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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1893.
Intimations.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A ruta, report of the distribution of prises at the VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Italian Content will appear in our Monday's
AERATED WATERS
lague,
MAN it a good deal like a fish, for it is with the homen as with the placatorial family, trouble follows a snapping mouth
THERE is a good deal of truth in the contention WATER-The Water, used in absolutely that a scalled "biamenti synonymous with
of a public man, la frequently "respectable piediocrity."
STEAM PLANT.-O! the latest and most
-powerful type.-----
SUPERVISION.-The whole process of manufactura is under the continuous supervision of qualified English Chemist.
The PRODUCT-WIill bear comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers in England.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., LD.
THUE writer on dress"Some men dress shabbily because It Is artistle; others because it la the badge of wealth. And a few other because they can't help (t,"
Tux foreign trade of Koses, which has hitherto been principally in the bands of Japanese merchants is now run by Chinese. The "Japs are being driven from the field. BROKE the Record="You care dying,” said the preacher to the ancleet officer-holder. Have "Yes," gasped the you any request to make ?" sufferer; "write out my realgnation.” TWENTY-THREE gamblers, arrested by Inspector Mackie in a house at West Point last night, were feed $f each by the Magistrate to-day, and the keeper of the house was fined $75 or six months. [33
As much as she could, expect-She (after = passage-at-arms)--You love me, then? He-1 A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. love you now. She (r. signedly)-Ab, well, I suppose if a woman can get a man to love her now and then she should be content. EIGHT Ticksha coolles were fined a few cris each at the Magistracy to-day for not basing lights on their vehicles last nights and four others were fined small some for rushing at passengers in Pedder's Street.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED AD, 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED. WATERS.
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A SMART American paper le cur authority for venturing the remark that people with empty heads often have tongues that rattle.
Jisk" See that man across there? He is the only man I ever knew to break a bank at gambling."
Binks" Indeed')" Jiaks," Yes. He was chairmen of the bank he broko."
MARINBURK FURNITURE CO.,
LIMITED.
(IN LIQUIDATION.)
A special meeting of shareholders in this Company was held yesterday evening in the Hongkong Hotel Mr. W. St. J. Hancock (liquidator) presided, and there were also present MESSTO.
3. Francis,
Grant, A. Kuhn, F. Rapp, R. Fuhrmant, I. A. de Carvalho, F. H. Reece, Marinburk, C. EI W. I. Hohnke, and J. Rosselet.
little discussion arose as to the admission of non-shareholders who were ultimately allowed to remain, watching the interests of various |
As the Magistracy yesterday a house-boy employed to the inspeciess' mess at the Central Police Station was sent to geol for nine months for stealing $80 entrusted to him by Inspeciar Qalacey for payment of mess accondie, on Tues- day night last (4th lust.) Prisoner had, in anti-parties. sant for a companion front Shau-ki-wan, with cipation of receiving the usual monthly account, whom he promptly cleared out to Sam-ani-po, and got rid of the money los gambling house. Next morning he returned) and gave himself up into custody."
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After some farther unimportant discussion the meeting terminated.
At the conclusion of the meeting of shara. holders a meeting of creditors was held, Mr. Hancock presiding, when the same statement of accounts and report were presented.
The Chairman luformed the meeting that a dividend of so per cent would be paid im-` mediately.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS RINDERED BY LIQUIDATOR FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 142H AUGUST, 1891, AND 6TH JULY, 1893. Atutis. To stock in hand at dale :— To tapestry, velvets and upholstering materials, glass, marble, tiles, poll- sher's store, furniture, hardwarO, miscellaneous including tools and machines............... To goodwill (85,000) valus not ascer
$7,380 00°
tained--
...$16,558.30
Balance 3,155.00* Estimated recoverable ......................... To cash at Bank......$1,375.95 To cash in band............ 264.93 To accounts receivable...... 4:789-63 To claim against Mr. J.
Mariaburk
The Chairman said t-Gentlemen, it may be your recollection that the liquidation of this Company was entrusted to me on the 14th August, 1891, at a meeting held that day. I called a meeting of the shareholders on the 18th March, 189, having previously circulated a A FRISCO exchange of the Gib ulto, has the report and statement of the affairs of the Com-Tocais de
play, but at that meeting no quorum of share- | Calla irrecoverable 3,215.00 following para which will be read here with holders attended. I subsequently called a meet- interest, for the deceased Baron made many ing of shareholders and creditors for the 18th blends while in Hongkong. He was navelling July, but there being no quorum of shareholders no meeting was held. A fall attendance of cre- In company with Clement Scott and "Charlie" Sugden, the well-known actor. "A sad ditors, however, was present and a report, and scene was enacted the Pacific Mall statement was submitted to them. At that dock yesterday morning on the arrival of
the liquidation in the manuer hitherto the steamer Garlic from Chinx via Honolulu, meeting the creditors requested me to continue The Baroness de Tuyil had gone down to done, in July, 1893. I arranged with the steamer expecting to greet her husband, the landlords of the factory and of the who had been visiting the Hawaiian Islands Queen's Road to surrender the with some friends in search of health. When leases of these premises, which I did on very she learned that her husband had died at sea en favourable terms, viz., as to the 5 years' lease of the 1st lost, and that his body was on board, she factory, for $5,500, and to the two years' lease of nearly fainted. Tears streamed down her face store, for $980. In January of this year I sold as she was helped to a carriage and driven to
the machinery at the factory for $10,000, and on the Palace Hotel, Dr. Griffith, the friend of her
the 15th April the same was taken over and the deceased husband, accompanied the young money paid, when the tenancy of the factory widow, and related to her all the i eldents of the
ceased. Preferêntial' claims against, this Cozi- trip and death. Baron de Tayil, although holding-pany amounting to $10,709.40 have been paid « Ġerman iltle, was a native of England and 34. out of proceeds of sales of flock, chiefly wages,
store
Fer, short stocki........... $9,242.00 Less Mr. Marinbark's
claim set off.. 2311.04
Liabilities.
By sundry creditorum$15,090.36 Leas Mr.Marioburk's claim' 2,311.04
By directors' fees unpaid, say..............
ST. PETER'S SLÁMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mlajion/Fears of age. His health failing about six months rent, and compensation for cancelling. leases. By liquidater's fees. UR NEW FACTORY has been recently { stenm-launch Day Spring will call alongside ago, be started on a trip around the world, and I with reference to the item in the accounts By sundry accounts payable,....INSKIM
refitted with automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English mak.rs:
vessels hoisting code pennant C, between 9 and 10.30 am on Sunday, to core men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30pm, We are informed by the Agents of the Mess- geries Maritimes Co. that the Company's steaner The purest ingredients only are used, and the Salaris, with the next French mall, left Saljon
Sydney will leave Shanghal for this port it p.m. to-day. manufacture throughout.
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Pinoza's HALL, Moxoxopo, Hongkong, 30th January, 1893-
"BOMBAY-SODAS.”
We continue to supply large bottles as hereto fore, Free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordi-
nary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order,,
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good condition,
Counterfoll Order Books suppiled free on application.
And
Our Registered Telegraphic Address is "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG." all signed messages addressed thus will
receive prompt attention.
The following is a List of Waters always kept
ready in Stock
PURE AERATED WATER
SODA WATER LEMONADE
POTASH WATER
SELTZER WATER LITHIA WATER
SARSAPARILLA WATER
TONIC WATER
LEMON SQUASH GINGER ALE
RASPBERRYADE Y
GINGERADE.
No Credit given for Bottles that look dirty or greasy; or that appear to have been sued for any ther purpose than that of containing Aerated Waters, as such Bottles are never used again by
us.
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A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong
The Honghong Telegraph.
HONGROSO, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1893.
TELEGRAMS.
THE OPENING OF THE REICHSTAG. LONDON, July 5th. The Emperor William, at the opening of the Reichstag, stated that the political situation remained unchanged and are friendly and untroubled, although Germany's military strength compares still more unfavourably than last your with that of neighbouring Powers. He announced
Mrs Berlin-Bict is it necessary, dear, for you to attend the directors' meetings as ofter as once a week?
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the
the circumstances and conditions of Loo-choo Islands differ considerably from those of the other parts of the Mikido's posses
stans.
the customs and habits of people there, says the Hyogo News, may even to- Mr. B. B.Yes, darling i thay might get aling day be said to be semi-Chinese, and some of the without some of the others, but I have a bigoled and obstinate railves of those islands no doobt regard Ching as the proper sovereign good fiosocial head that I have to act an barjer.
Bewer over them. Hence the Governor of the Loo-choos, that is, of Okinawa prefecture, has THE question was once raised as to which has the more content of the two, the owner of hit a to face peculiar difficulties unknown to other million of money or the man with seven daugh- prefectures. The people are not boisterous, but ters, "The latter, of couse," was the ropy; neither are they contented. They are not used to "for the man with half a million is alwys being governed under modern systems or by ideas dissatisfaction which they dare, not show wanting more, while the one with seven deqb-purely Japanese, and they are in ill-defined ter has more than enough,"
openly. They are submissive even to slavish. ness, yet as Japanese subjects they are, it must perhaps be said, only passively so. The Go
rament, being aware of such peculiar cop ditons, bas hitherto treated the Loo-choos in a special way, allowing them to be exempt from many restrictions. The present governor, Mr. Farabara, however, seems to hold that they should be hereafter treated exactly alike with other parts of the Empire, and has presented his views to the Home Department, The Home Minister is said to have accepted them, and we shall soon see some sweeping changes in the prefectursi administration of these southern fi lands
A TUBEKLY, on his stocking soles, stealtfly surprised (by Instructions), one night lately number of Pentridge (Vic.) prisoners smoking in their cells. Next morning, at muster, ha handed all to the head turkey, who sa "Come, now; that's not as bad as I thoubt, Only three smokers agla orders "Hald on, sort; thim three's the names ar the only mh
who wan't smoking."
THE Bard of the rat Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following progmmme at the Mount Austin Hotel this evening, commencing at é o'clock
Overture.
“Pique Dame "...Supp.
* Actims Selection...aka
The Chandollers".Si A. Jullivan, Valio..
*** Innensorata "Floren Fa
Godfred Rexallacesces of Verdimens Valle....................Ma Me Rosetta"...Ivan Cryll
Panzomania "Wi Comic Tentenia..... Lascen
Haddon Hal... Bucalon
In a small oplum case before Comar. Fisting at the Magistracy to-day the prosecuting Excise Offices of the Opium Farm war flued cent for bringing a false charge; the evidens show. log that the defendant was sitting in but of a house in Tai Ping Lane last night, hen the officer took him inside, found some opim, and told a police constable that it belonge to the defendant, who was accordingly axrted, but was discharged by the magistrate,
relating to claims by and against Mr. Marloburk there can in my opinion be no doubt of the validity of the latter, and I desire to have your instructions as to what steps I shall take in this matter. Mr. J. Mariaburke did 64 days' work in 1891 in checking the stock, which at the time declined to pay for, but I have arranged with him to submit this for your decision (the amount' la
now in hand I am now treating for the sale of the whole am Bior, but as I have continued this liquidation at much personal inconvenience and some loss I do not propose to walt long for the conclusion of these negotiations, but shall dis- pose of the same in any other way possible, and on this polat I also seck your advice. The mount now required to pay the creditors in full and all expenses is $8,000, against which we
Stack in hand................... ......................................$16,558.30° Call recoverable summitin
1,100 00
17.658.30 Claim against Mr. J. Marinburk 6,930.95
$14.589.36
Mr. Francis objected to the form in which the statement of accounts was presented.
The Chaliman-I do not think I could, baya made it out in any other way..
Mr. Francia-Why are not the sccounts made out in the same way as in July so that we can connect the two things 7 Your statement of July last states there were calls outstanding at that time amounting to $5,000.
The Chairman-I do not know what you are reading.
*Mr. Francis—I am reading from si newspaper repert.
The Chairman-I have never seen it. I havo no such figures before me.
Mr. Francis-Where is the statement of accounts you laid before the meeting?'
The Chairman-That report from which you are quoting is of a meeting of creditors.
Mr. Francis-It does not matter in the least, If you made this statement of account, tell us, is the report a correct one or not?
The Chairman-I cannot say. This is the Mr. Fahrmann-I think this statement of Grat time I have seen it. account ought to have been sent to the share bolders before the meeting, for as it is we CAD comparison of the accounts. for showing the accounts in this form.
The Chairman-There are very good reasons
make
Mr. Francis inquired of the Chairman If he had got any statement of account presented at that
the last meeting.
In the opinion of the Crylon Times the Arab horse with his alleged fleetness and todescribable superiorly ever all the animal kind, and his immacuinte purity and excellence of blood, is chiefly a creature of Oriental romance; and this connection it is
In well to remember that Matk Train's travels. la the East convinced bim that the Arabs are the "ablest lats in the world." As a matter of fact, the fastest Oriental horse hat ever carried a picturesque cut-throat over the gritty sands of "Araby the blest" couldn't ran Fone, two, or three" in a selllig race if the lie of his Sublime Majesty of Constantinople depended upon the effort. The fact of een inferiority * 'pure Arab blood" has been THE Yapan Mall of the 28th ult. stes that demonstrated by many racing and breeding The alleged pedigrees are able and Mr. Willam Copeland, who afr days texts, previously had been fined by the U.Consultist: Arabian ller. The usual story is General for keeping a disorderly houset Yekohe pedigree of the pure Arab horse, who hama, made an attempt upon his life oMonday traces, of course, direct to one of the white evening between 8 and to delock. Getting mars of Mahomet, is carried if a pouch fastened possession of a table-knife, he went in a bath by a cord to the animal's neck, and these pedi grees are couched in the romantic and extraVA- room, and foflicted two severe gash in his neck Although severely wounded, in fear is gant language of the Orient. As a writer in the entertathed of his succumbing to thinjuries. forgeries, got up by Egyptian, Syrian, and Atlantic Monthly alleges, these are undoubtedly He now lles at the General Hospital.
Persian horse-sharps, who believe that it lea most commendable vitae to swindle the infidel AT the Harbour Office to-day, before nr. R. M. Rumsey, two seamen of the Brilebarque dogs of Christiana." The Bedenins themselves Agria, named Saunders and Albe were believe that Allah created the equine species in charged with assaulting Capt. Ders and their descity, and that all horses not of the trus refusing duty on board that vessel on fursday desert blood are worthless mongrels, last. The evidence showed that they we called entries in the log as to their miscondus they became abastre, refused to go awi when andered, and attacked the captain. Ty were ient fo gaal for three months each.
The Chairman-No, except my report af rath† March.
Balance.... SENS
PROFIT AND LOSS.
1,100.00
16,539.54
6,930,95
$41.119.80
-$2,779,32
250.00
1,150.00 285.00
24.454.23
16,645,58
$1,119.80
To cash 14th August, 1891........................$ 195.00 To stock 14th August, 1891, as per
books To machinery 14th August, 189
per books.....
To accounts due
36,653.00
20,245.94
4,298.04
$61,387.08
By stock in hand at date$16,558.30 By payments made by. Hquidator for
claims due 14th August, 1891 ***** 10,709.40 By lose on ale of machinery
11,405.00 By loss on sale of stock come. 7,619.74
By balance cash in band
and accounts receivable $16.530.54 Less accounts payable...
1.
1,435.00
CORRESPONDENCE.
15,095.54 $61,387.98
(We do not naomimally sad sesa the oplulas expressć by
·Comitpondent is to pita pabrons, )
THE BURNING OF THE "TON JUAN."
To The Epiron or ten, “HoxGROW □ TELEGRAPH.” Sm-It is to be hoped that the sad and almost unprecedented disaster which h's just occurred to the steamship Don Juan will be an effectual warning to shipowners, chester era and captains, against the seriously dangerous custom at pre- rent practised on this cost-especially by the. Holhow and Pay hol trader i, of allowing steamers passengers aboard, some having hundreds of to carry large deck cargor is of kerosine, knowing STG and being how career the Chir equally Avare that a stray spark might and probably would, cost the lives of on board should it happen by the merest change to fall on that inflamable cargo.
In crse of fire, if the all were put down below and Vie hatches battened down, "It could be snoered out or kept in subjection until mea sure, could be taken for the safety of the par.... Ager. Although I know nothing about how it's sad affair happened, if in this case the roll di 1 catch fire it must have been utterly imp sille to launch the boats, as the sea would be Mr. Rapp Has anything been paid to the mask of flume for the barsing of worald naturally flow through the scupperways into the two ot Lb rea 10 %. To allow a steamer with, 147, creditors since July?
as indred passengers on board, to ship theuse ads. of cases of kerosing on deck is, to say the inast, tempting Providence to breaking strin Stirely the representatives of the Board of Teide re, will take the matter in hand, and if possible, i a all probe oilty led up to the fatal accident on event & repetition of the circumstances which ward the Den Fuck.
I am, Sir,
The Chairman-- $10,700.
Mr. Rapp-I mean the bank and general ere ditors.
The Chairman-No.
Mr Rapp According tr, your statement you received for machinery 10,000; altogether you received $20,000. Can you tell us how you have diaposed of that
The Cheia-I paid $10,000 in preferential claim
Mr Fahrmann-We want a statement of
new Army Bill and urged its speedy accept. into the captain's cabin to hear the tiling of / Ar the Bank of Victoria's first reconstruction wh, you have received and expended. You are
ance. He appealed to the Dapaties to preserve the nation's glorious acquisitions.
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RIOTING IN PARIS. Desperate conflicts have occurred between the students and the police, in which many we wounded. The revolutionary element joined the atudents and the combined rioters were repeatedly charged by the Republican Guard The rioters after overturning carriages and tramcar barricaded the Boulevards.
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THE ROYAL WEDDING. The Duke of York and Princess May received ab immenso ovation whilst going to and also when returning from Saint James's Chapel, where the marriage ceremony, was performed. The scene is described as having been mest gorgeous,
THE HOME RULE BILL.
The
In accordance with Mr. Gladstone's closure motion, clauses five, six, soven, and eight we passed
PISCUSSION ON THE HOME RULE BILL
a
Tax theme of local gossip-mongers fons past few days was been the temporary dowll of once central and deservedly popular fure in Hongkong's secial and sporting or The Telegraph extends to him the full meat of its sympathy, while or those who were cternet with him in the transactions which hailed to his eclipse and who, in our opinion, more than morally responsible, have nothingst the scorn and contempt of honest men. Therious acts of ibis episode are being carefully aplled and we venture to predict that they form interesting reading when the time comesel
The Queen, the bride, and the bridegroom in A LONDON paper prints the once famodejdere response to a popular acclaration, appeared Wertheimer's spitaph: #The lato ke of the balcony at Buckingham Palace. weather was brillant, and the crowd exceeded Manchester practically died of music,hapania, is namber that of any previous similar and now Isidore Wertheimer, at the age only 29, kas succumbed to it. Poor Telderclaim gathering.
to fame (apart from the Dunto divorce) lay in the fact that he was the most mihally idade' in London. He wasn't chap be friends called him a 'doole' or 'good dirty." couldn't live up to being a chapel Xils Elm-gamentable His enemies called things, Isidore Wertheimer red ( the the muse-halls and spent his money
artistes. When he wasn't at the Pay was as the "Tros" or the "The Where the paleng Polish joy spent his days no one knew, ost folks opined in b.d. About a year agopr. theme was declared bankrupt, and
sanded his fatention of gaining the Fay,' and the gr for the Aal, oles, Before, however, this d threat could be carded lato execution bis gi
Daddy Wertheimer, lhe renata father,. bric-a-brao merchant of Bond-street, died, left the scapegrace £60,00% Upon this Isidore, for a time, blossompi forib to lok frock costs, abinler haly and Auger camel DYNAMITARDS IN SPAIN.
than ever. But his constitu'on epulda't" Dynamite outrages are of daily occurrenos in it any pilger, and he died-of no visible dime Hav}}}]
except music-hall,"
The latest developments in connection with the discussion on the Home Rele Bill bars amanated from Mr. Balfour, who bitterly attached the Government and accused item of stifling the debate with the object of trampling upon the minority.
CHOLERA
MADRID, June 27th. Cholera continues to be prevalent in My selles, but is decreasing. Telegraphic advices report temible ravages by the disease in Meccs, where it is becoming woɛse,"
Mr. Rapp You bad le hand $10,000, $6,500 of which was paid to creditors. What has become of the 83,500?
The Chalman-That is in the 'general
meeting, says the Sydney Bulletin, the indignantendering a statement of the present position of Embling, MC, explained how the trouble ha the Company. arlson. The bank "held £1,200,000 in current accounts, and when Saturday morning came, and the miserable bounds who wzzled to sAVÓ their paltry peace Embling's orallon here terminated, smid. "great upacar" and all be could get in afterwards was a bigbly injudicions admission that the "gold reserve" had suc cumbed to sun on current accounts. An account current, seemingly, must only flow one way—into the bank. If the tide turns, over goes the show,"
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THOSE MISERABLE HOUNDS, We sing about the animals, Who, baring scant belief In balance sheets and capitals, Come allaking like a thief,
To steal away on Saturday
Their dirty pence and pounds, As though a decent bank would pay
Those miserable hounds !
Why do they want their money out-
Why don'? they let it stand Why should they entertain a doubt,
Conorningcash in hand?" Why can't tűdy close their canine earą
When Pable's trumpet sounds, lastaad of giving way to fearn?
Those miserable hounds 1:
If no one needed rhino "for
To meet his weekly bills,
A bank would never shut its door,
However bare its ulls. "Suspension" is a word unknown
Where confidence abounds, But hear them barking for their hono !.
Those miserable bounds §.
When broken banku begin again
To reconstruct their wrecks, They ought to fix an iron chain
Round all their clients' necks; --And if the hungry, yelping pick”. .
Grow troublesome=ihen, kötigds f. The maskar clerka must hold 'em brede,
Those miserablá kounda í -
account.
Mr. Rapp Then you promised so to 25 cena in the dollar.
at
The Chairman-I never promised anything all. Mr. Francia-I beg to propose that the qui dator be requested to render to us a complete account of his dealings with the Company's pro- perty since the date of this report in March, 1892. -
J
- MARINER.
Yours truly,
Hongkong, 8th July, 1893.
FRANCE AND SIAM.
The special correspondent of the Stratis 21 mes continues his interesting series of articles to that Journal, Wiiting from Bangkok or the a rat uitime he says:-The chief feature of the Mekong question seems to be the hayiness hich exists as to how it all began, and whịt the M. Rola reach and the Slumers want,
It icquemyng, the eminent jurisconsult who is a Ivising Siam in the crists, kindly devoted an bour yesterday to explain Slam's precisa position The Chairman--I shall be very pleased to time. give an account of everything.
The whole valley of the Mekong, and Mr. Mariabuk pointed out a number of items a specially the Laes States,” be said, has been In the accounts which he considered required| té mg recognised as being subject to Slam. The explanation, and maintained that 74x, Hancockroach and other explores who have travelled had put excensive prices on the rock-such as $31 per yard for tapestry-and so prevented its saic. With regard to the alleged deficiency in the stock, a matter in which he. (Mr. Marinbark) was personally concerned, he was able to prove in evidence that there was no such deficiency He proposed that they should take the liquids tion out of Mr. Hancock's handa and hand it over to the Official Regelwer. Only thus would they bring the liquidation to a satisfactory cont clusion.
those regions have 'ever questioned Slama's vereignty--by whick sword, of course, we must not concefre a state of things quite analogous to ist in Europe, but rat acre local administration, partly in the bands of various chiefs, who are appointed by the Blaw ese Coverament, and pay In resident tribute thereto, and partly sted in Sismere Commissioners. Some of these local chiefs, such as these at Bassac and Luang Prabang, retain the title of King 1 but they are none the less saloject to the Court at Bangkok, their
saccessors being nominated by the roler of Slam, who also con trols the administration justice, and bro sauction must be obtained Mr. Mariaburk-I am net wrong,
in cases of eapthi panirhment. In 1856 Mr. Grant seconded Mr. Francia's motten.
Lagdes and Gam Ber's expedition traversed nearly The Chairman saked what sort of sistement
avery part of the Metong Valley, Siamese pass they wanted
ports having in it sen obtained; and Sturg bit. Francis repilad that his motion was that | trong, which the Franch now
to be Siamese
The Chairman-With regard to what Mr. Mariaburi says about the prices of the stock ho is altogether wrong,
botla in their ma pa nisd Joned copy, is shown,
the meeting be adjourned for a fortnight and that Mr. Hancock be requested to submit an berritory, with a Stan tese Governor, There, as account of what had been done in the liquidation at Basic, Nos Khai, and Laung Prabang, they of the Company since March 1893, cash ware received on the authority of these intnasa Rccount detailing receipes and expenditure, and passports alone. At Bassac they assisted at the a working account of the business, SLEDUPAR Deremony of drinking the water of allegiance' - This motion was then pat- to the meeting and "E" which they r mburra 4 an Hinstration. This carried