No. 8463.FEBRUARY 28, 1890.]
As International Railway Conf, une mast company continues as it is going on in Rome, on Jan. 15 The Eral time now-with the present passenger traffic More than a hunded roprosenttir er and
of improvement I. ebanto ) ĐO administrators of railways companies wore and with various icing contratte and present. The President is Commondatore other matters that may proflar sesistanco Luigi Teodoro di Kossuth, director of the that at next moeting there will be a antis Mediterranean Railway. It is hopel tofautery zenit, and that the shareholders arrange a system of limo-tališes fxvilituing may confidently look forward to a all the grant international railway considerable balance on the credit side,
jects:lu bu discussed is a proposal for the I don't think I nodd go into any other stablishment of a new akoping-car and particulars, bet If any shareholder presont: dining car express train between Calais and weald like to ask any questions with Brindisi, to run in connection with the regard to the accounts I shall be very asilings of the
Peninsular and Oriental happy to give any information in my Steam-ship Company's mail steamers to power, and from Brindisi, It is said that the prosont accommodation by the Indian mail service in inadequate, and that passengers have complained publicly of the overtrand s of the cars and the general discomfort FA journey between Calais and Brindisi. Tou remedy this it is now proposed to create a special prasenger service providing ample accommodation for passengers, both for the day and night furney in comection with the club train service from Victoria Station at 3 15 p.in, every Friday.
THE RACES.
orcased at all?
The Chairman-It is roduoad.
baving increased)."
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Chains-That refers to the in. crease daring the past falf year, Before Much uncertainty exists among the au
mies was the company started, the thorities of the turf as to the events for topics was low; after it started it in-tain Metcalfe of the Gecanic: well, he told morrow; and our Sporting Man can do Grossed. little more lien enumerate a fow of the start? ponies ho fancies, and which are most liko- ly to start for the varius races.
WONG-FEI CHONG STAKES.--Waldo, Skip- jack, Yacron.
Timber Business Daring the twelve month the shipments of wood from Sandakan were 142 000 cubic fost, but during the six months from July to Desember timber to ate equal quantity has been received, and your Directors hope for an increase in the sale during the pesent
Bars Milla
rakoa.
the
NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS. (From 2-0. Dadly News)
the
301:20
Mr Roza-What was the pricò at the under Captain Walker in a verset beton should have been completed last June, but obstacles which muat diferúties and bumiliation.. He had obtained, through consequences were not likely to be so seriotte
Tie Chairman About 85.50.
Cap-
person was existing there, and in taking the
Cement Works at home, and the emplog. nunn Jorgensen on board his ship.
ment of segmental fire. Briake would soom
amore powerfaol antidote, but found the The Court desires oleo to direct the
to guaranton beyond a doubt the impos
place crowded with foreigner each waiting attoutien of the Board of Trade to the
sibility of another breakdown in this respect. Dominion communicates the following to upon a bank, the assistants taking the A traveller jusí returned from the Now his turn for a done. It was like a TUO consideration and care shown by the
The new Roof is being rapidly completed the Shen Paice the Now Dominion place of cashiers, and paying out doses of master of the British schooder Norma, af
and it is hoped that the works will be got was mado into a province, and chowe nadipecacuanha, as fast Provisional Registor from Yokohama: in
into full swing in two or three weeks and hien officials appointed there as in China them, instead of dollars to the clamorous they could prepara con- vlow of the-enfeebled condition in which year at paying king of the Hong, 25 tons of Cement a day Bot Ises thần | Proper, tite people have coma much more throng; hat, active as they were, we ALY
that the daily out-put will be not he found the survivors of the prew and munications in Europe. Ong of the sub, instead of having one on the dobit side, passengers of the Wandering Minstrel,kong Mills shows a first mix months, firat duplicated and then inory will be inent; but the state of the defences on the time; and, as our sonsations wore polting under the control of the Central Govern shore would be no chance for its for a long accounted for by Later on, parts of the The exponses of this Court, Gizod at 85. want of orders during the Os., are approved.
but there has since been good employment home, the final, out-put or Cement being and Pol Lo is still far from what it should meats precious, we hastaned to our doctor, quadrupled from long 3,000 is liaa of the Tien Shan Nan Lu more and more disagreeable, and the mo Dated at the British Vigo-Consulate at for the Mill, which is asking headway estimated at something over 100 tons, orbs At Hami and is stronger force should and though he was busily engaged in the Honolulu, this 11th day of April, 1889. against the prejedles of the Chinese Gon-approximately 600 barrels per diem. The de kept to watch the frontior, Tarbagatti, same way, there were fewer there, and wa (Sd) Geo. A. COURTENAY Wess, President. tractors, and orders are now coming in Capital of the Company is amply sufficient owing to its proximity to Russia, should be were too sapplied with the necessary
Taos. R. WALERE,
which should keep the Mill going without to pay for this increase in machinery, but very strongly garrisoned, however much it remedy. Then we were enabled to colicos Mr D. Ron, referring to the statement JAMES BOWER, Membera.
any stoppage, and produce profitable it has been thought advisable to proased may cost the Government to do so. The cur thoughts, and learned that nearly the in the report that a dimination of the
Captain Walker, his family and rotucco,
with caution at 6rat, and only to complete Russians have lately sent three exploring whole foreign colony were in nutt earnings had been caused by the high the
Local Trade and Agencies Your Directors the plant when its effioney had been fully expeditions into Tibet, and the intrepidity position an ourselves, including the Go survivors af the crow тего price of o asked what the extent of the fourteen weary months on this desert have deemed it advients to meet the demonstrated. increase us the price of coal had been.
with which thoir explorers make their way vernor, Sir John Bowring, most of the island and livedl on sea birds and their development of the Coasting trade, and in As a matter of fact all the machinery over the difficult mountain roads from Government officials, and the offloors and The Chairman said that, roundly speakingga nud what fish and turtle they could addition to the Normanhurst, havo has proved most satisfactory with the ex Kashgar to Tibet shows what importance crows of many of the vessels in port, who the former price of coal averaged about 85.50, catch, sulfering, as you may imagine, the recently purchased dis... Phu Quce on. ception of the Bare Stong Mills, which their lovemment attaches to the possession he all been supplied with bread by the and they were able to get it now at grosteat hardship and privating. And dur- favourable terms; she is now in the hands have bouts supplemented and will be ulti- of information about the country and sanie baker, the principal one in the placa, $0.60.
Mr Rezs-Thon the pride has not in-pot hesitate to say, on the false tea. out to quit the requiremianta of the trade, have proved theinsölves wolf adapted to the the bratoval of small presents and kind- | witnessed than was seen in the Queen's this time there are people wise did of the Dock Company, and is being fitted mately replaced by Iron Mills: theau latter people. Those travellers lozu no opportunity a Chinnaan, named Allam. Probably ing
of ingratiating themselves with the natives o mote remarkable sight was never of sonte San Francisco loafer ravenue to the Company, As the country timony
and should prove an increasing source of work required of them.
by Mr R 1-You say owing to the price ressal and old her in South America,cpona out, the Agencies of Mo Company in competent European advantage of a nesses, calculated to make them glad to road that morning, as peoplo, hurried to
believe, that Walker und pirated the
The Company las
Staff which will short moot Russians again. China should keep and fro, scarcely knowing where they wore I justice to Captain Walker I wish to Sandakan should increases amber, and ly be further strengthened by the arrival of Hami and lifetrongly garrisoned in order going or what they were doing; all had a Company I made the fullest enquiry into his
another skilled burner from home. The to checkmate Rusia in her insidious dezeit and bewildered look, and no one publicly state that before floating this little valge, thas producing a fair revenue.
Sandakan Sure Mills. Your Directors Directors have much pleasure in testifying manor.
could tell what would be the end of it. past history. Many of you remember Cap understand from Mr. Abrahamson that to the putines and perseverance, read and
Teens those Mills are of very first class descrip- energy, with which the European Staff has Swatow) recently underwent painful as it beente generally reported that the Prefect of Ch'aochow Fu (near Contidonce was however gradually restored, ne that he had served his apprenticn-ship ton, substantial, and well-built; they fact and overcome
necessarily beaut an the Isto were but in full working order until De Industrial Enterprise started in a now cansion to warut 1,600 oldiers to do uneasy feeling continued to prevail along
Viceroy ing to his father and that Walker was pa
Chang Chilistang, perwisu wasst ürst anticipated, but still a very Other well known residents here who had trade and export. good son as ever trod a ship's dook. Camberit is expected that they will do try with anakiled
labour and under gendarme duty in his profecture, con- the victims, and instead of the usual io good and pruitable work, both for local unknown effects of climate.
sidering
this fores necessary owing to vitation to visitors. had satisfactory
Have a glow of These initial troubles have slowly but the. business relations with him for their respective Companies in Yokoham the Crang in the spinicu of your Directhint the Shareholders may look forward in exaguted 3,000 in 20 years to pacify the thus sols beverage of the day. Very for- Tobeern Land-A very valuable tent of Barely been surmounted, and it is believed tie Everbially turbulent obaracter of sharry it was, Take a little warm water
nalivee, of whom also spoke favourably of him to me.
General Fang and mustard, and the latter was almost tain Walkar had a wife and thrae child-fors in the 20,000 acres, at prosent of course confidence to a bright and prosperents fu- district. Not knowing that the permission tunately the charge put in the bread was you with him, but lust all his money, unproductive, purchased at 32 per nere tare. The arall out-turn of Cement alto enrol these mou had boun rescinded an heavy-there being enough arsenic in and it was with view to
when this Company was fouined; as the ready made before the accidout to the kila since Chang Chih-tung's departure on the an ordinney slice to kill three or four theas I fory-Chappie, Worthless, Wan, ofice. Of course the amount of coal used and, add a new industry to this Oclony the Government to $6 an acre, and had been freely taken at full murkot prices, recommandation of the Board at Poking, he peoplo-that its presoto was felt in an
give him a start
lony priva of tobacco laud has been raised by lina that thie Hitle Company was floated by
and buyers have prenonnoed themselves us was busy taking down ther names en-unmistakable way before it had time to ABBLEY Cur.- John Peel's stable, .., like to know a little about the price of coal it was new hero, though it is old in Australia 1 higher figer, there is reisiderably well antisfied with results. The prices ob throned. in the general's pavilion on the got absorbed into the system, on that in
Mr Rom-I think the shareholders would self and friends. Laxy ner industry because been sold in Europe at a
tained leave an ample margin of profit, and parade ground and 600 had already passed most cases it and About
unt other expenses.
and New Zealand. Gentlemou, I have on this concession as no distant date. out-put is i The Chairman-e can't give any vary thing more to sa' except to once more siderable sum of money a
was removed without much will be still larger when the before him, when a concier rushed him that occurred soon after were attribuled to co this margin will
with mischief bei
I being done, though several dealle is increased, certain estimate as to that, as coat way to thank you for your attendance and for the cutting teases, were granted to the Com- of informing the shareholders and through should have begun. The unfortunate Pre- so large us to lead to the prompt discovery
Timber Concessions-10,001 acres,
a tulegram frum Canton commanding under It may be as well to take this opportunity instantly to cease enlisting the men if he the poisoning. If the dose had not been kind snough to tioned theso fow facts,
I shall
place in me, and to ask thut na soon as they pany, the greater portion of which have them the consuming pabli, that
Jfect put the best fuco on the matter that he of the attempt, the fragedy would have Lon-propose the adoption of the report.
have space the papers hore which have been selected; a large quantity of timber
(A.)-The Company's Cement is ground could under these Buitarrassing circum-bean ons of the most terrible recorded Mr Kwong
Mau
seconded, and the printed erroneous statements respecting of diminution of supply; those tions to the square inch, which is the cash brought nad giving each man 603 carb Hongkong must have perished, and the has been cut or those lands, but there is to pass through a mesh with 2 500 perfossatances. He had hundreds of strings of history, as nearly all the foreigners in in motion was carried unanimuly.
the Wandering Minstrel and Capt. Walker
sigm will give equal or greater publicity to the will forts a valuable source of income to the standard fineness of the great European (or about half a dollar), he ordered them placo houn rendered an defenceless that it truth. I think people frequently remem
Company
Cement Manufacturers,
for the present to return to their homes, might perhaps have been easily captureil nud ber the bad side of the
Directors-Mr Solɔmph having left the and pot
(The Company will grind to a still finer and after Chios. New Year he would let occupied by the Chinese, which is question the other, and I think when a man coms Colony Mr D. R. Sassoon has consented to mesh it found desirable).
is probably them know what was to be done. He then what was intended. The perpetrator of the (B).The test guaranteed is 350 lbs, to started for Canton determined to leave no deed escaped to Matxo, early in the mo here with a good character and as far as we take the vacant seat, and his appointment know is honorably acquitted before a pro-
DOW requires be confirmed. In accord- the aquare inch tonsile strain broken at 7 stone unturned to indoca Li Han-chang, the ing, with all his family, in a small steamer perly constituted Court, that se tufticious anca with the Articles of Association Mcasa days, with the nanal increase at 14 or 28 now Viceroy, to get the permission to Gurol he had chartered. I returned to that place evidence that his conduct in this matter
Dalrymple & Stykan
Hu Pao.
in the afternoon, and, soon after our ar for re-election.
The Patahen (Pandita) Lams, is Auditors. The Accounts have been
the Pontifs of Tibet, the other being the mind of the Hongkong authorities, ond Candited by Masara Fullarton Henderson
Dalai Lama, Teile Pushon, Bays Mayes, conveyed to the Station on the Fraya. and R. Lyall and their re-election as Audi-
is confided the maintenance of the parity ters of the Company is recommended;
of religious doctrine, as to the Dalai Lama B LATTON, Chairman.
is attributed the temporal government of Hongkong, 21st February, 1890.
the Tibetan realm. Last month Tientsin was honoured by a visit from this high. Baddhist prelato, who remained there fow days on his way to Poking foradience of the Eraperor. Ho the Chinese facials, and on 25th January,
was called on by a Li Hung dipa's birthday, he visited that Viceroy, by whom he was received with high honour, the gates being thrown wide open and the Pontiff's cusir carried through the aussive courts of the Yamén and to the very door of the reception mom before he was invited to descend. --Shôn Pae.
SELLING PLATE-Entries: Zemindar, Worthless, St. Cyrus, Willow, Kerden. feldt, Wanderer, Antonio, Chappie Of
dérer.
Golden Hope.
BONGKONG DERET.Materialist, ED- ticer, Wild Sugo
Mr. Roz-So it an increased $3. What is the extent of the coal used!
The Chair-That is a matter of detail which I lave not worked out, and I can't undertake to give an answer at the present mument, but we shall be very pleased to give you the information if you will call at the
is considerable.
LUSITANO.Orlando, Susewind, Procrease perhaps even "entlemen.cn- confidenco you liaro been
Heing, Variole (if he starts).
VALLEY.-Llygodan, Valentine,
dur.
Foocnow. Vigour, Leap Year, CANTON.-Norman, Cawell, Grayling. FAREWELL - Homcguard, Silkea Boad, Gridirou.
COMFRAIRE'S CH.-Balmoral, Express, Athole Bruse.
-AVERAGE STATER, -
Chie
Mr A. G. Gordon proposed that the sp. pointment af Messrs Kwok Tzu Chong and Kum aa Directors be confirmed. Mr Ip Lam Chune seconded, and the motion was carried.
Mr Conlan also proposed the re-election of Messrs D. McCulloch and H. J. Holmes, the retiring directors.
my-
• RJ-
to be
for locking
to realise
morn),
Mr E. 1. Jorey scoonded and the motion has been perfectly straightforward and be. / ble offer themsolvese, but betug līgi- į days, provided the öriquettos are properly the 1,000 mon renewed. is one.of rival there, Allum was arrested on the de-
was carried.
On the mution of Mr Jorey, seconded by THE LYNDHURST TERRACE FREM Rozu Masers Lyall and Downes were
re-elected auditore.
This concluded the business,
INQUIRY.
Mr Wodehouse at the Magistracy this afternoon zauшed his inquiry into the dir-; ciastraces connected with the fire which
THE SHARK FISHERY COMPANY.
A vacating of this Company (in liquida-
nourablo, and that it is owing to no blaue of his that the expudition failed.
LIQUIDATOR'S REPORT. The following to the Liquidator's Re
port
To the Shareholders of the Sturk Fish-
sry Company, Limited. Gentlemen,-I beg to hand you a State-
Mr Dment of Accounts of the Company in liquidation showing a net balanca of Capital after paying all liabilities of $15,989.71,
occurred on the 25th ult in the premisation) was held this afterno occupied by J. Guznes, draper, Lyndhurst Hughreys pres ded; and there were dla Terrace. Mr Wotton represented the rent Means B. Humphreys, G. de
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTA TO JURE göra, 1889.
Evabilities... Capital:-
1.410 Shants fully paid-up ullat- te to E. E. Albano & Co. in part payment as per pres- punhos endi ralco B1000, ...........$141,090.00
Hongkong Firo Insuraneo Co., Mr Wilkin.x, A. B. Mancell and W. E. whioh amount will admit of my returning 1 Shares fully paid ap allotted
appeared for Mr Gomes, and Me W«b~ bar was present on behalf of Mr Mahommed Arab.
The Proft and Loss Account Apperded includes all the expenses of the Company from the time of its formation to date, and the total of these represents your loss, which is $14,410.29.
Tho Capital Account needs no explana
The
tion
to you a percentage of .5106 of your Ospital The Chairisan said:-Gentlemen, the re-or nearly 52 cents to the dollar. port and statement of neoonis are before you and I shall be glad if you will carefully read the one and examine to other, and if J. Graves, Jun, recalled, said-I had a you require any further information Inhall
be
pleased to give it. You will flad on the conversation with Roberts three or four table a list of shareholders with the days after the fire. It took place in the amounts of each one's paid up capital, and Globe Hotel, Ilo said he was hard up and the dividend due to him thereon set oppo- out of employment and asked me to assistite to his name--and the Shoretary hes the him and I would give him a hundred seques ready to hard you in final settle- dollars. Haid he would see about it, and then left me. I don't know what he meant by saying he would do about it. Nothing was said about 800. The Drst time that was mentioned was in the letter which Mahommed Arab wrote for Roberts,
when
hent.
There being no questions put, The Chairman said: If you have no questions to nas and are quite antisfied. with the manner in which the Company has con liquidated I will nak one of you
sbe kind onough to propose and another lo second the adoption of the report and
statement of accounts as corrcel.
Md Champeaux proposed 1handeption of the ro
report Had
Recente, Mr Muncul seconded and the motion was varied,
sels Liquidator's Account speaks for
The books are on the table and are open
to Vendors of Saw Mills in.
pal payment for me ch
valne $10.14,000.00
Les Santes peid allotted to E. R. Almakosne & Cu. In part payment
■ per pronpicctv each value $80
5,342 Shans hotel to the public
each value $50
Sundry Creditors,..
Pills Payalty.
Froft & Loza,
"Ansats
As per statementë. E. Abrahan-
to your inspration. They have been audited | Goodwill:- by Mi J. Moffat of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bink.
JNO. D. HUMPHREYS, Liquidator.
PROFIT, AND LO38. Dr.
To Wandering Minstrel and out-
ut
. $ 1,546.94 To preliminary expenses. Opt. Walker's bonus shares (35,000), chah exponded (8613.80) To Chargon
John Roberts, recalled, said When want to ask Gomes for money I did not quention any sun. I made a reply ho anid he wonht give me '$100; I did not think the amount was enough, but I tid not say so. I wanted to keep quiet. I can't say what he thong it about it. When I went to Mr Arab I said to him I am very hard up yon fue your attendance hore to-day and 1 and I wantenney to help in to pay my hare nuly a few words to a bufore we part, accounts. Then I tell him my circum- stances and then asked him to write to Me are you aware the ill-fated Wander To Interest Gomes and explain how I stood. I to'd strel left here on the 14th Septent.
Arab I had been to Gomes and that he land
The Chaimaan oni-Gentlemen, I thank
ber 1887. She encountered severe weather Son after leaving this part and put into Hountala to refit. She left there on the
To Capt. Johnson's Claim
To advanced Weges, Capt. and
Craw
promised to gire wriling it. 1 only 10th December 1887. Ewo creept the By Capital Accouut
o the latter after
read
part of the letter,
heurd of
nou & C's properties, Lesa amint
39,400.00 267,100.00
& Co.'s p......... 30,591.17
ade, kept in a uniform and moderate temperature, and bruken in suitable machiun..
(C)The Comens is supplied in 400 lb. gruss casts or 200 lbs.
groas bage. Mosers Danby Leigh and Orange, and Mr Detin, have kindly consented, at the request of the Directors, to answer any questions as to the good quality of the Cum pany's Cement tested by them,
The confirmation of Messrs L. D Poraneokor, J. D. Hutchison, Chantrey Inchbald, Leo Sing, and Poon Fong, a Directors, is required.
The accounts for the nine months ending a1st December, 1880, an appended hereto, they have been audited by Mr Fullarton Benderson,
Aby shareholder wishing to go over the works can obtain a pass on application -5458,300.00 † to the Head Office..
18,48.71
40FT SL
E. Abramowe n'e. E.
$100,000.00
Property-
Theher Concessions, eaturated valu na per
Корсат
$512,2% 6
P
$69,400.80
Ceal of Saw Mill at Hongkong 27,704.02
"
date,"
$8,000.00
at lakas to Value of Land Properties, 22,062.35 .... 23,920.59
6.613.80 4418.84 1,202,72
15
¡
„Buzque CamŞKADA 16.3.2.47
Boats, Lighters wi
Techos, 14, 33
of Tar Normanhurst'... 17.08.03
House Iroperty,
2,340.41
Hent Furnitare, &c.... 3533.58
132.570.21 Broeku on hand (Timber, Stores, Cats). 177.674.80 1,051.60-ons & San! Bank, Cnal with
Cash with Agents and Manager", 487.90 Sundry Debtors
Intercet annual estrued to date, $14,410.20 Aunt Expenditure or soyagon. e. Tar
pant completed,kundy and arobarong
$14,470.20
$14,410,90 To Charger,
CAPITAL ACCOUNT.
Dr.
Arab showed What did read I approved of. I don't know what was false reports which were very anjustly put
inta circulation nothing more wda her until the arrival of the schoo Norman at April 1839-with Captain Walker, his Honolutio the Gil family nad the survivors of the crew. A Ta Profit and Loss naval court washed at the British Vice-Tis Dividend of 5190 of Capital Csusulato at Bonolate on the 10th and 11th and returned to Shareholdera,
meant by "signing the articles, I under. stood there was to be a promissory note or something of that kind. The phense at no other can I mean by a promissory note a written promise to help me, such as I cou'd show my creditors.
After further evidence, his Worship dismissed the waiter.
THE STEAM LAUNCH COMPANY, LIMITED.
A. Simpson, A. G. Gord (Gandral
оп
April, 1869, to tavestigate the eirenmatan dos attending the wreek of the Wandering Austrét, and the Funding and Order of the Court were as follows:
kit Bering Mineirel
THE LOWS OF THE WANDERING MISSTEEL The second ordinary meeting of the above Finding and Order of a Navat· Court, held at the British Vice-Cunalate at company was held at the Hongkong Botot Bonolulu, on the 10.4 and 11th days of to-day. There were proact: Messrs B. J. April, 1-89, to iuresti ato the circum- Holzica (Chairman), E. B. Jores, D. Rozi, stances attending the wreck of the British
Wa Maunger), Man Kwony, Ip Lam Chaav, vessel, barqueri Jember (5.363, quilt at Minstrel was a sailing ai dering
of 376 Cos
Cans registered Kwok The Chong, Chee Kom, &c.
tonnage, Peterhead in 1675, and belonging to the The Chairman said-Gentlemen, a m of Hongkong
port
It appears from the report has been in your hands for me evidenes given before this Court that she thms, I shall, with your perinission, tate it sailed from tonolulu December 30th, 1887, as road. In the balance sheet you will see and four passengers, arrived at French on a fishing crnier, with a crow of 24 hands an item on the debit side for oria Frigato Shunda on the 18th, left sue ordinary repairs to
This Decumber 27th, arrived at Midway Island and anchored in Welles'. Darbour January
steamers.
By Shareholders.
WET:RING AUKIN ET. Dr.
To Hongkang Saw Milla working sercust... To Schuric.pirant To Launches working acqutant,.. To Exurga Ta Bad Debla $14,410 29 To Friday Expe La Tuit and Loss... 15,089.71
$30,00.00 ny stores aracine proft on sales,
Is Timbor
By House ad Store Hants,
By Jammission --------
$30,000.00-
CEWENS, Chairava Hongkong, 24th February, 1800,
BALANCE SHEET TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1889.
(FLASI YRAR.)
Amets.
Purchase from the Green Island Co., Lt. of their right
in Green Island, Mucao, and of their Works, Goodwill, Business Machinery and Stackin-trade, as per Articles
of Association for the price of
-... $500,000.00° Doduct: Csali,
$42,223.87 Stock-in-trade, Raw Material, Stores and Di.
RECOLLECTIONS OF LIFE IN CHINA IN THE FIFTIES.
I was present, with a number of other- victims of the poisoning, when he was brought in, and such was the excitement that I am certain he would have bean lynched on the spot, had he not been well guarded, but this angry orowd had to con tent themselves with flourishing their opinion of him in the most forcible pidgin sticks in his face, and expressing their English at their command. He was at ones conveyed to Hongkong under a strong sad in due course was tried under British inw, before o Eritish jary, and, as the only evidenco available was that of mon in his zorluy, of course, none of them about it, and, much to tha general
he had to be acquitted of the charge
He
WGH, however, deported from the colony a A dangerous character, was well rewarded, it was reported, by his own
and government, went to Sium where, it is said, he flourished And becacre man. The incident in tensified the fooling of unvaciness existing
know dis against him."
· HONGKONG EXPERINOFA. In December 1850 I returned to China from a visit to the United States, sud on reaching Hongkong found that hostilities hed broken out at Canton between the among foreigners, and the dread of asse English and Chiness, which had resulted in soution was ever present. Many peopls the withdrawal to Hongkong and Macro of would not touch food that had passed
Масло all forsiguers from the place, and the de- through Chinese hands, and even oranges, struction of their residences, known as "gs and arch like woto sabjected to careini * factories,'
for which
so many years bad examination before being eaten. Certainly, been in their occupation.
life in that neikhbourhood was not pleasant very inimicate feeling towards foreigners was uppifested in those days, but, strange to say, the relation existing between foreigners and by the Chiasso generally, and the turdy Chinese at the more Northarn ports cons element in the population about Hongkong tinued to be perfectly friendly, and wers in particular, embracing pirates and land
A
robbers, took advantage of the existing not at all affuoted by the hostilities at the state of things to practice their villainics SouthWS WETMORE in the NC in the most open and bare-faced manner, in Daily News. 83,093.87 $455,936.13 which they were doubtless nucouraged by their own authorities. Every steamer Tanning between Hongkong and Macao wa vile cigare thees are! How did you come Caseras Cigars-Jinks-Whoy! What well armed and provided with guards, and
01,307.75
370 3
cora Properties, 820,870,00
$3,780.36
3,000.00
1,561 (8
$ 517,282.85
Hongkong and
Shanghai Bauk 8 17,225.01 Sundry Debtora
(paid since)
36,839.64
53,077.63
By Scrip and Transfer Foa By The Nortannhurt." working account,.. 890,000.00 By Balatos Transferrod......
$8,625.50
1,408.25
ABSTRACT OF LIQUIDATOR'S ACCOUNT, T Loan re-paid to Richmond Termes Estate and Building Company with 'nterest, Τα Law Coats and other Ex
poosee, To Captain and Owners of the Schooner Norme, for rescuing the Captain and Craw of the Wandering Minstrel, from MR. way Island,
Liquidator,
To Balanco,
I think I may explain by saying the 9th, 1888. On February 2nd a strong repairs were renderal necessary in nesly wind and sen sprung up, so that she was By Hongkong and Shanglial
unable to
Bank, Credit Balance, Lo get out, and on the following day all cases in consequence of the Government
bécamon total lose
The Court, having ro By Capital Account, survey. You are aware that in passing gard to the circumstances above stated, and By Aunt received from the steamers for passenger traffic it is necessary as
Underwriters including riturn- follow
ed Premia, By Interest thereon,
nest
$192.52 20.00
JNC. D. HEMPHLETS, Ingridatur I have compared the shove Shitam at with the Broke and Yogobers of the Coin- pany and found it correct
Hongkong, 24th February, 1890.
1,477 Sundry Debtors 2,1932 Realuimed Land 17,948 Raw Material
20081 Stock
78087
20010 Fire Bricks Stock 2,784.06
1,977.24
Cement Stock ... Stores Stoel
$ 21,785 Divera Properties
1296 Buildings, Ma-
11/TSK
1,279,0
Furnitures
elivery, and cost
1,829.82
of erecting samo
•2,608.70:
90.00 4,153 82
Bainnes of Work-
ing Account
$ 1,764 55
Aur the Chin-Hurwa Company, In
· Gusa LIVINGSTON & CO.
Agents in Hongkong and Chine. We have compared the semente with the books and Touerer at the "Cuapany's alike and found them cor
2004,
F. Eesassos;} E; LEA
Audliprs.
Librities.
Capital Account:-
10.000 Shares at
$30 fully paid $ 500,000.00 619 Shares at-
$40 paid op
20,760.00
100,176.00
ugers travelling by them carried their to buy them? Winks Didn't buy on
Ahristmas pranenta. acady for use, but, it spite of all precautions, asseral steamers were
B YOUNGBRION How does your o captured 1.250.75 by rithians who had smoggied themselves breakfast suit you this morning, darling 1 15,168,15 on board in the guise of passengers. In Mc Youngbride-Just right! I tell you, dead, such was the condition of matters that Aunie, it may be plebeian, but I an awfully 18,745,6% foreigners lind 1 to go armed wherever they fond of calf's liver. Mrs Youngbride-Bo
2.522.25 want, and to ha constantly on
atly on their
guard
I. Don't go think, George, it would 2,663.00 and I reumaiter dinnos in Hongkong be real nico and scoimmical to keep a calf, 5,836.34 where each guest on he sat down drew he then wo can have call'e liver, for break fast 6.368.47 revolver and placed it on the table before every morning,Amrica. 2.716.31 bi I took ap my TeRi
ilence nt. Macao,
WAB
but had frequently to go over to Hongkong on businca, and the passage to
to and fro was 85,995.17 always a most auxins, en huld, and Chinem
a
| passengera wers put down in the 25,294.79 sentries with loaded guns stood over the batchways, ready to fire upon them in caso ef any indication of An One day, in January 1867 at rising
$651,778.21 ef
27,270.00 $648,305.00
4,007 Sharen at -825 paid up...? 5,474 Shares at
$5 paid up Callsstillanpaid $ 251,695.00. Further liability of 810 per Share on 10,000 Shares
100,000,00
$1,000, 00.00 Alacao Agency Cash Iterest
*Calls paid since the 31st)
bad, oren.
Quotacións
PIUM-New Patria, casb,.. 480/459
BUNOXONO, February 25.
Old
39
саль.
Kew Benares, cash, 4771,80
Old cash, Fow
Malwa, cash, 620630 Alorien, Trel. 32/40 Od Melwa coal... Allowance, Tasis. 24/02 Persian, Oily, caxlı: 520543 Allowance, Thele... 15/48 "Persian, Paper lied 530/540
Allowance, Jaols... 16/48
Exchange
HONGKONG, Fet rusty 15,
London
Bank, Wire,
sion to go over to Hongkong to de spatch my mail letters, and put at the Club, Un the morning of the mall's departure I breakfasted early with several friends and we theu retired to our rooms to Spish our letters. I sat, writ ing, for little while, wid
Jen I beg
began to ex parience such extraordinary sensations that Í felt certain I was going to have a seriona attack of illness of sono kind. I attempt ed to go on with my letter, but could not O do so, and brouglit it to an abrupt ending, saying, I suddenly taken ill and can write no more As I placed it in the en velope I heard sounds coming from the nuz! room, which, had wa been anal and in a gale of wind, I should have thought indl cated a desperate onse of sea sickness. I 1,184.04 at onco faded into my mind that my 2,3.0.17 n-ighboar suffering from the same
cause us myself, and that, perhaps all the On $651,778.31 inmates of the Club had been poisoned in On demand,...
Bane wagastened to the room of one on New York of the friends who had breakfasted with I'me, On demand,...
Crodits, 60 days' aight,
Credits,
Un demand,
"
";
90 days' sight,
4 months sight,
Documentary, 4 months' sight, 5/2)
*3 92 400
1 Paris
On demand,
Berlia Oroditi, 4 months' aight,
uf Ducember, 1889, 18 20 975.00 and "pouing his door without ceremony in Hemb85-**
"ampant to
WURRING AGUDUST, 1889. Dr.
found him sitting back in his chair unfinished letter before him, bis eyes pro- trading and a bewildered look on his face. On demand, Fading
Have felt well since
a trenklass was On Calouste- Inmediate question. 3,112.16
estion. No,' said he, 14,082.80 the contrary
I bave
been feeling very 895.01 badly and was just
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY. 1,292.72. The following is the report to be submic
30.00 ted to the Shareholders of the Green Islaul 16,589.71 Cement Company, Limited, at the first ordinary yearly maoring, to be held at the 927,300,18 Hongkong Hotel on Friday, the 28th Fe
bruary:- To the Shareholders of the Green Island!
Cement Conipany, Limited.VER Gentlemen, I have to report to you on the Company's operal inds for the first uin to comply with certain regulations ar to That the master had secta for his
20.431.51 months up to the 31st Dewber 1880, survey, and that had to be done with regard anchorage place indicated as suitable by
037.14 The period in question has, to a great to these stokers. The company has boon the sailing directions which he carried, and
extent, been more or less vonfined to tho auder apme difficulty until lately. Most that he appears to have manged his vessel
$7,306.18 completion if the workshops and machinery companies are diable to dificulties io start in a scaunlike and proper instner, and,
the handed over by the former Company, ing business in the first istoric, as they win a cemity was fuevitably to have
diecutor trobar machinery ordered- have to make their way and form a busi done everything in his power to avert it,
out from hume sud under the personal I ani sure, however, you will be That all gind to learn, that the Company has been bean takuus thin, stops appear to hure
supervision of Air Ewena; the building of by master for the waifare DE
dwelling accommodation, for the European able to dater into a contract lately for the his crew after the wreck; that no blame at-
and native staff, the fecessary roclamative To Works General Charges purchase of coal si a inneh e paper rate taches to the raster for the deaths of,
of additional grooud in front of and beyond To Wages and Salaries... than formerly. The great difficulty we ex-of them, and that no a ficient evidence
she works (about 10),100 square feet in To Head Ofic perienced in the Brat
instance, wis
was exials to justify the Qours in regarding the
Office Chargi with regard to coul. The Company was dönth of John Cooper as bo as from other
area), aut other miser
bet
necessary To Fruight end Trauss re Tu Stationery incidunta? details. a time when anderer than accidental causes
It had been hoped that, by the end of the To Masau agency Establishment dinary virusesalances it would be a good Thio Cuur desires (specially to diroot the
year, a stewly unt-put of Gemant world To Commission and Discoun paying convern, as we all had good roostention of the Band of Trade to the as The following is the fra report of the have been attained, tus two unforeseen ac- To Profit and Loss (including to b.lieve, but the price of coal having raon mauly solact of Frank Ierd Cook and Board of Directors to the Ordiunty Mast silea:s hare occasioned temporary delay;
collapse of Kinroof, and con with what should five snamen of this.landering Ali ste in ing of Shareholders, so be held at the ranny with rapidly, that ra
(1) the Labour Strikes ju Lorann have been profits. Nu, I am happy to leaving the island without puriston,
séquent loss of Ovment) say that owing to the change in the prise depriving, the shipwrecked ezen of and dongkong Hotel, at 19.30 pm on Thurs which caused la o arrient of certain
frie
day, 6th March
DARNO machinery, made tha
wa of the kiln-rout brasking down of the containing the the fact that the boat Gelemen-Your Directors have now fortunate into a contract at bot entered
Grot malo, und sogram, and to lay befora pall the Acomunis for the year, when Cement-burning wanatartódan a large Wharf and Godown Computs for possungar a un matred of genison, which Jet Mid- 1st July 1858, 67, 30th June, 1839, hicli sosie dated fore to Esu wjiska wges The last By Balines
below found a group of follow sufferers, to HARUNG whom Captain .825,206.70:
de Bussolir trafla, the working up to the presstis tine way Island un
of one of the 1888, with show a net profit of 81,977. 24 carried fringe on was built by the fornies Cou has been found in bu favourabl and I provision sulsient for two tootlus, l ward to a ter account. Owing to various pay some time before the present manager
Wecanog opiate abije, was administering think the resale will provo of
$5,296.79 capions draughin of mustard and warm to the company.
prati vory salisfactory starcit of ss.lence, has not been heard causes incidental to the ve ablishment of Be Rebbeck, hard sakon ebarge of the
water, and he absored us up by ring tast new ompany working as distans and Wurks, and before the alled axperience. months
Curl has
destrem also to direct the with irregular communication hitbarto, the sed technical Enveledge of the present Est. hare scaipired the save statement throngs & ciuiliar parienoo during the passenger trallic greatly
gone this would put as all right, us ho had increased, and the earnings of the etcamera tention of the Board of Trade to do presentiment of Aucunts has been ropean staff been procured. The Bouf with the Bisks an Vouchers if the comprevisos war, and had successie ly need th have arresded very considerably the nano scion of the master of the Waugh delayed bit-yone Directors, whilst do now its use course of red nstruction pany and certify the same to be correct, Baralugs LE former months, and I are dering Alfastre, in Buding a boat with regretting this, trust that in future Bugh under the constant supervision of man who
HENDERSON, Ali pvery reason to hopo sad bilere if the supplies to Band Tabod, ou Anding that a will dog regur,
started
of cal, and also the fact of the o
the
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konahi, to ensloo
J. Morvar, uditor
THE CHINA BORNEO COMPANY,
SE LIMITED,
Decesary
I have spent the greater part of their lives in
replied, let us
Wire, ******
On demand, Shangdai-
s
On demand,
40 78 soout it Coms flies; I recode to you on 1,209,40 g and as a duster at once, as I am sure 1003.80 we have been poisoned. With that we und Teal, 100 ans..
33.66 both left the room, and, as we came out on verelans
the corridor wo
galled
ouk,
mat koother friend who ***If you are guing to breakfast, 4020 71 don't touch the bread me it is full of
30 days eight, pri
Temperature.
Braculo. *** Chir sensations then can be beta] (Taken at Misers Falconer & Co.'s Premiu
828,200 70 teri
ter lagined than described. We hastened down the stairs, and as we reached the hau
C. Ewans, Ceneral Manager
Hongkong, 1925 Polruary, 1800.
Guien's Road,):
9 2010
Din
1. P.M
Do
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(Wot bulk) ir am
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mamo rezkaly. With es, however, it did
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not seem to prove efficacious, and we stark-
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De Mazmum over night 22.