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trade or act prejudicially on both, she stop has been taken, and the plunge has not been made without some premeditation,

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HE DAILY FLI 8 MONDAY, AUGUST SIM, 1:89.

The Kobe Tushin ipps states that Governor tans and come other leading residents pro pose to establish a company haring a capital of 500,000 yon In order to supply the town with para unter, a vital necessity (say the Nous) now unfortunately rapidly getting moze difiant to procare as the population of Kabe inèreness.

29th mizima.

BANKS Chartered Bistoantile Bank of India, London and China, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China;

Kongkong and Shònghai- Banking Corporation,

thers have not been very heavy claims. That, proposition." I would sak if any information on

suppose, would be the experience of many be given to us. firmit In China, ofherniso the insuranos com- paaiss would not be the prosperous copcerns they are. I will now loare this subject and bare marsly now to propors that the report and accounts of the Board ne prosented be adopted.

Mr. Yu 801 Waw sesanded, Carried unanimously.

The SECRETARY handed Mr, Dodwall a weit. ten statement.

The CHAIRMAY-I would remark, Mr: Bod.

WORKING ACCOUNT,

To Balance lab socount ....

To charge

To salation at minor and bead offlor, rent and office expenses at Hongkong and Pantom. To disbursements tin conension.... To exchange.org sebenar antracomme To transport machinery and sturos. To disbursemente abeam-launches Sri Pá Mr. Donvalle-I don't know that we are dis •hang ana Mande, and agensiert Ensin

Zumper and Pokan, meanin arising my standing as a member of any arm. We bave to consider the good of the Company, To ronda and bridged, mining explotistavas

*and explorations and I would point out that also the formation To hotel and travelling veganso........ of the Company me have paid, according to the To stamp mill working count Banratory's figures, 3021000 in preuia, and we to water supply have alsical $87,000. leaving difference of To pattoo

well, that you are a partner in a very important To legal expenses firm in China, and if you put down your premie or teas, etc...and your insurance, you would find. yourself very much to the good.

Te plant and wood soscunt

To general and saying experpe

To Royalty Bates of Pahang. To tramway wouat

By carrings steam anch

By transfer foon.

203.585.14 2004 82

*^enting bamboo," far different pasishasarte“ wars going on in another part of the court-room, unnoticed by us. The bamboo is not so very far removed from still existent civilized doter- 13,333,00 rent methods, but what was now before us re- 30.00 aalled the most bratal ages. In one corner 12,409.90 man had been tied hand and foot on a small banch

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1,503.00 the length of his back, in such a manner that his body was bent as far back as it could posibly be stretched in the form of a cirola, his book rosting 4,912.50 on the flat seat of the bench and his arme and

legs fastored to the far legs. Then the whole 2,7147 fair, man and benel, had been tiiten forward

86.95 till it rested upon two feel and upon the mann's, 401.60 136.78 two knues, almost falling orar,-alusst but not 208.48 quite. The position at the miserable wretch 1,937.72 wax as grotoiquo as it was exquisitely painful; 54.97 his hands and feat were blus, ifs syes protraded, 325.00 bis month gasped ounvulsively like a dying fish,

247.50

19.97 and he had evidently been in that position so 217.40 long that he was on the eve of losing comcions 42.33 mess, And he was apparently forgotten. A 2,851.6 Yam boys stood gazing at him opou mouthed,

225,49

150.00

but nobody else in any more attention to 1230 him than if he had been a piece of furniture. 77.29 This was oneugh for my companiona and they 440,43 left the room. But he is the Western world to $20.00 kcow what the Celestin Empire really is unless poople are willing to see and hour of ita inus- $148.218.64morable horrora? The utterly mistaken notien of China which in'no wide-spread at home is dus e.in grant part to this very unwillingness to look 1,635.89 straight in the face what a French writer has

459.57 ao wel: called the retten East."

34.23 6,689.33

In another corner an unfortunate creature was endergoing the pani-bient called "kneel $148,918.04 ing cn chains. A thin, strong cord bal besn fastened to his thumbaard eat too and parend Over a hook in ne upright post. Then by pall- ing it Balliolently l'e was of course lifted off thro ground, his knean being the lowest part of his hody. Under them a small chain, with sharp. edged links, had sort hoon siled in a circlą aš ℗

Y&OE.

A. O'D. GORESIN, Secretary. Kongkong, 3rd August, 1689.

had ther been inclsret til) the whole weight of

What foreigners in China will be most condered to know, however, in connection withthigrent change in the relations between A

Faye the Daily News :-The southern papera Japan and foreign countries, is, how will are making fun of the Merlin's ran to laskow, Mr. Yu Ser WAN-May I ask, Mr. Choir it be regarded in Peking? Is it likely that which they estimate at five miles an hour. They man, if the nearance at present peters any of The CHAIRMAN—No, only the balls. The the shage will be regarded there with in forget that this is over the ground against the the traflo

strong automer current of the Yangtze and that difference Will the Chinese Government, the vessel, we are told, was aground for six owners of the trails insure themselves. But eap. all the latestimprovements in the trade.

which, sery wrongly and without reason, bours on the way up. As a fact, her rug wo apne we lost a boat, that, together with the loss of has been accustomed to look down upon very fair one, considering the intense beat which the traflo, would mean a very serious amount: The greatest attention has been paid to

the firemen had to bear night and day.

On the motion of Mr. DoDWELL, seconded | 8536,000. That seems to toe roughly to represent To labour socount

Te transport of ocolina appliances for ensuring parity in the Water Japan with supercilious contempt," calm.

It seems, from a letter written to the Agents by Mr. YU BUWAN, the appointment of pretty nearly three-fourths of the value of our To gold soncentrates supply, to secure which we have, added a Con

paint that might be dwelt upon. We have a Te shipment of ore to us Francisco denier capable of supplying as with 3060 gallons best ber eleviion to equality with at Shangbet by Captain Gyles, of the Seifeng. Al sera. Les Bing, Foon Fong, and L. Poussecker Best at the present day. But there is stothar

as directore was confirmed. of distilled water day, and are apw in & Westem countries, while the Central King when that vessel was nabors that bor forehold upon the motion of 3. so, sonaded by depreciation and insaisuse fund of 8235.000 To frowood and charcos) weapont position to compete in quality, with the best dein at treated on a semi-civilisel to the bulkhead abeft the foremost, was full of Captain LEFATOUS, the Hon. P. Ryrie and Mr.What is that for F Can you tell us, Mr. Chair. English Makers Our Bwest Waters cannot be country? We think not. The Peking/water, but that tho mai hold and rest of the ship-

The CHATEMAN-To get additions to the On the motion of the Chairman, ndod

To disbursements stamp mili, mucliners surpassed anywhere.

-·for the It appears that the Sungkiong

and plankinampak berkena The purest ingredients only are used, and Government dare not tear up the existing wore dre. It was proposed to lift bar on the Gomes, the retiring directors, were a clected.

To dam pad water supply in now atcamer. Fullerton Henderson were re-elected auditor the utmost care and cleanliness are exarsised in treaties and defy the Powers, but they wil left water two hours ahead of the Kafng and by Mr. 1, Meets. A. OD: Gourds and Best. We are going to pay that away

had to anchor shortly afterwards for four hours the manufacture throughout.

The CHAIBMAN-Gentlemen, the regular busi- Mr. DODWELL-What about the new capital To commission FOR COAT PORS, Waters and packed bulk and refuse any and all concessions to owing to the fog. The attempt to get the

To ■pditara' (oom.......... and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices foreigners, treat their Repmenntatives as Kaifong off soon succeeded, for she arrived in of the meeting has now gone through and that is being raised? Are you going to utilise To compensation

ang that even now, at this sta perluà, I aball be The CHAIRMAN, I may toil you that a ver and the full amount allowed for Psokages and asgh-they do this already it seems to us, Amey on the 3lat ultimo. Empties when received in good order.

happy to hear anything but may be said by any considerable proportion of it has been invested The following returns of the average amount of the shareholders regarding the prospects, or at very good rates of interest, and the strange- Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applica- notably in the esse of Sir JoE WALSHAM,

who might be a wooden doll for all the inof bank notes in eitanlation and of specie in re

the management of the company. Ithink there ment is going on most favorably. We hope to whenever practicable, are despatched by Arat!fluence he ecome; to have and render theserve in Hongkong, during the month ended at little fault to be Found with the report. Go have the groater portion of it inverted before By tzterest,

July, 1889, as certified by the Minnegars of the

Mr. DODWELL-WAL, in fans of these figures. residence of foreigners in China se unpless-respective Banks, aro published for general ang back again to it I may my I think it is re-very leng.

port that every shareholder should feel satisfied- ant and unprofitable as possible. The formation

AVINGE SPEC with. I hare only now to latimate that he di in spite of what the Chairman has said, I hold

vidend warrants will be inanet on Taaday Non-that we might very well insure our own feat. Teung Thu 8 may, too, imitaling the

AMOUNT. RESERVE

day being a Bank holiday. That closes the busi The CHAIRMAN-I will speak on Mr. Hender taction of Japan, attempt to foros on

1,354,830. 450,000 mess of the meeting, gentlemen.

son's tuendment. I think it a very proper ene maites by concluding a treaty on equal

Mr. SIN TAK FAN-What might be the sum and I have no doubt he has thought it, out well. 650,000 of money wo would have saved bed, we not in- This change, if made at all, should be made gra Lerma with Bome Stats like Mexion,

1,684,261

1,500,000 eured since the Company was started P.

Jashy, and when we have accumulated a fund of 8,025,28 interesta surrender ta

and

The CHALEMANI should say that is a very prets, then we will be in a position to say, "Now A CHAPTER OF CHINESE HORRORS.natty sailor coila a reps on the duck. The cord $6,004,889 whose safety might be

$2,810,000 dificult question. We might have saved no wean stand the lom." Istrongly urge Mr Bend |

thing...

mandment. I think it is flawise or ACANTO FREE COFFETSOOM. EATING BAMBOO.the man rested upon his knees and his knees rested upon the chin. The process seeme simpla jeopardised by bring made subject to

These Chiwamen went from Pulau Telong to Mr. SI TAX FAN--How much have you paidot. You will then not be plunging lato a

MOUTH-LAPPING AND ANKLE-FMASKING. but the cult in awful And this man bad boen risk of a serioas loss. Whatever loss comes will | Chires jurisdiction. What sort of jurisdic. Ayer Samah, says the Singapore Free Press, to annually-something like $30,000 P

HOW HEADS LES CROPPED OFF IN CHINA.

undergoing a prolonged sourse of torture. The CHAIRMAN Something like that. But come gradually.

Amongst other things. his ankle-bones End boon tion that way be seen by reading the ent timber. They had no sooner landed than ons

Mr. DODWILL-I would rejoin that we can.

From our Travelling Commissioner): cracked by being harmed with a plece of wood graphic article in another solumn, the facts of them named Jow A Koos we knocked down, what might we not have lost? We all know. I which can easily be verified by the curicus a tiger which came from out of the jungle. the object of every man of business is to lassan not he plunging, according to the experionas, of

The other two Chinamen took to their heels and his risk as much as possible.

the past twenty-five years. It will not be such

Reader, be warned. I have looked upon meshaped liko o ohild's cricket bat. His tortura

onded for the nonent white we were looking at The SECRETARY-The insurance in pora desporots gilange you suggest. Had it been being cruelly tertored; I have stood in the hin. Two attendants loosened the cord, and he who are to make the trip to Canton. It is getting back as quickly as possible to Polua

about forty was formed and started for Ayer' wooden onos.

timo. What has been the Company's experi- { Samah where, after searching the jungle, Low Mr. POENECKE-I may say I quits endorse ence? It is shown by your own figures. I see a like pigs, my boots have dripped with the blood and set him on his feet. The moment they w: greedy eye for contracts of Lew openings for trade, will attempt to spring Koon's dead body was found. The only your opinion. Mr. Chairman, as to the inedriss total loss of a small awarer-that was long be of my fellow-orontures suust szoroise memory tot gehe seak like a half-filled mack. So ther

woande wore a deep gaab in the neck and one in bity of var becoming entirely car owninsurers. loro my time,but there has been absolutely

rabbed me of his knees vigorously for a comple K sürise on the rest by oncluding a secret the ride bearing the marks of the tiger's claws. If we had a fleet of fer or difteen vessels it would nothing to speak of-anall olsims of $2,000 with my pen. Therefore, gentle reader, 'unlasstretched him art ru the floor and each of thera hariot your nerves are fairly string and your taste of minutes. But it was no use, he was utterly treaty with Chisa retoquiebing extra-ter- The body was brought to Rochor Station and be good policy, and it is done at home by many $3,000-absolutely nothing that we

ged away. Aspersal out, a woman was before ritorility. The circumstances retailing in from there sout to the Hospital on the 27th July. shipping firms, but with only fear or tre very reasoratly take the risk of ourselves. If for healthily gory, pass this letter by. Turn rathorizepabio of even landing and had to be drag-

onatly steamers items to me we would be twenty-five years we have not had a surious loas to the harmless editoral. Chin, and Japan, are widely different. The

It was in Canton, a city like so other Chiness the magistrate, giving evidence. Her estimony. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ruouing very great riss, and I am strongly may we not reasonably argue that within the

however, was either not true pasagh ox, BOT against it, because I don't consider it good pelley next ten years we will not hare a serious lose city I'bare sean, a colossal human sut bill, an prompt enough, in the heat's opinion, for he forter be done absolutely nothing to re

If so Mr. Henderson's object will ke nepom SUPPLIED TO TER "DAILY PETSÁ.””, form ber ende or procedure; and her prisons

Mr. S TAK FI-I have latened with plished without our puying any more enormous dlass labyrinth of streets a deren foot wide and recourse to the truth compeller." This is LONDON, Ist August, are a loul disgrace to butunity. In the

sume attention to the remarks you have made, premia. We are paying nearly to par cant., and y coore high, crowded from daylight to dark a plossing little lustrument reeerved exclusively daya of commercial competition, it is poe-ELECTORAL DEFEAT FOR GENERALMr. Chairman, and however asterly and im.which is zoarly as much as very many oceat with a double stream of men and worien, exactly for the fair sex listed exactly like the thick sele cf a slipper, split on the solo part and fastened BOULANGER.

pressive your speech may have boon from a steamers pay. "Il we are to continue insuring like the double stream between in put-kill and at the heel. With this the witness received a sible that some Power may be found ready General Boulanger has been completely oratorical polat of view, I must confess I cannot we must endeavour to do so st a chapar le carcass. All this mass of humanity is presided slap zooss the mouth which rang out like a

We sincerely trust that such may not pri ve General. to risk everything for pecuniary advantages. defeated at the loctions for the Comcila agren with you in the opinions you have or You point out the prosperous condition of the

pressed. The present century has been so insurance companies. Surely, why not since over by the most foreigner-hating Viceroy in pistol shot.

It is unly fur to add that the Chinese harE remarkable for the many shanges and improve they get these snormans premis from us to put China, and therefore it may be imagined what to be the case, but there are not wanting LORD SALISBURY ON THE-FOLL

mbte in every institution that panture to in their pockets. As individuals we may be in is the temper of the populate, especially as the art of rational theory of torture, although they are far from adhering to it. By Chings aigus that the "concert "is bres king up, and

TICAL SITUATION.

think that some radical reform should be made terested in other compauios-nearly everyone in if a rich bait be dangled before them it may Lord Salisbury, speaking at the Mansion in on financial affairs persistent with the time Honkong bas his finger in many piss-wo Cantonese are the most turbulent people of the law no prisoner can be punished until he has confessed his guilt. Therefore they firat prove and circumstances in which we are placed. I interested in iden race companies-I abat Plowery Kingdom.

During the day the streets of Canten are in him guilty and then torture him until he co- perbags not be long before an undignified Hease, stated that England will not abandunt ink the time has come when we should make we mest put these, consideratione adde and deal

fess the arourney of their verdict. The more Egypt until abe is able to protect, herself and this change, and in advocating it I would proceed with this master from the bouest point of view semi-obesurity, as they are olored in at the top rotest on this Ingic, the more empi ing it with regard to foreign polities ha disputad the to give you some reasons. The periodical dock of the interests of the Steamboat Compong, by broad strips of cloth and long advertising becomes. To msist in its comprehension I pro- contention that England was unconcerned in inr and buruagh repair of our steamers under out considering by other Company that wemight

the requirements of the local Ordinenos plucas bezait by inspring. I venture these remarks, streamers; but at night they are as black as Tar-cured, by the aid of the Consut and a couple them in the let of Brat els risks, and givèg, nu a As you have rejoined, and I submit them to the tare. Publis mfety and order are supposed to of dollars, a complete set of instruments of the events passing in Eustern Europe.

thorough insight inte their condition, that if meeting.

be preserved by ocossional poate of soldiers, with torture,light bamboo, hary babon, ankle rasher, mouth-sloppur, lub-queezer, and we were to underwrite them ourasives we should The CHAIRMAN then pat Mr. Henderson'

aonflection of weapons and instruments of tormadry others. be running much less risk than the aware of amenduect to the meeting. Only the more

It is, however, the last not of the drema of we going steamers do underwriting their and socander and the Chairman voted for it, the tore hung up outside to strike terror into the vossole, because they are not subject to so over- remainder of these prosent holding up their evilly disposed. Ent, as may be imagined crime Chineojuetion that is the great revelation, I heal of this sture. It is à castom zanong hands against it.

of every kind is rife in Chuton, and so bad is the am inclined to think that nobody can claim to have an adequate and accurate appreciation of shipping companies to underwrite a part of their The CHAIRMAN the declared that the cri-reputation of the place that very often servant Chinese character who has not witnessed a Chiness risk, and with the large capital which wo com-ginal motion as ortríad. mand 3 maintain that we are in a better position

a3

It was polated on from several quarters that from another part of China, travelling with his cation. This is not dificult to do at (apton, master, will rather forfeit bis situation than for the Canton river swarms with pirates, and financially to run the risk of nadorwriting our the motion had not been put to the vote...

The CHAIRMAN said that according te parlia accompany him there. And where the crime when these gentry are caught they generally get own stemmers, because I am informed that for orary vessel afloat belonging to as we have mentory practice it was not necessary to put the thero in the punishment too. It by re means money in hend equs to the value of two of original motion to the vote but le ultimately follows in China that the porsen punished is the them. We have seen insurance compaties start did put it, and it was carried by a large majorityriminal, but there is enough orasity in Canton with about two millions of dollars and prosper,

Aa extraordinary general meeting was held and this, I think, should be taken as a sufficient

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No Credit given for Bottles that look devoutly to be hoped that no Western Power, Tekong informed their towkay. A party of cent on the iron ships and 5 per cent, on the so we would have seen very serious losses in the shambles where kuraan beings are slaughtered fell in heap. They rolled him of the chain

dirty, or greasy, or that appear to hosts been used for my other purpose than that of contain ing Aerated Water, as such Battles are never used again by us.

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HONGKONG, August 5th, 1889.

Tan British Government has, it must be confrard, been left in the rear in the matter

panere Government has long been working

given guarantees, and has shows erely desi

We learn from the local agents that the tea ex Canadian Pacifc steamer Abyssinia was de Idelivered in New York on the 31st ultimo,

The Agent (Messrs. D. Eassion, Sons & Co.) inform me that the steamer Japan with mala from Caloutta, left Singapore vs Salarday for this part.

ni

It's notified in Saturday's Gazelle' that His Erleby the Governor las appointed, pro- visically, Mr. 1rnest Joseph Mongers to second Bearding Officer in the Harbour Depart ment, vice Mr. Edward Fonus, promoted. ·

FROM SINGAPORE PAPERS.]

Tosnos, 28th July. SERVIA. Ex-King Milan has returned to Belgrade, ostensibly on private affaira.

THE INCREASE OF THE ROYAL GRANTS.

LONDON, Bud July.

and of the Prince of Wales.

THE PARNETT CATAL

The Farnell Commission is adjourned until the 24th October.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

In our case,

If we

THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA

SAMANTAN MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

ärts have been obtaïzed.

mounting the taapipcia

short brift. A few bambroings, to begin with, Mr. Chadstons made a vigatons and greatly

then several mouths in priset-und is vot applandad speech opposing Mr. Labouchere's

necessary to explain what a Chinese prison is amendment refusing the proposed grants on the

with little to eat and a stiff course of for lare, and ground that the Queen had an ampie fortune

the excention ground. If you eare to eccompany ocessional foreigner oxusas a good deal of it to me there I will try to place the scene before you from which to provide for her grandchildren,

reason for the course I advocate. Had the com-after the ordinary meeting for the purpose of 10 glut an Aira. Respect for the presence of an then one Ene morning a "short sharp chock" at Mr. Gladetors extolled eloquently the many racy done ite owa inmance from the time passing certain special resolutions.

On the motion of Mr. Poor Pose, seconded be hid, and the spectacle of a man hang up in s

The exceution-is fixed for half-past four, so at Mr. Donwers, it was remivel That the cage to starve to death in public is not s.com for the gaide comes for us at Blame, the Kent srvices to the country of Her Majesty it started I think there would have been

an ever retained

saving out Comp Day From one to time reonto the

we should

mon one there as it is in other parts. But I Foreign Quarter at Canton, and our chairs carry na rapidly through the noisy alloys of the native give up the insuranou now you have told us we Capital.

city. Until we get cles to the spot there is no On the motion of Mr. Y SUS WAN, cand. think I can describe enough to satisfy you. should save about 890,000 par mom, wd in the course of six year as shareholders will hated by Mr. MATE, it ras reaclved. That the The magistrate at his Yamén dispending sign of anything unusst. There suddenly we the gratification of finding the value of another words Four Thousand Sharea! be eliminated justin. He was a beregolant looking man of ran into a jammed orcwd at the end of a long steamer added to our insurance Ind. I need from Article No. 20 of the present articles of perhaps forty, with an intellectual forehand and and particularly cariow streat. The chair hardy mention that free on board steamers are Association, and that, in Lou. thereof; there be of rare econzrence,

that we have not much, msorted the words 'Eight Phonesad Siscos. onormous poir of spectacles He glanced up coolies, however, plunge straight into it and it huge pair of wooden gates guarded by a little Tas HARMAN-There will be a meating tout as as we entered, visibly annoyed at the in- Ty foro na till we are brought up bea to apprehead from that direction. The forty-sixth ordinary half-yearly meating

The CHAINMAN-We bad one quite recently, confires these reselations a fortnight here. trosion and hardly returning our salutation group of soldiers. To boar these men talk you of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat air. Si Tax Fan-I say they are of rare co- The business of the extraordinary general inset But as we were under the wing of a cousul for would suppose that they would die then and thor The Agents (Moista. Melcheri and Co.) in Company was held at the Company's office en

outrenge. They may, of course, happen somo.ipg le concinded, and I have to thank you for when Chinese oflialdom has no terrors what rather than Ist un pass, bat the production of ever, a fact of which the Cantone unthorities a couple of ten cont pieces works a miracle and form us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd's steamer Saturday afternoon, Flet were preset-Hua times, but very razy. We have occasional your attendance.

have had repeated experience; we made ourselves they open the rates for ne, vainly trying to stop Preussen, carrying the armian mail dated Ber-P. Ryrle (Chairman), Merars. E. E. Bolilies, typhoons, toe, raging ou our abores, bat the Ob

quite at home. There was little of the pomp of the rush of natives that follows us la and carries lis, the 0th July, left Slogoyors at Loon on F.A. Gomes, L. Poesmeeker, Poon Pong, Leervatory at Kowloon is alwayż on the alert, and

Western law in the scene before The magiste before it right into the molde of the open Friday for this port.

Sing directors, F. Henderson, A. Tockney, the timely notice given will prevent our steamore F. Dodwell, D. McCulloali, G.. B. Lelavour, B. being overtaken.. they will always have time

trata's own chair, draped with red cloth covered space. It is a bare piene at ground, afty yarde with inscriptions in large characters, was almost long by a dosen wide, between two houses, whose The aganta (Messrs Adamson, Bell & Co Mozes, N. J. Gomes, A. TE. da Silva, A. to take shelter in the safest corner of the bar

the only pisos of official apparatus, and behind it black walls hem if in on three sides. Today it inform us that the O. P. B. 8. Co.'s steatoor Boares, H. Ismail C. A. Ozoris, Yu Sai Wan hour long before the typhoos reaches us. Fort Fairy, with the Canadian mall of the 16th Wong Fak, Chaa Kwan, Tung Wys, Poca were to make this change some accidents might The following it, the report for presentation are grouped half a dozen of the big red pre- is the exocation-ground; yesterday and to-mor it, left Yolobams on the let inst, vidos, Chew Hing Ki, Won On, Chan Chai, happen which no human still could prevent, but to the cheroholders at the third srdinary half-sentation umbrellas at which every Chinese row the drying-ground of a potter who live of Treaty revision in Japan. Prines Bus- Nagunk, for Hongkong,

Wong Ping Law. Bin Tak Pau and T. Arnold I think we should take the consequences with yearly meeting. fo be helt at the oor of the official is so proud. Before him was a large open there. Thers is a platform, no reped-off space, (Secretary).

manly fortitude, and I assure you, gentlemen, Company, on Wednesday, 7th August, at 4 space and a motley crowd, in which the most nothing but this bare bit of diety ground so MARGE 16# what was coming, and wer

conspicsons Agures were the filthy blackguards crowded with Chinese that we are forced into the The CHAIRMAN said-Gentleman, you have that in the long run wo will gain by the obenge. p.m. determined that the United Staten should

had the report before you now for some time: The Hongkong. Cunton, and Muoco watere, The directors have now the pleasure to anbeast the red bata, known as Tamen-ranners. wbest middle, not more than fear feet from whatever. not be ahead of Germany. England and

botherefore it is not necessary for me to read which our steamers frequent, are so well-known account for the half-year ending 8th, Saptatubor, 658 hasiness is to clears way before their mater in is. to take pics. It is no use to try to get it. I have but little to say about it, because and sury of navigation that I feel sure if our It will be seen that our outlay: is working account the streats and do anything elio that to wishes, forthe off-here we are and here we must stop. Suddenly gates are thrown open again, France, compelled to follow the load thus

when a report is a good one the fewer words captadas continue to do their duty hourstly and smune to $14,421.18, the sum of $19,490, ring down to the administration of torture." The set them, aze now negotiating saw treation,

Tha N. C. Daily News of the 29th ult. saya naed about it the better: I am quite rare that carefully a great portion of our facome hitherto best dieburned at Sangli Dn only in advances to magistrate himself at perfectly allost. writing and wlcomed by a bowl of light from the which will doubtless be on the same lives a The river opposite the Band is seldom, vou in very shareholder is satisfiert with this report. It expended cu insurance will be saved in the liners, sad la stores are provision for them, nesti buaily, while several persons before him grabbled crowd a strange and ghastly procession comes is one that shows, gentlemen, that the company fatura. Taking so whele matior into consid- all of which we expect will be recovered set of that all at the same timo. Those wore presumably tumbling in. First a few ragansilla soldiers,

drinke those of Germany and the United States, the days, eo empty as it was yesterday morni

ing. There was not a singh men-of-war or of which you are proprietors is a prosperous oration, I think, for the reasons given, the share. During the six month me work was recomplish the plaintiff, the defendant, and the poliesten making a fine pretence of clearing the way. and will probably come into operational steamer in the root Another noteble bus, and I sincerely hops and trust that our holders will agree that insurans should be given od tracing sp the mine at Punjom, enda sumber After a while the magistrate interrupted one of Thon a ale of coolies carrying the victims in of drie from the shaft were driven, in some of which the speakers with s mosssyllable spoken in a low mail. shallow baskota slung to bamboo poles. the same time, namely, in February, 1890. foot was the amiral on Saturday in the harbour prosperity will continue. 2 sincerely believe that up. I therefore propose that it be given up.

«couraging prospects were found. Work has since This revision of the Japanese Tresties has of three sailing-ressels, the Cape City, Lenguha, this in a growing concern, that trade will go on ear hear).

ataadily increasing, and that the earnings of the The CHAIEMAN-I may say, in reply, that ex or mennad it several outlying points as a die- Without evan raising his head, but the effect Ar soon as each pair reach the middle of the the little group in front of the chair wrung his out and run off. The prisoners are chained been foreseen for some years, and the J. and Oce dental, from Cardiff, Kelang, and Newboste will go on steadily increasing. The divid-Mr. Sin Tak Fan rather expstisted on the finance from where the rest appeared, mad fair samples as mogloal, The orwd fell back, and one of space they stoop and pitob their living, bardon

York respectively.

hand and foot and are perfectly helpless. The end which you will receive, that in the dividend condition of our steamers, and how well they are it. Becher found the stamps in a very lagfüvient hands and heaved a theatrical sigh. Before we The annual mosting of shereholders in the and bonus, in the highest that has ever bean paid, commanded, and all that, which I admit, but I condition and bull them.nlmost entirely created could realizow hat bad Luppened, half a dozen paira urecationer stands by and points out whery other coalie prssní, to that end, has de sacrifices, and sought Tokchama Engine and Ironworks, Ld., was held I think. It is of coarse a question whether way remind him that I have been the Chairman Leny we now in good working order, bai zo STORE fery willing hands wore helping kirsto let down each land is to be dumped. He is drosed to bring its administration up to Western af Tokobane on the 2224 nitime L'he counts high dividend at one time and a lesser dirid of an insurance company now the runy years, tion of the oren moquired farther additions to the Lie transers, and when this was 20complished to axactly like any

downwards on the fuor. Then one of the "ram-demned men have each long foiled piecs of standards, has prepared a new code, be thered net profit for the past year of $21.685.66. and at another will be satisfactory to the sharo- and our greatest loses hare always been on machinery in use to bring out anything like this sassy she satisfaction of everybody be laid hini elf face without any badge of offca whatever. The on- Mr. Becher in ordering in Londo the necessary nera" stopped forward with the bain boo, a strip paper in a split bamboo steck into their pigtail; From this an interim half year's dividend of 5 holders. My own impression is that we should first-clzas steamers, well built, well commanded, ealues of tho are crashed per eat, bad been paid, nad the directors re strive to declara a dividend from half year to and well found. Then again be anid that netice to meet European ideaa. The Japanes demanded a similar dividend for the reou half year that will be prebly equal lowever of an approaching guls was always carefully Vanuses and other machinery wanted, and he is also of this toughest of plants tired fest long, two upon which is written their crime and the war- sod this will shortly be a position. by the side of the retin and holding the bamboo rive and are alang out. Will the procession people, two, have consciously or soconsciously half year, making 10 per cent. for the year, the we have, as you see, a fund for that purpose, but transmitted from the Observatory Perhaps roll the Pharping machinery which inches wide, and ba't an inch thick. Squaiting out of countion. One after another they ar circumstances might arise when that fund the sharabolders are not aware that that is the and will enable us to proceed with the taking of onr

perfectly horisontal close to the desk, le began never end ? how many can there so this is more assonded the efforts of their Government by addition of 87.600 to the reserve fund, and the might have to be tzed and swept away. I don't subset of correspondence between the Chamber shit, which is meantime in abegabte rain light blows on the man's buiteeks. Ar than we bargained for. At last over the heads showing a friendly disposition to foreigners The mosting passed of quita entisfactorily.

-DUKQRIZ Doa carrying forward to raw count of $1,185.66.wish to be fearful of bad time coming. Indeed of Commerce and the Government the imper-

Our working at Sangble Doris Dornder the endret the performance looked like a farca, the of the crowd we see the hate of two potty won- I sai quite the other way, and I think that such footion of the notion given. With inference to whenever the lastar mix with them. It is

The Japan Mail rays--The dimensions of a dividends as we have been paying for years past the saving, as I said before our wringe ray parintendence of an experienced man, and prospects blows were so light and the receiver of them so darins, and behind them the gates are abut.

indifferent Bat as the shower of taps continued The tale of mon is fifteen, and the executionar~ not too much to say that a foreigner, who now atmal arulasy, to be named the Chiyoda Kan, are most creditable to the company, to the work ultimately be turoad into heavy losses, other there are, reported to bo promising

Unfortunately our stern whenler öri Pehong was will wonotonous persistence I bethought me of has secanged them in two rows, about two yards behaven himself can travel through he ordered by the Naval Department from Eng-ing of the steamers, and to trade generally, wins why should you are the thousands of in. length and breadth of the country in perfect land, in place of the late Usabs Kon, are as Ton will so that we have ordered a new stager surance offices in the world, it wore a matter lost in Desember wat, ceng muh ledure Jasos, the old fiendish torture of driving a man mad by apart and all fading one Fay. All szept one follows-Longth 320 feet, breadth 48 feet, and we have every hope that she will fulfil all of certainty? It is a false sving, berase you The Insurance Companies have paid the 50.000 letting a drop of water tall atery minute on his new perfectly callous, and he had probably been for which ale was insazed, and we baro now almost shaved head. After a few more minutes of the drugged with opinna, & last privilege which the the expectations of the buildore and of ourgalvos. never know when you may has to fork out ter ready to be launched a new best to rer lese ber, also from insult. We can go further and to, ber draft, being 19 feet. Her edgines are

I still contiene my oppraition to doing away The Capital of La Company has been intressed by groan broke from the prisoner's lips. I walked They arebange remarks, some of them evidently 6,300 horse power, and she will attain a speed of and will take residents to that pleasant resort

the issue of 20,9 Fany paid my shares of 110, over to look at him and saw that his fex was bina chaft, with the spectators, and one was wa say that in most parts he will receive no 18 knots per hour. The vessel will carry four over there in a vary mach shorter time than we with the insurance on our feet

MY. BELILTOR-I have mush pleasure in any $200,000.

ander the flogging. Then it became congested carried in singing and kept up his strain almost thing but civility and kindness; the worst

have been 1: the habit of doing, and we hope that

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with blood, and wherene at first he had lain quiet (to' the last. The executionere-tters are.now. A Committee has been formed in London compone two resolving guns and ten machine guns, and she will make a good trade for herself, he is to seconding the relation

be finished, in "November, I now nome to a Mr. Herpesca--I venture to suggest. an at Mr. D. Bottomley, Mr. Sanon, of le own accord, now & dozen men were holding two of them-step forward The younger tucks may be indifference or a tendency to squeeze will be fitted with four torpede tubes.

Tery important paragraph in the report. It is amendinent to the propose I just wands. I think Ales. Halvor, Mr. Acolt Andrs, and the Senior a high. The crowd gazed at him with wind up his trousers and even and deliberatoly bim. In this respect he will have little to Bay Seth Thomas, the American clock man with regard to the inautunes of our steamers, it may destrable that the Company should in Partner of Messrs Fans Murris & Co., toast for grins on their faces breaking out from time elects a sword, from severallying cines by, while complain of the Japanese hotel keeps facturer The dial of the clocks which we may as well tell you at enen, gentlemen, that I time become the underwriters of its own flest. the Compasyth sale of any portion of our son to time into suppressed Hiyah no he the ether, an older men, collects the stripe of make for China is marked, in lies of figuree, am decidedly opposed to the proposal. that, we I agree with the Chaleman and Mr. Potroker on which it may te though adrable to die ariibed in special pain or oried out in opony, paper into a sheaf and lays them on one side. being lauts in comparison will the rapacious with chamoters which, I seppaas, maan komis, should be our own insurers. I think it is bad that at present it would be risky business, but pesa of, and Dr. Becher, who in London, will ad And all this time the oaseles minesy of blows Then he piacos himnaff hobind the front

vin and work with them Continental bort. The abolition of extra-thing to them. They don't to me. There are business From a business point of view it is it might be approached gradually, because it is. During Mr. Bechan's Abanos, Mr. Joe Hardie, continued, the man who wielded the bamboo pat men of the nexrest row and takes him by the territoriality will not after all make mob three roles of charactere, the inner one having unsound, with the small fest we hare, to be out notorious fact that amateur anderwriters are a gentleman of maing experience in the East, has ting not a part inte more force into the last stroke shoulders The younger man walke forward than into the first. At length the magistrate and stands at the left of the kneeling man. eight divisions, the text one twelve, and the own insurers. Had we twenty or thirty vessels, generally puntahad very early in their career. benz appoined Resident Manager at Panjia

W. G. Baopus, Chairman dropped another word and the torture stopped as The fatal moment has come. There is an inst diderar ce ut fraí to foreigner, for it is stated our most twenty-four. There are two hands, yes, I would he in favour of il, but we here only instead of insurance being abolished altogether

saddenly as it had begun, the prisoner was lifted ant husta and every one of the two rows of four foreign judges will be appointed to the thekertest one making a revolution every two small fest, and with one or two exceptions the at once, I beg to propose that the amount for

Est Arniz, 1938, 20 30TH SEPTEMBRE, 188 to ble fit and led sorom the court to lean against condemned men behind twiste his head round here, while the long takes twenty-four bours vessels of the company bave cost a great deal of which the Company's steamer are at present

the wall For obvious reasons he could not be and cranes his neck to see. I will not attempt Supreme Court, and there will be "an ento get around. But how they compate time by money, and if we were to lose one or two of insured in local and home offices be decreased Cost of estate m

to describe the emotions of such a movient--the gagment that the complete abolition of Con... | thes is a Chinare pussko.”.

them, which is quite possible, the interests of at the rate of say 7, 10, 15, and 30 per cent, ex- Hongkong Bank, and depout

80commodated with a chair."

Therert persou to be called up was a policeman horror, the awful repulsion, the wish that you salar jurisdictina Lall not become a fait

the shareholders would be very severely dam-tending over a period of eight years, until et Machinery and plant, nonstemotion, build

The magistrato put a question or two to him and had paver come, tho sickening fear that you will At the Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. red. It is not only the less in dollars we length the Company becomes the sole underdogs at Panion and Samantan

18,005.4 listened patiently for while to his rambling be splashed with the bloes, and yet the helpless accompli before the new Civil der bure E. Pollook, the master of two Man Yuue shop, hars to think about, because on losing one of our writers of its own fast. I don't know whether Stasis-lanah rae

1,640.00 and effusive replies. Then es before the feta fascination that keeps your eyes glued to ovary. been in operation three years Privileges No 24, Querr's Load East, we charged with steamers, which, ers teilt for a special purpose, why one will second that, bessum I have not leade

2,866.57mokosyllable dropped from his lips. With the detail. The knife is raised. It is a short broad- Ramp mill plant di of trade, travet, and residence in every part of selling intoxicating liquers off his premas. Pe the loss of traffic we would spour in the mean spoken to any one about it.

118.01 giostest promptitude the policeman prepared bladed, two-handed sword, woighted at the back lice Constabla O'Brien, who brought the charge, time has to be thought of, and therefore the Mr. POZENECKEE de

fran tiili, planta

2,135.69 himself, assumed the regulation attiinds and ike and evidently as sharp as a razor. the empire will be given to foreigners, but it sted that baring dressed himself in the uniform more carefully should we cure ourselves Mr. HENDERSON--There is no reason why Water wheel is doubtful whether there will be any great of private of the let Regiment he stood out against a portion of the risk-the heaviest the Company should undertake large under-Latraments and tools at

side the defendant's shop and beckoned to one portion of the rink It ie et caly the writing business that may be in itself unprostante advantage taken of this except for purposes this servants who cries out of the shop. He loss of the steamer we have to consider, but abe merely because you have a larga expital and Furniture at olion

Yaralauro at mines nail of travel in the beautiful laod, which can then asked sim to get a bustle of whiskey, for which the Jom of itafio. That is a point that hes can afford to loss a great deal.

Mr DODWELL-What lose have there been Petty

· be enjoyed without the trouble of passports, he paid 40 cents. His Worship Goed the defend possibly not strook you before. In course of time, no doubt, foreign firms 350 nr three months in prisonment with opinion we should continue to do as we have done since the formation of the Company

bart labour. Mr. Wilkinson afterwards appear-hitherto, that is, take a "risk" of 25 per cent, on The CHAINMAN-That is no gaidazçe may become stablished in a few centres of edin scurt and applied on behalf of the defen- the value of our gleamers and place the rest with Mr. DoDWELL-Could you give us a state-ames sturrison & Co.. trade not at prevent pen to foreign com

dest for re-bearing of the case, stating that either Louden er loos! offoes, a your Board may ment that would be some galdance? Compared Sundry delitors........ the defendent was under the impression that he dualdo. To to entirely our own insurers 1 with what we have paid, what have we received P mores. Cu the other leaf, the tag will be wa sharged with selling liquor without a licence, consider not good business. I expect one of my It seems to me, as you spoke ne strongly on the revised on a Japanese husfa, and it is acid wheress he had a licence, and that he was friends here Mr Helios) is going to bring subject, Mr. Chairman, you alould naturally have that the import duties will be increased from grant of the real extens of the charge forward a resolution du the bjet. Besome Agures to plase before us. I wint to know

Haring read the depositions Mr. Wilkinson enbis very strongly in favour of its strong what we have paid as against what websvorpesired By capital about á per cent, at present, the 10 per cent. mited that it was open by argument whether ly as I am agains it. But although It seems to me that, the risk of this Company By Bema à Chondon or thereabouts, the amount being con.psted | the evidence, proved that the ligsor bad bean it may be that in the wamber of years the com- on their fleet as underwriters would be very Ittle. By snapenont

Falange duo at minds.. on the cost at port of delivery intend of one of the premiset. His Woralap said he pany has been in existense we have pika very as compared with that of an con-going Com

CAR to be refunded.. wu aware there were nemo points of law involved, large sum for premia of insurance, this commany pany. The longes on s siver ers motortocaly few kno ...the initial com of goods; and tonnage dura aid he had given them w great deal of considerasi it not to stand alone fu flat way.” Private more and we claim that the foot which was By Hongkong Bank current sooong,

on foreign shipping at the rate of 25 cents Mr. Prikimon wanted those points chants may say the same. They may say," We parilonlarly high class, and we have good

payabis argned the better why would be to appeal against | have been paying, insurance, both sea and are manders and good crews. Wifi theas advantage per ton will be refused, whether the now the decision. Air. Wilduson, then gave retips for so many gras and to far fortunist surtly great argament in Thera treaties will benefit foreigners and foreign, of appeal,

both for the company and also the juanre that of the gentleman who moved, origins).

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safety, not only from violence or reblery but | depth from deck 28 feet, and displacement 3783 | She will be a great nequisition to the Maco line, times the amount. Under these circumstances which in to osat $10,000; alta vita mugari mashine-like rap-fup-lap, zap-tap-tap, s dorp prisoner'a friends can always obtain by bribery.

24 santimetre gans, eight 18 centimetre gans,

be will bare to endure, and that in few places,

lighter

Speckt minor

Etoror and provisions.

Opium at minam' des

Punjom

Balance

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150,000.00

85,000.00 35,691.

fisgellation began again. But I noticed that For a coud it is poked in the air, as the 2,043.18 the blows sounded altogether different from executioner takes sim. Then it falls. There is 50before, munch earpes and wariller, like wood no great apparent effort. It simply falle, and 313.18 3,943.29 falling upon wood, rather than wood falling apon moreover seems to fall slowly. But when it 117.06 Besh Bo I drew near to exaudon Pare enough, comes to the man's neck it does not stop, it keeps 304.20 there was a vital différence. The policeman had on falling. With ghastly slowness it passes 24,80 attached a small piece of wood to his leg by right through the Beth and you are only tooted 4297m of wax, and on this the blows fell, taking from your momentary stupor when the head

295:40 1307.8 10 more effect upon his person than if they had springs forward and rolls over and over, while 146,48,928 beon delivered on the sole of his boot. The or a fraction of a second two dezaling jets of frand was perfectly transparent-every body in scarlet blood baret outnud fall in a graceful curva $408,071.99 the room, including themagitinta himself, must to the ground. Then the great rush of blood have known what was happening. Thas another comes and foods the spot. As soon as the blow 9.750.601 peculiarity of Chinese justice is evidently that has fallen the second seentione pitches the 152.46the punishment of an ordiusty oflendar in ons body forward with a lond Hough" it tumbles thing while that of an erring official quiet in a shapele hoop, and from every (lost gees another. I learned that the policeman was up a lord Ho expressive of pleasure and ordered to be bamboord for not bringing in approval of the stroke.

But there is no pase, the executiouersteps over a jaisoner whom the magistrate had ordered bita 150.00 to produce. When the shamyonishment was over the corps to the front mau in the nocend renk, he-jumped briskly to his fest. sijisted bis the knife rises again, it felle, another hand roll 1408,073.99 clothing and resumed bis duties about the court. away, another double burst of blood follows it, Wails we had been watching the process of the handless body is shered forward, the axistant

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