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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1891.

sale of shares which at the time of the contract could not be specifically identified; contracts which the vendor could only perform by going and purchasing in the market himself."

delivery to be entered on the deed of contract might possibly obviate many of the exdating evils; but we could not fall to recognise that this was a direct, and might prove a vexatious and even dangerous

Aswe have already stated, Lerman' rActisa interference with the freedom of contract, and we had far greater hopes of the dead-letter on the London Stock Exchange, efficacy of a properly constituted Stock that Institution, for the reasons given above, Exchange, with legitimate brokers, daly endrely disregarding its provisions; and licensed and substantially guaranteed. A a properly organised Stock Exchange in very great deal of the trouble in share Hongkong could doubtless establish a dealing circles hera has been caused by the similar practice with perfect safety, legion of nondescripts who called themselves although, of course, such practice would brokers, and who recklessly acted as go not necessarily bind the outside public. betweens for "short-sellers who never It may perhaps interest Mr. Keswick possessed any shares and bogus buyers and his supporters to know that Mr. who never had any money. The extra-W. G. AINSLIK, member of Parliament for ordinary disclosures elicited in the cross-Lonsdale, has recently bean endeavoring examination of the plaintiff, and his to pass an almost similar measure through attendant: army of ragamuffins who the House of Commons-that is similar in described themselves as brokers, in the principle. Mr. Amazix wishes to deal Brandt. Fraser-Smith llbel sult, very with warrants for the forward delivery of clearly showed the nakedness of the land pig Iron in exactly the same way that Mr. in this direction. Most of these enter Keswick proposes to deal with the scrip prising touts have long since found their of joint stock companies his bill If carried occupation" gone, having been literally will compel every contract for the sale starved out when the gambling mania of warrants to bear the number and cooled down, and it is certain that they specification of the scrip. This Pig Iron would never have come into existence but Bill was to meet determined opposition for the loose and notoriously dishonest from the Glasgow members, who contend manner in which share transactions were that a warrant store will be quite useless generally worked. We still consider that if a free market in warrants is not to be leansed and guaranteed brokers, with allowed, and that it is impossible to havea a strictly regulated Stock Exchange free market if selling forward is to be pro- Mr. AINSLIE denies having any rigidly excluding all "jobbers" and other hibited. black sheep, would meet the evils of the desire to prevent contracts for future present slip-shod' system; Mr. Keswick is delivery, but it is pointed out that whether of a different opinion; and he seeks to find he desires it or not, he will certainly do so a remedy by trying to places on our local if he carries his point of compelling every statute book an almost obsolete enactment contract for the sale of warrants to bear known as Leeman's Act (30 and 31: Victoria, the number and specification of the scrip chap. 29), which in practice has been and This bill, It will therefore be seen, is is a dead-letter on the London Stock exactly on all fours with Mr. Keswick's Exchange, owing to the impossibility of proposed Ordinance; and its effects, if transacting business in the ordinary way carried, will be exactly similar as regards if its provisions were observed. And if warrants for iron as the effects of our passed in its present form, it will be a local measure with regard to share dead-letter in the Hongkong Share Market, transactions. But Mr. AINSLIE's bill has or that once flourishing Institution will be apparently no prospect of being carried, compelled to put up the shutters" and and although we fully recognise the at once cease active operations,

necessity for some substantial measure of Mr.Keswick has displayed no originality reform to greatly curtail the extravagant in drafting his bill, nor does he appear to license that has been indulged in by have bestowed any time in research; in Irresponsible brokers in "time-bargains," fact, he has simply copied chap. 29 of 30 we should regret to see. Mr. Keswick's and 31. Vittoria with all its grammatical Ordinance, in its present form, become the barbarities and unintelligible legal jargon, law of this colony. The principle of caveat Probably the hon. gentleman has so far emptor applies with equal force to gambling been satisfied to have his proposed reform principals and unscrupulous brokers and brought forward in any shape, however it is not so easy to parcelve whệ the crude and unsatisfactory, relying on the legislative machinery of the colony should necessary amendments being made when be set in motion for the special protection the bill is in committee. We think it would of either one or the other. Where the have been very much better had Mr, general public are concerned it becomes Keswick drafted an original ordinance, quite another matter, and if Mr. KeswICE utilising his vast focal knowledge of the and his colleagues succeed in amending defects of the system he seeks to abolish the proposed Ordinance so as to afford in amending the crudities of an Act which, ample protection to the public, without (as it now stands, goes far beyond the unduly pressing on the legidmate share requirements of this colony. Let there be business of the colony, its effects can no misunderstanding on this subject, as scarcely fall to prove beneficial. On the 3rd June, the wife of L. LE-BRETON, it is one of vast importance to all Esq., of a daughter.

If it is Mr. Katwick's concerned. desire to completely abolish contracts for future delivery in shares, Leiman's Act, If strictly enforced, will no doubt

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 21; 1897,

MR. KESWICK'S SHARE BILL. MR. J. J. Kiswick's philanthropic crusade against share gambling In this colony, by the introduction of an Ordinance to amend the law in respect of the sale of shares in companies registered under the Companies Ordinances 1865 to 1886 and in other joint-stock Companies, will be resumed at the meeting of the Legislative Council convened for to-morrow after when the hon. member will the second reading of sensational bill. Whatever may be the

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accomplish that object; but if his Idea is merely to prevent the reckless and wholesale gambling which has in the past proved so disastrous, the pruning knife must be applied to the proposed new Ordinance with no niggardly hand.

stock exchange business of Hongkong result of raising the prices of the shares far prices that and that there is at least great room for above their real value, improvement on the existing unsatisfactory neither the dividends nor the prospects modus operandi no one can denyit must, justified; then the "bears" commenced we think, be obvious to all impartial observers that the promoter of the new

TELEGRAMS.

THE BACCARAT SCANDAL

LONDON, June and.

The action for libel brought by Colonel Gordon Camming is new being tried by Lord Chief Justice Coleridge. The plaintiff in testifying, solemnly denied that there was any attempt si cheating on his part.

RADICAL PAISLEY. Mr. Duos, Gladstonian Liberal, has been alected M.P. for Paisley by an increased majority,

June 4th.

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to operate, and their operations caused a tried, Colonel Gordon Cumming admitted that rapid fall in rates. In the case of the London he did nothing to clear himself until the scandal was made public. The Prince of Wales testified bill can have taken but very little trouble banks, both shareholders and depositors to the friendship existing between himself and In studying the actual position of affairs became alarmed, a pante ensued, the comething of the cheating referred to, bat he and in devising a reasonable and at the banks were "rashed," many had to stop was obliged to belleve the manimous statemgals same time effective remedy for the crying payment, and others, whose large deposits of others that the plaintiff had been detected defects of a corrupt and rotten system enabled them to weather the storm,adffered cheating.. which have for years been notorious, a serious depreciation in the value of their This journal has at various times shares; in the case of the Hongkong during the past ten years critically Bank, the shares lately have certainly

Tux corrected Census returns for Glasgow show AN Extradition Treaty has been concluded that, including the suburbs which go to make up between the Rajah of Sarawak and the British *greater Glasgow," grand total of 771,275 In | North Borneo Government. reached, being an increase of 95,976 on 1881, Edinburgh shows a tois) of 261,303, an increase of 26,801 on 1881. GAKAT preparations had been made in Canton for the anagai Dragon Festival, which have fallen in the City of Rams for some day. commences today, but the heavy rains which

procession of boats originally intended.

proved a general damper to the grand Tur Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, to-morrow, commencing at 7.30 p.m.

March........"Forward" _oga...apple. Lancers...Pirates of Pentace Valo................

"La Toscaaa",

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Alber Thuesioni. Mellier.

Conte.

Polka.........." Jolly Yagraats" susmeren Quadrille Pantomimar Calep The Boar's Head.........Kally.

THERE IS 11,000,000 square miles of land in Africa, but only 3,000,000 remain under the Jurisdiction of native relers. The ether 9,000,000 are divided between France, England. Germany and other European countries. France has the largest territory, but England has the most valuable. This is a pretty sad state of affairs, crime when it is perpetrated by Christian nations me there there and by Christian natione by the aid of bayonets, rum, and the bible. Ix reference to the recent competition between the Rifle Associations of Hongkong, Singapore and Shangbal, the Frat Press suggests that a at scheme be drawn up for an annual rifle match between the three ports, and that a suitable trophy be provided by them for the colony, the trophy to be entrusted, as the case match, to be held for the year by the winning may be, to the President of the Shanghai Municipality, the Governor of Hongkong, or the Governor of the Straits Settlements. The ruggestion seems feasible enough. THE Pinang Gastle, commenting upon the trade troubles there, has no hesitation in saying that, far from being on the verge of hopeless traders of Penang are financially sound. There bankruptcy, most of the Chettles and Chinese are, it says, doubtless many who have lost money, are in a small minority, and very few are and some who have lost heavily; but the latter hopelessly involved. Such at least is the opinion of the bankers and European merchants. At the same time that journal admite that there are among the Chinese some who are in a hopeless state of Insolvency, one or two of whom may only avald bankruptcy owing to the forbearance

of the banks.

"Hero" in durance vile, will be wise to return

THE person who has our big black retriever dog him to this office without delay. He strayed from home about a month ago; but as he wore a brass collar with his owner's name and address legibly engraved thereon, and as he knows his collector in the colony, we have hitherto felt way to Fedder's Hill as well as any "chit" title suxiety as to his whereabouts. However, we have now waited long enough. No, reward will be offered--encouraging professional deg stealers is a most reprehensible practice-and If after this date "Hero" should be found in the possession of any person who is yearning after the customary $10, little scene in the police court will inevitably follow,

THE NEW GAMBLING ORDINANCE.

well, what are you doing," I said to a friend,

***In the way of amusement to-day? For Euchre and Poker, I understand,

Are rapidly passing away,

That has had an unlimited reign; And Whist, that glorious game of games, With Chess, Backgammon and Cribbage too,

Are all of them on the wane.

The donkeys no longer are losing their talls,

The fan-fan partics are through; The domino players were all chased to death,

So what is there now left to do?"

We play," she answered, with blush and smile,

"A game full of wonderful kinks; They call it Tiddley Winks." But it's just too sweet-have you heard of it ? THE traffic of Liverpool is certainly enormous. In 1889, 44,00 vessels passed in and out of Liverpool Of these, 38,015 used the Queen' Channel, passing the Crosby Light-ship and Askew Splt, while 5,963 went through the Darrow Rock Channel. Thus the full average traffic in and out of the Mersey was 130 steam and sailing vessels a day. Anything which stands in the way of such trade, which renders the navigation dangerous or only a little difficult, which causes the loss of time, should be done away with. There are in Liverpool sixty lines of steamers trading "foreign"; sixty diferent house flags can be counted in the docks on any day of the year, which belong to the port, and these include at least 600 steamers, without saying anything of the coasting trade, or those boats which run to Ireland, In the same year, 1889, the customs returns for Liverpool were "laward," 6,586,381 tons of whipping and outward," 8,307,442. This was an increase of nearly 600,000 tons on the previous year. COOLIK emigration to Borneo should boom now. Sometime last month E. C. Van Marie, manager of the Labuk Planting Company, and his brother, an assistant on the estate of the

same Company, were

THE SANITARY BOARD.

The ordinary meeting of the Saltary_Board was held this afternoon." The Registrar-General presided, and there were present Dr. Ayres, Dr. Cantile, Mr. Humphreys, and Mr. Wong Shing.. After the reading of the minutes and corres- pondence,

The President mentioned that one of the Board's officers was before the Magistrate's court on a serious charge, but as the cass was sub juddee the Board could take no action.

The President proposed that the Common in August, as empowered by the Ordinance, hut Lodging house bye-laws be not put late force three months later. This would allow sufficient notice to those affected, and the time of year would be more suitable, as in the cold season if it was necessary to proceed to extremities compliance months grace were agreed to. people would be more inclined to hasten their

The thres

MR. SEPTON, the original exploiter of Raub, Australla. He was to go on to Raub next day, arrived in Singapore on the 4th last, from

on private individuals unless properly authenti- No. 1165. E.C., will be held in Freemasons WR positively decline to publish personal attacks A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, cated by the name and address of the wilter. Hall, Zelland Street, on Tuesday, the 16th Inst The writers of correspondence dealing with at 8.30 for 9am. precisely. Visiting brethrea public affairs or criticising the doings of public are cordially invited. We have had to give this special notice as a men, of course come under our standing rule.

for anonymous publication which are merely number of letters have lately been sent to us malicious personal attacks, unjustifiably abusive and grossly libellous. Of course our readers do not require to be informed that these letters refer to the all-powerful share operator who has been so coarsely and disgracefully vilified by anonymous correspondents to the China Mait for the past week or two, and that the writer are chiefly persons who went in wholesale to make money at gambling in shares, and, now that they have lost the odd trick, find a doubtful consolation in blackguarding and abusing the man they deliberately attempted to get the best of H.M.S. Pigmy ran aground on Sulphur Point Whampoa, during her pa age up to Canton on Tuesday afternoon. It appears that on the right in her way, and the only alternatives were vessel was approaching the bend junk got to run down the junk, with a probable loss of life, or let the Pigmy take the ground on the soft mud.

The pilet in charge, Mr. Speechly, adopted the latter course, and the ship was at once stuck fast. Efforts were made without delay to get her off the bank, and the Chinese Castors' launch Fu-mun-tsaf was requisitioned to lend a hand in towing.. Misfortunes never come singly the Fu-man-find bad scarcely started operations when the hawser hike and fouled the launch's propeller, causing her to haul off to repair damages, and whlie the crew of the launch were endeavoring to clear the propelier, the Pigmy, favored by the rising tide, suddenly shot of the mud and collided with the Fu-wax- traf, knocking her about a bit but fortunately causing no serious injury. The Pigmy then off Shameen without further mishap. We under steamed on to Canton, reaching the anchorage stand that she sustained no damage whatever. On the arrival of the Cardiganshira from Singapore yesterday it was reported that an of the deck passengers, and two Chinamen were attempt had been made to drag and rob some anested. At the Magistracy this morning one of the passengers deposed that on the 8th inst. drink Belag one of those who never refuse a defendants came and asked him if he wanted a wet, he "didn't mind if he did," and was given a bowl of sweet potato water. After dissipating on this fiery fluid, along with five other thirsty oues, giddiness resulted from the debauch. We could not speak, but we could see"-double,

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pillow-box and $17. The other prisoner was laps. They saw one of the prisoners take acquitted, but the guilty one, overcome by remorse, had hanged himself in the cell at Taim-tea-trol, with his queue. The tragedy in two acts has fetched the Office Poet, who declines to be suppressed-says if we insist he'll go and do likewise. So here he le To hang of go to gael? was the conundrum .. Whether to pick his oakum like a man Simply for treating pals to some poisoned rum, And then annexing of their sap chat ngan,, "Or with a turn of his own pigtail coil

Shuffle the mortal" off, and Justice foil.

On the letter from the Colonial Secretary con cerning Mount Davis Cemetery Mr. Francia ked appended minute to the effect that the ex- pression dispose of the dead was much too wide, and might be read more freely than was intended..

The President sald' that, as certain bye-laws giving the Board powers in this question could not come into force for some time yet the matter would be better postponed. The Bill had been read a second time and would probably be paned at the next Council meeting.

The question was therefore held over. On the mortality returns for the three weeks ended June 6th, Dr. Cantlle noted that only one case of typhold was recorded. This was very than nu.. satisfactory. There had been fewer this year

On the Superintendent's report for May, the Colonial Surgeon said that the case of small-pox noted therein, where a fine of $as had been. Imposed for fallure to report, the patient when discovered was in the last stage of convalescence,

and must have been ill more than a month.

Dr. Cantile moved that a letter be addressed to the Colonial Secretary recommending that the Government Analyst be instructed to furnish every month to the Board a report on the water supplied from Tytam and Pokialam Reservoirs. As this report was furnished to the Government already it would involve no forber trumble, and it was only right that the public should know.

After a little discussion, resulting in the inser tion of the words "quantity and quality of" the motion was seconded by Dr. Ayres and carried.

Dr. Canilia then moved further that the

Government Analyst be directed to make special report regarding the whitish appearance of the Altered water delivered from the Tytam

mains. He had been informed that the water was quite good, and that the white colour was difficult to avold. On entering the

www.beds it was perfectlyfclear, but the filtering

made the water whitish, Before the Sitering there was a heavy deposit, which was not found after leaving the beds. The sand used was more like clay and perhaps better could be got. He wand miso make the Analyst to Niggest s remedy, and begged to alter his motion accorde

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Dr. Ayres explained that the whitish appearance was caused by the cement in the alter-beda, which after a time would cease to have any such effect. But the water was perfectly healthy, and it was impossible to prevent it. He would, however, second the motion.

The motion was carried.

MR. PINDERTON WIllard, who, in itsociation. with Mr.

brought the admirable Dorothy Company to the East about two | ingly. years ago, arrived in Singapore from Australia with a strong operatic company on Wednesday last. The Free Press says that the Willard troupe consists of twenty-one performers, and is therefore numerically stronger than the previous company. The chief artistes are Miss St. John, leading soprato; Miss Deaver, mezto soprano Miss Vern Pater, mezzo-soprano (an). old Hongkong favourite); Miss Royal, soprano Miss Trigge, première danseuse; and Misses Brooks, Robarts, Swift, Macdonald, Shields and Norman. Among the gentlemen of the company are Mr. W. Walthe, leading tenor, who was Madame Paley's tenor in that lady's oratorio concerts in Australia, and who will be well remembered in this colony in connec tion Emelle Melville's and "The Mascotte" opera companies; Mr. Philip Vernard, baritones Mr. Fearnley, second tenor; Mr. Saxby, dramatic baritone Mr. Fred. Wentworth, eccentric comedian; Mr. Harry Hall, eccentric comedian, and. Mr. T. Zeplia, conductor.

On the motion of Mr. Humphreys, seconded by Dr. Cantlle, the report of the Committee on the exhumation of Chinese dead was adopted and recommended for the consideratir of the Government. Dr. Cantlle said he ha, made considerable inquiries into the subject in Macao, and laid the results on the table with the Committee's report.

On the correspondence referring to the Small- pax Hospital, Mr. Eda had appended a minute favouring the use of the Hygeia for isolation la all cases, and not merely wisen an epidemic arose,

Mr. Francis and Dr, Cantlie wrote similarly. The Colonial Surgeon said it would mean a

The Company intend to play every night very heavy expense to keep up a staff on the during a short season. In Singapore. Their Hygeia, with a launch in readiness, and so on. #Paul Jones," "Maritana, Les Manteaux for pressing accessities and certainly not for this, repertoire consists of such popular favourites as The Geverament would not allow money required Noirs, "Dorothy "The Beggar Student, The Small pax cases were quite uitisfactorily dealt Bohemian Girl "Falka," "La Tambour-Major with la the Tung Wah asid Gaveroment Civil Yeoman of the Guard," "Faust" and "Rip Hospitals The Hygeia was very much larger Van Winkle." The company possess a magni- than would ever be required. ficent wardrobe, and very fine scenery. Mr. Willard considers his company even stronger, dramatically and musically, than the previous ORG.

THAT ghoul of local gutter journalism "Brownle thought fit in his last Saturday night's bucket of unsavoury hog-wash in the China Mat! to hold forth as followsThat commercial disaster has been a favourite note of the croakers

messel the misfortunes of

of their

Mr. Wong Shing though the Chinese would certainly object to belay removed on board the bulk.

Dr. Cantile was strongly of opinion that there should be some place for the reception and isolation of every single case, without waiting. for an epidemic. By Isolating they could pre-

come. If the Hygeia was a suitable place, Yeat epidemics, and there was no telling at what moment a terrible infliction like that of 1878

It

RUSSELL & 00.

THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. Luman's Act was passed in consequence

June 3rd. of the serious troubles which resulted from

The financial situation in the Argentine the large amount of speculation In Bank Repubile is daily becoming more serious. shares from 1864 to 1866, which caused

THE NEWFOUNDLAND DIFFICULTY. great fluctuations In their prices. That

The Admiral of the French squadron at St. speculation, with all its attendant evils, has George's Bay has warned the Newfoundlanders

tried in Sandakan, this week. That one veteran house has been be kept in proper condition; and if not, Government has called the attention of France been practically repeated in this colony not to well balt to the Americans. The British

before Judge Beeston and a jury on a charge of pointed at, the fall of which would revive regrets during the past few months in connection to this infraction of British sovereign rights.

of the atmost importance. Nothing could be estate with a view to extort a confession from right-thinking mien have nothing but withering atlicient to go against it. It was possible having tortured some coolles employed on the equal only to those felt here in 1866. That all some place should be found. It was a quenties the with the shares of the Hongkong and

and no precaution could Shanghai Banking Corporation. The THE BEHRING SEA FISHING' DISPUTE fate of this proposed revolution in the "bull" movement produced the desired | seating in Behring Sea until May 1892, provided stolen, Beth defendants pleaded guilty to fellows, even bafora: the misfortunes › become i tight spread dienspital, so near the, town,

In the House of Commons, the bill to prohibit them with respect to some money that had been keeper more wound their longer that the Tung Wa

A long discussion ensued, in the course of Russia will also consent to abstain, has been common ainult, but both were found guilty of the evident Now, what does the cowardly be omitted with impunity. read a second time.

more, serious charge. E.C. Van Harle waE sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard scoundrel who wrote the last sentence quoted THE BACCARAT SCANDAL

labour, and ordered to pay a fine of $3,000, or can to Insinuate ? Who are those who rolled which the Colonial Surgeon pointed out that faland, except the existing hospitals's and that undergo further term of six months' imprison. round their

follows, even befor the In his evidence to the sult for libel now being ment while his brother was sentenced to six ƒ misfortunes oues like a sweet; morsel the there was no suitable place to be found on the months imprisonment and fined $1,000, in misfortunes became evident in Does this white-the Hygefa could act be kept constantly ready, default a farther term of three months imprison livered disgrace to a British community contend Dr. Cantile urged the importance of the question ment. Two mandores who were also implicated that any such contemptible sneaks exist in and moved for Commlites of enquiry, but

through turned Queen's evidence, and escaped, but a Hongkong outside the China Mall office and could not find a secouder, and the motion fell three months' imprisonment each for participat

he name them, and show his own bend fides by couple of estate policemen were sentenced to bravor of the local, pressit If so, why doesn't The Board then adjourned. ing in the asssal, which, it is alleged, was of appending his own name to the indictment? Afraid of being kicked, we suppose Bl

The dissolution of this, 'one of the ploscer peculiarly atrocious description. A CORRESPONDENT in terms ofgreat despondency there the least bit of truth in the insinuation and disgust predicts that within eighteen that anybody, in Hongkong gloated over the 'firms in the Far East, breaks another link in months the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., will fallure of Messrs, Russell & Co. Fefore the mis- the chain of local commercial history. The be wholly in the hands of Germans," We readily fortune became evident or for the matter of Shonghat Mercury gives the following interest-

free-trade that since? We don't belleve it. On the 3rding resume of the history of the boute:

The firm regular American Merchants and hellere but why not. This is speculators, operators, scientists, experts, of her reliable authority, of the Allure of the famous genus omna, only succeeded in bringing what "Ree Chong" hong; both the Dally Prist and great firm of Messrs. Russell & Co. The history

prosperous

China Mall, which pretend to be independent of the house, whose career has been one of ought to be have been a paying and ladustry to the verge of rain, there is no valid newspapers, had the same sources of information phenomenal activity, extends over period of citizens should not have a free hand is evolving whose existence would appear to be malaly more fortunes for individual partners than almost other house in China. Its record is honour=" not a notable success, at least something better readers with the slightest information on's able that below and hideous Imposition on a very matter of great interest to the commercial com almost the moment when misfortune overtook mach be-fooled public. The true history of the munity, although the facts were generaily well it, and the disappearance of the name of Kes branch of the old firm had duly announced its foreign enterprise, in the Orient. In that most the transfer of the general management to Green Island Cement Co., from its inception to known. In fact, that very day the Shanghai Chong leaves quite a hiatus in the history of Mesa, Arnhold Karberg & Co., has yet to be suspension. The Daily Prats and Caksa Mail Interesting autoblography, Personal Reminis news of cences by R. B. Forbes, we find countless pliten, and the day may not be very far werd apparently afraid of publishing

English.

Our correspondent's patriotic columns should suffer, and the latter wretched the saw historia incidents in which it took part distant when it will be, and that in very the highest importance lest their advertisensent references to the house of Russell & Coy and plain. feelings we can quite apreciate, but are unable abortion of a newspaper actually found refuge shytime from 1825 10 the present times The to understand why he should abject to the control in dirty insinuations anonymously published of founder of the hang was Mr. Samuel Russell, of the Company being is the bands of Gemann, canese) which now yell back with fan-fold force hold early life was associated in business in #Shs! "whose metre is still a houselold word is everg, who, if report speaks truly, are doing wonders on Brownie and the mendly “seum Ne krokrisdinton, Conny with mother outlets under all circumstangen,

LOCAL AND GENERAL. THE Mutual steamer Moyuns passed through in 800 tons of coals.

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handled in its various phases the very | depreciated to an alarming extant, but the Singapore on Thursday last, efter 'having taben colony, and if English and Chinese schemers, inst, we informed our readers, on the moonmfusión Louse established in China was the large share business carried on in the real grievance would seem to be that the colony, and recognising the entirely "bears" who forced up the stock to Tax death is reported from fave of Miss Amelia irresponsible characters of the men and ridiculously high rates, and their army of Santley, of the Stanley Opera Co. The vivacious methods employed in such an Important aatellites and followers, have been, Weeknd promising young artists' succumbed to reason why our enterprising German fellow- available, but neither of these despicable 43k72% Sudden) years, during which time it has made branch of our commercial life, we have that speculative engineer we have all | SENATOR BLAIR recently said to an interviewar" order out of chaos and making the business, if furtified as advertisement" tonis, favored Liz and one long series of successes up to forcibly and emphatically suggested the heard about, "hoist with their own petard." that he believed the Chinese mission the most absolute-necessity, which existed for safe-That, in brief, is the history of Leeman's Important that the United States maintain with any foreign country, And yet, the Son of guarding the large interests at stake by Act, and to quote Mr. SruTFIELD'S Heaven and the Teung-li Yamen decline to placing all share contractson a recognized useful work on "The Law relating receive Blair as United States Minister at any

price, legal basis, and by judiciously restricting to Betting, Time-bargains and Gaming "- within reasonable limits the so-called "time there were many reasons why banks and Az private meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Rope: Manufacturing Company, bargains" which have caused so much | bank shares should be protected in future zimted, held this morning, it was decided to & Co. a General trouble. This journal was the Brit to frotis fuch onaughts and the disastrous Appoint Mesert. Shewane, wysires the publicly suggest that a short Act compelling results consequent thereon, so this Act numimastion of an extraordinary meeting which the numbers of all shares sold for forward I was passed volding all contracts. for the ❘ will be held skerty,

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