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No 9367 FEBRUARY 10, 1993.|

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE - BANK OF INDIA, LONDON,

AND CHINA (Money Market Review, Jan 7, 1890) An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this corporation was held at 65, Old Broad-street, ou Baturday last; Mr J, N. Bullen presiding.

We are requested by the Agent for the Ar well-attended meeting in Dr Oanilie's Imaris Mines to publisks the following ex- Booms this oyrning, it was solved, in tract from a letter - Ianolo berein, form a Literary, Scientific and Debating copy of telegram mnt to you to-day, Society to be known as the Hongkong Odd informing you that no expert has been Tolumce. The following, office-bearers ent from San Francisco to inspect the were elected-President, Dr Cantlle;

The Chairmao said: Before we begin the Mines and make a fail report thereon to Secretary and Treasurer, Mr S. Julleys, I desire to exprens out regret the Board, the dircolors being anxious to Committes, Mesire & B. J. Skertohler, for asking your attendance on what 3 have an independent opinion before erect F.G.S., W. O. Barlow, M.A., and Rey, R. fear is to some of you a very inconvenient day, and also, looking to the unpanotaality Ingamelters and insuring fresh expendi F. Cobhold..

of our trains, at an inconvenient hour; but ture, and Mr. Seymour's reports not boing

it is of on molt importeres that the meces sary stages towards the reconstruction of. suficiently explicit, Although an the whale

the bank should be got through without satilfactory.

any avoidable dalay that even at the risk of some inconvenience, we asked you to attend to-day to pass the resolutions which will be pat before you.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON. WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY.

To the Editor of the ONIKA MAI

Fob. 10, 1893.

abanks in good time, and in this way they NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN | were caught

MAIL.

THRITIS.CORN TRADE, e Landon, Jau 10--There have been two fe failures in the Dublin corn trade, the total

liabilities being £200,000.

It ts skated that the Literary Chanceller of Fabkion, Bhen, in snoring from a malig- pant tumour do the stomach the Chingee doctors pronounce to be incurable, Excellency's father and grandfathos, it is said, died of the same malady Shen war one of the Awo commimicuore sent here frau Poking early in 1891 to investigate scrtain important casca On the eve of his departure, on the couchtalon of this business, he was appointed by wire from the capital to the post he has sines filled, vice Oo La-Pa, who died at Chin-chow.

ROCK BROTHERS. London, Jan. 11.Bor Majesty the Queon is sending through Mr W. Ayerst Ingram, of the Anglo-Australian Society of artists, for exhibition in Melbourne with the collection works of art despatch. ed by Me Joshua Lake, Eve water colour drawings and fivo etchings of her Majesty's own work, na wall as siz atohings executed by the late Stendo Consort, Matad

ELLATION-PICTS' IN BERVIL Londen. Jau 10, Severe election riots have taken place to Belgrade, on the. Da nube, the capital of Servia, where five gendarmes were killed and 200 of a radical

NEWS BY THE FRENCH

MASTE

ES HŰLIEWAY COISASION EM, DMZCARO, London, Jac. 34.-A dimatrous railway collision has scriped in Chicago The wrecked carriages took Bre

-IKUTAL. TREATMENT 'OF PISONERS IN Although no actual loss of life la raport

MOROCCO, ed, 150 passangern ware injured the prison in Moronco city has been brutal. ~ Tangler, January 14 --The Governor of

ly treating the Jewish prisoners, and in- fisted six-hundred Lashos on some of the old men. A profeet from all the European powers against this bratality is probabla.

THE GLÄUSTOJE MINISTRY.

Londen, Jan: 14.—Mr W. T. Sisad, the sites of the Remiers of Besteros, is noting the part of candid friend to the Miziales Ko says that if the Government laste sub

continue In power for April next it may con two years......

There is a general fooling amongst the Opposition that a dissolution of Parliament would be andatirabla,

THE NEW INDIAN DOMMANDER-IN-CHILEY, London, January 18 --Sir George Whits will probably be promoted to the mak of Brevet Lentament-General, and will asil at the beginning of March for India Sir George in now solesting his staff, but will chocus them mostly from the officers sort- ing in India.

THE INDIAN BILVER QUESTION--MOAN

pamphlet on

Sm, -The Chateman in his speech at the read the notlee convening the meeting, and of game about, for hover, a day paseos that, mob were arrestely? LUB ownership of all means of production, dia of Mr Bordonu Schmidt, has appeared, in

An instance of the expedition with which our Japanese neighbors can load a steamer at rory small expeus has been brought to car police. The steamer Aureber (Captain meeting of the above company yesterday Tallack) arrived in Kutchinotzu at 8 pm. stated that the Directors had thought it on the 2nd inst., and left at 2p.m. on the 3rd prudent to write down the valuo of the Inst. In twelve working hours the secties West Point property from 95.50 to $400 the foot. In my report on the working of tended 3100 tour of cargo and bunker coal, this Company, prosented to the Directors and the total charges on the vessel amount-3rd September 1800, the following comarks od to only $64. Compared with the time ated expense of loading at English ports, notably Cardiff, the great soal-supplying port, this in very favourable for the Japanost,

I

occur

The Chisi Meunger (Hz W. Jackson) then also the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed,

In our fasuo

RAID ON A LONDON

London, Jan. 10-The secretary and two sorrasts of the Corinthian Supper Club have been remanded on a charge of having permitted a noisy naisance to osist in that place: The police wore moved to take action by Lard Egerton of Tatton,

THE FEDERATION, QUESTION,

LITENSIVE WIRE IN BOSTON.

That our sporting men have been com- plaining of the scarcity of game this season is no wonder considering the number of stive shooty.men there are about now.. all the country within rongozable reach of the part being constantly worried by them, The market leaties to there being plenty

phossants, partridges and hures are not to be bad in abundance. Strange to say, la The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the ro spite of the late severity of the weather, solutions, which have just been read will woodcocks have boon soatee. Winter snipe recall to your memory what passed at the have been plentiful, while as to wild duck misting of shareholders held en tha: 24th and teal, it is many years sincs we have Nov. At that meeting a resolution was had such a supply of them. If there hava unanimously passed approving of the re not boen, many wild gease in the market it Book-keeping should be a record of aonstruction of the beat on the lives of the is because the wily bird is too wily evon London, Jan-11-In the course of a dis facts, which it is well for the Directors al recommendation of the committee appointed for the way we made creation of the FP. Labiliore's paper on the Rise and casion as the Colonial Institute aputa 31r ways to bear in mind, and so long as there at the general meeting held on the is a sights doubt of a profit being realized, 18th Oct. As the first step towards with rino in price of all commodities in daily Progress of British Federation Lord Bar long should it be in pense and no recpastraction, the Morenstile Bank of use as food amongst the natives. Tho fair and Professor Bryce arged the colonies wanted on a tangible asset.

I did the then Directors to not adta, Limited, has been formed sad fire was then thought to have boan to assist in maintaining a common lost for

registered, subooriptions have brought by the severity Empire, Az.the Magistracy tha sfiorayon, a servant with this prudence, but is did suit theas aired from shareholding and Train the rage and unlikest to last, but this dogs about federation, ice way of bringing boy formerly in the employ of a Farseentes to refund $700,000 of Oaitul uit the public for the 15,000 A shares which not turn out to be this dece, Rise lo really

grounde of its not being required. What form the first portion of the capital of that source, as may be judged from the Authori. London, Jan. 11-By the burning of gentleman residing at Gage Strent was affect this had on the Stock forms the open-bank. The whole of this unpital has been tica deeming it naocasory to use a pro- some large woul stores in Boston, 5,500,000 charged before Captain Hastings with coming chapter to that rain which has ofer subscribed and allotted, and the deposit and clamation informing the people that, alb. of wool has been destroyed. The total mitting a murderous assault" on an Indian and the elimar was reached when the Diense to that, as I see some remarks in the have been ordered by telegraph which low fulla upon Hocht Brothers,

taken so many formerly honoured names, first instalment puid thereon. With refer though there is a marcity, large supplies camage amounts to £500,000. Half the zervant in the same hapse, on 2nd January. rectors had to issue debentures for Ba00,000 newspapers rather throwing doubt upon the should be here very shortly, and oxborting Mr Master (of Meners Juhoson, Stokes and

for Master) prosecuted. Ro requested permis.pany, and so admit something bordering that every single sbare has been applied them to be patient in the meantime. This | I invite any of the then bona fide. There has been no syndicate mentioned, until after the wells in the in the missing word.Yours, whatever, and I may add further that the neighbourhood of Viceregal and Grain Cons

abscriptions have exceeded the amount of missioner'a yamese had been placarded by HARRY WICKING. shares to be allotted. Of the 15,000 shares, the people with demands to have the pries about 8,800 have been taken up by share-reduced. That the situation is regarded as granted, and after hearing ovidenes, which HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK holders in the existing bank, and the serious is further shown by the Authorities

to the

large rice remainder by the general public. When I granting guarda ahowed that the boy bad seriously injured the Indian with a chopper, his Worship

The second crop mary

of these shares have been applied for sent up the accused for irial at the Criminal

by constituents of the bank who were not peos, and so it was further inland previously shareholders, but who have given Supplies which generally some from up- -a good deal of business in the past, and river did not afrive, the yield being barely who, having now become shareholders in suficient for local needs, so that Foochow the bank, we feel their position towards the wis more than ever dependent on imports bank will be even more friendly than it was In the absence of any good reason why before. The first stage of this reconstrop these have not been coming in, we cannot tin having been thus successfully reached, disassociate the fact with the piratical feet you are invited here to-day to authorise the known to be drutslag about between of the next step, which is to Ninggo and this port It is more than

on

sion to alter the charge from one of Directors to fill

assault with intent to do grievous hurt, to cze of attempted murder." Leave was

Sessions

Tax following items are from the London aut China Hepreas of January 6-

The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty-Lieutenant T. D. Pratt, to the Peacock

ING CORFORATION.

say

THE LONDON UNSŃPLOYED,

played intend to send a deputation consist London, Jau, 10 The London une lag of the most hinger-stricken and ragged of their number to wait upon Mr Giadatode and demand relief. It is also proposed that 1000 of the unemployed should march to Westminster on the occasion of the ro opening of Parliament.

THE LABOUR PLXTY IN ENGLAND, Lendon, Jan, 14, qua conference of the independent labour party is being held at Mr Keis Hardis, M.P. for Bradford. South West Bam, who was elected pre- sident, defined the objects of the party, London, January 16 which, be said, were to secure the collective the Indian Silver Question, from the puzz

triburinn, and exchange, as well as inde. I which he strongly oposes a Gold standard, pondent representation upon D legislative, which he says England could not stand for governing, and administrative bodies, twenty-four bours He approves of

Jan, 15, The Labour Conference at Silver Standard, under which Indian com Bradford has passed resolutions Evouring merce and with have increased, and legal sight, hour, and emphasising the in- further adds that, if the mints are closed to ternational obaracter of labour

silver coinage, the silver held in Tadia The conference at its greating to the would be disastrously depreciated: proletarian world.

VICTORIAN TREASURY HOLÁS.

DEATH OF AN .. " London, January 16,The death announced of Mr Thomas Show, the Mame

London Jou the London market will be for Halifax.

Jra 14-A Melbourne bank take £750,000 worth of Viatorian Tresenty

to inquiry met with an unfavourable

respocas, on the ground that the principal and interest are made payable in Mel-

bourne. TISSUE OF DEBENTURES

London, Jan. 14-Monts Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co Limited, arc imuing £25,000 worth of 4 per cent debentures at 105 afterwards. irredeemable for 10 years, and redeemable

TEM PESTE OF TANNY HEMOCR London, January death ouder, Janey 17 The Roth, as

motress.

London, January 18-Me Arthur God-. ley, permanent Under-Secretary at the India Office, and Mr J. T-

Hibbert, Finan= cial Secretary of the Treasury, have botà been appointed Knights Commander of the Bath.

"FRENTE" AS KTO ZOTITIAN AFFAIRSALON THE CLEVELAND ESTATE THE ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA AND FR London, Jan. 16-Mr. Vane Milbank St. Paterbury, January 19.—The Nuvos has commenced legal proceedings against Fremya saya that Russia and France must Lord Barnard with the object of obtaining ask Creat Britain to explain the action of possession of the estates of the late Duke Lord Cromar lest their silence mixto be of Clovaland, who died in 1891

construed into their tacitly consenting to Egypt becoming a British Colony

The following is the fifty Bfth Report of say the general public,' I may add that in the city of rice hore Secretary for Ireland, is removing the Pro- of his states being left by him to Mr

the Court of Directors to the ordinary half yearly general meeting of Shareholders to be held on the 27th- inst."--"

To the Proprietors of the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation

Gentlemen, The Directors have now to submit to you a General Statement of the affaire of the Banic, and Balance Sheet for the half-year ending 21st December, 1892 hehe na red he tha: poet, facleding $70,807.00 balance brought forward from last account, after paying all charges, de. provision for bad and doubtful steonate, amount to $967,480.84.

Is to aid that the ship-breakers, while taking to pieces the French wooden third- class cruiser Felta, which was built in 1867 and recently condemned, bave found in her timbers a loaded shell, which, it is sau ducting interest paid and dur, and making the racerstructed bank the assets of the

ed, must have bend fired into her during the bombardment of Focchor in 1884. The Kolti on that occasion carried Ad-

register the catufog bank is a limited, bank under the Companies Acta, 1862 to 1890, with the view of transferring to existing bank, the reconstructed hank undertaking, in consideration of such trans It is with pleases that the Directors fer, to satisfy and pay all debts and obliga

was very

probible, Harios, regard to the peliton

do by one of them test week, se report ed, that the ride-junk-owners are afraid of patting out to soa while they know this fost is on the look-out for them. Node too soon, two of the Imperial gunleats have been sent cat in search of this fleet, the government sy he the means of

RENOVAL OF OFFICIALS IN IRELAND), London, Jan 12-Mr Morley, Chief testant governors of numerous lanatic asylums in Ireland, and is replacing them by Remani

Catholics

LANK DIVIDENDS, A

London. Jau. 11The di acture of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank prepose to declama dividend of por cant, and to carry forward £11,600.

The National Bank of New Zopland will pay an interim dividend of 15d per share. THE RELATIONS TETWEEN FEANOR AND HUSSIA

Ladon Jan. 1-The disclosures made in connection with the Panama Canal pro- secutions are weakening the relations be

woon France and Russia, which have

nical Courbet's flat, and was in the thick have to recomend the transfer of $300,000 tions of the existing bank, and further to and it is to be hopod that this aetion hitherto been of a tinroly cordial natu

THE FRENCH OLBINET.

On the death of the Duke of Cleveland the higher titles became extinct, the bulk BEN THEM IN "ZKOUBLE Henry De Vere Vane, who succeeded to the baronetcy of Barnard, Mr Vans Mil- bank is son of Lady Augusta Vane, a daughter of the Art Duke of Claveland, who married Mr Mark Milbzak, and be claims tho states andor the will of the Bist Duke

THE LANESTI POISONING CASE. Llop, Jan, 13.Dr Robert Graham, wa wab umntoned to sewer a charge arising out of the late Lambeth polishing Cue, and who stood committed for trial, has been ordered to come up for judgment if called upon to do so.

POSTHE GERMAN ARMY HÜLA, Y

London, Jau, 15. The speech delivered in the Reichstag by Count on Caprivi, the Imperial Chancellor, in the debate on the German Army Increase Bill, has been bad-

Fin Kussia

of the action, bat no one sosms to have from the Profit and Loss Account to credit issue to the shareholders of the existinducing the Joaded rice junks th.proceed the notion of M. Alexandra Ribot,in break-ly received in

of the Reserve Fund, which Fuel will then stand at $3,400,000.

After making this transler and deducting Remuneration to Discolata there remains for appropriation $657,480.84, out of which the Bitentors recommend as Dividend of One Found per Share, which will absorb

Roessary Legal

suspected that she came home with a relic of the engagement slicking in her riba

The Emperor of China bas. by Imperial Rescript, raised the ancestors for three gos Detations of Sir Halliday Macartney, KOM.G., the Secretary the Chinees Legation In London, to the highest rank in the Chinese Mandarinate. This is in 80-8365,688.55. cordance with the eiticus usage of confer The difference in Exchange between ring ranks of nobility on ancestors mather 4/6, the rate as which the Dividend is than descendants. The only other Bure- deolared, and 2/84, the rate of the day, *pean on whom this extraordinary honoer has amounts to $280,703,99, -

been bestowed a Sir Robert Hart, The Relance $71,171.30 to be carried to the Inspector General of Chinese New Profit and Loss Account, Imperial Maritime Customs, whose an- Director Mr H, Hoppies has been cesturs were thus ezaobled two years appointed Chairman for the year 1898, and ogo. It is remarkable to note that it is M-C. J. Holliday, Deputy-Chairman. axatly 100 years since a member of the

Mr D. R. Sassoon and Mr C. J. Holliday saing family-Lord Macartney-entered relive in rotation and being eligible for Pa-ing

British Ambassador la the Em-re-election offer themaolres accordingly. -peror of China, and was received by Kien. Mr T. Davies and Mr 4. MeCosashie Lang, the great Sovereign of the Manchu having resigned on leaving the Colony, the dynasty, with a

ith distinction which has Directors have invited Mr John S. Laprak never since be n accorded to the repre- and Mr Gerald Slade to join the Board, sentative of any country. Lord Macartney which appointments require confirmation at took one of his secondary titlea from the this meeting. place, Auchenlook in Kirkand right- Auditors. The acounts have been audit-shareholders, alike in the existing and the shira, where Sir Halliday's grandfathered be Mr F. Henderann, Mr A. G. Wood and great grandfather were born, and and Mr S. G. Bird, who offer themselves before being raised to the dignity of fore-election.

an Earl of the United Kingdom Lod

bank 30,00B shares of the reconstruct cd bank aredited with £12. 10s, par The registre share paid up thereon. tion of the existing bank as a company limited, to which the seat of the share- holders is now asked, is preliminary to the transfer of the assets to le recunstracted bank, as as authority to make such transfer is contained in the obarter or deed of settlement of the existing bank. Assuring that resolution which I am now about to put to you is carried, the next step, after the bank is registered as a limited company, will be to hold another meeting to pass a resolution approving of the terms of an agreement which will then be submitted to you for the transfer of the existing to the reconstructed bank. The necessary notics of this meeting will be given as early as possible, and we hope that it may be held shout the middle of Jan, The confirmatory meeting will follow as soon as may be thereafter. After the con- firmatory meeting the transfer of the asents to the reconstructed bank can be completed. It is most desirable in the interests of the

reconstructed bank, that this should

Stage be reached as soon as possible, in order that The prosent condition of what may be termed suspended animation may be brought to a slose, and the reconstructed bank be in a position to undertake business, and, it may he hoped, commence to earn profits for the shareholders. With those remarke, gende men, I hug to move this resolution: That the Chartered Mersandle Bank of Ladis, London, and China be registered an a company limited by shares under the Com- panies Auta, 1862 to 1890, and that for the purpose of and upon such registration the name of the company be okauged by adding bes,430.84 thereto the word limited,' thereby making the name The Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and Chips, Limited! 414,322,245.89 Althougs ao doubt, from the caused which I alluded to in the early part of the meeting, we have not a very large meeting- I many tell you that we have received proxies frem shareholders represscting 16,076 votes thereby expressing their approval of the proceedings which we propose to-day,

Mr J. A. Maitland: beg to second that proposition.

H. Harris, Chairman.

Macartney was Baron Auchenleck in Boot-

land, and of Parkburst in Surrey. The Abstract of direts and Labûrier, Mat Dronaber, 1992. Chinese, we know, do most things the raid-up Capital: opposite to Western idea, and the device Reserve Fandanes Account

Linditten

5 10,000,

Mading marades

of canebling a men's accestors rather than Notes in Circulas 8,76453,25 his anecasaurs is an example in paint. It Deposite, (Silver) 53,950,217.69 brings at in relief likewise the reverence Starting 24,812,76.188–35,099,513.00 for their sustors, which is so important.a

ota Deposite fustare of Chinese social life. The strange honour conferred on Sir Halliday, all aventa, richly earned by the many years of faithful and roman cervica ho has Rendered to the Chinese Government.

...

A telegram from Home stator that an sgroement has been práved at botwoon the British and Italisu postal authorities pus ...Jonging for period of years the exist

ing contention for the

of the Conveyanon Indian mails through Italy, vid Brindiai, The terms of agreement are not yes stated, but it is to be hoped that a substantial to duction in the rates transit is the feature, It is understood, however, that, under the terms of the renewed agreement, the British authorities agree to guarantee the cost of transport to the arlent of £20,000,

of

No me connected with the Far East appeare amongel the list of New Year

honours.

An experiment which is certainly interest ing, and which may have far-reaching results, in being made by the Directors.of

Bits Payable (including Orafova Lon- don Banker and Short Sight Drawings an London Off Brainst Has RecetY- phlo and Bullion Bhipments)............. Frost and Lon Account....

Onih

Investague —

Jamely,

E400,000 Der vent. Consein. £150,000 8 per enck. Indian Government-

Sterling Loan.

The above lodged with the Bank of Angland Epecial Lon

den Beserve $1,558,181.E £817,687.68 Consols and

other Sterling Securities. 4,573,099.24 Buils Discounted, Loans nud Grodils Hills Receivable

Premi

Dead Stack cate

1,500,000.00 114,607.98

99,14,1

15,308,196.52

$33,489,547.22

4,001 281.05 14,139,887.12

1,160,114.37 158 31.22

$174,498,745.22 Proji and Leis Azadari, Het Dicimber, 1892

Dr. To Amounts Written off

Remunestion to Director,

10,000.00

To Dividend Account-

t1 per share on 80,000 Bharee=295,000

To Dividend Adjustment Account:

Difereres in Eabango between dửa, the

rate at which the Dividezd, and 2/81,

THE WORKING CLASSES IN GERMANY,

London, January 20-The Bristol bonel of magistrates have committed Ben Billett to take his trial for a speech inciting the Bristol dockers to riokama sa pang

THE PANASIA SOAKDAL ANOTESE ARREST,

London January 20-De Cornelius T has been arrested at Bournemouth on au extradition warrant, at the instance of the French Government, on a charge of fraud, in connection with the Panema scandals but he is too fill to be moved.

THE ATTITUDE OF THE FORTA London, Janusty 24 The rodent, dön promise effected at Cairo has been well re- ceived by the Forte, which contemplates

aking në protosfe

London, January 24 The death in 80- nounced of Lord Stratheden.

ANOTHER DYNAMITEK" RELEASED, London January 24-Ualan, who WEAR sentagral:to Gfteen years penal servitude in 1887, in connection with the explosion at the Tower, his bar colpased.

To Danzen Gray Hatz-Lockyer's Belpher

London, Jan. 15-Speaking in the German Riebeteg, Dr Von Boetticher, Socrotary of State for the Enterios, ridi culed the widespread distress which was slleged to exist in Germany. He refused Hair Heaterar is the quickest, bost, mert costs to sanction the granting of aid by the Stateless, effects more than any other. The saler to reliers distress, on the ground that the produced is most natural. Inokyo's Balghur arpor a from the country and the wages bis the only English Hair Restorer naïversally the working classes were increasitig. Bold.

MINERS STRIKE IN GERMANY ku

& PA, BEAUTIFUL BAN-Balphotins Sosp London, Jas. 14,--Tha strike of miners gives the natural tint and peacti-Eko - Blooms of a at Saarbrück, in the German province of perfect Complexion; makes the Riia mouth, pkpatron, supple, hasitky, comfortable. Scipbolíus Boay, Locatio, har collapsed,

Jan. 16:~The masters bave disicissed 6d. Tablets. Everywhere. 1000 miners who went ou strike at Saar brück The Irades of the strike move-

ent have been placed under arrest,

London, Jan. 11. Les Debate says that on their vurages and bring their acgonsing the bond attaubing the Ministry so this into port before it is too lats to prevent Radical party is to be approved.

no evidence, it says, that M. de Freycines lote.cho.

18 implicated in the sentidal in connection with the Pansing and Lottery Act, but TELEGRAMS BY THE AMERI- he was more popular with the army that either M. Caraos, the President, or M. CAN MAIL

Ribot, the Propior, cared,

· THE PACIFIC - CABLE. HUSSTA AND ANFRICA AS ALLIES.

Landon, Jan. 11-In reference to the London, January The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Zimer says, Profes proposal of Canada for the appointment of sor. Martens, the greas Rumian.authority va a cosmission to examine into the feesi- international law, has been appointed ability of a Pacific cable between America member pt a speist ammission in oonged-sud Australia, the views of the Agents tios with the seizure of British sealer in General have been aloited. Sir John C. Behring era. This leaves no doubt that Bay, Agent General fur South Australia, Bussia will deal with the question from an is opposed to a Peuile cable. Sie Baul international point of view, und coufirias the Samual and Sir Edward Braddon, repro

POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN CANADA, ANI Mra Bartlett belief that it is ber intention to follow Aue sonting New South Wala and Tasmania

London, Jan 14. Sir John S. Thomp-M. J. E. Briscon rica's lead and claim that the Behring sea is respectively, are not unfavourable to an closed with exclusive rights to the west of inquiry into the feasibility of the cable. son, Premier and Minister of Justice in Mr R. Brico

Mr and Mrs Lufkins the imaginary line drugu by the Americans. Mr. Perceval, Agent General for New Danais, has declared that the Escal policy B W. Ballard There is every indies tion that Russia and Zealand, and Sie James F. Gurriak, Agent. of the Dominion under the administration Cspt. Batcher, 9.8.7. Mr. B. de Bt. Materia America are working hand in hand against General for Queensland, are distinctly of the lato Premier, Sir John Abbott, Capt. Callaghan, ..M. Michelot

favourable, England."

Sir Androw Clarke, Acting would be continged. He denounced the Mr L. Cimers Mr and Mrs Miner TAK WORLD'S FAIE.

Agent General for Victoria, says that the Opposition in the Dominion Farliament for Mr F. A. Carl and weid London, January 12-It is said on very cable will be valueless in the event of war. favouring the agitation for anrexation to Cupt, and M CombeCapt. Moore, R.N.

M2 F. J. Coombe · Mrs Nicol and child good authority that Prince George of Wales If laid at all, it would be better to proceed America,

CANADA AND AMERICAN FEET G. C. Cơ

Lieut. P. O'Malley, is seriously contemplating a trip to America via the Gilbert Islands than by way of

London, Jau. 16.--Ozada bas roccind- Mr W, G. Des53 4.3.0." - daring the coming spring in order to par- New Caledonia. tinipate in the puval review in New York harbor. The idea in favorably regarded by the Queau, the Prince of Wales and the besde of the Admiralty, if Prinos George goes he will be esported across the Atlante

PRINCE GEORGE AND TAK

THE MUSKER CONFE UNOL,

London, Jan, 11-The miners' general conference, now bezog held in Birmingham to consider the eight-hours questing, has voted in favour of a legal eight hours and

VISITORS AT HOTELS:

BONOKONG HOTEL

ML Lacaze

Mr & Mrs Lethbridge

maid and 2 children

ad the hostile canal tolla levied upon et Mme. Doraux Mr W. Partet American vessels.

MFA. Duncan Mr and Mrs Paul Mr J. 0. Emond ---31. Louis Pila Capt Fawkes, R. N. Mr. J. Dashwood- Mr and big Erecar Saunders Hos, had Wire Good-Mr Fred Shear

Mr A. Showan Mrs La Stace

THE WOOL DUIRES IN AMBRICAN London, Jan. 13. The Native Associa tion of Wool Buyers and Masufacturers in New York has protested against the free

man m the Durham importation of wool into the United States,

which has been proposed by the Democra- Me W. Harrison tis párty

by several men of war, and it is probable the creation of a Minister of Mines. that a large aquadron of battleships and The represetativas of oruisers will be sent over in advance to reminars opposed the legaling of eight solve him.

The Prince also contemplates & trip to the Chicago exposition after the tenticities at New York are over. But acting as yet has been definitely settled,

The Prince of Wales' privata averetary says the Prines has no intention of visiting, the World's Fait.

QEE 'ASE AND AU TEIL.

hogra,

The association believes, it is Mr A. Haskett said, that the existing tariff is of advant Me F. Hoadorson Fanton, Jan. 13-In the course of his age to the grower, the manufacturer, and ] Me Inchbald... speech in the Reichstag yesterday, Count the consumer. von Caprivi asserted that the guiding prin ciple in the policy of Germany was the pra servation of Austria-Hungary in the status

of a Great Power,

L CAPS OF GOOD KUPA LOAN,

London, Jen 18-A:34 per cent. Cape of Good Hope loan of £1,500,000 has bee dated locally at £98 141 78, 7

одев

THE POEGED BURNS MANUSCHIFTS, New Yorky January 12-John B. Ken- nedy, a Wall street banker, some time ago proteated the Lauex Library of New York with a series of original manuscripts of Ro-

- AUSTRALIAN STUCES. bert Barne, Walter Scott and other dis

London, Tan, 19.-Operations for *** tinguished writers, for which he had prida have caused a deoling of 2

to 3 in Aus- This collection of manur tralian stocks, hu The resolution was carried untagiously anticent suu.

prices bave now partial Mr Field moved vote of thanks to the scripts was eagerly examined by lovers of

TOGOVARJ .17 chairman, remarking that be bad exercised Baras and Boott, and many were the thanks..

energy and skilt in the rason-bestowed very great was worthy of all their thanks.

straction of the bank, and he was sure to off tipon Kennedy for his par- R

**

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN,

London, Jan. 13-The Daily News pub.

Australian Elevon. It says that the team

AN UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, London, Jan. 14-The Union Bank of australis has declared a dividend of 3 por share, and has carried forward £6000%

LOHMANN, THE CRICKBIKE London, Jan. 6.-G. A. Lohtoann, the Surray keter, who was ordered to Cape

· Dr. Stokalen

· Mr & MM Thorarett --Mr and Mrs Warren

VICTORIA, HOTEL”

Capt. Anderson Mr Ed. Auguria Mr A. L. Hagnall Mrs Bagnall Mr and Mrs Barolay Mr Molallan Mr W. Barraclough Mr Manazor Mr Ob. Binder Mr S, Merrill, Jr.

Mr Morris

Mr Heriant **

Mr&Mre E. Josaph Mr Kahne Dr Cawas Emloans

Mr James M. Robb

Mr J. Ross

Mr and Mrs Roxo Me W. Scheler

Mr J. Smith,

Mr Smith

Mr A Sommerville Mr Stölzl

Mr John Bolton own for the benefit of his health, is better.

Mc O Brown DYNAMITE EXPLOSION ON THE CONGO,

Capt. van Carlach London Jan. 18-A train-load of Mr M. P. Coombs dynamire exploded at Bistadi, on the Mr Frank Denchus Congo. Fifty persons wore killed, includ Mr O. B. Dowley

Mr Durnerni. ing a number of Europeans

London, Jan. 16.-The British Govern Mr Faitas It now turge opiat of 120 manuscripts liabes a cablegram giving the names of the HARX-FISHING ON THE COAST OF BURMAH. Mr G, W. Eldy The proposition was duly seconded and only one is zenuine, the others being elever is a thoroughly representative one, and dabing on the south coast of Bush. Mr J. G. Fernandes Mr George Stewart -

ment has secured a monopoly of the pearl Mre Farmer urgeries. Mr Kennedy, being interviewed, remarked audly: This sums to be an age remarks that it is especially gratifying that The British authorities hare compelloda Mr A. Hannay of imposition. Forgeries and frands of all Giff and W. Bruce are included. private firm to tesist from eargring on Mr G. Haryon sorts are being perpetrated upon the bast- j The Sport.man states thats with the ex- pearling operations, under the penalty of a Mr Hellc informed men in nearly every walk of life. ceptions of Moses, the team is the beat that criminal prosecution being instituted Feb. This collection of manuscripts which I pre-Australia un sond. The selection, it says, against them.

sented to the library I had every reason to gives general satisfaction. believe was perfec;ly genuine, and if so, xá was one of the most valuable in the world,

865,556.55 pater with acclamation,

The proceedings then terminated.

the Current rule of the day, an 230,703.9

carried • forward to next half-

the Congo Railway Company, who have To Amount: Tamfarted to Reserve Fund 303,000.00

just impor toda large number of Chinese coolles ar labourers gu-the line that is bring mede between Palsballe 'and Stanley Pool.

Ae most people know, the great dificulty or at least one of the great difficulties—in Ehe problem of developing the reshares of Central Africa is the labour question, White labour is practically impossible in tropion! &frina, and the native, even when be can be induced th-work, is a very pre- Liable quantity. Not very long ago charges "of a most serious character were mizde as to

By Balome of Trudivided Pro-

71,171.30

QUI,130.84

A.

Ets, Kith June, 1199$ 70,907,80

By

Amount of Net Profis far

the dig Months ending ajai

December, 1692, after de

dusting all Expenses- und

Interest paid and d29.01

*the means adopted by the railway authoriTo 2mnes,

ties to obtain labourers for the construction

of this very lins, and it was only when

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Fearre and

confronted by the extreme diffenity of ob By Balance 30th June, 1892, taining local labour that the directora y Transfer from Fruit and Low Ac -solved on making the experiment of intro- ducing Chinese hour. Över five hundred Chiness have been engaged, and wcently arrived on the Congo in a steamer specially chartered for the purpose. Contracts have Feen signed the men have ressivad advaneca

Whit Musage, FURNIT

FDE HOPIS,

HUNTHE * DAY. Chief Autrestant, 3. B. MOSER,

501,130.54

FOOCHOW NOTE.

PROPOSED LABOUR BURTLU.

London, Jan. 15,--The Times anounces that the Government proposes to expand the labour sertion of the Board of Trans

EVICTED TENANTS IN IRELAND.

London Jan. 16. The existed ionsvis in Ireland threaten to commit estragos unless they are reinstated.

Mr Beattie

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Mr John Stewart

Mr Alfred Swans

Mr G. S. Thompson

Mr H. J. Workman'

HOUNT AURTIN HOTEL

Miss Bogs Mr S. L. Benjamin Misa 0.6 Högg Mr and Mrs BowmanMr W. Machen Mr H. E, Bozshall Mrs W. Macbean, Me Hart Booke

nure and shildren THE LORDON AND FERAL BANK, Rev. R. F. Cobbold Mr Charles C. Zfatsuh Lendong Jan. 16.--The official receiver Mr Cochrane Mr J. Mitchell of the London and General Bank reports Mr and Mrs C. that there has been, mismanagement in the Cohen

Birs Van Nicrop

Mr A. Ros

On Thursday last the Eshermen of Sharp Peak picked up a host containing a man, bound hund and foot, who reports that his jünk had been pirated the night before, "I parokened the callestion in 1800 from His two mates are zatssing. The attack an old bookseller in Edinburgh. The old ing pirates are reported to have landed at man had been collanting such manuscripts into a Labour Buresu, which will artake

night. Quautor on Wednesday

for years, and 1:egard him as thoroughly of the nature of an Intelligence Ducead. Although the original reward of $200 for honest. It seems that a man named Smith NATIONAL AURICULTURAL UNION $9,444 the arrest of the coolies carrying treasure has been regularly in the business of mana- London, Jan. 13.-

1.-The National Agris conduct of the bank's business. When the Br 3. B. Coughtris MrF. Sanodere from a bank over the bridge to one in Nan fastaring these manuscripts. He has bee cultural Union, which was the aulooms of dividend of 10 per cent. was declared the Mr Geo, Fenwic Mr and Mrs W. J. $3,600,000, do tal, as reported in our last issue, has been arrested for forgery. The manuscripts bare the recent agricultural conference in Engrescere fund was exhausted. The auditors Mr and Mrs A. For Saunders

rained to $1000, no arrest hea yet haen been sent to Edinburgh for verification, and

gnason

Mr and Mie 0. $3,500,000.00 made or any clue given as to where the only those surely genuine will be returned land, and aimed at securing the horas protest that they were ignorant of the fact.

markets for the home producer, har col-

Mr J. T. Haraliton Seaton £9,500,000.00 thieves are to be found. The man in charge to this country.”

lapsed owing to want of support. of the treasure has committed suicide by

London, Jats, 16.-Intense sold prevails Me and Mrs HardingMe O. S. Sharp

Mr Taylpe and child swallowing õpiam, leaving a widow and New York, January The Death of

in America and Europe, Hamburg is ico- $5,000,000.00 four obliuren in a state of destitution. David Eizzio, one of the first and beat

London, Jan. 13-A serions rising has bound, Skating has been reened in ག་

WINDSOR HOTEL. The Ningyo Guild has been informed by paintings of Gustave Dore, which has been taken place in Montenegro. Frompted by England.

Mr K. Herton Directore the Viceroy that tro gaaboats have been on exhibition for some time as a part of the the priests, 3000 peasantry conspiced to

Mr J. H Joyce" despalabed in search ni the

Mr A. 1 To CURE SKIN DIAS-Salcholine Lotion Dro Blanchard expresses the hope badly damaged by fire this morning as to be Feines Nicholas, who was to be replaced by quietly artres away Eruptions, Bimples, Blot Me J. F. Boulton

Menrant ical feet, and H. E. 6spresso tad pira-kite gallery at Carnegie Music Hall, was so seigu Gettings, the capital, and to dethrono that the coat will soon os clear of every practically ruined. The painting has po his son, Davilo Alesseder. craft belonging to it. In his despatch to supied a pisos in one end of the hill appro- The Government troops disarmed the chos, Redness, Ecseca, Aons, Distigurements, Maj. & Mrs Chapman. while the search le going ou; it with last work, whiab he finished but didore's rebel peasantry, and killed 40 of their Berghness and Sourt, de, leaving a clear, myot-i Mrs. L Denby

100,000.00

We have compared the above Statement with the

on their wages, and a new faster has been Bonks, Vebelers and Securities at the Hand Off, and introduced into the Afrions problem, for this with the Returns from the various Branches and is the first attempt made to utilise Chinese Agencies, and have found the same to be connect Isbour in

in tropical Africa. The experiment

begins with a favourable chance SLOOTOS,

« PAKOUS PAINTING RUINED.

the Geild, His Excellency, recommends priately opposite The Fate of Tears,*

F. HENDERSON, A. U. WOOD,Audito B. BIRI

that, be prudent for the junk-owners to sail their long enough to siga junks in companies of twenty to thirty to

coolias aired at Matadi with ma Huggkong, 9th February, 1832,

not live

almont aieen bill of health, and should it Ivan Cosabezar King's Dandelioner, so that, in case of attack, ono may 6 inches high and 10 feet 6 inches wide,

FEASANT ZDING IN MONTENEGRO.

MRS MAYBRICK.

THE NOZZHEEN WINTER,

Mics Barroll Master Barroll

Een. N. G. Mitoball-

Innes

Mrs Mitchell-Innos

Capt. and Mrs Morri

MW, T. 9. Moust

Raton 0.8.LJA, Norrla, ...

Aptris

Los Bkin and beautiful Complexion. Sulpholine Capt N. Bad namber, besides wounding Dỡ others.

a necessity for the Skin, especially in bole Mrs Dodd THE ARCENEINA. BEFCELIC.

climates. Made in Dondes. Bold everywhere The rained painting, which was & fert

London, Jan. 12,-The rising in the Corin Shilling Hottles.

Sure Raton recites district of the Argentine Republic turn out that Chinamen pau stand the

the other assistance.

was in a large frame ocupying eps has been suppressed.a

ROWLANDS ODONTO, & pure and scientif B. W. Eberly ... Miss Borsis climate it will not be long before others of and Gutuine Liver Pils, without Mercury, arsa

Eight men, long known to the natives as batress two pillars. Elestricity is used

cally prepared tooth powder, natadion Mr Eberly Mr Frank O'Brien --

Mrs Perkins the same zace will find their way to Afrios. potent remedy: remove all Liver and Stomach

a gang of ruscule, have at lest been taken to light the gallery and the electric light Complaints, Bilecases, Headache, Stakness,

parasitic and slightly alkaline, it penetrates Master Eberly London, Jan. 13.-Mins Harrison, daugh- to the hidden flaws and crevices of the teeth Mr G. Engel

sud Pigott Whatininenes this way here on the future of shoulder Talon, Hesulbarn, Indigoetion, Coney surprise sud arrested by a body of sol. wirea passed along the pillars, touching ter President Harrison, has visited Mes where, decay origlouses, removes tartar, Vice-ConsulP.Gavan Mr F. J. Richardson Central Afrios Eine stene san show, but the princion de don. Bold every diore. Their tactics were to plok a gaarrel the woodwork of the fro

Baybrick in prison.

alles When discovered this work was on pedapest thus opened up is sae of extreme - white.

with respectable citizens and afterwards interest. The patient toll of the Chisaman

and arrests decay and ewestans the breath; ie Graha

Stephenson PRISOLUTELY CUBEDA Gentleman gree to anttle it for a consideration. They fire, and the flames rapidly spread to the

Capt. London, Jan. 12.-Mr Jabez Speuser is free from old or gritty ingredients Me P. Haber may supply the ray "latent that is wandug who insol of Dealueer and Nogen in were carrying on quite a lucrative business pants. The fire was put out, but the paint-Louis, lately M. P. for Burules, the pre- HOWLANDE PAGE BY 879 dyes red or Rear-Admiral D. B.Caph, A. Tilleté for the development of tropical Africs, the Head of 14 years' xianding by par method, about them with the Authorities, who left side and a large part of the upper moter of the Liberator Building Saclety | groy hair a permisteni brown or black; 4«. i

in this way, was information had been lodg ing was ruined. The flames had licked the

Branny,

J&E. MEA

Triệt and our own askkfrican colonies may will be pleased to send full particular trealately offered raward of 10,000 cash to corner, and beat and spoke had fatally and other financial corporations which have Ask dealers in perfomery for Rowlanders D. E. Harmony Mrs L, G. Tužnali. ;

soon follow the lead by the Congo Free Address Hansar Guizor, E, Shepherd's place, State:--Manchester Guardian,

Keynington Park, Londen, B.B., Eug.

Anyone bringing in news of their where- marred the work.

HEJ, E. MALKOVK.

failed, has been made à bankrept.

polishes and preserves the enamel, prevents i

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Mrs F. B. Stephenson

Miss K.

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