Co-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
‣Y kind permission of the COLONIAL SECRE-
By kind BN SECRE TION COMMITTEE the STEEPLECHASE COURSE In the HAPPY Valley is LENT to the OFFICERS of the RIFLE BRIGADE TO-MORROW AFTERNOON (THURSDAY).
Hongkong, and Arill, 1806.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.......
The tollowing is published,
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colorfal Secretary
Colonial Secretary's Office,
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Hongkong, 1ted An., Ra..
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.
NDER the Pisa Reclamation Ordinance'
UND
No. 16 of 1886 DOUBLE ROW OF PILES will be diven fate the Sea bed for FOUNDATIONS of the SEA WALL and EMBANKMENT. from MORRISON STREET to the EASTERN END of WIHOLOR STREET. The Work of diving the Files constructing the Foundations having been commenced, on "SATURDAY, the 18th lustant, Masicts, of Vessels, Launches, Junks, Cargo Boats, &c. are hereby warned that they must exercise camion. In approaching within so yards of the sald-Work, and that they will be held RESPON SIBLE for an DAMAGE caused by them to
marking the LINES of the RUBBLE STONE
such Piles or Worl
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TAMSUI
THE Steamship
"FOOCHOW,"
Captain Blackborne, will be despatched. "TO MORROW, the 23rd 'instant, at Noon, For Freight or Passage, suply to
-“-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
Hongkong, 22nd April, 1856.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.
THE Steamship
160$
** TAIYUAN," Captain R. Nelson, will be despatched o0 FRIDAY, the 24th, instant, at Noon. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hariokone, 32nd April. 1896.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI,“
THE Steamabip
"HANGCHOW,"
1665
Captain Bennett, will be despatched on FRIDAY, the 24th instant, at 3 P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
HUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hongkong, and Aril 18c6.
FOR CHEFOO AND TIENTSIN.
THE Steamer
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL
Intimations.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
AND
WINES
SPIRIT S.
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, imported in word and bottled by ourselves, thus pavleg all inter mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES,
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PRICE LISTS,
with Full Detalls, to be had on Application. PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once li shesid be ordered to be decanted at
the Dispensary before belag soni Dat. SHERRY-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are itae Xeres Wines."
CLARET. Our Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from ralates and currents ss is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.--All our Brandy is coaranteed to be pare Cognac, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage,
WHISKY-AB our Whisky is of excellent
Saven cases of plague to-day,
་་་.
22, 1896.
Martia and Parsons (Australian) for £35 a sido kad a pame of £40, over the three distances of 1, 5 and 10 miles, took place at St. Kilda, near A MEETING of the Sanitary Board will be bold Melbourne, on the gist alt, when the American won each eroat after splendid contests. Theme to-morrow at 4.15 p.m.
WAB 10 min: 49 4/5 secs, for the g-mile race, which is the Australian record.
ML E. Foxwell, a well-known English Professor ol Political Economy, has arrived at Teklo to Kasuma duty in one of the Government establish mania.
Fon. giving false information concerning his cargo to Inspector Butlin, 'at Yau-ma-, a junk master wasdhia morning fined $ag by the Police Magistrate,
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Tax supply of beef in Hongkong has been very taadequate for some time past, and during the last two or three days there has been almost a complete stoppage of the supply. This is ex- plained by the buyers who bring cattle down from the interior to ba owing to the scarcity of animals suitable for slaughter, though why this should be so in this year of grace they fall to explain. Beef is beef now!
Our morning contemporary not very LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE cycling race between the American rider long ago openly advocated the formation In Hongkong of a purely British Chamber of Commerce. The China Mail now re-echoes that opinion. The time bar hardly come yet for any such change, although it may come with the establish- ment in Chinese waters of a distinctively German settlement or port of trade. The foreigners in the Hongkong Chamber ar almost all Germans. They form a very numerous and a very powerful section of our trading community and they have always worked loyally and faithfully for the common Interest. Our interests are their interests, and whatever tends to strengthen the position of this Colony and to increase its trade must necessarily find favour in their sight. The German firms here want trade to centre bere and to grow greater every day. If there was a German settlement at Lapps, or near Amoy, it might be another thing and German patriotism would then naturally strive to divert the course of trade from this port to their own settlement, but pending the establishment of a German Hongkong in South China the presence of our Teutonic friends in the local Chamber of Commerce is distinctly an element of strength.
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A cory of the minutes of the meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held on the 17th instant will be found in another part of this issue.
Ma. Nat Rechwally gave his usual weekly concert at the Salfers' Home last night, beleg bly slated by Mr. C. T. Robinson, who was heartily applauded for each of his five songs.
movement started in
"about Doctor
Jameson that is worth perservation About one hundred and fifty letters awaited Dr. Jameson on his arrival at Plymouth, England. Many of them contained offers of marriage, One was from a lady of good position, who miserted that her feledds considered ber still handsome, but that she was the mother of two marriageable daughter. She Informed Dr. Jameson that he could have his choice of the three 1
THE HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The following are the minutes of the monthly meeting of the Committee held at the Chim- becs Rooms on the 17th April. Prosent ;--- Messi A, McConachin (Vice-Chairman), Į. J. Boll-Irving, N. J. Ede, T. Jackson, St. C. Michaelson, N. A. Slebe, T. H. Whitehead, and ́ R. C. Wilcox (Secretary).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting.warn read and confirmed,
THE COMMITTER. The Chairman sanounces that Mr. R. M.
Gear had resigned his weat in consequence of leaving for home.........
Mr. Bell-Irving aroposed and Mr. Jackson recanded that Mr. Heebeet Smith be invited to fill the vacat pont; Carried unanimously,
NEW MEMBER. Mr. H. Wicklug was elected a member of tha
ABOUT 1.30 this morning fire broke out in the three-story house No. 48 Przyn West, cornar of Winglok Street, occupied on the ground and first floors by a sice merchant. These two doors, Chamber. which were insured in the Maigeberg Insurance Co. (Mesars Sanders & Co.), were completely gatted, the top story not being badly damaged. One of the rooms burnt out smelt of kerosene, and an inquiry will consequently be heard. —
MR. J. RICKETT, spent of the P. & O; Co. la Yokohama, and a popular ex-President of the Yokohama Rowing Club, has been presented by the Clab with a handsome lacquered photograph album, on his departure from Japan. A cholca sliver bowl, to be purchased by popular
subscription among the members, many of
whom now reside la Kobe, will be forwarded to
Mr. Rickett, whom Mr. Bong described an having been "the mainstay and sheet-anchor of the Club."
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THE Regulations for the organization of Law Courts in Formosa will shortly be promulgated, According to the proposed rules, district concia are to be established at Tainan, Tälpeh, Kelang, | and several other of the principal towns in the Islands, and Courts of Appeal at Taloar, Tai- chang, and Talpek, with the Supreme Court at Talpeb. Special laws are to be issued for the islands, these laws being complied by the judicial officials in Formoss and subjected to the approval of the Minister of Colonial Affairs and the Premler,
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THE WUCHOW OBSTRUCTION CASE. Rend letter from Mr. Sanderson, of the Forelyn Office, acknowledging receipt by Lon! Salisbury of the Chambre's telegram of the 10th February, and stating that the maiter ly being dealt with by the Consul »• Canton under fastructions from the Minister at Peking.
(Copy)
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Forrige Office, March 3rd, 1856.
Sir,--The Marqalg af Salisbury has received | your ielsgrim of the 29'h aliima calling attention to 'he abstraction at the sale of Mr. Andrew's
geeds a Wachew Fu
el am directed by His Lorishio to inform you. in reply that the case le haing dealt with by the Acilag British Consal at Canton, who is In common cation with Her M-leste's Chargi 'd'Affaires et Peking on the subject.
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Mr. Prasclerk has been asked to report the result of the action taken by him in the matter.
I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) T. H. SANDERSON, The Chairman,
Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, THE INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW BRITISH-
MINISTER
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THE latest memorial England is one to present the venerable Expilit patriarch of Lichilyfat, Wales, with a testimonisi. The Rev. Robert Jones is one of the oldest But our Chamber of Commerce ought Baptist inlaters of Wales. He is one of the not, while cosmopolitan in its member-characters of the Welsh paipit, and sad his ship, to Interfere in non-commercial
name is a household word throughout Wales. questions, or seek to be heard in matters affecting only the Internal government of this Colony. The China Association is HERE is an America “ yaru fully competent to look after purely British Interests, and its Hongkong Branch, under proper guidance, ought to be able to speak for the British members of the community in all local and municipal matters. Mr. Keswick made a mistake when he committed the Chamber to an expression of opinion about the proper constitution of the Sanitary Board, and the present committee will make a very much bigger mistake if, for the purpose of currying favour with the government officials, it attempts to make. itself the servant of the Governor in his attack upon Mr. WHITEHEAD and upon freedom of opinion and freedom of speech in or out of the Legislative Council. The Committee represents the Chamber of Commerce as a whole, foreigners and British subjects alike, and has no power to speak for, or represent, the Chamber otherwise than as a single entity. It does not represent any nationality in the Chamber, or any interests but the commercial Interests of its members, and there is only one legitimate method of ascertaining the views of the members and that is by a general meeting, as the Committee have now very rightly decided. If the present Committee made the blunder of trying to pose as the organ of the We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS British section of the Chamber, or made i† from the "Emperor of China to the ancient consists in standing at the open window and kallafaction the Chamber would be ready to
themselves the tools of the Government capital of Russia, parsed each other a day or to ascertain the views of that section on a question so purely political as the constitu- tion of the Sanitary Board, they would have done more to weaken the "Influence of the Chamber and to lead to disruption A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. than all the writers in the Press could do in a hundred years. There is, of course, absolutely no necessity for the Chamber or Its Committee to run, any such risks. The Governor can call a public meeting at any time and ascertain, If he really wants to know it, the real opinion of the
quality and of prester age than most brands in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" iz universally popular, and is pronounced by the best local connoterers to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
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to be gerulos when bought 'direct' from the Colony or from our authorised Agents at Coast Poris.
us in
the
" SKULD," Captain Rifen; will be despatched for the above Ports on MONDAY, the 27th instant, si 5 PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, and Abril, 1896.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.
THE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA,”
[601
Captain R. Case, will be despatched as above of TUESDAY, the sƐth instant, at 3 P.Me
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 22nd Anik, 1896.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s. Séamihip
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" MALACCA." FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, BOMBAY AND STRAITS.
Consigneess of Cargo by the above-named veract are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Gedowns at Kowloon, where each constrnmeal will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Optional Goods will be landed here unicus Instructions are given to the contrary before to Goods not cleared by the 29th Instact at 4 PM will be subject to`rent."
No Fire Insurance will be effected by ma
Goods are landed.
AM. TO-MORROW.
any case whatever.
la
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
„Hongkong, Math January, 1ŝoỐ,
The Hongkong Telegraph
elegraph British residents on the Sanitary Board
HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1896.
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affair, but we very much fear that he does not care to know it and has made up his mind to disregard it If it Is not in accordance with his own views, and that the recent appeal to the Chamber was only an ingenious device to get rid, If possible, of our popular Tribune and of his opposition to the Bill now before the Council.
FEW people would imagine that during the last two or three years the annual output of bicycles in England has attained the enormous number of 300,000 machines. What the gross cost of these machines may be it is difficult to say, but if we take the last five years and put down 100,000 machines as being yearly sold at the moderate price of £15 each, then we get the tremendous total of £15,000,000 ̈spent on machines alone. As the prices of bicycles range from £10 to £30, It is very likely that the sum just named may be but a very low estimate indeed.
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The "Topicist" writes to the Singapore Fras Pre-Sir Claude MacDonald, British Minister to Peking, and H. E. Li Hung-chang, envoy
two ago somewhere on the expanse of the China
Ses. These two men have it in their hands to make no little of the history of the Far East's falure. By the time old Li gets back to Peking, perhaps to get a pair of Yellow Tr-a-re in addi- tion to his Yellow Jacket, Sir Claude will be feeling his feet" round about the Tsung Yamen. We hope he will not trouble himself very much about that office, but will promptly get to close quarters with the men and things that have to be dealt with in- our affairs with
China.
The Shanghat Mercury scored heavily when
It published this chunk of common sense:— With the growth of trade the population of Shanghai is naturally increasing, and the want of house accommodation is very much felt, expecially the want of single rooms. Mary, an
arrival in the Model Settlement," expect st once to be able to find a house or suitable
rooms to live in, but on looking-round | they are sadly disappointed, for not a single
room is to be found suitable house
NOTES AND COMMENTS. The Ching Mail in its leader of the 20th instant points to the Transit Pass question as being the most important, at the present moment, of all the subjects brought to the notice of Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD since he
Perhaps it is unfair to attribute arrived in China, and reminds us that there to His Excellency any feeling in the are as great difficulties in the way of its matter. It does not so directly concern or successful working in the northern ports affect him as it affects his "Alppant The peor working man finds that he is as with us although to us it seems other- Colonial Secretary and his entourage of unable to pay for 100m at an hotel, wise and that upon the solution of it officials who hate the Idea of anything and especially when he is naked as bigh an depends the future of our trade with everything in the shape of popular govern-seven dollars a day for a room and board. China. Our contemporary is glad that meat, and who know well that with its what Shanghai wants is cheaper houses, or there has been this intercourse between establishment on anything like a soild houses where famished rooms can be had the British Minister and his nationals on basis their hold on the Colony, which without board. There is a talk amongst a few his way to Peking and before his entry they now deem their own exclusive pro- of getting a large house built, to wake a kind of upon the duties of his office, and expresses perty, would very soon cease. They the hope that there will soon be purely cannot forget that, as "Brownle" pat it Junior Club, where single men can get soms British Chambers of Commerce with in last Saturday's issue of the Ching Hail, and be supplied with food-a kind of Batchelor's whom he may freely communicate. It during the epidemic of plague in 1894 Hall Junior clerks and assistants cannot agrees with him that the Transit Pass they stood aside and allowed the work afford to pay more than $50 per month, and question bristles with difficulties," and that to be accomplished by the Sanitary Board there are but few places in Shanghai where a until the whole system of Internal govern- and its Executive Committee, and only young man can obtain board and lodgings for ment in China has been revolutionised interfered at the last to do mischief and that amount. Such a place, if conducted on these difficultles must continually crop create confusion. These gentlemen speak, proper principles, would pay wall and be a great up. They are the direct result of the however, under the shelter of His bron to many. government of China, by provinces and Excellency's name and with his authority, viceroyalties, and of the financial and he must take his fair share in the
A TELEGRAM, la one of our Vancouver exchanges Independence of each separate provincial | discrodit their manoeuvres call, down government, and until there is a strong on his government. The creation of the received yesterday reads at follows:-The [411 central organisation for the collection of cadet class on its present footing was as Hamburg admirers of Prince Bismarck, intend, all revenue, and until all Chinese distinctly detrimental to the interest of as usual, to organise a torchlight procession at mandarins are adequately and regularly the Colony as it might have been Friedrichsrute on his 81st birth-day, which paid by the Imperial Instead of from advantageous If it had been properly access on April 1st. A letter bas been received the Provincial treasuries there is little worked and if arrangements had been by the commilled accepting the compliment in hope of any effective reform. There made for giving its members a fair share the following terms: Prince Blamarck, even are too many persons Interested, of experience in other Colonies and under If he were less robust than he is, would be very and directly interested, in the mainten- other systems of government. As It Is, ance of the present system to permit the cadets confined to this Colony and of any change without the application locking solely to promotion within its limits of the same force that first opened China are, ex neceffe, hostile to any change that to the foreigner, but our comtemporary even In appearance threatens to weaken hopes. for much from our new Minister their monopoly or diminish their title to and from Mr, CURZON's presence at the the perpetual enjoyment of the Colonial Foreign Office, and expects great things loaves and fishes. from the speedy opening of the West River and its branches, although the pro-” vinces it drains are by no means as pros-" perous and, as wealthy as we have been
All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and notice of same given to the Under signed on or before the 1st May, after which no Claims will be recognised.
"H, A. RITCHIE,
Superintendent.
Hongkong, 22nd April, 1896.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE
AERATED WATER.
SODA WATUR
INGER ALE,
LEMONADE
SARSAPARILLA
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
RASPBERRYADE, &C. led to believe. In conclusion, the China
Mall bowails the want of energy in the THE CRISIS IN MATABELELAND. Hongkong Chamber of Commerce in the
LONDON, April 20th, DAKIN, CRUICKSHANE & Co.'s WATERS are past, but rejoices in its present awakening made under the constant supervision of a duly for which it gives the credit to Mr. The malo body of the Matabeles is endeavour. qualified Engilah Chemist and will bear compaWEITERA and alludes to the urgent leg to cut the communications of Baluwayo to becessity for an enlargement of the area the south and effect a Janction with the
rison with the best English Manufactures.““
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MASKS and other Large Consumers.
unwilling to renounce the honour which; the friendly inhabitants of the neighboming commercial city latend to pay him, by torchlight procession on the 1st of April." Recent visliers at Friedrichsbe my that the ex-Chancellor looks and is "encom monly well, and that ble carriage is as erect and bis conversation as animated; agreeable, and wlity as evez. When one of the guests drank his health the piter day, and wished kim many long years of life, be answered, "Nay, nay, I have had enough. I don't want any more." The recent death of Dr. Bob), the National Liberal leader, and an ex-member of the Reichstag, who was.and of the Pilace's most sealous allow labourers, prompted him to send the widow the following telegram :-"I was deeply geleved to
of the Colony to provide for our increasing Matabeles of the Motoppa hilindort bear the news of your husband's death, which Any complaints should be addretsed to the trade and as a preservative against
Manager.
overcrowding and llà inevitable results on 1427the health of the communliyi ‹-
Hongkong, 3rd May, 18gy.
THE DERVISHERMATAT Osman Digád kar baen réfákäisid,
was unexpected by ma considering his age, and 100 win you the loss of my pollidai comrade fu acest and personal iland."-
THE cold tub is no longer in favour with the faculty, says a bomo paper. The latest advice is that we should bath ourselves to the memlag with water as hot as it can be horse for the space of three minutes, to be followed by some half a dozen sponges at cold water applied to the nape of the neck. This bath must he accompanied by the fresh air treatment, which
taking eight deep inhalations, How much better they manage the morning tub in Japan. There it is Ln the forms of a barrel, and the young Japanese blade has but to step to find himself up to his neck in clear water.
Tax matrimonial bliss of Mr. Hiyama, an ex- member of the Diet, who some time ago mantled the daughter of a chlef at one of the Formosa tribes, appears to have been brief. According to the Yurkin Nippo, the gallant Benedict is now broken-hearted, The blushing young bride has been frightened by the ticking of a clock, and has left her husband to meditate in solitude upon the imprudence of introducing the arts and wonders of civilisation so suddenly into the domain of savagery. In vain did Mr. Hiyama ity to persuade his spouse that the clock was
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An account of the preceedings at the interview of the Commitee with H. E. Sir Clande McDonald n the 4th fast, was laid on the table."
PROPOSED CLAIM BY MR. ANDREW FOR
DETENTION AT WUCHOW, Letter read from Mr. Andrew, dated 7th Inst., enclosing pro forma rccount of claim he proposes to make on the Chiness Government low loss al time, business, and money, incurred by Als detention at Wechów, and asking Committee to suggest amount of ledempity and support his demand. Resolved that reply be sent stating it was outside the province of the Chamber to fix amount of indemnity, hat if he failed to obtain
sasist him in the prosecution of his claim.
FORTHCOMING CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS
OF THE EMPIRE.
Reples read from Mestre A. G. Wood and E. Mackintosh accepilng with great plezzare The nomination to act as additional delegates to represent this Chamber at the forthcoming Congrees of Chambers.
THE CHAMBER AND THE SANITARY BOARD, Read a letter from Colonial Secretary, request- Ing, in behalf of H.E. the Governor, to know whether the Chamber har changed its opinions on the subject of the Sanitary Board, and, if so, to be informed of the reasons for such change
Resolved to the reply to effect that if the Governor desired our expression of opinion on the abject it would be necessary to ascertain the opinion of the members of the Chamber.
THE ANNUAL REPORT.
The Chairman announced that the report was In the hands of the printers.
qulle harmless and nothing supernatural. ` She couldn't believe it, however, and one day during the temporary absence of, her husband she abandoned him to single-blessedness again, and THE STRANDING OF THE “EXE" escaped froma whatever calamity she believed to be attendant on the ticking of a clock-Wall, did you ever | Sarely this must have been the far-famed Humphreys' Clock 11
A Marine Geuri was held at the Harbour Qfico this morning, to inquire inte the cause of | the sfranding of the British steamer Exs, of | London, Henry William Pell, master, on Hong- The kong Chan Islay.d on the gth Instant. One of the latest San Francisco papers received Court was composed of R. Martay Rumsy, bare contains the following paragraph:-Colonel R. N., (Harbour Master,) President; Staff M. R. Jetferds, an American railway engineer, Commander C. R. H. Robinson, R.N., HM, is stopping at the Palace Hotel. This gentleman Victor Emmanuel; J. H. Rinder, master, has a concession from the Chinese Government steamer Belgic; J. A. Morris, maater, steamer to build a railroad from Peking to Hankow, Chowing and H. Pybus," master," "steamer provided he secures a subscription in this coas Empress of India, Associates. try of about $10,000,000. There are in China at present but two short railroads, one of 150 mlies and the other of 63 miles. In January Hen Yin-tslang, a Total, or Mayor, of Kwang- tong, was given by Prince Kung, Superintendent of Military Affairs, permission under suthority of the Emperor to construct a railway from Peking north to Harkow, a distance of 750 miles. The right is also granted to bulid from Peking south to Canton, a distance of 600 miles, upon completion of the Hankow Road, One of the conditions is that not less than two-thirds of the capital necessary, which will amount to about 30,000,000 fasle, must be subscribed by
Chinero.
MEMORANDA.
THURSDAY, 23rd April, The Share Register of Olivers Freehold Mlans, Ltd,, clòses from this data to the 7th prox., inclusive.
II a.m.-English Mail closes. Noon/Peshawsir salls for London. 4.15 pm-Meeting of the Sanitary Board.
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FRIDAY, 24th April, Nooh-Annual general meeting of shareholders
In Campbell, Moore & Co., LAQAAA 5:15 pm.Lecture by HE. Sir William Robin
Bon before the Old Volumes.
SATURDAY ——25th Apill.
The warrant convening the Court, and the application of Captado, Fell for an inquiry to be held, were read.
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The weather
Henry William Pell, stated I am master of the Bilish teamship Exe, of London, and hold master's conifate, dated Feb. 14th, 1881. I bave been in emmand of the Exs nearly two years. Itoft Hongkong at 11.30 am, on the 8th April, burund for Salgon in ballast. My draft was 131 3 alt and 181 forward. was clearing when I left. I prgcerded 1atween Green Island and Hongkong in about five miles to the westward of Lama Island. When off hale of lug. I slawed the engines and kept the goals going for a few moments, and then turbed around to come back. When we turned about two or three ship's lanɛgths,”- tha weather get clear again all around. Procteding #gain on my course 1. again catereil the fog. I then made up my mind to return and anchor in Lamma' Bay, which I did, and remained there all the afternoon, Italɗ there wil night and as it was much clearer started off just before 6 o'clock on the gth. The ship was steered S. by W. magnaile—by «tku: sitesing compass S. by W. W. I thought_tlais would take us about a mille and a half off Ziossing. When Lingling was aheim, plainly visible I altered the course to S.W, by S., magnetic. The Bemor Group were than on the starboard beam, the tops covered by log. I could wis kat I took for ・ these islands very plainly, When abreast of the first faland I pent the Chief Officer off to note the log and ho reported ze miles. It was then about 7 o'clock. The log was put astern when wis started from the anchor- ago. I reckoned I wis then 11⁄2 mille off i he island. We almost at ones entered a thick fog which hid everything from "view.. We, slowed the
whistle blowing. Two or three minutes after thin“ the lookout and Chief Officer sung out *Rocks, in the sigrboard bow a which, on the bridge was. understood saw Jacki, on the marhmied now 29.
the S, W. of Lamens Isltuð I entered a thicke
Noon-Belgic leaves for San Francisco, vid engines, placed a good lookout, and kept the
viual parts of call.
BUNDAY -36th Apelli