Hitimations. NOTICE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1888.
THE suit J. Pitman v. D. Scott is journed for. hearing till Monday next at 2.15 p... LATEST advices from Singapore state that 11.M.S. Muzine was under orders from Admital] Salmon to leave at once for Labuan.
›
We note that the O. & O. S. 5. Garlic which is. underlined to leave this for San Francisco, vid Yokohama, on the 14th inst, will callat Honolulu. ACCORDING to the Nedeld of January 14th the administration of Starala Rissa lately expeiled from the town all Jewish visitors who had gone
An earthquake was felt in the district of I-lan, We note that services are conducted by the Rev. Formosa, on the night of the 8th of February. I. Turner, in the Wesleyan mission rooms, The Hupno says that a foreigner there has 127, Queen's Road East on Sundays at 9.45 a.m., traced the frequent exithquakes in that island to un semi-extinct volcano which occasionally" relapses into activity.
MESSES. Carlowite & Co. inform us that the for the sake of treatment at that watering place THE Macão correspondent of our evening loilo $25 304.20; Cebú $2,816.81; Zamboang»*i
WATSON & CO., LTD. stumphip Hisagne of the Navigazione Generale
Italiana, left Singapore last night for this port. Ar a fecent meeting or Council of the Royal Colchkl Institution held in London, Mr, W. 11. Treacher, late Governor of British North Bagnen, was elected a Fellow,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPFL?
of
A W.N GRAS
and
SWEET CORN,
for immediate sowing.
THE Chinese Times informs us that the health SEED of the Seventh Prince has decidedly improved,
-THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong, 2nd March, 1888.
[5
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1888.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter.).
AUSTRIA AND 'HUNGARY..
"LONDON, March 1st." Austria and Flungary are negotiating for an incre la the army at the piration of the prescht law.
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA) England replying to a circularnote from Russia states that the Government cannot undertake to advise the Sulian of Turkey before satisfactory proposals for the future have been submitted to the Powers.
1
(From Straits Times) ACTION FOR LIBEL.
and he can now walk a little. He has been troubled with swellings in his joints, the result of weakness.
are requested to inforin our readers that WE there will be a service in the German Chapel at the Berlin Foundling House to-morrow at 4.30 pim. A sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. Wangemann, Chaplain of the German cruiset Sophie.
The Samarang Locomotief states that the British steamer Normanby, when on her way to Singa- pure early this month, broke her shaft about unc hundred miles from the java coast. She had. to pat back to Samarang under sail. The Master intends to get her repaired at Samarang. Failing this, she will discharge cargo at that Java part, and be towed elsewhere.
By kind permission of Colonel Anderson and the
THE Athletic Sports of the 58th Regiment on the Race-course, commenced at 13o this after noon and continued up to 6 30 p.m. when the Shades of night put an end to a very pleasant day's entertainment. Owing to the hour boing so late we are reluctantly compelled to postpone
THE following was the revenue of the Philippine Customs doing January: Manila $ 40,566,531
$8-19 Atimonan $4209. The total revenue amounted to $169,237.83 ONE, of the elegiac epitaphic poets of the Melbourne Age speaks of litte, Sonny being now. with the anglen." That's because during his brief ife here he acted on the square-
My darling how we loved him,
Nongue can ever tell:
Ite left us for the better land With ger there to dwell.
which is one of the most important in Russia. Sphinx is again to the fore with his urinals and A VERY interesting description of the fauna and his "Life and work in Macao. This time le flora of Tanquin intermixed with geological and has struck a religious vein in the fossilised zoological information about the whole country colony. He would have visitors from Hongkong under the French proteciorate has been published show all due respect to the religious muunmeries in consecutive numbers of the Courrier d'Hai-which are occasionally indulged in in that priest
ridden paradise. An apologetic argument (?) in. phong."-
the tapis, and the public is told that this religion favour of the Catholic religion is then dragged on
is the best because it is the oldest. Why not THE Ship Pao says that the Corean Envoy recommend the Mosaic or the Hebrew dispensa Cho, Appointed to Russia, etc., is still in tion, or the worship of Isis and Osiris? The Hongkong, and that his Secretary of Legation,, catholic religion is saddled with the discovery of Li Yung tai has, just left vid Nagasaki to join America and, with several inventions and dis-the staff with one or two clerks. The orean coveries, on the principle, presumably, that the Envoy Min, temporarily recalled froin Japan, is apple which fell on Newton's head was the true prevented from returning to his post by thr discoverer of the law of universal gravitation, absence of funds. The loan of $1,000,000 minde post hoc, ergo ex hoc.” The query' Who were the to the King of Corca by Townsend, & Co, for older poets?' is amusingly refreshing. The person the purchase of two new small war steamers, who thus propounds religion ought to ask some and in payment of the price duc for the Kwang- of the clergy who abound in the Holy City tochi and Chino-yang, was originally négured by administer hím a sound precess of fustigation the Customs revenue of the three Corean ports preparatory to scribbling. His concluding and by certain gold mines; but these latter remark anent the Scotch certainly calls for such promise swell that the government proposes a reward. It would be curious to ascertain to work them on its own account with the help what would Macao bave been_to-day, if, instead of thachinery. of having been colonised by a horde of Portuguese
as they were religious, it had been peopled by a
a full account of the sports till Monday next, A GENTERMAN named Prehn has discovered in Mid Java, a process of manufacturing indigo, more remuneratively than by the methods going. || Planters who have given the new idea a fair trial find that the process increases the yield from 25 to 35"). The quality is also excellent The indige turned out in this novel manner, bás brought high prices at Samprang.
MRS. MATHIAS, wife of Major Mathias, of the Gordon Highlanders, sued the London and South-Western Railway--Company, in-the-
Queen's Bench Division, for damages for per--adventurers as ignorant, stupid and rapacious
officers of the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment, sonal injuries. When travelling on the delen. the Regimental Band will play in the Publicdants' line, from Clapham to Maldon, she stood Gardens, to-morrow (Sunday), from 3.30 til 5 p.m. up to take her ticket from her purse. The trais handful of hardy and pushing scions of the land
The following will be the programme :—
Match Sacral"......Bonnissa... Cherry Evening Prayer"
„Sultan of Mach" Cellier, ...Colar Helerion.Reminiscences of "Winterbottom.
Krader. Cora.
Vake.......
- Sefretion.
Marine Religi..............
Jonn Moran, Bandincoche,
SCTALevent which is worth notice on account of the indications it may afford of the probability fa marked change in the fashich of gentlemen's evening dress has taken place at the Continental Hotel, Paris, It was the annual ball of the Syndical Chamber of Paris Tailors. Most of
LONDON, February 8th..the men, who by their designs decide what shall At a general meeting of the Jockey Club-yes- be wary, and what" shall be regarded as out of terday, it was resolved to request Sir George fashion, wore, it is true, tail-coats, but they also Chetwynd to institute legal proceedings against wore white waistcouts, knee-breeches, and black Lord Durhanr by àrf action for libel, with-a-view-ask-tockings There were even some who had to bring about a settlement of the dispute by donned the sky blue tail cost, while silk breeches,
and-blue-silk stockings...
jerked, and she was thrown through the carriage door, which she alleged was not properly fastened,' on to the platform. She sustained severe injuries. Damages to the amount of £800 were awarded.
of Knox, Watt and Carlyle!-
IT is often said that before the General Election
Unpaid Dividend Profit brought forward from
last account.................. Profit for the half-year to
31st December, 1887 13,821198
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
To Taxes.....................
Directors and Auditors,........ Charges
146.50
..$
674.94
14,500,92
*$638,911.7%
For the 6 Months to 31st December, 1887.
$
208.2.1
Fire Insurance
680.55
1,150.0
6160
1,621,67
12,730.37
13,821.98
$10,275.41
$20,119.40
164.95
-$20,275.41
R. LYALL
Secrethry..
'Salaries
,, Interest Balance
19
By nett carnings of Hotel
Bonus and Dividends from local Offices
Hongkong, 29th February, 1888.
Audited and found correct,
JAMES H. COX, Auditóri. A. E. VAUCHER, Į
THE LUZON SUGAR REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
The following is the report for presentation to the-shareholders-at-the-sixth ordinary: annual meeting to be held at the offices of the Generel
Agents, at 12.30 o'clock, pra., on Saturday, this
toth March, 1888:-
The General Agents have now to submit their report on the working of the Company-and-a- Statement of Accounts for the year ended 315tr December, 1887.
The results of the year's operations, although still far from satisfactory, mark a considerable- improvement on those shewn in the last repart, and there is now substantial ground, for hoping that, owing to the altered conditions of busines in the Philippines, the increased margin between The prices of raw and relined Sugars may enable the Company in the near future to resume
of 1985 all English statesmen and political philosophers were in favour of maintaining the Upion. Mr. Gladstone does not of courst_seck. to repeal the Union, but only to strengthen by modifying it. If, however, he were a thorough- going Repealer, he might quote on his side the authority of a great English writer and thinker, who was not a Radical, a Liberal, or even a Whig, "I am quite sure," said Samuel Taylor Coleridge, within a generation after the Act of Union had been carried, "I am quite sure. that no dangers are to be feared by England from the disannexing and independence of Ire-takings. land at all comparable with the evils which have been, and will yet be, caused to England by the Union. Mr. Pitt has received great credit for effecting the Union; but I believe it will sooner or later, be discovered that the manner in which and the terms upon which be effected it made it the most fatal blow that ever was levelled against the peace and prosperity of
BOR INGERSOLL, the American preaching atheist, sent a jug of whisky to an enemy, accompanied by the following letter:-1 send you some of the most wonderful whisky that ever painted FROM our Northern contemporary we learn that landscapes in the brain of man. Drink it, and a fire took place on the 7th inst, at the residence you will hear the voices of men and maidens of Mr. G. Hearson, on the French Bund. The singing the Harvest Home, mingled with the fire originated in the hall by the accidental laughter of children. Drink it, and you will feel upsetting of some kerosene, and rapidly obtained within your blood the star-led dawns, the dreams a hold of the woodwork, furniture, &c. The sea- of many perfect days. For 40 days this liquid men of the loreign men-of-war in Tientsinjoy has been within the happy staves of oak rendered energetic assistance in subduing the longing to touch the lips of man." The party flames. The" damage is estimated to be about who received the juz wasn't heard from for some Tis. 10. The edecia were insured, in the time, but eventually he wrote as follows: ~"Dear London and Lancashire, and the house in the sir,For ten days after-drinking that broth of hell that you sent mic, I have seen snakes Singapore Insurance Company. NOTHING, says the Sydney Bullin, is too ille enough to fill all the menageries on the earth gical and absurd for the Tory Ministers to say) A million devils have danced round my brain, and the Tory and Unionist people to swallow, in and I have had a headache such as man never the justification of coercion." Lord Salisbury, in had before. Besides, the judge before whom I was brought on the charge of disorderly conduct, his last "great" harangue, declured to applause
said it would be 13 dollars or 15 days. I never and cheers
heard maidens singing the Harvest Home,' but Iried to sing "We won't go home till morning, till the policeman clubbed me. Since 1 got out of gaol, my nose has acquired the colour of a rear lantern on à night luggagé-train, and my In accordance with Section 5 of the Anticles "hair comes out, so I have to comb it with a roll-of Association, the Directors have now to submit to you their hall-yearly Report_for_the_six of soft cotton. May you be consi ned to the place you allege does not exist, with no zinending 31 December 1887+
DUSINESS. uister, and may you be given a front seat by the
at the minority ba beard-let them ba haaid abundandy-
optalon thoroughly before the people of" lita country," "but when" filnorities have been heard, fet the majority decide.”
lot them be beard to whatever extent is necessary to place their
arbitration
LIEUTENANT STEWART MURDERED fix the Supreme Court, to-day, before Mr. J.
BY INDIAN RAIDERS.
Ru all; Acting Chief Justice, Mr. A. J. Leach, CALCUTTA, February rath.
Acting Puinne Judge, and the Full Court, Mr. A. Lieutenant, Stewart of the Royal Canadians | Robinson raised same legal points connected with two European soldiers, one havildar and with the verdict of guilty which was returned by one sepoy were killed by Lushai raiders near ; the jury in the case of Kok-Achoy who was Balasuritong in British territory, three days anaigned for larceny during the February CriWell, dropping the question of the majority in march from Rangamattee while engaged. in | surveying operations" "in the Chittagong hill tracts on the 3rd instant. The bodies were decapitated by the Lushais and the camp looted. Mr. Murray with a party of frontier police has proceeded to the spot.
• COLONEL VATES IN TEHERAN. A telegram from Teheran, dated 9th instant, reports the arrival of Colonel Yates in Tiflis; his party appear to have been exceptionally well received and entertained by the Trans-Caspian
authorities.
THE CABINET.
LONDON, February 16th. It is now lecided that Sir Henry Holland remains Secretary of State for the Colonies, Baron Henry de Worms will probably assist
him.
GERMANY..
BERLIN, February 16th.. The Reichstag has endorsed the recomienda- tions of the Committee on the Socialist Bill.
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, February 17th.
Sir James Fergusson declining to produce diplomatic papers with reference, to the European situation, Mr. Labouchere gave notice, of an amendment to the Address to the effect that the House is entitled to the information demanded.
THE MINISTRY.
PARIS, 17th February: M. Tirard has been defeated in the Chambers on Financial questions and meditates resigning.
THE EARL OF DUFFERIN.
LONDON, 18th February.
ruinal Sessions. Mr. Justice Russell said that having given due cansulctation to the matter he was thoroughly satisfied with the verdict, and Mr. Leach concurred in that view of the case The prisoner will be brought up for sentencing on Monday at 19.30 am.
.
We note from Java papers that in Acheen o change for the better has become noticeable. The gerais of the disease have so fixed them- selves in the soil and its environment, that al preventive and disinfecting measures have proved unavailing. The only remedy seems to
be the evacuation of the stricken country and the withdrawal of the garrison to an island off The Achinese take advantage of the coast. the consequent workness of the garnison to raid into the lines in broad day. They have become so confident as to offer a reward of $0 for every soldier dead or alive. The negociations
England, and whether the "masacs" don't wholly outnumber the coercionin “ classes," not even the most God forsaken numskull who is proud to call himself a Conservative ever denied which way the majority went in Ireland.
|
England."
THE HONGKONG HOTEL COM-
`PANY, `LIMITED.
The following is the report of the Directors to holders, to be held at the Company's hotel, at be presented at the ordinary meeting of share
half-past 3 o'clock p.m., on Wednesday, the 7th March, 1888:-
:
The first four months of the past half year were very poor, owing to comparatively few
coming to the Hotel.
|
its place among the dividend paying-under-
In the month of October last, the Company held a larger quantity of refined Sugar than the. General Agents deemed prudent, and they therefore stopped the works to permit of the stocks being reduced. From that time, with the exception of about a fortnight in December, Sugar refining was suspended until the st instant, but it has now been resumed, and it is, hoped that it will be continuous and profitable.
The cube Sugar manufactured by the Com pany, having proved scarcely suitable for the Spanish market, for which it was-chiefly intended, the General Agents, with the approval of the Consulting Committee, have arranged to procure from England a new machine which they are assured will produce the kind of cube much in demand in Spain, The cost will add
this will be a slight disadvantage if the considerably to the Company's liabilities, but
object in view in providing the "additional machinery be realized. It is hoped the machine will be in working order in about a month.
..........CONSULTING COMMITTEE., Owing to the death-of-Mr.-M-E-Murray-and- the retirement of Mr. F.D. Sassoon, on leaving the Colony, Mr. Gillies is the only remaining member of the Consulting Committee. Mr. Gillies offers himself for re-election and the General Agents will be glad if the shareholders"will" nominate
Toryism_confutes itself, but is too stupid to see brimstone grate before you send me another jug visit last meeting Messrs. W. R. Loxley & two others of their number to fill the vacancies.
Says the London, and China Expressi-When ever one of Her Majesty's ships is brought home after a period of service abroad, the hull,
machinery, and every part are surveyed by dockyard and naval officers who pronounce her
future doom. With very rare exceptions this is always that she be relegated to the third or fourth class reserve. If to the third class, the whole of the hull and machinery is opened out for examination, a long and costly operation; if to the fourth class, the vessel is unfit for further service, and should be sold. Occasionally,
of that wonderful whisky !?
Council, aged_731_the_youngest in the Right
Since
Co of London, who have acted as agents in varicus matters connected with the Hotel, engaged two Barmaids, and despatched them to Hongkong, alleging that they were engaged for s rvice in the Hotel. This they did and as the Uarmaids were not required, the without any authority from the Directors,
Directors were obliged to ratify the engage- ment. Under legal advice the Company Baid the claim of the Barmaids and are now seeking to recover from Messrs. Loxley & Co. the damages sustained in consequence of their unauthorized act. The suit is still pending. The xecution of London orders are now entrusted to Messrs. Tulloch & Co., 85, Gracechurch Street,
for a restoration' of the Sultanate seen to have however, a vessel arrives in port after a com Marquis of Donegall, aged 88; the youngest, in place of Messra. Loxley & Co. as heretofore.
led to nothing. PREPARATIONS are being made in Glasgow to start, on the first disappearance of the winter's now, an International Exhibition on large scale which will cover all, departments of arts
and science. The fine art section is to be under the direction of Mr. F. Powell, the well-known, artist, and also of Mr. R. Crawford. This section
will be made an important feature of the Exhi bition! It will include both a loan and a sale collection, and an endeavour will be made, to have in one of the gallaries a loan collection of work of Scoutish artists, deceased and living. Mr Alma Tadema is helping the Committee in this direction with his advice. Sculptura is to receive special attention,
mission to little damaged, that she is, with a little paint, fit for service again, and then she is placed in the second class. Yet the constructive department refuse to receive her late the second class or to certify to her condition unless she is
placed in the third class of the steam reserve, and they are permitted to open out every part. To effect a reform in this direction would far Naval Intelligence Department, and would enable more than counterbalance the whole cost of the ships to be passed through the dockyards and into active service again in less time.
The building of the New Wing of the Hotel is proceeding satisfactorily, and an American "Lift" has been ordered from London. · ·.
STCRETARY...
The Directors regret that by the death of Mr. Hausebild they lost the valuable services, of a gentleman who has been for many years con- nected with the Company. Mr. Robert Lyall has been appointed to the vacant post.
PROFIT AND LOSS.
all charges, and making provisions for bad and The accounts for the past half-year, after
doubtful debts, show a net profit of $13,821 98, deducting Interest, Fire Insurance, Taxes, and
carried over from last account, making available to which has to be added a sum of $678.94 $14,50093, which the Directors, with the con- currence, of the shareholders, propose to deal with as follow :—
To pay a dividend of 4 per cent, for"
the 6 months......
steam lausch.
,000.00
500.00
WE learn from the new edition of Who's Who that the oldest Cabinet Minister is Viscount Cranbrook, G.C.S.I., Lord President of the Hon. Arthur James Balfour,. M.P., Chief Secre tary for Ireland, aged 39. The oldest member of Her Majesty's Privy Council is the Right Hon. Viscount Eversley, G. C.B., aged 93; the youngest the Duke of Portland, aged 30. The oldest Duke is the Duke of Cleveland, K.G., aged 84; the youngest, H.R.H. the Duke of Albany, aged 3. The oldest marquis is the Very Rev. the the Marquis Camden (a minor), aged.15. The oldest earl is the Earl of Abemarle, aged 88 ; the The oldest viscount is Lord Eversley (who is the youngest is the Earl of Dalhousie (a minor), aged 9.
oldest peer of the realm), aged 93; the youngest, Viscount Southwell (a minor), an Irish peer, aged 15. Tac oldest Baron is Lord Cottesloe,
Commons tie the Right Hon. Charice Pelhama aged 69; the youngest, Lord'O'Hagan (a minor), aged 9. The oldest member of the House of Villiers, M.P. for the Southern Division of the borough of Wolverhampton, aged 86; the SAYS an American exchange-An Incident of youngest Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, M.P. recent occurrence is a pertent illustration of for the northwest division of Norfolk, aged 24. the "faith cure" and the "Christian science The oldest Judge in England is the Hon. Sir cyre and shows wherein any efficiency they Henry Manisty, of the Queen's Bench Division An emloent physician of of the High Court, aged 78; the youngest, the possess consists. The Earl of Dufferin will take the post of THE war the Manila authorities are waging large practice gives certain hours, as many of Hon. Sir Arthur Chatics, of the Queen's Bench To write off cost of the Company's Ambassador at Rome' in August next.
against all kinds of beer containing salicilic acid his profession do, to free consultation and pre- Division of the High Court, aged. 49. The To carry forward to new sccount... Is said to have drivell out of the mari et various scribing for patients who are too poor to pay oldest Judge in Ireland is the Hon. John important brands of the popular beverage. The doctor's charges. In one of these periods an Fitzhenry Townsend, LL.D., of the Court diverging as to the noxious properties of the who desired relief and showed the doctor Right Hon. Hugh Holmes, of the Queen's Bench pinions of chemists are, moreover, slightly Irishman presented himself among the sufferers of Admiralty, aged 77; the youngest, the
Messrs. W. Kerfoot Hughes and A. dos acid complained of. It is alleged that its pro his knee, which for some cause was giving Division aged 47. The oldest of the Scotch Remedios retire by sotation, but are eligible for portions in the beers which are under a ban of him much distress. After an examination of Lords of Session is the Right Hon. John Inglis re-election.
AUDITORS, proscription are so "Infinitesimal that the ingre- Pat's affected knee, the doctor said: "Put a (Lord Glentarse), Lord Justice General, aged" dient cannot possibly be Infurious to health belladonna plaster on your koce and wear it 79t the youngest, the Hon. John Trayner, LLD. themselves for re-election, Salicilic acid in introduced to prevent or check there a few days, and then come and see me (Lord Trayner), aged 53. The oldest Prelate of fermentation in beer, a process which is quick- ened by the high temperature generally prevail-rain." "A phwat 7" queried the puzzled the Church of England is the Right Rev. Richard patient. "A belladonna plaster,” repeated the Duraford, D.D., Bishop of Chichester, aged physician. But an Fat showed by his looks 85; the youngest, the Right Rev. John Words- that he was as much mystified as ever, the worth, D.D., Bishop of Salisbury, aged 44. The doctor wrote upon a allp of paper the prescription oldest Prefate of the Irisk Episcopal Church and directions, and the Irishman took it away is the Most Rev. Robert Bent Knox, D.D.,
· ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA. ·
LONDON, 20th February.A MAS meeting of the unemployed of Greenwich, with him. He returned-on-the third or fourth Archbishop of Armagh, aged 80-the-youngest Relations with the Republic of Venezuela are says the London and China Express, was held, day after, and, with a rejoicing ting in his voice, the Right Rev. Robert Samuel Gregg, D.D., finally ruptured owing to the non-payment of the in the public square on the asth January for told the doctor be was a "dale betther, and Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Rois, aged 53. The indemnity in connection with the gold mining the purpose of taking steps to alleviate the the pain had almost disappeared from his knee oldest Prelate of the Scotch Episcopal Church distress-which-provalled in Greenwich. Mr. "intoirely." The doctor inquired. If he had is the Right Rev. Charles Wordsworth, D.D., John Elliott said a thorough investigation had faithfully applied the plaster as directed, Bishop of St. Andrews, aged 81; the young, been made, and it was found that in Greenwich mod Pat repiled that he bad, and shoving up bls: tho. Right Rev. James Robert A. Chinnery THE SUGAR BOUNTIES,
alone nearly 2,000 persons were out of employ trousers leghe displayed to the doctor's astonished Haldane, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, ged iment, and 6,000 were in a complete state of gaze, securely fastened around his knee, not the 45. The oldest baronet is Sir John Buckworth- Belgium bas agreed to the abolition of Sugar destitution. Never had the workhouse officials belladonna plaster, but the prescription paper Hetne-Soame, of Ware, Herts, aged. 93/ the been placed iti such a dilemma, as they were at which the doctor had given to him. It had youngest, Sir Sickley F. Draycott Shuckburgh the present time, there being over 400 persons worked the cure, or rather the faith which Pat (a minor), of Shuckburgb, Warwickshire, ageti more than there was room for. Scores of bad in its potency had healed his ailment by 7. The oldest night is. Sir Froyo, William families were living upon rice and bread and letting nature have her way, and helping her Parry Wallis, G.C.B., the senior Admiral of the water, and many children had not left their curative power by his own mental acquiescence, Fleet, of Funtington House, near Chichester, houses for weeks, owing to their clothing having or in other words, his faith. This cast is, we aged go the youngest Sir Edgar Vincent, gone to the pawnshops for food. A committee bellege, illustrative of most of the cases that are K.C.M.G., Financial Adviser to the Khedive was formed to draw up a scheme to give relief. quoted as "faith cures," "find cures,” etc. | of Egypt, aged 30.
THE FISHERIES TREATY. The Canadians, are discontented with the Treaty which they declare to be the commence
ment of surrender to the United States.
THE MINISTRY.
PARIS, February 20th.
The Budget Committee has reversed the vote
of the Chamber of Deputies and M. Tirard re- tains office.
FRANCE AND TURKEY
The Enquiry about the Damascus incidenting in equatorial regions. The acid is used in shows the French Consulate to have been un-nedicine as a cure for rheumatic complaints and its action is said to be very efficacious in the cure of other, diseases.
violated.
claims.
The British Senior Naval Officer has received orders to enforce payment,
Bounties.
•
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
It is reported that the Peak tramway will com-
operations in the course of this month,
mence
THE total amount of coal exported to Shanghal from Japan during last year was 135,000 tons,
a
DIRECTORS,
If, however, they are unprepared to do so and will leave the matter in the hands of the General Agents the best arrangements will be made that circumstances permit.
AUDITORSmarter
In the absence of Messrs. Arnold and Bevi the accounts have been audited by Mr. A Henderson.
Mr. Arnold will return to the Colony'shortly and is recommended för re-election as Auditor."
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1888.
31st December, 1887. CAPITAL ACCOUNT, "Assets. mansientui. $741,308,66-
Property account, Steam-Launch Precursor... New Boiler Refined Sugar...... Raw Sugar....
Coals, Charcoal, Stores, Fire Insur-
ance, &c.
fit and Loss Acc886929 Cash............ Sundry Debtors
Balance Dr.A/c., 1886.$19 303.18 Lest Balance Cr. Aft,,,
1887
Capital account
..............., 1,354.65.
Liabilities.
| Járdine, Matheson & Co., Advance
Account .......
5,292 30
3.560.40
173,023.94
14,463.75
36.319.29
510 67
-23,522,84
27.948.53
$1,026,910.38
$700,000.00
50,000.00
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Current
Account............... 159,265.36 Hongkong & Shanghal Banking
Corporation....
2,000.92 $14,500,97
Sundry Creditors
Mesir, J. H. Cox and A. E. Vaucher, offer
D. MCCULLOCH,
п
Chairman;-
* BALANCE SEKET, 31st DECEMBER, 1887.
Assets. Hotel. Property on Marine Lot No. 5, and on the remaining portion of Marine Lot No.3. Furniture account
48,694.12 $318,300-33 Remaining portion of Maring Lot
No. 7-prese
********** 221,611.06.
Shares in public Companies. Sundry debtors... Stock of Wines and Provisions Licences attaching to 1888 Steam Launche Suspense account (amount disbursed incompensation, and legal exc penses in connection with the two *Barmaids)
791.00 5,058.69 14441.80 120,298.54
Liabilities. Faid-up Capital on 3,000 Shares., Mortgage account. Sundry creditori. ...... Arbitration account, as per award in the case of Messrs. Danby & Lalgb, dated sit Junë, 1889.
499,00 4,500.00
ན་
-4627.27
$638,911,79
3.00-
1-6977.83
.115,037.65
2,647-37
$1,076,950.38
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, 1887.
To Interest,........
""""
Less Interest on Gen-).
$19,416.81
eral Agents' Currant 10,621.48 Account, conceded,
[mittee, General Agents' and'
Manila Agents' Com
missions, ***** Lass-General-Agents
portion conceded,
8,795-33
Remuneration to Consulting 'Com.
1,000.00
$8.457.07
4,226.03
4.220.04
125,00 1,354.63
$15,501.02
$15,501.02
Auditors' Fee,.... Balance,
By Gain in Working.
Hongkong, 28th February, 1888.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
General Agents.
N1 bave examined the Books and Vouchers of The Company, and the Returns, received, froni the Manila Agents, and certify that the above Statements are in accordance therewith
HENDERSON,
Auditor,:S:
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.