Intimation.
CHOICE AUSTRALIAN WINES
FROM TIK CULIBRATED
COOLALTA
THE
VINEYARDS,'
NEW SOUTH WALES.
“HE COOLALTA "WINES 1⁄4which we are Introducing here for the first time give so unexceptional opportunity to Wins Connaisens to sample really HIGH CLASS AUSTRALIAN WINES of low alcoholle sirength.j
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL
COOLALTA WINES cannot be surprised A
for their absoluta Purity, High and Even Quality, Bouquet, and salt delicate flavor; and, being the "natural
of the grape, they are
specially rest by the Medical Faculty
of New South Wales.
COOLALTA WINES have obtained the
TO-NIGHT
TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY), 6TH FEBRUARY, AT 9 PM.
GRAND MILITARY
CONCERT will be given by The FULL BAND, DRUMS and FIFES
1
WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT ·and ·
of the
PIPERS.
BY SPECIAL REQUEST
HIGHEST AWARDS at all the principal DESCRIPTIVE FANTASIA THE SMITHY
International Exhibitions of iba World,
A careful Analysis of these Wines was recently made by the Government of New South Wales. They were found to be- PERFECTLY PURE, SOUND and THOROUGHLY FERMENTED WINES.
to
SAMPLES may be bad FREE on application
W. O. CAMPBELL,
Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, 4th February, 1897,
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Co-bay's Advertisements.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
No. 47.
NOTICE MACHINE GUN PRACTICE FR be carried cat by the Crew of H.M.S. Grafton in an East and South-East direction from the polat belde Kowic an "East Battery from the th fastant to the gth lnstant, between the hours of 9 A.at, and Noos.
TOTICE is hereby given that 9-FOUNDER
All Ships, Junks, and other Vessels are cau- tioned to keep clear of the range.
·
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
By Command,
Hongkong, 5th February, 1897.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION..
fasB
IN THE MATTER OF LOUIS GRUNAUER, LATE OF SWATOW, IN THE EMPIRE OF CHINA, MERCANTILE ASSISTANT, DECEASED,
TOTICE is hereby given that His Honour
NOTICE
the CHIEF JUSTICE bas, is thrice of Section of Ordinance No. 9 of 1870, made an Order Ilmiting to the fat day of July, 1897, as the time for CREDITORS to send la their CLAIMS against the Estate of LOUIS GRUNAUER, late of Swatow, in the Empire of China, Mercantile Assistant, who died on the 25th day of December, 1895, at Swatow, afore Bald and Probate of whore Will was granted by the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in its Probate Julxdiction on the 16th day of January, 1807, to FREDERICK DAY GODDARD, of Victoria, In the Colony of Hongkong, Marlee Surveyor, one of the Executers named in the Will of the
sald Lours GRUNAUX, deceased.
IN THE WOOD.
GRAND MILITARY POTPOURRI, THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, The whole under the direction of WM. Gro. BENTLEY, A.R.M.C., Bandmaster,
PLAN #W. ROBINSON & Cols Music
Rooms, Queen's Road.
Prices of Adminion :—$3.00, $1,00, & go cents.
·SAM MARKS, Manager. NB-The 14th Regiment (now WET YORKSHIRE), having taken part in the Battle of Waterloo, their Regimental March "Ca-irs” will be played as well as the "British Ginadlers."
Hongkong, 6th February, 1897.
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'Tis not fa mortals to command success, but we do more-deserva it.
EVERY EVENING, AT 9 P.M. WILLISON'S
CIRCUS.
SATURDAY EVENING,
OUR GREAT SCOTCH NIGHT ·
A bearly welcome tae a oor Freens kas,
BONNIE SCOTLAND ・・・ GRAND BOXING COMPETITION
for E
PURSE or SILVER.
Notice is also given that all each Claims at EXTRA ATTRACTIONS
to be sent in in writing to the Undersigned prior
to the sald rst day of July, 1897, or no Notics
will be taken of them
All Perros INDEBTED to the above-Estate
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1897.
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are requested to mike IMMEDIATE PAY CYCLES! CYCLES! CYCLES | MENT to the Undersigned.
1
Dated this 5th day of February, 1897.
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JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the said Executor.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED.
·FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
THE Company' St ship
"CHELYDRA #
having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by ber are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after 4 P. of the gle inst, will be landed at Consigners' risk add expense into Godowns
at East Point,
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bllis of Lading will be countenigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 6th February, 1807...
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
THE RE LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI,
THE Company's Steamship
[a$3
"KANSU," Captain Sommerville, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 8th instant, of TO AM,
For Freight or Passage, apply lo
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.
Hongkong, 6th February, 1897
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAL
THE Company's Steamship
"HOIHOW?
{237
Captain Pendyfather, will be despatched as above on MONDAY, the 8th instant, at 13 A.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents,
Hongkong, 6th February, 1897.
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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED, FOR MANILA (DIRECT), 'HE Company's Steamship
THE
"ESMERALDA,*
Captain G. A, Tayler, will be despatched for the above Port on MONDAY, the 8th fagiant, at
4 2.5.
Tale Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers, and is Étted with the Electric Light.
...
For Freight or Passage, apply to
(ajo
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 6th February, 1897. THE Steamship
*FOR SHANGHAL.
· "LYEEMOON," Captain G. Heuerminu, will be despatched for the above Perl on WEDNESDAY, the 10th Instant, arg PM.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, 6th Waḥtuary, 1897,
ALL THE RAGE!
ALL THE GO' 'Cheap at any Price' is the verdict of all Cyclists who have tried the
DEFIANCE"
Sultable-for-LADIES and GENTLEMEN..
THE Undersigned have received a Small
Consignment of the Famous
"DEFIANCE"
Bicycle and are offering them for Sale at Prices within the reach of everybody, ALSO!
ALSO!
SAFES SAFES! SAFES!
FOR SALE
ALSO
•
of best Japanese make and Just the same as those that stood the test of fire admirably in the great conflagration at Robe about a year ago,
AT MODERATE PRICES and are equal to and cheaper than Engilah Sales. From a feet to 2 feet 6 inches. Cycles and Safes now on View at
L. M. ALVARES & CO. Over A TAX'S STORE Queen's Road Central
Entimations.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO
HONGXONG TELEGRAPH ARE MOST REPROFULLY MUFF BE-PAID IN ADVANOJ.
THE Röntgen rays hawa n new sphere of useful nos. By their aid chalk can be detected in flour, brick-dast In Cayenne pepper, sand da❘ *pices, and many other similar sophistications. FOR maintalaing a cock-loft in a roam past!
Chan Chik Man, a shopkeeper, war to-day fined 915 with the alternative of 6 months' imprison
TURF NOTES,
REMINDED THAT ALL BYTBSCRIPTIONS #oned into sépatate compartments in his dcast; and Yeh Chse. They went to sleep at nina: as an Irish bog,and as the wind was bitterly
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
WINES
SPIRITS.
AND
ALL these are selected by our London House, bought direct at first hand, Imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all inter- mediate profits, and enabling us to supply the beat growths at MODERATE PRICES.
-PRICE LISTS, with Fall Details, to be had on Application
PORT after removal shquld be rested a month before use. When required for drinking st once it should be ordered to be decanted at ...the DISPENSARY before being sent out,' SHERRY.—Excellent Dinner and After Dinner * Wines of very supertor Vintagen. All nie
Irue Xeres Wines.
ment,
"CRACKER DAY" agala | No less than 500 Chinese were straigned before Capt. Hailles this morning for breaches of the "Cracker Or- | dinance." Fines ranging from $1 to $5 were in Alcted.
A SPECIAL wire to our evening contemparriy last night states that Mr. Lowder has withdrawn the charge of murder against Mies Jacob at Yokohama and the Court has ordered the release of the lady.
Training for the Races was carried on this morning under slight difficutiles, the heavy rain last night rendering the course as heavy almost
cold and the daily morning mist thick and slow to vanish into space, "look sen pidgin at the course was, according to Early Bird, anything but jolly. It was, he says, navertheless instruc tive, for several of the cracks were sean under conditions that are likely enough to prevail on face-days. Stafel is reported to be lante. I am sorry Waites Early Bird, if this is so, for he was the right bower of our Amoy friends and should have been able to make's bid for Derby honours. He may be ble canfidence will very sightly be reposed in brought round yet, though, and'If so considera-
HONOKONO does not appear to have a monopoly of guag rahberies according to the Stratis Times of January 30th. That'paper says – There was another gang robbery, last night, this time at No 14 Tiong Bahr, near Outram Road. At this house live two Hoklens, named Yoh Toh
o'clock, another man and a boy sleeping at the back of the house. At one o'clock this morning the inmates were signed by a knocking at the door, and 'before they could get up "the door was burst open, and six Macao men dretstă la black rushad in. Two of the men carried paper torches, and were armed with knives, another of them having a pistol. Seve tal of the robbers hold the inmates down, while the others broke'open the counter box, and ap. propalated $245 to notes, silver, and copper Yoh Toh received a scalp found from a kallo, and was also geased near-the riba by a pistol shot, He had, andoubtedly, a narrow escape from death. As soon as the miscreants
Aspirant and Crabapple ase it!! first made off, the occupants of the house informed favourbles for the Derby, while White Rose, Rad ---- the Police. It is extremely creditable to the Fish and Rogue, are good seconds. A remarke detective force that, within a few hours, theyable thing about this race is the fact of Glendabb had arrested four of the men, three of whom | springing into pabile favour, and it is rumoured In his Weakly Share List Mr. Erich Georg were at once identified. Two of the men had that his popular owners may yet be found well say :-"China New Year holidays have influ- bloodstains on their bajus and hands. This represented in this clamic event li Glendabh enced business slightly, and transactions have is the second gang robbery that has taken place comes on as rapidly as he gives promise of. not been very large; rates, however, are famla two consecutive days, while the use of Rogue is illi going well and will sssuredly ben" with very few exceptions."
firearms among Chinese, thieves is seriously on good"runner up "in the Darby, linathing better. White Rose is reposted to be in good order and the increase of late.
fairly certain of a place in the race, and if tha........... course is heavy and Crabapple happens to be off on race-day the game inte Red Fish will have lots to say about the Blue Riband of the 97 meeting.
MR. H. H. HUDSON is appolated Registrar of Jelai Slack Companies at Penang, MS, K. Se has been appointed Coroner-at, Singapore, and also, temporarily, Magistrate for three months from the 27th ult,
THE Hongkong Volunteers had a foule march to Pok-fa-lum with their 7-pr. guns to-day, the weather being typical for such a bazardous undertaking. The fife and dram band of the West Yorks played some enlivening music on
the march.
THE band of the West York Regiment will play the following programme at the Officers Garden, Morray Bartacks, le-morrow, at 12.30 p.m. 1- 1.March_sm.“ Baligiouso” ................Gound a.—Invitadon á la Vilsa...
Wober
Roma All Stella Confideale Robadi 4.Selection... Mind unfein".
Belt",
For the purpose of taking guests to Admiral Sir Alexander and Lady Buller's At Home" on the Canturion, basts will leave the Naval Dockyard at 8.45 to-night, Trams will leave for the Peak at 12:30 pm and 1.30.m., and a bost will love the flagship for Kowloon whaif
CLARET-On Clarets, including the lowest Priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are not artificially made from ralelas and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines. BRANDY.—All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pure COGNAC, the difference in price being merely a question of age and vintage,.
WHISKEY—All our Whiskey is of excellent at 1 10.
quality and of greater age than most brande in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" is universally popular, and is prosounced by the best local consolmiours to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market.
We only guarantee our WINES and SPIRITS to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports.
↑
THE Bnual meeting of the Finance Committee of the Allco Memorial'sed Nethersole Hospiele will be held at the Alice Memorial Hospital' on Tuesday, the 9th instant, at 4-30 p.m., to receive the Hon. Treasurer's repost and to appoint a new Hon. Treamier vice Mr. W. H. Whiting, .who is about to leave the Colony,
THE Dortmund-Ems Canal, which will probably be opened on July 1st, is a remarkable achieve. ment. At Heinrickenburg a hoisting device is being constructed for raising leck of yo metres length, with the ship or ships floating in it, to a height of 14 metres. At another place the canal Is crossed by a bridge of 15 metres-wide sud (670 metres in length..
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Remekana. Igih September, 15of.
DEATH.
On the arst dito, at "Esla Vila," Upper DAVIDSON, the beloved wile of Capt. John Wilkie Road, Singapore, MARGARET "MARY
Eugene Geary.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1897.
him.
MRS. ISABELLA BISHOP, we learn from the Independent, lately gave a lecture to the public, under the auspices of the Seoul Union, on the subject of "A Visit to the Koreans in Russing 'Manchuria.”—Mrs. Bishop described her tour from Seoul to Wosuan, of which part of the
For the Valley Stakes Gleniffer is way was by sampan and the remainder on
a hot favourite, but Humer-and-Dacapo) horse-back. She admired the scenery along the are not to be despised. For the Maldens Han river towards the south-east and said that | White Lilac is fancied. It le sald Gleamare it was the most beautiful she saw in Korea, She went to Vladivostock from Chelos "by German steamer. The city of Viadirostock. impressed her very much by its rapid general Improvement. The energetic manner in which the city is fast becoming an important and pros
settlement reminded perous
and Polo are likely to be left to settle the question of the Judge's verdict when the Wongneicheong Stakes are banging in the balance ten days hence. Sfabad, contrary to expectation, is not going for the Foochow Cup, and if that is so it should be a pretty dasy thing new cities in the Western states of America.vantage in the Champions in company wik her of the for Torchlight, who will also be seen to ad- In Russian Manchuria there are over 16,000 Slabad, Aspirant, Ploempple, Straightforward, Kerians, mainly in separate villager, and their Red Fish, (possibly), White Rose and, likely general prosperity and Industrious spirit were enough, ike Rogue. Poor old Dunblane seems
surprise to her. They were mostly well to do, too thin to be dangerous at any distance,, and the sanitary condition of their villages was reasonably good. They wan clean and com- fortable, so that a foreigner could stop there aver; THE HONGKong ice compaNY, night without discomfort. Many Koreans have won the confidence of the Ruslan settlers in business and they make and keep extensive contracts for supplying meat and grain to the large military forces at Nicolseffik and Nikola- kaye, besides supplying beel to Vladivostock and entering Into successial competition with the Chinese fu growing vegetables for the Khabrrofika market. They are independent
point to their prosperlly and happiness... The Rossian Government protects them and the 1stion is light. Mrs. Bishop firmly believes that if the Koreans are properly governed and are given security for their lives and property, they will become an entirely different people. THE Timer Berlin correspondent writing on the 28th Decembor reported as follows:--The Get-
LIMITED.
The sixteenik genoegt annual meeling of the Hongkong Ice Company, Limited, was held at the oflces, Pedder Street, at noon to-day, 'The Hon. J. J. Ball-Irving presided and there were also present Messrs. T. Arnold, J. S. Van Buren, E. Georg, J, H. Lewis, Ho Fak, Ho Tork, W. Parlane, La Cheung Shal, Ho Ya Shang,
*The Chairman sald---Gentleman, I proposa
referring only briefly to the report now in your hands, which is the most satisfactory one issued since the Company was formed. The receipts show a considerable Increase over the previous your and as there is also some reduction in the ratio of working expenses to revenue,
Het the
FROM Japan papers to hand to-day we learn that i and Industrious, and the general indications M. K, Rori, K. Sliman and R. Burder, Mr. Robert-Young, edor of the Rede Chronicle, has returned from his trip to Europe. On the 26th alt., Mr. Young, in company with Mr. Cowen, the able, correspondent of the Times, who has been acting at his fecum timens, called on the editor of the Yerods and informed him #that as he found his paper read everywhere in foreign counties they had called to wa gratulate him on his success," THE port of Licata, on the southern coast of Sielly, has been selected as a new point of
TELEGRAMS.departure for overland travellers to India, now
REUTER'S MESSAGES. THE WOMEN'S FRANCHISE BILL.
LONDON, February gih. The Women's Franchise Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 128 to 157.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TRANSVAAL.. Président Kruger greatly réients Mr. Chamberlain's coupling the grievances of the Uitlanders with Jameson's raid for enquiry by
the Committes.
REFORMS FOR CUBA, Spainhos decreed extensive reforms for
BYE ELECTION.
|
man newspapers manllent extraordinary interest to the progress of the Bechuanaland rising and in ika dologs of Mr. Cecil Rhoder. Some of
their utterances are so characteristic of the
profite amount to $55,044 85, 38 against $47.754 66 In 1895, result which, The necessity for the large addition to the plant I think, must be gratifying to shareholders.
was mentioard in the report of last year, and owing to the severe strain upon the works to supply |that it has been found that Brindisi does not "sympathy " felt in Germany for the Boer Re-
the increased demand during isst summer, it meet all the requirements of modern transit, pablic that they deserve exproduction. “Il
became necessarý to hurry forward the altern- Licata is advantageously situated midwa more than a strange accident," saya the Vossfactions earlier than was contemplated a year ago balween Gibraltar, and Port Said, and le con, Zellung, "that almost simultaneously with the and orders have been placed in England for a nected by all with Messton, so that it can be rotura of Sir (sic) Cecil Rhodes from Matabele farge modern machine, which will kiriwa reached from Landon in 8a Honis. At present" | land tá Port Mizabeth, where he made an in- towards the end of the present year, and however, there is no barbour to speak of, and | fammatory speech in favour of the union of which will replace one of the old machloer. · As the roadstead hardly offers sufficient shelter to South Africa
a rising should break out stated in the report, the cost of the new the craft engaged to the coasting trade. It fe❘ among the natives in Bechuanaland,
plast when erected, faclusive of the necessary alterations to the works will amount to proposed, therefore, to excavate a new barbour
between $50,000 and $55,000, and this ex to the east of the town, at a cost of £10,000, as
penditure will in all probability be the only a level stretch of ground granted gratuitously by
heavy outlay required for several years to come The dividend recommended of $5 per share, the municipality, which, besides affording safe
mating with the interim dividend paid 28 per Cabs.acchorage to ocean-going vessels, will be
cent, for the year, will, I trust, be considered furnished with all the appliances necessary to a coup against the Transvaal later on. quäicient by shareholders, and that the proposed trads and navigation. The municipality, folly The uncrowned king of South Africa may be appropriation of $10,com from the profits to be live to the advantages likely to socrus to Licata trusted to commit all kinds of violence, and in waliten off property account will meet with up- proval. The plant replaced will realize only a from the projected barbour, not only grants the Pretoria he is thought capable of all kinds of all auns, and while this fact stone necessitates land, but, says the Impartal Institute Fournal, | cilma." The Berlin Neueste Nachrichten writing down property account, a Ilberal provi- has promised also a subsidy and exemption from declares that " Germany, as well as the Boar alan for depreciatios will strengthen the position taxation for a ported of years. At 1000 as these Republic, will have to make arrangements for Before moving the adoption of the report and ac of the Company agalost any possible compelliton, concessions have been approved of by the
counts, I shall be pleased to sDINGI SAY Government, an Anglo-Italian Company will be
questions. started to carry out the works.
A Radical candidate has been elected for the Walthamstow Division (Essex) in place of Mr. Byrne, Q.C., who has been appointed to a judge [356 ship,
Hongkong, 6th February, 1897,
-INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, SAMARANG AND SOURABAYA. "HE Compaeyh Steamship
TH
चल
"ONSANG," Captain J. Young, will be despatched as above OD FRIDAY, the rath lostant, at 4 P.M.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co
General Managers. Hongkong, 6th February, 1891.
[asa
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK &
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
SIMPLE AERATED WATER, SODA
ODA WATER.
*INGER ALL.
EMONADE.
LE
SARSAPARILLA,
(From the Stam Observer.).
THE SOUDAN.
LONDON, January 21st, The Daily News states that Great Britain and Italy are arranging a war scheme against the Dervishes. The next decisive Egypilan advance will be at the end of the summer, but an in- mediate advance of a small Angle-Egyptian force is probable to create a diversion to relieve the Italians at Agridat.
AN EMBARGO ON PILGRIM SHIPS.
January 25th. The departure of pilgrim shipi to Mecca from Bombay and Kurraches has bien forbidden.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
CIRCUS at 9.p.m.
|
When one remembers that Dr. Jameson and two of his companions have just gained their liberty, one might almost imagine that the rising has been poveked with the object of concentrating troops
10 11 to execute
opposing the polley of this Napoleon of the Cape, There can be no doubt that England is only intended to hold the ladder while he erects his THE leader in the Morning Port of Dec, agth is African empire. Cedil I. would hardly be willing on the subsidies new paid for the right to exerciss later on to take orders from London. It would a prior claim upon certale mali steamers in the be interesting to know what the English Govern event of war. In reference to this important meat thinks of its proided's adventurous plann." matter it says;It has been suggested thai wo | The Börsen Courier expresies the hops that Mr should increase the amount which we expend in | Rhodes may stray over the Transvaal border, | thle direction in order to induce British there to be. Judged and exaruféð in such manner companies to build vessels of higher power and as to spare the London tribunal the embarrasy- greater speed. Biley, this is not our aplafon, ment of coming to a verdict." The sialement The system, as far as this country is concerned, that the rebel Bechuanas are led by white men' grow up at the time when we were famentably | is constructed by the Nailonal Zdiung sa deficient in crvisers, and when the quick-firing suspicion cast by England upan Germany. It Centurion dence this evening.
guts' was practically non-existent. The develop notes with satisfaction that the Boers are wide GRAND military concert at the Theatre Royal ment of this weapon lins, we subunit, sung the | awake and on the alert. this evening at 9 o'clock.
knell of the merchant ciuiser. It was quite Wa am glad, observes the Financial News, to right of vi to accept these vessels for RINDERPEST was reported as being still prava axillary purposes in the first instance. the affairs of the British North Borneo Company notice the improvement which has occurred in lent in Bangkok on the 31st ultimo,
They were
makeshift which helped since Mr. W. C. Cowie was added to the court THE funeral of the late Empress Dowigur of
of directors. In July, 1893, we polated out how Japan will take place at Kioto on Monday, the
essential it was that there should be someone on the Board with a practical knowledge of Borneo†“ for under the supposed expert guidance of Sir gth Inst..
Alfred Dent, whose acquaintance with the country was limited to stay of nineteen days the enterprise had been rapidly going from bad to worse. Of Mr. Cowie we know nothing more than that he had had nineteen years' experience
GENREAL GRODEKOFF, of the Ruslan Army, arrived at Bangkok on a tour in the East, on the RASPBERRYADE, AC. 20th slime
Mr. J. H Lewis seconded the motion for the adoption of the report and balance, and it was carried unanimously,
Ms, Thos. Arnold was re-elected; Auditor, an
the moles of Me, Ho Tung, sconded by Mr. Lo Cheung Shui,
The Chaliman announced that the dividend' warrants would to ready on Monday morning. ¿
- The following was the roport submitted to the meeting -
The General Managers have pleasure in submitting to the shareholders a statement of the Company't accounts for the year 1895.
-Inelsding $1,734-28 brought forward from lant - yaar, and kitce deducing Biosto, paid on 37th July last as an interim dividend of $3 per share, the balanes at credit of profit and laas jé $46,769.13, which it la recommended should be A final dividend of $5 per share, appropriated as follows sent.
To write off property account To carry forward genezisztension
$35,020 00 on 20,000.00
(1,769-13 $46,769.13
As was foreshadowed fa' list year's report. It has become necessary to order new machinery from England' to replace 'old 'plant and enable during the summer months. The new macht. the works to meet the Inc eased demand for 1:1) in Borneo but it was admitted at the recent very is expected to arrive during the stems of
and only helped to make up.for our lack of cruisers, and which could have performed a few of the dallas for which cruisers are required Many people assumed, however, that, instead of belog mere makeshift, they were actually equal to cruisers, and though tha idem has been dis- posed of over and over again, it still continues THERE was no performance at the discus last to exist. Let it be said at once that, in these night oning to the very unproplilous weather.|| daya el quick-firere, not one of these mercantile meeting that the pleasant change which has cruiser as fast as herself, and that it is difficult energy and experience. What this change is to sew any other washke, parpone to which such suficiently appears from the fact that in 1893 ships could be spoiled. They are too big for there was a deficit of £11,057, which was turned scouts, and not sufficiently protected for fighting, into a surples of 6500 in 18951 while for the This is the plain statement of the case, med, so first six months of 1896 the surplus was £3,846. far, it would appear clear that the money spent The growing properly of the company is siso in sebaidies would be better expended in the evidenced by the increase in the exporta; and parchase of a genuine craiser capable of both | it really, looks as if shareholders would before Keaming and fighting.
I long came once more in sigarof & dividend,
made under the constant supervision of a dule / Trały Mr Willison is having a long-spall~of † vessels could live for five minutes alongsida a come over the company, la mifaly due to his facturive of alterations to the buildings, from÷
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co's WATERS RIV_
qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures,
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MYSTEs and other Largü Consumers. Any complamia should be addressed do, the Manager. Hongling, goth January, 1997,
bad luck alace he struck our Shorus,
G. CLAYTON, A PRÍVRte of the West Yorks, was | to-day brought up on remand, charged with assaulting a woman. Altes evidence was given in support of his bestallty on the occasion, e was fined $10 and ordered to pay $7 su com», (48y.' pensation to kis hapless vicifm,
the present year, and will cost, when eetcled, 50,000 to $55,000. It is recommended that the amount menilened be written off property ne count to strengthen the position of the Company in view of the heavy expenditura necessary for new plant.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Com General Managers, Hongkong, notis January, 1847,