No. 8792.—March 26, 1891)-
THE CHINA MAIL.
of the unofficial membora would not havo į Tan delivery of the French Mail was begun Tate annual general menting of the Chins been open to the very danaging critjeiam : at 10.30 p.m. yesterday,
Association has, we understand, boen 5xed for Monday, March 9. The annual dinner to which Bin Excolloncy bus anbjectid-it
will be held the same evening at the Hôtel Métropole, the great increase in member- Thatched Boele Club, having precinded abip, half of the Association and of the all possibility of appeal tis year to the Phospitality of the latter. Landon & China
Express
of officials were to be increased. They had
Malua lait Singapore for this pert on 25th iust. at 5.30 p.u, with the outward Auglish Mails,
4 p.m. -
at
T. Band of the Is A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programo at the Cricket Match to-morrow, commering March... Le Père la Victoria Gannas. Selection The Gondeliers Sullivan, Janegra.... Torantura
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Boyle.
Tan Committee of the Hongkong Rifle As sociation request the pleasure of the com- pacy of the Indien of Hongkong at to Hiffo Rauges, Kowloon, on Saturday afternoon,
The L-lock attending the wreck of the BALMORAL GOLD MINING CO., Ulysses sppears to attend all subsequent home a LIMITED. operations connected with it. The intest The ordinary yearly mosting of share episode is the overtaruing of a junk off holders of this Company was held tu-day. Sumoto, which waż returning to Hyogo There were present = Megara G. R... Stevens of divers. In this case Neptune, having at CJ. Hirst (Directors), J. Orange, R. K. Indon with goods recovered by the efforts: (Chairman), A.-P. Stoken, E. L. Woodia, last Ulysses securely in his clutches, appears Leigh, J. B. Caugherio, G. Fenwick, J. H. determined not to let any of his prize slip Cox, A. 4. Stokes, H. J. Scott, R. Baird, from kis grasp.yego News
O, Wigynor, E Osborne, E. Rodger, and K+ A. Stevpus (Sedcolary).
The Chairman said....
It is
may bo unaccessary to isano all thoen, had not been sufficiently advanced; too shares. If we jesno 1000 shares and thereby ruch money had been spent on machinary, provide $20,000 wo bellere it will he more If there had been only ten instead of than suficient, but we propose $500 shares twenty head of stamps and if the real of to have some nuissued shares to provide for the money had been spent on the mine we latter says that boyond the liability above Instead of incurring the heavy charge of future possibilities. Mr Gregory's fast should not be in this position now. mentioned in Bydney, 80,800, the only 30 hand of stamps yo should have spent expenses of the Mins which will be required money on the ming and pranced the in fature are 2 Rook drills, £75, oach, and gatiories beating without that it was impos the fortnightly payipants of wages and aiblo to feed the batteries. I think with stores. But thja fast item wages and stores the increase of capital, and a mouth's extra fue Japanese might teach or in Hongkong From St. Petersburg there are more datails Gentlemen, Tals being the first annual should be me by the gold wear from work in the mind, there should be Nerce Esobeiny, economy, economy, constraction of the Siberist railroad. It have bean in your hands some days I will, yields about £330, and this will nearly pay the 20 head of stamps fully going. s for useful lessons. We road in the Egogo rojortad regarding the plans for the rapid mesting, the report and accounts which the mino. One last crushing of 300 tops sufficient ground opened to keep is has resounded through the Houses of the will be cataploted by 1891. In the first with your permission, take se red, month's wages and atores at the mine in this position we are now; the thing Diet for the past four months, and echoed place, the linus Wiautostak-Kumbarowka, and willrich detail you with any romurks Astuni wages amount at present rothly to a Sant in capital to give the mins a in all its journals and political circles Khabaran and Irkutsk will be connected, high purple go fully into at the ably ineronrad. Mr Gregory has also 11 that these proference shares beating 18 per and chen Tomek Irkutsk, and anbarquently as to the Company's position or prospects, £200 a month, I think this will be consider. Fair start. Shareholders should consider, throughout the length and breadth of the essenting the lines from Slatonet to roof diary to be held after this tone of 1yrites which should yield some 20 cant onmuitive interest ahould be taken Japan. It has sounded the death knell cf sinecuro place mon, and lavelled rank to Tochaljabinsk-which in under construc meeting. The extraordinary incating is oz. of gul porton when trosted by chlorine-up by themselves and tot let outsidora the seals of labour in: Government offices. tion-will be completed, and afterwards called to comes this question of ways and ting proness, say £750. Our battery should have an opportunity of coming in or con Now it has rendered the abcktion, of the the litte Tacheljabinsk Tomsic Buislnd, means, and only basiness before this grush 500 tans a mouth when in full work- tromaly favourable farmo Hishoku Act compulsory." This Act The cost of the lines are estimated at 75 meoting beside the adoption of the reporting order, and this should give 24 timus as Mr Fenwick-What if the pre
The question of the will be clection of Directors and an Auditor much gold ca the above lost telegraphed holders won't subscribe ?
present sharo provided half-pay for out-of-work officials, millions of roables. who now when they toil not nor spin taust labour supply is far from being solved, yet for the ananing your. Mr Stakes and Mr crushing. Moreover this crushing was only Mr Orange-If they think the mine perforce go without monny also fearful there in a disinclination to employ Chinese, Woodin retire in accordance with the tributora-lossinger-interior stone, bus-Mrxhould be abandoned that in their lookout. penalty, to an igaatiable crowd of hangere- whilst the persons undergoing penal ser.articles of association, but being eligible Gragory tells us that within a month from Mr. Scott From what I boar | thinte a vitude are accely sufletes. The primary offer themselves for re-elestion. It is we should be on the rich shoot of gold great number of shoreholders will certainly question from what existing line in Europe thought advimble to strengthen the Board and better rasulia abould therefore follow. subscribo. the great Siberian trunk line is to branch by the addition of two more Directors, and Our delays and disappointments have been Mr Orange-Espacially on such favour from is also being studied at the present we suggest the names of Mr Chas. Hirst very discouraging, but they appear to be able terms,
and Mr James Orango, who have already now sarmounted. We believe that we have dona good service for the Company. bar at leat overcome our difficulties and with Needham is sine eligible for re-election as the help of $20,00 more Capital that the auditor. Before proceeding to business Mine will be a success Un the 7th inst.
shall be pleased to answer any question we called you together in private meeting fr Scott-I think avery shareholder you may wish to ask.
and gave you theas particulars, and we should be entitled to his strict proportion. Mr E. J. Scsit proposed the adoption of bare now convened this formal moating, to Bir AP. Stokes-The matter had better the rapors and accounts.
consult with you, and propeso the resolo be left to the directors, becaus Mr G. Fenwick seconded.
tion which you have hourd read and which get a telegram at any moment saying there Carried.
I now hug to propose.
is eight or nito hundred pounds actually Theresolution is in the following terms in hand I would suggest that an invita
That the Capital of The Balmoral Gold tation should be sent to the shareholders Mining Company Limited, be increased eaking them the amount of abarea thoy aro from $180.000 to 8226,000 by the creation prepared to take up. of Four Thousand and Five Hundred
New of Shares of $10 each to be-fally paid. And
that anch Net Shares be issued upon such terips and conditions and generally with such rights and privileges as shall be re and if no direction be given as the Dirac solved upon or directed at the Meeting,
The pranence of in additional rogitment, as Tug andestaker's basinuma, fozoorly ser- the Governor quinted out, would add very fried on by, Brown, Jones & Co. was put up little to the Colony's ability to pay; and to auction yestering and was purchased by if the unflint members nuvor ques- Mr Van Eps for 83,400. tioned; that ability, they cannot now sara round and say We are not ablo Tar Buperintendent of the P. & O. 8, N to pay official axtarlar, bronse you have Ce informes us that the Company's steamer increased the military contribution. In April last, when they voted the increased contribution on very mistakon grounde, they know perfectly well that the salaries themselves frommended the increase The sooner, therefore, they get into the right akitude the batter. The protest they have lodged against the revole, is e very strong, well-reasoned document, but it only touches an insignificant point in a big question,—the question of the fatars lisbi lity of the Colony Wo are not prepared to say that £40,000 as an annual ruilitary
There is a humorist on the staff of the contribation le an outrageous demand, bat
been afloat with reference to the new paper- Tokyo Shimpo. All kinds of runours have moment. we do asy that, unless the prosperity of the
which is to be published in three European A LOXDUR conftapondant writes The Colony greatly increa es it would be unjust to
languages and which is to convert foreign. movement against grabbing in high places ers straight away to an implicit faith in is making much headway, and it seems enforced, the additional demands which are the 28th inst., when the Members of Coso- the unutierable advantages of Trosis Revi- likely that good will conte, after all, out of hinted at in the Secretary of Statu's dil,' 'Ladies' and 'Ladies Purse willbe eum-ion: The Capital, which is to ba subacrib the baccarat scandal. I am credibly in despaton. It is this intention to increase poted for at the 300 yards range at 3 o'clocked by polenien, is placed at 100,000 yen. that were addressed to him to the House formed that before answering the questions Buys the Tokyo Shimp: Thu Director is the military barded indefinitely which the Gen laman, who are nominated to shoot for to be Prines Bismarck, the managers, Bir of Commons, Mt Stanhope had an interview unofficial member ought to mast ladies, can obtain the tickets at the Boaret-Charles Diite und M-Jules Farry the with the Prince of Wales, and that at this Accountant, Count Okuma, sad the Editor, intoryiow an understanding van arrived at atrenuously altack; and if they can show-ary's lent on Saturday afterzoov.
Count Ite. It will be observed that these that in future more strenuous efforts should a clear case that the colony, considering the
ses all politiciana out of hamers,
put forth to discourage gambling amonget somewhat unstable character of its trado On the 25th inst at Freemasons Hall, Zet-
officers of the army. Me Stashope in his and the many important works that mast and Street, the United Lodge of Mark ones popular custom of sending barracks or in cap. This is not the cans. reply epoks as if the regulations of the army only referred to what takes place in the be undertaken to make it a more habitable Master Masone No. 419. E.C. was formed valestines is undoubtedly feat dying out, uThere are two regalations on the subject. place of abode, cannot afford, without risk and consecrated. Wor. Bro. Lawrence Mal Post Office statistics testify! The number The first says that all gambling in gar- ing damage to the scarce of its prosperity, lory, who had been deputed by the Graid of valentines posted in London lait Vulen-risons, camps, or cantonmenta is forbid. to pay more than is now demanded, Ludge to consecrate the Now Lodge, oftine's Day, was not more than 320,060, don; but the second is more general ju have no doubt that, thrice-armed we they diated, being anaiated by Wor. Bro. A. OD menital love gew-gaw may, indived, be said to his officers to pambie."
wherese a for
years ago the number was its terms, and provides that the command. close
upon 3,000,000. The purely senting officer is to discourage any disposition in would then be, they would triumph ovon Gourdin: After the ceremony of consecra- bare entirely passed away, and what now over the opposition of the Colonial Office. tion Wor. Ero. L. Mallory installed. Bro, remains consists in the useful or the codic There are two distingt questions before William Baker as Worshipful Master of valentine. Curious missives still pass thom. The first is the rovote. Their alti-United Lodge No. 419 .C.; after which through the peat as valentines, cats, mice, pigs' feet, and red herringe dressed a
frequently figuring among the curious valentines handed into the port.
Ende with regard to that is unimpeachable. War. Bro. W. Baker invested the follow-babies and decorated with ribbons. The conduct of the Colonial Office is an ing as office-bourets —
~ justifiable; and if it were only as a prutost L. P. M. ...Wor, Bro. La Mallory..
against the treatment they have been sub. B. W.
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jucted to, the unofficial members ought to M. O. stubbornly refuse to acquignon in the pay-S. O ment of this money, The Conservative 3: 0. Government are pressing this retrospective Reg. of Marks
Treasurer
claim and the claims on other colonies, Secretary not on account of their great regard 8. D. for the Home taxpayers, but because the presunt Parliament is near its close and they wish to presení a popular budget
J. D.
Tyler
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J. Bryant.
T. Spofford.
W. Quincey.
W. T. BOVAD.
H.A. Sherazed
W. Bidgood.
J. R. Grimble.
J. White.
W. Robinson.
W. H. Hawkinge. J. Maxwell.
S. T. Moore.
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Wa mach regret, to announce, eays the fordon & Cama Express of 3rd February, the death of Me Eldred Helico, which on
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Mr Fenwick proposed the ra-alection of Mesare A; P. Stokes and E. L. Woodiu as directors.
Mr Davior seconded: Carried
Mr Deborne proposed the election Moears Birstand Orange se directors.
Mr A. Rodger acconded. Carried.
seconded by Mr A. G. Stokes, Mr W. Nued On the motion of Mr J. B. Coughtrie, ham was re-elected auditor
THE INCREASE of carital. An extraordinary meeting of the share holders was afterwards held te consider á special resolution for the increase of the company's capital by the issue of new. shares.
The Chairman said—
speedence and telegrams on the table. You
Gentlemen, I shall first lay the come-
tora.aball determina,"
Me H. J. Scott seconded the motion. what we will have to decide is the manner Mr A. P. Stokes--It seems to me that
in
thick there are three or four points to con- which thoas shares will be issued, and I
sider in conuestion with that. The first consideration of course is whether or not the capital should be increased, and the
capital be increased from $189,000 to
Mr. A. P. Stokes-With regard to the proportion of shares to be issued I think that ought to be left to the discretion u the directors.
may.
Mr Orange If we are in the happy position of having applications for more than it is intended to Issue, a pre rata. allotment can be inade.
Mr A. F. Stokes then put to the meeting indicated, and which will be found in our the amended resolution which he had advertising columna
Mr Fenwick seconded and the resolation was onanimously carried.
This concluded the meeting.
CORRESPONDENCE
A FEW QUERIES.
To the Editor of the CUINA MATE
Hongkong, 20th March, 1801, By Mr Hatton's death another of the old will remember that when we met in At
SIR, Can you tell me if this property few of whom are now left, rests from his capital of the Company by the sum of shares of 810 sech, to be fully paid up, and by the papera has been purchases lately, is residents of Canton in its botter daya, seguet last, it was decided to increase the ass of 310 zich, tous of the new opposite the old French Hotel;, which 2 300
following terms and conditions and with or for private speculators? said shares to be called preference ahares, to how it comes about that certain parties Cau you give me any information slao s
auch
A Revi's telegram from St. Petersburg of Feb. 14 states -Hang-Chau, who is in 1823, where his father held a prominenficient to cover the outlay for machivory the following rights and privilegen--(n) the about to resign the peat of Chinese Mini-vat position, and took a leading part in already contracted for and general expon ater to Russia in order to assume the Vice alt masters counceled with that old oity, 208; you will also remember that it was and that the holders thereof be entitled who she supposed to have the intarests of Presidency of the Ministries of War and Like many other Cumberland youths, Bir then decided to follow the recommendation Foreign Affairs-at Pekin, will abortly give Balton at an early age came to Londen, of Mr Orange to acquire certain propel the rate of 1 per cent per annum. It was property in its hands for the colection of to a cumulative proferential dividend at the Land Do, at heart do not put their own bis attention to the negotiations to be whore he entered the office of Mosses in the neighbourhood of the Balmoral
the preferential rate canta, etc., as do ctast people, instead of opened for the renewal of the Russo-Chi- Ewart, blaccaughey and Co., at that time Mine; it was also decided to purchase ad suggested that
060 Treaty of Commerce, which is about in Copchall-court; and after a few years ditional machinery which Mr Orange and
should be 13 or 15 per sent,, doing it through a private Gris,-Oɔu- to expire. These negotiations will be car-
+ the
the directors on consideration thought mine sensidered most he proceeded to Shanghai in 1850, where the ongineers at ried on at Feldin, whither the Count de he was engaged in the too department of uscessary for the development of our pro shares Estractive. There is also in connec- rumore that the real business of the lend
12 per cent would be sudicient to make the naght House, for example Cassini, the now Russian Minister to China, Messta Gibb, Livingstou, and Co. for 0.000 was depared amyly sufficient. The ticń with this portion of the resolution the Co. is to bolster ap property hero, to stop. Have you any faith in these growing perties. For these purposes the Buna of and Ching-Chong, the present Chinose some two years: subsequently proceeding in order to catch rotes at the Tas troopship Tamar, which arrived here Chargé d'Affairs at St. Petersburg, WI to Canton, and thinnes to Foodhow, whare lotters and telegrams which were recaivedvidends should be paid out of the profits tho effect of depreciating the property Cideration whether these preferential it and buy where a forced male might have do cxadly the same thing. The second, this morning with reliefs, brought the months' have for that purpose. These two tergards, in 1856, became a partsor, and would be the case and that the bin na only the profits of minequent years in case of a good bits are negotiated ?
also proceed, the latter taking several he opened a branch for the firm. Ho ai
up to December led us to expect that this of each year, witheat any right to resort to market, but go quietly to sleep when the officials will start for Pasin nec month, resided during the next ten years mostly from the 1st January at latest, be not only defistency or whether they should be For the Imperfaust Com. Onslow, Lieute, after the arrival here of Hall Ching Cheng in the South of China, at Canton, or paying its way but also providing divi tion, is the futuro fiability of the Oc, C. Kingsford, B. Cany, W..C. Elliott, in three weeks' lime, and is aleo soaredited Hong cong. Binge his rstakń home, in Hords." "All" Redmert to be going, on well, tereat should be as the rate of 12 or 15 per Company was formed that the Managers.
the new Chinese Minister, who le expected
If I am not greatly mistaken, it was The question is whether-in- given out all over the Colony when our J. de Robock; W. R. Hall, Staff-Com, J. to the Coart of Berlin, where he will prin-005, he was associated with the kindred and after tulegrams informing us of Isvoceat, and, whether the shares should carry were now to devota their talents to its
election Taberal Government "would
following officers —...
and by far the most Important ques.
lony. This one popular representativos have.bitherto failed to deal with; and up- fortunatoly shoir action has been such as to coinmit the Colony to radically unsound, if Dat ruinous, principles.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
PASSED SUEZ Cának. OUTWARD BOURD::— Delta, Feb, 20; Malu,
Maria Teresa, Yungping, March 3 Northern, 6 Achilles, Chingping, Glenshiel, Carbodia, Albany. Eden holme, Zanzibar, Khio, 13; Kaisow,
17. Mintaháre, 20. HOMEWARDHOUND Palamed, Feb. 13
Ajax, March 3; Bayern, Fingrey. 10; Ganges, Galley of Lorne, Priam, 13.
E. Stevenson, C. Bruton, B. Crabtree, G. Enox, B. G. Lane, A. May, E. B. Waters,
cipally reside, as well as to those of Vienna
and the Hague.
no little
amount of tall writing in ane form
friends.
LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED
response
ja
cumulative.
sufficient?
SHAREHOLDER
LATE TELEGRAMS.
ARBITRATION IN THE BEHRINGS SEA My U. Fenwick I don't think it-i-euf-
ISPUTE. opt for n geld mining stock, bolders in a gold mine expect 1 per cent Bir Julian Praneefote, the British Ambas London, March 10-In the Blouse of Mr H. J. Scott-Certainly not. Shars-Jards the Marquis of Salisbury stated that byway.
Mr Orange-I don't understand that it is form of arbitration in the Behrings Sea sador at Washington, had agreed to the
10; Bengloe. Carmarthenshire, Electra, and S. L. Willis. For the Porpoise: Com. Jgave rise to a great deal of discussion and Matheson & Co.) to-day, Thore were sum of £600, under our personal the intended to make the rate a rigid ane-- Fishery disputs as proposed in Mr Blaine's Yangtze, Harden Tower, Myrmidon.). H. Morgan, Chief Engineer W. Coleman, a small lot of Gartamore tea han fetched Mesara D. Gillios, T. E. Davies, J. J. Bulk Fine-would have had to stop working that is to way, if 15 per cent, is paid on the last despatcti.on the aubject.
The P&O. Maluz, with the English Mail of February 27th, left Sungsporo on Wednesday, 25th inst, at 6.30 p.m., and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, the 31st March. This Peckel bring replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on 22nd Jan.
March 97.
The Glon Line steamship Glenfruin, from
The stoimer Japon, with mails to from
Calcutta, left Bingapore on the 22nd March, and may be expected here on or about the 28th March
the Victor Emanuel: Assist. Engineer A. R. Rolle, Assist, Engineer A. 6. Treganon.
accounts and
read the 27th
Cof.
deninernia varis as details in the
HEALTH OF GENERAL BOOTH. INDIAN QUESTIONS TY PARLIAMENT YANİTE
General Booth in batter
ATION, THE SALT TAX, AND LEPROSY. B London, March 11th-In the House of
Quotations
HONGKONG; March 26, 1801, OPIUM-New Patna, casti, 487
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Old
Old
AT Cabl
New Benares, cash, 4681
{ cash, New Malwa cash, 4-490- Allowance, Table 77. 48/04 - ¦ Old Malwa, cash,... 500/540: Allowance, Taets...
16/32
Grt of Messrs T. A. Gibb and Co. Mrable.
le crashings, we received on the 23rd of Johnson, Sub-Lisut 4. L. Cay, Fleet
Halton's storling chamotor and kindly dis- December a wire that crashing would be that interest as cumulative.
Mx J. Orange I think 19 per cent is main reason why the shares were worth the
interests; we were told that this was the.. position audeared hire to all with whom resumed after the holidays. The 21st of Surgeon E. Malcon Burgeon H
he came in contact, and the Sid loss is Jannaty, however, brought Information very high. It in rather depreciating the money at the time they were boomed to
ordinary share, and as it is capital which high.Yours truly, Illiewicz, Surgeon. J. D. Hughes, Fleet OXYLON TRA SAILING FOR 21% 17 MINCING mourned by a very large circle of sorrowing that the boiler was out of repair Paymaster, W. Bozer, Staff Engineer J. A. Lass.Some little time ago, writes the
and crashing could. not dis rend ought to bo-sabsoribed by the shareholders Cooper, Engineer F-D. M. Bomy, Engineer | Ceylon Times of 12th inst., we recorded =
antil the 20th January, and that Mrcrding to the number of shares they firegory was in argent need of money the interest should certainly be cumulative, had it strikes me as rather bigh. I think C. J. Taylor, Assist. Engineer G. therast tea at something over 30s par sale in Mincing Lame of a small lot of e-
T'hez followed several telegrama the requlbus do you not think 10 per cent would be Morris, Asaint, Engineer WC. Saundere,pound Some ties afterwards use the
of which was that he informed us £1,700 publica- Midshipmen R. S. Williams, H. S. Cardele, announcemout, which has found
The ninth ordinary moving of share £700-loft in the Bank to meet this wow required. At this time we had about all over the world, that a lot of Galle- bodde tez bat seld for Bls at Miluting Lane holders of this company was hold at the dorsed This was remitted, leaving as and afterwards for 110s, and the incident office of the geroral agents (Mesero Jardine withouse to urgent wires remitted a further guarantee, L. Burr, Lients. H. F. Aplin, C. F. Corbett, or another. To-day we learn by wire that present: Hon J. J. Keswick (Chairman), für wages, without payment of
Telegrams 2126 per b. Whilst we may congratulate
paesod asking. for explanationa Engineer B. T. Watkins, Assist: Engineer Mr G. Anderson, the proprietor and Irving, J. H. Cox, B. C. Maclean, G..but Mr Gregory wired that we must await urinary shares I presume the preferences E. P. Sparks, Paymaster G. Maggs. For superintendent of that estate, on obtaining Taylor, and J. Da Cunha.
the arrival of the Tsinan, and until the shares would carry the mme.
Mr Scott-Yes; they would then come the Firebrand: Lieut. O. J. Baker, Sergoon for his estate the credit of producing
camer arrived it was impossible for us to in with the ordinary aliarus the The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the form an opinica J. Grant, Sub-Lient. 8. R. Olivier, Assist. | the island hɛa bajeti:ted more than report for the year 1800, which has stovd at the mine financially and otherwise; meons in its ordinary acceptation the shares Dermons last pight Sir J. Gorst, replying
highest priced tan in the world, we
bow things actually Mr A. P. Stokes--I take it the word Faymaster II. Ward, Engineer H. Wico. by the advertisement of Ceylon tes and the now been in your hands for 2 comi-it was useless to call you together. Fuli
a preference if there is not enough to to a series of questions pui by Br Cony- For the Linnet: Engineer W. G. Mogs. For have been told that in the case of the Gal-unlees is is your wish that I should Tainan. From this letter, coupled with these to pret pe cont all round the tar sanitation for the people of India was
altention it will draw to our producer We durable time, I do not propose to
I explanations were received on bodde rale the tea was put up in little. The report is the mint favourable previous telegram and corresposta, we and
February, on the arrival of the pay 10 per com on the whole, while if there baze, said the question of promoting bot
preference shares will bear the same divid- engaging the senstant attention of the packets of a faw ounces exch and was par- chased for exbibition as curiosities in that the General Agents have rendered foods, the expensea of carting and erecting Mr. J. Hir-The dillerance between
baye ascertained that, owing to the hears
Goveroment of India. dealers windows, and such wo suppose is the since the commencement of the Company's the Machinery have been greatly above 16 and 12 por cant on the number of shares plying to a question, said that the Govert
In the House of Lords lord Cross, 70- THE Gazette contains a Treasury warrant we refer to to-day.
ultimate destination of the Garimúre tea
tion of the Garimare tea hosiness, and-1-trust is the precursor of in getting the Machinery pat up, those $3,000 for this help it might as well cease supply of salt to the poor in India and the what was expooted and being much delayed We intend to issue will not amount to much ment of Indis will doubtless study the The O. S. 5. Co.'s steamship Titan, trots with Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, and
stellevents, and if the company cannot pay alleged connection between the inadequite with respect to the parcel post arrangements Liverpool, luft Singapore on March 21, Honghong The ratee
many tetter ones, but the trying experi- delays have cansed considerabla increase in $3,000 and may be expected hore on or about For parcels not exceeding 2 tbs. in weighty jong Priok in Java, on the 7th instant, and careful not to be carried away with any too
to be an follows: THE Twitch and suite arrived at Tan. Lees of the past should render us very the wages account. Added to the about P. Stokes-I agree that in order prevalence of leprosy thever
altogether.
13. 8d. over 2 lbs. and not exceeding? lby landed the same day amid pomp and show..
to mak 3s. 2d.; and over 7 lbs. and not exceeding H.I.H. provoceded to the Governor-Goncanguine expectations which it may be diffi- lostance, it was found that the air.com have a right to take shares in proportion to required alteration, a zo to these shares aftractive they ought
the to
32 per cent All shareholders will London and Straits, laft Singapors on 11 lbs., 4. 5d. In all cases postage is to ersl's Palace at Batavia, the mute being cult to realize. In the year embraced the pressor was defective, the frue vannots and March 20th, and may be expected here be prepaid, and no parcel is to exceed the thronged with onlookers, of where the report we had our serious disappointments, and the brickwork in the foundations had
their presant holdings. shaking tables did not work satisfactorily. on or about March 27,
length of 3 feet & inches, or length and native portion were purely disappointed at.
Mr Fonvick-The amount required is girth together G feet. This arrangement is seeing him in white clothes instead of blind could we have foregson occurrences slightly subsided. All thess causes have
$15,000.
Mr Hirst-Yes, but shares will only be to come into force on April. 1:
ing with the gold and precious stonas which the Consulting Committes would certainly seriously delayed the work and increased
ent issued for $20 000, they fancied would but he rank Carat bass-paid an aut interim dividend of the expenses, is gentlemen, prosents
Mr. A. Stoses The second point to 5 per cent for the first half of the year: mony and display attended his stay at: Tax Singapore Press kaya-The topic of Batavia and subsequent trip inland, where during which period the Cotapany did to you the gist of the correspondence be considered is, (b) In the event of the The D. D. E... Occano left Singapore on
the table and we now turn to the final empang being wound up the holders of March 22, end may be expected ber the week has been the Military Eretion the journey was diversified by an earthe
yell. The reauit of working sub-position of the Comply told you, efter preference shares will be entitled to have
We have at on or about Match 28.
ok not meet present, as I have already t robbed of her purse, has been waving her of over seven thousand foot. The Imperial
exchanges, sending down to Mr Gregory the last 4700 the surplus ascete of the company applied The N... Biugno, from Bombay, umbrella and screaming Fulige after party also went on a hunting exentaion, in cheap bert engar in Burups, and a very in the Bank, exhausted our funds. We in the first place in repaying to them the
left Singapore on March 23, and may the thieves have got safely away.
amount paid tp (810) un the preference * The which they shot four
Two tiger cats were
Bud sugue neemulated on our hands and sent to Mr Gregray £600, for wages, being are The B. & Á. §. §. Co. s. a. Airlie left ing her purse in her hand, and letting all wore caught alive.-H. L B. returned to obliged us to close the Refinery on the 26th the ever-drsit obtained. from the Bank
tho roeidae of such surplus the world see how well filled it was. The Batavia in time to take part in grand you will repart the report and scounts be anteo Thote remains owing in Sydney among the other members of the On London
November. All things entailored I think scured by your Directors personal guar assets shall belong to and be divided lesson b
n has been a sharp une, but experience ball given fir bia hoon on the 12th. On boobies oven Singapore. Friday's meeting the 18th, he was to attend a review of fore you an fairly satisfactory, and I hope per last accounts per Trolus sent by Mepany The next point is, (0) That has taught us that her fushings may be troops. It was expected that I I. Ja ili also apprase of the mau Gregrey $8.609-or-a-total-sum of £9,000 the directors he and aza hereby authorised tonched through her pockets.
would stay in Java longer than had nor
which it. is proposud to owing by the Company at that date. These to inaue sish sharos or such proportion of been originally intended. The Police at deal with the balance of 816,233.59 are all the loabitities, as far as we learn them as they may deem necessary in such Balavis had strict orders to watch over the I ought to mention that the
General these are sil there are, except the wages their powers in favour of the general body think fit. Ofcome they would exercise- boast of is a village total abstainers, the hotel keepers there had also beening, and it is at all ayunta gooouraging to
aye on all newly arrived, foreigners. All Agents for ro toany years without any which of course are running on..
charge
of shareholders frst It, now becomes interest-bear-| The $30,000 additional Capital and people of Gojo-mura, Kasugori, of Omi, warned to be watchful.-Straits Times.
9,00)-lisbilities Inourred: having united in a defarmination to sta
find that the company has been able to st ples 3,000 in band before the now capital from ask in the future. This vow they
tain to the necessary conditions, I hapo
was called up- have kept since the New Year, and each Tar case of Mr. Hugh Reginald Hearson, only a word more to add, gentlemen, sind it house now hai board on the dogs with an engines in Bat Majesty's Navy, ou is to express the obligations we are under the inscriptionFrugal in all things, whose bekalf a writ of habeas corpus had to the Vanila Agents, Mesare Smith, [liquore prohibited. We should like to heen appiled for, catne before a Divisional Bell Co., for their continued careful and Property
wager that in three months mere sake will Court of Queen's Bench on the 19th.ultima energetic management of the company's be consomed in this ostentatious village of Me, Heanon
asked the Admirsity measure indebted for the improved resulta being closed to-morrow, the plan for the get their medical men to order them to roquest was refued, and
similar wies in Japan. The villagers will to permit him to retire on half pay. The to which we have attained, am not shar Queen
I be eppauled aware
aware that there is anything eles of interest Mount * Moudah' will be on view at the Hongkong drink it ou moctnt of their health to be allowed to resign his commission. Not that I can add to these remarks, but before Machinery, Plant, Timber
Hyoyo News,
having r
received's reply after three weeks, ha proposing the adoption of the report and to Burfoss Works laft his verse), the Pembroke, for Chins, but accounts I shall he
boreholder fany wish INFORMATION has been received from the REG to the reduction of postage the was arrested at Singapore and branght back questions that had in Arkiver any Obisty sposking: 3 'Frue
order that he might be postage, the
be tried by court to address to me. Miliary Authorities that Artillery practice that the change for Olina has come about the decision of the Coact were whether the Chairman proposed the adoption of the re-
London & China Express naya :--It appears martial for desertion. The two questions for There WOTO
no question will take place from the battery at Igomun quite unexpectedly, and the Post-office. Pembroke was a ship in commission, and ni port and accounts, In north-westerly and easterly directions the reduction. At any rate, the Foatmaster-basing-been rounded, the Court delivered was carried.
authorities virtually apologise for granting Mr. Heareon on her books. The argumenta *Me J, 13. Cox apponded, and the motion on 31st March, 1st, 2nd and ord Aprit. Goneral thinka irit necesary to explain judgesuk on the following day. The judges The reelection of Mess Gillic and
that, although the recent general redaction held that though the Pembroke was a slip Davies as members of the consulting of letter postage was meant to be limited to having her Majesty's commission, Mr. Hear miltes was proposed by Mr Cox va We hear that Mz 0. W. Daggan, Fiml British possessions, the reduction of the son was not at the time when he left the Me Da Qualis seconded and the motion Police Clerk, has been appointed Acting kong involved the radnetion to China commission. He had been appointed to the letter rate to the British colony of Bour country borne on the books of the Alig in
was carried.
On the motion of Mr Da Cunha, second. Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's country with which there are no direct Pembroke, and then transferred to the offered by Mr. Taylor, Mr T. Arpold was so Office, in room of Mr à. M. Thompson, being in the main sont through the Hong Hou, he had never been reappointed to his
postal arrangemente, the -correfpondente | sry, and when that ship went out of commis elected auditor. M
The Chairman intimated that the divi- who has been appointed Acting Super Long Font-office, or through its agencies en former ship. The result was an order for dead would be available on Saturday. intendens of Victoris Gack
tho China saslice rd.
his immediate and unconditional discharge This concluded the meeting.
to the 30th of
Scandal Poor Singapore, like an old lady quake and an ascent of volcano to
a on at all. We had
Abe expected here an or about Mar. 30 an old creatura bas had to pay for carry- bogs, and ono deer, thirty-seven peor demand in Spain, so that stocks of 78-have sings then, as I have also told you shares held by them respectively, but
Fort Darvin on March 24, and may be
expected here on or about April 2nd, The F&O. stamer Lombardy left Boin. bay for this port on 18th March.
THE report of the Fanjom Mining Co., &
Boar
in
very dismal atalement, will be found on the AMONG other. novelties that Japan carrawitch's safety, by keeping natiarp-dzanos-of-$50,000, made by the Pecial from the accounts, and we believe that manner and tɔ stich persons as they us
4th page.
Tomorrow being Good Friday, there will bano lasus of the China Bo There will also be so lease on Monday next, Easter Monday
upen
OWING to Mars Kelly and Walsh's storeality than in any other village of situation at Nan been offered a good business. To them we are in a great
Hotel
the
Mr Grange-I think that had better be mentioned.
M
Boott expressed the same
Mr A. P. Stokes-I think it is better
49,000, are to be accounted for safol net la haza il fisted because difficalsier may arise that cạ do not antitipate. It
Guld Leases 1 and 104 £ 350--
share Eureka Pro- perty of the
1,500
and 1 Triumph Vanners, 1 Biske'n Duplex Pump, Raid'e Air Compressor, Watson & Denny Pan, Timber, Rails, Wages and horno hire for Dam and very heavy trainings und cartage-charges com-Including miners and bat- tery wages, stores,
Torsian, Vily, cash, 420/70- Allowance, Taels... 32/48 Persian, Paper tied 420/40 Allowance Table.... 64/30
Exchange. HONGKONG, March 26.
3/1
Bank, Wire, qu
On-demand
00 days' night
Credits, GEN On Paris
-Documentary, montha'sight
* months Bight,
Oa demand,
Dredita, 4 months' sight,
On Berlin
B
On demand,
Un
Now
York
Or demand,
Oredits, 60 days' sight,
67.5may $10,500 to decide is whether the rate should be 13 per cent and whether it should to cumple Lire or otherwise. Me Hint-1-
would beltar therefore to leave the directors with a free hand the matter, on the andern'anding that the prosent Ос demand, shareholders, will be ofered the tow On Calcutta shares Brat I think the only thing Wire,
On Shanghai
demand,
think it should be cumule.
Me J. B. Oox-What is the preotes Mr A-P. Stokes-It depends on the Cosition of the scmpany,
On demand,
30 days sight, private paper, Gold Leaf, 100 fine
9:96
..$92.60p.test
Bayerolgut (Bank's huging rate), 8.28
Mr. B. OaborseDo you shink there is a reasonable chance of getting the money.
17,000 Milhant making the interest cumulatirof
Temperature,
Taken at Messrs Falconer de Co.'s Printed, Queen's Road.) VATER-911
F.M
Mr Orange think the shareholders. 14,000 should really consider that they should Do
subsoribe is proportion to their holdings. THERMOMETER-- A. $42,000 As the mafao i now on the era I thi
think of Do It is in respect of this liability and to becoming a paying one, the manreholders have money in band for future contin oght to make an effort to subscribe this gencies that it is necessary to provide for money among themselves, I think our diff ther funds. And we would propose to culties now are over. The mistake we made. raise the Capital by the sum of £45,000; by i was when we fizet proposed to increase the areating 400 new shares of $10 each, it capital-nomely that the work of the mino
Do (Wat bulb) 9.M. Do. Do 1PM
Da Maxima
29.01
Do. Minimum over night. 43