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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1868.
A CALIFORNIA widow had planefigade for, a $50,000 monument for hebby, arted, but when the lawyers got through ngang over the estate the widow was doing housework at $a per week for the man who drafted the monument.. MAGISTRATE-You have been arrested a good many times, Uncle Rastas. Uncle Rastus-Not lately, yo! honah. Yo' see I 'sperienced religion bout a yeah ago, an' I don't s'pose l'ac ben 'rrested mo'n three or fo2 times sence. I'se
HE following SEEDS required for teadin' a dif'runt lite, sah.
immediate Sowing
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Our First Shipment of Assorted VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS has arrived, and will be ready for delivery in a day or two.
Catalogues and Gardening Notes Free on application.
A. S. WATSON'& Co., Ltd. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hoskony. 17th August, 1898
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On the 7th instant, at, 14, Queen's Road Kast, the wife of W. H. LESLIE, steamship Fatshan, of a son.
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1888.
TELEGRAM'S.'
(From Straits Times) BOULANGER AT CHARENTE.
PARIS, Aug. 17th. Theyshots fired at General Boulanger in Charente prove to have been accidental; the
incirlent occurred during a street affray.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tife I. & O.. Company's steamer Deccan, from Banbay, left Singapore for this port on the 26th Inst, at 4 p.m.
We would direct attention to a very interesting nccount of the New Oriental Bank that will be found in another part of this issue,
THE return of the number of visitors to the City Hall. Muscum for the week ending 26th August are:-European, '164. Chinese, 1,885; total 2,049.
We are requested to state that the special offertaries at St. Peters (Seamen's) Church on August 12th, in aid of the funds of the Church Missionary Society, amounted to $73.75- The last French rife, as described, has a bali so small that a soldier can carry 920 rounds, shoots with a smokeless powder, and its bullet pierces a brick wall eight inches thick at 500 yards."
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We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer A, with the next French mail, left Saigon this morning at 4 o'clock for this port. It may interest our Indy readers to know green's the wear, even for stockings-pale green, silk clocked with white, or shot green and white embroidered with both, threads.
A full report of the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., held this afternoon, is published in
another column.
REFERRIEG to Marshal Leboeuf, whose death we announced some time ago, the Sydney Bulletin caustically remarks that as a soldier, be was a sort of French Duke of Cambridge,
and that was all."
Two Chinese domestic servantsof Mr. Rustomjee of "Greenmount" appeared at the Police Court this morning on the twice remanded charge of arceny. They were first charged on the 13th inst, with breaking open certain drawers in Theatre and abstracting money and jewelry to the value of $3,320 Complainant not being in Court when the case was called, the defendants were discharged from custody.
complainant's bed-room while he was at the
THE Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment, will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, Tuesday 18th inst. commencing at 8 o'clock The following will be the programme:—
March........." Father's conse funnel Ovete......" Zampa " Vulse
"Tereale
.......... Briggs, Elerold Royal CANE,
...Kappey, Selection....." La Mascous" Selection...... Enalta of Mechs.....
Celller, Fonts, Moran, Bandmaster,
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The following statistics of taxation in the Philip: pines are published in the Manila Comercio-
1887:
1888. $252,571.18 January......$ 398,025.96 235.377.4 February.... 220,338.24 274,783 14. Match
197,124.20 $10,918.71...Aptil..... 420,599.19 226,876.57.May.. 277,723.48 213,424.24 262,23744June. 409,181.02. July.
431935.99
$2,159,183.30
$2,061,945.37
rux Nagasaki Rising San of August 77th says: The U. S. frigate Brooklyn, which vessel broke her crank shaft whilst on the voyage from Kobe to this port, on her way home, has received orders from the Naval Depart- went to proceed to New York under sail, cther via the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn, at the discretion of her commander, whom
believe bas chosen the latter route. We hear the Juniata am), Palos are shortly expected here, for the purpose of towing her as far as practicable. It is anticipated she will be ready for sea about the 6th prox. We have not beard whether it is "intended to dock her and unship her propeller. After looking forward to a speedy return home, it must be a great dis- appointment for all on board to find they have
a six months' sail before them.
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"WHAT is the matter, my darling?" he asked in a deeply concerned tone as abe coughed violently after an extra heavy pressure of his arm around her waist. Askma," was all she said.
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THE MACAO. MUNICIPAL: CHAMBER.
ordinary docking and repairs. The Directors are strongly of opinion that the position of the Com- pany is only to be improved by steadily writing down its over-drafts and as there is but little more
The news from Macan which we publish in money required for the completion of the new, another column of this issue, although to some Dock and an other extensive improvements are A PECULIAR incident of history which 'will
extent anticipated by freely expressed public at present necessary, it is hoped that the item'opinion during the past ten days, will probably specially interest a considerable number of Hong-of interest will soon be materially reduced. In take Governor da Costa and his supporters by kang residents is the fact that two Jews of Bagdad | the Report you will observe that the Directors surprises. We refer to the unanimous re-election have bought the entire site of the ancient city of recommend the writing off of $30,000 from the yesterday of the same Municipal Chamber Babamal, the great Capital of Nebuchadnezzar, value of the new Dock. The amount duc for which a month ago was dissolved by the Her Majesty's Guvernment on loan account has Governor with a great flourish of trumpets as The purchasers are two others Effendi, one of heen increased since we last met by over $4,000, to the Corporation's neglect of duty, its incom- whom was elected member of the Turkish owing to the fail in exchanges, but this fall
petency, its acts of high treason, etc. Our Parliament which was convened in 1878.. It is affects in the reverse way the value of material surprise is that in a colony so hampered by remarkable that two Jews should have become
on hand, which, it is estimated, is worth at least Cesarism, amongst a population so trodden the heirs of the gardens of Semiramis and the
$50,000 more than the cost price at which it down by a despotic administration, there palaces of Nebuchadnezzar, or rather what is
stands in our books. The large stock of material should arise at a given moment a group of on hand has not been reduced to the extent that independent electors to the number of 143 who left of them.
the Directors had hoped for ; but this is entirely could muster courage enough to brave Govern- due to the absence of contracts for extensive mental opposition, to act in direct antagonism A MACAO correspondent sends us a very cleverly repairs. As you will observe, the bonus to to the wishes and the orders of His Excellency, written paragraph in which, dealing with the contributors has been reduced to the smallest and to cast their free votes with the members of cholera in that colony, he holds up to ridicule ion. In case some of you may wish to know.
amount permissible by the Articles of Assetin the deposed Municipality, thas setting up again Governor da Costa, Mr. Pacheco, the well known why some $42,000 has been expended on the
on its pedestal the august image of the only institution which is the safeguard of the people's advocate, and others, and attributes the disease reconstruction of the Fame, 1 may explain that liberties, and which the Governor of Macao had to the wretched accommodation, bad ventilation we considered it very desirable that the Com-the audacity to attempt to overthrow. and inefficient arrangements generally on board
pany should have a vessel suitable for salving operations, and, in the Fame we had a vessel the troopship India. We regret we cannot easily adaptable to the purpose and which we publish our correspondent's communication, as felt sure would be a powerful ald to our render- it is far too suggestive, not to say sultry, for a ing efficient assistance in the event of accident i family paper like the liongkong Telegraph.
moreover, the work on her reconstruction kept our men employed during a period of slackness TWO COOLIES anxious to be at the office and she is well worth the amount at which she stands. The Naval authorities were nolified time," on Sunday morning last, while passing on 30th June last that the New Dock was then down Third Street were stopped by one of our so far as the Admiralty contract was Punjaubec defenders and run in on the charge concerted, but we are not yet ascertained of furiously driving a cart to the bodily danger of why the Audacious did not dock in Hongkong. Her Majesty's lieges. The thoroughfare known I move the adoption of the Report. is Third Street appears to possess quite an
Mr. Henderson asked if any reason was yet known for the Audacious being docked in Japan. unenviable notoriety in this respect as it was
The Chairman replied that it could only be only the other day that a little boy was run over sused that, being an old ship, and typhoons and killed in the same place. The defendants being numerous, it was feared she would not admitted a pace faster than ordinary, but denied stand the passage. the furious driving. They pleaded smilingly that the cart ran away with them, rather than they with the cart, owing to the descent in the roadway. Mr. Sercombe Sinith fined the accused $5 each, which they paid in a very thoughtful kind of mood.
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Mr. Carvalho seconded the Chairman's motion, and it was carried unanimously. That termin- ated the business, the Chairman announcing that the dividend warrants would be paid at the Hongkong and Shanghaj Bauk to-morrow."
A STRANGE ENDING.
A Hongkong correspondent sends the ing
"Advices from Kharinum say that the Ansitian) Neufeld, wha was engaged to build a marelem, managed to escape from the
When the Macao Senado was dissolved, wa were among the first in the field to condemn Senhor da Costa's arbitrary and illegal action we joined issue on behalf of the oppressed citizens of the neighbouring colony, and on more than one occasion freely expressed to Governor da Costa and his ill-starred advisers the popular opinion on this highly important matter. the handsome victory won by Senior Paclicca We are consequently especially pleased at
and his colleagues. Municipal Chambers are everywhere recognised to be the direct repre- sentatives of the people, whose paid' servants, governors and all ruters are. This is a current maxim in all modern societies governed by a Constitution and by a free ballot. No other institution embodies for reflects better the principle of the people's sovereignty than the Municipium in the brave days of old the Roman city which bore this name was distinguished from all others for the freedom conferred on its citizens. The "sovereignty of the people," though a vague principle in itself, is nevertheless at the bottom of all the civilised conumenalties, from republics to constitutional monarchies, The principle is concretised in the Municipal Chamber; hence the im- mense prestige possessed by these institutions in all parts of the civilised world. In old Portugal, follow-municipal institutions flourish in every city, and their position, social as well hierarchic, is one of the first. Suffice it to say that the Presi
lent of the Lisbon Municipal Chamber takes precedence of the Ministers of State at all Court A simple, matter-of-fact record of the termina-assemblies and public ceremonics. The dis- tion of an eventful career, that; hardly worth tani settlement of Macao may be said to reading, and certainly forgotten as soon as
have owed its very beginning to a system perused by the average reader. I had some of manicipal government; for centuries thic acquaintance with Neufeld, and I therefore know colony knew no other government but its Seundo; something of the strange experiences which the best epoch of its commercial prosperity is were so summarily cut short. He was a mer-indissolubly linked with the history of its popular chant in Alexandria;-I always took him for a institution, and it was only when military Gov. German. A clever, enterprising man, in a good ernors were appointed to rule the destinies of address, and all that, he might have been began to lose caste and to decay. way of business, with an office, registered cable the dependency that its uld municipal corporation accepted as a type al civilisation, being a smart, gentlemanly fellow. I think it was about the middle of 1886 when he determined to try his lock up the Nile. Upper Egypt was reported quiet, there were troops al Siout; the "Mahdi." was not universally believed in, and there was money to be made, if one only went far enough for it. I stacked, and his jacular, hopeful farewells. He recollect his departure with his dahabenh well had been far beyond the Second Cataract before, and thought he linew well the risks he ran--but he didn't. It was not many months later before, one of his servants came back and reported the capture of the poor fellow by the Dervishes, just above Assouan, nearly a thousand miles away. There were troops, and (supposed) friendly natives there, and those who knew him did not despair of his release or at any rate ransom, Other Europeans whom we had known, including Englishmen, had been captured, and some came back, if others did not. Our spirits fell, however, when, months and months later, a letter, written in Arabic, and passed on like a fiery cross known Neufeld intimately. It was a curious, all down the Nile, reached a resident who had
rude document, running something like this Abdullah ben Mahmoud to
God is great, and his Prophet is Allah: From greeting. This, is to let you know that I have been taken prisoner by tlie new. Prophet, who with infinite magnanimity has spared my worthless life, in gratitude for which I am his ever-faithful slave. I have been permitted to adopt Islamism, the true religion, and have taken the above name. My home is for ever here, at the door of my holy master; I shall never see you again.
1 SHANGHAI native contemporary has the following:-Twenty-four shipwrecked native sailors were sent by the Taotai to the Shanghai Magistrate on Thursday, being Fukien nich ABOUT eighteen months ago, when the shares of and 13 Siamese. Their ship, called the Sin Kandy but was recaptured as Dingola and hanget." the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. were Yuen, left Siam on the 12th July, and on August quoted at 126 per cent. premium, the person who 5th was off Chusan Island, when she was caught is responsible for the weekly (and weakly) hash-in a typhoon and capsized. Twenty-eight of the up. in the China Mail above the signature. crew of 48 men were rescued by a Ningpo native Brownie," tried to show that the scrip was worth life-boat, but the rest all perished. The survivors a vast deal more, and that investors in Docks at were, sent to Shanghai by the Ningpo Total. that high rate would simply be handling a gold The Shanghai Magistrate found lodgings for the mine. Six months afterwards when, notwith- poor fellows in the neighbourhood of his yamén standing his disinterested (2) bolstering, the retaining charge of the 13 Siamese sailors and stock had fallen to go, "Brownie again came giving each 105 cash a day to buy food, but to the front, buttering up the management, prais sending the Fukien men the next day to the ing the unfinished Admiralty dock is an engi-Foochow Guild to be taken charge of neesing feat almost without parallel in the civilised world and asserting that it would be the means of increasing the prosperity and importance of this colony beyond the expecta tions of its most sanguine supporters, advocating the bonus giving policy of the Directors in annexing a large proportion of the profits for their own special benefit, and regretting thatent, one death not having been enough to he was not a holder of Docks. Since then the quotation has fallen to 31, the Admiralty dock has been recognised on all sides as 'a' white cléphani,' the presumed infallibility of the management has vanished into thin air, the bonus-giving-iinposition has been tabooed and practically abandoned; and," Brownic" has beco fully exposed as a shallow impostor-if not some thing very much worse. And yet again, when the ́dividend bas fallen from 16 to 6 per cent»
THE native paper flu-puo says At Soochow there is a tradition that the souls of very atrocious criminals who have either been executed or died in prison are sent back to the earthly prison by Yama ("Yen-lo"), the Judge Hades, to undergo a further sentence of imprison.
expiate their guilt. When the day of release is judged to have arrived, the District Magistrate announces to the poor ghost that it may depart, and the Ching Hwang Shin, or Tutelary Spirit of the City, is previously prayed to go with the mandarin to the prison to proclaim the release, a warrant of release being solemnly burnt, in the convey them to disembodied spirits. This weird way that paper money or, clothes are burnt to
custom bad fullen into complete disuse since the rebellion, but was to be re-inaugurated on 19th August, and placards were posted about Soochow inviting, subscriptions of imitation sycee which were to be burnt, and would thus turn into spirit money for the released ghosts to use on their long journey.
Works. The Chinese inhabitants of Taipa have. also protested against that island being converted into a cholera hospital. It is not known what stepa the Governor will take to satisfy these objections, which it must be admitted, appear to be reasonable enough. Fortunately the epidemic is sensibly abating at the various Inzareties.
August 27th, If you take into consideration the fact that according to the census taken at the beginning of this year, the number of Macao electors was set down as 4co, and that only 149 voted at yesterday's election, you will easily infer that two-thirds of the free (?) and independe t electors of Macao, the whole bureaucratic class, including the officers of the army and navy, have carried out to the letter Governor da Costa's recent injunction to abstain from patronising the electoral urn. In my opinion electors who behave in such a shameless manner ought to be deprived of their rights in perpetuum,
Saturday's number of our Government Gazrite contains a long report elaborated by the non- descript Commission which was appointed to inquire into the affairs of the Corporation. As anticipated, the report teems with accusations against the Senado, most of them entirely un- founded, and not one of them justifying Senhor da Costa in dissolving the Corporation.
The proprietors of the Silk Filature located in Hospital Street have petitioned the Treasury for damages amounting to $15,000, for the forcible closing of their establishment sometime ago.
Governor da Costa intends shortly going on a tour to Japan.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COM- PANY, LIMITED.
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The following is the report of the Directors: to be presented at the ordinary meeting of shareholders, to be held at the hotel, on Thurs- Jay next, the 30th inst.:.
In accordance with section 53 of the Articles of Association, the directors have now to submit to you their half-yearly report for the six months ending 30th June, 1888.
BUSINESS.
The prospects for the past half-year were good, but owing to the north wall of the hotel giving way on the 11th April, completely destroying two bed-rooms, half of the dining room and billiard room, besides rendering useless seven other bedrooms, the profits are considerably reduced.
Barmaid Suit-Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co. having obtained leave to take evidence in London, the case is still pending, but it may be heard next. month.
PROPERTY..
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Original Building-The contractor of the new wing rebuilds, the portion that fell in on the 11th April, at his expense, and it will be very shortly again available for use. The value of furniture destroyed, and the amount paid to boarders, amounts (as per account) to $4,129.75. which sum it is hoped may be recovered from the contractor. A thorough search for white ants has been made, and the damaged woodwork has been taken out, and replaced with hardwood. The northern portion of the hotel has been greatly strengthened by iron columns, strong iron straps, and girder struts.
Mfarine Lot No. 7.—The building of the new. wing has been somewhat delayed by late con- tinuous wet weather, but it is hoped it may be ready for occupation carly next year. The tenant of the house on the Praya, the Hon. C. P. Chater, having refused to pay rent, an action has been instituted against him for recovery of same.
PROFIT AND LOSS.'"
Governor da Costa in dissolving the Chamber, has done what no governor for forty years back has attempted to do. The Lisboa Government has invariably protected the Senado against all the attempted encroachments of the colonial rulers; when the lamented Governor Antarál forty years ago dissolved the Chamber, he was severely consured by the Lisbon Colonial Office; since then the Macao Municipality has enjoyed a period of rest and usefulness, The accounts for the past half-year, after which was so rudely disturbed by the unjust and deducting interest, fire insurance, taxes, extra- insuling decree which enacted its dissolution aordinary repairs, and all other charges, and month ago. No wonder that a group of indepen-making provision for bad and doubtful debts, dent citizens, who may still be found in that show a net profit of $21,453.70, to which has to be added $3,000.92 carried over from last. unfortunate colony, should come to the front and declare before the electoral uin their undivided account, making available $23.454 62, which the condemnation of Governorda Costa's proceedings directors, with the concurence of the share- in dissolving the late Corporation, by re-electing hollers, propose to deal with as follows: unanimously every one of the officially disgraced To pay a dividend of 4 per cent, for the members. We heartily applaud the free bur gesses of Macao for their courage and their Consistency, and trust they will adhere to their policy of just independence, and freedom, and make a fit demonstration of these qualities whenever an opportunity occurs. If Macao is ever to be resurrected from the mire into which the Portuguese Government has plunged it, if the old commercial emporium celebrated all over the Far East is to rise Phoenix-like from its asbes and command once more a res- pectable position among the sister settlements which flourish around her, such a-happy-cop summation will have certainly to be brought about by the energy, the freedom, and the self- assention displayed by its own inhabitants,
OUR MACHO LETTER.
RE-ELECTION OF THE DISSOLVED CORPORATION
MACAO, August 26th, 1888.
I hasten to record the triumphant re-election. of the whole of the old members of the Leal Senado, which was so arbitrarily dissolved by Governor da Costa nearly a month ago. Most of the Government, functionaries, as well as the
the China Mail oracle comes up smiling. and childishly prattles about the policy of the managerhent restoring the confidence of solid investors in this splendid piece of property What about the confidence of solid investors, "Brownic," who followed your advice and bought Docks at 120 per cent, premium and are, now rejoicing and waxing rich on a dividend of six per cent. per annum? Possibly you imagine that their "patriotism" is ample payment for having practically ruined themselves! THE Straits Times translates the following from the Deli Courant of August 11th:-"In Del many planters begin to feel uneasy from the diminished inflow of coolies direct from China Direct immigration has been set on foot in order A "CELESTIAL" correspondent of our morning
to baulk the coolic brokers in the Straits Settle contemporary has made the startling discovery
ments. These fellows had been foolish enough that the outcome of the recent visit of the Viceroy
to squeeze the Deli planters too much in fixing of the Twa Kwangs is that a pubile company the price of coolies. The aggrieved plantere could will be started, entirely with native capital, to not stand it, and took measures to get labourers jun steamers between Wuchowfoo and Canton straight from the Celestial Empire. The Planter's and also between Wuchowfoo and Hongkong Association co-operated, and aided in bringing that there is no immediate prospect whatever of Matters to a satisfactory conclusion. That the Court that he was simply walking through the hardly expected he could escape, or would try; by some of our leading bumourists. The follow-
vid Samshul "Celestial” has also been told
the West River being opened to foreign trade. And this valuable information forms the subject of a Daily Press editorial. It is a moot point whether the discoveries of the Chinese corres pondent, or the wishy-washy lucubrations of the Wyndham Street scribe are the more nonsensical,
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arise from any slackness on their part, but
TBANO HING, 38, was this morning charge belore Mr. Sercombe Smith with being found on the 26th inst. at 8.30 a.m. trespassing on the estate of Mr. Thomas Ide Bowler with the intention to commit a felony,' at Tsim-sha-Tsui, British Kowloon. The complainant, Ho Chung Hing, said he was a cow-berd on the estate. At 6 o'clock yesterday moming be found he would have to go to market and accordingly got out his umbrella, basket and overcoat and started off, carefully locking the house door behind him. On returning in the course of ball an hour he observed the defendant passing through an iron gate which leads into the garden where the house stands. He at once made a rush for the lurcher and arrested him, but missed catching another man who was with him. Defendant explained to the
ground looking for two friends when his accuser ran up and collared him. The case vas remanded until Thursday, next at to a m
· COMPANY, LIMITED.
six months.......$12,000,00 fo write off furniture account... 2748.58 To carry forward to new account ...... 8.7,0.04
$23.454.62
DIRECTORS, Messrs. W. Kerfoot Hughes and W. Forfiithave resigned. Mr. E. Jones Hughes has accepted a went on the Board, and his appointment requirca confirmation. Messrs. D. McCulloch. and F. Dodwell retire by, rotation, but are eligible for
re-election.
AUDITORE.
The directors regret the death of Mr. A. E, Vaucher, who was for many years one of the Co.'s auditors. The present accounts have been, audited by Messrs. J. H. Cox and Fullerton Henderson, who offer themselves for re-election.
D. McCULLOCH, Chairman. BALANCE SHEET, JOTH JUNE, 1888, ASSETS.
Hotel property on marine lot No
and on the remaining portion of marine lot No. 3..........................................$ 318,399.33 Furniture account, as per
last report
Since added,
$49,694.13 2,078.71
$50,72.83
Deduct furniture destroyed by the falling-in of a portion of the hotel... 1964.35 Remaining portion of ma- rise lot No. 7, as per Last account
$1,611.06 Since added co 24,511.10
47,748 58
346,132.16
Cash
$76.16
Votes,
Senhor D. Pacheco (President)
Shares in public companies
5,058.6g
143
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Sundry debtors Res
9.375-97
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Stock of wines and provisions"
1. Ribeiro..................
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V. Sanches.....................
Licences, attaching to and balf-year
1888
20,612.41
7142
Steam lausch, ak per läst
account mutans 4,500.00:
Written off as per last report ******
And he did not. We had seen similar letters before; Lupton Bey, an Englishman in the Khedivial service, captured some time before, and we quite understood how this speedy and others, had written in the same strain, version had been brought about. We did not despair of seeing the captives again, and I am alive, beaten, and enslaved, in the midst of a military and naval representatives, were con afraid the knowledge that they were suspected,
miles away, did not damp our gaiety very long. The voling commenced at about to a.m. camp of fanatical Bedouins eighteen hundred spicuous by their absence from the election. We heard, from time to time, in that mysterious and was carried out without the slightest way news gets from the interior to the coast,
hitch. On counting the votes it was found that how they fared. It was terrible. One day
one hundred and forty-nine electors had made only a pon, or a billiard cue, amongst us fearless alike of threats and said the member of Neufeld was a blacksmith-he, who had used use of their rights in spite of official coercion, another time he was making coins, or acting as
sion. As I have already said the members of running footman to his gaoler, over sandy paths, the dissolved Corporation were unanimously. under an incredibly hot sun. Latterly, as the elected, not counting two or three balloting final paragraph showed, he was a builder. We papers that were cast for Impossible candidates immigration had not proved more brisk did not
we rather hoped that before long the renewal of ing is the result tron causes beyond their control. It appears
military operations would wipe the Mahdi out, and release Neufeld, It did not. His fortunes, that in the districts around, Swatow, which
and those of his fellow captives, waxed supplies the best labourers to plantations in HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK almost a confidential servant by the fierce com- and waned; to-day one would be made Deli, a widespread cholera epidemic has
mander to-morrow he would be degraded, broken out. Its ravages resulted in coolie
A. Tellen.....41 perhaps threatened with death. They were not emigration at that part being brought for a The ordinary hall-yearly mesting of the Share-literally prisoners; at first they were chained," Mr. Basto, Jr., obtained two votes, but, of THE third monthly competition for the Hongkong time to a standstill. At the end of this month this afternoon at the offices, Praya Central. The huts as they pleased, like the parlah dogs. Their satirical lists were found in the ballot box
holders of the above named Company was held but latterly they roamed among the wretched course, he was not a candidate. The following Kifle Association's Handicap Challenge Cup took a steamer laden with coolies from that quarter Hon. Ball-Irving presided, and there were pre- prison walls were the vast stretches of deep President-Senhor Firmino José da Costa place over the Kowloon range on Saturday after-¦ is expected to arrive in Dells There is every sent Hon. D. Layton, Messes, St. C. Michael sand which lay between them and civilisation, Vice-President, Senhor I. R. da Costa Duarte y noon, when 22 marksmen toed the line. A prospect of regular direct consignments of sen, E. L. Woodin, L. Poesnecker, N. A. Siebs, and which could only be crossed by the nomads Members--Senhores A. Ribeiro da Fonseca popular victory was achieved by Mr. Shelton, coolics arriving there regularly in future. F. Dodwell, and T. E. Davies, (Directors), 1. D. and the Soudanese were their gaolers. The (Major in the Army), F. Filippe Leitão Clerk in Hooper, honorary secretary of the Association, Runaway coolies give the planters no Humphries, P. Henderson, E. B. Jorey, S. telegram says Neufeld got to Dongola-aided, in the Colonial Secretary's office), J. J. dos Passos gge, H. Crawford, F. T. F. Foster, G. Murray all probability, by bribed guides. He was getting Carvalho, and Secundino d'Encarnação (Govern who had the liberal allowance of 25 points. end of trouble. Recently, on one estate, when Bun, E. A. de Carvalho, J. M. Machado, and, D. home he was on the border of the rebel mei employés). Another list contained the The conditions were seven shots each at 200 search was made for absconders from a neigh Gilies (Secretary),
territory, How his hopes must have risen. To following names of Majors on the retired and '500 yards, and after Mr. Hooper, shooting bouring plantation, the coolles on the spot fell
The Chairman said;-Gentlemen-The Report realise it one must read that fascinating, list: Senhores A. J. Ruas, R. Madeira, In greatly improved form, had scored 27 at the upon the searching party and the manager of has been in your hands for some time and, with realistic, schoolboy book of Marryatt's The C. da Silva, J. Victorino, J. Ferreira, and J. J.
your permission, we shall as usual take it as read. Boy Slaves. Nearly free! Then recaptured, d'Azevedo, shorter range, his victory looked very much like the estate with sticks and hoes. The manager The result of the working for the past half year scourged, dragged back hanged. And, mind
A telegram was forwarded to the signatories. a certainty if he could only manage to find the and his panty had to beat a retreat before cannet, I regret to say, be looked upon as very you, hanging in that country does not mean a
of the manifesto which had been sent by the target at 500 yards. Although not quite on the everwhelming numbers. The police had satisfactory. During past of the period but few temporary respite for preparaylon, and scientific, Portuguese members of the Hongkong com mark, Mr. Hooper added 16 to his former con.eventually to interfere and arrest the ab
instantaneous execution. I saw several male-munity, giving them the news of the election,
dispatched, and if Neufeld's end was no and a reply congratulating Senhor Pacheco, and Fire insurance, attaching tribution, which, with his handicap allowance, sconders, which they did without oppos the gradually increasing tonnage required for the worse, it was dreadful. A rude gallows was put the members of the old Corporation was received to 2nd half-year brought up his total to 68, er within two points tion. The ringleaders smarted for it before coasting trade and the new lines of steam com- up in the Square, a table and chair borrowed during the afternoon. of a possible, thus winning by 3 points from the Magistrate. It turns out that coolles munication in connection with Hongkong, which from an adjoining café, and a hollow square It is said that Governor, da Costa has 1888 ******* Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (7), who piled up 31 and ab-cond even from estates where they have are being developed from year to year, I think formed round it by soldiers. The prisoners expressed his intention of again dissolving the New furniture, for new wing
shareholders may look to the future with every were then brought up, already pinioned, forced Chamber, just for the sake of maintaining his 27 respectively, and actually carried off the been kindly treated. Absconding is greatly confidence. For your information, I think is to mount the table by stepping on the chair, a moral prestige. Let him do it by all means; for -honours of the day.. Mr. John Andrew (6) was facilitated by some pignters taking absconders wel en mention that the gioia eaminga of the noose put round cach of their necks, and the the citizens of Macao will ne promptly again
well up with 61, beating Mr. F. G. Collins (7) by into their employment without narrowly scr- Company over the total amount of working table drawn away. No drop, no swiftly elect the present members,
point. The shooting at 200 yards was pretty tinising the antecedents of applicants. Coolies expenses, show a bet profit of over 13 per cent, tightening loop, simply long agonising, con- and had it not been for the interest op over vulsive strangulation. In this way, for daring fair all round, but with one or two exceptions make a regular trade of deserting aller receiv-drafts, the percentage on the work done would hardship which you here cannot realise, in an a very indifferent display was made at the long ing advance. By changing masters they get have reached nearly 20 per cent, which is as endeavour to gain his freedom, recently died the zango,
successivo advances within a short time,
much as can reasonably be "looked for from smiling good fellow of two years ago.-
one'
vessels were
contracts for repairs. Nevertheless with
Suspense Account, Amounts paid a/c Bar- <maids as per last y
account. Since added for Legal
Expenses
Contingency account---
Claims paid to Cus
tomers for damage on irth April Furniture destroyed for damage on th April,
.500.00
1,000.00
4637.35
4,827.25
2,954.25
4129-75
271.30
LIABILITIES.
The manager of the Cement. Works on Green Mortage account Island has sent in a protest to the Government, Sundry creditors or the Sanitary Board, against the introduction Arbitration account, as per awa of cholera patients on the island, which had been case of Messrs. Danby and rented for this special purpose of carrying on the dated 1st June88