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Intimations.

DAKIN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1889.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WE note the arrival of the new Puisne Judge, the Hon. Fielding Claike, by the Ocean Stenin- ship Bellerophon.

DURING the three months ending a8th February last, 126 pículi of Spirits were distilled at the Tid Un Sauce Factory at Yau-ma-ti

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum fortheweek ending March 24th, are:

BROTHERS. MR. Sangster's Organ Recital, which was fixed Europeans 158, Chinese 1,340 ; total, 1,998.

-DISINFECTANT————

SOLUBLE

EFFICIENT,

CRESOL,

for this afternoon, has been postponed until to morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 6 o'clock. MR. H. L. Dalrymple's appointment as Agent for the British North Borneo Govemment in this Colony has been sanctioned by the Court of

Directors.

ECONOMICAL, Maritimes that the Company's steamer Irsou- We are informed by the agent of the Messageries

at 6 pm. to-day for this port.

The flagship Impérieuse left this morning for Tylam Bay where she will be engaged in quarterly practice with great guns and torpedoes. MESSRS. Carlowitz & Co. inform us that the steamship Bisagno, of the Navigazione Generale Italiana, left Singapore on the 33rd inst. for this port.

Ar the Harbour Office on Saturday three Chi nese sailors from the steamship Namoa were charged by Captain Goddard with stealing cargo at Pagoda Anchorage, Fuochow. The mate caught them landing in the after-hold gear an open case, äïd afterwards found articles hidden that had been taken from the case. Capt. Rumery fined them $1 each and sentenced them to seven days' imprlionment...

THE following appointments are published in Saturday's Gazelle-Mr. E. Bowdler to be, provisionally, Special Engineer for the Pray Reclamation Scheme; Mr. F. A. Cooper, to act temporarily, as Acting Surveyor General; Mr THE Government Gazette notifies that the General, Assistant Colonial Secretary, and N. G. Mitchell-Jones to be Acting Registrar

Mr. Fraser-Smith:-Then you cannot have the same prospect, as you have no chrap hemp in stock.

The Chairman:—No, but we shall increase the profit, unless prices decrease materially,

Mr. Fraser-Smith:-Then your profit is speculative?

ON-POISONOUS, NON-CORROSIVE.addy, with the next French mail, left Saigon Queen's Exequatur, empowering Mr. Poesnecker Official Member of the Legislative Council of past that the shares of this Company have been. For a commencement Messrs. Stockwell and

One part to one thousand of water forms a strong reliable Disinfecting solution, that removes noxious odours by destroying all contagious matter and arresting putrefaction,

THREE gags were all the stock-in-trade possessed by a coolic who went on a tour of acquisition last week, but they procured him six months of comparative comfort "topside" this morning. We ate informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell & Co.) that the "Union" "Line steamer Byron, from London, left Singapore yesterday for this

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to act as Austro-Hungarian Consul at this port, received Her Majesty's signature on the 7th February,

OUR Halphang, contemporary hears that a numerous party of Europeans are in the island of Lao Khong (Siamese Laos) and are endea- youring to proceed to the country of the Bahnars. The French missionaries stationed in the vicinity have undertaken to report on their movements,

I purifies and sweetens drains, latrines, į port, and may be expected to arrive on the 311 THE Fred. B. Taylor, as seen in dry dock, mys caspools, &c., while it will noi înjura persons or fabrics.

Sold in Box, and 100s. Bottles,

(Telephone No. 60.) Hongkong, 18th March,, 1889.

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A REGULAR Convocation of Cathay Chapter, No. 1165, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting companions are cordially Invited,

MR. C. D. Harman, agent of the O. & O. S. S. Co, informs us that the steamer Guelle, with mails, &c., from San Francisco to the and it, has arrived at Yokohama, and left-for this port to-day, at 4 p.m.

THE ways of Magistrates are inscrutable. This morning Mr. Wodehouse fined a man $50 for having four mace of smuggled opium, whilst next door Mr. Pollock imposed a similar fine on a divan-keeper who was caught with over forty times the quantity.

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the Japan Mail of the 18th inst., does not pre- sent the battered appearance that might be expected, considering the number of days she was grinding and bumping on the rocks. It is under-- stood that another survey will be held as soon as the ballast is removed so that she may be Inspected from the inside. The injured portions of the keel and bottom, compared with the whole area, are small.

On Saturday night a noble mariner named Litson was found in the gutter westward, drunk tight down to his toenails, and smelling-ugh 1 The inspector registered the charge and then went out and was sea-sick, and Mr. Wodehouse heard the case this morning with his scented kerchief over his nose. Litron did not seem to realise his strength-he had but to breathe on the dock-warden and he could have walked off unrestrained. But if he was strong he was merciful; he simply stood and stunk until the magistrate sentenced him, in muffled tones, to pay fifty cents and then go and get limewashed.

WE beg to inform the Public Works Department, on behalfof the hundreds of ricksha-patrons, that Queen's Road Central is a disgrace to it. And we further move that the said Department be put into a springless van to-morrow and furiously driven over the said road 419 times, with parti cular attention on the part of the driver when between the Hongkong Dispensary and Messrs. Powell's premises. What this Colony is aching for is an acting-deputy-assistant-help-Surveyor THE Singapore Free Press reports that an im- General who is not a scion of some noble race, portant transaction was put through on the perpetually practising on his bletting-pad how afternoon of the 12th inst. at 4 p.m., by the sale Esq. J.P." will look, and who will attend of the entire Rawang Concession. The Directors

to business. of the Rawang Tin Mining, Company have parted with their property for the sum of $900,000 Casb. This sum is payable in instalments; $50,000 on the 15th April, $200,000 in May, and the remainder on or before the 27th July. Mr. Is Harold Latham, broker, was the agent for the

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONO, Monday, March 25, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter.)

THE COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE.

LONDON, March 21st.

It is understood that the Comptoir d'Escompte will be reconstructed under the title of the Comptoir National, with a capital of 40,000,000 and power to increase to So millions.

(From the Straits Times) ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, March-13th,

A Gladstonias has been returned for the

Barnsley division of Yorkshire by a majority of 2,551

THE PARNELL COMMISSION. The evidence for the Timer is concluded.

THE COPPER SYNDICATE. The Agency of the Copper Syndicate has been transferred to Matheson & Co.

H.M.S.SULTAN,"

March 15th. H.M. ironclad Sultan, which was stranded off Malia, has sunk,

[H.M.S. Sulfan is a battle-ship of the first-class and is of the central-battery type, resembling the Orion in this respect. The displacement of the Sultan.in 9,200 tons, her length ya5 ft., beam 59 ft. clin. and extreme draught of water 27 . 6th. She was bullt at Chatham In 1871, and was engined by Fenn, She has an indicated horse-power of 7,720, and a speed of 14.13 knots. She has coal accommodation for 810 tons, and could run on this supply at 4 10 knots speed for 2,140 knots. Her alde armour ranges from 9 inches thick on the battery and central water-line, to 8 inches on the turret and 6 feches at the stem

And stern. She has a wood backing of from 12 to 10 inches. Her armament consists of 5 18-ton M.LR. guns, 413-ton M.L.R., 17 n. R.B.I four quick-firers, (hirteen machine guns and four light guas för boat and landing party purposes. In addition to her escapade with H.M.S. Agincourt by which the latter received some damage, the Sultan tank the steamship 97lis da Vittoria In the Tagus on the 24th December, 1886 thirty-two lives being lost with the latter vessel]

(From the Courrier ¿'Haiphong.) TONQUIN AFFAIRS.

HANDI, March 16th. The rebel band headed by Dol Van, and consisting of 270 men, with 74 Gras rifles, 31Remingtons, 5 Winchesters, 17 Revolvers, and

On Saturday night a Chinese sweetmeat-maker was seized with a wild yearning to see the opera at the Ka Shing Theatre, but he hadn't the money, and dead-heads are unknown among the uncivi- lised Celestials. So he went in on his "face: pass" as far as the ticket-collector, and there he represented himself to be a ukong. He produce while all right, but unfortunately he had forgotten to think what number he was, and before he had time to invent one the curtains fell on him in the shape of a real eighteen carat hall marked policeman. He was fined $6 this

morning,

Tux Courrier d'Haiphong gives the following further particulars of the recent engagement between the French forces and the rebels al Monkay:-At Than-mai not a Chinaman is now to be found; they ran away #masse after demolishing their own works of defence, with dynamite. On the 18th February, the column commanded by M. Baudart came across Chinese band at Kal-mot-kat. A hot engage ment ensued, but our artillery inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, who took to flight. We had three men wounded, Our troops went in pursuit

of the Chinese as far as the rivulet that runs

along the frontier, whence they returned on the 2nd int. The column was then dismembered a portion returning to Ha-koi and the remainder

to Mon-kay.

A NOCTURNAL visit paid by a wandering funntic by the Straits Times-Mr, S. S. Martin, a to a boarder at a Singapore hotel is thus reported boarder at the Hotel de l'Europe, retired to his room at the usual hour on the night of the 13th fast, and after disrobing himself, jumped late bed with the alacrity of a cricket, and His sleep was beautiful and refreshing, and soon fell into a sound and pleasant slumber, his dreams inspiriting, when just at 4 o'clock he was rudely distarbed by the sound of footsteps, Sitting up in bed, his eyes fell upon the form of a dusky almond-eyed Celestial. Thinking perhaps that the Chinese had risen, and there were many more heathens in his room, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, and drew aside than the solitary Celestial perfectly at ease, the mosquito curtains, but he could see no more strolling round the apartment, flourishing walking stick and key, the property of the occupant. Mr. Martin Jumped out of bed; when, instead of running away, the nocturnal disturber barred all the doors and comfortably sat himself down on the lounge. Such xudacity was beyond the comprehension of Mr. Martin; assistance was called, and the man, whose name is Neo Low, was retched off to the lockup. At the police court the next morning, the police s'ated that from New Low's appearance and manners, they believed him to be a wandering lunatic, Mr. Kershaw ordered the man to be sent to the Asylum for examination,

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THE Singapore Free Pruss of the 16th inst.. says the R. I. steamer Boncoora which bad Newcastle, N. S. We, to Singapore, arved in stmoded in the Flores Sea on her voyage from

port on the afternoon of the reth. The accident occurred ata quarter to fivein the morning of Mon- day, March 4th. The sea was smooth at the time, the wind blowing NW, and the tide at balf ebb, The vessel grounded very softly and at daylight was found to be on the Angelica Shoal in Lat. 7 48 S and Long, 122 18E. Everything was done to get her off and fortunately on the S. Mirkara, of the same

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On Saturday night Sergeant. Butlin went down with three lukongs to a house in Tai-ping-shan to raid for gamblers. His trap was quite successful-too much so, in fact. He got into the room unobserved, and watched the gamblers for a minute, for there were so mady he hardly knew where to begin. Three sets of gamblers were at work, with fifty or sixty men around following day the them, and Butlin probably wished himself well Company, turned up and with the assistance of out of it. One of his men, dressed as a coolie, some of her crew 300 tons of the cargo, con- seized a gambler's queue, however, and the fun sisting of coal, was jettisoned and at three began. Everybody jumped for the doors and o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the 6th of windows, the tables were thrown down, lamps March, the Sancoors came off the shoal smashed, and Butlin was cheerfully danced quietly as she had gone on. In his casualty upon in the rush. He had hold of one report Captain Brown states that the casualty of the cashiers and a tin box full of dollars, but might have been avoided if an unusually strong the cashier got away, and at the end he and bi N.E. current had not been experienced. This three men found their spoils to consist of one current act him out of his course twenty-eight prisoner, one box of money, several smashed and a half miles in a little over seven hours tables and forms, and a roomful of darkness. The Bancoora le not damaged and no Court of Inquiry will be held into the circumstances of The prisoner got six months this morning.

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THE Straits Times, in announcing the appoint, ment of Sir Charles Warren to command the THE Stralis Timez reports the following case 'forces in the Straits Settlements, sayu :--Ho li | at the Asilies lately held in Singapore:--A the first occupant of that office; for the office is Javanese named Mohamet Moraline wis a new one." Hitherto the command of the troops arraigned upon as indictment charging him with In the Straits has been an appanage of the com- the wilful murder of one Heng Ah Cheng on the mand in China-An arrangement so obviously 15th January, It will be remembered that the inconvenient that it was bound to be terminated prisoner and deceased were both inmates of the so soon as the Straits Settlements become im | Lunatic Asylum. On the dato in question they portant enough to encourage a larger expenditure were working in the garden together, when the miliary matters. The change, it may be noted, prisoner suddenly rushed to the Chinamin and is not unexpected, but, on the contrary, has bees attacked him with a grass cutter scythe, inflicting forecasted by recent events and rumours. What fajuries that ultimately resulted in the man's Is unexpected is the appointment of Sir Charles death. This morning the prisoner remained Warren. We scarcely expected to receive se perfectly' muts and refused to plead either way, brilllect and so dieloguished a soldier. Sir and his general appearance denoted him to Charles has not only won distinction in the field be of unsound mind.” So s Jury were empinelled | and in civil commands in various parts of the to find whether the prisoner was mate of world, but he has also the reputation of belag malice or visitation of God. The evidence essentially a scientific soldier. His capacity brought forward went to show that on 10th as an engineer will be of the greatest ban to December 1888 he was admitted to the Asylum 13 breech-loading rifles, with colours, insignia,us in those matters of fortification which a as being a person of unsound mind. He was present command attention. His energy and then mute, or any questions ho answered were powers of organization, which could not well incoherently answered. Since the 8th Instanthe have full scope in the control of the few regular | had been condned in gaol, and, according to the troops here, may be expected to lead to a still evidence of the warder, he had been placed in further development of volunteer defence. The company with other prisoners, thereby, es His existing volunteer corps will no doubt receive, as Honor remarked, giving the other the benefit it deserves, much of Sir Charles' attention; byl of the lunatic. The medical testimony “was that attention can scarcely fail to be directed to to the effect that the prisoner bad not fully the large number of young men who are available recovered his genises. On his admission to the for military purposes, and yet do not care to join Asylum, he was suffering from acute melancholls, the artillery, It need only be added that we in in which one would expect lacid intervals. With the Straits have to congratulate ourselves upon out leaving the box the jury returned a verdict the recognition of our national importance that the prisoner was not in a condition to plead Implied In the appointment of Sir Charler Hls Honor therefore directed that the prisoner Warren, while at the same time we have the should be jupt in strict custody during Her pleasure to welcome among us a man whose Majesty's pleure, Strangely to say, His Honor ability and force of character must use him to had not the power to dices whore the man be a valuable addition to this, or any, cops should be kept. No Act or Statute seente to munity,

provide for this,

etc, arrived at lianol, led by Hoang Cao Khai, Police Agent, and tendered their submission to the Resident,

GENERAL BOULANGER.

PARIB, March 17th. General Boulanger, in a speech delivered at R banquet at Tours stated that be repudiated monarchy, desired a liberal republic, open to all, tolerating and respecting the freedom of conscience.

THE COMPTOIR D'ESCOMPTE.

March 19th. The value of the shares of the Comptoir d'Escompte has fallen to 167. Several financial Institutions have fent it 40 million france more.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- -FACTORING COMPANY.

MISS AMY SHERWIN'S COMPANY"

AT THE THEATRE ROPAL.

Another large audience, assembled at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening to hear Miss Sherwin and her company, who received The Chairman:-I cannot say that it is.

at their hands even a more enthusiastic recep Another thing we gave 14 cents a pound for

sion than they got on their first appearance, if our hemp, and we are asking 31 cents pound that were possible. The applause was so loud isn't that a fair enoughi profit? Anybody who and long after every effort, that we would. has any hemp has paid more for it.

suggest that during the run of an opera the you had said so at once I should not have had the performers signify by their actions that they Mr. Fraser-Smith :—That is a very fair answer; audience should desist from applauding when

known at the beginning. I think it is just as to pursue a series of questions-I should have really must go on with the play,

As on Thursday evening the first part of the has been notorious in the Colony for some time the least of it-songs with flute and plano silos well to call your attention to another point. It programme consisted of several common--to day

Hongkong, vice the Hon. I. H. Stewart what is vulgarly called "cornered "there has Sherwin gave Excelsior" in taking fashion, Lockhart, absent on leave; Mr. F. H. May to be been a "comer" in the Share Market, and it it is a pity that theas gentlemen do not try Assistant Registrar-General, and Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary, vice, Mr. N. G. Mitchell has been notorious that the "riggers have been little high class music, as we feel confident they would show to more advantage than they do the employés of this Company. If this is not Innes; Major-General A. H, A. Gordon to be a justice of the Peace and Acting Captain Super-true I think it should be denied publicly here, in those everyday ducts. Miss Minna Fischer intendent of Police, vite Captain Deane, absent valued industry in the Colony-one of the once and for all. The Rope Company is a

gave the audience an opportunity of using their on two and a half months' vacation leave few industries we have-and I am perfectly Daddy" in a very pathetic manner. Mr.

hands by her rendering of Dear Heart»

and, in reply to a loudly demanded encore, sang Major T. C. Dempster; Adjutant of Police, to be

certain that I need not suggest to a firm of Acting Superintendent of Victoria Grol.

the long standing and high respectability of Stockwell was heard to great advantage Messrs. Russell & Co. ("hear hear " that if this in

"On Deck" and if he is to sing common" is true they ought to know it and thoroughly.

songs, by all means let them bo investigate it, and do everything they can to nautical, as they sult him far better than the uphold the reputation they have deservedly held ordinary sentimental type. In reply to the in China for over half a century, Not only does inevitable encore he "obliged again" with "My this affect the General Agents, but also the Sweetheart when a Boy, Miss Sherwin was Consulting Committee, who are, in a sense, the received with loud applause on appearing with paid agents of the Company. You must "Lo hear the Gentle Lark," in which she all know that reports-1 do not hesitate to manipulated her voice in wonderful fashion, say scandalous reports have been current

and was, of course, enthusiastically encored: in the Colony for weeks past, that shares Mr. John Lemmons contributed two fute solos in the Company have been "rigged" for the to the programme, his rendering of “Poor Mary purpose of cornering certain persons who have, Ann" being really good. Mr. Clutsam gave or rather are supposed to have, "sold short the Tannhauser March" with plenty of that is sold shares they did not possess to people "go" and accompanied the vocalists who did not possess money to pay for eficiently during the evening. them. I understood from the remarks of Mr. The second part of the entertainment con- Rustonjee that he had written to the Generalsisted of Balfe's now seldom-heard opera "The Managers and to the Consulting Committee Sleeping Queen." There is very little plot in It requesting that an inquiry should be made into nil there is belag merely a love episode the truth or falsity of these reports. I do not

between Doa Phillippe d'Aguilar and the Queen. know whether such inquiry has been made, but of Leon-brought about by a chance, "home" if so, I think it is only fair that the shareholders accident to the latter some time previous. The should be told what has taken place. It is in no Regent thinking that Don Phillippe is "sweet" spirit of opposition to anyone or anyone's interest on Donna Agner, a maid-of-honour to the that I ask the question-I am only a very small Queen, whom the Regent is vainly trying to shareholder in the Company, as I am in most of

mashhas the young man put into prisos the Companies in the Colony, but in away I am

and condemned to death for kissing the Queen's the representative of public interests. I should hand when she is asleep. However, by like, in the public interest, to know if all these nice little scene after sundown the Regent

similar fix and to save his own neck reports are true if the General Agents and the caught in Consulting Committee have made that inquiry,

has to compromise matters, which, of course, and what is the result. There cannot be the

come all right in the end, Don Phillippe least doubt that, if current reports are to be marrying the Queen while the old man is still action must bring discredit on the Company, admirably played the Queen of Lean, the only believed, further action will be taken, and that left trying to captivate Donna Agurs. That is what we wish to avoid, and why, purely fault being alight tendency to screech in the It goes without saying that Miss Sherwin

from a feeling of duty, you should tell the shareholders what they have asked to-day as prolonged high notes. The put of Donna to the inquiry and the result of it. I make Agnes was charmingly impersonated by Min no public accusations-I simply repeat public Minna Fischer, who was heard to great advan report. Whether it is true or not I do not tage, especially in the concerted pieces. Mr. know, but I think it is for the General Managers Stockwell was just a trifle too much à is and Consulting Committee, both collectively Marionette in his acting, but sang splendidly, and individually, to acquit themselves of being the "Noontide Dream being especially well participators in what, if true, is nothing less than done. The Regent was played in humorous

robbery,

style by Mr. A. Sherwin--his "Nunc Dimittig" when he is fairly caught being splendid.

The fifth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held this afternoon at the offices of the general managers, Mesars, Russell & Co. Mr. W. H. Forbes presided, and there were present:-Messrs. D. Gillies, J. S. Moses, and T. E. Davies (directors) R. Fraser-Smith, W. Legge, S. Rustanjee, H. Henderson, S. A. Josephs, S. S. Denjamin, A. Levy, P. Jordan, C. A. Tomes, F. J. V. Jorge, G. H. Folts, G. J. Watson, T. S. Coxon, E. . Coxon, W. Hunt, L Downes, A. Lewis, J. A. Fredericks, J. S. Perry, and R. Shewan (secretary).

The Chairman said: This is the annual General Meeting of this Company. From the accounts which you have you will see that its working for the past year has been satisfactory, And I can only say that its future also seems likely to be favorable, bit, as you know, for this we depend on circumstances, some of which are beyond our control, but those that are within it shall have our watchfulness. You will notice from the statement that we had a considerable stock of rope on hand bere and on consignment elsewhere at the end of the last year, but the greater part of this, which was valued at a low figure, has since been sold at higher prices, placing us in a good position to begin the year. The factory resumed work to-day, and I am continues, even at the high figures we are now pleased to say that the demand for our rope compelled to charge for it, while the price of hemp is rather lower than the highest point touched. Altogether we start under favorable circumstances, our old stock being almost considerably reduced. cleared off and our overdraft at the Bank Before moving the adoption of the Report I shall be happy to answer any questions relating to it which you may have to ask,

Mr. Rustonjee Before the report is adopted I should like to ask one or two questions. I see from the report that the factory closed when the price then? hemp was at a high price. May I ask what was

The Chairman:-I cannot tell you now. price is now?"

Mr. Rustonjec :-Can you tell me what the

pound.

The Secretary replied that it was 14 cents a Mr Rustonjee next asked if the, factory was going to work full-time or short-time now it had re-opened 1.

The Chairman replied that it was going to

work full-time,

Mr. Rustonjee-At my request certain in- quiries have been made; will you inform what number of shares the employés of the Company hold now, both in cash and contracted for ?

The Chairman :-I don't know you will ace from the share register-that is all I know, Mr. Rustonjee :-Will you inquire into it The Chairman-No, I don't feel inclined to. Mr. Rustonjee-Do you know what shares the General Managers hold now, what they held when the factory was closed, and what they have contracted to hold hereafter l'

The Chairman-I don't know that that is a | falt question to ask.

Mr. Rustonjec:-I want to ask it—if you don't choose to answer it, well and good.

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The Chairman:-You might have found out what the General Agents have done from the same source as you got your information from,

Mr. Fraser-Smith:-I could not.

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Altogether the entertainment was a decided and we expect that, with the rumoured assistance improvement on the Company's first appearance, of some of our local amateurs, a rare treat is la store for the Hongkong public during the next

The Chairman :—As you have not I propose to make a few remaks. The General Managers and Consulting Committed are willing to do fortnight. their best to redress any wrong suffered by any shareholder, hat I must know beyond doubt what NEWS BY THE AMERICAN MAIL, that wrong compinined of is, who has suffered, and who has caused the wrong. No direct charge has been made a vague indefinite state Rio de Janeiro, Capt. Wm. Ward, with the The Pacific Mall Co.'s steamship, City of ment has been conveyed to me in letters, which will be published in the newpapers, from which American mails of the 23rd February, arrived it is easy to see the main object. Had a clear in poft yesterday afternoon. For the subjoined charge been made against any person openly and telegrams we are indebted to our San Francisco above board it would have been far more satis- factory to everybody interested in the Company's

'exchanges :-:: affairs. If any person connected with our office

PANAMA, February 13th. The details of the recent earthquakes in Costa has inisbehaved himself (but I cannot find there Rica as, published is the Costa Rican papers is any such person). I should have been comm. pelled to take strong steps. If the only object which have reached here, corroborate the reports. of the corespondence referred to was to improve sent out in the Associated Press dispatches a legal aspect, or if it was to affect the market several weeks ago. The city of San José and value of the shares, or if it was with any other other cities were terribly damaged. Whole object other than that of the sole interest of the streets are blocked with ruins, railroads Company, I am sorry for it. I might be per blockaded, churches closed, ele. For weeks suaded that the position taken was based on people living in the cities have camped in the the high principle of pure morality-(laughter) streets and public squares, fearing to enter their tion to ask: I am quite willing to answer one mach appreciate the motive. It is impossible recurring shocks. The monetary less in the city The Chairman:-I don't think it is a fair ques--in which case I can only say we very shattered houses on account of the constantly part of it, and tell you that we have no contracta for me to allow this meeting to be a place for of San José alone is over $3,000,000. The lon for shares.

seeking information or airing a grievance in of life is not yet accurately estimated, but is order that the information gained may be used believed to be great p elsewhere, or that the grievance aired may find At Laguna an extraordinary geological pheno. its way into the public press. If this were menon took place, the earth assoming the appear allowed the interests of other shareholders might suce of a rough sea. The father of a family and be very prejudicially affected. I speak with the four children were buried aliveinthecrevice, while approval of the other members of the consulting the mother and one child were thrown a distance committee and also, I trust, with that of the of 1000 metres. All over the district hills have shareholders and I now beg to propose that the changed their position and the ground is full of Report and Accounts as presented be taken as cracks. The Iran volcano is in a state of emp read and adopted. (Hear, hear.)

Mr. Danby seconded, and it was agreed FLOTTAWA (Canada), February 13th. Mr. Henderson moved, and Mr. Joseph. It is learned on the best authority that the seconded, the re-appointment of Messrs, Gillies, Dominion Government has resolved upon a Davies, and Moses as Consulting Committee, novel scheme to counteract the of effect thegrowth Agreed.

of the unrestricted reciprocity, movement a Canada. Sir John Macdonald, it is believed, will seek to secure, the adoption of a Joini Mr. Gillies seconded-Agreed.

memorial from the Senate and Commons to her The Chairman. having announced that the Majesty to send a member of the royal family to dividend warrants would be ready on WednesCanada next summer med day, the proceedings terminated...

Mr. Rustonjes -Have the General Managers purchased any shares after the report was out? The Chairman:--I decline to answer that question. I

Mr. Joseph asked what was the quantity of stock at the factory when it was closed.,

The Chairman said it was about 300,000 lbs., valued at $45,684. The average cost was 12 cents per-lb., and it had been sold at prices varying from 15 cents to 21 cents.

Mr. Fraser-Smith I believe you anid just. now that we could look forward to next year hopefully prospects were good. Will you tell me if those prospects are founded on such a solid basis as to justify the shares of the Com. pany being quoted in the Share Market at the rate they are quoted at 7

The Chainman That must depend entirely on the opinion of the shareholders,, I don't think it is for me to give an opinion on that.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-Don't misunderstand me -I am asking you a question on a commercial | basis, and I don't want a speculative answer.

The Chairman :-I don't think I can answer. Mr Fraser-Smith :---Then you decline to answer it? My question affects the stability--- the business status of the Company,

The Chairman :-The value of the Company's shares in the market has nothing to do with the management of the Company,

Mr. Fraser-Smith-You have reason for thinking the Company's prospects are good, or you would not have said so, of course-now has the price of hemp so deteriorated since the report was issued as to justify you in still ad- bering to it ?

The Chairman-No, it has declined very Ljuta since then, but we have no clock, as I talɗi the old rope is now cleared out and we are starting on a fresh basis,

Mr. Fraser-Smih You say, the stock has been reduced, consequently you must purchase new hemp-that is the very paint Tam trying to get at. You say hemp has not deteriorated in price ("No."). Then what hopes have you for expecting a better year next year. The Chairmani-Looking at the price of hemp, I only wish the prices would keep up—that is where we make our profit on it.

Mr. Fraser-Smith:--Probably it is, but I find you stopping the factory for some time "owing

Mr. Tomes proposed the re-election of Messrs. Amold and Coron as Auditora.

CRICKET

THE HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB V. THE

ARMY AND NAVY,JA

We append the results of the match played on the Cricket Ground, on Friday and Saturday, the 23rd and 24th inst,

Baroowess

ARMY AND NAVY

Sacomo nincs.

R. B. Lei, RN, a Bennett, b

for Johosim, B.E. b Lowe, Cal LE M. Bar, RE, MEAN

Ind, & C. 3. Barg

33. 7. Mattland, & Bar L4BYTDA, KALLI, • T. & fat: W. Midland, b TA`

Bulib, Bar

Ackinson, ↳ Lewson

L. D. Crichton, B.Nis b Lowe L.A. J. Campbell, wist, Dick,

DEW, Maland.......

Young, R.E., & Bas

MC

a Lowon

|| The visit, sic is expected, will create such i move of popular enthusiasm as will put damper upon any scheme to bring about the absorption of the Dominion by the United States. Then Duke of Edinburgh; a son of her Majesty, in "suggested, as a likely visitor, but the alleged correspondencej with the imperial authorities. seems to show that the Prince of Wales favors) the sending of his eldest son. The present heir apparent is said to have visited Canada under similar circumstances in 1861, and his triumpbalst tour of Canada is regarded by the Government as likely to have been no beartier than the | proposed reception to the next zoyal visitor, wil

parab-NEW YORK, February 13th, 4-News is received from Port-au-Prince th January 27th. The rival amiles were encamped akon elther side of Thomson, a small town midway

between Merebalais and La Cobobas:"A battle: 10 | occurred on January 23rd:: Confederate Prophets

was driven back with a loss of 150 killed and, 300 wounded. The dead were putin a heap and

W. Mallland walipomer 10a Barff blakcham, fr burned, as the defeated had no time to bury the G. G. Knight, R.N., not out Crol, Bufarjak Major Mills, RA, absent, •' b ́Bart M Ya, Hrwnwell, pith, b Bart' o 'e Lawson, b. Maliland

Expresstory menjua : $25;Extras

to the sinusually high price of hemp," and yet, you tell me you want it to continues t

The Chairman Yes, we had a cheap stock. on hand, and we were working it off. We had no idem at the time that the price was going to rise so tapidly as it has done, We had a large stock made from comparatively cheap hemp | very cheap, indeed as it turns out now.

* Mr. Fraser-Smith -Is that the reason you made the splendid proff set out in the report?⠀ ⠀⠀ ASTEs Chairman)—Yes."-"

bodies. Every basis the Minister of War hat taken part in kar resulted: disastrously to the cause of Legitime, The Minister of Finance MAKE SUNY TALAN ata | Kates publicly that the Transury is empty, Money is getting scarce, and the premium on, HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

Sarvade froid 6 going up daily? The premium now is ag

Total.....

1 per cent; dy" haz ahay para malengo kapa wedemora SOY LONDON February 13th,

Maldande Young, bend

immé. st. Charde, b Biles, an Smith (Capt.), is Knight ag billed

W bi dobrom 57. 12. Carde, Allied

Hearing in the case of Patrick Molloy, charged Dr. Lewis, Crichtos and b les prim. 34 with having testified falsely › before the Parnell Commission, was resumed in the Bow-street W. Dick, Johniton,

Police Court to-day Walker, managing clerk' of us. Dublin a sofeltor, - testified that the London: Tim employed him to collect *****rovidence. He had an interview with Mol- loy, who after much pressing stated that he joined the Fenian Brotherhood when 16 years of age. The members, he found, wers pledged to engage is merat elles ngalaes the

Dr. Ackles, Byrne, b Milu, 18: « Johnaton, b Kaight, 84

Tolmanos,, biIA Miles Kenan ini

did or be W. Tapi, & Lac, 5

Marland, Crichto

A. McClain, no pud, him out.

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