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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1891.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-Slaçe this has hocsmá v | when avglected, and may lead to accidants | always tha'caso in moving the thrust black to legal question I would recommend every one of - dareiving the most serious consequences. Of take up went with the old style of bearing för

couran there are accidental repairs, which are | fear of heating, you to vole for the adjournment and we will hold their respassible for asr Money | occaalaned by stress of weather, racing of who may be found, legally responsible. This | anginos (over which engineera kuve no control), Company is not insolvent. We want to know occurring under ordinary working conditions, what has bean done with the money taken during or from apme defect that could not have keen foreseen. Experience differs very much the time the hotel was running, Monay was taken in so fast that it was actually in contemplation as to the importance in detail of waar to pay an interim dividend. Let us adjourn sine and text, because of the different types of die, gentlemen. It is very unfair to ask us machinery employed, and the varying nature of to come here and commit ourssives to a the service upon which atsamera are engaged. | grave policy, as the Chairman wants me to do, To any one who has been brought much. leto without a proper, authentic knowledge of how contact with, the repairs of steam machinery, it we really stand, financially.

The Chaliman-It is useless our continuing talking. Apparently the other gentleman prescsi

·don't express their viswa. · I'ask someone te second the amendment,

Mr. Fraser-Smith--You can't propose an amandment. You must pat my amendment first. You are quile out of order (loud laughter),

The Chairman-I propere the following resolution as an amendment: "That the charter be confirmed." —Mr. Fraser-Smith—I hope no shareholder will"

be stupid enough to second that (laughter).

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The Chairman-warn you, on the responsible advice of our solicitor, and the knowledge 1 hava myself, that if this resolution is not confirmed to-day, lo-morrow a petition will be presented, and in all probability granted, to wind up the Such being the circumstances I hope Company. the amendment will be passed. If it is mot passed it is not the fault of the Director,

Mr. Fraser-Smith-Your propésal' has not even been seconded i (roaswed laughter),

A farcical attempt was made by the Chairman to Indace Mr. Cheung Kal, one of the Directors, to second the resolution, and a long conversation | In Chinese took place between him and the other Chinese shareholders, Mr. Fraser-Smith and others keeping up a running commentary. At last Mr. Cheung Kai was understood to second the motion, but Mr. Fraser-Smith insisted on his standing up and mying he did so, upon which Mr. Cheung Kai stood up and said I think charter more better"—(applause and laughter). Mr. Fraser-Smith said that was not seconding the amendment at all. Finally Mr. Harma seconded, and on the so-called amendment being put to the meeting five held up their hands in Its favour, nine vollng for the motion to adjoum, While Mr. Cheng Kal was having « tifs-a- tel with other Chinese shareholders, the following conversation passed between the Chairman and Mr. Fraser-Smith,

Mr. Fraser-Smith—We can't wait all night, Mr. Chairman.

The Chairman-Allow me to conduct this meeting, str.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-If this coercion of Chinese Directors continues, we shall know where it all

comes in.

The Chairman The proposal has now been seconded by Mr. Cheong Kai |

Mr. Fraser-Smith—I decline to accept that form of seconding. He has not stood up. He has not formally seconded. He merely says "chatter more betier" (Lond laughter and con- fusion).

The Chairman-The resolution is before the meeting respecting the issue of debentures.

Mr. Fraser-Smith—I beg your pardon. You're just corrected me; you insisted it was an amend-

ment.

The Chairman-I should say the amendment respecting the winding up of the Company. The question is, will you carry the amendment to wind up the Company

Mr. Fraser-Smith-l protest, against this non. sense. You are not in order. Please take note of my emphatic protest that you are not moving an amendment. It is the original resolution.

The Chairman (tothe Secretary)-Please note that, Mr. Secretary.

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HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following in the report of the Board of Directors to the ordinary yeatly meeting of shareholders, to be held at the effice of the Company No. 14, Praya, Hongkong, on Mon. day, the 23rd February, 1891, at noon :--

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To the shareholders of the Hangkong ind Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, Gentlemen,-The Directors have now. Account for the half-year ended 31st December submit to you their Report, with a Statement of Act

The total receipts for the six, months are $904.355,29, and the net profit, after paying interest dec and all charges, amounts to

$236,158.85

10 which has to be added the balance brought forward from last account .... 26,736.35 $263,895.20

and from this have to be dedacted—

Directors' leen Auditor's fees

$4,500,00 400.00

4,950.00

leaving available for appropriation... $197,995.30 The Directors recommend that a dividend for the balf-year of 7 per cent, or $109,375, be paid to the shareholders, and a bonus of $10,000 to contributing shareholders; that $75,000 be written off from the value of the New Dack Kowloos, $15,000 from, the Cosmopolitan Deck, $25,000 from the Aberdeen Dock, $5.000 from Steam Launcher, 85,000 from the Pilot Fish, ad the balanca $3,510.30 carried forward to new account.

perienced in finding dock accommodation for For some time a difficulty has been · Ex- small vessels at Kowloon. With a view to meet this demand the Directors have decided to lay down the "McDonald" slip, and the cost of doing so will be about $35,000.

The health of the European staff at Aberdeen has been vary, wasatisfactory for some years, and so far as can be ascertained, the insalubrious site on which the dwelling house is built has been the cause. Your Directors have therefore deemed it advisable to erect a new bungalow on a more open and healthy situation. This work in nearly complated, and the cost, including the

sea wall, will be $7,500.

DIRECTORS.

Mr. E. L. Woodia has been appointed Chair- man for the current year.

AUDITORS.

REVENUE ACCOUNT, To Cost of Labor, Material, and Working Expenses at the Com- pany's three Establishments.....$635,496.51 Interest... 25,114.85

Less amount trans- ferred from a/c. Filipinas.

,, Fire Insurance ...............................

Crown Rant ........

11,177.04

Office Expenses, Salaries, and

Reat of Head Office....

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Cost of Printing New Telegraph:

Code

Drawing Office Expenses and

Salaries Telegrams u Proat

daughter through the French Minister of Foreign affairs in Paris, preferred charges of abduction against Roux. The latter will be extradited shortly. The two girls are prisoners under the caro of Manuel Griçin, Janitor of the Municipal Palace.

Two years ago Roux came to Mexico under another name. At that time he was accompanied 13.047.81 by another girl, a member of a respectable family B41.16 of Paris." Altar remaining a long time in the 1,460.5 City of Mexics Roux placed the girl in a dis-

orderly house here and ran away with some of her money. In order to entrap his last victim, 12,663.121

Helaine Germaine, Roux published the following advertisement in a Parisian newspaper:

1,056.co

"A. fatully from Nice, at present in Faris, desires to secure the services of a refined young 2,114.00

lady s 637.29

companion." $35,258.XS He received many answers. Hé engaged Miss Germaine for 40 france a month to accompany his supposed wife, who is the other woman who came here with him, to Nice.

$904,355.29

By Gross Earnings of the Company's

three Establishments.$900,-73.45 Towages, Net! Earnings........... Transfer Fussian Bonus on premia, &c. ......................

3.724-14 158.00 194.66 $904 355.29 D. GRIJES, Secretary.

We have examined the Baoks and Vauchers of the Company, and certify that the above statements are in accordance therewith,

THOS. ARNOLD,

FREDE. T. P. FOSTER, J. Hongkong, 16th February, 1891.

Auditors,

THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION.

MADRID, January 11th. The man arrested at Olot on suspicion of being Padlewski, the murderer of General Silverskon is exhibiting symptoms of insanity. The police lack convincing proof of his identity, and French police agents are on the way to Olot..

LONDON, January 12th, The authorities at Monte Carlo are seriously alarmed at the attacks of the Parisian press and suppression of the gambling "hell" Mgr. Theater, the growing demand throughout Europe for the Birhap of Monaco, has issued a remonstrance against the reckless manner in which the extablishment is administered, and the busty interment of suicides who, though not entitled to the rites of the church, should havé a respectabi Lurial.

from France, England and other countries in A number of persons have arrived at Monaco

search of missing relatives new believed to have We have received the subjoined letter from perished there, and the Potter's field is anxiously London direct, and publish it with pleasure as it inspected by them, although they find it difficult objectionable maintenance of old-time slavery bable that France may take advantage of the affords a great satisfaction to find that the to get any information. It is thought at impro is receiving such consideration from the classes, public feeling aroused to selzs the little prind injuriously affected, as mus inevitably land to pality and annex it to the republic, The Prince general recognition of the right of mankind to is lo much dread of such action. At the sam One day's rest in every seven. With strongtime he hesitates to reduce his revenues by backing at Home, throughout the Australasian Colonies and India, there can be no doubl whatever of the local Marine Officers' Association succeeding in winning for themselves that right which has been too long denied them-rest on the seventh day.

MISSION TO SEAMEN, Strand, London, W.C.

16th January, 1791.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONKONG TELEGRAPE," DEAR SIR, I have the honor to inform you have received many and strong complaints from that the Committee of The Missions to Seamen

captains, officers and crews of British merchant ships, and from clergyman and other friends of The Accounts have been audited by Messand in H.M.'s possession abroad, especially sailors in various foreign and colonial ports, Thos. Arnold and Fred. T. P. Foster. The frem Hongkong and Singapore, as to the pre- Directors recommend these gentlemen for re-

valent practice of working cargoes In such barbours on what ought to be the day of rest, and the consequent cessation of worship on the Lord's day on board the ships in which this labour takes place.

election,

W. H. FORBES, Chairman,

July to December, 1890. CAPITAL ACCOUNT,

JSSITS, Aberdeen.

To Value of Aberdeen Docks, as per last

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statement $150,000.00 Amount expended on

New Bungalow and

Sea Wall during last.. six months.

3,482.50

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Among the principal repairs to bollers are the renewals of furances, combustion chambers, and tubes, and the to-riveting and caulking of seams and butts In the bottoms of the bollers. As in the engines, design may be held partly responsible for excessive tear and west, insufficient spaces for cleaning, unequal distribu- lies of stays, and the placing of bats and seame in inaccessible places where they cannot be attended to, and often when the workmen arc ❘ unable, even when building, to make a zubotan- scores abundantly evident that engines from tial job. The greatest attention should also be different makers, doing exactly the same work, given to probabin unequal expansion by arrang Involve their owners in very much higher oring, and as far as possible, remedies in the form lawer expenses for repairs, as the case way of away comers, the position of man-koles, be. This being in, it is manifest that there mountings, etc., should be carefully countdared

wit be some radical cause for the grant difference the one to facilitate repairs, cleaning and inspec. in the comparative cost of maintenance between | tions, and the other so that jelata can masily” be the engings of the various makers. It may ba | re-made, also the capacking of cocks and glands. faulty design, inferior materials, or unskilled To bad workmanship may be attributed the workmanship; but from my own experience, I rosewal of rivets, paring, caulking, and patching, am inclined to baileve in the first-named-eavin-which continually ga on in same bollers; this, "A faulty desigo maana khart bearings, badly | kowever, is gradually being reduced awing to the proportioned pumps and pipes, improper arrange- greater care which is exercised in the selection ment of working parts, unsound or defective of materials and in attention during construction, forgings er castings, and inattention in select=" to the more general use of drilled holas, and a ing the most suitable material for each discontinuance of drifted holes. Thase, with the class of work the engine has to perfosan. mechanical appliances saw in use by nearly all Consideration of these causes naturally leads builders, tend to the production of first-class to the question-What are the best means of bollers. Corrosion, I think, may be considered as reduring this wear and tear? I should say a

the most serious difficulty both the ship-owners longer stroke, an lzcrease of guide and bearing and those in charge of marine bollers have to surfaces, having regard to the different pressures, experience. It ennus expense, delay, trouble more consideration given to the facilites for and danger, and decreases the efficiency of the attending the machinery while in motion, and by boller, as reduction of pressure, il entire or part, anticipating what will be required before the ranowal of the paris affected, generally follows steamer arrives la port. I would say that the stvere pitting or corrosion. To prevent renewal of crank-shatin is one of the heaviest curration many methods have been tried, but Items in a steamship's repairs; therefore the I think that zinc, either in slabs or electro- | greatest attention should be paid to the true gens, have merits of their own that cannot line of shaiting while the vessel is in port, be disputed by the majority of engineers, Το practical marine engineers, there is no There are two ways of stopping this corrosion: wonder that a crank-shaft should fail through one by rendering the water non-exciting, and being unduly best or strained when bearings the other by taking advantage of a fect observed get out of line with each other, or when uneque in electricity, which is that when two metala wear takes place, and when the hall of the vessel of dissimilar characters are immersed in a alters its shape through the action of the sea or liquid, capable of chemically acting on one or usequal distribution of cargo, often intensifed both of them, and are at the same time con- by the flexibility and springy nature of the halls accted togeiber by means of a metallic connec themselves, which the tendency of the age in to tion, that metal which is most acted os build too light. Some shafts do, of course, becomes the corroded element. When it from fatigue; the material of which the shaft advantage of this electrical fact, the method, as

break through bad forgings, and others is wished to stay

Corrosion by taking is composed is subjected to such extreme hard stated previously, should be to employ złac. work that it becomes crystallized to such

This will, if ruficient quantity be used, give good an extent that its vitality is exhausted, when results; but sometimes too much is expected, Its fallure may be expected at any moment, from say four to six plates in a boiler of about In accordance with clauie Go of the Articles A great improvement has been made by the twenty-five to thirty tona, If four times this of Association, Mesars. L. Presnecker and F. introduction of built crank-shafts, but sill we quantity were used at first, and supplemented Dowell retire by rotation, but being eligible. have instances of them giving way; also by the from time to time as it was rendered ineffective-offer themselves for re-election, use of white metal in main-bearings and crank- it would be found that corrosion would be pre- pis journais, as the shafts then run smoothly, and vented. Pittingis much more difficult to deal with, with less friction and tendency to heating. and from my own experience of electrogens,. Steamers can be driven at full speed for any As patented, they are the most effective length of time without having any water on the both with pitting and general compaion. bearing, and that could not be done with I had the pleasure of being associated with shafts working in gun-metal. The heating of a Mr. J. B. Hannay, the well-known chemist, the Crack-pin, or main-bearing next the crank, has inventor and patentee of electrogens. I made the effect of damaging the material of the shaft,the first electrogens, and the first trials of them. generally at the fillets, or in the angles of the in the boilers of the steamship Grecian, one of cranks. When the outer surface of the fron a line of steamers I was connected with, hot, cold water, at often a very low temperature, with most satisfactory results. The electrogèn La suddenly poured on, and the metal previously is a ball of zinc, with a copper bar through expanded is suddenly contracted, and on repeti- the middle as a conductor; a copper wire tion of this treatment, flaws show of an serious a Is fastened at each end of the copper bar, character that the shaft, has alther to be con the other end of the wire being secured to the fron demned, or if not seen too, often gives out at sea. where most convenient. Cleaning the surface The gun-metal bushes are also broken from the

and soldering firmly was adopted at first, but it sam same catie. Of course many shafts have been was found that the wires carried away when the or inferior material. From experience I think. Etting a small pin iuto a tapped, bole, was tried condemned through original faulty construction boilers were cleaned in port, an another plan, that a dexible crankshaft is infinitely superior and proved more successful. So long as that to the shafts now in as that is to say, it contact remained perfect there was a continuous would allow itself to slightly bend or unband in electric irregular bearings, without a tendency to break It cannot be expected that the bearings should wear equally, as all the conditions are unfavor- able

to that end. The forward webs of cack crank in this flexible shaft would be bashed with brass and lined with 'white metal, the crank pla to work loose on the same principle as the skaftlag fitted in paddle steamers; this would increase the cost of crank-shafts, but that would soon be made up by the facility is finding out at once at what end of the Crankshaft brasses were wearing down, Instead of by the presunt expensive way of disconnect. ing shafting to find sut if the shafting is in tree line; it would also add to the lives of crank shafts, compared with those at present in ase. Propeller shafia are also a very expensive item to shipowners-not like crank-shafts from break-ing to muck, as from badly fittad propellers, and corrosion where the shaft la exposed between the liners in the stern tube. The greatest care should always be given in the proper fitting of the propeller on taper, as when water gets into the propeller-boss, corrosion to set up at once from the action of salt water and brass liners, which often deteriorates the shaft, and reduces it in diameter to such an extent that it becomes unserviceable, A vessel breaks or damages her propeller at sea; she is hurried lato dry dock, the spare propeller rarely fits properly, and sufficient time The Chairman-In the alternative there it is frequently not given to have the work so another resolution to be proposed. The first carefully executed as this vital part demande, resolution having been lost I propose now that the common results being a looss propeller the Directors be authorised to wind up the Comanda shaft that is promptly condemned. Again, all propeller-shafts should be lined with pany voluntarily.

brass throughout, to protect them from the sea force and cesresion, which goes on to suck Inside the stern tube, as by the water an extent that propellersbalts have give way laside the stern tube, breaking the latter and damaging the hull to an extent that has even caused the foundering of the steamer, The meat circumspect supervision should Grea circulation is supplied for lubricating the always be exercised by engineers to sea that a shaft, as the liners will wear much longer, and also the lignum vife in the stern bearings, attention to this most Important peint. adopted lately is to heral the inner edges of the Another very simple method that has been brass liners, where the centre of the shaft is the lateresting paper he had read to them, and Mr. G. Peebles complimented Mr. Boyd on

body of water that remained when the edges young engineers who wished to rise in their схровос

which has the effect of stopping the recommended that it be taken to heart by all of the liners were left at right angles to profession (applause). the shaft. It allows the water to find fis way along the shaft, giving free circulation enough to arrive too late to hear the whole of Mr. John Mitchell said he was unfortunate corrosion the piele, electively reduces the the paper, but by what he had heard he thought.

that goes en at that part of the påuít. Boyd was rather down on the designers. The propellar-beas should always be re-cassed He did not consider that just, because many Mr. Boyd said-In venturing to bring before the diameter of the outer brannsleeve, and a care designers had seldom the opportunity of again yau a paper on this subject, I do so with vary ful fit made, so that it may be jointed thoroughly seeing their work, whereas if they had they could great difidence, distrusing my own powers to watar-tight. A good fitting India-rubber ring no doubt remedy the defects which others found deal adequately with it. I shall, however, be makes a very good joint, and the neglect of this to exist. abundantly satisfied with my afforts if I succced most important part of the fitting will allow In stimulating engineers to look at what I regard water to pass along the key-way, and thereby spoke and Mr. Boyd briefly seplied and again Messrs. Gilles, Kew, and Gillanders also its practical points of interest, based on my correde the taper on shaft, as well as the key, spoke of his experience of electrogens in the own experience, Though the commercial aspect Many propeller-shafts have had their outer ends steamer Grecian, maintaining that they were of this subject is much too important to be renewed from this cause. To bore hele superior to zinc plates and that the reason they Ignored, I purpose confcing myself simply to the in the boss and fill up the recess with wers not more in general use was owing to their practical polute which will be of race faterest to tallow is a very good preventive. Thrust expense and the difficulty or attention of fixing You, It is perhaps desirable, at the outset, to hearings also cause large amount of trouble the wires. give some classification, and in doing this, I and expense, and in my spintos no part will divide them into two classes of repairs of the propelling machinery has been so much namely, wear and tear, and repairs rendered neglected. The latest form, the horse-shoe necessary by faulty construction or bad material pattern, in a step is the right direction, but a Under the head of wear and tear would come maskers do not fit rings at blocks so that they can all the repairs necessary by filction of moving be adjusted or aed opto-work well, and the parts, as cylinders, pistons, slide-valves and are continuously giving trouble. With thrust faces, piston rods, valve roda, glanda, bearings, rings of this new pattern, with sufficient bearing pumps, pump chambers, and also by the attriton muriace bat tight-fitting in block, and not passing fulde, such austeam-pipes, water-requiring adjusting screws, the rings could easily pipes, cocks, etc. The repairs of injuries that be reversed instead of lining up at once, causing Bry traceable to strains, form a largo pari iné našlety to the anginoër tu ohargaj 3D WIT

Mr. Harms was then understood to second the 10-called amendment.

The Chairman continuing the business of the meeting, said ask you, gentlemen, to signify your opinion by a show of bands.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-Will you kindly explain my proposition first-my amendment f

The Chairman-Mr. Fraser-Smith has pro- posed an adjournment sins die.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-To get you to forward the detailed accounts of the Company's affairs, (Hear, hear),

The Chairman-Please vote on Mr. Fresar Smith's original motion to adjourn sina dia.

The result was that to voted in favour of the adjournment and 5 against it. The Chairman thereupon daclared his amendment lost and Mr. Fraser-Smith's motion carried.

Mr. Fraser-Smith--Have you any alternative proposition to propose?

The Chairman-Nose whatever. The destrac tion of the Company Her at your door, Mr. Fraser-Smith.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-Rubbish! We shall soon ses, all about that. Meanwhile I shall to pleased to assist the shareholders, financially

and otherwise.

The Chairman-A petition will probably be presented in Court to-morrow,

Mr. Fraser-Smith--I will take care of that. If neceriary I shall have counsel in court to

morow to look after our interests.

Mr. Fraser-Smith-The meeting has been adjourned- sine die and nothing farther is legal (hear, hear).

Admidat loud laughter and general confusion the meeting then adjourned sina dia..

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.

A well-attended mesting of the members of the above institution was held last evening at their rooms, Praya Central, when a paper on "Repairs to the Machinery and Boilers of Modem Steamships was read by Mr. Ja W. Boyd, M.I.M.E. The President, Mr. D. Gilles, occupied the chair, and szid he was pleased to see as many members present. Mr. Bard would read a paper which he felt sure would be Interesting to all of there, and he had great pleasure in calling upon him to do so.

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exposed, and the pitting entirely ceased. None but the very best quality of cylinder olls should be used, as there is nothing that statis pitting in mailae boilers so readily as the ingredients used in making up cheap lubricating oil The reason that electrogens are not more in general use is owing, firstly to the expense, and secondly to the extra attention required to the 'fixing of wires; but if shipowners were aware of the benefits of their use they would adopt this method, which lengthens the life of a boiler and saves a large expense under the head of tear and wear. I am also of opinion that when repairs be- come necessary, they should be done in the most the cough and complete manner, and not by merely covering or patching up defects that alterwards show themselves, and cost far mor money to shipowners than is at all necessary. This is a fact that cannot be disputed and to which shipowners can testify; where they have had efficient supervision, the ships have proved most economical, not only for repairs but la a large saving in coal and stores. This is due a great deal to alterations and im provements made in the working parts that designers cannot foresee, and are only discovered by Actual practice. Modern steam engines and boilers, like other important inventions, have shown a gradual development from comparatively simple and rude appliances to the highly-finished and complex machines of the present day.

contented myself with pointing out a few of the As this subject is a very broad one, I have most important repairs found necessary those which cause most expense to shipowners and the greatest trouble to maine engineers and trust I have been fortunate enough to convey facts which have come under not only my own la e practical manner a few leading and useful observation, but that of other members of this Institute. (Lord applause.)

The Chairman invited members to make any remarks they might think proper, and he was sure the speakers would be listened to with pleasure.

be did not quite agree with the paper that Mr. A. Bein in the course of his remarks said had been read. With respect to electrogens he thought they were too expensive, and he had found ring plates to answer all purposes with good results.

Mr.

The Chairman proposed a hearty vole of thanks to Mr. Boyd for his interesting paper, which was carried with loud applause.

Gillies for presiding, which was carried.

Mr. Walker proposed a vote of thanks to Mr.

Mr. Mitchell proposed that the paper be printed and a copy circulated amongst each of the mem bers, and that a bound copy be kept in the library of the Institute,

was carried unanimously.

„The proceedings thun terminateds

The Chairman seconded the proposition, which

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Kowloon.

292.00

„Value of Kowloon Docks, as per last statement....... 646,479.76 Amount expended on New Sea Wall „Amountexpended on Extension to Mould- ing Shop.......... Amount expended on New Verandah and Drainage to Dwelling House...................

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457-34

2,138.07

New Dock.

Value of New Dock,

zs per last statement, 678,824.76

Lese amount writ-

ten off last six menthe... $0,000,00

Cosmopolitan.

Value of Como politan Dock, as per last statement... 339,365 97 Sundry Machinery ́added fast six months

$32.99

This is a fruitful source of unhappiness, dis- content and demoralization on board ship. preventing many respectable English seamen from continuing in such trades, their places being filled by foreigners, including Africans and Asiatics, whose foul liven still further debase moral conduct under the British fag.

abolishing the famous gambling den whose managers virtually control the principality.

The firm of J. E, and M. Clarke & Co., the South America railway contractors, has falled to meet its bills. The Habilities are £1,000,000 and the assets £400,000.

Throughout Great Britain latense cold weather continues. In addition dense fogs are general, but there has not been any reore show. In the Hebrides, or Western islands, the thermometer is several degrees below zero. The Continent is still suffering from snow-storms so severe that several express trains between. Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin and Vieans are showed up. The mails have been considerably delayed

dominians Sheikh Gamaleddin, an Anglopkobist.- throughout Europe.

The Shah of Persia has execited from hie

The Duke of Somerset'is dead.

PARIS, January 12th. For the first Instalment of the new loan only 141,000,000 frances are required, but the deposlis amount to 2,340.000.000 francs. The subscribera for large sums will be allotted about 5 per cent. Eighty-five per cent. of the deposts will be returned forthwith. The Credit Foncier applied for the whole amount of the than and the Credit Lyonnais for double that amouct.

The Seine and other French rivers are frozen, except in midstream. The harbor at Geneva is frozen over for the first time since 1830, and all navigation is stopped.

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dinner last evening was stricken with apoplexy, Baron George Eugene Haussmann while at and died a few hours later.

[Haussmann was one of the most noted figures

To their honor, soma shipowners and mer- chants forbid this working of cargoes on board their ships, and give their officers and crews the day of rest when in port; yet this individual acilon places these few owners at a pecuniary 152,483.50 disadvantage in competition with their less con-

siderate rivals in trade. In many rades this of the second empire. His rise to power and demoralizing practice does not obta

Influence was almost phenomenal. He was Happily, also, there are many reign and when he accidentally came and notice of prefect of a small city in the south of France Colonial ports in which the Sunday working of Napoleon TIT. The Emperor recognized his cargoes is either expressly forbidden, as in some Australian and New Zealand ports, or is greatly capital, where be soon became an indispensable natural ability and transplanted him to the diminished by the operation of a tax on Sunday (as rument to his reign. Under Haussman's working of cargoes, as in Bombay harbour; or immediate direction the architectural transforma is very saldom practised, as in Scandläsvlantion of Paris took place. He superintended the

649.467.17

628,824.76

Tug, Launches, and Lighters. Value of "Pilot Fivi,"

as per last statement 25,206.00 Less Amount written

off last six months 5,050.00

Value of 8 Steam' Launches, Steam Lighter, Cargo Lighter and Boats, as per last statement ... 36481.83 ,, Cost of rebuilding, No. 6 lautcbante Cost of New Launch at Aberdeen

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Less Amount written off last six months Sundry Debtor

2,493,92

2,930.18

41,884.93

5,000.00

LIABILITIES.

waters.

The missions to seamen are universally Investigating and considering this matter, with a view to officially suggesting that the restrictive rules found to operate beneficially, in some harbours might be more generally enacted.

Thanking you for the manly position you have taken up on this important question.

'Yours faithfully,

,

WH. DAWSON, Commander, R.N . Secretary,

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

PARIS, January 11th.

erection of the Grand Opera, the Hotel Dieu, the Museum of Antiquities and numerous other buildings.

BERLIN, January rath.

The Frelsinnige party has resolved to propose fo the Reichstag that the prohibition against the importation of American bacon be abolished.-

THE SHANGHAI CONSULATE- GENERALSHIP.

The N. C. Daily News of the 12th Inst, has the following:-

Mr. Nicholas J. Hannen, formerly of Shanghai, and now Judge of the British Court in Japan, has been offered the post of Chief A question of much interest is how the invitaraual, an attempt has been made and is still Judge and Consul-General at Shangbal. As 333,698.96|tion of the United States, asking France to be being made to keep the new arrangement and respresented at the World's Fair in Chicago, will the names of the officials who are to succeed Sir be received. The matter will necessarily come R. T. Rennie, Mr. P. J. Hughes and Mr. R. A. before the Ministry first, Undoubtedly, the Mowat, a complete secret ; but this is a tradition McKinley bill will be brought up. A prominent of the Legation at Peking and the Foreign Office member of the Government said, however, that in London. the McKinley tariff does not treat France so severely a some countries-Germany, for instance. This may tend to give a more friendly reception to the lavitation than would otherwise be the case. Furthermore, the recent elections. in the United States lead us to hope for France In the course of the next Congress. Then it would be bad policy for France to decline to be represented at the fairs and bearing in mind how Hberally Americans patronized the Paris Exposition, he said he thought the invitation would meet with good will.

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It was perhaps thought better not to make the change public, until Mr. Hannen had definitely accepted the post. The Consul, and Assistant-Judge is to be Mr. George Jamieson. Both these appointments will be heartily welcom ed in Shanghal. We shall all regret the officials whom the change displaces, and we adhere to our opinion that the new scheme has grave faults but as it has been decided on, and new officials have to come, we are at liberty to stata our opinion that no two more satisfactory appointments could bare been made. There have never been more popular, and justly popular, residents here than Mr. and Mrs. Jamisson and their family, and to have them Hannen and their family, and Mr. and Mrs. back among us will do much to console un for the loss of those who leave IN ON their arrival, and for the defects of the scheme that brings them. There will be a general wish that Mr. Hannen will accept the position, he has done so will be received with universal and we can assure him that the news that satisfaction; only tempered by the regret wa ball feel at the departure of the present Chief Judge Consul-General, and Assistant

To-day's newspapers of all shades of politics concur in expressing congratulations on the success of the new loan, as proving the wealth 36,884-92 and power of France. Over 210,000,000 france Cost of Material on kand........... 624,639.81 Government schemed admirably to insure the 183,309.67 of the lost was subscribed in London. The prestige of the loas. Everything was done to $3,627,513-79 secure the applications of small investors.

NEW YORK, January 11th, The Star's City of Mexico correspondent writes: The polica of this city have made a very important arrest in the person of a distinguished looking Frenchman who gave his name as George Roux. He arrived in the city two months ago, accompanied by two very handsome young Judge, and the disappointment that we cannot Women. By their appearance it could be seen at Cantos, is not to come back here se Consul but experience that Mr. Alataner, now Consul that they belonged to the higher class of French General. So strange is the scheme which the 102,095,63 spelety, as they lived in

money lavishly, though in a most respectable Przi remarks editorially on the 4th instant, grand styls and spent Foreign Office has matured, that even the Daily 13.758.41 WAY. They soon succeeded in being received that it cannot but think that the Daily News

the most select Mexican circles. Their happiness lasted until the police arrested

has been misinformed.” Roux on complint of the French Minister in

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this city. It seems that it was Roux's customIy the sufferers from Consumption, Scrofila and to entice pretty young girls from their homes in General Debility will try Scott's Emulsion of France by offering them diamonds and Imaginary Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, they wealth in America. Having brought them will find immediate relief and a permanent "emas the ocean, he would place them fa dias benefit. The Medical Profession in the various orderly houses. It in claimed that he has ruined countries of the world universally declare it a large number of families of the better class in semedy of the greatest value, and as it is very: Paris and the principal cities of France.

palatable One of the two young girls he brought to this sensitive stomach, and will never fail to give can be readily taken by the most, city fe named Melaine Germaine. She belongs relief and comfort to the sufferer. Any Chemist to a family in the French expital, who aftar can supply it. 8. Watson & Co. (Ltd.), agents haring found out the `wkerombouts of thrif↑ in Hongkong and Chian-{ddvi