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conclusion he said that neither the rules of the Club nor the rules of natural justice had been followed in dealing with Mr. Loureiro, and fol- lowing the decided cases Mr. Loureiro was en- titled to a declaration that the proceedings at the meeting were null and void, and to be reinstated as a member.
His Lordship said he would look at the cases which had been cited and give judgment at an early day.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE
•COMPANY, LIMITED.
Ao extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the above company was held this afternoon, at 3 o'clock in the Company's Office, No. 45, Queen's Road, when there were present, the Hon. P. Ryrie, (chairman) Messrs. W. H. Forbes, A. Gultzow, H. L. Dalrymple (directors) AB. Johnson, A. M. R. Pereira., C. Palmer, and James D. Coughtric, secretary.
Mr. itario afterwards took the mortgage overture, and referred to some cases on the point. In froin the original mortgages and ceased to be a trusice.. Mr. P. A. da Costa then became a trustee, Mr. Loureiro is not a shareholder, There are ordinary members elected to the Club besides, the shareholders, and they pay an en- trand and a subscription of $2 per month. Mr. Loureiro has been paying the subscription. I do not know whether or not he paid the en- trance fee. The affairs of the Club are dealt with by the General Committee, which is com- posed entirely of shareholders. The Finance Committee are also shareholders. The statutes of the Club were framed for the guidance of the shareholders only. The wines and food are provided under the direction of two members of the General Committee. The rules of the present Club are the same as therules of the old Club. The members of the old Club became members of the new Club without being balloted for. The new Club never adopted The old rules by special resolution of other meant, but simply allowed them to go on. The di bursements ardfall made by the General Com- mittee and the receipts are handed'in to them. The defendants in this case are all members of the body of shareholders. In July last year several meetings were held by the General and Finance Committers and in consequence of what transpired there a notice was sent to all the members and to Mr. Loureio, and a meeting of the inesgbers-was-held, the minutes of which meeting. Were confinned at a subsequent meeting, By Mr. Francis-I mean that the minutes were read and confirmed as being correct at the sub sequent meeting, not that the resolution expell. ing Mr. Loureiro was again put to the meeting. There is still a mortgage of $4,ce remaining on the property; the amount was $37,000 in 1875. The sale of the theatre realised $10,coo. I do not think any portion of the money received. from members by way of entrance fee or sub-ing. scriptions or for wine or food has been used in paying off the mortgage. The number of pay ing members, including shareholders, is about 120, and the income of the Club from subscrip- tions is consequently about $240 per month. The
The secretary read the notice convening the meeting, when the Chairman commented on the small attendance, which he said was doubtless owing to the unfavorable weather. He stated that 1207 shares were represented, and that, as, he had heard nothing but favorable opinions amongst the shareholders concerning the resolu tions they were to bring before them he did not think it would be necessary to postpone the meet- ing. He would propose that the Resolution passed at the Extraordinary Meeting held on the 19th ultimo be confirmed
posal and the Resolution was accordingly.
Mr. A. Gultzow seconded the chairman's pro-
confirmed.
This concluded the business of the first meet-
The Secretary then read the notice convening an extraordinary meeting for 3.15 p...when the following special Resolutions were duly proposed and carried.
PARIS, 21st June, Intelligence received here states that the Queen of Madagascar died six months ago, but that secrecy respecting her death was observed in Madagascar.”
LONDON, 23rd June.
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A vacancy having occurred in the representa tion of Peterborough by the resignation of Mr. Whalley, Mr Buxton, the Liberal candidate, has been elected member by 1,400 votes against 1,100
PARIS, 23rd June. Madame Louise Michel has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment.. ^
Intimations
COMPANY.
Intimations,
LIMITED.
went ashore on the outer reef off Dyer's Island, that there is no sign of anyoneon board, and the surf is too rough to go off. The whole coast, from Buffeljogt to Bredasdorp, is strewn with THE HALL & HOLTZ, CO-OPERATIVE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, wreckage, consisting of boats, casks, and some few provisions. All the interior fittings of a large cabin, and about twenty cases marked "C. j2 over "T.C." "Shanghai" The boats have no names painted on them, but a red flag with white cross on the bows. A small bag of herbs, marked "Peppermynta," piano, glasses, paraffin casks, &c., &c., have been picked up.
CAPITAL
The Bunch of the screw steelcorvette Calypse LUNDON, 25h June. took place at Chatham Dockyard yesterday, in Obituary.Sir William Thomas Knollya the presence of a large number of spectators.MENT [The Right Hon. Sir W. T. Knollys, K. C. B. The Calypse, which has been nearly two years was Colonel of the goth, Duke of Edinburgh's in building, is intended to be employed as a fast Lanarkshire regiment; he entered the army socruiser, and has been constructed almost entirely far back as 1813; but was best known as Gentle- of stech, by which great strength and lightness man. Usher of the Black Rod, Groom of the are combined. She is 235ft. In fength and 4638. Stole to H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, and Re-in breadth, with a tonna of 3765. Being un- "ceiver General of the Duchy of Cornwall) arinoural, she is useless for defensive operations,
26th June,
but for offensive purposes she will carry an arma ment of heavy guns. With engines of 3,000. horse power she is expected to steam sixteen knots an hour. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs. Watson, the wife of Admital Watson,
Mr. O'Donnell has disagreed with his col leagues and seceded from the Parnellite party. PARIS, 1st July. Comte de Chambord has been suddenly sched, with a severe illness.. His condition is alanning.
3rd July, The situation in Madagascar has become very The Comte de Chambord is dead.
very serious. In addition in Mazunga, it ap The Minister of Foreign Affairs has resumed pears that the French-war vessels have bom- bis functions
barded-the-towns-of-Amoronsangana and Pas The Chambers will probably sit until the 25th. sandava, ports claimed by the French on the SINGAPORE, 2nd July, north-west coast of Madagascas The bombard- o'clock. The fythe left at three o'clock,
The Ayar left this morning for Saigon sleightment caused great destruction of British and other foreign merchandise. The action of the French has caused the greatest excitement in Madagascar. The Malagasys were pressing for ward their military preparations, and the Gov- ernment declared their resolve to resist French aggression. by force of arms. It is stated that Admiral Pierre, the French Naval Commander, has been instructed not to withdraw until after the recognition by Queen Ranavalo of the right being accorded to Fresch subjects of French Protectorate. He will insist upon the owning landed property in Madagascar, and expettition.
The following items of general news are taken from the London and China Express of the 8th ultimo :—
The Thalia, &, steel corvette, Captain John W. Brackenbury, from Hongkong April 11, a rived at Malta on the 1st instant. Richard Evans, recently returned from China, The Lily, composite gun vessel, Commander The naval will pay off at Devonport June 19. been awarded to G. E. Shute, captain's cox- swain, of the Lils.
The Mayor of l'ortsmouth has received adena- tion of 5 from Captain Long, stationed at Hongkong, towards the Royal College of Music subscriptions of ros. each for the same object. Fund, and through the same officer also two Prince Prisdang, the Siamese Minister in Lon- don, accompanied by Kluang Nei Tej, First Secretary of the Legation, has arrived at the Hague to negotiate a convention with, the Dutch Government on lines similar to the one recently concluded with this country,
..TLS, 300,000
*IN 6,000 SHARES OF TLS. 50 EACH
1,000 SHARES
ARE RESERVED IN PART PAY TO THE VENDORS, AND THÊM BALANCE 15
OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FÜR SUBSCRIPTION.
Payment Tls. 10 per Share on "Application Tis.. 15 per Share on Allotment; Tls. 25 per Share Three Months after Allotment. Where no Allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full.
PROVISIONAL
F, W.-LEMARChand, Esq.
Į, S EZEKIEL, Esp,
DAN MORRIS, K,
COMMITTEE ;
E. W. RICE, EM, F. W, GALLES, Tq.
MCHAIN, F
BANKERS:
THE AGRA BANK, LIMITED.
LEGAL ADVISER R. E. WAINEWRIGHT, ESQ
AUDITOR:
GEO..R. CORNER, ESQ.
THIS Company is formed for the purpose of acquiring, developing and largely increas-
ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
That the fifth paragraph of the Company's interest on the mortgage is paid out of the balance Memorandum of Association be altered by the medal for long service, and good conduct has will also claim £1,500,000 for the cost of the ing the business of Messrs. HALL & HOLTZ, handed to the Finance Committee by the Hon substitution of the words "Twenty Thousand Treasurer after the ordinary expenses of the Club Shares of One Hundred Dollars each for are paid. The term used for shareholders is "Four Thousand Shares of Five Hundred Dol- socios accionistas and for members who are not lars each." shareholders socios or socios subscriptores.— The witness was then cross-examined at length on the rules of the Club, but was unable to point out any instance in which the tum suburiptores was used, but he said it was
understood. He was further cross-examined with the view of showing that the profit on the work- ing of the Club was used to pay off the mortgage. Mr. P. A. da Costa produced a letter received "from Mr. Loureiro before the meeting "was held. The letter authorised Mfr. da Costa to tender Mr, Loureira's resignation if any question was raised as to his conduct, but it was not read in Court.
By Mr. Francis-Witness was oneofthe trustees of the Club. The term socies in the statutes re- ferred to members whether shareholders or not, but was rather ambiguous. He did not know of any other rules for the management of the -Club-slice-its-re-organisation-except-the-ener handed in. Before this case he had never known
of Association be expunged therefrom and the 2.That clause 10 of the Company's Articles following substituted in lieu thereof.
"The Capital of the Company shall consist of Two Million Dollars, and shall be divided into Twenty Thousand Shares of One hundred Dollars each, on which the sum of Twenty Dollars per Share is paid.
That clauses 16 and 27 of the Company's
Articles of Association be struck out therefrom. 4That clause 25 be altered by the substitu- fion of the words One Thousand" in Hey of Two Hundred" and "Two Thousand'! in lieu of "Four Hundred."
5-That clause 59 be altered by the substitu- tion of the words "Two Thousand Five Hundred"
in lieu of #Five Hundred.
6. That clauses 61,93 and 126 be altered by the substitution of the word "Fifteen in lieu of
* Three."
CORRESPONDENCE,
of any reference to the rules of the old Club as being the rules of the present one.
Mr. Mackean said that was the case for the 7.--That 'clauses 83 and 8; be altered by the defendants. He argued that the notice served | substitution of the words "Fifty" in lieu of on the plaintiff was a sufficient notice to place him "Ten" and "One Hundred in lieu of "Twenty." on his defence, and that, if he proceeded in such A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, a manner as to show he had no desire to defend himself it ought to be taken against him rather proposed by Mr. A. M. R. Fercira, and seconded by Mr. C. Palmer, brought the meeting to a than against those who issued the notice. He also diese, laid stress on the point he had before raised, and which he contended the evidence supported, that thwhole of the Club property was taken over by certain persons and paid for by them and others men had joined them. The cases cited showed that the jurisdiction of the court could only be. exercised in cases where property was affected There were cases where it was difficult to see in what way property was endangered in such a way as to require the court to issue an injunction, but in every single case it would be found that it was not because a person happened to be a member of an association and was turned out that the court, reinstated him, not because the association had done him a wrong, but it was in respect of some injury to his property that the Court interfered,
EWe do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column. ]
FRANCE VERSȘUS CHINA.
To the Editor or the "Hongkong Telegpapil"
DEAR SIR,--Since the accounts of the disaster which has befallen the French arms in Annam have reached us here my mind has been much occupied with the subject, and thinking a few of my notions may prove of interest to some of your readers I beg to subscribe them in verse. I have, of course, assumed that France will land at least 10,000 men of all arms to combat with what men:"-
The Chinese ironclad corvette Ting Ynew, constructed by the Vulcan Company of Sicuin, underwent her official trial on the 5th inst, on the measured Admiralty mile in the Bay of Eckernfoerde. She attained a speed of 15.384
kriots.
The Portsmouth coroner held an inquestatthe, hospital, on the and inst, on the body of Alice Elizabeth Briscoe, aged one year and eight month, the daughter of Johar Briscoe, a leading stoker on board H.M.S., Audacions, on the China Station. It appeared from the evidence that the child was accidentally scalded to death, and
The following are the principal departments of the business as at present carried on, viz; Household and General Stores, Wines, Spirits and other liquors, Bakery, Tailoring and Gentle men's Outfitting, Drapery, Ladies' and Child- ren's Outfitting, Fancy Goods, Furnishing and General Upholstery..
Each branch of the business is in good work ing order, and well provided with all requisite fixtures and plant, while the stock is large and suitable, and the present staff of assistants is thoroughly well qualified,
NOTICE TO SHOPKEEPERS
AND TOHERS
DIRECTORS are prepared to let for
THE or not exceeding FIVE YEARS
(after completion), SIX HANDSOME SHOPS on the Basement of the Hotel Building..
For further particulars, apply to
LOUIS HAUSCHILD, Secretary.
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Hongkong, 17th April, 1883. HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY," LIMITED.
THE DIRECTORS are now prepared to
receive TENDERS from suitable person- For a term of FIVE YEARS, for the lease of the HONGKONG HOTEL, with FURNITURE com .plete.
The Building (together with a powerful pare senger lift will comprise after the proposed. alterations and additions have been completed, viz >--
THE BASEMENT. Two-Grand-Entrances from Pedder's Street and Queen's Road. Bar, Billiard, Reading and Smoking Rooms with separate Entrance from Pedder's Street
A handsomely fitted up Ladies' Room, for the use of visitors and others.
Manager's and General Offices, Kitchens, Store Rooms,
&c.
Sc.,
FIRST FLOOR.
A Public Dining Room capable of dining up wards of 170 persons at the same time.. ONE LARGE BREAKFAST ROOM.
FIVE elegant and beautifully fitted up suite of ROOMS, consisting of a Private DINING ROOM, DRAWING. ROOM, CARD: ROOM, READING ROOM, and BILLIARD ROOM.
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Have each 26 lofty, well ventilated and lighted TEN Bed Rooms with a Bathroom to each.
SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS
Bed Rooms, opening on to large Verandahs with a commodious Bath RuDin for each room.
furniture will be new and made expressly for the premises are wide and well lighted, most of the climater
others is drawn to the unusual advantages The special attention of Hotel Keepers and
offered.
include taxes.. No Tender under $3,500 per Tenders to state sum per annum, and to mensein will be entertained by the Directors.
Hongkong, 16th April, 1883.
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"CLARIDGE'S HOTEL," BROOK STREET, London, W.
"THE above is a Commodious and Suitable HOTEL for FamCIES AND GENTLEMEN going home from the Far East. It is under the direct able Management of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE PRACNELL who spare no pains la providing their visitors with every possible (301
Crookham Et, near Newbury, died on the 26th holders are concerned, upon the Co-operative Captain George Campbell Fowler, R.N., of and of conducting the same, so far as the Share ult, aged sixty-six. He was third son of Rear-principle. With this view the Provisional Com- Admiral Robert Merrick Fowler He served as acting lieutenant of the Veisley, under the late mitee have arranged to acquire the leasehold cluding the capture of Chusan, reduction of Roads and the freehold manufactory and godown Earl of Lauderdale, in the first China War, in-stic and premises in the Nanking and Stechuen-All-tho-Passages-and-Corridons throughout the Tycocktow, advance on Canton, storming and in the Yuen-Ming-Yuen and Soochow Roads, capture of the city, attack upon Antor, and re- together with the plant, machinery, fixtures, ductie nefciosa and ciasto China he also stock-in-trade and good will of the Firm's business, other operations on the coast of China he commanded one of the three boats of his ship, and upon very advantageous terms.— assisted by his great exertions, in towing clear a flotilla of nearly twenty of the enemy's fire vessels, most of them chained in couples, and some even three together, which had been expressly in- tended for Wellesley's destruction (mentioned in despatches). In 1856 he was appointed flag- lieutenant to Sir Michael Seymour, and accom- panied that admiral to China in the Cuicatia, serving at the destruction of the Fatshan flotilla of wardjanks on June 1, 1857, and obtaining his promotion to commander shortly afterwards (Fatehan claap). He was serving in the cutter Louis when that vessel was overtaken by a a verdict to that effect was returned,
typhoon, and compelled to run on shore on the Barnum's main circus tent, which covered six island of Tyloo. He was made prisoner by the acres, has been totally destroyed by fire at Chi-Chinese, but was afterwards ransomed. After To aid production in the furniture factory, cago. Fortunately there were no fatalities. his promotion he did not serve afloat, retiring powerful steam wood-working machinery has. The elephant "Jambo" obediently walked out from the active list in 1857. of danger.
The correspondent of the New York Herald | been ordered and may shortly, be expected from Edward Harlan, of Toronto, rowed John A. at Victoria, B.C, reports an attack upon the Europe. Kennedy, of Portland, for the aquatic cham-Chinese. At night, when the Chinese gang were The gross returns of the Firm's business dur- poinship of the world, at Boston, on the 31st in bed in their houses, their camp was attacked ing the four years ended the 31st of March, 1882; ult., the former'winning caally by fifteen longths. by a crowd of white men, who surrounded it,
We are informed that it is under consideration armed with clubs, with which they struck the have averaged about $310,000.00 per annum, to appoint a Vice-Consul at Swatow, in addition Chinese as they rushed of outtheir cabins in the while the average annual profit during the same to the Consul, to superintend the very large dark. Several were knocked down, and some period has, after making, ample allowance for emigration that now takes place from that port. were unmercifully beaten. A good many escaped, bad debts, been over $49,000.00. The Government might also consider the advis- -but nine were left on the ground for dead. The ability of making a similar appointment at Amay, mob then hastily set fire to the houses and de- where such an officer would have almost as much camped. As soon as the white men left some of work to superintend as his confrère at Swatow the Chinese hastened back to their camp and would have.
tried to put out the fires and save their goods. While the averages mentioned above are for and clothing, but no water being at hand they were unsuccessful, and everything was burned.
a period of four years, the business done during At daylight they gathered up the wounded, the latter two of those years shows a marked and found that one man was dead. As inquest increase, the profits for the two years ended the was held, but it was found impossible to get a
The steamship City of Rome, owned by the Anchor Line, has made a rapid run to New York Leaving Liverpool on the 23rd alt, the sailed from Queenstown at 3.30 p.m., on the 24th, and arrived off Sandy Hook at 4 p.m., on
-7 days' apparent time, or allowing for the dif ference between English and American times,
days 16 hours.
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Messrs. AUGUSTUS WHITE and GEORGE R. CORNER have certified to the above figures:-
and in this case it was perfectly clear that the may, I think, be aptly termed LPs. "Black-flag the 1stinet, having made the passage in exactly Jury of twelve disinterested men, the feeling was 31st of March 1881 being over $109,500, or
shareholders who had paid for the property were the only persons having a proprietary in terest in it..
His Lordship pointed out that the abarebolders did not pay the whole of the money; $14,500 was raised by shares, 810,000 by the sale of the theatre, and it also appeared that the profits had been taken every year for the purpose of paying interest and reducing the mortgage debt,
Mr. Mackean sald the profits had been taken by the shareholders, who were in the position of A single proprietor of a club.
His Lordship asked where the agreement was, between the members and shareholders. In a proprietary club one know what he was doing) ohe knew he got nothing out of it except the pri vilege of using it
Mr. Mackean said that was the case here, and that the plaintiff had never claimed anything further. In a proprietary club it was no business of the members whether, there was a mortgage debt or not, or how the profits were applied. He therefore submitted the plaintiff was not entitled to any injunction.
Mr. Francis, with regard to the question of property, called his Lordship's attention to the trust deed, where the property was declared to belong to the Club Lusitano and to be held in trust for the persons beneficially interested thereia.
His Lordship said Mr. McKean's argument would be that the persons beneficially interested were the shareholders.
Mr. Francis submitted that the statutes, which constituted the Club Lusitano, contained the os ganisation of the Club, and that the Club con misted ofmembers some of whom were shareholders -and some were hot shareholders."- That was the as- sociation for which the property was held in trust and although the persons who had taken shares had no doubt special rights with reference to the pro perty, still some of the money used in paying
the money of non-aharcho the
property was members. Out of the final raised by subscrip tions had been taken what was required for working of the club and also a portion of the purchase money. Therefore on the face of the deeds and statutes he submitted the whole of the members were interested in the property, of the club. In a proprietary club there was siistinct agreement that the subscriptions and so forth should go to the proprietors who on "their part undertook to provide certain things: In the present case there was no pretence of such an agreement. There were "the, dis, tine: bodies who carried on the affairs of the Club-the Financial Committee, looking after the shareholders' interest, and the General Com knitter, the latter handing over to the former whatever balance there was on the working of the Club. The shareholders were in this post tion either they were a body of some fifty proprietors who were associated together and actaking a profit to theinseltes, and there ford an illegal association which his Lord ship would not assume or else they had been really working for and in the interests of the
I.
She (France) soon may fight 'gainst China's nahru,
But I don't think that this labour
Will be very heavy, for der naher Will not before the Chinese waveri
II.
On and on they I pusis thala seras, And even Hanol's forts and great alarma Wild any keep back the army's charms Of gaining letoryland thus, their palmima.
JIL
Ioward! more and mors,'
Hardad pe, death sund wounds most sore Comrades lying stiff in quea Want then not for it is su They their work will ne'er deplarn.-
IV.
The Chinese talk of gaat prepareilon For war with a European nailon! Trying to make a huge senusilost By placing guns in many a stalkki,
V1
Work my ward their game in bluff (dacaption only)
And if La Republique takes the huff They soon will cry, anough) mought And quietly suffer any rebus.
VI,
Bus should she (China) possibly go to wais *at's hope that she'll be banta sore
- Ifabela, than we may be sure *For ages she will fight no more.
VOX POPULL Note:-1 believe I am fairly entitled to use the nom de plume Vox Populi, for although doubtless very many object to any attempt on the part of the French to occupy or scise any portion of the southern frontier of China, still the conceit knocked out of her. same persona would like to sts a little of China's
Yokohama, 16th June, 1881.
Our poetic contributor evidently, means to dan- vey something what, we must confess we are Father in the dark. However, we make it a rule never to allow a poetic genins to blush unseen, and so give for Populi's effusion for whatever it may be worth Editor, H.K. Taligraphe
NEWS BY THE FRENCH MÄIL
Sindh, Capt. Lequerré, with the London malis The Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer
of June 8th, arrived in harbour yesterday after noon. The subjoined telegrams are taken from Indian and Saigon papers
CONSTANTINOPLE, 18th June. Hundreds of Armenian families have been evicted by the Turks from the Pashalic of Marsh, a fertile tract of country in Asiale Turkey,
MARIANA PARIS, June 19th In consequence of the rejection of the French ultimatum by the Malagasy Government, the French Admiral of the dect has attacked and capaxed Tamatave, seized the Custom House and destroyed three small ports along the cost The Hovas are liecing at their approach. The French are now firmly established at Tamatave
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A telegram from Port Said, dated May 31st, states that the P. and O. steamer Zombardy and the steamer Huntingtower have been in colli sjon; both vessels are damaged. A later tele- gram states that the Huntingtower has been abandoned full of water on the east side of the Red Sea. The captain and crew have been safely landed at Suez. She was an iron screw steamer of 2,408 tons gross registes, built at New- castle in 1881, and was owned by Messrs. Stumore, Weston & Co., of London.
A statement has appeared in some of our con- temporaries to the effect that the British fleet in Chinese waters was to be increased, which we uns derstand is entirely erroneous. We believe, at pre- sent, there is no intention whatever of despatch- ing any additional vessels. Should complica tions occur it is possible that the Squadron might
be reinforced, but the additions would probably be made by detaching some vessels already in
commissiononthe East Indian and Mediterranean Stations, and not by commissioning, others from home.
The details of the establishments for the Re- gular and Auxiliary Forces, which take effect from April 1, 1883, have been approved by Her Majesty. There is a total of all ranks on the home establishment of the Regular Force of 101,468; on the Colonial, 26,010; and on the Indian establishment 61,591, malding a total of
Tho Anillery Militia number 19,854 of all the Engineer Militia 1,440, Infantry Milia 117,575, and Channel Islands Militia 3,996. The Yeomanry Cavalry number 14.405. The total of the Volunteer Force amounts to 247,933.
so strong against the Chinese. After heating all about $20,000 in excess of the previous two the evidence they returned a verdict that the de- years. ceased had come to his death from violence at The accounts for the year ended 31st March, the hands of parties unknown. At a meeting of 1883; have not yet been fully made up, but the the Pacific Mail Steamship Company the report. Day Books for the last six months of that stated that the suppression of Chinese emigration had caused a heavy decline in the passenger re- year show Net Sales of $178,137.97, against ceipts, but British Columbia having welcomed $166,277.64 for the corresponding period of the the Chinese, the emigration there during the past previous year, being an increase of $11,860.33. few months has filled the company's ship's and raised an expectation of profits as great as before
To-day's Advertisements.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT)--- THE Spanish Steamer
F.M.
will be applied-in-the-first place to paying in- The net profits of the business of the Company terest to the Shareholders upon their Capital at
the rate of to per cent. per annum, and of what- ever surplus may remain one-third will be ap- plied in such way as the Shareholders shall from time to time determine, and the retaining two- thirds will be divided among those Shareholders who are contributors of business, pro rata, ac- cording to the amount of business contributed
by cach during the year in respect of which the distribution is made.
"DON JUAN," Captain Marquez, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-DAY, the rath instant, at 5
The purchase price to be paid for the land, For Freight or Passage, apply to
BRANDÃO & Co.,
buldings, plant, steam and other machinery, fixtures, and goodwill appertaining to Mesurs. Agents. Hongkong, 10th July, 1883.
· [549 | HALL & HOLTZ! business has been fixed at the sum of Tia. 150,000, in part payment of which FOR SINGAPORE; PENANG, AND
sum the vendors are prepared to accept Tis. 10 50,000, in fully paid up shares in the Company
CALCUTTA.
comfort. TERMS, MODERATE.
ROYAL Y-OR K HOTEL OLD STEYNE, BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, THE above HOTEL is Centrally situated
with Suitable Rooms and ample accom.. modation for travellers, especially those coming from Eastern Climates. FAMILIES and GENTLE MEN will find every comfort they can wish for at- the above establishment, at STRICTLY MOD ERATE CHARGES.
503]
G.
FOR SALE.
A. HOADLY,
Proprietor.
H. MUMM & Co.'s CHAMPAGNE
QUARTS........ FINTE
Apply to
$22 per Case.
$13 per Case,
MELCHERS & Co.
Hongkong, and March, 1882,
W
G. FALCONER & CO. YATCH AND CHRONOMETER
MANUFACTURERS
AND JEWELLERS.
NAUTICAL
INSTRUMENTS CHARTS AND BOOKS. „NO. 46, QUEEN'S-ROAD CENTRAL. [471 HONGKONG TIMBER YARD, WANCHAI.
OREGON PINE SPARS AND LUMBER
ON HANI
L. MALLORY,
Proprietor.
·Hongkong, 24th June, 1881. WILLIAM SCHMIDT & CO. “UNMAKERS & AMMUNITION
DEALERS,
BRACONSFIELD ARCADE.
- Arms, Ammunitions, and Requisites of every description.
Arms Repaired, Cleaned, or Converted ́at moderate charges. Sporting Guns and Ammunition always on hand.
155,386 of rank and file, and 189,059 of all ranks.OWING to the inclemency of the weather and two-thirds of the balance by equal instal. CH
At the Chinese Legation at Berlin there exists
· someʼuneasiness concerning the despatch of the ironclad Ting Yun, recently built by the Vulcan Shipbuilding Company, to China. According to the contract the ship was to be finished in eight een months, and already more than twenty-four
Minister, has gune to Stettin, accompanied by the months have elapsed without the vessel being despatched. H.E. Li Fong Fan, the, Chinese First Secretary of the Legation, Dr. Karl Kizer, and by Mr. Giquel, as the Chinese Government is anxious to be in possession of her fullest naval and military forces in view of possible complica tions with France.
The Gazette bas announced the promotions of twenty-one paymasters, who have attained five years service in that capacity, to the hon, rank of major. The following particulars regarding two of these officers will be read with interest Major Bateman formerly in the 31st Regiment, was attached to the Royal Artillery during the operations against the Tacpings, near Shanghat, 1863, resulting in the capture of Nahalang, Kha din, laingpoo, Isolin, Najour, the affair at Nah- stang, and second capture of Khading served as ALDIER, June 19th, assistant-engineer on the thirty miles circuit, French troops have been despatched to Tasarvey round Shangbai, under General C. G. profils they made being used for the purpose of has been proclaimed verkeerkitt
compaign of 1882. Major A. J. Roberts, formerly paying of the debt on the property so that the ARRAY, CAFE Town, Jund 1gb, of the 44th Regiment, served in the North China Club might be worked more economically Ho News from Zululand states that the Uraties, campaign of 1860 (medal), (1, 0)
MARITALAN therefore submitted the members had a beneficial partizans of Cetewayo, have made an incursion Advices from Bredasdorp May: rath, statel Interestin the Club and its property, and futroli: Linto the Transvaal.
with reference to the Keltirup, which vesse
general body of the members of the club, the mests, south-west of Tunis, where a holy war
the Departure of the Steamship "CRYSTAL
Captain R. A. Darling, is unavodably postponed until TOMORROW, the 13thisstant, at THREE
P.M. Pla
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co Ad Agents.AN PE Hongkong, 12th July, 1883.
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.: COMPANY LIMITED.
FOR MANILA (DIRECT) HE Departure of the Company's Steamship
“ESMERALDĀ,”
THE
poned until TO-MORROW, the 13th instant, Captain Wright, for the above Port, Is Post a HM
For Freight or Pasiage, apply to
RUSSELL & Co
General Managers.
Hongkong, Jath-July,-1883.
NOTICE,
ST. JOHN LODGE OF HONGKONG: No. 618, S.C.
[$48
ments, and 18 months repectively from the formation" of the Company, thus leaving only- 33,334 to be paid down. The unpaid pur- chise money will bear interest at the rate of five per cent only, and the Directors will have the option of anticipating any payment of principal should they think fit to do so. The Vendors are prepared to dispose of their stock, all of which has been expressly imported for the business, and is in good condition; at its cost, as laid down in Shanghai. Its estimated value is about Taf 125,000 Power will be taken in the Deed o Settlement to increase the Capital of the Com- pany should such increase, 'nt'any future time,
HOLTZ have agreed to remain in the Company's appear to the Shareholders desirable.****
strvice for at least three years, and, to do their uriost to further its interests and
The present members of the Firm of HALL &
The Agreement of sale and the draft Deed of Setlement are open for inspection at the Office of the Company's Legal Adviser.
Prospectuses and Form of Application for
CHS. J. GAUPP & Co. "HRONOMETER, WATCH, and
CLOCK-MAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER-SMITHS, AND OPTICIANS, -CHARTS-AND-BOOKS.
SOLE AGENTS
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, for Louis Audemars Watches awarded the highest Frizes at every Exhibition'; and
for Voigtländer and Sohn's dentad CELEBRATED OPERA GLABI, MARINE
CONFIGLASSES, AND SPYCLASS
No. 38, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. [473 THE PATENT TYPE FOUNDING
HMM.COMPANY, IST, DE MAR A 31, RED LION SQUARE, HOLBORN, W.C,
SERVERY LONDON.
SHANKS, REVELL & Co, A PROPRIETORS, NEWSPAPER, BOOK, MUSIC & GENERAL TYPE FOUNDERS.
automatic Machinery for Casting and OLE Proprietors of JOHNSON & ATKINSON'S
| Finishing Printing Type, and Manufacturers of Jonsson's Patent Hard Metal, patented Apri 5th, 1854.
Estimates for Newspaper, Book, and Jobbing Flant at specialy reduced rates. i
sses, Paper and everything connected with Printing Business
All dads of Printing Machines
Shares can be obtained from Messrs. HALL & S HOLTZ, or from the Company's Banken.
SPECIAL AGENT FOR CHINA JAPAN WENGES AND THE FAR EASTA
(Chinese) Gordon, in 1862-3, and in the Egyptian. A REGULAR LODGE will be held in Application for Shares, at Hongkong or Foo- supplied on most reasonable terms
FREEMASONS' HALL, Zeland Street, TO- chow, can be made to t MORROW the 13th Iohlant, at 8 for 8.30 r.k. precisely. Visiting Brethren will be made cordially welcome
Hongkong, 6th July, 1883
| Messrs.-GILMAN & CÓWK
* Agents of the Agra Bank.. Bhanghai, 4th July, 1884.
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ROBERT FRASERSMITH NO. 7 PEDDAR'S HILL HONGKONG, Hongkong, 4th February, 1881.