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Cr.

By Cash at Agra Bank .............. 1,757 79

Less Cash due Secretary...

Sundry debtors

Cash at agencies

95.15

Property account, cost of Property as per balance on 31st December, 1826

Plant, balance on jist

December, 186

6,000,00

Less proceeds of

sundry Plant

4,088.00

Written off loss, on

sales made and

sold

for de prociation. 1,712.00.

5,800 00

Furniture account- "Balance on 31st Dec., 1886, 450.00

sundries sold...

Less proceeds of

17.1

'Written off far loss

on sales made

and for deprecia-. tion

232.89

350.00

it

Balance of Working ac- Count to 31st December, 1920

............................. 28,504,34 Halaure of Working ac- chuit as below

.......10,475-42

Dr.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1888.

Prayers for the Year and repaired by the Hall of Abstinence to the Immeasurable Chamber, to to pass a season in holy contemplation.

dredger shall be finished within two months, and it is to be delivered here.

The Telegraph steamer Fer Cheu, with the

705.80 inside the Hall, and, when the time arrived bele guards, Inside and outside the Temple Foo Poo and Wat Ting, is at present engaged.

The Chief of the T'ai Chiang, the ceremonial bureau already mentioned, called by Mr. Mayers the Court of Sacrificial Worship, accompanied 1,662,50 † by other officers of the bureau, were waiting 30%.gz proceeded with the Imperial Astronomer to the Gate of Pure Heaven (a palace gate called the K'ien Tsing Mun), to announce to the Emperor 140.698.96 that it was two quarters of the Hour of the Hare (1.6. 6.30 1.m.), and His Majesty issued from the above named gate riding in a sedan chair, passed through the back left gate and thus to the Hall of Great Harmony, where his sedan chair was depozited at the northern steps, and he entered the building and stood in front of the Left Pillars facing the west.

700.00

Four officials of the Han Lin Yuan, (or Imperial Academy of Literature) were standing outside the right hand door of the building, facing casi. The Readers of Prayero now issued from the Inner Cabinet holding in front of them, respectfully elevated, prayers written on scrolls of paper, and entered the middle gate of the Hall of Great Harmony, when the silken scrolls and incense were borne after them into the Hall. In front of them were borne a pair of incense burners. The Masters of Rites, ten in number, conducted them,, preceding them, and mounted 100.00 the central steps as far as to the Vermilion Dais. The Readers of Prayers, those who, bore the prayer scrolls, and the bearers of silken scrolls and incense, having entered the central gate of the Hall, reverently laid down their hudens me by one. on the Yellow Table, and retired alter three kowtows (knocking heads on ground, prostrations),

38,979 76

182,655 04

Tls.

The Chief of the Court of Sacrifice (Tai Chang) opened prayer scroll, and the Masters of Rites spread a cushion on the ground. The WORKING ACCOUNT TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1887. Emperor advanced in front of the Yellow Table, and reverentially inspected the objects lying on 57.77 it, after which he performed the pendlexion 19,475.42 | called "once kneel and thrice kowtow," and then took up his position again, standing as before, Tis. 10,533-19 The Chief of the Court of Sacrifice, rolled up the prayer scroll again, and the cushion on which The Emperor had just kn it was remove!!

To literest Account a............KOLIK

Balance

By General Charges account :~~-

Shanghai Office and Pen ing Agency

expenses

Exchange account

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Salaries account

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Tls.

******** 1,402.at 39.47 4.578 71

1,547.67

Directors' aml Auditor's fees, less Transfer fous collected.........

,. Warts account: Selama....... 1,020.44.

Lasses on sales of sundry Plant and Future, and written off value of

emaining Plant and Furniture........ 1,94489

E. & O. E. -Shanghai,-27th-February-1688.-

The Readers of Prayers now advance in the Yellow Table, and take three kowtows. They respectfully take from the table and be oral the prayer-scrolls, the silken scrolls, and the incense, which they deposit one by one, in the graceful pavilion-like stands meant to rercive then. With three more howtowa, they retire

The mandarin in charge of the inceuse now carries a box full of incense to the incense-stand, places it gently there, and withd awe

The bearers of the prayer-sciolls then leave the edifice by the central door, the stand contain Tls, 10,533-19ing the incense precedes them, and that which contains the silken scrol ́s índiows fchied. The Chief of the Court of Sacrifice kneeling, informs the Emperor that this part of the Lolema tite is

́Chas. J. DubgrON,

Secretary. W. V. DRUMMOND, Chairman.

Audited and found correct,

G. R. WINGROVE,

Auditor.

SHIPPING DISASTER IN JAPANESE WATERS.

The fliogo News of the 21st March has the following account of a lamentable shipping disaster which very recently-occurred in the Inland Sea :-

L

over,

His Majesty mounts his sean-chair again and returns to the Palace.

The clock strikes 9 am, and the Emperor in dragon robe, and cap af ermine surmounted by a knob of crimson velvet, issues from the -N. C. Daily News, Palace Gate called the Pure Heaven Gate, seated in a "summer chair" borne by eight men. Passing successively through the back-left gale, the centre-left gate, and the gate of Great Har mony, he arrives at the Mid-day Gate, where he descends from his sedan-chair and ascends his great jade palanquin, borne on the shoulders of thirty-two men. As he mounts, the cquerries in waiting hold a vermillion ladder, or flight of steps leading up to the palanquin, to assist him in getting in. All the bearers are dressed in "The fearful calamity that occured a few outer robes of red silk, and inner robes of ash years since when a great number of persons lest coloured linen. On their feet were fast-walking their lives by the burning of one of the small boots of the same grey material, with thin Inland Sea sicamers, is recalled by a some soles, the upper part rond the aukles being what similar accident that took place on the of black fur. They wore caps of leopard afternoon of the 18th lostant. It appears that skins, dappled as if with coins of gold, with the Hyakkan Maru, a small steamer belonging red velvet plumes, kept in position by gold to the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, has for some filigree plates from which floated yellow time past been running between Osaka and feathers down their backs.. The palanquin different ports of the Inland Sea. About 6 is eight feet high, and weighs 3,000 cattles, 'clock p.m. on the 7th instant the vessel (about 1 ton, 16 cwt,) but the bearers walked arrived at Takamatsu, and there a slight defect swift under a weight like lightning flashes, or noticed in the boller was made good, as well as like the shooting stars as they rush across the the available means would permit. Next mamaky, and at every step of one mu and three- ing the yakkan continued her voyage to Hlogo, tenths, they were relieved by a fresh set of thirty- having then on board 68 passengers and a crew of 26 men-including officers. When about 13 miles to the south-east of Shodau-shima, the defect in the boiler again caused trouble, and the coal stowed in the immediate vicinity caught fire. Prompt measures appear to have been taken by the captain and crew to extinguish the flames, and in this they at first thought them. selves successful, but unluckily there was a quan tity of caphor among the cargo. This most in- flammable and dangerous substance caught fire, and in a few moments the little steamer wILS A sheet of flame. The wretched passengers and crew now saw no prospect before them but death by fire or water for of course there were as usual no boats-unless two other vessels that were noticed coming along at a distance could arrive in time to the rescue. As regards the majority the hope for assistance was effectual, but four of the women passengers died of exhaustion after wards, while 3 other passengers were burned to death, and g more-who have no doubt been crowned-are missing. Mr. Uno, Chief Judge of the Nobeqka Court, is among those presum. Ably drowned, and there are 11 persons now in hospital out of 18, injured on this lamentable occasion.

two men.

When the Emperor ascended the great jade palanquin, the sedan with its eight beaters, still followed him. Beside the palanquin walked two of the Chief Equerries, to support it,

Ahead of this stately procession rolled the ive gigantic cars ordinarily drawn by elephants, which animals were this year absent from the fizz by the permission of the Emperor, to whom the danger of their suddenly getting ungovern able, was pointed out.

Looking now behind the 'Imperial' palanquin, we see marching ten men armed with spears hung with leopard's tails, ten men with swords, and a dozen men carrying bows and arrows, all representatives of the Tartar, corps of the. paitanga body-guard.

Just behind come walking about a hundred of the highest Manchu nobility, Princes, bei-léha (emirs) beistazes (sons of bei-iths,) dukes, mar quises, and carls, assistant, Chamberlains (who|| command in turn, the Palace-guard), General Officers of the brigade of Imperial Guards, the Comptroller of the Household, and the Prince of the Imperial blood who, as President of the Clan Court, preserves the Genealogical Record, or Family Roll of the Ta Tring Dynasty, all armed either with bows and arrows or with large words. As soon as this noble company arrive outside of the Middle Gate, they all mount their chargers, until then, having been obliged to walk on foot.

The rear is brought up by two Assistant Chamberlains, with their suite, bearing two im mente yellow dragon standards.

Perhaps the most distressing feature of this sad affair was the fate of a young woman, 19 years of age, who with her newly born babe and aged parents was going to join her husband in Kyoto. She perished from exhaustion after being dragged out of the water, but the old people and infant survive. It is mentioned in | the local vernacular paper that the master and crew are under arrest pending a thorough inquiry" Outside the Mid-day Gate are kneeling a great into the causes that led to this calamity, but number of civil and military mandarins in Court it must be apparent that passengers by these dresses, who may not accompany the procession, and all other vessels will be subject to similar belag not of sufficiently high rank, and so pay disasters until owners are compelled to provide their respects to it thus, as it defiles past. proper life-saving appliances either in the form of boats or rafts."

|

1 be stoneroad to the Temple of Heaven, which is about 3 if long, (2) to 3 miles), although not yet mended with stones as intended, looked neat with all its inequalities hidden in a uniform

THE EMPEROR IN THE TEMPLE covering of yellow soll." At the mouth of every

meditation

OF HEAVEN,

are here described: The duty of patrolling-the-bringing railway material from the two sailing | Temple of Heaven, etc., devalves upon the vessels discharging at Kelung. Princes of the Blood on these nccanlons.)

March 20th." The Emperor, in the Immeasurable Chamber

The telegraph cable between hervand Foochow of his Hall of Abstinence, at 4 o'clock in the was found to be interrupted on the 14th inst. A morning commanded supper, witics, and duen break was located about eighteen miles from served by the gentlemen in waiting, and then this place, The Fre Chau, which was loading the bronze state bearing on its head the inscrip-rails at Kelung, received telegraphic orders at tion Abstinence," was set up fronting His once from His Excellency the Governor to take Majesty as he sat. The Kch-kin Prince, (one on board Mr. Hansen, who is in charge of the of those descended from grandsons of T'ai Tsu telegraph department here and at Tai pak-fu, and T'ai Tsung, Chiefs of the Manchu dynasty and to pracced to sea with him and repair the before their conquest of China), accompanied by cable. She has been out several times, but has the Emperor's aide-de-camp, the Chief of the failed to accomplish the repairs, as the sea was Eunuchs, and other officers kept patrol outside too boisterous. For several days there has been the apartment.

a very strong gale blowing, but as soon as the weather moderates (and it looks as if it were clearing up) she will go out again to repair the break.

the Chief of the Court of Sacrifice, already mentioned, had arranged a prayer mat on the ground outside the Chambers of Prayers for the Year, and had set up the Tablet of Shang Ti the Supienso God) in the interior of the Chamber, facing south, with on 's night and left, the Tablets of the Empeint's Ancestors facing cast and west respectively. A great custain had been hung up outside the door of the Chamber.

The Emperor in his sacrificial vestments- embroidered with the golden dragon, a Com barrette of white ermine on his head, surmounted with an immense pearl set in a gold ornament representing nine dragons, and a necklace of one hundred and eight precious pearls round his neck. issued from the Hall of Abstinence at the appointed hour, riding in a summer sedin-chair, borne by eight men, entered the Temple and reached the Left Gate of Prayers for the Year through the west gate of the brick wall of the Temple. Here alighting he walked into the Chamber of Prayers for the Year and adored Shang of Imperial Heaven; and his own august ancestors. The animal victims and the sacrificial vessels of various soits were here already laid out in the prescribest order.

The Reader of Prayers knell in front of His Majesty holding up the prayer scroll in both indy, and reverenti dly recited the prayer. As it was still dánk inside the building, another choral of the Cost of Sacrifice knelt beside him with a candle, to throw a clear light on the wieku, words of the prayer. When the prayer had been rend, the Emperor made three kouchings and nié lowtors and rose again to his feet. The incense-bearer brought the intens, the wine-cup bener hrou :ht the wine, the sif: bearer the silk; and the official with the cushion spread it out on the floor. The Master. of the Ceremonies ushered His Majesty, to is plow The Emperor koelt thrice and kow- towed me times, and when he rose again the musicians played three antique aus.

The paper sycee and the offerings of food from the carenser of the animal victims were held up and presented as prescribed by ancient forms. Officers of the Board of Ceremonies (Li Pu), of the Court of Sacrificial Worship, and of the Court of Imperial Entertainments (or Banqueting Court), bolding respectfully in both hands the prayer scroll, the silken prayer. scrolls, and the inccuse case, advanced to the great incense. burner and solemnly burned nil these objects to ashes. The Chief of the Court of Sacrificial Worship knelt and announced to the Emperor that the ceremony was finished.

His Majesty ascending the summer sedan chair, returned to his Chamber in the Hall of Abstinence to change-his-attire and-havo-some- repose. Then getting into his palanquin again he was carried through the Inter and 'Outer Gates of the Temple, the State Musicians per- forming an ancient melody. The coriége, in the same order as before, passed through the Cheng Yang Gate, and the Emperor burned incense in the Buddhist Temple and the Temple of Kwan Ti, the god of war. Taoist pricats in full attire knelt to receive him at the left of the entrance.

When this ceremony was finished, the Emperor, passed through the Ta Tsing Gate, the music ceasing as the bell tolled out from over the Mid-day Gate. Passing through the Tien Ngan Gate, the Tuan Gale, the Mid-day and the T'ai Hwo Gates, and the K'ien T'sing Gate, he returned to his Palace in Peking, and the procession dispersed.

The Emperor entered the Palace, paid his j respects to the aged Empress, and went to his Cabinet.

The knowledge that our Emperor thas wor ships the gods and reveres his ancestors so devoutly, and prays for the people so that they may be fed and clothed, well protected, and happy-all-over-the-land, must-surely-fill-us-with- loyalty and admiration of his august person.

Abridged from the Shin Pao in N. C. Daily News.

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Apropos of the Haitan, that vessel has been. detained outside since Sunday, doubtless owing to heavy fogs. Fears were beginning to be entertained that she had met with some accident, and it was quite a relief when she was signalled early this morning.

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On the 16th inst, a sailor belonging to the sailing vessel Marabout, which is, discharging rails at Kélung, died here in the native hospital, from injurica received whilst fighting on hoard his ship. It appears that considerable ill-feeling has existed between the crew and the officers from the commencement of the voyage. During a scrimmage between the second mate and some of the crew, when knives and helaying pins were freely used, the deceased either fell, or was pushed down the hold. He received some very severe cuts on the head, from the effects of which ha died four days after. Three of the crew are here in the British Consulate Jail. The second- mate, after the inquest held at the hospital, is under heavy bail to appear when the sad affair is investigated at the Consulate, which is to take place soon. All the crew refuse to go to-aca in. the vessel, unless the mate and Second mate are discharged. The new British Consul has this unpleasant affair on his hands as soon as he arrives, which cannot be very pleasant. The second mate is charged with manslaughter I believe, and this quiet little place is more excited than it has been since the French fleet paid us a visit-Shanghai Mercury.

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road or street, whether within the wall of Peking or outside it, which ran into the route of the procession at right angles to its course, were mat On the 9th day of the rat month (aoth Feb), sheds, draped outside with blue cloth, serving as the Emperor of China went in person to the tents for Chinese infantry ("Green Standard"),

Tamaui 13th March, 1888," Temple of Heaven at Peking to pray for the who mounted guard at each corner armed with After nearly six weeks rain and strong easterly harycat this year, with the usual ceremonies whips, to keep order and silence amongst the gates, which made it so cold and uncomfortable The day before, His Majesty passed in the people in these streets. At every five paces of as to necessitate fires daily, the month of March Hall of Abstinence to prayer, fasting and the road along which the procession passed has brought with it beautifully fine, spring alonda" guardsman of the vanguard in full weather, but it has came too early to lead us to On the 19th February, at the fifth drum (the uniform, sword by his side and whip in hand, expect a continuation of it, for we are almost fifth watch, before daylight) the T'ai Ch'ang Sae,. The gates and doors of every house and shop certain to have more cold weather with rain (a high burdau catrusted with the arrangement were closed, and red silk decorations hung before we can say that summer has commenced of such ceremonials) placed a yellow table (the in festoons in front of them, all along their reality. Imperial colour) in the Hall of Great Harmony, route, and in front of meery sentry station On the 10th instant the overland line between the Taishwa Tien ; south of the Emperor's seat | were displayed bows and arrows, swords here and Tai-wan-too was completed. A mill to rectify the was placed an incense burner shaped like a and spears, arranged la symmetrical order, submarine cable is laid across the river to with decorative lanterns and satin hangings connect the line with the telegraph station here. The Emperor having arrived at the left gate of "On the 11th the steamer, Formosa arrived the brick wall of the Temple, exchanged his from Hongkong and Anioy. She brought us great fade palanquin for a sedan-chair with eight Mr. Bourne, who will act as H.B.M.'s Consul in bearers only, and on entering the west side of place of Mr. Giles, who, with his family, is going the sacred path inside the Left Gate of Prayers: home on leave of absence, les for the Year, descended and on foot walked up | Mr. J. G. Liddell, of the Amoy Dock Company, to the Chamber of Imperial Heaven, and held a has been over here for sometime. * He has some stick of incense burning in his hand in the transactions with the Governor of Formosa, for prescribed manner, after which he inspected be whom ha is at present building the hull of a victiros (oxen, etc)) laid ous there, the sacrificial dredger for the deepening of Kalung harbour, vastels of bamboe and Wood, and returning the machinery for which was brought here by west side of the sacred road; got inta:hin the Formosa,” and ordered, through. Messrs. chair @agali? went out at the Gate of Russell & Co.: The centeret stipulates, that the

small pavilion, and in another similar erection, east of the left-hand pillars, stood a scroll on which a sentence of prayer was painted in the choicest callgraphy. To the west of the right land pillars of the building, stood yet another pavilion to contain the mounted rolls of silk which were painted with similar incriptions, The Taun Li Lang and the Tub Chech Kwan, (whom we might call the Masters of Rites" and "the Readers of Frayers") stood respecially waiting outside the gate of the Hall of Great Harmony, holding in front of them the "milken | scrolla in baskets and the incense in bronze

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