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No 8067 OCTOBER 22, 1891.)
Arraying a long time in Kobe harbour the discounted batque, the Marquis of Lorne, which suffered a severely in the August typhoon, is to be sold by auction.
Tes Natives, y: the Shanghai Mercury, give the Hongboug people great kudos for haring sold arma recently to be smuggled into China, and than informed the proper authorities, so as to have them seized.
Was Office orders announce that the move. insata of infantry battalio. s. during the coming trooping season include those of the Lat Shropshire Light Inf Egypt to Hong kong; sed the lat Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Hongkong to Edinburgh.
Tab Nagasaki Express of 14th inat, saya A telegram has been received announcing that the English "tadron has left Hako- dets, presumably for Korea, and that the Alacrity remained at Hakodate until Satur- day last, when she was to proceed to this port.
SIB Robert Hart is reported to have said
Chine to an interviewer: If the moneyed men only trusted their own Go- veromant a little more, China would un- doubtedly soon ba in the position of being able to lend money to other countries. It-what a vast deal there is in that if !
H.B.M.' GUN.VERSEL Swift loft Shanghai on the 17th inst. for Hakow. The U. S. B. Alliance left for Chemalpo, relieved at Shanghai by the Alert, which arrived on tas 16th inst. The U. 8. S. Monocacy arrived at Shanghai on the 17th inst. from Japan and the German gun-boat Wolf from
Canton.
FROM the commencement of the sonson up to October 6th this year, the tea purchased by Kobe merchants amounted to 16,008,700 lbs. and it is expected that during the month some 200,000 lbs. or 400,000 lbs. more will be bought. In addition the Ja- panese merchants have exported some 400,000 the. During the season inst year 15,000,000 lbs were exported, so that this your will show an increase of some 600,000 or 700,000 lbs.-Hyogo Neirs.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE,
LIMITED.
The tenth ordinary gonersi mosting of shareholders of this Company was held to day. There were present: Hab. J. J. Keswick (Chairman), Hon. P. Ryrie, H. L. Dalrymple, T. E. Dasics, D. Gillies, D. H. Sassoon (diractors), J. J. Bell-Irving, K. McK. Rosé, R. B. R. Burder, C. W. Dickson, G. C. Andoraso, J. B. Cough- trie, W. Wotton, H. N. Mudy, C. Re- medios, A. J. V. Ribeiro, J. M. Forbes, R. M. Mehta, Ng Awei, Ng Lan Pang, Ho Ka Pong, Ho Teok, o Pak
Hoon,
Leng Ip. Loung Hing. Cheong Yuon Tong and G. T. Vaitch (Secretary)
The Chairisan said---Gentlemon, the Report and Accounts have been your bands for
in
come time and have
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THE CHINA MAIL.
of charge. The suggestion was respectfully declined.
Some three year ago an explosion task place at the saine factory, but as only three persons lost their lives no steps were tak to have the factory remored bogond the city limits. It is believed or hoped at larat that this lesson which has affected so many will have the effect of getting the factory and powder magazine removed far enough to prevent damage in the event of a like Aad accident again occurring.
CANTONIENSIS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAIL. 1.
The Volunteer, the Volunteer Is ueulosa quito, I eadly fuar Alike at shooting and at drif
He makes the 'biz" play-pidgin still; And if storn fate should on him ouil To storm a fort or muni its wall, Dae soldier, trained, and tried, and true, Wand make hizo leak meat wondrous blue; Though he and other two might try To hit that soldier in the eye.
Hongkong to me it e'er appears isuot the place for Volusieurs: The sportive grifin does not crime T march is line to sound of drum. Bookkeepers all would majora bo, Bank olarka loutenatits, don't you soe How shipping clerks as captaina strut, This ne'er admits of if," or "but," And is the plain anvarnished reason Why Volunteers are not season.
doubtless received your attention, and
to retd taem I do not propos
The your less I am desired to do so. 1890, as you
are already most probably awaru, was an anxious one for all connected with marine underwriting; and although the profits of the oflice for that yene de not equal those of the three previous years we may yet congratulate oumelves on being able to present you with what I venture to think is a fairly antisfactory Report You will have noticed that our loses have been exceptionally heavy, atacanting in all to $742,000; a great portion of these were on what we considered risks of the bost de scription, and we can only hope that such tin a period of disaster as occurred during winter months of 1800-1801 will not recur for many years to ects. The addition of a further sum of $30,000 to the Reserves Fand which has beau recommended I feel assured you will approve of, and it will be our care under the additional power given at the Extraordinary Meeting hall in May Inst to build up this Fund as may te and so strengthen the position of In number small but firm and fit,
With regard to the present The Volunteers are not a whit the office. year's working, we have reason to be satis-Disposed to tremble ar disband,
the catinated rooult showing for the Though Mars himself stalk through the frat 9 months of their the next fow! And all is hurry, huhbob, rout
$511,000 at Whilst maila come in and harry out credit; and if our loses during
The patriot soul must shirk the call months do not exceed the average a favone. able outcome may reasonably be looked for. And make his business all in all." Before moving the adoptivu of the Report He can't find time for Volunteering and Accounts I shall have pleasure in reply. Or even church, when ships are clearing.
Gerd,
There being no questions,
steadily
A REPORT is current among the Chinese officials here to-day, says the Shanghai Mercury of 17th inst., to the effect that a couple of foreign sailing vessels, believed to be loaded with arms and ammunitioning to any questions that may ho asked. for unlawful purpose River Miu, and it is are in the offing Dear the mouth of the anticipated that an attempt will be made to Buggle the arms, etc., ashore. authorities are, however, on the airt, and the landing, if affected at all, is not likely to be effegled without difficulty.
The
Koaz les manufacturers are determined to attempt to organize a trade in black tos with Ratio. They look to Russia 28 a country which ought to do a big business with them--perhaps because the Czarowitch Was Dearly assassinated in Japan-and they are about to niske one grast effort. Consequently, some forty-fivo merchante have been holding meetings, and hure at length resolved to establish the Nippo For five years they Chagyo Gikai here. will try to open up trade with Russia, and, if successful, will torn thair attention to We wish them America and Australia.
The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr Wotton seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.
Mr J. B.
oughtrie proposed
that
Tia plain to all who hold my views, Friend Knutsford son cur strength renews. Pathan and Choorks, stalwart Sikh, Or lithe Mahratte sly and sleek Will stop the rush of Muscovite. Ye goda will be a glorious sight.
The wild Mohurrum show to 230,
or witching naufe of Bengalee. This treat the Valunteer de bars, Away with him; I say, I'm MARE."
2.
.
this osso siac the line was good but short. the Native States, and about 8940,000 are screpanics and have brought that exper- The targot also unavailable, being represented by sub-lende to bear in the interest of our Com- was than shifted with the surront to asiniary silver and copper cois. Thus there pany, and I think we ought to show our range about di miles distant, which com will be left on the lat January next only appreciation of their services in some Bitated a delay of about half an hour. Two the very small margin of available money of substantial way. I rug therefore to bring shuts wore fired at this, but in the failing about $358,000 for carrying on the admini- forward two propositions:
That in recognition of their post services and uncurtain light it was difficult to dis-etration of the Governinont
The Estimates for 1892 which aro now corn their exact location. A squall w ther coming up, sud the weather was thick submitted to you are as follows:-
Rozende,
$3,829,316 and hazy. Sono eaid, however, that the
$9,820,8 6 shots were very wide of the mark, far more
an than in the previous case,
tious were no outer over than the mir
Expenditure,
them.
INSPECTOR QUINCEY VERSUS MR
A. M. APUAR.
AM INTERESTING DASB'AT TOKOHAMA, The Japon Mail of 14kh inst. maya —— The story of the attachment of the pro- party of Me A. M. Apene under a tri- a snm of one thousand dollars be paid to issued by a Japanese Court is interesting the Directora te bo equally divided amongst and not unimportant. The plaintiff in the ault, out of which theat proceedings_havo arlson, is Inspector Quincey of the Bong Whoa that Art resolution has been pass-kong Police. Some time ago, it is alleged, od, I have another to bring forward
That The abovo Estimates of Revenue, as
extraordinary general meeting compared with the Raveune actually of the Company bo held at the Registered brought to credit in the last completed Office of the Company on Friday, the 23rd year. viz, 1890, show a falling off of of October inst., at noon, when the fol- 800,810. Nearly the whole of this large resolution will be proposed: sum is to be accounted for by the decrenes That the articles of association be altered of $440,000 under the band of Liceures, by the following words being substituted and of $128,000 under the head of Interent, for the first sentence in articlo 88 ending As the farms have bean rolet for the usual with the words "an additional $10" name
torn of three years, it may be taken that 17:
also The remuneration of each director for
the estimated Revenue for 1802 wil
1894.
that gentleman loaned to Mears Wm. and 4. M. Apcar, and Mr B. G. Shirazit, a quantity of Now Oriental Bank arip valued at cvar $0,000 On the death of William Aper, Inspector Quincey obtained in the Houghong Supreme Court judgment in absence against the other Apmar, for the whole value of the borrowed stock and costs. Br Apear being now in Yokohama and being an Armenian born in Persia, and
a subject of the lattor (a an-treaty
It should be noted that, after the first two shots, clouds began to gather in the loring, and sitor the last two shots there was abundant evidence of the near ap. proach of rain; and aute enough the opera- Cane down. This may go to support the American assertion that rain showers can be inado subservient to the will of man.
The second day's firing, which was much moro successful, is thus described by the
be about the same for the years 1893 and his seriers shall be the sum of fifty country), the judgmont of the Bengkong Singapore Free Press of füth inst:--
Before that period expires, the dollars per month for every completo ul-art could not he enforced against hia Yesterday afternoon the concluding por-
except by obtaining an order from tion of the gun praatios which should have Secretary of State has intimated that the endar month by continues in office."
Japanese Court, in which arent The sum of fifty dollars may seem
would have been competent. hers completed the previous afternoon had Farming system ought to be considerext it been possible to adhere to the original with a view, if practicable, to its modifica large one, bat, seacording to the Articles of
he was carried out of Fort Paimer under tion and the adoption of a system of Asociation, as they at prosoal stand, the Apear tu lave the whole case ro-oponed
Licensed to be issued at high rates-the Directors,
they choose might, by having by the Court, inasmuch as the long- The direction of Col. Burton-Brown, C. R. An object being to diminish the ovfie of the one meeting a week, you sixty dollars kong judgment lind been rendered withcut shortly after batf-past four o'clock
The fouting target had been cast off by opum traffic without seriously crippling wont splece, so that we are really alter any defence. Under these circucastanees it was deemed more expedient to institute the steam ach at a distance of about the R youue
The Expenditure for next year has beeng the wording of the Articles of ABEDroceedings de novo in the Japanese Couto,
sition, but not giving power to draw 7000 yards (4 miles) cut to sen was at once seen that a powerful tidal cur- reduced, under the adverse circumstances larger amount of money; and I have Bir Macujim, therefore, acting on Inspec the Yokohama Local Court, skiwing the cant was selling westward and before shot in which the Colony is now, pleed, to the always found in my experience that ator Quincey's behalf, lodged a patition in Hour fixed for the preclues to begin the lowest possible Egures. It still shens that fixed remuneration is better than so wech
But it
sum than
H
new arrangement of
the
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for
it
Mr
that
Amnesting, because it is far more satifac.reiro of the borrowed places or par targat was set to be drifting rapidly to-at the end of the year there will be an ex
Com of Expenditure over Revenus of cry to the directors that they should be ment of their value, moving at the same wards Peak Island, and at last passel bo-
$191,490,
able to take home their papers, and so give time for the issue of a writ of uporary hind an islot with the Quer and the police
I do not now propose to disence any ques- their decisions at other times than these attachment on Mr Apcar's properly
the defendant should not remove it beyond hunch in chase. It seemed as though after having reappeared on the other side of the tion connected with the Military Contribuat which they are called together.
tion. The Council is already in full poa. The motion was then seconded by Mr the jurisdiction of the Court-bridently a small island a ebat might have been got at
necessary precaution, sosing that Mr Apear. it before it disappeared behind the next eession of all that has passed in regard to Nathan,
Mr Graham said that, before the motion might dispose of his property and leave islat, but is turned out that the launch was the claims of Her Majesty's Government
few ro- Japan at any moment. The motion was gesting too close for that to be trinc. The and to the strenuous endeavours made by was put, he would like to offer inrget again was carried quickly out of this Government and others interested to marits by way of amendment without dis grautud, and intimation af the fact was
save the Colony from a portion of the heavy sight behind the second island by the tre
charges that have been placed upon it. It paraging the directors. He thought the conveyed to the U.S. Consul General and mendous current and the Queen after it.
a only necessary for me to stato here good results were in a measure due to their the British Consul, the former being nyked inff at Jelebu, and he thought that, if the to apprise Mr Kildoyle, owner of the house & long delay ensued before the launch re-
the latter to communicato with the Hong- appeared towing the target, The pace was that the colour will, by December next, directors proppaed namail benua for them, it accupied on the Bluff by Mr Apoar, and
would be for the goud of the Company.
kong and Shanghai and Nem Oriental rey alow, owing to the adverse tide, and it have paid during this year to the Im
Me Roid pointed out that a percentage Banks, in order that any funds held to the Was some time before the targot was brought portal Government ou account of Mili
ou dividends declared is given to the cradit of the defendant should not be paid to a spot where it could be cast off so us to Sary Expenditure no leas a
The intimations requested word alics the practice to be begon. Uol. Horton $1,308,000, equal to nearly £200,000, tanager, and a Brown, after himself laying the right gun not but believe that when He Bajesty's similar kind was under consideration for and allowing for the defection dao to the Government becomes aware of the fact that bis assistant. On the dividend now declar- duly given, and about or soon stier six
evening, Friday, the baili
the resid- hand.current, had the electric circuit completed the Rovenes of the Colony se seriously of Me Dusman would draw about $8.0 uf
The motion was then put to the of the Court proceeded
eude of Mr Apear. He showed Mir Apeir and the gun was fired at a range of 6343 decreased, and that, owing to the Imper Fards by range finder, or over 9 miles. rial claims, the Colony cannot, even with
behind the From the parados
The Chairman on behalf of the directors the writ and formally intimated that the strictant economy, carry out public meeting and carried unanimously, range-Binder
works appicsed by the Secretary f the fall of the
appeared to projectile
the resolution. It was gratifying for them sited in. Court his property must be seized. and cannot make adequate provision for thanked the shareholders for having passed unless the amount claimed was depo inn, and 20 yards uver, a splendid sho From Mt. Wallich it was reperted as 5 improvement in sanitation and education,
but explained that nearly all the vorce over, sad subsequently from the they will be prepared, as promised in Lord know that their servers bad bean appre-fr Apear, it is stated, said that he had no directors he would say that so long as porture was the property of his wife, who, launch with the range party not tore than Knutsford's Despatch of the 5th August inted; and for himself and his brother objection to the seizure of his personal pro- 80 yards over.
Had the turgut instand of (which will be laid before you). to re-
they remained on the board the inter- terests of the company would be at heart, he contended, was, and had always been being an nigh-foot spare been a crniser of view the situation and grant us some ro
The Hon. G. S. Marray then moved that treated as, a British subject. Asked to point 4 ft. long this would have assured the lief. There seems to me, homerer, no
an extraordinary general meeting be held out the property which he admitted to be his, he said his clothing comprised nearly Wessel being
hit practically at point aimed doubt that the Celong must incur ths atli gation of a loan. This course would not, I
Friday, 23rd instant, for the purpose of
the whole. His attention was directed. to Better than this would hardly be. but tank, have been aucemity if the Resoruluitting the resolution of which bo bad
The as it proved, better was forthcoming
it its
its removal second gun was laid als by Col. Burton
given notice in the torma mestioned above. bis watch and chain, the bailiff offering to
Bir Nathan seconded, and the motion let him retain the former
would inconvenience him--an offer which Brown, and firet. The ske uniformn
A carried, stoly pretented those car the range finder
Mr Roid further offered the remark that the subject of these proceedings declined to from seeing the impact on the sea, by an
the boons agstens to the managor was quite avail himself of and waiving his claim to a ther a few feet from the left of the second
automatic in its action. The sum ho would tew cents which Mr Apcar had in his pock- watob and chain were therefore gue it was reported nearly range' and
draw for bonus was already treated as a looked up in a wardrobe with the clothing. Khoot 10 fr. right.
habity of the Company.
A statement plain the Captain makes The Corps ain't worth a brace of shakes; Yet, if the members poll zogether, We may another sousou weather When Jubilees or Birthdays cali I want to see you, onu and all,
Mesura Dalrymple, Daries, Ryrie, Sae-When abeer, hard work is on the list soon and Gillier bo re-elected members of the Consulting Committes.
Mr Mehta seconded and the motion was ananimously carril.
On the motion of Dr Dickson, Breunded by Mr Farhus. Mr G. S. Cazon and F Handlereou wery roiected andito a
This concluded the misering
BLOWING UP OF A GUN-POWDER FACTORY AT BEING SHAN.
14 KILLED AND 150 WOUNDED On Bunday about soon, the 18th inst., waccess in their venture, and trust their the powder factory of Heung Shan company will not suffer from the same City, exploded with great violenco, killing Cause as that which extinguished the Japan Tea Manufacturing Company. Hyogo 14 people and wounding a large amber.
Nzus
The powder lartory and magazine are vi- tuated on an obidenes inside the West-gate
THE Tientsin correspondent of the Shang.of the Oity and lying round it is a deras hai Mercury writes A Chinese telegram population. The height of this hillock is has been received here to the effect that
Its case within or with the
Viceroy of Nanking has seized (Tsan perhaps 100 fest kai) Mr Ms Kia Tcheong's property for au count of montes das by him to the C. M.
out the City is covered with houses.
The
E'en half a inan is badly raisserl.
I don't say who the half truss is And
is not right for you to `quiz.”
The genial Surgent bustles round,
Lift atretchers' is the merry somad The Adjutat right iries and smort Bus given the 4's a start Recruits come in by twos and threes: The maxim quar are on the breeze. Two sticke bare kindly lighted out."
Commissions som will dit about
And Mars bornedown 'beath mighty whacks Pipes down, retrots, appears as Pax."
WEST POINT.
THE DEFENCE OF TIENTSIN. The Defence Committee formed at Tien.
The imot antinfaction was expressed at the excellence of the performance of the uns and the great accuracy of the laying Bub it turns out that Lt. Kolsall, who was range officer with the launch, had to report hat the small tongkong carrying the target which was almost fall of water and was
W.
State
D
The
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Fand, built up by the instructions of the Secretary of Stato 30 weet euergencies which may ucise in the future owing to bui Avaste, depression of trade or other ca lamity, alt heen otherwise exhausted in the way I have already stated. As it is, the Governmout is unable, in these vary bad times, to marry out many services, the
The Chairman having intimated that the and the official seal of tho bailiff afkxoi I allude cost of which could properly have been
coupons were payable at the New Oriental with the usual formalities. Mr Apose defrayed out of such reserves.
the. colally to such works as the Malaces Bank that day, the menting closed with tried to find Mr Lowder to consult with
him, but failed, and eventually Fler Works, the new Supreme Court the canal vote of thanks to the ebairman. House for Patang, the prop sed Sailors
bailiff conronted to postpone the saizura of the property atated to be Me. Ap. Home in Singapore, and the Permanent
car's on condition thas meu should be per- Hacks for the military for the construc
mitted to romain and watch. Mr Apear THE WERCH OF THE 'HITSAP."
agreed to this and the bailiff departed The following report of the wreck of the Next morning. Mr Apcar, having obtained the angistance of Me Lowder, proceeded to Coasul at Kubo by Captain Tibbetts. It the Japanese Court and met Mr Masuji says:-Left Port Townsend July 4th, got Attempts wore made to arrange means by wrecked on Borodino Island, September way of substitute for the precaution 25.55 N., Long, 131.12 East, It was a declined to accept the name offered very dark 8th, 62 days from Purt Townsend, in Lat. temporary attachment, but Me hlasujira night and very aqually, with guarantor that the property should not be could removed, and the negotiations felt through. heavy rain between the smalle
to No. 70 see shunt three ciles. It was in a heary Meanwhile, the bailif had gone rain squail that the vessel want aahore. We Mr & pour's office, and duly attached all the contained. His next could not ase fifty feat sheard ofs. The property which it
tions of the Secretary of State.
The
AN UNINHABITED ISLAND.
awash, in fact sunk out of sight as far as
ou of which the Imperial Government could be seen from the fort, and bron ac tually bil by the second shot and the stern may claim even as much as £60,000, had been toon clap a The target above works can now only be undertaken screen itself was, however, saved for another by means of a icon, regarding which I was harded in to the American refrain from discassing the details until occasion.
The result of it is practice shows that theer Majesty's Government have cooided 13 tain bus drafted a scheme of defence opera. shooting with these fine samples of andern to any reduction on the Military Contribu- range.linders and correct laying, akes it a kink in case of trouble, of which the folow rifiot ordnance, supplemented by acertate tion, und until 7 have received the instruc- ing extract will give some ideu:-
malt af certainty thus a vessel aimed at
THE JELEBU COMPANY. .-The chief command of the military cannot cecape being; bit almost at any lines of defence has been dertaken by slected part. Both of the shots yester
The farth ordinary generd meating of day evening, oven at the rage at whish
tha shurebeldern of the Jelebu Mining and Captain de Fleurae, and Commander they
through the heaviest armoured belt of the
be found himself checked: the godown There was the first mate the breakers. for the purpose of receiving the dire tions."
these Eastern watere, and had a gout dealtors' report and accuauts for the half-your and two scaman on the lookout forward. I was locked. After some trouble it was It was three found that the key had been removed hy of energy to spare after that AL 3 miles
Palliser projectile from the 10m Reading the 5th August. Bir Joaquim ucet-wes keeping Lukout sit,
Messrs Hooper, Reid, and Heim, directors; wrecked, and at five o'clock she was full seal of the Bank sized to the door B. L. gun will go through 11 inches pied the chair, and there were present: o'clock in the turning when the vessel was employs of the Oriental Bank and the of iron. The Russian Admiral Nuching the Hon. G. 8. Murray and Mesers Nathan, of water, and breaking up. The day before of the godown. The bailif finding that has 10 inches on her water-line belt, and 3 flecker, Filchner, Graham, Eweld, Jos- inches on her barbutte, the Pamiat
S. N. U. If this telogram is correct, and roofs of hundrede of these houses are more Colonel Poutinta, with Major Richter, were firo, wasid have gone ale Trading Company, Limited, was bed in the vessel was going twelve unles an hour. We step was to similarly deal with the contenta Hosys in command of this different past-19st powerful wit ship over sout in Change Rooma, Singapore, rm the 15th did not see anything until the vessel was in/of the godown behind the office, but here
Hoo
of
As to the quantity of the Chinese declare it is, he will not be or less damaged. likely to resume his old office as interpreter, powder exploded it is hard to aty, but nor take the general management of the judging by the affects produced it must 6.The force encollect numbers 148, Shapas jointly with Mt. Detring. and
whom not more than 12 may be classed as Chin.We have again three stoners above have heen considerable. With the exemp and three steamers below the Tientsin tion of a small house at the entrance which-combatant. For conscience the foros
has been grouped as follows: Bend.
All are waiting for higher water, is only partially destroyed the powder fac The highest water in the shallowest part of the river was 105 feet. Some of the tory in a complete ruin. A large number steamers lately seem to get out of the deep of the emalior guns from the City wall were water channel and stick right across the river. It may be that the deep channel thrown great distances, and the shower of has somewhat abifted.
cannon balls and brioka must have resem. bled a siege. Blouses long distances from the scene of the explosion were struck, and the people are showing the balls or bricks which smashed their roofs. It is hard to
UXER iustruotions from His Ex. Li Hung chang, the Imperia! Chinese Railways and the China Railway Company are now de finitely amalgamated, and the lines placed "Managing Director, with the management ed.
of Government business and fustices, and
(1.) Russians and Americans (and
men respectively).
(2.) English (including % DanEK) .....
a) French..... (4.) German......
Japanese. (6.) Cuaturas
17
15
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15
16
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inst
the wreck, at noon, the casal, according to he could not gain entrance, put bis Beal alan on the door. Japanese law does
But we lud only goue 90 miles when she not, in the absence of a special order frem 9 inches on her belt, the Fladimir Manequim, Derrick, King, Duuman, Boyd, and our reckoning, was 141 miles off the Island, 45
others, cholders."
a Court, permit the seizure of property on much 6 inches at the same place.
The minutes of the last macting, having went on the rocks. The chronometer was
.5 p.m. so put the boat Sundays, or holidays, or in the night-time. French Triomphante has only 4 inches on baon read and approved, the report and 50 mike out har barbettes, and our own Imperiuse
Bway to seg if they could find a landing made. With this as his safeguard, then, (compugito armour) has 10 inches on ber accounts already published, were taken as ont, and the first mate and one man went Bet in this case a special order had bean Ride, 9 on her bulkheads, and & oo her read. Mr Joaquim thon said:
Gentlemen,The Directors' report and place, but they had to pali about two miles the bailiff returned to the godown on We saved Sunday morning resume his labours. utatiea, with a backing of 10 inches.
accounts having been in your hands for before they found a placu, Singapore is in possessiu of the two musi
but when the lockod, and the building guarded as before powerful weapons meusted in a ferts some time we will, with your permission, two boxes of bread (200 pounds) and He found the door of the godown al 7.—As the membare of the fureo will lowerful wea, and it has been shown by take then es it is fall and we have given vosel broke up we picked up zems by Chinese on behalf of the Back. The
I have nothing to add 20 gallons of water, receive their orders from their respectivo last night's performance, which in within thin potail everything we have done more stores that were weaked on to the offloat demanded the key from the guard
you
under the control of Yang Teotai, as sole say the pat ber of people who were wound Commanders, or the Commander-in-chief, the acknowledged acope of the gun, that
It includes those in the neighbouring it is not neerssory to euter into deleils here, their awuracy of fire ja of a remarkable during the last half-year. and I have a rocks. Three days after the vessel venton and at length requested them to bring a
HONGKONG CENTRE.
pased the required examination.
The
but only to inform the residents, generally,
of the nature of the measures concerted
for the common saluty, so as to pravout
in
furce.
order.
TION,
SINGAPORE FINANCES.
that such a course would be mest inadvis-
are circulated
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doubt the sherololders will consider the ac to the rocks it came on to blow a typhoon, olerk of the Banks About on ns of the counts very satisfactory. There are only and next morning there was nothing of the oletko came. To him the bail repeated' Mir W, N. Pethick as Assistant Managing houses and streets and is computed from
vussel to be seen. There was no fresh his demand for the key. The Bank's Director, with control over the general tra: 150 to 200. In the factory itself that
two points that I should like to refer to
declined to produce it representative
The the and administration The arrangement seems thoroughly satisfactory, and as Marenly some 14 people and these were confusion should the titue come to put them OPIUM AND MILITARY CONTRIBU. Br. as to our capital, you will sea by this water on the Island, only a little that stood
scouts that large suns of racey are in ie the holes of the recks, and that was bailiff, is forces now strengthened by the Fixed deposits in the Banks, and it has been half salt. I was 17 days on the Island presence of a locksmith, said that if the Pettisk is well and favourably known as an instantly killed. Throw of the bodies were
3.The area to be included in the Grat administrator, we trust the lines may have blown into the air. Two of them fall inte line of defence will be from the Frencs
said that these deposits may be betior until the weather muterated, when I took res was not given up he wrist break opon sheolo a prosperous career before then.
The following extract from the message utilized by a reduction of the capital of the the 2nd mate and two men with me in
men da
at his own risk, and the clerk left cally hitherto has been the divided admin. an open space 200 odd feet distant from Consulate to the Custons House, along the
was all the bont could carry, as it was only the spot The door was now broken opm, istration, which prevented the line being the factory, uns body fell on the root of a Feilung and Hein Yuan Rends to the
Temperance Hall; thenco along the Tako of Gornor Sir Cool Smith to the Straits company. The directors are of opinion bost te book for assistaves. Folie in the door. He was warned that ho
which fast was duly notitied to the Bank worked to the best advantage. Doubtless Baddhist monastery and ranking its way Road to Meadows Bond, and to the Bund. Legislative Council is of more than crdinable: you must remember we are procur. 18 feet long, so I had to leave seven men
the Island. We wore six days in the official, and he returned, accompanied this means will now he adopted to facilitate the through the roof reached the ground. The system at barricades at difront points ary interest just now, when Hongkong ising Australian miners, and we shall require discharge of steamers at Tongku, which, ia
in de siled in the Scheme of Defuncr. The bodies of the men killed are com
by these Australians, and we also think September 23rd, and arrived at Naha, protested against the aetion of the bailit the present condition of the Poiko, is
9.--Pho defence of praitions has been confronted with the same problap an Sine our captial for the oporations to be sordust, beat, coming 200 miles. We laft. Borodine time by Mr Latchfield. The latter formally argently needed in the interests of the port pletely charred and presented a very and allotted to the various sections of the fores, galore-opium rerenas, izcreased military it advisable to have money upon which we Okinawa Jeland, September 28th, in the air Masujima also came on the scene sooth
contribution, and deficit-
may fal beck an emergency. The next vening. I went to pori Urton first of Tientsin,Shanghai Mercury.
each party pledging himself not to remove appearance They were laid out on a level in the first instance, as follows:
The Right wing, freen Messrs A. S.
Last year, aber submitting to you the point that I wish to refer to is the paragraph could get no assistance from there but after, end an arrangement was arrived at, piece of ground a little way below the
Watson & Co.'s to the French Consulate, Estimates for 1891, the Officer Administer in the report with reference to the directors sent on to Naha, the only place where the goods without informing the other of ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE ASSOCIA- factory side by side with thair calins. On will bo defarded the English, Frenching the Govenment in way absence inform remuneration; it is a personal question and there were any steamers coming on the his intention. The contents of the godown
STION.
Monday morning there were many and the Customs Carps, under the com- you that the estimated Expenditure for waththt it right to point out to you bowaland. I wrote to the governor of Okinawa were then inventoried, a process which ax- 1890 was then put down of 81,105,000, inadequately your directors are remune and asked hina for assistance to resoue the tented into Monday, the forenoon of mourners performing the last offices for mand of Captain de fleurac. the dead, The presence of a Buddhist The Left wing, from Messin Collina & which would leave 3 aureles of Roomne isted for their servicos. You must not even men from the Island, sad also to which day the key of the godown was On October 3rd heod. The aussized property at No. 208, Ou Saturday, October 24th, at 4 p.m., in priest no doubt helped to comfort and assure Co.'s to the Temperance Hall, will bu deeves Expenditure of $184 003. The 2-think, gentlemen, that the directors' work send me to some place where there was an banded over by the Bank and daly attach-
evnte of the long, however, as corrected is done by their meeting once a month at a American Consul the Volunteer Artillery Parado Ground, the bearta of the bureared as with tingling feaded by the Coronas, under the caré H.E. Major General Barker C.B, Presil-bell and chanting strata he sont the souls and of Major Richter, and the Japaness for arrears, show defcit of $49,418 table discussing matters. That is not so chartered the Japan stester Taiyu-maru, Bluf, has also been attached, but remains
of the dead safely on their last lang pader Commander Hosnya.
This is ruinly due to curtain payments with us. Every correspondence between to go to Borodina and take the wea off the on the premises watched by a bailiff's clerk, Island, and brought them back to Naka with Mr Apcar's content. The godown is The Russians and Americans, with mis under the head of Military Contribution the agents and manages that directors. Os Oct., Zth we left Naha for Kobe on the guarded by watchmen of the Now Oriental ent of the Centre, will distributo the certi-journey. The powder magazine is said to ficates to the successful pupils who have coutaia from 5 to 7 tone of gun-airies and other gentlemen no grouped being treated as Expenditure in nerds the Sunatimes twice a week, thoms are often S.. Shirogata. The ateamboat com- Bauk and by a bailid's assistant. Mr Apar
powder-the way to it is blocked up in the abuze sections, will form the Re- The state of the fusses towards
sloan of 189 was so good that I gather you very voluminous, and one as to devote any did not charge anything for going to will be reprozented by Mr Lowder in hub by the debris of the powder factory, servo, at the Town Hall.
These arrangements, however, being ne- had no hesitation in roting for the considerable part of one's time to grapple Borodino and rescuing the seven men left sequent proceedings, Mr S. Sawada watch- ing the case on behalf of the Bask. Such seo Thirly ladies have passed through the Fortunately the fire did not extend to this
James Olsen, steward, this describes the the facts so far as the name has proceeded. classes, some having gained certificates not mass of explosives, otherwise the city of cessarily subject to modifications, can only current year a Budget amounting to with the facts, and to record one's opinion, store.
Heung Shas might have been laid it rains be taken as provisional.
84,313,691, against an estimated Revenue with reference to the letters sad subjects only in First Aid but alan in Nursing and hundreds slain,
of 83,980,911, the oxcess of the proposed subraitted. I have thought it right to island:The island is about five miles We refrain of course from comment. With A large number of Police have been The two women who live in the powder.
Expenditure being defrayed from Sarpias explain this, so that you may take such long and four miles broad, and is very regard, however, to the claim advanced on THE NEW TEN-INCH GUNS AT
Balances. But even before the year began action as you may deem advisable with re-thickly wooded. Indeed, the trees are so Mrs Apoar's account, we may mention a trained and they will give a display of pro-factory happened to be absent, one visiting
it was clear from the condition of the ference to the directors remuneration thick that we could not cross the island. theory-supported by what authority filends and the olker seeking medical ad-
SINGAPORE. In this way their lives were pre-
principal Farms, that the Revenues of the With these remasike, I move that :-The The island in very rocky exoept at one know not that so long as extraterritorality served-one of the dead was a little girl of The two 10-in broeonloading guns which Uolony would not maintain the buoyancy directors accounts be passed and, as reconi-place where there is good landing Two exists in Japan, a Belfish woman married
to a Japanesa aubject, or to
Japancae jurisdiction 8 years the daughter of ons of these arrived from England several months ago, they had previously exhibited, and early moded by them in their report an interim days before we came away we found a fina In addition two atretcher detachments of
women.
and which have been mounted in the fort this year you were made acquainted with dividend of 7% be paid for the last half-lake right in the centre of the daland. empted from
There was not a single inhabitant on the mains a British emblent in Japan. Whether There are many theories as to the cause at Mount Painor, were fired for the first the final decisice of Her Majesty's Govern: your G. King seconded the motion, which, irland, and we rigged up hute, and lived on
d on any English Court would endorse arch volentours and two composed of students
It certainly The one which is most time in Singapore on the 18th and 14th mount as regards Military charger, from the College of Medicine will go of this accident.
caught lots of fish in the holes at low would not be recognised by Japanema through
gh stretcher-bearer drill, lifting and commonly believed is that as one of the met inst. In describing the first day's firing extent of which had never been contam on being put to the meeting, was carried the canned mast and biscuits. We also doctrise we cannot asy, but it
in the factory was smoking, a spark from the Straits Times says A connection was plated. The financial arrangements have unsuizously,
The Hon'ble G. 8. Marray-I think that water. Crabs were very plentiful, great tribunal. The slain made on Mrs Appar's carrying wounded, d
bin cigarette fall among the powder which made by electric wire from the guns to io consegance, been completely upast, and
Mount Walioh, where, by murely pressing although every endeavostr has been made thanke are due to the directors of the ugly things which post of the sailors behalf involves a solution of this problem. had been brought out to dry.
The District Magistrate has dens as buttoir, the gurs were fired. The target to reduce our Expenditure; it has been Company for their very excellent report rafuzed to touch, but which ware vory good Farther, it will be noticed that the attached bulance strength of the Colony in the weant great deal to relieve the distroes. First was a small tongkang, rigged up with an found necessary, in order to meet our liabili- which has been issued to you, and which eating. We also caught a kind of ses property on the Bluff was in a house ownst of all he made a grant of $200 for the arrangement of red and white bunting, tiss, to dispose of all our realeablo usate you have just taken as read The Chair- snake, wang of them over three feet long, by an American citizen. Of this cinqzo
thair duty, being to attach any property immediate relief of those who had lost probably about ton fest above the water namely, the investments in gold amount toan in his speech has referred to the very with very sharp teath, and these were stage the bailiffs, of course, took no notice, friends and to defray the cost of burial. line, and affording at all a good sighting to $1,018,702 and in Indian Stock paltry remuneration which the directors excellent food.
The Myoje Nerds learns that neither the ostensibly belonging to Mr Apter wherever have drawn during the past half-year for
they could find it on, Japanesa-territory, All who have been wounded on present at the distance at which it was placed. amonating to $360,000.
The Revenas of the current
Attachment of the nature referred to hern ing thewolves at the magistracy are The first raugo was about 6 000 yarda or
vors careful and natiafactory way. I do
amanats simply tos precaution against tha receiving monetary compensation which three and a half miles. Everything, being in estiranted at 53.837,400 and year is nor will help if it does not pay all the doctor's readiness E. P. pressed the button, and ture at 34,745,330. At the end of this not think any of us can, for a moment; say
removal of the property. E bill. The native doctors are ranglog a rich with a terrific roir the gun shot forth the your the probable. Balance to the Credit of that he foo of 8485 paid to the directors harvest from the accident. Word was can- projectile which fell in rather s good line, the Colony will amount to $2,235,300, Of for their services in earning the sum of making say advance is that the world heara veyed to the magistracy that those who but many yards short of the task. The this sum, $1,535,252 are Dependencies, $28,000 is adequate remuneration for the too little from the people who find it a com Give Reala sn inch and she'll take the were badly wounded might be taken to the second shat was at a target placed at 11,300 consisting of unrealizable Assets in the services rendered The directore have fort, and too much from those who make it Dardaneliön Philadelphia Record.. Canton hospital and there be treated from yards, or between 6 to 8 miles, and in form of Losus to the Municipalities and to benefited by their past experiences lu ather fad.
ficiency before the President, previons to vice. receiving their certificaton
The idea is to ascertain the available am.
of war, bad and sẽ the same time to gage
the local work of the St. Joba's Ambu
lance Association for sivil lifo...
The public are invited to be present on
the parade ground, whan we are sure
a
plesssüt and instructive hour will bespant
the
the Expendi
attending to our interests in, I may ay
ship nor the cargo was losured.
Tux dificulty with the cause of religion
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