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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMIT E D,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

WINE AND SPIRIT DEPARTMENT.

WHISKY, SCOTCH. F. O, S. DAKIN.

A blend of the finest Whiskies produced in Scotland, fully matured in wood before bottling. White Capsule $10 per dozen, $1 per bottle.

BENAVON.—A perfectly, pure clean spirit with a distinct peat taste; entirely free from fusch oil or other deleterious substance.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1890.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1890,

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLAND AND PORTUGAL.

LONDON, October 15th,

It is officially reported at Lisbon that British gunboats have ascended the river Zamberlin defiance of the protests made by the Portuguese.

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THE IRISH M. F'S.

October 18th,

The Hon. A. J. Balfour, Secretary for Ireland, speaking at Newcastle said that the Irish policy Square bottle, Gold Capsule, $7 per dosen, of the Government must be maintained, as anarchy if allowed to continue would inevitably 65 cents per bottle.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA, LIMITED.

(Telephone No. 60.)

̧ Non. 12 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. [sa Hongkang, zoth October, 1890.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

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BY APPOINTMENT.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.) HONGKONG.

W lauded Brands, all of which are of ex-

JE lavite attention to the following old

cellent quality and good value for the money.

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

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

Orders through Local Post or by Telegram receive prompt attention.

PORTS. (For invalids and general'wu.)

Can

Be

A Alto Tour, good quality,

Green Capsule

$10

B Vintage, Superior quality,

Red Capsule

11

C Fine Old Vintage, superior

quality, Black Seal Capsule 14 D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)...................................... is

SHERRIES.

A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule......... B Superior Fale Dry, dinner

wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.go C Manzanilla, Pale Natural'

Sherry, White Capsule...... xe CC Superior Old Dry, Palo Natural Sherry, Red Seat Capsule...

Pale old wine.

D Very Superior Old

Dry, choice

White Seal Capsule.......

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

CLARETS.

To

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result in disaster to Ireland..

Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon are both in Paris and have announced that they will sail for America on the 25th, remain there four months, then return to England and surrender themselves to the authoritics.

The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce have discussed the new transit pass regulations, and | will, it is expected, take action thereon, though.

In what form has not yet been made kaawa.

OUR Shangbal morning contemporary of the sist last, says that the steamer Felching wan still ashore in the Peiho between Taku and the Bar when the El Dorade left. In order to get .the vessel #float it has been found wecessary to

dig her out.

THE steamer El Dorado, which arrived at Shanghai on the 20th inst, brought down a mob. of So griffins from Tientsin, consigned to the Shanghai Horse Bar, The mob is said to include a great many racing-like ponies, so thit no difficulty should be experienced in finding the balace, 17 in number, of the Hongkong Subscription griffins.

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DURING a strong blow off Ping Hot on the 24th inst, a large fishing junk.was capsized and 'sunk, There were 16 people on board, all told; of these 8 were rescued by another junk, but the remainder, principally women, were drowned,

properties jointly-an arrangement by which they will have the continued ben fit of his servicra with an advantageous division of his remuneration." Now, at the last meeting I took the opportunity of asking the Chaliman if Mr. Becher was not bound solely to this Company, and the Chair man said that he believed that he was. I also asked what his remuneration was, and was told £1,500 a year. Now I may be allowed to ask what prop rtion of that amount the new Company will bear, I think we ought to know.

The Chairman-Certally.

Mr. Legge then sat down, aying that he would not attempt to tackle the accounts and be thought he had wald enough for a start.

get

Selmund, W. St. J. Hancock, J. Lembke, F. Rapp, F. H, Hohake, W. M. Moses, F. Bamanjes, N. S. Perry, P. Daver, J. Meier, C. Reges, H. M. Becber (general manager), A. O'D. Gaurdin (secretary) and a large number of shareholders.

The Chairman said:-We have on previous occasions saved the expense of the meeting by MAJOR WONG, the vallant officer of China's holding it at the Co's offices, but on this occasion it occurred to us that more accommodation invincible legions that are, according to ** our only General, to everrun the earth and knock might be required. At the date of our last oat" the English-speaking races at the battle of half-yearly meeting I was absent la Singapore Armageddon, looked a sorry sight behind the on business of the Company, having Just THE agents (Messrs. Meichers & Co.) inform rails of the dock in the Police Court this morning, returned thither from Pahang, whence I had for us that the Norddeutscher Lloyd's steamship robbed a well-to-do Cantonese merchant out of a

where Mr. Wodehouse found that he undoubtedly warded to the Directors the information which was embodied in their report and in the Chair, Braunschweig, with the German mails, dated $600 gold watch and chain which bis father, a man's address on that occasion. Our report, Mr. Fraser-Smith, who was warmly applauded Berlin 30th Sept, left Singapore for this port at daylight to-day, and may be expected on or compradore, had received many years ago as a which has now been before you for the last few. on rising, said-I have spoken so frequently about Friday, the gist inst.

present from Mr. Alfred Dent, his employer, days, is based on the latest foformation brought at the meetings of the Company that it is ་།

The gallant Major has now started to "do" six

to us straight from the mines by our General- with a good deal of diffidence, considering months' bard

us, that I Fresistent rumours are being circulated that H.M.S. Meie Commander Martin, left yester monow friend our way Victoria Go To Manager, Mr. Becher, who is present to-day and what we have beforg

Wong will be on the stand

whose fuller repart to us is also in your hands. up to again address you. Assuming that the Messrs. O'Brien and Dillon went to Mavie today for home to be paid out of commission. She again and have to answer to the charge of steal We have endeavoured to set forth clearly the Direnters of this Company the honorable embark for Americs, but misted the steamer, was loudly cheered by the men on board the athering a pair of silk pants from a casual acquaint position of affairs, and trust that it is understood gentlemen seated at the table before upmare and that both are now hiding in the vicinity of men-of-war, and presented a very pretty sight ance lo D'Agullar Street. If the Major had by you; but I shall be glad to supplement our responsible for this thing (he report), in view as she mov d slowly from her moorings, the only known what Lord Wolseley thinks of the statements by explanation on any points which of the various reports that have have been yards "manned" and her home pennant floating hosts of the "Son of Heaven", surely he may be thought to require further elucidation. Issued during the past six years—I cannot but Paris,

far.but astern,

wouldn't have—well, there, it doesn't matter "We regret that our position is not more satisfac compliment them on their courage in facing the much anyhow.

tory, but it is better to know the true state of affairs shareholders of this Company pablicly; they than form any lodefinite or exaggerated impres-must, I think, bave an amount of assurance→→→ an amount of temerity and confidence in their slons of the value of such mining properties ours. We have not at any time been able to past actions which few men could fairly claim зау that there was any definite asurance of

to possess, if they came before us to-day great richness in our roines, and Mr. Becher's after issning such documents as these, and conclusions have now satisfied us that, though before it down I think that, in a very few they are still only what we may call variable great deal of room for serious complaint-not to we possess gold and tin deposits of wide extent, words, I can convince you that there is a very

use barzher words. Like the previsan speaker, prospects, and that to continue carrying on expensive mining operations over such areas, orto I found difficulty in hearing the Chairman" sink deep shafts with a view of searching for the remarks but I did catch, at the end, a reference workable parts of these deposits, is a task which that he made to certain shareholders who, at we now realize is beyond our scope, or that of the last meeting, took upon themselves to make same remarks with respect to Mr. Becher. I any single mining company. We are, however, of opinion that with other sub-companies to take was one of those shareholders, and I remember up smaller areas and develop several mines, the distinctly stating that, if I were in order, I woul chances of making rich discoveries, such as bas propose that be be instantly dismissed from the been done at Raub, are by no means remote. Company's servicea proposition which I am Our plans for the immediatè future, as set forth prepared to move at this meeting. (Applause). I in the report, are to confine our operations to have read this report within the last half-hour, prospecting only, at an expenditure of not more and I think it would have bren as well for Mr. than $3,000 per month. The work of deep Becher's reputation as a mining engineer and an mining will, nevertheless, as you know, be con tinued by the sew Company at the Jalis mine at

the manager of this Company, if he had never written a line of it, for anything more shameless Penjam, in which, with the decided improvement, from the servant of a public Company I bare In the appearance of the quartz velns in the rarely read, and (say that unhesitatingly, On the ITO feet level, we have great hopes of shortly 30th May, 18 8, Mr. Becher presented a report to sering corresponding improvement in the this Company, which I hold in my hand now, la output of their minings, which will mean a good that report he says, referring to the reports of Mr. value for their shares and the enhancement of Haughton and the late Rev. J. Tenison, Woods sent to Singapore from Sungel Dus, which was opportunity, perhaps, then my predecessors in value in our remaining property. The tin ore on the Company's property-"I find a better

referred to in our last report, was of a lower examining the deposits at Purjam, and 1 quality than the market accepts there. Mr. have had the assistance of two, good prac Becher, after making examination and tests, tibal miners, and I may now tell you that brought up to a comparatively high quality, and existence and favorable prospects of that first „finds that, with a certain apparatus, It can be we are all three convinced of the genuine

we are informed that the smelting works in essential of a gold mine-the lode." He wrote Singapore are erecting auch machinery at present that in 138. I have also here the report with which we hope they will be able to deal with issued last week-look on this picture and on it. The Sin Yum, steam river launch, has been that, and see the change! I make no comment, of considerable value to us, but now that our Alittle further on be says" boping that I have your recognition of the disadvantages under which my first term of management commenced, I am happy to say that the first difficulties are now surmounted, and I shall on my return find most that I require to my hand and ready to complete the task I have undertaken, namely, to make a going concern, real mine, and, sincerely trust, a profitable mine of Bunjom→→

TERRIFIC STORM AT SCARBOROUGH,

October zoth.

A furious gale has been blowing at Scarbo rough for several days, Admiral Seymour, 45- officers and 200 men belonging to the Channel squadron who were on shore have been trying since Friday to rejoin their ships, but were unable to do so. 11.

The vessels have since put to sea anfely...

AFRICAN AFFAIRS. Lord Dufferin, it is reported, will shortly resume parleying in the matter of the African boundary dispute with Portugal

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.

October 24th. The Liberal party in Canada urge unrestricted reciprocity with America,

THE FIREBRAND" SAFE AT SHANGHAI

The naval authorities were advised yesterday by wire that the gunboat Firebrand, which the Redpole and Rattler went out in search of on Friday last, had strived: at Shanghai. She experienced very

bad weather after leaving Hongkong and, running short of coale, put into Wenchow, remaining there a few days until the 1.95 weather moderated. The Redpols and Bettler have been telegraphed to, and are expected here

$1.00

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to-morrow.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

6.75 THERE will be a game of polo at Causeway Bay to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 4.30 o'clock.

1.00

1,00

1.50

Per Cam. Par Case.

Quarti

A Superior Breakfast Clare,

Red Capsule mamata $4 *

$4.50 B St. Estephe, Red Capaule.... 4.ja 5.00

C St, Julien

D La Ross.....

BRANDY,

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CAN

A Hennessey's. Old País, Rod

Capsule...

........$12.

B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capinle

C Very Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule.............................. I D Hennessey's Finest Very Old

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· Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Via» tage, Red Capsula amanna 24 SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap-

sule

B Watson's Glenorchy Mellow Blend, Bino Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...... % 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 ........ 16 Watson's Very Old Liqueur

Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsulo ra IRISH WHISKY.

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule....

B John Jameson's Fine Old,

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

Old, Green Capsulei.................... 17 · 'GENUINE BOURBON WHISKY,

âneold, Red Capsule, with Name. 10 GIN..

B Fine Unsweetened, White

7.50

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City 'Hall Museum for the week ending Oct. 16th, are: --European, 220; Chinese, 1,547 ; total, 1,762,

Wz observe from the shipping report of the steamship Feoksang that the steamship Eye wda w recently ashore in Silver Island Pass,

in the Yangtze river,

THE agents (Mesura, Gibb, Livingston & Co.) Inform us that the "Ben" Line steamer

Benlomond, from Glasgow, Antwerp and London, left 'Singapore for this port to-day."

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

March. Le Per la Victoire"... Gaz.pa. Vaiss ........” Not Baumet Gem de Villago "Cyśhulka, Election Roves of Scotland

Gadfring. Styrian-dane..." Alplers Last"

Rálo. Béla. Selection......"Remes of Beiliai.

Godfrey.

Cook and Son's round-the-world tours are getting quite fashionable. Major Hutchinson turned un on Saturday from Japan, with thirteen tourists under his wing, and there are twice as many more following him, after roving over Dai Nippon at their leisure. Most of the party which is the largest yet convored round the world by the great agency-are Americans. It is prob ble that the linerary on the next occasion will be considerably enlarged.

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JUDGING from the reports of steamers arriving from the South there must have been another severe galeon the 22nd and 23rd between latitudes 15 and 17. The new Scottish-Oriental steamer Phra Nang, Captain W, H. Watton, 1921-tons register, newly built for the traffic between here and Bangkok, reports that on the 23rd inst, she experienced a terrific gale with torrents of rain. during which the post side of her after-house was stove in and the chocks washed from under the port boats, the decks being continually Hooded with water.

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MISS GRACIE PLAISTED was last year "brought to bay" by the irrepressible interviewer, who describes her as half hidden in a big arm-chair, fanning herself, with the flush of animation on her face, and eyes now dreamy, now sparkling with merciment, she recalls some incidents in *her carcer In talking about her favourite amusements, and while dwelling more particularly on pistol practice, she suddenly burst out into a merry laugh, and said. "I was just thinking about a very funny thing that happened once when I was at home. I was watching over. night by the bedside of a sick relative, when the door opened and a rascally Chinaman came in. Thinking I was qui'e defenceless, he wanted to hand over all the money and valuables I had In my possession. I had a pistol, and him. I tried to make I levelled it at

I WAS very brave, but in him belleve truth I was dreadfully frightened. I gave him three chances to escape-mind you, three chances, and he wouldn't. Thought I would have dropped. I closed my eyes, pressed my lips tight, and pulled the trigger. Oh, didn't that heather howl? I think I must have hurt his ear, for he was bolding it pretty tightly when be made off, I had seen but little of life before going on the stage; and since then I have seen nothing but the rosy sides so that cannot tell you anything exciting. Neither know of, ever showed any special taste for my father, nor mother, nor any relatives that I

music, I was the only one. My father, who was a merchant in San Francisco, met with a

THE Peking Gasetts of the 30th ulto. has the following;The Hanın Yellow River Com- missioner Hsü, in a memorial reports that the Yellow River has been so well repaired that | there is no fear of its breaking out again this

Autumn, and the stream is not so swift as it was misfortune, and my music-master suggested the In the summer. He has joined on his deputies stage, and promised to secure an opening for to take special care of the embankments." The

me. My father and mother were dead against Emperor expresses pleasure with Hat's successful, though. I shall never forget the state of labours and enjolas him to continue them.

excitement my poor mother got into about ber only daughter leaving home to wander about from town to town for the amusement of the populace. She thought it was the shortest cut to-you know. But she came round to it the consented; and I was off. 'It' was as "Fiametta? in "Boccaccio," I made my début Well, I don't think I did badly, for a novice: 1 ought to tell you I had had no proper tuition for the stage. But it all seemed to come quite naturally to me. Indeed, I think I was not surprised than anybody else that I got on so well. "What are my favourite speras, you want to know? Well, that is rather a puzzling question to drap on me all of ■' sudden, considering I know more than thirty. I like comic opera best "Girofle-Gircfl" and "La Mascotte," for instance, All the dies I play are original conceptions. don't think I have ever seen any of the operas in my répertoire played unless I was in them myself Before I started, I think I had only beed twice to the opera. You see, my father and mother were not only non-theatre-goers, but did not approve of my attending either. Perhaps in some ways it would have been better bad l' seen some of those riles played by others before I undertook them ; but I think on the whole it was

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THIS is the way in which Mr. Wise "goes for the ravenous water rats that infest Hongkong harbour and swarnt on board steamers before they come to an anchorage-Three of those choice specimens of degraded society known as boarding-house runners came before his Worship this morning and were. charged with boarding our venerable Romeo liner Memnon, without the permission of the master. They admitted the offence and were requested to "sate up" $5 aplece. The boatman who took them off to the ship was asked to leave a símilar sum in the

hands of the Magistracy abroff. The depleted Treasury is looking up ĺ

We learn from the N. C. Daily News of the soth inst, that the Consul-General for Portugal at Shanghai, Sephor Valdez, has just completed his investigations into the charges of arson brought against the brothers Pereira. About the prisoners were committed for trial at Macao, twenty witnesses were examined, and in the end

to which place they will be sent in a few days. Some misunderstanding baring apparently FOX stealing_aundry articles from the residence arisen wi h reference to the Consul's investiga- 11.00 of the Men, E. J. Ackroyd in Seymour Terrace tion taking place in private, it may be as well to state that In accordance with Portuguese yesterday morning, a Chinese marauder had to For B. face the music at the Matrasy this forenoon, law such preliminary proceedings must always

before Mr. A. G. Wiser His Wo kly paid "siz | be held ja samara. months with hard labour," and so it will be. $1.10

1.15 Two hundred and fifty dollars or three months' with hard labour, was the result of an investiga. 1.50 tine by Mr. Wodehouse to-day into the case of a man charged with being in possession of twenty-eight taels of prepared opium, and 1.00 retailing it, without a valid certificate from

Oplum Farmer,

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0.75 MANY of our readers who had the pleasure of passing a couple of evenings with the genfa and accomplished impersonater and mimic 6.75 Frank Lincoln, last month, will be pleased to

hear that he turned from Japan yesterday, routs to India, and willéonduct one of bis funeral a75 services at the City Hall next Wednesday

evening. ¡

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THE steamer Nanging, which arrived from 1.1o Manila this morning brought over Captain Dewar (late of the Irth Hussars), Mrs. Dewar, and crew of the yacht Nyanta, who have been living 675 for the last three months at Ponapé, in the Carolines, owing to the vessel having been 1.00 wrecked there on the 29th of July last. Full

particulars will be given to-morrow,

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THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme in the Public Gardens, this evening, from 8.30 to 10 o'clock: March............" SAIIIemire **

Vallejones” Öruss on Hunnorse” .............................Labliuky, - Matosciomon se" Fallon

ammusChassigns,

Aria & Tal... "The Harmonious Blacksmith” ......Handal. Selection.jām." Reminiscencer if Mandalacka “ „Gefkay.

better not. No one can, in any fairness, accuse me of copying." [Nobody admires Miss Plaisted more than we do--but bas she never borrowed anything from Emelle Melville -Ed. H. K. Telegraph.]

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Bifora Sir Jamış Ryszill, Chief Jystia.)

The October Sessions, formally opened on the 18th instant, were resumed today. Mr. E. 1. Ackroyed, Acting Attorney General, prosecuted.

operations are to be so greatly circumscribed,

within the space of the next half-year." This was issued in May 1888-now it is October 1790, and we have "What ?—a going concern (aughter) go; an abject admission that the whole thing is a fraud and a "frost." (loud applause). "It shall be directed to the other portion of your is needless to say,” he adds, "that my endeavors property, the tia mines of Sunghel Dus," The la fodus ry as prosecuted by thousands of Chinese in the Straite cannot be called mining proper, and it is only a case of good business management to assure success where the tin is so well known to exist in sich deposite as it is in Pabang" We have bad good business management" or at least we have | paid for it—and here we have an admission to- day that there is no payable tin where we were working. (applause).

and `our requirements for river carlage will be 10 much lessened, it is contemplated, if possible, to find a purchaser for this vessel. I need scarcely repeat the regret we feel at not being able to report the payment of the sams due us by the London company-we have come to the conclusion that it would be imprudentia complicate the position by taking legal proceedings for the moment, but it will, when I reach London, be my first duty to co-operate with Mr. Ewart in bringing about the best and earliest settlement of this business. We have paid-up of the Peajom Pahang Gold Company to authorized the £100,000 in shares of £r fully be issued in the names of John Ewart and W. G. Brodie, by which course, instead oflaving scripto bearer, stamp duty of 1.500, will be saved, and the advantage will be gained of the voting power being in the hands of yout representatives, With regard to these shares we may remind you, under the conditions of allotment, we are allowed to dispose of 20,000 three months after com pletion of the purchase and 20,000 during every subsequent three months. There were certain questions asked at the last meeting and remarks made with regard to Mr. Becher and his man

ich ber fairs and of the special duties for which he was sent to London. These remarks we consider were unjust and undeserved. Our London, committee,first appointed, altogether failed in bringing our properties lato notice with anyone, and after much delay, for which Mr. Becher was by no means to blame, he bad to take the matter up single-handed, and was authorized by us to do so, Had the Pahang Mr. Becher made a lengthy defence of bis market' remained what it was when we first | action in London, accuring the shareholders of arranged to send Mr. Becher home, he would | injustice to him, and of haring inflated the valps have "bad" an easier tank, and the result of his of the sharps to a ridiculous figure, negotiations would never have been criticised. On the resumption of the proceedings at 2.30 Mr. Becher obtained the beat terms he could inthe p.m. circumstances. These terms were placed before. The Chairman categorically dealt with the you and approved by you before we authorized questions put by Mr. Legge respecting the their acceptance. So far as the non-payment of London Company, Mr. Legge expressing com- the money due li concerned; Mr. Becher cannot plète satisfaction with his answETS, Another in fairness be held in anyway accountable." "animated-debate between the Chairman and I don't think I can add anything more; we are, Mr. Fraser-Smith followed, after which Mr. willing to bear any opinions and remarks that Brodie Terlewed the proceedings in floating the may be offered, or aaswer any questions."Baby Punjom Compiny.

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Owing to pressure on our space we are obliged to condense the remainder of the proceedings, which will be given in fall to-morrow.

The Chairman replied to a number of questions pit by Mr. Fraser-Smith, whose arguments, la a lengthy speech, were frequently applauded. Previous to the adjournment of the meeting over the tiffin-hour, agreed to on the morton of Mt. Legge, so there

AN AY Eorrespondent writes under date

ANOTHER FAULTY ORDINANCE. -much regret to announce October 23rd -

Wong Atak, found guilty by the jury last that Mr. G. W. Barke

** this day resigned from the Customs Service, and afternoon Monday of entering a housein Gilman's Bazaar "ha | with intent to commit a felony, was brought in the steamship Nawkiang, making

Count is sentence. eleventh tide-waller who has this year cast off | before

Mr. Legge am sorry to say that I found it. Mr. Becher followed with another vindication, the felters of our local Jonathan Wild. Some

14 delivering judgment, said that His lordship, t people pay their debts with the topsail halliards, it had transpired in evident that the prisgegy exceedingly difficult to hear the remarks made in which he disclaimed all responsibility for the but a few here have commenced to do so with had stolen nothing; the house in qu

tion WAY the Chairman, so that I must confine my non-fulfilment by that Company of their conting

Comments to the rengst and balance sheet as and protested against the want of sympathy that purpose during the holy war-the Amoy tide having left owing to a fire having broken out their pens, which will be wielded to some abandoned and almost empty, the tenants

The first point, and to say mind a very had been shewn to him. With regard to his waiters' crusade. It is strange that so many

over, is the position of the reports, he might have used somewhat sanguina Haikwanera are leaving the above port just seemed peculiar it was strange that a

next door. The case, taking it in all its bearings, London company-the Mahy Punjom, labguage in past years, but be thought now

weather," now; but of course it' is all attributed to the

police officer should, as alleged, conceal himmelfin could not hear what the Chairman said about it, then, that there were good prospects the cock-loft of an abandoned house and there but it seems that we hays received about £5,000 before the Company if they could set other the prisoner could not be considered to have stolen wait until a thief came in. Under the Ordinance frons it, According to the agreement they, Companies, with more capital, to develop

were to pay all the working expenses from concession. in the sense the word "stealing" was used in the

certain date, and since then we hard spent quite Mr. Fraser-Smith questioned his arguments, local law, so that, under the circumstances, a

£6,000, but received nothing from them. Who until conviction would beunjustifiable. There was flaw

Is responsible for that what individual? What The Chairman advised him pat to wreck the in the Ordinance, and it consequently did not security have you for the fulfilment of the promise prospect before le but had time to be completed. meet this case, which was an extraordinary one.

According to the report we, sro promfied company before it had bad to The man had been already six weeks in gol, an early settlement, and yous directors will Having regard to the expressions Mr. Fact in itself, to meet the case. He would therefore (Applause). I am certain that they should try to the meeting had received them, the Board and that would certainly be sufficient punishment, continue to use very effort to obtain it," Smith had used, and the sympathy with which discharge him.

get hold of some responsible person. Mr. Becher. had no alternative but to resign.

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Two Chinese, à man and woman, were charged before Mr. Wodehouse at the Folice Court to-day with decoying a litle girl, 5 years of age, away from its parents and selling it for $73 to a brothel procuress la Wanchal, In defence the man said the child "took to bim naturally," and he, being poor, had no alternative left him but to put it late "domestic service" in the usual way. The woman preserved silence, golden silence as it turned out. His. Warship jailed the man for nine months, while the woman obtained her liberty after depositing $100 in Court as security for her exemplary behaviour for a period of six months,

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The prisoner, who promptly opened fire, with choice epithets, on the police, the Bench, the Fress, and every one within eat-shot, was then allowed to go home.

THE PUNJOM AND SUNGHIE DUA

SAMANTAN MINING COM.

PANY LIMITED.

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"It is perhaps the greatest misfortune Mr. Fraser-Smith pointed out that they bad this unlucky mine (jalis) has ever suffered that better pass the report and balance sheet first, and our fosaces should be hampered, for want of not desert the Company liko rata jenying ♦ money to use the pumps, which sie now in sinking ship, Chancery," (laughter. We got pumps out to the The Chaliman denied the imputation-they mine-if there be such a thing there's mine only objected to alting under a raking fire. mine?" If London could not pay you, you were on their responsibilities, and pointed out that 10 why stop working? why boycott oir own Mr. Fraser-Smith again barangaod the Board still as fully interested in the mine as the London | advezug criticism did not mean wänt of con. CompRoy, and why not proceed with the work for dance A which you got the pumps out? That is a practical Mr. Legge agreed, and as proof moved the question, and requires practical answere adoption of the report and accounts, *Meanwhile it in satisfactory to know,” says tho jmy Mr. Wilcox seconded, only report,

THE Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. Daily Nawr writes on the 14th inst," The water on | the plain bas fallen considerably within the last few weeks, with the result that around the edges, Finest Old Jamales, Violet i

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become exposed to the sun's rays, there arise Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Gallon. THE son of Governor Lía Ming-ch'uan, says the malarial infiuences which are producing LIQUEURS.

Shanghai Afercury of the 18th inst., arrived to considerable sickness. Last week we had some

#that fonds have been sent to the mines Mr. Fraser-Smith moved that the following Benedictine Maraschino

Shanghal to-day on the steamably Cass from quite chilly weather, for which we were, indeed The fifth annual meeting of the shareholders for current requirements on the Jalis block paragraph in the report he not passed sing Curaça Herring's Cherry Cordial Formosa. This young grandes appears to have | grateful after the extremely hot and very trying of the Punjom aud Due Samantan Mining where the work is now being carried on at the mah Mr. H. M. Becher returned from London to Chartreuse Dr. Siegert's Angostura | been a rather troublesome passenger, for when summer through which wa, have just passed. Company origianlly fixed in Saturday, was expense of the new Company, and there is ergy | Singapore in the middle of July, and, has sinco Bitten, &c. coming up the river the vessel stuck on the bar, This week it is very warm again fn the middle held to-day in the Chamber of Commerce reason to hope that such will now be continued been to the mines, of which he has made a fall where it remained three or four hours, during of the day, and I am sure every one will be glad room, City Hall, the proceedings commencing with renewed energy. Necessary addition to inspection. He remained several weeks at which our distinguished visitor is said to have when the freezing weather comes to destroy some at noon-Mr. W. G. Brodie presided, and the. pumps, to deal with the recent increase of Panjom making the necessary arrangement ja been exceedingly impatient, and to bare reman of the causes of disease that surround us. The among those preacat were the Hon. Cater, have been ordered by Mr. Bechor, and alteration of the staff, and programme of operas strated with the Captain for not taking the ship | fall that has taken place in the water do a not- P. Chater, Mesas D. Gillies, and E before long the lower levels will be again tons contingent on the transfer of the Jalis up to Shanghal straight off. On arrival nothing materially affect the condition of the poor people, Woodis (directors), E. Jones Hughes, W. accessible, from which it is expected that the Block, after bich he lulted Sunghie Dus and would suit him but to be landed as close as for nothing can be planted this autumn, and they

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G. Morris, W. Judd, R. richer veins of ore lately discovered will soon inspected all the workings at that Concession, possible to the French gunboat Aphic, for which have the cold winter months before them. The Fraser-Smith, J. Sampson, E. H. Core-Booth, produce material for some retams of gold. He has now come to Hongkong and presented ble purpose the Cass was brought up the river and official relief in not satisfactory, if not shent in R. C. Wilcox, C. J. Hirs, W. H. Gaskell, (laughter), I think that that paragraph speaks for report, in copy of which you receive. Mr. Becher moored alongside that vessel. When the allowance, the gruel too often contains alumo, and R. Lyall, E. Solomon, H. G. James, G. D. linelt. Produce material for some retures of is now managing, the Forjom Pahang and budding. Mandarin left the Cass, the Apple produces disease and, sooner or later, death, Bo Scott, R. Talbot, N. J. Robinson, WM-B. gold "Necessary additions to pumps In this Company properties jointly an arrange fired salute, of three guns, to which the Cass that anything that can be done in an honest and Arthur, C. Jones, 9. A. Joseph, A. Lind G. Holmes, What are they 7 suckers ? ex boller tubes? I ment by which they all have the continued replied in like manner, after which she went reliable way undez foreign direction will be■: M. P.. Pariane, A. &. Cohen, G. H. Rotta, F. A. can't say, “Mr. Bocher returned from London to benefit of bis, services, with an advantageons down the river again, and took her accustomed great boon to the poor people to whom they may Games, E. W. Teney, S. Mandel, H. J. Scott Singapore,” no doubt; ** and "la tów, managing, division of his remuneration.? berth alongside the New Pers.

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