Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS, .... &C.
EUCALYPTUS OIL AND
INFLUENZA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1892.
The Honghong Celegraph.
HowɑKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1803.-
TELEGRAMS.
THE BEHRING SEA FISHERY.
LONDON., March 7th. Great excitement prevails at Washington in consequence of a proposal by the Margals of Salisbury to open the whole of the Behring
Sen from outside the thirty miles sone from
A NEW YORK shipping contemporary remarka that the unsinkable, forty-knot-an-hour vessel will be in command of the perfect shipmaster of a wage that would not attract a medium good | salesman sebore.
THE Band of the 1st Shropshire II. will play the following programme at the Officers' Mess on Saturday next, commencing at 7:30 p.mişli
Vai"The Childrens C-rival”..... Ziahrer,
Tapulchere
Ortung Habana pesa, 24
Selection...... Princes ide. Sullivan. Palks.......y Away"...Zahres.
the meeting of the Sanitary Board to held to-morrow the agenda will ba (1.) Letter from the Honourable Colonial Secretary
OFall
Fall the preventives, OIL OF EUCALY- Pribyloff Islanda ze indiscriminate alloy months' vacation leave. (3.) Petitions trots
limiting the catch of seals therein to thirty Zontractors praying that some money allowance | Year, with the option of ex'ending the term two
FYTUS, either disguised under fancy bames or de lix' pure state, has earned the most pro-
fessional and lay support, and up to the present
It certainly seems to have vindicated the
thousand. The United States Government demand renewal of the "mödus vivendi,"
THE MINERS' FEDERATION.
March 8th. It is reported that the Federation of Miners continue an unyielding attitude, and that a
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, as the report and accounts have been in your hands for some days, we will with your permission take them as read. The directors regret that the report for the last half of 1891.
not belter, but taking into consider tion the fact that there were extremely few visitors to the colony during July, August, and September last, and the competition of the two hotels at the Penk, we hope that you will consider the report fairly good. The present half
fyear promises to be a very good one, the hotel belag up to now most of the time full, and on many occasions the accommodation har proved Insufficient. This promises well for the future of the hotel. The directors have feared one of the billiard rooms as offices to the Canadian Pacific Rallway Sisamship Company for one Years longer, at $5,000 per annum. The new wing is nearing completion, and the contractor expects 30th November last on the new issue shares to aver in June next. The call made on meet the requirements of the contractor was fairly well paid up. The amount due from "aundry debtors on 31st December last, $31.50%, has been gradually reduced to $3 554.
the lease of a Berwick, the master of the vessel, for
large portion of the first wager doe. Meanwhile the Terrington is decorated with the time we enter the bew building. The busl sandry Supreme Court delices, a bom is less during 1891 shows an increase of 60 per charge, and the command of the ship is said to cent, la visitare so fit. I shall be glad to have been transferred to a Mr. Woods owing to Answer any questions that may be put, if it is the departure of Captain Berwick for, Europe
in my power to do so. which is pending. The Torrington's Japan cargo is still in her hold. It includes a good deal of gunpowder.
be granted to them for the loss they sustained by the gate of the 3rd and 4th December, 1891. (3) Mortality Returns for weeks ended the sth and tark March, 1892. (4) 74 applications for licenses and renewal of licenses to keep cattle and swine. Tax good ship Torrington sill in the group of
to hand it
on for
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
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of a fith and throws him into a panic. Neither 'that part-of the poison which is dissolved or which is suspended seems to be very deadly. A few small fish are poisoned and rise to the The following is the report of the Governing surface, but that it has a powerful effect upon Director of the Humphreys. Estato and Ficance the fish kingdom la shown by the fact that every Co., Limited, for the year ending the 31st fish in the water below the poison swims away December, 1891; for presentation to the share from it as fast as he can. In short time, bolders at the ordinary general meeting of the Company, to be held at the office of the Com-cording to the speed of the current, the firelag
rush into the capacioss pany (over the new premises of the Hongkong and are captured. Dispensary), at noon on Thursday, the 24th March, 1891-
"To the shareholders of Humphreys Estate and
Finance Company, Limited. Gentlemen, I beg to lay before you our report and balance sheet for the year 1891..
As you are aware, the Company has been recensitated under a new Memorandam and Articles of Association which will greatly and increase its earning power facilitate the working of the Company's business
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paid off in full.
The debentures of the Company have been
making of the pubile roads at Kowloon has been I am pleased to inform you that money for the voted and the Government shows every desire to
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of the net
At Tai Wan-fu, in Formoss, I saw this trick teled on a tidal river day feet wide, fire feet deep in the channel, and not more than a thou- sand feet long. The tide was running about three koets, and in ten minutes the men at the nets had valbered a hundred fiah of different sizes. Ifthepolsen bad been swallowed it showed no per- ceptible effect, because the fish were immediately. transferred to tabs of salt water, and five hours afterward wera, as
Hvely AL though they were enjoying their freedom. This system lu, of course, only applied to small, 'nawow streamu.
In larger bodies of water_the_polson_ls so diffused and weakened as to have so effect upon the prey. the net mer to get species did it the rout styers One good feature of the method is that it enables book. A system that is used in the great rivers
claims put forward to its behalf,”—Chemist and manufacturing centre, which will cause great been instituted by the crew against Capta facing Queen's Road; the lease to commence from arrangement made when the Inland Lot leases 2 ordinary cord, and are of extrama length. paralysis of Industry is impending in every the "lor," Proceedings have, we understand, | (Applause.) Negotiations are now got foor, push on this work in accordance with the of China - is that of ret liner, Tätis are made
Druggist. Feb. 6th, 18ga.
DAKINS' STANDARD
BRAND OF EUCALYPTUS
OIL.
· Bottles, go etj, and $1.00
Nor, 21 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
Wall of which are excellent quality, and E. invite attention to the following Brande good value for the money.
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privation among the poorer classes everywhere.
SEVERE WEATHER IN EUROPE.
March 14th. Severe snow storing with intense frost prevail in England and on the Continent.
THE, KAISER.
The Emperor of Germany, who had been con fined to bed with a severa cold, is progressing
favourably,
OBITUARY.
The Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt (who was the husband of Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria) is dead.
EARTHQUAKE AT BOLINAO. ⠀
BOLINAO, March 16th, 1892.
In his weather report to-day Dr. Doberck writes:-Bolinao reports very heavy and con- tinunds earthquake shocks last night at 8 p.m. Duration 30 seconds, direction north to south, alan rotary movemen', Two other shocks at The same being specially selected by out.1a.m. and 6 a.m. to-day. At Lingayen about so Lendon House, and bought direct from the most mites distant 13 shocks were felt in half an hour. noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.
In ordering is only necessary to state the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE following will form the Hongkong Volunteer Artillery team to shoot against the Garrison Club on Saturday next-Serge Coillas, Duncan and Powell; Corp. Jackson: Grs. Beavis, Coyle, Hayward, Moore, Soonderara and Mr. Hancock; in reserve, Gr. Brown and Gr. Barry. A launch will leave Commisarlar Fler at 2.30 p.m., firlag to commencest3, "The Police Range will be available for practice on Friday, and a launch will leave Pedder's Wharf at 3.30 to convey any of the team who can go over it that hour.
were granted. As the property could not be ated to advantage until the completion of the reads, it has been arranged that the deferred shares shall not count for dividend until the 1st of January next ensuing their completion... brought forward from fast year, amounts to The net profit, lncluding a balance of $3,243.60 $40,399.11, out of which I propos, to pay to place a further sum of $20 000 to the Equall dividend of 14 per cent, on the ordinary shares, zation of Dividend Fuad, and to carry forward $2,199.11. that
In reply to Mr. Philippe the Chairman sald that only a small proportion of the $13,000 owing to the hotel could be considered bad or doubtful steps to collect them, but owing to the bad state debts. The directors were contingally taking of business in the Colony it was a difficult matter,
In reply to Mr. Philippo, Mr. Cox sald the claim of $5,000 against the company for "ancient lights" shut off by the hotel building was not at all too large: The question had been amicably arranged without, arbitration. At first $10,000 was askel, but the directors. had gat it reduced. If the rights of light had not been bought out in this way the hotel would have had to be built with sloping wall, each storey receding further back, premises. That would have deprived the Com so as not to shut out the light from adjoining pany of much valuable room, which now would Bring in a good return on the outlay. There were three floors, the whole length of the building, to be considered.
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name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, Ir is reported that the famous Lady Londonderry selves promptly proceed to adminlater length, to the effect that there was room for
and initial letter for quality desired." PORTS. (For Invaliät and general use),
A Alto Douro, good quality,
Green Capsule ..................$10
spends one day out, of every ten la bed for beauty's sake,
will
Some of the British papers, observes the San Francisco Chronicle, sill insist that the United States had no excure for finding fault with Chile. One of these days England may find herself in the same position with some power weaker than herself; then we shall see how much for bearance she will exercise. We can tell' in
: In to Mr. Philippo the Chairman said
reply advance just how she will act. If her naval
that information as to "aundry creditors" could representatives in the vicinity fancy them-
be had by private inspection of the books, enough to chastise the aggres
Mr. Philippo addressed the meeting at some so: they the chastisement. Afterward the home Govern- improvement in the management of the hotel, ment will talk over the matter, and the Complaints were rife as to the dining room Broke-I think I'll marry a rich wife,
chastised country is very weak they will decide Victor Gap-Dear boy, you can do better by to punish it still farther, perhaps confiscate it.
Arrangements and the quality of the food. It making love to one!
That is the British method, and being so, it is allowed to accumulate to such a fi-ure as $31,000, was a great pity the ou standing debts had been OSCAR WILDE, having exhausted all the post-marvellous that English editors should have of which some would never be paid. The rule
check to criticise other nations that try in 1.10 billies of absurdity in other directions, is now
of the hotel, posted up all over it, that "all bille act decently in their intercourse with wesker posing as Socialist.
must be paid by the 15th of each month, or credit countries...
will be stopped," should be rigidly enforced. The Tax M. Y. Tribune on the Democratic candidate Price of drinks he thought was very moderate for the Presidency —
25 each and the hotel ought not to give free drinks to people who would never pay. A new light and a gleam of hope seemed to be coming over the prospects of the Company, and Mr. Hughes had done everything in his power to forward the interesis of the shareholders. The new wing (which the speaker had inspected) was replete with every comfort, and if the management were a Hiile better nothing more could be desired.
Per dos Cast.
Per
Bot.
$1.00
B Vintage, superior quality,
Red Capsule
12
C Fine Old Vintage, superior,
quality, Black Seal Cap-
sule
D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)
SHERRIES.
18
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Capsule...... 6
B Superior Pala Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule. 7.50
C Manzanilla, Pale Natural
Sherry, White Capsule... 10 CC Superior Old Dry Pals Natural Sherry, Capsule
Red
Seal
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old Wine, White Seal Capsule.......................
1.25 MESSHS, GUTHRIK & Co. have been appointed (by cable) agents in Singapore for the Govern
ment of British North Borneo-vice Messrs. A. 150 L. Joboston & Co.
4,
6.60
0.75
1.00
I.To
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carill & Co.) inform us that the steamship Thorndale left Singapore for this part to-day, and is due on or about the 23rd inst.
THE return match between New South Wales and England - was concluded at Sydney on February 23rd and resulted in a victory for Lord Sheffield's team by seven wickels.
THE "Ada Maven's Folly" company, after a successful season in Calculta and Rangoon, will open in Singapore for a week, about the 25th March. Hongkong will probably be visited in
due course.
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THE MOST RIBING STATESMAN-~D, B., H.
My name is David on the Grampian Hills,
But more particularly on the hills of Albany;
Alto at the Hoffman House, incidentally
Washington. Occupation-boss, great mogul, Machinist par excellence, Suck tin god on wheels, Big SLE, captial 1.
The brains, the will.
The dominating force
at
Of the Democracy of the Empire State :' And the State Committee, Including Murphy, Sheehan, Senate, Assembly. Also including Flower- Great Scott i
I came near forgetting Flower-
I'd the potter, they're the clay;
A MEETING of the Diligentia Lodge of InstrucIould, they're moulded Fertion will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Case Street, on Thursday, the 24th Instant, at 5 for 2 doz. 5.30 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are Pints. Cordially invited.
17
1.10
Extra Superior Old Pale Dry,
very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule. (Old Bot- sledy.....
14
+1.25
Per
CASO.
I dox.
Quarts,
$4
B St. Estephe, Red Cupsalt... 4.50
CLARETS.
A Superior Breakfast"- Claret,
Red Capsule
C St. Jullen, Red Capsule...... 7 D La Rose, Red Capsule..... 17||
THE charge against the Opium. Farmer stands adjourned tili Taesday, Mr. Koh Cheng Sean $4.50 being out on his own recognizances.. Probably 5.00 the case will be arranged privately and a 750 apology tendered to blm.
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MADEIRA, HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES, TULL PARTICULARS OF THE VARIOUS BRANDS IN STOCK ON APPLICATION.
BRANDY.
Per dox. Cic.
A Hennessy' Old Fale, Red
Capsule
THE steamphip Yarra, with the French mail of the 19th February, leaves Singapore to-day at 8 pm, and may be expected here on or about the 14th inst. This picket brings replies to letters despatched from Hongkong on January Per 131b. Bot,
$1.20
....$13
B Superior Very Old Cognac
Red Capsule
15.
1.40
C' Very Old Liqueur Cognac,
Red Capsule
20
D Hennessy's Finest Very Old
Vintage, Red Capsule ... 30
SCOTCH WHISKY.
Liqueur Cognac, 1871
A Thorne's Blend, White Cap:
Alc
B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow Blend, Blue Capsule with
Name and Trade Mark...
C.Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet,
Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark..
8
8
D Watson's H K'D Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskier, Violet Capsule 10 E. Watson's Very Old Liqueur. Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule sunmanı 12
IRISH WHISKY.
A John Jameson's Old, Green
Capsule
1
8
B John Jameson's Fine Old,
Green Capsule
10
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A WEE Spanish coasting steamer, the Montanus, Captain Valentia Veneu, arrived here from Manila yesterday evening. She is 233 loas reglater, has two pole-masts and elegantly painted funnel. Plimsoll mark conspicuous by icason of its absence.
1.75 A TELEGRAM in the Penang Gazette dated Lon- don, March 6th states that "the House of Com. mons has voted a credit of £20,000 for the 3.50 survey of a railway to connect Mambasa with the Victoria Nyanza Lake. The vote was carried by a majority of 99, despite the opposition of 0.75 Mr. Gladstone.".
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A YANKEE comedian who has been taking the bichloride of gold cure announces that “he maj
be Chartered, together, with his striferous deposits," for the rest of the season. He would be a ureful man for the Punjom: Company, 0.75 which concern is at present very badly in need
of auriferous deposits.!.
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I'm the snuff-taker, they're the sneezers,
neering coincidentally with my snuff-taking. That's for me
As the case may be.
IN the Straits, the resistance to the military extortion is by no means dead. Lately, the question has been taken up with renewed vigour, and it is now proposed to publish advertisements in the London dailles, showing up the swindle. The Singapore Frsi Pratt given two of the samples of advertisement suggested and sent in as sultable for insertion in the home papers - THE STRAITS MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, By a forced officisi vote'in the Legislativo | Council of the Straits Settlements over £100,000 per annum is being squeezed out of the Coloniat Revenues (which show large deficit with a
years) to pay for the defence of the Imperial
prospect of increased deficis for the next few.
to
Coaling Station at Singapore. The Colony is willing half the expense but consider
PAY the amount forced from it extortionate. Signif cant fact :---Of the seven forts in Singapore, SİX are grouped round the coal depôi: not one defends the town itself.
Protests are unavailing the arguments of the colony have been ignored, though supported by H.E. the Governor and the official members of Council. The colony appeals to the sense of Justice in the British Peoplo.
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CROWN COLONY COLECION.
For military to
11010
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Phillppo, the report and accounts were adopted.
In reply to Me-Philippo, the Chairman sald that as soon as the new building was ready it was intended to go into the question of a new rofisuria. The present one was admitted to be very Inadequate.
On the motion of Mr. W. H. Wallace, seconded by Mr. Michael, Mr. J. H. Cox wai re-elected director.
On the motion of Capt. Lefavour, seconded by Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Da Rosa was re-elected director.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Philippo, Mr. Henderson was re-elected auditor.
On the motion of Mr. Philippo, seconded by Mr. Sawyer, Mr. W. H. Potis was elected auditor in place of Mr. Green, who has left the Colony.
The accounts have been audited by Mr. V. A. Car Hawkins, whose appointment as auditor requises confirmation.
INO, D. HUMPHREYÐ,
Governing Directer. Hongkong, March fath, 1992..
DALANCE SHEET, 31ST DECRYBEN, 18ht. Liabilities.
Equalization of dividend Cash on deposit.........................$ 5855871
fund
20,000,00
Capital account,
ordinary shares 130,000 Capital account,
deferred shares 120,000
Profit and loss
250 000,00 40,309.11
Crown leasehold estates
and buildings.......$267.467.99 Invested on mortgage Sundry debtors and bills
receivable
Dead stock...... Cash in H'kong
i.
368.937 87
$368.957.8a.
-Anite.
41.136.10
54.884-47 2,137.51
and Shanghal
Bank $2,410,24 Caal in band...
921.51
3.331.75
368,917.81
$368957.83
PROYYT, AND Loss Account. Dr.
To Crown rent, general charges, repair, fire Insurance, auditors' fees, *..............$ 5:307.76
Equalization of divide
"
end fund .........tiseza Dividend of 14 per
20,000.00
- cent, an $130,000..... 18,200.00 Balance to new account 1,199.11
Cr
By Amount carried ford
ward from 1890
3,243.69.
Rents, interest, investe ments, and commision 43,463.18
49.706.87
They run from one thousand feet upwards, and frequently they employ lines five miles long, The banks are set at every fact and are generally unbsited. Unlike our own, they have no barbs, and suggest the pin bocks of our American boy- hord.
the entanglement of a tall of En as upon the nib
The Chinese seem to depend as much upon bling at a hook. In many cases the books de surprise to ose brought up in the faith that their office in the regular way, an overwhelming without bait you can catch nothing. In paying aat as well as in taking in the long line they comploy a wide circular board, with a bamboo stick in its middle. amund which the cord is called. So far I have seen, this method is not a great success. Considering the amount of material used, and the time, trouble and labor involved, the antch is very small. Only in a land where a man, his wife and children can live
upon fifteen cents a day would such a method be considered for a moment.
The long lines of sharp honks inflict injuries
ใน upon all creatures that win against them, and undoubtedly kill and fojure ten times as many as they eated. Hardly any fish came from the channels where the art lines are used but what are marked on scared upon the belly, caused by some such contact. The most picturesque pl-ca- torial system is the "blaze and hoard." It la used at various points along the Chinese 'coast, but more especially at Tamsul, Kelung and the Pescadores. As these places were once peopled by a Malay race it seems probable that they were the introducers of the system. The probs- bility is strengthened by the fact that the same method of fishing is pariued. In the Philipples Islands and other polais of the Malay Archi pelago,
The plan is very simple. The boatman fixes a short lighted torch an the side of his sampan ((or native boat) which is anchored over a flabing- ground. From the gunwale of his craft, which is only a few inchessbove the surface ofthe water, along wide weighted board is run out sloping so that its outer edge is submerged about one foot. The board is painted white, kept, care- folly cleaned and varnished, and acts as a reflector to the blazing torch.." Its size and post. tion enables it to distribute & of light through the water
which mount
would other wise be reflected from the surface and the effect lost.
To the eye of a diver the submarine effect would be a brand, mild hilo, or band of light. It attracts a
fist, who seem to
be a great many fascinated in about the same manner as a moth is by a candle. These fish are followed-in time by those which naturally prey upon them, Both classes_swim toward this light, strike the "smooth board and bound into the boat, while the.
lone fisherman alts and smakes his pipe.
No more beautiful picture can be imagined than a silil, starry night' in the troples, where the background is filled in with the undulating lines of field, forest and mountain, dotted here 41,705,87 and, there with lights from village windows, while the entire ocean in the foreground seeme an army of lights that rise and fall with the beaving of the sea. I have seen it several times. off the magnificent court-of Formosa, and it will- ever live in my memory as a spectacle of calm and exquisite beauty.
45,706.87
45.706 87
Some discossion arose ns to the position of Mr. Ho Tung, whose directorship lapsed through his absence in Europe more than twelve months. Ultimately it was decided that the Board auk Kim on his return to rejoin, subject to the ap. I have compared the above Statement with proval of the shareholders at the next meeting the Books, Vouchers and Securliles of the Com- as his services were very valuable to the Company and have found the same to be correct. pany.
This concluded the business of the meeting.
BONGKONG IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The following is a copy of a letter from the Colonial Secretary, in reference to the registration of imports and exports, which is to be considered at the general meeting of the Chamber of Com merce on Friday, 25th March;—
&
and
V. A. CESAR HAWKINS,
Auditor.
THE FISH WORLD OF CHINA.
There are trollers in the East as well as so the West The trollers are strange, unwieldy junka, with low bows and high poops, made of double and treble tiers of cables and with masis that threaten to fall overboard at every roll of the | Junke, an anchor that consists of a wooden stock and flukes pointed with: fron, wails of bamboo and rattan, end rapes of twisted, graus. “The boat is about Efty feet long and eighteen wide. The bow, instead of coming to a point, is cut square across like the sklits upon village mill is moulded and painted ponds. On either bow it
feat
a giant eye, some of them not less than a In diameter. Upon one of these lumbering craft lives anywhere from one to four families,
vats
The following Interesting address was delivered on February 4th, 1892, before the American | They are water-rats la infancy and skilled sailors Fisheries Commission by the Hon. Edward in boyhood and girlhood. Very often
they. Bedloe, U. S. Consul at Amoy palta Metempsychosis the soul of good old Izaak beat to another is stretched a drag.net from 200
If there be any truth in the doctrine of become pirates before fully grown
The trailers work'in couples. From one
Walton must have had a pre-existence in Chfox to 1,000 feet long and from 20 to 60 feet deep. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
on the
the death of that famous angler have - It is so weichted as to form a capacious belly, Hongkong, 11th February, zƐgz. returned to this mild-mannered Mongolian land. from whose depths the sverage h can find no SIK-I am directed by ble Excellency the China leads the world in fith and 'fith catching. ercang. Twice • day ike seine is drawn by a protect the imperial colling-station at Singapore Governor to transmit to you, to be laid before Every siver, sea, and lake is crowded with their complicated but clever system of roper and the Colony of the Straits Settlements is being their consideration, the enclosed copy of a fountain is utilized for fish
the consider the Chamber of copy of a tanniain to stilized for thesis pond and leda sera dumped fats of a se preda
twelve into the roomy holda now compelled to pay £100,000 out of a total clicular despatch of the 5th of December from garrison charge of 135,000 and is also com-
In the Flowery Kingdom the contermonger of the Junks. Here there are tubs and pelled to build new barracks at a cost of over the Secretary of State for the Colonies, covering holds the place of the butcher at home. His three-quartes full of salt water, into which, after too,000. The Colony, which for a series of the report of a committee recently appointed to stands are loaded down with sea food of all assortment, the fish are thrown. Heathen Chink Wx hear that Mr. W. V. barrister.. atelaw, will come down to Hongkong shortly to sobo, paid 50.000, is loyally willing to pay expost statisties in the colonies, together with dish as there are daya is the years, in additing, bel enacted in every city of America that he fis8
bas
enquire into the compilation of import and kinds. There are as many varieties of fresh has followed for centuries a law which ought to
ight out the Fushun-Bisogno collision case on
is much
than its fair share on any reason-
copy of a further despatch from Lord Knutsford, there is fish sun-dried and kiln-dried, fish salted; shall be sold unless, he is “alive and kicking." 1.10 behalf of the China Merchants' Steam Naviga. able scale of apportionment.,
dated the 19th of the 'same month, drawing | pickled and soused; fah-spiced, preserved In" No matter what the weather, you'll find these tion Co, who are the owners of the Fuskus, Against their conscience, their convictions, attention to certain observations, with regard to Jelly and In oll, fish smoked, dipped in wood trollers bard at work. I have seen them from The claim of the Chinese company amounts to and their protests, at the peril of dismissal from
Hongkong, in the report of the committed in
treated with « saliputra og with lime and the steamer's deck 300 miles from their homes. 0.75 about $10,000. Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, the Colonial Service, the Governor, SIA CECIL
quexilon.
charcoal, & leading mandarin, telle sue that Sometimes they are blown far away by violent belleve, to appear in Court on behalf of Messrs. Surr, and the standing official majority in the
You are docbtless acquainted with the corres- there are over five thousand formos of food fish,| storms and are rescued 1,000 and 1,500 miles 1.00 Carlowits & Co., the local agents of the Italian Legislative Council are forced, at the dictation pendence noted in the margin, which took place and fish food in the market, and I see every from where they belong. They are good filnads
vessel.
of the Secretary of State, to vote sway the
on this subject in 1887, and the result of which reason for accepting his figures without reserva of the silling ships, with whom they will barter, The Valparaiso El Combat, a leading Chilean revenues of the Colony to the amount named was that a Bill (copy of which is enclosed) for top, or a discount for the sake of friendship for the latter's, tobacco and occasionally thole The Imperial census says that there are five rum fresh fish at one-fourth of a cent a pound, paper, recently printed the fellowing in it and thus to override the unanimous opposition the registration of importi and exports was pis- advertising columns, t. f. n. (till further notice) of the unofficial members, and of the people of pared and brought before the Legislative Council, million human beings engaged in the fish indus and green turtle for ten center of a quarter of a
the Colony
but subsequently withdraws owing to opposition there were twice as many, at least. You find healthy and vigorous act of men and wom
tries. Anyone living in China" would say that dollar aplece. They are a happy The noilce has been given:
By this extation our finances have been totally to it among the Chinese traders. diaorganised, all local administration starved,
His Excellency has not been furnished with the ocean with their clumsy craft, fifty and statybe for variety and oddity. A voldme might
Eshermen wherever you find water. They dot lever saw, E
The fish to the Chinese markets deserve special. series of annual deficits,
Settlements Ordinance enclosed in Lord Knuts.
settle praise Farliamentary Electors i In view of a Generalford's despatch of the 19th December, but your to the beholder appear lunccemible. They stands of the dexleys in the coast ports, Globulas
sterila lalands, and ments pos Election, we Appeal to the-Instinct of-fair-play Committee may perhaps be able to express an amongst you, confident that you will not sanction opinion as to which of the two Ordinances would catch the scaly denizens of the deep in all sorts creatures like the porcupine-fith and the inflicted of Ways, excepting the Cruel method only sex-robing ribbon like things that could almost be Finest Old Jamaica; Violet
The awe-inspiring and terrific screness of this the just corelantirary fiscation crits decided on for this coleay, any legislation were practiced by American barbarians of using tied like crayasi rocked olds as their lengths Capsule
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when fully expanded are as wide as Good Leeward Island.....$1.ço per Gallon.
I am to request you to inform your committee that grows Feneath the water, [So do the degraded types, hali ichtbylo and half angelid, that his Excelency would be glad to learn what Chinese.Ed. Hh. Telegraph) Many of these like the Roman lamprey: ·Ulttle
dainty
ganolds their views on this subject absie, and I am to methods are so curious and Interesting as to handsomier than the finest Greenwich whitebaitz add that there is no intention of interfering with
deserves the freedom of the port, the only ides being to mate of a pale notice. The most striking these ste but a few of the host which attract the
- of capturing fish is by the system of water attention of's thoughtful observer, obtain a correct return of the actual trade of the poisoning. A large pocket net is set across this Of the sea-food in general there are worthy of Britisk possessions,
fall width of stream. i It reaches from the particolars
i mention, i the Sam-l; the bamboo-oyster surface to the botton and in furnished with great and the carpos the Chins const from mouths, like those of the “ly kes” in use on the lại The best fab
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sule ........................... 450, 040 hat hels prepared to exbibit, on very reasonable and the Colony has now consequently to face a copy of any regulations made under the Siraits miles from land. They form SAIDs that be written upon the 'curous types, seen on
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-Bitters, & PRICES ON APPLICATION,
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ESTABLISHED AD, 184157. Hongkong, 4th February, 18ga,
AMERICAN ZAGLE- (Quito Tame).
*PERFICT HARMLESSNESS.
Are now well known. Any person may, with the greatest, Impunity, kick or upit `apon-it, or pull feathers out of its tail, so that much sport may be derived from its
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FEROCIOUS DEMONSTRATION,
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED
At which no one seed feel the least afraid. It has holders in this company was held at the hotel The ordinary half yearly moning of share. been exhibited before ALL THE CROWNED Mr. E. Jones Hughes presided and HEADS OF EUROPE, FRANKENYA
WLAND HAN CATSED SCREAMS OF LABORTER.
Address Uncre SAM,”
White Feither House
Yashington, D.C.
there were also present Messrs. J. H. Cox, Lyall, GA HA Philippo, F. Henderson, G. F. G. DI Ross, W. H Wallees, Michael, Capt.:Lefavour, H. Sawyer, E. W, Rutter, W. H. Potts, Chan Luog, and G. K. Remarle, ...
have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(Syd.) W. Mxtos GOODMAN, Kaal: Acting Colonial Secretary, « Henderson, Kaq, Scorntary, Chamber
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Atlantic coset: One of the fishing party then gastronomie slandpoint is the 'Bam-ik. 7€ le a goes" four or five miles up strong and throws member of thoaloyas family and bears a stziklop into the wall a gray-colored powder that resemblance to its American consin, the shed. partially disbalvan, but Jesves in suspension It seems to have a wider range than the latter miliana of fine particles. - This initions ibu ILLA / 19”: CAPEMA kii the way: lươm the central
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