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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1889.
OUR readers will notice from the advertisement column that the troupe of Japanese performers will appear to-night at the City Hall. They are. said to be unusually clever. THE British bark Maiden City, which arrived at Liverpool on March 13th, has beaten the sailing record ncross the Atlantic, making the run from St. John, N.B., in nine and a half days. Ws are requested to state that the Post and Stamp Offices will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday. There will be no Peak delivery, but the night box will be kept open, We observe that the Yokohama Harbour works have been sanctioned by the Japanese Govern ment, the design approved of being that of Major-General Palmer, R.E., who will have the engineering control of the works.
THE Hon. B. Layton, accompanied by Mr Layton, left, here yesterday by the P. & O. Co.'s steamer Clyde for a trip to Shanghai and Japan. A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1026, will be, held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the aznd instant, at 8.30 for 9pm precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially
invited.
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to a committee of twenty-one, notwithstanding Herr Richter's emphatic declaration that the House ought first to determine the sums to be granted.
In receiving the Central Committee of the United Trades Guilds to-day Emperor William declared that the sole object of his European tour had been to maintain peace, the only means by which trade could prosper. He believed he had insured this result for years to comċ.
The North German Gazelle says Dr. Von.
MR. SLINGSBY BETHELL and Capt. des Voeux, Gossler, Minister of Ecclesistical Affairs, Instruc- who recently resigned their respective appoint-tion and Medical Affairs, and Von Scholz,
Minister of Finance, intend to resign. ments as private secretory and aide-de-camp to
The new King of Servia is scarcely on his His Excellency the Governor, left here yesterday throne before he begins to cry for his banished for the North on a shooting expedition to Man-mamma, and the doctors are predicting the ruin churia. They will then proceed to England via of the child's nervous system if the dearest wish America.
of his heart is thwarted. If, as is believed probable, the fond mother returns to comfort the boy King, the real reasons for Milan's abdication may come to light.
PARIS, March 16th, There has been another, exciting scene in the stans, Minister of the Interior, calling him tanult and the Spenger, censured Laguerre. fraudulent Minister. TLe speech created a Constans retorted by saying nobody knew where Laguerre's fortune came from.
voic of accounts-until it was, passed, accused the Government of shirking discussion and of trying to introduce a new and surreptitious farm of closure. He said the time was drawing near when the Commons would become simply a vestry for the registering of Government tran- sactions.
In a speech Salisbury stated that nothing short of a vote of at Watford this evening Lord
want of confidence would bring the Government otherwise were amusing themselves with vain to a premature end, and that those who thought dreams.
forged letters or much larger matters of accusa
Lord Salisbury said he would not discuss the tion against the Irish leaders, which were now tribunal. The Government had no interest in before an eminently competent and impartial the Tetters. The commission had been appointed to consider far wider and more important charges. There had been a deal of public embracing of, the Parnellite leaders, but before expressing an opinion he would wait for the
March 20th,
may be taken either by children or adults as the Cute JUSTICE RUSSELL, whose health has been to move in select society, to superintend domestic Clanıber of Deputies, Laguerre attacking Con.dgment of the commission.
most wholesome and grateful drink for all
scasons.
Sold in Quart Bottles.
(Telephone No. 6o.) Hongkong, 1st April, 1889.
indifferent for some time past, left for home on leave of absence this afternoon by the French mail steamer Saghalien. During Mr. Russell's absence Mr. Fielding Clarke will act as Chief Justice, Mr. A. G. Wise as Puisne Judge, and Mr. Bruce Shepherd as Registrar of the Supreme 131 Court.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., Established AD. 1841.
WATSON'S
PATENT DESSICATING OR DRYING
BOTTLES.
THE German gunboat Wolf, lately at Soerabaya, was under orders to proceed from Batavia to Singapore leaving about the gih instant. She has now, the Free Press hears, been despatched by telegraphic orders to. Apia in Samoa in consequence of the late entire destruction by hurricane of the German Australian squadron stationed there.
THE following cheerful little advt. appears in the Christian World:-"Wanted, a Christian young lady, of good education, and accustomed
arrangements for two gentlemen living in North China. Salary so. Passage paid. State age and enclose carte with references.Apply to A. B., Metais. Collins and Co., Tientsin, North China.”
Wr understand that at a provisional meeting of the proposed Directors of the China Life Assurance Company held this afternoon at the Chambers of Mr. J. J. Francis Q. C., it was decided to communicate with some leading actuary in Bombay with a view to his coming to the colony and giving his professional advice and assistance, before actually isaucing the shares to the public here.
A
CAIRO, March 16th, reports that a battle between the followers of A messenger who has arrived at Wady Halla Senoussi and the Mahdists has taken place at Sinan, to the southwest of Bara, and that the former were victorious. linth sides suffered heavy chiefs. losses. Among the killed were two Mahdist
ROME, March 16th.
The Pope to-day gave a special audience to Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic university to be erected at Washington. Bishup Keane. presented Miss Caldwell, her sister, and aunt to. SAYS the Japan Mail:-We regret to say that for her generosity in endowing the university, the Pop, who specially blessed Miss Caldwell
Prime Minister's speech has sealed the fate of The Daily News, commenting on Lord Salisbury's speech at Watford, says: "The
the Government. He has drawn his sword and has thrown away the scabbard. He is driven by the course of events into a state of desperate and to eat them raw. If Lord Salahury were fury. Like Juno, he is gind to eat his enemies. imprisoned for a technical breach of the law, and if any Radical referred to bin as he referred to O'Brien, the offender wou'd deserve to be ignominiously hooted from the socisty of decent people."
HONGKONG MASONIC, CLUB, CIMITED.
the shareholders at the second general meeting The following is the report to be submitted to to be held at the Masonic Club, on Wednesday,
new PATENT DRYING BOTTLES firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., left for home to Mesars. Mansfield and Breslauer seem to be too services of a private mass, to which his Holiness 24th April, 1889:-
which have been specially designed and
manufactured for them.
By the use of these bottles, CIGARS as well as ALL GOODS which are susceptible to the destroying influencer of moisture can be kept in good and perfect condition.
Whenever or wherever the atmosphere is surcharged with moisture these bottles will be
found invaluable.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 4th April, 189.
DEATHS.
Is
At Hinde Street, Manchester Square, London, on March 2nd, SAMUEL LACK MASON, of St. Helen's, West Coates, Edinburgh, formerly General Manager of the North British Railway, aged 52 years.
On the 8th instant, CHARLES EDWARD MACAULEY MORRISS, son of Edward Morriss, Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, Yokohama. Drowned whilst canoeing near Ely, aged 21. [By Télégram.]
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1889.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reiter.).
THE COUNTY COUNCIL
LONDON, April 15th. The Queen's Bench of the High Court of Justice has decided that Lady Sandhurst is ineligible for the County Council.
ITALY..
The King of Italy visits Berlin in May.
MR. PARNELL.. Mr. Parnell has been offered the freedom of the City of Edinburgh.
Sughalten, probably never to return. day by the Messageries Maritimes Co.'s steamer
Mr. Bell Irving has passed about twenty years in Hong kong and China and leaves hosts of friends behind him. He will be greatly missed both here and at Shanghai.
CHIARINI's Circus was to have left Manila" last week far Amoy. The Diario says that the Circus capital,. A curious feature of these performances is that they cannot be held without permission' being first sought and obtained for each show
'was very well pationised in the Provinces and at the
From the Ecclesiastical authorities. Such is life in the Philippines !
MESSRS ARNHOLD, KARBERG, & Co., the local agents of the China Shippers Mutual S. N. Co., are in receipt of a lelegram from 'London which says that the annual general meeting has passed
most satisfactorily.
A dividend of 8 per cint. was declared, the Depreciation Fund increased to £52,070, and £3,500 carried for- ward to new account.
SAYS the Japan Mail:--The epidemic prevail. ing in the Miura district has been pronounced by Dr. Eldridge to be a form of typhus fever, It differs somewhat from ordinary typhus, but there is no doubt of its close affinity to that terrible disease. Medical experts are of opinion that the cause of the trouble is to be found in the use of bad rice, but further investigations are needed to clear up that point.
DURING rough weather in Yokohama. harbour on the 7th inst. a boat accident happened which unfortunately resulted in the loss of two lives. At 50 the chief officer and five men left the American bark Bounding Billow to go on board the United States war vessel Omaha. It was blowing fresh at the time, and whilst jibing the mainsail the boat capsized, and before assistance could be rendered the chief officer and one mani were drowned.
well founded. Mr. Wileman, who proceeded in a launch to Kisaradzu and vicinity, found no trace, of the punt or its occupants, and returned to Yokohama early yesterday afternoon, but Mr. A. L. Robinson, who went to Yokosuka, recovered the boat, which had been picked up by a junk close to Yokosuka, It was capsized when found. On good Friday the Spring Meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association will commence. and conclude on Monday. The Autrima meeting phenomenal popularity of the event made an in November was limited to two days, but the
extra day necessary, and the time has now been regularly extended to three days,, A large programme is provided, and with favorable weather the affair will doubtless be a success, hut this will be militated against by the falling off in the membership, caused by the mean and snobbish resolution passed by a clique at the annual meeting in January, whereby ordinary policemen and soldiers are ineligible for member ship. It is to be hoped that proper arrangements will be made too, with respect to the price distribution. At the last meeting a set of alleged fourth prizes coolly changed the label-tickets on gentlemen who had managed to win third or the "pots," and walked off with fifty-dollar articles, whilst the conflable or employé who had gained them was left with miserahle of strong language, to get their own again, tht apologies for trophies. Sonte managed, by dint many did not. This ought to be seen to at the approaching meeting.
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NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL:
The O. & O. S. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, Capt. W. H. Walker, with the American mail of March 20th, arrived in harbour this morning, We extract the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges
WASHINGTON, March 13th, About three months ago the Court of Claims allowed Colonel John S. Mosby about $14,000 for fees collected by him while Consul to Hong kong, which he had turned into the Treasury "REPORTERS are the mildest of men 1" They instead of retaining. He came here a few days are often so, and sometimes the wittiest of men, go to collect the amount, but found to hi too; and their wit serves them when argument surprise an appeal had been taken by the fails.. A celebrated canon of the English Church appeal in this kind of case is ninety days, and State Department. The time allowed for an was announced to speak at a meeting, and the State Department look an appeal just when on this occasion did not wish his address eighty-seven of the days had expired. His claim reported. He communicated his desire to now goes on the Supreme Court docket, and it PARIS, April 4th,
the gentlemen of the press who were will probably be several years before it can be General Boulanger has issued a manifeste, present. They remonstrated with him. "The reached. dated Brussels, in which he states that he pur-interest of the evening was centred in him." poses remaining in Belgium until the general take his speech." The cason was inexorable, They were sent by their chiefs specially to He would not be reported. At last one of the fraternity said, with a merry twinkle in his eye
"What a cannot go off, and no report it is needless to say that all the papers contained
(From Straits Times.) GENERAL BOULANGER.
elections as he declines to submit to a trial.
April 5th. The Chamber of Deputies adopted, by a majority of one hundred and fifty-two, the demand
of the Government for authority to prosecute General Boulanger on the ground of attempting to overthrow the Republic,
April 6th.
The Senate meets on Monday as a High Court to try General Boulanger for treason.
The Belgian Press demands the expulsion of the General from Belgium.
PARLIAMENT.
London, April 6th. The Earl of Morley has been elected Chair- man of Committees of the House of Lords,
THE NEW GENERAL FOR THE STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS,
Sir Charles Warren has started for Singapore.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
MR. JOAN H. DUNS, Danish consulat Hakodate, died of apoplexy at that port on the moming of the 7th inst.
THE meeting of the Legislative Council which was to have been held this afternoon has been postponed until to-morrer at 4 p.m. THE P. M. 5. S. Con stramer - City of Prking, with-mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 28th ulto., has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow.'.
AND still another crop of new limited liability companies. A furniture manufacturing business and another timber spec" in North Borneo
· are the latest offerings to local enterprise. THE American mail which strived this morning brought us a letter from Mr. Thos. E. Candler, ́the well known mining engineer of the Tamchow and Tai-yu-shan Mining Co. Mr. Candler dates from New York and, for reasons which he states at considerable length, bis decided not to return to China.
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the address.
LONDON, March 15th, the report that an American tin-plate consumers' Swansea commercial circles are agitated by syndicate has offered to purchase all the tin- plate work in South Wales at £3000 per mill, in order to control the production, of which America now purchases three-fourths. The object is to abolish the large profits of middle
men.
A soldier named Vertjole has been sentenced to death in Oran, Algeria, for throwing a quid of tobacco into the face of Colonel Thierry while Vertjoic was being tried by a court-martial for attempting to desert.
The stock market is flat; owing to fears of trouble between Austria and Servia.
VIENNA, March 15th. It is officially denied that Austria is preparing for war with Servia.
PARIS, March 15th. The polica to-day searched the houses of many members of the Patriotic League. Persons against whom damaging evidence is found will not be arrested, but be summoned to appear before a magistrate for examination.
It is stated that among the documents of the Patriotic League seized by the Government is a mobilizing scheme,
All of the duels arising out of Thursday's debate in the Chamber of Deputies have been amicably arranged,
decided to adopt a more southerly track for the The Compagnie Générale Trans-Atlantique has steamships of that line and to support the move- cat to prevent Atlantic liners from traversing the Newfoundland cod fisheries.
invited the ladies and the bishop:
INDIANAPOLIS, March 16th, Chinese empire, and representing all the mission Missionaries stationed in every quarter of the boards in the United States, have joined in a petition to President Harrison for the retention of Colonel Charles Denby of Indiana as American Minister in China. The petition was forwarded to Rev. James McLeod of this city in the expect ation that it would be received prior to the
inauguration. Minister Denby is a Democrat, He has endeared himself to the missionaries by many acts of courtesy and skilful diplomacy.
Anumerously signed petition fromthe residents of Canton has also been received praying for the retention of Consal Seymour,
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 17th,
A mutiny broke out to-day among a portion ni the Cossacks attached to Atrhigoff's expedition, The Russian onsul tried to pacify the mutineers, drove him away with threats of violence. Sub but they refused to listen to him and finally sequently the unruly Cossacks were removed from the Russian man-of-war and placed on board another vessel bound for (dessa.
BERLÍN, March 18th. Dispatches received here.today announce that' the British residents of Saadani have been warned by the Admiral of the German fleet' to leave the place, as he proposes to begin a general in Arica situated about o miles north of barbirdment of the port. Sandani is a port Zabar.
PARIS, March 18th.
The Panama Canal Company announces that has been arranged with the contractors which a father extension of the provisional contract accuses the maintenance of works and material. The official liquidator does not despair of forming a new company,
LONDON, March 18th. William O'Brien refuses to accept liberty on the condition that he will abstain from agitating during the period of his release. O'Brien says he will not accept the proffered liberty unless released unconditionally."
The Directors have now the pleasure to submit their Second Annual Report and a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1888. As will be seen, there is still a sínall balance to the debit of Profit and Loss on the year's working, amounting to $412.44; but as the last half of the year shewed a net profit of $.7.21, the Directors are hopeful that in another year a credit balance will be realised.
DIRECTORS.
Owing to the death of Dr. W. Young and the
resignation of Mr. S. J. Gower, the Directors invited Mr. R. Fraser-Smith to join the Board, which appointment requires the confirmation of Shareholders. In accordance with No. 74 of the Articles of Association, Mr. G. C. Cox retires, but is eligible for re-election. There are two other vacancies on the Board which the Directors recommend should be filled at this meeting.
AUDITORS.
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in making up the Accounts, and the Board Mr: F. Willmott has again gratuitously assisted desire to record their appreciation of his services, also those of Mr. A. D. Death as Auditor.
C. P. CHATER,
› Chairman.
BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1888.
Capital Account.....
Liabilities: Local Liabilities (Unpaid Bills) ....
Outstandings
Less B. & D. Debis
..$2,558 70 7,320,00
Furniture and Fittings Bar Stock...... Hongkong & Shanghai Bank.$ 117,78 Cash
48.38 Profit and Loss forward.........$2,615.13 1888... 412-44
Do.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 18th, The roundhouse of the Culeacan and Atlanta Railroad at Culeacan was burned to-day, together with a locomotive and passenger car. Many shops were also destroyed. Loss, $200.007.
The conservative press is attacking President To Bad and Doubtful Debts...$259.25 Harrison and Secretary, Blaine, claiming that Charges they are ambitious to have the United States possess Mexico.
Dr.
The per cent. Debentures were in accordance with this Resolution redeemed and cancelled in September 1888, and the new 7 per cent. Loan issued; it is provided that one hundred of these Debentures will be drawn and paid off yearly in the month of August, until they are all redeemed. The Hongkong Store was opened on Septem- ber 19th, 1888, under the management of Mr. A. E. Skeels, and shews already, on a few. months' working, satisfactory indications that Company. the venture will prove a prostable one for the
NEW EMPIRE BREWERY, YANGTSZI-POO. originally for a glass factory in 1884) for the The purchase of this valuable Property (crected
business and other purposes, has lately been further development of the Company's Brewery
holders on the acquisition of this extensive and arranged The Directors congratulate the Share- substantially-built Factory at an extremely low cost; its possession gives the Company ample covered space to carry on all its manufacturing branches under one roof
The ground on which it stands, (together with the land around it) exceeds. 9 acres in area, and Yangtsze-poo Creek. The alterations necessary includes frontages to the Whangpoo River and.
to make the western wing into a fiue and com Diodious Brewery, have been completed, thus season, and enabling the Company to undertake materially increasing the brewing capacity this
tendered for. contracts which previously could not have been
The balance shown at credit of Profit and Loss account (Taela 21,161.99) is a fairly atisfactory one (considering that exchange rulings have heen lower during the past year, than for any previous period,) and would permit of the unal dividend being declared, but the Directors bearing in mind the several important steps that have heen taken during the year to improve, the future standing of the Company, recommend hat Taels 6, 16:99 be written off as depreciation in Property, and the balance, Taels 15,000,00 carried forward.
DIRECTORE.
Mr. W. W. Clifford was elected in June last to fill the vacant seat at the Board,
Messts. Morris & Galles retire in accordance. with the Articles of Association, but are eligible" for re-election.
AUDITORS.
The Shanghal accounts have been audited by Mr. G. R. Corner, and the Hongkong ones by Mr. P. T. F. Grimble. These gentlemen will agalu offer their services.
JOHN MORRIS, Chairman.
Shanghai 12th April, 1889.
WORKING ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28TH FEBRUARY, 1889.
$
Tacis. m.
Dr.
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To Stocks on hafid 29th
February, 1888257441.83 187.932.54
Goode imported and Local Purchases at Shanghai & Hongkong (including Rose & Co.'s stock taken over) and Workmen's Wages at Factories and Empire Brewery
Genernt Expenser:- "Salaries of Managers & Foreign staff$53,486.14
Wages of
Native Staff
Rent, Taxes,
6,872.51
"Gas.Coal,&c. 13,109.83
Advertising,
Printing, and·
Stationery... 3,978.62
Fares and Expenses of Travellers,
Assistants, Passages
·Medical. At
5,995.81 289,807.67
"
$9,878,70
Assets.
$2,292,55 742.85
-$1,549.70 4.931.17 204.16
166.30
tendance
Stamps, and
Sundries...... 15,60.61 92,907.71
67,-22.63
3.027.57
Return of 5 per cent, to
Shareholders on contri.
$9 878 70
buted business. 2,832.62
2,067.81
,,Directors' Fees ........................
1,171.23
355.00
PROFIT AND LOSS.
"Auditors' Fees .........
373-97
6,768.19
Fire Insurance Ac- Count: $2.150.51
$7,047.44.
$1,557.29
882.46
637.05
186.8:
3,214.00
7.13 130 26
-36,615.00 412.44
$7,027.44
794936.76 580,303.84
Cr
By Net Sales at Shanghai
VIENNA, March 18th. Emperor Francis Joseph and Empress Cr. Elizabeth are both in bad health, and are subject By Bar... lo fits of grief over the loss of the late Crown Prince Rudolph.
Bowl...... "Billiards Cards. N&W YORK, March 19th. Dispatches have been received here announc "Subscriptions ing the burning.atsen of the British ship St.
Interest Cloud, the crew of which has reached Ria Outstandings Janeiro, and also of the total wreck of the British bark Temple Bar at Couripo.
n-Balance
WASHINGTON, March 19th. 'Considerable surprise was expressed at the Capitol to-day when the nomination of White. law Reid to be Minister to France was received. It was believed that he would be sent to Eng land. The nomination of Mr. Iteld for the have two French mission may mean that New York is to first-class positions abroad. Up to last evening President Harrison thought of tendering the English mission to Chauncey M. Depew, but he concluded before bedtime that the New York editor aboul' have the place. This morning it was suggested that, since Mr. Depew was out of the question for any mission pther than the English, and it would not be improper to give the Empire State two missions, it would be well to scnd Mr. Reid to Paris and hold open the English mission for Mr. Depew; and as it now stands Mr. Depew may go to London yet. '.
PARIE, March 19th. Senator Naquet and Deputies Laguerra and Turquet, who are being prosecuted by the Government for their Patriotic League, were arraigned before the connection with the
answer the questions put to them and declared examining magistrate to-day.." They refused to that, as their prosecution was of a political nature and illegal, they would only justify them- selves publicly before the Correctional tribunal.
PESTH, March 19th.
M
W. F. HATHERLY,'
Secretary,
JOHN WILLMOTT,
Auditor.
Examined and found correct,
A. D. DEATH, Hongkong, roth January, 1889.
THE
HALL, AND HOLTZ CO- OPERATIVE' COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the report of the Directors, for presentation to the shareholders at the fourth ordinary general meeting to be held at the Head Office of the Company, on Saturday, 27th April, 1889, at 11 ...
The Directors have now to submit to the shareholders the audited accounts for the year ended 28th February, 1889.
On the 1st July 1888, in order to more Directors opened an office in the Company's efficiently control their home buying, sic, the name at 5, St Benet Place, Gracechurch Street, London, appointing Messrs. Byme & Skeels (who both possess personal experience of the requirements of the business) as buyers. This, step, although only recently taken, has already proved advantageous to the Company's interests and will effect a saying in commissions, etc,, for the future.
873,21
555-33
.6,454 66
3.424.66
3,500.00
755.947-73 559.141.35
Zess-Unexpired por tion of Policies $954-33 1,196.18 Legal Charges ...... 760.72
Interest Account ....... 8,842.co Doubtful Debts (pro vision foru
To Balance carried to
Profit and Loss Account 28,989.03 21,16199
Dr.
c. Thels m.
& Hongkong.....450,595.97 328,935.06
Stocks on hand, Shang-
hai and Hongkong.
on 28th Feb.18f9... 343,681.03 250,887.14 Transfer Fees
34.15 Exchange Account.... 625.53
$5.00 456.04
794,936.76 580,303 84
BALANCE SHEET ON 28TH JANUARY, 1889.
Assets.
To Land, Factory Build-
Property Account j
Tarlem.
ings Steam Wood- working Machinery and Plant, Empire Brewery... busfacss, Fixtures, Office Furniture, Stud, Vans, Drays, Carts, Goodwill, etc. imen.208,45221 152,170.13. Less-Written off for
depreciation
4,090.64 2,986.19.
To Sundry additions to 204,361,57 : 149,183.95
Property during the
THERE has been much talk in Tokyo lately, the Fapau Mail says, about the supposed imminence of a seismic convulsion, such as the phenomenon that wrecked the city in, 1955. Two indications are quoted by the recent frequency of slight shocks, and the other a turbid condition said to have been assumed by the well water in various districts of Tokyo. At the same time, comfort is drawn from the exceedingly local character of the shacks; the area affected by them is thought to be too limited to consist with indications of a serious quake. Attempts have been made to compare the state of affairs observed lately with the events recorded as having occurred imme. diately before the catastrophe of 1885, but inas, much is the annals of the latter parlod are very scanty, no satisfactory conclusion can be come to, scems to us that what the wiseacres do is to predict a bad earthquake every day, by which continuous process they are not unlikely to make a bit in the course of time, LYNDHURST TERRACE presented a wonderful contrast at a particular hour this forenoon Whilst a Chinese high-class funeral procession, consisting of the indispensable mourners dressed in white, the antediluvian musicians, and
HONGKONG BRANCH. number of chairs decorated with white streamers forced their way through the crowd,
The Drapery business (including the Stock-in- trade) of the old established firm of Mestrs, the Japanese troupe of acrobats, dressed in the
Rose & Co., 37 & 39. Queen's Road, Hongkong, most bizarre thaaical costumes, with their musical instrumenti, drums and other para.
CITY OF MEXICO, March 15th. In the Commons to-day Sir William Vernon was acquired on favourable terms by the Directors phernalla, started on a tour of self-advertisement, discovered on the Ramirer Varela concession, lenge the conduct of the Government in placing notice was given to the Shareholders that an Rich copper and silver mines have been Harcourt announced that he intended to chal-in August last, and on the art of that month The scene was remarkably celestial. The in the State of Guerrero.
Irish officials paid by the public at the service Extraordinary General Meeting would be held abricking, wailing mourners, displaying a quantity of straw on their heads rent the air
BERLIN, March 16th. of the Times in connection with that paper's at the Head Office on the 15th September 1888, The Reichstag has been occupied with a with their lamentations over the dead, whilst discussion of the annual Government report on
charges against Irish members of the House, for confirming the transaction. The meeting He also announced that on the vote for was duly held on that date and the purchase. the gay representatives of Dai Nippon indulged the application of the socialist laws. The debate Attorney-General Webster's salary he should ratified. The Directors were then authorised by in immoderate laughter, which their painted has been confined to protests from the Social ask what state services the Attorney-tieneral special Resolution faces and grotesque habiliments rendered all the Democrats. Herr Schrader, Progressist, expressed had rendered during the last nike months and "To raise Tacla 50,000 by the issue of 7,500 more comical. The windows on both sides of surprise that the Government made no reply, why any salary should be paid to him.
Preference Debentures (bearing interest at the street presented a living mass of grinning and announced that his party would continue to humanity, wonderful to behold. Assuredly oppose exceptional laws.
7 per cent per annum) for the purpose of Hongkong is fast becoming a Chinese city. I
providing funds for the purchase of Messies Whatever may be the merits of the European
Rose & Co.'s business, and its further doubted that the Chinese are lovading all the District Reservation Ordinance, it cannot be
development, and to enable the Company to redeem the outstanding balance of the Cry central quarters of the town, con amors, and
8 per cent. Debentures (Tacla 45,000) issued By Capital with surprising success...
in z88y, also for such other purposes of the 6,000 Shares Company as the Directors may determine." |--?" each
Herr Antoine, who has just resigned his seat Deputy for Metz in the Reichstag, intends to become a French citizen and offer himself as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in opposi tion to Boulanger at the next election.
Herr Meyer said the National Liberals had entered into no formal engagement as to future socialist legislation.
MANTRA BIG
At Friday's utting Dr. Windthorst complained of continual demands for money for military purposes. The estimates were finally referred
In the vestibule of the lower hous of the Diet to-day a man, supposed to be a lawyer, insulted Herr Robonczy, a Liberal Deputy. The latter shot the man in the thigh, The shooting caused great excitement among the students who had assembled in large numbers outside, but, they dispensed quietly,"
LONDON, March 19th.
Gladstone denied the right of Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to calculate before- hand what time should be allowed for discussion of the vote on accounts. He denied the right of House to the time necessary for full discussion. the Government to take away the right of the Harcourt in opposing a motion of Smith, the Government leader, to give precedence to the
Year 10,044.55 7.332.53
Cash in bands 5,059-54 Balance at Hongkong and Shanghal Bank, London
Balance at Hongkong
& Shanghai Dividend Accounts Sharein North China Insurance Company,
Limited
ICHISPERE
So Shares in New Ó.B.C. et £10, 10.0
3.693.47
6,815.18
205.16
150.00
356,48
260,00
2,520.00
40,000.00
(London Office 3.452.05 400 unsold Debentures 54.794-52. „Stocks on hand, alth
February, 1889
343,68101 250,887.14
Sundry Debtors.....131,997.51 Goods in transit............... (6,672.56 Fire Insurances 'unex-'
96, 58.18
B70.91.
·954-33
696.66
-770,915:35 ·562,768,07