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Entimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA. LIMITED.

AKIN'S EXTRACT OF GLYCERINE

Renders the skin soft, supple and Smooth. Invalú hle in the NURSERY, indispensable In the TOILET.

Dnd CUCUMBER

Removes and prevente ROUGHNESS, RFDNESS, and CHAPPING.

Its agreeable property of softening and clear. ing the skin will be noticed after three or four days use, and by its contiued application the complexion will be preserved indefinitely, retain.. ing to the last the fine texture of youth. Gentle- men will find its application useful and soothing after shaving.

Price, Cents 40 and 75 per Bottle. Saunder's Etui Mysterieur, or box of Toilet

Secrets.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1889.

ADMIRAL DE LA JAILLE,

SAIGON, September 30th, Rear-Admiral de in Jaille, Commander-in-chief of the French feet in the Far East, has been superseded.

A TRAITOR.

HANOI, September 30th, De Cinusande, the deserter who joined the rebels, has been sentenced to degradation and death He has confersed, that he drilled Doc Tich's soldiers, and has given the names of the forms in Haiphong that supplied them with arms. Warrants have been issued.

October 5th. De Claussade was executed this morning.

GERMANY.

PARIS, October and. The German Parliament will re-assemble on

THE King of Cambodia Is at Saigon on a visit. Į SAYS a religious contemporary:-" There was The Prince of Annam is at Paris.

We note that Sergeant Brooke, of the Argyll and Sutherland Regiment, has arrived at Shanghai to act as armourer and sergeant-major to the

Volunteeri

OUR Shanghi morning contemporary of the 7th Inst, says: Some trouble. Being apprehended al Kukiang, detail of which have not been received, H.M.S. Porpoise went down there unexpectedly from Hankow on Friday.

LECTURER-All statistics prove that the blonde women are more difficult to get along with than the brunettes. Astonished Man in the Audience (star ing up)-Are you certain of that? Pro- lessor-It is a fact. Astonished Maa-Then I believe my wife's black hair is dyed.

A compact and convenient arrangement. of the 22nd October. The blockade of Zanzibar by ploppa name. Ab Fat, compositor) we have

Toiler necessities,

Price, $1.50.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED;

CHEMIST S,

HONGKONG,

(Telephone No. 60.)

Hongkong, rath October, 1889.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

MANUFACTURERS OF, AERATED

WATERS.

the Germans has been raised.

PEACE PROSPECTS.

October 3rd. M. Tisza, the Premier of Austro-Hungary speaking at a banquet, expressed his belief that peace would be maintained.

ROYAL MOVEMENTS.

October 4th.

The Emperor and Empress of Germany will visit the Sultan of Turkey immediately after the visit of the Crar, who will arrive at Berlin on the toth inst. They will reach Constantinople about the 1st November.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

OUR AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY is replete with the best Machinery, embodying all the latest improvements in the trade. The greatest attention has been paid to appil. ances for ensuring

purity in the Waler supply, to secure which we have added a Condenser cap: OwING to extreme pressure on our news columas able of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled water a day, and are now to a position to compete very interesting letter on "Hongkong Share in quality with the best English Makers. Our brokers and their brokerage," also an editorial on Sweet Waters cannot be surpassed anywhere.

the same subject, are unavoidably *crowded out' The purest ingredients only are used, and theef this issue. They will appear on Monday." utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the. manufacture throughout,

IN France milk is now transported in a frozen FOR COAST PARTS, Waters are packed and state, and statement is made that it may be placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and kept sweet for-days and weeks in this condition the full amount allowed for Packages and Emptics when received in good order.

OUR Shanghai morning contemporary is sorry Counterfoil Order Books supplied on applicato learn that bath, the cotton and rice crops in the neighbourhood of Shanghai are being ruined COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

tion.

Our Registered Teleumphic Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages, addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following is a Lot of Waters always,

kent ready in Stock :- PURE AERATED WATER

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILA WATER

ITHA WATER,

41

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE. bar No Credit given for bottles that are dirty, or preasy, ordist appear to has been used for any other, par,e than that of Containing

Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us.

WATSON'S... PURE FRUIT CORDIALS. Prepared from the Juice of the finest selected Fresh Ripe Fruit.

Black Currant Red Currant Orleans Plum

Raspberry Strawberry Damson

Pine Apple Morella Cherry Lime Fruit, &c.

A table-spoonful (more or less according to taste) added to a tumbler of plain or aerated

by the recent continuous and untimely rains.

A REGULAR meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock pre- cisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

AN American contemporary tells us that there Scotch millionaire missionary in Chins, who lives on 25 cents per day, and uses the remainder in his work " Who is this philan. thropist ?

TO-MORROW morning between 9 and 10.30 n'clock the steam-launch carrying the Bethel Bag will call alongside any vessel hoisting code pronant C, to convey men ashore to 11 am. service at St. Peter's Seamen's Church, returning about 12.30.

THE relations between the Marquis of Lorne and his wife continue to be as follows: "Princess Louise is about to proceed to Marienbad. Later she will go to the Lake of Lucerne. Lord Lorne will spend the autumn among the islands off the coast of Argyll,"

THR Shangai Mercury of the 7th inst, anys 1- Latest accounts from the River ports state that the waters of the Yangtsze have risen to an extraordinary height, and that Hankow Band is under water. This means that the river had risen a great many feet above its normal level at this season of the year. We hear that there is terrible suffering all along the river, and that in many extensive districts the crops, which were already late, have been irretrievably rained,

of life.

AFTER a long and careful study of the habits of the office sjambok (this plecey man no savvy arrived at the conclusion that Dr. Doberck's typhoon really exists, and that it is coming to Hongkong with the intention of being a broker. The capricornial symptoms indicate that we am. on Monday, may begin to pui our rhutters up about 3.46

We must go abroad to get news of home. An American paper tells us that-"An Anti-Sewing- Machine Guild has been formed by the Chinese tailors of Hongkong. A Chinaman who had Joined "the party of progress" and had been using the sewing-machine was recently waited, pan by a deputation from the guild and requested to pay to its members go taels as com pensation for using the "foreign devil." He refused, and was instantly assailed. The police saved his life, but he is not quite so eager now to use the sewing machine,"

".

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. H. appliest on behalf of Mr. R. Fraser-Smith, Editor E. Wodehouse, Mr. J. Francis Webber, solicitar, and Proprietor of the Hongkong Telegraph for a summons against Mr. Oscar Brandi, residing at No. 13. Praya Central, for the malicious writing and publication of an alleged defamatory libel. The application was made under section 6 of Ordinance 5 of 1887, and bis Worship, after perusing thelibellous communication, and request that an information should be filed in the ordinary way, intimated that a summons would } be granted and the case heard sometime during Monday forenoon.

Out of the eighteen thousand candidates from the whole Empire for the degree of Master of manih, eleven hundred and sixty-seven were Arts (Ku jen) at the Peking Examinations last natives of Kuanglung, and of this number only thirty pissed successfully. Counting the one hundred and twenty-wo new Masters of Arts who passed at Canton last month, the province of Kuanering now possesses one hundred and fifty-two newly fledged M. A's, who, if they apply for it, and pass an extra official examina. ion at the Boaid of Appointments at Peking, have the right to obtain the official.rank of Chehsien, or district magistrate.

not a Protestant convert in China fifty years ago, Now there are 32,000 Chinese in full church membership and 13,000 children in Mission schools," And there is likewise one of the champion liars of the world--the artist who wrote the foregoing paragraph,

ONE hundred and five petty civil officials holding the 8th and 9th ranks, have been appointed by the Provincial Treasurer of the Liang Kuang to act as proctors in the coming military examina. tions for Wu Chu-jn, or the second milltary degree, which is equivalent to the civil degree of Master of Arts. The appointment is an exceed. ingly popular one amongst the half-starved Tsa tiah kuan, (petty civil expectant officials) who will thereby have the chance of a little "squeeze pidgin" given them in addition to extra fees, should they be so fortunate as to detect the least insignificant irregularity amongst the military candidates during the examinations.

THE CHINESE AMUSEMENTS

SYNDICATE, "LIMITED,

The statutory meeting of this Syndicate was held today, at the office, D'Aguilar Street, Mr. R. Fraser-Smith presided, and Mesur. B. A. Rodyk, A. Denisao, J. Barretto, Mak Alow, etc., were present.

The Chainman said: This is the ordinary statutory, meeting of this Syndicate, and there is really no business to be brought before that the work in connection with the Syndicate yout, I am very pleased to be able to say

has been carried out economically and, we be lieve, efficiently. Arrangements have been made

open the grounds at Bowrington on Wednesday could to make the show attractive to the public, werk. We have done everything we possibly

and we have every reason to believe that it will prove a great success. 1 trust it will, and that at our first regular meeting we shall be in a position to shew the shareholders an excellent profit on their investments.

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THE Shanghai Courier of the 5th inst, says "We hear that Mr. Joho Pitman has purchased the China Merchants' steamer Kiang-pion with the intention of running ber on the Canton River. The price is said to be Tls. 11,000. It will be remembered that the Kiang-biau was recently put up for sale. by public auction and was withdrawn, the highest bid being Tis. 7,500. It is rumoured that Mr. Fraser-Smith has some interest in the purchase." Our contemporary is F. so far right that the Kiang-diau has been pur- chased for the express purpose of running on the Canton river, and showing Relilios, Butterfield Swife & Co. that they are still a little lower than the "goda.".

A VERY large number of Chinese physicians, some even having attained the span of three applied to become members of the Imperial score and ten years allotted by holy writ, College of Physicians at Peking last month. Of these only seven successfully passed at the test examinations instituted by Imperial decree. The rial physicians range as follows, in accordance names and ages of the seven successful Impe-

to their respective places in the examinations: Chi-jui, (Manchu), aged fifty, Hu Yung Tain (Canton), aged thirty two; Chi Sia Lic. (ative of Shantung) aged forty seven; Tan Fu Yuan (Cantonese), aged thirty eight; Ming Lun (Manchu), aged forty; Sun Ngen Hui (native of Shuntien fa, P. king), aged sixteen () and Chang Pao Shan (native of Chibli), aged seventy tw6 (1)

The proceedings then terminated,

MAIL STEAMERS IN THE FAR EAST.

THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, September 6th, 1889. HENDERSON, Esq., Secretary, Hongkong

Chamber of Commerce.

DEAR SIR,I am in receipt of yours of Is! August and am pleased to share your gratifica tion that united action of the various Chambers hai proved successful in abrogating the privileges of foreign mail steamers in Eastern waters. I trust that this experience of the value of united action will enable us to co-operate oftener and on other matters of mutual interest.

I enclose a circular showing what we have done in regard to Eastern Postal Rates, but although my plans were carefully, laid to raise a debate in Farliament in regard to the same discussion, they were defeated owing to the when the Postal Budget should come under

sudden and unexpected withdrawal of the Tithes Rill which brought on the disenssion of the Postal Bulge in the small hours of the morning when it was impossible to bring Members of Parliament together in any numbers. Next. session, however, I hope to take measures early and at least to make the Post Office feel thu its action is ander surveillance and that we shall continue to annoy the administration at every step and every opportunity until we get the rates reduced."

communicate with the other Eastern Chambers I trust therefore you will be good enouch to on this subject and to continue to agitate actively from your side both through the Press and by

Official communications of all kinds,

I am, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

CHINESE

(Signed) KENRIC B. MURRAY,

Secretary,

OFFICIAL APPOINT MENTS AT PEKING.

Assets.

Cash, on Current Account, Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

Fixed Deposité -

Hongkong & Shanghai Bank-

ing Corporation....... Chartered Bank of India, Aus-

trulla and China....................................... Chartered Mercantile Bank of

India, London and China... New Oriental Bank Corpora

tien, Limited........................... Indian Government Stock, (4 per

cent. Loan, 1865) Indian Government Stock, (4 per Chinese Imperial Government cent. Loan, 1842-43 ............... Loan, 1884.

Mortgages

CERCASTESTO

Chinese Imperial Government

Loan, 1886...........................ESS | Interest accrued but not yet payable

48,554-73

200,000,00

175,000.00

35,000.00

100,000.00 354,450 00

113.162.44 *43,767.11

66,460,00

63,133.14

13.459:00

$1,002,976 47

961,140.47 67,564.60 3,029 95 94.00

$1,034,829.02

WORKING ACCOUNT, 1888.

To Nett Premia received less Re

turns and Re-insurances. Interest

1

Exchange

Transfer fees.........................

By Losses and Claims under

Policies .........................................................$ 470,113-45 Charges, including Directors, Auditors and Survey Fees, Agents' Expenses, &c j............... Commissions... Balance as above

58,605.65

79.502.52

426,607,40

$1,034,829 02

We bave compared the above Statements

found the same quite correct. with the Books, Vouchers and Securities, and

GEORGE S. CoxoŃ,

Auditors.' FULLARTON HENDERSON, ESTIMATE OF WORKING ACCOUNT TO THE 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1889. Dri

To Premium Account

Interest Account "Exchange Account .........

Transfer Fees Account

By Losses Account

-$871,500.00 4.180.16

1.937.11

45.00

$877,562.37

Cr.

-$138,520.06

Re-Insurance Account

67,635 94

Charges Account.

38,321.01

1

M

Commission Account Estimated Balance at Credit....

39.981.50

493.203,86

$877,652.37

E.&O.E.

Hongkong, October 11th, 1889,

· JARDINE, MATHESON & CO,.

General Agents,

Canton Insurance Öffice, Limited,

WE have to record the death of a well known who had been for many years a member of the Chinese high official, at Peking on the 4th inst Tayng-li Yamên, and at the time of his death- which was a rather surtden one-Senior Pre- sident of the Board of Civil Appointments. We refer to His xcellency Hsi Chên, a Manchu by birth, a Hanlin in literary rank, and during the war with the French Republic in 1884 one of the two High Commissioners appointed by the Throne to assist the Viceroy Li Hung- chang in drafting the preliminaries of peace with France. At the funeral obsequies on the 5th inst. the Emperor was represented by the Fu Kuo Kung, a Duke of the Imperial Clan, who was accompanied by ten soldiers of the personal body-guard of the Emperor himself.nounced in an Imperial decree of the 7th inst

The following official appointments are an This is the highest honor an Emperor in China Shu-Lin is appointed to the Presidency of the pleased to grant five hundred taels from the death of Hsi Chen; Sung Shen takes over the can confer on a subject. His Majesty was also Board of Civil Appointments, vacated by the loo Plate 2. bumber of entries for each race are as follows: Privy Pursens a contribution towards the funeral Presidency of the Board of Punishments; and Criterion Stakes 21. expenses, and has appointed, by a decree dated Sung Shang is now President of the Colonial Marden Stakes; 34 Club Cup 16 Jockey the 5th inst, the eldest son of the deceased Board, or the Superintendency of the Mongolian, Cup i 22 Paguda Cup 1 24. Racing Stakes Minister to be Under-Secretary to one of the Six Thibetan, Kashgarian and other nations. Hai Shanghai St. Leger 34

Hack Stakes 55 Northern Cup; 23 Boards. But what may be considered as the Ching has been nominated Senior President of Autumn CP; 22. S cee Stakes : 29 Llama is a decree of the same day, ordering the proper White Banner Manchu bannermen (Imperial rise in the water of the Yangtze until af last

Chies Cup most important favor conferred by the Emperor the Board of Censors; K'uel Jen Chief of the Minu Stakes; 30 Shanghai Stakes; 95. Board to erase any penalties that may have Meng 1 Cup: 29. Flyaway Plate 26. Pari- been visited upon the deceased during the whole Han Chuen (Renegade Chinese, who under their Once or twice since the port was opened, the Clan.); Teai Chi Chief of the Yellow Banner the whole Concession has been submerged. Mutuel Cup 39. Chau-Shang-kine Cup; 25. term of his official life, so that his record may chief, the traitor Wu San Kuel," joined the Manchu Stakes; 41. Cosmopolitan Cup; 22. Consolation Cup: 35. Grand National Steeplemished,

be handed down to posterity pure and unble Manchus in their last invasion into China); chase; 25 Entrance Fees Tis. 4 790.

and Kuei Nien Investigating Censor of the followers of the Mancha "Red Banner,"

THE entries for the Shanghai Autumn Race Meeting closed on Saturday, the 5th inat. The

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CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

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The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the eight ordinary general Agents, on Monday, October 28th, 1889, at

HANKOW FLOOD.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Hankow, October 5th, 1859 During the past fortnight or three weeks an amount of rain has fallen in the neighbourhood of Hankow which is most unusual at this time. of year. The result has been to cause a gradual

water forms à delicious beverage. The addition i while there must also have been enormous loss i present than bothering about the first-class against the attacks of other Editors backed by all meeting, to be held at the offices of the General Hing in this way so late in the year. The im

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Price,

$i per

Dottle

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RASPBERRY VINEGAR

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MARRIAGE.

THE Spanish Consul has courteously forwarded a telegram received from Manila, which states that a typhoon is raging north of Luzon. In to-day's report Dr. Doberck. says ¡—At 4 p.m. yesterday the following telegram was inred :— Typhoon W. of Luzon," and at 7,35 p.m. directions to hoist the Drum. It was blowing hard in the Formosa Channel and in Northern Luzon. The weather was very bad at Bolinao, The typhoon is moving Northwards. The centre appears to be situated near Southern Formosa, Dust hozé is reported from Wladivostock. ⠀

A SAN FRANCISCO contemporary saysThe Es new steam & for the Pacific Mail Service on the China and Japan line has a guaranteed speed of eighteen knots. At that rate she would make the trip between San Francisco and Yokohama in a trifle over eleven days. Giving her twelve for sundry delays, and there will be a great gain over the present average of from fifteen to seven. teen days and a good pull in the, competition with the Canadian Pacific. They should be of American build with an American subsidy to so construct them as to be available for war ригровек.

At H. B. M.'s Consulate-General, Shanghal, on the 7th October, 1889. KATE ALLEN, of Silversione, near Towchester, Northamptonshire, England, to LIE ALINE, native of Peking.

DEATH.

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At Chefoo, on the 4th October, ROSE EMBA (nd Payton), the beloved wife of E. V. Brenan, I M. Customs serrica.

The Hongkong Gelegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, October 12, 1889.

TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN BUDGET.

LONDON, October şoth. The German budget, provides 120,000,000 marks for improved Artillery. The strength of the Army remains unchanged.

EMPEROR OF GERMANY.

REUTER actually takes the trouble to wire out apecially that the Emperor of Germany greet. ed the British Channel Squadron at Kiel. If this most expensiva telegraphic service cannot find anything more interesting than this twaddle. to send out from home, it would be much better to bend nothing at all. Why didn't the enter prising telegraphist tell us in what particular fashion the German Emperor condescended to greet" the Channel squadron ? We are all yearning to get full details of this historical ceremonial-likewise what the Kaiser had for breakfast before he went out to do homage the naval might of Britannia.

A

JANUS" must have patience. We shall go for the flippant individual who nominally edits the China Mail in our own way and at our con- renience. There is no hurry. The law allows seven years to bring a libeller to book, and we bave business of much greater importance at ignorance of the man of the Fish Wrapper. "Janus" must be quite well aware that we have been making things lively lately on the $15 damages which Chief Justice Fielding Clarke corsidered sufficient solatium for an admittedly Infamous libel published in the China Mall, We shall give our spindie-shanked contemporary a blessed jury to play with when we next shy our castor in the arena. And that will be a no far distant date.

ONE of the ways the American sirens of the city work off their superfiuaus spirits is horse riding in the evening. One of the young ladies -who "learnt my riding in Texas, you bet went for a moonlight excursion on one of Kennedy's fiery untamed Tonquin ponies last night, with nobody but a heathen maloo to terve an cavalier. A few minutes later Sergeant Witchell saw herspeed past him, Diana-like, on the Praya at Wanchal, and he was so bewitched with her skill in the saddle that he stood right in his tracks till she came back. When she urged her hot career city wards he waved his arms and said "Hi," and when she "bid" he was ungalant enough to take her and her un regenera room up on a charge of endangering the safet the public. Mļus Vernon called on Mr. Woi use this morning, as a matter of form, and at his request left $10 for herself and $0 for the other man, to keep up a bloated monarchy.

We regret to read that a very sad occurrence happened just prior to the departure of the Yokohama Mark from Nagasaki to Shanghai this day fortnight. Mr. Robertson, formerly an officer in the Niigata Maru, was proceeding as

noon

The General Agents and Consulting Com. the Shareholders the final Accounts for the year mittee have now the pleasure of laying before 1888, and an open Statement of the present year's Working to gath ultimo.

back of the Settlement at a lower level than it

water has stood nearly as high in October as it docs at present but in previous years, when this has been the case, it was owing to the fact that an unusually severe summer flood had not bad PERHAPS our evening contemporary, may like to

time to subside before October. This year, read what its colleagues in other places think of

however, the whole concession, with the excep it. We beg, therefore, to hand it an extract from the Bangkok Times, and recommend its careful

of a few low lying lots, and been quite above the perusal. That enterprising public-spirited Editors

highest watermark in the river until Friday, the have rights, in their private as well as public

4th inst, when waler: began to pour in from the capacity which the faw will maintain even

back, and now every road and nearly every latis in Hankow say: they never remember the river inundated. Some of the oldest Chinese residents

the Missionary element and old-fogysm of a the issue just determined between Fraser- governmental clique, has been demonstrated in

mediate cause of the inundation was the bursting Smith vs. Murray Bain, or as it will be more

of a bank which has been of considerable service commonly known the Hongkong Telegraph vs.

has been on the plain outside the wall. Owing during the summer in keeping the water at the theChina Mail. We anticipated arumpus when

to rise in the river Han the water on the pisin we read the libellous letter in the China Mall re- fecting so palpably upon the character of the

has been slighty higher than the water in the Editor of the Hongkong Telgraph, and knew

Yangtare, and when the bank just referred to what the result would be. Something we did Account is $426,607.40, out of which the sum of fram the back of Hankow instead of coming. The balance at credit of the 1888 Working give way, it found its way into the Yangtze not anticipate, however, has occurred, which is, $214.225.18 has already been paid for Dividend down mors gradually by the regular channel. that the China Mall editor should not accept what was inevitable in the case, and learn the

of 10 per cent. to Shareholders, and Bonus of Of course there is a considerable amount of lesson from it, not to do so again." Instead of

zo per cent. to contributors of premia. The suffering amongst the Chinese, many of whom this he uses his columns to impugn the decision remaining balance of $193,382.27, it has been live on ground that is much lower than the level of the learned judge, under the inference that a

decided, subject to the approval of Shareholders, of the British Concession. After the bursting of Jury would have decided otherwise, Well- of $113,000, thereby increasing it to $417.000, from a to 3 feet in a few hours,

to dispose of adding to Reserve Fund the sum the bank, the water rose in some Chinese houses might be expected, particularly from a gentlemen paying a Final Dividend to Shareholders of $2 Like Mr. Fraser-Smith, the China Mail editor per Share, making the total interest for the year has a chance to take his own way in deciding they per Share, equivalent to 14 per cent. on the matter, or rather, he will have to do it now, or paid-up Capital, and carrying forward the sum stand the consequences. And it will be useful, oL859,382.23 to meet possible losses, and thus no doubt, to demonstrate in this way that close the Account for 1888. missionary organs, as well as missionaries themselves are not infallible, rather the opposite--and that others have rights as well as as themselves.

THE NEW COLONIAL.

SECRETARY.

The official grief at the death of Dr. Stewart was a good deal modified by aspirations among the older hands to the vacant post, with its com fortable salary of $7,200 a year. It did seem rational that the Home Government would give

a passenger from Yokohama to Shanghal to a local man, the billet, for surely we have at seek employment. At about o'clock pm, he least one competent official who deserves pro- determined to have a swim in harbour, and tried motion. But no-the claims of Messrs. Deane, to induce one of the ship's officers to join him,

The Emperor of Germany at Kiel greeted the Haiphong under the protection of France, head. British Channel Squadron:

(From the Courrier d'Haiphong.)

THE CZAR.

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LONDON, September and.

1888 ACCOUNT.

I'89 ACCOUNT The estimated profit on the Working Account of the present year, after making every allow ance, is $493.203.86,

CONSULTING COMMITTEE.

Porpois. It was understood she was to remains We have just had a short visit from H.M.S. here for about a fortnight, but she left suddenly on Friday for Kiuldang, having been summoned thither by telegraph. We have just had the pleasure of welcoming our Consul, Mr. Gardner, back from England, after eighteen months Absence, His advent removes from our midst Mr. Clement F. R. Allen, who goes to Kiukiang. Mr. Allen left on Friday by the Fuenwa, Ho and Mrs. Allen will be much missed in Hanko During the past year, Mr. C. D.. Bottomley as they have both been deservedly popular resigned his seat on the Committee, and Mr. T. during their stay here. A very general feeling E. Davies has been invited to take his place, Lofregret has been expressed that Mrs. Gardner This sppointment now requires the confirmation bar not been able to return with her husband. Mesars. Ryrie, Dalrymple, Layton, and Solomez time next year-Shanghal Mercury, of the Shareholders. The other members, | It is hoped, however, that she will return some- retire, but being eligible, offer themselves for Association, 5 Members have to be appointed so re-election, as under Section '15 of the Articles of

serve with the Chairman on the Consulting. Committee during the ensuing financial year.

AUDITORS.

JARDINE, MATHISON & Co., General Agents, Canton Insurance Offiec, Limited. Hongkong, October 11th, 1889. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1889. Liabillies. Capital Subscribed...$3,500,000.00

Amount paid up c Outstanding Dividends...

collected ... Reserve Fund.....

The General Agents and Consulting Com- Being a strong and powerful swimmer he dived Lister, Ackroyd, etc., etc., have been overlooked,mittee recommend the re-election of Messrs. G. off the boat's skids, a height of 24 feet. It was and a man is to be sent from somewhere about S. Coxon and F. Henderson as Auditors of the The Courrier d'Haiphong, referring to the noticed by several of the passengers who were forty thousand miles away. The party in question Office. importation of arms into the interior of Tonquin, watching him that he did not enter water in is a Mr. Francis Fleming, C.M.G. The Colonial says that last week the ex-rebel, chief Doc Tich | a clean style, but, on the contrary, with a great- gave the names of the wretches who, living in splash, his legs apparently going over his Qfter List gives bis record as follows c-Fleming, No notice however was taken, of Francis, °C.M.G, (1887).—Called to the bar, furnished the pirates" with weapons. They this, and after a somewhat prolonged dis. Middle Temple, Nov. 1866; crown solicitor for were-Oberg-a Swede who has since "cleared appearance he came to the surface, his bead Mauritius, 1869; district and stipendiary out" with his creditors' money--a Chinaman, only being visible, and then gradually disap- and an Anaamile. The trade must have paid peared, Mr. Aitken, an engineer of the ship, was magistrate, 1872 acted as district Judge, well, for the rebels paid $49 each for carbines, swimming close by, only ten yards off, and both Seychelles, 1874 ; district Judge, Jamaica, 1876; $8 to $10 for revolvers, and $4 a hundred for he and the onlookers concluded that Robertson attorney-general Barbadoes, 1878; acted ar The Czar will pay an official visit to Paris this cartridges. Oberg tried to bribe the customs had again dived in order to pull the former by chief justice Sept. 1878 to Mar., 1879; acted as officials, and offered to betray Doc Tich for $100. the leg. Aitken then swam to the gangway chief justice, St. Lucia, July, 1879; private Incredible to relate, the director of Customs and | ladder and came on board, bellering that Ro- the Resident were on such peculiar terms that berigun was diving pader, the ship, or playing accretary to Sir G, C. Strahan, administering the they could not agree to take advantage of the some practical joke. In the meantime those on government of the Cape, in 1880; pulsne judge, opportunity, and as various officials owed Oberg board were in the most intense state of anxiety: British Guiana, 1881 acted as attorney-general, | sums ranging from $2000 downwards none darn | Athong them was a local resident who

denounce him, and he almost openly continued Japanese to dive for Robertson, and dragi August to Nov. 85a; Queen's advocate, his traffic, one might say, in the lives of the were used, but all to no purpose, for up to 6 Ceylon, 1993; attorney-general 1884 5 acted as French troops. The journal calls imperatively o'clock p.m., when the steamer sailed, his body for an inquiry. Numerous arrests have been had not been recovered. The opinion of those effected, although the official who had charge of on board was that the poor, fellow slipped when the matter seems to have been very dilatory, diving, coming upon his back, when entering the Oberg's brother and campradors were amonger | water, and that the concussion rendered him in.

autumn,

GERMAN WAR PREPARATIONS.

The German Government intends asking the Reichstag to sanction the formation of two new By corp

THE EXHIBITION.

PARIS, September 30th,

The judges at the Paris Exhibition have granted numerous honors to Annam and Tonquin

exhibitors,

those arrested.

sensible,

chief justice, Mary to Dec, 1885; colonial secretary, Natal, July, 1826: but did not-take up appointment, being appointed colonial secretary of Maurlilas, Dec; 1 86; administered sho government, July, 1887, to Dec., 1988, 5

Bonus on Contributions not yet

Balance of Working

Account 8416,607.40

Less Dividend of 10

per cent, paid to Shareholders and. Boans of 29 per.. cent, to Contribu- tors of Premia......

234,225

500,000.00 2,915.00

3,689,25 04,000.00

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