(viii.Koelson and intercostals "worn out,"
the lattor 3-8cda gone,
(ix)-Flooramtioh reduced and worn out," and filled in with cammont at after oud of ship, in parts have horn newly "picoed" to defective ands of old floors.
(x)-Plating and franica above the main deck
thin us to be unseaworthy for River service. (xi)—Bull-straps on keel "worn and ac Porthy, uriginally new lose than 1"
(xii)-"Many other defects between wind and water needless to mention."
It appears from the evidends before the Court that on no occasion of inspection was either of the witnesses detually and wholly inside of the versel, bolow the main dick, except in the Fore Peak, and it would appear doubtful if anything more than a cursary inspection of the interior of the ship could this be made.
The Collision Bakkend on the fore side of which 2 additional vortical angle irons 23 by by have been rivaited) was tested both hy bammering and by filing the Fero peak withi vator, after the cement in the sides had been out eut. It successfully withstood the hammer test, showing no signs of weaksess, but it did not prose thoroughly water tight; the leaking was of rush a nature, however, as to only slightly affect its effaiency ander thie test the balkhead showed no signs of bulging or distortion.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," FEBRUARY 2011, 1880.
Given under our hande at Victoria Honghe droner Did I ever gention to you ay kong, thin sixteenth day of February, 1863
H. MEREAY RUMSEY, COMIC Stipendiaty Magistrata,
President of the Court. WN. JAMES,
Oonstrastor of HM. Nayal Yard, Hongkong.
G. F. LAIRD
Chief Engineer, B.N The Peonidont With reforenes to the award of compensation or damage, if you are in sition fo say what your damages aro the Court will consider whether it will make the award
now.
Gering whited the Calculal Secretary herished nim comes da un
MyVorber Cortainly you d
Disuv on what About your rệc lutions with thỏ Curt-bat, Sezon and lingalvage of your right, ör vöt uiliget, voolik jaril that you iterated to bring as potion is the Graverament bernu o far, would not gw you the Krotaziou you nuntail
Did yon make, any enquiry on to the train of those statements yegarding the Calendil Boere. that you had been there; 1 heart is from your tary No. I did not but I heard incidentally self as a matter of fast and engine dat
(g, sandry arkitürs By balance of profit bought,
forward tres et account...$1,350
50.117.31
REVENUE ACCOUNT.
flomon who spent some time in one of the West | "100 Ind'a Islands, sent eis day for a Spanish car.
·121,250 $3 $17.34 8.
SILERS:
SUMMARY OF THE
"KWANG-PAO
11th February.
pertar, whose coming was daly notified, but kab Neynently wholly forgetlen by the Englishman. In the middle of the day, the latter had pararion ro out, and saw the carpenter at the door
The Yellow River is again treated in a loader and was struck with companotion for his anin in the Kroong ja, and to success attained by tentional delay, for which hu analogised to the Wa Ta-sheng, in stopping breach and in Spaniard, who bowed graciously, and replied affecting the necesses repair is admitted 51,355.71 with porfoot sincerity, "I am very much at your openly by the writer to be attributable to his
disposal. Señor.". Au Anglo-Saxon ledy, who
$2,715,939.29
When I first palend you for the money, who to cost of labour, matoria), sod working spoke to you about it? You hol me fint of all rate his company's thred sale.
Not Mr. Rodyk P-I den link he was pro blinkmontane ka man
To intoront sant
ofiro inmurenos
Mr. Robinsra-Lau not entirely in a position to do so. You will see I cannot quite estimate the damago until the Pasty is ready again for Whe introdue to yor ?---Mr. Rodyk active service. Every day we have to pay wages, zietly. And the Artwords were about wharfage dnes, and agents' fees, besides the loss of proßt: Therefore I am not at this momooor, ware they not P-Whx Toad back ment able to state the actual amesat due for Rudyk fold me there was in nollen for a large enm of many to-bo-broast against Leyds tu. damage or loss profit
saranoo. I asked for what, at bo i fer a M. Pepow. I asked for how much and be said for about £2,000, 1 link. I then asked whe
Mr. Wilson-I must ask, with reference to any blaim of that anit, that we have proofs laid before us, so that we may investigate the claim.. The PresidentIn that case it is not possible to dust with it now.
To Toxposes, eslarian, stationery, rent,
Pritty cash of henlohe To dusting offes exposes and salaries" To takyrams 10 profit
$498.549.20
NEWS
A female creditor, afraid that the dobter world avade his obligations, taken apon herself to him of a silk cont and to give him is good lju
A bird of a wonderful kind has been on how in the streets of anti; to bird Imp
Lies, and woighe over thirty sa
A town was about ta eommit suicide by imp ing intoe deep lilob when ho was vol by his friends: The world bo vaicide, however, 2000 died from the influence, it is said, excred upon him by evil spirita
A woman after her husband's departure for who stealthily succeeded in abroad gives her daughter in marrings to a ma who she thought was of a gond atation in fo
bad lived for a short time in Japan, oborred good lack rather than any other cause.
A pour man in Masso bought a mand-Jun that the words soola malti ('' wait a little "the
cost for bis son, White about to patch up ahe equivalent of the China tong &ting), should ho
A man who had lost his money in a rambling or two holes lo aurat sight of smashing glit Inscribed on the Japanese netinual flag, as the house, returns home, and aresing himself with toring, which turned out to be goleaf wigh The leaf waa polt for true symbol of the national opractor. Asimilar
$600 and the wao has now oppped a shop und is .....391,007,63 ides occurs at frequent interrals to most foreign word and revolver ha ancceeds, by intimidationing about twenty tesla
34,903 54 residents in China. But this is mainly in the end threat, in obtaining his money back.
241.16 earlier stages of their experience, for after a A female devotee, while paying homage to the doing well. 1,041.97 fuller trial of this annoying quality, it is found, gode in the Cheng-hun mine, is robbed of her 12,880.94 like other objectionable things to have its restrings by a tluof, w 255610 doeming features. It will not be strange it the bis purpose.
149.14 Rama tun-or lady--who began by objurgatioes A thiet baring suocanted in penetrating into but who eventually tarned oat to be a day by 3117.41 on the Chinese for never boing up to time, a shop through a hote made in the roof, attracted longing to some family.
should and by being the very person who most from the safe a mim of Taels 300. The shop mother despairing of the reformation-of frequently keeps the Chinese waiting hier kespere have now threatened to take action her son souds him to the authorities for pish. :་
hor-convenience. Punctuality comes to bo a against the tipao and watshana, unless stops be ment......
A complicated case is now about to 495,089.80 lost art, and isu dospined virtas, as superduous taken for the arrest of the thief and the rastitn-
2,890,27 sambrolas in Egypt Mr. Gough, the voted tion of the property,
again the attention of the authorities j 233.00 temperance lecturer, raed to spvalt of the threa A thier was about to steal a lamp which was likely to be the use of acol ill fooling and 151 handed people, thoses. Estoly, who have a right spended in front of a shop, by means of a long leas litigation. Thucase is one of debt; the simu
hand, a left hand, and a little behindhand."ale, but the larap dropped, and as it struck his being due by a cloth shop lo another cloth slu $195,313.09 This third "hand" is found to be so onvenient head, it broke, and the beresine catobing to A young boy in Furskaa lost his way und
*** in China, that there are few of us who do not at burnt him in several placos,
would have been kidnapped but for times employ it.
kindness of a shopkooper. whe look the oild is ant by dint of inquiries discovered thit for 21
A souffle baring taken pinos between a husband and his wife the muur is the worss në it and runs out into the sireot pursued by his infuriated better half
Popow had paid any loss, dhe said hay gross earnings of the company's dires not, but was going to pay cortuit foes next day tabishnuuts
won three days artonwards, y towaga, selt onzaings The prisoner--Yes, but is not answering By reflec
Mr. Wilson-It is not possible for this Conzer to deat with it at all. It is for the Govarner te soitle...
Mr. Robinson-I aw of the same opinion. This Court determines the liability, but does not the amount.
my question. I am asking about boim jetruy boas on pois and claimed divi-
dend writi
7. The main deck stringer plate and tis
need to you. I thought Mr. Rodyk was in dependent and not merely acting for yon, as you plates are examined throughout; tested with
will ces by the rotnikor, it is fondo vus for y hammer and gauged at places in eristing holes,
Rodyk, I did not engage you at all Mr. and at edges. They were found very d and The President--But the Governor is the par-Rouyk is the man who will fight fue me if buy serviceable. In the Fore peak they ba bom son who has to pay. The Governor in muleted. doubled, the old plate at bait of doubling bin sase sam, and you say he is the man who has thing is to be done regarding the yacht
fix the amOSTÉ * very good condition.
Mr. Wilson-I have no doubt he will be guid hy the proper evidenco.
in
8The whole of the upper deck stringer plate
was examined by us; we find it has been donblod o
ju parts the old plate was gauged on each side
ho Crin Solicitor-I would suggest thai
not
7. Webber-hopo le vill, I certainly will The prisoner I simply asked you for a can of money which you gare tab and now you try to
ir hands.
o.
THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
The following is the report for presentation
Doogkang Fire Insurance Co., to be held on the 25th et
A man and woman some en Tisit to Contou During their stay in the city the man dies, and the wowan, having no money to meet the burial expenses, sacrifices herself by selling harmed to the highest bidder.
The harshness of the Portuguese authorities fe criticized for having arrested all the
amidatips for a distance of from 30 to 40 feat the Court œljonru sine die, and if Mr. Robbi-o make out that everything regarding the pught to the dapeal meeting of the shareholdere of the Resdo's or Jules Verne's meals bave a babit of beggars in Macao and threwn them iste prison. |
Both partios nasantad to the coness suggested by the Crown Solicita, and the ouurt adjourned.
no tickness loss than 16th full was found in the will communicate the particulars of his claim to boily of the plate. At the age it was found to me. I will communicate them to Mr. Wilson, and be 8-16th. In the extremities of the vessed if necessary we can ask the court to sit again. is also in good condition, and has been doubled round the storm Furward this portion of the vesel is completely plated under the upper deck planking from side to side, for a distance of about 23 feet from the stem with the exception of a small triangular space 7 Evet log on ach side) tiros rasterially strengthening this part of the ship.
9.-The Breasthook has been renewed.
10. The plating in Fors peak was subjected to a severe hummer test, besides which it was drilled one hole on oneh aide and the plate. cniro. fully gauged and found to be 5.16th en starboard side and 6-16th on port side. In the Forehold a plate was selected on the starboard side on no count. its being greatly pitted nor the frame, river was koneked out in the pitted part, the bole gauged, and the plate was found to be 3: 16th; the remainder of the plate was tented with the as aietante of a straightedge and found to be 5-16th. 11. While the ship was in dook the bilre plat ing was drilled and gauged in 5 places on the Port side and places on the starboard side The average thickness fonal on starboard side was 5-16th fall, the thinnest pluco gauged being
3-16th. The averaga thickness on Pert side ww5-16th full, and the thinnest plane ganged was 5-18th; this we consider quite satisfactory The bottom plating at ontlets of sea connections was beverely tested with a baumer, and found to be in good condition. The plating under angina and boiler was inspected and tested, and found good, and we hara nevesson: to suppom that it is thinner than the surrounding plates.
12--The keel plates and garboard strakes were "robbled," oaled," and "scraped." · The gar board strakes were then inspected, and hannber 'tsstød, and found in very good condition. The heel plates were drilled is 35 places, and tho holes gauged; the acerage thickness found was over din and the thinnest part ganged was | 6-16th. The cement also in these places was in good condition, adharing closely to the pint ing. The bulging of the heel plate is so slight
THE "POPOW" CASE.
THE FRISONER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
The scueritl wanazers have pleasure in placing be-
alio years 17 and 1833 have been remarkable for the helders the twentieth sunun roport of
Mbir-That upy Ex, if there is such a yachts
Toner-If there is such a yacht! you lend the money to me as a firm or na Well, she at the bottom of the . Did client - lent it to ya usa, elion on the presentatious you unde to me a la tim perno for which you wanted the money, curtainly not
aefelernt
The prisoner No, I wouki aot have you for a Court Charles Popow was again brought be friend. Langitot. You say i engaged you in fors Hon. H. L. Wedebours at the Police Court this action against lyd, which fe aunther on the 36th lust, charged with obtaining, under mistake, as it is not gris at all. The rainer false protences, $250 from Mr. J. F. Webber, is made out in Mr. Rody; it was pet- for you at all. I asked for Mr. Endyk iu Ţ Solicitor.
His Worship said the case had been twice re-came to the offles and not for you, zded, acil keproposed to go on with it at once. Mr. Webber I don't appon you new thero Mr. Webber said he was prepared to do so, and was anch a pure in existenes. The relainer took his place in the witness box.
His Worship that read over the evidence which Mr. Webber had given before Mr Pollock, and asked if he had any additions or corrections to make.
just rend over te him was correct. He did not Mr. Webber said he had not. The evidence wish to amend it in any, respect.
Mr. Webber was then cross-examined by the prisoner.
Are you prepared to prord that there is no anoh yacht as the Ceoshie Dee in existence From inquiries I have made I find thoro is suoli yacht in the ragister for this year, but it is owned by a Scotchman. It mesus wild dove," I kelieve.
The prisonsrNo "swift bird.”......
is made out on behalf of Mr. 'Bodyk, but it my retainer
company
with ng folkówarm
15th February,
One of the strong points of the Anglo-Saxou in his versatility He knows already how to half the things that meat be done, and he knows by instinct how to learn to do the other half. I be Auds himself in the midst of extraordinary aircumstances, as the chaters in Charles
The paper of to-day opens with several item doing, it will be singolar if the spar of the moment, or at least after a bof reflection, some Thraa. men live in a house, sad two of them
are the following: thoir friend ingenious and effective way is not found to collude and do away with the property belong. of Peking on the most pertant of which Orders have been given for the purchase of a the novelists in their development of this traits At San-shot a few duye book a grand display targe number of silk curtains, for the windows whit in advance of real life. The Mazon is the of fireworks took place, followed by a theatrical of the Imperial Palace. extrionto himself from embarrassment Nor are ing
man who can, and benever rich or however acutertalomeni..
The Emperor's father, Prince Ch'io, bo tomed to being waited upon if he is true des
A husband, takes $10 bolonging to his wife sprained hit lng some time book, has quite ro ondant of the old apk, can always depend upon and gambles it all away The wife was so dis-overed from the scendant: his own rentrees, and eventually rise superior to trested that sho out her throat.
roumstances. Sir Samuel Baker is in some
12th February.
A dinner party was given in the Russian
camion of the new your old stylo. Legution on Be 13th of the moon-on-the-ne-
the nasal number of fires which oucirted within 4 potice, rang in frequent and serines leases to the company, and the balanse at credit of $859.943 20 as varnctened in the report issued in February last, has hoon routeed by sharqueat pagents atching lo 1887 policies, leaving an amount now asal sale for
orinaient of $183, 26, which, with the approval respects a typical Englishman, and it was Sir A will-of-the-wisp was seen in Lienebow about
Two manwaro deprived of their queues by the Coulag Commision, it is propered to deal Samuel who observed that there was nothing a month back. Bonus to shareholderz on their contributions of which he so mnoh ored as "a gernine diffion!-
malignant epirits while sleeping quietly. $ 85,075 Dty" Prasident Lincoln was once told that "no
Severnl en rented a few apartments in a Dividend of $16,6 pslar 132,000.00 English gentleman blanked his own boots," and
An argument on destiny forms the subject of temple,ut the priests receiving information as replied naively, Whose boots does, be black $168,826.00 than ?" Yet if necessity arises, an English the leader in to-day's paper Destiny is to the had character of the tenants reported the With regard te izrastmone on tcrtgages, the gentlemen," wis could not black his own boots, admitted to be very vague and mystical, some matter to the authorities, who arrested eight of veroral exgre and conating committee are sa- and a great deal else bride, would be a nataril pespie bolinring that it consists in the verte is fed, frosuntiene mas by the Hongkong and
Not far from Paking a largo'number of an Engini Harroa, that the securities beld by the onriosity, Bat life in the Orient is apt to be the ward of those who do meritorious nots and are company for an ample guarantee for the advance Cepts of the versatile and energelia Anglo good people and in the retribution of those who cient cash were discovered. Thore were about Others deuy this, 300 bundles containing specimens of coins of Saxda, and Eke the troops of Hannibal, he is evil and live an evil life.
The sleepers for the Tintain-Tung-heing different dynastics railway will be purchased in Japan.
The prisoner-That is all Inseto ask at pres sent I may have for morequestions afterwards Hugh Marshall." employs of the Eastern of and examined by Mr. Webber. Extension Telegraph Company, as the call-T.
You have made a seal, at the telegraph office us to talgrams reboived from Saigon from the
18th to the 21st January P-Yes
COCOUTING.COMMITTEZ,
NIWB.
CANTON NEWS.
Two thieves play a practical joke on a fruit seller. no of the thieves engages the attention of the vendor while the ethor runs away with the fruit:
The man who killed a clothes seller with rovalvar appeared before the authorities and confessed his criam Ho "xplained that the mishap was purelý nosidontal.
Mr. Webber-Wall, se yon plesse, We will was.dubivored to him or hiendārus to tilabelFonts. Coxon na auditure of the company are soom and why, after all, as the cottager in one of 20 ching early this year, but consequent Literary Chancellor at Shao. Ch'in several
F. J. Machado, first erk to the Harbour
say swift bird; it as owned by a Sentelman, and is not in this part of the world, not in the lar Department, was next called and bramained Enst,
The Prisoner-Are you propared to prove I was not the owner of that yaoht, the Cusche Doo-1 am not.
Are you prepared to prove that the Cashie Doo was not wrecked off Palo Obi on the 13th December, at 1.15 am. ?—At present I sa zu.” able to prove that.
Are you prepared to prove that you last me the monoy, the sum of $250, as to be inrantarial, and the same remark applies on the representation of my being the to the slight indentations in the starboard bilge, owner of the yacht and that I had papers, 13. The frames and reverse frames fore and policies. of insuranov, nad Diony£6,000 aft have been inspeetod where covered, the ceas you falsely stated-are you prepared to prore ment was cleared away to expose them, in 7 places that on that account you lent me money I under the Boiler 3-places-under-the-Engine, 10 o't answer the question as it is put As Istated places in fore-hold, and 7 places in the after hold, in my evidence, I advanced money on two be io all 37 place. In each case, the frames, ra- parete representations. Terse frames, and bottom plating, were in good condition. The reveres frames, as well as the main frames, are in many places worn thin at the odgo, but at the balf width they were sound and efficient. A thick scale of rust does not recés. arily imply a material waste of iron.
A
14-The keelson throughout the vezel is in good condition, and the intercostals where seen are fairly rood, with the exception of the fore- most one in the boiler space; 5 intercostals in the bailer space have been renowed.
15.--Under the Boiler, 3 floor plates have been renewed for a distance of shent 6 fest each side of the middle line, and the ends of old floor plates
The Prisoner-But can you prove it?
His Worship The witness has sworn to it in bis evidence.
The Prisoner-He may say a thing and not be able to prore it.
Mr. Wolbar-If I do not prove it to the satis- faotion of the Court my case against you will fail.
The Prisoner Did you lend me the money for
telegraphing All I can say is that I lout yon the money on ths representations you made when you asked for it.
Lonoar, which I can prove?-Certainly not.
Did you not lend it to me to pay a debt of Are you in the habit of lending money to your where butted on tot now floor plates, and clients Professionally, in matters of boxess, which on testing appeared to be the worst part 1 do alvenes monry poessionally. Strictly
• of the old plates, wewe found with one ororption.
professionally.
a fair condition. T. exceptional plate was You say your suspicions were aroused at the perforated by repeated blows from the sharp ond Sontch dinner, will you kindly tell the Const
by Mr. Webber, skal
mendes.
JARDINE, MATHEBON & CO.,
General Managers, Honziour Fire Inerrancs Company, Limited. Hongong, 14th February, 1880.
During the examinations supervised by the candidates were detected who misrepresented themselves as natives of thut district. They aro now to be dealt with according to law.
The lot. AI own having left the colony, Mr.ever quite able to do what he could before and aintain that destiny is dependent upon Hotsiny bust con nominee for the son of An American traveller has recently written and ragtilated by heaven alone; that as good or the shamolios totheriacatecat and his sppointment letter in which he described an ordi-hat works influence the decrees of heaven. now requires to be conarmed. The prizess members, nary breakfast at the country house of a noblet run the classics are in conclusion ir de los explanatory of the mysterious the Hon. C. P. Chutus, Mosers. . D. Battanley, Flord, in whose servics were som forty servante
1. Pastor, and J. S. Moses, offse themselves for read yet at this initial meal of the day, the lord dealing of bearen in the direction of the destiny
and his family all helped both themselves and of human boings. During that time was y telegram received lotion
AUDITORS.
that guests. Do soy of your readers breakfast in Hongking for Popow from: Kaigon - No. 416 eneral managers and conentting committee in the primitive simplicity of this pear of the
The drill of the troops under the control of I found no such tolicam, AM
appointed Mr. Tufarton Foudureon an auditor on Can you swear positively that no telogcato te settenent of Mr. A. Veitch, and the accounts realm We doubt it much and we doubt also B. E. the Viveroy will commence again shortly was delivered to him Era High Consulo prestal hare loen wudited by his in conjure whether the peer of the palm himself would do The men were erempt from daily drill during
it, if he lived long in China. It is so much the New Year holidays. that the crew had arrived and were bring-ition with Mr. G. S/Cazen
The chestion of Mr. Henderson and reelection of more sensible to let the Chinese wait on us; The examinations for Haia ta'ai came off at ing up £8,000 can swear that co telegrún.
Lorer's Irish stories Inquires, should I keep apon the New Your fosterities a large number dug and do me ona barkin'?" There is of the candidates arrived too late for the enm lens that if he was not frd he would not eat. Chinese story of a man who was so lodo.
petition and it therefore brome the duty of his wife to On the 4th the repairs to the Mancha barracks see that he was waited upon. Bat on one-os were taken in hand at the orders of the Generalia ession, it also became the duty of this with to command of the Manchu forces. The barracks go to see her mother, and lest her hasband were in a dilapidated state. as they had not been should starve, while she was gone, sha baked s repaired for at least thirty years. 400,000,00
huge cake in the form of a wheel, with an open. The kidnapping of girls ha again commenced 23,737.73ng in the centre. This cake she put on his with as great vigour as hitherto, The sever
reck, passing it over his head, where be wore it messures adopted by the authorities put a stop 834 iku a collar, in the bope that he would be able to kidnapping for a time, but it has broken ont
to survive until her return As she was un-afrish. 1,031,496.00
are apprelousious, which the event proved to have into mi opium shop, and lying on que of the bsen quite. warranted, for when she reached divans saked for $3 worth of opium. The drug bome her husband was dead. It turned out upon and a pipe were at uues broazht to him, but after gramination, that he had ester all that part of the la fow whifts, ander the eroase that he felt upset, cake which was within reach from the front, but he run out of the room, taking the opium along when that was gone, being to indolent to turn with him, and has not up to this day been seen the cake around, he had quielly starved to death! again.
Has a shipwrecked crew arrived here from Saigon belonging to the Conghan Doe-Not that I know of..
If it has arrived, you would have know of it ?-Yes, if it was set by the Const.
Mr. WabberThat is of the evidence. I pro- peso to call, your, Worship, J.
The prisoner I hare two witnesses, your Worship.
His Worship- Hofore you outer au you: fence, I ng tell you. Tampoing to commit the case for tril. You can say anything you wish now, but any statement on and will be raku down, and entered as evilen grabest you. You are quite at liberty to reserve your defense or you
rank it now, ilyen profer —
a
Dr.
HALAKOL: BATET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1889)
To expital account--Paid-up capital en
Shares at $50 per share..
Te aconuuts payable-Bundry, accounta
17 ]
Account-B- Taneo keled fridand ap of usa onant
Te reserve fund-Amount rerred from
the protita of 1859 to 1686 Te working count, 1587
Balance from best count. $232,213.30 11,857.49
$264,100.78
20,075,78
5,500.00
Add, misdry prvinių, Ac.,
ince collected......
fta Prisiper I thank your Worship fes-Losses and other pay.
nemt cemmitting the case for trial, and reserve my
Remuneration to moreulting detence. Can you tell wo when the case will-ba
Committee and auditore... tried P
His Worship-I cannot tell you that. The Criminal Sessions entim-mea on alonday,
Not profit for 187
this count
The prism was then removed from the lock, To working account, 1888 Balangu of bail being allowed on before in the sum of 51090.
THE HONGKONG AND WILAMPOA
DOCK CO., LIMITED.
The following is the resort of the Board of Directors of the Honglong and Whamp Dak Courpany. Limited, for presention to th ordinary early meating of shareholders, to bu held on the 24th Fabramy
GESTLEMEN,-ne directora Luvv vow to Mabinit
you thuir part with a statomast of ace
The toimerreifits for the mor sta
"of a Surveyor's hammer. The defect however what your suspicions wore I don't reinom bor the half-yone eating His: "Decumber inst
is local only. The next worst floor plate coul not be perforated, and this was therefore drilledying my suspicions were aroused at the Scotsk
estimation, to se yon to be arrested.
What was the information, I am entitled to know. Well, the loformation was that you were
awindler,
for
and the not prail, after paying faberest dun na ali elarger, amounts top
which he to I added the belanta
brought forward from bastonat...
Ci
By bank acește, Govoriment bonds,
Hongkong& Shanghai Bank
ius Corparation, currat arepart
$ 66,601.30 Jongkow & Shangbai Bank Ang Corporation, deposi at Chastered Bank of India,
posic seconnt Loves guder deed of mortgage,
In Hongkong
830,117,20
Ja Auroy
1:156.60
In thong
In Yokohama
*841,283,71
|Invested in bonds--
$4,500.0
Clure Imperial Gorria-
4,900
loving available for approplatioj 95.375.71 The directors respond that dividend for the half-your of & per cent, or Silat, bagani? to chterlaro- fliere, and hous of $100 to nontributing chau- holders that $14,000 bu written. Iron the Salue of tho new dock at Kowloon. End the lanegol $105.7
carried to the now necoust.
*T earning for the last six months ng loss than the been for kono years, the net profi bas berly diminished by the largo ancient paid for interest, pea on the Aftre Cleves, al for repairs to The Filious las again he doing by the the cuisse† the cosmozein Bock. Supreme Ct creasing a further extension of time to the defentals. Hoever as the thin met be returned to try day will be dard for the Ly thu hái diride, Ale directors trust thou an early
Chinos Truperial Gover
188,195.27
23.000,00
1,029,592.00 59,000.00 20,000.00 331,4034
9,500,00
mant loan; 19 110.300.00
ment loan) D& Negligen Shapes in the Uma Fire In- sunod Comedy Cash An hands of genui
B6.250.7%
157.09
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expectedly delayed, however, abe indulged some A man, got up regardless of expense, walked
The house of a dozensed resident of Canton is about to be sold in order to pay his namorous debts, and thantino, ities have directed that the cofilo deposited in one of the rooms and contain- ing the remains of the man, should be at oneD buried.
Two robberies occurred in a gambling shop. Two of the deling ants were approbeaded.
The nonlist, Mr. Fawrence, will visit. Cantor sterly and all suffering from defectiro, aight
notified of his intended arrival. Six epian snugglers were detected as Ho- The opiam was concealed a drum, which they bear as they went about like itinerent biggara
BUILDING SOCIETIES IN THE FAR EAST.:
The N. C. Daily News after summarising an article which appeared in our colaman a short
We do not cause any of our readers of being
"A dan in Honam got up while askoap and was reduced to this pitch of incapacity, but we do not about to throw himself in the river when he was 468,625.00 Venture mnoh in risking the conjecture that
most of us are less soient than when re frat saved by his friends. 320,187.9 me to the Calastist Empire. We have heard a lost his name, but a doctor finding out the oporriavo Balding Society in this volany, ATH A man in the city behaved in a way as if he time ago, mggesting the formation of a, co of criticisms not only upon those who ate re- $1,956,879.89 turned from this country to the borge land, but symptoms to indicato a complaint of the throatge as Shanghai as a free sattlement diffen upon their childron as well, that they required administered the medicine and cared him at once. from a crown colony like Hongkong, there has e.too much wailing upon." Wa that are from husband and wife uro in such narrow straits beou, wo are convinced, a similar opening for a the lands of the west, are firmly persuaded that that the father sells his son for $10. The mother, co-operative and and building society. Al whenever we set foot upon oriental soil, we have when ale hourd the news, was so disconsolate though we have no large civil service, snemntured an “inderior race." and singularly that who signified her intense displeasure. The have a large mickie class, Uving on modersle saough, none of tho orientals that we know of are man having received the money was driven te slacion, seeing its compelled to make it sufficiently interested in the question to dispute despair, and sitempted to commit suicide, but he bone here for very may more years tha our confident assumption. So long as such a view was saved in tinio and the buyer, hearing of it anticipated when it first loft ite native land is confined to the domain of abstract theory, it their distress, returned the child and refused to and bearing its lot contentedly. There h may be anobjectionable, hat it belongs to a class take the soney book. of theories which is very hard to restrict to the abstract. The constant and almost inevit able tendency is to transmute the superior cace,” theory into acts, the injustice of which is recognisable even to those who commit them, and not less 80, to the louat, to those who suffer by them. Suca note, which we are glad to believe are relatively infrequent, though inuch more common than we could wish, can only have the effect to widen the breach between the East and West, a breach which on all a girl that was being brought up by a family houses bare at thirty dollars a month, includio
a wife of rates and taxes, as they should be able to di intended to be, when of bounts we should rather de nil in our power to- and wos mais disappeared, and no braces of her As things are home now they have to make
1815,074.78
warcow. Each act of pasty justice
or
his way
Anina was robbed of his money pu hoe to spend the New Year, and was quits at loss what to do, when a benevolent passer-by 5870 bhn the rom that had been stolen.
At Wei Chow the bridge was raised and the
river dag, to enable large beste to go and come.
The anger cane erop at Wei Chow has not bean sacoessful this year, and the price of sugar will it is feared, be high,
neurly as much difficulty here for the mem bera of this claw to gel decout houses ați of their incomes the it is considered prudent to rent that is not a very much larger proportion pay at home, as in Hongkong. The unwritter rule in England is that a man should not pa more than onceureath of his total ingumo in reat but
this rule can hardly be observed in the mE jority of cues in Shanguni. The class of proph whose salaries are about two hundred dollars monik, a large and increasing one, cannot find
Gre a for
their bomes here to get morriul and brin; of tyranny, is a silent, but not the last effective whereabouts can be discovered. wedge. to keep apart those whom mere considera A young lady zus sway on the sea of her up families, so heuse rougs tions of political economy not to speak of marriage and has led to a dispute between the serious consideration Still, with re-and 99,716.19 any wider rousons should a to bring together two familias concerned.
1,779.38
5,420.30
into a common fallowship, thom whose real Interests cannot be otherwis than identical.
18th February
Boonomy, many of their succeed in saving, and
it is as mob en ohjest 10, tham, as it is to that fellows in Hongkong, to find safe investment which will give thom a little more return thai Among the decided adveriges of life in the East, some of our readers will be prompt to The paper commences with news from Pek- the Savings Bank, or the mother institution For them, a co-operative building society woul 3,561.70 reckon the domestic servants, which are to being, among which appear the following items be eruetly what is required, its advantages worl
had in moh nambata, and on the whole of wo Rewards are by His Majesty conferred upon be the same bore usin Hongkong. One adya 430.09 good a quality. That they are capable of an those offers who have had anything to do with age wo hava here is that the area available
3.co indefinite improvement in many particulars, we the suppression of treable in Mongolis and up-
dianer. near the bitted end, also about 3 fost nearer the
You have said yn beard something at the bige; the first hole ranged 1-8th bare and the Scotch dinner that caused my arreat. You must second one $-16th full. The frames and reverse have heard something unormous. Will you frames in this part bng in good conditios. be good enough to state what it was, and I shall and from this have to be delicted- the fact of the floors hoing worn thin in be prepared to prove it was false-The int Tirectors' fees... planes only is not in our opinion material formation. I received was sufficiant, in
my Anditori fuos.. to the seaworthiness of the vessel. The flour plates under the engine, which are also engine. bearera, were examined and found in gou dition. The boiler bearers were examined, tandi are good, being formed the extension of the
Will you be good enough to tell the Court newly fitted floor plates. In the fare-hold: the told you that ?-Certainly not. main and reverse frames and Avor plates WOTD.
Then you may not havo beard it at all. If examined in places under the cement. The wain frames and the bettom plating were found anybody said so he would be man mong not to in excellent condition, the bloom being still on go back on his word I shell certainly insist spon it. Did I not tell you in the office ones the iron of the bottom plating in any parts, that Mr. Fraser Smith, edler of the Telegraph, and the riset beads showinr no signs of waste had told me in the presence of another gentle of any kind. The revores frames which were de
man that the first nows he had received about fective in many places have bron doubled. In the the Coochie Das was that a man had absencel after hold, the same inspection was made in 7 from that vessel at Jungkok - don't recollect places, and the bottom plating, main frames, and that. You may have said so. Door plates found in good condition; the reversə frames however aro much wora in places, brated that I am the man that has ran away from for trimming on the gracia projections on thelico
I asked that question because it has leeu ser trial
The new dock is zow complete with the eruption where seen they has been doubled and the er- tent of this defect is not in our opinion sufficient Bangkok, and Mr. Fraser-Sraith motioned it and levelling down pas of the roadway. The ow to me. To my knowledge the Croshi Doo has pumps have gives mosh ratafactory, resale, nying toin anyway affect the sony whiness of the penal.
never beon in Brugkuk. She might have been emptied the dock from the fost water line is th
in comparison with the drift-wood which is A drunken man walked into a private house 16. The plating-and-framan shore the main before I bought her. Did I not tall you that hours and twenty-five minutes on a cousumption of deck were emmited, the form being out the Colonial Secretary here had been inforze TROFARE
Pour tous two hundredweight of coal
the principal available material for service in under the impression that it was an opinn shop, the precise intentions of the directors of the Laze new and democratis lands, they are infinitely He atouted for a pipe, and misbohated himself Investerent Association intely founded here, ha through into two pisses on starboard side and by the British Coal at Saigon of the wreck of Hesire. Bottomley and Hopping having left the
superior. 16 i one cf thoir excellent qualities, generally, until he was turned out more or less we think they would do well to favour some auc 5 places un port side, and the thickness of the the Cooshte Doo previous to asking you for my colony, Moser, T. E. Davies and 3. A. Slubs weno. To premiem sccount Balasor of this so
schome as far as their arhalas of sexociation al plating gauged with the following result moray You certainly said something about invited to a les url way, the 7th Eubeary and us, resolved at dis
to be ready for an emergency, the precise point by force. 30/6.024.24
A house in the western burb was robbed in low. They have shady fixed their shares at Starboard side, 3-16th, this latter plate was the Colonial Secretary, but as far as I remember meeting of sharesolders.
Toidereroot saat-Balance of talenteount 123,607.93ut which comes the severest test of servants in
most western › lande. When Gedara Grant the morning of the 4th of this moon The reb price which allows say one who has saved asy seleated as being apparently the worst piste on it was that you were going to prosecute him. I last, Mours. B. Art and D. Dadwell unke Tu truster fics account--Fose collected bis site in the body of the ship. Fort side 5-16th, think, or going to prosecute the Government, condimet u this sting
daring the yard to join the board; tuos appointment havo toku
314.00 visited hins with his family a few years ago, bark fired a lot of crackers in order not to be moary at all to become a shareholder: na nOON » 2.
they begin to build houses for their shareholders their besta held almost uninterrupted receptions board while they were at work in the house." 5-16th bars, 5-16th full Forward, on either Laughter).
In recordance will clane 3) of the articles Dī reso
700,28 in their honour, wherever they went. Struck by bow, the plating appeared worn and was faminer The Priester-The Government! Another cition, Mears.Forbes nad st. C. Michachen
A man, a consummate gamblor, sponde all his they become to that extent a co-operativo scolaty tested. On the port side a bole was driven
retire. by reintion, but being eligible for thornsolven
$132,075.58
5.58 the fact that cue of her hostesses was obliged money at the gambling houses and does nothing and it would be easy for them to consult the in His Worship-Will you be good enough to for re-elution. through with the hammer; two other holes were
to be on duty in the parloar at all hours of to earn a living for himself and his mother, who tending tenant's wishes in building; and charg Me: L. Poamnooker has bien appointed Chairma therefore drilled in this plate and gourod and confine yourself to asking questions, and not for the year 180
the day and evening, and never even visited wad of food for so many days that such a reat will make the bone the propert fun of By charges acount- found in each case to bo bara, the centre of unke comments on tho auswers.
kitobon, Mr. Grant remorked that he succubed to starvation of the tenant at the end of a certain tarr ARTHURA, S
it would not be possible to entertain com-
in this plate is 6 feet above loul water line, Wa Mr. Wobber-All I remember you saying to The Locoonte have been aifdited by Mosses. Thos
are of opinion that the frames and plating above the main deck sra efficient and saworthy for River Hervice.
17. The koel plates are scarphed," and out- adde butt straps double rivettad have been fitted; those hatt straps were closely inspected and found in fairly good condition and quite serviceable.
18-The plating in the wind and water line was drilled, 13 holay on starboard side and 15 holes on port side, and, with one exception aft on the port ride, was found in excellent condition,
one of your liss, I suppose..
um about the Colonial Secretary was that you Arucid and F. T. T. Fuster, the directora ishon intended to me him or the Government for mond these gentlemen for 10-e uptic something like £50,000.
The priester It is strange you did not make that statement at first.
Mr. Webber I would add to my answer, your Worship, that this was some timeafter the money had been adranred.
His Worship to the prisoner-Will you re peat your question!
The prisoner The gaustion was-Did I toll you that the Colonial Secretary hid heen ing 19-The cement. under the Boiler who has formed by the British Consul at Saigon of thr been thickened by placing new cement over the wreck of the Ucoshi Doel.
old, and where the cement was removed; for the Mr. Webber-I don't recollect it. You may inspection of hotton plating and free angles, have said so, but I think if you had I should it was found to be properly laid We are of have remembered it, #pinion that if the cement removed is found in
Did not mention it when I sent that letter
good condition as alio the bottom plating thus to the editor of the Paily Telegraph which you sxposed, an expert caz readily infer the condition and written in your office?I did not write the of both the camart and plating not specially atter. You brought a letter that was written inspected
to the editor of the Daily Press and showed it On evidence that has been brought before to tac. There was a paragraph at the end which the Court and the inspection made of the vessel, I thought rather insulting, and I said you had the Court has formel its opinion →
better not put that in. The letter was re-writ- That the steamship Pasig la not unarorthy. ton: I think Mr. Redyk or ons, of my olerka re that she is not unit to proceed to non without wrote it, and you signed it. Certainly I don't danger to human life, and that she is it for the remember the contents of that latter, but it la la. servios for which she is intended, mely, to plyxletence; it was published.. It was published until the 18th - November, 1889, sa o River in the Daily Presz. I think you afterwards seot Steamer fram Hongkong, to any Ports in the another letter because you said, they had spelled Canton River or Micso
your name with two "Industead of a "w
JADERA-TRVANOS
Obairma
JULY TO PROBA, KRES
·CENTAL ACCOUNT
Aberdee
Ta value of Aberdeen Bucks, as for lust
statementtes på Vienas given make
Кокиюш
ro vaine of Kowloor: Donke,
par list statement 3650,183:31 Nallah drain from mig? am [Village" MA77643,50% Amount paid Governar for
Lew dock read
New Tack. To amount expanded in coa
straction of now dook to dato, including cost of Fundy House, new dwelling for Haperii dent, less amounts written of mode Ambant written if last
months Free grant from Admiralty:
€97.65
y Amey re cagiur-Balance of this
account
By Sustow fro egina-Balance of this
acoonst
are not about to deny nor that there may not be on thoss officals who have been employed by the such a society is practically unlimited; we ar 107.68 better ones in reus fevoured parts of the planet's overal in the repairs of the Yellow vor. But confined to one hillsides they are in Hong
surface. If they are compared with the old 45000 retainers of ancient fatrilies, with which land and France, is appointed Governor of
Lia Jui Fen, new Minister of Chins to Bugung, and with our good roads and cheap marke of locomotion, and a climate in which ona ca) some of us may be familiar, they are Kwangtang doubt at a dimdrantago; but if they mes put ***
$1,050,879.69
WORKINT ACCOUNT, 188814
DI.
To michange acccant-Balameo of this aời.
Firat of oftoos
Solleitora utising fees
Sainross of asistants : 8,000.00 Selader of Surreyors in Hong-
wig and lo
3,633 2.500.00 263.83
Stylionery, printing - nú vortim.
Ing, wages of sucite, &
14,378.82
By ro.indurance account-Paid for resin-
sance during the yout
By account of los Pak for tosses sad
600, By fun befende arrunt-Force half shero
of brigno orpus at Hongkong, and the bear.obes, viz. Buughai and Yoke
819,48010 39,000.00 145,000.72
€3,210,39
Cumopolitan.
To value of Cosmogwlitea Dool,
as per last statement 316,913.07 Now timber sheepsjonen (4,150.00 Now latrines, a root's blower and drying love for foah-
The Court having given this docision doos I did not say anything about the Colonial Es now issue its orter in due form for the releass | eretary --I do not remember your doing s
Toy, Launches, and Tightore. of the steamship Pasig
You say you don't remember. It is very easy To value of Pet Fish paper
jinsi utafoment; „Buda "25,200,00 And whereas reappears that there was not not to remember what goes against yout does To value of Fame, a por last reasonable and fráballe osuse by reason of the not go against me. There in the letter which i tatement 44,839, 70. condition of the ship for the provisional deten, speaks for itasif. It may have been so you say? To voice of 9 steam launches, tion of the ship. We find under subsection 2 I don't remember it.
tam lighter, cargo lighter and bonte
2,530,34
sundry debtors coat
of section IX. of Ordinance 8 of 1879, that, the His Worship to Mr. WebberHe askeif you Governor in liable to pay to the Owner of the remember his informing you that the Colonial ship his costs of and incidental to the Detentica
and Survey of the ship and also compensation sul at Saigon of
for Ives or damage sustained by him by reason of the Detention or Survey..
Fecretary had been is formed by the British Conre
wreck of the Coashis Doo: Mr. Wobber Ho-may have said so to Mr.
Rodyk, but certainly not to me,
materis) on huad
By cousin account-For commissi
o prounia collected at Hongkong, "and the brauchs By balance transferred as obpre
24.750,88
her
walk nearly every day in the year, it is not so ver
material whether the Society's site is half a zoil
or a mile from the Hund. We do not koos
the Company was act started originally on co
A man was walking about 'anisfle and of years." The obstacle to this is that -2 pany with this facility in Washington. There treats when a pickpocket sooosted him and fing is a tradition of one of the ladies in a Peking encasly deprived him of all the money he had on Legation, who once inquired of her husband, his person.
operative lines, blocks of its shares may get int
the hands of penulators who are only regardin
large dividenda mexawhile, and a large unearne
*My dear, who is that fas man that is always soming into our compound That, my lore On account of the cold weather, a large num increment hereafter, should this be so, it is ope 27,591.88 was the reply is your cook 1 bar of fish in the rises at Shaophing were to the company to foster separate and smalls frozen and floated about on the surface. The building societies, lovating, then on the proper The last particuler which
mention in we shall
intensity of the cold even killed several buffaloesting it has already acquired or misy here:fter so which life at a distapes from the home land in to,
quire. The want of que or more societies of th 19,430 18 be contended, is by no means repler to read in the district
nos in the Far East, though it has here somed in his distress to the gods for help. The other company to appreciate and provide for th A man who had his child kidnapped appeal kiad is undoubted; it remains for this or som special characteristics. It may be scribed as
29.08 the spectacular advantage, namely that of phary josses were so touched that the next morning want. In the old days when men came hore to ing the affairs of our own lads at a great re the child was by their means actually restored five or ten years expecting at the and of movo, and under ccnditions which compel the iu a basket which was found deposited at the that time to have made their pile and be off hem or to see other from wesde and pastures now 2,276.35 most prejudiced of us to admit with most sin door of the house
• 320,787:58 pere conviction, that theas affairs are hy no A woman with bez niece wore on their way to exorbitant rents paid to absentee landlords wer 19,075.93 means the only ones of importance in the solar Canton, when the niece was missed. For her not felt to be galling. But men hare to com univéres, and that the special point of view recovery Leary rewards are now offered. now to stay, and every Eve monthly dollars a which we may have previously taken, is by no. The number of kidnapping cases has been in reat is a consideration, and they grumble a enriching with their labour a landlord whọn means the one to which the human intellect is the Increase of late,se numberless varaathey have never seen, and who is lurariating THE PROS AND CONS OF LIFE IN rut up. That travel makes mankind osamopo- from other provinces have spend in reping home in a refined retirement: They would pas
THE, FAR EASTY
litan, ia mere commeaplace, but that a fired post a good harvest, misrepresenting kemselve
14th February.
The Amoy Ganette says In response to s invitation from Seiler D. Fernando Gouses de The public is appealed to in urgent terms, in a Bonilla, Consul General for Spain and Consu leading artiels, to less no time in coming forward for Portugal, the members of the Paringuon with contributions to encover the numberless community presented themselves yesterday mor
of observation on the opposite side of the globe they did, na podlars, fortune teller and jugglare away so must s month willingly if they felt tha the money wes coming back into their own is absolutely necessary to emble në to make due A woman, was stapafied by means of some pockets in dividenda, or was accumulating so as The Angh-Saxon whose lot da cast in Farlowances for the political parallax, is at first medecins, and all her jewellery was taken from to make them in time the opera of their houses Cathay, or in any of the countries of the For by no means so shridan as it becomes by hor person. Daet, finds himself transferred from the tash prolonged experience. The man who 150 and whirl of west in life, to a land where the confronted the delicate and difficult pro- Keynote is altogether different and uncon Meme of British rule in Indio and of for- Feionaly to himself this change of climate la eign influence in China, and the question of not improbably accompanied by certain subjen what is to be the distant future of the native tiv thongs He comes from a land in which ass, is better prepared to form an intelligint 951,305,97 mt vườn la the molive power, and where the spinion upon the friat question, the American time of the inundations at Newchwang. The ing (10th February) at the Consulate and wil
atent presision of time tables and of appoint and Australian immigration questions, the Caba anta la abulutely nuvesary to a land whore disn Bahoriss question, say, even on the Tantial people are larring, badly dressed, expeed 60 setsed the goremony of beisting the Portugues they are to trains to catch, and where every and Egyptian questions, or say other intricate rigorous cold, and without wherewithal to roi day at the new fag tan.hampagne being and likewise syery July- the matrin and complicated international matters. This is love hunger aud to cover themselv Sabsorpsed and the health of the toyal familias el tor of his own time tables The announoscent tras for the excellent reason that he has bean tens have the writer admits, bean fortowing Portugal and Epic belog drank, the communi tunt the soulies bays strived that the sedan brought face to feos with an enforced realistina but the extent of the distressed district is so great thanked Babor de Bonilla for his courtesy chair, the jjuriokahs or the boat is waiting, sites, of the fact that the Chinese unconsciously atter that the money so far contributed has been in- and al towards their intereste. We understand 1452004 but a legnid interest, and the stated reply is great trath, when they so lightly romark in saftalent.
the flag staff is now the property of the Portia- guose Government, Eolier de Bonilla having Tell them to wait." If there is one strong one of their uphoriams, that Amount and re
The Vioeror has given orders that troops previously obtained the consent of the Porte polut of the oriental, it is his ability to wait cent times are ons period, under the whole This curatoristio he shalos with some other beavens, sil are ong family N. U. Daily should be mat down to the Yu cha fort on the guess Minister for China for the erection of th
Ganton river to practice with the hoary guna BARO, brancher of the human redu, An English ger- News.
1715340.89: