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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1892.

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(PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.] "THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST" FOR 1893.

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Tax N. C. Daily News says that the Billah Consider authorities at Shanghai am stil systematically enforcing the law against British residents who have falled to register themselves, Broke-Say, die fellah,' Dr. Carver sayı yas have in. plent dropsy.

Tax Canadian Pacific Raliway Co.'s Royal mail | Investments to Public Companies steamer Empress of India, from Vancouver, Left Shanghai for this port at 10 p.m. yesterday, and may be expected to arrive at 830 m. on Thursday, the 28th fast.

North China Insurance............... Hongkong Fire Intwance Fire perone (Balance of Premia)....... Sundry Debturkeypistusamni Branch Adjustmeal Account

the medium of your columni, to the follow- ing report of proceedings in the Legislative 3,635-33 Council yesterday which undoubtedly indicate 1.654.17. that the prayer of the self-interested mémortalists 8,658.86 has proved distasteful to the "powers that be." 2,360.58 Mr. C. F. Chater seld-I rice to ask the follow- ing question, of which I gave notice at last mret.

Soak-He's ad-charlatan: Haven't touched THUS the Amoy Gasefie of the aand lost. | Section A of Inland Lot No. 17 68,606.19 | Ing; Wiitake Government lay upon the table a

WALC since I landed in Hongkong twenty yours ago!

Three distinct shocks of earthquake were felt here at 55 this morning, the Brit was alight the second was

prolonged for several seconds

And the Buildings thereon Inland Lot No. 19 and the Buildinga

thereon...............

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MULAY Hassa, the Sultan of Morocco, has and the third was light like the first. Alto. Kowloon Inland Lola Nos. 549, 550,

gether the vibrations were felt for fully five strain of Irish blood in his velas, for his great minutes. It will be interesting to know if similar grandmother was a blue-eyed daughter of the shocks have been felt in Manila or Formous. Emerald Isle, the widow of a British sergeant of the shocks were also felt in Hongkong and erginais..

Foochaw, we understand.

120 ago miles. There are 1,000 cables in all THIS Valuable Work, with many, NEW THE CA cables of the world now stretch over nearly all of English manufacture, Mort of the cables Fre owned and operated by palate

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ACCORDING to latest advices from the North H.M.S. Swift was at Hankow, the Redpole at Wahr, and the Esk at Ichang, The French gunboat Zion was at Kloklang and the Incons- tant en route up the Yangtose. "BROWN" boldly asserts that there are traz or four hundred known gambling houses in this Colony. We all know there are some, but he must have been seeing double, or worse, unless he is referring to brakkers' offćen. A MEDICAL, man in Liverpool,

named Arnold, aged 45, a nephew of the Blastrions Joamslist Matthew Arnold, has committed suicide by taking iron. He left an affectionste letter for stating that insomnia had killed him, as he preferred death to insanity.

beasy in Berlin has started on a flde from Ax adventurous member of the Japanese

that cily to Japan, passing through Russle, Siberis id Cores. He purposes using only one hot, an English cob. The journey, he estimates will occupy two years.

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WHAT'S this we hear? "Solvent" Shanghai repudiating their Hongkong share contracts If thory "solvent" philanthropists of the Mede! obligations and ante-up" ilke men, the existing fina's dead-lock in this colony would be very greatly relieved.

OUR Amateur Magistrate le Introducing lánova tions now. He has reduced the price of a con. victico for keeping a gambling house from $50 to $5. Ever since the Gaming Ordinance of -1891 was passed, the offence of keeping or being concerned in--the mansgement-of-a-gaming- house has cost $50 usually, sometimes $100 or $150, and very rarely $25, and in 9 out of to cases the defendants Eave paid without a murmur. Capt. Hastings thinks $5 enough,

THE Dally Press last week published a foolish and thoughtless letter from some school-bay, anent the launch clearance business, on which

Brownle" equally allly, comments thus "this indignant correspondent's criticism entirely misses the mark-Indeed, be has got 'no target | to fire at Which reminds us of the man whe seld bis dog could not be the one that bit the baby, as it was the quiciest dog on earth, and he always had it chained in the cellar, and t had no teeth, and besides he never had a dog.

"THIS. then, Mlas Grassneck," said the young decision?" man as he started for the door, " is your final

"Il is, Mr. Wicklugge," said the young girl firmly.

"Then," he replied, his voice betraying an annatural calmness, "there is but one thing more to add,"

What is that ?" she asked, toying absently with the lobe of her shell-like ear.

"It is this," he muttered, "shall I return those them now ??

copy of any reply received to the petition addremed to the Secretary of State for the Colonles by European and Chinese bankers, meichants, shipowners and traders residing in the colony praying for the repeal of the Sunday Colonial Secretary, in reply tond a Cargo-working Ordinance?

PROFIT AND LOSS.

despatch, the contents of which had already been. communicated to the memorialists, stating that' To Depreciation Account ..... ........$4.298.23 the Secretary of State, after considering the peti

General Manager............................................. * Balance .............

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3,600 00 tion, saw no reason for preventing the Ordinance 85.538.47 from coming Into operation. He also read a

despatch in reply to a later memorial stating $93-436.67 that the Secretary of State saw no reason for reconsidering the decision he had previously. arrived at.

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CONTRA, By balance forward

Net Earnings in Hongkong,) China, Lonos, and Matlia ..... .. }

$4.343.74 89,093.93

$93.436,67

I have compared the books and vouchers al the head office and the returns from the differ ent branches with the above statement and found it correct.

V. A. CASAN HAWKINS,

Auditor. Hongkong, April 21st, 1892.

AROUND THE WHARVES.

After this it is reasonable to conclude that

there will be no more idle talk about the repeal of an ordiɑance, which it was sought to show (but could not be shown) was the bars of life of shipowners, ship-brokers and coolic shippers.. But marine officers should, nevertheless, keep their weather eyes open, and be constantly prepared for squalls.

Yours truly,

CHESNEY, DUNCAN, Secretary,

B. H. M. Officer' Ataociation.

Hongkong, 26th April, 1893,

MACAO.

Elavite attention to the following Brands,THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " OTTICK." Settlement would only recogalee their legal black satin braces by post, er will you have Hght nasthly breeze. On the roth April at 3.30 | „nusuzily heavy rain-zaid to be fully 20 liches

all of which are excellent quility and

good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselver, thus enabling us to supply the best growths at moderate prices.

In entering is only necessary to state the name and quantity of Wine or Spirit wanted, and Initial letter for quality desired." PORTS. (For Invalids and general uzr).

Per dor. Care.

A Alto Douro, good quality,

Green Capsule .....................$10

B Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capsules........... 17 C. Fine Old Vintage; superior quality, Black Seal Cap- sule

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D Very Fine Old Vintage, extra superior, Violet Capsule (Old Bettled) .............................. 18

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question of walch Mr. Belillos gave notice inmediately sent down an officer with orders to Counc'i yesterday is a very proper one, and we fear that the prisoner might excape if there was behead the prisoner. This step was taken for shall swalt with considerable interest the reply any delay in bringing bim to Canton for trial. of the Government.

and therefore it was thought advisable to behead him without waiting for any formal trial to court. Besides it saved all bother, and made no difference to the hapless prisoner.

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wire, Green Seal Captulo 7.50 C Manzanilla, Pale Natural

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The Macanze, through the strike, did not Saturday morning. It is said that is tone has come sat on Thursday, but was delayed until

so offended the Governor's vanity that be intend to publish a Portaria (a kind efeficial Gazette) but if another strike occurs, that, too, will havé . to suspend publication for a while. The Portaria

s expected to come cut to-morrow morning.

DENSE FOG TO, THE NORʼARD,

· (FROM · OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) .. dense banks of fog between Shanghai and Pedro Vessels entering port from the nor'ard report

MACAO, April 24th, There was a small insecuracy in your account Blanco. Amongst those that have been delayed Cheysang, Captain W. R. D. Bradley, has had the views of the guilds to the Procurador, theuld by the density of the atmosphere perhaps the on Friday last. Mr. Lucas," who interpreted

the most unpleasant experience, as will be seen be Mr. Lucáo, the wrising and fantan farmer, by the Commander's report which sans as who explained the object of the feeling and the follows:-Voyage from Wuku to Hongkong:- request which was to be made to H.E., when Leaving Wand weather dull and overcast, with the mobbing took place,

Since Thursday night we have had an a.. the weather set in thick, with misty ralp A CHINESE paper tells a yam to the effect, that which continued to the North Free, above the in 30 hours, though that seems hardly probable. the Imperial troops besieging the rebels in theaghan crossing. At 3-35 pm. the plot pawasbop manager who was arrested as a Libels on Str. Bellos, ut cats of the fastnesses of the Taining Mountaing, Cantan dropped the imprudent to proceed forber on, leader of the disturbance has been released, on

for each which a

the anchor off the North Tree busy for payment of $30 fine; otherwite he would bave Hongkong recint Jury would probably award Province, recently captured one of the principal the night. Constant rain with thick cloudy got go days imprisonment. him $3,005. And we really can't afford to run

leaders of the insurgents. The capture was con

weather all night. April 3rst at 5.03 m. The strikes are all over for the present, but im weighed anchor and proceeded with fine, clear, many think this is only temporary. Let us hops

weather, and moderate B E.N.E. wind-At 11.30 they are wrong T am. landed the pilot at Woosung and proceeded moderate, N.E. and E.S.E.. breezes, and cloudy towards Hongkong. Experienced light, to weather to Bonham where we passed the steam ship Feokrang bound North, Had to anchor for 13 hours amongst the islands owing to dense for which set down as thick as a hedge. Fishing craft were there in great numbers, all round the ship, making navigation very difficult. At 7.15 p.m., the It is reported as certain that the- samsňu IMURIS and the late princely house again to fog taking off a little, we have up and proceeded. farmer has gone over for good; and that on the front. Our Shanghal contemporary, the Experienced dense fog shortly after leaving our Friday he was willing to accept any sum 10 W. C. Daily News of April 21st, gives publicity anchorage, with light southerly atts, and calm abandon bis monopoly. He is bound by the to the following *feeler*:—"Messrs. Jardino, sea, which weather continued without : for co tract to have an office on the river side, and Matheson & Co..the agents for the Insuris mines, about 130 miles, when the wind freshened cannot get one. Mr. Fernandes guaranteed to Inform us that in reply to enquiries Messrs and blew the log away. Sighted Turnabout pay the farmer's duties etc., for six months, but James Whittall & Co. telegraph under date light at rap m. on the aged and passed it at Mr. F. had already arranged with the rice guilds London 19th April, that a call of a/6 per abare 1.00 a.m. on 24th, but just after passing it another and wine shops not to Import any samihu, so or £25,000 will shortly be made; fall particulars dense log bank overlook and cominged with us what duty will the farmer get from him? And by the London wall of the rat April Comment with the exception of one or two partial clear expous will find a different route and resp

until 10 railes Fast of Pedro Blanco, when bim, no be is simply to be starved out-so 1 especially. In these bard times, would only be heaping coals of fire on the heads of many hap-smooth aca throughout the passage. Denso fox less vicilms, and could serve no useful end. I hung over the land outside Hongkong, nothing might also open the door to an exciting libel being visible but the Patay Islands, 8.05 action. But, suyhow, we don't think that eitherp.m. on the 25th arrived at Hongkong, en FOULE Mesars, James Whittall & Co. or Mesurs, Jardine, for Whampoa and Catton. Matheson & Co. are likely to get very much of the £25,000 they want either in gambling Hong- kong or "solvent * Shanghal

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IT gives one the shivers to read that Alfonso, the der king of Spain; still lies on a damp slab rere near the old Escorial, waiting for burial. A thin stream of water Impregnated with lime has ran slowly over the deceased monarch for the last six years, gradually turning him isto a stalactite: and when he is properly caked he will be shifted into his regal tomb, and the slab left vacant for his successor, and Alfano will sleep with the long line of pickled patentates who went before him.

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Co. on Saturday last it should be noted that the on this latest piece of brazen-faced assurance Hfled, and the weather set in fine, Hedt onderstand;

In the course of the proceedings of the general meeting of shareholders in the China Borneo Chairmen, In reply to Mr. Fenwick, said that the loss on the Borgay contract was 40 per Subscribers to The Ifenghong Telepath are respectfully cent. (as stated by us) and not 4 per cent.; and that had it not been for the action of the general agents (in communicating with the Charbon nages Co.) the manager would have accepted cren a lower price than was actually gives, thus making a still greater loss,

BIRTHS,

On the 25th, at to.7 p.m., at No. 8, Pedders 1.10 Hill, the wife of E. J. OBADÁVA, of a daughter,

At 24, Nanking Road, Shanghai, on the 19th April, 1892, the wife of H. W. CAVE, of a daughter,

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Cate

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Red Capsule..ina$ 4 !

DEATH.

IN the time of Mohammed Ghorl, who in 1186 was the real founder of the Mohammedan dominion in Tedla, the quantity of diamonds” in that country was so great that he left in his At Dickland, Ireland, on the 14th April, 1893, treaauty at his death precious stones to the ados. FRANCIS CHOMLEY. (By telegram.)

weight of 400 pounds. These, it is reported, he Pinte

obtained exclusively by plunder. Since the beginning of the thirteenth century these have been scattered, and at the finding of the cele brated stone called "7

"The Great Mogul, diamonds began to command a high price,

$4.50

B 51. Estephe, Red Capsule... 450 5,00

C St. Jullen, Red Capsule......i 7 7.50

D La Rose, Red Capsule .............. I

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MADEIRA, HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES.

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BRANDY.

IN STOCK ON APPLICATION.

For dos, CABO.

A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Caprule

...$13

B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capinte

-C Vay Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule

Per Bol,

The

Honghong Lelegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1892.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SILVER PROBLEM,

LONDON, April 23rd. It is understood that President Harrison has practically completed arrangements for an lu- $1.20 ternational Monetary Conference. The members of Congress representing aliver Interests, doubt Ite nililty, owing to a report that the scope of its labours as regards that metal will be con- siderably restricted.

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Liqueur Cognac, 1872 Vintage, Red Capsulo ..... 30

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SCOTCH WHISKY.

A. Thorne's Bland, White Cap-

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B Watson's Gionorchy, Mellow Blend, Blus Capsule with Name and Trade Mark...

C Watson's Abelour-Glenlivet,

Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark.

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D Watson's HKD Blend of the Finest cotch Malt Whiskies, Violet Capsule 10

E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule ... #

IRISH WHISKY.

A John Jameson's Old, Green

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Gre/o Capsule wñop 10 C. Joba Jameson's Very Flee

Old, Green Capaula..... 13 Genuine Bourbon Whisky, fine old, Red Capsule," with

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A Fine Old Tom, White Cap

B Fine Unsweetened, Walie

Capsule

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

0.75 YESTERDAY was settling day on the Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlements effected, Ms operators settled, almost everybody,

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Ir is stated that one of the unfortunate victims of the recent Idauma Maru disaster was the 0.75 newly appointed Japanese consul to Shanghai.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail steamer Embrass of China, from Hongkong and Shanghal, left. Yokohama to-day for Van

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COLYCT.

1.10 THERE RIG now 313 buldings licensed for these trical performances in Great Britain as against 232 last year, 276 in 1890, 258 in 1889, 293 in 0.75 1888, and 110 lo 1887.

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AMERICA is unapproachable in agriculturej According to Mulhall, the value of her yearly crop, still growing by leaps and bounds, is no less than £778,000,000 against Russia's 563 co0,000. France's £480,000,000, and Britain's 451 000,000. She has 223 acres under grain frz every 100 inhabitants against France's 97 Brüsin's 28, and Australia's 125. In America, chiefly by rinus of superior machinery, nine millions of farm hands raise nearly half as much grain as the 66 milions of European labourers,

A. S. WATSON AND COMPANY, :

LIMITED.

The following is the report of the general manager for the year ending the 1st December 1891, for presentation to the shareh-lders at the erdinary general meeting of the Company, to be held at the Hongkong Dispensary, on Monday. the 9th May, 1897, at three o'clock in the after

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To the Shareholders of A. S. Watson and Company, Limited.. Gentlemen-I beg to lay before you a state ment of the Company's buslacar, with a balance sheet for the year ending the gist December, 1891.

The net profits of the Company for the twelve months under review, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, and lecluding: 34,343.74 brought forward from last year, amount to 885.538 47. We paid an interim dividend of 7 and I now propose to pay a further dividend of 7 per cent. (miking 14 per cent. for the year); which will absorb $1,000.00, leaving a balance of $15,538-47 to be carried forward.

the total stock of money in the Treasury and in Save the Pittsburg Chronicle Tilegra in I circulation, amounting to $2,236,494,518 thers 8412,000,000 standard silver dollars, $77,003,000 is subsidiary silver, #gar,000,000 cerilacater, and 185,000,000 Treasury notes (representing purchases of silver bullion at the rate of 4,500,000 ounces per month), a total of over co,c00,000. Of the paper money there are $346,000,000 "greenbacka," $171,000,000 national back notes, and $29,000,000 Currency certläckica, leaving $606,000,000 gold coin and $178,520,00 gold certificates to fill out the total.

The Company's accounts in London have been audited by Messrs. Edward Moore & Son, Chartered Accountants, and those at the Head Office by Mr. V. A. Cœciar Hawkins,

JON. D. HUMFÍRTYS,

General Manger. Hongkong, April 21st, 1803.

31FT DECEMBER, 1891. THE Chefco correspondent of, the Shanghai

Ziabilities. Mayzury writes on the 20th inst.The military Capital Account......$600,000.00 caraps which for many years bave been Less Amount uncalled... 100,000.00 located about, eight miles west of Chefon

----$500,000 00 ****38,833 30

contingencies or for the equalization of Divid ends General Insurance Fund. 10,000.00 Profit and Loss,

forward $ 4,342-74 Profit and Loss,

1891 81,195-73 - Less. Interlin

Dividend of

25 000.00

175,000.00

85,538.47

BMITTS IN THE DOUGLAS COMPANY. The steamship Haitas arrived from Foochow and way-ports this morning under command of Capt. F. D. Goddard who "swapped" commands with Captain H. Bathurst in Amoys the later taking the Namos on to Foochew. It is reported that Captain Rosch of the Hallsong will, if the Commodore of Douglas Line, Capten Sempel Ashton, goes home on a well earned · leave of absence stortly, be transferred to the Namen vice Captain Bathurst who will, it is belleved command the Fobian instead of Captain Davis who will put his traps on board the Formers as soon as the genial skipper of the Thales makes himself at home on the Company's "Flying Dutchman, the Formoran liner Holloong, Capisin T. Hall, of the Formora will, is that case, probably shift bis flag to Capt. Lewist command, Thales, and run her to and

from Talentos,

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL

The China Navigation Co's steamer Chingšu, Capt. Hunt, arrived this morning from Australian ports. The following telegrams are taken from our Sydney exchanges :-mi

"LONDON, March 23rd. Speaking in the House of Commons in the

debate upon the second reading of the bill for securing eight hours no the standard day's work the Labour Congress, opposed the measure, for miners, Mr. Thomas Bort, the president of He said he was opposed to legislation which aimed at enforcing this reform. Australia was the only country where the eight hours system had been successful, and there this result was brought about by the mutual agreement of masters and workinen. In America laws had

been passed to legalise eight hours, but these measures had been inoperative, and stil re

malnod a'dead letter.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlalu, leader, of the opposed by Mr. Henry Mathews, the Home Liberal Unionists, supported the bill, which was Secretary,

OUR TRADE SLIPPING AWAY. China, and two Australien linera have called in During the fast fortnight the Pacific Mail Co's at Macas to take in opium for the States and for the Antipodes; the reason therefor being Having proceeded to a division, the House attributable to "strafned relations" between the rejected the motion for the second reading of the doing their level best to cut each other's throatdan tah

level bent to eat and ho are bill by a majority of 182.5 March 24th. So far it would appear that the adroit: Macao A boxing match has been arranged to take Johnnie is getting the beat of the squabble, place between Jos Auliffe and Jos Goddard, and is causing the Local Farmer some suxiety. At at San Francisco, for £1000, in June. least that is the sum and substance of the "gup? of the divans, wharves, and other interesting resorts of the doughty "Sons of Han

'THAT BONUS AGAIN !

The police have discovered an Anarchist bomb factory in Paris. A large quantity of dynamite ban also been seized,=

March 25th.

We hear that B. and S experienced some diffic. Three Anarchists have been arrested in Paris alty in procuring a third officer for the Hugh on a charge, of conspiring to polion wholesale bound out to Sourabaya vid Singapore yesterday, the members of one of the principal clubs in that It seems that the recogulsed wiges at the port city. The plot was discovered by cypher letters for a third officer amounts to five-and-forty | found in possession of the Anarchists, Mexicans (not a very magnificent sum for an A great meeting of the Miners' Federation and experienced watch offices) and that Messrs. the Coal Porters' Union has been held. Résolu- Butterfield and Swire tried to get young tions were passed urging working men to vote gentleman to sign on" for Bas which he only for candidates favouring the eight-hours promptly and absolutely refused to do." But Bill. ang

Hos af Berlin there's the boner, you know" said a well known The leaders in the late labour riols af * Super... Just 10," said the youthful mariner, have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment

bnt what time can catchee that bonus No ranging from two to four years.

don't, Sir. Get a gaiter-bird for your elegant The case in which Miss Dalsy Hopkins sued. packet. You'll

now to sad under wages, the Rev. Frederick Walls, Fellow of Calas and don't you forget it I There was Basic College, and one of the Pro-Procters of Cam They parted company. No one shipped that day, bridge University, for 1000 damages arising About midnight, so it is reported, some "ut out of the resant Spinaleg House trial, was known" crawled, aboard, and all the marine commenced yesterday. officers in the port are worrying their souls enti Damsging evidence as to the character of to ascertain his honourable name. A linis | Min Daisy Hopkins, plaintiff in the suit against perseverance will do it, so doubt,

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EEN TAYLOR OF THE HOME We are informed that "Ben" Taylor, boarding officer of the Sallora' Home, does not intend to become U.9. Consular, castable. Not in this year of Grace at any rate, mugit

SEVEN DAYS, "HARD, AAA MA devszfer: from the P. & O. steamer Surat 33.370.30 52,268.17 was sent suplo-day by the Harbour Master

for desertion. He was an 0.8,0 918,90

10 now being moved nearer to the port. Local and General Liabilities....... 181,085,53 Two camps are to be stationed near the Bills Payablo ................ village of Kia-ko-isal, 21 miles east of Chefeo, Permanent Reserve Fund.$140,000.00 and a fost is to be built on the little blaff

CLIT of the "Second Beach which will not herealer Reserve Fund to meet be such a quiet, retired spot as formerly, and therefore less suitable for picnic parties. Two We would remind our sporting readers that the other enrapments are being built acar Tang Boxing Tournament will take place at the shin, and the old Cho-id Fert is once more. Kowloon Hotel this evening, commending occupied by #braves. A gale is blowing from o'clock sharp. The regular service of fury the south just now, filing the air with dust, and launches will be avaliable up to 13.30 aXL.

making everyone feel miserable. Keswick's Share Bill must be Ermly handled at COMPETITION between the companies engaged the expiration of lie year of probation. It has in the Japan Inland Sea carrying business Ass been tried and found wanting, and must be reached an acrio stage, and it seems impossibin relegated to the dust-hin as soon as the red tape to prolong the contest much longer. The sevarer proviso of Downing Streat has been satisfcd stage of the competition was reached on the agrd mky anes when it has steadily increased, in Soapy Ismes" was not a success as a practical legislator. He knew too much, or didn't know severity. Almost all the steamers running from Le chough, or was too good-or something, but obsadime, and now the charges are about Ossics have lowered theft, rates anyhow he proved a c completa frost.

ost forty per cal of the regular Good Leeward Island...$1.50 per Galon. A CORRESPONDENT at Tchang willen to the Indulon to the discount, prevents LIQUEURS. Qy

Shanghal Mercury under date the Igih instanti kinds era given on some lines. The steaders -No chance of the Tchang claims being paid plying fo

From Tasoise, Hiroshims, and other. for some time, for which the sufere are in Inland Sea ports have put down their rates con debted to a miss

a missionary who will not send in his siderably as well. One steamer which lately Stock In Trade claim; he may be a missionary but his action arrived in Kobe from Tadotsu, charged but ten Building Improvements and Lease

Christian-like. is not very

ke. The Vicarpy will not en per bend for the voyage. The mal sie in 65

How ratellGoodwill anda wada Marktussssssanen- have every reason to believe the British Consul outdone by the Osaka Sansea A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. | Ens appealed to the Vloeroy as to the fofundos but his Excellency dla druge The Vlonowy, of Consal, should notify this Individani se brands | Tres prevage antivaly. This company, tayam, Casa Balances 6,1261 cloth that valoos Binodes. Prentered withis Spurna, has rechoed all its rates by about 204- Bank Do [4 certain dala it will not be recognised,

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7 per cent. pald in- Novi C-1891 ... $95,000.00;

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-98; mBay-British-claimïzutif all-are-sent frills & mataan beteren. Ehle Lezecutional, saw, which Bills of Parcels (Ampunta dus from

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Math Comsepandanti la this cokama.

THE SUNDAY LABOUR QUESTION.

the Rev. F, Wallls, having been given to-day, the fary retumed a verdict for defendant, and of South Australia to-day, it was unanimously At a meeting of the shareholder of the Bank

of resolved to amalgamate with the Union Bank o Australia, 20

Mr.JW. Arbuthnot, chairman of the Court of Directors of the Bank of South Australin`smys that the amete of the Bask, If realised by the Union Banksought to yield surplus of £600,0

with the

should

Othon wald that the Bank of

South Austrails was not interested in any of the banks that had failed in Melburne de By decy but the paralysis of business that had followed these fallures had

Atha

Kithe derëtiment upon which the amalgamation **LA TO THE LINTON Or was "Honocemo Tamara Ls to be based provides that the assets of the St-In view of the sensation cicated Inships :: Bank of Bouth Australia shall be valued by two 41.50 ping circles some months ago by those who | umpires, the cast of valuation to be defrayed peitioned the Secretary of State to order the mainly by the two banks, The charges of repeal of the Banday. Cargo-working Ordinance | liquidation will be borne by the Bank of South 17,453.25 | (1803), primit me to draw attention through | Australia, "In abalování óf 'a dispute" "azising