smoothly adjusted-brought up in the spirit it has been, and I think, as a matter of opinion, that after the matters at issue had been settled in the friendly way they were it would have been just aswell it what has been said now bad been left | unsaid. ("Hear, bear"), Speaking as one of the first signatories to the original petition addressed to the General Managers and the Consulting Committee am perfectly certain that t
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1889.
Anyways all this talking will probably not do ↑ Minés Districi, fromediately pacecided to Mamrit, away with the lawj and if I have to go to jail it ) and on the 19th attacked Mahbone, at daybreak, will be in good company, but I shall endeavour with 50 men of the Hampshires and so Military to call some witnesses whose names I have heard Police, commanded by Licatenant Anderson. mentioned, and I shall ask a few questions of The dakuits, consisting of 200 Shang, Kachins, somebody.
and Paloungs, were surprised and to killed, Yours truly,
including the notorious leader Ngases. This A VICTIM. opportune action deals a blow at the disturbances |
which have lately broken' out in the western Hongkong, February 18th, 1889.
["region of the Northern Shan States. PUNJOMS.
To the Editon or the "Hoxoxoxo TelechaPM.” Sin, I read with unusual interest your impartial comments the Punjom Company's shares in your review of the daily doir gs of the
fortnight.
LONDON January 22nd
by its cantor who eventually is said to have parted with the beautiful bird for 500 cash.
A curious little animal with beautifully long nailed feet and tiny tail, and a fur so exquisitely thick and soft and feathery, one quite longed for a collar. of it, had not auch luck, as the eagle, and died before arriving here, but of these various luxuries=for none of these can quite be reckoned among the necessaries of life-It is a little difficult The fur shops are already closing, which is the more to be regretted as they offered the most fascinating footstool covers-intended for the stats of roomy Chinese chairs-made out of two heads of what are called seven month, tigers, rich brown,"
as besides the enormous traffic in both imports and exports, there would be the advantage of really rich coal-mines, from which very good surface coal has already been taken, and which, from all accounts, are almost inexhaustible. Such a railway, would be the making of the country and the shareholders.
January 19th. The cold has been very severe during the last between 6 and g degrees below zero-38 to 41 degrees of frost. Fortunately there has not been much wind or it would be almost impossible to leave the house. Even now when one walks home in the small hours of the morning, after a
one, and a little warm grog before turnin quite allowable-N. C. Daily News.
the welfare of the Company : Indeed I think I Hongkong Stock Exchange, during the past to be solved was how to satisfy safely the thick fur of drab colour with an admixture of night's dancing," the atmosphere quite revives
I am in a position to follow and verify the various rumours now.floating in connection with the Company's property, and anticipate further gratifying surprises which the Superintendent of the Mines has for his shareholders..
A banquet was given last night at the National Liberal Club to Dadabhai Nagraji. The Marquis of Ripon took the chair and highly eulogised Mr. Dadabhal. His Lordship said that the problem legitimate desires which England had raised in the people of India by education. The solution was easier now than it would be later on, and he hoped soon to see representatives of India and the Colonies sitting in Imperial Parliament. Mr. Dadabhi thanked his hosts for the reception they bad given him, and said that it proved that Englishmen desired to ratify the promises made ship.
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ment as to the terms of the General Managers was informed by Rajah Impet of the presence to admit Indians to the rights of British citizen- flew through the air, no well hurted by some of benefit. The Medical Profession in the various
was couclied in the most courteous terms, and put forward in the only way the promoters had the power to. As one of the signatories only exercised a right that every shareholder has, without feeling in any way inimical to the General Managers, whom I air quite certain have always done their utmost in every way for
cannot paint to a better argument than that which I hold in my hand (the report). We always have appreciated their efforts as General Managers, and it was only when we felt, speaking for myself, and, I think for the other, geatiemen, that the altered character of the times required some modification of the agree”
commissions, and it was in no spirit of dis- respect that the movement was set on foot. With regard to what the Chairman bas said 28 to the conduct of a certain member of the Consulting Committee as one of the Syndicate, I will leave him to speak for himself having some little interest in the Company, what have donc has been in
interests the of the shareholders generally. But I did not rise to comment on this matter at all-I thought there would be no reference to it-I rose to express my thanks to the General Managers for the admirable report they have presented. The shareholders have not had an opportunity of doing so until now, and I am glad to have had the honor of being one of the first to do so. However, I cannot altogether agres with their recommendation with regard to the appropriation of $20,000 towards the reduction of the Property Account, I have been looking through the reports for the past few years and, in addition to other amounts written off, I find that lakhs of dollars have been written off this accoual, although it is notorious that at the present day the Company's property is worth at least twice its original cost. I do not see any necessity for writing off any more. As you have stated, the machinery, &c., have naturally depreciated, but there is a set-off in the enhanced value of the property. I think many gentlemen here are acquainted with the enhanced value of property and 1 ait sure they will say that the rise during the last year or two has been much more than the depreciation of the plant. Therefore I propose as an amendment that in lieu of writing down $20,000, a dividend of nine per cent be paid, making is per cent. for the year ("Heat, hear. I think the present shareholders of the Company have the beat right to the success of the working during the time they are shareholders; it is not for us to provide for the benefit of fature ones. I do not propose this in a hostile, spirit to the Managers And the Consulting Committee, feeling sure that they are only actuated by a desire to further the best interests of the shareholders,
At the time I visited the Pahang Province I
in the country of an English pasty of milners, of which a Mr. Knaggs was the leader. When I arrived at the Punjore Mines this party were prospecting available concessions adjoining the Punjon Company's property. The honest views that I expressed we the Punjom Mines, namely, that I considered the concession was the centre in the Pahang province of rich gold deposits--both alluvial and quartz, an must be admitted by all Practical miners have been practically verified, as I have grounds for believing that the London prospectors fully coincided with the opinion I had already formed on the Punjom Mines and the competitive offer for the purchase from the Punjom Company of its Concession, said to have been received from London, can be relied upon without any doubt,
Whilst agreeing with you in the main point that it could hardly be expected that any Syndi cate would purchase the Punjam Co.'s property which had hitherto given no returns to its owners, yet I think in this particular case an experience has been added thereto, and 200 males of land should carry some weight.
Orangen, however, are what colour the scene Just now, mandarin oranges of delicious flavour and thinnest possible skin, and other oranges, slightly indented at either end, and of a flavour peculiar to the district and highly appreciated. But an attempt to examine the orange market soon roused a row, when mud and brickbats
the Hunan boatmen as to raise a lump like an Sir Lepel Griff has written a long letter to the on the skull of one of the party before we Timer in which he deprecates attaching any falily got away, with our hats knocked over our importance to Mr. Dadabhai Neorji, who as á eyes, and generally dirtied. This stoning expe. Parset is in no way a representative of the Indian riface is becoming a little monotonous. Ihavehad people. Sir Lepel describes the banquet given hot things thrown at me in Hankow, hot things and stopes in Itu, bricks and earth in Ichang, by the National Liberal Club to Dadabhal an merely a political mancouvre directed against There is a certain amount of excitement attached to it, but the most passionate lover of excite Lord Salisbury.
ment, could buy it mow pleasurably otherwise. The people, you look at always run away if ordered, but then they come on from behind, and the men at the outskirts of the throng take the opportunity to throw things from under cover of the others. After all, the shrieking and shouting they keep up is about the worst part o And to walk through the narrow streets of a the proceeding, making one feel like a mad dog, Chiness, town in that character is not the pleasantest possible experience. We enjoyed it to perfection at itu, where the people conquered the English, for a missionary having taken a the house, of which the owner had as usual in. sach casas been thrown into prison, but had even to, pay something himself,' instead of baving compensation gives to him.
January 24th...
Mr. Chamberlain made a speech yesterday at Birmingham in the course of which he gave a forecast of the coming session of Parliament, He said that Local-Government for Scotland was certain, and he advocated the extension of Lord' Ashbourne's Act to Great Britain.
He warned his hearers against the growing spirit of disintegration which the Liberals were now extending to India.
MADRAS, January 24th.
the very large sum of over three and a quarter ! ^xception must be made. The mines are rich, the premises of Messrs. Deschamps and Com-house there, was not only driven into giving up
Mr. Chater seconded the Chairman's motion that the report be adopted.'
Mr. Lee Sing seconded the amendment, which was put and carried almost unanimously,
The Chairman think it is hardly worth while to put it to the ballot-evidently the amendment has been carried. Therefore the dividend will be nine per cent, for the half-year. (applause). About the Committee, I may say the present members are willing to sit if re-elected. I may mention that some of them are the largest supporters of the Refinery in the way of pure chasing refined sugar.
Mr. Rustomjee moved that they be re-elected, with the addition of Mr. Belilios in place of Mr. Elias, and Mr. Gomes in place of Mr. Kerfoot Hughes.
to.
Mr. Koon Beng seconded, and it was agreed
1: know of manifold cases in America where
mines which paid no dividends were disposed of at proportionately high prices, and eventually made to give handsome returns to subsequent proprietor. For instance, some years ago when I was connected with the Vulture Mine in, the Yavapai County, Arizona, we were compelled to stop our worke several times after having spent a good many hundred thousand dollars; in subsequent years this very mihe proved to be one of the richest in the country. There are also various mines in Nevada which years ago were considered worthless, although large sums of money had been expended on them by speculative companies but with improved machinery and with practical men on the Board of Management they are now valued at millions
of dollars.
1 may here mention that recently Senator lones, the Hon'ble Mr. Fair, and Mr. J. W. it is authoritatively stated will invest as much as Mackay purchased the Mariposa country, and
Fifty Million Dollars for the development of the mines, if needed.
'I am "quite confident - that--- no American capitalists would be prevented from purchasing that they are any returns in fire pare that they have not made any returns in the past to their owner, Bad machinery and bad man- agement are intelligently considered in America. It is natural, however, to take advantage of all weak points when making offers for purchase.
With very few exceptions all mining operations expensive years to obtain experience in dealing in America have ost their owners several with the different character of rebellious gres prevailing in different parts of the country.
Therefore the trifle in comparison spent by the Punjom Company on its concession of about two hundred square miles of a truly rich mineral country, and even serviceable for agricultural purposes if deemed necessary, is of no account the Directors have obtained therefrom and the when considered with the years of experience
A fire broke out at half-past nine last night on pany. The building, which was occupied by M. De Guigne, Agent to the Messageries Mari tines Company and the French Consul, was destroyed. The police engines and a few soldiers prevented the spread of the fire, though
Had it not been for this uproarious chorus of Messrs. Deschamps show rooms narrowly "Slay the foreigner," the tune to which we escaped. The fire was confined to M. De habitually walk about in these parts, the shops Guigne's residence, but it was not extinguished of Itu looked rather inviting. There were till after midnight. The owner had left an elec-beautiful sheepskins in great profusion, and even tie lamp on the tehl, and had gone to Masara. in passing I was struck by the delicate beauty Deschamps' house in the same premises. After of some of the fox skins. Women's embroidered nine the fire was discovered. The police were petlicosts were also hanging up for sale, but promptly on the spot, and confied the fire in the this was probably a bad New Year's sign. In residence, though there was great dinger to the Mylitta Silk Mills, and Messrs. Deschamps one of the temples at Itu report says there is an inscription in European characters, but the stores adjoining. M. De Guignes has lost every-hooting crowd did not predispose to research, the thing, including a valuable collection of curious jewellery from all parts of Asia. The furniture was very costly. A large library of rare and valuable books has also been destroyed. The total loss is estimated at over half a lạkh,
LONDON, January 25ɛh. Germany bas, through her representative at London and Washington, repeatedly disavowed any intention to annex Samoa, or interfere with the rights of the Treaty Powers in that island.
Piots occurred yesterday at Carrick-on-Siur during the trial of Mr. O'Brien. The police had to charge the rioters, and many received bayonet wounds. Amid the confusion which prevailed in Court during the riots, Mr. O'Brien excaped from custody. A fresh warrant has been issued for his apprehension.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Mr. J. L. Cstew, M.P. for North Kildare, and alleged offences under the Crimes Act. The Mt. D. Kilbride, M.P. for south Kerry, for Secretary of the Waterford branch of the Land League was arrested yesterday in Lancashire.
The Foreign Office has lent the services of Mr. C. Baker (Baber), of the British Consular service in China, to the Indian Government. It probably to Sikkim first. is believed that be will proceed to Bhamo, and
CONSTANTINOPLE, January 25th. An agent from Osman Digna has prid a visit of the Ulema respecting affairs at Suskim, and the policy which the Porte intends to adopt in East Africa. The agent has been assured that the Ottoman troops will not go to Suakim, and that the Porte will abstain from taking any, part in the blockade of the East African Coast,
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FOR NEW YORK, HE Steamship
THE
"STRATHLEVEN,"
C. W. Pearson, Commander, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-DAY, the 18th inst.
For Freight or Fassage, apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 18th February, 1889.
ST. JOHN.
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AN EMERGENCY MEETING of the above. named Lodge will be held in FKKEMA- SONS HALL, Zetland Street, THIS EVENING, the 18th instant, at 8.30 for 9 O'CLOCK precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited
Hongkong, 18th February, 1889
less so as over all down fell the silent snow. In VICTORIA the midst of which stalized the most formidable beggar I have yet seen, stripped to the waist, covered with skin disease, his face plastered with mud of a livid green bue, his hair wild, and his eyes fierce and shining.
How comfortable the familar house-boat. looks, after one of these raids upon the shore, with luncheon on the table and the arm chairs looking all equally inviting! But now we have. been stoned at Ichang with "pleasant house- boat to make tracks to, and what is worse one of the party has been wounded, which is a bad pre cedent to say the least of it. And we are met by | a French gentleman, who says: "I was stoned for a whole quarter of an hour yesterday." It seems to have happened to him again and again. These little breaches of the peace acquiesced in may easily lead to serious consequences. Even injury was not serious, for the brick that caused yesterday it is a mere matter of accident that the so
large a lump through a felt bat, would easily have cut open the undefended temple. This cry of "Slay the foreigner" is a novelty this year. People think it must arise from the delay about the steamer's going to Chungking after the repeated proclamations announcing that she is going, this again leading the natives to think they have frightened the fatrusive foreigner, and those who have resided here longest begin to fear there firmness be not shown, and there be much more dilly-dallying about the steamer's departure, for reasons which may be intelligible to diplomatists, but which are quite inexplicable to the boat population here.
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"YANGTSZE," Captain C. Tonningsen, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-MORROW, the 19th inst., at 4 PM.
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Messrs. T. Arnold and F. Henderson as auditors.depth at which operations are being carried on here, with the object of ascertaining the views may be a regular riot here ere long, if more Captain A. Benson, will be despatched for the
Mr. McCulloch proposed the re-election of
Mr. Dodwell seconded. Agreed. The Chairman then announced that the dividend warrants would be feady on Wednes- day,
Mr. Belilios-1 did not expect any hostile re marks from you, Mr. Chairman; however, I will let bye-gonei bé bys-gones and propose a vote of thanks to you for your æble, conduct of affairs during the last half year (Hear, hear),
The Chairman replied that he could only say. that whatever the' Ġeneral Managers had done. had been for the best interests and welfare of ofthe Refinery (Hear, hear),
The meeting then terminated,
CORRESPONDENCE.
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THE "CORNER" IN ROPES. To te Zorro or the “Hondkona Tiszarātu,"
DEAR SIR-Your promised remarks on the "Rope Corner” have been “crowded out" so long that the public is becoming impatient to hear what you have to say in the matter. I hope they will appear this evening.
Like a number of others. I find myself placed | In an awkward position by this "corner," and it is even on the cards that I may have to go to jall. I have long held a few shares in the Company (I was often thankfu) it was a very few) and only within the last few months did i seem to see a gleam of daylight.. I thought I could sell out at a profit at last. If I had been content with this all would have been well with me, but after holding on so long, with the fate of the Glass Company always before my eyes, when I found at last that the stock had an upward. tendency I bought a few more ; these last were for forward delivery. It was by no means
amble on the "Heads I win" principle, for it would not have crippled me to take them up even if by any unfortunate combination of cir cumstances they had turned out absolutely Valueless. When I saw a good profit, ahead kald them along with my old lot, and now my broker tells me he cannot deliver. He says he bought of one of the best names in the place, Ent his client cannot deliver because he in turn cannot get delivery...
at this moment.
I await the result of the proposed Resolution to be brought forward before the meeting of stockholders on the 25th instant.
Yours truly,
J. M. NELSON. Hongkong, 18th February 1889.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
BERLIN, December 17th.
The Emperor of Germany had a long confer ence yesterday with Prince William, the eldest son of the Crown Prince, Lieutenant-General Count Von Waldersee, the Quarter-Master- General, and Field Marshal Count Van Moltke, on the subject of war.
Sir Morell Mackenzie now declares that the very existence of cancer in the Crown Prince's throat is very doubtful, and that the presence of this disease has not yet been proved.
PARIS, December 17th.
LONDON, January, z6th. Lord Wolseley, speaking at Birmingham yesterday, insisted on the importance of increas. ing the efficiency of our services, since the greatest war that history has known, is brewing in Europe. His lordship said that be hoped the
time would come when Great Britain would adopt universal military training.
Mr. O'Brien, not having appeared since his escape from custody, has been sentenced to four manths' imprisonment.
Viscount Cross in a speech which he made at Oldham yesterday said that the Government is in favour of developing Railway communication in India, hr which means the area under cotton
cultivation would be increased, Ho said his best endeavours would be used to improve agriculture while he was connected with India.. Aubertin, who was arrested last week for firing with regard to Factory Acts in India, be expected at M. Ferry, has gone mad, and has been con veyed to a lunatic asylum,
that an alteration in them would shortly be
ROME, December 18th, The Pope, when receiving the Duke of Norfolk, expressed most cordial feelings towards England and towards she Queen,
·
BERLIN, December 18th, General Van Schellendorff, War Minister, was also pres at at the Conference with the Emperor William on Saturday,
VIENNA, December 18th.
A special meeting of the Council of Austrian and Hungarian Ministers was held today, and after some deliberation it was decided that
twenty millions of florins be devoted to the purchase of equipments and for putting troops in Galicia. " It was also decided to make no Increase in the forces at present guarding the troops took place. frontier unless a further concentration of Russian
made:
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Mr. Spencer made a balloon ascent from the grounds of Government-house at Parel this evening in presence of thousands of spectators. He ascended to the height of seventeen hundred feet, and descended safely in i parachute.
PARIS, January 26th. The Chamber of Deputies has approved of France agreelog to the renewal of the mixed tribunals in Egypt for five years.
́UP-COUNTRY SHOPPING.
ICHANG. 25th January,
We have just heard that only two out of the three Delegates expected from Szechuen have Yet even got so far as the commercial capital, Chungking. This is on a par with the Sikkim business and the way in which the Chinese are at Gaitong keeping our soldiers banging on in the mountains
warily, and this puts many obstacles in the Meanwhile we here have to guide our steps way of our shopping.-N. C. Daily News.
NEWCHWANG.
: “PHRA CHULA CHOM KLAO"
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at NOON.
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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
January 17th. We hear from Kirin that a few days ago fifty highwaymen were executed. This shews not only that the authorities are compelled to be "THE British Steamer severe, but that the state of the country is not very peaceful. In the extreme north there aré generally bands of banditti" and the districts in Captain Webster, will be despatch as above 500 New Standard works and Novels published those wild regions where the people have few or on FRIDAY, the 22nd Inst., at 4 P.M.. no huts to live in are full of lawless characters. For Freight or Passage, apply to In fact there is a kind of incipient rebellion,
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Ageni alone the Celestial Government prefers not to Hangkong, 18th February, 1889, interfere with Between this and Moukden there is a better state of things, except in regard to the FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA. extreme distress from which the poorer classes. THE Steamship are suffering, and which no doubt is thin, ning out the weak and old. It is difficul to know how to relieve the poor at all times, The passion for opium is just as great and selfish as the craving gin at home. To give the father of a family money, if he be an opium smoker, is as useless whis wife and children, as to pay a I suppose the New Year's bargains are labourer at home his wager, perhaps, lo a public beginning at Shanghai, lovely embroidered house on a Saturday night. The one thing in satins, exquisite transparent tortoiseshell boxes, fagbit of opium'is' that it quiets the victim, or china of the reign of Süenteh. Here our where the tram drinker becomes actively cruc CONSTANTINOPLE, December 18th.
buyings are of different order, a tiger skin 13 ft. te has spent his week's earnings. Produce Ismail Pasha, ex-Khedive of Egypt, has been from head to tail with grand markings, though pfääbkinds has been arriving in carts, and the accorded permission to reside in Constantinople, of course not so thick a fur as is to be had at protective arrangements, of the Tantai, kave had
MORMUGAO, December 19th. Newchwang, Head, and tail and claws are at the desired effect. Millet, the food of the people in Porter, Commander, will be despatched for The West of India Portuguese section of the intact, and the man who brings it exhibits also the north, as rice is in the south, is stil very dear, the above Port, on TUESDAY, the 16th inat, ghat from Callem to the frontier, a distance of its terrible jaws, and points to the koles where and it is said that its shipment will be prohibited For Freight or Passage, apply to 13 miles, was on the 17th instant, officially his spear entered before the man conquered the when the river opens, but the chances are there
ADAMSON, BELL & Co., inspected by Commission appointed for the deer. Then we have stene slabs with the shells will be larger arrivals from the interior than Hongkong, 18th February, 1889, Agents. purpose by the Governor-General The Com-theerthoceras embedded in them sawn asunder hava bean anticipated, as the high rates are sure missioners expressed themselves highly satisfied and polished for screens, or table tops. What to attract and the unprotected stalo of the roads EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-Hongkong, 18th February, 1889.. with the state of the line, and the manner in that most remarkable animal did with a shell prevented the importation till now. What a which the natural dificulties of the Ghat had like the horn of a unicorn, not uncommonly over splendid country for railways The success of SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.. been overcome. The Governor-General's decree two feet long, and beautifully convoluted, all enterprise-depends on the customs in FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND traffic, is expected in a few days. Through traffic are called, arrive in mass, all to realise money authorizing the opening of the same for public cannot think These Pagoda stones, as they the care of the Panama Canal, even if it can be
made, it la not likely to pay investors t between Mormugio harbour with: Castle Rock | for New Year's debts, In conversation with a gentleman, some time sod Belgaum, Dharwar, and, the rest of; the Rocks of various kinds are the speciál product | ego he told me that he never dealt in a certain Southem; Mahratia Kallway, system will come of this Ichang district, where we could supply all. Manchuria më have mountains to contend with stock for the reason that he was employed by menco ss soon as that action of the Ghat is ready the rockeries of Shanghai with disintegrated but, as a rule the construction of lines would that Company and that it would not look well to receive itong kapatid
conglomerats. At this season femstones are not be comparatively incapiensive, and as en ins Steamship
CHE for him to do so. There seems to me to be a Tandy by Phunka AUCKLAND, Jury it. io sufficient beauty to play the part of the Irish ducement the traffic for produce and goods d point of hópar here that should not be disrae Rome. German officers who have arrived here pig, and help to pay the rent. But the other would be enormous, to say nothing of the KEN garded, and I should be very loth to believe that deny the alleged German outrages in Samos. day an eagle was shown into the drawing-room thousands of passengers that now walle or travel Captain Shannon, wil be despatched for the this corner, was arranged by employees of the The news was brought to San Francisco by în splendid condition, with grand yellow beak, po horseback or in carts, Lately come well-to: Above Ports on WEDNESDAY, the syth Inst Rope Company, who had access to its books mail,
and beautiful brown eyes, and neck of blended do natives came from Port Arthur to prospect A4 PM gan Playa Delegater and who were familiar with the inside, workinge
RANGOON, January.and. tints of brown and bronze. The poor creature's regarding la fallway, between that growing port For Freight or Passage, apply to of the concern long beforethey were made public, On bearing of Lieutenant Nugent's death at the feet were lightly tied together, but even as it was, and this, but it in doubtful, whether that; wbuld,
FIRMEN RUSSELL & Co., I hope this is not the case, but if it in, that the|| hands of dakolis at Minhbone, near Momelt, Mr. | we were careful about 'admiring: Its beauties too be the bdsto ploheer line. Helween this and Managers were in complate igobrasca of it; 30, Colquhoun, Deputy Commissioner of the Ruby I closely, Boo cash, was all that wan oven asked: Kindyang, 75 to Bo'miles) Would be preferable, Hongkong, x8th February,
As this appear likely to develop foto a complicated and widespread calamity, Į would ask if you can suggest, say way out of the difficulty! Could it not be arranged with | The General Managers, who have long been fested by the shareholders with the manage ment of this concern, and who perhaps are large shareholders themselves, to relieve the pressure, either by leaning their shares for a time on good security, or by selling them at say double their been made by the conpersed it has not been by value? Previous to this time if any money has
the band fiffe outside shareholders.
ALBANY,"
ADELAIDE-
face to build railway when there is not (Calling POR DARWIN and QUEENSLAND enough traffic to pay the working expenses" In
„PORTS, and taking through Cargo to New >
ZEALAND, TASMANIA, SEC.
TANNADICE,
Agents,
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Steamer will be at once landed and stored al Consignors' risk and expense, and no Fire Fauzance will be effected.
All claims against the Steamer must be punë sented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th instant or they will not be recognised, askin RUSSELL & Co, AMA Agents.
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HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION/
WEEKLY SPOON COMPETITION. 5. 900 YARDS, to SHOTS, FE
ANTRANCE FEE to Cents, payable on the
Ex Ground
NEXT SATURDAY, the dard Fobruary, at O'CLOCKS
One Sighting Shot allowed,..
Os.
Cathloes allowed Two Shots extra, THURSDAY AFTERNOONS the Range fa reserved for Practice at 800 and 900 Varda,,
7.
VAO HYUNDA SHELTON HOOPER.
Maryland Hon. Secretary
Hongkong, 19th February,
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