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INTIMATIONS

BROWN, JONES & CO. DEALERS IN

AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE AND HONGKONG GRANITE, CEMETERY MEMORIALS.

Designs and Prices on application. Ufo, 47, QUEEN's Roan CENTRAL,

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soribare of the artloles styd in agisally bound by their provisions,

Yesterday Commander Hurdega: dlemslang the suurmoba taken oua agalast Ukenor: Fun Tan, of Wyndham Street, ab the instances of Sanitary Inspector Bailie for maintaining a cockloft at the house, Hing Tove Lane. Allor inspecting the premises the Magatzaio

came to the convinson that tifore was no cvekli-i

DAILA BETAL FRIDAY, OCTOBER JAUN JERE

CORRESPONDENCE

(We do not hold burial res responsible for the cplaicre expressed by our correspondents.].

THE JUBILEE ROAD.

A. S. WATSON & CO..ticles require three-fourths of tiw nominal 8 .m. The typhoon announced on the lith Jubiles Comanttee and not a resolution passed articles of association the directors noted at the

LIMITED.

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

EEDS.

MADE AN AMERICAN BY

RIGHT OF CONQUEST. Tho Straits Tintas Bangkok arrrespondeat sends a facstions account of an incident which

EXCITING SCENE IN A KOKO-

HAMA COURT?

Señor José de Navarro, the Spanish Consul. Las received the following telegram from the Manila Observatory Manila, 13th Ontober, inst, is now closn to the N., end of Lazor. capital to be represented at an extraord and seems to be travelling W.N.W." A ator inary meeting. For that cpinion we enutelogram dated 4 pm. states: The typhoon is find no warrant. Article 57 says that at least now N.N,W. of Manila between parallels 18 June, 1997, in which I asked the Committee to Hongkong Hotel Co., Limited--I romain, dear minst, rudely, disturbed, this morning, says De Dried brolli and bodi Bon apkures of diphtheria

and 19 approximately moving in the director previously given."

fifteen hundred shares shall be represented, but, as there are six thousand sbares in all, that is only env fourth. From what bo said at the mesting Mr. Cox apparently thinks that since the capital of the Company has been increased any figures occurring throughout the articles must be supposed to have been

MURDERED BY ORDER OF THE EMPRESS.

increased in the same proportion, according [SFLOLAL TELEGRAM TO THE DAILY CUSS." frospective of cost and romiuded him at the

to which reasoning it would follow that the mount of the directors' foes should have

FOR THE SEASON 18981899.

Orlors are now being oueanted,

Catalogues with Hints for Gardening

ained on Application.

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which we inoy Mr. Cox will not be pre- pared to accept.

Shanghai, 14th October.

It in oredibly reported that Chang Yin-kaan

the Empress.Dowager.

JAMES H COX" Sarokoller in the Heugkors

Hotel Co, Lid. -Hongkong, 13th October, 1888.

PENNY POSTAGE PROPOSED IN THE STRAIS

"A" FAVOURABLE (VOTE,

have been reposted by M. D'Arsonval to the Somo cariens experiments with liquid air Parls Biological Society, heen handed a gines of champagne vqatsining"

A guest who bad

ball en onnos of Hould air drank the mixture without waiting for it to thaw, and in a few moments suffered from's great distension of the stomach, which, however, was soon relieved by a sudden violent expulsion of food and gas. On pouring liquid alt upon the hand, it at once smit the spheroidal state, breaking into globales which Reattared in various directions.

and ethor disse germs nero phoot in liquid at, in one oneg remaining for six days until the liquid air had evaporated, but, contrary to what had been expected, this bad little effect upon the subsequent growth of the organisms.

I still maintain thei malihor at the fuð erlen

Inden of a una taka tha mami salza whan ika onlinary opting of the Honghong Epbal Com

density is reduced by diminution of granite sa pany, Limited, when the retplation voting

when it in reduced by rise of temperature. A As to the question of a majority of three

$6,000 of the Company's money to the illrestora

beam of light fe divided, one half passive was declared mined by the Chairman of the

through a tube of air in which tas pressure 062 fourths or three-fifths being necessary to

Board of Dimoto, nor at the conurmatary of Interdet at a moment when the status of ke varied and measured, the other half traver msating or Tunesday, the Ethimtant were there the Philippines in the present and for the future ing a tube of sir which can be busted electrically carry a special resolution, possibly M Cox's opinion that there is a misprint in loft within the meaning of the Cadinance, -FO ATTE EDITOR OF THE “ DAILY PHÊany shareholders present quailfled to vite so in so very much at slaks. The facts of his oy a coil of wire atrrounding the tube. The the articles of association may be varrust,

St I have read Mr.Ormsby's letter of the cording to the articles of association (except cugat are these. A Chinaman, elsiming to hard tire portions of light are them recombined, so as For working a hores while the same was suf-11th instant on the subject of the cost round myself at the confirmatory mooting). cute from Merita, applied to the American to give interference fringes. The premere of but the argument is rather a barren one, foring from asero on the back, the fiansul driver the island with interest The object of his Even if all the persons present at both meet Minister at Bangkok for passports bo travel to gas in one tube is varied so as to counterbalance seeing that the resolution in question, yns of No. 3 gharry was yesterday fluod 520 by letter appears to be so suggest that in view of age had been legally qualified to rote they did Siam, After the glorious explait of Admnal ang mielium of the interferanée bands due to riso passed by a much larger majority than Commander Hastings. Borgent Clarke noticed afterol iconmstances meeting of the sql not represent the of the nominal capital of the Daway, he explained, he had no alternativo bat of temperature in the ether, put the ries of three-fourths of theso present at the meet. that the horse, which was standing opposite the soribers to the fond should be sonvened In Company as required by the articles of susadia to bosome ex Aniscican citizən. Mr. Haltom komperatare It then "calculated from the vari

Coutral Market, was very rostire, and on cama. this I fully concur, suring that the Jubilee Brus berth chairman of the Board of King performed &aturalisation canton on tion of pressure, ing. When it is desired to challenge aing defendast to remove the saddle he found Committee bare never called a meeting of snob Directors, being a recipient of the mrner smp the spot, and applied for passports in 3no form. posed to be voted, daclared the special resola Bat Prince Derawongwe objected to the Celta. underneath a sore one and a half inobos in dia subscribers. The Jubilas Committoo were resolution the articles of association pre meter. He had the hore nyoka and taken to appointed by the Governor, not by the sub

tồn carried in the face of the articles of seats tiel's standing Thereupon the U. luister scribe the mole in which that way be done, the stabba.

Buribors, and for spins renson best known to tion of the Company

rojoined that American protection was clairuad I never understood before, that the directors for him by right of conquest" There the namely, by demanding

themselves they did not so ft to convene a A poll. No poi

public meeting at rich the various projects of company could not contrary to their articles matter stands for the present... was demanded at the meeting in qacation.

could be discussl The resolution referred to of asulation, ner that a company could carry Mr. Cox Bays, farther, that the ar

by Mr. Ormsby was nine the resolution of the on its bastoss under the articles of emaciation of another company. Under what companies" by eubacribera.

I addressed a letter to Mr. Chater as the recent meetings I do not know, but the areolal DARING ATTEMPT TO ASSAULT THE S Chairman of the Jubilee Committee on the 10th resolution in question was certainly never carried under the articles of association of the

The solemn dignity of H‚R.M. Court: was once more consider the wility of that portion air, your obedient servant of the proposed road to rin round Mount Davis.

Japan Herald of the 4th metant, by the aston, And whether it was desirablo to commence the

ishing ponduct of Bubert W. Gardner, the work of the British barque: Heathfield, who with REPORTED DEATH OF CHANG road from mob a distant point as Kounody town and carry it round Mount Davis rather than

sacrilegious hand hurled a topp-the current YIN-HUAN,

to improve the prosunt Pokfulum Road by

| one we believe-of that excellent magazine The ensing its gradients. I leo bogged that Mr.

Strand at the head of H...'s Asting Amistant Chater and the Committee woukl take steps to

Julge, Mr.R. E. Faster, just after His Honour. A new Gorman exciting lignid for slectric ascertain whether the wishes of the enbscribers

had sentaneed him to ten daya' imprisonment batteriss, osled "Caleidum. consists of to the Jubilee Fund were really in favour of

and costs. Gardner had left the dhok at the i oxychloride of calcium dissolved in a solution of Council on the 4th October the Hon. G. S. Barely his such contempt of Court toon die zato temperature, carrying the proposed road reand Mount Davis

At a meeting of the Straits Legislative time oul was being led out of the court room, salamoniat. This is cheap, a good conductor when to perpetrated this hecking atrocity.of electricity, and does not crystallize even at Jubilou Committee, who were nominated by the Murray prepecod, the following motion perlonood in Yokohama. | Governor, had not discussed the question of a

Constable Kircher : Leen autonintically increased, a conclusion has been killed bear Peking by secret, order of road round the island with the public at a public "That in the opinion of this Council, it almost surconed with horror on a spar of A copper mask, believed to be unique, is an meeting and suggested that it behoved the deria that the Government should take the moment, but instantly recovering himself interesting object found in the wrappings of a Chong Yin-lusan was banished to Kaslıgaria / Compulties to be quite certain they represented action to procure the introduction of a ponny sprang like a longal tiger at the throat of witamy at Chimbate, Peru. It was abapod

the wishes of the public ura Jubiles

rate the postage rate between this colony and the the villain Gartner, and with a skill cross from a singlo nugget of copper by hammering and he was presumably ou"bis way to his place | majurity of the subscribers - ta

United Kingdom." The Hon. Member asid that buttock, or hips-the thing was done so quickly on oll, and the features, except the dwarfed of banishment when his murder took place.)

Fund, before causing a large sum of money to

the Council had already been made aware by that www.sporting reporter could not get his nose are well formed and dirtícutive. be spent on a read round Mount Daris when the public pros that arrangemouta huden kodak read throw the presumptuous tax with entered into by the Imperial unthorities and a trocandoas crash and bumped his wonder the same object, viz., improved road accom. mmodation, could be more cheaply and axpedi. certain of Her Majesty's colonies for the in-

head several times against the wooden floor of tiously obtained by adboring to the present troduction of, what was known as ponny the courtroom with a view to determining road as far as Aberdeen will improved gra- postage between the mother country and

which was the hordor, naŭ also of knocking 6. dienis.

those volanies. As regarded this colony in

little enlightenment into the former. The My letter, which appeared in the local papers partienter, he thought he might say at one duches wore the skilfully aljustaŭ upon his of the 16th and 17th June, 1897, was not, so

that it was highly desirable that they wrist by well-trained hands, and he was led The reply of the Porta to the ultiantura is far as I can recember, in any way askar should enter into a similar arrangement away to the reeling dungeons of the Comentar favourablo.

Iodgod by Mr. Chater,

if possible, with the Home Government Gol, where he will expiate his crime. Gardner Now if from lack of funds it is unlikes that The taking of such a step would not be had been charged with another man for being the Government (to quote from the resolution leap in the dar's, for in 1801 the postal ani absent without leave, and after evidenco had been of the 26th April, 1897) "oun commence forth for lot posted in the white fer places taken Ms. Forster sentenced Gardner to ten dage with and carry on the remaining portion of the beyond the colony and the Native Statos was

imprisonment, and the other man to forfeit two road until compisted" surely it more than ever reduced from eight conts to ve cents. The days pay and costs. I was then that fardaer letter inte was, at the present demand rate of hurled the Strand at His Honour. The missile choves the Jubilee Committes to ou asting of the subscribe and ascertain their excharge y aput 1/11-qual to apply fell short, and as already stated Co

"Lender, 30th September. wishes under the altered sircumstances,

ponny and a sixth, which was probably a near stable iroker speedily and most terribly- The Flongkong Telegraph, in their loading a waking rate of one poung as they could get. avenged the outraged dignity of the Court grupe telegraphs that the Sirdar on arrival at The Cairo correspondent of the Daily Pele- article on the subject which appeared in the igne The resuit of the working of the Past Offer ou While Her Majesty is served by such prompt Fashoda furnished supplies to Major Murcband of the 12th instaus, stated that Mr. Ormsby's the reduced rate of five cents was made know and motive llegas, the integrity of her Empire was gladly received them, as otherwise he weald, appeal to the public stened to them very de- by the Postmaster General in the report ou liis can never be seriously imporified. On an HROM THE "CHỈNH NGÔI BẠN HO

noon havo boen compelled to leave his position. cidedly out of order and, considering that there department in 1899. It read as follow abstentions regimer of skilly and water Gardner Major Marchand was unable to show any se The Canton Government has received"in- nos a Jubilee Committee and Sub-Committee pent three yaura constitute a very in will have leisure to relippt on and repent of his thority from the French Government for his atractions from Peking to isecutione, the

tereating aposh in the history of our postal outrageous behaviour. in existence, an impertinence." welmmation work on the river band till the

Moccupation of Fashoda. With that statemet I do not think many perlurif and teach un equally instructive lesson.

Gardner was, offer a brief interval, brought Hankow-Cantun railway has been completed,

It is stated that General Kitebones, will sons will agros.

On the 1st January 1801 the rates of postage back into Coure and formally charged with probably be appointed the first Covernor-than- when the privilege of continuing the work all

per cont., and coatemat What now suggest is practically a repiti. were reduced by upwards of

eml of the Seiden. be granted to the same merchant to whom it

tion of what I suggested befors, viz., that the on the following New Year's Day a further re- lus already been granted by the Viceroy. Camenitton should get to work and ascertain duction took phos, do great was the stimning

THÉ UGANDA NAILWAY. Admiral Ile Chang-chivg bas proposed to what are really the present wishes of them to correspondeven from cheap postage that,

Allahabad 27th September. liken, and Colville have been ordered to join the Vicarer to onlist all the fishermen as jority of subscribers, having regard to aitored otiri1hsfinding the unprecedentedly depressed over the Judge's shoulder as he was learing - volunteers. The men will be allowed to contine diremstances, and that the committos should state of trade, the receipts from stamps and their customary work, but if thore is nay em

ascertain suet wiehos by elling a meeting of post cards for 1899 fell short of those for 1890 ergoney they will he called one fur version. the subsoribers and, if it is found thatų majority. by only 5 per cent. The great boon of the This proposal has been highly appreciated. are in favour of altering the resolution of 20th cheapest postage in the world had been attained weeks, imprisonment with hard labour, to be One hundred and thirty official posts have April, 1897, that it Abend he altarul in accord by the Straits Settlemente, and in 1802 unded after the expiry of any maten already been abolished in obediren to the Tmperialanes with the wishes of the mosting. Any dla 1803 it did not require a tax in another form to dearen. Most of the posts more hold by potty sentient subscriber should, however, if he su officials and were not of much utility.

wished, be able to obtain his zooney back.

Turning to Mr. Stewart's letter, T-rontare to predict that the result of the constraction of road from Kennedytown round Mount Davis will not encourage locomotion amongst the Chi- ness. Skargkai and Hongkong are vary if ferert places and the class of Chinese who drive along the Babbling Wall Road in Shangbai and those who inhabit the Western portion of Vir. taris differ very couxidably the one from the other.

The remuneration of the directors is fixed, Mr. Cox says, by article 88, which pro- vides that "the directors shall be entitled "to eat apart and receive for their remunerac "tion" such and such sums, but we cannot Thee SEDDS on supplied to us by the best find any article which probibite the sluro growers in the World. It is particularly reholders voting any sums they think fit to the quested that curn be taken when sowing and

directors beyond that to which they are supervision exercised over Chinese gardeners, cotitled ne of right. whose incestpateres in dealing with the Scode. any sometimes lead to disappointing results.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

EATAELIAKED 1911.

Hongkong, 9th September, 1898.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(BUFPIRED TO THE “DÁILY PERSS,”]

Landon, 11th October, THE PORTE AND THE POWERS.

THE FASHODA INCIDENT. The Temps and the Debats have, to the pres- The delivery of the English mail was begun ent, been sent on the Pashoda incident. The (at 7.50 p.m. yesterday.

language of the other papres is ragus and The English mail steamor Chusen will leave uncertain. It is believed an eventual settlement for Shanghai at pan, to-day.

will be found in a delimitation of Anglo-French

The steaner Gltatarret arrived at Chathamaphores in the Sudan, Dockyard on the 15th September to ambark the risor steamers Woodcock und Sandpiper for the China Station.

The owner of the house 402, High Street, was yesterday fined 825 by Commander last ings for neglecting to provide an adequate drain for the promises.

A Simla dospatch of the 26th September sintos that Artillery Livaionante Mair, Mul

the Hongkong and Singapore Battalion.

Hop Yik, contractor, was fined $50 at the Magistracy pósterday for contraroning section 74 of Ordinucco 24 of 1887 in connection with the erection of some houses in Pentagon

Street.

-The British Association has its "bye ́m die Shipping Conference, In the Economia Science and Statistics Section, on the 13th September, a paper was read on the subject by Mr. J. H. Calloway.

Tikaurd, stewart on the Temba Mara, whe

24 at the Magistracy yesterdag fined $1 for carry ing arm revolver-without a license. P.. MnSwayed said there was no attempt at conecalinent. Defendant said he was sent ashore by the parsor

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No anonymously signed communications that have sivanđy uppezred in othér papers reill be inserted.

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As to do bemasterima from

CANTON NOTES:

The house coupied by the family of Chong Yin-huan, who had been banished to Kashgaria, has now been laid quite desolate. All the members of the family have made good their sscupe. It is reported that his only son has laken refuge in Japan.

Favourable crops are reported from all dis- triots. The price of riod is consequently great y declining

CHINESE BONES IN LONDON.

A large number of soldiers of the garrisons of the Vicorog's yamon aol of the Kwang-chau Colonot have beau disbanded, under instructions from Peking, with the view of economising Captain T. Carlyle, R.A., Inspecter of Ord.

Thors cre only three garrisons of one hundred

La Tojibon at the Viceroy's vanen ringapore to Hongkong. Capt. and Mrs.

The disbanded soldiers were shipp. I to Shia- Carlyle will leave by the first tromper for Hong-hing on the 9th instans. kong, probably tho Jelunga, which will pass through with the Welsh Fusiliers. Capt. Carlyle will in all probability be able to shoot.

Tokyo, 4th Outcher. in the Singapore team before he goes. He put on a very line 101 the other day-Free Press,

The Chinese Government Bonds London have declined in constyrence of the political A complets plant for making $5 notes of the changes in Peking. On the 12th us the Fanang Branch of the Hongkong and Shang-telegram reraised in Yokohamn today, the bonds were quoted at 597, but cocording to a hai Bank has been fead at Penang. The

quotation now stands between £851 and £859, On the 10th September, ut 6. Magaret's Wear plaut included dies, paints, brushes, and tools.

Keba Chranžyle. winster, by the Rev. F. C. Hill, rector of Siser.

The blocks were made of brass, and were fred Guildford, Surrey, AYERS HESHAM HOOKER, for wood · The eating of the dies is said to na FI.C., FOS, of the Egyptian Civil Service, to finely dous. The eigentures were forged with AUNA SORIUE, eblast daughter of the late Lewis peus. This plant vus found at a blacksmith's WEESE, formerly of Hongkong, and of Ms. Wireshop. The Chinamon who tried to pass the 4 Whitehall-court, A.W.

Futas bus beou arrested.

Telographic Addrars Puss A.B.D. Cole.

*.0 Br. 20 Talaphone No. 12.

MARRIAGES.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, October 14th 1898.

maks up for ite cost," Under instructions. from home, however, an Order in Consell was med raising the mate scain to eight cents. That was by no means because the reduction. had been pronounced a failure, but beanse of the fiusacini Falerate of the colony,· The res duction he had referred to as having been made was on all letters posted in the colony to places about other than in the Native Statos. Tho Council would notice, however, that the motion he brought before them was restricted to letters between this colong and the mother country twe intimated that the cost of sob rednetion, granted by Government, would be $25,000 in

Geo. Kircher, the Court Constabla, depored that he had seen, the book thrown by codied

the buck. The book was soon to be a copy of the Strand Magazine

The sensed was thereupon sentenced to sax

passed upon him

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Ben Litas ateamor Renderlich, from London, left Singapore on the 11th instant for this part.

The steamer Glenartney, from London and,

LATE TELEGRAMS.

The following talegrams are from the Ban- goon Clusette ---

'THE FAUNGDA INCIDENT.

London,th September. It has transpired in Parts that Sir Herbert kitchener informed Major Marchand that he intended to cooupy Tachoda, and asked the

for if he wished to enter you Major Marchand reped in the negativo

The Sirdar thereupon hoisted the Egyptian, but not the British flag.

As an indication of the energy with which the Uganda Railway is being pushed forward, it is stated there are now nearly 10,000 Indian coolies engaged in the work of construction.

FRENCH REST AFRICA,

London, 27th September. Nows has been received that a French force has twice severely defeated Somary's troops, taking quantities of arms and a number of prisoners,

OBITUARY,

Lendon, 27th Soptezabor. The death is announced of Sir Arthur For.

Straite, left Bingapore for this port yesterday wod, Member of Farlinnant fer Ormskirk. morning

The US. S. Co's steamer Fyurhus, fron Glasgow, left. Singapore on the morning of the 13th instant, and may be expected here on or about Tuesday, 18th instant.

Mr. Stewart aske, "Is it not too late in the

Thy N. D. L. steamer Sachsen, carrying the day to tamper with a duly considered and ap

German mails with dates from Berlin of the proved objeci." I say no, not too late in the the first your, reduced annually until 1902. 19th insteat, left Singapore yesterday at 10 day for the subarbors to be given an opporlian it was expected that the tugrease of postalam, and may be exported here on or about tuuity of considoring the question under in work would make the rererar sbuat the same Tuesday, the 18th itetaut altered state of circumstances to those supposed it was before tho rodnosion took place. He

SCIENTIFIC MINDELLANT.

BONDAY COMPANIES

Bombay, 29th September. attention so that portion of the report, on the A Governannt resolation issued to day draws working of the Indian Companies Act, Bom bay, which accompanies it, dealing with. Provid- ent Companies. Of these thers ars now 83 in existance compared with 17 two years ago. They have no subscribed vspital. The agents pay Rs. 150 to Rs. 200 registration fee, and draw 25 tu to exist when they were asked to subscribe, thought it must be admitted as it had been

35 per coat, commission on the money paid in their money, with the possible result of pre-admittal at home-that cheep postal rates were

by the members. great boog to the mamimity and he did not The spectroscope with which Fraunhofer gistered with anerainnt sapital of Rs. 20,65,86,590 venting the commrpenment of a cond landing,

The number of joint companies is now 319 re- at any rate for several gears to come, from the thinks to this year of grace they would fat made his facons map of spectral lines early in aul E. 13,82,42,609 paid ap: Thirty new ones extreme western part of the island to anthers to oppose en rentious. He therefore the century contained a single prisms. Greater in particulur.

hoped that the Conrod would support the mo

were registered baring the year while 78 obera As would-be subscribers were never calledtion he had brought forward, and that if it dispersion of the light ilration was later increased their capital. The provistent companies together and consuited by the Committen, who pasued and were adopted by the Government, no effect by the use of trains of prisms and maro atown to har 82,900 members torrativa inft to any who did not approse of for were appointed by the Governor, the only al delay would take place in patting the reduction investigations the spectram has been still further spread out by ruled ratings. Even the resolution in toto was to decline to subscribe

The Hon. J: Barkinshaw formally seoulet the invention of Prof. A. A. Miche.com, which more powerful in the now Eekela spookinsospe the motion. art .

ispronounced the greatest advance for many The Aeling Governor said he would like to I venture to suggest, however, that others

Fears in optical aciones. The light diffracting THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED.

besides myself proferent to anbaribe, kaping point eat that the motion as it stood was a part of this consists of a pile of glass plates, ench that mature consideratkin would cause a reconndedofte o had had no official intimation The following is the report for presentationsideration of the matter and that part of then the subject of any sort or kind What a tower on vue aide than the preceding, to shareholders at the secul ordinary yearly resolution would not be blindly followed if i had gathered from the newspapers was that the meeting to be held at the Company's Depot, cumstances intervened to prevent the whole of Benny postage was intended to apply to ocean For obalenating a Chinese Constable when in

Wyndham Strect, on Thursday, tas 27th Octothe resolution being carried out within a reason-rail postage, that was to say whers the whole transit was by 10s. The latters from this colony, able poriou. the execation of his duty a Chinoman was at the Magistrusy yesterday fined $3, or 34 days holders & stofemcnt of las etiarny's accounts resolution of the 26th April, 1897, appeared upon transit through Europe, either by way of Brin. Successivo. Teams is 1 to 4 waren. In trial the gitnation. ban renched & point where the

Thn directors herewith present to the share. It would be interesting to learn whether the however, had to nedergo the very expensive The comintle said he had arrested a mon for the year ended 31st July. 1989.

the subscription lists related for signature. dial or Marsellies, and, far or car obstruction, when defendant tried to reseus laim, maining hold of his band and asking hue to let abarges, and providing for directers and audi him go. A Earopeau Sergeant came to his us

ber, at noon

DALCUTTA HIGH COURE

London, 23rd September. Mr. John Stanley, QC, is of the Calentia High Court, rics the Hon. E, gazetfed Judge 1. Trovolyan.

THE DREYFUS CASE,

London, 23rd September. tone forming steps, and dividing the Light into boame, each of which has traveled something

Maitre Laberi, Colonal Picquart's counsel, like 20,000 wares more than the the behind has been refused, access to his client, who is and 20,000-lesa than the one next in advance.

kogt rigidly secluded other spectroscopes the difference hetwoon London, 24th September.

Public opinion in France now recognises that 20 platos, each about of an inch thick and pro- General Burlinden having ordered the proven. Elvion at the University of Chieng there are

military practionlly defod Ao civil power, that it did, and, further, that such molation porny postage schiume overland, because the succeeding plats; and with this the three com was present to the mind of each subscriber when cost of transit through Europe was

great

just before General Zurlinden's resignstion as mittoo to enlighten the public upon the print.

quita-free agents in a matter of that sort and tripled. The resolving pover is inorensed to be separated in the inngnetic field ave doublant With apologies for trespassing at so great cause they could not instituto ponny postage I from 10,000 in the piter instruments te 300,009 diposed to the side of the military. length on your valuable space.--Ium, sir, yours at this end without the concurrones of the faithfally

British Post Of If the Hon. Member with the rancanabis cortainty that at least GONFREY-C. C. MASTER. would confine his motion to penny 500,000 will soon be reached. With the st Hongkong, 15th Ootuler, 1598,

postage, the Government, he thought, would be vantages of cheapes and enormna dispersion auposed to egico with the terms of the real of small portions of the spectrum, the new fo tson. But fax the resort he had giron, the strament Las the disadvantage of not giving HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LIMITED.

continuous epcotram.

The profit for the year, after paying a For the pirposes of this letter 1 am assuming / authorities in Loudon were not in, farcar ofjecting one-twenty-fifth of an inch over the next tion of Colonel Picquart, although the Cabinet, If the legal points raised by Mr. J. H.tance und defeuilart was arrested. Sergeant 93,972.07 brought forward from last year, he signed, but I should like the Jubilee Com and there might be a loss. They were not) Polenta into which Zeeman found spectral Lines: Mimistor for War, rajcated bis proposal to pro

the queue.

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A Berliu correspondent of a lams paper writes that advantage is to be taken by Garmin

Cay extension of German commerce with the

tors fees and for hud debts, which the additiae of

re-election.

AUDITOR. Mr. F. Heuterson being absent, the directors invited Mr. W. H. Guskoll to aadit the accounts in his stead.

Mr. Henderson ollers linsslf for re-election at this mooting A

ALEXANDER TILLETT, Chuirzen. Hongkong, 12th October, 1998.

BALANCE SUBRt, 31st July, 1898. | To mapital, 10,000 akurat at 87.50) cach Lesi nat called up $15.. per Plate

$ 73,990.00

Cox in connection with the recent meetings Langley sail defendant had held of the con-amounts to $7,919,09. From this it has been of the Hongkong Hotel Co. were unde the stable by the wrist and the man in custody by foundaecessary to write 85,000 off the book value subject of an action at law we have little

of the herd, leaving 82,219,00 to be carried for- ward. doubt the lawyers would manage to make

raits, two days" argiment out of them, but we traders of the altered circumstances in the rotation, and being eligibls offer taemselves for Capt. Burnio And Doctor Noble vetire by have equally little doubt as to what the Philippines. The Hamburg-American Pucket- decision would be. The construction to be love new decided to extend their East Asiatic falart at tlie Norddeutsche Lloyd Companies placed upon legal documents la not service by arranging for vessels to make a an attractive subject for newspaper dis monthly call at Masila. Those visits will not cussion, but na some public interest has been conditions have assumed a more settled uspost take place immediately; but as soon es trade excited by the position taken up by Mr. the steamers will put in. This is only oon step Cox we will endeavour briefly to stale the of sever which are being taken with a view to positiva as it presents itself to us, pre-Philippines. mising that Mr. Cox would have been well advised if in his speeches he had -quoteal | |á ricksha coolia in the employ of Dr. Stod- chapter and verse for his authority, as he wan charged three Chinamen at the Magistracy

yesterday with having assaulted him. He lives art to accuse payablu.. now does in his letter. Article 28, the first the sorred Roor of 21, Sacand Street, defendants To praft and hes quoted by Mr. Cox, provides that every living on the first floor. He was coming down- person to who shares shall be transferred

stairs when first defendant came out and accused shall as to all duties, obligations, claims, and demands upon or against him in respect of a defendant wind hit by the quene and such shares be considered a shareholder of the Company from the time of the shares being eo transferred to him, as aforesaid, "but "us to all profita, rights, privileges, bone ts, and advantages to arise from the same shacen, no such person shall be "considered as a shareholder in respect of "the same nutil he shall have executed "these, presents." A court of law would hold, we think, that the signing of dend containing a declaration that the transferee agreed to be bound by the articles of association was a sufficient exoca.mission to withdraw the charge. Captainty balanes iron last your tion of "these presents" The sido-avte Saperintendent May opposed the application,

Les writine of .......

742,044.23 3,000.00

By Berty, farm ints 18, 10, 25 and 39

bubrega

him of making a great noise in coming down- stairs. Complainantsaid hymade no heine, where. By cattle..........

pushed him to the floor. Third defendant then ease and help to keep him down whit second defendant, struck him on the head with a bam- boo pola. Complainant had over guarralled with "defen lyts before though he und an argoudent with them about a month age, De. fendants were each food or 14 days, and sesante receivable. ordered to pay $1 compensation.

By low capôt by storms, By faritime.... By dash in hand

By fociar on hand

o bad dette

At the Magistracy yesterday William Young, to captein of the guard of the King of Koms,

Pro A Lay Avcount. Yo written off caitlə was again brought before Commander Hastings, Our readers will votumbor that it was ju conse. To directors and auditors Ice quence of a talegram which Consul General To balutes Wildman ronived from Shanghai that the man was arrested. On learning the particulars of the enso, however, Mr. Wildmen and for por-

177.545.35

9,900.0 1,802.15

70.47

4,118,87 1,104,26

$4.

5,600,00

17

$25.00

2,31740

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”

DEAR BIR-The second leading article in Your issue of Saturday, she 8th instant, requires I therefore beg you to be -an-answer-Irons me,

good enough to insert this latter in your next edition.

mission for more than umatuen or less than

socate Colonel Picar

It is believed that President Faure is strongly

The violence of tone of the newspapers is lu- ring t

Sam London, 24th September. The Commission of Jurists appointed to on-

sider the question of the revision of the Desping

case, have bẹòn vnable to arrive at a sanelnsion, the members being equally divided for and gainst The Cabinet will therefore docids the

London, 23th September, The Obserer publishes an event of nu te-

effect in France,

Government could not Tidiga themselves tá fight the British Post Off on a question on which they had all the facts and this Gegen Striking changes in New Zealand have noue, The Hon. Member had given some followed the valenie, craption of 1888, which statistier as to the cost of transit of letters, destroyed the famous Rotomahaas terraces. queation on Monday. which cominced him that there was that the shower of fine volcanic has has rade terriew with Major Esterhazy in which he is visitor of this region, Mr. H&M: Castell, reporta still outstanding between this colony, and the the surface water tight for miles causing the reported as having stated that there was com Home Government which might have an im You my that I was wrong in the statements portant bearing on the question, When the scene to become raging torments after var siderable moral proof of Dreyfus traachery but

rainfall, and to excavate deep yorges. Shortly nothing material. It became necessary to pro I made ut the recent extraordinary meeting of laat subady was concluded with the P. & U. the Hongkong Hotal Co., Limited. Will you Company, a demani whe formulated by the after the eruption, two new lakes, with a conduce, doopamintary proofs of the wilt of do 35,098.00 permit me to explain that I was not wrong, British Post Office for a considerable aufbined area of 25 acres, had taken the place of acapsed and Major Esterhazy was therefore sual that I never stated, in the way you mea puertation of the proportionate cost which had the formal, bat to seams, age the water had ordered to forge the borderouit whigh was the 90,000.00 tien, that the shareholders in limited company been contrib by this solony in times past.

rison 400 feet, anting the two lakes in one sole sotual evideas on which Dreyfus was 15,308.20 are not legally shareholders unless they sigu The details on shion that demand was founded 5,000 acres.

2,212.99 the articles of association ?

s condemned The narrative published by the wore called for by the colory, and considerable

Observer is very detailed and sounds true, and The statements I mado at the meeting wer contraremy arm over the fairness of the of Volante flames are so rare that while they shows incidentally the net work of espionage based solely on the articles of association of the demand. To the best of his recollection, the have lasen described by credible observers their surrounding the Ferage Attache in Franc Hongkong Hotal Co., Limited, which contain a last despatch on the subject was cant by this existerive has been doubted. They had not been to London, 27th September *

cial clitse providing for two classes of ahora. Government about a year and-e-half ago, siloticed on Vesuvius for eighty-four years until

The ly News staboe, garanteeing the 28,984-85 holders, usmaly (1) those who are registered no reply lizd yet been received. That demand last April, when the phenomenon was se con asciary of its statement that Casimir 12,960.0 only and are such transmit a title to the had not formally been withdrawn and it might | spicnsus es te koopzvincing, and to lend to Parier resigned office as President of France in 10,000 shares they bold to others, and nothing further; he pressed which is bered it would not be appealation as to its cause. Prof. E. Semmola 1885 as a direct parstigu to dormany, The and (2) those who can exercise the rights and and if it were decided against the colony ones that the orifice way have been closed, had threatened the immediato meblization of 240.60 privileges of shareholders, expressly limited to which again he hoped it would not be the cost by a fall of the crator wall, the post-up her Army because the Cherman Ambassador's thoes only who have actually signed the articles of dancing lotters home and vice versa might be gases becoming beated until a dm was deepatoken to the Baperor upon the Dreyfus of association. (Ser wisse 28)

considoniranged. The Acting Governor formed through which fang: senaped in flames so were intercepted and photographed whist This clones is not ecpiron to article of added the Government had no objeoter to Prof. V battendol noted that the small faxes in fraant. The Daily News adds that M. assuciation in Hongkong, and the reason for taking the motion as worded because it was in Wem of longer duration than the larger ones, Casimir Ferier know nothing at the time of $57,515.35 $19 meortion was, en docht, has the articles definite, but must be understool to apply to and this the latter did not last wilboat inter what hail courred.

provided for an incrcnes of capital and it was ocean postage only,

London, 28th September. thonghe desirable to simlude those shareholders. Mr. Murray said he was afraid that that fifteen days, and ultimately becima Amal and

The decision of the Cabinet to refer the from voting who took no permanent interest in would lead to no practical result, and would be quiet ke the others. He conludes that question of the revision of the Dreyfus onse to the Company.

of no bendit at all to the community horo. The the greater part of the grasse grove from vol the Court of Cassation Las produced a calming This article has never been amended or modi-motion might perhaps be so altered as to expZESS sangen has fãs power of producing flaques fied since the first formation of the Company | the desirability of the Government negotiating

AINTANCE FOR THE WEST INDIES, $8,467.58 but remains one of the regulations of the Coma to proste the introduction of penny pratagu The "pine-barron region, of the astern coast pany to this day, nad must therefore be takou bat to apply it only to besan postage world of the United States, with a lors quite distinct

London, 9th September. $3,072 into consideration in seertaining whether a

The Neful Government has contributed five mean that prolicully 20 conversion at all would from those of the zoghlunning hili and menu- 4,169.00

special resolution of the Company bas, been bende. His Honour had referred to the P&tain goglows, becomes wider and mors continuone hundred pounds towards the roof of distress. duly passed or not.

O. Company, rat he looked upon that ez almost toward the south, and in the Carolimus eftan in the West Indies. Another point was that the articles of Raso poouliarly a political subsidy They knew yory extende Look from the coast about eighty miles. ciation of the Company requires the of the well that the zeil could be carried by other Mr. T. H. Kearney reports finding ministure Bominal cupital to be represented by at least lines of atomers at a far-ohosper rate than the pine-barrens la sandy spots high up in the Ap 3/4ths of this shareholders prezent at ́ní extra- P. & O. did it. Their caritation to that palachiape. These islands of coastal vegetation ardinary zacaling to carry a special resolution company was something like $80,000 a year, and with their pitch and scrub plus and the sciat, This article also has never been modified or the Geman and Branch mail lines, who ed horsens plaats, are especially to be mesa it was certainly not to create two classes, therefore, no option but to apply for his

acended since the formation of the Company carried the unile exceedingly well woestang the Freund Broad River, in East Ten- discharge. Toang was accordingly discharged.

(See article 57.) of shareholders; it seems rather to have

paid only a matter of 825,000, Bo that the resses Kind western North Carolínu.

FIGHTING IN EAST APHIDA, The Companies' Ordinanes of 1865 requires, large payment to the P. &0. Company must been by a sumbrous phraseology to make re-

The master (annstadt) of the Norwegian "Rough cleaning up of Battery yielder in its provision for the protection of siure. bo rogarded as a political lowsze, and heThe wabbling of the earth's arix is measured

Simia, 20th September. gistration compulsory before dividends could barque Trym had two heavy Bues imposed 2,650 oz. Amalgant, patinated quantity of holders, that the mujority to pass a special hoped in considering this mattay the hors by a systematic determination of latitudes. Prof. Reports from Fast Africa Tutimate that Capt. bo claimed, The, interpretation, clause ja

upon him at the Magistracy yesterday, one of stone ornshod being 1,190 tone. Four weeks resolution shall represent at least the of the meat would not be in any way intuneet by JA, în fapparent paule out that it is duided Fry, 4th Bombay Bes, with about 250 men shareholders provent, and I therefors stated that the disputo which was now in programs, Mr. error in reward the earth's crust as it morchle, made a night march from. Helishod to surprise quite char as to the meaning of "share and one of $200, in the formar eces for crushing

loaving the harbour without a clearance permit „Adopting on approximate average of 37 per I thought the S/5th mentioned in the articias Mucru) further expressed the opinion that the and angegants that it may be well to mako sam, az Oraden encarpment. The eucarpment, as holdere," namely, "the daly registered and in the latter for neglecting to report the cant 800 it the singam this would repa Liited, mis à mersin for the, as the law of debited to a separate aesonat and act to the plaplacamont of the pole is not due to local being captured,orce then semmebiood ils of aromation of the Hongkong Hetul Co., amounts paid for mail-ositying ghoul be by sucable mexendearents, whether the supposed discovered and at card oak was rushed, 442aattle arrival of his vessel the Harbour Office sont about 980 années for the mont's "holders from time to time of the shares within 24 hours of his arrival, Acting Board, work Bay just under 18 dwt.io ho the majority vannot be diminished to 9/5ths Post Oflow. If the motion were not rodaived shanges of the very points whose latitude are robare march toed, being molested by

of the company." Furthermore, it is in Odor Mofver said the Try arrived into (over 1724) This would koby any articles of associativa.

us he suggested it should be arouded, then he selected for Haterinfintion

small bodia of (geberg the greator part of the Hapestty near, though not quite up to, the averago A third point was that inmemuok as the would prefer its being lati nz it stood, end be

| way but no pastikine coonered!: 62 of, the one of Mr. Cox's points that articles the harbour at 6 pm. ou the 8th inst

Goarded her at half-past six the following morn- for the lust crush. In storling the amount articles of association provided a acala for the should be satisfied that the Government would

It in claimed that acetylene is likely to prove enemy were killedra lạm thần 41 being killed of association cannot override the Ording. Ho pepanood his report. The boat had would represent about 822 for four weeks; runneration of the directors, my $3,000 par do all in their power to bring into fore

s spoolfio for cancers. The surface is coated with by a party of 10 man of the gich Baluchin who inance, and the Ordinance leaves no room beer in port for or live times during the last say, £7,644. for the traual two zacnthly grab annum will an additional remuneration of ponur postage schomson aloing carbidewater in applied pestylega is wars chistava by body of the energy at close two years and defendant had beer in chargs of Alls. 11d. per dollar this would be sheet $1,000 for every 3 per cent dividend declinal The Auling Greece and the be thought evolved a burning cansation is foll, and the quaziest, The foron was about. 22 hours under for doubts to the rigate and obligations her and bad the Harbour Regulations cai board. $90,000 for the two months of September and over and above 15 par cent per annum (nee the motion had better remain as it was, and die symptoms are bagediately abated.

"arms and covared about 40 miles of difficult. shareholders under and in respect to the Defendant did not repert uin arrival to the October, the annust ont-ture on the above gold paragraph 88), a roccation voting money to would undertake, if it were carried; to forward t

jungle country,

N On the 18th August another force went out Flytes of association. According to the Harbour Offee. He had 1,400 tons of coal for approximate estiuate being, therefore, $480,000, them contrary to these articles cannot have my fame as the option of the unofficial mem

Hongkong. Defendent said the coal was for Taking the average from the actual beginning legal effect call the asticbe of boolation, bere of the Connellis

from Halabed capturing: 150 head of asitló, the adnance a duly registered shareholder Canton and he used not report. He asither of the year into account, it would however, be themselves have been amended by appoiní rass Cha motion wii then put and deviated period

Ogadeng balting.” On the lab the Ogaden more than that-Singapore Ever Prean lation giving power to Big Upupang to fo so, unazlmonely

chieft came in and tendontheir subinlaton, bujoys the same rights as the original sub entered nor cleared.-

contains the worda" until they have aigned articles of association," which is appar ently what Mr. Cox has taken as his audiority. Whatever purpose the drafter

bainace of working actual and Young should have been dealt with to. By transfor four. marrow morning. Yesterday, however, Chief Detective Inspector Hanson said he had been directed by the Caplain Saperinlendent to ask for the discharge of Young, as the United States Loosal was unwilling to produce evidenes

of the article may have had in bis mind or take any further steps in the case. The police

BAUD.

RODON BLEAN UP.

2.50

$8.007.58

The Singapore Secretary of the Ranb Aus- tendiau Gold Mining Company, Ltd., Bings- pere, has received the following telegrama frim Raub dated 3rd October, 1899-

A novel mobbad of measuring high tom- peratures, capable of socuracy within aus degree in macararements up to the melting point of gold, depends upon the fact that the refrative

ABMY OFFICERS AND THE MILITIA.

Tondon, 29th September, Lord Lansdowne has decided that officer commisioned after December lat way, in case of roluntary retirement, be called upon as a con- dition of regiving full rotired gay, to serve for

tion with the Bitkis