No. 8619.-Augost $0, 1890.1
population
A SUGOISTION has been made that A'ne | The PorʊLATION OF FRANOZ.-Pursuing his and Lorraine bo converted into a neutral researches into the state of thin
in France, M.
at the last meeting Lagneau, stato, under a uhonzultam u8 Governor, in order that a complete chain of neutial of the Académie des Rolences, stated that
of merringos is decreasing, Staten be formed from Italy to the North the number of Ses, and ales to remove one great cause of that the proportion now is not more than neven in the 1,000, while the average age of Militarism in Germany and France.
thom marrying is thirty for men and twen-
purposer.
THE CHINA MAIL.
That the Sunday Labour question is again debted to Mr Warren for the abovo ex- coming to the front, and the concession pression of opinion, and for the very com- ploto detail plons of the Company's mines, is only a matter of time That the Sunday rest is certain to form one which are on the table and which will no
of the demands to AD
Le made by those who doubt be examined by you with much in need it whenever they find themselves interest. We are now awaiting further
what to
in required a strong enough position to advance the particulars as That there are several things which can at the mine, and on receipt of the inforipa with justice be asked for by the scafar tion steps will to immediately taken to ing cr
community, and, as here they are send whatever may be needed, and in all under a
a wise and fur parate leader, thero probability our local Dock Company will be is every reason to beliers that any realable in the short spaen of a a month to supply nts. The telegram received on the grievance that is satisfactorily established our wants. will be met and remodied by shipowners 20th 100t all over the west level w
instant to
to the effect that rock had in their can intercale, That one of these is the establishment of dered
toen met
outsi
three watches in sex-going steamers for ablatisfactory indication that favour-
the watch-and-watch system has done their until the character of the I
a
Mr D. Gillies proposed the re-election of the Hon. C. P. Chater as a director.
Mr R. K. Leigh arconded, and the motion was carried unanimously.
Mr Woodin proposed the re-election of Mr W. B. Ray as a director.
Mr W. Judd seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
On the motion of the Chairman, second- edhe Mr D. Gillies, Messrs A. W. Mait- laud and F. Henderson were re-elasted audlin.
"This concluded the meeting,
CORRESPONDENCE.
NIGHT SOIL GARDENING AT BRI-
TISH KOWLOON...
Hughes and J. F. O, da Roza retire by,rceived here from Washington state thay rotation, but aro eligible for re-election. the price at which the America Treasur
Audit.The accounts have been audited bought allver on Wednesday was betwee,, by Moware J. H, Cox and H. T. S. Green.
and, excluding the charge
k,
D. MCCULLOCu, Chairman, Hongkong, 27th August, 189`,
Balance Buret, 80ru Jusk, 1608. ABLETS.
Hotel property on marine lot No. A and of
the remaining portion of marine lot No. 3 as por last report................. $303,000.00 Parallure account, as per iunt nye
Port...
Few written of prost and loss,
"nt per Inst repoŤ
Bluce added
$41,183.10
1,763.10
340.000.00
*
$859.43
Les prozecin of a portion
of the lift imported by Mica Danby & Leigh 100.00
"
130.12
Remaining portion of murine tot
No. 7, es per last report.......5911,103,07 Bineo added............ 1AF722
Ceth...............
and this view was cume upon, and the oficere te well as the more fortunate in confirmed by the manager in a letter re-
ceived yesterday.
With regard
to machin
To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL ery your Directors ree no reason to alter devision to delay tho, pur-
Kowloon, Aug. 30. chane of
Sra,It seems to me to be a long way to be treated is known. I may round to go to the Sanity Board for the ore to however, that much information as different processes adopted and kind of abatement of night gardening nais
now in use, has been obtained one. machinery
addition to which by corrapondence, in
Why did not Mr Skertonly put the him to examine Police at Yumaatee and let the latter take
ent a Bummons against the offtudor, and stock of wines and provisions CORD-
I am told by experienced men that more than anything else to damage dia cipline and render men discontented. That toon cannot stand it in this climate, and in the words of an old Salt, 'It maken old mets of us before we are sonng Dhee
the
in the ports of Burma than we do at Amthe has increased from nineteen to That the junior etficers of the Merchantile presence in England of Mr J. Orange/Malter in the hands of the Inspector, of
Share account, ne per lant report.......
eurity acquist, Hongkong and
Shanghai Banki, as per lant - par............................ $44,500,00 Einer disposed of, 24 debentures
nt $600 özel s... 12,000,00
Brodrý debtor.
A TRIAL has been made at Civita Vecchlag-five for women, People residing in of a nautical bull invented by an Italian tuas marry Inter than those in the country, neral officer. It is seven feet in diameter while out of 1,000 men over twenty there and holds four persone. When it is stored are only 570 married in Paris and 609 for it sinks and is stoerod and propelled under the whole of France. Birtles also continua wator, by a rudder and screw. It has win-to decrease, there being last year only one dows and gropplore, and may be useful in to every forty-two inhabitants, while in the Baking up objects and also for destructive largo ewus the births are proportionately fewer than in the country; out of 100 mar- ried womum belwoon
fifteen and ages of ually only nineteen It is said that the Admiralty authorities forty-five there are suuually propose to take away Zanzibar from the birthe, while the umbes of illegitimate incora. Indian naval command, and appoint a com- children born, which is as much as 28 por alea modore to look after British interests in cent of the whole in the large cities, is East African walers,
this is so,
the decreasing. M. Legnenu altributes this If Indian squadron will, for the future, bo roluutary limitation of offering to the
makoan plo
provision confined to Inding waters, and we may ex-desire of the parents tu poet to see men-of-war much more frequent for the children abich they do have. With to mortality, the average number
trented as was availed of to request presat.--Rangowa Go:
tweaty-two por 1,000 within the last few
Among young
children ruere exphere, and are how The nowe of the murder of Bir Barra by years, the mortality
try of treating tiu are. A knowledge of thoir strength. nearly 17 per cent. The wars of the disproved Achinese at Edi Ias been
hia being by the 14th instant. last thirty or forty years have also had a That serfaring men are, like children,y into the matter f Corneali, also in Syd-en been obtained, as witness the prompt-cres cat, art appearame in Deli
easily led, and, like mules, hard to drive. ney, and his valuable and full report is in thees with which a Police Magistrato punish Fraga relantium, en account Half a dozen Achiuso did alterapt his life great effect upon the mortality. 95,615 men by firing at him when he won at dinner, having perished in the Urimon, while the That the cavalier manser in which the Ad possession of the Company. In the report the Chinese Gardener at Dougins Castle, New favitura. for aer wing, a
mically have treated the shareholders of issued to shareholders under, date 7th Nov.ukful, the other day.
had but the bullets all missed. The would-bo War with Germany and the Communist
pros
I rather expect that a Miniber of the Assassins Ded and went to Edi, where they insurrection entailed a loss of nearly
dock has been finished, ought to farm boasted of having taken Mr Barre's life.400,000, while cholera, yellow fever, typhus,
the
of strong representation at subject On their light Me B, & of three times at and consumption have killed off no tuany
Home, and be thereghly ventilated in them, killing one and wounding two more. thounds in the colonial stations. The
The Doura little more excess of birtha over deaths -Straits Times,
1,000 That the Lords of the Admiralty were than one in 1,000 as against 137
kernly alive to the subject, and full of 10 per 1,000 in Germany,
rute of
And now they have secured a safe place they are perfectly satisfied to have done so at other people's expense.
Jy
Gazelle.
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A NOVEL application of the idea of execu- tion by electricity has been patented by a
In Eugo in Rnesia. This slow
12-9 per increase increase ontiuba
ས
Paraian. It is designed to put a sprey into that of the other great
eravling, or dying creatures.
A trap, in
in the course of half a
vantageous position, and M. Lagneau in
Servicu havo been for yeakening to the various methods in vogue in that comediale rodress would or should- Liances attaching to gud half year, 1896...
the
He went thorungh»
010
end to animals, and il manner of noxius | cartery, place France in a very disad- the form of a cax,,ing the positive and tends to indicate at the next meeting what That promises mado by officials should be/ Blando Mabuk valley base now been traci 3 Eset on to the Robinson Road.
is made of atcel wires.
arranged in pairs, forming negative conductora. The victim, in seek ing the bait in the trap, comes into contact with the wires; the circuit is closed, and instantaneous death follows. What we want next is a trap to satch mosquitoes.
Ir in rumoured that Government has under consideration a proposal to raise the salaries
he considers may be done to accelerate the progress.
'FRAGRANT WATERS' MURMUR That cool breezes and bathing parties are
taking us well through the summer.
hold as inviolable na those given by private individuals, That the Minotour is to replace the Victar Emanuel, the latter being repeated by her navigating lieutenant' Enough for the station. That progress in Africa is not confined to
Railways.
not fast
to
teşkirt........
per last repart. $17.580 05 Binne added
2.492.42
18........
A.........
LIABILITIEK,
of $500 each
Irod brought forward from Inst ecent.........
30 it for the half-year June, 1830
$7,463.03
5,025.07
221,5LED 1,18.16
11:30 and 11.0imated rate of exchange
this, at the
the day between London and New Yor wakes the price fequivalent to a tenth of penny below Wednesday's quotations for bar silver in London.'
LEPROSY IN INDIA "Calcutta, 15th August. The Government of India, in a despatch to the Secretary of Stats on the draft Bill to make provision. for the isolation of lepara, alates that many of the highest medical authorities in
India con-ider that leprosy is a
is only contagious in
that
to aongo that it is inoculable; that inocula-- tion plays only a very subordinate part in determining the local Governments ex
spread of the
lease, 40,100.43 the opinions
libit & remarkable state of uncertainty na to the pause and character of leprosy.
The Madets Government considers that 15,470, 15 to stamp out the disease all tepers should bo compulsorily regred to nagiums and detained until cured of until death; but the cost of suo's a measure wont be pro- hibitive. The Bombay Government ex- presase views in e'cso accord with those of 17,911.70 Madras, and would extend the operations $500.00 of the Bill so as to detain paraons who are working in various capacities that might 6,520.00 aprend the disease and would prosecnta 115. der the Ponal Oslo any tepraus person to tako effectual means for his pmitting to
segregatiou.
35,000,00 17,050.45
48.01
20,091.57
309.61
87844.121.453
The Bengal Government is propared to accept the bill as a tentativo measure only antil further experience has been gained,
hot
$100,000.00 but would add a provision similar to that recommended by the Mads and Bombay 400,000.00 Government with referance to, tho exercise
71,405.45 of trades by lepura,
179.00
After quoting the opinions of public bodies the dispatch declares that in con- of the double which exist as to the sequence 12,417.10 contagious character uf leprosy even in ita.
advanced stages, Government has come to $764,121.85 | M
the conclusion that it is expedient to post-
Fort And Lona Account, von raz d Morros TO BOTH Jurɛ, 1830.
To fire inmaronco
Totaxes
discovered this stick in the Police never
yet? It has boun provalent for the Last two wonths or more, and this may be the reason why the Secretary of the Company and his friends have taken to
Mountain
-tipeide." View sleeping at
Why y are those matalieds, or as the people be called-Squatters who
Jaunz be there! It is not a Gorden allowed to
the local Dook Camps-y, since the now last, it is stated that Ulu Sanitary Board, or bis family, live uear Fire insurance, stiuching le zed half-year
pooting permits over
siurlar area at
at Blanda there. Rambatan and a
Bal, na regards British Kowloon it is not Mabuk. The former was abandoner after
and Ending no indications of only near Mr Skertehly's House over here prospecting tin, but the permit for the latter (Banda that such a lurid stench prevails. There Paid-up capital on 3.000 chart... biabuk) bas teen continued and active has been a most powerfully disgusting and chetics Lipiled, 600 je per
is going on. The Perak Governo remises, before the now duck was built,urette of 26th July reports that • The ar fr Bʊme time pest proceed.ng from | Sundry creditorum acupun
& Wharf kong & Kowloos
down for docking vessels at this far-off station, fine specimens of tin and silver-lead and belunging to, I belive the Ford, Tagmid dividend
cerror of MacDonnell e found some time back in the al-Kond
Oo.. at the which were
and the
leads Rad which luvial workings at the upper part of the
Bare eir
the ere being identical in every respect with that found in the allu vium. Specimens of rock were found con- taining EUO oz. of silver to the lan of rosk."
tora beliove Your directors
any has a the Company properly at this place which may prove discoveries made in the immediate vi- which
a permit is hold. Kinta the latest advices report an unterop fent wide in the middle of our con- 6107 is surrounded by other companics showing
is not put on the earth-of the Gith the neighbourhood to be highly vained. Kinta is noted for its richness i fin, tank-is poured or swept down the storm water ing next to Larot, which has hitherto ex- opening at the comer of the Road. I trust ported the largest quantity of that metal. the Police Authorities will sea that all such fu cone! tion I would read the following night soil nuisances are put a stop to in paragraph from the Perak Gorernment British Kowloon. Youra, Gazette of 25th July. It is especially aatio- in which factory na shewing the estimation in men and its Selamo property are
ery Palostile, and they are encouraged by live in them i
over
of the higher licers in the Public Works | That although the Chinese prophecy bad That Dr Du Chaillu's Gorilla only entried a cinity to test the work of the ground Lot but an Inland Lot and was sold by
Department. We think these officers are quite as hatd worked as the surveyors,
los larion, il wan
it was rroently announced, had been raised from $150 to 8 00. From the facs of a number of officers of the P. W. D.
Government employ to leaving enter the service of priratu contractors and
weather before the typhoon senson closes,
on the score of some similarity between
walking stick, while Mr Stanley's chim. pas ce of the dark forcet carrica a light on ita nocturnal excursions.
With
create
the Government to be built upon. The Chinees who live there undoubtedly
there is not any thet",
and House Drain
this season and that of 1874, there is that it would be interes ing to know how cession which is being tested. Our property a nuisance. I suppus-or that part
nothing whatever to justify such nation.
3.
he struck his firat light. That his advance in civilisation is a direct confirmation of Darwin's theory of erolu others, it is evident they do aut consider. That speaking of meteorology, the Tina-hat it is a pity the somewhat harmless that their remuneration errs on the aido of
Hall at the Observatory is again at work,
excremence,
nce, the Dade, was not invented liberality, despite the additional attraction
in his time. after nearly eight montha' holiday. of pensions, Pinang Gazette.
That no public notice whatever appears to That in spite of his profundity Darwin was
somewhat given to fantastio deductions.
DAR cid Scotland, says the St. Janics's Gurite, has won the blue ribbon of Wimble- don so often that one is rather glad to are the firet Disley Queen's Prizeman a Southerner. Sergeant Bates, of the let Warwickshire,
which
To directors and weditors........ To selurice strttia munic To interest
To ostaordinary zagation »
Fr euceal repairs of steam
For decorating the whole build-
ing and repairing furniture.
c.
For overhauling 2 lifts, &o...... For experson and passage money from Lonica of the manner and restron Mr and Mm R. Tucker For payments to the under
atcndoned in the case of the Tom C. Chater v. the Hongkong Hotel Co., Id., to Most Arakaid Karberg
Co...
..57,920.42 Mosain Holiday Wiss
& Co. Mens More
Bcl- OBSERVER.
What has becaras of the inspector of nuisances that was appointed for the Kow-
pono legislation for the present. It is hoped that the investigation proposed may prov do more definite information at to the casson 1,350.00 and
of prevention. and mesna
S
209.2%
38.63
1,150,00 6,908 00
$
410.00
110.64
1,201.10
2,815.0
1,202.
Hon, GP, Chader
***** 1,708.32
13,575.83
be given of the erratic movements of this That the retrograde morement ‹f the Dudo bem Government: The year hoor district some months ago 1-ED. V.M.) To dalanca..
fimo narker, although the Ball is one of
the most important features of the Ob. servatory.
where ho will act as Consulting Engineer for the Water and Drainage works now in progress here.
towards his small brother the Chiu-buld panzer would have tickled Darwin, as der review has been remarkable for the at-
tention conclusive evidence in an 'inverse ratio
given to lodo ntning. The Selarna of his pet theory.
Tin Mining Company, uzdoterred by the
reported to have been suffering from Gastritie.
wart of SUCCES of the Hongkong
ruins of which it has sprung, has subscribed
found
INCURABLE.
who takes the championship honours this That Mr Chadwick has gone to London, That Mr Stanier, after many banquete, in Shanghai Tin Mining Company, from the In my schooldays on waking I oftentimes
his earned his victory by steady, your diligent practica extending over more than twenty yours. Art is slow; but
long la beure win the glorious prize, and Sogoant Bates Ins been in training, so to speak, for his triumph over since 1859, when he first
the crack shots of Wimble appeared among
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dun. It would seem that in rifle shooting there is less duke' than in some ether arte for Lieutenant Warren, the winner of the Queen's Frizo in
within an 1967, was aco of repeating his victory; and Murray, tho Silver
ver Medallist, Lyte, and Parry, who to Batch at the doch, are all Up known as bring among the very best marke ren on the Common. It is also worth noting that Sergeant Fulton, another ex-
wore close
That it is to be hoped that his successor hera will got that fair play which Mr Chadwick asked, because úpon that seem-
od to be based the staccessful complation of the worka. That the worst feature of the long vacation of the Legislative Council is that little or ne information lepke out as to the pro. è of administrative projects or priblio works.
That the apparent suail-ke progression of many public schemes is said to bo owing to the combination of Chinese contractors to keep up prices
That the great explorer should have escaped a larger capital to thoroughly test the value Myself in a pond on the floor,
all the dangers and dificulties of African of the Selamo tin tode, and their work is With the fragments of water-jugs lying
now being prosecuted with much energy.
around, straugely marks the irony of fate,'
indebted to the pro- And heary-aled boots by the sore; moters and
meet And reason resumed her reign, they will
travel only to succumb to English enokery The stalo archulders of this venture, As the dark crept over the Eastern hills,
BROWNIE.
THE SELAMA TIN MINING CO. LIMITED.
tant
Br nett carina of hotol .......................
17,200.00 8,028.07
R. LTALL, Saretary.
SERIOUS FLOODS ON THE BOLAN HAILWAY.
Calcutta,
15th August.-Tho heaviesti
fed of the season has just occurred on the Bolan section of das North-Western Rail
way. Many lives have been lost at the damage done is enormous. Six miles of railway have
disappeared and completely the Military road in places is obliterate di The fad camo down with a rush at the rate of twenty miles an hour in a wall from eight to fifteen feet high, carrying overy- thing before it.
Exchange.
Borosono, August 30..
Ou London-
Bauk, Wira,
Un dead,
30 days' night,
***
3 96
3/01
$31,003.04
3/10
2
-
4 month sight,
3/10
.................... § 99,535,28
3/10
Bý bonus and dividends from local offices... 604.60
4 months' sight, 3/10
$34,900.01
On Pat
Hongkong, 27th August, 1890.
On demand, ...
4.83
***
Oa
Üredita, 4 monillas" eight,
Berlin-
4.91
LATE TELEGRAMS.
On demand,...
9.85
On New York
Од
dems,...
93)
Credits, 60 days night,
મ
On Bombay
Wire, ་་
: 20
On demand,
Osloutta Wir
+
1101
20 2201
ACCIDENT TO SIR E. BR1DFORD,
London, August 12.-Sir Edward Brad-
s to be hoped deserve. All those I thought, 'Here's another of Life's bitter ford, while riding in the Park this morn
pills,
I must have been snoring again,'
and it is to be with the success who have visited Solamo and can speak with authority, maintain the existence of valuable tin lode, but opinions differ The first ordinary meeting of the share-as to the direction it takes and the best. When out of my teens, and to Collego
I getting at it. This, Gentlemen, is holders of this Company was held to-day. all the information I have to my before Gangs of fieads toy suppression oft planned; There were present: Messrs W. H. Ray you today. I have carefully refrained And the reason my shriekinge passed alwaye
any czaggerated idex of
uuheard, the value of
of your
of
transferred,
S
ing, met with an accident. His horse shied, fell, and rolled over him, and he was picked up and taken home senseless.
London, Angust 13.Sir Edward Brad. ford has cecovered cousinsaness and is suffering from alight concussion of the
ain, but is progressing favourably. London, August 15.-Sir Edward Brad- ford is progressing favourably, and is only
Da
On demand, ...
Ou Shaoghe --
Da domand,
Ducos' Prizeman, has made the highest That, as I before linted, it would Vo well! (Chairman), Hon. C. P. Chater, D. Gilliea Irum giving you, property, ea that value Down my threat all the bed clothes were suffering from the shock of the fall. Itold Leaf, Yil Bi
aggregate score recorded at this mooting.
at all.
i
has still to be proved. It is act unreason- able, however, to expect that your hopes or fears,
be, will be realia the case fa od within the next few months and you may rely that whether the nowa be good or bad it will be immediately circulated. I confess that to me at any rate it is a die- appointment that during my short tenure
I
crammed;
thought as they piled on wy pooting chest, Whilst writhing and struggling in vain,
This must either be Hades or Chaos at
best, Cr also I've been snoring again."
30 days'-sight private paper, '3
$29.20 p. ta ol appeare he fell clean off his borse, which Sovereigns (Bank's boying rate) $5. 16
did not roll on him na waa stated.
THE RUSSIAN ARMY.-
St. Pete surg, August 13.-The Russian infantry and artillery recruited in 1885, ́alen of Mar Falconer & l'v's Premissen, 1886, and 1897 are to be placed in the re- serve after the forthcoming mapourres,
to advertise for tenders outside of Bong. (Directors), W. B. Potta (Secretary), E. L. kongi
but in the meantime it is not Woodin, W. Judd, J. A. Monely, E. B. The naval mobilization which began on the clear that all public work is tendered for
Gore-Booth, J. Orange, R. K. Leigh, A. 23rd July is likely to be the most practical of the rice.
There will not, we hops, be That compiniuts of want of water-West, O. Morris, E. W. Maitland, G. i. Potte, very much humurone bombarding" Central, East and sky wanda-reach me J. Hat, C. A. Tomes, E. B. Allen, E.
from those who do not seem to realia Solomon, G. de Champeaur. open towns and capturing' of merchant vessels which are not trying to get away. the magnitude of the work yet to be ex- Also, there will not be many of those des cented, as per Mr Chadwick's reporta. porate pitched battles, which prove nothing That the unaccountable delay in laying the port bas keen in your Banda for several
main service for distributing the water days, and having received your attention unable to macet you with any more definite When in at his window the morning at fot, and Artillery is to be reduced to four
to bay,
آن
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the re-
At his Olah a broken down bachelor sleeps of office as Chairman of the Company I am Where he dreams of a broken neck;
news. When the first of the three telo-
peers,
thus largely reincing the strength of the army next year. Service in the infantry,
years.
THE VANDIFF XIKE,
London, Aagrat 14.-The strike at Car diff has terminated, an amicable settle- ment between the employers and the men
give him fair-play' es to staff and over-† with satisfaction. It is a matter of resting our mine flooded, but I The fellow must uither La doad or saloops having been arrived at
may reg
that
the
Why! hang it he's snoring again 1**
Hongkong, 20 Aug
LIMITED.
EPSILON.
it will therefore be juleresting to aco That tho Covernment would act wisely if triding, probably, under some circuma bio, and over the plans now on THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY telegram says that telegraphic advices
enormous damage to our commerce, and
what solution the rival Admirala will auc- ceed in finding to the problem. St. James's Gazette.
Mr. Jastice Mathew, in his charge to the grand jury at the Cornwall ázsizes at Bod- min, said one legislative change which was contidontly experted, and which it appear
demanded by
Extension.
work,
were
If
I should like to dirent the
ану
PARLIAMENTARY LANGTAOP. Bombay, 14th August.-A lively scene
Tuesday night whilst the estimates were
29,8
20.82
Temperatare.
FALUNETER—
Do.
Queen's Road,)
9AM 1 P.M...
Dow
4 PM....
THERMOMETER-9 AM
Do,
1 P.....
Do,
Do.
(Wet bulb) 9 A.M. 78
Do.
Da.
Do. Do. 4.P.M.
1 F.M. 80
80
P.M..
Do. Maxima..
Do. Minimama tvar muh,
CHINA COAST METLOROLOGICAL
KENTURY.
REGISTER.
August 29.-ax 4 2.18.
Barometer red
l'emperature.
occurred in the House of Ceromons on WPantock, 29.76| 70
BI.
Ågrenam
151881ejszi 1128
at all-not even whether the shipa are able to fire their own ordnance without being brought into town from Ty tam, has much will no doubt be accepted as read. The grams was received and circulated I hoped It looks on a total wrock
tode with the natural irritation now statement of accounts calls for no comment that it would be the forerunner of others of As the night porler beads o'er a prostrata torn to pieces, since on these occasions very good care is taken not to load the gans
caused.
from me, it, I think, clearly stating the an encouraging character. We have, how
heap, amall amounia with a full charge, On the other hand, a Thot it is the duty of the Government to various expenditures; and the
སྦས.
give the Water Authority very facility to of 840,616.09 at dabit of working account ever, unfortunately met with a temporary The conspirators haar bin exclaim practical problem is to be solved this year
check in or not
be viewax hostile fleet
will not be of long duration. --Damely, whether or
complete the work be has in hand-to, on 30th June, will doubtless
DISCOVERY OF COAL IN AUSTRIA, astride on the trade route te
to the Chul
the Fregret Before moving
adoption of the report to your Directors, 38 it must
a8 it must be to you all,
London, 14th August.—An exicorive can avoid being discovered and brought
Beera, so that the work may be promptly the work at Salema is no farth and statement of accounts, I shall be tapay
coalfield has been discovered in Silcoin. rther information t British fleet, for the space by th
Foto give you any and emciently done.
further ward,
KASSACRE OF SPANISH SOLDIERS, but this is entirely due to the absence of a week or ten daya The enemy That it seems to be in contemplation to
(Applause.) which abould have rashed they
Bomboy, 14th August. — A Central News further blockade the Landing Stage at of a pump could neither
rein
us nor starve us out
have had in that space of time; but he could do
incre- Pedder's Wharf by the prematura Praya mine much earlier, and to ils being
it did Parrive. This matter, the
pleasure of ploto when
which have been received in Madrid teper: the messacre of tranly eight Spanish The following is the Report of the Direosoldiers by the natives of The Caroline they were to pass and consider before tances, was of paramount importance to the spell attention of the shareholders to further blocking the already impeded Compaar at the time, as the straft etold them, as I think they are about the clearest
and beat set of plans I have ceas in tore to be presented at the ordinary meet. Inlanda. traffic at our principsd, indeed our only not be proceeded with without a pup, the connection with mines. They set forthig of Shareholders, to the held at the landing place, before thero is any consequent result being that sinking was
your property and also the various shafts necessity for it.
delayed four months. This period was not that have been sunk before. They show Company's Hute, at half-past 3 o'clock That, whils referring to wharves, it is wasted; much useful and necesary how
satisfactory to hear that the Tsim-ten-isai which unid have to be done some time the water has been met with, a thing | p.m., on Thursday, the 4th September, under discussion in Committee. Dr. Tan- I Tokio... 29.05
ner declared that Home Secretary Matthew Nagasaki.. is I laver, a Wharf is to be supplied with landing was accomplished, but the main object that is only what you have to expect in tin 1890:-
you have seen, as ed to him had been clearly no doubt be
In accordance with Section 53 of the was the meanost, basest skunk who had Shanghai: 29.68 69 07 steps on either side, besides those in view,
the inh
Werchow sinking of the shaft, wasining
of the large in tuina in Cornwall and the of
Tho Chairman called upon retarded. Operations, however, public opinion, and would
already on the sun-lrunt.
Fooclow.. 20.7% now in sulmit to you their half-yearly Dr Tanner to
to withdraw, whereupon the แบบโน่ legislated apun before long, was a change That Kowloon, to judge by the large traffic sued on 2nd June, and on 20th July oriens pumping engines required, you Article of Anciation, the Directors have ever held uffice.
member withdrew
Amy. 20.78 81: which would anublo prisoners, if they between the Peninsular and the Hong- the shaft reached 157 feet, the deph would hardly expect to have ut aiurent Report for the six months ending 30th honourable
в grent
Swatow.... 29.77) 83. under the advice of Mr any size or importance without
pression and apologised for using it. June, 1890. thought Bi, to give evidence ear their own.
FATAL EXPLOSION
Hongkong 29.70 8279 kong aidle, is fast becoming an important the Disled to sink. The nur den deal of water. consider, that the water in
Business. The belt earnings of the pant
ON A RUSSIAN SHIR It was a singular thing that they and busy suburb, even before the railwayel was commenced, followed this mine is very good sign. As to the
Bombay, 14th August,-à boiler <xplod gone ou for so many centuries deal-
cores to tup it,
of the corresponding period of 1869. The ed on the new Russian line of battle ship Canton... 20.70 68 That Kowloon Poiuit has been grossly to the east with the object off striking the position of the shaft, I think it was half year show a mall ingrato ever thase
damages due to the top. O. P. Chater and Sinops, whilst ahe was undergoing ber trials Mango 20.70 82 67 the Public Works Depart two lodes which are believed to esist, and judiciously chosen especially in the case
but I must HT neglected
Prince Chilkaf and Haiphong. ment in the past, sud is apt to get cur shaft is hetween During the sinking say ват
whether others in connection with the recent action off Odessa on Tuesday it seems questionable to me
86 Auping... neglected even now among the crowd of promising indications were roet in the you will have two Inden. Still, tho have been ascertained to be $13,576 60, and twelve sailors on board were killed. BRITISH INDIANS IN AFRICA. tappears at the dobit of Profit public works waiting to be carried out nature of the soil and stone passed through, shaft in any case w
will be always of this amount tion to an innocput man, but That the land premis and Crown rents paid and on the table will be seen spec 188, even if you have a mo future time and Loss in the annexed accounta
Bolinao.... 29.84 EG Landon, August 15.---In reply to a ques Mr Avls.9, of quartz. en account of Kowloon foot up to a very taken from a stratum of
legal expenses in connection with tion in the House of Commons, Sir John Manila... 29.81 87 Mr Ay
Seeing how much to sink author. a very short you have, I should be inclined to recom- the same action amount to about 80,00 Gurst said that Lord Cross was naing every azgo sum, and the nation that this bury expresses the belief that a district of the Colony has little or no level will be required to reach the lude. tend that ascther shaft should be started, and will appear at the debil in current half meats in his power to securo treaty rights for British Indians residing in the Orange claim to consideration in the general This level was being driven and bad attained
so that if you are going to send down year's account.
laat Mr and Mrs Roberts re- In April
Stato: longth of scramble is most erroneour.
20 ft. when farther
farther progress additional pumps to meet an emergency That some of the roada are overgrown like was brought to an abrupt termination by
Calculio, Angust 11.
1.-Bir Mortimer pasture land and lined with jungle which sudden and heavy dos of water which filled you will be sufficiently well supplied in that signed their posts as Manager and Maison for two shafts in ordinary work of the Hotel, and on their departures Me respect of the telt gram au- bas excluded the light of day and of the shaft. Ou
You have got plenty of money, which is sand Mrd Tucker (from the Adelphi Hotel, Durand was offered the post held by Sr civilisation for agus,
Liverpool) were appointed in their place. Edward Bradford at the India Office, but nouncing this
great thing, and I hope you have also got
Property-Melcher's House-Un the he has declined it and returns to India That other roads are half made, and have William Warren, a mining engineer of great plenty of patience, which is another im- 23th of April, 1894, Tam Kit's (Chinese
been in that condition for a year, or wore a standing evidence of the tuia.ince, was consulted, and the follow-portant thing. (Applause.)
Landon, Augues 15.-In the House of } contractor) tender was accepted to build a cunaint extract from his letter will log
The Chairman-I may add, with regard new Wing on the Company's vacant ground Commons last night, Sir John Gorst, in ex- takaa policy of first accepting pretois on you with his opinion as to the mishap to what Mr Orange has said, that Mr for the sum of $100,000, the building to be plaining the Indian Budvet, announced that Canton .29.87 81 87 land and then doing nothing for the and, also, the proximity of the level to the
da'e. above 2 years from
the sarplus fur land-holders.
1889-1890 was £2,677,000 Macso..... two sections which 1 and that we are waiting until we get The work is proceeding satisfactorily, and was due to the rise in the value of this
Haiphong Fielding a profit to the Indian Government. That great thing wore exp,oted of. Met subanit one plan and the honour to Warren will shorily pay a visit to Selams pompleted in 2
4. P. MacEwen when be entered the have prepared of the Company's mines his detailed report. He in every respect For three months of the past half year the repes, the increase in revenue and the Legislative Council, and it must be said from date furnished by the Secretary.* man well able to advise ne being shop formerly occupied by Mears, to & reduction in expenditure. The cuspins for Auping....
of great experies ce, and Co. was vocant. From latultime the above the current year is £1,870,000. This in- Bolioso... 20.89 68 | 67
stiach a great deal of mentioned shop, together with the adjoin- orease over the estimate is entirely due to Manila...
bohali.
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According to the Budget Estimate for
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that he infusod now life into that burly, From these it will be evident to any mini e
get from ing one has been leaned to Meira Kahn the rise in exchange, without, which it The barometer comfimoea faBing in the-
him.
expenditure in garrising the country. That the retiring member has really done and no sccidents should happen to prevent his report we shall be guided as to what is past half y Taxes. Extraordinary. Ex- Jubn Gust, in conclusion, said that the Lashal.erations as those in the Chin- !
Such field orati
should not be broughtin
As they are in re hity part of the work of
the
and
for bad and financial
is not anfcientipent, conquest, and go to swall the coat of the | That, notwi make-belare investigation | remaining to reach the foot wall of the lode, our doing so we can in all to proven to which bas to be added 87,482 03 brought) 15 min JEN NUHA PAKETTINNY
Loudon, 15th
1. BARONNTEN, reduced to 22 degress Fabreze
and dandredthe.
1. Tsurakitom, in the shade in degrees Fehrenheit.
we shall it as distinctively a popilar one that judging from the appear weight to giving atmosphere as the stuffyficial air of a of the new shaft and cross-cut the pn. De Cany
Until he has us bis report, which & On, for a term of years, so that all the would have beou half a million below the north. Gradienta are moderate for B.W. Crowd
specío of would admi, besides
of the Company arem highly favourable, if the figures bitter by visable to go into any new venture, and by
will be
be very soon, we don't think it is ad- Company's shop premises are
are now let.
estimate. There will be a reduction of the winds. Clear, warm and dry weather pre- representing the Chamber of Commerce Faroe and its interests.
Proft and loss.-The accounts for the salt duty, £1,500,000 of which duty has vails. the local manager are to be relied upso,
after
Sir been applied to the Famine Fund, deducting Interest,
W. DOBPACK, As regards this misfor Firo lusurance,
Director of the Odavate good work for the Colony, and may per or delay the rapid progress which has res beat to be done.
e mine-I
Making provision Impa continue to
to do member of cently been mide. The probable lede tene-the water gotoing into the
让感
don't think it in
and f
if doubtful debts, show a prest-nf: 84,028,07, ing status of India was most encourag Hongkon Observatory, August 31, 1800, of great Association at Home. China
seams to be within measurable distance fur
high
COURT MARTIAL AT CHATHAM, twithstrading the chance he missed cross-cutting, some 14 4 feet only apparently the water is not when o
probability drivs forward from last half-you, makin, avail a level from above it. We have telegraphed able 412 477.1
7.10, which the Directors, with: ben bébą opish Court Martial. teit, and to the level of the ass in mežos, kunzi w
Chatham to try a Sergeant 10 into the working of the Observatory, he With regard to the sudden acovasion of
aud hy will carry water, which is reported to have broken for certain particulars and when we teave the sanction of the Shareholders propose to of the Army Service Corps who is charged has been a
deal with as follows:
with inadequate control over his men. with
him siligen,
wisher of residents on through and filled the shaft, and thus sass them are shall know what can be done. Budwards.
THE BERRING HEA FISHERIFE,
8. Emmers, in parossings of saintetion, the bis journey
peaded operatlone-this is of Confes &
Mr Orange-Will you allow me to slate, Tu pay a Dividend of 3 per cent.
for the 6 months
$3,000.00 London, 15th August. The diplomatic bamidity of a saturated with moisture benig That be MI. P. for the Chamber is misiuzluse, but is probably by no means Mr Chairman, that I take it as a very good
currespondence has been published regard-1 190 exciting
serious maltor, or the difficulties to be thing that you are going to send down
8,477.10 | ing the Buhring Sun dispute. - Lord Selis-
DIRECTION OF Wise, to two poluts candidates overcome greater than are the usual expeminin; engineer of the experience of Mr
tury on the 2nd August refuted and are pretty much on an
B12 477,10 | disallowed the American claims to aule sleg, I fanes, are their chauces.,
A powerful pump will perhaps be ne essary, pleasure to the detailed report which he is
Jarisale fu over the Bolting Ses and That a litle judicious heckling at the bat probably not specially large--one with going to give.
Dinch --Since les meeting Mr Ho proposed that the question akou be settled The Chairman then propces the adop bustings would be a salutary test of in a plunger of say 9 to 10 inches diameter
Tung has been requested to join the Board, by arbitration, dividual qualifications, aud su interesting by 3 to 4 ft. stroke would in all likelihood tion of the report and accounts.
Me E, L. Wodio seconded, and the mo- sad ble spindhrinent requires the dunifirme norwal variation to the somewhat dull meetings rapidly reduce the water to
fladt. Tour directors are very much fa- tiuts waa unanimously carried.
tion of the Bhareholders. Messrs E, J`nes, of the Chamber
ecqnuition of the country. This we know the statement made the other day in Parliam
nt, by Sir.. Durst, to have been Rs 452,47,00, that is, in round numbers, four and a half crores of rupeet. If this has been the total cat of the var to date, the mere
cost of genisoning
the conatry
per annum ; so that, seonding to the Bud get Kaliwate, which is more likely to be under than over the mark, s4 Indali Bin cfere are gloomy and desponding mortals, the province of Barms, tak as a whole, mint now be again paying s handoumu aur. plus into the Imperial Treasury,
coming interet,
conut Le Anything like a cuore and a half That the imprits of the sappy, and 1000m in similar Cornich and other mines. Warren, and I shall Trok Keward' with ;
To carry forward to now aci
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