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As to the shifteholders of the Dock Com party congratulating themselves it wors come years afore they had any reasons to congratulate themselves on the cons struction of the present Admiralty Drl and if they may do so now it is due in orly a very minor degree to tlio work given by the British Admiralty The dock has at length proved profitable, but it is owing principally to the increased demand for decking accommodation by the mercantile marine. For some time after its.

construction, however, it was a heavy bite den on the resources of the Company, and in view of the remarks made at the necting

SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BORN DO, & yesterday by Mr. WaBALLER, it may be

WITH WHICH ARE INCOÚTORATED THE CAINA DIRECTORY

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST.

1897

THE THIRTY-TH ANNUAL ISSUE, which will be found, is hitherto, more fall and accurate than its procecovmors.

Royal Octavo Complete with Maps and Plans, pp. 240, 87. Dirostory only, pp. 873, 19.50.

interesting in note the views en tertained at the time, not only by mauy private shareholders, but also by the directors. At the half-yearly

THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUE:DAY EHBRUARY 935 167.

Tho N. 2 stoomer Facesul det (frovi Tacoma, Waah) for Hongkong via jufts yesterday?

There wom 3,050 visitors to the City Hall Museum st week, of whom 130 wera y

MAMMA & The steamer China, with maile, do, which left hand 16th aliam for Salt Francisco in Shanghai, Nagniski, Koba, Inland Sea, and Yokohama, ativos at her dos,

nation via the 18th instant

SUPREME COURT.

22nd February,

IN URIMINAL BESSIONA

PVISNE JUDOR.)

NOT GUILTY.

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meeting bold on the 28th August, 1889, (Dzrors His Honote 1, SeaconNA SMITH, found oncealed under the ossia of the logs, Mr. J. D. HUMPHREYS opposed a recom mendation sande in the report that the sum of $100,000 should be written off the cost of the Admiralty Dock, and the then chairman, Mr. FORNECKER, said that the dack, which bad cast over 8900,000, was

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The CHAIRMAN-kere being so question®, bor to propose that the report said statement of nooouuta be adepted,

Capt. CLEMENT seconded,

L'HO UKAIRMAN tllón proposed the re-ulention et Mr. Fullarton Houderson as auditor.

M. WHI. MANCKLE Boonded. Carnivel

The CirastaN-That is all the business, gentlemen Dividend warrants will be ready fourrey.

CORRESPONDENOL,

We do not hold ourselves respotrubie, for His * Opinions Maprted by our corresportenut, JE

KISSING THE BOOK

the wea of Daropeans in valon parts of Chine, who da wot wish tu este their letters and other misil natter to the se-aclul Imperial Pust Dftos Uror which the Eastsi", ut every treaty jort call TOTUS Abolite control tho Customa Catrinishioners mud pratinter being, as wo kuów too well, mere paid employs of the Chigami mandarins, who can do as they like with bath Custome maiters and mails. No Commissioner, and no Imperial postmaster dere refore to deliver up any mall bar to the Total if be naked for it, and foreign merchants and residents in the outparte will run the risk of haring their lettere opazul and reulit nuy Chi

•hỏng rival: thinks it worth his while to intarest the Chiassociats in any particular letter in the nial bags Recent events at Chinking, Shang bat, and Hongkong in connection with the Bon- not starters and at Chefonu connectin

thought by the directora to be worth Johnson, Stokes and Master) appared for the TONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK oromising, and I have pleasure in asying that the Bible attendant upon the administering tacff, and Modiseretionary right of upsty

The following jurors were empanelled femers. C. F. Grossman, H. Crombie, P. J. Reus, J. G. des. Remedies C. Georg, B. S. Joseph, and J. A. de Carvalho.

The Court overruled in objection by the prisoner, who wzhod to be tried solely by Englishmon and not by any Portuguese ro

The prischor was found not guilty and be

about $300,000. The dock had at that time been open eighteen months and five ohipa A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED had been docked in it, but they were not sufficient to cover the working expenses, for the chairman and the dock had been ear ing nothing aid that he was cortain it would add very little to the revenue for some Limeskonts. to come, the ethar deeks being quite capablo was discharged. of doing all the Company's buxiness. If a

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

Undan kalacant 18 willu à - Low both, contracting pertlot, but that may be a mirnice of a crime like this boug wastol the matter of opinion, We have Howards, ander polies know that their ints. In to keep watriótontemplation fresh proposals on a somewhat wok out the ineipetrato14 The 4 offerta different basis sed it in a hotelblo that of the porca bu Saturday night wors in vain, these may and more favour as the hands ont du Burday morning Inspector Staaton of the Lorde Comisioases tf the ads topsiepi sono valuable information upon which mirrity or will go mait refrain from be immediately took ration, Ils got the ranking any further remake on this subject or assistance of Detective Sorgeant Molvor giving you say faller details at prosent You Aur, went to N 7 Toller Station, I will be furnished with theso on a later pogasion where boys joined by Inspsator Hennessy see we are in a position to speak mors and a large staff of Chivers detetives and freely about it. I may mention her flat 1. constables in plalu ofothes. They proceeded in faut a paragraph in one of the home papers a cautions pinunor to a bongo út Do Fit Street just to hand by last mail stating 6 11 MN. This afternoon Comirandy Hatings will The Chinese police were stationed all raned the Foul comla not be placed in any flock in the Lold su inquiry conseruing the shocking death house and some of that were stian Ardered on East In reply to this I wish to state that wo of Captaiz John Harry Ward, EM, of H.M.S. to the roof. So brostunt was the blockade this inyo already been in correspondento. Aho Gaviften, who semmistoll edicide on the ship unes old not have wapod unpeecrod. The Commander-in-Chief on the Station with regard yesterday morning by bloring out bis brains arrangements having for roado Inspectore Stan to this matter and have dead him that ILS

wood Fergusson's foreshore ought to warn all " with a revolver.

ten and Hennessy, Sergeant Melver, and two Potteral and Torte conld be taken into the or three among the pick of the Chinese detective No. 1ook at Kowloon, thero boing sufficient, TO A NOITOS OF TEN “DAILY ERUS the pooble how powerless the Customs, vilejal staff procoded quietly to the top floor of the water and amplo accommodation. In view of the

BTE, I And from recent home papers that are to rorist to most extravagant and illegal house where they surprised for non, who trois 20cmrary enlargement of our works at Kowloon the English form of oath has pain hoon dis demode of he Chiness officials, and how alow instantly, bandeuffel. On two of them being already alluded to, I stali bave a rasplutter to end and, as in the past. The auto chybotica foreigi diplinindy is to get redrews for it- searched panitets of earrings, hair ornanoate, propose to you, later es, which trust will is raised by wioses, supported by medical juries inflicted by the matarins upon foreign gold bangles, and other jewellery which had meet with your spproval Regarding our men, te kissing the book as a possible, subjecte. The safety of our cortespondanos. bean stolen from 204, Queen's Road, Contral Articles of Association which wers remodelled means of contagion to digsase of sman form or is onend, the most vaicable parts of alterations, it lins boon found on many occasions Francis A. Stingos has patarned to the abject of which foreignore in handy venue to were found upon them, while a jammy was also in 1868 with various subsequent additions and another. From The Timis it sprears that the extraterritorial tam, by the exercise This jemy notly fitted the marks made on that they are no longer up to date and proved to and has made, corian orggestions to do away live in China and carry on their biziosz. fres the boxes and drawers, Not only thers four be defective in many reposts. Your icictor with the essay gio) for Lesing the Bible, from interference by the native officials. We men but the landlord of the house and therefore have under conve relation a revision of The Australian Medical Gasete of 20th No do not by any means oppose the lion of the Weng Keng was charged with demanding another man wens is Arenated and the sir their and as nga as the necessary alterations vomber, dated by The Timce, calls attention Imperial Chinese Post, which we welcome se a sum of $100 by means of monnoes on the 22nd were promptly taken to No. 7 Police Station, have been made they will be submitted for year to the difficulty which has seleb in the Courts stop in the right direction and a sign of pre- JannaryNAN

where they mero identified as this roblari opproval This undertaking will of comma hayo of New South Wales is soengutence of the grows on the part of Chinis but it by an Jubans Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. They were brought before Commander Has to be rried out, by the alvos of the Company a refusal of medical man to kiss the book follows that we should give up to the now Wilkine), appeared on behalf of the prosecuings yesterday and rounded.

solicitor. In omncluding my Towar I SL T20 periodical cuscussions which prize upon institution every facility we rely possono tion: Mr. B. Robinson (instructed by Messrs.

very glad to be able to state that cur prospects this interesting point sre and uhtedly due to for the carriage of the mails, froe, gratis, and of work in the future continue to be very my mind, to many not knowing that the kissing for belking, and submit to a past exorbitant defence.

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the returns for the mouth of Juntary are very of au osit is not a component part of the cob, Chinned official to rummage foreigners. The ordinary yearly misting of the abars inourable and we have also every reason to hope and therefore not at all obligatory? It was su letters, and to give Lis Chinose friends the holder in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock at the returns for February will be equally decuted 62 old by mlmont judges, and at a time advantage of any business secrete be day Company, Limited, was fold at the son of the good Before proposing the adoption of the when Courts of Justice were by no means free mirn by the process of Gratisessing the rail, Company Prayn Central, yesterday at noon, report and accounts, I shall be pleased to from the influence of the Church with which The Imporial Chinese Feat charges as compared answer to the best of my ability say quations our legal tutilation are so int.mafely bound with the Local Fost tariff are orer eight limed Mr. St. C. Mlensisen presided and thoro wore that chareholders may desire to assup perusal of the State Trial which slick the Fusparis Chinase Port charging 3 also present Messrs J. IL Lewis NA Siebs, J. S. Van Buren, Hon. J. J, Bell-Irving, C. Mr. WICHING My, Chairman, I should like contain the origin of most of the customs of carts for Glattor waighing of an chon Bourns (Dirantors). Gilles (Chist to make one or two remarks. I hear from the Court of England, apart from affording against the LP.U tarif of 1 cent for 1 Manager), T. I. Ruso (Secretary), V. H. Joscen Singapore that the Company there putting mach food for reflection to the modern talent onnod. The new post offor charges for news. (Solicitor), Paul Jordan, H. Wioxing, J. R down very extensive machinery and further in regard to the dark og ored spars are infinitely greater, I cent for a foreign ional, G. C. Anderson, T Arnold, H. plant. I think it is most disirable that as much with out pretont admirable Constitution, newspaper gnist 1 cash changed by the Company now the cano experience would in

Patts. Mitchel Murray Bain, F.peed of possible should be ezeraised in the got affords also track that is useful to the legi LPO, while the Chinese newspapers are only Dodwell, G. C. Cox, W. Furfft, Fullerton ting on with the extension of cue workshops mind, and it le duo, I think the neglect to charged a cont. The rates for books, pat- all probability be repented and it would be

Henderson, CA Temus, C, E. Sharp H. The machine shop at Koricon is one of the sexcoit the pld books that ratst be attritated torum price, current parasta, eto, are pro several years before the investment began

A private letter which has been received Humphwys, E. 8. Wholler, and M. H. Michaat most perfect on this side of the Buse Canal, the coatinan rising of a point which does not portionately increased, from 250 to 10) per to yield a return. If the Admiralty want from Manila states that the rebols captured The SECRETARY read the notice convening but I think the foundry and the blacksmiths exist except as smera ceremony do ponverted, ent as compared with the Lionil Post rates, shop are by no means what they should be in into a custom watch the Judges of the Superiorunt in addition the Imperial Chinese Postul a new dock, therefore, it is reasonable that three guns at the halle of Bilang and that the the coting.

The CHAIRMAN,Gentlemen, the report, and comparison with the other shops At Binga Coucle at home, to their arstikos is said, sro authorities have devised another most iniquitoni they should contribute to the cost in Spanish General who in sound in command wacourts having boon in your hards for sons poro Ley are doing so chuch that it is highly loth to do away with us a castom, however toh and unfair tients of adding to thols rovente by The Postal currands is Axed at 1,000 cual. larger proportion than on the last occasion. killed. The latter also stick that the Spanish times will with your, pormission, take them desirable that the improvements here should be it may be open to a witness or any other Heders inaloting the male dishonestly on exchangy, This is only fair to the shareholders and cokliers aro suffering great privations and that is read. It afforit your Dirsolom great made with a deh basto na pɔasiblə. Thé „feddist " to rush in whore engels fear to tread to the 91, a rale at which there is

pleasure in meeting yeu again today with Balgid is lying here waiting for repairs which a matter which I hare is the bonear to dis they are begging and praying for food.

such very favourable resulta. Though the last the Company are unable to sle because they cass in the press aleshore, Any vifases pry handshas profit They insist upon & half year has not been record ene na far as cannot enpply a new shafting and it was neoss jutyman, objesting to keep up the old cont stay being only sold for 20 cash and the net result is corned, the latter must say to end to England for it. This is very custom by refusing to kiss the book for any loss, while the achings of the day is Hovertheless bo comdered highly satisfactory insatisfactory and should 96 remedied na soon partacular reason, cannot be compelled to do to 880 cash, at minst, to the dollar. Whe We are in a position to again prepose us possible.

BANKINGNAS --the halding of the Bible, in sol rases, is vetting this squeeze in the grandiloquently cant. together absorbing $187,500, and to re- the directors have had in contemplativu farther repeating it with uplifted and Recording to thing wore needed to stamp the whole sharnotor cometida borns of $30,000 to contributing extensions to the machine shop, as I bare stated the Seaton, and Fennel methods evidently of the Imparul Post as pacely Chinese and pettifogging we imagine this shameful and shareholders, a bonus of 320,500 to our foreign in my epcecli. As you live referred to the based pull the Roman staten being in my impacant squeeze world give it. Indeed it employés, represents 15 par cont. on their mindey and the bincksmith's shop. I may say opinion all that is necessary. InHowell s alaries, that a sph about $61,000 be written they will be rebuilt in a certain time and no State Trinis, 1255 (Morru Cass, is to be sms to us that the foreign public bare eff from the velour Kowloon and Ces doubt every improvement will be made. I found a ruling of the Court upon an objection been quiety sold to the now institution fur - mopolitan establismants, to pinco a further aure you that we have it in view ta be in future taken by the priscar in a rilanss for the the price of a song, which will never bring sum of two lochso de otelit of the reserve quite up to date in all cair demblislimenta prosecution lid has been properly sworn in any advantage to tesa who were cajolled fund, this increase the star to $500,000, Mr. WIOKING I very glad to hear you because he had not kissed the book. The detto signing the contract for the theap carrings sion dates, from the year, 1849 and is all the of the muzils, as all other steamers will have a and to carry forward the balance of say so Your explanation is very satisfactory.

10410471 to new cocunt as you will

more remarkable as it was given pon an imperfectly good vas in refusing to pay more for 880, we are thus doating with an availabletion of the report and accounts us presented..

The CHATMAN-bog to propose the adop portant point taken by a riscoes who, as in permit fees than the stators carrying this Imporial Chinese oil pay Wo are glad to. those days, was denied the assistance of conneci total amount of $503 560.34 in mankor

Mr Wiosing-May make one more

learn that one Government at least is prepar to take a stand against the vessele Hying its The CHATESEAN-Certainly

the Twoint BookC

Brooke MMUTTI-My Lords, I except against the Bag paying ally more, and others will doubting follow out. The big stomer companies of the Court Sir, ho in aworozatal yos sport to port save certainly, rendered inces valmbla

late

ROTTICes to be foreign communities on the cost of Gina by carrying, blir mails fres Fofoost and companies, captains, ou

for their rains Bet we do not fagy that fron

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THE REBELLION IN THE PHILLIPINES

A GENERAL REPORTED KILLED

it would certainly pay the Government much batter than going to the expense of construct ing a dock of their own. Up to the present the parties have been unable to como to Famine Relief Fund bogs to knowledge dividend of 8 per cap and a bones of 4 per The: CHAIRMANIn reply I may any that by the right hazd and repeating the sath, titled new department we wonder any

terre, but the case is eminently one for equitable arrangement and it is to be boped the renamed negotiations may have a successful issue

The German flagship Kazer left for Any yesterday

The P. & C. S. N. Co.'s stoner Candia loft Singapore for this port at 6 am. on 21st.iznt.

The E. & A. ctoamar Guthrie, Erom Sydney, K., Loft Port Darwin on the 19th instant for this port

The ateiser Catherine Apcar, from Caloutta, left Singapors for this port on the afternoon of the 20th instant.

The N. G. L stoamar Letimbro left Singapore

INDIAN FAMINÉ RELIEF FUNDS The Henorary Treasurer of the Indian roosipf of the undernoted subscriptiona —

Already noknowlodged

on the 21st just, and may be expected here on.

or about the 28th instant.

The O. 8. 9. Cole steamer Glauens, from Liverpool, leit Singapere on the morning of the 21st lust, and may be expected here on or about the 20th inst

Tho C. P. atanmer Empress of India, from Hongkong, arrived at Nogank at 6.30 am. to-day and will leave at 6.30 pm, for Yaucocer, 3.C, vis Kobe and Yokobares

Yesterday the men-of-war in the harbour wera decorated in honour of the birthday of.

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The Eickmers' steamer Mien Bichmers, from -Middlesbro”, Antwerp, and Hamburg, passed the Cznal yesterday and may be consiloed, due hers on or about the 22nd March.

The Hon, A. M. Thomson, Asting Post- master-General, har ressived the substantive appointment, which bas become vacant through

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I trust in every wospect satisfactory to share holders. The gross earnings for the last half gear are the largest on record, exceeding their WICKING-In your remarks you said

you were not in favour of investing any of the cus of the Company in loval "companies. In my opinion many of the local companísa sra a safe as any bank in this or in any part of the

The following is the conversation decisive of

of the proceding a nonths by about 3120,000. At the same time the cost of labour, material and working expeases of the Company establisheuls are greater by some $230,000, Jabour showing an approximate increase of garld, and it is a well-known fact that one or Brooke Bir, I am not to answer you, bir olicers bare often only got mall tuke

366,133 and material $173,866. This disparity

Morris-My Lords, I appeal to him whether hè be aworu or no. DATARIS

hook Court Sir that is no matter it's but recens to us that the Locul Lost or the British Post Offices, whose organization tie. Undoubtedly this Liesing of the Biblo samporial Chinese Pcs, is se abrións te duréa 19 part of sa cath is a datorn introduced by the going concern, should make an effort to celosiastics at the timahen they admiratored prasurve their independent, existence zud not

can, however, be easily explaired, being nocopatero of our local compatios kave invested 10 the Court My Lords, I did not kiss the Imperial Chinese Post they will get mnoh for parily by the loss of large vessels with res in other compares with remarkable tensive repairs, which on several former good results. I do bet with to meation names, because you might think an Cocasions have left is such handsome return interested in them, but I hope the directors repairs of that kind generally resulting in larger profits than those of small vessels under-Will consider this maltar in conjunction, Perhaps, with the other suggestion. The com going the usual overhand for wear and tear panies in Hongkong stand sa high as your laws and as to which castom the memory Jeste, foreigners in Chang entirely dependent- partly by many of the non sale common companies in the world, and it is urbainly of an anods not in the coalary and upon the fender marcles of the new mandarin by the Company learing but a sms) prolit in some instamoos nons; and as the amount of the worth considering whether our coal companies cannot de better than cakelde fil the words of Pret hes. The L. P. might eyên Th- bills rendered for building new yesale during the are not worth investing in. I speak from that grett Julgo Lord Kesto da reported in areas ita rates so as to be able to fur period, ander review was vor, $925,000, it forme ty years experience and I know no som Christopher Love's Case FAD, 30515 How the testoship companies came correspond. panies are better managed, or more stragh ST 238 We have no law trasheed in ing return for contiming thenry the 3 Garniera : Kurthermore I Risy mention that to they dra donteolled. by the best people in the lansera ranintain it before the king in Henstrous calamity if, in addition to the ever ce you will observe, bjarga portion of our gress" tarward safer and more trustworthy, and this land but in the lawr a. God and so did themails. It certainly will be regrotted as o moct our eustomers and to retain the work in colony the eclony, "wa" have to several instances been

the the time the pope estoy a chlor omulating expences which recent events content with smaller profits. However, CULLIÇOS - The CHAIRMAN As stated in my speech rabbishops and bishop of England and did have piled upon the unfortunata farsign rex- Alagillathis drone kabar al cily gave my personal opinion on this then prove it to them; that there was no In delits of Sheng had the fitoreased cost of living. ron will all agree with that woygare every subject. I ay say that this rifler will have practised in England but the hur of God, the morms advance in long tools, and don romion to be fully led with the meals the directors pericas attention when it comes which our ministers are both to touch, and bray squently in local taxation, wider rates, oto, the before us. To overtake the large incress in botere them again,

themselves to study So long, Lersters is enhanced cost of labour, food, servants, and every our business it has bean cuyah r. WALTER-I have much pleasure in the Law of God shall be the nw of the land articls of daily constirption ther azw, to be the engineering, boiler, and ship repairing seocusing your proporal, and in doing so I de calory I hope will the custom of Essing the suddenly mulated in these or func times the establishments almost night and day. As not in need anything to the Tory folt Bible be maintatuedam, or your obedient former cost of postage to outports with only one this method of ring work it ever, reeks the Chairman lee made upon the servant,

nest office, and that a purely Chinese Gevara not only costly but in many 206 un sujet Not very many years ago when W. NORTON KYSH

intitation, to curry thair lettors. The perial Chinese Post will do doubt be good AN EXCITING SCENE,

satisfastory, your Dirvoters think that the time the Admiralty Dook was being built Hongkong, 22nd February 1507A

enough for the Chiaere, bat no foreigner will Six men were brought up at the Police Court has core, not only for making further sulitions some of the shareholders eritioned the

Dee if or brast it say other roots is open to We are glad to hear that Mr. Hart Back is yesterday charged with participating in an to oar machine shops, but also in an enlargo necessity for the cock and think I

of us who

MR DAVIDSON AND MIL O'SHEA hao, and for that reason the fhreign communi- rapidly renovering from the injuries he usarmed athok and robbery at a shop in Queen's went of our whole establish meat at Kowloon is pleasant for

tie in China, of Whitch Shanghai is the chief BENSON THE PHILIPPINE then thought that dock superfluou to see y tained on Saturday at the Race Meeting. It Bead Central. The guilt of some of the pri- | and by so doing we hope te savo not only miel is probable he will leave in hospital to day ones is featuately beyond dispate, me not time and labour but subsequently in outer on row of steamers waiting to get into it. (AP REBELLION.

should site in some schonin, if the British Post CONC

Olles abandons then, te prerrot last one only have they been identifed but stoba pro a more extensivo phers of bazineer, I just plause) I Liriek. Elle progzest of

of escupo from the squeezen in fangers of The Englishman of the 1st February pab party was found upon them at the time of their mentioned that the work had been gong Cirany during the fast for years battlewing letter appears in the Cthe new instations Even the Colneso de

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Sir, I will be obliged if you will kindly not won to take bully to the Low post office consecutive performance in Calantta of Had-time lately in dealing with the repeated armed will therefore understand that the capacity of Company vat hare bus son's Surprise Party, which is due to open in attacks in the clony, and the fact that dor staff has ngin boeri heavily taxed. Their theses hư hoên lưuggly due to the fora Hongkong on the 20th March next.

no one could be obtained of the criminals servicon were, however, is very instance given sight of the Managersikt Directors I think atention of your readere, as well as to Manificent solo of its charges, and its ability to naturally caused much apprehension of most willingly and cheerfully, and the heartiest those of us who have anything to do with the O'Shea, serem minstatements appearing in get its maile carried for practically bathing lauger to exist in the winds of Chinese thanks Fall of us are therefore due to every actual work at 1o. Dook will hardly approve your cartasputilence from Manila. Mr. O'Show 11 anyone doubts the currants of our shopkeepers. The arrest thing have just been one, from the bigbuet to the lowest, and I have of the Directors proposal to give a bonus to mido will it is hoped, toud to remove all no doubt that you will most cordially approve the uployés who love wrecked so hard and fons, as it is most profinals that the robbaries of the bonus of a par cant to to given Lave enabled you to curry on the very large have beez a moltted by one dangerous gang to thelu in recognition of their incessant wusk, of ruffians. The ozontostances of the capture and labour, ta thay fally desarre it. Turn

a jupply, da United. Qaby Supplied for Cash lishes a most favourable potion of the sevenfieth arrest. The police have had a most auxious on almost constantly, night and day, and you Luen Sertuorund equal mücdery," and allow me épács is your columns to call to tub which is "Imperial only in muis, the mag-

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Mr. Roxas, this widow of Francisco Rorns, who was shot in Manila for laving taken part in the rebellion, arrived liore yesterday from Manila. She was necompanied by her six chil. dren-three samm and three daughters

We have good reason to halieve, says the Japan Advertiser, that the rumeur which hus beam recently going the rounds, to the effect that Mara Caren was to be sort to Hongkong, by the rart, P. & D. boot, is natrag. We the learn that Mrs. Carey is now under medical

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FOREIGNÉES WORKING IN THE NAME OF CHINESE SYNDICATES

safe of cussatisfaction. Whether Mr. O'Shea the easta credentials to exploit the petro- agree with us or act on this point I no 400 m walls of Breakish with the assistance of now, but midly lio munot worstrar fint roark foreign expert The two company fornitors

Into an expression of sympathy with the satires Arrived Ereb in Solid, where they are charged with making great display of

has, in such of his reports a have come norous views as to what the Imperial Chinese, Post my observation oridantly confused with flow wil in all probability, cone to, he has only her writers, iussuch as he seems to associate to contemplate the attle of the Imperial Chinese me he authier with every published remark that in Telegrarks and the monumental indlaleney bunicens which, gipanes such a large, return Ortfan is a tantor, not blessing to bla. For and the other even graver defects of that our capital. (Applause) The O. & 0. stonsur Guelle, with mails, že, į and the evouts losding, up to it are unusually ing to the accounts once more, you will, I hisə.

instance, in a letter dated Manila, December 23rd, institution, Yet the Telag rug he wore, inauga: Curried from San Francisco to the 2nd inst. via Hoco exiting. About 9:45 on Saturday night four | no doubt, igrós vitli matkatît is gond päler My ARNOLD used the sun frniatius of the and signed by Mr. O'Shen I notice: Thorated ander forogninnagement and a number HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 23rd, 1897,

lain; has arrived at Yokohama, and will harmon armed with revolvers went to 141, to go on writing off is amounts and thus matmot of Mt. C. Boormants director story of the couforicual and the breaking off foreigners ara mill-art on the service of the for this port this morning, the 23rd lust, via Quocu's Road Central One part of the further strengthen ous position, though our ALL G. 11. POPTA yevolded,, *

the priestly set of Filones that Mr. Davidson Administration. Wha, confidence bays foreign- THE expayers of Great Britain perhaps Inland Fan, Kobe, Naguali, and Shangha

and others told in explanation of the discovery era úr Camese in it for all that. It will b Caref shop is used by a monoy changar and the book valuus have already been brought down to Ten more than the shareholders of the Hong-

other by a Ubinero druggist Just as the menu satisfactorily low level Our three eta bih Mr. F. DOUWELI, proposed the re-aloction of of the plot is to put it mildly, all Temmy Rot the same with the Imperial kings L'ost iza

In his anxiety to errot a report which he were entering by the street door & Ititle boyments, after writing off the 808,255.13 as pro More dans Van Buren as directore

Mr. PARFITT Cerced Long and Whampoa Dock Company will

who was in the kitchen sangit.sight of them posed, stand at $1,495,000 cartainly a Pory

believed was a falcedood, I pannot understand *Carchen S have reason for congratulation if en arrange

Natural testingt probably led him to conclude moderate figure for such compilobe and magni-

why le aliould onlond his approval to me that the visitors were bent on robbery, as the cent establishments Our stock of material is

Mr. JORDAN proposed the re-election of inesmuch as with this exception of Liis telter, 1 ment ha come to between that Company

youngster at once emompell by to bring door and less they siz inutilis ngo by about $106(K), but Masers. T. Arnold på 5, 0, Bled na tuilitare.

hare narer referred to the subject in any way, and the Admiralty for the provision of the

explained his fears to an Indma constable, with our ever increasing business it is absolutely Mr. MITCHELL conj.ERU

Again immediately following, Mr O'Shen states

Our Changling correspondent referred in his mereed dorking accommodation required

whom he soon afterwards met One of thescessary to always keep a large stock on hand Curried, 152 game that what he is "umazed and horrified at in that atter of the 12th alt, to a dispute botes 31. robbers saw the rapid art of the boy and so as to be able to meet all warts and moods Flo CHAIRMAN - I now boy to propose an display blind hot well moading sympathy withoutor of Szachana with reference to a certain

any white man can be so short-sights to Haas French Cunan at Chungking, and th by the Navy in these anter. With such a

a Tokyo press dapatch of the 14th February shouted to his companione “Boma one has gone of the many vessals that come to us. As a rule, other resolution of which you have had notice the antives of the Phillipines in this borriklə

korowaneel syndicate Tiger alatued in u native onfideatabilment as that already main myait is axpected that n. Fill will be sub. out," whorungen the mon hastity and quietly our stock has been fant us the oad of tuch in the prior: The resolution isThat this conspiracy, ob" That is refers to mend this or that fair refers to a recent adfecapt by tained by the Dick Company at Kowloon, misted by the Government to the House of left the Jouss, and when the Indian constable year by one expart, but this time we had the Coursany da pureluce fecunt the owners thereof shortsighted whila hin is not so stated, but Chiness to work patroleuth wells in Ste- Representatives on the 1st March next, in came upon the seems they had sloured right work done by two, to se to be quite sure of the Hangho lelaad Lots Nos. 171 and 172 for that certainly the impression that it would gives by foreign methods wits foreign capital which is capable of being extended at which it is propose to stop the coinage of away. Not more than quarter of an hour correctress and value of the stock, and you will the riduco of this Crown terms of yours therein the reader. In reviewing ray letters carefully the The story as told by our contemporary is that comparatively small cost, it would be a silver after a certain date.Preparations for later several armed melt nat cartait be plessed to know that the report of the two for the price of $5,000 to be paid in cruh and only reference toushing dirsally en the abject mate of public money for the Ad carrying the change into silos, will be com whether there were four on re se sisi valuiters oppointed by a proves dut the to strasuler the same lets to the Crown and that Iono and a contained in the shird, where we pics nation of Blechaan, inpored, latst

pluted in sia mouth. The amount of gold to bob it is supposed they included the frat meant shown in one books is actually toas do also surrender Kowloon Marina Lot No. 1 Istate in referring to the trestant of the ear, upon the Vlootey as Nanking by statu

and Chang, natives miralty to enter on the construction of be kept as a reserva is estimated at a Fundrod gung-entered a shop at 264, Queen's Rond then the cost price. Intorort account you to the Crown and obtain from the Crowe i antires by the Church and Government: I do her had organised Chintao syndicats a dock of their own on a new site. The and fifty million yenye kollt

Central, one site of which is a golfsmith's will be glad to nation, anfears for the first fine new Crown less thereof with an extension not wish to convey by that the ign that their with sateral Indeed thousand tasks, to store and the other store owned by a dealer on the credit side of our revenue secount the thereto to be parabssed by this Company from grievances wore of suloinut onormity to coun- establish a Petrolenu Company in Stachan theoretical considerations arising from the

The Moons cansus commission has published in jade stone ornaments and jewellery At suroant is still small, but in subsequent reports the Government af Hougkeng for the pace of nano open rabelion bat the combined pine foreign mobinery The Viceroy, ia bis supptation that an enemy's shins might its report. From summary given by the that time several men were at work in the shop it will be greater. In comastien her with T 50,6.9, such on uusion containing 192,768 square passion of the Charsh and Government le da cepabity of High Comexission of Trade for the possibly throw shells over the Peak which Echo Macaense wo learn that on the 13th and no sosner had the thiores entered when the may mention that it has been suggested to feet and to be purchased for a term of a wall turd to keep the natives in Constant Vanyang accordingly para Che und Chung might strike the Kowloon dock, wherene February last, the population of Macao, Talpa workmen and also the shopknegres were commploy our funds which sa do act us in this year from the 16th Noviantur, 1886, at the and Colpran consisted of 3 Portuguese, 161 wanted to keep silance under gonalty of being ordinaer run of our business in a better paying additioned yearly rod of $133, and do also they would be less likely to drop in a foreigners, and 74,508 Chinese, giving a grand shot. They well taken to the item at the way thus losing them on fired deposit neustacept the train for prichading an extension dock on this side of the harbour, asem total of 78.637. Comparing these figures with rear of the poemisst and a guard was placed However, gur passent deposit of $200,000 to Hunghom Marinu. Lot No. 1 conted in the those of the census of 1878, which showed a over than, and a few men who were naloop- off some time in June; vi on that time draws near. – letter of the Honobable the Decctor of Publis scarcely worthy of serious attention, for population d 38,036, composed of 4,476 Für upstairs were also rudely awakened and forest your dirotors will fully dispune the advisability Werke to Mr. Gillies dated the 24th July, 1696 in that popspiracy against the Spanish Govern

tuguese, 63,632 Chinese, and 73 foreigners, it to join the other men in the kitebon. The of investing the arcant at car dispass in some No. 228 will be seen that the total population La promise vero then ranizeked, the boxes being way that will pick a better return. Wolave unt thosdison this point recently therefore I swak increased by 10,641 during the eighteen years, forced open with a fammy While but that the Portuguesa population has diezgaged one of the shopmen who had been for Layeaif only when I say that on principle

intel by 573, while the Chinase have increased about win the robbers entered cene to the am again any investment of furdes of pullo by 11.006 and fortigners by 33. The For front door and prisled 1 expecting it to companyies the Doak Company in aber. We

Fatted together on their jourary of discovery fugiene population is divided as follows open as nsual But the door van bolted and may eventually, however, plans, some of the Natives of Portugal 610, of Maso 3,105, of when the tap we heard one of the thieves money on mortgage, Luyhow, this funter will

amongst the oil wells of the proginces When the party passed through Falsien, Kno, the other Portuguese possansions 173. Comparing drew ask the bolt and was encountered in due course receive the fullest attention of

mgistrate of that listrict, z eneo mt detectives. assegures with those of 1878 there is limit with the question Who are you 2 The year Directors.As stated in the report, it was

on their truck, when it trauspiral (according ti bution of 118 in the antives of Portugal, a desperadoes were not long in domonstrating found on inspection that the wood under water

the report of the detectives that the fursiguer decrease of 406 in the natives of Macno, and their character, They quickly pulled him of No. 1 slip was completely destroyed and

was the individual personifying the "expert". increase of St in the natives of other Portu inside the shop by the quote, ro-bolted the that the whole of it must be renewed. Ono door, and told him they wanted his money or, inted hardly be surprised at this as the wood of

Tha alavanthannual general meeting of The Imparial Chipers Post, which after my hamed in the Nanking Viceroy's permit, but guiate coloniè

in default, his life. Of course the man could the slip in question was laid more than 20 yours areholders in the above Company was held at years of underhand forbation, was spring upon that in reality the Funde for flu enterprise The prospectus Las been issued of the Nogo offer as resistance and he found himself ago God it could not he expected to last for a the office at hoog yesterday Mr. Honey the polly without word of warning, is taking wore entirely furnished by the foreigner, and a Hotel Limited, a Public Company to be hurried into the close company of the rest longer perial The slip has done very goul Humphreye presided and there were sleg prauother bid if similar conroy to noble the that Chand Chups did not possess a singl registered Hongkong with a capital of of the inmates after being angra at for service during all these years and we can there sent Capt. Clemons Moes W. H. Manoli, local delivery of wall matter. This al cat and oth in the colour Ther couly gave their $130,000 in shares of 3100 each. The directors coming at anchan Inopportune, and hasy fore will afford to necessary ontley on it. 0 Ewoun, W. Dition, and J. Jogh died that s proposition to be brought for susun and in ratura ere to be given founders Me Juperezl the motion calling the meeting, ward at the forthcoming Histopa niowing shares equal to thirty per cent of the net profi are Mess. F. Ringer, E. G. Stone, M. Gane time The works which had bean thus The repairs will be finished, in about blk

Boat Ofoe of the Petrolege Company of Ezechuan. 48 larg, D. Roberta, oud Dr. M. E. Paul, unoxpectedly interrupted was reamed and maths and the slip will then be just The CHATEAN said Gentlemen, I have in favour of landlize over the

twentirely the local authorities lui received orders through. Mosers Holme, Ringor & Co acting as several dawers and boxes on the promise were good as now, especially so na in the resoustroust unch to add to the report winol has been to the new administration to enable us to keep hostile abips at a safe distance. Becretaries pro, tom. 380,000 of the capital has evoud open Gold nad silver ornaments, en we shall use a better clain of timber that your bands for sont day and which, with control the delivery of dorrespondence in the Chaug, Customs Tautui of Changling, pro already been guaranteed at Nagasaki, so that jewellery of various kinds, jade craments, and will anffer Jose from the action of the sea water. your perqfesion, I will take no rush The Foreign Setiononte. We har gemted out one biting natives to dumiage theircapital or work. This is already recognised, in offect though at in the Over 100 in money were collared the total. The new homes for big ropean foremen at rentals for the Erst on months of this year two of the dangers, not to speck of the out with foreigners for my enterprise whatever in Perhaps not officially, as necessary for the ports will act exceed $40,000 The prospectus value of the spot being something like $600. Kowloon are sarly completed and will add amount altogether to $1,100, which is equivalent rageous ankle of charges, which the ad-plied the interior of China, but that accordingly purpose of proventing an enemy landing ants out the advantages of Naga The thior zhen stolthily left the premises materially to the head and confort of that an increase in your vent roll on last Imperial Chiuso Post Ofis premals to the Chin and Chung brake the law in this in force. At all events, the ingreased pro- que temort which are stated to be A short time afterwards the police at the stuf, an hat we hope to live lass sickness and your a gases of nearly $1,000 Fire Inaranca foreign reuniuntos in China, and we need not respect, tup antfor og fempled by the magi superior to those of Chefso, and the need for Central Police Station were informed feror invalids than in the past Quafoner rendu will be ligavice due year, but we antiuights my that we urg's upon the ratopayors of Shang- strata to Puidugiu asking for instructions. The tection, if way, that a dock on this side of renal hotel: adcommandation, the string of the rubbery and, the detectives at one odation you were informed that our pepods the amount to be paid for repairs will be lass; hul to sejast the insidious propitious by which ioniers werd to Tost. Chu and Chung Aut the harbour, in front of the Naval Yord hotale being able to provkie cleaping accommo tarned out to minke investigations. By for the construction of a new dry devlet at one can be taken as a staff against the the mandarins, airsidy successful is collarington under escort to the provincial "pital for dation for hardly more than thirty persons in method which has been recently adopted in Hungbar were not favorably carved by other Inforest account will be very little the interport nails, hops to lay caboly has trial. The two men were therefore arrested All The increasing importance of indireabook consegaence of the prevalence of armed atteoke the Lords Commisalomers of the Admiraltymor slaan li wandant yet, so that aules some upon decal ecrrespondence. The matter is on route, but on the curior to Cherghi Chop

also referred to Nagamh bong isvestite thumbols of the palice i tue city add also the who dociled that auler all the circumstanoon of Dalg very unforeseen oscar no further with post tal que and we prgantly bespeak the pommitted suicide in orde te senge the cops winter resort for raidouts at that port, and water once were made acquainted of the fact the cass the terras of the Look Compaan vir devel from the equalisation of dividenda food contention of the China Asacelation and sequences of his deal. Chu is now confined in mention by also scale of the charger likely to be that un esel robbery had ledo committer inadmissible. I must say that we had we will be necessary It my disrobokder har sup Chamber of Commerun to the whole gestion. Cheugle anaiting the Boscript of the Throat, redwood by the appropling completion of Laos nahod most erosilane and hud out these peopesats most astetally unsa no question to ask I shall be pleased to use while (heron yet theo to prisosyo at kast he being recommended by the Viceroy Luto Biburien radway,

simply consists of rings rooket from

considered them in every respect very fus to Com

Per erle, forvigor interport postal orgsuimtion fór i la combièred nu a preliminary to the jureti

if the enemy were strong enough in the

sen to carry on a bombardment at their Isisure and shell Kowloon over the Peak it may be suumed it would not be very long before they suceeded in offecting a landing in forco, and, morenver, by the time the suggested new dock in front of the Naval Yard could be completed it is not unlikely that Improvements in guns may have been effected which would allow of shells being directed against it as readily as it is supposed they might now be directed against Kowloon. The danger in either caso appears to us largely imaginary, but assuming it to be real the way to zoot

it is to fortify the south side of the island so

might enjoy over the Kowloon Docks, does not appear from a practical point of view worth the difference in the coat, which might be more profitably spent in her

directions,

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Carried, The CHAIMAH That as all the business cautionen. I think you for your attendees Dlsidend vagrante will be ready on application at the ses trarrow

HUMPHRAYƏ ESTATE AND FIANCE CO. LIMITED.

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In consideration of the Above, I believe that thewhelves Immediately neturwarde o or Me O'She will not consider me anecasual foreigner also arrival at Chungking Oatsidare Bowerer, Fark Bot informed. was no doubt unwittingly aude, in rush paper belonged to the camo party la repest ng him to 00: fool the orer, which at the time, that Chu, Chung, and the have bitx farfished with bar interesting that the trubl cains ont of last when the the correspondenes Very respectfully your

JAB W. Davidson; Teipektu, 25th January, 1997-20

THE IMPELLAD CHINESE POST

Shanghu, 16th February