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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &c.

LONDON, HONGKONG, AMOY.

PURE UNSOPHISTICATED

WINES.

CLARETS.

MEDOC-with good body

Per cast Cass of of18 qft. 24 piniz.

and perfectly sound .............. $ 5.00

ST. GERMAIN-* pare

Hight wine with decided

character.......

$6,00

ST. ESTEPHE-possesses

fullfavour.................. $ 6.00

$6.50

ST. JULIEN-a good Din-

ner Wine with great body

and character.................... $ 8.00

$8.50

CHATEAU LIVRAN ...... $12.00

CHATEAU BARTON

$14.00

LANGOA rare vintage clearet, 1875

(Telephone No. 6a)

Nos 21 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 20th July, 1891.

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BY APPOINTMENT.

WINES AND SPIRITS. A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1891.

LIMITED.

The three men arrested on board the Fokian THE CHINA' BORNEO COMPANY, yesterday with a collection of daggers, revolvers kad ammunition, ready for a further edition of the Greyhound and Names series, protested that they were soldiers, and had been to Canton to chin-chin Admiral Fong's ghost, They were brought before Mr. Wise to-day and fined $20 or a month each,

of the shareholders of the above Company was The adjourned extraordinary general meeting he'd at the offices of the General Managers, Mesars, Gibb, Livingston and Co., this afternoon. Mr. B. Layton presided, and there were present

Messi, C. S. Sharp, H. L. Dalrymple, G. Fenwick, H. Wicking, E. A. Solomon, Wheeler, A. P. Stokes (directors) W. Judd, J. B. Gomes, G. S. Coxon, W. Parlane, A. G. Stokes, T. 5. Perry, &c.

The Chairman briefly stated that the meeting He understood from the Company's solicitor was held farthe further discussion of the accounts. that the passing of the accounts would have no effect or bearing upon the question of proceeding against Mr. Abrahamson,

The Chairman pointed out that it was neces sary.

Mr. Abrabamson if we wishëdak.

been behind-hand.

The Chairman regretted that the meeting had. not been held in April, but the accounts had

LOCAL·LÀWFERS.

pubile into many of the wild-cat schemes that have now burat sa did the great South Sen bubble. Not only so, but there is only too much reason to believe that large numbers of shares have been allotted to these Directors without them paying out a single cent, and then If the concern floated successfully, these individuals We have received from Messrs. Kelly and

Walsh the revised edition of Murray Hand unloaded at the expense of the public; If book for travellers in Japan," just lasued. It It did not they remained as they were has been to a great extent re-written by those. before. Moreover, in many cases—W0 | Chamberlain and Mr. W. B. Mason, assisted high in authority on things Japanese, Professor purposely refrain at the present moment by a large number of able collaborateurs. The from specifying the concerns, for they can mapa areas excellent as ever, and more numerous,

and the tineraries' described cover every interest readily be called to mind-the Directors ing and accessible spot in Dal Nippon. No. | apparently get off scotfree with plunder, tourist should be without this handy volume.

while the unfortunate shareholders were left altogether In the lurch, and had MANY of our readers will doubtless remember the pretty and talented little Dolly Loftus who nothing left but an entanglement of figures visited the East some seven years ago with the which became the more incomprehensible Loftus Opera Company and will be sorry to team that she has coine to an untimely end. A the more they were examined. The special to the Frisco Chronicle dated New York, Investigation of one or two cases of June 20th, saysThe body of Dolly Davis, this description are on the rapis at this beautiful young girl, who, under the stage name moment, and we do trust that the unfor- of Dolly Loftus, was recently a member of Barry Cause Mr. Allard seems to have a very good no, want. of trust in the management," yet the of his own forengie brililancy" wasted time

&Fay's company, was found in the Hudson viver at the Croton landing to-days She had committed suicide. She was the daughter of and was the foster daughter of J. Charles Davis, the theatrical manager, whose drst wife was

tunate dupes, the shareholders, will act firmly and In unison in the endeavour to prevent repetitions of this most injurious swindling of the public. They have their chance now, and if one or two examples

Victoria Loftus, a well-known burlesque actrasa,

Victoria Loftus,

Mr. Wicking-Slace the ineetlug I have taken the opportunity of carefully reading Mr. Abra- hamson's defence, and I think that anything more weak or deserving of contempt it would be difficult to imagine. He has the honesty to state that there are assets put down in the books that never existed, and that part there is no difficulty in believing. Unfortunately for us, in another part of his defence he does his best to throw the responsibility on the juniors--the under app, Allard seems to the practicable, be defence he says, in effect, that no-one knew better than Mr. Abrahamson himself that the wood was not worth more than to cents get his returns from the jungle) he has foot Knowing this (Mt. Abrahamson has the audacity to put it down in the accounts of so cents a foot. Everything seems to me, from the beginning to the end in connection with this Company, to have been done with a view to inflating the shares and enabling Mr. Abrahanson to get out.

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2 Mr. Gomes-If we pass them we lose the. right to prosecute Mr. Abrahamson, don't wai

When a man is good at his work; and knows The Chairman read the legal opinion on the about the most irritating thing possible is to subject, mentioned in his opening rematics, to have a lot of ignorant blundering telets inter- shew that they would still have that righthafering, delaying, objecting, trying to teach him Mr. Wicking Then I see no objection to Als work when they don't know the first thing passing the accounts. Expressions of opinion about it, sed refusing to learn when he goes out pass them, but I believe it was purely for fess by a gentleman who, for at any rate twb hosts a were made to me to-day that we bad better not of his way to try and infect sense into them. The that we could not then take proceedings against day, while ably sining and nicely estimating half Hongkong police court is at present engineered

A gross of cases varying from a fifty-cent drunk competition to a fair and square British muscle and dis, toa $50,000swindle, from a Chinese lying

the last annual general meeting-Mr. Frands swift and sure insight, keen and accurate grap Mr. Parlane said that at one of the meetings, persuasion case, displays an ideal picture of

thought was antagonistic to the one now put rapler-like setting aalde of trivial frippery with spoke on the subject, and gave his opinion, which of truth amid a max of fiction, impartial and mechanically uniform awarding of honoom, and forward by the directors.

The Chairman referred to the report of the out losing an atom of essential matter. Almost.. meeting and read what Mr. Francia had said, every day some lanatie is gently picked up There had been a discession as to passing the with quite a lady like finger and thumb, and accounts before the adjournment of the popped back into ble appropriate kennel; but meeting; some were in favour of passing them for staying there and keeping quiet-oh no, and some against. Mr. Wicking proposed an not much. On Monday, for instance, one adjournment to allow the commitice of Inquiry the Court house, the bench, the witnesscs, and eccentric gentar who seemed to think, that to consult with the directors. Mr. Francis said the parties to the suit had all been his own that, though in Mr. Wickding's remarks, there was property, made by himself for the better showing accounts were not sufficiently clear ; but tha strongest reason against adopting them was, that continually by calling on the Magistrate to hark when the meeting had adopted them they would back to some point in his notes and repeat what shareholders. But, the Chairman continued, by heart. At last, after the quiet stately thereby become the recorded opinions of the had already been said often enough to be known that opinion did not quite apply to this entirely worn away by the "dreary drip of matter. The legal advisers of the Company desultory declamation, an only too moderate said now that passing the accounts would not rebuke was torn from Mr. Wise. "Why don't commit the shareholders to anything. But he

Paper, postponement.

mountain 'ef1· courteous forbearance had been

are made, (and It la but right they should be to high.authorities at Canton report the deceiving us, and, I believe, with a view to did not preas it if the meeting preferred a further you take a noto of your town?"

made) we shall breathe freer and certainly purer atmosphere when it!suncontaminated with the exhalations of these parasites. Anyone taking the trouble to cross over to the Kowloon Godowns, or to walk to Wanchal or West Point will see godowns filled with valuable commodities which

cannot be cleared except at a ruinous sacrifice. What is the cause of all this? Simply, In our opinion, the almost total annihilation of individual capital through the drain made upon them by the devious methods of those who from their posi- Our New Factory has been recently refifedtions and pretensions should have known

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

with automalli Steam Machinery of the latest and most approved kind, and we are will able to compete in quality with the but English Makers.

utmost care and cleanliness are exercised

in the manufacture throughout.

LARGE BOMBAY,

"SODAS"

We continue to supply large bottles si heretofore, free of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the ordinary sue.

transmission of the first instalment of the various contributions which the Canton Customs have present year. The items of the assessment, as been directed to forward to Peking during the fred by the Board of Revenue, are as follow:- T 100,000 from the Customs revenue for the Peking subsidy, and Tls. 60,000 as an additional for the same pupose: The 400,000 from the six- tenths of the Foreign Customs receipts for frontier defence expenses on the. North East:

Tis. 6,000 quarterly to repay the amount due to the Peking fund by the Customs at Foochow

40,000for increasing the salaries of the Peking officials and Tis. 300,000 for the Privy Parse. The first instalment of the foregoing imposts has been remitted by a special messenger, a loan having as usual, been contracted to raise the necessary funds,

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The Chairman-I don't think that, Mr. Wicking) am ware of It. Mr. Fenwick-He has tried to sell his shares. Mr. Wicking-He tried to sell them-he even tried to get up a syndicate, but the men he went to soon gave him to understand that he had come to the wrong quarter.

right.

The Chairman-I don't think you are quite

Mr. Wicking rejoined that Mr. Gomes had been invited to a private syndicate meeting by Mr. Abrahamson,

Mr. Gomes-No, that was in reference to another Company.

a foot?

timber that was get-at-able, not still in the jungle, The Chairman supposed it meant all the

It was all saleable timber.

Mr. Fariane naked the Chairman if he could Hongkong, explain the serious depreciation of the timber in

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The Chairman replied that the matter had been deall with by the committee of inquiry, and was given in their report..

pens, and ink had been provided for him by the Mr. Fenwick pointed out that in the accounts Court but even after this, be declined to use presented the stock of timber in Barned alleged lawyer does not imow his client's name, them Again, it frequently happens that an valued at about $4,000. Was timber lying or on which skle he is. He will then coolly ask the forest pat down at ten cents or thirty cents for a remand after hearing the whole of the case

les clerk to find out something for the other side, and then go home and tell bis say for his own caso." Even then counsel falls to have such tips transmitted to himself from the clerk until the case is again in court. For instance, an nasault case now pending has been my times remanded; there are several China- men concerned in it, and also several lawyers, and nobody knows who is which—nose can tell

the large quantity of wood sent to Hongkong In lawyers do not know who are their clients, and Mr. Wicking mentioned the complaints about the plaintiffs' names from the defendants, the bad condition. But one curious thing could not The last time the case was called on, a few some of the partiesthemselves fall to appear at all. be overlooked. Mr. Abrahamson spoke of large quantities of ironwood being lost to the Company Chinamen turned up, but not the full number because it had been left so lang lying on the concerned. Then ensued about half an hour of ground rotting, though only cut a year ago: find their prey, and not succeeding, until the shuffling and sorting out, the lawyers trying to Now, it was supposed to be's wood that lasted for centuries, and practically imperishable. He Bench stepped in dexterously among them. wondered if all this fronwood ever existed-he Mr. Wakinson, why dont you get your clients wood. It had only been cut a year or two ago, thought it was billlan though put down as Iron-labelled ? Then you would know what you are trying to get at". Ultimately the case was further adjourned, the Magistrate giving and now Mr. Abrahamson said it was so rotten lele, kind "dvice to one lawyer wha that it was not worth bringing down. It was had been mooning about like Rachel very great pity he was not here to explain.

weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not-"Adjourn for a week and in the meantime, Mr. Rodyk,

Mr. Fenwick asked who it was that vained the stock when the Company took over the business and goodwill from Abrahamson & Co. for $100,000. Was it the general manager or the promoters?

Mr. Wicking There is another matter in cas- nection with this Company on which we ought to bavesome information, I think, from our solicitors. better and have acted differently-but An interesting and Instructive lecture on "The At the time of the sale of the business of Messrs of this more anon. Is the law of Hong-formation of the earth and lis bearing on naviga. Abrahamsen and Co. to this Company, for the sum of $100,000, Mr. Stokes was a partner tion" was delivered by Captain Sommer recently to kong to be twisted so as to shield a small audience assembled by invitation on board with Mr. Abrahamson, and was interested in the TOM, DICE, OF HARRY because he is a the steamship Gleneagles. A native passenger transaction. I think that, as our solicitor, it was The purest ingredients only are used, and the Director of this institution or of that, or observed a dark cloud on the horizon ahead two his duty to have protected our interests, and I to tell the captain that land was in sight. The virtually acting for himself. Knowing the days before arriving in Hongkong, and wanted don't see how he could do so when he was sipper explained that the nearest land was 600 position of affairs I think the asking of such miles away, and out of sight on account of them was not what we had a right to nothing transpired bend in the earth's shape. As the heathen still expect, and there has could not understand, the lecturer went on to

since to Justify It. Therefore I think it is say that the earth was round, as shown by its desirable that Mr. Stokes should give us an appearance from a ship in mid-ocean. Being explanation with regard to his action in the

you had better find out who your clients are, thes bumpy, and human vision not being sulted matter it has not been alluded to before to turning corners, distant objects could not

because it was only found out by the Com-

and what has become of them,” Evan Chinese be seen unless high enough to show up over mittea of Investigation, when Mr. Stokes was

The Chairman said that at that time there was witnesses sometimes have to set the flower of and similarly, clouds or stars or balloons might per, because with his own interests at stake by a Mr. Flint, now dead, then employed by the witness whether a certain other man was to be the top of the intervening are of the sphere; in England. But I think it was most Impro- no general manager, but the valuation was agde the Bar right. Not long ago a lawyer (the term

#lawyer" is a courtesy title) actually asked a often be miles from the earth and yet appear to

and human nature is human nature all over Government at Sandakan. Mr. Abrahamson be on the horizon and actually teaching. The the world-he could not act with the same impar. get him to do it, but he was an independent replied that he did not know, but the other from among the cargo of the ship. At the con

called as a witness! Naturally the witness lecturer Illustrated his meaning with a pc egg tiality as if he was acting without any such in-authority

terest. It is no use dealing with Mr. Abrahamson Were the promoters acquainted with Mraked the question was quite cut up and locked lawyer might be able to way, The man who more than we have we shall get no satisfaction Flint, of only Mr. Abrahamson ?--It was agreed like demanding a committal for contempt. clusion of the address the native looked steadily into the Captain's eye for a minute, and then, out of him, and his conduct from first to last to accept his valuation. gulp, said has been virtually beneath contempt. repressing his emotion with

The Chairman in the course of discussion Ta the big conspiracy case, which came up on "Cap'n, you come my shop

gave details of the stocks existing to the value of Monday, one of the twaddlers appealed to $4.368, which he understood was all good mer. Mr. Sta A Sin for an expression of opinion chantable wood, lying at variona polate, and

as to whether. Yung Yak Ya did not, valued respectively at 3, 7, 10, 12, up to 16 cents objecting to a lawyer being brought into certain per foot.

transactions, thus afford indications of fraud. counsel that it was for the Court to decide that The poor untutored heathen informed the learned

Wise assured him that the Chinaman's law was point. The questioner refused to believe such a statement, coming from such a source; but Mr.

COAST PORT ORDERS, whenever practicable, are despatched by first steamer leaving after receipt of order.

because he is a decent fellow (with other people's money entre nous or because one's legs have been under his or their maho- gany? We fear that this will not hold water, if it were possible such a course could find favour, but we hold firmly to the opinion that before Hongkong rights Itself, we shall have to purge the community of the crew who have fattened FOR COAST PORTS, Waters are packed and upon the misery and sufferings of the placed on board ship at Hongkong prices, and majority of its more respectable citizens, the fall amount allowed for Packages and Empties The Acting Chief Justice Mr. ACKROYD, In when received in 'good order.

Counterfoll Order `Books supplied on applica-his comments as Attorney-General on this evil, made some very pregnant remarks which we commend to the attention of all Interested In this question, and if In these remarks the cap does not fit some, we shall be much surprised.

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LONDON, July 22nd.

The situation is becoming very serious. Numerous meetings of workmen have taken place favouring a republic,

In May last E, C, van Marle, late manager of the Labuk Planting Company, together with his brother, an assistant, and another assistant named Memminger, belonging_to_the_Pitas Estate, were tried before Captain Beeston at Sandakan on charges of cruelty to coolies, They pleaded guilty to having ordered some thieves to be punished, and the first defendant was sentenced to a year's imprisonment and to pay fine of $3,000, his brother to six months impri- senment and a fine of 1,000, and Memminger to she months' imprisonment and a fine of $600. About a month later the Governor of British North Borneo altered the sentences to fines of $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000, or imprisonment for the terms fixed. A fortnight subsequently, we are informed, he again altered the punishment to fines of $1,000, $1,000, and $500, an condi- These conditions were complied with, and the tion that the defendants should leave the country. defendants are now proceeding to Singapore A PETITION against the Sunday Cargo-working Clay there. It le probable that an action on Ordinance, signed by the majority of the ship Consuls is an for ping and mercantile firms in the Colony, waillegal Impolsonment will be brought against the British North Borneo Government, on the Es forwarded to the Secretary of State to-day.

ground of alleged gross frregularities on the part of the Court. It certainly does seen strange that the head of the police there should also try men, then have charge of them as superintendent of the Gaol, and finally report the case in the official Gassits, beginning "We understand,” &c.

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

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

Hongkong, China, and Manfia,

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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MUST BE PAID IN ADVAMOR.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1891.

HONGKONG, like other important commercial centres, is undergoing one of those waves of depression which inevitably overtake rash and excessive speculation, but there is one phase of the calamity from which profit may be derived, however melancholy the out-look. We refer to the Limited

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

TWENTY-NINE gamblers from Nullah Lase occupied front seats in the Police Court to-day, at $5 each. -

Ar the Magistracy to-day Mr. Yung Fong, gentleman who has in his time done a greater cardsharping business than even Albert Edward and Co. was fined $150 for keeping the bank at | bac-tar-fa.

THx new Earl of Clancarty is not quite 20 years old, while his Countess, Belle Bilton, is all of sa The estates inherited by the new Earl are heavily mortgaged, and none of his father's personal pro. perty was left to him.

peculiar measures to keep up the standard of H.E the Viceroy at Nanking has devised rather morality among his writers and the higher class of employés. Lately one of the composers of memorials took to leading a fast life, frequenting places not over respectable. One day he leaned out of the window of a wine-shop and saw two men, dressed in black, standing quietly by his horse. He took no notice of the matter, but kept on drinking. When satiated, he left the place and walked up to his horse, the two stranger retiring space or two. Vaulting into the saddle he rode slowly along, cooling himself in the evening breeze. He soon heard footsteps, and perceived the VERY large sea-tortoise by some means of His heated brain Imagined fearful conse man were following him. himself wedged between the timbers of a water aluice gate outside Peking. In trying to extricatequences the mysterious personages might be bandits or Kolsos bent on assassination

A HIGHLANDER named John Wright, a local emulator of "Private Ortheria, was caught last night in Queen's Road with a Japanese poodle which he had taken from a Chinese shop-coeper in Wellington Street, He was charged with the theft before the magistrate to-day, and will be "recloose" for a fortnight, '

Mr. Stocks With regard to what you have said I am very glad you have given me this opportunity of explaining, I think Mr. Wicking in error in saying that he had no opportunity of bringing this to the notice of the shareholders before-

Mr. Wicking I could not, in your absence. the account of what took place at the last Mr. Stakes-When I was in England I read general meeting, and I then saw a reference to my action in this matter, and as to my acting as vender as well as solicitor, and I am glad of the opportunity of setting that right. In regard to what Mr. Wicking says I should like to point out that when the prospectus of this Company was lessed the fullest Information was given to the shareholders and all intending to subscribe, as to my relation to the firm of Abrahamson and Co.-it was set out in detail who composed the firm, and my name was included. So ao-one can complain of any want of Mr. Wicking makes, that I could not act properly candour on my part. With regard to the point for the two Interests, I may remind you that it is the usual thing, when the purchase and sale of a Company are effected, for one solicitor to act for both parties-It is quite the exception when that is not the case.

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Mr. Wicking-If a solleitor is concerned. I know of exceptions to that rule, most decidedly,

Mr. Stokes-1 wish to point out that my con nection with the firm of Abrahamson & Co. was fully disclosed. With regard to what I did as your solicitor, my duties consisted solely of formal acts-I had no part in the negotiations, 1 only such as the Articles. And in doing that, I sub prepared the transfers and other documents, it, no-one can complain that the work was not performed fairly towards both parties.

Mr. Wicking What I complain of is the sanctioning of the payment of $100,000 for a business with which you were familler,

Mr. Stokes--I had nothing to do with it. Mr. Wicking-Did you receive your portion of the money?

Mr. Stokes--Yes.

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Mr. Wicking-I want it explained how you fixed on $100,000.

Mr. Stokes-The negotiations were not con- ducted by the sleeping partners,

Mr. Wicking-But they were consnited. Mr. Stokes-Certainly, but they rolled on Mr. Abrahamson.

The Chairman-I think this is simaying from the subject.

Mr. Gomes pointed out that at 30 cents, a Mr. Abrahamson had put it, there should have wages, and that should have been set off as cast, been a profit. The coolies were paid sed

on the debit side 3 but there was no profit shown in his account.

Mr. Wicking Because what he has been putting down at 30 cents was really timber still In the jungle, worth not more than ro. I

Mr. Gomes --I should certainly think. Abra- hamson should be prosecuted by the directors,

The Chalman said they might sue him, and try to recover some of their money from him but this was not the time to speak of that. present the accounts were under discussion.

Mr. Fenwick agreed that it was perfectly.cer had been passed. They should try and get their tain that this could be done after the accounts money back.

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correct,

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by

· Corrispondente la tisla colstenja

THE MARINA DIRECTORATE, TO THE EDITOR or The “Homarang. TülvárapIC.", | SIR,—The following announcement appears to Have been omitted from the Hongkong dailles:

BIRTHS.NET

At Hongkong, on the 13th July, 1890. Mr. W. St. J. Hancock and others, of a Company, the Hongkong Marina, Limited.

DIATHE.

Mr. Gomes said that he believed Mr. Stokes and all the directors had been deceived by: Abrabanzson from the first. He was quite surprised

At Hongkong on the 13th July, 1801. The the amount of confidence they had placed in him.

Hongkong Marina, Limited, in liquidation, the Mr. Wicking

og :--Everybody did who heard him offspring of W. St. J. Hancock and others, deeply speak.

Send and Jamented by her Sorrowing Shareholders. Aged The Chairmaan said many prople had trusted | one year. him. Mr.Games himself had the same confidence. The above is the history of an undertaking Mr. Gomes ;—But after two or three interviews | commanding a capital of $75,000, started I lost it again,

with the express object, amongst others,

On the motion of Mr. Wicking, seconded by of providing a floating Hotel and swim

Mr. Gomes, the accounts were passed,

ming baths for the community of Hongkong Mr. Wicking said that it was proposed after this generally. It had the support of Dr. Canille to hold a private meeting to consider matters and other authorities, and its shares, offered connected with the winding up of the Company. at a time, when the market was beginning to The Chairman "did, not - mind whether the, get dapressed, were taken up freely........ No efforts meeting be private or not. The only thing he appear to have been spared by the Directors to wanted was an expression, of opinion from;the-ges in all their capital, and the name of the #hareholders to show whether it was likely that Hongkong Marina appeared frequently as plalo- the Company would be closed, because in that. He in actions for calls. The directors of this would be necessary to call an exordinary St. J. Hancock, Cheong Kal and Tam Kit 1 case according to the: Articles of Association it | concern - were" Messrs. R. Fraser-Smith, W.

public meeting, of which a fortnight's notice was. | belleve Mr. Fraser-Smith retired: before, the necessary, to pass any resolution for winding first, meeting of shareholders, leaving Mr. up or taking any steps towards selling, the Hancock the only European director of the property,

boleh board, his colleagues being two Chinamen. The Mr. Gomes suggested that the change, in the Company opened its Hotel with: a flourish of management might enable the business to go on. trumpets on the 13th July 1890, and later on Mr. himself, says the Hudas, he forced open and or plunder. He whipped up his horse and made

Mr. Wicking said that it was not possible to Hancock appeared as host when H. E. the then broke two thick planks in the gate. The strength of the tortoise must have been tremendous a beeline for his quarters in the yaming but his

get men with a good practical experience to go Acting Governor visited the ship. Sofat so well, pursuers were fleet of foot and kept up with the Mr. Stokes--I should like a good opportunity | to the place and do the work properly. Too: The Company - appears my to have ✨ made Notwithstanding all efforts to capture his, he not very fast quadruped. On reaching the to explain. The sleepdog partners put in funds much money had been sunk already, and it was money, If one may fudge from the numbers escaped. The official keeper of the gate was Viceregal yamds the wilter called upon the as an investment-they had no knowledge of better to wind upon diegener in which visited the vessel dally, and from the same fined for negligence.

guards to arrest the two bold men, who came up the details the whole responsibility rested The Chairman said he had great confidenco-ance made by the Chairman that an interim Liability Company' manis and its Tax conviction that the too early repetition of breathless, The guards moved not to obey the M. Abrahamson, who was the only person in the present management il dividend would be declared. What is the state that could give details. The Sandakan : law Mr. Wielding said, the men could be trusted, of sisirs now?-The entire stock of company disastrous collapse. This colony during ble experiment must have boots rather painfully salted, and said, "Sir, do not feel Lagry or provides for such partnerships and the employ but he did not think they had experience of the with a capital of $75,000, searly all hald

even the most successful operas is not a profit. mandate, and the mysterious belags stepped up,

LENAME PARK RAMAS up matized, exactly a year after its opening the past few years has experienced forced upon. Mr. Willard last evening, when his apprehensive. We are members of the secret ment of capital belonging to sleeping partners. business,

palice of H.E. the Viceroy. We have received Only Mr. Abrahamson could have any know- Mr. Gomes-It is not e experience we need, it about $12,000. I understand its abillies amount to a far greater extent than its cir- company pain appeared at the Theatre Royal astructions to follow any and all of the officials ledge of the fact that this Company was not is honesty,ali Thakuray Man Bandusest to over $15,000, so that by the time the In "The Yeomen of the Guard. The greater and gentlemen connected with the yamis and getting good value for its money the proof of Most of those present agreed that it was lawyers, and others have dons with it I very: cumstances warranted the floating of part of the first act passed the Monument in report be our master, here they go, their actions, that is that I took the whole of my Interest in honesty that was wanted, to much doubt if it pay its creditors so ver Companies connected with Mining, Plant truly funereal style, although in the second every behaviour, and conduct. Then they turned umbes then I did them ; I regret to say I pur money through useless steamers The Sande Court was chosen as liquidator by the creditors shares, and at the present time I hold a larger Mr. Fenwick, said the Company had lost cont. The acting Registrar of the Supreme body brightened up, and several really walk- ing: Trading and other concerns, which executed part-songs and solos were given, days, the Hedge, the writes's aag was chased a considerable number as late as October kan which was running to Haiphong,never could generally and in the opinion of the public a

mingled with the crowd and disappeared, › Nexi have nearly all had more or less shadowy Tonight Faust, and a full house, -.

reported to be for sale, and since that memorable 1889, and when I left this Colony I fally bellered make money. He had always, said she was a better choice could not have been made. Before or fictitious good-wills and have been

It was a good Investinent. I regret still mare | useless craft, The Tarapace was too mail for: the Company, goes into oblivion, however, I dangled before the eyes of a confiding numbered ays; 277, and 279, which have not

LASZ night three kouses In Queen's Road West, evening he has not revisited his former haunts.

that I did so, as I unfortunately induced several | the timber trade, and never could pay. The saw should like Mr. Hancock, as Chairman of the of my friends to invest at the same time. I think mill here was the same it, would never pay," "Hoard, to answer the following questions, and I public that only too late, discovered been erected very long, came to places, the back

The sawnalil in Borneo never pali. He proposed | would beg of the official, liquidator to take dus the scare and delusion they have been front of No, 223, on the first floor beard the language word that will rhyme

Tennyson has at last bequeathed to the English my explanation is clear. part collapsing entirely. A Chinaman in the

Mr. Wicking I cannot understand with

that the meeting express fiseli in favour of note of them, as they are sure to arise and will invelgled into. In nearly every instance | crash, and in, als fright jumped off the verandah

"youngster”? It Is "tonguester." Now, why li

The Chairman thought the matter irrelevant. calling a private meeting to discuss the winding hava 16 be answered eventually agre Mr. Wicking-I think this is properly prelis un of the Company, de NAILS. Who were the promoters of the Company ? these Companies have been floated on the into the street. He was picked up in bite and sat an auctioneers langster, and a barkeepers minary to the winding up of the Company which « Mr. Wicking seconded the motion, which was raiWas any promotion money, paid 7: if any,

taken to hospital, but fled long before arriving bangster? Our language must be cariched we are here to consider names of local celebrities, members of the there. The Inmates of the houses wer

carried, wood fauna 07 dosisestator to whom, and Ll not who paid in the first At a recent auction sale of paintings the The Chalimat-We should pass the accounts ............ Mr., Fenwick asked if the directors chad instance the promotion expenses Parentin Chamber of Commerce, Bank Directors, Imprisoned by the detals, and were caly liberated suctioncer waxed eloquent, over, portrait of a and then consider the Company a future.

expressed any opinion on the question: etc.; and undoubtedly it was their names meded There was no other injury to lie or all, and aced in most hearty volos, How objection to passing the accounts, from what

Mr. Wicking I think there is a strang after the police had cleared a passage from the | lady of Queen Elizabeth's day, higa tube and

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What was the qualification of the Directors how many abares were actually applied for by them, and how many shares do they now hold: fully paid up i