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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED,

DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C. Sole Agents for Hongkong and China, ""LEMOINE" NATURAL CHAMPAGNE,

FOR

(Without Liqueur.)

AWARDED PRIZE MEDAL, PARIS, 1889.

THE Special Features of this Pure Cham

pagne are:-

THE

THE HÖNGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1891.

Samuel grinned, the Registrar General gronded, and the Q. C with a flippancy all his own, opined that it would be best to consider the whole matter de novo this break out in a dead tongue is the result of John. Joseph's wrestlag with the midnight of and coolly proposed that the Hon. Samuel, Stewart-Lockhart, and Brother Ede should be appointed as a Board to investigate and report. “Agreed to with startling unanimity, but nobody knew what they were voting for, nor do they know now. Next, please.

The smells from some drains in Mosque Ter.

Small-pox, it swems, is raging in Canton and Macao, and the effective method the Hongkong Sanitary Board adopted of preventing the disease from being introduced Into Hongkong, was in Instructing the Secretary to address the captains and afficers of steamers plying between Hong- kang and Canton and Macao, advising them to exercise increased vigilance and report any easy found at once. A tras bil', na we live-and

then the Board went home to dino, each member

Ws have received from Messts. Kelly and Walsh a very handily bound and clearly printed notes and references and a copious index, by Mr. copy of "The Magistrates' Ordinance, 1890,"with Andrew J. Leach, barrister-at-in. Mr. Leach bas evidently devoted a good deal of time to this only of the legal fraternity, but of the community useful compilation, and deserves the ibanks nat

likely to get as a recompense for his labours.' at large. That is about all. Mr. Leach is over

THERE are twenty-six monarchies and twenty five repubiles la the civilised world to-dar.

Sixteen of the republics, sre is South America. In ten years' time the monarchies will be reduced to six.

was the sole author of " to Darkest England," STEAD bar written slating that General Booth and that he (Stead) "merely revised the work and reduced its bulk." Only a newspaper sub- editor can thoroughly appreciate the Ingenu-

ousness of this statement.

CLERGYMAN: To little boy on the Praya “What! must I see a Ettle boy fishing on the Lord's day? You can't look me into the face you are ashamed of yourself, that is a good siga. there is still hope for you" Boy: For 'Eaven's sake shut up-don't yer see I just got a

2nd-Its Delicacy, due to the first pressings | he had been told there was a great deal of sick. / He is practically unknown to the masses ; with staver for crimes and offences against their nibble ?"

was a vary severe measure, and was much abused. The Marshal calls his amnesty merely

only of the grapes used: the later pressloga make the wine rough and coarse, and necessitate

3rd-Its Natural Dryness, which is not Well, friend Ede, if you didn't know about the George Bowen, and his bealth has prevented his an act of reparation, not one of grace.

the use of liqueur.

race were the next course, and the irrepressible 1st.is entire freedom from the usual sugar-Ede, who appears to spend a considerable proper. candy, ect., consequently it in fresher, cleaner, tion of time that belongs to his employers' in and more wholesome, than the Liqueured smelling around the ces pools of the colony, sald champagnes.

ness in that quarter, but he didn't know whether the drains had anything to do with it or not.

drains, and if you were only told about the sickness, you ought to have exercised wise discretion sad kept your mouth shut. You don't often chuck out pearls of wisdom, and on this occasion you seem to have only succeeded in making a goat of yourself Strangely enough the legal whirlwind didn't tell Ede and the other ante-dilarian spouters that hearsay gossip wat no evidence, and that his respected colleague was only holding himself up to ridicule. Why

aggressive, making it more appetizing than satisfylog

4th-No liquear being added, the process of re-corking is very rapidly effected, sobre mag the large loss

acid gas-the most valuable property of Champagne.

Champagne should always be drunk cold; but to half freeze a light, delicate wine by putting it into an ice-pill for the best part of an hour, lato destroy all its fine vinous properties.

In former years, when heavily Liqueured Champagnes were alone obtainable, à good freezing was necessary to hide the nauseans sweetness of a ten per cent. dose of sugar-candy and alcohol; but consumers now demand a wine Red to natural sweetness or alcohol- sparkling vintage which can be taken freely at luncheon or dinner, and which will improve, rather than destroy, the appetite.

Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 10th February, 1891.

BY APPOINTMENT.

WINES AND SPIRITS.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED

WATERS.

Our New Factory has been recently refitted wilk automatic Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are well able to compete in quality with the best English Makera.

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised

in the manufacture throughout.', LARGE BOMBAY

"SODAS"

We continue to supply large bottles as heretoforo, free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary sixe.

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COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first stener Issuing after receipt of order.

FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and the full amount allowed for Packages and Empties when received in good order.

Counterfoll Order Books supplied on applica-

tion.

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG,"

"And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.

The following is a List of Waters always kept ready in Stock ;-

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

LITHIA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

GINGERADE.

FOR some months past, and at the present time. the honourable (that's the official handle) the Surveyor-General has allowed Calue Road to be turned up-side-down by ■ well-known

and tricksters give their last show" to-night. THE Royal Japan Troupe of jugglers, balancers landowner who has a couple of plots or so near

Breezy Point. The road, at that most dan The champion (7) Japanese wrestler Uskichi

gerous and unprotected point, is now cul is going to be taken up by one of time out of

clean in half, and a reckless apology for a bridge has been constructed over a veritable carriage cracks", who state they will "ding him out of the best of the kind that we have ever szen outside

interests, and we mention the matter in order the ring. The performances of this troupe are trap. This is going a little too far with publle of Japan, and as such we recommend those who

that should a serious carriage accident happen to that vicinity which is very likely. Indeed have not yet bean down to Bowrington to go to- night. Kennedy's Thus, which starts from the-It may be on record that we called the Clock Tower at half-past eight o'clock, is a great convenience to those who, like our weary man- seeing especially where bewitching musmas about-town, have a decided weakness for sight rie with the sterner sex for the coveted palm in remarkable feats of agility and strength,

| MARSHAL Deodoro, da Fonseca has done away fancylag himself as important factor in the with the last vestige of slavery in Brazil. On the 28th of November, the anniversary of the daily existence of Hongkong. Great Cæsar |

Issue of the Emancipation Laws of 1871 and Governor des Vocus has yet done nothing in 1885, hundreds of former slaves still undergoing this colony that will give his name and refimaleng sentences nader, the exceptional Inws of aything beyond the most ephemeral existence. June 10th, 1815, received a full amnesty. This law had for its object the punishment of the the classes (the Lord help them) he is said to have earned a most unenviable unpopularity.

masters and the members of their families. It He le pet a universal female adorer like Sir

personally acquainting himself with the rank and file of the people he is supposed to govem He knows little or nothing about the Hongkong people, their modes of life and political and social aspirations, their conditions and prospects-in fact, all he knows is what he has been told, and those who told him know exactly as much and no more than His Excellency. Plain-speaking, but tras. The Hongkong Government, in its small way, is one of the biggest siams on the

Service is an imposition on pubile good nature face of the globe; every department of the which, in the United States for instance or any ong of the Australasian colonies, would not be tolerated for one day, We loclude the Courts Justice, which loudly call for a thorough cleansing without further delay. But the biggest existing fraud to-day is that emasculated society chattering ninsies known as the Sanitary Board. If Governor des Vaz wishes to erge from his retirement, and is in suffi- ciantly good' health to do so, we strongly recommend him to lasugurate a problic resumption of the duties of his high odice by at once and without hesitation suspending the functions of these so-called Sanitary authorities, until steps can be taken to summarily abolish a stock of the colony. The sooner the foundation public body that has rendered itself the laughing.

is laid for a Municipal Council in Hongkong, the better will it be both for the Government and the community. And the only difficulties in the way are a few contemptible teadies and parasites of a past agr, who ought long since to have been allowed to quietly languish in their own impotence.

this backsliding, most reverend knight of the Holy Apostle? The Secretary was instructed to call upon the owners to redrain the premises, If Hugh McCallum were not an especially decent Scotchman-a „rara `avit in Hongkong-we would recommend the owners of the houses là question to ask for the Sanitary Board's authority and slot of other things, but as matter stand-well, lot the thing rip. If the Qof were stuck into one drain and his worthy colleague Ed Into another, and kept there hermetically sailed for three months, it would do the Sanitary Board and the colony as well

an Immensity ef ginod..........

Dr. Cantlie, in a special minute stating that a case of small-pox had resulted fatally at the Tung-wah Hospital, wished to know if such cases were allowed to be retained at that

Institution: The Secretary said a number of small-pex wards were isolated from the main building, the other Sanitary experts knew nothing about the matter, and the curtain was rung down la solema silence The Hou, Samuels prasumption he didn't know anything, alibough he is Surveyor General and President of the Sanitary Board--that the new hospital. hulk | Hygeia would be used for small-pox cases,

clinched matters.

The water supply was the next item, and as nobody seemed to know anything whatever, beyond mere hearsay or uncertain speculation: as to the probability of a scarcity of water for public needs, or of the actual provisions made to prevent such a catastrophe, the discussion resolved itself into an undignified personal rencontre in which the President, the learned One, the Registrar, and the Secretary all chipped

in. Revalt-xil.

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

A SUBMARINE bost, in which it is clximed that men will be able to remain twenty-four hours. under water, la being built at Detroit,

A CANADIAN newspaper winds up a description of recent hanging by saying, "the whole proceed. ing was without an unpleasant Incident."

Tary say that a lot of the Anointed Heads of Europe, Serene Highnasses from the same sphate and such likes gaudy persons, are about to present Wales with a round robin, requesting him not to know his bosom friend Barou Hirsch, the banker, any more'; to which the much þarrass- ed "Koming K."" wiil probably reply with, a request to be bought out of his financier's tolls. Unless somebody does something pretty soon we shall bear of Hirsch floating the Heir Apparent as a limited liability company on the Duc of Plaza-Tore system, and what joy, this would bring to our local financial world, some marabers of which seem willing to sell their souls for the privilege (1) of becoming Royalty's parasiten. "THE North China Desk Hong List for 1891 office of the North China Herald, Shanghal. It has been courteously forwarded to us from the comes rather late in the year, but that is owing to the desire of the publishers to include in it a lot of information that was not available unill well on in January, and which is of paramount general guide in specially compiled. In addition Interest in Shanghai, for which Settlement this

to a plan of Shanghai and its environs, and a fairly accurate map of China, the "Hong List" contatur a directory of Shanghai, the Northern Chinese Ports, and Corea, and a vast deal of useful information regarding the Chinese Government departments, high provincial au- thorities, Custom's regulations, etc., etc. This handy guide should be in every office in the Far

East.

attention of the authorities to the matter and emphasised the numerous complaints which have been sent in to us by a number of people who have had uncommonly pRITOW ESCAPES while driving to and from West Point recently,

thanks to him and the staff. Iam sorry he is not present to-day to receive your thanks for. the magnificent report be has been to instru- mental in producing. The constant fluctuations in silver during the past six months must have made his duties, at times, very onerous and

robject facts and figures les Anxious, but you Have the results before more on this subject: facts and figures testify very amply to the services I have referred to. Mr. de Bovis took over charge on the 1st January, and will remain here until the return of Mr. Noble next autumn; in hìm you have an able chief and one in whom the Directors have complete confidence. Your Directors have

to

regret the loss of an ·oid and valued · manager in the person of the late Mr. Edward Morris, who had died in Yokohama last aaluma. Now, gentlemes, I have bat one more matter to touch upon, and that is in connection with the financial troubles in London' at the end of last The threatened collapse of probably the fargest commercial house in the world last Novem her caused almost a panic in banking circies: this catastrophe was, through the able manage- ment of the Bank of England, happily averted. Invitations were made to the leading banks in Londen to participate in a guarantee to the Bank of England, and in this your Directors #t daca consented to ́share ;we have come under a guarantee to the Bank of England to the Baring Bros & Co., and I am glad to be extent of £250,020 on account and is the able to inform you that we have it on good authority that the liquidation is proceeding very satisfactorily and that there is every reason to anticipate that no call on the guarantors will be made. I think it is but right that we should here record our appreciation of his services, and our thanks to the Governor of the Bank of England, who so promptly stepped, luto the breach, and by his timely and energetic action, with the assistance of the Government, averted one of the most serious financial and commercial crises of moder tloves. Is conclusion, gentlemen, I have only to add that the business of our Bank goça an very satisfactorily. We are satisfied that the increase of our capital was a wise step, for we find employment for all our funds.

by the Bank. Before moving the adoption of answer any questions that shareholders may the report and accounts, I shall be pleased to

A TELIURAM from Munich gives the Gnancial Accounts of the Passion Play in Oberammergau, The net profit amounts to 300,000 marks. This sum was sent by the bank in Munich, which'

Oberammergau under managed the affairs, play. Next day the salaries of the actors were police escort on the Wednesday following the

paid. Two thousand marks fell to the share of Mater, who enacted the the Mayor,

and as much to his the past of the Virgin Mary. But the village daughter, who if we mistake not, played, in dissatisfied. Taxes are being levied at the same time for the State and for the parish, and the portions of the players are very much reduced. In Munich the opinion is expressed that the Passion Plays will have an ugly sequel, and small wooder either: fancy an irate Jesus walizing round with a club looking for the treasurer who had not anted up on pay day. I

#phaspal part; 1.300 to Our repert is the best that has ever been issued

HONGKONG AND 'SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

The ordinary yearly_meeting of shareholders in the above named Corporation was held at the City Hall at noon to-day, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1890. There were present:Mars H. L. Dalrymple (Chairman); J. S. Moses, H. Hoppius, L. Poesnecker, T. E Davis, J. I Keswick, D. R. Samoan, C. J. Holliday, W. H. Forbes, St. C. Michaelsen (Directors); F. de Bovis (Acting Chlef Manager), C. P. Chater, A REPORT recently issued by the United States. Bell-Irving, M. S. Silan Sanson, H. N. Contul General in Egypt gives some interesting Mody, E. C. Ray, W. H. Ray, R. A. Gubbay, Information descriptive of the system of hatching G. Gubbay, A. McConachie, E. Sharp, C. de eggs by artifical heat, pursued in that country Champeass, F. Henderson, S. L. Darby, from time immemorial One establishment W. H. Young, E. J. Cox, H. Gaskell, visited by the Consul was wholly constructed of D. McCulloch,

Coxes,

G. Stewart, S. A. Joseph, long, 6oft, wide, and 16ft. high, and was provided with 12 compartments or incubators, each The Chairman sald-Gentlemen, the past half capable of hatching 7.500 eggs, or altogether year has been a very profitable one, and a glance 90,000 at one time. The number of chickens at the figures of the report we have presented hatched in this manner throughout Egypt is must afford estimated at 75,600,000 and would, under ordinary circumstances, require 1,500,000 mothers. We give these particulars for the benefit of some of the public men of Hongkong, and would point,

gentle way, how much more out to them, in a fillingly they world be employed in tending the motherless chickens of Egypt than in their present capacities.

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wish to put to the chair.

Mr. C. S. Taylor asked whether it could be

arranged that Hongkong shareholders desirous of realising on their dividend warrants in sterl ing in London would be allowed to do so? Ha was under the impressins that such an arrange ment was mooted some years ago, but he did not think it could ba dose even at the present time. He asked the question because he noticed – warrants were invariably issued bearing the words "must be paid in Hongkong ia dolara"

written across them:

The Chairman-In reply to Mr. Taylor I have to say that if he or any other shareholder desires to draw on dividend warrants in London_they can, presumably, de ro by notifying] the Bourd beforehand.

Mr. Taylor-How long beforehand ? The Chairman-The notice should be given before the end of each hall-year.

Mr. Taylor- merely put the question because Hongkong shareholders appear to be at a disadvantage as compared with London shareholders. If, for instance, a. Hongkong shareholder has 100 shares and realizes on them here, and he has reo in London and realises on them there, he will got the equivalent in dollars on his London, shares---* - good deal more for the later than for the former. I think it is only right that we in Hongkong

holders at home.

Public latrines were the next teaser, and by 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, sun-dried bricks, mortar, and earth. It was 7oft. Taylor, J. & H. Cox, H. F1 8. Green, C. S. should be placed on the same footing as share

Ax Emergency meeting of St. John Lodge, No.

Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for a alclock precisely. Viilting brethren are cordially lovited.

J.

JUDOR (to small witness)-Do you know the nature of an oath? Witness-Oh, yes, sir. I am office boy in the Hongkong Telegraph office and have to answer the telephone every few minutes.

ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission steama-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels hoisting code pennant C between 9 and 10.30 am, on Sunday to convey men a shère to the 11 a'clock service, returning about 12.30.

certain unfathomable means the Registrar had discovered that some evil-minded persons had favored the erection of public latrines for the purpose of depreciating the value of private pro. perty, and when the property had been thus depreciated the conspirators at

once pure chased the property and lo and behold ! the labrines immediately disappeared. 'No || by heavens we are not joking; this most Munchausen-like statement was actually made In sober carncat, by the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Registrar-General of Hongkong, Member of the Legislative Council, etc., and heo Tar dwelling house of Mr. Day in Jubilee Street followed it up by a proposition prohibiting any was broken late last night by burglars. Some body from opening a latrine for public' una with- | wearing apparel and a clock were taken awAY, out the sanction of the Sanitary Board. We but the clothing was afterwards found on the pause to take a breath for a few minutes, to roof of a house in the vicinity. No arrests have

as yet been made, enable us to think over this fatest charge of criminal conspiracy.-There now! we have recovered by the aid of a little stimulant of a liquid nature. Mr. Nathaniel J. Ede, the fore. man of the jury in the Conspiracy case, seconded the Registrar's resolution; he said that he had himself lately heard of such attempts at Is depreciation of property having been made. Was

No Credit given for bottles that look disty, or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used again by us.

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

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

UBSCRIBER TO

"THE HONGKONG

MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE,

LEGAL Definitions.-Teacher-"Explain the difference between law and custom. Boy (who owns a sail-boat) Accordin' to law, a steam. boat must give the right of way to a sail-boat; but cording to custum, the sali-bost has got ter make tracks or get smashed.".

C. A. Ozorio, and others.

our shareholders, the utmost satis-

The Chairman-If Mr. Taylor will leave the matter with the Board I think it will receive due consideration.

Mr. Taylor-Certainly. The Chairman-The matter will have the consideration of the Board of Directors. If there are no further questions I beg to move the adoption of the report and accounts as presented. Mr. D. McCulloch seconded, and it was carried unanimously.

DIRECTORS...

faction: the evidence of the continued steady development of the Bank's business and the handsome balance for division cannot but be When I addressed you very gratifying to you. six months ago it was anticipated that the prospects of the half-year would prove very bright in results, and this forecast has been amply realised: in addidon to our usual dividend of 1.10 per share we are able to distribute a bonge of a like amount vice Mr. A. P. MacEwen, who resigned on lear this division of profits) and to place 3 lakhs (the new shares participating pro rata in ing the colony Caro of dollars of reserve I will only refer to

Mr. George Coxon secondad. "Carried unanimously. of the principal items.....in

mind at rest. The Pasig affair has not escaped OUR correspondent "Free-trade" may set his our observation, and we have not been "squared" to let it slide. As soon as we are in possession one or two of the whole of the correspondence "connected with the case, which was read in Court but by the report, and as of primary Importance some means or other escaped the notice of the derable increase in the sum standing under the

would draw your attention to the consi usually long-eared short-hand reporters of our head of deposits; during the past six months morning and evening contemporaries, this most flagrant attempt to maintain a monopoly on the millions of dollars. On the other side of these have Increased to the extent of ten Canton river by what a Hongkong special jury the account you will observe that our invest

ne onanimously decided was a baseless cons- piracy, will be fearlessly and firmly dealt with. Rome was not built in a day; and the effects of aleven weeks in a gaol hospital at a time when

constant medical attendance and care were

ments in Indián Government Loans have beên

this enough from such a professedly strict apostle KITTY O'SHKA, having been foolish enough to almost an absolute necessity to keep life together, the sum appropriated from the half-year's profits,

The Hanghong Telegraph.oved a falls in Hongkong and had sen

HONGKONG, SAturday, FebrUARY 15, 1891,

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allow herself to be found out, has lost caste to s

certain extent; but she has not maak into such social disgrace as would be here were it known that she was perfectly virtuous, but had once got an honest living by taking in wishing,

The Daily Press'of this morning has a letter from correspondent headed is insecurity on the

require a lot of shaking off. But we don't intend to succumb this journey not even to oblige those who so handsomely offered to subscribe towards an ornate tombstone in the Happy Valley, with our many virtues inscribed thereon. We have some work to do in Hongkong yet, and we mean to do it; so "1

"Free-trade" peedn't feel alarmed that we have either lost grip" or have days more.

Augmented by the equivalent of some $1,800,000. The £150,000 Consols and 3 per cent, Indian Government Sterling Loan stand in our books at £97. As regards Reserve Fund, with and the estimated amount still to come la at the end of next month from the premium on the balance of Instalments of the new shares, our reserve on 31st March will stand at about $7,500,000.

The Chairman proposed the confirmation of the appointment of CJ. Holliday to the Board

RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.'

Mr. C. P. Chater-I have much pleasure in Mr. H. L. Dalrymple and Mr. J. S. Moses, whe prenosing the re-election of Mr. W. H. Forbes, retire by rotation, and I shall, thank you to put up the names individdally,

Mr. G. Stewart seconded, and the re-election was carried in the manner desired by the proposer,

AUDITORS.

Meyers. P. Ryrie and F. Henderson WOTE 10- elected auditors upon the motion of Mr. J. 7. Bell-Irving, seconded by Mt. J. H. Cox...

The Chairman then announced that dividend

warrants would be posted on Monday.

A Portuguese clerk at the reporters' tabiqui Payable on Monday, Sir 1

The Chairman Yer, dividend warrants will We have also thought it be payable on and after Monday the sud desirable to put aside out of our large profis proximo the sum of $100,000 against Bank Premises

THE PEAK HOTEL TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED.

of the pure and virtuous as Mr. Ede pretends to be? We think not. What did he bear, and from whom? Was it not bir duty as an honest mee-we don't go any further-to state the cases, SUB

giving names of properties and persons? No TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY doubt it was, and as he falled to do so we have

time, when prod's admit, to continue this REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTION 1 hesitation in writing down Mr. Ede in-hit Roads" The author of this precious piece of Joined the gutter-snipes. We only need a few account," and it is gur intention, from time to policy publle capacity of a Sanitary reformer as a first- unintelligible twaddle is a Erst-class fool; the

Whilst recommending "the" adoption) of this claus sham, As Mr. Ede hears so much, did editor, who not only passed such babyish rot for

principle we do not wish you to think that report at any time reach bla ever-open care of publication but honored it with a special foot-Ir is plain, says a writer in the North American our assets under this heading do not represent. The adjourned, ordinary yearly meeting of Reviews for January, that the underlying causes good valce on the contrary, we look on shareholders in the above Company was held at certain persons palming off on a newly formed pote, is the fool's half-brother.

of the late financial crisis have consisted almost the cost of our real estate, as it now the Hongkong Hotel to-day. There WCTO industrial enterprise a sawmill plant, that had "The United States Secretary of State, Mr. James entirely in an over-creation of new and largely stands in the books, as below its intrinsic present:Mears. J. B. Conguirlo (Chairman), G. Blaine, has intimated to the various European doubtful enterprises. These excesses set in valus, but following the, example of the C. Ewens, J. A. F. de Sonnarlile (Directors) 1 A. openly hawked round the town for sale at Powers that bis Government is willing to co-almost simultaneously in the United States and leading English Banks, we are of opiates P. Stokes, W. Parlane, F. Daver, and J. Whaley $10,000, for $28,000? Perhaps not; but if he is operate with them in presenting an international Great Britain, and they culminated together, that policy of gradual walling down (Serey

The Chalemanaald the meeting was Interested, we shall be glad to favor him with petition to the Csar, asking for the exercise of The United States share in the infation sound and prudent. It is in contemplation particulars, The QC.thought the Goverment mederation on the part of Russia in its treatment may be approximately stated as covering to erect new banking premises at Singapore at called to continue the discusion that was of the Jews within its territory. The Czar smiles, about $2,000,000,000; that of Great Britain which part our business lias of late years very left this day fortnight, and other matters.

about $2,400,000,000 with A SANITARY BOARD BURLESQUE, | ought to have been asked first, but as this was

the intrinsic largely increased, and we think you will nii He would begin by saying that both private and merits step in advance he would not oppose the THE Panama Canal Company, it is reported, is

of the investments perhaps pre-allow that our present affices there are not worthy public meetings had taken place and negociations ponderating in favour of the Waited of this institution 11 we have acquired a súltable - bad been come to

to lense

the restaurant and a Meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday after motion. The profound reasoning of the eloquent going to try the lottery scheme again to obtain States, as most of our new railroads have and very central elle, and shall shortly be porties of the Peak Hotel-the billard rooms, moen.. Present-the usual quorum of sposters Francis will doubtless strike our readers with money for the prosecution of its work on the the promise of ultimately becoming remuneraidering and deciding on plans for the new dining rooms and tea bedrooms. The and honest john Humphreys. Site for a Western' the force of a fulligrown mule,

canal. The committee in charge proposes A erative as commerce develops. The violently bank; the outlay under this head, farnishes our tions were being carried on and the

although not certain, was rather favourable, Market discussed, We thought that had been

the canal is completed. From prevent indice facts are a sad comment upon the lack of judg Your Directors have mesin, for the third time to settled years ago; but then the Q.C.'s once personal study of a congeniaš subject, had a few dons the system would becamleden in perpetuity, ment among lovestors, and equally so upan the the annals of the Bank's history; desired to furnished or unfurnished, and they proposed upon a time estimable friend. Price was always words with his dearly beloved-no, learned

willin ness of a class who control large amounts specially recognise the seal and general ability to advertise and get them lat at an early a unfathomable. The late hon. the Surveyor tea's friend anent the regulation of Chinese camete The German steamer Triumph, Capt. Bruke, of capital and enjoy the confidence of the public of the staff, and have voted our employsa date as feasible. They proposed to postpone the QC's friend now by a long chalk ; would be ries. We regret that our space is too valuable arrived here early this morning, being towed and wasteful ventures. But the more regretable and I am confident that you will warmly endorse arrangement with the contractor to take

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the national carnings into unsound | Bonus of 10 per cent, on their salaries for 1890,. further » building operations and make an very sorry to be so would we. The odour of to allow us conscientiously to devote any portion up from Helbow by the steamer Alwind. The such experiences may be, the more necessary the action of your Directors: (applanse); At the mortgage for his debt, which they thought they the association is not altogether attar of reses. of it either to Mr. Ede's meditations among the Triad an on some rects in the Hainan does it became to devise every possible means for same time we wish to here record our sense of the would be able to de. He had no further stats.

Straits on the 15th inst, breaking her stern-post Mr. Ede, who as a paid employé of the Union tombs of our Celestial friends, or to Mr. Jao. J. and damaging her rudder. She was towed into limiting the disasters they entail. Certain conse- services rendered by our managems, agents, and ment to make, with the exception that Mesurs Insurance Society, is entirely out of place on the | Francis' frivolous objections to nothing. T Hollow by the German steamer Ace the quances of these lotions are inevitable. The staff, and in recognition of which we have parted de Sonnaville and Anderson would join the board "water" must be e squeezed out of the issues, and this vote. As you are most of you doubtless of directors, and the latter gentleman, if necessary, Sanitary Board, thought a largo market on the Dr. Atkinson, the Superintendent of the following day, and will go into Kowloon Dock their value reduced to the standard of their aware a general tour of inspection of the Bank's would take the management of the hotel, and foreshore opposite the Sallora' Home would be Government Civil Hospital, very properly had on Monday for repairs,

true earning capacity. That means wholesale branches has bean undertaken by our San act as secretary, but they hoped the necessity. the best. He didn't say why he thought so ; ; directed the attention of the Sanitary Sanhedrim

liquidation and large declines in the market Francisco agent dusing the past few months, and would not arise. If Mr. Anderson, ectod, as doubtless because he didn't know. He certalely to the fact that a patient suffering from small.

value of the scrip; which, sgain, involves the I am glad to be able to inform you that so far as arcretary he would resigs from the board. Mr. decan't know very much at the best, unless it pox had been brought to the Hospital in a public

disturbance of loans based upon the dubious this has at present been accomplished, Mr. Senneville's election, it must be understood, was

place of Mr. de M be how to plidup the shekels, and all the lost | 'rickaba. The genial Doctor had taken the

collaterals, and frequently the failure of banks, Harris has reported very favourably on the | bankers or proznoters who have committed polidon in which he has found matters Out tribes are adepts at that game. The Q.C.precaution to disinfect the vehicle, bet ke

themselves to the ventures; and these deranged luspector is now on his way, vid: the coast thought that sits would be a good one, but hinted thought, and so do we, that it was the Sanitary

ments Imort invariably involve sympathetic ports and Shanghal, to Japan, which he contam that he held a brief for the Trustees of the Board's business, if that stale imposition has any

injury to commercial interests which have no plates visiting while on his tour of faspectos direct connection with such misdirections of and from whence ho will have to msumi charge

Mr. Stokes proposed the election 14 Ballon' Home, and they would see the Sanitary business, to prevent such a danger to the public

enterprise. So much is inevitable. The disease of our agency at San Francisco, When we last Fullaries Henderson as anditor, which was Board doubly distilled before any market should | health occurring in fatura, Wordy discussion

is radical, and therefore can be cured only by a met I refered te Miri Jackson's services, and you seconded by Mr. Parlane and curleda, s be erected in front of their show, The Hon. ' as usual, and as nays) no definite result,

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were good :ssougli (to) pasaka" special voto of: The masling tias terminated,

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Mr. Ede, who appears to have bees making a | #ystem of annual lotteries, to be continued until | irregular moments reflected in the foregoing' | reason for writing: down as opportunities arise, we? would · leave ``ferty rooms, to let 'wither.

The drain of centuries upon Siberia for fors is telling at last, sed in West Siberia there is now cat scarcity, the supply coming chladly from the eastern portion of the huge province, whilst for the natives of Obdonk, the chles: market town for those employed in the trade of hunting beaver fors from Khamschalls, and prepared in Germany, are largely Imported. Obdorak is the principal for depot, and the most important trade is done in squirrels of which 70,000 skins Kim annually sold--and whitefoxes.

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Mir, E. con proposed that Mears, Stokes, da Sondaville, and Andersen be elected as directors, Mr. Farlane seconded, and it was unanimously canled

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