have been used to Cardiff alone, bat the change was made with at any trouble, and the labour is somewhat smaller. So, to sum up, we have a much cheaper coal, no smoke, and steaming results as good as with pure Cardif
The Chairman said he thought the secret of the non-success which had hitherts attended the Tonkin mines was that the coal bad not been put on the market at its best. The shale and schist had been sent up with it, losiead of being picked over as at all" other, minds. This was what he thought when he visited Hongay nearly a year ago. They sent up stone and clay, and then wondered why c-glucets could not burn it (Laughter.) It was put down to prejudice. He had experienced this on a local teames him self; Mr. Morris was showing people how to barn Tonkin cost, and 35 tons were sent on board for trial, but of that at least 30 per cent was shate or schistor black mud, and it was simply Impossible to get full steam-only half. Probably many cases could be `almilarly explained. But there was certainly any quantity of really good coal to be got, and with care "Charbonnages could be made to compete on very favourable terms with the best Japanese, overla price. No doubt if the present plucky shareholders could only stick to the property, in the end they would be sure of the success which all Hong kong bored would soon come. (Applause.)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1893.
Mr. Wilson explained, in response to Mr. Robertson's question, that no alteration In the firebars was tarde on the Taftang; all that was wantert could be done by fixing a perforated plsic behind the bridge, and allowing the air to come into the combustion chamber, by a number of holes fastead of in volume. The get nothing but the Ewo and the Wosang reported that they could was the way with the Tatsang also, at first. short blue fismes;" that After the alteration, a chemist from the Sugar Works came and saw the arrangement, and declared. Iberg was complete combustion
hood in order to leave no obstacle is the line of fire,
the Palace walls, or the barracks, without a Europeans are now prevented from entering special permit. The Foreign Office is to be revel in order to affoni additional barrack accommodation.
from what may be takes out of the other mites, the assays of which run considerably higher. The Chairman has just returned from the mines and has as great confidence as ever in the value of the property of the company, and that it will prove a highly remanentive unde taking when ever work is fully organked; but in ander le erect the necessary smelting furnaces for this purpose, The trops sald to be destined for Bass, and per working order, a further sum of £50,000 is on to Battambang. Additional troops ate every pay off the debts and get the Company foto pro- under the command of Sif Nareng, sio pushing proposed to be solved." At the meeting follow-day being drilled, and the peasantry are begin- ing the Chairman said: "Of the raway I canning to consplain of the conscription. There is proving the idea to conect.
not speak to highly except as to its cost; and a feeling that Slam intends to offer only a passive as regards the miner, once more I was assured resistance, and will retire under protest from the fmportant subject might well be adjourned fortain, who took charge of the mines to sally us
The Chairman suggested that such an by Mr. Whyte, our own appointed mining cap Mekong frontier. further discussion. The coal-testing appilances we bad facco tons of ore available in Sun several months before they were taken over, that were of very great value.
At the request of Mr. Stuart Warrison, Capt. Imaria alone; and the fede at 550 feet depth Anderson briefly explained the use of the was proved equally good to any of the upper Thomson calorimeter,
levels, that "thë Sën Juré míne continued to had many other prospects us the New Zear, and promise as well as ever, in addition to which we previous discoveries all meat encouraging. In "a consultation with him he estimated the min- ing cost, including timbering, at 84 Mexican par ton; and adding $1 for railway expenses, $3 for seemed to be no doubt in the mind of any of thore connected with the mines that we should at least net £2 per ton on our ore, and possibly considerably mora.” That was at the ́ meeting of 11th of April, 1892, and ten months later Mr. Hammond summed up bis repois as follows"First, there mineral at present exposed urn the Company's property that can be worked with profil, and, second, that the indications are most unfavour
further explorations, Mr. Talbot said that that
the discussion at a future meeting, and also Mr. Main supported the propoint to continue moved a hearty wrote of thanks to Captain Anderson.
Both motions were carried by acclamation, and Capt, Anderson briefly responded.
interests in the city. It is expected that she The Portuguess gunboat Bengo, from Macao, arrived yesterday the protection of Portuguese will make a lengthened stay. An American garboat is expected in a short time from Hong- kong for the same purpose. These measures probable rising of the disorderly element in have been considered necessary in view of the Bangkok. There are now three foreign gunboats in the river-English, French and Portuguese.
Meanwhile business is suffering from the pre- railing uncertainty, and general dissatisfaction Bilish houses are, of course, the principal sufferers by the present stagustion-Siam Fires Fren
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
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Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at that all goods are being landed at thel
Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves doll very may be obtained,
A vote of thanks to the chairman, on the 1 milling, and miking all due allowances, there is expressed at the turn affairs have taken, of better quarters—where they seem to enjoy risk, Into the Godowns of the Hongkong.and
motion of thanks tasty concluded the proceedings.
Mr. Murphy stated that two years ago, 200 tons of Tonkin coal were put on board the Empress of Japan ; it looked very nice, indeed
THE "WHAMPOA" 'ASHORE. the biggest son tons ever put on board. But when the steamer got under way, the speed fall Newspapers received from Shanghai this from 17 knots gradually down to 11, and kept morning give late details regarding the ground falling, in spite of the written frog fastrac-ing on the South-East Promontory of the China tions, la English and Chinese, bing rigidir Navigation Co.'s steamer Whampoa) Capt.
shale about it, but I was imposible to tell inst.
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LATEST FROM NORTH CHINA,
Shanghai, 13th May, 1893. We are informed that the Customs doties at Vladivostock have recently been raised very
men, women and children will be starved to death shortly if the 'relicis in grain, already sub- of the famine, a Peking correspondent tells the 'scribed for, are not forthcoming soon. Apropos following anecdote of the Emperor :-The other day, the President, of the Board of Revenue Informed his Majesty that the cost för transport of each piceal of rice from Peking to Kuelhas so that the 20,000 piculs his Majesty desired to cheng, short as the distance was, was two tacs. be sent on at once would alone cost Tis. 40,000. His Majesty exclaimed la a loud voice: what a pity it is we have no railways there Not only would the transport cost almost nothing, but we might avoid having famines altogether.""
thirty-seven la number, who were to have started A Peking correspondent writes that the Man chu graduates of the Peking Naval School. in April for a further coune of study and practice in the Tientsin Naval Academy, are still in the capital walling for the completion of the new dation at Tientsin. Owing to their eld buildings that are beingpatup for their accommo quarters in the Pekin school being already occupled by a number of new boys, the graduaten have been put into an barrack of the Puking Field, Force-for, want Cuply
"roughing it" and their writ vacina at addition of this class to the Tientala Narat Academy the total number of endets In that institution will be raised to nearly a hundred and Bity. Apropos of the Tung-wen College scholan, twenty-five of the successful candidates at the examinations last winterhave been recommended to the Throne as worthy of advancement in rank. It will no doubt be remembered that the Indo protested strongly last year against the attempt China 'S. N. Co. and the China Navigation Co.
the carriage of Fice to Tientsin to the Chins Merchants S. N.. Co., by refusing to shippers by the other companies the duches, or permits for to all steamers alike. The remonstrances of the duty-free export of grain, formerly granted Mr. O'Conor (the British Minister) to the Taung Yamén bays endel in its being ordered that no kuchaos are in future to be granted at all, which la causing much dissatisfaction to the skippers and to local oficial, to whom the privilege of granting these passes was of obvious interested in the matter that the Chines value. It is stated, however, by Chinese here authorities have no intention, for this year af least, of abolishing the free pass or Auchas system for the transport of rice to the Norther ports in Chinese bottoms; nor is it likely that this will be so, while there are so many famines to different parts of the Empire-NV, C Dally News.
followed. Them must have been a good deal of Hutchisan, as announced in our issue of the zachable for the discovery of `valɑzble oru todes by { considerably, the duty on a box of soap worth made by Li Hang-chang to give a monopoly of
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The Whampoa leit Shanghat for Nowchwang on Saturday, the 6th Inst, with most valuable cargo-Including four thousand packages of plece-goods, which were insured for about taels 400,000-and is presumed to have got aground during foggy weather in Shiatso Bay, to the EN.E. of the S.E. Promontory, near where the Shunter and Fuyou were lost.
which was shalo and which was live coal, since It all remained bisck on the fire. Then sema Takasima was tried, it was quite refreshing to see how the flames sprang up (Laughter.) Next day Hongay coal was tried again, with the same bad result. It was good economical coal, for it never barned away at all! (Laughter.) After leaving Shanghat it was again tried, with rather better effect, but after studying it he On the 12th that, Messrs Batterfield & Swire came to the condusion that it was not suitable at Stanghal received telegram from Chefoo för malditabolar boilers; it required a boller to the effect that the Whampoa was badly with a large amount of beating surface. Mr. ashore in Shihtao Bay, with southerly exposure, Wilson thought it must have been very bad There were to feet of water in the forehold and draught, but the draught was all right for a rock is supposed to be through the bottom with Japanese. Whatever carbonic acid bad to do reels all round her. All abait of the forebold with it, as a matter of fact the Takulma would
was free of water. The position of the steamer- burn and the Hongay would not. It was first is described as being similar to that of the class coal for the firemen they really had Hangchow off Amoy in 1887. As the Wham. nothing to do, because it would not burn away, go has a strong bulkhead just forward of the (Laughter.) The lastractions were that coal foremast, it is hoped that if this belds, she will was only to be put on when the fist was red-be got off. Another telegram states that the and there never was any red. (Laughter.) weather had been so rough that up to the mom It was getting blacker and hacker all ing of the 12th no cargo could be got out of the the time, and to was the boss the speed stranded vessel. went down (Loud laughter) Peronal coul proved very good, but burned away very fast. During the last two years many kinds had been Iried on the Emprats, and whenevera man sald bis coal was as good as Cardiff, it was safe to put it down &3: 0 or 30 per cent. feu-(laughter) —but if the man was honest enough to say his coal was not quite as good Cardiff, then it `must be very bad indie? Akalki coal was very dirty, Takasima was," as Mr. Ramsay 'said, a very fine coal, with very little wate. Capt. Anderson's paper was exceedingly interesting; he (the speaker) would certainly like to get one of the instruments described, and do little testing. He had thought he knew altile about coal, but the seaman was ahead of him. It would be interestingto meinbera if Mr. Robertson would tell them something about the Takasima miles. (Hear, beat.)
Assistance was at once sent from Chefoo and Shanghai, with pumping gear and other wrecking appliances under the direction of Capt. Charlton, the China Navigation Co.'s Marine superinten deat
The Whampoa in a steamer of 11 tons re- gister and has been running since 1882.
THE NEW IMURIS MINES, LD.
On the afternoon of the roth May a meeting of shareholders in the New Imuris Mines, Ld., was beld at the cface of the Agents, Messrs. Bach beister & Co., 1, Ningpo Road, Shanghai. The meeting was called in order to elicit the views of the Shanghat shareholders, about the telegram to be forwarded to London in time for the adjourned meeting on the
paragraph did away with all the Directors had a being now the equivalent of about Tls. 6. It before stated. Then he saw that the share. appears that there was a large stock of this holders here had their suspicions and on 26th at the Russian port, and it is now being May, 1891, Mr. Major telegraphed to London: shipped back to Chinese and Japanese parts. "Shareholders demand postpone three months A Peklog telegram Anounces the intention reconstruction scheme, owing conficing in- of the Emperor to spend the coming hot meaths formation value mine; meeting called Saturday at Yas, and that already the post-houses and consider reply," And the reply dated, London, courier stations that had fallen into rain during 17th May, was: "Refering to Majr we are the last reign and the latter part of this, have advised cannot do as desired; you must adhere been rebulli and occupied by large staff for to 1 'quidators circular," In face of these state che dansmitision of memorials and despatches ments be thought they would like to hear any from Peking to the Summer Palace. explanations that might be forthcoming, and he moved that the meeting be adjourned and the Directors had time to consider,
Mr. Jaques-1 brg to recònd t2a1.
The Chaliman-Would you mention a date? Mr. S. Morris said he did not think they could do anything until they had had a proper statement put before them. All Mr. Whital's statements had been so contradictory that he (Mr. Morris) had lost entire confidence, and he wanted an outside independent report of the expenditure,
The Chaliman, in reply to Mr. Dann, said that 52,000 shares were held in Shanghal, 10,000 being in the names of Chinese, and over 10,000 shares were represented in the room at the
meeting.
Mr. Morris said that when the Company was reconstructed the Directors stated that one 60,000 tons of ore were held as an asset, and he wanted to know what had become of that.
Mr. Talbot-1 represent a great many shares, and if it had not been for that statement I should not have taken a share in the Company.
Mr. Morris-I certainly would not have pat any money into the Company If it had not been for that statement, and I hold that it not legally, then these people are morally responsible.
Mr. Lücken-It is well known that it is the intention ofthe shareholders to bring eithervil
A Kitia telegram states that the preliminary work of levelling the projected line of rallway from Shanhaikuar to Kurin was completed on the 6th instant. As the rails are already being inid at Shanbaikan and work is progressing rapidly, we should not be surprised to hear that by the summer of next year it will be possible to travel from Ticatsin to Kirin as easily as in Europe
A Nahking correspondent writes that the coffins of Li Hsien-mow, and his wife and con- cubine, which have been lying in the King Prefect's grol over since the suicide, ware removed on the 8th Inst. to a vacant plot near the parade ground of the Viceroy's bedy-guard A bamboo but has been made to hold the three coffins, and an official named Shes, with a body of soldiers, has been ordered to guard them.and not to allow, on pain of punishment, any one to approach them.
SIAM NEWS.
Bangkok, May 5th, robbed on Tuesday night last of various vaiz Mr. Wefer, of the Telegraph Department, was ables. A box containing the title deeds of house property formed part of the plunder.
appointed Student Interpreters to the British Mears. Lyle and Carillale, who have been Consulate, arrived by the Kongss on Wednes day morning and assumed their duties in that capacity.
Optional cargo will be forwarded unless notics the contrary be given before Noël, TO- MORROW.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the and inst, will be subject to
pented to the Undersigned on or before the 23rd All claima against the Steamer innst be pre- fustant, or they will not be recognised.
rent.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left la the Godowns, where they will be examined on the aged last at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.,
Agents.
Hongkong, 16th May, 1893.
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A. E. SKEELS & Co.,
Telegraphic Address "SOBRINOS," Hongkong,
AUCTIONEERS; VALUERS &
(A.B.C. Code 4th Edition.)
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GENERAL MERCHANTS. No. 17, PRAYA CENTRAL, Under Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co.'s Offices. MEIERS. A.-E. SKEELS & Co. under- tako Sales Privately, or by Auction, of any Guaranteed. class of Goods or Property, Prompt Settlements Goods for Auction.
Immedisic Cash advances on
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FOR SALE. by private treaty 1 THREE FIRE ENGINES and a large quan tity of Valuable Machinery
Hongkong, 18th April, 1893.
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There is rumour here, said to be well founded, that several British gunboats are on their way to Bangkok; and that several vessels of the China Squadron will be here about the 15th proximo. men owing to the unsale position of a munked torchs lying at the meath of the river without
There is much graming among seatzring MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
If the owners or harbour authorities gave some Indication of its presence by buny or light.
Mr. D. Robertsan:-Mr. Chalımaoand gentle Buchheister presided 15th inst. Mr. J. I. or criminal proceedings against the Directors, remunerativo if sold at twenty-five certs a pleal any Indication of its position. It would be well
and there were share-
bolders present representing 16,500 shares.
and I think it would be advisable to mention that to the Directors.
Mr. Morris-I would say we ere going to make enquiries; we are not satified,
Mr. Talbot-I do not think this meeting has any justification for saying we are going to com- mence proceedlogs, We can ask the Directors for Information,
Mr. Dann-As (or threatening proceedings, we canot do that.
Mr. Talbot-We want information. There is
The native loomen in Shanghai hare almost decided to combine this year and charge fifty cents a picul for their Ice. Seeing that last year they only charged forty cents, and that the supply this imposition of ten cents per picul should be year is much more abundant, the strenuously opposed by those who prefer to use Chinese collected ice to that supplied by the Ice Company. There are upwards of fifty ice houses with a supply of ice that should be sufficiently Our Chungking correspondent commends the friendilucas of the Szechuan peoples but la private letter another resident of Chungking complains that he cannot use his pony, because he cannot ride without having a med-throwing rabble at his heels He says that he wa building a country house on a desolate mountain, pine forests, and interfere with no one; but the where one could ride for miles on paths through Tactal, though he has had the advantage of eleven years residence in Europe, has imprisoned the man who leased the ground, and prohibited
Cells working there for a foreigner. states that the Tangli Yaméo had received A Peking telegram received on the 8th Inst. telegraphic despatches from Wang Wen-shao, Governor-General of the Yilakuel provinces, to
We are informed from a Siamese source that a distinguished native Minister is tampering with the saffron-robed Sons of Buddha, and working them to the patristic pitch of renoun ing the monastic calm for the string deeds of Fob are said to be willing to become difrogus war. More than twenty of the triagoins of Wit
at the trumpet-call-Frei Preis,
TIENTSIN.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
Tientsin, 4th May, 1893
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THURSDAY next, the 18th May, 1893
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Mr. N. R. O'Conor, the British Minister, with JAPAN BEER, SUIT LENGTHS of SUMMER
:this Takasima coal) The Shire and Glen liners this letter for the Shanghai shareholders to be them in London that I aud many of my friends the effect that be had received an urgent memo Mr O'Conor and sulte, arrived here this morn-
men, is affords me a considerable amount of pleasure to vielt this Colony again, for the first time since seventeen years, and puticularly to join in a discusing on the subject of Captain Anderson's interesing paper to-night-Coal. It Interests us all as engineers; we are called upon to burn it daily; and It particularly interests shipowners, who have to pay the bills. I remember when, many years ago, Takasima coal was first brought on board-we imply said Take It. away, and bring as Kari col!" That was the cry all aver in those days. In 1881, when the Mitu Blabi Company bought it, the Takasima mite was full of water, and I was one of the engineers sent up to clear it, Then the trouble wat, "How are we going to sell and all the tramp steamers used to go up to Yokohams, and the englaters always used to way. "What useless, dirty stuff Takara coal is we simply can't burn it 1"-I said to them "I have had some experience with it take my advice, reduce your fire-bar spaces from half-inch or five-eighths to three eighths, and Immediately it cakes, in with your silcer and break it up. You will have no trouble. with it then. They still replied "It is no use, we have tried all ways. On the Mitapedia the chief engineer was an old friend of nine; he said "I will try it, though I'du not think it is any is." So he took it in his port bunker, and some time after wards I saw him again. That was after I had left Takasima; I wild" Well, how did you get on with that cost?" He said "Well, man, I don't want anything else as long as I can get Takailma 1 (Appliese) I listened with great interest just now to what Mr. Ramsay said about the great future that Hes before Tonkin coal, Now they say Taksima is the coal for the East, though as you set in 1885 it was extremely difficult to get them to take to it. At the present day, in 1893, Tarkin coal is trying to come to the front, and they say "We won't have it Take it away, and give us Takasimi dust.” I believe there is a fiture for Tonkin coal, but I have not seen much of it; I should like to see it consumed on fire-bars. I do not know whether any gentleman here would answers question I should like to ask. As I understand from the remarks made by Ciptain Anderson, this Tonkin coal is anthracite. From our experience as working engileen we know that bituminous coal, with its abundant carbonic acid, requires greater supply of air-that Is al must be admitted through the fire-bars Into the com- bustion chamber, and the more highly bita minous your coal is, the more air must be ad mitted, to prevent "Aaming." On the other hand, Toulon coal, as far as I understand, is not bituminous but anthracite. If there is no smoke there cannot be any carbonic acid, Mr. Wilson has given us his experiences in one vessel in the Tafiang ho bunt this coal most accenfally by admitting air into the combustion chamber As every item of practical information is useful 1o us all, I should like Mr. Wilson to give us soma more practical explanation—is tell us if any alteration is made in the air spices in the fire bars besides admitting air into the com bustion chamber to ignite the gases. Before sitting down, Mr. Chairman, I would mention that I have studled this matter, and while sitting here, from the remarks made by several gentle man it strikes me that what Tonkin coal wants Is more grate surface-that is, larger furnace and less tubes. If you have bitumintas coal you need more tabes, bit when you burn anthracite sthe heat is local and the tubes are not so good. In
Tas Chairman remarked that he did not think there was very much for him to say. On the 24th of March the people in London wrote to him stating that an extraordinary general meet ing was held on the seth idem, and enclosing reports of the proceedings. These reports bad been, published here and everybody had no doubt read them. With regard to the outlook," continued the letter, the feeling here is that there is no alternative but to wind up in face of Mr. Hammond's report, but it was also felt that the shareholders living in China should have an opportunity of expressing an opinion if they thought fit. An adjournment has been arranged so as to allow time after the receipt of consulted, and I shall be glad if you will let us know by cable what view they take. On the 30th March they wrote, "I ante your remark as to the feeling of the shareholders which was in referencs to a letter he (the Chairman) bad sent, stating that the shareholders were talking of calling an indignation meeting to consider what steps could be taken to make the Directors and Mausgers liable for all the money spent on the mines without any result. On the sand February he wrote, "The expressions of indigna tion amongst shareholders about the state of airs are very severe, and in case of a further call I doubt very much that any one will pay it" To this they answered, "I note your remarks as to the feelings of the shareholders, and can quite understand their disappointment at the unsuc cessful result of the company's operations, and that disappointment is fully shared by the Direc tors, who are themselves considerable losers by the fallars of the enterprise, which has been due to circumstances which it was impossible to foresee, and which were altogether beyond the control of the Board," The last letter received by the mall last week says: "Your remarks as to the feelings of shareholders are noted. Nobody could be more disappointed than the Directors at the failure of the enterprise to which they have devoted much time and at» tention and by the non-access of which they are considerable losers." That was all he (the Chairman) had to say, except to invite the share | holders to fadicate the nature of the telegram they wished him to send in time for the meeting on the rgth ist.
Mr. Dann-Sopposing we were to wind up, would that exonerate the Directors from all further claims against them because they are legally liable, I believe,
Mt. Talbot said that the Shanghal share holders must have more information before they proceeded to discuss winding up. He wished to know the date of the last account, tot. part of the Directors dated 24th January, 159%, they recommended that the accounts should be made up to 31st December each year, and the meetings held annually as soon thereafter as possible. He should like to know where the ac counts wero.
The Chairman-I have never seen any ac counts,
Mr. Talbot said it was perfectly well known la Shanghai that the shareholders joined the new company on the strength of representations made by the Directors. He found in the report of the Directors to be submitted to the share holders at the meeting of April 11th, 1897, the following pagraphs The quantity of crein might in the San Imurit alone is estimated at 60,000 tons of good miillog ore, assaying frem as to $30 per ton, which would foare the Com
Mr. Morris-We are going to make enquiles, We are not satisfied and have no confidence. no intention co my part to take proceedings. We should say we have not sufficient Information on which to give an opinion.
Mr. Morris-I wish it to by Impressed on Save entirely los confidence in the Directors, and we want to know how the money was dis posed of. We have never been treated with the courtesy we deserve. On the 30th March last there was telegram sent out and it was not published by the Agents rotil the roth April one day before the meeting in London Could you give me any sound reason for the sappies. stan of that telegram?
The Chairman-That was not done by me, Mr. Morris-I demand a copy of the Register, in order to know who sold shares in that time. want to know who sold their shares out during that time.
Mr. Talbot-I do not think that is before the meeting.
a reason for asking.
Mr. Mords want to know, and I have got
pilvately; I certainly think it is not before this Mr. Talbot--You can obtain that information meeting.
Mr. Morris-I want to know on what grounds that telegram was withheld and who sold their shares during that time,
M. Jaques said that the meeting had to decide whether the Company should liquidate or not.
After some discussions to the wording of the telegram to be sent,
were the persons who sold shares. Why wat Mr. Menis repeated his question as to who the telegram kept back, and why should the then agents and their friends have certain information, which the other shareholders had not ?
The Chairman said he could not answer the questions,
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On view on Thursday A.M. **See Expresses.
rial from the sub-prefect of Tungyil, on the bor- ders of Yonan and Burma, complaining of the ingen rents for Korea, to which they will pre-WEEDS and FLANNELS, INDIAN MUS. encroachments of a party of British soldiers who ceed in the cruiser Leander as far no Chemulpo. LINS, HOSIERY, BLANKETS, UMBREL had arrived at a place called Situng, within that,They are at present staying at the British Con- LAS, TWO Pawerful TELESCOPES officer's Jurisdiction "that they had set up late. Mr. O'Conor has already had an inter- telegraph poles there, and in all probability View with the Viceroy, who is in excellent healt leaked like settling down at Stung for good."
Yang Ju, the new Chinese Envoy to the United States, Spain and Peru, left this for Nanking on the roth fast, by the Talung to receive his instructions from Liu K'un-y), the Viceroy of the Liang Klang. On his retum from Nanking his Excellency will stop for a few days at Wuhu to with his successor, Yaan Taoin, and will be settle the financial matters of his former post
accompanied by his family when he comes to
Shanghal After a round of calls on the various
catch the mall steamer for San Francisco. by one of the Japanese bosts to Yokohama to Cdosuls at this_port, Yang will proceed at once
man who has for some time been connected with From an interview yesterday with a gentle the North China Railways, it appears that the extension of that road through Shashaikuan towards Manchuria will only be done as far as Kinchow from that city branch lines will be made within one mile of Moniden, which will be made the function whence one line to New. might infer frous this that the latter rund cannot hwang and another to Kirin will be made. We possibly be finished for two or three years yet to come, and that the recent telegram about this chow and not from Kirin. line should be stated as having come from Kine
and spirits, and laughed heartily at the absurd ravings of a “rising” in the Korean capital. Hi would have been the first to know of any danger in that quarter, Youn, the Chinese Minister- Resident at Seoul, being one of the Chungtang's favourite protegés.
I hear from my Chinese friends that there has the chiefs of the China Rallway Company been a regular typhoon at the late conclaves of
and the Imperial Chinese Railways, who are al
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at sixes and sevens. Taolal Yang Hang Deen USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Mo and Wa Nan Kao, Directors of the Chinese has been called upon to retire, and Chang Yen
Engineering and Mining Company, have been appointed to fill respectively the posts vacated by same yo,ooo aleepers, but it strikes the outside Tactal Yang and Mr. Fethick. The railway wants observer of affairs that necessary requirements are only provided for at the last moment, whereas If such orders were given in good time before they were actually required, work would be enormously facilitated and the prices of material considerably reduced.
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Com pany, I hear, intend to remove their offices to the same compound as the China Rallway Com pany and the Imperial Chinese Railways.
Sheng Tactal is still very ill, and report has it that he is in a very bad way, morning-Shans hat Mercury.
We had our first thunderstorm early this
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(ike Property of a well-known Resident giving up Housekeeping), AT THE SAIN MART, 17, FRAYA CENTRALĄ
SATURDAY next, the 20th May, 1893.
AT 2.30 PM, SHARP, Comprising --
BED ROOM SUITES, EASY CHAIRS, HID- DRAWING-ROOM, DINING-ROOM and
some SIDEBOARD and OVERMANTEL EXTENSION DINING TABLE (Solid Teak, Hall & Holis makë), BLACK and GOLD Secretary of Legation at Washington when Tactal of Chungidag, who at one time was
CABINET, DINNER WAGGON, DINNER Chang Ts'laneye was Minister, seems to have
SERVICE, BRASS and IRON BEDSTRÅDS, brought back with him some useful western ideas
MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDS, CARPETS, when he returned home about three years ago. The great valde of Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod ELECTRO-PLATED and GLASS WARE, Upon being appolated Totat of Chungking last Liver Oil with Hypophosphites in Wasting
PICTURES, ORNAMENTS, CURTAINS, year, he at once act to work building various Diseases is shown by the accompanying state. kinds of schools, amongst which, is an English meat from D. C. Freeman, Sydney, Aust,ICE CHEST, WASHING MACHINE, MEAT #That this meeting is of opinion there is no-the first in the history of Brockman. How we attacks and gradually wasting away for the past BICYCLE, &c, &c.
ONE Splendid Lugs COOKING STOVE, school for the study of Western Arts and Sciences gaving been a great sufferer from pulmonary BAFE, JINRICKSHA, thing before it to justify an expression of its hearof another innovation on Western principles, two years, it needs me great pleasure to testify views, and it deciices to proceed further all the establishment of a free library. There are that the above medicine has given me great nine but standard, works of reference and ap relief, and I cheerfully recommend to all suffer proved classical books in the new library, and ing in a similar way to myself. In addition the poor students of Chungking and surrounding towns are lond in their patios of the new Tantal would say that it is very pleasant to take." Any hal, handed over to the French Consul General Limited), agents in Hongkong and Ching,
We are informed that Nick, Tactal of Shangmited), la Watson & Co
(Adoly on Monday
Mr. Dane remarked that it was useless for the Shanghai shareholders to be asked to give an opinion when they had no information on which to found it. It seemed as if the Directors were trying to get the shareholders to say something and then to say: "You have given your cone sent and now you cannot grumble." He pro
the following resolution
audited accounts and explanations of the con- ficting representations are made."
Mr. S. Monis seconded.
This resolution on being put was carried telegram something similar to the following enanimously and it was further agreed that should be sent,
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Also for Sundry Accounts, A LARGE QUANTITY OF` NEW and SECOND-HAND FURNITURE and EFFECTS.
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explanations of conflicting representations, Do was the amount demanded by the Mess
#Shareholders demand audited accounti atid, "29,090 : odd ap Sta":Inst.: a cheque for Tis, with the intimation that this dice in meantime to express epirion. Fall geles Marliimes Co.'s steamer for damages particulars follow by mall,”
sustained by that Company's steamer Sydney The proceedings then terminsted.-N. C. In the collision with the Chinese corvette Daily News.
Katch on the 14th of February Lab, HU Excellency, however Intimated that as this FRANCE AND SIAM.
Amoant has been paid by Commodore Hai, the PERSEVERANCE offices in command of the Katchi, the matter should be brought to the notice of the Directors Bangkok, 5th May, 1863. at Marsellles he might,under the circumstances,
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY. The political altuation shows no signs of make certain allowances, and return portion REGULAR MEETING of the above flors, despatching troops to the East, and been at rai inconvenience in ratsid auch fortifying the river as rapidly as possible. The large sup
HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the Preceptory will be held on TUISDAY, shrub-covered forta bays been renovated, and a 4. Shanal letter from the famine districts states -Brethren are cordially invited.
garuh, 18th Inar, at 8.30 for g'o'clock precisely, Visiting the 33nd instant, at s fre 5.30 p.30 prochely, the trees cut down in the Immediate neighbours that, roughly sjekking, nonry. hall's million
Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend. *Hongkong, 16th May, 1893-
154# |- Hongkong, 16th kday, 1893,
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HONGKONG, No. 1,165, E.C.
simply say "We will focrease the grade ares and on the basis of what is actually in sight and improving, The Siamese continue their prepare of thle money to Commodors Habad A LODGE will be held in this FREEMASONS A REGULAR MEETING of the Videtis
a boller constructed for bituminous coil, when pany on the very lowest computation, $10 per (barning anthracite the large tube strisce is use on clear profit, or estimating that we treat 100 Jess. So in shipsracing to this Colour, when the tens per day, this should leave a net income of pende bollen have to be renewed, your builders will60,0co per annum. The estimate of profit is decrease the tube sica." Then you will haro awaling treatment, but there is every season to Tonkin coal brought into general use much more bellare that the vein which has already been casily than its win Takarna in 1887, moved to a dopi el gyo feet will hold down and "JApplausn.)
Jumala equally richy Tale in spast altogether