Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.
DISPENSING CHEMISTS.
SELECT MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS. ASTRINGENTS; DIARRHEA & CHOLERA REMEDIES, &c.
AKIN'S CHOLERA ELIXIR,~~A pro-
DAKIN'S Cerence of this epidemic in Indie, its home and birth-place, has proved beyond all doubt the efficacy of this remedy, which combines in a concentrated form the medicinal agents which have proved mast useful to arresting the rapid progress of that fatal malade, and in combating it when developed.
Full directions accompany each bottle. Per bottle, $1.50 and $3.
Cholera Pills are made from an old, well-tried formula, and are most useful in the carly stage of an attack. Per bottle, 50 cents.
Dakin's Chlorodyne is Sedative, Anodyne, and Anti-spasmodic. This reliable remedy has long been used throughout the East as a stand-by in Cholera and Diarrhea. In bottles, 35, 75 cents, $1.50 and $2.75%.
Dr. Rubini's Essence of Camphor.-Valuable for simple Diarrhea, and in the earlier stages of Dysentery and Cholera. Per bottle, 50 cents.
Fluid Extrict of Indian Bael (prepared from the unripe fruit of the Ægli Marmetes).
Of great service in Diarrhea and Chronic Dysentery. Per bottle, $r.
Dietetic Bael.-A highly agreeable and nutri- tive diet, particularly recommended in derange ment of the digestive organs, looseness, and irritation of the bowels.
This preparation has been in use la India for thirty years, and is there regarded as a specific in Diarrhea and Dysentery. Per tin, $1
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.. (Telephone No. 60.) Nos, 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 151 Hongkong, 1st September, 1800.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY APPOINTMENT,
HONGKONG.
TE lavite attention to the following old
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1890.
BIRTH.
THE Avenir du Tonkin learns that a syndicate At Shanghal, on the 23rd September, the wife of English capitalists, in Hongkong, and of of WILLIAM FORRESTER, of a daughter.
French In Torquin, has been formed, with a expital of $40,000, to exploit the industrial, The Shanghai branch of the Hall and Holtz Ce- agricultural, and mineral resources of Tonquin, operative Company, Limited, have done their by forming companies. Our contemporary best to uphold the enterprise of foreigners in the A successful future before the project, Inquiries Far Fast by competing at the Melbourne Cen. In likely financial quatters in Hongkong have tennial Exhibition for a share of the honours, in. silcited no information as to any local interest in sending some of their Shanghai-made furniture. the venture.-.
The Commissioners awarded them the gold medal for cabinets and a "certificate of first class
Tus silk ex Mongkut was delivered in New Chiness Imperial Government
Loan, 1884.*** York on the 26th ult.
Chinese Imperial Government
Loan, 1886 .............. Interest accrued but not yet payable
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, Wednesday, October 1, 1890.
TELEGRAMS.
THE AMERICAN TARIFF BILL.
LONDON, September 29th. The House of Representatives has passed the amended Tariff Bill, which will come into operation on October 6th.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE explorer Bonvalot and Prince Henri of Orleans, son of the Duc de Chartres, are shortly expected in Hanol, having crossed Asia. When last heard of they were in Yunnan.
A REGULAR meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited...
Dn. Doberck In his weather report" to-day says that there is a typhoon in the China Sea, the centre of which is slated to the west of Bolinao, and is moving slowly westward.
Ciner Justice Sir James Russell resumed his labors in the Supreme Court this morning, hearing an unimportant application made by Mr. Francis, Q.C. His lordship is getting older. -spectacles are now necessary.
THE second performance of "My Sweetheart," by Miss Gracie Plaisted's company, last evening, was fairly well attended, and lacked none of the vivacity of the opening performance. It will be repeated this evening, and replaced to-morrow night by "Our Boys."
THE Siam Mercantile Gazette of September goth says A terrible explosian took place yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Phya Caduko's rice mill on the Klong Kut Mai. It appears that under the boiler the gases emanating from paddy husk sent the boiler some fifteen feet in the air, knocking away the chimney. One Chinaman was killed on the spot and three others were badly burnt.
merit."
AT the Police Court this moming Mr. George Rae's chair-coolie, who was charged last week with stealing his master's property and looting at recent fires to the extent of $100 worth of household sundries, was brought before. Mr. Wodehouse on remand and fined tan dollars, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment with hard labour. The ridiculous defence sa up by the prisoner was to the effect that he bought all the property found in his "diggings," with the exception of a silk pocket handkerchief which he picked up in a street, the name of which he had quite forgotten 1
use,
CONFIDERABLE anxiety was felt here about the end of last week as to the safety of the new Siamese gunboat Makut Rajakumar, which left bere fast Wednesday morning for Saigon, just in time to run into the typhoon as it passed to the westward that day, The Druntongse, however, reports passing her on Monday, en routs from Saigon to Bangkok, so that her
THERE have been extraordinary fluctuations in "stabllity" was evidently quite good enough.
the cash exchange at Foochow, during the past THE New York correspondent of the S. F. Call week or ten days, not only daliv bat hourly. As says "The head of the Shanghai police force, far as we (Echo) can understand this has arisen out of the opposition of the small native banks in a letter to the Chief of Police of this city, says
to the introduction of the new silver ten cent it has been determined to palice that city with,
pieces; and there is no doubt that such a natives instead of Englishmen, as at present,
currency would interfere seriously with the aud says the work of reorganizing the force will
circulation of the roo cngh notes. An endeavour to restrict the issue ofthese notes was made last go into effect at once. He asked the local board to forward him a description of the working
year by the Authorities, on account of their system employed in this city, as it is desired to
too frequently bearing the signatures "of pattern the new service of Shanghat after that of New York. The information was forwarded. irresponsible persons, and the ne less frequent disappearance of these would-be bankers. The GENERAL Le Gendre's scheme, for raising a effort, however, was not successful and it was Korean loan seems to have been squelched by thought this year that the introduction of ten the Chinese Government. According to the cent silver pieces would counteract an evil that Hochi Shimbun bis action has evoked from the they had apparently no power to control. Here Chinese Legation at Washington the declaration again they are met with strong opposition. They cannot get these coins into 'circulation; at that Korea, being tributary to China, cannot raise a national loan, as her resources are very least they have not succeeded in doing small and she has not yet been able to repay so up to the present time. Their order
to the bankers, to bring them into the money that she borrowed from China. The latter, therefore, cannot permit her to deal with have proved fruitless, in spite of all sorts of Six months' imprisonment with hard labour was her Customs duties and other revenue for the facilities offered in the way of credit &c; the the sentence passed by. Mr. Wodehouse, at the purpose of incurring fresh obligations.
fact being that it is dead against the bankers' Police Court to-day, upon an old offender who
interests that such a currency should be A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, was caught in the act of filing off a padlock SAYS the Shih Pas of August goth anent the established. The Authorities have had to listen attached to the door of a godown in Sutherland gold mining prospects in Shantung:-This gold to tales of the people being unwilling to take (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.)
Street, during the early hours of this morning. district is situated about twenty miles east of these new coins, that they were quite content Cheloo, in Ning-hat-chou, which is called Chin- with cash and paper notes and do not care for MEMBERS of the Cricket Club desirous of playing niu-shan and about is miles from Ninghai city. any change. Under these circumstances, though we cannot vouch for the truth of it, we are requested to sign the lists now lying in the to 200 or 300 feet in height. The vein is reported bear that the Provincial Treasurer, intends to Hongkong Club and Cricket Pavilion before by the surveyor to be about 30 or 40 # long and open exchange marts on his own account; three in number, in different quarters of the city. 3 p.m. to-morrow. The attention of members is from 30 and 40 to 70 and No feet wide. It is niso called to the notice in another column only 70 # from sea the coast, and accessible to It will thus be seen whether, under government
steamers. Lockers.
This region has been thoroughly management, the prejudices, or perhaps we surveyed by the mining engineers of several should say alleged prejudices, of the people can countries and all their reports are unanimously not be overcome. It will be a costly process, favourable. A Company with a capital of Tls, but will no doubt be successful in the end-and 900,000 has obtained a grant from the govern-will, of course, be a great boon. The reason of the ment to work it; an experienced mialog engineer unsettled state of cash exchange is attributable will arrive here with the necessary machinery in in a great measure in the action of the bankers November, and begin operations at once, negociating these coins only at a' discount; but apart from this. these fluctuations are cleverly THE three pirates who were tried before Mr. managed by these pelty bankers, who are deriving Wodehouse at the Police Court last month on a lucrative business. The number of exchange charge of piratically stealing 76 pigs, thlity taels shops In this immediate neighbourhood is of silver, and a large quantity of clothing, surprising. besides shooting a passenger of the Wing. Yup Hing junk on the high seas while on voyage from Haiphong to Hạng kong in the month of August, last, and who were committed for trial at the September Criminal Sessions, were again brought before Mr.. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning, for a preliminary re Government having applied for the prisoners' rendition and the Acting Attorney General being of opinion that the piracy, having taken place within the Chinese "three miles limit these distinguished gentlemen could not be considered within the jurisdiction of a British tribunal. A good deal of the evidence in the case was repeated by the master of the junk, two sailors, and Inspector Corcoran, after which it was remanded until Friday, the 3rd instant, when proof of jurisdiction by the Chinese Authoritica is expected to be forth- coming.
W lauded Brands, all of which are of ex in the opening match on Friday and Saturday The hill where gold is found averages from 100
cellent quality and good value for the money,
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering it is only necessary to slate the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired.
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.)
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule
Per dorm
Case. Per Bot.
$1.00
1.10
$10
* 12
B. Vintage, Superior quality,
Red Capsule
C Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra #uperior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled): 18, SHERRIES.
сс
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule.........
B. Superior Pale Dry, dinner
6
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule...... to Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule..
D Very Superior Old Palo
Dry, cholce old
wing, White Seal Capsule.......
E Extra Superior Old Palc Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)14831
CLARETS.
10
FC
I dos,
A Superior Breakfast Claret,
Red Capsule
1.25
1.50
Ji
THE mud-headed ass who writes editorial rubbish for the China Mail says, in a twaddling ripmarole anent the St. Andrew's Society and Its offairs, that Scotchmen abound and have long abounded in the Far East to an alarming extent. What is the cause for alarm, most sapient "Brownle?"
A CARPENTER named Ham Fong, living at No. ↑ Joss Lane, and a splaster of High Street, both committed suicide this afternoon. The man cut his throat with a razor, almost severing his bead from the body, and the woman "did the trick" with a table knife. The cause of the rash acts is not yet known, but the police are Investigating with their usual promptitude.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the ninth ordinary general
."
Philadelphia has been looked upon as the fleelest 5,000 00 war vessel in the world of her tonnage, and the Cramp people took extraordinary pains in finish- 59.375.00 Ing her. The fact that the San Francisco has 11.394.31 beaten the record of this crack ship is certainly
a great victory for Pacific coast enterprise. $1,90,393.55
WORKING ACCOUNT, 1889. To Amount brought forward from
Inst Account....
..$ 59,382.22 Nett Premia received, less Re-
turns and Re-insurances...... 1,017,150 Interesteins Exchange ..... Transfer Fees
"
"
By Losses and claims paid......................$
Charges, including Directors' Auditors' and Survey Fees, Agents' Expenses, &c. Commissions......
Balance as above...
ST. PETERSBORG, August 28th. A terrific storm to-day flooded the river and canals of this city and vicinity. There is two feet of water in the lower streets of the city,'
Three-fourths of the town of Kineshme has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 3,000,000 roubles. In addition, to the loss of 60.814.47 their homes the people are suffering from lack 1.52.18 of food, and the greatest distress prevail. 8600 Serious fires are also reported at Orelandkursk. A naptha vessel was burned at her wharf at $1.147,960.91 Batoum. The captain and two sailors were
· killed. 595,486.56
Vienna, August alih, ' A distressing murder and suicide is the sensation here to-day. The city architect, Herr 61,727.74 Saling, was disturbed at the attachment his Br.457 47 eighteen-year-old daughter had formed, for a 408.2P9.4.1.feutenant in the Lancers named Fischer, and started with the girl for a holiday trip in the Tyrol, hoping thus to cure her of the infatention. Herr Saling and his farmily, had reached Oesthal, a small village with one hotel, when they learned that the Lieutenant was following them and before night he arrived and put up at the hotel where they were stopping.".
$1.147.960.91 We have compared the above Statement with the Books, Vouchers and Securities, and found the same quite correct..
GIORGI S. COXON, FULLARTON HENDERSON, Í
..
Auditors
ESTIMATE OF WORKING ACCOUNT TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1890. Dr. To Premin, less Re-insurances.....$794-50000
Interest,..... Exchange,... Transfer fees,
11.
By losses and c'aims,
Cr.
1
13
Charges,............................................ Commissions, Estimated balance at credit, ....
E.&O.E. Hongkong. October 1st, 1890.
5.831.13 2,510.19
41,00
The parents of Miss Saling watched their daughter carefully that she might have no com- munication with Fircher, and, for several days she was not out of their sight. Tuesday morning the young lady left her apartment to go to the breakfast-room, slightly in advance of her father, and on reaching the room occupied by the Lieutenant the door was suddenly thrown open and he sprang into the passageway, seized the girl around the waist, dragged her back into his room,,placed a pistol against her temple and $802.882.71 blew out her brains. Then, turning the weapon.
upon himself, he fired a second time and fell $294.109.96 dead beside her.
LONDON. August 29th. 38,010 $4 40.327.10 430.425.42
$801,882.72
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,
General Agents, Canton Insurance Office, Limited.
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The O. & O. S. S. Co.'s, steamer Oceanic; Capt. M. Smith, with the American mall of the 4th ulto,, arrived in harbour last evening. We take the subjoined telegrams from our San Francisco exchanges :-
LONDON, August 27th.
The Standard's St. Petersburg correspondent says:-It seems certain that the Czar declined to discuss Emperor William's proposals. It was: remarked that the German Emperor was in a hurry to leave, bis haste compelling the curtail- ment of the maneuvers and the court fetes. His hurry is attributed to socialistic activity and a rumor of insubordination in the Hanoverian regiment.
An Italian aeronaut named:Berletti was killed at Idraell through the bursting of his balloon.
A treaty of commerce between Turkey and Germany has been signed at Constantinople.
PARIS, August 27th. The latest advices from Constantinople.
polson Ismail Pasha, the ex-Khedive of Egypt, stated that it is still uncertain whether the attempt was unsuccessful. The ex-Khedive allowed himself to be tempted to the city by an invitation from the Sultan, and once inside Constantinople all idea of his ever being able to leave it had to be abandoned.
A dispatch from Rome states that a big socialistic conspiracy has been unearthed in that city. Concealed in the houses of workingmen belonging to secret societies. the police have found bombs charged with powder and dynamite, and correspondence of a dangerous character with foreign socialists. Republican flags intended to be used in case of an outbreak were also found.
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PARIS, August 29th. In reply to the appeal of Thebaud asking him to reply to the chargemade by the Figaro, that while he was holding a command in the French army he negotiated with Prince Jerome Napoleon with a view to the election of the President of France by universal suffrage, General Boulanger has De Freycinet, Minister of War, has decided authorized Thebaud to answer the charge. that foreign wheat shall be excluded in contracts. for supplying the army.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 29th. The town of Kropowski has been entirely burned.
DUBLIN, August 29th,” The Bishop of Dromore is dying.
CITY, OF MEXICO, August 29th. It appears that before Sir Spenser St John,. the British Minister to this republic, was appointed arbitrator in the matter of the mixed daimas before the Guatemalan-Mexican Commission, there was quite a discussion as to whether he or the United States Minister should be asked to act as arbitrator, but the Guatemalan efforts prevailed and secured the Englishman.
VIENNA, August 29th. Terrible stories of distress are pouring in from extinguished. Heartrending scenes are of com- mon occurrence, and an official appeal has been made for ald for the 6000 peole who are without food or shelter. Men, women and children wringing their hands and calling on heaven for are constantly running about desolated streets,
enquiring the cause of delay in starting the hearing of the case, owing to the Canton meeting, to be held at the offices of the General concerning the rumored attempt that was made to Tokay, where the fire is even
IN reply to telegram sent to the Balmoral a6o Gold Mining Co.'s agent in Sydney yesterday, "stamps "the following telegram was received here to-day :-
Mount McDonald, N.S.W.
1st October, TT BM./
0.75
1.00
1.00
"Crushing Monday, floods," "BROWNIE" prophetically remarked, early this year, that it was probable the Praya Reclama tion scheme would have to be postponed for want of money. It may interest the local "Junius" to learn that his assertion was mud. The second section-cast of the old P. and O. 1.50 wharf at West Paint-is more than two-thirds FC.completed, and over one-third of section seven, from Murray Pler, to Ice House Lane, is finished. Tenders for a third section went in yesterday,
do
Quarts. · Plata.
din 34 B St. Estephe, Red Capsule ... 4.50
C St. Julien
7
D La Rose ................................................... II
Сем
BRANDY.
A Hennessey's Old Pale, Red
.....$12
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule wimba 14
14
C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,
Red Capsule ............... 18
D Hennessey's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1873 Vin- tage, Red Capsule
-SCOTCH WHISKY.
A Thome's Blend, White Cap-
male ********
B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Biend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark.................
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.....
34
1
B
D' Watson's H K D Blend of
the Finest Scotch Mait Whiskies, Violet Capsule ..... to E. Watson's Very Old Liqueur
Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12 IRISH WHISKY,
A John. Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule..............................
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule............................................ 10 C John Jameson's Very Fine
Old, Green Capsule........ 12 GINUINE BOURBON WHISKY, farald, Red Capsule, with Name. 10 GIN.
"A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4.50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule ..................mennina4-50
C Find A. V. H. Genevani..........§.25 RUM.
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Capsule.......
$4.50 5.00 7.50 12,00
Par Bot,
THR Peking Gardite statesibat at the suggestion of the Censor Chung-lin the Emperor has ordered that all distilleries throughout the province of Chihll be closed for the period of one year, in order to keep down the price of grain, and. pre- vent the people being deprived of their food supplies. Enormous quantities of grain are consumed in the manufacture of spirits, and the $1.10 price has already risen very considerably owing to the disastrous floods caused by the recent 1.35 heavy rains. The Viceroy of Chihli and the Governor of the Metropolitan Prefecture are, 1.Ja therefore, commanded to see that these orders are strictly enforced throughout their respective Jurisdictions,
2.00
WITH great ceremony the remains of one of the oldest and wealthiest compradores at this port, 0.75 say the Foochow Echo of the 27th inst, were carried in rather a grand procession to the wharf of old Fook Hing hong, to be shipped off to his 0.75 native place by the steamship Hallan os Wednesday last. As usual, every precaution was taken in order that the devil might not 0.75 trouble the corpse on its way, and to effect its safety a tremendous loss, some afteen feet high, made of paper, and richly ornamented, was 1.00 placed at the head of the procession, and we understand that the soul and body of the 1.10 deceased is left in its charge to be conducted safely to its destination. This joss, we observe, after the ceremony at the wharf, was burn 075 which we understand means that it should go first in order to clear the road for the deceased! 1.00 Judging from the number of chairs following, webelieve the deceased must have had a very 1.10 | large number of relatives.
1.00
0.40
0.40
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THE following are the returns of the Foochow tea cargoes of each steamer as per consignees returns since the 6th instant ;- For London :-
·S.S. Agamemnon ... 961,117 lbs.
Ningchow sime ise1,035,509. "Slentor
.1,018,89
For Continent of Europe :-
I
35,350 » 43741 I
S.S. Agamemnon aranasion
Stintor ....... For Hongkong -
S.S. Agamemnon ................... 3.355 For Queensland Ports ;--
S.S.-Manmuir......................... 107,203.
For Sydney :-.
S.S. Minmuir, For Melbourne >--
8.8. MenmuÉP (20 For Adelaide :-
S.S. Menmuir........................... For New Zealand :-- 'SS MINI For South'Africa :—
8.5. Crown of Arragon For New York:
01
........ ' 172,778 · '..'
910,241, "
112,899 #
28,489
1,491,640 ||
SS. Glenorchy................... 640,573 » The Kobe Herald gives the following additional particulars of the Brlogroul disaster-The number of lives lost in not quite so largo an was first reported. Owing to the outbreak of cholera, and to deaths from other causes, there were only 571 persons on board when the Erlogrou left Yokohams. Sixty alae of these have been saved, so that the total loss of life amounts to 502. The narrative told by the two men who first reached Kobo differs somewhat from that of other survivors. The barsting of the boiler was not, it would'scem, the primary cause of the destruction of the vessel. As we suspected, the Ertogrout was too near Oshima, "and war The following are the September Statistics-crowding on all steam to clear it. Her engines In-Patients remaining in Hospital on
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
0.50 In-Patients admitted to Hospital during
September..............
1.00
Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon,
LIQUEURS.
Benedictine Maraschino Curaça Chartreuse
Herring's Cherry Cordial Dr. Siegert's _Angostura Bitters, &c.
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TO ADVERTISERA
Advertisers are requested ta ftruxit all nation Islanded Ex Insertion fa that dry's imɑs not later than Three Clocks nos to retard the saily publication of the paper.
Adrwilsementia and Subscriptions which are not ordarad for sand period will be continued until countnerzanded.
The Honghong Tilgynéh has dislarem credation of any Magkala newspaper publikad in the Yar Tast, and is therfore the htte mackless for Advarlours, Tema esa ka muusi on appãcades. File Hongkong Talegrey's member at the Telephone Coversă
81
Total number treated as In-Patients............
Of these there were:
Discharged cured................. Discharged relieved i............................. Discharged on other grounds Died in Hospital...isarcom
In-Patients remaining in. Hospital on
1st October...spkancera
68
$17
Out-Patients, new cases ..... Out-Patients, return visits..........coб
k
apparently were not of sufficient power to cope. With the glo and, the strong current which setu in there, and she struck on one of the hidden rocks with which the shore abounds. The ons engineer who has escaped, and whom we saw yesterday, says that she struck three separate 140 times before the boiler exploded. The chief engineer was in the engine room at the time and was blown to atoms. The captain and the navi gating officer threw themselves into the sea and perished. All those on board who were not killed or injured by the explosion clung to the three 72 masts, which were still above water. Two of
them appear
have succumbed to the weightj
Total number of visits of Ou!-Pasients...1,823 Operations ar automa} . Dental cases.aamuammX7 Casualty cases amusini 4
JOHN C. THOMSON, M.A.; M+W ƒ Buperintendent,
for first one and then the other disappeared Into the waves and with them the men who had clung to them. The third mast proved the salvation of all those who survive that terrible night, Osman Pasha was on it and was pulled out of the water three times by his secretary, who wAI eventually saved. The Pasho, however, was either injured or, like the Captain and chief] officer, did not wish to live, for on each occasion he slipped from the mast again and finally was
Agents, on Tuesday, Ortober 14th, 1890, at noen
The General Agents and Consulting Com- mittee have pleasure in submitting to the Shareholders the closed Accounts for the year 1889, and an Estimate of the current year's Working to 30th ultimo.
.
1889 Account.-The balance at credit of this Account is $408,29 14, out of which the sum of $240,733.53 has already been paid for a Dividend of to per cent, to Shareholders, and a Bonus of 20 per cent. to contributors of premia. It has been decided, subject to the approval of Share: holders, to dispose of the remaining balance of 167.555.61 by adding to Reserve Fund $83.000.00, thereby increasing it to $500,000.00, paying a Final Dividend of 4 per cent, to Share. holders, and canying forward to New Account the sum of $64.555.61.
1890 Account.-This Account shows an estimated profit of $430,425,1*.
CONSULTING COMMITTER.
The appointment of Messrs. Sassoon and Gillies to the seats on the Committee,
rendered vacant by the resignation of Messra, Layton and Solomon, requires the confirmation of the Shareholders. Under Section 15 of the
Articles of Association, Messrs. Dalrymple, Davies and Ryrie retire, but being eligible, offer
themselves for re-election.
AUDITORS..
The re-election of Messrs. G. S. Coxon and F. Henderson as Auditors of the Office is recom- mended by the General Agents and Consulting Committee,
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents,
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Tsmall was rarely, if ever, seen in public and when any of his old friends called at the palatial residence which had been set apart for his use they were informed that he no longer continued to receive visitors. The inference from this was that he was no longer master of his own move- ments, otherwise this seclusion was inex plicable and inquiries now confirm this and show that Ismail was virtually under leck and key.
It is known that Isminl! took with bim to Constantinople bonds payable to bearer, consist- ing of Italian rentes, Ville de Paris obligations and Credit Foncier bonds and others, amounting to nearly $10,000,000. The ex-Khedive became in time addicted to the morphine häbit, and asa consequence of his excesses soon showed signs of mental derangement. He has evidently fallen into the hands of his enemies. It is at present impossible to obtain any details, but there is unfortunately every reason to believe that the former famous roler of Egypt has been removed, in accordance with the old tradition of Turkish despotism.
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The Siecle says that the stipulation of England In the Anglo-Portuguese agreement restraining Portugal from transferring African territory to another power without England's consent con= stitutes a virtual protectorate over Portugal's African possessions. Portugal, the Siècle maya, does not intend to cede Lorenzo Marques to the Transvaal.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says that the Canton Insurance Office, Limited. situation is improving and that confidence in the Hongkong, October Taf, 1890.
Government is restored.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING
31ST DECEMBER, 1989, Liabilities. Capital Subscribed...$3,500,000.00
Amount paid-up.....................$ Reserve Fund Outstanding Dividends. Bonus on Contributions not yet
collected
Balance of* Working
Account ..$ 408,289:14 Less Dividend of 10
per cent. paid to Shareholders and Bonus of 20 per cent, to Contributors to Premis... ADIG
€40,733.53
Asse's
Carb, on Current Account, Hong- kong and Starghai Banking Corporation Fixed Deposits :-
Hongkong and Shanghai
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WASHINGTON, August 27th, › Orders were to-day issued for the flagship Charleston, which recently arrived at Seattle, Wash,, from Honolulu, to retura imm-distely to that port to assist in protecting_American | interests in the Hawaiian islands. This action 500,000.00 417,000.00 is based upon Acting Rear Admiral Brown's 1.280.00 report on the serious aspect of affairs in Hawail
at the time of his departure for this country, 3.557.94
VIENNA, August 27th A terrific storm has visited Trieste, causing great loss of life and property. Many wrecks are reported on the Adriatic sea and the crews of several vessels perished. At Pigliano three persons were killed by lightning, i
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It la reported that influence due to the media- 167.555.62sion of a friendly count are at work which point to an approaching reconciliation between Prince $1,090, 93.55 | Bismarck and Emperor William,
ST. PETERSBURO, August 27thi : Eleven soldiers were killed during the recent maneuvers by the blowing up of the pontoon 28,634.65 | bridge on the Looga river. ")-
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SANTA BARBARA, August 27th, The trial board has forwarded a dispatch to Washington stating that the average speed of 200,000.00 the San Francisco was 19, 7 knots.
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The Free Press says that Emperor William and the Czar have had a disagreement, in consequence of which the German Emperor shortened bis visit and bastily quitted Petershof a day earlier than he had expected to.
Several earthquake shocks were felt in the Danube valley yesterday. The shocks lasted ten minutes. The river rose in long lines similar to the waves caused by a steamer's paddies.
LISBON, August 29th. Portugal has issued a note to the powers protesting against the Incorporation of Lunds and Muatayamoo territories by the Congo State.
TRIESTE, 'August 29(b.
A bombshell was thrown into the office of the Chief of Police yesterday and exploded, smashing the door and windows and severely wounding the secretary.
Another bomb with a fuss attached was found in a railway station in time to prevent a catas- trophe.
It is surmised that the outrage is the work of Italian republicans who have headquarters here, and who strenuously and violently advocate the annexation of Trieste to Italy and the proclams. tion of an Italian republic.
The Austrian Government is generally con sidered to treat these turbulent agitators with a leniency that amounts to absolute weakness.
Another bomb was explod'd to-day at the threabhold of the office of the editor of the Adria. "A boy was killed, ' ; - ..
LONDON, August 37th, The movements of Lord and Lady Dento sre belog chronicled in the press as minutely as if they were members of the royal family itself. Last week the pair visited the Edinburgh Exhibition and fanched with the general manager. "Captain" Dalion, as he is now known, is enjoying cheap glory twice a day-first, at the Aquarium, where he swims back and forth in a tank; with many flourishes, and, second, in the Trecordo Music Hall, glorious in a swallow evening, when he appears on the stage of tail and South German accent, and assures. the capital audiences "dot he did do big veat and will do him again." It has been calculated that if the captain swan across the channel at the rate he swims in the "Aquarium' tank it would have taken him forty hours instead of twenty-four, as he claims, James Finney, a rival swimmer, dazzled by the financial success
of Dalton's scheme, has come out an 'a come petitor and wants to race Dalion, while the ref ree offers that gentleman £100 to repeat his perfor mance... Dalton, who probably believes in letting well enough alone, declares he won't take a stoke for less than 2000.
Those who would weigh the blesalegs of - health against riches and rank may find a pathetic blessing in the person of the heir of the Duke of Norfolk, who is just now at Westgate on-the-Sea for the benefit of his health. The poor little fellow; Lord Arundel (to give bim his fall title), is afflicted with the triple misfortune. of being deaf, dumb and blind.
The only yeasel in the new navy with which 25,000.00 the speed of the San Francisco can be compared
is the Philadelphia, both being of the same class The assiduity with which the flunky British 200,000.00 and of equal tonnage. In June Inst the papers this week have been denying rumors. 144,000.00 Philadelphia, built by the Cramps, had her trial about Albert Victor's falling health only calle trip on the Atlantic, off Long Island. On that attention to the facts in the case. There is not 113.162.44 occasion her record was 19.67 knots an hour, or the slightest question that Collars and Cuff * bitti Just 3-100 of a knot slower than the time made, is suffering from véry, depressing malaise. Hp 43,767.13 | by - the San Francisco yesterday, The 1 is booking se pravile engagements and is living.