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Cisayos ending in sorioys forms of diseases. spcially adapted in youth to those requiring

save und pressure the sight. Constantly recurring headaches, spalla of dimansas when reading, weak apes, the letters enten deftelaney in the form of the ers regnir. ing Ginses only to correct and curo

Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA CLES only after testing the sight.

On the sixth page to-day will be found the opening chapters it a new aerial by William Le Queur entitled The Bond of Blank

The Faathall Shield Committee bare dfolded that the time of kick-off for the remaining matches to the second round shall be an Ister than half-past four.

BONGKONG AND WHAMBOA DOOK

H5, de igual, Yles-President of the Chagasit of MERSKOM BAG Midlayer Top Pl that Pranla tutarfered with Bohlswig onts when the agitation against Frassia had steadily grown in strength and holdmoes.

RITYALISM IN THE CHURGI,

London, 22nd January With a view of ensuring uniformity in tho Churah mervices, the Archbishop of Canterlacy doubts they shall interpret the rabrics, the parties being allowed a hearing before the archbishops.

Chan Tung Shan and how Hing Kee (Jon THE HONGKUNG AND KOWLOON To the shareholders of the Hongkong andad Terk liave dushid that when a Biskop

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WHARF AND GODOWN CONTA

UNLIMITED;

The following is the report of the Board of Director of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dooks Qo., Limited, to the ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the viles of the Com pany, No, is, Praya, Hongkong, on Monday,

· Class 27th February, ut neon -

Whampoa Duck Company, Limited. Gentlemen,The Dicentore have now to sab mit to you their Hoport, with a Statement of The following is the report for vesentation Accounts for the hull your ended 3 les Ducentror

The net profit for the six months, to shareholders at the twelfth ordinary annus last. No. 9, Praya Central, at 11am, on Monday,

charges, buqunte, to minus 1.$707,241.39 20th February

to which is to be added the balansu brought forward from last Appunt

must base boon cus of and captured. How Rong Wo, Sin Un, Au Young Ping Co. meeting, to be held at the Company's Ollefturying interest do and all

Directors' FeAB Auditors' Fuca .....

.87,000.00.

750,03

$495,845,79

2015

7,750,00

AN ABSCONDING LAWYER,

Londen, 22nd January, One of the partners in a Glasgow firm of lawyers bax absoonced. Ho in stingad to liste | 16ft a deficiency in his accounts unsmating to

£10,000.

HEALTH OF THE POPR

London, 22nd January. The Pogo, although still in a weak state of health, Las recovered from his recent attack of intiluonas.

THE NICARAGUA CANAL

London, 23rd January. The Nicaragua Canal, the hill for which has

THE HONGKONG

KONG HAYAT FRISA SATURDAY JEROVARY 1907, 1800,

that Me, Brent be elsated to the abakuiling Calerada Yolunteer. A long line of landry CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND You want and you HES skirmishara was thrown out with the artillery MORTGAGE JU, DEL

The sooond ordinary annaki mating of share committes.

Mr. BLANCHEZ Seconded anil the motion was in the crime. The country was raked over, DE with a fine tooth obrul, the artillery shelling

THE CHAYEMAN-That is all the businom. with sehrapnel and infuntry following upeloselyholders in the Chins Provident Lican and alert- At only one place, on a hill about lek way out gage Co., Ltd., was keld yesterday no tho Com. orried. was sharn resistance offered. A party of anlayos pany's Uffon, No. 9, Praya Central. Mr. H. get lag die brush of the immediato letting how presided. The other gontienen pressut Thank you for your attendance. and kept the ballots Rying in avag our men weisses. J., Lewis, 3. 8. van Buren, The U. B. cruiser Biltumāre and the U. 3. until a company of Nebraska nien was cont of monttar Monterey arrived from Manila yoster to the extreme left, ulosing in gradually to the sulting Committee), C. Eweds (Solicitor), 4. Ba- day. The Baltimore gues into dook to-nightght untis the native aquoozed at and rushed bington (Coorssary), U. Ar Tomas, T. 1. Davis, and the Monterey will follow. To the who for another sover. The Americana lost one man, Alik, B. J. Kelly, H. Hewitt, 4, Billed and three wounded. Burgiou Young of Wioking, G. Murray Bsiz, F. J. Jorge, N. have never sasa a monitor a visit to the Monterey to Utah Battery rode sat on the fank and Guttierez, E. W Torry, Fung Wa Chaon, The SEOETTARY rund the moties convening. 9 a.m. to 5 . will be interesting.

The directors Laro now to stibmit to share The team to represant the V.RO. against body was found later in the day with a bullet the 25th Co, E.D., R.A., to-day in the shield wound in the chest and another in the head. the meeting. tie will be-Goal, Brett; backs, Tuohy and Aroand the latter wound there woke powder The CHAIRMAN said Goutumes, in the

AUCOUNT-The gross ravens derived from Curveth; kalvos, Howarth, Craig, and Cameron; stains showing the weapon Lud been held stose ordinary course of ovente wesburld not have hollars their report with a statement of scounts forwards, Beth, Henderson, Yale, Sutton, and to lim. He probably made a bravo stand, fer come before you till three mouths inter, but this for the year ended 31st December, 1898. Rose. To bo played on the Chib ground: aitoon empty cartridges from his revolver were being the first your of the company we thought

found posttored pear the body. On reaching the that shareholders would like to know a little Waringa Landing, &c. amounted in 1898 to and from this have to be deducted- top of the hill overlooking the waterworks foux sooner how we are golting on. Accordingly | $601,934.76 an agamit $303,749.95 the protions Kick-off 416 prompt.

A torpedo oruiser built at the Froshow shots were trisi at the town of Marigninan we now present accounts to Blat Documber last year, showing an increase of $208,184.91 su Amenal was launched on the 29th January, and press the river. The range was 5,000 yards, which, having been in your hands for some time, the proat on working was $315,05393 so of Fokien" The dimensions of the cruiser are stored the poople. In uil directions. The formunity of reading. Tho poriari ander. of $59,606 19. length 280 fast, brenith 27 feet, draught of buldings of the waterwerke wore found desertad review from the day tas fasl. call way

320,000 to contributing, shareholdere, kõues of water, maxisoum, 11 fest, displacerarat S20 tons, and the machinery damaged to the extent of paid is just 9 months, and when you con paying juterin dividend of 3 per ent, and in the half your of 8 po. cunt, or $125, The horse-power will be about 7,000 and the nieaing cylinder kezde and valves. These have wider that of that time much was vocssarily olding $4,808.51 brought forward from last bonus of per cout, or $125,000 aggregating 115,099,000 dol (323,000,000) in bu supplied by

forested, Fon will agreo with us that for appropriate as follaws. ahip in interklad tu go at least 253 milas un tone since been found hidden in conì bégigs and the lost in,gelking our fans safety and profitably yoar is $189,952,94 which it is proposed to $250,000, tu paid to tho starahalises, s'bamas of the United States Treasury. All nations wilf.

works are running.

At the north of the city the Marine with the Urst few months of the company's oxistirotors and Auditors' fees 6,500.00 $25,000 to the Furopese staff of this Company, Kowloon Docks, 325,345,10 from 5smopolitay 20,000.00 | Dook, $5,000 Iroin the Steam Lounovos, and the 70,000.00 that 809,945,92 he wrilton front tiss

4,000.00 balance 502,194,76 be carried to the new escount. 3,862.84 The large amount of now construction and

M, Daicasso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 4,541.38 repairs watch have passed through our hands 3,000.00 daring the, six inaatus jist closal have kept all stated that Major Marchand avver intended to 3,503.93 our workshops more than fully tapingeu, and aurihilate the pastensions formulated by Bir 44,544.39 in order to overtake the presaurs of business it Edward Grey, formerly British Parliamolary

bau busu found necessary totoop both workmen Secretary to the Foreige Omos. The with $159,952.94 and machines on nightwork for co months,drawal of Franes from Fashede was no a Busines. The volume of the Company's which clearly justities the staps nirealy taken humiliating cus, and was dictated, by conson and a obaz sense of the interests Frunoo. It would have been criminal for Franco so waste basinges during 1898 was considerably greater by the Board Largely augment the facilitiva than in any previous year, but a large propar- of our workshopa ut toth the Kowloon and the

her reserves in maintaining sa inexplicabio tin of the ironse was das to the War in the Cosmopolitan Establishments, and to accom Philippines, which caused a temporary transfer motate coau large vessels how in course of adventara, and a conflict with Great Britain countruction for the Pacific Mail, the Board has would have boun a calamity to the world. of trade from Mantin te. Hongkong.

with Great Britain, and, would only advance LAND--The Company has recently acquired: decided to increase the length of the No. I dank France was ready to discuss her 'sens

what she considered here just rights, I. Is de ares 21, 76 square foot. by Jout

running together; any of thon aymptoms in named the Kun Wel, which means "Strength but the projectiles foll org the houses and I will, with your permission, dispense with the parul with 3126,445:53 in 1897 being un inorwaying available for appropriation $437,495.79 been adopted by the United States Sonuto, is

ADVICE FREE.

1458, more than 20 knate.

The Shanghai Daily Press of the 9th Febra- ary 6873 portion of the memhors of the Pekin Syndicate Expedition has already left for Haukee, consisting of Major Brasier Creagh, Capt. McSwiney, Mr. C. L. Jaziagon Led Signor Poratesi. and the rest will lease next week. The party will go ororland from Hankey to Siang-yang, and from thence up Along the line of the new proposed reiluy through upper Hoaan and Shand

machine guns, Kansas, 3 S. Actillers, and Mentano mon have been busy at the country his side of Caloocan. At this peiat insurgoats are strongly entrenched and aary fight.is expouted. Abant lifty men have been wounded in this district already and very little advance has been made,

A. S. WATSON & CO., The Chungking correspondent of the Chins the advance of the troops. If andreds of familles portionately reduced. Turning to the Roconuts,

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Gazette writes ander data of the 26th. Joumary: a homeless but every shock was a inebace and with but few exceptions the natives were Mr. Archibald Colquhoun, who is here at presbostile.

Yesterday was a period of rest, engets mar sat, delivered a lecture Isat ovaning on a journey from Mascow scross Siberia to Chinn

brased by the soldiers, who hava boon con- and gave su interesting picture of the situation"

stantly about since Saturting ju China to a large gathering of the Chung. king foreign community. The featurer, who was introduced by Mr. Jamon Murang, requested

that bis lecturo be not reported in full At the close the American Consul muvel a vote if thanks to the lecturer, which was heartily responded to. Mr. Colquhet hopes to loa oua for days for Kusiysugla, Yanuatu, Kuu long ferry, and Mandalay.

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95,507 BUILDINGS, A now two storeyed godowa is in course of erection on M. L, 20 at Kowloon, At West Point the two gedowns goforred to in last rapcit have been completed and four Chinesn houses are being built at the corners of the Company's property there.

LAUNUS now tag named the Stork was completed in March last.

JAGHTERS-Six new enrga boats were built daring the year. In consequance of Lho exer- bitaut charges made at times by native lightor- men it has bean dècilod to still further add to the Company's test of boats

WAARVEB.-There have boon no exceptional alterations or repairs to the whare A small Dow wooden one to sarry the Shoer Lage is in course of construction.

The directors recommend that a dividend for to be constructed within six yours, at a cost of

DIRECTORS,

Mr. Georgs R., Dad wall loving left the colony, Mr. S. Wheutler was invited to the racant est on the cardi

be obarged the same teile, and thu nentrality of

GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANUM. the canal is guare stack:

London, 24th January, A debate fook place in the French Chambor of Deputine last night on the relations between Great Britals and france.

31. Alexandro Ribot, ex-Premier, questioned the validity of Great Britain'squsition in Egypt. The general tone of the debate was con-

In accordancs with the clause to of the Arcillatory. tiles of Association Messrs. C. Bearmann and E. S. Waller retire by, rotation, but boing The Hon J. Jell-Irsing has been appointed eligible offer themsidres for re-election.

Chairmen for the your 1999.

"AUDITORS,"

The accounts have been audited by Mr. Thos. Arnold and Mr. S. G. Bird, the Directory.re

J. H. LEWIS, Chairman. commend these goatmen for re-election.

Hongkong, 16th February, 1899.

once it has dons very well to grose such an Fist Itividend of 7 per cent icons a pearly $1,000. For a Brst year Transfer to Depreciation and Re- when there are generally very heavy pro- liminary expenses to be faced, our expanditary Waite of Radways and Rolling Steek for logal and other charges cannot,But ho deemed moderate, nothing whateror having beon epeat for promotion money, underwriting, During the first three days of the fighting. While on this subject I may mention that as it is not the intention to fill up the vacancy the Americans burned all villages, huases, bras,

ou the consulting committee, caused by the and so on that they passed through, thus clour ing the country and at the same time indicating death of Mr. Wong Hoiohow the fes will be pre- I see notting in thom which requires expuization or comment except perhaps this item of sundry ereditors and sandry debtore, amour is again which have since been respectively collected and paid off. When we met hore in June lust, I said we had $103,000 lost out on provident loans, and $320,000 on ebert loss, and you will The lines to-day have bem extended, on au average, in all directions from Manilla atonton from this auoounts that, as we antisputed. four miles. Paranaque, which bus gonorally or loans on the provident system have in- been reported as taken by this Amoricune, is greased to $334,639 on 31st December, while wo on goods, &o., which we only resorted to in litt in the hands of the natives and strongly have had to correspondingly radios.our loss A general advance is expected tomorrow put order to keep our fands omployed. To-day our awing to the length of the lines, some 32 miles, provident loans amount to 2380,771,89 milk and the necessary sbalowness of the supports, about $7,500 more promised, so it is quite ap new action will to adopted und columas sum pacout that this system of borrowing tea become The U.S.S. Monterey arrived from Manila yes thing in the nature of spokes of whool exaust-popular and that to moot the demand for each terday. Rha is a doable barbette, low-freeboarding from the hub (the walled) will be accommodation our prosent resourous are quite. sufficient. In the present state of the money monitor of 4084 tons displacement and 3,2 throws cut.

market in this colony, we do not think it ad Indicatol horse power. for battery comprises

isable to attempt a further issue of capital st 2 twelve-inch breech loading rides, 2 tea-luch MARCH TO MALOLOS BEGUN,

present and we no cure span to us bet to breech loading rifles, 5 six-pounders (otoh-

appeal to all our shareholders and friouls to do kisa rapid fro), one-pounders (Hotchkiss rupil AGUINALDO HARANGUES

their best to place our 6 per cent debuuturs fro) and Callings. The vessel was built at

FILIPINOS AT POLO.

THE ENGLISH MAIL. Mavila, Tolle Fabrary bonds with the public. To thoas who study the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, in 1893.†

On Friday afternoon, after a day's rest, tas fots for their varmeve these hot, Her complement is 15, afficers and 187 ms.

The P. & C. stoner Purramatta, with the The following, are the officers Commander troops of General Harrison G. Oth's Trigade should certainly offer favourable indices is intact, B. H. Loule, cumcending, Licutomens Ecked and captneed the town of Caloocan, mants as the security offered in first class.

DIRECTons, G. D. Roäning, Mr. St. C. English Mail of the 20th Jaumary, arrived M. Hughes executive offloor; Lieutenant F. F. the first place of importanze north of Manila for besides our capital, high Beatty, marigalor; Lieutenant T. S. Rodgers, on the line of the railroad. At tive rules they have a furtier garantee of half Michalcon, and Mr. A. Ross having resigned yesterday. The following tulograms are from

The safety on loving the colony, their places hare besneylon and Ludian papers:- past three the Monthock opened fro trom the milion dollars still unenlied.

Loudqu, let January. Lieutenant . Kimmell, Lieutenant W. W Buchanan, Lientonant J. D. MaDonald, Lieuten tay art o fou minutes later the Utah battery ct of their money is therefore a fully assured as taken respectively by Mr. P. Sachse, Mr. A. DEATH OF PRINCESS MARIE OF BULGARIA. Prinoasa Marie, wife of Prince Ferdinand of ant C. F. Hughes, Surgeon I. W. Kite, Pag-39 in. riñes began shelling to tronches sad any loan could well be while a return of Haapt, and Mr. C, H. Thompson and the up-

Bulgaria, kan died is promaturo eçafnement. Lown with schmpubl, The range was about clean por cost, is not to be despised and repointmeat of these gentlemen, require sublima. master E. B. Rogers, Chief Euginosz H. N.

THE GABFER FOS, LORD ELGIN Stevenson, Naval cadet D. S. Hahony, Tay-2,000 yards, and at this distance the explosives just about double what conkl be got for the fion.

AUDITORS Mossrs. F. Henderson and W.

London, 31st January, mater's Clerk J. B. Horton, Acting Ganvor J.

vere plan with splendid accuracy. Many fans money at home. We have not hold many

H. Poits have audited the recounty now pro:- Donald, Acting Carpenter W. P. Harding.

times as a shot berst in the fingo of the woods of these bonds bitherto, but we feel that the or along the ceuxdery wells, the natives could time has now como for us to multe a greater sented, and the Directors 100mtrend them for be soch, with the naked eye, rushing off in all effort to do so, as our business is increasing. rs-coction.

J. J. HELLIRTING;

Chairman. directions to escape the terrin aüllery bra, and with the certainty of a greater and grouter and after the battle was over and the searching demand during the present year, we must put

Hongkong, Uth February, 1899, parties were raking over the fields a large ourselves in a position to cope with it. I hope

The balanco cheat shege liabilities of number of the dead boro unmistakable signs that not only you who have come here to of shell wounds. The advance of the infantry day bas all of us shareholders will loy$1,882,645 mane np of the following was checked until doubtful thees were shelled those considerations to hosty namely, capital $1/100,000, Hongkong and. debeatures and then the rillon were ordered forward sexist uger more of these bonds placou. Shanghat Bruk $141,188.53, From this time on it saamed the pature of one important point about which we have been $500,000, sundry creditors $132,201.01. depro- claired dividends $501,50, and profit and loss eng verhelming charge, for then ran at asked is the relation of the properties we asiation and repairs account 864,229,56, un- cance against, and i take this opportunity at topspoed nearly all the way, only stopping for string barebuidors that this is very carefulty Lecount $44.544. On the other side of the ac occasion Shota-wanese range was faimal done and that we take the greatest care when count the valco of the Company's property is Jwers miuotes after the Tofantry was let loose the American flag was flying from the paly arranging a loan to see that we have a proper Bot out in detail, the principal items being visible staff in the place, one that has long marga which we can fall back on in the evout as follows:Vains of land and buildings at borne the English banner in front of the rest of the borrower isning to pay his monthly Kowloor $1,265,385.18, wharves at How to say, we have had no difficulty in this respect. 44,435 g. foot at $4) $177,740, Weat Point denza of Mr. Higgins, the magor of the railstament on its das data. So far, I am gladinon 8104,377.15, West Point Reclamation We only grunted our Wines and

Without the tillery the taking of Calveena You must bear in mind, too, that very buildings $93,586.93, and sundry debtors would tuve been a meet serious problem, for the monthly payment by reducing the debt in-8100,559.34 The profit and loss acroant whows. on the lobit sido $35,908.95 as interest, $30.000 Spirits to be genuino when bought

Pilipinos were strongly entrenched and they see the margin is hand, a cute of itsirs

as interim-vidend, and the balines of which is ne satisfactory 1 think as any direet from us in the Colony or from DEATH OF PRESIDENT FAURE. held their positions with a ptinuity and all laser could wish for. Furthermore, real estate $159,057.94 appropriated as recommended in forth exclamations of wondor Irom old Spanish our authorised Agents at the Const

sokies, who really ought to have something as you all know has then during the past year the report. The following is the working

and is still slondily rising. You may rest acapuntes

dus shout it. Ports.

Early the fight some coa of the Kansas Bured that everything is being done with Regiment who copied the extreme left of the gard to prudence and the protection of the Hno crept forward in the buзhre and set fire to capital you have invested in this company, it several nipa unts and as the natives retired has baan suggested that we should pay fateri they is followed example and burned their half-yearly dividends and it wo' continue as we dwellings behind thou. In a short time there doing I see no reason why we should not whole place was a mass of Haraes stretching follow the suggestion. I shall be pleased to away off into the wards, where the bamboos auswer any questions. were bursting and cracking like hundred Maxim guns.

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

-NOW READY.

THE

KRUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE "DAILY THERS."]

LONDON, 15th February. THE UNITED STATES AND THE,

PHILIPPINES. The Washington Senate box dopted, by 26 to, resolution scolaring that the ratification of the Peace Treaty does not haply the form out-annexation of the Philippines but is inteado to prepare the islands for self-government

FRANCE Acere of the Army bare leon invite to join a league called the "Partia († Patrio)

Franchise."

The Consul for France informs as that he has received a Isras wiro conveying the set DAIS

that President Foure died of apoplexy on Thursday. He was in his study 6. when, fooling ill, he called his A.D.C., M. Le Gall, who attended to bita and immediately called in medicul sesistance. A (28 though everything which modioal skill could

deries was done for him President Faure bo- camo anco us at 8 p.m. and died at 10 p.m.

IRECTORY

HRONICLE AND DIREC

FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, CORDA, INDO-CUINA, SIAM, STRAITS BETTLEMENTS. MALAY STATES, NETHER. LANDS INDIA, PHILIP PINES, BORNEO, &c.,

1890

FOR

THE THIRVEN ANNAL Issu

The Daily Press.

Hosuxore, Fibetary 18th, 1899,

THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.'

FIGHTING CONTINUES.

AMERICAN GAINS IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

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General Olie and his staff were on the fighting line from start to fish and on renobing the town they immediately look up quarters in the church. The signal servies men rushed the wires long with their fighting commades and they wow in the railroad station and under the direction of Captain Ruseel bad established communication with General MeArthur's headquarters zi. Binondo Church almost before the instruíasute i had cooled from the hand of the native operator ticking off the hat mossage to Malolos.

The Infantry, composed of the Kansas, Mon taan. 3rd U. S. Artillery (acting as iafantry). and Itaste in reserve, parsued the dying Filipinos into the jungle beyond the town unit over in the direction of Malabon.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT].

Maxila, 10th February. Manila cohes with the orack of rifles and the benm of artillery day and night. Since the trouble began last Saturday night there have

When the natires saw that the fight was go. heen enustaut skirmishes and ma of sharp angents in which both sides have suffering against then they loaded courorted smooth Leavily. The list of dead and wonuded grows boze gun fgiven them menthe age by the muri every day until it now reaches on the American cans at Cavite) on to a flat car and dispatched it sida sorenty killed and one hundred and seventy np the road along with several passenger coaches wounded. The insurgent loss is difionit to carrying women, children, and buggago.

Then the ou sank down, a great ball of rod The delivery of the English wait was begun apertain and estimates can be formed only on a1 2,50 p.m. yesterday,

the dead and wounded left on. the field. It is in a smokey streaked by General Otis and the custom of the natives to carry off their olbers wore gabored in the telegraph ofte The report of the Hongkong Fire Enamsance

femrudes oven though bard pressed, and rises sending back messages to headquarters, and Co., Limited, will be found on the fifth page.

and ammunition are hardly ever left behind. from far up the road cao the lusty oleora of Estimates run as high as 2,000, Ind probably unheels of weldines gathered about lo pela 800 will cover all loss to the insurgents. It is saluting the one waving flag, u peculiar thing that the Americans have laat almost in the proportion of one killed to orory iwo woundsů.

D'Are's Marnotts will give two perform orces to-day, one in the afforzaon and oue in the evening The evening performance is under the patronage of H.E. thi Governor and Lady Blake.

It is probably unnecessary to remind oar renders that another performance of "The performance for softiers and sailors was girea Yellow Twart will be given this sening, A ob Thareday evening, when the Theatro was

excell

Thero appears to dare beon a dearth of poper at Mauilu, for sea of the issues of the dori- can which rano us rester are printed partly on wits and partly on hidrope paper and others partly od heliotrope and partly on yellow paper.

No questions being asked, the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. DAVIS Bounded. Carried.

Mr. MCESAY BAIN proposed the re-sfaction of Messrs. J. H. Lewis, J. E. Van Buren, Chow Hing Kee and Chan Ting Shang to the Con.. salting Committee..

Mr. KLINGE Boonded.

Curried.

Mr. II. WICKING proposed the re-election of Mesas. F. Henderson and W. H. Potis as Baditors,

Mr. KELLY seconded.

Curried.

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To wages of permanent staff

It in announce that the order of the Garter has been conferred upon Lord Elgia.

DIETURBANUES. IN BAHOA,

London, 1st February. According to test adrices from Samon, the untives are pillaging this towns, and have lootod the late Robert Louis Stevenson's honse. 1le German Resident of Apis, who smashed the windows of the Supreme Court, was arrested the British and American Consula doulined to sad flued. The Gorman Consul protusted, but

istervans, and have refused to hold any farther përsorni intercourse with the German Consul: THE NEW COVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,

Loodus, Lat Folanary. The appointment of Lord Tennyen a Go Facnor of South Australia is announced,

KALBER'S RESCRIPT,

London, 2nd February.. The Emperor William has issued a birthday seript in which His Majesty says he will 2 his utmost to maintain peaco,

MR. CECIL ENODES AT EKÛSSELS.

London, 2nd Fobraery, Mr Cecil Rhodos has left England for 5. Egypt via Bressola, where he will have sa in. 88,476.00 terview with King Leopold,

Loudou, 3rd February,

8,959.17 12288.33

To chargon tothenard felejthope tab, mixtion- ory and pricting collecting wommission, sundrie, La

Ty Cisiasanas-

To legal exposes....

To claims on cargő

To expose of lighters

Mr. Cooil Rhodes has arrived at Brussels, whore he lauched and conferred with Ki 12,599,23 dopoki.

701.75

THE INDIAN DEBT. 2,527.40

London, 3rd February. 2,198.85 The Chairman, at a mosting of tas London To expander on cargo and oval, coolie biro, do, 248,810.83 Conaty Council (P Chamber of Commerce) refer To me of hanches...

2.290.73red to the deep interest of the English Bankers 9,959.67

in the question of the Indian Carrenoy, and he 216,053.38

strongly urged the Imporial Government to SC0434.75 garantee the whole of the Indian deht, which,

it prastically guarantees already; as this would ponsiderably reduce India's payments of in- $1,031.76terast, and would be welcomed by Baulcers and

Capitalists at home. 0092170

RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS FOR Part ARTHUR.

To balenes to psalt and lose acoOUDÉ

Dy whinge, sturing, landing, ke....

CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO. LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the thirtieth ordinary Imesting, to be held at the Company's omloos on

Monday, 1st March, at noon

The CHAICMay-That is all the business, Dividend warrauts will be ready to-tabrrow. thank you for your attendance.

QUEEN MINGS; LIMITED.

last,

,

London, 3rd February. Rusia continues to sand Cossacks to Vladivo- stock as Railway Pelica. It is understood that there are neatly 13,000 Russiaz troups stationed. at Port Arthur and Talienwiz.

THE LATE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION,

London, 3rd February. gir Witam Enroourt leaves home to-morrow

OBITUARY.

This Directors have now the pleasure to sub mit their anal report and statement of the Company's accounts made up to 31st December on a visit to the Riviera. 189-The balance at

oradit of Working ac conut as perlast regirt

$207,802.00 Ada premis sinco re-

esired........

3,368.10 Deduct claims pail in

IBAS$ 54,366.25. Doduct return promis,

5,451.64

Allahabad, £rd February, Agyal London wirs to the Pioneer Baya: The deaths are zuuornoud of Sir Claro Ford (agod seraity), General Cheap Brooks faged eighty), Colonel Walter Mackinson (aged sirty. four), and Mr. Harry.Bates, the sculptor, whe

xonated Lord Roberta status ia Calcutta

&o, &o.

$241,169.00

59,317.90

Balance of profit.... $161,251.10

It is proposed to apportion this eam as follows:

THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

The following tolagrams ero from Australian papers received by tho E. & A. steamer Airlie

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ELE Undermentioned BANES will be CLOSED for the transaction of Peblio Tasiness at 11.4 A.a. on TUESDAY, WED- ESDAY, and THURSDAY, the 21st, 2nd, and 23rd instant, respectively.

For the CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

T: E SANSOM,

Aeting Manager, Hongkong. For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAJ BANKING

CORPORATION.

T. JACKSON,

Chief Managor. For the NATIONAL BANK CHINA,

LIMITED,

GEO. W. F. PLAYFAIR,

Chief Manager. For the MARCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,

LIMITED

JOHN THURBURN,

Manager, Hongkong For the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CAINE,

Hongkong Agonoy,

J.G. F. AUGUSTIN,

anager. For the BANK OF CHINA & JAPAN, LTE,

HONGKONG,

CHANTREY INÉHBALD..

Manager For the YOKOHAMA SPECIR BANK LIMITED.

S. Cшon.

Agent

For the IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,

E. W. RUTTER.

Acting Manager, Hongliong, 17th February, 1899

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HONGKONG RACES.

Undermentioned Ingranos will

It is probable that the conference of the prnativability ret international distrainment, to CLOSED for the Troussetion of for Power, anlled by the Car to consider the

will be held in Copenhago

Thursday, braight over frem San Francisco American to mark the path of the fight. The work by wounds during the day and nothing to a depth of 400 Eset. Wa got to work sa Conacbie was, invited to regame his acut at the

Public Business at 11.45 A.M. 93 TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY; and THURSDAY, the 21st,

and 23rd instant, respectively. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,

Güneral Agents,

London, 23rd January, late in the International Disarmament Con

Italy has inflated that she will only partid, ference on condition that the Czar dose not invite the Pops to sond juventutives.

January.

The first general statutory mooling of the Queen Mines, Ltd. was held yesterday of the Conpany's others, Nos. 39 and 48, Qazon's Rend Caufial. Mr. H. Humphreys presided. The olhos present were:-Messrs J. A. Japp S. Rustomjos, W. D. Japp. A. P. Nobbs, A. IL. Mancell, Sin Tak Fan, and W. C. Taylor.

Mr. TAYLOR read the notice convening the mealing.

The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemon, this is a The American los was right killed and 34

The Filipino cases have been statutory meeting which we are obliged to hold wonded.

within four months from the date of the forma greatly exaggerated, but probably amount On Sunday, Paco aud Santa Ans, lying to in 80 killed and 230 wounded. Many of the tion of the company. The company WAB Tugis- tered on a 180 Octábor last, and as you know the south-east of Manila, were the scenes of the untices wore buried in tuvie houses. most hatiy contested battles of the line with the The next day the natives returned in small was formed for the purpose of taking over the exception of Malate. After being driven sut detachments of sharpsborters and worried the assets and abilities of the New Balmorni Gold

side, aut overs ridge of the book to basic vero sent down to clear then out of this brush, of 225,009, to be paid and satisfied by the issue-120,000 to shareholders se divided for the of the baruing lowas the zutives the rice outposts until two companies of the Loans ton lining Co., Limited (in liquidation) for the served as a trench. The men wore Encoed to lay which was finally done with the aid of a for to the shareholders of that company, of 100,000 on to Dontributors of premia; and the flat on their atomoobs, with bands only above shoils. The hant daring the greater part of shares of 25 certa esht Queen Mines Limited, balanes, $56,979.10, to the credit of Extra Beaurte Fund Aoconut, which the Directors to sight the guas. Fer hundreds of yards the day was west oppressive al sunny of the and for the further developement of ertain min

lng propanties hold by thew, situate at Mount trust will meet with approval in all dirsations the country appeared as at boys suffered from soustroke. Fifteen were

1898-The balance at credit of Working as billiard table and over this unprotected carried in from one company and two bacano MoDonald in New South Wales, Australia, district the America avansert by short rushes, so violent they were bound with ropes to pre more particularly that property known as the Aceomat at the close of this year was $120,488.20,

M: Delonsso, the French Minister for Foraign dropping down to fire and running forward vont them injuring themselves. The natives Queen of the Mount Mine. This arrangement which is considerably smaller than usual, due to must have become aware that tho nun were husvoon daly effected and the alares are being the morons losses which have occurred it tin of twenty yards to fall again. In un

agencias, but it is hoped that the account will Affairs, states that France will endeavour to hour and a half the statives were driven busk to woukening for thoy opened a heavy fire about issued as fast te ve receive applications from the woods and river, but not without leaving day, in which a number of Americans were the liquidator of the New Balmoral Company not safer any further Bations dimination, give practical affect to the Car's discmanient

proposals The 0.&0. steamer Doric, which arrived on many a bare footed native aud blue coated wounded." Altogether 42 men wors disabled for When we took or the properties in the "Queen of the Mount line a shaft had been.

On bis return to the colony, Afr. A. Mo. THE FRENCH SUBMARINE TORPEDO BOATS, London, 27th January,-" Vioo Admiral Resinor, President of the alioutenant and 182 sailors to maun the Spanish con rent of the Catholic rune vas veel as a hon gained.

Malabon lies just sorom the Isgook from soon as possible, and after pumping the water Bond, which shareholders will be asked to Board of Naral Construction in France; ridi prizes now in the Harbour. As, however, the pilot for the wounded at this point and the good

Ourtirm repairs to thend will not be finished for some intere did noble work for Filipinos and AmeriCaloocan and can ensly be Laken, as the ships out of the shuft, chambore wore ant and agy- aro in close range. It is believed that the matarea cuis commenced both east and west, witři a víów.

Metre Sharp and Bearmann rotire by cules the bathusiasm that has been evoked in tinue the man will go to Manila with the Balon Impartially. The American hospital corps timore and wait there.

were instructed to do all possible for wounded know this and will not put up a hoary light of intercepting the reaf st this love. After ratation, und, being eligible, the former gentle France by the rosent voceatul trial of the

Loodan, 23rd January. patives, and,, be it said to their great reedit, the It is understand that the inhabitants have been about six weeks' worka rast was eat in the West

Mr. Bearmaa, owing to his approaching

The trials recently made by the sabinarine A privato letter received from Manila yoster-instructions were carried out to the letter in sorred with ductles to surrender or stand nurse-int, three foot wide, which we have since man offers himself for roslostien, but not submarine torpedo boat, Gustave Zalá

learned, on assay, preved to be of an average aparture from the colony.

torpedo boat Gustave Bede hare aroused gresi day says "We had a hot time on Fridag spite of the strong fooling that messsarily ex-bombari.out.

AUDITORS. At all the olber points of the lino ozocpt value of 5 dets. to the den. We hear from night (Fab. 10th). Everybody wont into the inte

Meara, J. I. Cox and W. Hutton Petta ventana.ssm in Franco. At Santa Ana a desperate resistance was en-bula Malate, near Pasay, the utmost quiet has Australia that our consulting expert, Mr. J. W. walled city. The Insurgents broke late curt

Large public subscriptioza kavo been made in Paris and the provinces to the fand for the fines two miles from Manila and people got coustered and in one graal arthwork thirty reigned Saturday afternoon a slight engage Roberts, considered this most ensouraging

building of submarine bonds, frightened for a time, but our troops son put tight bodies were found when the Aurions meat took place, some men of the 1th Infantry roautt, as when cut some 60 feet above, the reef audited the annexed docounts and offor flism.

tody of was barren of gold. On the 9th nlt, weaves for re-election:

German critics of the trials are sceptical as to Oeing to the story state of Mr. Choir places with really great slanghierolarged over it. The city suffered from unaud 4th Cavalry running acros of the Insurgents, us I turned out and sarmerous dres in addition to the artillery des natives. It did not last more than & for received a telegram from our agent in Sydney

M. Lookrey, the Fronch Minister for Marine, them myelf.

traction. Two modern Krupp guns about 3 m. minutes before the untivos retired. An outpost which we published in the papers, to the shoot calibre were captared with quantities of am of its was eangus off its gusul and brought in that a now zeef had bron eft, also in the west Coughtrio's health, the Board granted him the practical atility of the Castes Zede

prisoners by a scouting party of 4th Caval. cross-out, five feet wide, an average sample of leave of absence last Sammer on a medical regards the invention as a great We have already mentioned that, owing to the munition.

Ma. T. FOOLEY'S DANKRUPTOT. which had assayed 33 ints to the ton. We certificate, and at the secting the Directors. The bowicet loss was sustained by the 14th | ryman.

London, 21st January, Governor of Caplou not being allowed to take

"Every one is waiting to see what the next have not yet received fall particulare of this intend to submit to the shareholders a proposal

The Oficial Receiver in the bankrupt estate bis day by P. and O. steamer, Hie Eresilaney .8. Infantry, which fought over the entrench-

met beyond Malate. Opany alono erana more will be. As I have explained before, the new striku by letter, but we may say that to gaat bima rotring allowance of £1 per

of Mr. H. T. Zooler has issued his report. Te has chosen to go home by a steamer.of some

A Bens, Chairan. other Tas. A Dog Lover," writing to back with twelve killed, including Liont. Mit-linch cannot be extended more, as they sie how we regard this as of the highest possible im- 420m.

It makes our prospects appear

Buds that Mr. Hooley's aseets aro 1907,845, equal to 49 in the The Offcial Receiver also states Bombay paper, saya The action of the chell At Halate the insurgents had pos too this to bo rally safe. The 51st Iowa Kagi-portance. Governor will commend itself to many Anglo sesion of the old Spanish tranches and from meat with the let California beavy artilloty. Ja very bright Indeed, and not only that, but

that the bankerpt made oxtravagant payments Fudian. Ia e no justifiostiou for, the these hoy extemled the work in all reo- marching around from Carlie to unt Guurel the Queen, being the deepout shaft on

to our livestors, and was guilty of miscon srbitrary decision of the P.gud 0 Company tious so that flanking was almost on impoo Overabine's Brigad at some point near Pura the field, it seems to point to the presence of not to convey dugs home du consequence of sibilty. Under every house trance had been usque and the mutires no gradually boing good gold all over the Mount at a greater depth the rules of the Minister of Agrisaltura." I dug and shots came from all quarter; eron the beamed in between the two colour, but the than has yet been attained. I do not think Ilian Line) left Nagasaki for the part yesterday and fraud respooting the Boston Tyre Com.

tras haid sharpshooters, who were in many casos more cannot be completed for throo days at kocked down like squirtala. In this direction they still hold a position three miles below the fort and within hall-a-mile of General Cron- shia's head quartors.

them

widerstand that, by applying to the Agrical tural Department in England soms time pre riously a permit to land a dog can be obtained. If the 1 and 0. Company will reconsider their decision, they will earn the gratitude of people who wish to take home with them the faithful companion of their exile. Otherwins dogŝoveŻA

THE CAPTURE OF THE WATERWORKS. The capture of the watworks was one of

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Headquarter and those who know are mumm as oyster and overseen walls anil-spec ulutan, while next to the Governor-General the press censor reignė auprezde.

BEURETARY.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The NY. steamer Kavga Mara (Austra

:...

pany Those all contributed to his insolvency.

Mr. Hooley, the Official Recalvor further. The NY: sleamer Tamaguchi Maru noed detain yon lunger, gentlemen, as soon as and is expected to arrive here on the 1st inst. wo nesive further particulare from Australia

dications had not they shall be circnisted to the shareholders, sad, (AmerioneLine) laft Kobo, ria Moji, for this port found, had been living at the rate of £10,000 a kept proper books, and was privy to the mutila nenntirao, I think we have every roman to con va the 16th cat, and is expected to arriva horo year, sal gives £40,000 gratulate ourselves on the gromsing remita mi-about the 23rd inst

The Beu"lins steamer Fentarig, from Aut of cheque books ad the side of this transactions

·rely sobiered, greitonasthermiter to which I have to refer, namely, to the election of conworp and Lazdan, left Singapore on the 10th with the Beesten Tyre Company

Tus CFB. steamer Espres of Japān will have to choose kone more acommodating

The Practicus Faginoor is the beal sulfing committee. The Articles of Association inat for this port MOMAGAN line the Governor of Ceylon has done." annis timo out of the most spectacular. The Weekly Engineering Journal, Sont post free provide that the cutting committee shall con Major Romilly, Bir A. Haraluck's Military expedition sader General Hale went out on to any address for ton ekillis gs per sannia, 10- Fist of Mr. B. Rustomjee and any other mem arrived at Nagasaki at 5 y.m. on Thursday, and Borstaty, obose another lins for the same Mraday afternoon and included four guns of lading free copy of bost Engineering Pocket bers appointed by the shareholders in meeting. loft ugai ut. on Friday, the 17th instant, Zonden when he returned home recently the Utah light battery, foat companies of the Book pablished. 1, Whitworth Street, Man- I think it would be drable to appoint an- for Shanghai where he is due to arrive at

1330 other gentleman to consult with ze and put-day, the 18th instant.. ist Nebraska, and two companies of the 1st obestor, England, Madras Mail.

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the most easily accomplied attacks and at the

THE KIPULSION OF DANES PROM

SCHLESWIG

London, 22nd January, In the Prossinn Dies yesterday reference

Bobleswig was made to the expulsion of Danes from North

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Hongkong, 15th February, 1899,

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