こ
Tax Straits Times says that a lot of Raub scrip came to, Singapore from Australia by last mail, News from the mines, however, continues to be of a most favorable character.
MR. CRAWFORD D. KERR. Secretary of the Straits Insurance Co., left Singapore for a trip to Europe in the Messageries Marktimes' steamer Congo on the 7th inst. During his absence Mr. W. Macbean will act as locum tenens..
Tix. new pumping machinery for the Raub mine was expected in Singapore on the 12th inrt. According to the Straits Times, the manager of the mine has ceased sinking, and commenced to drive with apparently good prospects.
THE Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co's new, steamer, expressly built by Messrs. Ramage and Ferguson af Leith for the Hongkong-Macan Tute, left home for this port an the 7th inst. All being well, she should arrive in Hongkong late in June.
A SINGAPORE paper advertises that an estate in British North Borneo wants a book-keeper, who must be Dutch, German, or Swiss with a suffi- cient knowledge of English. No Britisher need apply and yet, yes, British North Borneo is de facto a British colony. What next?
A BOAT race in sik-osred gigs, for a stake of Stoo, will take place on June 3rd between orews from H.M.S. Mutine and the Royal Engineers, The distance will be one mile, and the course from Kellett's Island to the Misner. A close and interesting race is confidently anticipated. :
THE Committee of the Diocesan Home and Orphanage have received $58. 21 for the Build- ing Fund from Mr. R. Lyall, Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Choral Society, being the proceeds of the offertory at St. John's Cathedral at the last performance of the cantata "Ruth.”
MR. ROBINSON dropped heavily upon a puffer of the fragrant drug on the 17th instant, when the delinquent was "up" at the Police Court charged with being in possession of two mace of prepared opium. Fifty dollars, or three months" said the genial dispenser of Police Court justice.
The Singapore Free Press says'it was reported that on the night of the gth Inst, a Malay girl, walking along the Bukit Timan Road, by the sixth milestone, was attacked by two tigers, one of which knocked her dows and the other bit her arm off, and then left her on the ground, where she was found some time after.
AN A.B. and an apprentice on board the "Shire " liner Pembrokeshire were convicted at Singa- pore on the gth inst, of appropriating nine bottles of whiskey from that vessel which did not belong to them. The apprentice will have three months and the A.B. a fortnight in rigorous confinement to think over the evils of loving whiskey not wisely but too well.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1890.
thousand to which he referred on the tath of fast March had not been exceeded. As the Council would see the extra expeass incurred was something over $2,000. He regretted that the original vote had been exceeded.
The matter was referred to the Finance Committee.
NOW FOR FAIR-PLAY !''
His Excellency begged to mention to the Council that, in connection with financial minutes, he had given instructions for all such minutes to be forwarded to hon, members three days prior to meetings, in order that they may know what moneys are going to be asked for. It appeared to him that the system la practice of reading these minutes at the commencement of a meeting of Council and asking members to agree to the sums required immediately after the discussion of public affairs, was not Han, members could altogether reasonable. not be too careful when voting public monies, to know the reasons for which the money wai demanded. It would be more satisfactory, to the Government to feel that every opportunity was given to un-official members to examine the reasons on which demands were based, Circumstances might arise in which money would. be required to, meet an emergency, and in such cases the vote would be asked at the same time as minutes were presented in Council. But such cases would be quite exceptional and extreme. He was of opinion that it was only fair that unofficial members should know the reasons for which money was asked.
VICTORIA COLLEGE FIASCO.
A further sum of $3,670 for repairs to the roof of our new $250,000 College ( toy) was agreed to. His Excellency stated that inquiries were in course of progress respecting the moules which have been, and may yet be, required for repairs to this (phenomenal) college.
tankerous, crochety, officials?-Ed:] He thought the conduct of these architects was quite unjustifiable.
The President considered that Mr. McCallum should have an opportunity of replying to the architects' billats doux, but Mr. Francis thought such a course could only be adopted in the event of the Board being dissatisfied with the Super- intendent's report. He again submitted that there was nothing in the report which called for explanations. The complaints of the architects were made without sufficient reason.
The Colonial Surgeon was of opinion that what Mr. Francia had said was 0. K. and that the architects seemed desirous of fitting the cap on their own heads (laughter).
The Vice-President then moved "that this Board having read the Sanitary Superintendent's Report and the whole of the correspondence in connection therewith, is of opinion that there is nothing in the report to justify the complaints
made.
Mr. Francis seconded and it was carried nam. con.
YAU-MA-TI'S NUISANCES.
Regarding the petition of the residents of Yatt-ma-ti, wherein the petitioners sought for the removal of the boats' breaming grounds because they were deemed a nuisance, Mr. Francis explained that the breaming operation was not in itself a nuisance; it was the filth and rubbish thrown out by the boats at time of breaming (burning) that caused a nuisance, and it was this collateral nuisance that should be guarded against.
Dr. Ayres--The boat breaming is no more of a nuisance than the docks.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank,
Current Account................................. Balance carried to Working Account
WORKING ACCOUNT.
Dr.
To Preliminary Expenses.....$
Stationery................inist Charges, Crown-Rent, Advertise- ments, &c, sii
To Passage Money of Staff from
London to Hongkong....... To Office Expenses ************
19. Telegram....................
Salaries...........
19
By Interest...
1,178,10 966.10
outtails boundaries, affording numerous valuable geration is a special gift which the new Korean, 40,955-33 | building sites, approached by private roads at an Adviser evidently does not possess, and so he fell
5,852.22
easy gradient and commanding on all sides beau- | back on playing the game' of ignorance, real or tiful views. This Estate is now divided into assumed. It is difficult to understand the raison $225,08491 | two lots by the Lower Richmond Road, while the „d'éire of the appointment of this elderly gentle. Upper Richmond Road traverses the southern" man to his present position, his qualifications, or upper boundary on which we are now build so far as they are known, in no way fitting himi ing. The roads and slopes have been planted as councillor on foreign affairs to the Govers- with trees, and I have to acknowledge, with ment of Korea. It has been suggested that many thanks, the assistance that I have received General Le Gendre is the nominee of the Tokio from Mr. Ford, the Superintendent of the Foreign Office, and although that explanation of Botanical Gardens. *843-97
samahan'da dthe mystery has been denied, we are inclined to The securities we hold aro stated in detail, [[believe in its substantial accuracy. However, be and are written down to the present market price. | that as it may, we know that Russia, America, 1,000,00
The net profit, after payment of Interest to Japan and Korea are paddling in'one canoe, 1,700,00 860.32
Debenture holders, of Repairs and biber while England, China, Germany and Italy are 996.54 expenses, and including a balance of $1,290.74 just struggling along in another, amidst a perfect brought forward from last year, amount to sea of political intrigues and conspiracies in the $7,610.03
$10,661.18, out of which 1 propose to payva | capital of: Great-Kören, as the natives call this. dividend of 14 per cent., absorbing $4,161.00, | Bulgaria of the Orient. Our correspondent in * and to carry forward $5,999.18.
Soul lately asserted that General Le Gendre
By Scrip and Transfer Fees. By Balance carried to a New Account
$1,700.31 106.50 5,802.11
$7,610.03
We have compared the Accounts with the Books and Vouchers at the Company's 'office and found them correct.
G. STEWART, Auditors. G.S. COXON,
ENGINEER'S REPORT.
Hongkong, roth May, 18go. To the Directors of the Hongkong Electric Company, Limited. started in February, 1889. Instructions were sent Gentlemen,Soon after the Company was home to Messrs. T. A. Gibb & Co., London, to enter into negociations for the necessary machinery and plant for supplying the Electric appointed the Company's Consulting Engineer in London. After, negociations, with Messrs. Johnson & Phillips, their tender was accepted on the 15th May, 1889, and the contract was signed on the 11th July, 1889.
No notice was taken of the Doctor's profound remark and the matter ended in a résolution to the effect, "that the Board saw no reason for removing the breaming ground from Yau-ma-ti, and had no objection to the extension of the The Hon. P. Ryrie gave notice that at the ground to the northward, but considered the site Light, and J. W. Hart, Esq., M.I.CE, was
suggested, to the south, as unsuitable," which was carried unanimously.
THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE ROBBERY.
next meeting of the Council he would ask :-
1. Whether the Government will furnish the Council with information respecting the reported defalcations in the Money Order department of the Post Office ?
II. Is it the intention of Government to take any steps respecting the celebration of the Jubilee of this Colony?
FACTS PROMISED.
His Excellency said he was not in a position to answer the hon. mccaber's first question at once, bit inquiries were being made, and he hoped to be able to lay the facts of the case before the Legislature at the next meeting. He would say, however, that defalcations had taken place which required investigation and such inquiries would be made. In the interim, His Excellency was causing such inquiries to be made as he considered necessary for the time being."
PATENTS BILL
The Ordinance for granting patents for inven tions within this colony was passed without amendment.
FALSIFICATION OF ACCOURTS BILL.
The Attorney General in moving, the second OUR Macao correspondent writes that Mr. Gutterres, the officer in charge of the Govern-reading of" An Ordinance to amend the law with ment Telegraph and Telephone departments, for reasons not made public attempted to commit suicide by poisoning himself on the 11th instant. Fortunately the rash act was discovered in time, and the prompt administration of drastic remedies counteracted the effects of the poison. Gutterres is now slowly, but steadily recovering..
+
We learn from Macao that a Commission has been appointed to investigate the lameatable state of the eastern side of the Praya Grande, and to report on the best means of remedying its present insanitary condition at low tides. The fearful stench at this part of the city has been a grievous and dangerous nuisance for years past, so that it is earnestly to be hoped the Commission will strongly recommend the immediate adoption of effective measures to remove what is a stand- ing menace to the health of the community. WITH reference to what we said on the 16th inst. about a Portuguese clerk, the employé of a public company in Hongkong, having committed forgery, our Inquiries have not been to satisfactory as could have been desired. How- ever, we understand that the culprit, whose alleged offence is forgery in connection with certain shares of the Austin Arms Hotel Co.. Ld., "skipped" the colony two or three days ago. Our office goat is still on the war-path, trying his level best to obtain all available detalls.
POOR Lan On, who was; much to his disgust, banished from our midst some time ago, feeling very home-sick, wife-sick, family-sick and all sorts of other sicks, plucked up courage, and re-entered this colony a day or two ago. Madam Lan, however, did not relish the return of her dearly beloved and he was 'run in." A er el minion of justice sent him into gloom for the period of twelve calendar montbs, adding a modicum of physical exercise-professionally known as "hard labor"-to keep him from
wearying. And this is a free British colony
Hai-yah!
Tar fourth ordinary meeting of shareholders of
reference to the falsification of accounts" said, that in drafting this Bill he had endeavoured to follow closely the wording of the Imperial Act which had been in force in England for the past 15 years with great advantage. The bill was committed and passed.
CIVIL PROCEDURE DILL.
NO MORE SMALL-POX.
The Superintendent then laid the following special report upon the table, which shows that the best of lymph can be cultivated in this colony-
VACCINATION.
REPORT OF IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS. Sir, I have the honor to report for the infor. mation of the Sanitary Board that, in accordance with their instructions, I commenced in February last a series of experiments, with a view to proving the practibility of cultivating vacine lymph in the colony, and I am glad to be able to say that the results [as last year were satisfactory. I am of opinion that the direct system of inoculation is the best, as the lymph being taken straight from the calf to the arm has not the chance of undergoing the various changes which often take place when stored, in tubes; besides which, tube-lymph is very uncertain and irregular in action.
After transmitting the lymph from calf to calf for some time with a success rate of about 99 per cent, I was "enabled by the kindness of Dr. Thomson, Alice, Memorial Hospital, to test its effect upon children. Ten infants were vaccinated with lymph taken from a calf under my supervision, and the results were: good; the vesicles developing very wall. (See certificate from Dr. Thomson attached.] On May 5th, the lymph was put to a further test by Dr. Atkinson, Government Civil Hospital, who vaccinated, two Chinese constables and three infants. [Sée certificate attached.] In some cases the lymph had been transmitted success-
"The Attorney General moved the third reading of this Rill which, he said, bad not been subjected to certain proposed akerations. The bill wasively through 51 calves. passed,
THE MAGISTRATES DILL.
on
The Council resumed committee on this Bill, Section So, after some discussion as to the power of a magistrate to deal summarily with cases of robbery the high seai, as to empower magistrates was altered so La sentence persons guilty of indictable offences to twelve, instead of as heretofore, six months' imprisonment.
WHIPPING YOUNGSTERS.
The Attorney General proposed that in section 86, which provides that Juvenile thieves may be whipped, the words "any assault occasioning actual bodily harm or any indecent assault, should be added as offences rendering the offender liable to he whipped. He contended that the imprisonment of a mere boy for some freak of temper was very undesirable. The proper punishment in such cases was the birch.
The clause was amended as suggested.
At section 94 progress was reported, when the Council adjourned until Friday next the 23rd instant at 3 p.m.
MEETING OF THE SANITARY BOARD.
The Sanitary Board met on the 16th inst. when the Hon. S. Brown (President); Major- General Gordon, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police; Hon. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting
When I arrived home during the first week in July, considerable progress had already been made In the designs of the machinery, much of which was specially designed for the Company. During the Autumn of 1889 considerable delay was experienced in obtaining raw materials for manufacture, both owing to the numerous strikes which then took place, and also on account of the unprecedented demand for electrical machinery and materials used in Its construction. Every effort on the part of the manufacturers was made to complete the contract at as early a date as possible, and to attain this end, many of the men were working overtime until 9 p.m. The Bollers and Engines, which were constructed in Manchester, were also delayed by the Gas Strikes at that place, and by the difficulty of obtaining materials for manufacture.
The Boilers were finished and tested in the presence of Mr. J. W. Hart and much on the 14th December, 1889, and two of the Fein's were inspected and packed in the middle of January, 1890,
The first shipment of machinery left London on the 21st February, in the s.a. Benlarig, and arrived in Hongkong on April 12th. Since then all the heavier parts of the machinery, including 3 Engines and Bollers have been taken up to the buildings at Wanchai.
Two Assistants also arrived in the steamship Beniarig and are at present engaged in superintending the cleaning and fitting together of the various parts of the machinery;—an engine litter is expected to arrive here in a few
A list of expenses will follow in a few days, but I must point out that I have been disap-weeks time. pointed by the non-arrival of the proper vistores, the price of which is included in my original estimate.
I have the honor to be,
Your Obedient Servant,
CHAS, VIVIAN LADDS, M.R.C.V.S,
Col. Vet. Surgeon.. CATTLE DISEASES ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.
Upon the suggestion of Mr. Francis, who was seconded by the Acting Registrar, General, it was decided to send to the Government the whole of the papers and the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's report upon this subject, together with a recommendation that the maximum amount of compensation for animais slaughtered during the March epidemic outbreak, should be raised from $50 to $300 as suggested by Mr. Ladds.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the first report of the Board of Directors to the ordinary meeting of share holders to be held at the Hongkong Hotel, at noon on Saturday, 24th May, 1990;
Gentlemes, Your Directors have now to lay before you a Statement of Accounts for the period eating 30th April, 1890, together with a report from Mr. Wickham, the Company's
Manager.
When I arrived in Hongkong on the 17th March, 1890, I found that the buildings bad been delayed by the unfavourable weather of January and February. Since then, however, The weather has been more favourable, and good progress has been made; it is hoped that every part will be roofed in before the heavy rains commence. The work of building the founda- tions for the Engines and Dynamos, also the settings for the Boilers, will be commenced immediately.
With reference to the Street Lighting with Arc Lamps, the Government have promised the Company a contract for 50 lamps, and the Hon. the Surveyor General is at present deciding the positions where these lamps may be placed to the greatest advantage. As soon as this is done, the work of erecting the poles and lines will be proceeded with without delay, and it is hoped that the Company will be in a position to supply the light by October.
work. It has since been decided that the com.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. A. W. Maitland.
| had been foisted upon the Korean Government by Japan, Russia and America; this assertion JNO, D. HUMPHREYS, the General was not in a position to contradict General Manager he merely pleaded ignorance as to how or why Hongkong, 14th May, 1890,- pita tub at the found himself suddenly transformed from the bka parna obscurity of private life into a great Vice-Presi- BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31ST, 1889, dent of the Home Office in Korea,
Capital Account:
Liabilities
L
Original Capital $33,300.00.
New Capital, to count'
for Dividends from 66,700.00 January 1st, 189ʊ....... Debentures, 333 of $100 each, bearing Interest at 5 per cent. per annum. Cash on Deposit.................. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Sundry Creditors Profit and Loss
$100,000.00
INTERESTING SHARE CASE IN SINGAPORE.
The case Allinson v. Galstaun, which came before Chief Justice O'Malley on May 7th, developes (says the Straits Times) a qumber of 23,300.00 interesting paints. Mr. Nanson appeared for the 153,714.38 plaintiff and Messrs Joaquim and Everard for 39.934-94 the defendant. In this action the plaintiff claimed 1,146,80||$1,000 for breach of contract of purchase of fifty 10,661.18 Rawang shares bought forward at $20 on July goth, 1889. The defence was based on various S328,767.30, allegations to the effect that the defendant was induced to enter into the contract owing to false and fraudulent, representations made” by the plaintiff's broker who, it was alleged, stated that the Company was in a flourishing condition, and that a dividend would be declared; it was urged as a further set off that at the time the shares. were sold, the plaintiff knew that the affairs of the Company were in a bad state, the plaintiff, it was averred, being at that time Secretary of the
Assets. Crown Leasehold Estates and Build- /* investments in Public Companies,
ings ..................$100,547.60
A: S. Watson & Co.; Ltd, 2,050 shares
st $71. mai$ 43,050,00 Hongkong Land Ia-
vestment & Agency. Co., Limited, shares at $93
30
4,650.00
· Hongkong & Wham- poa Dock Co., Lt, 790 shares at 52 per cent, prem.............. 150,100.00 Trust and Loan Co. of China, Japan, and Straits Limited, De positon Application Tebran and Gambier Planting Co., so Shares at $50 each
Surdry Debtors
312-70
2,500.00
Company use
Mr. Nanson said that the first of these arguments was no doubt a good one, if the defendant could prove it.
Only one witness was called for the defence In the person of the defendant himself, who gave evidence as to his purchase of the shares, and in support of: the' allegations made in the pleas for the defence. The witness apparently conscicatiously believed himself to have been victimized, and M., Nanson's rigorous cross- examination caused very little deviation in his evidence. This closed the case for the defence. Mr. Nanton followed in an exhaustive speech 200,612.70 in which the evidence was carefully gone over Advances on Crown Leaseholds 25,337.50 He considered the defence had not proved 2,269.50 and numerous cases of a similar nature cited.
any of their points, and that there had been $325,767-30 | neither fraud nor fraudulent intention, the Com- pany on July 30th, 1889, having been presumably sound. The plaintiff was put into the witness box, and endorsed all the statements made by his counsel, stating that the sale was made at a 2.308.30 || time when the Company was considered a sound 614.33 concern and an output of, 4,000 picula of tin `ore 10,651,18 | wán anticipated, which output, had it been realised, would have put the affilrs of the Com- $13,783.71.|"pany" into a most satisfactory condition. After
Dr.
PROFIT AND LOSS, To Crown Rent, General Charges, Repairs, Fire Insurance, Auditor's Fees and Depreciation To Interest, Balance of Account ..... To Balance
Cr.
CONTRA...
if
By Balance forward... 1,390-74 Rents, Investments, &c. 13,493 07 $13.783.81
JNO, D. HUMPHREYS, General Manager.
I have compared the above Statement, with the books and vouchers of the Company and found it to be correct,
A. W. MAITLAND,
Auditor.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1890.'
·· KOREA'S "NEW ADVISER, 28.
*General' Charles Le Gondre, an American citizen, for many years a resident in Japan and an officer in the Japanese army that invaded the King of Korea to supersede Judge D. N Formosa in 1874, has lately been appointed by
the cross 'examination of this witness by Mr. Everard, Mr. Schomburg, the broker, was sworn,' bis evidence coinciding with that of Mr. Allinson. A plea for the plaintiff, and one confirmed both by Mr. Allinson and Mr. Schomburg, was that be (Mr, Schomburg) was not acting as plaintiff's agent, and plaintiff could not be considered responsible for any statements made by him in his capacity as a broker.
His lordship, without calling upon Mr. Narison to Immediately after the adjournment for tifän, reply, delivered judgment in favour of the plaintiff for $1,000 and costs. He said that his decision was in favour of the plaintiff; the con tract was admitted by the defendant, and defen- 'dant set up 'a' defence that he had been induced to enter into the contract by false representations made by Mr. Schomburg. His lordship held as a fact that Mr. Schomburg did not make any. false representations, and on these grounds he gave a verdict for the plaintiff for $1,000 damages and costs,
"THE RAWANG 'DIRECTORS.
THE DIRECTORS AGREE TO PAY $725. THE MANAGER'S CALLS REMAIN UNFAID, Bit DEFICIT OF $22,000,
The Government had also entered into a pro- visionál arrangement with the Company for the supply of water to the Peak district. During last Autumn, however, they decided to adopt anoiber scheme for pumping, and to carry it out themselves, compensating the Company for any loss they might focur from the withdrawal of the pensation is to take the form of an increased number of lamps for street lighting, 14 lamps Mr. Wickham, who had a good deal to do in being the extra acting that has been pro- Registrar-General; Dr. Ayres, Colis, CM looking after and testing the Electric Company's, both for the Are Lighting and Incandes-
The Electrical Machinery that Mr. O. Chadwick, Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., Mr.
Plant purchased in England, arrived here on 17th Wong Shing and Mr. Hugh McCallum, Sanitary March last, and at once took over charge of the cent lighting, is of the best and latest pattern, Superintendent, were present.
Works. The Buildings are now in a fair way much of it having been specially designed with Messra. Campbell, Moore & Co., Ld, was held yesterday afternoon (May 15th), Mestra, A. Fuc-confirmed.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and towards compiction, and the first instalment of a view to withstanding the trying conditions of keera, Chairman; W. P. Moore, A. G. Apear, A.
Machinery, including the Engines and Boilers, the Hongkong climate. As these climatic con. M. Apcar, Directors: 1, F. Leon, Secretary; D Mr. McCallum read a despatch received from have arrived; these latter have been taken to ditions have been constantly kept in mind during McCulloch, 1. S. Perry, P. F. Daver, F. Jamsetjee the Colonial Secretary respecting difficulty the Works and are ready to be placed in position the manufacture of the plant, it is confidently and C. A. Ozorio were present. The accounts, which the Board had found in regard to common completed. The work of erecting Boles and perienced in other places, have been guarded as soon as the foundations and settings are expected that all the troubles that have been ex for the past week, were passed. The Chairman lodging houses, wherein the. Colonial Secretary Lines for the Arc Lamps will be commenced against.
In order to ensure a steady and reliable explained that the meeting would have been held the jurisdiction of the raid Board." After some Immediately and everything will be harried on, in February had not Mr. Gourdin been delayed discussion it was decided to again refer the consistently with efficiency, so that your Director service of the Electric Light (both Arc and
matter to the Goverment with farther detailed I hope to have the Light in fall working order to Incandescent) it is intended to always keep a Hongkong, but as to the" pamb of his Highnerij, theɑname of Mulr, into ordinary shares which Engine and Dynamo in constant readiness for use, should one of those working fall from any cause,
The safely of the consumer has also been specially considered, and to that end all apparatus, which it is necessary to place, in houses and is likely, in any way, to prove a source of danger if meddled with, has been provided with cast iron air-tight cases.
which had been in the shareholders' hand's
in auditing the accounts, owing to great pressure
A STUPENDOUS DIFFICULTY.
stated that, the matter "appeared to be within
Board was. These explanations would be drafted by Mr. Francis, who tendered his services in thle connection..
of other business matters. A motion by Mr.explanations as to what the real dificulty of the McCulloch that the charge for auditing should, in future, be reduced to $50 was carried as also Mr. Apcar's proposition that the Directors should receive a remuneration $150 per 'annum. Dividend warrants will be issued on
Monday,
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on the 16th instant."-There were present¿--- His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. F. Fleming the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. W. M. Deane), Mr. S. Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. W. M. Goodman, Attorney-General Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes Acting Registrar-General; Means. P. Ryrie, A. P. MacEwen, C. P. Chater, J. J. Keswick, Ho Kai (unofficial members), and Mr. F.A. Hate land, Acting Clerk of Councils.
MINUTES.
THE AUDACIOUS ARCHITECTS. The Superintendent laid on the table'a letter from the Colonial Secretary enclosing certain letters which His Excellency had received from Messrs, Danby, Leigh and Orange; Bird and Palmer, and St. John Hancock, architects in this colony, wherein the writers protested vigorously
the Autumn.
DIRECTORE.
Mr. A. P. Stokes having left the Colony, Mr. H. P. Tennant has consented to accept the vacant seat on the Board and his appointment requires confirmation.
in accordance with the Articles of Associa tion, Messrs. H. L. Dalrymple and L. Fesnecker retire, but, being eligible offer themselves for re-election, b
AUDITORS.
The Company have obtained a supply of Meters of the same class as those which are now
Denny as Vice-President of the Korean Home Office. This distinguished officer lately honoured here from Tokio in the steamship City of Peking Hongkong with his presence. He came down put up at the Hongkong Hotel and returned to
The Straits Times reports that on the 8th Korea vid Yokohama and Tokio on the roth fast, Feeling assured that there must be "something fast, in Chambers, before Chief Justice O'Maller in the wind" car-representative" obtained, an jak the [instance of the officiat Liquidator of the interview with the General after some difficulty, Rawang Tin Mining Co., three summonses came which may be summarised as follows against the Directors of that Company. The "Where, ignorance (real or assumed) is bliss. Grat pummons, sought to make Messis, J. Ga tis folly to be wise, as we found out when Davidson, Theo, Sehst, T. S. Thomson, C. CN interviewing Korea's new Minister a few days Gas and at Keng Yong liable to con ages General Le Gendre tried to make us tribute to the assets of the Company the believe that he knew nothing about Korean sum of $tor.og as being improperly paid affairs, He admitted that the King had sp-by them on the 1st February 1888, to Mr. Plated him Vice-President of the Home Office SCN. Glass, for the purpose of converting goo.. while in Soul (the capital), lately, but his stay fully paid-up shares then standing in Gain's there was so brief as to preclude the acquistame iplo ordinary shares of the Rawang Co, are such a purple to those who vainly endeavour Sohit, T. S. Thomson, C. C. N. Glass, and Lee either the domestic or foreign affairs which second summon sought to make Mesars. T tion of any authentic information, respecting which then had 810 paid up on them. The
to unravel the knotted threads of chaor and Keng Yong Hlable for Bragd paid by them intrigel the unhappy peninsular kingdom. He the 23rd March, 1889, to Mr. Jahn Muir, to was aware that a Korean prince was living in y convert 350 fully paid-up); shares standing in or the locality of his habitation, for the very life than stood at $15. The third summons was to of him he couldn't speak with any approach to make Messi J. GJ Davidson, T. Sobat, T. S. accuracy We, however, happen to know Thomson, and CC. N. Glass, liable to contri said Prince as soon as he arrived here and vainly the sgth August, 1889, to Mr John Muir, to positively that General Le Gendre called on the bute $500, being the amount repaid by them on endeavoured to persuade Hit Highness to convert 100 full paid-up shares then standing in return to Korea with him via: Toldo 1-Ed »]a pia name into ordinary shares, de Questioned as to whether or not he thought Mr. Napler appeared for the Official Liquidator,
bis appointment ra
and Mr. Nanson and Chins objected to
...and Mr. Bailey for the Korea and the probable, attitude, of
Directors.
-Mi Napler naked the Chief Justice to sanction prised at his appointment. As to Ching, he payment by the Directors of a sum of $721. Immediately concerned were" in no wAY failed to see that the matter was worthy of From an affidavitifled by the Official Liquidator her close attention. The political refugee Kim appeared that he only intended to ask for an Kiun, who, since the atrocious, outrage order on the respondents to pay the difference. perpetrated. In the capital of Kores in the between the amount paid by the respondents to “Glass and Muir, and the amount repaid winter of 1884, has been living in Japan Mesku, C under the special protection of the Mikado to the Company by the present or past government was a persona Incognita at holders of the shares. The affidavit then far as the General was concerned pila hadi went on to give the particulars of the claim, heard of such a person, but really could not and the Official Liquidator believed that such a» way where he was now, nor what he was doing, i compromise would be beneficial to the Company, He might by this time be a Japaness subject, and if the compromiss was accepted, the $375 dun on the other hand, he might not be ondl her to the Company by John Muir will have been gallant General admitted the value of the public, topaid, and dião the sum of $150 due by F, G, press, but regretted that his "very superficial" West and J. L. Welch, and the sum of 3500 due knowledge of Far Eastern affairs precluded the' fa respect of aliares held by John Hunt only will expression of any sound opinions" hamil tuo pomalu; unpaid/la/The «Liquidator" proposes to General Le Gendre, stated that his journey, recover the sums due on the shares hold by John south. was for the benefit of his healthy and Hunt. After some discusion, the Chief justice | wer sincerely hope that he may recover, not, sanctioned the compre nise only ble health but the free" use, of, his tongue
SHAREHOLDERE IN DEFAULT. before again reaching the shores of the Land M.Namjer, on behalf of the Official Liquidator, of Moming Calm. It is generally believed that then applied to have settled what is called the Beatly but thir" FB*n of Contributors, which is the list of gentleman seems bent on
Messrs. G. Stewart and G. S. Coxon retire, being extensively used by the large London Treaty Powers; be said he thought the Powani ad agreement to compromise these summonses "
shareholders.
against the tenour of the Superintendenta report and offer themselves for reveletion by the
Mr. Francis indirectly asked Mr. McCallum for explanations but before he could speak Mr. Chadwick stated that it appeared to him a maiter for which the Board, as a body, was fully responsible, seeing it had passed the report.
Hongkong,
H. L. DALRYMPLE,
Chairman.
Bonday, 2890, |
$10 each! W STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD
·INDING, APRIL 30TH, 1890,
In this opinion Mr. Francis concurred, adding Capital $300,000, divided into 30,000 shares of that after carefully perusing the report he had arrived at the conclusion that the gentlemon who wrote the letters had found much more in the report than he could discover. He did not think the complaints wern at all justläsble
Major-General Gordon said he quite agreed
The minutes of the last meeting were read and with Mt. Francis It was contended that Mr. confirmed.
!
DEATH OF THE MARQUIS TEENG. The Acting Colonial Secretary, by direction of His Excellency the Officer and Administering the Government, laid on the table, the copy of letter received from H.B.M. Minister, at Peking in reply to the telegram of condolence forwarded,
in the name of the community, to Peking on the 34th ultimo, in which the Minister stated he felt sure that this mark of sympathy will be appreciated no less highly by the Imperial Government than by the family of the deceased statesman,
THE "DOOKAL! EXPENSIS,'
His Excellency the Administrator was glad to say that the extra sumfram two to three
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McCallum bad cast serious reflections upon the architects of Hongkong; but, so far, as he could see, the Hongkong architects were not specially mentioned, the remarks encompassed architects generally. He could see nothing
Capital
25.564 Shares each $6
paid up you...$153,384.00. 4,381 Shares each $2
paid up
55 Shares anallotted
in the report to afford, reasonable grounds Bills Payable..
for these architects' complaints. It was bo
knew, always dangerous to allude to a particular class of people, but the observations did not bear mufairly upon Hongkong architects. Hea
pbmitted that all Hongkong government officials Property get," hard, hit" at times, are subjected to abureinthenewspapers, but alwaystake it quietly, Then, how much more should these architects, who are not lofty, Government officials, submit tamely to unqualified criticisms by can.
ENTIRETY
Cost of Land and Buildings to defa Plant and Machinery 20 intercon
Cost of Plant and Machinery to Hongkong and Shanghai' Bank,"
posit Accountantsi
Companies, ander to insure that their indica sailsfaction. In tions continue to be accurate, the Company have purchased a set of the latest pattern Standard Measuring Instruments, by means of which all Meters will be checked periodically,
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
W. H, WICKHAM, Manager.
THE RICHMOND TERRAGE ESTATE AND BUILDING:
COMPANY LIMITED;
The following is the report of the General Manager for the year ended the 31st December, 1889, for presentation to the shareholders at the ordinary general meeting of the Company, to be" held at the office of the Company (36, Queen's Road, Central)," at noon on Saturday, the 24th May, Booklet
To the abareholders of the Richmond Terrace
| Estate & Building Company, Limited, diplomacy is the art of lying out tračk3 {nštrábera, who, häving 'cessed to be members of
5.87. Gentlemen,--1 beg to lay before you, our
Balance Sheet for the TERT 1889,
The work on the Company's property during the year has been pushed forward as rapidly as opo.go possible, and the Richmond Estate has been laid
in the political arena peculiar to himself Het the Company, within the year before the date of threw away some splendid chances during the the winding up still remained liable for cells on interview of putting a nice coloring on some of the the sharei, which have not been paid up by the matters discussed) but the art of plausible exspresent shareholders. Frem an affidavit by Mr.