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"KURKDAY, “ÁPÍLL 571894.
Tharbour we indivortiak is repórted to be completely freentries (1529) FROM January 23 to February 23 last, there were 1724 cares of smillpox in the
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BONHAM STRAND.
DIMAGE-$100,000, Last night fire broke out in an oil store
THE CHINA MAIL.
PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, (LIMITED.) MANAGER'S BEFORT TOR FRYRUARY.
province.pf. Dobi; and of theso, 799 cased at 136 Bonham Strand, and, spreading the whole of the property or the stock-in: fost and fully timbered to bottom-bearers solvent, and we have every tensen to be following internating communication. from men's wires' "A buttfa-nosed man may be
proved fatal.
Palan
We have been advised by the Secretary of the Parajon Mining Company of the receipt of a telegram from, the wipes that *the mill ran for 5 days during March, crushing 1,150 tons, giving a yield of 476
Ounces.
It is almost needless to say that no vas known how the fire orignated.
At the Magistracy, this morning Ms H. E Wodehouse convicted a Chinese barber of having stolen four looks from one of the months' imprisonment with hard labour,
LINES ON LOCAL TOPICS. 1.
No. 1 Tcial Shaft-Was stopped asr ly part of the month for our atopes to come up, and so take away the quaris to bolter advantage.
to
Mr Hosle, also of the Consular Barvios, Mr Giley Chinese achatarsalo), and, on the motion of Praftsson Stewart, a very sadiat addressed a few words in opsmeadation of
vote of thanks wasipased to hir Giles for his lecture, 10 than i boles
A FAIR, BEAUTIFUL BAbedpholine Soap gives the natural ties and posth the Blace of perfect Camplexion; makes the Bidia mouth, apgle, healthy, comfortable, Balphalius Bong, 60. Tablets. Everywhere.
had difficulties, and I should mention tha
IN A CHINESE CAGE.
Chins by quoting a few examples of we have taken proceedings to enforce the col" A few days ago we ( Janes Gazette) Chinese proverbiallare, When the dog ication of the call. The Chinese shareholders zaferred to the capture of Sir Henry Loch bites a poor man nobody kenda hij kind are men of substance. We are careful that by the Chinese, and his alleged Imprison-Inquiries All of us have s great admira we made no tranafore to mon who were not eat in a cage. This has brought us the tion for our own compositions, and other
Me J. L. Scott, a gentleman who, at the a testotalar, but nobody will believe him lievu that when they are convingud that the
all is rightly made, and ought to be paid, tione of the British occupation of Chusan,loud laughter and applause) it will be met. I should meation, too, that was confined on the maialed by the Chinons phacoholders, so that they could Mr Sentt thus terminates:
I usanot conclude without saying that, took the prodution to haes from the Chinese in age for nearly a fortnight.
the magre the cage, the Chinese on the whole raiso no, question that they did not unders stand the ability atlashed aberos, paper signed in this form, in treated as well. We cannot look upon Chinend as well as English I hero. thom as quite up to date in civility to by request you to registar me as the foreignere, and at that time less than now holder of ordinary shares of the Bank but with the exception of the prod from the of China, Japan and the Straits; Limited, soldier and a low stir ups through the bars transferred to me; and, in consideration of of the ange from hot bowls of pipes, wo your doing so, I agree to pay the calls in were never molested. The crowds we met or
To Dances Guar Hata-Lookyar's Bälphar respect of all moneys unpaid on the said who must us were onormons and nolgy; bat cares at the times and places appointed by though there never appeared to be aby one Hair Restorer is the quickest, beat, infeti ; coule the directors, pursuant to the articles of to keep arder, order was kept, sad on many loss; effects murs than any other. The color soaiation; and I further agres that all occasions I kad small kindnesses shown produced is most natural. Lockyer's Balplate and the bank shall be me. For instance, when I was nearly is the only English Hair Restorer unlvally. questions between No. 3 Trial Shaft,We continued to decided in accordance with the law of fainting from pain of the binding of my old depth of a fast foot 6 inches, and a Cross England. From our Chinese shareholders hands a good Samaritan brought me water Che put out to meet the lode, but without we have a document of that nature, which and a few small cakes, and whatever we I think will be entirely convincing in any stopped there ware always some who would aby grout result of great value, passing court, and we have to doubt about the to give as a fow cakes or a pinch or far of however, through various loaders of quartz suit of our application to the Chisene copet tobacco. Even the soldiers 300- carrying gold, the largest of which we to enforce payment. The uer item is natured. In one of the mythe wat fixed deposits and current accounts, placed with a Iascar for what there were opened up and followed, and which led to £1,034,898 6. Id. Of these about no irone, consequently his bands were still the main body or a continuation of the £74,500 are in slivor, and, as stated by ma tied behind his back, and he was lying down North and South Lada, (st on the 8th in my earlier reworks, they fall due over groaning in bis agony. I called the atten Kuotans)...The Lada at prozant is 4 foot an extended period only ending in 1897, tion of the guard to the poor fellow, and one of them immediately. loosed his bonds wide, all of which will be sent to mill, its although during 1996 the amount b bate- valas is ostimated at from 15 davis, to one paid, as matters now stand, will be large. altogether. When I fall down and brake Billa parable are acceptances againat my chain I cut my knae badly, so that the ouace.per ton; this will be better known na we extend operations. I am of opinion that security, ond amount to only £22,327 128 blood was trickling down my leg, one of it will stand fde hundreds of feet, and Loans and London bankers acceptances the officials came, and from a bottle which open up a most valuable pirea of ground.stard at £171,071 88. These were only he took from his poush he sprinkled a as along the line of reef. Chipeso id temporary, and have practically ceased. powder over the cat, which stopped tho workings can be traced for a considerable Other liabilities, £1,463,214 14s. 4d, are, an bloeding. Altogether wo aaged Britishers came to the conclusion that the Chinese I explained last year, in a great measure
de ap of cross entries required by the were not so bad as they had been painted. exigencies of book-keeping, and in some
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and first doors as Chinos honge and on the upper floors as dwelling hours. The fire broke out in the cookloft of an oil shop on the ground Boor of. 188 Boubam Strand: La Tock is the occupant of this shop. Se Auguet Shaft-Has been deeppaod three far as the police have uncertained as yet,
to carry the now 13" Plunger Pemp put in with great rapidity, destroyed no less thau trade of the barned abops are insured, a seven houses in the black of buildings rough estimate places the damage at their places Openingssts fixed, and drive $100,000. The low falls most heavily on botwoon Bonham Strand and Queen's Insurance Companies represented by Messing commenced and extended 4 ft. The oil of Road and partially destroyed three others. Siemssen and Co., who are said to hold riskserice is 86 ft. 0 inches below 110 foot loval, depth of Shaft 10 it. The ground at present The China Fire Office ja auit to be interested The firo is one of the most destruc-of over 845,000, and More Kruse and Co. tive that has occurred in Hongkong for so a considerable extent, and the Hongkong is hard and rather difficult to drive.
Surface Shaft-Has been continued and several years, a fact that is dus more par Fire is nooountable for about 82000. haps to the difficulty in obtaining a supply The Uaton Insurance Ofios, of which Mr Hemmunicated with Stopes, bottom section,
Wicking is local agent, in fuvolved to the which is a great advantage. of water with which to combat the flames extent of $5000. The local manager of the Eastern Exten than to any insuperable diffealty in gaiting zion and Great Northern Tolograph at the fire. Promptly on the alarm bring Companies sonde as the following commu given, the Fike Brigade turned out about nication An arrangement was made at half-past nine o'clock. They were under the Paris Conference of 1890, [for the the command of their Superintendent, Mr International Buresu at Berns to propare H. E. Wodehouse, and the Deputy Supe-burning houses. He was sentenced to six a offein Vocabulary of Code Words, rintendent, Mr George Horspool; and o This work is now approaching completion, patty of police also turried out to render and it is expected that the List, which will Beistance by keeping the crowd from re- consist of about 200,000 words, will be tarding the movements of the firemen. By issued shortly. The words will be arranged time the Fire Brigade appeared on You've heard of a thing tormed boodle, alphabetically, and will be numbered con- scene, smart as the men were. A kind of corruption or rol. secutively 000,000 to 200,000. The cut fired had obtained, a firm hold of ployment of words taken from this Vo- the house in which it figinated and cabulary will become obligatory for all the adjoining horses in Bonham Strand. exchanged between Stations The appearance of the fire was most alarm- Codo Messages in the European system after the expira-ing, and people had crowded to Bon- tion of three years from the date of its ham Strand from all quarters of the city. publication. It is expected that the use of Unfortunately, the water famine has com the words contained in this Vocabulary pelled the authorities to cut off the water will also become obligatory for messages supply during the greater portion of the archanged with the Extra-European system twenty-four hours, and the firemen were shortly after the next Conference, which is perfectly powerless to check the progress of to be held at Buda Porth in 1895 These the flames when. their efforts might have Companies "propose to soll the Code Vo been most effectire. But they did not esbulary to the public at cost price plus an stand by and impotently gaze at the confin- amount to vover freight. The price will gration as it spread towards Queen's Road. probably be something between 10s. and Messengers had bear harried off to the 158. per copy.
water officials to get the fresh water supply I turned on in the street mains, and in the Ar the Magistracy this morning, Mr H. E. mostiwke the fireman, ander the direction Wodehouse beard evidence in a charge off their chief, ran out the boats and con- assaulting, threatening and intimidating brought against two Royal Naval Yard em- ployés hy « boilermaker employed in the samo Fard. Mr J. Hastings (of Mr V. EL. Deacon's office) represented the accused
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nected them with the fire enginës on the Praya. The Brigade engineer, Mr J. Kinghorn, was superintending this saction of the work,. and he soon had the engines
Well! it takes a buck seat when a needle Takes charge of a government lot.
Yes, boodio may juggie and swindle, And useless fada may bó tried. The ratepayers' angor may kinille Till election; then boodle is shied. But who shall sail a Department," Or presume its shortcomings to chide, When the Head in his private apartment Is deal to all biuls from outside }
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Last night we'd a bit of a fre, Eight hounen or so, don't you know; Right gaily it burst and blazed higher, Yet our hydrants no water could show. Yes, we have got a dant stylum; Some millions of dollars we spent. The dem stands to-day, it's no sham, But the money is gens, every cout. But water, why bless you, we're praying For water in torrente, not showers, Whilst for what we can't go weare paying Hoary rates to the governing powers.
pumping a supply of water from the Haris the same with the mail and its coming: The caso in itself does not present hour. There was practically no wind, but When the nucliers we know it, of contre, any great feature of interent, but it the fire had spread backwards, after totallyThough Gap Rock ite pizab is strumming brought to light the fact that the co-destroying three houses in Bonham Strand, And the town-offies alanpa like a horae. plainant was in receipt of 70 couts till it attacked 371, 375 and 375 Queen's
Yes, we'va cables and stations and usa; At the peak we've a day and a gon; Should the peak be all mist wrapi,
why then,
ance Company's Office. All that could be done to enre the houses was done by the Fire Brigade. But in spite of all efforts they could not extinguish the flames.
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At Kowloon the same work bould be done. But, bless you, our dollars we pay And Departments wo ice moms and mere, But, as to efficiency, may They're very much worse than before.
a day, out of which he had to pay no-less Road Central, opposito the Man On Insur- than 20 anots a day to the headman. This system of squeezing has been brought to the notice of Commodore Boyes, we has investigated some ones and is now endeavoncing to put down squeezing in the The fresh water supply from the street Naval Yard. The present case had arisen hydrants, when it was obtained, was from some difference of opinion ba-
that It was impossible tween the complainant and the head-projec: a steady stream upon the burn-
urover-the-payment of thasq|9959,
mg pato, tinteed, ýta with the 'which is tatou 23 A
kind of com: utmost difficulty that the water could be As you walk through the strecke of our city, mission for looking after GRA affaire
raised above the first foor of the burning The occurs you'll sniff are su ́vile, generally,' stated the complainant.
Flis
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West Drive. Was oxtended 12 fost & inches into more settled country and the prospects are improving. We have a Isader of stone over one foot wide of average quality.
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machiusry.
CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Under the auspices of the Aberdeen
Ho bad
Quotations. HONGKONG, April 8, 1894. OPIUM-New Fatca, dij... 61aj
Old
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New Benares, onah, 6224-595 Old
casb, 852
New Maira credit, Allowance, Catties, Old Malwa, credit, Allowance, Cattfun,
Persian, Oily, New Allowance. Catties, Pecnian, Papar tied
Allowance, Osition,
Exchange. HONGKONG, April 5, 1894
Ju London-
Bank, Wire, an
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On demand,
11 30 days' night,
4 months sight,
Uredita, Documentary, 4 month
On Paris-
On demand, Credits, 4 months' eight, Ou Berlin-Demand,
Ga domand, Un New York--
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Credits, 60 days' sight, On Bombay
Wire,
On domand,
On Calcutta-
Wire, On demand,
On demand,..
$49.
sure due to the closing of our banks in the Eeat on October 31st white in Lon- don we close on Dec. 31st. The entries, by South drive-Not much has been done such an arrangement, look large; but they only ten feet having been drison without have equivalents on the other side. Tera branch of the Royal Scottish Geographical Buy result. The quartz from the Stope ing now to the credit side, there is the itera,onaty, Mr Herbert Giles, of II.M.'s Con- over this level often blockette way, and cash in hand, £65,243118 ed., but that doesular Service in China, delivered a loture en The Language and Literature of Ching. not call fer comment.
Indian The entry retards progres.
Stopes. Stoping at prosent is chially then were remittances on the way to th
Governmous Rujus Paper explains itself. Professor Ficie, the chairman, introdused the lecturer as one of the most distinguished contiued, to our Western Section which is of lower grade ore than that from our Hast- in India, bet only on October 31st but in among sobolars of Chinese. Mr (lea, who had a very cordial reception, observed transit to December 31st. The greater ern Section. I have hopes that the two
He had andertaken that evening to deal new stopes we are epaving up East, will portion was sold in India before transfer that yield, good stone, as also from our trial thither, and not a rupee was unsold on that in a abort apase with the most complex and shaft's stopes when fully opened up. Es date; 262,000 in London was temporary tiated quantity of quartz raised 690 tons and also promptly closed. Investments inclusive language which the ingenuity of man had over devised, with a vest and Caltese New Year Holidays delayed all London, £30,267, 68., are all sound, and ramien iltoratare paralleled in extent only work in the nines for four days except the those in the East are equally 30, and 11 by the most astive literatures of the Welt. milling. Now Machinery was started on 1966,704 178. show a radustion during the about to make by the anmerous inacurate
securities, He on dead-bearing. Adraocco against
wan encouraged in the attempt was On Shangha February 10th, and gave gront satisfaction. The new boiler arrived at the mines, sud year of £305,541 and are being gradually and statements referring to China and the 30 days' sight, private per Tas fret in its place 23. days after leaving steadily liquidated. As mentioned in the Chinese that appear in every book, news-Gold Loof, 100 line (per zaal)
report, were realisations forced there would
per. Sovereigus (Bauk's buying rate) Singapore. Quite a record, frig, with heavy blues; but with the socurities all of age, and periodical.
Milling was carried on for 23 days, crush-sound and improving character-improre feet album of the most ladierons mistakes, Silver (per cz)...
For example, it was, stated that in Chinese ing 800 tons for 104 oza. I det. 12 gra, ofment in several cases having already the letter is prononnued io 145 diferent CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL place we look for a nut unfavourable ways, and each pronunelation has a different gold.
General.-Everything is going on autis-altimate result, sud, in the meantime, wo meaning. it would be difficult to find more
misleading non
DORHEDE in smaller spade- factorily, and the health of the op ie good. are scceiving all round interest upon the advances somewhat in races of the rate we are paying on deposits. Bills recois-langhter and applanes). Ohinese was not an alphabetion language, and consequently able and other assots I have already re-there was no such thing as the letter "I. ferred to in euonection with the counter- pari entry, other liabilities. The entry of Proceeding to deal with the language of China, Mr Gifes said that, theoretically, The fourth annual general meeting of dopobit expenses explains itaalf. As to
Chiness people, but practically there were Wicstock. 29.83 43 the Bank of China, Japan and the Straits the profit and loss account, on the debit there was but one language spoken by |(Lingiled), wan hold on 26th ult., atside the expenses of management are
about 10 well-murked dialects, dis Tokio...... 30,00 Cannon-strant Hotel, E.C. Mr Williato 10-6 slightly smaller am tinguished from one anotser as to form Nageabi.00:0 Landsided Pho Seoretary (Mr than last year, the directors having taken pastionily ten different languages. He ir-Shanghai.. 29.77
Depositdicated the mot number of rogables or Fooshow. C. H. Campbell) having read the notion less than half the former fees.
expenses interest on fixad deposits, donade in the dialerts, and by means of Amor 201 Convening the meeting,
rut anatory On the cradil side "The Chairman said: "Golferien, the the quote 010 £110,951 108, 2doler diagrame dogmibed curtain leading Anping 29.01 features in the peculiar symbole of the Swatow.... 29.85 report which, with your permission. We in itzoit not an unsatisfcctors Bus; ut, Chinese. Then, taking up the wetter of Catton29.83 81 ed to make full and clear as regards the d. of aet gain, and the secessity for were eminently a reading peoplo, and the Vict. Peak derstand how great is the directora dis- £80,610 10s. 9d., and other foes; proves their children suoleed at the publis ex- Macao 29.93 76 89 bark's positiuo, and you will readily a meeting accertained loss through exchange dearest wish of all parents in China was to Gap Rock 29.95 appointment and unfeigned their regtet tosion for bad debts, and the depreciation in inations, which opened the way to supera Hoibe... have to submit to you such resatisfactory inventioeule laewhere than in the East,
BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN AND STRAITS.
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Worship was not satisfied with the avidenonhouses, and even the apply from the You'll swear (and your crassoost we'l pity) will take as rend, the board has endeavour still, there is out of it only £18,389 178. Chinese liberature, he observed the Chinese Hongkong 29.82 19
of the complainant with regard to assault and intimidation, and dimissed the accused, Mr Wodehouse took the opportunity of “expidining-to-any-Natal Vert emplissa who might be in Court that it was the desire of the Vummodore. that the wages paid by the Naval authorities should go to the men who worked for it, and that any squeeze was quite unwarranted.
THE London correspondent of the Birming han Post says that information has reached him, from what may be considered a good source, to the effect that a completely. organised system of espionage has baud
Harbour was utterly inadequate. At this
That our drainage Cologne would defile
You, the emelia az a csation, we grant, But our drains are perfection you'll see When you tot up the sums paid for 'plant' And (for expert's opinion) our fee.
Of course the slink's greater than ever, But the Department can state as a fact That the foulest of foul smella has nevet With typhoid a patient attacked.
5.
time the apestade presented by the con- fagration was magnificent, and, at the asmo time, thoroughly alarming. The roofs and heavy beans of two houder as they fell in successively seat hurtling into the air huga nasses of fiery sparks, the sky reflected sividly the conflagration that was raging below, and all the while the flames were insidionaly creeping from house to house and enfolding them in their destructive thralls. From endangered honses terrified and their want of good English you curse, inhabitants were running carrying with Buy, our schools, sem able to teach
You growl at the shopkeepers" speech,
them such portable pieces of the huuac- Or won't (by the way) which is worse?
going on of late around our coaste. So hold gods' as they could must readily pick far as the authorities yat, know, three persons who are in the employ of a neigh. p. House after house ich victime to the bouring Power nave boon responsible for fire, but ultimately the Fire Bigids were this. The movements of these have been successful in obecking its destructive traced, and it has been established that certale documents have been transmitted career, though not without a certain dogces to the Government in question which could of personal dangor. not fail to be valuable in times of war. The median of conveyance is believed
as is said to be probable,
be
woman, or, s
a man dressed in feminine attire. Efforts
It was nearly eleven o'clock when th consummated, and then two houses at the corner of Bonban Strand and-Qovei's
were made by one of these persons to Road had been left standing, relics of a secure documents which were known to be closely-compeated, block of Chinese houses. in the possession of a Government office in
stood to deal with the fortißcations at Portsmouth, Chatham, Tilbury, and the Qual line to the north.
EXECUTION. IN VICTORIA GAOL.
'Queen's,'
And it cost us of money a pot; Just of late, its been getting up stor Aud
it's British staff's catching It hol The Hond of the College has schemes Good English to beach to the whole Of this Colony's youth; and by means Of a stail whong good Boglish is small
29.99
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results of the year's business. Probably £56,694 le. 70, culminates in a total in life. To susceed at these examinations it Haiphong. 29.88 78 everyone present in award has adverely of $116.750 most disappointing was necessary that the student should be Bolinaa... 29.89 84 everything has gone in the aphere of the resalt. There are statements, which will families with the bulk of the Confucian Manila 0.90 84 58 bank's operations-how silver has fallen is he found at the office for the porusal of ceaon, which consistad, of nine works, com-0.5, James 30.01
April 5th.—¿T 10 MIN. value, and exchange ducunted and declin shoreholders who deairs to inspect them, prising poetry, history, political economy, and on. Confining attention only, one ed under experimental and dangerous eurreis legislation in Indis, and how giving dotnile of which the publication of these, Mr Giles dealt with the work Wrostook, 20.03; 38 53 | securities have doubtless, to errera desire of the board to give them every traete would show the general style and Shaghal..130.07 54 94 X
consequent y depreciated. all who are interested in the bank of the which contained detalle by his disciples of Tekio
would be unusual, and I need not confucius"like and teaching. A tew ex- Nagasaki.. To these caBAER, of judgment also, the results are to be
Man in born to Foochow.. attributed; bus you will perceive that,information in its power. We trust we are varied score of the work. attributes but your of pedia fance now seeing things in their worst aspect. be upright; if he be not so, and yet live, Amoy 29.98 68-90
Surely, this sagging will not continue mech he is lucky to have escaped. Learning Auping. g the cont.ser to official direction and lunger is elver, and cortainly, as we restias without thought is labour lost; thought Swatow Soing
is perilone inded. If Canton without fearing i Yes, we're a College now known as the expectativa, with erratic eunsels and investmagis, advances, and mortgage seen.
undecided action
the part ofrities of the Trust and Loan Company wan hear the truth in the morning, be way Hongkong 30.01 the Government. it bea been
next
period, and get our finances into the quid die in the evening without regret. One of Vict
Viot Peak to. impossible, in doing anything, or, and available shape of the Eastern Banks the twenty chapters into whion this work Gap Rock 30.01 indeed, in doing nothing, not to wake generally, we shall, there is every russon was divided dealt with the private life of Macao..... 30,01-76 84 mistakes. In illustration of this I to believe, share in their prosperity, for on hat outer barbarinus could hard. Hoihow ..... -- might tacution that the bank, with a view the trace will not be extinguished and Ly afgard it with so much stiansues as the Haiphong. 29.01 70 03 to safeguarding its position in exchange banks rendered superfluous. With cure Chinese themselves. For instance, it was Boltaan....29.97 87 58 when the closing of the India mints was
reaball over me, I believe, all ons present rarely stated that Confucius was never Mania 29.99 90 54 waw apparently decided noon, tok sa intores misfortunes and in time retrieve our poi-without ginger at his meals. He did not O.S.James 30.19* in rupee paper equal to its funda regarded
On the 5th at 10,45 Barometer as Indian capital, and seemed likely by the and, I hope, prosper. I now to treat auch: when easing he would not taik.
When in bed he would not speek-ansteady. Gradients gentle but probably propose That the Annual etatement of operations to cover the less in orcharge spconnte und balance-alast, and there (laughter). Ho required his night shirt increasing for NK winds. Be mouth which the alteration implied when, again
be half as long again as his body (loud Weather fair, fog at night. Wladivostook suddenly, the juicy of the Government of chu directers and auditors tuereur, be,
lenghter). The Chinese had cultivated he puporta Harbour completely free of Was shaken, and this led to a loss of uboat and are hereby adopted." (Applause)
Mr D. McLean seconded,
but 100. £2,00), instead of an almost reelised hand- Mr Adans saked why the names of the form of literature more than history;
might be called the first love of Ika sump profit. In other ways, too, as the Hongkong and Shanghai committed were his though it was only within the unexpected has happened, losses have omitted from the report. occurred through the lock-up of funds in-
The Chairman Blated that when the 100 years that it had been brought to Hongkong Observatory, April 5, 1894: - rested and advanced when toe bank was a
perfection. Roughly speaking the Chinese bank opened as an exchange tank in the poory was all lyriqui; there was no such 1. Banomerna, reduced to 8% degrens Fahrsas: trust and lost company and not being East, and when they gave up all such thing as 20 opio posm in the language, and hat, and to the level of the sex, in incins, tantum Able to realise auch funds or to releazu advanose and mortgages, the exchange batiness as was connected with the Trust nothing as all which coincided with what and hundredths.
and Loan Company, they deemed It
westora people called didactio poetry, losser even when foreseen, could not be
advisable that they should to have local Chinese were indicately fond of theatre provided against, To none of you, I think, committees, as many of the gentlemen wits going. The play's ware sparatio in charac can the full nignificance of these facts were on the committees of this bank were be otherwise then plain. But the board is
also associated with other banks. It was, and consisted chiefly of dingue lo steadily, persistently, and with satisfactory therefore decided to have panegare in the flatte, Interspersed with songs. Women success, proceeding with the careful realisa East, and at horse the board of directors. The dresses of the actors were gorgeous, Dever appear on the stage in China, tion of all assets that can be dealt with, He okoald have mentioned also that, with a
and their acting was superb ; but there was and I hope it will reasacre shareholders and give full confidence to depositors to view to having matters for the future under mure rigid control, and he hoped profitable know that nur present aid 85, of working, they bavo brought Mr Paya from A dead man was not carried off the stage in securities that can immediately be tesće, quite liquid, Hently equal to paying off India, where he had been in chargo of the Obika; he simply got up and walked off Branches, and in whom the board had He added to the illusion by waking a port overy penny of our deposit-falling due Pį groet confidence, and have appointed, bim af motion na if he were carrylch it stated i
#himself. to the sud of 1895, and that the board does the chief mannger in Londen. not kuitate in regarding it as certain that deposits falling togba paid throughout 1896
G.
The sbacting by coolice you mention
But we're pushing the new Gaol Extension, When that's donc, we'll upon the ball.
Yes, we have got a gnal of fair size, A place of sweet rest for the thief' Who, fleeing from Ohing's ansize, Gets, with us, swoot rest and relief. Our convicts wo coddle and pet:
Whitehall; but hero be met with failure. Three houses facing Bookam Strand and a matter that angered na all. · The papers already transmitted are under four facing Queen's Road have been totally. destroyed, and a considerable amabut of damage has been done, both by water and scorching of the flames, to adjacent pro- An idea of the intensity, of the perties. This morning Abdoolah Khin, a private heat may be formed when it is stated that of the Hongkong Regiment, was executed the paint on the woodwork of houses on in the Victoria Gaol for murdering the opposite side of Queen's Road was kavidhar of the same Regiment at Kow-badly blistered. The glare of the fire was koon Cantonmenta on 19th January last.seen as far off as the Gap Bock,
For the resolute manner in which they In the absence of Capt. Lethbridge, Gover nor) of the Gaul, who had injured himself combated the fames in the face of Buy And, bless you, we've octane of jobe
ditienities, the members of the Fire Eri
Qu warders we keep a stern nya;
They both understand what they'll get
If they once catch the Governor's sye, 7.
somewhat marerely by falling through the gade doserve the highest praise. They were quite up to the standard in cost, trap of the scaffold yesterday, the execuhendicapped in this instance, and handi. Run by men great on bowling slow lobs,
dicapped heavily, in having to enter upon And sich, in its way, is a frost,
Hoogkong Regiment, consisting of twenty privates and four non-commissioned off
For the
We've a star-gazing staff at Kowloon, Not needed at all, but it's there, If could'nt locate a typhoon
Nor with a Commission play faić. An Asylum, of course, is sunexpð
To our Hospital, out at the West,
Add bothered by bocdle till used, We can go there at last and find rest.
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fion was carried out ander the direction of the prolonged struggle with the fire with a Mr Jones, warden of the Gsol. Shortly very inadequate supply of water, and,
Mr B. Fleming asked the casirmas if the that Chinger plays would last for days; before six Polock, a detachment of the when everything is taken into account.
and 1897 will be amply provided for by the report was true that he wad Mr NeLeon suid for monthe, As a matter of fact, the Colony may congratulate itself that
ropayment of advances and the favorable had resolved to leave the board of the at the Chinese theatre in Shanghai, between. the conflagration was not more extensive
realisation of securities over to considerable Hongkong and Slaught Bank and to stick o'clock in the evening and dught, between Barantater and the damage, much greater.
an intervening period. I should not omit to the China Bank. He thought some 6 and 10 plays would be performed. The Temperature cers, under the command of Lieut. Berger water turned on blame is being laid upon.
delay which ensued in getting the fresh
to mention that the bank's liabilities are definits announcement should be made to mistake was age simply to the globe trotter Humidity
the shareholders.
who went to China, west to the theatre, Dissation of only those to its depositors its acceptances was drawn up in the gap yard, and there some of the Government officials, but now
barely exceed £20,000, and are against un- The Obairman-The position is simply went home and wrote a book Of Chine was also an armed party of police Sikhs and far this phould be attributed to anyone it say. The paucity.
doubted security. Mach prudence of man this, that when the Bank of China goder solentific literature he would say sething Forca
and the least said the Letter. It was 'any- || Weather sgement in the realisation of paste is per teok escliuuge operations and became a Geof guards on duty in the Gaol and pre, at present, dificult
of the supply has been sot down to two
tainly called for, and indeed, in the liquids bsok in the proper sense of the term, it thing but luminous, though to borrow the Rain oincis. The condemned man who has causes. It is said, in the first place, that
tion of all catalandings; but there is not, was deemed advisable that Mr McLean and pid jeke, it was very besidedly voluminous shown so penitence for his crime, was
the firemen did you wait long enough atter OEVOME WRAHNEZ-Popper's Quinine į ne0614arily, esuse for anxioly in the situ myself should not not in the doabla capaci. (aughter). The Camere were amply pro the water was turned on to allow it to brought from his call about six o'clock acquire sufficient pressure, but this and Iron Tomegives Now Life, Appetite, Health, tion, which, the board believes, will gety of representing both base. We have vided with dictionaries and books of re- He was accompanied by a Matoneda priest would be easily disposed of it it oson, Nerve Debility- Spacially unaful in hot, balanca-shest and go through the state tended, and, for the present, do not intend one wonderful work in Chinees was
Strength, Energy Cares Neuralgia, Indiges dually improve. I will now refer to the act oficially resigned, but wo have aut at- ference of all kinds, Mr. Giles mild the and engaged in prayer all the way to the be shown that it is the custom lejressing climates or melarious districte. Everyment, with a tick to mating clear any-to attend, the meetings of the committee great concordanon, consisting of all the im
in the Chinese us scaffold, which had boon erected in the taps turned on over night in order to sequinine, the world-known English Toxic, Bob trinn. Under the bending of capital you. That is out position. and we hope to make the Chinese simply revelled in encyclope quarter to leave the water one should keep op strongth by taking Peppers thing that may appear obscure in the en- of the Hongkong and Shanghel Bank portant ebaracters of the Chineas agus go - Kablýská. Upon stepping on to the scafseure a supply of water for domestic purer worr hors
will see that the amount called up is this bank the success we
160 susit velones-the other one was in To OCRE JAIS Divas-Spipholine Lotion fold, Abonish valuted his former comrades possa sa soon as the water is turned on
||||1|628 volumes convenient for use. Nayala ought to know that this quite is follow-thes: Reducts, Eozine, Acne, Disfigurements, hare is not yet das. O the instalimita
On the motios of the Chairman, second all kinds abounded Journale e sa same greeting, but nothing more was enid. j. ad very extensively throughout the Chinese Rongliness and Soul, &o., leaving a clear, spot which are due there is at the present: The respiption was then pat and carried up less than 5,040 volumes, bound” is.
le this a possible explanation fucks Skis and beautiful Complexion. Saphaline outstanding £48,720 158. and the greater the dissentient The condemned was strapped in the seast quarter.
for a good deal of waste in the ordinary is necessity for the skin, espacially in het portion of that is owing by the Chinensed by Mr E Iveson, Mesura D. McLean exotic in Chinese Boll There were some
D. Stewart
re-elected half-dozen by papers published in the way by Warder Bullock, the white cap was water supply 7.
slimstes.") Made in London Sold sterywhers shareholders. Of course, there has not and
Chiosas language, but these were all due to The houses actually destroyed are 194, in chilling Botten put over his bead and the r 082
Is being met, but, possidering the favour
acut the enterprize of fureigners, and were all of 196 and 188 Foniam Strand and the three Lives Complainte, Dr. King's Dandelionable way in which the first portion of the Clarke having been re-appointed auditore, very recouldgie 1ho Pelan Qozete dated adjusted, and a minute or so after shouse built close up to the back of these, and Quinias Liver Fills, without Mercars, ALA B
BROK to 1,000 years ago, but the Peki Carlock, the bolt, ma, "drax Toon 371, 378 and 375 Queen's Road Central potent remedy; remove all Liyer and Bosch call wán pet, except by the Phijnego share la vote of thanks was given to the chairman Havelte was more of a Court cirebler than a examined the body and pronounced life to 800 Queen's Road is almost completely Complainte, ilioanens, Headache, Sicknees, holders, think vien we co get our advice and board.
we shall find that the sum already collegt The Chairgan briens denewedged the newspaper. He should concludes what he burned down. Other four houses are more Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indigestion, Com or less destroyed. These are all three. Mude only in London. Bold every ad is greater than the sum hare named.pmpliment, sad the proceedings terminut
With the Chiores in Shanghai ye liere atoried buildings, ecopied on the ground where,
- with " Balaam. They responded with thoat six a It is assured by those who quickly drives away Exaples, Pimples, Blat-878 15. Of that donant 10s. port was initiated. (Anticipated when diang He himself possomed two—one of theta
quickly
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