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SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

(Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chif

Justice.)

September rath, 1890,

A TRADE-MARK DISPUTE. Mr. Francis, QC., (instructed by Mr. Johnson) applied ex parte for an interim injunction restraining Megers. Naudin and Co. from Importing or dealing in cotton yarn bearing labels that were a colorable imitation of those used by the firm of Brooks, whose behalf he appeared.

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His lordship was reluctant to grant an order unless the matter was urgent, and suggested a notice of motion instead, in order that the other side might appear.

Mr. Francis pressed his application, although his lordship doubted if it would be of much use as worded, Messrs. Naudin & Co. having denied that the imitation was colorable.

His lordship asked who would be responsible if that were sustained?

Mr. Francis replied that Messrs. Stolterfoht and Hirst were the petitioners agents here.

His lordship granted the Injunction until Thursday, Wednesday being fixed for hearing notice of motion.

THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP.

COMPANY LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the seventh ordinary general meeting, to be held at the offices of the Company, on Saturday, the 20th day of September, 1890, at noon:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1890.

By Balance of Profit and Loss 30th

June, 1889

$

Profit on running the Cos steamers to date...un

1,750.45

73,858.96

Profit on coals, supplied to

steamers

13

Proft on whatinge

I

Profit on Hongkong mooring,

&c. ...aku

Profit on Tansui moorings...... Profiten 1,144 Unallotted Shares Balance of Suspense Account, "Oriental Bank Corporation.

Bonus on Swatow InsuranCE contributions

Interest Account

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the oplalana axpressed by Comerpondents in this columaj.

GAMBLING HOUSES IN HONGKONG, 5.743.18

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TelegraTH." 3.771.30

Sia-Your remarks concerning me in your 1,909.10 leading article of Saturday last were written 1,300 00 under an entirely mistaken impression. 25,915.70 I did not advance the argument that the gambling club was conducted on "precisely the 10,463 08 same lines as the European Clubs in this Colony," and I should never have thought of 3-45 saying anything so absolutely ludicrous. 6.396.32 $131,011.58 We have compared the above Statement with the Books and Vouchers of the Company, and have found the same in accordance therewith.

JAMES H. COX Auditors. Cox R. LYALL Hongkong, 13th September, 1890.

1:

THE FIRE AT, BLACKHEAD'S GODOWNS.

Mr. Robinson held an inquiry at the Magistracy on the 13th inst. into the circumstances connected with the extensive fire which occurred at Messra. Blackhead's gotowns, Praya Central, on the night of the gth Instant.

I simply said, with reference to the argument of the prosecution, that an outsider had gone in and gambled there, that a respectable stranger right possibly find his way even into the whist room of the Hongkong Club and play there for a short time without its being discovered at once that he was not introduced by a member,

I-annex a copy of a letter received by me from Mr. Wodehouse which I should certainly have published sooner had I thought it possible that such a misconception could have occurred

I am, Sir,

I

Yours faithfully,

·HENRYJE. POLLOCK. P.S.-It may interest you to learn that the strange dictum" delivered by me in November 1988 was entirely original.

COPY OF LETTER FROM MR. WODEHOUSE.

NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS. nt H.B.M.■ Consulate, and the parties now

The narrow gauge railway under construction by Director Cheng-l at Peking, a deputy sent by the Admiralty, is now finished. It is eight // long, and is situated by the Kung Ming Lake, the Imperial family summer resort.

On the 5th of last moon a big fire destroyed over one hundred houses at the West Gate of Hul-chu k'eng-wei. Several lives were lost.

The Yuen-ming-reum Board of Works director transported Tls. 200 000 from the Board of Revenue by the railway for the use of the Imperial Summer resort repairs. The P-king- nuthorities are beginning see the utility of railways.

The Imperial Kirin Commissioners, Ching and Huang, arrived in Tientsin on the 9th inst. by boat ferm Peking, and are now stopping at Wa Chu Ku Su. They are entertained by the Viceroy, whom they have come to consult about the frontiers.

The Shanghai City magistrate has issued a proclamation to the effect that all gamblers arrested and brought before his tribunal will be severely dealt with,

The Tongshan Railway Company has been granted permission by the Emperor to extend their line to a place called Mi-Kie-ruen, near Shan-hai-kwan. 12th September, 1890.

Viceroy. Li Hong-chang has DEAR MR. POLLOCK, I feel that an apology received instructions from the Board of Admiralty, is due to you for the abrupt manner in which and the Tsung-li Yamên to proceed with the stopped the remarks which you wished to make building of this extension at once. His Ex cellency has accordingly despatched a deputy to this afternoon upon what I had been saying.

measure the distance, so that the cost of con- struction may be estimated. It is expected that operations will he begun early in the gh moon, immediately after the crops are gathered in, so that the poorer classes of the husbandmen and their season's occuration in the fields is ended.

I was under the impression at the time that you were about to comment on my finding, and i did not give you a sufficient bearing to enable you to explain what I understood you desired to you had no intention of instituting a comparison between the Hongkong Club and other like clube and the so-called Chinese clubs.

wait his judgment. The plaintiffs claim the aum of $10,000 from the defendants for the sink ing of two lighters, the Pasong and Daisy by the steamer Tungshow in April last, while the Tungchow was endeavouring to navigate the Tentain Reach, The evidence was voluminous, And the judgment is looked forward to with

Liu Trze-tien, the ex-Minister to the Court of considerable interest. St. James, having spent a month at his home in Anhui after his return from England, arrived by steamer Hsinỳu on the '5th instant, "He will need to Peking for audience with the Emperor and to receive his appointment of Governor of Canton.

Coal Mining Co.'s (Charbonnages) shares ht 350 for cash, have been reported.

Very little has been done in Watson & Co.'s scrip during the week, shares to any extent apparently not being available. The closing rata is from 237 to 24.

The Hongkong Hotel Co.'s scrip, after a lengthened period of neglect, has again come to the front. A few cash sales at 162 have been reported, and there are further buyers. The Austin Arms' shares are offering at 60 per cent, discount.

The Rope Manufacturing. Co's parch ment has been inquired after at 120, but there are no-sellers under 122.

Or

The Hon. I. Helenus Ferguson, Netherlands Minister to Chipa, and Mr. M. B. -van: Danten With the exception of a few small safes Wetters, Secretary of the Netherlands Legation, left for Peking on Wednesday, 3rd inst. The of East Borneos and Songel Koyahs at ro Netherlands Government, have rented the house each, the North Borneo Companies have. of the late Marquis Tadag, in which the Legation been entirely neglected. will be benceforth established at Peking. The Sales of Brown & Co.'s scrip have been Netherlands Minister has made a rather, long stay at this port, on his way to the captiarranged at 52, and there are further It is reported that he was occupied here with buyers at that rate. studying the conditions caused by the recent The Green Island Cement Co.'s shares

rods, and that, at the request of Li Hong-ching, are now on offer at 28. Mr. Ferguson handed to him two notes bearing on the social and physical aspects of the Ingn- dations in North Chins, among then being a nate with regard to the works required to es- tablish a proper water communication for sen- coing vessels between the entrance of the Peiho and Tientsin,

The Viceroy has appointed a Cantonese gentle-] mas named Lla to be the managing director of the Jeho silver mines, Mr. Liu left on the 1st inst. for Jeho.

Tactal Kung, the manager of the Western Arsenal, has been appointed by the Viceroy to be the Director-in-Chief of Port Arthur

The Northern Squadron has left for Korea for their usual autumn cruising The Chikyung will have her damaged plate repaired in the

premis of insurance, remuneration to Consulting place was undoubtedly on fire he ran up-stairs í say, that, in your summing up for the defence, farm labourers may be found employment, when Shanghai Arsenal next month,*****

The General Managers have now to submit to the shareholders their report on the seventh year's working of this Company, ended 30th June, 1890 After paying all running expenses, Committee and Auditors' fees, there remains a net profit of $314 547.64, and in accordance with the Articles of Association, it is proposed, with the consent of the shareholders, to approp:late this amount as follows:-

To place the amount of $66,838.08 to Reserve Fund, being the equivalent of 8 per cent on the values of the steamers, wharf, moorings &c. on the 30th June Is, and to pay a dividend of 41 per cent, on the capital of the Company, absorb ing a further sum of $11,000.00, and leaving a balance of $1,779 $6 to he carried forward.

It will be observed that the profit resulting from the working of the Company's steamers amounts to $73 858 95 only,, which is certainly som-what disappointing, and which must be entirely attributed to the general diminution in the volume of the const trade during a full half of the working year, the only satisfactory feature being that, in the opinion of the General Managers, the Company's stramers have steadily continued as offered, Morenver, for the first few months to secure their full share of such carrying business

of the year, the high price of coal was a some- what serious tax, and a more or less fitful opposition on the Tamsui line has to some extent reduced the steamers' evrnings in that quarter.

As stated in previous reports, it was the intention to transfer direct to the Reserve Fund the amounis ceruing from sale of, the 1,144 shares originally unallotted, ead from the closing of the Oriental Bank Corporation Sus- pense Account. It appears, however, that this course, can hardly be followed under the strict letter of the Anticles of Association, and these sums have accordingly been included in Profit and Los account as shewn,

Herman Boner, clerk in the employ of Messrs. Binckhend & Co., said he first had notice of the fire at a quarter past eight on the night of the gth instant. The Chinese porter Informed As soon as he knew of it he him of it. ran into the lane between Blackhead's and Russell's, where he saw smoke coming out from the chinks of the shutters of a window on the ground floor. He and others who were there burst in the shutters, when he saw fire inside. Some casks of oil were burning on the east side of the building. As soon as he saw that the to warn the residents there, and then ran down and burst open the compradore's room, on the first floor. He went in there to make a hole in the floor for the purpose of throwing water oz the casks of burning oil below. By the time he got that done the fire-brigade arrived. As soon as the door was opened flames burst forth accompanied by dense volumes of smoke. The fire rapidly spread throughout the basement, first, and, second foors. It was checked and finally extinguished by the efforts of the firemen. The store and contents were insured up to about $100,000. The oil casks which he saw burning when he first looked into the godown through the basement window were about 20 feet from the window.

Wang Fuk, a night watchman at Messze. Melchers & Co.'s, said that at 7.50 pm. number of men were carrying a lot of cargo into Messrs. Russell's godowns next door. Some window grating on the of the men painted to which smoke was issuing. The door was situated basement of Messrs. Blackhead's godowns from

opposite to Messra, Russell's on the east side of Blackhead's premises. As soon as witness saw that smoke was really issuing from the godowns he went up to the second floor of the house to give warning to the last witness.

Mr. F. Hohnke, manager for the firm of Blackbead & Co., said that he was the last to lenva

You were fully justified in desiring to make those remarks, and I much regret that I should bave so discourteously interrupted you.

You are at liberty to make what use you please of this letter.

I remain,

Yours truly, (Signed) H. E. WODEHOUSE

SUNDAY LABOUR AT THE DOCKS. TO THE EDITOX or the "Hongkong TetroraTE.”

SIR-In your report of the meeting of the British Mercantile Marine Officers' Association, given in your issue of the 8th lust, there appears the following statement, made by the President, Capt. Ashton, in his speech on Sunday labour in the harbour. After expressing his opinions

that Sunday labour should be paid for, he says

"It is my firm opinion that you have a right to do this, because you'll only be asking for that which men somewhat similarly situated as your- selves already have conceded to them. I refer to Europeans in this port who are engaged in directing Chinese workmen, and in this connec- tion I specially refer to foremen in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. These men, sch as engineers, shipwrights, moulders, and boller makers, are indeed well educated. They are "picked men from home, experts at their profession, who came out here on fixed liberal salaries and are granted double pay for Sunday, and all overtime work in asking for extra pay for unnecessary labour on Sunday. I know a good many of these Dock employées, and have asked them for their opinion on this very question, and they all assured me that they would rather forego the extra pay than work on Sunday,"

FOOCHOW

13th September, 1890. To show how alarming the state of the river. Min is at present, natives are seen crossing from the field opposite the Ice-house to the next piece, with water up to the knees, at low tide; the authorities, however, seem to Ignore the threat- ened silting up.

The community will de well to remind their watchmen that thieves are already at their usual work, many of whom are armed. Most of our watchmen are as useless as ever, and an occasional visit to them at night by the "boss" will do much good,

Owing to inability to collect outstanding accounts a score of shops are in much difficulty, and it is feared that on the coming settling day, (gth day of the 8th moon) numerous failures will take place. Natives generally obtain their goods on credit and retail them also on credit, but with the present hard time buyers keep aloof from the shopmen, who have either to pay for their goods or go into bankruptcy.

On the representation of the literat, the Chinese authorities have ordered all the opium dens within and without the city not to allow any Prepared opiam to be sold by their proprietors to the smoker, either during the day or night, at such places where prepared opium is sold; falling The reason for this, we understand, is that, obedience they are to be severely dealt with. according to the literali, Chinese youths resort whiffs of the pipe. Should na steps be taken to

to do the same.-Echo. put a stop to the practice, they would lead others

The efficiency of the Company's feet has been it might have been caused by sparks from a think, therefore, that you will be perfectly right to these dens and begin to learn to take some

maintained upon the usual scale, and it may be mentioned that Lloyd's No. 3 Survey upon the Thales, referred to in the last report, has been postponed, and will be held during the next few months.

The amounts andearing as Freights due and Accounts receivable on 30th June have all been collected since that date."

CONSULTING COMMITTEE, The Committee now consists of the Hon. P. Ryrie, Hon. J. J. Keswick and Mr. D. R. Sassoon, who now retire, in accordance with the Articles of Association, but being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS..

The 'Accounts have been audited by MessTR. J. H. Cox and R. Lyall, who-retire, bat offer

themselves for re-election.

DOUGLAS LAPRAáik & Co., General Managers.

BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED '30TH JUNE, 1890. Assets

To Value of the Co.'s steamers

Haftan, Haiphong, Hailoong,, Namos, Thalts, Formosa, and' Fokien...$1,083,100,00

Value of wooden

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11

th

wharf ...nam

Value of buoys

and moorings at Swatow, Amoy, Tamsul and Hong- kong, and steam launch

20,000.00

13,391+34

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation........................................... The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Deposit & Interestin

Cash Account .....

Freighis due 30th June, 1890...

Sundry Accounts Receivable...

Value of coals in godowns.....t Value of 1 capstan and 1 shaft

J

Liabilities.

no

one

the premises before the fire, and noticed nothing wrong before locking up. There was no watch- man on duty, the last having been discharged some months ago. There was oil, wine and beer. in cases, candles, wire and hemp rope, cotton waste, tinned gonds, etc. in the store. He had natheory as to the origin of the fire, except that matshed on the vacant ground close by.'

J. H. North, clerk in the store, said that before the fire he left the keys of the front to which his door in his bed-room "boy" had access. but

else, When he came back after hearing of the fire be could not get up to his room on account of the denic clouds of smoke, but after the fire he went to his room to get the keys and found theration to give an emphatic contradiction to the there, all right. Before going out that evening he closed the windows of his room because there was smoke and sparks coming up from the matshed cook-house below. He did so for the purpose of saving his curtains from damage by the said smoke. That was at a quarter past six. That evening, he saw sparks coming out of the matshed in the yard below, where the coolles engaged on the Hongkong Hotel Co now premises were cooking their "chow."

F. Schwarzkopf, a partner in the firm of Messrs. Blackhead & Co., said the iron grating over the door leading into the store cock-loft was too small to admit of any one crawling through. On the western side of the said loft there was rope, wines in bottles, brandy, bitters, sherry, and one and a half bale of waste. The waste was latact after the fire. In the centre of the loft there was butter and meat, in tins. On the eastern side there was stowed rags and soap. The tags would be inflammable under certain circam stances, but the fre did not commence on that side of the building. Apart from the sparks before mentioned he could not suggest any There reason for the origin of the fire. was no ill-feeling amongst any of the employees of the firm that he was aware of. No China. men were allowed on the premises at night. -$1,115,491.34 | There were some cases of beer nor the centre of the premises which were perfectly dry 37.883-93 when placed in the store. During the fire or immediately after it some acts of petty Intceay had been committed on their premilsos. $54.919.86 At this point the inquiry was adjourned until 5,149.08 Wednesday afternoon, ibé police being lostracted 33124.24 to produce some of the raga stored in the cock 39 563 56 loft at the next hearing.

7,908.10

By Capital Account :-

20,000 shares at $50 per share. $1,000,000.00 Underwriting Account of the Co, 16,173.41 "Reserve Fund

30th June 1888$ 208,58073

Amount written

off Profit and Loss

·Account 'on' goth June, 1889

72,434 50

Sundry Accounts Payable ......

Profit and Loss

"Account 30th June

1889 brought for.

Ward,

Balance 30th June 1890

a 1,760.48 112,787,16

-PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, 30TH

To Charges Account...

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Now, Sir, as I am personally acquainted with the majority of the said foremen, I am in a post- above statement. None of the Dock Company's European foremen are paid either for their over time or for Sunday labour, both of which are carried on to a great extent at all of the Dock Co.'s establishments. I cannot understand Captain Ashton's statement as to the expression of opinion he received from the foremen he Interviewed, (although I know they are anxious to have the Sunday rest) that they would rather forego extra pay than extra work on Sundays, seeing that they do not receive extra pay. It would be satisfactory to know who so grossly misrepresented the true state of affairs to Captain Ashton.

Judging by the amount of overtime and Sun- day work done at the Dock Co.'s establishments, I think that the majority of the European fore men would have been able to go home with the proverbial pile that one is supposed to accumn- late while in the Far East, if they had had over time and Sunday pay.

TRUTH.

Kowloon Docks, 13th September, 1890,

SOOCHOW.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT),

September 5th, 1890.

The railway embankment between Hanku and Lu-tai had been sufficiently repaired to admit of traffic being resumed on the 5th instant, after an interruption of over five weeks. Great credit is due to all concerned for the expedition with which this work has been done. The repairs on the Lutal section were effected thy materials brought along the line from the bill-side af Tongshan, while the Hanks end of the breach was filled in from mud brought from Tongku where a small patch of dry ground was at the disposal of the railway. The latter portion of the embankment is, of cause, much the less solid of the two, and it will require time and probably a good deal of additional earth to make that part of the line as good as it was before its destruction. It is a great matter to have got the traffic reopened; as, railway communication is doubly important at a time when the ordinary roads are inundated... ma olen qui

It would be useless to bide the fact that cholera has established itself in cur.near neighbourhood. For some two weeks past it has been prevalent among the natives of Pal-tang-kan, where the Shanghai steamers discharge and load their cargoes, and about Tangle and Taku there Have been many cases. These names afford a pretty clear indication of the source of the falection,

The steamer Hsin-yu, while crossing the Bar yesterday, started her stern post and she is now undergoing temporary repairs at Pilot Town, Chinese Times.

Commercial.

THE WEEK'S SHARE BUSINESS

Some large lots of Trust and Loans have been placed at 181 for cash and 19 for December, but the stock closed weak, with cash sellers at 18. Founder's shares have been done at £205 and finally at £200

Other quotations speak for themselves. CLOSING QUOTATIONS, Hongkong and Shanghai, Bank, 127 per cent.

premium, buyers.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, New Issue-

$206 per share, sellers. Jaion Insurance Society of Canton-$100 per

share, sellers

China Traders Insurance Company-166 per

share, sellers.

Vorth China, Insurance-Tis. 340 per share,

client

Canton Insurance Company, Limited-$117) per.

share, sellers.

Yangtare Insurance Association-Tis. 70 per

share, buyers.

Tal Insurance Company, 'Limited--Tls, 150 a per share. Hongkong Fire Insurance Company-$362) per page share, sellers,

seller Chias Fire Insurance Company-388 per share,. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-$70.

par cent premium, buyers. Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co.

$35 per share, sellers, China, and Manila Steam Ship Company-119

per share, buyers.

Hongkong Gas Company-$135 per share, sellers. Hongkong Hotel Company $165 per share, Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per-cent, Debentures

indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited-15 per cent, discount, sellers. Douglas Steamship Company-$52 per share,

seller.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited-173

per share, sales,

Luton Sugar Refining Company Limited-$113

per share, buyers.

Hongkong Ice Company-$100 per share,

.རྭ། A sellers.

Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited

30 per share,

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Limited-$10 per

bare, sollers.

A. S. Watson & Co., Limited-$14 per share, Land buyers. S

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 B-2) per cent, All premium, sellers.

Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 C-s por

prèralum, buyers. Chinese, Imperial Loan of 1886 E-11 per cent Company, premium,

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing

Limited--$130 per share, buyers." The Hongkong. Steam Laundry Co Las

per share, nominal. Panjom and Sunghie Da Samanian Mining Co. The market to-day-36 per share, buyers.

The Raub Gold Mining Co, Ld. $1.50 per share,

Hongkong, 17th September, 1800. Very Httle was done during the early part of the week and quotations remained practically unchanged; for the past three days, however, business improved I have heard of several cases of cholera in considerably, and there were inquiries all this city recently, One instance came under the personal notice of an experienced American round for the stocks that have of late lady physician. She pronounced it a clear case specially attracted the attention of investors of cholera. The patient, who was a week ago aand speculators. strong healthy native woman about thirty five closed very firin. years old, died the second day after the disease Banks have been rather neglected since Toris Mining Co., L.-$g per share, sales and attacked her. There were two other,.cases

our last report. The most noteworthy bayers. known to one of the Sonchow missionaries. Two women, mother and daughter, died after a transactions that came under our observa- The Balmoral Gold Mining. Co., Limited-$12 day's illness. The natives say that the number tion wero sales at 224 for cash, 226 forper share, sales and sellers. of deaths from this diseasels, this year, unusually the 25th Inst., 230 for October, 233 for Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown small. This is confirmed by the fact that one November, and 235 for December. "At Company -$77 per share, burers, does not see so many coffins as is usual at this these rates additional shares would be Tonquin Coal Mining Co-$230 per share, time of the year.

taken up New Issues have changed

The Hongkong High-Level Tramway hands at 205 cash and 207 for: October, Limited Bro5 per share, buyers,

The East Borneo Planting Co., Limited They are now quoted at 27 cash.

per share, s:18%.

The rice crop is on all sides of the city unusu ally fine. The, rains this year have been singularly opportune and the peasants have no. occasion to pamp water into the fields of growing rice. They all like to compare this season with that of last year, when the excessive rain flooded so much low-lying land. It is interesting, to note that the price of the great staple food of the country is, notwithstanding last year's floods. not more than 30 or 40 per cent, greater than it is in highly fruitful seasons.-N. C. Daily News.

TIENTSIN

'(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Marine Insurance stocks have been quite neglected. China Traders are now offering at 66, Cantons at 1171 and Unions at 101.

"Vasthuri

Hongkong Fires have been rather unsteady and are now offered at 3621 Chinas are weak at 88, p. Leki

H. G. Brown & Co., 14-$52 per share, buyer. The Sangel Koyah Planting Co, Ld. $to pet peng hare, sales (cruickshank & Co., Ld.--$40 per share, nom, The Steam Launch Co., Limited nominal. The Austin Arms Hotel and Building Co.. L4,

to per cent, dis sellers (fully paid up). The China-Borneo Co, L-$14 per share, For some unknown reason a "bear" movement was developed in Docks early The Hongkong Brick and Cement Co., Kedy In the week, and large cash transactions. $18 per share, sellers. were arranged at 65 and 66 for cash, and The Green Island Cement Co- also at 67 for the 25th Inst. The move ment, however, was not sustained And The Hongkong Land laveatment Co., offers to buy at 70. for. October and 73 for blocuric December found no response. 3 To-day there are cash buyers, but no sellers, at

ellers

The Hongkong Light

per share, sellers.

navi nominaliaNEM

Goo Fenwick & Co., Limited-$25 per sham,

akaze, sellers

BRITISH SHIPPING FLAWS. To The Boston OF THE "HOAGmonɑ Telegrar." DEAR SIR, By the heading you 'place over a letter signed A British Shipmaster," which appears in your issue of the roth inst,, you would seem to endorse the very serious charges of carelessness and corruption which the writer brings against British consular officers in China; and can only think that you must have over-

*August 28th, 1890. looked the fact that, although the Merchant His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress Shipplog Act provides penalties for leaving Dowager, and other notable personages, having England without properly, certificated officers, had occasion to visit Prince Chun hurriedly dur- and the local Ordinance in Hongkong enables ing his recent illness, were afforded an unusual the Harbour Master to call a captain to account opportunity of seeing what the streets of Feking 70. who takes his vessel out of the colony without a are really like in wet weather; and it is hoped The Douglas Co.'s scrip is, apparently The West Point Buildings. CP, Ld.—$33 per proper complement of officers, there is no penalty that the occurrence may lead to some decisive out of favor at present, sellers at 53 failing The Peak Hotel and Trading Co, Ld-$20 per elther in the Merchant_Shipping Act or any

measures being taken to improve the condition to find a market. Indo-Chinas are or share solles other English statute for either arriving or of the Metropolitan highways. leaving a foreign port without properly certifi

Occasionally nibbled at some transfersst The Labak Planting Co., cated officers. The Consuls consequently are

25 per cent. dis have been put through,baren encode and there are further buyers on these The Lamag Planting Co., Ld.-$15 per share,

small cash cod mellers.

ZM conditions. In Steamboats

de teper share, sellers, visit? business has been done at 35 and 35, and The Jelebu Mining and Trading Co, Ld

on time" at 36 for December but the The Selama Tin Mining Co, Ldi-82) per shar stock is decidedly unsteady, by

Sugar Refineries are again looking up, The Shamee; Hotel Co., Ld-—nominal, Chinas were sold a few days since at from The Kowloon Land Investment Co., Ld.-$19.

The Trust and Loan Co, of China and

od Japan 169 to 174 for cash and 177 for December, per share, sellers, and are now wanted at,172, Luzons, after 18 per share, sellers business at 113 for cash; 117 for December,The Hongkong, Marina, Limited -par, and 118 and 119 for January, aró still in a BdTo both indi. A demand at the dash quotation. apud je v zmīti 381 hi0N / EXCHANOR...

and, OR LONHON,Bank, T. T.

A Bank Bills; on” demand

"Bank, B, 42′′4 zsónu Credits & months' 10. Documentary: Bills, :atq

helpless.

Mr. Roblason continued the faquiry into the 1,080.44 circumstances connected with the recent exten sive fire at Messrs. Blackhead & Co.'s godowng, $1,446,120.55 at the Magistracy this afternoon (17th instant),

Wong Apau said he was a cook employed at the contractor's shed on the vacant ground adjoining the Hongkong Hotel. He remembered seeing the fire. He left the shed about als o'clock that night after the evening meal. It was

It would doubtless, be very desirable to give bis duty to cook for the men, who numbered forty, all told. There were stone slabs between Consuls power to compel captains visiting the the matshed and the fence dividing the hotel ports at which they are stationed to provide anneze from Blackhead's premises, When themselves where possible (for it is not always burning plae-wood in the cooking-stove he never possible to do so) with properly certificated observed sparks fly up from the fire. Witness officers; but at present they have not got that 281,015.23. invariably used pine-wood for cooking par power, and all they can do is what they always 24,384-27 poses. Although constantly cooking and in full decall the attention of the Insurance, offices view of Ms. North's windows he had never to the matter, and bring pressure to bear in that seen that gentleman looking out of Messrs. WAY. Blackhead's private quarters. The roof of the The blame in regard to the present state of shed was black with the moke from the store, things lies with the law, not, with its adminis- He was sure that there was no hols in the roof trators. of the cook-shed the day before the fire. 114.547.64 Andrew Schoenemarn, a partner to the firm of Messrs. Blackhead & Co. said he recog $1,446,120.55nised the padlock in Court as the lock of the firm's godowns. There was an iron inner JUNE, 1890. door to the godown which was not locked,

Remuneration to Consulting”. Committe for 12 monilis to date

Auditors feca...........................

but the outer (Wooden) door was fully locked and 3,973-94 fastened. When witness arrived on the scene that night he found the door broken open. He 3,000.00 felt sure the locks were not broken before 5500.00 the fire, but he could not say of his own know- ledge that they were locked morto the outbreak of fire that night. Mr. Schwartzkopf would be the last person to go round and see the doors locked after closing the office at night,

Remuneration to General Ma nagers for office expenses, &c.," for 12 months....................................................... 10,000.00

Balance

$174.547.64

$131,031.58

At this juncture, bls. Worship remanded the casc unili s quarter past two to-morrow afternoon,

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A CONSULAR OFFICER. Canton, 13th September, 1890, [Our correspondent's assumption that we endorsed "A British Shipmaster's" charges of careless. ness and corruption against British Consular officers in China fi quito erroneous. The heading of the letter in question was the work

Viceroy. Li Hong-chang has issued a per- emptory proclamation that all brothels, and opiam dens in Tientsin be closed forthwith, and the magistrates are taking the necessary steps to, carry out this order. Houses of this kind are belag shut up oven adjoining the French Concession, and the female occupants sent home to their families. Of those arrested on the memorable night of the Police said on the brothels and opium shops, made in consequence, of a daring robbery in the Viceroy's Yaman, all the men have turned out to be natives of Anbwel, and therefore Li has ordered them to be deported to their homes there..

The Viceroy was in poor health a few days ago, but is quite wall again nowy te jedan o

The weather continues to be rather warm bere Land Investments have been during the day time, when the glass is generally doubtless owing to there about go but the nights are much cooler; it is immediate demand; have dropped to 93 seldom warmer than 700 after sundown, cash, shares offering at that ratesidu

The water in the Peiho is steadily falling. It In Mining stocks, Fun] is now. 18 Inches under the mark reached at the improvement, a {gumber) time the freshet was highest.

having changed hands at 16, August 29th, 1890 are additional buyers.Sale

of the writer. The subject discussed was one The French gun-boat Aspic is ashore below scrip were booked ratsio of general interest and we simply published the Tientsin Bend, but she will probably bes

the views of our Shanghai correspondent for fosted to-night and come up to-morrow whatever they might be worth. Our own Shanghai darcury, que experiences of British Consular officers in the 20 September 6th, 1890, Far East, we are pleased to be able to state,The hearing of the case of the Taku Tog and have been the exact opposite of "A British Lighter Co., (Limited) v. Butterfield & Swire was Shipmuster."--Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.completed yesterday before. Mr. Byron Breaks,

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#150; sorts of prices, although wa.quote difficult to say what the Some small transfera

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