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Intimations.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

FLOWER

Flower

Vegetable

OUR NEW SEASON'S

ARE NOW READY,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

A LADY who advertised for a girl to do light, | housework" received a letter from an applicant

sho said her health demanded sea air, and, LTD.sked with the light-house was situated.

Parcels of 50 Packets, price, $10.00

of 20 of 45 Single Packets at list prices.

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SAYS the Straits Times:-British North Borneo does not only seem to attract -Tobacco planters but also Coffee planters are enquiring and looking out for lands. We have just heard that a wellknown and experienced West Java planter Messus. Butterfield & Swire inform us that the has leased 4,000 acres in the vicinity of the ER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer danelaus, from Benkokariver, another gentleinan, who is bring. Liverpool, left Singa ore for this post yesterdaying the land under cultivation, is also in search

fternoon, and is due on the, 18th inst.

of suitable land of the same size. Also the SOLVERPOOL is preparing to put Hongkong in the Notary Bloch, a well known capitalist in Java, 7-53 hade by supplying herself with pure drinking has the same object in view.

water from the River Veriw, at ibatary of the

FROM a Calcutta contemporary

we observe that Severn, the valley of the Verniew an

the first number of Hayes' Sporting News was iniense embankment is being constructed,

To be brought nut in the City of Palaces to-day thice miles in extent, together with reservoirs

This new venture will be published weekly and and aqueducts which are forcast £1,400,00 in

edited by Capt. M. H. Hayes, having special hand cash. The aqueduct will not, however, be

reference to horses and sport. Particular niten romantic Bowen Rond, 'Eu, will be mainly com-tion will be paid to race reporting and to posed of iron piping whose cast alege will veterinary matters, treated from a popular point of view. The opening number will contain the be £450,000. The Welsh landowners of the

first of a series of articles on Capt Hayes' recent Severn valley are raising an objection to the extensiveness of the undertaking on the supposi tion that during a dry season they will be left destitute of the means of a warring wash, The iron piping of the condult will weigh about

SPECIAL FLORIST'S SEEDS.'

In Packets of six or more named varieties, Viz:-

CLOVE PINKS-PANSIES-PHLOX-

HOLLYHOCKS PORTULACA, VERBENA like our Tytam sicure, which forms the

and PETUNIA.

MIGNONETTE MACHEL (The New Variety);

Price 1 Catalogue on application.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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3's August 18RS.

2. Tại kho, BEFTEMBER 15, Ng.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Reartar weing of St. John Lodge, Nu. 65 NC, will held in Freemasons' Hall. 1200 and Street, this evening, at,8.30, fir 9 o'clock ily, Vining brethren are cordially invited.

Fortabout an hour yesterday the visitors to our

ג'זיין

250,000 tons.

FASTAN and other gamblers still continue to pay very unhandsome dividentls. Four of these very much unshaved but decidedly harmless law. legt ap breakers were arraigned this morning at the Police Court before Mr. Scrcombe Smith, for the offence of public gambling at No. 292 Queen's Road West, where they were caught together with twenty alters not in custody, on the even. ng of the 12th inst. Police Sergeant Thomas Duncan deposed to finding the accused busy at the game, and to arresting them stowed away i pans in the cook-house; the other men succeeded in making their escape. Twoinformers spoke to gambling in the same house.on the night of the 4th inst, and saw the first and second defendants watching at the door and

was taking a letter to a friend when the police rau him in; the second that he went to get some men to discharge cargo; the third that he was calling on a friend, and the fourth that he was discussing the social question with a democrat when he was suddenly anested. The second fefendant not having $15 handy went away to -tactise on the ever-willing crank handle for a month, but the others got off at the rate of fifty cents apiece. The two informers were to have had a reward of $5 each if all fines had been forthcoming.

tour through the Far East, entitled "Among Fonics in China and Japán,

FOUR boatmen appeared before Mr. Sercombe Smith this morning at the Police Court the is, 2nd and 3rd charged with unlawfully boarding the steamer Formosa without the consent of the master, and the 4th defendant with unlawfully making fast his boat to the side of the steamer while she was underway in the harbour and approaching her anchorage. The Chinese police constable clearly proved his case, when the second defendant, who had once before being fined a few dollars for the name offences ordered to plank down twenty Mexicans. The others contributed $10 each towards the neces sities of a depleted Treasury: : WITH regard to H.M.S. Sultan running down and sinking a French steamer in the Tagus last winter the First Lord of the Admiralty is reported as having stated that the Government had given £20,000 to the French Ambassador

drowned owing to the collision with the French steamer, and also as 'com, ensation to those of the crew and passengers who lost their personal, effects. As to compensation the owners of the steamer that question had not been raised: probably because one of the same French Com. pany's vessels ran down the British merchant steamer Nith while at her moorings in the Tages on April 7th, 1884, when the owners of the Nith were non-suited in the French Courts owing to her Captain not having given due notice as required by French law. It was, however, outside the province of the Admiralty to make any representation to the French Government

SEPTEMBER

Articles of Association, and with the concurrence of the shareholders, it is proposed to appropriate this amount as follows:

a

The new steamer Wailoong arrived in Hong- kong on the 10th Jane. Since that date she has been employed in the Tamsui trade, and has proved herself a most adnurable vessel of her class; her acquisition has greatly strengthened the Company's hand in Formosa.

The sale of the old Hailoong was alluded to in the last Report, and the accounts shew that this bas necessitated the withdrawal of $30,000.00 from Reserve. It must, however, be borne in for depreciation in value of this particular steamer,, have in great measure accounted for this sum.

13, 1888.

We have compared the above Statement with the Books and Vouchers of the Company and have found the same in accordance therewith,

JAMES H. Cox'

R. LYALL COX Auditors. Hongkong roth'September, 1888.

FIRES.

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delinquent? Well, if it didn't, I'm sure the delinquent did.

In the first place, there are hundreds of ships afloat, in which the captain is the only one who sees the chart.”

There are hundreds in which the captain and navigating oflicer only consult the chart."

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As for the second mate, no matter who ho may be, daring even to hint at danger; why, it is simply and utterly without the bounds of reason, to suppose it for one moment; why, it means being told "to mind your blanky business! -to be asked what the blanky blank you know

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To place the amount of $62,628.80 to Reserve Fand, being the equivalent of 8 per cent, on the values of the Steamers (excepting the new Hailong), Wharf, Moorings, &c, on the 30th June last, and to pay a Dividend of 9 per cent.

There are hundreds of skippers who look at further sum of $84,862.00, and leaving a balancë. in the paid-up Capital of the Company, absorbing

you coldly and very insincerely (supposing a chart to be placed where you can see it) if you of $3,110.37 to be carried forward.

The frequent occurrence of fires last year and dare to rule off their course thereon, after they the accounts now presented will be considered the re-commencement of danger with the

The General Managers venture to hope that

have set them, and many who would tell you to satisfactory in every respect; they have pleasure approaching winter and facts that ought to occupy mind your own business if they caught you at in stating that no losses or casualties have the acrious attention of the Government and the it and many more who consider that a junior occurred during the period under review and that--Insurance Companies. Isevention of fire ought officer has no right to know anything about the to go hand in hand with prevention of crime; ship's positioil except what he can gather from the fleet has been fully maintained in its usual state of efficiency....

prevention is always better than cure. So far, finding an approximate distance by bearings. I we have had only a fire cure enforced, the am not sure, however, that à chart was visible in shape of the Fire Enquiry Ordinancé, a measure this particular instance for any purpose that which was brought about by the frequent and ↑ might be required of it. repeated conflagrations which, heralded the coming of the present year. Suspicions were then rife that most of the fires, which occurred in November, December, and January last were the direct work of incendiaries, and, the Legislative body, which counted among its" members several representatives of local Insur ance Companies, lost no time in framing and ano passing a measure which was thought to adequately answer the requirements of the case Since then we may say that incendiarism has been stalking abroad throughout the colony with gigantic strides. Arson cases are of almost weekly occurrence at the Police Court; In fact, no fare occurs now in the colony, bud ita wilful originators are soon traced and effective measures than of that post-mortem indicted. Surely it is time to th.ak of more examination which goes by the name of the Fire Enquiry Ordinance? We would like to have a Fire Prevention Ordinance set a-going, effectual,

I have offered advice once or twice and reaped repressive, and coercive enough to set landlords and tenants on their guard, to keep the Police my reward, and 1 could also quote many instances on the qui vive, and to frighten future would be where others have done it with the same result; incendiaries out of existence. Unless such a hut I sincerely hope, Sir, that they have already drastic measure be employed, disastrous firesjoyed or will enjoy the joke, as much as will to a certainty multiply in the colony, the my siter friends and I, because it really is Insurance Companies will continue to be sorely amusing. victimised, and crime will triumph. How to do it how is the measure to be practically worked to effectually prevent wilful fire-raising?

We do not presume to dictate to the Govern-

mind that the additions to Reserve in years past

The outstanding claim against the Oriental Bank Corporation will be finally settled in February, 1899. It has been arranged that all creditors receive 98! / in full, and accord. ingly some $10,400 00 of the amount now stand- account, will be available for transfer to the ing at the "Oriental Bank Corporation suspense Reserve Fund.

In conclusion it may be remarked that the amounts appearing as "Freights due" and been collected since that date.. "Accounts receivable" on 30th June have all

CONSULTING COMMITTER.

Since the last meeting Messrs. F. D. Sassoon and A.P. McEwen have resigned their seats, and the Hon. Mr. Bell-Irving and Mr. J. F. Holliday have been invited to fill the vacancies thus caused. The Committee now consists of the Hon. Mr. Ryrie, the Hon. Mr. Layton, the Hon. Mr. Bell-Irving, and Mr. J. F. Holliday. In accordance with Sec. Xof the Articles of Association, all

themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS.

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about it to be called, "a cheeky son of blank," to be asked satirically "if you're skipper?"-to be threatened with discharge, and to be subsequently warned by the owners that "they don't want you to interfere with the Captain, it being quite unnecessary, as they don't want two commanders in one ship.",

Ha hatha! (I really can't help laughing), but I should like to see myself offering a sugges

the next instant. Noi as. that's all played out. tlon, even with the "umbleness" of Uriah Heap, though the ship went to Davy Jones in "Kaptings" are peculiar things; they always know and are always right; their officers never.

Ha ha ha ha. We'll advise the "Kap- ting" next time we have an opportunity, and report on his appropriation of it. I am sure he will like it, and I think I could bet pretty safely on the result; but never mind, we'll try it all Court of Admiralty expect it

Thanking you in anticipation for inserting this poor attempt at à joke,

I remain, Sir,

cival hotel might have been seen, on arriving counting the beads. The first defendant said he for the relatives of those who were killed; or eligible, of these gentlemen retire, but, being companies, but may nevertheless take the liberty the same, as the Shanghai representatives of the

at the end of the entrance hall, to port their helm, *e vandly and hung the wall closely as they passed on. The broker crowd hardly ventured at all it was only a gigantic St. Barnard which lay anies, the corridor.

Only a day, and muzzled at that, -

Chily a dog, but he linked as he sat

On the old for, an Uringle Ise wonki kay Now then, I leaw the lian at brokers; houutide,'

or I've yer.

The Ocean Co's steamer feminos takes with her to Sandakan, in addition to Mr. E Abrahamson, managing director of the Easi Thunco Planting Co, Mr. A. H. Mitchelson, who has been engaged as manager of the pepper department. Mr. Mitchelson is the proprietor of a pepper estate in Johore, which he states paid the entire cost of outlay in the fourth year, and horis most hopeful of equally satisfactory results in British, North Borneo, Mr. M. Dumas, an old and experienced tobacco planter, is also very sanguine that the new company has n bright future before it.

THÈRE have been many disputes about the speed of cartier pigeons and the means whereby they cadeavour to find a way back to their old homes after being conveyed long distances in directions to which the birds are entire strangers The instinct by which the bird is guided, like most aber instincts, has never been satisfactorily explained. Dr. Frank Buckland thought the reasons never would be understood, and that for long distances the carrier was incapable of doing more than fifty miles an hour. As an example

in Bedfordshire, on Wednesday 18th July, and was released, at the latter place at 8.44 the following morning. The bird arrived home the same day at 130 p.m. having flown a distance of about 200 miles in, say, four and three quarter hours. Ou the following Tursday the same bird was let off at Hitchin at 9.25 in the morning and arrived home in perfect condition at 1.3o pm, the same day; distance 208 miles; time, 4 hours 5 minutes. This is well on to 51 miles an hour, although an anonymous American waiter on universal knowledge credits the carrier pigeon with a speed of sixty miles an hour. As the first flight was but 47 miles an hour, and as the pigeon was a perfectly healthy and strong bird it is reasonable to suppose that the wind greatly affects the speed,

on that matter.

SUPREME COURT,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr. A. J. Leach, Acting Puisne Judge)

INTERPLEADER CASE.

it had been adjourned that an appeal might be eloquently debated by Mr. Francis Q.C. and the Attorney-General, to decide who should begin The appeal was decided against Mr. Francis, and another $300 added to the little bill. The property in dispute consists of a partly built junk and some timber.

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It is with much regret that the General Man- agcis have to record the death of Mr.L. Hauschild, who has been associated with the Company as nuditor since its formation. The present accounts have been audited by Messrs. J. H. Cox and R. Lyall, who retire, but offer themselves for re-election,

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., ̧ ́

General Managers.

BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1888. Assets,

To Value of Co.'s Steamers :-

Haiphong, For- mosa, Nomea," Thales, Fokien, Haitan and Hai. loong

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..$1,083,100,00

Value of Wooden Wharf Value of Buoys and Moorings at Swa- tow, Amoy, Tamsii and Hongkong, and Steam-launch .......

20,000,00

13.391.30

ment authorities, nor to the interested Insurance of making a suggestion or two which we think are pracúcable. In the first place we would. remove as rapidly and as effectually as possible the primary cause of accidental fires in the densely crowded Chinese quarters of the town, by relieving those districts of a state of congestion which is alike a discredit and a menace to the colony. We would reasonably, limit the number oftenants in every Chinese house; closely inspect their furniture and fixings; restrict the storage of combustible materials such as timber, bain- boos, rattans, etc. to a certain quantity in every shop, and place such shops apart from each other; absolutely prohibit, the storage of kerosine oil unless under absolute safeguards; and, were it possible, even the use of kerosine lamps in all native kitchens and in all tenements where carpenter's work, ralian chair-making and other kindred occupations are indulged in. We would cause special depots to be built near the sea-side where all inflammable oils and other articles could be stored for retail and wholesale; compel every shop owner to send in accurate returns of the inflammable articles in stock, induce them to keep water or some patent fire extinguisher, at hand; teach, them the art of extinguishing incipient conflagrations; fine with a heavy hand every infringer of the imposed regulations; in a word leave no stone unturned to efficiently prevent fires by sweeping and drastic measures. A somewhat novel, but what would pro- [29,610.13bably prove a very effective preventative of the malady which has well-nigh become epidemic 70,000.00 in the colony has been suggested, which is 18,339.86 to authorise the Police to extend their nightly rounds to the tops of Chinese, houses in 7.593 48 certain congested quarters of the town. In the 83,739.60 mixed quarters where Europeans live in close 24,194.11 contact with Chinese, the European tenants

2,234.75 might be empowered to daily inspect the native |

habitations and report as to their condition to the 1,280.44 Fire Inspector. This scheme is clearly imprac- ticable. A thoroughly experienced and qualified $1,353 483-71 Fire Master should be appointed and entrusted with far more discretionary powers than the present Superintendent of the Brigade actually possesses. He should be allowed a wide margin in the matter of funds to work his department up to the required standard of efficiency.

-—-—$1,116,491.34

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation .......

The H. & S.B. Corporation Deposit....

Cash Account

Balance of Claim on Oriental Bank Corporation in Líquidation

"Freights duc 30th June

Mr. Francis, (instructed by Mr. Webber) stated, that in May last Chow Ki Shun, his client, gave an order to Tsang Hon, a boat-builder at Sau- ki-wan, for a fishing junk, the price agreed upon being $1,490. Tsang Hon proceeded to build the junk, getting bir timber from Chow Fan. He received $1,370, from time to time, in part payment, but in July he got into difficulties, as he owed for the wood, could not get any more, By and was in difficulties with his workmen, As he could not go on he arranged with Chow Ki Shun that in consideration of being released from the contract he should hand over the junk and some timber to him. He did so. and the Junk was towed into the harbour. Next day it was seized under an interim attachment obtained by Chow Fan. Chow Ki Shun now claimed the junk and timber on the ground that he had taken them over before the order was ordered, and had them actually in bis possession. If Chow Fan had been smart enough to attack them before the transfer he could have held them against Chow Ki Shun, but as it was he had no hold on them.

The adjourned interpleader case, Chow Ki THE casterly wind which has blown through the of Buckland's correctness we turn with satisfacSbun v. Tsang Hon, was resumed this morning. harbour during the last six days with a force tion to an account sent us by a correspondent in just strong enough to keep the bunting on the Whitby, who says a fioining pigeon was sent stretch makes it pretty evident that the south-front that town to the Station Master at Sandy west monsoon of 1988 is a phenomenon belong. ́ing to past meteorological history, To-day the

wind is due N.F. and the temperature, though, registered at 83 at 10 am, is cool and pleasant. The humidity of the atmosphere is also falling and although we had a few very warm days in the early part of the summer the season cannot be said to have been, on the whole, excessively hot. With the termination of the south-west wind 'ends the trying heat of the summer of the year. On the responsibility of the London Times the world is informed that H.M.S. Archer is a total failure as a fast cruiser, and doubtless "the thunderer" is correct, as it invariably has competent naval critic on its very large staff of contributors and correspondents. As the Archer was built by the same builders (Thompson of Clyde Bank) and at the same time as her sister ship the Porpoise, this information is not calculated to make British residents in China very hopeful of what the latter vessel may some day accomplish as a torpedo-catcher. The two ships are twins in every respect, are very much alike and were intended to have the same power, but in their official trials the Archer did 17.8 knots an hour and the Portoise only 17.0 Like the Porpoise, the ship which the London paper condeinns as useless cost the country exactly £67 58. This is just, about double what, a first-class, merchant ateamer of the sane power, speed and woonage would cost her owners. The above figures for the Archer do nat include her guns, hutonly their mountings. TO DAY at the Police Court, before Mr, Sercombe Smith, Me. Arthur R. Agassey charged a sampan❘ man with disorderly conduct and assaulting hich this sorning on landing from the steamer Puskun in which he had come as a passenger Plainut said he was employed in the Chinese-Imperial Customs and engaged defend. | aut's beat to take him from the Fushun to the Hankere bound for Canton. The boat was engaged for fifty cents, but after getting his luggage into the Hankow complainant' found he had forgotten

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Chow Ki Shun gave evidence as to the contract for the boat. In July, having made big payments to Choo Fun, and bearing that he was in debt, ho demanded possession of it, and received it, together with the wood necessary to. finish it, on the 23rd of that month. It was launched, and moored alongside his own boat. Next day a crowd came and took it away; they had it yet.

By the Attorney-General i-He took” 1.400 or 500 pieces of wood away. The junk was a two- masted one; the reason he took fifteen masts away with him was because they were to be used as bulwarks,

The addresses which were lately signed by a great number of the Portuguese community of Hongkong to Senhor Amaral, the unsuccessful candidate at the last election in Macao, and to the members of the dissolved Loyal Senate of the colony respectively, are still being acrimo niously handled by that bright specimen of hydinphobic journalism-the Macao Indepen-, dente. Both addresses are now said to have been concocted in Hongkong by a couple of individuals who were seeking notoriety; through their undue influence and exertions the docs mente are said to bave been signed by about two hundred respectable Portuguese in this colony, and then forwarded to Macap and Lisbon. The Independente questions the motives

Chang Chow Fan gave evidence as to the which led such a vast number of men to sub- scribe to documents which it asserts to be ill-building of the junk, and its transfer when he

found himself in difficulties, deserved by the respective parties to whom they were addressed; it challenges every signatory to declare whether he undersigned the address of his own free-will and knowledge, or from s desire to please the canvassers; in a word, the rabid organ of a Government gone mad over its own ineplitude revolves heaven and earth to throw ridicule and odium on those Portuguese residents of Hongkong who had courage and Independence enough to make an open demons.

a small parcel. The boat took him back to thetration against the ruling powers who are Fushun, where he stayed about one minute, and working the ruin of Macao. We think the then returned to the shore for which additional majority of intelligent Portuguese who reside in service he offered to cents extra which was this colony ought to congratulate themselves indignantly refused, the defendant wanting no- upon the persistent onslaughts made on them thing less than 20 cents. The accused then by the Macao semi-official rag. Nothing else seized complainant by the arm, asking him in could be expected but'vile abuse and insult from pretty strong language to pay more money, such a'source. The Portuguese residents in Withers took him further along and then this colony who have declared themselves in gave him in charge to the police. Defendant favour of the dissolved Municipality of Macro, denied the assault, said his boat was engaged should think themselves highly boncured by the for an hour and a hall, and that bis right insane and purposeless barking of such a mangy fare was 20 cents per hour. He was fined opposition as the Independents. We hope the $10 or in default three weeks imprisonment. signatories of the last address will find a fit Another boatman was also fined $10 by the reply_to_the_Independente's" vapourlogs and same magistrate for boarding the Indo-China attacks, by sending round another address for Co. steamer Tairang, Captain Jackson, on signature and having it duly forwarded to the the afternoon of the 12th instant while the vessel members of the Corporation which was for 4 was underway and without the consent of the second time arbitrarily dissolved by Governor

COBIAL

Tsang Hon, the plaintiff, stated that he sup plied Choo Fan with timber to the value of $751, and that about half of it was seized under the writ of attachment,

Evidence having been given that Chow Fan, had offered to pay a composition of so per cent.

The Attorney-General, in opening his cases, submitted that whatever transfer of the junk and timber might have been made, that property, under the contract between Chow Ki Shun and Choo Far, could not be so transferred uncom- pleted. It was a fraudulent, lovalid transfer made for the purpose of divesting the builder of ownership and vesting it in Chow Ki Shan,

Mr. Francis argued that the transaction was honest and genuine, and that Chow Fan hed undoubtedly the greated claim to preference.

Judgment was deferred.

THE DOUGLAS STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following in the report for presentation to the shareholders at the Fifth Ordinary General Meeting to be held at the offices of the Company, on Saturday, the azod day of September, 1888, at noon--

The Genstal Manggers have now to submit to the shareholders their report on the 6th year's working of the Company, ended 30th June of Insurance, remuneration to Consulting Com- 1888. After paying all running expenses, Prentia infties and Auditor's, fees, there remains a net profit of $150191:17 and in accordance with ske

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Sundry Accounts Receivable

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Value of Coals in Godown... Value of 1 Capstan and i Shaft in hand.....

Liabilities. Proposed Capital:-

20,000 Shares at

$50.00 $1,000,000.00 1,144 Shares

unallotted... 57,200.00

18,856 Shares.....

Underwriting Ac-

count of the Co.... Reserve Fund 30th June, 1886... Amount written off Profit and Loss Ac- count on 30th June, 1887

127,320.01

Leas withdrawn re

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old Huiloong sold,

$1,111.38

178,431-39

30,000,00

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ÜYELERATOR

Sundry Accounts Payable Dividend 30 Junc, 1887 not yet claimed „Acceptancesrenew . Hailoong ,,Suspense Account, Oriental Bank Cor- poration

Profit and Loss Ac- count. Balance3oth June 1887 brought forward......... ,,Balance 30th June,

1888

6,504.68

144,086.49

12,173.31

Yours faithfully,' - §

FIFTY DOLLARS.

Hongkong, 13th September, 1888,

FOOCHOW CHÀMBER OF

·COMMERCE,

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

A special general meeting of the Foochow Chamber of Commerce was called for 6 p.m, on the 5th inst., in accordance with a requisition The business signed by seven members. announced was--.

"To discuss certain circulars that have appeared in the Grocers' Gazette and elsewhere," which, by their inaccuracies, have greatly pre judiced the ten trade of this part.”

The leading spirits of this movement were Messrs. Pollard, Rogers, Hunter, Silverlock, and Siemssen. Two alber members signed the requisition for a special meeting.

There was a full attendance of members, and Mr. John Odell occupied the chair. N

Mr. Rogers, in addressing the meeting expressed the hope that all personalities would be avoided during the discussion, and after a few remarks in which he gracefully acknowledged that their firm (Mesars. England & Co.) was responsible for the only mistake in the circular, moved that steps be taken to counteract the letter in question. It was not quito plainly stated whether a telegram was to be sent to the Groters Gazelle or the grocers themselves.

Mr. Hunter also hoped that the discussion would have nothing personal about it, and then proceeded to maunder in a most personal way until pulled up sharply by the Chairman for getting out of the course.

Mr. Silverlock followed by reading extracts from letters of the "Four principal merchants in London." One extract sounded extremely like something that appeared in a tea broker's circular.

Mr. Chambers moved as an amendment- "That this meeting be immediately dissolved, the subject under discussion not being within the

province of the Chamber of Commerce."

Mr. Cocker in seconding the amendment remarked that the letter in the Grocers. Gazette bad really nothing to do with the results of the teas. The teas were originally bad, had got considerably worse, and too high prices had been paid for them. If a dealer could sell tes at a profit, he bought it, and if he couldn't, he fet the holder keep it.

Then as to our Fire engines. The present system is evidently deficient. There should be Fire engines placed in every parallel of the $942,800.00 city; fire sones might be formed with their permanent Fire engines and staff which, on a given alarm, would be able to approach the scene of conflagration, without delay and start pumping water either from the sea or from the hydrants. The floating engine should be along side the Fraya and not at Kowloon where she generally le two or three additional floating engines should be constructed, more men enrolled in the Fire Brigades, and more money

Upon the amendment being put to the meet- spent on such an indispensable branch of the public safety. And then, when a fire basing only six members opposed, and it was there- occurred, and houses have been consumed and property destroyed, let the members constituting the Board of Enquiry buckle on their armour 23,873-33 and attack, the subject before them with a deter

mined intention of running down their enemyj 52.50 let the Penal laws be applied on fire-raisers with an unsparing hand, so that really deterrent 64,33948 punishments may in their turn help in preventing what has become a public nuisance of a most Berious character...

148,431.39

11,222.43

150,591.17 $1,353,483.71

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, 30TH JUNE, 1888 To Charges Account.....

3749.21

Remuneration to Consulting Committee for 12 months to date.. Auditors Fee.................................... Remuneration to General Man- agers for Office Expenses, &c., & for 12 months,qui.............io.

By Balance of Profit and Loss 30th

June, 1887

Profit on running the Co's Steamers to date....

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Proit on Coals supplied to Steamers

Profit on Wharfage .................. Profit on Hongkong Moorings,

3,000.00 500.00

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CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions axpressed by Correspondents in this column.3

"

THE LOSS OF THE LEESANG." TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONDKong Telegrafií,

fore carried, sap

With a vote of thanks to the Chairman the most absurd meeting ever held in Foochow was dissolved.

THE SWINDLER RUSSELL

IV TRIAL AND SENTENCE.

At the Calcutta Sessions on the 24th August Mr. C. W. Warner, alias Russell, was put upon his trial. The Englishman reports the two days, bearing as follows:--

DEFRAUDINO SINGER'S SEWING MACHINE Co.

EMPRESS VI. CHARLES EDWARD WARNER- Prisoner pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him (1) with having on the 17th October, 1886, being then employed as a servant by the SIR, One of the most amusing things I have Singer Sewing Machine Company, and having heard for some time past emanated from the been entrusted with the sum of Rs. 4,494-13-7, Admiralty Court at Her Brittannie Majesty's committed criminal breach of trust in respect

of Consulate, Shanghai, in the Finding and Order that wom, (2) that being between the 18th and of that court after the enquiry into the stranding 11st. October 1886, entrusted with the sum of and loss of the Indo-China Co,la steamer Leesang Rs. 229-12-1, committed criminal breach of trust A clause in the Finding and Order, no taken in respect of a portion thereof, Rs. 155-10-6. from a Shanghai daily paper, runs thus: A third count of the Indictment charged him "That Charles Kilgour, and officer, holding a with breach of trust la respect of Rs. 10. - The certificate as master, No. 114 Victoria, and who facts on which the prosecution was based have. 150,591.17 was on watch from 8 to ta p.m. on the night of been already fully reported and may be briefly the casualty, was guilty of a wrongful default stated as followsPrisoner was the Manager $166,840.38 and is deserving of censure in not having of the Singer Sewing Machine Co.'s branchin ascertained the position of the ship on taking Dalhousie Square in October, 1886, On the 18th charge of the deck and in not having advised of that month he made a report to the police that 6,504.68 the captain to haul out to the westward, knowing the shop had been broken into the previous that the weather was thick and rainy night and an iron sale in It opened and a sum of: between / four and five thousand rupees You may not thoroughly appreciate the ludicrous part of this finding, Sir, but, to every abstracted from it, together with a gold watch 3.725-49 sailor it is apparent at a glance. [We do, most and chain and some jewellery, which he alleged 1891.75 thoroughly.Editor.]

belonged to him. The Police took up the case and on searching the place found an iron key:: Hal Hal ha ha 1 imagine the second mate | lying near the safe which on being inserted fato 1,847.59 of any ship even supposing that he had been a the lock of the safe locked it but would not open

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Kapting longer than Methusaleh was years old and had had more experience in looking for land or finding a slip's position than "Kapung Noali

tendering, daring even to con- template tendering advice, gratis and unas for to his superior 12: If your CRISSYOUT CÂME tion must be pretty lively $165,840.38H4 1 ha | ba | It really if mon

wonder if the Court laughed K 11

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Three of the shop servants were taken into custody on suspicios, but released shortly after for want of proof Prisoner, it was alleged, also telegraphed to, the cof the bend brai

•of the Company;in: Bombay informin - him?