Entimations.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT. THE use of that extremely valuable Food
and Romedy EXTRACT OF MALT has been retarded by its usually viscid condition to obviate this objection we have had prepared a > FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT as easily poured out of the bottle and measured into doses as any other Fluld,
It contains as much of the DIASTASE ar Boy viack EXTRACT OF MALT and is there. fore fully as active in tissue forming and diges live power.
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Two tablespoonfuls of our FLUID EXTRACT OF MALT contain more nutritive and digestive value then pint of the strongest Als or Stout,
In 175, bottles 75 cents. Per dorm $3,00. Hongkong, 12th January, 1893. A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. WINES AND SPIRITS. 【JE'lovito attentlad to the following Brands, all of which are excellent quality and good value for the money..
WE'invite
The same being specially selected by our London House, and bought direct from the most noted Shippers, are imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, that enabling us to supply the best growths at moderale prices.
Ia ordering it only necessary to state the name and quality of Wine or Spirit wanted, and initial letter for quality desired. PORTS. (For Invalids and general Qu)
Per dos
CAL
A Alto Doare, good quality,
Green Capsule $10
B Vintage, superior quality,
Red Capsule
12
C Floc Old Vintage, superior quality, Black Seal Cap- Bulc..............'• quum 14
D Very Fine. Old Vintage, extra superlar. Violet Capsule (Old Bottled)..." (18
SHERRIES,
A Delicate Pale Dry, dinner wine, Green Capsule ...
6
B Superior Pale Dry, dinner
wine, Green Seal Capsule 7.50 Manzanila, Pale Natural
Sherry, While Capsule... to CC Superior, Old Dry, Pale Natural Sherry, Ked Sea! Capsule ........
Par Bot.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1893.
Hongkong
Telegrad
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1893
TELEGRAMS.
THE PANAMA CANAL TRIALS.
LONDON) February 1stb.
FOUR hundred and fifty Catholle papers are published in Germany, including ninety-four dallies,
Deduck return premis,
864 &0, puneam, 7,187.73
E.
86.585.55
Balance of Profit$15.71297 7
Directors will propose that this sum be apportioned as follows: $60,000 to shareholders as 'final' dividend for the year 1891, and bonus of $1 per share in addition (making lo all 87. or $5 per cent on the paid-on Capital) $32.715.911 abouds to contributors of bastucas wad the balance, $46,000, to reserve "lead,
they trust will be sanctioned,
Mrs. Gay-The old man gave me a hundred, this morning and told me to buy some thing tô show on a rainy day.
Miss Giddy Are you going to buy umbrele Mrs. Gay-Nof Silk stockings! THE consumption of opfum for medicinal pur poses is apparently increasing very consider Kbly in Japan. According to official teturas
disposed of, belag Increase of ∙1,005 bottles on the previous year's consumption, je v
her passengers. The steamer is bumping heavily Kuangtung. The king of the forest," as the and salvage operations ung prevented owlog to
Chinese consider this animal, was first wounded the bad weather prevailfig
by gun shots before the hunters approached PARIS, JanusTy agih....... him, when a clore encounter exsued," in which A debate took place in the Chamber of De. the animal succeeded in inflicting fojuries on all puties regarding the manner of the disposal of | his adversaries, before being killed." The tiger the Secret Service fand ; at the conclusion of weighed over go cattles. | which a vote of confidence in the Government.
was passed.-
ROME, January 27th, In the Chamber of Deputies a debate has taken place on the recent hanking scandals, in the course of which the Government declared
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The French Press is unanlogu la déploring | during init year 2,930 batifes of the drug were thereby increasing the sime to $82,000, which that those found guilly wanid be rigorously dozie / although it did not accumulata on the ground on
the severity of the sentences, particularly as regards that pained on M. Ferdinand de Lesseps All the prisoners have appealed,
on the 5th iner,
NAGASAKE has now an electric light fostallation in working order.
"CantLIE's Cronies" will be on the job at the Hengkong Hotel tonight. The bagpipirs are reported to be in first rate nim.
1892-There has been a falling off in the amount of premia collected, caused partly by the diminished volume of trade during the year, and partly by the constant reductions in rates ac- cepted by other companies, which in many cases it has been found necessary to follow. The shareholders have cause, however, to be can- gratulated upon the mederate losses incurred to usual interim dividend of $3 per share be paid. date, and the Directors will propose that the
DIRECTORS.
Messrs. A. McConachie and D. R. Sassoon were invited to fill vacancies on the Board, and Mesars. C. Jantzen and J. Kramer to occupy the konts vacated by Messis. Michaelaçn and Foesnecker on thele departure from the Colony, These app intments will require confirmation.
Messrs. Dalrymple and Wood relire by rota- tion and, being eligible, offer themselves for
THE Daily Press is not quick enough to keep level with the fires at China New Year time. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
One night last week-Friday, If we remember rightly there was a big confagration in Jerrois H.M.S. Radpole avtlved (yesterday from Amoy,
Street, and the Daily Press her a glowing account (joke-ee) of itt day. In the mean H.M.S. Caroline left for Shanghai this morning.time, the Fire Flend has got the length ahead, THE U.S S. Monocacy left Sharghai for a cruise Morning Oracle is supped to crawl out, Tats morning, about six hours before the
there was another Gie, at 101 Wing I-k Street, in a three-storeyed house fall of miscellaneots goods and Chlisoien. The fre began about the Örat Asor or staircase, and the occupants of the top floor excaped by the roof. There were several persons sleeplig on the ground floor, and the first they knew of the danger was when a lutong in the street, sering the flames abwe, raised the nisms. The Fire Brigade was promptly on the spot, as usual, under Me Wodehouse: (super-election. Intendent) - und-Me, Mathiesen (assistant-aspar intendent
and succeeded in confining the Idamage to the two upper floors, where lot of silk and other gods were destroyed. The ground floor, stored with off and gum: ebleßy, was saved-sorked. Adjoining, houses were washed a little. Total damage possibly $6,003, for which amount the propany was fasured with Mesir, Schellbass & Co. Causo, like the amount missing from the Treasury, unknown.
THE last census places, the number of milles of railroad in the world at 370,289, of which 44.18 per cent are in the United States,
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Rev. Salfler-When I'm in the other lie, wonder what I'll miss the most in this 7.
Jinx-Probably a fan and some feed water INSPECTOR Stan'on had a number of fraudulent weight cases before the Magistrate to-day, and
met ranging from 25 to $60 were imposed.
THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Feb. 12th, are-Europeans, 195; Chinese, 1,858; total
2,053.
A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 613, S.C., will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland $1.00 Street, this evening, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited.
1.10
1.25
1.50
1,00
10
1,00
D Very Superior Old Pale Dry, choice old wine, White Seal Capsule..... 13. E Extra. Superior Old Pale Dry, very finest quality, Black Seal Capsule (Old Bottled)
CLARETS.
1.10
F#
Cas
Case.
: doc.
QRT.
A Superior Breakfast, Claret,
Red Capsule......$ 4
B St. Estephe, Fed Capsule.....” 450
C St. Jullen, Red Capsules
D La Rose, Red Capsule..... II
Sainte Foy...ANI
Chateau d'Anglade
Ciáleňu· Haut Brion Lar-
rivet Cleau Mouton d'Armail.
HOCKS.
Hackbelmer
Nierstel...
12
20
Rudesheimer............................. 24.
BURGUNDIES.
Chabils, white wine a Meursault, superior white
wine
· 15
dar.
Piett.
Old Jinx-Why on earth with your beauty don't you get a husband ?
Daughter-There isn't a single married man In our circle that I care for.
privately.
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Arbe Magistracy to day nine gamblers arrested by Inspector Staaton la Gough Street last night were fined $1 each, and two caught by Inspector Gauld in the far-away village of Sai Wan Ho
were fined $a; each.
GUTTA-PERCHA was first lotroduced into Europe 25 from Malaga in 1842. The annual consumption now amounts to 4,000,000 pounds and the East Indian trees which supply the demand are dimlalabing at an alarming rate.
$4.50
Tax Spanish echooner Maria, which salled for She Pellen lande (Carolines Group) in 500 November last bound for Hongkong with a cargo 7.50 of biche-de-mar;is reported missing. She waS 3 12.00 vessel of go tons register and owned in Manila.
5.50
12.50
Ar the Magistracy to-day. several witnesses whose evidence was of the palpably ready-made type were dropped on by Capt. Hastings. One 16.00 man who prevaricated persistently was fined $a, and another who relased to answer an awkward 10.00 question was similarly punlabed,
HONGKONG DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED.
The ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in this company was held to-day. Mr. Granville Sharp presided and there were also present Mr. J. M. E. Machado, Captain Barale, and Dr. Canille (directors), Messrs. W. H. Potfs (secretary), J. Walker (manager), Ozorio, He Tong, J. B. Coughtrie, M. Beart, W. H, Ray, and G. C. Cox.
AUDITORS."
Messrs. J. H. Cox and R. Lyall have audited the annexed accounts and offer themselves for re-election,
H. L. DALRYMPLE, Chairman.
HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION. "[!
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Twelve members shot for the Short Raugé Cup on Saturday.. Lt. Hicks, 1st S.LT., shooting with the Magazine Rifl• again cime | to the front, and with the aid of his Handicap arcured the Cup for the first time and one spoon, Mr. W. Durcan with a good score of 6o secured the Net aggregste spoon. Mr. Hocking, a new comer to the Range, whose handicap indicates that he is a fair shot, stuck gallantly to his gun, and established a record at 600 yards, after a brisk contest with Lt. Pearson, whom the old shots are pleased to see amongst them again.
Below are the scores :-
600 Net Polari.
200
Head Hicks, 8.L.... panda, parda, total, allowed.
W. Duncan...
on
MN. CHE
The Chairman, after reading the notice of meeting, sald:-I find, genilemen, on carefully reading over the report that the mention of Mr. Ray and Mr. Coughtsle having retired seems to imply that they rather left the Company in the Iurch, without directors; but the fact is that Capt. Burnie was appointed before they retired, and the report should have been worded differ Robi rently, The duties of a Chairman have been
spector Maan..... Me Camogie......*** 18. Malenam........
Ms. Chapma Les Piano0, EN XL. Hocking
retired
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Grand total,
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LONDON, January 27th. Another conference has been held at Man chester between the masters and operatives to consider proposals for the settlement of the strike, but it has proved fruitless.
NETHERLANDS INDIA.
himself in the matter of oplam by recently A scientist at Paris has experimented with
smoking alpeteen pipes of chandoo successively until he found his breathing, getting short and following led him to stop at the twentieth pipe. his heart beating slow. Headache and giddiness
quarter.
The Batavia Nieuwsblad reports continuous rain there since the new year, Heavy showers fall daily and lay part of the city under water. at est monsoon so far has set in strong in On the 19th January, the Fa, a man-of-war, returned to Macassar [mm the Aru Islands where, not long ago, the Islanders had murdered a number of Chinese traders at Dobbo. On her reaching that place, the inhabitants showed fight. An engagement ensued in which they lost forty killed while the expeditionary force had fourteen wounded, The Fava réturns shortly to the Moluccas on her way to the coast of Nather lands New Guinea where, about the 141 per cent of cast longitude, the Government district officer and his policemen have been driven away by the nativer,
The firm of Bernard & Co. at Macassar alleged to have suspended payment.
During the late blizzard the Formosa Islanders also experienced cold weather, and were treated to a sight which they had never before witnessed, The mountain tops were covered with snow,
account of recent rain. The country people gathered up the snow and brought it to market to sell as an article of commerce. It is believed by the people that the snow possesses medicinal properties for coring burns and fevers and ether complaints.
A military official at Peking recently made an important selzare. He captured three notorious brigands, each of whom can boast of a long were planning a robbery from a certain house, record of crime. It appears that the bandits and fell into the soldiers' hands before they could carry out their design. After the preliminary examination the prisoners were sent to the chief of the Peking gamerle. It is expected that the criminals will not be leniently dealt with.
The military circles Formosa praising the virtues of the Governor, Shao, who has given orders to dispense with the old regulation requiring every soldier to take out a mall percentage of his pay and deposit it with the government treasury every month. From the first moon of next year, every soldier will receive bis full pay. To make the adoption of this measure possible, the Governor bas reduced the number of supernumeraries and camp- followers in order to reduce expenses.
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Owing to the refusal of the Ningpo pole junka to trade between Foodbow and Ningpe, caused by the refusal of the high provincial authorities into grant gun-boat convoys to these junk fleets, the large quantities of rice usually brought to On the and January, an Achinese who had Foochow from Ningpo, and upon which the devoted himself to death murdered a European people of Fanchow largely depend, have of soldier at Edi. That morning, the murderer had course falled to come, and a scarcity of the com- been gambling and had was much money, amodity has accordingly been felt. The grain large portion of which he distributed among the merchants have not been slow to take advantage Achinese present. Afterwards, he went to a of the circumstance, and a rise of yo or 80 cents shop close to the fort, and waited until the per picul has been the consequence. soldier passed by who, then, without provocation, fell victim to Achinese fanatical hate.
On the 22nd January, a detachment of scouts fell into an Achinese ambush at Kofta Rajab. & They lost two killed-and three wounded." The
enemy's losses are not known,
CALCUTTA, January 23rd. the steamship Nisman, owned by the Messagerles A telegram received in Calcutta states that Maritimes Coy, has foundered off Trincomalee, but fortunately without loss of life The passengers lost all their effects. No particulars Are yet to hand.
All the gharrywalles of Calcutts have to-day been en strike, and this forenoon monster meeting of the men was held on the Maidan to protest against the oppression of the police and the extring severity of the present Presidency Magistrato. To the Commissioner of Polled and crowd, the men made several complaints. They the Superintendents, who went among the say they are fined for loitering when they are only gelag slowly home, and for furious driving at all his posits ardent spend glipting fast and they are committed, their sentences are at all. Then if they don't plead gulity in Court doubled or trebled. The men also complained that when a fare stopped at a hotel, the police compelled them to go to the adjoining stand, and they were prosecuted although at the time they if, while waiting there, they refused another fare were engaged.
ALVES is still as safe as ever: tiis not that the Hos. N. G. Mitchell-Innes has resigned # the Colonial Treasurer-ship; he is one of those who have not sense enough to leave before being 0.50 kicked out. 075 THERE RIG 12,000 curates in the Church of England, and a majority of the clergy, both established and non-established, are miserably poor.. Hence it is that many are "in trado » wittily summarise that bo should look Robertion
sunny, that he should give money, and, that he should speak honey." I don't know that it is easy to get the sweets out of the figures to the report belosh you, and I think I mast claim your indulgence if I am unable to fulfil the conditions of a chairman as laid down by the rule. We have bad some very unfortunato Importations of cattle during the last yearmino unfortunate that it has led to the directors determining to change their policy and not send for their cattle to such a great distaccs as they have previously done. We have bad great mortality among the beasts, and a great many miscarriages. We are not alone in this; it has been feature which has marked dairies in the Colony and those in the neighbor Ing posts, We have also found a diacuity le providing our forage, arising from the fact that pice things for cows grow at a very considerable distance, The Colony produces very little Indeed, and we have to import our food from a great way off. Our experience during the past year has been that of some other companies, that the amount of supervision and careful attention which enterprises in the East require la far greater than their promotors in the first place generally admit; but I trust, gentlemen, that instead of beleg ruined by our experiences (as has been the case with very many) we may be able to learn from our experi ences and profit by them. Our neighbours have
After one orator had harangued the crowd, been shore, unfortunate than we have. Mr. four distinct grievances were decided on to be Winstanley, at Yokohama, wrote me the other Palice. The Commissioner tried to induce the embodied in a petition to the Commissioner of day saying he had lost within ten days nin men to return to their work and promised that less than is head of steck. M. Shaw at Shanghal has also had very heavy losses. The their petition would be attended to, but the men health of our cattle is at present good, and we said they would hold out till the result of their are making every effort by cleanliness and cate petition was known, as it would be impossible to to ward of disease and preserve these in these up another strike if they went back to their present sound condition. The son of an Austra Mak lan cattle farmer way in the office this momineral and had been but to Pokefu-lam' he said we bad a beautiful place there, such as he had very rarely seen. The directors have recently YESTERDAY afternoon, whlie a small shooting added to their number two gentlemen both of 146 party was out Aberdeen way, waiting for the whom are among tax la gent shareholders the contics to come on with tiên, a Chinese fireman fant, the Board has one-thlid of the stock of the employed on board the Punctuality had inters | Company, and therefore, we feel that of every cep ed the commissariat department, hit it on dollar we can save, we cliccions, though we get the head with a chunk of wood, and devoured no feca, we put 33 cents late our own pockets, the stores. The brigand was subsequently We are not yet persuaded that dairy farming in arrested, brought before the Magistrats today, Hongkong to an minske; we believe It can and fined $15.
ad should be made to pay, and we meab to try to make it do so. I sincerely hope that we shall be able to show some more encouraging accounts for the current Fer than in the past. Before proposing the acceptance of the report and accounts I shall be very happy to answer 21y questions,
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·Volnay, very superior red.
wince 19 MADEIRA AND CHAMPAGNES. FULL PARTICULARS OF YARIQUE BRANDS ON APPLICATION,
Fer dos.
2.
น
BRANDY,
A Hennessy's Old Pale, Red
Capsule......$13
B Superior Very Old Cognac,
Red Capsule...ammar. 15.
C "Very Old Ligeur Cognac... ao D Hennessy's Finest Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 1871 Vintage, . Red Capsuloranna 30
WHISKY,
SCOTCH
A "Thorne's Blend, White`
Capsule....
B
Watson'sGlenorchy Mellow
Blend, Bloc Capsule, with Narhe and Trade Mark....
&
***Watcoo's... _Abelour-Glenli-
vet, Red Capsule, with Name and Trade Mark 8
D Watson's H.K. D. Blend of the Finest Scotch Malt Whiskica, Violet
E Watson's Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Gold Capzole .....................mano. 12 Dantel Crawford's Finest
Very Old Scotch Whisky re IRISE.
A. John Jameson's Old, Green
i. Capinie mitova 3 BJohn Jameson's Finn Old,
Green Capaule somnum 10
C. John Jameson's Very Fine
GIN,
Old
Green Capsule...nis 12
AMERICAN.
Genulas Bourbon Whisky, Fine Old, Red Capsule,
with our Name & Trade
Mark....................
A Fine Old Tom, White
V:
2,
Capsule........ 4-50
B Fine Unsweetened, White
Capsule
RUM.
C Fine A. V. H. Geneva...... 5.23
Finest Old Jamaica, Violet
Captulo
A NUMEROUSLY attended meeting of Irish residents in Shanghai was held at Mr. H. S. Wilkinson's office in H.B.M. Consulato on the 6th last, Mr. R. E. Bredon presiding. It was decided to celebrate the national festival this year by a dinner, followed by a concert. The long defunct St. Patrick's Society of Shanghal was also revived.
20.00 THE Avochis returned yesterday bringing over 400 coolles from Hongay. It is reported that the contractor, who employed them to work on the Charbon ages Co.'s property had bolted Bet lex ving the men unpaid. They refused to work any longer, as of course they had no claim on the company, and 4 returned to Hongkong, The "yanishing act artist" got away with some $1.20 $3,000.
1.40
ま
2.50
About the middle of January, a Chinaman bung himself at Batavia. He took this desperate step from his wife having made away with about eight thousand guilders, the price of jewellery she had undertaken to sell. The poor husband, being unable to make good the amount, destroyed himself. The wife, taken into custody, fell lll, and died in hospital on the 24th January.
The Sourabaya Courant notės“ sumours
expedition to Lombok, a vassalisland, the Rajah circulating at Batavia pointing to a military of which refuses to listen to Government, and ass driven his Mahommedna subjects to rebellion, The expedition, fi is sald, will start the moment the monsoon changes,
Protestant community were at church, a smart At Amboyns, on Christmas Day, as the earthquake shook the building for one micute; and scattered the congregation. The preacher stuck to the paipit and tried to mim his flock
The Government coffee erop in Java for this fifth part of the cultura last year. year is estimated at about 150,000 plouls, only a
An iron man-of-war—the MPjsk...at Sourabaya has just been found to be overrun with white ants in the woodwork. Getdag rid of them is the Koning der Nederlandes furnishes a expensive work, of which another man-of-war, instance. On board of her, they were lately still making head when a quarter of a million of guliders had already been spent on their destruction, :
A law or mislag concessions in Netherlands India has been brought forward, the main feature of which is that three fourths of the yearly profits from mines go to the Government.
Goverment medical officer at. Samarang, ha The Locomotief affirms that Dr. Glogner, been studying the phenomena presented by best. berl with the result that he has found a striking resemblance between it and malaria., He has consequently come to the conclusion that the blood poisoning causing both diseases may be traced to similar small organiems, which can be best dealt with by, quinine. For the last few
The following event is said to have happened la a village to Nasbal Hsien. It l'alleged that a short time ago a roaster "of luxurious plumage and peculiar disposition" kept by a certain Wang family, "gave birth to a marvellous object which resembled much the figure of a man, with limbs and other parts complete. On hearing the occurrence crowds of people flocked to the village to see the wonderfal article. The owner of the bird considered the object an imp In some form and had it cast into the water, but kept the bird, which his friends advise him to kil.
A Yangchow man named Ching did a very bold act in Shanghai city the other evening. By some means or other he succeeded in getting fate the magistrate's yamén, in a room where the magistrate keeps his dedicatory umbrellas and other mementoes given to him by people who have been under his rule. The would be thief made his pick and took from the lot a red umbrella and was marching off with it when the watchman stopped him. On being asked why
he wanted to steal the umbrella, he said that the weather being bad and rainy he just wanted to borrow it and have the use of it for a time.
The Chinese Consul at Singapors has found out that a class of females, Baye been in the habit of carrying on an infamous, traffic. They go to the orphanages at Canton and carry off daughters. Having taken them from these young girls with them, whom they claim as their Institutions, they ship the poor creatures to the Straits Settlements where they are sold to a lle of shame. The authorities to whom the Consul addressed the report, have given strict Injunc ions to the chiefs of these Benevolent Halla to put la force stringent regulations about letting view of defeating the designs of these women, their young proldgies out of their hands, with a
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Report bas reached us from Hankow that of the various branches of business conducted at that post, which have more or less prospered during the year, seade lo foreign piece goods bas beso by far the most prosperous. · Owing to the falling-off of imports, and also on account of the
deniers have been able to realise large profits. In former years the merchants had to go about. and allcit cu temers, but during the past year come to them instead ; so large has been the they remained in their stores and let customers demand that many who sought them were turned away. Those who de business in black
mavement has spread to Dr. Glogner has appiled the gulalne increased demand for this line of article, the
January 24th. The teca tharry-walla's of Calculta continue on trike. The Howtah, Dum Dum and other outlying districts strong doses with satisfactory results so far, to a number of ber beel patients in and further attacks are reported on the few The hospital death rate from the disease which blockade of the strikers. There is no prospect last, sank to 13:5 per cent in November and gharries which have attempted to run the stood at 468 per cent in September and October at present of a cessation of the strike. Mr. December under the administration of quinine, Lambert's attempts to persuade the men to When once the latter has checked the course of suture to work have been unsuccessfal owing the disease, strengthening diet, steel, and lex have experienced a most disastrous year,
1. patients towards na lalaki at M*. apparently to the fact that the strikers are prac electric treatment help
ally without leaders. A few men were induced recovery, Dr. Glogner intends to go on with his The Piking correspondent of the Hupar mire that the allegos gilerances feotid de poo-expertsents
ut préports a circumstance coming under heaviest tea crop in Java last year was.cognizance in the private room of the manager sidered, but they were uumble to face the oppo-lelded on the Sinagar estate, amounting to solche of the principal shops of the captial sition,
little over one millen half Ellos of prepared leaf. There were present four eunuchs from the January 25th. The Netherlands Indis Fire Insurance Co. at. Palice, who had come to the shop for a deed of This morning the police succeeding in getting Batavia has distributed. dividend of 3 per security to the amount of Tis. 250,000, which a for gharles to ply for hire with a policeman cent for last year-Straits Timisega i was to be issued by the shop to the eunuchs on. seated on the box to protect them from the
behalf of a scion of a wealthy family in Peking
would be
his
0.75 A NEW steamlaunch for the Canton-Macao trade, named Chin Chan, left Hongkong yesterday morning for the fair "City of Rama" to com mence running la opposition to the Steamboat ays Co's well known river boat White Cloud. The
Chin Chon, which was built by Chinese at In the absence of questions, the Chairman Yaumad, is a wooden vessel of about so tens 9-75 register and is owned by Chinese. She is fitted / ugyed that the report and secoubia be adopted strikers. In the afternoon the strike came to NOTES FROM CHINESE PAPERS; the deed of security being to the effect that upon,
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an end, the drivers accepting an undertaking
with engines capable of driving her about 11 Mr. Machado, secondrautag motion, which that their claims would be considered and that
i knots an hour.
and passed.
with carried.
Cox, the retiring directors (Mr. Chater and Mf Sharp) were re-elected.
On the motion of Mr. Coughtile, seconded by Mr. Beart, the appointments of Capt. Barnie and Mr. Machado as directors were confirmed.
1. THE agent of the Messageries Maritimes Co. On the motion of Mr. Ray, seconded by: Ma
informs us that while at her anchorage at Woosung the mail steamer Sydnzy was red Into 1.io by Chinese man-of-war, and the stern com. partment filled with water: The hole has been Los plugged and it is expected the Sydney will be able to go up to Shanghai for repairs on Tues. day's side. The next homeward voyage in á75 consequence will be effected by the Saghallen,
Commander Homery,
Ds the motion of Dr. Cantile, seconded by Mr. Ho Tong, Mr. R. Lyall was re-elected auditor, The Chairman Gentlemen, its under the business. I am sorry we have no dividend
they would not be molested by the police.
LONDON, January 24th. Callan, who was sentenced to fifteen year penal servitude in 1887 in connection with the explosion at the Tower, has been released..
January 25th.
v
de km the eunuchs succeeding in using their lofluencer On the 4th instant two inmates of the Soochow in procuring d'Halkwan Tactsfship for the an73*
were conducted to the exectulon ground aspirant mentioned in the deed, the sum of 719 ind despatched. One was a man aged thaty 250000 was to be paid to the eunuchs the đẩy and the other an old man,
tung, in the appointment appeared in the columns of the apparat || dating Ganities. This matter, should it coir e The authorities of Hangchow are much to the knowledge of the censers, says the corre that city lately, and have issued proclamation, on all concerned, especially the eunuchs. exercised at the frequency of facendiary fires in pondeat, will surely being condign punishme it informing would-be "Anarchists that any one guilty of auch an act will be tried on the same | basis an a'murderer, at
The horde of famine-stricken people frå m Risogooh who arrived at Sangkiang this win er BANG. been committing all sorts of excess s
Her Majesty's troopship Tyns takes to-day ago, of the South Wales Borderers to Egypt, The Indian troopship Euphrates lands, at Inmallia the Devonshire Regiment, who were on their way home from Burma...
The Austrian press approve of the action taken
A report is in circulation, to the effect that | They go about the country asking charity fæɔm - Khedive as well as the Sultan will regret having H.E. Liu, the former Governor of Formosa, has the people, who are greatly annoyed, by 'Ll eir listened to the enemies of England. The Ger- lately been receiving repeated communications demands, as they take no refund and phten man press likewise express their approval, from the capital. The import of these meninges, nesame a threatening attitude, în a recent .
MADRAS, JADUery 15th. la sald to have reference to the recall of the case, these fugitives committed violence upon ■ Mme. Ocsinger, wife of the Madras Agent of veteran soldier to active service.
1.00 THE Shansi, correspondent of the N. C. Dark] warrants to issuo, but I sincerelý trúxt it le not by Great Britain in Egypt and predict that the
News writer ander date the gif init-At 1.10 Talchov, nearly 400 #nonb-cast of Talyuanfu, a poor woman made fortunato discovery. In a dry river bed she picked up something bright On taking it into the city it was found to be a
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small nugget of gold. Diggers to the number greater success next year, then the Messageries Maritimes Coy, who was on Mr. Ho Tung seconded the motion, which was board the Nismen when that vessel stranded, 1.00 of four or five hundred soon gathered at the spot carried unanimously,
and they are now averaging about two fan of
died of apoplexy shortly after the sccident. She The proceedings then fermsanted). geld each per day. The authorities have not
was on her way to Batavia to visit her son, Interfered with them yet, The Rev. H. Dixon
A ALLAHABAD, January seth. who is well acquainted with this section belleves
Lord Hawke's cricket team beat Upper India it to be rich in gold and other valuable resources.
by len mjekete in two days. The scores were Upper talk
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young woman, who died from the result of the attack. As the fuglitres, were clamorous said. disorderly, the young woman's husband wast The Governor General of Szechuan, who has, out to hunt for the one. While the master of owing to poor health, applied several times to the house was absent the fugitives forced thema the Throne for permission to retire from office, selyes into the house and wrested away froma again been refused the desired, sanction, the woman the pair of bracelets she wore. Ther However, the Throne has accorded him an ex first pat a rope round the women's neck, with 20 g that their victims soon died. The villagers being Dalagay aroused gave thate and captured the delinquenta Mr. Wang Tix-wen, formerly Magistrate of who are now in the handa of the district
IN reference to a statement that the last snow. The following is the rebiert for présentation to 23 and 18:40 and gas, Lord Hawke's téamansion of another two months' leave from 'activa.which they began strangling her, with the result
storm experienced in Canton previous to this Winick was in 1836, or the 15th year of the reign of Tackwang, Native Antiquarian" writes to the Shanghof Mercury that this snowstorm, wat only a slight one, the snow melting as soon as It had touched the ground, and Laling but one day, but the only snowstorm which can bear any comprrison to the one this winter, and the pole one known presious to that of 1835-6 was, According to the records, in the winter of A.D, 1331-3, or the 5th year of the reign of the Emperor LTsung of the Sung dynamy. Thas | (ka snowstorm lasted three days and at the and
the snow stood over å fool deep.
the twenty-fourth ordinary meeting, to be hedi
at the Company's offices on Wednesday, the
and February, 1893, at noon.dk
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the sites of rated, used of Boghal, and now magistrate, Chehsien Taiwan, Island of Formosa, greatly
merits the gratitude of the people of his juftudio As all wise and agach us miere would de tion for prohibitleg the grain merchants of under the circumstances, the Empress Dowager Taiwan from raising the prices of eloond wheat, has issued sa Edict ser owledging the respectful which owing to the cold weather recently exposenilments of His Majesty the Emperor, in rienced, the merchants in question were intends giving orders for the celebration of her wistleth ing to do wiring at (3)arabethday, but expresses the wish that the gover
473 munt will not go t's Ginnecessary expense on that
- The Directors, have the picastro to prejeti | arrived at Alexandria,
Wriens landed on the troopship Euphrates, as their annual report and statement of the, Com. A CO, LONDON, January 26th.. pany's accounts made up to the 31 December Her Majesty's troopship Tyne sails to-day from last,
Portsmouth with the South Wales Borderera fos Egypt. The troep hip Himalaya embarks the Black Watch to morto at Gibralter, and arrives at Alexandris on Wednesday
The Anchor Line steamer Aralia, bound from Bombay to Marseilles and Liverpool, went In the middle part of the preceding meos, accopat The Flet enjoins upon the officials ashore at Port Bald yesterday, but is making na tiger was captured by three sellaws at Kungwil-glike Jand zot, în make the usual presents to WMM Tags were sent off at once and lauded | Tang,'w place' in 'the Kuoyao haien district, { "Her, “Ik custord requires en sich occaslem.” To
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paid in 1893 Deduct claims
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