-Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1892.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
North.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & THE Chinese squadron Teft yesterday for the
CO., LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY»
WE
have received a small shipment of REAL DEVONSHIRE CIDER from Symons
& Co., Totnes, Devon, in splendidjcondition.
SYMONIA CIDER,
$1.50 per dozen.
CHAMPAGNE CIDER, $2.50 per dozen.
ZAMENE CIDER
Its anly now and then that a man can grow moch in grace while people are pralslog him,
THE lukone and Water Palico cook, charged with suborning a witness in the recent Ven-ma-ti mander case were committed for trial at the October Sensions this afternoon,
H.M.S. Plewy Bring a homeward bound pennant, arrived at Shanghal from Chickians on the 18th fast. The Pigwey will be re-com. missioned for another spell of service on the China Station,
Aw Emergency meeting of St. Joba Lodge, No, 618. S.C. will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Tuesday, the 27th instant, at 5 for 5.40 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
CHAN WAN KIM, a femsla charmer who had
farmed an attachment for the youthful spend thrift so prominent in the Courts not long ago, $2.50 per dosen. poisoned herself with oplum last night, An
Inquest will be held.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY, -
HONGKONG.
Hoogkong, aoth August, 1591. -
"PÅ." anid Uttle Johnny; here's a piece in the. paper #boat parasites. What are they " "Parasites, my boy, are people who live in
[30 Paris. I think wou ought to know that, and you
in the Third Yeader."
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. TRE late Mr. Deeming, whose inclinations ran In the direction of wife-murder, could have got off if he had only managed to bring his case before a Hongkong speciał 'fure, He would probably have been awarded $1,000.
"WE
SEEDS
bave received ex S. S. ROSETTA
our first shipment for this Season of VEGETA.
SATURDAY'S Gasetta unys Mr. J. J. Bell-Irving has been appointed to be a member of the Legitiative Council provisionally and during the absence of the Hon. J. J. Keswick from the Colony? Whe ever thought the Gassite would come out as a comic paper 11.
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A BIG fire at Hankow on Saturday the 18th fait. destroyed over a hundred houses within a few hours.
The returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Sept. 25th, are-Entopeans, 153; Chinese, 1,375 total 1,527.
[THE report of the Duglas Steamship Co., Ltd.,
will be fould in another part of this larue,
An Incorrigible office-secker died in the United States a few years ago, and his friends asked a well-known jurnalist for an epitaph for hle pomb stone. The journalist suggested the following which was not, however, adopted: "Here-lles John Janns, In the only place for which he never applied."
THERE is in Paris a class of suicides who make every arrangement for studied effect, and are called by the police suicides à la msation. To Our Shanghal contemporaries 'report that the spite some persons, and make themselves Shanghai Paper Mill property has been sold for shudderingly remembered, all the detail. is T1 87,500 in Mr. Monster Schallz, acting for a thought out. Namberless letters of farewell are-syndicate of wealthy Cantonese, Mr. M. Schul's written, an elaborate will is prepared, the rooms will be well remembered by many old Hongkong Folson or the fames of charcoal are preferred by years age, and he has also been closely asso are put in order, and the best clothes are donned. residents as our champion sculler' some fifteen this class; the revolver or drawing disfigure the ciated with racing in Shanghal for many yeAYS. festures too much, and spoil the effect..
But the way, it is very •Ingular, and to news MR. A. S. GARFIT, of the China Traders' Insur that no paper manufactories in the Far East, nut paper proprietors must be a subject for regret, ance Co., Yokohama, and eatwhile of Hong- even in Japan, have yet been able to supply a kong, certainly takes the bun for cool, cast-iron suitable article at a reasonable price to English check. Let the gentleman speak for himself:
To the Editor,.. in
A. S. GARFIT.
newspapers,
Mr. Hastings, on behalf of the debtor, applied for an adjournment, the debtor being now in Sandakan.
The case was adjourned for a fortälght. -· · In the matter of C. S. Bateman, bis Lordship pethion, filed this morning. made receiving order, on the debtor's own
SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA.
mosl
The meeting of Saturday fast, taken as a. whole, was by far the best that has yet been held under the present management. Fortunately the weather was everything that could be desired, There was a very fair attendance of spectitais. Including many ladies, the turf was 'in capital order, and the sport provided was of a Interesting character. His Excellency Sir Wiliam Robinson and a party from Government House were present and apparently took
Jerard, D.A. A.G., who acted as judge, the interest in the proceedings.
great The
general arrangements were in the hands of Lieut.Col Hon. T. H. Whitehead, whe handled the starter's flag both in the sternle-chase and dat race with such conspicuous access that the Stewards of the Jockey Club have a very eligible candidate for a most difficult position, Captain McCallum, of the Hongkong Volunteers, and the Hannery Secretary, Captain Thomas, ASC, who was simply ubiquḥaus: bim
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Me Landale, nominated by Miss Potts Mr. Hough, nominated by Mr Bell 10 Mr. Armstrong, nominated by Miss Barket........ & Capt. Thomas, nominated by Mrs. Hawkins & Capt, Glubb, nominated by Mrs. Glubb... 8
Mr. Berger, nominated by Mrs. Pailiser... 7 Mr. Stick, nominated by Mr. Ravenhill... [4 Mr. Smythe, nominated by Miss Robinson... 4 Surg. Meadon, nominated by Mrs. Meadon, 4 Capt. Buchanan, nominated by Mrs. Denty Mr. Meynell, nominated by Mra. Palmer 1
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COM-
“PANY, LIMITED, ·
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the ninth ordinary general- meeting, to be held at the offices of the Company. on Friday, the 30th day of September, al noon
The General Managers have now to submitt to the shareholders their report on the ninth year's working of the Company ended June 30th 1891. After paying all running expenses, premia of insurance, temaneration to conselt dog commliten, and sudion' lens, there remains of the shareholders it is proposed to appropilate
■ net profit of $17.019.07, and with the consent this mount as follows t
To write ff $15,056 51 from the values of ther the equivalent el gi percent. thereon, and to Company's properties on June. golb last, belog
the Company; absothing farther $60.000 o pay a dividend of 6 per ceal. on the capital of leaving a balance of $1,962.55 to be carried to
trade on the coast, for felly eight months of the We hate again to report a period of very doll
The Hyogo News, A CORRESPONDENT, who sends his name and DRAR STR. -I send you a couple of our annual address, asks or to publish a challenge to reports just to hand, wiso a short editorial there"Neptune" of the Daily Press, whoever that on, for insertion la four paper, if approved. Our individual may be, and courteously opens the Head Office do not favour advertising, but if you campaign by adres ing the Old Man of the can find space in your paper for my paragraph.
Sea my cowardly Si #nd requente bit sebject of course to your editorial corrections, I to throw aside his Dutch courage and come out shall be glad to take 25 copies of your paper......
of his brusity is his true enlours and get Active proceedings commenced with thrashed within an inch of his life and otherwise hundred years sprint confined to Asiatica, for Yours faithfully,
taken in and done for. But it can't, be done | which quits' a regiment of flyers came to the —at leset not through the columns of the Tele- | post, and after Goe struggle Gunter Urgen graph It may interest our fire-rating friend te Singh just got home in front of Sundee Singh, of
the same corps and Umenad Khan, of Hong kang's Own, the 1 st named pair running a dead- heat for second place. In the hundred yards for Europeans there was another big feld, and sfies an exceedingly close finish the judge award was a few inches in. Gavour of Private Edwards of the Shropshire Regiment, Corporal Glitens being second and Gonnet Brust, R.A., third. The'time (11's-xth seconds) was a trific slow, but the going, owing to recent xaina, was rather heavy.
China Tradera' Insurance Company, Limited,
Yokohama, 5th September, 1892.
And in response to this canny try-on, our colleague of the Hyogo News remarks editorially: No, Mr. Garit, we do not do business on these terms-try elsewhere. We tave ear advertisers to consider."
We strongly recommend to the Directors of the China Traders Co, that Mr. Gufit's salary be at once substantially increased, for a man who can muster up the nerve to unblushingly write such a letter to a public newspaper, must be invalu. able in sa Insurance office. Garfit, who is not half a bad chap in his way, had the pleasure of being associated with the latest recruit to the ranks of our local Honourables in our famous Bandmann libel cane. They were all common
know that to fisue a challenge is a misdemeanour In English law and it might mein two years Implement "M. C. R." { "Nep'une" li worth even being shot at with mud, get him over to Macao, or Sam-sal-ps, and be gentle to him after you get him there.
BLE AND FLOWER SEEDS, and are now The farce of trying a heathen wouth for register- Jurors-even the Hon. Jas. J. Bell-Irving-vary their light and very pliable fingers in the prepared to execute orders promptly.
Imp "death from drowning " of his brother, who really went "off the hroke" owing to a severa attack of dysentery, will be enacted at the next
Police Court this morning.
common.
CATALOGUES containing numbers and ions: the bor having been committed at the vicing with their smart Shanghai confrères for
Dames at Seeds with HINTS FOR GARDEN. ING and other useful information, will be sent post free to any address on application.
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For the steeplechase the views of the talent were rather divided between Viper and Solace. Mr. Whitehead'a pony, It was sald, not being quite up to his best form. However, Mr. Hait Buck, rede a very fine race on Mr. Boxey's cast off, waiting in front and keeping him well together, and as the grey jumped like A. cat And never made
the slightest mistake, he even tenour of bis way, alter Solice had had only to keep on the refissed the fence at the Desby starling post and Rocket had disposed of Mr. Paget after looking
the jump at the third attempt and riding him hard down. Mr. Hongh got the dark grey safely over
and finished a very creditable second. home, cinght Rocket at the top of the straight
next account.
under review, and seeing that on 31st December our earnings were much lo aneat of the corresponding period in the previous year. we think that shareholders have reason to be: well satisfied with the final result."
With reference to the outstanding balance gainst the Company's late agents in Amoy, the provision need be made at any rate for the present... General Managers are of opinion that no further: It is hoped that finally the entire amount will be recovered.
loss of the Company's fine steamer Haiphong
It is with regret that we have to refer to they wrecked on the spin coast whilst on a voyage from Takow to Yokobama. She was of course Insured for her fall book value, but of this amount: Insurance fund, whieh suffers, thereby to the $15,000 was carried by the Company's own. extent of $1387674, the balance having been recovered as our proportion of sales
go, an each block.
The
two ago they succeeded in getting an alleged / Chichester, was asleep. The latter suddenly very dangerous for a moment, to win handa | Insurance fund has now a risk of oaly $10,000
CONSIDERING the diminutiveness of our Water Police Force and the utter lack of any efficient control over the criminal classes of this colony and the neighbouring Chinese movinces, it is astonishing that instances oo dvring robbery on board vessels lying at anchor in the harbonr are so few and far between. It is probably because "water-ros" and other social para- sites find it more profitable to manipulate domiciles
of peaceable residents ashore. Last night, however, a ruffian pet on board the THE police seem to be waking up now and
Scottish Oriental Co's Bangkok liner Chowfa Captain Stenhamn, and eluding, as it is supposed, first honours in the matter of working op what the vigilance of the quartermaster on duty, pot are known as "back cases." Only a week or
Into a room where the chief officer, Mr. N IT:may. Interext the Hon. Geo: N; Cursen, wherever he is, to know that the Hongkong Post Office robber arrested away in the Mauritius, head, and was at once dealt a terrific blow in the awakened, bearing sight noise; he raised his Post Office advertises a letter for "tha Hon. and to-day they brought up three men the Geo, N. Caryow,” Truly this fan curlof
Police Const charged with unlawfully receiving his teeth down his throat. The blefthen escaped, fice, splitting his upper lip and shaost knocking pruso fake la nai vahia in the naked eye River data, in March last, namely 442 Mongolian
goods stolen from the steamers Neckar andre Chiebetter, who has offered reward eftro Ed. 4.X.T.] Orders from one person $5.00 to $10.00, 25 per
goat-skin rugs, valued at $1,300. It transpired in for the apprehension of the thief, isnot very badly rest, discount allowed. The two longest words in Worcester, Webster who are working up the case, that in the the unrected nocturnal "how de do" in a day the evidence of Inspectors Stanton and Quincey, injured and will probably be none the worse for Ler, the Century Dictionary are said to be over $10,00, no extra Spalatophafingeolaryngeal and transubstantia steamer anrived
named. The police are on the gui viur and may per cent, discount allowed-topallats. A longer one is noted in American co-signed to Mesurs, Carlowits & Co, and that ready for wasking CITPO. If people on steamers from Shanghat get their man long before Doomsday. Twas
junks were lying alongside the ship all night, Notes and Queries Its methylbenzsmethoxy-3000 Tientsin goat-skin rugs were amongst their ethyltetrahydropyridinecarboxylate.
calgo consigned, under a "through" bill of will invite danger, they have only themselves to Lading, to New York. The Riversdale, was to blame. carry all the rugs on from here to New York, bat i was there found that 442 of the rugs the matter lo Meats, Carlowitz & Co. it believed to possess a true scientific securacy. were missing, so the agents at once reported: The following interesting table' of statistics
On the facts being reported at the Police Station may be considered authentic. He gave it the and sent them a sample of the missing cargo. It appears to be the record of a drawer, and General Gordon at ence let loose the dogs of title, which we have retained, meaning, War, with the result that 194 of the rugs were apparently, what each girl said: recovered in Wanchai yesterday and three men were charged before Mr. Hastings this morning with receiving them, knowing them to have been stolen. The case was remanded until 2.30 10-murrow afternoon, bail being fixed in one surety of $1,coo for two of the defendants and one of $100 for the other.
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ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.
Hongkong, 14th September, 1892.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,
Advards, in, be added to the Manga, Hong
la rectaled that all communications maladies to Subscriptions
Letters on Editorial maxibers to be sent to "Ta Kaitor" and
Telegraph" and not to the Editor.
not to individal mamabaes of the stuff.
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Tur Empress of Japan te, now in dock at Kowloon, having met with considerable injuries to her deck fittings on her last trip to Vancouver, when, in spite of phenomenally heavy weather, she made up four days of the eight lost through putting back to Hakodate on fire,
A CALCULATION has been made of the fores developed by a flash of lightning which struck a church, and the result is slated to have been 12.000 horas-power-that is in ordinary mecha- nical parlance equal to the raising of 395,000,000 pounds use foot high in a minute.
Tudpe:--Prisoner, have you anything to say before I pass sentence of death on you!
Frisoner: My lord, I am not responsible for
actions; I am a Special Jures. .. Judge:-Oh, well, then, you couldn't help it Ten dollars out of the poor box.
A FORTION Contemporary revives a characteristic ancedete of Rostini. On the death of Meyerbeer, his nephew, Jacques Beer, composed a funeral mach in his honor. In a moment of weakness hersked Roastal what he thought of it. Not bad," replied the maestro, “but it would be better if you had died and Meyerbeer had written the march."
Primos-The woman I proposed to tonight declared that she loved me, but that she could never marry me as long as she lived,
Secundus~That's queer. What's the trouble? Primus-Well, I was divorced from her once and she has scruples about marrying a man whose first wife is still living,
DYSENTERY appears to have been larseniably fatal the 2nd September, 214 fresh cases of dysentery this summer in Japan. During the week ended were officially reported in Hyogo Prol ciure. In Saga 373 persons were attacked by the epidemie succombed. This brings the aggregate, from
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THE ECHO OF A KISS.
Boston Girl-Mr. Bank rill, your conduct shocks me beyond en-furance,
New York. Girl-Thanks, awfully, don't you
how.
Pilvile Edwards was again to the fore in the Obstacle. Race, beating Privates Holbruck and case. The Six Furlongs Race for China ponica Fanneran, and a large & le, with consummate seemed a certalaty on paper for Parmesan, who Meadan, R.N., had no trouble in disposing of looked remisskably well, and this cleverly shaped Valley Stakes winner,carefully ridden by Surgeon Tom Tit (s German Cup winner) and Solates The Sack Race fell to Gonnet Brunt, and after close and exclileg struggle in the Tent Per Ring contest Mr. Landale just beat Mr. Hough by one point, t
The Band of the Shropshire Regiment, ably to the afternoon's erfayment. conducted by Mr. Murphy, greatly contributed
Brief detalls are appended -
100 YARDS RACE -Open to all Asinties, Previous winner of 1 er and prises barred. Entrance, $ couts. Three prises 1st 86 and $4 3rd fî.. Gunner Urgun Sing. A.A......
· Providence Girl-Oh, 'mamma I' Philadelphia.Girl-Are you sure nobody saw Hwildar Umenad Khan, H.K.R........
Gunner Sandee Singh, A.A...........................
Won after a fine race ; a dead-heat for second
Baltimore Gr!-Dew, George ! Washington Girl-Well, I suppose I'll have place
Tax Tienu!n correspondent of the M, C. Daily News writes on the roth fast-Fur about ato perdon you, week now, the people of the south-plan villages. have been in a state of suspense, as to whether or not they were to be flooded. Indeed, it was reported on the 4th that the Grand Canal had broken its south bank, west of the city. This WAG afterwards contradic ed. The truth appears to be that the rising water had reached the very brim of the bank, and was only prevented from overflowing by the greatest care and vigilance. And another dinner was that those living north of the canal, would watch for ba guarded place and moment, and cut the
order to relieve their own congeallan. This was prevented by keeping mounted soldiers continually riding up and down, and carefully guarding against such acts. Such majority of cases, cannot be dignified as acts of deeds me of frequent occurrence, and in the
been flooded several feet deep; it only extends self-preservation or relief after their felds have
the calamity and increases the amount of suffer log by Quelly involving many others in the same distress. Within the last day or two there has been a very slight fall in the but not enough to remove anxiety. It is clondy today,
the montains, it is difficult to predict the conse and apparently rain clouds have passed to the westward. Should they discharge heavily in quencer Thusands of refugees are quantered there is likely to be a great deal of offering the
also.
Pittsborg Girl-Oh. Harry | Cincinnati Cll-What bad form i Indianapolis Girl-Ah, there 1 Chicago Girl-Mere 1 More 1 Detroit Girl-Well, I declare i Louisville Girl-Yum, yam Nashville Gil-On 100.1 St. Lools Girl-How shocking I Alaniz Gid-Golly! New Orleans Gal-Ob, my ! Kansas City GirlBreak away theže! Denver Girl-Gosh I
San Francisco Girl-Rats! Texas Girl~--~Whoop.la I
. Every Glit—Oh, đơn' 1–New York Sun,
SUPREME COURT..
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Befort Mr. H. E. Pollock, Acting Pulzne Judge)
September 26 h.
MISSING TREASURE.
Mesin. A. R. Murty & Co. sued Chen Yu
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100 YARDS RACK-Ones to all Europeans Previous winners of 1st or 2nd prizes barred. Entrance, 10 cents. Three pilzes. Tat $7 2nd $5. 3d $1.
Privata Fdwards...mmaanikutremur. I ́ Corporal Glitens..........................................
Gonner Brunt, R.A. crust...
that the surveyors' reports on the condition of We are again able to infor shareholders
factory. The hull boilers* nd engines are, us the entire fleet of the Compant, ste highly satis we are tuformet, all in fit it class order.
appearing a "Freights das" and "Accrunta In conclusion we may repark that the amounts Receivable on 30th Jose, have all been col lected since that date, the
CONSULTIRO. COMMETTER.
have sustained in this department since our last Ail shareholds are aware of the loss we meeting by the death of the late Honorable P Rysie. He was a member of the Committee since the foundation of the Company, and his long experience was baturally of great assistance to the mans gement During the year Mr.I b Keswick ban retired and Mr. J. I Bell-Irving has been invlad to fill the vacancy. The Committen now consists of Mesir. D. R Sassoor, C, J. Holliday and J. J. B:16-Irving, who all retire do terms of the Articles of Assglation bot being eligible, offer themselves for re-election, mi
AUDITORS.
The present accounts have been audited by: Mesars, J. H. Cox and R. Lyall, who, sosire but offer themselves for tf selection.
DOUGLAS LAPPRAIK & CÔ,
General Managers,
Nignih Year 1891-1893.
BALANCE BIERT FOR THE YEAR' ZŞDID 30TH JUNE, 1892
Assets
Steamers Hallan
After a splendid race Edwards and Ghiens To Value of the Co.'s. breasted the taps together, the judge's verdict being six inches in favor of the men with the red shirt. Time II 2/5 seconds. There were over twenty starters.
`STEEPLECHASE,.-Open to all Ponies, about one and a half times round the Steeplechase course; catch weights. Entrance, $1. A prize in kind, Hon. T. H. Whitehead's, gt. Viper,
Mr. Hart Buck Mr. Hough's Solace.......
Owner 2 Hop. T. H, Whitehead's gr. Rocket ..................
Mr. Paget, R.N. 3 The Shropshire L T's Haidnat Mr. Smythe o The Shropshire's L. I,'s Vampire,...Mr. Strick o Mr. Forbes' Leap Year, Ms. Landalo o Viper made running in front of Solace, this pair drawing away balla deren lengths from the was no change in these positions until making Geld, and both jumping to splendid foria Thera
Comtendeacions futended for publicucleus, missat ka noongmaled during the week ended the 3rd inst., of whom sin and about the city, mainly in mat buts, and Chi, the compradore of the steamship Swatow, the bend out of the straight last. diese' round,. While the notomy of the Hongheng Zhiggraph will x the commencement of the present outbreak, upcoming winter and probably of petly thieving | Haiphong about the 15th August. Mr. Hastings | Visss-on-the struggla”war becoming interestin
by the same and addram of the unitary, 150i næmately the
publications but as evidence of good faith,
be open for the file dlacundien by corympendants of 15 question afecting peldin interjers, Exetert de dietactly móerviced that the Editor dom sot is my way hold timeść rasponsible for
HIRTHS.
At Bellion Terrace, on Sunday, the 25th instant, the wife of Charles Mooney, of a son. At the Gas Works, Shanghal, on the 19th September, the wife of HENRY EDWARDS, of a
2011.
At No. 14, the Band. Shangbal, on the 18th September, the wife of R. KasNIDY of a san.
At 15 Whanepoo Road, Shangbal, on the ́18th Sep3, the wife of MATTHEW WOODLEY, of
BOTT
At Shanghal, on the 20th Sep'ember, 189a, the wife of A. J. Noronha, of a daughter.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1893,
TELEGRAMS,
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY; CONFERENCE.
LONDON, September aznd,
10-2,515 parlents, of whom 494 have djed, ........
MUCH has been written of the mastog halla. cloutions of lunatles, some fancying themselves Popes, investors, ghosts, fisher, and so on The strang, it yet recorded, however, is a Hong, | kong example. The mania is not very parti colubly dangerous, though it is not impossible that in certain cases it might lead to murder. However, the psilent is allowed locar, and se opportunity offers he indulges his curious bellef
that hisele is white, and white fa black He is a Special Juror, and thera ›re many of blm,
▲ "TANSPï correspondent forwards to the dmoyHr. Hastings briefly rehearsed the facts, as Passing the Black Rock Mr. Pago
Gagreffe the following barometrical readings and observations taken during the recent typhoon, the worst in the experience of the oldest resident of Tamsul
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MEMORANDUM OF BAROMETER READINGS. Taken in Tamani, September 5th to 7th, 1893.
TIME. ĮDAR. WI D..
RIMARKS. 11.00 p.m. 29 44| N. Wind variable force
Sept. 5th 7.00 am 19.40 8. Sept. 6th
Noon 19.34 SW.
heavy squalls. 3.cop.m. 19.26 NW. Wind increasing, force
%, rela 29.18 W.N.W. At 3 pm, the the storm wind began. 29.13|||W.N. Increasing to force ra
by 6p. 2008
Increasing to force to to force 10/11,
500
An old and respected member of the community, Mr. Samuel Fischer, passed quietly away yester | day evening at the good old age of thres score
years and seventeen, at his residence No, Daddell Street, Fer some years past Mr. Fischer, who was as active and hearty as most men of 40 until quite recently, assisted Mr. Lam. mert in ble auction mart, previous to which be was in a large way of general merchant's busie
a8.04. ness, mainly on his own ne fault. The funeral,
28 30 which was largely attended by friends of the 945
28.74 deceased, took place at Happy Valley at 6 o'clock
128.70 10:00 this afternoon.
2868 W.S. 38.67 W.S.W.
7,00
8.00 9.00
9.30
28.6
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to force 11.
Op Shanghai mening contemporary hears 11.co from Hankow, under date the 16th inst, that 11.15 28.6 S.W. Mepirs. Lond and Johanasen of the Swedish. | F1-30/μ| | 28.70 Mission had just arrived there direes from Bingen | 23 45 m 18.75 8.S.W. Fu (in Sheni), which city they left on the · Midnight 28 78
29th ultimo. Everything was perfectly, quiet during From 9.30, force of wind, variable and dis. The time and place for holding the Monetary their stay in Singan, and they had heard no tinmly Inling to force 3 to with sharp puste, Conference have not yet been fixed.
tumours of trouble there or in the neighbours no raid to speak of for an hour, say: to to IT hood, and they could suggest no explanation of o'clock. As centre passed wind lacressed sad. our telegram. It will be known now, however, danly to force is or thereabouts at about 16,30 In Hankow that the riot was at Nganting in the p.m. the storm quickly wied after midnight north of the province, but we have yet to hear and blew itself out at about E.S.Z. to Ewled how the news, of it was sent to Singen for becoming light at dawn, lance, 3 to 4 on the 7th franemiasipo to nE
ROBBERY OF A TRAIN IN KANSAS.
A gang of robbers having wrecked and plan- Send a Tallway train in Kansas succeeded in „‚carrying off a milligm of dollars,
set
out in the pleadings.
up
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Haiphong Hallock 2
Tanlat. For moss, and Forted.$954,000.com
Value of Wooden Bo Wharf 16,200,00
Value of Buoys and Moorings at Swatow Amy, Tarsul and. Hongkong, & Steam Launch...ay's 13.391-34.
The Hongkong ud Shanghal Banking Corporation.
The H. & Bar king Cospors tion Deposit and Interests
Cash Accrant maniereisemisess Frights dob 37 th June
Bila Receivabi s famouranieri Sundry Acos, Recevable....... *Value of Coals in Gedown..
Late Amoy Agents$ 19,480.00 "Less, Outstandings
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for $700, value of a parcel of treasure lost in where Solace rushed transit by that steamer from Hongkong, to
up to Viper's neck.and the pair took the next two fences in close company. (Wotton and Deacon) was for plafotiffs and Mr. Solace relased the jump on the fat side,
D. Wilkinson fer defendant,
Mr, Hart Buck to sail away by
and Viper came down the straight alone the load, but the effort was not sustained, Rocket with a rush and looked. Uke joking.
and won anyhow, Solace made up lot of By ground at the £uish and easily beat Rocket for second place. There were two or three spilis during the rice, but nothing serious, OBSTACLE RACE-Open to all European
Fost Entries, 10 cents Fenr Prizes, 1st 87, 200 $5, 318 $2, 4th $1.
the
in Hongkong, gave evidence as in the shipment Agostino Maity, manager of the plaintiff firm of the treasure, and as to the compradore's contract. The compradore was bound to see goods were in order before delivery was taken. The chop produced was the only ons in use at Marty's. The bill of lading produced, for a parcel of treasure, $700, marked KT.C., from Chan Lai to Ching Hug Wo of Haiphong, Was the consignee's copy. There were always two copies Claim was made to plaintiffs by Ching Hing We, and as the parcel was lost witness paid the money,
Cross-examined-The charter party of the Swatow produced, dated June 30th, was conect. After making this charter witness made his con- tract with 'defendant (the compradote). The treasure was lost about August 17th, after two or three trips. The compradore had not been fo the employ of plaintiffs before Witness told him personally what would be his duties and respon- afbility, and what guarantee was required.
Mr. Hasilngs pointed out that the duties and requirements were set out in the written agree ment, and that they could not be varied by this Hoe of cross-examination.
Mr. Wilkinson submitted that the examination in chief had gone beyond the written bond, and so the cross examination might follow the same
Enes.
Hils Lordship ruled that verbal evidence might be given in explanation of the written contract, but not modifying it.
The rest of the evidence, which was not of great importance, occupied all day.
Judgment was reservod.
IN BANKRUPTCY. In the matter of Food Kam Sļot
Private Edwardso Pirate Holbrooke.................................... Private Venneran .............................. 3 Edwards waited until half a mile from the winning post and then came clear away, scoring a very easy victory,
MILE RACE-Open 10 sil China Ponies catch weights. Entrance, $1. A pute. In
·kid,'
Mr. Will's Parmesan, Sarg, Meadon, IN. 1 Capi, Giubby Tom Tiwaris Owner 3. Mr. T: F. Hough's Solace,
231.07005
6,847.88: 26,984.18/
33.55648 2.375 04
4.854:18
received 3,070.02.
Value of Cafistan and 1 Shaft in hand.
16,409 g
∙595.33
$1,378,261.70
Zlabilifier.
Capital Arcount
20,000 Shares at $50-$1,000,000.00 Underwriting. Account, of the
Suudry Accounia Payable Dividends goth Jure, IƐgo and 1891 ut omniMR. Suspense, Account. Late Amoy
Agents
Profit and Loss Account 30th Jane Bar, brought Horward
.........$ 3,607,63 “Balance on gosh Juar, 95,471.44
38,644.70
200,0007.00
75.00
10,000.00
PROFIT AND LOS ACCOUNT," 30TH JUNE, (ÉST, Owner 3 To Charges Accounfeamininita, voninis Remuneration to Lony ting Committee for 12 months,,...
Auditors Fees
Parmesan made the whole of the running and won in a common canter. SACK RACK-Post Eantes; Open to all Euro peads and Asiatics. Four prizes, - 1st $5. and $3. 3rd 23. 4th $12 Guster Brunt, R.A. Havildar Uralog Khin, A.A. min Ganser Shaming Ki
ede
Wen essily, Tear Promo-Ladies Nomination. Post entrics, Open to all Ponies, If sufficient light, thren rane, if not, two runs only. Paints, strike 1., move 4, carry 60, yards 6. Polats may be added or deducted at the discretion of the Judges for want of pace, Friss 'kindly presented by Miss. Bury Palliser,
Remuneration to C zueral Managers for Office Exp enseny &c. for 15 monthramoninsaar Exchange Accounts re
By balance of prefit and
30th June, 180x
3.587.10
7,730 000 500.00
10,000 00 +84-92 97 019.07.
· 173 041 08)
.3.607,63
Profit on roning steamers to date
89,514.90
Pinkton doals supplied to
771064