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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13,
treaty of excs, great reforms are to take JOHN BULL AT THE TELEPHONE. Peking a string of questions with a view. to place in the Empire, the carrying out of which are to be left in the hands of those, who are now endeavouring to effect the change.
NO ARMISTICE 1
There are great prospects of peace, but no armlatice la to ba proclaimed till afer the con. ference has been held in Japan.
LI'S CREDENTIALS.
L! Hung.chang, who come to Japan as Envoy Extraordlary, holds the fullest powers, bearing the Imperial despatch. There have been #ccepted by Japan,
AN IGNORANT BIGOT OVERCOME.
Wine Tung-he, the Emperor's Totor, an old fox to progress, is now discountenanced, and there is a comalele change of sentiment amongst most of the high officiala,
THE TAKING OF NEWCHWANG.
THE CHINESE MAKE A DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
YOKO IMA, March 7th, General Nodia, in a telegram dated Hatcheng. March 4th, states:According to arranged plans, the Japanese army attacked Newchwang (the Settlement) on the 4th Inst. The fifth division Chinese town of that name, not the Foreigs
of the Japanese Army, enming from the south-
trak
A POLITICAL MEDLEY.
Sex: The Court of St. James in the ̋elty of London, shortly after receipt of information on the 22nd nitinis that there ware symptoms in Alaxandria which recalled the events preceding The EBSAcres in 1883.
Ther
had been a great influx of Bedsuine to the outskirts of the
the agents of city and
of the Khedive, were distribal- ing largeuse to, and enlisting Bedouins in the Khedival body-guard. The French pepers had attacked Lord Cromer and the British policy and the Tournal de Dibatt Justified the d'acontent expressed he the Khedira and Ministers.?
JOHN FULL ri ging up the telephone
(after furiously) Say there, France 1 Are you stilt ring about my army of occupation? Ilkayour | Hitle at bluff. Think I
T
I dont know you're at the bottom of all these Pascally inttirues this masters b
able b'auer! Yra'd better draw to e quickly your hormee
or IT treble-What? What 7 Grant Heavens 1 that you, Car? Why, thought
I'd got President Frere on the other end of the wire. You'd better turn to
and inter- view your Miotater for Foreign Affairs. He seems to be only half alive to your important interests in Far Eastern Asia. If he's not kept wild when the scrambla for a part or two in up to the mark, you'll find yourself ont in the
fore. That's Kores comes-off In friendly tip which you can thiok
by and t Ling
off
I wish to overwhelm set co if you think the play worth the candle. But
my Indignation I can only hold of the Head of the State.
Ket It' 110 business of yours anyhow, in you'd better leave us alone. What ? No, I don't want to parley with you
I
the near future.
now, as I
gatting, on these distracting questions of the hour,
MEHR LICHT.
THE PLAGUE RECOGNITION
FUND.
not then
ba'n
In view of the fact that, on the 18th January, wo published a copy of Mr. William Blaynay's halance sheet of the much-talked-of Black Plague Concer's, in which it was set forth that his concerts had yielded not balance of $415.49.
which had by Mr. Hierney into the Plague Recogahlon paid Fund, we are greatly surprised to find to-day by the statement of ornes receipts courteously forwarded to this office by Mr T. Sercombe Smith, Hon. Secretary to the Committee of the Plague Recognition Fund, that only $97.83 har, (up to date) been paid into the Fand in ques- don by Mr. Bisynay. The financial statement referred to reads as follows
Balance
1895.
1,428,513.38
$2,009,912.78
*Of which $979.974.38 representa unexpanded balance of 1893 loan of £100,003,
N. G. MITCHELL-INNES,
Colonial Trenzator. Treasury, Hongkong, 28th February, 1805.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee met immediately after the Council meeting yesterday, the Acting Colonial Secretary presiding.
THE COSTS OF THE PLAGUE. The Actiog Colonial Secretary-The first one the whows to bring before recommends the one which the Governor Council to vote a sum of $800,000, being com pensation to the owners and other persons having any sight or interest in the fots of land the resumed area of Talplugahan, interest
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COM.
·PANY, LIMITED,
The following is the report of the Directors to be presented at the ordinary meeting shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel CoppET Ltd., to the bell at the Company's Hotel kt dook. on the 16th intent ;~~
In accordance with rection 53 of the Articles of Association, the Directors have now to submilt to the shareholders their half-yearly report for the six months ending 31st December, 1894.
ACCOUNTS,
shows a credit balance of $576.91, including The Profit and Loss account of the Company *2,765 31 brought forward from last account, sg compared with a debit balance of $10,379-17 on 31st December, 1803. The amount received from rents of shops and othices to practically the
as the half-year ending 1804
The profit of the Hotel, as distinct from that of the Company, for the six months amounts to $5.774.06, against a profit for the same half-year
1893 of $5,381 16.
account of the Plague Fund up to 12th March, on the above from 1st June, 1894, to date of of a profit on the "Board and Lodging
97.83 ander the Talpingonan Resumpties to
The following sistement shows the recelots on
195 = Subscriptions ...... Cheque (Mr. Blayay)....
ག**།།9-་ང་***4རiyb** Concerts at Canton (per Mr. J. J.
Francis Q.C.)..... Interest
ska
payment at 7 per cent., and costs swarded --$7,753.45 | against the Crown by the
Board of 1894. This matter is so well known to members of the Conseil that I do not think it for me to give any explanation with regard to t The Ordinance under which this money was to duly considered in the Legislative
234.99 6.81
it.
The
Account" for the half-year to $14.731.69, agalost December, 1893, of $13,333.463
profit on the same account for July to:
The "Bar and Wine Room Accounts" show
a kurplus of $0.662.58, against $6,692.08 for the same period of the previous ye
$8.0973.00 I be vald, was passed by the Council. The P
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Hon. Secretary.
east and the third division coming from so the ward, attacked the place at 10a.m., and by noon DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co., Ln., both divinlong entered the elly, A portion of the enemy fled, soon after the fighting commenced, to Newchwang (treaty port). The greater part of the Chinese ecoupled the houses and streets,
This shows, apparently, that there is a making ma
most obstinate realatince, and during
balance due from Mr. Blayney to the Fund the time some desperate 'street Fighting place. The Japanese exnerlenced «sest difficulty | About Egvot› what's altogether hand your of $318.66 at least. And we say "at least
sphere. Es-bad enough to have to settle other fvisedir. for the writer is in a position questions with
you that a
to prove that $416.49 does not represent haara looming on the poliile I berizor. (Rings up again and punes) full amount of the net proceeds of At ! Vos dot you? J. B.; Confound it, Kaler the Black Plague Concerts,
We f, that
should catching all that's going on You
to know what explanation Mr. KAISER: It vor me, mein friendt,
Blayney has to offer for not having paid in the whole of JOHN BULL: Confonad you! I mean it-net proceeds of the concerts? If he has the the Interaxtianst. telephone exchange. I'm balance of $318.66 in his possession, why has trying to get hold of France.. Dida Intend to swear at you, but those blessed Rooskies have he has not now in his possession the $318.66 in he not paid it in to the Recognition Fund? If been worrying my soul out, hence the fadres question, where is it? Where has it gone?
Who Unguz
bault? These are questions which the public, who ∙KAISER: Meln Golt Vola colacidenceso liberally contributed towards the concerts, is dat vos! I'll sing aff, and then you get switched not only entitled to ask but to expect answers to. on to Feare. Au revoir.
Where is his friend Mr. W. G. Gray, late Head By the way, how is Mr. Blayney employed? Master of Kowloon College?
A
WINES AND SPIRITS,
these are Selected by our London
House, bought direct at first band, Raported in Wood and Bottled by ourselves, thus saving all intermediate profits and enabllog us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
Peter Lifes, wren FULL DETAILS, TO BE HAD
ON APPLICATION.
------
PORT: After removal should be rented
ion' before
When required for decking at once. It should, he ordered to be decspted at the Dispensary before being gerhout.
SHERRY: --Excellent dinner and after dinner
in dislodging the Chinese, but gradually, street he street, they drove them out and took nasies. rinn of the place. Releven at night the Cbluese wrie all driven pff, leaving 18Bo killed and wounded scattered about, Six hundred prisoners and righteen gung- weze’taken by the Ṭapanese, hexides = quuntity of rifles and other armE, ammunition, banners, provisions, etc. The Japanese had upwards of 200 killed and wounded,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BROADWOOD Praños at W. Robinson & Co.
A MERTING of the Sanitary Board will be held to-morrow at 4:15 p.m.
GRAVE-DIGORRS are like reportera; they do a lot of work that is beneath them.
Au Emergency meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No 11. EC will be held in the Freemasons Hall. Zetland Street this evening, at 8.30 for
pack precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially
invited.
New Comic Song and Dance Albums at W. Robinson & Co.
H.M.S. Plover left Shanghal on the and inst. for Tientsin to relieve the Zinner, which proceeds
JOHN BULL (alter another furion ringing up): Hello That
You, Faure FAURE Yes, the line of communication between me apoenis to have been dislocated in some way. What is it?
In
To une a
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
is
The following is a continuation of the report of the proceeding at the meeting of the Council Dheld yesterday afternoon -
Counc!!
The "Billarda Account" shows a diminished profit
the extent of $882,47, with considerably less gross receipts, which the Dhertorderabl difficult to noticed
explain from this source of revenue will require careful satisfactorily. The takings watching by the management in future.
show a heavy falling off, upwards of 30 per cent, The gross earnings of the steam launch also This is likewise difficult to explain, esaming that the subordinates in charge of the launch collections, during the period under review, paid in to the Hotel office all the money they received. amounted to $9.794-13, agalout 39,909 oz for Salaris and wages for the six months the second half of 1893.
Arbitration under the Ordinance and it has been a matter whicco has taken place publicly to the papers, and the awards bave also been publisked; so, so I have already sald, I do not think it is necessary to enter into details. If there are any question which micbers of the Committee wish to sak I shall be very pleased to
them to answer The Acting Colonial Treasurer—I second that. Mr. C. P. Chater-I have no objection to the vote at all, but I should like to know if, the Government has made up its mind as to what is going to be done with the resumed property. We be Informed if you can give me any information are going to vote $800,000 and I should like to
as to what is the Intention the Government
how they intend to dear
the property resumed.
The Acting Colonial Semi- is the desire of the Government to give all the question does not bear exactly though the upon this point it Information it possesses, and I may say with regard to that matter that the Director of Fabiic Works has almost completed a scheme which he proposes in regard to the resumed area; and that report, when it is in the hands of Govern. |acconta extent.
down to
to that
ment, will be communicated to the unofficial it is approaching completion, and, as I have members. The report is not yet completed, bat said, onofficial members will be given coples of the report. I hope you will consider that satisfactory.
balances at debit much about the same as last Repairs and sundry expenses accounts show
year.
HOTEL COMPANY'S ACCOUNT. The very large interest charge on mortgages
whole of this charge has been debited to the and debeures differs but very little from that of previous half years. It will be noted that the Profit and Loss account of the Company.
The sum of $13,050, being the amount of allotment and first calls pald up on gat forfelted shares, has been removed from the Capital
and value
of "Hotel Property" written
been collected during the half-year from various The of $2,500 on account of calls has persons whose shares have been forfelted. The sum of $1,000 was received in a similar way prior to
30th June last. These two amounts now stand at credit of Profit and Loss account, but the Directors recommend that they should be written off "Furaiture Account" during the current ball-year.
Wines, of very superior vintage. All are will eventually be relieved by the Swift, H.M.Solufer, I think, you should give me se ment, in view of this however, to point out the balances and later on, fit and necessaty, | Government, belug second fostalment due on
Trus Xezza Wines.
CLARET HOur Clarets, including the lowest prleed, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the Juice of the grape and are not
to Hongkong to re-commission. The Plover
Porpoite:left Shanghal on the 4th for Taka.
CAFT. F. DAVIS, lately in command of the Shanghal slver steamer Fukwe. Is going home on leave. He came out to the Far East dret in 1873 in the river steamer Shangkat and, except
runalne on the Yangtze ever since, either as chief officer, pilot or (latterly) as captain.
JOHN BULL: Look here, this sort of thing wont do I put up with a great deal, just for the sake of peace, lo 1803, when you kicked up auch
more
recently in ful shindy in Slam, and Madagascar.
common expression-
THE BANITARY BOARD'S BYE LAWS. wicked the other eye" for a very
Ford long time past fasida to
Rosebery The Acting Colonial Secretary-It had been at the Cost of Slam and our own prestige, my intention to move to-day the adoption by I'm
afraid) and
-you ought to be satisfied this Council of certain bye-laws made by the with small mercles fo these bard times. Seeing Sanitary Board, but a letter has been received that I've given you a pretty free hand la Siem, from the hon. unofficial member opposite (Mr. and have deliberately shut my eyes to your 1. J. Keswick) requesting that consideration of outrageous pretensions to are plain Engilst the bye-laws may be deferred and the Govern
communication. free hand in Egpyti
consented to delay. I am, FAURE:
Confound
your focus for you'd have made the Samen question cassi bellt long ago if you had dared, or bad been only half ready for our skillolly and successfully planned coné instead of f being ball Home Rule agitations and to propping up the fot-
Throne.
Think I don't know that you would have let of Eastern Aria
Asia long ago if you'd been ready at the right moment 3. Anyhow, the latest develop ments in
in Egypt
put down to France's account-lib Impunfty } You'd baitter go slow) mon ami. Your hands will BOON be full with Russia in respect to Far Eastern affairs if it leaks out that, in conjunction with Chine, you are thwarting her schemes in the Pamir region and intend to checkmate her in Eastern Axia generally.
should be adopted and passed with as litle that it is highly important that these bye-laws delay as possible, as they involve matters of great importance to the health of this colony,
the
delay.
WHO PAYS THE PIPER 7 Mr. E. R. Bellion-Apparently we have funds to vote this sum. Will you kindly tell us what purse It comes out of ?
The Acting Colonial Secretar It will come out of only one purse of course ratepayers pocket. It is proposed to pay money day of
the Treaaster will informs you more in detail to have an overdraft on the Crown Agents, but perhaps than
um able to tell you. The Colonial Treasurer-The pressat balance
Crown Agents, which will be cutstanding at the it is proposed to pay off by an over-draft on the
by the re-ssle of land within the resumed area, and it is expected there will be a surplus at the end of the curent year of revenus over expen- diture. The revenue retures for January and February are very satisfactory. (Applause).
Dr. Ho Kal-It is proposed to pay the claims at once?
Legal expenses $508 are chiefly in connection with recovery of calls on shares and trade debts. The sum of $5,493 was paid last month to the
Praya Reclamation, account of the Hotel Company's interest in the
BUSINIES.
The business done by the Hotel has been hall of 1893.
Lasleep (41 Bukus)) or up to vous mankfurth Government regrets there should be any is about $450,000, and the remaining $350,000 somewhat farger than during the corresponding
mout
The gross receiptr, apart from the rents of per cent..
alifiel-lly mute from raisins and currents, | during the time he has been on Irave, has been tarla ve set to work to wipe us clean out of considering them. They were delivered to only two years. It is hoped to recoup. It shops and offices, show an increase of about 8
as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.
BRANDY-All our Brandy it guaranteed to he pure Comic, the difference in price helng merely a question of age and vintage. "HISKY :~All our Whisky is of excellent quialfie and of greater age than most brands In the market. The Scotch Whisky marked "E" universally popular and is pro- nounced by the best local connoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong Market.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony m from our authorised Agents at the
Coast Ports.
COLLARD & COLLARD PIANOS at W. Robinzon
& Co..
THE Americana, c-mmasted Hawaiian schooner, and the pilot boat Rautia were in collision ab the night of the and Inst. The latter was at anchor in the lower Shanghai river and the Americans was bound for Tientsin with railway plant and materials. The pilot bost lost both her masts and is now at Shanghai refitting.
It's a very m wind that blows nobody some good. Witness the effect of the China-Japan war on the traffic recelots of the Eastern Exten. sion Australasia and China Telegraph Company which for the month of January amounted to £41.315 as compared with £39,677 in the corres ponding period of 1894, or na increase of £1,638, W. ROBINSON & Co., plano bullders, toners and repairers.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. On the 19th alto, to the Reichstag, in the course
TVK HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 9th January, 18os.
The Hongkong Celegyzph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1895.
TELEGRAMS.
of's violent speech relative to the recent "Elbe"
be
Then there was a pause; Faurs, thinking he would thes "draw" John Ball, waited a minute of two to see what would fsane from his rival, but, getting no reply, returned to his desk. He hadn't been sented long when the buzzing at his end
Mr. Keswick-1 bave to thank you for post. poning these bye-laws for another opportunity on Saturday afternoon and the next day being Sunday there was very little time for consideration. My reason for asking for the postponement of their consideration is that there are several clauses in there which I am satisfied on further consideration it would be necessary to alter(Applause.)
DEADLY WEAPONS.
The Acting Attorney-General moved the first reading of Bill entitled "An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to the carlage and possession of deadly weapons.
The Acting Colonial Secretary-I beg to second.
Carried.
THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES.
Bus |
The gross revenue to date of the present half your (1896) shows an Improvement so that for the same months of last year.
-MANAGEMENT.
The late Manager, Mr. R. Tusker, delivered up charge of the Hotel on the zand December 1st. His five years' agreement did not expire ldered it best in tes interests of the Hotel to until the 30th April, 1895, but the Directors con-
pay him off as soon as a new Manager could be obtained. ?
The Acting Colonial Secretary——It is. Dr. Ho Kil-Immediately? The Acting Colonial Secretary Immediately. Dr. Ho band is $450,000 7
Kal-And the balate *we have in
The Acting Colonial Secretarys, Mr. E. R. Bellllos-There will be no loan raised to pay this money?
The Acting Colonial Secretary-No; the present Intention is to raisa no loan,
Mr. C. P. Chater-Hear, bear. The vote was then passed.
E. J. Richardson, expires on the 30th June next. The agreement of the present Manager, Mr.
DIRICTORS,
Messrs. Ho Tung and W, Parfitt retire by rotation. Mr. Ho Tung does not offer himself for re-election; Mr. Parfitt doen. The Directors have invited Mr. R. C. Wilcox to a seat on the Board, which appointment requires confirmation by the shareholders,
AUDIT,
The accounts have been andited by Messrs. themselves for re-election.
seer at the New C. Being salary of an over- W. H. Potts ard W. H. Gaskell, who offer
THE NEW CENTRAL MARKET. The Acting Colonial Secretary-The next minute I have to bring before you is one in which the Governor recommends the Council to vote a simti
Market, from 1st April next, at $30 per mon
month, I
I may me
mention that mended by the Sanitary Board. They considered order
disaster, Herr Bebe, a Socialist Deputy, alleged Czar Foz heaven's sake saw you again, I în drafting others. Very nice questions this in a new appointment, and it is one recomm•
of
these
that the steamers of the North-German Lloyd youre the sons. Surely to goodness arose when one Ordinance was repealed which line were deficient in He-saving apparatum, and that the seamen employed apse them were not used to boat drill. He demanded that shipping comp nten should be placed under Imperial control. Dr. von Boetticher, Secretary of State for the Interior, denied there charges, · and declined to extend the control of the Government | over the shipping companier.
you
.
·ADJOURNMENT.
His Excellency-The Council now resolves Itself into Flassce Committee. After what has fallen from the Acting Colonial Secretary with regard to the by-laws, I propose that we adjourn until Wednesday week, the acth last.
of the wire indicated that some potentale was on the job again, so, connecting als Decret wire, be listened and beard the following 1- The Acting Attorney-General moved the Grit In the name of thunder what's this about reading of a hill entitled "An Ordinance to Kores and the Pamirs ? Thought I was going declare the effect of Ordinances repealing to have walk over. The Greatest Power others. The subject, he said, was a dry one, the world bar over known, or ever will know, and the object was shortly to pass a general cannot be thwarted in her self-imposed mission enactment as to the effect of the repeals which of world-wide civilisation and real progress. will render it unnecessary for the Government
That JOHN BULL-Great Cişar |
Bus to take into consideration the effect to yourself yourself in
in your год
time that you are bound to itself repealed another. barring your advance towards India or find 1.
solid bulwark of Frith bayouts The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded.
or fa
Carried. the direction of Koren need be. But the latter is a matter that concerns Japan and China as well as me, and, if G. and J. form an offensive and defensive alliance, in less than twenty years you'll find driven clean out of the Ampor region and, de facto, be
One hundred years ago. New plano repairing machinery, received by alone to deal with France just as I pleasy.
Now, sing
off, and leave me W. Robinson & Co.
CAM
Never
By the host of Peter
THE COLONY'S FINANCES. the Great and by the spirits of all the firm of Messre, Tan Kim Tian & Sons, was to MR. Tan Hup Leong, partner of the Singapore Nibillas martyred in late yours, P'il never
let you or any one also deal with la belle A statement of revenue and expenditure for leave the sister colony on the 4th by the Tascar France single-handed. Five la Francs 1894 was laid before the Legislative Council resterday. The total revenue was $3,287,203 Penang, and through India, thence to Marselllar,
Тони Growl and soarl to your heart's and the expenditurn $2,195,095, exclusive of Paris, Germany, and England, returning by the cession of territory and the payment of an within eight months. He is the first you the Lansion teams to be rattlag tea great jant | Baanolal statements wax niso made public at the. I
way of America, Japan, China.
and
for goodness usko, sing off the wire! $336,810 for pabila works extraordinary charge. Hongkong
#gudust the 1893 Ioan. The following Strait-born Chlonman, who has undertaken her half an hour or so (After pause) alal states (In his pamphlet entitled Corea and the such a lorg Journey for pleasure, and in furnished Say there, Faurel You know we haya somas wery delicate business to settle fa respect to the Powers, published at the slice of the Shang-with letters of introduction from several members Buffer State" down Slam way
way, so it wont do
Dr. hat Mercury. In the fall of 1880, Mr. Cheaney of the Straits mercantile community, chiefly from Dancar set forth in the plainest language Messrs. Paterson Simons & Co,, and has taken for us to fall out over Egyp! Just now. Rather To inscribed stock loan at 30 per
do that I than
a batalllen during
cent, interest, to be paid off on withdraw posalble that the autonomy of Kwas was the † the precaution to carry with kiss a certificate
the course of the current year. Of course it
the r5th April, 1943 ................................. key-note to the sertisment of the Far Eastern setting forth that he is a British subject,
you who have sown, seda oli Walt
Cr two j second or
that
Blaking fund.---NIL * restless pulverizing is ringing me up les fenatle harry-ka's
ABSETS AND LIABILITIES, ON THE 31ST (Rings off and goes to
other
DECEMBER, 1894. wire.) Great Scott! You don't say so? I thought the ti
Arsels. Sen of Heaven' Supreme Council would never dare to
double ! 21: Hung-chang to play
THE PEACE PROPOSALS.
LONDON, March 13th. The Times correspondent at Peking states that China, through the medium of the Ameri. can Ministers at Feking and Tokio, has already agreed to many points which will be under discussion at the peace conference. These polnis Include the autonomy of Korea, the Indemnity.
Unt Korea
Transformed from
on a voyage round the world. He goes to has 162 BOLE;
content, but for 1
or, as it is usually term d, Koreae accordiaus, steings and Aitloga of all kinds at in a frantic hurry.
hed of intrigse, iniquity, corruption and barbarity into peaceful neutral zone, it idle to look for the maintenance
of peace with honour In Eastern Asla The policy of neutrality, bich has sufficed for Swit-
ttt
#
LOAN ACCOUNT.
FULL stock of banjos, mardollnes, guitars,
W. Robinson & Co.
Subsidiary coin RIFERRING to the recent croakdags of a
Depot in Bark...... certain Shanghai shareholder, alleged must be in that 'swim'! Al-Jalivywell, what we Balance to Bank at current account should be equally fitted for Corea, and the
News our weakknerd: maraing costens and, at all hazards, a collective guarantee for the Balanod to hands of Crown Agents sooner this fact is generally admitted the
territorial integrity the
of better will it be for all who have impor. Doraly reproduced without comment, a corres-
country. We don't Subsidiary colna in transit .......... pondent of the in the Shangkat Mercury and
need to care how much
Indemnity in is good more better fact. Encourage
of taxes Put yourself in the placenta Bank director, loks may the byte and China to coat, aby politice Arears of Crowns rest. Advances to be recoverd
£43,199,15.
It was absolutely necessary that there should be | AN OWUTYGOT GÌ the now Central Market in
to keep an outlook on what maing on, in addition to the inspectors,
all not
be allowed to spend the whole of their time in the To markets,
opened?
J. Keswick-When will the market be The Acting Colonial Secretary-I hope # Will be ready next month.
Mia
A. McConachie....Will he be a native ?^ The Acting Colonial Secretary The Sanitary Bourd has recommended the appointment of a Portuguese for the post. It is proposed that Mr. Sous, who has been interpreter to the Colonial Vatarinary Burgson for two years, should bagra- meted. Of course, if he is promoted it will be try to fill up the vacancy caused by the promotion.
The vote was passed.
IN RE THE HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
The following is, we understand, the paisage is the misted of evidence led before The Retrenchment Committee and which referred to in a letter published in our last; together with a sopart of the proceed far meeting of the Legislative Council, held yeaper. 5.000.00 day afternoon 150,000.00
Mr. Justice Ackroyd ~Last year there was a commission 358,886.99
composed of Dr. Ha Kit, Mr. Keswick, the Acting Registrar General, and 26,808.73 20,000.00 law and it was then mentioned by Mr. Thomto
who was bolding the office of Registrar 25.338 22
General 66,460 04 that he had grest reason for baileving that there 30,367.81 was a good deal of corruption on the part of the men who were passing the emigrants, that they $2,009,912.78 received heavy belben in order to pass men who ware never going on board. Have you heard of that ?
HỌ TUNG.
Chakman.
Hongkong, iath March, 1895.
BALANCE MEET, 31ST DECEMBER, 1894,
Assets.
Hotel Property
.. Marine Lot
No. 5, and
remaining
portion of
Marine Lot No.3 as per
Last report $435.573 04 Less $25 on 922 shares forfeited 23,050.00
------- $412.523 04 Rematolog portion of
Marine Lot No. 7, #
per fast raport........ 408,157 26
Prays Reclamation... 7,040 92
-$827,739 12
M
Furniture, as per last
repor........... 87.757.91
Sloce added...son
497.40
SI
Stock, wines and provisions Steam launch
88,255.31
991984
2,500.00
Casă
1,667.38
H
Sundry debtors
L'censes attaching to 1895. Hongkong Bank üzemninum
643.50
11,560.97
...............
15,325.06
$969 075.37.
Liabilities.
"Share ...........2 71.474.19
zeland, happy and prosperous State today, shareholder, whose latter to the N. C. Dally | must do is to insist on Japan getting out of Korea Deposit in England at call a 1,157.350 myself appointed to report on the emigration By Cay Ital
tant political and commercial interests at stake | üz in the Far East-Ed., H.K.T.)
THE WAR.
The Chinese have been driven out of Den- shodai (Yiakow) with a loss of 1,400.
(Special to Shanghat Mercury.) LI'S PRIVATE ADVISER.
PEKING, March 5th.
pc fat ons that every conscientious director yet. Walt and watch,
recent
at the matter from his standpoint, and the | If you donf, the Northern Colbatut" will in a unreasonableness of the carping shareholder is decade two make li deuced hot for us in the manifest. It is just because there is every pros. Far East. There's something in the wind" of succeeding half-years falling short of the now. What it is, O'Conor can't quite make out
owes it to himself to make timely provision la KAUER: You'd better see to it that the con the present; and, if he knows that the Board gets section between our Courts does not get crossed $30,000 at the
per annum irrespective of results, be just now, it dogs, vitally important moves" can look on the affairs of the Bank with that may be rendered vaid of deskribis reu
results and insouciance which is essential to his welfare, our diplomacy become the laughingstock of the The only wonder to me, or reading the repos
report of whole world-and of the Cair particular, oting, is that the directors did JOHN BULL 1. All at Kod and pick the Hongkong meeting,
Say You not vote themselves a golden statua aplece, and Eeep your westber.sys on the LI Hung-chang now enjoys suprensa favour, | then divide the reserve" fund.”—The correspon- a quarrel with tkání, ovaz Mádagascar or Africa; not only with the Emperor and the Empress dent of the Shanghat Mercury is, we take it, an] (they're not janë të qumral withAfyou want to Dowager, but with wil the high officials as well. impudent, ignorant and ill-informed schemar kara a go in at 'em) and she is 900E BE, TALL
All Li Hung-chang's rivale hava bean
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Mr. W. N. Pathick will go to Japan with Viceroy Li Hung-chung, be having been appointed private adivines to Li's Interpreter.
LI HUNG CHẲNG “SCORESA
Cool
dispersed, much li ko in suososolni la zoazín / who has fish to try ; und la cooking slivos ne fist' have a īrno hand:fb/artinetha Faé Kan. In
serat ustübene'}
Liabilities: Drafts drawn by the Crown Agents,
In transit su$ Deposits not available........... Praya Reclamation deposit account Refund of taxes Officers' remitances, not yet paid... Money orders, not yet vald Amount due to Past Office,Lon-
don, Italy, France, &0. Pessime due to Civil officers....... Pensions des ip ex-Police com
etables rémistoliisissant
#
8,879 shares at $50 each. .....................$443.950.00
Hongkong Hotel Co., L., 300 (6
percent.) debentures at $500 each 150,000.00 Hongkong Land Investment and
Agency Co., Ld............................. 350,000.00 Sundry creditors name "34,549-35 “Balance 96(505612396644-2204241/ 576.ga
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1.
$969,076.37
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Mr. Stewart-Lackbart Though I have not 400,000.00 been told the mimes of the offioms, I have heard: 5.977.43 that corruption exists. ↑ Bink is, is dərirajla 100,000.00 that the matter should be göder the direct inger-For the ex-months ending 31st December, 1894.
4,000.00 vision officer" Récita afecik Chinosą, 3,480.25 do not with for a moment to tuo 3.941.72 on the rewarded
40,500.00
1.
900.00
Pilih Chinese intrusikkinen Anaboersand quanta*#; Balories sad commission 1.384.13
833-49
To Crown rent damnum 36509
Directors and auditors' fees.n regard to lepow
Fire Insurance kechas to pangkubulin the mattg.<p>Tags! expenses 16,000.00 is the Strain Südamerika, deption, the Himatation loans and debentures, 16,657.14 ghagsbarraiyakuolonunda 508.04
570.92
£91,311-07
6,400 00 Chlause Kind de Harbein Hasti!, qe Master