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Intimations.

DAKIN'S

UNRIVALLED OLD SCOTCH WHISKY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1889.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE late telegrams and other intereating matter are unavoidably crowd d out of this issue.

| THE inhabitants of this colony may now, it is officially announced, exchange money orders with France and Algeria,

THE dead body of a child about three years

Hospital dysentery.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the we. k ending Aug. 25th, are: -Europeans 170, Chinese 2,034; total, 2,224. Two Annamese girls and a woman were brought They had been found by a detective from the before Mr. H. E. Wodehouse this morning. Po Leung Kok," and appeared to have been kidnapped. The case was remanded until the 30th inst.

A BLEND OF THE FINEST WHISKIES at this foreston, apparently a victim to The Hongkong Rifle Association held another

that Scotland can produce. Thoroughly Matured.

Per Houle $1.

SOLD ONLY BY

Per Dorén $10.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA LIMIT E D,

CHEMISTS,

and

AERATED WATER

MANUFACTURERS,

HONGKONG.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Hongkong. ad July, 1889,

We are informed by the agent of the Messageries Maritimes that the Company's steamer Cale donien, with the incoming French mail, lefi Saigon yesterday at 10 am. for this port.

As Emergency meeting of Zetland Lodge, No. $25. E.C, will be held in Freemasons' 'Hall, Zelland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

THE Government Gazelle confirms the

announcement we made last week that Mr. Edward Robinson, barrister-at-law,' will succeed Mr. H. S. Pollock as acting magistrate, the new appointment taking effect from September 1st.

THE German mail steamer Preussen, owing to foggy weather, could not leave Shanghai until 11 am, venerday. Her departure from bere

morning next. The exact hour of departure will be duly notified.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. has consequently been postponed until Thursday

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841./

【N drawing attention to our special prepäräs¦

tions, we beg to state that we continue to import Drugs, Chemicals, and Goods of every kind of the best description only. No other quality is kept in Stock. Our long experience and intimate acquaintance with the Trade and the best sources of supply enable us to purchase direct from the Producers on the very best terms, and thus gives

an advantage which enables us to offer our Constituents the benefit of a con- siderable réduction in the price of all Specialities of our own Manufacture or putting up, as com- pared with similar articles sold elsewhere.

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Ara meeting of the Bench" of Justices this merging, Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Major-general Gorton, and Mr. Granville, Sharp representing the "great unpaid," the application of Mr. J. Weinberg, to remove the "Rose, Shamrock and Thistle" from its present habitat to No. 290 Queen's Road Central, was granted without opposition.

SHARK business to-day has not been of much importance Punjoms opened strong, with buyers at 26, but late in the afternoon a few shares were on offer at a point. lower. Hong. kong Land Investments are wanted at 135, and there was some inquiry, after Binks. Docks and China Sugars are both weaker than was the case on Saturday,

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, lo- The following will be the programme: morrow evening, commencing at 8.30 o'clock.

Overture..... [ght Cavalry. Supp. Vale..." Katrina "

„Ostsers Selection... Colden Legen!"..... ...Sullivan.

Air & Varie...The armonims Blacksmith Hantel Selection... Orphée sur Infers....... Offenbach.

THe Magistracy compound was crowded with prisoners waiting their turn to be tried, this morning. Mr. Wodehouse did all, he could to make a clearance, with but indifferent success, wilst his colleague-well. Mr. Acting Magistrate in the Supreme Court. It is high time this most Pollock was engaged on his own private business unsatisfactory acting appointment" business received the serious attention of the Government,

A FIRE occurred at 4.30 this morning in a carpenter's shop at No. 174, Third Street, West Point, which was caused by the cook of the establishment letting fall a candle on some wood shavings in a loft where he went to get some tea for the employés of the shop. The shop was. completely su red, but owing to the efforts of the Fire Brigade the adjoining houses escaped. The premises, we understand, were not insured.

de Lissa our old friend the founder of Delissa

WE note the arrival from Austral a, by the China This Wine possesses the tonic and anti-febri-Navigation Co.'s steamer Changsha, of Baron fuge proprieties of the well-known Cinchona Quinquina or Jesuit's Bark, combined with the strengthening qualities of the finest Port Wine. Prepared from the finest selected Bark and a blend of our well-known "Invalid Port," it is an Invaluable summer tonic and appetizer, especially adapted for use of Convalescents from Malarial Fevers, and other climatic diseases..

In Bottles $1.50 each.

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This Tonic is strongly recommended in all diseases characterized by Anemia, Weakness, and for promoting and restoring a healthy appetite and imparting strength and vigour to the system.

In Bottles $1 and $rigo each,

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ville in the Northern Territory of Australia and the pioneer of British North Borneo bas assumed a title since we last saw him—, who, after a lengthy holiday in the old coun'ry and under the Southern Cross, is now en route to superintend the working of his valuable estates in Bornea. It is betraying no secret in stating that Baron de Lissa has several important under; takings in hand, of considerable interest to Hongkong

A GERMAN woman of respectable appearance, named Pauline Francis, was arrested this morning en board the China 'Navigation Co's steamer Changsha by virine of a telegram from Mel- bourne, charging her with absconding with a sum of money over £20. the property of her creditors, a crime, according to the telegram read in court, punishable with three years impriannment. The defendant, on being the AROMATIC QUININE WINE,

brought before Mr. Wodehouse, denied. the An agreeable preparation of the Sulphate of charge, stating that all her property had been sold Quinine in combination with Aromatics. by the martg ger. The only money found on Eminently useful as a Tonic in cases of Debility, her person by the Police consisted of one pound resulting from Fever, enervating effects of cli.seven shillings in silver. Worship remanded mate, &c.

the case until the and proximo, or the arrival of witnesses from Melbruins. Bail was fixed in two sureties of gigo each.

Price $: per Bottle,

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"Spoon" competition at the Kowloon range on Saturday last. The conditio were ten ahots each at 600 yardy, and 1 i'itt, Carlyle proved. successful over nine oppo vents with a score of 40, which total was tied by the veteran marks. man, Mr. E. L. Woodin, Mr. F. G. Collins was a fair third, with 37, but the other com- petitors, especially Mr. C. Ford, were 'quite out of form į

A CASE of thrilling interest occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Wise this morning. It alsɔ required the attendance of Mr. E. Robinson, banister at law, with three volumes of "Addison an Taris," besides the Registrar, scribes, ushers, roolins, &c., to the number of seventeen. The terrific issue was whether Mr. Kimball, dentist, should pay his coolie $3.36, seeing that on the 13th July the said coolic actually gave up pulling the punkah half an hour 100 soon. The coolie said that he was irresistibly impelled to do so, and that his master, after being carried home to tiffin, sacked him. Mr. Robinson's speech for

the defence was a little in the style of Sir Charles Russell with a suggestion of S'r'enry James. He said that Mr. Kimball was fighting the case an public grounds, to decide whether coolies were to have innards or not. Evidence on bath sides having been heard, his Lordship decided that coolies ought not, and gave judgment for the defendant,

ASING is a true child of the soil, and the denizens of the purlicus of Fast, and West Streets are proud of the honor of owning him as "one of them." Now, Asing is a most affable and socially inclined man, especially when he is sober and free from samsku, and you happen to own a well filled purse; but when the 'demon of drink has possession of him, Asing is gearrally liable to make his best friend sad and ponder over the theory of original sin, as he gently rubs his thins with one hand and endeavors to connect the joints of his nose with the oth 1. On Thursday evening a cousin of our friend Asing, a man who during the cheq tered career of his existence here, has had very intimate relations with the police, and who in conversa- tion speaks of the police magistrates in most endering terms of affection, determined to take passage for Canton by the Steamboat Company's salvation" steamer Powas, most probably because the air of Hongkong at this muggy season is not good enough for him. About ten o'clock on Thursday night a spread amongst the Chinese in the colony that the Powian had caught fire, and was lying ashore somewhere near the K'ap-sui-moos. The news spread like wild fire and Asing, of course, heard kindred on board spoke with bated breath of the

Tumor

of it. Those who had neither friends nor

supposed disaster, while those who had friends amongst the supposed victims, wrung their harts in sorrow and anguish. In not a few wailing. Asing at fis refased to credit the houses was beard the sound of weeping and

ramnar but at last his sensibilities were worked up to 'conceit pitch "by a recitation of the borrowing sceres witnessed on the occasion of the turning of the ill-fated Wahyung, which Caused him to indulge in a howl of sorrow and despair at his cousin's supposed death, He then took a

"header" in the direction of a well shan, where he succeeded in drowning his known wine in 'refreshment shop in Taiping. so rows most ffectively. When one o'clock an

MESSAs. Adamson, Bell & Co., agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam ship Port Augusta left Vancouver on Friday Japan, &c. afternoon the 14th inst. for Hongkong via

that of excessive delay, in support of which he cited several sections of the Codes-It was finally agreed to leave the question until the evidence for the defence had been concluded

Witness then continued in cross-examination -After Mr. Pitman paid me the money he FATHE G. BURGHIGNOLI, who, it appears, enjoys told me he had had a good deal of trouble the title of Pro. Vit., informs the community, with the Foochow authorities. That (wai per Express, that His Lordship Bishop about the middle of August, 1886. Plaintiffs Raimonal" is expected here per O. & 0. Co.'s then owed me $2000; they now owe me steamer Belgic, and that as soon as the steamer $4500, on a bill of sale. When I first asked | is signalled at the Peak, a steam-launch will be Mr. Pitman for money he did not sig wish to greet His Lordship on board, We done. hit any money. I don't remember that he ready at Pedder's Wharf to convey those "who that the Foochow authorities would not give

wish to deprive any muddle-headed groveller said the shells were not up the sample. I told of the delight of licking the dust off Dr. him the Hip Tye Loong was in a state of Raimondi's 'short seventeens, but we would insolvency, and I did my best to persuade him remind the very worthy Pro, Vic, that in this to help them. I do not remember if I translated British colony of Hongkong no Roman Catholic Mr. Pitman's letter the plaintiffs. priest or prelate has any claith or right to assume Re-examined I got the letter after the the title of "his lordship," and further that Jesus defendant had paid the $1,000, of Nazareth never did so. And yet grown-up men will debase themselves by taking part in such hollow shams. The titular Bishop of other outlandish region-has no doubt had a Acantho-which is somewhere in Africa, or some pleasant trip at the expense of the Church, and we trust the old gentleman will come back as fresh as a two-year-old, and fit for n high old time in Hongkong. We rather like Raimondi, there is so very little humbug about his religious pretensions..

SUREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

(Before Acting Chief Justice Fielding Clarke.)

By the Court I must have got the maney first, or I would not have taken it. The letter was addressed to the Hip Tye Loong, but was brought to me first, by messenger.

That concluded the case for the plaintiffs.

ably held over.

The remainder of the proceedings are unavoid-

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to mismanagement, or is it a loss arising from unavoidable causes ?

The Chairman replied that it was certainly not mismanagement-it was simply under- estimated.

Mr. Humphrey Simply uuder-estimated ? That means you could not possibly have had it done for much les€| 6-

The Chairman acquienced,

Mr. Humphreys-There is one other question I would like to ask. Has the Dock deteriorated; in value since it has been built ?

inform you that the coffer-dam has bad to be The Chairman-No, certainly not; but I may

rebulit, at cost of $140.000

Mr. Humphreys-Well, it seems to be, that that sum is the only one that has tieen actually lost-that the others could not he avoided it was bound to cost that. If you had to commence to construct it to-day you could not do it for less, putting the casualties out of the question, cou'd you?

The Chairman-I don't think it could be con- structed for 1 as, especially as materials are somewhat dearer now than they were five or six years ago.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA that all who have read the papers, and scen

DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

Mr. Humphreys-Then it is really a question increasing of whetherthe value of the Dockshould be increased instead of lowered. If it would cost you more to-day. I think you will agree with me

what is going on in the world will agree with me, that if the Dock had not been built we should have been bound to start building one at once. I do not attribute any blame to the Directors for building it-Ido not grumble if it had not been made in the past it would because they have been in advance of the times.. have had to be made now, for the sake of H.M. ships, which, we may exect in a year or two will be out here on the war-path. Great pressure has been brought to bear on the people in Bon hay to build a large dock-ouis, I believe, is the only ore in the East capable of taking in any ships which may be exported here. I think, therefore, on the facts which I have elicited from W. H. Ray, F. Grimble, J. S. Lupraik. S. Svalue of the new Dock; as a matter of busloess the Chairman, that rather than witing down the Benjamin, R. S. Gubbay, E. B. Jorey, J. B. Elias, it should be written up. I will ask you, Sir, as A. 5 Cohen, F. H. Hohnke, G. Caldwell, F. amyter of etiquette, whether any amendment sheid be proposed now, or after the report has ben proposed and seconded?

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce. Mr, Poesnecker presided, and there were present-Han, J., J. Keswick, Han. B. Layton, Messrs. W."H.. Forbes, C. S. G. Michaelsen, E. L. Woodin, N. A Siebs, T. E. D vies, F. D.dwell, (directors) D. Gillies (Manager) Hon. P. Ryrie, J. D. In this case Mr. Pullock, instructed by Messrs. Humphreys, R. Fraser-Smith, E. R. Belilies, Caldwell and Wilkinson, appeared for the plain-D. McCulloch, W. Armstrong, A. G. Morris, tiff firm, and Mr. Francis, Q.C., instructed by Webber, represented the defendant,

Hir Tye LooNG 2 PITMAN.

Mr. Pollock, in opening the cast, said that the plaintiffs claimed $2,158, being the balance dus to them for the price. of certain shells made by them for the defendant. The latter denied the claim, and counter-claimed for $3,111. The particulars of the case were as follows:-The plaintiffs were engineers in the Colony, and on the 25th June, 1886, delivered to the defendant 495 shells, at $8.33, making $4.18, or, subtracting $2,000 paid on account, $3,158. This amount, with 8 per cent. interest, was now claimed. The defendant. in his reply, stated that in August, 1885, he ordered 1,750 shells of various sizes, to be made in accordance with patterns. Plaintiffs made only 495 shelts, and these were not only nut in accordance with the patterns but were very inferior, and were rejected. in June, 1886, attheplaintiffs' request, and astheir agent, defendant agreed to dispose of the shells on the best terms he could, and obtained an advance of $2,000, from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. In October 1887 he sold 39 of the shells for $1,451, which sum he repaid to the Bank, having to make the balance good out of his own pocket. The other 106 shells were utterly unsaleable, and were now lying in Foochow Arsenal, at the plaintiff's disposition. Defendant also claimed 35,000, profits lost by the plaintiff failure to supply the 1,250 shells after the defendant had entered into a contract with the Chinese authorities to supply them with shells at $10 50 each. He therefore counter-claimed for $1,762. Plaintiffs, in their answer, denied these allegations specifically.

Wong Yeong, and of the plaintiffs in the case, said:-My partner in the Hip Tye Loong is Fok Tsui. Our firm agreed, on August 1885, to make 1300 shells for the defendant. The agree ment was come to in his office. By the con- Iract I was to make

A. 1oo seven inch chilled shells, with studs B, 150 seven inch chilled, shells, with gas

checks.

C. 150 seven inch common shell, with studs, All these were at $9

I was also to make, at $8.30 each, 350 seven inch shells, wuh studs, similar to A. 200 similar to B., and 350 similar to C, all to be equal to sample in every respect. We made 495 shells altogether, Mr. Pitman came at times to see how they were progressing. When I sked him for payment he told me to go on making the others. He never complained that the shells we manufactured were not up to sample. We completed the 495 by November. I pressed him for money several times, but he told me he had none, and told me not to make any more. I fell ill the following January, and had nothing more to do with this business. I claim $1,148.

Henderson, J. H. Cox. H. Humphreys, J. B. Scott, W. D. Sutton, A. H. Mancell, S. Talbot, &c., &c.

The Chairman said :-Gentlemen, the remai has been in your hands for some days and with. pleasing to note the very satisfactory result of the your permission we will take it as read. It is last six months working, which permits your director to recommend a dividend of 5 per cent, to pay the nominal suni of $too to contributing shareholders, and to terluce the book y Jue of the new dock by $100,000 When the con- straction of this duck was urged on the Con pany by Admiral Willes, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, the cost was estimated at $450000, of this sum the Government agreed to give as a free grani £15,000, rqual to $149,690.72. ad it been possible to complete the Dock far the sum originally estimated, it would now stond in the Company's Assets at $300,310, less the amounts formerly written off. I would also re mind you that our earnings necessarily fluctuate six months from July to December 1888 with the very largely, which can be seen by comparing the period now under review, when you will find that the net profit is 3-74 times greater for the last six than it was in the preceding six months. It is for this reason that your directors recommend that the sum of $100,000 be written from the value of the new Dock; this is the policy that has been followed in former years, and in the opinion of the directors it is the safest and wisest to pursue as far as it may be found pecessary-having in view the future prosperity of the Company; and although it is called writing down, yet the appropriation of the sum in the manner recoin mended is nothing less than building up a reserve fund, and preparing us to meet opperi- tion without the disadvantage of a heavy debt or the crushing weight of an increased capital. During the past six months the amount of sundry creditors has been reduced from $977.384.96 to $790,374, being a reduction of $187.1 10 96, and if our present policy is con- tinued, there would seem to be every probability of liqu dating the whole amount in a few years. The Company's dock. and machine shops are all in a most efficient state, enabling us to do months, without in any way overtaxi g the a large amount of repairs during the last six resources of the works. Regarding the Filipinas, the commission in England has now closed, and the bearing of the case in Hongkong will pro Nothing further occurs to me which seems to bably come on before the end of the year, require special comment, but before moving the adoption, of the repart I shall be glad to answer any questions.

Mr. Humphreys-I think you mentioned the cos' of the new Dork?

The Chairman-I meant without any writing down, or the Admiralty grant, that it was origi. sally estimated at $450,000,

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The Chairman-In the first, instance I beg to move the adoption of the report, if anyone will second it

Mr Lapraik seconded.

resolution, when

The Chairman was then proceeding to put the

Mr Humphreys said-Sir, I beg to move precedince of the motion. I beg to propose an amendment, which I believe will take

that the $100,000 which it is suggested in write off the value of the new Dock be carried forward to a new account. My reasons for so doing are these-From the answers I have just elicited from you have very grave doubts and there are other shareholders who are with me-whether the Dorks is not worth more, under the insent circumstances, than the amount of which it stands. in your books. If such be the case, there is certainly no reason for writing it down. Now I very large sum of money have no wish, while the Company is owing the does, to propose am-ng the shareholders, because I think the that the sum of money should be divided creditors may reasonably take objection to such a course. But it is my intention, and it is supported by a great many of the shareholders, I think the majority, who will not be able to recorded at the next-it is my intention to vote at this meeting, but whose votes will be propose some mode of paying off this excersive debt. I should be only too pleased, if I could have entered into some arrangement with the directors, so that we could have been in complete unfion with them if we could. have arrived as I have endeavored to arrive. to-day-at the value of the new Dock, and came round he refused to accede to the

supposing that the values of the other properties earnest entreaties of the head wai er of the restaurant to quit that establishment for the

are stated in the books neither under for over their value; then I think we would have fai-ly fre her air of the Hongkong streets.

arrived at what the amount of the new capital of The "chucker-out" was then called, and our hero

the Company should be, to make it a fair capital was for ibly elected in double-quick time. Asing,

for the Company. I think that most of you gen on reaching terra firma, thought that billet just as good a place to rest in for the night as any

tlemen present have read the correspondence on other, and a streched himself out for a good

the subject, therefore I need not say anything about that. We have all, of course, sno 12. It so happened that shortly afterwards a friend of Asing was passing by, and taking

a tight to our own opinions,mine is that the capital of the Company should be compassion on that warthy's sorry plight,

such as to make it perfectly safe against escorted him to his own home. Having done so, A ing was laid on an opium divaa, preparatory

amendment, that the question can be settled all danger of changes. Therefore I propose this to dosing him with a bowl of hot water mixed

hereafter. If 1 bed simply proposed an amend with soy,

famous Chinese concoction for counteracting the effects of a too free indulgence

not alter the accounts, as accounts, in any way, ment to the suggestion of the directors, It would in the cup that cheers and also inebriates, Awong, the good Samaritan of this story, ihen

except in putting $100,000 to a new account gently shook Asing, standing in front of him

Instead of writing it off the new Deck-the accounts practically remain the same. There as he lay huddled up like a bundle of rags. Awing's wife held in one hand a bowl of the

is no question of disputing the accounts- steaming decoction, and in the other a lamp, as

the shareholders are extremely well antisfied she stood behind her husband ready to hand

with them, and their thanks are due to him the bowl when Asing awoke.

the directors for the very able mauser in These philanthropic designs were unfortunately frus

which they have managed the Company's trated in

interests during the past half year, but there is a manner which took these good

a difference of opinion about this writing down, creatures completely by surprise, for as Awong

and I think if you will inquire into it as shok Asing at the waist, the latter being either

fully as I have, you will find that it ticklish, and unbeknown to himself as he after

will not stand good. At home, where there is s [s THE children of Judah rolled up in regiments at wards acknowledged, suddenly stretched forth the meeting of the Dock Company this afternoon his two legs which in their tangent-wise progress

hundred-aye, ten thousand, companies for every to support "General" B.lilios in trying to upret came in contact with the pit of Awong's stomach.

The Chairman-It now stands in the bookes one we have here, you will not find it in accord the directorate of another public company. They The impetus sent Awong backwards as if shot

December 1886, $34,000, in 1887, 820,000, In at $814,981, and we have written off-inance with precedent-this continual wiring of succeeded nominally, although actually the from a cannon's mouth, the, wife, standing in

June, 1888, $30,000, and in December 1888, is an axiom that you may not write up the value the assets the Company. It is held thereit: attempt proved a miserable fiasco. The regret the rear, got her toes stepped upon by her hus.

$14.000-in atf.898,00, which would bring it to is general in all disinterested circles that a high-band, and in her pain and surprise the let the

a little over $500,000.

of your property for the purpose of declaring a dividend. I think the reverse will apply also minded and straight-forward man of business bowl fall just in time to catch Awong on the like Mr. John D. Humphreys could have been bridge of his nose as she staggered and fell

not write down the value of your property below though I have no precedent for it, you may indu ed to advocate-and le did it in a most sideways on the top of her husband. The lamp

its real worth, for the purpose of not declaring a half-hearted fashion--such superlative nonsense, went out is the fall, and as. Awong opened If the Dock Company's indebtedness to outsiders his mouth for a good hearty corse in the full-

dividend. I think if the one is tenable, as has troubles Mr. Humphreys and the philanthropic mess of his heart, the oil came gently mean-

been proved at home, the other la. Before the next Pharisees who are supporting him, why don't dering down his throat precluding all possi-

ordinary general meeting there will be a proposal they propose to issue deben ures, at say 6 per bility for thetime being of indulging in the vicious

made at an extraordinary general meeting that cent per annum, to clear off the debt, instead of habit of swearing. Then came the climax;

the capital of the Company be increased, with the capital on which the business could never expect Awong's w ta on the floor and the guttural

consent of the directors if we can get it, to pay striving to saddle the Company, with an increased Asing, disturbed by the confused screaming of

off the Company's debts, or reduce them to what to pay a reasonable return! We shall deal at exclamations of Awong with his mouth full

we cons'der a safe limit, and to amend the length with this subject in the course of the of lamp oil and a scalding sensation on his

Articles of Association in several important points, werk.

cheeks and round the corners of his mouth;

I have looked through the Articles of Associa tion very frequently lately, and I think If you thought that he must be in pandemonium as "HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor has been reward for his manifold sin, it being too dark

will just read them through yourselves you will agree with me that they need amendment, pleased to appoint Brace Shepherd, Esquire, to now to distinguish any object clearly, especially be a Justice of the Peace for this colony. Thus in the bef gged state of his brains, and so

It is not relevant to the purposes of this meeting far the Government Garette-and no farther, rising from the divan his wish was to step down,

I simply state it as a reason for this pompone Mr. Bruce Shepherd's appointment to the Bench and if possible "clear out." The first thing

ment to carry this question over for a time; wa of Justices is a first-class job, which should make he knew, he had stepped on the uninjured

do'not propose to increase the capital to-day, nor Governor des Voeux, if His Excellency is not past toes of Madame Awong whose nerves resented

to-morrows it is a matter that may be left to the that delightful stage of innocence. Messrs. this treatment by forcing one leg up Just

Directors What we shall want to do at the Watson & Deacon, a firm of legal practitioners in as Asing was trying to regain his balance.

extraordinary general meeting is 10 announce this colony, got up a petition to the Governor, The toes took Asing on the chin which

the principle that we wish to pay off our debts, humbly praying that Bruce Shepherd, Esquire, accelerated bis descent to

When the Directors think the right time the floor, but who is really a very worthy and deserving old in so doing his head, somehow or other,

we wish to increase the capital to what has come we wish to pay those debts off- gentleman-should

be added to the ranks of the landed smack into Awong's tobacco jar, which

it ought to be When I say the capital, I great unpaid" and this littl document, concocted had been placed there to undergo a damping

mean the working capital, the real capital of the out of pure philanthropy, of course, was signed by process. As it turned out the jar fitted Asing's all the other legal "gentlemen by Act of Parlia head neatly, and the swelling that was caused by

Company, because the capital, as I have already ment Heaven helpthem!-andduly forwarded the meeting of two bard bodies, farther assisted

Mr. Humphreys-Yer, that was the estimated Increased only by borrowing. The capital la Dondup di shewn very clearly in my letters, has been to the sanctum sanctoruns of Britain's washed in making Ita" nice fit" for Asing's caput. The

cost. Has the money been wasted, or has it represented by shareholders' capital and borrowed out Majesty at Mountain Lodge. Hence these smarting sensation caused by applying tobacco

simply been a miscalculation in the first instance? capital. I have no objection to borrowed capljal,. degradation. But what riles us is the disgusting that filled the neighborhood, and in a minute the

Dock has been made fifty feet longer then was present, and hope, later on, that the director and Mr. Bruce Shepherd's social into Asing's eyes, produced cries from his throat

The Chairman-I may inform you that she 'but I don't think it should be as much as it is at inconsistency of the Jegil, sharku who signed other inmates of the tenement came down with Wotton and Diacon bunday School petition. lamps in their hands to inquire into the cause of

originally intended, at a great increase to the and shareholders will be at unison: on this ques- atlon-it is the only question, because we are very A few weeks ago there were dark whispers the uproar, Explanations soon followed, and now

Mr. Humphreys-I think that ought to be well satisfied with the accounts, ad we have ves amongst the fraternity in the corridors of the Asing wants to sue Awong for damaging bis left Court as to what could be the "bond of union" | #ya, whila'Awong 'vows that never to the end of defence was suggesting--that of breach of con- the extra timu you tell me the expense of making good ason to be, and we thank the directors/

feet Food for their efforts and exertions, that drew the Acting Registrar, and William his natural span will be again play the good tract by delay was not admissible, and that The Chairman thinks about $100,000.

00.000.terests of the Company But, all the sam

"the in- Wotton, Esquiro, so close together during basi Samaritan to a drunkards. There is now, as they had to rely on the inferiority to sample of Mir, Humphreys No more 7 I believe that must move, and therefore beg to propose lar ness hours and now they all follow Watton's deadly feud between the clans of Asing and the shells supplied. Fo

Awong. The police had better be on the looks Mr. Francis thereupon, in a lengthy argument, difference between what the estimate was and suggested to wri

has been made through granite, May I take the amendment that the $100,000 aich NG Such is human nature-amongi; lawyeri,

of the new Dock be carlod out for squalls;

Rasked for leave to amend the issues; and include i what the Dock actually cost as being due simply to a new account,

The Hongkong BelastaPİ

HONGKONG, MONdav, August 26, 1879.

TELEGRAMS.

THE MAYBRICK POISONING CASE.

LONDON, August 23rd. The sentence of capital punishment passed on Mrs. Maybrick, has been commuted to penal servitude.

THE STRIKE IN THE LONDON DOCKS.

The departure from London of this week's Mall steamer has been indefinitely postponed in consequence of the strike of the dock labourera,

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.)

BOULANGER & Co.

PARIS, August 14th, The High Court of Justice has declared General Boulanger guilty of plotting against the safety of the state, and of peculation, without extenuating circumstances, Count Dillon and Heart Roche

fort have been declared accomplices, and they have been sentenced to imprisonment in some fortified place.

THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS, August 15th. The Emperor of Austria has left Germany

return to Vienna.

The Emperor of Germany will go to Strasburg on the zoth inst.

Lears,

TYPHOON.

A typhoon is announced to be raging some lead in obtaining brevet rank for the Bruce." where to the E. of the Colony,

Mr Humphreys-That was the estimated cost, but the cost to-day-how much is that-I mean without any writing down or the Admiralty grant. What has it actually cost

Cross-examined:We only got two samples of shells from Mr. Pitman; we did not get a solid, shot. Mr. Pitman told me that be wanted the shell for the Chinese authorities at Foochow Arsenal. I did not promise to make five or six daily--I said we would do our best. There was no time fixed for completing the con- tract. We finished the first shell three or four days after making the contract. We could made about 150 a month. They were to be paid for shells at $9 each. I produce the entry in my as each hundred were finished. We made 10 book showing delivery. My partner collected the money for them. We were heavily indebted to other Chinamen for iron, and may have had difficulty in getting metal. No one complained that the 495 shells were badly made, Mr. Pitman be about gi lakhs, of which, including the grant Mr. Humphreys-Yes, the actual cost would never refused to take them, that I know of, but from the Admiralty, about 2 lakhs have been then I was away for a year, being sick. No Capt. written off-that is in round numbers. Broadhurst came down in Pitman's place.

The Chairman-Yes, Including the Admiralty Re-examined-No date for completing the grant. shell was mentioned. The 110 were made before the contract was entered into.

Mr. Pitman grumbled at the time his firm was Fok Tsui, another of the plaintiffs, gave similar testimony. In cross-examination he denied that taking. The delay in delivering the shells was due to the difficulty in getting money,

Chan U Fy, "dealer in metal of all kinds," said-In 1886 the last witness asked me to go to Mr. Pitman and ask him for some money, He said he had none, but on a subsequent occasion he agreed to get the plaintiffs $2,000 on the security of the shells. And then-

Mr. Pollock-Did you

"And then? Mr. Francis-No, no! Let him finish, please,

Mr. Pollock-Very well ;-" And then"} Witness -And then-

Mr. Humphreys-That would leave the present book value at about 6 lakhs. May I ask what value you place on the new Dock at the present time?

The Chairman-Well, our opinim is that is may be worth about three lakhë,'

Mr. Humphreys-Judging from the clicum stanca, do you think you would be justified in paying nine lakhs for it?

The Chairman-It depends on the work we get for it.

Mr. Humphreys--But the real point at issue is this. If you had not the Dock at the present time, the English Government would induce you to make one as they are inducing the people at Bombay to make one there; it is a thing that bas to be made, and the question is-What would that Dock cost us if you paid a proper value for it? You would have to make some less could you have made it for, if you had all arrangements with the Admiralty, so how much the information you have at the present time how much less could you have made it for estimated at $aga,ooo di

The Chairman-Well, it was originally

His lordship - Well, go on—"And then"?. (Laughte:) I saw Mr. Pitman agein, subse Witness And then-then I went back quently, and he gave me the money, which paid over to the plaintiffs after deducting $125 for past debts. 1 received a letter from Mr. Pitman in August, in which he said that the plaintiffs' delay had caused all the trouble between him and the Foochow authorities, and that he would hold them responsible. Mr. Pitman then. He had told me that they were not up to bad not complained to me of the delay before sample

By Mr. Francis-That letter was a reply to cost one sent by me.

His lordstip pointed but that the line the added would

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