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THE HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MACAO STJAM-BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED..
REPORT
of the Board of Directors to the Ordin- ary Half-yearly Meeting of Share. holders, to be held at the offics of the Company, on Thursday, the 28th July, 1881, at 8 p.m.
The Directors beg to submit to tho Shareholders the usual Statement of Accounts for the half-year ending 30th June last.
After paying running expenses, sal- aries, premia of insurance, repairs and all other outgoings, there romains, in- cluding $8,600.07 brought forward from last account, the sum of $79,661.72 at credit of Profit and Loss Account. From this sum, the Directors recoin- mend that $86,000, or. 6。 on the Capital, be paid as dividond for the half-year, that $35,000 be placed at credit of Depreciation Funil, and that $2,750 be appropriated as Directors' and Auditors' fees, leaving a balance of $5,911.72 to be carried forward to new account.
The ball of the Kinshan has proved on survey to bo in such a condition as to require a heavier expouliture for repairs thin the Directors have deemod it prudent to incur. She was put up for sale by auction, but no acceptablo offer having been obtained, it has boen decided, considering the old ago and wooden construction of the vessel, to remove the machinery and apparel, which can be utilized hereafter, and to dispose, of the hull and boilers. The steamer stands in the books of the
Company at $45,000, and being valued, in her present condition, at $20,000, the Directors propose that the differ. ence of $25,000 be written off.
The Depreciation Fund, which at the date of the last accounts stood at $100,000, will, if the proposals of the Directors be sanctioned by the Share- holders, bo increased, by the appropri- ation of $35,000 from Profit and Loss account, less $25,000 written off the value of Kiushun, to $110,000.
To replace the Kinshan, the Direct- ors have contracted with Messrs. A. and J. Ingris, of Glasgow, for a stoumer to be built of steel, with all late im. provements, completo and ready for sea, for the sum of £11,000. The. steamer is to be delivered in the Clyde in March, and should be ready for service in Canton wators in May next.
The White Cloud was thoroughly ovorhauled in March last, and the Powan" this month. The Kinking is to undergo hor annual survey shortly. Messrs. "A. ANDRE and W. KESWICK having resigned their seats at the Board on leaving the Colony, Mr. WM. RINERS and the Honourable F. B. JOHNSON have accepted the Directors' invitation to the vacant seats, and their clection requires confirmation by the Shareholders.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII-TUESDAY, JULY 26TH, 1881.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
·
I her to encloso, datod the 8th inst., referring to the proposed construction of tramways within the Settlemout. July 25, Fu-gew, Chinese stommer, 920, Although I have no time to lay this
letter before my colleagues, I thought - Crond, Shanghai July 21st, Gen. cral.-C. M. S. N. Co.
it advisible to make you, without pro- July 25, John U. Mauro, British bark judice, af once acquainted with the fact 612, Wm. Saminers, Lotion 1st that the Chineso local authorities ob- April, General. Arnhold, Kar-ject to the said scheme.being carried berg & Co.
July 23, Deucalion, British steamer, 1689. Purdy, Liverpool 10th Juno, and Singapore 20th July, Mails and General. - Butterfield and Swire.
July 26, China, German steamer, from
Canton,
July 20, Fangfse, British steamer,
from Canton.
July 26, Antenor, British steamer, 1647, J. T. Bragg, Shanghai via Foochow, 20th July, Tea &o.- Butterfield and Swire.
DEPARTURES. July 25, Athall, British steamer, för
Swatow and Amoy. July 26, Grryhomad, British steamer,
for Huilow and Pakhoi.
July 26, Thales, British steamor, for
Coast ports.
July 26, Fu-gee, Chinese steamer, for
Canton.
PASSENGERS.
ABRIVED.
out.
From the old rosiónts we bear that in 1864 thoro was a severo gale! and seafaring mou consider the blow of Brd July 1877, to have beon stronger. It was shorter, it only lasted 4 hours; the readings of the barometer' however, were not so low as on Saturday: 29.28 to 29.46 being the minimum figures given from steamers alongside the wharf in 1877, whilst 29.09; 20.14, and 20.19. were given last Saturday. The wind wont round during Friday afternoon and Saturday Consul-morning from N.E. to S.S.W.; indicat
I have the honour to bu, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
FOCKE,
His Gorman Majesty's
General, Senior Consul.
II. R. Hearn, Esq.,
not.
Chairman, Municipal Council,
Shanghai.
[Translation.]
ing that we must have been on the skirt of a typhoon, the centre of which passed to tho south of us. It doubtless came from the direction of Japan.-- The foreign shipping appeard so far to have escaped without injury; there were four vessels at anchor inside the Shanghai, 8th July, 1881. Light Ship, all of which rode out the Sir,From the foreign nowspapers gale in safety. Two cargo boats of I have learned that the construction of Messrs. Wheelock & Co. conveying toa a tramway in Shanghai by somo for- to the P. & O. steamer daunged their eiguors has repeatedly been spokon of. cargoes; they consisted of about 850 I do not know whether this is true or packages of ten; the risks on which It is certainly an innovation in amounted to about Tls. 8,000 distribut- China. In the foreign Settlements of ed among three local offices; the Union, Shanghai live a great many Chinese the North China, and the China Traders.' and foreign merchants and other people, Our morning contemporary gives a and on the roads and in the streets very singular history of a previous gale; there is constantly an immense traffic they pitel upon a lovely Sunday in to aid fro. If now the tramway should 1876, the 2nd July, which we recollect come into operation, the streets would well for the beauty of the atmosphere, be thronged. Therefore, the foreign. and say the Consular flagstaff was ors who have conceived this scheme, blown down, and the Police Hulk sunk; ought to be directed not to carry it those events happened on the 3rd July, out, in order to cause no inconvenience 1877. He gives the lowest reading and to avoid accidonts, which undoub of the barometer as 29.9. Our curious tedly would happen. I have cousilored contemporary calls a thunderstorm on it my duty to address to you this letter, the 2nd June, 1876, a "Typhoon -Lieut.
trusting that you will take the cogniz. the storm lasted an hour and a half; anco of its contents, and have the con- it was then that Reynolds' Folly fell struction of the tramway inhibited. down. The Hollow coming from the I also hope that you will favour mo South, seemed to have felt the sea with a reply.
disturbance; the Hideyoshi Maru met I have, &c.,
with a strong S.E. gale and a heavy sea; and we understand the Wycliffe from Nowchwang was two days in a gale; she has put in to Woosung for coal, on her South. Mercury.
way
Por Pa-yer, Chinese steamer, from Shanghai,-71 Chinese.
Per Deucalion, British steamer, from Liverpool and Singapore, Carey, Mossra Stock, Alston, Placo, (Mail Master), Chon Che Beo and son, and 381 Chinese.
Per Aalenor, British stoumer, from Shanghai &e.--7 Chinoso.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The Chinese steamer Fa-yew reports Girst part fresh breeze and fine weather to sea in channel, then squally to | Turnabout with molerate S.E. winds and fine weather to Chelanz, thence to port squally with heavy rain.
Translated by
C. PREUSMERO,
TAOTAI LIU.
Shanghai, 12th July, 1881. Sir, I have the honour to acknowl- edge receipt of your letter of 9th inst., forwarding translation of a despatch The British bark, John C. Munro, from HE. the Tantai Liu on the sab from London, reporta moderato weatherject of the proposed tramways in the Settlement, for which I beg to thank throughout.
you
The British steamor Antenor from Shanghai, reports light winds and fino weather throughout.
MAILS.
The following mails will close:- To-day, 26th July,-
:
For Batavia, per Thornhill, at 3.30 p.m. For Straits Settlements, per Vortigern, at 3.30 p.m. For Kee- lung, per Welle, at 4.30 p.m. For Hollow, Pakbo, and Haiphong, per Ping-on, at & p.m. To-morrow, 27th July,—
On
For Bangkok, por Rajanallianular,
at-3 p.m.
Thursday, 28th July,-
For the. United Kingdom and Ea- rope, via Naples; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Bar. mah, Ceylon, India (via Madras); tho Australian Colonies, Aden, Egypt, Malta, and Gibraltar, per Saghalien, at 11 a.m.
For Manila, per Diamante, at 3.30 p.m. On Saturday, 30th July,--
For Japan, San Francisco, the United States, Canada, Honolala, Porn, &c., per City of Feking, at 2.30;
p.m, On Thursday, 4th August,-
For the United Kingdom and Lu- rope via Brindisi; to the Straits Settlements, Batavin, Burmah, Coylon, India, Adon, Egyyt, Malta, and Gibraltar and Mauritius, per Veront, printed matter at 2 p.m., letters at 3 p.sn.
The following maila may bo pected
Cx-
you
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as
The following interesting items wore omitted from our summary of nows received by the last American mail:-
New York, June 23.-The Herald's London special says: Mr. Parnell has nado up his mind to revisit America, in order to extend, and consolidate the As had not yet been able to lay Land League organizations. He is this communication Before the Conconvinced that the Land bill cannot sular Body, it was decund inexpedi bo regarded as a final settlement of out by the Members of the Council to not
the Irish land question. He will not refer to it at the meeting of Ratepay- loave London, however, until the Lords ers held yesterday altorroon, the more
have sent tho measure back to the so as its production would surely have drawn away discussion from the real merits of the question before them.
The Council will fool much obliged by your communicating to them the tenor of the reply of the Consular Body to the letter of H. E. the Taotai.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
II. R. HEARY,
Chairman.
To Dr. Focko,
ILIG.M.'s Conaal-Geuoral and Doyen of Consular Body, ̧
#
Commons, as iu caso they should scri- ously mutilate or reject the bill, a grave political crisis would arise, and Mr. Parnell's friends desire that he should be on the spot to guide the party at such a critical period. The rumor that he will go when the bill passes through cominittee, leaving the party under the leadership of Me. Jus- tia McCarthy, is quito unfounded.
DAVITT TO BE RELEASED.
New York, June 23.-A World's London cablegram says: Davitt, I hear, will probably be released at the close of the session. He was the heart and THE TYPHOON-The s.s. Kua-shing,
soul of the Leaguo organization in its Captain Anderson, went out on Satar-palmy days, but if he were at liborty day, by orders of the Commissioner of to resume work to-morrow, he could Castous, in case any vessels might accomplish nothing, so dead is the have been wrecked or disabled in the agitation. There are hundreds of typhoon. She spoke several steainers,
tenants who would join any movement all of whom reported that they had looking to a general strike against seen no wrecks nor vessels in distross. paying rent, but the vast majority ad- A good deal of damage was done to
mit that the landlord is entitled to the Great Northern Telegraph station Griffith's valuation, and that is now | at sung; the jetty was washed being freely paid, while many are pay- aw e tide was so high that a ing in fall and trusting to the Land sampai yashed up against the
Bill for relief in the future. Davitt bas house, a garden was ruined. Anot been placed among the ordinary junk lay high and dry at the French convicts, but is kopt by himself in the Godowns, and another bottom up on hospital, being allowed the run of the Pheasant Point, while sampaus were, garden. He said to a visitor from seen in strange places--many of them Dublin yesterday that he had nothing in the fields. We regret to hear of
to complain of, except of course, the some loss of life among the boat-popula-restraint and prison regulations forbid- ding nowspapers. He hinted that he was aware that the League was going to pieces, and that he had heard of the split among tlio Parnellites, and seemed to be much grioved over it.
On Thursday, the 29th, the French mail with London dates of 24th Junction. A sampan was capsized, and its four pocupants precipated into the wa Oa or about the 2nd August, the tor, hear the Yuen Fuh. The lowdal Indian mail of 17th July,
of the yacht Arrow saved two of them by throwing life buoys to them, the other two were drowned. Onu body, that of a girl, was washed ashore ou the Bund, but that must-have been in the water for some days, being in an advanced state of decomposition. No other human body was found in the
SHANGHAI.
The following correspondence re- The retiring Auditors, Moesta. Hlating to the proposed Shanghai SMITH and T. HAUSCH, offer thom Tramways has been published in the
N. U. Daily News:-
solves for re-election.
E. R. BELILIOS,
Chairman. Hongkong, 25th July, 1881.
Shanghai, 9th July, 1881. Siry-I have just received a loltor. | from Taolai Liu, translation of which
limits of the Sottlenionts; the fan- pans bad in fact moved to sale positions. On Saturday wamiditwantho strangost_ galo wo over recollect in Shanghai.
FOR SALE.
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NEYEN'S (BODEN) BOUZY,
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Harper's Half-hour Series.
French Novols.
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Works of roference &c. Stationery for Ladies and Office uso. Direct from Mic manufacturers' the best.
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