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No. 7794 AUGUST 16, 1838.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Daily Press has re-opened the old con- Ir being known that the Emperor William THE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK }
COMPANY, LIGHTED." troversy of the collection of statisties input a Freemason, the Kreusseitany, the
RUDDYGORE,
We have examined the Booke and Von....
Rob. Wall, suppose he doe, and 7nitorm of the period, for this is by far the chers of the Company, and sertify that the. We rajadusa a description of this opors, don't may be don't for run's his bano, and iost brilliantly dressad of all the Savoy over bas hoon. He des dink won't serios. A chorus of brideannids and a
Reichstate, and other orthodox papers The following is the Report of the Boardabure Staten 18 are in daupe there which appeared in the Standard when deny it. But what of that? Look at discharts of buels and blades is" after-
Hongkong lu on article in today's issus proceed to proceribe Freemasonary in We do not wish to tako up the old shigenoral, and call upon all officers and all Christian and patriotic man to abandun beloths. The matter was so thoroughly it. But the Comperora William E. and thrashed out six months ago, and the mer- Froterick, as is well known, were very chants of Hongkong gave such a decisive Chauvinist printa, the correspondent of the zuulous Freemasons, and not even there answer, that it is nothing but perverse ob Stisndard says, dure openly to deny them stinacy to re-open the subject. But we the character of good Christians and cannot refrain from, pointing out that the patriots.
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has
Op
of Directors of the Hongkong and Kowloon, Deck Company, to the ordinary half-yearly meeting of Shersholders, on he beld at fire offices of the Company, No. 14, Prays, Hongkong, on Monday, the 27th August, 1888, ut 9 o'clock p.m.
Tros, Aungun, ja j
Foria,&uitars, pleas was dret produced at the Savoy The tre. It will doubtless be of intercel to som Bongkong, Atigns! 15, 1888
of our readers in Wow of the perforanico on Saturday a
SUPREME COURT, IN BANKRUPTOY,
To the Shareholders of the Hongkong & Whampon Dock Company, Limited. CIENTUEMEN,The Directors have now to (Before Hon. James Tussell, Acting Chief
Justice. submit to yon their Report with a State-
Thursday, Aug. 16. 30th June,
-
from liat account...
1,901.32
883,013 50 and from this base to be defucted- Directors' fee.
$4,500.00 The foods
Auditora for
400.00
leaving available for
appropriation
$79,013,50 The Directors recommend that a dividend
NERUITCY OF RA, PENDANKRUPT
- BENTENCED TO MIX MONTHS" IMPRISONMENT.
to pay
hand
aru
with
intor
question
under quaintnes He Oh why am I mondy and sat 1'
tntest' guesa ?' (tho chorus reply.) Oh,
I
Be
י
Sir
rattoed to the shoulderick solls words united into a highly afective en
won't her word
Sir Despard's song. word semble. up his sleeves) No, no-I won'
ngainst Dick
BossBut they say that
my at mari Justin yr but rarely
true to to love to those whom On the contemporary singe there couldėj ob. Granted-grant d acroely be a more interesting event, than say that Dick isn't as bad as nuy of 'em esse I am thoroughly bad! Oh, the firas porformance of a now contribution Dick chuckles You, you know to the culiar and admirable school of my dog a devil of a fellum regular the bads are blossoming, for Rose Han-
you There is a charming madrigal i comic oper which Me Gilbert and Sirutand-out Lottrario! But what thin Arthur Sullivan havo founded. It may You can't have everything, and a better gavotta cecars here. t
nob, and chorus. article iu yaention, affords a new reason #NowStone z JULY. The weather merit of Accounts for the half-your, ouding
A most melodious the by this time, fami- why it would not only be useless but oven throughout the British Islands continues cold:
The total receipts for the six months my
safely be regarded as certain that a bume- dangerous to publish etacieties in Hong and anuensonable, and the heavy rains have $608,320.66, and the net profit, after pay-
rolls and fantastic story will be set forth by and at turning-in a dead-uyo don't walk ofiar Flail the bridegroom and the bride done much damage to the hoy crops. There here
the aid of dialogue, retrate with wit, point,ck And what an accomplishment that is amusingly introduced, sud a brisk
is in a family man! No, no--not a word mont in E fist, forming a curious setting to kong. This rouson in that they would be
882,012.18
R. A. Apeace, book-keeper in the ein and antics; that quaine characters will be
happy the lily when kissed liable to be discussed by our contemporary For the last ten days bitter winterly wear to which has to bo added the
porary was a fall of show as Burwood on July 11. ing intotuss etre and all charges, amounts
ploy of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf exhibited in their quaintest quino, comix Dick. Fll stick up for him through the redsh
thick and thin.
by the bee, brings the set to a conclusion, and the most absurd conclusions derived ther prevailed in Inverness-shire, On
** Rich.—Thankyo, Rab, thankye, You're through the curtain was not allowed to des and Godown Company, cime up to-day for ally claborated with effective detail, noh balance brought forward 10 there were fresh falls of snow, Jaly
his discharge as a bankrupt Mr Jas strikes no other stage-manager than Mr
a true friend. I've acted accordin tu my cond finally on the act till the fast numb
mber from them. If the way in which the figures
which complu ely covered the Glenlesbie
Webhor appeared for die bankrupt, and Mr Gilbert; and the scubie pictures will be to heart's dictator, and such crdore as then no had been repeated. in the Relura presented to the House of Hills, and saw hea in the corries to adopth
Wilson, of Messrs Wetton arel Dennon's markable for tasto and beauty; that an dir
fu the succud act Sir Ruthven is vory હો.. tremendous hailstorm Commons and is the China Customs Roof six inches.
office, represented three creditors,
of refinement and intellectuality will sun should disobey.
How it comes about that Sir Despard is funny in his cadeavours to give
melodra broke over Cheshire na July 10, followed
B1: Webber said hie Wilson ou the lost animate everything; and, to put that a wat-in the village dosa hot matter, but he is a mustic Hall in the course of his dust ports are handled to-day is a fair sample of
by s heavy downfall of rain.
occasion opposed the bankrupt's discharge tur of the first importance, that a wealth of man with boldness and badness stamped on with Adam, Lonce was as muck as a new unless some arrangement were cons to fresh and delightful melody will be disclos-his saturning features, hotwithstanding that Gorra Lansby, the sonorous Baths of the hoce statistics are to be treated, wu may have done great damage to the bay crops;
4,900.00 between his clients and the bankrupted, to be heard again and again with he is criminal against his inclination, transmogrifiad atoward boing his model. A pray Heaven to deliver de íconfthora se long many aeres lin blackoned and rotting on the
He (Me Wabber) had sincs mooived a pleasure,melody, moreover, trested with But, he aska, what is a poor Barmat to bright duet for Riglard and Roses,
Hay as possible. It is bad enough already with ground. A telegram from Kenwick on July 1 atatea that snow fell on the higher
letter from Me Wilson, saying he had the charming taste and fancy which mako do when a whole picture gallery of areastors pily coupled are wa," accurs hteo, and there eres his clients and that they were willing Sir Arthur Bullen's soorie so fascinating step down from their Traunea and threaten is a very striking chorus of Family Portraits our death statistics, which are contorted and mountains during the night, and that the muddled into proving that we are all rot. Peak of Silddaw is white this murting the half fear of 3 per cent, or 21,875, to ccscpt or per month. The bankrupt All those excellent things are to be found him with aus excruciating death, it he hesi Painted Empleina of a Rare; but. Sir Ar
Not over the oldest person in the district
would undertake
or, the Watch's Carge, which into to commit his daily crime But hathur Sullivan's command of orchestral re ting off the face of the Colony, Were trade rambors such a circumstance, Shaw be paid to the Shareholders, and a Bus if they were prepared to accept that. If was
at the Savoy Theatre ha! I am oven with them! got my crime sources is best shown in the wonderfully
Whether it is as over the first thing in the morning and expressive instrumentation to statistics added would soon be told by also fell in considerable quantities in North of $1.00 to Contributing Shareholders the creditors were willing to accept that ou
that $80,000 be written from the value of
to the song of the same writer that we to na the road to and Elist De-byalin Ton yosta age, on the war dock at Kowloon, and the balance offer, the bankrupt would pay $50 a month, good as the pruvtous.operas, whether it is then, ha Kat for the rest of the day I do Sir Roderic, When the night wind howla.' bankruptay. It is scarcely necessary to hailstorm following is week of exccasive of 81.139.50 carried forward to the now at presunt, and if his salary was indreused tatter than som or wurga titan others, or good-do good-I do good! Two days This procedes the examination of S
Jaly 29, 1878, there was % very heavy
he anticipated it would be shortly, bo questions which must be left to individual since, was prepared then to pay Sa par month,
th, zasto and will doubtless muse discussion enter into details to prove the worthlessness heat. This year the temperature, excepting
Then presenting their last yearly Report but until these procedings were finished for the next twelve months, at the end of cured a Jung 25 and 2 has been abnormally of the conclusions come to in this morning'slow. The thermometer in the shade on your Directors were hopeful of an improve his present employers were unwilling to which time spintune will proUTY COURO | Rose Marie Tu-day I carry of whole pura, a dust between the ex-Sir and stone with a cathedral Despard, ebanged into the mist Borinte of Press, It must be patent to any one who July 11 restored 0.
tient in our
in our Shipbuilding Trade, but so far becede to a recommandations for an increase to differ. Sains af tus best characteristics This a ring it is be the sport and their expectations have not been realised.
be bitterly
and an aspect of the severest respectability, thinks or who knows anything about the
mad beca in some former get wine extra work to do, for which benki hau one of his weaknesses,, i tu rovenged i them! I will give them all and Mad ONE or two of the mere sausational organe The business af docking and
upand
no longer, but the is also apparent. to be would receive extra remuneration, and dency to super subtlety, is i
over look primmest of
:DÍ RŮ
cividuos, in a poko hali-years, from the Rotura che statement that in 1871 effect that the Ministers of Stato recently
The case of the factory,
this he would put aside for the bonefit of Hie logic is at times over the head of the
beyond her face. I bis proditors.
I hearer, who
who is puzzled at first sight upon their faces again! the aggregate value of British produce and waited up the Empress Victoria two months, the
heart hus hean dictating, once was a very abandoned person, the Friedricheron Palace and conferred watt Defendant having obtained the consent o
Mr Wilson said his clients agreed to the with ideas the ingenuity of which will after to him again, Aid has induced him to full dust bagios, and goad as the singing is, the
proposal.
wards amaso him; but the best way to Sir Despard about his older brother. It is dance is better. The extreine gravity with kong was £9,415,000 and that last year it State affaire, especially on the
alleged the C
denco taken on commission.
and as this may be done to some and Despard who may by way of welcome of each verse is not to be described, but it the story was only £6,789,537. He then go on Froderick's diary to Londona proceeding was not compluted by the end of Jale as removal of a part of the Emperor The Directors regret that the now Bock
Mr Wilson-No, my Lord.
entert by the aid of Me Gilbert's own relaxation live blamelessly. When Robin is one of the drolest things conceivable show by the statistics of the Chinesa Cus- against which, it in said, they lodged a
His Lordship (who was very indistinctly words there is no fear of a long description
is net again in the Picturo Gallery at End-when Daspard arofully deposits his u the they anticipated. The delay has anson toms that the import trade of China has formal protest. the Standard states; its partly from a facs of solid granite having heard at the reporters' table) said he had proving tetious.
of the
The first evene is laid in the port and gute Castle a marvellous chatia has taken brella on the ground, and, making sonia considered this matter very fully, and from
He je vo place, He
no longer the simple pensant,
aclean
fashion of Harlequiu, passes in the Cornwall, increased from H.K, T. 72,007,628 in correspondert o
sheer invention. On the occasion în, ques. been met with, the removal of which by the ovidence put before this Court it seemed this year, 1810, Red siled and gubled with a scowl on his fosteres, and a general behind his back as a step on which Margaret
village of Redorring, in
But obviously s bad
bad Baronet in top boots drops on one knee and puts his banda 1871 to H.K. Th. 104,496,138 in 1887. tion the Ministers were not in the presence work, and partly owing to the alaust, conkeeper on sulary
blasting bas necessarily boon very slow
that the bankrupt, while engaged as a but houses on each side disclose a view of the buck-about. uf something Tiko Fruta. thesa Aguros he draws the conclusions of the Empress much longer than five linnuus: tain, since last Fubruscy, which has 8D-s month, suddenly-west-itie-ajuetisen beyond, usats of ships and besta giving
aspect of
bis villany inponent old
Borrant.
one of Columbing's favourite may assume Goodhwort also blog-b Alam
- transformed-pusen. A copy for Sir Bathren, For- that while the import trade of China begimater, and the object of their journey provented the workmen from doing merelation of b very ss of a few months Harity of Radocring is that there exists 10 renamed Gideon Crawle. Ruurd tho walisa patter trio, "My eyes are fully open..
their symp
rash aridhaxardens ansit of business to the place. One preu into the typical stoward of melodrama, and thirty-five yourasa bean snkor and wary, boon fuoreasing at a good rule the export thy with
Was to her Majesty t
har sore bereavement. Herr than half time; however, it is now hoped
In the couTSO nature. that the grouter part of the blasting will be he went into operations in shares of it a chorus of professional bridraminids, of the spacious gallery are pictures of former and a tuneful ballad for Hatinah. trade of Great Britain to China has de. j von Maybach being, in the absence of Princeer be the end of this month, and that all kinds, buying and selling to the who have to do dute and Hail the baronets, some in armour, sowo in the rich grow a little dower, aro other features of
Bismarck, the soror Minister, delivered over by
the masonry at the head of the deck will be speech, which so deeply touched 20 short
her Majesty that she could hardly find unished by the cad of Cutter at Tial bow pumps have been erected, and a trial words to ziply. At the conclusion of the made, when they were found to work most Ministers in turn, who reverently kissed it.ntisfactorily.
J. BELL-IRVISH, Chairman. January to June, 1888. CAPITAL ACCOUNT,
C
account.
I stole chill and built an orphan Rathven by La acestora. Then
Yesterday
I rolbed a bank and occurs the funniest thing In
the
For East, The writer, begins by quoting of Berlin have made a statement to the targu as it has repairs, though of anlary. The bankraut also onected to of Mr Gilbert's work sto to be found in the Picture Gallery But I will. 2209 of a men, with long hair, a big green umbrella,
60
continues
will not come
the Natlov nobody
But Ricirac's
madafacturea exported China and Hong-ter for an hour and a half on important Court to send to Ene and hate avi.:{"hen you don't oppose take these matters plain will be to relato Robu who ought to be committing crimes, which the exarcies is conducted at the end.
creased; that the large increase, during the period, of the imports into China from Hongkong must consist of feraign goods; that foreigners are cutting out English zm in China; and that Hongkong should at once start collecting trade statistics for the purpose of showing to merchants at Homs where the alleged shrinkage in their trade, occur, Thess conclusions (except the last which is utterly stupid) would all be true, if it were not for one fact; and unfortunately (or rathor fortu satoly for English merchanta) this one fact destroys the whole argoment; and all the deductions and counsels of our morning contemporary fall away like a house of
A TYPHOON FORMING We have reppired from Capt. Morey, Bpsuish Consul, a.telegram of which the following isa translation ---
Apsets. Aberdeen.
his
various
|
amount of something over a million dollare bridegroom, had the bride, whenever a His Lordship could sos nu grounds the bank-wedding takes plaes; and they are anxious dresses of various periods, others in their the act. rupt
that the balle of the village; Rosa Maybud, gros se soldiers, admirals, and judges; qud fapt, had whatever for doing this, alough should furnish flags with quasion for ind- there is a bishop in law stooves. The dis
agreeable half these dead Margatroyde who
about lody, as she rather blocks the way-ho have of leaving their frames and inquiring him private infuzuation about gato him the stock in which he was speculating. utber girl ne much chance till she is war-te the
into preceedings of their successors has Those speeslations had turned out disa ried. It is to bese bridesmaids that Dano been hinted at
A by. Bir Dospard. Suddenly ows dark; and when objects
trously, and the consequetes was that Hayashi, Icoou a aunt. tus posicion to relato the gallory gropile it is soon that the
in it are acaiu
pictures are descending from the walls and lemnly etaking round the apartment -8
thes speculator became bankrupt. Having the legend of the Murgatroyds, the bad passed his last oxamination in bank-baronets of Buddygore. Centuries before, captor he now came up for his charge, one of them had been ensed by a witch, Hie Lordship found that section 142 of the who declared that every holder of the title as per last statement....$ 150,000.00 Bankruptcy Act stated as fellows If it./ and estates fast cotarnit at least one crime grim, but exceedingly handsomo, assembly
To Value of Aberdeen Ducks,
Eslinao, 10th Aug, 12.16 p.. *There are signs of a typhoon being, formed in the China Sea towards the N. W., and near the Coast of Luzon. Bad weather is probable in the China Sea.?
Dr Doberck writer to-day-The hat? meter has fallen in Lezon and along the
carda. This one fact is the fall of exchange. | S. E. cvest of China, owing to the approach · Represented in English sterling currency of a typhuon from the Pacific. Cloudy, the trade of China has scarcely increased at warm and damp weather prevails. At 1.29
all since 1871. In that year the Tael was p.m. the following notice was sent by hand, worth 6; last your its value was as low as to the E. E. Tolegraph Co,
CORRESPONDENCE.
Typhoon in 4/15. The $104,496,136 import trade of Southern part of Fermoes Channel,' tele, 1887 ut 41h is only a very stuali fraction graphic communication with Elongkoog more in sterling thao the Tls. 73,007,628 boing interrupted. The typhoon appears in 1871 at 6. As British trade in sterling to be moving North Westward.'; value is also almost the same as 1871, this shows that we have maintained our relative position to the rest of the world. But the mattor may be put in another and more favourable light, with of course the samba result. The Tael is really the measure of the trade, not the pound sterling Put ting the sterling given in the English
---an incrasso which baca altest the samu proportion to a total incree of China's import trade as our part of the trado do
A SUGGESTION.
To The Editor of the "OHEN MAIL" -
Hongkong, 10th Aug., 1888, Dear Fix-I tog that you will kindly grant me space in the columns of your valuable journal to offer a suggestion to the Directors of the Hongkong Canton and
Macao
Steam Boat Co.
statistica into Taelewe find that our
According to present arrangements, a import trade in 1871 was, roughly, Tis.steamer leaves here Monday, Wednesday 31,000,009 and last year Tix. 41,000,000 and Friday: Don't you think it would pay ther better to sand the King Chow on Saturdays instead of Fridays? I don't sup poss the regular business of the Company. this change, would be injuriously affected by and, on the other hand, the number of to the whole," and shows that we have pre-excursionists which they would have as a distinct gain to the Bressed about as rapidly as our foreign com- passengers would be a dist patitors. What a different picture from Company. In vies especially of the recent
action
of the Macso authorities in levying that drawn by the Daily Press, and what an tonnage dues on exeatsion steamers arriv example has been oforded of how misleading at their port on Sundays, I recommend
my proposal to the serious consideration - ing statistics may be made
the Board, and hope they will take early steps to carry it into effect. Yours truly,
AN EXCURSIONIST.
Tux Bangkak Times says There is every probability of took priten going up in Bang kok, for, with no water to bring the Joze down, it is quite certain that there will shortly be a scarcity of timber in the focal market. In consequence of the drought
-
SUPPORTING BRITISH TRADE!
To the Editor of the "Carya Mai
* Hongkong, August 16th, Sin,The Hongkong Whampoa Duck:
Koitluon
Volas of Kow-
... 044,470,5&.
loon Docks, as per last state meat.. Cost of Boiler
Drill Machine, Ash Washing
Machine, Pat
tere Makers'
Liths, & Saw
Mill Lathe, &c, 6,808.43,
New House for Superintendent utKuwloon,cost
of constructiva.
data Nese Dock „Amount expend-
ed in conetrac tion of New
Book to date.. 795.165.53
Less Free Giant received from
Admiralty £25.000
149,690.72
Cosmopolitan. Value of Coamo- pulitan Dock, as per last statement.... 345,795.97 Completing Sax
Wall'
Lapuches, Tuge
and Lighters. is Value of Pilat Fish as per
120.00
fast statement 23,206.00 Value of 'Fame,
as per last state ment 4,000,00
· BLUE
,, Cost of Bocon Atrgo-
"
tip..42,892.70
* Valve of 9 Steam Lanches, one
Steam Lighter,
Cargo Lighter,
"
46,892,70
and Buats 32,490.94 Sundry Trebtors
Cost of Material us bend:.'
Liabilities,
up the country the price of paddy is also getCo. have constructed at great expense 3 new ting very high, and should we cat have lock, which is the largest in the East, - One beavy rains within the next ten days; the of the chief reasons for its construction was newly-planted rice will be endangered. to provide accommodation for the largest ironslads in the British fleet. A subsidy was PERFEE planting has been taken up by Chi-obtained from the Imperial Government, By Shareholders for paid up
ous would of course have imagined and Que
Capital. neso in British North Bornes, in a way that these large British vessels, when at Admiralty which deserves succes. Sun Peng Nam, Q Hongkong Chinaman, has arrived there all possible, would be sent to deck in
Hongkong however,
Boems not to
of work, and have already made antiofacto The ongkong on hor way home, TAR
Loan £20,000 0x. Od.
Lear Ki-
payments 864 8.01.
with trusty coolies for that purpose. They be the case, if people are to judge by what ere all experienced in that particular lite has happened in the case of the audacious.
Although
she had to pass progress with preliminary operations on land the selected for
through at Sandakan. This the purpose
docked in a Japanese Government dock, is the first andertaling of the kind there. for the purpose, I suppose, of giving as manch The result will be awaited with curiosity by trade to the
Little as
as podi plasters and capitalists. Some of the trade to the Japanese and sa
Profit to Britishers. If this is to be the policy
both
Chinese settlers at Sandakan intend to start pursued the shareholders of the Dock Cou & company for growing pepper in that quar. pursued ter, it suitable land prove to be within reach. Pany will get little return for their incuer,
and other Companies will think
The popper ving will no doubt take kindly there bark on such sateng buforo |
to the soil, but ultimate success depinde en keeping adulterators at arm's length. Straits Times.
for the bene of the Dock
Balance of Profit. brought forward
600,788.81
3,920.21
Sny
Each lot of Buddyrore,
Despite his best endeavour, Shall do ne crime, crnom,
Unce, every day, for ever!: This duan të can't dety However I may try,
For should he stay Hi ha, hay In torture he all do!
and bid the Baronst Dn upon the saken floor
Down upon threy kuere of thine:
Coward, poltrona, skaker, naUTAIDET, Blockhead, sluggard, dallard, drewRKET, Shirker, shutter, wawier, Arcepez, Baffler, studiiletý weiler, Regpár, í Earthworm, inngest, tadpole, weevil Set upon thy mere of evil
Lost the King of Sport Land Bet on thee his grisly hard!
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Quotations
There
1
HONGKONA, August 16. PIUM-New-Paal 600 5021 ·
Old
cash, New Heros, paal, 490 a 4075
Old Now Malwa, cash, 550
Allowmice, Tele... 16. 32
Exchange.
HONGKONG, August 16.:/
On London
Bank. Wire,
**
On demand,
+
30 days' sight,
4 months might
Crodits, 4 Documentary,
On Paris-
On demand,
On New York
Imthaich
978
Credits, 4 months' aiglit,
3,60
On demand, ai
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Credits, 60 days' sight,
Wire, Ou deinand,
shall to the Court that the banka day, or die in torments,
appear rupt has carried on trade by mounG HỀ fictitious capital, or that he could not at the time when any of his debts were contracted have had any reasonable or probable ground of expectation of being able to pay the samo, or that he has with intent to conceal the true. stato of his affairs wilfully omitted to keep proper books of account,
The present Baronet, Bir Despard, bas
Robin or rather, no ho should be called or that his bankruptcy is attributable to rash to do it as his ancestors did; but the point now, Sir Ruthven turns to fly, but is con and hazardous speculation or anjustibable of the matter is that Sir Dogard is not the fronted by the last holder of the title, the extravagance in living, or that his has put rightful hair, for he has an elder brother picture that hangs at the sad of the gallery.
of his creditors to unnecessary expenen who, der flu namu of Robin
to avoid his fate, has settled in this What do they want? Sir Batliven usko, by: frivolous
or vexatious defence of
Sic Cakapple in terror. Roderic spaners—^ It is ence of any village under f action or suit to recover any debt or money and i is in love with Elose, native dne to him, the Court may either refuse only proventing the declaration. But any con duty be anys, to see that successors
commit their daily crimesin a
aconscientiona the
discharge or may suspon the cistance comes to the timid swain. order of
His and workmanlike fashion. It is our duty same from taking effect for such a time as foster brother, Richard Dauntless, a black to remind you that you are evading the con it shall think fit, or may grant an order of bearded man-of-war's mass, whose Trading ditious, ander which you are permitted to discharge subject to any conditions touch. paculiarity in that in all
all things bu
ubeya of his heart fus, it shal Sir Ruthven denies it Ho be emoluments, profita, the
only ing any salary, pay, which seed, Rose guides tur conduct by been a bad Baronet for a week, and be un Shanghai- wages, earnings or income.
by has committed his crimes punctually. The afterwards become due to the bankrupt, the precepts contained in a small books on ghosta prossed to dateil. Monday 1'. Sir and touching after-acquired property of etiquette which she always carries with Roderic says interrogatively Monday the bankrupt as it should think fi, her) comes ashore, and is cordially welcom-was a Bank Holiday, the latest Murgatroydoras
im-ed. Els has been to sea bi the marciful rather of may sentence the bankrupt to be im- Tit, in katlank frigate which he containes, he made a false incoror-tax ra rather testily anwats Tuesday, he Now, the Ordinance
here,
ท
123
A
On
On Beisbay
On Calcutta
On deniand, in
On demant.... 30 days aft
224
72
798
old Leaf, 100 subg
34,20
86.50
635,474,81 for any period not and boasts has spared mors French abips thau turn, but this is derided as a crime. Takes at Messre Falconer & Co.'s Premises),
was practically the sanie as the English any vessel afloat. One of the Tor-Tit's Act of 1881. The tatroduction to Griffith exploits he proceeds to describa.
and Holmes' Treatise on the law of
Ace, off Cays Finistere,
Bankruptcy contained sume valuable
of
ship, 'yo see, in a Revenus sloop,
remarks on the alm and Bankruptcy laws, and the
object of authors,
Bat
ArnerehistranD. WE BEC,
A Frschmut going frce,
Bo we made for the bold Mousets,
D'yose?
she proved to be a Frigate and scop with bez purta
We made for the boil Mounseen.
And frus with a thirty-twa
It come uncemiñon near,
-Hat we answered with a obezy, Which patiyeed the Farley-rum,
Irysect!
....
Which paralysed the Parleston
That chap wo očed not fear -
quo ing from another learned writer, stated 345,915,97 that the chief in of every system of
bankrupt law should
to combine and regulate two great objects: 1st, the distribution of the effects of the debtor in the most expeditious, the most equal aud the meat economical mode; and 2nd, the liberation of his person from the de-Toner Captain he up sud htây, gube, |mands of his creditors when he has made full surrender of his property. The authors went on to observe however that thero is caution to be added that this iberation should be effected in such a way Ascot thereby to
bankrapte encourage Speculation at the risk of one's creditors for the e profit of oneself can hardly be considered strictly honest, and it is rare to find a bank- rupt who has not been guilty of much fault. There wore casce, uo doubt (His Lordship
hiwe
CONECQUENCES
We can take her, if we like,
She is agrún fur to strike,
For she's only u daruel áírásos,
She's only a darned Moumeer:
But to Lehto French fal-hal —it's liko bitlin" of a gal—
It's labberly thing for bu do;
For we with all our faulin,
Why we're sturdy rish salte,
While she's only harley-vou,
1'ye ve 1
A miremble Partey-roo!!!
Temperature.
Queen's Road. J
0A.M.... 1 .....
Everybody does it. It's nothing-it's ox pected
they doclare; but at first BAROMETES- J'ou, Wednesday's deed looks promising. On
Do. Wednesday Sir Ruthven declares that he
Do. will, but destroys the effect by
FIBROMETER-9.&.M. admitting that the will was his owD.
Do. Shooting & fox on Thursday is passed so bad enough; but Friday'a crime was an uttar failura. Els had forged Glideen Crawle's
first.
ker. Saturday and Crawle has no bau- iniquity sounds well at On Saturday he disinherited his It will not du, however. my son. But you
haven't got a son the late Ruderic objects.
No not yet,
Sir
not have
Sir Ruthven is forced to admit. I disinherited him in advance, to save Your son-by, this arrangement ho'll be bora ready disinherited 7 THAT
WILL ghost
it. Unless he really Gees vomething worthy of a Murgatroyd he must die, and Sir Roderic anggests that he should, carry off a woman. Sir Ruthern objects. He is not at all that kind of Bar- pets it to the
up with our belm, and we wants before tube out, and his respect for ladies forbids the As we given u coupssionating cheer
ETE WILswire with a shout
Qu
Which was grateful at the pour Mommer
Ime
Which was gefal of the pour tounscr
iden. Sir Roderic bowever,
elju, begging those
in favour of the pro to hold up their hands, and all do so except the Bishop, who holds:
went on to say), where no assets might be 104,529,04 available for distribution and where it was 216,067.45 clearly right to grant protection against ra 864,611 68 pacious creditors, but advantage
frequently taken of the Bankruptcy, law of And Pal wager in tools joy they lived each drer's disek his hands it support of the cone up hash $2,771,613.47 this Colony to avoid the
judgments in the Common Law side of the Court, and it not as
unaya! proceeding to file a petition in bankruptcy 81,582,500.00 with the view of avoiding per
personal arrest and detention under an adinary writ of
£19,146 12. 04.
71
Sundry Creditora
from last account $1,9.01.31 82,012.18
83,913.60
ד
wants
WEA
execution. Casta occurred, too, where
Which is what them furrinere do).
And they blessed their lucky sture We were hardly British tar Why huď pár va a poor Parley-199,
D'ye sur Who had pity on a poor Farley TOO!
any
29.70
4 .....
20.00 29.56
83
1
Do.
Do.
(Wet bulb) 9.5m 81
Do.
Do.
Do. -1 t.Ma Doe
Do."
F.M. 89 87
Mariann
Do. Minimum var i sht 73
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
AT 4.M, TO-DAY.
Barometer
Temperature
Humidity.
· Direction of Wind
Force
Weather
20.51
Hongkong Observatory, August 16, 1888.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
*tation.
adjndication was sought with the object bruther discerns Rose Robin explains that is taster has no choico; and Nagasaki..
of getting judgment debtore out of although there were other
The
•
Bru
82,771,518.47 on the condition proposed would ordance with the mies of etiquette, accepts crine, az eldsing to commit any other.
REGISTER.
August 15.—aT Á PIN.
lomidity.
AUGUST 16 HAT
ín
Shanghai.. 90,90 84
129.691
Butino.20.73 80
Vind,
Weather.
SUITH WED HER Dr.
contrary opia- ion : but of soured he is negatived by the majority, and a touch of the agonies which will follow refusal obliges Sis Ruthven tu prozaise, though he still points out that it A hompipa follatra, the bridesmaide is a very abgentlemanly thing to do. Graw. Wostock 20.08 Tokio 29.84 nodding their heads in time to the tuneful is ordered to go and stdust a maiden strains of the dance and than the foster-
returns,
baving
old Shanghai. 20 captured Dane Hennah. But this leads to serious Amoy...... 20. he thinks he is well worthy of any complication. Sir Roderiu, who has gone Hongkong 0.75 means prisan, i
thongh woman's love, and it will be a lucky girl back to his frame, steps down and claims Haiphong, 29.780 @8,04 126,157.06 that object if the debtor had ue property who gets him, he is too modest to propose the
098,344,91 concated and had been guilty of no f
old as his ouco affianced bride, and
Bolinao....29,78 so Dick undertakes sto para the way, By the, spation of this Bankruptcy Act (13archer pleads to the maiden when she Sir Ruthven is-severely blarued by his dead Manilla.. 29,76 had quoted this class of failing, namely, sently appears, but carried away by him. By
Pauceator for his ruda and offensive behari- rash and hazardous speculation, waardo
a process of ingenious reasontag Wl'ostock, 29.01, £7 ardour he forgets Tobin, and makes love en Punishable by a torm of impricament not his own socount, while Bose, in strict se-Kakepyds haes over died; for suicide in-s Vagasaki
it is male logically clear home of:
the Mar Tokiu exceeding one year. To
grast the diss
eul him. Of course Robin is annoyed, but turn
aut fudle, and he would Richard explains that he has followed the crime, knowing death to be inevitable In amug no
amhority which
of power of
consequence this refusal, of his heart, as he always feels tically committed suicide,
they had ZANGU į dictates of entitled him to do so. Bome for years bound to do; though Rose is not quite tu is
The propos of these
but is BOUIxl enough, 120 series
easts cropped up
perhaps, 670 pleased when she finds that she accepted complicated to be entirely grasped by a gen- Manila.... and in these the discharge was granted after a period of imprisonment. His Lord the poor sailor while the rich young farmer eraf andisace; in fact, the end of the story wants to marry her. In this strait Bichard
The barometer has fallen in Luzon and -$172,033.45 } big must follow the thought this begs Robin to speak up for him, and Rubin is not particularly effective for stage paralong the SE coast of China, owing to the
+of course procedure of 32,661.68 the Court in this ELBEL
pose, admirably nest as the solution case declares that he will stand by his foster dificulty is
of the $43 19 was worse than of the previous cases
approach of u typhoon from the Pacific 1,319,55 he had referred
because in
for brother through thick and thin. the
The wonderfully fluent spring of melody Cloudy, warm and damp weather prevail. Dick (with emotion). Thankye, ces frea whic P cases there
which Sir Arthur Sullivan baa drawn 36 some margin which
W. DOBERCK, would mate! that's well said. That's spoken so often floss on as freshly and copiously. have gune (50) faz to meet any
Ucvernment Astronomer.: Betonust. Thankye, Rob (Grups his hand as over. After the very pretty opening 13,880.57 that were ineu
were incurred, but in the
present
Hongkong Observatory, August 10, Rose-Yet methinks I have heard that chorus Hagnah's delivery of the legend case not only was there no auch mar. 3,278.00 gia but there was
argin sailors are but worldly men, and little the Murgatroyda comes first. A dust for
Коке prons to lead serious and thoughtful lives! Robin and
know a youth who The ho 82,012.18 was in debt when he began t
RobAnd what then? Admit that loves a little and follows The bold and begin to go into speculations, And was
was therefore utterly un- Dich is not a steady character, and shat rolling messure of the chorus. From the 8606,320:53 able to meet any
when he's excited he uses language list briny bearty ble to met any loss shat nightouts than would mako your hair curl, Grant that the words of which have vary already pure dinkonesty, and that man who he done. It's the truth, and I'm not going quoted. In describing the
the story une agres 2012,016. 14 went into such operations under such cir to deny it. But look at his you qualities. ably prominent character has not been 106.
3,621:05 cumstances was Rating dishonestly. He He's as nimble as a pouy, and bis horntentioned. This is Margaret. In the first
not she is mad→ 258.00 therefore granted the bankraps his dis pape is the talk of the Fleet!
- burlesque of the familiar wesle charge after six months' imprisonment,
mad girl of melodrama fer entrance) 415.38
marked by a scuba, the best opisode of which is a charming balad, To & gardens, a drizelax, rain, fag, s gloomy, tightning, u overcast, p passing showčia, $606,320.68
full of posies, Nor line brilliant troop of &qually, rain, snow, i thunder, e vinillity.
backs and blades "been named, attired
daw (web). in the exceedingly, handsome and gorgeous
fit of the Empire. The
REVENTE ACCOUNT, » ought to finaly prutest at Hemen against auch To Cost of Laber, Material, and procedure. Two Chinese nien of war were
Working Expenses at the sulmitted six months. ago, and although Company's. threr Establish some futuching touches have been put in THE Bangkok Tinies asya - Our cordial ally the dock since then, it was in a state at spy
»Iuterest. His Majesty the King of Siam has indeed
the Audacious. Surely shown his willingness to co-operate with the moment to admit
this fect must be been known to the British Government in suppressing the officers of tlust vessel or was brought to revels in Tavey and that too, beyond ex their not on by the Directors. Is it possible pectation, for on Wednesday fast, the 26th that theas officers settled the matter merely
79 Burmese dacoits were matched iuto Bangkok, escorted by a wured of biaste as it suited their own convenienco ! I think
men had bese caught by the at the coming meating Yours,
question on the subject ought to be pat posted
soldiers. The different Sixtiese pigusts the three passes landing from
between Tavey serca
either the boundary, and all were arned either:
ald-fashioned rifles. They are
with
*.
Fire Insurance Grown Beut Office Lxpenses, Salaries, Sta tionery, Rett, and Petty Cash #1: Head Office Drawing Office Expenses and Salaries Telegrams
>> FAIR PLAY
22
Profit
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is atipounced
daha or at present detained in the Consular Jail, in the Paris Figare, of a valuable remedy but what is eventually to be done with them for curvous debility, physical exhaustion, By Grecs Earnings of the Com is not yet decided." La another paragraph, and promature decay. The discoveLY WAS
and
our conteoporary kaya-The late diatur. made by missionary in Old Mexico; it
saved him from a miserable batice
in Tavoy does not seems to be apprised an yet, for our favoy corespun art early grave. We learn that the Ra dent states it is feared that a party, son-Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, sisting of Inspector Ford and ten men of Bloomsbury Square, London, W.C.jwill the District police, bure bean entrapped send the prescription, free of charge, un Brand kiled in a deep cutting on the road to receipt of a self addressed stamped ears
Blam
lope.
pany's three Eatablishments
Tovage, Nett Karniuge... Transfer Foes,
Bonus on premis and nu- claimed Dividend Warrants
371.02 in the other directly
D. Gazizë, Secretary
a
A LADY advertises that she has a fins, siry, well-furnished bedroom for agentie man twelve fout gere
Rica.Thankye Rob! That's well spok. en Thankye Rob
Rose-But it may be that by drinkoth strong waters which do hamuse a man, and make him even as the wild beable of the desert.
RUT
3.
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ran
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2. TEMPERATURN, in the shede in degrées, Fahrenheit.
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Diction 97 Wise, to lwo patula, SFARES OF Wax, ccording to Besulor
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