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INTIMATION.

Batablished A.D: 1841.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

ALL there are solested by our Lordna House, bought dicant at first band, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves a saving all Extermediate prof's and enabling us to supply

he best growlba at MODERATE PRICUS.

PRICE LISTS, with Fill Detalla, to be had on Application.

·PORT

after removal should be resist month before use. When required for: drinking at once it should be ordered to be devaated at the Dispensary before being

sent cui.

SHERRY-Excellent Dinner at

After

The only p

THA HONGECZU CAILT BEERS. SATURDAY MABOT IxE.

The P.&O. steamer Manila luft Bingapora for this part on the 28th alt, até po

The P. M. steiner Peru, with maila, do, left Nagasaki for this port yesterday morning ut

The new rumber of the Rood Pute; the Journal of the Odd Volumes contains the Bret pset of a paper by Sir William Robinson on self callivation,

The Holt stunner Patroclus, walesen from the Straits Times, has been sold to the Japanese Carerament, and was to leave Sugapore on the 2016 February Entokokams. This is the inthis Be Fannel bext purchased by the Jagines.

Mr. WILCOX-War which you would have to pay 2 per esut.?

The BATEMAN-Y«s,

THE WORK OF THE POLICE IN THE PLAGUE.

Bowring.

TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION

ARBITRATION BOARD..

·FINAL 917TING.

The Board an at prisent bompyard was anti- tated by notice in the Government Carctic. The Board was to owned full anal fair competi to the wors of the said lande, and to doing so, they were empowered to, take jala sõitsiderstig

Dinner Wions of very superior Vintages. This mado the sevend lasca necɔruszy and mpon that in strength; and I 'balive it is got unlikely to our plant a little, and the buildings will be presented to the Sergeants' Mees, and Mr. circumstance in England precisely similar to which are built 429 home, RDÀ UNOWDd by 38

All are true Kors Wines, 1

CLARET-Our-Clarets. fasluding the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the jaisa of tha grupo and are Got artificially mide from raisins and currents, as is generally the one with Cheap Wines.

Bloce the 17th day of Januars, 1904, our bonded interest bearing deht has been icdrezzed $10,00,000} for the purpose of obtaining gold to replenish sa oni résarve. Two formen were made, amenting to

A writer of Golf Netos" in the Strailz $30,000,00 ash, uns in Januscy and the other in Timer sags:-Some time ago the Secretary Number. As result of the first into thara wan

rate to fongkong saking whether it would be celinad eamothing more than 358,000,000 in gold. Fotwgon that issne and the spoeding ens in Novem. prasible to arrange a match between foar ropr». her, comprieing a pored of alwut 10 months, nearly sentatives of the two Clubs. He has received a $1,000,000 in gold was drawn from the Trosury, reply warmly approving of such a trial of gel- more than $58,000,09 in gold was again restimitat our men will visit tha, northern port in No, Ketween the date of this recond (sue and the present Lie, covering a period of only atout two months, ember. If they do I entertain the doubt of zara tha se nd, ou to gold bare boca drawn from their victory. The Hongkong loks are on ile TEGO course, na they are bure, but thers are no the Treasury. They relation of Government, bankers in spank of, and the round out to be

urge sums of gold were OK. panded o2igation or in a permanent was befitting var dogs by car tour best players in nu average of people or improving our pecuniary sitnation.

The financial areats of the last year suggest facts 80 or 83 I think, however, that Lawan sa and conditions which should certainly arrest attention. Be oven Stises a point or two, but he is, the More than $172, in gold are beti drawn on only sorulah player in Borgkong.

the Trausury during the your for the

nearly The following referauma to the British dollar sipaint abroad or boarding at home. When of

Bafana hessing the parlian. I anunof approva of any body aning in an sangrented statement. There

but I do not think that cantier somes into the to our troubles. No good has been done by

rory gentlemen, that it has been found sy to g. such a smell dividend for 1894.

question bers, and we have been considering the experiment tried in India and time will

Se every probability that we shall be able to giva a better dividend this your sa wall as Improve RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICES OF TOS FORCE.

The Taipingsha Restoption Arbitration them three cases on their merite, and have care- probably Tipp great evils resulting from it,

At oda yesterday the ten of the nangkung as they love the carranes tickering in

our plant: Before prapasing the adoption of the roport and scovunts I shall be pleased to sunwer Pallee Foro were paraded at the Central Polios Buard, cepisting of His Honour Mr. E. J. fully apnsidered the arguments arought before: erica. The of the currency in

any question, which shareholders may ask. Station to receive the public thanks of ffis Ex Ackroyd, Aoting Chief Justion, Mr. E. F. us. We think that, taking the foots into

CLOSING THE BUSINESS OF The Board: Y A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED/rica, with neobseks, its silver cer

Mr. Cox-What was the songs of typhoon oullensg the Governor for the serriena rendared Alford And Mr. W.Danby, matyatorday far the consideration, ball allow esta

during the pla ne pienio and at the same at tim

Bis Lordship sardMr. Attorney d galle i stating the award in claim No. 8 his idoltes, eg, may be judged om

damage

The CHAIRMAN-The duronga amonated to time to revive a silver shield from the as-

is the test which this Board has to decide we the foffating Bugs in the Prident's

about $1,100 due to loss of launch dod damage manity in recognition of thase kortings. The Lordship said This is a claim for sesamption men, as tho claim which has just boon dealt with” men were drawn up in Hen, under the com- of a temple and it baving beu proved that it thewage of the 18th-January-

The orlekst match between the Cinb the to buillings.

Mr. WILCOX-Altogether the report is hardly wood of Mr. F. H. May, Captain Saperistend. was let repairing lease tercepting Bess think it may be both useful and interesting upth to the Gronment for procuring Navy, which was postponed yesterday, will boso satisfootyry as hist year of scarss, but your pet and the Force presented arms on the arrival and typhoons) for 15 years, of which our 14 If before we close car silting we submit a br goki is by the build and wale ɔf its bonds. The only bonds played at 11 o'clock to day. Captain Qaban prourke have thrown a good deal of light on the of His Excelluey. There were alan present years but still to rad, at a rondil of $70 per skotol of the work which this Board has notably and nte not wel enleuiatal, to red our pro ant seeds, and the offers of the fagship ure kindly allow subject. Still, it would be more satisfactory if His Excellency Bajor-General Barker, C.H month, it is impossible for us to overlook this pilobod. The Board was constituted by Obj

we would havo a margar dividend. It plutely His Benour Mr. F. J. Ackroyd, Asting Chief fact. Ja nesusing this sword or rental we'de snoe Fe. 8 of 19. That Orlinden" enadare Among other di-adrantages they sts made payable loining their band to play in the afterno

Fastier; Colegial O'Gorman. D.A. A.G.; Capt. not forget that to hara been evaded in the among other things that a rtain fonds fully set insrea of opecifically in geht, which in orisling editions

unsesiry to carry forward quite so much. deirante Isigoly and in an inomasisg talán from their de

The CHALENAN-I have not the available Sterling, A.D.C.; Capt. Murray, A.D.C., ir past, and, taking all the p online circumstances out in the seh due to the Oraum should by sirability an Investments. It is by no means a rtain that bonis of this description net longer be disposed of

gh. As I barved the whole of the amount yr Flatt. Private Secretary Mrs. Barker, into consideration, we award the claimant ressed as from the 1st Jobat, and earsti et a price creditable to the financial character of our De-

absorbed in the basiness. You will notice in Mrs. Ackroyd, Mim Barker: Mr: A. & Wise $8,000 bat the Government of cauren have the tuted a foards her to be approved by thaogann's that one plant has born toured Loting Puisas Judge, Mr. H. E. Wodabonse. Suption of areoiding payment by permitting tbs H. E. tun Governor, ecs to be erased by the Terament. The most dangerdza and irritating festure of

and there is also the cost of the extra buildings, Polis Magistrate C. Nicollin, Mr. Gran-claimant to resume powersion, la which case unfail members of the Lepistmire Conuel,. the situation, howet er, remains to be roentioned. It fours the ran by which the Treasury is despill ef

Unionel Mosby's friende in Hongkong inny ba Mr. Wax If you paid alarger divided vill Sharp Mr. R. Robinson, and Mr. C. C, it is understood the claimant withdraws his claim and a third by the owners of the land reshtard..

in lote. Custs for claimant. the old this bait without canceling sight Guvern.

WHO SHOULD PAY THE COSTA ? His or the ACTING CHIRD JUSTICE, iu The CHAIRMAN -We would require to ever

His Lordship-In three omia which we gave at obl callou, and rolls for the bonet of those who interested in the following telegru dated Afer you woul be obliged to borrow money.? 4d pepfit in shipping it abroad, or whose fears laduen andria (Va.), January 17fb, which we take from

hie mplicity of Chairman of the Plague Service them to board it at home. We lava sutstanding about San Francisco paper-Thaerelding members, draw our denfi on the bank. 600,00 of currency notes of the Governincat for of lonby's command, the Forty-thint attalion,

Reogaition Committee, acid-Sir, the Plagne judgment the quer day we awarded a sum Recognition Committee is the privilege 10.trifin over the poet offered by the Guvern wkish g-id may be demand, and, curiusly onough, the Jaw requires that when presented, and, in fac, rodent Virginia Cavalry, baid a reanion here yesterday.

day of asking your Exo-lenoy on kair bahalf ment and we rewrred the question of costs, boy matters or things they may deem just and ad iugold, they but he reissued. Tous thesame noir Colonel Mesby, John G. Beckfall, in originator

Mr. Wilcox-I hardly advocate that.

and as repr-stating this camasity of Hong cause, according to the Ordianuco, if we had for, and make such deletions as the age and 2017 do duly many times in drawing gold from the Tre-of the reemiob, and many other distinguished ex

Mr. FARLANE-It is necessary to do that now, koog to thank the members of the Police given enly the son offered by Goreroment we saaitary er afber conditions of the property ta ur, nor can the procas be, arestad as bang as private Confederates were present. When Colonel Mes-

Feras for the valuabin services randered would not bara boen able to grant ousts. Ar the quired, The portion of lead resurged forthen pers for profit or otherwise soo wa advantage in repeat-bantored tha ball the walls rong with the old as the balanou on current soconut is only $700. ing the operation. Mere than $300 in these nates

The CHAIRMANI have increased our stack, during the plugn of 1894 Those vince claimsate in them three cases have received regular parsisingram, mauring from east to as lady boen redeemed in goid, and zotwithstand tamiliar halvall. Many of the men who had

not men their ud onunder since the war throw and as it stands at the present time we used hat are toe well-known to your Excellency to need very little over the offer, and in one or two cases wet feet and 586 feet from north to south. ing such, zlom ptice, they are still utsinuding.

their artes around him and tears soited dova make any addition to it. It is very useful to any rapetition on my p rt. The matter was en much ander what any claimed, is it right that including the two small gore or anum, PRE sve su logressed stook, as it saves buying in the carefully considered by the Committee, and they should get nosta when, as I have said, if at the north-east errer bounded on the north their oherka.

Hongkong market. This year it will not be found that the volunteers from ibe Palics did not give that small sumver the amant of by Square Swet, the son by Bridges Strest. Tank Lane and another on the south-west secenmey lo add to the stook, as it is qui a sufl Porco baring distinguished themeslta during the offer i buy would not have had any coats at the east by Ladder Street, and the wrat. by siest for our parpase if kept ap to what it is tius provaletes the plague are worthy of the al

gratitude of the colong. The Committee there. Mr. V. H. Dascon, who represented Mr. Bruce carüer extending fine marke Street to Rutter. Siret and which is divide ! into Euer large lots now.

Mr. Wilcox-Next year wo shall be able to face decided that certain models should be offered Shepherd, the addressed the Court at wo

to the Palics in the au manner as they werb siderable length, and signed that his cliot's vis-In and Lots Now 599, 60.701.701 a. I divide the profits pretty well?

Tho CHAIRMANT; we might possibly add offered to the Military, that a shield shakl be parts eught to be paid. There was no set of whole of this land is divided int 78. Log on sufleist to mupply our wants for some line. May's serviens were especially brought to your the set created in the Taipingshan Ordinenos, persons. Senty-seven claims we v put in, Bos Mr. WILCOX-Could you not build a gotown Excellency's notice. We also decided to ask which was diftarent from anything which ex-conting glams filed by mortgogers' in ramal fa

your Excellency to publicly thank the fleersisted in the dicature in 3.ngland. Therefore which the owners had already chidared compens on the premises?

The CHAIRMAN-No; we built new offs. and others who took part in these servions. Mr. he sabutted they eaght to argue by agalege. tion. The total at clued was $1,016,452 30. The old uffler s turuld into a fitting shop. Alsy fus forwarded to as a list showing that and as it were impress upon the Dand the pre-Gleionuts accepted 16 offer and to fen. There being no further questivas the Onais Chief Insprator Mathieson, the Inspectors of the dulure that red at home unde stante in case to the punt f 8314,497, at 11am- MAN propowed the adoption of the report and Central Sta jos, Lospectors Hennessy, and K-puitbough it did not rule bore nader statute. remaining 45 olains were dealt with by the soting Inspector Baker: Inspeter Blackie, The Fourd would no doubt consider the position Board, which awarded 1 min. of $443 600, accounts as presented.

Mr. Bacter-I beg to ansend that,

Cspectors Hanano, Mann and Quincy; Ser of the partier. The climat was in reality in making a grows son of $783,097, including the Corciad.

ts Gilius, Palpe, Moffat, Mol vor, Hell, the position of plaintiff, of course there were so chains of Maria Stella, Dr. Chalmers Hospital, Mr. BAILEY-I beg to propose the reel oths Saliz Ram, Utter Singh: Constables Din. pleadings, fleck an declaration, ne sera, and Chang Kai as to which special arrange thefirat seb months of the year, a sum aggrogating: Trade Journal-It is a pity that. Coxy of

ine Commitin.

Garrigan, Mellonald, McIvor, Macaulay, bar was ander ta Ordinance. Horn was in claimsets if possible to rain in possession of than twehirde of that amount. being about the Queet is to be stamped open it, as Orientale,

Mr. Cox-I have much pleasure in coading gess, Mewon, Fanton. Wright Bie, Peppe.ffect the same as a doelaextion of a plaintiff their lots, one of which is occapied by a soloļ “BABAKIDAKAI, WAN dawn out during the flowing two

Carried.

Waters, Kerr. Campbell, and Cenik reedered most in an ordinary notion. He thought that and chapel, the other is another chapel, and have the last is the site of the temple of the Goddess munthe, thus indicating a marked neceleration of the appoially the Chinese and Japauca, hava 10

Mr. Wilcox-I have muck pleasure in provaleb and oientservices, and these will ceive w wageable bosna thay mu

other, and as of Marcy. The total net area of the lot w doplating praces with the lapte of time. The chli- aversion to images of their govereigns or other gations nun which this gold has been drawn from raters boing ploed n postat, and ventis stampa posing that Mr. Thenas Arnold be re-eleeleduiedais. This shield we first will remind faturs sons resinable statute of The Treasury are still outstanding and are available and chine Trao Er tish enat of DELLE GHI ĐÔNG

anditor.

enders of the Pores of the devoted work of thought it was reasonable to ask ths Board to 79,30 square foot, ezalnsive of public streetes far uau in repeating the arbausting operation within

Mr. WINTERBUAN-I have mash pleasure those who volzsteered for mirties during the treat the claimant in the cases ns plaintifegiving an average rate of $2.65 per foot, ve shirt ar intervals as our perplexities zocrezinte Ride and the val of the cois in Euclish.

plagar, and it is a matter of g. st. satisfaction Counsel then quoted from varions authors lighpat prien being $676. the prim offered by Conditions sro certainly supervening beading to make Chinese, and Malay na the other would have in coming that the bonds which y be erad to rupiasisk our gold proved more satisfactory. Perhaps it is not too

Carried.

that during the period which laxed so much the to show that the winuing partha stoold borernment to the owners of Inland Lot No. Neither lato to make this slight alteration. lues useful for that purpose.

T CHAIRMA-That concludes this business, energies of all concerned to Polion had at its allowed costs. He admitted that the posts worn 2439;he lowest 75 cents, the amount awarded by coina bare human images ontham. The absence the States is now an acute as in Europe, ef such eitil-ms was the panse of the great

tendance. The dividend warrant will be or as a Hongkong adet and Bus serval this Board; the Ordinace was Tery full and amarded was 379,000, the lowest $230.

that point.

But a jutteial (Hare follows list of the awards) We jeaued to morrow morning.

ontany are since it unly reming for me to oumplet

Joust be exercised judicially, bever thought that our thek would be an easy tens of thousands of mortgages bave been popularity of the Mexican dollar and of the Mr. WILCOX-Shall we have to send for them? ask your. Krolleney to lender the thanks of the discretio foreclosed, and instead of there boing | Japaorno sub-idiary coins in Chine..

THAIEMAN--No; we always post them. conunity to the offers and men of the Police a be, demily submitted that the Board or acceptable one, ex on one hand we had a large Any

ale. Bayer--I prapassa rotu of thanks to the Faren We feel perfectly are the recipients of could not without some rassen deprive the body of ghimants who having their land and A morrespondent writes to the stream of quigration flowing into the country,

arting from your Exellency as the Goversroker ral baing before the Board the Board striving to obtain as much as possible for the to be gennias when bought direct frumtion. Such a state of affairs is not arr. Dasid Meucrief Weight. The news comes |

kear wilb auniugled regret of the dash of which has been issued.

Mr. MORE...I bege signal that.

of this coloy and the head of the servies to mast gather a rals from one of the procedness property of which they had thus been deprived, in Fogluwl The point was which was the rule and on the other band the Government officials. the Colony or from our authorised Apoats at

The CHAIRMAN-I thank you very must, which they belong.

ware naturally prising when industry be to bear the that be died "parefnily on the 2nd January

Mr. May said-Your Excellency and my Lord ta folio? The true tent was, what as the clai-ho a guardians of the public 'parse had re- the Const Poris.

burden of the enormous gold_withdrawals at his house in St. Audware. It will be rememgalese. i will try and do better nex: syur

Chief Justice, on behalf of the Fores which asnt got? as he got more than the Gevers pratenting the taxpayATY referred to in the President's message. bi bosiness last summer, iu pona

bered that Mr. Wright was compiled to leave I possibly can hear, hear).

hare the ben or to command I moui E? If he has I thought the Board spinated by the desire that the claims A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED.Bery dollar so withdrawn represents the salt, to try if a chamer, in papar quence of bed HE HONGKONG FILE INSURANCE man be to press mentor te usha Cluster at 1949, and the should obtain only the strict market ralue of feel of the baner that line been down there to Lousing Act, 1897, The parties were fored the property. To have given satisfaction to day by the gras our terms, in which Your Ex- came into Court, aud would not have sold both parties under such op ostog cironmstaures rewalt of labour improperly transferred about an impricament in his condition. Undr

medinal advice, however, he went home, and after) fron the man who earned it to others. short spell to hospital at Glasgow left to join

critancy has been ploased-ti ddina them, and 120 The example of the United States, then, is his friends at St. Andrews. Here is lust days one to be avoided. There is no logical were spent, with loving sisters, to whom all

sympathy will be extended in the sad lo Though he died so far from South Formusik his came in not, and nerer oan hus, forgotten by his wonemetalism, and any attempt to romang friends in China. A deep gloom shadowed promise between the two must necessarily Anping on receipt of the us by telegram frer result in failure. Now it has been clearly mov, aul on Monday, the 1th, all days in the paved by the experience of the last twenty settlement were lowered in respect to his memory. years that gold does not exist in suflent, quantity to carry on the business of the world unless on the basis of lower price thau formerly prevailed. As JouN STUART MILL puts it, "Every decrease of graulity of money lowers the value of property and every increase raises it in ratio exactly equivalent."

BRANDY-All our Brandy is guaranteel, 18.00, of this amount were deswe autondus appears in the January issue of the British of Mensre. Parlano and Rodger on the Codamit. Gilley, Meklop. Culimit. Thomas. Ritchie.. bat he submitted that the claim which meets have also been suggested to enable tha

he para-Cognac, the different in prive being mrsly a questing of age and vintage WHISKY.All our Whisky is of exent quality and of greator age than mes: the market. The Scoren WRISTY marked "E" is universally

brands in

popular, and is pronounced by the best local The industrial and agricultural distress in shiness, Japurse, Anyamesa, nor Barutlemen, thok you very much tor your head a young effivor who had begun his offeiul of course under the absolute control of the the. Board for Inland Lot 701. The largest

donnoieser to be enperior to any other

brand in the Hongkong market

10

We only ganranten our Winns and Spirit there is an outflow of the inhouring popnia GoselloOld residents of South Farmon wi Maunger for the very satisfactory balance sheets the thanks will co sider them of double value claimant pi hie- I defabit of any bogses laken from them against their wish were

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Hongkong. 10th January, 1895.

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TONGTON, MARCH 2ND 15.

The de-

COMPANY, LIMITED,

The following is the ceport for presentation to the shareholders at the twenty-sixth ordinary annual meeting to be held on the 9th ius:

The Genorul panagera beg to submit sharo holders the twenty-sixth annual report of the Com.

any

1898 The result of the year's working shows a balance at eredit of $131,241.02, which said, with the approval of the Gonsalting Commiten, it i. now proposed to deal with as follo

Hons to contábuling almoholders... 89,211.2 Dividend of $14 per share

112,000.00

$18,241.0

BALTISH AGXWQCKS, These have been closed..

MORTGAGES.

their land unless they had been compelled.

His Lordship-You are not brought here.

We simply impossible. and not to have mide

some mistakes in fixing the value of them lage

isa of tale with which the community E Mr. Desong-We must come here anless we numbers of house was equally beyond pr powera. but we think we may fairly say that hy the presentation of the shied and the pros this colony desires to wark ila ippreistin of want to Inge bar money,

His Lordship-You can setude with the Direc-on all occasions we have done our best, and taken evory siren vatanos into consideration in order words of pria shoh beschieh basta apontor of Public Works. our work during the epidemie of plagas, The

No doubt thero are Mr. Dasco-That is what we have doo, but to arrive at and to fir a full and foir' ompensa as to thy will, 1l pops, stimulato every mem her of this Free to the capscientious perform when the Goveranset mys "No, we won't gigntion for the land resume Camon of besi datis in. I trust that, whatever you what you want." what are we to to? The one who having purchased their property amergency the Overeat, and the community otsimaats were obliged to come into Court; they at a time when the market for land was high, We thought alar who placed toe high & wals on land in of this colony may have to face, they will fut in could not help themselves, The Faz Francis Bulletin says:-The sus

this Polion Porn bdy of zalons, courageous Cooper's offer too low, as it has bean in a large Taipingshan, believe they have been becekly und loyal meu ata are ready, to sarra the colony njerity of the cases which have come bafore dealt with sad have not received the fall value 8 of the Japanese in the war with China has

with faithful devotion." (Applause).

this Beard. The general rule is Mist gls of their property but we would ask them to created a now nation for the so-called great Powers to deal with. Use of the frat mani

three years all showed that that neighbourhood As EXCELLENCY -Captain Superintend follow the event. That is my position to dreambar that the rotaras of rent for the st fostations of a purpose on the part of the The Geral Mangers and Consalting Convoittoont, Inspectors, Bergenats, and men of the I bave obtained the verdict.

His Lordship-That is the difficulty of the bad be losing some of its former popularity, Japanese to be considered sua fotor in interna ea astiated that the securities held by the Company Rongkonz Folios Force, I have a very plesanut

honses or doors mole! also pointed to the ot duty to perform. I have as has been explanen Board. Has the party raconeding a right to get and the instances which we hate met with of riona? palition will possibly be made in Hawaii. for an ample gurantee for the adraugs made.

CONSULTING COMITTRE,

We would Japanesequetraut tabourers who wore at one time

The present naabers, Messrs. Chester, Moses, Bird, you by the Aoting Chief Justice, te conser big costs? Can you say that you succeed when

former denikns of Tripiegelen. &natant to work with their bands now propose Holliday, and Lowia rasizo, hut offer thounelves for to you the theaks of the community of Hong, the Government offer you $13.200. you claim that other part of the colony claimed the

to throw in a little. Lead work júnt to mikes lifra-election.

koog, and also the thanks. of myself and of $19,000, and you only get $13,600.

Mr. DesconYes, I do Bay A. Who is to lay also uses them that nach one has not the Government of Hongkong, for the very interesting. Iu brief, they are saying that if the.

The accounts have usedited by Messes, Foliacmizable services which you one and all down the line and say "Unless you get no manol with a' careful consideration at our baude in our diffonitis wisich at first besef our work owing JARDINE, MATICKON JE ÚL,.. to-be-forgotten" plague of 184. Ton may ay Beery kaau Uns a right to get as much as he call.

perhaps that these thanks AR the rowEYS His Lordship distinctly deay that. Note the considerable disargonce between the value General Managers, Hoogkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited. to be presented to you have cows a little late. wan had any right to demand more kas net apon the property by the claimats and Hongkong, 27th February, Leas.

There has been delay-mesvoidable delay; but thinks hin and is worth. If we saw that partins thcs who represented the Government very dorate demands on the one band and the read- BALARCH SABET, 31ST DECEMBAR, 1891 the thanks of the community are none the last were trying to get, not how nach the land was afterwards greatly weathed over by more wo singers and the rewards see neue the less sob worth, but as moob as they could, we should stop ies ghown by the Director of Public Works to LIABILITIES.

$2,100,000.00

stantial than those given to those gallant follows it.

AUDITUDE

monetisation of silver by decreasing the right of suffrags is not conferred upon than theylon Henies and A. Coxon, and the re-eletion is rendered during the prevalanos of the never for your property you shall not get year els "Pendeavour to da justice to all parties. Many

quantity of money, has lowered values in

will sen if the ten Japanese to one Americas in Lie islande cannot make the tacon of numbya Japan and the United States which places.Tapan in the latter donetry under the most favoured nation" clanen gites fores to the Japanese in to suffrage. They may claim very naturally that if hair country men are placed on an equality with Europeans in the United States, they have aright to similar consideration in B. wai. On the other hand, the Hawaiian Govora.

all the gold using countries and disorganisadfelt. The urgutiation of a testy based buginess throughout the world. It is prob. able that the process of diminishing values Tra bimetallic cause appears for blus

has about reached its completivo, but that time being to be making "bradway. A motion aus been passed by the Hanson was held long ago, before silver had fallen to anything like its present level, and of Commons in favour of a

himetallic while monometallim prevails there can be conference, a similar motion has brea nd certainty in the utter. But if the de-moat may contend that the Japanese have bad passed by the Reichstag, and, the United

crease in "values of the last twenty years States are in-fle throes of a convincing cur-has been an evil, a sudden increaus byen rency crisis indeed by the unwise actionlarging the volume of currency would be King can do no wrong. The problem presentad scarcely less no. What, for instance, would

Taken in the demonetisation of alrer. In

wo training to Be them for the datine of citizen. ship. A part of their political ored is a kind of right or wrong devotion to the Mikoto. Thir for cotideration by the Hawaiian Gavoroment

not the extension of waffrage to a docile ming all the gold countries industries, particularly be the effect on the China irade if the rity, but to trenset mujority. The 36000 agriculture, are feeling the pinch of the co-price of tea and silk in Europe were Jaisalabourers in the islands, nearly all adult tracted currenes, a pinch who's is approach doubled, and the silver price in China of short time take the government out of the bands males, oculi, if they should ant together, ins ing the ppies of strangulation. As an Ameri-European goods reduced by one half? If of American residents. This is nò American as- can paper puts it, "Gail is now the unit of banciullism on adopted the ratio of the troll as Hawaiian question.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESE"

LON ON. Int. Maroli. THE HINA-JAPAN WAR. outlying positions at Wibeiwei and Ninghai The Japanese age evenating the advanced

apital subscribed

Amount paid-up... Reserve fund.................. Uncollected dividends. Accounts payable.. Werking account, 0) —

Balsase from heat account, $38,450.47 AddSundry pressin, malvazen,

&o., sinos cotected

152,151.03

$300,001.50

Lou-Lo

and other paymate $253,110.49 Remuneration to consulting com

nitto and abdi.

кожа

6,250.00

- 230;360.49.

$

40,000.99in armas, the zion of the Shropshire Bagiment Mr. Deacon-Your lordship, 1 hope, dis. most the wishes of the Beard, and we would hery asknowledge the fairness, we may say even and of the Dayal Engineers and Royal Artil-tinctly understands that I am not miggesting or lery. I do not wish in the least to undervalos contending for a moment

. 1,000,000.00 3091.90 23,739.01

the services rendered by the Military, but I Hia Lordship-I an efraid it has been con- must strongly confuse my own opinion that the tended in this saan, wrvices of the Police were equally vatnable and Mr. Deason-I do not want to be minder ertainly more continuon. If I am asked why stood, my bard. The test of the case is not what I hold that opinion I would eay in the first placemat asime bat the result.

Hie Tordskip-Lastend of referring the costs that the work placed upon the Military by tha! Permanent Committee could not have been per to the Registrar sonst we fix the amount of formed execpt with the assistanos of the. Poline, coste ?

The honge-to-house visitation was a meat deli- Mr. DesenThat is almost impossible, my cals and Boult matter and that could ont hava lord. Lhok at the enormous lot of work done.

is Lordship-Suppose we thought you were been perfarmod without the existence of the European polica who could speak Chinese and not entitled to all your costs? 171,940.0% of the Chinese polise who could speak Eng Mr. Deacon-Your lordship is dealing with a Net prot for 1908 Working nontant, 1894 --

lish These men acted as interpretam for gestion of principle and not with the anat. Amount brought forward from below. 167,29.19e otrilions and the military

Were who

His Lardship We were thinking of giving $1,125,811,72 | PAgaged in this most dilt and delicate you so much, Wo thought your diess E- task. The work at the Tungwah Hospital anet sot altor ther wrong and of allowing yea c.also could never have bean coplated with-so much. We think we have a right.

Inat 'ážejstrues from all three branches of Mr. Deacon-I do not think your Lordship 39,474.05 the Forans, nor could the disinfecting and ban a right. If you once decide the principle 7.79 cleansing operations in the bus - most that I am entitial to costs I slist leave them to

dielasteful work-bave been effected by the the taxing master. 160,000.00 military without the aesistance, of the Hong- His Lordship-In one or two canon we have

kong Polios Foro. For our monthe,lawad so much for costs. from the middle of May to the middle of Sap! Mr. Deneon-That is not the oue bere; we tomber, there were 6 European Poline, 2 Indian, did not know it.

CE

value, the anly money of final redemption.ials about in the first instance be estab "Is there a sufficient supply of gold? Inishcl sa the base of tacir relative values "other wouls, is there samugh to maintain at the time, subject to readjustment at "prices? Prices were established on n' “hasis of about $7,000,000,000 of money of late interes. In the course of time the old ratio of 15% to 1 might be recovered, "redemption, of which, fut a little morbat it is in every sense degrable that the

vold. Taking out. "silver, the total is reduced by about one. Process should be gradial and not sudden.and the bulk of the army has sailed for Talien Mortgares and loana-

*than one-half was

Sir Edward O'Malloy's appointment to Dames fara at present reliers this onlony from Any: buion, to the possim he was till now awing. This colony contribut» 8780.

|

wan.

ADMIRAL FREMANTLE SUCCESSOE. Vios Adroiva! Alexander Balker... has bien appiented to succeed Sir E. R, Framnyt!

as Admiral of the Chini Station,

GENERAL HARKER'S SUCCESSOR. Major General Wifsoon Block, C.B, starts (for China twdag to take winúand of the bronps;

in Hoogkoog.

RUSSIA.

Princo L baanff ancaseds the fútà M. de Giure

as Minister for Foreign Affies, and not M. de stual as intinytol in yesterday's to»gange.

BSETS.

Cash, on current aeccant with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation... Cash 19 buds of frequral Manager...... Firod deposit...

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor

3D Fouchow

In Amey

in Sunghii

$133,500,00

$9,000,0

2010051

722,182.55

Propórkien foreclosed

Hongkong inland los $7 and B.P. of $55 |larustoncnta

Cuess Imperial Guveca

ment loan, 1988 $33,415.73 Sw where the Hangtors and inrustwand L'himpany, Limited

Debouturea-Hongkong and Kowloon Whari, and t down Co.,imited

5 lures in the Chias Fira In- urance Company, Limited Staam åre anginus......... Accounts receivable.....

10,400,00

30,600.00

157.10

and 17 Chinose regularly emphyed on plagas His Lordship-We bure granted so manch

the liberality, which has marked many of the rosnt differs made by Government. We also beg to thank all those professional gontlemen engaged in this arbitration for the aid sad an sists so which wo here received from fanm and it during some of the Best sittings any. hasty remarks were made we are sure B.eaker and that if any little pain WIE that, no une regretted them more than the caused by the same at the time. this has been quickly and generously forgotten and forgiven. The members of the Board bave felt greatly honoured by the confidenss placed in them by the Goverparent and their follow gitizens, and have, ased their best endeavours to do justice in the interest of sil and to justify the choice made by Government and others. "Our task is done; end before eladog this our last sitting; maj from the bottom ut ur hearts, do merk arnestly join in the hopes and wishes of the whole oolony that the measures, which hars taken and the costly sacrifices which have been so readily made by the (lovernorst may be effestnal, and that our fair island myia the future be ever soared a recurrence of be terrible visitation of 1894 Personally I desire to express my great indebtedness to my vllaunes.

the Board for the great naistance and help which their experience in these matters and

1,334,082.55 work; and there were 14 Europeans, 11 Indiana wittent onsts because we bave valued them at a

and 18 Chinese engaged on the same work for certain amount and included them, and in doing technical and local knowledge bave been in me The Attorney-General in reply beggid fa 55,944.48 viods varying from one oath to three months that thought the claimants hail fall faire for and which has greater lessened my labeurs.

und let us tell you that there ea volunteered their tand.

*half-nearly to 33 500.000.000 Prices It would no doubt be very agreeable. Ent "established on the $7.000.000.000 coin basis those who have a silver capital to wake up "Cannot be maintained on a $3.500,000,000 morning to find i's sterling value, coin basis. The real question for statag. doubled, but the effect on trade would be "men to determine is whether prices shall disastrons," #continine to fall until the $3,500,000,000 *Fasin is reached, or whether by como yakera for Vancouver Festerday afternoon.

The P. steamer Empress of India E "action among commersial nations the old

The Portuguese trapeport Afrien will. we “basis of 37,000,000,000 shall be rested."beer, or be homeward voyage prosond via the This seems a very fair statement of the case. Osp and will take a gmbr of ooties for But-in-the-muy probability of common Mozambiquë. action hoing taken, among the commercial nations to restore the old -hisis? On This point an attitude of scopticism may well be excused, on the pirkleyen of the most ardent of

As will be seen by the advertisment in theoretical bime allisto. It would have been

The unusi ogling of the skarelinidnes of To net premia received, lise nožurns and another volama Mr Bishop who is prising a simple matter to har prevented the rap through tongkong, will defier a retire of George Frawisk and Co., Limited, was hold yes ture of the Bimetallic tie; to restore it is Korea at the City Hell on Monday afternoon, at the Hongkons Hotel, Mr. G To intorast avesant.

Fanwick (General Manager) presided, and there Ta tesurfor fans quite a different thing. The old question of At the Atic Memarial Hospital last month were also present Modes. A. Rodger, W. Par the ral, which bimetallists usually slur there were 43 in patente treated and the unione (Conenition Commiti), RCWlver, over, will be found a very difficult one toer of out-patient visits was 925. At the C. Cox. A. More R. Also. W. S. Bailey, and

Nethersple Hospital the nambarà nero 90 and G. Wisterbaro. solve. If the creditor class-are asked to 19 reprotiv-ly,

The CHAINMAN said-Gentlemen, the report accept ten shillings worth of silver in pas

To-morrow, the East Sanday in Lent, will bodave, with your perisien I will take thexa as mant of a deld of a sovereign the movement observada Temperance Baudas"in St. Peter's reail The result for the pist your is hardly se By comim alo sa will not command their support, and the Seamen's Church. Services at Elm sad 630 good is that 1895; this is to be aconited for By balance su étora... new horn zaal of the Langulira operatives. Therion in the morning will be by the temales we had during oral mouth; would soon evaporate if they were asked to preached by the Hev: E. P. Beanelineip

GEO, FENWICK AND COMP (NY,

LIMITED.

the Jesa u bilet the plagui lastel was considerable,

re-ins

WORKING ACCOUNT, 184.

$2000.00

$1,925,894.72 ara

By losaar al luima paid '..... By charge.

Head offound Eastern Agencies 25,740.67 46.06290 Lantion branch.....

.

3430,732.89

Crown:

SUPREME COURT,

For duty (applenae. During the whole of that The terasy General than addressed the thank the Board for its courtway and the careful time I am proud to say there was no objection Board on behalf of the Gover most, and said otsideration ite murders had given to the cas mide against suy-inember of the Force that in the Brat inalauge the Boord publicly, as before them. The port of labour thrown

231maagape Director of Public Works by nog

a number of claianta widition to his other skating. gazed in these operations. There was an imonneed that it partis meda mense amount of extra work thrown upon the claims their costs would not be allowed.

Can be best appreciated by the Bosed, and has go back other members of the Police on socount of the H koped the Boord would rat

It must have been a beavy strain opon his beáli k plague work, but I am glad to be able to say on its own decision. The muss quoted by who, like mymif, tayo'ben engaged lufam it. it was cheerfully undertaken by one and his friend had no morato do with this case than. 73,572.73 all. For thisse reasons I asked by theif he nirbt Bay so, the tan in the most. The and strength, and I desire to nokoowledge this community to express to you their are beyt rule was tont the Bart vert its own discretion rest assistance he has beo. Indeed the principal thanks and 1 do so with a great deal of pica in the size of coste. Those parties in taskiur work has of onursa failes upon his almaldos.: 1 I think the colony his reason to bach extravagintolaims had disengardeil the desire also to acknowledge the brip I haya ak prood-et-its Police Force. It is 1ba fast publicly pressed warnings of the lord and through revived from Mr. Bercombe with, who Infer casus. I trust there will be lit ze fr $. Polios Forms I have ever seen in any solony they ought to be derived, of their posts. I belt approved for the Crown in any d the during the twenty years I have had a was all very well to say it makes no difference the Board to do ok as any questions foesia 315224.6 bonner of administering Colonial Government and that everyone is entitled to get as much a

without taxation or additional expense the 11414(applause). And let me add with reference to presible, ut the Guvent had had posider should arise. I think we shall be able to uttle what He scour the Acting Chief Justissid,able dalloulty in settling ours, and there were amounts payable as costs to the Government in $430.742.86 I think the colony iq not only to be congratulated only two cases in which costs had been allowist.

pon the Force, but bes also to be heartily on Mr. Dennon and the Attorney-Geral really the two cases in which costs were awarded to the 3 gratolated on the foot of your having as your implied that becausa in had made a larger

B1. Deacon asked to be permitted, on behalf 109,359.00 leader and Captain Superintendant snobs young claim theo the sound prärded he ought to be

sergetic and able Superintendent as Mr. F. H. pnnisand, and should not gul his engte But of the solicitors who had appeared befom hie May. Of all men in the colony who distingished man could do no we than sot, coording to lordship to thank him for the sexy kiçû tennika 21.03.06 themselves during the plagne your Superintend the very bust advisa, ba-mould, get, and be had meds, and he was sure they would be. 293701.04 4st stands arat (applause) and you like loyal winst come inte Court when he was advised ppreciated by: the solicitura, 167.19 men fallowed him beartily, manfally and un- that his properly was worth more than the G

besitatiorly. On my own behalf and on behalf veromont uffered. On Thursday the Govern Spoof. khe commosity thank you most incely meal made a very much wars cage. The claim for the services gen performed (applanes) In one as was $13,700, the Gorozzment edzerud

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Bergeants have been rphcially mentioned to award was $8,000). of the set. Britishi dollar. So far as is known sing of October. The priox of conla ulo rúbal

His Lordship The Jeuse was not in that cass I should like them to step forward:

BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. E. J. Å©KKO

ACTING CHIEF Jerica. F 15 to 1 would menn. If, on the other at prsunt the dies hare nol yet lett London, and high during the past year an mengunt of the wor

At His Excelleney's requeat Inspector Magkle, brought under the notice of the Director of Yesterday afterapen the, remains of Captain hand the market rate he adopted as the same time must early elapse before they between China and Japan, so that taking Casse

Darmstaden Pranchandy, Pluff, en be received in Bombar

and ratio things would remain much as they are

vironmstapees in consideration { thing the re- the Hou. E. St Aubgu were interred in the Sercanis Ball, Phelps, foiver, and Moffat Public Works.

this EXCELLERGY-All the allora baye

Cher iVu & Ca. Chan thở, Panz Tomorrow morning, between 9 and 1050 sale is not o wasatisfactory as it looks. You will remetery at the Happy Valley in the prescass of stopped to the front. except that we would have the assurance clock, the steam farvel Degspring, earring beares that. We carry a large, nouus forward hoodrels of members of both the Artay and-

Ling. The Kwong Tak Hing. No and awards. If cute bays made mistakes

Ken Firm, Chen Wai Hing, and that they would a worse, and it would the Bethol flag, will, valt alongside us and this after writing down car plaut asosida Nury. The procession, which was formed at tos granted good ootdat medals for their

the Committee. (Applius).

Peug n Ming. Defendants. by something to far thankful for if we could boisting code pannast L., to couvay men ashorely. To many it would sepse tart shorl Wellington Barrenke, was an exceptionally long good work in addition to the awards made by

Chief Inspector Mathieson them stepped for the Government has made mistakes at least sa

The plaintif wee repramuted by Mr A. J. feel sure there was no further fear of the to 11. ersion at St. Peter's (Soarin's atvad of dying this pay a larger dividend, batone and imprastirely imposing an amongst

goufletes, you will sen looking at the accoubt, ose who attended the grave side of the ward at the instance of His Excellency and bid. “ barch, trying about 12.30.

and ormpring them with those of last year, that used explain ware Major-General Digby ronivad a silver shield bearing the following Ilie Locnitip We are not called up at this Lash, QC, sind Mr. B. S. Bharp, inst dollar falling to one-dad-six pantry a sḥil-

The course for the Boyu ongkong Youtwa bere increased car plaut, our stook, and also Barker and bis staff, and the whole of the off- Inscripling: Presented by the romanity of Jate hens to lay down nay principle, Wa'decide by Mr. J. Hastings (of Mr. V. Don' ling, or perhaps even inspence. But the Club's ran 10 will be from the Sub-adda: pw boller shed to car haildings; the cars be detring off duty. The Volunteer gang to the Polios Faras for their irries These asses on their merite, and am fiat pensiofon); the defendeute wars repreun en by Mr- adoption of the marke rute would ut marine Mining Pir, between the Central Pair-money thr fone carried forward in all ab orbei were represented, and there was also a big during the plagas of 1884" The shield is about deration we thought there Bad been some **E- JJ. Fesneds. Q.C. Instructed by Mr. F. B. L.

3% verry an uúr busĺznie master of vil floipls and private residente. satisfy the silver party, and on this rock is huove, duk bant. Green Jabin balans.

Hordship in gising judgment is thenberg wern vol willing to divide the queation of 'coalm blackwood frame, is to be feared the proposed intruptional Channel rocks, I sing all to starboard and Mailer works in Hapgous we post : su-

Copolitan Dock boy. Nu. 1 Look bar, and suco stally and to be able to compete with On the way to the bridal ground, the band two feat square and is mosted on a carved gration us to clsius pat it and therefore we Howler (of MT. H. L. Denny's feel.

enso said-Thisissui entered by Darmennd a et the Rif Brigade, to which the docensed conference will either, break up altogethering at the stari 6/las: 14 miles.

deacong keep shall at them iù baring belonged played Es Dead March" and the The Blood in the sorca for what our syte e For the pand garter of a septury hore, has beds Protobaudy. marchant of Salved, "gainst. better labour saring plinuos Having a good body was owered into the geva with the built up, and (fom, which we dive par mazal is one contiperus flow of letters bearing testimony te or br diverted into trving some inffectual

About two grluk sesterday afternoon and seeful stock also give us a great drange usual wiltry bongues The rest offer well ur physiosi empabilities. If the blood is the truly wonderfal ouros efeated by Clarke' a world Ches Wo & Coat Wing Ink Street, er hent expedient to bolster up silver without frankly Chinamann was fond at bene of the military v his require to harbor in the House the lord son of Lord Se. Lava, and wes tareand the body it diseared. Sufferers from famed ditool Mixiare, the Burst Bood Farider that Chun Chee and Feng Lingerier if that accepting it as money and according to it batte suffrir from a hole word in his bokken market, and itin lens burn my him, whee Lessated seosad lieuterat in 1873, Hestes- Serfuls, Sourry, Eccama, Bad Lege, Sun and Bodaciounend option! Akil karn brought in light. The Kwong Tak Hiop We Ker firm, sh équally with gold the privilegesof freeeninge batean has studies. He was sent by the adding to the business that bint ben stons Great Apt io 18, and pbs in 188 se isso, Pimple, and Soros of any kind aro oliollet! Suffocate from Sarofa, Sorry, Kerstin, Und Lens, builders, Obat Wai Hing, a partoria that Brune Estest the voice. Thoansuds of wonderful cures void, are policited to give it a trial to test its raino. performance of a contract dated the 261b day of Sold everywhere, at 2. 91. par bottle. Beware of

January, 1904, made between Heavy. Che W and unlimited legal tender. Any expedient to the Govora Civil Hospital, where improvements.ona still be mode, mad these asta younger brother of Major the lon, J.T. St. give Dlarke's world,amed Blood Mixture is risk Ekin and blot Diwan Pamples and Seran of any had Pong Fue Mint, a muchent, for the non-

ww detail. It is supposed that a stray be effected gradually, as we all wish to have Auben, who was pile-de-camp to Sir Willibees chouted by its everywhere st to. Dd. per

pad aukscitates. of that kind would prove disastrous and add ballet from starp ride struck him.

bottle, Upware of worthless imitatigne and subsidenten- dividends as well as to we improvementy 3 om de Voux when Governor of the onlony..

and following that wo were safortunate is hav

accept their wares on that basis. But that is We (Singapore Fres Press) hear thats for bering heavy losses resulting from the typhoo what the immediate restoration of the pkt ratiosy has pourred in cansation with the issue which visited us during September and hegir FUNERAL DE CAPTAIN THE HON sbould like to add that several Inspestors and 81.003 which was increased to $1,500, and the

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FM ST. AUBYN.

·Mr. MoonMr. Deanys tells me that twi

md the ngo it was broughtfully to be notice. It is within the Board' knowledge that there have been very big differences between the offers

But March.