Entimations.
DARIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMITED.
CHEMISTS
AND
AERATED WATER ́›
DAKIN'S
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1892.
DEATH,
The Fanghong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 892.
"SAN IMURIS."
MANUFACTURERS. It is most devoutly to be hoped that the numerous shareholders of the Imuris Mines Limited, InHongkong and Shanghai, are perfectly contented with the remarkable report of the Directors of that enterprise, dated the 1st of April and published in our issue of Thursday last! Contentment is said to be a constant store, and we trust it may prove so in the case of those confiding and long-suffering victims in this fabled El Dorado, for the present position of affaira strongly suggests they are never likely to get anything more substantial; but as GoLDSHITugald: "Happy the man who, vold of care and strife,
LEMON
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"WINES AND SPIRITS.
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all of which are excellent quality and good value for the money.
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Registrar General would be out of his sphere, and the Harbour Master is a sailor, not a statesman.
THE China Mutua! Shippers! steamer Moyuns went into the New Dock at Shanghai the other day to be painted, pilosto proceeding to Hankow for the tea KONEOD, MAGISTRATE, to prisoner: You certainly effected the robbery in a masterly way—indeed with quite exceptional canning-Prisoner, degreen. ungly: No tattery, your honour, if you please —no flyllery f
The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s stentner Ravenna left Shangbai at &30 am, to-day for this poet. "BY latest advices from Pahang dit is quiet there,
his freedom. but the irrepressible Orang Kaya is still enjoying
...
A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance. Lodge, No. 1165, EC. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 16th inat, are cordially invited at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren,
LATEST advices from the Strafts state that rewards of $1,000 each for the apprehension of the ex-Orang Kaya of Semantan, and a like WARRANTS have been issued for the arrest of sum for the arrest of the Panglima Mude of four Chinese, late occupants of house No, 148, Jempol are now advertised all over Pekan. which was heavily insured and set on fire in the ACCORDING to a decision of the Supreme Court out waiting for the Insurance money.
clumsiest manner. The men have bolted, with of Massachusetts, the word "dama" is not profanity. This will be a severe blow in the Ar the Magistracy yesterday Pilvate Williams, American swearer, who is "nothing if not of the Shropsbire Regiment, was brought before thorough. Henceforth the flood of oratory will Mr. Hastings on a charge of stealing a silver be unchecked by anything in the way of dims. watch from the shop of Au Atong, in Poutinger AT Ningpo recently, according to the Shanghat
Street, and was remanded until Monday, Mercury, several hundred in-houses have been ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH The Mission wantonly Rooded or their roofs fired, with the sleam-launch Day String will call alongsid object of destroying the contents, and so vessels holsting code pennant C, between 9 and enhancing the price of the small quantity of the 10.30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to precious commodity remaining,hich absolutely faecessary for the fight trade in the clock service, returning about 13.30 p.m. summer. The Tastal has despatched a deputy before the Lincoln magistrate the other week to enquiry into the matter.
PRINCE THEODORE of Abyssiała was charged with being drunk and disorderly, The princely ane admitted that his conduct bed not been that of a gentleman, and the magistrate imposed a Hias of eight shllings,
shareholders rely on these flattering pro- At Shanghal General Hospital, on the spects? The same tale was told months aged 48 years. May, 1893, BENJAMIN ROBERT STANFORTH, ago, and actual results were confidently
promised for last November, which had the Of the Commission's investigations there affect of raising the value of the Company's would be two branches revenue and scrip in the local share market; but the pro-expenditure. In each branch there are mised results proved a delusion and a snare, two sub-divisions on which the report and now, after alx months weary walling, might be based-possible increase, and during which time various telegrama, all possible decrease. First, possible decreases | of a more or less deceptive and misleading in the revenue arise chiefly from the decline character, have been sent out to the Far of the opium trade and the fall in the value East by the Immaculate Directors, or by of land and property in Hongkong. It will somebody, for reasons best known to be for the business members of the themselves, we are told that the fallure was Commission to estimate how much must all owing to the non-completion of the be written down for each of these accounts. exceptionally costly railway and the On the other side, possible increases may concentrating works. It is pertinent to ask be found in heavier and new licence why this depressing Information was not fees, on articles which can well given in November, as it ought to have afford to pay-dogs, private chairs and been? The Directors must have known rickshas, intoxicating liquors, cigars and then that their promises to the shareholders tobacco, share contracts and other brokers' could not be fulfilled, and it certainly, was business, launches, private anchorages, their duty to undeceive without delay those firearms there are many luxuries that who had trusted them so implicitly. A cap easily be made a source of revenue, confession at that time that the concern provided that the tendency to overdo things was in a state of collapse, as actually was can be avoided. The great point is to let the case, would have rendered the scrip the ships alone as much as possible. It is useless for share market manipulation manifestly unfair that one line of vessels No doubt it would, and perhaps that may should monopolice a particularly good explain a great deal that otherwise position in the harbour, and of course they At an examination of candidates for the Lower appears inexplicable! But the crash, should pay; but it is also necessary | Yangtzo pilot service, held in Shanghal, the which could not possibly be averted, has to avoid troubling the ships in such matters other day before Capt. A. M. Bisbee, Coast come at last with crushing force, and the as opium or spirit revenue, or contraband Inspector, with Capt. John P. Roberts and J. H P. Parker" (marine surveyors) and Mr. general opinion will probably be that the of any sort. These should only receive Pilot Williams as assessors, Messrs. C. McCaslin, Directors have very little reason to attention on shore, which is not a very A. Smith and A. J. Roper successfully passed congratulate themselves for their managa-difficult restriction. Of expenditure, pos--Mexrm, McCasila and Smith, were appolated to ment of the Company's affairs or on the sible Increases are not very heavy, and the present vacancies. anything but enviable positions they, at can easily be reduced to a minimum. present occupy.
Possible decreases are simply mountainous. First, there is the example of the colony of Victoria-cut down the salaries of all officials except the Governor and the judges. Second, sternly and ruthlessly abolish all offices that can be spared. Their name is legion. Third, revise the leave system on a businesslike basis, so that the colony need not be, as it was at one period in 1891, paying away at the rate of $93,000 per annum to men who were not in their another man's work. places, and only one in the Colony doing
This bare sketch is sufficient to show for such a Commission, and that there is immense room for Improvements to be suggested by it. Of course, if it is an official Commission, the report will simply be "All right, and nothing to complain about." If It is à wholly business. Commission, the report will be Take away all taxes that touch us, and increase the rest to make up the revenue." Commission is properly
In silken or la leathern purse retains A good old shilling." The only fear is that a formidable array of believers in the dona fides of Imuris who backed their beliefs with their hard-earned shekels, may not have even retained the HOT WEATHER DRINK.'good old shilling of the poet, and that is where the shoe is likely to pinch. This report was to be presented at an N91, 22 & 24, "QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL extraordinary general meeting of share holders to be held in London on April 11th, and we know by cable that the meeting was held and the recommendation of the Board as to 'raising the wind duly adopted. So that at the present time the Imuris Mines, Limited, with all its vast accumulations of good milling ore in sight, amounting to 60.000 tons of an estimated net value to the Company of over six lakhs of dollars, and other glorious and gorgeous prospects, is actually bankrupt and in liquidation, and "The New Imuris Mines, stead. This most ignominious collapse of Limited" is being formed to reign. In its a concern that was brought before the trumpets as being a veritable Mount Morgan, and pulled in the most bare-faced and scandalous fashion by those connected Bot. with its floating and management, requires to our way of thinking a good deal more $1.00 explanation than is given in the Directors'
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growth at thoderate prices..
In ordering is only necessary to state the
The Chairman, says the Report, has lately returned from the mines and is as confident as ever of the value of the property and that It will prove a highly remunerative undertaking whenever work is fully organised; but before anything can be done in that direction a further sum of £50,000 is required. Anthe Chairman is not a mining expert his opinion as to the value of the Company's property is practically worthless, and a holiday at the expense of the share- his visit to the mines was merely
That he was told by, the holders.
here, if you think I am going to pay for this ad. ANDRY Advertiser of patent medicines:-Look you are jolly well mistaken, Ton I shan't!
Editor China Snail-Why not? Anything wrong?
THE transport Oril, of the Russian Volunteer is $3 a month, for putting the ad. next to a A. A. Wrong, is it? Why, the contract. Flect anired at Singapore from Odessa on the column of reading matter, but here you put it sath ulto, with 4 officers and 1,260 recruits, and next to Fragrant Waters Murmur 1 left for Vladivostock the same night. Amongst the passengers by the Oral were M. Uvett!,
ACCORDING, to the Chum«Se-Yet-Pao the follow laspector-general of Russian railways, and Ming troops are garrisoned in the eighteen pro Lestunosky, inspector-general of mines. M. vinces of China Proper, not counting those in Lestunosky is specially charged to exploit the the Manchurian and Mongolian provinces, and coal mines of Parsiat, near Vladivost:ck
I was in the early days of California, A friendly game was in progress, and one of the players was rendered noticeable by the loss of an eye. The game progressed quietly for some time, but the lack was very one-alded until one the gentlemen. Interested drew his pistol and he remarked; "I don't mention po names, but, placed it on the table. "Somebody's cheatin,"
his other eye!"
of
the New Dominion :-
name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, public with a tremendous flourish of "able and energetic manager," or by that there an immense amount of work if that cheatin' don't stop, whoever it in will losemaking a grand total of 650,177. Our Chinese
and initial letter for quality desired." PORTS. (For Invalids and general yu),
Per dot. Per
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A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule $10
B Vintage, superior quality,
Red Capsule
C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap-
12
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled).. 18
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Skya the Panang Gazette:-"A gentleman on one of the estates in Province Wellesley appeare to be suffering from softening of the brain, if the report as to the singular acts he is sald to have done lately is to be believed. It seems that at one time he was seen to embrace and actually weep over his mure, and at Ruother to suck her as a colt would its dam, and this in public despite all the efforts of his friends to dissuade him from doing so."
Directors would seem to have experienced have been of some use in restoring the lost constituted, the report will show how the pur Shanghal contemporary the Mercury learns and Mr. MacDonald being especially good. M
werd
Chih......47.533 Skantung....20,174 Skans!25.534 Hon73,834 Kiangsu,.........50,131 Ngathol..... 8,728 Kiangst 3,832 Fokien.....63,304. Cheklang39.00g Hupel27,740 Hanan 35.590 Shonal. 43,360 Kansu 55.11 Stechen...33.188 Kuangtung 59,051 Kuanga!......23,408. Youhan42,549 Kwelchow....48,490,
contemporary does not state how many of theso "braves exist on paper and on paper only. YESTERDAY afternoona chlidren's pic-nic was. given at East Point, in convection with the annual social gathering at Union Church. The "grown-ups" had their re-union in the Church. on Thursday night, and greatly enjoyed it. The Church was prettily decorated, and the "maffia. scramble Was fice. A well selected and generally well executed programme of sacred shipping can be absolutely ignored andar from Formosa that so many men have engaged Bondfield "apoke a piece," an did Dr. Chalmers music was provided, the singing of Mrs. Hagen as Government interference of any kind is in washing sand for gold in the neighbourhood and Dr. Thomson. The attendance way better concerned, how all the revenue that can of Kelang, that the Prefect has lately sent than at any previous gathering of its kind: Os be raised on shore is to be raised as deputy and a milliary guard to establish in Friday, about four o'clock, the children equally for all as possible, and all the afice at the mices. The gold or "gold ssed" taken down to East Point is four brakes, and expense that can be avoided must be is of a superior quality and fetches $18, a tael avoided, If carried out properly, these weight. Wasbings are increasing in number, spent a most enjoyable afternoon in their own suggestions will result in a lot of good-for-ad whereas formerly three carts sufficed to the law. H.E. the Governor looked in for a short time, and the Rev. Mr. Bondfield nothings being sent adrift to work for keep up communication with the mines, five, are
and other friends assisted to make the cuting a now required.
1 their living.
real treat for the children. THREE men, one of them a messenger in the employ of the P. & O. Company, "held op" a Chinawoman of the msh species near the H." At this moment we are able to say that & S. Bank this afternoon. Before much harm among the peoples of antiquity no single.ond was done P. C. 6a and a Sikh "help" pounced was any nearer to the spes than we are." H'm upon the quartette. But the males bolted like yes, Jusso. In fact, it may be safely asserted that deer up Queen's Road Central with the "Umbs among the peoples of all the earth no single ape, of the law." In hot pursuit and were not captured could be found to hold a candle to our estremed until they got to Ice House Lane. They'll face morning contemporary's Prize Missing Link. But, the mosle in the Arbuthnot Road salon then the article from which we quele goes on to... Monday.
17:"Every living race la silll; human ; Do single one has yet been found that we can, THE unofficial members of the Legislative designate as simian or quasisimian. Eren when Council, and all practical thinkers in this colony: a certain ones phenomena appear which are will be pleased to note that on Monday the characteristic of the apes-tig the projice Government will introduce a bill entitled An tions of the skull in certain races-still wo Consolidation Ordinance of 189x This filme Well, what price that D. P. object who (vids Ordinance to amend the Merchant Shipping cannot say that these men
are ape-like. there must be no hurrying, no indifference rise of Tactday last) Imperiously directed laxity among the parties interested, no timlity that
great efforts should be used to get among the critics, The thing must be done this work (on the Praya. Reclamation) Bulshed properly, for blanders on the part of the Govern this month 2" If that is not cimfan or quarl ment should not be blamed on the efficials but simlan Is is allly, and not qual-silly, but the en their colleagues for allowing them,
funniest place of ridiculans Imbecilly we hays The following telegram referring to the Selama seat for a long uma. Tis Mining Company's property has been WHO says Hongkong is lacking in means of received from Mr. Warren, who, with the per- mission of the Hon. C, P. Chater, was engaged nusement? Who says the evenings are long to inspect and report on the properties of the enough and dall enough to drive one to drink i Company: Examination completed, all Already for long time there have been two send report, Tekka taming out as good as attractive-the Sailors' Home on Tuesdays, and Weekly entertainments that never fall to bo expected, Blanda will not be prudent to abandon.*
TELEGRAMS.
THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE BILL.
LONDON, April 28th, In the House of Commons the Women's
Suffrage Bill has been rejected on the second reading;; Mr. Gladstone opposed the bili,
some other person, that San Imuris and the other properties would prove highly remunerative in the sweet by-and-by is quite likely; but what does that amount to? Absolutely nothing; actual, results were wanted, not merely the interested opinions and beliefs of the Chairman and one or One of the most noteworthy features two of the Company's paid servants: The In the present lengthy statement is the report of an independent San Francisco 1.25 series of astounding disappointments the mining engineer of high standing might But If the 14
every direction. Not one of their confidence of shareholders, but the Chair- 8.50 calculations was realised, not a single man evidently never thought of that, which estimate they made proved accurate, and was certainly a rather important oversight. A. Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
the whole of their glittering prophecies And now the Company is to be liquidated, wine, Green Capsule...... 6 60, vanished in smoke. And now all they offer as money cannot be raised in any other way B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
the sucked-In shareholders for a chapter of which la passing strange with ore worth 7.50 0.75 ludicrous bungling are vain regrets and over a million and a half of dollars fully 1.00 an opportunity of providing further funds exposed to view and reconstructed on for them to play with. When the capital the basis of the shareholders taking shares of the Company was increased last May in the New Company equivalent to their 1.10 from £175,000 to £200,000, it was expected, present holding, such shares to be of the so the Directors allege, that the railway to face value of £1 each, but on which only the mines and the dressing works then in 5 will require to be paid up, the remaining course of construction would be completed 15- being credited in consideration of the by July or August, and had this been the case old shares. It must be admitted that, on the additional capital, In the opinion of paper at least, the scheme is about as 1.15 the Board, would have been ample for all attractive a one as could have been devised Per purposes. But this was not the case, which and nothing could possibly be fairer to the Case makes
difference, all the
in old shareholders; but is the game worth and 2 doz. November the Directors had to regret the the, candle, is it worth while running non-completion of either the railway or the further risks in an enterprise that has concentrating mill. No really sound or proved so disappointing and so deceptive? feasible explanation is given for this There are so many Imuris shares held in $4.50
Sodalay, but it may console those trusting this colony and in Shanghai that it would 500 shareholders who have risked all they be folly to sacrifice such heavy interests
possessed in the world to know that the any substantial guarantees were evident; rallway has proved an exceptionally heavy but we are bound to say that the Directors and costly undertaking in many ways, report is most unsatisfactory and is rather whilst the delay in the erection of the miti calculated to engender suspicion than to and the machinery has lost the Company restore confidence. From the beginning Por many months of most valuable time. As we have doubted the genuineness of this . Bot. some scapegoat had to be found, the mining enterprise, and all that has since blame for the construction of the railway transpired has only tended to confirm and proving exceptionally heavy and costly, strengthen these doubts. In the Far East $1.40 and the responsibility for the delay which the great majority of shareholders invested wasted so much valuable time, is laid on in Imuris scrip on the strength of Mostra. 1.40 the broad shoulders of Mr. FARRELL, the JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. representing the vendor of the alleged mines, who will no Company. As that eminent firm would. 5.75
doubt plead guilty to the Indictment in appear within the past few days to have consideration of the very good thing he severed its connection with the businest, 2.50 has made out of the entire business. It we would suggest to all those interested, now appears, say the Directors, that Mr. both here and in Shanghal, that before FARRELL, although as a mining man an subscribing for any of the new shares or 6.75 exceptionally good judge of mineral adopting any decided course, It would be properties, lacked experience, or rather safe policy to obtain from Messrs, JazDINI, largeness of views as regards the right MATHESON & Co. an explanation as to why 0.75 and proper manner of developing such a they have abandoned the Imuria agency, property," and the result was that a great and an expression of their oplaton as to 0.75 part of the railway work had to be done the true position and prospects of the
over again-hence the delay and the Company. additional cost which have rendered
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A Thorne's Blend, White-Cap-
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B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark... 8
C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Marke
D. Watson's H K D Blend of
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B Fine Unsweetened, White
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100 more money from the shareholders, and
liquidation necessary. Very like a whale
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THE ANARCHISTS IN FRANCE, The consternation in Paris is unbounded in consequence of the press urging that Anarchist should be tried by court martial.
It should
the
east to Consternation in Paris unbounded in consequence of anarchists; press arging they should be tried by court martial Ed
THE RAINHill murderS.
April 29th. The trial of Decming, or Williams, has been opened after repeated attempts at delay, on the ground it is said of insanity,
RESULT OF THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
May 5th.
The TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKER, a sub- scription of 100 Love, exch, h.tt, for three year olds; colts get Allles 8st, glb,; the owner of the second horse to receive 200 10vs, out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake i R. MB subs. Closed October 28, 1890, Mr. Rose's ch. c. Bonavists, by Bend Or-Vista Mr. H. Miner's b. c. St. Angelo, by Clairvaux.
or Galopla-Agoeta modumuko 2 Place Soltykoff's bl. c. Carlo, by Thurid
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FITS ACT from the Dally Press of this morning:
Friday
and two or three times a week besides
it will be remembered that when in November, the Institute en Filday the band every
go, ha fuspected and condemned the original Frid mine as Selama he considered the prospect at the monthly concerts, always good, of the Tekka as very encouraging, which the present monthly smokes of the Mercantile Marins Smoking Concert Club; the newly inaugurated. telegram seems to confirm, pl
Association; and now the Staff and Depart TEX Canton river steamer Pasig has been sold mental Sergeants Mess, under the able guidance by the (recators of the late Tok Kee to Mr. of President Meredith, opens to-night with Tsong Sam Yung (Charles) for the sum of a similar entertalament, which it is to be hoped $15,000,
andy commenced, running; under will be a successful commencement of a month. fostant the management of her new owner on the tat ly or even fortnightly series. With these, and successfully opposed the Steamboat Co. and pany (the "Military Mummers") under
This steamer har nikay years the higher efforts of the Garrison Theatre Com the Chink Navigation Co, on the Pearl Tennent, and the A.. D, C, there are very few River and the rancour shown in consequence blank night left for travelling professionals still fresh in the minds of our readers, Mr. Tok || agd it has happened only too often that theip The International Monetary Conference is Koe was successful in recovering his coats sights are very blank indeed. expected to meet in July.
The Duke of Westminster's Orme is miss
and his prospects for the Derby are vanishing,
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
(Special to NC. Daily News) STABBING AFFRAY IN JAPAN,
KOBE, 30th April, 3-45 p.m. There was a stabbing affray in this post this morning on board the N‚Y.L, «teamer Yamá- shire Mars. A sailor stabbed the chief officer, Mr. Maars, the second officer, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Reid, engineer. The officers are seriously wounded. Their sealant is believed to be mad.
:)
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The railway and concentrating mill were completed in the beginning of February, A SPECIAL Commission of Enquiry Into the and it is to be assumed were in working whole revenue and expenditure of this order. But there is no mention of their Colony would find a large amount of 0.75 having been in any way made use of to material on which to report; and a large deal with the sixty thousand tons of good number of really valuable suggestions, milling ore, assaying from Ba5 to 680 per leading to an appreciable Improvement in 1.10 ton, sald to be in sight lo San Imurie stone, the finances of the colony, would probably With everything at to commence working result. The Commission would, of course, operations, the ore ready to hand, and the be mainly composed of business men, railway available, why has no attempt skilled in the exercise of stringent economy been made to treat some of this rich stuf! | of management, at home among figures, ....... for the benefit of the shareholders and and with a keen appreciation of the value of 450 0.40 to provide the requisite funds for the a depreciated dollar. There should also be 450% 0.40 melting furnaces which at the eleventh a carefully chosen official element, with Fine A. V. H. Gerey 595 0.50 hour it has been been decided to add to experience in the art of getting the best The bearing of the Memnon shoating case will
the plant? The Directors estimate that Too possible administration for the least pead-be continued at the Police Court on Monday. tons of ore can be treated dally, leaving able money, and with an intimate knowledge THE P.&O. 3. N. Co's steamer Brindisi lets net profit, at, the lowest computation, of of what is required, and most of all, of Singapore for this part at daylight yesterday, 810 per ton. Now if there is any tangible what is not required, In Hongkong... Of human foundation for, these encouraging state all the officials in the Council, the Colonist A Emergency Convocation of St. Andrew's ments and estimates, it seems reasonable Secretary and the Directer of Public Chapter, No. 218 S.C. will be held in Caracoa Heering's Cherry Cordial to suppose that a net Income of Works appear to be the only members the 9th instant, at 8 for 8.30 p.m. precisely, Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, Chartreuse
DB1000 per day would be sufficient it for this Commissier the one Visiting Companions are cordially invited,
Bitters, &c. with not only to quickly wipe off the knows his business admirably in aniborities at home haye lately been dis FRICKS ON AFFLICATION
Company's liabilities, but also to provide general
this playlog: great activity to preventing overloading part of vessels and in anfording the law in cases where it has been infringed. Shipping papers would red by laat man raport numerons case in Acting asics shipmasters have been fund for having
the the centre of the dive submerged.
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Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
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HANNY handsome dividends. Why has this vast exactly amount of mineral wealth, lying exposed Colony)
S WATSON & CO., LD.
THE HONGKONG: DISPENSARY,
ESTABLISHED AD, 1841) ong, 4th February, 18977°
and ready for treatment, not been'utilised?: ment Some explanation is certainly desirable, not be But in the face of past experiences can the Freasurer
for the persecution in the law courts, but named manga 100 the worry and anxiety in connection with such ANY sort of a reason is better than none at least a trying sisir was too much for the old man so thinks the writer of a wobbly editorial in this and he died before the money, was handed over, morning's 3 Dolly Prist," In advocating, the The Canton agency of the Party is continued in construction of a road from Plantation Road to the hands of Messrs. Andrew & Co. and its Magazine Gap he says :—“ Itis tine that forther would be difficult to find better representatives, aites at the Peak are not required mer likely to tastes be required for many years, il ever j'our sheroad travelling actresses to lose their diamonds some of more acarible. No doubt
was thought long ago that the old device of would improve existing property by making every time they came to a fresh town was played Granny, but the improvement of private out entirely. Evidently it is not so, and the very property by making it more accessible is scarcely oldest, mouldest, most-grown chestbut are sufficient reason for heavy- expsaditure of sometimes successful even now. On Wednes public money is constricting a road for which day last for fustance, an enterprising denti, got thers: Is no secescity-whatever, and which, hold of the China Mail people, and filled them moresver
er, the Co
Colony cannot afford. There are fall of a most wonderful yarn about the mysalready by far too many t unproductive white terious, dieappearsson of large quantity for elephants in Hong kang kiche owe to back
to ¿5 The posals | door influences and-accommodating and supine are valued at over 1,000/which is very Surveyors-Gautral. For instance, it would be made Indeed, and the parcel in alleged to have interesting to know what
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