THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED,
The seventh ordinary general meeting of abareholders in the shove ramed Company WES held to-day at noon, at the office of the Company, Victoria Buildings. Hor. C. P. Chater melded, and there were also prevent Hor.
J. Bell Irving, Messrs. M. D. Ezekiel, Directors) A. B. Johnson, P. Jordan, G. H. Polls E. A. Hardoon, C. Inchbald, H. N. Mody, M. S. Silas Sassoon, C. S. Sharp, 1. Y. V Vernon and A. 5. Hooper, (Secretary)
The notice calling the meeting having been read by the Secretary,
The Chairman uld-Gentlemen, with your permission we will take the report and accounts for the past year, which have been in your hands for some days, as read. You will observe that the profits shown for the period under review
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONA FEBRUARY 3, 1896.
A NEW AUSTRALIAN LINER.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE 'AUSTRALIAN,'|| The folowig desciption of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company's new steamer Australian (Mess. Gibb, Livingston & Co, agents) is taken from the Glasgow Herald of the 30th December :--
Limited) lauached from their shipballding yard On Saturday Meairs R. Napler and Sons at Govan a steal screw, steamer of about 3000 tos gross for the Eastern and Australian Steam- ship Company, London. The vessel, which is named the Australians, has been specially designed for the company's important service between, Australia China, and Japan, and is fitted with the most modern appliances for the comfort of the passengers and the efficient working of the ship and cargo, including a complete instal lation of the electric light, with duplicate dycamos. There is also refrigerating machinery
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ENGLAND, France and SIAM.
Bangkok, January 24th. Reuter's Agency never had an opportunity for redeeming his name in Stam so great as that which has just been so utterly thrown away, Better to send me messages at all than to send such misleading, inadequate, and carelessly drafted telegrams as during the past few days. The ignoble whine have been published
as to the cost of messages in which fis local
you see, and a man can't quairel with his bread and butter. If I throw up this ship because I'm uneasy about her, who knows when 14 get another? So he sets rall~ą month passed, two months, three-and there came a lion to is reported missing at
his wife, "The
received. The design is, however, freely criti clued, Britannia's trident being lost in the hinge. The British dollar and the yen are said to b superseding the Mexican is focal currency. Mr. Henniker Heston presented to Parliament, la March, a pettifos praying for Increased non- In both branches official representation the Legislatore; and Mr. Whitehead had of opportually, during his stay in England, to press the question upon the Colonial Office. Lord Ripon is believed to have been disposed to grant an equality of wates ; but nothing has yet come of the agitation. Renewed complaints hav been made of the intolerable stringency of the chased two boats, In. August, into Poktolom Customs blockade. A revenue cruiser actually Bay, sent in her gig and carried off to Cheung- chow such of the crews as did not escape by swimming. This, combined with strategic reasons, has revived the desire for an extension ofthe frontler to include Mirs Bay. The Chamber of Commerce has protested against the proposed
amount to $8.944.78, as against $9,512,07 for | and chambers for the transport of frozen meagent indulges is no excuse' whatever. To to show that coal cargoes are far more dangerous vessels and bollers; Government paints a facrease of the sugar datles fa the new tresly the previous year, and our gross returns show a ctc. The general diraenslosaara: Length, 3301 have ülted out the authentic news pobilahed / than wool or general engcas. The comparissa. } Plimsoll mark and sees that a vessel is not over- | with Japan: the prospect of Japanese sugar
breadth, 4ait. ; depth, 35ft. The vessel has a
lop
in the day the vessel grounded and this firm was the last quarter of a century but three ships in Extinguished. The Tenskin-maru was formerly | all have been reported "missing from Sydney known as the Worcester, and was leading the Sirotkniver, the Santa Crus; and the timber for Formosa. A large amount of fodder feslus-three out of 40,000 departed. In Sydney for horses, in the tween-decks, fa sald to three in ay yenes in Newcastle, ar in: have been the first of the cargo to catch Is there no significance here in oven!
? fite-Nagasaki Express.
Compare other coal 1893 are not available at Figures from LLOYD'S" Poor widow | paar orphann 1 -
but in the seven Jaars
The loss of nearly goo gallons Hves in seven to 1893 there were repo.13 missing fears years means micey to many widows and Swanica, one vessel; tam the Tyne twelve; orphans; and If this is any value in evidence, from Cardiff, two from Liverpool, four. From most of the men we murderet in cold blood all the porte of Britain, during seven years, 27 A surely as if they had been weighted with a missing coal-ladan vesiels were reported ; from sack of coals and thrown foto the sce. Murdered the single part of Newcastle NS W., during by careless cargo-timmers, murdered for want of reported. Yet the average number of coal-ladt a cargo, murdered by greedy owners and agents seven years, 21 missing coal-laden vessels wi proper precautions against careless trimming of vessels acully leaving British pass is not less fighting for the last farthing of profit, murdered than 15 times the number of vasels leaving in the absence of the State supervision which Newcastle, N.5.W. Is there no significance volcicas sailors are always the last class in the bere?
communlly fo obtain. What is it gives Newcastle this evil p eminence? The comparison with Sydney so
Yet it is undoubtedly the duty of Government to interfere. Gov.sment surveyors inspect
with Britain from any British port. Underwriters everywhere seems to show that there is far more risk in
carrying costs from Newcastle than admit that such is the case. It is impossible to get re-insurance at all. Some of the b. companies decline to take the business at any and unbiassed persons who have considered the price. And
the vaanimeus opinion of competent facts is that the method of stowing Newcastle coal cargoes is almost wholly to blame for the compulsory survey; the coals are not properly exceptional loss of ships and l'e. There до trimmed; shifting basis" and "side hatches are the exception rather than the rules and in Britain, signed on the 13th January, was published leeward, and down the vessel goes till the Day The agreement between France and Great the drst rough weather the cozia rattle over to
provided that the chalwse (centre) of the Merang non-autical reader. Most cargo ships have two in the Gazette on Tuesday. It is therein of Judgment)
A little explanation will make this clear to the shall form the limit of the possessions of the decks, a 'tween deck and upper deck. The coals two Powers from the Nam Hook northwards to the Chinese frontier. The two Governments are stowed in the hull beneath the upper deck, engage that neither will, without consent of and the 'tween deck divides the space horizon low at to the sex preloved between deck is a mere framework of joists; more the other, ander any pretext advance armed tally into two compariments. Sometimes the
and there is a hatchway trimmed level and packed tightly, so that I will not shift and the ship will rest upon at even packed, when the ship rolls with the shock of a keel. If it is ant well trimmed and properly sea the coal rolls with her and throws her on ber side, or topples her ever altogether. So narrow are modern ships le proportion to length, and such weight is in their from masts and top
on telegrams the very misleading character of which is attributed to the firm's want of sufficient money, we now print a copy of a telegram officially received by Mr. de Bansen, H.B.M.
ing very shortly. But the large number af len❘ are furnished with the most recent improves | Chargi D'Afairs, as follows:
pald
for
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decrease of $4,72183. This to accousted for by the fact that in the previous year the Govern gallant forecastle long bridge, and a full poop. In the London Gassits would have been far too ment rented the whole of the vacant floors duride The hall and machinery have been constructed sensible an undertaking, and hence na correc- the time of the Plague for the sum of $7.343.53, under special survey to Lloyd's highest class, and In addition to which several of the tenants vacated in accordance with the Board of Trade require. ie has yet come of the ridiculous statement their premises in many instances on account of ments for passenger aleamers, The upper decks that Lord Salisbury had been dishonest enough their business necessities. In the first month of and fittings are of teakwood. As the vessel will to give Battambang to France. To show how 1895 the gross tenist of the floors which were let to employed in tropical climates, the passenger entirely useless has been Renter's expenditure amounted to about $1670 per month, in August | accommodation has been placed on the to $1,400, bat slace then, when a recovery set in upper deck, which admits of perfect ventilation, the number of floors ler have risen considerably, and consists of luxurious rooms amidabips for so and today the gross monthly rentals amount to $1,8ng, leaving only By floors out of a total of 192
first-class passengers. The large and roomy state-rooms are situated on the upper deck and to fel, and these we have every hope of
be
ne of fil-
lene ments
Including wire-woven mattresses, folding ments similar to our own which are stilt to be let lavatories, electric bells, etc. Abore, on the In the Colony has necessitated our considerably bridge deck, is a handsome dining saloon, reducing the rent of each for from what we had muric-room, and smoke-room, in polished hard. anticipated, and from what we had commenced to wood, with a sun deck overhead on which the let them for, but your Directors deemed it advis boats are placed, and which forms a shellerad pro able to get tenants at I comparatively low rather than keep the property vacant. Turning second class
menade the first-class passengers. The to the expenses for working the Company, there dation
passengers-there is Accommo Is an increase of about $40
45-bave Фету $400 for the amount
comfortable for-wales-and-a-decrease le
quarters to the poup, with a dining, sales, commission_to Agents of about $200.
molding room, and large state rooms; while the will be conulderable increase under the head emigrants or tranps. The machinery, which is of Fire Insurance owing to the new increased supplied by the builders, consists of a set of tributaries, together with the coast from Merong
and Bangpakong rivers and tariff agreed upon by the Insurance Companies, triple-expansion engines capable of indicating Bangtaphan to Moong Pase, the basins of rivers and In the increase of the insurable value of the 2,000 horse-power, with two steel bollers for on which these two places are situated, and premises on account of extra cost of building working pressure of 175191. Having been built basins of other rivers having estuaries in that materials, etc., but as against this I am pleased with a cut-water bow and figurt-head, the vessel coast, and including also territory north of the to loform you that the amount to be paid as interest on your marigages will be very much
bas a very handsome appearance, which will be basin of the Menim and situsted between the lessened, as your Directors have made arrange
enhanced by, a smart two-n
two-masted rig And Anglo-Siamese frontfer, the Mekong river, and is altogether a fine specimen of a high-class | the eastern waterbed of the Me Ing. The hamper, that once overbalanced they can rarely ments for mortgaging the property at a lower passenger and cargo steamer. When all was further engage melther of them to acquire any rate of interest than formerly, which we have no ready for launching the boat, the christening exclusive privilege in this region, but these doubt you well deem satisfactory. It does not ocene to me to make any further remarks, but ICE. Bright. After being successfully launched France under the treaty of 1893, la regard to ceremony was performed by the Hon. Mrs. stipulations are not to derogate from the rights of shall be pleased to answer any questions any the Australian was towed up the harbour, the 25 kilometre sone and the cavigation of the shareholder may desire to ask,
where the will be fitted with machinery, Alter Mekong. There are other silplattens respectent the launch the builders entertained a small to lurch in the model-room. Mr. John Hamilton, party on behalf of the builders, proposed 'success to the Australian' He said the vessel was the first that had been built by Messrs. Napter for the Eastern and Australian Company, but he trusted the order would soon be repeated. The vessel was somewhat similar to the steamers they had built for the Aberdeen line, and the best wish
could express was that she might be
equally
For the coming year there. 'tween decks afford spacious accommodation for basins of the Petchabari, Meklong, Me often it is boarded coal is supposed to be
Mr. Jobaron: It is very gratliying indeed to the shareholders to hear that the rental of our property has Increased to $1899 this month, and I hope that the Increase will condone and that the race of property in the West Point diatrice
will steadily advance, and that larger returns will be the nie. I agree with the Directors in thinking a lower price better then unoccupied houses. I am also very much pleased to hear that the Directors have been able to see the way clear to secaring as lower interest. on our morteages this year, as this makes a very great 'difference to our returns. Bot in your temasks, Mr. Chairman, you did not tell us the date this was to take place..
The Chairman :-As soon as the money is available which I think will be in a month or
two at latest
Mr. Johnson: Under these circumstances I beg to propose the adoption-
The Chairman 4-Yes, I beg to propose the adaption of the report and accounts. WB you accond that ?
Mr. Johnson I beg to second that motion, Carried unanimously.
The Chairman The Hon. J. J. Keswick and Mr. J. S. Moses having left the Colony, the Hon. J. Bell-Irving and Mr. M. D. Eicktel have been invited to join the Board in their places respectively. This requiries confrmation
Mr. Jordon I beg to propose the re-election of Hon, C. P. Chater and Hon. J. J, Bell-Irving
as Directors.
This was seconded by Mr. Skasoon and carried
-without dissent.
Mr. Mody:-I beg to propose the election of Mr. M. D. Ezekiel as a Director of this Company.
Mr. Sharp I have much pleasure In seconding that.
Carried.
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, as there aro
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their
privileges in Chins, etc. The agreement accompanied by an exchange of Notes giving assurance of the joint solicitude of the two Governments for the security and stability of the kingdom of Sixm, and of their desire to main- tain with it the most friendly relations and to respect existing conventions.
In the centre. The
recover, and so they founder before there is time vessels have met their fate. One of them, the even to launch a boat. In that way, it cannot Fortalisth, so hurled on to her beam-ends by be doubted, most of the missing Newcastle
heavy ses, survived to tell the story. The and she returned to port. crew were able to trim "the coala aguio, The mate stated that the coals were so badly stowed that they could walk over the top of them in the tween decks, and all round them well That is to say, instead of the cargo filing the A dispatch to Lord Dufferin is also published,
whole of the space 'tween decks, and thus being explaining that in making these engagements in
unable to shift with the rolling and plunging of Government must not be considered as implying thrown in a beap in the centre, with a consider any doubt or disregard of the title and rights of abic space between them and the vessel's mides, Siam to other portions of the kingdom, but have the forward bailhead. Thus when the ship lay Ia space of 30ft, or 40ft. between them and and been actasted by considerations of the com- mercial and Industrial importance of the
over on the port lack the coals all fell to star- regions in question.
board, and when she went about again they were once more thrown violently across to leeward. time, and as it crashed against the ship's sides In bad weather the cargo was shifting all the it sounded, said the mate, like a discharge of heavy artillery.
lacienso
that the vessel gas to the bottom all the same? the Hongkong ladustry! Dr. Lowson, the lades. But of what use are precautions against relinerles la Formosa may naturally overlading when the lading is so badly stowed apprehension of the effect of that handicap on There are already at Newcastle, Government Acting-Superintendent officials and surveyors competent to give a notes a serious increase
the Civil Hospital, certifie tethatcoal cargoes are properly trimmed. affirms that the British Government will rus the venereal disease, and
unless such a catiifcate, in writing, is deposited abolished. No vessel should be permitted to leave port day when the Contagious Diseases Acta were with the port authorities. Shitilog-boards, ide batches, and other necessary precautions should loaded the surveyor should be practically in com- be made compulsory. While it being madd of the ship, Trimmers have a knack of guarding against after-survey by building a wall of surveyor suspects that the loading is not being coat around the hollow spaces they leave. If the
examination. Any attempt to evade these com doneproperly he should have power to order every soul off the vessel while he satifes, himself by ditions should be severely punished. As for the trimmers, the Government cannot directly enforce a mlotmom wage for them it can easily, rothclent pressure to bear to ensure that the us
far the
largest coal-consumer, bring
men are sufficiently paid for their labour.
The facts. here recited will be new to most
of com
the outbreak of plague in Macan In April. The MACAO-Alldalon has been made, above, to
16 per cent. After that, however, it gradually sverige death-rate in May is said to have been died out, an exodus of Chinese to the mainland possibly conducing to that result. Trade is to be any prospect of improvement unless declared to be moribundy nor is there bellered
shadowed. Messrs. Bastos and Basseto have considerable harbour works are undertaken. Enterprise of another kind is, however, fores come to Europe to get up a company to search for minerals which are belleved to exist in the colony.
was opened at Manila in January. Coba coal THE PHILIPPINES.—A commercial exhibition
readers of The Bulletin-they are the staicat nearly the same price, and is therefore presums- attracted attention among other exhibits, and the demand has since increased; it commands
Six months ago, a telers giving fall particulars repeated that the mineral resources of the lalands noon in place at Newcastle, and familiar ably of nearly the same quality, Japanese. enough in shipping and Parliamentary circles Iron and gold were also shown, and surprise la of lost ships and lives was presented to the N.S.W. are not mure energetically worked. A tri-weekly Parliament Why, then, is nothing done? line of steamers is to be started between Cadiz Simply because the sailors, as already said, ara and Hongkong, 4 Colombo, Slugapore and the Cinderellas of the working classes, only too Manila. Trads continues, on the whole, to thankful to get an occasional crast from Par Improve; though gold monometalliams tends, of llamentary bounty. Other labor-members course, to hamper Imports while encouraging represent the micers and wharf·laborers i no
exports. The project of recoining Mexican "inta labor-member represents them, for-here to Spanish dollars bangs fire: It is thought such a day and коле to-morrow-the
deep-sement of the currency will be dificnit. wanderers have no wotes worth counting. So has, of course, been the usual fighting in there is practically a Parliamentary conspiracy Mindanao, but with more than usually practical of silence in the matter of the risks they suffer. results. A number of chiefs have submitted, The members who represent Property don't care and the conquered territory has been formed
reduction of trimmer1
wages into
Into a separate government. A new arsenal last seven years the members, who represent "The streets were lighted with electricity in has indirectly drowned nearly geo men in the and naval yard are to be constructed at Manila. Labor don't care to show that, whatever their January, In connection with the colony we excuse, for these deaths the trimmers who may note that a reconstruction of the Manila bave votes are directly responsible. And 10 Railway Company is on the point of being by interest or greed.
successful. The buliders had dunn thate gard to the central portion of Slam the English the vessel, the coals had been practically the cry of the sailors bents vainly on ears closed carried out.
best
to turn out a good ship. He thought they had as seison to be ashamed of her appearance, and ho believed she would satisfy all the require ments of her owners. He also referred to the fact that the lady who had christened the boat had come from London for that special purpose, and proposed a special toast in her honour. Mr. E. C. Bright replied on behalf of his wife, remark Jog that he hoped the owners of the new steamer would require more vessels, and he was sure they would give their orders to the builders
of the Australian,
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Here it is seen that France does not get the Mekong provlaces of !Slam, but, on the other hand, binds herself to respect existing conven- tions by which the whole boundary between Slam and French territory le plainly mapped out. shifting boards" and "adde hatches." "Shining The anggested remedies for bad taimming are As we have all through declared, England has Boards" sm & Fartical partidos built along the no design whatever on the Malay Stater, cargo-chamber, and secured so that the costs and bas consequently also readily bound herself cannot roll from side to side of the vessel. "Side to respect bex treaties with Slam. We have deck at the viscal opening in the 'tween vessel's skies, that when she here, then, ■ perfectly friendly settlement which rolls tha guarantees the lodependence of Stam absolutely, ment will not fall through the centre hatchway
alde of the upper compart and bears out the spirit of the words of to the other side of the ship, but will settle down the present French Government as to the straight and tighten up the whole mass. But abandonment of the polley of colonial.expan-and a little additional trouble; the wast of them these things imply a little additional expense only means the loss of a low lives, so they are slon-Bangkok Observer,
not often
provided. The trimmers murder the sailors, and "com- petition" murders the trimmers. If their coal cargoes had been properly trimmed probably ten of the missing Newcastle ships would have reached port safely. But the men employed will not trim properly. As the coals rise to the
NEW SOUTH WALES COFFIN- SHIPS.
MARINE CASUALTIES..
THE LOSS OF THE "ANNE MAIN."
NAGASAKI, January 29th. Captain Croal and the crew of the Anne Main arrived here safely on Sunday the (361) In one of the small steamers attached to the Sasebo dockyard, The vessel, as previously stated, left Shanghal on the 17th instani, in ballast, for this port. Very heavy weather evenlog of the acth, while was experienced on the attempting to weather the north end of the Gotos, a perfect gain setting In from the N. W. In a spite of every effort, the vessel became ombayed, and at about a 30 a.. drove ashore at Naka-Karais, A line was got sahore by one of the crew, and by the aid of this
SYDNEY, December 28th, all bands
managed to
to get ashore, with the
The Bulletin dedicates this article to the វ exception of an
An unfortunate Chinaman, an B, whose body was picked up and buried their death in Newcastle (N.S.W.) coffin-ships, and pales are required to stow them tightly into and this is where the trimmars shirk with the greatest
be similarly "lost" next year and afterwards, the they remained there untill taken unless Parliament interferes the vessel fa charge of Lieutenant
Newcastle with coldering the past seven year received here, neither the Captain nox any ather members of the crew were injured. They lost practically all their personat
effects, however. A low hours after the crew got ashore the masts went by the board, while the vessel commenced to rapidly break up, and now remains almost entirely submerged in a condi tion which precludes all hope of her being raised.
the
tha
missing every year from preventible causes; Nevertheless, Parliament must move in the matter at once, With four and fire vessels going
with an annual loss of upwards of 100 lives, the matter cannat ba shirked any longer. The crime has become a national crime, and that it should be tolerated in Australia puts every
Australian to shame.
HONGKONG, MACAO AND THE PHILIPPINES.
:-
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS,
MAILS DUE:
Tacoma (Victoria) 5th fust American (Afridi) 6th Inst. German (Prina Hainrich) rath Inst.. American (Pars) 13th inst. American (Coptic) 15ik inst. American (Doric) 29th inst.
THE D. D. R. steamship Senta, from Hamburg, left Slogapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the roth lost,
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The retrospect of the year 189; published In the London and China Express of the 3rd January includes the following seferences to the We are Informed by the agents (Messrs. Dodwell,
Carlil & Co.) that the
Line steamer eighteen months have given prominence to the day, and is due here on or about the gib last.
HONGKONG-The political events of the past Radnorsktrs left Singapore for this part yester
value of Hongkong as a naval station, It was announced in March that the Government THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Rio de Intended to enlarge its resources by reclaiming Fanstro, with mails, etc., which left Hongkong six acres of land for the purpose of erecting on January 4th for San Francisco, via Nagasaki, workships, etc., and constructing a deep sex jetty and pier alongside which the largest ships Kobe, Inland Sea and Yokohama, arrived at har could
destination on the goth ulto. tile to take in stores; but that there is no purpose of constracting a dock, as the existing accommodation suffices. As though to verily the statement, the Hongkong Dock Co.'s dock took is a mall steamer, scraped, painted, and finished
6,000 loà
business Karlirske was seriously interfered with coolics,
lies, instigated by Chloess lodging-house Dordog
SHIPPING RETURNE.
From B p.m. Saturday to 5 pm, to-day,
Lennox ..........steamer, from Åmoy.
ARRIVALS.
memory of the bundreds of men already sent to height of the deck it is obvious that much laher bar off in twenty-four hours. Sapplegike of Triumpå «...............ain
by &
the slowing day. The nailres ashore treated and to the widows and orphans of those who will | theork and leave ahliting cargoes. SuDARY- keepers who resented certain bye-lawa desigüed || Amigo ........................*** only three.Directors of this Company, and as vindares decked men
the Articles require three to form a querum of Board, it of my colleagues thyself that the the denieder wy, culture,
and
fourth Director, for, in case of the absence of ene of us, no Board meeting can be held.
The Articles precinde the Board from adding to its number as it
can only appoint a shareholder to all
pintmend it is therefore necessary for
be made is a general meeting. I therefore propove that the number of the Board be increased from three to four, and I have much pleasure to proposing Mr. Inchbald as # Director of this Company.
Mr. Sharp-I beg to second that, Confirmed.
Mr. Vernon -I beg to propose the re-election of Mr. Fullerton Henderson's1 Anditor,
Mr. Polis:-I have much pleasure in seconding
Carried.
The Chairman ---Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow morning and those of you who apply here for them will receive them,
This terminated the business.
THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE CO., LIMITED,
The following is the report for presentation to
Vonica, on Sunday, Contrary to the export
BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.
The official enquiry into the wreck of the vassel was held yesterday morning (28th) at the British Consalate, Nagasaki, The Court was composed of J, J. Quias, Esq., H.B.M. Consul, M. S. Pasley, R.N., of H.M.S.
R.N., and
second officers, judgment was delivered lo
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DEFARTURES.
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tion-at the time-is practically impossible to prevent overcrowding and promote sanitallion. Ka834...... apt to recidentaly drop a lump of cars, post are hand lace by folder, rations and convicts is The trimmers resent any interference, and The inconvenience was lessened by the help Barcelona interloper which will stretch him senseless. The discharging cargo, and the strikers eventually Thekla ship's officers know this, and rarely or neve gave in. Some sporadic cases of the plague De
| ......... venture below. The stevedore takes trim- broke out in Kowloon in the spring. A
the trim
доле mets' word that the
carge in properly stowed,
serious outbreak occurred at Macao In April, and the captain takes the storedoras. Then the and
and pressure was brought to bear on the batches are made
she comes back-like the acquiesced, after some resistance, and Hongkang Portalleck, Hins times in a dozen times she gets escaped with a few cases only in May and Jane. Foobsang falz
Kathing s rather gets through by good luck despite bad compensation to owners of property stowage Twice in a dozen times she gets rough shan who have boon expropriated in the con weather and bad stowage-and gees to the
Wing-hong of sanitary arrangements. Most of this will, botlam,
presumably, be recovered by resale. Medals and Lieutenants H. L. Be a Porpoise. After † Total, in seven years, 18 ships, and (giving the point out that some of the missing vessels | helo during the criols, and a tablet has bean Newcastle people, uneasy at their black record, have been formally presented to the workers of hearing the evidence of Captain Croal and last two the average of their predecessors) 371 have set out for South Americs, over contre
sometimes argue against there ficts. They the Shropshire Regiment for their courageous Met Sharpe and Harnett, the chief and Hires lost,
erected to the memory of Captain Vasey, who sirown with dangerous coral lalats. May they fell a
| a victim to his devotion, But there are not all. During the current year, not have been wrecked falzly and squarely?
Some emusement, the effect that the vessel was well found (95) three more vessels have been missing so Others again have been provided with shifting
11 well as annoyance, was caused that the conduct overy reipaci
H.M of long that they are practically classed with the boards, and have disappeared avertheless.
offer by
Balet.. silver inkstand to the Chairmans of the Sanitary Hano....... the oficers and crew was satisfactory and free others. Their names are from blame, and that, in the opinion of the Court,
Noddleburn the intention of the Captain in trying to enter the to
1.81, tans, sailed from Newcrat. Set these pleas can hardly lessen the force of the Board, which M. Francia naturally refused. Air
damning figures which prove Newcastle a sailors' Projects of Tocophils, June
la rallway the villages, Touwa-aaki Channel at sight was improvident
25th. Lawrence, 1,482 tons, from Newcastle alone, of all Australian ports, go missing on the the congestion in
death-trap. Why do vessels from Newcastle to facilitate realdence there and relave Klangpak mamama in the extreme, and that he was guilty of an to
Fukum... been fatbourne paraiso, July rit
Victoria, have error in judgment in continuing on the tack ho
South
Amarican voyage? And, if some vessels again mooted. It is satisfactory evidence of King Arthur, 1,647 tons, Newcastle to Val- founder in splic of pecautions, is it reasonable did in such weather until the failure of the ship paralso, August 1st,
commercial vitality that the revenue of 1894 Adores...........................
4 Ynnecking therefore ta omalt precautions altogether? Londen rate of re-insurance on
amounted to $3,187,203; that the expenditure The defence of the trimmars le
Wingkong the cargoen of per cent. On Oct. 11th the rates respectively persons responsible. The trimmers say, and any
outlay entalled the plague. The revenue for
by quoted for them at Lloyd's were 1
the expenditure Katson..... 1895 WAS
Wolde............. Early on Saturday morning last an alarm of----
tos paid truly, that the price per ton Noddleburn, 75 galtens,
them
a lot trime was $2,103,000, and
$2,143,000. The revenue for 1896 is estimated | 20 Tinkle-marw, then lying in Kobe harbour,
ming coal wit not allow them to do the work well 21 $2,358,366, and the expenditere at 82,479,063 Jokes R. Kelly ship fre was raised on board the N.V.K. steamer
Dordogn Lady Lawrence, so guiness,
and live. Their pittsand or adlass avan Singapore in its battle over the military contri- King Arthur, as gulness.
& law Years agʊ WAS The colonial finances proft by the success of Water was at once, poured into the after That shows the underwriters estimation of their than the unpaid it is
Trane..... The net prefits of last year's working, Includ bosts' crews from the Gaydamas, Admiral is the same ratto-as the others, and the sum trimmers wiges la almost coincident with the bold, whence dense volumes of smoke arose'; chances of ever seeing part. Give them crewi
sum in
Katter mange #424 in cheap-labor Britain And bation, the proportion of Hongkong having now ing $1,438.82 brought forward from last account, Kornila and Vaadnih
noteworthy that the decrease in the rate of been fixed, like that of the Straits, at 173 per smount to $11,706.05, ent of which the General pumps, while several Tanawing with hand works out :-
brigades worked
Increase in the number of Newcastle skips gone order to put their cass really on all fours, the cent, of is revenue. The Colonists claim that, in bongste kad or thron ships and of live per annan since nove Committee, recommend to pay a dividend at the the fire increased the Vradnik and Gaydamak 18881
years; ships; 431 lives,
mlming.
to 1888-24 year-only rais of eight per cent, absorbing $7,800, to place
Wessels are recorded; from inicipal expenditure should first be deducted,"
1889 $2,600 to the credit of a Reserve Fund, and to
came alongside
as that consiliates, in the Siralis, a separate all the way. and made
to 1895-seven years-there are 21. And it was thele of
Mark this: these figures do not include soon after 1886 that there began that loss of
administration. The shipplag passing through carty the balance of $1,406.05 10 new Frol and as it was probable that the vessels known to be burnt, or foundered, or Newcastle trade which has not yet been made expected to show, as sucrease of some 600,000 Chind........la Kowloon Dock.
totalled 14,248,070 ious Loss Account.
that had been pumped into her, Captain Forbes,**
amount of water wrecked, The list is simply list of ships good. But, trade or nose, sd. or ad. In the ten tons. It is noted that both ships and janks tend Clara The bulldlags of the Company are in a fate | tha" Ruperintendent of the N. Y, K, advised gally out of port and been swallowed up by the aurinm not valds log do or Bo huaan ¡lvas per
"missing at Lloyd's"-ships which have sailed of cost is stato of repair.
Chowformula, El to increase in size. Referring no doubt to the Captain Tibbair to take bis vessel into CONSULTING COMMITTEE In sccordance
absurd rumours current among the Chinese Kong Bing unanima ocean, without leaving one man, one sper, one water. This was accomplished without with the Articles of Association, Mr. P. Siche
And such liver they re-the pick of the during the plague, Sir William Robinson has Nam ail or plank or chip to tell the tale of their seafaring community Cautious allons give sancunced that the Government propere-la at about soon Captains Forbes and
Rhodora 5464696><2488 bais' with severa!
Tib-destruction
Cosmopolitan other
Newcastle a wide berik; daring ones take gentlemen tried to enter
How do the Sigure
with those of first ship that comes to hand, and trust to the
the 1 to subsidise only those schools at which Anjang anisuoneita j compare
attention is paid to the teaching of Fideration opomin. 31 Aberdeen AUDITOR-The accounts have been audited
the fames and smoke, however, and several svay year during the last seven years, have lesanas-apathy-alallem about a seaman. by Mr. F. Henderson, whose re-election is of them were pulled out in an unconscious sailed from 1300 to 1700 vessels from twice to A few months back the captain of one of the have proved, and still are proving, suck a stum- I the Ignorance and blind supersiltion that recommended.
state. Later, several Japanese were standing thrice as many as have left Newcastle in the usuals named above was talking of the waysgs bingehiock to the promotion of physical and Mary,
The Riversdale has been re-named the Kinaf upon some planking near the wean-dock same period. Only one has gone missing the he was going to make, She's a cranky mond wellbeing" among the Chinese population. hatch, when it pallapsed and three of their roles in 1894 Oasand at Newcastle as, ship," he kald," and ten w drunky margo ji don Admiral Baber nived to succeed Admles mauber ware precipitated into the lower hold, though the vessels lasting Nawearile number think voll ever ses part.* * Then why med 14 Fremantle in May. The new Brillak dollar was chased by the Chosen, Esisks, of Tokte, is now The sheamaz Rosary, which his boen puso' Where le was impossible te souch thou, Kester - not one-half of then learing Sydney i Dming West towng kan who phá the Yannemers, maten in Joney and appears w we willingly. Known as the Maya Karki
the shareholders of the above named Company to stay involved certain disaster.” The expenses The ora theje veznals would be about 30s, it is ́eir "explanations and Mogna Spain, bat ( —as slightly in excess was das to exceptional | Oceana
at the filib ordinary annual meeting to be held at the offices of the General Managers, on the zoth instant at 3 p.m. --
The General Managers beg to submit to the shareholders their report on the worklag of the Company and a statement of accounts for the your ended 31st December, 1895.
of the Court (1) to be paid by the Master,
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for re-election.
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Hongkong; 3114 January, 1893,
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