meban's Abertisements..
WIRTH'S CIRCUS.
LOCATION - WEST FOINT. APSOLUTELY LAST PERFORMANCES. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! ENTICE NEW PROGRAMME,
LAST NIGHTS,
BY LAST NIGHTS, '
3 LAST NIGHTS,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1896.
Intimation.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED'.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS
or
:
MONDAY Į LAST PERFORMANCE BUT AERATED WATERS.
NIGHT.
ONE.
TUESDAY NIGHT,
OUR AERATED WATER FACTORY
fitted with the best English Machinery, embody.
ing the Istest Improvements In the trade.
PROGRAMME
LAST APPEARANCE IN HONGKONG,
GRAND
MAMMOTH
FOR THE
BENEFIT
OF THE
LADY AND GENTLEMEN Members of the Company.
Under Most Distinguished Patronagi. Book rate in advance at Nrewer's, Sr and
$1. Sean be patched in advance of any
of the Membres of the Company. Ranokane 15th August 19-4
Frans
TELEGRAMS. Tx cades of plague to-day-two from Kow.
(Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) THE DISTRESS IN FORMOSA. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS VOTED FOR THË *SUPPERERS,
TAIPEH:TU. (FORMOSA), August 14th, The Imperial Japanese Government have voted $10,000 for the relief of the unfortunate and innocent people who suffered through the recent disturbances in Formosa,
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
RETURN OF DR. NANSEN.
LONDON, August 13th.
loon and one is the city. It is probable these are really imported cases from Canton or the villages in the vicinliy of that filthy, ill-governed city,
TRX committee of the Perak Turf Club. hav
decided to substitute the Fart Mutuel for the Totalizator at the forthcoming meeting, the former having been found to work so satisfac torily at other places where it has been tried.
Iz is rumoured amongst the Shanghal mandaring that H.E. Fu Jan, (Manchu) the Governor ol Anhal, has lately been very ill and has therefore presented a memorial asking to-be permitted to resign his post. The ramy is reported with regard to HE the Vice by Llu on the score of
Emperor will refuse his consent to both the memorials.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE Peking correspondent of the Mfarcurg tev porte :-The new postal system is belɔg gra deally developed to meet the demands, and, at the same time, with a careful concern for all the
****The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of expensei. As the department was largely start- ́ed with a view ol bilaging ta, u revenue, there the City Hill at noen to-day, Mr. A. Mc- the shareholders in this Corporation was held at must'ho caalfon used to enlarging the workings Conachia (Chairman) prealded, and thers went to such extent as to necessitate expenditure also present Mesura, St. C. Michaelsen, Hoa. Six Robert Hart calmly and quietly alleads to J. J. Bl-Irving, G. B. Dodwell, M. D. bis daabio duties as Inspector-General of Cus Ezsklei; J. Kramer, D. B. Sa110cm, N. A. Slebs toms and the Fostmaster General The Chio (Director), T. Jackson (Chief Manager), T. ese bigb official look to him as the one man Georg, W. S. Bamley, D. Gfles, F. Henderson, Possessing the power and the confidence, be can who can carry through anything to success.T. F. Hough, Hart Buck,. V. A. C. Hawkins, Hoo. E. R. Belillos, C.M.G, E. J. Hughes, Ho cany out his ideas in such a way as no one else Fook, G H. Poity, C. S. Sharp, would find possible.
HOO. C. P. Chater, H. N-Medy, P. Jordan, G. Mariay Bain, F. Dodwell, G. C. Cox, A Corɔn, C Palmer, G. Stewart, Lan U-chung, E. S. Kelly? A. Coutty, P. Sachse, W. H. Gaskell, P. Monise, The notice calling the meeting was read by the Chief Manager, and the 'Directars' report by the Chairman,
A FATAL 'accident, by which an officer of the British merchant maring and a steward loss thele
The Purest Ingredients only are used, and the reports having reached four degrees nearer to the old age and lüfirmitles, but It Is thought that the lives, occurred at Asiwerp on the 15th allma, and others.
utmost Care and Cleanliness exercised in the Manufacture throughout.
The Water used is proved by repeated Analyses to be Absolutely Pure.
For COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Pakagen and Emplies when received in good order.
PERSEVERANCE LODGE OF Counterfoil Order Books supplied on application,
HONGKONG, No. 1,155,
REGULAR MEETING of the above
A LODGE all be held in the FREEMASON
HALL Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 14th Instant, 11.8.10 for n'o'clock precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Kanalerne, 19th August 1966,
[$242 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Half- -year ending 30th Jane lust, at the Rate of ONE POUND AND FIVE SHILLINOS STERLING ver Share of $175, 15 PAYABLE on and after MONDAY, 'the 19th Angast current, ■* the Orricks of the Couporation, where SHARE- HOLDERS are requested to apply WARRANTS,
By Order of the Court of Directors,
WE ba
T. JACKSON,
NOTICE.
Chlef Manager,
far
I have This Day OPENED • FRANCH of on. Fram | YOKOHAMA for Business in PAW and WASTE SILK, &c., and have Autbázised. Mr. H. BENT to Sign per Procuration.
HERREPT DENT & Co, Canter, roh Auenit, riad.
FOR SALE NE-THIRD INTEREST In the FAST
POINT DAIRY FARM COMPANY.
ON
For Particulars, apply to
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A. RUMJAHN, Manager..
13 новият дома Аррения торко
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
*1705
FOR SHANGHAL (Taking Cargo and Presengers at through rates for NINGEO, Chayon, NrwCHWANG, TIENTSIN, HANKOW and PORTS on the YANDTRZE.)
THE Company's Steamship
"DARD #NUS," Captele Greeney, will be, despatched as aborE TO-MORROW, the 16th Instant, at Dayllägt.
For Freight or Passepe, snnly to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hanekane. Ith Angger, TRAK,
51196
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
Our Registered Telegraphic Address in "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG."
Dr. Nansen has returned to Norway and
North Pole than any other explorer.
OBITUARY.
The death is announced of Sir John Everett Millais, R.A.
THE TYPHOON.
The Observatory officials report to-day as follows the Igth at 110 am: The barometer's study at Bollnam, bat remains law. On the S, and S.E. coasts of Chins and in Japan * considerible decresss of I pressure bus occured. Probably the central area of the depression is now altunted In the Pacific to the East of
And all signed messages addressed thus will Farmosa Anether depression les in the neigh-
receive prompt attention.
bourhood of Visdivorteck Forecast:-Light or moderate W. and S.W. winda; fion. At 4 p.m. the baromeler read 19.64.
The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Slock :--
PURE AERATED WATER,
SODA WATER,
LEMONADE,
POTASH WATER,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
..
**COMPARISONS are often fanny, but the following by the Singapore Frez Prass is espe- cially so—The democracy is moving in India, apparently. Adhable stood as candidate for election as Municipal Commissioner at Serainpur recently, and was only defeated by a.nemo majority. But at Hongkong such men as the head of the Han kong and Shangbai Bank and the other faffans of that city are not fit to be even Municipal electors! Queer, Isn't It P
New Frye River Dock Co. pay a dividend at SELTZER WATER, the rate of 3 per cent. per annum for the first
Chefeo cases, where Great Bettels, Rossi, and WI are glad to hear that the Hankow and
China came somewhat into conflict, have been. or will be very aboniy, settled on what may be copildered as satifactory grounds. At Hapkow the cases of British subjects being the lessees of ground intended to form the Russian A THIRD share in the East Polat Dalry Farm Concession resolved themseles fate compen Company is for sale. Vids adv!,
sation, which we bellere has been arranged. here the settlement will probably be that the At Cheloo it was rather more comptested, hat. Chinese will themselves grect the pier or jetty that Russia projected. This pler would be for the use of all nationalities.-Z. and C. Express,
LITHIA WATER,
SARSÁPARILLA WATER, -
TONIC WATER,
GINGER ALE,
GINGERADE.
No Credit given for Battles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of containing Acrated Waters, as such, Bottles are never nied again by us,
half of this year.
IT is saported that the Japanese, merchants in
· Korea.now refme to accept Korean nickel and capper coins in payment of accounts.
Or the gath ulto. Colonel Denby, United States Minister to Chins, arrived at Chemulpo (Korea) on his way back to Peklag from Tokio.
The Penang Gazelle bears that eight chien of rinderpest were discovered by the Veterinary Department in York Road, Penang, six of which proved fatal.
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POOR, unfortunate Cable Compaules! The Eastern Telegraph Company announces that, subject to final audit, their accounts show, after placing £125,000 to reserve fand, a balance available toficient to pay. at the general meet. on July 23rd. the, fixed dividend of 31. per share, helns at the rate of 6 per cent. per tax; and a final payment of 2s. 6d. per share. with a bonus of 35. per sbare, bolb free of income tax, on the Ordinary Shares, making, with Freylous payments on account, a total distribui ended March 3181, 1895.-L. S→ C. Express.
annam on the Preference Shares, less income
It is said that Chang Chih-tang is going to extend his cotton mill enterprise to Shanghat: A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. another mill will be established there in conjunction of percent, an thote shares for the year
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hanabama 4th inte vinh,
HIRTHS.
re
tion with the Hupeh concern.
THE Minion team,launch Day Sprieg will call alongside any vessel hoisting the answering At Egersund, Norway, on the 4th fustant, the pepaunt, between 9 and 10.30 am, on Sunday, wife of ALBERT NIELSEN, of a son.
to convey men ashore to the rio'clock service, returning about ra.30 p.m.
At Sophin Road, Singannte, on the 7th instant, the wife of A. P. WILLIAMS, of k son,
At Clerk's New Quarters, next the Sultan's | "Istana," Taiping, Laos!, Perek, on the 28th ult. the wife of Mr. VICTOR JOSEPH REUTINE,
· Matang, of a daughter,
MARRIAGES.
A the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. S. 'Stephen Walker, THOMAS GOLDIE SCOTT to GEORGINA, daughter of ROBERT MILLAR, of Glasgow,
| M1sgas HERBERT DENT & Coźnatlly by an advertisement in this forme thatthey have opened a branch of their firm la Yokohams for bustness in raw and waste silk, and have authorized Mr. H.. Beat to sign the firm per procuration.
THE numerous friends of Captain Dawale will, says the Shanghai Mercury, be pleased to bear that he has recently heen the recipient of a bandsome albam of engravings, presented by the saloon passengers who were on board the steamer Pekts on Good Friday last, April 3rd, in commemoration of the prompt and skilful manner in which be beached his vessel after the disastrous collition with the Norwegian steamer Normandis, thus preventing an almost certain large loss of illa. At the time of the accident there were over 400 native passengers
The steamer Regimen, of Liverpool, belog about to enter the dry dock, Captain Nilson ordered the tank alluated under the cabin to be opened, Mr. Daniel Evans, second officer, who was charged with this duty, imprudently entered the tank, and was immediately, asphyxlated by`lovl air. Warrecks (steward) endeavoured to rescue Evans, but fell victim. In the yame manner. Another officer was then let down, suspended from a waistbelt, but had to be drawn up again almost immediately, or he would have met the same fate. The bodies of Evans and Warrecks were got out of the trak with a boat-hook,
The Chairman sald;-Gentlemen, the past half year was one of considerable interest to ur, We took part in floating a large loan for the Chinese Government with very satisfactory. results to all concomed. Three millions of sald deals with about September or October in the oan have still to be disposed of; they will ba
present year. The profit on these important operations will appear in fature balance sheets We recenly reduced our holdings of Console by
88,000, leaving £50,000 still on hand, but the transaction was not completed by the 30th Apil, when our London cffice ends. Its half year, the present accounts do not contain the adjusted entries. Our posilon will be as follow:-We will hold in all £500,000 al 22 per cent. Consoli
MR. ERICH GEORG fa his shirellst Issued ai noon o-day, reports a fair business daring the week. though rates bave been unsteady, and in some cases have shown a slight dectine, Hongkong Banks have, in consequence of large cffers fram he North, receded from 193 to 183 per cent pre-written down to L95, after which here will be a mium at the close. Mailne Insurance whares have ruled quiet, with but a few small isles whlie Hongkong Fire Insurances, after sales at $335, were on offer at the close at $330. Steam bosts and Indo-Chinos have been said to some
extent at the old rates, while in consequence of the raising of quaran1loe at Manila, China and Manilas are expected to became stronger. Chias Sugats have been sɔld in large numbers up to $111, closing with buyers at $170. Panjomis have been stronger, closing with seller at 814. Concerning Docks, which have ruled easier, the report says: The report has been issued, and the figurer given in my circalar of rst instant are correct. The report says, that in view of the marked increase in the refular business of the Company, which bas necesitated a vast. amount of night work, taxing the resources of the Company to the utmost limit, the directors have under consideration certain schemes for addior largely to the factides of the Kowloon Establishment to relieve the pressure of work and to meet the Increased wants of the Com- pray's constituents. I hear, however, that the negotiations with, the Admiralty about the bulld- ing of a new Admiralty dock have fallen through,
THE STRANDING OF THE
"GAELIC
Yesterday afternoon the local agent of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company received the following wire regarding the stranded steamer Galle from Yokohama:-
'Damage to Gaelic is confined to Nos. 2 and in those holds. The steamer will have to be 3 holds, starboard blige. Twelve feet of water docked; sugar jettisoned landing forward cargo C-bin passengers, Malls, due Kobe August isth.
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profit on the amouni realized of £15.551 161, 38. to be dealt with during the present half year. The two items in the accounts which show the greatest change are gold current accounts and cash; the increase in both in accounted for by
the large amount of money we held in London belonging to the Chinese Government at the ime the accounts were closed. Bilis payable and bills receivable both show a falling off as compared with the last half year. The increasing amanat of business dens by telegraphle transfer accounts for the falling off in the bills payable. Bills receivabic, although less than what they were as the 31st December, are atlil largely in excess of previous half years. The reduction in the rals we pay for sterling deposits has caused
■ shrinkage of £144,120 49. id. daring the half year.__ Silver_deposits also show à decrease during the six months of $3,845,197.94 ; still wa bave lo complain of having too much money rather than toe dinle for aux requirements. Locking to the verults we are able to place before you, I! I tell you that times are very' bard for Eastern Banking you ty be incredulous, Sell they are, and I am sorry to say they are ikely to become mare so as time goes on. The teadency of a long continuance of very cheap money in Europe' will be to turn attention to other Goldi. China and Japan havS heen brought very prominently before the world
Iste
years, and the Consc quence fr that the profitable seclusion, we Silll I am persuaded that we will hold our own formerly enjoyed is befag sadly interfered with, no matter what compelliion may come our way. If we do not we would be unworthy of the com manding portfen we at prescat enjoy. I hope division of profits. £1 59. reprefenis • relare of a all our friends will be "pleased wish the proposed
of dollars bring the Reserve up to 62 lace, while Hitle over 18 per cent. to the shareholders, 23 lves about 3 Lacs are carried forward to Peofit and Los
THE dividend of t. 51, per sbare declared at the meetlag of shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghal Druk held te-day is payable at the offices of the Corporation on and after Mon- have occurred. The book is bound in a hand. Chinese passengers vemain by the ship, Whit new account. I can, I am happyssy, repeat what
At Chisklang, on the 8th instant, by the Rer. 1. Cheviller, S., PIERCE ESSIX O'BRIEN- BUTLER, of H.B.M. Copsalar Service. Chies, to MARY MILLICENT, eldest daughter of Mr. T. J. O.
On the 14th all, at Erlerbach, near Zürich, day, the 17th instant. Shareholders should apply WALTER EDELMANN (formerly of Behn, Meyer | for dividend warrants, & Co., Singapore), to SOPHIA ELIJA, second dughter of J. H. BIEDERMANN, of Riesbach, Zürich, Switzerland.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. WEATHERSTON. THE
HE Company's Steamship
"HAITAN," Captain Rosch, will be despatched for the above Poris on TUESDAY, the 18th Instsof, at"| Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers, Honplans, reth, Aup-x. 19n6.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FOR LONDON, VI SUEZ CANAL 'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"PROMETHEUS,"
DEATH,
On the sath July, suddenly, at La Comballes, Switzerland, ADAM TAIT, of the P. & 0. Cons- Aany, and Hartley Court, Longfield, Kent, in his 1306 60th year
Captain Day, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 18th instant,
For Freight or Passage, andly tó
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hannone. rth Angust! Rof.
-717
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED... FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA.".
THE Company's Steamship
"KUTSANG," Captain Geo, Payne, will be despatched ai'above on WEDNESDAY, the 1gb instant, at Daylight, instead of as previously adverthed. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co
General Managers. Hongkong. 15th August, 1896,
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on board the Pekin and if Captain Dowale had not adopted prompt measures a even greater disaster than the terrible Oxwo affair might some cover with the motto Suaviter in modo fortiler in ra engraved therels,
Tax photographs taken at the ceremony of unveiling the statue of the Queen in Hongkong Is a leading article in the Diario de Manila of havn deen sukmütigd to Her Majesty the Queen-the 6th instant, the Editor' discusses the pros Empress, who selected several to keep. Her snd cons of an alliance between Spalo and Majesty was very watifed at the records of the France. He estimates what it would cost Spalo proceedings.-L. &a C. Ezprise.
in the long run and what assistance it would fasura fa the Important matter of the suppression of the revolution in Cuba. He also thinks it | advisable'as a means of preventing the Americans. from assisting the rebels. It seems, then, that the Spaniards recoguise the magoltude of the task before them la Cubs, that they fear the war will never end in a satisfactory manner if they
The Hongkong Telegraph Hongkong Regiment (ladio) who have been in
HONGKONO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1396.
Wx regret to hear that two privates of the the Hospital several days, were this afternoon reported to be suffering from babonio plague and sent to the Kennedy-town Hospital. Hew there men contracted the direano is a mystery.
TELEGRAMS. I stated at the War Office that the battalles
(From El Diario de Manila.) REVOLTS IN SPAIN.
MADRID, August 6th. There have been small fislogs in the provinces of Valencia and Gerons. They were not of political character, and were easily suppressed.
NEW COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
MADRID, August 5th.
The Government have decided to build an Academy of Medicine la Madrid, with special classes for pharmacy and veterinary surgery.
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MANILA CUSTOM RETURNS.
MADRID August 5th. The return of the Castom House at Manila show for the first half of the carreat year increase of $61,050 comoared with, the
contions to prosecute hostilities single-handed. which is to be went from home to Malts, to Asa mutter of fact, Ibe Spaniards have not yet
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extent of damagor, as soon as received from diver."
To-day be received still further particulars as follow:-
Garlic sale. Leak stopped; the fracture is between the second and third water light bulkheads. I will send farther paniculais AS soon as received,"
my predecessors to the chair Have said before, that the Bank is in a splendid posiiton and I feel sure that you will agree with me when Iiay that we owe it largely to the zeal and abitý which has characterized the management of our of the report and the passing of the accounts, great tantitation. Before moving the adeption I shall be pleased to answer any quéitions the thareholders may like to ask.
The Chairman (after a pause) :-There belog no questions I beg to propose the adoption of the report and the-passing of the accounts,
while he be received no further, advices, be Mr. Van Buren courteously informs us that, thinks the Garlic will ba st once sent to Nara ski there to be either repaired completely or only patched up to enable her to return to Hang. Mr. D. Gilles. —Mr. Chaleman and gentles
warded by the first steamer. kong as the exigencies of the Dock's business men, I have listened with a great amount of allow. The passengers and 'mails will be tos-pleasure to the statement you have just
now given fas of the Asurishing offales of. De bank. The faformation which you have confided to me, of the profits from the last Chinese loan, likewise the profits realized from the sale of Contols are in my opinion hut
The passengers on board the Grille from Hongkong were:-L'eutenant and Mrs. Matthews for Kohe; Dr. and Mrs. G. Bateson Wright, Yokobama; Miss M, Hennessey, Messrs Aa further proof of the safe and cautious policy Moj Halten and Mr. Chat, Lichtenfelder, for Chamberlain and C. H. Mitchell, for Sn Fran- clach; and Dr. and Mr. Lowson for London,
Lister and a Japanese in presumed to have landed at Nagasaki,
followed by the Court of Directors-profits as firas poulble on safe lines. And I trust that
roplace the and Klas's Royal Rifles, ordered to fought one importan! batilo with the Cabans, Messrs M. Obrembiky, Black, H, Hangan, their action in this matter will commend lisell the Cape, is the 2nd Royal Welsh Fasfllers, now at Manchester, and not the 1st Welsh, at Plymouth, as has been susted. The Welsh Fusiliers were to embark on July 7th.
they have been obliged to send large reinforce ments to the liland to make good the losses Incurred through disease and "brushes" with ike cremy, more reinforcements are on the way oui to Cuba, and the drain in men and money la News has been received by wirs at Singapore from more than the country can bear, while the Paris of the profatment of the Revd.. Father subjugation of the plucky folanders who mee | Raré Michel Fed to the See of Malaces, in suc- | fighting desperately for their houses and homes cession to the late Dr. Edward Gasnier. The and all that is dear to them is as far off no it was Bishop elect is only 40 years of age, and la a | a year ago. In thesa circumstances it in litale great favourite with the clergy. He is expected wonder that the Spanish Government is "feeling lo Singapore shortly, to make the necessary about" for an ally, but it would be a lit arrangements for his consecration..
grunter wonder if France saw fil to embark (n such a risky enterprize. France has her bands
Later,
The following telegram has just been re ceived:→→
"The Garlic left Shimonoseki to-day for Naga.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORMOSA BY THE JAPANESE.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & revenue collected in the first six months of 1895 Thus the Z. & C. Extress of the 17th July:-We fall at the present time and is not likely to side Report by saying that the Japanese are showing the life breath comes in great part from th
COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
BONGKONG,
AERATED WATERS.
'IMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
SUDA
*INGER ALE,
G"
WATER.
THE NEW CRUISERS,
THE WAR IN CUBA.
MADRID, August 5th. General Dehando has written to the War De-
to the body of the shareholders. From the report you will see that the business of our bank be born conducted with a very large amount of saccess. The retain paid for the past half yene of very nearly 18 per cent. per annum on the face viles of the shares is dividend of which we can, well be satisfied, and which can bard'y
be equalled by any other institution in the whole country. For such excellent results, as the Chairman has just said, we are deeply la debted to the skill and ability of the management. (Apolame) In times pist it has been sald that credit is the He-breath of Industry Now, gentle." men, if you will look round this colony you Mr. Harn, the British Consul at Tainan, in will 48 on every side evidence of what I Southern Formoan; concludes bla latent Tende | have just stated, and I am glad to say that
great energy in the development of the internal we do not always receive that measure prosperous fastitation (Applause.) · Although communications of the island, and during the pf credit that we would like, from the skilful and five months that bad passed at the date of the darefal dersons at the head of our affaire, at feast report in March since they have landed jeft beskill which has given us this year's return has more marks of their presence on the face of the of every one has rendered it safe and possible distributed the breath of life as far as the cradiz country than fibrir predecessors affected to as
to go.
The shareholders trust they may be lour mally decader. One of their undertakings was spared to do so. With these few remarks 1 20 fit, gauge they were prompted to make it, the construction of a Decauvilla tramway of have pleasure in seconding the adoption of the repart and statement of accounts for, the past doublass, by military considerations; and is
half year. has proved very useful for the purpose of for warding supplies' and war misterials from the
The Chiffman :-That is all the businers ports to the inland districts. One line of this before us, I thank you all for your attendance. miniature rállway runs from Auping southward, | Dividend warrants will be sent out on Monday, vid Talnan-fu to Takan, a distance of 35 miles Mr. Sichse :-Before going away, I brg to another runs from Tainan-fu north to Kage the Court of Directors, the Chief Manager, and propose a barity vote of thanks to the Chalimag Westsamles distant, whilst a branch line connects the staff of the Bank for the excellent Citad Takat with the prefectural city of Hosan last balf year's work. Let us hope that the (Pithan), Sve miles dietant. – Surveys have been present ball year may be as successful as the made for a line of rall between Takao and one before, and that those who have to ably Anplag. Scores of miles of good road have steered us in the past may do so for many years
to cama (Applause } been constructed, so that the discomforts of
The Chairman bilefly returned skanks for the
MADRID, August 5th. may congratulate Tientela on getting the with Spain, at all events not solely for the purpose The new colers, for which the Spaulah extension of the British Settlement. Shanghal of "smashing the Cobane. It is surprising residents to the Argentine Republic have relidestres a similar enlargement of lux boundaries, that the Spaniards can't put their pride in their ted the cost, have been ordered from Clyds and though this is at the mement not ww faff pockets, and convert Cuba fato an independent shipbuliders.
accompli, still we shall not be premature in colony and thereby gains the respect not only of congratulating the "Model Settlement; for we the Cubana but the world at large.. If this is learn that the matter is all but arranged,
not dans, although "Uncle Sam may be only partment that owing to a letter received from the This afternoon about 4.15 the western half of will have only hersell to blame if the natives of trying on a little “blad," as is his wont, Spain Minister for War which greatly hurt his feel- Inge he has
chucked the thing up" and is the verandah of the building occupied by Lauts, the pentarula, growing tired of "wax taxes" returning to Europe.
Wegener & Co. and the B. M. M. O. A. fall | cause serious trouble at home in the near Senhor Seguata has instructed his party to down and out into the street. A number of sturs. vote for all the messures of the Government masons were engaged in taking the verandah desired for carrying to a anccessful leave the down, and for some strange reason had begun RASPBERRYADE, &c. campaign agalest the Caban rebels,
Some of the political parties are opposing the work on the first door. When the structure msastres proposed by Government.
showed signs of falling, all but one of the men reached the steret in safety, but this one was
LEMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are
MADRID, August 7th. One troops have succeeded in killing another rebel Chief and upwards of three score of his followers,
MEMORANDA.
TO-DAY,-151h August, pim-Wirth's Circus and Menagerie, at
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made under the constant supervision of a duly
hit by the falling bricks and badly bruised qualified English Chemist and will bear compa-
about the legs. The police were quickly on the flaas with the best Engilab Manufactures. The President of Congress (Senhor Canovas spot and the fojured man was at once went to the Meeting of Perseverance Lodger
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESTES and del Castillo) has declared that the expenses of Hospital. The entire front of the building, which
the war in Cuba musi necessarily borne by the Any complaints should be addressed in the Royal Treasury. He calls on men of all parties belongs to Lai Hing, a Chinese banker, will:
Manager
to be patriotic and help the nation in the hour have to come down,' as it now ownstitutes a Hongkong, 3rd May, 1895.
of urgent nend
other Large Consumers.
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danger to phrsun by on the Punyai
-TO-KORROW,—16th August,
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carried unanimously.
The motion was then put to the meeting and
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