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SATURDAY, MARCH- §, 1895.
RONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO.,;
LIMITTED
The twenty-sixth annual meeting of shareholders in this Company was held to-day in the efices of Mesars Jardine, Matheson and Co. (General Managers). The Hon. J. J. were pesasat... Hon, presided. There
J.
B. Mosed,
and J. H.
Lo
G. T. Valah achie,
O. P. Chater, Measto 8. G. Bird, O. J. Holliday,
Mr Chow Jui Wee (of the Man On Ice rauce Company) proposed, and Mr See Foug Chan seconded, that Mr W. Hutton Potts and Me J. II. Cox be elected Auditors and that Mente. Deloitte, Dovar, Griffiths & Co. be elected Auditors in London at the same
AS before, remuneration
The resolatios carried.
WAI
The Chairman-I have to thank you for Committee), your attendanes hora to-day and I have the Hon. A. McCon-pleasure to inform you that the dividend Alford, J. D. Flum warrants will be ready on Monday. That
M Peter, B. Byromjss, J. M. ( is all the bunica
phreys, J.
G.
Peralta, J. M. E. Machado, H. Hun-
Ho
Tung, Đ Taylor K. Mok.
phreys
Raso,
the
CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPER.
ANCE SOULETY,
Seamen (Hongtang Branch) of the above The ninth noniversary of the Missions to Society was hold on Friday evening at the The shale was occupied by the Chaplain, Boamen's Reading Room (Sailor's Gone), Rev. A. G. Goldsmith. The Report shows that 3153 members have boon enrolled lace the scramentearent of the Society.
Ducal programme was rendered by the Temperance choir, with the assistance of Mrs Dyer Ball and Mrs Boxshall, who hoth
ang soles,
THE CHINA MAIL
That the universal prayer in the Far East munt bị that the outcome may be good for all concerned, especially for China, her futuro government and interaxtional- intercourse.
That Exhibitions avem to be in evidence
this week. That
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE 'OMINA Main,']
LONDON, March 1, 1895. OYPRUS & VERLESS POSSESSION,
Bir William Vernon Harcourt stated in i the Australian produce gathering con-
and of underground bonded warehousse where semples of exhilarating liquida proved absolutely useless to Great Britain, bat having accepted the onus of its posses were freely handed round. That
Australians can produce any eton it behoved her to do her best with the if the thing cheaper and better than that hi
island. therto obtainable hero, we can 'trade? without doubt.
That everything here that is now depends
more upen
of
supplant a rival then price, if it in in and the Australian pro- dues for anse of them at lagat) have That, all the sam
serious rivals is England and America.
the feeling of supporting British Colonial products would some assetance to Australia, it the Colo- nied can Είσο proof of quality and prica, That I hear the exhibition soded by a free distribution of all the exhibits which resulted in a general acramble for the fragments and tins which remained.
THE NEW WORKS AT BRITISH STATIONS.
The Duke of Cambridge proceeds Malta on a tour of inspection.
Mr J. Dyer Ball addressed the meeting. That little boys and big boys joined in this A
V. H. Daacon, A. G. Morris, R. C. Wilcox, and W. Parlaps..
The Sear
oretary' rend the notice calling the mesting.
The Chairman said-The report and sc- counts having boon in your hands for some days with your permiston we wili jake them as road. In future I hope we may be able to present the sccounts to you arlier, as the of Agencies in the
closing United
Kingdom will now obriste the necessity of waiting a considerable time after the elcas of the your for accounts from London. All liability is
in connection with the British Agencies ceased 31st December inst. Our Agents in Log. and alluded with great force to the fact don, Masare Matheson and Co., troic an that by medical and other statistics it is shown that 62,000 persona die annually in enormous amount of trouble in connection with the establishment of these Agencies
Isics solely through alcoholin the British And though they aru naturally disappointing or otherwise through the influence ed their efforts did not meat with the 500 cietiet as this where men were united in a of drink. He urged the need of auch an- Deas which we at first anticipated they common object and thus were so much hare, in winding up the business of the.. company, given every care and attention stronger and better able to support each to our interests and succeeded in closing other.
Liontenant Risk, R.N.,also gave an in- earlier than we could have expected, and our thanks are due them for all they have done.teresting address, which was very attentively In the course of his remarks, Turning to the accounts, I regret we are listened to unable to give a dividend for 1893 equal to he said-When I joined the Navy, 25 years
ratos in
au increase in the Damaer of fires our profits for 1803 were greatly diminished as you will have noticed from the accounts. 1994 also was an ucfor-
400-
game, and a leading resident was ROSES making great hauls of anything that came haudy.
NIFICENCE. DEATH OF GENERAL ODERA.
MEN.
That the other Exhibition was a very dif. GALLANT CONDUCT OF RED CROSS
foruut thing Frana the Australian collee- tion.
(From our Special War Correspondent.} Kozanko, near Wothaiwoi, Jan 30.
dance is felt that this time the mieden will not fail from want of power or from infor mal credentials.
THE FORTHCOMING 'AUDIRSÇE'
ing the place and watching the progress of
CHINA, JAPAN, AND COREA, bia victorious men from point to point, when the Chinese chips awoks to the situation
The Manchester Cleographical Society and began to do what they could. A six-
held a meeting on Jan. 21, Mr R. C lach shall from the flagship Tingyuen was ic Poking is causing some interest in dipla delivered looture on China, Japan, and Philips prasiding. Mr Eli Bowerbaite exploded right over Odara, and a fragment matio cirales: Mr O'Conce, it is said, will Goren as large as a horse shoe went through his be accompanied by an unusually large staff body-entering at the right shoulder and of attachta. The guard for the Beesian Le
The inhabitsats of these three countries fell,gation left
were ca to day under Pinge Lieven i
he said, almost certainly the sam
Bight
DEFENSIVE MEASURES.
Daily
that it
one people, bal English and Speaking
At with an adequate sense of the gravity of the might be the rus art, the lecturer ra.
were
Тво
uggestions of Civil Service stores the House of Commons that Cyprus ad | outning out through the left riba. Ele tefter considerable difficulty darts wors ob.ple, not the same in the menes that the
but: rose in a moment, walked acress to one of his officers and said "I am bit at last "tained and the blue jasikely got away less anglish-speaking peraras were ethnologi Then he fall to the ground, twenty yards like sardines than was anticipated, two men Gorusus were of the sames face. from where he had Arst fallen, and died to ene cart. It is supposed that the other of the great size of Chins, the lecturer mata very shortly after. The same shell killed nationalities will follow in a short time.
Japanese newspaper correspondent and a
in some quarters that photographer.
Japan was to
Blow sp China, bal it was This lamentable event was probably the to consider the situation, the Consula deter- Continent of Europe, Fifteen or sixtees At a Consular meeting held here this week as likely that England should absorb the cause of the fatal mistake made by the mined ans and sil ta apply for strong naval countries of the size of Great Britain cosid to Kumamoto men half an hour later. They re-inforcements.
rushed triumphantly along the doop cut the more immediate but less formidable one The danger is twofold,
with ease be made out of China.
Japsa roads and behind the font-hills from
and Chias had long been fighting, with to fort
as the casus Rod. um fort arising from sedition in the city: this, with varying seanlts, for the supremacy in THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR...
hen our present force we could easily deal with. einerged on
an open plain bear the Happily the Chibelen, who is held imme-paid a kind of suzerain gift la
Corea The result was that Cores had sath bight, puraving the fugitives along diately responsible, is
the north fo javel-headed meb the beach road to Weihsiwei THE STORMING OF THE FORTS.
city.
Chins and one in the south to
whoarer the same time the Sendai mon A LAMENTABLE BLUNDER.
« power of Japan. · After streaming out from the loft valley past fire brigades are
situation and its bearings on himself. The speaking of CHINESE GUNNERS SURPRISED IN Raukakushan, fanking the line of tel
potent organisation for ferred to the high development of education TURIR SLEEP. SPECTACLE OF TERRIBLE MAG-Liukung infsnd, and at ence
trost. This doubla
exposure was soon il or good, and though their present dis song the Chinese, and described the from
sigral etation on
position a matter of uncertainty to us, ummit of Tronar asparte that they are all right an la tanoogate the distributing of able on the cam
examination system by which light-draft gunboats were ordered into the expediency of paying them regularly sad with all that was said in this country in the There, for a few minutes, their of feeding them well. Fear and insecurity anti-oplam orasade. The people who lived quick-firing gunx did most deadly execuare wide spread and the tension of public in the lower regions of China ware almost fieu; before the unwary soldiers had tina to (native) opinion is undoubtedly nearer the compelled to take oplum or some similar gain cover, eighty of their had fallen breaking point than usual. Now came a touching incident hernia
and more real dauger is from the retreating climata Hainst the dangers of the
Tecond deug to guard davation. While the storm of bullets was brave; as the Japaucan advanos they will the present Prime Minister of Japan had heen told that the son of still thick in the air the ited Cross men, retire and will require repolate treatment it cut, two and twn, with stretchers for their from Taka to Tientsin. always
worke in Sunderland as a common ship ye well to the fore, stolidly marched they fall back rid
great road wright, and had there learnt the principle The natives
which ander coturadre,
chick every bolt was used. This ships
indicated the difference between the Chiuess Uuarioed but for a paltry ning Sam Collinson's Wall' dick, holplets in any case against auch üre, kaolinsin) and of keeping them out at
and the Japauste ia relation to Western art; the Chiness had taken our significance of the Rud Cross badge, they an-ageretion with the foreigners for this Japanese bad investigated to the bottoms never ached for at the lead parps. This was ones successfully done the principles upon which errand of mercy. One by one the dead and wounded ware picked up and borne in the time of the Taipings, but those were We heard much of the opening of Chint away from that wide field of blood, and the American Consul here, and Captais exit as well as an entrance. It seemed partillery daye, Mr Storidan P. Read, but when a door i opened there may be an within twenty minutes not a man 16 Impoy of the U.8. Monocacy, have come to probable that there would be, in t
Colonsi Taylor, A.MS, who zined. was present, with other foreign attaches, the help of the families who live outside the future, a persecution of Christians
in declared it the most splendid deed he ever cenion on the Municipal fons. The China, and that under its influencs great U.S. marines are to patrol at night, and is numbers of people would leave China, the -919 of an émeute are to convoy the The battle was now finished for the day. fifty Extopoans into the Settlements. The of this on America sad our calonies? If never to return. What would be the effack Atkinson to the Colony, and an glað toe had to scramble out in a hurry, losing i The pastern forts have all been taken by natrole will undoubtedly have a grost moral | «migration out of China beomuto a general Kumamoto mon, the Sendai Division and effect on intending koters or incendiaries babit there might be similar affect on the Field Marshal only arriving in time
and not being required to do much. Thieving and felly barglary are on the modern civilisation as was produced tong
increassure signs of the spirit of disorder. range and also sent picked artillerymen to There are no signa of feat or panis among
to on the Chinese abips inside, at long give & wrong impression of our situation. Europe.
ttus, gwa ancestors included-from Asia to or the captured forts; as that in an hour us at present. Fradence holds the field, at two the Chinese fest was forced to and the mere fact that this is so will retire under cover of the island. De-
Today's battle has been disappointing in several respecte; first, it turns out to
That we have not had a Sketching Club conversazione for a long time, and the Photograph show was a pleasant surprise. That a considerable number of the exhibits ware of great merit, and it was a real pleasure to
to walk round and admire the be a more proliminary, for this costoro
Odd Volumes room.
the
the
collection ranged along the walls of the section in not so important by any means enemyght under the guns of a freely douneel the expedienoy of man.
dong
modela
that of 1832, for what with the redno iona in Bgo it was a very hard thing to become the That many of the photographic viewa ehown as the island and the West forta; secondly, with foos ignorant or landloss of the snored (hazards; not do they besitate to urge and had clavishly imitsted them, but the
every
direction and
member i
of a
a Temperance Society: but now a man is not hunted down or thonghi a poor lot bocau is a teptetallor, This showe
that Temperance man can hold their
are enlargements-000 of the most suo eesafal being enlarger to about ten times not know how this may affect the chances
Lunato year for us, as aller debiting soms on and that their cause is cheap what however that may be, the views aro
have
wholesome
the work was done by the Euraamoto, men before the main body of the Army had time to get into action; and thirdly, the Japan sse committed a lamentable blunder which
caused them needless loss.
J
We were roused at 4 am. by cries of 'firo; the house next to that occupied by the correspondents was in flames, and
the size of the original plate-and I do
of these pictures in competition. by the fact that Assurance Socioties accept the Temparanco is better for health FDWB
credit to the Colony, in spite of the fact toetotal lives thess of moderate drinkers. It does not on betlor terms than even
that one or two of the most successful with good fellowship.--good
amateurs have not been able to join in fel- interfere with good fello
the exhibition. lowship of
kind Thoro are That I
note with pleasure the return of De thres clangs of drinkere. First the man who CALDO! void taking too much; secondly the bear he has been adding to his medical all the small articles left about when we
somaticaes may exceed but who laurels during hie absence.
had gone to bed-writing materials, food,
village was on fire, and before daylight it was entirely consumed, with the exception of three detached bounes.
to see.
in the near
not have to make a cali on the Reserve generally can stop when he has had enouga: That the wortby medico is the only permete; for in a very few minutes half the The Japanese fleet from outside opened Let me trust that I do not, by writing go by the great shifting of rasva~~our
beary losses at naveral of cur agencies the credit balance
in reduced $167,223.19 against $238,460.47 the previousted From this balance haro io claims
in Fand Amounting to $52,000 na that proetically speaking we not more than a lath of dollars. Wo trust, however, that any further losses may be light under 1800
1801 policies, and that we may r Fund to provide azi equal dividend to the and thirdly, the truly moderato drinker present. The outlook for the futuro is,
who never takes in excess. Undoubtedly think, distinctis better than it has been for the first should obtain for every reason. more time past.
Fire Insurancs Compariously
pa-The second ought to consider the matter nies have found that the low rates which seriously if he did so would see that total bave ruled for some time past result-abstinence is the wisest course. The third, ed in beavy Innses, and I am glad to though cot under any necessity for himself, note mavoments in
Various directions may yet become au abstainer for the sake for increases in rates. We
of those around him who are not capable of looking after themselves. working on the lines of nino years ago
fre now
and I feel conüdent that if shareholders will-giro us their loyal support there brighter future before this Company. I shall be very pleased to andewor any ques► iona any shareholder may put to me before mering the adopting of the report and statement of KONULA.
--No-
questions were asked, and the Chair- man moved the adoption of the report and aconunia
Mr J. D. Humplireys--I bog leave to second the adoption of the report and state- ment of accoun's sa presented to you.
Aprend
The Hon. A. McConachie- beg to pro- posed that the retiring Committee-the Hon. O. P. Chater, Messra Moses, Bird, Holliday and Lewis--bo_re-elected.
Me J. C. Peter seconded. Agreed.
Mr Byramjse moved and Mr Maokado ssconded the re-election as auditera of Messrs Fullerton Houderson and A. Coxon.
Agrond,
The Chairman-Gentlemen, that con- cludos-Cap business of the mooting aud I am very much obliged to you for your attendance. Dividend warrants will be ready on Monday next.
NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, LD.
A meeting of the shareholders of the Na- tional Bank of China, Limited, was held to- day at the uses of the Baak, Victoria Buildings, Queen's Road. Me D. Gillies pro- sidad, and there were alan present Messrs. Stelterkast, Kwai Hai Chuso, (Directors), J. Battery, (a zber of the Londen Com- mittes), J. H. Cox, W. FL Potts, Captain Burnie, Chan Tat Mann, Lee Yow Mo, Chow Lai Wee, and large number of Chinese shareholders.
The Chairman said:-Your Directors, in submitting to you the Accounts and Report for the past half year, are happy to be able to show what may be considered a satiàfur- tory result. The scorupts having been in your hande for some woske, you will have heen enabled to see how it is proposed to apply the balance standing at the credit of Dar
Profit
and Les Account. We think it vory necessary to commence the formation of a reserve, and to put every year a certain part of our earnings to the predit of such a fund. It will redound to
the stability credit of the Bank, and is an earn
is an earnest of our intaation to add to its strength and solidity; a policy which wo feel sure will be warmly endorsed by alt the sheroheldars. We inti- mated to you last year our intention of hay ing a small Noto issue, and we have now to inform you that it has been an unqualified sacos, and, with fall consideration for the Befoty of the publie and the credit of the Bank, we keep amplo Ch fands
egainst át. With difficulties
many satisfaction feel At us, we yet
being
s to assure yea that the Bank ovulique to make good
good progress, one of the ret principles of sound Backlag being kept
steadily in view, and that is-sot to earry bad debts.
The
scare oatsed by the impeded business bere
thanked the speakers. The meeting closed Mr Walter Tarn (Hon. Lay Helper) with a Elyor and the Benediction.
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR
That Taipingehen should now form the
centre of activity with the Government That I an told plans are now mado or are in progress, for reconstruating this con- demned district, but it scoms only ros sonable that the ratepayers should get come information thereon. That the Unoticial Members of Connell do -not-appear to consider the subject of sufficient importance to give polico of questions.
That the Sketching of Forte is'a nubject of
very
nothing of our Plague scourge last year,
OKE'S WORLD-FAMED BLOOD MIFTUR.
At 4.30 the troops moved forward to ocultery Ering at long range continued probably preclude any other feeling dislodg.... The most searching Blood Cleanser that science
cupy ir posts for the assault. The Chi- mars gadnera loft the valley read uomo- leatod, and it was easy to get neat them while they slept. Starting in inky darkness mon and horses tciled along the stony
during the afternoon, but for some resson the Chinese gunners scemed to do nothing After midday we never saw them are on the
with ecmpared what they might have done. hile at all, but only on the captured esa forts,
hilltops hough the
with were covered tbousands, within clear sight
and range
ing her.Daily Newss,
and medical skill have brought to light. Bat- ferers Lom Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, Bad Loga, {From Chiness Sources)
Skin and Blood Diseases, Pimples, and Sores of HAPPY NEWS FOR DEFESTED JEINKFI,
any kind are solicited to give it a trial to test its Tientsin, 2nd Mareb.
value. Thonsauds of wonderful cures have boen Prince Kong has obtained a Decres of bottle. Beware of worthless imitations and sub- effected by it. Sold overywhare at 28. d. per stay from the Emperor that officers and stitutes. soldiers dofested in battle are not to be de
est member of the Medical Staff who saw
anú all hops he may never have the opportunity of seeing it in Hongkong. That I am glad to note your discreet ro- ferences to the far echoes of Flaguo elsewhere-isolated cases they must be, if anything-because the epidemio asserts Rul
soon i enough, sa we all know. That there can ba no prayer mors sincere or more general in this part of the world, than this, that we may be delivered from
experiences of last year. That I am an optimist in this respect, but still believe the Government ought to work as if the scourge, may edme sandy watercourses for two or three miles, of the enemy's heavy guns, to inspect capitated if it be proved that they havo nor | ACCORDING to information received from then up pathless hillsides to the places as the forts and walled camps near the omitted excesses white retreating. Da Rako, a number of privato individuals, That, after the crushing defeat of the signed, all ready before the brat streaks of bore. At dusk, we climbed back over themselves. Ordora have 1berefore been with a capital of only some £4,000, have,
retrieving English Cricket Team in the fourth test daylight brought the Chinese to their the hills to this village, arriving loog aftored to all the Generale of divisions at discovered coma rich oil bede at a place match, the news of their victory in the senses. About six o'clock there was light/dark, anxious to find a resting place and the front to post tho abore edict in the led Saral, about ten miles from Baka. with the assistance of a Ramisa engineer, final match was received with satisfac-saough to begin, and our left wing battery to know what will be done to-morrow.
are to foras, again according to their on-fies at less than 100 ft.
Crilling tools struck oil in large quan«-
the
BRAID.
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tion. That Sport still lives in Hongkong, and the next few weeks should produce many outdoor gatbociage of a healthy and in- toresting kind,
CRICKET.
BROWNIE.
HONGKONG U G. V. UNTEED SERVICES.
Played on the 8th and 9.h inst, and won by the Club by 10 wickets. Scores :-
UNITED SERVICES-FIRST INNINGS. B. B. Oarde, F.N., 1., Dab. Sergi. Burton, I.B., Darby
tracks, stumbling and plunging along dry
nemy
21
fired a xalate right into the unen trenches on
on Rankukochan. Then for balf an hour the connousding was tirely on both sides. The Japanese concentrated their fire on the one point, while the Chi- nese, probably greasing that our forces war spread out over a wide area, tried to dis iributa shells impartially all
their the country. Whether they ever aimed at the attacking batteries I
waro
cver
but I am certain they never hit them
infantry
Japanese who afterwards descended in
(Special to the N.-C. Daily News?) LI RUNG-CHANG'S MIBCION.
Tientsio, lat March, 6.50 p.m. The American Minister at Peking on the telegraphed to Japan the text of Li-Hung-ehang'e proposed credentials, sad is waiting a reply promising reception.
28th ultimo
THE WOUNDED AT NEWCATANG, No authentic details have been received
telegrama thones to-day reperis 600 wound-
are to be given the chance of
if
the surface.
The Japanese made its way by caived as the Red Cross Hospital this a detour alang the doop-cat channels of mountain streams until within 500 yards of week. Fauda for this establishment are the Chiucas battery, used git on three much needed. 10 sides, and then a
hail of mas ketry drove the defenders
AWAY
before the bayonet charge had well begus.
This position taken, the Sendai Division
pto- ceeded, ono part by the direct route ever
to
various camps. After a defeat, eoldiere pective regiments, at any spot
from the previously indiested by their Generals. This will This dissovoty, and the opening-out of the doubtless prevent disbanded soldiery from still richer oil folds at Grosny, near Viedl- resttering seanad the country and being oil still to be obtaland in the Caucasus, and
karkaz
scam show that the quantity of to obtain subsistence by plunder and on both sides of the Caspian, a JAPANESE DEMONSTRATION AT TENGCHOW?U. pillaga.
is practically inexhaustible, A gentleman, who has lately returned from Groy, informs the Falconry 23 about the fighting near Nawowang. o'clock p.m. oar danger signal on the hill of St. Lesat. Cathedral, and filled an arti On Thursday, 21st February, about 2writes that one of the spouters there st first throw up oil to the height of the doma west of the city went up, and we suon saw ficial lake, containing 12,000,000 poods, ons three Japanese men-of-war approaching from the north-west. We put out our fires pood, baing equal to about 36 lbs. and carried our lamps and matches out into the yard, and got ready for another bom- AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
'FOR THE BLOOD 13 THE LIPE.If the bigod bardment. The three vansels passed slowly is laden with impurities it spreads disease as it Teatrin, Feb. 13.
by abreast of the city and past the fort to cirenlates through the organs of the human Peking advicca state that an increasing feeling of inacority obirine in the oily: Chines mitout fring a shot, nor did the body-Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Kidneys, Breins The Government doth protest too much'
fire a single yan, Two of the Clarke'a World-famed Blood Mixture la war-
then TEENDIS
turned about and but fairly easy path round the left fringe of
from whatever cause arising. For Sorafuls, 63 the
evidence obtainable distinctly orange, passing under Raukakoshan and
points the aca down the valley towards the south bight of civil population and threatens to culminate mente other
ia provalent in thetas city they fired two shots, not into the Barry, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Shoer funk a
Diseases, Pimplos, and Sores of all kinds is however, but at the sand embank- 25 Waibalwei Bay. We took the direct routr,
effects are marvellous.. Thousands of wonderful expecting to see the first of the fighting.nponic. One day last week, white two olisited nothing at all in reply.
the abere. They, however, cures have been effected by it. Bold everywhere
come interest, and the question con- tained in the notice for next meeting of the Legislative Council (the carriage of deadly weapons) may be a Ar eorious one, but some information about cut. Sir R. K. Arbuthnot, N., and Darby... the plan to be adopted in the treatment Liu, C. W. Kuox, B., Lowon of the hense property resumed by the immbol, R. Lowson, b Darby 10
Burg-Major Reade, a Baith, b Lowson Government in the Taipingshan area Lacut, Jaunderson, B.D., b larby would be of much more importance to Lion. F. A. Paulett, R.N., Darby
Lieut. Shelford, R.N., b Darur. the general community.
HALO. Eliot, B.N., not out.... Private Len, R.B., etheldon, b Darby
Extra....
That in this and other matters the Go, vernor and his advisers would be wise to "keep the ratepayera more fully informed. That the chief grievanca with those who to pay the pipar is that they have nothing to say about the tage. That a small concession occasionally made
Ката
Cards, 1..., biniland
Titl
*REÇOK 112700.
Burton, c Lawn, b barby Arbuthnot, Hartlauf
Enos, is Maillard..
Beads, Sheldon. b Maitland
in Council by the Bond of the Exo-Campbell, h Maitland cutive is always highly appreciated, Baunderson, e Bab., b Halland and it is an easy matser enough to show alight consideration to the public in this way. That I miss from the order of the day for
80310
nox Council Meeting any reference to the Bye-laws of the Sanitary Board re- lating to basements, concreted foors, and what not.
That there seems to be auch difference of spicion about the thickness of imper. vious Boore, and a notion is pravaleut that you must fix a big maximum in obtain a fair minimam.
order That if such be the case, then there must be D accompanying feeling of want of confi- dence in the efficiency of the supervision to be exercised in a matter of such great moment.
That I know acmething about Chinese con. tractors, and their dorious ways; tui auch knowledge on the part of those can. corned with the effective carrying out of anitary measures should lead to a tho- roughly effective check.
Faulsit, e Ella b Bill glatt 20t ons Shelford, fith.
Lee, Ellis, b Smith..
Extras,
Tutul
TAR CLUB-WEST 1999.
E. W. Maitiand, c and b Le
2. A. Lawson, & Sub, Leo........
F. Maitland, o’ssunderson, Elliot
Darby, bshelford
Ram 16. 6 Shelfast
E. C. Ella, b. Elliott
T. Beroombe Emith, b Shelforl.........
A. J.Leach. not cut
Rots Thomson, b Lee
Powell, e frade, Lee...
B. P. Sheldon i.b.w, b Milioti
Total.
J. A. Lowson, not out.
SECOND INKING.
F, 3Exifiazul, not ant
Darby
That I have heard it suggested the re-build-Lowon
ing of Taipingban, which is intended to be the Model Settlement in the native w quartor, should be let out in secDby tions to the local architests, so as the mors speedily to hasted on the time when the Colonial Treasury can recoup itself.
during the Summer, Sounder That the costs of surveying and lawyer's
to
effect of the war has been to cause
which the
derable curtailment in the usual import trade, and if the war continues much longer tto results on business generally will be still mara sezione in the future; but we bin- cerely trust that hastilation will soon cease and that the results of peace, will be in- orekeed
trade,
extended communications and a keenar appreciation by the rating powers in Chins of Western methods and idees. We
e keep cur expenses at
minimum as le consistent with efficiency
Bank's interests by cautions manage
12. Meinand Both
Elliott
Ico.... Shelford
charges have aggregated a tidy sum, and shelter.
I hear the Government will have to pay
a largo proportion of these expenses.
Les
Extrash Mana
Total for no wkes..
BOWLING ANALYSES,
BRAVICES-VIPAT INNINGU.
섬.
18
50
35
ibree
the hills, and the other part by a circuitoas about its ability to maintain order; all the and the fort and the city. When no pas. /ranted to cleanse the blood froin all impuritie
foreign ladies were walking in Legatios
on
opposite
off
Ply. They the direction of Chofoo. The third vessel
then
substitutes,
the Government for the war tot weas on wost to a smail Chiuase port, 30
Cannot
officer in
heard. It then
Brideally the foris on Legation guard. The Ministers are undor. charge received forty blows fret duty of woman to look protty-no one
the
Ar
On our way, a huge shell, four feet long street, one of them was assaulted by a Mon. steamed away and passou out of sight in at 28. 9d. Bowers of worthless imitations and and ten inches thick, weighing four or regel soldier, while the native hundred pounds, one from one of the forts for perhaps from a ship in the harbour) right over the crest of the bills. Legations looked on and grinned. The lady distant, called Lankiak'o and thera fred HERE are some of the Osearisms in Osoar 1500 or 2000 fest high, and dropped on the houseband camo, up: the latter adminis-or ant ve hang the fort west of the city be useful it has done a great deal of harm 3
Look
refuge in the Russian Legation until four or five shots-whether on the village Wilde's new play Au Ideal Husband ' --- zandy plain in mid-valley near us, at least tered a sound thrashing to the Mongol and just after dark fired some four or five shots Questions are never indiscreet--ausword return- *Since the Ecase of Commons began to 119 Are miles from where it had been fired. It got so much satisfaction out of the incident.
ed and passing did not explode. A three inch shell whine whether
no
at it. The fort responded taally with one often are; All ressons are absurd; Every hot I
•post lice of ergo 11ed over our heads and buser a few yards but fleas. Prinen Lieven leaves Tientsio shot only, which was in violation of the thing is so fresh in the Park, except the
bohind ue, and others were coming to-morrow with 40 Raden sailors as a
orders of the General in command. The into the valley as we climbed up the
; I always pass on good advice-It la hill essword.
thing one can do with it; It la the bert day for that shot. The
firing 23 their surroundings were getting hot stood to have united on this question and
fire from
harbour.
Was thrown into
has yet discovered her second duty; ke
Lo hava overtorne the opposition of the
great fright hurried on to see the battle. After about Trangli Yamén, so that all the guards weske botank themselves again to flight. The lower classes are for ever losing their
who had returned during the last
four Vulgarity the behaviour of other pe ploi an hour's mountaineering, ever
will probably s
7 go up this week or next. The next night a report was spread in the relations they are extremely fortunate in and icy
waste practically, pathless, we Col. Milue and Major Eliot are now 147reachad A a splendid
Bast of the city and were almost at the and American marides. of mount
woman will do anything for 24 sex forts, on a range mountains where
rato. The city was soon in a fearful psaic. continue to love her; Too much rouge! her except three redoubts had beet
spprosotes Away the kits and ammunition up. There is
that there is some difficulty
getting with headlong haste out of the south gate deepair in women: High intellectual plas Always a sign of Voters us lay the harbour, with the ships report here that the Emperor
of the city, The General in commend intended and leland forts, and the city and west land give an audience to the foreign Ministers of the city, telling the people to return and unse; Only dull people are brilliant at finally came to the rescue and shut the us make girls' noses so large, and there is nothing eo dificult to marry as a large batteries ten miles away, fighting like rate in a trap, with the Japanese fest anteide this week, and hence the departure from that they wore fleeing without cause. The breakfast; I love talking about anthing en our right and the Japanese army swarm- Tientsio of the Foreign Military Attachés.
report was wholly false and was probably ing all over the hills and valleys round
15
15
269 948
£1.9
BICOKY (SWINGI
:
That it is to be hoped the Government PIANES by all the best makers for Hire of will at least be just, if they can't be mouthly payments, at W. Robinson & Co, generous, to the unofficial Membora of The Board of Arbitration.
uearly everyone con- Heartily
and
we
snowy
the Capital
Jor
up la
position just above the the Eaglig defaite armagements that the Japanese had landed a little that respect; A man who has ones loved i
protest the landward recently built to Carts are exceedingly difficult to procare, The people were terror-stricken and fled Too few clothes Thai's:
World-famed Blood Mixture is warranted to
shots at the
fouled us.
the
ja Hue towards und
army
army
the
Li
THE NATIVE POPULATION,
fairly
000%.
Ao
The
THE PEACE MISSION.
Feb. 15,
to
the Grand Canal
it's the only thing I know anything about!"
IMPURITIES IN THE BLOOD. We have ken hosts of letters from people who have received! great benefit from the use of Clarke's Blood
of Tientsin city is working itself into a state raised by men who wished to profs by the The Kumamoto men had captured of panic-stricken Rolplasmone. The most occasion to steal and plunder.-N.-C. Daily bighest redoubt of all, on our extreme absurd lies find ready credit, and there is
News. the right, about
same time and in the same
just some danger that political resutionaries manner as the Bendai men bad rushed
and wire-pullers may try to take advantage Tas Viceroy Chang has bought a number Mixture. It cannot be tos highly estimated, for Rankakoshan. Then they had turned the of this: We are on the alert and are keep of atasm tugs and launches for towing junks it cleanses and clears the blood from all in
of the battery, as well as their own guna artiiloty, aa tho forts in front and left of natives are eager to get lodgment within carrying soldiers on the Yangtes, river and purities,' This is a good testimonial from the .
more intelligant thens, extending paat whore we now stood, The three bill Kritish janeession, but except to a very amounted to four, which arrived at NBU kill have brought to light, sud we can wiśli the...- The last parchaso Fasily Doctor, which goes on farther to say s It is the finest Blood Puriflar that acionos. and forts wore captured just before our arrival, the compradore class this is not feasible, others are still required.
limited anber of the intimats friends of bing last week, and it zaid that several atmost confidence recommend it to our inbori- inland forts and the Chinese fleet opened coming more scarce daily. I hear of two Most of the stories about the late Mr Diseases, Fioiples and Sores of all kinds, ita and we saw the four ses forte taken. The food is already at a high prins and is ba-
bar and the public generally. For Scrofula, fire on the Japanes
Beursy, Eczema, Bad Lege, Skin and Blood the Japanese FOR THE BLOOD THE Lıra-Clarke's Bust outside at okoa chgaged them, in order banka and three rice shopa being looted, but Spurgeon bara been told, but bere is one effects are merections, Thousands of wonderfal·
to relieve the lend forces; the western A get no particulars,
which appears in Mr Adderley's magazine tags have bean effected by it. Clarke's Blood That one proof of the fairness of their ones the blood from all impurities from what foris, too far away to touch us, tried a few
Goodwill which may be new to many Mixture is sold everywhere, at 9s. d. par bottle. awerds was mentioned to me the other over cause arising. For Serofala, Scurry.inite we could expect the Chinese are most striking news to-day is of a geon, who was a great smoker, at the 1
Many ships outside; and at
yours ago I met the late Mr Spar-Beware of worthisanimitations and anbatikuto day, viz., that the total amount varies by Esses, Bad Logs, Skin and Blood Diseases, only a few thousand dollars from the Pimples, and Sarer of all kinds, its effects are reported 5000 strong, to create a diversion astoad and suere important Peace Bission toppar table of a friend. Oror our pipos
official valuation.
HOMOKONG Landlord (asizing blu epportti. original low a That the China-Japan War is now getting been effected by it. Sold everywhere a1 26. 9d.of terrible magnificench, a sight of agentury of the Yamens in Peking, but the following smoking No." I answered, "but wa raiurning WATU of prosperity
marvellous. Thousands of wonderful cures have from the south ar west. It was a spectacle to Japan under no less a personage than be aid. Once a plens lady took me to pity)-I'm afraid I'll have to raise your rent. task about my smoking, and said "Do Tenant I wish you would! I am sure I to be somewhat monotonous..
Hong-chang. It may be a mere yep Beware of worthless izaitations.
forts pitted against forts, ships against
anything in the Bible about can't raise it.-Aud yet people talk of a and generally take every care to further the That I have a notion sick of its long Tux recent mastive of the Shareholders of within one smphitheatre of snow-olid bills, foreign circles here. (1) That the
army against army in the field, all items find a ready credit both in native and do read of the people passing through the cerned is getti
getting continuance.
the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank has been with a calm ses below and a bright sunny these remarks, Gentlemen,
e Emperor now beg to That the suspense attendant upon the suo discussed at the Tin Table of the Sinky overhead.
has restored to Li Bung-abang the titles Valley of Ban (Ps. lxxxiv., 6, Dible wore that
the Accounts and sport he dess or otherwise of Li Hung Chang'gapore Free Pressin the following manner.
sad decoration of wbloh he was Varsion). adopted and that dividend of
About half-past nine o'clock the second deprived. $1.25
including the Yellow Шізног
The Hongkong Bank men don't have to san fort (from the north) was set on fire by (9) That Li is nominated Special Extra-pead upon the quantity and quality of the Blood. hare be paid on all ahorse whose Chills were painful; and one is forcibly reminded of trouble about the Bank when the cash is the door was openia huge column of tra ordinary Envoy to this Court of Jason When the tissues have been at work, there tra i
and the Three Eyed Peacock Feather, Tar Health and Vigour of an Individual do Credit question.sahell which struck uear the magazine while (2). the irritating complaisance and loser To the credit of of the Chiness even in matters of life and thers they pay up. I wish.cur people would and smoke rose skywards in the still sir, dot with full powers and Instructions to aug throws info blood, waste produst, and I death.
give as an extra month and a Aftb'e pay ted with small dark ubjects which must have clade peara. (3) That he will first go up detained in the blood-they fiffrence nutrition face be not eliminated but (through any datas) That those who ought to know believe in
in the year, said Bag
bean fragments of the building and of its to Peking for personal interviews with the and fauciler and Anally produos. organic dis poses being as near as Chinese deliber
will. The-Boss were reading has report difteen minutes, there was a resund explos y siart for Hiroshima. () That during false rumens, grid. 3. Saint and Boron Barometer...
Cheerfully the Griffa, Perhaps they defenders. Then after burning for ton or Engerer and Prince and immediate- aloness and diplomacy will let it g That auch interest is felt in the possible barefully."
sion, louder than the list, and a taller and his absence, his present foffices and duties Diseases, Pimples and Sores of all kinds, the Temperature Understanding between Great Britain
gloomily. And then he looked whiter cloud rose from the place. We shall severally be filled and carried on by effects of Clarke's Blood Mixture are marvelous. Hamidity Rungia, and à perchance between tbaas at the pass book and jotted down the 16-visited the fort later Ohinem bedies lay the Imperial Commissioner of Northern Thonsands of wonderful cures have ben effected Direction of :: powera and Jaganı
terest. No, they won't, an about in every direction, mangled, bat. Trade, Wang Wong-abas, who has recently by it. Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold every. Ard the Hanky Panky men get good tered, and burnt the stone lining of the been assisting in all the Viceregal fund where, at 28. 5d. par boillo. Beware of waria statements made by those who distrust quarters, too, said Produce.
ramparts was blackened and shattered. tions
the
less imitation and substitutes. except that of the administration the Masoorito and those who believe Blow the quarters, if we could get the gans were wrecked, the buildings reduced ineties. It is a question of disanesion in the that an honest all-round understanding ten per cent. bonus, from the O.D.M to smouldering debris. Over a hundred | port whether this unexpected and new des bat been arrived.at That my notion is that more has been arone, when the Directors bad auch good killed by that one shot. The remaining visit to Pekin, and whether it is the result Vansouver they kept the chickens is the Aramas by the Emgros said the No wonder the resting was a pleasant Chicos, Bghting bravely to the hat, were parture has some relation to Mr Dairing other day that of the myage morons froth ranged than we wot of, and every com picking, added the Junior,
forts were abandoned soon afterwards of hie representations to Prinos Kung, No stolway, the host in the bulwarks, and tingency has been considered and dia.. The nearer the bone is the sweater the deneral Oders, commanding the Kumamoto doubt le felt here that this new extension of when they rau eat of eggs, the ship Toy Ift
mest,' was the Drifta's dual airedious effort, men, was in one of the Ami forte, Inspect, the olive branch le dioters, sad, every dead. This to out meant on a filth
meat and pradent supervision. With
per
not fa arrear on 1st Dentaber last Before moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts I will be glad to answer may questions that you may be pleased to
to put to me.
There were no gumtions, and the Chair- man said-Goullsmed, there being so goes. *tion to answer I bag to more that the re port and statement of accounts be adopted and passed.
and
of
pesca. is becoming simoặt
Mr Oben Tat Haud seconded the resolu-That we have the anal contradictory tien, which was enfried,
Captain Barnle proposed That Mr Stol terfoat and Mr Kwan Hot Choon be re-eles- ted Directors, and that Mr Q. B. Stuart Wartday, 2.0, M.P., he relected a mem. ber of the London Committee.
Mr Lee Kon Moseseaded the resolution, Which we currlade
FOMBR
the Cash
пр
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HONGKONG REGISTER.
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