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Intimations.

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AERATED WATERS.

WAT

LATER.—The Water used is absolutely

pure.

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powerful type. SUPERVISION-The whole process of manufacture is under the continuous 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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VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1893.

incurred a grave responsibility for which they may yet be held answerable.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended Sept. 101h are —Europeans, 133: Chinese, 1,690 ; total | 1,833.

THE new Cunardor Lacanis in her trial trip on the 10th ulfo, without being pressed to her full power, attained a speed of over twenty-live statute miles per hour,

We are informed by the Agent of the O. &0. S.S. Co., that the steamship Garlic, with malla, &c, from San Francisco to the 26th ulte, has aired at Yokohama, and will leave for this port

to-morrow morning.

It will be remembered that the Hongkong Telegraph ridiculed the supposition that the British Government would ever liston to a proposal that practically meant a revival,, although perhaps under some what different auspices, of the infamous | Macao slave trade ofover twenty years ago. But Governor Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON and Secretary O'BRIEN, who had scarcely been a dog-watch In the Colony, thought they knew more than men who had spent half a life time in studying Hongkong and Its environments. And a crowd of upstart coolies, who modestly called themselves "the Chinese gentry and

sent the Ow of the Hongbang doctors recently received a merchants of Hongkong,"

visit from a palent, not exactly of European Registrar-General away on his wildbirth, who complained of growing too stout: #1 goose chase with a flourish of trumpets want you to give me some thinning medicine; I

do not like too much stouting." -Celestial trumpets-which would have been so been sickening had it not

Our late Governor, Sir G. W. des Vœux, was knighted by the Queen at Osbaree on August 8th, and invested with the riband and badge of

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michal and St. George.

H.M.S. Swift amrived at Bangkok from Singa- H.M.S. Rattler left Shanghai for Chefes on the THE Portuguese squadron at Macao comprises. pere on the 31st nito.

SOUND discretion is not so much shewa by never making a mistake at by never repeating It.

IT is one of the most fatal of errors to suppose there is any other path of safety than that which lesda up hill.

WILLARD'S opera and comedy company were last heard of from Bangalore. Willard himself, secampanied by Vera Patsy, has gone to England.

THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co's steamer Victoria left Yokohama for Victoria, B.C, and Tacoma, Wash., yesterday, Tax Tonkin decolts have captured another Frenchman, M, Bouyer, of the Arm of Figanial & Co., who went out with M. Piganiol junior to superiotend some road-making operations le the jungle near Thanmei. The young man was shot in the leg, but escaped.

A NEW 3-cw steamer, bullt by Farnham & Co. of Shanghai for the China Merchants Co.'s Upper Yanglas ine, was floated out of the lower dock on the and last, and is now alongside the hall of the vessel about six weeks ago.

4th inst,

it is reported from Wuchung that Viceroy Chang | Chih-tung fateods to grant a concession of some coal and Iron mines at Tayênhsten to a syndicate of Cantinese merchants. Tumppointment of Mr. Edward Moore, si Hendon, formerly of Shanghai and Hongkong, to be's Justica of the Peace for Middlesex, in announced is home papers.

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the gunboats Dís, Commander A. J. d'Azevedo Gomes, Bengo, Lieut-Com, A. A. Bello, and Dilly, Llent. Com. J. Piabelros.

THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mall Reamer Empress of India arrived at Nagasaki at-7 a.m.-to-day, and left sonla at 4.30 p.m. for Vancouver, via Kobrand Yokohama.

THE O. & 0, 3. S. Co.'s steamer Belgic, which left this port for San Francisco on August 17th, via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Ses, and Yoko- bama, arrived at her destination on the gh

BOTH "Hellyjoss" and Granny Sharp claim the authorship of the following original aphorismst. Liberality consists lean in giving much than in giving in the right way and at the right moment. THE Agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carlill & Co.) Inform us that the Northern Pacific Steamship Co.'s steamer Tacoma, izom. Tacoma, arrived at Yokohama yesterday, and sails for this port to-day.

THE Courrier states that M. Bavier-Chauffeur has decided to turn a deal ear to a entreaties that he should stand for election to the Tonkin Colonial Coundli, as he feels it necessary to give bls undivided attention to the affairs of the Charbonnages Co.

THE Children of Israel hava to-day entered upon the fire thousand six hundred and fifty-fourth year of their calendar. The day has been quietly celebrated in certain quaiters but there does not #eem to have been much enthusiasm throws into the business. Too much wack-cloth and asbes during the year that's awa,' we fear. However, we wish our many friends among the Chasen, s happy and prosperous New Year. In the Supreme Court to-day the Acting Foisne Judge was en-aged in the further disentangle ment of the Wong Taol Hi muddle. The Him Loong shop was sold up to-day, and realised about $80 fold; while as for the llabi'ifles of the firm, heaven only knows how much they are,

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{excruciatingly comic. In commenting on any means confined to Hongkong alone. The Old Dock. Work was only c:mmenced on the big bid for the Earth, or as much of it as they for the other partners have incurred a tremendoui

Mr. LOCKHART's very nicely arranged holiday, the Ringkong Telegrajā sald :— "A high official of the Hongkong Civil sent specially home to Service is encourage a traffic In human beings that no Christian Government can ever be induced to tolerate; he goes home VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. like an Inflated windbag, abnormally

SEASON 1893-94

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 on appli- cation, or will be posted to any address. In these Catalogues the seeds ave marginally numbered In English and Chin-se, and when ordering !!s quite sufficient to state on's the numbers of the kinds reqsired.

Order from one person, of from $5.00 to $1000, a lower a5 per cent, disccunt; over $10.00

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an extra 5 per cent.

CLAY'S FERTILISER.

A bigh class Fertiliser for Pot Plants and for usa in the Garden generally; it supplies natural pourlihment to the soll and neelite the process of similation, thereby aiding the plants to attain to their fall size, vigour, and beauty.

Seld in Tint containing to lbs. each.......................$1.50

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RANSOME'S "NEW PARIS"

LAWN MOWER S.

..$4.00)

The bestand cheapest machines in the market. Kept in stock and supplied at Manufacturer's prices.

FERMINGER'S

MANUAL OF GARDENING

FOR THE TROPICS,

This work is alike Interesting to the student of botany and to the practical gardener, and comprises a large number of plants which for

the convenience of reference are arranged in separate groups and are headed with their ordinary and botanical names,

THE CULTIVATION/OF FLOWERS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, &c.,

la practically dealt with, and Pruning, Grafilag, and Manuring thoroughly explaloed.

Price $7.50.

A. S. WATSON & Ca, LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary.

ESTABLISHED AD, 1841.

Hongkong, 4th September, 1893.

TO SUBSCRIBERS.

SUBSCRIBERS TO "THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY

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distended by the meaningless flatteries of the Governor, his weak brain is turned by the sickening drivel of the Po Leung Kuk, and haunted by the shade of KA, the Chump-headed."

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BARIFACED attempts at legal rabbery are not by bil of costs in a recent action at law in Sydney amounted to the modest sum of £24,000. It was promptly taxed down to £8,000

Tankley Goggins sent me a bottle yesterday containing a snake preserved in alcohol

Grimes-Think he meant to fosult you ? Tankley-I don't know, but I certainly do not appreciate the glit nor the spirit in which it was

(endered.

Tux Dally Press meteorologist asserts that the barometer readings of last Filday and Saturday were lower than any recorded since the flood, or thereabouts. As a matter of fact the Hongkong Observatory report of the typhoon of July 19th, 1891, shows several points lower.

THE German steamship Away, which anived here from Cebu last night, reporia having picked up a disabled junk, some distance off the coast, with 15 Chinese on board. They had been without food or water for three days. The junk was towed Into Hongkong harbour.

As customary, the Hongkong Telegraph's predictions were absolutely correct. Mr. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART went home (at the Colony's expense), and he saw but did not conquer. In fact, to put the entire a nutshell, the Secretary of matter In State Informed the bogus Hongkong Tax Daily Press asserts in a leader to-day that Plenipotentiary to Brazil that he had come the telegram from the Manila obervatory to the on a fool's errand which ought never to Spanish coasal last Wednesday" predicted that the typhoon would not recurve to the north." It have been sanctioned, and ordered him to return to his duties in this Colony without did not predict anything, but simply said that it

was not then recurving-which was correct. delay. We shall have a good deal more to say on this subject when fuller details THE salvage claim of the owners of the Krim come to hand. Meanwhile we hope that against the Messageries Maritimes Co., In con: Governor ROBINSON and Secretary O'Bairnnection with the a'randing of the Holphong in are quite satisfied with the result of their Hainan Straits early this year, when the Krim latest venture in enlightened statesmanship! also got share in trying to help, is now being adjusted by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hongkong.

TELEGRAMS.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END, REJECTION OF THE HOME RULE BILL BY THX LORDS.

LONDON, September gth. The Home Rule Bill has been rejected in the House of Lords by a majority of 378; the voting | being 419 against and 4t in favour of the Bill

THE RIOTS IN ENGLAND.

THE TROOPS CALLED OUT.

Serious rioting has occurred in the Midland Counties. The local authorities being powerless to cops with the disturbances, ana thousand men have been druited from the London Police and distributed among the chief centres of the rioting.

The military fired into the mob at Bradford. Six hundred troops and two hundred pollet constables have resched Wakefield, where panic prevails, the inhabitants being afraid to leave their houses.

BRITISH INTERESTS IN SIAM. During a debate in the House of Commons on the situation in Siam, Sir Edward Gray, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, denied that France had violated the integrity or Independ- ence of Slam so as to in any manner affect

British Intereals.

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THE RIOTS IN YORKSHIRE.

September 11th,

The position in Yorkshire is improving, but it has been considered necessary to despatch a further force of cavalry to malutaln order.

ILLNESS OF PRINCE BISMARCE. Prince Bismarck is suffering from a severe attack of gout.

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CHOLERA IN LONDON, Cholera in decressing In Hul and Grimsby, but has appeared in London.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

PARIS, September grå, The Russian squadron will visit Toulon on REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS || the 13th October, returning the visit of the

French squadron to Cronstadt. MUST BE PAID IN ADVANOR.

BIRTHS.

On the 29th July, at Craven House, Grove- park-road, Chiswick, the wife of W. J. ARCHER, H.B.M. Ties-Consul at Chianginal, of a daughter.

On the 4th August, at Lendon, the wife of PAUL H. KING, Chinese Imperial Customs, of a daughter.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1893,

COLLAPSE :OF THE PROPOSED HONGKONG-BRAZIL COOLIE TRAFFIC.

RIOTS IN SPAIN. -

MADRID, August goth. The disorders at San Sebastian have broken out afresh. Great uneasiness prevails.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

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We are indebted to the courtesy of Señor Don Ortiz de Zugasti, Spanish Consul at this post, for the following telegrams :--

MANILA, September 10th,

9.3 a.m. There is a typhoon in the Pacific, east of Luzes.

September 11th, 5.35 p.m.

The typhoon is now north-west of Luxon, still travelling in the same direction as previously

Indicated.

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ADVERTISER.”—The circulation of the Hong kong Telegraph is at least three times greater than that of the local print you name, and it is about double that of any English paper published east of Calcutta, Including the Straits Settlements, Hongkong, Chlos, and Japan. This is absolutely guaranteed.

SATURDAY'S Gosalie notifies that la folura the water supply le to be fixed for a number of tenements, ranging from 5 to 18 gallons per head per day, "regard being had to the annual valuation of such tenements." Apparently the Government has no idea how many gallons it takes to fill an ordinary bath-tub |

CAPT. EDWARDS, well-known in this port as skipper of the old P. & . liner Zambert, is now in command of the Japanese steamer Aikoku Maru, formerly known as the German stemmer Lydia, one of the D.D.R. fleet. The Altsku Maru arrived at Kobe on the tst fast., and was under orders to leave for Honolulu eda Yoko bama.

ROYAL wemale bare recently been lasted establishing a new Army Fay Corps and laying down conditions with reference to promotion from the ranks. At the same time, changes in the Volunteer regulations are published, one of them providing for certain allowances for supply and transport duties performed by Volunteer officers and sergeants.

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The price of pepper, the Bangkok Timer has risen remarkably since the late cessation of hostilities between France and Siam, Nearly Tes. 29 per plicul are now being asked and obtained for the best white quality, of which the Cape Clear recently brought a consigament. of 1,600 piculs from Chantaboon, Black pepper is still quoted at Tea. 13 to Tes. 14 per picul. MONSIEUR DUBAIL, consul-general for France in Shanghai, has received toformation by wire of another wall-Christian outbreak in Hupeh. The victims belong to the Roman Catholic mission at 1ichnen, which is about 120 miles from Ichang and near the Szechnen frontier. No deaths are reported, the priests having reached either Harkow or Ichang in safety, OUR Shanghai morning contemporary bears that the Tsungil Yamén have deputed two new teachers of English and French to instruct bis Majesty the Emperor. The new tutors are the regolar English and French translators of the Yamén, and are the expectant Tactal, with brevet rank of the tece ad grade, Chang Tear!, and the Expectant Prefect Shën-Ta, both members of the Hanchiio Banner corps. MESIRS, Caird and Co., Greenock, lately launched the steel screw steamer Japan for the Peninsular and Oriental Compiny. She is a vessel of 5.500 tons; is Gited up with all the most 4.300 tons gross, with a carrying capacity of approved appliances. for handling cargo, has the electric light throughout and accommodation for fifty passengers. After belog launched the Fapan drified on to a sandbank, but was got off all right and towed into harbour.

In the monetary and commercial article in the London and China Express of August 11th we find the following "Li Hung-chang, we learn, recently granted an interview to the travelling inspector of the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank- og Corporation. Money is argently needed, but the Viceroy pretends that he can do without it. He does not like the idea of a loan on a gold basis, and 5 or 6 per cent. is the interest instead of 41 offered last year-a cheap rate, ao doubt, considering that the Chiocac lawful rate is 36 per cent, a year.!!

of the 4th last, that the sale of the old Russell Ir is freely stated, says the Shanghat Mercury property, extending from Forchew Road to Canton Road, and from the Bund back to Stechuen Road, has been practically effected, the nominal purchaser belog Sheng Total, but the real buyer belog the Viceroy Li Hung-chang. The price named in Tis. 410,000. We belleve the management will be in the hands of the China Merchants for the present at least. The intention is, we believe, to erect something like a large yamen, including the Chinese Telegraph Offices and the Chios Merchants' offices, on the Bund end of the property, to build houses and shops on the Siechnen Road, and to commence the work of repairing the old Kee-chong hong at once. Considering that the property carries rights to the water frontage which have never been surrendered, and that it is situated in the best part of the Settlement the price is decidedly low. We would not be surprised to see great altur tops in the appearance of the Bund following the acquisition of the property by his new pro prietors,

They always talk who never think. Mark your natural tendencies and apply them, A husband at home is worth two in a "pub,"

A GIRL residing in a Lake Michigan town recently recovered $500 damages from a steam-HERK are a few sensible business aphorisms shipcompany for naming a boat after her without having first obtained her consent, She took offence at a nowa item which appeavad in a local paper stating that " KI/fle Marshall had born thoroughly scraped, painted and refitted | A cløver girl was Kitty,

THE Douglas Co.'s shares are now quoted at $41 per share, with buyers and they are worth a great deal more. The lade-China S.N. Ca's shares are quoted et zo per cent, discount, with | sellers, and what they are metually worth is a mystery. Perhaps Jardino, Matheson & Co. will philanthropically supply the missing link for public information--perhaps |

Have a smile for all, pleasant word for everybody.

To succeed, work hard, earnestly and in. cessantly.

A laugh is worth's hundred groans in any market.

Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body.

Stady people for the knowledge' they can im- part to you. few voice.

There are many echoes in the world, and but

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

The luxury of doing good surpassss every enjoyment.

Strive to obtain every kerual of knowledge

I you nie governed by reason you will govern many others,

ACCORDING to latest news from the Pescadora the Shangbaltug Puk-la had arrived at the wreck of the Bokhara and was waiting a favorable opportunity to resume calving operations.. "Al---within your reseb. though the sunken steamer is in pieces, renderi 'II Ing diving work very difficult, strong hopes are entertained that the remaining treasure, amount- |ing to teels 35,000, will yet be recovered.

The death is announced at Southampton of Mix Mary Angusta Gordon, sister of "Chinese Gordon, who was well known throughout Ham shire for her great benevolence, she was the second daughter of the late Lieutenant-General H. W. Gordon, R.A., and her loss will be greatly falt la connection with the movement at Southampton, London, and elsewhere, for the establishment of Gordon Boys' Brigades, com memorative of the work and life of her famous brother,

THE Princely House seldently latend making can get, before the universal cataclysm arrives. We note from our Slam exchanges that Messrs. Dickson and de of

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Jarding, Matheson & Co's staff, arrived at Bangkok on the 3016 ulto, "la connection with Mr. Murray Campbell (Korat Railway) businers,”

The all-ship Coach, Captala Arnold, belonging THE Bangkok Timas of August 30th remaks to the "Shell Uns of steamers, which recently brought a large consignment of kerosene to Messrs. Markwald, is still engaged in cleaning her tanks and loading with rice at Koh-ai-Chang. | These tanks are being very thoroughly over- hauled, and certainly no one would judge that they had contained oil. The full capacity of the Conch is enormous, for a steamer of her siz nearly 5,000 tons. Objections have been. advanced that ships of soch displacement as this cannot pass through the Sues Canal; but Captain Arnold says that even when fully landed he has never experienced any difficulty of this kind. Mossss, Markwald were extremely well sathfied with the cargo of all brought by the Conch.

THE Kinklang correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes under date Sept. 1st-Two days ago, a rumour that caused great excitement Amongst the Chinese reached this senlement, (but it proved to be untrue) that a sidewalter of the Imperial Marliime Customs had been drowned while bathing Upon some Europeans keeper of the foreigner, ■ Japanese woman, who going to the place, it was found to be the house-

started out with two others into the country. They foolishly went bxiblog in a deep creek, which ended in Oh-ku-san belog drowned fo 10.ft. of water. The body was recovered some three hours afterwards by Chinese divers, and removed to the foreigner's house, large crowds of Chinese congregating around the Settlement and spreading all sorts of rumours amongst themselves, as in their want, when no man-of- war is in port. The poor woman was buried in the European cemetery.

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amount, on the credit of their one said partner, Wong, who seamy rather victimized by his own carelessness in entering into soch a loosely con structed "unlimited Hability concern. "

An alleged poet named Douglas Sladen (be wat naught's well) has been patriotically opening in Hongkong at the lore of the Duke of Con himself out over the Victoria disaster in the colemas of the Queen. And this is the sort of stuff that the Australian Tennyson thinks is poetry ?---**

England expects that every man

Who wears the glory of her name, Shall do the little that he cra

To hold from Fate her heard of fame. He perlebed-so the world may know That perli pales not English prid.,. Nor loss can lay our England law,

Walle die her sons sa Tryon died. Poets are always allowed a certain amount of license beyond the actual truth, but this rhymester gues a long way too far. England docen't want any of her sons to dia e Tiyon died," and a few more losses like the Victoria would lay "cur England" a good deal Tower and pale English pride considerably more than Douglas W.B. Sladen, has any idea of. Rear- Admiral Tyon's death was any blog bata martyrdom, and the lens said about it.ibs better. for England's glory,"

THEFT OF JEWELLERF AT MOUNT KELLETT,

At the Magistracy- to-day before Mr. H. E being concerned in the theft of a jewel cares Wodehouse, five Chinese were charged with

containing articles valued at about $1,450, at The Hacienda," Mount Kellett, on Friday last (8th ina'.-)

Police Sergeant Gordon stated that shortly before noon on Friday he was sent for, by Mr. G. B. Dodwell, and went at ones to this Mr. Dodwell hande d house above named. over the five prisoners to be taken into custod

drawer in

on a charge of theft. They were searched, at á mlatake on one of them was found key belonging to a

wardrobe, from which the jewel-es s was believed to have been taken. Three of the prisoners were house servants in Mir, Dodwell's employ, and the rest were strangers,

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ADDRESSING the Woolwich cadets lately the Duke of Cambridge_wald :—"There was much talk now about obeying and disregarding orders, but discipline must be the law. If was commited, there might be an opportunity of correcting it, but no discretion would be

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for disobedience. They could depend upon it that it was better to go wrong according to arders than to go wrong in apposition to orders." The "Jook" was doubtless referring to the remarks made by the Victoria Court Martial on Rear-Admiral Markham's blad obedience to Vice-Admiral Tryon's signal; but while "George, Ranger" was doubtless right in saying that it was better to go wrong according to orders than to go wrong in opposition to orders, what he ought to have expressed his opinion upon was whether it was better to wrong according to orders than to go right in opposition to orders that were palpably a gross blander. Unreasoning, hard-and-fast" "discipline of brass balton, meriinets like the Duke of Cambridge and the Horse Guards antiguides la played out in these days; soldiers and sallors are reasoning men now, not mere machines. Tar wild beast show at West Point promises to be an unusually sensational affair, owing to the extreme wildness of the animals, which sourse could not be put through much training on the woyage from Saison, or during the Interval ensuing before their large exercising-cage wat pot on. It is a huge alimctors some forty or fifty feet quare and twenty-five feet high, of solid iron bars thick enough to withstand the most forious assaults of the

Mr. G. B. Dadweil gave evidence to the effi et case and its contents-lags, gald watch, 20 that on the data named be found that the jen 'el

gold chains, bangles, etc.—had been taken away from their usual place in a drawer; the key of the drawer was kept by one of the house boys. Witness at once sent for the police and gave all the servants into custody,

Case remanded a week.

THE HONGKONG

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HOTEL COM. PANY LIMITED.

The following is the report of the Directors to be presented at the ordinary meeting of share- holders, be held at the Company's Hotel, at noon, on Friday, the 15th September :--

In accordance with Section 53 of the Articles of Association, the Directors have now to sub- mit to you their hall-yearly report for the six months ending goth June, 1893.

BUSINE96. The Directors regret to say that the earnings of the past ball-year are not equal to the corre sponding period of 30th June, 18ga.

FRONIT AND LOSE.

DIRECTORS.

animais; while the laire are back, and shut of deducting Interest, are insurance, taxes, and The accounts for the past half-year; after equally strong, placed at the by movable gratings. A double-case door gives ordinary expenses, and making provision far bači Professor Max admittance to the performing and doubtful debts, writing off depreciation of cage, so that there is no possibility of any of the shares, faraiture, and launch, show a smal brates getting out as he makes his exit. A balance to be carried forward to credit of smaller ex closure of strong wire netting on fron | #135-33, frames in pet up inside when the serpents are exhibited. Everything is now ready for pre- sentation is the public, and any person who wishes to win $500 in five minutes has only to go down to feat Polet "d

and enter the cage. Some esteemed iri inde of ours-special jurymen. « for instances it to go to and show their faces to the tigers, to son whether that would not be | enough to scare them for the soimals, belog quite fresh from the jungle, have of course had no knowledge of such things, and would probably be scared at once. Anyhow, we would like t see the trial wæde.

Merr. E. Jones Hughes and James H. C retire by rotsilon, but offer themselves for 1 election, Mr. FC da Ross does not of er himself for re-election,

AUDIT

Mr. F. Handerson having been unable attend, Mr. W. H. Gaskell has audited the so accounts in conjunction with Mr. W. H. Patts. E. JONES HUGHES,

Chafresh

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Hongkong, 8th September 1893-

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN

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The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Ta, fyras,

THE new gunpowder works which have been KYPHOSIS Bicycllaterum is the name which the recently built at Lung-wa by the authorities of London Lancet gives to an evil that fa traceable the Klangnan Arsenal for the manufacture of to the safety bicycle, stoop, It says that the dorsal curvature posteriorly, which used to be brown cocos prism powder were, anys the N. C. Defly News, officially opened on Friday, Sept. rave in boys under fourteen years of ago, is, now fat, in the presence of the official of the that the bicycle is so largely used, very frequently Capt. R. Nelson, R.N.R., which left Sydne 7 via Arsenal and their friends, the affair being met with, particularly among these young bley-ports of call, with mails of the 17th ulto, rived Chinese do not wish to have foreign fifienie rapidly than the ligaments and muscles, and in telegrams we are indebted to our Cá lonial Intentionally kept private' as poseibio, as the cllets whose spinal column is developing mors in the harbour this afternoon. For the sub joined thrown upon this, the latest proof of the real whose cases therefore, the eqalibrum between exchanges:

or less, disturbed... progress they are making. The powder-making those parts is mor

* AUCKLAND, August 1. tit. Ware it merely, an unsightly, deformily, Frederick Renner, son of the proprietor of the machinery proper was imported from Krupp, whilst the motive power, englass, bollars, eins socording to our medical contemporary, the Kaikoura Stay, fall from a train yesterday after were constructed in the Shanghai Arsoal from stoop in question ought to be combatted in every neem. The whesis of two carla gas passe å over the dealgus of Mr. Bant. The buildings des way but confirmed dorsal curvature posteriorly his body, faflicting borrible injuries from which SAYS the N. C. Daily Newz —Mr. W. Handle, constructed in very substantial manner bas consequences of its own quite michlerous death resulted. the well-known chief engineer of the steamship and isoisted from each other to order to enough to call for immediate counteraction, ma

LONDON, August 14th. A collision kau taken place off 611 feinf, on The following octices were issued from the Teine has invented bridge damper for minimise the effects of an explosion, should The displacement, embarrassed functional activ

The motive power is conveyed from ty and arrested or diseased

of the esant of Devonshire, between 7.M.S. Forth these organ which

Iphonlapment

Inevitably Is June last the Hongkong Government, cone belated, zoth, 10 am. Red north cans doer or by hand, and is designed to prevent, ropes, and the smoothes and regularity with induces, are all too seilaus tomananĖ

ocond-clay twin-screw criser, and the the steamer Kirby. for reasons which it will now have 80 Typhoon bear Busbee Channel

taken down. 11th, 20.30 am. Red drum hoisted the larwah of cold air when putting in which the machinery works speaks volumes for alightest neglect in remedying them. Ex

coal

* fre. It appears to the efficiency of this sy stem for the transmission orcles of a kind to accusions the spinal cel opportunity of publishing for general Barometer falling; moderate rinth breezen. Sun & practical invention, reducis in of power. Every op/siten, of sassion amis to an action dinerdy anisgonistico

350 % very information, sent the Hon. Mr. J. H. | moderate. Weather flas

does, the wear and tear of hellers and economising of the charcoal to the packing of the finished the inclination forward of the bicyclist's attitude coal. It prevents sodden contraction of the prisms was shown, and

very pleased with or such similar means of incurvaling the spine opened and they am in a heated condition. It the ease and celesity with which the various pio snimiorly, throwing out the chest and maintain the head greet, should be practiced with that cieka fres, as he knows that the steam will not luncheon broight the proceedings to a closi hall no rapidly, an it would do if there was no From Bangkal resident's point of view. bleycling may thus be retained, wither that and the Brazils. Mr. LOCKHART Wont

damper In the farmace. Theyalse, in these days perhaps Van most pleasing feature was the

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the stoop which tends to takes on a fool's errand, and at the expense Tax Canadian Pacific Rallway Co.'s royal mell of competition, off mytblog that conseminas.com splaudid new road that has been made from cabit feats the staters) 1 ke leysterate expedients steapies Ambrozs of Japas arrived at "okohama' and proleurs the life of a heller is obvious, and Ampera to the Fowder Works, by which life and to impose n'huschhacked development on of the Hongkong taxpayers.). Those wise to am today, and left again at 5 pm, for Myrtle's invention undoubletly has there people to drive from the Brad to the Pagoda what it speld hat figure of speech, to call the sant him on such a childish guest have | this poyi, via Kobe, Nagisaki And Shanghelyo Bodráningon.

than three-quarter of an hour.

generation.

Observatory to-day ¡~9th, 425 pm, Red Doth marine boilers, and has sent 55 a photograph of' itlog to unother by means of long 1

10.42 4.m.

STEWART LOCKHART to London on a special mission to the Secretary of State for the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

purpose of trying to arrange a system of

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parts exposed to the cold mir when 'the door is present expressing #1 carefully observed, all what is needed. The use of the Indian clubs. ↑ An attemre has been made by a cabinan in

The cruiser rammed the tamer. Both vessels were damaged, but they were enabled, to reach Plymouth.

The collisionpoke plach, during a fog, Faris to Faurder M. Lockroy, an ex-Minister, because as refused to stipport the cause of the late eman's-strike in Faris, The cabman fired infleted only night pund.

Chinese coolla traffic between Hongkong /* A zor of intere ting matter. is unavoliaks. † Alm' gives the fireman a better opportanfte 10 Cesses were oriried out. The winel Chise's All, the undoubted advantages, off at M. Lockroy, and shot him" in the fireast, but.

A disastrous flood has taken place at Epastes, in Hungary Fifty persons were drowned. Hundreds of families are homelessa pu

TR# Emperor William of Germany and the Kisperar Fitnete Joseph'al Audicia will meet si