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THURSDAY, JULY

BIBO

BY BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

THE CHINA MAIL.

the past year, and as well as I ong to give you un idea of its present position The accounts show a working credit bal anes of sheet: #03,000, which probably

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) (Sauter's Service to the China Mait,) would have been at least $75,000 had it

ENGLISH TURF SENSATION.

· Libel Action by Wootton. · "WINNING PUST COMMENT.

*

Loynoy, July 24,

A sensational tarf libel socion, in -which the trainer Wootton wurd Siever

oving to allegations in the Winning Fast," to the effect that Wootton was 4 mambar of a Trainers' ring which Aimed at running horses to defraud the public, has resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff being awarded & farthing -damages.

The jury found the allegations a true, and though they were not fair comment, they had not been published maliciously.

Judgment was given for the plaintia with costs..

The witnesses included Lord Dorby Lord Durham and other leading owners and jockeys.

SENSATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MORE PISTOL SHOOTING

Losnox, July 24.

In the House of Commons, late fat evening, a man in the Public Gallery

red a tay pistol.

THE BALKAN WAR. Bulgarla's Dreadful Phight. COUNTRY IN AN APPALLING .CONDITION.

LONDON, July 33.

Sofin is isolated from the outside world. No mails have been received and no news published for a fortnight. Despite the ignorance of what is happening in Europe, the public are admirably patient and calm.

THE OCCUPATION OF

ADRIANOPLE.

Two contradictory anaosacements were made yesterday in Europe regard ing the appointment of a Turkish Vali for. Adrianople.***

THE BISLEY COMPETITION. SHOOTING FOR THE KING'S PRIZE.

LONDON, July 4 Sgt. Ommandsen, of the Queen's Ova (Edinburgh), and Captain March most of the First London Fusiliers, tied for the Brouze Modal with a core of 104 in the first stage of the King's Prize..

WELL-KNOWN SOLICITOR SENTENCED TO PENÁL SERVITUDE

Lospos, July 24. Arthur Newton, the well-known three peara' pool servitude, and the London solicitor, has been sentenced to land agent, Bennett, to eighteen months for conspiracy and attempting to dafraud a wealthy Austrian, from whom they obtained 13,500 by faiso preleaces.

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not bein for the unfortunate sooldent bo sho Zadro," nail this improvement over the previous year whim the working account was 83.000. on the wrong side, is accounted for mainly by Increased ings of $33,000 and reduced uponmas ed $30,000. The earnings ware aredited with 69.444.44 proportion of subsidy ro ceived boin the Philippine Government to the period from June 1st to Decorti ber, 1st. The contract expired on May 91st this year and the Government have not renewed it. We are sorry to, mise

tho revenue but there is sorte compensa tion in being free from strict adherencò to sailing dates which sometimes entailed additional expense and tous us eargo and passengers. The Government contribu tions to carnings outside of the subsidy were disappointing. The trade the steam. ers are engaged in bas suffered further vicisitudes, and it would scom, that these story of ups and down, with pre- constant changes, are jausitable. Is is a ponderance of down in Jar year. The General Managers have entertained dur ing a last year or two several proposals for the sale of one or both of the Co- pany's vessels, but only one negotiation appoanl serious and we did think, at one tinte this would lead to business. The intending buyer, however, found he could

Simultaneously, news was received from Sofa that communications with Adrianople had been restored, that the report of the Turkish cccupation was falac, nod that what gave rise to the report was the appearance of three aquadrons and some irregulars in the CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP do nothing. Tharts are pe funds available

neigbourhood of the city, who sub- sequently retreated:

AT KIRK KILISSE. Reuter's correspondent at Constantin-

No damage was done, and the man ople wires that the Bulgarians showed slight opposition before vacating. Kirk was removed.

Kilisse, but they evacuted Adrian-] ople witboat resisting, after blowing up stores and some of the Government buildings.

·WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT

BILL.

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ATTITUDE OF THE LORDS,

LONDON, July 23.

The House of Lords, by. 248 votea

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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS..

It is aúnounced in Constantinople that to 18, carried a motion refusing to the Turkish Army entered Adrianople

and Kirk Killisse on Tuesday.

The latest telegram on the subject aays that Adrianople has been occupied

proceed with the Welsh Discstablish avent Bill until it had been submitted to the country. JAPANESE RELATIONS WITH by a Cavalry Division under Ibrahim

MEXICO...

OPPOSED TO ANTLAMERICAN SENTIMENT.

MEXICO CITY, July 23. Japan intimate that while she is pleased at the proposed manifestation of friendship on the arrival of the Japanese Minister, she cannot p prove of anything of an anti-American

character.

COMMONWEALTH BUILDING IN LONDON,

V

A COMPANY BEING FORMED.

LONDON, July 23. His Majesty King George lays the Houqdation of the Commonwealth Build- ang ia Aldwych to-morrow,

Bos, supported by a flying column of Infantry, under Eaver Bey, the latter covering 50 miles in 24 hours.

The Turkish prisoners at Adrianople wero sent to Bulgaria before the Turks entered.

There was continual Eghting on Monday and Tuesday, the Bulgarians being everywhere defeated.

CO., LTD.

Extraordinary General Meeting.

"Lale Compradore's Defalcations.

'Shareholders' Pertinent Questionst.

from this year's working for depreciation and the value of the beats remains at the same figure as for the last alx years. All shipping stands now at a higher valas. than it did three, four or five years ago The company's stoniner's could not be replaced at their book value today it is true, but if their operation fails to bring or holds out no hopes of dvidends the only reasonable course would seem to be to accomplish, à ento or find a more re- raunerative run to put the boats on, and

Lane,

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An extraordinary general meeting of the Chiss and Manila Steamship Co., Lad, was held at the offices if the general mningers, Messts. Shewan, Tones and Co., te consider the following resolution: management. Thy earnings for this That the China and Manila Steam-year more than cover expenses, but are ship Co., Ltd., hereby authorises and below the figures of last year. There has requests E. C. Earnos, Esq., a is proxy been a further invasion of regular liners! in Manila, to vote for it and on its be between hero and Manila which adverse- half at the next meeting of the Philiply affects passenger business, Chinese pines Steamship Co.. in favour of passing shipments seen steadily, though not the report and budited accounts of that greatly, to decline, and there is no ap ompany for the year rading the 31st parens probability of a resumption of the December, 1012; and particularly in cattle trails. Propped changes in the favour of treating the freight and passage American tariff asse helped to sinall moners collected by the lato Comprador extent in the way of restoring "some of and unaccounted for by him, amounting the sugar trade to China, temporarily (less cermission) to $75.231.11, as a anyway. Referring again to the accounta most serious item that comes before us loss to that company to be written off as rendured I mast now deal with the Mr. C. A. Tomes presided, and there to-day, this most deplorable defalcation were also present, Alesars. H. P. White, on the part of the compradoro, of which

this is having the carness attention of the CASEMENT

the said accounts sucordingly."

D. W. Craddock, Consulting Committee, you have learned from the circulars pri Messrs. A. Temperley (secretary), IL. Pately issued to all shareholders. Speak- B. Hanrock, I. F. Campbell, P. Wing for myself I want to coufus my deep Goldring, V. Otienza, A. A.: Cordeiro, distress and chagrin ever the unfortunate The Servians have occupied Belograd Figueirids, -D. K. Moss, V. F. occurrence, and my sympathy with the Soares, R. Henderson, C. Klinek, C. A. shareholders, of which the Deneral Man chik, to the north-west of Bulgaria.

S. Buss, H. Seth, J. McMurtzie, Ng Hon agers are, I might say at tire outset by LAND WASTED BY FIRE

Tux, A. S. Elis, G. Galuzzi, A. Latar the largest, as we hold approximately Shields, H. E. Taylor, E. Seth, C. Smith, half the shares in the company, and so AND SWORD.J

J. A. Young, A. G. Gordon J. B: Seth, any loss is I might say half our own, and J. Terry, Chan Yai Tong, Chan Ngan we have a-heavy double interest as share Cliow, R. Basa, Tong Fuk Tong, Cheng holders as well as manngor. Too fasta Woon Cheng, Ng. Tink Pak, and W. F are that the late compradors was under Van Epps,

strict scrutiny for sometime and wo were The Chairman said-This museting has under the impression that all reasonable been called, gentlemen, is overcome a safeguafils had been thrown around-the- technical difficulty which has arisen over company's fonds à system of a separ

LATER. The conditions of distress throughout the country which has been the scene of the war are appalling. The whole land bean wasted by fire and the sword. thoussade are homeless wanderers and throng all the roads.

The fighting coationes with ambated

In this connection the newspapers give prominence to the formation of fury. the Dominion Site, Limited, a company formed to carry out Earl Grey's pro- poaalto concentrate the offices of the

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SERVIAN VIDIORIES,

The Servians report that a fierce Loverseas dominions on one sito in battle at St. Nicholas preceded the London,, preferably in Aldwych. The capture of Belogradchik. Rt. Hou Sir Leander Starr Jameson is The Servians captured 39 guns." One of the directers.

TERRIBLE FIRE IN NEW YORK.

30 FACTORY GIRLS KILLED: 13, FATALLY INJURED,

New York, July 23,

A fire at an overall factory at Bing:

RETREATING BULGARIANS,

Greek despatches report a serice of desperata" encounters with the rear guards of the rotrenting Bulgarians who are being incessantly being driven

back.

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This old-established and world-renowned Company: Low

the proxy given by this Company to the ate form of receipt for freight menoy had work from which he might largely bona, policies under all the best and modern methods of Life Azurazso

offers of the Philippines cumship Com-been put in forco several years ago, and fit. Later on however the aspest became pany in Mauila. I say teclinical difficulty on these receipts was clearly and legibly so bad that it was impossible to let him heesuse that is the only understanding printed in Chinese and English (that no hold his position. The relations between we have at the moment of the objection receipt other than on this forra and sign the compradore and the company are raised to the ordinary method of passing ed by a European in the employ of the clear and indisputable, and he has been accounts as "in previous years On the General Managers was valid or would be from the very outset of his connection Arst objecticu from Manila we assured recognized. The terms of credit were the direct servant of the company. This from the correspondence that the proxies supposed to be from throw to four months was explained to shareholders by the did not wish to undertake the respon without adhering however to this in ab- Chaimass, Mr. J. 5. Moses, 84 the annual sibility of writing of the Compradorys soluto strictness in fame cases. necting held on the 17th March, 1904, when in reply to question he used the defalcation, and to meet this objection I made it my business constantly to following words: This point of the calling for an extraordinary meeting, biftinguen if the system of receipt was relations between tas compradoro and the this notice we were forced subsequently strielly acted up to and was always a General Managers) was brought up at the to cancel ou learning frota Mails that sured it was, and as far as the General timo en Russell and Co. failed ad the objection was not basel on this yea. Managers are concerned this was perfect how our compradors is appointed direct son, but on the fact that the terms of the tree. Unfortunately the comprodert by this company he is the company's instructions were inadequate, and flat sees to have been in the habit of col servant. E might add that the system more detailed form of instructions, lating money and allowing bis auroffs to of handling reos.pts in the way. I have

we drew up and virelated the first notica

awful photo ensued. The free escapes This may protract negotiations at Npany, and the accounts so adopted have any particular case by promptly furning ferees and the greatest of them se0, 20

were inadequate, and the girlsjumped from the windows. The casualties are 25 killed and 50 injured.

and delay the meeting of the Peace * Conference on Bosmanisu soil.

which you have now before you in the note rociple in various irregular ways, previously described has been a complete notice onlling this perding, was necessary. sometimes on the P/Note, sometimes on protection in all other companies affairs thampton, New York, destroyed the

As you are swore the method on previous the B/Lading, and again aften, in ship and private business conducted by the building in twenty minutes. Inside the

Grece insists that her signature to the occasions has been that the accounts adpers pay books, and retaining the money General Managers, and so for an has been boilding were 125 girls, who did not armistice shall be simultaneous with the auditel and approved by the Consulting for his own purposes only to be handed reported to me to loss has been incurred attend to the alarm, thinking it was the Balgarian acceptance of certain pecce Committes and General itenagers have in to the office when accounts became through these irregular receipts by any sual fire drill, till messengers rushed in preliminaries, which it is believed that been passed intanils by the officers of fully duo or pressuro-was put upon him intgroet except this unfortunate company":"{ and started driving them out. Then an

Graece intendato making very stringent, the company there holding proxies from to calent. Of course it was always open 1 repent my expression of deep regret the China and Manila Steamship Court the compradore to allay suspicion in at what has happened, but as fellow rudi afterwards been embodied in the accounts the money in and prolizing the proper other course than to make the best of the presented at each annual mecting of this and regular receipt. The question of the inatter and write the loss of ia out company. This Mamila proxies have validity of these receipts and the per- counte. Under the new Higime noice. fou, presumably through their logal Ribility of compelling payments scoond has been served upon all known Khippers advisers, that now they taust have, done by the shippers has been well coo of the terms on which rociple are given, The depression at Sons is extreme, finite and detailed instructions on each videred spinim of the company's diccions brü turned in an received, and though some consolation le derived from separate occasion from the parem com solicitors undeconsel was the lt would all counts are guaranteed by the com the belief the Powers will compel Tare puny before they can undertake the rbe inadvisable to take dogal proceedings pradors and must be paid in any event of the Are is ascribed to a cigarette kay to respect the Treaty of London, as sponsibility of passing accounts, and it against shippers who had paid their wishin C0 days of the aniling of a stanzier, having been carelessly thrown among also from the telegram which the Tear is to enable us to give these instructions freights under these regular receipts for and the company is guaranteed by an rubbish.

is reported to have sent to King Ferdi, on belinit of the China and Manila Steam the purpose of attempting to obtain pay agreement and deposit of security, with Between fifty and misty perished: the humiliation of Bulgaria.

mand declaring that he will not tolerate ship Company that the mosting is called mont a second time. Outside of this Showan, Teened and Co. Belors potting freight money $64251.49 which was sup: the proposed resolution to the meeting to-day I may add that the accounts ar dezen were fatally injured and many

made up and Andited haya bean, composed to be protected of the foreign shall be pleased to wor any ques- missing.

pleted for a long time, and the fact that occipts there is the sum of $14,879.67 tons to the best of my ability, they have not been brought forward bodoro represcating Chinese pasage money that (Continued on page 102) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO

is antirely due to this misunderstanding has not been accounted for. At the

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

July 24,"

A later telegram states that the case

UNIVERSITY:

LARGE EDUCATION SCHEME

INDON July 23,

BULGARIA'S CONSOLATION

2

CHOLERA RAGING AMONG THE TROOPS,

Various reports indicate that cholers which has been raging among the Bal garian troops, has spread to the Gresks

of the functions and powers of the proxies tooling lass year I referred to this one.

to meet varying circumstances.

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to his many friends to bear that the Obio in Manila. You will understand clearly stunding passage money and stated the

compradora's story in regard thereto Wesleyan University has conferred on the that this is not a meeting of the Phil hich was no doubt all fictitious The Roy WG. Shells best the degree of pines Steamship Company but at the mount owing on this account then was Dostor of Divinity, this being the result of for the purpoes of giving instructions to

Mr. J. A. Pease, introducing & Bill DESTRUCTION BY THE China and Manila, Stenmaḥip Comp $16,120.62 which by with holding his com tren separate and independent nomin

DEFEATED

stions Thine who know Br Shellaboar

BLAZIN TYPE NOT NECESSARY

HAMBERLAINE Calle Cholors and

the House of Commons to give in

the Tailippines Steamship Company to missions was reduced to $11,979.67 at and the work he has dous in Clugspote and mediate relief to local nathorities to the A telogram from Constlapple states paas ocetsin necounts, The China and time of his depasture. It may vary the task will congratulate bim on this wall extent of $150,000, forcahadowed the officially that the Bolgarians on retreat- Maails Steamship Company's annual fairly be inquired why the ormpindore cryed honour, says the Bingapore Fros

a from Kirk-Kilisse, exploded the mouting will be held later. As however as Mut flismod socner, and the answer. Frase Jetroduction in 14 of large angezines in the barricks and destroy the paesing and approval of the Millip I can give to this is that three was a strong feeling that on his departurn the Education echome linking up the of the principal buildings pines Steamship Company's count by oufetanding passage money might iprob

depwet the company in Manila might render tiem Elementary Schools with the Uni

sities and compelling local fat TURKS JOYFULLY WELCOMED. Anal and conclusive for sil practical effect ably not be recovered, and that by keep og regards the company 1 Hongkong is ig Him Cattle commissions at least could ition to provideyndary as well

Notwithstanding the excitement, the coconary that any discussion of these bo saved, and in his own representations lep-tary, achools. He said this inhabitants, with Indescribable joy, son's should be held now and fee and from extoral evidence, there was

fianco of his recouping himself snurally! tive, but the Govern cams to most the Tarks and weeping that reason it is women showered flowers on the

view the speräi wagat was prepared to lost the bill

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