No. 8911.-AUGUST 29, 1891.]
It came
Tax ... Hung Ann, 228 tons, owned in Ara Goperal Mesting of the Bank of Singapore by Mara Woy Bin & Co, and Bombay on the 6th Angust the Hon'ble commanded by Captain Taylor, is reported Mr Forrest, President, made a lengthy to have become a wreck in the Malawalla statement on the Bank's affairs. pass between Saudakan and Kudat, on the upon them, he said, as a pleasant surprise 5th inst She is insured an "follows:- that they had been able to declare a divi- Straits and Singapore Insurance Cou-dead of five lakhs, ound to ten per cent. panies, $15,000 and 83,000 respectively per annum and to carry fürward Rs. and for 80,000 with the South Briliah.
The Siam Alercantile Gazette says -Very cheeritig noodants come from all parts of the country of the excellent effects of the recent raios. Ploughing and planting ...oporations have been in full swing for some weeks past, and in the districts around Bangkok the gladdening night of fields of green paddy heralds a good harvest
turn for Matters have decidedly taken ↑ rize beiter, and if all goes well the field of the coming crop-promises to be far more fruitfai than was exported.
Az Euglish company has applied to the Sultan of Turkey for a charter for a railway Ine from Alexandretta to Aleppo, tu ba continged horsafter to Bagdad and Bosorah. In advocating the Euphrates Valley Railway the late Sir W. P. Androw stated that alexandrátta would be con nected with the head of the Persian Gulf -saving 1,000 miles in distance between England and India and reducing the time for mails from 20 to 10 days.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
some memorable for. That the trial may
the evidouce given by Dr Cheimers as to the unworldtings which pught to ascom-
sgbit.
• the missionary. pany That carried out as it has been by the worthy Doctor for nearly forty year, the attainment of such as ideal is certainly possibly thench the notion may secu peculiar by the commercial mind.
fails
in practice; but thoru. are, a tho same, many bright and noble instancen of its realisation.
148,451 to the current half yone, not- withstanding that the averago rule in- terest for the first six months of the pro-Thrt, like all ideas, this one froquently sent year, viz. 24 per cent, was lower shan it had been sinos 182. attention was enlied to the small record of loss incurred, which this year was under Rn, 3,500. Pri valo current nocounts, for which no inter- est was paid, had increased by some 75 lakhs. The Reservo Fand now stood at 34 laths which was 34 por cant. of their capita'.
The Chairman touched on the recent discussion concerning the discontin. uance of interest upon Port Trust and Mani. cipal Deposits. Be resaidiated antirely the charge recently made as the menting of the Municipal Corporation that the Bank ape- eulated in Government Paper. The Lank, be azid, engages in no jobbing transactions, but ends its dealings to fair and honest investmout. He hoped thau timu would
us when the Bank could with proft re- vert to its former practice of allowing in- terest on the deposite of public bodies but with the cash balance approaching four orotos this was not likely to be for suma time to comƏ.
the
| Tux Sharghai Mercury gives a now version THE Neue Freis Presse (Vienna) has the of the relations between the late Governor following reference to the new arrangement Chang Yao and Viceroy Li Hung Chang. with the Austrian Lloyda:-In the AusOar contemporary says:-Ohang Yao was trian Reichstag the Government sabesitted one of the coming men of China, and the fel his loss a bilt regarding the new optract with the has too few of his stamp sot Austrian Lloyda. The Company will in at the present momens, when both her future be subsidised by Austria alone. It internal affairs and her relations with ont- is in consequence the recent unfavour side powers demand anusual ability and able financial statement of the Company skill on the part of her high ofisle. There that the Government bave decided to enter
is no doubt that if he had lived a little into a new contract. In order to build longar he could have bean given a viceroy- new ateamors the Company will get an ad-alty, and was already being mentioned as a Fance of £. 1,500,000. It is stipulated that probable emocessor to Li Bung-chang i all the servants of the Company unt be Two Kwang, more As the deceased Austrian subjects. The contract is to run Governor was one of the few Chinose for fifteen years, the annual subvention be- officials who was not closely identified with ing A. 2,910,000, and the Austrian Govern- either of the great factions who are at pre- ment will in addition pay all the Suezsent dividing up all the chief posts of the Caual transit dnes, The Austrian Lloyds Kupire between them-the rival ofane of will ran a line between Singapore and the Anhwoi and Hunan. His independence of Java potix.
the Bismarck of China' was only recently ovinced in his report to the Throne on the cruise of the Feiyang and Nanyang THE Madras, Times says:The Hongkong Squadrons in company with the Viceroy Li battalion will be raised in Upper India and Hang-chang. His riows on the merits of will be recruited ontirely from the Mako- both floets we now know wore at variance median population. Its couplement of with those of the Viceroy and he has sent officers will be one Cotorsadnut, of the up not only a strong denunciation of the rank of Major, two Wing Commanders Southern Squadron, "but has also passad (Captains), ve Wing Officers (Lieuten nts).evers mtrictures upon Li's pot dest, whic a Modical Officer, sight Subadars and a has been so absurdly extolled. We hope to number of Jendars. The non-commis-be able to lay theas interesting doenments sioned offers and mon will number 988. beforo aur readers ere long. This is only giving a total of et 1,013 of all ranks. The one of the many proofs the deceased proposed rates of pay and staff allowances Governor has given of his independence of ke the same as the Indian Staff Corps, but character
■'Colonial allowed up to a curtain limit
will be
be granted by the War Ofice, Ma- Tux fact that the First Lord of the Admir jor E. & Barrow, who left the Military als was on the Board of a bank which Department Secretariat last year, in likely to be the first Commandont, and he may be has been compelled to alusu ila doors is not expected to reach India next cold weather unlikely to lead to an agitation upon the to raise the regiment. The War (featers of Ministers of the Crown retaining, may keep what little patronago there is in bile is office, the directorships of public the matter of appointments to the battalion companies. It was on the other day that in its own hands, but it will have to obtain the officer from the Indian Staff Corp through tha Government of India. The
the
the War Office issued an edict forħidding
fiocre no full pay to servo on the Boards: of pablie companies, and the order wea rery generally approved, It seams to the
That whatever may be said of the origin of ma, of woman, or of Churchill the 6 plures, there to no question: bat that the
"origioni.'• latter is nothing if not That he need not have gone all the way to Bouth Africa to have made inany of the discoveries he has been giving to the world.
BROWNIE.
CORRESPONDENCE
QUOTATIONS.
To the Editor of the "OBINA MAIL.' · That the followers of the Roman Church
Hoogkong, i Aug., 1881. fulfilled the ideal in past centuries, and buth Protestant and Romish missionaries For the anky of simplicity, I think Lave done an in this century; and it will the complicated style of quali g shares at be a poor day for Weileru civiliantion:ro munoh per cont. premium er discount when it coases to be prund of such mon. ahuald be abolished. I notice there are That it is a far cry from matalising to
How only three stocks in your list noted in this manner-Banks, Docks and Inda- Inzuris and Charbounager.
the stock, qusting Bands, my 9340 instead of anything tlist is good have been play-of 172 % prem., nnd so with the others ing prauke with these enterprisen.
Yours, That investors are curious to know who
Tirat same persons who are not messangers
those persons may be, and I would not bo uprised if fow rosidante · hors ward not laughing in their sleeves at the temporary Beccas of such question- able dodgoa.
at your correspondent 'Baltes may and what & Barometer tiradient is if he willi rofer to page 188 of the Hongkong Al- manack for this your.
That few people take the frouble to ovni prebond the idea conveyed by the ex pression Gradients steep for . winds, so that it might be well for the Obarz- vatory folks to put the information in a more popular form. That it is not at all probable that any such
attempt will be made by the folloxers of the Doberckian theory.
That you are probably correst in saying that B. E the Aating Governor was amply justified in refusing to see the Chinese Deputation, and in returning
Central Government, they are not all the
RAUB MINING MANAGER'S REPORT FOR FORTNIGHT Chinese have given them the orelli of be-execution,
ERDING 13TH AUGUAY, 1891. Gentlemen, I have the honour to res part as follows for the fortight ending the above date:
tug
THE ANTI-FOREIGN FEELING IN CHINA. The Neaking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury write-
Nanking, August 20th, 1881.
'clock. A large orom collected to see the The prisoners were brought dowa nader their oscaris punistually at the time orfer ed, and were taken to the galloway which were in the contre of square, formed by 603 of 2nd and 4ård Garklinn,
Two gallows had been ofatted so that the Jubrajid the Tingal Gangal bod dach
flaub Hole, North End,Work in this part of the Mine, has bocu coulined to uponing wut on the different leaders istely
I should think that be people som other. The Juraj wat ed down quite discovered in driving in level. Savon leaders have now been opened out on, and almost more friendly than before the riot composedly and sized of the trader had to be carried down from the Jail me ho drives put in some distance on them; theying and we hear Tess of the "foreign devil? steadily by himselt, but tho Ingst General all carry gold Two of them are exoved that formerly.
There seem to be some natives at least had been, vrer since he was taken prisoner ingly tich, in fact quite equal to anything who know of the likelihood of opening unable to walk by binwolf, and his ust ok m yet got in the Raab Hole. I expect from
to be a war with Foreigner Oar tereher upright. all appearances to get a large quantity of Busan, while others believe there is going stool on the platform instead of standing When all the properatione End boen care- crashing staff from them.
South End Work has been confined to a ten of blood in the base along the fully made and everything winrandin
In the seatern streets playing at war, If a comet should driving the two crosscu's.
together. Their lindies were left hanging crascit several leaders have been out, but no appear it would be la evon the most the signal was given and both men dropped to gold has been got in any of there. The enlighteeed a porteul of war.
The Treasurer of this province named for an hour, and after an examination by In the east drive very slow
trons marched away, deal of wat progress has been made us drive has Hion Fung'e wives, is very friendly with been in vory hard crystallized slate requie- Foreigners, and well-disposed toward ing blasting We appour to be about Foreign things. He has an elegant palace through this hard bar, so better progress in the hosigat part of the city, and the ought to be made.
handsome gardens and well furnished Wedern Lode. The main drive north, buildings are quite a contrast to the narrow has been driven 25 feet in lods formation dirty street anfade har the Chinesa pro but no quartz; there is now only just svarbays Misery and plea
1 thought seam showing in face of drive.
Chinas. Why not give the cost digores of | 2000ad is soft black since making good! Shui, a Mancha,' and a relation of one medical officer were taken down and tka
KEJECTED.
INVESTOR.
Mr Ho Amei sent us a few days ago copy of correspandenes between him and the Governmeal. He, however, omitted to send the following letter ig
Colonial Secretary's Offer, Hongkong, 25th. August, 1891. Sir,The Acting Governor fras handed to me the enclosed latter with instructions to return it to you.
I am to inform you that your proper cucao in addressing the Governor is to write through the Colonial Secretary or through the Registrar General, who will forward communications through the Co- lonial Secretary to His Excellency.
As this course has not been adopt d, and in view of the tone of the communication, Hin Excellencs regrets that he dosa not Mr Ho Amei's leitor,
feet
justified in accepting your totter. That the subject of these native domen. I am to add that the petition from several strations, the Sunday Cargo-working Chinese residents on the subject of the Bill, was certainly threshed out to Bunday Cargo-Working Ordinace, which bas been forwarded to His Excellency, will That the Chinese representative in Council be transmitted by him to the Secretary of had expressed himself in favour of the Stato.I have the honour to be, Sir, your
must obedient servant,
Foiut.
alteration in the bow.
(Sd.) W. M. Goodman,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
That the Bill had received the sanction of
Her Majesty and had becouse law That it might hare been a favourable op- Ho Moi, Esq., &c., &o, &c.
portunity for the Governor to have tuld the Deputation a fow home truths, kad he consented to receive the memberE thereof.
That the letter addressed by Mr Ro Amel to His Excelleney direct, is a document which for sheer audacity and isopudence has not been equallod in the past history
of the Colony.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COM. PANY. LIMITED. The following is the report of the dires.
tor :--
In accordance with section 53 of the Articlos of Association, the directors have now to submit to you their half-yearly roport for the six months ending 30th June, 1891.
opened
fuc
it petsible that the lofe night bare gow are are not evenly distributed, and the back to its original coume, so put is rich are very righ, and the poor very poor." crosscut to the west, and, at 20 fent in, Most of the rooms of the paleca have just struck a strong body of quartz, nished in Native style, but theroare sunt but cannot say much about is yet. Owing ruous also fitted up in Foreign style. I to the irregular nature of this logo it is suppose His Excellency lives usually on very ditBoult to flow. Stoping has bean Native are, but he has an excellent carried un uvur the back of unsin, lo vol, un Feraign cook and service, and they can get lode stuff from 2 to 3 feat thick, which in
up a repast perhaps as good an & fair Shaug- some, place prospecte very well, I bai hotel. estimate the average at about half (1) an
sunce per ton.
I have commenced to sink the wain engine shaft on this lode, (107). The collar has been fixed in position, Shalt logged up, windlass Bred and the shaft sunk 8. feet; we are now putting a shed. over it, this will be analed in a few days when winking will be cominanced by con-
tract.
CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES. IN AUSTRALIA.
the
Northera Tor-
The Treasurer is very friendly and thinks a great deal of Foreign medicine, nearly al- ways sanding for a Forsign physician in case of sickness in the Yameno. He is quite proselytizer for Fursi,n medicine, and few months back successfully recommended Foreign doctor to the Viceroy, a difficult man. The dog days are over and the heat think to do, as the Viceroy Liu is a Hunan sooms to have broken. We may expect to Bustern Lode--Gaod progress has been cuver with blanketa from this time on
The old made with the work on this lace. workings have been cleaned out and tim- bered, a shaft formed and sunk 12 feet; it is now 27 feet from the surfad. The lede is regular and woll defined and will svorage about three fest in thickness, and It is my prospects for 15 dots par to. intention to continue aiuking as far as the procent pump will keep out the water.
Prospecting. The present extremely dry weather is very favourable for prospecting, sad full advarteg: is being taken of its barn the long grass and scrub, en as to enable us to examine the worst things
jus to discorer several has enable ! from which I expect favorable reais later on.
"At Bukit Jellit the tunnel is still being driven by contract and it is now in 245 feet. In my last report I stated the inde had eat out. After driving about 20 feet it began to make again. There is now a well defued lode from 3 to 4 feet stick in face of drive, when first out for a few feet it did not show any gold; it is now, im- presing, and prospects for about 8 dwis per ton with every appearance of improving we get further into the hill,
The arrangements were oxcellent and thers was not the slightest hitch. The crowd was quiet' excep; för a number of women, who were mostly relations, wh mado great lamentations and bowaidage, bas otherwise there was no disturbance, and oven before the bodies were taktik down the orand bad begin to disperso. The bodies were made over to the relative and taken off to be barat, with the what coremonies. The roads for some distance were througed with Manipuris and a good many Negos, and all went away qilati
Allahabad, 14th August. The Sempit, Takendrajit, and the Tonga! Gemenil wit executed at Manipur on Wednesday after- soon.
If Manipuri ot panexed outright, it is probable the State will be formally declaret.. part and parcel of British India, and then be granted to a colatural branch of the late ruling family. eucli un arcangement the new ruler would have his positius very clearly defined and there would be no fur- her rubbish talked about the independen:
of Manipur,
THE CONGRESS OF HYGIENE, London, 19th August,Elgbtevil séutiona of the Congress of Hygiene and Demo- graphy are now sitting.
A paper was read yesterday of cancer, in which it was stated that that disease is largely increasing and that thera wore nineteen thousand desties in England land
The Northern Territory Times (Part Darwin) saya:-The movement initiat year from this canso alone.
De Cunningham spoke on the various ed in Adelaide by Mr. Solomon with modes of preventing the spread of epide the object of exterminating Chinamice from one country to another, sud secret accieties in
with urged the absolute fatility of quarantine. followed being
London, 13th August—At the Hygiene ritory is autos interest, In pursnance of the
a1 European Slates to make collective communicated with the Government Re-enquiry into the canses of diphtheria. fect the Minister of Education Congress yesterday, it was resolted to argu
sident requesting Mr Knight to secure what information it was possible to assure locally, boen adopted by the Cangre. E of Hegions Londan, 15th August--& resolution-bas and the Resident has daring the last few and Demography in favour of compulsory days bean doing his bort to arrive at sa cremation in all cases of death from its satisfactory and reliable conclusion concern-fection disonsce ing the objectionable societies. Amonget
ropass who have given the questioa any thought at all, it has long been an as- septed theory that theas asaret union existed for pursly unlawful ressons; that of abandoned cri- they were the refuge mitals of all types. Through their in-
Tank and file will be treated cu the stancial News that a Government which That Mr Amoi is doubtless fully aware put in a claim for ancient lights, your Basting, slow progress. to being mide, and | capture oug of their members. We havó a ↑
liberal souls as the Sikh Police in Straits and Chios, furlough on full being granted every five years.
pay
sanctions such a prohibition cannot fail to see as inconsistency in permitting its own members to combine with their official
Tas following, are statistics at date cum- pared with the corresponding circniar of Goorgs Hamiltoa revives £5,000 a year; That, at the same time, no one knows
last season, viz, 18th August:-
1891. 1890. Hankow Ten.····
Chests. Chesta Settlements.....540,620 495,000
Shipments to Shanghai
on Native account... 42,40 Stook
Arrivals.....
Kiukiang Tea
Settlementa Shipments to Shanghai on Native account ... Stock, nominal...
Arrival
£8,500 41,717 95,000
624.912 808.900 1691. - 1890,
Chests. Üheats. 14.104 327,8.0
875 13,100 6,120 5,801
....321,103 346,800 The entire business to date as compared with the corresponding circular last year is Dis under:
1891 1890. Chests -Chests, For London & America 206,00 1 278,600 For Rassie!
,688,920 541,400
864,926 822,900
For the past month the death rate of Boo.
duties the role of company directors. It would be absurd to say thus cause Imed
from the State he is morally forbidden to reap the fruits of a high intelligence and business sagacity in any other dirction. The point is really a rich broader one. The argument is that in order to avoid the possibility an awkward dénouement,
of
the taunel is now to 150 feet.
most distinct recollection of being informed,
MA SPURGEON'S ILUNE85, London, 12th August. – Me Spurgeon haa had a relapse, and his condition is now eri- tical.
WALSALL ELECTION London, 19th August. —The polling cook
of a Mumber of Parliament in the place of place Fosterday at Walsall for the election in the return of Mr Holden, the Gladeto- the late Sir Charles Forster, and resulted
nian Liberal, by a majority of 533 votes over Mr Jamet, the Conservative candidate, [Sir Charlor Forster, Gladatonian, win unopposed at the last election. He sat for Walsall from 1853 15 1865.]
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDBali. --Paradu. Servica
RELIGIOUS SERVICES:-
which, in the ease of a directar occupping That & fear was expressed in this column, ; able $18,461.03, which ilu directore, without appearances, à do not think we shall be "rge the Government to take active moribras | #18.30am. (Holy Communion nd and
an important public office, would be bound
to cast bomo discredit appa the office itself, it would be far better for such officials to stand aloof from directorships so long as their public responsibility lasted. Faitor. as in the case of the River Plate Bank, yo doubt halps to focus attention upon the subject. It is no reproach to any cue that the bank bas broken, but it can hardly be a matter of satisfaction to the Government to feel that one of the members of the cabinet has been, in however innocent a way, instrumental in sostaining the fas hopes of the unfortunate shareholders. It
in buttor to avoid even the semblance of unplesantness, and to cut the ground from under all possible cause of complaint; and along, ays the Financial News, as gentle- mos compy ministerial, judicial, or high official positions they would do well to suspend their directorial activity.
*FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
uu all shares ou paid up.....$12,000.00 To pay a dividend of 50 cents per share nu 8,599 baree $25 paid up
That had any native other thus Mr Ho been responsible for the letter, the
Busincas.-Tho nett exrnings of the past peculiarity of the language employed half year show a considerable increase on might have been partly attributable to the corresponding period of last year. ignorados, but this cannot be said-Buator for the first four months was the letter in question.
satisfactory, but owing to non-arrivals of That what makes the matter more grave it,visitors to the colony, owing, we presume, that Mr Ilu Amei was burning to do to Gunisial difficulties in Europe and alau- liver the substance of the letter, in the where, the leat two months bara not been form of an address to the Governor of so profliable. the Culony, a spokesman of tha natifo
The new Botole, which havo lately been
fluence, it is said, innocent man bare gone the Peak, do no and will not,
hardened orihinals, the consenting anb to gaol from time to time in the place of deputation That it is fat prasible, if bir Awe had the directors are of opinion, interfera with
adopted the tone in his address which the business of our Hatel, as the high level The tunnel is going into the hill about stitute receiving a salary during their term appears all through his letter, he would Hotels are mostly patronised by residents half month of Bukit Jellit. The Ecout imprisonment. And with the funds of bave been taught a lesson in manners in the Colony during the hot weather, is now in a hard bar of syoute intermixed the societies, which are always in a healthy condition, Frituurt are defended when by and customs which might have acted Ancient Lights.-The owners of tho pro- with felspar and quartz.
rith fetapas de very hard and requires a stroke of good fuck the police lappen to beneficially upon his native following.perty to the cost of our Praya lot having
SHAN DISTRESS TU RUSSIA, of the freedom which accompanies directors have arranged the matter.
Fondon, August 18-The Tinies St. A great deal of surface prospecting bus by an intelligent and voliable Chinese Petersburg carreapondant telegraphs that British rule, and the great beas. Property.-The new wing now being fits which it annfare upon the body built is progressing rapidly, and it is ex-eon done, and sous very good prospects marchand, that when the Union not as the distress in Bussia is not sufficient to socount for the stoppage of the expert of politic. as well as the licence which it pected that the roof will be completed by have been gus on the surface in aeroral et came into Court the Triad Society was frequently pornsite to indiscreet person the end of next month.
places, but nothing of exficient importance propared to go to the extent of 2400 cash rye, and says that she prohibition is causi
for the defence of one of its mentors who dered to be a political move aimed against Profit and Loss.-The accounts for the iu requicu special inention.
Battery, The Battery in better the advantages of residence here past half-year, after deduoting interest, Ero
still stopped was mixed up in that factional Bght Gormany whiots depends largely for her than does the bold letter writer referred usurance, taxes, and extraordinary ex- for want of water. The weather during Monday laat Me Koight was waited on by supply of rye on Bussin, to, and he would not outrage his Chineas ponses, and making provision for bad and the past few days shows signs of the depuiation of Chinese merchants, clerks, Bones of propriety by showing a littl dorbtful debts, show a profit of $14.068-73, drought breaking up. We have had seva and other business men, to the number of more respect for the powers that be in the to which has to be addad $2,397, 20 broughtral Fight atowers but not autBaions to muke about a dozen, who stated that thoir object land of his adoption.
forward from last half year, making avail-water for crushing purposes. From pre-in thus interviewing the Resident was to
to suppress the egeret societies existing in Sundays.) Matius at 11. Holy Com when Admiral ng retired in dingust the sauction of the shareholders, propose to long before we get sutficient water to make from the Chinese fluet, that the deal with as followe
the Territory. To the Triad Society hoy munion at the 11 o'clock service on the start for crushing with. There are now discipline and efficiency of the
between two and three hundred tons of charged the bulk of the laccenior which 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays in the month. crews Topays dividend of $3 per share
Evensong at pa have lately been, nó frequent, in town að would suff-x.
crushing staff at the Battery, good well as up conutry. They nfirm that it Umor CHURCH, Kennedy Road-Min. tion of which contain we sery rich guld, as at least four hundred members, paying later Rev. G. H. Bondisid.-Services at and I expect the next clean up to be a
ur late foe (presumably annually) of from £2 to 11.00 1.M. and 6 P.M. · 1,799,60 considerable improvement on
10%, sworn to assist each other in case of crushings. 2,663.62 General-We still manage by keeping need, and to defend each other against the Home-Service on Sunday, at 11 am, and Malays scouring the district to get suft results of wrong-doing. This society has 6.3 P. The Holy Communion is admi- 818,461.43 cent rise to keep the coolies going, but three places of meeting-at Palmerston, at nistered on the 1st and Sed Sandaya in the Directors, The directors deeply regret should this drought continuo a few weeks Union, and at Tom Creek but the meet-month at 11-A M.; on the 2nd and 5th at the rent death of their late Chairman, loger I see no alternative but ta stop the ings are not always hold at the same house, 2.30 A.; and on the 4th, at the Evening Mr David McCulloch.
mine. This would be a great misfortune and the membery are called together by the Service, AL EE
ST. Jossra's Curnon, Carden Boad and opinions wore given after an
The directors invited Mr James H. Cox as it would take a long time to get things sign of pertain B. As with Freema
cancy no is it with the Triad Union. It A Mass and Sermon, 6.30 r.x. Ren- official inspection, and in face of the
peculiar methods of roognitioning Service, Benediction. opinion of the great Viceroy Li, it looks to join the board, which appointment going properly again.
WM. BIBBY.
to save the necessity of apoken as- GERMAN BETHESDA, CHAPEL.—Sarvion is requires confirmation at this meeting. about as bad as it can be for the condi- Messra E. Jones Hughes and J. F. C. d
Mining Manager,
Baranov; so that by an arrangement of the German language, by Rev. B. Gottmusli tion of the ships and tire mea. That the truth of the sacred saying, that Ross rotira by rotation, but are eligible for
the guaue, or a certain salute given with every Sunday, at half-past ten &.M. in the the right hand on the side of the head, Chapel of the Barlin Foundling House, you cannot put new wine into old bottles re-election. Mr. Ho Tung is still absent on with impauity, in being daily exemplified leave.
is is many for sacmbers to distinguish West Point. Audit. The accounts have been audited
their confederates as they pass in the with this pepuliarly puzzling people I Chine.
by Messra. Henderson and H. T. S, To Nativo Papers, in discussing the street, without the utterance of a word or the exchange of a glance. All members Green. Mt F. Bendergon having been re-state of that turbulent province, Ba questod to scoopt the raition of auditory that the reason the province has not of this Triad Society are outlawed in Singa- Fosted by MrJ. H. Cox, the appointment hem opeast to Foreigners se, not because pore and Hongkong, where their machine
The Chinese will require confirmation at this tweeting.
The auditore, Mesars, F. Henderson and the Etaporer is unwilling, but because the tion are better understood
who waited upon Me Knight expressed a provincials themselves hold Foreigners in election.
within the boundaries of Hanen in abhor They gave the names of a fow merchanin rent to the Hunaneas. The Emperor re- und allers interested in the society, and garda Hunan lo just the same light as any they unanimously amorted that it was a other province, but when the inhabitants concern which foltened and Belshad on are so not against Foreigners what power the proceeds of crime Mr Kuight has for The Hangkang direktors, (anys the has the Emperor to compel them to receive warded the information gained to the That visions of a Yestry and of Vestrymen Shanghai Mercury) who are coming to try the strangurst The Emperor can only Minister, and it seems certain that whether -of stormy meetings, which generally conclu :ans with our local exponents of the order the people to respect his decrees and Me Solomon's act of extermination comes precede all sorts of reforms are being noble game, ay be expected here about da his bidding, but when the people refuse to pass or not, orders will be issued to the entertained; but really there is every the 14th proaimn. The Shanghai cricketers there is nothing left to do but punish police to keep a sharp lookout with the likelihood, from the spirit of inquiry are already girding up their loins for she thom but the Buenose would cheerfully view of defeating the aims of these lawless now swakensd, of a healthy Church life contest, and the following fourteen players subgit to the punishment for not obeying bands of society-linked Chinamen arising in this somewhat sleepy parish of have been specially chosen to practing for the Emperor when he commands them the match. The elation committee, howevou to tolerate Foreigners The provin
That it now appears, on good authority. that the statesman Chang Yao, lately deceased, recommended the others and crows of the Southern squadron to be diamind at once aud the vessels laid up, and that he had not much good to any about the condition of the Northern Beet, on which so much money has been layinted! Thats the decateed Governor's advie,
chow has been very high, principally due That the shareholding community was ap. That I am told St. John's Cathedral Church
to the prevalence of cholera, from which the Chinese suffer terribly, because they use the dirtical water for washing their
food and ooking It is. In one instance, first one member of a family of sevan pcr- Bon was attacked by the disease in the Kot Karera form, dying in an hour after being suited with the affection. Bia friends prepared to bury him, sending one of their number to fetch the grave-clothes, but this man on his way home fell sick him. solf and died by the roadside from the
parently somewhat shocked
the
is to be pat in thorough repair, and thea handed over to the Church body.
are being made se to the composition of this
To carry forward to now ne
count.....
THE NATIVE PAPERS AND TRE OPENING OF HUNAN.
1
brusque way in which Mr Moses diapos- That many inquirit Church hody, and A. T. 8. Grecu, offer themsel703 for rehatred, and the idea of admitting them very earnes: desire to aen it suppressed here
ed of a saxreholder's suggestion of elect-
ing the Chairman of the Bank Board by ballot.
That it was not good policy to addrem say shareholder of a general meeting in the foolishly debant terms, What does it matter what you think about it?
samo surge. He was carried to his home That, on this particular point, the Chair- where the unfortunate family were already bewailing the demise of the first man. The sound victim of the cholera was
placed side by side with his deceaasd re Intive, kid preparet ous were being made for the interment of the two, when with out any warning a third member of the adifotod family, fell dowd and died of the grme drand affection: The four remaining
the three bodies had to be buried by a Dharitable institution. ---Shanghai Mercury.
Frelatives then ad bonus tricken and
It is refreshing, eays the Bangkok Times, to take up the last half-yearly Balance Sheet and Report which the Ba gkok Tramways Company Limited, have just issued, and tóirn from it that the receipta för the period under review have beca Increased to ticals 59.778.56, comparing very favourably with those of the preceding ball your. The rate of traffic, from 104 trips on the old line aud 62 tripa on the Low Bangkolem line, in January, wis increated to 129 and 58 trips per day, ten- pectively in June and that after writing. ficals 3789.30 off the depreciation soojust Est prout of 24,177.34. thera remaps
Thể
Licals from which the Director recommend that ticals 21,060 bin distributed us a diri- dend to bareboldara Le, at the rate of 7 per cent. per share for the half-year: febit the Reserve Fund with tical 3,000 and carry forward ticals: 277:34, resolt is, as the Directors modestly state, *very fair possiderling the dividend is on the whole capital of the Company, ticals 280,000, inslaging the 1.000 now shares Issued to the fall of 1889. Bifteen per cent per aguwun in, then, what this concern will return to those who, through good report and il raport, pinned their faith in the sound advice of the enterprising gon
man had the best means possible of giv- ing a musst effective answer.
Thai in telling the sharakelders that the Board was already haund by rule, the
Chairman could well bays added that it was for the shareholderu to alter the rule, and for the Directors to follow any rule so amended.
That politeness is always a dividend paying
stock, and might well bare been dealt in by Mi Moses on this occasion.
That the Dock Company's meeting was not remarkable for much are the miserable
attendauge of shareholders.
That acte statistips were given by the Chairman which brought out very clearly the soundnem, extant and stabilty of the Company's busincas
That the Secretary of the Company would hara dure will to have simply thanked the shareholders for the bonus given to the staff, and nothing mora, Thit in the Special Jury ous of Ho Pan Hing. Boi Bhi the jurors were mado benny by the concession of a daily $10 for. That the jurors who were not, called in the que are now biting their nails over their lost opportunity
That it might be nationaly entertained whether theses of serving on lengthy time, pliabld not be put up to auteman tiese tart times. That the somewhat sudden verdict for the defendant seemed to give great pleasure to the large number of Chinese who were vastly interested in the ease. That although the plaintiff's case went by
as to how and when it was elected or chosen by the congregation. That sugh inquirers ought not
be too
impati-bt, as it requires time for an endowed Church to walk by itself after it has been disowned by the Higher Powers of the Colony
Victori
way.
area.
That there was a ridiculous rumour to the fot that the former plant were drawn in defiance of the local Building Ordin-
That, most likely, it le
a pure fation, but the now set of plana appear, ia be actual fact, and the members of the Public Works Committee-unl per- haps the Sanitary Board, which takes no reces--will see to this endless complica tion,
R
E JONES HUONER, Chairman. Hongkong, 24th August, 1801.
THE INTERPORT MATCH.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
to the local authorities.
had the death sentences commuted, are
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That I told my informant it pould not heaver, do not necessarily bind thema. Iyce to cials will continue to maltreat the fanguzir
MANIPUR TRIAJA---EXECUTION OF THE tras, as the Governor had emphatically choose the XI from those named, and so if no matter what punishment may be given THE
A RINGLEADRES, objected to any further delay as boing any other players display particulerly good them, and when their punishment is aver
Calcutta, Aug. 12. —The Manipur sæeca- must inconveinent.
form between now and the big event, they will repea: the offence. They would even That this romark refers to the new Central stand as quod a chance as anyone of being submit to execution chestfally, and populer ti-ne will probably take place to-day or Market plans, which have three or four coluded in the Shanghal Elever. It will sympathy would be with the sufferer in Thursday. The firing of the date is left times been declared to be finished and bo uutised tist the 5.0.0. have asked Mr the popular caure. The originator of the
The Regant and the others who have wotla. That, as I have said, it ought not to be true account of his performances with bat and a cocnum. ii zut ilkely to be increased. likely to be deported to the Andamans. T. Wallace to practice for the match, ou Kolao-hwei aleo is from this Provinca, and the peoples' lure for Foreigners on tlila from the official standpoint, and yet it is ball on the other groom. Hagkong, we stated that two mori plane are under bear, are bringing up an oxessdingly strong It would, just at this juncture, be very in The question of annotation may be decid- team, with one ur two exemptions, the heel pradent for Foreigners to attempt to opened in a day or two. The probabilities are the colony can produce, so we ought to have up the province, far though lunan is & against annexstion and in favour of the On Bombay
good match-and we ought to beat them part of Chins, if Foreigners attempted to selection as ruler of a young member of the too.
euter
it could only on use trouble and poa reigning family under a British military In any case sibly bloodshed. It would be much better officer with full powers. The fourteen selected are as follows
Wire, Mesars
Musirs
policy to wait for a more favourable eppor our relations with Mauiphr are certain to in the
n demand, Ons tunity, and pacify the people, gradually be placed on a tener footing O. A. Black,
E. B.. Lees,
It is a mistake even now to call the Hua. faturs W. C. Murray, W. H. Moole,
On Shanghai- London, 13th August.The only papers On demand, A. P. Nichol,
anese rebellions and lawless, for really they are aut so they are only andassuring to that comment on the sentences on the so daja almak, private papar, W. B. Robertson,
prospot what they think are their own Manipur prisoners are the Daily News Gold Lol, 100 dus (per inc)) : 132.60 F. A. de St. Croixz,
rights, and therefore, though this may be sad the Daily Chronicle. Both concur Bovereigna (Bank's buying rate); 6.18 B. G. Stow,
The Daily viewed very differently by Foreignere, it in the decision arrivad - Bt. would be hatter not to be precipitate. Tha News, however, pleads for alumensy to Central Government would do well to con- best to the monagenarian Tongal sider twice the demands of the Foreign General,
Calcutta, 14th August.—Mr Muumobun powers before granting them. If the Go- A Loun neckla desn't necessarily in varnment then find that they can safely Ghoss's defence of the Manipur prisoners dicate à depraved heart, the wearer's open the provinco, let them do it, but if is published in the Englishman and occupies impulses may be botter than his teate.
they come to the cousin that they can about 18 oal mus. It is very able not do so let them tell the Frog power docament, and the chief grounds of defence You can cut a diamuel with another that what they demand muunt be accum. ure that Manipur was an independent dinond, but first you must have two plished at the present timp. The Chiaceo state that the prisoners had not a fair diamonds,-Jetiders. Circular,
always had a very high opinion of Forgig trial, and that the evidenos showed they abroad as usual this squamer. I suppe headedness, and diplomatic skill, but if
*ISUFFOSE most of our ministers will go nexs for their counterois enterprise, clear were not responsible for the murders.
Calcutta, August 14th-The excoution an They are all more or leas at nes now, they sitempt to a on the province of of the Jubraj and the Tongal General took Fiuman now against the wishes of the plane yesterday afternoon at Manipur at 6
That it will be seen the MacNab standa shoulder to shoulder with an Indian ab- Jector to the Census Returns. That some people desire to turn the statis tics of the Conque into a properly-sfassi fied directory of race, nationality, profua. Biou, trade, &c. &a.
That life is too short and public funds tou scares for much an analytical piece of work. That the numbering of the people has been the board, the facts being too stubborn wall doge.
Un poor Randy Churchill.
for the local 9.0., it was a little trying That the London Spectator, was very rough for the plaintiff's counsel to surrender tu
Shanghai free-lanse, without a stiffer That most people, especially the indies, will Bight for it,
agree with the London weekly,
B. P. Wickham ».
J. Ozcan,
A. Shewan,
A. Stewart,
T. Wallace,
C, F. Woodward.
TEE best thing about a spoloce is that it soon blows over.N.-O. Picayune.
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