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Intimations.

DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,

LIMITED, DISPENSING CHEMISTS, &C.

LONDON, HONGKONG AND AMOY.

AGENTS FOR

DR. PAUL'S MANICURE SPECIALITIES.

"CERALINE" for tinting finger lips, face, and

lips, per pot $1. "POUIRE LUSTRALE" gives a brilliant

shell-like transparency to the nails, per box $1. "EMERY BOARDS" for bevelling the rough edges of the nails after use of the file, cts. 5a. "ORANGE WOOD STICKS" A valuable povelty Introduced in Dr. Paul's system of Manicure to apply the "Cleansing Field" under the free margin of malls and thus avoid the danger of scratching with steel instru- ments, cis, 50,

"NAIL OLEATE" preserves and gives a brilliant polish to the nails and prevents hangnails, etc., cis 76, "CLEANSING FLUID Instantly removes sil stains from the surface and underneath the nails, per bot. $T.

(Telephone No. 60) Nox 23 & 24 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Hongkong, 20th July, 1891.

BY APPOINTMENT,

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

ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

MANUFACTURERS OF AERATED WATERS.

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

The purest ingredients only are used, and the utmost care and cleanliness are exercised in the manufacture throughout. LARGE BOMBAY

"SODAS"

,

We continue to supply large bottles at ber Customers who prefer to have them to the heretofore, frue of Extra Charge, to those of

ordinary size.

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

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

Counterfall Order Books supplied on applica

tion..

Our Registered Telegraphic Address is, "DISPENSARY, HONGKONG," And all signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention, The following is a List of Waters always

kept ready In Stock

PURE AERATED WATERS

SODA WATER

LEMONADE

POTASH WATER

SELTZER WATER

LITHIA WATER

SARSAPARILLA WATER

TONIC WATER

GINGER ALE

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

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

BIRTH.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1891.

"VAT-TH the matter with yer, Ithrael I'm exerthith'd in my mind, Talmeon. Thereth a newthpaper fellow thays lith immoral of me to take sixty per cent for the money I lend." "And tho it ith, Ithrael, wen you can get theventy." AUNT (to little pleco)-Ab, Amy, just been to Church? How did you like the singing? Not at all, anoty,-Good gracious! Why?—It was bad, and they all thought, so, tos. They said Lord have mercy upon us, miserable singers" PRIVATE advices received from Chinklang state that all is unusually, quiet at that port, but there fe a strong optolon that quietude would not con. tinae long If the gunboats were to leave, and it is hoped that the experiment will not be made

In

that direction.

WR are informed by the Agents (Messra, Amhold.

Karberg & Co.) that the China Shippers' Mutual S. N. Co.'s steamer Chingwe, from London and Liverpool, passed the Canal on the 28th fast, and may be considered due at Penang on or about the 15th pro

A NATIVE paper is responsible for the following cheering intelligence, which may be taken in doses to suit the taste bird of ill-omen has been making strange unearthly cries in the middle of the night, which portend great mortal- Ity in the coming autumn.

WHILE the Salaris was going alongside the Associated Wharves at Shanghai on the 23rd inst., she collided with the Gleneagler, which had been berthed at the same wharf The Gles- eagles sustained some damage, and her mixen topmast was carried away,

THE Customs Revenue cruiser Pingehow left Shanghai on the 33rd for the Hleshana, and had on the board the Commissioner of Customs, the Casst Inspector, and the Engineer-in-chief. It is presumed that it is the intention of the Customs to put up a light on the Hiesbans,

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A NATIVE passenger boat carrying a full load of passengers, their personal effects and money, from Shanghal to the Tungling Hills in the Tahu Lakes was boarded by pirates near a place called Lisban. Over $1.000, Jewellery, cash, clothing and in fact everything portable in the whole boat changed hands...

THE Band of the A. & S. Highlanders will play the following programme at the Officer' Mess this evening, commencing at 8 p.m.!--

Overtors.........Titus Mozart.

„16The Grenadiere"............. Waltersfel.

Ramante Rove softly Blooming".Apohr. Fantasia.......Maritada

Selectio

Wallion

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IT would appear that it is genuine Asiatic cholera that is at present visiting Swatow. Several foreigners have been attacked but only two identas have been reported so far. They are those of Mr. Otto Asverus, Surveyor to Lloyd's and the local Insurance companies; and a Manilaman who was employed in the Customs. Amongst the natives, however, deaths at the rate of twenty a day are occurring."

CONJUGAL love is not preserved in family jars.

Tax Superintendent of the P. & O. S. N. Co, courteously inform us that the steamship Pantsular, with the next English mail, left Singapore for this port at y`p.m. yesterday. THERE runs a quaint legend of ancient-day lore, O'er their boundary line; the clamor grow high,

Of a quarrel fwixt heaven and bell

› But how it ran no one could tell, St. Peter he swore had once mapped It out

With the tools of a stray engineer, But the devil he said, with a quisalcal smile, That it couldn't be right it was clear.!! The angels grew tired of sitting on clouds,

And watching the endless dispute; Sothey packed up the harp and folded their wings,

And floated away with the lute.

There came no decision, St. Peter grew mad,

And and the long look on his face, When the devil suggested an admirable plán,

That a jury should settle the caES. And each a lawyer should bring the next day.

·To decide who had been in the right, So the saint stroked his chin, and upward he

dew,

While the devil took downward his flight. Bright and early next morning the devil appeared

And knocked at the heavenly door, while far out behind were stretched out in Hae

Five hundred of lawyers or more.

As be heard the big clock strike eleven, And sadly he sighed to his smiling old foe,

A WRITER on orthodory:--"God's massage has | that circular, I am sorry to say, has not been a standing committen of explanation; self-sufficient encouragement so there is nothing appointed and self-suficient, constantly occupied left but to stop operations, and sell the stock. in preventing mankind from knowing more about plant, and machinery. The accounts will be it to-day than they did yesterday,"

made up up to the date of stopping, and for the present, so far as I am able to ascertain, the ACCORDING to the Echo there is a fresh epidemic position of the company is as follows :- of sickness amongst the natives at Foochow,

Liabilitira.

less to remove. On this occasion the sickness tall Joss during the past week was no lar power arises from eating unripe fult. The mortality In several of the shops in the near neighbour- hood has been considerable this week.

which notwithstanding the carrying about of the

AT the Magistracy to-day an inquiry was held as to the death of a Chinese woman in Peel Street on Sunday. She had lost all her money gambling, and

eaded ber troubles with oplum. A verdict of suicide was returned. An inquiry

was also held as to the death of a Chinaman he jumped from the first floor of a house lo Queen's Road when he heard the next house filling. Verdict-death from concussion of the brais.

H.M.S. Tweed, it is expected, will be raised safely at next spring Hide; everything is in readiness. It appears that an unknown rock, which was in the way of floating her from the perilous position where she stranded, was the cause of the second disaster, as it ripped another hole in ber bilge. It is to be hoped the Naval authorities, backed by the Government of this colony, will see their way to let the Eskand Tweed remain in future as guardships off

All alone stepped the saint from the portals of Shameen. These vessels then will prove of

gold,

service which they never can lying here or elsewhere. They will be available at a few hours dotice when wanted, and will be all along in an efficient state through continuously in fresh water, which will preserve their hulls, whilst at the same time any risk they run in the Canton river is reduced to a minimum.

There's not even one lawyer in heaven," THE weekly competition of the members of the Hongkong Rifle Association for the Range Cup and "Spoona" took place at Kowloon on Saturday in beautiful weather. Twelve competitors took part. The Cup having been won for the third time by P.C. A. Watson, with the excellent score of 61 it now becomes his absolate property. Mr. Watson was also the winner of the 200 yards spoon while Col. Sergt. Boyd carried off the spoon for the goo yards range. The following | are details of the shooting:

100 yds. 300 yds.

Total, ́P.CA. Wise......5143535min 445fiya-go scratch, ...se

Cal. Segt Bord.43944530 4113355-30 Sergt. Robertson," 1.K.Pm)

||4144586~98 #535858=87- Lydiets. ....-5 P.C. A. Carson.........451453d 69575temag

+58 Mr. C. Ford518346—25 1593454 scratch... Col Sargi, Mack.....5184594-9 4314544-45 do. Mr. A. Deal584333 #45310006 {" P.C. D. McLennan...3144443-45 Karangmea Mr. J. Anderson.......#354349—97 · 3393154–11 semich, 109

Rapolats.

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Sundry creditors, about............$28,000 Shareholders, about

Mortgage

45 000 74,000

Total......$147,000

„Assets," Land and building at Bowrington

(including the Sawmill premises)$ 87,000 Stock, material, plant, and machinery... 58.000 Sundry debtors, RY

4,000

Total......$149,000

So that if the material can be sold at anything like its book value we will be able to pay off i considerable amount of the mortgage after the creditors are satisfied, and, as is the general feating of the shareholders, hold as to the fand disposals I know of nothing further to say, but until a favourable opportunity occurs for its before proposing the formal resolution I shali be glad to answer any questions.

Mr. Holmes asked how the valuation of stock, plant, etc., was made.

The Chairman said it was a very low valta tion-cut down ten per cont from last year.

Mr. Holmes-Have you calculated the value of the land at the present market rate?

The Chairman: We have put it down at cost price. We could not put a reduced figure bo cause there is nothing to show bow the value might have altered.

selling at au advance rate.

Mr. Holmes You had once an opportunity of

The Chairman-Yes. We had two offers, but it did not come to anything. The land is put down at only $87,000, but we have spent more than that on it. That is what it cost us less buildings put up for stores, etc., which we have not included.

Mr. Holmes asked if there was any prospect of disposing of the stock in trade.

The Chairman said that negotiations were

A CORRESPONDENT writing to the Batavia Nirwarbian throws light on the ineffectiveness of the blockade as enforced on the coast of Acheen, The Government, so he points out, prefers half measures by carrying on a partial blockade. A portion of the coast is indeed closed to trade, but another portion is at the same time left open for unrestricted Importation, because the chiefs there give themselves out to | have 'submitted. From the ports of these so- called friendlies, the whole of Acbeen is supplied with whatever the population require, Under

Mr. Holmes Then as general manager and this half-blockade system the Achinese get hold of rifies in thousands. The boats of the blockad liquidator you will be able to attend to all that.

The Chairman-Yes. At present there is no ing squidron find themselves under fire from spalatsites which carry further than the breech-question of selling the land, only the business,

loaders available among the sailors.

and that subject to the approval of the shares. holders. I suppose they will be willing to leave

da "Allowed"

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The

Mr. F. Howe......444545 or latter are hit while their own bullets fall

short into the water. Rifies have been seen in the possession of Achinese beadmen

in the hands of the Netherlands forces. The more modern and with greater range than those Government, it is said, persists in this injudicious Achinese by conciliation. The consequence of policy the vain hope of winning over the the vacillation is that, as rumour has it, in Edi alone, the imports and exports and exports now before the blockade.

pending for the private disposal of the business, stock, material, and goodwill, on terms which he thought would be very advantageous to the com

any

that to me.

Mr. Judd asked what arrangement would be made about the lease.

The Chairman said that the purchasers of the existing terms until the lease expired, and after business' would be willing to take it on the

that fresh terms could be made.

Mr. Downes asked if there was any definite offer for the land.

In the Glengarry of Canada, where more Gaalle practice at the 200, 500 and 500 yards raugen, bulk larger than In the whole of Acheen just; all ; and it was no use trying to force a sale at

is said to be spoken than in Scotland itself, there has just died à celebrated piper named Cameron, This ancient youth, when 78 years old, four years 85, performed the Highland Filing in a dancing competition at Cornwall, Ontario, and carried off a prize for pipe-playing on the same occasion, At another time he startled an Ontario town by climbing to the top of a new church steeple just before the weather-cock was put on, and stand- Ing on a couple of planks, whence for half an hour he sent his beloved music sidrling through the beavens, to the vast amusement and unbounded delight of the angels above.

HEAVEN be praised, for we are to have pure tes at last-tea guaranteed to be free from adultera tion. We learn from native sources that the Kloklang Prefect has issued a proclamation, saying that he has recently heard that a great number of the women and girls employed by the Kiakiang tea-merchants this season for picking tea are bad characters, who carry on intrigues with the young men of the place. The Prefect gives warning that if any such practices are brought under his notice the parties concerned will be severely punished, and he cautions the ten-merchants to be more careful in the selection

their pickers for the fature,

A NEW issue has been raised in that much ness of the sky. For a while it was accepted debated question as to the true cause of the blue that biteness of the sky is due to the mates suspended in the air, but then it was discovered [s that ozone, which is a form of oxygen, has

deep blue colour as a liquid, and that the ozone In the air might be suficient to account for the now discovered that a layer of liquid oxygen an blue colour of the sky. A Polish physicist has

blue colour. Now there is no doubt that if the inch thick lets light pass through it of a bright whole of our atmosphere were liquefied the oxygen in it would make a layer many inches thick over the whole globe, so that there is plenty of oxygen to explain the blueness of the sky without rasoiting to unknown amounts of erous

On the 16th July, on board the British ship Minister of Marine, the wife of Mr. BRYAN CAROLL, of a son. Annapolis papers please copy

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1891.

TELEGRAMS.

ELECTION OF A LIBERAL MEMBER. LONDON, July agth.

elected for Wisbech by a small majority re- Mr. Brand, a Liberal candidate, has been

placing Capt. Chas: W. Selwyn, Conservative.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

-WALIS' DEW molto—"I deal."

THE Chinese squadron sailed from Yokohama on the morning of the 18th inst, for Corea, TRE British cruiser Porpoize salted from Yukobama on the 16th inst, for the Behring

Sex.

THE directors of the Hotel des Colonies, Ld., at Shanghai, have declared an interim dividend of 31 per cent.

A FIRE took place at Foochow on the 18th fast. in a village close the Race-course, and seven houses were destroyed.

LADY Bartholemew (as she finds the butler taking a surreptitious olp of the twenty-five year old sherry-Bulger, I am surprised?" The butler So be I, my feddyl

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Mr. A. S. Hooper.....8654484-21 34097) Lieut. Col. Jerard... {detalh

shar(0038 |16 (inace not received) Eat incaired) wamekos)

Although the attendance at the above com- petition was fairly satisfactory it has been competitions during the next two months; bat decided to discontinue these Saturday afternoón In the meantime it is hoped that members who may feel so loclined will endeavour to carry on Blaley positions and rules (one sighting shot at each range) with a view to a triangular match now being arranged with Shanghal and |

these ranges towards Singapore, to take place the end of November. It would also be taken As a favor if those who continue to shoot in the manner indicated will furnish the Secretary with particulars of the scores obtained, which would be a help in selecting the team to represent this Colony in the above match.

next morning and

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The Chairman said there was no proposal at once. There being no further questions he formally proposed that the company be volun- tarily wound up.

Mr. Judd seconded the motion, which was carried.

This concluded the business of the meeting. The following is the circular to which the Chairman referred:-

It is proposed to issue $20,000 in preference (a.) Accumulative preferential dividend of to shares to be entitled to a

per cent per annum.. (6.) To rank in priority to the ordinary shares in distribution of the assets in the event of the Company being wound up. RNA These shares will be in the first place offered to the present phareholders of the Company, and

as to such shares as are unapplled for all credi tors of the Company will be asked to accept the balance of these shares in part payment of their debts,

The debts amount to about $15,000 of the $10,000 proposed further capital. The balance will be required for running the business/j they are called on to accept shates in payment The advantage of this scheme to creditors, if or part payment of their claim will be that they will practically have to the extent of these shares a charge on the stock and machinery.

The working of the business should pay all Its future liablities and yield more than sufficient profit to pay 7 per cent to the mortgages, and a dividend of 10 per cent to the preference share. holders.

from morning til night, and sometimes late fato the night, they ara jaded; we can get as much work, or more, out of them by giving them a day's rest every week. Our European staff have Dever had a rest on a Sunday at all, bliherto, and they, and all the captains and efficers I have spoken to on the subject, are heartly that all this talk about the danger of having the in favor of the Ordinance. My experience is

Chineza idle on Sundays in boshi. As far as I am concerned, I have worked on Sundays as much as most men in Hongkong, and I prefer a day of rest, and I believe in others having one sa woll. Even before this measure was introduced we allowed the European employés to cease work them recuperate. at noon on Sendays, whenever I could, to lat I don't think any firm is more interested in the matter than our Company. as far as ocean steamiers are concerned, and we entirely agree with the Ordinance.

Our representative then called on one or two unable to gather any expression of opinion from other who had refused to sign, but was

them. He then visited several of" the ludivi. duals who were understood to have signed both the petition for Sunday Rest and the recent one against it.

Mr. R. Shewan, of Shewan and Co., agents for the China and Manlia Steamship Company, hadn't time to give any reasons except that he was not in favor of Sunday labour.

Mr. Montague Beart, shipping clerk in Butter- Geld) and Swire's, was next Interviewed. He admitted that he had signed both petitions. The first one, be sald, was to abolish Sunday labor in the harbor. The last one I admit that I didn't even see, but I was arstired by. Mr. E C Ray, who was in charge of it, that its only object for two months, and reconsidered, as, in its was to get the operation of the Bill postponed

requires revision. I understand that it embodies present form, and as rushed through Council, it

the principle of Mr. Goldsmith's petition, with some slight modifications,・ The Ordinance, at present, restricts the right of a few men to work. an a Sunday, and I don't hold with that-the winciple should be made universal or not touched at all. This idea that seems to coerced Into signing, is prevail, that any shipping clerks have been

hombug. I work

on a Sunday myself. I would as soon work because I only work at all, on any day, from pure on that day ne on a Monday, or a Friday, necessity. If you stop ships' officers frorn working on Sundays why not stop everybody? I object to this partial legislation. It doesn't matter to our firm, as agents, but we object to it, on. principle

Another employe in the same hong, nison signa, tory of hoth pellisons (who at the last moment, Hon second thoughts, "declined to allow his name to be published) said I signed Mr. Goldsmith's petition because I agreed with the principle of not forcing men to work on Sundays, but 5 signed the lost petition hecture. I objected to the form of teglilation. Il pronla are obliged to work why stop them by law?" "Why stop people from working over-time ?. It will be especially hard on German ships' officers." A circular was sent round among the leading shipping firms make Sunday labour among the officers optional, some time ago, with a view to their agreeing to but the agents of the Indo-China S. N. Co. refused to sign, and it fell through.

Mr. J. J. Keswick, of Jardins Matheson & Co.,

·wald :—I never had any idea of signing. I have all along been in favor of the Ordinance, in ita present form, although your paper_and_the others sald that when the deputation from the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association interviewed the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce last year I was very much.

opposed to the views expressed by Capt. Ashton with them, but I tried to elicit some information, As a matter of fact I was in complete accord

the Council, after long debate among the general and could not.....When the question came before public, the only difficulty I felt was as to making the Bill fair and practicable. In my opinion that has been done, and any hardship obviated, It seems to me that if the principle of granting permits for Sunday labor is practicable in Treaty parts it is perfectly practicable here. That is my opinion individually and as a shipping agent -I don't separate the two things." "The only question that can possibly arise is whether the cost of the permit, as fixed by the Ordinance, is

further ground for complaint on their part. I of the Bill submit a fairer tariffy if it is see no reasonable or not. If it is not, let the opponents

think is decidedly reasonable. At to the statement that this firts ever refused fa co-operate with the other shippløg firms la malding Sunday labour optional, all I know is that during my absence some such memorandum was circulated, and sent back until my return. It was never submitted again.. As a matter of fact, after the conference between the Oficers Association deputation and the Chamber of Commerce we made preparations to carry out Indo-China boats were concerned-Indeed they such an arrangement, as far as the officer to the

Sundays, as they liked. The wonder to me is how have always been free to work or sint on

such a petition as this just sent home was signed

even the for the d

A YOUNG man from out on the Panhandle came down to Austin recently to marry Miss M'Nees- teer, daughter of General M'Neester, who suddenly struck it rich while, herding his cattle on the publie lands. The M'Neesters were not going to do things by halves, so they had a swell supper, and invited the reporters. Next morning one of the dally papers, among equally forld sentences and paragraphs, contained Market report, dated Shanghai the 24th fast., is amber and agate masses of quivering, dell MESSRS. WHEELOCK and Co.'s usual Freight and the following The foilles were of pure as follows:-The past fortnight as regards the clous, translucent sweet, catching the scintillating London and New York freight market bas on the rays of chromatic showers as they were flung whole been a very quiet ane: during the last from the transfiguring prisms of the dazzling few days however there has been some little chandelier, and made the perfumed als rosy and excitement, and rates have receded to a con-violet as they seemed to hold them a moment in siderable extent. It appears that an under their tremulous embrace before darting them standing to support rates had been entered forth on the assembled beauty and chivalry," into by the various representatives of the General M'Neester, with the bridegroom, met Steamer Companies, but for some reason the reporter

said, this arrangement has come to an untimely "Young man, did you write this here notice of end, and we are now likely have strong the wedding?" "-ah-let me see," said the competition for the limited quantity of cargo reposter, in doubt as to the object of the inquiry, offering. For ourselves we must candidly¦ He was an old Texan reporter, and he knew he admit that we consider the attitude taken up will had better leave a loophole for emergencies prove most disastrous, and must leave it to other "Oh, you needn'ter deny it," said the General, more competent to judge what benefit, if any, while the groom blushed. It's the finest thing will be derived by this sadden moduction. To ever written up, and I'm going to have the tallor day's quotations close steady at the figures given make you a fine suit of clothes." "An' I'm going enquiries for small steamers for the mates men. shooter regler gentleman's outfit," said the below, Coastwisa-There have been some to send you a hoss an' a par of spurs an' a six- tioned in our last, but beyond the settlement delighted groom. noted below we have heard of no business. From Nagasaki to Shanghal-A further decline has CAPTAIN E. A. Barnett, Commandant, who has again to be noted for want of demand. For recently returned to Sandakan, has supplied the

As far as the position of the creditors of the London via usual ports of call and Suez Canal: Harald with an account of a trip to the bead Company is concerned the General Manager is Glenden clear to-morrow and the steamshig Labusa on April 22nd, arrived at Sungei Rayo the business cannot for want of fands continue The P. & O, extra boat Bombay and steamship of the, Padas Kiver, Captain Barnett left of opinion that unless this scheme is carried out

Jason and Ningthew are advertised for despatch arriving there on May 25th, the force under liquidation the mortgagee will have the first Cardiganshire 27th, whilst the steamships May 1st, and started for the Katipak country working, and if the Company should go into 29th inst. Tonnage will be shartly increased by Captain Barnett's orders numbering thirty four claim on the land and buildings, which, unless the steamship Banglo dne from Japan any day, non-commissioned officers and, also some 17 the concern be kept going, is likely to be sacri- for New York via Suez Canal on the depar. Drak suxiliaries, eight of whom were armed ficed by s sale ordoreclosure and there would

Mr. E. L. Woodin, agent of the P. and O. mail ture of the steamship Meray, the steamship with musale-loading guns. The first night on remain for the general body of creditors (anse steamers, sold to signed the petition, but did Thorndals was circulated to take the berth; she arrival Captain Barnell's party were attacked, cuted) only the stock and machinery, and the hot do so in the nams of the Company altogeiber, or to moles of unknown site.

arrived yesterday and baring but a very limited and two carriers baggage coolics badly balance owing on outstanding and unpaid calls, though. I don't think our directors are very amennt of space allotted to this port will clear wounded. Next morning the Katipaks were which the General Manager has experienced pleased with the Ordinance. It is undoubtedly DID you ever marry your cousin, gentle reader? 27th calling at Amoy to fill up. Rate of freight met in force, but they apparently did not care to great difficulty in trying to collect, and all of very hard on mall-steamers, because they ate so If so the following item should be of particular 40s. per ton measurement for Tea and General come to close quarters, being content with firing which would it la feared be quite laspicient to tied to time. I dont think Legislation was at all Interest to you. A writer in the Toronto Maff Cargo, Vid the Cape: The C. S. Whitney is at long ranges. The Constabulary carried a satisfy their claims required we never work the ships on Sunday states the following case has come under bis

now on the berth and open to take cargo at the hill and occupied a long house 140 yards long doubt the business can be run successfully and that should be left to the discretion of the ship

If however, this scheme is adopted there is no uses it is alsolutely necessary, and it is a matter notice: A farmer married his cousin, and both advanced rate of 269, per ton. Departures for After heavy bring the enemy were driven from possessed all their faculties, and they have nise London, via usual poris of call and Sues Canal: the hill, one Dyak being badly wounded in the

that the preference shares will not only be eally owners. Our vessels cannot stay here more than children, of whom five daughters were born deaf-British steamer Glenavon sia Foochow 18th leg. The enemy kept up a dessitory fire upon saleable after a few months working, but will be 24 hours, and it is to the public interest that there ing and hearing husbands. The first one has roth instant and the steamship alder and by firing at exposed enemies, but showed a whithin

ofson Ordinance would handicap them as regards mutes. Three of these daughters married speak- Instant; steamship Agamemnon via Foochow the house to which our men did not reply except slmost sure to stand at a premium, pi should be no delay. I don't see that the

Preference: shareholders,will find the

Wie - exemption of mall steamers from the operations three deal mute chlidren out of five, the second | Idem also via Foochow Departures for New fag at 2 mm. Captala Barnett went out with one has two deaf mute children out of three and York, via usual ports of call and Suez Canal 1~~ Mesara. Wheatley and Wise, unarmed, and a to far as they are concerned on which a dividendi

quinny, calco,bertri they can't take in much the third has one deaf mato child out of two. British steamer Euphrates via Hongkong 15th long palaver ensued, the enemy-gradually has to be earned is only $65,000 4. $45,000s, during their short stay, I auppose we This proves that Professor Bell, of Washington, Instant ; British steamship Moray via Foochow retiring and opening fire, which they kept up merigage on property on which 7 per cent. United States, has made a mistake by pablaksand fastant. Departures for Ban Francisco: till evening. Our interpreter said they could not interest has to be paid and say $20,000 prefers are to fake out permits, sometimes **were not required, though the Ordi- ing largely that the intermarriages of deal entes British ship Annis & Wright 1,847 tona register understand why the police did not return their ence shares and they will also have priosity nane kolking about refaeding the cost of bring a deaf mule race, when the fact is that 11th inst, in ballast under orders from home; fire. The interpreter as a rus said our men (after payment of interest on mortgage) to the can hita. We have a fortnightly service, deaf mate children proceed from married cousins Bildsh ship Patagonia 1,199 tons register 16th were short of ammuntion. After collecting all ordinary shareholders of the Company in the and fast three, boats from home have all possessing all their faculties. In the Belleville instant, via Kobe; American ship San Joaquis the paddy, jars, gongs etc., Captain Baractt distribution of assets should the Company be been here on a Sunday the next will as deaf mule school there are 240 pupils, and not || 1,555 toms register 31st instant, via Hekodadi | decided to return on May 29th. On the morning wound up

well, probably. Yes, the officers bad to work one of them bar deaf mute parents. There are fixed at home, but cleared for Guam. Departure of that day the enemy were outflanked and taken

The ordinary shareholders' position is im on the Sunday; it is part of their service. many other similar cases in England and the for Manila -British ship Minister of Marine by surprise, and retreated along the whole liar, proved fassmuch as they have the benefit of any Mr. Andrew Johnston, a leading engineer, 1,648 tons register 14th Instant, in ballast under Captain, Harnett and party got back to Sapong the preference shareholders, as against the pro- the affect of the Bill as regarded the members of dividend accruing over and above that due to gave a little Interesting Information as to orders from home. Departure for Vancouver-$-- on June 1st.The.casualties on our side were Tux Ballimore American reports that a surgical American ship Benjamin Samali 1,561 tons regis. three men wounded by bullets, and one disabled bable necessity of being wound up now, in his profession. He said The engineers get operation of unusual interest was recently ter 17th instant, via Yokohama. Quotationi are 1-by a fall. The enemy are all armed with fire which case the mortgages and creditors' claims their Sunday off at present as a rules. Certainly performed at the Presbyterian Eye and Ear Shanchal to London, P. & 0.8. N. Co. 30, per arms, are numerous, and apparently have plenty would take a considerable portion of the sisets there and often repairs to do when in port, but if

of the Company. Hospital, 100 East Baltimore street. Three years ton for Ten 271. 6d. for General cargo through of ammunition.

they are serious they are done at the Dock, (where ago" nu" Italina was in an explosion, which to New York 372. 6d. for Tea and General cargoj

By order,

they don't work on Sundays except in cases seriously injured both his eyes. The left Shanghad to London, O. S. S. Co. 3or. per ton

AG, GORDON,

of emergency), and, if they .........ara... noti, so eyelid

over the left_syo-ball, covering for Tea 25a, od, for General cargo; through to

urgent or important, they are usually left over Hongkong, 10th July, 1891,

Sunday, But the

Are in favor of the

TRE, SUNDAY, REST BILL'S do SUPPORTERS CONSONA

WHY THEY DIDN'T SIGM THE PETITION.

States.

A. G. GORDON & Co., LIMITED.

from darkness through the lid, but had Shanghai to London, Glen Line zas per ton for It completely. He could distinguish sunshine New York 174, 6d, for Tea and General cargo

no other vision in it. In the sight gre || Tex 35a, od, for General cargo ; ikrough to New pany was held to-day, for the purpose of volun-

An extraordinary general meeting of this com= {

R. Shewan, W. Judd, H. J. Holmes, C. B. Ross,

L. Dowers, Mak Yau, and J. V. Jesus (secretary), The Chairman mid:-Gentlemen, this meet-

- General Manager.

the pupil was obstructed. At the time the York 375. 6d. for Tea and General cargolarily winding up the business. Then were left eye was deemed lost. In the right eye Shanghai to London, C. 8. M. S. N. Co. current present Mr. A. G. Gordon (chairman) Messias THE Olympia Skating Rink at Shanghai is being an artificial purpll was made, through which rates. Nagaadito Shanghai, $1.10/$1.15 per ton conducted with great energy, and new sitractions

excellent vision was regained. Recently this ofcoal nest, forboth steamers and walling vessels. are constantly provided. On Saturday last there

patient entered the hospital with his good gye | Newchwang to Amoy, 23 cents per pieu... Chefoo - was a two-mile race for $102,

completely lost, His only chance for seeing again | to Amoy, 17 a 18 cents per picul. Settleanget during ing la called for the purpose of voluntarily winding ⠀⠀ Having in pur last issue given the opinions of was in the eye to which the Hd was absent, and the fortnight;---American ship, Hecie 1,476 tons up the company, as it seems impossible to pro- the signatories to the petition against the San COMPARING the depth of water on the Waosung which for three years had been thought useless. | register,Shanghaito Vancouver vid Japan pirate cure more fonds for its successful working, day, Cargo-working: Ordinance, we now giroja Bar on the same days of the moon, it is stated By careful dissection the eyeball was peeled terms; British steamer, Glendower 1,650 tons. In my report to the last general meeting few ressons advanced by supporters of the Bill that there is less water this year than there was out from its lid covering without cutting into it. reglater, Kuchinoten in Rangoon private terms; I stated that if the concern was to continue for refusing to sign one major hang of back last. The outer bar is siso silting up.

To prevent the raw surface from sticking together British steamer, Arkington Bog, tons register, steps must be taken to procure more funds. Mr. Osborne, Secretary of the Kowloon Wha again, and reproducing the old condition, the Newchwang to, Kobe 20 cents per picul, so lay | Since that time I have endeavoured in different. and Godown Company, said :—Our: Compan Tax Peking Gausite, of: 4th July, states that | newly separated Hd had to be lined by a piece of days, Disenaged vessels in port i-Harvard, | ways to ralan money, and my last effort was to, pesmasestly employ, about 400 coolles, who, Sung-fan, a Manchu, lately Provincial Treasurer mucous membrane taken from the hexitby part American barque, 9ãi tons register; Naudactur | issue a clecular to the shareholders and creditors," paid by the monthe: It is therefore, appas BY KYZNOGEN, BAX been appointed Governor of ) of the eyeball. The man is doing well, with "trizishanty, 1,399 vont register? GIS, TROMBRON | and call a private meeting to get an expression – un mur beredz to hawa the Ordinanca - Kanichow. He la succeeded in Esechzam by good promise of having his sight restored by British barque, 7,328-tons registes : Victoria, of their oplotons for without further capital it so that they can work seven days w Kang Chao-yaan, lately Tastal of Shanghal thle novel operation,

Norwegian Warque, Eƒg tonu registar,"

was impossible to conteng, The response to 1But 】: dad thai when they work au

by

Ordinance, to ada

757 Messin, Lace, and Crawford's representative. wid that he refused to sign the petition, but be wouldn't say why of the NAVAIMUN

Carmichael & Co: also refused to siga, and gava their reasons. They didn't believe In Sunday: labor because "they'd been there therpselves !”.

CORRESPONDENCE.

é mecamaɗlly endorse the opinions a' grested by

¿-Correspondents in this column),

COOLIES AND SUNDAY WORK.

I've fin--It may be of interest to you to see what Very" campélen) 'anjburiy Wrold to me so far

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