1891-05-06 — Page 5

SUFREME

GMAY21

No. 2836

MARRIAGE.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

AHDEJST MOMONO 13.

Eye Hongkong Telegrapy.

At Shanghal, on the 15th April, at ́ibe'British Consulate General, and afterwards at the Union Church, by Rev. T. R. Stevenson, THOMAS EDWIN TRUIMAN to AMY ELIZA SAYLE.

BIRTHS.

At Teking, on the 19th April, the wife of

CHARLES H. OLIVER, of a son.

On and May, at Mount Kellett, the wife of W.

K. WYLIE, of a son.

DEATH.

At Hankow, on the 21st April, WILLIAM FOREES secord zen af late Dr. Hugh Sharp, of Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland; aged 45 years..

The Hongkong Telegraph.

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HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1891.

having anything to do with such a shady | business. History repents itself. It han only been too clearly evident of late that Bank stock was being Industriously "boomed "under official auspices and

that the promoters of, the movement were powerfully and influentially supported. The speculation met with some degree of success as the rate was recklessly rushed

up in the fashion so common in the local market, and but forthat unfortunate Parsee failure and another reported loss of nearly a lakh owing to a flagrant case of over- confidence in what is said to have been a one-sided game of exchange speculation, the boom would probably have been maintained until after the April settle ments, and a substantial hauf realised; but bad news travel apace and the Bombay heavy loss, added to other losses and other causes nearer home. brought the shares, down with a run to

-hence the weeping and wailing and long faces, and unsatisfactory and missing accounts on squaring-up day.

THE HONGKONG BANK AND THE the tune of eight per cent, in one afternoon

SHARE MARKET.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1891.

'MR. KESWICK'S RECANTATION

At the conclusion of his very amusing and not altogether uninteresting school-room lecture to the specially invited unofficial

members of the Legislative Council on April 27th, Sir WILLIAM DES Vaux wound with this pregnant and prophetic remark:

"But it is scarcely necessary to tell you that when you feel, as you must now do, that your position is a wrong one, it shows the highest moral courage not to hold to it but to withdraw

it."

THE SUNDAY LABOUR AND GAMBLING QUESTIONS...

SIX DOLLARS PER QUARTER,

April 1st Crossed the line amid great rejoicings Car passed as on way to Perk. Several of the riotous rear column wanted to take a lift, and save our boots. Quelled the rising. Great fun-for the survivors. Continued journey. Had to behead some of them, and fing chin (ow, Little later found we were lost, Camped at Magazine Gap, and sent chit round to nearest resident to ask way. Boy returned with rest #Don't remember. N. J. M-Innes," Dear, Hear! how annoying. Continue to camp, as proper thing to do, sutil compradore in Victoria refuses Shall behead him on my way back. Meanwhile, mupplies, pending reciprocal cheque received, Existor

,'

May 1st-Came to a house. Asked about waver Didn't understand us, so we made signs. Thought we were Freemaenni, and produced a at Lef, with a praver on llys.”) Took the

though

in the grave, h his snt it marching on, May 2nd-John Brown's body lles moulder- So are we. As the Grand Old Man ay 1, we ar within measurable distance of the object in view. Jungle not so dense, Victoria Peak flagstaff now well to the rear. Sentry from Gap verr fine (see my new book, now in the press), Houses to let for summer months. Some of the rents ns high', as the climb we have, just

by a white-haired old hrs, crite, why said Mr. clomb; tome again ng low as the Government. May Sri-At last After many years 1 A Stan'es, I presume? I tookcoff my hat and repiled we walked into the enclosure we were met The same and you are the Guvnor? Sezee "Sv-is that quite respectful? Not

hearers, etc., in doing so-but no matter.

Saved 11

Four o'clock. Horrible darkness lawerling. Dark Continent not in it. I prentre for the always carry for these terrible adventures (see worst, by balsting the gold-handled umbrella i

coming: hook). It begins to rain! African chapter on "Privations and sufferings "In forth- brother off in search of reservoir; with view to bringing it out into the timp. Thus gadel by an all-owerful Proriding, used that before); so by the beneficent goo-(dear me, I'm repeating

H.M.S.

Influential operators, especially in Bank time-servers, to a legitimate enterprise to in these columns as a member who THE meeting of the Legislative Council this hid, until the owner of the cargo comes forward myself-anyhow, we are saved, smehow.

This artifice is A

trifle ton tr nspirent, and will scarcely induce MOBILISATION OF THE TROOPS. the owner of the dirge to walk blindly into the ci's den. Of course such an admission would bexufficient warrant,nccrling to their own ylew,

1

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OUR £40,000 WORTH. Yesterday afternoon and evening (1st inst.) the

rumably for the benefit of the latest drafts from

home. All the forts were fully manned by the also stationed at the various points. The men oral Artillery, and the A. &S. Highlanders were

Companies were felt in town. After various exer- were in full kit for active service, and only three cises, including night alonailing, the defenders returned to barracks about ten o'clock, Hong- kong was saved,

certain amount of regret, the ground for valuable. Totalisator, whose owner i complaint is with the unofficial members; | giving up business," for sale when this Bill and not with the Governor. And, moreover, beromon law, and the proceedings nt the it ought not to be forgotten that his next meeting of that sadly degenerate body Excellency has never been so menly which calls itself the Hongkong Jockey mouthed himself in dealing with other Club, and arrogates to itself more power people's defects and short-comings as to than a Council of Ten, will be very justify his flying off at a tangent because interesting. It is perhaps unnecessary to he chose to imagine that the Majesty ofdd that no new bill was required" to' Great Britain had been shown disrespect exterminate the totalisator; the existing in his own sacred person, especially after law is quite sufficient to meet all require receiving ample assurances that nothing ments, but on our annual gala days the in the least offensive was intended. The police have discreetly heen blind to all cause of all the trouble has been sorts of gambling, in which Chinese and This very palpable balt, a sprát to catch the unfortunate Military Contribution foreigners were equally implicated, and a mackerel, has succeeded in seducing dispute, and on that matter the we are not aware that any very serious from his allegiance to the public interests uqofficial members carry with them consequences have ever resulted from this he is supposed to represent, the Hon. the undivided support and confidence special indulgence. It is possible, to have JAMES JOHNSTONE KESWICK, Unofficial of the entire community. Such being the too much repressive legislation, and weing member, by nomination of the Governor, for case we hold that it was his Excellency's are rather inclined to the opinion that the JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. No exception duty, no matter what his own opinions or limit has been greatly exceeded in this can be taken to the proposition laid down by convictions were, to have made local new Hongkong Gambling Ordinance, his Excellency in the words above quoted; interests his first consideration, and by on the contrary the course he suggesis for strongly representing to the Secretary men who have done wrong is the only of State the undisputed gross breach of

-----ÄLLEGED-OUTRAGE BY A honourable course avallable. The man who faith with regard to the extra regiment,

CHINESE CUSTOMS CRUISER. Tux April settlements, according to reports which ought to be reliable, have been of the Hongkong Bank towards the new far more courage than he who braves out £20,000 were voted, left Lord KNUTSFORD hinngkang has-once more given rise to trouble The attitude assumed by the dictators frankly admits he is in the wrong shows the only ground on which the extra Thi Chinese Customs, hto kade of the port of arranged in a fashion, that convenient National Bank of China has led to much false-position. And if we could by any to fight-Hongkong's battle with the War and if our information is to be relied on, serious negotiable instrument the P. N. having discussion in local share circles. "War to show of reason or argument be induced Office, supported by the indignant protest complications are not unlikely to arise hetween as customary played a rather important the knife" is the Christian-like motto of to believe that Mr. Keswick had been ofthecolony. Governor DES VEUX elected that energetic Service and the Hongkong Govern role in squaring matters. It is suggested these excellent, persons, and they are legitimately convinced of the error of his to over-ride the wishes of the community ment. that the huge army of irregular jobbers carrying on a one-sided and most purpose. ways, we would be the first to applaud that and tried to force a most unpopular

A short time ago-about three weeks accord-thing else, of comear, ha' you know one never)

that I conceive the pysibility of it being In the colony should henceforth play dint of hard work the shares of the fault and facing the necessarily unpleasant discussion; the policy was a wpik santa cargo (it is all-ged) of 11 bigs of saltpetre, used to be water. Nane now. Assured ms it

less warfare with distinguished success. By gentleman for so pluckily admitting his measure down their throats almost without

ing to the statements of the Customs officials knows isn't it? He then showed me round, a Chi ese two-masted juk 1ft Stanley, with Painted out, where, according to tradition, there at marbles or skittles, either of these National Bank of China, which were far consequences in true manly fashion; but and has resulted in the present unpleasant 24 picuts of sulphur, 12% cases of kerosene was not leaking any more than it ought, and the games being an amusing and harmless more than fully applied for, have been we regret to say, after a most careful and add unsatisfactory deadlock between it, and some teels nf silver variously estimved halex would stop themselves up if only I would pastime, which neither requires toto towing forced down to 27 per cent, discount, impartial study of the whole circumstances the Head of the Executive and the in un from $10 in 880. For reasons which wait long enough, Look all round, and almire and there are numerous Richmonds in of what, after all, is a most trivial difference representatives of the public, a situation will be civious later on, the destination of the colossal, dam. Proper thing to do. Vener Bank clerks and others of that lik clothed the field struggling might and main to for grown-up men to quarrel about, that which is all the more to be deplored the junk remains for the present an open ques; able African fells me place is haunted by ghost with a little brief authority, nor the strangle the promising intant at its birth; we can discover not the slightest excase or considering that the Governor, who in tin, though we understand she was bound in oflskins. Thinks it's the farmer Water manipulation of sucti compromising but considering the most satisfactory and extenuation for the honourable gentleman's everything but this miserable impositions ascertained is that the vessel-which Authority, revisiting the pale pllapses Lace Switów; but what is claimed to have glimpses" &c. documents as promissory notes. The universal support the new concern has most extraordinary, but not surprising so of the Home Government has worked in had conformed to all the regulations of this volume of my fairy tales. Use up all mar experiences of the past few months clearly received from all classes in the commercial far as we are concerned, volte-face. Mr. perfect harmony with his Council, will clony was forcibly seized in British waters, in enough show that the spirit of reckless world hoth in London and throughout the Keswick's explanation for the course leave Hongkong for good on Thursday Shingshintoon Pass, just eff Cane D'Aguilar and share gambling is just as much alive and Far East, and the promising field of he has taken in deserting his unofficial next saddled with an unpopularity which within a few hundred yards of the British colony rampant as ever, and has only been operations open to its enterprise, it will colleagues will be found in a letter his general policy during the past four of Hongkong, her crew and all on board put in temporarily suspended owing to dull times take more than the feeble and factious published in another part of this issue years has certainly not merited,

ions, and the junk towed to the Chinese and a very wide-spread and much to be opposition of a lew Hongkong share-but in our opinion it falls very far short of

Customs hulk, which is anchored at Lai-chi-kok, deplored scarcity of the sinews of war. Jobbers to crush it in the bud. But why a sufficient defence for the line of conduct

Subsequently, it appears, the captured crew wire taken through British waters in a Chinese But in certain quarters a very large amount this spiteful opposition from the Court of as a public representative the honorable

eruser to Kowloon city and there lodged of speculation is nevertheless understood Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai gentleman has thought fit to pursue. · A

in the Filthy pig-sty which serves the purpose to have been indulged in by more or less Bank and their obsequlous satellites and few weeks ago Mr. KaswICE was referred

ofa grol, and in which the captain of the junk is till a close prisoner-held, as a hostage, it is shares, and something very like an inspired whose opposition they pretend can do only represented himself in the Legislative forenoon (30th ulto.), was marked by the "Corner-Inspiration in matters concern their vested interests no harm, and with Council and did that badly-a feeble man consideration of measures which, all being craft was a smuggler and that a cargo was being. to the mandarin'a vamês and admits that the Ing the private business of the Hongkong whose leading supporters they are of ifs' and 'buts', who was very much out well, will deal severe blows at two important, when she was seized and Shanghai Bank has, alas, for a very apparently on the most harmonious terms? of place where the affairs of a great if dissimilar, vested interests-the ship long time past been of only too frequent It is positively certainthat had this National community like Hongkong are vitally owners and the gambling-house keepers: occurrence is rumoured to have been Bank of China not been started, the concerned." These utterances have proved The former class, through their representa hopelessly "bust" owing to that unfor- great local Bank would have had truly prophetic, and the member for tives in the Chamber of Commerce, have lot the Chinese authorities confiscating both

Rad to face the determined rivalry of JARDINE'S has placed himself in such an long and successfully opposed the claims funk and cargo and visiting the smugglers with whole of the military forces is Hongkong were tunato and totally unforeseen unprovided for Parsee failure in Bombay. powerful German Bank in Hongkong Invidious and untenable position as regards of their European employés to have Sunday all the pains and penalties of Chinese law; } mobilised, for the purpose of a grand demonstra- Who led the attack against the in the very near future, and even now it the community, that we can only see one rest when in port here, and after the dis: it would be no justification for deliberate piracion of the defensive force of the colony, dit- * bulla "*7 Why, of course, the local is by no means certain that opposition in alternative-immediate resignation of a couraging and Jesuitical attitude adopted in British waters, and that is ahout the strength of leviathan of the Rialto. When the clever that direction will not be realised before position in which he no longer represents by Mr. F. FLEMING, then administering the ina ciment. Singularly enough a cise almost (in their own estimation) would-be man! many months have passed. In addition the views of his constituents. No doubt the Government, when approached by an all fours with this one, so far as the action pulators of the Hongkong Share Market to all this it is puzzling to reconcile with Mr. KESWICK will consult his own dignity deputation of officers on the subject last causing some excitement in Canton Intely, and of the Chinese authorities is concerned, has been get into difficulites through their own common sense the inconsistency of the in whatever course he may deem fit to November, it was scarcely anserous and asinine blundering, as a renowned Court of Directors in their war adopt, but constitutional practice and that such a complete concession could have Viceroy Li Han-chang and the British Consul be expected has led to some spirited despatches between common rule they shed bitter tears, loudly of extermination against the projected precedents are so strong in such a case as been granted as is proposed in the Bill General. That case, however, is of far too great proclaim that they have been victimised National Bank of China, while they allow this, that it is difficult to see any just or which was to-day read a first time. By importance to be dealt with in this brief report, by that Irrepressible and all-conquering several distinguished members of the reasonable grounds on which he can this Sunday Cargo-working Ordinance and it is only referred to as a freak proof of the speculator, and offer payment of losses Court, apparently without one word of conscientiously pretend to further represent practically the whole of the Harbor is ference by the Chinese officials with the trade constant aggressive and utterly unjustified inter- In doubtful written promises; but when remonstrance, to actively direct and the Hongkong public in the local controlled, and, except in cases where the of this colony and the Treaty ports, and the they happen, by some wonderful stroke support various other banking oppositions legislature. And that Mr. KESWICE exceptional circumstances make it worth rights of foreigners in their commercial relations of luck and per favor of the "Inspira- already existing in the colony. But then albelt his most puzzling inconsistency, is while paying $150 for the privilege, the clank with Chinese subjects. tion" above referred to, aided by consistency, like many other esteemed essentially a man of conscience his letter of the steam winch will be heard nomore on

The following is the report of the General special privileges as to overdrawing their qualities which are sadly lacking, is not to the Governor convincingly proves."

Shortly after, the seizure the 128 cases of Manneer for the year ended the 31st December, board vessels within our waters on Sundays, kerosene oil were so'd at Kowloon, and yesterday 1800, for presentation to the shareholders at the generally decrepit and doubtful accounts one of the strong points of the, omnium Now on the broad question of the letter on pain of a fine not exceeding 81,000. We afternoon (stiast.)the junk, with the saltpetre and ordinary general meeting of the Company, to be without tangible security of any sort, to gatherum majority of nondescripts who

have done so much Luely to bring the Governor on April 24th, to which his the adoption of such a measure that we The cargo was quickly landed into Messrs. To the shareholders of A. S. Watson & Co., get that astute gentleman into a corner.

sent by the unofficial members to the have so long and consistently advocated sulphur on board, was towed over from Lal-chi- held at the Hongkong Dispensasy, on Thursday,

kok and made fast to the Douglas Co.'s wharf. ht 74th May 1891 — they cheerfully annex his dollars and Directorate of the Hongkong and Shanghal Excellency has taken such grave exception shall be pardoned for a little plain-speak-Lane, Crawford & Co.'s auction room, where it Limited. rejoice exceedingly. And then they call Bank Into well-deserved contempt. That and which is alleged to have created all ing to both officers and owners. At the was sold to the highest bidders, the junk being him bad names, ay, even those who make these would-be autocrats; who claim to

Gentlemen, I beg to lay before you a state- the recent personal bickering and caused conference between the deputation from finally pot up and kracked down to a Chinesement of the Company's business, with a balance their livelihood out of his patronage, absolutely control the business affairs of the existing constitutional crials-what the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association named Kong Kea for the nominal sum of $18. sheet for the year ending the 31st December, and lavishly enjoy his princely hospitality. Hongkong, and more especially in regard does it all amount to? We have most and the Chamber of Commerce in October

The met on board the Customs cruiser deny, It is not so very long ago that a to share transactions, will be brought to carefully analysed that letter, studied it last, and at again the interview with or in, British waters, and contend that when months ander review, after providing for all bed that the junk was seized in Shingshim on Pass The net profits of the Company for the twelve cortain eterie of adventurous wire-pullers their proper bearings is a matter of almost word by word, but bave quite the Acting Governor the following month, captured she was making her way through the and doubtful debts, and including $2413-88, tried to leave our old friend high and dry certainty, and that at no very far distant failed to discover anything whatever to there was a good deal too much twaddle Fotow.mun Pass. However, ns, we learn that bought forward from last year amount to on a big gamble in Banks; they had date. The selfish, tyrannical and utterly justify the Governor's charge that it about "moral slavery," yearning for liberty the Acting Harbour Master of Hongkong has $84.34754 We paid an Interim, dividend of y everything on their side calculated to unjustifiable absolutism which a majority contained "unworthy imputations and to attend Divine service, and so on. The considered it his duty to investigate the seizure percent. In November last, absorbing $35,000.00, secure success-the Grand Panjandrum, the of these paid servants of the shareholders disrespect" against himself. There are, great want was for a day to recreate, for And to report it to the Government, no doubt the

and I now propose to pay a further dividend of 7 "Inspiration" of some of the other honest, have initiated and carried into effect in so far as our search and impartial analysis officers and men to lie back and forget true state of the case will shortly be elucidated. conscientious and stable Directors, In addi- dealing with their employers, the clients can discover, no unworthy Imputations about bills of lading for once, and to tion to all the brokers who wanted a job, and supporters of the Bank, has excited of any kind whatsoever levelled at his associate with their friends in the way some of whom, by the way, are good a feeling at wide-spread indignation and Excellency; there are undoubtedly some other men do. On the other hand, the fellows, whilst others are only fit for mops general disgust; complaints are heard very plain terms made use of which Chamber of Commerce people, invested to clean the Queen's Road gutters with. from every side of uncivil and uncourteous may or may not be warranted as as they were (the phrase is Captain The "bull movement on this particular treatment, and the names of Directors arguments on public policy, but which are Aston's) with heathenish surroundings, occasion didn't quite come off; the versatile who hold their heads high amongst nevertheless perfectly justified as the free talked the most arrant rubbish imaginable manipulator from India's coral strand their fellows and assume a snuffling and independent views of the unofficial when they pretended that to lay the shipa hasn't been sculling 'round Hongkong air of virtue even if they have it not, are members of the Legislative Council on up on Sunday would knock the bottom share politics for over a quarter of a freely bandied about in connection matters in which they have a paramount out of all local trade, and reduce century without knowing something, and with transactions which are the reverse interest. Mr. Keswick is not very for the Colony to ruin, not to speak when, assumed to be completely at the of creditable. Many of the financial from the mark when he says the letter of the cheek of the officers In ever thinking mercy of the bulla" he had four aces up troubles which have so. demoralised the contains "certain passages which appear to of such a thing. It was a case of British his sleeve, and when the crisis came he local Share Market are attributed by imply disrespect;" and as the signatories, Interests, and nothing better. Sir G. W. quietly checkmated his adversaries and those whose judgment is entitled to respect, through the

cornered" them to some purpose. He to the one-sided methods adopted by the publicly disclaimed any intention of being so entirely as to ignore this, and he has Mr. WHITEHEAD, DES Vaux has not lost his grip of things was supposed to have short-sold," and great local Bank In dealing with its disrespectful, the matter should have solved the question to-day in a crisp little It was on this assumption that the inspired constituency; favoritlam is stated to have ended there. His Excellency, however, Ordinance that the Chamber of Commerce combination went actively to work to been rampant and a general, state of after displaying an amount of ultra- ought to have framed and hung up in their create a fictitious quotation for settlement affairs allowed to exist that is certainly sensitiveness which was really remarkable consulting room at the City Halle Joven day. But notwithstanding the tolls that neither in keeping with banking traditions in an old and experienced stager who has were being woven closely around him, the

Jan. 1st, 1880.-Position becoming unsat With respect to the latest crusade against factory. No rain since the Flood. Authorities TOHO KING-SING, who has been in very poor Croesus of the Hongkong-Stock Market in the special charter by which this animadveralon and criticism in every much to be said that is new, save and except until the next flood. Didn't. Must go forward and

nor in touch with the principles embodied been subjected to any amount of hostile the gambling-house keepers there is not evidently thought that would give water enough health lately, left.Shanghai for Tientsis on the

a8th ulto, N was quite cheerful and kept on selling institution enjoys valued privileges under colony he has governed, declined to as to the brief expression of opinion, from 1, 1880-Still going forward and

investigate. Bank shares with such vigour and displayed the ordinances of the colony. If the accept the olive branch held out to his Excellency in respect to the Totalisator, investigating. Still no rain. Distanes travelled, Hall Museum for the week ending May 3rd, are

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City such an amount of confidence in the policyhe Directors attended to the business for him, and rode the high horse to Governor bis Vœux is not very consistent 8,000 galles. Studs youngana was pursuing that a scare set in, and the which they are so liberally remunerated, the last, conveniently forgetting that in some things he has not been in respect

-Europeans 197; Chinese 3,996'3; total 2,188. omniscient "Corner took fright when and which would appear to be treated as his own letter to the unofficial members, to this gambling question-but he got right Agriged at Church Temperance Union raal,"

Fan, 1st, 1891.-First stage of Journey. The staff of the Kowloon Observatory has been they found the stock steadily depreciating almost a sinecure of the old-fashioned considerately described by the Hon. Mr. home when he declared that the Totallsator Should rather call it nesk. Hoped to find increased by the arrival of Mr. John Issac In spite of all their exertions in a contrary official type. Instead of evading their Rraiz as "a most inconsiderate letter, could not be counterianced at any future petiiton to smother the trade of men having No go bad eggs found them busy with direction. And what happened then? responsibilities when openly challenged was a very much more offensive production race-meetings, any more in fact less then decent chancers on behalf of the Army and

Plummer, who assumed the duties of his office as chief assistant to Mr. Doberck on May 1st. Was it not a matter of common knowledge and going out of their way to gratify than that to which he took such grave the establishment of a por iss shanty in the Navy Army and Navy not left Could not stop of his Excellency Lia, Governor of Kwingtung, and general gossip that the would-be personal animosity and prejudice at the exception. Sir WILLIAMS DES Vaux must paddock. He said what we have repeatedly here, so-shook the

OUR Calton Correspondent writes that the son biters, who had got so severely bitten aterpents of the thareholders, by making remember that the unofficial members of asserted in these columns, and he spoke pitted one Pppers off our boots and married on the rd fast, to a young provincial their own game, invoked the kind' offices improper and malicious use of their the Legislative Council are just as much just about as feelingly: Whilst expanging of a certain omnipotent and ubiquitous position to act as professional "boycotters." entitled to respect and courtesy as the a clause which would have practically to encap. Plenty of filter plenty of bed, but

Fab: Arrived at filter-bede, Fine place belle and that thers were grand doings Yamen in honor of the occasion. ** Bank official to save them from being after meanly shunning the publicity of the Governor, or any other official; their justified el reld on any club or private water Ancient tradition that water used to ORDINANCE NO as of ioon Ordinance to completely smashed up, and that the great charges of mismanagement and neglect interests in the colony's welfare and house where the limit on a quiet, game inhabitant. Got nothing out of him, as bei be beardvarabout here. Interviewed oldest man did as a matter of fact adopt coercive brought against them, it would be very progress are at least equal if not superior to was anything over a dollar, he showed an dead; any vines ant mat andaremal on

amand TH Chinita' Emigration Consolidation Ordinance 1889-has not been disallowed. by measures and put the screw on," and much more to their credit than the present his own and In their exceptional position unmistakable-determination-to msisted that the wholesale disposal, of antenable, auliude, they have thought. ft as representatives of the community race distinctions is suppressing this all chair sundenly dropped by all four cooled Major thankful, Amen, one sound

eka notararizat Trouble with rear column, and begs stety, the Quart for which blessing we

and most of, as

are truly Bank stock should cease! The Inspired to assume. Even the Directors of the fighting a hopeless battle against a parvadings vieni bf-i gambling; and we (Noiz oposition) complained that No. 4 kapt

bulls," worsted in a barefaced attempt Hongkong and Shanghal Bank are not dominant and would-be domineering rather facty that one or two cars at that Jogtling the chat poles, and treading of bis DURING last month the Hoogkong and Shanghal at cornering, the legality of which was infallible, and individually and collectively official majority, they have more than a same Council board must have angled corno retorted, calling Majar Govern: Bank had gotes in circulation amonating on an certainly open to doubt, were only saved their blograpbles, which we are nominal claim to especial consideration trifle when his Excellent was painfully did live though, and Mej of 17,956.000 The Chartered Bank's Egurre manofficial, Mal said no man should call average to $4,00% 803 Magsins & specie reserve, from disastrous consequences by a mediunt Industriously compiling, will clearly show from the Head of the Governmentų In | exprèsdtag. His rather pronouncedssentie pent, Wat Which ought to have been far beyond Faremain sill a litle Tower than the angels, this instance, and we say it with 4 ments on the subject. There will be a

Melo, $1299313-6gulast - @y00, 200, and the Charbored Mercantile's 8985,715 agata $ $500K

Hon.

IN DARKEST TYTAM,

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HOW I FOUND WATER.

do. (DV:HL.M. STANLEY.);

y apccial arrangement with the above named talented pizate, we are, enabled to pablish a few extracts from the diary written by him during his expedition into the heart of the Dry Continent in search of Wet. In view of the reduced rates conceded we shall call him the intrepid

Poter" in future references

an 1st Year Ong --At lust we are fairly on 977LEAVES FROM THE DIARY,

Bost. Decided not to take the route previously the way: inland, and hope to reach Tytam or laid down in official charts Official documents always misleading, nous feropol

A 5. WATSON & CO., LIMITED

cent. (making 14 per cent, for the year), which will absorb $35,000.00, and to carry $10,0000 to Reserve Fond: to meet con- singencies or for equalising dividands (in accor. dance with Clause 16 of, Article 111), l^aving s balance of $1,342.74 to be carried forward..

I estimate that the fire we experienced on the 19th May Isat. Indirectly reduced the amount of our net profits for the year by £10,000 noy as the meet the demand until fresh supplies came tocks that remained, were gelte inadequate to forward.

The Company's accounts in London have been audited by Messrs. Edward Moore & Son, chartered accountants, and there at the Head Office by Mr. V. A. Caesar Hawklad an ama Jxo. D. HUMPHREYS," Hongkong, 1st May, 1896,

har sitt General Manager.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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