INTIMATIONS
A.S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.
BY APPOINTMENT.
WINES & SPIRITS.
ww.below.
bag to call attention to our PRICE LIST OF WINES AND SPIRITS
Pak
As that are all selected sad bought first band by our London House we gave ung inter- mediste profits and are thereby enabled to
apply the best qualities at Moderate Prices,
FORT.
"¿bor Invalids and General Use)
Per dur
Per Hot
VINTAGE, superior quality,? 314.40 81.20.
Red Capuale) CFINE OLD VINTAGE, sup:
erior quality, Black Soal Capuzle
DVRTFINA OLD VINTAGE.)
10,20 1.35
3
Be extra superior, Violet 23.40 170
Capsulo (Old Battled)
SHERRY,
Por'doz!
VOIFEZIOL PALs Day, din- }
ner wins, Groen Soal SIASA 3090 Copanie
MANZANILLA. FALS NA-
TURAL SHERRY, White 1200 100
Wow Capoule
00 SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE
· NATURAL SHERRY Red 12.00 Seal Capsule
SD-VERY SUPERIOR
OLD).
1.00
PAGE DET, ohuies old 1440 120 wine, White Seal Capsula J EXTRA BUTADION OLD
PALE DRY, very finest 20.40 170 aquality, Black Soal Cap- Saule (Old Battled)
INTIMATTONE
BROWN, JONES & CO.
EN
SDBALERS IN AMERICAN AND HAMTAN MARBIN AND HONGKONG GRANITE:
CEMETERY MÉMORIALS,
Designs and Prices on application. Ollos, 47, Qunay's ROAD CENTRAL.
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mente investigations
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Har Nb D2 Hariphroys 26 Bog tags Genesisdagers, havo romiyat the following: report from the mines to
andonald, 27th Angust, 1897, Tror) and ber Queen Mire-The contractors in the man
Cerdas reather Up to the lizan sa vantein: press the typhoon had not strived and sparantly cold feeling only the roots of its fig end. Of course, houssholera look da precautions to protect thou von from the wind, whilst are nearing the completion of their con only one or two of the large vossale retract and whan that is dong, the alteration to manel at their buoys in the barbour, the others the poppit legs will be made, as it cannot be ring shelter. In Kowloon Bay and behind, undertaken while the men are werking in the - me Sterorattere Leland, the sampeus, obtaining inftantiam
vien fendered to Mt. WHITEFCAD to zofrain from any action likely to hinder justice d hamper the investigations of the (2637 | ** Government," if the reference is to the question the bon, gentleman naked at the -ONLY COMmunesations relating to thenower columnsoling of the Financa Committes the other refuge in Causeway Bay. Among the many.L. 6:are making fair progress for the Tras Tobalanom tv prukt atið tónu secamat
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS"
should be addressed to Tax EurTOL.
Correspondents must farnard thairsaneed addree with comunicationo "adāramed to the Editor, ent for publication, but as evidence of good faith.
Al Istlers for publication sheid de 4 m an one de of the paper only. Ne anonymously signed communications that have. already appeared in other xuyurs will be insertoch
before 11 a.m. on day of pubifcation. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supnited for Cură Telegraphic Addros Presa-A.B.0, Codr. PD, B. 20. Telephone No. 12.
Ordova for extra topies of Bath Pares had to
to-
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1997.
...
- Balmoral Ming-The men lú the tunnel on
ressels In Kowloon Bay: wore the homeward day, we fall to see its applicability. The Froach mail stainer and the Australian mail, Blue ren of stone, Another tribute Las been Colonial Boerotary declined to answer the both of them having returned to Hongkong early
1st on G.E. 5, the Company ratalning one half gacation at the time, not from any desire yesterday morning in consequence of the excaad of the interest and paying the men work to withhold information," but beenung rough estor ontside. The Australian ing balt wages. Wo consider this arrange maal steamer Tainan had a very bad experience sent highly advantageous to the Company "would be more regular lo give notice in of the weather. Her pumps broke down and the Should gold be struck, in addition to receivier "the usual-manner, when no doubt the hon. Total is said to have been in a very bad way, a percentage on the gross yield, the Company member will receive au asier to listeitabing her roturn to Hongkong for would also receive one ball of the gold. By repairs. At ten o'clock yesterday morning this arrangement the ground will be prospooted
ut a comparatively sinall outlay. We do not know whether the following notice was issed as an o "question." Mr. WHITEHEAD has adopted the sugges-17th at 10.25 sm. The typhoon is possi
press from the Hongkong Observatory = →→→ tion of the Colonial Secretary and given | probably about 200 miles to the Southward of notice of a question on the subject, but Hozgkong. It appears to be moving in if so he is not likely to receive an early reply, as the meeting of Council fixed for Monday next has been adjourned sinc die.
A coolis who was found in the gerdon of Mr. D. Braidwood's residence, Craigougovor, Caino Hom was yesterday, sont to gaol for three months as a rogue and vagabond.
It is reported that a committan of the Exonu- tive Council, consisting of Colonel Eldato, R.E., the Attorney-General, and the Hun. V. P. Chator, las been appointed to consider what proportion of their ponsion, if any, should be al lowod to the offers upon whom saspicion ng fallen in connection with the bribery suandoj.
The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment ill play the following programme as the Offcam Mass to-morrow oveulrg --- March Heroiquo
Arin from... "Orfey” ......
Selection.....".The Rose Maiden".
God save the Queen.
Schubert Paderewski ....... Gluck
Caron
The Straits Cricket team to visit Hongkong will love Singapore, as now arranged, by the K. & G. steamer Routta on October 25th, arrive ing in time to allow of a few practice games, On Monday and Tuesday, 8th and 9 Novem ber, the Straits will play Hongling. On Wednesday and Thursday Hongkong will play Shanghai, and on Friday and Sanday the Straits will mest Shanghai. The Stinita team will ave Hongkong November 18th, pru gumably by a F: & O. stammer, returning to Bingapore about November 23rd. Singapore Free ess
To directare and
and brabebet -
mfa and comačeglojma
By promis, to re-lusurances, raluca By Intere By transfer fo By exchange
By amount brought forward from last
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,To balans on Sat, July, 1897–
LIMITED VIA
The following is iberoport for presentation to the shareholdere at the foorisenth ordinary gen oral aweting, to be held at the oflces of the Company, on Saturday, 25th September, at non-
A
Wösterly dimolien, Tho barometer has risen in the Formosa Channel and at Bolinao and in practically stoady in Hongkong. A strong N. E. gale blows at Gap Rock Forest Strong N. E. and E. gules off the const in
The General Managers have now to submit to the neighbourhood of Hongkong, but it is doubtful whether the wind will roach the the shareholders their report on the fourteenth force of a strong gale in the harbour." year's working of the Company ended 30th As a matter of fact the wind did reach the June, 1997. After paying all fanning expenses. forog of rather a strong gata in the barter, and premiu of insurance, remuneration to consult at 2.45 p.m. one round was fired, indicating ing committee, and auditors' fees, the not proft that a Loary gule was expected. The een was of the year eronats te $193,530, out of which véry cough and in a very short time the harbour sum an interia dividend of $40,000 was paid in was practically deserted. Abant four o'clock Merch last, leaving a balans at the credit of the Kowloon ferry launches ducontinued zan-profit and losa recount on the 30th June, 1897, nise in eoneequence of the danger experienced of $158,540.30, which it is proposed to ap in gotting alongside the piors. The wind blow-propriate as follows:- vory beavily until about half-met sight, when It considerably obsted and rain afterwards fell in torrents.
To write off $59,043.75 from the book values of the Company's properties on 30th June last flees the amount of the reserve fund) being the equivalent of & per cont. thereon, 15-pay a tingl dividend of 8 per cent, which will absorb a BROKEN HILL AND THE SILVER further $80,000.00, and to transfer the fulance
MARKET.
of 333,806.05 to the reserve fund.
It will be observed from the seconnte that
balanse en sist July, 1890 By mantraseeray from 1895-1806
THE AUSTRALIAN MA
The following felegrams are from Ai papers received by the N. InKisteamer Fana
THE UTUALION IN GREKORA
London, 19th Angwa: 20 Deplorable accounts halo bien received of the condition of kinies in Crééco. Af spiderja has broken cat among the refugees who fron Thessaly when the counterWeKICCA by the Turkish troop host of the left were entirely destitnio; and asthe fande
rhich they have been supported" avd.
tbo items in connection with the failure of one housted they are endragareble stay late Amoy agents have now been-adjusted; we were led to hope that a further amount would be recovered, but fear there is now no chaves
fit.
The materials for the new wharf arrived some time ago, bat ia consequiones of the con- tiaud delay in the complotion of the foreshore reclamation, it will be some months yet before the erectim of it bo procedad with.
The flea bas-been-maintained in its un state of efficiency and continues to counted the condence of shippera, a
..... – QUEENSLAND. TRADE IN WOCTÉSEN
БОЛОРВЕ
London, 19th Mr. W. Finuesre, Who WAS THOGALE commercial representative of the Governzient in the counterm of
Europe, etator that be thing bit principal Mediterranean porta a
In a recent article in the Tinsi the sugges tion is thrown out that as the management of the railway throughout Manchuria is to be entirely in Russian hauds, and na the Company, as a private associatica, will be is A position to fix and levy any tariff that suits the policy of its patrons, British trade, Case. Perbot or that of any oflier Power, may, in spite of the most favoured nation clause, he effec- tively excluded by differential treatment from the future markets of Manchuria. It is not the first time that this view has been put forward, but the fear expressed appears
us unfounded. It would be Mennet (No.) novelty to find a railway company dis- eriminating against goods according to their
At the recent half yearly rangling of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Limited, held at country of origin, nad it may be taken for
Melbourne, the Chairman, in his speech in pro- posing the adoption of the raport, Raid On granted that the Manchurian railways, like
paga 2 wo give a comparative statement of the railways in every other part the world,
prices for our products which may be interest will be anxious to get all the traffic they
ing, and is doidelly so in the present tubagy state of the silver ingrket will refor to can, without considering the origin of the
this who we come to financial mattace. It goods carried. If a railway company had
to antiestory to kaos that we have been to maintain a Customs establishment of its
able to dispose of all our finished prodala rodily here Austrlin, and without the own and tried to cuforce a protectivo
intervention of say agones or commission
In conclusion vs. may mention that the policy the prospect of its 100 ns a
Fer silver, ef coace Tondon is the central
and market. We sell it thorn, but it is dospatched nonats appearing as freights due commercial undertaking would be very
____ THE FRENCH NÁVYŠ: ***A fres Australia straight to the East. The lead, concte receivable on 30th June, have since
"been collected.
London
40th Atgest reinoto. Even if political considerations
which we formerly seat to London, has.
CONSULTING COMMITTEE
The French cruiser Brinə, which you one We would romiad our readers of Profesor during the past six months, boon were placed before commercial ones the Bosakoraki's entertainment to nightat the City; entirely in the Eust
Since the last mosting Mr. D. R. Sassoon has tho vossels exporting President Fause op The sales, expecially- result would be much the samo, for Russia Hall. The performanco is under the patronagu with Japan, were somewhat affected by the resigned his sent on the Board and Mr. D. Gabr visit to Russia, hes returned to poet in a justit Casa 12.90 16.92 1.10 0.60 would not only get little eredit for of H.B), the Governor, Sir Willings Robinson, fall is alrer, but it is satisfactors to ker bay bes been invited to fill it. The Committee conditis; and has bich replaced by the brulkor SAINTS FUT 7.200 7.94 0.80 0.35 establishing railways it were commor.
By kind porrison of Colonel Gordon and that we have soured such vilaabis markets now consists of the Hon. J.J. Boll-Leving, and Depuy do Tome. The trident existon CUBBIO
as Chinn and Japan for the disposal of Messra. A. Rose, C. A. Tomes, and D. Gabbayagant outers in the French Press with 9.80 10.44 0.90 0.4cial failures but her prestige and hand of the Regiment will perform the follow our lend.
officers of the West Yorkshire Regimen tho
Passing new to the sil In turinn of the Articles of Association all to the efficiency of the bary, and it or hiderats ÚRAD BAU) D'ANGLADE..... 1
13.20 1440 10 0.60 fuence would be seriously impaired by ing selection of music ander the direction of position of the company, you will gather from the gentlemen ratio, but being eligible, offer that Admiral Board, Misitor of Darino, who CHATRAU ̃
Mr. W. G. Boatley, A.R.CM.
the figures presorted to son that it compares thousures for re-election. HAJT BRTON
Overturo. Hemantique"... Koln Bola favourably with the past half-rear, notwith Song "The Garden of Skep LABBIYET...
De Lars standing that the price of silver bas experienced EURAN HAU)
Selection... "Les Cloches de Comille Plauguette cunsiderable fall during the last few months. Intermezzo... "Forget nie Not" ........ Maciet This has bevu coauterbalanced by the gratifying MOUTON 31.00 22.90 1.80 0.96
Vale TarsatuLIA *** W. G. Bentley increase in the price of lend nad other products. D'ABMA1Z
kadun | The average price obtained for lead has teoù- Selection.... "La Mascolte"
€11 1le. 3., which is the highest since 1897- the increase in the value for the half-year Pace SURET POR TUE YEAR 2Ysed dem Jess, 1997. being equal to £8,850. Since this report wis
Capital Aut:- printed lead has still further is and now 20,000 sharesİ ŞƏN
Racere.fund ... Underwriting sement of the Lampang Suntly accounts payable Vapat dividenz
BC, and CC are excellent dinner Wines or for invalids and delicate stomachs Dau E pastieradinaer Wings of a very superior vintage. All are true Xezes Wines,
CLAREF
Per Bot. Qia. 14.
BT. ESTEPHR, }
COST. JULIEN,)
Red Capanle..
Rei Capule $ 6.00 3 7,36 SÚ.60 0.35
}
.900
9.60 0.75 0.40
18.60 13.20 1.00 0.50
Our Clarots. Inninding the lowest priood, are Tukintood to be the genuine product of the rate of the grape, and are not artificially made from raisins and currents, as is gevomally the Kance with cheap Winos.
HOCK
NIBRAWIN
PUDESHBIMEL Носниями
BRANDY.
A HENNARTS OLD"
Per Ch
idoz Qts. Per Bat
21.00 1.73 24.00 2.00
'her want of success in the role she has
adopted. Russin has little trade of her own with which to feed the railways and would. make but a poor showing even with the aid of France. So much for the inherent im- probability of the Russian company adopting the polky attributed to it. But ssuming the existence of a desire to adopt such a suicidal course, it is by no means clear that it would be tolerated by the Powers. Thoro $12.00 $1.00 are provisions in the treaties against the establishment of monopolies, and a railway that charged differential rates according to the origin or destination of the goods carried would be a monopoly of the most objection able description. It is also to be supposed that, with the establishment of railways in Chin laws for their control will be in troduced, as in all other countries whare railways are in cxistence; and it is incredible that the charging of differential rates would ever be legalised, that being a device which, -so-far as we are aware, has never get been resorted to, even by the most rabidly pro
ePix Bot,
God save the Queen.
£48. PALE, Red Cap-į $18.00 $1.50
**** B SUPELEOR VERY
OLD. COGNAC, Rel Capsule..
QUEUE COGNAC.. TO DHINESBY'S FIN EST VERY OLD LIQUEUE Coo —ano. 1879 Vin- turo, Red Cap.
*SHOE U VERY DID E
VV:0.5 FINEST VEDY
21.00 1.75
24.00 2.00
$0.00 0.00
48.00 4.00
OLD LIQUEUR. COURAC, 190 Fiatage... All our Besudy is guaranteed to be pure Cogane, the difference in price being merely a quer inn of age and vintage. WHISKY
Por Cant,
I doz. For Bot.
THORNE'S BLAND, White $1080 $0.90
Capsule dage WATIONS GLENORCHI MELLOW BLEND, Blue Capsule, with Namo and
Pete Mark
CWATSON'S ABELOUR- Da duniver. Red Cop male, with Nome and Trods Mark
WATSON'S KKD BLEND) SOF THE FINEST BOOTC
HAFT WHISKIES, Violet Capsule
10.80 0.90
12.00 100
14.40 1.20
A WATSON'S VERTOLD LI-
QUEULSCOTCH WHISKY, 15,00 125
old Capsele
DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FIN SEAT VERY OLD BEOTCH
WHISKYLA
14.40 1.20.
tectionist countries..
sold
AUDITORS.
The present accounts have been audited by Messrs. f. H. Cox and W. H. Gussell, who re- tire, at pilot themselves for re-election.
Douglas, LarKATE&Co,
General Managers,
LIABILITIES,"
Unpaid uns (averunt 1896) Pralt und less account.
89% TIL Valus of the Co stones Ħaż- $
03. Hattany, Hamer, thedee, Formara, & Haimun 841,600.00 Value of buoys and mooringst
water, Amoy, Tansal, and Hongkong, steam launch, and sandry 5,778.51 Material for new wharf at Hongkong....... Loane'ca arortgag
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration (deposit and interest accent) Vaine of coal in stock...... Fraight dus 30th Joe, 1897gatio dry accounts receivable from agensine, de. Cash in hand
colentil meats, but. If the trad voloped an inczeme, în ika, storage is essential Mr Phuch
states that he finds that traders in South austern Europe are quite rendy to enter into reciprocal trade with Queensland,
TATA AND BUPALEVAT
222nd Augusts Houf, the Frontieri Austria for the
by him that Count Bungacha Miniefor pale, lugisted, out of ourite të Bulguria on the prosecutidin of the outer
Hornádrly Endo de ammo to Prince Who was subtleted of the murder of troen he spongy has been distorted, and the friction between the two countries; led, to the Austrian Minister at Solls Pranted, unlimutid, leara of sosure, has ← been removed
TAKİTMENİ UP FANARCHISTS,
Landon, 22nd August The Government of Spaitt, have preposed to "other Europeay Fowers the 108- au Juternational penal colony
now, being valuation was
Tome upon
szice, and Beginnd have noti osal, unt the place. Puwera puine hypo "favourably to the
London 22th Augusta
discovery, oi, iliations miner
ndonesia August..
noico e Sanior the Cuban Repub
acros are drawings un
the Preafe
the Cuban the insurgents who Spanish authorities tog
for alleged rebaihop, it is now iness the Pope will in the you Indy whose Tot days
~London, 24th August, tothe British Chamber of étter. to the Times; wablished: lares that the Nov. Zosiand
Sonditione, that it insposes vages and other matters wrong and material Jujury rers Stading with Now
how me king for au tiga
which
is accompanying My Fiars, will in consequence, resign office on the conclusion of his fist Eussia.
THE HOYAIT (ⱭMERLAND-
London, 20th August, H.. the Date of York, who is 15yrist ing Traland, has been sworn as a member of the Irish Privy Conseil NRE
His Royal Highness has also been invested as: day $
& Knight of the Order of St. Patrick, and the ,000,000.00 Investiture of Field Marshal Lord toteris. 101,781.50.commander of the forces Ireland, upon. whom the same honger had been conferred; 83.20 took place at the same time 138.00 159,54400
NO
58,220.22
$1,569.001.61-
f
:R17,271.61
85,169.75 172,60040
THE ENGINEOKING STRÜGE
In contention with an extensi Lockout in the engineering trade thro out Great Britain, Beveral thousands of men have now byan fooked out at Burnley and Liers are also 21,000 men ille et Vidhani
The Employo Federation fecikri that b* next Christmas the strikesville Amnigamated Society of Enginee
FOREIGN HOSTILITY TO GERIT DUIT IN,
The Zigard one of the most prominent Faris newspapers, publishes a pote 136,08.28 which it declares that it will of 774520 the next generation to settle the $5,148.24 Frames and Germany over tus 50.31174 Alsace and Lorraine, and is
64.79 Frauen-Russian German condition agail
Britain. It further decisres that's $1,365,607.01 between Great Entain and Germanyi
Suondon, 24th August, 2 Sthe turrible death of three":
Newpie to hand American
They were engaged in hosting arou
inn on thệ: ingura Biver, in the vicinity of the fall, when, through some mis- management, the beat entered the rapida, and was drawn oger the ostract
LONDON TOPULAUR AND-TE ANARCHATS.
auan, Bird August. narchista held a meeting in ch Sunday, and passed a wa idėmus so the treatment to which the anish prisoners had bren 81pected
opalace grired recommderable data- scono ristire meeting and displayed.
atutute that, but meeting waB- spinely close. The orowe hopted the various speakers, and sang 2 God Save the
~THE CHARITY BALLAR TIRN IN PARIS
August Losafated
lent of the
At the half-yearly of the Tunjong Pagar Dock Co. Limited, held at Singapore on the 8th September, the Chairman, Mr. John Auder-stands at £12 58, with a firm market. The fall on, in the course of his "pesek said Daring in allrar mecaraile has aggregated a loss to nis cf. £20,500, the price obtained during the the last six months, the Company had had, at times, considerable diffinalty over the question half-year Loing låt per ounce fug less than of Chinese labour. This was, no doubt, inspice the corresponding period for the previous year. measure, day to the prohibition of famigration Cuppre, of which wa produse a considerably from Swatow and Amey, bat it was also due in quantity, bus prediated and advanced dur some degres to the enhanced et af importing ing the last three years from £38 to £52 solia labour from China, which again we and stands at the present moment at Now, in connection with this you reckoned to be caused, in some measure, by the depreciation of silver. This diffenity oror the will ospoot me to tell you something about Chinese labour question was being met in some the silver muriet I suppose, and any prospects dagrea by a slight increase of rates to the con- for the faturi. Unhappily wo have had a vary tractors for labour, and lo mentioned this pati-heavy fall in sicer during the last for days, cularly with a view of pointing out that that, and we cannot disguise the fact that much, a Esli of course, would have to be balanced by, pro militates against our profits and reduces thomus, lably, some extra charge to the constituents of bat as against that we have the Entisfaction of kucwing that the other metals which the Company.
we are producing are very considerably A boatman was oliarged at the Police higher in vains than they were, and they Conrt yesterday with stealing thres copies are al of firm markets and what of the Honghong Telegraph. The prisoner more, we baro avery prospect of in
us une of the men antrusted with the sale orasing ear catput of these metals."
Having of the paper on shore and in the harbour alladed to the profit now derived from by For some time past the sale have been very products which formerly would have boon thrown out on the dump, but which modera unsatisfactory and Mr. Chesney Duncan, the A POULIAR side light is thrown on the sab-editor, suspected that papers ware being Rejonce had enabled them to realise a prolit methods of the Government by a paragraph stolen. He therefore determined to find the upon, he said :—" Allough we cannot help which appears in the China Mail. The thief and with this object he checked there froling sorry that the silver market should be paragraph professes to have heen written turns himself. On the 14th itst. prisoner was so disorganised, we have reached a point at given twenty copies of the papers to sell in the which we are not dependent altogether on the after inquiry and therefore may be re- harbour. The next morning is made the report price of silver. The net profit for the half-year Amongst that he had handed five papure te vessels which amounts to £147,175-38. d, of which £144,000 garded as officially inspired.
had newly arrived, sold two, and “eumstavod " has been distipated in dividends, the balanes of other statements-contained therein is one to four: Among the five paper returned £3,175 38. 9. boing carried to profit and loss. the effect that the Government intends to wam three of the 8th, for which coto's papers account, which now stands at £630,392 Ds. 11d. ho had already accounted. Whou ked whoresides which we have spent £40.132 4. 5d, in Tee for one purpose money that has been wore the three copies of the 14th, he now plant." He also explained that the pay voted for anotlier, a vicious system of fuance failed to give any explanation and he was ment of gearterly instead of monthly dividends which enn have no sanction from Down thereupon given into ouaoly. Mr. Dusan did not imply any intention to reduce the explained to the Magistrate that since to and smount paid annually and that it was only on ing Street, and must be reprobate by himself hooked the returns the sales and grounds of expediency and economy in the the taxpayers. The public in Hongkong doubled, thus confirming his suspicions that adjustment of income tax, ale, and after strong has few rights, but it certainly has a right the prisoner bed systematically rabbel bira. representations from England, where the to expect that the financial business of the Hoover, prosecutor did not ask for the in majority of the shares were held, that change
prisonmoat of the accused, bo merely wished had been decided upon, Government shall be conducted in a the prisoner to be fined in order that the other
In connection with the abare it may be af straightforward manuer. When the Gov-men might take due warning. His Wersbiy tatarest to quots the particulars of the output, gaid it was quits clear that the prisoner hudato, from the Broken Hill Proprietary Mines ernment wants money it always has the
been guilty of malpractices and fiñod im $30 official vote at its diaposal in order to ob- with the alternative of 91 days' inpristinat for the twelve months ended 30th November, CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE, CO, that a miner has arrived there from the goklileld Tho Canadian Grorezantent have decided, in
1806, as given by the Finansial News:--- with lord labour tain it, and it cannot have even the cxcuse
$26,578 tons of ore producsó
Our lowest priced Whisky is of excellent of expediency for using money for purposes
quality aul of g-cutor nge than most brands in the market. We recommend our customers not
other than those for which it was voted.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
- [SUPPLED TO THE DAILY TEES."
LONDON, 15th September GREECE AND THE POWERS;
to be deterred by the lowness of price from We quote the statements of our contempor bring them alt. For a soda whisky, Ekorne's any in full:-"Da inquiry we learn that Hand and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to the Government has received no informa any Abelour Glenlivet is. A very old Pent ~Whisky (otoks) that corlik not be placed in
fakat ke prie and are too well koown officer of the Royal Irish Constabulary, posate to resums commercial relations with oned commer...
Per Caca
JOHN JANEIRO OLD, $1000 $1,00
Green Capele, 5·
JOHN JAMESON'S FINE 15.09 1.25 „OLD, Green Capinler,
1 JOHE JATENON'S VELTIN
Tire Ole Green Eng.
18:00 SLGO. AU these are very he and od. U has Seca stoolaid in Kangkeng in wood for ore 23 there being lite safe for Irish Whisky in the along CANA
Ras For Bo
"tion regarding the appointment of an
The Powers have accepted the Greek pro-
though application has been made for Tarkey.
FIGHTING ON THE NORTH WEST FRONTLER. Brigadier General Biggs has re-naptured Fort Saragari and relleved Foris Gaietan Lockhart The Artillery was used with telling effect.
CORRESP. NDENCE
[We do not hold oureefers regionalble for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] INTERESTING INSURADE CASE.
20 THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY FREE."
8,198,870 3. silver gold for £1,126:170 22,025 to lead soki før
242,15+ 51961 Other oros, copper, & gold sold for.
Total roonipte £1,420, 289 Working expenses for Bains period 1,022,430
Prolit for 12 months...
L: 397859
..
* Silver brought in 79 per cent,
sad custo Ivad, copper, gold brought in 1 per cent. Mud cost,
PROPIT AND LOM ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR
Jove, 1807.
To remuneration to Gosoral Managers for
vífico expenses, for 12 months...................................... To remuneration to Consulting Committer für
12 month....
anditors fo
To exchange wodnet
To ohanges anCONDÉ
madthi-andod lat
To late Amoy agent (amount written of): To fatorim dividantt för December, 1890...
To balonce
By praft ou uning the Compsty's steamere
to flaves By prail on coals supplied to steamers...... By interest on depesils semuat By all nigge count By boner rosivo.......
LIMITAD
F
107 Australia In South Afries
able in order to prevent, the crestinii of A DAS
à general impression prevails
5.
10,000.00.
in the Figuro manjuspired by M. French Minister for Exzeign, AD
3,600.00
The Cologne Gazette, a lendir
Charity Nzaar in Paris, in Trees fire occurred on the 4th and tvast his uplovers, who were lumtuegin the kinematographe, supposed to have caused the fire, was
zzed were found-guilty, and Baron árkan was sentenced to a fue of 500 francs, hila tlie en ployees warn also fined and no tono i to twelve months" and the other oight mou la imprisonment. They were all treated as Brst offendere
600.00 Germany, has published an articla rebiking. 2,132.10
other German-newspapers for inciting Russia 13.99 5,19702 to take advantage of the difficultion of Grat Brilaid arising from the present trouble in 40,000.00 - India, and it edcuits bank, the pummers of Chir 1,5-The coused wars charged with culpabie 153,54) 30 many bag attained its present greatness chief neglent in permitting the defective arrange
through following in the wake of the Englishments which led to the disaster
$213,803.71 people.
THE DEPRECIATION 02 MILYEIZ $*
London, 21st Augus 104,035.04 -4,176.08
It is stated that the value of the stock of 8979.65 silver bald by the United States Governant 6.632.44 | has, owing to the full m nejce, doclined to; the 1,100.60 extent of $56.000000 during the past, fourteen
montbe $213,808.71
THE YUSON COLDFIELDAN
London, 1st August Nowe from Victons, British Colambda, states
on the Upper Yukon in Northwest, Canada; bringing with him gold net to the value of $180,000.00
THE ARGENTINE DEBT, .....
THE NEAT POWONING CASES, ⠀⠀
sy London, 24th August In connection witltlie recent cases of promine poisoning at Enchfield, which were attributed to the eating of Australian matton Dr. Steven- son, an ex port, han informed St Andrew Clarke; Agont General for Victoria, that pfeminine poi soning in equally likely to doon from the cOL- suription or home grown us frozen most.
THE CANALIAN TARIFF,
Gordon, 25th August.
order to most the treaty obligations of Great Britain, to extend the prefential proves of thu new Customa tarii. A which are entitled
red nation frostment sunday thay treaties with Grest
unted a resuätko o 12 per cont, in the Duport duties un their goodi,
AYN THE TOKAT, MASSACRES COS
The following is the report for presentation is thus shareholders as the thirty-first ordinary mesting, to be fald on Saturday, 2nd October, at --
Britain will be The directors bave much pleasure, in laying before the shareholders the accompanying state munt of accounts for the year ended 30th April
It
The not premia amonats to 21,001,455.92 and The working account shows a balance at credit of $421,897.25, which sạm the dicooters re- £807,720. somewed be appropriated in the following
manner:
£1,022,430.
214,710 | A dividend of 20 per.cort. to share-
heldora $120,000.00 A dividend of 20 per cent. ou cou- tzibationi, payable to all oon- taibators of bastess whether abareholders or not
Silver cost par oz, to probice 23 2-5tha d.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MIN ES, LIMITED.
Musers. John D. Humphreys & Son, the General Managers, have received the following report from the M
Mount Macdonald, 27th August, 1837. Euredes Mias. The sinking and timbering
To be carried to new adcoust..
DIRECTORS.",
I
150,054.00
The Government of the Argentine Repablic bare now resumed the payinbah of the full although under lo ngement male wilk the amount of interest on their coraiga loene, bondholders some time ago the payments were. not to be resumed until a year from the present
THE CANADIAN TEEMIEM.
Sir World Learer, the Canadian Tversier, who has been in ugland for some one put a connection with the Oasen's Jubiloa celoten tions, has now retarded to Canada.
-MURDERE, IN MATADELED,
Howe from South Afrios, states full lire: 161,807.25 mumbers of the Matabele police re have been
sentenced to death for murdam $621,807.25 party
Mos: J. Kramer, P. Sicks, M.D. Esekiel, and J, W. R. Taylor retired from the board on The settlement of the long leaving the colony Mears, 0. Bourna, between Lord Postbyn and G. D. Boning. J. Thurburn, und A. J. Fay-his alate quarrios à Wales, mond accepted Invitations from the directors plnounced, admite fre
to fill the vacancies, and their appointment amongst the workmen wh
dor, Fer But,anch an officer, who will act is the place of Mr. BABELET during his alisonse on leave. With reference to the statement in the Daily Press of this muring that new-appointment has been "dé without getting a monoy vote, we would point out that no rate will be necessary when this officer has been appointed, as there is lapzing pay available to cover his anlary As Mr. BADELNY'S appointment is already filled by a locum fenens in the person of Mr. Mion we da not very well see how there can be any DEAR BIR T'he case you refer to of the re- of main shaft is going on well; total bony the pay Inpsing. Even assuming, bowever, fasel in Japan of iative shipustnor to asetet level is now to foot. A kola was bort
at half the pay of the office was lapsing watched with some interest by those who have when reef was broken into at the 200 fest retire by rotation and offer themselves for
a general avarage contribution will no doubt be feet into the rasf, which was found to be of holders,
solid stous, and showing gold equal to any gosh Messrs. St. C. Michaelson and A. J. Bayzond that would be very far from difficient to commercial dealings, with Japanese Fossibly level. We cannot yet state how thisk it in, but raelection, 9 7.30 30.00 cover the cost of bringing out Districter in question is inclined to persist from: indications believe it will be over 5 feet, possibly 6 or 7 foot and fram the gold showing Inspector Howe. If the lapsed pay retimo low in Japon which would compel his folds there is not the shadow of a doubt ferred to is that of the dismissed Inspectors, levy a contribution
como before the Court will therefore create u about its quaty.There is no change to report it is not available and cannot properly presedant. In any case underwriters have, a suce lest rocks. We are talking in main stall ja main drivos ht the 200 feet and 150 feet lovele, rumedy by declining to pay until timber and completing tram Hom average statement is drawn up in which case the insured cargo owners could effectually. comumo, to compel the shipowner to exent the contribution from all interests. Yours faith fully. UNIPPON.
Hongkong, 17 Septeraber, 1897.
Pies Ono Red Copeule, 81.00 125 with gur Namo and Trado
4FINE U Ton What?
BUM
Caneclo
White Capsule
FIRST OLD JAMAICA
7:20 0.80
15:00 31.25
olet Cengule ka Alooe LEEWARD Istann (00) 030 GOOD LEDWARD ISLAND $2.50 por Gal
URS
refusal kuoning full well there in no mud-
The cara now about to
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY AND.. TINDIGENT JEWS.
will be submits for the enfriation of abrics the pricipat point Medispat
AUDITOLA
roasts T. Arnold and II, U. Jeffries, who The onnered Bendants have been audited by offer themselves for re-eloolio.
G. BEURMANI, Chairman Hongkong, 17th September, 1897.
STAVENERD OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30rs April, 1807. ANDER
Castiad
The pit and mullock shaft will be connected with the stupes at the 350. Best level la about three weeks. The sinking of the nuderlay shaft ou S
105 is being carried on by two men.. The Roof is Lereasing in size and shows a Taod deposits with Bache little gold is dah trials. The olon up from
Inregied in morienges of properties... Eureks last Saturday was 72 ors, from 140 Fonds of Chinese Imperial Government tons. We could not get pay more throngl the Loan, 1898
Lo use for any such purpose. When the legislature passed a vote for the pay of soranty Inspectors, Sargeants, and Con- stables it did not vote the money in order -to-pay an officer to be specially brought ous, from home to raurginiss the Police BLACKRELET BEANDY Force The appointment is a new and HEERING'S CHEL pecin one and, if it is made, must ke
“Odebianzado envored by a specul vote. Having explained. TO THE EDITOR OR TEN? DAILY PREMS."
bow the anlary of the reorganising police SI-1 am Ure many Jews have read with colloïal is to bo mel, our coulémporary goes over the signature.or A Jew who it is a rupair, we decided to suspend crushing, surprise the letter in your to-day's publication on to my "--" It is a pity a little more loss to tell your vendors, does not at all repry as it would have been only a muste of time "judgment is not exercised in certain quar sent Jewik opinion in the matter. We always and money to citempt to work it. The work of look after nur poor and will continue to do dismantling and pulling out was commenced on ter to regard to the unfortunate police so but 1 the Jadies Benevolent Bovidly of the 23rd fast, and will soon be demiplated, and
ffair for there
sympathy Hongkong inda scope to stoad its gharity to bed loge put in position for the rew boner, he, At the gatto do. The now tablos an e largas seslə and in-
AFRATED WATERS.
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COHMITED.
His may be
Fold batters. Coy Limited, debentures
Olivare. Buttery-On shaning of on Alat, inst, we found that the lapora TOM com plealy worn out, and the bares beyond further
Hongkong and Howloon Wharf and Godi Shanghai Waterworks Cold, debenturde
banghai and Hangkeer Wharf Company,
debentures ape Indon bramo
Todian doveromeni scurities $69,197-20
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150,000.00
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