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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1891.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
riding and archery. Here alas at the New Year a feast in ordinarity given la honour of the The nineteenth ordinary general meeting of the western shore of the Ti Chih (the Nan dependencies of the Empire. It is situated, an shareholders in the above named Company was held this afternoon (16ta insi,) at the Company's Hai) toward the north. Anciently & pavilion office, for the purpose of receiving Report of the stand here several scores of feet high suda General Managers, and a Statement of Accounts all kiosk with a round roof. On the right and tathe 31st December, 1890. There were presenting the wings of the main building which was left sides of the pavilion were four arches adjoin- Messrs. H. Crawford (Chairman); A. G. Stokes ascended by lofty steps. Below and not lar
A. H. Skelton, H. E. Donson, 1. McCallum,
and they came in first in the order named, Seashore third. Time 4 min. 35'sac. The CONSOLATION STIEPLECHASE, Value' $25 ..added. to ■ Sweepstakes of $3.00 each; previous winners of a. Hunt or Steeplechase Prize excluded; datch weights over 11st.; half colrance fees to second pony. From Widow's Monument once round and in. "
and Jelebus are wanted at §i and §it respectively!
Docks have steadily advanced from 84 to 96 per cent. for cash, and some very large sales have been effected in them at Intermediate rates. They have also been largely dealt in from 91 to 93 per cent. for June. ***
Asing, my son and myself. During the night THE HONGKONG & CHINA BAKERY military metropolitan graduates are examined in we walked overland in Kowloon elty, getting there at breakfast time I and a friend reported the matter to the officials at, Kowloon. The total value of my cargo was: pigs 10 tasks, fish 45. llver 70 tails. The boat was worth 130 taels. After petitioning the mandarins at Kowloon I did nothing until the stb of Feb. Inst. I arrived at Chinese Kowloon in accord ance with instructions received. On the 3rd March of this year I saw and idet tified the w. LIESST D. McCulloch, M. G. Parlana.. 17. #Way was the archery ground and the trench for Mr. E. S. Perrott's Cefa, Irst olb.......Owner a "bucket-shop " speculators Prices up to date are now a little stronger, some business prisoner in Victoria Gael. I am positive that the prisoner was the leader of the pirates that attacked my junk.
Cross-examined-I have not known you for ro years. I am not your friend. The only time I saw you was at Yau-ma-tf, as stated in my evidence.
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The prisoner-Since he denies, 1 bave no
more to ask.
Lam Sheng, sald:-I am a seaman and live at the same village as the last witness.
Os the 27th of June, 1888, I was on board the last witness junk. On the ag'h we were lying | becalmed to chrungs off Saman, when pirates attacked and mbbed us. The attack was at the time of the evening, moal Before coming alongside the pirates fired at us,
The pirates, led by the prisnner, attacked us,
shot Cheung Ki the helmsman, and threw his body overboard. The prisoner had a revolver In his hand. Some of the pirates had rides, others revolvers and others swords. I have never seen the prisoner before, but I know his name because our captain told me it was Wong Amun. The pirates ran our junk ashore at
Tallong-wan; they then drove us all ashore and
G. James and others.
The Chairman said that as the report and accounts had been in the shareholders hands for some time he thought they might be taken sa read. The result of the last year was in Improvement on the previous year, owing to the fact that there had been better General Manager bad been able to declare larger dividend. At last year's meeting he said he hoped to be able to declare a larger dividend this year, and the report showed that bis expectations had been realised. The curest year's prospects might be considered above the average. He had been asked to state the area of the Company's property at Est Point and Its value per square foot. He had ascertained the measurements of the property which were 175 feet long by 100 feet broad, which gave à tolal of 17,500 square feet. It was not easy to state the value of the ground; it might be anything between twenty cents and a dollar a foot. He could not put a definite value on it. If there were no questions be
and accounts,
times", all round. The result was that the
begged to propare the adoption of the report
Mr. Stokes-Is there any chance of the Com- pany getting the Naval contract this year ?
the mounted bowmen.
Mr. P. A. Crosthwaithe's Careless, tit, tolb. Owner
be strong enough to warrant their paying higher prices than we have been used to lately. To spite of the recent strong advance. The fact is at any rate Indian tea-is nane too dear' yet, la that a long period of depression bas polit us all and we have grown to expect too much for, rúr money. One thing seems fairly certain, that whether there is method or no method in our madness, prices will not be lower again this 1eason. On this point everyone seems to be agreed-the domaids traders as well as the Mr. C. G. Davies' Lushar, rist. olb....................... have not been raised madly," and in this Mr. Tulloch 3 the present advance differs from some previous The Emperor Wu Trung (1506) of the Ming
scares. Ten, all round, still shows fair value- Dynasty altered this bulding in order to better Mr. F. Maitland's Sky Pilot, frst. olk...... see the practice at archery, and called it the Level
Mr. Crawford a good value, in fact, thought it may look dear Terrace, so it was removed and the Tu Kuang Mr. C. Jordan's Exchange 111t. olb. Mr. Ruff o compared with what could be bought in, say, the Ko erected in its place. To the north, outside Mr. Geo. Dallas's Seasen, 11st. 7lb......Owner o opening month of 1889 season. Tea toe cheap the gate, stands the Chin Ao arch. During the Mr. "Vyvyan's" Pipeclay, 1211, 5lb......... is of no advantage to any section of the trade. time of the Mings it was customary on the th
Mr. Ayscough o-Eche. day of the sth moon to have here a battle of Mr. F. Souter's Gerry, tist, olb.........Owner o dragon boats, races of the Imperial armes, and Mr. C. Inchbald's Holdsworth, 11st. alb......
Mr. Read o atches at archery between the braves of the Court, in the Emperor's presence. In the Mr. J. Callaway's Tantivy, tilb. olb........... present dynasty, also, during the reign of Kang Hil, on the and and 3rd days before the middle of the moon, the high officers of the three superior banners assembled here to engage in contests with the bow. The Emperor Kang Ha alluded to this in some verses which he wrote:
*The consenting aaldiers unter ihrough the flowers,
The horses with their trappings scatter beyond the willaws." When the contest was over rolls of satin and pieces of silver ware bestowed according to merit.
'Mohammedan tribes were overcome, the names,
Mr. Midwood o
Ten out of a dozen entrants tried conclusions
for the Consolation, and got away very well.. The first jump was taken by Careless, but the next pony refused, the athers taking the jump nicely. Later on two ponies came to grief, and were out of the race. Careless, skilfully piloted by his owner, maintained his lead to the finish, the second and third panier, Cela and Lushan, coming in some distance behind him,
A Handicap for heavy weight riders. En trance $3.00.
FORMOSA.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Tamsul, ist March, 189
Lands have again come into favor, and having been done at 851 cash.
79
Wharves are quiet and are offering at
Refineries: Chinas changed hands at 200 Some business has been done in Sugar for cash, at 202 for April, and at 206 for the July settlement. The market closed with buyers at all these rates. Luzons have also improved slightly, and sales have been affected at 105 for cash, and at 109-for
Latest quotations are as follow:→→
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 239 per cent
premium, ex, div,, buyers. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, New Issue.- Uplon Insurance Society of Canton-$95 per
$315 per share, scilers.
share, buyers.
buyers,
A little excitement was' caused in car com munity a few days ago by the visit of a dozeri aborigines from the borders. During the day they were under the care of Dr. Mackay, who did everything possible to make things pleasant for them. Lots of presents in the shape of wearing apparel, tobacca, etc., were given to them, in the acceptance of which they were not In the gh year of Kien-lung (1760), when the/ The BIEF STAKES-Three-Quaters of a Mile, over-demonstrative; in fact when a-thing was China Traders” Insurance 'Company"-264 per
given to them, their delight did not manifestabare, bayers, limelf by their breaking into thanks to the donor, North China Initimace-Tis: 275 per share, but in shewing their acquisitions to their com Mr. H. J. H. Tripp's Resolution, 195lb. Owner I
panions. Their features did not betray any of the Mr. A. O. Schuffenhauer's Stalwart, 185lb....
Owner a ferocity one would expect from avages they Mr. F. Mann's Sulpho, 185lb.......
Owner ↑ Appeared more like overgrown children, full of Mr. Jas. Jones' Baby, 180lb........
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life and laughter. Several of them were tatooed; the men not so much. One or two of the women Mr. C. F. Woodward's Bandicoote, 193lb......
Mr. Moore o had a band, one-and-a-half to two inches brand, Mr. O. Middleton's Lochfel, 18gib......Owner o tatooed from the ears ever each cheek and In this race the ponies carried consider.eeting across the mouth. The practice, Is able weight, and the heaviest rider was the however, I believe, dying out, being but alightly winner, for although Lochiel and Bandicoot males were of robust physique, and the females indulged in at the present time. Some of the took the lead for a short time, they bad even. tually to give place to Resolution, a position this ones especially. They are terrible beggars and were not wanting in this respect, the younger pony kept to the finish, Stalwart second, Baby betray no ignorance of the almighty dollar, third-close up: Lochiel fourth-Time. min. making their requests for one with the thumb 37) rec...
and forefinger joined together, and feeling your pockets lest you should misunderstand.
of one hundred officers who had gained distinc we walked to Kowloon and reported to the mandarios at Chinesa Kowloon. After that I
Hon in the war were inscribed in the Tzu Kuang went back to my native village. About the
Ke, and a picture was painted there of a battle and March I saw the prisoner in the gaol here,
The Chairman-I don't see any better
of the army. In the West. The names of
hundred officers who bad and identifid him. I am quite certain the prisoner prospects of it than formerly. Mestre Dorabjeelery in the Chin Chuan campaign (1776) gained Is the man that led the pirates,
have had it for a number of years. Lao Fal-ting, Commandant of the fortress at
Mr. William Legge-I think, perhaps, we were also inscribed here, and the front hall Chinese Kowloon, said:—I know the spot where had batter discuss these matters in private.
of the Tru Kuang Ko was altered and a picture the piracy took place. It is called Samen by
There are reporters present. We can discuss of one of the battles printed there. Verses Hongkong people, but it is correctly styled Samthose things after the meeting is over.
landatory of the first fifty of these offpers were Saimun. It is in Chinese territory and within
The Chairman and others concurring, the
written by the Emperor himself, and of the last fifty by the Ministers of the Hanlia, at the my Jurisdiction. The prisoner is a Chinese motion for the adoption of the report and accounts subject.
was seconded by Mr. Legge, and carried Emperor's command. After the return of the unanimously.
army those who had distinguished themselves
P.C. 174 stated:-On the 23rd February lart at 5 p.m, I went with Inspector Stanton to No. 75, First Street and there. in a cock loft, saw the prisoner and "grabbed " him. I have known the prisoner ve or six years ago, at Yau-ma-ti, where I was stationed. At that time he bore a bad character. He was known as a pirate. He has the reputation of being a pirate. For the part two years I have not seen him. I don't know where he has been. I arrested the prisoner and took him to the Central Station, In the Charge Room the prisoner said he had been abroad for five or six years, in Singapore first of all and afterwards in Borneo. He also said he had been seat away from Borneo by the authorfiles and had returned very recently,
William Stanton, Insprctar of Police, recalled, cald-On the and March 1 had the prisoner' mixed up with cleven others in the gaol com- pound. The first witness was brought in end picked out the prisoner at once. The second witness was subsequently called in and alter slight deliberation pointed the prisoner out, - Åsked whether he would make a statement or reserve his defence, the prisoner elected He said: The two to make a statement. Chinese witnesses are my friends. Both of them bring salt to the colony for sale, and, we are all salt-smugglers. I have been aWAY SOIDUYURES-in Singapore five years and in Horace a year. When arrested by the Inspector I did not know the charge. On the 13th of February of this year I embarked on board a steamer at Borneo and arrived here on the 18th, On the 23rd of February, about meal-time, the deteclves came to my place. They said there is a girl missing." I said. " there is no girl here." Then the detective said, "you broke open some one's bax and took ago odd dollars." They then took my keys and searched the place thoroughly. At the Station I was told that I was charged with murder. I have lived over twenty years at East Point, and shoal xix years at Yau-masti. I went to. Singapore when years old, and in the first month of last year went to Borneo, where I worked at felling trees for a while. I fell sick and was cured. get into trouble with the police at Sandakan because I wanted to bail a friend out of prison. When I got to the Station thers a policeman got hold of me and said I must get security for my good bahaviour, and added I was a bad character a runaway from Hongkong. I meant to go to Annam and came here to borrow money for that purpose,
His Worship-You are committed to geol. You will not be rendited for 5 days at least, during which time you can apply to the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus...
The prisoner was then removed.
A WARNING TO OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
A CHES OFFICER FINED $500.
Lewis Slequers, a Dane, chlef officer of the British bark Wm‹Le Lacheur, appeared before Mr. Wise at the Police Court yesterday morning, charged with being in p siesilon of 200 tzels of prepared oplum without a certificate from the Ορίακα Farmer,
Mr. Hastings, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon's office, who appeared for the deace admisted that the accused was in possession of the opłum without a certificate, but said that the Captain of the Wm. Le Lacheur: gave him tha -drug is take care of. Defendant was a constable in the service of the Government of Honolulu and shipped on the bark in question in order to seize smuggled opium, and, in this special capacity he did seits it,
Willami Auld, master of tha: barke Wm. Es Lacheurs said: The deicndant la my chief officer. The first I know about the opium was when I saw the case reported in the newspapers, -I did not give the opium in charge of the * 'defendant."
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Mr. Denson proposed that Messrs. E L Woodin, J. D. Hutchison and D. McCulloch should" be re-elected a Consuliing Committee. Mr. Skelton seconded.
Ma Legge objected to Mr. J. D. Hatchfron's election, and proposed that Mr. James should be
cted in his stead.
Mr. James said he could not undertake the duties, even if elected, because he would probably go home before very long.
Mr. Denson's motion was they put to the vote and carried.
With the re-appointment of Mr. E. S. Whealler an audito: for the ensuing year, and an announce- ment by the Chairman to the effect that dividend warrants would be ready to-morrow, the general meeting closed.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(Wa da se nacomarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column),
BROKEN ROADS 1
TO THE EDITOR or Tan "Hongkong TelegrA FIL.* DEAR S-I ask to you to publish this protest in the interest of the general public and as an appeal for Exir play."
For eight moaibs past the rate-payera kava tamely submitted to the opening up of the roads, streets and lanes of this colony br the Surveyor-General's underlings, who hav been making a "maiden" effort to lay dowṣ water malus, water-cocks, and water goodness knows what. A month age their operations appeared to be complete, hot during the past week Queen's Road East, Hollywood Road Old Bailey Street, and some of the roads on the upper levels bave been torn up-some of them for the first time and others for the second and third time.
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- were feasted here.
Behind the Tru Kuang Ko stands the Wu Cheng Tien, and north of this the Shib Ying
Kung. In here were placed the fig carried by
the troops in the Chìn Chyan campalgo, and the ,arma which they captured, is an Incentive to the
valour of the arosy.—Chinese Times.
SHANGHAI PAPER HUNT CLUB.
SATURDAY, TH MARCH, 1891,
Steward:-A. O. Schuffenhauer, Esq.; Matter, I. Callaway, Esq.; A. Cushny, Jnr.; Esq; Har: Buck, Esq (E. S. Perrott, Esq; C. Vincent Smith, Esq.; and T. Ayscough, Esq.; Hon. Secretary A. P. Wood, Esq., Starter.
The first part of the afternoon was very pleasant and was taken advantage of by a good many people but later on the weather was colder and Overcoats were requisitloned by those who viewed the racing from the top of the Grand Stand. The trees in which the most interest were taken were the steeplechases, neally ovarybɔdy on thể Grand Stand wou ling to the top of the building. to view thems. During the sfternoon the Tawa Band, änder Chev. Vēla playod musical selec-
tions,
The following were the events --- ONE MILE RACE; sweepstakes of $1.00 each; enich weights over 11st. 1lbs; winners of any official Alat race plbs, extra.
Mr. Tulloch 1
Mr. Ayscough a
Mr. H. J. H. Tipp's Resolution, rist. yib...... Mr. F. Makiand Palpit, rest. 8b, Mr. Reynell Mr. C. Jordan's Exhange, 1st. lb, Mr. Reff 3 Mr. W. Bullard's Marmalade, rast. alb......... Mr. R.C. Renny's Black Diver, 11st. lb. Owner Mr. C. F. Woodward's. Bandicoot, test. lb...
Mr. Midwood Mr. Hart Buck's Vintage rrst.yib. Mr. Ramsey o Mr. R. de Malherbe's Skylark, 11st. gib. Owner of Mr, Gen, Dallas's Maloje, 131t, elb.....Owner Mr. Thoy, Kingsmill's Malbrouck, 111. jib...
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The "SULPHO" CUP-Presented, Value $25.
The have a sort of dance, performed in a circle, which they commence with a jump and -
music! Mirrors, I fear me, have filled most of their heads with vanity, as on a first sight of them on board the steamship Haileong there was some difficulty in getting the females away from the mirrors. They all left for their homes after a stay of about three days, ¦-
For all starters at the meeting. Winners excluded Catch weights over 10st. 7lbs. From Grand Stand Jump once round and finish over the same jump, Post entries. Entrance fees (ta) to go to the second pany. Mr. A. O. Schuffenhauer's Black Adder,
Tost. 9'b..............................................Mr. Renny 1 Mr. C. G. Davies' Lushan, 10st. gib...............................
There are no steamers in port at present. Mr. Tallach a
The Telegraph steamer Meechau is at Kelung Mr. C. Inchbald's Holdsworth, 1tal. ib.......
en route for Shanghal The weather is excep Mr. Vyvyan's Pipeclay, 103. alb... Mr. Ruff tionally fine and warm, but we cannot expect
Mr. Read 3 Mr. F. Souter's Gerry, rost. 7 b..........Owner o
that it will last for any length of time Mr. S. Reynell's Perseverance, rat. 7lb..Owner Mr. Maliland's Sky Pilot, tost, 7ib............
beginning of the year, and is being well support. A billiard club was opened la Hobe at the
Mr. Crawford oed, supplying as it does a place for recreation to the residents and officers of steamers trading Mr. F. F. Ferris' Likelihood, 1ost, gib......... o
Mr. McCarthy o here.—Shangkat Mercury. Black Adder led from the start in this steeple. chase, and was not passed by any of the ponies among whom there were considerable changes in relative positions. Gerry and Sky Pilot falled to negotiate one of the jumps bul Lushan
Tectotum..... Tantivy,... Kingcraft,
BANGCHOW.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
February 18th. The month of Febmary will be remembered
Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$115 për ||; wabaṛe, buyem.“
Yangisse Insurance Association—$70 per sharej glumominales 2
On Tal Insurance Company," Limited-Tis: 156 ti per share.”::
share, sellers,
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$120 per China Fire Insurance Company-88s per share, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-$4
sellers.
Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.-
$361 per share, buyers. China and Manila Steam Ship Company-130
per share, sellers.
reppericent, premium, en div., saless
Hongkong Gas Company-$131 per share,
sellers. T
Hongkong Hotel CompanyArgo» per share,
sellers,...
Hongkong Hotel Co. Six per-cent. Debentures
-$5026
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited
30 per cent, discount, sellers
buyers.
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Douglas Steamship Company-$7 per share,
China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-$205
per share, buyers.
Eron Sugar Relining Company, Limited-$rog-
per share, sales and buyers." Hongkong The Company-$89'per share, sales.” Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited
875 per share. Hongkong, Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$2 per takaa, tuhare, sellera,
malle, during them to be out of doors a great deal,
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and Holdsworth stack as close as they, could to the leader, and it was a good neck-and-neck struggle between them for second place. Lustanse giving us a succession of beautiful days from was second and Holdsworth third.
the first to the last with hardly an unpleasant BARE BACK RACE—Entries ($1.00) will close exception. It was not only a pleasure but a
on the ground. Three-quarters of
great boon to the Chinese to have good weather Surcingles allowed. Catch weights.
their New Year season, as it is a time Black Divercurr
...Mr. Renny first in running after debtors and running away Fitelab,..... Seashore, pagr
...........Mr. Dallas a from creditors, then to going wround calling and .....Mr. Ayscough 3 having a good, time with their fine clothes on. Enchanter,
.....Mr. Tullock of All that is in the past now and the ordinary Mr. Coutts a routine of business and the humdrum of ordinary ......Mr. Midoodolife have begun again. ......................Mr. Read o
On the 23rd inst, we heard distinct claps of ...................................Mr. Edblad a thunder. On the 26th there was a large fire and
Mr. Whitfield o
one that will be memorable from the fact that Nine started in this race, and the riders had the Drum Tower was burned. This tower stands them did so easily, but the niath had some difficulty. There was a false start, and two of however, are more impressed wit because the
business houses were destroyed. The people, the pontes, Teetotum' and Kligeralt, went of the tower than all the houses, they nearly round the course before they could be imagine that it portende calamity, Another name stopped, and bad then little chance of winning of the tower indicates that it resists the tide from|| against comparatively fresh ponies. When the the sea, and its destruction weakens the defences fag fell, Black Diver took the lead which he of the city against the ravages of the great tidal kept to the finish and won easily, Seashore wave that rushes up the river twice a day the
in,Time, min. 35 2-5 arc.
Violent, prasm { Pulpit, ......eerapy
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited--$ar per share,
scilers.
Chinend Imperial Loan of 1884 B~-11' per cent. *** premium, sellers,
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C5 per cent.
premium, buyers." Chipere Imperial Loan of 1886 E-14 per cent.
"premium
Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, :: Limited-$131-per-share, sellers. The Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Limited-
Baz'pertshares nomiisal.: Punjom and Sunghie Dua Semantan Mining Ca. 2-1/75 per share) buyers. The Raub Gold Mining Coyimited--Bo'cents. one per share, sellers,
Imurin Mining Co Limite1-$13 per alibre,
sellers,
of the year, is jeopardizing the public health Mr. F. F. Ferris's Likelihood, 121t, olb. Owner to mount on the course without ald, Eight of near the central part of the city and many good | The Balmoral Gold' Mining Co., Limited-
Is there, I ask you, no means whereby the acts of the Surveyor-General can be controlled He is clearly riding rough-shod over the citizens' rights and, in tearing open the roads at this season to an alarming extent. It is well known that the germs of malarial fever see contained in the surface sail; and what surface soil could be more frequent with those deadly germs than that of Hollywood Road, for instance, or Queen's Road. Enat, where reeking filth has for the past 40 years been soaking into the surface and rob-soils. This has now been (urned over and when, after rain, April's san draws the pream" out of it, there can be no doubt as to the deadly effect on the residents in the neighbourhood,
Can you advise me, and those for whom I am now acting as spokesman, what steps can be tiken to check the Surveyor General in those dangerous proceedings! Can he, or the Govan ment be held responsible in the event of an. epidemic of cholèra and malarial fever over, taking uathla summer, and making our existence. more intolerable than ever duing the sultry- rammer months?
Your's, etc..
A RATE-PAYER.
Hongkong, 18th March, 291.
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Out of fourteen entries, eleven ponies faced the starter and after a little trouble they were induced to go away with some degree of unanimity, but Maloji was to the fore though Resola't a pushed ahead and disputed places with the lender at the Monument, and having to third, the others came talling `gained the lead kest it all along to the finish, Maloja having lost heart was passed by Pulpit, Exchange, Black, Diver and some of the other ponies. - Tjäte a min. 10:286.
The CLUB CUP; value $50, added to half of the entrance. fera of $3.50 each';, the other half of the entrance fees to go to the second pony. Twice round the Steeplechase course, Catch weights over 11. Winner of the Grand National 14bs, extra.
Mr. O. Middleton's Kingcraft, 131t. alb.........
Mr. Read 1
· Me, Midwand's Tridalu, 114t. TiltonianOwner z [We publish A Rate-payer's" protest, but we, A, O. Sebuffenhauer's Black Adder, 11s.
really cannot suggest any effective remedy for
olh Mr. Renny 3 bis no doubt well-founded grievance. There is a thing called & Sanitary Board in the Calony, Mr. D. W. Crawford's Venture, 11st, alb......
Owatro
› CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Caston, 16th March, 1891. Three pirates were captured on board the steamship Powan this morning fully armed with revolvers and knives, and with dynamite to their boxes. It appears they were "suspects" and some Chinese detectives, sent by the Canton Government to "shadow them, followed them on board the steamer at Hongkong and kept a careful watch upon them throughout the passage. the steamer turned into This morning jast the straight reach, up pist the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the detectives pounced on their prey and quickly had them secured and searched, with the above-mentioned satisfactory evidence 4 to their character. On arrival at the Steamboat Co.'s whuif a guard of soldiers was promptly in attendance, and the miscreants, well lashed and guarded, were at once conveyed fale the city to meet their Justly-aerited doom, reducing sickness and supplying the long-desired
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imper share, sellers."
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Company--$79 per share, sellers. Tonquin Coal Mining Co.-$435 per share,
buyerapa
The Hongkong High-Level Tramway Co.,
Lintited over share, buyers.
year round. The people; however, speak of this The East Borneo Planting Co. Limited:-$7 per calamity as an omen of revolution, change of the " "-skate, bayers) on dynasty, etc. They cite the fact that in the 27th H; G. Brown & Co., Limited-$45 per share, year of Tan Kwang the tower was burned, and two||- Mfg sellänen b
years later the rebele appeared in Kiangtang 1|| The Sonkeł Kovah- Planting Co, Limited¬$15 Similar results may be expected now, The city: 15 per shitra, buyers; "; officials decided promptly to rebuild it, and the|| Cruickshank & Co., Limited-$40 per "ahara, contracts have already been let out for 15,000 || Dominals onli tale.-N. C. Daily News
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The Steam Launch Co., Limitedi-nomínali The Austin Arms Hotel and Building Company,
Limited-go per cent, dis, sellern, borstart
kommeliers, verbo
Commercial, The China-Bomes Co., Limited $13 per share,
The Haiglang Brick and Cement Co., Limited navn-B¥3 ner shariyecilers, di Neutra
The Green Island Cement Co-#19: per share,
THE WEEK'S SHARE BUSINESS
Hongkong, March; 18th. -*||
The Hongkong Land Investment/Ca, Limited-í- considerable amount of business was done The Hengkong Electric Light Co., I imitad~45
The market has been fairly brisk and a 36 en div. buyers had a during the course of the past week but i pershare anles were entro descar rates, with a few exceptions, remale use Fenico Com Limited-820, per share, altered.
The
and we imagine that this complaint comes Mr. H. Edblad'a Violent, pret, Sik.....Onero inside its recognised functions; our corrale pondent could formulate a proper petition to Mr. S Reynell's Perseveranen, that. Gib. Owner that august body, bat in our opinion be would All the ponies entered were started, and the only be wasting his time, as the cods are that Arst jump was taken by Irkdale, fallowed closely it would only laad te, and finally and le, a lot by Black Adder, and at the jump before the of silly talk. If a rattling epidamic were de Grand Stand was reached Venture refused, and come along and remove to a better land the while negotiating the next one in front of the Grand Stand. Irkdale fell and threy his vler progmatical sonentities who have for so long over his head, thus aliqwing the weir peale been messing up things generally, there would be some hope for Hongkong-Ed, HK/pass him, and Kingcraft to lead, Irkdale's ziderant of rain. A grotesque idol from the Whampoa the coming settlement,, - Cash shares.are | The Lamag Planting Co., Limited- Telegraph}
MR. GASKELL AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Honakove Telemark? Six,-Mr. Gaskell at the 'Company's general mec'ing held yesterday took, upon himself to comment adversely upon the management of the Hotel and the tariff of charges, and to allege want of courtesy.
Cross-examined :-The drïendant shipped in "Honolulu In January last. I believe he had * been in a seboozer on the coast before that. We sailed from Honolulu on the gist January, and T there was then no optura on board that I knewtate that as far as he is concerned the Directors
of
think he told me so himself. I was not told no by any of my sallors. A Mr. Brown of Hongkong is the owner of the ship command, Messrs Wing We Shang are the agents of my ship is Honolula.
During the voyage I heard that the defendant was in the Honolulu police force; I
To Mr. Dennys, who appeared for the Oplum Farmer-The defendant never reported that he bad sefied oplum on any previous occasion. 1. Mr. Denaya-1 submit, your Worship, that the case has been fully proved, and I ask you to : impose the fall penalty that the law permits.
Mr. Hastings asked for a nominal penalty, an the grounds that the defendant committed only
: a technical breach of the Ordinance."
I am Instructed, in justice to the mansEGT to Are satisfied that Mr.. Gaskell's strictures are quite uncalled for and unprovoked, and that mo foundation for the allegations exists,"
Heavy thunderstorms are prevailing here,
having remounted, proceeded, and had the good temple, was brought up here as a last resource to move the Clerk of the Weather, and it was Kingeraft, Black Adde: was third, Venture
this morning, having worked the oracle to John
WorPoint: Buildings Co, Limited $30 peribareidellerau River The Peak Hotel and Trading Co., Limited-$12 livsperitard/selleri, bog, kai
Banks, notably, have remained steady no business of importance having been effected in them, but a small number of shares changed hands at 240 per cent for very scarce, but on time they are being freely offered without feading if to business The
The Label Planting Co., Limite
við sakafe; mollarione model
∙lack to pass all the ponies in succession except returned to its abode attended by grand ceremony ] New Iszuès have slightly declined and are a ¤na Trading say
fourth,
HONOBARY MEŊergs' Cur į value $21," added -to a Sweepstakes of $3.50 excl ; catch weights Over 11st winners of any, official flat înce yib, extraj sidors who have won any official race to carry 5lb. extra pepațilen sömumula. ty. Two miles.
Mr. A. O. Schuffenhange's Stalwart, exxt, gib. Mr, A. O. Schuffenhaver's Vindicator, ist.pib, He Renny
Mr. Midwood a
Chineman's complete satisfaction,
FOOCHOW
Very heavy rain is reported in the country, and the natives fear's flood will take place shortly. Influenza is attacking the natives with all ite painful severity, and few families in the city are free from it.
buyers, now quoted at $315 per share, aliiThe Selalte sie Mining Co., Limited-#1} por
Nothing whatever has been done in The Shimicen Hotel Co., Limited-nomina Marine stocks, all of which have been The Kowlood Land Investment Co, Limited- neglected, and rates are purely nominal,
Pen $17 per share, sellers; AASTANE Hongkong Fires are quoted at 320^ex The Trust and Load Co. of China and
Управ div., and Chinas are being freely offered at 181 bes share, or dir, sellers.
The Trust and Cost Co of Ci), and S.- 8a, principally from the North frog Founders shares, buyers.
A considerable business has been done The Hongkong Marina, Limited--par, nominal, in the scrip of the Hongkong, Canton, and London and Paclid Patrolou Co. Limited The price of rice, we are glad to fearn, is now Macao Steamboat Co., which; after reaching at 615, seller. ;; Mr. Ged Dallas's Bogahan, Frat. 6th, wner 3 cheaper some twenty penta a picat. We hope 8374, declined to 8361 some very large -for the sake of the poor class of people to see it Mr, Cushny, Jurs.'s Millionaire, 11s, 31
Mr. Coutts o slcheaper, as the present ruling price is beyond The closing quotation is 8361, with buyers. O
Bales were effected at Intermediate rates; Mr. C. F. Woodward's Wallaby, 21st, giba
their means Mr. Edblad o R. LYALL
Natives are: talking freely of the expected Douglas', Indo-Chinas and other Shipping Becretary
Mr. Jas. Fones's Baby 11at, br. Read o arrival of the Crarewitch at this part, and a stocks are neglected at present, and rates. The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd Ayacough's Fialah, is Ol
such a person is considered by our Celestialu ai | remain nominal. Hongkong;, 18th March, 1995%
Mr. Tulloch, o almost supernatural, they will no doubt gather Mr. Thos. Kingsmill's Malbrouck,'tis tib
In Mining stocks, Imuria have been largely en masse to have a look at him. We, McCarthy
A body of some twenty native huntsmen, dealt in at rates ranging from 813 to 8143 ON PARIS Of the ten ponies entered, eight started,and | succeeded, wa foxen, in killing (as many as five for the settlement, but they have since they get away will together, but, Millionaire tigers close by Hinghas-one of the tigers declined to 8134, at which figure they now fize took the lead, though, Malbrouck quickly weighing as much as three picals. Their skins remain steady. A gamble was also done fre collared him and maintained his lead till the will no doubt be carried about the settlement erein them at $15 for the December settle past the Grand Stand, the other ponios coming
long,
for sala
The Hotel charges, which have been in force during the past year, may be learned at any time on application to Mr. Tucker, the manager, and will speak for themselves.
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THE TZU RUANG KO?
North of the Chus Oo Chat on the west shore: of the lake is the Tre Kuang Ko. In front of
this hall at every telennial examination the
The Tix Kung Ko. Han of role Brightness.
His Worship-1 Impose a penalty of $500, with the alternative of three monias' imprison kusht with hard inbow. The opium is Contis & Jewish and beaghan denetled him and he fell back, so that Seashore the part few days. Hardly anyone, we presume, are now in demand at the latter, rate,
The line was 80s paid.
by decuse as for the at tas fondys spielmann
at Poking. The following in a
Fechewing in a description 15 she, odebman
telah
LONDON Back, T Bank Hills, on deman Bank Bills at 4 months' sigh Credits at 4 months sight Documentary Billa, at 4
sight,
Hack Bills, on dema
ON SHAN
up in a banch some, distance behind, kim, Much has been written on the subject of the |ment. Charbonnages have been done af hanga Before packing the Loong foi frata: bis incl. tas market in some of the daily papers during $410 and 8425 for the 45th Inst., and shares (wan qushion to take inint place, ikus difa,
was mouka przend by Shabatan whisks that there will bra famine in tea bus Funjoms have changed hands at a t Marmites, buyers.popsider the statistical position so į Balmorals are weak at g, but Selamas
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