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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1883.
THE French Resident of Quing-yen, accompanied by an officer of the Public Works Department, Tonguin, lately visited the coal district of
M. GRETERIN Director of Customs in Annam and Tonquin, arrived at Hanoi by the last mail.
Messas Butterfield & Swire inform us that the
THE French military station of Tien-yen, la Tonquin, was totally destroyed by a fire on the
27th alt
AS, WATSON & CO., LTD Hone-gagye and inspected the work of explora Ocean Steamehio Ca's steamer Visitar from | SIR JOHN PENTER was Titely presented with the very low innings for this usunily brillianj'|
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BOUQUETS DE WATSON.
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A. S. WATSON & Co., Tad. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Monokane, 29th October 1998
The Hongkong Telegraph
tion which is being carried out at the Bavier
Chauffour Concession.
TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10 10 n'clock the stepm-launch carrying the Bethel Bag will call alongside any vessel holsting ende
pennant C, to convey men nshore to IT AN
service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, return Ing about 12.30...
Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday morning, and is due on the 3th inst. THE SAN Franciaco Bulletiny:The Chines Minister to England will return to Peking next year, and it is rumored that the great Li Hong may go to England. Chang himself the practical Governor of China,
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aplause from the Club men. At rra Coxon was and it is to be hoped a return match will be rather foolishly run out when he was well serFarranged, and had apparently got the measure of the Scores are appended:-: bowling, retiring for 13, which included five 2's--
GARRISON CLUB
and then Churchill bike down Buiff's defence, hitter. Davies was bowl d by Blaic aftir coring 8. the seventh and eighth wickets going at 123. got together, but the glorious uncertainty of the The end seemed near when Lurf and Platts Wallars
The "tail" played excellent cricket, defying all S changes of bowling and put on. 64 runs helpie noble game was pain strong y manifested
Platt was stumped off one of Major Miles insidious shows. The reiring batsman båd made 31-Give 's, four, a's' and singles, and. a very meritorions one. Ezekiel was last man.
6, the total standing at 196. L. Half's not our and he gave very little trouble. Corporal Spinks shooting down his wicket after he had cored innings of 37-one a five 3's, three 2's and. singles was the best this promising young bitt dead on the spot and difficult to get away at man has yet played. The Club bowling was first, but with seven batsmen running into double figures the sting was pretty well taken ent of
THE Hu-pas says 'That. His Excellency Hung Tax will of the late Lord Sackville bequeathe" brought nations more closely, together. At the although he had a little Inck, the innings.was
Chinese Envoy to Germany, has forwarded by NUEVO CORTADOS in con and too Boxes, telepraphic transfer to the Total of Shanghal for the relief of the inhabitants of the flooded districts, the sum of 22207 70/100 marks, equivalent to Tls. 5.218, collected from German merchants. The names of these merchants are Imperialer, Cazadores, Imperiales. Exceptionales proximately represented in Chinese syllables; one firm contributed 10000 marks, one 5.000, Prensasins, Principes, Cortaditos, Señoritas,
ane 3,000, one 2.000, one 1,500, and so on. Marquesitos, Flor de Prensados.
Paquita, Regalia Britanica, Regalia It is currently reported that the Crown Princess Inglesa, Chiquitos, Brevitas,.. Stephanie of Austria intends to apply for x
And
divorce from the Crown Prince Pudelph and that she will probably quit Virnna shortly for Brussels, but her parents, the King and Queen of the Belgians, and her elder sister, the wife of Prince Phillip of Saxe-Coburg, are unremitting in their fforts to avert this catastrophe, Emperor Francis Joseph is worried enough about public affair without having his private life made a burden to him through the eccentricities and extravagances of his wife and the constant bickerings of his agn and daughter-in-law.". The Peking Gazette of thẹ soth ultimo has the following:-The magistrate of Chin-i or Ka-gee in Formosa is dismissed from the public service for misconduct in connection with the assess ment of the land tax in his districs. He is declared to have been guilty of making false reports, and of regardlessness of human life. The Acting Magistrate of Fengshan, or Petow, is cashiered for making untrue representations, but is directed to continue to give his assistance to the land surveyors. Both officers are ordered to refond immediately the sims wrongfully, or retended to he, expended by them. The Sub mefect of Pei-nan (Pelam) is likewise dismissed. He is stated in the Decree to have been greedy of money, to have been warting in compassion towards the savages, to have withdrawn grain leave. These three officers are punished on the supplies, and to have quitted his post without
recommendation of the Governor of Formosa; A Lany writer on the fashion delicately remarks and if further enquiries into their conduct show (that'embonpoints are not considered this season.it to. he necessary, fresh proceedings will be
Most of the fashions are invented for slender instituted against them.
Hoxoxomas, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1888.
TELEGRAMS..
(Reuter)
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN
WHITECHAPEL.
LONDON," November 22nd.
Another women in Whitechapel has had her throat cut slightly; the aeriskin escaped, but it
is avid will he recognised by her.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
H.M.S. Rambler was at Chinhai on the 17th
inst.
perenna,
A. SAX Francisco Contemporary states, that Lieutenant Gravdan, well known in this part of the world, has sold his dynamite projectile inven- tion to the French for $500,000.
We have to acknowledas receipt from Metara.
We take the following from the San Francisco Call:-Captain C. Christensen of the Danish hark Hydra, which recently arrived here from Hongkong, reparts that he encountered a typhoon on the passage, during which the barometer. fell to 27.4. This could hardly be credited by ship-masters who heard of the report. Yester,
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everything unstalled to the Queen's maids of Minister at Washington, Inherits the titles, honor Sir Lionel Sackville West, the British
estates, and £10,000 yearly,
fred m of the Burgh of Dingwall in recognition ofhis eminent services to the county in connection throughout the world, Sir John Pender, in with the Ex'ension of submarine telegraphy acknowledging the honour conferred upon him, skech & the great progress made in submarine telegraphy, and said it had become a universal promoter of peace and harmony, and it had
close Sir John was entertained at a banquet.
Pollock at various times this morning. The THREE Europeans had an interview with Mr.
first was Alexander Montgomery. He was not Ir would appear that the news published by me the famous Abeindry, friend of William the morning contemporary to the effect that Dond-bestained, and son of the evergreen Ally Marques and Inspector Quincey were to leave
but he was bult on the same lines. He got to-morrow for Mam-tu, the scene of the alleged drunke, and therefore disorderly, and to crown all Chinese miracles, was a regular heax. "Tanpector he wouldn't pay hs ricksha. He did so this Quincey writes us that since the issue of this morning, within dallar intercat. Mato Ostran, a Fin, was the twoth. He was a plain drunk, morning's paper applications to join his party have come down on him liken hailstorm, and he and left the customary dilar, One Lloyd was had no other means of escape than by referring the last, and worst. Hemt a Chinese police
man down Qies (siraad about two o'clock this the intending excursionists to Granny's own sanctum. It is to be hoped the Dolly Press man.
morning, and by the attraction of cohesion who invented the proposed expedition will race s
bumped against him. The Chinese constable steam launch, on his own account, at the disposalculated "Me-a?", which means "what thing." of the public. We have purposely taken hind took it as an insult to the land of the leek, notice of the alleged miracles of Nam-tou
and promptly "busted" the myrmidon's nose, which cost him $4. because we know to what extent Chinese satule, ness can go. The Portuguese-the great admirers. of Chinese medicine-men--were the first to
these mirseler, and give credence to the ridiculous reports shout them would wilingly proceed to Nam-tis we hear many of
and "chin chin" the, incorruptible dead huj for a report which was lovely circulated in town that the Nam-Tau people would not allow any foreigners to land on their miraculous shores. We think, morenver, in default of an expedition to St. John's Island this year, the religious manines of Hongkong, hendel by the Incal apostles, might well charter one of the Steamboat Company steamers, and, amidst much, ngalm-singing and poker-playing proceed to Nam-Tau on pilgrimage of discovery of the sublime and the miraculnus.
steners were detained at the Bar from Inw
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at the finish. Johnstone took a wicket for 54. Hair a for 55, Smith for 48, Churchill: for 19. Males 1 for 9, and Spinks & for 3 chil analysis of the last named reads 18 halls, 1 maidens, 3 runs and 1 wicket. The Clnts innings not belg finished until close on gun fire the stumps were drawn for the night,
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THE IMPENDING FAMINE INS
NORTHERN CHINAJTAG
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The Shaniung correarenient of the NV. C. Daily News wiles on the 7 h inst
Reports have been published in the Herald
southern strip of the Chihli province. In much
Play was resumed this forenoon, Major Chur some werk showing that there is n' large chill audient. Higginbotham being the first district of napihern China, in which the crops. pair deputed to do or die for the Garrison are bad. This is on annoncement which has against the attacks of Cexin and Wilson, become so commnnn, that there is danger that it Cautious play was the order at first and will not attract the attention of the mass of runs came slowly, the bawling being too readers, in a manner proportioned to the mag good to warrant any li erties being taken. With nude of the calamity What the outermost the score at 1g Higginbotham, who had only mis of the region of destitution are, we are. THE Tientsin corres ondent of the Shangkat on Major johnston succeeded and, alded by with confulencesfanextensiveter tors embracing put together 7 was unlucky enough to play unable to say with crtainly, but we can speak fercury, wiites from that part on the 6th ome sorry exhibitions of fielding, the total washerion of anothern Chill northern Honin, and instant-The weither here now is deligh folraised in 33 here Churchill had to retire for 14 wesen Shantung, which has just been visited and plenty of water in the river: Letely many faster. During this partnership the Club Gelding named, and who had excellent opportunities, and no signs of winter. God rides on the Bar, caught by C. S Buff off the left-handeri · Man | by a pany of foreignes, who extended their jined Jahnstone and the play became much travels through nine p efectures in the provinces.
being thrown away. At 48 Jahn ton returned the cement part of Chibli, the craps are failly was too bad for anything,, several easy chances
to know the real ste of the country In'! one to Wilson, and retired for r-three, good, and the same is true of those districts lying 3's and one aard with the adhion of six along the base of the mountains septating five 3's, was caught by Platt eff Cxon. Five trop in the greater part of the pre ectures af runs to the total. Blair, whose 16 included Chihli fum Sharst but there is a very short wickets were thus down for 54 runs, and it is, Kning ping fu, and Tai Ming fu, embracing all noteworthy that these were the exact figures at the Scanlan and Lloyd played a few overs, and then imlar state of things prevail, but as one goes same stage of the game in the Club innings
of the prefecture of Chang, Te fu in Honan, a
misfortunes quickly overtook the Greison. there was an adj urnment for tiffin. On resuroing:
to the southwest, through the p'efto wes of Wel Scanlan heing caught hy nne of the Ground in the cast of this, in the prefecture of Kal Feng Hui and Ravi Ching the scarcity is greater, and
and 5 wickets were represented on the telegraph embraced in Kiel Te fu, in the nonhestra coolies fielding as "sub" at on field off, for 7. fu, it is very much worse. Paris of the region by 62 run. F. H Johnstone joined Lloyd, but gorer of Hanan, are a little better than was clean bowled he Wilson without sacring 26 me of the other profec wies named, but for 66—, and Miles had only plaved a good strake northward of this in Santang in the prefecture: compelled him to retire. Seven for yo. By gain very much worse, as well as in much of fir 3 when a straig, one from the same bowler. pf Ti'anchou Fu. the state of things is
this time a follow on" Bremed inevitable, the southern part of Tungich'anu Fu.. To the although Lloyd was playing in such good form, verdes who is not acquainted with the interios if he could on y get anybody to stay with him, that we have describe la territory some that a chance remained of "asving the innings geography of these pinvinces, it may suffi e to long enough. Hawkins was next manin, hat was hire hundred miles in length hy two hundred bowled by Coxon for 7, the game standin on miles in. width, in almost every past of which his retirement at 8 for 84 Corporal Spink, there is at the present time actual destitution, after scoring 3, was the victim of a very silly and in which the best crops only a half crop. E O. Smith. Lloyd now commened in hit which there was even a half em are the excep attempt to steal a short run, and gave lace to But in this extensive territory, the, distics in mase freely, Wilson's averave sulleting consideration, four, tenths, three fenths, two tenths, ably from a series of boundary hits in rapidase tenth no crop at all these are the the end was close at hand, Wilsovering Smith GE succession, and the too was soon hoisted Bumonotonous reports, in reply to cursilona The in the slips with the intal stang 1.1vd carried the sum
fallire the crops is the delay of ink, to the sixth mook and in
unchanged throughout the lanings, the former Dropsht
In the seventh; mnang when had at least one life. Wilson and Cox in howled the taking 4 wickets for 40 runs and the latters for Dron
descended in ̈p-h; a torrent that which were left were druped. and flood, are the two extremes 57-very excellent work considering the calibre | which of the opposing batsmen and the indifferent when the
farmer always dreads, but aje:In partnership, the outlnoky is character of the Club fielding,
indeed a bad one. The regions of greatest In a minority of the Garrison team comedestitution are those in the most immediate
tides. The Koushing Cass, Hacan, Chungking and Sin Nanging all last several days. Several people here are slown from malarial fever, but the winter N W. winds ought to blow all that way, Mr. Stewart of the Arsenal has gone to Peking, and rumor sys that he is, to super. intend the construction of a short line of railway, ordered by the Emporas. The Government mail Mesmer Fungsheh is to leave to-morrow morn- ing for your part and will take this letter. She keeps wonderful time and nothing seems to stop THE large battleship, which was launched on the her. She will make this trip in six days some 18th October at Castelanie, near Naples, and ours from Shanghai hock to Shanghai. That
if only for the reason that so far at least als 145 to 15%, but there are no sell ra
is.not often done in the month of November. Christened R♪ Umberto, deserves to be noticed, Taku Tug and Lighter shares have buyers at offensive purposes are concerned, she will, when she is comp! ted some four years hence, be the BETWEEN forty and fifty gentlemen assembled most formidable warship in existence. She is at the City Hall last evening to consider the a,twin-screw steel-built dek-protected harbeiteness'bility of resuscitating the Hongkong Literary ship of 13 208 tons displacement, and her Society. Mr Francis Q G., presided, and Dr. dimensions are: Length, arolt; breadth, 767 | Cantis, the moving spirit in the scheme, made gin, ; while her mean draught of water will be a speech, in which he said that a great many 28ft. in., or more than that of the Great men hd wanted to start such a Society, and only Eastern. She will have no side armour, he wanted a star There had previously been her deck in the neighbourhood of the waterline similar societies-ne in 1964 and 1872, and in will be covered with armour plates having the last there were 118 members, but it only tots! thickness of 33 Inches, and her birhanes lasted Two or three winters, the difficulty being moreover, be divided into about 180 water-tight city which won't inst a little langer. Its on past experience they might, organise a compartments, and her sides and bottom will chief object shoult he getting a circulating be formed of three separate steel 'skins with Ebrary, as at meant the only one in the intermediate water-tight cells. The engines are Colony was at the Hongkong Club, of which of the compound triple expansion type, and, not every nie could effed to be a member. As Colonel Withers had told that day, Hong-
Kelly and W»l«h, Ld, of "The Imperial English day, to verify it, a representative of the Call will be protected by ja-inch armour. She will to get anyone in speak. He hoped that acting out his bat for 26, including seven 3, hut he me
and Chinese Date:Biŋck for 18°9," which is one of the best calendars we have yet keen.
visited the ship and interviewed Captain Chris tensen, who gave the following account of the We are informed by the agent of the Austro-passage to this port :~~ Hungarian Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Com. Dany's steamer Berenice, from Trieste, left Colembo on the 22nd Inst. for this port.
A LOW BAROMETEL.
We left Honakoas on Aurust 6th bound for San Franciscs Theogh the Stats of Forman and throughout the China Bea had light variable winds. On August thenontiered phas
ACCORDING to a Paris, telegram dated Octation bar mers; wind from the heast Gradually filed will work up to 10,500 indicated horse kang was about the only community where there'menced a hopeless cank † it was not-pogible to: inė gåtipurhood of the myacey of the Yellow
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26th the German spy who was arrested at Nice on acharge of sketching fastífications and straling a Lebel rifle was today found guilty and sentenced to five yenral penal servitude. THE agents (Mears, Melchers & Co.) inform us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd, steamship, Preussen, with the German mails, dated Berlin, Oct, 19th, left Singapore for this port at 6 pm.
It had han ramah weather for a couple days, with stendily fallin southerly, at the same she increasing infarce, a heavy well running the sath the ship was under hare poles. The typhoon blew fre from the southeast Arabun half-pane q o'clock in the afternoon.co
fond ones, read 7,5. Aberts 'chek the same afternen i haft and ones, readers Ahmet n'clock the same af add ready calm and the wind sified through south to west hy nch. The calm lased shout half an hour, after which it e mamented toil wagon, and as 6 of fnck it blew as hard as ever it did. I have been trading pn the cost of China in my young days and experienced typhoons, but never one as furines At this me. It lawad aling her about five homes. From 1 de ck it fecreased to a string gila. At o'clock next mening we hore off and man before is. The typhon track the ship abrut ladende a 11 north, longitude 1 maat.
There can be no doubt that the Hydra was
vesterday, and may be expected on or about the right in the centre of the typhoon, from the whereas our gun can penetrate 36in. But Mr Judd suggested that a branch of the Royal | Maitland one for apie 3 for 36 and E. W. Kb1 Ebag Fu and Ts'an Chou Fu. And kes very!
39th Inst.
enim, which made a vacuum and caused the
power, a power sufficient to drive the ship
was not circulating 1brary. Some dozen save. the match, but they might retrieve: River, not in the last year only but in under forced draught at a speed of eighteen young dies had, organised a Reading Club their lost batting laurels by at least equalling long conse of years extending bick for knots. The guns of the Re Umberto will include and surely that should encourage the sterner sex the score of their opponents. But even centuries. The course of this des ructive stream four 104-ton 17in. Armstrong breechloaders to emulate their example. The other objects in this they failed, and only escaped & one is marked by the ruin it has wrought in laying two in each harhette, twelve at ton breechloaders might be the encouragment of the reading of innings deleat by the very nurow maj rity of 6. a thick covering of mingled sand and ailt over,
papers, discussions on all kinds of subjects, the uns. With the exception of Churchill (2), flair the good soil thus burying it forever. Land six 3-in. guns, and ten machine guns; The organisation of reading parties at members (20) and Lieut. Johnstone (21) none of the which has pote been inundated with this quid Italian 10-ton gun is not equal to our 11-to-homes, and peneral interchange of opinion. He Garrison batsmen could do anything with the sand, while not altogether incapable of raising weapon. With a charge of goals. of powder i read a draft of proposed rules to show the lines bowling of C. S. Barff and Coxim, and the last certain emps, le forever In-apable of withstand-
on which the Society might be formed. In can penetrate over 33in, of wrought iron': conclusion he moved that 1 Society be formed.
wicket fell with the total at 93 Barff took ing drought. One may travel for days together in 5 wickets for 23, Coxon
Hile hut this sort rfsnit. In the latter pref clure, whereas we have no ship that carries or will Asiatic Society might be affiliated to it.
there is a lang belt on the north side of the late carry more than two of these monsters, the This was not seconded.--Mr. Legge seconded
crusenfthe Yellow River, where amid the inces sant swirls of fine sind, like a spray, the traveller Umberto will carry four of the slightly inferior the original motion, and it was carried unani-
nbserves emerging from the sand Hitle, sticks weapons.
labout the rigs of ranchet needles, all that is left [of what was, meint to be a crop of beans, but from which not only, no beini, hut not event any leaven, are to be got. The prospect, for the coming w❘n'er is indicated by the present nice of all kinds of grain, which is not toughed since the year of famine. (18777 and which
season of the year are regarded dented. Prices of this sort":
THE Avenir du Tonkin in notifying the depar-needle of the aneroid and the mercury in the ture of the Frenchman who is King of Sedang, ather barometer to descend so low. During the says: His Majesty Marie the First left Hai- short calm spell the tremendous seas tumbled on phong for Hongkong on board the steamer board from all directions. The bark is solidly ANOTHER large and important industrial enter- |'sunported the sugees i in, and Dr. Cantlie, in Frer, which hoisted the royal ensign to her
mainmast."
built, her houses, cabin and combings being of teak, and all the damage she sustained was her galley doors, portion of the topgallant rail and live-stock houses being smashed and carried
Away,
SARA BERNHARDT says the possibility of divorce makes marriage more agreeable, as it equalizes the rights of man and woman united in matri-A CORRESPONDENT sends the following par. mony, and the possibility of regaining liberly if "rarried life becomes no longer supportable gives late Mr. Chun Pat-nam, whose death was reported ilculars to the Shanghai Mercury regarding the, en amorous turn to reconciliation after domestic in our columns some days ago -The accounts quarrels,
of the death and former life of the above-named. THE American Musical Comedy and Opera gentleman, as given in the papers. being only Company will appear at the Theatre Royal, partially correct, I now send you a few lines on
·City Hall, to-night in Gilbert and Sullivan's which you can depend, as I knew him for over popolar comic opera "The Mikado," This 21 years. He was born in Canton in 1938, and opera will be mounted and staged in a most
was therefore do years of age. He first became complete manner, and the representation should known to the foreign community of Shanghai in prove one of the successes of the season. There 1866, when he was compradore to Trautmann & will doubtless be a full house.
Co., and had a very large interest in the steamers
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Wilson quickly knocked off the necessary rdos, leaving the Club victors by to wickets
Full scores are appended AT
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUBJARTU Finer Canince. City? Become Innino FH. D. Wilson, Seth between
Johmanno 17 Nos out Dr.-parrow, RN., c. Hal, b
Smith T. Serobe-Sauk, ̧¢ Smith, **Johnstona
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Run tit Die & Blair
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C. Burg, Not natio
mously, Mr. Dvei-Bill hempnied Dr. Cantlie President, and Mr. Whitehead seconded. He begged to be excused, but Mr. Robinson. prise his just heen doated in this colony. This self-def-nce, mentioned the names of Bishop is the China-Borneo Company, Limited, which Burdon, Dr. Chalmers. Mr. O'Malley, and Mr. has been formed for the purpose of taking over Francis. Mr. Legge moved Dr. Chalmers as a going concern the well known business of Chalmers preferred to remain a simple member, F.
election, which Dr. Ho Kai seconded. Dr. Messrs. E. E. Abrahamson & Co., merchants but he was elected despite himself. The other and general agents at Sandikan, British North office-bearers were appointed as follows Hon. $750.00, divided into seven thousand five Jennings, xos, W. fuld, J. J. Francis, C. Borneo. The capital of this new Company is | Secretary, Dr Canilin; Hon. Treasurer, ME, C. Plas, at, Lyd, b
Robinson Reference Committee, Rev. WJ. Ezekiel, he pink hundred shares of $100 each, $50 to be paid Word and fiH B. Wicht. On the motion of
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on allotment and the balance on one months fr. Francis the suggestions submitted were pelice, at auch ime and in such sumsal my heVeferred to the effie heurers and committee to required. The good will, property, Government moion of D, Calie, seconded by Mr. T. H. the reposted on to subirquent meeting. On the concessions. in Borneo, etc., belonging to Mesirs Whitehead, Mr. A. McClymont was appointed E. E. Abrahaman & Co. are included in the vicepresident of the winty. At the close most transfer, and the purchase money is $100.000, off of those present were enrolled as members. which. $141,000 will be liquidated by fully paid up shares, and of the balance $30,400, will he paid in half paid up shares and $18,600
lucrative business into a public company
A RÍCENT English testator bequeathed his wife" | Nansing and Yum-tre-fri. He was compradore in cash. The objects of forming thin one farthing, which he directed the executrix to of the firm to the time they gave up business, forward to her by post unpald, because in his ; and afterwards became No. 3 Manager of he life-time she was in the habit of addressing him CM, B. N. Co. under Mr. Tung King-sing
"Old Pig." Acrom: ten thousand miles of which position he resigned to take up the post of ocean blas it looks to us very much as if the Consul General for Chlox in San Franciscs, where pot lady had sized up her late lamented with he remained for some years. Os bis return to remarkable acumén.
China he was appointed Chinese Minister to Soul Koren, where he remained until relieved by General Yuan, the present Resident in Korea, He was in Soul when the massacre of December 1884 took place, which was put a stop to by General Yuan. He had a paralytic stroke in 1885 and was, some time in Canton on sick leaves. A year aga ba was again appointed one of the Directors of the C. M. S. N. Co, He was officially known. "Chen Sha-tang," but was Was known to foreigners as “Chun Pat-nam,” and THE archives in the muniment, room attached more commonly, as “Assing," under, which name this journal received an addition | he always went when, with Messrs Trautmann isted of a request, penned & Co, He spoke English fluently's he liked Opera Company, that foreignsia, and was very English in many of his
Fix kind permission of Colonel D. G. Anderson, the Regimental Band will play in the Pubile Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 till 5 p.m. The following will be the programmer
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THE GARRISON Y HONGKONG C. C... ale to extend and increase the scope the Cricket Clab was commenced yesterday in
The return
match between the Garrison and of operations by the aid of additional capital, heautiful weather and non capiin! wicket. The such business being capable of great develop Garrison sent out very powerful team, but on ment. A part of the property in North Bornend the Club tidenne or two changes could have thousand acres of timber land for 30 years, and military, plays appeared to have decided consists of the right to cut timber on ten heen made with advantage. On papem the on two thousand five hundred acres for 10 years, wivantage in batting, and with Smith, F. H. so that a very remunerative trade in exporting Johnstons and Churchill were fairly well off for timber, especially the well known billian word, bowlers, although hitherto been fir in excess of what Mears. E. E. Winning the loss the Club took first innings, This mato
perhaps in this latter depart is already secured. The demand for wood has ment they were not so strong as the Club. Abrahamson & Co. were capable of supplying Wilson and Dr. Sparrow being the first pair to on Thu owing to want of tonnage, and to meet this onpose the deliveries of Johnstone and E. O. expectar difficulty it is proposed to employ a portion of the Smith, Tith hatsmen got rapidly to work and bolth, capital of the new Company in the purchase of it was not until the score reached 24 that Wilson victo limber trade the saw-mills at Bowsington have And then Sparrow, without the addition of another shot sailing vessels. As a necessary adjunct to the was caught in the slip by Smith off Johnstone, been purchased, and will doubtless, shorty, be run, gave a chance to Illair off Smith, which transferred to British North Borneo, Tobacco at Tromptly accepted Sercombe Smith and and other produce will be stown on 20,000 acres E. W. Maitland were the next partners, but the upset price of $3 an acre," and a larga general off of land, which the Company will acquire at the latter was intly taken af the wicket by Lloyd. agency business will also be carried on The foregoing is a brief summary of the field of "operations in which the Chips Borneo Compinr.
an inuential one, over ing has been set the Falçadsto in ka, party,, bard Directors and
were out to loveliors as plainly as possible, and the
public confidence in the undertaking can be begu Chuan | gunged by the fact that the applications for;|| hurt
shares amount to about two millions of dollars. MIESE Abrahamson las:
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