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INTIMATIONS WATSON & CO., LIMITED

BY APPOINTKENT,

INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO.

DEALERS IN

AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE. CEMETERY MEMORIALS.

Designs and Prison of application. Offco, 17, QUEEN'S HOAD CENTRAL,

NOW READY.

THE

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CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, STRAITS, NETHERLANDS INDIA

WINES & SPIRITS. SIAM, PHILIPPINES, BOEREO, &, &o.

E beg to call attention to our PRICE

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As these are all selected and bought first hand by our London Honse we save any inter- mediato prolix and are thereby enabled to supply the best qualities at Moderate Prices.

PORT.

(For Invalide and General Usc.)

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AND

THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIFT FOR EN FAN EAST. FOR

1807.

THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL ISSUE, which will be found; na hitherte, more full and accurate than its predecessors.

Royal Octavo Complete with Maps and Plans PP. 1,240, 37. Direotory only, pp. 872, 83.50.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 14th, 1897.

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TITE VOLUNTEERAFNOATEMENT,

The attentiße" et camp msintális es most ofisfactory Agate, there being always strong Tapster of both units for early testing pande. geYesterday morning the axics engaged in minekatey delil; while the Field Battery roczived: armaitent station it fire iscipline to the Adjutant. Captain Gordon, BA The men Lave put some rolly agful work and there seems to be ovory likelihood of very good mesalta being obtained at the fring on Satunlay afternoon from the north ebora

brought up to the It cannot be und away from the moral turpitude of such acts, but they at least form good ground for the | whole question being taken into considera tion by the owners on one eitla and the or ganisations to which captains and officers belong on the other.

The drum and file band bas minds wonderful progress On Tuesday retreat and falive mere played on the green the gun ark, and A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be hell there was gaito a big torn out of men to listen.

to the lively strains of maio, this afternoon at a quarter past four.

The M. M. stastner Les rado the run from Saigon to Singapore, a distance of 650 miles, in 40 hours.

The C. P. R. steamer Empress of India left Vansover for Hongkong on Monday pm, the 11th inst.

A Japanese Imperial Ordinance issued on the 1st October annonsen that the one you silver pieces will be withdrawn from ofrculation on ind after the 1st April, 18f8.

At night there was much moisture in the atmosphere, the result being that every man's. afform bovine quite clatomy, and those who conld saftur them wrapped themselves closely in blanketa before snoozing for the night.

The Commandant, Major Bir John Cawing- ton, has hean vary nofire drring the oncamp. ment. He is about at all hours of the day and night, and certainly rana the emp: on badness lines, Harprise visits to the guard are com mendable, and we are glad to say that the vigilant suntries have been prompt in turning. out the guard on every required occasion. Sir John Las also taken a great interest in the men's proning diversions, and has on ung or two poousions watched with consid- erable interest the doings of the card players, Nor hus be neglented to muko enquirica to the men's porsonal comforts in the matter of victualing and looping. The an nuncement made one morning at early parada that the Commandant would inspect the tents acted as wholesome incentive to nestaoss, and now the occupants of ongh bont try to outshine their neighbours in interior priorliness--n vary www.necessary adjanet to mitage discipline

According to un exchange, the first cargo of steel rails ever sant from the United States to the East Indies, was shipped by the American Steal Co., of Sparrow's Point, Md on the British steamer City of Dundes, from Baltimore en the 16th August, for Caloutta The City of Dantes arrived at Now Toxic ca 1st August to complete bar cargé.

We are indebted to Benor Joné de Navarro, Spaniel Consul, for a copy of the following talegram received freni the Mola Observatory: - Moníla, 13th October,—The depression eren. sing to the R. of Manila in pretent direction,"

Messrs. Blackhead & Co. received informs A CASE has recently been tried at Kobation yesterday that their lorika Johann Carl which possesses considemble interest, as had gone badly, ashore near Wung Cbs, close to Bhui Hing, on the West River. The vessel turaing on the question of retura com- Car Bomissions or squeezce. Before Mr. J. C. war ohartered by Chinese and the carge was

general

The impromptu-oonosria at night have Down HALL, sitting ns Judge, and Messts, G. J.

very enjoyable. Thery is one goonst who can MELAVISH D E. W NEDL sitting as assessora, F. R. A. DA SILVA was arraigned

sing song on almost every animal or bird contained in the Zoological Gardens, London. in the British Consular Court on su indict

Give this gaaner the name of your favourite pet and he will at once fro off a beautiful and long rent charging him on three separate 'counts

song about it. But the men don't mind the with embezzling from his employers, Messrs.

Jagth, as the singer, indging by an extra- C. Nickm, & Co., the sume of $5.10, $5.60,

ordinary string of complimentary sad uncom plimentary soabriquets by which he is known, and $20.70 respectively within the last aix

A correspondent of the Straits Times writes: has a host of submissive friends. calendar montba. The proscating firm are -A man who took up appointment of one,

-Mosquitoes take possession of meat of the stevedores and Snading agents, and supply hundred dollars per mensem twelve years ago, tenta at night and all the king's horses and all 2010 170 water to vessels. The accused was in when the dollar stood at 310 starling, sow the king's mon would not drive them away. chat's of their water beat and it was hiends that the present value of his murat They are big crestures and do not fall to let dollara, na compared with it twelve years ago, is everybody know that they can busz boisterously, He is received no in-A few human specimens are also occasionally duty sometimes to receive the money paid by forty-eight dollars. ships or their agonts for water. The clunge crease, a compensation. What ought to be heard outside the walls of the tents after "Lights cat has been sounded. But the against him was that he had received from

orderly sergeant knows an excellent otra for the agents of one line of steamers three

them. There is peace for the weary when he is about. separate amounts-and-had accounted to the firm for lesser amounts. The defence was that the difference had been paid away 6 return commissions to people aboard 900 9.60 9.75 0.40 the ships to which the water was supplied. 12.90 19.92 1.10 0.60 The defence called no evidence, but it 7.20 0.00 0.35 appeared from the evidence for the pre- 9.60 10.44 0.80 0.4secution that the system of retura commie- 18.20 14.40 1.16 0.60sions was recognised by the firm, and, this being so, the Court acquitted the nooused, 18.8) 19.20 1.60 0.80 one of the assessors dissenting. It would be unfair to accept the acquittal of the 21.00 22.20 1.89 0.96 accused, as implying the conviction of inducersant offers. Particulare will be. found 11. Carvalho, W. J. Baunders, and H. C). Lane.

the men allogod · to have received.

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It le expected that the report of the Sugar Commission, which went out to the West Indies in the curly part of this year, will be issued by the end of this month. Among its racem. mendations jeays the Lords Mercurg) will be in favour of a large reduction in the Civil establishments of those colonies. Could we not also do with some reduction of the same kind in Hongkong P

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, "LIMITED.

The twenty, fourth ordinary meeting of the shareholders in the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, was held at the bond office, No. 1, Preya Contral, yesterday, at noor. Mr. N. A. Biebs presided and there were also pre-

The Taikoo Club, sanovuos & bicycle tourna ment to be held on the Taikoo Grounds on Saturday, 6th November. The proge sont-Messrs. 1. L. Richardson, H. L. Dal. clades for orenta, namely, ons, three, und fire mila handicaps and roterans' oma mile yaplo, A. Roas, C. & Sharp Directors), N. J. race. It is also intimated that a ladies' race de ooretary), U. H Thompsm, J. H. Cox, J. B. Coughtrie, R. M. Gry, E. 8. Wheller, can be arranged on the grond if about C. Palmer, A. V. Aptar. B. Byranjce, K. J. The SECRETARY read the notice calling the meeting.

The CHAIRMAN-Gantlemen, with your per-

in our advertisement columns.

The export of Japancso paper bus steadily.

Last year un increase was shown of more than 80,000 yen. This your up to the end of August, Darka meresants alone have shipped something like 380,000 yen worth The Moinichi estimates that if the quantity exported from Yokotaman be added to this, the amount for the eight months cannot be less than 600,000 yen.

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Xi following in the progr mme for the fa Gymkhave mesting, to to bid on the tph Nevonhor, the fret aveat taking plaas at 8.00 pizt

CHINESE CHEAP,

The following: létkor appearg Daily Wells

"The Chiffre are Burd rockera

in your artele this

You state

Steam grejo

THE KINGSOYTE CEYA Ave Furlongs baudifact My observation ur case

han causod má to believe the opptaite fall China pontos se prize presented; 2nd, 20. Entrance fee $1, but if left in after they work linel Curtainly not

am on at November, $3 in addition where the farm labourere only werk about. TA CONSOLATION RACE For all boston three months in the year plonghing, sowing Chiza ponies of this season's gyrakhanna Watering, weeding and resping and short (winners of polo yony roses erected) Ouce days at that with muy inits for a smoko and a sleep Go into any shop in the round the course. Woight for inches with 5lbs. added. Let priso, $; acord, 520 alde end as bow many shopmen are sitting doing nothing. Obervo & Municipal tvclle liard at work on the ronda Look at

Extraneo fea, 83.

TILTING AT THE BING-Three S. Tilting Jarces provided. Ist prize, a org pressuted by George Potts, Esq. 2nd, three-fourths of the entrance foes. Entrance fos, $1. A FOLO PORY RACE-From the 2-raile post in; owners up; catch weights. Ponies must bo played at polo, rogabrly to within one work of this voting. Ish priso, a cup pro Boated by His Excellency Bir William Bobin son, G...G. A secard prize will be given. Entrance fee, ST LATS NOMINATION EVER-A murkot bill to be madecat by the nominator, whe, on con- clusion, will give it to hor nominee, who will mount his pony, ride wand a post und back, First past post with anm correct to win. Estrado Lee, $2, The Gemanaka. "CUP,-One mile for all China ponies. Forged entrance for all win- ners on the fat during this setson's gym kama zacetings. Weight for inahe first prino, $100 second, 825. Entranco fee, $4. A Hoor RACE for bandenen of the West Yorkabira Rogirtant. First prize, $6 socond, $5, third, $4, Icarth, $3; ifth, 82. Estrias close to the Ten. Sec. at the Hong long Club on Saturday, the th inst, at 2 p.m.

JELEBU MINING AND TRADING

CO., LIMITED.

The following repart and account, under data of 5th October, are issue to the chare holders of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co.,

taite

Your Directors beg to submit a statement of the Company's awuunta for the period from February 2nd, 1897, to July 26th, 189, being the first half of the 9th year of the Company's ozistones by the Chinese Calendar. The works ing of the miner at Jelebu reulted in not profit of about $3,009. Operations in Maliwan ingtrred a loss of about $2,700. Therefore, $400 is the real-loss-on-trading for the past half-year. To this must be added $7,000, boisg loss of tacastro through theft in transit, s already reported in last half-year bringing the total loss as shown to $11,700.

asong and bricklayer buidling HABEO OF carpouters at work on a junk 1 Trus, you mAY see the poor whoolbarrow coalie og tilie bamboo carrying coolie telling in the early morning and late evening, but it ie not the fame bolit

The only times Chinesa ay he said to work moderately lard is when he is on a free work job, bat that once fished and paid for then he has a long rest

I speak as one having anthority bing the employer of many Chinese, batam are those of your readers who have ever aterped think on the subject will ages with up am, etc,

THE LATEST TO

JAPANESE WAR INDE

According to the l'augat Shegyo, the scent of the War Indemnly stan un follows on Jep tember 2

War Indemnity altuady

Geld purchase Biver purchase, Drolinaga transfer for

g

7753516 1,096,504

189.000050

For the payment of for

eign lana and ita interky St est pad for purchüzes by Department of

Total 1999 33 - 17 *** Baláncos v3,823,730 17 169

The gold and silver purchased out of the Ir2 sodity, sa menticand abors, have been shipped to Japan Up the old certain amonal is keld at the Bank of Jppax to flu Government's out, a part has been strack into the now gold pieces (48 million yen in round numbers,

and the reminderde kept für Tature couago, the Bank while the reminder is in the hands of the siltä, 62,900,000 is milk possession of of the Government. The sum of over, saven million yanga tha iles of exchange transfer" heg for the mcst part been expended ir Japps. As to the balance rouaining in Landou, it is Plagued approximately s talians Fund for the purchase of exchango,

us Derat fozenstod Inrested in Goverment und ans

mercial notes, etc.

Total

Japan Timca.

4,900,000

£3,000 000

1201,000

382,000

THE BLACKBURN MISSION-TO-

INSURRECTION IN THE NORTH

Despatches have been received at Tiontained do reporting the existence of a formidable insur rection entails the Great Wall place axlied Santana (The Three Fagodas), about 120 ziles east of Jelio. In consequence of thes) tirling the Viceroy Wang hog roquested General Niah, Provincial Commander-in-chief of Chini, to send a force of disciplined troops to assist the Gorarnor of Jeho in cushing the rising, and a letter has eines been received from Lutni (nëse the Kaiping coal mines), the head quarters of General Nioh's ditoiplined aricy Corpa, that H.E. has dimself taken command of the foren;" and that he had left Lntal for Jele on the 27th nihimo at the heul pf 000 "oarsity and

Mesra Neyle and Boll, the cotton reds mounted Infantry, and a battery of horse artil. lory. The insurgents at Santent's are reported experts, who joined the Commercial Mission to be mostly bandite mmposed of widlers from seat to China, by the Blackbarn Chamber of the trong in Tanelioria defeated during the Commeroo; rotaurned home on Sed Benta dbar late war with Jean, and was ran away and in the course of conversation, Mr. Neville wore then dispered are the country and constated that the Mission had thoreoghly justified- quently they are well-armed with food was itself by placing a the disposal of its promotora pons of modern maks. According to a Nerth a rast amount of eslubble trace information Kinohon telegram received at lentem a perio The soul of their efforts would be to give a is said to prevail at lelo owing to the annus much-needed impel is to the Lancashire coltou Novallo spoke is tattos of high praise of the Eared stata of the defendas, of funt plaos, V., trade, whfel is now in a very ball way My C. Daily. Nowa

commercial-banesty of the Shanghai wor

cotoparekoy: THE MATRICIDE AT KINKURI

furourably with QUE,ÓW. The mission, t will be remenaberall, www.under the charge of Jolebu Alluvial. The arrangement, men- The statement made in this paper dona EKİ

stated, Mr. Bourses report is now under the ticed in the previous report, to work the mites weeks ago that a lat of eleven years of ga bod Mr F... Bourne, and we have already exclusively by paying cash on delivery of oro or been arrested at Kiakuel for accidentally cans. advancing against visible ore and other security ing the dont of his mother, and that this child cousideration of the Foreign Office. It is has been sicctly adhered to This portion of bad heen sont under castoly to Soboton to be stated that Mr. Bouro, regards the wholo the Company's operations may now be con- there imprisoned til sentire to death lacntry from Buchior where the traveller sklared as on a satisfactory basis. The business accordance with Chinese law, hos anfortunatele are the Yangtze, 200 miles west of Chang of this branch is extending and justifies the been fully corroborated by a trustworthy forogning, up to now City, as the poorest ho the country is 143 atate resident of Soochow Yen the metance is seen in Ching expectation of increased profits for the future.

with the of great poverty. In the len, yours, interval; Jojoba Rinlode. The expenses in the half was first announced in these volume

ibro are few syns of progress towards. year amounted to $6,054. A Leak in the lode, intimation, that this poor child world lave to thing not unfrequent in lode mining, as suffer theorem quencer of this fumeatable pesuried, but the Lode Maragor daily experts scoident by being ernelly done to lead to recover the lead. The sinking of the shaft by the prOODERN OF tugcht remanded by Mr. Bibby is proceeded with unch indignation was naturally szerteil amodiget and is expected to be finished within the current foreign residents, abt it was immediately are half-year. When complated, a final decision, grested that soine anergette nearest alwald be regants working the Lode, will be arrived at taken to save the bio of the watched boy Akogether. about 380,000 bave so far beon This was completely in serordance with foreign idens of the manner in which such a depforuble spent wis the Hintodo, though it only stands in the Company e-books at $8,057.

acollant should be routed, sa the thought of Maliwan-During the half-year, hir. Money any punishment whatever being inflicted on handed over charge to Mr. Machado, which child for being the unconscious cause of his

But

preciation for plant, $2,530 for Maliwin

advances, $7,000 for loss of treasure by theft, there ramaian at the Rauit of Froft and Lose the ant of $11,785, which sum together with 326,787 from the proriana year, your Directore propose to carry formed.

their actions, Thekorrigaki ça.

boray from the Palliar rebellion, wareh ained the province for su many years. ara intelligent business men in the distrast who link that with conflamed poops, this course of contury urovement and prosperity way hose agalit visit Nouthern Yunnan But at present there is no capital among thoc pecule Their implements haya ben destroyed and their lands devastated by atresite rebellious, while their catale have been carried of, so chat present they live from hand to nonth. In the south-west of the proyinen, lose to the

wadyolile the opening of the West River and of Chungking, for example high up the Yengtzekiang, in bald to render w hilway for the purpose of apping the traile of Yunnku, more than ever, unnecessary. However, it is understood that the formal report courtains many favourable pointe respecting the Yangtage ports and other portions of mid-Chian

BIR THOMAS SUTHERLAND

The following notice, accompanying an I+

be vidiets cames satch of the Border, but inanmuoh da wo table for are all su ompletely areatures of circumstance, onolity it should appear to be not reasonable that, the great made of clans in the Euport log whereas dome of the Tweed kir y beopure a by word, nou is not strange there the main, south of 1 sty in London, Mammon foro that justice dan emily be graded through should chair him, Afall events, young Sülber. bribery. Thus althy manrho has been had cams Bonth when he was griba a emooths guilty of killing a fellow creature wasther by faced lad. His parents hit gizon him a good premeditation or soddent can escape all serians odoption, and he made the artist use of it

consequences and, receive 2 sentene of three altor la arrival in London by entering years banishment to a house wiles the vertice of the Pard O. -Stegnslip, Bu he soon sun that the BALANGE ERECT ME THE BALY YEAR AND A JOY, distant inster of bs death pensity Oro Company

1897.

the other hand, whan the telititas be the mer- ladderes o : $225,000 · To capital eng

dered man are powezial enonga, to make them- 6,977 Belves heard by the officials, and to demand the

Der Clarets, including the lowest priced, as the ratura comissions, as these were

increased of late years. The year before last mission I propore to follow the usual course and change autailed extrs expezdíture. The policy mother's death: 18, of pears, reinguant to Earmah border, there are ferille valley, tho garanteed to be tho gañvine product of the not present to speak for themselves; but the amount exported represented a value of take the report and accounts as rend unless any of the Directors, as laid down in the lustrovary civilised being But unfortunately for hain of, which now finds is way to the Irm

aloe of the grape, and are not artificially madu ji

shareholder wishes me to read them. They were tons to Die now manager, is to absolately avoid hastity at the dracondo law of Dhip Zrom custus sad oarrants, as is generally the in view of the existence of a system of 457,700 yen.

as with cheap Wines.

return commissions recognised by the firm

issued on the 22nd September and no doubt you all bustness of risky matars and to exercise the takes quite another view of the case, and when the Court was justified in finding the charge

live all fuade yourselves acquainted with thoir greatest economy without imparing efficiency spent has been killed no circumstances of in against the accused not proven, in the al

contenta. To accounts explain themselves fully The faulty in obtaining sufficient water for tention or of age are permitted to laterers with sence of direct evidence that the money in

the tire is little left for me to say regarding mining purposes is still excupying the Directors this infiction of the cells, which is that of them. Dar not premium for the year 1896 attention. It is hoped that, with the help of lingchi followed by deespilation, Aur ilgu shows an increase of $76,000 over that of 1895. Garment, measures any soon be taken to do tion of this crust soutenge would be considered question had not been paid away in that

This is not due to my difference in exchange, away with this drawback. This would allow by the Chiness as aiming a bbw at the manner. The Court was not called upon to

There was some keen bilding at a land salo but is an aerolineas, which is gratifying the Directors to consider the speely working fundamental pciple of slin duty which is especially in view of the fact that rates of pre- of the otherwise promising North Hill range supposed to be the geoted work of their code. say whether it was the more probable that conducted by Messrs, Hughes and Hough- yes-are nu-medleys low and the competition In Bas resting, the Manager's efforts are Whers a parent has met with death at the the accused had put the money into his own furday afternoon. The properties sold are fer business vory koon. As regards the tistehn.being directed in addition to the ordinary min hands of a son or daughter, ao atter finder pocket or given it to others as return com-known as Inland Lots. Nos. 3 and 5, and tion of the profits I hope the shareholders willing to trade in ore and agricultural and forest what cirenmstances, the antenes, I det.ff by

tipon them are the tonementa known as Nos approve of what is proposed in the report and products. The prospects of a profitable business lingchi is invariably carried out, ne distinction collent portrait of St Thomas Southerland, Inissions in the way of business, and seeing 355 and 7, Queen's Hoad Central (abutting that they will agree with the Directora by these loot premising on the basis of small being made of poput of the cremstances appears in tlie Syres, a paper devoted to, ship: that the prosecution failed to prove conclu on the Western Market) The Crow thinking that the cattura for the year 1896 is fial shipments made and samples received and under whina the death of the parent ocinned, ping, and kindred istrestx:--How a Scyth

ront of Inland Lot 540 is 1 18. 9. (F8:10 satisfactory. With reference to the year 1897 valued.

or of the condition of the perpetrator in excala in the kirk may bost be seen in sively that the accused took the money for and of Inland Lot 543, EL Rs. 74. (57.8) an estimate Las been wade as anal of the posi General--The ganoral baziness of the Com Tinned again the columns of the Scotland how the same man cols in business

The properties are held under lapsea direct tion of the account, which shows a larger amenat pany is now on a safe bario, himself be was entitled to an acquittal.

dividend | Peking Guzelle. Les tha enalty of lingehar best be seen in London. Not, of course; The judge in announcing the decision from the Crown for the respective terms

at oredit than the corresponding estiuste of paying perind can only come in siglat again in been recorded against parricides or metricles that he leaven his religion behind him when he 999 yours each from the 166 November, 1857 1896, but as you know it is too hoon to form the near future after either the Ranlode orofen whom they hampered of the Court made a few remarks which he under the usual terms and conditions contained an idea of what the final estturn will be. Muliwau Hills or both are tong profitably or Insatios, and, therefore Do- described as purely extrajudicial. Ha erid in the Crown-leases of this colony The whole From the balance sheet you will be glad to worked.----

of the premises are 1st in one letting that the Society is in an exellent position I Accounts.After writing off the usual de- he "looked upon these resuru commit a monthly tenant at $120 per month (the landlord may mention our gold assets on the 30th of

paid to the employes of ownces of shipe as paying the outgoings), but as the houses com being improper; he was not saying that tain only two stories and a basement the rent raight be (the advartisent ani) considerably All our Brandy is guaranteed to be pers" they werei legal, because he did not know increased if the houses to rebuilt to the height Cagrass, the differenen, in price being merely a "any case had besu decided to that effect of the adjoining promises. The opsat price question of age and vintage, di

"It was decidedly dishonest on the part of was 2009 and the bidding was very brisk may wish to ask.

until 829,100 was reached, and it was for this WHISKY.

for bahips" officers who took them, and dis-ean that the property was sold to Choong Yan

"honourable on the part of anyone dealing To." $10.80 $0.20

"with ships to pay them. It was quite clear

Writing on the financial position of Hong. that their payment was recognised by kong the Straits Times SAYE Fiscal crabarrass "NICKEL & Co., and that it was onderhand, mests have overtaken the Government of Hong kong. At the date of latest advices, the Gor "dirty work which they did not wish to apment was about to lay the estimates for blay pear on their books. He was sorry to coming financial year before the Legislativo bear that the custom was so prevalsus in Council and a deficit is to be provided for. To meet the deficit, municipal taxation there “Kobe as it appeared to be." The system is likely to be largely increased. That means i is, unfortunately, more or less prevalent heavier burden on the fabariig and salario

olasens, already hard put to it by the higher 1440 1.20overywhere, bat perhaps not more s cost of living. Rents will be raised on taments in the shipping business, in proportion and rab-tenants, and the struggle for existence to the opportunities afforded, than in other will become more difficult. The inorease af tration mesut also an increase. tho lines. Indeed, so firmly rooted is the system military contribution, which is f1st at 173 that if a man in a position to Comper cunt on the gross revonne of the colony. mand a commission is too honest to take Out of every dollar raised by fresh taxa Der lowest priced Whisky 33 of excelout it the chances are that the money simply, the Emperial Government will thas adjourn I should like to say a few words. which By car and caris the market. We reverend our customers not goes into somebody else's pocket. As the that respect, Hongkong is, in a masner, to be deterred by the lorem of price-from judge in the Kohe case said at cenofusion of frying them all. For a soda whisky, Thorne's bis judgment, "he night have a strong Blend and Watson's Glenorchy are equal to

"suspicion that the recused, being employed any belony Glaulavet is very old Pent

in the dirty work of giving bribes, some Whisky (smoky) that could not be replaced in

look at the price. Dnd E are too well knows of the money might have stuck to his to need comment:

"owa huude, but on that suspicion he would not convlet him." In fact such a system as that described hre a corrupting induonce

SCOTCH- A THORNE BLEND, White)

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10.80 -0.50

B WATSON'S GLESORCHY) D. MELLOW-BLETD, -Blus: Capeals, with Narie and, Trails Mark WATSONS ADELOUR.

GLENLIVET, Rad Cap: 19.00 1.00 sale with Nama and Trade Mark

BLEND

D WATEON'S HK

OF THE FINEST Boorya MATT WHISKIES, Violet Cunnile

WATSON'S VERY OLD LI QUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY Gold Capenie............ DANIEL CRAWFORD'S FIN-

15.00 1.25

1ST VERY OLD BLOTCH 14.40 1.30

quality and of greater age that most brands in

Per Chro

Tax For Bat

take 17 conte for military purposes.

June wers over £12,000, and we have also repse paper valued at £17,800. With these few observations I propose moving the adoption of the report and acouts, but before doing so shall be happy to reply to any questions you There were no gnations and the CAMAN med the adoption of the report and secounts. Mr. R. M. GEAY-I have very much pleasure in sucunding the adoption of this report. It is o matter of great congratslation to us share. bolders that our interests have been so well looked after in the careful investment of our funds, and under similar excellent management the continued prosperity of the Company in By wet of homes and colica quazione,

DELUJOČ

Carried

Mr. COUGHTRIA proposed the re-election of the retiring Directors, Mesers. A. Hoes and

Mc. AFCAB seconded. Carried.

C.'S. Sharp.

Mr. THOMPSON proposed the m-election of cars. I. H. Cox and W. H. Potts ne anditors. Mr. BYRAMJET seconded. Carried.

The CHAIRMAN eatinmen, before wa

Trefor to a gentlerian who has devoted himself

arridends unpoll anpato sbargos and cruditors...

JSIZBL

#232,751

DATORTOM, MALIONI

he failed to acquiro Dastarn

and to the East be accordingly striot observanco of the len talons, the rich ent when he was not mire than twenty-ong oriminal may purchase a substitute from wrong wars of age. In ludis he made many friends the beggar class, or perhaps on and he served him well, when ho later on went faithful sorvant of the family msy permitted to Chint is tipped rapidly in Indla-oven to forfeit bis life in his master stond But Europeans sometimes emulate the nativa oz never has it happened, sizce Chiru had his sniple in that respect and 12 dus course found tory that one who utoasioned the death of his service and the high end to fortune in Chius parent or parenta fins contrired to buy himself The P and O. Company was goerozly mewn off and escape the lingeh'i, ne ceared kaita, horu in thon day but by dint of energy ha 25,563 and the executioner's hessy, two-handed sword, woon minds ite and bir own nang famous, and Bo deeply has the doctrine of the ancient engra. bacarse a member of the Hongkong Leglastive on the ebsurance of filist risty become rooted Council Mr Thoma Sutherland found his in the hearts of the people of Chan, that no way from Chion to Japan where he built magistrate would dare to exercise leniency by an inrther connections for the Punt 0. taking into consideration, the birentetanoss Company, sad buying biome, I pas that led to a case of parrickle or matricide with fairly nature years he ought ligh 2,536 the view of mitigating the doom-fed by Jaw time to return to Indur. 3ortuna favoured

Not only would the magistrato fiereby incur the lins becofor the inaugowont of 120 com danger of violence from the mob, but he would pany had fallen into a stressful muddle, and subvert the obedience due from his own family there was a capital and pusuing nan wanted to Aparricide not only brings certain death at malera right.Of course, Mr. Sutherland epon himself but disgrace of the district in proved to be the man, and for all that the which ho residen. In the me hinto both shareholders have enjoyed during last parents aro vietinia Chiness law ordains that sightson years hey have

and godara, balanco adations in property

$%:27h 1840

93,817.

Trese 25 por out, written off

951

By cost of houzey and gode forniture, trade utoosita, plant, water ways, and made Addfliem

$2,953 151

15 cant werlitso off

485

$500

depreciation..

450

$289,

*276

2045

~350

3005

1,248

4308

-35,006

9,422

se

DIALUDY, JELES).

Additiba to stock

Depreciation

to the welfare of this Society with unromitting. By cost of one bags, balamon were off thin the Straits, whose three seal and assiduity for adout 28 years and to separate munisipal revonass and separate whom the shareholder, I may say, in great from the general sovende, which alone measure dve the splendid position the Bostoty bears the incidence of the military coatribus'in You will of ocarse, understand this is

var Becretary, Mr. Edo, who finds that he does | By east of stores in anak. tion. Ia Hongkong-vhere there is no Mani

Ay advances agairt suburity... sipality--what would otherwise be the mai- not feel able to spend any more Stumors

Hongkong, and therefore has decided to retire By rule of ore fa stank on 28th July

By nash si Jelebu, ipal revenue is merged in the general reven

By dry obtura and the military contribution is levied on all nozt spring. Now gentlemen, as this is our revenue. Efforts to induce the Home Gavern annual foesling I thought it appropriate to mant to redress this grievance and put Hong bring this to the notion of the shareholdere By exponditure in half-year tong on the sate fouling as the Straits, have to-day, who to doubt will regret his departure failed. How the porcentage system worlds at as much as the Directors do. My personal By Malloran soncession Hongkong may thus be instance, The Gn acquaintance with our friend in the fast dates you of buildings, plant, furniture,

boal, crit, de "Addition .... In connection with the case above referred verement intends to spend one hundred from his first arrival and, without going into kiwe would commend to the attention of all thousand dollars ou a Jubilee Road round the farther details, I must usy that it seems to me island. To raise this sum by taxation, the hie departare will be a loss, not only to the interested in the question the following colony most rasa g17,500 dollara moro to mext Union, but also to the colony at Inrge. (Ap. All these are very Ene, and old has remarks from the Kobe Chronicle-It is the military contribution des It is plante.) beni stooked in Hongkong in wood for over 30 extremely difficult, hovevar, to devise

IRISH JOHN JAMESON'S OLD $12.00 $150

Green Capsule

∙15:00 123

JOHN JAMESON'S FINE

GOLD, Greča Ospaulo......

JOHN JAMESON'S VELY

PIKE OLD Gro Cup 18.00-$150

pas, chere laing Billo sals for Irish Whisky as the Colony,

Fer Che

For Cam

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all round,

NAZIWIS-

Las 16 per cent, written o

By sunday debtors.

“GENTERALM.

3,420

500

$9,106 255

corner of the district vily walls shall be palled Falsirmus to Liaus. During a perfekt venis Gown as a lasting chroniclu or the shame sad be completely and effectively reqrgurised tho disgrace of the district in Laving sheltered such. dompany'e ulministration le introduced into a monster be magistrate and beal ongiels the last not only sew alps which wore things are cashiered and debarred for evnt from public of beauty and joys to the passengers for over, employment, as a punishment for not boring bat nem men who brought the mess up to a 5,957 taught into effectively the doctrine, of Stabler stauders of elejeasy than had ever been 40,000 piety, while the governor of the province, with the case before Economies were affected here, his colleagues the Treasurer and Judge to and me levita expenditure directed there 50 gether with the Pastel and Forect, of the the items xaintained by the district aro ali- degraded smre el stope in rank. I couAZY. gåt be placed on Toro In the case of the indrer of both parents the romperative basis. The realt hus been murderer- in not only sentenced to enlarge that the ordinary stockholders have had 2746 inch and Jasanitation, but hir body a usiled a ton por not dividend for years on the top of the coma of ene of be latins It tu anal small Wander, then, that br So fer remebing and unmutabler, tha karela Thom shocais Ele Thonma Bathe Zand, 4, Chinese law that it is plaintes den the KONG, but in this you of a when bis obu the infant in arm that clipele acidental G.C.SCH He tried late in cause the death of its mother at effer the fame and fortune were made Ho bast upon 1,050 extremo pentity, provided, he infcit be grown Parliamentary Commissions, and

707 its tooth Tor instancs az infast borno, in the

4,068

July

2,80

1,887

My cast of stook of pityisions, sixtes, wed that the unofficial members of Mr. Box, in reply, sid Mr. Chairman, I -opium, and mediclusa, vana mtin Council should protest against this working of thank you most sincerely for the kindly worder value of ora sed tin in au ou 25th July remedy. Compradores, coul-merchants, the percentage ashome, and should resign to which you have just spoken with referonse to By avenue to niners

Less written off as doubtful stevedores pilots and others who have enfores the protest. There would be no need me and I thank you, gentlemen, for signifying I do.

ic submit to this system of extortion, or

for such an extreme course were Hongkong put your concurrence with int has been said by the on the same footing the Strans In the Chairman. Although the prosperity, of the shin, and VA AMERICAN-4.

become willing or unwilling instruments in Straits, the military contribution, next year, in Bousty may perhaps ho hibutable in som RENDING BOURBON WHISETS.

FIRE OLD Red Caput $15.00 155 thess frauds upon stemship owners, ure orenses by fully 180,000, owing to the increased mousure to my administration of its fairs, 1 Hy ons in kards of with one Name and Prosla

quite helpless in the matter. They have at the Straits is lackier than Hong carrot accept the compliment paid no by the Brooms on fired deposit sad balan

kong in that the angmonsation does not arise Chairman without saying that the access of rent seconnut 2. either to pay the connaissions, or go out of from terreased fuxolitú. Still, on the increased theCompany has likewiss beph largely due to By und lebi business. The agents of the steamers are revenue, the Straits has to pay its percentage, this valuable do operation and guidance of the By balace of proft and los

just as in Hongkong,The fifianity, of course, Directors, to the able management of the licewise in a more or less helpless position, is tans Hongkong ins Lover bad a Municipality, gentlemen in charge of car branches, and to d that the percentage compromise was fizet, the loyal and intelligent assistance of many of They are aware that thess

in the case of all colonias, on the sevents send the members of our staff at our beauches as well ting as then existing That was the central as here at our host cflow Yon will readily he pr

understaud, gentleman, with what profound ides of the compromiso

foolings of grot fretire from my post, who I tell yon that I have been the Secretary of the Society for more than 20 years and that I was previously ageseistal with it for £vo years, from. 1882 to 1967, when the management was, in the hondant Dent & Co. I derire, however, much com fort and satisfaction from the knowledge that the and from the conspicuana. that I leave tobind To get oral aharges at Jalaha Soolety is in a sound koil Sourishing condition To doprestation Care

*JEM UNSWEETENED,

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·7.20 -0.60.

RUM

FIREET OLD JASKARA, 515,00-$7.9%

Violet Cap Goon LnyWARD ISLAND 6.00 -0.50 Good Lerwind IslaND12.50 per Gat

LIQUEURS

BENEFICHEIRL

CURADO

GLANSEBUBE

on, but they also kus that any action taken by them would be fruitless of result, whilst they would inour the enmity of those against whom reports were inde which right in the long ren do them much injury with the owner. The agents, indeed, take up thic position that the steamship owners are liem solves primarily to blame. The owners, they say, make a point of getting their cap CHERRY faina and officers in the cheapest market,

without considering the question of charac ter, and they pay low salaries for positions

BLACKBEREY, DEANDY, ALABAUMINGJA

EBING'S

GRE DE OAÇÃO. 1- CORDIAL PIPERMINT

DE BIBORNT'S ÄNGSELUDA BITTERS

AND

AERATED WATERS.

A & WATSON & CO LIMITED THE HONGKONG DISPENSAET Hongkong, 11th August, 1897

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY PERS'']

London, 11th stoboo - THE SOUDAN,

It has been decided to extend the railway from Abu Hamed to Harber immediately.

EE-INFORCEMENTS FOR GIBRALTAR,

It has been decided to send two battalions of

of great trust and responsibility, with the the Guards to Gibraltar next trooping season, consentience that every opportunity is scized when the bastalion now there will return. to make nn Uligt proft. Nor are the cắp, RIOTS IN ROME.

Bonda

arms of ile nurse, and carrying its tiny hand dongate to

28 como gharp insigniant, may be the

and thereby sostostalls, cques The

19,052

mother, and is it should happen that

322

has and tooth in ite huid shithe

$237,731

All the Zulke mnd Milieua ry and tin has since

doomed to the extreme

and decapitation, but

if mult will escapə- alt, peAKANTZA GERS

in the Uarbarous law of

en rolf and delivew, and the valuation is based on causing the deal of

PRIT AND ALONE.

balance res last accountía como a 25 por cont. written off from badings and To 15 per cat witten off from buildings and

plant at Jaluku plout at Maff from fumituro, a 15.15 yor gout, written.

Todegratiation ore bags

Dial of prospectläg of AfbrED

mẹ mọn able to care for your hurterüste as well To general charge at Maliwan ng kan

"Auditore fove, stationery, priuting ele. / 181,

"Agorate" commissio

1010.

26,787

the only law which;

the escape of the parpe wn premeditated or other laws onÍ DEIA eveded for tas usual 1,808 Boase can too ful

asosbad tabere:

405

matter muder

369

60

sex angle moment 2,288 plying

shooking but

2,971

waling to taÁO

senten

if not better then I bould do myself. This is To oural charges at Singapore, impedant Mets probably the last general wooting of share. holders which I hell have the privilege of attending, at alleventy as your Secretary, and Ilake the opportunity of flanking the Diren tors, past and present, ›for their invariable Pindness und rotlegy towards me and I wish tuliank the Directors and the shareholders' for

the cosidence they have reposed in me for so any vests. I frus that coulenter will be

tains on their sido destitate of excres. They A serious nati-tapatan riot has obcurred at

Ocean point out, that their positions are of a moạt

PHOID EPIDEMIC IN KENT extendan precarious chamctor, as ikay BrO - BWBYS

Thme 18 un suidoo ef phold a Maithat dontland prosperity will attend able to be a

hundred and fifty-six enson have

through no

further alleg

issed for serio

of their own, and Suet

well aware of the practices,

に

sid, rizly eight dealus hagu The Lord Mayor bus praed. & huid

onmoont writion of from lob frances Townout writion of from Maliwan ádraicis, To but written off for the; of Mounte

go to Iusiness: No. dujazi

fof the 'delly