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DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED, CHEMISTS.

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MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1890.

Figaro, and of the German correspondent of the Frankfort Gazette, is hotly commented upon by the European press.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WE devote special attention to this part of dollar is steadily going up. Prices at the

our business, and our process ensures a perfect filtration and purification of the water, and thorough saturation with Gas.

Our plant comprises some of the largest and finest machines ever shipped from England, and embraces, a combination of all the most modern improvements for filling corked bottles or syphons. Our machinery is fitted with tin-lined tubing, and the fact that our Waters are free from metallic or any other contamination is certified by Messrs. Hassall and Clayton, Analysts to the City of London.

The following are manufactured daily :-- AERATED WATER, GINGER ALE, SODA WATER, SELTZER, LEMONADE,

LITHIA, TONIC,

SARSAPARILLA.

Our Aerated Sarsaparilla is prepared from a fluid extract of Red Jamaica Sarsaparilla made in our own laboratory, and is not merely a flavoured water as so many brands of this popular beverage are.

Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 14th April, 1890.

BY APPOINTMENT.

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A MILBOURNE naner has discovered that "a woman readily pardons her minister's failings,"

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THE New York Tribune estimates that the United States will have next July a population of 66,700,000.

M. C.-The machine with which grain le 'cleaned is called a "winnower." "Winnow" is the operation. Pay up, Winnow.

THE Tonquin papers report the serious outbreak of choirra at Lang-chou, on the frontier: Quarantine has been established.

The Ocean Steamship Ca's steamer Glaucur from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, and is due on the 27th inst.

OLD Afong, the photographer, died on Saturday night. He was scized with an apoplectic fit, and before he could get a negative ready Death had "taken" him.

THE question "Is there coal under London ?" has lately been extensively discussed. Geologists

MR. H. G. NICOLLE, local auditor for the colony, reported his arrival on the 15th inst., according to the Government Gazsits.”

THE return of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending April 20th, are:-Europeans 123, Chinese, 2,169; total,

2,292.

THE formation of the Societe Francaise des Houilleres de Tourane (Tonquin) is sonounced. All the shares have been taken up in Hongkong and Halphong,

WE are informed by the agents (Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co.) that the "Glen" liner Glenfallock, Com London, left Singapore on the 19th inst., for this port,

Tax celebrated stemwheeler Kuling has been taken over by the China, Merchants' Company to run between Hankow and Ichang, and as to leave Shanghai for Hankow Jast Wednesday,

THE agents (Messrs. Carlowitz & Co.), inform us that the Navigazione Generale Italiana steamer Bormida left Singapore for this port | yesterday, and may be expected on or about the

27th inst

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MRS, G.-I hope you will excuse my husband for not attending your brother's funeral. Mrs. H.-Was he ill ? Mrs. G.--No; but he had one of his silly fits on, and then he would laugh if you shoved a Hongkong gas bill at him,

on or before 31st December 1889, did steal or dispose of $ro,geo-11. On or before 16th January 1890 did steal or dispose of $13,000 Ill. On or before 31st January did steal or dispose of $15,000-A conviction could be arrived at on a further count respecting the falsification of accounts, but as the Act of 1875 is not law in this colony he bad,specially repre- sented the matter to the Governor and he believed the matter woud receive prompt artition. He therefore omitted any count about falsifications.

At his lordship's request the second count was withdrawn upon the grounds that it would in no wise help the prosecution. His Lordship added that were the evidence in support of prosecution. on the 1st and 3rd counts insufficient a fresh charge on account of other amounts could be added.

THE WANCHAI ARSON CASE; James Sorab Lucas was indicted for feloniously setting firets his godown at East Point, with intent to defrand certain insurance companies, also with feloniously setting on fire certain goods with the same intent. The Attorney General prosecuted, and Mr. J. J. Francis Q.C.. with Mr. Pollock, defended.

The jurors were Messrs.. R. P. Dipple, F. Meger, A. G. Gordon, J. W. Kennedy, Wade Gardner, L. M. Baptista and W. Boffey,

The Attorney General, in apering, said that by means of photos the prosecution would shew the position of the goods in the godowns as also the position of the premises.

Inspector Hennessy Intimated that the Captain Superintendent desired it to be dealt with magister lly. He suggested that it should be adjourned by his Worship, however, na Miliar was not quite sober, having probably been supplied with some drink by foolish friends.

His Worship-He seems all right.

Inspector Hennessy-I am afraid he is not called. He said-I am an assistant in an ivory The complainant, a young coolie, was then

sbop," Last night, at 7 30, I was in West Street, at a ten-stall. I had a cup, and gave the seller a cent. He gave me six cash change, and just then the constable came up and struck me in the

places. He hit me five or six times, and then mouth, knocking two teeth out. He also hit me on the breast (showing a bruise) and other pulled my purse away. Then a Chinaman who knew English spoke to him, and he stopped. ↑

His Worship-I shall remand the case now. Defendant insisted on asking sine questions Grat. In answer to them the complainant sald:

have not seen my purse since. I did tell the Captain Superintendent that you put it in a shop.

His Worship, at defendant's request, ordered that the complainant should be examined by the Colonial Surgeon, to see if his teeth were naturally, lapse. "He then adjourned the case till Wednesday, fixing bail at $100,

THE ADVENTURES OF THE

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Directors refire in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Asaociation, hut, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS. The appointment of Auditors rests with the Shareholders, and Messrs. Augustus White and Andrew Buiman again tender their services. By Order of the Court of Directors,

W. H. PERCIVAL,

Acting Secretary,

Shanghai, roth April, 1890.

THE NATIVE PAPERS,

A large pawn shop was burned recently at Soochow by incendiaries who first possessed themselves of the contents. The shop was an old and wealthy one, and the proprimior always slept on the premises in order to take care of the valush'ra stored in his house. O. the night of the fire he was awakened by a noise on the roof, and he got up to rouse the other inmates, but before this could he dare the noise had ceased, and he was laughed for his trouble, and told it was a ghost he had heard. The people went to bed again, but before leng, a loud crackling noise roused all the house ag tin, and they sprung out of bed, only to find the place in flames.

When H.I.M. started for the Eastern Mausolea. he was attended by a large corps of mounted- body guards armed with swords and guns,' The Emperor was borne in a yellow sedan chair, and followed by numerous high ‹fficers of state. He left the capital on the 15th of the present moon at 11 pm, and arrived at the South' gate where he awaited the arrival of the Empress Dowager who came an hour after." Then cubines, and several princes and princesses who all accompained His Majesty to the tombs.

say that the lay of the strata thers justifies the lay the result of bis labours in connection with length described the premises, the goods therein, "report" which was furnished might have con- came the Emperor's Consort and some con-

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. belief that coal can be found at a practicable

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

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 appli- ances for ensuring purity in the Water-supply, to secure which we have added a Condenser cap able of supplying us with 3,000 gallons of distilled water a day, and are now in a position to compete in quality with the best English Makers. Our Sweet Waters cannot be surpassed anywhere.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout.

LARGE BOMBAY

"SODAS"

We continue to supply large bottles as heretofore, free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the

ordinary size.

COAST PORT ORDERS. whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and ihe full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Hooks supplied on applica.

tion.

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

The following is a List of Waters always'

kept ready in Stock :-

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

LITHIA WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER.

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

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No Credit given for bottles that look dirty or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, Hongkong, China, and Manila.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1890:

TELEGRAMS.

'THE BUDGET. ·

LONDON, April 18th The Chancellor of the Exchequer says that the surplus he has will enable bim to reduce the duty on tea two pence and the postage to India and the colonies two pence half-penny if others interested agree.

(From the Salgon Papers.) FRANCE AND ITALY.

PARIS, April 11th.

A division of the Italian squadron has gone to Hyères and Toulon to salute the President of the French Republic on his voyage around the Mediterranean,

LABOR RIOTS IN AUSTRIA. Serious riots have occared in Vienna, during the strike of stone-masons. Military aid had to be obtained to re-establish order.

O EXPULSION OF CORRESPONDENTS

·FROM ROME, TRENU We April 14th. The expulsion from Rome of the French correspondents of the Havas Agency and Paris

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some wreckage of the bottom of a vessel of THE steamship Glencare reports having passed about 50 to 700 tons in lat. 16.52 north and long. Ira.47 east. It lies in the track of Hong kong and Saigon steamers, and is dangerous to navigation.

The British blue jacket is never at a loss for an answer: A day or two a local Naval Officer had an A.R. brought up before him, charged with overstaying his leave 372 hours. Asked what he had to say, the prisoner replied "Beg pardon, sir, overslept myself,"

IT is probable, says the Shanghai Mercury, that an arrangement between the local steamer com- panies will soon be made, whereby they may neain act in unison, as we learn that. Mr. John Site and Mr. Sentt, of the firm of Batterfield & Swire, are on their way out from home to take

the matter in hand. ·

THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High landers will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess, to-morrow evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock:-

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* March........." Mithaire"......Comed

Vake.........

Hetzea"...... Selection... Clue from "Parilga". Selection "To Jacplifie

..Straust. ......Audrio ......Donizetti.

Casanar,

A NEW inflated bustle, duly patented, has just come into use, made with a blow-off and safety valve. When the wearer sits down the wind escapes up her spine, loosens her corset string, and blows her bangs into the most fashionable position. When she stands up the action tightens the strings and exoands her bustle, whistles to her dog, and sticks a plo into her drowsy escort.

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Mr. Francis objected, and he withdrew the photographs. MR. JAMES HART arrived at Shanghai a week

The Attorney-General then at considerable ago on his way to Peking, as we presume, to

and the respective position of the goods. The value of the goods was $540, and they were the Sikkim business before the Inspector General and the Imperial Chinese Government,

insured, for $1,500. There was no one else but prisoner in the house at the time, and he him- and Russia the Crar has issued a decree amal morning. To come into the street the prisoner As a first step in the amalgamation of Floland relf gave the alarm of fire at one o'clock in the gamating the Finnish mint, post, and customs had to come down stairs, which by their posi administrations with those of Russia. The tion prevented bin from getting into the street Governor-General of Finland, presiding over a

without noticing if there was fire or not blazing committee consisting of an equal number of within the premises. He would be able to prove Finns and Russians, is responsible for carrying that there was a strong smell of kerosene in the out the measure. Nominal independence is, uilding when the premises were entered by the la Rusar, to be converted into absolute serf-polce, who took possession as soon as the dom.

alarm was given, and that it must have been Lucas who put the kerosine there and set fire to it.

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THE Education Department at St. Petersburg has just published statistics, according to which only twelve per cent. of the population of Russia can read and write. The number of primary schools is 18,000, for a population of 100,000,000, These are Interesting facts, considering the part which Russia seeks play as the apostle of civilisation in the Balkan States. In Bulgaria seventy-five per cent. of the adult population can read and write. Here again, Russia is weighed in the scales and found wanting.' SECOND Lieut. Grant was robbed on the night

of the 15th ingt,, in a most mysterious manner. Two cups, one belonging to Lieut. Boyd, and a medal were taken off his mantelpiece. The most annoying part of the affair is that Lieut. Boyd's cup was a present from the Officers' four, which he steered at the regatta, and Lleut Grant's cup and medal were both prizes for shooting, Oddly enough although there were a number of other silver things on the mantelpiece nothing else was taken.-Regimental Gazette.

WE hear that the whole of the plans for the Canton Electric Light Company's works are missing. In consequence the manager has had to wire to San Francisco for duplicates, and meanwhile the engineers can only push forward the ground works. What with a boiler "too muchee largee" to go through the streets, the lous of plans, and the consequent delay, our enterprising native friends in the City of Rams appear well-night luckless. Canton, however, will be all ablaze with electric light in the sweet by-and-bye.

OUR G. and P. Adjutant, says the organ of the gist, had a narrow escape of being confined in the guard room the other day. Anxious to practice some sketching in view of his approach ing examination for promotion, he priceeded to Kowloon and started sketching on Barrack Hill. Put the eagle eye of the corporal of the guard had detected him and in a few moments he was CAFFYN, the once well-known Surrey cricketer surrounded by a file of the puard, to whom he who went out to Australia with the first English eleven in 1861, zemained in Sydney was luckily able to explain affairs.

and started in his business, that of a wig-maker DURING the past 52 years the Queen has and hair-dresser, in George Street. A certain recrived £385,000 per annum; the maintenance barrister, whose elevation to the District Court Bench caused considerable surprise at the time. of the royal yachts, palaces, household, &c., costs waited on Caffyn with an order for the judicial the nation, in addition to her salary, £134,379 per annum, or £619.379 as a total; hence, durig. In taking the dimensions the cricketing wig-maker remarked on the length of the gentle- ing her half century of reign, she has cost Eng-man's bead. "Yes, we lawyers must have long land, something like £32,397,708, Various beads." The wig-maker proceeded with his members of the royal family draw, in addition

measurement and at length said, “Why, sir, to the foregoing, about £130,000 per annum, and your head is as thick as it is long." History this is altogeiher outside special grants to

says that the learned judge, did not patronise Caffyn after this lapsuí!! liquidate the Prince of Wales' debts, &c.

MR. WODEHOUSE evidently appreciates the THE monthly competition for the Faki Challenge necessity for civilising the Chinese thief by Cup took place at Kowloon on Saturday afternoon last. The distances were 200 appealing to his bide. This morning be had an estring snatcher before him who stole a woman's

and 300 vards, and ten competitors entered earrings in broad daylight, near the Murray Lieut. Carlyle lost the premier place owing to Barracks. The man's cantore was solely due to the courageous pramplitude with which a soldier," previous winner-Sergt. Major Merson, R.A., his penalty of seven points, but the other who saw the affair from a verandah, dropped penalised five points, was quite out of it. Dr. over into the street and Intercepted him. His Yee, RN. scored a very good 16, and headed Worship sent the scoundrel to gaol for a year, the list. The seven best scores were →→ and ordered him to receive two wḥippings of twenty-five strokes each.

Dr. Yao, R.N

Tout. Carlyle, R.A....................... Mr. A. Chapman 'saveteran tr. 3. M. Forbes....

Dr. LUDnaan

Mr W, C. ButOW.

Sergt. Major Mera, K.,

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LAST night, about 7.30, the Water Police seized a small junk as it sailed past Whitfeild on its way to Shau-ki-wan, Onboard were three chests of opium, properly certified for, and

• Pegalized soren poloso.. † Paquifsed fra polztą, rife and some ammunition. The old woman who owned the boat, together with the five men A CORRESPONDENT of the Courrier d'Heiphong on board, was arrested, and Mr, Robinson had

narrates the story of a sharp engagement between then before him at the Police Court this morning robbers and soldiers at Tuyen-Quan, which took on the two charges of being in possession of place on the 30th ult. A guard of some thirty arms and plying without a license. It was natives, under a French officer named Agofroy, shewn that they were taking the opium for the were ordered by the Goverment to abandon Farmer, to his factory, and that he had lent

a post up-country, but delayed. During the them a ride, inasmuch as they could not be

night to question the robbers-estimated to expected to defend $1,800 worth of property number 100 Chinese, armed with repeating with nothing but a boat-hook, or a brick in the rifles, and as many natives, also armed, end of a stocking, but his Worship remanded attacked the place, with the object of driving the three of the afsoners, for trial before two soldiers out, seizing their rifes and ammuni Magistrates. The others were discharged.

tion, and levying black mail on the villagers. They swarmed around the house of the chief THAT the love of life is intense in some minds, with whom Agofroy was staying, and set fire to and scarcely exists at all in others, nobody, of the thatch. Agofroy, aroused by the uproar, course, will deny and it is no less true, accor ran to the window, and tried to pull down the ding to a writer in the New York Lodger, that burning leaves, only to be at once shot through persons who earnestly desire to liye can keep a the heart. However, ble native subordinate mortal disease at bay much longer than those rallied the soldiers, the ammunition was. who are comparatively indifferent to their fate taken into the next house, away from : the The tenacity with which some men cling to life dames, and a hot Ars poured into the attacking is marvellous. There was an instance of his in party. They fired forty-five rounds each, the the case of a noted pugilist, several years ago, chief's wife handing them cartridges, and in an win was shot in the breast during a bartroom hour the only signs of the enemy were five scuffle, and his condition was pronounced hops corpses in the compound. The same corre less by the surgeons. But he scoffed at their spondent, writing on the gh last, reports that a opinions, and actually lived several days with a village on the concession of the Mears. Remery ball in his heart; kept his hold upon fose it had been attacked, and M. Louis Remery killed, Accined by sheer force of will. In the Crimean M. Humbert, who was with him, escaped, war the mortality among the wounded Tarks waS much greater than amongst the wounded French and English. The Intter wrestled stoutly with death and often baffled him when their doom seemed inevitable; but the predestinarian Mus sulman, when dangerously injured, sald gloqmily, (Defors Mr. Pielding Clarks, Acting Chief "It is my idamet" (fate), turned his face towards Mecca, and gave up the ghost There can be no

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doubt that love of life and vigour of will have Body THE BANK EMBEZZLEMENT CASE. been the means of restoring to health thousands

of patients who but for these mental characteris tics much have perished,

In this matter the Attorney-General stated

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Inspector Swanston deposed that at 1.25 a.m. on the 2nd March his attention was called to the fire at Lucas's in Wanchai.. The fire was about out when he arrived on the spot. The front part of door and the rafters of first floor were scorched all over. There was a quantity of miscellaneous goods all about, some of which the building. There were several rough packing were burnt. They were in rows on one side of cases about the premises, filled with straw, and in each case there were two or three bottles of mineral water. Three half cases were full of mineral water. Besides these there were two barrels of a kind of port wine and some sixty cases of brandy-a kind of brandy. On a show case about eight feet high were some old clothes, which appeared useless, and smelt strongly of kero ene. One of the doors badan emply packing case against it inside as a wedge,. It appeared to him that the fire originated in three places, two on the right and one on the left side. He observed a thread leading from the scene of the fire to the cook-house. There was a man found on the premises, not only unauthorised, but agafast witness's distinct orders. There was, a smell of kerosine upstairs, and the floor was covered with oil which the fire never reached. A lot of old shirts, &c., found in the sitting room, were partly burnt.

Cross-examined by Mr. Francis :—It was improbable that these goods were moved about solely by the police, who took passession prior to bis arrival, because there were spider's webs visible in many parts of the boxes and packing

caves.

Mr. F. W. Koch, clerk to Messra. Siemssen & Co., said that he managed the business of the German Transatlantic Insurance Company. In June last year be issued a policy of $1,500 to prisoner, who had failed to produce his business books although he stated they were upstairs in his front room.

Cross-examined by Mr. Francis-He knew the prisoner had a stand at the race-course on the day prior to the fire.

The Court then adjourned until to-morrow.

THE DARVEL BAY PLANTING CO., LTD.

An extraordinary, general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held at the offices, Victoria Buildings, this afternoon. Mr. H. Heyn presided, and Messrs W. Wotton, H. Herbst, R. Fuhrmann, C. Niedbardt, C. Schwenke, R.N. Ohly, C. Drude, and C. Klinge. mann (secretary) were present.

The Chairman proposed that a number of clauses should be introduced into the Articles of A sociation, to enable the directors to dealt with

defaulters' shares,

Mr. Herbst seconded, Mr. Drude objected to the paragraph which stated that any member whose shares have been fericited or cancelled shall, notwithstanding, be able to pay, and shall for hwith pay to the Company, all calls, instalments, interest, and expenses owing upon or in respect of such shayes at the time of the fortalture or can- cellation, together with interest thereon. He thought it was too much to expect. The Com- pany could take over the shares, but if they tried to get any more there would be legal objections raised.

Mr. Wotton-They would still be liable even If their shares were forfeited. As to there being trouble, it would be best to wait till any was made. A man could throw up his shares and leave the Company the shadow.

The motion was then put, but

Mr. Drude moved as. An amendment that the paragraph be struck out and in its place be put Payment of calls to be enforced on the shares to be forfeited and taken up by the Company,"

After some desultory conversation » Mr. Wotton painted out that a man might throw up the shares when they were valueless, and afterwards, if they became worth anything, he might apply for them back, unless para. 8 were enforce then withdrew his amendment, the resolution was carried, and the proceedings terminated, the Chairman intimating that a confirmatory meeting would shortly be held.

·Mr. Drude

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A

·CONSTABLE..

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Robinson, David Millar, P.C. 72, was charged with being drunk on duty, and assaulting a Chinaman, last night my g

Hia Worship. Do you wish to have this case remanded, to get legal advice agent whe

Millar-No, I plead guilty

His WorshipWell, then I shall send the

that the counts upon which he proposed caso back to the Captain Superintendent of to Indict the prisoner Gray were That he, Police

odour filled the air. The visitation lasted for over an hour and created the wildest excite.

ment.

Several Chinese tobacconists take advastago of the increasing demand on "the, part, if the natives for the Sweet Caporal cigarette, to prac tice a little dishonest trading on their anleas countrymen. The small retailers, and sevețel of the large ones too, are now able to produce distinguished from the genuine thing, at least an imitation rigarette which is scarcely to be

so far as the outside appearance of the pack enclose the genuine cigarettes are removed ages goes. The wrappers and tin foil which

carefully and the imitation, ones are put up in them instead. made of common bird's eye tobacco, and the The imitation cigareties are

paper used in rot so good as that in Sweet cigarettes is said to be injurious Caporal. The eff ct of smoking these imitation the inferior articles used in their manufacture.

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nights ago in Wahu, the theatre, which was While a performance was in progress a few very crowded collapsed. A great many people better class of the audience, but happly no were seriously injured, particularly amongst the lives are reported as having been lost. A scene of great excitement followed, which a band of theives took advantage of to rob several ladies of their jewellery, and got away with rich booty.

The E. and A. 5. N. Co.'s yacht Menmuir, Capt. Craig, amived in port on Saturday, after her late luckless voyage from Australia. The tained a good many interesting details if the writer had been less sternly practical. The

There was quite a panic amongst the Chinese vessel had misfortune right along. She left

who live near the City Wall in the French Con- the mechanism of her scupper-cover bad her which was lying in the Creek heard a great Sydney on the 29th January. On the 31st she met extremely bad weather, and by a defect in

cession the other day, The, people” in a boat decks constantly laden with water, which broke rushing of waters at about 145 on the morning up a lot of her fittings amidships, twisted the of the 22nd inst. Rushing on deck, they witnessed steam pipes, washed all the live-stock over board, an appalling phenomenon. The tide was rush- and smashed the boats. When the cyclone abated ing in a seething state, and from the boiling a small sailing vessel signalled for help, and shewaters issued sporks of fire while a sickening was supplied with water. An hour of two later the ill-fated Quetta passed, and took the schooner in tow, but the latter was beyond re- pair, and sank as she was towed. Fortunately all on board were saved. The Menmuir went on to Port Darwin, leaving for Java on the 15th February. The carpenter got to work on the boats, and patched two of them up so that they would float, but they were far from being sea-- worthy. At 3.30 a.m. on the third day out, when to the west of Timor, all among islands which a recent naval chronicler described, as being hunters, but who content themselves with the "peopled by Malays, said to be ferocious head. lower jaw" the shaft broke, about two feet from the screw. Luckily it cracked clean across, for had the fracture been at an angle the weight of the propeller would probably have caused a breach in the water-light compartment, as has more than once happened, and pumps would have, been of little use against the inrush of water. "However, she was quite helpless, with no vessel to look for for a couple of weeks, so Capt. Craig determined to try and sail back to Port Darwin. considerably increase the usual spread of canvas. To do so with the prevailing zephyrs he had to All hands were set to work; the engineers fitted bands on the derricks so that they would do for spars; the main top-mast was lowered, and step ped on the tween-decks down No. 3 batch; the awning booms rigged as stun-sail booms on the forecastle-bead ; spare sails were spread as gaff- top-gails; and a nondescript-looking, three- cornered top-gallant sail hoisted. The effect was not pretty, but it was successful at least when there was any breeze. In two days she was rigged, and again became manageable. She sailed on ber backward course all right for a day or two-making as much as two knots an hour at times, but the strong beam currents carried her unpleasantly near to the Hibernia Reefs The third mate and a crew were sent away in a boat, with money and arms, to Keepang, 160 miles away, for help. Rouad and round sailed the Mfenmuir, now appareily making good way

The astonishing cheap rates of freight at present rullog at this port for the North have with the breeze filling her extemporised sails, but really drifting at the mercy of the current, which induced a very large business in all exports of by the 1st of March had taken her thirty-five miles native produce, and frade has greatly revived. out of the Guthrie's track. Next day she made 31 It is stated that the rate now offering for Shang- miles back, however, always being headed for hal and Tientsin, is much lower than that by the track, although by then nearly 70 miles junks. away from where she broke down. The passen- .From an authentic source we learn that the gers made themselves very comfortable, although amount of treasure sent up country for the new awashed-out saloon, a circumscribed mens, and leaf is positively less by forty to fifty per cent. awning-less decks made it less easy. Absorbed than last season, and that more than half of. in chels or cards, catching or shooting sbarks by the tea hongs in the country have been closed the dozen, and putting off in a bost on the in tote being unable to obtain advances, which motionless water in order to photograph the

are only granted to those that are sound as i bell, Unless such firms as Rothschild ́and curiously rigged vessel, they felt, or at any any rate shewed, no want of confidence in Capt. Craig or bis officers, who had done all that was possible under the circumstances, so

In the meantime all the arms were ready, the they could only hope for a breeze, arthe Guthrie, boats prepared and provisioned, and every cap full of wind made use of to get back to the in- visible track," On the morning of the 4th rights were taken as usual, and the position found. Capt Craig cheered the passengers up- "The Guthrie should be here about ten o'clock if all is well," he said.. And sure enough, at 9-45, her smoke was sighted, and an hour later Cordial cheers foated across to her from the hundred and ten white and yellow men on the Menmuir-cheers for Capt Green for finding them, and as heartfelt thanks to: Capt. Craig for his thoroughly seaman-like handling of his disabled vessel, TREMENDE

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THE North China insURANCE

"COMPANY", LIMITED.

FOOCHOW

April 12th, 1890.

H. E. Chang, the Acting Provincial Treasurer, has been appointed to the Judgeship of Kiangan province in place of Liu, who is ordered to succeed the former official

have wisely retired from the trade, owing to Three very old standing Cantonese tea hongs considerable losses sustained last season, and we belleve two more will soon follow suit.

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Vanderbilt appear in the market we can safely predict that we will have not only, a superior quality of tea, at low rates, but that the supply will be far smaller.

A young native lady (married) committed suicide on Monday morning last by drowning burself in the pond opposite to Messrs. Gilman & Co.'s residence. The cause of the rash act was, we understand, her father having constantly demanded money, her husband seeing that bis father-in-law was trespassing on his kindness, put a stop to it, by ordering his wife not to give her father any more, nor to allow him to come to the house. This no doubt drove the woman to despair who preferred to dia rather than offend her father,-ächz.

BORNEO,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) AU SANDAKAN, April 13th. Just a 'line by the dfemnon. Everything is getting on finely here, and planters prospecta are most encouraging, the weather being so very favorables avalding

The following is the report for presentation to the twelfth ordinary general meeting of her holders to be held at the offices of the Company, take about ten thousand feet of camphor, wood Baron de Lissa is awaiting the Guthrie, to Hankow Road, Shanghai, to-day to Australia. That will be the second lot of

The Directors have pleasure in laying before

the Shareholders the duly and ted Balance Sheet and Working Accounts of the Company to 318 December last.

Resolution passed at the last Ordinary General 18 8-la accordance with the terms of the Meeting this account has now been closed,

Contribution somninquisi Additi nio' the Reserve Fund.......

timber Borneo had sent to the corn stalkers,

We have bad tragic times since I last: wrote: you. On the Segannon Estate, (Daryel; Bay} «

The Sikh went towards him in company Swi's assistant went wrong la bis head, and Sikh constable was sent for to restrain him.

with another assistant, and when they got close up the Swiss, shot the constable dead, with a rifle. He is now awaiting trial, but f suppose he will be found to be at least tempors arily insane, insintere

Total Profits of the year, amounting to Taels 338.31.86, have been distributed as follows 1-- 10 per cent upon the Paid-up fetish ...Capital............. ********....Tacit 135,210 29

18 pr cent on Shareholders to A clerk in the Constabulary Department here, 177,108,57 | named Jesus, was arrested last week on a chargo 40,000.00 of defalcation. His accounts » were ~ $1,000, wring. He was found in the cell later on, The Balance at credit on 31st De nearly dead, having taken arsenic, and died s004 cember was Tacis 797.536.94, and, after de-afterwards. His parents reside in Hongkong, ducting Losses and Claims since paid and I believe. estimated, and making provision for unexpired risks, the following faterim distribution of profits is now recommended

Interest at the rate of to per cent on the prid-up Capital

A Banus of 15 per cent upon Shareholders Contributions.

And Intercet accrued upon the Reserve Fund to 31st December $39, Eds per share.

"KOREASE

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,)

SEOUL, March 28th, 1890, Lately I had the pleasure of calling upon Hi Excellency Yuan Se Kai the Imperial Chiorre "Resident.......... During the Interview. I took the kender arcoke liberty of asking this sealous and indefatigabis. Mr. Westall, being about to leave for home, official why he did not take some steps to make yosigns" "his sent at the Board. The remaining | Mỹ. Donny either withdraw or apologise for the

DIRECTORS.