Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1891.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
MADAME PATTY sang to crowded houses in Shanghal. Trao art will draw, even in the Far Enst.
It appears that an officer in the Chinese Customs nt Shinghal was lucky enough to win the second prize in the Manlia lottery this moming.
the 8th inst.
Massas, Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line Informas that the steamer Ayia arrived at Yokohama to-day and will leave for this port, via Kobe, Nagasaki and Shangbal, to-morrow.
THE U.S. 5. Menscacy was at Chinklang en by the reports of two competent surveyors. Ha capital of $75,000, of which $65.790 was would stk the jury if they had been placed in the subscribed by 450 shareholders; 3,094 shares same politon, If they had received the letters have been forfaited, on which there in all duc and the reports, would they not have considered $8,033. The are still on the books 660 shares it their duty to have acted as the Governor had not fully paid up the indebtedness on which in done! Suppose that ship had been allowed to 81,276; these shares have not been forfeited, on proceed to sea and bad struck a rock and two or promise of payment by the bolders, and the three hundred passengers had been lost, what
amount due is assured, and I bellare will be would have been said of the Governor in allow paid. Judgments have been obtained against THE French armoured cruiser Dupuy de Loms for the ship to proceed on her journey after defaulting creditors for a large portion of the which is to replace the Triomphants un flugship
but for various reasons these cannot be receiving those letters and reparis? He would ed. The number of registered shareholder on the Asiatic Station, is said to be capable of ask them, therefore, to pause and consider before steaming so knots per hour, which is three knots coming to a decision on the second part of the at present is
212 balding 10,080 shares and claim. Did they think that Captains. better than the Imperiduse can do, and at least and Anderson would give these reports unless of the Company at present are: Amount representing a capital of $49,200. The liabilities two more than the Russian flagship, Admiral they really believed the salp was in the condition cellected on 10,000 shares, $49,200; sundry 1sttu entire freedom from the usual sugar- The Criminal Sessions opens to-morrow morning, Kornitet, has yet been known to run under "elly stated? Having regard to the evidence. outstanding creditors, about $15,000; total,
blast," "Recrip? Let the British Board of
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THR Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co.
Informs as that the Company's steamer Nizam left Sagapore for this port at 5 pm. yesterday,
the only case being that against the two man who are indicted in connection with the Namea piracy.
We are Informed by the agents (Messrs. Janine, Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen" liner Glinogle, from Glasgow and London, left Singa- pore for Hongkong this morning.
P.
ANOTHER "Johnnie," said to be a cook, of about thirty years of age, took a dose of opium last night at bis house in Wanchal and died.
to-day is the Government Civil Hospital."-
"AN OLD SPORTSMAN'S" final training notes and "Sporting Gossip" have been crowded out of this issue, owing to extreme pressure on our. news' columns. They will appear to-merrow,
A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1ozó, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 23rd instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
THE Inpanese tornedo-resset Chishma Kax and cruiser Chiyoda, recently built in England, salled from the Thames for the Land of the Rising Sun, is the Suez Canal, on the 16th vltimo.
TH
SHOULD Mr. Hannen accept the past of Chief Justice and Consul-General in Shanghal--and that he will do so is almost a certainty—, ke will be succeeded as judge of the British Court at Yokohama by Mr. R. A. Mowat.
"Two dozen "blows and six months' hard" was the magisterial antidote prescribed by Mr. Wise for a rakish-looking war-ring snatcher who graced the proceedings in the Police Court this marning. Will the Governor kindly note i
י.
THX annual meeting of members of the Shang- hai Race Club was held on the 13th inst, at the Shanghai Club, under the presidency of Mr. A McLeod. The accounts were passed, and the | Stewarda and Balloting Committee elected..
THE Agents (Messrs. David Sassoon, Sons & Co) Inform us that according to a telegrami received from Manila to-day, the Austro- Hungarian, Lloyd's steamer Pandora called at that port to replenish ber bunkers, and is expected to saff for this post to-morrow.
TRE N. C. Dally News of the rath inst, says: "No Information has been received at Stang hai with regard to the establishment of a Russian Consulate-General at this port. Mr. Reding, the Russian Consul, is expected to return sext month, and Count Cerasin, the new Russian Minister to Peking, will also arrive sbartly,"
SEVERAL well-known "sports" arrived this morning from Shanghai by the P. & O. Co's steamer Peshawur. Amongst others, we are glad to welcome that evergreen sporting will have a rare good time, and find another attempt. Good old Billy. "Tosh" in the winner of the Derby at the first
him
MR. A. G. Wise dropped heavily on a little boy, thirteen years of age, who was brought before the local modal Palace of British Justice by an Indian watchman who swore he caught with a basket containing one hundred copper
bolting away from a shop
In Jervols Street cash. Four days' imprisonment with hard labour and twelve strokes with the rattan, was the savage fat that went forth from the wigged occupant of the Bench. This is not manu- facturing criminals |
Our Shanghai morning contemporary informuo us that Mr. David Lavy, of Messrs. E. D. Sasman & Co., « Brother of Mr. Edward Sasioon, lately of Shanghai, died on Monday night, February 9th, from an overdose of opium. He was found in an unconscious condition and although every effort was made during the day to restore him, it was of no avail. No inquest was held, the deceased being under Austrian protection, and the funeral took place
that
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Burnle
His lordshipIt is now a quarter-past five know if Mr. Robinson once geis steam up, it is very difficult to stop him, and we will therefore adjourn till to-morrow morning
The Foreman-We do not wish to hear Mr. Robinson. We simply wish to have the law on the subject polated out to us by your lordship,
His lordship-Do you walve your right to address the jury, Mr. Robinson ?
Mr. Robinson-Yes, on the whole case. It
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pay
they not? I don't ask you whether you have called meetings and no one has come Task you, have meetings legally been beld? Have you complied with the provisions of the Ordinance?
have been printed, and circulated, and meciings The Chalman-I can only repeat that accounts
have been called.
one of the most lucrative
Mr. Freser-Smith-Well,
The Chairman-Yes.
The Chairman-Has any, one any further Tamarks
right
at the Jewish Cemetery on the afternoon of the amendment of the petition by sr Sec-ofcasb required to pay creditors and cost of shall be sent to Canton or before we allow the
fath Instant,
THE Dock Company's half-yearly report will be found in another column. We could very easily | —and perhaps, although it is starcely likely, wo may feel inclined later on to abandon aur present attitude of allowing the grateful shareholders of local public companies to fight their own battles,
Mr. Robinson-The ship'was not able to start round fill the 18th Februnty. She had to come
where we have no direct personal interest round from the dock and be got ready. That cost $46,000 for materials and labear only, and folly, The Chairman has told you, gentlemen,
this statement; but the game isn't good enough, involved criticise adversely various items in Still, there is one item in this Report to which We are bound to direct public attention, namely, the statement that a sum of $10,000 has been set aside as a bonus for "contribaling" share holders. We trust the Directors will, of their own accord, expunge this most objectionable item from a report that is in all other respects most satisfactory.
is part of the loss. settled.
His lordship-Well, I suppose that can be
the other point.
Mr. Robinson-I will now address the jury on His lordship-What other point? Mr. Roblason-With regard to Section 5. His lordship-But I have already given you that I have allowed the amendment.
Mr. Robinson-I think, in the interests of my ellent, I ought to address the jury on that point. His lordship-Then we adjouin till to-morrow morning.
Mr. Fraser-Smith-But they have not been legally held? There is a difference between calling a meeting and holding a meeting.
The Chairman-No; if that is the answer you
that I am not antagonistic to the Directors in Mr. Fraser-Smith—I wish it to be understood any way; I almply wish to elucidate as far Admiralty take notes et autents of the ship, having regard to the representations made than the subscribed capital, and had all calls businesses on a small scale this colony has ever
as I can details of had been called as to the condition of the $64,200; which I may point out is $1,600 lese ought to have lead the management of what * mistress of the reas” be taken in valu or be brought into ridicule. '
to the Governor, and having regard to the been paid the Company would now be in com- known. If it had been managed with even able or probable cause for detaining the ablp. was $50,000; while.the actual cost of the Hotel bankruptcy. We are called here for the purpose reports of Captains Burnie and Anderson, heparatively easy circumstances. The estimated moderate ability, the Marina would now have been would ask them whether there was not reason cost of the Hotel and furniture as per prospectus flourishing instead of being on the verge of 11 If they thought there was not they need not trouble themselves with fixing the amount of been about $46,500 or $1,500 less than the
and furniture (material and labour only) bas of confirming a special resolution which is said damages, as it had already been arranged to
to have been passed on the 29th of January. esticaste.
The last meeting authorised the Had you a quarum on that occasion ? I want an leave that question to the Registrar
Directorn to accept an offer to charter the vessel, answer; yes or no? without the launch, and part of the farniture, for Canton for a term of two years, terminable by either party at the end of first three months, at a rental of $150 per month. Three months rent were to be paid each quarter in advance, anda of money deposited equal to the value of moveable what we are going to do. You had a quorum at Mr. Fraser-Smith-Well, we want to know -furniture left on the vessel; the charterers to
all expenses but Insurance. This offer, although you not bring forward your accounts then ? It is the meeting held on the 29th January; why did made at the time in good faith, cannot be said a most extraordinary thing. I am not casting will only be necessary for me to address them in accepting it, but there a reason to believe, have sat done their duty, or that they have not now to be a firm offer, owing to the delay any imputations, I do not say the Directors as to the number of days claimed for. My friend if the Company's liabilities are met, that this offer done it efficiently, but it is an extraordinary and I do not agree on that point.
will be repeated, and possibly on more favourable thing that a public company should be in opera- His lordship-Do you wish still to go upon terms, and I am besides at present negociating for tion for nine months and not a single statement that point in the amendment of the petition ? a charter in Hongkong on terms that I think will be put before the shareholders; that the
Mr. Robinson-Yes, my lord.
prove favorable. We estimate to realize by the accounts should not be verified in any way, or His lordship-Very well. I will allow the sale of the launch, surplus furniture and stores, any, information as to how the conterm
out and a portion of unpaid calls, $9,500; by balance has been worked. We special
bave passenger licence" and altering
to that information before we say this ablp tion" to Section to." I think you are entitled the Debentures, $6,000; total $15,500. There to that. Now what about the number of days 71fore what is immediately required it a sum of Chief Justice to say we are bankrupt. If that is set you claim up to the 18th February for deten $5,000, and as there are 2za ially paid up share necessary I shall support it, but I have seen the tion and you admit that the ship was released holders, one share each of $30 will provide all the statement of accoubts. I see nothing to justify on the 16th February.
fands necessary to make up the $6,000, for which any man in adopting this resolution without the security offered is the vessel as she stands, a chance of goldg back on it. As regards with remaining furniture and fittings, which have sending the ship to Canton, I think it a piece of which in any event, for breaking up say, is worth that if the hotel can be carried on here for two or three times the proposed debenture another season it has every prospect of being capital. Assamfug this additional capital is raised a paying concern. The first two months it was and the charter effected, there would remain (after running it made money, and we know how it paying 8 per cent. on debenture capital) for was managed-it was not managed at all. I am distribution among the ordinary shareholders, perfectly certain the Marina, if properly managed, sufficient to pay 9 per cent, per annum after would retum 20 per cent. on the subscribed providing for office expenses. The Directors capital, and also be a great boon to the colony were authorised by the shareholders, subject to of Hongkong, Why should we throw it away ? confirmation to-day, to raise the additional capital I for one will be prepared to take $1,000 worth necessary, by issuing not more than 400 debes- of debentures, but, gentlemen, don't allow your ture shares of $30 each, redeemable by quarterly property to be thrown away. You might try drawings at $35 (16 per cent. bonus) with interest twenty years and never again get a ship like at not less than & per cent,, ten shares or more that for a hotel; in fact if it bad not been for ment of which the rent for chartering will across that balk you could not have done any- to be drawn every quarter, to secure re-pay the good fortune of the Directors in coming be paid to the Company's bankers, or to thing; you could not have bullt even the pon- trustees, the balance, after payment of interest teens for the capital subscribed. You have on shares not drawn, and repayment of shares little capital at stake, and for your own sakes" ho February 17th.
drawa, to be allated pro rate among the ordinary let us subscribe something to save it. You have The case was resumed this morning.
shareholders. The proposed number of debea-value for you money, and more than value for Mr. Robinson said the jury might think that
tares has been axed at 400 in case any your money is that ship and launch, and it only it was impertinent for him to address them after
unforeseen delay shou'd occur in the sale the
wants a little exertion to make it a paying launch &c. If these shares are issued, the the expression of opinion they gaveyesterday, but
concern. But my object at present is to ask you, they must understand that he did so because it was
whole of the proceeds of sale of the Company's Mr. Chairman, before clinching matters, whether property will be used in redeeming the deben- you don't think it is your duty. his duty to his client to address them on one tures. It is proposed allot these debentures intelligent statement of the Company's affairs polot. The first part of the claim, that of with- holding the certificate for seven days, bad been shareholders and to allot such, shares as may
in the first instance to the ordinary registered before the shareholders? You must understand admitted, and with regard to the second part, not be taken up by them to the general public possibly can to put things in a proper and clear
that I shall be glad to give you any assistance that of provisionally detaining the vessel for fourteen days, from the gth to the 18th February, tively hold one-sixth of the Company's scrip to be made to pay handsomely. I have a fairly who may apply for them. The Directors collec. position. This is a good business, and it ought be maintained it was unjustifiable, and although faily paid and undertake, if necessary, to take up lengthy experience of Mongkong life, and feel she was released on the 16th, yet they were one sixth of the debenture capital, leaving am sure that if wall managed the Marina will to make the voyage till the 18th. He then bdy of shareholders-212 in Dumber. addressed the jury on the question
We The Chairman-In reply to your remarks law and also drew their attention to the ideally anticipata that should this scheme be have only to say accounts were presented. Here fact that if they found for his client the
carried out, some of the defaulting shareholders will voluntarily pay their calls, with interest, in damages were to be assessed by the Registrar,
Mr. Fraser-Smith--Have they bean passed 7 which case the Directors propose, if payment is Mr. Ackroyd, a gentleman who had appeared made within one month, to re-isme to these require twenty to form a quoruma. Table of le as The Chairman-No. It is not our fault. We as counsel in the early part of the case against shareholders new scrip for the original shares good as articles of association to work under, His lordship then summed up the evidence at with the bank, to be appropriated quarterly & quorem. As regards the accounts for the past already forfeited, and to deposit such capital but it has one drawback; it requires twenty for some length, and read several points of law towards paying off the debentures. It remains half-year, you know the year ends on the 31st bearing upon the question at issue. He finally said the questions for the jury to consider were:
for me to polat out that if the resolution passed December, and to get books closed and the first, was there any wrongful delay la the
at the last meeting on the basis of the foregoing Accounts priated takes a considerable time, and granting of the license, having regard to the proposals la not confirmed to-day by the share it was not possible to have that done before the necessity of the Governor being aathafied, and holders, the only alternadre would be to pass 29th January Since then the Secretary has been bow many days? Second, was the ship sale in which event there is reason to fear that, to complete the audit. I assure you as soon as it resolution to voluntarily wind up the Company: away on business and it has not been possible. or unsafe, when she was provisionally detained, after payment of debts and coste, nothing a physically possible it will be done, and we having regard to the service for which she was Intended? Third, if safe was there any probable holders. With reference to the original objects
will remain for distribution among the are shall be only too glad to meet your criticism. and reasonable cause for the detentien? And of the Company, I regret to say that owing to
Mr. Fraser-Smith-Then I propose wa nd- fourth, how many days, in case they found for the the lateness of the season when the Company to guaranten $1,000 to help to slave off the cril journ this meeting rise dis, and I shall be glad plaintiff, was the ship detained under the pre-started business, the advent of bad times, and day, you seem to fear, until we know the tre
itional order, for the purpose of damages?
The their verdict. Their answers to the questions
passed before we go any further. the foreman said the jury had agreed upon retired and after a short absence jury
Mr. Skeels have pleasure in seconding that, as I think it necessary, the accounts should be
The Shanghai Aercury's Hankow correapon dent writes under date the rib Instant:-"This morning about half-past ten a fire broke out at a tes-bez manufactory, facing the British Con- cession, which for a time threatened to destroy a great deal of property. The building adjoins on one side the compound of the London Mission Hospital, which building for nearly two hours, wat in very great danger. The native fire engines mustered in considerable force, and, together with the Municipal Council's engines, played vigorously on the burning buildings and on the adjacent houses that were in danger. Happily the fire was at last brought under, but not till the whole of the large house in which it had originated had been guited, and all the tax boxes and wood stored there had best, alther burnt entirely, or at least enough to make on the alde away from the hospital com-
A Cantos carpenter's so pound, was in part pulled down to prevent the fire from spreading, but neither the shop the hospital caught Ere it is difficult to say where the fire would have stopped, as other buildings close at hand would almost certainly have ignited also, and the flames might easily have spread from them to other tea-box manu- factories in the immediate neighbourhood and have caused, a confiagration similar to the one that took place four years ago, when many care cleared by a fite on the back road of the Concesslop,
them valueleií.
Mr. Robinson- shall not be len minutes. I know very well if you begin we shall be here, Mis lordship--You cannot have it both ways. till seven o'clock,
The Court then adjourned.
COAST PORT ORDER 5, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order,
FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties enthusiast, Mr. "Billy" Shewan, who, we trust, itself nor the timber in the yard was burnt. Had entitled for all the incapabilities of being unable | roughly $5,000 to be subacribed by the general always will pay a good dividend. placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and
when recelyed in good order.
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On the afternoon of the sath inst., as the steam- ship Cars was going alongside the China Merchants' Co.'s wharf at Shanghai, she ran right into the head of the Old Dock, cutting through the four-inch planking at the head of the dock and running several feet into the soll at the back. The steamer was slightly damaged; the Old Dock is all right and returns thanks for kind inquiries. The little bili against the China Merchants will be an after consideration.
THE letter from the Committee of the Engineers and Shipbuilders' Institution of Hongkong reached us too late. Mr. Boyd's paper read at the meeting held last night, was already in type, and we really cannot see that the fact that it is to be circulated amongst members for further discussion, is any sensible reason why it should be withheld from publication. We publish Mr. Boyd's views in extenso, in another part of this issue. If the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders objects to its proceedings being published, we shall simply fgnore any further Invitations they may send us to be represented [5 at their special functions.
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THE "gap" on the Rialto this morning was generally that Mr. Henry Sylva, the well known Shanghai sportsman, had come specially down
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir James Russell, Chief Justice, and a Special Jury:) February 16th.
IWOK TOK V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
Mr. E. Robinson, Instructed by Messrs. Cald. Attorney-General (Mr. W. M. Goodman appeared well and Wilkinson, was for the plaintiff, and the in person, representing the Hongkong Govern. ment. Mr. J.J. Francis, Q.C., lastracted by Mears. Wotton and Descos, watched the case as behalf of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macse Steamboat Company.
The special jurors were:-Mears. S. W. Coxon, H. W. Dick, R. K. Laigh, G. Sharp, A. Shelton Hooper, E. W. Mitchell, and G. Stewart.
The Attorney-General said he would first ask
in this case. He received the letters from Mears. Butterfield and Swire and the Steamboat Company, with the reports by Captalas Burale
the attention of the Governor to the danger in first letter was sent on 22nd November, calling
curred by passengers on the Pasig, and
him.
ware as follows:-
of
First: was there any wrongful delay in the granting of the passenger license, having re- gard to the necessity of the Governor being satisfied, and how many days?-Yes, six days Second: was the ship safe or unsafe, when she was provisionally detained, having regard to the services for which she was intended?-Safe. Third: if safe was there any reasonable and Fourth how many days, in case you find for plaintiff, was the ship detained under the damages --Fourteen days.
The jury added that they thought the Board
from the North to see Home Guard win the the Jury to look at the position of the Governor | probable cause for the detention 7-No. Challenge Cup and Champions. Prophecy is a difficult business; but, albeit that Home Guard dificult maite of but, albeit and will save and
the
are copies of them.
1
Put some
suitable moorings, the earnings of the Hotel perienced management, as well as the very the difficulties laseparably connected with inexposition of the Company. serious drawbacks of being unable to obtain
only balanced the axpenses, though on the have come to your knowledge-that circum business from the 15th July to 31st October, 1890,
The Chairman I should tell you-it may not first two months' business a considerable profit stances may happen to-morrow, if this resolu- was made. The experience already gained, tion is not passed to-day, which will rander however, leads your Directors to believe this adjournment useless. that the results of another season would. be very different, and if the scheme for raising creditor
Mr. Fraser-Smith-Who is the pressing further capitat should be effected, another The Chairman-There are a dezas larga attempt might be made to retain the Hotel in creditors. The total liabilities are $15,000, i Hongkong, should the present negociations for There is one pressing creditor for $4,000 in the this statement the Company is indebted to the Mr. Fries-Smith-Who is the petitioning chartering prove successful. To briefly summarize room.
Mr. Rokyk-The Hongkong Trading Co. are The Chairman-The gentleman on your left. Mr. Skeels-You mean me'l. I-deny it.
Company would have been wound up long ago, not pressing creditors; they are most friendly crediters: If they had not been so friendly the
ALL SUBJORIPTION, manifold advantages of Mr. "Peter" Pond and Anderson, and upon thewha kad acted. The provisional order for the purpose of assessing extent of $15,000. To meet this it is proposed creditor?
REMINDED THAT
‚MUST BE PAID IN ADVANOE.
BIRTH,
At Boone Road, Shanghai, on the 9th Feb., 1891, the wife of Rev. F. L. HAWKES POTT, of a
MARRIAGE.
At St. Xavier's Church, Zi-ka-wel, (Shanghai), on the 7th February, 1891, by the Rev. Father Terlen, CONRADO ANTONIO, son of P. J. Tavares, to JOSEPHINE MARIE Low,
The
DEATH.
Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, TUKsday, February 17, 1891.
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experienced manipulation over that purring mile and a half, we would advise our friend Sylva to "go slow" When Home Guard Vanquished Zephyr in Shanghai, it was not question of relative merit between the pantes Charlie Maclean simply outrode and beat Dallas; Zephyr is the better pony of the two over any distance, and if well ridden at this ensuing
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of Survey was properly constituted and that $6,000--total, $15,500. The debentures to be tion of calls, $9,500; by issuing debentures to collect, by sale of certain property and collec
Hangkong Meeting, he will win every, tace he placed in a very peculiar position by the owner apecial Jury, which were granted.
starts for.
to travel between Hongkong and Canton and out that it was a most perilous thing to ■ng their finding was correct, and that the letters issued at $30, each redeemable at 835, and on Macao. That latter simply, if it had not been Butterfeld & Swire and the Steamboat Com decide upon, not more than 400 to be lasued, and of complaint sent to the Governer by Messrs. suck other conditions as the Directors may accompanied by any reports, would have been paay were unjustifiable and was without any trustees for the debenture holders to be taken very little notice of, but the Governor was
foundation whatever.".
Mr. SkeeleI hope the reporters will take because at the
Mr. Robinson applied for full costs, including to be the whole of the Company's property, after Mr. Fraser-Smith Then I ask you again,
appointed. The security for these debentures noter of that, b selling the launch and surplus furniture and who is the pressing creditor.? bordu store. This is a fairly accurate statement at the
The Chairman-They are all pressing, present moment. The discussion must be limitedMt. Veaser-Smith again rose to speak but wa to two things the confirmation of the resolution Interrupted by the Chairman, pasped at the last meetings and should that not Company be wound up. be passed, the passleg of a resolation that the
THE HONGKONG MARINA, LIMITED.
same timoan application of the Pasig for a passenger certificate. Mr. Wagner reported satisfactorily on the vessel, and then these two surveyors, gentlemen of experience, reported adversely, in the ordinary exercise of their duty to their employers. When the Governor had these contradictory reports before him he referred the matter to the Attorney General and ultimately the certificate was granted. That brought them to the first part of the clales, that for withholding the passenger certificate for seven days. Technically that part of the claim was all wrong, but even lit were amended the claim would not stand. The Governor was not required to give a certificate till he was satisfied that everything was in order, With regard to the second part of the claim, that 5. A. Rahman, five Chinese shareholders and D
An extraordinary general meeting of share Limited, convened for the purpose of confirming holders in the Hongkong Marina Company, certain special resolutions passed at a meeting held on the agih January, was held at the Hong- kong Hotel yesterday afternoon. Mr. St. John H. Hancock, presided, and amongst those present were:-Mesirs, A. E. Skeels, H. Harms, R. Fraser-Smith, A. B. Rodyk, D.-M. de Graça, D. Wilkinson (Solicitor to the Company),
C.
Companies' Ordinance.
of shareholders under table
The
Chairman Every half-year. audited have been presented and accepted?
Mr. Fraser-Smith-And accounts properly The Chairman Certainly Mr. Skeels-And criileised 7
The Chairman Yes, every opportunity has
for cri
criticism.
of these expensive proceedings, Mr. Jno. J. and he was not se satisfied till the 4th December. Daver, A. 1 de Silva, C. A. Ozorio," C." Xavier, been given beg your pardon, nothing of the maintained that it was merely an amendment to
Mr. regard to the detention of the vessel for da Reza, Acting Secretary, vice J. A. Barretto,
klad.
Tux result of the notorious, Parig case will be found elsewhere in this issue. It is hardly necessary to say that the jury unanimously
The Chalmann-I. must bring the matter to decided to favor of the plaintiff without the least
order. You propose a resoluties that the meets hesitation. More disgraceful disclosures have
Ing be adjourned sine dis, and to that I propose At Shanghal, on the 12th instant, of apoplexy, rarely been made at any public trial in this colony,
Mr. Fraser-SmithHas there been any general an amendment that the resolution passed JOSE NORONHA, aged 36 years.
•ME the The Community, of course, will bars to pay
of the extraordinary general meeting on the oth the piper unless Governor des Voeux takes the
January, to authorlie the lasue of debentures necessary action to compel the Secretary of the
terms of the Chairman's statement and to Steamboat Co. an the local Agent of the Chias
charter the Company's vessel, be now confirmed Navigation Company either to vindicate them.
Some discussion ensued as to which was the selves from the grave charge made against them
amendment and walch the original solution, in the finding of the jury, or to pay the cost
but the Chairman decided that the mation for adjournment having been made first it was the Francis, &C appeared in Court to watch the
original resolution, while Mr. Fraser-Smith case on behalf of the Steamboat Company; we with believe we are correct in stating that he like
the special resolution for which the meeting was vite holds a special retainer from Messrs.
called, t not assume because the ship, after being The Chairman said-It will be in the recollec. shareholder coples We have posted to every th Butterfield and Swire. Those who run my so detained and examined, was found to be tion of those present that a meeting was called issued notices calling meetings, but we had no required to meet the pressing liabilitles.
asked how much was read, etc. Will
such detentiaen. 'The Ordinanca caly site for i and held on the 29th January at which a resola. quartim at the first meeting, and on adjoaringeald be of any use whatever, and asked Mr, be a public man, obligingly define, pro bono seaworthy, that, 474, socas one must pay
* The Chairman said, nothing short of 315.000 tion was passed authorising the Directors to issue we had no quorum at the second. publico, what legally constitutes conspiracy in the Governor to pay compensation when there debentures and accept an offer for the charter of Mr. Frasqr-Smith naked you a direct and Frater-Smith he would guarantee that by complaints that, to use the language of the detention. The question in this case was-Was circumstances may have escaped your memory held in accordance with the Ordinance its issus debentures should be passed todos os a casp where personal interests are prejudiced was no reasonable or probable cause for such the Company's vessel, but as some of the simple question, namely have meetings been Mr. Fraser-Smith-Nej, why should I (kmount; special jury, "Were wojasudable and without any there any reasonable or probable cause for such it may be convenient for me briefly to recapitu. Unfortunately the Company has no Articles ta foundation whatever? We shall deal editorially detention? He would ask them to consider this late the facts. At the extraordinary general of Association and has been working under not tomorrow therefore it rests with the sharew A disastrous fire on Tuesday night destroyed with this scandalous attempt to "boycott" the question very thoroughly, because otherwise it meeting held on the 29th January the Directors table 4 of the Companies Ordinance of holders to decide whether this motion that the one-third of Tinghal city, the chief town of Parig in the course of a few days; meanwhils | would make it very difficult to detain any ship:) werɑ;authorized to issua debentures to get the 1868. Hara, you, bað mpetinga property [imecting be adjourned should be passed or not,
We trust that the Governor will do his very clear for the purpose of survey. The Governor had Company's liabilities and to accept a certala called? Have you presented your accounts in MF Wilkinson (solicitor to the Company)~A duty, on the jury's Hoding, without waiting for no wish to detale the ship; he only did so at the proposal made to charter the Company's Flest accordance with the requirements of that petition will be presenzed to worrow for the outside infiuences,
request of tire firms of higs standing, backed up | ing Hotal. The Company, was started with a Ordinance ♬ Have they been akapted, we have l'winding tp of thứ Cơm
TELEGRAM S.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN CHUSAN,
On February 17th the N. C. Daily News received from Pete Ibanuthy, of the Mission Catholique de Tcheklang, Ningpo, the following
telegram
„Nixoro, Februsty jath,
Chusan. About two thoussod families, LIO houseless, Succour earnestly solicited,"
fourteen days for survey, the jury must absent,
The ChalmanIt is imperative this resolution-