No. 9995 MARCH 16, 1898.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
Nekārs pancrana, which hau bean" on | HONGKONG HOTEL 00, -MMITED.er they aber holders, to fully investigate view in Duddali Strast for some time pait, The ordinary all-yearly messing af into the working of the Hotel with a view to keep down expenses when necessary and will be closed on Saturday evening.. abareholders of this company was held atto devise upate under which the the Hotel to-day. There were present: company might be put on a better foeting. There is, unfortunately, a feeling among the A GOVERNMENT notification to be found in Mars E. Jones Hughes (Chairman), J. Hshareholders that a deficienay exists same- another colume intimates that on and after Cox, J. F. C. da Ross (Dizootors), F. Hen-where, and we must try to remedy it if it be Friday est, 17th inst., the water supply demon, W. H. Gaskell, C. A. Ozio, J. B. I may further state that the appoint ment of a commission, ia tay opinion, will to the city will be turned on between 6 Miebas, Ho Tung Chun Lon, Leong Kam bring about some good recult and will sasist 1. and 10 am. only, instead of from 6 Shing, and R. Lyall (Socretary.)
the Directors materially. If the scimmie am to 9.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. asat prosent,
compasy it will be good for all ouncerned, and if on the other hate they fail to suggest any impe vement which may secure better results than those obtained hitherto, the general bady of shareholders will be satis- Sed that they are balding a stock which I hope, therefore, the Director and shareholders present will, it they think it feasible, adopt my suggestion and have it carried out a sova 4a possible Hear, hear).
A SPECIAL Correspondent writes from tesays the Chinees Mail (Wah, T
rerence baterean his chipp and the impres sion on the tuceipt, da
FOOCHOW NOTES,,sion if à gale had, not susblad
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the re-sion is able to End means to improve the 8143 purporting the receipt to have the loals of the zucsinta and the cheques In Foooices in the city were open | @polled to open settlements at Chichew
Pol in its to-day's isave-that H.F. ex- ¦ timi of the last six months of the year, only sounds well bat never turns out to be put in by Ii. Tau, disieder receipt at the time the cheqpon and new receipts rather than for work, so immediately after the reports of the past misconduct of their
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Colony for which he patḍ Crowo rent, pat la
March 11. ran the blockade in 1821. The bad induct receipt for 5.61 for the reat for the
At this stage the Court, adjourned over On Wednesday last, the General in aom of this odletal rajusd. nogöttätlögu watoa it fist half of 1892. He paid it to Obinas
mand of the Takkien forces arrived from carried out would have obtained official man in the Treasury (Second shroff sent the tin hour for and identified by witness the man to Ator cffe, wito was examined as to his head-quarters af Chan-chin to pay his sanction from the Emperor to trade between whom he paid the money,)
othar monies handed to him from Alva on New Year respects to the Vigaray. All China and Portugal, After tartating the C-examined-He received the receipt, account of Crown rent. The money was the troops in the city were turned out to nature of the negotiations which the repres giroa in the form of cheques and after meet him. It was he who quelled the sentatives of Portugal sought to carry from the second shroff
H. C. Nigulla (recalled) answered soms checking theadh receipt and choppingthem, rising that took place consequent on the through at Poking, the Leotarer said thas questions put to him by Mr Johnson with be kept the cheque and handed the receipts salt riots at Takhms and through whase the had conduct of Simio de Andrade at regard to the corresponding ontrive for hick to Alves along with the change repro- eleverness the ampposed leader of the rict Tamno and the sea-fights which onena did these receipts in the Treasury bucks, The senting he'd franca in amount between its was arrested and afterwarde beheaded pot prevent Portuguese vessels from frequent- fug it at a later date. The Portugees were The publis port having boon in your hands for some
been paid on 8th, Dether, 1892, had on Receipts given to the parties paying the dys, with your permission we will take
corresponding editty on th October, 1892. Crown rent were placed in his hoede, and ad on Wednesday last, and all the oficials and Ningpo. They did this not only from The Dinitor regret that the
The unfoil showed $25.81-buts receipts which he said were chopped with a were at their posts to attend to the duties the desire to open new chaugele of trade, bearing the printed dit number 1347 chop other this wete found to be for of their different departments, though but also to remove at anoh a distance from Tien-report is not more favourable, bat that i
Tat accounted for by tas very few visitors who
The entries referred to different lots and soms siger tha these entered in his books really, in most carsa as a siter of form Tamac that they abould not be affected by bore the same date Shwr esme" to the Hotel during the greater por
that it had ́a were given him by Alves,
the holidays. The Viceroy's office was own countrymen. The principal trading nombor 1347 written to defendant a hand- Cross-examid-In what reat did you the exception. His Excellency, bofore an stations at that time were three in the Castors Trotai at Wuhu, Yang Yu, the The Dividend now proposed will, make
writing. That was of the audit autober, go na Shroff to the Treasury In 1888. Assembly of officials ordered to spet bim, Sorith, notessively Tamao, Lampacat „wing wha
How old are you?-45
stated, that, the holidays being at an end, Macar in the north Liempd (Ningpo) | row Chinese Minister to the United States, per cent, for 1892. The
Where had you brou employed before, immediato steps must be taken to relieve about halfway between thems, Chackow, Spain was Pera, in stilt in Peking. His oponed on the 1st December last and has
or was it the foil of the counterfoil in the hook. The receipt was for 625.81, and the
occupied beun Fally occupied since, regly
thres items of which the receipt was.com you went to the Treasury At the 'heung, the poopts of the bigh price ruling for rice The remainder of the paper was credentials will not be ready till some time tion of the Hotel has been thoroughly
The Chairman--With regard to the reposed were entered ap in the rent roll by. Fang Hop shop. I minded the corres owing to its carcity. He reproved them with a description of life as it was in China, overhauled and should not require any in the Bad moon, and he will leave for more repairs for a considerable time to marke just made by Mr to Tang I would the defendant Shown dally receipt book pondence. I was there about 10 yessay or for bering allowed the ecarcity to sentique and an attempt to show that although more Shanghai about the 3rd moon. His family come. Shortly after the opening of the suggest that a meeting about be held to Looking the sales of th October, little more. I had never been employedsa leng with wire and steam, to bring in than three centuries had passed fat many are still in Wahu, whither he will go for now wing we advertised a portion of the dichas any points he has referred to it. 1893, he found the number 1347. The an shroff anywhere before I went to the applies at a short notice, there was things were unchanged. The principal no excuse for them and he gave the authority; dispuso was E. M. Pinto, old premises to lat, but far have bodri is speech, and that can be done a fortamcant eptored against it was $26.81. Treasury.
You had never been employed in a Bank?, notice that if in a month at time the whose reputation for veracity was described When I minded the correspondence I supply was not sufficient to bring about as very bad. On the ground that thens bolors to proceeds to his new office unable to come to terms with any one. A night bence. As regards the question of There was no flanter.d. He had never in Washington, U.S.A. I hear the now now long has been made with the Dana, leakage here and there in certain depart-esen any couïerfail purporting to be ***la trok part: in, the management of the a reduction in price he would hold works of flotion are often of some his
din Pacific Mail shig Company Irmanta which be referred to, it has been counterfoil of the receipt for $143.
facta responsible. After hearing this, the torical value as they show the entrout of Minister Yang offers the first Segretaries, for a tuft of 3 yours, at 25,650 quite nat of our power to discover any such Cross-examinet First with reference to accounts.
We shall only be too happy that, you call, sadit numbers and that leakage. per annum, commering from 1st Jannary leak gou a fortnight honde seu go into any serate be a sacqmmonly stupid name for employed in the Government service? and cheap prices in a very short spans of carefully through the extraordinary story Did you pass an examination before being goesius in the city predict plenty of rice thought of the time, the Lecturer wont
fast. During the six months Blown
thera--uw are they pat and when No
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fablishment of of Pinto, torming as it did with tales of was arranged with the II ngkong Land In matters you may bring befurs as,
Since the establishment of a Whet anlary have you 3-830 month.
of pirady, land and sea-Right, and adventures Mr Ho Tang-Thank you. I have the understand they are pit ou restaient Company, Linaited, for $200,000,
Dont you know I have seen a man put I get nothing else, and I have no employ. steamere between Japan and this part, a romantic to a degras Pinto describes the to pay of the vandutt with the Bank, and fullest confidence in the Directors and have
sary considerable trade in that country's settlement of Liampo (Niagpo) in, glowing a further arrangement was made for the no doubt they are doing their very best in them on. They call them sudit sambore, ment anywhere else.
Hare your duties been the same all those goods has sprang up bere, the supply in terms. He says there were 3,000 people in Do you kne if these books are furnished 10 years Yes.
this case, probably, creating the demand. it, among which were 1,200 Portugasse; that loan of $150,000 into, payable in April the interests of the shareholders. My idea but that is a relid of old days. next, to pay off the mms aromat off the in suggesting this commission is to try to
Where did you get thin, book 1-It was all foreign made goods appear to be appra. 300 were married to Portuguese and half- Debenturas if necesary. The long-woks help them to put the company on a better to the Treasury roady numbered 7-To the
fuuting.
best of my knowledge.No. I know who made at the Tiz bing stationera. The ciated by the natives, but they are within caste wives, that there were more than of Chicago World's for flow of visitics vie
It was grand that a private meeting of put them on. It is a coolie in the Treasury Government provides the books. A whole the reach of but few of them on account of 1,000 hours, some of which cost 3,000 or
year's entries are in this book. The total the price; but there is one axception to 4,000 crusados, and seven eight churches this Colony seems to have commenced, and our Entol is taping the benefit of a larger the shareholders should be held in 'n fort who does so.
Can you any of your own knowledge at the end was made by me. The addition this, and that is goods of Japanese manu- two hospitals, on which they number of visitons than came to usnigh
The Chairman then moved the adoption where they are stamped or it before they were zaade by the when I finished my fastaro, which are so cheap that all can year 80,000 ersandos. Japan had only been
and are takon into use Before they are akun accounts on the last day of December last afford to buy them. Fabrics of various discovered two years,
Lampe in January, February and March 1892, and We are hopeful that the number of travel of the report and accounts.
into USC. I my of my own knowledge, years. I have the books for the last ten kinde, imitations of Europesa make, sell polised the trade with that country, which Tarn will yet increas. If there at any
but I have never seen a book in actual une years and keep them on my table.
fraely; and, amongst many other articles, was vory profitable, in fact money empley- questions 1 shall be happy to answer them
When did pa give this book over to the tin toys are largaly in demand. The firs-ed in it was doubled three or four times Mr Gaskell proposed the re-election of Mr unatamped, to the best of my ability.
Have you ever in your capacity as auditor Crown Solicita 7--Bofore, Mr Alves' disap works we noticed as being very good on over. Es estimates the trade at tite J. F. G. da Riza as a Director
Mr Ozorio secunded.
examined and of these bonds to see if they pearance. I did not hand them orer; it the night of the Fasst of Lanterne, were, millions of gold. A regular administra
established, wo learn, shietly of Japan manafacture. tion
and he gives were stamped and in consecutive num-wae Mr Michell Iass.
A lot of officials. The When did you hand it to Mr Mitchell. While batter than those locally made, and the titles of Me J. H. Gox as a director.
Hr Ho Tung proposed the ve election of bers -Very often. I have examined the in-
books to zoo that there were no omissions. Innes-It was the local auditor who asked quite as good as those from Canton, the Portugues were so independent that Pinta o Apart from the way in which they are me for it and he must have given it to Mr | fireworks are cheaper, Already four ornatonished, and remarke that. the public filled up can you say in any way which of Mitchell-Innes. It was the day before five Japanese stores have been opened in Borivenera in their acts used. 1o. write And hese two sheets of paper, (the receipts) Alves' disappearance I gave it to the authe city, besides the two in Nantai, Esho. so-and-so, Public Notary in the city of was originally attached to the counterfoil? ditor.
I have examined that the one with the Have you seen or handled it till bo-day manuscript number is slightly smaller in aineo thon -No.
And the bouks for 1890 and 1891, where
Tremory,
ship in his Lagation to Mr Chua Oiling, the ex-Chiness Consul Generat at Cuba aud late of Hongkong, but Mr Chau declinento Accept the offer, profor- ring to romsin at the Kaiping Mines managing director, where he has placed "the working system of the company on such a roccessful and atisfactory basis that a great saving haq-been affected and where grans results from his managment may be expected in future. Resides, H.E. Viceroy Li Bung-Chang, it is said, does not socz willing to allow him to leave the company' service as it is difficult to obtain an ex. perienced and compotent officer to fil bis position, while H.E. Chang Total, the
· Chlef Director of the company, urges on the Grand Scoretary not to let Mr Chua go away from the Mine, saving that Chun's rvices to the Company are indisponsable
and onerous.
Witst players have received at the hand. of the police magistrate at Hyde, in Cheshire, a-warning not to play at the game known as solo whist"in public- bouser. Four guests at a hotel in that town belog defeated by a constable in this
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Mr Michael shotild like to ask question about the balance at credit of profit and loss count for the last si months, $2,816, eems very small deed, and I should like to know if you have got ace into showing the profit and loss on cach department, the billiard rom, bar room and the other rooms and the
mess account.
The Chairman-The information can be supplied to any shareholder ch applics- Lion at the Secretary's offes.
Mr Michael-Cantyou enlighten now! The Chairman-Personally, I can't, but I fancy we will be able to supply you with all the information you want.
Mr Michael seconded. Carried ananimously.
Carried unanimously.
Mr F. Henderson seconded. Carried gnanimously, morte Mosers F. Henderson And W. H. Fotta were re-eleated editors, on the motion of Mr Michael, seconded by Mr Ho Tang.
This concluded the titsiness.
time.
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mono-
The Breretory writes to say that the re- / size than the other. The difference is vor are they 7-They are on my table in the iof the Eoyal Asiatic Boolety, at Shanghai hai of the sixloenth century. In the
mark in the Chairman's statement that the dividend for tas year was at the rate of 8 per cent, was made under a mistaken im- pression, and that instead of 8 per cent, it Mr Michael-The reason why I ask is tought to t
to be 4 per cent] that I think we could let the bar-room and
slight..
leinona sot vere sommorod to answer for billiarti-room at a verý handsome renial. So THE STRAITS FIRE INSURANOμ:/1n some way both on the receipts and the There were two gentlemen with him. That that the early. Portugnèse settlements in was no eye-wituras of the disastrona end of
these largo and handsome places.
benefit by keeping them than we should by The Chairman-isaeg wo reap a greater letting them.
The question appeared to their misdeed. torn upon two points Firet, was selofar I don't so that we reap the boost from
crcondly, was waist game of chance?" the roam in the hotel in which they war discovered a certain open and public place within the meaning of the Act?
Mr Michael-What I say in that we don't After the expenditure of mach casaistry
legal learning upon these problems they improvement in profits from one and Bench finally found the foar whist playere six mouth to another. The profit on the guilty and inficted a Goo of balf-u-crown capital for the last six months is only 3 per Wench. A ease, however, bas been granted cont
The Chairion-You must not forget that for the Court of Queen's Bench.
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if there are no visitors in the Hotel we aro not doing businer. I depends on the number of visitors.
her, 1892.
Can you may these ne banks are print ad -Noronha & Op is the name on the book.
Has it ever struck you that these banks ought to be oficially numbered and verified outnterfails before being put into the hands of the Crown --Cert inly. Whoever paid | the $25.81 Dis oorrectly entered in the rent!
daily collection book tall opposite the rompetive lots and in the What is not entered in the daily college tion book is the $1437-Yes.
Will
tc
Lismpe, in the name of the King, cur Lord, just as if they were living bitween San- THE FORTUGUESE IN CHIÑA.
tarem and Lisbon. If Pinta'n desstiption is At the last meeting of the Chins Branch Surcest Liampe must have band Bhung Mr Z H. Volpipelit read a paper, bafore says it was considered a nobler and more Hare you given evidence before the Com. a numerous audience, including most of the wealthy place that any in India, de all mission now sitting to investigata this Constiar body, upon Early Portuguese Asia. Now all thin, according to him for fair?--I have been asked something by Commerce and Settlements in China." wipod out by the Chinese ia five, doprs. the Pujane Judge to the Supreme Court.
The Lesturer commended by remarking But it is straogo that although, he bays way in the latter part of February
China form on interesting study, as they this flourishing place, and he decribes COMPANY, LIMITED.
Well, didn't you see this book then ?—No, mark the furthest advance of that European minately so many other of his personal The following is the sixth-sandal reporí
During 1800 and 181 did you pay back nation which led the way in the continuous adventures, he gives us no particulars of for presentation to the shareholders at the and balance sheet of the above company
aug unnies-Yes. I made payments to movement of epianial and camercial ex- what he was doing on that occasion. It is the
defendant in the same way as I have passion which has been going on for the only mero than lifteen years after that
of to-day. Sometimes they last fuar hundred years, and which forms eighth ordinary general meeting of the
time, while he is describing the fŋurishing company, to be hold at the company's
are entered in my books sometimes not.
a moral led to offices, Singapore, on the 17th inst.
you tura up in the rant rall to lat No sucis antries have bond sites nor such an impartant factor in the modern state of Macus, that ho suppre
history of the world. The cause of Porta- the subject as guere expansion be anoribed to her geogra-there who might feel too confidest in Qontlemen, Your Dingotors beg to 1167-will you tell us, please, if there are defendant went away. place before you the axooxed Statement of my arrears from the previous your 7- Sometimes you forget to enter them and phical portion in the West of Europe, their new settlement at Macao. In con- Accounts for the year ended 31st DecemYes; $150. The Crown rant for the then you enter them inter on in ob day I pointing out that the other nations which elusion, the Leotarer said: Though we current year was making a total of put down each transaation, saing two had formed or attempted to form eulenial oannot believe that F. M. Pinto was present In has been thought desirable to depar: 9156. $130 has been paid on account of the of poni,
empires-England, Spain, Holland, and at the burning of the Portuguese settlement from the form of stating the accounts arrears and 913 for the last half of tho ya ir, › you mean to say you have made such France-ware sil similarly situated, but at at Llampy, nor accept his version of it, yet hitherto used, and to adapt the syslots That is ontored up in the rant bank as parmions to Aires without making a note the same time there was a diference in the it looks likely that there may be sore koruel THE LONDON LYRIC COMPANY.
followed by the great majority of British having been paid ander date th Novemofit1-11 forget at the time I did not put origin of the Portuguese oslonial empire of truth in it. Da Uruz exye that a fleet Me A. W. Pinero's four-act farcical
and American Fire Offices, and which we bez, 2892.
it down after.
compared to that of other nations. The was sent in 1518 to drive away the Porta- think enables us to so forth more clearly Will you look in the daily collection Are there any memoranda st the foot of others, even when most surcestful, as in the guese, and probably later on they achieved comedy "The Magistrato' was performed by
the notout financial position of the Dom. hook under date 5th October-baye you the pigus thus you put down besides pay-ease of England, ind expanded inconsciouely their purposes it was quite sullsiest to stop this
tó a crowded homes last night, company
Found that $143 anywhere 3-No. There mens to Alves? There are no olher items, either seizing opportunities which presented trade to render the place an undesirable co- find another soossa was scored. Mr Fleury
The toil amount of Novenas account, is a lung list of iteras under 7th November, Is this the first book you mads the antries themacives cr barg driven to conquest by sideros to the merchants, and we may be. in or is it a copy made from the rough book eircumstances: they had never carried out alieve that though there was some bloodshed, Kitts, who made a very favourable impren
ing balance from 1891, amonate to and one amount of $143 e rec-ived.
Is there any counterfoil gizen-Yos or slip of paper-This is the only book for plan elaborated for years and persevered into such carnage took place as Picto wishes The total Expenditure amounts sion on the audience in the first and second
$48,969.75 (£59.003 18. 24.).
to 1494.
Cris reas
against every discouragement and diffically, as to believe. As we know that the man- 8207,278 42 (£29,384 Br. 11d.). "eights of the sensez, as Benjamin Brown
When you got a lot of receipts didn't you though with the certainty that immense duxias agreed to concentrate foreign trade ^in ^My Unsle,' firmly established himself in
write it on ships of paper and has copy it wealth would be the reward of snoceas. Por in 150t ot Lampacad, and in 1667 at Macao, in' the book --No. The chops my ortugal atarted with a clear plan, though it is probable that the Portuguese ...the good graces of the house last night by
I have only one chop. I have used this fraught with many difficulties; the discovery driven away from Liampo and Chincher now trade route, which she saw must some time before these dates. Such ovents the all round excellence of his acting as
kind of chop since 1891.
What kind of chop did you use in 1891 7 give her for a long time, the monopoly of would cause sensation among the traders --- Aneas Poakett, a part which requires a good
-It is of the same description but a little Eastern commeros. This was a new depar- and adventurera of the Far East, and F. M. deal of cara in handling. Mr Graham Ste-
Is there anything to provent, so Baller and with finer carving.
tare in history. Hitherto all the products Piata felt probably that he tedat be present wart was a good Cvi. Lakin, and Mr Edwin
far as pon seeing that Urie in Why did you change -Sometimes of further Asia had been brought to the at each an important event and therefore, entered up in the real rull Fook as write Chineon on fans, and I liked the European markets through the Bed Sex, and assign it to the year 1542. When he wat Ferguson did fairly well as Capt. Horico
The accounts have been adjusted at the having beats paid-its having been a special kind of chop I using for pat. Persian Gulf, and the wealth and prosperity so long at Liampo, it would not do for him Vale. Mr Bullamy, the man with thejnjubes,
ridontally overited October when ting on the fans. I still have it at home, of the Italian maritime cities during the to miss such an adverture, and he worked had capable representative in Mr Thomas
par anuum was paid on 2nd January, 1893, shoved into the cash hook and reat ral
An interim Dividend at the rate of 5% it was paid, and, when it was discovered, I never had more than these two chas Middle Ages was owing to their monopoly of up a dramatic description of the catastrophe. What shop cut the chops for you 1-1 the currying trade of these products in the The adventures of F. M. Plato, marvellous Verner. Cir Furringdon, the Magistrate's pre-
absorbing $20,000 (£2.833 6. 8d.), and book i-I should think so i the cash would had them both out when I was at school in Mediterranean. The genius of Prines Heory as some of them are, must be considered to cocious stepson, is a part that admirably suite
from the balance of Rosune Accent have been regelted on the Etli Getcher. Carton. They were not specialy cut for the Navigator inspired him with the bold have generally a email substraters of truth, the following appropriations have been The Chairmau-I think the best thing made-
I assume that for some reason or other it Treasury too. 1 have been using one or plan of reaching fudin by direct sen-route and to be based if tot es what he saw or Mr J. C. Smith, who, by the way, impressed
Wat banded
in, put into a desk and for other of them all my tife. I had the chops round Afries, thus securing for Portagal did on what he heard other bad sech or Hongkong very favourably as a alever we would do would be to redase the To Reserva Fond
-------$50,000, | gotten and accidentally omitted, and when cut when I was 17 or 18.
not only the woonopoly enjoyed by the Ita done. Taken ta sash a light he gives as a young comedian when he was here on a charges, with the sanction of the share To Exchange snit Investment Finc It was discovered, correctly antand up? Are the characters on both the same 7-j ljus.in the Mediterranean, but also that of picturesque view of the life of those times,
holders. The huiding is n vary valuable
7,500. That might be so. The u entries on
Tee.
the Arabe and Indicas in the Indian Ocean, and it wo reflect we shall find that mat member of another company not long 16-one, reperior to anything als in the To Danation to Employés Sapor 7th November might be explained in that If a comatabis went down to your house Tu this purposa nestly a centtiry of unseAS Bases we can find a modern parallel to all he Mim the Arden as Are Poskett and Miss colony. If you lower the rates and run it
Boaustion Fandise 1,500. WAY.
could you give him the chop at once Iting exerting was sacrificed. Slowly but describes. Even the last rideatarprise of, Hari Brian Charlotte Ferrisder both as a second-olam hotell, that is a antter for The Board now recommend that there he
Shown.receipte numbered 1347 - There the hands of the Crows Solicitor. Ingeasingly they orapt along the Africas A. de Faria which cost him his declared÷
is no marking of snything whatever to geze it to him a low daja ago, when I tedjoest, muid at last the end of the contimes; ezpaliwa to zine the tombs of the Emperor ascertain whers 1860 other receipt esme bafore the Paine Judge.
How long has Mr Maholl-fans been: Hope was doubled. The options-allianse as the instigation of
was reached, and in 1488 the Capo of Good of China-bag something to match it in our for not many years ago here, in 10,000. | out of?—No, I think it can be put in An Interim Dividend on sesongi
Treasurer 1-Opaasde of a year. I could which the real of Portuguese explorers Shanghel, at the stance of your 1892, 21% u 10,000, | fusta naen. And that the bianco, 422,815.0% (£9, 165 I mean there was no means of checking
Mr M chaol: Tap yon refer to bad times, bat I don' soo what that bas to do with a botel. Other hotela around us seem to be doing an incremily business and paying vory wall. The Windsor Hotel, for exam plo, which was only areall house at drat, is now very much enlarged and soome to be doing increasing business, and the Victoria Hotel dooms to be doing very well. Here we hare got a very handsome place, palace in. fact, the beat hotel in the East, but it does not benefit the shareholders. I was we are necomandating the public and
of the a aroholders. visitors at the expan
The Chairman-You must not overlook the fact that the building is large and is kept up at an expense far in excess of any. thing of the kind hat has ever been in the colony before. It is a very expensive eat blishment to keep ny.
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A Specia! Reses Fund has been created for Re-insurance of evexpirat risks being
Can you trace that as belonging to any thing else 1-There is no contests forth coming,
10 per cent of the gross premina (toms What series of Boozó would it belong til Re-laserance) on all policies quexpired eaNovember 24th October to 7th Novem- Sist December, 1894, $91.110 (£12,907 | bor.
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A further Reserve is made for claims reported, but not yet adjusted, 328,235.3 (£4,000).
Mr Michael on noi putting uy blame Exchange of 2/10 per 8. un the Direct re, but is it in the interest of i the sharehriders to provide such fine roms and fine furnirars for visitors? It soera to zo we might as well do away with hotels keeping and let the rooms,
the starshaldern.
Directors,
| to kng en
beat hotel,..
Mr MichaeLately 1
The Chairman-Yes.
Mies
Mr Michael--Thanks,
tustion Accountin
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A Final Dividend on asseant of
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Quotations; :- HoverONG, March 10, 2899 UPIUM-New Paton, bask, 695
Old
CAS New Bonarea, cash, 605
T
New Malwa credit, 120 Allowance, Cattics, 1/2
17
Old Malwa, credit; 530 Allowance, "Castles, 1
were
procaly
Persian, Oily, cash, 480/500 Allowance, Catties, "1/2 Persian, Paper tied 470/80 Allowance. Daitina, 1/2
and exceedingly well, Mins Marguerite Mr Michael-We leave everything to the * Gregor was aively and engaging
The Chairman-And the Directors are Beskis Tomlinson (youthful quaria-mistress
doing the best they can for the share- beloved of the Magistrate's precocions stop hulders... If you wish to run the place-ass
In the year 180, was Mr Mitchell-Innes and Abyssinia having been noticed, the Leo. hongs, Oppert titted out his expedition to ees.) The minor parts were excellently a class but it is for the abstoliodors 10. 112) be carried forward to credit of or anding out that loose ones had been there --Lou not sure whether im did not turer romarking that he drew attention to it rob the tomb of the Kings of Cares.-N.-
used No. The spare books are in the commence bis duries in that year. Es in a series of articles in the
Italian paper
per C. Daily News. filled. A special word of praise is due to
Mr Michael-What I ray is that we don't now Profit and Loss Account. Mr Croll Burt as Sergh Lugg. The piece gel a fair rotura for our spital.
Directors-In nooordance with the pro- hande of an officer in the Treasury,
ahnet three Jug visions
of clanss 105 of the Company's Re-examined-Although he said it Dd he examine this count book of the rapid ago, he proceeded to trace
TO DARKEN GREY HaLockyer's Sulphas does not more at the same rollicking rats Mr J. H. Cox-Eight per cent, for the Articles of Association Mr Th. Sohet and cross-examination that the $143 might yours for 1891 1-Eu dit qus,
whi-growth of Portuguree
reaulied Malacca in 1509, and in Bair Restoror is the quickest, best, enfest spets Mr A. N. Van Gilso van der Pale retire, have been paid on 6th Oe ober and Did anyone examine it during 1892) -
1516 Chori Chios and Sians. The Parthless, offers more than any other: The lor as My Uncle, nor are the situations Your is not so very bad.
Mr Mloksel-1am speaking of the 2 per from the Beard, but offer themselves for kept over till the 7th November, he did aot It was seldom looked at. but the so well worked up,
dicant, for the last six-months.
I guess were too flushed by sumess to sare for produced is at natural. Iecker's Salphar re-election.
From the beginning t think that had been done, because on re- Mr Cox-That is for the wogst half of
was his Chinese h
the end of 1892 casual losees incurred by their trials of a is the only English Hair Restorer universally togne is crispar and of much better
Auditors.In accordanon with Chase ferring to the daily receipt book ka fuund the year. literary quality. There was no lack of
or looked at?-No one century to fear any chemy they might sold, wow my bank Mr Michael-Isuggest wo should reform 141 of the Articles of Association, Mr J. that 7th Novembur was the day on which
during 1898.
encounter, and they continued their exple- "go' in the performance, and it was the mausgemant. There must be some loss Lyall and Mr R Duden retire, bat offer the sums in another ouunterfoil put in
evidence on the previous day an
uld not Mr Windehouse call you up and rations and mercantile adventures. Ther somewhere.... I don't see. by other hotels themselves for re-election,
My enah possession of Malacon, which was thoroughis thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.
ured examine it and times 1-No. TH. Spat
shurt in the dally collection* T. S TON
ok had it book only refers to the number of receipts enquered by Dulboquerque in oil, at onee both private: appeared us if chin **** After the comedy there wax, as on the should make a profit and us not, with the
Mr Alves had a other book, opened up relations with Chins, Singapore, 2nd March, 1893.
ruceipt for B143 had and amounts. been provion two nights, a short variety The Chairmani may mention that tho
or making op the sum paid by During 1892 did the audite or a clerk and publie. The sagacity of Dulbuquerque ar Chater's' compradore's vader.
from the audit offius examine your book? | arranged matters in such a way that the programimo which included a song by Misseparate departments have been under ser
THE TREASURY -
first reperta about the Portuguese in China parate au-ervising,
-No. Daguar and the beautiful Serpentine
Trang Wan Tsai, second shroff at the
Mr Carvalho keeps the cash bork, should be of the most favourable description; Treasury, stated that he spoke Eglisli a CATIONS. Daprs' of which this young lady is a very
lule, but could not read it. He could read doesn't he?-Yes; he has a big book us they had shown great valoar against their powerful enemics, and a generosity towards cotes the recipta. kilful and d graceful exponent.
and write Eug'ish Ogures. He joined the
-Does he ruler it daily or monthly or weak strangers which must have seemed Marie "Briani
Mr Ho Tung-Chairman, I bara ALVES BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE Teasury in 1883. His duties were to igaia sent the andlunce fietened with great interest to the remarks
bow He outers that daily.
extraordinary to the Chinese accustomed t Further evidenso la the charges against collant Crown rento, spirit licenssi, pawa- *** into ecstacies with "Ta-th-ra-Foom-de-ap' which have proud between you and Mr A. F. Alvor, late Tressary clock, was shop liceuses, kerosine and billiard table
How does he know what do pat in - the vfuten ne und hostility of the Malays. *The Magistrate' will be repeated this Michiel, and I should like to make a few heard at the Magistracy to day by Captain licences, zud gun licencras Ela callet. After tiffin time we woke up Recounts, Evruts that followed son proved the wisdom evening and the opportacity which it affords yelf. First of all I beg en draw the at. Hastings.
teation
ed the money in the Treasury. The then the first shroff sees the book and will of Dalboquerque's conduct. When the Por- of the Diretore to the fact that the Mc A. B. Johnson (Crown Solicitor) pro- people wont to the Treasury; he did toll Mr Carralba mach item. Then I look tugures Look Malaces, the king ded to the for enjoying a good laugh shopla not be part of the company ought to be secuted, and the prisoner was defended by not go out to collect. When a man
the money to the Bank. I take all the kingdom of Pas and sent an ambassador tu - prening The Rink carter. The prescot report only reached B. J. Holmes),
diitributed
amang the
shareholders Mr J. J. Francis, Q., (instructed by Mr went to pay Crown rent, witness received collections by the three shroffs to the Bank, the Court of Peking asking for succour from the money and told the defendant theThe first clerk makes out a list of the total China on Account of the sievere friendship poke will be påt on the boards.
me on Monday afternoon, 13th inst., which Oban Clog Ping bolder of an Inland amount that he might make out the receipt. receipts for the day from informatian given between the two countries. The fall of enarcely gives su long enough time to go Last (of which he did out remember the The people who went to pay brought their him by the first shroff, who looks at my Malacos, then the great commercial port of BARONETEE
the East, bed caused an immense sensation LAYER COMPLETS-DE. King's Danielion over it throngly and minutely, with all number), put in a receipt for Crown rent did receipt. Witness took the old receipt
dye pea to the Directors and the manag
Then Mr Carvalho paver 60 your book? throughout all the neighbouring States, se that when the ambassader reached Peking, and Quinine Láver Pills, withont Mergary, aroma are not the least doubt the paid by him on óth October last, amounting i to the defendant to make oak the new one.
to $143. potent remedy - testove að. Låver and Bleach!
Witness put all the many together and-Only the first shroff
During 1882 did Mr Nicolle examine after a long journey overland from Canton, that
Cross-azamloed-He handed the money then it was put in the Bank st the end of Complaints, Bibionenoks, Headache, Sipknses, the shareholders will agree with me
he was snjected to long questioning about Aboulder Falny, Heaphorn, Indigestion. Can the repart is disappointing one. It is to Chan U Ting in Juhnson, Stokes and the day. Sometimes Aires brought the your belle bas never taken it.
When did you first ass him examine it the Portuguese, their great Viceroy, and stipation. Made mnly in London. Sold every quite true that times of late have been very Master's office. The lot was not his pre- new receipt and sometimes sent it by It was the day before the defendant went their mods of fighting. He was able to give
dull, to say nothing of the competition exist party but belonged to Benevolent Society coolie, and then withuss entered the amount
a fall account of the whole war, as be had TO OVERCOME WEARRESE-Pepper's Quinine ing between the rival estabilabments, but for collecting the bones and ashes of an of the new receipt is a book. Wines put
Then the first shroff saw these entries lo been an eye-witness; but oli bis eloquence and Iron Tonicgiris New Life, Appetite, Health, notwithstanding this fast the sherebolders costore. He was one of a Committee of his shop on one corner of the now receipt Strength, Enery Cures Neuralgie, Indigos were hopeful if a better result than that six which managed the Society.
and gave it to the payer. He satered the your book of money paid back to Alves - In describing the affronte his master had fo seived from the Captala of the King of Fur tion, Nerve Daldity, Specially weful in loi, achieved during the period nudes revİAN, M. Antonio Baptists, clerk to Messes Rount in his book and slap the receipt. Yes, he must see it.
Aud anybody else who knew Chinese ingal was ininfident to obtain an army and depressing climming or malárious districts, Every- ene should keep up strength by taking Personally I are aware thes the Directors Juhurou, Stokia and Master, spoke to pay Sometimes foroigtiers sent letters or at- Pairing, the world ingen english Toniq" Bor Director all copains, noted with the Tression 6th October idea
worked very hard know very few ing money received from the previous tended themselves, when they went to the characters would have seen them too fleet to reinstate his sovereign. The Espe When Europeans attended Yes, anyone who understands Chinese. I de ror of Chins determined to keep on gord colory that have worked hat. He paid it to Me alres, telling him is the defendant told them how much they is. I don't know whether there are any had treated his merchants kindly, and in- not know how many of these entries there terms with the Fortuguese, because they BOWARDS ODONTÓ, pirs and actantifi, barter and they have spared no mare in was Crown tent for a new lease on laland had to pay, reosived the money, and sent
more than those brought forward-to-day tended to allow them to trade in Malsor. Barometer Lot 1167. cally prepared tooth powder, antacid, anti-pushing forward the interest of the com
out the money to witness with the new re-
Humidity parasitic and slightly alkaline, it penetrates pangalan stil same points may
Graan-examined-He went straight into coipt; sometimes the money was in chant I do not remember if there were any As time went on the intercourse between Temperature
the Portugues and Chinese in China became to the hidden Eaws and previces of the teeth have engaped keir attention, which might Mr Alves room, Had she paid Crowa ques; sometimes in bank notes. He looked in 1890 and 1801.
At this point, it was agreed to adjbure of the most friendly nature and would have Direction of
Wind till to-morrow morning at 10.80.
continued but for the inconsiderate sotions where dessy originates, remores tantar, tead to intrasse the earsing power of this reutelware to Me Alves. On this on at the receipt and if the money corres polases and preserved the enamel, prevents important, establishment. The beat of its casion, he tannght he gave him a slip of ponded he chopped the rewipt New ra--
of men whose bundust destroyed all tha good Furce and arreste decay and sweetens the breath kind in the East I therefore venture to paper, written, he thought, by witner. ceipts were signed by the defog-inal, le free from Raid or gritty ingredienta, suggest, If I am in order, to the prosent He got receipt directly the money was paid Shown a receipt already put in evidence by A FAIL, BEAUTIFUL Gw--Salpholino Soep effects of the policy of Dalboquerque. In Weather...... ROWLANDS KEBERCE OF Tras dyes rd or mating that the Directors should ball for 9145-the mual form of receipt. He presite wines, he stated that it was gives the natural tini and peant-live Bleam of 1518 Simão de Andrade arrived at Tomso, Pain gdy kale a permanent brown or black, extraordinary meeting of shareholders is never heard of a rule that all money should not chopped with his chop, nor was the perfect Complext; makes the Skin smooth, Ask dowders in porfmaers for Bowlands order to appoint a copalasign, consisting of be paid to the shroff.
amount the same as in the receipt which supple, healthy comfortable., Balphelins Borp, tmu of the present Dirmotore and "tag "Lai Yau, owner of some property in the he chopped, extiles.
Witness explained the dif- 6d. Tahkiete. Everywhere.
where.
A
book.
AWAY.
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and the end of his conduct was that the Chinese fleet blockaded the Portuguese forre and would have started them into submis-
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