No. 9678, 4-FEBRUARY 12, 1894.7 The following returns of the average Tax series of large carnivora in the Zoologi- amount of Bank notes in circulation and eal Society's Bon-bones has just received some important additions. From Binga- of spento in reserve in Hongkong during the pore, whers ha lately balted on his tour meath ended 31st January, 1891, as vertifi-round the world, the Duke of Newcastle has transmitted, as a present, a the specimen ed by the Managers of the respective Banks, of the black variety of the leopard (Felis pardus), which has not been recently are pablished:~
Spesa in opresented in the society's monogerie.
Banks, Chartered Bank of Judia,
Australia, and Clas Hongkong and Shanghat Bank
Ing Corporation
Average Amount
100,000 1,911,394 5,100/T2 2,000,000 $8,977.686 $2,300,000
CONCERT AT THE CITY HALL, On Saturday evening a concert was, given. in the City Hall in aid of the Alog Memorial and Nethersalo Hospitals, under the patron: age of 11. E. Sir William Robinson and Lady Robinson; H. R. Sir Edmund Frem-
THE CHINA MAIL.
FOOCHÓW NOTES.
int in big opinion, the jaane would do. ertsin...
& COALITION MINISTRY AT AKLOBADE London, Jan. 26.-A. Coalition Ministry
·February 0. Owing to the cold weather the supply of rewood has been large to meet a probable has been formed at Belgrade, extra demand, but it has been so greatly in exoDas of requirements that a considerable
On the motion of Mr Henderson, second- jibed for the run. The duly change was that the Payne aanght and passed the fella. ed by Mr Heuermang, the retiring wom The latter in rozeding the Fairway Bang bors of the Consulting Committee, Mesars On the motion of Mr Solroeter, seconded feated the mark boat and bauled down her Bachu and Stolterfcht, were re-elected. racing Bag, finishing the course under her
The wind was very light by Mr Kllenschmidt, Mr F. Henderson Club, barge.
The Chairman-That, ail the busi.fall has taken place in the price. indeed at this stage of the rson, and the wan re alected Auditor. Dart and the Petre kept out to the middle of the Barbear, tuliowed by the Ladybird. ness; dividend warrants will be sent out The Pogne kept along ofoss to Stakeoutters, to-morrow, and I thank you for your at- and worked over to Cosmopolitan Dack, tendance, There was no wind, and it was very tedious soiling. The Petrel got her anchor out, and all the other boats were beoaimed. The second class ran up close to the first class, and the whole of the fleet lay in a banoh waiting for the wind. The Payne found
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
We learn that the N.E. monsoon has this week. The .8. Ask, four days ont been blowing very strong down the coast from Hongkong and bound for Kobe, pot in here for cosi on Wednesday laat
A society of wealthy philanthropists in the city distributed on Sunday last some cotton cloth and 20 cents to each of many deserving among the poor. The recipients
was altogether too wild to admit of eclen- tifo judging. Both competitors are young, however, and will do better, when they have bad mors experience and use their J. Alves maarged judgment a little more. to hit a little straighter, and got the award of the judges. The exhibition spar be- trean Mr. Derrar, R.N., and Corporal Hussey, M.8.0., was much appreciated.
H. E. Sir William Rotinson presented the prisen, and afterwarde mede a short epesch in which he complimented the V. R. C. on the efforts they were making to encourage athletics, and said he was glad to an ao close contests for the honors.
The following is the report for presenta On the call of the Hou. J. H. Stewart Lookhart, who presided, cheers were given
north-easterly broens tion to the shareholders at the twenty-of this booty numbered, we hear, over for His Excellency, for the Hon. Secretary (Mr E. D. Sauders) and for Me U. H. to the shore, nad found that she fifth ordinary meeting, to be held on the
The particulars of one out of many troubles arising out of the present New Thompson, who had taken considerable in was about a mile to windward of the 21st inst.:-
rest of the fleet. The ethers did not get the breeze for some time after I was a The following were the results :--- Horizontal Bar (8 competitors.dend beat to Kowloon Point, and a Trea Alves, who now holds the championship for ranch to Kowloon Rock, which was rounded by the Fayre about seven minutes ahead of general gymnastics,
the Petret; Dart third. There was a short turn to windward to getting to the Chanaci Kooks, which were rounded in the same crder. Spinnakers were set to part for the, rua home. Just about 100 yards from the winning line the leader rao into a calms, and remained hang up under H. M. S. Leunder. The Dart seeing the Pare hung up kept gloss in store to get iufa the oddy, by which manoeuvre her skipper succeeded in getting Dear the line firet. The Petri fullowed hat
Fencing (Gul)-W. Armstrong defeated J. Machado.
HONGKONG BIFLE ASSOCIATION, Nineteen members competed for Martisi Cup and Spoons on Saturday. Mr E O. het ons the Handicap aggregate pool got over around, and the Far did not Commander Ante, 2 yards, Inspector get over the line till six minutes after. Tos Mann 509 yaris, and Bergt. Molencos 800 following were the times and order of Ferds Spoons. Major Ryton took the arrival:— special Spoon for Magazine Hille.
A.M, TROOPENUP Himalaya loft on Spnday morning with military details for Colombo, Malta, and England. There were on board la
nere, & officers' wives and 2 children, 3astle and Lady Fremantle; HI, E. Geacral terast in promoting the competitions. warrant officere, 289 non-commissioned of Barker and Mrs Barker: Sir Fielding Clarke gers and men, 10 women and 11 children. and Lady Clarke The Consett Committee Detaile ware as follow:-Royal Artillery were Mears J. D'Lapraik, R; Lyall, E. Mast, Capt. H. W. H. du Boulay, Lient. W. Newton, H. C. Nicolle, W. A. Wood, Christian, Second-Lieut. M. R. E. Courage, and A. Measor (Hon. Booretary.)
Boxing (final)-Light Weights-C. T. 1 warrant officer, 7 non-commissioned
The most notable feature of the entertain-Robinson defested A. Gedge.
Featherweights-J. Alvas defeated F. officers, 21 rank and file, 8 women and meat was the effort-fairly successful or
X, da Silva. 3 ohildren; Royal Engineers-Captain the whole-to ronder a few really good H. N. Danbletor, Capt. A. T. Lawin, Lieut. orchestral pienos. An orchestra of thirty F. L. Lloyd, 1 warrant offiear, 7 non-com-performers (whose names we give below) and tanfonod ciliars, 76 rank and file, 4 women been got together for the socasion, under the and 7 children; 1st Shropshire Light In very able leadership of Mr G. P. Lammert, fantry-Capt. 8. G. Moore, Leut, H. L. and although great things sould hardly be Swyth, Lient, G. Moynell, 12 non-commie-expected from them on a first appearanos, es- sioned officers, 108 rank and file, 3 wowon pesially after a necessarily short practice, and 1 abild; Army Servios Corps-Lieut.they played fairly well together, and sil F. ()'Malley and 1 non-commissioued officer. their performances were recaived with loud Medical Staff-Surg-Captain F. Smith, appisuse. The extension of the stage which Capt. J. Hunt Medionl Staff Corps, was made chiefly in the interests of the ore. Major Liddie, B.L.L I warrant officer, 1 non-commiwiaced officer chestra (and the audience) proved to be ad. and 8 mnk and file; Ordnance Store Fautageous bath for vocalista, and iustro- Bapartment-Lieut-Colonel Mulcahy and martalisto, although to those of the audience Leut. Pareen, R... Mrs Mulcahy; Ordnance Stora Corpa-1 who occupied seats nest the stage the exter.Ar E, Rubion
Ne KisDonald Du non-commissioned officer; Corgs of Artainment, owing to the profasion of pot Inspector A. Watson
Mr Ferd officer; plaats in front of the newly-rooted plat-Bagt, Dogean Cours(S.....) DON-Denimissioned
Mr G. Hayward, O.§.D. Army Pay Department-Mrs J. T. Carter forms, was more of a flower show than any. Cagt, Palmer. and 2 children.
thing lee.
Of the vocalists little requires to be said
M. E. J. Skopheed Major Eytou, ALI
ender Asbe, B.N. Bergt. Gilien
Inspector Mans... Mr W. Mewart... -- -- Begt, Malerna.
Mr A. Camp
Let Res, 8.1L
Duri
200 500 600 B'cap yde, ne, rés, point. Total
24 29 14
Petrel
10
70
522 20
*7
23 17
n of
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
FIELD BATTERY..
Fayre Ladybird
THE *DAILY NEWS' ON THE EGTPIZAN INUIDERT. London, January 26 The Dally
cident, says that the action of the Khediva a moderate article or the Egyptian in- was lil-advised, and it believes that he Gannet reface to make public reparation. The article adda that perhaps his only fault in his youth, and
YES KHADITE VIALES TO NELİŞİDEY:
Cairo, January 26-The Khedive ban published an order praising the Egyptian Army and its English and Bgyptian officers, and conesating to the transfer of his native Under Secretary for War to weather post.
THE NIKED TREBUIALS IN EGYPES: The Directors have the pleasure to pre-Year's settlement is reported to us. It
Paris, Jatonry 28. The Chamber of sent their Annual Report and Statement of a that of a general storekeeper who was
bimself Monday last in his shop. His longation of the Mixed Tribunals in the Campany's Accounts made up to the Propsed by his editors that ho banged Deonties has adopted a Bill to the pro- 31st December last,
Egypt. 1892.-The balaizco at Credit
of Working Account, as per last Report, was Doduct Divid
end of $3 per Share, paid in
1893 $60,000,00 Dotnet Claime
under 1802 Polloles paid
in 1893 22.495.70 Dednot Retura
premia, &c., આ દુd in 1693
9,465.70
11. M.
3.
4- 25
Balance of Pruût.
.3
20
31
20
$
88
5
•
$243,787.64
91,899.40
$161,883.14
debts were under $100.
SPRINGH BISKARE & BERLINA TRIUMPHANT PROGRIAL
On Monday last a thief was noticed on the top of a private house in the city by the inmates, who raised the alarm. In his
Berlin, January 26.-Princs Biomark endevour to escape the raceal slipped from the tiles on to the paved street and was so arrived here to-day. His journey from badly injured that he died almost l-Freidrichsruhe was a triumphant pro- gress right through, and lurge orowds mediately.
A wealthy and benevolent Chinaman livssembled and cheered him at every ing is the city has engaged the services of station he passed through. Prince Henry a native ocalist to attend to patients who of Prussia was at the station to most him and may be suffering from oye complaints, fros to offer him welcome to Berlin. His Excel of charge. This benevolence has been loney was escorted by cavalry to the Palace. largely availed of by sufferers amongst the where Emperor William, surrounded by a brilliant staff, received and embraced him, poeror class98.
HI. M. the Dowager Empress, does not Prince Bismarck afterwarde Innched alone approve of the eastom of having processions with their Majesties, and then paid a vint in the streets in honour of her birthday to Empress Frederick, and in the evening owing to the frequent troubles arising from dined at the palace with their Majesties, The chief magistrate has been the King of Saxony being also present
Prince Bismarck weturned to Fredrichs-
The marks for the season's cucing, so far, appropriate $3,000 to the payment of a directed to issue a proclamation prohibits this evenitg, and was escorted to the
now stand on below:-
Payne
Dart
Stella
Petrel
Ladybird.
Kitten
Dam
Prari
Elfin
She
Beabreeze
SECOND CLASH.
30 marks.
47
16
14
Th
8 17
Murray.soratcb.
Howell
Deniaon
ale.
I min.
Lammert..... 5
Westontt...
U this sum the Directare propuse to them. Final Dividend of 83 por Share, making them for the future en the annivorazLY,
In our isene of the 20th altime we report ad the prediction of the natives that there would be snow before the Chinese new year.
right. Kashan and the They were neighbouring high bills were capped with it on Wednesday last, though it had all dis- appeared by the following morning. The temperature has fallen very low since Taes. day, as will be seen by our register of the thermometer.
$ for the year; $29,160 to the payment fa Rinne to contributers of business; $60,000 Reserve Fund, increasing the same to $875,000, aud the balanco of $12.758.14 to be carried forward.
1893.--The conditions of the previous year, ne regards a diminution of trade and excessive competition to rates, have con- tinnad, and under the niveumstances i will be gratifying to Shareholders to note that tho Com, any e income has been maintain- ad, though the loses have been heavist than for several years gust. It is proposed to pay an interim dividend of $3 per shera. Directors. Messrs McConachie and
station by Emperor William
LORD ROBERTS 'ON' THIS' DETETOR OF OUR
·UJALING STATIONS. KA Loudon, January .—Lord Roberts, in receiving the freedom of the Olly of Cardiff yesterday, made a speech which he dwell upon the importance of the defence of our cosling stations.
Sz To was brought before Captain Mr Bliman, who opened the vocal program- Hastings at the Magistracy this afternoon charged with falsely applying or asusing to me, has a light tesor voice of very good be falsely applied to certain goods, to witquality and his rendering of Under thy competition on Saturday. Eighteen mens first clase boats had not got far away the Susan rotiro by gutation; and, being Member of the Viceregal Council, expressed Mr and Ms Wooley and child, Miss Drow
a place
The Field Battery hold another Carbine
Mary dan ..Lawena .. 25 The bouts drifted over the line, and as the foot were nearly all together on the ras down to the Fairway Buoy. The Pourl tried to get out fats the centro of the Har- The Bf was served the line too soun, and was com-bour, but made nothing by the move.
revalled; and it took her till after 12 Spoon. lonk to got back and over the line again, her owner pluckily cuntinuing the cues and detag fairly well in epite of his 11 luck. The uthez buats drited down to the Fairway Buoy, leaving the Pearl well behad, The ten Seabreeze, tum and he were the first four and they kept together till round- Log the Minefield Buy. A breeze springing up from the west, Deakers were agein set, and with the slight breeze the whole of
window (Goring Thomas) was highly ap. put in an appearanos, but there were very foux, a certain trade mark purporting to presisted. He would have been heart to faw good scores, there being a pour ligh: be the registered trade mark of Sperry and greater advantage, however, in Company, without the ascent of the proof smalier dimensions than the Theatre The following were the succocofu!
Royal Maa Dowler, who, we underatsad, petitors →→ prietors of said trade mark, contrary to was heard for the first time in public here, B. Sgt. Maj. Duncan. Aggregate Mr A. B. Johnson, sang two songs which were received with an Corp. Fredericks......Handicap Ordinance 15 of 1893.
Bala Crown Soliciter, appeared for the proseco-thusiastta approbation, and her rich mezzo-Sgt. Wylie
soprano voice was greatly admired. One of Sgt Bayward 300 yds Range the most enjoyable items in the programe Gunner Hopkine......Recruit was the violin and piano deet by Mr von Wille andraGillies-the famous Intermezzo from Cavallaria Knaticana and Gurdu Papini's
Farewell Romance
Mrs Mitchell, who (Clag) sung The World of Dreams
tion, and Mr J. J. Francis, Q.C., in tructed by Mr C. D. Wilkinson, for the defence. Mr Johnson asked to have the
charge altered to did falsely apply or Cause to be falsely applied to certain goods,
iu was evidently not good voine, but
to wit, bags of four, a mark, so nearly re-the applanee which she received sembling the registered trade mark of very liberal Sperry and Company as to be calculated to docsive, without the assent of the proprie tere thereof. After some objection on the part of Mr Francis, who said he was now called upon to meet on entirely new charge, His Worship allowed the substitution of the new charge. Inspector Stanton was then examined by Mr Johnson with
332 bags of regard to the seizure flour, and to the seizure in a shop of which the scened said he was manager. Mr Francis, after cross-examining the Lus-Conductor
pector to some extent, naked that the casa might be adjourned to allow him to get fresh instructions to enable him to meet the new charge. The case was adjourned. til Friday next, 16th Inst., at 19 o'clock, It was brought out in the evidence that Mr William Whilby, agent for the Sperry Flour Company, had arrived in Hongkong in connection with this case.
WAS
CRICKET.
"
"
1.M.S. IMPERIATE O. IST SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY,
Sooras :-
*IMFERTICAE,'
MB. E. M. Wators, Ruck-Keene,
b Cas......stan
Mr P. Phillipps, RM... e Cass, b
Walmar
36
91
This match was played at the Crickat Mrs Gordon, oba the Ground on Saturday, and resulted in most popular amateurs in Hongkong, draw after a closely and keenly contested delighted the audience with Kathleen Mavourneeu.The Year that's Awa' (as game a encore) and Blomenthal's-lovely sungLife. Mr Gruse sang For all alernity (Masaberoni) in his usual socomp- lished style and was heartily applauded. The False Brittante (Mostkowski) with Which Mrs Gillies shared the audienes in the second part of the programme was ex- quisitely played, and ellaited load and pro-Linus, Olivier, o Markham, & Strick.
me longed applause ned cries of onere,
Q. Taylor, o sub., 5 Col. Robinson Dr Litewicz, b Cetnual Robinsoc.. Mr F, B. Noble, and h O Commander Kingsford, Welmaan Liout Boothby, o Col. Robinson... Me Wyllys, not out......
The accompanists were Mrs Toues, Mr G. P. Lammert and Me Geo. Grimble.
Thu orchestrá consisted of
Mr Geo. P. Lammert. 1st Violins:-Mre Tomes, Mr G. von Wille, Mr M. Aleberg, Mr J. Sulrüler, Miss Hancock, Mr L. R. Ruchwaldy.
2nd Violine-Mies Humphreys, Mr C Xavier, Lance Corpors! Bryen, Mr J. Nissim, Mr.J. Baptists, Lance Corporal A, Jattso
Violoncelli:Mrs Matheson and Mr D.
Alemano.
Contrabaso:-Lanee Corporal B. Jutton. Flutes:Ligat, E. . Grafton, R., Mr Buchwaldy, and Mr &, Kammel.
:-Mr J. Abrahaet. CiarionetsMr A. Cumming, Mr A. Marques, and Mr 8. F. Pians. Bassoon-Private Knight.
Ob
Corsets:-Mr P. N. Soqueira and Mr J. O. Piona.
Trumpets:-Lande Carpl Nelson and Private Gray.
Trombone:-Private Taylor. Bide Dram:-Private Ashton. Bass Drum: Private Thomas. PianoMiss Lammert.
Mr Lloyd Theme, a Wilson, bs Col.
Robinson
Lieut. Richardson, st. Robinson, b
Col. Robinson
Extraa....
Total
PHBOPSHING LIGHT INFANTRY.
Capt. Casa, b Iliawicz
Ruck Loene, a and b Waters,
21
*
Aud.turs.-lesera J 8. Cox and. R. eligile, offer themselves for re-election.. Lyall have audited the annexed Accounts, and affor themselves for re-election.
H. Horris, Chairman.
PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Par P. and O, steamer, Britannia, from THE CURRENCY QUESTION...
London, Jan. 5.--To Yokohama : Mr and Replying to a question in the Legislative Mrs Hugh Fraser, Miss Alice Gadeby, Cannell, Mir James Westland, the Financial Colonel W. D. Samuelle To Hongkong: regras that it was impossible for the Govern. Miss Falmer, Mr John Kylee, Capt. Count mout to make a statement at present rogard-5. O. Metaas, R.M., Med. 100.tum, ing the question of an import duty on silver. Me U. E. Hamilton Poole. From Jankille. The commercial situation was, however, 80--Tu Yokohama : Mr Gilligan. To Manila- gaging the earnest attention of the Home My Buchanan. To thanghai - Mr J. and Indian Governmenta. This looks as mins, Air S.- Timmica. though the Government was divided on the question of the import duty.
Lord R. Churchill, writing to a cat- 400,000.00 respondent who asked his opinion on bimetal- 876,000.00 | lism, and oxpressed himself in favour of it,
BALANCE SHEET, 187 DECTVRer, 1893 Liabilities.
Capital Account Reserve Fund
Accounts Payable:-
Final Dividend
for 1892 $40,000.00 Bonus for 1802
and Sundries 42,081.79
the second visas boats, including the Alery Working Account 1899-
Ann, which bad come ap moder a 1ain wied, rau right into the middle of the fret cluss baits, off Cosmopolitan Deok. The Cum, Killes, and She were enrtled They pretty well through the first class. then got the breeze a she-sustizard, and the Cum, Kuten and. She quickly draw away Irum the rest of the second class and left them far in the rear. The breeze increased every minute, and it was a mut excutie race to the Kewlove Reek, the passing the Kitton on the way and rounding Kow form Rok 2 minutes after the Cam. The breeze still beld, and the She gained on the Com half a minute at the Channel Rooks. It was a fine rase down to the ime, and, bar accidents, it acemed a certainty for the She. Just about the line the boats ran into a esim, and the he having been blaa- the Ladybird, failed to lear kelted by
the Leander, and had to make a short tark which very early lust her the first place.
19 Eventually, however, she got aerdal the hue and saved ner time. The times of the boats were:-
220
The marks of the second alusx boats are
Balance at Ore-
dit. Transferred
from 1892
205,757.36
19,738.14
Assets.
Cash at Bankers. Fixed Deposits at Banks
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration. 426,000.00 Chartered Bank
of I. A. & C. 189,000.00 Mercantile Bank
of India, Ld. 40,000,00
Investments ---
Bonds:-
Chinese-Imp.
Govt. Lonn E. 111,161,60
D. bautures:-
IIongkong &
Kowloon
Wharf & Go.
Par P. and O. steamer Oriental, from London, Jon, 12.--To Yokolinina sa Bot- bay: Lord Dormer,... ;
Por Paud . steamier Massilia, from London, Jan. 18.--To Yelinhomes : Mr A. coleres that he has always been an inexorde Windt, Mr G. Lancenter and valot, Bar, able opponent of saything in the nature of A. £. Webb. To Shanghai: Rev. T. bimetulliam for this country. He describes Matthew, Miss Edith Smith, Miss Edith it as a mischievous heresy, and thinks Sir Aagno, Mus Mary Black and-five sistors, Wa. Harcourt should be applauded for Misa Isabel Branscombe, Miss. Dors Wal 103,031.79 the Ration he has taken all along.
Iase, Mr A. Hall, Miss Rath Brook. To Hongkong: Miss Ohambers, Bliss Barr, Ba
Mr G. H. C. Percival writes to the Finas eis News:-Is it possible that the City iam. Por P. and O. steamer Australis, from teads to sit still while Mr Gladstone'a Gov-Landon, Feb. 2-To Yokohama: Mr W. fa ludia, a fresh aries EL Player, Mr R. G. Lawson, Mian Grace erament commences, of ourrency experimenta! Since the plaing Swang, Mr J. J. Cowan and son, Me and 218,495.49 of the Indian mints less funs every British Mrs S. O Eston. From Brindisi, To
investor-has been fleeced in the most merci Yokohama: Hon. A. H. Baring and math.. $1,596,627,28 lest way by that prodigious depreciation of To Shanghai ; Mr A. Caizaurota.
securities which Mr Alfred Rothschild fore-
Per Menageries Maritimes stemmer Calei : told at Brussels just a year since; and this donies, from Marseilles, Jan, 1.—To injury done to the investing class is not a Yokohama: Mr W. B. Washbourne, die tenth part of the damage which the fall in Crawford, Mr Wiliams. To Shanghai : the axulunges with China and South Me Davis, Me Wilson, Me Sinclair, He Americs has oeussioned to all trades and Donaldson, Mr and Mrs Ede wird child, Mr traders. For a quarter of a century India, and Mrs J. Thomson and child, Mr P. a debtor nation, has enjoyed an almost un-Kamp
.8 28,148.15
downCo., Ld. 50,000.00
Shanghai
Laud Invest-
men Co.,Ld. 40,877.40
H. M.
8.
Cam
3 3
4u
She
40
8
5
0
Kitten
47
55
Mr Markham, o Olirier, b Waters......
b Waters Majo: Egle, 1.b. w., Capt. Welman, e Dliviar, b Waters Mr Strick, b Taylor
15
Elfin
7
Seabreez
9
35
Perri
and Mary Ann not timed.
76
Col. Robinson, b Nolde ....
now as below:-
Major McLaughlin, not ont...... Mr Wilson, b Tor
She
85 matka
Jani
.34
+
Pearl
.38
51
Kitten
.50
가
12
DA
.10
>>
Oca Farnius, &c
Mary Ann
Accounts Receivable:--
102
Soubreeze
1
Prensia due from Agencias,
Mr Masefield, no, out
Mr Robinxan, to hat....... Extras
Total for 8 wicketa, BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Taz Dark Continent may be said to be ringed round with insurrection guîust the European nationalilies. In Morocco the Riff tribesmen are emerging from a contliet with the Spanish garrisons about Melilla. In the Cameroons England is at war with the Sofas. In the Congo Ntate the Belgians are repressing the marauding Arabs and the half-blood natives, la the German protectorate the Chief Witboel is defending himself from punishment. Ia Matabele- Iand there is a business proceeding, the and of which is wat so near as was confidently
Markhain thought. Farther north Consul Johnson
Strisk..... in dealing with the slave-raiders of Nyenza.
The final contests for the championships Dol. Robinson the moment are peaceful in the Affaire
wera Case. German Equatorial Province, but Italy is of the Victoria Recreation Club
brought off in the Gymnasium on Saturday. | Lyle His Excellency the Governor was present, Wel
VICTORIA RECREATION, CLUB,
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS.
* IMPRHIEINE,'
ษ.
R.
W.
48
11
5
26
20.1
68
1
Lyle bowled three wides.
SHROPSHIRE LI
0.
M.
W
Taylor..........
22
WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND
GODON CÓ, LD
The ordinary auunal meeting of share 1bolders in this Company was held today Mr H. Garrele presided, and there were 2 also present Miss H. Stolterfabt, P. Bachise (consulting commitee), W. Rude.
2 loff (Socretary). Q. Hermann G. Scaroe ter, G. Schwencke, O, Kleinschmidt, F. Bondarson, and Kwok Lum.
The Chairman said-Gentlemen, with your permission we will follow the usual
1 practice and take the report as road. From it you will have seen that the main reason 1 for the shortcomings in our revenus and consequent reduction in this year's divi. dead has been the great falling of in in- ports of Bombay yarn. The storage of this commodity has formed one of the principal 2 aurces of revenue for the company and you may imagine the difference to us, when I tall you that at the end of 1893 the whole stock of Bombay yarn in this colony amounted to hardly a half of our storage! on the 30th April last,
HONGKONG CORINTHIAN BAILING CLUB. Yesterday's race of the Carinthian Sailing
Lans on Mortgage 2---
On Proportios in Hongkong
Bougkang Fire Ins. Ou., L.
Four Shares
Furniture Aucount :-
To
To
Interest due on Deposits
and Investments, o
1
broken series of favourable tende balenses;
Per Messageries Maritimes steamer Garis
her exports have been always as manch great from Marseilles, Feb. 4, To Yokohama
than berimporta as would enable her to Mr Bland, Mr Garland. To Hongkong: pay the large interest sums she owes to Mr Brasier.
625,000.00 England. When the mjats were about to be Per Candian Pacino steamer Huprem
of Japan, from Vancouver, Feb. 5To Yokohama: Mr E. Rhodes. To Hong- kong Mr Nigel Holines, Mr J. G, Thom won, Mr W. M. Johnston,
closer Mr Hermana Bahmidt declared that the immediate effect of this lesp in the dark would be to cripple the exports of ladia, that the large trade balance upon which the India Council relies to enable it to sell ite
Per Ben Line atommar Bensider, from drafts would be wiped out. But it is London, Jan. 2.-To Hongkong: Mr and now being whispered about in the best Mrs Barker and son, Me Pynz. informed oiroles that a 20 per
root daty
is to be levied in Indie GR silver
buition in order to restore, if possible, an In the statistical report of the health of excess of exports over imports, and thus the Navy for the year 1802, which has just the India Council to sell its bille, been issued a Blue-book, the Directora every one knows that the immediate General of the Medical Department saya
211,090.29
enable Now
685,125.00 helt for leer battle wit be to degreas the returns for the total foren
of silver bullion, probably several whole be regarded es very satisfactory. price pence per sunte, in which cam the Boug The aggregate number of essen of disenta kong changes will again be state and injury returned during the year, far
the
522.00
of panic, and, while our exports to Chias gishad a male of 994-30 per 1,000 pt. 40000 and South America will be further reduced, mean force, which is as lowosi renunied
the experte of les, jute, rice, and a score
of pines
these reports were first pablished fa other products from China will be artificially their present focos In the year 1856,
malated by the fall in exchange, every following particulars relate to the Chine 46,242.6 portion of this stimulas being directly at station. The average number of entries on The truth the sink list for disease and injury por tash
.
B1.396,547.28 the expouts of India's exporta
la that between Sir William Harooart and was 127. The ralio pak 1,000 of inen sink
(and, Mr Bertram Currie without any in daily was 53 25. Compared with the pre- justins, I might throw is that other banker, ceding year, there has been nu lucrease in Sir John Lubbock) there is not a penny to the invaliding rate on this station. There aboose. They are experimenting with a was eighty two ossos of duenza and, light heart. Bullion oflvor in India is the eighty-nine cases of malarial disasso,
WORKING ACCOUNT, fær JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1899.
Dr.
Charges Account:
Raut, Salaries, - Legal end
Surveyors
Fees, Taxes, Stampa, Sta- tionery, &c. $22,187.96 Directors' and Auditors' Fees
7,300.00
Commission Acount:- Agents' Commissions
To Fire Brigades Account ¡--
Contributings at Agendíci,
&c.
Of course, we To Loses Account 1993
Craicas accruing to this year
Furniture Account
again fighting the dervishes of the Red Sas Court. All these little wars represent on amount of bloodshed, cost, injury to la- and the attendanoo was much better than Rack-Eeens........ teruationel and local interests, and general on Friday evening. At the same time it disturbance of relations, which may well ex- cannot be said that the attendance was no aite more than a perfunctory glance at the large as it ought to have been considering
contesta, The Niewier thestra of auch widespread conflict. It the importance of the might not be correct to say that the greater contests were closer than they have over Watera. number of these tribes now in arma against boss before, but it is to be regretted that Noble.............. the white races would never have been the contest for all round gymnastics was Wyllys... beard of had it not been for European in leis almost outirely to the youthful mem- Thomas trusion. That line of argument is useless. bere of the Portuguese community. It is Divier For good
il, Encopo has laid her all-not intended by this reference to raise any Phillipps OF holding hands upon the fourth continent, objections to these members contesting. and it may not be too much to asy Everyone who has the interest of athletics that the direction of African develop at heart must be delighted to see the Pur ment for many long youre to come will tngaeas boys going in so heartily for gym rest in the dominant white racos. A natius, rewing, eycling ball, cricket and striking contrast is fumished by two oal other sports, which some members of the line maps of the continent at sa intorval of English community seem inclined to think Club, although marred to a certain extent are not dependent on the staple stone for 17 years. In 1876 Africa was nopartition were specially created for the British race by the lukey nature of the wind, was full our income, but the latter half of the petmaid ed, and Cape Colony. In the south, Algeria only. Bat considering the widespread in-of latereat right up to the finish, the Durs year was also in other respects unfavour To Amount Writton ofl:... in the north, sione belonged to Europe.terest that has beed aroused in gymnastics winning in the first olies and the She isle to the storage business. The unqually But a map of Africa in 1893 above some in Great Britain and Ireland through the the second class. The She has been scoring small stocks of coal mude godowns used To Balance four or fire bite of the continent over efforts of the National Physical Recreation seconde with monotonous regularity, and ordinarily for the storage of coal compote the low exchange which na European Bag Alles. There are Society and the Scottish Amateur Gym-upon scoring hir first wis of the season, with ours, whilst owing Morocco, Tunis, Egypt, Abyssinia, the pastie Society, and, considering also that which now gives her the fireplace in the stocks of imparted goods from Europe Orsage Fres State, and Liberis. All the most Germans and Frenchmen receive her class, it was perhaps excusable that she were also much smaller than is former rest, even to the Sondan,-lles more or less some degree of training in the gymnasium, should go careezing wildly all over the Kar years. It le not for me to predict how long By Premium Accoun within the
phere
and nominal sovereignty it is not too much to expect a more general bour and endeavouring to rar. down the this state of affairs will last. I feel however in storage business is not in any way of Europe. Much of this vast territory, as appreciation of the efforts of the V.E.O. to inoffensive men-of-war sing quietly at quite confident that the present depression Dr Peters has just pointed out, is slonal to promotes knowledge of gymnastics amongst anchor.
The Coares was from the Submarine
the moment confidance is men of our race. The white man may live the casmbers of the Club
terminate in Equatorial Atrics, but except in the The all-round championship was won by Miniog Fier, Wellington Barrsoks, round of a permanent maturo, but that it wil
In the By Interest Account :— highlands he reare no progeny of pure J. Alves, who had placed to his credit the White Fairway Buoy W. Mirfield Basy, restored in the future stability of bo E docowok. And as to the rest, we shall find highest number of marks for the horizontal Kowloon Rock and Channel Boaks (leaving Indian and sterling exebsage.
menttime we are doing our best to attract Amount at Credit, includ
ing Interest due on Pri other trades and customers to our godown, it mainly occupied by prolião and acclimat bar, parallel bars, rings and vaulting horse all to Starboard): 13 miles.
Appendag are details of the racing: ed races. When the bite men reduce the & very pretty bout at fencing anded in W.
FIRST CLASA
whom previously we were unable to accomposits and Investments, causes that limit population-slavery, Armstrong winnlug. The boxing was not
Ladybird
Pilki 00.
modate, when so much of our space was frolas, misgovernment, bloodthirsty up of a very high standised, owing to the com
Dari.... 63rd Begh
Laken up with Bombay Yaro In this ras-By Exchange Account erstitions, and preestable discsser-the petitors scarcely doing themselves justice,
Fire!
pect we have been quite successful of late, i Black races must so increase as to redeos but it was certainly an advance. Ho the
Payne..
and taking all in all I may condently ex- By Transfer Fee Account:-
Amount at Credit our numbers to insignificance. But as in boxing anals of previous years In the
Stolla
a hupe of being able to present a bet press India, Central, and Tonquin, with contest between desses C. T. Robinson
All the boats ancitored on the line waiting tar report best year, Turning to recounts races of higher development, it is taund and Gedge there were too many will wing supportable to have the European races is ing blows. There was not much to chose for gunfire, and as there was no breeze they I may say that the item of 82315.12 Suc Command, so there must be for centuries between the two competitors, who have simply drifted over the lies with the tide. Cry Debtors de represents the December often during Spinnakers were boomed oat for the drift bills, which bus for a quail-balance have great lack of leadership in idene und faced
three. Bo05 after down to the Fairway Huoy The Feirstes been paid. I shall be glad to answer mrkeds to be discharged by the Powers the
abunt kept out to the middle of the Barbour, and any questions, the judges' decision Wis which have sazvod my Africa into empty all
There being no questions, the Chairman empires. No formal design of this kind right. Mr Robinson, who acted spot the best of the Lids, and was lead- enidates those Powerd. The frant admis referee, read over the Queensberry rules ing by a couple of lengths at the Fairway proposed the adoption of the report and sion is, that Winchester, or Marseilles, on which the content was decided. He had Buoy, with Ladybird woood, Dart third,
Mr Heerrano seconded the motion, "we" "Milan" "white" new markaik, nőjéney as judges Mr G. Dewar, B.N., and Me A. Stella fourth, and Payne lask It was a Morning Heralz,
Rodgar. The bozing of the featherweight ran to the Minefield Busy and bonus were which was carried ness. com.
aich other BO
lest
but
Royal Artillery,
Royal Engineers. .Sterling.
Accounts
до
Premia qul. looked Less Re-insuran
Not amount of
8920,941.78
6,965,40
DAS
Amount at Credit
30,487.96
18,107.04
636.11
58,114.41
32.00 206,767.35
$308,135.77
to
raw material of the very largest handicraft trade, employing the most skilled labour; plaos a duty on this raw material is Proted- Hon in its most obnoxious form. Is it pos sible that in the last apan of life Mr Glad- stove, baving already saddled Izdia with a dishonest ourcenoy, will strike also the Free Trede flag!
NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAILA
PRE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN ITALY,
Quotations Horaxoxo, February 19, 1994. UPIUM-New Patna, cab
>>
Old
cash,... 623 New Benares, cash, 619) Ola
New Malwa credit, 590 Allowance, Oatsion,
Old Malwa, credit,. 600 -07 Allowance, Cattion, 4/1 Persian, Dily, New, 540/50 Allowance, Catties, 1/2/19 Persian, Paper tiel 590/600 Allowance, Cattles, (1/2)
HONGKONG REGISTER
20 ..
Jaystep.m
IS 30.36 130, 20:
6423
ENE
Rome, January 24-The ficcnnial erista in Italy is daily becoming worse, ~ Klog Kambert has issued a decree empowering the Banke of Italy, Sicily, and Naples to inorcase thala noto issue by ons hundred and twenty million fire to enable them to mast the presont run, for which there appears to be no canso,
Baromater THE MILITARY CRISIS AT [TOR TIMES' BAYO. 1:
Temperature .7L London, Tapusry 20-France is not Bumidity...
04 aupporting the Khedire in his rebent ill. Direction of3). ESE
Wind advised criticisms on the Egyptina Frontier Force, but le ruthor.
ar.advising flis Highnes Force A to use moderation."
Weather | b The Times, in an article on the Egyptian Raio........... focident, believes that the Khedive actel
Highest open air temperature on the 1174 -0.214,076.38an be did through petulance, bat afterwards
Lowest open are Samjanskere on tila: 13thle regretted t
Nevertheless, the articje
F. G. Fruo, edde, Lord Cromer's duty la te adequately
First Assistant. Impress upon the Khedive that he cannet
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 12, 18L te: pormisted to strike ★ blow at the Egyptian Army, which is the nitinate, guarantor for order and prosperly in
STEE FRENON 'AT TIEBUCTOO,
Temperature. Boxoxone, February 12, 1604.. (Taken at Mesars Falconer & Co.'s Premistá, Quézn's Hoad, y London, January 26-Advlies from the BABOMITER FAM
30.32 West Coast of Africa state that the French Do oglama has entered Timbuco vithout Du Bring a shot.
01,064 20
2,716.73 Egypt.
278 47
§ 308,193.77 E.&O. E JAL, B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary, We have examplted the abure Statement with the Books and Sacorities at the Head Office, and have found the same to be car-
JAMES H. Cox,
Auditors. R. LYAN, Hongkong, 8th February, 188ku
reat
SIN W. Y. HARCOURT AND THE WOUDE OF
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