N°. 2507.
MARRIAGE.
MAIL SUPPLEMENT
The Hongkong Telegrapy.
On April 7th, at the "Bethesda" Chapel, Caine Road, Hongkong, by the Rev. G. H. Bondfield, JouN WARD, second son of Wm. Powell, Newport, Shropshire, to JULIA, the fourth daughter of Samuel Aston, Dawley, Shropshire, England
The
Jongkong-Celegraph.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890.
ACTING OFFICIALDOM.
THERE is an old local conundrum-"Why are the Government officials here like a theatrical troupe ?"-the answer to which is "Because they are always acting." The sarcasm has especial force in these days, although two or three appointments have been recently filled. To begin with,
1.
reselection of Messra, Woodin and Steven's ps directors.
Mr. Leigh seconded, and the motion was unopposed.
The Chairman moved the re-appointment of Mr. A. W. Maitland as auditor.
- Mr. Woodin seconded, and that, also, was carried
A MAGNIFICENT HOTEL.
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so afford a promenade of about 'an acre over-
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890.
The Company's accrunts for the perind under review, which dates from the formation of the Company, have been audited by"Messrs. A. W. Maitland and A. H. Mancell.
JOHN D. HUMPHRRYS, Chairman. Hongkong, 15th March, 1890,
"DECEMBER' 31ST, :889. Liabilities. Capital Account $300,000.00 Less Amount uncalled,
$5,000.co 3,400 Shares at. 825 ... Debentules, 1,455 issued, each value
$50 Interest........... Local Liabilitics..
Dr.
Cr.
Accounts payable:--
Uncollected interest war-
rants ...$354.00 Sundry amounts due ... 9.374 08 '
・WORKING ACCUUNT.
79,6,803
$428,081.41
Shareholders interest,—Interest to -31st Decemb 5, 1887.........................$ Hongkong Salaries' - London office expenses and sal dies. English branch office expenses Charges ......PÄ
-$115,000.00
73,250.00
8,737.00
Survey fees... Commission
2444.00 London committee fees.......................................
$190.431.00
Assets. Rural Building Lot No. 64, and the
Buildings therean..........................................$ 88,384.00 Re aining Partion Rural Building Lot Nos. 18 and 6o and the Buildings thercon .... Office Furniture......... Cash at Bank... Profit and Loss
103,153.90
60.00
3,867.31 3.955-79
$199 453.00
PROFIT AND LOŠS ACCOUNT, Dr.
To Charges Account....
Sundry Preliminary and Legal ex-
penses
:
Transfer Fecs
Balance Forward.....
Auditors' fres:-In London & H'kong Bad and doub ful debts written off... lipases account 1893.tu$.
• 99 •
177.02 184
#39.7 RBS.....
1,122, 8 *1886.....43 23-94.
1887. 155.894.57
me the Judge's final decision, as set forth in the official record.
Your's faithfully,
SIX DOLLARS PEP. QUARTER
THE Sutann of Johore, on the occasion of her visit to the Duchess of Connaught, at Singapore, presented Her Royal Highness with two hand- come gold bangles, and some beautiful sarongs, wrapped in the usual yellow silk covering.
R. FRASER Smith.
'zed. April, tƐga. R. FRASER-SMITH, Eq.
H. M. S. Alacrity will sail on Saturday next DEAR SIR.-1 reply to veur letter of the 28th for the North. It is understood that Admiral March; asking for the official placing of the Sir Nowelt-Salmon-will-go-to-Peking-via- ponies in the Comm adores' Cup at last meeting-Ningpo, Shanghai, and Tientsin. The object of
I am instructed to inform you that the judge's | bis joumey is, we apprehend, not pleasure. 9.070.00 | decision was- 1455 96 Maket (first). Tal Loss (second), Valentine AT 9.40 p.m. on the night of the 26th ult, an 16,597.01 | (bird); but that Valentine, having failed to earthquake shock was felt in Tientsin, lasting 2175 weigh in after the race and as Claudly did so, only a few seconds. Doors banged and windows 5.'92.1) he became the third, is an other pony complied rattled, and in some, hauses screens were over- Fo1.54 with Rute 35. II section of the Laws of Ricing, turned, but no damage was done to bouse 4,229.09 | which lays down that- 2,000.00
"If any Jorkey do not weich in or be short 3000.00 | weight, &c. his horse is disqualified," 1,700 00
1 am Sir, 3.396,85
Yours obediently,
E H. Cour-BOTH,
Clerk of the Course. This decision, which never was in doubt, finally settles all questions as to bets and lotteries. Valentine is disqualified, and Claudio, who 300,456.98 actually did finish third and duly weighed in, is 82,692.15 placed third, and is entitled, to all the rights
appertaining to that place. $341.559-191
24 275.83 | 28,711.50
Balance brought forward from 1887...$ Reserve fund transle red..... Premia': 'ccount :—Ati 1 head office and agencies $396,031.99 $1,417.89 | Less Re-insurance and
··"return pranika................ ‚il 336,13801 2,$34.00
Interest account......... $4,351.9 Exchange account
Profit on sale of Chinese bonds 1884,
$203.60
82.50 Interest warrant lapsed under section 3,965.79
98 of articles of associïtion, Balance
$4,251.89
We have compared the Books and Vouchers meat and found it e rrect. At the Company's Office with the above state-
A. W MAITLAND, Į Auditors. A. H, MANCELL, Hongkong, March 15th, 1890.
CHINESE INSURANCE COM-
PANY, LIMITED (IN
LIQUIDATION.)
The Chairman then added a few words, with the concurrence of his co-directors. He said:- The work, is progressing with all possible des- patch; and 1 do not think the cost of the terrace will be in excess of the estimates, although no allowance had been made for interest on money. However, with the exception of one or two malters which could not be foreseen, I think the estimate was a very fair ore, an approxi; In respect to the Hotel property the estimate was lor a building less than hail mately correct. the size of the one pow contemplated. It was not originally intended to cut drwn the whol of the land, and lay out such large grounds, but we came to the conclusion, when two adjoining lots were put up to auction, that they might possibly be built on in a way detrimental to the Hotel property unless we our Governor-Sir S. W. Des Vaux-bought them, and we did so. That carried our away, having gone home a few weeks ago property up as far as Umbrella seat. It was then on account of ill-health. His place is thought desirable to purchase the crown of the occupied by the hut newly-arrived Colonial hill, so as to give us an outlook over both sides Secretary, Mr. F. FLEMING -occupied, not of it, and we have arranged to cut d wo filled. Mr. FLEMING's office is held by Mr. the crest to about the level of the hotel rof, and W. M. DEANE, the head of the Police, who locking the Harbor on one side and the L drone has more than once before performed Islands on the other and so commanding mos those duties, but whose claims to the magnificent views. This will in itself b position when it was rendered vacant. by an attraction-people will come le get a the death of Dr. STEWART last year were breath of fresh air during the hot summer over-ridden by the system of nepotism in evenings, and get all the benefit of a vogue. The Police department is looked change of climate. In cutting the top of after by Major-General GORDON, whose the hill we filled up the low-lying land. By Interest.....
on the other side of the Hotel, and it appeared substantive position is that of Superinten a sizable, since we were reclaiming it, that we dent of the Gaol, and whose policy shews should acquire that also, to give a frontage to the that he is very much more qualified to Hotel, and place of amusement for the deal with prisoners than to direct the residents This extension will give us three department which gathers them in. In the large tennis courts, and greatly improve the meantime the Ganol is looked after by point, and the grass fawns will make a grand road, which will, now go' straight from point to Major DEMPSTEN, Police Adjutant, whose foreground to the Hotel. Taking all these only qualifications, as far as we can
extensions and alterations into account, I think learn, are that he wears spurs by the architects were not far out in their original virtus of his rank in the Army Pay estimale for what was then intended to be done. When all is finished I think you will have one Department, and watches the constables
of the finest hotels, not only in the Far East, but THE drilling when there is no military duty to be done. The labors cannot be very been taken, from drawings furnished by in the whole world. Chromo-lithographs have arduous, for the Drill Inspectorship is left Danby, Leigh, and Orange, the architects, and vacant. Chief Inspector HozsrooL is tem-will arrive shortly, when they will be distributed porarily promoted to the Superintendey along the different coast ports, in suitable places, of the Fire Brigade, during the illness of where they will be prominent advertisements,to Mr. WODEHOUSE. With this, excepting for attract visitors to the port. Every exertion will minor positions, we have exhausted the be made to complete and equip the Hotel as list of situations filled out of the Police fully and comfortably as possible, and I think Department. Mr. MITCHELL-INNES, though include our debenture capital. We think that our means will enable us to do this when we now Acting Registrar-General, in the hy doing this work thoroughly we shall command absence of Mr. STEWART-LOCKHART, is the support, not only of this community, but of really only Assistant Colonial Secretary people from all over China and the Philippines, He is supposed to have an assistant to help who desire a change but cannot afford time to him to perform all his present functions, proceed to Europe. There will be at least the Hotel, each with but Mr. Mar, the cadet who does that 54 bedrooms in
la separate bath room and verandah,.com: pidgin," Is Assistant Acting Colonial manding an uninterrupted view. There will Secretary, which nondescript job includes be no annoyance occasioned by the servants wearing a tall hat and posing as a sort being crowded in the same building their of glorified valet to the Governor. quarters will be across an opca spice During the prolonged absence of Sir JAKES on a level with the first floor, approached by a RUSSELL, Mr. FIELDING CLARKE, the Paisne bridge. They can thus attend to the bat Judge, has been Acting Chief Justice. He There will al o be several small dining rooms rooms, etc., without going through the corridors.. has never sat in the former capacity, Mr. for private parties, which can also be used as WISE, Police Magistrate, officiating instead, bed-rooms. There will be a very large dining in succession to Mr. LEACH, who until the room-rather larger than St. Andrew's Hall- other week was Acting Attorney-General, supported on handsome from columns. The The Acting Chief Justice's alerk, Mr.
will be a small salon, to accommodate about HAZELAND, is Acting Clerk of Councils, vice Mr Saru, who has gone home to qually as a barrister. Both pur Police Magistrates are acting. Mr. WODEHOUSE. the Acting Senior Stipendiary, is ill, and Captain RunSEY, the Harbour Master, is Acting Acting S. S., leaving Commander HASTINGS, R.N., his assistant, to look after the Harbour Department, although that gentleman has hardly been here a fort night yet. Mr. ROBINSON, a barrister, is the locum tenens of Mr. WoDEHOUSE's real post, as Junior Stipendiary, on half-pay. There was a Government Marine Surveyor ́and an assistant, but the former, Mr. BREWER, had long been absent when his death occurred some few months ago, and Mr. WAGNER's decease the other day, whilst trying to perform double duty, is still fresh in men's minds. Mr. ANDREW JOHNSTON is now temporarily bearing the burden of the two offices."
forty attached to it, available for dinner parties. There will be a grill-room in the western wing, A thoroughly well- fitted kitchen, with wine vaults, ice-houses, etc. The servants quarters will be entered from below, to obviale the annoyance of having the place blocked up with chairs, coolies, etc. There will be a drawing room, reading room, billiard room, smoke-room, barber's shop, and the usual and employes, I think when the whole thing office, besides accommodation for the manager is finished you willagree that your money has been well spent. Gas and water will be laid on, and there will be telephonic communication with all parts of the Colony. I may say that we do not intend to permanently retain the Orange property; the houses will be let with or without the option of purchase, and, as soon as they can be disposed of they will Le, as we wish to confine ourselves as far as possible to the hotel business."
The proceedings then terminated.
I
The following is the report -
To the shareholders of the Austin Arms Hotel
Adrian g
When, in addition to all this, we and Building Company, Limited recollect that many of our officials are
Gentlemen,--Your Directors beg to lay holding plural appointments that the before you a Statement of Accounts showing the cares of the offices of Postmaster, and position of the Company on the 31st December, Colonial Treasurer-Colonial Secretary 1889 B and Auditor-General, and so on, are all The asset Rare Bullding Lot No. 64 is the contained under one haft when we have site of the Hotel, it includes the origlial area it from Mr. Listen himself that the mere purchased from the promoters; two new lots strain on endurance and physical strength purchased at public auction between and In this exhausting climate is often very Umbrella Scat, an extension to the North over severe the referred to only one of the looking the harbour and another to the South now being filled in for lawn tennis courts. The Places for which he receives a fat salary) am unt set down, 888,384 00, fncludes the cost we cannot condemn in too strong terms a of all this land and the amount paid to con- system which permits those officials to go actor. The work on the Hotel is progressing, away for years-often never returning and we are informed that the roof of one wing will draining the public purse, retarding the be completed in about a month time weather promotion and increasing the labors of permitting Mr. Chas. Ford, the Superintendent their subordinates, and, most important of the Botanic Gardens, has kindly undertaken of all, materially affecting the colony's Interests. We can't expect to have officials warranted never to get sick, or to want to go away,"to quote friend ALYZED again but we do not want a skeleton administration in which an arm is put to do the duty of a leg, and the neck is required to adapt Itself to the purposes of
an ankle,
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THE AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED
propagate, as far as possible, plants, trees, and shrubs auftable for the hill district, to be ready for bedding out next Season Fabredeng de The Asset, Rural Building-Lots Nor, 18 and 60, represents the cost to that date of the land and of the boyses (eleven in number), which are being erected on what is generally known as the Orange Property, Five of these will be ready for occupation in about six weeks time, and the remaining six at short following intervals.
The contrac's for the work on the above two properties were made at an advantageous time, the cost of building material having since increased. Ravelling ZIPA The amount at the debit of Froft and Loss $3,965.79 has been carried forward to a new account. It includes no Directors' fees, none. having been paid daring the past year.
The first annual meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at noon on the 5th Just, in the offices, Hongkong Dispensary Mr. JD Humphreya, the General Manager, pre sided, and there were present Mesara. Er Le Woodin, R. K. Leigh, G. R. Stevens, Clement, Talbot, Help, Mancell, Supp, Chandler, Stapleton and H. Humphreys, secretary, they joke. In compliance with Articait3;
The Chairman suggested that the report should že taken as read, and invited questions, There Jeing none, ba-moved the adoption, which was seconded and assented to. He then moved the
Mr. John Andrew having resigned the Secre Caryship, The Dlicctors appointed the Chaliman, Mr. John D. Humphreys, to be Managing Director of the Company, with power solappoint a new Secretar, and your approval of this arrangement is requested. KORE
of the Articles of Association, Messrs. Woodin and Geo/R. Stevens site from the Board of Director, it being eligible offer that selves for re-election
The following is the report of the Liquidators up to 31st December, 1889, for presentation to the shareholders at general meeting to be held at the head office of the Company at Hong- kong, on Thursday, 10th April
holders a statement of accounts, showing theresult The liquidators havenow to submit to the thare. of the winding up of the Company up to the 31st balance at detit of working account of $237,305.- 29. This result it will be noticed, has been caused chiefly by the disastrous running-off of the 1887 anderwriting account, and parily the failure of the principal re-insurers of the Company.
D cember, 889, so fit as ascertained, viz, a
Underwriting was discontinued from the time the liquidation was decided upon, and all outstandings, as far as possible re-in ured-but the running off of policies, and the presentation of claims more especially general average claims frem distant parts-naturally take a long time,
considerable addition to the amount at debit of The qu dators have no reaso to expect any working account, but they fear that there is little prospect of a decrease.
The quidation of the Company is now practically completed, with the exception of that of the London branch, the duration of which it
is difficult to foresee-and for this reason, the Liquidators do not see their way as yet to make any repayments of capital.
The question of economy had the most careful attention of the liquidators, and with a view to further lessen expenses, they hava under con- sideration the advisability of reducing the umber of Liquidators both here and in London to which end a proposal will be submitted to the share. have to record the resignation of Mr. Fung Tang: bolders at the meeting. In the meantime they
some months ago.
It is with great regret that the liquidators have to lay such unsatisfactory results before the shareholders.
The accounts have been audited, as usual, by Mr. Thos. Arnold and Mr. H. U. Jeffries,
F. DODWELL,
ST. C. MICHAELSEN.Liquidators. C. P. CHATER.
Hongkong, 5th April, 1890.
BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1988, Cash at head office :~In currant ac-
London agency -
count with Hongkong and Shanghai Bankkoje
65 bonds Chinése 7 :? percent, loan 1885.
Beries A Gulim £7,486-5 13 bonds Chinese 6
per cent, loan, 1885 1,454
2 Honda Japanese 7 per cent. loan, 1873
126
at 3/4 £10,067 10.
30, bonds Chinese 8 per cent./laan 1884, ... da ga daga Securities in Hongkong -
bonds Chinese 8 per cent. Joan 1884, C$ $439.74 131 bonds Chinese 6 per
cent, loan 1886, E47,078.20 Share in North China In- pagsurance Co., Limited: 277.78 any Fixed droits :-With Hongkong's
Shanghal Tanking Corp Hongkong Office furniture Bills receivable Accounts rece Uncollected
office. Interest Sundry
standi:
hend
dalej.
Balante at debitofwo
Capital
Paid Op Suspense.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
:: The eighth priz⚫ meeting of the Hongkong Rifle Association was commenced vesterday (4'h inst.) at the Kowloon nges. The weather was scarcely all that could be desired, the sun being occasion ally obscured by clouds, and the wind varying 59 93.9% considerably. This of course rendered the 44:747.38
| shooting-especialivat the long ranges—. 827.54 difficult and uncertain. To-day, however, was bright and clear, and for “shootists," as near Look G
perfection as warlike men could desire, and în consequence the scoring should be far $100
abead of yesterday's. There was murmur 213.009 80
abroad this morning anent the excessive heat but the competent and obliging Secretary had $342.559 To
cren provided for this emergency, and the man whose temper and nerves were not soothed by the shanty" was never made for a campaigner, and should forthwith retire, Owing to the scores being incomplete we are unable to give the results, but a full report will appear in a later issue.
BALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1889, Assets. Head office:- Cash......
Fixed deposits with He gkong Bank... Share in North-China Insurance Company, Limited
Office furniture
London agency :-
$1,050.49 61,500.00
277.7R 621.9z
56 bonds Chinese 7 pr
cent, loan 1885, series A. £5,600 13. bonds Chinese 6 per
cont. Ioan. 1885.
2 bonds Japanese 7 per
an 1973
1,300
1,000
at / £7.900 $52.666 67 bonds Chip B per cent, loan 1884, B2,000.00 Accounts receivable-Sundry amounts
outstanding
Balance at debit of
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property.
A COMPANY with a capital of seventy-five thousand guilders has just been started at Bata via to run steamers to Java pors with cargoes of plant cane. A spreading disease omong cane in that island gives venture a fair prospect of success.
WILST the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. were at Pening the Sultan of Kedah paid them a visit on board ship, and presented his Royal Highness with a kris with an ivory handle studded with precious stones, and a spear mounted, with gold
a
Ar the Borneo Wharf, Singapore, the other week, bullock cart laden with champagne backed over a stone wall into the sea. The two bullocks went down with the cart but were not in the least injured The cases of champagne were hauled up and will probably be sold for a birgain.
THE Chibugogawa Maru, the firrt steel mer, chant steamer built in Japan, a vessel of taĵo tons' "displacement and soo horse-power, was launched at the Mitsu Bishi. Company's Yard, Tategami, on the zzad alt. Hull, engines, which are triple expansion, and boiler, were all con structed at the Mitru Hishi works.
The Free Preis hea that a British Marinė Association, composed of masters, males and enginners, is to hatarted in Singapore. The new association is sadly needed in Singapore, and will probably greatly benefit the shipping community. The Hongkong Marine Association is getting on, too; hout sixty engineers have jained.
The Easter wapinschaw" of the local Rifle ACCORDING to the Mercury there has been Association came to a close yesterday (7th inst.). a putial strike ame og the washermen at Shanghai The attendance each day fully attested the papu-nwing to the police having obtained convictions Jarity ofthe competition, there being a particularly against some of them for wearing clothing given 63 450.13 big crowd over at the ranges yesterday. The to them to wish. A gentleman who was affected scoring all round, we understand, was about up by the'strike suggests that the wishermen should to the average, but the results of most of the be licensed, so that the Municipal Council can' events will not be known for some time, with have some hold upon them. the following exceptions :~~ MEMBERS OF COUNCILS COMPETITION. IS! rize, Cup presented Mr. E. M-ckintosh; 2nd prize. Cup presented by Mr. Bavier Chaffour.
Colonel Storer, R. E...........................; I Hon. J. J. Keswick_...................................................... Major-Gen. Bevan Edwards............ 3 | Hon. A. P. MacEwen LADIES' Open to Lady members or their Nom
inees. Distaree 300 vards. 7 shots, ist prize, presented by Mr. D. Nowrojec; and prize, by Colonel Chuter; 3rd prize, by Captain Rumsey R. N.; 4th prize, by Mr. C. Ford; §th prize, by Mr. A. Shelton Hob er; 6th prize, by Mr. Lock Hings 7th prize by Mr Wong Hing; Bth prize by Mr. Robins-n; 9th prize by Mr. G. Stewart; 10th prize by Mr. E. L'Whodin. 1st Lieot. Carlyle, R.A. for Mrs. A. H.A.Gordon 2nd Mr. C. Ford for Mrs. Ford
54,66667 3040.62
$111,157:42 king account. 237,505.29
$158,662.71
Liabilities.
..$1,500,000.
39600
53.797.55 4,469 16
Capital
Paid-up,
་་་་་་རྐནཾ་ Accounts payable
Uncollected interest ware
rants Food Das London agency
£8.069 12.8' at Sundry amounts due
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London committee fees................................ Directors fee..........
Auditors' fees...!!!!! Losses account 1896......
+3rd P. C, McLennan 03.004th F. G. Collins
$8,66371
2
for Mr. McGregor for Mrs. J. H. Cox
4th Lt.E.A Martin, N. for Mrs. F. W. Cross5 6th Major Kaight, R.E. for Mrs. Rebinson 7th P. C. Warnock, for Mrs. A, Chapman 8th Mr. E. Robinson for Mrs. F. Dodwell gth Lt, D. Henderson for Mrs. Mitchell-Inties Fath Colonel V. Chater for Mrs. Wodehouse LADIES' PURSE.
$312 66273 BENİM ~~
Mr. E. Robinson .......... Mr. F. G. Collins
Police Const. Carson.....................
THE ROYAL VISIT.
|
THE Northern editors are long-winded. The N. C. Daily News of the 1st April has a leader a quarter of a column long, all' in one sentencel And in a sub-leader there are references to Longfellow, Vallombrosa, William Tell, Nero, Crookback Richard, Henry the Eighth, Walpole, the Duke of Wellington, Nelson, Jack the Ripper, Gladstone, Scandinavia, Napoleon, Max Müller, Thor, Sancho Panza, Nemesis. Cocaine, Shake care, Bacon, Comus. Teheng KiTong, Whistler, Schubert, and Faith). Who says the schoolmaster. isn't abroad?
An old public servant-Me. T. R. McBean, first usher of the Supreme Court-died suddenly on the 7th inst. · He had held his position for a quarter of a century, and was very popular with all nationalities. Although not pretending to much education, his faculty for languages "was marvellous; as he used to my he could "get along" in every country from England to Japan, and his services as an interpreter in Portuguese, Indian, Malay, Japanese, and other cases were in frequent request. His funeral was attended by a large and cosmopolitan following:
THE Locomotief states that, in some provinces of Java, coolies have became an scarce that on many newly opened estates coffee berries in hundreds of piculs have had to fat on the ground...t from lack of bands to gather and store them. The losses on this account come to thousands WORKING ACCOUNT, und ic
of guilders. It seems that to draw coolies the Hong on al rica 12,705.81 Balance brought forward from 1883...$2130000
sale of opium on the estates is indispensable,
Charges.......................... London office expenses and sal sies. 19,055.13The visit of the Royal party to Canton was
but Government restrictions on the consumption of the drug have proved a sore hindrance to pin477:50. not, marked by anything special. The usual planters. Some of the latter go so far as to say. Commission
144-75 returned yesterday morning (4th inst.), but did not to smuggle opium. Survey feesteng 13636 lions were visited, and a recepting held. They roundly that to keep their coolies they will have Exchange: p
374.05 land, embarking directly on the launch Victoria 7,000 and steaming over to the Ancona, which had "THERE'S many a slip between the cup and the 3,000 00 dressed ship for the occasion. There they said lip! Just so, and the American syndicate who 400.00 good-bye to H. E. the Administrator and the few propered to start a big electric light concern fa 2.859 4421 others who were in attendance, and at ra 15 the the City of Rams have jait found that, although 40 893.38!
Ancona left her buoy for the north. No salates they have got, the electric plant out and a large. 32,086,62
were fired, it being Good Friday, but the yards of 200 h)-p. boiler, the latter is too large to drag the warships were manned, and the ensigns through the streets unless some ff of houses be rated to the ground. This, of course, being out $65.838.64
dipped
•·46.72...
of the quesilon, the realization of their pet scheme must rest in abeyance 'until a fresh boiler, specially adapted for paming, through the lovely streets of Canton, is constructed in Hong A regatta, a ball, and a bowling bandicap are kong, This will throw back the operations of all en train here. The U.S.S. Monetary and the enterprising syndicate a good deal, and YCHOM ||‚H.L.G.M.agunboat are in port. The latter will meanwhile the anti-progressiva, bugbears may make a long stay here. Everything respecting be able to rzise mountains of difficulty in their 17529 4.588.53
the Duke's visit, west off without a hitch. All | way, Canton was there, and filed past the Ducal pair. $1.04 ovo37 5.4 | have scarcely got over the ordeal yet. Hence budda din 4 this brevity. More BBOD,
Lese recovered account 1885
Premia account qu
Less Re-Insurance and
Frätumn prémi
Interer account
Bad and doubifal debis rec Suspense acco
Ed ca account
approximate sum of on xixt December
Interest warrantsl
98 of arides of Balance aut
Brought forward fro
Increased 1889
86,404.49
3,600
65.791,92)
$30.595:33
Graha hist
24-495-49
CANTON,
'(From our CoaRESPONDENT.)
LOCAL AND GENERAL
ACCORDING 19 Saturday's Gatelis, Mr. F. G. G. Sep has resumed his duties as Consul for Sweden and Norway and for the Netherlands.
A SOMEBODY-bas-evidently been "comering Manila lottery tickets. A five-dollar billete for the caining drawing posts $9.50 or $10 on the
Nor lang age, sundry shippers of sogar in a British vessel, raised an important insurance question, under peculiar circumstances. The ship, Provincla by name, took in a cargo of that sweet at several North Java, ports. After being out at sea for a few days, she pat in at Batavia with her cargo damaged and in a fald state, though the vessel had not met with bad weather on the way. The question how the cargo became fluid bafled, every expert there, and the Master stood out that the damage must have been, self-originated, and hence, that, he could not be held answerable. The shippers 237,595.29
and the insurance company concerned thought otherwise, with the result that the case came into Pisasa ni ing baleine djersal CORIOUS accident happened at Penang the Court in London. The judgment just delivered
394595-32
other vday, during a cricket match. Mr. J has gone against the vessel, the damages being page with throwing a ball, broke the upper bene of
Hosey, an operator of the Telegraph Company laid at about one hundred thousand guilders.
the N. C. Adam WRACING, TA gajekt
right armi di Edmonds be the THE Viceroy Li Hung-chang, zys THE COMPRADORKE CUPS THE Dulch Colonial Office as, onde a sugges Daily News, having gone to Peking to attend the Emperor during his visit to the Eastern Mau- CHINA SİZ HATA S mattination to empower missionaries labouring Insoles, moving heaven and earth during his The subjoined comsspondence speaks for different islands throughout the Javanese Archi- stay at the capital to get the Chefou Telegraph itself i==sa fim deyip janda palodhet, diparea pelago to buy up slaves for liberation with Convention ratified. The majority of the Foreign thead Hongkong, 28th March, 1890. money supplied by Government. Ministers are doing their best to prevent the E..H. GORE BOOTH, EsquM Del mal phenolsun.
Clerk of the Court. 94 ára, es una THE French cruiser Villara, Captain Mayet, left ratification, and those members of the Tsung-ll Yathen who understand the question are also 16,013.06.2017 Hongkong Jockey Club 61.06.17 Shaughal for Yokohama on the 3rd, golog thence opposed to the Convention; but many of the mem- ta Kelung to look after the graves of the Freesbers of the yamen, do not know anything thems |#DRATSIR;=Aaa' number of
ictims of the Franco-Chinese war, and thence selves about the question, and are willing to take La Hongkong,ri Selang nanay anything Li Hang-chang tells them for granted, Sokk few days ago the Sinapore police raided a The Emperor starts on Friday, (4th inst.) and the bouse in Scout's Road where ther arrested seven matter has to be settled one way or the other. Chinsmen and found the emises to be fitted up before that date, so that there is no time for any
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