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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, CHEMIST S.

AERATED WATERS,'

OUR plant comprises the latest improve-

meals, and is one of the most complete and efficient ever shipped from England.

The Purity of the water is certified by analysts. The construction of the machinery and system of manufacture in force ensures cleanliness and absence of all contamination in the finished

waters.

The quality of the Soda Water is equal to that of the best English:makers.

The Flavour of the syruped waters is equal to any produced in England or abroad.

Soda and Aerated Wwater supplied in Bombay sized battles only, unless the ordinary size is specially ordered.

Coast Port Orders carefully packed and des patched by first steamer after receipt of order.

(Telephone No. 60.)

Nos. 12 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED, Hongkong, 28th April, 1890.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.

W landed Brands, all of which are of ex- cellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thas enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

JE invite attention to the following old

In ordering it is only necessary to state, the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted,' and initial letter for quality desired.

Per doren

Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention. PORTS. (For Invalids and general use.),

Case, Per Bot.

$10 $1.00

(2

A Alto Douro, good quality,

Green Capsule

1.10

B Vintage, Superior quality,

Red Capsules

-C Fine Old Vintage, superior

quality, Black Seal Capsule 14

1.25

D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)

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2.50

SHERRIES.

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B Superior Pale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50

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A Delicate Pale Dry; dinner wine, Green Capsule...

C Manzanilla, Pale Natural

Sherry, White Capsule...... to Superior Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule....

D Very Superior Old Pale Dry choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule.....

E Extra Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule' (Qld Bottled)..................

CLARETS.

10

14

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1890.

BIRTH.

On the 6th of May, at No. 1. Queen's Gardens, Hongkong, the wife of Mr. J. LEMKE," of a Bon,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1800.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

OUFEN Victoria owns a block of houses in New Yarl·

We are informed by the agent of the Messageries Mary, with the next French mail, left Saigon for Maritimes that the Company's steamer fraou

this port at 1 pin: yesterday.

THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High landers will play the following programme al the Officers' Mess, this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock :-

Mozart,

Overtura.........Idemenco VAIRO ........

Chants de l'Aube", Selection........**Remtulacences of Ireland"...Godfrey. Dance

*4 Bulgarian * Selecti.........* Swedish Melodies”............. Dunkler.

FOR the first time In the history of steam ship.

ping in China the Austrian flag is represented on the Yangtsre. The British steamer Anchin Maru, which for the past three months has been A FULI, descriptive report of the Shanghai Rices running on the Yanetsze, changed her flag last week and hoisted the Austrian flag. She will will appear in to-morrow's issue.

after undergoing an overhauling, and probably some alterations, trade on the river between | Hankow and Shanghai,

M COUMANY, Iste Russian Ministes in Peking Arrived here to-day, by the Yangtie, on his way home.

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A BLACK snake four fest. Ting was killed in the mutter outside the Masonic Club, about dusk. last evening.

The Directors of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company have declared a dividend of ten per cent., being Tis. To per share, for the

year.

THE Pri-vang squadron Tes today for Fanchow. The. Türkish' nrk Ertugrout left venerdaw for Japan. Allah and the elemente. permitting.

MESSRS, Adamson, Bell & Co. agents for the Canadian-Pacific Line, inform us that the steam- shin Batavia, from Yokohama 17th ulto, arrived at Vancouver on the trd inst

Tur Jahan Gazette Insane from a native con. temporary that the Miragi Russon Kalsha are

about to purchase through a folien merchant in Ynjehama 100 noo tong of rice in Hongkorg

we are informed bỷ the agents (Mesrs. D. Sasanan, Sone & Co.) that the steamer Tapan, with mails from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port to-day, and is expected on or about the 12th

inst.

We find that it is necessary to remind Society that H, F. the Administrator will receive visitors at Government House on the afternoons of the

8th. 15th and 24th May, when there will be

teonis.

By the kind permission of Colonel Chater and officers, the Band and Pipers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 'will play at the Ladies' Recreation Club to-morrow afternoon, at five

o'deck.

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AT the meeting of the Legislative Council on Friday rext, the orders of the day will be:-

Financial Minutes.

Report of the Finance Committee. First reading of a BUI.entitled "An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 34 of 1889 and amend Ordinance No. 14 of 186, entitled Aa Ordinance for granting Patents for Inventions within this Colony,"

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For the defence Mr. Reuben stated that ho was a partner in the firm of Samuel and Reuben, Hongkong Hotel and. told him to sell back to On the 21st August plaintiff came to him in the Wai Yui Kai the Douglas shares. Wai Yui Kai said he would take the shares back if he got the difference in cash, He told Benjamin this First reading of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance and advised him to keep the contracta standing to amend the Law with reference to the Falsifi- until the 31st of that month. Benjamin asked him cation of Accounts."

to see Wai Yui Kal again and say that he would Second Reading of the Bill entitled "Anty to pay him and take his guarantee for the Ordinance to amend The Hongkong Code of balance due. The difference was $1,025. Wat Civil Procedure.'"

Yui Kal would not take the shares back without' Third reading of “The Vaccination Ordinance, his (Reuben') guarantee he would not take 1890.".

Bentarain's guarantee. Benjamin said he would not give him guarantee because he might get into some trouble respecting the Sugar shares which he then held. He refused to sign his part of the contract. Witness gave the necessary guarantee.to Wai Yui Kai, and presented a copy of it to Benjamin. On the 31st of August, not having collected from Benjamin, he did not pay over the money to Wai Yui Kat Cross xamined-Sometimes he guaranted for customers when he had a margin in hand, He usually guaranteed by endorsement on the note of contract. He guaranted on a separate piece of paper in this case, at Benjamin's request. On the goth of September witness paid the money over to Wal Yui Kai. Nobody heard the convensation which he had with Benjaim in the Hongkong Hotel,

Committee on "The Magistrates' Bill."

THE re-commencement of the series of band concerts in the Public Gardens-dropped when the 58th Regiment went away-is a matter for congratulation, and Colonel Chater and the officers of the A. and S. Highlanders are hereby munity. The pleasant programme played last awarded a cordial vote of thanks by the com-

evening was highly enjoyed by the hundreds who visited the Gardens. There was only one drawback—the old trouble about the seats. European ladies were completely excluded from them by files of soldiers, Portuguese youths, and Chinese, which made a prolonged stay very exhausting. It is no use irveighing in these of the newspaper-reading class--but we would columns against the offenders they are not

suggest that small fee for admission be demanded in future, or a license granted to some- body who would provide chairs at a smal; charge. It is the only thing wanting to make these moonlight concerts a big success.

AT Yokohama the other day, among the cargo landed from the Tokyo Maru was a 'cask sup- poard to contain salted vegetables, from which such an unbearable stench arose thal a Customs House officer ordered it to be opened. It was Any lady yearning to adopt a baby should apply Tokyo merchant. On the officer's instructions from Ninsen, Korea, and was consigned to a 0.75 to the Polire They found cattle red-being carried out the shocking discovry was

complexioned beothen a few hours old-in the middle of Elgin Street, about seven o'clock this morning.

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We find that we owe an arology to the Shanghai Mercury The able shiltary of the Marquis Treng which we reprodured the other day ought to have been medited to that fournal, and not to its contemporary.

THE second of the two men whoso murderously Pet Case, Per Cassagnaulted P.C. Green, at Tai-kok-trui, last week, was arrested this morning, and identified by the constable. He denied all knowledge of the affair. Mr. Wodehouse remanded the case.

Quarts.

A Superior Breakfast Claret,

Red Capsule... ...... $4.

BRANDY.

A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Capsule......

B. St. Estephe, Red Capsule ....... 4,50

C St. Julien

7

D La Rose

Per doz

Casa.

$12

B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capsule

C Very Old Liqueur Cognac

Red Capsule

18

D Hennessy's Finest Very Old

Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vin-

lage, Red Capsule

24

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

aule .....

8

B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... 8 C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark...* D Watson's H K D Blend of ́

the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule... 10- E Watson's Very Old Liqueur

Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12 IRISH WHISKY.

A John Jameson's Old, Green

B John Jameson's. Fine Old,

Green Capsule............................................... TO C John Jameson's Very Fine

Old, Green Capsule........ 12 GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY, fineold, Red Capsule, with Name, p GIN.

A Fine Old Tom, White Capsule.4.50

B Fine Unsweetened, White

Capsule ...............................4-50

C Fine A. V. H. Geneva.........5.25 RUM.

Fints,

$4.50 5.00

7.50 12.00

REVEREND White, an English person who gave a young couple a post-dated marriage certificate. ad been awarded seven days' solitary for his offence. This is what might be called a "dative case." It is not often the clergyman is given. away in a marriage contract. The date may be $1.10 the fruit of evil, after all,

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1.25 A CHINESE bricklayer who had got fed up of slinging montar was arrested in Queen's Road 1.50 East vesterday afternoon, just after snatching a pair of silver earrings from a Chinawoman. He was brought before Mr. Wedehouse this morning, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour, and to have his tenderest frelings apoealed to, twenty-five times, on two 0.75 occasions during that period. Rattan is the

real prescription.

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A PERSON just returned from Miyake Island, in the In group, tells of a terrible experience on 0.75 the island, says the Kobe Herald. On the night of the 17 h ult, a most severe earthquake was felt, which was followed by two days of cón- 1.00 timunus shaking. No less than 50 are said to have been experienced between 6 a.m. and 1.to 7p.m. on the 18th, and during the night follow

ing there were more than 40, Houses were demolished, the ground rent in various places, and the unfortunate Inhabitants were compelled to camp in the open air. At the time the 1.00 Informant left (on the 19th) the place was, stil) being shaken. On the island is the Mihara- 1.Io yama volcano, the last eruption of which took

place in 1873..

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WHEELOCK & Co.'s Freight Market Report, 0.40 dated 2nd May, Rays:-Dur ise; circular was published on the 15th April and owing to the periodical change in the day of departure of the 0.50 French Mail, the interval under review is only a week, during which time the Race holidays have intervened and business has been some.

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made of two carcass of a man child-in an advanced state of decomposition. That of the child (apparently six or seven years of age) was complete and was dressed in white clothing, with straw, sandals on the feet, but that of the man (evidently about to years of age) was all cut up excepting the head, which was complete. About 40 days had apparently elapsed since death, took place. The matter was at once reported to the Settlement Police, and the man to whom the cask was consigned was closely examined. Ha story is that on his last visit to Korea, in February, a Tokyo doctor asked him This the merchant promised to do, and on arrival to procure for bim the bones of some Koreans,

in Korea a friend in Ninien undertook to procure the bones. A short time ago his friend wrote

that he had been successful and had purchased the bones from some people la poor circum stances. The police are now investigating the

matter.

THE following information has been sent to us by the Secretary of the Balmoral Gold Mining Company, Limited, for publication :-

The Company's Agent in Sydney reports under date of April 10th, that two new reefs have been found on the Company's property; one" situated on Fitzgibbons lease (recently acquired by the Company for £103), and one on the south end of the tea acre leate. The former is 18 inches thick, heavily charged with pyrites, A little free gold is seen in the stone, but it is stoné of a mineralized nature. The 'reef is in hard country and has not been prospected to any extent, but the reef-it is thought will improve as it is sunk upon. A fair sample was assayed by Mr. E. W. Woodgate, and yielded

as follows:-

or, dwe fun. Fine Gold 3 18 31 per ton, Silver, a trace.

The find on the south end of the ten acre lease is a reef 8 inches thick, and has been sunk upon 8 fect. A little gold can be seen in the stone and is payable to work. A fair sample assays as under

oz. dat. gr. Fine Gold...... I

o per lon, Silver 10 A 8 21 A further letter reporting on the work done at the mine up to the date of posting, is not yet to hand; although the Company's agent mentions having sent same by the dirili, by which steamer the above information was brought, Correspondence can be seen op application at the Company's offices,

Mr. W. H. Short observed that ever since 1861, when he first became connected with the business, the debts had generally been in the books from three to six months.

On the motion of the. Chairman, seconded by Mr. S. Walker, the report and accounts were adopted.

IMPORTANT RAILWAY DEVELOP. ·

each. Mr. Reuben was the broker who_pot deck was exposed to the heavy seas that drove accidents a fair business may be looked for dur (Renben) an 17h August to sell back the shares boats were ordered out. Lights soon began to Brewery, at our new premises, on the Yangtze- through these contracts. He asked him up against her. Rockets were fired and the † ing the current year. With reference to the to Wal Yui Kai. At that time he stood about appear on the shore, which lay on the starboard Poo road, commodious cellarage has been made $1,000 to the good, but by the end of the month, hand, and from their movements it was judged and new machinery has been imported, which be stood about $20,000 to the bad. These losses that boats were being launched. These, however, will be in use during the next season. The eccurred between the 17th and 31st of August, could not get out to the ship, being apparently lease of the old Empire Brewery will run out in shares ns best he could on the 17th of that gleam of the rockets it could be seen that their 1889. Mr Reuben offered to dispose of his stopped some distance from the shore, and by the

December next, which will diminish ourrent ne- count by T. 1,600 'Of our debentures, ICO month, Before the end of the month he sold crews bad landed on a reef lying about a hundred were paid off in Auguer last, and interest to the back to Wai Yui Kai 50 Douglas's at $79 and 25 yards off on the starboard beam, and running end of February 1890 has been paid on the Fast Borneo's at $46 each, showing a loss of parallel with the steamer's keel. The intention balance. According to the terms of the articles $1,025 on the transaction. He never heard undoubtedly was to render succour in the event

of association all your Directors retire, except about a guarantee of difference to Wai Yui Kal. of an attempt being made to leave the ship, but Mesars. Short and Dyer, who are directors, as On the 31st of August -ho would have to the shore people evidently were disinclined to on the 21st of August they said they would pay between the reef and the ship. Examination Directors may be reduced to five or increased to pay a difference of $1,025 to Wai Yui Kal. trust their sampans in the nasty seat which ran

long as they continue managers, Mr. S. Walker is about to leave Shanghai. The number of away his money to Wai Yui Kai, although he now showed that there were 3 feet of water for

seven. Messrs. Clifford, Nötting, and myself never authorized them to do so. On the 31st of ward, 5 feet amidships, and 7 feet aft. The pumpa retire, but are eligible for election. Before August he did not pay the money due to Wat Yul Kai and Carvallo & Co. In August he had were given to go full speed astern with the

were started and kept going all the while; orders asking you to pass the report and accounts, we transaction with Mr. Mody, but did not settle engines with the view of attempting to back the

shall be glad to hear any remarks thereon, with him in full. He made an arrangement with ship off, but as she was gradually filling, and

In reply to questions by General Mesny, the Chairman said the reason for holding one share him in September. On the 12th of September listing still farther, and besides being manifest in the North-China Insurance Company was to 1889 he wrote to Messrs. Samuel and Reuben severely damaged, the endeavour was abandoned. pointing out that there was a discrepancy of 825 Every possible preparation was made to secure

secure a return of contributions. As to the fifty shares in the New O.B.C., the money was earn. in their favour. They paid him the amount in

the safety of the passengers (of whom there were

ing 6 per cent. here instead of lying in London due course.

two, gentlemen), the crew, and the ship. At the at 2 per cent.. The item of $145,780 for sundry first appearance of dawn boats from the shore debtors had caused considerable thought on the came off, among the first to get on board being part of the Directors, who for the last five years officials who were unable to speak English, but had been doing their utmost to get the amount be welcome on shore. With daylight it became them all over the coast of China; and it was gave the officers to understand that they would under this head reduced. Money was owing to apparent that, serious as the vessel's position surprising to see how people let their debts run undoubtedly was, there need be no immediate

on from year to year and then were surprised apprehension to her leaving the rocks and

when asked for payment. sinking in deep water. Her situation, however, was almost a hopeless one. Astern of her were rocks, some covered and others bidden, between which she had passed before striking; a few yards off on her atarboard quatter was the rock on which the Carmarthenshire [? Carnarvon share struck some time ago; ahead of her, right under the bows, was a group of upstanding rocks against which she had almost run her stem; while a sunken reef a Tittle abaft the main-mast had torn a huge hole in her port side and another had similarly smashed in the same side forward. The ship in fact was prac tically in a nest of reefs. In the barrier that stretched along between her and the shore, Was a narrow channel through which the boats might have passed had these on board known of its existence, but at low water this passage was dry. The boats, having been lowered, were, loaded with the belongings of the passengers officers, and men'in readiness to be conveyed ashore; and it is worthy of note that the Chinese compradore and cooks were absolutely the first to leave the ship, burriedly bundling themselves into the first sampan that they could requisition Operations were begun as soon as possible for the purpose of removing the people and as many of the moveables as could be taken ashore the passengers, the doctor, and the stewardess being first sent to land, and eventually at twenty minutes past four in the afternoon the ship was left, it being impossible for any one to live on board, and the last boats pulled ashore. Just of the foremast was cut, and as the boats neared previous to coming away the starboard rigging

the shore the mast brake short off at the back. minutes' hard pulling to get to the beach, where and went over the port side. It took twenty

rendered every assistance to the crew in dis hundreds of Japanese had assembled, and these charging the boats. Their conduct in regard to the property which thus passed through their hands was marked by the most, perfect honesty, the crew recalling in terms of praise the fact that one small boy hunted most industriously for the owner of some books of cigarette papers which be had picked up. Having hauled up the boats and disposed of their cargoes in places of safety, the local authorities lodged the captain and officers in a hotel in the only land-ward streat of the town, the sailors being consigned to one house and the firenien to another near the beach. On the following day (Tue day) a visit was again inade to the ship to save various property which it had TWO STEAMERS ASHORE.

been found impracticable to carry away on Monday. It was found that she had listed so G. Forrester, which arrived here this morning at her bottom. She had so far filled with water The British steamship Bucephalus, Captain far to port that it was impossible to walk along the decks, and the rocks were still grinding at from Saigon with a cargo of rice, has been in that the rats found it advisable to seek other difficulties at the Paracels. We understand that quarters and were seen, swimming about The abe jeft Saigon just a few hours after the British boats remained by her for several hours, and steamer Falbridge on the goth ult. The next day before leaving her finally the crew cut the she nearly caught up to the latter, and they kept starboard rigging of the mainmast, which, each other in sight until arriving in the vicinity strange to say, however, still remained in its of the Paracels at night. The Felbridge was then leading, and going slow. After a while the place. It should be said that the captain was the last man to leave the ship on both occasions, Bucephalus oberved that the Felbridge was

and the men bear willing testimony to the con- evidently ashore on one of the numerous reefs

duct of Captain Butler and his officers, who however, did Captain Forrester notice this than acted in the emergency with the utmost coolness which surround the Paracels group. No sooner. he found it was a case of the blind leading the and courage. On Thursday the Mogul hove in blind "his ship was also ashore! At once the the doctor, the second and third officers, the sight, and at half-past four the same afternoon crew was set to work jettisoning the cargo, second, third, and fourth engineers, 9 sailors, 3 which до lightened her that with the next tide she floated off. An examination of quartermasters, 4 stewards, 1 lamp trimmer, 9 the forehold showed that the steamer was firemen, 2 greasers, 1 store.keeper, and the second cook wont en board and were brought up making water, though not to a dangerous extent, to Yokohama. There remain at the scene of the it was resolved to run for Hongkong and keepwreck the captain, chief officer, chief engineer, the pumps going steadily. By this means, and the aid of very strong bulkheads, the Bucephalus chief steward, bead-cook, stewardess, boatswain, managed to make this port safely, but with six carpenter, and one quartermaster. The ship feet of water in the foreheld. She is now disappears to have struck in the Narrows of Izumi charging her cargo as rapidly as possible, and will Strait, not far from the Tominaga Light. afterwards be docked, examined, and repaired.

The Ulysses, which was the latest addition to A present the extent of the damage is unknown, the Ocean Company's fleet, was built in 1888, but it is supposed to be only in the fore part of and was on her fourth trip, being the second to the ship. The captain, it appears, is new on this Japan. She was brigantine-rigged and of 1,475 coast, and was, more or less, following tons register.Japan Matle

Wai Yui Kai stated that he was compradore to Messrs. Hewitt & Co. He sold to Daugins and 25 East Borneo shares to Benjamin through Mr. Reuben, last August. On the 21st Reuben asked him to buy the shares back. Eventually be took the shares back, with Reuben's guarantee. Reuben paid him the mo ey on the 30th September. He said he had lost the original receipt so witness gave him a duplicate receipt. end of the month, that Benjamin had com- Cross examined:-He did not hear, by the pounded with his creditors. He made no entry of this transaction in his books. He received $1,025 from R-uben. As a matter of fact he gave back to Reuben certain papers. The papers were the receipts,

Re-examined; is September settlement with Messrs. Samuels and Reubens showed a loss to him.

J. Samuel, broker, stated that his firm dlđ not pay any cash to Wai Yul Kai, but credited $1,025 to him in the September account.

His lordship said that he was perfectly satis fied that Mestra. Samuel and Reuben were quite right in paying over the money as they had done. He therefore gave judgment for defendants, with costs,

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the Felbridge. The latter is, as far as is kapwn at present, very seriously damaged, and the Commodore despatched a gunboat this afternoon to her assistance, which she doubtless greatly needs, neeing that when the Bucephalus left her she was still badly ashore, although the greater part of her cargo (rice) had been jettisoned. The weather was fairly good when the Bucephalus left the Paracels so that unless a sex gets up there some hope of her coming off with the aid of the British gun-boat, Mesars, Russell & Co. are the local agents of the Falbridge, and Messrs. G. R. Stevens & Co., are the consignees of the Bucephalus p

HALL & HOLTZ CO-OPERATIVE

COMPANY, LIMITED..

The annual meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held on the 36th ult. at the Head Ofice, Shanghal, There were present Messrs. J. Morris, (Chairman), W. W. Clifford, W. H. Short, J. Nolting, S. Walker, and H. Dyer (Directors), General Mesny, JA, Stowany G. R. Corner, Wilson, D., M. David, J. D. Clark, E Tack, J. Macmoran, and W. Hayward (Secretary)

MENT IN THE NORTH.

The Grand Trunk Railway from Lukurjoa to Hankow, says the Shen Pao, was laid aside and the vast amount of money required for its same time ago on account of-its-long distance construction, but now H.I. Majesty's attention is again directed to it. The Emperor, recognizing the importance of the ling, and knowing besides that it would greatly benefit the country, has ordered the Board of Admiralty to devise means for carrying it out, and to give a precise estimate of the cost of the construction of the railroad. Hebas also ordered the Board to prepare a fully detailed plan of the intended line. Viceroy Li knows the strategic importance of Krin, Sinking, and Heblungklang, the three frontier places or dis tricts near the Russian boundaries; also, being fully aware that, in case of emergency, that part of the country would first require a railroad in order to transport munitions of war, provisions, and troops quickly, and without auch a rapid.con- veyance it would be an utter impossibility to me- Li's intention to extend the present Tongshan line bilize troops on the frontier. It is, therefore, H.E to Shan-hai-kwan and further on to Mibkurying, a distance of goo or 600 . During the last moon, when Viceroy Li accompanied 11.L.M to the Eastern Mauiolea, whilst at Peking H.E. Li had a cousultation with the Board of Admiralty, urging upon them the advisability of the construction of this line, as soon as possible, and as it is shorter, would take less time to build. Then the Board of Admiralty and Viceroy Li jointly sent a petition to the Emperor to extend the Tongshan line to Sban-hai-kwan. Their petition has now been, sanctioned. The Viceroy Li bas ordered Mr. Woo of the Kaiping Mines to proceed to Shan-bai-kwan to make s thorough survey of the route; but fearing that Woo, being a stranger to the place, may not know the country well, he has further instructed General Tao Pau Kwel to accompany him, and assist in making a repart, so that the works may be commenced at once. H.F. Yang Kooksan, manager of the Railroad Company, is ordered to.. hold himself in readiness for further instructions from Viceroy L-Mercury.

KOREA.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SEOUL, April 20th, 1890.

Judge O. N. Denny is surely about to clear out of this country very soon. The Official Gazette of the 15th instant contained a notifica tion to, the effect that, Judge Denny's contract with the Home and Foreign Offices having expired, his connection with the said departments has ceased. After blustering and dunning for to gather in all his hard-earned money. Mean months past the leaned judge has managed while, as I before stated, General Le Gender has appeared on the scene and has been foisted upon the Government as ****what? He is a Vice-President of the Korean Home Office, and as such will have free entred to the royal palace whenever it suits him to call there in the execution of his arduous duties. Le Geodre is an American subject, looks about fifty years of he should prove an ornament of the Government, age, and has a glass eye. Altogether, in uniform, and look quite imposing at the meetings of the Council Board, His appointment is a demonstra tlon of independence on the part of Korea which shows that she has at least one strong arm to lean upon. Previously, Korea's advisers have come accredited by Li Hung Chang, but this last turned up from Japan, and is appointed by the Korean Government without reference to China or the Treaty Powers collectively.

Japan, terest and pleasure respecting the General's America, and Russia' appear to evince deep in appointment. But it will be interesting, later on, to see what these three astions, either collectively, or separately, will do for their protigd when she is visited with well merited reprisals by those Powers whose interests are of a real and imperative nature in the peninsula. Denny, of course, is no loss to the country; bot www Is Le Gendre a necessity, or even of the slightest The Chairman said-We have assembled to use to her I think not. Fancy Yankee consider the report of the Directors and the General figuring as a cat's-paw for little Japan accounts of the Company to the 28th February, and tyrannical Roosher 1890, which were issued to you some days ago Probably ere long you will find the Japan and may be taken as read The Shanghai Mafl publishing an inspired defendendo From members of the crew of the Ocean business shows a profit of $27.970. 6, whilst the article about Le Gendre's appointment, reeing steamship Ulysses, who reached Yokohama in Hongkong one, owing to misfortunes, realised that it is the subsidised organ of the Mikado's the Mogul, we have fourned further particular loss of $11,056.58, thus reducing our net profit Gavernment,

connection with the wreck of the first-named to Tls. 13,340.13: This, added to the balance of

the previous year's profit and loss account, leaves (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Mr. Bowles admitted that the money claimed under the command of Captain Butler, bound suggest that a dividend be declared of Tis, a per

The Ulysses left Yokohama on Sunday week at our disposal Tia 27,340.12 out of which wegen SEOUL, April 23rd, for Kobe, She started at daylight and steamed share, which will absorb Tis 13,000, and carry Plaintiff stated that he was assistant to Messi. for some hours against a strong head wind, but, forward the balance to the next account. Setting Government is over, as appears by the following Mr. Denny connection with the Korean Sassoon & Co., and the defendants were his being light, had eventually to get under the les aside the misfortune that was the principal very terse announcement in the Official Gasesta: brokers prior to August, 1889. On the arst of that of Rock Island, where she lay all Sunday and cause of the loss in Hongkong, that branch Vice-President Deany of the Home Office mouth be informed them that he was in difficul til about daybreak on Monday morning. About has considerably developed, the sales for came to ta at our call, His term now having ties and they were angry because they would not 5 30 x.m, on Monday she resumed her vayage, 10 months am-unting to $113,944, and as it is expired, bis position is hereby taken away itong get their money, which was due at the end of and all went well till about ten minutes pist desirable that it should stand on its own bottom, him the month. They saw him several times eleven the same night, when a dim light was and be able, when required, to extend its capital Thus it appears that Yuan has conquered, afterwards, but did not say what they would doghted on the port bow, but it had hardly been to furnish stock for its increasing business, it was aided, it is said, by certain claims for interest en with the money-$1,000 which was coming to reported when the ship, going some 12 to 13 made into a separate company, and registered bis unpaid salary made by Mr. Denny, at which him, except that they were going to retain it on kuols, crashed on to sunken rocks, and plunging in Hongkong In December last, as the Hongkong the King was displeased, but I m.rely, give you account of the money due by him to then. Le forward at length brought up hard and fast. The Trading Company Limited, and has traded this as a rumour. It is also stated that General never authorized them to guarantee any contracts night, it should be said, was misty, and beavy under that head since the 1st January, The Le Gendre, who is Mr. Denny's successor, has rain was falling at the time. From the noise shares were offered to the public by advertise been instructed to arrange the loan from Japan Cross-examined i-On the zith May he bought of the breakers around it now became apparent ment before the accounts to the 1st Dec 1889 of $1,500,000, which I mentioned to you before. of Wal Yul Kal 35 Douglas shares at 890 each, that the ship was all but surrounded by rocks were closed, but an the result of the year's wark It is very doubtful if he will succeed in obtaining for delivery on stat of August 1889: On the 6th The wells were at once sounded, the steamer becoming known to the Directors they consider it after all. Mr. Denny's engagement ceased on July be bought 25 East Borneo's at $68, for humping heavily the while botis fore and aff, ed it advisable to wait awhile before making the 15th of April, its agreed term, so that there Babebes to The Houghing Toligvejá are respect Disengaged vessel in post:-Chan, S. Whitney, | delivery" gist. August," and on the '3rd June ho especially forward, and gradually Hating over.to|| allotments. The managers are alive to the neces. has been no rupture, but his engagement-has

bought from Wai Yui Kai a5 Douglas at $87 part till her port rall was under water and her nity of keeping down expenses, and if we avoid, not been renewed,N, C. Daily News.

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