Intimations.
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
AERATED WATER S.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1893. -
The Canadian Pacific Railway CoM royal mail steamer Empress of China arrivéð at Vancouver) on Tuesday last.
P. & O. Captala-Here we ses at Hongkong at last.
Berlin Blet-Tank Gott! Now I can go | sabore, wash, and change mein llaen 1
THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carl & Co.) teform us that the Northern Pacific Stearyship Co.'s steamer Mogul arrived at Tacoma, Wash.,
JATER.-The Water used is absolutely | on the 4th fast.
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Rev. ThuggYes, Sir, to be meek and lowly STEAM PLANT.---Of the latest and most in our dety." Why, Sir, I have worn this ruft af
powerful type.
clothes for two YOUIS.
Old Soak-And it rises up to the nostrils of SUPERVISION.-The whole process the Almighly.
of manufacture is under the contianous supervision of a qualified English Chemist.
The PRODUCT.-Will bear comparison with the Waters made by the most noted makers In England.
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IN our next issue, if possible, we intend to give an account of some of the experiences of "Professor Max," the tiger-tamer; and also some remarke on similar subject-Professor Mitchell-Innes, and the sequel of the Treasury frauds.
We note that our old friends “Johnnia" Sheridan, of "Widow O'Brian celebrity, and bright Hitle Gracie Whiteford, both of whom will be well remembered in Hongkong, are now playing at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. They have a talented crowd behind them and are producing a farcical comedy entitled "A trip to Chicago" with great success.
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Berlin Biot-Tanka; no padding, but lots of sauce
TELEGRAPHIC intelligence has been received in Yokohams to the effect that on the 22nd instant a landship occurred at Yawatacho, in the Guajo diatrics, Gila Prefecture, and fell upon and crushed a number of houses, killing and borying about fifty people. Detailed particulars are set yet to hande
Is the course of repairing the tombs and mons. ments in St. John's Church, Calcutta, a slab of stone was recently unearthed bearing an inscrip tion in Chinese which, it appears, dates back a considerable peried anterior to Beltish rule in Bengal The Reverend Mr. Hyde, the Chaplain, has gone to some trouble in the matter and bas, we are told, been able to get it deciphered.
expected that more will be learned about this interesting relic through the local Asiatic Society.
THE DEATH OF MR. HARGENS..
An inquest was opened at the Magistracy. to-day by Mr. H. E. Wodehouse, Coroner, the body of G. P. Hargens, who died on Sunday, as reported in these columns,
Lo Chan, cook to the deceased, said I hare been employed by Mr. Hargens about two months, living at his house in Stanley Street. On Monday (4th Sept.) at 6.30am, went into
face downwards s on the floor, dressed in pyjamas, his room on the first floor, and found him lying Yokohama for Vancouver in the C, P. R.
and
dead. I told the compradors, apparently steamship Empress of China on the agth ult,
and then reported to the police. The "dook * took his departure very quietly und Lam Calu, compradore to
to the deceased, said: continues to travel tocoguito to the best of his. Hargens was a merchant, trading at No. VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. ability, His purchases in the Land of the 3, Stanley Street. I live in Jervois Street. I Rising Sun went with him, and consisted of s SEASON 1893-94-
was called by the last witness at 7.30 2.0. JA kimono and a pair of grass slippers; such, at Monday morning; I went and saw Bir. Hargma least, is the rumour.
In his room, lying on the floor, with some blood about his mouth and on the floor. I had been with him as compradore over alx months; he had no troubles in business as far as I know, but only 25 cases of beer had been in the house
THE FIRST SHIPMENTS OF OUR SUPPLIES OF GARDEN SEEDS
for this season have arrived, and we are now prepared to book orders for prompt or forward execution. Complete Catalogues with concise directions for sowing can be obtained or appll- cation, or will be posted to any address. In these Catalogues the seeds are marginally numbered la English and Chinese, and when ordering it is quite sufficient to state only the numbers of the kinds required.
Orders from one person, of from $5.00 to $10.00, allowed 25 per cent, discount; over $10.00 an extra 5 per cent.
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THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, to-morrow evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock-
Pak........... Now and Then.......Coote. Quadrille......*Mikado". Vale............Ma Mia Rolette" Schottische..." Sunbeams'
Lanter...Ruddigore Valso............“ Minis"
Quadril...... **Padicati
........* Matador
Ducatomi. ..Ivan Caryl.
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Deacon.
Tuz Nicki Nicht reports that Senor da Borja, Minister for Portugal, had a long interview with Mr. Matin at the Foreign Office, Tokyo, on the 33rd ult, in connection, it is believed, with the negotiations for the recovery of Portuguese extraterritoriality, and which by the by seem to bave been sadly lagging for some time past. The opinion is expressed by the Nicht that all efforts directed towards the recovery of the privilege, which Portugal so foolishly surrendered,
will be in vain.
in that time, and I believe he was short of means.
Detective Green gara evidence as to finding the body.
Edward Brittor, writer in the Naval Yard, stated :—I knew the deceased, George Hargens. He was a commission agent, at 3, Stanley Street. He was a German. I had knoWA
Indlag afo stock.............. 39.435:20 Cape of Good Hope
3iofo Loan in 49.330.20 Victoria 33 / LOAD... 7,230 40 New South Wales 3ì
ofo Loan at 7.450.40 New Zealand 4 oja
Loan ............... 8.300.40 Canadian 40/0 Loan... 8,450.40 Hongkong 4 of Loan 8,400.40 Remittances in transitä 95,175.50 Australasian Branchen — Cash in hand, in course of collec
tion, and on Fixed Deposit Yokohama Branch --- Cash on Fixed Deposit.co................... Furnitues at Head Office and
Beaches........ Polly Stamps...................... Interest accrued, but not yet pay- Sundry Debtors ...................................................
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Capital Subscribed......$1,000,000
238,174.16
People
säid and written about this latest wonder of the | panied by a heavy rumbling nolsa. age that it might draw.. Naftaly's Anatomical were greatly alarmad, and many fled from their Museum and Panorama are still here, but bual-} houses. ness has not been any too brisk in either depart-mittee have been wound up. The consmiles is The affairs of the German Anti-Slavery Com-
ment,
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN
The Eastern and Australian Co.'s steamship 108,016.86 Guthrie, Capt. P. Helms, from Sydney August 141k, vía ports of call, arrived in harbour (his afternoon. We are indebted for the subjslaed telegrams to our Colonial exchanges →
LONDON, August 4th, Bridgeman, the chief officer, and Tones, the steward of the ship Durbridge, which recently arrived at Liverpool from Newcastle, N.S.W., 4.8099 via San Francisco, have been acquitted on the charge of having murdered Captain Raven Little, the master of the vessel, whilst she was lying in Newcastle. One of the witnesses, named Leech, is to be charged with perjury.
20,000.00
112.10
18.331.72 33,673.10 $1,996.651.69
Amount Paid-up.$ Reserve Fund........................................................ Dividends Outstanding................... Exchange Fluctuation Account... Sundry Creditors. Profit and Loss Account............
WORKING ACCOUNT,
A telegram has been received from New York stating that a man has made a confession to the effect that he set fire to the cold storage waIC- house at the Chicago Exhibition to order to 600,000.00
conceal extensive thefts which he had committed 750,000.00 from his employers.
25.908.83
August 6th. 208,519.09
The recest financial failures in the Weited 16,608,41 | States have resulted in mach d'atress, and it is 395.675.18 atimated that there are fully 120,000 persons out of employment. In Chicago alone it is $1.005,641.62 entiated that 50,000 persons are nuable to
To Losses............qui ..............................$
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Charges, Commissions, &c.
Survey Fees
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Head Office and Branches.....
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4355727 *149,036.26 7.51691 12,108.34 25,304-95 395,615.38
$1,024.948.45
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return Premla..............................
laterest
Transfer Fees
» Amount brought forward from
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RESERVE FUND.
obtain work.
The Noves Fremyn, published at St. Peters- burg, states that the German Government has agreed to the appointment of a faint commission to settle the tarif dispute between Germany and Russia.
Further severe fighting has taken place fo the Argentine between the insurgents and the Government forces. The rebels made an effort to take possession of the expla), but after & desperate battle they were repulsed. During the fighting 400 men were killed.
August 7th. The keen distress which prevalls in many parts of the United States is the subject of much $703363.06 comment. The closing of the silver mines at 84,228.71 Deaver, and elsewhere, does not account for the 171.00 Large number of people out of work. Ex-Presid- ent Harrison declares it is 'pitiful to see the 337.185.68 distress which exists. This misery, he says, la asing to the closing of factories in consequence $1,024,048.45
of the policy threatened by the present Admin istration. If the crisis is prolonged, the ex President thinks the coming winter will be a terrible ackEOT.
him about two months and a half, fatimately. On Sunday (3rd September) Hargens went actors with me to Kowloon by the 3.45 launch, and I returned at 345, leaving him there. He com plained of feeling out of sons, and ran down; said he had had an alcap for four nights; be To Balanco on 3181 July, 1891.....$750,000.00 talked of going to the dispensary for a pro- scription, but I said it would be better to sena doctor first. He was quite sober and apparently in his right mind, bat very depressed, By Balance on 31st July, 1892....
and still excited. He was always, a vay
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THE CULTIVATION OF FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, &C.,
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Hongkong, 4th September, 1893.
The Hongkong Lelegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, ŠEPTEMBER 7, 1893.
states that telegraphic Intelligence has been received from Kores to the effect that the Korean official who was mainly responsible for the recent difficulty between Japan and Korea, through bla delay in obeying the order of his Government to has been punished by having his fortune of over withdraw the prohibition of the export of cereals,
you 10,000 confiscated. The amount goes to wards payment of the ludemulty which was And a very proper demanded by Japan. method of dealing with incapables too. THE Shanghai Mercury, of the and fast, learns that the sheep up country whence Shanghal draws its supply of muitos, namely, in Kashing, Hoo-choo, and Ah-sea, have lately been suffering train some epidemie, the nature of which is so far unknown, and for the past ten days not a single sheep has arrived for the local market. The ordinary consumption of Shaoghal and the shipping of the port is about 400 head per week, and usually there are some 2,000 sheep in reserve in the stalls at Pab-sien-jao. At present, how ever, there are barely 300, and none are coming down, so unless some change takes place witbla a few days, rautton will be unobtainable. The Hongkong supply will also be affected but not to an extent to cause any great inconvenience. Anour three o'clock this afternoon a coolle, lighting a kerosene lamp in Mr. W. G. Robla son's plano factory in Daddell Street, contrived to cause a small explosion, which was instantly followed by a flare-up. He had carefully chosen as the scene of operations (with a fail din of elly a place within a foot of a cupboard filled with oils and varnishes a big pile of shavinge whole heap of coal lay only a yard away, and the of the large room was crowded with most in. fammable materials-timber dried to an er
treme degree, planos in various stages of con- struction, planks, veneers, cloth of various kinds, and the general litter of a workshop The Europeans were sway at the time, but the Chinese employes promptly brought up # caplons supply of water in buckets and checked the outbreak of fire before it had a chance to spread; while an alarm was ralsed, and the Brigade reached the spot in less than five minutes. When they got there, however, there TELEGRAMS.
was not a vestige of fire to be seen; but such was the danger at first, that the occupants of THE ST. LEGER.
Belghbouring mercantile offices bad thought it 'necessary to rush all their important books and LONDON, September 7ib,
papers into fire-proof sales, and get out lato the Mr. H. McCalmont's bc. Isinglass, by
street. After all was over, the Bre-bell vang 1 Jaenemy-Deadlock.............................................. I Mr. Rose's b, c. Ravensbury, by Iscnemy→→ MISERS. WHELLOCK & Co. issued the following ..............Freight-market report at Shanghai on the Baron de Rothschild's br, c. Le Nicham, by rst instant t-Since our last report very linia Trisian-La Noce................................................... 3 has been doing in exports, either for London THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN WALES, The strike of colliers in South Wales han terminated, arrangements having been come to by both factionL
"ARGYLL" ON HOME RULE. The "Dook" of Argyll, in a scathingly severe speech, condemned Mr. Gladstone and the Government for their connection with the Irish Home Rule Bill, and charged them with barter ing the stability of the Empire for a handful of
votes.
Viscount (once Sir Richard) Cross opposed the
Bill
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
We are indebted to the courtesy of Senior Don Ortiz de Zagani, Spanish Consul at this part, for
the fallowing telegram ---
MANILA, September 6th, open giaa pum, mate-
The typhoon is in the China Sea, moving westward, and is not reetaving towards the north. The following notice was issued from the Observatory at 10.33 1.25 to-day Typhoon
E of Hongkong, moving westward.”
5.
The S. cone (black), indicating a typhoon south of Hongkong, within 300 miles, bas been hoisted all day.
nothing at all about his business. On twe occasions I have heard him say he wished he was out of it," and suggest suicide, but pre treated his remask as a jake, and never suspeced anything serious. On Sunday afternoon be expressed a wish to end his troubles, but did mat
losing money that aftemoon, as far as I know, what his troubles were. He had not been
be
Amount transferred from Profit and Loss Account 1891-189a.......
$ 750,000.00 700,000.00
$0,000.00
$750,000.00
W. H. RAY, Secretary.
Hongkong, 31st July, 1893. the books, youchers, and securities of the We have compared the above statements with Company, and found the same correct.
T. ARNOLD,
H. U. JISTRIES, Į
MACAO NOTES:
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Emil Niedhart, analytical chemist, proprider of the Medical Hall, Queen's Road Cealal, Hongkong, said: I know the deceased slighty He was in the Hall about one o'clock last Sunday, complaining of sleeplessness and asking fa to see a doctor first and as it was tifta-time slcaping draught, but the assistant advised m just then, he said he would look in later. He
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Macao, September 6th. return, after which we bits and quinine, on his
we not see
It would doubtless be of interest to your sport- the wrapper; one tablet to be taken, and if plentiful around Macao, and good bags could We told him how to take them, as directed on ing readers to learn that szipe are now very sleep did not come in half an hour, to tike be made if any method could be hit upon two or three. They are perfectly harmless, by means of which the Mandarin who holds and could have taken the of the tea to the box. There is a case on record propitiated; but unfortunately this is hardly likely whole sway over the adjoining territory could be. of a man taking 33 tablets, and sleeping 114 to occur. He is fairly down on the men who hours. Mr. Hargens only took onn. We lave travel abroad with "shooting irons," and perhaps never supplied him with anything sise. aber not without good reason, for many of the would-be bottles were found in the house-one contining Nimrods who are let loose from here would far cascara, and another a patent French prpara sooner "rot" at tame dacks securely cooped, tion, but nothing dangerous.
thas tradgs through muddy fields where the wily snipe loves to dwell. That genuine sports men should be debated from indulging in this, the chiefest pleasure of the year, in much to be regretted, but it is in Maceo as in many ether places in the East-privileges are abused and the thoughtless indiscretions of the few redound to the disadvantage of the rest of the community. However, between this and Canton, there are places where snipe are very numerous this season, and there foreigners, it is sald, can shoot without let or hindrance, providing they do not annoy or molest the natives or their property is
Ma Chun, boy employed by Mr. Hagens, identified a cup containing a little coffee, thich wilne's made and gave to deceased abot 1.30 P., on the 3rd inst. Deceased afterwards vent out, and returned in witness' absence.
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Mr. Marques sinted-On Monday (4th st.) made a post mortem examination of deceatd. I found the body was that of a European, to 30 years old. The upper extremity of the Edy intensely contracted the head, neck, and shoulders; both lange were congested, andthe viscera mostly the heart was dilated; the congestion of the stomach. The tongue ras bladder was empty. I found hemenbage jad yellowish, the papille were prominent, andthe mucous membrane of the mouth and cecha. gux was pale and shrivelled. Death appered to have been caused by syncope, broughton by an Inliant poison. I sent the internal orins to the Government Analyst,
His Worship adjourned the inquest pening completion of analysis.
CHINA TRADERS INSURANC)
· COMPANY, LIMITED, The following is the report for presentationio the shareholders at the twenty-seventh andary meeting, to be held on Friday, the September at 4 o'clock 9.0.1---
The Directors have now the pleasure to my or. New York; steamers on the berth for the | before the shareholders: a statement of ha
former port having left with only pour cargoes. This is possibly owing to the floods in the North
any way.
the Kungchow has taken the place of the As has been already reported in the Telegraph, While Cleud on the Canton-Macao run while the latter is being repaired in dock; but residents here, who sometimes have occasion to travel between the two places, hope that the Cloud will soon be on the ran agala-not that there la anything beyond old age and a fit of the slows, against the Kingchow, but the difference between seven and a half and twelve hours, in so short a run, is too great to be passed over without comment.
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Further detalls of the Azhting in Samoa between King Malletoa and Mateala, state that Malleton's canoes have returned to Apla from the scene of the strife full of the heads of Mataafa's followers, who were killed. Many of the heads were scattered about the streets of Apla.
The Northumberland mine-owners refuse to grant an advance of 163 per cent on the reduced rate of wages, as demanded by the miners.
Russia and Germany will enter upon parley. tags in October with a view to the concluding of a commercial treaty between the two countries.
The Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid 11, has advised the Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Pasba, pot to interfere with the English in regard to the question of the British occupation of Egypt.
A
distressing boating fatality has happened at Aberavou, at the head of Swansea Bay, Glamorganshire. A boat containing number of visitors capsized in the buy, and 21 of the number were drowned,
A great fire has broken out in the Liverpool Docks. The flames covered an area of three acreis the destruction being chiefly amongst stacks of limber. The damage la estimated at £150joca
August 8th.
reported to have "muddled away" 2,000,000 " maika. Ias
A shipbroker named Hobbe, of Edinburgh, has been sentenced to seven years, and a ship... master named Severn to five years, on charges of scuttling four ships and setting one other vessel on dre. Accused admitted their gafit.in respect to three fabricated bills of lading, which were made out with the object of securing extra learance.
a match played at Bristol between Sussex and Glencosterabire, Mr. G. L. Wilson, playing for Sussex, scored 117 in the first innings, and 97 in the second.
The Durham mine-owners have refused to 4 grant the advance in wages demanded by the mides, but they have offered to proceed to arbitration upon the points in disputo,
The miners of Kinross and Fifeshire, în Scot-
land, are coming out on strike for an advance in wages.
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Disgracefal scenes have occurred at the inlags of the Socialist Congress which is being held at Zurich, Switzerland, free Sghts having arisen over the question, of the presence of anarchists.-
The match between the Australians and the county of Kent was concluded at Canterbury to-day. The home team won by 35 runs.
At a meeting of shareholders of the Queens. land National Bank, held in London to-day, the|| scheme of reconstruction was unanimously adopted.
The vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. John Desty, M.P. ior West Mayo, has been fited by Dr. Ambense, Nationalist.
is Paris, fa view of the approaching election
Mach scorelicus literature is being circulated
A good deal of capital is being made out of the non-arrest of Artos, the absconding banker, in
connection with the Panama Canal frauds.
Speaker of the United States House of Mr. Crisp, a Democrat, has been elected Representatives.
The Ulster Defence Fund amounts to £10,000.
August 9th,
Negotiations are proceeding between the Ameer of Afghanistan and Sir Henry Marimer, Foreign Secretary tolike Goverment of India, with a view of arranging a settlement of the Alabanistan frontlar question.
The Australians in their second lanlage. required. 97 runs to win. Their batting atterly collapsed before the grand bowling and Gelding
of the Kent team. Five wickets were dawn for 18. Brace played freely, and made 23.00.of 14 runs scored while he was at the wicket. Walter Giilen
relleve Wright in the bowling, bot later on be played readily, and caused Martin to foolishly ran himself out. Bannerman carried his bat throughout the innings for 7 runs. The innings lasted one hour and three-quarters, and the play caused intense excitement.
Appended are the scores :-***
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Second innings munionem314)
60
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KINTI
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First inningscenter Second innings.
Total...325
August roth, The Daily News, In commentlag upon the. collapse of the Australian batting in the Kent match, says it scarcely remembers Autralian batsmen falling so badly.
In addition to the fixtures already arranged in America and Canada, the Australians will play matches at Detroit, Chicago, Winnipeg, Victoria, and Vancouver.
Mr. Kobert Coleman, fronmaster, of Pennsyl- vanis, has falled for 3,500,000 dollare.
The First National Bank of Nashville, in Tennessee, has suspended payment for a million. dollars,
The action for libel brought by the Allan Steamship Company agabat Mr.). H. Wilso MP. for Middlesbrough, secretary of the Sea- men's Union, alleged to be contained in certain statements made by Mr. Wilson with regard to the company's treatment of its servants, bïs been concluded.
A verdict was entered for the plaintiff company with damages £200.
It has transpired that a French detective named Dupas wilfully declized to arrest M. Aston, who was implicated in the Panama Catal fraude, and who abscended to Hungary, al though the detective was aware of his place of residence.
Mr. Justice Williama has made an order of Court for the transfer of the English assets of the new English, Scotlab, and Australian Chartered Bank, less 6000 for expenses. Ho refused to vary the reconstruction schema respecting the date of interest.
In connection with the transfer of the assola of the Commercial Bank of Australia to the new bank a sum of £10,000 has been deducted from the assets for expenses,
The scheme for the transfer of the sasets has been sanctioned by Mr. Justice Williams.
The Italian Mint le colning 10,000,000 ten and live centime bronze pieces.
owing to the scarcity of small change.
Some firms in Italy are issuing silver tokens, M.Lacoste, the French Resident in Madagascar, who is at present staying in Pasis, declines to return to Antananarivo, the expital of Madagascar, owing to an impending armed resistance to the French on the part of Queen Ranavalons III.
The cholera la spreading in Tunis, Hungary, and at the mouths of the Danube. One hundred cases have occurred at Moscow.
The United States Cabinet is considering a pro posal for permanently maintaining an American warship at Samos,
John Lubbock, Baronet, Unionist member for In the House of Commons this afternoon Sir London University, moved that the House die- agree with the House of Lords' rejection of the the application of the betterment principle to the clause in the County Councils Bill providing for construction of public works in London He admitted that the system was not perfect but. contended that London was not able to wait for perfection in connectios with the matter.
The motion was carried by a majority of 130 roids.
The Parnellite Convention at Dublin yester. day carried resolutions demanding an amnesty to all Irish political prisoners and a settlement The Standard expresses the opinion that the of the evicted tenants on the land. Another Notwithstanding the fact that the Leat Senado Government of South Australia la getting hard | fesolution was agreed to, declaring that, tha approved the offer of $9,000 per annum which-up, but says that possibly, the recent purchase Home Rele Bili as it had passed the House of had been made for the Jinrlekaha monopoly, the by brokers of £50,000 worth of old stock wil Commons was bampered with degrading and meantime the annual licence has been raised i Conselho da Provincia rejected it, and in the give a fiills to the securities of the colony, je petty restrictions and unjust financiki provisions. A bineting the British creditors of Golds= Mr. Micartory's proposed new, clause to the brough, Mort and Ca, Limited, was hald to-day, Home Rate Bill, providing for total exclusion of and a motion affirming the directors' nece
Recent Comment,
Irish representative.
memberi from the House of by majority of 40. Co. Limited, held meelley: to-day, for the pain the Honts bf Commons to-day Mr. Joseph purpose of considering the reconstruction scheme. Chamberlain declared that it was beter in ride Mr. C. J. Stewart, the official receiver, presided. ■ civil war in Ireland than to have the Irish Mr. Mitchell, one of the Malbourne directors, continually whinging improved feancial cand vas present, and promised, dat la fafire the sons from the Imperial Parliament, board would
the 'sssets of company.. The scheme was adopted with only one dissenting vota.
The shareholders in
l'and the dreary state of the lea market at home, the accounts for the year ended" "Air Macso will be no, less a person than Banhor tion proposals was sieville Huid votes, model rejected
ment and hanghai. We have not heard of
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net premia earned amount to $703,3506 as exchange is certainly in favor of the exporter, and the working account shows a balanceat The cossting trade shows no signs of Improve credit of 8395,615.38 which sum the Dirion is ea, dul as it can be, recommend be appropriated in the folling Nagasaki to
single settlement during the fortnight, and A dividend of 18 per cent, to share there is no enquiry for tonnage. For London, vis steamers have salad: Bars Canal: The followings
Bombay, Kamun, Monmouthshire, Bengloa and Telamon, and the besth is now occupied by the Tantalus, Canton and Kalios. For New York: The Port Albert in now loading, but the date of her departure is not yet certain ; she will be followed by the Patkan now in Japan. Vis the CapeThe Sheffield, Zwson and Foru Currier are still on the berth, and have secured
A dividend of 15 per cent, en con
tributions, payable to all can. tributors of business whether shareholders or not ........................ 80,000 To be carried to new account 30798
$395.
DIRECTORE. Mesas. P. Sachse and J. Kramer voti by rotation and offer themselves for re-election)
AUDITORS.
The annexed accounts have been sodite by Mesers. T. Arnold and H. U. Jeffries, who for themselves for re-election:
THURSUS
Hongkong, September 7th, 1893.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT. For the year ended goth April, 1893.
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It is remoured that the next Governor of Horta Costa, the present representative of the Colony in the Cortes and once well known as our Director of Public Works. And while speaking of OST rulers, spiritual. and temporal, it may be remarked that his Holiness the Bishop failed in a most ignominious manner in the mission which be undertook to Lisbon, with a view to haring the Lyceum established in the Seminary of St. Josephy where, of course, it would have been under his own semi-divine protection.
The Batuma Massion of Imperial Pasila ment will be devoted ebiedy to dealing with the Employers' Labilty Bill, the Farish Councils Bill and the Equalising of Ratta Bil
not
It is reported that the British warship Apolls, which was engaged in mancovers, has returned, and fears are Zentertained for her suiety.
HOBART, August poth. The boys from St. Joseph's College gave an
Viscount Gormanston, the new Gov entertalament here on Saturday eight, and
receiving an address from the Assembly to-day, by special request they repeated, the per-. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of sald he would, by God's help, de hindaty regard. formance on Sunday, for the benefit of the AllsoppTM and Sons Burton Brewery Company less of cosed or class. He expresse 1 doep falt sox. The "show" consisted of the per was held today. The meeting wasa nolay ons gradication for the welcome accorded imit formance of a drama written by one of the No dividend on the onditary shares was | End long been his ambition to hold the professors at the College, while some musical declared, though according to the balance-sheet ship of Zenmania.
the Governor selections and a short fares were gives, to wind ↑ the profits for the past kall-vest showed, an to Andreussion on the Home Rule Bill in
LONDON, August esth
the evening. The entertainment was very || Increase. enjoyable, and reflected na litle medit spon those angaged in it.
very fair amount of cargo; the last-named clears for Hongkong next week. For 'San Francisco-The barque Ophir, having almost filled her allotment here, clears to-morrow for Japan where the balance of her cargo awalls. her. Departures for London :-The steamship
I have Aitady advised you that the labon Gotamment have fixed the local value of the Kerman via Foochow 17th alto, steamship
Mexican dollar at Rele 64. This has given grant Bombay vla Amoy 18th, steamship Monmouth
satisfaction to the oficial element of the com tkir vis Foochow 33rd, steamship Bongios vid Foechow 25th, steamship Telamon via
munity and on the goth alt, all the Government as well as the private houses of the Foochuwa7th. Departure for New York: British
officials, both high
alliantly ship Creedmoor via Hongkong 18th alto. Bailleg vassels on the berth for New York via Hong
Illuminated (so far as the supply of colour would Fong are:-John Currier 1,847 tons Geo. Cash in hand. 101,49 allow) and great was the rejoicing therest. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Skolfeld 1,731 tone Luzon 1,339 tons Bhang-Fixed deposits with Banks 240,000 Telegrams galore were despatched to the hal to London, 458. per ton for general cargo Invested in mortgages of properties 643,000 Minister for Foreign Affairs thanking him for Berlin Blet-How much sil you give for die Shanghai to New York 451, tea and
securing so great a boon to those who draw their and sds. for tea. Through from Hankow $52. Bonds of Chinese Imperial Govern
ment Lean, 1886...
$8.009 pay from the Government coffers, Needless to chits of our Clah membus ?
officials were
·remnik,” cargo. Shanghai to New York 1g/, for ins and Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and
Hlone in their Od Sosh-Five casă a catty 1
LA Debenture) 199 Godows Co cargo per saller. Qantations are **New* general
150,0000 Jamboracing.
I is expected that Professor Sers will shortly THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co's royal mail | chwang to, Swatow 14 cents per picul, nomiaal, London Branch m
Cash in hand $19.933-30
pay us a visit with his phonograph, but every ménztää"" "Empress of India, Capt. Marshall, Newchwang to Amey 15 cents per pleul, nomigal.
India & ajo stock 183,054.00
thing is so wretchedly dull and money is so R.M.Ranired at Amoy at 10 o'clock this | Nagasaki to Bhanghai yo a, to cents per ion,
Kutlam Railways (gu64.
soure that shows of any description are buy morning, and left again at 5 pm, for Vancouver, nominal, Settlement during the fortnight pun
poody patronised. However, no innah liau beznji vís thingăni and Japan.
BL. Dissegged versal in part.-2013.
In his obeavations with regard to the Federal the House of Commons, last night, Mir. Glad- BANK
of Australia, Mr C. J. Blawart, the official stene, on behalf of the Government, accepted a Huidator, said that there were matters in con- nay clause in the bill forbidding the Viceroy of nection with the Australian management of the Ireland to suspend the Habeas bank which required a searching Investigation,
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FACE by pepolamation Segest A serious incident has taken-place Laring w Lord Randolph Churchill has freund Runtime fête in Chicago. A picture of the Car powerful manifesto to members of the House of was insulted by a number of Anarchists, who, Lords, whom he charges with the day of fighting upon remonstrated Rele on of the Brink people Russian with knives and daggwa:
Dr Micha mafculty of Welsh members of the House Twelve persons were wounded in the mélés of Commons are furious with Mr. Gladstone in Rafit & bellalaga now military railway to sequence of his declining to deal w
z`to deal with Welsh) the Austrias froniler how dogging
tl 1844 For the first time in the history of British naval M. La Marquis, liquidator of the Panama maneuvres the Celance feet has won the day, Caual Company, is suing the members of the Vice-Admiral Fairfax, commanding the feel of syndicate which floated the Panama Canal loan an imaginary mamy, was unakie to force the for 400,cas.doof He also intends to proceed blockade of the Irish se
against the contractors for the recovery of fopup.cost.
News from South Africa states that the Kafire.
In Kafiraria, are, becoming trom-
The cholers epidemie fa Increasing in Naples, A shock of ssethquake has been experienced in Leicestershire. The vibration was felt withi æradius of 15 miles of Lelowster, and was s/COOLNA.
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