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it has made good its position as the principal Japanese native journal states that the two siraulating medium of the colony. The r-remble, the Matsushimin and It aukushima Kan, ordered from England, will be change is certainly in the right direction,nished next somer, and the Hashidate Kan, for the yen is altogether a superior and more which is how in course of construction of the Yokosuke Sulpbuilding Yard, will be completed reliable coin than the one it is displacing.
about the same time. The three yeasels are of elmiter construction and will cost about yes 3,000,000.
Orn of the principal defects in the currency of Hongkong is the want of a half-dollar. This coln has boon introduced in the Straits, where it is a source of revezúo to the Gov ernment and a great public couronlance It introduced bem suol a coin would, wa ventare to predict, be rapidly absorbed. It would be a useful in our local surreasy ne the half-crown or florin in that of England, being "convenient to carry and representing An amount which constantly enters into the settlement of amall accounts and ordine ary shopping transactions.
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The poles of Crown land put up foramotion at Causeway Bay yesterday was not sold, as 20 026 was willing to bid the upset price, 25,100, or 25 cauta per square foot.
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LONDON, 17th Augasi. GENERAL. BOULANGER, The shots fired at General Boulanger in Chs. rente prova. to have been pooldental during a streog allray....
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA
Defendant said she knew nothing of the lacky speculation in ilver. A monetary con-able business, and there was not the least rassom, for restoring the value of silver. Mr. Goschon has since been attalaed. But whilst caution was Affair Ste vont to Canton on the Lith and did feceres had been called at Paris to devise means to doubt of Ita ecmplate sponesse that not return until the 17th.
Wei Tire Li Besistant in the brothel, said he was present at it, and the bi-metallists were in the keynote of the new management, the tires. rainombered Yin Ho coming to the brothel. goed hope that the resolutions of the mast tots had no intention of adhering alavishly to The premises of the old bank-that magni- A man sama with hor who was in the habit of ing would be in their favour. Tho dalceion, fossilised reatine. frequenting the brothel, bat whose name she as it proved to be, was shared by the directors did not know. He said that Yin He was his cor of the Oriental Bank. They hangat silver floent pila at the north-east extremity of Thread- cabins. He took her away from the house on legaly, and bonds payable in silver coinage, adle Street, which forms part of the once tha oration of debentures on the security of the 18th inst. Defendant was not in the with the reelt that they sustained fresh and famous South Sea House were bought by hasso at the time. She had gone to Canton hoary leas and did not return till two days after Yin Bo had left the house.
It may be said that the directors were wawise the building, so that instead of looking up a in investing the mozeys of the bank in South portion of its capital in bricks and mertar all Mr. Bo Wyson, on behalf of the defendant American securities, and gracalating in silver, the beard has to to is to provide interest on the argod that she might he discharged on the and though that cannot be denied, it is only fair money borrowed. In this way the lending ground of her being ignorant of the whole affair to remember that shareholders baboon babitant publio get a good investment, and the bank is She was not in the colony during the time thead to large dividends, and these dividends made enabled to apply its capital to the purpose for girl was in her house.
the recipienta exacting and inconsiderate. The which it was originally intended. Another His Worship inficted a fine of $200, with the uppalite for large profite grows with fooding, feature is the insan of share warrants to bearer. alternative of six months' imprisonment The and anok profite more often than not mean great In the case of an institutia like the Nor ricks. Moreover, the bank was subjected to Oriental Back, warrying on businore at many duo was paid.
Losses which the most careful management could distant podals, and determinpl to enlist the support of weak parprietars, the plan is obvions. not have avoided,
MACAO
[non our own "CORRESPONDENT]
Sunday, 26th August. The election of a new Municipal Chomber
to your, I think shareholders for your in her, black, and 2 ajast mentioned. The ment, and parily to the malevolent gossip of
outsiders.
The bank had made heavy advances in Ceylon ly a very desirable one. The advantage of shars and Mauritiua for which it was ultimately warrants is, of coums, that they can be transferred DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
forved for its own protection to take mortgages by mere delivres that is to say, they pass fects The onlinary half-yearly meeting of share-
upon sugar and coffee property. At the time hand to hasil, stamp duty having been paid at when the advances first began these properties the outset, and the coupon can be cashed in any holders of the above Company was hold in the of fices, No. 14. Praya Contral, yesterday, for the
were of great valan, but muddenly long-dissase part of the world the moment the dividend has begzu to ravage the coffee plantations of Cay. baum declared. There were 2049 visitors to the City Hall purpose of receiving the report of the dirastors; Mugann daring the week ended 26th August, and a statement of accounts to Rith Jane, 1888 to take the place of the one dissatred by orderlen, and large cetates, aque regarded as mines of Again, the direstors opened a register for the of whom 164 wero Europeans.
There were present:Hon. J. Bll-Irving of His Excellency the Governor-which has been wealth, went out of cultivation. There was purchase and ants of the bank's own sharea with- We are informed by the Superintendent that (Chairman), Han. B. Layton, Messrs. B. 1. awaited with so much interest .both by the in- kindrad devastation in Mauritius, when the oat the intervention of the Stock Exchange. One of the difficulties of the P. & O. stoomer Decoen, from Bombay, lett Weedin, f. Davies St. Michaelsen, habitants of Macao and all the Portuguese heavy fall in agar added to tho general distress. But the most striking departure from the prac Singapore for this port on Sunday, the 26thousenker, V.A. Siebs, and F. Dodwell (Dire scattered throughout Hongkong and the parts, To avoid a catastrophe the bank was obliged to tion of Eastern lauke was the porn taken to
bors); J, D. Humphreys, FT. P. Foster, F.
the old bank was that its capital raised in gold. sase might be eradicated and priors improve, ex- Henderson, H. B. Jorey, Machado, W. Cogge, took place to-day, and, as was expected, the dis outtano its advance in the hope that the dis-issue dilver-capital.
kind to be sent to the Eush in silver, so that, when solved body was re-elected, tranimously, so to pestations that were not realised. Carvalho, G. Murray Bain, F. Grimble, &o.
At the meeting in October, 1683,. the chair bronght, busk to this country, and turned again The CHAIRMAN Paid-Gentlemen, the report speak. The result gave general satisfaction to has been in your hands for some time, and, with the people, sa the dissolution was looked upon a man spoke very freakly on this subject. One into gold, it was necessary to fades heavy loss your permission, we shall, as usual, take it is
bavo left on our hande fanded socurities to a The result was that all the Eastern branchine read. The result of the working for the past an arbitrary not of the Governor. Some for stituents," I said, "in Coylou and Maurition in consequense of the depreciation of silver. His Excellency Wa Ta Shing, who has been balf-your cant. I regret to say, be looked upon abstained from voting for fear of the weath of large amount, on which we have for some time had to write off a large portion of their capital, terest, and returns of any kind. We have, be- but simply because silver had declined in value. tratzferred from the Governorship of Canton to as very satisfcotary. During part of the period, the Governor, and among these who did vote back taken no credit for proft and loss, for inapt an account of loss on their own operations, that of Honna, passed through Hongkong da but few vessels were docked, und we have had no there were two" stray shute "ous for the per- i siden, written off from our profit and loss account To avoid much a syntitigonoy ju futaro the new
Large contracts for extensive repairs. Never- Bunday en runic to Peking for andiego.
theless with the gradually increasing tonnage sensel of the Colonial Secretary's office with H.
might hate weathered its difficulties, for it was which amounts to £500.000ver capital in Amongst the angers who arrived at Yoka. regnired for the coaring trade and the new laus B. the Governor as President, and this other for sums amenting to £256,000. Bat the Bank bank bas raised in addition to the gold capitk haus on the 18th inat. by the C. P. steamer of steam communication in Dansetion with a number of retired officers. So that of the 140 always able to pay 20s. in the pound, bat for rupes in India and dollars in China. Th
the dividonde paid in local currsnoy, so that Parthia were Mons. Adsur Sienkiewicz Minister Hongkong, which are being developed from your voters 143 were in favour of the dissolved Cham-panic, due partly to unwise action of the managa. may go raised in used in those countries, and
look to tho
there is no ension to mike allowsone for a tall for Frames to Japan, and his wife and family.
future with every confidence...)))
A movement on the part of shareholders had in the value of silver. The issne of silver capital We bane that the shares in the Company not formation, I think it well to mention that the people of Macas have this time proved equal to
to £67,000.. being formed to carry on tabaces planting ia grows earnings of the Company over the total the cocasion, and that they have awakened from led to a considerable-redaction in the working during the past year has increased from £47,000 North Borneo have been applied for three times amount of working organs, show a net profit their proverbial lethargy. They have also expenses of the bank, and some of its late om-
The report presented at the first half-yearly per, although the prospectus has not yet been of over 18 per ont, and had it not been for the manifested enough. valour and determination plays did not hesitate to spread damaging ro
parts. respecting ite position. As long ago as meeting amply fulfilled Mr. Cargills sanguino faznad.
interest on ever-drafts, the percentage on the work done would have roughed nearly 20 per face and chock setions which are agamat all prin 1379 there was reason to suppose that a deliberate forecast made at the statutory meeting of the The Japan Mail states that nawa lisa beon cent, which is a mach aon reasonably be ciples of justion and equity. It is probable that attempt was being made in London to wreck the provize November. The net profts, after par repsited in Tokyo that Baron Blogolebes, scine: Loaked for from onlinary docking and repaire. the Chamber will again be dissolved when it has bank. Agra & Masterman's had been brougating all establisaneat. charges, amounted to ecn time Secretary of Embassy in Berlin and lately Tha directors are strongly of optica that the
the public mind ut a period of great acncial the directors wisely dooided do write off the and even than toy were able to pay a dividend Governor bas recently been interfering with represent Austria-Haggary atthe Court of Japan. by steadily writing down its over-droffe and votars, however, son determined to reject it ariety, and the Oriental had to reolan with whole of the preliminary expenses of £5., the sparation of the law in a way that is not The Bard of the Northamptonshire Regiment, as, there is but little more money required as many times as it is dissolved: What a fares similar conspiracy
Since Thursday last there has not been a And unconsciously the bank. played into the smounting to par abare, or over 5 per cent. Douglas 8. 8. Co.
calculated to secure the approval of the som. will play of the Offers Mess, Mrmy Barracks, for the completion of the new Deck, and China Mer. S. N.Co.
this evening, the 28th inst, commencing at night no other extensive improvements are at pre- single fresh, sans reported from the lazaretto bands of its enemies. On the retirement of per annum, and to carry forward a substantial. has been steady and continuous, as will be seen. munity. Sir Wmn des Vœux bas given look. The following is the programmt:-- sant necessary, it is hoped that the item at Caritas or from Green Island, and in the the general manager, the directors appoint-balance. Since then the progress of the bank
ed the late Mr. Edwin Brett na his ancõesǝr, of interest will soon be materially rednood, Boggs The LIST OF RESIDENTS now contains orders, it is said, that mendicants are not to March Fathers como home"
Harold. In the report you will observe that the directors city all goes well. These who talk about so and invested him with fall discretionary pew from the following figures:- Overture...... the names of
Vaise. "Toresdar"
Royal recommend the writing off of $30,000 from the many cassa of cholera bors must have beeners and anthority, in the early axercise of FOURTEEN THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDR be arrested by the polics, and that no more
prosecutione are to be justitated against Gavottelia
Kappey, solue of the new Dock. The amount due to Her delirions or possess a fantastic imagination.waleh he recommended the writing off of half FORZIGMAS
Andron Majesty's Government on Loan account has been The petition praying the Government for the the capital of the bank. A collapse fo the value Chinese for lighting bonfires in the streets. Balaution. Saltan of Mocha" Cellior. Increased since we last met by over 34.000, owing
of shares followed. This was called all over the 30. Nöromber, 1684 1,066,000 Bath orders are the result, apparently, w "Ceylon is to have a new silver culfage to to the fall in whango; bat this fall affects in remorat of the lazaretto From Cacilans to Cole world within a few hours. Confidence was shak- 31 December, 1854 7450,000 18 February, 1885 1,990,000 head office with number of anxious depositors, 31 March, 1835 2,388,000 5 par cent. par annum mistaker kindness, but in the caso of the meet the requirements of the times, which call the reworse way the value of material on hand, was or elsewhere has only obtained about thirty enabroad as well as at home, not by crowding the 31 Jaanary, 1885 3.796.000 bat by the pressure on the Eastern branches, 30 June, 1883....... 9,226,000 beggars, the intended kindness will inerit for subsidiary currency of the kind. Like the whis, it is estimated, is worth at least $50,000 signatures up to the present.
Strails Settlements, Ceylon will have 10-cant more than the cost price at which it stands in ahly lead, not merely to moob annoyance to and 50-cent piccos, but it will have the additional our books. The large stock of material on handl
lying with the parent bank utadverse exchanges 31 December, 1883... 4,563,000
4,900,000 5 par cent. par ananın the community generally, but to s grut advantage of a 25-cent plass. The 50-cent pies has not been reduced to the extent that the tire that the Cement Manalotaring Company, which was provided for by drafts on their funds sa september, 1885. 3.818,000 & per ont. phi anum the nature of its fiscal in-81 Morch, 1837 6,231,000 per cent per anaum 30 September, 185. 5,482,0 per gest. per annua deal of preventiblontering and misery on has proved so neefal bere," says the Stratis Timer, direotors had hoped for: bat this is entirely dae whcae workshups are on Green Island, hare sont Then followed rapid withdrawals in London; 31 March, 1558
to the absence of contracts for extensive repairs. in a protest against the Government establishing and, noable, owing. the part of the baggars themselves, Hono"that a coin of half the value might readily pass. As you will cbserve, the banas to contributors ja lisäretto on the Talaud, to the danger of the vestments, to provide for the heavy demenda on 30 September, 1357 7,105,0 per cent, por a
The idea is well worth consideration." Our con-
The directors of this great bankare as below: kindred institutions, the Oriental Bank Corpo kong is an El Dorado for these unfortunate temporary should bave noted that the Ceylon has been reduced to in smallest amount or numerous workmen engaged in thefatory. It is its resources, and unsupported by any of its 31 MATO, 1888 8,177.00 per meat. por som
Mr. Christian Alinsen Mr. Andya J. Maedad wretobes when they are allowed to pursue cont is a rupee cant, not, as in the Straits, adollar missible by the articles of ausociation. La vase
Never was suspension loss nesessary, The Major-General Equry Be Sir Benjatain C. Pias, their estling without interference, and it is cent. This deprives the comparison of its valas.se of you may wish to how why some $12,000 aid that should say one of the workmen ko at-ratios suspended payment.
F.C.M.G has beea exponded on the roastriotica of the tacked by the disease the others will strike work
Mr. Grant H. Ted-Heatly The Penang Guastie says:L Ah Poh, the Fans, I may esplain that no considered it and depart, in which twent the Company will be bank, with its powerful mereantile influence, ita Tills, C.B. anly by the exercion of vigilance on the part Chinose priest, and Li Als Chon, the Chinery desirable that the Company should have a
assured and extensive ecuatituency, and valuable Mr. Lionel E. C. Boyle current business, we'rapidly recovering financial Mr. William W. Cargill PLAN OF TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE of the police that the colony is képi reзena, who, it will be remembered, wire shorged vecsel suitable for 'salving operations, shd in the great loser. Fortunately there is no one
ably,Free of them. As soon as it becomes on the 4th instant with casing the death of Fame we had a vessel anally adaptable to the the sick list of present in the Jasarette, which is stability; and, at the special weeting held in few. It will be noted that Mr. Cargill, the founder, known among them that they are no longer New Ab Tab, a nun of the Mustri Street shrine, purpose and which we felt sure would be a power- cituate on the other side of the Island. If any weeks before the suspension, the chairman in six and forty years ago, of the Oriental, who re able to arrest they will Book bere in aboals. proonring a scarriage, and whose casa al aid to our rendering efficient assistanes in thing happens there will be a complication of
British, United States Japun.css
French. Gorman.
Chiness Nerthers.
HONGKONG, Avausr 28rk, 1888.
SHPPING Officers of the Coasting Steamers of Ir ramour speaks truly, His Eroelleucy the Antrian Minister ju Sofia, has been appointed to position of the Company is only to be improved besa ped office to-morrow or the day after. The to the ground by shear malevolence, working on siderably over 10 per cent. on the capital, but
P. 40.8. N. Co.
Tapan M. S. S. Co.
Tado China 8. N. Co.
Sieuwson & Co.
II. C. & M. 9. B. Co. Scottish Orientai 8.8.Co. Miscellaneous Const
Steamers
Arranged under one Alphabet iu the stristest order, the initials as well as the surnames being alphabetical
The MAPS and PLANS have been mostly re-engraved in a superior style and brought up to date They now consist of FLAGS OF MERCANTILE HOUSES IN CHINA. CODE OF SIGNALS IN THE AT VICTORIA PRAK
MAP OF THE FAR EAST.
MAP OF THE ISLAND OF HONGKONG. PLAN OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA.. PLAN OF MOUNTAIN DISTRICE, VICTORIA,
PLAN OF FOREIGN CONCESIONS; SHANGHAI..
PLAN OF TOKURAMA. PLAN OF MANILA. PEAN OF SAIGON.
PLAN OF GEORGE TOWN, PERANG.
Among the other contents of the book sre- ter and Thermometer, Rainfall, so.
An Anglo-Chinese Calendar. Mean of Barome-
A fall Chronology of remarkable events since the advent of foreigners to China and Japan A description of Chinese. Festivals, Faste, 20,
with the days on which they fail. Comparative Tables of Money, Weights, &c. Boale of Hongkong Stamp Datios. The Hongkong Postal Guide for 1888. Sealed of Commissions and Charges adopted by The Chynchus, of denne forsker
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until the annoyance becoinen intolerable, and then the law will have to be put lp wotion agsiu sud a dearance made of the tuend cants who have been attracted to the colony by no assurance of security which oventusly turns out to be illusory. To openly permit
dinner in this role
stood remanded, were again brought before Mr. Evans onthe 1. Mr.F. Hogan defended them, After hearing the evidence the priest, Li Ah Poh, was discharged, and the net, Li Ab Chah, was committed for trial on the second count, namely, conesalment of birth.
..
I think it will be known at Hongkong by this
the event of sevident; moreover, the work on her affairs. The Island is the property of the reconstruction kept our men employed during a poriad of slacknes, and, the is well worth the Seminary of 5. Joseph, from which the Cement autount at which she stands. The Naval autho-Company obtained their lone, but the lacarefto rities were notified on 30th Jane last that the was ordered by the Governor..
miralty contract was cohorned; but we have
De Dock was then completed, so far as the Ad- Aanall steamer arrived hard to-day from Ws able from the Nagasaki Express that the not yet bostained why the croccio:ss die not Hengkong bringing about 100 barrels of tar for U. S. frigate Brooklyn, which rossal broke bar dock in Hongkong These arka embrace the Government. Every sight bentires are from the Naval Department to procure out any quests are asked, I will endeavor rols of tar being burned. terests of the beggars themestras is to en-York under sail, either viz, the Cape of Good answer them, so far as Hes in ray power. force the law steadily, instead of ay niliga! Hops or Cape Horn, at the discretion of her tor-roste. The Juniata and Pales are shortly
to Now
'.
Banking Dividend psic Aanets free of lucóne Taz.
74000
as September, 1831 £102,000 21 Cateter, 1981
dulged in a conficient hope that the bank would tired from the board of the institution over safely emerge from its troubles. Had it been twenty years ago, when it was at its zenith, but supported at home by kindred institutions, as it who quickly care to the frout. again' when the the board of the New Oriental Mr. A. J. Mac- ought to have been, the suspension would never bank became involved in dificulties, is fill upon have cocartek
This sapport was not forthcoming, and the donald was a partner in Sir Charlos Forbes & bank had to put up its shutters The directore Co., and was mainty instrumental in the res As an un-rendered invaluable assistance to Mr. Cargill and ia Equidation under the Court.
era obliged to place the affairs of the banircitation of the Bunk of Bombay Mr. Macdonald registered company the corporation would not be Mr. Rohde in the reconstruction of the bank.
PEN UP voluntarily, or under the supervision Mr. Rohde himself is its inspector.
New Oriental Bank has branolaes at, that effect in the Companies Act of 1668. The among othar pl Aden. Bombay, Calbatta, MF. HENDERSON asked whether it might be a An occasional correspondent writes with ra Liquidation of the Court did not, of course, pre Madrus Ceylon, Hongkong, Mahe (Seychelles), possibb explanation of the Ardotests not desk-
voat a scheme of arrangement being effected a Mauritias, M-honrno, Shanghnt, Singapore, of closely printed matter, to which reformas is, thus preventing arga nambers being al-
here that the supaies nodagra were of ferose to the election of the Municipal Chat Little later edit for relieving the corporation as Sydner Tehernu, Yokohama, Kobé; and age- constantly required by residents and those traofed to tho colony, and then, after a short expected at Nagasaki for the purpose of towing cha uniors ha-to render it unsafe to bring i bor that-the intimidation took effort on certain shon as possible from expenses and complications, cies at Galle, New York, Paris, San Francisco,
her down to Hongkong without first dooking her. members of the community, who got up pic-nic: It was felt from the moment that the Orienta! Tamatave, and even at Vladivostock. They bed not yet received any information o
The CHAIRMAN sild he was unable to say. parties and thap plased themselves beyond the stopped that it ought to be reconstracted, of The B10 shares of the New Oriental were last that point
Limits of Maou soil for the day. This ho cha-1 Fahde, who had held a high position in the
within a vory fow days of its suspension Me. E. quoted at £10 to £11. There being no further questions put, the racterises as want of valour and patriotia Japon branch, and has since become an authority CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report whilet, on the other hand, showing that they are upon decimal coinaga, talographed to the and assounts as presented.
prepared to bo trampled upon by a despotic managers of all its branches tbroarbeat the Mr. CARTALHO seconded, and the motion was government. He also says that there is all pro- tank which should take over the splendid conse
East the basis of a sohems for oreating a new? cstrived unanimously.
The APPENDIX consists of '--
FOUR HUNDID PAGES
довый TREATIES WITH CHINA-
Great Britain, Hánking, 1842*
Tientsin, 1858
Choloo, with Addition Article Opiau Convention, 1886. and all others not abrogated.
France, Tiontela, 1858
Convention, 1860
* Piontsin, 1885
Treaty of Commerce,
-Convention, 1887-1886.
United States, Tientsin, 1358
Additional, 1869
commander, who we believo las chosen the int
The CHATEMAN aring requested shareholders bability of the re-elected Chamber being again to apply at the office for the dividend warrants, dissolved. which will be payable at the Hongkong and
aloned.
Shanghai Bank tostay (Tuesday), the meeting THE NEW ORIENTAL BANK COR
POLICE COURT.
7th Augast DEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE-SMITH.
PORATION (LIMITED.).
The following sppears in the Stock Exchange's “Successful-Companies": -
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THE CANADIAN MAIL.
The CP steamer Parthia arrived bero tion, and utilise the trained staf, of the old in- Festerday wits the Canadian mail of the Slat titution. The responses, received convinced July. The following telegrama ato taken from Mr. Bohde, and those who were zaling with him. Vancouver paper: that stay there would be no lack ed sufficient ospital to make fair start could
THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP..
LONDON, 23rd July. In the All England Lawn Teania Champion.
haring commercial or political relations with the parind of immunity from police interference, will be ready for sen about the 6th prom. We ber as far as practicable. It ie anticipated ne Countries embraced within the scope of the fading themselves subject to deportation. have not heard whether it is intended to dook her CHRONICLE and DIRECTORT.
The Contents of the Appendix are too mumer As to bufires la the streets, His and anship her propeller. After looking forward ems to recapitulate in an Advertisement, but Excellency, in giving tho
to a speedy raters home, it must be a great dis order that appointment for all on board to find they have persons lighting them are not to be six mouths' sail before them. prosecuted, bas doubilong been influenced by | We have to thank Mr. Woo Liu Yuen, tho the feeling that the Chinese were being un-special agent, for a copy of the annoul statement duly interfered with is the observance of of the China Railway Company, Tientsia. The capital of tho Company is The 1,000,000, of their national customs, Al vartain of their which Tle 250,000 has been issue. The tugth festivala the burning of paper in the streets of the line which has been in operation is 00 l, forma a part of the usual cerewoony. The or about 25 miles, and the net proft for the twelve months amounts to Tis. 18,803, or, with practice is not unattended with danger to the the addition of interest and balance from pre- arrenading property, unless great care bevious account, Tls. 19,713 A dividend at tho rato of six per cent. per annum, absorbs TIA. exercised. At the same time, i taky be allowed 14,655, and of the remaining profits, Tis. 3,200, that its complete auppression may be con- is carried to renewal fund, T. 1,800 to gratuity sidered to samsextent a hardship. Ina Chinese fand, and Tla 58 to new nocount. The Bamber passengers, the was city maiters of this kind are regulated by ibe katjong, and the resident of a district while the goods and mineral traffic brought in the person of Hun Sai Ting a pair of silversar. what has since become the great systerr of ex- tion was possible at the delay; but in fact, is sorraps oondack to him, has been settled out of
change banking in the East, and the model on was not the delay that ought to have excited sar actually keep watch on each other that they decidedly satisigotory. The line will shortly Complainant said that on the 20th Inst. she which all existing banke of the same desciption prise, but the promptitude with which arrange yourt the Journal agrees to apologize and with draw all impaiations ard to pay £500 and costs. do not exceed the limits of safety. In be opened to Tintain, which will bring a large felt someone come from behind, and state her sistor-General Sir Thomas Joins Alexander Hamell, of London capitalista nopromising, and unser ments had been made for reopening the bank was walking in Tyndherat Terrace when she been formed.
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The time was für from favourable, the sitiinde APPROACHING MARRIAGE OF COUNT HISMARCK.
BEBLE, 24th July. Hongkong the Kaifong receives no recogni-session of trafie:
earrings. She turned round and saw defendant Valiant, KH
Count Berbert Bismorok will leave for Ko tion in the sense that it does in Objos, and
taluty attending the real position of the former The Straits Times, in its translations from Iranning dovi Graham-street. While he was Thöman Koberi kohmond, Jaggourth Sabkerett, orporation throw a doubt apos the prospect of #igstein early in August to partake of the matters such na this of boufires are regulat-Dutch papers, sags:-In Deli, many plantere be running to fell and was arrested, She saw him
Alex. CamrasLean, Jojosbhoy Dadabhoy, the new. Then there were, in addition to the waters of that place. After a short sojourn he ed by an inelastic Ordinance. Some regin to feel uneasy from the diminished inflow of give the earrings to all boy.
acessant labour involved, considerable xption with his approaching marriage to a relative will leave for England, it is believed in conneo- coolies direct from Chias. Direct immigration P.C. 14 gave evidence as to the acrest of the
War. Walter Cargill, Bay, to be faced in the torra of telegrams, postage, ad- Edmund Co Manevitta |gulation is necessary, and while the Ordi has been set on foot in order to baulk the colle defendant..
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Seventy-woven days after the suspersion of the ship tournament at Wimbledon fo-day, Ernest Oriental Bank Corporation the prospectus of Renahar met H. T. Lawford the champion of the New Oriental Bank Corporation was in the 1897-1889 in single handed finals and defented The Oriental Bank was originally known as the Bank of Western India, which was started in possession of the public at every place in which hits, thereby winning the championship and the Bombay in the year 1842, by Mr. W. W. Cargill, There had been load complaints on the part of
the old bank formerly carried on its business 100 gainons' trophy,
ACTION FOR LIBEL, as an anehartered, and unlimited company, ex- some individual with a very slight conception of
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CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES:
ST. JOHN, N. B., 25th Jaly. The St.-Joba. Globe, of which 3. C. Ellis, the
The decision of the sourt in the matter has
Subjects in China and Japan, 1865, 1877 auca xists is ought to be enforced. If the brokers in the Straite Bettlements. Thoes fel.Defendant stated that he was on the way to Prom the time of a Foundation the Corporation/ertising, office rental, copying, &c. But every. Lord Londonderry, the Viceroy of Ireland. Rules of H.B.M. Supreme and other Courts sibility of saying that bonfires in the atreats The aggrieved planters could not stand it, and gooused him of the theft and he becafue soared but its grout 1 st profitable. business was of Mr. A. T. Macdonald; whara spacious Grit. ht. Es for this city is editor, responds
Governor is prepared to toho the Icepondantere too much in fixing the price of coolies. [plaiuant's' sarrings you past him.; Complainant / ficuiabad as a buk of issue and of local deposits; on and enthusiasm of Mr. Rchde, aud
in Chius and Japan
that of exchang In 1815 ita naime was changed in the resuscitation of the now Bank of Bombay are not dangerous, His Excellency will no took measures to get labourers straight from the and ran away. Whilst runaing he slipped and to the Oriental, and the hand office was transfer was of great service in the formation of the New warmly to the proposal of Sebutar Stewart that
Celestis! Empire. The Planters Association was arrested by the previous witness, doubt have a Bill introduced for the ropeal co-operated, and aided in bringing matters to t
Complainoat, on being recalled, said that aheted from Bombay to London.
nexation of Canada to the United States. The directors. of the Ordigance. This, however, would be satisfactory conclusion. That the immigration did not see defendant give the earrings to any-
Se successful was the bank even at that early Oriental, of which he became one of the first the Sakery question should be settled by the an going too far. A better course would be to has not proted wore brick does not arise from one. Defendant was the only man that she saw period that at the beginning of 1845 its shares The capital of the bank was Szed at £2,000,000, Globo says:"Great Britain would rejoice at the were already at a premian of nearly 50 per cent with a first issue of 100,000 shares of £10 each, Union of Canada with the United States and world see that the union would prove a great ina- Regulations for the Consular Courts of United entrust the Captain-Superintendent of Police gond their control. It appears that, in the die-
any slackness on their part, but from carases"be-ranging DV3;manded the case til the 29th but the disastrons failure of the Union Bank of of which 50,000 shares were tesorved for ique toriel advantage to herself.". Thisunion," Mr. Els
His Worship
Caloitte, the effects of which rosszabled these in lear arrency. The prospectus intimated Etates in China
with power to isans general permite riots around Swatow, which supply the best le lustant.
which attended the failure of the Glasgow Bank, that the Bay boak would at first confine its observes, well blot out any unpleasant memory for lighting bonfires at certain searene, lors epidemic has broken out. Its rnvagos re boarers to plantations in Deli, a widespread oko-
BYLLET OBSTRUCTION. Ian Aws and Leung Basi for causing au-band raised every one of its unfortunate share-operations to the large porta at which the old that may romain of the rorolationary struggle and establish beyond a doubt perpetual harmony holders, caused sech a panic among shareholders: bank simaye did a proñtablo basmens." It will" and under certain conditions, as in the sulted in ccelic emigration at that port being struction by gambling in the pablig utrestes, were in. India in unlimited companies that all share aid the prospects, be the espobial care of the betwem Great Britain and á manna The Giabe case of firing orackers as China New Year, 1 brought for a time to = standstill. At the end each Qued 810, or one month's imprisonment became for the time analeable. But the opera bank to avoid the slightest departure from proceeds to outline a sphere of union, referring The public would then be on the alert that quarter is expected to arrive in Dell. There to be pinned in the stocks for three hours at the seed prudence, and its business continued to recognised principles, and to exercise the Halifax by the sumption of the Cauto range of this month, a steamer laden with enolies from with bard labours in either case defendants also tions of the Oriental Bank were conducted with the rules of legitimaste banking in its best to the payment for the Imperial properly at and precautions.could be taken against what is every prospect of direct copeigaments of scene of the offence.
greatest caution and pratenouin the employment by the States and thon goingas far as to arrange ever special danger might be supposed to coolies arriving there regularly in fature.
In 1849 the Oriental berght the charter of of its resources. This undertaking has been how each provines should become gee state in
the Union.cbps MA, M exist! Unnoscemary restrictions on the Chi- Saya the San Francisco Bulletin — 18 Az Fakand Yeung Tas, convicted of reaslessly the Bank of Ceylan, and two years later it obtain steadily respected by the new corporation.
THE LATE ZORD WOLTESTON’A WILL. nessure mich to be deprecated. The rumoured that there is some doubt whether the drawings at down Centre-strest to the o from the British Crown an extension of its At the Erst statutory meeting held in No
orporate powers ander the now title of "The ember, 1884, Mr. Cargill, who was in the chair,
LONDOy, 28th July. general feeling of the foreign community is, Treaty, because of the amendmenta introduced alternative of three weeks Imprisonment
Chinese Government will approve the new danger of passengers, were each lined with the Oriental Bank Corporation," with a capital of and who, with Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Bobie was Postnastar-General in Mr. Gladstone's Go
The will of the. Iste Lord Wolverton, who it we interpret it aright, that the utmost by the Berste. These zamendments are the only
£300,000, which constituted it a bank of. ixane, freedom compatible with the public safety and afraid that no such good luck is before us. The valuable parts of the measure. But we are
in Ceylon and China, and empowered lt to carry may be mid to be the founder of the now, a kevernment, has been proved invalid, and tibe convenience should be allowed. This result, scarcely concealed bribe of $276,000 to the Chi
on exchange, deposit, and remittance basiness as of the old, Oriental Bank, was able to speak while of his immense fortune pasess into the Wong Chun Ho, a witow, mistress of linensed anywhere to the vast of the Cape of Good Hope. encouraging language of the outlook At hands of the collateral branch of the late the date of the meeting, 31,300 shares had been baron's family. Lord Wolverton was a member however, ought to be achieved by appro. Rose Goverment will secure the ratidation. benthal No. 61, in Upper Station street, was
The Oriontal now to draw priate legislation, wat by the arbitrary if the Treaty were rejected the Administration charged with keeping a Lacquersot liet of the its own broad offos It Wallbrook, and rapidly to sletted, with the prospect of applications for of the Engist Home Rule party and some of extend its agencies all over the East. I 1852 5,000 moro. This was but a small proportion of his bequests were designed to betent that BREE. would no longer have any arouse to oppose the names of the inmates of her brothel. ruspension of this Ordinanes or bat. Or only legislation that will rosol the root of the Mr. Ho Wyson appeared for the defence. branch was established in Hancitins, and rat issue of 100,000 £10 shares, but sub dimanes according to the indivídual-tiewe of Chinese evil. The Treaty, even as amended, John Leo, Inspector of Brotheis, mid the agencies at Melbours and Sydney in 1958 and seriptions were still coming in both at home and caused interse chagrin and disappointment Encneading Governors.
can lend to nothing but the gravest complio prosecution was instituted with the Bortion of 1864 the capital was still further increased. It abroad, and it was wisely decided to ominan mong the Isgatees designated by the will.
AUSTRIA AND ORELSE. tions The Fisheries Trasty, which has already the Registrar General. His charged complaintuet was ultimately raised to £1,500,000, and there operations at onse. No attempt was made to conceal the foot that the new bank had nubill
VINNNA,26th July, bo cut topics in the 6annte, was wise with keeping a girl iu her brothel from the 1 ocrv fund to £500,000. For twenty years work before, it, but the men who were at the
The King of Greece had an interview with diplomacy in comparison with the Chinese to the 16th inst, without ontoring her namo on (1837.77), the Oriental may be said to halte were confident of success, and, as the re- Conut Kainoy today. The Premier aanred We reproduced a law days ago from a Treaty. The latter is, in fact, the most the list.
oupled a portion of commanding strength. The salt has shown, not without cause
bis Majesty of Austria's sympathy with Greo00, outragaons sell-out of the present Ad Penang paper a paragraph referring to the ministration. It may be regarded 886 Hongkong in the seventh moon of last year. meses, and the vast aron of its operations more Tin Ho a native of Canton, said she osme to solidity of its credit, the amplitude of its ro-
After explaining how much the new bank whom she regards us one of the main ramperts scarcity of Mexican dollare in bat settle treaty to facilitate Chinese insigration. Under She married to a man in this colony. On unsurpassed by any other banking onearm owed to the exortions of Mr. Hobde, Mr. Uargill against Pandariam in the Balkans.
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE, ment. In Hongkong, as well as in the Straits, it this country will be flooded with Chinese, the morning of the 11th inst. she was patting Year after year it paid a dividend of 1 per cent. Tont on to say that the delay in reconstitution
LONDON, 26th July, Every coalle now ashore can be duplicated as joes stick outside a house opposite defendant's Its capital more than dunkled in valas, and at had been advantageous, hecenso, had it been the Mexican is being steadily displaced by often as he departe, while new hordes can be in-brothal when a man called Chan took hold of her one time its shares of £25 were worth £70. The completed sarlier, large amount would have the Japanese yen. Isa parcel of Sexton, referring to the arrest of O'Kelly, seked collected in small amounts by a shroff in traders, sladents, teachers, and travellers can be o'clock the Mms tight he took far into defend sonsegnant upon, a vast expansion of trade, but not, probably, have turned out satisfactorily, and why the Gorerquent had not warned him of the Lbore depcnits upon which the great assets were setting detectives to dog the footsteps of mem the ordiunry coures of business the fol brought on the one when everything else fails aut's brothel. Eo dressed her as a prostitute unfortunately, this led to commitments abroad the bank would have been without the aid of issuance of sammens against him, instead of
There will be no chook on the latter but the vicé and said he would take her to Singapore. She which dangerously crippled the porporation.
bers of the House Mr. Balfour replied that the lowing was the proportion of the different of our consuls, and what sort of schook that stayed in the brothel until the 15th inst. when In 1577 the shares of the bank stood at a pre- rain. The new business had been commenced
miam of about cant: por sent. but in 1878 on a more moderate sale than was at. Arst issuance of the warmat was the only legal me coins-yon, 129; Mexicans,. 17; Finch will be, everybody know If this Treaty hnd Chas took her to a house in Bridges Street,
been considered in opan Senata, like tho Fish- Cross-examined by Mr. Ho Wyson, witness begun fo be rumoured that it was in diflealtias, thought of, the board haring dotermined, as it thed of summoning an Irish member in England. MELBOURNE...Mrs. Norfou, Hargrave & Co. piastre, I. The smallnces of the number eries Treuty.. would have been defeated, pre said that when Chan took her into the brothel and in 1870 tho shares fell to 194, but ross to were, to common business de More--not a Regarding the question" as so whether he had BRISHANE
of Mexicans may perhaps be account.vided our representatives exhibited as much he told the peords there ahe was bis occubine par before the clows of the year. It was a dis speculative bizziness but a noinction of a portion had reason to appose that any meraber of LONDON..... Mr. F. Algar, Clement's Lane.
Messrs. Street & Co., 30 Comhuled for to some extent by a temporary sontstaves of the Fishing interests of the North was allowed to walk out the house. Chan the Arst serious blow to the bank credit faces to offer advantages, and leaving out altogether stamens. Mr. Balfour said he could state that industry and ability as the New England repre. She was well treated while in the brothel, and satrons speculation in Chilian bonds that gave only of that of the old company which seemed Parliament would evade going to the court on i LONDON..... LONDON... Messrs. Batas, Hewly & Ca and unusual scarcity of that coin, but east. The name of Mr. Oleveland will in this fried to make a prostitute of her; Slie had never bonde were sold by the bank in 1873 at the vary the class of business which had brought distress several members had refused to obey a summon LONDON, Mr. W. M. Wills, 151 Cannon St.imilar experimental countings extended matter be inseparably connected with that of the seen him previous to this courrence. He was moment at which their priodas lowest, just and grist upon the sharabolders of the old He accepted the entire responsibility for the ...otion taken in regard to O'Kelly and others. ........Mr.LH.Ricky 66,Rue Lafayette. HERLIN.........G. Hildebrandt, 111, Alnandrinan over a long period slow that the yen is now late Mr. Burlingame The scheme which the received at the brothel as though he were a after a naval defeat which Chili bat sustained concern,
The greater portion of the bank's reserve fund It, instood of 2900.000, £8,000,000 bad boone. Smith asked the assent of the House 10 latter contrived in the interest of the man- friend. in duob larger circalation than the Maxies dolora of Hongkong, Mr. Cleveland perpetuated. Wal Bau Ting said the previous witness was wont to meet the losses sustained by these and subscribed, there might have been temptation to an astuma sesion, It was necessary, he Franco. Mr. F. Fizbor, 21, Merchants and that it is steadily increasing its adant-They will both go down to history as the big courubing, fa missed her on the 11th instiler speculations in foreign securities, or indulge in bold games, with the reaalt that folid for the civil army, and navy services. foɛndara cf, the new form of sinrary in the and did not see her again titil the 28th, when infctanes seldom eòman alone, and the losses lowed the coups of the old administration. The He trusted the House would pass the County NEW YORK ... Mr. A. Wind, 21, Park Bow. age. Thus, although the Government bar Dalted States, which if tot obesked will bear he found her at a family house. He reported due to dunes unfortunate Livestments were fot. bank wasted nothing but credit With that, Government and Parnell Commission Bilis, › Dafly Prost Offiəs, Jannery, 1888.
refused to recognise tim yan na legal tesdory "the same frțilta se ita produsensor.
the matter to the Inspector of Drobkola......... lowed a souple of year afterwarde by sa une nad ála connection, it hail tha apoiona of a value The Motiks aprued to adjuuri sa dɔgust Lith
„Mosers, C. Gexual & Co. FORMOSA........Mesera. C. Gerard & Co. FOOCHOW........Mossrs. Hedge & Co. Novero Messrs. Kaily & Walsh, Schef; SHANGHAI Hall & Hott Co-operative Co SHANGHAI.. Mosars. Kelly & Walsh, NORTHERN & Hall & Holtz Co-operative Oé. BIVER Porta and Kelly & Walsh, Shanghai. NASABARI......Messrs. The C. & J. Trading Co. KOBE-USAKA..., Kossza. F. Walsh ́& Co.. YOKOHAMA..Mors. Kelly &Walsh.
MANILA Messrs. Diaz Puertas & Co. SAIGON Messes. Balroeder Frères sind
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Gardes Mr. F. Mainfroy. HAIPHONG......Mr. G. Gavella BANGKOX...Messrs. Hamsay & Co. SINGAPOBE........Mesars, Kelly
Walsh.
PENANG.Mesars, Magnard & Co.
COLOMBO.......Moura. A. M. & J. Ferguson. CALCUTTA...... Moers. Nowman & Co. BYRNET.........Messrs. Gordon & Gotch.
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