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No. 8596-AUGUST' 5, 1890,1 A DOCKYARD policeman, namur Js Mabodoy, was drowned while bathing at

Kwtoon on Saturday morning.

The Hongkong Velantoers will have their fimt Crill with 'otchkiss quick-firing g10 on Friday next.

so long prisoner in the Paiho rivor, arrived in Hongkong today.

The heat in the man has been very great during the last few days, and in one caso, which we have just heard of, has led to

of the Glenorchy, now lying at nae of the wharves at Kowloon, died of auu-stroke

this aftern ott.

The branch of the Hongkong & Shanghai | Bank at Bangkok has remared to new pramzines. The Sien Gazelle says the now building is one of the finest in Bangkok and was very much aceded to meet the rapidly increasing business of the Bank. Yesterday being Bank Holiday, the enter prising m302 omnent of the 'Murinn" made very stipessful bid for the patronage of holiday-makers by getting the band of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders iu give ah afternoon and an ovening performance on board. There was quite a crowd of

Tun Johol Silver Mines, which are nader the superintendence of Mr. Church, at pra- sont in Japan, have boun transferred from amounts to turning over the concern to the Tastai Chiu, to Cong King Sing, which Kaiping Mining Company. The latter will which he advanced in connection with the Johol mineo. A late manager of the Chian Merchants' 8. N. Co., it is said, will take charge of the mine.

THE CHINA MAIL

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SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDIOTION. (Defors Mr A. G. Wie, Acting Puisne Judge) Tuesday, August 5.

water. One might rejoice at this it is cause the greatest man in China to bring Itis power to bost upon his Govere meuc la induce it to put forth its energisa in preventative measures, so that such calamities might be measurably prevented, and their evils greatly reduced.

This coon

visitar, the number apparently, exceeding shows no signs of abating as yot, but is still protecting the honour and ecessary for large tonnage than that now running on the sphere of prophecy. I don't think foancellat on of his lensu, the plaintiff agreed wrobably receive no sotīvius, han beg

Sous time ago, when it was anticipated Tun Spanish Consal may be interested in Cossut Allen, in his report on the trade of ing I promised in reply to an inquiry by a com- sports of the company, and I have now very that there would be riote at Wochang awing learning that an imitation Manila lottery in Fakhol for 1869, writes:The chief fact of shareltofler to give you at this moeling to the Vicory Chang Chih-tang having held at sams of the river ports. A ticket interest to be chronicled under this head is some information as to the immediate pro- ordered a fun bridges to be pulled down a purchased at Chinking from a native peat the prospect of regular steamor tha: they might not obstruct the passage office rende as follows: Wholo Ticket musication with Haiphong, and possible much pleasure in doing en. The business

vory satisfactorily.

LEUNU YON U. TOR NORTHIEN ABACHANOS

25 July. of boats with machinery, the Viceroy hastily $1,00 Tenth of do.. 0 10, The brawing iprusomont na the toug Kong line. of the corpany generally appears to be

for his gunboat, then at Shanghai and will be tasken Manila Lutter Lat and This athome began to take apo at the going on

This was a claim for $1.000 under i The two nights and days following my which came up with hina from Canton, to Winning Nos. will be pack as ondersed end of the year, the company of the wo last mes an interim dividend proceed at once to Wachang to overava the back of this tecket. Drawing 7th Mosgerice Finviales having sent a ploncer B4 per cent. has been declared for the the perpe. The trouble is now all over August. One thousand eight hond and steamer hither in Dosomber Abeidy past six months, and we hope during

leiters do not all belong to the same fouat pose; but it appears to be at preacht unde botter, although I would rather spenk Robinson, instrooted by Mr Wilkinson, It was uncertain whether the river would More Jobnern, Stokes and Blaster's beginning to fall. If it rose again the Tus British gunboat Firebrand, which was an the ganboat returned to Shanghai tho ninety. It is very badly printed and the has, 1 believe, been granted for the pur-current six months to do equally well or policy of insuranco for shop fixtures. Er loiter of the 22nd, was a period of anxiety.

other day-N-C Daily News.

of type. The information on the back of terminod which of two projects shall take with reserva un the last point. One or two appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Gedge (of continue to rian, though then apparently inflor at the break wonkh increase, and a The Office) was for the defendants.

Mr Robinson said the fixtures is few inches of rise would overflow the Es.- the ticket in a puzzle. It appears there effet one being the coming of a branch itamos conexening the oanings of the oom

in houses 72 and 7 lish settlement. Of this fear we word cre are 1,000 prizes, including premio do fuo of the Messageries Milities between pany will perhaps be intorosting.

Ho understood that the lung rolieved, unless indeed there were 2007,60, 1 of 8333,33, and 80 of 83 cents Haiphong and Hong Kong, touching at this gross earnings of this year are at the rate of

Mensageries Fluviales to run a line of u will observe that I axy at the rate of Bonbon Strand. each, while there are appstimatiors de port; and the other being that of the about $39,000 pene better than last year question were

emallor boats simply between Takkoi and about 335,000--while the expenses are at question would really be one of ownership, heavy rains and much water above to come of some $15,000 a year leas. and that the defenes would be that the down mp 414 presently. But we were now The Grand EUROF 816,66.N.-O. Daily News.

a very much fixtures did not belong to the plaintiff and threatened fr on the back. ruunur that Sir Cecil. Haiphong. The siloption of the former the rate Rerzamso to the aprions, consequences. The Fourth Oficer | repay E. E. Li Bung chang the Ta. 150,000 Smith will probably succeed Sir John Wal- plan, that of the Messagorios Maritimes, proved, stain of office am glad to consequently that his had no right to claim Canal (Wei riverl, west of the city, had

sham as Ambasador to Chine, the .-C. which now seems likely to take place, Daily News says:It is to b's hoped that would superseda ho sosur. In any case, eny that special losses made in con- for their less. The superior landlord of beden, or as some reported, had been cut the surmise is correct, for Sir Cecil Smith the prospect of regular communication with meelion with heavy s have not the promises sub-leased them to Sz Sun by order of the Viceroy to anve the city: has the happy knack of making himself Haiphong, from which, though only 150 bo set this year; they amounted Ting, who sub-let them to the plaintiff's and was pouring a volume of water on to At the end of two or began to faw in upon the settlement very popular with the Chiness, and yet has miles away, Pakbot has been practically last year to considerably over $2,000, firm, the Wao Li Chau, for a period of the plain to the south of us. auecanded in earcying legislation regulating cut off hitherto, is now fairly assured. while this yose, so far, they have amounted thirty months.

Those On the other band wo which sused the affairs of the firm to three fort higher than within. A CHEFSO Correspondent writes us that the their peonline gust me in the Straits which The establishment of a new line of steamers to about $346, and are due to damage done three months the manager of the Woo through one or two small openings / the The varioua openings should have been closed French mon-of war Villars and Chesscno previous Governor evor dared to attempt. between this port and Hong Kong will be by white aals and ther causes of a Li Chan cubezzled the sum of $10,000, in part, the water outside being in to were in port waiting the arrival of the From private sources we learn from home oked upon as a boou by residents of similar nature. Fronel Admiral. The Peiyang and Nangang; that Sir Ocnil's successful suppression of Pakhoi. The information giveta by Mrh se cease to earn any interest whatever, come to an abrupt termination.

int the okl arrangements have ceased, three months more, and at the end of that nat. Thore was nothing for it but to squadrong bad together loft Wei-ni-woi for the Chinese Societies in the Straite as Clement Allen in his report for the year The amount paid under that leading on plaintiff, who was lett the sole parner by the Chinese for the protection of the condition the average rate of about an inch an hour, targot and torpedo practice at Palienwan, given him inuenas pratige with the gov 1886 as to the class al steamers employed Juno es $14,368. Of coemost. Weet after this, paid the rent of the place for city, as well as the settlement, but were and wore to rendezvous at Cheloo on the ernment, and it is not therefore to be won in the Fakhai trade, tlwit differential 28th of the 5th moça (13th August) for the dored at that Sir Cecil is looked upon as a freights, &c., still in the main holds good, and the rest and taxes of the golowe fur period, by an agreement with lis lesz, watch the water gradually creeping up at saniversary of the Emperor's birthday very oigible incumbent of the rest of Min-and competition must be bailed with must half year have been reduced by one the loase was cancelled, on Viceroy LA will probably visit Port Arthur ister to Peking. Novor befcro did a Frijal satisfaction. There is surallabt that the half against which there will be leeaster that the rant was paid up to date. Before till it reached the level of the water ent ie September of October in order to inspect Garerune so gain the confidence of the Chi-amounts really paid by Chinese shippers age. The net gain for the next six months the plaintiff's firm entered the premises aido, which it did about mainight, at the bin and dook there.-N.-C. Da'y hese residents of a British Colony, that he are a very different matter from the rates to the Company is estimated at about there were certain fisters thors which they which time it consed to rise. Tu plans it was able to bring inte force drastic inen charged to the ordinary public. But the $8,000, so that should our business at bought from the previons tenant for $1030. has covered the Taku rond at the back of

on satisfactorily the re. There appeared to be no dispate on that

on the near plain are all melting away New.

eures against an evil that no Baropean bal fact of steamiers of the existing class Kowlom gy

As I anil before, I Mesens Herett and Co., agents for the before the resistleas tide. A for foreign previously been able to cope with, and yet professing to charge upwards of Santonealta for the half year will be batier paint, and a letter would be put in fronte ettlement. The Chinese mud houses was houses, the ground for which we figulit- retain the antidenes of the Chinese com for the 40 miles between Hong Kong and than the last. wunity to an extraordinary extent. Such Pukhoi corruberates the vinte tant there apask with all reserve because it is always defendant company, in which this A man is required as Feking, with will be should he profitable employmb for a much dungeraus in these matters to vesturs into practically admitted. At the time of the gently raised, aru surrounded, but will there is anything more i have to any, but with his immediate lessor Sz Sun Ting damp underwalls. The river is falling, able to combine the firmness

interests of the thie line.

I aball be glad to answer any questi ms if I that the Extures should remain in the and, we are sorry to say, without any con- premises and be sold to the incoming aiderable honeft to its channel by the As a matter of fact there was no increased carront and volisms of water, Dir Googmann-As this statement has tenant.

On the plain the country he represents, and at the same

been made in response to a request by me incoming tenant. Sz Sun Ting shortly so far us apposts. country to which he is accredited." time secure the esteem of the officials the

at 1st meeting I think it devolves upon afterwards cancelled his own lease with the level reached is about the same as is. or fraction of it It staining-nut heavily mo to thank Fan, Mr Chairman, for giving superior landlord and the shop passeà into 71-possibly au as those figures. The figures just shown the hands of the anporior landlord, Fan higher.

fixtures adhered to ome. Hewy thunder clouds are passing to us efford certainly cause for congratula Chang Yuk. Of course, according to the as I waito, with appearances of much to

thu not the teraney mistaken in anying that

Further earn ngs for last year only amounted toney and Rz Sua Ting's conaney expired clouds in the souda-restorm auriz to abimit $10,500, while these six months the fixtures went back to the muperior laud-evening, but no rain conie to us. We now of this year show, I think, about $12,000 lord, but it might be supposed that's com foal comparatively augure from any I think that result is to a great extent due pany like the Northern Assurance Co. would ries unless unusually hard and continued amount of water thas the daily shrinkagu to the energy of our Secretary. I owy say not take advantage of a purely technical rains up country should send down a geoter

Mr Gedge said he certainly intended to from outdow on the plain can provide for that from my business experies-for there point of that kind.

and this is not likely to occur. in scarcely anybody here with the exception

There have been many deaths from Mr Robinson said he regretted to hear of Mr Chater and the Secretary who has raise that defence. beau ver at the wharves offener and seen the work there than ryself and Iit. It placed the plaintiff between the drowning. Thousands are boreft of their It would be little all. Fram Tangchow, Panting Fu, there come same sad may say there have been great improve-devil and the deep soa. ments. So when this resolution was passul necessary to prove that according to and other at Inst mareting, about appointing, an In-Chin-se custom the fixtures belonguri tu talde of suffering and death. We hear of Awept away, and not a soul left to tell A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH CAUS-specting Committee, I felt rather sorry the plaintiff. He still hoped that the pointe village of B0 or more families being

thought it vas premature, and would not be raised, however, after Messrs totally ING THE DEATH OF A COOLIE.

that is the reason why I opposed it Bowett & Co.'s letter. If it was raised he the tale. Of the hours thrown down, pro- Alexander Leslie (23), private in the 1st at this meting. I think our Sceretary hoped his Lordship would make the perty destroyed, and lives last in and about Argyll and Sutherland Bighlanders, as was pat into his place rather at a diad morality of the preceding a subject of the city, it is impossible to speak even approximately at present. Probably no re- comment in giving judgment. brought before Mr Wodehouse in the cautage; you know he had rather a

Therefore I His Lordship said to was not there to liable statistics cha over be socured. the book-keeper at his ride. Police Court to-day, charged at

kingen of Inspector Swanston with thought we alcold have given him more deal with questions of morality.

Me Gedge said the insurance on tho fix- wilfully and waliously causing the death time to chew what he could do. There is a of Wong Cho, a parkas evolie.

Baring that it is b

to leave well alone, tores had already been paid by the core- THE WORLD'S SILK PRODUCTION We notice in the Bulletin des Roies et des I think it be adopted by this pany to another man. Dr Yar, of the Army Medical Staff, said an

might be I sincerely hope, whatever the Mr Robinson and in that date ho should coelie was brought to his residence, Bined

company.

murchante bas recently published the statis- Buildings, about 11.30 p.m. on the 31st ult. now formed Luspecting Cunnitteo may pra withdraw any charge of anything like sharp Soleries that the syndicate of Lynz Silk in by Sergt. Clark, wardmaster of the casualty pose, that no rash stops may be taken. I practice.

plaintiff gave er idence generally in ties relating to the production of Silk

France and in other countries during the Ward, Wellington Barracks. The coolie was thiols it would be a pity to interfere with a

years, it should the left complaining of severe pain in side and was in a state of collapas pets which now shows good results. I support of counsel's staternent,

I have heard that he left the premises 10 July last year, not year 1859. As in previous speak from oxperience. stue and Il recovered considerably on being given there was some word of this coropany being taking the fixtures with him, as he might be borne in mind that this return cannot

Sik prodeo in. The results of sone brandy. Witness got the man into a chair and ordered him to be taken to the Birou into the hands of some private Site, have done, but leaving them to be said to pomibly be a complete statement of the

but I trust the directors will never give the incoming temat, Alice Memorial Hospital, but by soma

harvests in the interior of China, Japan, absolutely calinated. At present they enn mistake he was taken back to the casually

Ludin, Persis, and the Caucasus cumot be

ward, where he remained till next morning,

produced in only be approximated, but if it were passi when the Police tops-hiar to the Civil

to get at exactly

unknaan regions for theag comparatively llospital.

interior, it would not consumption in

NOTWITHSTANDING the exceeding fine wen- ther which continues to prevail, aut the utmost exertions put forth by the local authoritiesst Nagasaki,thecholeraic sickness expectations considerably, as the culinary gradually spreading over the whole of the as the Goto islands. Bowever, as department was greatly exercised about, some canes having occurred as far

Way how to meet the demands made upon it at already mentioned, considering the ares over which it is spread, and the population, dincer time.

with many thousands of whom good whole. oe food is very scarce, if not altogether unknown, it cannot by any means be called A serious epidemic.-Rising Sun.

Megas. Klaer and Olman's Oirens will open to-morrow night at Bowrington. The zitone was about two months at Shanghai aod was very popular all the time. Shanghai contemporaries speak in

Our MB Stanley's book has appeared on the high Continent in no lose than eleven different Languages. The Gurman edition is prefaced in which Mr terms of the quality of the entertainment, by a letter to the publisher, i and we have no doubt it will be equally ap-Stanley tells him that he does not under- Stand word of Ge man, that he is very preciated in Hongkong. It is somati feigned, and that he is about to be married ID a certain beautiful lady who will, he since we had a circus in Hongkong and a good show at Bowrington is just what is hopes, bear him off to the happy regiona wanted in this dull season of the year. where married people are said to find peace. The letter, which was written before the Mesir Kjaer and Otmsu's programme, terms of the Anglo-German Trosty wore which includes a host of varieties, will be published, opucludes with the opinion that It would be best for England and Germany found in our advertising columns.

to remain together in Africa on terms of Curupetition.

for

FRENCH lawyers have a tendency to indulgo in flights of oratory that au Englishman The French are organising a system of car- would be inclined to term bombast. M.rier pigeons for the purpose of watching the le Batcher, the advocate of Pore Then, in the Britials couste; and, courding to the France

Afuitaire, the birds of the Hirondello de action against M. Bavier Chauffeur, on Her have already carrier commanications being reproached by the Counsel for the between Patmouth and the French const, defence for the hard things that he said But the chief scheme is to train the pigeona and French to ly belween Frenet: eroiners against the defendant, is said to have roporte on the British Channel and the At- time of war information -plied as follows: You reproach me with lactic, so that boing hard on your client; it is only what as to the movements of British shipping

may be despatched without necessity he deserves. The day on which we come the French vessel to leave her cruising to thrash out the case, it will be known or ground. The French newspaper approves what conditions Bavier Chauffeur obtained this patriotic werk, and makes suggestions for its effective accomplishment, with Ply- these mines. That day I will tear away mouth for a special point of observation. Ali velle, umask all the intrigues; and the belity that is being raised at Hongsy, with The adjourned annual and extraordinary its clocks facing four ways, which apparently metingo mpanies were held at Shanghai is intended to ring out the hour of the ex-on the 31st alte, under the presidency of traction of the first ton of cual, may ring Mr G. J. Morrison as regards the Shine the hour of unexpected claims. L'Inde and Mr Duncan Glass as regards the Men. At each of the annual meetings the pondence Tonkinosse, from which we trans-formal business was transsered without extraordi lain this extract, says that interesting revo-discussion; but at the Sheridan

the question of ilgamation with the Smuggler and Maudula Doiopanies. It

the aceting ultimately agreed to adjourn until 16th September for further infoctae tion to be obtained in the meantime; and at the Mendota extraordinary meeting it was also decided to adjourn till Sept. 17th.

dota.

of the Sheridan and Mondets

The following veress by Dr Marlin ap peared in the Japan Mail of the 15th

stant:-

THE CYCLE OF OHANGE. TO & MOUNTAIN STREAM.

CORRESPONDENCE.

call.

inch

you say about Mr Chadwick is truo, but Ition to the Company. I think I am not law of England when the plain's to the S. W. There were heavy thonder

OH THESE DRAIKS. To the Editor of the Carisa MAIL.'

Bengkong, 4th August. Sia,—I do not kaow if all the good do with he and Mr Coupor ers put into to some of the drains in the Peak Road, in order that they might realise what the suffer. Just above the public have yor Albany, between the sentry box and the fiest bond of the road, there is a drain stench that is enough to knock down regiment of soldiere. The great wonder that the residents of the houses in to me the vicinity are not all dos with typhoid fever. Yours,

(From an illegible inscription, supposed

be by a Buldhlet, deciphered by Dr Alartin of Peking.)

Little river ! Jittle river!

Why forsake your mountain home, Like an cow from a quiver

Flashing by in froth and foam Downward daabing, plunging, leaping,

Is it rest that you pursue? Is it in you take that, sleeping,

Oally seems to wait for you i

In that lake you may not terry--

Brief the pause lowes you there; Seon you'll leave with all you carry,

Rushing on your med career.

A larger lakelet next receives you ;

Longer respite it bestows;

Its scerning calm again decuives you-

Respite only, aut repose.

Will you seek it in the Ocean,

Mingling with ita Coundless bing! Speedily dismiss the notion,

That the sea hoa rest for yon, With its restless billows bleading,

Tempert-tossed and turned to rain, On some mountain top descending, You'll begin your course again. While the son continues burning, I like you, my raco must rou The wheel of olauge for ever turning-

Nowhere rest beneath the sun!

Xumoto, July 5th, 1990.

♫

PEAK ROAD.

a bad

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The

and

He said

They never wore

auch an idos any consideration. In suld, and were still in his possesnius, when quite sure if she directors, give their full fire uccurred in the praises for the 1st Mr Robinson admitted that according to support to the Secretory and allow him to May last in which they were destroyed. put his whole face to the wheel, this ev

the law of England there was no case, 80 the termination of the lease the fixture The meeting then terminated. pany will prosper.

would go to the landlord. It was not so in Chinese law, and the coarse adopted by this company was not one that ought tole taken by R respectable English company.

Bis Lordship said he had in doubt about the case. He could not see that the plaintif

tall, With regard to th Fad any claim at a

DARVEL BAY TRADING CO., LIMITED.

An extraordinary testing of the share holders of this company was beldi yesterday

lation are proruised and that M. Bibourd, bury meeting (hero was a long debate on it cannot be other of damage done. found that deceased's spleen was ruptured for the purposes of passing a resolution for defendant company be the aght it was only

ex-Resident, may have to pass a very bad quarter of an hour.

Tuz ball, machinery and cargo of the Yang- take were sold at auction by Mr. Hey. The cargo fatched T. 1,510 and the ship aud achinery B. 210. The purchasers" were Chinese,

Ir is reported that Dr. Allen has been ap "pointed Secretary to the U. S. at Paul, and conglorable superation

among the foreign residents as well as in native circles.-Chiness Times.

Tue Diredors of the Shanghai Cargo-Beat Co, havo declared mi int rim dividend of three per cent, (3%) on the capital of the Company for the half-year from lat Janosty to Buth June,

GREAT FLOOD AT TIENTSIN. (N.-C. Daily Neus eorriepotčent. )

Tientsin, 22nd July.

IN 1830.

the

to Buat a company, under the title of the out in Chan-hwx for the purpose of givingdier turned, and raised his hand as if to espany shuid bo liquanto the Beginning with the 16th, there has been production of 1889 caseklerably exceeds

The

Tac

Bhang

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miles from the recent channel of the river.the-way corner of the Far West,' writes ad item, to open them as son as the neat for Woodlin, L. Portnecker, S. O Michaelse, to nus ser mir questious before putting | turough in higher, and in only carefully and see whether it bears any

-N.-O. Daily Neos.

of the total destruction by lied at

Tuc Chince Times says:--Lettere just re-

De Atking, Superintendent of the eived from Wu-ting Fu report that a large Ciril Bospital, said the coolio was in a

be an ex-ggeration to say that the general. and to be double what the figures show is Silk production f the world would be portion of Shaatung in Boudad by the stata of 20llane shen adteilted there.

to be now. Besides, the Lyons syndicate Yellow River. At the time the letters left. There was a slight bruise in his left side, on the 16th inat., the branches had just where he complained of pain. Various accurred, and the waters were rising very remedies were tried but without avail and

has no immediata interest in securing definite inf_mation concerning these far-off districts. It is suficient fur commerical rapidly over the country. It is therefore death occurred at 2.20 p.m. ou the same day. At the post mortera examination it was too early for any details as to the extent of the calamity, or the amounte

than suurmous, and

the winding up of the company Mr fair to say that if the plaintiff left his fix purpuses to obtain the returns of the En the there are reasons for fear that the mischief in three places.

Lai Fuk, a punkal coolie in the Military Fabrmana presided, and there were also taros in the proui-es he was certainly topere harvests, and those distric's of the Call mussonfacturers. Subject to the COR- in worse than in any former year.

Hospita, said that about 10 p.m. on the present:Messis R. C. Wilcox (director), place for his lacier. Judgment 102 the Far East which supply European and Ameri breach on the wall

iderations, the syndicate estimates the gener

11.700,000 al prudneti banks are affected, the

pf Silk in 1880 at kite. For the prasious four years the figures being at a plece not specified in Chi-tung ist bol, he was sitting in the verandal. E. Bowles (iepresenting Mesas Wotton defendants, with cosis.

H. Hoormann, F. A. ecuaty, that on the north at a place called ranking Queen's Road, pulling the & Deacon, solicitors to the company,) 4.

wars as follons: 1888, 11,548,000 kilos; Kuo-chsia-sian in Chi-he county. At L-pankah for the patients. Wong Cho was Foche, G. Wieler, Ho Fuk, Leong Cheung

F. Rape Mun, on the verandal near him, accep

kilos. the lying

1887, 11,888,000

1880, 1,554,000 chin the river is very threatening, the A suldier came along, and after telling Beckelmann, tud Klingeman (Secretary.) The Chairman said that at the meetings

Blog; and 188, 0.002.00 kilos. The avor- water being higher than the city wall, Wong Cho several times to gut up, garu

Wong Che had on 7th sad 21st June it was decided him a kick on the side. though fortunately the bank has wust so far en

The floud year of 71 has in a measure age of the four years, 1885 to 1888, beirg. Mr. Innocent, jun., who wa jumped up and cried out with pain, and the by am jority of the shareholders that the but since

bren repeating itself the present month. 10,718,00 kilos, it will be auen that the SARDINE SYNDICATE-A schowe is on foot giren way. Union Sardinière, to acquire and work 103 sesistance to those in distress from last strike him, but some other soldiers came out this time doubts had

notwithstanding the deficiency in the This morning is notwith as well a year's inundations,

simply pourad Witness could unt reenguise the proceedings necessary for winding up time it

the er moro of the sardine-curing establish.

the soldier, as keyst

company had to be commenced over sloudy and misty though with a lighter aky, on harvests, owing to the improvement meats which exist on the coasts of France, agent of the native societies of Tienicils, and dragged him away. The verandah uns ralidity of the restalion, mnd therefore more or less of rats daily, part of the this average. This reqult has been obtained Spain, and Portugal. Agreements for the land to fly to escape from being hemmed in quite dark.

The came was remanded the 6th insti again. He thought that the General which we hope may eventually dear up. in the Lavant district, notably Syria, and purcliate of a large number of factories When we consider that this in eliganes

Managers siuld have the right to call an About a week previous to this downfall we especially to the larger Asiatic arrivals.

but according to

tend a very howy rain storm, which saturat. Our readera will be interested in the follow inve been made o behalf of the promoters dates from a time previous to the ex- there

cxtraordinmy meeting of the Union Sardinière, und the fultoxing coptionally heasy mine we have had,

AND GODOWN CO. LIMITED.

Association they had only the power to its fores in lifting up the ponds about the silk production in China and Japan daring group of natacs is given by the purchasing a student ground for fear that devastation HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WAARF 3 sub-section of the Articles of ed the granul so that this last rain sprating Gigures, which relate specialy to the

1885. LE94. no doubt that similar floods to

An extraordinay general meeting of convene an extraordinary meeting on a re- plain, and pouring all surplus into the river. the lato five years :—

three ne mince Both these rain storms appear to have been

Kil Kil, agents as the English expitaliste concerned of a very terrible character has taken place. in the air Mesars W. and J. Fraser, The

shareholders of this Dotpay was held in quisition in writing by A

members holding in the aggregate not less very extensive, and it was not long till the and al

2011/00 1,367,600 2,435,003 7,555,000 2,914,000. FO water from the mountain has its outlet Cantom. 16,000 3,537,000 1,311,000 7.5,0.0 1,420,000 the English and Bcottish Mercantila those which we have experienced during Association, Limited; the Purjon Pabang the past week are being repeated on Gld Cotupany, Limited; and the Pahang sele of even greater magnituds in Shan the Chamber of Curterer Room, City than one fith of the charce Such a

general

Finanagers, signed by through the Piho was upon us is falla 1,512,000 1,170,000 8,917,060 2.111,000 4,190,095 this wait be the experience v News has becu received from Tientsin at Semilang Company, Limited. Horts. The saddest, thought of all in that Hall, today. Hop.. J. J. Kiswick pro-quisitiva byl in the nginting been sent to the outlying country which of every year l'aper

aalit the greenment abandon the fetal sined, and there were also present: Hou. the ufige of the

Mamma, said Mins Gilton, T have the course of the Yellow River at is

general mangers had coracquent Feuch bud is flooded, and some of the of building dykes and penning the polior month has shifted, and that junks which

this meeting. He would be raidimus thereon bare to reach their houseoticed a peculiar ring in Herbert's voito ly conven.d

one or two font of water.

Low when he npcake to me. Indeed! Observe were sent with materials for mending em-

the resolution.

English band is bankments are now high and dry, two Tuz normal quiet of our life in this ent-f people by hundreds of thousand C. F. Chater, Messia W. H. Forbes, E. Line shareholders holding 1,568 shares, force, and the river road rapidly

Szechuan correspondent of the N-. Daily them atar. Even haniza constructed of D. R. Sasavou, F. Dadwal (Directers), D.

Mr Hin Fk expressed surprise that the low places has the water coms over the edge

Washington Post.. 子 in og or Ne 108, just now a little disturbed by the the now cement to be manufactured in McCulloch, H. Wicking, U. S. Taylor, Tang-sn in the future would be inefficient. nows from Laipoling, a place some 520 l

abould appoint themselves liquidators, up in the street gutters and Roza, and E. Osborne, Senretary,

The Chairmen in a letter to bist on 5th two places reached the Victoria Road. still further west. It appears that the Nothing short of cast iron banks can be J. Gousmann, T. I. toss, J. F. G. dag neral man gers, after what had passed, of the coping stones. It has however caue resemblance to an engagement ring. ** Mau iz from the surrounding hill couu- expected to answer such a purpose."

The Secretary basing read the notice July bad said he was perfectly willing to Without any absoluto water mark from leave the matter in the hilt of the which to compare, I judge from certain

points of observation that the river is eight On Loudon of the National liner Egypt, which was bogan ravaging the villages and isolated

The Chairman said-Gentlemen, I shall meeting.

The Chairman replied that Mr Hla Fuk or tan inces higher than in 1871. As the eye-witness ( missionary) appears in the bringing quantity of cargo for China. I places, owing to a starcity of food in their following extract from the latter of an calling the weuting, The Frupt was a four-masted iron screw

The local authorities at incze Times in reference to the recent fire now read the resolution which you are sterior, of 3,959 tons not register, built in Luipoting were unable to cope with the at Kirin: At Kirie wo had some dificul saked to court to-day- Resolved had the sere right as any other alareholder water is now falling a little, the appare 1871, and was owned by the National Difficulties of the situation and are in a Steamship Company,

state of siege, while the roads to moze disies in gotting au in, as the innkeepers that Ms. S. Taylor and Mr H. Wick to vale against the appointment of blessis to be nu occasion to fear any serious damage are afraid to put up foreignars; onu leading ing, elected by Shareholders, and the Brockom na and Fahrmazu, Ia the to the Settlement, other than that done to A short digianen shave the sotilement, tant points are in the hands of the aboriofficial and the literati are hostile we drove Hon. D. F. Canter and bir L Foes requisition sent in they were asked to act some of the poorer houses on the French

in and scoured a room the innkeeper mads Becker, elected by the Directors, he and as liquidators. The nujority of the share side occupied by Ohinese.

Courtittee to in- holders approved of the appointment, Wa (Shanghai Merowy) are informed upon giues. Some ihres hunded soldiers from

Mir B Fuk said he was not aware that adjoining and forcing a portion of the excellent authority that a syndicate of the provincial capital have passed through great apologies; afterwards, I heard that he bereby are appointed a

again broken over, and is now pouring a Geotiasatal financiers have tendered to Suifa en route to the seat-of-war, and as had been soulded by a yamen rumor for reatigate, exatuine and report anyther & beun asked to nat, otherwise bank that gave way in 1871, the rivet has

On a show of bonds being asked for, one he should not have raised the point. the Chinese Government a loan of Tis. many fuers are to come up from Yunnan. Keeping us. We went to the streets and had working of the business of this Company."

a nice time with quiet sales; and generally

The Chairman remarked that the gene-considerable quantity of water out on the 20,000,0.0 for a long term, estimated at The officials are sury strict in regard to

ral manager had a great deal of trouble plain. This occurred on the afternoon of the from Afteen to twenty years, at a low rate tlacso Msu-ix district and have pro- we found a-good feeling prorailing toward shareholder held up his head for the reBO-

On the second morning wo again had lution and two against it.

The Chairman Gentlemen, it appears to with the liquidation and they got no rema. 14th, and might asily have been prevented. of intarest, with the condition of supplying hibited foreigners frem eutering thers, as

short good sales: at noon, firs occurred and drove

neration for it. It saved the shareholder It was at Grass ramail, the weak spot was railroad material, and also will the laps far as they can do so.

In reply to fuc Bo nareus, soda macidmised road as out of our inn, which was burnt quickly me that this resolution it lout,

Mr McCulloch-Should not the resclu-over a thousand dollare.

Dans by of having a hand in the construction of the

Mr Ho Fok, the Chair distance inland formed a gund & bags of

Sitself After we left. We got off all safely and made

Therty aeations

if the break railways about to be built.

bare Ray W. Muirhead writes to the 3-0. for an inu 20 li distant. At

helpers wish- There was no seccader,

for not Against

Llis calls not paying proceded The Chairman-It has been proposed asid that one shareholder who was operation that the oval od tap! been stopped in a short time by prompt

efficient action. wat

It

Nying INTELLIOENUS was received at Shanghai Daily Nece that he has received a commu- seemed like a furnace, and at but Kirin tion have boot proposed and secunded?

The pending. sale of the company's ship and from Cheloo on the is ins that the Fugepication from Tientsin dated 24th July. It ad to know if it was anything like Sodom.

We returaud next day and asked to do is to confirm it.

Mr MeCalluch-It requires to seconding wil: becomes total wreck. She is so fell is thers stated that the Yellow River has It burat a patch of houses, about a mile by and secunded before. What you are now bad now paid, and that another case was

place when the arrangements for car sight to see the Taetai, his retinue about rying on thele timber business had ceased.bies, sitting his hores in water about a of water, that is is impresibla to get hor broken its benke, and both worth and south half a mile.

The

rieving cffer made for the ship w.an vi font deep on the shove mentioned road afloat.

and even if so were feated it is of it the country is faded very badly. O fand the telegraph Lngineer, the only

The Chairma- don't think

and-the water is still thought at the damage she line sustained the north the Isaak broke ut a place called European there besides myself, completely

Mr Wicking-Mr Chairman, I did not csedingly good one, and they would have shortly after the branch wie inde, ri

Itica sight to see the p de beyond repair. The Fryer's cargo con Kuo-kia chaug, and the auth sous-burnt out The Governor-General's palace

had not accepted it.

Tuning. slated pricipally of sugar and pince goods where in Chi-ho-halen. These foods hares was also barnt. Some of the sights were

The following

That the Cosa surrounding, a

and It is aid that during the in favour of the inquiry, but I did not antil the sutum Nothing on be before the fire.

hours or ondermal ing them, quable their ho

do 4 done there ar prosent. The funds at Tien last five years, two thousand heads have vote because I did not think it was posed by the Chairman tair are described a very serious. On the been shopped off in Kuin. Though the necessary

agarust the resolution on this Provisions of the Company's Ordinances to *broken out on board ibe Turkish man of War Many of the suburbs are flooded. There remedy until the Gospel regenerates the equation eptol in fatuur af is at last. 1865 to 1886, and that Beadurisk al zanter up a litle more sud on their low embank. At the beginning of the fire, meves peeting. It appicurs to me that Jubre his Alfred Busing Brockelmann and Eriamente. The antire plain to the soathirard Estongrou, in Yukelistab barbour, is con is great dietves and alarm among the aa Leart Adited by our exchanges to hand-by last Lives Some eightuen abeds have bu heads were lopped off from meu stealing from became mistinderlanding, and if the Richard Fuhrmann be apppointed Liquide as far anthocys on see is foxided, and The believe there will be a mateity in its each of them solely to exercise all the means winter safaring again as in '74% AV4 hear of breaks and fudug in ail directions Monday, 21st, there had erected on the city wall, and are full to houses before they were ignitud; it had not solution is put to the meeting again, I tora of the aid Company, with liberty for pparently the water is still rising.

posure of the joint Liquidatom.” "Intone" a to referred to above sřemi í and two deaths, and overflowing with refugees. In every direo-much effect the stealing was awful.

F. Rapp secunded, had the real and there is little doubt but that makkude careful analysis was to be made the follow- tion nothing can be even but a waste of fear of foreigners fans spreially, fur is The resolution was put to the meating

waters. The writer asks permission t

The Chairman latinasted sha ing day, to determine whether the ziekens

real Asiatin.cholers, or not, the abs carry refief in the eighbourhood; to“ traveller "Fus: 88votal timta 1kon obat aguio, with the Telt that there were four tin was entried by-35 rutes to point, and be in need of assistance or sturyr |

The fluting straw byspeaks doud the dead were buried in the open ses, given consent, and are furwarding all their current in North-eastern Manchuria, su

wen miles from land, Negaibi xpress, funds for the purpose,

INFORMATION has been received at Shangbai on her raraga from New York to England, try have assembled at the city named and

own villages.

LOJE

now?

man

wight

Exchange.

HONGKONG, Angust 5.

Back, Wire,

On demand. 30 days' sight,

4 months sighs, Ondits,

On Paris

Do umentary;

On demand,.. Credits, 4 months' sight, On Berlin

On demand, On New York-

406

3.66

On demand,... Credits, 60 days sight, On Bomba Wire, On demand, On Calcutta

Wire, On demand,

229

On Shanghai

Dan kak, 15

3 day ught privati paper 3

820.780, tel

to

Suvereigns (Bank's buying rate) 85.40 sig

Temperature.

>the scene of the wreck of the Puuteikiama that relief measures must bu Tus-beads of robbers, wto-had-bean-bebended la volo at all it would certainly have beer company if they regulation; was then phr people standing creeping Pay Taken as Mazers Balconer á Co.'s Firminn

The placɔ where she went ashore is nearged the whole aspect vfthings, and it Outside the city, we noticed severn! ; vote one way or the other, but had I given been acting agst the interests of the the prúapest of tattohing the wa

couple of year agent to

ponded

to:

Water

TEX ret, oligiglernia #ickness having 22nd the backs of the Grand Canal broke, law is stero, there revisa to be no other do I think the gentlemen pany de wound up paltarily under the thing for all protection savs pile

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Russian,

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votes in favour and two against it,

Mr

The realition was the declared sirried. I story meeting wuld be held in a fartuigli, The Chairin Gentlemen, at fast meat. and this messing thou termiusted,

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