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Intimations.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1868,2

has been doubly an Imposition on. the |general body of shareholders, which is all the more discreditable, as with very few exceptions these valued contributors have been members of the Board of Directors. And had the Board been modest | A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. or reasonable in their onslaughts for this purpose on the bi-annual net profits; it is more than likely that adverse comment would have been saved off indefinitely; but the grasping propensities of these disinterested and unselfish gentlemen could only be controlled by the limits of that convenient clause in the Articles of Association, and the result is this crushing exposure. When active opposition existed and there was some inducement to offer this bonus, the amounts set aside by the Directors ranged from two to six thousand

HAVE JUST RECEIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY

of

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AWN

GRASS

and

SWEET CORN,

for immediate sowing:

SEED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 2nd March, 1888.

DEATH..

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE average Bank rate of exchange in Haiphong, from the 1st to the 29th February last, was francs 3:87 per dollar:---

THE new Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Station of Manila en Cavite, is Captain Albacete y Fuller, of the Royal Spanish Navy.

A TOKIO paper states that the Siamese Govern: ment has applied to the Japanese Government for permission to purchase several stands of Murata rifles, with ammunition. Ar the request of a number of merchants in Tonquin, the Governor-General has revoked the duties imposed on alcohol and alcoholic beverages, by the decree of the 26th February,

THE Shanghai fercury states that several small-pox at Taku, and that it is rife in the foreigners are suffering from a mild attack of Chinese village.

A TAX' on the expårt of native whode and bamboos' has been imposed by the Tonquin authorities.

ACCORDING to the Comercio, a telegram reached Manila notifying the appointment of Señor Pastor y Maghn, Secretary-General, to the post of Civil Governor of Manila,

A

CORRESPONDENT writes from Chinking to the Shanghai Mercury on the zind inst. :-A Chinest telegram lately received from Honan reveals, an anxious state of affairs. The Pisions of Wei-sz

and Chung-cou were in a desperate condition. There now appears to be little doubt that th breach in the Yellow River-embankment is beyond repairing this season, and this summer will witness another fearful calamity, greater even than that of last summer.

to-day, before Mr. J. Russell, Acting Chief AT the Supreme Court sitting in Vice-Admiralty

Justice, the Attorney General, representing the Pacific Mall Steamship" Company, raised an

the Registrar of the Court on the claims brough forward by the Messageries Maritimes Company fordamages sustained by the steamship Saghalien through the steamer City of Peking colliding

A CORRESPONDENT writes to our Shanghai morning contemporary that there' was a heavy gale at Hankow on Sunday the 18th. Inst, in which several boats were capsized. There was also a fall of steet the same day,

The Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment, will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The following will be the programme:

March..........Sweet Memurla *. Ove ture.Die Flats Meisterin Yale 9 Daures Parlov", Eules La Colombe"! Selection.” Hausk” Selection......."audio de Arlem

Smith. ...Soppe.

Jerliory. ...Verdi.

Joux Mouar, Banduaster.

The following; from the Albany Journal, will no doubt amuse those of our readers who are the pleasure of being acquainted with His Excellency Chang, Chinese Minister to the has just told the story of the origin of the series United States:-"A gossipy young diplomat

of private balls which are taking place at the Chinese Legation at Washington this winter.

dollars; when the opposition was bought passed, and th hareholders will look THE last batch of go Annamite horses purchasco objection to the form of the decision given by It seems that a wealthy, matron, not famous for

up, and the necessity for bribery ceased to exist, the Board placidly voted them selves $10,000, gradually increased the [5 amount to $15,000, and finally to $18,000. From the beginning of 1881 up to the end of December 1887, the huge sum of Joun$172,000 was appropriated for this purpose

At Shanghai, on the 22nd March, MCCHIERY, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, -agod-26-years,

MARRIAGES.·

On the 21st March, at II.R.M.'s Consulate,

by the military authorities of Haiphong are said. to be exceptionally robust animals, capable of all sorts of rough work and answering all cavalry purposes.

at the various establishments, it is hard to see any reasonableˇprospects, even with a fair share of luck, of higher dividends than from aix or seven per cent. per annum for at least the next five years, The contributing shareholders' bonuses, and any other similar outrageous charges, should be summarily vetoed, and the entire details of management in every branch of the Company's service investigated and amended where necessary. All nonsensical notions about making Kowloon a rival to home shipbuilding yards in the construction of vessels of large class should be relegated to the dust-bin, and the staff at the various docks regulated according to the actual requirements of the Company's legitimate business. The time for risky and costly experiments has

to the Directors to see that they are not repeated. Skilfully engineered, and combining efficiency with seasonable economy, there is no reason why the Dock Company should not recover from the. The total amount of Spanish silver coins present depression and gradually regain imported into Manila during the first fortnight its lost position; but it will be a work of of March was $16,910. Gold nuggets were time and management.

exported to the value of $1,000; gold dust $37, Before concluding, there-are-two-or-silver ingots $1,000, silver coins $2,400. three other points to which we think direct reference may very properly be made, and responsibilities of the Board of Directors. The members of the Board receive for their services $1,000 per annum, and their. chief, if not sole,qualification for the position, ability to influence work being given to

meetings fully bears out this conclusion. They are well-known leading merchants and gentlemen of position in the colony, but not one of the number can claim to have any

management of a Dock Company. Now, when it is remembered that the Directors represent public interests jaggregating a million and a half of dollars, it cannot be altogether agreeable to share- holders to contemplate the possibility There-can-we-think-bo-very-little- doubt that, even taking the most favorable of their affairs-say for instance on view, the present position and prospects the retirement of the present able and of the Dock Company are the reverse experienced Secretary-being left without

with her in November 1886. Mr. E. J. Ackroyd, who appeared for the plaintiff Company, submitted that the Registrar's Report be confirmed. His lordship, after summing up the case, confirmed __the_Registrar's_report, with costs...

by the Rev. H. S. Hodges, HARRY MASON Subject at the, meeting, held on August these are the personnel, the duties, and the delightful weather we are having, the surrounding A very interesting and impressive ordination Shanghai, and afterwards at Trinity Cathedral, ALLIER, of the Imperial Maritime Customs, to

MARGARET EDITH MARY, eldest daughter of W.V. Drummond, Esq.

On the 22nd March, at Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. H. 5. Hodges, M.A.,

LANE.

The Chinking correspondent of the Shanghai A CORRESPONDENT writes from Ningpo to the Mercury writes on the 22nd inst.:-With the hills and country are beginning to put on a different appearance, and in another fortnight the country will again be clothed in verdure. The appearance of our pretty Bund has been, to a certain extent, spoilt by the cutting away of was a great boon during the hot weather. Since

a bell tower adjoining their chapel to call in their flock to the fold. The same mission is also chapel, which will interfere with the view of building a dwelling-house in the rear of their

Chinking from the verandah of the United

exports is fairly good!

ALEXANDER C. TWEEDIE to MARTHA MACFAR we not only find the amount reduced we may safely conclude, is a presumed the branches of the trees, which to a wayfarer | CM Sat Ningpo." The Ven. Archdeacon Moul. Celestials, once in a fortnight or 50, takes March, 1888, ERNEST, eldest son of the faie BELL-FRVING), shielding himself behind the Company. What transpired at recent my last the Southern Baptist Mission has built preached the sermon on the occasion. It will plenty of wine on ice, invites one hundred or so

At Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on the 17th Fraeph Meugens of London, to MINNA, third laughter of the late Frederich Otto Hanisch,

No cards.

he Hongkong

money which could have been most advantageously employed in clearing of the Company's enormous liabilities. When the Directors were first challenged on this 29th: 1887, the Chairman (Mr. BOTTOMLEY) replied that he thought the sum set aside for contributors-not-at-all-an exorbitant ont; but in the very next Report issued

to 897000, bat another Chairman (Mr. the Articles of Association. We should imagine that the time has arrived when the Board of Directors, who are the proper persons to move in the matter, will

offensive Article either expunged or amended. What has been gross extortion might be very appropriately described by a far more offensive term were it not for the paltry protection of this saving clause,

Telegraph recognize the discretion of having this practical acquaintance whatever with the States Consulate, Business in imports and

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1888.

THE DOCK COMPANY.

In this hastily written and necessarily imperfect sketch of the Dock Company and its affairs, we do not doubt that several important matters bearing directly on

N. C. Daily News under date March 19th

service was held yesterday, 18th March, at one of the churches of the C.M.S. in this city. There _were_three-candidates-for-Deacon's – Orders":~ Mr. Polhill Turner, BA, Mr. Phelps, both of the China Inland Mission, and a native Agent of the

presented the candidates to the Bishop and also be remembered that Mr. Turner and Mr. Phelps came out with Mr. Stanley Smith and Mr. Studd a few years ago. They have since been stationed in the province of Szechuen from which place they arrived here last week. There was a large congregation of foreigners and natives to witness the_ordination. The offertory at the Holy Communion was devoted to the Szechuan Mission.

beauty, early in the season wrote to the Chinese Minister in the name of herself and nineteen other ladies, informing him that they had taken pity on his lonely state and wished to come up to Castle Stewart and show him how to entertain in the American style by giving a few recepilons and balls. The Minister was inclined to send back a sharp answer declining-the-proposition, The Secretary,-how- ever, told him the Chinese were not too popular in this country, and such a reply would not make them more so. Acting on his Secretary's advice the minister accepted the offer of the mations. So the matron, who wrote the letter, and who, it seems, does not ask muth-assistance- from the other nineteen, now goes up to the big building where dwell the meek and almond-eyed

possesion, orders in the decorators, tells the minister that he may prepare a feast and pat of her friends to join her, and when night.comus they have a right merty time, undaunted by any thought of the bills to be paid in the morning. The poor minister, it is said, does not even dare to ask to these merry-makings bis own friends, and people who, in other seasons, were accustomed THE E & A. Co.'s steamship Catterthus, which

robe bidden to the Celestial feasts now find left to-day for the Australian Colonics, vit

themselves out in the cold, The Chinese Timer, took with her seventy head of Californian

Minister, it is said, made his immense fortune mules "ex Belgic, to be landed at Port is not often that a sailor on the spree takes a

out of the saving of his salary as tax-gatherer Darwin for work on the first section of the great fancy to walk overland to Canton, by following in a Chinese proce Trans-continental Railway: These mules are the-line-of-telegrapli-posts,-yet-such-a-tosk-was- said to be the finest mob ever imported from attempted the other day by John, Honflr, an Austrian seaman, who bad been brought bere California, and were only got together after an immerse deal of trouble, the expert employed in from Shanghai and on landing at Kowloon, took of China; by the overland route. Inspector Could who charged the enterprising traveller at and vagabond, said the accused had deserted from his ship and had no means; excepting ten body and soul together, The magistrate (Mr. Wodehouse) suggested that the Austrian consul should take charge of defendant, birt that func

matter. Ultimately John Hoaflar was discharged from custody, and an opportunity given him of earning a living at his trade, or in any other way which best suits him

who invested in the stock at the ridiculously this possible difficulty we do not suggest a Sinte in the process of selection. They weigh

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

the points we have heen discussing have of encouraging,, to those shareholders any capable or efficient supervision. For chasing them having travelled all over the up the idea of reaching the southern capital (Before Mr. F. Russell, Acting Chief Justice.) unavoidable, as the time and space at high rates of a year ago. So far as human remedy; but it is a matter that requires on an average 1250 pounds, and range in age the Police Court, this morning, with being a rogue.

escaped our notice. That, however, was

from four to six years. In height they range from sixteen to seventeen bands, with short backs and big shoulders, which especially adapt

cmployed,

THE Rev. Mr. Muirhead writes to the N.C.

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received yesterday from the inundated districts

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CHU CHU ÝU T. WONG-YAU CHAK delivered this morning

The following Judgment in the above suit was

serious consideration, The question of our disposal were totally inadequate foresight can go, there does not appear Directors using information relating to to enable us to deal fully and fairly to be the slightest probability of any the Company's affairs, obtained in their with the whole of the details of the substantial improvement in the near

official capacity, to their own advantage them for the work on which they are to be tacts, which somebody had given him to keep sold by the plaintiff to defendant, in March last many years of wretched mismanagement future. The ridiculous policy which we which have made this much belauded Kave been adversely criticising, has resulted in share gambling transactions, has been industrial enterprise the byeword of the in leaving the Company not very far frequently mooted lately and severely colony. Still we think we have succeeded removed from something closely and criticised. That this sort.of thing has been Daily News on the roth inst. The news tionary declined to have anything to do with the $15 40 per case of the same mark, on 18th, so in directing attention to most of the leading | disagreeably resembling insolvency. It done unfortunately admits of no denial, in Honan confirms previous letters as to the defects of management to which the present is true that the shares are quoted in the and to a considerable extent the ruinous favourable condition of the people for the present. unsatisfactory condition and prospects of the Company can be directly traced and justly attributed, and those shareholders whose interests may require a fuller and more complete investigation, can without nucli difficulty supplement what we have set out by, a careful reference to the Directors' Reports since 1870 and to the are not too highly appraised. But the actual Justified, nor should it be tolerated, Sir of the missionaries on the spat, and it indicates this pēried there were ten or more serious shocks, is said to be in the country. In the month of

resources and On

market at about 31 per cent, premium, but it requires no expertto testify to the unsound and misleading character of this quotation. That the Company's properties are valuable must be at once admitted, and we quite believe, taking the figures in the last published statement of accounts, that they

polley which has brought the Dock Company to its present position may be directly traced to it. That means, neither more

por less, that the shareholders the people, to prepare boats for themselves, as

have been betrayed by some of the very mea they liberally paid to safe-guard their interests. Conduct of this kind cannot be

proceedings at the bi-annual meetings of value of these establishments must be E. W. WATKIN, Chairman of the South Eastern Railway Company, made some shareholders. But, malgré tout, there is one calculated for practical purposes-not on niore practice which has been a grievous what they cost nor on their book values, remarks on this subject at a meeting held and unjustifiable tax on the Dock Company's but on their earning power. In plain a few weeks since, in the course of which the shareholders' English, the value of the Dock proparties he said that" any man who deceived an profils, to which we feel bound to refer is in exact proportion to the net results of ignorant person into buying a bad security before concluding. It is almost needless their working; and if, as is generally was a bad man; and further, that any sian to say that we allude to the Contributing believed, the current six months operations who used board room information for specula Shareholders' borus scandal. Nothing will justify a dividend of from three to four five purposes was worse than a bad man more scandalous than this has ever been per cent, shareholders should experience e associated with the direction of any public no difficulty in arriving at the present value company in this colony--at all events, both of Dock shares and of the Hongkong during the present generation. The and Whampoa Dock Company, as a principle is founded on the lowest form of commercial undertaking. commercial immorality, and although it is in

sense

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was much loss of life or limb in the surroundlag villages, namely, in those to the east, 800 killed,

This is a claim for damages arising out of the non-acceptance of certain Japanese matches" year. The plaintiff says he sold to defendant on 11th March, 50 cases at $15.40 per case, mark Toi Way tso-tay," on T3ib, 60 cases at

per case, all of the same mark. The matches cases at $15.50 per case, on 19th, 50 cases st$15.50 were to be ordered at Kobe, and were to be taken delivery of within two months of the dates of sale. The defendant admits the contracts of the 13th and 18th March, but denies the contracts of the 11th and 19th March, and Wong Chiu Lam for making 1st and 4th contracts pleads the statute of frauds and no authority in

to bind him. He also repudiates the goods because they were not merchantable. Frosse evidence It appears that Wong Chiu Lam, was employed by the defendant, but we have not his evidence, as he left last year through illness, and April plaimiff notified defendant that some of the matches had arrived, and it appears that on 15th April, 39 cases of matches were taken delivery of and despatched to Amoy. The plaintif says there matches e damned by the defendant or his agent before delivery was taken, and that they belonged to the fat lot

also states, which is admitted, that the purchased by Wong Chiu Lam on his behalf. He have been paid for, but the defendant. 39 cakes was done during his absence, as he would not pay,, and had repudiated because the matches conflict of testimony in this case, and it is were not merchantable. There is considerable

certainly unfortunate for the defendant that he is unable to prove that any of the lots of matches which he rejected were unmerchantable, while the weight of testimony is that they were. The

At Cheng-ya g Kwan, an important cart at the southern bead of the new Yellow River, the mandarins have issued a proclamation telling IN the Peking Gaselle of the 7th March, the Governor of Yunnan reports the occurrence of they are afraid of a great flood destroying the very serious earthquake in the south of the town. It has of course distressed the natives province. The disturbance commenced between very much, while it calls upon them to do what and 6 pm. on the 14th of January last, and is an impossibility to them. Such is the opinion lasted till 4 a.m. on the following day. During that the gap is not likely to be closed, so that which were accompanied by a noise as of thunder. the increased volume of water commencing in In Shih-ping, Chien-shui, and other district April, as Mr. Paton informed the writer, will, it chiles the town walls were either thrown down or is feared by the authorities, be productive of cracked, while the public offices and temples shared the same fate. At Shih-ping, in the terrible results. Tax following, under the heading "From Peking south of the city, eight or nine-tenths of the to Kalgan" and dated January zoth, appears in the private houses fell, in the east as many as Chinese Times of the 17th inst.:-Snow having half, in the north and west rather less; but fallen twice, the whole country is now covered still, even there, more than a thousand rooms

were left, with cracked or slanting walls; 200 | with it, although not to any great depth; in

persons of all ages were crushed to death, and more than 3000 permanently, crippled. There places exposed to the sun it soon melted away. The road through the Nankow Pass has been roughly put in order lately; near Chat'ou there were some men still at work. Stones easily

levelled with small stones and earth. A good 4; to the west, 300 and soo to the north, the treatment the matches sent to Ainoy in April pedestrian can now, without great effort, walk 100 and 200 making a total, inside and outside received. They had been sent into the country kept in repair it will prove a great boon to the of the suffering caused. A large majority of take delivery of the balance of 1st lot, which he up and down the pass in a day.. If it is regularly the city together, of more than 4,000 killed and frain the steamer, and it is possible they may wounded. But this does not present the whole have got wet or suffered some injury. The defendant was requested again and again to camels, as these animals often stumbled against the people, rich and poor alike, are left without was bound to take-and of the 2nd and 3rd lots the big stones, hurting their feet so much that homes, all their provisions and other property He refused. He was entitled to have the 2nd swellings came, causing a very painful wound being buried beneath the ruins of thelf "houses, and 3rd lots tested, but he neglected to do and laming the patient animals. The charges buise Chien- tist: teir raven Or and it is unfortunate that when he repudiated for animals going through the pass are now:

them there was a considerabio fall in the price for a camel, to large cash; mule, 5; donkey, 3; eight people were crushed to death, and of matches, and before the end of the year they some scores were injured. In the neighbouring were selling at about $7.00. The matches were sheep, a; the Mongols being, of course, exempt villages, 249 people were killed and 150 or 160. sold by auction at the end of the year. The hurt. The suffering there is of similar nature to tested there before buying, and by consent, an purchaser says they were all good, as he had from these charges...

view of the unprecedented magnitude of the in the godowns and found to be good. I think there caused, the Memorialist has instructed the Total payment, to take the 1st let out of the Statute of and the Prefect of the locality to lose not an instant as to the 4th lot. I must give judgment with costs. Frauds but there is no contract in writing In providing funds and in despatching spealal for plaintiff for loss sustained by non-acceptance officers to assist the regular authorities in of the cases of the first lot, andthe loss sustained discovering those who are in want; and by the non-acceptance of the 2nd and 3rd lots, distributing charit to them. In A-mi Chou, matches; but for the 4th let the plaintiff cannot which I find were good and merchantable. Hsin-hsing Chou and Wei-yuan Ting, though recover, owing to the objection raised under the

down. One of these be susessed by the Registrar.

at Wei-yuades, toner consequdally.

And now we have finished. Our task has not been a pleasant one, and we have had to any many disagreeable things that we should have preferred to have left unsaid. However, serious-complaints | moved have been put aside, and the whole-road and joo or 800 wounded 1-to the south, 200-and evidence is not compl.re and satisfactory about. usually require drastic remedies, and unless The Company's earning power is justified, so far as the Directors undoubtedly very great, but on the other we had firmly and fearlessly handled the are concerned, by the Company's Articles hand constant work of a remunerative kind our labours would have been in vain, We grievances that cried so loudly for redress, of Asspelation, that merely tends to prove is confined within circumscribed limits. The have studiously endeavored to avoid using the unscrupulousness of the persons who business, even without the uncertain element offensive personalities, and have striven hard drafted and agreed to these Articles. It of marine disasters, is an exceptionally to deal with the case, on its own merits, is actually laid down in Article 100 that profitable one, but the mismanagement of

fairly and Impartially. That our criticism the Directors shall, before declaring any the past has so heavily saddled the concern and remarks may have given offence in dividend, set aside a certain sum, not with flabilities, that much has to be done, to exceed fifteen per cent. of the net in addition to the immediate introduction some quarters is more than likely; that

work, to the Company, But placing | can be any prospect of large dividends. It general body of shareholders in the Dock Says the Amoy Gazette' of the 19th inst.-A that in Sbih-p'ing and its neighbourhood. In examination was made of a large lot remaining: profits, as a bribe to persons who contribute of a policy of sound economy, before there they will be heartily endorsed by the the immorality of this proceeding to one must not be forgotten that the Company's Company, and by the public, is equally side for the present, let us view the matter abilities exceed two millions and a half certain;, and that they will substantially quarter, between the Amoy dack and the business disaster and the vast amount' of misery lit has was sufficient delivery and acceptance and part

of dollars, and that over a million of achieve the special purpose for which they this amount represents, borrowed money, on which Interest has to be paid before anything can be available for distribution amongst the shareholders, Nor should

ware written we have every confidence

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuters)

fire broke out carly this morning in the China premises of Messrs. Fearon, Low & Co. Residents in Kulangsoo were aroused before four am, but previous to this hour the Customs Staff were at work with the Fire Engines, and with a high tide and a good supply of water did their best to stay the fames Owing however, to a strong north-east wind

from its more practical standpoint-that is the necessity for its existence. Since these Articles were drafted nearly twenty years ago, powerful oppositions have existed in the colony, and during the time they were in active operation we admit that some. It be lost sight of that one of the Company's reasonable grounds may be urged for assets is the new Admiralty Dock,, which THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT blowing, it was difficult to do much good towards fortunately no lives were lost, a number Statute of Frauds The amount of datanges will

special inducements being held out to when finished will represent something attract the support of those persons approaching a million of dollars. That controlling ships who were not above being this dock will not retum the interest on influenced by an indirect bribe. But all cost for years to come is about as opposition has been dead for years, and the certain as anything can be, and the

of bribing so-called contributing Directors are therefore left in the

ders should have died at the same unpleasant position eft in the

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LONDON, March 26th. Cambridge won easily, d

(From Stralis Timas) THE EMPEROR'S FUNERAL.

BERLIN, March 17th. there is no other The service at the Cathedral was simple and time. Wo say "so-called contributing feasible way that we can see of having touching. In the absence of the Emperor, the shareholders" because, as a matter of fact, for an indefinite period to set aside a large Crown Prince Wilhelm was chief mourner, y the vast majority of persons who have proportion of the profits of the Company been for years receiving these bonuses to wrlie off at least three fourths of the from the Dock Company had no more to book value of this useless Incubus,This do with contributing the work than had being the case, and as the writing off the humblest chair coolle, plying for hire operation must also be applied to the In the street. And therefore the system constantly deprecia

machinery, etc,

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staying the conflagration although there was of houses were a slight rain at the time, but it was eventually was the district. got under about 8 am, at the godown walls from which all

of Messrs. Fearon, Low & Co. The fire escaped, Among the fugitives that have no

aid to have commenced. In a Toss stick-been-recaptured are f manufactory and spread most rapidly, fanned murder of three persons in one fami by a high wind. About a hundred houses, have been issued to recover the including shops &o, have been burnt, but further to hold in investi

Orders

an estimate of damage cannot be ascertained of discovering if the escape

at the moment. The only damage to foreign due to property is the destruction of the tea-room Also windows, the out-houses, godown wall and

GENERAL BOULANGER

PARIS, March 17th.

of the godown on the north side of Although he is ineligible, General Boulanger's Fearon Low & Co's premises, & Grea ters intend to push bis candidacy for the efficiently, and it is no doubt.

due to the Customs Staff? ation of Marseilles, and if unsuccessful exertion that a portion of the Concession

saved from destruction Air

other constitu

LATIVE COUNCIL.

Legislation Compi when there were present he Governor (Sir William B Stewart, Colonial Secretary, cling Chief Justice, Mr. E. L

General Mr. A. Listery! Captain WMDeanc Police Mr. & M. Price Messrs PRyrie, AP. Dell-Irving, and Wong

smeeting were