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The N. P. atanmor Victoria, which left Yokohama on the 14th instant, arrived at Tasoun ou the 27th instant:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAT, DECEMBER 80mm, 1895,

HY.B. Porpoise left on Saturday for Amy

-The delivery of the English mail was begun at 7.50 am on Saturday

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The Hyogo News reports that some Chinone

The Portenwuth Times BoysOne of the HONGKONG DISPENSARY are establishing a steamship company to run.

two steamers regularly, between Kobe and troubles experianoad by cyclists arisen from the Shangbai, via Nagasaki. It can command Chi-oil lampe, which have a knack of either ousting nego business An experiment will be malo by avery in religions Hght" on the path when at first chartering steamers, and one vessel has their aft pit zded, or of being jerked out when the pedallist is forging full speed ahead. already boon secured.

Mr BH maunal has patented an invention which promises to be a boon and a blessing to Wars of iron steeds. It consists of an electric Be light, with socnclator, the cost of which i only twoponos halfpenny for 120 hours. aider its cheapuose and cleanlies there to other advantages which will oscar to those who so the cloetris light in their Konses. The weight of the cycle is rather diminished then

has just received FALSA SUPPLIES of

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AND

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of the Herrer Quality and PURITY,

These include

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Together with the Latest Novelties in

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WEich are very sultahla na Sensuahlo Presents for Ladies and Young People.

FRENCH

CONFECTIONERY and CONSERVES in Large Assortment: from the BEST PARIBIAN HOUSES.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Established A.D. 1841. Hongkong, ili November, 1895. -

On 25th November the Narcissus, Arst-class cruiser, Captain . B. Lang, had a satisfactory three hours commissioned trial of her machinery, and returned to Portsmouth to complete with stores prior to sailing for Chins. She was under orders to leave Portsmouth on and Docember to relieve the Mercury,

thoroughly successful.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS; accountable loss of gold that we are suffering, and the Board under these diseminatense sen the peasant meating, and it would be necessary from now and the rosson for which will nodenbu only dray the conclusion that either Mr. Hon for them to adjourn to enable them to lay be discovered at Punjom as it was on the derson's estimate of 1891 was totally inadequate before the shareholdere the usual report and [SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PRESS.

Band, where in time ona obataats after subther, for the proposed work or that he had altered accounts. The extension Af the scou for two A LONDON, 26th December. Ansonstered and rangulated nutil now, his plane without car sanotion and has done months would of course injuriosely affoot the TURKEY IN ASIA..

when it is expected that the end of 1898 wil more costly work than ho at first thongst accounts for the past year, although the ten the majority of all the largo web eshing necessary, its relt of which is that the capital factory and mill ay idle, the big expenses Turkish troops have esptured the town of mills on the Witwatersrand obtaining over 90 at our disposal was all spent before suficient themselves still went on. The result of the. Joan of probably add on something. like Ts. 20,000 Zeltin

A town in the province of Aleppo, 25 miles per cent of their gold at a cost of not exceed store cuild be raised and rushed to pay cur two months addition to the campaign wozia

miléeing 7s por ton for metallargimi operatione, that way To Ustobare worrentracted

“Thi lean bederos ze on the In addition to that, another eirenmstanco had. N. W. u Marash, the inhabitants of which are in, crushing and antalgauration anal cyanine $20,000,And this celso neatly expanded with to the exporers and the working account.

Ouch a basis of corb on this-and-an-out ur the sain

the part or the whole if ongered" which-"wenty-also- meriously-foot chiefly Armoniane.

of any date-per-los a failings, which ma UNITED STATES FINANCES

AMAYA FIG DIDUL erpts show to be a very fear maleed has hear proced to pazpentimod. the recounts. In March last the state hod the Bordoomed teban struck suddenly by a circular wind sform The House of Representatives has passed

estimats fate would rosever 250 01, of gold plunder these dire

dispose of the Fares Ming to wläch injured some of the buildings in a mors Tariff Bill by which it is estimated she ravenne par month over and above our ordinary wm- advisable

zinge, and I need not tell you what one are the Olivogh Freehold Waing CreLimited or less severe degree,, The cost of replacing will be inveeseed annually by $40,000,000,

LONDON, 7th December, auit as that wớnkl mean for us, When the pro-when Loated, for 835,000 and have facther thene and repairing the damago amcurtat to The Washington Hours has been debating sighted Iwes, as many of you know, sert plans, reports, ent all partientars of the something like Tis. 7,000 or Tls. 8,000. Co

one preko deprecated raking into it Balmoral mum and battery to England, with quently the direct and indicoot losses would world market hath or evon one of these proporties This sun, added to the Tls. 20,000, would of The second production of "Danily. Dick" by increased; and the trials on Portsmouth roads Bill to empower Mr. Carlisle to issue 3 per cont without su toêu: Jends in band, and just so, d. the obisot e f placing the same, on The London probably sinut to something like Tls.. 10,000. the Hongkong Arisiour. Dramatle Clab on a week (a very severs tat) have been Bonds. A vole was taken out Saturday as to as gear, and hurts thou so

whether the in should be fifty millions or un-skyett bow not to be too ready to conure sold the Eureka has now been sold the course make the upcounts for the past cam- Notwithstand- Saturday night at the Theatre Royal drow a

fimited.

DECA derin the process without giving it fair Deard have overy confidence that they will palga look much less satisfactory than they large audience. The performance went off

trinal round It has post as nearly $25,000 have sufcient funds to place the remain. would otherwies have derie. The China Gasete of the 21st December SAFETY OF THE -STRATUNEVIS”

so far, und days something for the ing mires, the Queen" and Grant (ssid te ing, however, these reverses they were satin- quite smoothly and the audience were daring

less than thres vessels the evening continually roaring with laughter saysThere are and venting their warm onthabiasm by applaud badly bore up the Yungfaze at the present The steamer Siret nevis kasboon safely towed resources of the Company that was this to be our atayers), on a dividend paying basis. to that the working account for the past year provids this money with the agristate of call Expenses sly at present heavier than they would show a profit on the working nosenal of moment, all undoubtedly das ti the economy of into Port Townsend

af only $15,000 I will not detain you farther, should be and with a view to more economical the previous one. With reforcues to the enming ing loadly

their owners in trusting to native pilots. Tho

gentlemen, boyand remarking that we have werking we hava snipended further operativus campaign, it had already boon commenced, and every reason to he satisfied with the way in at the misar, except work necessary to fuld thero e orery prospect of a very favourable The Frisian men of war Ririk: (ngahip firet is a large two funnelled Chime man-of-war, which has been slack above Wuhu for some

which Mr. Blaney and his assistants have done the labour conditions under the Mining Act of year. The above factors were of course of the and Dmitry, Donskoy, which recently put into

their work and attended to your inforests at the New South Wales and have under consideration greatest interest in connection with the crop Portsmouth Harbour for coals and provisions, four months. She has land har stem ly sailed on 26th November. Their first port of twisted in the efforts made to get her off, bat

The fourth ordinary general mesting of the mis, and assuring you that your directors on certain changes in the management. Yesterday and how much sagse they wore likely to get their part are doing all in their power te we received a telegram from the mines advisingend what prices they wore likely to get for it. With reference to the art, they had every **. call after leaving Portsmouth was Brest, whenes sho is abill hard and fast and bids fair to remain

Punjon Mining Co., Limited, was hold in the

make Lo Company a successful dividend paying that another trial orashing world he made and definite ndare are exposted to await them as to Thea there is a Chinese despatch vessel bak-offinax, Connaught Hones, or Saturday, at 11 am Some talk thers has been of selling part the jeanit was expected to be satisfactory. The pectation of getting a bigger crap than they had they proceed to the Mediterraneau, where in her present position for many a long day. their further moremsats. The Bast is genoring to the Viceroy Chung, which was coming Mr. R. Shewun presided, and thero wers prosent of one concession at home, but I think that aust Company cre indebted to Mr. J. D, Humphreys over yet had and in the second place they had

down to a tearing hurry and pilot herself high Messrs. B. Cooke, J. L. Lowis, W. R. Lorley

we can make some money for ourselves and prove for au interesting port on their property made settled contracts for the whole of the coming arop up abreast of the Calliope sheai. Thirdly, the Directore), Captain Tillett, Messi, G. Holmes, to the public that our concession can really ba during his late visit to Australia, and from which at very remunerative prices. There were pros steamer Emith, belonging to the dot no. 3. Bakha, H. GWBioz, G. Stray Bain worked at a good profit we may defer the con- it appaus Mr. Henderson's work has been ear peets af a campaign for leu mouths and a vers san Government, is stuck on the shorest Gravenor E. M. Mehta, E. W. Terry, J. R. Michuul, M.

Bofors moving the adoption of the report wod time most expensive manner. We much regret present time the weather had been excellent and elend with vory little chance of getting off B. Polishwalla, B. Georg, G. C. Ooz. O. A sidoration of sil such schemes for the prosantried out in a most substantial, tat at the saing satisfactory result of the year's work. Up to the Tomos, Hart Buck, J. H. Cox, H. Mitchell, and counts. I shall be pleased to answer any ques- the loss from our Board by death of Mr the state of the estos very good. At the pre until next year. So much for Chineso pilota.

ANNABIS Foon Pong, who sings the starting of the Consent moment he, the Chairman, did not think The SECRETART read the notice calling the tion you may have to put to me.

Mr. META-I should like to know if there any had been one of its most activo supporters that there was anything further that he could meeting," karena

is any scheme under the consideration of the Now, gentlemen, before asking you to adopt the state beyond this: ut they hoped to have that The CHARLAN Aid-Gentlemen, the report Board for the development of Golon, because it report and accounts, I shall be pleased to away reports and accounts established about a fort- night honce, and ho begged to state that the and accounts having been in your hands for

gave vary promising results and was very highly any question. some days will with your permission be taken spoken af by Mr. Blamoy. As no nieation is There were no guastions, And the CHAITAN meeting would be adjourned until Wednesday,

the 2nd January, at balf-part two._|__| mads of it to-day in the directors' report or in moved the adoption of the report and statement real. We should like to have had them seut cut a little sooner, but Mr. Blamoy's report

Mr. Co sponded, being rather lengthy mo, the misting and the manager's repuit I would invite the special of accounts to ath June.

Carrio cipated. The mat resalt of the year's work is the locality, so far, haa boen unduly ignored by

the Eeted, that the credit balance of 215,00% brought for-

The CHATEMAN-The locality you refer to to $12,929, or in other words wo hare spent about

ally understood to be their destination.

PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED

J. H. Dancau (Secretary);

In obedienos to instructions from the Vicocoy Chang, the Shangbai Magistrate has issued a procimation nohiving the public that the dollars and decimul cons made by the Hupoh mint which have lately appeared in Shanghai must:

We take the following from the Singapore be accepted as legal tender, and that any one Free Press. We are glad to be able to say that found guilty of trying to lower the face value Captain Angus MacLeod, former Sexios Naval thereof or melting them for other purposes will Officer is HMS. Fallas at Singapore (who has bo panlehed to the nost extent of the law."been recently attending the Benior Officer's The German stoomer island; 3,50 tons corse at Greutersch), has accepted the command of R3.8. Empress of India, which vassal was register, ne she now line at the Tanjong Pagar to turn her Rear Admiral and ship's company whari, was pat np te auction at Singapore on

orer to II.M.8. Magnificent so the 12th, and the 20th Docamber by Messra Powell and Co. then to recommission as a private ship for getting them out took more time than we ant attention of the Board to this matter.I think The Wieland was built at Glasgow in 1874, for service in the Channel Squadron. On the same the Humburg and America pasongor trade,

1. F H Henderson (who was here in the December 12th, when the terms over Lord Walter Kers and present crow to the fajestic Further, another old China friend, Captain Barnes-Lawrance, is appointed to the Rupert, which wousel will be protically stationed at Gibraltar. He will be in command and has been specially aglasted for the post.

and ber dimensions are-length: 375 ft. breadth / principle snother old Singapore friend, Captain ward from last year's petunt has been rodnood has not been ignored by the Bouril You are sorry to say that at the present moniant we-SID 40 ft., and depth 34-8 ft. Thoro was a goon Sexern) was to get the Royal Sovereign on 92,400 more than wo made, This is, howevas referring to Guban? attendance, but bidding was slow, commencing at $20,000 and rising to 830,000, at which price the vessel was withdrawn.

H.M.S. Grafton first class drumor, Captain Willion Des V. Hamilton, with roliot-Crews for the Oking station, arrived here yesterday morning. She left England on the 12th No. verbar and on arrival at Gibraltar was obliged to go alongside the mole for repairs, her star board engine having broken down on the Toy age and hor piston rot being sise bont. The Grafton is the fourth of her class to visit the Baat, hor predecessors hoing the Crescent, the Gibraltar, and tas Edgar, the lost named hair now on the station.

MI. MEHTA To Enkan, yos. There were vory promising rsbulta gome time ago two or three years ago.

The CHAIRMANI thought you said it had been ignored by the Boar

Mr. MEHTA The Board does not seem to have paid much attention to it:

The CHAIRMAN. We have no troney to work it.

Me. MEHLA-Before, it was worked very well and paid expenses,

Keen competition is going on between the ialubitants of Tukuoka and Karaten about the selection of a new port for foreign commerce, marks the Japan Mal. These places ware in former bimar contres of trade with king, Fukuoka being the elder. It is now generally fell that the rapid growth of industry and trade in Byasha will necessitate the opening of a new port for foreign trade in the north of The Yokohama Engine and Iron Works, the island, and consequently great efforts are Limited, has a capital of 3130,000, and, having being made by the inhabitants of each place to rasantly paid an interima dividend of zon per have their own port selected for the purpose. As cent., lisa still a bank balance of $99,000. It is practical mans of attaining their object, they proposed to pay a portion of this to the share are competing with each other in solmes to im holders by making a return of capital to the prove their barboura. In the ease of Karatsu, Lextent of one half the value of the shares. At the port designed is not the one usually known the year and which '$2.50 was the payment 48 toon as we are in, a position to do so we.

an extraordinary meeting held on the 18th

by that ame, but another in the Razne boy & December a resolution was passed altering the little to the eastward, named Fanakoshi. De ro articles of ussociation in ach, a manner as to patations from both towns are now competing enable this to be carried out should the ster in Tokyo fer the help of capitaliste, and are also hereafter be decided upon.

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A draft of Billy able sesmen, ordinary seeman, This afternoon on the Happy Valley Rugby and boys has been told off at the Royal Naval matek will be pinyad baten the Hongkong Barracks, Devonport, for service in the cruiser Football Club sail the Navy. Both teams are Edgar, to fill the vacancies exed by the no strong, so close struggle is expected: Club in efilant to her launch's crew off Chomulpe. Mr natal colour, Navy in white Jerseys, white C. Clearo, chief gammary instructor, has boor knickerbockers, and blue stockings Kick-off roiected from the Gunnery Schoolalay Comal 4.30. The teams are as follows ----Club ---- bridge to take the placa of the late W. Bailey. 6. Darion, 14, Jack; B. W. Tosienu, the chief patty officer, who was drowned The . M. Greenfield, T. L De Vitré, R., draft left Devonport on 28th November for und D. Wood, three-quarter: FB. Dencan Sheerness, and will there bark in the cruiser and C. T. Kew, halves; . H. Polts J. C. Immortalité for the Chins station.

Camaren, A. H. Barlow, CM. Adamson, G. N. Salmon, R.E., & H. Grayson, BA, F. T. Kole, and AN Other, forwards Navy W. G. A. Kennedy, back; dir R.K. Arbatunot, R.N, F. A. Powlett, H.N., H. W. Jatoes, R.N. ford, R.N., and R. W. Skelton, halves, J. R. H. and G. R. Blount, three-quarters 1. D. Shal

Cleave, F. G. Bird, R.N., Rev. D.R. F. Ingbes, AL. Cay, R.N., F. J. As Dalbon, and A. Whitmarsh forwards. Reserves W. S. Murray, half; W. Dixon, RMA, J. F. Maid- low, E. A Thous, RV. and A. H. Oldlan, RN. RefereDr. H. Harries, RN Trach Judges: Messre, W. M. Wood and T. L. Barnurdiston, P.N.

The CHAIRMAN Yes, it looked very well, at it had to be stopped for want of funds

The meeting the adjourned.-N. C. Daily Nette

THE NEW SETTLEMENTS AT HANG- CHOW AND SOOCHOW.

···"The CHAVAN-The next business befor you is to clost the Consulting Committee. Iar without a Board. Mr. Toan Peng's sudden dealdi

A very interesting diplomatic ganation has and the depart from the colony of Mr. Cangktris the other day leaves us without aarison in connection with the now fapaness not. ghornm. Mr. Ewus is at the present momenttlements at Hangehow and Soochow Some dar only reinher. Mr. Gillics is still a member days ago Sezer Uriarte, the Spanish Consul of the Board, but he is absent, and should like Condyal, who is dating as Sonior Comal during you to propose someone to take the place of Melia nuts of Dr. Slabel, Doyen of the Coa- sular Body, sent round a disular to his col Poon Fong and Mr. Coughtzie.

ME DRACON-What is the number yon roleagues asking them to express their views apon

the question of establishing or claiming saparata : quiro

ooncessions ur settlements at the two places just narmed. It is disalt to see what the Consula could possibly have to say that would be of value apo much a point, as the question is ono for their respective Governments to deal with through the Logations. But the point is not this, but the tablics of, the Mr. EwENSI think you had better abolish Chinese officials upon the subject. The Japanese, we learn, vory reasonably claim that under to the Gonzal Maungora. A Consulting Con- Artide VI. of the Shimonoseki Treaty they are the Consulting Committee and leave the work mittes is only an accessary expense to Com-autitled to certain rights of residence, trade, and pany lilea this⠀⠀

The CHATRYAN-We require two as a work ing Board not less than two according to the articles.

M DEACON-TWe will-90 Mufficient? The CHAIRMAN Yes, Mr. Errons dess not earn to be re-elested; I think he will consent if he has someone to assist bi

fr. Cox In order to serve on the Boar must Mr. Ewrous be m-clacted

T. CHAIRMAN—Yes.

Mr. Cox-Hoenn rúsign The CHALEMAN-YES

malastará in Hangchow and Sooshow, and they have nothing to do with what mange ments the Chinese Government wishes to make with other powers respecting settlemente, ato., at these places The clans in Article VI, roads- IsThe following ofties, towns, and ports, in silition to those already opened, shall be opone to the trade, residence, industries, and conditions and with the same privileges and facilities as exist at the present open sitios, towne, and ports of Chine

or than offent by thoitom of 3077 for cyanide working, which brought us no return, so that wo have actually just covered our working expenses, Nothing has been spent on or charged to capital bevoud about $2,25% for completing the retablish- ment of the cyanide plaat, raising the total first cort of same to $20,508: The only other item in

The CHAIRMAN-The Board has always had the balance shoot I think I need refer to is that of unpaid calla amonating to 33,319, all for the Cub in their mind, but if they want to work

it they would have to spend a lot of mon final call. This has since been red nood to 2294

lave enough to do at Jalis in the mosntine. and the shareholders from when this is due it under the mining regulations, and have received notice that their shares will bo Ar son know, the Board has not enough money for the work at present. We shall be very forfeilet. I may explain that, the amounts of $1.75 and $16 for second and third sails were glad to cell Gulng to seasone who bas nisney, notually paid long ago; but could not be credite Str. Mzura If we are not accesful in all to capital through informalities in connection with the scrip, otherwise, of course, the shares ing it what will be done? weld have been fescorted are this. Some of your may perhaps wonder how the valve of estate has risen from $152,000 to $155,800, but it is merely a matter of bookkeeping, the difference being the $2.50 credited as paid up on shares which were not taken up and which were sold during

shall work it. We have got the agenide process the new Company to the all Company for the:

on our hands and we must utilise it frst and property it took over. Turning to the working then we will take up Grubau or way other part No one was proposed and the Chateman suid account, the item of administration in last year's of the concession that looks well. Nearly every-There is ne ons proposed, and I am not in a accounts has buon abolished and I think the week the question of Guban comes up at the position to mantien any paines to you a pre-manufactures of Japanese subjects, andar the variors hands of campaniliture are now so stated Board meeting.

Bent for election on the Roard, and so I propose that shareholder can have little difficulty in

Mr. META-I drew your attention to it under the articles of association to adjourn the sooing where the money has gone. The general becau

meeting till the day wool. The articles read orponses, fe, at Fenjom, bounting to $12,850,

The CHATEMAN-I am very glad you did that if at any meeting when e Convalting seem rather high and are now being gone care- MT. MEHTA That ie all right, then. Thers Committee is to be elected no such Bection fully into with Mr. Blamey. The other items was an impression that the Board had neglected takes place, this meeting shall stand adjourned for a weak, and than if nobody is elected tho I think fully explain themselves, but if there Galau. are any which shareholders do not understand I

The CRAISMAN-I am very glad you did existing busters shall remain; but we have not shall be very glad if they will draw my mention the matter as there is such an impresa quorum of existing ombers. I may say I have asked Mr. Cooke, of the Duck Company, to actention to them. The cost of mining and mon milling has risen to 2119,521 serainst Captain Tiztarr-As items that thouyanide take the place of Mt. Gillies pro tem, and also 530,878 last year, or an inervase of about process, though it may be a very good thing in Captain Binfe, who is a shareholder, if they $2,000, bat this is natural, as wo bove

the future, has up to the present time almost are kept too busy and annat undertake the duty mined and milled a mach larger quantity of landed us in bankruptcy, I think it would be a In the manxitime the difficulty is to Bad out who ore, while on the other laud, owing to the in- ferior quality of the stone, ar receipts by sales org good thing for the shareholders, as it is really are our sharel elders, and who are not

people on the register who are not sharehollu entwestions at either of thinse places. We' of goid lave decreased from 3183,278 to absolutely necessary to study comomy at the fally paid I mean. We have a great many the Japanese Are to

present time, it you would let na know; horis $180,000, or a falling off of $23,000, making a much expenditure we are to be put to with at prosent: Before parting I would ask you to must say that we think that while the the difference of 346,70s which we were able could not have been in a fit state to come out our accounts and I beg to propose that he he the point of industries and manns, terms, total of abunt 317,000, which is just equal to regard to this Mr. Mitchell. It is evident he elect an auditor fr. J. B. Cox has andited words of the treaty are somewhat vague which existed at tho present open cities, towns, therefore been about the same, ht when we

Mr. CARVALċeronded.

und porte of China," being excesEngly nusetis. remember the much greater imzonat of werk

Carried.

factory, upishine, and anrettled at the time the treaty was made, the meaning of thei that has been dron at Panjora us detailed in Mr. Blamey's report, I think we may fairly

was perfectly right in referring the whale take credit for using done something towards

self-orient and the Japanese Gousel General- matter to Peking for settlement between the keeping down expenses there. The cost of

Japanese Minister and the Teungli Yaman. taking down and re erecting the, él battery

The Chinese bave alis approached some of the which has been made as good as new might

Goarule individually, saking them to lojate havo bariz charged to capital, in which case we

their proposed settlements on the map and we could have shown a balance at credit of sonis

know that some of the Consuls have replied that $18,000, but your directors decided to resist

while they reserve the right to the principle of the temptation and to keep on the cafe side by showing the smaller profit Not being a

separate Rettlements, they tavo no indication of the wishes of their governments to proceed so mining expert I will not attempt to go into

far as to select sites.--China Gazette. the technical details of dr. Elamsy's roport,

According to the Jonan Irald there in mania for starting banks at Yokohaman. The banks simsly lately franded are the Soda Dunk, 4t1, Scyraour Terrace, on the 28 Deserther, Trudu Bank, having a capital of 50,000 yen; with a capital of 300.000 gea, and the Yokohama while the banks under consideration, or that On the 17th instant, at the Legation of the United have had petitions lodged for them, are the Raw Homfray, E.M.A., O. H. Davios, RN. T. W. to write off last year. Our other expenses have when he did. Are we to pay-for his peakage re-elected..

Bilk Bank, capital 300,000 yer, the Trade Bank, oapital 300,000 gen, and the Hog? Bank, capital 1,000,000 gen, and now it is being arranged to found a bark with a capital of 500,000 sen for the convenience of tes merchants by hir. Otan Kahoi and other tea deziers.

States in Tokyo, by the Rev. T. 3. Tyng and the Rer. A. F. King VICTOR FRAMAS THIENSEITE DE BALIONY. of Kolay to MAKY-ELIANTH, only

daughter of Paul Andreas Dithlefsen, of Kobe

—————DEATH.

GLOEGF. Dis, born at Locle Switzerland, the 17th September, 1882, died of typhoid fever at No 235, Bluff, Yoluna, on the 18th December, 1895, at 9 am, in the 34th year of his age.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 30TH, 1895,

The C. P. steamer Express of China arrived at Naghaki at 7 s.. on the 28th inst, and at 3 p.m. for Hongkong, ris' Shanghai.

The N. Y. K. steamor Miki Maru, from Bombay, left Singaporo on 26th December and may be expected here about 1st January,

.1

The URAIAN Goutamen, as there is no

on Saturday next, at noon, and I hope in the further business I must ask you to meet again meantime we may be ablo to propose a Cant sulting Committee.

shall MENSRE A 8 WATSON & 00.

LIMITED

1-Shaslih iu, the Province of Hopeh.. 2-Chung-king in the Province of Sechuen 3-Su-chow in this Province of Kiangen. 4-Hartgohow.ia the Province of Chabkinng. The Japanese Government shall have the right to station Conents at say or all of the above rimmed places.

But the Ching contend that the seffle-

meats for the residence of Japanese shall be general foreign settlemouts as at Shang- bal and dewhere in the open porte, and obtain independent that nothing in the fronty implies

that

THE LOSS OF THE "AVOCĂ.” -

TUR FINDING.

The following is the finding of the Court of Ingatry held at Singapore to investigato the civumstances attending the loss of the Aroca

The CHAIRMAN:We do not intend to be put to any expense on account of Mr. Milqbuil Captain TILTI-We eball have to pay and The CHATHMAN-We have already paid get the money refunded afterwards, I suppeze?

The real brought the waiter up privately:

of it in London. I had rather you had meant will come out of the money which we dpropos of the opening of Soochow and Hang- ohow as treaty ports, we (N. V. Daily News) Lear

Company; if we do not get it that way'. Our Shanghai morning contemporary intro

hope we shall have to pay later on to the Cassella that syndicator, composed of wealthy marchants duces an article on the pay of the Customs Ser-

have to go to law about it. I can assure you we and genny of both cities, have recently puti vise as follows:-If we might be allowed to

do not intend to pay that money if we can help it. tioned their magnetive Guvernors to be allowed unter a serious subject trenghi n small plea

Captain TILLETT-In that case I will not An extraordinary general roasting of the togetabilsk two inland river steamboat o sutry; we should like to refer to a recent per

ay daything more about it. There is another. shareholders in-this Company was held in the pauies to run between these two cities and oral experience. A sprightly friend asked as

oint I should like to being forward, as Bosed room at the Hongkong Dinjensary on hanghai. It will be remembered that Chang te ge with lain to morning service, asserting bat as you will observ with satisfaction has absolutely necessary to ady economy Saturday morning for the purpose of confirming Chih-1ang antihorised the formation of a similar that he never liked to miss the Customs Psalm estimates our ore refertes st 20,000 tons at the present time, I notice we are em the resclusion passed at an extraordinary general company recently with the heal offee at Shang The expression was new to us, but a nndge đur. and as you know from last month's crushing and ploring two souretaries practically at the meeting held on the 11th inst. 2 J. D. hai, but we learn that this is a semi-governing the course of the Centebimur fibs (15th from his recent letters tas quality of the ore has preson time. As the shareholders to pay for Humphreys presided, and there were also pre Bent MA WH. Ray, Capt Clements, Messrs. leftment undertaking, while the tou uoted above morning of the month) revealed the secret. The improved considerably. It is to be hoped that that ?•

will be entirely mercantile enterprises..

phone was For promotion ramath neither from this more faroarable state of things may con

The CHAIRMAN-I explained to you privately J. T. Hagen JA. Jupp, J. C. Peter, Hari- the Bust or from the Was for ypt fruin the Linne, but it has been so often a matter of hope some time ago that twe aegrutarios are costing Buck, Jan Shan, and A. H. Mancell (secretary). Lisut-Colonel Jelax Philip Osbaldosten South" our friend, who hy-the-byo is not in deferred and somany condent anticipations have

us the samo es ono-secretary before,

The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen, the following

The British ship dvocx was a veral of 1,625 Mitford died at Mitford Castle, Northumberthe Customs, with a taste which we mother aphoon doomed to disappointment that. It does Captain TILLER-I don't remember you special resolution was passed at an extraordinary land, on the 27th Karember, at the age of eighty-prove nor justify, look up the anti-phone and not do for us to he very sanguine this time, telling me that. Në

goneral meeting hold in this Board room on the tens, registered tonnage, official number 91,888, The CHAIRMAN-I assure you I did, at the 11th inst That the articlos of association ball on the Clyde in 1888, and belonging to the it. Colonel Mitford saw active service with song. Fer why the I. G is the judge he However, if this months crashing equals the 18th Regiment in the first war between patteth down one and satteth up another!" Isit we may perhaps foel entitled to take Cind. The rangements were made with Mr. of the Company be altered by striking out port of Lautem. It appears from the evidence England and Chius. On returning from With more dialectic zeal than sense he after a mora cheurful view of our prospect in Potts for thy assistance of Mr. Dunion, and wo article 104 and substituting in Hep thoroof given before this Court that is saited from that service he married, on May 30th, 1844, wards maintained that there was more than a the future. I now come to var great die are not paying more thad we were before Mr the new article 10, which will road us follows: Calcutta un or about October 5th last, bound for Fanny, only daughter of Mr. Charles Mitford, coincidence in the appositeness of this song of appointment the oyanide process. All of Duncan is keeping the books and so an If the said John David Humphreys vacsies Boulogne, with a page of jute and a opem Pitshill, in the county of Sussex. They Asaph to the circumstances of the China const you are pretty well conversant with the facts possible. Mr. Fotta will withdraw so that thore office by dents, the firm of J. D. Humphreys of twenty-seven hands all told, as well as the were distinguished as the Toruly hitfords, and he went on to apply a quaint paraseology the noncerulis, not to mention the walau sa-will be a consulerable saving to the Company

and Ben shall succeed him and be the ticul captain's wife. Or October 27th in latitude 4 deg. but they were a branch of the Northumbes farther that the Customs men speak, now penkes we kase been pat to, of the chemist's Captain TILETTOf course, so long as the Managers of the Company. I now hay to land family. He came into possession of the with a stiff neck, that they wisely set not up trials of the process, the sending for an expert, Company is put to uv witin expense there is move that this resoletiva lo confirmed.

Mr. W. HRT-I bag to second. their horn on high, but janetag that their Chief the best man the Oasselis Company had got in nothing more to be said. Mitford and Humanby states in 1870.

Carried unanimously.** shall judge according virto right await his plea their own ampley, to come out and investigata the cansee of the failurs to cover the gold The death as rarred of Commander Johare with the patience of the stolid pr.

in the tailings, and -lía return home from William Francis Harvey, grandson of the late Admiral Sir Edward Harvey Commander We (London, and China Express) havo already Singapors on the score of ill health without Harvey entered the Navy in 1876, and carved noted that in rifurenco to the negotiations as even proceeding to the miros, so I will not as a midbipman on the Farius in the China to the lapated boudary between ourselves and go farther into them. (The Chairman here real war, 1857-58 and received the Chien medal, Francs in Indo-Chins Griat Britain was in the certificate of the Singapero doctor with with two clasps. He landed with the naval posed, on terms; to nogrieecs in the possession regard to His export, which the press was brigade at the capture of Carrion, and was pr. by France of the territory in Kiang hung wrongly requested not to publish.) Waaro sent at the capture of the Taku forts. The coded by Cling to her. In any case we believe in communication by wire with our own Furious, with Lord Elgin, the British Minister, our remedy lies with Chlan and not with agents in London and through than with on board, on his mission to China and Japan, France, against whom we only have the right Mr. Gillies, jeur late Chairman, and the was saveral times engaged with the Taiping to feel that she has done an exceedingly an Camells Company about geiling out another rebels in her passage up the river to Hankownoighbourly action. However that may be, man at once and can but trust we all have we need not bother nor be astonislied. On the hotter luck this next time. If the inan re re The residents of Mosque Junction, where two main question, respecting, the other disputet quirs is not to be and at home we shall try

The D. D. B. steamer Thekla from Hamburg left Singapore on the 27th inst, and may be exposted here on or about the 3rd January.

The Portugace boy who was taken from house in Mosque Junction suffering from plague died on Friday night at the Kennedytown Hospital.

The P. M. steamer 'City Peking, with mails, Ac., left San Francisco for this part, vis Honolulu, Yokohama, and Nagasaki, on thi Plat instant.

The U. F. stormer. Emprise of Jopon arrived at Shanghai at 9 a.m. on the 28th inst, and left again at 6.30 pr. for Vancouver, via Nagasaki,

Kobe, and Yokohama.

The O. & 0, steamer Gaelic, with nails, & from 8an Francisco to the 10th inst, has arrived Tokohama, and will leave for this part, via Nagasaki, this morning.

At a meeting of the Connell of the Royal Colonial Institute on 26th November, Mr. David Gillies (longkong), Mr: Henry Walker, and Mr. Feroy F. Wise (British North Borney)

wore elected Fellows.

TKe Chineno Minister in London (Kung Chao-yuan), who had been dangerously ill for BD Tecke, as conrrlescent when the mail The loft, but was, progressing very slowly, mara of illness had been gastritis His Ex- calloney was able to get up for a few hours a day.

now

Mr. Wincor I hope when the new man comes ont he will come out under modical certificate; that ought to be a stipulation.

The CHAIRMAN-I think, o, Mr. Wilcox. Ws will keep flat point in mind when the engagement is made.

The CHAIRMAN-If there are no more quos-

tions I propose the adoption of the roport and

Mr. J. II. Cox seondoc.

accounts.

Carried.

The CHAIRMAN-I am very much obliged to you for your attendance, gentlemen. I think that concludes the business of the meeting...

longitude 87 leg. 25 min E at 10.30 ... smoke was seen issuing from the air shaft for ward Steps were immediately taken to ertin guish the fro, the force pamps and pilent fire extinguishers being used to play on it. Tho soko ceased-within-an boar or an-hear and half, and the main hatch was then opened, whereupon dense volumes of smoke came up, Moneys were tlion taken to break up and jettison the cargo in the bold to get at the cont of the fire: Loles were bored in the dock The canal meeting of the abors Company andra were kept working. The fire con- was held at Shanghai on the 22nd December, tined to gain, and on October 29th it was when the report and cocounts were adopted.

ALAJOR BROTHERS, LIMITED

found necessary to abandon her, which was Mr. BARUA Proposed the re-election of Messre. The following the substance of the report

dane at 6.30 pm. On Monday, October 28th, The directora beg to submit to the share

the boats were provisioned and ready to lower, Shewan and Lowis as directors.

holders the duly anditod sccounts for the sixth and every precaution was taken for the safety Mr. WiLoox sevorded.

year's operations of the Company, sua, let of the crew. As regards the origin of the fire Carried

there is no evidence before the Court to enable of Oofobor, 1895, *****

They grat that the business as a whole Lusit to express any opinion. We consider that

Mr. O. HOLZIRE proposed the re-election

cases of plague have recently occurred, are, we taritory, Lord Balisbury in balieved to be ia Australia and South Africa, where the proves the anditors, Mass. F. Henderson and W:Hot left a preft on the twelve months' working. everything possible was done to save the ship,

The Honorary Treanntar of the Edgar Helief Fand begs to acknowledge with thanka the following donations --

The Field Battery (H.K.V). Mr. P. Sushee

Mr. B. H. Richardson

E. F. B

Mr. Wa, Maobean

Mr. Dorabe Nowroje

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Ou 2713 November the steamer, Tina, built

Gaskell

Captain TriLETT sionded. Carried

bat consider that it is now on a much more and that there is no blame to be at all attached satafuntory and sound basis. A comparison of to the captain, officers, and crew, who appear to The CHAIRMAN That is al the since this year's accents with those of Inot slows

that the loss for 1995 Amounts to Tha 4537.91 baco bohaved very well. before the meeting, gentlemen.

against a deficit in 1894 of Ts. 21,548.78.

NEW DALMORAL. GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

Soap making continued, to be unprofitable, and Mr. Abraham's grecson was not renewed,

TRADE RETEEN CHINA AND ITALY.

learn, inclined to attribute the appearance of the favour of sarrendering the country to France, is well known, and we eat only sasure you in disease in that neighbourhood to the fact that in in so far as we are in any way concerned, on this regard that no pains will be spared on our soms building operations now going on close by condition that France will respect, jointly wita part to protect your interest and save further bricks from the demolished houses in Taiping Great Britain, the territorial integrity of Siam, foes of time sad money. Mr. White, the The P. M. steamer China, with mails, &shan ara being used. The oxplanation does not that the 20 kilometre mentaal zone on the right chemist in charge at Pijom, will in the mean which loft Lence November 26th for an appear to be a sufficient one, because sporadis bank of the Mekong shall be expunged Een time proceed with his comprimants, being guided Francisco, via Nagasaki, Kabe, Inland Son,

cases of the disease bavo from time to time the France-Siamese treaty, and that the French by euch lite and directions as Mr. Mitchell, Yekohama, and Honolulu, arrived at her des appeared in other parts of the town which conlelll evacuate Chantaboon. It will be seen we the export from home, was able to send hits

a conelderable saving has thus been made. ipation on the 24th instant

The all mill has not been run to its full not be soconate, for in the same way. The should not get much from this, and that Sium bafore the former's departure from Singapore.

A recent amber of It Sola pablishes an coincidence of the occurrence of cases of plague world be the indirect gainer. On the other With regard to Mr. White Gimself, your Diros"

capacity owing to the abnormally high rates The Rangoon Gaute raysOwing to the in the neighbourhood of building operations in hand, we should not be giving much, for the torn have fully saved the keen disappointment

The first arrnal meeting of shareholdere in reling for seeds during a portion of the esson, interesting port of the Italian Consulat breakdown of the Bassis oil line between which bricks from the condemned area are being Kinng hung country is, in most ways, of ex-which has attended Mr. White's work so far, Baku and Batoum a scarcity of korssine oil is used has, however, astrooted attention and ceedingly little nas except to round of France's but at the same time we must not contama-him this Company was held on Baturday, at nooit, at bat a market has now boon establishet for both Shanghai on the commercial relations between increase in later years in the exportations from exported in the porta of the East and prices will excited comment.

possessione up to the Mekong. If she son or the Cassolle Co., to whom we eball of course the offione, Duddell Street: Mr. GR. Sterens cake and oft sa ti branch of the Company's italy and China. There has bon a notablo China to Italy, due chiefly to the establishment increase considerably before, the pressure is

timentally requires this she must be prepared to look for redross, too hastily, for his want of presided and there were also present Moserisiness gives promise of doing fairly well in

access. No doubt the conditiors underwhich he .Ewons (member of Commiting Committee,) the future. ramovod.

grant something in return.

has had to work are very different from those W. H. Fetta (Secretary), V. FL. Deacon, J. H. The sul works have muffered through the of communication between Genos and Shanghai steamers. In this way a part of the trade which in Bonth Africh or Australia and das allowance Car, G. Stokes, E. Robinson, S. Rastonjes, continued docline in the supply of silver the by us of the Worldeutscher Lloyd line of

refiners, but there has boon f considerable in, by Messrs. William Gray and Co. to the order zumst be made for this Many of the Rand J. A. de Carvelbs, and Bert Buck.

The SECRETARY read the notion calling the eroast in local basiassa, and this increas is con-used to go vià Marseilles now corses dinot; and of Mosers, M. Samuel, and Co. London, WA inos which are now so ceaseful found

fidently expected by your directors to expand still the Shanghai-Gence line has also absorbed an important portion of the Marseilles transit taken for her trial trip, whisk prorad to be of a much difficulty at first in iresting their tallinga meeting.

The CHAMAN said Gentlemen, the refurbler. very satlafactory character, the rewel being run by the cyanide procese, and is a valuable and

The Shus Pao newspaper has continued to trade. Silk is the leading article of import into Italy from China. In 1891-92 the amount: for several bons e sua mader loaded conditions interesting word on theee mlues by Meners. port and accounts having bean in your hauda The Tetona has been specially constructed to the Hatch and Chalmers, entitled tha" Gold Minos for seine days, I will with your permission take do well; and is pear by year becoming a morowa 1,517 Lintas; this increased to 4858 balos in 1893-84 and 8,543 balos in 1894-95. desigs and under the supervision of Messrs of the Rand, I notice that although the first them to read Wiregret that in a montary point valuable property.

The Milan markot, as far as the working: Flannery, Baggaley and Jphased, of London demonstrations of the proces began in June, thay are not more atisfactory, the minas not

THE PERAK SUGAR COMPANY: ': up of the Chinese milk is concerned, 19 and Liverpool, for the carringo of eil in bulk 1800, it does not soom to have been actually in having been us rot anciently opened up to:

I on a par with that of Lyons, and French and general cargo She is of the following work till 1891, in which year 36,000 ns. of gold make them self-supporting, although we are dimersions Length 338 ft. breadth 48 ft, were recovered by the process. To prove to still advised by both Mr. Henderson and Mr.

The annual goneral mosting of the Perak merchants find it to their advantage to have and 81.ft. 6 in. deup, and is capable of carrying you the value of the process and how quickly it Grant thist for propecia are as good as avar, 6,800 tons. She is fitted with triple expansion was taken up, as well as to aalisfy you of the Houderson expresses overy confidenes in Sugar Company was laid at the Company's thesilks worked up to Italy, on account of the

the duting on ontering France The menu. ¦ kines, having cylinders 273 in, 494 Lu, and wisdom of our following up ony attempts to got them and his reports on the mines agros in vloes, G, Kinking Rosa, on the 20th December, chanpress of labour, and that, notwithstanding Zurich, Busle, url Crefeld pacsos The death is azonnaad of Gamerni the Hon, 73 in. by 43 is stroke, and steam is applied it started at Panjom, inspite of all the obstacles all respects with those obtained from eller and there wore present Messer W. V. Drum

Little, A. Risttle, Cumy, and C. J. the same plan; and thus the Italian factorles, A Boating dook for Hyego, says the Hyuga Sir Francis Colborne, Colezal of the Royal from thres large, single-ended hollers, working and disappelatinaats we have so far not with, and undoubtedly reliable men; all agro (smond (Chairman), J. H MeMichael, W. Dfacturers Nowe, capable of accommodating ships up to Warwickshire Regiment, who commanded the at 160lbs. praksure. The machinery worked I give you the figuras of the and outputs for you sawnze) that the Company po

thoroughly good property which has in no Dhulgaon (Beretary); representing 637 out of especially at Chao, derive large profite. Cains Malso ones to the Italians the preparation of 10,000 tons, is said to be a project supported by military forces in the Far East from 1874-77 throughout the trist in a very satisfactory men the following years, vin. a good many Osaka capitalists and backod br He was born in 1818, and was a son of the ner, nu delay of any sort occurring, and after 1892 160,168 oz Falue £ 502,469 way lost in valus since Mr. Henderson was 2,500 shares NEU

The Chairana-dd that at the last anudal yarns after the European fashion, and Italy. hes 1883,004,498

placed in charge to ourry out him ostis to 088,870 song foreign amistance in Kobe. The scheme Arab Lord Seaton, who performed distinguished compistion of trial slio proceeded to ser Electric

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1,772,472 of 1800, which estimate and report was mosting they had expected to be able to close applied the greater part of the necessary. will be submisted for government approval early service in the Peninsular way and at Waterloo lightia fitted throughout, toading Sues Croal next month,

Sir Francis Calborne entered the army in 1836, laut. The pumps and ventilating arrangemsite which I think must convince the most sceptions considered by the Board to be a notable one, the accosts for the country campaign by the machiner Skins is the most important artiolo served in Canada la the soppression of the core of the are completa aberaster as in Mass on the subject. It may be that the cause of all our unde by a practical miner with n full know Stat. Augast of the proscal year, but circum of direct exportation to Italy, forming one-fifth

cedrede At Bhanghai, wo learn from the N. C. Daily hellion in 1858-39, and took part in the action Samuel's other steincess Els also pressses a trouble will prove a very simple one, and on this ledge of ins subject and the psoassary experiances had occurred afterwards which wonds of the whole. Filk waste cocoa, esame scade, News, there seems to be amongst the native of St Eustache. Ho served throughout the powerful set of wear for dealing with general point obeorye from the samo work that the enco to fit him beta to judge wast work should it impossible for thom to do so and they had (allow, regetable waz, and rhubarb are also re- As for so the importe into China from Italy population of the part à great deal of fever and Eastern campaign of 1854-55. He was spurgo, being capsalo of landing or discharging mechanical preparations of the pip for the be done and what each coat should be. After been obliged to extend the sessou a fow manthe ague, which bave appeared in im opitiamio form, pointed quartermaster-general at the Markus in a similar time to that of 4 frut class cargo oyantle treatment is a very much more port nearly two years' work under Mr. Henderson's longer and to prolong the campaign to the 1st but so far no deaths are resulted from this in 1862 and to the command of the troops in beat. Sho is also constructed to a phie to carry sat operation than is erdinarily supposed by management and an expanditus of more than of Colober instead. This extension had prevented are concerned, there is still not much to be said, disease. In this opinion of the natives the cause China and the Straits Settlements in 1874. He dry and perishable cargoes together with other reason of the loses of gold unaccountable in iloable the money he estimated it would take to their receiving, hocsmuts from the estate in but the opening of two shops of Italian articles of a totally different store, vither liquid cr muny cases walch have been brought out in the put the mines in working order, wa find our Pennng to enable them to make up the annual of food at Shanghai marks a distinct step in

weather of the past two months,

and was awarded the medal and clasp.

It is said that the estimates in respect of tho administration of Formosa «during the next twelve months provide for an expenditure of 4,500,000 yen, white only 1,500,000-yen in- u pected as revanine. The remaining Larve til fcus will therefore have to be applied by

Japan

Mr. A. G. WisO...

ALoDymons

Brought forward

Total up to date

573

$671

..

uf the feror is to be found in the unKENAÌ· DÓNANGAMdled the Perak Expedition in 1876-id, at the amo time, without injury to either. | working of the prosses." It is just such an un-selves a good way from being in that position, repurl and state of ecounts in time for adrabeo.