Intimations.
DR. FENWICK'S FOOD
FOR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1894.
gambling on the Bourse by legal means.
Thus the N. C. Dally News of Jan. z8th:~# A | Tut Geiman Government proposes to restrict | Tux H. K. V. C. Field Battery practice at the copy of the New Testament was picked up in Hankow Road yesterday morning." The owner can have it on application at the office of this paper,"
ONE of the crew of the U.S.S. Pstral committed NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS suicide at Shanghal on the and inst, and was barled the following afternoon. The Mercury says that no particulasa were obtainable, the affair having been kept very quiet,
ALSO FOR
DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.
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Iis specially recommended as an article of diet for NURSING MOTHERS as it will strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural Milk and fucresee the 'Supply, #
It is some satisfaction to know that about two dosen Chinese were brought before the mogla. trate to-day charged with letting off Breworks
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THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail steamer Empress of Yapas leh Vancouver for this port on Tuesday afternoon last.
Ook Bangkok contemporary the Olterner understands that several more Danish officers are expected out shortly, to join the Slamase Navy.
WE ara informed by the Agent of the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co, that the Company's steamer Margus Bacquaham left Slogapore yesterday afternoon for this port
in the streets after the expiry of the two days Inferno sanctioned by the Government; but THE Siangkat Mercury states that the Liang what on earth is the use of imposing twenty-five-kwal seit merchants have subscribed saam of cant fines!
Tis. 400,000, ar a little, "cumshaw" to bar
JAPANESE papers report a disastrous fire on Jan. 23rd, which started In sedaya (buckwhezi shop) at Kinselcho, Kagoshima. The fames spread over several districts, destroying 503 dwellings, & godowns, and 11 sheds before its ravages were checked. Four men were killed
INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh rapidly.
In two and alepenny and one and sixpenny and one man injured. bottles at $1.10 and yo Cents,
AGENTS IN HONGKONG:
Majesty the Empress Dowager on the occasion of her 60th birthday,
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Stonecutters South-shore Batiesy on February 6th, resulted in the following scores:—1+t, Sergt. Watling, 36; 2nd, Gap. Woods, 30; 3rd, Sergt. Brown, 19141h, Sergt. Wylle, 25. Governor 51 Will Robleson urd M»jor-General Barker bare consented to attend at ike presentation of prises to-morrow, the oth fastant, at 5.10 p.to. at the Volunteers Headquarters.
THERE being no fewer than five of the Scottish Oriental Co.'s steamers in Bangkok on the 17th. climo, a match at cricket was arranged between the Captains and officers and the Bangkok C. C. The gallant mariners, who took first innings, show at the wickels, and were all dismissed being clean out of practice, made rather a poor within half an hour for a grand total of 9, seven of them making ducks,' whilst the highest scorer was Mason, who carried out bia bat for two run. When the Bangkok players An Energency meeting of the Victoria Pre-armed the defensive the Scottish Oriental ceptory wil be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland cricketers had an enjoyable afternoon's leather Street, on Tuesday, the 3th fastat, al 830 for tiring after all efforts to get rid of them had bantlag, George (40) and Lieut. Grant (41) re- 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially lavited to attend.
proved fatile, and the score totalled at 195. Capt. Watton distinguished himself behind the A TELEGRAM from Londen, received in Stang-sticks, stumping two and catching two others. hat on the 3rd inst, given the total Import of Gelog in second time the visitors van ap 16 China Congou from the 1st January, 1893, to the for four wickets, Lawrie being top scorer with
millon that the deli, 10. verles 16 millon ihs; on February 1st, 19 million lbs., de polyt WITH reference to the fatal fue at Nd 57 Qua's Road West on Chinese New Year Day, may be stated that Constables Barron and outlay were among those who assisted is extricating Sergeant Witchell from bla perilous posliton in the cellar, after successfully rescuing three Chinamen from what appeared certain death.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & fiteful lnfluences attaching to some houses. The rat February, 1894, 23he quantity Instack
COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 12th January, 1894.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
屈臣公司
FAMILY AND DISPENSING·
CHEMISTS,
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A KIUKIANO correspondent of a Shanghai paper, to mentioning the death of a resident there, refers to the Chloese superstition regarding the house in which the deceased died has been occu- pled by six familles since 1897, and each has had to mourn the death in that time of one member of the family. COMPULSORY pilotage in British Columbia waters 1, according to the S. F. Commercial News, aid to be wrecking the maritime business of its ports, as the pilot charges are made so bigh as to be a tax which ease-owners can hardly stand and whenever possible charters are made to ports on the American side of the fine. A proposition to increase plistage fees is meeting with pretests loud and long. VICEROY Li Mang-chang, according to a Tientsin correspondent, bus followed the suggestions of Commissioner Dairing in the matter of repairing filing in and levelling the eighty-five miles of old and deep-rutted road between Feking and Tientals. With the expenditure of only Tis. 1,000 or Tls. 3,000 a good road has been made, the work being given to the famine refugees in
Tientsin who were anxious to work.
Rad
IT is a noteworthy fact that the gambling houses at Sam-sal-po were re-opened acme forty-eight hours after the arrival of Admirat Ting and the Admiral is a repated praided of Viceroy Li's Pelpang Squadron in Kowloon Bay. The gallant and is also credited with being on the best of terms with the mandarin in charge of Kowloon city and district. There may not be much to the coincidence, but on the other band there may be a great deal. Anyhow the gambling dens continue to do a thriving buriacas.
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DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.
The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in this Company was held to-day, having been postponed from yesterday on account of to suffi- clent attendance, Mr. G. 5 harp presided, and there were also present Capt. E. Burnie (director), Messrs. W. H. Potts (ecretary), J. Walker (manager), C. A. Ozorio, J. D. Mara, E. W. Maltland, G. C. Cox, W. H. Ray, W. Powell, J. M. E. Machado, G. de Champeaux and D.A. Silv
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, common justice, there will be no interference ma-ti polica by virtue of warrants setting forth montha' time we shall be very glad to see you lf:
ANALYSTS.
PERFUMERS.
PATENT MEDICINE PROPRIETORS AND
VENDORS.
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN.
CIGAR DEALERS.
AND
AERATED WATER MAKERS,
As Governor Robinson seems to be making Do effort to keep his word about prohibiting the steam-launch traffic to the gambling hells of Chinese Kowloon and Sam-sel-po, the natives appear to be under the impression that, la with similar establishments on this side. That fond illusion was roughly dispelled this morning at the police court, where some thirty Chinese were fined various sums aggregating over $aco, for contraventions of the Gaming Ordinance. Tux Strattz Independent affirms that thou European mates of steamers trading in the Stralis who recently moved to secure an incrensa of pay at Penang bave become marked men, and have been unable to get employment unless they agreed to engage at less than the enhanced rate of wages. The result of their declining to accep: less than a fair rate of wages, is that they are said to be replaced by natives, and even that some ships are known to bave left Penang with- out any mate on board. Our contemporary also alleged that, in consequence, natives, who cannot write English sufficiently well to keep the leg are actually holding mates' and even masters
certificates.
A Giore, or "Red-girdle" Manchu, Z. z. a member WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, of the collateral branch of the Imperial Clan, was, says the N. C. Dolly News, executed at Peking on the 8 b inst, for complicity in a rob bory case. To show his indifference to death, the desperado sang ribald songs on his way to execa ion and i ked with the crowds that followed him to the execa lon ground. On arrival there, the man asked to see the sword that was to sever his head, and being shown the weapon serplained that it was too dull, and asked that a shining and sharp sword might be used lostead. The executioner refured to do so, when the Manchu nobleman commenced to swear at
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
香港大藥房
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong, The Shanghai Pharmacy, 34, Nanking
Road, Shanghai.
Botica Inglesa, 14, Escolta, Manila. The Canton Dapenasty, Canton, The Dispensary, Foechow. The Hongkong, Dispensary, Hankor The Hongkong Dispensary, Tientsin. London Office, 8, Fenchurch Buildings, E.C Hongkong, 16th January, 1894.
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him in the most savage manner, and did not cense until his head was severed from the trunk
The Secretary read the notice of meeting. has been published and a copy has been sent to The Chairman said :--Gentlemen, the report each shareholder, so if there is no objection we may take it as read. The report is not all that the directors would have desired, but it is a little better than the past, and I think we have grounds for hoping that something better is coming in fature. The directors have done their best to turn your property to profitable account, and five WHAT is now known as the "Military Shooting per cent, is better than notblag. The cattle are Affray" promises to be more luteresting and farewell housed, well fed, well groomed, and well reaching than at the outset was anticipated. for watched. The farm is neat, clean, orderly, and on the 7th instant three privates of "Our Very wholesome. We are now engaged in the erection Own, namely, Mehr Mahomet, Mahomet Sheet of some new buildings; the plans are open to and Karam Bakbo, were arrested by the Yau the Inspection of shareholders, and fa about two that on the 18th of last month and on divers you will honour the Pokfulam Fam with a dates prior thereto they did sid, counsel and visit. The town office has proved during the bet Abdoolah Kahn, a private of the Hongkong last few months a constantly increasing con- Regiment, to attempt to murder Near Mahomet, venlence to the public; the sales for milk a Aguildar of the sald regiment." The defen- then become larger month after month. As dants were brought before the magistrate yesters new departure, part of the building was conse- day and were remanded until Saturday, when crated for use as a tea room, which has the merits of the case will probably be gone into proved a great convenience to ladies and others at some length. In the meamime it may be and is being largely patronised. I do not know stated that the wounded kavildar is still very that there is any other remark to make; we are seriously ill and hopes of his ultimate recovery geing on in the same persevering, painstaking and devoted manner as in the past, and I only THE tale of Bres is not yet told completely-pany, and to other companies, and indeed the hope the coming year will prove to this com- Besides the fearful catastrophe of Tuesday after-whole colony in general, a better one than the will now propose the reception and adoption past two or three years have been, (Applause.) of the report and accounts as presented. carried M, FOR, -
Mr. Maitland seconded the motion, which was
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are by no means uazred,
The Chairman said that the retiring directors, Cantile and Capt. Burnie, bad both worked wall for the Company, and offered themselves for re-election.
Cez, Dr. Cantile and Capt. Burnie were re-elected. On the motion of Mr. Ray, seconded by Mr.
On the motion of Mr. G. de Champeaux, seconded by Mr. Powell, Mr. R. Lyall was elected auditor.
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Value of Rolling Stock 21 Kowloon
as per last acco
Since expendehemen
Written Mus
5040-37
#5439-74
町
Value of launches Kewisen, Hongkong and "Heren za par last account>19
Vabao 4 large and smallis
H
per last acc
Written off.
TOPLA
15,000,86 1,000.00
Vains of West Polat Reclamation sa par Tast Account (44435 square fons at 84) szemem armsemo
Vale of West Faint Wharf at par Last accountLISM MIL
Written off
locking none the worse for his paw' yesterday morning, and I thought that Dare Devil looked In wonderful fettle.. Lightning was let off very easy with a short spell of trotting, and I shall not be surprised if this lengthy chennut, when put to the test, is found dead of colour. Both Prim 10,000.000016.and Danoon appear inroad form, but so far I have not been favorably Impressed with aither Arlatocrat or Democrat. Barril looks well, goes magulácently and, bar accidents or one of 17.740.00 The gulffias miraculously turning out an equloe wonder, will probably win every race he goes for —but on that subjeci more aron.
1,000,00
$4,500.00
3,Duc,od
14,000.00 100.37
"Valise of West Polat Godown as per fast accomm .. Vahin of West Polne Rolling Stock Last accom SE POAT)ELIND Written
100.00
5,000,00 35,000. DA $8,000 00
100000
1,000.00
5,000,00
1
Value of Shawn në per last account Written an unused
100.00
500.00
Vahia of Past and Furniture as per last accountingud Since agendadown and
LOLIT
1,393.44
5,454.45
Written af.......
Sundry Daktar
Sal Lock Hlagayanige skvetti "He Tork.
165415'
"Hongkong Bank, No. Account comments
Factual Ceildcats Accoat
47
Valoa of Timber, Iron and Stores an kand for repairing whares, 205, posao)P4)=x9q0\11096
Val of Coal od 200 CG 01 Value of Stationary on band... Cask fa handsome mani ne
Semu
Cri
Liabilities.
By Capital (3,600 share at se fully paid
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Carporation $14,493)
Debectures...$500,000
1) Lassrepuchised” 45,000
fi
455,000.00
47% 47.10 -cé Sundry credito... 21,097.13 Prodandom accouas (Eupense) imensomaant Dividend account (Wadalied Balance).................. Working cook
Dr.
WORKING ACCOUNT. To wages of pamatnent stall....not and sanan saakka
„Tere!
Charges (vilion and telephone real, collecting commission and pondržen, kökaans varanasi kasamantáská Stationery and printing today too may pay ve "Fire Insurance mus
Timekeeper and Luginsland went together, I believe a mile and a quarter, but as a heavy mist lay over the coume I did not 'spot' them until they were in the straight. The times for the last mile were 38, 1.15, 1.543 and 2.30, Time- keeper of course disposing of the plucky little "sub" without us effort. Mr. Buxey's Derby hope, Recovery was scored by Mr. Master over the regulation mile and balf in 391, (1.17), 1.56, 234, 3.08 and 3.43. finishing la much better form than this pony has yet displayed. With a mafon riding, Black Pearl galloped a mile la 39, 1.18, 1.36, and 1.291, going very strongly the foal quarter; hut that sprung back tendon will never stand a strong gallop on
hard course. The alleged 'crack' subscrip Hon griffiti, Exchange, apparently with weight up, was sent over the Valley Stakes distance at $1,000,000.00 36 seconds, the half-mile fa 1.70, sad the six
* good pace. He covered the first quarter forlongs in 1.45h.. finishing all out and in sprawling frablon. This good-looking griffin is
1,350.50.
30% fondy 117 50 110.00
$1,487,400.49
a very taking pony as regards shape and undoubtedly is a free goer, but In my opinion bis racing abilities have been ridiculously exag 161,435.8$ 110,397,90
gerated, and the mysterious battling-up system 136,50 of training to which he has been subjected has 415-40
not quite transformed him into a flyer of the first $1,681,409.47 | Water,
10.17
The Amoy-owned Derby griffin Dalaly 47.00 galloped half a mile twice in company with hia 1.183.14
sub stable compaulas, the cream Energy winning both spins with great case in 333 and 4.49.03 10.04 68, and 35 and 1.13 respectively. Hard Timer, 306.00 Mr. Mastér up, covered a mile in 318, 683, 1.45€ 3.416.60 and 1.33. going very indifferently after the first 15.00 six furlongs and falsbing wretchedly, Hard 4,161.00 Times is a showy animal and an excellent mover, but his action and tear-away style ure 23.11.01 misleading; he appears to be travelling very 73,$41.99
fast on the top of the ground, but the chrono- ‚$5,000, Da 35.000.co graph tells a different tale-in fact he is a gay 6,000.00 deceiver that will only bring disappointment to
his admirers.'
Clafima cargo 00 Expenses on cargo sad coal, coelia hirs, Axiomass
"
Coal for launches were
Interest
Interim dividend wan
Final dividend was on uzak dimakal Director fees
› Balance to be carried to new aCCOLTEÈ.....
Cr.
By balance from 1899 mes mar
Bonus for os, Fire Insurance ROCONUT KARCASM "Accounts A
Wharinge, singing, landing, de,
Dr. To inter
Cr
86.38 3.741.02
god.co 05.40
$147,999.00
14.400
7,011.
*
As I anticipated would inevitably be the case, that grand old champlon, Home Guard, has been turned out of training and will shortly be sent 13455 back to Shanghai, where I hope he may enjoy 11.473.64 years of rest after a racing career, that stamps
klm one of the gamest and best China race $147.01.
ponles that ever looked through a bridle, and the only one that ever made the peerless Hard do his utmost-when Mr. Sassoon's mighty akewbald was in his true form,
AN OLD SPORTSMAN. Hongkong, 8th February, 1894-
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
(Suspense.) Tractional certificate Moreaus
Kowloon reling-stock. Lights..........ED ON SONOREERITUR West Polst wharf West Point roblog stock
$775-70
363.00
5.130.13
3,000,00
= {+91 9400021 mestertekentadaasikan
3,000.00
7,000.00
350.00
Plans and furniture | bradecit: Balance 99090006; 847 6
By Balance from 1830 am Unclaimed dividende
#54.75
210,107.00
NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL.
The following telegrams from our San $15,930,9% Francisco exchanges were crowded out of lant
night's lesus :-
117:340.45 13.95
PALERMO, Januxry 4th.. General Morra di St Avitano, who succeeded Prefect Colmayal of Palermo in the charge of the 117,530.90|||"districi, has been appointed special commissioner, with fall powers over all the military and civil lists of Sicily. A royal decree also proclaims Sicily in a state of slege. It is signed by all the Cabinet Ministers. The isaning of this decree has caused an excellent impression.
Koward CoRET, Secretary.
We have examined the books and wouches of the company, ad cœtify the above statements are in accordance sharewitz,
TROR L. Ross, Auditors. F. HENDIMO,J
Hough, sth February, 194.
gentlemen; I have to thank you for your attend-
The Chairman: This concludes the business, | A CLAN FIGHT IN CHINA-TOWN. Ance, and dividend warrants will be issued
It is now some time since a clan fight of any
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GOWDOWN COM.
PANY, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to shareholders at the seventh ordinary annual thing to be held at the Company's office, Saturday, the iets day of February, 1894-- No. 4. Praya Central, at xa s'clock (soon) on The directors have now to submit to share holders their report with a statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1893,
ACCOUNTS.
Felica Giuffrida, a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Catania and hand of the Fasci del Lavoratori, Sicily's most powerfai secret society, has been placed under arrest.
LIMA, January 4th. The Peruvian Government has accepted the offer of the Pepe to mediate in the dispute o tween Peru and Ecuador. Both countries, how ever, continue to augment their milltary forces.
importance has occurred in the enleny; a fact which refl'cts no small amount of credit upon the Police Force who a few years ago effectually extinguished the numerous partisans of the once dreaded Trind Society. This morn-
MILAN, January 4th, Ing; however, the existence of combinations
The Secolo declares that the private fortune of which contain all the elements of Chinese secret King Humbert, amounting to rco,000,000 lira, societies was made apparent in Queen Sreet the Rothschilds. The Sicole also says the has been deposited with the London house of an off-shoot of Queen's Road West, a short dis
day morning, there was yet another cracker noon and the two'inciplent outbreaks el yaster-
affair at Tytum village at about & a.m. yesterday, resulting in the total destruction of a native shanty of average size but happily there WES no loss of Wle; Agalo, about eleven o'clock last night clothing store on the ground floor of No. 142, Queen's Road. Cen trai, caught dre owing (ie la sald) to a lamp belog upset ; but as it happened, the police were on the spot this time, and the conflagration was nipped in the had before much damage was done. Altogether this is a notable record-four fires in one day, with one fire and fourteen deaths on the preceding day; of these, three at least (including the worst offer of all) are solely attributable to the action of the rate their New allowing the Chinese to celebrate forthwith. Year in their own childish and dangerous fashion. Why do British authorities abolish. such national institutions as the Juggernaut pro- cessions, sutter ceremonies, infanticide, and even the foot-binding of Chinese girls? Why docu A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Thus the Sepul correspondent of the Japan the Dangerous Goods Ordinancs put a coolle in Mailt-The “ Military Academy " on the filand gaði for Eawking a tin of kerovane at two cents of Kang Whs is the latest wild goose this the jagfal 2. Echo answers—" why ? 1 impecunious, not to say contrruptible, Govern- ment, with its swarm of harples, is chasing. The AT the Magistracy to-day, before Mr. H... chare will end as did pibers in the mud. What Wodehouse, James D. Logan, a boiler sker This Government needs is not an act to prohibit the employ of the Hongkong and Whampoa the exportation of rice, but a general set of Dock Company, was accused of discharging a oblivion and start afresh." It "nothing succeeds lasded gun(it was as well to specify that the like success," then Korea has illustrated in the gun was loaded, or tire one night have thought past ten years of intercourse with western he bad discharged an empty wesponia a bations that nothing is more conducive to failure public street on the yib inak," thereby causing, from the time the match factory (which made that yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, Mr than failures. They have failed in everything. danger to life and limb. The evidence showed matches "mitout beads") was built, down to the Logan was in the Victoria Hotel, and a Chios- present mint at Chemulpe and the Military man in a house on the oppokija uide of Pottinger
Strest was Bilog crackers from the verandah Academy at Kang Whe
defendant, with a double-barrelled shotgun, LAFT Dight a very enjoyable smoking concert fred six or seven shots scross fo that direction, was held to the Garrison Staff Mess-100ms, to destroying the spouting and eves of the Chiar #welcome the new friends and God-speed the man's house, blowing the string of crackers all old ones." The chair was taken by Mr. New- to bits, and thua "making bad jos" bury, the popular garrison staff sergeant, and D.fendant admitted the offence, and pleaded the guests numbered about 150, comprising army, (presumably as his gxcuse) that he had just navy, and civilian residents. The amateur band returned from a shooting excunion! He was of H.MS. Victor Emanuel contribulad very fined $ag, That is all right, and quite lenient largely to the evening's entertainment. Mr. enough but why should Chịnëse be allowed to Fairall, of the troopship Himalaya (which endanger life every New Year Mr. Logan brings the new men and takes home the others) had shot some of the Government people who pave a very fine bigger break-down, which are responsible for allowing it, he would deserve was enthusiastically Encored. Capt. Hunt, the Royal Humane Society's medal for saying A M.S., sang “Go dibya sweetheart, good-bye" | life at personal: risk. with great success; and among the other prities were Mesare. Gregson, Thomas, A TERRIAC gaspowder explosion, says the Crackenthorpe, Smith, Car. Sellex, Bridges, N. C. Daily News, occurred at Wachang on the Brown, Gillan, Whalley, West, Thampton, 22nd January, and according to the first report Weston, Grant, and Davis. Ine of the new upwards of a hundred lives were lost. Eye with.esses state that the explosion occurred at
disturbance, while on duty at the Koh Shing mado a presentation on Ega b-balf of the Mes to Mr. Jawson, who is about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when an im leaving. Numerous toasts were proposed and mense column of smoke ascended some three cordially honoured during the evening, and the hundred yards, and then spread out like an #chucker-out" was not needed, as the gathering ambrails. The concussion was falt at Harkow, on the opposite side of the river. Thé explosión broke up before twelve,
took place at the powder works at Hyangtop AN Imperial decree dated the rat inst, has been According to a 1-tez report, twenty.alz people received at Shenghal, is the effert that although out of thirty odd engaged at the works, A VIRE broke out on the afternoon of the man the Board of Punishments have asked for ESEICY and all the cattle used to turn tha mills, were, arection of the balldings,
In the case of Chon Forsing, found guilty of killed. The prompt arrival of a number of fe trying to bribe the Cheklang Literary Chancellor engines saved the large magazine near by, Soochow last otherwise would have been
BIRTH.
At Walton, Liverpool, on the 7th February. the wife of JAsus MACDONALD, Jr., of a son,
The Hongheng Telegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1894
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE new Navy of the United States is stated
to
have already cost $28,000,000. THIRTY brick houses were destroyed by fire at Nanking on the 15th alto. Six Ifres veia lost. arrivals Mr. DIRECTION Communication with Singapore, etc., India and Europe by the Eastern route has been restored.
George-You would marry the biggest fool in the world if he asked you, wouldn't you? Eibel-Ob, George, this is so sudden i
site. In the forest at Hicki, Tamba Premince, Gorginment, and burnt for fony-eight hours,
eventually destroying the entire focant. THE case of manslaughter against two Stanley Street contractors arising out of the recent fatal Jandslip on Calma Rord is still dragging its weary length through the Pollce Court, and now winds adjourned unifl.a.ij pan. on Treiday next.” ...
It is repo ted that wil the officials at Nanking called upon the Viceroy La Kung-yi onary atafth, to honor the saniversary of Eli Exodlepcy's birthday, but loc some ceaspa of other he Viceroy declined to receive his wisitors and seturned all their peasants with thanks,
SIR CHARLMI B. H. MITCHELL, KCMG, is new Governor of the Straits Settlements, arrived at Singapore on the 31st January, and notwith. wanding the heavy rain that fail, was received with all the pomp and ceremony usual on such coussinsdel. His fecalency took the sinks and teenused charge, the following morning.
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he
dates at the Hangchow chujte examinations, on frightful as they were in the less of KéMan
ba
The gross revenus derived from wharfage, against $221,493.29 the previous year, bewing landing, &c. amounted in 1893 to $231,473.64 as
an increase of $9.975-35-
The nett proôt at credit of Working Account (including $14.469 37, brought forward)
........................... from which have to
..............$75.735.4o deducted, Interim Dividend...$15,000 Directors' Fees ................... 6,000 Auditors' Fees..........niinno
500 - 31,500.00 leaving avaliable for appropriation...$44.235.40
of $1.75 per share, which with the sz.as paid in From this it is proposed to pay a final dividend July, makes $3.00 or 6 per cent. for the year, and to carry forward the balance of 89,225.40 to next account.
The Company's business during the year trade of the Colony and especially so in the case continued to suffer on fag to the restricted Import of the Indian yarn and cotton business. The stocks of Japan coal and consequently the storage on that anicle also showed a con- siderable reduction on previous years, and it is thereforesatisfactory to note that notwithstanding these disadvantages the grass revenue from ali sources increased to the extent of $9.975-35.
WEST POINT FROPERTY.
of Godowns tor native goods on this property, Several enquiries were received for the rental but the terms offered did not justify the expandi ture which would have been necessary for the
PROFIT AND LOSS, (Surpenas)
charge
The gale in the Channel has somewhat abated and the mail boats have resumed their trips, Tidal streams are frozen solid and a heavy- snowstorm prevails.
tance beyond the Man On Insurance Company's greater portion of this has been saved out of the offices, for they there created a very serious row civil list, at the rate of about 10,000.c00 lira per Indeed. It seemsthafthe cause of the miles in - Fear, which Chin.chow men met Cantovest, and which
LONDON, January gth. assumed rerious proportions by a bout ra o'clock, Severe cold continues throughout Great Bri was based typon the mysterious, 'disappear." tain. The temperature in many places in the ance of a Chinese passenger's baggage, a name registers to to degrees above xero, the distress lowest ever known. Though the thermometer her of his friends of the boarding-house frater is as great as with 20 degrees below zero in the |nity, claiming that a Cantonese runnar most
to raising the wind to square some New Year's pared for it and the suffering among the poor is have annexed the garments with view United States. The people are entirely unpre
accounts This the Cantonese faction stranususly
intense. There are many deaths from exposure, and outdoor work is entirely suspended." denied, and inforisted about – tha of felony, in respect to which an attempt had in the meantime been made to sheet it home against them at the Central Police Station, they prepared to resent the insult in a manner more
Reports from Spain say the most Intense cold forcible than the local Guardians of the Peace were prepared to tolerate even at this festive and prevails there. At Zorita the temperature is 10 privileged period. Accordingly upwards of fifty degrees above reso and at Surgos several people spears, punlag hooks and Bghting Irons, sallied and the cold is increasing. stalwart Chin-chow warriors, armed with bamboo bave been frasen to death, Snow is still falling forth to annihilate the hated Cantonese foe. The The same conditions prevail in Russia. At and at 1000 as the Chinche contingent Novgorod, 34 degrees below; at Kharkoff, 23 latter, it appears, knew of what was under way Moscow it is að degrees below zero; at Nijai appeared in Queen's Road, close to their degrees below, lodgings, they picked up diverse and Senland and traffic of all kinds is delayed. Thare has been a heavy snowstorm in Ireland rushed into the road to the string echo of the Chinese war-whoop "tab, and dashed A how gale prevails on the east coast of hand-to-hand encounter then andsid and Teddington. In North Germany the temperature headlong upon the invaders. A desperate England. The Thames is frosan over at would doubtless have resulted to savers of is twenty degrees below the freezing point. the combatants being killed ontriskt but før the The Victoria Hospital was burned last night. timely anival of PC, 84, who heard of the The patients were saved with great difficulty. Theatre near by, accompanied by a cou, is of
ROME, January 5th. The decres proclaiming Sicily in state of kongs charged the rioters and accorded siege la prefroad by a report of the Ministere to to arresting fourteen of them the other the King, which says that the deplorable neglect making good their escape as soon who land growing evils of recent years have led to the polios kova in sight, o hres of the men arrested present serious situation, which requires excep Station to be suffering so severely from spear popalace has been urged on by individuals were fund upon arrival at the Central Pollen fonal treatment. The ignorant and deluded wounds and loss of blood as: to necessite addicted to every kind of time and who have thele prompt removal to the Civil Hospital, while fomented pillage Incendiariam, murder and the other valiant warriors, after having then tapino. It is evident that an organizing com wounds dressed by a member of the St. John's mitte exista which is responsible for those commitae meets dally at dispatch from the correspondent of B Napollian payer at Palermo, announces kit serious rios: at Marius, a town of
9,000 people. The rioters attacked the town hall and thirty of them were killed, and, Bity wounded by the The race-course was a bit slippy this morning troops. As Caltinesatta there was a demonstra- and the training track literally « qusgmire, ilaw under the auspices of the Fasci del With his moual courtesy and consideration the - Lavoratori.One of the soldiers' was, wounded the rioters, killing ten and wounding many
sum of has been withdraw from Ambulance were
to-morrow morning,
DIRECTORE
Meire, H. Hopplus and D. R. Sassoon retira in rotation, according to the Articles of Associa tian, but being eligible effer themselves for re- electionem, et
malewe vir AUDITORS.
TRAINING NOTES,BUM
while passing through, forchasing on candle much seater. The results of this expiralon, this Account 16,993-8th to be with comp (gra su belltog Corp, en consigued to the frets Palermo the ground that the crime was exposed before and animal life, would possibly in former property, details of which are appended, any harm had been done, etc., the Emperor is of times have been glossed over by the bigh opinion that an example most be made, owlag to aborities and reported to the Throne as of the many fraude which have existed in past slight consequence, the lossen. balox tande goodi years in the examinations Walls throughout the by the officers immediately. In charge way of country, The Boud of Paulshmen's' repom. | dolog things which has happened more than once mendation, therefore, that Chon Fa-tsing's pune in forma caffelale of Wocheng and Hasyang, of banishment to a distance of 3,000 with 100 from the Victor Chang downwards, fa any ishment should be rernced one degree to that and all the officials plows of the bamboo before being sent fort be compacted with the accident, Will Bus to fact not allowed, and the Emperor commands that more periously than would otherwise have been the proper sentence of decapliation, after the the case, Tila is owing to the recent memorial aumann Pasines next year, be decreed in his case) of Fal÷b, Chinesa Mieleer to England) calllog As a severe warning to would-be offenders in the | attention to the importance of proper care of the Inture.”- This decree, however, comments the powder works of the whole empire, and with N. &. Daffy News, will probably not amount to reference to which the Esperer's rescript, couch, as owing to the Empreze-Dowager's birth: was particularly earnest, warnlag Bellaquenis day next year, a general amnesty will be pro that 27 merdy would be shown to then the thủ r. calmed and Chou's malgade wil vernis to that | carelessen of kaman lle and Government el banishment, PA NAVARA
Mert T. Rose and France and are C. Cap after carefal inspection, opened the by pesasat and the troops fired volley into dited the accopole now presented, and the Directors recommend them for re-election.
-J. J. KESWICK, per Chairman. Hongkong, 5th February, 1594.
·BALANCE SHORT.
December 31st, 1893. Ands
Valon of land und buildingsat Kow.
Inner hall of the conms, los galloping purposer and a few interesting-and-instructive- were mida. ⠀ Most of the work dost, how was in the way of trefalézercise, sevin taking advantage of the unusually Lo subject their "ronies to that” useful. known na sweating." "A number of rar limited to trotting work
splan. - Kerry Thought, V. were out very early, hot, und the Kwo "firikika were
A telegram from Palerms says that the central enesmittee of the Farci del Lavoratori Eng ted a manifesto demanding concessions frons. › Government in order to test thu'gannisaners humanitarian a declarations of the
the
og This manifesto has led to the arrest.
Care of the l'isci del Lavoratori
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of Palermo have dissolved the local