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Intimations.

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1888,:

THE Japan Mail states that an earthquake was felt in Yokohama on the 5th Inst., about half. past two, which was of considerable duration The oscillations were long and slow, the motions being of a rocking nature quite unusual in their regularity.

A. S, WATSON & CO., LTD. Our Reuter's telegram of the gth inst, was as follows:-"It is stated that Russia in agreeable to any person being a Prince who is not a Roman Catholic." In Shanghal the same message is translated" It is stated that Russia would accept any Prince in Bulgaria who is not a Catholic."

BAVE JUST RECZIVED THEIR ANNUAL SUPPLY

L

A WIN G'RASS

and

SWEET CORN,

for immediate sowing.

SEE D

THE BOWLKONG DISPENSARY,

Mokoje; and March, 1888.,

[$

Fue ghong Celegraph

Tuz annual Athletic Sports of the Royal Artillery will be held on the Cricket Ground on Saturday the 21st Inst., weather permitting. Amongst the events will be a half-mile race, open to the Garrison and the Navy, ¤ three=" legged race and a tug-of-war, open to all comers; and a gun competition open to the Hongkong Volunteers. In the event of the elements being unfavorable on Saturday, the sports will be postponed until Monday the 23rd, THE Peking correspondent of the N. C. Dally News writes: The Emperor proceeded lately to the Altar of the Sun. His Majesty is paying visits to all the State temples and one good advantage, at least, results from these visits, in the temporary improvement of the streets through which the Imperial contége has to pass. Several foreigners have in consequence of these frequent Imperial outings, been privileged to get a stealthy glance at the Son of Heaven. We are, of course, duly warned by our respective the days in question." Legations to keep out of His Majesty's way on

SAYS the Bangkok Times of the gist ulto, con Koh-si-Chang is at present full of bustle. Besides

LATEST intelligence from Honan is to the effect that the head officials there have abandoned the closing of the big gap in the banks of the Yellow River till the spring freshets have ceased, The freshets have already set in, and this has made it impossible to close the gap. The mouth of the gap is now over thirty feet deep.. INSPECTOR BAKER, examiner 'of weights and measures, to-day summoned several Chinese shopkeepers and holders of stalls in the Tai-ping-shan market for on their. elegraph Premises and in use false and defective balances, the ordinary trade of the place there is now

many of them being three and four per cent

there loading for Europe one of the largest short. Mr. Wodehouse fined six of the defaulters steamera that has ever been to Siam, the Pors Piri, an English boat capable of carrying 55,000 piculs.. She is 370 feet long and provided THE Pacific Mall steamship City of Peking with all the latest improvements for loading and went alongside the Kowloon Wharf this morning-discharging cargo in the shortest possible time. in order to discharge her cargo into the godowns A fine Norwegian steamer, the Sleipner, also of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and arrived down there on Wednesday, and is now Godown Company, Previously this vessel and busily engaged taking in her cargo. Both are all the other steamers trading between here'and His Majesty the Emperor Frederick is in California had lended and discharged at their consigned to Messis, Jucker, Sigg & Co. and -a-less-favourable-condition,-the-throat being buoys in the harbour.___.

slightly inflamed by nightly coughing.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, "APRIL 15, 1886.-

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter)

THE EMPEROR'S HEALTH.

LONDON, April 13th.

ITALY AND ABYSSINIA,

The Italian troops are returning,

[From Straits Times.) BULGARIA.

It is stated that the Car has signified his readiness to employ no coercion in Bulgaria, and to despatch no general, and is willing that Bulgaria shall be free to elect any Prince not a Roman Catholic.

IRELAND.

LONDON, April 9th. A statement of Mr. Balfour that the National

League might be said to be practically extinct led to special meetings in the proclaimed districts of Cork and Chare these were charged by the

police and troops, and dispersed. 'A good many persons were injured...

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WE are still compelled to hold over editorials „and other legal inatter, owing to extreme pressure

on our news coluluns.

THE U.S.S. Fundada left Yokohama for Kobe on the 7th inst...

fifteen dollars each.

We observe that the Rev. Studd, the well-known cricketer who turned missionary, has entered the holy bands of matrimony. His wife was a Miss Stewart, also a member of the China Inland Mistien. Studd was telling the people of Tientsin all about hell the other night. He has been in the interior of China for some two years and ought to know a good deal about the salubrious locality just mentioned. ACCORDING to the Canton correspondent of the

bound for Europe.

CAPTAIN A R. Brown, managing director of the Japan Mail Steamship Company, writes to

columns a very long account of a little steamer the L. & C. Express :—1 'observe 'in your named the Anskin Maru, said to be the pioneer of a fleet of sixteen steamers. I think, Sir, that in publishing this account you have been misled, and it is calculated to rise hopes never to be realised. I remember some months ago, about the time this steamer was being contacted for seeing a paragraph in one of the papers, I think it was fron, that Mr. Pearson, ibé designer of

Government, and I think it would have been well had this gentleman not allowed such statement there is no person by that name having any to remain uncontradicted As a matter of fact, connection with the Japanese Government, or with any Japanese steamship company; and,

INAUGURAL VISIT TO THE

CHOW AND TAI YU-SHAN MINING COMPANY'S SMELTING WORKS.

say, that

TAM-knowing how to work the mines, which, in course of time, I think could easily be overcome, Regarding my experience in the Tamchow and Tay-ya-zhan mines, it is hardly necessary for me to refer to that work here today as full accounts of it have already appeared in the Hongkong papers. But, suffice it to two years ago when we fired the first shot at the top tunnel of the Tai-yu-shan mine, this place was partially inhabited by Chinese only, but now, by means of capital, and the work of hand and brains, we have transformed this little Bay Into a western seaside resort for visitors and pleasure seeking pic-nic parties and we actually have take this opportunity to give you and these our Foreign staff living here with their families, concerned in the mines, the shareholders, a little insight into our expenditure and the amount of work done since November, 1883, which are as follows:-

In response to Mr. Ho Amei's invitations to visit the smelting works of the above mine, a numerous concourse of people assembled yesterday morning on board the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company's steamer Honam lying alongside the Canton Wharf, and proceeded to Lantao Island where the mine and works are located. We bardly remember having ever seen a steamer ao crowded with passengers as the fine and popular paddle- boat of the Canton line was yesterday. From four to five hundred Europeans among whom the ladies of Hongkong mustered in great force found ample room to sit and saunter about the spacious saloons and the splendid promenade deck of the foam, while an equal number of and made themselves respectable Chinese swarmed on the lower deck circumstances would allow. The list of visitors Included General Cameron, General Gordon, Colonel Anderson, Major Ellis, and other officers of the 58th Regiment and Garrison, several officers of the Royal Navy, the Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. J. Bell-Irving, Hon. Wong Shing, Mr A. J. Leach, Acting Puisne Judge, Mr. J. J, Francis, QC., and a large number of leading residents. Mr. Ho Amei, the host, was ubiquitous in his altentions to the visitors, and the catering which had been entrusted to the solicitous care of the proprietors of the Victoria Hotel left nothing to be desired. At about a quarter in 12 m, the

as comfortable as

onam displaying a profusion of bunting, left the wharf and headed straight for the eastern or Hongkong side of Lantao Island, and after an of a mile from the Tay-ushan works. A fleet of hour's most pleasantirip, anchored atthe distance steam launches which had been sent to the spot in the morning came alongside and conveyed their: living freights on shore. The sights to be seen deserted plan fully repaid the visit an almost place, had been converted into bustling activity and roaring steam machinery by the all-powerful arm of industry. The mines are about a mile distant from the shore where the works are located, the ore being brought in

building the roof and walls of which are backets running on an endless wire tope. The crushing process is carried out in a large entirely made of galvanised iron. Aty horse power engine and boiler gives mution to a stone-breaker, three pairs of crushing rollers, eight jiggers and two buddies, all placed works are a thirty-horse power boiler which on the top floor; in the lower part of the

sets in motion a twelve-horse power engine driving four frevanners, a six horse-power engine working a lift to the top of the mill, a and another six horse-power engine for driving the blasts of the furnaces." The furnace house contains eight furnaces of various types, all con-

their level. nected by flues and a condenser to a chimney sixty-feet high standing about 100 feet above water power-from a twelve-inch main of iron A hydraulic motor is driven by pipes 2,000 feet up the mountain side where dam for collecting the water has been constructed.

sold

$400,000.00 3,761.16 171.50 1,607,30 916.97

By paid-up capiu............... By Interest Ama By rachunge By fuso and detonations By gold dust (Ta, 25.9,7) solů zuminmumcnigaseg By cash from loan

as 137,355,00 4551.474.08

to

10,

42,500.10

30,132,5

EXPENDITURR To fumaces Iron houses, machinery, winding and To dynamite fuse and detonators

pumping engines, pumpi, rala, nad trucks, &c., &c. To salaries and travelling passage for foreign sinif To ocials' pay (Chinese) and cravelling expenser, To coals for Tam-chow and Tal-y-shan engine and

Including license fee, &c., 1989.all for the steam-Jaunch day27

Tam-chow purchase p

To Canto properly, a boy rand

or

9791.69

Tai-yuhan property image. ¥2,084,03

To materials such as simber for houses and mines,

miners; labourers, and all employda including 'Chinese stall at the mines, their pay and travelling expenses, and also including money paid to inest arineering Ginns.

8,641.00

Balancinhas... $3,107.00

works of this kind, but on account of its being so near Hongkong, that anything we are short of can easily be procured. Now, ladies and gentle. men, I thank you for your presence, and hope that you have cojoyed youachven in yourtripa. Tai-yu-shan this day. (Applause).

Mr. Francis said it was his pleasing duly to propose the health of Mr. Candler and those who had been associated with him in this under- taking. In congratulating. Mr. Ho Amei he thought they ought also to congratulate him on acquiring the services of such a thoroughly capable mining engineeras Mr. Candler, Heneed not remind them what great difficulties there were such an enterprise as that, and it must have to contend with in bringing to a successful issue required a vast amount of energy and labour to attain the results which they had just witnessed. It was therefore with the greatest pleasure that be hoped they would join him in drinking to the health of those who had been instrumcuint. in carrying out that undertaking. He asked them to drink to the health of Mr. Candler.

Mr. Candler, in responding, sald--Ladles and gentlemen, if you will bear with me a few minutes, will try and take myself heard. In the first place let me thank you very heartily for the kind way

which you have received my bealth and that of those associated with me in this enterprise, as proposed by Mr. Francis, and I trust we shall always ment the good wishes that have to-day been exprested. Further, I think Mr. Ho Amel is to be congratulated in securing the services of such capable men-you will of course understand that I am not alluding to myself. I must say that the resuks we have attained are largely due to the hearty co-operation of those who have been associated with mein this work. I have had men who have gone away on the termination of their three years engagement but on the other hand I have men who have worked loyally and heartily in carrying this work to a successful issue. We have had a great deal of trouble to contend with in one way and another

before reaching the stage we have arrived at to day. That we have arrived at this stage is largely due to the pluck of Mr. Ho Amei, (Cheers.) Although I have had great difficulties to contend with, I do not suppose that they have been one quarter of what he has had to deal with. He has, at all times, placed very great confidence', in me and in all that I have advised, and no one can wish more than I do that this enterprise may

| Shin-pas the Magistrale of Kiung-chow (Hainan) this vessel, was the agent of the Japanese / 3000 feet long wire rope tramway to the mines, done at these two mines, we have also been difficulties to contend with, and at times these

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bas really been killed by the rebels, and another fficial, who bad been wounded by the insur. gents, returned to Hongkong, and died from the

elfects of his injuries. The Viceroy Chan Chih-tung has therefore despatched 16 gun-boats tiring chow, with a large number of civil and military officers, for suppressing the rebellion.

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

March........Achilles"... Ovenure......"Golden Rosa".

Prenta Huyser Serenade. Do Mandolines"...Desarmas. Selection...... Pepita Selection... Ruddign Ballivan,

Newron Richarela. Waldiviet

KİRAN-LAIN... Leopcy.

Join Moras, Bandmaster.

On the 15th March Lady Randolph Churchill,

A FULL report of the Police Athletic Sports, held within Messrs: Thomson's shipbuilding yard, this afternoon, will appear to-morrow.

THE Chinese Tivies reports that there is much smallpox, malarial fever, and enteric disease in Tientsin and suburbs...

Clyde-bank, Glasgow, named the Innan Liner | City of New York, which afterwards slipped away-gracefully into the Clyde, amidst great cheering. The vessel, which is 10,500 tons, is the-largest-in-the-world, as the Great-Raster THE Hongkong Schools Athletic Sports will be is now being broken up. The City of New held on the Cricket Ground (weather permitting), to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock. THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending April 15th ares-Europeans 199, Chinese 1,399; total 1,594

THE strike of the wheel-barrow coolies at Shanghai has terminated, the obnoxious tax

having been abandoned.

*

Pork has five decks, carries 3,000 passengers, itravels 20 knots an hour (her engines being three

crank, triple expansion), and is unsinkable.

Our Bangkok contemporary has been figuring ax defendant in a libel suit, and has got out of The difficulty by paying $300 and costs. We shall take an early opportunity of dealing at

a

further, I am in a position to state there is BP The chief metal extracted from the ore is lead, by the above accounts, you ses our expendf. I to-day. Of course these difficulties have delayed Japanese steamship company that has any intentin and silver bring also found in considerable tion of ordering sixteen steamers, -

THE CHINESE RenditioN CASE

At the Magistracy, this morning the latest rendition case occupied the attention of Mr. Wodehouse, when six Chinese prisoners stood in the dock to answer the charge of robbery and murder, an the 8th, el March last, in gth inst when the accused were discharged. the Sun Uf district of China. This case, it will be remembered, was brought up on the owing to lack of sufficient evidence, but were immediately re-arrested by the Police on leaving the Court. Mr. Wotton again appeared this morning for the Chinese Government, which is said to have applied for the rendition of the prisoners Mr Dennys representing the defence. The case was also watched on behalf of the Chinese Government, by one of the Mandarins from Kowloon city.

quantities,

After a careful inspection of every portion of valley, some wending their way to the mines, and the works, the visitors spread about the beautiful others returning to the steamer. By 2 p.m. all the passengers had been shipped, and a most substantial fiffin was served in the aft saloon of the steamer, fully four hundred persons partaking of the repast offered by the generous host. The following was the Menu, champagne being served with unlimited profusion throughout the day

Turtle Soup.

*Roast Turkey, Roast Capon. Boiled Corned Tongue. Bolled Comed Leaf,

Paif de Fule Oras Jelly.. Lobsters and Salad, ........ - Chicken and Salad."

Potatoes and Green Peas.

Roast Saduld of Mutton. Boiled Hom

Entremets,

Mara Kino Jelly.

Orange Jelly.

Almsted Cakes. Cocoa-nut Tartlets. Strawberry Ice Cream.

Gate Four.

Blanc Manga.

Sponge Cakes.

Cheese Cakes, -

Vanilla Ice Cream, Finger Cakes,

Bread, Butter, Cheese, Coffee, Tes, Fraits, &c.

.

Besides the necessary machinery and plant for winding, pumping, &c, at our mines, we have, at Tam-chow, sunk two vertical shafts to a depth of 430 and 270 feet respectively, the former, if I mistake not, being the deepest shaft in China We have also driven in levels and wines, 9,600 feet, and have recently made a connection between the two shafts, and it is satisfactory

required in mining may say that we were to note that as we go deeper, our lode improves, and, as an example of the patience and skill advised in Mr. Candier's, report of 1884 to sink. be a great success. Of that success 1 have no

1 300 feet before expecting the lode to be of any doubt, provided Mr. Ho Amel is not left to carry value, and this was done, and subsequently

out the work single-handed, and provided be further operations have proved that had this

receives the support of the Chinese higher would have been discovered. At Tal-yu-shan, with the energy and the tact which he can bring policy not been carried out, nothing of any value under him in the mines. With that support and officials and the subordinate officials who work

we have driven in levels and winzes 2,100 feet

to bear upon this work, its success is assured. and we are now putting up pumps to enable us to sink below water level. Besides the work As I said before, we have had a great many carrying on small operations, with Chinese difficulties have been such as to almost dishearten worktuca only, at the Yau Ping gold nine, and us. We have had'a good deal of sickness in the at the Pole Lo lead mine, and the expenses mines, and at times things have been at a very incurred in those mines are also included in the low ebb with us in consequence of the workmen accounts, From the yield we have obtailed being unable through sickness to do so, and Mr. refusing to come to work and our Europeans' good hopes, that as soon as time permits him Ho Amci has shown a great deal of perseverance- working in this way, our mining engineer has to visit those properties, and organize their in dealing with and overcoming these difficulties, working, good returns may be made. Judging and the result is what you have witnessed here ture is over the capital paid up, and where and us greatly. We have been twelve months carrying

out this work, which should have been done, as how I got the money to go on with the concern without stoppage, and without making further told Mr. Ho Amel, in six, but still I think as to all managing directors of public companies calls on the shareholders is, perhaps, a mystery Mr. Francis has said, Mr. Ho Amei and the shareholders are to be congratulated on having and no manager or managing directors would brought the work to such a stage as it is ever take the responsibility on his own shoulders, today, and although you-have-not-seen-the- the same as I have done, in borrowing money silver actually turned out to-day, still it is only a from outside for the purpose of saving the question of two or three hours, Mr. Ho Amei company from downfall. The simple reason is, was anxious to hurry on the work and for you even if further calls were made, no shareholder to see it, and consequently you have visited the would pay any further call. In fact the whole works before we were quite ready, but if any of enterprise, would have had to be closed. But you care to call at the office to-morrow you will I myself had confidence in the mines. They

ba able to see our first production of silver. As I said before, it is only are now producing good results- and have large have here a question of a few hours. quantities of ore now in store for treatment,

quantity of orc to Treat, and I am fully in hopes they will continue giving may say perhaps the largest I have seen any us ample supply for our works for years to come, where, and it only requires all of us to work well. when we can put a full set of men to work under together to make the enterprise a success. ground. Further, I may add, that since the forming may allude briefly to some dificulties which I see of the Company, 1 and the other Directors have ahead of us. I am speaking now as an English- not drawn a dollar as fee or salary from the would prefer to leave unsaid, but the great and I may perhaps say what a Chinaman Company (great applause). This was proposed Mr. Wotion in briefly opening the case said the cardinal pofits in this prosecution were that

by me at first, with a view to show to the share obstacle to the success of an Industry of this ́holders, in case of loss, that we were not starting

kind is the difficulties that are placed in the way Sun Ui district, a large pawnshop situated in on the 8th of last March about 8.30 pm, in the

the company to suit our own ends, as many by Chinese officials. I shall allude in the first place to the Viceroy of Canton and his the market place of the town of Shan Free

companies are in the habit of doing. However, was nitacked by about go or 6o men, who after

entitled to our pay from the date of forming the as soon as the company makes returns, we are subordinates. 1. think if the Viceroy of Canton, would consider the matter, carefully he would a determined assault on the door of the house

Company. At present, we have but a small see that Europeans who are connected with an at last succeeded in breaking in and then com-

staff of foreign employés, but I am certain that enterprise of this kind in China are not likely to mitted the crimes of robbery and murder with

in a few years time as the mineral resources conduct it in an underhand or dishonest manner. which they are now charged."

Yeung-Ting Shong, examined by Mr. Wotton

are gradually developed, we shall have to double Perhaps what I say to-day may possibly reach or treble our staff. Mining enterprise in Chino, the Chinese newspapers, and through this said I was an assistant in the pawn-shop-at

worked under foreign supervision, and with channel the Viceroy, and I trust in the future after the shop had been closed; seven or eigh 8.30 in the evening of the 8th of last March;

machinery, is just in its infancy. Besides ours he will give us credit for a little honesty of in the South, there are at the North the Kai-purpose. I wish also that he could be induced to of us were sitting chatting when we suddenly

plug coal mines, which, after: more than ten place some European-I do not care whom, so heard a great noise outside the door, and thinking it, might be robbers we ran into the

years working, and, spending over Tis, 1,600,000 long as he is duly qualified at the head of the fn working expenses and machittery, &c are now mining office in Canton, who would be able to back premises and hid ourselves, some men, Mr. Ho Amei, ia responding, thanked all his enabled to put out daily from 700 to 8oo tons of advise him respecting these matters. As it is,

"total" who is however, being sent up stairs on to the 2nd guests for the hearty manner in which they had coals. Owing, however, to the difficulty in the he is advised by a

utterly floor to beat the gong as a signal for hel. The robbers commenced an attack on the door and

received the toast, and proposed that of the transit of the coals, they have not, as yet, been incapable of judging of our difficulties, or of how health of Her Britannic Majesty which was also able to pay any dividends to their shareholders to conduct such an industry, and whose inter- finally broke through, when several of them bonoured with three singing cheers.

Fortunately Mr. Ng Choy has, by sanction of ference without skilful advice must prevent the rushed into the hall. They did not get in The Hon. F. Ryrle then proposed a toast to Viceroy Li, come to their rescue, by proposing success of any mining enterprise in China. I through the door, which was made of iron, but the host, Mr. Ho Amej. He had been for a very to connect a line of ratis from the mines to would urge most strongly, upon the Viceroy, in effected an entrance through a hole they made long time a prominent resident in Hongkong, Tientsis, the port of consumption. This lule line the position he now stands with relation to such in the wall. Three men rushed in through and had always been a bright example to his of railway, although it is not a very long one enterprises in this part of China, that he should the hole with revolvers in their right hands, countrymen in helping forward all matters of will be the mother of railways in China. With have capable men to advise him, and not which they commenced firing. I ran up stairs, commerce; in fact, he was the leader time although we have heard very little of it of late, in work of which they have not the most to the Pengtu gold mine at Shantung, allow, as at present, the "tantais" to interfere but after some time they came and dragged me countrymen in this colony. He was at one out and enquired whether I was the master. I employed by the Government of this colony, and I hope it is going on as quietly and smoothly as elementary knowledge. We have here to work valuables were kept, and I said on the floor manner in which he carried out his duties. He conclude, I must not omit to mention thathing connected with mining, and however well- said that I was not, They saked ins where the earned a very good name for himself for the dure, and will turn out a success. Before I four wines which have been opened under weiyuen," who is totally ignorant of every- above, which was not the truth, as they were required no eulogium from the speaker. He had the credit in managing, opening up and kept on the ground floor. Thaman made me go made his own way in the world, and he had laying out of our Tamchow and Tal-yu-shan disposed he may be it is a great hardship that a great quantity of clothes and other things. They the cause of progress and civilisation. He had our mining engineer, under whom we had their duties by the supervision ofr up stairs and pick them out, and I showed them shown thens the result of some of his labours in mines and works is entirely due to Mr. Candler, the men should be harassed in carrying out took away with them upwards of 3000 lots of given them a most enjoyable trip, and the the services of Mesus. Turner, Sinclair, Cock, knows nothing about the matter. Another property valued at 3,953 silvertaeis. The robbers speaker was sure they were all very grateful, D. Jones, W. Joner, and Warwick, besides matter to which I would allude is the payment. did not appear to be people belonging to the for it. It showed a great deal of pluck on Mr. others who have returned to England on the of ten per cent, on the output. In nd other district, as 1 did not recognise any of them. Ho Amei's part to invite such a party as he saw expiration of their agreements. The immediate country in the world is any tax placed on metals, and carried torches: After committing great havoc thought he had ever seen in this part of the world. furnaces, and buildings you see to-day have been of Portugal, and Spain. Thus they pay a tax They were all anned with revolvers and swords, before him, the largest gathering of its kind he supervision and laying out of the mill, with the exception of some of the provinces in the shop they went away about two o'clock la

The toast was drunk amidst the usual refrain ably carled out by Mr. Turner, with assistance of one per cent. on the profit, to the Govern the morning, letting off many crackers; They "He is a jolly good fellow," etc.

from Mr. Sinclair Before thanking you for your ment, and I would ask you to place in com

·I. Mr. MacEwen, pursuant to notice pien

fold me before going away that if I valued my Mr. He Amel read the following reply. Ladies company on this eventful occasion, I beg to way. Parison & tax of one per cent, on the profit (a) To ask-Whether it is the intention life at all I was not to follow. On going down and Gentlemen-You are. Invited here to-day to that your preseses here today, it quite an honour and a tax of ten per cear, on the gross out-

stairs 1 found the master of the shop, "Yuen, witness the working of our crushing plant and to me an honour which I shall never forget is turn! I do not think I have anything,

further to mendations contained in the Commissiouers g Sim, lying on the ground in an fumaces, which are the first, to exist in China, life and an honour which will ever be rememo ay except that now we have had this jollificor Report on the subject of Interpretation unconscious state, and dying from a bullet and works, perhaps never seen by any here bered with pride by my descendants. (Applause) on we intend to settle down to really hard work wound in the body. The bullet had entered at before, excepting a few;; whose duties are to Instead of having a desire to retire from further may say that I was somewhat aversa at first forwarded in September, last year, which the left shoulder and come out at the right attend to such works, such as men composing troublesome undertakings ilke this after this to the proposal of Mr. He Amel to erect smelting condemned in general terms: the system in

breast. We put hins on a bed, but he was our staff of engineers, smelters, and miners. event, your presence here gives me encourage works in connection with the mine. There is force in the various Government Depart bleeding very much and soon died of the wound. You have also witnessed the first out-put of our ment to stimulate my countrymen to promota not one mine in a hundred in England with There was an inquest on the body but I did silver cake from the Refining Furnaces thing further undertakings such as railways; water smelting works attached to it. It has been a (b.) To move, That, in view of the rapid not allend it, nor did I attend the burial. Nobody which was hardly credited by any outsider a few works, shipping, docks, gun factories, &c. very great, undertaking, and it will require Lime development and extension of the City of else in the shop was injured. The town was in years or even months ago, but, which has had which are greatly needed in China This and patien and experimentalising to carry it Victoria, and the necessity that exists for charge of a Chinese Colonel of the army but my full confidence from the beginning to the will be memorable day I hope in the Out How

Mr Ho Amel only gets Freater protection against fire, a Commission nobody came in answer to our alarm gong, present day. At least, my hope has so far been records of our mines in the South

is no doubt that we shall be: be appointed to test the advisability of a The witness then, at the request of Mr. Wotton, realized as to prove to you and to the world at and 1 have no doubt IFE.

treatăwith the productions ol thorough re-organisation of the Brigade, stepped towards the docle and touched with his large, that the mineral resources of Southern Canton will be pleased to me

Khig'mise but with very many áthers in Southern a. The Transurer, pursuant to notice, will (as three of the pitsaners: whom he recognized Chips are not to be alighted. Doubtless, mining throne on the subject

thanke youżyéry muk

save beco propose the following amendment in the Bill as belonging to the gang, and whom he had is a risky thing, and is not a very safe investment, all impediments entitled “The Roung Ordinance, 1888.4. sets not seen since the day of the robbery. These especially, when under bad management. But generally

Section 1, sub-section Omit the last three men, he said were armed with revolvers, from the specimens of ore continually brought to opening

sentence of the sub-section and substitute After the witness had examined the contents our notice, and from the arrays made, I bave And lastly for it the following's

of a box in court and picked out some property come to the conclusion that the mineral resources – will put? "Such annual value shall not include the value of any machinery in or upon such

which the Municipal Council proposed to imposting with this case, but meanwhile beg to express our sympathy with the Editor of the |Bangkok Timer for his misfortune in having been made the victim of a judge who has apparently yet to learn the rudiments of legal procedure..

MESSRS. Russell & Co. inform us that the

"Union" Line steamer Frista, from Antwerp. lef Singapore for this port on the 14th inst., and may be expected to arrive on the zoth.

A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. 1165, will he held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

IT is officially notified that Mr. A. G. Wise har been appointed a member of the Commission appointed to revise the laws and ordinances of Hongkong, vire Mr..E. J. Ackroyd, absent on leave.

WE would call attention to the alteration in the hour of departure of the Pacific Mail S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Peking for San Francisco, vid Yokohama and Honolulu on the 19th inst. Instead of leaving at 3 pim., she will leave at I p.m.

A TELEGRAM from Peking states that a decree was issued on the 6th inst., appointing, the Viceroy Yang of the Fuh-klen and Cheklang

Provinces, to be Viceroy of the Sheuse and Kansu Provinces. The present Governor of Hinas will fill the vacancy at Foochow.

THE report of the death on the roth inst, of Mr. Russell Robertson, British Consul at Yokohama and Acting Judge of Her Majesty's Supreme Court in Japan, has been confirmed. It is only A week or two since Mr. Robertson passed through here on his way to Japan, after a lengthy visit to England.

AT a meeting of the Sanitary. Board held on March 13th, the minutes of which now see the "light for the first time, the Secretary was directed to transmit to the Colonial Secretary for the consideration of his Excellency the Governor the following resolution proposed by Dr, Manson and seconded by the Colonial Surgeon,--Tbst in view of the danger to the community from a Small-pox or other epidemic hospital situated in the centre of the town, a representation be made to the Government of the urgent, necessity of

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THE Foochow Echo anys-In the tea districts the usual preparations, for the new leaf are rumoured to be very gloomy for the coming season. "Doubts" seem to be the order of the day in matters concerning the business. Last -year was certainly a very salutary one as a lesson to many of our enterprising but penniless celestial tea merchants, who we positively blame to be the cause of all the deterioration in quality and price, for they are the real inventors and sellers of the tremendous amount of rubbish that is placed.on the market every year, and the respit is that other respectable dealers who used to buy and place in the market pure leaf, are now compelled to give up any idea of fair dealing in order to remain in the trade at all. If a clean sweep of this grand class of tea dealers can be effected, China tea will be at once clevated to lus old standard which the world so much appreciated. The following are the Orders of the Day for the Legislative Council to be held on Wednesday

18th inst, at 4 pimusti

of the Government to act up to the recom

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To resume Cammluce on the Bill entitled The Rating Ordin 44. To resume Con

Cameron rose to call upon the company to At the conclusion of tiffin, Major-General drink to the health of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China. He was glad to state that they had spent a very pleasant day on the Territory of H.M. the Emperor. Long may he reign over a happy, prosperous and contented people. He, General Cameron, would venture to say that outside His Majesty's Empire, there Was no place where he had more well-wishers for himself and country than in Hongkong.

The toast was drunk after three cheers were given for the Emperor.

no kung an belonging to the shen amongst in the provinces of Capton, Kwanga, Kwai chowoff which was the spectacles and case the watch and Yunnan, are inexhaustible, and with capital pocket and other willen belonging to the deceased | patience, and good management could be. master of the shop, the enquiry terminated and easily, and made to pay, handsomely, the prisoners, were remandedy til tomorrow at the fact that most Hobelock

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