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THE BONOKONIO GAIES PRESS MONDAY MARCH 14TH, 1898,
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LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., BIMITED The following is the report for presentation
prodle At promub, it is true, the maximum capacity of the mill soetns to be about 1,100 tons per month, but ut, of course, is only a labporary provision. When hat beifories and
The Courrier d'Baiphong of the 1st Marsh | THE BROUGH COMEDY, COMPANY |'- The Chaurman-I would like to have an "offiression of opinion. The laorense in the The City Hall was packed to the doors on umber of Directors has boon oppored by Mr. says:-Mr. Willen C. Jack, whose departure wo roantly announced, accepted on bis arrival in Hongkong the appointment offered him by Saturday night when the Brough Company Chun Hing Still, although I would be very the Hoard of Directors of the Hongkong and presented Oscar Wilde's comedy Au itel glad to accept what has bees stated by Mr. Lo the shareholars at the sixteenth ordinary sa-tamps ses erected and added to and when the The brilliant dialogue was keenly Chan Hing, I think we ought to go a little nual meeting, to be held at the flood of the hols is driven by electric power, it ought to le Whampca Dock Co., Limitol, sud le now the Husband
Peive thousand tousa month or moro. The happy hespecting engineer for the large Deek. estabrolished and special comptent was Leal on all farther and got the opinion of the gentlemen general agents, at 1230 pm, on Wednesday, practicable to work that maximam up to perhaps
sides on the larariousness of the mating off who are present. Of course, there is no naces. the 23rd Marak
The general agents beg to submit to the festare of the situation is that tho contemplator ishimants at Kowloon. We offer our con
ladice
All that I want is morely on expression of shareholders their report on the Company's butai- Inéreuse of output will be outcurrent with a gratulations to Mr. Jask and our wishes for his the pleas and the boodania dreasen worn by the sily for making it a motion, and seconding it. saccows in his new appointment,
If, at the same time, the yishi por.tom is main This evening Mr. Brough prodases another opinion, so I will put Mr. Chas Hing's proposal moet with a statement of accounts to 31st De large redaction in the east of each tos worked. novelty in the shape of The Soliciter," that no increase In mads in the number of comber hist
In consequence of the slank demand in the tained at anything approaching to its present At the ecclusion of the mouthly mosting of rolicking faracal comedy, which has boon one members of the Hongkong Bal.
Flightcon voted for the motion, no soron Spanish market the story was not working high level, there opaas for Haub a very bright the Staff and Departmental Sergeants Misael the minst succesful pinsss in the Brough
out the remaining eight months the margia ouail us hope. Tho development of Pahang and The CHAIRMAN-I am very sorry that for
of all the other States on tantside of the Malay held ou Friday lost, a pleasing incident took repertoire for a considerable time. The Cal against it. The motion was therefore carried. during four worth of the year, and throughEntro. That that futuro may he realised, wo place, lo refererco to the pending departure onita Englishian thus describes the merry
Luolusive of $12,705.39 bewught forward from Poutosu must rest largely upon gold-mining of Garrison Forgesit Major J. GrNewberry, LifeThe favourite facical comedy was the proant the number of members on the sales of relined sugars left only a small profit who has been president of the most for sorar fortnighly appreciated by a crowded lodes Hongkong Board will have to remain to bufero.
working account is $10,900,31, which the general largely in Malay mining, the world most be ve year Mr Wingen, on behalf of the which shouted with delight at the saluting Mr. Cox thought the Chioses did, not quite the year 1896, the amount standing at credit of and, before the world can be expected to invest honorary members, made the presentation, humours of The Solicitor. It wordd ho mersudoreland.
mine. At present, Raub bale fair to become which consisted of a piece of plate, suitably inappropriate to call it The Comic Mystery of Mr. FUNG WACHTEN, who interpostul the rents and Consulting Committee recommend allowed to see, at least, one very prosperou
To apply to reduction of
that wine, and the meusere of its advancing 810.000.00 understood.
prosperity will ultimately become the measure saribod, after which songs and recitations were
remari utizg the mooting, said they quits should be appropriated as follows, viar
property account, The CHAIRMAN thanked the sharchokiers
Dividend of $3 per share 21,000,00
of the quicker development of gold-mining in the Peninsula Straits Times. for their attendance.
Chery forward to next no-
5,900.31 Boyut
$94,000,31
Seeing that the disruption of Chins is plainly approaching it would be better policy to secure at ones what we require for ourselves and let the rest go than to lase the whole by attempting to resist the (2704 inevitable. The writer of an, ansigned article in the Contemporary Review for The Problem in the February qu
other Powers that have aggressive designs on Chim nagired that England would fellow "their lead and commit the grave error of “ appropriating some part of Chinese teeri tory as a mentorial set-off to the places
At 12:30 on Saturday woning Bro brake they had seized or contemplated seizing ** Hud
Jone to we should have out on the frat floor of No. 2. Graham Stroot, The ground foor je u pork aid wine shop, and "played their game and lent our sauction the first and second fuses are used by families THE THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ISSUE, Real Octaro Completo with Twelve Maal assistance to the work of cutting up The fire was, it is thought, caused by lighted and l'ains, pp. 1302, 57. Dimotory galy, pp. Chizu." Elsewhere, in the same nisicle jos sticke igniting a thin wood partition Immediately the outbreak occurred a message the writer says that the real Chinx, the was sent to the Central Police station and the "Chirn of the Yangtze Valley, of the Dre Brigade quickly attended. About $400 "strip of thickly pospied provinces from worth of goods parishad and about 8000 in morey was also lost. The ground floor. was "Shanghai to Hankow, and from Hankownot damaged. The less srffered on the first "to Stechueu, has not been tonehed. Thers and Boond Boors was not covered by insurance The Foode were formerly Bured in the lies the wealth and the true source of Palatine Insurance Company, but the policy etrength in Chip. This region constitutes expired on the Zall of this mouth and it was "the kernel of Chios, and the barren not renewed. Unfortunately the fire was attanded by a fatality. The staircase was in the house by climbing over the verandak next door, hat one old woman was unable to snap in that way and she jumped from the first flear into the street the wee taken to the uospital, where she died agon after admission either Erou
18, N350.
1898.
Wo
THE POLICE REPORT FOR 1897. The annual report of the Hon. F. H. May
Capinin Superintendent of Police, is publishent in Saturday's selle, from which we fake the following particulare p—-
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CONSULTING COMMITTEE, The Consulting Committee consists of Magers. D. Gillies mil. II. Lewis, who offer themselves for rollection.
AUDITOR.
The accounts have been padited by Mr.Thomas Arnald, who offers himself for ro-otection.
escapade in which Mr. Gilbert Brazidon, the
ensom Cab for all the fan arises out of a Soliciter, take the place of a tipay Jehn, and finde himself involved in the most orposted complications. There is no suggestion of pro bability or serious purpose in a seas or line of the piece the whole thing is a series of extra ordinary entanglements and irresistibly amus. ng situations, introduced and linked together by smart and crisp dinoyce. After an evening out Brandon and his feistida any u cab in charge of a drunken cabronn, 200 after
The total
total of all cases reported to the Felice many Lasailing attempts to mount the box abandon the efort. For a bet and in a fit of bravado Brandon jumps m to the cant and was 9,629, being a decrease as compared with drives away. He has not gone far before lin is 1896 of 3,340, or 8,8 per cent In the division hailed by a lady, who to his unspeakable dismay of those cases into serious and minor offences he recognizes as bis wife, but as he is disgained there appears an increase as compared with in the ohman's cest, shu does not notice him. 1896 of 552 came, er 25.15 por est, in the He is onlored to drive her to 37 Vero Street, former, and a decrease of 3926 cases, or 38.84 Kensington, where, strange to relate the per cent, in the latter. Thy year 1836 cannot daughter resided from Mr. Brandon's condret of pingus here dimmished the population, and his led to eat that she is carrying out the constant virtutions of the house-to-hus Sundry crois some intrigue and shaping of exhilaration search parties, and the alessing operations in with whica ho este o miscapado giras the hosts exeried out by the Sandtory Board, place to ano of jea ny. He, however, drive tended to prevén crime, Comparing the re harrise away withont accepting the fare 'a ucemal year, it will be soon that there are preparty actual vanil tondored to him. As he drives furiously.avey only 120 more, seperts of gerions enses 37 the Rodna gr Lois haller by two men, who insist upon bis juller year than in the former, Bach an in-.Toal, charcoal staren, wut bag diving them to Shepherd's Bush, and whorenge any well be accounted for by inorense Fire furance answer his protests by presenting a revolver at popalation alone... him. The horrible thought comes to him that GAZITLING
EXTENSION OF THE TRANSIT PASS, TRADE,
-In spite of the fronble and work arising from the murdering of the two German missiouarica. in the Tean-chion district, and from the Kyo Chao affair, H.E. the Gerran Minister has found, time to occupy biaself with, and to arrange another matter whleb will grove of the greatest importance not only to the Germans,. But to all the foreign mirohante in Chins. Hitherto, inlind-pusses that is to say, essÖN under cover of which all imports, on paying an artra lalf duty, can be taken to any place in the 70,000.00 interior free of likin-wore ralid only on tho 883569 12 condition that the goode dezoribed on the puss 1,597.48 were notually takon to the plea of destinatina 7.709.05 giren on the pessand thore disposadef. The goods 30,000.31 we not allowed to be mild on their way to destination, ie, iu trauit. Bat Parca. von
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, General Agouts. Hongkong, 10th March, 1888,
CAPITAL ACCOUar, 1st Brosazu, 1897..
A. S. WATSON & CO., plains of Shantang and Pechili eae in slams and all-tire-iminates but ous ascaped freni cubionn whose place he has fairon and his pretty bo regarded as a sortant one, for the oxistenes Jardine, Bethoven & Core eufrene nesecit
LIMITED.
MANUFACTURES OF
AERATED WATERS.
AERATED WATERS of our mu- palacture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably preferred "on account of their excellence.
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comparison but the bus" Let us then secure the Kornal for ourselves and let those who want the husk hove it. If that e playing their guio we may well be an tent to play it. The true policy of Grint shook caused by bares or by the lap Info tho) Lis wife back to hea home, end, wenbann-like, turns for 1807 with those for: 1605, which was
Britain would be to resume possession of Chastus vol station and from that point dominate the Yangtze Valley, as
streek.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY TRESE we dominate the valley of the West River
LONDON, 10th March, 1218 from: Hongkong. Tu cores of time tha capital of Clint will have to be removed | MR. CURZON ON THE RELATIONS GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA. from Peking to Nanking or some other
Mr. Carzon to his speel on the Srd of Torch town on the Yangtze, and over the smaller but more homogenous and stranger empire said that the Chinese Concessions to Great that will then replace the present unwieldy Britain, and not the loan from the Banks and heterogeneous collection ci cami-inde proved the friondinges of Chiun and the ability pendent provinces Great Britain might wall of Sir Claude Mac Donald. Absolute purity is guaranteed. The slain to exercise an effective protectorate, which would be advantageous alike to our best materials only are used.
selves, to China, and to the world at large, The prices as only half those But to try to preserve the China of is cay charged in England.
makers to be equal to those of their own production,
inet for ever is a hopoleea taak. It may not be our policy to laston the inevitable
THE RUSSIAN NAVY," An Imperit? Uhase ordains an extraordinary
The Solicitor will be played for two Wednesday The Case of Rebellions Susan expenditure of ninety milion roubles for the rights only, this and tomorrow evening,
humorous comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, will emistreation of now war-ships
Le producmi for the first time in Hongkong.
Ansh
Froft and ke neceum
2 by tolm3 3$3-4,655.96
Houghing & Shingled-Banking Corporation.
·Bundry Joblote -----------
Dr
To balance.
PROFIT AND IS Accoua.
By gold ou By is on ole By exchang By bance from
Hoyking has persuaded the Trung-li Yamen to alter this regalation and in future Imported 447,142.41 Bods will be allowed sale in transit. Only avaie 135710.63 trifling formalities have is to gone through, in 44,444,4 order leafeguard, fiscal interests, otherwise 9,775 7 there are no longer any restrictions, al mar- 1,577.21 kants will ibus bo ale to take adonnage of 15,999.47 every favorable opportunity of seiling their goods on the way. We may add that by the $85,6 6.96 direction of the Taung Yantn the regula
Lions for the new mode of inland transit worn drawn up by Sir Robert Hart, and is a form $ 6,124.3 babicely meeting the wishes of the Germune - 1,583 00 Minister, to whom great credit and thanks are due for having, opened a 'ue road for fair trade Peling and Tientsin Times.
6,862.
150 00 26,900.31
$1,327,40
$0.
he is being made to not as the accomplice of a The following is to reference to the gamb pair of barglars. Hovorer, getting rid of them Ung scandal Since the breaking up of the OFst lact, he finally got rid of the incriminating Wa Lane and Chong Hing Street establish
cob. Mr. Brough, as the Belicitors part unlike any in which he has yet appeared-gares a dement in June last there has been little gambling.
On the list of rompients of bribes from the Wa Tincurcat lightful air of reality to the farcical users of Laxe gambling horse airest at No. Wast. To zamarattere sting Commitico- which he is at once the author and the victim. Strest, were found the names or numbers of 14 til dents' s Muila Agents com-
European Police Offers (one Chief Inspector: To caditor's fac It is a part that requires a light touch and a might asily degenerate into skeer karles Inspastors, cas Acting Inspector, Sergeants, sh of athul spitite. In less able hands, it Acting as Deputy Superintendons of Police, 5 bat Me. Brongh ever let the sympathy of his 2 Acting Jorpusule), 38 Indian Bergmiste audience go even when it was holding Lond Constables, amit 76 Chinese Sergeant Inter sides"
proters, Borgonuts, and Constables. Une Euro and sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment with id labour. Three Inspectors and one Sergrant Inspentos es convicted of receiving bribes were dismissed. Two impactors and two Ser gezats tone was Acting Inspector when the list was thecovered) have been called upon to rosign. Two Hergeants and one Acting Sergeant were not re-engaged on the expiration of their terms) of 5 years service One Acting Sergeant, ro- Deputy Superintendent had already rotired from
The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the twentieth Angst the Force when the list was discovered. Ninotcon of the Indian Police were Leraised and one was held at the Offeos of not allowed to re-engage. Sorentoen still re main in the Force Twenty-six of the Chineas the General Agents, at zoon, on Wednesday, Police were dismissed and cightaan rasigned Thirty-two still remain in Las Porse. There are Sans 40 Aciatia Felicemon still serving wine namen were on the list."
THE SITUATION THE TIMES ON THE PUBLIC FEELING IN GREAT BRITAIN
The Times in a leading artick says that never since the Criulean war bare the British people ment of their just rights from any quarter, and that they are convinced of the justavis of their cause and of the magnitude of the issues both in Chino and West Africa, s
NATIONAL BANK OF OHINA, LIMITED:~
The seventh ordinary annual general roting
Waters manufactured by us are disruption, but neither is it worth our while to. anke large mcrines is under to defer acknowledged by the leading English it. The disruption must come sooner or been less disposed to brook tamely the infringe of shareholders in the National Bank of Chira signed The Inspector who was Acting as
later, and Great Britain must be ready to protect her interests when the day arrives. It is on the "kortal of China" that we inust keep our eyes fived, and Chusan is the point from which influence in that direction can be Lost effectively exercised.
Sir Edward Frankland, K.C.B.,..S.. 1.6.8., &c. the greatest living author- ily on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Gisela left Singapore for this port on the 11th instant.
Tho N. Y, E. steamor Pasa Moru, left Yoko and is expected to arrivs hero on the 17th Just
LONDON, 11th March,
LOND SALISBURY'S INDISPOSITION. Lard Selisbury continges ailing and will bo unable to go to the Riviera baters Easter
THE CHINESE LAN
to
"It possessos an extremely high barn direct for this port on the 11th instant, 21st instant, owing to certain regulations of the
degree of organie purity and is of most excellent quality for drinking,"
A. STATSON & 00, LIMITED THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established A.D. 1941.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1898.
The stamp retenus last month was $26,251 being an increase of $7,210 on the amount collected in the corresponding tenth of lust yen.
Berlin Bourse
MR. GOSCHTEN AND THE NAVAL ESTIMATES
Limited, was held on Saturday in the and los of the Company: Mr. D. Gillies read and there were also prosent:-Messrs. J. Jante, Chow Tung Shang, Chua Kit Sang, and Hoi Chuon (Director), V. II. Detcon (Solicitor), A Finke, E. Bischof, W. G. Wiaterburn, Terry, E, 8 Kelly, G. EL Pof air, Van Neirop, J. H. Coz, Frug We Chaon, G. W. F Playfair (Manager), cio, clo
The MANAGER read the notios conreuing the meeting
The OBALEZANGAWlemen, as you will
The OBATEMAN-Gentlemen, as you will
the accompanying accounts) we are not in permission, we will take as read, gather with position to give you a dividend on this occasion, As you are no doubt away, there has been grant tightest of money during the past half-year and it says a great deal for traders and financial institutions that such confined tightness was ticed over without disaster. To somo institu
period of Home the period of tightness whe
* NA PROSTIFUTION.
Crncerning prostitution Mr. May my Complaints inavo continued to be made of the indiscriminate opening of brothels in respertalite proceedad against noder Ordinance 6 of 1894 on the complaint of Eure Strast wore sucroserally comes in Wyndham pean householders in the street. But I have failed to induce ary (hinese householders to have recourse to the legat renly for what is becoming an intolerable naisauce.
LICENSING OF DOMESTIC SERVANTR
861,527.10
CHINE SUGAR REFINING
DIMITED.
23rd: March
PRESENTION TO THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT BANGKOK.
On the 24th February, the Americans of 12,708.78 Bangkok presented the Hon. John Barrot, 88,272.32
their rotiring Minister, with a handsome and 506.28
32.4 oelly token of their esteuts. They gathered in large, numbers at the residence of Dr. T. Heyward Pays, who noted as host and master of ceremonies. The Bangkok Tines say that Mr. Barrett's success as United States Minister, during the four years from 189 to 1898, and his popularity among Americans, Europeans,. and Siamese are unprecedented, and no other Minister has evor recaived such a valuable sou venir-from his countryron. Xin usually. bowl of old style workmanship. The exterior large, beautifully executed; solid silver Sininese
The Gerd Agents beg to submit to the sharabolders dels report on the Company's business for the year 1897, with a statement of accounts in $1st December last
Inchisite of 82 221.09 brought forward from the rear bad, the net gain on working ameny 55600253.91, of which $50,000 was paid as Interin livioad on the 50th August last. years working and of the desirability of main. Le Gleys of the satisfactory, tilts of the satin s far as possible uniform dividends, the General Agents and Consulting Committee. Dividend Fund, and therefore propose the fol recommend the innuation of an Equilisation of lowing appropriation of the profits, vis, CC paid 39th August
8 80,000:00 Interim Dividend of $4 per shares
account
face is of heaten gold and enamel, and the stands, with its pedestal if like quality, ofor boat is some fifteen inches in diameter, and Evot in height. Upon silver plato farteard to the inner surface and near the rim is the inscrip- tion Presented to the Honourable John Bar
ott, United States Minister, 1894-1808, by the American roskiauts of Sium, as a token of their high esteem and regard.”” An address si por- au appropriate reply. The utmost enthusiasın prevailed on the occasios, Rontation was real, to which Mr. Barrett rotarad
AND INDO-CHINA.
SOME EXPOLTS OF SOUTH CHINA
BY AUGUSTIN HENRY, MA., L.R.O.P., P.Ì„E.
Cassia and Cinnamon Barki-From the slo tistics issued by the Cestoes of 'China, and by
The P. & C. steamer. Chusen with the next nation may look forward with increasing con- extra profits bat for as, unfortunately, it han paragmph appears have again during lastTo apply to redustion of property 5.000,00 1 the Frenab Colony of Lala-Chius, there appea
English mail, laft Singapore at 8 am. yesterday. morning and way he expected here at nocuou Friday, the 13th insta: P
Mr. Guseken in introducing the Naval Est mates dwell on the coationer apusin of and improvement in the Navy. He said that the idence that if rease continues it will he peace with hontur, if for wars, which God forbid
crowned by tittery,
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Undor the hesi of Lileencus" Che following year advocated the licensing of domiesten very vants: Beveral families wore bevetted by tacit hair colles during the year, because the protien who are demissed for misconduct or dishonest find re-employment es readily as do well-con- ducted and honest men. Under & svaton of eosing and registration would be im possible"
CONBUET OP THE FORCE,
mohla cayla da je maklumat bon
To
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apply to formation of Equilis-
not been so this corabined with violent actuations in exchange which mada oparitions extremely difficult cents for the costis
story suit of last year's Markers are mostly employed in exchange operalica, ony advances being only a little over $9,000, Count Muraviell has informed Bir Nicholas The item Government curities belonging to O'Canor that Russia sagotlating for a lease the Bank "has since boon yeiltand by nearly half. of Port Arthur and Talienwan for a certain Prevision has best drly made in the past. number of years, also for a railway across Man-year's account for bad debts. Perhaps it is as
statistics for 1836 are as follow well to mention hore, as we see we have omitted churia, that Resis tud not demanded Sorovag to state it in the balano alieet, that the total
It is notified in the Gazite that the Quew's RUSSIA AND CHINA: exequatur lee heen issued empowering Mr. Kimburo Uyene to art as Consul for. Jaga at Hongkong
Ti is not in le Gazelle that twelve months leave of absence has been granted to
to be three different bucks of commercial in. tion of Dividend Fund 700 $700 $40,000.00 portaver. Concerning caly one of those, Chi- and Dividend of $10 for re-salutark, is our interesation at nil de making 814 for the your 2200,000.00 flaite or complete. As a result of Dr. Ward's 13,753.31 inrustigations wo know that the tree producing this bark is unltivate in the Chiasso provinces SM08,758,31 of Kwangsi and Kwangtung, and the tree is Carry forward to next account
Cinnamomum easin, Blue. This hark roacbes Hongkong by steunier al by jank, and the
Canton, Expors by Stanmor
CONSULTING COMMITTED, The Commiting Committes not consists of Han. E. E. Bolilios, Messrs. F. A domes, C. S. Sharp, David Gubbay and A. Haapt, whe effor invited to join the Board in place of Mr. St. 4. Michaelser, who resignal owing to his de paciure from the Colony.
[24 Lieut. F. Maitland, Hongkong Volunteer Gorg rights, neither had sho threatened to send troops capital is represented by 40,658 shares. The states, has on the whole been good. It is themselves for re-elvetios: Mr. A. Haupt was
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS ONLY Burreta de volalong to thaweng mataamaa should be addressed to Tire ESITOR.
with
pondent forward theirname and address Aiolin birerend to the Editor, no! er publication, but as evidence of good faith.
Al Letters for puliration should be written 10:34 avde of the paper only.
No anonymously signed cousnunresting that have already appeared in sther poprs will be inserted.
Orders card copies of DAILY esa hould ba gest by jou man on day of publish After that Your fan sappig is limited. Caty Buzz:sed for Dash Tolographie Address Bode,
Telephone, No. 19.
from U 17th March.
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The confering of the honour of C.B. on Sir Clando MacDonald will give much pleasure to the Dritish comunity in China, The distinc- fion has been well ourned.
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The C. Mateamer Wintech, from Glasgow and Liverpool, passed the Cabai on the 6th last, el ay be considered due at Singapore on or about the 24th inst
The Appropriation Ordinance for 1809 and the Ordinancs to Excilitate the Recovery of Possession of Tenements and Press of small vals have been approved.
The order of Commander of the Bati (sic) has been conferred on Sir Claude ManDonald,
CRICKET.
A CLUB XI. 9. A NAVÁL, 1.
.
Leaving out of account the Wa Lane Bribery Scandal, the conduct of the Force, Mr. May satisfactory to note that sumong the Water Polls there was no case of extortion or the like This Mr. May tributes to the effect of the improvement in the status of the Contingent made by the increase of pur ziren and increased. security required luring the year.
BARRACKS.
The following uppoais under this heading "During the year I have recommended cortnîn additions and altorations in the Police Stations at the Peak und Hengbom, for which provision has been made in the Estimates for the etarent
Frar.
of
A sun has also been insorted with
AUDIORS..
The courts have teen audited by Mrs. Thos. Arnold and Fullerton Henderson, who offer themselves for re-elestion.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents. Hongkong, 10th March, 1898.
HALANCE SEner-CS YA Stat Decozuan, 1897. CĂTITAL AND LIABLĮTI).
H
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Picals. Tarls,
Cassia Lignes
Twigs Twig Bark
Cassia Lignan
11.820.
3.333 vás $3,432 9,065
6,040 25,457
Kowloon, Export by Junk .../.... 70,138
$90,960
12,865 1,731
cinnation →→→→
Brokan
3,076 Trig
2,386 Thicker, barks 1953 distinguished by the Chitose as name, and a small gagality of this is produced in the same locality as the ensalu bark. The figures for 1896 to for
Pinale, Tula, Canton Export... .. 80 values 4,494 Pakhoi
10., 307 Mr. Ford saya thia bark is simply the thick burk of very old tree of the same appeice; and this is correct as regards the cinnamon pro 423,753.8L dosed in Kwangai and Kwangtung. However.
the kind of cinuanten mosi valne by the. $1,184,64.32 Clunece is not a product of Chink; it comes
from the Laas States, now controlled by Frau
Laps Cinamon.Most extraordinary prives
................... 1,737,913,01
Paid-up capital 2,900,040.00 Sandry croditers
Low interize dividoed at få par Bale of alt and loss count $8,753.3
stare paid a 30th Anguil
to Marokaria. If the parts were tersed be greatest economy will be exerted in future in sisior to save expenses, which are rather trovy Russia they would be open to foreign-Aradea compared to the capital in hand. We would rerund you that in our report for S0th Jane, HONOURS TO SIR CLAUDE MAC
1893, wo stated as follows Your Directors DONALD.
have forfeited certain shares on which tho calls bars not coon maid (incluiling those belonging to Russell & Co.), aml the amount paid theroon and por forfettel is all fold in a spoil pange xcccant to be dealt with as they may see At Sach avute te subsequently utilized ins stated in our report) to wipe out bad debts, principally incurred bere nt the starting of the Had the Hon. Secretary but any ideo at the Book an iu Yokohama and Shanghal. Saveral ich to make a beginning of the building time the above watch was arranged that the Lemon shareholders, however, having sng new station at West Point, which ie Navy would be able to place in the field portaps gestel that such appropriations should be runtly required. An entirely new Station ja alse required at East Point, and No, Police the strongest XI. of the monson, he would avouentioned at the general moeting, we DOW
1891 Eminent professional advisors, in Station (the Central Fire Station) requires very collected a much stronger Club X. Undoub-
London reodanoud the scbero net before large additions and improvements, which, i tedly the arrival of the Ziaylour and this two new destroyers strengthens the cricket of the Navy you in the report, I that the balance at trait, will soon be taken hand. The thes tica by no means a credit to the rolany, and in these parts Smith, Ward, and Lethbridge credit of the forfeited shares omnt, together last name Stations are in their present candl. The sixth annual curbino compotition in con- were drafted into the Club XI. a the lust with the balance at erolit of reserve innd, in
must be injurious to the health of the men all $109,496.64, should be amalgamated in a
stationed in that." nection with the Hongkong Volunteer Corps mouvat, auil it was just as well, because with- will take place on the Kowloon ranges on eat Ward's two fino Ingfield catcher, Leth to nesount called capital reserve food, and THE Tines compares the temper of the Saturday, March 19th and Pik, comwekeing at bridge's useful bowling, and Smith's severely such fund will bo brwight up to $175,500) out of
it ..
and rapidly hit not out 122 in the second fature earnings Before proposing that the ingings, the Club would have one ant not report and accounts be adopted I would simply
state that the Bank in in a perfectly sound con only beaten, but perhaps disymovi:
Winuing the toss Aud batting in the orderdition. I shall be very glad to answer any of men's arrival, the Club made a poor heations that may be put to me by staro.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Manca 14th, 1898.
The shield comestition football match be tween Kowloon and 25th Co, S.D), EA played on Saturday, ceniled in a win for the Artillery. men by three gauls la bro.
Court on Saturday with unlawfully having arma A boat wemen ve sisugal at tuo Police had wontritics in her possession in the har- imprisonment.
British people at the present time with that which prevailed re the ime of the Crimean war. But it is now generally recognised that the Crimean war was a mistake, and that all the blood and trusure it cost were bour. She was thred 3093 or tires morths capended for nothing. To go to war shout even greater mistake. It is the dosing of Manchuria
Port Arthur wouhl be an
The chief and first-class patty officers of H.1.8. mortalité pase a smoking to Saturday evening at the Seamen's Club. The
to fall under Bussian domination. Great concert was a thoroughly successful pan, the Britain may be able to pospone the many songs
in the first innings for neons that has been
do so.
holders.
No questions being asked, the CHAIRMAN reiterated in former cricket reports. Gillett proposed the adoption of the report and passing Bainbridge and Bodvell were the sucessful of the accounts. howlers and they were sacked up by some very
Mr. S FUNG CHANG seconded. fai Balding. Ou batting, the Navy easily
Carried.
filment of that destiny for an uncer good and and recitations being exceedingly claimiol 71 and 40 respectively. Badwell bit
ethor classes
erary way enjoyable,
be more tain period, but nothing can
It is notified in the Casette that ur and after certain in the future of the politicnt world in Jai Apill act Can fous (payable monthly) at Queen's College will be $36 per apunan for than that Manchuria will ultimately become classes 1. to 11. and 41 for classes IV. to auakin province. It is the duty of VIII. The old sale was $36 for the first class, British statesnio to keep the provinca opca 24 for the socdd and third, and $12 for the to British trade if they can, had so long as wo do the trade we need not mind very
A notification was issued by the Cable much who administers the country, except Companies on Saturday sisting that as the that the botter the administration the more interruption of the Manila land fines is likely to be prolonga, measures are being taken for likely is trade to flourish and expand. And the establishment of a daily mail service by Manchuria under Russian administration skamer between Bonse and Manila. Wheu nad opened up by railways would constitute this has been arranged telegrube for Manila, &, a much hetter marka. for British goods will be forwarded From Holino by this means chan it does under Chinese administration, The following returns of the iwerage umount True there is the danger of a hostile tariff Bank notes in circulation and of specio in Yuarve in Hongkong during the month ended 28th February, as cortified by the managers of
in respeutice Banks, ar pulfated
Average Amount:
being imposed, but even so the change in the administration would probably leave Ta balance of advantage in our favour. The liberal fiscal policy of France and Russia natumlly makes us look with coldness upon the territorial expansion of those countries, but if we think, their policy inferior to our own we must at the same time recognise that their administration is vastly superior to the displaced untive administration. Tonkin und Coebin-Chion
Banks.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chips Hongkong and Shangla Bauk
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold survives responsible for the qinions expressed by our correspondents-}
KWONGSHOW-WAN, THE FUTURE PRINCIPAL PORT IN TRENUH CHINA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESE," SI-A short time ago you puplished a com passed the Club sonra and in the and made 190
Mr. Wo YIT TANO proposed that Mr. Gillies municuted article on the shore topic, in which me, of which Bedwell and Captain Jellicoes and Mr. Chow Tung Shang be elected to the the writer mentioned that the goological forms- Head Office Board of Directors, and that the tion of the uelghbourhood was of carboniferous very hard and showed what su Imposing and Right Hon. C. B. 913: Wortley, QC. H.Page and that therefore goal would be probably useful cricketer he is. whilaf Captala Jelisuse elected to the London Committas. innings was very sound. Lotbridge bowled
Mr. No Carr ME seconded. best on the Clab side. In their second essay,
Carried. the Club ru ap 193 for 5 wickets in an hour and ten wirates, to which the Hon. Seoentary who hit up a chancelost 12 not ont, was the chief contributor. This is, we understand, his birst contury and he be one congratulations upon gusting the covated thres figures,
Appended are the scoro and analysis:
First Innings
Stud Innings.
CLUJ ILEVEN
Dr. Beslington, Gillet, 3,
5.
Julet
Capt. Cary, bl
3.
T. 8. Sutch,) Daáubridga, 14
D. Wood, Gillett
A. Matkou, Barrett, b
Budvod
A. Ward, 1.t.w., Allison About, Letberidge, Ma | Kayat, k Bodwell......
Morning b-Redwall
Mr. Wat Ki BANG proposed that Messrs. J. D. Cox and W. H, Patta bo cleoled anditors for the Head Office, and Messra. Deloitte, Dover, Griffith and Co. to the London offtec. Mr. CHONG WAT HING seconded, Carried.
ASSETS.
Property amount, consisting of-
Enst int Rotery Bowringen Refin
Swatow Buery......... Hongkong Distillery Site at Su-kun-po
Haw and rafnet eight, £o Spirits and rum, & Clocal, canh như mối đeo. Standry deliura Shipuratis....
20,060.00
2,030,397.91 *831,970.46
PROPERTY ÁGOVONÉT,
1,626,397.21 225,000.00
utance at detil on 31at De-
cetubor, 16. Low written off last year
Tu now diary, do
found there if sought fer. This statomaus bas bren partially verified by nows appearing in your fesus of the 9th inst, under the heading ef Canton Notes," for one of those notes ik that ccal had bean found at Limehow and that the Viceroy was sending an officer down to in- By balause as dete vestigate the Aud.
Dr.
PLANE Loss Acoin.
Limehow, or Lemehow, is the name of the Profecias adjoining Tonkin on the coast, and that in which is situated the treaty port of Fak
There is a town of that name a little distance To comun up the river which discharges into the sea e
miles from Pakuoi. The town of Linn. | Te quilters fora show is about fifty miles WNW of Kwong. To intorast accur show Wan This find of coal is likely to lend
the
A.
7687.69
309,062.98 221,617.03
184
art paid for this by Chinese, who consider it to be a remedy for all diseases, as much as 50 dolláry. 1,403,43.31 being given for a "rair of burks," each piece measuring about fifteen inches long by four irches brond. This cinnamon is coaveyed by 34.78 pedlars, membantu, etc., in small quantities, $35,003.88
overland from the Lass States through Yannan- and down the West River to Canton, and as it does not loud any easton stations of Indo. China or China, no statistics are available as to itsyuantity or value. Concorming the botanical
ours, as only ovidence in Thorol's statement- in the botanical chapter of Garmer's Voyage
Exploration on Indo-Chins that Cianza cauita grows wild in the forests of Indo-China situated about. 29 degree latitude Ho goes o to mention that the bark of branches, the size of the thimb, is the more common: but that 1,540,231 the bark of great branches, taken off in large 6,166.60 recangular plates, is sent to the Chinese pharmaciste, fio sell it at an excessive price." $1,005,405.81
1,205,82.25 $189,014.
$0.
1,603 103.81
$1,606,43.92
derd at 4 per ebare paid on
30th August, 1887
The CHAUMAN-Gootlemen, this is about all the bass we have to put before you, ando. I assure you it is with deep regret that be Directors and the Chief Manager appear before you an tias occasion unable to pay such dividends i we have paid in former yetre, oren little as 122 they WOTE.
to Fokboi being a coal exporting port and will To interim However, we hope that in the futurs we will be able to do a little better, add counidorably to its importance, fàr and that when we meet next year we shall esscle of the heaviest desit can and good safe have a woro substantial and creditab r
anchorage thero, part to submit to you. There is only one
Further search will doubtless result in the To nút balance little mettor that I would like to bring to inding af coal at Kwongelow Wan, itself, or your notice, and that is in regard to the riem-
in the immediate neighbourhood; and if so that bors of the Board. I might me..tion that it is place will be of opreme importance sa a taval not my intention to ask you to necinto or station, offering as it does perfectly sheltered elect any additional members to the Board, bat anchorage for an immens fleet and great facility. merely to ascertain the opinion of abarebodare of defence from stick by a hostile squadres, and 18 as to whether it would be advisable or not to with its doubts outlet convenience for ontoring
strengthen the Boned by the addition of another and leaving in spite of blockade. Buopean member. At present we have thres Is Kwongction Watu ben British or French Chinese members on the Board, and two Epousession? It will never be retained by Chine opeans, and I think it would strengthen our in the coming solution of that gelatinous lands very much indeed if we and the advice empire. I fear, on u Britisher, that it is and resistance of snother Darpar. Hewever, destined to be French.
12
20 not out
1 b Rodwell.....
4-a Graszt, & Bes?vezil
18
5 b Aliso
17
L. Andere al and
Allison, Forty-
Specie in Kasorve.
Aynorgh.......
3
P. A, Cax, run out
Extra
Exirez..
30
BOWLING ANALYS 18.
$2,008,273 82,000,000
ing Corporation $7,070,000 National Bank of
China, Limited, $ 148,587
Total
$10,932,869
Gillen
$3,000,000 Bainbridge
Bewell
By balance of proft and few account, carrie Te not gain on working
from last year
I have grave doubts as to 'Thurel's identification of this will tron, and: dove got appear that ho procured any betaaleaf specimens. I do not know that there is in any herbarium a specima. of wild-growing Cinnartomam citseta B. I am inclined to think that bhia Los troo is) lifferent. As French officers are now stationed 30,137.06 throughout the Laos Slates, it would be an
2.58200 Troueccatum to Counting Committoo
Okey matter for the Paris botanists to obtain
·380,00
through their Colonial Office orbarium spool 3418217 mene of the Laos cinnamon true, which is so 67,625.83 valuable.
Anua Cassia The third bark of commercial 90,010.00 importance is Anaam oasia. It does not ap pear to ho known in the London market, but it 2147,(20.83 is largely imported from, Hongkong into the 423,138.91 United States, whers it is known Saigon $575,180.14 Casula or Saigon sinusmon. This name is a misnomer, as very little, if any.of the back-sent to the United States is produced in Coclin Ghing, of which Saigon is the capital. It is
The official figures. 21.08 really produced in Axa6 574,399.00 for 1895 of the export of Cannella?! ure:-
Kilon
Franea. 8876,490.14 Auna
290,649 valus 428,168 13,930 Coobin China 1381 Nulling daanite cooms to be known about this article except that the treas occur in the wildest parts of Aumans, and there is no evidence A tolegrani from the Bomb caires unnonnees of hay callivation. No botanical specimens, s clean-up of 2,050 ounces of gold from 250 far as I know, anvi over loen gathered, and tons of stand. That is very good ludes It it is a more assumption that the tree in
Cinamonitim rassia, H. The bark is appar averages 18 dat ofgok per ounse, which is a The large peninsula on the mainland opposita goed dest better den vás promised by the rough ently distinct enough from the cassia lack of Hai constates the Profeoturo of Luichow; Thus CHAIRMANI reply to Mr. Winter Limehow is on the east to the westward of clean-up of month ago. It is also much totter South Chins In this case, as in the prosoding, burn's question, I niny state the articles of that perineala aad Kochow is on the east to which averaged 10 dvd, of that of four months might easily settle an important botanical then the complete elcan-up of two months ago, French botanista, by means of official channel, Association provido for & remunerion for the eastward of it. It is well also, to remumbor age, which was u little over 16 dute, Spent question. sash of the Directors of 82,000. Ever, as that these thres prefectures dorainate le
Cardous form other interosting export Le business of the Bank has no jen vory Felley of the West River, and that the Valley ing roughly, the outcome of the two meaths. prosperons lately, the Directors will be willing of the West River dominates tire Yangta largo protit on the working, even shon
work £8,000 sterling, which leaves from Into Chios. The figures for Jelly are---
Kilog Tren to divide the amount of 8,000 among six Valley.
Cochina China. 15,462 vado 106:145 instead of omongst five, so that the addition of
Анде
19828 17,085 another momber to the Board would not in
8,767 71,489 Tonkin Wht, any way inoresso the working expeares of the.
vers. Meid. Kuru. Wika NJ. Wicketi,
& 265,000 Allison 24
3 83
4
29
2
1}
MANY BLOVEK.
$5,205,000 H. Delwell (Luxstatise), Ward, is Wound
Lient, 6. A, Puery Ayscough (Immortalite) Sinith. Commander Hastings on Saturday comunitied. L. An (Bardear), bethuradge
Lägut, J. P. Barton (Waiting), b Lethbridge
in French hands have been much better outlets for British tride than they would for trial at the Sessions the Chinese contractor List, II. A. Gill (Face), Ward, b Wood...... "have been had they remained under native who is charged with offering & bribe of $30,60 Liant. Hezret (Bardicht me out
rule, and the same thing will be repeated to W. S. Triscott, au overseer of works engaged Castellious (Centurion), Anderson, Lethbridge.
on the Proya Roclamation. Mr. J. Heelings Lat. Farlo, 1b with ip-Manchuria. Had we any intention of appeared for the defence. The defendnat Marryat (Lamortali), a Dutton annexing the province ourselves, ur endeavoured by monms of a bribe to induce the 3. Bulabridge (Barlour), 15. Kellington
R. Groves (Immortalite), not out establishing a protectorate over it, there complainant to prepare false retures of work done. The compliant fired a day for the would be good reason for resisting Bassian pagment of the bribe and then informed Mr.. encroachments, by force if necessary, but J. I. Mudie, engineer on the works, of the defendant's offer. They arranged with Detectiva
in the absence of any och intention vo fail Forgeant Gidley a plan for Batching the de L. Labbaidg 10 to see what purpose Great Britain can live fondant, and the day fixed Mr. Mahe and T. Suith...
to serve in supporting Chinese rule, a rule the detective secreted toolvya ima zooms in Co. Ap
tan Praye Reclamation oflce, where they over
too weak to support stedf. Our interest is to heard the defondant Bering the brils, and he look to our own expansion and not alsompt was then urported.
[Wood
Bodington
Total
BOWLING ANALYHIS...
Oriente Baga, Widen.
13
19
13
1-
28
g
that is a mattor that will be left for you to
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15
71 | dreide, and. shall be very glad if you will
show your approval of it at this meeting.
D
Mr. WINTERSUN--La tlure another $3,0004 salary with a further addition to the Board?
Bank
HE. CHUN HING The Bank has hean started for several years, and you have been having va Directors for some time. I suggest that the same number of Directors be retained without any sildition
Kwongshow War, as noted in the article you
published, dominator the Profectures of Laidhow Kochow, and Liomehow.
OBSERVER.
Hongkong, 13th March, 1898.
The PutentesMacron & Cher, Limited;
DESERVE A NATIONAL MEMORIS
for their cellent inventions.Der Code.
TAR WAVERLEY PEN THE POLWICK FEN, Tax OWL FEN THE HISTOOLIN. Sold by all Bationers, Waverley Works, halinburg,
RAUB RESULTS.
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that working is charged it is with development expanses that might be oharged to capital Mr Bibby, we think, always held the low that, if Rand were worked! It is probable that two or three different kinds on a big goale, a 5 dwt. ore would pay all the are lumped together in the Customs nafistics, eests of minhag, milling, and management. Here again French betauiste could do good Or, in other words, the ore ven be worked for service er demanding spesimene of all tho kirule pound a tm. When yielda four pounds per ut cardamoms know in the markets of Indo ten täna is, ebriously, a very large margin for Chine, supported by botanical spécimens of the
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