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Tax Chiness Times of Tientsia ceases publica- A CHINESE engineer, named Tail Chow, was tion at the end of the present month,
charged at the Magistracy to-day with having poured a quantity of boiling water upon a boy on the 15th inst, but as the latter is now lying at the hospital and unable to attend, the case was adjourned for a week.
THE Catholic clergy of Dalmatia have petitioned the Pope to allow them to use the Slav instead of Latin at mass, on the ground that many con- verts to the Roman faith have been accustomed to the use of Slav.
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A LADY was sloging at a social gathering and her voice, to say the least of it, was very thin in places." "Ah," said her husband, "what a fine volce she has 1" Very fine," replied a strange man at his side. "What timbre 15" Considerable timbre," remarked the stranger again, "but ino many cracks in it for an advertisement boarding, and not quite enough for a fence."
MICHIGAN man-The doctor says I must have
AN Inquiry was held this afternoon at the large quantiles of quinine and whisky. His
Did you tell hira you had just taken the Magistracy in connection with the death of a pledge? Michigan man—Yes, but he said that | coolie at Kennedy-town on the 21st inst. From didn't make any difference. He'd just as soon
the evidence it appeared the coolie was working have a Prohibitionist, for a patient as anybody on board a junk and was engaged removing some
large logs of wood, when he lost his balance and fell over the side on to the stones below. and was almost immediately küled. A verdict of "accidental death" was returned.
Tex Kơm Sing, ■ boarding-house master, and a hawker, named Hu Kwal, were each sentenced to six months' fraprisonment by Mr. Wise to-day for keeping thres Chlsamen closeted in a house at Yau-a-ti, with the object of shipping them off to other climes against the complainants' wishes.
fr is to be feared, says the Army and Navy Ganette, that Mr. Hugh Hearson's case will not be likely to decide the important question as to the legal right of naval officers to quit the service of the Crown. We sympathise with Mr. Hear A WASHINGTON doctor has a somewhat novelson, because he seems to have acted as he did in theory of dietetics., "It is not the food which the belief that his resignation was sure to be you assimilate which makes you fat," he says, accepted. It is not improbable that, had he it but that which you eat and fail to assimilate, remained at his post and repeated his application Ent ne many mesin ★ day as you planse, but ant to resign, the Admiralty would have acceded to little at a time, and, arold fluids, and you will his request. But this he could not afford to do.
Almost every naval officer who dealres to | reduce your weight."
you will regard the report and accounts before exhausted our funds. We have since then, as I you as fairly satisfactory, and, I hope you will have also told you, sent to Mr. Gregory 600 also approve of the manner in which it is for wages,being the over draft obtained from the to deal with the balance of Bank secured by your Directors' personal proposed $45,233.59. 1 ought to mention that the special guarantee. There remains owing in Sydney as advance of $50.000-made by the General per last accountsper Tsinan sent by Mr. Gregory Agents for EO many years without any £6,600, or a total sum of $9,000 swing by the charge
upon it now becomes interest-bear. Company at date. These are all the liabilitiss ing, and it is at all events encouraging to find as far as we learn from the account and we that the Company has been able to attain to the bellave that these are all there are, except the necessary conditions. I have only a word more | wages, which, of course, are running on. The to add and it is to cxprces the obligation we $30,000 additional Capital and 9,000 liabilities are under to the Manilà agents, Measte. Smith, incurred, plus 3,000 in hand before the new Bell Co., for their connued careful and Capital was called up leaves $42,000 to be energetic management of the company's accounted for as follows:- business. To them wo are in a great measure indebted for the improved results to there is any thing cise of interest that I can add which we have attained, I am not aware that these remarks, but before proposing the adop tion of the report and accounts I shall be glad to wish to address to me. answer any questions that any shareholder may wlab
There being no questions the Chairman moved "the adoption of the report and accounts, as submitted."
Mr. J. H. Cox seconded, and it was carried unanimously.
Mesura, T. E. Davia and D. Gillies, who retired from the Consulting Committee at this meetlog, were re-elected upon the motion of Mr. J. H. Cox, who was seconded by Mr. J. C. da Cunha.
Mr. Thomas Arnold was re-elected auditor for
the current year upon the proposition of Mr. da Conba, seconded by Mr. C. 5. Taylor.
An announcement by the Chairman to the effect that dividend warrants, for a final dividend of 3 per cent, will be ready on Saturday brought
THE BALMORAL GOLD MINING
_COMPANY, LIMITED.
the service is similarly situated, as posts in the proceedings to a close, A COLOURED firm recently dissolved partnership, lle cannot long be kept open in these days of and posted the following notice to the public competition. It is, therefore, extremely neces De dissolution of co-parships heretofore resist.ry that some intelligible regulation should be ing betwixt me and Mose Jones in the harber made, setting forth, without the slightest- profession, am heretofor dissolved. Pussons who ambiguity, under what circumstances officers we must pay to de subscriber. Dem what dere pertalited to resign, and after how long an firm ese must call on Jones, 'as de firm is interval they may expect a decision. Insolved."
Tux Hyogo News learns from a private source that the Strathearn has not been lost after all A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. She ran short of coal on the trip across, and after burning everything combustible on beard, had to resort to sailing powers, and arrived at San Francisco in four months. Provisions must have been scarce by the time she passed through the Golden Gate
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THE Hamburg correspondent of the L. & C. Express says that the shareholders of the Deutsche Dampschiffs Rhederio (Kingela Line), in consequence of the very unfavourable result of the past year, are summoned to attend a meeting preceding the regalar annual meeting, in order to resolve what to do in face of the present unproductiveness of the company.
4 COUPLE of Chisamen were arrested on warrant yesterday for committing a highway robbery upon Chang Tsun, on the 8th May last year, on the road between Shankiwan and latter place on business when the defendants Tsal Wan. The complainant was going to the
that he had in his possession. The case was met him, and after beating him took away $5
remanded for a week,
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AT Freemasons' Hall last night the Unked Lodge of Mark Master Masons was formed and consecretated. Wor. Bro. L. Mallory, deputed by the Grand Lodge, performed the ceremony asslated by Wor. Bro. A. O'D. Gourdin, and afterwards installed Bro. William Baker, as W. M. of United Lodge, No. 419. E. C., for the enguing year. War. Bro. Baker invested the following office bearers -
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GRAYDON, late of Hongkong and, Whampoa, has again been getting himself into trouble. We read in a home paper that Mr. R. C. Heath, acting Under Sheriff for Warwickshire, sat with ajury at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, the other week, to assess the damages in an wadefended action for libel. The plaintiff was Loulte Rutter, the wife of a master shipman at West Hartlepool, At the time of the libel defendant was James Weir Graydon, an ex- she kept a lodging-house to Bath row. The
manager of a manufactory of explosives in lieutenant in the United States Navy, and the
Birmingham. In April, 1890, he made some Imputations upon the plaintiff's character, believ ingat to have been the author of an agents letter written about him. Mrs. Rutter denied the it, and also the allegations made against her. The defendant did not appear, and was not represented. The jury awarded the plaintif
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holders in the above named Company was held The ordinary yearly meeting of Share at the Hongkong Hotel this afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors and a statement of accounts to the 30th of September, 1890. There were present Messrs, George R. Stevens (Chairman); E. L. Woodla, A. P. Stokes (Directors); C. Hirst, J. Grange, R. K. Leigh, A. G. Stokes, H. G. James, J. H. Cox, H. J. Scott, Geo. Fenwick, A. Rodger, K. A. Stavens (Secretsry), and others.
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FROPERTY.
Gold Leases : & 104 350 share Eureka Property 1,500
Queen of the Mount 67.5
Bay, $10.300, Machinery, Plant, Timber, Surface works: Chiefly speaking
3 "Frue "and Triumph Vauners... Blakes Duplex Pump............ Rauds' Air compressor ..................... 17.500 Timber, Ralls.......... Watson and Denny Pant Wages and horse hire for Dam, and
very heavy trainage and cartage...) Incl Miners and battery wages, atores... Charges:-
14.000
$ 42.000
It is in respect of this ability and to have money lu band for fature contingencies that it fo accessary to provide further funds. And we would propose to raise the capital by the sum of $45,000, by creating 4.500 new shares of $10 ench,—It may be unnecessary to issue' all these shares. It we issue 2,000 shares and thereby provide $10,000 we believe it will be more than sufficient, but we propose 4.500 shares to have some unissued shares to provide for fature possibilities. Mr. Gregory's Innt leiter anys that beyond the
in future are a Rock drills, £75 each, and the liability above mentioned in Sydney, $6,800, the only expenses of the mine which will be required fortnightly payments of wages and stores, But this last item, wages and stores, should be met by the gold won from the mine. Our last crushing of pay a month's wages and stores atthe mine, Actual 200 tons yields about 130, and this will nearly wages amount at present roughly to £200 mouth. Mr. Gregory has also ir tons of pyrites - which should yield some 20 oz. of gold per ton, when treated by chlorinating process any £750, Our battery should crush 500 tons a month when in fall working order and this should give
Umes as much gold as the above last graphed crus
crushing.
Moreover this crushing was only tributors having inferior stone, but
Mr.
Gregory tells us that within a month from now we should be on the rich shoot of gold and better results should therefore fallow. Our delays and disappointments have been very discouraging but they appear to be now surmounted. We belleva that we have at last overcome our difficultles, and with the help of $10,000 more Capital that the milne will be a success. On the gth Inst, wo called you together in private meeting and gave you there particulars, and we have now con vened this formal meeting consult with you heard read and which I nowe beg to propose. and propose the resolution which you, have
The Chairman said :-Gentlemen, this being the first annual meeting the report and accounts which have been in your hands some days 12 will, with your permission, take as read, and will not detain you with any remarks as to the Company's position or prospects, which I purpose going fully into at the extraordinary meeting to be held after this meeting. The extra- ordinary meeting is called to consider the question of ways and means, and the only business before this meeting, besides the adoption of the report, will be election of Directors and an Auditor for the ensuing year. Mr. Stokes and Mr. Woodin retire in accordance with the articles of association but, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. It is thought advisable to more Directors and we suggest the names of Mr. strengthen the Board by the addition, of two
Chas. Hirst and Mr. James Orange, who have already done good service for the Company. Mr. Needham is also eligible for re-election as auditor. Before proceeding to business I shall be pleased to answer any questions you may wish to ask.
There being no questions Mr. Scott proposed and Mr. G. Fenwick seconded that "the report and accounts as presented be passed," Carried
re-elected Directors upon the motion of Mr.
in
Fenwick who was seconded by Mr. H. G. James. Mr. E. Osborné proposed and Mr. A. Rodger secended that Messrs. C. Hirst and 1
Messrs. A. P. Stokes and E. L.. Woodin were
The Chairman then moved :-"That the
Capital of the Balmoral Gold Mining Company, Limited, be increased from $180,000 to $115,000 by the creation of Four Thousand and Five Hundred New Shares of Sro each to be fully paid up. And that such New Shares be issued upon such terms and conditions and generally with such rights and privileges as shall be resolved upon or directed at the Meeting, and if ne direction be given, as the Directors shall determine."
Mr. A. P. Stokes addressed the mesting at some length, and a good deal of discussion arose on the subject of the interest on preference shares in the New Issue. It ended in the speaker
of the Hongkong Rifo 'Association extend a authorship of the letter or any knowledge of Orange be elected members of the Board of | formally moving as an amended motion
general Invitation to the ladies of Hongkong to be present at the Rifle Ranges, Kowloon, on Saturday, the 28th lost., when the "Ladies" and "Ladies' Purse," will be competed for at 3 pim. Gedtlemen who are nominated to shoot for ladies can obtain the necessary tickets by apply. ing to the hou, Secretary's fent on Saturday afternoon.
Directors," Carried unanimously.
Mr. W. Needham was then re-appointed
seconded by Mr. A. G. Steker.
auditor, upon the motion of Mr. J. B. Coughtric,
The Chairman-That is all the business before the ordinary meeting. We have now to form ourselves into an
Tax Londen and China Express of February zoth says (—We much regret to announce the
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING, death of Mr. Eldred Halton, which occurred on
After an Interval of about five minutes the the 15th Inst, at his residence, 7. Gledhow- gardens, South Kensington. By Mr. Halton's Gentlemen, I
Chairman, in opening the proceedings, sald :- death another of the old residents of Canton in
shall Grat lay the coFTER- its better days, so few of whom are now left, will remember that when we met in August pondence and telegrams on the table. You rests from his labours. Mr. Halton was born at fast, it was decided to increase the capital Carlisle in 1813, where his father held a promi nent posidor, and took a leading part in all of the Company by the sum of $30,000. The Original Capital had proved Insufficient to early age went to London,
caver the outlay for machinery already con- other Cumberland youths, Mr. Hallon at no where he entered the
for and general expenses, you will also
THE troopship Tamar, Captain L Hammet, R.N., which left. Plymouth on the sth ult, arrived here this morning with 70 naval Officers and 685 men for the following ships which are to be recommisioned for another term of service on the China Station:-The Imperiute, 10, first-class armoured cruiser, 8,400 tons, 10,000- or greasy or that appear to have been used B. Pot as flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick
No Credit given for bottles that look dirty, horse power, to be recommissioned by CRDiar matter connected with that old city. Like many for any other purpose than that of Containing | W. Richards, Commander-in-Chief of the China office of Messrs. Ewart. Maccaughey & Co., at that it was then decided to follow the Acrated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us.
A. 3. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, Hongkong, China, and Manila.
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On the 15th February, 1891, at Monson, of heart disease, RICHARD DEACON, of Clargate, Surrey, formerly of Hongkong, China, agad 59.
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LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
in
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That the Capital be increased to $125,000 by the creation of 4,500 New Shares of $10 cash to
be fully paid up, and that such New Shares bo Issued upon the following terms and conditions,' and with the following rights and privileges viz -
(2) That the New Shares te called Preference Shares and that the holders thereof be entitled to a cumulative preferential dividend at the rate of ia per cent, per annum. (b.) That in the event of the Company being
wound up the holders of the said Prefer ence Shares shall be entitled to have the surplus assets of the Company applied in the first place in repaying to them the amount ($10) paid up on the Freference Shurer beld by them respectively, but that the residue of such surplus assets shall belong to and be divided among the other members of the Company,
(c) That the Directors be and they are herebyTM
authorized to issue: the mid” “Shates, or such proportion of them as they may deem necessary; fn such manner and to such persons as they may think fit. - Mr G. unanimously.
Fenwick seconded, and it was carried
After some further discussion it was decided
PUBLICʻLATRINES IN HONGKONG.
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came in contact, and kis sad loss is mourned by inge, we received on the sard of December to issue a formal invitation to all shareholders resumed after the to subscribe towards the now capital, and that wire that crushing would be. holidays. The arst of January, however, brought should the tenders exceed the required amount information that the boiler was out of repair and perference shares should be allotted pro rata.
With an announcement by the Chairman that wat could not bo resumed until the 26th a confirmstory meeting would be held on the oth
Mr. Gregory was in t
asin urgent need of money. Then followed several teleguams the result of proximo, the proceedings terminated. required. At this time we had which was that he informed na. £1,750, was in the bank to atlet me dem about remitted leaving to without funds, and we have slace, in response to urgent wires, remitted a further sum of £600, under our personal gun mine would have had to stop working. Telegrams rantee, for wages, without payment of which the passed asking for explanations, bat Mr. Gregory wired that we must await the arrival of the Tsinan and until this steamer arrived it was Impossible for a form an opinion of how things actually stood at the mine financially, and other wise,
it was useless to call you together, Fall accounts and explanations were received on 37th
Staties; the third class cruiser Pordoise, that time in Coptball court; and after a few commendation of Mr. Orange to acquire cer-
to be recommis
properties in the neighbourhood the foned by Commander J. Lealle Burt; and the fee it was [S Firebrand, 4, second-class gun-bont, 455 tons,
Gibb,
the tea department of Messrs.ditional Machinery which Mr. Orange and & Co. for some two years: the engineers at the mine considered most 460-home power, Lieut-Commander Casper subsequently proceeding to Canton, and thence necessary for the development of our propertier. J. Baker. The Tamar takes home the present to Foochew, where he opened a branch for the For these purpores the sum of $30,000 was crews of the Imperieuse, Pirišrand, and arm. He afterwards, in 1856, became a partner, Porpoise.
and resided during the next ten years mostly in grams which were received up to December led that present shareholders should be careful to deemed amply sufficient. The letters and tele-
Mr. Orange la addressing the meeting arged the South of China, at Canton, or Hongkong, UBBORIBBES TO THE HONGKONGWE have to record with much regret, says the Since his return home, in 1866, he was that the mine would from the 1st January at Intest he should not have an opportunity of coming in on us to expect that this would be the case and that take up the new issue in order that outsiders London and China Express, the death of Mr. with the kindred firm of Messrs. T. A. Gibb not only paying its way but also providing very favourable terms.
Co. Mr. Halton's sterling character and kladly dividends. All seemed to be golag on well and TELEGRAPH" ABH MOST RESPECTFULLY Richard Deacon, who for vary many years was
one of the best known men in Hongkong, where he disposition endeared him to all with whom he
after telegrams informing us of favorable crush- REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS | had spent the larger part of a lifetime." His death
took place at Monada, and was due to heart | a very large circle of sorrowing friends. MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
disease, and when we mention that Mr Descon was to have left Monaco, where he had gone not semana
for the sake of his health, but for enjoyment, the day he died to pay a visit for dabing to bis brother la
rin Ireland, the extreme enddemmers will be shown. Mr. Deacon went to Hongkong in 1855 to Mesra, Augustine Heard and Co., with
The ninth ordinary annual meeting of Share whom he remained a few years, and on leaving bolders in the above named Campany was beld at them became a partner in Messrs. John Bird the Office of the General Agents, Pedder's Street,
The recent esse tried at the Supreme Court in and Co. When that firm was dissolved Mr. Deacon became a bill broker in Hongkong, at noon to-day, for the purpose of receiving a report which he continued to be until leaving China from the General Agents, with a statement of
which the plaintiff was granted a perpetual for good about ten years ago. There were few accounts to the 31st December, 1890. There were
public latrias next door to his house led us to infunction restraining the defendant from erecting better known men in the Cology than "Dicky present The Hon. J. J. Keswick (Chairman)
make a few inquiries concerning the erection of Deacon," who was a universal favourite, and for whom, and of whom, everyone had a good word. Mcars, T. E. Davis, D. Gillies, (Consulting
latrines generally, which will no doubt be read Mr. Deacon was fifty-nine years of age. Committee); C. S. Taylor, J. H. Cox, J. C. da
with some interest. Hongkong, so different to Cuuka, a Chinese shareholder, H. C. Maclean
many cities in several respects, is also about the most wretchedly insanitary place in existence in THR Shimes asserts that although the visit of the (Secretary), and others.
which Europeans live, a thorough and complete published, either In Hongkong or any other par TO-MORROW being Good Friday, there will be ordinary globe-trotting tour, the actual object } salds-The report for the year 1890, which has February on the arrival of the Tsinan, - From jepes successfully laid out, Whether this now Czarevitch to Japan_la^ostensibly made as an The Chairman, In opening the proceedings,
system only now being slowly and it is to be seems to be an observation of the cacincy of now been in your hands for a considerable this letter, coupled with the previous telegrams system will answer when once completed the military preparations of that country time, I do not propose to read unless it is your and correspondence, we have ascertained that quother matter, but one would think that
after especially on its northern frontier, consequently wish that I should do so. The report is the owing to the beary floods the expenses of carting going to the great expense the Colony has been military officers and engineers are attached to most favourable that General have and erecting the been greatly
totally different to the part mis fathe, this visit will extend to das coast rendered since the commencement of the Come above, TIRE was expected, and a BAVE been might be confident, looked forward to perts in the provinces of Klushis, as well pany's business, and I trust is the precursor much delayed in getting the machinery put up, present these has lately sprung up amongst a Shikoku, Chugoks, Tokaido, and Tokyo. of many better ones, but the trying experi- and these delays have caused considerable number of Chinese landlorde, some of whom are After a short
slay
dial, exces of the past should render us very careful increase in the wages' account. Added to the wealthy men connected with both Government
mercantile offices, # amants to pull be will proceed to the Hokkalda in s
tions which it may be dificult to resize, the above disappointments various detalls in the and man-of-war. After en observation of this inand, he will proceed to Vladivostock, where he wit car embraced in the repart we had our serious was found that the air compressor was delective," an immediato tonaut, and erect in their place disappointments, and could we have foreseen the battery pump was not capable of working latrines, which are let and sub-let to the highest make an inspection of the Siberian railway occurrences the Consulting Committee would more than 10 heads of stamp instead of 20, bidder.The Government have erected four route, and then start for home. Another certainly not bare paid an inferies dividend the Frus vauners and shaiding tables did not public Chinese is different parts of the city, whilst rumour is to the effect that the object of the of 5 per cent, for the first half of the year, work satisfactorily, and the brickwork in the of the Chinese in different parts ofthe city, whilst tour seems rather made in order
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durlag which peried the Company did remarkably foundations had slightly subsided. All those a new one is now in coume of erection near the Russia's Infinence in the Orient, then for the well. The result of working subsequent to the causes have seriously delayed the work and Wanchai Market, but the object of privata. WE are requested to state that owing to the purpose of observing the military resources of 30th of Jace did not meet expectation athil. We increased the expenses. This, gentlemen, pro property owners in erecting these pubile Agent's office being closed on Good Friday the the various countries to be visited, therefore, fi | had high exchanges, cheap beet sugar in Europe, sents to you the gist of the correspondence on necessities is that of trade, in fact those already plan of the house for the "Messiah," which | is intended to have tá oz 15 vessels ready to | and a very poor demand in Spain, so that stocke the table and we now turn to the financial posi in existence built on land upon which the houses Madame Patey's Concert Party will produce accompany him, and to conduct sepse manœuvres of refined sugar accumulated on our hands and tion of the Company. We have at present, as I were demolished for their erection in Tang Man to-morrow evening, will be on view at the in neighbouring sess. Anyhow, it is clear that obliged us to close the Refinery on the 26th have already told you, after sending down to Ki Queen's Road West and the Circular Path
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