No. 1933-FEBRUary 14, 1837.]
bird is still in the bush."
And on the 17th-
THE CHINA MAIL
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED BALANCE SHEET, AT DECEMBRA, 1856.:
Tovar the Chincus New Year is rast GENERAL Jones, the new U8. Consul at THE Tientsin correspondent of the Shenghas loft the Colony, the Director appointed Mr Robert Lyall to not with Mr J, H. Cox in and gobe our Chinese servants ate evident. Chit, eiga at Shanghal on tho Teh insane agrees writing on to 12th Janna andising the accomuts now prisentod. Both I ari & Jarge landud proprietor in the in your opinion the Committos are correés letter and Robinson's reply together form
saki, arrived 7th ;
me to take up his appointment. In Mr. John Pander, M.P. was, I hear, con- gentlemen are eligible for re election. passing through Nagasaki, the General ro- gratulated, by wire on having secured the
PRnin, Chairman. ceived a mast cordial reception in the club. contract for constructing a railroad, but this Tas Nagasaki Mepress of 2nd Instant regrets Giovani Zancolo, which occurred at 6.30am. to have to announce the death of Bir
on Monday, hat. Deceased had for a long tins been sufering from a severe stricture in the throat, which gradually became worse. and latterly precluded all possibility of recovery. Mr. Zancolo was formerly this proprietor of the Eureka Hotel, and after wards removed to Yokousma and subse- quently to Wladivostock, where he remain- ed until ill-health compolled him to return to Nagasaki.
ly not to be trusted any mors that they were before that suspicions event occurred. Yesterday afternoon, the houso cambia in the employ of Mr J. H. Cóz, who resides nt No. 2 West Villas, ransacked his mas ter's house and disappeared with about 8000 worth of property. Mr Cox is in the habit of going over to Kowloon on Sundays, leaving his house in charge of the coalies Yesterday he followed his usual practice, and the coolie, who was to have bean sont Away to-morrow, took advantage of the occasion to break into both Mr and Mrs Cox's wardrobes; helping himself to a gold necklet and locket, gold bracelet, and two silver bracelets belonging to Mrs Cox, noda aurator of stade and breastpins,
Li
Pao Ting-foo to see Li Hung-chang on bo- Tomorrow Mr Ton Lui-sun leaves for
half of Li Fos Ming & Co., who nemorial- ized to the Censorate about railroads. represents, it is said, the Franch Syndicate at Peking, Teen represents it here. It is raid that Mr Teon Lai-san's visit to the Viceroy is in connection with railroads and that Her Majesty as bon pleased to grant Mr Li Foo Ming's application, but I doubt it. Bumours of others having segurod the contract for the Tintain-Peking railroad are afloat.
We havo boon requested to publich the
Tam following returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and of: OPENING OF THE ALICE MEMORIAL" specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the
HOSPITAL. month ended 31st January, 1887, a cor Banks, are published in the Gazelle
Averaga Spicit in Banks.
Amount Reserve.
.8
Capital Accrat.....
creadable
Accounts
· Fnal Dividend for 1865°
Accountz
Boons for 1985 and antalang
Working Account 1983:
Balance at cit
Bush at Banker
80,000.00
7.எ
Fixed Deposits et Bark Invent in Bonds:
China Inrp, Govt, Loun 1881,124.27 1854.C.E. $2,075.00
Loans on Mortgage:
On Propertit ja lengkong
Shanghal
(MGM 171,019.70
1
Mei Chun Li, Shangbei Fr
shares,
purty, Fofecional)
half a dozen.cabrio handkerchiefs, a sittified by the managers of the respective following notice, and are glad to note that Hongkong Fire Ios.
handkerchief and various other things bo-
longing to Mr Cox. He then seems to have gone leisurely downstaira, locked the back door of the house from the inside, taking his departare by the street door, locking the door and taking the key with him. He next seem to bare gono to his own
box coolie hans, leaving an empty
ín which he kept his rice. His movements after this are at present an- known, at least to the Police, who are anxiously on the look-out for him. When the house boy came back from Kowloon it was some time before he could gain nd- mittance, so that the house coolie had plenty of time to get away. It was fortun ats that he did not attempt to break open the doors of the wings of the wardrobe, or his haul would have been much more valu- ablo.
•
Chart. More, Bank of
India, L'don& China, 921,432 $10,000 Chart. Bank of India,
Australia and China, 1,235,749 500,000 Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corporation, 3,296,518 1,600,000 5,408,607 2,410,000
the Hospital buildings have been
prompt
ly areated and furnished for occupation --- The Medical Committee of the Alica Memorial Hospital cordially invito and will be glad to meet all who are desirous of view ing the building on Wednesday, the 13th instant, between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m.
Furniture Ascount:
Olles Furniture, éo. Fire Engine Account:
Atenza Fire Engine at S'Ini o. Accounts Receivable:
Izerdin due from Agencies, Interest dun an Deposits and Investment, ro
120,000
$1,809.54
887.00
5. Some time in the month of January 1887, the suid Yoong Fong came to me in 447,512.70my honge. No. 32. Quesa's Road East, Vic. toria aforesaid, and showed me the form 522.00 filled in and asked me to sign it. I told litnu to ask my partner Cheong Kopp to siga it, but he replied "Oh, you can sign it, TO.and thereupon I did so, but without read- ing it over or checking the figures, as I enticaly trusted and relied on the said 44.80188 Toong Fong to give the correct returns.
am alan the owner of Inland Lots $1,302,1ia.ar
No. 633 sud 149, and Marine Lot No 604, and the renta are collected and the books kept by my accountant Yeong Chin.
ONE Sed Jaz JANUARY to Ble DECEMBR
189
The Hospital will be open for the recep. tion of patients of all nationalities, on and after Thursday, the 17th instant. This hours To G of attendance for out-patients will be 9.30 to 16 o'clock overy morning, Sundays ex-
7,210.00 in- patients must also attend at this hour. I To Fire Eng of Workialan Bernth cupted. Those seeking admission Urgent crees will be admitted at all hours,
ors Fees, Stamgia, Stationery, &,, F. Diretora and Auditory Foes...
JOUET
Fire Engines and Viloatser.
•Brigades...
To Commission Account******
Agenter Cuau To 1
• Ives Account 1896:
Cistie Berring to this pear paid
Furniture Account..... Fire Engie Auspunt
There being only a small fund available for the feeding of destitate Chinese, resi dents recommending their acrsants as in- patients past guarantee the payment of expenses incurred for the food and medical To Amonnce Written OR: netossities of such, to the extent, if neces- eary, of $5 par masem, or loss, as the caser tay be. Other patients coming vithout a recommendation and able to pay, must do To Balance so to the saine amount,"
JOHN CHAMERA, General Secretary, G. P. JORDAN, M.,, Medical Secretary..
THE LEKIN ON OPUUM. Wo have received the following letters for publication from the Acting Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Cora- merce (Bir H. U. Jeffries.)
B.B.M. CONSUL, CANTON, TO TAN LOTING COLONIAL SPURETARY, HONGKONG. H.B.M Cousutato,
THE Japan Mast of the 2nd instant says We learn that a telegram has been received the 29th ultimo, announcing that, so far, from Captain J. M. James, dated at Manila no trace whatsoever had been found of the miasing Uneli. Kan The Nagato Maru would, however, proseouts hor journey to Singapore se originally intended: There is still some uncertainty as to the number of Japanese who were in the ship. It is sup- posed that there were thres officers and eight naval attificers, but as the latter had applied for passages on their own account, there is a possibility that they may not have embarked in the Unebi after all Cortainly the disappearance of the voceof is most mysterious. One would imagine that, ALTHOUGH the Minutes of the Sanitary whatever fate befel her, some trace ought. to forthcoming. It is of course con- Board which appear in the Gazette of Satur
ceivable that she may have been driven out day last refer to a meeting which was held into the Pacific Ocean in a disabled con a fortnight ago, it is nevertheless intercation. In ach an event, the long interval that has passed without any tidings would ing to obtain, even at this late date, the be easily explicable. There are now four crumbs which thus officially fall to the ressels scurching for the Uncbi, two British hungry public. The new Public Health men-of-war and two Japanese plesnors. BI, which is still unlatched by the Gov cromont and Legislative Council-although the Sanitary Board eat on it long and closely oh, how closely!) for many weeks-contains accoummendation similar to one which has been repeatedly made in these columna Section 8, so we are now informed, 'pro- vides for the appointment of duly qualified Sanitary Surveyors for the supervision of all constructional works recommended by the Board more especially in connection with the drainage and sanitation of private tene ments' In view of the very large amount of such work in prospect—that is, in con- nection with the drainage and sanitation of private tenements the Board hus recom- mended the Government to engage & duly qualified Sanitary Surveyor from England. This looks like business, and it is to be re-time for the mid legation to complete the JOINT PROCLAMATION BY THE VICEROY AKT translation of the investigations of the
Canton, February 9th, 1887. Sir, I have the bonor to endless for the
$10.19
$ 24,130.88
It is to the latter part of the paragrapho became able. And as it talios two to was the building of tho now Hongkong and Shanglini Bauk.
I would particularly refer and ask whether make a contract if it be held that this
Colony, and amongst other property Land in reading it to mean that the mars removal the contract, then Robinson's assent zaust Cheong Kapp are the losses of the piece or of opium, that has been landed before thu¦ be shown. It is not shown by his lotter. parcel of ground registered as Marine Lot 1nt February 1987 and duly paid the tariff On the contrary he says I cannot hold No. 14 for which we pay the yearly rant of inpcat of Tls. 30 per pical from uny, go. | out any hopes with regard to the fatned.” $32,600
then down in the Settlement or the moving or It is true he does add, if I should be to The rents of this property are all sgeulating of arch opinm, within the settle lucky og to have it in my power to do any- $400,000.00 collected by my rent collectors who pay the ment will subject such opiuin to a fine thing in the matter, you can rely on my 069,500.9sume and runder their accounts to Yeong (called in the Notification Special Lekiu) doing my utmost," If Robinson hnd na- Fong, who is my nephew and attends to the of Tls, 300 por pical or confiscation should sented to the instalment proposition, and management of this property and keeps all the moving it in the Bettlisment tako place fixed or intimated dates, when he would the books, and
after the 91st July next.",
pay, the latter might be held as a contract. 103,577.
4. When application was made for the ***If this in the correct meaning of the The learned counsel for the plaintifs stated 213,71844 particulars of this: proporty under the paragraph in question it is alwiens that duly with the frankness which always charac.. $1,395,115A Provisions of Sections 4 ́of Ordinanca 21 of imported merchandizo in foreign godowns torises bha, that during intestate's lifetime 1885, I never saw tho form before it was and which is owned and in the hands of plaintiffs could not have used him on his $87,019.12
filled in, tat as I am informed by the said foreigners within the settlement is under letter as a contract between them, but con- Yeong Fang, the ancie was received by him the control of Chiucas officiels and subject tended that now bo being dead, plaintiffs and all the figures and information supplied to further taxation than was provided for bave a right on the letters to come into 187,209.87 by him.
by Treaty at the time of its importation. Court and recover pro rata state among it-- The Committee would therefore wish to be testate's other creditors. If this letter did. informed if this regulation by-the Customs not afford ground to sue him on furing bis Authorities has the sunction of the Reprs hatime, the Court fails to perceive how his eentatives of the Foreign Govormente, dying gives it any more validity.ân dð- To this Mc PAF. Hughou, H.B.M.'s Comministrator can only be hold for the cou sul General and Doyen of the Consular tracts of his intestate and nothis proposals,' Body in Shanghai, replied as follows on the Shipps. Jonos, 20 Penu. Stato Reporta, 3rd histant
708.) Bobinson proposed to pay if he got. Sic, I have the honcur to acknowledgeable but did not contract to do so. The the receipt of your letter of the Ist instant Court is of opinion that the claim is based in which you call my attention to a recent on a parol contract there being to writing Notification issued by the flammissioner of or memorandum signed by Robinson as the Customs, and more particularly to the lat date of making the contracts, nor any pro for part of the Seventh Clause in that mise in writing to pay the amcant claimed notification. According to the paragraph at any time aor the right of action haring The forms which were required to be it would appear that if from the fat of accrued more than two years before snit filled up under Dritance No. 21 of 1886, February to the 31st of July next, opica was brought, the plea is sustained. It was were filled up by the said Yeong Uhia in which has been landed, ant upon which forcibly argued by the leamed Counsel for respect of this property, and I declare and Duty has ben paid, in accordance with the plaintifs that section 4085 of the any that signed the same without going the Treaty Regulation in force up to the Revised Statutes of the United States. through and checking the figures, as I entire-1st of February, is removed from any under which in conformity with section ly trusted and relied on the said. Yeong godown, without having paid the Latin 4,083 the Minister and Consul placed in 5,047 Uhin. On the 9th day of February instant fixed by the new convention, or is found the Regulations for the Government of 19,850.07 I made fresh returns to the Treasury in in circulation without having affixed to it Consular Courts in China, paragraph_63, 14,900 respect of the whole of the before mention the new Customs-Duty-proof stamp, it will had ne power to make a Statute of Limita
od properties
be subject to a special lekin of Tla. 300 per tions and in that a remedy was provided & I did not knowingly make false ra- pica; and after the 31st July any such by the common law the ezoroise of such turns in respect of any of the before-men-pium vill bo confiscated.
authority was ultra vires. Whether this tioned properties; when I signed the forma ́ ́I have conveyed the contents of your he sound reasoning or otherwise, it does 29,739.14. in roepect thereof it was in complete ignor-letter to my colleagues, and now beg to not become this Court to undertake to ance of the fact that the figures were not inform you, in reply to your enquiry, that abrogate said regulation, but as a tribunal $322,163.19 correct. I relied altogether on my account we are not aware that the Regulation, a governed by these regalations for its guid-
ants.
publishod, has received the suction of the auce and direction, luwover imperiert and And I mako this solemia declaration con- Fartigo Representatives at Peking. No faulty in some respects they may be, yet scientiously balioring the same to be true, doubt, however, we shall receive their they have the force of law and on the 5918,050.31 and by virtue of the provisions of an Act instructions on the subject at an early date. principle as it were of stare decisis until the
mate and passed in the sixth your of the * Meantime it will ha satisfactory to you appellate Court-the Minister-and in some. Reign of His late Majesty King William to learo, that so far as tho Foreign Settle cases the US. District Court for the District the Fourth, entitled An Act to repeal an ment of Shanghai is concerned, the clause of California pronounce aby one of them 4,161,33 | Act of the (thou) prozent session of Tarlin in question is not likely to be givou the illegal or unconstitutional, the Consul Gorsement entitled An Act for the more effect meaning adopted in your letter, and that General and Consula in China, must be ual abolition of cathe and affinations taken, we have reason to believe that it is not the governed by them. They have the fores of SU,103-18 and made in various Departments of the present intention of the Local Authorities decisions, and an inferior Court cannot
State and to substitute Declarations in liou to interfere with the existing usages and overrule the decisions of a superior, ope therefor and for the more entite suppres-regulations, affecting the romoval of duty. abrogate rules made for its government by ion of refontary and extrajudicial oaths maid opium within the Settlement. its anporior. The letter of Robinson would In the same fasta contains the abovo have the effect of preventing the hat of the letters the N-U. D. News says We Statute if it had been written just before learn that some of the Consuls were in the expiration of the two years from the your of a reply to the latter of the Chamber accrual of the right of action, but it was of Commore more in consolates with the written only twenty days after the right had general opinion of the public. As it is, the accrued and hence could have no effect in Consul-General's letter to Mr Pardon tela deferring the bar. The intestate lived for us nothing more than we knew before, and three years after the accrual of the right of the Consuls the best course to take, we hope onfore the debt, por door there sppear to that they have fully acquainted their Hii have been anything more said on either niaters in Peking with the views of this side in regard to it and while he might community on the attempted exactions of have been in honour, if not legally bound, after the expiration of the two years, to the Custom
have paid plaintiffs, if he was able, yet in that they permitted the matter to run along natil the Statute had barred the claim, then after the death of Robinson instituted
Balance due from Martin, Dros
nad Co Estate
45:00 $31.00
115.74
+4
Or.
By Premium Account:
Vet noyat of Premia collectol (224,062,41 Lege-shrines....
By Inkret Account:
Araount at Credit, including t tepost des on Fixed Deposits, &c. By Fachange Account
"Amount it frodit
By Traasier Tee Account: Amount at Üredit...
.ZOR
0,012.07
78,414.29
JAB. B. Covora, Semetary.
We have emmined the above Basements with the Books and Secunties at the Head Office, and have brund
TEST JANTE IL COX, Auditor the same to be correct.
Hongkong, 12th February, 1887.
A VERKACULAR of Japan Baya: Rumour says that the Japanese Government is now conferring about the despatch of a delegate information of His Excellonay the Acting to Tisotsin, to negotiato with Viceroy In on Governor, a proclamation issued by the the Nagasaki affare In a later issue the Viseroy and Hoppio with regard to the in- sauve paper states:-1t is reported that the crease of the lekin levied by the stations rumour, to the effect that the Government ontside Hongkong on Opiam.
His Realency will observe that the is now conferring about the despatch of a delegate to Tortsin, to negotiate with stations are not simply preventive stations Visory Li on the Nagasaki émeute, is high established to prevent snuggling out of ly improbable. Since the dissolution of the Obina into Hongkong, but that they colleet Japanese and Chinese Commission on this there lokin, provincial dues, (an the affair, up to the present, nothing has been duties collected by the Customs are Im
minticated on the matter by the latter perial dues) on cargo leaving Hongkong. Government to the authorities, but China with a view probably of being subsequently has relegated all raatters connected with imported into China but before it actually that fracas to the charge of the Visaroy. in so, in other words, that they are stationa To Uncollected Dividend Account We are informed that the Chinese Legation for the collection of export duties on mer
is now translating the resnits of the conferchandise carried out of the Colony. enses held at Nagasaki into Chinese, to make a report to Li Hung-chasig, who, after the receipt of the statements, will commonse
THE HONGKONG, FIEP INBURANCE COMPANY.
LIMITET The following are the acounts
night-
To
moving online people of the phone company,
Capital Account
BALANCE ART, Sir Derzen, 1835 Dr.
Taip Capital on 8,000 Shares at $50
per har
not a
Sundry Acestinte agpaid,
Balance of this Aswant,.....
To Beserve Fund,
...
Anoant. revorved from the Prolia
166 to 1885...
I have &o.,
CHAL ÁLADASTER, Codaol.
To Working Account, 1385 —
his negotiations with the Japanese Govora The Hon. F. Stewart, LL.D. ment. It will take no small interval of
Trandation.
SUPERINTENDENT OF CusraŃCA. With reference to the simultaneous eck-
Balanes from lat Acceart, $128,572.6 Add Bundry Tremia, koj
aitaoc collected,
For opped-
priation to
serve Fund, 64260.3 Lee and ufber
Payments,
... 21,070.86 Romineration to Consulting Comm mitten and An÷ ditans.....
6,500,00
Net Profit E 1895,
Balance of this Account
ceived with thankfulness. What we racom thirty-nine conferences. mended, however, was that a 'Sanitary Ex- gin ear should be obtained from Home who SAT the Nagasaki pres of the 2nd in-lection of duty and lokin on Foreign Opiam, atant-Probably one of the most wonderful we received on the 16th January a telegraru would be under the firect orders of the engine perfomances on record has just been from the Tsung-li Yamen, stating that the Municipal Board of Health, and who would completed at the Takashima Colliery, where provincial. Lekin offices would cease to be solely responsible to the Board for the one of the ventilating engines was stopped colles daty and lekin on foreign opium Un To Working account, 1:66
on the 24th inst., (Shogwatan, old style) the 31st Jancary, and that the whole execution of Bir Ohadwick's programmo in for repairs. This engine, when it was stopp business would devolve on the Foreign its entirety. The special allusion in the ed, had been running for two yeare, four Customs on the 1st of February that, as it Minuts we have quoted appears to in months, and twenty days, without a single would be impossible to send Customs By
officors in time to the six stations moment's stoppago, and at a speed varying near Hongkong and Macao, the officers ply that the Surveyor General (who is from 60 to 15 revolutions per minute, ain charge of the said Customs and also, Chairman of the Sanitary Board, what cording to the quantity of fire damp zinatatious would for the time being Collect ever he may be of the Municipal Board of 10 the mine! As a sample of what can duty and lokio aesording to the new store Under Dood of out-
be done with excellent material, good work-of Taels 110 per hundred cattins, and the of Health) will have the control of all manship, and careful attendance, this par-Customs would carry out the amaltaneous formance deserves to be recorded. To en-
sanitation works which do not belong to
the drainage and sanitation of private torrements. This is a question which we think nearly affects the success of any work undertaker to improve the sanitation of the Colony. There can be no doubt bet that the Surveyor General has the interests of
rity ought always to be avoided above all things. If the Municipal Board of Health is to be the power in matters of sanitation, its auth rity should be made so clear that no clashing can be possible with any other De partment of Government.
ble our unprofessional readers to form collections from the 1st of April.
idea as to what work this engine his
come
Having received the above, we duly issue
people.
Mores,
Hongkong
Nr.
K2.81
5331CC1.20
$100,000.00
18,638 £3 5,637.96
and atidavits and to make other Provisions for the abolition of unnecessary oaths, Declared by the said Young Sui at No. 20 Qrear's Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, this Eleventh day of Februry, 1887.
Before mo
(sd.) 8. Barr, J.P
Interpreted to the said Young Sui in theif, for diplomatie ronsons, this appeared to action and no proceedings were taken to
Chinese language by Li Hong Mi,
Tore Lulerpreter
svom
THE SANITARY BOARD, The following minutes of the proceedings of the Sanitary Board it a meeting hold 1,000,000.00 in the Board Room on Saturday, the 29th January, aro published in Saturday's Gazette-
this auit his Administrator was right in interposing the ples. As Judge Story has forcibly expressed it in the case of Bill . Morrison, I Poters 301 (a leading case on the Statute of Limitations). It is a wine and beneficial law not designed merely to
THE TIME BARGAIN CASE AT
SHANGHAI, KORNGROH Present The Hon. the Surveyor-Gene- The following judgment was delivered ral (Chairman), the Acting Registrar in the suit brought by Messrs Mosaly and Guneral, the Oolonial Surgeon, Hon. A. P. McCulloch, of Hongkong, against Me MacEwen, Dr P. Manson, LL.D., Mr N. Ement, in the United States Consular J. Ede, Dr Ho Kải, Mr High McCallum | Court at Shanghai on the 8th instant.— (Sestotary). Absent Major T. C. Demp The petition in this cause alleges that ator.
on or about the 21st of March, 1883, the A presnmption of payment of a just nites of a tee The minutes of a meeting held on the plaintiffs through Mossieurs Chater and
debt from lapse of time, but to afford
22ad.
1887
wer-read and con- Vernon, of Victoria in the Colony of Hong. Becurity against stalo demands after the firmed
kong, Stock and Share brokers, contracted forgotten or be incapable of explanation by 1.—The Chairman called the attention of with the said Samuel Desly Robinson to the Board to section 8 of the new Public all to him for delivery on the 31st day of Lesson of the death, or removal of wit 2,564 Health Bill which provides for the appoint-July then next fifty shares in the Ton $4,015, 104.83ment of duly qualilled Sanitary Surveyors Sugar Relining Company Limited at or for
63,461,00
SAS,200.00
Bank Accounts, Gosmert Bonds,
Shanghai Banking, Corporation, Current Account Hongkong and Staub 1,924.35
Banking Corperation, Deposit Ammat
Longtong,
In Ranchuw.' is In Amoy, ! Ja Shanghai
Invested in Boada-
got through, in her long uninterrupted run, this joint proclamation for the information Is Yokohama it is enough to say that the piston has of Chinese and Foreiga merchants and travelled 50,000 miles, going backwards and forwards in the steam cylinder; they
periphery of the exhausting fan has travelled 1,100,000 miles; the quantity of sir that the machine has exhausted from the mine amounts to
at Poking. The appearance on crimson ́
In future, when you import foreign opium you will, if it passes the Foreign Customs, simultaneously pay duty and lekin to the amount of Feels 110 on every
with hundred catties, in accordance the new regulations, from the 1st of February. If it passes the native Custom-houses, you
290,000,00
... 821,500.00
89,000.00 20,000,00 507,261.25
: $1,000,00
Chinese Imperial – Govern-
ment Loan, 1881,-
28,594,29 Chinco Imperial Govern
ment Loan, 1504, 10. 185,000.00 Bharya in the China Fire
Ineer Co., Ld.,
10.00 Cash in hands of Gerni
859,56 Manger,
Balanse of Frenulum and Interest to
By Accounts Receivable, —
Bet December,...
By Steam Fire Engine, No. 2,--
Bala of thin
By Fleas Fire Engine, R. 2
Balance of this Account....
By lohana Storm Ya Engine,
By
the Colony at heart, and that he will pro- 81,432,000,000 subia fool, a quantity mote them with all the vigour of his cha more easily written than comprehended. meter. But the danger of disputed autho-Says the N-C D. News of the 8th in-will, in accordance with the old regulations. stant Yeaterday, the 15th day of the first continue for the time being to pay both mooninthe Chinese year, wasmarked by very duty and lokin, and the amount will be
total of Teals 110 per hundred catties. important functions in the Imperial Palace From the 1st of April, the simultaneous paper, yesterday, of our Chinese contempo collection will be carried out by the OB-By taries, the Bupa and Bhengne, most have to been a puzale to the majority of Europaana
You must make payment at once; let who anw them; but the Better informed thero not be the least delay, doubt or inde- were thereby reminded of the fact that the cision. Such as disobey will be punished.
A Special Proclauration. day was the one chosen as auspicious for the
January 31st, 1867. formal assumption of some of the affairs of his vast empire which were hitherto in the hands of the Empress Mother by the youth- ful Emperor Kwang Hei. A was shown
Means Hatoyama and Denison, the com- missioners appointed by the Japanese Go- vernment to enquire into the circumstances attending the notorious Chinese rict of the 15th of August last, expected to complete their investigation by ahont Saturday, the 12th instant.--Nagasaki Express.
The N-0, D. News is informed that the annual inspection of the Shanghai Volun- teers is fired for the 2nd April. Major Charter of the Northamptonshire Regiment who is to make the inspection, is expected to arrive there shortly, from Bungkong, as well as two drill instructcra, one for the in fantry and the other for the artillery, to assist in working up the efficiency of the
Tocal force.
THE United Status correspondent of the N. Q. D. News, writing from San Francison on the 11th January, says
ád
ADA
Translated by
(Sd) ALEX. HO
by the letter of our Feking correspondent THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COM-
published in our usus of the 12th ulto..
His Majesty on the 21st December last
PANY, LIMITED
The following in the report of the China
went throngs the preliminary caramentes Fire Insurance Company, Limited, for
REPORT.
Balance of this
Hankow FIM Engine
Balaton of this Account...
Ningpo Fare Enging
Balance of this Accormt...
By Amoy Fire Engine
Balance of this Accurat,'.
By Best Fire Engine
Balance of this Ament,
Wonsive Locorst, 1886 To Premium Acani **Balance of this Acovat, To Interest Account,— Babanco of this Acce
To Trousfer Focs Ácount
Pees collected during the year, To Exchange Account-
Balance of this keccant,..
Botarles of Assistants Balaries of Burvey la Honglerng and Shwinghal,;. Rest of Offices, Solicitors Retaining For Statemery, Printing, Ad
Wages of
in the long series of Imperial rites which presentation to the Shareholders at the By Charged Account attend the taking ever of the coins of Gov- Eighteenth Ordinary Meeting, to be bold ecument; unnely, the worshiping at the at the Company Offices, at three o'clock Altar of Heaven, the consultations of the p.m. on Tuesday, the 2nd February registera at the Tai ho-ties and the fasting 1897 in the Pales of Fasting, and the Peking Gazette which we pablish today announces that His Majesty would perform the Spring Sacrifices. Although the east majority of the Chinese hero, as is usual upon mucho casions, appeared tɔ know vozy little about tho important functions in progress at the Capital of the mete, there was a ceremony in the City Temple-which represents the Imperial Palace, the Chebxien, the Tao- midarine doing reverence to
The Directora have the pleasure to pre- sent the usual Statement of the Company's Accounts made up to the 31st December last.
1885.
The Balance at Credit of Working Ascount, as per last Report, erak Deduct Dividend of
$3.00 par Shard
2828,811.67
$8,000,00
800,00
4,077.35
By Re-Taurizio Account —
Fact for le Insursos during the year, By Ascent Lo888s--,
By Fire define,
Pail for Losses &
Pur one-balt Share of Brigade expenses
at Hongkong, and the Branchos, Thr Shanghai and Yorohema,
By Composed on Account
For
ka
Pria collected
+ Une Brandbos,
By Balance Laufer za bort,
E&O.E.
$1,048,220.00
true stato of transaction may bave bcon
Kesses
The judgment of the Court is that the
His Honour intimated that he would be
for the expervision of all constructional the price or sum of $6,400; and that on or complaint be dismissed with costs werke recoinmended by the Board moro about the 23rd day of April, 1883, the especially in connection with the drainage plaintiffs, through the said Messieurs Cher willing to assist Mr. Wainewright in overz and sanitation of private tenements, and iter and Vernon, contracted with the said way, if his clients wished to appeal to the view of the very large amount of such work Robinson to sell to him for delivery on the US Mintaler sa to the Consular regula in prospect mored that a lather be written 21st day of August then next a further tion affecting the Statute of Limitations, to the Government recommending the early one hundred shares in the said Company angsgement of a daly qualified Sanitary at or for the price or sum of $10,100. Surveyor from England. The motion was When the 31st of July came, Rubinson did carried nemine contradicente.
not comply with his contrast for the fifty
Corea. (Shanghai Courter Correspmilesh)
Sooul, January 21st, 1887. Russia and China have negotiated a treaty
3.The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter shares Thereupon plaintifa wrote to him, houses, and Markets Bill as amended by as shown by latter of date August 11th, the Sub-Committee to whom it was re- 1889, offering to take over the 150 shorse in which each country guarantees not to ferred, was considered and adopted by the (although the due date of the lot of one appropriate any Corean territory, but it ro- Board, Resolved, That the Bill⠀⠀ na hundred had not matured) and claimed the mains to be soon how long it will suit the amended be transmitted under a covering sum of $3,050, alleging that sua to be the purpose of either country to report the total to the Government for its favourable and moves on the diet day of July, 1823. fase of the treaty estine, however, the
consideration.
Des de said shares 1st made, has 4.-A. Government order approving of Robinson's reply to said letter, dated Au- grester feeling of security song the the recommandation of the Board on the gust 20th, 1883. was introduced by plain- Coreaus than bas existed for s long tima.*
of the importation subject
of dead meat tiffs, together with a declaration of Veroco Mr Parker, the popular British Consul et 1,500.0053 Tend.
the broker and a declaration made by the | Chomulpo, (and of late Acting - Consul- VR General to this country,) left for Shanghai 5- roturn of the summonses applied plaintiffs, 2,200.00
No evidence was introduced by the de- yesterday in the Cockchafer, having been 2,000.00 the week ending the 22nd January,
100,00
for by the Inspectors of Nuisances du fondant who, for lack of tens of the recalled: His place has been filled by Mr
450.00 Was Inid on the table by the Secretary, estate to employ counsel, defended the one Thomas Watters, well known in China. Mr The return showed that 20 prosecutione had himself. He relied on three legal positions. Parker leaves many friends in Cores, and 80.00 been institutod, that in each case convice fat-That the contract was told under the the British Government have but few. Cón- 200.00 on had been obtained and that fires had | Staluth of Frauds 2nd-That under the sula Im this part of the world who sto so
hope unflinted to the amount of 201 Statuts of 8. und § Violonu, prohibiting highly thought of as he. It way interest.
0.—Resolved,—That the standing orders wagens by way of stock transactions, it was your readers to know that many of the 2200,104.55 drawn up for the use of the Board which it an illegal contract, and pisintiós should not Europeane in Secul are ming Corean an
is proposed to constitute under the now recover. 3rd. That the cisim was barred thracite coal, which can be procured very Health Ordinance, bandopted by the by the Statute of Limitations
cheaply and is said to be fully equal ta $224,001,44 Board
adopted by Hongbong being the place of contract the best Australian or Amerimo cont 15,761 7.-Os the mption of Mr Ede it was agreed that a map showing the drainage 504.00
ystem of the city, be placed in the Board 67683 Room,
The Board then adjourned till noon on $420,090.08:
Friday, the 11th February, 1887 FOR MOVE MJ. M. Paror, Chairman. **Read and confirmed, this 11th day of fance is oyazruled. February 1887.
$17,234.50
09, 4281
27,014,46
Ήταν MOUALLUM, Seorotary.
THE NEW OPIUM REGULATIONS VARAT SHANGHALANG
Exchang
Elonogena, February 14,
and performance thereof, this contrict un- There are large hele of this mineral in the der established rules of construction, is to province of Phycg Yang-do, and in thố be construed by the law there in force, near future it is probable that the Govern- Shares in joint stock companies do net hy mint will open these minas, which will no the law in force at Hungkong, a Bellis doubt prove a good source of revenue to Colony, some within the Statute of Frauds the country, Lient Foulke is going (Benjamin on Sales, Sec. 111.) This de- down by the digo. Nearly every one la sorry that he is leaving and hope he will As to the contract boing illegal under 8 and return. Admiral Sanfeld will probably 9 Victoria, it depends upon how far such | come to Japan coon, having been the king's transactions (Stock Exchange) are in the nsf guest for samne taree months. H Scott, ture of wagon, Was there anything in tole the Acting British Conant at Chemulpo, is transaction to show that it was not intended about to publish a valuable and exhaustive The N.-O. D. Nous publishes a couple of that the said shares should be bought and treatise on the Corean language. It fa letters which have passed between the sold, witana mera wager? The only evidenos pronounced a very excellent work and will Chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Com addused is that of the Broker and the bill a longful want. The Corean steamer merce and the British Conse! General on Plaintifs, and there is nothing to show that Teh Yueng, formerly Olori Mane, has -been 51.87 the subject of the sow Opium regulations, there was not to hox delivery of the shares 30 days out from Chemoulpo bound to Mr J. 6. Piurton, Chairman of the Cham- on the completion of Robinson's part of the Mokpha, and fears of her safety ata enter- rara ber, on the 1st instant, after drawing the contracé It was not o contrant for diffe 825,587.46 Consul'a attention to the regulations inc, and hence not embraced nudec, snid $420,000.es question, write as follows — Statute (Thackers. Herdy, 52 B. D. 685, Without stopping to comment upon the and ex parte Grant, 13 Ch. Dir, appear to 8th Feb, 1887, Hosting & Co different paragraphs in their order, there is bo leading English des on the construction
one No. 7 which in the opinion of the Com of this Statute.) The second defence in On London Genori XossYW We have examined the Backs and Tests of the mittoo of this Chamber asema to domaud also overled Compstor, avid certify that the shove Statenunte are in particular and immediate attention The But when we come to the plea of tha
therewith
following is the regulation in queation Statute of Limitations these prosente AL BATIS,
7-On all foreign opium which has difficulties The 85-d paragraph of our Mongkang, 9th Fedentary, 1887,
arrived or shall have arrived in Shanghai Regalations for Cumular Courts in China is bitterly opposed to its passage. The dement on behalf of the Emperor, who The Directors propose to deal with this
and raid Duty but not Lekin and heen is as follows Civil actions based on landed and stored in godown prior cendants of the men who believed ju the yesterday book his place on the throne, amount as follows $60,000 as a Final
the written promise contract or instrument On Paris-- right of overy frea American to larrup his and will it is believed in future as the Dividend of $3 per Share (making 89 for
lat February, 1887, owners will be permitted, maat te commisused within six years after ⠀ On demand,
Oradits, months sight, own nigger, and Irishmen who bellows they Bayol Sigustare to the dominants of the year); 257,079.33, us Bonus on con- The following is the fall text of the de- to pay at the Custom House the Treaty the cause of action cruce others within are as good as any one else, and better tou State himse! The Young Emperor was tributions of pramic by Shareholders, and claration read by Big Wilson at the Folie Lokin of Ek. The 80 per pont from the 1st two. What is this action based on Tele On New York have their faces 30% against the payment of is now in his sixteenth year, was the balaupo, $45,800.00, to Reserve Fond Court on Saturday on behalf of Yeung Sul Februace to the 31st July next and suck on the parol contract made by the Broke On demand, indemaitien to Olives and though, in sucson it will be reapilested by the two inpraasing this account to $612,000, which the contractor and owner of property who opium will thereupon hava, Duty prouf between plaintin's and Robinas, or on the Credits, 60 days sight, their heart of huntin all docent people Empreses who wore regents during the it is hoped will meet with the approval of is charged by Mr A. Shaitan Hooper, stamps affixed to it and will be entitled to letter of the plaintiff Mosely dated August On Bombay loatho this santiment, the people who minority of the Inet Emperor, Tang Chi, the Shareholdera.
Municipal Valder, with furnishing the be conveyed inland under Transit Certificate 11th, 1885, and that of Robinson dated Wire entertain it, both the one and the other, who died at the age of ninotes on January 1888-The result of this your's working Government with fase returns of rent desired. But if from the 1st February Aug 20th, 188/3 It appears to the On lemaud,
Calcutta Carry political weight. This high-minded 12th 1875 Elis name was originally Taas far, is satisfactory, and the Disasters T, Yang Sui of Victoria, in the Colony to the 31st July, next,opizm is removed Court unquestionably on the former. The On newspapers of this coast are justly Ladignans Tien, but according to unclent custom propose to First Dividend of $3.00 of Hongkong, Contractor, the above named from any godown without having paid allegations of the petition show this. It is with the thurshes for beghing Ocogross termed Kuch Had this was changed to his per Share out of the earnings
Dufondant, do solemnly sincerely and truly Treaty Lekin, or is found in circulation based on the amount clained of defendant On demais, to afford profection to Chisamen; sud in present title, sigaïlying 'Opatinustion ul Directors The Boo. Pyrio and W declare as follows i
without the Customs Duty-proud itatag sa dagegen, for Robinson's non-performangs On Shang asi On demand truth, when such are the exponents of Glory when he, an Intent of three years. H. F. Darby, Eng, retire from the Board have resided for upwards of thirty affixed, it will be subjected to Special Lakin of contracts of Sint Merya, 1988, and
30 days sight public opinion, it may be said of the was chosen to suoedd his cousin as ruler of by rotation, and offer themselves for re- years in Victoris aforesaid and bare during at the rate of Hb. The 300 per picul and April, 1883 and the letter of plaintifa z Chiasse. Que diable allaient-ils faire dans the destinies of the millions who mike up
that time been engaged in numeron large after the S1st July, any such opinut vill be, mimply a proposal to leave the matter open told Test, 100 Ane Mudikers-Mr J, Molville Mation having worka sad undertakings, the blent of which confiscate"".
And for Robinson to par up by instalment es / Bororoigna
22,021.01.
Tho prompt payment by the Olinse Go- | t'al, verament of the indemnity claimed by the the Emperor's tablet. The belle of the
* paid in 1880.... $50,000,00 Amorisaa mironarice for property destroy French churches and of St. Joseph of the
in the recent Chinese riots, gives us a Sacred Heart were also rung, and special Leases and Claime better opinion of the high principle fan of services, in which lunge cambers of Chinese under 1855 policies
paid in 1980 of the policy of the Trung-li Tasocal Con- | took part, wore held in honour of the oc- grosa has not yot passed the bill to in-casion. There was only a very meagre dist paid in 1836 3,880.43 $5,932.34 aprova
Return Preisia, &.; demaily the sufferers by the Wyoming play of bunting on board the Chinese mon- land it is quite on the cards that of war in the hachtain The Empress Mó. ragasatro,
Balate of Profit
8147,879.32 it will not pass at this asasion. This coustither has bittesto held the reins of govern-
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THE FALSE RETURNS OF
RENT CASE.
Bank Wire,
On domand
30 days' sight;
4 months sight, Grodita,
Documentary, 4 months' tigh 3/4
$31.50
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