THE CHINA-BIRE-INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The twenty-seventh ordinary meeting of shareholders in this Company, was beld' 'i the Company's Office, No. 3, Queen's Road Central, at nopo to-day. Hon. A. McConachle presided and there were also present Mesurs. H. Le Dalrymple, D. R. Sassoon, St. C Michaelson, J. Kramer, (Directors), P. Jordan, R. H. Bender, A. M. Roma Pereirs, B. Byramjee, Chan Pat H. M. Mehta, F. D. Guedes, E. J. Hughes, 1. H. Cos, C. Cox, J. A. Carvalho, S. H. Michael, C. S. Sharp, F. Gove, and G. S. Tomlin, Acting Secretary,
The Secretary baviug read the notice conven- ing the meeting,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1896.
158 present result may be considered as only the precursor of better, years to come. Turning to the figures in the accounts, I see no Items in the Profit and Loss Account which do
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO CHINA.
DERBY-DAP AND CHITRAL ON
THE STAGE.
LONDON, January 17th. not explain themselves, and as regards the Major Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald, K.C.M.G. been making during the past few years to outdo The Queen has approved the appolatment of "The struggles which the brothers Kigally have Balance Sheet I have only to remark that the Her Majesty's Commissioner in the Niger Coast each other have proved invaluable to the London sundry creditors have been practically all settled ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Peking. scalar performances which, few years ago, amounts standing agafast sundry debtors and Protectoral, as Her Majesty's Envoy Extra-sightseer, says a metropolitan journal Spec since the date of the accounts, 31st December THE FRISS ON THE APPOINTMENT. last. I have now much pleasure in Interming
would have been consklared marvellous, have you that since that date also the Company has
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Fow become almost as common as melodramas *** That he must be capable of coping within the days of old. Olympia having fallen upon added to its postcasions by the acquisiton of the state, dexterous European diplomatists, anXIOUS business and property of the Hongkong Brick to give fathe elution of cer sin problems & turn
bard times, Sly Augustus Hemis has now deter- and Cement Company, kindred concern, which by no means favourable to English interests: the great Imid, and has decided to amuse mined to try his practired hand in vivair, with we have purchased outright for $36,000, and I and that is dealing with the Trung Yamen himselt (and the public) by playing his left hand have no doubt that when I remind you that that he must be able to show the combined tact concern spent over · 880,000 on what.
againn his sight-he Drury Lane pantomime Wand femness displayed by his predecessor, Sir against the Sporting and Military Show" in have bought, and that for our The Chairman vald ---Gentlemen, the report
$16,000 Nicholas O'Conor-all this was taken for granted, the big Addison-road building. Although we receive, besides the goodwill and properly, is that the selection can bardly fall to produce he has provided some excellent amusement, and statement of accounts have been in your roughly about $10,000
Worth possession for about three weeks, and I presume on hand you will agree with us that we have ever, that Sit Cuds Macdonald may turn out to of London, and has been "saving himself
some disappointment. Ir të to be hoped, how-
both as theatrical manager and as Sheria it will be the clessure, as is usual, of this meet- got a good bargain. The working accounts 10 to the right man in the right place, though bis fog to take them as read, and that I may at far as they, were made up when we took the record, so far as it is know. to the public, does
op" for years with a view to organislag the once proceed to make such remarks as they bastaess over showed a profit and sa the cost of not suggest absolute caufidence, His services
grantes: Lord Mayor's Show ever seen, when his stem to call for, I must in the first place express management will now be much less while we have hitherto been employed to Africa, and be that a near day will witheas bis. greatest fara arrives, he is at present living in the belief regret that the results of 189 compare so hope to economise in other directions and at the has still to make his reputation as a diplomatist, utomph, and will end for ever the peace of mind favourably with previous years, admitting only same time increase the production by improve-hat ho bas acted more that once in at least a of a final dividend of $1.00 per share, or 20 perments and alterations in the machinery, etc., wa cent, for the year, Instead of the usual gaper are satisfied that the basiness can be worked to
semi-diplomatic capacity-notably as Acting cent. You were no doubt prepared to a measure advantage for this Company. Concurrently 28, and his merits we nie daabe better known to by my predecessor in the chale for a somewhat with this purchase we effected the sale in onebis official apperiors then to the general pubile.
88; are pe smaller dividend on the winding up of the 1894 block of the 1.1gs untiined shares mentioned account, but unfortunately the balance then
[Manchester Guardian.] in the Balance Sheet at the price of $14 each, or From the Niger Coast Protectorate to the carried forward has been siill further reduced by losses-oc fic alone making a difference in
profit of $4 per share, nor shall we have to Beltish Embassy in Chins would at any time be
of stock
of the two Kiraliya,
The show the exhibition," Ma-Edwards told an interviewer, would be divided into two gas. The first of these was to be sporting, and more or less pescetal; and the second with a representation of Derby Day; and every essentially military. The performance begins variety of man and women in every variety of
Amusements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL
THE
ROYAL,
A LABUAN-PETITION.
A PROTEST AGAINST MISGOVERNMENT.
following report was forwarded to, and published the Malay and Kedatans of Labuan the By request of the Chairman and Commlitée of
on the roth instant in the Singapore Frie hoped that the Governor of the Straits Settle Press. It Is, was our Straits contemporary,
consider: tion as it is made to appear that there is a genuine sense of grievance embodied in the consider take to team of the petition into his HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC,
terms set out below liso, Labuan, a meeting of the representative men of the Malay and Kadalan community of On Monday, 3rd last., there was held at Ulko-
the colony. Haj! Temit presided. The appended resolutions were passed unanimously, Transla
lon sa follows:
Her Most Gracians Majesty in the land of whole of the Malay and Kadalan subjects of 1. That we delegates, representing the
Labuan, hereby express our sorrow that the government of the island was ever handed over to the British North Borneo Company,
company of merchants and has for its main 2. That faasmuch as the said company la a
to this end too much money is raked object' the making of -profit for itself, and by taxation
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In Labara, and thereby sake; and as we ate anbjected to this taxation wo impoverished for the company's
trary to British usage and in violation of our without any representation whatever, and con sights and as taxation has increased very much
your dividend of fraction under $1.50 per / 17 anything for legal advice or assistancevo inconsiderable step, but at this particular vehicle will dilastrate the methods of drieing during the fra years that the company has hase. However, gentlemen, the account le / beyond the actual cost of stamps and Court fees, | juncture, when the Far East promises to foom so down to Epsom which are considered correct in i governed the island and as our roads, bridges
and if you take these facts into consideration as closed, and I am sure you will all join with me well you will find the purchase a still cheaper In hoping that the Company may long be spared one. Those shareholders who concern them a repetition of such a series of misfortunes selves about the market price of their stock will awa had during the year now under police, no doubt consider that we were fortunate in to give you an idea of which, I may remark that being able to dispose of all these shares at one our loss zallo to premia in 1894 was 91.62 per time as we should certainly have only weakened cent, against an average of 30.33 per cent. for
the market for them by peddling them out pleco. the previous five years, I turn now with much meal. There is just one other matter I would more plassers to our Working Account of the ke to refer to. From some unknowa friend, who past year, which shows a balance of $235,664.14 is apparently too modest to give his name as he carried forward to its credit, a sum whichi makes his communication anonymously, we have compares favours-ly with former accounts. Bearing in mind, however, that, as it is tespos newspapers with the word " Fortland" ande lined received a cutting of our advertisement in the alble to estimate at this early-stage-what our and the remark Green Island Cement, you profit will amount to when all of our risks have Fun off for the year 1895, which will not be until friend evidently thinks that Portland cement mean pencilled in the margin. Our anonymous 31st December rex, the Directors do not deem It advisable to declare more than the usual mistaken, and I am glad he has given
can only come from Portland, bat he is Interim dividend of $3.00 per share, but they this opportunity of putting him and others—for trust that with ordinary fortune they may this he is not singular in his opinion-tight on this time next year be in a poslifon to meet you with
polat. Portland cement does not necessarily a satisfactory Balance Sheet, showing such come from Portland nay even from England results as will enable your Director to declare and, although it may surprise our friend to the costomary final dividend of $3.00 per share as well as making an addition to our Reserve Green Island cement is Portland cement and learn it, it is none the less true that Fund, which has not been increased since the that this Company makes and scils no other year's working of 1892. You will again cement but Portland cement. Portland cement notice an advance in our premia facome, never was made at Portland, and the name, although the net gain is not much owing to our which I admit is somewhat misleading, was seinsurances being somewhat heavier. As you simply taken from its supposed resemblance to are no doubt Awale, laff. have recently been the limestone of the island of Portland, which at formed bere, at Shanghal, and at other posts the time the artificial mixture now known as China, and we trust shortly to see the movement extended in other quatiers. In consequence of favor in England as a building stone. It is Portland cement was invented was in great these tatiffs much of our business is being done chiefly made at various places on the Thames al net rates, and therefore the increase in our and the Tyne, in England, and also in Frau premia is really larger than it would appear to Beiglum, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and be if you compare the figures with previous Norway Green Island cement is in every years. Interest Account marks a falling off of $3.44.39, * you will observe, but ofpect true Portland cement and there is no this upwards of $1.500 was caused through extraordinary repil to the Company's properties in order to comply with the new Sanitary bye-laws, "The low rstef of Interest now saling on deposits and mortgages have naturally affected or revenge from these sources to some extent, but not so much,
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When the
amongst us can find out what is belag done and other public works ted
are neglected and have
with our money; and as strange and oppres become fatolerably, bad; and as no man
sive laws bare lately come into force and as in the making and administering of its lawn has no sympathy for us, we hereby expremn our the company has consistently shown that it unqualified dissatisfaction with lis government of the Island.
the meeting dispersed.ee
A committee of Afteen was then appointed and
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FIN.
ANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
Directors for the year ending the 31st December -The following is the Report of the Governing
the tenth ordinary annual general meeting of 1895, for presentation to the shareholders at the company to be held at the registered offices Central, at 11 am, on the 45th instant :- of the Company, 38 and 40. Queen's Road
To the Shareholders of Humphreys Estate.
report and statement of account for the year and Finance Company, Limited. Gentlemen,-We beg to lay before you our endlag 31st December 1895. -------
Will give a Third Performance of TRIAL BY JURY" and "CREATURES OF IMPULSE" ON SATURDAY, 22nd February, 1896. Commanding at 9.30 KM. TICKETS can be obtained at the THEATRE ROYAL on and after SATURDAY, the 'v5th lost. BOOKING OFFICE open from 9.30 AM. to 4 P.M.
Čo Race Days, Booking Office closes at Noon
Prices $3, $1 and $15.
WILL BE TAKEN at the Bookleg Ofice.
The Public are reminded that NO CHITS ·
LATE TRAMS 15 minutes after the Forfor mance.
Hongkong, 11th February, 1896,
Auctions.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 39
following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on
published for general information,
MONDAY, the 24th day of February, 1896, at 4 PM., szo
-By Command.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary Offer,
Hongkong, 8th February, 1896,
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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Safe, to be held on Monday, the 24th day of February, 1896, at 4 P., by Order"
of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Tears, of CROWN LAND, at North Polat, in the Colony of His Excellency, the Governor, of Three Lots
·PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
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No. of Sala, į
Registry
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Contents la
noorafenbe
L.WUS
B. ft. ft. f.
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largely in the diplomatic intare, the distance Is indeed remarkable I has been known for some
their own particular class of time in official circles that Sir Claude Macdonaldtrust Sir Augustus to see that there is nothing society. The crowd will be a representative one, and we can stood well with the Foreign Office, not only ander wanting in make-up." It is doubtful whether the present Government but also under their he will take the Prince of Wales down by road im personally But it is felt to be an experi- ||Fedecessors ; and no objection is urged against
or not, but a coach load, consisting of Sir Henry ment of a most risky nature to send as our few more theatrical celebrities, is sure to be
Irving, Mr. Bancroft, Miss Ellen Terty and so previous diplomatic training, and whose representative to China a Minister who has had
welcomed. It may be found possible, too, to knowledge of the Easiera world is confined to
put Mr, Albert Choraller and Mr. Gas Elen Egypi and Zanzibar. Sir Claude, has, indeed, precious lives of Mr. Barney Baruato, Mr. British Government praying that compassion behind the same moke," and to entrust the 3. That a petition be at once sent to the service, but, hitherto, his career both as a soldier: triplet bicycle with Mr. Chambers, of course, to of the British Colony, and that the British been one of the most fortunate men to the public Woolie Joel, and Mr. Haddon Chambers to abe shown to the humble loyal British subjects and as a civilian has been confined to Airics, steer; but of these Mr. Edwards discreetly says Government itself will role the island in future great favourlie at the German-Comt during his provides as a background for this scena will be a He is a win of fine presence, and became nothing. The curtain walch Mr. Walter Hand
special attention by the Emperor,
sy la Berlin where he was slagled out for revolution; so will that in which the Epsom course itself to represented ; while the actual It is difficult for those outside the diplomatie race will be shown in a way that will leave body over the appointment of Sir Claude and Jockeys has been secured ervice to understand the excitement of that A good supply of theroughbreds-bath horses nothing wanting from a rexitatic polat of view. Macdonald to be Minister at Peking, Sir Clande British public goes in its millions to ste this, it we have, as a rule, very little sympathy with would remark, "hit them where they live but Macdonald is not a professional diplomatist. should, as dark Twain's Arthurlan page-boy intrusion of strangers. The honour of serving red this is nothing to what it follow the complaints of an official class against the the public la important posklons should not be spectacle will come on. This, which has been the privilege of the few, but shoul! be open to stranged by Major Vine Stow, the stage- After a short interval the military part of the the ablest men. The personal responsibility of manager of the Military Exhibition, will repre- Majesty's representatives at foreign courts would march to Chite, and will conclude with the Secretary of State for the selection of Her.
sent the progress of Kelly's force on their
impaired. There is not a word, so far y we be intolerable if it were in any way restricted or the rellel of the fortress. Some wonderful know, to be said against Sie Claude Macdonald, off
Indian vcevety is and Lord Salisbury may have hit upon
being prepared by Mr. Harber, The net profit for that period, Including $915.00 of Daury Lane, and his sevistants. The troops brought forward from the year 1894, amounts fo who will take part in the march are all of them choice is on the face of it a very stages if they were actually campaigning. They prospective Increase in our rent roll we have the Idesman. for Peking. Nevertheless, the
$10,008 61, but as the Fear under review has old soldiers; and they will do their work exactly received little or no benefit from the present and China's recent and most disastrous
will be dressed as the troops who aalled for added a sum of $10.400.00 from the Equalization not be produced at Macao as good as the best "reason whatever why Portland cement should
war with Japan has not made the post of
Ashantée were dressed. Among the scenes es Imported from the countries I have mentioned. It was not easy before. Besides the political where a Gymkhana name which the poor payment cis dividend of 7 per cent. for the year
Bitish Minister at Peking any easier, and
of Dividend Fund, making the amount availabl vouts will be a "camp of exercise at Darjeeling, for appropriation $20,498.61. and propose the On the contrary, there are many reason why it and social duiles to be performed, there are Indian considers, appropriate to describe should be better. I have dwelt on this polat as I sad there are many people under the same to be considered. Soldiers are not often good Vane Stow has decided that the show shall be
commercial Inte esis of the gravest algaficance display of military sports will be held. Major Loss $2,715.01pletion of the public read which TRE following Partilby Fubie Paneton,
and to carry forward to the credit of Profit and misapprehension as to what Fordland cement really is, and now, if there are as questions from diplomatists, and they seldom know anything as unlike the annual display at Islington as it intersect your Kowloon Estate, all the subscribed
By About trade. On the other hand, there are very shareholders, I will proceed to move the adop-able men in the diplomatic service, specially can poulbly be, so this should afford a fine Share Capital is entitled to dividends earned tion of the report and sccounts as laid before among the younger geder tion, who would have opportunity for the introduction of novelties. from 1st January, 1895, necessitating the develop
For A been admirably qualified. for the post. Lord day ! All along the, route the Chitralls are,
a real snowstorm the snow will cost ment of the land thus opened up at once. Salisbury has noi Biled it up in a hurry, and he
of course, beaten back, The engineers come up most be presumed to have considered the to clear away the Low-notwithstanding Its be surprised if something is said about it-when- matter with the greatest caro. · But he must not
cost and afterwards to throw
a river in some entirely novel way a bridge which the enger and impaileat public may possibly appreciate. When the river is crossed the year y the remainder are nearing completion
counter-mines of the garrison and their the lois still undesit with ate bullt over. toiture will be brought up, the mines and ef house which is in demand, until the whole of the Maxles-gun and other. Instruments of and occupation and will be followed by a claur
beslegets will all explode at once, and matters will be a lively as Sir Augustus koows and the detached European houses recently The Richmond Estate also received attention, how to make them. Such a programing as this bullt have been leased, except two which are not should appeal strongly to the sporting, patriotic, quite folshed."
The accounts have been audited by Mr. gore-loving, British publié.
Fullerton Henderson, who offers Elmself for re-election,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON," Govezalng Directors: Hongkong, 19th February, 1896.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, -
you.
seconded by Mr. Wilcox and carried.
There being no questions, this motion was
election of Messrs Ewens, Li Sing, Orange, Mr. Benjamin I beg to propose the re- Chater and Fenwick se Directors.
to
Mr. Mannars seconded, and this was agreed
Parliament meels,
I am miraid, as will be the case to the corrent Tear, Charges and commissions show an Increase, mainly on account of more businnes than usual coming from our agencies. The Tosics for 1895 compard favourably with former accounts, but hese bave been increased by about $8,700 since the end of the year, of which sum, however some $7,100 will fall on the current year's account. "Al the fequest of the Directors Mr. Tomila inspected our Manila speaty's business la March last apd later on Mr. Caugh- trie visited our wrencies at Shanghal, Cheloo, Tientsin, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama, aswali as Foochow, Amoy and Swatow' on his return voyage, and I aj plessed to inform you that they fquad your interests well cared for, With regard to our logne op, mortgages, the Company's sur- veyor's, Mesus Palmer and Turner, report on them favorably with bat one or two triding excep tions, where propesies may have temporarily LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Lind Minister from outside. He des
depreciated-ln-value, I think that I hava- topched upon all subjects of interest to
you, except to mention that owing to 'fill-health wa
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Messrs Henderson and W. H. Potts as auditors Mr. Bain :-I beg to propose the election of for this year.
Mr. Wilcox acconded, and it was carried, The Chairman That is wil the business, gentlemen. I thank you.
The concluded the business before the meeting.
SUPREME COURT.
CRISTINAL BESSIONE,
[Pall Mall Garetti The appointment is a bit of surprise. His not be of mach help to him in his wrestlings experiences in the Niger Coast Protectorate will with the Tsung-li Yamen, for the Chiscae have to be coaxed when the rigger can be told to obey or take the consequences. However, he is
of action, ba performed Le has been set to do in a workmanlike manner. The Diplomatic Service beleg raiber anamic
have granted our Secretary, Mr. Coughtris, your's leave, and have appointed Mr. Tomlin. Acting Secretary during his absence. Before proposing the adoption of the Report and State (Before Hon. W. M. Goodman, Acting Chief Foreign Office angry, should work out asia.
ment of Accounts-I shall be happy to answer any question relating to them that you may wish. to put to me.
The Chairman (aftëra pause)—As there are as questions I propose the adoption of the report and sistément of accounts.
Mr. Sharp, alter expressing his approval of the report, formally seconded the Chairman's motion, and on being put to the vote it was carried unanimously.
Mr. E. Jones Hughes then moved, and Mr. Mehta seconded, the re-election of Mexirs Michaelsen and Sighs as members of the Board of Directors.
Carled unanimously.
At this juncture Mr. Bied proposed, and Mr. Jordan seconded, the re-election of Messrs J, H. Cox and W. Hutton Paita as anditais, and chly, as soon as put to the vote, was carried nam com. The Chairman thereupon brought the pro- cendings to a close by stating that dividend Warrants would be issued on Monday next, the ngth instant, and thanking the shareholders for
attendance,
their
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Justice.) February 18th,
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(February 19th.)
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
CAIRO, January goth. Notblog is known here regarding the reported revolution in Khartoum, but there are rumours of a revolt among the tribes south of Khartoum against the Khalia.
LONDON, January 31st.
Mr. Hubbard, Conservative candidate, has been elected for Brixton in place of the Marquis of Carmarthen, defeating Mr. Nunn, the Radical candidats, by 3,300 votes.
February 1st.
In addition to Villa Residences, 74: houses were planned for the Hongkong Regiment, including quarters for the Commanding Officers native officers and men, so at the buildings Dürbar house, and quarters for the married
were completed, and occupied towards the end of
MAIZA DUE! English (Rosetta) azrd Inst. American (Coptic) 25th inst. Indian (Arratoon Apear) agih inst. Canadian (Empress of Japan) 26th fast. American (Doric) zqth Inst. American (City of Rio de Janstro) già prox. Tacoma (Hankow) 5th prox. Tacoma (Strathnévía) 14th prox.
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bis new Chinese Besides. a certain amount of peremptoriness will be,by no means amiss at Peking. We do not stand "there precisely where we did, and meantime the Trans-Siberian sallway is creeping on. Alto. gither, the appolalment, though li make the
factorily enough. The dancing-master part of Chinese diplomacy is easily picked up, and Sir Claude Macdonald may be trusted for the rest.
[St, Famiała Goarita) The appointment will take by surprise, all The evidence in the case of Chan Sam, charged || those who do not know the ambitious character, with robbery with violence on the rath lost, the ability, and the shrewdness of the man, or At a banquet given by Nonconformists, at the having been heard, the Jury returned a verdict who have not watched the rapidity of his Hotel Metropole last night, Lord Salisbury mada- of guilty, and 'a' sentence of two years? imprison-promotion, and noticed the marked favour in a speech in which he said that the appari made ment with hard labour was imposed.
which he has been held by the Foreign Office. by the Transvaal for foreign support proved What makes his selection so stating in the what would have happered had Ireland been critical stage of transition through which affairs under Home Bule. He apheld the cause of the THE steamshin Glenorchy, from London and la the Far East are now passing is that Sir Uitlanders, whose demands has been ignored Straits, teft Singapore for this port yesterday Clande has abrolutely no experience of Chins, though they formed a majority of the population afternooD, S Chiu Sul-tung was charged with having, on and that his diplomatic and other successes In the Transvaal, Respecting Venezuela, his the 6th Novembèr last, drugged a woman named lave been won against West African negroes, lordship saldi he had never contested the Shan Chut, and stolen from her jewelry valued But the Chinaman is quite as dogged and state Monroe Doctrine, though he had upheld it
From 6 p.m. yesterday to 5 pm. to-day. at about $300,
as the Scotchman. At first sight it looks a As Monroe understood it. England, he said, Hop, H. E. Follock, Acting Attorney General hazardous thing, Indeed, to take a man qut of the was unable, to to wit with the Sultan Sabine Richmers......teamer, from Swatow. (Instructed by Mr. Johnson, Crown Solicitor) singgish current of native life in the Ol' Rivers 00 behalf of Armenia, and must give time
Wingsanz He did not Holstein prosecuted, and the prisoner conducted his own and place him at Peking, amid people of for the execution of reforms. desertsoner pleaded not guilty, and the follow-
These language.he is ignorant, in scenes quite believe the Sultan had ordered the cruelties Faced Christensen... The
in Armenia, though bis Government was weak, Klin, "and in a network of diplomatic were diako to by the case clicumstances with which he could have gained wretched, and impotent. The Powers, his lord. Arad 1. Ellis, V. A. de P. Callaco, E. C. to familiarity while palavering with and Aghorns, and not go farther, Referring to the
ship added, would watch the execution of Lysamoon...............
Hattoong ma19136581859 W. G. Humphreys, T. E, da Silva, G. Eckley, the degraded peoples of West Africa. 11
Kwangist.......... and F. A, dos Remedios,
Mr. Palinck, in opening the care, explained that.on the
Cartulin called the proescutrix to his The new appointment marks a fresh epoch In named Company was held at the office of the lodging house and had a game of cards with the method of Her Majesty's representation in General Managers, Mesars Shawan and Co., at her, in company with another man and womap. China. Hitherto It has been deemed necessary" Boon lo-day, Mr. R. Shewan prasided, and He asked her to return later, which she did. to have some one conversant with Chinese there were also present Mostra ja Oraugo, C. The four then bad supper, of which the prose ways, if not also an acquaintance with stair Ewens, G. Fenwick (Director), 8. 8. Benjiman, | cat
cutrix did not partake, and drunk poster.. The language; one also whore whole training had WH Polls, C. A Tomes, G. Murray Bale, other three persons were served from one been given to diplomacy, and nos divided A. C. S. Mazders, R. C. Wilcox and F. J. V. bottle, and the proviennit from another, Soon between Foreign Office ways and language and Jorge (Secretary)
sitar drinking the prosecutrix felt - drowsy, ja
, perhaps, that the fact that Sie Claude has that the moment for the Brulah evacuation of Calédonien immissa **The Chairman said :-As you are well Immovable, but not quite unconscious. While mise him mach in the estimation of the Calness, 7991s ago, and that he then hoped other Gorem. Sanghang umur
Kaalia. the the report and in this state the prisoner razsovná pair of losing the low position even contempl that ments, would assist hits to effect a setilament,
Talysan m acconis, which has been in your punde for bangled froed hoe into a wood places told the Chinese have for the fullstery, ciganers debut, the hope wit not, walled, and he canno
Australia. Aggregating 22,566 tons register. some days, we will disperse with reading them hair-plus, jade-stone anlagt, ein, from ber their own country. We do not may, howevÉT, TAY WÂY- on this occasion. You will observe that litar person: Then she became unconscious, and know that these matters wil beitia Matatas, in mallion frases on the security of the lighthouse Colond............
HONGKONG AND WHALIPOA DOCK RETURNS. The Porta la surroging a loan of thirty Chof in Kawioda making provision for all had and doubtful debis, nothing mare unifl morning. In the meantime, Claude Macdonald as British Minister for depreciation, and for special legal expenses the keeper of the brothel she belonged to became China. He has yet his diplomatic spurs dues.
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Namoa stocks of raw and wrought matailal and stores at the Civil Hospital and entirely recovered by Yamin A man of resolute character and tact of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Alacrity safe valuation wo sie able to show, a net profit the next day. The Government Analyst had is wanted to represent Brila's interests in Chian admited that Sir J. Westland's new Cation Tar On of six per cent, on our present capital, and con- analysed the remains of the perias and found at the present time, when a period of great Dattes Bill was an honest attempt on the part of sidering the difficulties and discouragements this traces of datars in it. Dr. Aikaros had also importance is in course of transition in that Government to fulfil Sir H. Wawler's pledges ............... Onzangetatibust Company has bad so encounter since Ite coms, texted for datues and found traces of lis presence, country. We are far from anying that She made to the House of Commons In February, mencement i think we are Jusilfed in con. Evidence in rapport of this statement was Claude may not prove the "heaven-born man 1804. One of the advantages of the Bill, ke The general meeting of the members of the grawisting curselves on such a result at last. | then lad, and occupted the whole day, the who is required at the post, and it is certain that said, was that the Customs and Excise mored | Marine Club, Slagapore, was held a fastwight Onk output has lacreased, while our anpassen prisoner, who has served sa clark to saveial the Chien community will be prepared to render on parallel lines, a f
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