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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1892.

For Sale.

DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & NOW

CO., LIMITED.

DISPENSING CHEMISTS.

WHOLESALE and MANUFACTURING

CHEMISTS and DRUGGISTS, AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS, WINE

WE

and SPIRIT MERCHANTS;

&c.,

&c.

7E have the pleasure to announce that this

Company, formed and registered in Hongkong. has taken over the Businesses hitherto carried on here and elsewhere by Messrs. DAXIN BROS, OF CHINA, LIMITED, and Messrs. CRUICKSHANK & Co., LIMITED, together with all ASSETS and LIABILITIES.

The support hitherto given to the late Firms will, we trust, be continued to us,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

Hongkong, 1st July, 1892.

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READY.

[PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.]

1. G. F. BUCKLE a Cadet from Downing Street, has been pitchforked into the position of Deputy Superlatendent of Pollos! Mo.e of thli “job later on.

ANOTER steater for sale.-The once ponular Australian Hiner Tansadice will be sold by Ascion in Slogapore on the r5th proximo, Vids advertisement.

ARTICLES on the Canton treaty troubles and the THE WRECK OF THE "HAIPHONG" persecution in Manila unavoidably held over.

LATE advices from Amsterdam show a substan» Hal it not very great boom in Borneo tobacco, owing to the exhaustion of American stocks laid in before the McKinley tariff came into force and to the shutting down of many estates in Borneo, Umiting the field to well managed concerns.

THE VINDING..........

The following is the full text of the finding by the Marine Court of Inquiry which sat at the Harbour Offics yesterday from to 30 m, to 7pm-

"BLACKMAILING BY HONGKONG LAWFERS.

Same of the Honskeng legal practitioners have distinguished themselves so dishonorably by corrupt practices that IF only there were some honest men with the necessary power and full off the rolls. A fewIt is not necessary to Information, several of them would be struck.

"THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY AND THE Pisane Gazette la of opiolan that "fact THR-steamer Singaðara, belonging to the estate | (Nr. 88.838) of Hongkong, of which William mention and wisely; but others ·

'HONG LIST FOR THE FAR EAST"!

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WINES AND SPIRITS,

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JE Invite attention to the following Brands, all of which are excellent quality and good value for the money.

The same being specially selected by our Loudon House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are limported 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 same and quantity of Wine or Spült wanted, and initial leiter for quality desired." PORTS. (For Invalids and general use).

Per dos Case. A Allo Douro, good quality,

Green Capsule $10 B Vintage, superior quality,

Red Capule

Per Bof.

$1,00

12

1.30

C Fine Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap. sule....ionica, 24

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

SHERRIES.

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0.75

10

1.00

1.

1.10

C. Manzanilla, Palo Natural da

Sherry, White Capsule... CC Superior Old Dry Pale Natural Sherry, Red Seal Capsule

D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, 'choice old Wine. Whlie

Seal Capoleondusi, 12 Extra Superior Old Pala Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bot- tled)......

PARIO and LONDON....

and diplomacy, if adopted at an earlier stage aight have valded all the costly ruinous rumpus In Pahang, Mal

We are informed by the agents (Messrs. De-iwell, Carill & Co.) that the "Mogal" liner Sikk left Singapore for this post to-day, and li due on or about the aand insti

Trck of the steamship Rezallit was put пр for auction at Singapore on the gth, but after the bidding had reached $250 it was bought in, subsequently being sold privately for $1,200, A Man arrested in connection with the recent Pokfulam Road faighway robbery was brought before the magistrate this morning and, after

forsal

evidence of arrest, remanded for a week.

of the late Mr. Tan Kim Ching, was put up to action sale at Singapore last week and was bought in for $79,003. During the life-time of Mr. Kim Ching he was offered $130,000, far the Singapors, but declined, holding out for $150,000.

We find that the British steamer Hotthong Young Hunter was mister, whose certificate Ir No. 34.465, left Hongkong on a voyage to Yoko hama wa Swatow and Takeo on June toth: that the voyage was uneventful, co far as this Court is concerned, until Jone 27th, On that day at 8 a.m. the following cross-bearings were obtain ed: Dosima WN,W,and Sawomisaki N.W. and IT te reported from Australia that Mercantile N. & W. and a course was then set W. 663 E., Marine Officers employed on the coast there tra At noon observations were taken giving have received an off-round advance in their pay, peation of lat, 3333 N. and longitude 13342 of £1, which brings their wares up to the E. Afternoon observations were also taken. We Hongkong scale approximately.

find that soon after midnight, the ship was sup suicidal competition these rates of pay should

Baring posed to be abeam of Omasaki light and distant be maintained.

from it 168 miles and the master not useing the weather, sent a man left to look for it, but it light, which has a range of 19 miles in clear

weather began to was not seen. That soon after raidnight the to get heavy but afterwards cleared; that by the master's calculations, at about t.go am, on the 28th the ship was within the dias of Rock Island light and sise of Trosaki at about 3 a.m., but neither of these lights wer seen either then or at any subsequent time; that about a miles west of fresak light and became at 3.45 am. the ship stranded on the rocks a total loss.

A SOCIALIST named Charles Fekersall, who pesoned himself at Manchester the other

a letter in which he wrein :-" Since Old

A COOLin captured on board the Halfan yester-England has become the dusthole of Europe. day with siz revolvers, and, 200 rounds of Dative labor must find employment for the worms ammunition in his possessida wax and exactly in suicide's grave. And this is our glorious five dollars at the Police Court this morning ! *^cial system 1. ? Tis a disgrace 10 Europe.11 In the British Consular Court, Shanghal, the Sears, on the rst instant at Yokohams, Jahr Ara Court-marital held on hord. H.M.S. American Trading Co. obtained judgment on Connell, A. B. of H.M.S. Pallar, was found the oth inst. against the Bank of China, Japan guilty of Insubordination, and sentenced to one and the Straits, L'd, for $65,000 ; notice of appeal years Imprisonment, and to be dismissed from was given.

her Majesty's service. The prisoner will be sent by the first opportunity to Hongkong to serve his time.

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i names-have removed themselves from too foolish to adopt such prudent step yet remala, though disgraceful enough to have merited it q thoroughly as any. Strong language is to be deprecated as a general rule, but it is a pity to see the legat profession in Hongkong, mostly with no worse feature than lack of sense, and redeemed by the fact that several members are themagh gentlemen of most estimable character, ullied by asseciation with cresistes of low character, on whose black hears star-brush would make a white mark.

It must be distinctly understood that the fore-

cap fite may put it on, and if any of those men going remarks do not apply to all the legal prac titioners mentioned below. Thats whom tha

tioned thinks himself hurt, we shall be happy to stata more partienisrly whom we mean, and how

far fortunately, only one or two reach the masiroom of dishonour, though several are cer tainly on the way to it. However, we will given

examples, and leave it to our readers to

identity of the persons to whom reference is Judge for themselves, though we will not si present mention uames or give any clue to the

made, a

pore distressful female who had been Once upon a time in Hongkong there was s brought out on the undal agreement dodge to practice her business with a certain company,

It is worth while recording that last years premia of the Straits Insurance Co. amounted to close upon a million dollars, and the nett premis to $744,707.98, that is 25 per cent, more thas the pald-up capital. "ANTI-JOBBERY(" Don't know whether there "THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH OFFICE. will be a public meeting about the elections, but

we agree with wou that the leaders in this ballot work after three o'clock in the afternoon; fourts the master free from blame for not having taken the scene, Hawiя very ornery tent - box business should have been 'prepared to go "the whole hog or none."

Pedder's Hil

Hongkong, January 23rd. 193

NOTICKS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Fift seruated that all communications relatiar to Subscriptions Advertisements, Et, be addressed to the "Manage, Hang Telegraph” and not to the Reitor,

Later on ditorial matters to be sent to "The Editor" and not to individusi mambert of the stall,

Communications intended for publicatlive must be accomprsjad

by the name and address of the writers, sat necaurly for

pilikation ; but as evidence of good faith.

THE steam yacht Sundram has been wrecked in Admiralty Gulf (Australia), her crew arriving at Broome in the yacht's' whaleboat. The Sunbeam was lately the property of Lord Cantelope and Mr. Sirceter,

D-ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH.-The Mission steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside vessels boisting code pennant C, between 9 and 10.30 am, on Sunday, to convey men ashow to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m.

Whist the columns of the Hongkong Thirukk will always be open for the fale dlaczusion by corespondenta el all quelica affecting public facerata, it suit be didactly understood sånt the Editor does not in any way hold himund respemable for opiofona thea expressed.

TO ADVERTISERS.

no mention

OF

The Court is of opinion that the casually Was brought about by the ship having been under the infuence of an indraught curs rent which the mariner la cautioned against In the latest charts of this part of the coast, WHEN they asked Dr. Edward Everett Hale, the most recent charts (that in use being one in The Half kong, however, was not supplied with recently, the secret of keeping sound at the age which large corrections had not been made for of seventy, he said: "First, rever do anything 13 years and lesser corrections for 10 years), and you second, never trouble yourself as to who yourself which you can get another to do for

caution of this Indraught is made In the chart which was in use by the master. will get the credit for what is done : third, never

The supply of these charts, the Court is informed, sleep ten hours out of every twenty-four."

lies with the owners but the Court cannot hold the precaution to see that he was suppiled with No more Telegraph novels just now for you, patient reader! There is an announcement le lon that the master would have displayed more

the best charts. The Court is farther of opin to-day's Daily Prayer that, "our new serial has scamanlike caution if, when he did not see D. P. London agents should bave hit Hong-sidered the possibility of them being obscured not arrived, but we expect it shortly," Why the Omaski light or Rock Island light, he had con

kong so huid we know not, but if few m by the fog or haze, which, from the and the whole staff of our illustrious morning to believe existed rather than that of be fiver of two that they want on account evidence before the Court, they are led contemporary will back a plate for the amount Ing outside the range of the lights. No use and promise to stop cribbing from the Telegraph was made of the deep son lice, thengh in we'll see them through this serial business with other particulars the ship was navigated in x out the alightest compunction. Now, Granny! seamanlike manner,. The reasons given for the non-use is that there were no soundlogs marked for last year, that the import of plece goods bas supposed to be, but to the Court it seems pro- It may be noted, from the Salgon Consular Report on the chart in the place where the ship was very seriously diminished again owing to the bable that the ship was atmidnight folds ofher excessive dulles levied upon foreign manufac supposed position and that the light was ob except very partially, by French goods. If this this is so a cast of the deep sea line tures: the deficit has not been made up, scared by the thickness of the weather, and if cantinaca elther the natives will look upon might, and probably would have revealed the BUTY Chinese and Eurasian youths, cousin, and the duties will dwindle to nothing and the is also to be regretted that the ship was not clothes as too expensive a luxury to be indulged dangerous state of affairs to the maler. It petitors for two forty dollar faterpreter jobs one country be bankrupt, or some part of the supplied with Sir William Thompson's sounding In the Registrar-General's office, the other in the Harbour office) were examined at the City Hall removed, to the benefit of our trade. Tongking been kept does not issist the Court la coming excessive taxation on foreign goods will be machine. The manner in which the log has to-day by Dr. Elt-1, the R-G and others. Qalts furnishes a good instance of how not to apply to a satisfactory conclusion. The Courtis finally a large weising lottery was gat up on the remit.

protection,

of opinion that with the use of the most recent charts and possibly of the deep, sen lead, the casualty might have been svalded.". Thii omission, added to the fact that no allowance was made by the muter for the current which | was named in the charts in use, also the want of caution previously "alladed to, leads the Court to consider that, the ship, between midnight and the time she struck, was not navigated with seamanlike care and that this emission amounts to a wrongful act or default of which the Court must take notice. The Court therefore decides that the master's certificate be suspended for two months. from this data, and it | is hereby suspended,

Tux Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal mail steamer Empress of Japan, Capt. G. A. Lee, arrived at Shanghai on Thursday last at 4 alm, Mirertisers are requested, is forward all codices intended for and left again at 3 p.m. for this part, where sus may be expected to anire at g'a.m. on Monday

Insertion in that day's laque "pot later than Three o'Clock sa AB sot to retard the ourly publication of the papar,

· Advertisements and Schscripilous which are not ordersäkra | next. Bxed period will be continued until countermandel,

The Honchong Telegraph, has the largest dreciation of Lay

Raghus cesspaper published in the Far East, and is therefore the beei modium for Advertisers. Terms can be learnt on application; The Honghone Telegraak's number at the Telephone Oman! Raching No. Telegraphle addraan (--" "Palegraph,“ Hongkong.

TO BUBSCRIBERS.

The floughing Telegraph, la pubiliated, dally at 5:30 pm. Subscribers in the central dicts who do not receive their copies beices 6, yo will obligs by at once communicating with Pha Monger.

Subscribers to The Honghong Telegraph are rispacedtý realidad that all Subteristimet ar jayači in niSAILAK

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BIRTH.

On 1'e 16th July, at Hongkong, the wife of

· 1.10 | Captain G. ANDERSON, 5.5. Deväwongse, of a (733

1.25

Per

Per

Case.

Case

1 doz

2 doz.

Quarts.

Riots.

Red Capsule nomma$ 4

84.50

B St. Estephe, Red Capsule... 450

5,00

C St. Jullen, Red Caprile.....7

D La Rose, Red Capsule....II.

CLARETS.

A Superlor Breakfast Claret,

7.50 12.00

MADEIRA, HOCK AND CHAMPAGNES,

FULL PARTICULARS OF THE VARIOUS BRANDS

IN STOCK ON APPLICATION,

Per dor. Cas

Per

$13

BRANDY.

A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red

Capsule

B Superior Very Old Cognac,

Red Capsule

FORFOLLUME 5

C. Very Old Liqueur Cognac,

Red Capsule

D Hennessy's Finest Very Old

1872 Vintage, Red Capsule ... 30

Liqueur Cognac,

KOA.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

I there is any truth in the rumour that Mestrs Batterfield and Swire's steamers (coasters as well as ocean boats) are going to use the Kowloon wharees shortly under special and wholly unexpected (as far as the general body of share holders is concerned) arrangemente with the Board of Directors of the Kowloon Wharf and Gedown Company, we shall have occasion to agala congratulate "Tosh of Talkoo" another successful coup,

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TODAY'S SHIPPING RETURNS, Inward.

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Telemack............teamer, from Singapore, Pembrokeshire.......

Foochow Aggregating 5,300 tons, register. Outward. Fangpingsteamer, for Singapore. » Shanghal

Sandakan. Haiphong.

Haiphong

Memnon

hongkong Telegraph. heuse was constructed entirely under Mr. Madie's fro...

Hongkong, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 18ga.

TELEGRAMS,

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

LONDON, July 8th. One hundred and forty Torles, nineteen Unlogists, one hundred and twelve Liberals, one

Pamelite and two Anti-Farnellies have been elected. The Tories have gained eleven seats and the Unionists four.

Bot, THE CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK. The Directors of the Chattered-Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China notify that the

"F.H., A.P.D.We believe the Gap Rackight superintendence and that his engagement was special, for that work, but he did not design it, He is now attached to the P.W.D. a sort of extra mas, but as to whether he is to be per manently retained, you should ask him yourself. If you have lost your bet, join the Keswick Bardon anti-gambling league, and repudiate the debt-like some people have done that wo know.

An Express has been issued from the Foochow Printing Press, Foochow, July 13th as follows

MISLEADING FIGURES. The Figure given by the London Tex Broker's Ass of 3rd June last read :-). Congoo:

10,761,600 lbs

Stock 1st June 1891.......... Import 1st June 1891-93-41,972,000

52,737,000 $

$1.20 probable louses will amount to sixty-five Delivery 12 months ................51,192,000 »

thousmod pounds sterilog, though the losses of

- 1,40

20

the Bank since the accounts were published are | Słock' 1st June 1892. 1.75 animportant.

·THE GENERAL ELECTION.

-July 14th.

40 Unionists.

Elected-a28 Tories.

215 Liberals,

2,50

SCOTCH WHISKY.

A Thorne's Blend, White Cap

8

0.75

0.75

Mr. Gladstone has been` re-elected by ́a mijozliy of you.

B Watson's Glenorchy, Mellow

Blend, Blue Capsule with" Name and Trade Mark... 8

C Watson's Abetour-Glenlivet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark...........

D⋅ Watson's H K D Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whlakies, Violet Capsule 10

Scotch Whisky, Gold Capsule 12

0.75

1.00

E Watson's Very Old Liqueur

1.10

IRISH WHISKY,

A John Jameson's Old, Green

Capsule

8

0.75

7.00

B John Jameson's. Fine Old,

Green Capsule

7 Parnellies.

47.Anti-Parnellites.

The Office Coolle makes zst June

1893................................................................ö***,545,000

Souchong:-

Stock Ist June 1891.................................1,865,000 Import 1st June' 1892 ...............................1,564.000 »

3.$29,000

Dallvery 12 month.................................,708,000 Stock 1 June 1892, 169,000

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Avochte ....... Macduf

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Given under our hands at Hongkong this 15th day of July, 1892.

R. MURRAY RUMsry, President,

JNO, HORATIO WOOLWARD, Staff Com

R.N.

She mentlared the fact, with some spirit, ad as usual she found disappointmen; she realisation was far below the expectation.

long explanation to show the plight of a pernle and was promptly dismfsted. It needs ng

less girl in Hongkong, a total stranger to the place and people, shaolutely without résṇurce. By the merest sccident a male creature came en of mala, doll and prosy, and she was no great shakes of

sort. But he was struck with the hard. female, plain and unattractive; there was no merting of affinities, or anything of that

gl's employers might be made to do something ship of the position, and he thought the

better. So he went to a Hongkong lawyer. A good deal of neortiation followed, and a bill of about $300 would have hora run up if the mal scale had been followed; but the lawyer refused to take the man's dollars. He said it war a case that no man could let go without an effort, and he did it from a pure Belilah sense of stice. This is a fact, and names can be given if demanded in a be? action.

Another time, a defendant In Supreme Court

case went to an immense amount of trouble to get a witness whose evidence would clearly prove unfortunate circumstances-penniless, discredit. his case. The witness was, however, in most

ed and broken-spirited through his own fally! Hongkong lawyer induced a disreputable beach. but his evidence was true and weight. Sos comber to go to the witness with an offer of the witness fell, gave halting, and whetheat money and other even more important rewards ; testimony, and left his "Friend" the defendant. defenceless." A lawyer engaged for the plaintiff ➡wa do get say; it, was the same one-boldly staled in open Court ibat he would do auch things wingly, for he would give a good deal" to "amash" the defendant." That is la the records of the Hongkong Supreme Court.

Another case. A Hongkong man rot into a lawsuit, through, alt-rapting to defend public morality, and to expose the vicious pisctices of a public servant. He was heavily punished for this by the judge, and the costs would have been small fortune; but the victim's lawyer declined to take them, saying the whole thing was shameful, And so It was.

Again, a Hongkong newspaper published a statement reflecting on a man holding a public appointment.. A local lawyer pounced on this statement, and induced the public man to hellere it was a libel. Then the lawyer tried to gain. victory over the paper by bluffing it when its chief fighting man way away. Falling that, ho distorted the statements so that their own writer wouldn't know, them, and again tried bluffing. “Agalo unsuccessful, he simply pocketed all the money he could get from the public' man, and Rid nothing, but winked the other eye. Now,

» Away,

Hongay. Kobe. Aggregating 7,053 tons, register. DR. Pye Smith ridicules the stories of people breaking down under the strain of excessive brain work, or work, indeed, of any kind. There are no such people, he says. In his lecture delivered before the College of Physicians, be tickled by ascribing its disorders to such observes that the vanity of human nature la respectable antecedents as ladustry, energy, THE STANLEY AWFUL COMPANY. If that is not blackmailing, what in?

and

Intellectual activity and that we must all have felt this when the obvious results of habitual idleners For gluttony see ascribed by: patient or his wife to an over-taxed brain or to strengous devotion to business especially in the public service. The learned doctor is distinctly of opinion that there la no fear of any of us using our braina too much for our health, and that so amount of mental labout, or bonest work of any kind interferes with health or shortens life by a single day. Moreover, he proceeds mercilessly to ridicule what he considers the "cant that is so freely talked about the worry and high pressure of modem life, and reminds us with some force that our ancestors, who could not travel without the constant fear of highway robbery with violence, and who were frequently brought face to face with battle, plague and famine, had at leant as muany and is keen anxieties to contend with as fall to our nineteenth-century lot.

An investigation has been held before Mr. Her

A. TILLETT, C. P. Railway Company,♪ Wifem D'A DE ST. CROIX, master steamer Wing

lang.

There was a very poor attendance at the City Hall Theatre last night, and it was as well so, for the attempt at Bins Beard" was the worst, thing we have ever seen the company do, which is saying a lot. It has been frequently remarked. that they play a good opera far better than a cheap thing with nothing in it, and they tried their best to prove it by making "Blue Beard" simply an awful nightmare—those who have suffered from dr. may appreciate the horrors of it. In "Dorothy," "La Miscosts and similar pieces they have done very well, and we have gladly given them fall credit 1 in fact, we have split the butter-boat over them so much that they have begun to really bellere they can act But now, enough of butter-turn on the vinegar and pepper.

In the first place, if the police had done their duty, more than one of the company would have been run in ss #drusk, incapable, and creating disturbance. The others were as sober as

CORRESPONDENCE.

Wa da' not becauszily undersa the opëntoka impennáć

Correspondents in thle column.J

ANSAMÁNAGERS' FEES.

To Tux Euros on THE "HowaKOMS, TELRORĀPIE," SIR-The latest report of the Indo-China: S. N. Co. Liid, Iss brilliant testimony of the General Mausger's consideration towards the Interest of the very much victimised shareholders. The report clearly and conclusively proves, that the company has been formed solely to line the pockets of the General Managers at the expense of and to the absolute loss of the shareholders.

[This gives the retiring party a majority so far. The office coolle makes ist Jme '92. 1,Bar,000/bert Jones,, barrister-at-law, Colonel Hajedle, | Quakers' meeting, or a Burns night party the have been deducted, leaving a balance of £26,434

by 168 to, 264, and 138 elections still to come. Prospects are not bright for the new Pasllament, whatever party be in power.]

*(Kobe Chronicie.) TERRIBLE SHOOTING AFFRAY IN УОКОНАМА.

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The nett earnings of the fleet of twenty-one (s1) wessels after deducting the General Manager's commission amount to 35312-0-0 from which a farther sum of £6,878-0-0 in the shape of general- charges, telegrams, directors and auditors' fees B. (late R.A), ker Majesty's Chief Inspector of morning after-heavy, stupid, lame, hoarse, not out of which 25,772-0-0 have been righty and says he is not such an ass as he looks Explosives, and Mr. J. H. Hallett, civil engineer, knowing what to do with themselves, a misery absorbed in the depreciation account, and M.I.C.E, and M.IN.A., inspectors for the Board to see and hear. Even the scenery went wrong taking jato consideration the loss incidental THE peiling at the various places where the of Trade, into the nature and causes of the acci- several drop scenes stuck, one came to pieces, on exchange the company has earned ballot-bexes are placed has been going on apice dant or damage received by the British steamship and in the transformation scene. ■ during the past two days, some of the boxes being Zur, of London, which was lost in the Dore esed calf declined to go away, mla favourable, chcumstances, in the matter of blear absolutely, nothing, though by sheer force of papeis by neon to-day especially Channel, Grecian Archipelago, on or about cellaneous assortment of vegetables refused to underwriting account, no serious catastrophe the box at Falconers. We are very glad the and day of November last. They work, and the winter landscape went into the baving occurred during the period, the an to know this for it will encourage the Noble report that the accident was due to the sky leaving all the snow behind. The only past derwriting account enabled the company to YOKOHAMA, July 7th, Few! to struggle onward and leave no stone ignition to or about the stokehole of some of the whole evenings performance that passed libdraw from C14.452-0-0 from hich Jacob Carlstelo, lately sent to guol for nassult. unturned until the goal is reached-the goal of mineral oil, which had escaped" from ing a man named Beattle, on being released freedom, of legality, and peace. What Bir cargo tanks and travelled aft by the port side who crawled out of the theatre as quietly and a bales to soothe the agonies of the pillested off smoothly was the departure of the audience, alone a dividend of af percent has been declared William Robinson and his satellites think of bunicer through the open door in the bulkhead gently as if they had been hearing temperance shareholders, ARE to-day bought a revolved and shot Beattle while the leaders does not matter two straws to any of the same. The escape of the oil from the only in a hospital for incurables. The above figuras prove conclusively that the 1.to the latter was in bed, inflicting five bullet one but themselves, but what the Oficial cargo tanks into the side bunker was not destis fervently to be hoped that having done company has carned absolutely next to nothing, wounds, from which death resulted instantly, Phalanx and the hare-brained miscompoops who to any interent, weakness or defective work their worst last night, the Awfula dether beress the General Managers have not shown The murderer was then knocked down by of the stination and of themselves for the side bunker into the sickehole was das

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around that august body think in such tanks. The escape of the oil from

best to-night. #Paul Jones is one of the the sightest compunction in securing their fail Briak marine, but three police were shot by driving true born Britons to adopt such a step the defective design of the variel, which prettiest operas ever written, and would be quots of profits in the shape of the most stay. Carsten before he could be secured, two of în sheer defence of their outraged A. Fine Old Tom, White Cap-

Infinitely worse to murder for him than claus scale of? adequately to portions of White Cap 450 0.40 who me probably fatally injured. Carisitie: privileges is what the British Government (the vessel, Into which leakage was possible, and Blue Beard. One could tolerate this latter themselves when circumstances were quite dictated by prorur B Fine Unsweetened, White

thes shot himself in the leg. All three are now Government that gets into power at the even under certain conditions, probable, from crime, they will make up for (as we really different from what they are now scale of come: Capule

450 0.40 to Lospital. An inquest has been opened, which seral elections now going on at home) other non-cargo spaces. The design of the vessel, believe they willby CFine A. V. H. Geneva 5:35 -0.50 has been adjourned till to-morrow.

Last night, when no and in adhering unfinchingly to it the General have gone by, And then question (rangibly line, failed in more than one particular to satisfy body showed any dipaction for exertion so that Margers have exhibited their stor disregard

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several starchlog questions)}}=BI Fo asked by the conditions which, with our present knowledge; they should have sluge reserve of force to draw towards the interest of the shareholders at whone i enlightening the wexico on subject that the competions consider & Indispensable bould is trying work, and the climate fuer ser s About Company act of the posts of the shareholders

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just now is out pockets affects the interests of tens of thousand of Britons of crudembers of Thiaseiden, the to as bad weit can be a Hongkong it can be pretty, A SHAREHOLDER and should have been pushed to the front long, add, strengthens the observations contained in bad) but we do hope that when they come to Hongkong, 16th July, 1894 kg

main the report on the steamship Tancaresis as to the tackle such a delightful opera w

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

TABLISHED A.D,/18437. Houghyngh February, 1892.

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will doubtless know before uszy monika and to come extent her management and discipgood work they left." Anglo-fight all: the missions which should be entirely annihilaind și

"world" a be observed, whether the

Better late than never!!

the inspectors

OVES, AS We Cannot answer it satisfactorily Jint | longagogonial connection, tidens which necessity for an amendment of the law to enable" they will show themselves word: 'Funny way to, mix:metaphors, but there is K

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who hate actively interested them proper regulations, general and local, to be made

we have seen lately of their best places, we are in good deal of sense in the letter--Ed. HKT) M. F. N. UPTON of Kobe has filed a petition to selves in this matter may drive, nome for the voyance of petroleum, whether sure they will more tin atone for their midde bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors was comfort for although uima-ampled in the in the form of mineral oil or mineral and present, a performance fully meriting the held on July 2nd, and the pablo examinationon past the British residents in the colony have spirit and whether in barrel or in ballads previous Saterday sights=1 not, thesis arust

crowded houses and enthusiastic apPANE July 11th,

1 last become more or less imbued with a sense proeminent feature in such amendment should be e

Ter Canadian Pacific Railway Co's Royal mail stester Emprise of, fauls arrived at, Kobe yesterday at 6.30 p.m., and left at noon to-day [4. for Yokohama, te

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The importance of their true sposition-Phe poster to a central authority (as kohe Board of be mournfully chilled up on their tombetare important section of the prestent, wealblest and Trade) to make general regulations dealing with as it was over the basket of: egra dosised: Saa most powerful" comm, inity": the world has yet what may be dietinguished as comunión risku an does company la Texas kan kontak) known (the loyal subjects of a Queen on whose and gasarel precautions, su opposed to purely

3 Ay thaiz bost try is an ordinary let dominions the sun na ing tired to ou

boval minisers to be deals with by local by-laws?

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