more evident what, if any, is the real want and how it may best be nitt,v
ntt hay thờ bunou to lo
Your most obechent,
(Signed) J Governor Sir W., Robinson,
No, &c
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY MARCH 13, 1890
BankIn bunting you copy of the defendants": answer herein, we again beg to reinind you that our clients have always been ready, and vant, willing to pay over to your clients, Messrs. Crisanto Lichanco and Gregorio Agoncillo, the M.G,2ác,, | sunn óf $200,000 on deposit in the link's hands to the credit of Mr. Emilio Aguinaldo, with the accrucil,interest thereon, upon being sutisfied by any reasonable evidence that the persons named in the endorsement on the deposit receipt. were only agents for collection, or ifthey took any | interest in the monies in question, haye released or reassigned such interest, and upon being satisfied that the power of attorney your clients hold was in fact executed by Emilio Aguinaldo. A very simple amendment pr'additional duela- The General Agents lieg to submit to Share-ration from the U. S. Consul in Manila that he holders their report on the Company's business is personally acquainted with Aguinaldo will for the year 1898, with a Statement of Accounts suffice on the second point or even a declara to the 31st December last, letion from the U.S. Consul General here that The Refineries were profitably employed Mr. Williams is well equainted with Aguinaldo during the year, and Inclusive of $13.75231 and could not possibly have certified as he has brought forward from 1897, the nett gain on done if Aguinaldo himself had not executed the Working amounts to $614,360,15, of which sun instrument. As to the first, a declaration from $100,000 was paid as an Interim Dividend on Vito Belarming or Felipe Agoncillo will amply: the 26th August, last.
Samsuffice. It seems to us that if this suit comes
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the renty-first annual general meeting, to be held at the offices of the General Agents, at noon, on Thursday, 23rd March DE UNA
The General Agents and Consulting Com mittee recommend thie, following appropriation of the profils, VizK DAPA
Interim Dividend of $5 per Share-
pajd 26th August. To apply to Reduction of Pro:
perty Account To apply to Equalization of Divi-
dend Fund. Bonus to Staff
to trial you will have to procure all this same evidence and more at the very great cast of a commission and with very great delay. You can now obtain it very quickly and at a trifling
મ $100,000.00 cost, and the Bank's agent in Manila or Iloilo can be instructed to render all assistance 75,000.00 possible. If you still persist in your refusal, we give you notice that any claim on 160,000.00
your clients' part to costs will be resisted and ***...*42,000.00 this letter and previous correspondence will be. Final Dividend of $12 per Share, 240,000.00 used in evidence. We suggest for your con- Carry Forward to next Account... 27.3615 sideration that the opinion of the Court on the answer might easily be taken ona motion by $614.300.15 the plaintiff to strike it out on the ground that in your opinion it discloses no defence. To any judgment or order of the Court ob- tained in
CONSULTING COMMITTEE. The Consulting Comunities consists of the Honourable E. R. Belitios, Messrs. F. A Gomes, David Gubbay, A. Haupt, and AG Wood, who offer themselves for re-election. Mfr. A G. Wood was invited to join the Board in place of Mr. C. S. Sharp, who resigned owing to his intended departure from the Colony..
MAS MA AUDITORS, The Accounts have been audited by Messrs. Thomas Arnold and Fullerton Henderson, who offer themselves for re-election.
·JÄRDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents. Hongkong 1th March, 1899.
THE LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the repon for presentation to the shareholders at the seventeenth ordinary annual meeting, to be held at the offices of the General Agents, at 1230 pm on Thursday, the 23rd Marchi :-
CONSULTING - COMMITTEE, ..
The Consulting Committee consist of Messrs. D. Gillies and J. II. Lewis, who offer themselves for re-election..
AUDITOR.
The Accounts have been audited by Mr. Thomas Arnold, who offers himself for re-elec- tion."
MATHESON & Co, JARDINE,
General Agents. Hongkong, th March, 1899.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
TEK CRICKET
"match"-vasipli on the Cricket Ground last Saturday between the The Clubs and the Garrison, resulting in victory for the in Clube
The following are the scores
THE CARRISON.
G. D. Campbell, H. K. R, e Green, b
Hancock
4-,Jolinson, R. W. F.,. < Hancock, b
Manisty
CB. Simonds, R. A., c Hancock, b
Manisty
H... Langhorne, R. A, b Manisty ..... H. Hill, RAY.F, 6 Manisty...
K. G. Campbell, R.A., 1 Manisty Rev. G. Vallings, Manisty, 1T, S.
Sinith Galille, R.A., b Manisty Caputanshaw,' A.S.C., & Ward,
AM........ Isat, Rikemat out.
EMS
Total.
THE CLUI,
A Wood, R. N., Simonds, b Colville... T. Sercimbe Smith, Jolinsoah Vallings... A. G. Ward, cand b Vallings
H. Hancock, e Simonds, b Calville Licut, Strong, R. M. É. 1, ¤ Simonds,
b Colville Surgeon Sheward, R. N., e, Vallings b
Colville.........
P. A. Cox, c. 4. Campbell, ballings Rer. C Salisbury, R. NA I. b. w.
Langhorne........
Manisty, R. N., b Colville, A. R. Lowe, G. D. Campbell. b Colville,
Green, not out...
•Extras ...
Lowe
Total
ROWLING ANALYSIS.
THE GARRISON.
Manisty Hancock Sercombe Smith Vallings Colville Langhorne...
to
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THE PHILIPPINES,
THE MILLWALL JOCKS SCANDAL, The financial sensation of the moment is the NEWS THE LONDON it was only on February 3rd, the day pre Director of the Millwall Dock Company The absconding of the Chairman and Maniging ceding the outbreak of hostilities between the annual report admits that recent balance-sheets American and Filipino forces at. Manila, that were falsified, the assets being overvalued to afficials in Washington, inet many disturbing the extent of a quarter of a million sterling reports upon the situation with assurances that The Board invariably confided in the Chair recent advices from the Philippines had beenman's guarantee that the valuation was correct?; particularly reassuring." When the news of the The delinquent had a salary of £2,000 a year. fighting followed there was little excitement. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. Eight the effect being chiefly ntarked at the time in officials of the Company are also said to be the change of view of many, towards ratifi iniplicated. The Bank balance was overdrawn cation of the Peace Treaty. The attack, it is to the extent of £10,000. aid, decided the vote of two Senators, who had been in favour of delaying ratification: Senator Gorman predicted that the war against the Filipinos would last for years.
At the same time as the above assurances 29 were given, the despatch of reinforcements and reliefs was being pushed forward vigorously. The transport Sherman, with 1800 troops for Manila actually left New York on February Jid. It was then expected that the American Governnient would award the contract for the repatriation of the Spanish prisoners in the Philippines to the Spanish Trans-Atlantic Company,
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THE CUT CABLE,
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SHIPPING AND HOME
Indian (Catherine Apcas French (Fr) to MIDIIOW, "English (Bengal) 16th
Australian (femmair) h inst Copadian (Empress of China) both inst American (América Muru) 2151 inst.. American (City of Pekinį), 29th instant.
THE P&OS. N. Co.'s steamer daragon, left Bombay yesterday morning, this izth inst.
*
SHOCKING KAILWAY ACCIDENT. The French express train connecting with the Dover'boat at Calais dished into a Brussels local train on Saturday, Twenty-one passengers were killed, and eighty injured, eight hope lessly. Not one of the killed or injured was from Japan and Hongkong on the English.
THE KALEA SINLA RAHWAYS The first issue of £400,000 in shares of the Kalka-Simla Railway has been only partially taken up by the public, who apparently cons sider thint, the Government guarantee is in- sufficient, The whole sum, however, has licen underwritten. The Chief Engineer, Mr. Hår- rington, sails in March to commence operations forthwith.
THEN, P; SS, C's steamier Victoris irived
Ceth instant.
Tux, P, &.O..S. N. Co.'s steamier Bengal with the outward English Mails, left Singapore for this port at t p.m. on the tith, and is due here HONGKong and Whampoa Dock at but 4 pm, on the 16th instant.
| HAG.M.S. Kaiser... at Kowlour
-Athenian Isla de Cuba.. Isla de Luzon Sta
Hu
The decision of Mr. J. W. Griggs, American Attorney-General, respecting the legal ques tions raised by the cutting of the Eastern Ex- A PENANG VOLUNTEER CORPS. tension cable by Admiral Deway at Manila was given on Feb, ath. He upholds the right. of ni military commander to cut a cable within is now advanced into a definite initial stage, The scheme for a Volunteer Corps at Penang the territorial waters of the enemy without the Goreme having intimated his consent to making his country able to damages. Mr. Griggs, therefore, finds that there is no ground from British subjects resident, there. As we Tailce
receive and consider uiters of Volunteer service for the claim for damages made by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company against the United States Government.
SICKNESS AMONG THE TROOPS
In response to Senator Mason's resolution 12 directing the Secretary of War to furnish a statement concerning the percentage of sickness and mortality among the American troops in the Philippines. Major General Alger, m 7 February 3rd, sent in the Senate a telegram received from General Otis on the previous day showing the number and causes of deaths among the soldiers since their arrival. There were in all 220 deaths, including 40 from wounds and accidents, 63 from typhoid, 43 from small pax, and 2: from dysentery, the remaining 50 being due to various diseases. The prevalence of small-pas had been causing apprehension, and the entire command had been vaccinated
Nine per cent. of the command were sick at several times, while 12 physicians were engaged for several weeks in vaccinating the natives. that date, but the great majority of their niltnents
18.4 33.7
A cricket match was played last Saturday afternoon on the R.E, Ground. Happy Valley, R.W.F., and resulted in a victory for the depart. between the Royal Engineers and D. Co. mental Corps, the Fusiliers making 64 to their
opponents 75. Corpl., Thornhill R.E. made a bowling of Sappers Jally and MacDonald R.E. fine scom of 35 runs from his own, bai, and the proved very destructive to the Royal Welsh
wickets.
were slight.
THE SPANISH PRISONERS.
HMS. Alacrity Chusan HIGALS. P.Whelin
Produce Sultan
Arrivals.
Mur. 4 Lobsang 5 Haimun
SWATOW
Cosmopolitan
from Agents, ...Hongkong...J. M,& CS
„Amoy........Je ME God! laitoang...Hongkong... M:& Co.
indicated in articles appearing on Dec 22nd Arison and 3rd, says the Singapure Free Press Haiching the inclusion of the foreigner and Chi-D. Juan d'Austria, nese-clericnt as proposed in the Pinang Phra Chom Khao. Gazelle had be dropped. We pointed out that what the Governor would do on any pro- posal submitted to him, would be to constitute à Corps under the Ordinance and in no other way because, quite obviously, it was not open Majesty, to raise or recognise any armed force to the Governor, nor would it be open to Her outside of the law. The Penang view was that of a "Civil Guard only, free from Volunteer military liabilities. We pointed out that if Governor might fráme a short Ordinance this was all that was contemplated the for the purpose, in expansion of the theory of the duty of private persons in aid of the civil policy as for instance in Indiaa (Police) Act XI of 1856, Sect. 89. The Governor has l'enang must be taken under the Volunteer intimated, as we knew he would, that any action Ordinance, and that all the duties therein specified must be included in the case
of any Volunteer Corps.
"The Spanish Government, through the inter- mediary of the French Ambassador in Was
The Ordinance does not specifyiny eligibility" hington, addressed to the United States
to serve outside of the word "persons," but the Government a communication, about February Governor by his power of acceptance of services THE FIRE BRIGADE REPORT.
4th, announcing that, in view of the failure of
and by virtue of his power of making rules The report for 1898 of the Hon. F. H. May, the Americans to secure the release of the
and regulations under the Ordinance can place Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, is publish-Spanish prisoners by the Philippine insurgents,
any limitation on that word he thinks fit. For in the Cazz, from which we take the fol- Spain has herself taken steps in the matter,
instance, the only Carps at present existing loving extracts
but that, as this has entailed a certain expense Artillery, is limited to European British sub
in the Colony, the Singapore Volunteer There were 16 fires and 73 incipices res
she begs to remind the Americans of the projects. In Penang the Governor has sanctioned during the year. The brigade turned out 23 Visions of the peace treaty, whereby the Ameri times. fires was $35,000.74 and by the incipient fires prisonera in quasilon,
The estimated damage caused by the ens undertook to secure the liberation of the $1,999.00
Aguinaldo,, says a despatch from Genemt Rios, has offered to liberate the prisoners for a guns and rides and 3,000,000 cartridges belong casam of $500,000 and the surrender of the ing to the Spaniards. The Madrid Gover ment replied that it could not agree to these terms, as they would be equivalent to supplying arms to the insurgents, which would be a breach of faith towards the United States.
The record for last year is the best in the series. The estimated value of property de stmyed is less than $3,000 in than the lowest recorded, which was in the year 1891, while the number of fices was double the number in that year.
There was one prosecution for arson in con- nection with the incipient fire at No. 113, Third Street. The accused. a Chinese woman, was discharged at the Criminal Session,-being ap patently not mentally responsible for heractions
There was no loss of life at any fire.
The water in the mains was not turned off at any time during the year, and none of the land engines were used at a fire. During the year six shelters were built at con venient places in the city for the reception of a despatch box each. A certain number of Indian and Chinese Police Constables, not members of the Fire Brigade, have been trained in the use of the despatch box, and the beats on which the shelters are situated are assigned to these particular constables, who carry the keys of the shelters and are ready to render first aid immediate vicinity. The men receive a small monthly allowance for this additional responsi bility. The idea of thus' extending the use of the despatch box and of utilising the Police on beat duty for the purpose, is one that occurred to Mr. Wodehouse (as I have discovered from an old report of his) before it becurred to me. The system is capable of indefinite" extension, and I-am af opinion that the moral efect alone of the existence on the spot of appliances for first aid will be found to have a deterrent effect on incendiarism,
THANKS TO LORD CHARLES.
NEW YORK SPEAKS.
the inclusion of European and Eurasian British subjects, but has not sanctioned the original Penang proposal to include Asiatics. Thi the existing law and in other formy, as we matter is thus suffled in a regular way under
under the now anomalous leading Our Civil said it would need to be. The Pinang Gazette Guard writes thus
OUR CIVIL GUARD,"
Mar.
6 Tongket Hongkong, B. & S. 6 Pechill Wuhu....J. M. & Co. 6 Harting. Amoy & Shai...C.M.S.N. Co.. 7. Formosa
Amoy......J. M. & Co Glenfalloch...Amoy.LY.S. & Co.. & Hailan. Hongkong...J. M. & Co. & Nanyang 811hampoa
8 Taiwan
9 Machete
Amoy M. & Co. Shanghai E & S Hongkong... B. & S Hongkong...B. & S..
Amoy J. M. & Co. Hongkong... J. M. & Corp to Hatman....Hongkong, M. & Co to Pronto
9 Thales
linsang
namoyan]. M. & Co. 19 Chanshum...Hongkong....&Co... to Fujisan Maru...Moji... & Co.
Departures for Agents,
5 Khukiang.........Amey & S Chefor Twonton RAS 4 Lobsang Shanghai J. M. & Co. Dr. H.J. Krkow...Woo Ku 8. Diederischen How L & H
Tailanginoy....J. M. & Co,
7.
6 Haimun .. Hongkong... MC Cup Forward-longkong...). M. & Co. 7 Chungking Shanghai 1 & S & Pechill
B laitan
8 Nanyang Bongkat
8 Taicheang
8 Glenfallach.
8 Harling
9 Tuican
Whampoa
9 Thales PORT-Nil
Shanghai1 M. & Co bamoyl. M. & Co, Hongkong. Như Ca Bangkok, B. & 3. Deli & H S'pore.IY.S. & Co. ShaC.MIS.N. Co. Shanghai B. & S Hongkong B. & 5 Hongkong TMI, & Co.
Auctions.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION
No, 124
where by Mr. J. V. Kennedy, the municipal According to an advertisement inserted else. president, the European and Eurasian subjects of Her Majesty are invited to append their IN names to a list now in circulation if they wish to offer themselves as volunteers for service in the settlemnet. A semiprivate meeting took Ix is resolution.in favour of receiving Lord place yesterday afternoon, at which it was re- Charles Beresford on his arrival in New York, solved to place the matter of raising the new en route from China to London, the Chamber civil guard or volunteer corps in the hands of of Commerce Warinly commends Lord Charles Mr. J. Y. Kennedy and the Hon. Dr. Brown. Beresford "for his active endeavour in the Far The Governor is ready to receive the offers Enst on behalf of the open door' policy in of service in accordance with the provisions of China, as against the more exclusive methods the Ordinance, but the offers must come only of certain Continental Powers, which has so from those who can take an oath of allegianceTHE following Particulars of Sale of Crown worked for the benefit of our own trade into Queen Victoria. This cuts away the notion Land by Public Auction, to be held on should have an opportunity of meeting Lord alities, resident here, in the corps, and we are terests that it seems fitting that our members of having our friends of all Europeau nation the spot, on
sorry to find it so. On that point we need say long a list will be forthcoming of those who wish to join a body of military defenders of the sei- tlement. Of course, the members of the whole colonial service will send in their names as they have done in Singapore, since the necessity for their help is even more urgent in Penang than point out that the formation of the corps is one And, we would in the southern settlement. of urgency. If the authorities doubt our word, we would refer them to the leading men am- ongst the Chinese, Malays, and Hindas here,
reduced the men of capital, who have some where they will learn to how critical a position the withdrawal of the white dotachment has thing to lose in time of riot and disorder. NOTANDA.
WEDNESDAY, the 5th day of March 1899, Rt. 3 P.B., are
By Command, MAN
at any fire occurring on their beats or in the Charles Beresford and thanking and congratulating more nt present but wait to see how published for general information
that way after argument the defendant is fully prepared to submit. To this Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist replied on, February 1st:-in reply to your letter of the 30th alt, containing a repetition of the state. ment which has been so frequently made by you, dat your clients are willing to pay the Chain in this suit upon the performance by the plaintiffs' attorneys of certain conditions, we can only in turn, repeat what we have already said several times, that we have advised our clients that they are under no obligation to perform those conditions even though able to do so, which having regard to the political situation in the Philippines and the absence from Manila, and unknown whereabouts of both Vito Belarmino and Felipe Agoncillo is more than doubtful. We have been waiting for the service upon us of the answer in anticipation of the possibility of it enabling us to take the course suggested in the last part of your letter, but it must be perfectly obvious to you, that as your counsel has thought fit to The Geneml Agents beg to subinit to Share deny that Senors Lichunco and Agoncillo are holders their Report on the business of the attorneys of the plaintiff, and also to describe Company during the year 1898, with a State the endorsements upon the deposit receipt as ment of Accounts to 31st December last, which an order upon the Bank, without setting out they regret should be unsatisfactory.
the words of such endorsement, he has render- In consequence of the disturbed state of affairsed it necessary that the suit should proceeded in the Philippines, work was suspended at the to trial and advisable that we should file a Refinery during the great piction of the year, replication. Could the jury imagine, the and beyond supplying the limited local demand United States Consul in Manila not knowing for Reined Sugar, no profitable outlet could be Aguinaldovery well? Did not every man in Hong- found for stocks on hand. Inclusive of $5,900,31 kong know absolutely well that Mr. Williama, brought forward from the year 1897 the nett loss the United States, Consul in Manila during the on working andunts 'to $9,819,90, which is time of the late disturbances had numerous carried forward to the current year, H.
dealings with Aguinaldo himself? And yet the Bank said that they required a declaration from Mr. Williams that he knew. Aguinaldo, and they put that forward as a reason. The first point on which he had to satisfy the jury was that the power of attorney was executed by Emilio Aguinaldo. The power of attorney was signed by. Emilio Aguinaldo, and under it came the name of Mr. Williams, the US. Consul at Manila. They had to decide whether or not this signature was the signature of Aguin aldo. In order that he might prove that it was, he should call before then a gentleman of the name of Bray, who was resident for many years in Manila and knew Aguinaldo. He had seen him write many times, and on one occasion acted as interpreter between Aguinaldo and. Mr. Pra, U, S. Consul at Singapore, when he saw him sign a certain agreement. Mr. Bay (Before Sir J. W. Carrington, K. C.MC that he had not the slightest doubt that the would say he had letters from Aguinaldo, and Chief Justice.)
signature on the power of attorney was in Aguinaldo's handwriting Mr. Slade dealt at March 13th.
some length on this point, saying that he ACUINALDO 2..THE HONGKONG AND
purposed calling for a number of cheques signed by Againaldo in possession of SHANGHAT BANK,
the Bank and that he would also call for a book Emilio Aguinaldo (by his attornies, Crisanto in the Bank in which Aguinaldo's signature Liébanco and Gregorio Agoncillo) sought to appears, No one on behalf of plaintiffs.jad obtain possession of 200,000 and interest lent seen these choques, but an confident were they to the Hongking and Shanghal Bangking Cor- that the signature on the power of attorney was poration by him in January of last year,
a genuine one that they were going blind with The following composed the jury-Messrs, out having seen those cheques to have them 1 M. Bentlie (foreman), AF. Smith, E. put forward as to the best possible test of Osborne, A. Babbington, Wa Dauby, E, S, Aguinaldo's signature. He had evidence, Whealler, and Douglas W. Braddockabout the genuineness of which they would not Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Messrs have the slightest doubt, that the signature on Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for plaintiff and the power of attorney was 'Aguinaldo's sign Mr. J. J. Francis, (instructed by Messrs. Johnature, and he thought they would admit that son, Stokes, and Master) för the defendants. the Bank wanted something more than reason. Mr. Slade real the petition which said that able evidence as to the genuineness of this on or about the 3rd day of January, 1898, plain signature. tiff lent to the defendant corporation the sum Proceeding. af $200,000 on the terms that the defendant. corporation should repay the same to plaintiff, together with interest at the rate of 4 per cent. on the 3rd January 1809... In their answer to the petition the defendant corporation expressed themselvesas not enlisted that Crisanto Lichan co and Gregorio Agoncillo were duly authorised by Aguinaldo to receive this money, and they ac cordingly refused to pay the money to them when they demanded it continuing Mr. Slade said the jury would have gathered from the pleadings what the nature of the case was, but he thought they would hardly have gathered how little there was for them to decide upon. They had been brought, there by the defendant corporation to Judge as to facis. The law, they well knew, was for his lordship to decide. The facts in this case were very largely admitted on the two sides, and he thought they would find that the number of facts on which they would have to decide would be very small In January of last year Aguinaldo deposited with the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank the sum of $200,000 that was to say he lent to the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank $200,000, for one rent, interest to be paid on the money at the rate of 4 per cent. On the third of January, this year, in accordance with the terms of the loan, Aguinaldo tont two men, the plaintiffs in this case to the Bank. They presented to the Bank a power of attorney and The referos decided that the teams should The original deposit receipt, an
and demanded pay play ten minutes extra each way. During the of signed by Emilio Aguinaldo and also well together and should have scored two goals, of attorney was first part of the extra time the Artillery, played bore the signiture of Mr. Oscar Williams, of the forwards when close up, with no United States Consul at Manila, My Slade opposition save the goalkeeper, was so slow was abolit to deal with the power of attorney that he could not get out of his own way, and in details but Mr. Fraticis objected He said was robbed of the ball by an opponent, Mr. Slade know perfectly well his clients were Lieut. Green then got possesion and passed to going to object to the document, and he Kally and a rush by him enabled the Antillery objected to it being, referred to unless It was to increase the score by one goal Nothing proved
The Chief Justice, through
efer there was scored during the fret ten minutes, he was refer and the second ten also closed without any ring to it subject to it being
Mr. additional points, so the Artillery won (as we Francis sald ho night refer to
but said they would) by a goals to one. The 38th not to state the particular
nection: with its
Artillery now play off the final with either a littles
rgument the Hongkong FC or HMS, Ficiarious. We dithe 30th think we are sale in giving the Club to beat of January
tokes, and the sailors. If Lookers men do win, they will Master, on behalf of the Bank rote to plain have no difficulty in winning the Shield, for solicitors as follows Dear Sit the Antillery are, at least, not so good sa team Aguinaldo of The Hongkong and anghats the Club by two gall
Mr. Shader inuing sald
FOOTBALL
lating him in person,"
LATEST BY WIRE, (From Indian Papers.) THE MUSCAT INCIDENT.
BOMBAY, February 21st, of a coaling station to the French under the The Sultan of Muscat has revoked the gmnt threat of bombardment of the forts by Admiral Douglas. Three warships are in the port--the Eclipse, Sphinx, and Redbreast, The Sultan effect, and has proclaimed the same in public. has posted a proclamation to the foregoing The French Consul has protested. Everything is quiet in Muscat, and the proclamation is well received by the natives,
THE ARMY.
fire alarms of the usual type used at home, but It was my intention to fix in the streets a few on the suggestion of Mr. E. M. Hazeland, in charge of the Government Telephone Service, telephones, connected with the Central Fire Station have been fixed instead at the back' of the Harbour Office, at the junction of
LONDON, February 21st.. Hollywood Road and Queen's Road, and at the Mr. Wyndham, Under-Secretary for War, junction of Wilmer Street and Connaught replying to a question in the House of Com- Road. There has been as yet no opportunity mons, said that five new batteries of Field to test the utility of these telephones, but 1 am Artillery would be complete by the 31st of in hopes that they many prove useful in speedi-March, and ten more batteries within the next
two years.
Brigade.
capable of extensive development.
The system requires careful watching and is
The increasing height of Chinese houses in the city and the great height of the buildings on the Praya render necessary a re-organisation of the ladder supply of the Brigade, and the sub- The matter would be an easy one were it not for the ob struction caused by verandahs.
Although the exhibition of football on Satur day was not of the best, the game (between 38thly communicating alarms of fires to the Company, S.D., R., and C. Coitipany, of the R.W.F, in the third round of the Shield com petition) proved interesting. Up to half time the Fusiliers led by one goal to oil, the point being scored by Evans. During the second half an unusual. Incident occurred, and it was the only time that a similar occur renco has taken place since the competition'ject is receiving my attention. for the Shield has been in progess. The Artillery sent in a shot which compelled the Fusiller goalkeeper to handle, but he ran with the ball further than the allotted distance, and Mr. Looker, the referee, awarded the Artillery a free kick right in front of goal The Fusiliers lined up under the bar a living wall, and Licul. Green of the Artillery took the kick. Instead of trying to put the ball through himself, he rolled it to Bell, and immediately he, touched the leather his forwards rushed the Fusiliers and broke up the line, Bell then cleverly scored, and made points equal. Each worked hard during the remainder of the game to gain supremacy, but time was called with the game one alle
but one
In the meantime it is well to warn the occu buildings on the Praya Reclamation that there panta of the upper stories of the blocks of new is no fire escape in the colony and that they should provide themselves with some simple, escapes such as the Amateur Dramatic Club have provided themselves with for use from the dressing rooms attached to the theatre.
has been completed and advantage has been The extension of the Central: Fire Station taken of the additional accomodation to Increase the permanent staff by to Chinese firemen, the services of the six soldiers who used to be on night duty being dispensed with. The soldiers used continually to be changed for various, reasons and merely had an opportunity of be. of European firemen at the Station, has also coming really efficient firemen. The number been increased, and the Station should be gene ratly in a higher state of efficiency than was possible under thould conditions. It is certainly far more decent and confortable for the men,
The conduct of the Brigade throughout the year has been very good, with one exception that of a Chinose watchman who was convicted of larceny of a jacket from the scene of the fire at No. 2, West Street, on the toth October, and sentenced to two months hard labour,
The British Army Estimates were issued this morning. The experience of the pas: year points to the rapid and easy completion of the contemplated increase of all batteries of Horse and Field Artillery which are now being rapidly. converted into quickfiring artillery,
COST OF THE SOUDAN OPERATIONS. ^ House of Commons, said that the total cost of Mr. Wyndham, in reply to a question in the
the Soudan Expedition to the Imperial revenues was £215,000, which amount appears as repay ment by Egypt in the supplementary estimates. THE ALLEGED EXCESSES AT OMDURMAN.
February 22nd-
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AH. STEWART LOCKHART Colonial Secretary's Office,
Colonial Secretaryof Au
Hongkong, 13th February, 1899 (1191 Particulars of the letting by Public Auct on Sale, to be held on Wednesday, the 15th day of March, 1899, at 3 PM, by Order of His Ex cellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years.
PARTICULARS OF LOT
Boundary Masturainent.
of Szie.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.
P. LAMMERT has received in
Mstructions from the Mortgagee to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION on the premises on
TUESDAY, the 28th March, 189
ALL THAT Valuable LEASEHOLD PERTY situato Nos. 50, 52 and 54, Lower Lascar Row, Victoria, Hongkong, and registered in the Land Ofice as SUBSECTIONS of
The Property is held for the residue of the term of 75 years from the 26th June, 1843 and for the further term of 924 years from the expiry of the said term of 75 years at the apportioned CROWN RENT of 28.60,
Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from LCMATTER
Messrs DEACON & HASTINGS
35, Queen's Road,Zyma
Vendors Solicitors, and from the.
The Auct
mons regarding the alfaged excesses at Om
A debate is impending in the House of Com Chinese-2nd of and moon-of 25th your of SECTION A of INLAND LOT NO. 44 durman and it is hoped by the Opposition that Mr. John Morley will speak. Mr. St. J. Brod- Affairs, on Monday admitted that the rick, Under Secretary of State for Foreign. allowed the Mahdi's remains to be exhumed, mutilated, and thrown into the Nile. Mr. Redmond has notified that, he will bitterly. oppose the grant to Lord Kitchener accordingly. The Press is indignant at the meanness of demanded in June last through General: Gren: the War Office in refusing a hospital ship, fell, by they medical officers of the expedition, Colonels Lonsdale and Hall expose the affair in a letter to the Times, s
WAR OFFICE MEANNERS,
PRE PRAISE FOR LORD CURZON. Curzon's promptitude and resolution in sending The majority of the Press regard Lord an ultimatums to Muscat as a gratifying fuiff ment of the view expressed in his book on Persia. action, it is considered, evinces the Viceroy's determination to stand no non- cancerning established rights. 1. The
sense. If a leading article on affairs in Oman, says that the first act of Lord Curzon ja domain of Foreign policy deserves high prat If France desires to establish a Omany owned and managed by a privAID, dividist, Great Britain will gladly accuów!
Mr. Thomas Campbell, assistant engineer, who was connected with the Brigade for up wards of nine years, died at the end of 1897 Mr. Campbell was a very able and experienced officer and was a great loss to the Brigade. Hi past was filled during the year by Bergeant: McLennan of the Pajice Force who fulfilled the duties in a satisfactory mannaryder her of the therefor
g óhr, 5min. Stła: Siegowdadajon 5/11:35min. High water-Morning was, ghrapmin Afternoon 10hr, 28min water-Morning .... shr. domin Afternoon 3hr, somin ANNIVERSARIES. 1841-Renewal of hostilities and capture of
forts in the Macao passage 1874 Steamer Surfer lost. 1831-Assassination of the Grar Alexander 11. 1879-Marriage of the Duke of Connaught and 1834-Siege of Khartoum commenced
Princess Louise Prussia.
TOMORROW.. Tuesday, 14th March, 1890, Chinese-3rd of and moon of
Kwang-t Sun-
High water
Low: water
Brits
Courts
many of Cre
Hongkong, with March, 1899,
Entertainment
BOOTCH CONCERT
will be given in the THEATRE ROYAL
SATURDAY.
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