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Ainsonic Quadrille aspices of the United Service and Lodges, in to be held on the 25th Feb
When the subject was under discussion on the former occasion it was referred to the Chamber of Commerce, and the Committee of that body passed the following resolutions Jot. That the surplus revenge derived from Lie Poet Office in Hongkong, notwitlustanding that the rades of phelago ne higher than thows chargedhe atomship Melbourne, with the next by the Frach Post Of in Shanghai, on French mail, loft Saigon yesterday, the Ith respondence by Mesageries outs, belry only inat, at 2 p.m., for this port.
ja $9,000 anomally, it is asifedly impossible for the Piel Office to bear the increased hartlen A ubscription list has been opened at Yako which the proposed hupost would throw upama in wid of Miss Jacob. The subscriptions, 2nd-That the question is being agitated her the acknowledged in the first list anionated to mercantile community as to the policy of sub $1,950, consisting of cloven of $100 cash and sklising any special line or lines of dearer three of fifty, between this colony and. Thirupo, ponsidering the auruerons meses of direct and speedy scan. communication now availabla. &ordhat in the event of any farther payment being required from the colony towards the cost of the subsidy the means could only he obtained either by an increase of the rates, DỂ postage or from some other bmuch of the revenue such as staldia, which would enhance the taustion on trade, afreddy too onerous und the Chamber proteau in the strongest memor ngsinst the proposed messere, and still wors against any retrospective payment on account of the mails,
IRECTORY
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, &o,
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THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG. LIST FOR THE VAN EAST.
FOR.
1897.
THE TRIETY FIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE, " which will be found, as hitherto, moro fuil and acarale than its predecessors.
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The Hon. Trenearer of Alice Memoria and Netherolo Hospitals bogs to acknowledge. with thanks the following donation to the funds of tho Hospitals N
Fresh Fish Guid
The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment will play the following programme at the
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Wherler. Selection... La Vio Parisioone., Offerlich. ATIM******
"Jicia di Lammermoor"... Doniætti. Vaise Frühlings Lieder, Gang"}, Selection... "Cavalleria Hution Mayu' The French squadron in the Far East is, says the Avenir da Tonkin, to undergo a change. The Descartes and the Pascal, praisers of the Bizst glass, the Eclaireur a cuier of the third class, and the new gunboat Surprise will rive in a few wooke, The Boar to 18th Jarre her way, having left Brest on Jamiy The Bearzzies and the Pascal will replace the
HONGKONG AND WHAMTOA DOOR CO., LIMITED
THE CLOSING SCENE IN THE
Nerer has en solemn unt prezzive a soone an enoten In a Consulor Court in Tolcahama
n the wport of the Board of Diretors of the Hongkong and Whaupon that whiol, on Monday afternoon, lat mité, to the ordinary yearly most February, cloned the lust, public net of the ing of reholders, to by held at the ellies of Caram Enyody, so far as operos the unfor the Company, on Monday next
tunato Isily now convicted of murder. Tho To the shareholder of the Hongkong and hy het been, dark are there from the morn Whampca Dok Corapons, united in vizib raiu fell from a suilin, murky Gentleigh The direstore luva, vow to aky Thold was seing whisa the proceed submit to you, their report, with a statement of bigon, at the houra word on the accounts for the half year ended 31st December atmosphere inside the little Court rom
THE IRILIRANE TEBELLION higher than it han svez done before, in addition to which you must noble sight of the fact that Sonde Navarro, the Spanish Cousal court,pomos of chybuanon is now dens on net anms. that wonhall have loss route todoclams and there. § 119,- vant he has race run, the fore the gain là still greater than it would appear folkwing, telegram-
Vi tô be when gorputing the Hguras with thore Maulla 14th Februry, of presides Futre. The formation 30 tariffs, His Dasolleroys the Governors teneral of the ad melionul at our lest mulig, Far extended Philippines louvor to-day to poronally wedumicen e pare our schoon
mptions they now ezat is all pertain the Ear voimat as flenerul in Chief, of the military Dast, and work satisfactorily Ofw gain in prémion, you will be phased to learn, I ist operatkoms in the prèvies of Cavite
Da so and to on incruen of boas to INDIAN PAMINE RELIER FUND beller rates, and coristnoniyathed in
proromjiet lohoven without much orta Jalility being instr An regards interest The total receipts for their mouths young wo vero в your age afraid that that S607,777.70, and the net pro would shor furtior falling of, but you after paying interest dus and
all charges, amounts to making will here been glad to notion that the contrary to which use to be added the balanco has beat the ongoin fact this scoouza ass bright forward from het poocant roached higher figure than in uny past year, and the spite of the lower rates now ruling Tha inrose can, however, be partly acounted for by the last tint we hate reduced our red deporis and added le tour mortgages, and other acurition and partly by the fact of our funde being larger than in 1895, and whilat on this subject it gives us much plensary to in form you that our surveyors huva recently re
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to grow willing and stressiro, the excitement of all within riking to lover. funt. Jis Lont ship took liis at shortly aftur nif-past ton, ing until a little boine twelve o'clock, whet dat no began his charge to the jury, peak The Court rosa fer lunch. The intensity of ppressed feeling that manifested itself at the ontent was stayed somewhat by the calm * $600,500.94 soatoly fonas of the Jialga, at ho delivered with, terrible Incially the nahing arguments of his. and from this have to be eluotol
Dirgutors-lubs in $7,000,000 Tabarge. But, in the afternoon, evidences of the Auditors fees BOU.00 L
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painful response under which the audience laboared could not be concealed. The no
med woman, laggars, thin, and carwoen, ker Bps tightly comprossel, bor frame right with leaving available for appropriation $525,369.34 your erorgy could scarcely be seen behind The Directors rommand that a vitland for the foreen that shut at the back of this pri the half year of 8 per cent or $125,000 and a soner's dock, but to the Judge, the jury, and th
of per cent, or $62,500 together eqaalrnaliste who sat facing her, tas great and
Ar to the second of the above resolutions, the Chamber was not long in arriving at a definite opinion adverse to the agitation ferred to, for when in the following year its opinien as to the paticy of continuing the mail subsidy was solicited the Committee replied that they were " of opinion that the general advantages derived by the public from A.S. WATSON & CO. AMITED."the present system of subsidising a mailAlger, which is about leaving for Francu, and Oprcoran, turned sat in full force and, in n has only hum increased by some $1,500, from Thebraicons of the Company laying largely the Jury had left the Conte
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was charged on suspicion with causing the death of a beat girl, whose body was found ou beon completed that the tiles warn being Friday near Aplichan, Aberlesp. Another manoated with tar, the sail ter boing boiled l been arrested by the Chinese maturile at in a pot on the top of the recf In olose Chungelian in connection with the affair. It
Bervice will be about six montas
The tocka, workshops, and
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In scordance with clause 60 of the articles of association, WASSER Siebs and Yaa Burst mire or retation, but being eigibls offer themselves for re-election
ported on the vreporne nader mortgage to and we are fully satisled that there ample seonly, uainst our Joans. Of the other wvedunts 7nsed only point out that the in ercase in commission eesoont necessarily falling $187,500 be paid to the shareholders, shocking change wrought in her appearsace by Goon after nine o'clock yesterday morning lows the gain promin If however, benus of $30,000, to contributing shareholders, Toeg tortare on the rack of sust ass was painfully expenses Lave not grown larger, but are in eot Company, that $13,475.95 be written from the where the jury eat, the windows pere half telephone message was reon vell at the Central satisfactory be note, on the biler band that our banus of 320,500 to the European staff of the visible. Behind the Bench, and at the tide Police Station Covers Hone stating loss Jan in the prideding year, and in regard vein of Kowloon Docks $17479.88 frein og draped with dark blue curtains, and these added that the Government Buildings were un fro to loser zoon you will bears that wopolitan. Docks, that 6000,000 bo passed to the gloom of the darkonal Court room. At
Tomorre fund, and the lialance $101,104.71 be twenty-five minutes past twe, the Jndgy con On receipt of the rather alarming tows the have bech faldy fortunate, and it le plaisir en led to sew neccant inded his subrcing up and with a few minutes Fire Esigado, unider Hon. FH. May and Mr. be no te inform you that up to date this soccust
The Jarige then loft Court. He was followed. tires which have docuered since end of the year. Inorased during the last few years, it has been "service have been very great and have the Jely, which will follow her in a month or two. almost incredibly short time they wave at the I think there is scarcely Tinctling mote for found neoantry to pravilo greater facilities at out by the Counsel for the Crown, Mr. HL 8.. "fully justified the cost at which the muils We are informed that an animal resorting one of the untreal, while a large start of we add that that our secretary when the owlon petablishxuant: therefors stops are Wilkinson and Mr. H. & Litchfield, The "have been carried with such singular a medium sized tiger was scar near the reservair polico, ander Inspector Baker, also promptly you all vill bo glad to sea back-applaas) being as to acquire mors lund to the prisoners Chupsol, 3r. J.. Lower looking dress few cheering words to bis unlappy. "regularity and freedom from casualty" at Kowloon on Sunday last at about 630 p.m. trag ont. Barily the fire was not in itself-hee just returned from leave nd that north west of our present boundary in ordez to worn and nostons, resinal a short time, to ad The Slip No. 1 natorwent a ful inspec slient. Then he, too, left. Slowly thin minutes the forge Indian cition to report on the There can be little doubt, we think, that the time taken to observe it well, to open it had gained a few moments mors headway advisibility of an expansion of the Company's tion last month, when it was found that all the like thonadiens sway, but within a briefer
Ho was fired at after a pansa of about 2 minutes, acrious, but it was quite seriong'onough, for if at the desire of the Board, he has visited give the additional space required, the reply of the Chamber would be the same the bag for a big shot cartridge, to unload and it is most probable but considerable part of business in those war, and this watlar will woodwork under water had been destroyed by space than had brou expected signs that the
reload the gun and advancing tivo pesos nesër. today if the question were repeated and was during bus time quiet and steeds in the Offices would have been destroyed. The shortly rocaive our careful attention. Me the teredo 60 lbst the whole of it must be Jare bad agreed began to bo diserbible. The Tomlin, who has been noting as retary ratowed. The estimated cost of fins repair Chief Clerk of the Court, ME, C. D. Da, that the discontinuance of the mail funding position looking towards the road, sul fire was used by the upsetting of a hot of tar during the abeonca of Mr. Conghfel will will amount to about $25 Gut had the time to entered, followed by Mr. Wilkinson, Then sabaidy would only he recommanded in the when fired at with a sliet cartridge from a 20 bore which was being bolted on the roof of the home en leave some time nort month for a plots the work and live the sip ready for me Mr. Litchfield and finally Mr. Lowder: "Anxiety was depicted on every face. AL towling pizco at a distance of about paces event of the cost proving prohibitive.
ho slowly turned back, went on, and dicapposrod Torandák near the Sonch-oast cursor of the well varandhulkley, and it gives me ya"! During the year & few new machiney of Cthree o'clock the judge entered, and... withití.
huilding Für sonid time piscopaliterable auch pleasure in expressing the Directors The question therefore presents itself in the hills.
rupdira brou roof great appreciation of bis services, in which I modora type have been added to the saw will a minute a chatter of feet on the raved engineering which enabled us in lending to the Court's private entrance whether the colony can afford the contribu: At the Police Court yesterday a Chinstran did have been in progrons to the eating roof having din bf she knoldorm will cordially jolo potre dorestals to prepare of marke on wood tune the jury were returning. The accused stood my ud, with parted lips nad tion now neked by the Imperial Government,
early, pictoing eyes, awaited the words that or whether there are any grounds on which
the report and statement of accounts I shall hand
were to resipro hurt libery or condemn her to than that you may desire to put to ma
felor's doom. The Clerk of the Canet formally a reduction may be arged. On the former
be happy to answer any question, relating to
There were in questions and the CHATTAN ellioncy, and are all i
pat the question to tie jury-Geutuemen of ccasion £6,000 per annum was recupted
the jury, luto von agreed upon your yerlict?" instead of the £13,700 claimed, and although is supposed that the girl was assaulted and then proximity to the workmen. We do not know moved the adoption of the report and statement, erder
MJ. Krsmer have left the colpuy, Mr. The answer was in the ulirative Then, his thrown into the water, and in proof this whether the head quiaisk were ignorant of this of accounts as presented to the meeting we may, not lie successful in altogether theory the water police Leard erin rent the lighly dingin'eus procedure or whether they Mr. G. Stap Mr. Chairman and gentle- ascaping an increase now there may still be spot where the murder was probably committed.quiesced in it in order to facilitate the man, in speaking to the solution which has Burmann has been invited to the vacant seab voice quasoring with, smotion; the Clerk pren. some possibility of keeping the amount within They searched the waters at the time but it was progress of the week by saving the Chinese just been proposed I ay be permitted to the Board. The appolutment regnires to pounded the arst momentous question. Mr. Pate
not until the following morning that the body coolies te trouble of taking the boiling Liquid allude to an incident which occurred ca le confu pod of this meating
torson, foreman of the Jury a Ecutuhman of that moderate limits. In England the Post Office was discovered. The prisoner charged with the from the ground to the roo, but be that as it Satirday In Iooking amongst komme vid papers
sim, drm type that roonils the old Covenanters, may, it is to be hoped the practice will be at for a Ceny Tinerial which I promoted
replied Guilty. The silanco that onkund yields a substantial revenue, whereas in murder has bau remanded.
ence stoppou, as secut is the pot overturned the some twenty years ago I turned up a meme
was terrible. The face of the sensed became far watch fire and huu suder the tiled roof and of some pames of thong who were to he called DELICIOUS SWEETS Hongkong it barely cuvers expeus This afternoon or the Happy Valley the
and the payment of £16,000 a year Hongkong Football Club will play the Nary instantly set the rafters ablaze. With as much upon to sign it and on targlig over the would, we believe, cause the establishment under Rugby rules, Both teams are strong haste as possible two messengers and two cooles paper I found it was written on the back of got out the fire hose from the deutch box'd share rotation list of 1872 In this tha and an excellent game will be witnessed: to show a dead loss amounting to some Kick-off at 2.15 Pan sharp Navy will which is always kept in the building and with price of the Chin Tiro Shares pon 2150 Stoics-Roes, the assistance of two or three prerecoss in the prid up was just half of what it is now upon five or six per cent of the total rovonuo of be represented by:-RE the colony from all sources. It is an un.hack, Comp. Sir B. R. Arbuthnol, R.N. Pablic Works Department they played a plen- 820 pud up, to which they have boon ank D. L. Dent, RN, H. W. Jatoes, RN and ifal supply of water apoz the burning material.'diviumi; so that in fast our stock during the heard of thing that any State should carry. Br. O. Allenby, E.N. three-quarters; T. Volninos of smal ishod from the roof and at inat twenty-five years las inerned very nearly on its postal service at such a cost as that. Shelford, R.N. and F Thorp, RN,racted the attention of Sergiant Collison, who a thousand per coût, upon which Taut we may halres; H. P. Jones, B.N., A. L. Cay, R.N, sus on duty at Goverprasat Heuse, le imme. Well congratulate ourselves, (Applauss). Thisis, and it may fairly be urged upon the home. Bedon-Smith, R.N. B. C. Carvor, H.N., lintely tulephoned to the Central Pain Station indood, a record ropost. There are not mony CATAL AUNT, Jur Decken, 1696- Government that the subsidised mail service HF Cayley, RN, E. Stevenson, 17. Soon after the othy ph H. F. Cooper, here who remember the first start of this Comet Dec, 1896 exists more in the interests of Great Britain's C. Stareng, and J. Maidlow, forwards. Mr. H. 1. Tanker, Cyerseers Coyle and Pearson,pany. A number of poopla in Hongkong then
Referee Commander A. W. Waymouth, RN and Qarlerunster Sergeant Watling were on questioned wisdom of hienxenes in the Toralde af bordeel Dock, as por fast- enormous commerce in the Far East Club team A G Ward, full book; 2. G: the spot and they all rendered excellent service China Fire They said, Better give your than in the local interests of this colony, Davies, N.A., M. H. Logan, WS.R, TN in preventing the spread of the flames, so much ricks to an outside company that has fewer To vale of lan Bookey
Howard, W.Y.R., and A. S. Anton three-que so that by the time the Fire Brigade Tripod exers in the street that to the Chion Fire that the Imperial Government should there cars AC. Padday and C. W. Gordon WYR. (there was practically no serious danger to be whist es so many in the event of a serious antico.written off fure bear the bulk of the cost, and that the halves; A. D. H. Grayson, H. V Slode uppehended. Quo, man, Inspector Fisher, of misfortune will they be able to pay up all their anxunt demanded from Hongkong should C. C.B. Tow, W.TE, MD. Wood, WTB the Sanitary Department, had a narrow escape losses? In those days on fires did not consist, 9. B. towart, F. C. Creagh, Ryall, WYR rory had injuries. Fe ewigail falling as they freh tently do now, of putting out, say, a not be so large to leave the colony and G. H. Potts (Captain), forwards,
from the roof and imagining it was water first four are at a cost of $250, to the Insurance - rushed for tard in order to save a mural or of Company, but becaneally they used to start at working Its Post Offles at a dead loss. It
Yesterday afternoon Commander Hastings papers which wore in the verandahThis, the Clock Tower and leave off at the Bailons sen, shipbroker, whose body was found in the verandah, but fortunately Fisher persoived ite you have$150 denfor rejestrenos burbons on Saturday morning. The deceased real nature just in timo. About nine rafters know what the Hongkong Fire avionut is for this who first came to the colony about four years and other woodwore in the roof were obutved year, but I pen for 1896 they had $5,000/- Their ago, was shipbroker, and he returned here before the fire was finally extinguisher, and it is premis receipts being about the vine as ours, from Amoy on the 7th inst. He had previously Elated that it will cost $200 to make good tão da it appears we are three times mero pindrey, thes bean to Formosa and intended to go born, hot mage Immediately under this part of the root in thay Well now that are there-Intunes I Le abtained a position in the firm of Messrs, the Colonial Sacratary scorrudens offics and take it that they are the anus prymen on Lamke and Rogge Ho Fred with a frid at owing to the large qunuity of wood in the roof robe part soours inmun by the cles on Roseheath, Kondoon, and was last seen in the und verandahs and the heavy stock of paper in serion, large, is heavy losses which would home on the afternoon of the 12th inst, when the offee this place, at any rate, unst have perfors with the usual dividond they arfans ho appeared to be rather strengn in his been atterly destroyed if the fire bad net besanal payments for en equilization of dyllerds. haviour. He was not in straitened circumstances promptly checked. A large number of a pridential arrangement against exceptional, bat had complained of an attack of fever at business gutluer who were if the time losses, agatust tehich the reserve fund, to
or which ocefined him la hie bed for nearly proofedang to their offese, witnessed the work fortnight On the 1st inst be wrote af the firmen. meaningless latter to Mesers Lake and Roge containing acusations against merabers of the Gorman Club, for which there was an foundn
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is needless to dwell on the importance of held the inquest on the Body of Johannes Peter Jujud was moltan lest from the top of the Home, (Lunghfar į ties in the report that great commercial nation maintaining ade quate postal cucilities with its outlying dependencies or on the impolicy of bleeding those dependencies to such an extent na tú rotard their natural development,
posed to The protest which the Colts proposed to lodge against the Royal Engineers on the ground of rough play in Saturday's football match has been abandoned,
A. Football match was played at Hawny Valley on Saturday bitween the St. Joseph's Football Club and the Queen's College Football Club and resulted in a win for St. Joseph's by
goals to nil..
THE CHINA WIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
A European einplogo at the Torrans com tion. He also wrote a ohit to two members of entr
mines, named Carpentier, committed suicide the ether day he exploding duszaite cartridge in bis month. Needless to say death was instantaneous and there were not many aims to inter. Carpentier had shown signs of mental derangement.
s, aged feet; prospecta am encouraging.
The wall, will work night and day."
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the Club which was very confused chil was
Fighth ordinary mooling of share clearly the production of a 'sordered brain. Kollers in the China Firs Insurance Company The jury Moss, G. C. Fallorton, J. J. Leirin,Limity was held at the Company's ulice
Ladid, is also to provide Without a substantial which our Chairmas has so proteinently al
sarve fund and without re-insurance it would be altogether imprudent to pocept beary nake As the Chairman said, an lisurance offles can net bure too large a ruserte fund. I think too. They is our reserve increases we need not we insure so much because we are justified
in Isting foncier risks Your loans smerint
a acostuing to $500,000 Ton loan your
Balmoral Company bittery alongside Oliver with which he was then treated by its English] "Michael" arces upon refully selected properties
Baloution of these eritier I know very well à
M. St: Michaelton has been appointed Chairman for the year 1897.
The secounts have Leen audited by her Thomas Arnold and Fallarten Henderson, M. 5.G. Bind having loft the sokny, on lays of absence The Directors recommend Messr 1 Arueld, and 8. G. Bird for reflection;
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and G. LI. Gutierres-turned à vordish of Green's Bend Central, at moun yesterday. Arnimney and you lean your rearte fond, St. Michalsen presided and there were also made if I underland correctly, you grant suicide whilst temporarily, insane.
pruanat-lossus. 31. 1.. Dalrymplu, & Mefore ran upon the occarities, which you take: Te's shurer China Fire Lumr The Avenir du Tontin has an article Drachi, D. R. Bascosa, N. Siebs, S. Sharp Now, if it were upt for the reserve find it. Yersin, in which the allegation that be was. Senciant Directors G. L. Tomlin (Aoling: Messrs. John, D. Humphreys & Son inform received with marked coldness by the medical Secretary). J. B. Coughtrie, . Sharp, & M might be nest feed whether it were wild to Bongkong and Skangial Bank, s
lale pike upon, sonrities for loans Bob with currant act us that they have received the following telegram from their mining manager in Austraha staff of Hongkong on his last visit Lore inance Rozn Periera, P. Jer, J. Carvalho, At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 11th Eave strack Eureks Roof at a depth of 900 more repeated. But it is uselas, says our Gore, J. Farrow, G: H. Puts, Chin Pat, Honua a reserve fund you sro amply justified. Ti saodry dublots,
contourporars, to return to this subject, for- Wu Yük, SH Michael, J Thutbars, G. Can the larger to fund the greater the Yersin must feel amply uveogad for the disun 0 Car.J.II. Cox, C, Fuline, 11.M. Meit, and J.R justification. Speaking of mortgages Uss
The ACTING SECRETARY the ice at interest of 50 per cent, beyond that which the 31st. 189. Z colleagues by the eagerness will what his preneuse and assistance is now tought by the calling the wasting,
Bank deposits go is Are excellent, and in the by shaholters for 15,6 hares of $125 The Frezol gleamer Conten, which recently Government of Barabay. The request for his the Charotlemon, tus report and great divl of care is taken. You have the trad struck a rock and foundered near Torque, will not, as seams, funds through the Frock statement of counts having box. In our mos of the market. In fact the information Biral loa we leard from Toskin papers, probably bo raised, the divers having found the damage not Government, which rout a telegram to Lini hands for over a fortnight you will no dosht
in the matter of property is sometalng £ £19,789,13,11 @ very serious. It is said the Compagnie brough the French Consul at Colombo to in now allow them to be taken as rout It gives which your Secretary and your Directors Lavage
tercept him there, the doctor being at the time on such pleasure to meet you with snc antia optimal, and it increases For year The Nationale, to which the vessel belongs, will is way back to Tonkin from: France. As he fury asalta fug Ile your 1695, showing that treat with a Hongkong Company for har canld do nothing without a supply of serum it after paying interim dividend of sover share salvage.
was decided that ho sbonld contin is his journey in February last thero romaina a profit of to obtein's supply at his laboratory at Nhatang, $151,01861, to he deals with on this occasion. Yesterday afternoon Surgeon Colonel Bratt Annam. Before leaving for Barope he had This is in great, instauro due to the loss ratio delivered a lecture before the Odd Valumes mooniated a large cuber of horror and he kind to promin having fallen, Leco 91.65 per cast Society on "The care of the British Army in aniculafil Lisperiɔd "of sisener m that the iz 18:1-10 2735 per cent only for the casion yaalf, but I do not expect quotherahanon Langhter) The Chairmth has referred to tariffs seram should be ready a few days after his year nuder rosien Wehow propose to pay and the Association. Tot sure that your retarz Having oelectal it he was to creed Bual dividend of $6 per share, but it Company is in need of such an Acacciation. to Tucia by the earliest opportunity and it was is our desire to impress it most strongly on The local companies can stand alone without the In Duty 1888, expected that he would arrive at Bombay about your minds that you must hit sider the sistance of others. They do not want any spouses ac the Congery' than t extai the 15th February
Company in a position to distribile uufuadenerence or any sin fru ortaica com-
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 16th, 1837. Tag demand made by the home Govern- ment for an increase in the contribution of this colony to the cost of the mail subsidy is no new thing, the anme question having been very exhaustively debated in 1883
and 1884. The claim for a contribution from the colony was first advanced in 1879, the smart then asked being £15,771, and after departmental correspondence had gaus on for some time the subject came forward for public discussion in the years above mentioned. The result was com mucicated to the Legislative Council in n financial minute in which the Governor (Su GEORGE F. Bowes) recommended the
War Mr. J. J. Francia, Q.0., recupied the chair and there was a large attendons. The lecture was attentively listened to and the lasteve was frequently applauded. At the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Colonel Eratt
Referring to a football match at Shanghai Sport and Gossip sage-Bikes in great num-
orded on to the scene, riddan both by blics and gentleman One bike, booring & gentleman intimately connected with f.pe and
rates, shied and ran away,ading in
Graagė,
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spreid with a ghastly dit blaent, the Iues of her lips changed to choly white ber
eyes praumed to lack of an animal stricken to death her bands clutched corvalively, ni the entir Anked whether she had anything to my why setrends should i be pronounced upon her,
No,” endi sank back exhausted into her hair. the replied in a voies whose hunky dullness contrasted painfully with her wouted tone, The Julge then sat uptight in his place. It could be seen by all that he mastorei his emo- tion with the greatest difficulty. First he in- formed Mr. Lowder that the sontsuce he w63- about to pronounces the suitonce that must n rays follow auch a verdict could not be carried; out.nnless the Court were so instract by Sir Brnost Satow, Her Majesty a Ruprezentativo in Jugan, under his own hand and soul. Then, amid on ston.mora painful miongë, he arsimet the thro-oorndred black cap, stenys counod by British Judges when about to pasa capital contence.Ioice broken and trombbing, ho uttered the words of doom, the fril sentence of all May God in nerdy upon your son being searely audible. Thns Faith May Fallon oll Care, the bright, at- tractive, relaod lady, whom so hang in this omall community have known intimately, and. so many have been happy to call their friend. passed from the pale of the society that she once graced stapped down, condemned 1,119,474.95 folens with the sentence of a shameful death ringing in her yurs. There were, some whose morbid curiosity so far overpowered her fcalings of humanity that they waited to bea ber descend the stepa of the Court to thoshmbre vobicle which carrie her buck to gaul We can only hope that a eliance of mergy in gagastod. by the words of the Judge is praining the sentence of death. This hop has been faillot ED. DE It 16 foll within the competence of Sir Eruest Salow to save the most unhappy womsa from 267;729,06 the gallows, he will be laying up a bleed memory for himself and earning the strong 15,00000
approval and gratitude of hiss nationals by Sexraising his power in the cause of clemency Justico demands no snob shocking ssorifice a her killing Who shull venture to gauge the 30,000.00 suffering that drove her to a deed 10: des
perato? If sha sinned, the waku also 290.000.00 deeply giunol against. The story of her life a bufore The gildinces, the moralin- stability, the love of admiration that marked 30457.63 FROTS of her acts are they not sins to which an 137,071.98onvironmont such as that of bur daily existence 629,925.14 is only too spt to betray human beings For the sake of her family for the sake of her 92,103,97138|||children; for the sake of thy- Lments that still
have the couragu sed constancy to support hur for the sake of the rehomines that she can work 1,202,500.00 out by years of punt effort, we must all hope. 400045.00 that meray will bo sabalitutod for tengeance. PALSAMTCivilization is happily feeding the world farther
loss which have bees incurred on the pro- By only han ethanga wijnanost at pri-tion which have been taken have been rear of this counter
initummal. They are very small bargains By dry clitora that the public bare gut und of the tale of your balance of profit brought for- unredcsa el pledges. I was fortunate enone - By pruf
ward from lest account.
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no tem. Un da pợc ért on ils expital sud, flat panies and being deprived, as they are by To úm insurance it is only being done now in order to place our
thy Assuration of that discretion which To Grora rent.. accounts, as far as dividends are encer, they are so amply and exceptionally qualified to. To ser expenses a sounder basis, After om exporisace with
1883, to the 31st December, 1884, at unsolved by the trial was the discovery of it part of the town has been fired. Forci payed at our vext distribution of profits to aid that liberty which has been bujoyed do By tagaloe Ther
PARIS, 7th February.
156,900:13.0.
tion and toaching as the truth of the old 120,305.72 principle that the virtue of justice comiste in and further from als stern law of equal retalia
mederation Japan Mail 8937IRE QARE SOMERSET TIONE
14,789.25
The Wellington Weekly News in a recent issue had the following wierance to the Carow
During the work the artitampent in Simerset und Cornwall has becu intensified by the reciph $780,000 free advices respecting the alleged poisoning
of Mr. Carew, of Cornwall by his wife, formerly Mis Edith May Porel, of Somerket. Thesconsect lady was born in Glastonbury Somerset, some 127309-30 thirty years ago, mid her father, Mr. JA. Porch, 1,205.05 Is Now the Mayor of that place. Mra Carew 704505 ↑ was well known diringhout the country, and walt at home was revvisel ly the best Booty. LOVE202,
30050 Under tusse circumstances, the gerontoet sympa
47047 the is manifestpd toward the parents, who were 800 pastrated by the receipt of the startling now. 443 611,21 | whilet frusi, odrices from Japaunre, vared with "a
81,007-77.79
CORRESPONDENCE
We do not
13500
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COTTESTDEKLERIS
the 1891 account we could some to no other use, I think it may be a question whether the root of hand oflco conclusion than that it was most decidedly mgkong Fire Lushrance Association is to the To trak bug office expen
advantage of the Chino Fire and the Hongkong O
Té legal expens nulvisable to pay maxim disidends end, we, but the Digestors know best. There in Te rapit, PAPIR, 5th February, hava Lake, the opportunity as sarly as possible doabt that the circumspection with which
jaty. Mes. Corey was in England. regantly the crook ansiraling the cricket ground. The Council to vote a sum of $63,000 in ridar was resoned by a representative of the
is two years sines, when the bams hens from Boveral villages have been burnt in the comme kot ultering our systone girilst not asking share this Coigour Los hoon managed forcover
holders to hocept aller dividend than twenty-eight years le most rumarkablet pen
Yokohama to ses her mother and fathine The ustin in consequence of one betion.
ostat was an auspicious one, sud be entry futai payment of the contribution due from deep son cable who arrived in the nick of time, of the disturbances round Coner.
PARIS, 6th Febrnuty. You ratel recollent lowest. Kontenon that crally happens that in good lines when lange el July to Qist, Doc, 1996.
1,332,61,62, the old-fashioned town of Glastonbury was one "Hongkong to lessen the loss sustained by I have not yet board if there is to be a general
22.000 of humph. Deng known among rich and poor, The Mabommedang of Canes huse polacked the only way this we could be offorbedre prosperous there is just a little comfortable. By grus earnings of the Company's thing "the Imperial Treasury on the Eastern
By towage not earnings
4410.12 og popularity bavi not wilfered, despite her long the Christians in the streets. It is believed was by foraging av substantial increase to relaxution of sitiot business rules and every
Abseling from her birthplace. Upon her arrival mail service from the 1st of February, Amyntary of the Corew case that was loft
tast the victims number three hundred our repro feud and therefore you must be thing goes swinningly Further prosperity interest
29075| at the railway station she met with a most en- Farsenio at the post mortem, no white arisnic
sco that account added to materiale fo make ederate into liberos. Risks and coutures are By ban on prolaz
thusiastic reception, and a long precasion was bon ratily undertason, misforfine comes, a r the rate of £8,000 por annum Hie laving been tried to the house. On thirfolut samen bare been landed to extinguish the up for the meril m plate to its credit on astion takes place and the fat is in the fire
Tormode to escort her to her own home. The town bandoided the pageant Bad the Excellency in his minute said that from the Japan Gaselle saysWs beliefs the as comilagration,
the present occasion, provided of one that It in not so with this Company Tua mor the results will allow us tosin em. Ar business they prosper the more prudent ther become
streets! weco wplendont with loga – AL the papers on this subject which had planston to be very simple. We have intor
various point archien vers rested, the cost viewed Mr. Schedel and he has confirmed Aliveis agitation is in progress in Grenco men you will readily follow zao when I say st (Applause.) Prudhoe is the one gloat thing. already been presented the Council was theory which we held, that by careless dispensing,
a Tifo Clice cannot have too large, a reserve Pred in the foundation stone of insurance
Wing, boens by the inhabitantele Carow fund--lucer, hear it being the security prince, provides the material for its quar
tayed a ter parents here at Edgeclay for aware that since 1879 this question had that is to kay by the use of commus protash and for tao union of Crots,
PARIS, Sth Februar that our policy licldurs look to when aructure, prudence is its canopy and its pro
#some mondas during which time the book been under the consideration of Her negligent filtering, it would be galte possible,
The Frost Can has been got under. Sover they voy to as, and therefore in long be we may more it would to very probable, that win ate
tootion; prailence is its top stone.and its crown.
advantage of the opportunity to renew her. Majesty's Government, successivo Secre partisles of white amenic might be present in villages in the environs have haan kurṛt,
negosintance with her friends and those who osulinae to pay this Landsome dividend of 3 Tour most sordially with the CIM "kman's taries of State had done their utmost to uspension in the arsenic dispeased by the
per wat, on our paid up carital your. Board viene as to making a large appropriation to the ENGLISH MATI NOTTERS AT THE know bar Figuities that are being made.". Pinis, Oth Forney,
man of the Lungimon opinion that the rostre fand the profits of the kust year obtain the parent of the Imperial Tren Janete chemist, and as three ones word ger ebased all the spooks found by Dr, Divers might
should be set aside zwarte afrongthening the root of loud, bare, vory and POST OFFICE...in this county have not, so far na con lo stes TO THE EDITOR OF TABDAILY TRESS Linol, tended to prodnes iny evidenes likely to sory to a reduction of the sum originally easily bare boen derived from the lowlar's
Company's position, it goca willout saying plante, gentlemen, o seguing the wleption St.--As the day and dates of arrival and be of service during the trial of Mrs Carow, All put forward as this colony's share of the solution, although eraonio once in sclusion
list the stronger we are the mers confidence of the report and accounts, (Applause.) departure of tas nails for and from England her felends believed her to be happy with her 1ho insuring public will love in par the The CHALANI have no doubt you have each work are of much public luteriat I denire husband and they oxpress the opinion that she les, the Sual decision of the Imperial Gewald not by any possibility orgstallize into
white arsenie:
benefit of them not fully perversant with all istened with groot Jnforest to Mr. Sharp ta suggest that a painfall noise, board letterodimirodent of the terrible charge tlistsbehsa to vernment had now been coromunicated, and
the kurtizean of uzdi usurance Dice and who omarks, and as he has such good information, largely as to be son by all passers by aboudimet In Younhamasha was received into the best in consequens may fail to spa lab objections auch a large property holder that I bou be suspended ontsie, the Fort Ones stating society, whilst she lust gained a fair repulation Lord DERBY's words were quoted as follows: We have received a copy of the Eighth
so interim dividents. I might explain that tell favour the Chiu Tire with many risks when the mail was exposted and also when is as an amateur actress Though the appoint- The Lords of the Treasury have finally Annual issue of the Directory for Bangkok and
takinje i 1990; accorat by an esouple (Applause) Slam for 1897, printed and published at the consented to an arrangement by which the Bangkele Timer lloe. We einget better
or are the colday. I do not understand why this has not long are heat done Your Government of Hongkong shall contribute describe this work than by giving the title page.
Hazgkong, 18th February, 1887 at the proposed rate of £6,000 from the which describes it ass bandy reliable book of reference for all olasses, with calendars und 1st February, 1883, only, the claim for the very information about weights and measures, “nereats of this increased payment for the Sismore festivals, postage and telegraph tarifs, foundered of the const of Spain. Alarge nuraber you will all aging with me when I say that it M. JUDAN proged the re-letion with forcinol solid rubber tires, is driss by Mertained that Mr Pord, liar father, he un-
treaties, zotea, on the ancient and moderu period haterior to that date being waived, history of Bam, and clading offle lal and of persons were dryad net and ur beings like principis tua A. MeCounsafe and D. R. Even in
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA anticipate such front by paying away in The cliga for the full loss has now again genel direstones, corrected up to date of
the stupe of an farm fividend what line FABIS, 711 February.
unt liven completely carded. Turning of Pisgne has broken ont at Camiler hellowen to the verking neemt for tusslene har etablielid military,cedant the rate any wall concreto Aarderie,
you on the excellent rosulla date 1hp THE FOOCHOW ARSENU, unfance brought forward beats any provisue record by some 522000 md we can only hope ther it will not suffer to any serious extonte CHAINSA That is all to Enginess, enlly during fring, and, in case babe meritors
losses betweb this and the end of the your canfienion: I thank you for your attendur, baig shobinfter firing it im
notice int premis ascent again Dividend warrants will be read on hae 2nd continge in oporatión nuti shows stondy advance and this time it stands
publication
Tame make it invaluable for
ot on the same principle as the smaller sumat seem wall up
been advanced, and the amount, according raidents in Bism and for those having intimate to report, has risen from £13,771 to £16,000 mess relations with that country. To book Presumably the larger sunt has boon arrived is really got up and the directory portion
date. In view of the Hes and ongreaching tendencies of our ench friends we would enggest the insusion
of eighteen years ago, namely, that this
colony should hear the whole of the loss on
the section of the mail service between Singapore and Hongkong.
The Creton insurgents have proclaimed union with Grecos MAZA PONT
Troubles continue in various parts, THE FRENCH SUGAR BOUNTIES. PARIS, 5th February. The Charbor has adopted the Sugar Bill THE HAMBURG STRIKEL SS
Paris, 711 February The Hamburg strike lus come to an end.
WRECK OF A STEAMER, COMO PARIS 7th February,
the halee of $2871011 ranght forward
is subject to diminution through losses ant The resolution was thon pat and carried
Mr. PALMER proposed die choroiation
the whole of the policies for that year bove the election of Messrs Sharp and Beurmann as xin of and therefore it is imposible to any Doutor KVI
The British adser Caly Sore we whint our actual proft will be until the 1st Mr. Govt seconded
Jagmary next, and sach baing the onse Ithink Carrie
PREZENTA FAúra, 9L Fabynary.
in meri ate of the declaration by Great The French mission appointed at the squat Britain and France, respecting spheres of lushe, gned at London on 1th January of China for the direction of the Fooskow
¿Armsual les left. Franeo,
You
NOTICE,
The military autoser of Me BJ Pobning ton, the English investor, is mounted as
pnt of Mr. Ouzo se manager of the Pok barn-Tailed Clab was not very lucrative, his
wife hind private means, which permitted them to tako bivantage of the pleasures afforded by usaquation with the highest and most inflvaitiak people of the eit is. Caron's private în como is £400t year, and it has just book
a 16 horse power angine, sad carcios two rapiti vally sant har a chejus for £100. It is a fict born, teen
tries gens, with suitable shulde for the term of sine note that the charge of murder was not Hon. We Xux keponded.
operators 3 roof of 45 miles on hade je said preferred resinet ir Carey until fre days Carciell
to hy possible the guns each provided with after the inhuest on hoc liusbeurt. The decision capable of of the jury was to the effect that death we slue *ir Trotnunk, pretiosed the volevasion € 500 rounds of ammunition-stan
W Pots and J. H. Coxnanditor ring at hearable as of 50-700 rounds to nesanics poisonings 20 evidence Long pre- OANYAo seconded Sun munte, with the car in motion orta
Corrien
itión la
drox to sue by whom it was administered:: The arrest and eubacqueat charge against her therefore used much common Regret is expressed in tuir country not the action of Mr. alford, one of Mrs. Carew's southael, who hes rofaset to foriler gut for the secured on account