9671 FEBRUARY 9, 1894)
H.M.S. Impericus, OR
loaves on Monday morning for a craiso...
H.M. troopship Himalaya leaves for Eng- land With military details on Sunday morning next.
Tus Centurion, which is to replace the Im! perieweg on the Chinn, Station, aizcoosafully underwent her gunnery trials on Jan. 4.
... THE CHINA MAIL.
ATHLETIOS IN THE TROPICS.
LECTURE DY DR GANTLİK Last night, under the amploss of the 'Odd Volumes, Dr Canthis delivered the A BEAUTYUL illustration of selfishness in second portion of his lecture on Athletion sport carnes from the Punjab, says the in the Tropica. The lecture was given in Madras Times, ha station there the first! hirt that the golf players had of the revival the Scolaty's Rooms, Bank Buildings. of pole was on discovering a practice games H.E. Bir William Robinson again presided. in full swing in the suiddle of the best part He was accompanied by Lady Robinson, of the links; whiss a little later the ascretary- to the races made the interesting discovery and there was a large attendance of ladies that the pale-players and their friends had aad gentlemen. W would remind our readers of the conrheen calmly using the course as a drive to
Dr Cantiis, in the opening portion of his cert to be given at the City Hall to mor- the ground i
lecture, defined what exersine meant and row (Saturday) sygning in aid of the Alice Memorial and Nethereale Hospitals.
Tars afternoon Lady Robinson presented the prizes to the Volunteers at Hasd quarters.
TAN. P. Mogul left Victoria, B.O., For Hongkong, vis Japan, on Feb. 7. The silk she delivered at Tacoma touched Now
York on Feb. 7.
As will be soon by reference to our oor respondence column, Mr Henniker Hontun, M.P., takes up the cudgele against Van der Pfordton, ro Osblo Reform.' Court Metaxa, the now captain of H... Leander, arrives by the P. & O. stopwer Rosetta on Sunday. The Leander was out yesterday, tenting her engines.
The
CORRESPONDENCE.
MR HENNIKER HEATON ON CABLE REFORM.
The Directora recommend thewo
H. Hortus, Chairman,
declared whether the inquiry in sot on foot Bird. with a view to prohibit or with a view not gentlemen for re-election. to prohibit. If the latter then multiplied investigations are useless. If the former it avails nothing to pumno the inquiry on wide China itself.
Enquire only how did China in former daya enfores prohibition, And
what is the nature of opfam
CAPITAL ACCOUNT-JULY TO DESEMBER, 1693. ...ABSETS.
December 31, 1893. proni
Aberdeen,
To the Editor of the OINA MAIL" SIE,I havo read with pity and amuse- ment the abase which Me Von der and my views with respect to Cable Reform. Pfordten has been pleased to lavish on the Somebody bas surely been priming this Then it will be seen whether opium is or To value of Aber irate gentleman with the messengers gossip is not a thing to be prohibited. Prohibit John Peader could never have sondescended you cannot affiti-that it is not.. What is of the Eastern Telegraph Company; for Bir opium because it in manifestly a poison and to boax him with such mosstrous misreprs-the true reason why manna, are not devised sentations as he has been guilty of...for the speedy probibition of poisonous opium, whilst it is yet strenuously sought He says that my statements about tola-to prohibit non-poisonous gambling exposed. Now, I am supplied by several
I
I
To
deon Dooks, a per last Stats ment..
Kowtoon.
value of How-
loon Docks, as
per last State-
ment, 1,200,415,40 Les moins
sinca writes of
pended exca- Fating Hat back of Dwal- lings,,
Press Cutting Agencias with all publications over more grievously affected with the on the subject of cables. And never once Craving for oplum revenue than the have I ssen or beard of any attempt to ooo-governed people with the craving for opiume revert the main faste and arguments which smoking and greabling. It is hard to aare
have adduced. Eg ones in shortly this: the people of the stating for opiuma and To amaunt és. show the monopolising polisy and the gambling and it is hard for the Government profits of the Cable Companies, and waggest by prohibiting amoking to aaorifice the re that the State should buy them out at a fair vanus derived from opium. Is it not mad price, and then make radical reductions is the that Government should at least equally.
to India. All my facts are quoted from 6d. rates-1/- to Australia, for instance, and was the people be afflicted with such a the official Reports of the Companies or the London Mission, Hongkong- Post Offices, do not, like Mr Von der Piordton, invent my facts as go. along. And my countrymen, of course excepting ananimously support
I
with
THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN JAPAN. In view of the political excitement amid which the last session of the Japanese
and the recurrent reports of the outbreaks. Farliment han besa brought to a close, of anti-foreign feeling in Japan, & repre- sentative of Renter's Agency had an
Sars an Indian paper: Wo notice from how much exertion was required to keep graph cable matters have been frequently is to be feared that Government is the Penang papers to hand that a lady and the organs of the body in a bealthy condi- gentleman of Taiping Perak, have challeng. tion. To maintain the lungs and physique ed any two players in Penang at tonnis. This is just like the sporting Land of at the proper standard in the tropics it was Silver," where to get into the State service necesary to walk 6 miles daily, and the you must play cricket or tennis, ride, or best dime of the day to devote to walking eboot wall. In India the qualifications aro of less manly kind, the golden key was between 5 and 7 o'clock in the evening onsisting in a certain capacity to warble Ho dleapproved of early morning exercise
the banjo, or, not untre qui, ang bago mo man hocause the bodily temperature was lowest Mrsports have no charm for the "Simla then, but if a man had a hores he would
cirolea."1
advies him to ride it in the morning Between the evening walk and diurer there Aga Otto, second son of Archduks Austrian throne, will start from Vienna vonated devoting a portion of this interval my siva Austria, the theft-prestoptive to the should be a considerable interval, and bend-the Cable Companias; this month, manguito and with only a small to lying down and resting, to having a Baite, a journey to the East. precise programme (says the Standard) is warm bath of thres minutes duration, and not yet completed, but it is known that dressing for dinner-if is flannels all the fire at 57 Queen's Road West on Chineseo Archdake will first. visit Egypt, and better (laughter and applause). He die thcace prossed either to Palestine or to New Year's day, has now recovered, and India. If he does not come to India hesussed length of paes, ondemned the will probably spend abcat fire weeks in veterans' race and violent exertion after a left the Hospital last night."
Egypt, and it that case he purposes going long period of inertia, and told his audience
Cataract. upon the Nile as far as the Second if he resoires open a visit to India, how-how to walk uphill or to go upstairs ver, he will not travel in Egypt. It is without getting out of breath. In train- anderstood that his Imperial Highnessing for running or rowing a man ought to run or row at that time of the day when does not latend to be away altogether more than two months,
the race was to take place; and he took ad- referonos to cricket, vantage of oreling and football to point out the serious danger ertailed by wearing a belt round the waist. tight elastic Dancing was a recreation very largely indulg£98,698 in two years. adinin Hongkong by Europiane-not by the When A. Chinaman wanted
SERGEANT Witchell, who was injured at the
Tez P. M. aa Oily of Peking, with mails, de., from San Franciao to the ißth ultimo, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow morning, the 10th instant.
IT has been decided not to hold an shquiry REPRESENTATIVE of the Press has had
into the recent fatal fire in Queen's Road West, a wall the facts will be elicited at the Coroner's inquest to be held by Br H. E. Wodehouse.
Tastener Cicero (Capt. George), which left Hongkong for Bangkok yesterday, put back this morning owing to somo sight breakdown of her engines. She is now in
7
B
it
2. A man who will question the existence basing in the hands of the Companies, is of what is prastically a monopoly of Cable capable of maintaining the non-existence of matter. His correction of my statement is a gem. The compatiss, ho blendly amures as, caly wish to keep their business on a interview on 3rd inet, with a bigh official at fire and fair commotolal basis. This suave the Japanese Legation, who made the formula menus dividende of 1 per mot, following statement with regard to the an enormous reserve in capital and cables, and finally, the exaction of Government present situation in his country: guarantees against the possibility of lots.
a loss of £96,000;
of
of
40,000.00
1,160,416.40
450,00
Cosmopolitan.
To value of COB
mopolitan
Dock, as per last State-
ment, : 311,354.68
To value of Ma-
chine added
last 6 months,
176.02
100,000.00
1,160,866.40
321,550.00
Tug, Launches, and Lighters.
To value of Pilot Fish,an perlast Statement, To value of 10 -Steam-Leut- chen, 1 Steami Lighter, and -Boats, as per last 8tate- ment, Les amount since written
tors,
terial on hand,
34,000.00
5,000.00
THE QURAN OF MAWALI BBORUITING DE
·CANADA.. London, Jantry 91 Agente of the Queen of Hawaii are forniting man in thố Western territory of Caueda to be convey-- ed to Horolaja in small groups, g
▲ BUN ON THE ITALIAN STÁTE SÅVINGS вік.
London, January 21,-Advices from Tinly utate that there in a continuous ran on the Slate Savings Bank • Rome; and that the.
Banca Popolare at Alemandela bàn nữa
pended payment,
TRANCE AND STAM
Paris, January 21 The Chamber of Deputies has adopted a treaty, someladed with fiam. In the debate whichi." look placo M, Cazimir Perior declined to discuss the question of a Buffer State, which, he skid, had to be settled with Great Britain
LOBREGULA STILL Edvisor. London, Jan. 21, The List from the Cape state that Lobengult, with few followers, entrenched alone to the Zambaa7, and that Dr Jamesonià nagħtiet- ing with him through the nativazhauereza
ANAGROBITUARY, AYA -London, Jan 21 The death is an nounced of General Frederick Priestley,
FROLONGATION OF THE EGYPTIAK
TRIBUNALS. I
London, Jan. 21-The Egyptian mixed tribunals have bean prolonged for five year. from-Febrásky Int
THE ITALLAN RIOTS-TRE ANABORIKIS IN FLIGHT.
Rome, Jan. 20. The province of Osztáta is quieting. The troops are disarming' the people and pursuing the anarchists in the neighboring bills and we knekk
PRAFUS AND MADAGASCAR, Í
Paris, January 23.In the debate in the Chamber on the Madingasgar quetion, 15,206.00 M. Dasimir Perier said that it would age be
prudent either to announce an expedition beforehand or to deny that much wa intention of the Goverment. If the Hove were powerless, he said, France would take messures to protect Frenchmen in that quarter.
ANOTHER ISSUE OF INDIA DEIAS, London, Jantasty 23-Tenders are in- vited for the 80th Instant for further insue of India Bills amounting to two mad 29,000.00 a half million sterling, AS AMER 120,097.50
THE ANEMJOAN TAXIFY AMENDED. Washington, January 28.- The Havre af Representatives bas amended the Facil 661,751.42 | by placing raw and rekued sugar on the
free hai
$2,404,450.93
LIABILITIEN. December 31, 1833.
Shareholders for 12,500
Shares of $125 each fully- paid up,
0.0;Less Repayments: 4.751, 10-15,248 18,8 2/3 By Admiralty Loan, £20,000, By Sundry Creditors, Eg Balance of Proft brought- forward from last account,
35,605.07 153,684.84
KETUNUM ACCOUNT. Dec. 31, 1893.
135,645.83 517,025.09
THE KHEDIVE AND THE EGYPTIAN ARMY,
London, January 24-It is anderstood that the Khodiya has decided to Issue un Order praising the Army and dumping the Under-Secretary for War.
THE GERMAN SUPEROS AND FRIJOS BISMARCK. Berlin, January 23.-Emperor William 1,562,500.00 | har sent an Aide-de-Camp to Freidrioha ruhe to invite Prince Bismarck to come to Berlin on visit. Prince, Bismarck, has promised to ovine A
health pers mita. This
・stop is rav
regarded as non political, and merely as a completion of she reconciliation betmoon the: Ensperar. And the Ex-Chancellor, national ou RATION STOPFIGES ON TROOFERS ABOLISHLAR. Allahabad January 10.Under instr 189,388,02 tion from the Booretary of State, ration
stoppages for troops; proceeding to "and 82,404,450,82 from India hava besa abolished with ginot frem the mound voyages of troops from home during the scrrent relief reason!
Cost of Labent, Material, and Working Expónas at "the Company's three Esta
blishments, Interes
Fire Insuranco „Crown Rent/
The political crisis which has broken ont 3 This stern reprover of ethore' errore does not in any way indicate that the systom next founders into a bottomless abyss of of Constitutional government established ignorant minstatement, I said that the in- in Japan in 1889 has zooked a critical oroase of Australian business, sonsequent on paint. Recent events have boun simply the reduction of the rate from nine billings the outcome of a voboment struggle for the to 4, was so great, that the Australien mastery between the various parties in the 30 interview with Mr. Tracy, Secretary
Guveraments bad been called upon to pay Lower Hones, which has almost as many. Te Bundry Dob of the United States Navy le President Harrison's Administration, on the subject
hardly any money to meet the guaranto groupe as the French Dhamber. In fact, My sritis reviles me for this sesertion, and the Liberal party, of which the late Pre-To Cost of Mis- Aaya the Governments have had to pay sidont Hoshi fort was the leader, was the of Mr. Gladstone's raference to him in the
strangeat in the House, numbering about a House of Commons. Mr. Tracy said
bandred adherents, but they were out- Tt Mr. Gladstone will stady the condition
Surely a person who assumes the polagagis voted by the romaining the hundred mam- of the Frarch and Russian Navies be will
function should acquire at least an ele
Parliament, consisting of Consorts- bets of leare, if not already aware of the frot, Chinaman. was right in my statement, quoted by Lerd dancing he paid somebody to do it, the Jape enter kom edge of the table that the tivos, Independants, and some sndler
pounded. Sir, it is indisputable George Hamilton, that two years henco Fauce and Russia combined would have did the same and so did the Indians. Increase in Australian business was no less political groups. Mr Hoshi had to hear bat bis unpopularily was also iccreated by fifty modern battleships, with a dis-Europeanadid all the dancing for themselves, that 75 per orst, and the ingroase is still the brunt of the coalition against his party! By
in progrees. And na to the hands of the Dook Company.
placement of four hundred and forty thousand he could sasure his audience there was the whole amoaht guaranteed wis but the fact that in bis professional'vaparity. and tons, against thirty-one vessels in the At the Magistrsey this morning. Cheung British Mavy, of three hundred and thirty-not a much better exercise possible, quly £68,000, and the total lose to the Governan advocate he defended the members of the densest political bearing, but his adversaries wade Yat, master of the steam-launch Tui Pun, for thousand toas displacement. Now Mr. was gone into in close roots and fate at ments did not exceed £15,000. Your cor- the Soms family. This course had no
Gladstone can figura for himself if
Bage
darksoss on this subject. My original profit sa excuse to attack blu. Naturally he was fined $15 by Captain Hastings for car-land's thirty-cas are enperior to fifty. I night. It would be much better if balls spondent evidently wandere
were held at 12 o'clock in the day, in nice posal was to establish a rato. The refused to resign, es euch a course would the rying on board bis launch seven passangers differ frem hits in his assertion that the material of the British Navy ià superior to in or of the number allowed by his that of France and Russia, I believe that open rose, with no crowding, and minus the Governmente, bowever, preferred a 4 rate; heen shown weakness on bis, part. On
and they have now elected to put it at 4/9, whole, the Japanese Constitution is mak the Fratch battleships are supories to the jam tarts and other food which were not re-(The extra od, it will be new to Mr Von der ing great progress, in spite of the party licenta.
English both as regarda gube and arm-quired. Up was of opinion that children at Pforten to lesro, was added against Sir differences which are to be expected st this By Profit,
soleo) got an enormous amount of good from John Pender's own wish). At present there stage of development. The general elec- tione will take place in a few months, and no loss whatever.* Ox Wednesday last H. E. Six H, Fremantle, our."
dansing, and they were said to also got de-
the result will be sufficiently decisive to 4. Your correspondent sagely concludas preside the probability of such seanss as accompanied by his Flag Captain, paid a
We take the following items from the portment, although he did not know how that
esma in. He would distinctly uphold dane that because the date was a failure were lately sageted, for the sub-division into visit to the Warrant Officers' Club, and ox-
London and China Express :-~-
ing as a first-clase exercise for tropical life promed himself as pleased with the arrange-
The following appointments have been onder the sɔħditions he had indicated (which it was not), my proposed 6d. and groups is likely to disappear. It is, said 1 rates would be grester fallares. This the offbiol, 'n source of great gratification ments that had been made for the comfort made at the Admiralty:-Commanders as it was not posible to have their dancing reasoning is worthy of Bottom the Weaver to notice the growing interest svinced by To and entertainment of the Warrant Officers. F. R. Pelly, to the Porpoise; F. C. de in the daytime they might have it in the In the same way the wisatores of a past the British Press in Japanese allairs, of
Lislo, to the Alacrity; to date Jan. 1. evenings and part early. Excluding thoreel, generation feared to support Inland Fenny evidenced by the fregnant publication Mr Q. South, R.N.; Mr W. Charles, Commander EL. O. Kingsford, to the Im the polks was the best civilized dance for Fostage, becases the carrying of letters at despatches from Yokohama. This fact, I had been consider, is a proof of the cordial relationa H.M.B. Imperieuse, and Sergt. Major perieuse, temporarily, in lieu of a lio-exertion. For a man over 35 years of age two or three shillings enth
riding was me of the beet forms of reored-unremanaratige. My ocntention is, that which are being cultivated between. Eng. Newbery conducted His Excelleasy over tenant.
The Justics pablishes a telegram from tion in the tropies. The trouble here was cheap cabling is us international necessary; lishmen and Japanese. There is in reality the promises.
Toulon reporting that the engines of the the liver; it became loaded with all sorts of just as cheap inland postage a nativa no oni-European movement worthy of the in Japan. There may be az anti- Tumes will be a Hockey watch to-morrow transport Nice, which has recently returned materials that should not be submitted to it, necessary, and cheap bread a family or it- 2000
of exeraise. If they for in the Happy Valley at 4 p.m., Olub e, from the Far East, bave been found to be and excretion was loss than it ought to be dividual necessary, While prices are arti-furdign spirit among sertaik, classes, and Jardines. The following are the sides:- that most of the engineers on-board, the wanted to keep their livers in good order will care to pay them: but when they are
walking would help them and especially left to sink to the normal level piading agere an opportunity to these people to quits incompetent.
upbill walking for the gouty and drepeptio fair profit, and as moro-verybody will sort themselves, but the majority of the nation, and, especially the intellectual Cheb.-W. M. Wood (gasl); F. Mait-By the appointment of Lieut. Gozeral but riding was the best possible seroite want the necesary represealed by them, clateste, do not share it. There are 30 land, C. B. Thompson (backs); W. A. H. Rowlands, V.C., O.B., to the command for liver troubler; riding the early mora. Every schoolboy ignorant of this economical anti foreigners among the Liberals or Pro Payu, B. E. Boshall, E. W. Maitland of the troops in Scotland, the post of Ideating and walking in the evening. Referring law deserves castigation; and I ought to
gressista, and only a very few among the (half-backs); Ror. R. F. Cabbold, G. Menant of the Tower of London, worth £400 to golf, Dr Canilie said it was a good form apologise to your readers for salting Conservatives. Such a movement will have no weight whatever in the electoral onza- Firth (right wing); G. C. C. Master, G. per annum, bas become vacant. The post, of exercise pinse is provided a walk with a forth.-Yone obedient Servant,
paign. W. Milward (loft wing); and B. A. Ram which can only be held by a general on the porpuss and in the case of townspeople active list, unta os fall-pay service, han red to take them out of town into the (centre), forwards.--Jardines :-W. been given to General J. E. Danno a country where they could breathe fresh air. Into commandant of the Chatham District. Nothing was more awful than the walk Muir (goal); C. W. Dickson, J. Mal Dunne, who is one of the youngest known as the constitutional. Just as golf Forbes (backs); W. A. Cruickshank, S. Wofficers of his rank in the army, being only as a walk with a purpose, polo was riding
* I have the personal assurance of Sir Hayward, A. Rodger (half backs); 3 fifty-eight years old, served in the Crimes with a purpose, and as such received,h John Pender that this is a to-day, (th Barton, D. Landale (right wing); W. and China campaigns, and has been unem commendation. Bowing was not an exer-
rise in the proper sense of the word, January, 1804) Mr Kichiro Hatanmurs, writing to a although it was much improved by the in- Taylor, J. Fatsmann (left wing); and Dployed for nearly five years. K. Säms (contre), forwards,
Servics contemporary on the treatment of troduction of the sliding seat Rowing
THE OPIUM QUESTION. inventors in this country, sass-Valuable developed the muscles of the back and Tais afternoon the steamer Hangchou inventions say only be secured for the upper extremities and of the arms, but(franslation of a Letter written by the Rev. (Dapt. Darby), which sailed for Shanghal country by eeting with good faith, straight it required another form of exercise such forwardly. If I thought I should be geros bioydling or walking to developed the
To the Editor of the "Omena Man. "' on the 7th inst., put back to part having featly honestly dealt by, I would be happy lege. The amount of energy expended
Sre,-Opioca is a poison, the use of austrined marione damage in collision to offer the plans of an entirely new class of a race like the Oxford and Cambridge
yat heat-race was 18 foot tous per mile, which should in any case be strictly pre-ended Stat December last, No partionlars have come to haud, and the resul especially designed for strength, be bat as a man expanded 17 foot tona hibited. It seems to me we should not The total receipts for the six
moderate in size-ships that right
months are 8704,648,60, and agents, Hours Butterfield and Swire, were termed expedition craft, espable of per-per mile in walking why should be wait to compare the few or many that may
the net profit, after paying interest due and all charges, not in possession of say lacta when enquiry forming any duty, a battleship and cruiser expend 17 in rowing? Boring showed have the craving for it befors descussing its was made share this afternoon. So far as combined, strongly protected, with power the power of training better than any other prohibition, or consider what class of per- ful ram, and capablo of engaging and cer-form of szereins because it meant the balance sons have been involved in this calamity could be ascertained the Hangekow must powering anything they might coins scross between the circulation of the blood, the before forming a judgment on the prohibi. to which has to be added the balance brought forward from museles and the breathing power. Whenation of opium, or what methods of wao are have been in collition on the night The battleship Agincourt, which has an got the heart, the breath and the mus- most harmful before deciding finally to
the morning of the dergone extensive repairs in Chatham ales into harmony then he was trained. If prohibit its use. of the 7th or
with another Dockyard, at an exponditure of upwards
a man found after 8th inst., but whether
& pail that
In prohibiting gambling do we Bret selle and from this have' th, be de...” £30,000, in being prepared to proceed to his puise Pras Irregular and the junk, in China, where she is intended to relieve the heart intermits he was not a fit atate to
questions as to lbs number of gamblers,
ducted- steamer, or tailing vessel or
Directors' Fees
.$4,000.00 Pictor Emanuel, old line-of-battleship, at
modes of gambling by which the
greatest mast recommend itself to all, but which iz avil is wrought Hongkong, which is unatted-for further go on. One excreise which, he thought, the classes of persons who gamble, and the
Before prohibiting Auditors' Fees service. During the time the giust has been under repair she has been sup-not largely enough indulged in by young gambling plied with new boilers, and also furnished men in this Colony or anywhere else, was
D.
not sertain; jin fact," nothing apparently
is kurru of the other vessel except that
she was carrying lights. Where the is now
seems to be involved in mystery.
..
Que
thing is certante; she must have been
very substantial craft to knock shout six feet out of the aim of a steamer like the Hangehow. The hole is well above the waterline. The Hangehoue will probably go into dock to-morrow. [As we go to press, we learn that the collision took place with the . a. St. Asaph.]
Thus morning, at the Magistracy, Captain
with a new armssment. Notwithstanding military exercise volunteering, he would
BANKRUPTCY OF W. T. BEVAN.
it
J. HENNIKER HEATON, House of Commons,
London, 4th January, 1994.
Wong Yuk Ch's, Hongkong.)
Bad
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Ofice Expenses, Salatina, Stationery and Rent of Head Office, Drawing Oos Expenses
and Salaries.:. Telegramo, IN NA Balsace at Debit of Ad- miralty Loan Exchange Adjustment Account, writ- ten off, Profit,
Ar opinion prevails in official cheles that *-- the Duke and Duchess of York will make a strong effort to visit Australia in 1835, 4603,282 63 although it is impossible for them in ad- 20,479.49 vinse to enter into any engagement to do mo 841.16 Bir George Dibbs states that his reply to Mz, 1,400.55 Patterson's suggestion that the Duke and
Duchess of York should be invited to visi Australia was that, as the other vologies hait 16,040.22 agreed to the proposal, New South Wales
.would not stand out m 2,306,21 441.53
EXPORT GANGOES,
Per Thames, sailed 15 February 1--- For London, 315 bales Waktu Bilk, 96 canon. Silk Piece Goods, 10 casse Bristles, & cases 4,811.88 Gongs, 3 cases Chinaware and #óbans Sun- 163,684.84 dries. For France, 452 balor Kaw Silk, 50, balon Waste Silk and 12 cases Bilk Fiscos $704,548.50 Goods, For Triesto, 30 balss Waste Bik Peru, & Bamway sailed 2nd February For New York, 12 balss Batang for London, 182 balos Caner, 270 ouses Bank, 40 cases Chinaware, 3,000 cases Préservo $700,331,53 - 100 ks Pranseven, 100 casks Prosarten,
3,811.75 100 cash Bay, 50 rolls Mattlag, 20
160.00 Bristles, 12 cassa Cigars, 3 cases Copper 245.34 ware, 8 ossas Blackwoodware, ô pkga. Bunt
driss and 322 boxes Tea For Tribute, 300 #704,588.60 pkgs. Tea
June 30 to Dec. 31, 1839. HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK By Gross Earnings of the Com- pany's three Establish- Denta
...::COMPANY.
The following in the report of the Board
of Directors of the Hongkong and Wham!' the poa Dock Company, Limited, to orditary yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held on Monday, the 19th inst.:--:
---
GENTLEMEN,-The Directors have no to submit to you: their Report, with a Statement of Accounts for the half-year
amounts ta.
iset Account
tion
400.00
8259,€81.94
35,695.07
$189,380.01
"
Towage Net Earnings, Transfer Fees, Botas on Premis, &
E&O.. E
D., GILL, Becretary.
Vouchers of the Company and certify that We have examined the Books and
the above Statements ars in accordance therewith.
TROS ARNGLY, Auditors. S. G. BIRD, J Hongkong, February 6, 1894.
NEWS BY THE FRENCH AL
W
Not Responsible for Tehta.
Jeither the Captain, the Agasta, man Not Responsible for say Debt contracted by the Officers or Crow of the following. Fortele, during- their stay in Hongkong Harbour
AFGHANISTAN, Brit, Amantoi boquor, Capt. Jas Origia-David Bampody Bond Confe GKRÁRD OF TOBEY, "Amer, barging, Chok. .. Stanley-Order
Bes
LorAIR, Italian barque, Captain, Cafranga. Me
to
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Rovexong, February 9, 189..
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OPIUM-Now Palos,
New Benares
When opium is injected into the amo Leaving arailable for approptin-
Do Rente, Jasuary 15-There is much dis- the length of time since she has been built, all it. What had saved the physique of great injury is certainly done and when the ball of the gincourt is in an excellent Germany and the physique of France had opiam is inhaled by the mouth deep-seated
The Directors recommend that a divillend order at Leghorn, where the inhabitante
THIRMOMETREM Countries had their gym. injecting and inhaling of opium should for the half-year at 7 per orat, or $105,375 have slaced all their shops. It is believed state of preservation, while the vessel in iu been the compulsory military service. It was though less obvious injury results. The all respecte fitted for a further long period trug these
alike ba prohibited... nasiums, but their gymamation did not compare
be paid to the Shareholders, a Bonus of that the disturbanoss at Leghorn, Carrari, of service. Tag
favourably with the Seld sporte of England. Farther in the prohibition of gambling $100 to contributing Shareholders that and elsewhere in Italy, are part of It was the outdoor sports that had saved the ne distinction is made between ons mode $30,000 be written from ha vales of Kow- general identich has been fomnute-i
loon Ducks, $11.530.00 from the Cosmopó-ed by revolutionary conspiestoe physique of the middle-clareas of Englund, a class that had Dot yet been tapped for mail and another; all methods, coms under one
lay of prohibition.
litan Dook, had the balance 833,974.41A POLAL KANT STOCK SUGGERIER. The first meeting of creditors of W. T. tary service. When it was tapped there was
~London, – January 16 The Times ang In former days China did not distinguish | carried forward to new account Bevan was held in the offior of the Oficial ap fear for the future of the British
between various methods of consuming The ducks and workshops of the Dom-gests the creation of a special nary stock, army,
He urged the young men not Receiver this afternoon. There were pre- throw away their chances of defending oplum, or instituta inquiries as to the pans received a fair amount of support repayable at a fixed term, to provide for
GOYBENMENT, AND TER KADICAL "BUDGET to a lack of bosiness in the months of Haskirtys bad to dopl with the twoire men rat-Hr Brace Shepherd, officia! Reiver their country, diter sii, what was the use! classes or numbers of consumer. It was during the period under revias; bat owing the incross of our kyytinen BAZ
Mr Bowley (of Mr H. L. Dourys' Office) for of athletics but to produce a race of people aught by prohibition to put an
August and November, the arcings are
London, January 17-Six W. V. BI BiTorted on
O Prays West yesterday for
creditors, Mr. Chandler (of Mosers physically fit to hold its own with any other absolutely to the practive,
nation in the dafonte of country. Already Bad to tell this poison was the cause of less than those of the previous six months. taking part in the fight between boarding A. B. Wateon & Co), and Mr Bevan, in England they bed produbed a volunteer war betwear China and the West. Now The returns from the Aberdeen docks again court has promised to carefully suzsider bouse runners and boat people. After The Official Receiver said-The state of army which was without its equal in the that opium has become an article of the stew a small loss, but as they are found the Radical Budget progenito intely bearing the evidence of a gumber of wit affairs shows the liabilitus at $3234.23 and world-physically, they had in the volua regulay revenue, the rumber of those to be vary serviceable when the other docks issued
closing thir establishment; troy caro, His Worship foed eight of the ac- the total usaste at 358,813.76, which gives tears the fast army in the world-well involved in mistry by means of it increases are full, the Directors de pot contemplate
daily, cated 25 nich, fring the alternative at surples of over $25,000; but the prin- vlad, well fed, and wall shadman fit to du cipal asset in property in England estimated anything and go anywhere, trained in
At the present lime too it is specionaly however, has been taken to reduce tha fourteen days in gaol. One-man was dis to produce $27, 145, and that property has athletic sports and filt to fight for their alleged that as oplum is the bane of working expenses to the lowest poiet
Eastern Ratione, so strong drink in the Thera has been no large exporditure for charged, but the twelfth man, for whom Mr to be found, so I propos that the meeting country. (Applause).
stand adjourned sine. das, nutil I eau com, His Excellepay proposed a vote of thanks band of Western peoples; and it is sought impruraments and repairs at any of the been killed. G. J. Phillippo appeared, was fined $10,municate with England zad ascertain the to Dr Cantlie Jar bile most interesting and to compare the dilak evil with the oplum Company's establishments, the plant being with the alternative of a month's imprison fasts in connection with that property. Me instructive lecture. Dr. Csatlie had told evil. Let it be known however that the found suiticient for the requirements" of ment. This man appeared to have taken Bevin has promised to give every assistance them how to increase tattoo the two do not in the end admit of compatison. our business, and the dooks and workshops bar has passed the Bill for the conversion of the 47 per cost, renta inte 8 percent in his power, and to issue the nectary and to live long and bealthy lives. On the By means of opiunt the Chinese waste their are all in good order.
2nd December next he himself would have bodies, Does wine also wants the body p Directors.-Ia zcoordance with Clause a leading pack in the brawl, "All the men porors of attorney. convicted were fürther bound over IL a
paring anything tropice, and he could testify to the useful.
wine also out off posterity? Moreover II. Joseph and C. Jantzan ratire by ro in oficer of the Chartered Company, his Barometer...
Temperature 1, and if it had not been for ness of much they had been fold
Humidity the victim awakene; whilst to be dreak for reelection.
Azim, OmostE" AT NASGRADE. the pressure put spon me by the mortgages that afternoon. Dr. Cantile had shown from the drunken stupor caused by wine tation, but being eligible offer themselves died at T
himself to be a true philanthropist, for if all with opium to the same extent is certain
London, Jan. 31-King Mils bar and DirekinuA DA
Wied I would not have been in this position
Mr Bowley-Who is the mortgages ? prasent made wwe of the advice that had death. Yet further, in China the number Mr James J. Ball-Irving having left the
force opinion that Captain Hastings had come to Me Bera Chun Wo Fang. He in a been gives them the doctor's bills for 1894 of those who have killed themselves by Colony, the Honourable James J. Kravick denly left Parts for Belgrade in conventiona London, JanURLY KE K opium cannot be reckoned
Board. This appointment, requires to be a wrong conclusion with regard to his gentleman I never saw, sad I would not would be very much less than they were i
Ezow him if I saw him, I got the money 1803 (laughter and applause) and
in proposing a vote of thanks to His Excel. killed tausolves by drink is "I apprehendsarmed at this mosting, The Olloial Recurr-How much did you laney for presiding. He did not think they get f
could have finer specimen of a healthy gentismann the trepies than His Excel Lency (laughter and applause).
Air Bevan
TIR ĮRĖVRGENES BOMBARDING RIÐ
New Fork, January 17,--Latest from Rio Janairo state that the insurgenla ars Bombarding the centre of the city, and that Arveral of son inhabitanta bara already
DEN-FARNCH CONVERSION BOHEMIAVAI Paris, Janary The French Cham-
OKITUALY.
sum of $5 to keep the peace for three have no wins...to avoid that I completed twenty years' residence)in the Opium cuts off a man's posterity. Doen 60 of the Artities of Association, Mesars London, Jabuary 18-Captain Lendy,
months, or to go su prison for three weeks,
Mr Philippo ventured to express the
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elisat, and Oxplains Hastings" told: Mfrom man named Wang of the firm of a Hon. THL: Whitehead had great pleasure/umber in Chins and th. The total was invited to the yaceat: shat on the with the existing crisis Khare, nether NEA
Phillippe that if he did not withdraw that axprssdan be must refuse to listen to any semarks that gentleman might masks' in Court. Mr Phillippo apologised.
Tang. He is the mortgage.
Mr Bean $2,600
The wooting was then adjourned,
but small,
West, who hare
to Belgrads to mariss his son, whewater Bein Ja
variance with his Ministers Belgrade Innanry 1.-- The Berrias Che biust typed the moment King Muns reached hare. Their rosignation has been
Mr J. 8. van Buren has been appointed Now as to the present inquiry and the Chairman forthe year 1894.
Auditors.The accounts have been resulting deliberations for the prohibition or non-prohibition of opium It is not audited by Mesars Thon. Arnold and §. G. accepted.
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First Assistant,
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 5, 1804.