Intimations.
DAKIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITE D. DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C.
PURE WINES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1891.
MARRIAGES.
At the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghal, on the 16th instant, by the Rev. H. C. Hodges, M.A., THOMAS WM, BOWERN to JESSIE HOLMES.
On March arst, at St. John's Cathedral, Hong-| kong, by the Right Rer. J. S. Burdon, D.D., Bishop of Victoria, Captain F. D. GODDARD, of |
MARIAN ALICE, daughter of Allied Jose- land, Esq., Worcester.
We are informed by the Agents (Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) that the steamer Japan, from Calcutta, left Singapore yesterday for this port,
THE griffits have commenced to arrive at Shanghai from the North. A mob of ninety- seven from Tientsin were landed by the steamer
WE her to invite careful attention to the AN ALICE, only as teamer Name, to El Dorado on the 14th inst.
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$1,10
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In battle
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PORT.
Old Tawny, soft and mature,
black seal...$14.00 Special'y selected old vintage $10.00
BURGUNDY.
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$1.00 $1:10
$1.25
Beaune a full-bodied Red
$1.3}
Avize-a well matured,
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CHAMPAGNE.
$1.25
specially selected dry wine..$18.00
$1.75
Lemoine Vin-brát Cuvee
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Burgundy with strengthen-
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he Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH.27, 1891.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THERE will be a game of polo at. Causeway Bay to-morrow, commencing at 4.30 p.m."-
THE M.M. steamer Djemnah, with the outward French Mail, left Saigon for this port at 11 am. yesterday.
Tax Chinese cruiseri Chi-yuin and Ching. yuen, arrived here yesterday from Shanghai and exchanged the usual salutes.
IT is notified in the Government Gavelis that Good Friday and Easter Monday will be observed 'as holidays in the Government offices. The returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum forthe week ending March 22nd, aro: -Europeans 141, and Chinese 1,828; total 1,969. A REGULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1026, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock predusly: Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
MESSRS. Butterfield & Swire Inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Tites, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port last Saturday afternoon, and is due on the 28th fast
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Tin dredging operations at Woosung are stated to be nearly completed, and the city magistrate of Shanghai has been making the final examina tion before reporting to the Goverrar,
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His Excellency the Governor has appointed Lieat. W. C. A. Nicholson, R.A., in be temporar Adjutant of the Hongkong Volunteers, vite Lleut. W. H. Lee, R A., who has left the colony.
COLONEL NORTH; "the Nitrate King" has again won the Waterloo Cup, the Blue Riband of the coursing world, with Ferton, The Colonel also landed the Purse wi Stmanlin. It never rains but It pours.
Ar the Magistracy this morning before Mr. Wise, a shopmin was charged with embezzling A NATIVE paper states that coal of exceptionally the sum of $21.43 the money of his employer, fine quality is found in Isrge quantities in theater in Bonn Strand. On the application af Mr. Gedge, who appeared for the defendant, Changkat district of Shantung. A certain Mr.
the case was remanded for a week, bail being Yang bas petitioned the Governor to permit him
allowed in one surely of $500. to work the coal mines by machinery, at the same time giving the poor people from the famine districts some work to do, It is said that the Governor has sanctioned the request. REFERRING to the division in the Singapore Legislative Council on the Military Contribution
vote, the Straits Times remarks :—--
"I was amuing to mota how the official votes were given
yesterday; in the majority of cases the official members did not diagulas that they were voting “aye” ieluctantly, and even with disgust."
Our Shanghai morning contemporary reports that a collision occurred at 3 am, on Saturday Dorado and Nierstein. The latter vessel was morning, March 14th, between the steamers El at anchor near the Lismore and the former was in when the side drited her on to the coming anchored vessel, the result being that the stem of the Nierstein was broken and twisted and some other damage done. The El Dorado
abaft the after house.
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THE LOSS OF THE " NANZING".
The Nanning,which went naherent about gem. on the 20th instant on one of the Iema islands, situated about abmiles from this port, will, we now hear, become a total loss. The Duck Company's Jug Pilot Fish, Captain Stopaal, has brought in 1,200 bales of hemp out of th 3,000 bales on board, and there is every hope of saving the rat of the hemp, but the cargo of sugar, stowed the fore-held, is, of course, a total loss, There were eight European passenger on board the the exception one Chinaman he was drowned, Nassing bealdes ras Chinese, all of whom, with Under those bave pow
was repealed by Ordinance 15 of 1889, and therefore the defendant was simply erecting the laisine for trade, and considered it to be the best use for which he could put his property 10. The defendant was acting on his own behalf, and not by any Public Board. Tung Shing Lane was practically a small area, 11 ft. wide at one end, to feet 3 inches at the other end and
3. only 63 feet in length. On each side of the lane houses of three stories and five stories were erected, the only entrance to those houses being by the archway in Wellington Street. There and the proposed itrine would only be aft: 6ln. was no circulation or alr-passage in the lass. from the plaintiff's windows. circumstances they contended it would be an intolerable nuisance and would depreciate the property of plaintiff. The walls of the lauine had been run up to some bright, but during the last few days the work had been stopped.
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been brought to Hoa koog from the rock on which they were landed shortly bave had rather an unpleasant time, of It owing after the accident, and whereon they appear to to provisions run short, and through exposure tä the fog and mist which prevailed for many hours. duct of Captain Hogg, his officers and engineers, All the passengers speak most highly of the cons
agreeable as circumstances would permit, Ioa who spared no pains to make the situation an large measure it was owing to the cosiness and promptitude displayed by the Captain that a drowned owing to one of the bosts, which was general panic was averted. The Chinaman wan overloaded, capsizing when the passengers were swell rolling in at the time. The asual Marine Court of Inquiry will be held in the course of a few days, and the ship, as she lies, will, it is said, be put up to auction.
We wonder what the feelings of our Hongkong | had. two plates broken on the starboard side other entrance to the lane except by the auch being landed on the rocks ; there being a heavy
officials were, under almost similar circumstances, last Thursday)
17's alleged, says the Hupas, that on account of the heavy fog which hung over-Foschow and its suburbs on the 5th day of the first moon, people are dying from a certain malignant epidemle which broke out since that inauspicious day. Out of one village of over goo families 51 persons died, while another country town reported more than 40 deaths. The total number of deaths in and out of Foochow, up to the present time, is estimated
be over 4,000.
Tux Board of Revenue at Peking has issued a pro- clamation announcing that the present year being the atual time for selecting maids of honour, the daughter of all the Manchu officials, above the 4th rank if military and abovethe 5th rank if civil, are to report themselves at the Board awalt as auspicious day for them to be sent to the The Nicht Nichi Shimbun publishes a telegram Sixty-nine have sent in their names and the palace for selection by the Empress Dowager. Empress Dowager will soon appoint a day to examine theat.
from Amsterdam, dated March 11th, which says that great excitement has been caused in that city by the report, that Holland and Germany have determined to combine agalast France in the event of war.
A NATIVE paper has the following :-" Though the officials in Hankow have been urging the les merchants to put forth their best efforts at the commencement of the tea picking season, very few took the round advice. because of the scarcity of money and the unwillingness on the part of native banks to advance the necessary funds. This state of things promises a hnd year. A few days ago a very wealthy man placed enormous sums in the market which were quickly taken up by the almost desperate merchants in being seat to the mountains to gather the first the tea trade, and now crowds of tes pickers are
crop."
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Mr. R. K. Leigh, civil engineer and architect said he bad visited Turg Shing Lane. which measured the length of the houses opening on to Tuns south from Wellington Street. He had it, from which he made the plan produced. The approach to it was up a stone stair which led into a passage five fert wide. The Inne was 63 feet long, I feet wide at the northern end, and to feet 3 inch at the other. There was no way. The houses in the line were three and storied. The Intiae had been partly built, one wall being 15 feet high and a cross-wall about 8 feet in height. The arra of the latrine inside the walls was eight hundred square feet. The distance from the plaintiff's nearest window was 3 feet d'inches. He had seen the plan of the proposed intrine. On the ground floor was provided five urinal pans each two feet high Persons passing by the door of the latrine, and persons living opposite, would have an uninter rupted view into the Intrine, There was also provision made for the erection of forty closets on each floor. There were four. large ven lators provided to ventilate the lower floor through the apper flot, terminating lantern.
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MR. GEO. C. MILN AS HAMLET.
City Hall, in every part on Saturday night, the A large audience crowded the Theatre Royal, special attraction being Mr. George C. Miln, the well-known American Shakesperean actor, as him, as was clearly evidenced by the very bearly Hamlet. Mr. Miln'a reputation bad. preceded and gratifying reception accorded both to himself and the other members of his company. There were also two '7 inch vents
It l the close to the back wall, which came out just tragedians to make their debut before THE Canadian Pacific Mall' Steamship Co.'s new
almost invariable custom of teamer Empress of India, Capt. O. P. Marshall, against the roof, and another 4 inch vent on
a arrived here from Singapore at 5 minutes to
the N. E. corner. The lantern was just about master-niece, and the policy must be admitted strange audience in Shakespere's wonderful o'clock today. She was launched at Barrow-in on a level with the upper floor windows of the 485 feet long, over all: 440 feet between The gases would go all through the lane. The act give such an insight into the profundities of to be based on substantial grounds. Hamlet is Furness on the 13th of November, 1990, and is plaintiff's house, from which it was distant 24ft.
such a marvellous study, his every word and perpendiculars; breadth, moulded, 51 feet;
latrine was certainly not in a good situation and human nature, and the wit and wisdom of the depth, moulded, 3 feet; tonnage, 6,000 gross three solid walls and would only open on the side. was not suitable, because it was enclosed by
great dramatist are so conspicuously in evidence tons, Her engines indicate about 10,000 horse power. The Empress of India, 'has'
which opened into the lane. There was only moderate calibre seldom fall to achieve a certain from first to last, that even actors of only been built to Admiralty requirements as a
one door and three small windows on the ground
amount of success, and it is even rarey still that the other two into the staircase, so that the air Prince of Denmark is evidently a favorite with Mr. duty, in a few hours, her guns being stored Her armament will consist of the largest type of the stalkway, leaving the ground floor without
sufficient ventilation. The xtrine would have thousand times in his tours through the United 4.7in, guns. Her 141 first-class passengers, of
the stage, has appeared in the character about a speak very highly of the shic, and of her Come. The percentage of depreciatlan would civided globe, and no doubt he exercised sound whom a list will be found in another column,
the effect of depreciating all the property in the
States, Australla, India and other parts of the mander and officers. The Empress of India is almost be fifty per cent. He had had no interest judgment in selecting it for his opening night in undoubtedly one of the finest specimens of naval in the building of the bouger. architecture that has ever entered this harbour.
Hongkong, and her passage of four and three-quarter days from Singapore to Hongkong is a decent per- formance.
MR. H. E. Wodehouse, police magistrate and | day far, worshipping the God of Winds and to cruiser, and can be armed and made ready for floor, one of the latter opened into the urinal and the play fails to prove a public attraction. The A. S. WATSON & CO... LD. I granted four months' vacation leare and eight day wind blows from the north with a rushing in readiness at Vancouver and Hongkong. admisted through the latter would ascend up Mlin, who, during a compajatively short career on
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superintendent of the Fire Brigade, has been months' leave of absence on half pay. During Mr. Wodehouse's absence Mr. George Honspool will act as chief of the Fire Brigade, with Mr. Arthur Chapman as deputy.
THE Shinpao states that the grand and beauti ful residence of the well-known Yen Sal-fung, rich salt merchant and director of the Tientsin Railway Company, has been completely burned down in Tientsin. The fire lasted all night, but as the house was surrounded by high fire walls the buildings in the vicinity were untouched.
THE China Merchants Co.'s river steamer
the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, rangkwon came out of Dock a couple of days and initial letter for quality' desired.
THE 25th day of the first moon, according to the Shin-pao, is set by fishermen in Chefoo as the prophecy the coming fishing season. If on that sound it is a good sign and there will be plenty of fish in that quarter. In the present year there day and the fishermen are wondering where the was no indication of any wind at all on the 25th fishes are, as they give no sign as to the quarter in which they will be found.
THIS from the Shenpas-"A steamer, Chasun by name, while on its way from Shanghai to Wuhu, on the 1st of the 2nd moon at 5 o'clock about Kunchon, struck'a sampan contalalog a man and his wife and an assistant boatman, and capsized it. The s'eamer immediately reversed her engines, but was able to rescue only the woman. All rfforts were subsequently made to recover the bodies of the two men but in vain.
the matter was reported to the Commissioner of Customi, who promised an investigation on the return of the steamer."
Cross-examined-He knew several privately property would be depreciated by the existence owned latrines. He was certainly of opinion that of a latrine. By experience he knew people objected to residing near a latrine. He could pot give an instance where property had depreciated through the existence of a latrine He knew the public latrice in the Tung Mun Lane, approached from the Praya. He would say that the property in proximity thereto had
Orders through Local Post or by Telegram / ago and is now lying at the Company's huoy The smashed boat was towed into Chinkiang and opening of the port. The only sanouncement of / depreciated in value,"
receive prorupt ättention."
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Por dames
Case. Par Bot.
..$10. $1.00
A Alto Douro, good quality,,
Greca Capsule
Vintage, Superior quality,"
Red Capsule
13
C. Fine Old Vintage, superior
quality, Black Seal Capsule 14
18
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
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wine, Green Capsule........... 6 B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule...7.50
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Very Superior Old Pale. Dry, cholce old
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whilst the Dock Co.'s "Carpenters finish off their bait of the ge, tra cuined The Alan will, however, be detained in barbour pending the receipt of telegraphic instructions from the Chief Manager in the North, before resuming her usual run on the Canton river.
THE Governor of Macao, his Excellency Custodio Miguel de Borja, biz aldı-de-camp, and Madame de Borja, arrived here this morolog by the Haung 1.35 than on an official visit. There have been great
preparations made for the reception of the Czare witch in the neigbouring colony, but it is sald 1.50 that news has lately arrived there from the Russian Consul at this port to the effect that åls Imperial Highness will not be able to "do" the Holy City.
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FOUR firemen of the British steamer Nanning, 0.75 and three Chinese employed on board the launch Kamsa were charged before Mr. Wiss this afternoon with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of haggage, the property of passengers on board that steamer on the 21st just. Mr. Dennys appeared on behalf of the defendants and contended that his clients, were in legal possession of the property. The magistrate after bearing the evidence sentenced the four fire men to two months' imprisonment each, one of the launch-men to four months, and another to two months, while the third was discharged, THE Long Range Subscription Challange Cups and Spoons, at Ico and goo yards, were shot for on Saturday last. With the exception of one or two scores the shooting was very indifferent $4.50
Lt. G. Haswell, R.N., won the Cup for the first 5.00
time. The Range Spoons at 800 and goo yards 2.50 were carried off by Lt. Haswell and Mr. Woodia 11.00 respectively. Seventeen members competed and
the following års the four best scores made,
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C St. Julien ran
D La Rose
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Red Capsule
D Hennessey's Finest Very Old
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SCOTCH WHISKY.
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B. Watson's Glenorchy Mellow
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D Watson's HKD Blend of
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THE foolhardiness of Chinese (ko-called) engineers is proverbial. While one of this rather noted order, was endeavouring to make a two-donkey-power engine haul op a pile at the West Paint wharf this morning where reclamation work is going on space-an accident occurred which should prose a warning to all concerned. A pile which was hard and fast' in the mud was being hauled out at high pressure, when the iron block attached gave way and portions of it rebounding with
WE take the following from an editorial in the North China Daily NewsOut Chungking correspondent wriles under date of the 1st March that as far as could be seen the British authorities in China were taking no part whatever in the
the opening was the posting-up in the new Custom-house of the regulations of trade, which had not even been submitted to the representative of the British government, at whose İdatanco the port was opened, for approval or comment. The British Consuls at Chungking and Ichaug had neither of them received any instructions what- ever, and the former had not been yet authorised to write up British Consulate" over his door, or provided with a flag to fly, The Com missioner of Customs has simply to take his ment takes no interest in the matter, and the Tuotal can, be as obstructive as he likes. The Chinese at Chungking are equally Indifferent, now that they know that steamers are not coming. Our correspondent adds that the whole way up from Ichang at the different stopping places, the universal question was: " When is the steamer coming ? Sir John Walsham has confessedly no reason to be proud of his Convention; but having accotlated it and got it
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to a sink.
By his lordship There was no arrangement for drainage, except by surface channels leading Surgeon-Major F. E. Barrow, Army Medical Staff, and as an Army officer he had been in the habit of inspecting the sanitary arrangements of barracks. He had inspected Tong Sting Lane.oo. two occasions and bad seen the latrine which was partially erected. He uld not think a more unsuitable site for a latrine could have been
company to the Far East; with regard to their all- Mr. Mila has brought a numerically strong round histrionic abilities we shall be better able to speak after having seen more of them, Hamlet is not a safe criterion of the dramatic merils of those filling the subordinates. However, the management of this Company are certainly entitled to recognition for the efforts they have evidently made to bring their representations of Shakespere's works up to as high a standard of completeness and general excellence as circumst ances would permit. Hamlet was capitally staged on Saturday night, the scenery was good, and the effect of the representation was considers bly enhanced by an excellent orchestra, com- prod of bandsmen from the Argyll and Saiber. land Highlanderr. There were a few bitches with one or two scenes which" "caused" Home confusion and delay, but on an opening night in a strange theatre they were perhaps unavoidable
orders from the Tantai, as the British govern. latrine would effect the health of the inhabitants and all events they were certainly excusable-
terrific force almost instantly killed one of the coolies, while another was badly wounded. The matter was reported at the West Point Police Station, and no doubt an inquiry will be held. Wx regret to hear of the death, at Tacoma, of Capt. H. C. Dearborn, an old hand on the China cost and well-known in Hongkong as
ratified, the least he could have done was to commander of the Pacific Mail. Co.'s steamship preserve his Interest in it until the port was City of Peking, Capt. Dearborn was originally actually opened. He obviously does not con- la command of the Oregonian when the Pacificider what a bad effect this indifference must Mall Co. had a line of steamers between have upon the Chinese. Perhaps the report is Yokohama and Shanghai, and when that true that he is anxious to pay out Sir Robert Company sold out to the Milsut Bishi he was Hart for not assisting him in getting the Upper for many years employed between Yokohama Yangtaze opened to steamers. It is the Customs and San Francisco and afterwards between San now who are most auxious to see foreign trade Bourish at Chungking, and Sir John does not propose to exert himself to gratify the Inspector.
Francisco and Australia. It will be remembered that he was in command of the City of
ring when she collided with the Messageries General. barbour on the 29th September, 1886, and in Maritimes steamer Sagkalian in Hongkong the following year he retired from sea-farlog
Tacoma A Yokohama contemporary hears that and settled down as a marine surveyor at the cause of death was brala fever, brought on by the barsting of a blood-vessel in the head. The Total.faneral took place on February 16th. No more deservedly popular skipper than Capt. Dearborn ever entered this port, and his sudden and totally unexpected death will be sincerely regretted by all who knew him.
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SUPREME COURT.
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IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Befers Sir James 'Russell, Chief Fusilce.)
March 23rd..
LAU, TITLAM U. SORABJEK JORADJIE DĦADA.
This was an action in which the plaintiff asked for an injunction against the erection of a public latrine by the defendant. 1
shop at No.
ventilation in every direction,
By his lordship-I do not think that any atten. tion would render the latrine perfectly free from being Injurious to health.
a good-natured and warmly appreciativa audience made every allowance.
selected. Most probably the existence of such in the lane. He was of opinion that noxions vapours would enter the plaintiff's house,
Hamlet has been represented on the Iceal particularly during the hot months. He never Herr Bandwann and a few months since by the stage on two pievious occasions-in 1882 by knew of a public latrine being erected on a site Stanley Awfuls " the latter, it is hardly neces surrounded by houses. public latrices in the Colony. He had had Bandmann's supports were, with one or two Cross-ekammed-He was not acquainted with sary to say, was Hamlet burlesqued, Mr. some experience of Chinese houses and was of exceptions, inexpressibly feeble, and taken opinion that a latrine should have thorough in its entirely the German tragedian'
representation was far less successful than that presented by Mr. Mila's combination. Mr. Mila is not our ideal Hamlet, but he is a sound actor, a good elocutionist with a powerful voice and cultivated method, and he carried out an intelligent and scholarly conception with cons dilent ability. On the other hand he han unfortunately contracted mannerisms which in our opinion greatly detract from the merits of hla Impersonation. Totally unlike Henry living in appearance, Mr. Milo has nevertheless taken that popular English actor as his model, and the study has been such a close and that in many scenes It requires but a very voice and attitudes of Mr. Miln are the bastord slight stretch of imagination to fancy that the elocution and allied methods of the dearly play.goes. Irving's
At this stage the court adjourned.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
The seventh ordinary inceting of Shareholders in the above named Company was held at Messir Rustell & Co.'s office, Praya Central, this after noon for the purpose of receiving the report of the General Managers, declaring a dividend beloved of Lyceum and electing, consulting committee and mannerisms are barely endurable from Irving, Auditors. There were present-Messes, W.Ha great genuis is their sole salvation Forbes (Chairman), D. Gilles, J. S.. Moses, second-head. If Mr. Mila would use his own. but they are especially objectionable when offered T. E. Davis, S. A. Joseph, L. Downes, A. Duer natural voice, which is a rich and musical one, G.L. Watson-Taylor and R. Shewan(Secretary).
| severely leave alone the long drawn out nasal The Chairman said-Gentlemen, the report draw we are all so farmiliar with, walk naturally and accounts having been in your hands for across the stage as if walking in a room some time past, may, if you have no objection, instead of tragically strutting as if propelled be here taken as read. There is little that I have by hidden wires-If, in fact, be would give... to add to it of Interest. The result of the year's us his own Hamlet pure and undiluted, his Bank is being gradually reduced, and if we be far higher than at present, judging from work is a very satisfactory one, our debt to claims to a really high-class impersonation would continue as we are doing without any unto
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hemp market, having been very steady istely, Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts I shall be glad to answer any questions
1.25 SAYS the N. C. Dally News:-According to
private letter received from Chungking, that port REGARDING the recent reform in the judicial and 1.50 was to be formally opened on the 1st of March, consularʼarrangements at Shanghai, the N. C. Under the conditions to which our government Daily News attributes the changes to the
Mr. Pollock, fastracted by Messrs. Caldwell bas agreed, in the face of the melancholy "malignant activity" of an old British Minister and Wilkinson, was for the plaintiff, and Dr. 'divergence of opinion," we do not know that to China. It is confidently stated, says our can-1 Ho Kai, instructed by Mr. Ho Wyson, appeared } ward accident, we shall find ourselves in the Saturday night, Is the caie, But in spite of all the exact date of opening is of much consequence temporary, that the amalgamation of the fane on behalf of the defendnat. to any one, but some authority might have tons of chief-judge and consul-general at
Mr. Pollock said the plaintiff was the owner financial condition.. Reference has been made The famous closet scene was especially well course of a year or two in a thoroughly sound this, there are many points in Mr, Min's notified it, in case there was any one anxious to Shanghal is due to the malignant activity of Sir
performance deserving beauty commendation. 75 establish himself in business there. As Chang-Thomas Wade who, we are told, is still regarded and occupler of a house, No. 5. Tung Shing by shareholders to the advisability of Increasing done and although in some parts capable of king was to be opened, according to the agree at the Foreign Office as a reliable authority on Lane, and he asked for an injunction restraining the dividend, but I do not think that, at any rate being with advantage slightly toned down, the ment, on the 18th of January, when the ratifica. Chios matters. As long as he was at Peking, the defendant from erecting a public latrine on until we are free from our present indebtedness, actor's powerful grasp of the requirements of a tions were exchanged, there was plenty of time he was our blia noire: he was the classical and recently occupied by houses Nos. 1 and 3 this would be prudent, The stock of rope dificult situation fally deserved the anesimous between that date and the 1st of March to notify Instance of the men whom a familiar acquain-Tung Shing Lane. The circumstances of the on band on 31st December having become all before the curtain which followed the the public. We put the date on record now, so tance with the Chinese language and literature case, were that the plaintiff was a trader having greatly reduced the factory, resumed 0.75 that when Chungking holds its jubilee, in 1943, makes more Chinese than the Chinese them at No, Tang Sing Lane. The defendant was pleased to say that as far as I can see we
the scenes Bonham Strand, and residing about the middle of February, and I am termo over act, In selves. When he retired from active service 812, 5 Spieglene. erect public larsine cleay prospect of keeping the works actively tbere may be no question about the exact date,
with the players, and in the last act" with the grave digger Mr. Miln was scen THE Tokyo papers during the last few days professorship at Cambridge, we Battered
most effective. The fencing business was far and gracefully lato the lettered ease of a
which the plaintiff alleges will cause a public employed for some time to come, the principat at his best, and the quiet kalf-kubdred
bat incisive style f.to have, says the Japan Herald, been publishing ourselves that his dangerous participation in the
adopted here sproved alarming_news from. Stul, It is stated the relations between England and China, was
too bolsterans, and certain Irvingḍems were Chinese Resident, Mr. Yuan, has approached removed but there is reason to fear that he still
painfully obrasiver but the death, scens was the Korean Court with two proposils of a startling comes out of his retirement from time to time to
most powerfully rendered. It would be hardly 6.75 nature. One relates to a treaty by which Kores | exercise a maleficent influence on the counsels gave to Russia great privileges of commercs of the Chinese department at the Foreign Office; and navigation on portions of the coast and and when we remember how strenuously ha on her borders. Several years ago, when this repressed, when he was Minister, every consular 1.10 treaty was first concluded between the two offelal ho ventured to break out of the policy countries, Mr. Yuan remonstrated with the of self-effacement before the Chinese which be 1,00 Korean Government, and it was only the inculcated, it seems quite credible that his before Inst that the treaty was advice has helped to induce the retrograde salffird. As to the details of the demands grą. - step that has now been taken. Sir Thomas 0.40ferred by the Chinese Resident le the present Wade heartily detested Mr. Alabaster because he held his own against the Chinese, and instance, no accurate information is given in 0140). of the reports thus far published. The must be delighted by, if he did not arrange, 0.50 other proposal is said to have for its object the the alteration which finally deprives Mr. abdication of the present King in favour of ble Alabaster of the merited goal of his ambition, son. Some of the correspondents say that the the consul-generalship at Shanghai, To Sir 1.00 Koreans are not very well disposed to China, Thomas Wade we owe it, we are told, that Mr. and that they resent the interference of their Davenport did not return to China la a much western neighbour. The report published in higher position. It is certain that in the case of Dr. Ho Kai said it was being erected. för a the Kokker states that the graves of the late of Sir Thomas "the evil that men do lives after publie bezeft. King and Queen have been dug up and that all. them.". We do not know enough yet to may Mr. Pollock said that under ordinance 8 of Herring's Cherry Cordial the jewels hayo been taken away. The grave definitely that it is to Sir Thomas Wade that we 1855, section so, it was provided that power Dr. Slegent's Assortire keepers were pentenced to baalshment for their owe this grave mistake, but it is at any rate the could be given by the Burveyor-Gener for
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bat we may moved that the report and accounts as presented as well remark that his
be was much to the meeting be adapted and passed
too bucolie for the studious paliosopher and metaphysician, and that he made little use of that invaluable art known as facial expression,
Mr. Joseph seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously, RE
platosiff's premlace. The defendant in his auswer, says the latrine will be kept according will depreciate the value of the premises. The from shareholders. to regulations laid down, and he denies that it plaintiff alleges that a nuisance will be caused to him, and also that the defendant is wrongly putting his premises to such a use as to apreciate the market value of his property. In cases like the present it was not necessary to prove that there would be danger to life, but just would laterfere with the ordinary comfort of sufficient to prove that the erection of a latrine human existence. They contended that absolutely the worst place had been selected.
His lordship asked if the lairing was being erected with the sanction of the Sanitary Board or the Government, by the defendant for his own particular interest and benefit.
Mr, Pollock unid the defendant was erecting it for his own beneßt.
Mr. Tomes proposed that Messrs. D. Gillies, J. S. Moses, and T, E. Davis be elected as consulting committee.
elect a consulting committee.
The Chairman said the next business was too sum up we consider Mr. Miln's Hamlet.
a good if not absolutely a great performance; as to his status as Shakesperean actor, a single expression of any decided apicion, impersonation is not sufficient to justify the
Mr. Watson seconded and it was carried.
(Mr. J. H. Nuno, an experienced actor of many years standing, was but indifferently placed as "Mr. Gilles proposed that Messrs. T. Arnold↑ Claudius, but nevertheless he achieved consider and F. Henderson be re-ellected anditors. £able success. The Polonius of idr. Stark Mr. R. Shewar seconded, my ladiced both strength and dignity, the Lord Canleda a ellas de gaten Kluba Mga Chamberlake of the cepit of Danmark wa
Setappies never intended to be represented as a drive:ling. The Chairman said that was all the business harlegan Polinius, was garrulous, no doubt, before the meeting: dividend warrants would be bat conftier is not necessarily a fool, and that ready to-morrow (Tuesday), and ke thanked those his particular one could not be included in prasent for their attendances
that category the pregnant words of wisdom he offers to Lueries and Ophilia olowly show;
The meeting then closed,
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