1891-02-05 — Page 5

No. 2761.

BIRTHS.

MAIL SUPPEMENT.

TAMOMBU

The Hongkong Telegraph.

Ai Ichang, on the 2ist January, the wife et Rov. G. COCKBURN, M.A., Church of Scotland Mission, of a daughter.

At Shanghai, on Thursday, 29th January, Mrs. Y. WOOYIDA, of a son.

At Shanghai, on the 25th January, the wife At Shanghal, on the 30th January, the wife of

of HENRY EDWARDS, of a son,

C. BRETFILD, of a daughter.

At Bangkok on the 19th January, the wife of the Rer. E. A. Eæron, of 'n son.

DEATHS.

At Bangkok on the 19th January, ANNIE C

the wife of the Rev. L A. Eiton.,

At Hongkong, on the 30th ulto., FLORINDA MARIA, daughter of Izedore and Florinda Leon,

ged two years and two months.

The

onghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1891.

HONGKONG SHODDY.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1891.

PART OF THE REASON

Justing weeks at a time and sometimes months

OUR Tientsin contemporary states that Daron von Seckendorff, Consul for Tientsin,

a

$6833+

SIX DOLLAR

PER QUARTE

pared with the same week last year. “As a rule there are a great number of cases of larceny and burglary during the fortnight pilor to Chinese New Year, but this year is, we understand, quite

agreeable exception,

or Peter on Ne Germans Eve for injury or is said that during the past week there have Shantung, where there are German Catholic beer but few cases of robbery reported as com missions which have been in trouble: THE monthly competition for the Fall Challenge Cup presented by Dr. Noble took place at the range last Saturday afternon, J. Carson, C, proved the winner for the first time with score of 45 points. Twelve members competed, A WELL-IKTORMED chrrespondent writes to the C. Daily News from Hankow, that Chang Chih-tung's attitude towards the Czarewitch has been entirely misunderstoo! and that upon receiving instructions from Peking to that effect, be will be only too ready to show every hospitality to his Imperial visitrie,

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WE are requested state that in consequÉLON of illness st: Government House, Lady Des Vœux has been compelled to postpone the Ball which was to have taken place on the 3rd inst Wheo chcumstances will permit, another date. will be fixed for the Ball, and of this des notica will be given at the earliest possible moment MR. T. JACKSON, the successful ex-Chief Manager (nobing succeeds like success) of the is borked to leave for London by to-day's Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, English mail. We regret that this popular citizen could not make it convenient to postpone doubtless he knows his own business best... his departure until after the Bick meeting, but... Vers, sap.

something in this dreary world worth Into the merits of Mr. Oprenummer's not only to throw our Governor into hot, but even Ir is notified in Saturday's Goseits that Mr. | Our Shanghai morning contemporary cheerfully. living for; something glorious to hanker mission re this Razorback, Gold andhelling water. The latter query is one which Alexande MacDonald Thomson, and Mr. Arthur remarks that no fewer than two hundred and after. Only picture it ye high-toned and Antimony Mine it la not necessary tondne but Liu himself and these who share his Wensbolt Brewin, Government cadets, passed ninety coffins have been used for burying those who were drowned at the burning of the "steamer sweetly scented mashers! By the gracious anter; 'It will be sufficient for our present refidence can suggest a satisfactory answer 10.theit. final examination in Chinese on the 8th

ultimo.

Shanghai in the Yangtize. Of the supply of condescension of the Editor of the Ching purpose to suggest that there is a farally a point, however, set forth as

coffins sent up from Shanghal, twenty-six were your weary hour at the Government this German expert's pilgrimage to "plant head-strong, progressive man, with a keen sense Mail you will now be permitted to fret likeness in various particulars, between the Governor's ¡policy is, that 'e bring ́a

sent back unused.

House terpsichorean extravaganza

a mining enterprise on a confiding English of public duty, whatever he considers will result arrayed in Court dress, whether you public and that journey of Mr. BECHER'S in benefit to his people he is sure to introduce have been presented at Home or not; another of the Fatherland's experts weregardless of cost and trouble. Whenever free of any extra charge you may believe-to dispose of the Punjom Com-hopposition to his plans comes from those who display your shanks in silk stocking pany's property, of which so much has challenge his progress on the path of duty, be what rapture I-and spe nobility in an been said in this colony. The result never givestway without a desperate struggle, embroidered coat and the richly-gilded appears to have been similar in both casesThis, of course, in far from pleasing to those sword of ancient chivalry. You may also, a crushing failure. Our excellent friends, bigoted Conservative, those complacent Boswells, carry a three-cornered hat under your left the local Directors of the Punjam Com- who cling to pertinaciously to the strings of the arm, in that elegant style which you will pany, have publicly expressed their satis-imperial Court-men wie desire provincini see illustrated in the latest fashion plates faction with Mr. BECHER'S negotiations in Governors to cringe to them like dogs before their at the select tailoring establishments of the London, but somehow or other the general masters. Having auch powerful enemies at Court, town. For one night only, whether you are body of shareholders are unable to see any through whose hands everything he wants must but a quill-driver in Government office, grounds for this satisfaction and look an-ais, Liu has on many occasions come out of the

bank, or mercantile firm, an assistant in commonly glum when the subject is men-struggle with anything but flying colours. the "rag" or tea business at a leading tioned. They also use very bad language

THWARTING HIS SCHEMES. hang or store, & nomadic broker or wild-regarding Mr. Bronza's success as a Take, for instance, Liu's attempts to improve A copy of the Regimental News for December cat company promoter in fact no matter commercial negotiator, and meet the terrenue of the island with a view to making reached us on the 3rd inst. The late issue is

ft. gradually, partially if not wholly, self-support- what you are professionally or otherwise, Director's congratulatory prophecles by aing, and raising its status to the level, in every explained by the liness of the Editor and the you are at perfect liberty to Imagine reference to the awkward fact that when respect, of other provinces, which have almost which professional journalists can throughly absence of the "Sub"-to excellent restons, yourself a grandee of the first chop, the great mining expert and manager left always been blasted by the short-sighted cour appreciate. We trust that the Editor's appeal Tur longer we live the more we learn, and wear Court dress-by kind permission for London to pave the Stock Exchangeters of the young Emperor, although hid they or assistance in bringing out this interesting Two members ni the. Force, canstables to wit,

with Punjom gold, the Company's shares met with that favour which was due, the imperial little periodical will be handsomely responded to of the Snail man.

ware quoted at about 630, whereas small extent and Formoss, instead of being Tires prefit of £5,000 made by the Trust & Loan revenue would have, been augmented to no

to-day's quotation being $3, and a purely miss Liu'schemes, out on several occaufams contemporary, is practically the result of only they are now practically worthless, burden to the State, would have been far other Company last year, says our Shangh il morning nominal even at that greatly thwarted

six months working, as operations" at the abbreviated figure. This may show a used bim pretty severely and slowed Censors to branches, especially Shanghai, were not com great lack of appreciation on our part, wield their pens in caustic memorials' calculated menced until last spring, and the books of all but doubiless one of these days the Funjom to bring ruin on him and the people he governs.b.nches, we understand, were closed on October mystery in London will be thoroughly is therefore, I contend, extremely probable Liu indignant, and he has chosen the only course

to the auditors to London before the Head Office may still have any doubts will be open to him in the circumstances, namely,

accounts were made up. thoroughly convinced of the actual vinual resignation of bis post, commonly in strength, or rather weakness, of what can as "retirement to recover health," Pitled be only be fairly described as an exhibition Formoss if Governor Lie turns his back on it of insane speculative folly which has no However, it may be that Liu is before his parallel even in the very varied record of pime at least it may be said that "a reformer local limited liability ventures: Details of hot without honour sare in his own house

and amongst his own people." the promoters' labors and perquisites in

OPENING OF THE KALUNG RAILWAY.. connection with the formation of certain of the British North Borneo Bascoes would and trains run over the road thrice daily, up to The Kelung line has been opened for traffic likewise afford very interesting reading, within half a mile of the port itself. On the day especially in view of recent events, and of the opening of the line the people (foreigners those shareholders who had taken active had railway big-wigs) celebrated the event steps in this direction would have placed in champage breakfast," where the health of the Hongkong public, as well as those Liu and everyone of importacice was drunk whosemoney has been sunk in these "wild-with great enthusiasm. cat" ventures, under a lasting obligation if they had successfully pursued their inquiries

and if we could only live lang enough and the China Mail continues to drag along its

There is something more; our fashion- discovery: Those of the life who may able colleague has made another startling lack the courage requisite to face the music and possible ridicule of unfeeling scoffers in a Court suit, have been care- fully provided for. The oracle again speaks:-"Another modification for men

one

a

have maid up $180 for the favour of a dischargo and clean bill of health. One of them has been rather "part" with their coin than lose the chance fully two years in the employ of this Gover

of getting into the Chinese Customs or some other employ where thero be a fair chance of

ment, but both he and his companion would

tance day may yet come when tattering-lily-of-fascination, if uneventful saplent SOLOMON in all his pristine glory will be a very bad third in the race for the Wisdom laurel wreath to the maiden Editor and his 'one reader. It is really one of the greatest of surprising wonders how a single head, and such a head yo godal— ] not gentlemen this journey, kindly observe cleared up, and those shareholders who that continuous disappointment has rendered 31st, in order that the results could be submitted THIS plaintive 'siffliction' is from the Skik

THE CAMPHOR MONOPOLY,

AT the Harbour Master's Office on the grd inst., before Mr. R. Murray Rumsey, R.N., two Europe firemen of the British steamer Oxford were cha fed will disobedience of lawful orders in Victoria harbour on the 2nd, and were sentenced to seven days' imprisonment each. In the case of two sailors of the same steamer, who were charged with mutinous conduct in Japanese us, jurisdiction, and the Captain was directed to war ers. Mr. Ramsey said the case was outside the Police Magistrat

promotion.

pas: There are people who have no fear of punishments of heaven, committing most, atro- cinas crimes, fearless of the laws of the country.

There is a class of people living outside of the West Gate who hire the poor to bag cipthen from the Charity Associations, and dyeing them yellow, sell them to the prople at higher rates for new clothes. It is hoped that the officials will deal with this grossly wicked people stringently and make examples of some of them." ADMIRAL Sir Nowell Salmon arrived in Singa pare on the morning of the 23rd, ulto; on board- H.M.S. Alacrity, escorted by the Mercury. The former vessel anchored in the Roads, but entering the Roads a little before eight o'clock, the latter proceeded direct to the Borneo Wharf. About 9 o'click Cat. Massy, R.A., A.D.C., pald visit on behalf of H. E. the Governor, and at eleven o'clock the Admiral landed at Johnston's by Capt Massy and conducted to Goverment Pler, Fort Canning saluting, and was received House. Sir Cecil Smith went on board during the afternoon, 1,74

can contain the marvellous amount of-will likewise be acceptable by many information on all subjects living or dead, searchers after dress, viz; the Marf which in choice and happy phrase and borough House dress and facings.. This epithet is to be found in nightly instalments, consists of a dress coat with facings and sparkling like dewdrops on's lion's mane cuffs, white or flowered waistcoat, knee- and illuminating the columns of that too breeches (of the same cloth as the utterly awful representative of Hongkong coat), black silk stockings, shoes journalism. This original, who in his own and buckles," There now, gallants of remarkable person combines at least a fair Hongkong! What think ye of all sprinkling of the traditional qualities of that finery? It is neat and becoming, the various ancient and modern celebrities Society Editor says, and specially suitable to wit, the worldly sanctimoniousness of to the present conditions of the colony, that pillar of truth, the Rev. TOBIAS And you can wear it all at one time, no SNUFFLE; the elastic political principles matter whether you have been "presented" and great mon' worship and toadyism of at Marlborough House or not. Probably the stiff-necked but supple-backed and you have not been honored so far by accommodating Sir PrTINAX MAC- gracious Royalty, but it will answer STCOPHANT; the well washed and carefully exactly the same purpose if you can only starched self-sufficiency of that most Imagine that you have bent the knee,' admirable type of arch-humbugs, and nobody will be hurt or any the wiser. Mr. PECKSNIFF; and the extreme And when the curtain drops on, the veracity and vivid colouring of the glittering scene, the Jubilee revelries, and Imaginative Baron MUNCHAUSEN;purna the gilded halls, and the fair women and the bald-headed. Intention of hiding especially the brave men in Court dresses his light under a bushel, and strives and Marlborough House suits, have given might and main; albeit in a rather halting place to the everyday shoddy we and superficial way, to construct a new all know so well, some permanent world of proselytes by liberally diffusing memorial should be publicly erected to the pearls of wisdom and chunks of worldly bensfactor of his species who deserves 0 information among a limited collection well of the jeunesse dorée, he has so nobly of the benighted inhabitants of this out-of-rescued from oblivion. A mud statue of the way, yet comfortable and remunerative "Brownie" in a Court suit with the motto refuge for officials too dazzlingly brilliant "Parva leves captúni animas ". would be an to be retained at home, and haven of rest appropriate ornament to Tal-ping-shan and the public at large will thoroughly. and by, in the shape of a great augmentation of THE magistrate was down on one Chan Kwit, testimony, We shall deal with this case

comber.

for: the lowly and lamb-like beach- and at the same time fittingly perpetuate This organiser of a new an exhibition of drivelling idiocy that is crusade, even with, all his talent and remarkable even in this home of abject foresight, has possibly just failed to quits | flunkeyism. If after all, some happy realize the situation; his Titanic intellect, possessor of the Marlborough House dress missing the most pressing needs of and facings has been quietly playing on the

.to the bitter end,

THE CONSPIRACY (3) CASE. In another column will be foundTM an official reply from Governor pzs Vaux to the public petition forwarded to the Officer Administering the Government (the Hon. F. FLIKING) with reference to what is popularly known as the Conspiracy Case. We refrain for the moment from entering into a detailed criticism of his Excellency's statements, opinions, con. clusions and decision; but our readers

so doing are the respect we owe to Sir understand that our only reasons for WILLIAN DES VIRux in the high position which he holds as the representative of the Queeninthia British colony, and as we have no desire to complicate by controversy in

became a thing of the past, the Governor haring A few daysagatheso-called camphor monopoly received telegraphic instructions from the Central Goverment to abolish it. The strange part of the business is that those who have systematically intrigued against the monopoly were those who first conceived the idea of monopolising "the ty but were out-bid when the farm was pat up to public tender. · Perhaps those gentle men will explain why they changed colour so quickly?

CANTONESE PLANTERS ARRIVE Cantonese have come to Formosa and leased During the past year several well-to-do large tracts of land which they have planted with rice, tobacco, sugar-csue, coffee, indigo and other products, which must, turn out trumps for the Imperial Maritime Customs, revenues by

intend to petition for vast estates in the interior export duties. At an early date these planters whereon to extend their operations on a large scale.

As to the projected Bangkok-Kerat railway, the Bangkok Timer lesne from an Authoritative source that ince an contracts have as yet heen. completed with any of the several railway con- trictors now in Siam, and as it must necessarily can he prepared and sent in-fovernment has take another month or two before their tenders decided to postpone the ceremony of turning the first sod until early in April next (the Siamese | New Year), when it is expected that all the con- tracts for the work will have been given out, AN inquest was held this afternoon (3rd inst.)át

***VAN N Victoria Goal upon the body of another unfor

the effects of an attempt he made upon his life on the 28th alt... Mèusts, F.-F. Carion, A. J. Gomes, and G. E.-Miller were present as jurors, After the usual details of who, what and

examination on the body of the deceased. The whence the deceased was and came, Dr. Cantile was called and said he had made a port mortem

THE Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph tunate Chinaman, who died inat night from

ratuen his begs to

cordial thanks for the numerous, telegrams and letters can- veying expressions of sympathy, and kind wishes; which he has received since his release from Victoria Gaol. At present he li the will for the deed; but in a few days he hopes unable to do more than ask his friends to necept in be once more battle harness, when those who have, through good and evil report, trusted in his good faith, will not be disappointed.

cause of death was arpkyzda, which had been brought about by the deceased having made an attempt upon his life by hanging. "The fury gave a verdict according to the medical editorially later on.

a brass, hisge, worth 40 cents. He admitted A HANKOW correspondent writes to the V. C. the offence as well as two previous convictions Daily News: Da foreign bankers in China on the 3rd inst. Chan was charged with pilfering

for larceny. Mr. Wire pruted sentence ever examine the Chinese that is written on the A gentleman of the name of Hui has obtained which he must undergo hy enduring fourteen time notes come into my bands on which have of alx months hard labour, the beginning of backs of the notes they circulate? From time to

A GOLD MINING CONCESSION.

community in dire distress, and over- | weakness of our editorial colleague for the public press a matter of right and wrong concession of a gold-field at Pa-tau (Kelung | days solitary and "ditto" for the last three | been written" most `Insulting remarks about burdened with the hidden difficulties of a express purpose-well, to him we give the bearing such grave issues, a question of district) and the Government has gracious weeks of his incarceration,. We would direct foreigners Sometimes these remarks refer to

problem which, he has told us, has greatly exercised many powerful minds in the brilliant and select circles of rank and fashion for which the colony of Hongkong has ever stood pre-eminent in Britain's Colonial Empire, may even have ventured beyond its natural capacity In daring emulation of Julius Cæsar (or some other defunct prodigy whose great ambition was to be ableto say "Alone I did it"); however, In missing the substance he had better luck with the shadow and has at least achieved something. As a Jubiles poet play-actor who lived unhonored and unsung, but who was spared the indignity of being made Companion of St, Micker and Grozor of that ilk, tritely remarks

No human qually fe so well wors

In warp and wood, but there's some law in't.

And so we must e'en be thankful for small mercies, and will end this prologue by singing that touching hymn #Oh let us be joyful p

free suggestion that after he has donned his tasty costume and aired himself auff ciantly he should turn right-about to study for a time that expressive and instructive story of the masquerading jackass who played the goat in the lion's skin.

MINING VENTURES.

they are simple filth thrown at foreigners fa general. In any case it seems rather undesirable for bankers themselves, to re-issue notes which

6ris L. write a five-

the attention of the Governor to the folly of the bank which has fasued the note; sometimes forcing a man to become a criminal for such a.

Tiz sint of a water pipe gave way on Saturday paltry offence..

morning on Bonham Road, deing considerable mount of damage. This, no doubt, is only beginning and is what any casual observer could have foretold long ago. From the manner down by contractors who are new to the business, which the pipes have been and are being laid and under oversaers who are as intimately to this work, which they are supposed to super acquainted with the difficulties appertaining visc, as a Chinaman is with the moon, wuch occurrences as that of Saturday last can only be expected. At present the pipes are laid covered I hear that extensive operations" against the with large stones and rubble and as soon as they savages are to be commenced forthwith upon begin to settle the joints, asanatural consequence, the arrival of "braves" frond Yangisto ports.

consented to waive its right to levy royalty on serious general importance involving the the proceeds of the first year's working, so as to liberty of the subject and the inherent give the enterprise & Me British flag, which can only be satisfac opinion that did the Central Government give rights of every man living under the Taking everything into consideration I am of torily settled in the open light of day in a Liu carte blanche to conduct the affairs Court of Justice. The Conspiracy Case is of this is and as to him may seem fit, and not ended; practically it has just entered onld him for two or three years in the develop its most interesting stage. After nearly rent of various enterprises, grant him eleven weeks' close confinemsat in the with, and thereby afford security to all respecta a few thousand braves" to crush the savages hospital of Victoria Gaol, Mr. FRASER- ble, inhabitants of this "Island state," then remarkable of local criminal prosecutions, be a source of great profit to the Government SMITH, the principal victim of this most there can be no doubt but that Formoss would has been released by order of the and a happy field of Industry for millions of Governor, strictly on medical grounds: China's teeming population, his hapless companion in misfortune, Mr. G. W. WARD, is still a prisoner. The Editor of this journal owes a solemn duty to himself, to his unfortunate colleague, and to the colony, to lose not moment rendered necessary by the verdict, of a in obtaining that public vindication majority of the fury and the sentence of the Chief Justice. This end can be from Shanghal. achieved without any very great difficulty;

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LOCAL AND GENERAL SERIOUS failures of native banks are reported

Team with ran

we only seek justice and fair-play, and Tax returns of the number of visitors to the City surely in a British colony we shall not ask Hall Museum for the week ending Feb, 1st, are: in vain for what are proudly acknowledged-Europeans 144, and Chinese 3,359; total 2,403 to be a Briton's rights all over the world! Meanwhile we ask the community of THE Cesarewlich will arrive in the Famia Hongkong and our friends both at will remain in Singapore two days, leaving then Aseva, at Singapore on the 3rd proximo, and Home and throughout the Far East for Bangkok.hung the mat to suspend their judgment on this case

give way. RTS

they certainly would not issue if the offensive matter scribbled upon them had been written in English. I have before me dellar note paid to me at the bank, from which it was originally issued, which has on the back hong which is too nasty to translate.. something referring to the devils of a foreign

vapors in the fams of "Fragrant Waters" in the THE dear old lady who weekly advertises her Swill, had 'em bad, on Saturday, and whilst trying what to her must have been an acrobatic feat to be funny, fell short of the mark and disarranged her bustle considerably. (for wa presume it is in that quarter that she carries her brafns), What the old woman's object was is evident to all, but she was on the wrong scent, and in her reference to Howers of Australian thetoric (which was not only erroneous hat of thetoric on to the wrong country. Not that very bad taste) "Brownie" fathered the 'flowers the gentleman aimed at would not have been proud to have halled from the land of the Brownie, ons part of whom, by the by, was Southern Cross, but he only points out to seen skulking in the background upon the occa ten referred to, how far she is out in her reckon But after all the fault ja not hers: she has bean ing and what a fenny" shohas made of herself,

temor, turned upside-down, and faside out, and to enmercifully ridiculed and held up to cos made to look such a contemptible old wom that we have, metaphorically speaking, wiped that no wonder she has turned at last; but now our office floor, with her, we once and for all bid the lady a Snal good-bye-val Brownic

A Ma, ADOLPHUS OPPENHEIMER, & German Jew if we mistake not, came up for examination in the London Bankruptcy Court the other day. ADOLFHua had come from that favored land of the Golden Fleece, Australia, on much the same errand that Mr.BECHER of Punjom renown went from Hongkong in '89-to-dispose of

ADMIRAL Sir Frederick Richards, the new line of New South Wales, and entered mine, the Razorback Gold and Antimony

Admiral of the fleet on the China Station, arrived into arrangements with Lord ROTHSCHILD

Bengal on the art olio. As soon as the steamer it Singapore by the P. & O, mail steamer to transfer the property to an exploration

was signalled, Colonel Burton Brown, who in company for £60,000. This Company

the absence of Sir Charles Warren is the Com Now for the play! so thats off. As a eventually declined to purchase, on the

went out in the launch Queen and met Admiral mander of the troops in the Straits Settlements, final contribution to the Jubilee rejoicings alleged ground that the property was too

Richards on board, before she entered New it is intended to hold a Fancy Dress Ball small for their purpose; and some other

Harbour channel. On the wharf waling the at: Government House, and of this fact similar schemes also fall through. When we were accidently reminded the other Mr. OPPENHEIMER left Australia negotia.

the retiring Commander-in-Chief of the Chins danival of the Bangal were: Admiral Salmon, morning by having visit paid us by ions were pending for the disposal of the

the puncipal officers of H.M.S. Alewelly Mar Station's Capt. Massy, A.D.C., to the Governors representative from the leading local mine to a projected company for £90,000, fashion emporium who kindly Invited of which sum the promoters were to receive

tury, Caroline and Plover, and several civilians, us. to come and see the goodly show the comparativ trio of £30,000 as their until its true merits have been exposed to Our Rangkek contemporary the Times aaya and after the customary greetings on board, the The Bengal was moored alongside about & am of raiment of this and other ages, shares This affair also: fell through, in the world. We promise that the that the new Naval Dock at that port is already two Admirals proceeded in the Governor's car the dresses of kings and courtiers, etc. consequence, Mr. OPPENHEIMER sald, of bis vindication will be thorough and complete doing good work and rapidly paying for the cost riage, which was in attendance, to Government which had been specially manufactured for Australian creditors having taken posses--and may Gon defend the right.

of its construction quang aner kron Bull ganas House, -Admiral Richards, holsted his flag the. the occasion. Then it came upon us with sion of the mine on the strength of a

pa tn plang sama day,a- the force of a run-away avalanche, and on ↑ receiving order. Under examination, the

MR. F. C. BSHOP, late manager in Shanghatów looking up the local Court Journal, allar the would-be vendor, stated that one, third of

of the Chartered-Mercantily Bank, has been SAYS the N. C. Daily News of the 20th "China Mail, we found the Editor thereof had the £90,000 was certainly a large

promoted to the port of Inspector, Mr. C. F January —It was generally known that thi already announced to the fashionable proportion to go to the promoters

Rowband will take charge in Shanghai: Trust and Loan Company of China, Japan, and world, with due solemnity and becoming of the proposade company, as the

| | 1015 dettad metal 13 al the Straits, Ld, had been doing a splendid regret, "that many powerful minda ara | only expenses" they were, to defray

Tax Shanghai Mercury" "hours" that Admiral, business, and that the high hopes held out THE GOVERNOR STILL WANTS LEAVE, VO greatly exercised as to the dress which were those of floating, the concern;

Belknap, of the United States Navy,Is te transter. In its prospectus : were being, realised, in The may be worn on this State occasion. but he plaintively remarked that he was a Governor of this island, though recently reproved been expanded on the old erant to at has up for eagerly anticipated, and it is gratifying to know His Excellency Lia Ming Chaun, the energetić | Mia fing to the Monacacy, a mum of $7,000 Having | first déclaration of dividends has been accordingly, We would stop to shed a tear at this stage stranger to the country when he came to in an imperial decies for lack of respect for the the Admiral accommodation.

that the Directors are in a position to declare a In sympathy with the proprietors of the England, but his subsequent experience Dragos Throne has again memoriallied the

dividend for 1890 of 16 per cent, on the ordinary "powerful minds, but that little ceremony showed him that it was impossible to start Emperor for permission to retire to recruit bir Tax Custom Canton have received tale founders share. This is subject, of course Died in Hospital Ex...

wel oporror shares, and of 8 each, or 800 per cent, on the has not been provided for in the acting an English company to take ovar^any health; any reliance is to be placed on public' | graph

ce, from the Commissioner at confirmation at the meeting to be held on the site vanation en frans edlison of this latest comedy and therefore i klad of business, without giving the lên 1 | opinion, he may eventually 'gain his objec", but It has necessarily to be omitted. And now share of it to set of persone who bac 20 His Imperial Majesty will taterate the main in official circles it is gravaly doubted whether

Keeble and his wife were smiler of Tankinwhileon karis, Fram proza The net profit for the year, is "fland toe haberás a Torre of such an obaiinate altitude

Tom Keeble was Assistant 485,000, which it is proposed to divide as In-Paticals remaining in Hospital on est Lode Customs at Lungchew, under parang a

Joseba yo Fred February ganapatinheng. recently to be married. Dividend of 16 per cent, on ordinary, on a SuCat Patients; new criesHIS POS 100 the 16 á January) IN:

Ogn, the wedding day and two days later Reamer for Haiphong

PAGE FORMOSA,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

TAMSUI, January 24th, 1891. -

"thie Archimedean, fever,” comes to the interest, wastover in the property, and tenance servant. Many of thou Wi

rescue with a grand rush and wins on the | sm

post by a head-and a pair of Jong ears. thai the

It may be interesting to know he saya!

with patronising urbanity," that Court dress ma

hter in court he added.

to receive nothing at fairly versed in the numerous difficulties

Parenthetically we which his Ez, is surrounded, sincerely hope allowed to wonder, franlt of this fresh memorial they turn out tru

may. Be worn by any gentleman," whether certain concern In, which a deal of local for him but others again who many cherian

be has been presented At-Home-

La invested and which it is rumoured hopes for the welfare of the one matr For may balera, very, long, be submitted to their apprehensiveness respectin luch

done wordtthing for Tormosa, cannot con soul-Mirin/artisture, and omer up a Lendon investors will meet with a like fata, ATTEMPLE 100 DULANa Imperial lavo

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