marinar and hold a crificate of competency as ench, No. 10,859, ob.
16, having been employed on the cosat, Greyhound in Hongkong on the 21st October
I was not rogaired da deck all the time.
THE AFGHAN ROUNDADY COMMISSION..
PESHAWAR, 27th October." Bikhak, Dorobar 24th-The Mission left Kabul this morning and will reach Peshawar on the 1st of Novembengalen
The broskiest gigan by the Acting Com mander-in-Chief and Afghat Generala on demander-in-Chief and
The Prosidont-You were not required on deck all the time. Why did you have no leadsman is the chains
thu
was a great suocess. We were
are two milag oor on watch, and rat reguled (eith tan and swoolments, after which Sir West Pidgeway proposed the Aixir's health and the Acting Communeder- in-Chief, in reply, proposed the health, both of which tonsts were duly hon- Queen's
ored. We then sit down to breakfast, of us at tables, and the Afghans and ar native officers in the room adjoining on the
comfort, the Afghans not having yet masĒST-
Witness made another raply which was
alt
holders Victor Steam Laundry- are not worth that (anapping his (After a pause) Will any of you if the things there was a very 45140 { I have been as far North as Vladivostock chart which shows you that the land is laided the nee of knives and forks.
The Chuisman-We wore short of some tained in Sandoriand in 1875, I joined the President, fsharply)-Never mind floor, where they could eat with grostor.
cretary.)
Tho
boen read,
Lk {qLEATH Some conversation then
The Chairman and The Directors have what Mr. was to do with the accounts Mr Loxley
adopted
se
when it was. You were navigating by and as far South as Jara The Greyhound down in an uncertain way, and yet you
19 81,617.
chaina
solution, which was carried masnimously, is 227 tons registerett. She was registered hurry below, and no leadsman in the Chief me ofering congratulations
7 seconded the adoption of the Mr Ohater The Chairman-Yo interests will not be lost sight of. The Managers and Con- sulting Committes will take every
effort have a man always on duty to take one of to carry the matter through. We shall the peamises, and we shall correspond with our agents in America,
, England and on the Continent, to see whub qan be done towards getting out now labourers that can work We shall have all less points
we shall do so.
natives.
"
in London. Her official number is Her engines are of 60 horse-power.
We
After broskfast, the Acting Commander-in an addrees walooming the Mis sion to Kabul, and on the friendship which exists between the two nations, which was proved to all by the together ollicers of both antions than silting t in friendly contacte,
Sir
Witness--When I took the departure at left Pakhoi on the 1st November at 6:40 | 11.15 I gave a site course.
We had on board a general cargo of The President course seems to have Bongior p
We were bound to Haibow and been taken with regard to the load, although Hongkong. It was a fine clear woonlight you saw it was lazy wosthor. Your head
West Ridgeway replied thanking the night when wo left, and up till ten o'clock would have
Te boon of une then.
Amir and Afghan officers for the hospitality we wore going abait & kants had been
Philip Henry Potter, avern, said-I am shown to the Mission, and expressing his to Pakurui before 35 time. I have never chief runt of the Greyhound,.. I hold
would be lasting. obtained it in Hongkong on the 14th on the bar at Macen in going in.
On the morning of the 23rd His High Were there any lights of any sort about Jacuary, 1889. I had the middle watch deas the Amir sout a present to escha
officer this place you were navigating? None on the night of the lat November. The of the Mission by the hand of the Dabir-ul-
ship was Any marks of any
About
but little to add to theatstoment submitted to hehadtion. Would the other credi unanimously ended, and the motion was before us, and if wo can raise capital cecno. f of accounts subjoined givea full information Mr Feasor-Smith said that Mr Leggo's auditors, Mear T I. Rose, and J. H. Ina month number will be discharged whatever. It is low and sandy land Then I reloved the deck. The weather and first presented an matograph letter from When will you censo work? whatever,ription 1-Nove out eight knots an hour Malk The lattor was received in Durbar
you a few days ago. The audited statement tors got anything?
Mr McCalloch Who are the other cro-
as to the unfavorable results of the Com- agreement with the Company was that pany's working, and any further particulars he was to collect the accounts as Far which the shareholders may dosira we as he could to liquidate the debts of the
This meeting ed to furnisht. shall be pleased to
sing Company. At the same time it was for the has been called to confirm the special reso- shareholders to say whether it would be lution winding up the Company. At the
equitable to deprive the Hongkong Steam last mosting it was proposed by Mr Woodin, Laundry Co. of everything. sedoaded by Mr Crawford, that Mr MoCul loch aasist Masara Anderson and Fraser- ditors i Smith to
up the affairs of the Victoria
Mr Fraser-Smith-Oh, everybody; all over the Colony. Crawford I should ha glad if the In the course of further acnversation, Dirastore would give the shareholders some (Bir Legge said that after paying wages there
вяза an to the very considerable would be nothing left, particulara difference in the audited accounts now submisted—(given below) with the audi- bare bees regularly dean! ted accounts submitted on the 30th Ooto
Mr Fraser-Smith-The wages and salaries. bor 1
You may you have tile to add to the have been paid, not regularly; but they statement subp
submitted. Then it
have been paid.
As be any would second the adoption of the Report, it was suggested that this
The Chairman I move that the previous
Cox, be reappointed.
Me Loxley seconded, at this motion was also carried anauinously
This constituted all the business before the general meeting.
THE EXTRAGEDI VARY MEETING.
Me Oox-Wher
Mr Tomes--A
or au?
at the end of the wook. There are some mon in the cutting department working inde pendently; they can go on,
Mr Ou-Have you any work i
half
T
was moderately clear with a light breeze His Highness, and then prosented Sir West
About moon sunk at 10 o'clock. It became hazy from the S
miles. After about two o'clock. I went below at 9 o'clock uld see from five to sit fast two Ridgeway with the decoration of the First Class of the Afghan Order of Bahadari, or and came on deck again at IL were hazy, a
Al Bit was still moru hazy
"ofa, largo.
rodismond then on the starboard beam.
4 I could see
se starand:
the
Second Bar with my from half smile to mile, I got a
Order, consisting of a
was
Yne that it becaus
Movies Clonal Re
Mr Tomes-The cutting shop always sering 8. E by B. 18. I then altered me and at 4 very bazy. At 4 forms of the camp in the centre sur
The Chairman-It is independent of the furnace.
Mi Loxley After to-day I suppose you
Mr Tomes With the present staff and land in the chain We could seo no tho chick
Class
want to my both. I året knew the ship on
air Legge-I suppose Mr Hurley's wages the notice just read and we are here to see place in a year with regard to getting Chi-was called by the second officer. I asked ware stoering S. 4 Court-farnwell leave of this
watch.
fon tha
firat had an interview
officers were into chaoss
course to SB. 5. magnetic, when Chay the laadata, kofore the Unptain came on desk. smaller star with a ruby in Tuno buro 5. W. by W. W. We were still The Captain was in the chart room asleep. rotinded by diamonds All the other After the general meeting an extraordi
int about oight going
knots
15 least he was
he was lying down. The chart officers were presented with a gold nasy meeting of the Compsoy was held to
What suurtalings did you have at this was noted, I saw the plain look stor
was in the chart room. Afoor t
r the sagading tinn, being, the Afghan Order of Harm consider whether the Company should con
time-We took
was reported, I saw
Honor
not all the officers, Beinah Rud Hauo working or temporarily us will not undertake any more work.
No
4. I was rolioved and I native, also received areason of
a of honor, and The Chairman-No. operations
the hiplunion of thi presentation The Chairman said-The object for without capital we cannot he tha works
What happened next-After I changes was ushere by bearing her strike a rock......... Mission proceeded to Baghi-Baber, whore which this nyeting was called
imagemag notified in is
By Lieut. Keigwin At midnight we Sir Wash pay. But we cannot say what will take my course, I went blow at midnight
. by compass. The
The dovia with His Highness. After this, all tho what is
is to bo
be done. The report on the nese lagour..
him as
to the state of the weather. Dotion on that is 15 or
and took their duration table in the chart- Company's affairs presented to
the
Proceed annual
Mr Gillies-If you refer to the acts told me it was fine weather. He had the There was 6- masting is before you with statement of you will find that inbout is the chief expense. first watch the chief oftear had the
Grat
At, four o'clock I was calls room. The ship kept her cours's all night. ing thence to: plain on the east of the As additional
will be re
If labour were reduced we mizht saccoad..
Fby quired to keep ons with t
the works, the C
Gon
Mr Dublop--Ieee 85,500 for goods sold, tho chiaf mata and took songs, and the Court-I have been in the slip city, we were mek. eral Managors, with the advice of
of the know why you then showed a loss of 86,CI might be drapensed with, and the suggestionsulting Committee, havo esked 'vour to I sea sundry debts put down at $5,00), 1 found 9. fashoma, The weather was the end since the 20th a fast altogether, der-in-Chief and the Afghan Genora
ance to consider this questiora and
also the
with the They with principal shareholders are of the opinion that no more capital can be raised at present. They, therefore recom mend that work be atspanded and a ras solution to this effect will bo
pro posed to-day. As to the future, if you decide to stop the General Mana-
will make
overy effort to lossa:
the former account, was more incorrect it seemed
ned to bo
I should be glad to
that
than
and boys loss of $1,000.
was acted on
Mr Franar-Smith Gentlemen, the dif
Mr Fraser-Smith then
KOLDUNT. PAI
Ocn-
Tha
forences Mr Crawford refers to are made up resolution passed at the pored that the anestion of temporarily closing the factory.to get it taken away been a number at 4:40 I was, called by the second officer, to 8.E.. 6 AREA
of loss on the sale of the steam such, amounting to over $1,000 and about $1,200 wages which were left out of the laat aa counts.
Mir Crawford-$500 it appeared to be at the lust mosting.
க
Mr Fraser Smith-The amount includes
balf wages up to the middle of November, month during which we had to work, That makes up the diference. At the same time I cannot help saying that this ststopant of accounts is as unsatisfactory to me as it can be to any other shareholder. The figures when presented to me were simply astounding. They wore so entirely
fast meeting, that the Victoria Steam Lattudry Co. be wound up and handed gear to the Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., confirmed.
Mr McCulloch seconded the proposal, which was passed unanimously.
of accidents that partially account, for this Mr Tuows-Tha was the position in Septorubar: since then sundry debts have been collected.
The
Cand
who
Chairman-I hope you will all / As she was paying off she struck the reef at 1. We were stoerig of alior gave Lepecun of the Martini-Henry rides, re-
mate took a cast of the load jostas ako took me a now conreo 8.E. by S. The wind was volvere, in the Kabial Arsenal."
understand that the temporary abutting of the worka does not stop our interest in it.
|it|wani
different to the periodicnl returns made to see that the books were put into anchocked, the Company of course having thus regret tua. they find themselves compelled what was done the Thanather hazy, and no safd it we presentasen NA
1:
by the Acting Comman← since the 20th Nurember
is chief officer. conducted by them to the review of the would seem to show that no glans has hazy. I could not see two miles.
I again
Captain Shannon-I have always Afghan troops, consisting of X2 gaus, some
2,30 Infantry and 900 thebeen paid for, and that 8100 had been paid altered my coures to BE, E magnetic, found the ship keep a good corras.
and golag eight knots. I then went below. By the Court altered the course at 4 marchad Mr Gillies-There have
said I am some of the Infant
Past very oredital around was told me he could see land near us on
John Wareham, sworn said in
prosented a avory workmanlike. the port how, and that he had ported the second mats of the Greyhound. I have appearance, and the Amir his
certainly helm to keep her off I immediately went bem on her about two months and a half. capital material in his ind
en for bhe forma on desk and ordered the wheel hard sport: On the 2nd November, I relieved the deck tion of a good army. The Amir afterwards
3.E by E when
as a present for Government, a Mr. Gourdin asko who was to tako
Who was in the chaing then? The sound I came on
deck, and tho sharge of the books
ewards, and ammonition, 20, Mr Frazer-Smith Bald the Secretary's otherwise utilize the property, cutting
the ground.
light from the N., and the weather hasy manufactured in duly would be to write them up Publicat
You did not gai & cast before-No, and thick. I don't think I could see over a In the avouing, Sie West huid a final companies had certain liabilities to the law all expenses down to a minimum with due t
regard for the safety of your interests and The following is the report :-
When I heard the re-sal touch, the second mily then. I kept watch on the bridge. The Durbar to tako farewell of Kasi Sand-ud- and their busks must be properly made and the fishing work in hand. The Glaso The General Managers beg to place before imate pat the lead over and fond feet. We chart house is on the bridge, and I walked din Khan, the Audit's representative, who in proper orður.
were drawing 9 foe: 5 inches afband 4 feet 11 up and down in front of it. There was no has been with us for the last two years t business has been greatly depressed every the Shareholders the annued statement of Mr Crawford-Hear, "hear; cars have not where during tha past year and Eastern decoals of the Company made up to 30th inches forward when we left. He threw the leadsman in the chain. When I cam nn and this brought to no end the works of the been yet.
Markets have consequently been crar-
with the greatest fead the starboard side, abaft the deck, I remarked to the chief officer that Commission no far as it can be done at Mr Fraser-Smith took upon himself to stocker
or September 1889. It
bridge. compatition in their.
to make so unfavorable report of the first
only keep a good loog At 430
At 4,80 This morning wo
ning vo visited Sherpur on Dur Captain Anderson and myself by the Soure state as ang dy who knew anything about Window Clap his ralod so her the suites time ko toimi wo labi, and they can only stepped nan esversed. angat I bought I saw a dark gond--I was hue way at Supple itself sorts to ho much
nine tory that I was at a loss to make out hop bookkeeping would nuderstand.
been out of the question to attempt the state in extenuation that the Company has You say you had not got sounding be sure what it was any way I ported the the same as when we left it, except that á the difference could be accounted for, and
The meeting then disvolved..
manufacture
ture here and make use of the kila, arrived at such a pass through NGCUDESION tween 1 and 4.40
they had not been friedlein and enfled the Captain at once. Tire part of it has boou pulled down by the gentleman,
util I go persu the Company's books, which
The following is the
the Report of the Board but it is possible the future may warant of dificulties and misfortune impugs ble to for, I suppose 7--No. After we found the vessel struct after the Oattain was our deck. Amir for the sake of the woodwork and do, Lom unable to give you auf Directore submitted this afternoon to the tillader sig and the General Managers he foreseen and quite beyond control ship would not cons off we launched the The Captain came out of the short reominsterial. The setablery is in a buster state coustunt communication with dif The errors of the first wraunger in provid. busts and sounded round the ship, finding imtasdiately and ordered the helm hard a than we might even have exposted: Some explanation. I may say while shareholders of the Victoria Laundry Con- feront correspondents with a view to set-ing an exponsive furnace satisfactory
ut ta final cost far tachome about 50 fathoms from the ship port, and a minute after that she struck of the graves Reem to have sink a
a little I am on my legs that I am exceedingly pany, Limited—
ting up again when it can be done on a pro-execeding his highest estimato, and farmish in n N. W. direction, and 8 fathoms About The vessel at first stopped her way through and the tombstones are down on the ground Borry that we were called
Gentlemen,The Directors hays but fitable and economical rain:
the factory with high cost machinery half a cila from us. The stream anchor, the water considerably and the Captain
good deal shipped, ap- forded sale on the steam launch
ing to add to the statement submitted to Th
The Sucrotary,
Mr Shewan, then read the and tools not adapted to producing the reweighing abont 5 out, was then laid out ordered the engines to be stopped and and have hear
pal parently by mischiovets boye; but no foll spoed, astern but before the way was wilful daringe svens to have been dous, writs and surimonses were issued against as to the unfavorable results of the Com- and are hereby empowered to close the fac- working, as of product tast thỏ General with 30 fathoms of chain. We began to chief enga the 2nd: November, I was carefully preserved.) feel rather strongly on point, because of accounts subjoined gives full information the General Managers be empoweteded the entard entailing clangos in Then we put out our port bower anchor
$1,000 to the Company. you a tow days ago. The sadited statement resolution, which was to the following effect quisite sticles for this wacket, wo burden with about 50 fathoms of rope, and off her she bumped, 1980 The Amis vory Sindily issued orders yester William Buinett, worn, said-I am day, before we left, for the wall around to the Company, and spanking for myself. I pany's working, and any further particulars tory and works with the least possible delay mist and
of the Greyhound. On be built up and the whole cemetery to be
Onde was not really aware that we owed the no which the shareholders may desire wand thereaft to sublet or lease, the factory, Managers in their endeavor to make full heave this sucker and tend the way put the morning enunts for which wo were suod. There is shall be pleased to furnish.
trial of the factory, starf, and means, have tied. The tide was falling all the tice. We the one thing Mr Hurley must really take
best obliged to make heavy advances to the then landed the passengers in a junk We responsibility for, and that is, in not having
Company, The working being still un- were about a mile from the shore (witness either paid the accounts owing by the Com
satisfactory, the position se grave, and the hero marked the position of the on the
the ship on pasy as they were coat in from month, o
general result as shown by the accounts so submitted them to the Directors. Instead
chart) disappointing,
The President-I see it is marked a dan with the approval of the Consulting Commitses, the General Man gervus reef.
Witness-Wo despatched the passengers agere have called an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders
lers to
consider the
in the junk to Hoihow. They laft the ship the future
about noon on the Sr course to be
pureped
all night ? Lying he its reopening, the President rond the OPIUM_Now Patan, cash, a panned What were you doing all In acuortion ca with the Rasalution passed
byOn the End wa discharged farge into following Buding at the Extraordinary Meeting held-on- The Chairman. Untes we on corta to September sui confirmed on 4th October
steally,
inly
Tolves of
of over this
to have a
resulting
little
of that they were allowed to accumulate
the
G. C. ANDERMON,
Chairman.
STATEMENT FLOW JASUALT 19T, 1586, zo NoviaUGA
1896, LİSTES
Book dabte
BX-
De
Fioni calls unpaid Fixtures Lanchet pancsoda, Stationery on kasi.
Balance
I have in my hands at present outstanding or wate accounts amounting to $3,000. With the ception of the stea inch Mr Hurley ne Com- ver paid a single account owed by pany. Of course, you will undental it and
folly in the first place to com menco work with a small amount of subsarthes
pared to Capital T
for one way E
co, but I acquiesced
in the opinions of my brother Directors A Fayalle Captain Anderson and Mr Lambke, on the statement made by Mr Harley state-
ments which my
aclleaguan thoroughly
of wall load to a very successful
oa the.
That result has not been obtained; With reference to this. contrary
For Chary
Stationery...
1,301.81 76,20
to any other person or persone, or to recoin mened work on account of the Company with the approval of the consulting: Committee as the Genaral Managers in the exercise of their discretion may deem advisable in the interests of the Company.
The Chairman-I propose the adoption of the 1,710.55
resolution. Mr Cox-If you suspend operations the $84,10 1381.09 Buropeans employed in the service of the
Company would be entitled to be kept on ¦ $51.03 18. until their agreement expires.
0.00177
$14,40677 ODG Compromisy with them
capital
by actiously reducing the it home, and then run it on a second time,
17th
to a contributory, mortgage on the Com- Mr Cox They are all of different de gestureholders were invited to subsorib There are some whose agreement does not pany's
till September next. expira
hole cemo oppos
in bel, when I heard the vessel strike, His Highness the Amir lost uo By the time I got to the engine-room, the tunity of Sublicly expressing his loyalty to engines were going full-apsed astera. Thoy the British Government, and his grateful ware kept going ahead and astern for a thanks to the Commission for their labore quarter of an hour by the Captain's orders with the results of which he expressed
is Where your second engineer --Ho is himaalt perfectly satisfied.
act with fever. There was no damage done to the machinery, but the propeller was broken
The Court was then cleared,
boats from Holbar. These juuks hading Riding
"bcondze wo' Were late.
a. The Anton cims up on the morning of the 4th. Junks conso
Tha Chairman-There are some quite on party for, 840,000, and a sui came up as soon as we kot on the rocks.1
Liadiction
$89.07.
490 80. 189.60
214.80
8.914.92 short
Beton for three quarters Wagen Dctobe Wage Novenher
Capital 1,000 Sharat & $16-
ateam launch I feel particularly sore on the matter, because I think it has beau money 14-65 & Enarda unallotted $i$:0:00
to the shareholders utterly avi belonging
Hem kong and Shanghai Bank absolutely wasted for no earthly
es the tale of the Regions Blaam Lauzdry Company
the out
Not
only did so gut for her
luneb,-$162ỡ wê
of the
82,500 but to my astonishment I and that
the Court fees and auction expenses Werking Accoun amount to 8208.30 With rogard
that
take
tho
Stores Commingl Bationery Coal
Láncounté parable
Charges ! Farrbation, of I Kyndry ExpeanCS,
Hats Rent Saberies Wages
1132)
in
have to be pall but one of tæ, on D
could be
arged,
FINDING.
Quotations Hogokoro, November 25,
6021/505 Old cash,... New Benares, cash,,... 482).
cash, New Malus, cash,... Allowance, Tack
Old Mindwa, chat,
Allowance, Teole
120 24/40
540/550
24/48.
Porin Oily, cash
370 460
16/24
Persian, Paper tied. 400/500
Allowance, Tasle
24/40
**
Exchange
Allowance, Tsals
We and that the British steamer Orcy
hound, official nomber 81,617, of 227 tone register, which, on a voyage from Pakhei to Hoihov, was on the 2nd November, 1884, stranded on a reef running out from Nin Sa Point in the Gulf of Ton- from
the quin. After discharging tho
· cargo,
Hohow, where she arrived on the 13th inst, and
suberquentig
cameong We are of opinion that the
set in shore off her course by an 'nosx- pected current which caused the vessel On London- to he stranded that the lead was
of opiuton The Court are of
in the service is 12. uropeans Fern Bottomley, C. P. Chater, B done on the 2nd and 3rd in the way of Pussal was floated and went to
was
fox.
000 has been borrowed by the Company Thero is only one tide a day there. I her-
પણ અમ In this way.
gained with a junk to take the passengers Comaulting Committee --fr. O. P. Chster and my papers for $130. There wer cant engagements. Next September, how- ever, would be the last that any would in place of Mr. E. E. Sassoon, and Mr. D. plenty of junke there but they were
The Chinese clerks Gillias have joined the Committee. Massiz. afraid to come near us. There to.
was nothing
number of
3. and Gillice offer themselves moving cargo, there were no boats re-election.java
there. The weather all this time we pretty Mr Cox
down at the
the works Auditors. The accounts have boon audit, fire. The carg boats came at daylight, 1,390.00
20. this morning. The number of Obinees amod by Messrs. T. & Hose, and J. H. Cuz, about 530, on the 4th, and the Ger
" 3,999,70 ployed at present is, I think, 66. In the who are recommended for election.
man steamer Anten turned up at the same $14,409.77 glass-cutting department there are 20 or 25. The following are the Company's ac
time. We discharged bargo into these basta Mr Léalay-Have you any contracts to
and it was taken to the data. We discharg. finishi
ed it all that day. We began to lighten her The Chairman-Yes, but we shal; en-
aft then by throwing the tween decks and deavour a fast as we can to finish up the SEPTEMBER 1880
house overboard work
Mr LDAY-Do lea prost?
The
1,157.95
1706.07
2.100.00 2,310,06
Contracia Chairman-There is a margin of pro- fit. They pay the workmen's wages and $4.2 leave some profit
Mr Tomes-There is no long contract, The Chairman-The glass casting is done at little expense by Chinese labour. They $to their work very well. That is a nade entirely by Chinese (handing 12.00 tumbler.)
Mr Loxley-When the $36,000 were ob- 3607tained in September it was then said that as you there was sufficient margin to carry on
she work for six months.
I take opportunity of publicly stating my opinion that it is nothing more nor less than robbery under the cover of the law, and I hond the Chief Justic and the Law Officers of this Colaby will cogrisanos of my remarks. A suit was brought in the Supreme Court, illegally brought, against the Secretary without the csguisance of the Directors, and the Puisne Judge took it upon himself, on the admis- sion of Mr Hurley that we owed to money
end. sued for and garo judgment against us with costa, amounting to 8238. Had the Directors know anything about two would never have dbputed the dots, and I think this is a mat the Colony ter that should be taken up
I have overpared the above with the Book Now, gentlemen, it is not for me to propose cbert at the Company's Cirs, and antify the same to
AAT O'D; Getaway, Luktbar, IV. HUHAY, Bozukaj:
Washing
•Balans
the adoption of the Report. I love sorce
to corrort
of the independent shareholders to do that
sa inmibler round a
** The Chairman-There was very litila and
it is now the latter part of November. At
WORKING ACCOUNT 1ST JANUARY TO TE-
Tamponesa bria ing staff Cam England $130.21
3,592.87
she
Was
not used sufficiently, and that the master ... (Mr Thomas) did not keep a proper per look-cut, but the Court do not feel
Waze and allowances to European statt. 17,599.53 When did she como oft-On the 19 eng with his certifiéste,}
"
* Hand, potash, red leal do listnam
Now pote
Fire Intraremné, ikin
Rest and Ta
Loon Exchango.
"Maintanance of machinary dle king
.: Allowanose for treatises, bad debts **Cont of Barupica, printing &n.
Auditor Pe
By Manfuetured Glass
Pricing Corgne.
Intere
Balance, LRA.
$6,875.04
1.
The Court revommend that the attention
HONGKONG, November 25,
Back Wires
On Paris
On demand,
30 days' sight,
34 months sight;
Frodile, 1
Documentary, 4 months' sy
4,26
Credits, 4 huonths” sight, On demand, On New
4.30
B
of the Chess Government be called to. On demand, the want of lights and marks in the Hai nan Straits waica bas led to the
at 4.30, we began to have on the anchor. 0 on the starboard quarter with the engines $,631.67
800.43 ng asterit As soon as the engines went 9764 stern the vessel pame of and we beded 24aher into deep water. We have sol dayGiven under our harda at
14.14
on that anchor, which was laid out on the 716.01 morning of the 4th, but it was au 20190 191 23, there was only 4 fect of wator round her, and dry at low water. We $56,205.70
Bachored in 6 fathoms of water as 7.30 We arrived at Hoihow on the
367.91 610,833.35 of the 19th
- 1,629.)
Had you any difficulty with the natives at all or anybody -No, we had no difi- 658,108,14 valty There was a mandarin junk stood
by as all the time,
of so many ressole, he stranding 25th day of November 1880
.
da at Hongkong this
G. AROMSSTY,
Stipendiary Magatesto
GEORGES KRIGIN,
Naviesting Lieutenant, RN,
NEIL SHANNON
Mastaz of the trudirie,
W. H WALES,
Master of the Belgio.
EL O. A. HARKIA,
Muter 8. S. FormDIG,
Credits, 60 days' sight,
On demand,
On Calcutta
On demand,
On Shangha-
Ou denied, 30 days night
Gold Leaf, 100 fine Sovereigna
$80,65