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MAIL SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS IN HONGKONG.

With the petition presented by the Chinese praving for the amendment of the Bank.

nt

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16rs, 1889,

rupter Ordinanc we are is fullest accord, to any that the notion of the Gar General Hon. Wong thing; Mr. R. McCallum arged his done to sing sa ingress of no less than free after being declared bankrupt, tol'ow 1

vision"

не

Dis

away. No

PAVAMISHDIES.

house. We would also pojat out that Mr. Cooper

vary fina

the

ROYAL ANTILLERY. Lint dock, b Pratt. Hill, khaw, Long Capt. Exking, Prast........ Made Mist, h Preli.. «C«L Cimator. ↳ Protipoma

8:. Cawin, ib y, z Fri. Bezrk. Gannett, i d'Ar y, & Pruit 9.8. Inglis, Mamhult, & Pratt Gaga,dtegnilia: a whit Pratt

Licut Ycode, zɔt out......................... Gr. Cazzan, bat

tes

183

Chinese traders, and possibly also ky per Attorney-General Meantime there on the business of the day he wished, if he might take lonachien to recover the amount of the damago is granted, they may still be worth millions of at2.15 p.m.& inestunusuól thiag in these degen

the Chives. A man having a claim against

bankrupt is somewhat diffident of proceeding

in the court here because he does not Tosi, at all antisfied, he will get anything, whereon!

Mattha

from outside.

...

cluded. This is no apocryphal picture, bumpression the wishes of skest the first meeting aftor: the date they were vorment Sewer, in the Mr.Lot 71. how far the proper course of commercial transno)

very large number, if not the majority of Zn-how Ciano Hakow, will motion to that offoot after the orders for the daych perminion was required. Mr Couper nent D

is true, there is every reason to believe, in a

Coivene bankraptores. Affecting Chinese

three thousand li of pore advantages to comerço

comercial

THE DISPOSAL OF THỊ CITY REFUGL."

Colonial Sacrazy's Office, 7th October, 189.

-Board..

bat high standard of comercial totality chow extenqing antioned end built and other papers with reference to the diapom of the derides atent we did. the Яepa-zio System would oorat of failure in business his conduct may ke

referred to above."

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J.

Several more arrived a little lutor,

MR TEATERBY SIDE

1. D1krog, el ↳ Loach

C: Danda, Lomiku

W. Newton, Weil-ce, Leach

Tarch

passi

aero, a Endabsamail.

L. Hamar, & Deale

HO, Woodsock, Lambet

R. Bord, e Young, Lammermopan passo - at det KA Stevops, ba

D. MAT pod not t

2. LEACH'S SIDE,

Major Marker, K., Dav

H Wandrock, R., 16,6

E.Q. Young, H., Marwood, la Trurom

d. Y. Verte b Davidson

H. B. Kirk, Green, berilm

R. F. L. e Elvis, ↳ Tr

a.d Leach, b Tearère

W. B, Wallica, 22tyrem, & Davidson

C. Enluck, Baridi

C. Ge, wood, ↳ Davičnom.

Q. & Young, K.A., & Burlison.

Denny, not al

Extras

The other mothers, Yours. Kyrie. Dal-yuiuio, Jayton, and Solomon retire, bat being eligible, offer thmuseirea for re-elsation, as muder section 15 of the srelates of neociation & members have to be ap į painted Jo serve with the ghairena on the nonenltlig. Loommittee dating the ensuing fusncial year.

AUITORS.

The general agents and outing. opmmittéé ro ommand the re-election of Aloxerky G. 25. Coxon and E. Harderos & Auditors of the Office.

Jakotke, Matheson & Co.,

General agents, Canton Insurance Ooo, limited. Hongkong, October 11th 1860.

2013 D $,689.95

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR Ţus TEAR- EXDING Jar Deathrash, 1888. Capital subscribed... $2,500,

-LISBILITIES, Amount paid-u Outstanding dividends,ut yet collected Reserve fund ......... Balanco of working account 8423,097,16 Leas fividend of 19 per rout, paid toshare- boldern and bonuz of porcant, le maa- tributors of fremis RZH,225,18

Абугун.

108,382.45

$1,062,950 47

$ 0.

Fel deposite

|

Cash, on ourtout doon, Hongkong, and

Shangha Baking Corporation prog Rangkong and Singhai Making Com

pration... Chartered-Back-of-Tudigy-z hutralis nucl-

43,564.73

175,000,0 Chartered Merostile Rauk al india

London and Chin

28,000 0 Mortgages

New Uriental Band Caupo stien, Timited Donggu

Jet lotion Government story, (4 por out-

loa. 188mat ngga 113,169.47 Indian Gevorement sionis por cont

can. 1842-4

*$9,787-11 Chiners Imorial Goromúentle 1, 1894.1 -BB,,(2) Charess Imperial Government lor.n. 1886.. 69.233.12 Interest scorned but not yet quayabl

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1889.

$1,002,956.47

To nett premin rederyed less reture and rë

incurses

064,140.47

Te interest

67,564.60

To exchange

3029.95

To transfer form.

-54.00

209

Brkeses and cluitar nader policies

470,113.4

Brobarges, including diretora”, auditera”,

and survey fees, agents' expoñera, KO..... By soramiexions

5205.65

.79,3432, 52

#26.807.40

| By balance as above

$1,054,829.07

We have compared the above stalemanti with lim books, zouchers, and securities, and found the awe quite correct.

TORUS S. CUXOR

Anditoca. FULLARTAS HENDERSON ESTIMATE OF WORKING ACCOUNT TO THÊ SỐTH SEPTEMBER, 1969.

The sixtesuch ordinary yearly meeting of.

To premium Account Taintorest avdosat

exchange arnovni

17.

sints of things to contiuus regardless of the|THA HỒNGKONO SANITARY BOARD. of a Squiry Board natics ditled Fobrners Ele, 19, their many lawhere ne only the goods, or in | fact that, the law in England bas been re-

signed by Mr. Couper, from which it is evident, ut many ears only the shop fttluge, sro loft be at that dato be considered pipe that would convoy hind me previous to the tablishment of s formed, regardless of the internals of the The Sanitary Board not on the 9th-fat.

Sin of rainfall per me anfficient, Colony, and all because revision would have here were practi- 9 Hrown, Presid Had yre ndo him gestion the rainstorm ihop have the intention of becomte bankrupt been too much trouble. It is not too mach at Major General Gardon, Vice-President lay last would certainly have deeded all the houses after retablishing it, a te benet then- Hon. N. G. Mitchell-Innes Anting Registraron ikat lot, and we are glad to note he has now on selves; some soir that one may go Hent-.

26 per cent, constitalen.« pulilic soundal and The question is no new one, and yesta eg was which

same example; others, begin business! We bar in sy that we considor all pipes should be gain as soon as they are discharged from (Secretary). WILLIA

calculatol au o basis of da thoroughly threshed and is our columns. On will we rust Sir

see finally at length see

Our Tassen for this is, that we are soufident it bankruptsy jsome apply to be adjudicated hank The adnuta baring been read the CHAIR ofica le at that cats.foriin taiates or a quarter rupte while carrying on busius elsewhere i the 6th February, 1879, wferring to a judgedonht the primary cause of this neglect, as stated that with regard to the final disposal of us with the average for two hours has bem some, failing to seize the opportunity for carry. ment of Sir Jou SMALE's in a case of which applies to the gonert work of the rear oity refuse, it had besa mentioned that in over Sin. And if the pipes e inuficient for onlying ont tasir schemes, daps their oreditors by MR. LRACK'S. MR. TRAVES'S SIDE.

of the Ordinqueen, bankrupter, hidht the ordinary system of allowing the Attorney-the roans for the conclusions they arrived at

is to be found in the their report the Committes did not give in detail three minuten, the sail buck yards of Chinees houses promising fall payment later and when tra

most overlow, and the only outlet in ihrough the time scrives, plead that their money is noted on Saturday afternoon, the 12th inst, which A must successful “pick up" - atch was play- course of procedure in cases of Bankruptor General private practice. Instead of attend Habad now prepared a statement of those reARDS makes no allorange fez the typhen, which will never forthcoming, ask for grace, and in the meantime, resulted in ristory for Travers's side. in Hongkong has left open a wide door for eg to his own progier work that effcial has and the proposed they should be recorded on the pass the full area of the ripe, neither do we see any aliseerd. Crass of this kind aro too numerous Tisch's sida, played under the disadvantage of feand there can be not the slightcat deabl, always been immersed in the work of his mind. This having been done tho minutes object in ousting the chasteter of private drains so to mention. Again some substitute furtheir own having the bed light after gunfire. It was a frost

wwerw.doofirmed. and that it has been largely avallad of by private practice. Toat system hee, we be

Should any damage he paused to our client's pro- names, those of their wives, children, friends or to Box 2 mony cricketere tura op so panctually lieve, received, ite

its deathblow, and to fats

fature

CIRCULATION OF FAFERÐ,"

perly to any camo whore we are obliged to redno the relatives This dous they flea patition for as the players did on this occasion. No foun than will be allowed to nocept

The VICE-PRESIDENT Caid before entering size of our pipes, wa-henid certainly advise them to bankruptcy, so that as soph as their application twenty-four good menené true werom the ground sons of other nations lites, is equally cara brief

Cage No. 3 Obliging us to keep up the end of dolaze and large states. Others while applying erate days tein. A cave in the Supreme Court poster the arroare of at least a quarter of a century be allowed, to ask a question of which he had the catfall of private dragons to connect to some to be adjudicated bankrupts in Hongkong are but could not find placre as there were already day is to sewe extent illustrative of the unto elen off in the work of revising the Or- not given notice. Hand dies in eavesantion rate one other one as in the building magnificent bours in the country to twolve a side. For Traverg's side, which went anitability of our present Bankruptcy Laws to dinances. In this work there is no law re- that morning with Mr. Laids, Inspector of live casp of Marine Lots 112 and 103,"

quiring more urgent attention than the or three weeks ago he had sent an applicaves auto coznect rout some future scheio, which he can testify to the truth of petitioners state the caplain was the only other user who sne- stock, and bad been informed by hint that In reply. Comper simply given a reason the the value of over a bendrix thousand doare.rst to the wicket. Davidson and Green seeded private rowers on the lower These houses have been seen by many people in putting together 33 and 31.rospectively, but Bankruptcy Laws, more specially with retou to the Boset with regard to the by-laws Iscinatly what we stated antwich the object of which ment, that these people obtain money in Hong- seeded in getting inta doable gates. gard to their tearing on Chinese traders.

fosting his department. He (the Vice-Prewa entire 5 agree, hut at the same time we do not sident) had not seen or heard anything consider he has any right, under the existing grain. Rong by fraudulent meats and serd it to bowling was most deadly, sie wickets falling to

the mainland, where it is difficult for the him.he-inuinge closed for 109, cerning the matter and be wished to know ifances, to oblige us to korn in ons privato drains to suợt a doʊnment and been received, and if so,

any level-which-in de opinion besy consider creditors to get any of it These the faLeach'a gide theri went in, but for lingerest at Caulon, be mys, he can renover his debt THE CHINESE BOARD OF ADMben, the bitter would be brought to the action fiant as in the ate in question (1 80.) We basers to make away with the money and goods of vidson's bowling, and none teaching doubla on scially when such lovas neccesitates se fat a goilitise afforded to debtors by the Ordinace long at the wickets, being noable to negotiate Ds. because the bankrupt has property there,

ALTY AND RAILWAYS, A

of the Byard GAN

Mr. Cooper thinks thir quite good gradisak, if others. Since the beginning of this year, thore fignus. The last few men, too, had to face the S much the better for ike creditor-if-chist

The FEESIDENT skidBär, Ladds'lattor had been be has yet to learn that pricate drains of so flat a

hata beou over 40 essea of bankruptor, covering bowler, nimeab in the dark, whon it was almost het by the Hoard of Admiralty on received and us had recreated the Secretary that grade son cure a constantnrispnes in this Colesy haan, hat in many cases all the bankrupt the projected railway in China il re judge. It should braid on the urbis at-thu-meeting, hat He says that he did not first to allow me to sale dobte to the extent of over 21.00h, 00h Sema imposible to rec. The innings slowed for 80. property is temporarily made over to friends by the portion translated from the Shen-pan, following the usual cone it had been virealated copy of which we selosa, Icye it down so decidedly onable them to pay np. promise full payment

a deep commection, but your loiter debod Blek Jair debtors who have enfloient goods and accounts to The fielding was fairly good all round. and relatives and the wee by trader becomes an interesting and parlant document and bad not yet book returned. It appeared to that we thought it assigns to set for system from Istor, and in the meantime soll all their roofs,

The following is the adore aselow any alienation. Case No. for the time being a man of straw, to blossom The Board very reluctantly accept the hit that it would expedite the carrying of out into renewed prosperity mediately scheme of Crane CH-1720, and de se pasiness if all documents are laid on the tall the Serresor-General ment vata drains to select theirneccants, and then abeoord, showing

only out

out of deferents to

the received, and afterwards, if of sufficient isiportate of your Boord, and a the pation has been enses of bankruptcy are so prevalent and show In reply, 3 Cooper alter himself andar a ious bas burn departed from. Moreover, as the bankraptoy proceedings have been co

-compelled to atsta sace, they could be direntated.

otically settled by the overor we will only no signs of diminishing. the traders in Hong their honest viction, however, that the The VICE PRESIDENT said he would make & Each that the day after the Mintrate decided no

kong cannot help apprehending danger in their proposed line

Trausieting on ovedít notice saying that permission must be obtained. basiness transactions hardly wars concluded

Now we should have han aŭ equal right had the are indispensable in the marks of commerce than the

ense' been decided against na to have wriltua mugi wadil

In some cases persons efter being viljadeatad #2 200 7 from Tientsin to Trugchow

wa declined to give notice. the Bankruptcy Tax requires revision; peaks which is as important from a cente

We presume dir. Cooper mit abide by the decision bankrupts have been found to live as expensively of the Magistritos of the Calone, quito as Buch + Be previously; they dress finely and go about it ing generally groster care appear to be point of view sa the portion from Tiants to

Anyone else, ind considero la perfect sight chairs, they underaging the crafty to take ad- necessary in the proceedings under it, with a Taku is from a strateglo ons. Indeed sodium, Esq., The Secretary to the Sanitary to eal the attation of the Board to ve bigh lauded vantage of the honest and inflict on them fary

procedure.

and bins. In view of this welsonholy state of vien not only to the obtaining of abgebied strongly does the party headed by the BE-1 am directed by the Governor, to nokaov- In conclusion we think it wil he perfectly evident things it is necessary to adopt remedial mea. dividenda, bol nino to the preservation of Viceroy of Chibli feel on this matter that we lago the receipt of your latter No. 386 16 the 37th to my szamber of the found from us, letter and sates When a mas becomes bankrupt on a

should

not be surprised to hear of the Tungano, estuing a solution of the Sanitary Board ita enclosures, het hul la the vey

burit { rabbish' collected in the town of Victoria."

alicentionably are this has been forced upon a,zeuenble, but when he subraere brukropter as before any

been made with the

With regard the proposal of Ny. MaCallem of there can be sa datihat testtempt was mad. to benefit himself to the detriment of Dis the 6th May of the anus year, limore Blue Roy, Shitiphas foodfemporers which this cemulation in apmatical reject it. His We compte (incetare pop boy Me, Cooper esca and, in athors 134 acilant resembles than re frame sho

A

Kreollands, li informed that a mode of disposal of the last paragraph of his lattor that he has not in a announces iba the Imperial sanction more than a decade back, by the way already been pipe, and that a large loan wil? ! was practiced for missy years at the West End of the carrying out, the duties entrusted to him, by the action. is tukep to place mitters on a proper hne rubbleb samler to that suggested by Mr. NeCallum single instance allowed himself to be infuence, in baring insured his house, sots fire to it. If no in the course of an article, dealing general shortly be placed on the market in connection by Dr. Macallans were no takon, no apprecisalo fectly justified in bringing the notion of this officer to rent there are several parties. was haring de towy, and that though the pressutions recommended Separate Systom. And further, tant we wereeper. | footing further cases may be expected. At pre- ly with the imperfection of the bank with scheme, but this statement lacks evil was traced to this sowro

the notion of the Board. play laws in the blong, wo wrote-confirmation th

randed people of very large sums of more THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY dre ste en quany re-Battegather apart from this condderation. HisWe hold very danded stew warst tho stoption of "Numerous Bankruptcy. Auts have, since ports flying about in reference to the prongtually formed of Mr. Mecallum, preponde, in ne oify, mind teil it le monde compulsory, by the Lowe of apply for bankcaptes on their behalf. There OF CANTON, LIMITED.

Excalloney retains the favourable opisne which he the Raparate System for the greater portion of this to commission air brothers or relatiros te Ure time of Heray VIII. (when the Erst of posed railways, many of them condicting, ach an in Excellency does not find in the papera the Colony we shall do our utmost in prevent, it are others again who wish to bribe someone to fine was runcied), been passed in the Eng-that it will be well to take them with a grain sud, hdnad, that opinion is trangthened by Me will not only be found imprastientia bat will bring with people and those throb and steal, petitioners the shareholders of the abote Company wa

them with a grain on the question that may objections are taken to it, Itta uus đem conviction that the Separate Spotom personale them ne bankrople. Betiren auch 3ish Parliament, yet at this time the law rul of salt until wo bear that accust work has Medaliom's en besquent memorate how rocavalopy agrat cor having slepted it, and it is be for the ononton good of its propis and ten be

at home is declared wanting. Whether been counted on the railway of been an de on

it so much loss, this the colony will very soon fail to so say difference. Lawu are established held at the odieos. Hongkong, os the 10th, this law was faulty ab initio, or whether the prospectus of a Joan. The Chinese Govern- that of the Larue proposals, which harphone adrant. Least, that we kis so firms in one stribody against what frem cime to time, revoked or changed accord

instaat. There were present-Hon. P. Rýria merch of events sad the altered complexionment have fully made up their mind to in the joy the mantration of first roommended we manier, recle, be acthing short of a public ing to circumstanceseeing that any hare Keswick. Mesra, N. A. Siebs, H. L: Dalrymple. By loses account

Chairman), Hon. Layton, Hon. J J. .. commercial dealings have necessitated atroduce allways into the Coura) Kugdont 25, the Bused. But thongb rory, donbtful of the calamity. Yours truly.

byen, advantagoonaly repealed within the last 7. P. Holliday, E. A. Soloco (Directors); W.

By resinmiraria account change, any be an interesting subject for for strategie purposes, Fut they do not find one of the monstros hink the Bourd now pro

By chargy around, few years, petitioners are constrained to pray Barder, F. Henderson, R. Leall; J. JI. Cox, G. discussion; the fact, however, remnina that Ea

pose to adopt,' and apprehensive that the post of

By semmision accattat exy matter to decide where to begin, sasuring the dopet of rubbish afferant is

your honour that, their polition may be forward- rray Bain, R. K Leigh, E. Burnia, and N. un Alteration in the law as it existain England "Bod they are litt oro puzzled to know how tanes from the Colony will prove to be very great. I have the hour to forward von the followed to his Excellency the Governor with the red J. EduSeerotary). ib being agitated, and rigero

Tigerously supported to raise the necessary funds.

without

practical effect to his opinion as against fast the 7th inst. repetinthe charges brought against diffoultios of traders and will adopt new mew- which I have the pleasure to present to you to large majority of a body which the law he gene in their letter of the 31st-nit. Sud to be the state of the has an applicable

Aures for the regulation of Chinoes bankinptoles. day lus ben in your posazion since last Satur the Admiralty Board have been immediately responsible for the pably health, and Case No.1 the Lab of March 7 did not hald | Patitioners suggest that to futuro cases of bank day and anteas ay shareholder particularly r: this Colony? The Bankruptcy Ordinance, compelled to adopt the Viceroy CHANS's by she Board, bearing in unind this un groet toe Beard

he will not object to a cost of such as thint posed the appointment of Sails y Barreyor the Sanitary ruptey stricter enquiry thould be instituted and wishes me to read it, I will, with your permission. * 1864, is beard upon the English Aus

réate,

they take 1861, »kich in

in the main features it follows pretty severely bir estimate of the cost of and that the plant which will have to bo trebased Feb. 21st, 1899, was ant intended to infer that I con- his creditors.50 cents in the dollar Investiga point out that the increase in nett premium for the opportunity" to criticise hot to be anffered by the failure of the caponents Case No. 3-Th note uliseled to the leased the debtor detained in fagkong until he has paid consider it as read. I am happy to be able to

THE NORTH-CHINA INSURANCE few years brial of the English dot it construction, likewise his proposal to use blable for way, other means, af dispueal which should be provided for, but simply to drac Messrs bis hauinese and he should not be untested a collected for 1897, and that the profit for 1844 10 tip by Guyone in so of each failure, will probably sidered 2 inches of raifsit por home the mazimun that tion, too, should be made to be actual state of 1888 asuste to $126,201 over the premium

COMPANY, LIMITED. was found that the bias of power was native hon for the rails. They az mensely with the debtor, and the abuses" CHANG CRIU-TUNG made a strange mistake

***** may be subsequently adoptadijua

Hls Fizcollezy woaid noorer porat out that there Darby and Lefl'estation to the size of the drains bankrupt until it is proved that his trouble has is $138,585.50 more than for 18-7. The year

shown on the

The following is the report for prasotativa submitted, provision being a which arose in consequence of the

of the power in destibing the length of the proposed tract of any particulier plase entails the Celony for

ATV maione cbjections to the designation in the cou For from 80 incses to -40 inchos par lose in it been caused by actual failure in business and

1887 was, as I said on this day last year, one of to the eleventh ordinary gareral meeting of visen to the debtor to petition against his line from Lukow Chip to Honkow as the deposit of rabbish sad he thinks there is no

the system.

that there bas heen de frund of any kind of the those comparatively lasa profitable ones which shareholders to be held at the Offices of the Magistrate did not droids that matter. It should also be ected that if the must occasionally occur in ell Juguraves bagi---Compaby. Hankow Rond, Shoughai, or the elf or in Krunt and alerting. In one year 3,000 21. The distance is 2004) is a very alteration had to gira, the contrast on the pin 4. the Board brat un power to carpet permission to be critor bus absconded, no matter to where, the fuss, but you will be glad to barra that the 76k inst, at 7.30 p..

ve une - gave 2,996 adjudicatione, of differesit i which 6.599

The dirantors mach in autentting and to allow eight yearn for Tintar tha niparastation it capiturnen a sub cot of a poet, but that unce laring spared the pleas with that is may barrested and delivered up moralisfactory Bgures which worn for on the Chartplottery t – the bankrun himself of die Aggregate. The building, te very good but not so his oilarating whether the limite should and heat a to cull ca the pur es conserved to sharply with far As an alternative to the stove," petitionors years the good fortape of this old established statemen of accounts made sp to With Juve last.

number there was no dividend in 5,876 cases; advice to make the vale of nature icon, laudralar distende than one tile au tho baner to ther conditions.

would suggest that i now. Ordinace might be society. The increase in prsalum in 1993-Fas balance at credit of this sceamt on th Inse was Tanks 178,2252258, und fürrelaime svonni. The Board has practically I take it supported the sucted requiring seaters of shops and partners particularly encouraging, for I consider it Actlog Colonial Secretary. I have the bonour to bo; Sir. your most obedfect of their capital, so that the financial condition of the Booiety their support, and I hope. they patstanding is considerabla, but, iu socordanos mitk conres I adopted by their revolution of the 11th alt- to register their own uses and the real amount denoing that the shareholders are giving to have han ence entered in the

company's books. The woount of..tabilities The AcriNG REGISTRAR-GENERAL" moyed BUTAD is obviously a vicious law yet it is the law in that profiter, Onave Chin-tung for that this letter be sirenlated

their business might be always ascertained with will quatique, to do so. You will notice the provisions t'u acoles of neociation, the Hoo. WONG KHING Recorded and the motion This Soxotary; Sanitary Board,

ant diffealty, and in the case of a bugins bes Ethin Colony. The opetitors being at such wardad a piece of iron which we of the was carried

that the Board declared for "1838 an interim'une powers will asked for the direstore to alces coming ulsnccessful the creditors might make bonus of 20-percent-oncentrikations which was Pp the year's account as somos practicable. trageous disadvantage, it was clear that

1989-The not prosis for the fiat tulf year show of the present Admiralty, L

TKK-REPORT ON THE CONTRACT SPECIFICA, the waster and his partners settle the debts in unid. last April, and they now propos for your un improvement on the corresponding period of 1st principles of bumanity before

referred

time had examined by

proportion to the number of sharos esck holds consideration the payment of $7 per share as

year, resting in an increase of Tacia 29.850.39 to the to bad been carried to an undue length. The experts, who found it very badly refined and The mortality statistics for the weeks ending

As the tonsures anggested would tend to pro- dividend and the passing of $35,000 to the Rebalance carried forward. rogue reaped the beseft of what was intend fall of impurities. Bussia and Austria have the 36th September-aud the oth October were contract spegillentiore was laid on the table

The Bond report by the Committee on test the interests of local trade, petitioners bog servo, which will bring that fund to $34,500. The premia and lagnos enterad in tho' company's ed for the unfortunate. Consequently in to go to England for iron for their milways, laid on the table.

The VICE-PRESIDENT moved that the raport best support.

that your honour will give their petition your As regards the out-nre of 1889 it is impossible books since the 3th Jassare Teels 208,600 and There was a minute by Dr. Castle on the be accepted, and that the decisies of the Govern 1869 a Bill was passed in Parliament to con- bersike the email iron into cough statistics as to whether there had been any ital

to say anything positive, the figures given in the Tesla 63,203.00 respostarely, which the directore hops (Here follow the signatures!

will h-com-idared satisfactory by the abazeholdnes. and and the law of Bankruptcy and fron is inferior to forego, it will do.

body of the report being of corrue purely asti.

By Order of the 'cort of Director, Adjudication upon a

Surf I have. however, every reason to believe Banankuwa petition was Sheer from Bertion at althougniry made as to the death at the A. M. Hospitalment. baring been received, the conditione of con The SECRETARY wid he presumed this monet | tract be referred back to the committe to draft

W. H. PARCIVAL, Acting becretary": abolished, thus

bus striking at the root of the for the purpose in China's most haro

shanghai, drd October, *1889. nenal įroportion of losses the prospects for the ... free of legitimate-trade, and dividend. made with of due rebce:Ion the Army Medical Hostel P Alive Memorial thenersary-pervisiónsandtlist terders beat on THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY that if our risks run off with no more than the

Hospital and he thought Dr. Lautlie had made called for in the asual manner.

The motion was ORITied.

News was respired by telegram on Thursday tons I have the pleasure to move the adoptior year are very good. With these few abserva lean bankruptcies became in England a thing that Sontag aros is actually at prescut dester mistake ze there had breu no death there,

that Mr. Francis Fleming. C.M.G, has beam of the report and accounts, and I shall be happy To of the past. Neverthel that Upas tree than foreign iron, and the expense of making

Toro, was also a minute by. Mr. Francis

požuted Colonial Secretary of Hongkong. The Mill Bourishes in our midt. It is impossit into rails would entail an saormous out pointing out that two Europeans had died, the The VICE PRESIDENT said he would now make Volontal Offion List gives his record as follows: to answer any questions that you may wish to ask. MA HENDERSON segaded the motion that the ht, we af, for Vid not the motion which he had toentioned. It appear.Flowing. Fransis C., (1987). — Called

shade.

od to him that they had besù going on in a very to the ar, Middle Templo, Nov. 861eport and socongts be adopted. Act of 1869 in England was immediately built with ralia imported ready-made and found that one was a former turnkey at the cations addressed to the Board Papers should stiper diary magistrate. 1872; soted as district of the Hon. B. Layton and Mr. E. A. Solomon

The miroduction of the that both the mala: 614 branch lines be this call for enquiry or explanation?

The BEOBETARY said he bad made enquiries basiness-like manner with regard in communi. crown wollefter for Mauritius, 1869, district and Carried upswinously. productive of beneficial resulta, Lord from

Mr. G. M. BAIN proposed the re-election HATHEELEY content on t

of no donkt head retousinendation will gaol. He had dist at Quarry Bay and the be read and considered by that. Board before they jodge, Sayobulles,-1874; district judge, Ja

and to some de- death hail been registered by his wife the other were circulat d. They had had experience of mass, 1876, attorney general, Barbadoes, 1979; es dissive

Mr. LYALL seconded, and the resolution was Lords that in the your presoding the prasing gree: Lugrefore European rail makers will cras & Laser, whoss douts and been registoral these papers being cirouist-d und kopt by mom sated as chief justin Sept. 178 to Mar, 1879;

hy this step in advance profa by this

in natince about to by his son-in-law. There were no suspicious bers in some cases for two or thras months, and sated as chief justice, St. Lucis, July, 18:9; carried. applications in Bankruptions fell to to be the daairs und intention of the two Europaang..

that the be made be. Chino, But if an appears circumstances.

he thought that inrothing should be done to private secretary to Sir G. C. Straben, mini

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, esconded by The PRESIDENT said Mr. Francis referred to prevent a recurrence of anything of: that sortering the govornaunt of the Cupo, in 1880; 6,000. The

auditors. salutary effect the Axe in that ing Government; the to

Hey therefore, moved that in Enture original do- puisse judge, British Guiana, 1941; noted as The ACTING REGISTRAR-GENERAL said the cuments should not be circulated until they bad attorney-gonoral, August to Nov. 1882, was therefore deadly apparent im canstructed by Chinese expital only the work dosths were placed under two head--Chinees born bud before the Board, and that copies only Queens advecate, Ceylon, 1863 attorney adiotels upon ir introduction; nevertle will be very slow indeed. The latest eating and foreigners. These two deaths cama under should be circulated if immediate circulation was general, 1524; noted as chief justice, Mar, to

with an apathy truly surprising, we ate of the cost of the line from Lu-zo Cafao the Lend of foraigners, batil did not follow they desired. bave remained content with the law which to

Punda Des., 1883; colonial spozitary, Natal July, The Acting RecISTLAR ÖRNEKAL asid bis 1880; but did take up appointment, being ap- would be happy to second the motion, bet apointed colonial secretary of Mauritius, Deo. THE CHINESE AMUSEMENTS SYN. there was voly auo waoflolal member present 1890; administered the government, July, 1887, and as the motion proposed to iter the method to Des., 1888: hitherto adopted it would be as well to wait till the next meeting.

ing at

TA

Fit Excellency is farther inclined i

we have the interest of the Colony so much at

DANNY & LEIGH. Sanitary Board Ohoo, October 9ta, 18-8.

Now turne nearer have, and eat do we; pp to the outside barbariane. Ha Erenlency does not fval justified in giving og remarks on Meshy and Leigh's letter of Rest that he will take into consideratina the The CIMAN said- Gentlemen, the repert

No:

5 ot

of

Litera fes

Though

6.585 were made upon the petition. | fon/he proposal to build devoii: itin may pince he choses, so long as it is obtained from the Servayor-General before opening Chinese authorities should be communicated account for 188 shows a retura towards to the |

NAPU (outvida a prevcibad limit.

while in those instances which gave a dividable as the intention may be In 1893 when be, it, your most obedient soyant. A. LJUTER,

snil, que half yielded less than 2%. Ed. in the the Teung-li Yamun wrote to the Governor pound. The law which permits such results of Shans about the opening of

the

1!

in-the

MENU, at t

Lord from abroad. This

of the last mentioned Aut there were 15,000

year

anch

im

Inan miver

They add

#Pek

·MORTALITY STATISTICS.

decade part shocked the Worality the rat made,000, or double that were Europeans. -

erden in

in Engli

trading ind thala which garage

& Cn, whose

emato

made by CHANO CH

CatusTeRG, and the

is to be carried out in sections LEIGH'S REPORT ON THE DRAINAGE OF

fact that auderishing to los at Lrall, beek The Admiralty ext renses the belief that, if

the

THE BILL DISTRICA.

to the back-

The BETARY sald this Report had been dividend of the line wind people units to further inirenlated among the members. gjelded a

be completed into Y MESSES. DANBY AND LEIGH AND THE SANITARY *about terte per cent,,, st stated by HUB This long time to look forward to; 80

this Colony! The far

foreigners now

The following letter from Mesara Danby and probably w ha here to witnear Leigh and the reply from the Banitory Sarveyor

i still

Jaw ib

Turney-General in introducing the Lot of forward in fact,

1860 to the House of Coumou said that the

find

ne

no

the opening of aabe

rate of progres- O'simern officials

SURVEYOR

Fha abould cyswer for his anklen to the Sanitary Bord,

control.

ty

motive they no power

FRANCIA. COOPER.

Sonitory Surveyne

ZEONS.

THE VICE-PRESIDENT'S MOTION...

The VICK-PRIDENT said be way quite wil fing to postpone the motion and garu motive of

it for next meeting:

The Board then adjourned to the 23rd inst.

THE CHINESE. AND. THE BANK- RUPTCY ORDINANCE.

'

"

DISCOVERY OF A LEAD MING IN

HUNGKONG.......

Mr. BURDER, Mears. Cos and Lyall were elected

The CHAIRMAN mid the dividend warranta would be ready turday Friday).

The meeting them closed.

DICATE, "LIMITED.

Tu tradifor fem account

By satinted balance at ulit.

E. O E.

Hongkong, Alth Oslober, 1881.

871,504.00

4.190.2%

1,037.11

15.00

$577,642,$7

#28,520.06

€7,635.5

98,21.01

30,081,50

193,28.9

2977,662.37

·BALANCE SENET,, ÓN 30TH JUNE, 1839.

capital soodust

4,000 sharya at £50==£250,000.0.0

5 Tots 1,009,000.00 Difference in exchange ú! de

24.

7921007.00

Tla. $20,000.00 Interest to 80th June, 182. 7,566,50 To working count 1983

Towers faud

Balans ou31st Des., 1888 T1a,.809.069,57 Decuatlet dividend, baing

10 jier cant. per annum on paid up spital, dackered 26th April, 1899 ... 119. 122,210.9 2nd dividend, hing I por

sont un shareholders cor tributions, declared Beth April, 1889...... 729. 747,858.12 Carried to reserva fand $0,000.00

It.. 908,568.41

Tie. 201,101.16

Lese-Amount taught for

ward from below 328,150,50

The adjonrzed statutory meeting of shareholdi ers in the above Company was held at the offices. To working account. 1890:--- Hongkong, on the ith inst. There were pre-r mat brenghi fecaned from below sent Messrs, H. Fraser Smith (Chairmaɛ), A. B. To liabilty account for 1887 and previous Rodyk, A. Dozisen, Mak Loi, and J. A. Barzotto

To dividends uncollected... (Secretary),

Although this island has not hitherto been regarded as a hopeful fold for mineral produce, notwithstanding that from time to time slight The CHAIRMAN said, Gautlemen, this is the indications of the existenos of minerals in tha goil statutory moeting of this Company, and there is have beeg met with yet it would seem probable, really no business to be brought before you. I Judging from a ravent discovery, that the colony am very pleased to be able to say that the work. Piszint destitute of wealth beneath its surface. in connection with the Syndicate has been carrist In fact the interesting truth is that a lade of on economically and we believe with efficiency. galens has been discovered by Mr. J. Grant Arrangements have been mide to open the

The meeting then slowed

CANTON INSURANCE-OFFICE;"

-LIMITED.

Cz

TAZE.

i

327,386,50

173,250:56

475,502.80

7.410.09

10,722.&P

Tim. 2,100,720.18

Tacks.

629,196.02

7,068.00

15,168,50

·18)+0.00

31,781.60

By meh in qutzent and deposit accountą

in Shanghai By Chinem Imperial Government loan of

1984 (H. Ime)

1396 (Eiano) na mita

calsteading at head office and frances. Th. 35,877.78 - Les-Dus to endrios

177.06

52,400.12

By London brezob-Balause in hand, vis.

-Cash ab banketa

4,304 87 Short Joana on severity.......68,000`00 Exit. Government securities. 295 31 Colonial Government bonde...20,019 90 Enllway. Investment Con-

-

pany, prof. stook

4,037 IS 6 Indian Colonial Railway stock 29 140 1 "New Bivar Waterworks (8.

boak:)

-

8,728 19 Landon Corporation 8k per_

dent..band

10,75 D Chiness & per sent. loan ...... 1,560 00- Australina. Mort. Land Co.

it was Decedanty is rear to first principle

Hongkong, October 7th, 1889.. The object of the Bankruptcy law, he said, rion long content sym the Was is collect the proceeds of

H-MaCallow, Esq., Sarrotary, Sanitary Posad. of the estates of Long before the first section of the Hanków

DRAK SİR; ——We are obliged for your latter at the bankrupla, and to distribute them among trunk line is, finished General ANTENKOVE'S 27th ultime enclosing a cor of the Sanitary Server the creditors as fairly, cheaply, and speedily Siberian railway will be completed to Vinding ways to our letter of the flat hugart, to which

will a few romarks...

Time of the most largely and induontially an possible. In attempting to do anore Thay vostock; and Ilie pressity of poniculistya than and appointment under the Sanitary Bow but of Hongkong has just been submitted to the Smith which, from surface appearances, promiss! grounds at Bowrington on Wednesday weak By China Imperial Government lot of 2

We did not affirms that Mr. Couper s hold og eigated petitions ever presented by the Chinese had dove less. Ir depan ng from that sun. i fer esl of transport will, again, be for ST be pusy have used position in the Go Aoting Registrar General (Hon. N. G. Mitobell favourably. It is within în f-an-hour's walk of We baro dona averything we possibly gonid to By Shanghai Municipal loan of 1993. ple principle previous legislation had done on the notes of the Peking Landare al vorment service sider any sloper tent in connection Innes, with request that he will for. Act of 1861; did he not AL be simtime they have recourse to foil with drains an private lots, we venture to think that word it to the Governor, against the working prove to be a payable mine, it will be very son have every reason to believe it will prove a greet By Ebanghai Municipal loan of 1687.....

Tour. In those words be condemned the

15,069,00 the Clock Tower, and supposing that it should make the show as attractive as possible, sud we By Shanghai Muniti! luau . 1854...... they puriainly annot

not proceed at: dem uber ita leflex, our ordinance, of 1864 pace with the construction of railways The sing that there, drains are under their completo of the Bankruptcy Ordinance as regards the venically situutod for practical opemtians. The success 1 tenet that at the Bret regular mest. By sundry debtorer freies of May we not alat lurk baik F reculer pour. Chinese have yet to learn that the strategic in our previous letter wo parliontained four essas, changes moy be wage in the Ordina do with among the are arguss favourably far the ralue holders of this Company an xollant profit on Chinese. The petitioners ask that certain presence, in great profesion, of iron pyrites ing we shall be in a position to show the share- miona sauter, Were

ading waside to do sù teklostines will be reminerativa plane hier and we think it will be auficient if we coming out view that the interente of tende may be protoss the hide. There are also traces of silver in the their original favestment.

less frequent with ds; and for other Branch tim

ad Leonora The Tselves to theseWs will therefore take the in

The Life ratalea showing a disgraceful dividend would ow Ch'isolankow

ed The petition is signed by the old and gals. So far the specimens have been taken from snkow line will probably not pay No. 1. Refusing to grant a menit for way.

Dow directors of the Tang Wah Hospital and the surface, and the galens is largely decomposed place in our records. It is pendiran of itself, but if extended to. Canton it would sudahs, until we promised to lay the trains on the of the Io Leung Kuk Socisty and by424 of by the action of water. But for the great rais to cite instances. The public will have no si onos become a great riery of commerce, a 102 to stem, ne in the case of Marine Lote the lading traders in Hongkong. The follon-storm of May last, which leid bare the rocks, the

and 108." diffently to calling some to mind; it has had centris road through the warp te sunnacting Mr. Camper passes the syre by simply asying that log is a translation of the petition:

discovery: would probably have been deferred good cause to remen bóc ldem.?!

the capin MER

Iwak the principal mothern mart, a Surveyor, he has nothing to do with verThe petitionera beg tsaatathat they are traders for an indefinite period. 1883. Is March

The condition of the and lapping en rouba vast producing districts Acting Assistant Barvaror-General, or in any Hongkong during which puriud ander the fos

ASIANE We did not suppoes lie had, neither saght of from twenty to forty yiora" standing in

The following is the report-for presentation Bsutraptoy Laws of Houghong was dont from which immense and galable treights other empty areapt that of Sanitary Surreyor, to taring care of the Government they have our

CRICKET,

to the shareholders at the eighth ordisary general within the report of the Chabiber of Com wou debe secured. What the Chinese Goths rame of the Surveyor General, refund our alioat late cases of bankruptcy have been daily inornas

kays muything to do with private radi yut he, in vied on their trade in pace and happiness. Of BOTAL ARTILLERYy v. Royal Navy

meeting, to be held at the ofloss of the general merce, this. Ohinese themselves having peti vernicht should do at once and bey would permit for versudah put these fire lots till we con tioned the Government for a rerisku of the ineur-neither risk nor danger in doing itted to adopt the separate system of drainages in, ured. While sorguising bankruptcy as a legal op from H.M.B. Mading and Cockshofer The Low the plastmes of laying before the harsholdem

This matol was played in Hongkong on Thurs agents, on the 28th inst, at Noon -- ing and the siste of local trade tan bon thereby day, the 10th fusi.. the Naval fanm being made. The general sponte and consulting summittee hare existing Ordinaces the subject. Much Roy

would be to borrow money in foreign markete enolnee copies of lotiors 3 the wine fretons were put forward by the to make a callway, right through from Po-headley, but to their this. The Reus foftor bears as and well established inilution, the petitioners berry went in first, bat, with the exception of that mal, account for the your 1850, 12 13 Oper Chinese them an in the present petition for king to Cotton, to be called the Grand we presume it should have been haadod Sanitary stigma, it bns by some China boox made one offered any gorions resistance to the gunners 668 Argent-The balance at predit of the 1896 hodiny, bat as it refers entirely to private drains to point out that though regarded by Europeaus D'Aroy, who played, well for his 29 not out, no statamsos of the present-3 working to Soth saoudient of the land the Chew Trunk Ling and at the same time construction fee so ambaorvient to fraud. In the case of a Euro- bowling For the Kayal Artillery Wooddock working secount & 5126 8-17-out of which the st

The recond letter la lunadad ** Publia. Works. her-of--Commerce," "in their тером,

branches where there was a good from Boondon, 1 quoult slio hayo, bero has del pesn; the vaite of his estate can without di fioul and Ballylayed extremely well, the bitting of the of 55 1955,18 bits already best paid for dividend of mark that the petitio forma a signi- pest of their proving remunerative. Foreign the the Genest had at 2ch-8to, setoron the tale is imposible This is one instangs which kins's i was marred by several vhaces Frott 1993-299, it bar been decided, subject to che And that Mr. Ucoper, in the same te be sepertained, but in be ease of a Chiama former being poidly bard and clean. Haw- por rust, to shareholders, and bones of 31 yer cent. ficant illentration of xho i inclination of anginarily Indicate this cheapest wyrtem on our clients the manner he did the Chinese population in favour of route to follow so far no cost of positive. Obliging us to reques the rise of shows that what suits Europeans does not mean for the Navy bowled very well through a long approval of shareholders, to dispose of by adding to speciál Jegislation suited to the exceptional tion is onneerned, and it would not be amiss me patrate drains between the lot and the Goes xarily anit Chiness. Petitioners, now beg to innings in a hot sun... conditions of their social and commercial to consult Bir Bonpet Hat as to which disement sower to such a size be faoblige us to rent to state certain cases with migard to bankruptay as The following is the scoraz-. organization-The-same-desire is evident tricts of cities sold be wingled out for one and of Marine lot and T

greater or less degree the ecparata system on in the lastrations of the craft of the Chinese In now, only perhaps

more strongly secontat option with the mainline. Thereas somecause My Spoderia Mereply to the above page to me cases shops are opened and-decorated on-a hang bone greater, the exile to fear that if the Government depand de hoyips Ik wou offering birth to find was sailing for benbrupta cortificate all party last

sero caluplation of Califurand the Ka-divide the site of grad peite, but beforethe gener maken spple rashing system more manifest. Den b on halipo obimates, based vo

Des much on

through the same enliniakien list we decided, upon se rémovod elsewhere. In, others, after having. pine all'egnation, despite adrese comment reliable information, they may become in. pipe, and in the intersale of out-olauta la not borrowed money which la rent to the main following complete exposure of the sherte volved in disastrous mistaken, the result of cell that we should adopt larger pipe has we land, petition is led in bankruptcy. Some Decider anossary, We vendre to think that our abscond leaving their partours or employés to comings and inefficacy of the law to protect which might be the postponement of more pinion in this matter is worthy of the Bound no fake charge in their bene soms, havily in the onurmunity from faxed, the Hongkong useful commercial railway preprises for page, it is our alleats to wind insgedehted, or being pred for payment at orde Gorgenment baro bgap panigut të bllow shid indadodo period,

Why Binions for the information of the Beard a copy | plose their shops and report a filluras noma sand 1

• Wilma "U OurIKO ...

while Mr. Kenned, bislikes

b

1 CL, F. 0. Tyler, vt, Maka.

--Collar, sun DUB man

d

20

0.Zong, Carts & Pall..

Cam Marshall, jo Gvarta, b-Erik;.

ultima

to contalbatore of premis. The romajulte balance of

zhanren find the enm of $113,000), thereby increasing

it eo 8117,0 0, paying a f'nal dividend to sharzbaldera

of 19 per akars, making the total ipforget for the reDL.

fila per cui debentaze m... 5,091 50

Dalgety & Cog Limited, 4 per meter vank, debeatuze vannkoma, 3, 000-10-

Indian. par. cent. enfaoed

-Yorniture secount--Tondon

& Merobester Cost of freehold premises. Premla_vutabanding, till res elvable, policy stamps, and

4,181 38.

DAS DA

d

◄ drafts in courvest colection 4,530, 3 a

274,160 27

Less-Amounts de 2,417 24.

37 per share, equivalent to 13 per cent. on the vald By Hongkong branch-Balsuse_fu, baud

up capital od datying forward the sum of 353,36427 | 560 406.04

to pest possible lomal, and they close the amount By Yokohama beach-Balazes in, band for 1888.

1889 The actimated pret on the working socount of the present year. after making Gruj allowance, a $W3,AKSE.

CONSULTING.COMMITTER. During the past your, Mr. C. D. Bottomley resigned his soat on tu committee; and Mr T. R. Darien Xie, been invited to take ain place. Thla appointment bar requires the confirmation of the abaraholders.

By Singapore branch-Balance in band

$18,288 Byland and premise Head office, B'ba By furniture at head of fine, Hongkong, Yokohama, and Bingapore brauchen......

14.678.91

18,288.10 50,000,00

6,997,88

T3,180,720. 16