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M. Lagucire, a member of the French Cham- "ber of Deputies, who is being tried by the Senate as one of the leaders of the suppressed Patriotic League, has announced that the Government purposed executing General Boulanger. He also states that the leaders of the Boulangist party intend to continue to agitate for a reform of the Constitution,

April 4th. The French Government intend to proceed with the prosecution of General Boulanger in his absence, as, should a conviction be obtained, it will render high inellyble for a-acat in Pailla

ment.

M Rochefort, in an article,, imputes that the French Government have a scheme for the murder of General Boulanger.

It isnnounced that a meeting of the National Committee, only four members dissenting, urged General Boulanger to flee from France.

General Boulanger's fight is causing the secession of a number of Royalists from among his supporters, as they accuse him of cowardice.

A large number of the French newspapers. revile General Boulanger for leaving French territory, and the Lanterne says that he departed in secret like a defaulting cashier.

General Boulanger has been interviewed in Bussels. He says that he was advised to flee from France by his principal supporters.

The Hungarian Diet yesterday adopted the new Army Bill by a large majority

It is reported that Mr. H. M. Stanley and Emin Pasha have joined forces and are marching towards Zanzibar.

A terrible outbreak of yellow fever has occurred at Rio de Janeiro, and upwards of 4000 deaths have taken place.

In the House of Commons' last night the Trustees' Liability Bill, giving trustees a wider scope for the investment of trust funds, passed its second reading. The measure was then referred to a Select Committee. Colonial stocks are not included in the investments provided for , in the bill,

A plot has been discovered at Stamboul having for its object the deposition of the Sultan. Abdul Hamid, in favour of his brother, Sultan Mehemmed Mourad, who was dethroned on the 30th August, 1876-

Admiral Heusner, speaking in the German Reichstag, stated that it was necessary that Germany should be strongly represented at Samos, so as to dispel the inference that she' had withdrawn her interests from the group.

The bill legalising marriage with, & deceased wife's sister, as applying to Scotland, has been read a second time in the House of Commons by a majority of 3.

The Pall fall Gazette has been condemned to pay £1.500 in an action brought against the paper for libel.

Experiments have been made at the Elswick factory with Prout's system of copper-plating. Doubts are expressed as to whether it will be applicable to large plates.

At to-day's sitting of "The Times "Parnell Special Commission, Sir Charles Russell, Q.C., and leading counsel for Mr. Parnell, continued his address.

Sir Charles made bitter attack upon Sir Richard Webster, Attorney-General, and leading counsel for The Tirkes" saying that in con ducting his case his behaviour had been unworthy of his high position and of the bat. He had deliberately charged Mr. Parnell with complicky in the Irish murder without the slightest evidence to support the accusation.

It is stated that General Boulanger intends leaving Brussels and coming to London.

M. Quesnez, the new French Procureur- General of Police, has drawn up an indictment against General Boulanger in which his military career is traced up to the time of bis recall from the command of the army of Tunis. The indictment sets forth that the General's ambition to become a Minister led to his retire- | ment from the army, and that in his agitation for the overthrow of the Constitution he entered into complicity with the suppressed Patriotic League. The Indictment also definitely charges General Boulanger with having entered into 2 conspiracy to overthrow the Government of the Repúblic

SYDNEY, April 4th.

A letter from Samoa says that everythit.ġ is quiet since the last mail left. Tamasexe's Gov. ernment has entirely given, up all attempts to maintain order, which is partially preserved by Mataafi's police. The Germans, although not interfering with the Samosas, bare never with drawn their offensive proclamation, and still con- tinue to board and search British vessals. Alto- gether upwards of 600 saliore and marines from the wrecked warships are camped ashore, and in fact so many extra months to fill for a long period, combined with the destruction of all native food, threaten to create a famlae in Samoa shortly. It is hoped that the pestilence will not break out amongst the men, many of whom were injured by the accident, and much weakened.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1889.

horrors of a wholesale conflagration were added to those of the tornado.

Fifty buildings are reported to have been burnt- at Savannah, and the loss is estimated at 300,000. dollars.

As the Dakota train entered the burning prairie,the rails-behind the train were destroyed while the fire fiercely raged ahead. The men in charge of the train determined to dash through the fire, and went full speed head. A frightfully wild scene ensued as the train rushed into the wall of fire travelling stat terrific rate. The heat of the fire raised the boiler almost to explosion paint, and when the train emerged from the fiery ordeal it was found to be partially destroyed, but, marvellous to relate, the escape, was not marred by any fatality.

Dr.

WORKING ACCOUNT. To 1888 Returns 2

Tis

Royalties $81,321.37 ® Ex. 9... 79.695.82 --Transfer Fees Agfount :-. -

Fees collected during the year....... 113.19 Tis. 79.08.97

Th

Cr.

By Expenses at the Ming 1888-

Pay Rell and Salaries

7.196.58

643.32 „83.52.

• General Expenses....... 6 218.65 Mining Supplies........... Packing

Interest Account - Blancs of this Account...

I

Exchange Account

Balance of the Account..

Shanghai Office :-

The German aquadron now proceeding to Simoa consists of three vesseli carrying 30 guns, and 6:0 men,

J. P. B. Robertson, member of Buteshire, bas introduced a Bill dealing with Local Govern. ment in Scotland.

The will of John Bright is been proved. The personalty amounted to £750,000.

In the report of the special Commissioner for New Guinea it is stated that the Catholic missions do most useful service as pioneers. The report recommends the increase of the Protestant mission,

The Government of Spain have refused to allow China to establish a consulate in the Pacific possessions of that country.

The Boulangist adherents have been the cause of riots at Rouen.

Harry Jupp, the well-known veteran Surrey cricketer, is dead.

Surat, a town in the Bombay Presidency, situated on the Tapti River, and the centre of a large cotton growing district has been partly burnt. Fifteen thousand people are homeless, The population was 109,844 at the last census.

A telegram in the Daily News states that Persia has ceded, the town, of Kelatinadie to Russia.

Boulanger has not been expelled from Belgium, but the Belgium Government have warned him that they will not tolerate any agitation whilst he remains in Belgium.

It is understood that the Negus of Abyssinia, previous to his death, named his, nephew Mangacia, as his successor. ·

April roth.

A semi-official memorial issued in China advocates the expulsion of all the Americans from the Chinese service

The Shah of Persia will visit England in July.

SYDNEY, April toth. the return of the crews of the American and Arrangements are being made in Sydney for German war ships recently wrecked at Samoa,

It is reported that H. Searle, intends leaving for England about the 4th May, providing he is not challenged locally before the end of the present week. Searle proposes first to challenge Teemer, an American sculler, to row a match on the Thames about the end of August for £500

-ride and the championship of the world. He also proposes to meet O'C nnor. the American champion, three weeks later and row, for a similar stake. Searle would like to arrange He these matches before leaving Australia. will send a telegram to both of these men with that object in view. Neil Matterson, Scarle's trainer, will accompany him to England.

Catargi has formed a Russophile Ministry in Roumania,

The British fleet assemble at Spithead during July for naval marcuvres.

The Scotch Local Government Bill has been read a first time in the Commons and was well received.

The epidemic of yellow fever in Brazil is declared to be at an end.

Italy is reported to have occupied 'Asmara in Abyssinia..

LONDON, April 10th, Thomas Buckland, of Charters Towers, has commenced a libel action against the London Eche, claiming £25,000 damages.

It is reported that the Marquis of Londonderry is about to resign the Lord Lieutenancy of „Ireland for private reasons.

It is reported at, Washington that Blaine has agreed to the proposal of Prace Bismarck that neither America nor Germany shall send rein- forcements to Samoa pending the result of the conference.

The King of Roumania has declined to

Office & General Expenses

$25.46 Secretaries Remuneration 2,000.00

· Directors' Fees før 1888.. 2,000.00 Auditor's Fees, 1887...100

Balance

do, (888...TOO

200 00

14.144.07

4.75 46 Transferred to Profit & Loss Account 60,590.90 Tls. 79.803 97

Dr.

.. Capital Account No. 2:

merchant vessels was a German ship called the Peter Godefroy, of 1662 tons register, and the other a Danish schooner called the Auger, vessel of about 400 tons.

HANGCHOW.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) '

16th April 1889: This city has been full of rumours regarding an uprising in Yü-hang, an active town about wenty miles distant at the foot of the hill country.. in the west. Several companies of soldiers were sent to the scene of disorder and the incipient rebellion has been quelled.

It seems that about five years ago a woman, was in severe labour and priests were called in to perform incantations, etc. They told the family that the child would become a remarkable - person. Recently the same priest parsuaded the family that their s:n was boin to be an Emperor. Quite a number of priests and the followers of one of the secret societies made preparations to claim the dragon throne for the obsture child. They collected arms and banners, especially banners, which were all made of a diminutive size. They also seized-a rich man and attempted to force money from him. Ho secured a release on the plea of raising the money and went and informed the magistrate. The insurgents were arrested and tried. The older brother of the pretender and seven priests were beheaded, and the insurrection seems to be at an end.

shows how close we were. Now we have come on to Sydney for repairs. The exigencies of diplomatic business will not require our presence there just yet. Samoa will be able to look after "On Thursday, March 14,the barometer.began herself for the next month or two. As nearly as i to go down, but there was no wind, whilst it was can estimate there were 150 meri drowned-s raining very heavily. So the people on shore Germans and, I think, about 45 or 50 Americans, told us that the glass was filling for the rain

We lost no lives, but one of our men was rather and that it was not likely that there would be severely injured. We lost four or five boats. any very bad weather. In addition to that weThe gale did not do us much damage ashore as bad already been through three gales of wind might have been expected. The roads and plers aud had ridden them out all right, although it and bridges were injured and a great many was exceedingly uncomfortable. "Hence, judging coconut trees blown down; but the houses in the from appearances, there was no reason why we town have not suffered very severely. They are should not have ridden this gale out, if it turned bullismore strongly now than they used to be

#When out at sea the water came in upon us out to be a gale, as sucessfully. On Friday the 245-41barometer was still going down, and at 2 o'clock in not-in-tons but in hundreds of tons. Altogether

the afternoon it stood at 2911. The weather was

we lost five boats, our first culter and our jolly 103.13 looking very black, and dirty too, and it was boat, the dingy, the skiff, and the copper punt. All raining harder than ever. But still, with the of them, with the exception of the jolly beat, exception of occasional light showers from the were washed away in the harbor. south'ard, it was perfectly calm. Then the wind The natives did a great deal at the time the shilted to the north-east-that is just, clear of the Nipsic and the Vandalia were ashore to rescut point of land that forms the harbor, and it began life, and one or two of them were drowned. Matania's menonly assisted, as Tamasese's penale to blow pretty fresh. We didn't think it was going to be much of a storm, however, but we werenconsiderable distance from town. The Cat sent our lower yards and topmast down and liope bears many traces of the hurricane of which got steam up, as we had done before. At zz she was, with one exception, the sole survivor. o'clock at night it was blowing a gale and at 4 The water has literally cut its way into the thick o'clock in the morning it was blowing a hurricane. coat of paint on her bows. At first glance,

The strike of the keepers of tea-shops ended We could have gone to sen on Friday afternoon, indeed, she has the appearance of an iron ship and that, as it subsequently appeared, would that has just come out of a conflict with

very quicily a few days after it began, by the have been the best to do, but at the time we did metallic waves. A shower of canister, spread-officials agreeing to accept the sum of fifteen not consider it necessary. After sunset it was,ing, over her bows could not have swent hundred dollars once for all, and release ies of course, impossible to find our way out, and them more completely or left much deeper scars from taxation. The chief of Polite who, caused during Friday night it was so dark that, we

behind. The waves had even trilled with the the trouble has been degraded. The tea-shops could not even tell whether we were dragging letters of her name, carrying an iron L and propose to present a red umbrella both to the away as though in spite because she had refused: Governor and to the Criminal Julge, to express to share the fate of the other ships.

their gratitude for their services their behalf. missing boats we have already alluded to.

-N. C. Daily News. Amongst the other injuries sustained by the Calliope was the carrying away of her topgallant yard and her jibboom. The gun-room was at times many feet deep in water and the clothing of some of the officers was, if not spoiled, at least considerably damaged. The ward-room presented a strange sight when the hurricane was at its worst. Instead of the usually jelly party of officers yarning over their whiskies and sodas, and the orderly table spread with the case of a first-class hotel service, the room w crowded with blue-jackets: hauling with might and main upon a pair of ropes made fast to the tiller in order to relieve the strain upon the two wheels, at which men were ceaselessly on duty. The whole watch was thus engaged in steering the ship, and fortunate it was that the rudder held its own against the surging waters.

BALANCE SHEET. 31st January, 1889. Liabilities. To Capital Accoun

Tla

Paid up Capital on 2,800 Shares at

Tis-100

280,000.00

"

Amount transferred from Profit and

Loss Account.... Cast:-

Balance Tony kong and Shanghai

Bink Account ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... Uncollected Dividend: —

2

Balance of Dividend 1886,

Director Fees:

For 1888

Auditor's Feca:—

-For 1888.

.. Debenture Account:-

가

Gr.

250 Debentures at Tis. 100 ..................... Profit and Loss Account:- Balance of this Account...

Assets.

-13.979-95.

95 1.01

2,000,00

100.00

our anchors or not, ́ ́As a matter of fact we were all the vessels were dragging their an- chors. At 4 o'clock in the morning we found that we had dragged very considerably. The Eler was nearest to the reef; and by 5 o'clock she had struck and broken into bits. Indeed, by daylight there was nothing to be seen of her at all. Only one officer and five of her men were 24.10 saved. By this time we found ourselves much nearer the reef than I cared about, with the Adler very close astern of us, and the Vandalia, which had previously been a considerable dis- tance outside of us, bearing down on us, too. At half-past 7 the Nipsic, one of the innermost 25,000.co vessels, went ashore, but fortunately on a soft place, where there was plenty of sand. Con- 27.145.90sequently she did not do herself much harm. The men rushed for her bowsprit, which was Tia. 341,202 96

over dry land, and all but 'five succeeded in getting ashore. The Adlen was the next ship Tis.

to come to grief She was astern of us and dragging more and more. At lengthi, about 8 o'clock in the morning, the touched the reef with her stern. By good management, however, she slipped her cables the moment she touched. If she had not done so she would most certainly bave drifted broad-side against the reef instead of on to it, and have been pounded to pieces. As it was, although a ship of 100 tons, she was lifted up by the sea just as a cork might be lifted in this harbor, and thrown bodily on to the reef, where she lay out of the surge and once again -280,041 27

in smooth water. She lay over on her port I. H. E. Waters' General Account :-

broadside, with her upper deck vertical and Balance due by him.....

4,978.$2 her, guns still in position. The officers and crew who were on the upper deck; and 40396

most of them were on the upper deck at the time, were thrown into the water, but fortunately the hull of the ship formed a breaks water, and thus, most of them succeeded in

By Capital Expenditure -

Cost of Mine and Plant,

&C......................................... 270,922.71 Building Road to Pandora

Tamay

*4.920 00

Building Boarding House and other permanent work on the Mine...... Building Office

Purchase of "W. Junior"

claim

1,058.82 1,339-74

1,890.00

Office Furniture:- Shanghai and at the Mine........

Property and Machinery Account :- Manager's Residence.........3,081.64 Machinery costing......

(9,279.13

Silverton Rail Road Company :- 80 per cent, of Stock subscribed by

the Sheridan Mining Co.....................

,, Shaft Account;--

Account Contracts...........

12,300.77

744.00 3,670.50

working themselves on board again. Now they were in comparative safety. And there they lived, fearing, of course, that the ship would break in upon them, from 3 o'clock on Saturday morning until Sunday morning, by which time the sea had gone down; At length, considerably bruised, they regained the shore. That cleared away the Adler, the Eber and the Nipsic. We were within 20 or 30 yards of the reef with our 47,105.80 stem. The Vandalia was bearing down close Account Contracts for Shares 1,956.14 dragged as much as we had, was close upon our upon our port bow, and the Olga, which had not starboard quarter. Then began a fine old game. 351,202961f the Calliope had let out the full length of her cables her stern would have touched the reef, and if she had gone ahead she would have run

Sheridan and Mendota Mill:- Hall cost of purchase of Mill, new. Machinery, and expenditure on Inclines..... Thomas Martin :-

Dr.

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11

Tla.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

Working Account:-

-Tis.

To Balance on 29th February, 1888 15,979,95

Balance transfered

..... 60,590,90 Debenture Account :-

Premium on Debentures.

155.00 Tls. 76,715.85

Tis.

Cr.

approve of the Russophile Ministry formed by By Capital Account No. 2:- Catargi.

An abstract motion in favour of a separate Parliament for Scotland was introduced in the Commons by Dr. Clarke, and was negatived by a majority of 171. Gladstone did not support the motion, considering the question unripe

SHERIDAN MINING COMPANY.

REPORT

.. Amount transferred. Dividend Account:

1st Dividend, 1988,

at Tis. 6 and Dividend, 1888,

at Tis. ...........................

,,Balance

16,800

16,000

· 33,600 සප 27,145.90 Tls. 76,725.85

Into the Vandalia, while if the Olga had gone

ahead she would have run into us.” At one time

The

Crew

THE PRECIOUS METALS.

Fully ninety-nine persons in every hundred, if asked to name the most precious metals, would mention gold as first, platinum as second and silver as third. If asked to name others, a few might add nickel, and a very few aluminium to the list. Let us see how near to the truth, they would be. Gold is worth about $240 per pound, tray platinum. $130, and silver about $13. Nickel would be quoted at about 60 cents, and pure aluminium $8 or S9 to the troy pound.

We will now compare these prices with those of the rarer and less well known of the metals. To take them in alphabetical|| order, burium ́sells for $975 a pound, when it is sold at all, and

calcium is worth $1,800 a pound. · Cerium is a — shade bigher-its cost is $160 an ounce, or $1.920 a pound.

These begin to look like fabulous prices, but they do not reach the highest point; chromium brings. $200, cobalt falls to about half the price of silver, while didymium is the same price, as cerium, and erbium $to cheaper on the ounce than calcium, or just $1,680 per pound

If the wealth of the Vanderblis be not over. stated, it amounts to nearly $20,000,000. With this sum they could purchase $12 tons of the gold and have something left over, but they couldn't buy two tons of gallium that rare meta! being worth $3,350 an ounce. With this metal the highest price is reached, and it may well be "called the rarest and most precious of metals.

Glucinum is worth $150 per bunce; indium, $158; Iridium, $658 a pound lanthanfum, $175 and lithium $160 per ounce. Nobium costs $128 yer ounce rasmiera, palladium, plati- nura, potassium and rhodium bring tespectively $640, $400, $130, $32 and $51 per, pound. Strontium costs $128 an ounce; tantalum, $1441 telurium, S9; thorium, $273; vanadium, $320; yttrium, $144, and zirconium, $asojan ounce. opinion as to what are the most precious

Thus we see that the commonly received

NAILLESS HORSESHOES,

Perfect discipline..characterised the during these hours of ujal. Everybody did, not his work merely, but double his work with a hearty goodwill, and the more apparent the danger became the cooler and more determined grew the blue jackets. Hearts of oak indeed as well in ships of iron as in ships of wood, they saved their lives purely by the readiness with which they obeyed the captain's orders. And the peril was obvious from the first. Scarcely had the manly cheer of the Trenton's crew died away than one of her officers, turning to friend, observed, I wouldn't give a penny for the Calliobe and all on board at this moment." Those on deck were being banged about by wave after wave as it tumbled on the ship; they could not see the shore for the driving spray enveloped everything ; but they could hear the other.ships going to pieces on the reefs haid by, and now and then beneath a refluent wave they could gain a glimpse of the reef against which they were in imminent peril of dragging. As for the men below, it mattered not whether they were in the engine-room. and alarmed every moment by a very necessary change of orders, or in the bunkers amongst the coal, where the water was beginning to flow in rivulets; they worked in a manner most creditable to their fortitude, and when at length the storm was metals is quite erroneous. Barijm is more over and the ship lying listlessly to her solitary than four times, as valuable as gold, and anchor in the harbor of Apia Captain Kane gallium more than 1oz times as costly, while called his men around him, they were no many of the metals are twice and thrice as, empty words of compliment he paid..

valuable. Aluminium, which now colts $8 or $9 Whilst we all feel very naturally proud of the 1 pound, will eventually be produced as cheaply representative of British naval architecture that as steel. When this can be done it will püsh · happened at the critical moment to be stationed the latter metal, out of a great many of its at Apia, one cannot help wondering what, were present uses, as it possesses great strength, our rudder was within 6ft. of the boiling mass of the qualities lacking in the ships of the American toughness and elasticity, with extreme lightness foam which broke over the reef, some of my and German iquadrons to bring such speedy of weight. Its sources of supply a simply officers will tell you much nearer. Once we put disaster upon each one of them. This was confinexhaustible, and its present high cast arises. our jibboom in the captain's quarter-gallery of cisely explained by one of the officers of the from the difficulty of its extraction in metallic the Vandalia and abeered away again, and then Calliope. The Fandalia and the Nipsic, he. form. Indium scems, to be chiefly sed for after we had lost the jibbon we put our bowsprit said, were only seven-knot ships and evidently pointing gold peas, and many of the metals into it, but apart from carrying the gallery away they stood but little chance in a hurricane blow. mentioned have but a limited sphere of useful- we did no harm 'to, the ship. Then the Olga ing at the rate of 80 knots an hour. The ass-St. Louts Globe-Demofrat. 15,979-95 came up and nearly rammed us, but by going Trenton was a more powerful vessel with steam- ahead at full speed we managed to keep clear of ing capacity of 14 knots, so that she might have her. At last 1 decided that we could not held her own against wind and wave if her stop there any longer, and then I had to make hawse-pipes bad not been on the lower deck up my mind what to do. There were two courses Arit was, they afforded entrance to the water, open to us. One was to go to sea, with the which ultimately made its way to the engine narrow channel to confront and the chance of the foam and put out the fires. That was what cugines breaking down and the ship not being sealed the fate of the Trenton The Eber able to get steerage-way, or the rudder being was practically too small a ship for such a smashed by the tremendous sea. The chances tremendous sea. Her engines were good for 12 were two to one against it. The other course knots, but her, registered measurement only was to have beached the ship, as the captain of amounted to 560 tons. The Adler was a small the Olga had done. That would have meant ship also, though larger than the Eber, but her almost certain safety as far as the men were engines were less powerful, and it was impos- concerned, but, not for the ship herself. If the sible for her to fight against a gale like that. Olga comes off she will probably be more of less With regard to the management of the Olga a damaged. At last I made up my mind that we mistake appears to have found its way into would get out to sea, so we got up every pound print. One of the Sydney newspapers states of steam we could, slipped our cables and went that she was careering round the harbor for at it. Directly she started out she rose clear on hours during the storm and endangering the THE SAMOAN DISASTER.

end, then plunged down and came up on the hopes of safety of the other ships. This is not other. It was awful. Now that I look back upon the fact, The Olga was splendidly managed. The total receipts for the year are Tis.

ARRIVAL OF THE "CALLIOPÉ" AT SYDNEY.

It I wonder how the machinery and the screw She is a fine ship too, and might have followed 79,695.87, being for royalties partly at 30 per H.M.S Calliope arrived at Sydney from and the rudder stood it. It seemed three or four the Calliope out of port had she not previously cent. and partly at 22 per cent. The working Apin, the scene of the terrible shipping minutes after we slipped the cable before we sustained fatal damage from a collision with the expenses at the mine and in Shanghai are Tia disaster, on the 4th inst, and was tendered knew whether we should get any, way at all. But Adler. It ininteresting, as illustrative of the 19.218.07, leaving a profit of Tla 60,590.90. Out most enthusiastic reception, Lord Caring still we managed to forge a little to the front, and straits to which the commanders of the vessels of this, two interim dividends each of 6 per cent. ton, Governor of New South Wales, being we went ahend slowly. We cleared the Vandalia, were pat, to know that when the Nipsie lost her have been paid, leaving a balance of Tis, the first man to board the weasel" as she but we went so close to the Trenton that our funnel they began to feed her furnaces with steamed up the harbour. Captain Kane was, of yards would have interlocked only as the sea sugar-cured hams from Chicago. The weather 27.145.90, out of which the Directors recommend

Gual dividend for the year of 5 per cent, leay course, Immediately interviewed by the reprefited us to starboard she rolled over to port: was warm in spite of the terrible gale, and the ing a balance at Profit and Loss of Ts. 13.145.99 sentatives of the press, and gave to our Sydney However, we just got out, and cleared the outside men in the rigging of the stranded ships were to be transferred to credit of Capital Account namesake the following interesting report reef. We had a sail, but as a matter of fact we almost naked. A quartermaster of the Trenton, Captain Kane stood by his chart of the harbor did not set it. It was blown away. It was in his eagerness to bave a free hand in the No. 2, which will "thus be increased to Tls.

of Apia and pointed the position of the various blowing about as hard as it could blow, and we water when the time came to make the plunge 29.125.85.

The Directors regret that Mr. Waters has ships out as he went along. His cabin was not put her head to the wind as soon as we got out- for dear life, had divested himself of every been prevented by illness from forwarding his yesterday afternoon the dainty saloon one so side. We trusted entirely to steam. The force stitch of clothing and landed on the beach with usual Annual Report, but they hope to receive it often finds on board a mau-ewar. Some charm of the hurricane was what is known as 12-absolutely nothing on but an American ensign, at an early date when it will be at once circulated ing Turaereaque seplas adorned the walls, and about as hard as it can blow. The sea was which he had twisted gracefully, after the among shareholders.. From latest advices every-the lounges will afforded means of ample tremendous. After we got clear of the barbor manner of the natives, about his waist. his seat in the House of Lords under the title of

thing was going on well at the mine, and work comfort, but there were few evidences of comfort we stood away to the north, in the direction of Scant ceremony attended the interment of the Baron Loftus,

on the mill, inclines, tunnel and shaft progress and none of luxury: Even the rancium the wind. It blew very hard through that victims. In some cases their bodies were found They are obviated by the system of the April 6th.

ing rapidly. It is expected the tunnel will strike | sanctos um had not escaped the devastating

afternoon and during night, On Sunday it a considerable distance along the coast. The Nailless Horseshoe Company. To explain the Boulanger's arrest has been ordered in the the shaft some time in October next, by which power of the hurricane. Of the Captain himself, became a little clearer, and on Monday we body of Captain Schoonmaker was discovered exact nature of the system without diagrams event of his returning to France. He has issued time the incline" system will be far advanced it may be said that he is a middle-aged and returned and saw the harbour pretty empty. On seven miles away from Apis; and on putting impossible... We, therefore, content ourselves a second, manifesto” wherein he states that the' || towards completion,

middle-sized man of decidedly naval appearance, Tuesday we entered the barbor, and saw.nothing out to sea on her homeward voyage the Calliope with a brief outline of the principle. The shoe Indiciment accuses him of frequent acts of sedi“. Lo accordance with the views expressed by the with a ready manner and a strong commanding afloat except a little bit of a cutter. Four of the passed several others, all so mutilated that; so is attached by a single steel bard which pass tion even previous to his entering the Ministry, shareholders, the Directors concluded the purvoice. He began his narrative with a description men-of-war were on the rock and the others were far from being recognisable, they bore no evid-around the hoof, well above the coronet, fro and therefore all his colleagues must be held chase of the Pandora Mill for about $50,000 on of the harbor at Apia. It is an exceedingly ashore. The Nipsic came off just as we started ence of the fleet, whether German or American, one extremity of the beel to the other, and inket culpable for condoning him. He admits that he Joint Account with the Mendota Mining Co. small harbor, and the ships were consequently on Thursday morning. She has lost her rudder to which they belonged. In many cases then position mainly by a steel pillar lying flat or the is ambitious to establish a National Republic on Extensions and repairs are estimated to cost a packed very close, much too close to lic compost rudder and screw gone, but otherwise she burials took place where the discovery of the front of the hoof and connecting the too ofte the incorrupt basis of universal suffrage. He further sum of $25,000, making the total cost fortable together in even moderately rough is pretty sound. The Olga is not I think, unfortunate.men was made. In other cases the aboe with the center of the band. There are alja will await his time at the general elections, when about $75,000, of this amount about half was weather. The Vandalia and the Trenton were very greatly injured, and I daresay she is off by bodies were conveyed to the township. The three small studs, situated one at the too and man he is confident the people will place him at the expended up to the date of closing the Accounts, anchored at the entrance. We were just astern now, although we left her stuck on the reef. She simple service of the navy was read by an as each side, which slightly. Indent on the hoof head of the nation."

the funds having been found by the two Com of them; and then came the Adier, and still rabbed-sides like grindstones with the Trenton attending officer as the men were laid beyond and aid in keeping the shoe in position. Among April 8th panies in equal proportion. The Mill was ex further in the Olga, the Eber and the Niric, all on the Saturday afternoon. The whole of the the reach of stormy waters. Mr. Armes, the the advantages claimed by the inventors are the Intelligence has been received that El Benoussi, pected to be in full working order about the bunched together. The outline on the chart bull of the Vandalia is sunk below her hammock paymaster of the Vandalia, was buried beneath following: A man, after a minimum of Instrec the Mahommedan leader, is approaching beginning of the present month. Khartoum with a large number of followers,

During Mr. J. M. Ringer's absence in Amerinou an idea of the coast; but within that neis. The men had to take to the rigging, and the orange trees in the garden of Captain tion, can with the aid of a hammer or ever The Khalifa (Mahd)) is also with a strong forcerka Mr. T. Wood was invited to join the Board, circulating almost all sound, are coral a great many of them fell off and were drowned. Hamilton, at whose house he had been singing stone, afix this shoe in about three minutes, as ready to oppose El Senoussi and a decisive but new retres. The other. Directors retire as finding bits very page for Exit of She lost 43 or 43 men. The Tranton, disgged hymns only two evenings before the fatal against the fifteen or twenty minutes at prekons entrance, and hardly "sufficient room for the her anchor and came on the reef right up against "occurrence. It is pleasing to hear that the needed the shoe allows the full expansion of battle is shortly expected,

provided by the Deed of Settlement, but are ships to swing round. The anchorage indeed is her. It was fortunate she did, as her men were utmost respect was paid to the dead by the the hoof it permits the natural growth of the April 9th eligible for re-election,

so scanty that we are obliged to head our ships consequently able to remain on deck, and rescue natives. Not a pennyweight of gold was stolen; frogs thus providing a remedy against supply Terrific storms are reported from the United Me A Taylor offers himself for re-election in the same direction. Never before had there those who were in the rigging of the Vandalia, not even a bat of fron. Once when a man was er faring; it is an durable and as light an alle States as having occurred throughout Virginia as Auditor

been seven men-of-war at Apia, and upon this. We are all sound as regards our hall. We have caught by an old chief in the act of carrying off it is cheaper than the ordinary hot. The J. M. RINGER, occasion there were, in addition to the ships only one anchor, baring lost the other three. A pit of comparatively worthless wreckage, heklensive practical trials to which this system They were fearfully severe in Maryland, and

Chairman. have already mentioned, two large merchant: Our bowsprit struck fight into the Vandalin was felled to the ground by one blow, as u" has been subjected' have given siis mitory. numerous balldings were totally wrecked. Seine

| seglīta,--TimeÉK parts of the fallen buildings sanglet Ase, and she.

vissels and many smaller craft, One of the and was knocked into an angle of 45 deg., which punishment, for his acquisitivemes.

LONDON, April 5th. The French Chamber of Depaties have passed a motion sanctioning of prosecution of General Boulanger.

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It has transpired that the French Government intended to have General Boulanger arrested as he left his dwelling-house on Tuesday morning, and instructed 20 police commissaries to surround the house and effect the arrest. The General received a warning Intimation of the intentions of the Government and escaped from | Paris'at 2 o'clock in the morning.

Mary, Anderson, the celebrated American actress, who was reported to have become insane and to have been removed to a private asylum, is recovering. A denial is given to the report that she was suffering from any mental derangement,

At the sitting of the Special Commission, Sir Charles Russell justified boycotting within certain limits. He instanced the case of Australian colonists boycotting Government officials until the transportation of convicts to the colonies had ceased. He promised to produce the books of the National-League.

The death is announced of the Marquis of Ely, The late Marquis of Ely (John Henry Welling ton Graham Lofton), who was born in 1849, bald

Presented to the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held at Shanghai on the 22nd April, adjourned from the 28th March, 1889.

The Directors have now to submit for the information of shareholders the General State ment of Accounts and Balance Sheet for Season 1888,9, ending 31st January, 1889, and in doing so they have again to congratulate the share- holders upon the satisfactory nature of the year's working and, the improved prospects for the future. ...

Shanghai, 18th April, 1880.

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'E, & O. F. Shanghai, 18th April; 1889,

DRYSDALE, RINGER & CO Secretaries, Audited, compared with Vouchers and General

Ledger, and found correct.

J. A. TAYLOR, Auditor.

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The ordinary method of shoeing börjes, is, under the most favorable circumstances, a tedious operation, and one, moreover, which not infrequently results is temporary or evel per panent injury to the foot. Indeed, it has been asserted by an eminent authority that cut of every forty horses shod affiually one dies from pricking. Moreover, the ordinary shoe attached in the ordinary way is not adapted to horses with cracked or brittle boofs. For hores emplared by an army in the field the hitherto pracced mode of protecting a horse's hoof is particularly unsuitable, owing to the appil ances required, and above all, the time required. A cavalry patrol is surrounded by hostile parties. and can only accomplish its work and escape capture by vigilance and speed. The latter is. necessarily much affected by the occasional casting of a shoe, which takes time, which not be spared, for replacing. Again, a train of wagonals either accompanying a force on a forged. march to the front or is rapidly retiring to escape capture. The loss of a shoe or two by the leading teams may produce lameness, and either. delay the whole train of cause the particular teams among which the accident occurs to fill into the bands of the enemy, or, at all evenis," prevent the arriving at the proper time of a par ion of the stores. By means of cold shoeing the necessity of a forge is avoided. Still do system of cold shoeing, to be thoroughly effective, requires a certain amount of training on the part of each dragoan or driver, and the shoeing operation involves considerable expenditure time. The difficulties and objections inseparable from any of the existing systems are particularly felt by an army in thé field,"