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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

DAKIN'S EFFERVESCENT SALINE POWDER.

Is cooling, refreshing, and invigorating. It relieves nil stomach derangements.

It relieves headache and sickness.

It allays febrile symptoms. ›

It quenches thirst.

75 cents per Rottle. DAKIN'S LODIZED EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.

Purifies the Blood. Removes Skin Eruptions.

the 'System. Strengthens be at to those suffering from the Enervating Effects of the climate.

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$1.50 per Baltle.

DAKIN'S VIN DE QUINQUINA. This Wine will be found of great valte ns a Tonic in all cases where the system is depressed of where there is the slightest tendency to Malaria or Climatic Debility.

It is prepared from the true Bark in combina tinn with our Finest Port Wine, and is an admirable form of administering at the same time the appetizing properties of the Bark with the strengthening qualities of the Port.

Price, $1.50 per Bottle,

(Telephone No. 60.)

Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. [52 Hongkong, 30th June, 1890

BY APPOINTMENT.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. ESTABLISHED AD. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED.

WATERS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1890.

THR P. & O. S. N. Cole extra steamer Venatio, from Bombay, left Singapore for this port at 6.a.m. yesterday.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ending June 29th, are: -Europeans, 177; Chinese, 1,805; total, 1,934.

IT is notified in the Gazette that 'Mr. A. K. Travers will act as Postmaster General during the absence of Mr. Alfred Lister, who has been

granted sick leave.

THE Hongkong Sketching Club will give an Exhibition of pictures in the St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall to-morrow, and the members will be glad to see their friends from 3 to 7 p.m.

MESSRS, Ho-klos, Dunn & Co., of 'Shanghal, sold the hull and machinery of the Pooching at auction there on June 23rd for Tls. 12,750. Messrs. Melchers & Co. were the buyers, acting for native constituents.

THR General Managers (Messrs, Jardine, Mathe- son & Co.) inform us that the Indo-China Steain Navigation Co.'s steamer Yuensang, from Calcutta, Left Singapore for this port on Saturday, the 28th inst., at 5 pm.

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LIU MING-CHUAN, Governor of Formosa, has been granted a manth's leave, of absence from his post, on the strength of a medical certificate. His Excellency, it appears, is suffering from an illness contracted whilst leading the Chinese "braves" against the aborigines. The Provincial Treasurer will be Liu's locum tenens.

The silk market was opened at Shanghal on June 21st at prices which, according to the N.. C. Daily News, alter allowing for the rise in exchange, make the silk cost about Tla. 30 per | picul more than last year.

WE heard from Shanghai the other day that Oscar Brandi had been removed to Her Britannic Majesty's gaol there, and placed under constant surveillance, as it was feared he might in himself teata that it has been decided to send him home or somebody else serious injury. We now by next German mail.

Mr. Francis, for the defendants, contended that no evidence had been adduced to shew possession by the bankrupt, or that the defen- dants had no right to stop the box in transitu.- The bankrupt's evidence at his examination was then read. He said that the box of gold was consigned to him by the defendants to purchase goods. He did not purchase the goods, us he was ankrupt before the gold arrived.

A member of the defendant firm was then called. He said that the money was sent to the

bankrupt to buy tea and rice, and whilst it was 'en route, hearing of the consignee's failure, delivery was countermanded

A HANKOW correspondent writes to the Shanghai Mercury--I can tell you as authority that the Viceroy Chang Chih-tung bas ordered Sheng Total to construct a line of telegraph forthwith. from Hankow to Sha-shi, a town about 70 miles off, where the Viceroy is about to erect a factory

A GOVERNMENT notification appears in Satur-

At this point, at his lordship's suggestion, the of some soul. The men and materials will leave

'day's Gazette, on the strength of an order made Shanghai in a few days. The line will be con- by the Administrator in Council and the pro-parties agreed that judgment should be entered for the defendant, each side paying their own structed entirely by the Chinese, without any

visions of section 34 of The Merchant Shipping assistance from foreigners. [The industry will

Consolidation Ordinance of 1879, to the effect probably be that of cotton spinning and weaving, "that steaners plying only between Hongkong as it will be remembered that Ching Chih-tuoga:d Canton or Macan, which enter the waters of took the machinery up North with him, under the charge of Mr. Dickinson, of Manchester.-- Ed. H. K. Telegraph 】

costs.

IN BANKRUPTCY! ·

THE WATERWORKS HILL. The Council then went into Committee on ikis Bill.

A report of the proceedings will be given la morrow's issue.

CORRESPONDENGE.*

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinion expressed by Correspondents la thin column].

THE WHARE AND GODOWŊ COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG Trungpark" DEAR SIR, Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable columns for the following remarks re the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co's management and accounts :-

the colony by night, shall pay two-thirds of a (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief figures he read out to the Directors and Share-

Justice).

A CANTON BANKRUPT.......... A petition was presented by H. Cawasiji, of Canton asking to be adjudicated a bankrupt. The sum total of the applicant's debts amounted to $2,100, with assets nil.

I am sure every shareholder in the Company will feel obliged to Mr. C. S. Taylor for the trouble he took to prepare the statement of

holders at the meeting on Saturday last ; and I think the matter contained therein will cause most of the shareholders to pause and consider which of the two statements of accounts is correct, that of Mr. C. S. Taylor ar that of the Company, in spite of the adoption of the Com. pahy's accounts at the meeting,

LATEST advices: from Shanghai state that the taking the evidence of a sailor who was naviga. conduct with a woman. The people caught him, doubted whether the Hongkong Court's jurisdic-that the Property account has been debited with

steamship Anshin Maru was still ashore on Grovener Island. The Mostwa, having falled to pull the stranded steamer off, had proceeded on to Hankow. It is expected that the Anshin Maru will 'ret afloat when the water rises. IT is rumoured in Shanghai, says the N. C, Daily News, that the Tug-boat Company take the Insurance Companies into Court on the claim of the Rocket for services rendered to the Patching, and that Mr. Dowdall has been retained for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wainewright for the defendants.

THE monotony of an interpleader sult, beard by the Acting Chief Justice this morning, was varied by his lordship dropping a pat paver-weight on Mr. Dyer Ball's dome of thought. That gentle man's bump of language is now simply

MR. WODEHOUSE held an inquiry at the Magistracy this morning into the circumstances attending the death of an old woman, whose body. was found in a passenger junk which capsized in the harbour on the 22nd inst, while crossing from Tai-kok-tsol to Hongkong. After ting the passenger boat at the time of the accident, and who said that six passengers, out of nineteen on board, were drowned, the old woman being amongst the number; as well as the testimony of Inspector Mathieson, who said that he found and sent the body to the Mortuary, his Worship found that the cause of death was "accidental drowning."

cent per ton." The official who edits the Gazette might very easily have given a great dent more "general information" than this, without putting himself to any serious inconvenience. TRUS a Chinese untive paper:-"At Wuhu recently a Chinese priest was burnt to death by order of a higher priest, om account of his mis in the act-but the priest begged hard for mercy and also promised a large cumshaw. The woman was let off, but when the priest was released, he refused to give the cumshaw and in fact denied the charge entirely, so the people reported the matter to the head priest who, after investigation, sentenced the culprit to be burnt alive by being placed on a large stack of hay saturated with oil which was set fire to. In this manner the victim was roasted to death.”. A GENERAL meeting of those desirous of support be held in the Hongkong Hotel on Friday next ing the proposed Hongkong Athletic Club will at 4.30 pm, for the purpose of adopting rules and regulations, electing officers, and considering the estimates sent in for laying down a cinder and building a pavilion. We are glad to Hirn using track, tennis courts, bowling alleys, fc, that His Excellency the Administrator has expressed his willingness to preside, and in our opinion the hearty and practical interest Mr. manly sports and pastimes docs him infinite credit. It is estimated that about $6000 will be required to sel the new venture fairly on its legs, and amongst such a thoroughly sporting com. no difficulty in raising such a comparatively small amount. We trust there will be a large attendance at Friday's meeting.

A raw days ago, says the N. C. Daily News di June 25th, a number of salt smugglers were captured outside Chinhai by the crew of a faimung. It was reported that some smugglers had been levying blackmail on the fishermen, and the Ningpo authorities sent a taiming to capture them if possible. Having sighted the smugglers, the crew of the faimung opened fire upon them, which was returned with interest, for it is, stated that two of the faimung's crew were killed. In the end, however, the smugglers were overpowered after several of them had been shot, and the remainder fell into the hands of the kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. on landed some of the prisoners and beheaded four Saturday will receive editorial attention to of them. Two others were tortured; one had MONTOW. They require careful consideration his hands cut off, and both were burnt with and studly-especially Mr. C. S. Taylor's elabored-bot irons which were thrust into their footmunity as that of Hongkong there ought to be probably to make them confess who their con- rate essay on the art of keeping accounts.

federates were. The taimung then proceeded to Ningpo, having on board the four heads and the two tortured prisoners.

phenomenal.

is replete with the best Machinery, embodying The proceedings at the meeting of the Hong- victors, who proceeded to Chinhai. where they Fleming has taken since his arrival here in all-]

OUR AERATED WATER MANUFACTORY all the latest improvements in the trade. The greatest attention has been paid to appli- for ensuring purity in the Water-supply, to ancestor fich 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

#6 We continue to supply large bottles as beretofore, 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 the full amount allowed for Packages and Emptles when received in good order.

Counterfoil Order Books 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:-

M. HIRSCH, who has lately arrived from the Paris Exhibition with a "grand Transparent Panoramic Saloon," will "show" for a few days at No. 30 only, commencing to-morrow, Wellington Street, from to a.m. to ti p.m. Åî the charge for admission is only twenty cents and as every visitor receives a chaste present, without any extra payment, Mr. Hirsch should be favored with large audiences,

MONSIEUR G. Gueyrand, consul for France at this part, has announced, under instructions from the Governor-General of Indo-China, that the French consuls at Hongkong, Canton, Pakhol, Longcheon and Mangtze will deliver to respect able Chinese traders intending to trade with Tonquin and Annam, free passports to travel and reside in these two provinces free of personal tax, during two months from the date of their Arrival.

IT is reported from the North that Admiral Lang has resigned his position in the Chinese Navy,

ANOTHER TYPHOON..

His lordship refused to grant the petition, as he tion extended to the case, owing to the fact that most of the debts were contr cted in Canton. The case was adjourned until Frid y pending the settlement of the question of jurisdiction,

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council was held this afternoon. There were present His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. F. Fleming); the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. W. M. Deane); Mr. S. Brown, Surveyor-General; Mr. W. M. Goodman, Attomey-General; Mr.H. E. Wodehouse (Acting Colonial Treasurer) Mr. N. G. Mitchell

P. MacEwen, C. P. Chater, J. J Keswick, Ho Innes, Acting Registrar-General; Messrs. A Kai (unofficial members), and Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Acting Clerk of Councils.

MINUTES.

If Mr. Taylor's assumption proves to be right, sums which should have been debited to Working Account, it will be clear that the Company's books have not been in order since 1886.

Mr. Taylor further stated that since the accounts came into his hands he had gone very

| carefully into the figures, and that there were, so many irregularities that he thought it would have been safer not to pass the accounts in the present form. I trust the Committee of Investiga. Taylor incorrect, but I doubt it, as everyone la tion may be able to prove the figures of Mr. Hongkong Knows that it has cost an enormous amount of extra time and labor to present the. accounts even in their present form.

I am sure that the statement or report made the Committee, after investigation, will be looked forward to with great interest.

The Hon. J. J. Keswick stated that the Com- duty, and that that was the reason why themecting pany's book-keeper absolutely neglected bis

was not held in January instead of the 28th June.

Now, if the duties of the book-keeper weren The minutes of the last meeting were read and not faithfully fulfi led, why was this not repofted confirmed.

to the Directors by the Secretary and the book- keeper dismissed long ago, a remedy resorted to ultimately 7

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REPORT.

The Acting Colonial Secretary, laid on the table the report for 1889 of Dr. Eitel, H.M. Inspector of Schools.

mittee.

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AN EXPENSIVE COMPROMISE.

On the motion of the Acting Colonial Secretary a vote of $3.315.60, being amount requi'ed to pay the balance of a claim and Court fers, in connection with Mr. M. J. Stephens claim against the Government for compensation and 184, $5,000, was referred to the Finance Com- His Excellency added that he had recom- mended the grant after making a full investigation of the case and conferring with the Attorney General, and be thought that the compromise would be the most satisfactory termination to the litigation, a conclusion in which, he bad observed, the Chief Justice concurred,

THE WATERWORKS' EXPENSES. The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a vote of $26,664, to defray the salaries, allowances, and office contingencies of the Water- and Drainage Department, be referred to the Finance Committee. $7,865 of that amount was re-vote, being included in the Estimates under Surveyor-General's Department.

OUR Shanghai morning contemporary says:→→ There are rumours of an extensive land-slip somewhere in the neighbourhood of Tatung. There appears to be some foundation for these OFFENBACH's opera bouge "La Fille du Tam reports as immense masses of grass and turf bour Major" was produced at the Theatre have been seen from the steamers floating down | Royal on Saturday-night by the members of M. owing to some difference with Admiral Ting. damages for loss of area in respect of Marine Lot

during the recent cruise of the Peiyang Squadron, the Yangtse. There are reports, too, that there Harry Stanley's Operatic Company. The The final trouble is said to have occurred outside has been great loss of life.

performance was under the patronage of His Tientsin last Sunday week, and Admiral Lang,' Excellency the Administrator, who was present, after tendering his resignation to Li Hing-chang, left by first steamer for Chefoo. Referring to and there was a large and noisy audience. It only bare justice to say that nothing in the shape this incident the Shanghai Mercury remarks: of opera or opera douge has ever been better

"We hear there is very little chance of staged than was "La Fille du Tambour Major". Admiral Lang being induced to reconsider bis the scenic effects were both gorgeous and⚫ appropriate, the dresses attractive, the chorus resignation, which must be a matter of regret to all who wish to see China continue in the possession of a formidable and honestly admin. and unusually large army of "supers" made most brilliant tout ensemble, and the hard-stered navy. Since the Foochow squadron was, worked orchestra did lion's service as usual. We amalgamated with the Pei Yang there has been regret that our laudation can go no farther than

constant trouble. The officers of the Foochow this as a spectacular show it was in every way vessels, unused to anything like decent discipline, admirable, but as an operatic performance, both

bave constantly displayed a mutinous spirit, in bistrionically and musically, I was about the which, either through weakness or design, they bigges: "frost" this colony has yet seen. To

were supported by Admiral Ting, and con- fairly and intelligently criticise in detail the persequently Admiral Lang has found bis position formances of the various ladies and gentlemen forming the dramatis person would be in unbearable. The loss will be China's. possible-they are outside the pale of cultured criticism, and we refrain from attempting a hope- less task. Of course we did not expect either bigh- class singing or talented acting-and we did not JUST as the steamship Hankow was approaching get either-but, the audience had a right to the C. N. Cole wharf this afternoon, expect that the performers would at least know respectable looking Chinaman deliberately the text of the opera and display some degree of jumped overboard. He was promptly recued by intelligence in its rendition. And here also they were disappointed. Mr. Fletcher's (the Tambour sampanmen in the vicinity, and handed over to the Water Police. Beyond getting goodMajor) rubbishy twaddle about British soldiers ducking, he seemed none the worse for his being the acme of all that is true, noble, etc., etc., improvised "header" and bath in the briny and his absurd barrack-room "gags," brought deep. As upwards of $30 were found on his roars of applause from the military contingeat person and his manner was peculiar, it is sup in the back-seats, who, by the way, forgot that the posed that the would-be suicide is somewhat actor was French soldier bragging of his "pony"

own achievements; but Mr. Fletcher will be wist to omit all this "tommy-rot" should be OUR Shanghal evening contemporary reports that play the Tambour Major in Shanghai, as other a foreign mining engineer, sent recently by wise he will get mercilessly "guyed," and he Viceroy Chang Chi-tung to prospect the iron sides,. it is quite foreign to the character. mines at a place called. Fin-kök, met with but a A more offensively aggressive impersonation sorry reception from the inhabitants of the of the fine old French soldier we have .SOLD.. Miss Santley as Griolet, At The Gables,Building Well Road, Shang-district, who were much incensed at the idea of never

a foreigner opening the mines, and spoiling the the drummer boy, was the life and soul of the hai, on the 21st June, the wife of W. E. INGLIS,

feng shut of the place. The engineer, who was set performance, but she also was deplorably weak of a daughter.

at times, and of all the others the less said the upon and badly beaten, has been referred for satisfaction to the doubtful tribunal of the local better. To-night the Company will appear in inagistrate, and the matter is still pending.

the opera "Pinafore," which ought'lo suit them very much, better than the comparatively heavy works of Offenbach and similar composers.

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

BIRTH.

DEATH,

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At the Shanghai General Hospital, on the 22nd June, JOHN C. HILLS, of Imperial Maritime Customs.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 39,, 1890,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Chinese ice dealers in Shanghai ́are now supplying their customers with ice at $1.20 per picul.

A MATCH at polo has been arranged to take place at Causeway Bay to-morrow afternoon, weather permitting, between teams representing Scotland and Ireland respectively. The sides will be as

follows:-

IRELAND... Capt. Gardner,

Capt. Robinson.

Mr. W. J. Gresson.

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SCOTLAND,

Mr. T. H. Whitehead. Susg. Major Robbins. Mr. R. Kirk. Major Hannay, Play will commence at 5.45 p.m.

Mr. F. H. May.

THE Stanley Operatic Company appear to-night | A-SURLY-LOOKING Coolie who was about to drop In the ever-green "Pinafore."

across here from Yau-ma-ti a couple of days ago, was requested by a constable to exhibit the contents of a bundle which he was "awagging," with the result that a large quantity of female clothing and three boxes of revolver cartridges were found therein. He was brought before Mr. Robinson at the Police Court this morning, and in explaining the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth said that the entire contents, bullets and all, belonged to his sister Unfortunately for him a young woman was allo cloes belong, my gun ball no savey Result: $40 or six months' hard labour,

AN Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zemand Street, this evening, at 8 for 8.30 o'clock precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited.

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I take it that the Directors of the Company have the control of its management, and may reasonably be expected to do something besides draw their fees of $6,000 per annum į

I concur with Mr. Taylor's remark, that the Compary's affairs have been mis-managed from the first, there is now, however, hope that the Commitice of Investigation will change this mis- management into good management, which the Directors have not been able, or had not time to do, since the Company commenced business: I wonder if the Committee of Investigation, for doing something, will get a fee of $6,000 per annum !!

Tendering you my best thanks and enclosing my card, I beg to subscribe myself,

A SHAREHOLDER, Hongkong, 30th June, 1890.

THE PERAK TIN MINING. AND SMELTING COMPANY, LIMI-

TED, IN LIQUIDATION. -

A general meeting of shareholders in the Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company, La, in liquidation, was held at the Shanghai Club on June 23rd for the purpose of receiving the final report and accounts of the liquidation. Mr. Chas J. Dudgeon, the liquidator, presided, and there were also present Messra. E. G. Low, G. H. Wheeler, A. Thurburn, R. Francis, C. Cramie, and J. Buchanan, representing in all 907 shares.

The Chairman said-Gentlemen, with your permission we will take the report and accounts contain, but before putting the first formal as read. I have nothing to add to what they

resolution I shall be glad to answer any ques- tions you may wish to put to mg.

Excellency added that the estimate for His Excellency added that the estimate for

$200,000, but no provision was made for the staff, those salaries up to now having been paid out of the sum above-mentioned. Last year $80,000 of the $200,000 were voted by the Council The Spanish Consul received a telegram from

He had examined the accounts, sometime ago, and he must say that they were in a state of Manila at 11 o'clock on Saturday night announ-

some confusion, so he requested Mr. Chadwick | cing that there was a typhoon raging in the China to look into the matter. He had done so, and so arranged the accounts that the Council would Sea.

clearly see how they stood. It did not seem Yesterday evening the Director of the Hong-proper for the Council to vote a lamp sum for the purpose of carrying out works, and a portion of kong Observatory wired :---

that money to be used for paying salaries, so be had suggested to Mr. Chadwick the desirability of arranging the accounts as to shew the amount paid for waterworks, pipes, etc., and maintenance of staff. A certain proportion of the staff had been transferred from Mr. Low moved, Mr. Wheeler reconded, and the Surveyor-General's Department, and the it was agreed "That the liquidation of the com- amount of their salaries—$7,800-would be paid | pany be finally closed by the distribution among by that department, the balance of salaries for the shareholders of the cash balance at the tate the year being estimated at $18,796, which the of 371 cents per share.” Council were therefore asked to vote, in addition,The meeting closed with a vote of thanks, to they must understand, to the $80,000TM voted last Mr. Dudgeon for his admirable management in

settling the affairs of the Company.

"There is a typhoon south ofthe colony, moving west-north-west. An easterly gale may be expected here,"In his report fo-day he adds that the centre of the typhoon has entered the mainland of China between Hongkong and Holbow, moderate S. winds and squally weather may be expected in the China Sea.

SUPREME COURT,"

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. '(Before My. Flelding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice).

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A CLAIM IN BANKRUPTCY.. ? Mr. Ackroyd, Registrar of the Supreme Court, claimed delivery of a box contaiulog £230, on behalf of the estate of Chan Asub, bankrupt, the defendants being Lu Yun, trading as Aping and Co., Sydney-Mr. A. J. Leach (instructed by Mr. Mossop) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, (instructed by Mr. Reece) appeared for the defendants.

Mr. Leach, in opening the case, said that in effect it was an interpleader suit, brought by the Official Assignee against a firmi of Chinese mer- chants in Australia, on behalf of the estate of a bankrupt formerly trading as Wa Hing, tea and general merchant, at 56 Wing-lok Street. About the 16th January, 1889, defendants consigned

stored

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A vote of $950, being the amount expended on the Kowloon well, was also referred to the Finance Committee.

"His Excellency explained that the expense was incurred, by Mr. Chadwick In examining the water-supply at Kowloon, in order to report thereon.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that a recommended revete of $44,111, being the unexpended balance of the vote for water-mains in 1889, be referred to the Finance Committee.

His Excellency mentioned that in 1888 the Council voted $50.00g for water pipes, which were orderal towards the end of last year, but which did not arrive until the beginning of this year, so that the amount voted could not be expended until re-voted. Out of the $50,000, however, the sum of $5,882 had been expended, and they were only asked to re-vote the remainder. By Mr. Chadwick's calculation the total cost of water-mains, etc, would be $120,000. . $80,000 had been already voted, and the sum now asked for would make up the amount.

PRICK'S PRODIGY.

The Acting Colonial Secretary moved that vote of $1,976, being amount due on some out standing accounts in connection with the con- struction of Victoria College, be referred to the Finance Committee.

His Excellency I can only trust that this may

No questions being asked, • The Chairman moved, Mr. Thur burn seconded, and it was carried, "That the report and ecounts as presented be passed.”.

REPORT.

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Report of the liquidator and final accounts, for presentation at the general meeting of share. holders, to be held on Monday, 23rd June 1890, I have now to submit the Gnal report and accounts of the liquidation,

In terms of the resolution passed at the general meeting held on 30th May 1889, the 25,00 vendors' shares received from the Selama Tin Mining Company, Limited, were dealt with as follows:

19,908 Shares distributed to shareholders in the

"proportion of four Selima shares for

each share beld in this company, 3,750 Shares to W. V. Drummond, Esq., being

15 per cent of Vendors' shares per. agreement. 1,342 Shären set aside for the expenses of the

liquidation,

25,000 Shares.

The 1,342 "Liquidation Shares" were realised, as the acounts show, at an average net price of 87.15 per snare.

The main Items on the disbursement aide of the account are as sanctioned at the meeting above

referred to. A claim preferred by Mr. F. W. Lemareband for his expenses and for services rendered in connection with the various attempts

THE Shanghai Mercury is informed that Vice. placed on the "stand? who solemnly sware, Justice to our readers the Water Police and the money was sent to him it never got into be the last time this Council will be asked to made to dispose of the company's propelty in:

bis possession, as before its arrival he had left vote money for this, what I cannot help calling London has been settled for $500.

Over and over again it has been our painful duty, as the purveyor of reliable news to the general public, to correct, comment upon, and elucidato portions of endless drivel which "Brownie" persists in dishing up week after week for the one reader of the China Mail This unpleasant task is now again before awing to two vicious paragraphs contained in Saturday's issue of our highly respectable evening contem porary, wherein we find the following:-I. "That it seems incredible the wreck of a 25-ton junk should lie the fairway for nearly a week" II. "That the Water Folice are grinning, and the box of gold to the bankrupt by the on being asked "why should this be ?" reply | Airlie. It duly arrived, and was "that belong Harbour Master." Not only are by the ship's agents-Messrs. Russell & Co. these vicious insinuations calculated to, dein their godown. On the 18th April Mr. serious harm to a most energetic and efficient Bruce. Shepherd, then acting as Official As- body of public servants, but the assertions are alguée, claimed it on behalf of the bankrupt's in themselves a tissue of falsehoods of the most estate, and, on Messrs. Russell & Co. refusing, malignant type. Either "Brownle" is grossly the present suit was instituted. In their answer ignorant of the law affccting obstructions of the to the petition the defendants denied that the money was the bankrupt's property, saying that fairway, or he has wilfully perverted the truth and distorted facts. In this connection, in he was only their agent, and that although the unfortunate owners of the junk in question, it roy Li Hung-chang has ordered Sheng, Total of Chefoo, to audit and overhaul the accounts of

of Ordinance V111 of 1879, which runs as follows: was in transit they gave notice that it must not Mr. Nichel, has at my request made a report in balance of 31,366.37 and a resolution will be prow may be as well for us to quote here sub-section 29 the Colony. They further said that whilst it very expensive building, The local Auditor, As shown in the accounts, there remainin the Shanghai Cotton Cloth Mill and make a FOR years past the Masonic body in Hongkong The Harbour Master may, by written notice, be delivered, but returned to them. There was connection with it, and it is certainly a matter for posed that the affairs of the Company be finally thorough Investigation into its affair,

have contributed something like $1,000 annually require any person to remove, within feasonable to doubt that a telegram to that effect was sent regret that a building, the original estimate for closed by the distribution of this balance at the towards several institutions maintained at timeto be specified in such notice, any obstruction on the 12th March, but the bankrupt had filed which was a certain sum, and for whieb, shortly rate 374 cents per share, THE Shanghal Mercury of June 21st says:home for the widows and children of distressed in the waters of the Colony, caused by such his petition on the 30th January, and the box had afterwards, a second and larger estimate was The silk market was opened to-day by Messrs. Stethren: Some time ago the desirability of paron or belonging to him or in his charge or arrived on the 3th February. The plaintiffs necessary, should ultimately require a third vote Jardine, Matheson & Co. buying about you bales, diverting these subscriptions into more im keeping and if such person fail to remove the difficulty was that the bankrupt and bis even in excess of the second estimate, When other firms following brought the figures up to mediately useful channel was mooted, and the obstruction within the specified time, the Har accountant had disappeared, and very little this matter comes up in Finance Committee the 1,000 bales, roughly, of all grades, representing scheme at once assumed a practical form. The boar Master shall cause the obstruction to be evidence could be adduced. The only two 'servations made by Mr. Nichol will be at their a sum of Tls. 300,000. Prices, including the District Grand Master, R. W. Bro. C. F. Chater, removed, and may recover the expenses of questions for his lordship were first, whether disposal, he has gone into it very carefully, and difference of exchange, are about 12 per cent. whose purse has always been open to such removal from the person named in the the money being consigned to the bankrupt shewn that this vote is necessary. The bullding better than those of last year.

appeals, started the list of the Hongkong and notice." From this it is clear that the before his schedule was filed, without any has undoubtedly been a very expensive one, and South China Masonic Benevolent Fund, sole responsibility in regard to, the removal statement by the defendants that he was only I trust this will be the final vote. with $1,000; Bro. Mody contributed $500, of the obstruction referred to, the 25-ton junk, their factor, and being warehoused by the rested with the Harbour Department only, and steamer's agents before any interdict on its Wor. Bro. Gillies $250, the District. Grand Lodge $500, United Service Lodge $300, that the Water Police, after reporting to the delivery to the bankrupt was received, there was the United Service Chapter $too, and the other Harbour office, had nothing further to do any right to stop it in transitu; and secondly, lodges similar amounts, so that the funds approx with the matter. In fact the Water Police, whether there were such relations between the imately amount to $4,000. The following board we are assured, communicated with the Harbour defendent and the bankrupt as to constitute of representatives held a meeting to elect trustees Office fully a week ago and that Department, in the latter the factor of the former, in which caso, this afternoon-Messrs. E. C. Ray, D. Gillies, Its turn, promptly nolthed the owners of the junk of course, the plaintiff would be unlikely to R. Cook, A. O'D. Gourdin, H. L. Stringer. in accordance with the Ordinance and the latter recover. Mr. Leach then quoted a considerable W. Baker, J. D. Christie, P. Bazonjoe, L. K. did, an we know, although Brownie didn't number of cases bearing on the point, Davis, P. Brewitt, and J. Bryant. The following know, remove the obstruction entirely last was the result of the election: President, Wor. Friday. This being so, the publication of these Bro. D. Gillies; Vice-President, Wor. Bro. J. D. false and reckless inslagations respecting the Christie; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Wor. officers of two public departments are entirely

without justification. Bio. H. L. Staloger,

AN enterprising thief who runs his business on the briny deep boarded the steamship Canton two days ago and just before the vessel falled hence for Whampoa started to work upon a passenger's box. A fellow-passenger "spotted" him, and gave him in charge. When placed before Mr. Robinson this morning the cul- prit admitted that he had broken the lock of the box, but contended that as he had stolen nothing, he had committed no offence in the eyes of the law." In the eyes of the magistrate, however, he had done very wrong, and was promptly sent into retirement for exactly six moume; sbot drill, etc., being thrown in to salet In passing away the time pleasantly.

George Watson, shipping clerk to Mesurs, Russell & Co., Ind that the box arrived, and the consignee did not bring the bill of lading it was placed in the godown. He found on inquiry that the consignes was no longer in the Colony.

VOTES PASSED.

The financial votes referred to the Finance Committee at the last meiling were passed.

CHAS. J. DUDORON, Liquidator. Shanghai, 31st May, 1890.

SOUTH FORMOSA.

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(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

14th me, 1890, German Consul, Governor Liu wired that he In response to an energetic protest from thie

would give orders to the officials at Chip-chip to AMENDMENT","

release Mesure. Lauts and Haesloop's camphors" An amendment to the Cattle Diseases, but whether this is an exceptional concession or Slaughter-beuses, and Markets Ordinance, 1887 betekens reconsideration of the whole matter wo by which the amount of compensation for know not Messrs. Lauts and Haesloop have slaughtered animals is limited to $200, passed sent Mr. Ruben over here and he goes up to its first reading, A Chipcaip immediately to escort the

the camphor

THE MAGISTRATFE" BILL.:

The Attorney-General moved the thirdreadlog of the Magistrates' Bill.

The Acting Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill passed i

down to the const; SAARE FREN

It is authoritatively stated here that the Governor did actually issue a special," proclamise tion in the North announcing the establhbinent Lol. 1. Gerernment monopoly, la, camphor, and