1896-01-31 — Page 3

Friday, January 81, 1806.

* Amoy Gasette" wat to hand contains -mailog about the alleged annexation of

Quenoy by Germany. H.M.B.¡Daphne strived at Fooshow on the 1715 Jan, and left the following day for Shanghai H.M.B. Porpoiss left on the 10th Jan. for Japan. The Russian oralser Zeblake Arrived at Foochow on the 19th, and the U.8. ernisar-Detroil, on the 22nd January.

Masina Noronha and Op. hare issued their

VICTORIA RECREATION ULUR.

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

A GERMAN AFRICAN CAPITAL.

·THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF. BHIP,

"BUILDING IN JAPAN,

· PROPOSED SYSTEM OF SYDELDIRE.

marosatile

(high jump, and’after an interesting coniert few minutes, and their failure to abraft to you a General Statement of the with reatorn "devided upon doing away Her description of Dar-as-Salaam, the determined by the Minister for Communios-

this last

entirely.

Race Book of the Jucker Club Meeting. It latter won with a magnificent jump of 5 ft, the Clab as victors by one gost to sit. Th* | The net profits for that period, includible experienced in collecting both place than anything else; sod in the Biuro; | must ha of or above 1,000 tona; made of ·

is got up in a very tasteful fashion, and

few pages of Memoranda have been added

books,

and a gener

CARMICHAEL AND CO., LIMITED, AFTAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA, shooting by thele forwards sent the brill behind frequentip. The kicking off of the BANKING CORPORATION,

The following is the report of the board Miss Balfour, the dister of Arthur J., CHAMPIONSHIP COMPRTITIONS,

Clab, was throughout, now became very

The following is the sixty-first report of of diretor of Carmiskasi & Co., Limited, the landar of the serrative Party in the Last night, the members of the V. E. C. feeble, and A Company could have easily

presented to and approved of at the Bill House of Commons, travelled with a com= commeread their annual championship com charged the kicks down and scored had they the Court of Directors to the ordinary half ascual meeting of Shareholders, beld in the panion through considerable portion of with a view to premadeg the development The bill proposed by the Goremment Central and South Africa. We make the of the shipbuilding Industry In the Empire petitions for gymnastics, boxing, and fene.displayed the least vigour or afertness. yearly general meeting of shareholders, to Hongkong Hotel this afternoon;

From

Olub good goal kink by Davies the

Марат ing. There was alerge attend too of ran down well, and Blackey centred most be held at the City Hall, on Saturday, the Gentlemes, Your Directors have plen-fullwing extracts from a book recently consists of sight Artides fangs the

sure in presenting their Report and Bixie-published by her

Advertiser). It provider that any Japanese members; and the President of the Glub, unselfishly, the lack of Compang in 16th February, at noop:--

marvellous.

mont of Acosuntă for 1895, and consider

subject or any merosn muddling the bail away being

To the Proprietors of the Hongkong and that the year under review is as satisfactory

sampany, of H. B. Sir William Roblanon, was present Then the right wing had

an opening wtich

which Japanese mbjects only are the as the preceding one. A few months back, At last, in September, Miss Balfour and partners or abareholders, who may establish throughout the greater portion of the pro- Campbell tried to manage alone and failed. Shanghai Banking Corporation.

her friends reached Zanzibar territory, i Company had the best of the play in

Gentlemen, The Ditoeters have now to the Boda Water Factory, having su

ebipbuilding yard under the conditions gramme. Promsedings started with the

German bead-quarters, is not flattering. Hous

ons and who adaro ansccountable. The tamest game fairs of the Bank, and Balance Sheep for opportunity of selling the Machinery at a

The town iss comarkable production to be granted a subsidy for sach vassel kailk.

O may there bulld abips, sbull fairly satisfactory gure. This beansh of between H. Arthur and P. Byndasun, the set seen in cup-tie contents closed with the half-year ending 2011 December, 1885. the business has never paid owing to the be the work of only three years, but some...

Vesaris to

to whic

subsidies for the sa- over. bottles, &

watering. &, and considering the how it locks more like a German $312,217.02, balance brought forward from life of football seemed to be abrent

akipbuilding may couragement of

be giran 9 in., which is said to be a record for Hong. The swift passing of the Rifle play, the last amount, after paying all charges, de bottles, and accounts for bottles short, it is pean quarter there is hardly any sign of iron or steel and built under the anpervision. kong. Of the fencing bouts that between strong kicking of the backs, the crioris ducting interest paid and due, and making thought better to gradually write off all trade or business going on. One cannct of, and in accordance with the rules deleg

rush op a centra shot, the coterity in provision

scomnts, such accounts, and this year which will be very useful to makers of W. his Blow iron roll, ficials sa se alaves, tous, the coals of

help contrasting nearly $700

it with such a place as mined by, the Minister for Commmica [upponent A. Pitacco was the most in- the date of the piny w unrelieved onmmand the transfer of $260.000 fror being about 50 par cent of the toli.

shirt ton of

gross It a pretty bout, sed by any of the brilliant head play lately the Profit and Loss Account to credit of Launch has just undergone a very thorough | general nie of bustle and go-ahead-built, When age of the vaz] Do

Reservo Fund, which Fund will then stand

engines are constructed, an of 81220, окремлен

being paramount and appear additional subaidy will be this Transforoverbaal, and the al 25,780,000, After L'Extréms Orient states that's new Com-resulted in a well-deserved victory for prominent and eminently useful."

the rate given and deducting

by

contrary, pany has been formed, with a capital of Armstrong, the present holder of the

reach horse power. No foreign Charges Account, acordingly it is act

buildings, concrete rory, are of 5 yen per many large

materials

dals ahsil be used in the building of thera remzija two million feanos, to take over the mines championship. The boxing of the farther.

181,240,560.48, out of which the

thought necessary to write anything off bernamental gardens, officers in spotless uni- the hall or engines of the versale Intended of the Kebap Company. There will be weights was vastly superior to that of

a Dividend of One Pound and

PROTI- 83,005.61 do not appear as large as last year Five Shillings

nothing else."

alons of the rules determined twenty thousand shares of one hundred the heavy weights. F. . Kew was too

by the Share, which per francs cach, and shareholders in the old good for U. 6. Klinot, but the treat of the

change between 4,6, the rate at which the liberally for bad and doubtfal debts, provid. we did not see one of them let off! Were obtained subsidy under false pretence, The open-air court of justice of Dar-es ter for Communications on the subject in Ex- when they amounted to 84.881.83. sorb $444,444.44. The difference

dealing with this aum, after allowing Sainan, was crammed with culprits, and Any individual or company who shall have Company will have the first offer of these eventos was the proty aparting of Mynd:

Dividend is declared, and 2/14, the rate of ing for Hoanger's Bonus and Director's the culprits wanted for convict, otherwise shall be liable to imprisonment for from shares. If the now Company is not float. who opposed to P.

The Fees, there remains at credit $1,484.16 with forced labour? man. Hyndman had plenty of plosk and

Balance ed, the business will have to go into li-{ showed op gamoly in the first and see the choir. The other genomen present the day, amounts to. $492,140.92.

ens your to five years and to a flue of from 2,780.13 to be carried to New which your Directors propose to pay a 6% It was also a shook to our English ideas 200 yan to 1,000. The law is proposed to rounds, but his previous exertions in the N. A. Siebs, and the Hon. J. MER, Profit and Loss Account.

dividend, absorbing $1,288 and to carry to neo numbers of native women working be put in operation on and after October Directors. Mr A. McConachie has bean g L'Avenir du Tonkin, referring to Dz James knocked out in the leat round long be-Messrs E. J. Moura, Wog Hon. Chun Cui, appointed Chairman for the year 1890, and/8199.15 to new account. Your Auditor Me on the roads, and being driven to their 1st, 1805, and to remain in force for 20

by a white man carrying a large raw- W. O. Hamphteys having resigned,, the Bir St. O. Michaelsen Deputy Chairman, duties have been undertaken by Ms G. E. hide whip. I became daily more astonish- ud at the aumber of convicts or prisoners. Meer D. R. Secco, R. M. Grey and Start

Michaelsen retira in rotation and

Everywhere you caine opon ganga of four to SCHOOLBOY MISTAKES. -eight-ofion woman-chaided together by

* the necks, and honnded along by a

The following *howlern' nee copied from black or soldier. I should think there the University Correspondent :--- palicemar were fewer prisoners in all the Chartered Company's territories than in this one little ton.

yulásilon...

tereating.

THE

HONGKONG, CANTON AND and MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY,. LIMITED AND REDVOKD. The Bity-ninth ordinary half yearly meet, ing of the shareholders of this Company was held in the Office of the Colanie, to day. Hon. 2. R. Belice, G. Gu

C.M.C

were

-Meste F. A

Koad

plod

$215

er on to Die amounting to abore 3750, are borne bases ignorod. Here, on the

for this FORT. For these reasons the net profits forme, much clicking of heels and bowing, to regaire the absidy, beybed the pro

the telegram which states that Dr Jameson's qued by the latter, who has no Fenwick, R. Michael, G. H. Potte, S.St. Jigible for co-lection, offer thom- men only yielded when they were starving. Much surpzíeo. was expressed that the Tmjec, G. C. Cox, Chan Ufai, C.. H.!

and their ammunition was exhausted, I'Avenir says it can ¤aderstand the last of these two reasons, but cannot understand the firet. The English telegram informs them that Dr Jameson bed with him 700 men, of which 100 were killed or wounded, and 500 made prisoners. Was then the placing of 100 men hors de combat out of 700 exfisiest to caise the English forces to despair? We are glad to me it is the English prom that saya no, adds one French contemporary.

their

man

to discuss

to

and P. Sscher,

The Secretary road the notice calling the netlag

The Chairman sald-Gentlemen,-The repert and accounts having been in your hands for the past week, we will, with your soucutronce, follow the usual course and

take them as road. I do not think that

plying

00

Tould and

selves necordingly. Mr R. Shewat has been invited to join the Board; which ap- pointment requires confirmation at this Meeting.

Auditors.-The acounts have been

audited by Mr F. Henderson and Mr S. G Bird, who offer themselves for re-election.

J. KRAMER, Chairman.' Hongkong, 30th January, 1896,

ABSTRACT OF ABRIR AND LIANILITIES, DECE 81, 1695.

JACILITIES.

Paid-up capital. Reserve fund Marino innarence account Nota in circalation

Notia cárealation

Silver...... 142,165,860.20

Gold.....CU,329,001,550,120.24

Bell Irving bigh jump proved too much for him and he (Directors), Mr Thomas Arnold (Secretary), fore time wIL up. The boary weight Wong Ping Lum, C. Sharp, A. Tilleti, A. son's invasion of the Transvaal, celticines round between Balley and Strathio was A. da Cruz, E. Georg. Paul Jordan, Geo. original notion of the art of self-defence.

come to a do. judges had been unable" cision on the relative merits of the two two minutes extra mottled the The contest in Bailey's favour. A much better spar took place between J. C. Cameron and G. Mollison. Both men are heavy, used

irly well bands fairly and were

OD notiye their legs. Cameron seemet to be in the there is much for me to comment oper better condition. Seldom has

good report. At our last meeting I stated that at had been made with the contest been fought out with has bozing beyond what is already mentioned in the bamour on both sides, but Mollisen was an arrangement too much disposed to take his eye of his various native-owned steamers

the river which, it was expected, points with the laterosting spectators. It must have been a hard work boneficially for all verifled thing for the judges to determine the win that prediction sers of the round. Their decision lay with tory result of the six months working arius which we are able to place before you to- Á CRICKET.Watch will be played to-morrow Mollison. An exhibition was given daringan As compared with the same half of i

the evening by Privates Ralph and Owen, y, As between teams representing The Universities of the Rifo Brigade. The gpmnastic con. 1894 our gross receipts are 851,000 better, Fixed deposits:

stated in the report, increased run- and Public Schools. The World. The fol. test included exercises (compulsory and but, a

absorbed

portion of on the vaulting borse, parallel ning expenses have lowing are the teams Combined Team-l the climbing rope. The rings that sum, leaving us, however, with a net. Bills payable (including date on Lon- Capt. Dyson, T. 8. Smith, J, A. Lewrou, and horizontal bar were reserved till to improvement amounting to the respectable

*** Sorg. Major Johnstone, Rev G. Vallings, night, when the finale will take place in sum of $39,000. With a chuaper coal con

tract for 1896,

good, if not an equally

dantly be looked Capt. Eccles, G. Paley, R.B., Capt. Forgn

better, result may confidently be

for in the current year. I do not think that Hop, H. Richardson, Capt. Mercer, B. M.A.,

there ia P. Greenfield; The World-A. Anderson,

mention with regard to the repairs account. Bullion in hand and is trawit..

anything which

which requires sporto The Powan has had an extensive E. Mast, Capt. Lang, R.N., T. Shelford,

and the Heangaban' from some un- R.N., P. G. Dagles, R., Burg. Fead,

rapidly after R.N., Lient. Powlett, R.N., Surg Smith,

her first docking and consequently had to RN., R. F. Lammart, W. O. Bercom,

be docked again before her undal timo; hance the

two dockings instead of one. R.N., and Another. By the souricey of

business like ours unexpected expenses of Liont-Colonel Faithfall and the officers,

this sort must occasionally crop up. Since the Band of the Hongkong Regiment will

the last meeting the value of our share of investments has still further appreciated. Flay on the ground during the afternoon..

and the difference kaa

bears special need

directors deeming this &

s more prudent course to adopt than to take unrealised prosta into the Profit and Loss account,

int, Our mortgages, I am

The first of three races for a cup presented by the Hon, H. E. Follook will be sailed for by the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club on Sunday, the 2nd February. The ziening bost will be the ano making the greatest wumber of matka in the three rages. -- The course on the 2nd prom will be-From the Police Pier, Kowloon Point, round the North Fairway Bucy and a mark boat aft: Leemaan (lessing both to atarboard), fathing off the Pior; 12 miles.

| BANDJOAP, Meteora........Mr T. W. Lammert Soritoh Brica ..............MRÀ. Denison .................... 45 seconde Prince. Dr Lowon

45. Dart Mr A; H. Barlow .. minutes

Payne....Boyal Engineer..... 8 Ladybird Me J. Hastings.....

the other events.

The following were the officials:-

JULGES:

Boxing-Mossrs A. Rodger and Ed. Ro binaon; Referce, Mr C. H. Thompson.

Fencing Major E. Noel, ; sud en- other; Referee, Staff-Sorgt. Cussot.

Gymnastics-Mesars E. Bischoff and W. Armstrong Referee, Staff Sergh J. Ca-

#ack.

Timekeepers-Messrs A. Denison and J. Macgregor Forben.

The Tollowler worse results Thorsday's compatstions :----

High Jump (even competitors)-

P. Byndman, 5 ft. 9 la.

H. Arthur, 5 ft. 8 in.

Boxing (Light weights)

F. II. Kow best 0, G. Elinek,

1

2

M. A. Figueiredo best P. Hyndman.

Boxing (Heavy weights)--- --

8. Bailey boat J. Strathin,

G. Mollison beat J. C. Camaron.

Fencing

W. Armstrong beat A. Pitacco. H. W. Kennelt beat J. Silrs Netto, General Gymnastica-H. Arthur, H. E. Hayward, A. Hyödman, A. Pitacon, Josaph, H. W. Kennett, A. A. Alves, M. A. Figueiredo,

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG 7. C. 1). A COMPANY, H.D.

Bainable can forled

Becount, yout

Tuzy

glad to say, continue to be gon

for the aums loaned.

Over.

tu

In

good security Those, as stated in the secopals, amount, to 9858,475, while the value of the various properties as perti-

our Surresors

Silver 140,182,17639

Gold...£3,114,009.134174,171,060.76

dun Banker and sisekulglik üm winga un London office against bila 29- crivaxle and bullion shipments) Profit and ina scenunt

$

R. E. HEMENREYS, Chairman,

MORE ABOUT THE MUGWUMP BIRD.

The joke's so primes So true and rich, We've laugbad until

We've got the stitch: For Undis Sam,

His sans gone,

Cracks a measly joke,

His vary self on.

In

Now list ya a while till you all have heard

$10,000,000.00 This story true of the Magwump Bird.

0,600,000,00

250.000.00

9,74,002.07

74,021,785,63

$9,304,247,13

Way, way back,

When on infant`stato

Nobly kicked

At an unjust rate

On tea and glass,

And other things,

The Muzwamp Bud

First flapped its wings; 17,281,920.47 Twan an eagle then of the genus bald;

45.49 As the Mugwump now it has vilely spraw

led.

$157, 145, 106.63

ALKITA.

Indian and Colgaial Securities. Investments, vi

£200.0.0 21 per cont

Consuls Judged with the

Bank of England as a special London resorve. $1,000,000.00 £57,050.0.0 Console and

other sterling securitiem 4,842,614,55

rus discounted, leans and credita......

a receivable Bank prentes

Dead atrick

$ c. $30.526,640,70 7.240.051.48 2,213.608.64

4,742,614,00 59,515,449,30

Franklin thon

Said " Morally bad" That eagle was

They chason had,

He little thought,

That straight old mann,

'Twas a fitting orast

For the Yankee clan,

94,073,191. Who, Magwamps all, would boss the globe,

991,96.99 And the patience try of dear cld Job.

100,000.00

$167,148,405.53

PAPIST AND LOSS ACCOUNT, DECEMBER 31, 1995.

Tamounts written of:

€.

Bemuneration to directori ma

15,000.00

€44,445.44

To dividend accounti

per eh. on 20,000 shares-£109,400 To dividend adjustment serunt:-

*40

Diferenen in exebange between 1a, tha

rate at which the dividend is do clarod, and 2/18, the rate of the day..

Fad by a 300,300 the Blat: Decen- o transfer to reserve fund

Der Wax $1,

The foreclosed

perties too, whic

which belong to the Company,

at

In balance carried forward to next halls

balancent undivided pre-

auth June 1958 812,817.2 Ringunt of net profits for

the six months ending Bit December, 1815, afte making provision fer. kad But doubtful debt, de Rusting all expeches and interest paid and duo 4,202,148.48

· RECENTE FEİS.

are also valued at a higher figuro than that at which they stand in our books, O I think on the whole we rasy rogard by our investments sa perfectly sound. The large son on fixed deposit with the Banker has beou kept in this form of investment in view of the approaching refund of portion of the Capital, which, our solicitors advies us may probably be made about the Great interest was displayed in the Cop end of February. I think I mentioned His at the Hoppy Valley last night between our last Meeting that it was the intention your Board to wilte down the book the Hongkong .. and A Company of the value of the steamers, and I am glad to say to balance bien Rifle Brigade. There was a large torn-out that we can make a beginning in that direa still recommend of 5% and writing of apretatora. Play began at 4.45, and the tlon by Club led at once, displaying unusually slight increase of dividend to sharaboidery taster from prudt and loss account

talked about, and I would men good tastics and meeting with very little opening of the West River is still opposition. A Company sppeared to bo tlon that a short time ago Four Directors

detailed Captain

Clarke of the steamer Mzszis Gaupp and Co., jewellers, Queen's having sa offray. They displayed noonHeangakan to make a journey to Wu- Road Central, have on view at thale pre-of the dash and combination so prominent chow-fu, si they consider

experience ke or futures

Stella Capt Sterling

Petrt...M. Morton Jone

Mr. H. Gals .....

leen Liest. Leo Dillon,

31

6

Tif.Mr W, Hamson G. 13

Seabrese, Lout. Paloy unquos 15

(1

I

By balancs, anth June 1808

Jacksos, chigianager.

—

While England socks, On a tree, web strip

Of her very own soil,

To fix bez grip,

France is itching

To rob Brazil,

And Piros says

France can and will 402,140.92 Bombard Rio, and occupy poris,

For As is a Jiago with Mugwamp thoughts.

~$230,001.00

312,782.19

51,514,83,18

Now Vacle Sam

Is too, too slow,

He's down, low down,

In a game that's lowe The tilt of his hat

Obscures his sight

Of France's areog

And England's right, 1,514,365. And his eagle bold is a Magwump bird

Kept in a holo by an Irish bord j $1,514,306.46

And the constant nots of its plaintive wall Is 0 for a lifs from the Lion's tall,'

5,750,000,00

66,153,000.00

$5,800,000.00

25000,00

$750,000.00

5. Ci Fatza, dồng chic decountant,

J. KRAMEN A McCARE, Director, J. J. BALIZIRVING,

We have compared, the shows Statement with the

Entars Verte.

And the Lion winketh

Hia laty old 974;

And sadly thinksth".

To hear its org That fools are common And sense is rare, And the foolish bird Might easily stare

* Σε

Work

Drink is another disgrace to German Miss Balfour says she

Dar-es-Salaam. nover saw a beach ao strewn as that of Dar-es-Salaam with broken bottles, or pavament covered with so many corke,

AN ADMINISTRATOR'S PALADE,

After fire weakd' trekking, the travellers reached Bulawayo, old Lo Bengula's capital, In Matabeleland. They were put up in Dr Jameson and Lord Willoughby's house,

This is a true and faithful description of

years.

RETORY.

The Reform Bill was that thoss, poopla

who kept the large houses should have £10, £10. and those people whọ kept land should have.

The Black Prince was the son of a Lon- den merchant, he grew in favour with the

king, and was made Archbishop of Canter. bury. He was murdered in his own cathe dral by four knights who heard him say, Will no one rid me of this turbulent print 17

Describe any places of bistorical Interest in or about London-Madame Tausad's, Baker Street, W., and Orystal Palase.

D

it It has mud walls, mad floor, thatched Give a brief account of (1) Le DespenaRE, roof with go

no ceiling. doors made of two and (2) the Dispensing Power-Le packing-c and an anglazed window Spenser is the name the French apply to

lids,

boards. Farailors: Jakie Spencer, and the Dispensing Power

some refers to his high-handed work in conned-

with the of Raide down, Lion with the recent Pensma scandals.

a bedsfond, one box wooden abeiros, a small

empty whisky-bottlarin of t

duty as a can-

dlestick, and fob, luxury) = table, Dr Jarneson's

Mre Grey, in room, occupied by

only it has a six-inch-

well;

and for the

much

much the aquare

first time for five weeks she has been abla to look at her back hair. The dining room and Kitchen are close by, and I suppées it is owing to the heat of the latter that there were a

a faer filies

fies about. Mr A.

A. Grey neked Dr Jameson's factotum, Gstlink, whether

MIŠURLLANEQUA,

What are the great nerve centres -The ROXFOR

go to the

lunge, almost everything goes to the lungs except when you tickle a peraca's feet, I don't know where that goes, Coign of vintage,A law term, meading money paid to advance.

What do you know of Antimony --There

called 'Antimony and Cleopatra.' Westminster Abbey was built by St. the dies had been very troublesoms in the Paul, and is composed entirely of glass and

to which he replied,' emmer,

Yes, indeed, iton. sir—yee couldn't see through them.””

is

State the Second Law of Thermety. Such is the residence of the English Adamics. A body which is already coldpady ministrator, a man of rare energy and abi-not get any colder by a self-sating prudars lity, who is engaged in the historia taak of A Mosquito is a child of black and white working a new country as large as France parenta into shape.

THE DEPOPULATION OF EUROPE,

A RECORD OF TWENTY ZEARS,

Every week the Registrez-General pub lishes a retura in which is given the number of births that took plaps the week before last. In that which appeared in the London papers of the 4th instant wa raad: In London, 2,159 births were

were registered. Allowing for increase of

Which are the principal thermometera fu use, and who made them 1-Fahrenheit, Centigrade, and Resmar. Mr Far and high made the Fahrenheit, Mr Centigrade made the Oantigrade, and Romalus and Remst made the Reamur.

Cadman was the founder of thieves, Manhood suffraga is the state of auffering to which all mankind are born.

Isaak Walton wan inch a good fisherman that he was called the Judicicus Hooker.

Express in words : 1,020,601.-Üᢠori

births were 380 below the apation, the two art thron or out.

the

ENGLISH LITERATURE. Shakespeare, Bon John's son, was a walle known manager of several dramatic com- panies, and also wrote the following player Two Gentleman of Vantos, Jane Shore, and She Broops to Conquer.

numbers in the corresponding weeks in the last ten years. Tale is over 18 per seat less than of the last ten years, which may the average be & per cent. lets than the actual rate at the commencement of the ten-years for which is taken. The dearest for the week named in in all probability the largest that has over appeared, and it polots out the greatest change is thought, morala, habits, sad affections that has ever taken ples in the history of the bumen sansed to mankind by war, pestilends, and other, when he says one thing, spa the Ons proposition la the convene of an intoxication aro trißing WbBc dompared With

rate,

The

Give the hates of two of the pressBIL Baglth posts-Homer and Martin Luthers

What work did Milton write after being separated from his wife - Faradise Lost CROMETER.

leases FTACO.,

contradicts in C

A right angle is a figure All of whose

the steadily growing decrease in the birth

by thoas homat documents, the Rinta-General's Telarus, giving the Dormere ars triangles, but ka siden are way carriages, and deaths in England,Things which we imposalble are equal fu

ENDERUA AH

sxygen has eight sides,

| Scotland, and Ireland during the year 1803

Klacă a very pretty oup given by the Gor. In the game against B Company on Saturation be may gather and at the informa. } Man residente in the Colony for sompéti- day last. Had they showed but a Rickor | again will proved useful at home at Books, Vouchers and Becurities at the Head Oftes, and The trade that Uncle Sam might do with us: tion at the Race Meeting The cap la of Fot the spirited play exhibited against Kow-teater is with, Bhould with the returns from the various Branches and Agan: If the Mugwump's Bird would scazo fis fans, / years, from which it appeafs that up to the the vertical or opposite angios equal."

Ton

time, We have also ordered two small the the river be opened to foreign steam ale The construction of the boats will, bowster, ba of such a nature that they. can, if medsssary, be

desfally

employed u

other directions. Before concluding, it ta only proper that I should express tho sincera regret felt by the Directors for the less by death of Mt Poon. Pong,

eles, and have found the ions to be scrrect

AQ, Bizo,

Fedor

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO.,

LIMITED.

The following is the Directors' report for

old allvar; clobly chased. On the front of loon last week they should have wou deslly, the bowl is engraved a splendid panoramio So changed in fact was their form that view of Hongkong, extending from Wan home orond would have suspected barnoy- chal to West Point, and at the back the ing and made mattere awkward. geest of the Dolong. Ths body of the bowl. minutes from the start the Olub scored la stobellished with floral designs. The lid smid shouts of Loftside from plays and who had cceppied a sest at this Board pressitation to the shareholders at this da surmounted by the emblems of jockey- onlookers. From the kick-off the Club soon for several years and had been of ship, consisting of a locker, with suddle, worked up, and a grand chok just cleared service to the Company in a varie Wenty-seventh Ordinary Meeting, to be whip, wc, holding a laurel wreath. In the bar and rolled off the net. A few ml of ways, notably in bringing about held at the Company's Offices on Wednesday, medistety below thle the inscription Gernutes later an A Company forward received arrangement under which we are now 19th February

running with the Chicco-owned steamora. man Cop is worked out in raised letters, e very free kick (acoidentally) from one of With these few remarks, gentlemen, unless Eelow the view of Hongkong there is also bis side and went down. Play consed for a further information be required, I wont

coonte

+

thu

great

SKEW,

CORRESPONDENCE.

INFANTILE MORTALITY IN HONGKONG,

the

(the last published for the whole of the United Kingdom). These rotaras give aims pertionlars of the birth rates of farmer A parallelogram is when uno straight line the falls opon anther atraight line, and makes Parallel straight lines are lines, which if pended to eternity will than mest,

Whings this are equal to unequale are unequals to one another,

year 1675 the birth-fate was normal, not only in the British Isles, but generally throughout Europe, azcepting Baming of which to particulars are given in the 290

DS

Inscribed on a shield Hongkong Races, ima but was Josuined, two minutes later, Propoas the adoption of the report and an. Compaus'q. Accounts made up to the 31st members more or less as a new discovery, Netherlande........ 377-1 338 33

1894-The

The Directors base the pleasure to present their Annual Report and Blatentent of the December Inst.

-balance Credit of Working &coquat, as per lest Report, was ashani HOR Deduct Dividend of 63 per Share,

|63|

ia 1896 $80,000.00. paid

Deduct Cleicas un

Captain Tillett said- have very much 1996. Carman Cop. The trophy is in the entwhile winded one playing on though keeping with Gorman Cap. traditions, and the left wing was manifestly wonker after pleasure in seconding the adoption of the our Teutonit friends are to be congratulated this incident. A Company lost ground. Fonwick eald-Before paasing the on having obtained a cup of unique dealgseguin and again owing to their centre for senousta Mr Chairman, I see an account in ward (Pony being unable to realise his the newspapers that the Wing Tung is now fald op. There is a rumour among responsibilities. He was seldom up when the Chiness that the company is paying the needed, and the Club backs had pracowners 8800 dollars monthly.

1895 14,751.06 Heally little but free kicking to do. The Chairman-The Company is not pay Dedcot premia

cash. ing a The outside right has usually lain far

Jog & cingle

glad to bear, do

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

¡SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL']

RUSHIA AND TURKEY..

Mr Boarick-I am.

the

der 1894 Poli- olen paid in

$146,081.72

GIRTO RATE PER 1,600 BY POPULATION,

1870. 1833. Decres. England and Walen 86-9 30-8 5-5 To the Editor of the 'ORINA MAIL." Scotland............... S ફ્રાં 4

Ireland sinu “Hongkong, Jan. 31.

26-4 20 34 St-The enormous attmbor of infant United Kingdom ... 04-8:30-8

Italy

382 386 26 30-9 278-8 deaths due to the abnormal prevalence Trismus (aflih disesse) in this Colony was denie

40 36-2 3-8 brenght under the notion of the Sanitary Austria........... Board yesterday by the Health Oficer.

408 425-9-2 be trented by

gur 882 99-5 37. The matter seams to

Switzerland... 338 28-548 for no mention was made of the fact that

German Empire

* 409-36-7 49 the whole inbfest was inquired into and discussed by the old Board in 1886, and 202 914-1 Prussia 40 875 8.2 and certain rottink

correspondenco theroto presented by command of 538

The population of the Volted Kingdom is Excellency

the Governor to the Lagislative new, to round numbers, 40,000,000,- and Council on the 10th December of the same apposing no decrease in, the bisth-rais has spar taken place sizde 1983, then the number of year. In April, 1897, an exhaustive

the 01 subject was read before the

birthe 1805 is 160,000 less than they Medical Society, and that body slso would have been at the suma rate as they the Government the noseslty were in 1876. The population of all the come remedy for the preted pantries above-mentioned is in round on

life whilst in 1884, In bers 220,000,000 and the decrease in the death-rate of birth-rite abern 8,5 per thousand inbubl.

d

of

2,151.00 106,0 2.98 Hen of

of

An invociles tryangio la one with throu of its sides equal but not parrallel,

A trianglalaguace without a fourth Therefore is is not a square. Therefore it is a triangle. QE.D.

DETHLON

W. BOBINSON and Co. ars Special Agente for all the leading English and Continental Pianoforte Mamafacturera.

Exchange,

Homokose, January 81, 1896.

On Leaden

Bank, Wire,

17

On demand,

† 30 days' sight,

If

1

스

& months sight,.

Cendit, &

404

***

Documentary, & montba' sight,

On Farbe

On demand,

Credits, 4 months eight,

On Berlin-Dematriks 106. On New York

De

demand,

Crodite, 60 days' sight,

Bombay

On demand,

demand

On demand.

Lonnor, Jan. 29, 1896, the ball was habitually sent that; I know that faoling is quite provalent Patanos of Profit 30,176.26 kipunyais, submitted to the Hant- tanks, which would make the births of 1883 GREAT DRITAIN AND GERMANY.where he was expected to wait. On among the Oblase,

|tip Austria and Italy are seeking to effect this occasion he kept clone dows on the The Chairman-Ne arrangement has The Directors propose that this aum be tary Board, the mortality from this disosse 770,000 her than they would have been hus reocuoillation between Grest Britain and half-backs and thus deduralised a mally beats made with the Chinese whatavor.

No further questions belog saked the holders as a Final Dividend for the year 1894 | Argument for the urgonte se-az ; the rate besu tha maine-ns it was in 1578 w

apportioned as follows 1-820,000 to Share was specially dwelt upon and Germany,

One of the most astonishing Features of the On Calcatta powerful phase of the team's play. Wood In goal. had little to do for the lab, only adopting of the Report and statement of of $1 per share, and $19,178.25 sa a Bonus proving this district" stos being

to clear. Baby

acount was carriod theatrasly. to Contributora of Eremia.

Some check upon ro-Balled Chinese doo overturn to that it seems to have escapsi the notice of the Prown, which, alwaYASDZIDUA It is believed that a tacit agreement came witt no bbe:

The Chairman-The next business is the 1605, The Acousts for this year show a tere and midwives in urgently required. As to find spentional auscunsetante, har, Ind Sziste between Enssia and Turkey for their ons gual and leafng many openings re-election of the retiring auditare.

resuls so far,

at present stands Chinaman is reporting the case of a dingin nicide, aren the Balve Russian cocupa Etf Armenia to restore by soldat play on the sight wing, Firth Mr E. Georg proposed that the retiring Account being $285,666.14. The the only person who tan practise medielne looked fast which, it increased and don

without

Asiatics, Entopeans of Anter Chetatesdom, Budget. an the moderate lossen lodarted to date, and be reselected,

the Directore propose that the usual interim dos must be registered by the Medical Bosed, Would this come under the Chi- Dividend of

of 83 par skere be paid. Directors During the

Board owing

of the

ordor, and for Russian sapport to Turkay sod Campbell are tricks and Clever, and the Auditare, Meiers A, O'D. Gourdia and F. shareholders have cause to be congratulatio | formation or usiifcation fh any tinued, would go far towards depopulation | Gold Leaf, 180 Kne (per tae});,

in the event of of certain verurrences, snel latter in inimitable as a runner up, but they

as the British Best entering the Dar- cannot shoot and what la worse seldom give danelled.

ales a chance to do a Frouz half- anyone ales a

Henderen be

Me Bharp seconded Carried unanimously

* time she Club gave back a little and an un- The Chairman That is all the business,

RITUATION Tacky verle of fouls gave them very chabda gentlemen

to coore Firth was severely Judget on at Dee,

uk you for your attend. Wood resigned bij Rods, RE 11 Ar A, G, zero dolnition of plass legislation for You is kuoli at kar lock, whlia skú regarded ]

PHYSICIAN,

to his protreated, akapets from the Colony, Captain Tillets said-Balore separating, Messrs Michinelsen and Blobo zatire by rola- think we should express our thanks to tisa and offer themed vos for resalectio

Taking one thing with another, mund Auditors.In consequence of the lament the burglar, adding the desper's watch and the Board of Directors and the stau for belog able to plads before us sunh a very ad decease of Mr B Lyall, the Directors Jewelry to this stock of minestisbeens plea- taking ad- satisfactory balance

have appointed Me W. Button Fatte to act der already in bis dapanicus pocket bil The Chairman have to thank you, with Er J. E. Car in auditing the dodania

LORD HAMILTON ON TELE

www cand dent an honourable and matalassinen in haring a simple treating of the ball Lord Hamilton, in a speech, wald that he least thres of these fouls, and had hard tory settlement of the Venezuelan queation given se bands when is manifestly was not would be arrived at tasuks to the comalia For Are misites or to A Company looked long attitude of the United Utatus. Bai liko scorch tasit right wing taking

in some los santh

Borcherald that Great Beltsin would | Fantage of the over-afdeilt play of Davis Mr Tiller, and the gentlemen present for now presented. Toute" geatifkan foregous in my line is preity good tonight...

epptee all foterfeteness with her Golonies and patting

Waldb all paoily taken by the Rifame, who faled or to do anything in our power. The

in Bouth Afrion with this wide of her but acotad. Oorgers realled us were four vote of thanks We are always rss themselves for re-election and unlted force.

Uwird to increase of Business W. Bobine

ten and Udy Zara restored thete Pisac at

Orget thowrahan Changht House

to judge the wind Thit di died away dividend watrants will be husdy to di

After a foul la which Oilver was awiensedly, tribution, tomorrow sẽ lên

ripped and the Club compelled thale

A. MOCordonry, Chouhan

poseala, diastodian to clear frequently. W Roisson and Co make a special PIANOFORTES tound-Bingly or by early Wild kloring by their books gars temporary festara of Asting Planos And Organs, on contrast High dus voos W. Robinson relief to A Compaët nad equally wild to Bary-Espana AFLIDADA

30 days wight stivata panor Bavaraigus (Bank'a buging rate) siteur (per ns).

18

9.18

HONGKUNG REGISTER,

80.00 B0.16

10.07.

bim coldly, This, then, is the Just Pha Fasked, "despairinggo Yang, Wall, I wil do the best I cod, bo sald, but is in going te be a tough job to 21 n3 JD fool with » Baromeine phne muke on 3 à 24,

Temperature: 04 Ferb Pacht-Here are two counters for Dion of

Hamidity-6

son, Bobby, 18 pát in your liela, BARRI Krabby'd rather hate shall, if you've got and Extant What for? Bobby Con 11 Wom (go Ekrough the hole,

Drakies Enginiai, 10s, but ahauit, poti fies it, pop

to all parts of the world. Brwosal Bag For Postel Body

Dean Engine, & wear as begin a Coles every work by posteal men,

BA Guliare, Mandolinen, Antoberpe Voltas, also Striage and Simian for both si

Wen