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shareholders, but it may be thought that a smaller proportion of the carvings should be set aside for that purpese hud a larger proportion for the payment of dividends. The reserve fund is routinemutively omployed and as it grows-iu ammut the shareholders may resembly lock in como additional return from it, though it must be lowell that the present return very hang

sonic one.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY: FEBUARY 15T, 1609.

We are glad to observe that aliada tross sre being planted down the centre of Convrught Bon. This will greatly, beautify the gh bourhood and add to the comfort of pedestens during the host of the sun.

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In Bowen Road Hougkong passeszes a promenade of which it is justly proud. The bicyclist, however, has made his appearance upon it and there appears some danger of the The Souren Pro has acurious story about, a comfort and pleasure of pedestrians heing a living in the Yuanas Road, and who was largely interfered with. Indeed, alrearly supposed to have shaft of this mortal: coil, hvengh heart diswer or a broken heart, the some fadics have been deterred by this cause her day. The usljes pilfin was is full from using the reni, needing to the state-swing and the vorps was being put into the ment tende by a correspondent whose lotter when the leased sat up and ask for

drink. The professional mourners nero'at once appears in author cùluru.. Two questions informed that their services were no longer present themselves in this crancetion: (1) regained, and they, in consequence, coumenon Should the road I used at all for bicycling, men in menest, while the resurrecto gentan eleared out the pricats and received [274d (2) If so should not the bicyclist be the congratulations of his friends-Mercury,

subjecteil to regulations that widd prevent- his interfering unduly with the comfort of others Sumething may be urged, perhaps, on the side of the biayaist. The pastimod is becoming increasingly popular with both. sexes and those who indulge in it bid für in a short time to out amaber those who donɔt. Should not their interests he gostered as well as those of pedestrians? But unfor tunately Bowen Road, which atbrds suck a delightful "spin!" for the bicyclist when it is clear, is sa inrrow that if a few pedestrians

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İATOR.

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARN AND GOLOWN CO., LIMITED.

ACCOUNTA.

The grow revaru darival feu wharfage. landing, &o, amounted in 1897 to 308,749,95 as against $338,114 91 the previous year, showing en noremse uf $59,635,64 and the profit on working was 312644528 as compared with $108,554.08 in 1890 boing an increase of $19,591.20,

The balance at credit of profit and lows after paying interim dividend of 24 per cent and including $10,119.41 brought forward frora last propriate as followa; roar is $75,704.02 which it is proposed to aŋ-

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15,000,00

1,625.00

2,200.00

4.000x

0,570.31

8.803.31

$75,704.02/

The Company's business ring 1897 stewed further atendy development. Imports fron Europe were 18,019 tous less than the previous

counterbalanced by improvement in other die. year, but this falling off was more than

There a no ordenies on the other side to Witness then rem outro of anks of Bank "In 1891 the site recommended ways plot

defondant aut any shares for Mr. Gotham on ta 20th, Otober, phen Potted red and an aes of ubont 13.000 rebut there statements because to communion-

square foot, the price then asked wa 30 contation took place beeirean 4th November, and 18 November

examined by Me Drommer-Aftor, m- | 89,900 The area is larger than absolutely bors of the community with reference to

The following is the report for presentation olving plaintiff' lotter 17th Marsh f required and we would recommend that the ofromstuces of the application, either be-

to shureholders at the eleventh ordinary ational wont and saw the plainting, said to bytsmidler lot be applied for, viz: as shown 220 feet foro or after it was made.

by 0 feet-38,000 Pant; this is amply large for Then ing the roumstndous of the parties meeting, to be hold at the Company's office, We have to usknowledge recuipt irers the your boy stole your water, will you waft pix

at tha, time when Mr. Danby letter of the 28th No. 4, Praya Contral, at noon on the 22nd Chiswse Lamperial Maritime Customs of the months till he steals your hair and then the purpose.

The Dizontors hangnow to submit to share. Iudical Reports for the half-you make Birth prescuts him That is it that pureed about We think that the upset pain asked by the April, 1886, and M. Moses letter of the fol February September, 1898. The ports covered are Nne watch and shair. Thon I told him he sold Gerornment will now blower mul would hope to lowing day wore writton, let us consider what ohwang, Chefoe, Chungking. Hankow, Wahu, cou and sea the accounts and bring his friends obtain the ground at 4 cents per foot--$6,600 is the meaning of tho lettore how weld they holders their report with statement of accounts

with hizo. Nothing was said abaal opening the If, however, it bu 30 ont eu the price would be understned by a fair minded person, haring for the year ended 31st Dess.bes, 1897.

imowledge of those aircumstances P to 89,900," Wenchow, and Langehow. Dr. B. W. von Funzelmann's mort on Chefe is sociallyboy's box and starobing it. I never askest bin

The report then proceeds to describe the pro- With respect to Mr. Danby'a letter, it is intereating, as the writer claims to have difto forgive me I have not done anything wrong

He did not tall posod buillings and states that it would bus sulmitted that the application was made for the forentiated a non-malarial romittent foror which why should be forgive mel Las hitherto imau confounded with typhoil, andre there was anything wrong, if I had known ecossary, to provide $18,000 for the leveling and Lot No. 1.38-in the defondual's own eithe grand and the oration of the buildings. There is no suggestion conveyed by the le describes twis now blood parasites which she had anything against my I should.

It will be seen that, ne resets the area of later that the land was to be acquired for the font associated with the disease. The report gone to she bias.

In auswar to Mr. Francis, who crossland required and the location of the span of any eros et persons other than the is a valuable contribution to science.

exoined on this point as it had tebu cittelgogue, Messrs. Leigh and Orange's proposals applicant. The"ground" is identified by being from the examination in ebie, wituess said correspond generally with these of Moses Lian-doserialas "the sile which was at one time. Taaw bir. Corbus three times between the by Leigh, and Orango munde in 1881. But naught she rocked for the synagogue." The receipt of the letter of the 17th Marab and ray important modification was surprated with re-description is unt entirely accurate, because to gard to the quantity of mud to be appict for nre of the land applied for by the latter is oo departure for Hoglund, I fold the plaintiff be onght to laiva eu ut without sonding a solici that is, instead of remmending, as Meers, 3,500 sq. ft. rare than that of the land applied tor's letter and that in ould see the acounts. Danby Tigh, and Orange and Mr Leader in lot3, vie. Tots Nos. 1,216 and 1917, her it It also shows that the word "site" enn bo Then I spoke about the wald, and alain. On the one that the whole of the two lots sluta he serves sell cough to indicate the land gulrer. second occasion I saw him he navory angry and pichnaud and the warplus Ind afterwards, dis said, "Send in ray counts Thou Lo said, posed nf Messrs Leigh and Orange recommended in a loss and ill-defined marmor.

that only the grantity of burd nctually required Then, as to Mr. Moses' letter of the 29th Why do you bring that made low here?

written and what is the right interpretation to You WI Late in suil did not should be applied for. They suggest that the April, 1896, let us inquire how it ezose to be know that you hated his When Wisken Lortlern and southern boundary lines should bo

When examined by tho the plaintiff goodikyr, he caid, I have frig 230 ft, each length as compared with 970 it, be placut upon it.

and 206 ft respectirely in the case of the cow-light of the feets and circumstances to which against you

I hava vnferrad, with which theory does it bent In-umawer to further quibe on by Mfr. Deusa bined loto The depth of the proposed site was mord witness said If I had known that plaintif eles to boo few foot lose than that of the com- correspond P-with that of the plaintiffs that the defendant appled for the land on behalf of and anything against me should have reinnined binod lots hore. I was not in a horry to get to ugla. This enggestion of Mours. Leigh and Orange the cotomunity, or with that of the defendant. At the end of Octoñor, 1898. Polishwalla's appears to me to have a material bearing on 18 tht he apple for it for himself, bat with the account showed a baton ohisu udit of $17,510 position taken up by the defendant with regard intention, and indved the desir, of letting the IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

besides in transactions, be Norember, ac- to the purclass of Lot No. 1,381 and to render cerimunity have a portion of it for their new BEFORE SIR JOHN CARLINGTON (CHIRP showed a credit balance to Polishwalls of that position more probable. But, curiously synagogas? Of course, on either of these $13,012.25 besides the time traneactions. Those enough, Lie defon laut persistest in saying,leries, is, would be natural and proper that a two amonuts were the gia that would bars when under res-exunition, that he had not etter simld be writton to inform the cam- The aggregate autoat of cargo hardled JENTIOR) AND A SPECIAL JERY.

reivel if all le shares bad beos gold of the won the worland play in which the sugges muily of the application having been made, during 17 was 545410 tons against E551 cash orket rate of that day. For January is tion is made until after predings for dis but the terms of it would vary according to in 1896 and of coul. 145,118 tonenst

the theory which had the botter fanadation in taiance to the Age 21,057.19, for covery had been taken in this mut. MrSilan was February 55,063 for March $11,86138.qually omphaliai netting that the defendant inet. It may be remarked that the words alle 108,250 tons.

Mr. Francis and he ought to have top. had seen thou and had naked questions about of the proposed syngogue" do not quite he had no means of ascertaining whether the matter begins in a latter of the trustees to Mr. the whole, I do not think the terms of the dobit side was oorrocat de nito. Sarong dated the 20th May, JH, which fetter are outiraly congruent with either of the danger most arise. Of course there are His Lovilabip granted the applention,

His Lordship thought the neat could be was eiguel by the defendant, the report is abovsantioned henries. I should be inclined Is Lordship. On Saturday afternoon, Elle

mentioned in being enclosed.

to paraplans it something us follows: "Mr. bidyelists and bisyelists, sonic who know how

Me. Francis was cross-etsmining Mr. Kelly, put in for what it was worth. to manage their nuelnos and are also can' some sun in court shouted an exclamation, but reammond said he was quite propared to No mestres wore takto to give elket to the Bellies thinks that there may be smo riek sidorte of the rights and confort of others, I did not catch what it was, and I had no ider furnish the other side with details of the account recommendations contained in this report. No if further delay takes place in applying for Witus,antinning, said that on the whole application was made to the Gorant Lo put the land on which it was proposal to that it bad referencs to these proceedings; and come who arciexperter who think it adds therefore, I took ze notice of it. Since then not there was a credit due to Polisiwallaup either the two lets together or a smaker eet the new synagogue, Ile as there to their enjoyment to give pedeirinns a start have reason to believe that it was some com at the end of the year. Some of the firm's piece of land. The reason for this inet n was fore taken the matter inte his own bands and the whale of which are leased till st Decem by rushing past them or a riptel rate. As incut on the case, but the offers of bite court constituents bad a marria, some had a margin, probably that the Basnet dilenity stilles instructed Mr. Danby to apply for it. Heber, 1900,

For a reasonable time. If daring that time The new Heron wes completed in May and the matter stands at present the bicyclist is hara not been able to mi out who it wan. Id somas with a delle balance Witmos was existed, and, no way, ent of it had yet been will bold it at the disposal of the community.

bus prored to be a very serviceably best and should like it to he understood that such cou-quito willing a show the judge, counsel, and found.

who dobit. The next step india most material one it was they like to take it from bica, they or have it dust is very improper and any person guilty of jury the names of these people had a cut-took virea in the month of April, 1843. A on reimbursing him the cast; if otherwise, he suotias tug to replace the Honghong is under. such conduct is liable to very severe penish bac

Mr. Francis objected unless he had the little after this time a change of some importance will keep it iruself." The use of the Ford constraction.

Three of the small epen boats which were too opportunity of cross-examining the witness.tak piss with regard to the focus in qua.keep" should be noted.

The two lettem should be compared with Mr Drummond replied that Mr. Francis By the straightening of Albany or Garden Itoud could bost the accainty of the hat in any way he Nullah, some 3,020 square feet of loud were added the defendant's letter of the 3rd October, 1893, ul for further service are been disposed of. like The list was put in hosanse Mr. Francis to the piece of ground and in two old lots, maldug application on behalf of the brow

The repairs to No. 5 wharf were completed had alleged that Polisterolia was a demmy. Nos, 1216 and 1,217,ware thrown into one aux community for Jots Nos. 1,916 nad 1,217. H

Mr. Francis It does not follow that because with this addition, touristeurd Inland Lof. No. such a comparison is made a remarkable differ in Deombor. The ferry wharf has been there are half a dozen Kre injagos there is not a 1983. This change known to the defendunt ones in the objet at purpose of the lettors is longthened 25 feet to accomandate the new

MAR, Zand to his architect Mir, Dauby, and indeed, was at ours apparent.

double ended ferry boats and amator sorvies single dammy.c

from the Government maine, fer the supply of Augnssion took place and as apparently anggested by them. The area of tot Francis continued to object to the Het buig No. 1681 was therefors 46,073 agar lost as

fresh water to vessels lying alongails, les been puts Mr Drummont at length intimated that guiant 48,250 square feet contained in the old

laid to all the wbarres. the defendants comisiilored to would be a breach lots tosi together of duty to table constitabats if the list was Towards the end of the month of April, 18445, made public. He therefore would not prisme dr. Danby wrote to AL Cooper, the Director his regras

of Public Warlin, the following letters

GORUIM V. BENJAMIN, KELLY, AND JUTI

The bearing of this case was teenmedi Mr. Eichs, the Comms of the jury, asked that the case might be adjournet, fra

Reeting to attend.

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or chairs and biayalon huppen to meet til Sp.., us some of the jury-bud & Boardportunity of susing beth aides of the account, is then, I behore Mr. Bilas'a version of kin accurately diserito the land applied for. O forced to in lust roper wera completed in

ment.

Mr. Fracie- heard an exclamation, bat did not catch what it was.

smart."

Mr Drumond-The romark was "Too afe. Francis-If it was "Too start it raight base applied to the witness or to ma

His Lordship-1 is lucky I did not catch what it was.

subject to to control at all. It is true that wheeled vehicles are not allowed on Bower Road; but, legally a bicycle is not a vehicle; conrequently bicycles are not prohibited, The flying of kites, however, is prohibited, and we think it will be generally admitted than to the pedestrian a bicycle ciust bo a greater source of durger and aurorance than a kite want be. If the use of bicycles Mr. Francis then continued his cross-examine- en Bowen Road is not prohibited sitogether,

Mr. Frassis-Did you not sell any Banks for regulations ought at least to be nude Mr. Gorasm for cash in October or Novembe quicing them to proceed at a moderate paecor December and to carry lights after sundown. Regula tions are indeed required for bicycling in The favourite Dentifrice referred to in this general, but there ought to be special re Est who ha ever tried il use any other, angulations in regard to Bowen Roul

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DEATHS.

At the Government Civil Hospital, on the 14th February, IHATELIA, the beloved wife of impacur MAN, Hongkong Pine Fores

At the Great Civil Hospill, on the 74th Fel, HAUD MARY Powki, aged 35 rear dearly loved and deeply lamered wife of Jon

The N. P. stoner Trend sailed from Yokohama for Tacomas of the 12th instant-

The N. P. steamer Digania us arrived ut Yokohama from Tortland, Or

There were 2,099 visitors to the City Hr Museum last week, of whom 13 were Europeus.

The French cruiser Jean Bar! arrived at Saigon or the ath February mal was to leave shortly for bins.

At a meeting held at Tientsin on the 20th Jemmar it was siecided to form a Volunteer Corps, and thirty men signed the roil.

The N. Y. K. steamer Kamaturo Haru European line) loft Shimonski for this part on 13th Fes, and is expected to arrive here on the 17th, just

LEN DANKETA: We have to acknowledge receipt of the List of Chinese Lighthon, Light-ressols, Baops, and Beacons for 1598, icaued by the Imperial 31artin Customs.

tion of Mr. E. S. Kolly

Witness-I have not done so.

Haro you uncertained Which member of your tiru did so It must have beau Potts. I cannot remember that be sobi. 200 Bank shares for cash.

You ll us that you wero spoofully-naked Ly his friend Mr. Wicking to look after his interests in comection with theso Bank shares and that you went to the Bank and stared Mr. Whitebead that it was all right and that it was. necessary for him to get rid of these shares to Tellere his account. Do you mean to tell me that you dal unt learn at the time or find ont before that when or how be sold his Banks It will appear in the books; I cannot keep. everything in my bed

Don't you remember that be. cold.83 Bank shares in October-The books will show it.

Did you hear from your partners when you were in England what were the particular lang actions to which Mr. Gorbam Look objection I did; my solicitors informed me.

Have you any recollection what the amount of his overdraft was that Mr. Wicking spoke about P-No..

lived Pulishwalla eine from Bombay Be The Hon F. A Compar Eu Laswer to his Lordship witness said he Hongkong, 8th April, 1806. paid no cheques, alle transactionaboingonterol in the ledger Polishwalla's carront avecunt was the largest, but west of the business was pot done with him. At any moment he wished to close his socount he scald draw his mobay There had been no final slut during the Just two youER.

The Court the adjourned until Saturday at 1.30p

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I cannot help thinking that if the defendant bad, on this latter occasion, applied for the land primarily for the community, Mr. Mcess letter isould have been differently expressed. It would

probably have referred to the risk of delay; and have stated that the defendant had not had time. to obtain the sanction of the community for the slop but had applied for the land on their behalf and that he hoped the community wonid

pprove and ratify his action.

Dear Siras requested by a good client

What happened after the receipt of this letter of mine to ask if you would kindly take steps

is not without signißence. So far as appears to have the piece of ground at the West corner

from the ovidence, Mr. Silas took no notice of of Kennedy Road, and between the Tiamway

it, er did any other member of the community and the Nifah, pet up to public auction sal

take such notice. It aceme to me that if they at on carly Hate

The ground I refer la is the site which wnd then thought that the defondant had applied at one line sought to he sunred for a new

for the land on their behalf, they would Endly Lave allowed the matter to pasu muhailentio. Bat their zilones is more easily explained on the supposition that they rogarded the defondant s applying for the land for himself, but proposing to give thom the privilege of taking it from him within a reasonable titao if they should dosito to do 20,

Yours truly,

Win. DANNY Onthe following day Mr. H. J. Moses, a clerk In the employment of the defendant wrote to

GUBBAY AND OTHERS V. E, K, BELILION,

JUDGMENT (Continued). On the 1 Uctober, 188, ME, F. A. Coopere: Silas the following lettur the Director of Public Works, wrote in reply. to the defendant stating that the Governor ap proved of the land being put up subject to cor tain specified conditions".

On the same date the members of the general and sub-Committees, including the defendant, wrote to Mr. J E. Saucon at Bombay on the Do you know how many shares be had subject of the proposed new synagogue Ther with the Chartered Bank of the thus No state that they had male plea and that the

What basing what was the amount of estimates are as flores Fold Be oventrafo or what shares of Bank you went on his behalf to the Biuk and. said it would be all right-I went in the Bant

at dll not make that statement. Laid, I hope you will be good enough to wait, ng. hệ is selling his abores,"

You gave & gudrortze?-1, gåve ʼn verkol

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Captain Dorwille, of tlu Algerine, left Bhargaurantee to the Bark hal in On 9th February on board the storesbip Hamber for Hongkong ra route for Loma..

Cost of erecting a synagogue, Cost of furniture, fittings; &o.

www.gogao

Have you anything to do with the prepara, tion of your firm's wookly share report No.

The report of the 8th December states that Waiseus have been selitat 124. On the 16th Descimber, "Watsons have boon fixed at 121

The Shanghai Municipal Council has resolved that arrangements be mile, in consultation with The Geron Cousul-General, for an official wel-ul are wautodí coine le bu extended to Friss Houry of Prussin "pur his arrival at Shanghai.

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The C. P. R. Co.'s steamer Empress of Japan. from Vancouver, arrive at Yokohama at 11 on the 17th, and will leave again at 11 tony (the 15th) for Kobe, where she is expected to marive at a to-I

n.

Between Satunay night and Smday morning a robbery took place at the house of Mr. G. G. Hayward, 6. Knutsford Terrace, Kowtoun, a large minbet uf silver articles, most of them cups won at regattas, ecc., being stola. The thief appears to have been well acquainted with the house,

According to your own staza. wentyon had sold them at $12.40 and $12,50P

14 reant business done by somebody.

Is your report a frae report of the week's trasaotions--About, yea. It is only meant to give an idea of the market to outside people. People dealing in the colony know the market; it changes orory dive minutes.

that sort

26,000. 4,000

39,000

Against which they expooled. to get value of the old syna

$8,500 Froperty belonging to above 4,500 Cash on hand.

1,030 Your contribution

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to make goud the deficit.

$30,000

Hongkong, 19th April, 1896.

My dear Sale Mr. Helles les instructed Lany to apply for the site of the proposed synagogue on Kennery Road us he thinks that further lay would be inadvigable. If the minunity would like to take it from him within a reasonable time he will be glad to hand iterer upon being reimbursed the cost nat interest Otherwise he will keep it himself. Yours Bincerely,

E. J. Moons.

It may be noted that Mr. Tonby does not Apply Lot Kroka. Ne, 1986 and 1917. but for the larger plays of land which subsequently became Lot No. 1,38),

7 is desirable now to review the circon stances in which these two lottors were written, bath as ey on gaffet from the fiets already stated and also from the evitone of the witnesses and especially of the defendant, Mr. Danby, and Me Sina Ta'this way we ball be better able to apprehend their "trus meaning and effect.

(To be continued,

HONGKONG JOUKEY CLUB RACE MEETING, 1808.

་་་་ FIHAT DAY,TUESDAY, 15TH VERBUARY,

THE WONG-KEI-CHONG STAKES, sweepstakes of $5 each with 8100 dad con pany to russica $50; for China ponies; weight for inches as per cle; fons en date of ontey allowed we subscription' griffins of this season, 1897-48, allowed 7 Its Half a mila THE “VICTORIA "STAKES; & Ovoepstakes of.

$10 caob with $250 welded, sound pary to weise SJD; for Chin nouies; weight for ingles as per only. One mils.

THE MAIDEN STAKES; value $400; second pouy to roepice $75, third, $50; for China yentes bona fide griffins on date of outry; weight, for inches" as per: soala. Entrance $10. Three gaartors of a mile.

each with $300 added: first pony, to remaivo THE VALLEY STAKES; a sweepstakes of

70 per cent.; second, 20 per cent, third, 19 por cut for subsoription griffins of this season, 1897-98; weight for inches as pur seals. Thres quarters of a mile.

BUILDINGS...! The four new golewas at West Point re February and Lars contributed materially to the year's profits.

The all godown at Want Point has hoon valled down and is boite replaced by two others A further addition of eight Chinese housus of similar design to the existing ones. has been made at Kowloon making 48 in all

LLUNUBES.

· LIGHTERS,

WHARVÉS.

DIRECTORS,

Mr. M. D. Esekiel, Mr. P. Sache, und Mr. DR. Sassoon having resigned on leaving the colony their places have been taken respectively by Mr. A. J. Raymond, Mr., G.D. Böning, and sit. D. Gubbay rud the appointments of these goutlewm require souflanation:

Hr..A. Ross and Mr. C. S. Sharp retire in rotation according to the articles of association, but being aligible for themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS.

Mesra, F. Henderson and W. H. Potta have audited the accounts now presented, and the Director rocommend them for re-election.

·J. J. HELL IBvizo, Chairman Hongkong, 11th February, 1898.

BALANDE Sham, Alar DeckEBER 1897. IJA BILITIES

To capital (20,900 shayis at $65 fully paid-up) 1,000,000.00 To Hongkong and Shangtet

Banking Corporation $141,11337 To debenturen aukstanding... Toly eroditore,

200,000,00

an 14,052.60

To depreciation and repaire seccaut

Tu divided account (unofised kolesce) .... To profit and loss account, Intrnco

Cr

AKIETS.

By value of land and bikings

at Kowloon as per fps neront 1,218,473.19

....

By Soped on EOF

10.027.38

y value of 4 wharves at Kowloon Hy var of rolling stock at Kowloon ... By videa of lunches Korntons, "Hongtany, xud" kënm as por Jaatat12,000.00 Sincs expendad ou now tuge...

Legs written off

....

By value of lighting a par Inst

Recount. Les book value of lighters

condemned

Lee written off...

205,165.37 50.315.55

B13.75 V,568.51

$1,772,103.48

1,236,450.57 100.900.00 22,000.00

12.825,00

$21,855.00

- 1,625.00

23,000,00

$36,500.00

200,00

230,200.00

2,200,00

24,000.00

177,720.00

383004

10,570-51

5,670.51

Tar Foochow Lur, vaito 3251; pruned by y sabut West Point Resdunativi (44,56

the Foochow community scout pung to re- ceive $50; for China ponies; weight for inches as par scale. Entranco $5. Two miles, The Bowakose DERBY, a sweepstakes of 320 sach with 81,500 added half forfeit if declared on or before day of closing;) entries for Chins ponies boud five grillius on dos of entry (Saturday, 15th January, 1998), first pany to resire 70 per cent.; second, 20 per cent.; third. 10 per cent.; weight for inelos as per scale. One mile and a Solf.

spars foot) in germinla Fy Point God he per last

account19,990.51 Irens precooda of silo of iron roof

Lost writton off

Dy new West Point gevaar as

por last account

157,742.03 Sincoponimion aggodowas 21,271.61 By vatse of West Paint Wharf 15,000 Je

Leaving & dativit of

When these letters were written, the defend Then they say,We have no hope at all to make good any fraction of the above refituut had been concerned it or had kuswlodge of They proced to make an agent to his, invok. three separate negotiations with architects for ing him in the name of his mother, after whom the purchase of land and the erection of a the existing synagogas was named, to consyraregue and accessory baildings thereon.

These negotiations all bad reference to the sam plete the charitable deed" or, in other words, piece of land. All the architects thought that The terms of this letter aro material in them the fites of land was too large for the require. His Lordship-Why didn't you mention that selves and they are still more sisterial when outs of the community, wid they suggested. transactions bad also taken place at 312.50-1 oontrasted with those of the letter written by all these negotiatione hud lufte from an in- different ways of dealing with this point. But night liave been to enable the firm to buy some the Committes to the same gentleman où mors shares for the plaintiff, or something of the 27th October, 180, which will be iure sufficiensy of funds. A direct messure taken

after referred to.

From this carlier teltie by the defendant to give effect to tal proposole Then you chubot rely upon the circular alto-it appears that the Committee had procured made by DRO of the architoets, namely gothy?--You can, but they.sary a little.

Mr. Francis-You sold Watsons for M. plans of the buildings, had made up their minds applying for the land in question, and sist come to nothing feom the same me. The What those tiklings wore to cost, and, the most Jardun nt 912 and raid him $400 instead of important point of all, haut definitely sothed

Gasucial situation had not changed for the better. asite for their location-that site aridently The Committee had either ceased, to exist Witness said something about his brokerage, boing the au for which the defendunt had re

alingother or was in a state of suspended but it wun hapossible, for the reporters as any seatly applied on behalf of the comunnuity, animation. The defendant was not stored to Ente, t. Leur what ko smil. His answere to

maka the application by the committee or by These things were all properly made plain to Mr. 3. E. Susenon, who assistance was both any member of the manity, or did

inform any of the tinst he was about to make ed ani zeked in the building of the new gogue. It is also evident that the diasuristit 11, without such previces authorization, ha reurces of the community were at that time bought the land on behalf of the community, satirely indequate for a carrying out of the could not be sure either that they would be The COMPRADORS' CUP; presented second By audry doktora

willing to take it or that they wouli proposed arrangements.

pay for it. In such circamatanços sa theso, must be confessed, it would not sese to be a prudent or sensible thing for a man to make an application for the land nominally for himself but really on behalf of-the community. farther explanation of the defendant's action in volunteering to paretineo the land, it must be borus in mind that he had always been antions for the new synagogno to be placed in that situation

Wrenres, Ex Police Trap vor. Hongkong. 1451 mussage to congress: Rauk rajsel from Con- ether questions were also very indistinct.

The Daily Press.

diesexoxo, Ferary With, 1898,

Regarding the United States Consulate 'az Hongkong the Secretary of State said, under date of th November 1897, in his annual

sulate to Consulate-Gouers). Other countries Wildess said that up to the 31st December, are represented by Consuls-Geral at long in, the value of Putishwalla's stress, after hong, and it is thought that our representatiro deducting all interest, about $1,000 better than there should bear that rank. The port is one of the amount the Gen: bad advanced him. the great ports of the world, and American in- the Bank or the firm boki the shares. terests are extensive and capable of expansion," Mr. Frans Does not the anticipated It will probably be some two or three months dividend on those shares form a considerable before the Qacu's exequatur will arrive dexent in the market price? officially recognizing Mr. Ronnsevelle Wild

man's new rouk.

The Chairman's speech at the meeting of the Lungkong and Shanghai Bank on Shunday, exceptionally gratifying as it inast have been so the shareholders, ducs A mi occurrence took place on board the stot present innny features of public interest .D. L.steamer Darmstadt on the pasange lowe

from Shanghal. About suren o'clock on Sat beyond the Assurance it gives of the con-day-orening Captain White, one of the paneer ruuat prosperity of the institution on whichgers, suddenly jumped over the rail aft, in full the trade of the Far East is so largely de-ship was at ones stopped, a hout lewer, tuố view of several of the other passengers, The pendent for its financial facilities. There are made for the unfortunate may, but with was no reference to the great silver question out result. The dreeased hut given no prosiona indication of insanity or of any intention to nor to the political situation in its bétrings pa commit suicide, and nothing is kumen as to his tradal prospects, M. BELL-IRVING confiding motive. Captain White, who leaves a wider his remarks to the internal affairs of the serorns years employed a different sapacities in and family residing in Bagland, had been fur

Bank, except for a passing referenen to the the Chion coasting trade. recent tightness of money.

who seconded the adoption of the report, commended the policy of continuing to build up the reserve fund, which he said wouhi in

Witness-I don't understand.

Either

I don't suppose you do. Ja not the market price fixed by taking into consideration the coming diridiend No

Before then dividends came in 3 suppose you put through in the course of the mouth another 10000 transactions for Pelishwalla -No. We do not put through mine than we cre certiin of.

I see your transactions for Dapenbar were about $109,000 P-I annot tell without looking at the oneks.

Look at your book wad tell me if theregess not oath sale of 85 Bunks on the 9th Oalabar. Yes, there is.

and to Messrs. Hughes and Hough.

To whom were they wald-50 to Mr. Mody Bond the elico entry: 60 Banks, G. L. Darkuur, solla. N. Mody bought, In the United States Coneular Court at $50 brokenge." "15 Banks, C. L. Gorham sold, Shanghai on the Kth February Toons Gay, at 1816: Bngkos aud Hough benght; $1.39 an able seaman on the Americas Lip Tarzan brokerage." It looks as if a 9" was written

over the " 1." ploaded guilty to a sharge of attempting 16 But the ship on fire. He sail I went

Harcat the gares bean altered in some way? It may have been wam hetwas writing it. How much is to bokogage on

Bank shares ?-50 costs.

Hughes and Hough are brokere?—Yes.

Meanwhile, pending an answer to this letter, thự pulling np of the loud to sale was postponed at the request of the defendunt, as some diffi- cattios bad cropped up in the financing of the matter here and it was niceasenry to communi ente with Bombay."

able to

of the Club Lasitano; second pony to receiro The LUBITANG CUP; presented by the mumbere half the outranco foes; for China ponies; weight for inshos as par sosie; previous win- zers at this meeting 7ths. extra subscription griffins of this season, 1897-98, allowed f.; Entries $10. One mile and a quarter.

Les written of

by val of shears

dy voice of furniture and plant

per last am Sines expended a new water

4,000,00

54013.84

11,000.00

500.00

6.500.00

3,093.00

2,553.03

199.0

53,851.25

813.75

732.15

9.124.06

plus of Gibur, izon and stores on hand

31,301.15

$1,772,103.46

By Sui Lock Wing (mortgage).............

pony to receive half the entranon fees for fly Hongkong Hank (nnelaimed dividend subscription grins of this season, 1897-80;" apowest)... weight for ches as per scale; winner of By cash in hand.....

By velen of mal on band NAYANT Valley Stekes 5lbs, extra: entranto Spey mile.

FORKING Acooter.

The HONGKONG CLON CHF; presented; record Fony to receive half the entrance fees; for Chien pooles; weight for inches us per scale i autrance 815. One mile and a half. The ESCUREAGEMENT STAKES: a sweepstakes Towage of parament statt.......

of $5 cabb with $100 ulded for subscription griffics of this season, 1597-98; fost pony to reeriv. 70 per cent, second, per ceni. third. 10 por cauit; previous winners excluded; weight for inches as per wcale. Once round,

CORRESPONDENCE

We not held ourselves rondble for the opinions expressed by our worse; cxdents.]..........··

= BICYCLING ON BOWEN ROAD: "

To Crown PADE

•To taxes

5,144.31

'questre 11,272.18 To obarges (offee and telephono rent, statian- cry and printing, closing is,

To legal exporrum

To fire irsurance

To úlazima un carRATE LEESSA MË

To expire on cargo and cool, contig hip, km. 158,418.61 To expanses of tightarm,

To rises of lan

To balance to proft and loss monoqul

By whorloge, storing, landing, Se

internet.

PT AND Loss ACCOUNT. Vr.

interis dividend”...

To loos on sale of 9 lighters.m

to sapount 1696, dahta written of

T

10,30402

1,000.0

2,868.20

2014

2,602.09

6,400,8%

128.415,28

1998,749.90

209,749,45

$260,749.95

2521401

26 Ko

27440

€24.47

baino appropriatovi s follows

3:00)

Franstor to dapredation d

par ucconut

1,09000

1,635,00

CAUTION,

Hongkong, 14th February, 1893. TORPEDO LOATS AND THE DOOR COMPANY.

whasty Wost Print Amous written off Wast. Amoud carried to new account-981851

2,2.000

4,000.00

4,570.51

15,704.92

136,715.80

-10,110,41

By honus for 1898, Ere imperave) modaukat

15-433

126,440.28

$181,715.00

DEGRECIATION AND REPAIRS COUNT, Dr.

Directory und audio Tec6,500,00

inal dividund

Mr. J.B. Sassoon's letter in reply in duled the 28th Nov, 1893. It is to the offend that his firm had already done thein duty in the matter

Let us consider next the defendant's account of tha syangogas; that if the community in tended to build a new symgogne, he was wiling of the manner and ressous of is making to contribute the $5,000 which he had already the application. He says that in the second praised and to tranfer the present syntregue week of April, 1896, M. Danby told him that to the trustees: bat tint the community must land in that locality was being sold at a chenper mute good any deficiency in the funds required rate than it had been sokil ostora, and advised | for the purpose.

him to apply for the al twe lote Nos. 1,216 Thoroafter the Committee appone to avo and 1,213 to the west of Union Church requceted Mr. Con to submit amended plans. Then he explains how No. 1,216 aud 1,217 and estimates, and this be accordingly did on subsequently becams No. 1331. Ho proceeds the 12th January, 1894. Dealing still with say that he told Mr. Danby to apply at once. hots Nos. 1,210 1,217, be reduced his estimate to make out an application for as much land for the buildings in the of 810,274. The botworn the Tramway and the Nullah as the say-writing to Mr. Isokorn As you Government would put up on his accourt; that infortune that the sun limited for actually is, as he cftorals exduins, for the whole To THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," Sin ---Referring to your and your sorrespondi block of land between the Kennedy and Mac. building the synagogue ou a piece of ground donuell loads and the Tramway and the Garden cute racks in this morning's iesno ragbooting caly salheiantly prepared to receive same was a short time place the Bank in auch aboard the ship an Tushy hight, and

$11,000, I have made my estimists and design siltus in the centre of the block, and he Road, 2 am sure many will be truly glad that you Nollah. His idea, he says, was to build twa the dangarattending rapid bioyoling on the Bowen accordingly.' position of strength and stability na to be I went into the foiste. I went to my bank

"intended to allow the community to have the-havo (au the inatter op. It has been of lato The Enancial ditonitis in the way so part of the lower lot -1,881 next to the Union an increasing source of ahrn to ladies, some of almost with it a precurlent in the aurals and nok out an old pair of drawers and seaked them in kerosine, set them on fire, and dropped of banking. This view commended itself to them down the ventilator Haying cumallied And in that caso Bir torbam his hea however, to have been found insuperable for the Church and to utilise the rest of that let-se au who bore bean dotarrad thereby from walking

serad time, and the suit was that the land- applied for was not pat up to sale, and tits approach to the upper lots." He adde that, st on that road. It stands to reason that a biogelist the meeting and was heartily applauded, the act he said la felt sorry for it, and he woke charged double brokerago 7-Yes.

the time when he instructed Mr. Danby to coming rapidly from behind upan several indies Hud you Mr. Gorham's express consunt to pay the med up. He had been thinking about The reserve furd now equals night-tenth setting the ship on fire before, anal he did not double brokeragu I lave not done hie cash

project again fell away fatu abeyrace dating make the application, he know that it had been walking together where Bowen Font is narrow, the remainder of the year 1894.

intended at one time to make the portion of lot crossing a deep ravine, may one wilden fright of the capital and with a continuincs know what came over him. He wanted to get sales. Potts must have asked him about it.

Early in the following year Mr. D. II. Sills. No. 1,381 next to the Union Church the site for which might well lead to very serious respite. Can you tell us how that figure3118-1978 short time away from the ship. The court found the of prosperity it will in a

arrived the colony os en sesistant in the ruthe syngogue, but that "when he applied for Hoping soning will be done. Yours truly. reach the full amount of the capital. At risquer guilty of arson in the first degree and arrived at 7-1 cauriot fell.

Lock at it again; doesn't it look as if it was of Messrs. David Sussoen Sons & Co. About the block as did not know that any portion of seatones was coferre.

night or nina mouths after his arrival he took that lot would be required for the synagogue.” the meeting in August last the then Chair 'man, Mr. St. C. Mccra ELSON, reminded the

At this point the Court adjourned until ten or the appointment of ken, secretary in the There is some coufasion in these statements vorenuity. He says that whom he took over beeauso it is clear from the evidenes generally 'olock. shareholders that the lowed archange goes

the taties of the office fare was no regalar that application was not wide for the two After the mijournment fr Francis proceeded mitte in existence. He sees to Live upper lots antil nearly two months after lot the more nerous the task will be of main

with his russ-examination of Mr. Kelly.

takso up with energy tas question of the new No. 1,181 land been applied for. Somewhat ro THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,” taining a sterling dividend of £16. partipu. A short time nge the Brglish papers relating to the 5 Baakt was shown to the jury Orange Mr. Dusly lariig parted company by the word "sita occurring in Mr Discoverd times appeared lately in your solamus The entry in the back of the 9th October synagogue. At his reques Mesare, Leighallator in his silence the defendant says that 816 Referring to the retuarks which lavo sbare, but he expressed confidence in the stated that an Englishsan, à Commissioner and Mr. Francis uggated that they shop with them in November 1894-prepared a pain letter of the

20th April 1890, to Mingly advocating that the Admiralty boy balance from taal ucun Bank's being able to do so. The report of the Chinese Customs, having been bitten by work out the Igors for themselves and they and estimate for the buildings. The report is Silas be most only the portion of Lot No. urged to let uur Dock Company try their band

By transfer from working around 1897 presented on Baturday justifies that con- das, went to Guigon to require hydrophobia would find that the fans on the dated the 19th October, 1895, and the curlior 1,281 inst referred to, and he again saye that heat turning out torpedo boats and other sugines

inoculation. He then considered biosif anfe, paroknee price and tho solling poe, plus the part of it read as follows

applied for this lot partly for himself and partly of dufenes way I suggest that an insually good fidouce and may even raise expectations when suddenly and without any now bite rokerage, we aretly $1.48.

Proposed Synagogne. Hongkong,

for the community, Mr. Uranwond-Together with the observa-

opportunity now presents itself for bringing. of some inerecse in the dividend in hydrophobia appeared, and he died of that.

The aile on which the synagogus is proposed saalady. The Saigon Lydrophobiarracina is theration if the book.

Mr. Danby says that the defe tant, standing this importat question before the home sal ibe not distant future. It is generally fore Talelse, like the sniper mccine we Mr. Prancis-Together with the observation to be orastel is the same as gested in 1801 in Konely Itoud opposite the is, tell him, in sulkerities. Adaural Baller, who will shortly: To repair, rouwels and imprement der- understood that the reserve fund is to be lessive from Cochin China. It is known that the hook and the very extradipag cir when the project of a syungoguo was frat connexion with the ranking of the application be will ur on his way to Fugland, kubwa thic

mooted.

that to intended to put buildings on the land, needs of Hongkong well. Who so likely to To folatu) raised to $10,000,000 as rapidly as may be four nascostal atterepte hare-rocontly been cumstance that it exactly coineldes

mido to vaccinate the Governor-General's child His Lordship Mt. Francis, don't make camThe site is an admirable one nour the city and all that if the community muted the site at septre tangitention of the Admiralty as Admiral without interfering with the present with this lymph. A morganisation of the rents of that sort,

in a commanding position. No buildings can be the Bustera corner, he would lot them have it; Buller? And who so able to enlist the interest dividend, and when that poid is reachod Saigon Institute is therefore sussy, und it. Vilaca-It is a matter of arrangerabat, erected on front and sider and from the plan it if not, he wanted the whole lot. so says of Admiral Ball as our worthy Colamelore

is older to bo reorganised as it exists or to be! Mr. Francis-You do not know anything will be seen that it adjr the Tramway and that he and the defondant had many conversaYours truly:

DEFENCE. no doubt the policy of continuing to build up transferred to Nhatrang, Dr. Yersin will assume about link, Mr. Kelly. Mr. Potts did that the important thoroughfares of Kennedy Roadtions abort the utilisation of the lower lot in the reserve will still commend itself te to the direction of the amalgamated service.

and Gardon Road. transzotion.

conjunction with the two upper lots.

The Avenir du Tonkin says:-Wo stated in our last ausbor at the Nhatrang Institute was to be reorgand. Froin information sine reveived we lonra that it is the Saigon Institute and actent of Nhatrang that requires reorganisa-

39 I cannot tell

Hongkong, 14th February, 1893,

Amount peilian of Jonisches Aimsust érzilian off Digitation Amount written of West Folut

Jng 1802

3) S:4 86

50.88

- $80,130.70

By balance from 1870

By trasafor from proft and less sect

.8 79,130.70 16,00

$38,280.2017