TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1896,
▲ FTTHON, twenty-five feet long, was caught near Singapore last week.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
tho
THE CHINA MAIL
RECREATION NOTES.
AN IMPORTANT ORDER TO MISSIONARIES.
tion of å reprezentative committed--that is To the genuine regret of many, the
say, a committee composed of representa Contas proved viatorious over the Club competition. With the dell and military tires of the various, teams engaged in the
Shanghai, Fab, 91. A dispatch has been received from the on-Mond, y week by 2 goale to nit. No teams there will be no difficulty, and what- United States Minister at Peking, to the one, however, can grudge thera the fruita of ever difficulty there may at first aight effect that Mr A. Gerard, the French appear to be to regard to have? teams can their labours in the son of mud. The classio be not over by allowing them to nos ca Minister, has recently procured from the education of an English school almost com- some of the Dockyard officials to sit on the Tsung Yamen, by virtue of the French
Croaty
of 1858, su order directing the local pels one to venerate the time-tonoured allow the competition to disappear from Empire, to expunge from the various edi.
a great pity to authorities in all the Provizens of
the
Commitloo.
It would be
We are unable to publish the Panjom Min. H. Putta, J. R. Michael. A. 13. NAGTIG work that has brought about the increase ia bag to second that resolution. The Direa dictum: De mortuis nil nisi bontum. I wish | our local sport, and it appears to me the tloris and cumpilatious of the Chinese Code
ing Hausgar's report to-day, but we are plessed to note that Mr Blamey elates that the prospects of the mine were never better
than they are at present.
Inow
π
Otto will be
the
to carry out the preliminary arrangements still,house on the upper level, and the satisfactory working of our business; an excessive amount of work laid upon thril inndy was impossible on such a ground-mimic encounters over again ? Why net like, they canoniva projects and carry them
for the concerts,
Wilhelm,
Cosmopolitan-On Sang, Martha. Aberdeen--Wuotan,
however, it
agres with me iu câying that there na The new quarters for our staff at Fogloon re resolution was carried unanimously. reiterate again and again the defective played ought toch style, and if well conduct. Hong Kong got permission to issue dollar
be
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE | by same $70,000. This item has had mushing the following resolution: That the fess consideration from the Acting Manager and of the. Directors be incressed from $1,000 The tenth ordinary annual gosteral maat- the Board, but as explained to you as our to $2,000 is her nose, and to the Ma Kyshe, the new Registrar of the Su-tion of Humphreys Estate and Finance last resting, we find it absolutely seccamry, sum of $3,500 be hersby voted to the Company, Limited, was hold in the Re-in order to prevent delay which would essa Beard as an addition to their fees for prome Court, accompanied by Mrs Kyshe,gistered Offices of the Company, 38 and 40 dissatisfaction to our various oustomers, to the psat half-your, and that the Directors large stock of the Materials most be hereby requested to take steps for the arrived by the Glen liner Glenorchy this Queen's Road Central, to day, Mr J. D. carry &
Houphreys presided. The other gentlemen likely to bo neaded. In addition to this, I storing of the Articles of Assstation to morning from Esgland.
present wore Captain Chungot, Messrs would mention we have 1 considerable put juto effect the first part of the Burt
Buck (Secretary) 11. Humphreys, C. amout of new work in band, and that it is resolution." agal of the
Mr II. N. Mody sid—Mr Chairman, I material ordered for this now A. P. Nobus, and E 5. Kelly. The Secre tary read the notice calling the
the mootleg
this item. Our interest Account has been tors are fully derving of this incrasse. it were possible to do so; we must also re-most efficacious way to keep the ball roll- all clauses placing restrictions upon las The Chainen aid-Gentlemen, the res radoned by some $6,000, and we hope that They hare shown an excellent report for
ing would be to form a Hongkong Foot- member there are mellia tempora fandi,ball Association on the basis of the Home propagation of the Christian religion. It sad I do not think in futurs
past half year. As yon know the saying hours is any necessity for us to cay vary under this reading. At our last testing, is good, that the labourer in worthy of hie Daring a short xasidoace in this berighted associations, as not as possible. What does France is entitled to the gratitude of lite is rightly recorded. that the Minister of Port le a prasty fall
Tequired the p The is getting od as satis. in reply to a shareholder, I said that we hire; that saying we must take into consi- Colony it has been my lokto flog, metaphort the present Committed or its energetic and Christian world for his sotion in this impor
We are developing
painstaking Hot. Secretary think of the tant matter-Maresty. gbelieved we had written down our property to deration, and I bog to second that rescu-
eally speaking, dead horses and whip lame proposal! We have what we considered to be a safe value; this sion.
Have wrint we coaald. Ma I'dminster, who represents the Ovide our land, especially Kowloon
The Chairman-Before putting the reno- goss right along the touch liue. The entirely built over the Richmond past half year we have made additions to our Musin Company, which artives here on Fri-Estate with a very superior class of house. property, mosting us some $81,006, and we lutions to the mosting, gaatlernen, I would obstisomeat has been ad extremum, justly This is going to ba a prolific week of eug. CHINESE PASSENGERS AND BRITISH
SHIPS. day night and opens at the City Hall on It might, parhupe, have boon pornblato/have not idvised that any have gone Directors have been somewhat inadequata, and fearlessly mated vut, bat sías! to Bitivos. A correspondent asks Why
portion of this merely like iu ramark that the feen paid the have built a class of house which would should be written of We
should wa not have a series of international That Englishmen are left, na a rule, very Saturday, bea just arrived from Shanghai have paid betur a low class of house on steadily increasin had so necessary for my colleagues about this. There has been having the aura popolaris with them, but
increasing the tools which waIepoaking for myself, I will not answer for purpose. The *Centre' played up well football matches? The international sea-much to their own devices is generally con I did not think zia advisable to built
uilt require, and
id on home; why not reproduce sidered one of the scarols of their succes. that class
those matches Hongkong and have our Going where they like, and doing what they I think we have donu
right
ama of these are already set up and Directors for a long time past; thing in
order, and there will be in a matter which the Directors themselves This Club team romained the same. No Nothing stimulates the sporting trusion in a network of red tape. Even in England, enthusiast to an issue while their rivals are hampered building a ches of house which subtedly hire grattly, at I anid before, Gentlemannet bring forward, and a sngestion another buck was 'trotted out, and the inside like VESSELS IN THE DOess :—&4 Kowkon—neighbourhood, and which is undoubtedly here
an appeal to
peal to his patriotia. Person- therefore, Kong Bang. Churfa, Namos, Coloma, Taian oranent to the Colony, Anyane who nen, the poling of the Threators is to did not desire to make. I em
have Rugby and Association matches-Engor
Eng bureauseat for that ligament bas
s to be kept cheong, H.M.8. Alacrity, Solent, Prinzesses and leuke at gar Bichmond Estate at maintain the catab ichments in a thorough very glad to hear Mr Stokes and Mr Mindy right wing was not replaced. The ancien ally, sus to reason why we could not however, the traditional foadness of the the prescit day from any present stand-state of efficiency and fit to undertake make this proposition. Unlose any gentle regime, as regards play, was as much in land. Scotland, Ireland. v. Scotland, and in check. Dr. Eitel has just reuloded un point that he likes to take, will, I think, all the work that is likely to came to us. ruan has any remarks to make about this evidence as ever. It ia irksome to have to England. Ireland. It mosus only three-for instance, that it was with di Boulty
I will pat it before you.
matches in
Bankers, ara is course of erection, and we hope will Gaer property exists in this Colony, or, so
productive of much interest. notes.
merobante, and legislatore far as I know, anywhere else.
The Chairman-On behalf The ho
be ready for occupation in another six
the Dire and the weak spots in the Club team. Wales might have a a team, too, if ope conta might agree that they were, needed; but houses aro all of a very auperior months time The additions for the same clase, and every attention has been given purposes at Cerasopolitan Bak will be ready
bo Faised. The soloption of termo might Downing-street, foresaw risk of the Chices best be left to one non-player to
thom, developing them, develop
and establishing to the sanitation of the houses; they are in in a month or so. The No. 2 Dock at Kow-
each country, or to the Football Cap Coming panic, disgorging them, and from 330 feet to
mittoe in the absence of
ot a proper Football
ruo. Learning nothing, apparently, froc
with hat be made any better. All the jade 371 feet. At
Association. Then some one might be in- contuot
lonies which i Irary 15 Torning 10- Thement and all the knowledge that could be machine shop has been built and a new
duced-why not His Excellency the Gor- overhead travelling orane has been erected.
ornor, or the Civil Servios, o the Hong Colonial Office has been known to thrown into the building of these beuser
them, and I Both of
thres
wera much needed, Cur
song Club-to give a cup which would
Billa
intunately affecting native oustume, think you will find that that will be polios of keeping the Aberdeen Dooks of
ional Rawing Cup, but which would bear ture to pass. A good portion of Mr White Crown Colonial Legisla nover be woa outright, like the Interna-ready drafted, for a as it ought to be, and es it may
Pra- and to
order has again been reward-
the names of the winning countries, persuade Lord Ripon and his staff that. Eng.
head's recent Fisit was spont
pont in trying to the healthiest and meet charming districts been tery satisfactory, and we have heen
idea is a good one. Who will take it up! in the Colony. Our Kowloon Estate to a able to ansept work which would otherwise
Rehmen in Hong Kong as much resemble
as to be reasona In the near futuro have had to go past as at our last i
last meet-
let Home I think it
will
You have had to much of the pony meet- bo city
anuging their local affairs. ne of Hongkong,' passed through Kudat ay-1 moan all on the low level take into onnaideration the
is to
the disastrous Bozgection to
ing Mr Editor, that I do not intend to We need hardly Cour to in Finitial North Bornes, Jast month, mak-which may broome, and will shortly became subdivide our
shares.
Ae opinions on this
her admiring audience that these figgogs, weary you or your renders with more. [For legislation, imposed by Lord Knutsford-he The Chairman-That olosea the hastnessladies and gentlemen, are blockheads every this, many thanks.Ed., CM.} It was
to the protest ing agairies whether there was enfficient very valuable. There is no very grast amount object varied considerably it was decided trade to start a line of steamships from of money is rural land or aill land, but on to focus a circular asking the charebeldere of the meeting. I am very much obliged to one! Oliver's accident is deeply to be muddy, wet, cold, miserable, and I have whole community in the Straits and Hong
for coney is in city land, and it is to give us the benefit of their opinion, with you
Consequenos, as Dr. Lownd amount of
Theeys! officials. Hongkong to Australia foaching at Borneo in the dovedepment of Kavion Estute I the result that 120 sharofolders, represent warrants will be ready to-morrow. I and deplored, the more so as he has done such an tsuite pity for the
England will surely regret, and parte. He seemed satisfed with the rosult look forward with confidence to see youring 7,326 shares, were against the sub-vory happy to sinto that the first samith's youman service for the Club this season. I the biggest I have seen for many years, the which tends to neutralise increase, by im-
If we can giro a moderate
division,
20 shareholders repre whitst only
working, last month's, has been a particu- wish him a speedy recovery. The final tie arrangements-as you have properly point-pairing eficiency, of the garrisons whose of his acquirios. Mr Haynes arrived in dividend, a i
a fair dividond, on the capital senting 1 289 shares were in favent of it,larly good one, not a record one, but still a
nd out-ware excellent, a all
that was
was health it affects.
Si, Svaretarice of State are commonly Hongkong by the Centaur on Sunday. the Company, and at the same time en: The Diretors have therefore deemed it particularly good one, and we have a nice between the Centos' and Kowloon should needed to take the meeting an unqualified
hanco the value of our property several andesirable to
to procead any fer
farther in this lot of work in hand. (Applaues.}
prove to be so exciting and evenly-con- success was good weather. That was do- sentible men, and able to sympathies with nied za hope the next time we have so the antipathy of their countrymen to tapo tested game throughout. Partioan feeling many of our Shanghai friends to brighten We MAN's greatest responsibility in this world tires over, we shall not do badly. I think matter. (Applause. With regard in the
2 ;
to bo alle tu say the same, shortly, where we have the pull is in your Kow.consractica of another large Decks, I may le woman; and she is kept busy seeing that loon Estate. If you walk through it you say that your Board have made a proposal THE SPORADIO CASES OF PLAGUE is bound to can mountains bigh, and as with the rushine of their joviality we
will find it
afer to Her Majesty's Government, but that do a pretty long walk. walking through the different roads that in reply has yet been revived. The negotia- A Enovat correspondent of the N.-Q. Daily tersect it, you will probably think that by tions are therefore only cem it in the extension of the Plagus casse, half-a-dozon
their preliminary
has not been crushed. The rebele have you will have had unough fet that day. I interests of the abareholders to refrain from parties (of two each) baro boen set to the game, somewhat ambiguously perhaps for up a curiosity in the way of opera glames-family scauning the map of the wor
alk/stage, And your Directors
A pice of Crown Land aitusted south of Wanchal Road was sold by sublle austion
this afternoon by Mr J. L. Foster, Acting point of fact perfect houses. They could loon has bear longtaetat Book W
Superintendent of Crown Lands, grennd contains 3,600 square foot of land; the soncal rental is $45. The upset price was $900, and the lat was knocked down for 8010 to Mr Nolan.
hae been thrown into
Mr A. W.
torn and myself, I hare to thank you for your treatment. I hope we diall be atle to show good reports to justify what you have do. Encker proposed the appoint- tent Hon. J. J. Hali-Irving as Director,
Mr E. J. Hughes seconded." Carried unanimacly. Mosers St. 0. Blichaulsen and J. H. Loris Mr T. Arnoid proposed tha re-election of
phenod it wonid be in the fabera, os of doing this establishment hays (as Directote.
UTF
Mr.J. Y. V. Vernon seconded, Unau-mously approved,
Mr W. Parfitt proposed the ro-election
auditore.
They are neither mendod nor ended, au criticism cases. The Cup tie, in the opi- gion of those shoknow, may be fairly said to bare been lost through the inability of the Club backs to 'stom the tido.' It has been suggested that they should form a coalition with the 'superannuated triumsirate now rosting on the shelf, under the style of the redoubtable oligar. chy. Let us hape Mrs Jaring would have
-- Ma Harcos, described in a Straits journal ary different land; it is land, that ine I promised that the Directora would of Messrs Thomas Arnold and S. G. Birdepared them the pain of bearing her assure
be doesn't shirk it
News states that the Alabomedan rebellion
fallen back for the winter.
returna.
ou this
Day
33
Me R. Mitchell seconded.
The dividond your attendance.
IN HONGKONG. We learn, ibat in order to prevent the
heretofore, I suppose, mostly in favour of the Navy..
spectatore aud
ue
45
to represent
will have some sunshine of our own.
were
.of
the
tho
the
sheed out
of the President of the Board of Trade. For
some permanent official to no one else could toob an idea have onred-bas deviced a The other day, I dropped into the store
* project which will materially of those Far Eastern Universal Providers, injure British interests unless it be
be dropped Musara Lane, Crawford and Co. and picked suddenly as it has been taken up
to have the invention of a Parisian named B. Leon such a one o
suddenly but when I say that it can be so folded us Bloch. I don't suppose you have seen is, perived that the coast of Chlon is not marked by tape. That is to say, that the to fit into a flat cas no: so large provisions of a Passenger Aat davised to tobroso pouch and not much set outirely different aditione had ast bigger than a mard case, you will have some been there coforord. flere was a nouns
600b
od
tory Department at Woolwich is excep- Taloable, but as valyahle, as land at Fest stated: we believe that the past 12 mostha atamping out be disease was to burn and left foot, the consequetes being that he was William Robinson as 'ù sporting governor,' to other erett. To them ispuch
will be
the time you are finished with your walk
Hasing given my own version of the do believe that with the opening up of making public any particulars. Yon Chica, which is going to come very too, however, that assured that when any desir work of houm-to-house visitation, in the all above the sixth form, let me show the and I think the possibility of a railway to able arrangement can be made you will at Mi H. A. Bovell, LL.B., Attorney-Canton, that we shall have a City at Kow- once be taken into fall confidens. (Ap. vicinity of the condemned area, as nearly Club another impartial criticism from one Genaral for Barbados, has been appointed | boon quite us important as the ous plause.) Angat our recommendations all of the esses reported have occurred i to be Attorney General of British Guiana, side. I do not mean to say to-morrow crone for a Bonus of $22,000, to be paid to in that neighbourhood
who had not previously seen the Club No one who team perform It neema hardly fair to but it will come in the foreign staff of the company. We are in the room of Mr J. W Carringtoo; the aext of course, is, I think, glad to be able to give practical illuvira. read the opinions of the experta, or criticise the play, for it was simply mud- idea of its audiuess for opera-goors who de indred. No, atriking a note here, sad pail. C.M.G., who was recently appointed Chief Justice of Hongkong.
and that,
If we are in contact with the Lion of our appreciation of the work that followed the course of the discussion at larking; but I thought the Centurion's not wish to be burdened (or bothered) with ing a a string there, he started the ou piloat. I has been dosided to raise to and maintain at the pen China bagiva zo open up, hae banci cone by the staff; there have bes the conclusion of the epidemic in 1804 backs were infinitely superior to the Olub tha erdinary type of opers glans. It is enabinery which generations of officials
Province of Canton begins to open very heury calls apun them, and their
excolleut faveation-La damelle Mare, bave been occupied la perfesting, and tet
rolling a particular will-atone at 150,000,000 rounds the reserve of boll up, all probabilly you will find that the services have beer willingly and cheerfully can have forgolten the strong conviction backs. They took their kicks with so much so simple that one is astonished it has never destined to erueh the parsenge-carrying which is cartridges, which, by the late Government, low level land in Kowloun nearly opposite given. (Applaues.) We are making you generally arrived at, that the beat, tho more certainty than the Club backs, of boon thought of before.
trade out of British ships unless it be aback was allowed to fail as low as 60,000,000 the city of Victoria will become very valu-action dur placing $200,000 to Reserve anfest, and the most economical mods of whom Davis seems unable to kick with his
Chiness pacsangers, who could alone A Singapore paper refers to H. E. Bir be benefited, will simply transfer themselves rounds. ln consequence, the Royal Labora. able indeed. I should not like to say how Fund; our reason for this step may be briefly tionally busy.
and quotes liberally from his witty speech bateful; and they will avoid it be going Governor certainly takes an interest in out- which will not he at the recent gymnastle compatition, Our elsewhere. For this is a scrt of axception door sports, and indoor pastimes, as well,
he content with proving acting well up to the maxim, which was the road. It will to an
set itself to
to prove all ronad. It will be an exception not only
will show that German
man and
Зарвасна Ohairman proposed the ro-aleationers. (Applatte.) We are also bearing in the condemned neighbourhood. TE039 corners of the ground before trying to con-
burenuorals can sod, at times when the At Inst Oolonel O'Gorman has been com interests of their countrymen are steko. hand to enable us to scare about the revival of the scourge tre. In consequence, Bazoock hardly ever pelled to resign the Championship Cup of Mr Lo Queens has conceived, in his reallatio take advantage of opportunities for exten- M. G.
G, H. Potts seconded.
siona or developments which we way omneider among us; and it would be idearesting got a show. It is now matter of history-the Hongkong Chear Club. After dofoat description of the great was 1807, a Frensis M Bischoff he withstood the suo employé in our Admiralty getting possoming, Carriad unanimously.
desirable. (Applause.) Before proposing at the scan turnid to undrede ancient bistory that the Centurions made gessive attacke of Meaers Burder, Coron of the wires and transmiting & measure
why the Government round no coca- The Chairman-The dividend warrants the
adoption and passing of the accnauts. plotely as to icaza the woodwork around, goals in the first half, and they would and Danenberg, but succumbed to Me P. which aande our Seet down Channel, leaving chail be happy to answer to the best of my to spread the disasse afresh. Au cetinate hare scured much oftener but for the exponent of the game in the Portuguese com could almost imagine a Japanese employé at
C. Souza,
who is reckoned the leading ex- the east open to a French descent, Wi sontained the greater part of the Eaglth wil be ready to-morrow.
sbility any questions that you may destro to of the value of the bricks and woodwork cellence of the Chub goalkeeper, who played unity, and who fully deserves the titia he the Board of Trade bent on providing work
would form a
a mere trifle es compared with Mr J. D. Humphreys-I do not think, Man, that any questions need be
Point or West Point at the very least. stall be pleased to answer any questions The first voerot under the Nicaraguan flag that may be put.
questions being asked, which.. arrived there on the 11th inst. from Į gad statement of accounts as presented bo to experience in the future, and, with such much of it is still being taken away snu | combination and to wait too long before text of his oseliar gubernatorial sporches to ver Baxim of montaterference, but it
se visit Singapore is the barque Comel, The Chakmal roposed that the report
Nagasaki with a cargo of Japanese coal for the Milsui Bussan Kaisha. Although on- accepted.
dar a foreign flag and registered at Corinto,
yot sho is commanded, officerad, and man. ned by Britishore.
Tus N.-C. Daily News learas from a Tion- tain correspondent that the overland mall from Shanghai was robbed on or about the 31st Jun. in the south Chibli; the baga
Mal of the 13th December. On the 8th
bowaver, the whola mail turned up in
Captain Clement seconded. Vasuimously carried,
Tho
business has been of an exceptional charac- destroy, Certainly the condemned area was always kicking into touch. The Club's tee, and that we sanget look for one looked upon as doomed. Curiously enough. halvos, I thought very good, especially prolonged cautinuation of such. Our object therefore is to provide during our good times even the woodwork in the buses of the Looter. The play of the Club forwards against any inactivite which we are likely condemned ares hus aut bare burnt, and we dimppointing: they sosmed to lack a foud at our back, we hope to be able to maintain steady dividend for our share chopped up by the occupants of the houses passing the ball—too fond of getting into the holders. in mind that it may at any time be ver
are the bounes which have almost produced
of Mr. Fullarton Henderson as auditor for useful to have funds in
the ensuing year.
This coroluded the business.
Fett, Tientela, six days late, and apparently the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK bags had been little tampered with.
COMPANY LIMITED.
agk.
aalud on the matter.
very
.co
the lie of taxes which has followed this in great form considering the wretched pesulise departare of the Government from state of the ground. The match was atart- thorizinal proposition. And the risk incured an hour late na thero was no football on The Chairman-Excuse me, Mr Buai-red ( (which we trust may, by timely action, phreys, but I believe you are not a share to evaded) is something which defies the ground-it was like Hamlet with the arithiautical palculation. Who is respon Prines left out! After the first quarter of bolder
sible for this!
We hear that, upon the lines of the new
ta
The
Kes sana in corpore sano,
at present holds of Champion of Hongkong. for the numerous transports whose ecoupation Polluck's Gap has beon productive of a Mr will be gone wben als countrymen have will fad his position sessiled as soon as the love to gue of a nation which lores organisa. t deal of jutaresting play, and Mr Soupe Tabcted Line-tung. It would be a labour of great
Text is a
and. The tion with passion, to polos bue that here. I stipulated period of rest Chris Oin's
is well attended, and going British ships actually the Hotwork of strong. It justifies the remark of the Chess tape. We could even connetvs the exceeding Editor of the Jupani Afail, who says great roward
priot would be
is
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the From a serious journal we take the follow shareholders was held to-day in the offer ing paragraph - Mir A. J. Beddon, Premier of the Company. No. 14 Praga Central,, of New Zealand, has just solunteered Me G. B. Dodwell presided. The others Mr Humphreys-I am not a shareholder the statement that his Colony is equipped prenant mare-Mers J. Kramer, St. C. I am one of the largest shareholders you to resist any invader. There seems to be a Michaelsea, J. B. Lowis, N. A. Biebs, J. S. havo on your books. As a matter of fact I feeling
about, especially in the Auckload Van Baren, and J. J. Bell-
-Jeving (Dires am one of the largest shareholders in the Leighbourhood, that the Rumian oruiser
T. Arnold, K. L. Richardson, B. Balony, Kaskowiski, which has been knoaking about Eyramine,
The Chairman-We are glad to see you in Pacidio watere
here, but good deal lately, has rawford, L. K. Davie,
E Esmail, F. Bandemon, too designs either upon the
B. Jones Hughes, J. Bato,
J. D. ! some other New Zealand
P. Jordan: A. McConachio, way to add to
I only us that if the Baskoroiski, whose name does. N. Mode, F. Mitchell, C. A. Tomas, wished to compliment you on the navcessful Tot appear in Braemy's Naval Annual, were W. Parfit, G. Stewart, A. G. Stokes, resalt of the half-year's working, and to to appear of a New Zealand port it would Y. V. Varnan, W. H. Wickham, W. make a saggiation watch I think would he be sure to mest with spirited' receptiac, Hacker, R: Cooke (Acting General Ma great benells to the shareholders and the notion of the book of returns, *** | jadges the effectiveness of a player, not by ↑ E Walz coming out ahead of Mr W. B. it may posera that the stop levet should
tentors of the Company in the faturs, in reference to the matter which you were spanking of.
Vaitemeta or
port. It
Bioma la Humphreya,
}
10
your difaulty
theco sacountera
Machines have fortunately, lever of various kinds and if oan on set them in motion, another can gar them stop. The The championship tournament of the China Association in Shanghal has wo Tokio Cheen Olub has resulted in Mr W. believe, been moved to parsade these whora
be Apti Mason. Fourtoun games were played by
applied herb each member, the scores of the three leadere manifestly absurd that we can hardly con
ocivo Mr Bitable being
Now that the house-to-house visitation/a bour it rained in torrents, and anythihase me to be Asurishing in Hongkong | held ta deserve when it became evident that has been resumed, it is to be hoped that like good play was impossible.' prompt but carefat steps will be takom foregoing remarks colecide with what has at last, after many pears of neglent. Club to had made an opening for ships that satthet and contests for the Championship threaten to become white elephants when Medical Officer of Basith, a small book bosa said in this column over and over abound. What a pity that we are so far their war laboure are over.
to Bled up at much house : Mr Humphrora-I did not come in any That mode of operations must of gain, The Club backs are poor, the goal-away and cannot participate in agms of
keeper and halvas aro ezoellent, and the carity defeat the whale object of the at tempt to check disease. Unless, therefore, forwards have no combination as unders droite in to stop the faire stood by the practical football player, who
ager), and T. I. Rose fasting Secretary.)
there will assuredly be an exodus of the his gatting past his opponents into the cor The Seorstary tend the notice calling the
Chinese from the Colony and there willners of the field but by the number of goals bo but little good gained by way of pre- The Chairman-I must call you to order, ventative of disease, because it will take he scores or the opportunities he gives Chairman said:-Gentlemez. – The Tas B. N. B. Herald points out the stra
Report and
Accounts having heea in Mr Humphreys, under the airoumstances, years to overtake the tenements to bathers for scoring. fapoy Wood or Looker, teglo importance of the position of Boraso, your hands for some date past. I will, with as you are not in the book.
visited upon
that. brais.
If they would only take the Club in hand, of the Eastern
We would suggest that the houses in Mr Humphreya-Are you quite surO your permission, take them as read. At our
First, Second, Third, and (perhaps) High could produce a better combination next The Obairman-The lists are hare. You Streets should al once be resumed, and season. The material is in the Club; it | Club is not yet decided. Of the finalist, on the Chins cont. Overcrowding and the
purified by fire, far from these the bulk of merely wante careful manipulation. the cases now coma,
She is a sister-ship to the Barilobrandi, wo suppose.Singapore Frus Press.
of that?
In the centre of this post is most probable. Fast Meeting I was able to congratulate you world where development Our contemporary adi-It is ant merely on the accounts then before you showing a The question of possessing sa useful a
appul as North Borneo might prove to be, racord half year. It afforde me mach piss can soo
Bura, gentlemen, to preside again at a time Mr Humphreys-Iam geite willing to
that si
#point
fo our own passion, as the use it would be when our accounts show still better caults take your ord for it, but I came here this to any other power desirous of nesuring seathers barbaar, or harbours. No foreig that we have ever yet been able to place afterne not in any way to say anything nez, probably, would take the treable to lost before pac. (Applause.) The lost half except in praise of the manner in which the
A very busy work of the Dock Company has been con or abeli Sandakan, Kuditor Silam, but.
ut auch Four has indeed beau
one for all connected with Us Company; ductor
ducted for the half-year, aud that I, in worths a good deal at i Hardaken might be it has brou osea, it almost might deramos no doubt frith the dhe share ars therefore glad, not only that attan and day work for our staff and for our holders, am very jubilant at the result. ilon has been directed to this important machinery, and our resourass have at times Only one word more matter by the Chairman of the Court, but been strained to their utmost: The sitera- tions and extensious and improvements of that this was done under conditions weil astonlated to bring the matter under both our docks and plant, which have been con afibial and commercial notice.-Singapore
tinuously going on for years past, have co-
Free Press..
ROYAL, HÒNGKONG YACHT CLUB.
'The Chairman kad Me Humphreys to his down.
it in.
Mr Humphreys-You won't let me being abled us to bring about these good resulted, Mr Humphreys,
The Chairman-I must ask you to sit it is only by a continuation of this policy o keaping our establishments well of Mr Humphreya resumed his seat.
the times that we can hope to give tion to par
abr
tione,
The following will to the course of the rase During the per customers. (Applause) report propose the sdoption of the
our reconste saver.Com.
The Chairman-An there azo no ques-
I to aud Locoppts as presented. Me RiobardaosMe Chairman and get- for the Commodore's Cup, to be eailed for an pantes atollar to ones at the Northern ports
Lave been quite nuable to cope with all the tumse, I have much pleasure in seconding ance of this a their adoption, At the same time, I would offering, and in consequenda.
Baaday next,, 1st March :-From the Poling Day vessels have been sent to Hong like to congratulate the Directors and the
Pia Kowloon, round mark-boat off Iss-
men, Kowloon Rock, No. 1 Dook Bney,
mark-boat of Lreemoon, and Kowloon Rook
(leaving all to port), and Bohus off the
Polise Pier 15 miles.
Handicap-
Arrow... Meteor.....
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...minutes.
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in the magnificent re-.
Carried unanimously.
will Mr A. G. Stokes asid-Gentlemen, there
to-day may, in a large measure, be attribut port. (Applause)
રામ d to this cause. (Applause). If you will
turn to your reports, Beatlemen, you is a matter which I would like to bring find that we bare available for
for appropriation
the larga sam of 8488,974.30. We room to your notice, one which I think de
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statistics, and measuremonts' threatened,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
[SOPPLIED TO THE "CHINA Màn"]
Loxbox, February 23, 1804, BYE ELECTION.
Me John Morley has been blasted for Montrose Burghs by a majority of two thousand over the Unionist Candidate
SPORT.
RE-INFORCEMENTS OF THE ITA- LIANS IN ABYSSINIA..
that a Dividend for the balf year of soves our special attousion, and that is Abyssinia. < 8 per cent, equal to $125,000, and a Bones the remuneration of our Directore. As far as I can asorigin, we havo not increased
-Wald.
Manon
Don
and the start was 10
Bars in
below deck
the
Exota The Aat Is nes are brought to his n 114
respect long sea voyages: it la hardly sufficient, over yet, to prevent life
to
eck becoming intolerable ships when hatches have to be battened
Troop
to
The championship of the Yokohama Chess down. Bat it is absolutely inapplicable
voyages
as of one, two, or three daye' duration Meas Griffin and Tennant, the latter is favourite. Mr Griffin having zarooly ra anitary conditions such as it was designed Now that tho Cup Competition has covered from a savere illness. It is ex Chicamen ebject if they did. When uld
prevent do not there are nor
to
iug
to go to slee
pected that the winner will challenge the reached its final stage, it might perhaps be Tokio champion.
that a million Chinamen sould bo gathered, in say single province, well at this juncture to fairly discass, for
booked to might be safely 'Ret a beggar on horseback and he'll two wheelbarrows with head hanging down, the benefit of all concerned, the method by which our own promier local tears of the set a sailor on horseback and there is no Smith did cot go so far as to affirm thak ride to the devil' is an old proverb. But mouth open, and a fly inside, Mr Arthe H.K.F.C. is selected to represent the telling where he will drop anchor. The they would prefer those conditions to a com Club in the competition. Assuming that experiment was tried atthe Off-Day Rasos onfortable bed. But it may be affirmed, with
Monday. Thirteen bluejacket got on board will be an equivalent number of Challenge Cup next season
*** atradiction, that a and prefe *mekes, prefete a crowd; and would rather. un feit uzcompli, the Olub raust be ready, if after eure skilful navigation on the part of ons of living mess than the
Politary
it means to win the Cup, to put its best the matap pilots, were turned lose on the
3
justifies
out fear of
motherly
ting it racecourse to give de a taste of their horse- cent of a saloon. His way of put THE SUEZ CANAL CLEAR. foot forward, or, in other words, to re-manship. Several of the mounts were in- is more warm, And if grand- rly philanthropy occosive that he The Kandler has been Loated, and the organise its whole machinery, by leaving plined to plunge and roll in a manner quite abould be made more cold, it should refest,
They certainly did not that the effort will only make him Canal is clear.
tho selection of a Cup team in the hands of too nautical.
to relish the handling of their atillas-be will simply cease travelling by Lotter duly qualified aub.committas. This stins jockeys. There was much hacking English ships, where he is tethered, and Committes should have power to elect a and filling us
as they endeavoured to up take to German, oz
recnavitated or Japanese, or One tiery untamed China Merchante oraft, whate he can aond Oxford has besten Cambridge at footbull Captain from the elores chosen. By this to the starter.
stead took command of the tiller, flow as he please for it is practically certain means alone can the best team he put in of
rofoned to Long for docking and sopairs, and the oxcel. staff for the very eficient way they have (under Association rules.)
answer it that so such tiresome restrictions will be troport we are able to placa before you worked as
165 wit
the field, and ne the same time it will do hela in of the frantic efforts of imposed is their ass. It has just
lapso only prevented frnuf die did that, under our Extradition Treaty army with the anomalies which I hestearing off the course by an With Belgium, an Eagliah Court is at or present exist. Tha
of the Constitution Club
team in the recent Cap
asember of the Foores. another
bring to a great extent the enactment of a car in attempting to
broad his craft Italy is sending ton fresh battalions to thorough parging yetem, I hope the side to the others, had a rather moto es,sutiender an English subject charged with
ty to exercien dizuretion whether it exortune
in Brussels, or retrain. It te to ha Committes of the F.C., who. I am sure, oiting experience. Hla pony started off at hoped that the President of the Board of have the best interests of the Olub at heart, hall
similar concladon antisfied with its performance that that THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT will give this matter the attention and cons what speed in the wrong direction, and race will the Presi
sideration it deserves.
op coming round Again to tha atarting enforce or leave dormant, regulations delga that he will copostes he has discretion to vi
Two hundred and fifty of Dr Jameson's)
point, it got rafa to contributing atabaldere. That now doing and the volume of business men havo strived at Plymouth and were
of the race course a full speed ahead. Bonus of $22,000, be paid to the Fare passing through our hands, I thints, wo
Lord Melbourne and that ought to consider the ramaneration which leadly cheered.
may not be out of plate, especially when Mr Orote, who appeared to enjoy the fun at the resent is one of those ones which of
font 10 say should be ted to the orto Fuad, we pay thom. Other Companies have in ele stated from everal sources that the interest the present competition has arouse in collecting the panics in a bunch, and took regard in had to the immense amount of as much as any ons, Ultioiately succeeded
left alone, and O. Lepress $200,000 be pazeed leaving at
with a balance of 834,474.00 which greased the payment of the Director omlag wo propose to
to carry to the ze aguant
Ito two or three seasons. Ons is the change Boers loas at the battle of Krugerdorp was ed, to advocato a more representative Com the opportunity to hand down his colours.
mittee for the conduct of fature competl. Of west the tart for all they were worth.TES Younger Ons-I wonder if I will lose bepe, gentlemes, that isipe on in the letting in exchange, and the other depreciation of two hundred and eighty.
will have your
tions. All Lonour OUF
dos to the lovere of Tho winner steared bin motat in Meridan
Way my looks, too, when I get to your age The dollar. I thecofore think, gen the
Dr Jameson and his olcers have aerived football who initiated the das of having a that suggested that be had not always been Elder One-You would be lucky if you did, approval, will nobios from the stomen, that no shareholder bore
Football Cup, and at the oaiset berhaps në riding on the heating billows! bat the Firavotte
dounits that Boudry Orediters has been two opinions that par Directors who have at Devonport
bacter systems of administration could hate seccad man arrived in part lying the Spankell..
reduned by nearly 8
800,000. Blues the 31st worked to hard for us in the post, and are
besa devised to set the mistior in practical how e. plasping his pony round the MESS ATREE-You don't need an umbrella The Eighth Clab rase, pretponed frem December I am glad to say that the whole of now working for our interest, have done a February 23, will be palled at the samsaur loans, with the otseption of the Admigrant deal of work which noun of a Luce Raveats and Brinsmead's Pianos bats no shape. But now that team football clay bo seok at it for dear life. The tazs eversed to gn such a fine day să this. Mine Boods
selly Bean, Save been paid off (applause).
anything about, and which has not bean rival for tone, strength and appearance old to be established on a permeniant basis enjoy the fan so much as the crated,
bisuty that it would be a pity to carry t the time hos surely come för the somatista The opt of Material in hand has inpcerad paid for, I have much pleasure in propos Wị Boblbeon & De time,
about with me in had wontber,
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Princess
Dolphin
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441
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Biha Stabricka
1.90 ED
mand
of 4 per cent.
which will absorb
ha neid to toe abarth Wheir foon alace 1860, and
in all 8187,000, be
considering the That Benas of $20,000 e distributed trumnadous lot of extra work that they nee
eign
be of
11
While on the subject of Committers, it suit the team and did a second alreed for good and not for herm-and duolde -
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ON
SPECTATOR
Was
Perbape ant, but then my ambreile in such