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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28,

capital to $500,000 by the issue of twenty thousand. new shares at $10 each, and this meeting was duly hold last Monday. But in the meantime, on the strength of a number of sensational reports to the effect that a syndicate of influential London speculators had offered by telegram to take over the Company's hitherto unprofitable concession | at Pahang at what seemed a fabulous outlay, the price of the shares had risen to something like four hundred per cent premium-and as we have stated above, shares to a large extent changed hands

this afternoon at as high as $80 each.

We are informed by the agents that owing to laclemency of the weather, the City of Sydney left Yokohama for this port today, instead of yesterday, as advised.

'Tuɛ President of the French Republic has granted an interview to General Bicher, who of a brigade in Tongking will shortly leave France to assume cominand

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THE Superintendent of the P. & O. S..N. Co. courteously informs us, that the steamship. Kaiser-I-find, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at 5 pm. yesterday. We are informed by the agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co that the steamer Arra is part yesterday, and may be expected on the toon Aptar, from Calcutta, lek Singapore for

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A SIAMESE woman was scat to Hospital to-day as a lunatic. She was stoped by a constable and on the way to the Station tried to choke, when about to jump off the Prayawall on Sunday,

herself with her fingers.

JAMES Kelly got six weeks to-day, on the adjourned charge of assaulting and robbing the runner to the Sailors! Home of his watch. He pleaded that Fisher-the complainant made him fight, and that the watch was lost in the struggle. James is a very bad hat, but having regard to the extraordinary way Fisher gave his evidence we think there was something in the defence. However, six weeks won't hurt Mr. Kelly,

have provided the public in door amusements for the winter. The one topic mai frequently. referred to in conversation probably than any other, is the Railroad and its prospects. - In this every one is interested, and for many reasons anxious to see it carried forward. It does not seem possible to us here, that this present deal- lock can continue for long, although it is evident that the opposition is very strong. It appears to comprise many who hold high positions in The Government, and to be largely reinforced from almost every Influential quaiter. But it is THE following appointments have been made at

believed that there are not a few who appreciate the Admiralty Oswald H. Davies, Edward A.

the benefits that will hecrue to China from the Thomas, P. A Bateman-Chiampain, and Spencer

rapid extension of iron roasts, who will support D. Forbes, naval cadets, to the' Cordelia; Fre-

the Viceroy in overcoming this opposition. He derick S. Litchfield, Robert C. K. Lambert certainly in not likely to sit quielly and idly by lebank, naval cadets, to the impericus Williams and let the opposirs of this valuable improve- Humphry W. Bowring, and Henry C. A. Brock Eames, surgeon, to the Leander, all to datement have it all their own way. And all who Feb. 1,; Inspector of Machinery James Wootton have the real welfare of China at heart, ca but to the Victor Emmanuel, additional, to date wish that he may speedily be able to carry for Jan. 23; Rev. William V. Rainier, chaplain, toward his schemes for the extension of railroads Kong Dockyard, to date Feb. 1 Rev. Robert the Victor Emmanuel, additional, for Hong D. O. Ross-Lewin, chaplain, to the indus, to

date Feb. 20.

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

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throughout the Empire.

The construction of the bridge across the river at the settlement is going forward, and it will probably be open for traffic, shortly after the

steamers arrive. It is located most Incon- veniently for the settlement, at the upper end of the French bund, a half mile or more from the centre of the residences, and not as near the. depôt as a location farther down would have been What the advantages to the eily and Chinese- traffic will be as compared with some other site, it is difficult to say

bolstered up by the rosy reports of the various experts who have visited the Pahang district; and for such a scheme the £50.000-named as the sum that might. probably be forthcoming would unques tionably leave a wide margin of profit But no such arrangement has been arrived at; in fact, so far as the public know, the negotiations, which were of a most ir formal and unreliable character, have been definitely broken off, and the Company has decided to work their two hundred miles of a country, all richly metalliferous," for the benefit of the shareholders. Of6th proximo. We have carefully studied all that course it is possible, and the extra. transpired at the meeting held on Monday, ordinary rush after the shares is certainly and thoroughly appreciate the business-suggestive, that some sort of arrangement like fashion in which the Chairman man-has been "arrived at behind the scenes, aged to induce the shareholders to agree Singapore capitalists are credited with to the proposed increase of capital. Mr. being the originators of the Punjom Baoni cautiously avoided making any boom," and if this be so there cannot be specific pledges; he simply stated that the the least doubt that all the recent extensive Malay Peninsula was undoubtedly rich in purchases of shares have been inspired. auriferous and stanniferous deposts (tin What Punjoms may be worth for and gold), and he had been assured that wholesale gambling it is impossible to Punjom had the reputation of being one of say with any degree of accuracy, but their the two richest districts in this famous (?) value as a legitimate mining investment is gold-bearing region. This, he added, easily appraised. The Punjom Company, had been the opinion of the Chinese for although work has been going on for over scores of years, and not merely the belief of three years, has never paid a single cent THE Hongkong Rifle Association's monthly a day or two. And on the strength of this in the shape of dividends, but has spent handicap Challenge Cup was competed for yesterday afternoon at the Kowloon range, and A. S, WATSON & CO., LTD., Chinese opinion, which, had already been nearly four lakhs of dollars in search of was easily won by Mr. Shelton Hooper, who at made so much of in previous reports paying gold which has, in our opinion, only the two ranges of 200 and soo yards, with bia liberal allowance 25 points, totalled 80 points, and speeches, the Chairman confidently a mythical existence. That the Company'sue in excess of the highest possible. Mr. C. FAMILY, DISPENSING, & GENERAL appealed for further funds to carry on mines will ever cover the cost of working. Ford, who had 17 points allowed, took second an undertaking which promised so well, we do not for one moment believe, which place with a total of 75, no one else of the five sema ning competitors being within measurable Considering that nearly $400,000 have means that as a sound investment the distance. Mr. Hooper having won the Cup on already been expended without any profit-shares are absolutely worthless. If the two previous occasions, it now becomes his own able result whatever on this most promising Board of Directors and Hongkong share. property, and he certainly ought to consider REPLY TO THE FEVER COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. sunshine with no cold wind to counteract its himself an exceptionally fortunate shootist, as his handicap allowance of one-third of the highest possible score was simply ridiculous. The same remark applies to Mr. Ford, a steady and reliable shot, whe had also won the Cup twice previously. The art of handicapping is to give every competitor an equal chance; in this particular handicap the scratch men, or the men near the scratch, never had the ghost of a

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undertaking, it must be conceded that Mr. W. G. BRODIE is a humourist of the very first water. It can scarcely be doubled that the shareholders, had this resolution of the Directors stood alone on its merits, would have laughed it down, and refused ́to advance another cent towards carrying on further speculative experiments; but the mysterious London syndicate, with its reputed princely offers, proved a potent factor, and the increase of capital was agreed to without a dissentient. So come what may, the Punjom Company has started on a new, and it is to be hoped a successful, lease of life.

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holders are discreet they will gracefully retire on the exceedingly handsome profits they have ready realised and allow the wise men of London and Singapore to enjoy the wonderfully 'good thing' they have so miraculously discovered.

TELEGRAMS

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(Frain the Straits Times.) ABYSSINIA.

ADEN, February 18th. The Cossacks are building huts at Sagallo, and frequent quarrels have taken place with the natives,

To speak frankly we can see, nothing THE DUKE OF CAMBRILGE. either to the Chairman's fond anticipations,"

The Morning Best ways that in view of the Mr. BACHER'S vague and unsatisfactory

war cloud now hanging over Europe, the reports, or the Lomtlun syndicate's diplo departure of the Duke of Cambridge to visit Gibraltar must be regarded as significant, and matic manoeuvring after what in clever probably will result in the immediate improve

made a profitablement of the defences of that fortress. hands might be "Épec" on the London Stock Exchange, to materially enhance the Company's legitimate prospects.

Practically the

position of affairs is exactly what it was last October, the only real difference being that from thirty to forty thousand dollars more have been spent without producing any tangible result. The Chair- man and his co-directors know nothing of the real prospects of this mining enterprise

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

WEBF'S MARIONETTES open to-night at the City Hall We hope they will have the good audience they deserve.

MESSES. Russell & Co, inform us that the E. and A. S. S. Co.'s steamer Guthrie left, Port Darwin for this port yesterday, and may be expected to arrive on the 8th March.

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THE import duties collected by the Customs of Manila, Cebá, Iloilo and Zamboanga during the month of January of this year amounted to $157,318.72, and the export duties aggregated $61,371.04 as against $120,183 00 and $46,141.81 respectively for the same ported in 1888, CAPTAIN Deane is not going to Perak, it seems. The Singapore Free Press "has reason to believe that it is definitely settled that Mr. Swettenham, C.M.G., will succeed Sir Hugh Low as Resident of Perak and that Mr. William Maxwell, C.M.G., will take Mr. Swettenham's place at Selangor."

chance.

THE Shanghai Progresso in alluding to the Portuguese Chinese Treaty says:-"What re- mains to us to-day of Macao? The Treaty has it that until the boundaries are fixed by a new convention. Portugal is to occupy the same territory as belore,. This is a fine theory. Why should we abandon that which we formerly posseased? 'We do not expect China to grant us especial privileges in connection with the demand con- Treaty, but we have a right cessions similar to those we have made, or that China should make good the damages we have suffered or may in future suffer." This is in our opinion the most "cheeky" language a colony which is so dependent on China as Macao is can make use of. It cannot be doubted that the Portuguesexist in Maces on sufferance, and that their tenure of the colony bands on a

thread. If the Chinese Government wished to dispossess them of their little nest in Southern China, it could do so without any trouble. The Treaty lately concluded has expressly stipulated that Portugal cannot alienate the Colony to any, other nation. Portugal is not therefore absolute inistress of Macao, and consequently she can be turned out of doors at China's own pleasure.

That a colony which owes its very existence to Chinese toleration should make use of such a

defiant language is to us an unexplainable paradox.

The number of "refugees," or nutside.beggars CLAIM AGAINST ACAPTAIN.

who have appeared on our streets this winter Messrs. Russell & Co. claimed $136 from has been fewer than usual. But for the reports Captain Stonehouse, of the steamer Westmeath that reach us in regard to other places, and the for short delivery of a package of merchandise distress known to exist there, we should naturally In 1886.—Mr. Wilson appeared for the plaintiff,|jinfer from what we see, that the actual amount and Mr. Stokes for the defendant. The plaintiffs' of distress is less than ordinarily Perhaps for evidence showed that 355 packages were shipped this reason, there seems to have been a less. amount of thieving air petty robberies commit- from Australia to them and transhipped to the defendant at Singapore, and only 314 delivered |ted than during many previous winters. What The amount claimed was made up of its value

and the cost of telegrams, &c.The defendant's case was that be delivered all be received.— Judgment was deferred.

THE SANITARY BOARD;"

The Sanitary Board met yesterday afternoon, when there were present:-Dr. Ayres, President: Mr. Wong Shing, Dr. Cantlie, Mr. N. J. Ede, and Mr, W, E. Crow, Secretary:

The President said there, was 'no business to discuss, but Mr. Crow had sent in a report on the grievances set forth in paragraphs A, B, C, and D in the report of the Commissioners appointed by the Governor to enquire into the cause of fever. He would suggest that this should be read now and be circulated among the members, who could make any suggestions they wished,

The Secretary read the report, which is 25 follows:-

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In accordance with the terms of the Board's reaslution of the 15th of November, 1888, I have the honour to submit the follow- lex report on the grievances A. B.C. Dalushed to in the report of the Commissioners appointed by If the Governor to enquire into the canta of the fever prevailing is the Water District of

the city of Victoria la 1887,

4.

The grievances quoted under this heading in the position of the Bird November, 18ky, are chiefly confined in Island Lot No. 70%. This land is bounded on the north by Island Tot No. 83. on the west by the Shektongtsut Nullah, and on the south by Hit-road, and co the east by Inland Lot 81%.

With regard to the Squatters village en this property, it appears from a return which was made and placed at my disposal

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were then on

the Resturar-General in December; 1487, that 442 people 1 attach a report by the Banitary Surveyor in which he aates that ne system of drainagu exists. A few acrface grips had been Cut of wom by the condus flow of water, in many of which holes existed filled with sa a.

The drainage from the herds on this lot either soaks into the grand or flow Into the Shekonatul Nullah,

The licenced animal sheds on this property are kept fairly clean and are in the mality of lattances far superior to the huta used

for the accommodation of human beings. There are no pigs la

this locality

The question of the so-called "love rado" ka

was considered by thú late Board and when the matter vend

the practice were to be left to their own remedies, nagu

The objections of the petitiosem to a concnorm of natives in'" close propinquity to European residences may be 'met by the statement that in the ease of this ground the seats of the natives are identical with those of people of other nationallides, train

Although I am convinced that the rievances quoted under this section have nothing to do with the cutbreak of fever that was the chief caure of the pedition heing sent the Cortisment, 7 with the petitimers as to the necessity of Inland Lot 201 he or

that the majority, 35 snt all of them structurse on the Lost are whole unauthorized as the Goverines are concerned, it would seem desirable that an enquiry should he meds as to whether or not the ✪ own Lesson hasnomptied with the conditions under which this land is fald from the Crows, and in the event. of non-compliance IT the land can be resumed by the Government If this cannot be dene, there will, I fear there can be no other alteventive but to apply the provisions of section 27and succeeding sections of the Public Health Ordinance, 1987.

referred to the Government it was decided that partim offended by

boon it will be to the poor, when the railroad

en transport the necessaries of life from the more favoured parts, into the suffering regions, jand thus bring the means of subsistance within

the leach of all!

We hear that the steamers are leaving on the aoth; it is perhaps a little early, although the ice. begins to show unmistakeable signs of decay under the influence of several days of warm

effect. But today it has the appearance of a cold change again,

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS,

On the 4th February the Viceroy. Li Hung chang celebrated his 67th birthday, and received many congratulatory visits from Chinese and military officials and from foreigners at Tientsin, The Viceroy then appeared to be in excellent health, and spirits, and treated all the visitors with extreme affability.

In addition to the fact of the unfortunate fire which "destroyed the beautiful Choh-in Gate of the Imperial Palace being taken as a warning for the present not to go on with the railway from Tientsin to Tungchow, another obstacle to its Progress has arisen in the representations of 36 villages as to its passing through their land, The Viceroy is, however, dent on its complei tien, and has directed the company to selec! new route, less objectionable to the people. They have, it in said, traced a new route by

1-bing-pt and Peh-tsing, thence along by the bank of the Hun Ho, avoiding populous villages and graveyards, so as to give obstructionists as little ground for their opposition as possible. Before the sudden order to delay the work, the necessary capital had been collected, railway plint ordered from abroad, and arrangements-i made for the soldiers of various camps, to work at the line, each in its allotted section.

| beyond what Mr. BɛсHER, their latest and AN, Emergency meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. of Survey re the steamer Patie have bɩen fully pus into proper sanitary eder. Having regard to the The cost of restoring the gate as it was before

probably their last manager, has told them. And after all, what has this expert added to the general knowledge of Paharig. its thineral resources and prospects as a profitable mining country? Mr. Baca has merely repeated the purposeless generalities, indulged in by Dr. TENISON Woons, Mr. HAUGHTON, and several others. Doubtless it is this gentleman's opinion that the shareholders have "as good a prospect of developing extensive and rich gold mines as either miner of mining adventurer can wish for, but

1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zeiland Street, to-morrow evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. As afternoon's racing under the auspices of the Hongkong Polo Club will be held at the Race- course on Saturday, March 9th. Details of the events, conditions, etc., will be found in our advertising columns.

TRIS is the way wrecks register in Singapore when they are raised-Ban Whatt Hin, the bottom of the sea, Darvel Bay, Feb. 7th, British steamer, 195 tons, Captain Clark, from

General Insurance Co. Limited."

The Temporary gate erected in lieu of the ¡Palace gate recently accidently burned will cost. over Tla, 30,000, The Board of Revenue bas presented The 10,000 to the native fire-brigades which came to the rescue, but this has been declined, and as a substitute they have been honoured by the permission to use a dragon flag,

is estimated at Tis: $70,000; but the work will mbt commence until after the Imperial manage. It was of ten different kinds of valuable wood Cedar, sandal, cypress, pine, "elm willow, box which gave it a variegated and brilliant appear ance. The guards have been banded over to the Board of Punishments, and it has been decided, As regardskhe drylag of sugar, bags, I do not agree with the in accordance with the precedent in the case of perlifters that the reaction constitutes ribance. On only are

the burning of thé Klen-iking Palace in the first occasion during the last year had a cars bean reported, and after

personal taspection of the ground I pould notacion interference.year of: Kia-king (1796) that these unfortunate. on the part of the disiriet lapsetor, 11 would require a comblis, men shall be put to death by strangulation in-

of centre for this pra tia of chicumstances for this practice to be regarded as pose, autumn, after a period of imprisonment. There China (la a report that the fire-god himself appeared, Complaints as to them suring of plants have occaalally been during the fire, in the guise of an old man in received and the Inspector la charge of the Western District has official dress, and warned the officers who were l frequently obtained, convictions for a breach of section as arcetal mater within fifty yards of publie chorughfare.

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As will be seen by a notice in another column./ #hip made no water whatever and the cargo wa Ordinance 7 of 13 which prohibits the frigation ofiend with rushing to extinguish, the fiames, disappearing

the Annual Highland Games of the rat batalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders will be held

particulars will abortly be announced,

THE O. S. S. Co.'s steamer. Telamon from

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then the question arises as to how this opinion has been formed and how much it may be worth, Judging from his series of Liverpool, left Singapore on the 26th inst, and reports, which bristle with ridiculous is due here on the gth prox; the same Company technicalities, and are specially noteworthy pimer Firetor from Liverpool, left Singapore, for their thoroughly speculative and self- yesterday, and is due kern on the 7th prox. laudatory tone, we cannot see that Mr.AND now, liule girls," said a Sunday school teacher, you may tell me about the Epistles, BECHER has conclusively demonstrated any A little girl held up her hand. Well," said the tangible improvement in either the Com-teacher. The Epistles," said the little girl pany's position or prospects. Like all "the, Epistles are the wives of the Apostles."". previous managers he has strongly THE following are the Orders of the Day for the advocated a heavy additional expenditure meeting of the Legislative Council to be held for machinery and other plant, and the to-morrow, the bat, March, at 4 p.m.;-- soundness of such advocacy can only be judged by results, for which the shareholders will doubtless walt with that exemplary patience they have displayed from the beginning,

1. Financial Minutes.

2, Sanitary Bye-Laws, dated 13th February,

1889. 3. Secord reading of the "Bill for amending the Laws relating to the construction of Buildings in the Colony of Hongkong."

Under the Pubile Health Ordinance, 198%, a Banitary Officer cannot enter on occupied lead without the order of entry poclad

when they tried to seize him and M

po now on what cxperts up ton of the contains of ants to are for

We learn on the best authority that the con- clusions arrived at by the members of the Court

vindicated by an examination of the vessel since she was docked at Kowloon. As we have already reported, the Pasig, en route to Macao with a cargo of salt, an aground on the rocky shore of Cheung-chow island, in a dense fog, at 9.30a.m. last Saturday, going at the time she struck at the rate of about 5 knots an hour. The vessel was quickly got off and steamed slowly to Yau- ma-ti, where she anchored at 12 o'clock and an hour and a half later the whole of her cargo had been transhipped. On Sunday the Pasig was towed round to Hunghom and on Monday made by the Daily Press to the effect that the morning she was safely docked. The statement,

Pasig was making water is utterly untrue; the perfectly dry when taken out. The collision bulkhead, about which so much was said by the unofficial surveyors at the recent inquiry, proved

We have already related the riot which arose to know on what grounds these experts arrived

at Chinkinang from a foreign policeman striking. at a different, conclusion. We understand that

the burning of the foreign houses and Consulate and injuring a mah 'named, Kang Ma-lite, and have to be renewed at a pretty heavy outlay, the Parig's lore-foot and a number of plates will

by the mob. We now, heir tis; the Magistrato involving considerable delay before she can teatred and allobred to lie roting and exposed to all we then

The statement of the prilicnery that garbageandrofusa materiai | Sé has put out a proclamation to the following resume running on the Canton river. And the Pakitlum Road depot a inaccurate. The dusibles throughout effects Bp it known; Owing to the recent meanwhile the philanthrople Steamboat Com- the day are emptied very sight. To the day lime, a cake is rip and burning of foreign, house, enquiry; stationed at each to prevent rubbish-waing shot mulda bini: pany are having a lucrative monopoly of the cigos pasible that seeing the absence of the watchmen must now be made and action taken in accorda river traffic, the equally philanthropic B. and S. ceruin quantity of refuse might be threars outside the ble by ance with Treaties. All of you people must having despatched the chang to Shanghai Porn on the steps loading to the hatchway, attend each to his own affairs and conduct his

this would not remain so exposed for say length of time, say g Providence, or that other grim personage down or if the halls wors anable owing to the arposes before the Hankow was quite ready for service. When the petition was sent in the city rafas vas burst an the business in peace and quietness; not wandering i

North-east side of free liland except at rare intervals during idly by the river shore, or collecting in noisy

Crowds, by which conduct,

you would brinz down stairs, always looks after Bit own.

nation of the new depot to discharge their cargore and rafters to the city in time for the sem day's raffiam; the rubbish was de punishment upon yourselves, and frustrate the Channel. Now that a good beach has been formed on the wallons to protect those who are engaged in SIR THOMAS MCILWRAITH, ex-Premier of posed and burnt ness the Pier on the south akt of the Balph earnest desire of both the Chinese and foreign Queensland, accompanied by Lady Mcllwraithside of Green Inland the old site on the north side of Mount Dayjane and family, arrived from Japan by the P. & O. E been abandoned altogether, wind commerce. Let all obey' with 'awo,”. As the Co's steamer Verona, and will probably make: At the question of the saposal of the city refuse, has izly people were leaving their abodes in the neigh received the Board's attentivei, I mke no further comment on thẩm, a stay of a few weeks in Hongkong and neigh-end grievance beyond recording my beller that the smoke from bourhood of the rot is great fear of possible the Green Xaland free would not in say why, during either monet trouble, another proclamailon, was issued. Sir Thomas, whose health has.

soon, stoci maldants in the distics within which fever so largely,

bourbood,

in Sections 17, which the Board has power to fams on entannabla take the trouble to forward complaints to this office it is not fe charge of large district cannot possibly suppress is without the probable ther this objectionable practice will prvik Ops officer co-operatios of the residenta.

prevailed in the autum of 12

tetons" In consequence of the riot, in the

by the Magistrate to re-assure them

foreign settlement, the shopkeepers along the WINTER IN TIENTSIN. river bank, giving too city credence to

bventiidle rumours, have been removing and retreating,

-to other places, ignorant of the fact that that:

arrival of vessels of war is only, a measure of protection for the foreign merchants, and has no other end in view Let all who have removed make baste, to feturn to their homes ; and let those who are meditating a retreat, cease their. Imeparations for it. If these femorals; do not.

cease, ther

The correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes on January 7th s—

Less than two months ago the shares of the Punjom and Sunghie Dua Samatan Mining Company, Limited, were freely offered in the local share market at 87 each; to-day considerable business has been done at as high as 880 per share. At the annual meeting of shareholders held on the 8th of October last, the Chairman (Mr.. W. G. BRODIE) plainly indicated that the necessity for winding up the 'Company's affairs was a mast probable contingency, and the

necessitated his temporary retirement from Directors' report clearly showed that out of

political life, is the leader of the anti-Imperial or progressive party in Australia, and is probably the paid-up capital of $400,000 only $40,000

ihe most able ss as he is undoubtedly the most remained, without a single return having And what is the real value of the A CONGERY, "under distinguished patronage," popular statesman in the whole of the Australa- lin aid of the Hongkong, branch of the Soldiers' stan colonies. The independent position taken ever beed made to the shareholders or telegraphic negotiations that have taken and Gailors' Familles Aid Association, was given up by Sir Thomas Mellwraith two or three years *any profit realised at the so-called mines. place between the Directors and Mr. cast night in St. George's Hall. It was, like all age in reference to New Guinea, in direct opposi

This has been in some respect 'an exceptional Not to exaggerate the situation, the Punjom Mclyzz, representing the London syndicate, ther high-class fashionable concerts under dis- tion to the Colonial Office, bas since been amply.

tinguished patronage in this colony, a pronounced vindicated, and Sir Henry Blake was recently winter. In October, we had some very cold Company was then, on the verge of and which are the true cause of the failure that is so far as materially aiding the appointed to succeed the late Sir Anthony weather for the time of year, the most severe bankruptcy, while the outlook, so far as "boom" in the Company's shares ?. If charitable institution was concerned. If it were Musgrave as Governor, of Queensland, the that had been experienced for many year,

intended to really financially benefit the Soldiers patriotic attitude of the Premier, who thoroughly was followed by prolonget peñod of mild Luccesful gold mining was concerned, the statement made at the mosting la a and Sailors' Families Aid Association, the enter- understood, what a persona ingrata the nomines weather, that made us wonder whether was gloomier than it had ever been, Up plain, unvarnished tale of all that has tajnment should have been given in the City Hall, of the Secretary of State was to the

today, steamers could have come up alongide the to the beginning of the present month the transpired in this connection-and we see where soldiers and sailors, as well as the Queenslanders, compelled Lord Simuloidy of werets have day winter at all On Christ

general public, could have given their support recognise that the colonists had some right to bundwithout let or bindrance. Durin""the" situation and prospects remained practically no reason to doubt it, for all practical But, two dollars white-chokered, classical be consulted as to who should be sent out from holiday week however, a change cane, and the same; any change that had occurred purposes these negotiations are absolutely concert in the St. George's Hall was altogether too England as the ornamental figure-head of their thin wohave been having almost typical Tientsin was decidedly for the worse, and it was worthless. It is not difficult to under-select to bring grist to the mill, and the talented representative Government. It is scarcely neces-ether of the olden time, except that we hay amateurs who kindly gave their assistance sary to say that Sir Thomas McIlwraith has been freer from heavy north winds with dus confidently predicted by those in a position stand that a body of London speculators, had to warble to a comparatively thin and very made his own way in the world, and owes then formerly, according to the memory of the to know the actual state of affairs that the backed up by the all-powerful influence of undemonstrative audience. The programme nothing to fortunate blith or the influence of oldest inhabitants," The days have be bright

was of the dismal order, and altogether friends in high places his eminent position in and sungy, the nights' crisp and cold, with Punjom scheme was on its last, legs and the Sassoom, could easily enough float a too high class for the occasion. Of course one of the grandest countries on the face of the bracing atmosphere, that made it would soon follow the notorious Selangor company on terms most advantageous to Mr. Von Wille's violin solos were really globe has been won by his own unaided efforts out of doors, even on clear moon and Perak tin bubbles into the lengthy themselves to take over and work the two appreciated, while both Miss Stopani in Blue by natural abilities of the highest order added wall provided with wraps manthal's Life and Mrs. G. 5. Coxon in Tite, to that indomitable energy which is lending The amusements of the Catalogue of mining failures. The next hundred square miles forming the Punjom Matter's Dear heart ang with conspicuous characteristic of Scotland's sons throughout the the same as fe precedin stèp] WEL the calling of an extraordinary Company's concession, the more especially success, but the aller musical pumbers were world. With the exceptions of General Grant hunts, tobogganing on

decidedly of colour))) The spirited playing of the and Chinese Gordon, Sir Thomas Mellwraith is for the but-door part | meating of shareholders for the purpose of as the value of the land and its minarai Pipera of no Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders probably the most eminent public man that has consisting of muslo' and con lering the advitability of increasing the deposits have been industriously ared the entertainment from becoming decary, fryer set loos in this colony

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who are scmoving will find. foolishly geting lato troubla obstinacy," and when orders hava gene out

hem, it will be too late for Theáe proclamations them to have had a considerable effect in quieting the yes. In the foreign settles alarm of the orderly! ment nohe but Chinese police tro now soep going. their rounds, each escorted by two picked soldiers af 5 distance behind him. The British Consul has represented to the Total the inert behaviour

f the few tens of soldiers sent by 1, Fung-king:

riot and the Gang-ling bas had the they belonged removed to the The Viceroy's troops from the

"the place of the former. SHED And some of the new men bind so this foreign merchants protection and the friendly