THE Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's race to- morrow will be over a 13-mile course, starting | from the Police Pler at Kowicon, round Kowloon Rock and Channel Rocks and dinghy off ples; all to starboard.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1897.
Harmos and Humbag are likely to be fancied for the Valley.
thlak he and Polo will be seen well to the fore I still laney Red Fish for the Maldons and K Hoon as the field turns into the Straight. Comet is expected to win the Ashley Cup. He is in capital condition and going freely and should, I think, be able to stall off all challenges. Provost Marshal seems to be greatly fancied for the Wongneicheong Stakes, but I think Straightforward will show hini his heels if he‘fa piloted by a skillful rider.
News dated Cabal January and has reached lodia. Not the slightest reference in made therein to anything having happened to Sk Salter Fyne. The rumour regarding his death is obviously untrue.—Times of India. Tux Japan Mall says --Tha hitch which ha occurred in the reduction of telegraph rates to
I shall be able to give your readers a lot of Japan la said to have been caused by the Japa Dese authorities refusing to sanction the cellec. Interesting news is my next-budget for to- Hos of payment by the Great Northem Teleorrow and on Monday a lot of galloping, with graph Company in effective francs, The Chi. weight up, will be done, que, on the other hand, have agreed to the cal. lection. One of the rules of the Telegraph Con vention is that rates for telegrams from either alde shall be equal in valse, and the difficulty which the Japanese have mited is very unfor- todate. Their decision in Wkely to raise grum- | bling In China,
TURE NOTES AND
ANTICIPATIONS.
A fair amount of galloping was done this morning. The Ewo contingest were amongst the number extended and one of them, Red Fish, did his 14 mile in capital time, fniaking full of running. This is a grand little pony and as he will probably have the advantage of a skilful pilot whenever be starse: 1. fully expect him to pull off at least threa events. Aspirant was out in blankets and got over half a mila la 63 seconds,... He came back to the stable looking At to "pow" Mother mile without distressing himself fo the slightest degree and I shall, there
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The silver cap presented by the Lusitano Club for the forthcoming meeting is now an view at Messrs Falconer & Co's store. Queen's Road. The trophy, which is called the Luiliano Cup, le 24in.in heighṛand iralhandsome design with two handler. In front'it is richly chased and displays
well-embossed racing scene, besides other or- nementation. At Mesure Gropp "& Co's the German Cup Is on exhibition and is a handsome piece of work of old German design. It is in the form of a massive silver gilt tankard and lë good specimen of the work of German 'silver- smiths. Both the above trophies make prizes that any sportsman would be glad to see adorning his sideboard, and it is to be hoped that some first class racing will be rown when they are being competed for at Happy Valley in a low days' time,
I see the Tientsin Times has found out that the number of griffins shipped from Tientsin to Shanghai last year was 539 as against 473 la 1895 and 167 In 1894.
EARLY BIRD,
Hongkong, 13th February, 1897.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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INDIAN FAMINne relief FUND
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Already acknowledged ***Höngkong Fire Insurance Co...
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F. Y. V. Verana
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Total to date...... $31,624
SUBSCRIPTION LISTE
Sabrcription Lists will be found in the various Banks, stores, and Clubs in the Colony,
Jacuary 24th,
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Famine Fand it has been decided to teľažį aph for afd to New York, the Mayors of all principal Australian and New Zealand towns, the Governor-General of Canada, ta Hongkong. Slugapore, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Shanghal The Ust of subscalptions just pablished show Rs. 160,716 have been received by the Honorary Secretary of the Rellet Fund, beildes Rs. 1,13,000 promised and not paid yet Sir John Hair, at home, is at present the largest contalbator to the Fund £5,000,
C. F. Barder, of Painey, the English cham- plen cyclist, has defeated the French champion C. Hurel, in a cycle race for 10,000 francs (aboul £400)
THE PARTITION OF CHINA.
THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING,
of
the
title of a free port by taxlog shipping that visite the port for the purpose of retaining a tax for the sole good of the property holders in the colony.
The fourth annual meeting of the China Association was held at the Shangdal Club on February 8th, the chair being taken by Mr. R. M. Campbell, The Chairman in his address raferred to the prapased ordinance affecting shipping at Hongkong and said "It was fortunate that the Hongkong Government were able to advise the British Government that it shon di be withdrawn. While on the subject of Hongkong The Barosars Hirsch has given the sum of I may be permited to mention that it £80,000 with which to found a phthisis hospital | Is the Intention
Hongkong in England for chlidren.
Government to continuetxx, which, no far as I know, is a tax levied solely for the purpose of providing a lighthouse or lights for shipping sing Hongkong Harbour. After providing that light or having helped to provide we were flabbergasted to find the tax was to be continued. I have no hesitation in asying that the tax was entirely improper and unjust It may be respectfully suggested to the repre- and I hope that when the matter has been more sentatives of German commerce who, according fully considered, the Hongkong Government to the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Care-will see fit not to rob Hongkong of its proa -sicle, are engaged in discussing plans for the pa tiden of China. that they are a little prema tura. The new Russo-Chinese treaty appears to have caused great excitement Germany bure the increasing influence of Russia In Nothern China is not "unnaturally regarded with considerable alarm. It is considered that eventually Russia will domlaste the whole af Nothern China as far as the Yellow River, and German students of Far Eastern affalas ara kind enough to also hold the opinion that England has as of prescriptive right to all Chins south of ibe Yangtzekiang, with the exception of Yun- nan, which should be added to the Indo-Chinese possessions of France. German aspirations, how ever, am modest, for Germany will be satisfied with the cension of the rich bait of country helweet the Yangtse-klang and Yellow rivers. What Japan would say, how the United States would appreciate the wholesale division of one of her most important markets, and, finally, what would be the attitude of the Chinese themselves, are pobts calmly ignored by these airy projectors. of newkingdoms. But while such schemes for the patlilen of China may very properly evoke a rule, it is well that the operations of Rastia in Northern China should be clovely Waichid in Europe and America
Messrs. EF. Alford, E. A. Probst, C. Dowdall, E. H, Hewett, C. J. Dudgeon, E. B. Skottowe, A. Wright, J, J. Scott, and J. O. P. Bland were elected a Committee for the ensuing your
HONGKONG. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
the shareholders at the twenty-eighth ordinary The following is the repart lor presentation to General meeting to be held at the offices of the Oeneral Managers on Friday, the 25th faxtant,
at Hood:-
mitice have pleasure in laying before the share The General Managers and Consulting Com holders the twenty-eighth annual report of the Company.
*1995 Account.—This account,-which is now which sum, with the approval of the Conguiting finally closed, shows a profit of $316,879.93 Committee, it is proposed to deal with si follows:--- Great Bands to contributing shareholders... $19,191.30
$115,879.93 1896 Account. The balance at credit of this account is $302,817.75.
Consulting Commitice are satisfied, from the Mortgage The General Managers and valuations made by the Company's Surveyors
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NOTANDA
CALENDAR
TYBRUARY.
Matiorological means based on tın ytarj... observations to "895.
Thermometer............57-3
Humidity. 29. Rainfall........................... 176 inches,
TO-DAY.
WEATHER REPORT,
Dada at Odatdat
10 1
4.
30.36
57.
54. 59
Barometer...... 30.40 Thermometer ..........ins Humidity Rainfall
Yamatkanuugi
Chinase.--12tk of 1st moon of 23rd year of
Saturday, 13th February, 1897. fowlsb.—11tk Adar, 6057. Kwong-t
Sua-Rise
6hr, S Mohammedas.—101h Ramadan, 1814.
(Fast month.)
Dar. 38min
gh water-Afternoon Low water-Morning" niveau 1hr, 30min. No inferior high or low water. ANNIVERSARIES,
169a-Massacre of Glenese. 1971-istolation of the Co-Hosg at Canton. 1841-The troopship Kits stranded near Ting-
hal and was captured by the Chinese. 1867-Accession of the Mikade of Japan. 1875-Octbreak of convicts in Singapore Gaal. 1896-Census of Portuguese residents of Hong kong taken by the Portuguess Consul
TOMORROW,
Sunday, 14th February, 1897. (Septuagesima. St. Valentine's Day).
rohammedan.-111k Ramadan, 1914. Chinese-19 of 1st moon of 23rd year of Jewlab-19th- Ador, 5687.
[Kwong-
(Fast month Sub-R$183....... tår, Sim £6, Low water-Morning Ekr. Smin High water-ternoon...
5413.....nuncioun Bär, 88min
No inferior high or low water, ANNIVERSARIES,
by Sir R. G. McDonnell.
Formosa Channel,- 1891-Seven of the men concerned in the piracy on the Namoa beheaded at Kowloon City.
fore, not be surprised to see him start in the Derby despite persistent rumours to the contrary. -It is true enough that he threw MrỹBuckül, who was to ride him, and that in so doing injured kimmelf slightly but he seems to have got over the trouble. "However, appearances are often deceptive and I have therefore dana my
THE PLAGUE IN INDIA. best to ascertain whether he will start or not, with the result his owner kindly informed me
A REVIEW OF THE. BOMBAY OUTBREAK. this morning that he would decide this alternoon about scratching him and added that Arthulle
of the Indian Daily Nesired to Calcutta Batalhas no desse for territorial aggrandise. Addition to Reserve Fund... 31,688.00 1872-Tang Was Hospital, Hongkong, apesad
On the atth ultime the Rombay correspondent
will start for the Derby and possibly Foeman of Directors, together with a statement of account | reporting the gist of a leader in the Times of meat in China, and, simply wishes that | Dividend of $za per share mai 176,000.00 1870–Loss of the viesmship Tatwas in the as well. Up to the hour of closing this budget to 31st December, 1896. Mr. A. McCons. India as follows:-Plague has been present in the whole Empire should be thrown open I have been unable to find out what Mr. David's | cble presided and there were sise present Hon. Bombay since August last, but was not officially for purposes of trade, and that equal commer- decision in. The Telegraph's readers can, how-1. J. Bell-Irving, Messrs. St. C. Michaelsen, C. recognised until the last week in September, cial facilities should be enjoyed by all nations, ever, rely on me to report the decision Beaman, M. D. Erskiel, M. Gry, R. L.
when it was described in the weekly mortuary With such a policy Germany and the United 14 2003 as I am in possession of ItAs Richardson, D. R. Sassion, N. A. Slebi return ending 29th September as "bubonic States should be in complete second. Germany there is so much uncertainty about Aspirant I (Directors), Jackson (Chief Manager), A, fever," This name is still adhered to. We have Escape to attempt the gigantic task of holding Is too heavily bandicapped by reapenalbiilites in have entered blm as a probable starter, but in Coxes, G. Stewart, V. A. C. Hawkins, Han, C. na concern with the vagaries of disease nomen-¡ view of the fact that Mr. Burkill had a nasty P. Chater, C. T. Gonsalves, P. A. Barlow, F. clature, nor do the public care greatly what name even a portion of China. The United Statesi} spill off another pony three days ago and ha Henderson, C. S. Sharp, E. S. Wheeler, W. H. plague is called by. Everyone knows that preciaded from such a course by bar cardinala Hongkong and Shanghai, that the properties been ordered by bis medical adviser to return to Ray, C. A. Tomes, P. Sachse, Lau Wai Bombay is stricken with plague, and that rule of abstention from enterprises of conquest. held by the Company are good for the advances Shanghai I am unable to say who will ride him Chun, H. M. H. Nemare, S. B. Blabhim, we ate having a severe visitation of the Both nations are, however, vitally interested in made. il he starts, neither can I say who will mount 1. A. Chinoy, P. Jordan, W. Lysaught, Hon. E. pestilence. How severe that visitation is we interference, and, whatever their differences elscing left the colony, Mr. F. Maliland was Consulting Committas.-Mr. S. G. Bird hav- -preserving the markets of China from oatalde Arthurlie and Forman. I expect to know more R. Bellitos, M, H. Michael, Firth, R. Back, C.
shall now proceed to show. Our research goes abort it on Monday after the final gallops. Palmer, J. H. Lewis, W. Bamsey, D. D. Gugder, back to the week ending the agth of September where, they should have no difficulty in joining nominated to the wacant-sest, and his appoist-- In accordance with "pie custom I now give H. M. Meniz, W. H. Gaskell, A. Coutts, S. when, as we have and, the patience Matistics territorial extension on the part of the powers now member, Messrs. Chater, Lewis, Ezekiel, Ross
with Great Britain in sesaling any attempt ar
ment requires to be confirmed. The present the probable starters and riders for the first day's Hancock, 5. F. Dodwell, S. S. Benjamin, G. C.
recognized In the weekly mortuary racing and will la due course deal with the Cox, Capt. Goddard, G. de Champeaux, G. H. pablished by authority. We have thus to deal threatening the independence of China or her and Maitland, retire, but aller, themselves foi te St. Francis Church, Wanchal :...Mass (Chlo.),·· second and third day's event :-
Potte, C. Wilcox, and others,
with the published returns of the last seventeen northern and southern borders. These are the election. weeks. By eliminating from the total number of lines upon which, in her own interest, the polley by Messrs. Fullerton Hendersog and A. Coxon,
Auditors. The accounts have been audited. (Port)7.30 a.m., Benediction, 5 pm. St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road :-Morning weeks the mortality from all causes except deaths that have been recorded during these of Germany in the Far East should be
"Service (English), 9am. based.-Timas of
whose re-election is recommended, India.
St. Anthony's Chopil, West Point :-Mans, 8 Wesleyan Methodist Church :—Services, 10.30
1.m. and $45 p
WONG-NET-CHZONG STAKES.
Rider.
Pony, Straightforward'
Coogo.................................... Mr. Boyd Black Rock............Mr. Reynell Provost Marshal........Capt. Hust Cherry Brandy or... Sliver Bells!
***** } Mr. Master Gladiator..............Dr. Noble
Dunblana
Camel T
ASHLEY CUP,
....................Mr. Roynell
Shiney Villiam Capt. Hant Competitor......Mr. H. Sampson Tocsin...............................................Mr. Master Rottelet........................Mr. Crawford Grey Leg.Dr. Noble Bellinger................... Mr. Cox
MAIDEN STAKES. Rookwond. Mr. Boyd White Violet.......Mr. Reynell Foeman...
Red-fire. Mr. H. Sampson Red Flab..................................Mr. Master Glenmore.................Mr. Crawford Polo
_crcato,Mr. F. H. May The Rogue........Mr..Cox...
· VALLEY STAKES.
Hopeful................Mt, Reynell
Gauntlet.....150940
....Capt. Hunt
Chin Chin.......Mr. H. Sampson Croxton....................................Mr. Han Buck Castor....................................Mr. Master Gleniffer ..............................Mr. Crawford
Hermes
Landstar.prostṛtrademar Hambag.........Dr. Nable -DecSpooniara:Ms-Cox
Harkaway..............Capt. Loveband
Wakeful Joe ****INTE Little Owi
500CHOW CUP. Stoner co...........Mr. M. Janes Every 'Awkim ....Mr. Boyd Surprise
berant cinese...Mr. Reynell Ploeapple. Mr. Maaler Kilroy...............Mr. Cox
IHI DERBY.
Slofal anaona r
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Mr. M. Jones
Rookwood... Boyd
White Rose-Mr. Reynell
Black Eagle outcross
Aspirant song "Dat Ach.urlig
Blue-fire
..............Mr. Sampson Crabapple....bir, Gresson Red Fish:Mr. Master Silver Bell TOMARTAJI Glendabh......ommie Mr. Crawford Saiter...............Mr. H. Back
LUBITANO CUP Straightforward pegasuse, Dunblane...............Mr. Boyd Comet Mr. Reyzeli Shiney Villiam......Captain Hunt Competitor...........M. HL. Sampaon Heatherbell...M. Master Boomerang...Mr. Gresson Slander, M. Jones Raltele!...................Mr. Crawford
HONGKONG CLUB CUP, Kartush.......Mt. Bord Black Eagle................Mr. Reynell Sinbad................
****Capt. Hart Pineapple...de Mr. Master-
Mr, Cox Blue-fire, comMt. Sampaon
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ad
all the easter in fature half-years to place before you satisfactory reports. In my speech at the fast meeting I alluded to the large amount of sterling that was then deposited with us in Lou don
no serious
value. The returns
returns
We now
Ten thousand-is-a-convenient-number.-It-la-s-
The. Chairman-wald-Gentlemen, the Direc- tors are glad to meet you again with a very favourable report for the last half-year. We propose to pay what has now become the usual plague, equivalent to that from the same causesTHE FUTILITY. OF FORECASTS. dividend of £1.5/ per share and place five lack daring the corresponding weeks in the preseas of dollars to the Reserve Fund. At the last five years, we are able to arrive at the true plague
It does not at first sight appear unrestonable mortality, the total plague deaths being or anyone at the beginning of new year to meeting · I advised you that we £188,000 of our baldings of Consols, the profit.assataed epidemic proportions, and for the last orecast the course of European polities for the Since the beginning of last month the mortality on which, say, 25.58.16/3 is Included in the six weeks the weekly nuntber of deaths has coming twelve months. The data and very well accounts now submitted: Dar haiding of Consols remains at £500,000 standing at £95. Our other ranged from 800 to 1,200 and there are no signs own, the personages who laflaeres events are of an abatement. Instead of diminishing
airly understood, and' affairs usually flow on fa investments both in sterling and rupees sand in our hooks at very favourable rates. I am
has increased to double proportions, Inasmuch ertain well-wom grooves, which are channelled glad to say that we have a large portion of the
the population is reduced by fully fifty per the deeper because certain incidents of profit upon the loans we recently participated eat. The municipal official returns only periance-like the meeting of Parliament in in still unappropriated, same will go to enrich recognise a total of 2996 plague deaths Preat Britain, France and Germany and the Few President's first Message in America occur fature profit and loss secounts, and will help us
to date, bat these official
anticipated and fixed dates. As a matter of bave long since been generally set aside as ofhet, however, nothing can be more fuifle than to maintain steady 'dividend of £1.5%. per share in bad times as well as in good ones- publish may be accepted as very near the ch forecasts in regard to the politics of Europe, that is the goal we are aiming at, and we are confident of realizing it. (Applause) Margins and statistics of four of the five weeks previous to of the nations depends upon at least three sets of truth. As we have not dealt with the merinary more especially at the present time. The action profits of every kind are not what they formerly the recognition of plague by the municipal wholly incalculable quantities, viz, Incidents, the were in Eastern backlog. We cannot see that authorities, and it being certain that many of emotion among the populations. It is simply determinations of individuals, and the outbreaks the icture will bring us any relief in this respect. plague deaths occurred In August and the first It is therefore sound policy to husband our three weeks of September, the actual plague week in Paris to alter the attitude of the fimpossible to predict what may happen in any resources, and in building up our reserve as we are doing we are accomplishing two-desirable mortality of Bombay up to date is probably in ends: first, improving (if that be possible) the excess of 10,000, or three times greater than the Republic, or what may occur la Constantinople rendering Intervention in Turkey unavoidable, credit of the Bank, and, secondly, rendering it number recogulsed by the Health Department or what may break out to the Far East with number. which makes on anxious to know when an immediate reflex action upon the politics we may expect an abatement of the mortality.
pl Europe. It is equally conceivable that all may remain as it is, and that a sost-of volcano AN ENORMOUS DEATH MATE
ay burst out in Macedonia, that the European in current account belonging to the Chinese
BOMBAY, January 22nd.
Slances may remain politically distributed as at Government. Our London current accounts then
There were 54 cases and 69 deaths reported resent, or may suddenly be redistributed by an aggregated £6,315,097. A considerable amouze
from the plague yesterday. Many places suchtbreak of anarchy la Marocco, era farious of unid funds bas stace been withdrawn, reducing
as Mandvi are being cleansed and people are breat directed from Washlogion against Madrid. the sterling current accounts 10 £5,886,364 Da returning to their houses. There is a tendency the force of Great Britain might be paralysed by the 31st December. A corresponding reduction on the part of the people to be less obstructive allitary lesurrection in India, or all the armies has "taken place in our cash balance, say
to santiary officials and to render them astis- $25,765,782 on the 31st December, as against
lance. The record of mortality for the past bvention so strikingly available for the destruc the Continent be reduced to inaction by an 852,409,687 on the 30th Jane, 1896. Our fixed
week shows an excess over the previous weeken of life that all alike must pauca unill, at v deportie in gold are less by £144.000 than they having reached a total of 1,758 desibe from were six months fago, being £2,616,307 against causes, being a daily mortality of 151 and show £3,770,788. Bills receivable on the 311 Deing an excess of 1,357 deaths above the mean cember aggregated $80,217,513, as agulast of the corresponding weeks in the previous five $71,737,698 the previous half-year. The deas-nous maldesapa taus-quadrupled, Dess of money in Europe during the half-year without making any allowrace for the absence brought a good deal of business to the Eastern of one-half of the population. The death-ate, banker, and our funds were fully and profitably long on the population of the last census, employed daring most of the time. So much for 18, 109.78. the past. As for the future, we look forward hope.
BOMBAY, January 25th. To-day's plague report shows 69 cases and fally, and although there are more banks in the feld than there formerly were, there la no doubt | 66 desiba. that the volume of the Eastern irade is steadily increasing, and the tendency is to go on in the same direction. The deplorable famine in India and catbreak of plague there are interfering very
LONDON, January 17th, mach with business in that great dependency. A Social Democratic Federation manifesto Let us hope that the efforts now so freely and to ascribes the Indian Famine to the official policy generously being made will be crowned with of greed and oppression. It describes the access, and that the dark clouds will soon pass Famine Fund sa a hypocritical attempt to cover by. In conclusion, we hope that the year entered | Iniqully by spurious charity.
will be equal to any of its predeceaEDTE, and while we are fortunate enough to have our
прод
management conducted with the seal and ability which so signally characterise our Chief Manager and his staff, we may look forward with every confidence to the fetare. (Applesso.).
No questions being asked, the Chairman then moved the adoption of the freport and statement of accounts.
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
pense," the Governments have included it in heir organisation for war. Then, as to the Afluence of Individuals, the world is still governed by persons; and the decisions of persons, ayed as they are by hopes, fears, intellectual Hishes, and excesses of folly, are absolutely calculable. The most experienced diplomatist Jill not venture to predict what the present Salian of Turkey will do on any given day, or de German Emperor, or the American Pre- ident, or the nearly unknown Eatperex of japan; and any one of these could, by an act, a peech, or a threat turn the whole current of the world's affairs, Introducing not only new tasks, ist wholly unexpected combinations among the rations with fleets and armies at their disposal, Nor has the reasonable Zadkiel to reckon only with individual decisions, unexpected as they sways may be. Hamay be baffled by the forces Nature, which act on imprises entirely beyond ar ken. There are at least five individuals In Europe-the three. Emperors, the Sultan, and 1 Faure-the death of any one of whom would maet all calculations, and give all action pause; aid perhaps six other persons, the principal Aling Lord Sallabury, M. Hanolauz, Count Colachowski, and Prince Bismarck, inhoso dia- sjpearance would strongly deflect the current of The Bombay Government is now stepping efents. Then there are the emotions of the la to try and stamp out the plague, Burgaone kilons now so easily stirred, and so powerful a Major Skeet has been appointed Sanliary Com ator in national action, who would have missioner with so medical men, and 1,000 scadeamed of all England waking up one morning vengers will clean the drains and whitewash all infected houses.
A fortnight's
January 21st,
Gibralts of nine is now imposed at
| arrivalu from India.
CALCUTTA, January 22nd Over Rs. 2,60,000 has been subscribed in Calcutta for the faming fund,
January, 23rd
Mr. E. S. Wheeler, in secondlog the motion, sald that he had great pleasure in doing so. The Directors had expressed their plansare la belog able to present wach & feport, but the shareholders had even greater plânsare in learning how they Mr. S. E. J. Clarke, Secretary to the Bengal were to be treated and that provision was made Chamber of Commerce, died to-day. Mr. Clarke low. dividends in good and bad years alike, as was seriously ill for two days and succumbed sothing would so maintain the bank in us to syncopa of the heart; his loss is a very heavy present proud portion. They could look
forward to increased trade even if there was in» creased competition, and in the faturn, as in the past, the bank would hold its own, doing the lon's share of hade in the Far East and long confiane to be the bank. (Applauso.),
The motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. Ray, seconded by Mr. J. H. Lewis, the appointments of Means, C. Beur. mann and R. L. Richardson to the Board were confirmed.
Max F. Henderson and C. S. Sharp worn re-elected suditors on the motion of Mr. F. Baches, seconded by Mr. G. Stewart,
If Aspirant does not start for the Derby then Crabapple should start favourite, with Wells Rose and Glendabh next la demand I have purposely pasted over Rogue, for I hear he is not | in the sania dlarm with the “erscks" cát so la The Chairman, announced that the dividend mos likely to start. Sinnar is likely to be a hot Lavourite for the Footkow Copy mails Glanider,
warrants would be resdy on Monday and the asceting thereupon teaminsted.
find itself confronted with news, which usade the whole nation, without disifaction of parties, Bel Nself ready for baite, and that with knocker gallon with which wa kave never crossed sword or dreamed of a serious conflict. It would take way low words to induca Spain to risk every to compel the German Emperor, even thing in a war with America, and probably as
aghlost his will, to put the Triple Alliance at la metion, risking all the tremendous con- sequences which must follow that emplosion. Avurge of feeling to Paris might in a day unde al that diplomatists have done to preserve, and anmight a similar surge among the Maxxníman maltitude of Constantinople, of whose governing thoughts and influences no diplomatist of states- min feally mnderstand anything whatever. Eastern crowde kro'more passive, and, an aɛznie, mare orderly, than Western crowds; but they
one to the Chamber. LONDON, January aande
Mr. Balfour, replying to a question in the Hones from Mr. Macizan, said that until the losses by famine and the plague were known it would be premature to offer a grant of public money to aid the Indian Exchequer, and that there was no precedent for such a course,
January 24th. The British and Netherlands Governments have appointed experts to confer, at Brussels on the agih instant, with Professor de Marians, of St. Petersburg, the Russian authority on inter national law, with a view to settling the long sanding Costa Rica Paskil case. Captain Brdos, well-known in the Diodes whaling trade, will represent Britain.
arangaly sabject to fix, both of pants and excitement virging opon madness, of which, their own leaders or rulers never prétend to give aa'imulligible angistationi-Elementiti
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited,
Hongkong, 11th February, 1897.
FOOCHOW RĄCES.
PROGRAMME OF THE SPRING DIEETING. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, zyth and 18th March, 1897- Steward-H. Baker, Esq.; H. Edgar, Exq Thos. Glitins, Esq; W. Graham, Esq; W. Krohn, Esq.; J. C. Oswald, Esq.j and A. W. Walkinshaw, Esq.
FIRET DAY, WEDNESDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1897. The FLYAWAY STAKES; of $1 each with $50 added: for all China poules; weights as per
reale. Half a mile
1896-Several cases of typhoid fever reported in
the Colony. CHURCH SERVICES.
St. John's Cathedral:-Communion, 7 a.m. Matias, 11 am, Evensong, 5.45 p.za. Roman Catholic Cathedral-Xam at 6 am
Union Church Services, 11 x.m. and 6 p.m.
7am, 8 a.m. and 9.30 am. Benediction,
p.m.
St. Peter's Seamen's Church:—xt am. and
6.30 p.m.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS, MARLE DUE:
Franch (Mildourne) 17th inst. American (City of Río de Fandre) 18th inst, English (Kafiend-Hind) 21st Inst. Australian (Mexmsir) sand lost, Canadian (Empress of Japan) sgih fast. Tacoma (Tacoma) 3rd prox American (Garlic) 4th prox. Tacoma (Victoria) 6th prox.
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THE D. D. R. steamship Irens, from Hamburg, luft Singapore for this part to-day, and may be expected here on or about the 18th lust.
The SPRING CUT; value £100; for all ChinaTx-Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer paules; weights as per scale; entrance $5 Empress of China, from Hongkong th Janasty, arrived at Vancouver at 8 a., on the
One mille,
The AMOY CUP; presented, valus groo; for all Chins ponies; weights as per scaloj entrance The Yux Foo STAKE; of $10 each; for all
#85.One.mile and three-quarters.
China ponies; weights as per scale; winners at this meeting, zibi. extra. Seven farlangs The FAREWELL CUP; presented, value $100; for all Foochow owned China pontes; weights as per scale; wlanexe at this meeting 7lbs, extra; previous non-starters 7lbs. extra. Entrance $5. One mile.
The RACING STAXES; of 85 each, with $5oadded for the first pony and $15 for second pony; for Foochow and Amoy subscription pantes; weights as per scale; winners at this meeting 7lbs, extra previous non-starters gibs, extra. One mile and a half.
The NANTAI STAKES; si 10 each, divided 73 20 and 10 per cent, to the first, second, and third ponies; a forced eatry for all ponies entered at this meeting, except those entered only for the Hacks; weights as per-scala, One mile and a quarter. ·
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from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yester The Ocean Steamship Co.'s steaman Irion, day, and may be expected here on or about the 18th inst.
THE M. M. steamen Relicurus, with the Franch mall of 15th January, left Singapore for this port at 10 pm. on the roth Inst., and may be expected here on or about the 17th Inst. This vessel brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on the già December.
SHIPPING RETURNS. From 8 pm. quierday to 8 pm, to-day, ARRIVĀLI. Zigining Prestian .................#teamer, from Bremen Kwangis. Adour................. 炸 Bombay!......... Sahura Maru m Priam...SINESS
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SECOND DAY,-THURIDAY, 18TH MARCH, 1897.
Aggmgating 19,8ga tans register, DEPARTURES, The FORLIKE CUP; value $1001 second pony to Miduis.................teamer, for Singapore
receive Bags for all Chias ponien; weights Chelydra............... as per scale; winners at this meeting sibs F............... extra for each race wan; entrance 85. One W010ng ...............
mile and a ball.
The MIN STAKE; of $5 each with $50 added: Hatlas .............. Loyat kainuositte For Foochow and Amoy subscription pontes; Nanshaneemian weights as per scale; winners at this meeting Sunghang zibs extra, of two or more races zeibe extra. || Mach One mila.
The LOTTERY CUP: vaine $1001 for all China ponies; weights as per scale; winners at this meeting solbs extra; mirands. $fr--Once round and a distance.
Jacob Diederichzon Pary...............
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Aggregating 9,23% tons" register. --
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS,
The STAND STAKROJ of $5 each, with $50 for Lek in Kowloon Dock.
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Rurik, H.I.R.M.S......... – ....... The HACK STAKE; of 85 sach with g5 Independent.com
added for each startery for all China" ponics Compelli not otherwise enteredj for jockeys who have
Klangnan never had a winning mount in Chias or Hang Tamarind m
Coloma kong previous to this meeting; weights zost xolba. ponies that have nAVEF WON A'FACE
Nanchang iseek... The CoNSOLATION CUP: value $100; for all
allować zibs." Once rounde
Talysian impınınommersand) ~/13 # Tetar los immESTEROLLEEN........ 27 bond fids beaten ponies that have run at this meeting and not won a race; weights as per aculo; entrance $5. One milä.
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CompusPTION, Wasting Diseases, and General Debility, Doctors disagree as to the relative The CHAMPION STAKES; of Sie nach with $50. value of Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites; added; a forced entry for and open only to the one supplying strength and fakethe others winners, of the Hacks and Consolation Cups giving nerve power and acting as a tonic to the winners of two races $15 extra, of more than Ensision of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo. digestion and entire system. But in Scott's two races $15 extre; weights as per scale. phosphites the dare are combined, and the afect One mile and a quarter. The WELTER PLATE; Value $100; for all Chics permanent benefit from other preparations RATS pagkat is wonderful. Thousands who have defred no ponies; weights fist yibe; non-winners at this | bean, cured by this,Scott's Emairton Is meeting allowed yibar riders who have never perfectly palatable, and is assily digested aren won a race allowed Vibay antrance 85. Three by those, who cannot tolerate plalu Cod. quarters of a rulle. ⠀
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