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hypothecate the property of the Company, in all or in put, la guarentes of this loan.”

Or the motion of the Chairman, second.d by Mr. Alford, it was resolved :—

"That this general meeting authoriz's the Board to lame also, if the case occurs, and if need there be, fresh stock of the Company :| It gives them all latitude to fix the amount of inque, as well as the terms on which it shall made. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Jantion, it was resolved-

this be

That to article of the Articles of Associa tion is added the following paragraph, No 5

All requisition of Innd, whether in Tonkin or elsewhere, in view of starting industries or ex- ploitations of any kind connected with the needs of the Company,"

The Chalman-That is all the business, gentlemen, and I thank you very much for your attendance.

MAGISTERIAL ECCENTRICITIES.

THE HONGKong teleGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1893.

malcted in over $100 as costs of the legal proceedings, and being unable to pay that sum was sold up, and the proceeds of the sale of his goods and chattels being lasufficient to liquidate the costs he was brought before the very magistrate who had made the original mistake which led to the castle Supreme Court proceedings, for further unishment, and by him was imprisoned far three days 1. In inflicting merely nominal sentence Mr. Hastings showed his sound sense, although three hours would have met the requirments of the law equally well, and it this sort of Justice does not mean the manu facture of crimlanis we should like to know what it la. Perhaps it may be contended that it was a burlesque of the law. If so, it is a pity that the Magistrale did not take upon himself the burden of the title tale, just to complete the farce and make it as thorough a success as possible under the circumstances.

NORTH BORNEO NOTES:

(FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRISPONDENT.) Sandakan, November 23rd. Indicaine are not wanting Just now to show that North Borneo, like that fabled bird the pharela, is on the point of rising in renewed strength and vigour from its (3) ashes, and in about to profit by the lessons taught by bygone failures. A visil at the present moment to the Development Corporation's lands in the near neighbourhood of Sandakan will be a revelation to the most sceptical. The 270 acres of coffee (Liberian) are a sight for a father, to say nothing of a shareholder. The trees, not yet two years old, are a powerful testimony to the growing and trire properties of the soft. Sugar-making

The brothers Ellan are ordered to surrender the two promissory notes, one of which is for Tis. 4.300 and the other for Tl. 8,700, within 24 hours. Falling the production of the documents wi bin this time the defendants are condemned to pay 100 francs a day for every day's delay; or in the alternative they are to be imprisoned for 10 days for every day for which they fail to pay the too francs. They are also condemned to pay all the costs of the sult.

CHEFOO.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

every point gold can be seen in the quartz," &c., &c. Shares in soch a mine should be cheap at

5. Yet the same paper quotes them: Sell-is, Sid-which koocks all the poetry out of it i

canal of such importance to her commercial [operations, the laterest on the shares goen a long way to assist in providing for the defences of outlying ports and coaling stations. The value of the shares held by England is to-day cooalderably over £10,000 200. Very different The quarterly returns of the Victoria Banks was the scheme adopted by Mr. Gladstone's show a general contraction in advances, evidenc | Government in 1875, when something had to be

done to satisfy the demand for increased facili- in the fact that the screw is being put on that

province. But no sign of a general "restoration of ties for trail. Mr. Gladstone made an gconfidence" is apparent, there having been an ment with M. de Lesseps to construct a recond all-round decrease in deposits, except in the crnal the English Goverment guaranteeing.

Co-day's Advertisements.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,

No. 445+

NFORMATION has been received from the Military Authorities that ARTILLERY

alght milllogs, towards the cost, and securing Royal and N.Z. The decrease in the other non- | PRACTICE from the Batteries will take place

the

no compensating advantages. It was about compact ever devised by an Chefoo, 21st November, 1893. English Cablet. The chairman of the F. and C

10. The cutting winds, for which Chefse is so well. Co. was a prime mover in the agitation which known in winter time, have begun to visit us resulted in is withdrawal, and in a new strange ara'n. A few days ago a strong northerly galement being made after a saveze struggle between caused the steamers which bad pat is here, to the shipowners and M. de Lesseps, by which the. Ancher under the bluff, and there was good Ster Cans] Co. undertook to do the work: with- deal of commotion amongst the craft in barbour. out English capital. Under Mr. Gladstond's Since then the weather has been clear and fine, agreement the canal profits were to be 31 per but to-day rain has fallen and there is every cent before reduction of does was to take place : prospect of another blow. Snow is lying on the under the new agreement reductions were affected hill-tops behind the Settlement, and this, with almost immediately. It was subsequently the absence of foliage, is a constant reminder decided not to build a new canal, but to enlarge that the next few months will be those of bleak the old are, and the recent Improvements and and cheerless winter..

deepening of the canal are mainly due to the energerie action taken by the shipowners, with Sir Thomas Sutherland at their head, in 1983, and d loyally accepted by M. de Lesseps and is colleagues on the canst direction.

A missionary conference das just been held in Feng Cheo-fu, and there is a prospect that the returning missionaries will have to travel through the snow. The activity at the native forifications amongst the hills continues, and it is no uncommon sight to see a long file of mea wending their way along the bill-sider carrying the materials necessary for the work.

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caces breed backs is manat mollceable in the cates of the Australasia and N.S.W. The pro portion of cash to Babillis shows a return to pounder finance, the N.Z still holding_first, and the Colonial, as usual, luat pl cc. The note- issue has fallen about so per cent, showing what bimetalists term "the appreciatlin of gold.”

The reconstructed National Bank of Austra lass, welch successfully bluffed off its creditors and got afloat again on 28th June, publishes Its balance-sheet up to the end of September. The net profits for the three months amount to £35,303, and out of this the Board bas decided to pay 5 per cent, on preference, and 4 per cent. on ordinary shares, absorbing in all about

16,000. This burning anxiety to pay a div. just three months after a particularly ugly suspension, and while the bank's creditors are unpaid, and £400,000 out of the half-million reserva is held in suspense to meet anticipated losses which somehow didn't appear in the eld bank's balance-sheet, is a by no means promis. ing circumstance.

as under, daily, from the 7th to 31st December, 1893, (Sundays excepted), between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M.

From Stonecutters' Island in Westerly and

South-westerly directions

From Lyaman in North-westerly, Westerly, Easterly and South-easterly directions. All Ships, Junks and other Vessels are cautioned to keep clear of the range.

By Command,

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G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary, Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 1st December 1913.

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

ORPS ORDERS TOR WEEK ENDING 9TE-

DECEMBER. No. 39-FIELD__BATTERY,—For duty- Lient. MACHELL and Sergt. WYLIE.

The very lenient sentence of six months Imprisonment with hard inbour which Mr. H. E. Wodehouse pissed upon Wong Yau Sang, cool e, who was charged before him at the Magistricy on the 10th ultimo with stealing two letters, one containing a cheque for $219.30, the property of Messrs. Hutterfield and Swire, from their offre in Battery Fath, on the 29th altime, calls to mind, the controversy respect ing the merks and demerits of long and short sentences which has lately evoked so much hested discussion between judges, lawyers, and Journalais, and of which a good example was the case which crapped up a few months ago when Mr. Justice Denman gave utterance at the got on merrily and is no far such a success that the natives of Ning·hal.- Shanghal Mercury, triumphed again, and fa 1826 another appeal | November 24, 1890, I had 1000 to my credit P.M. Battery Field Movements, Dress: Serge, Liverpool. Assizes to some startling opinions | I hope to hear of its cultivation being greatly adverse to short sentences. Mr. Justic Domin's enhanced with improved appliances in the next very strong Ciliciams showed that the modern | few weeks. Femp-cutting is about to commente, and more merchi way of dealing with criminais, even with first offenders, meets with some of its strongest opponents amongst members of the Bench.

In the cases that called forth this censure, two men were charged with shopbreaking, one of whom had been previously convicted once,

and if the manufactured article turns out any thing like the promise of the raw material lis fature is already at a premium. The 1893 tobacco crop is also most promising. The gambler growing near Sandakan is likely to creats some sensation in the home markets in 1894; and altogether ear agricultural prospects are full of bright promise.

The Rev. Mr. Eyers and his wife arrived here a day or two ago on their way to work amongst

PEOPLE WE KNOW.

When the member for Greeneck resigned in 1984 owing to if health Mr. Sutherland became the Liberal candidate, fought, a stout battle against Colthel John Scott, a man of great focal influence, and was returned to Parlament. In 1887eme the general election, in which he war mide to the country on the rejection of Mr. Gadstone's Home Rule Dili. Mr. Sutherland had not been able to support Mr. Gladstone, and sis secesilin was approved by the electors.

Sir Thomas Sutherland, who received his well- meried tile of K.C.M.G. In 1891, is a Scot to the very floger-tips, but he is a Briton also. He is a geotal and kindly, as he is go-aheal and self-reliant. It is sometimes said that Scotchmen have no humour. If this were not notoriously untrue Sir Thoma Sutherland himself would be his elemion speeches, and when the heckling" was in full b'ast, the audience was startled by the apparition of a man who loudly demanded, in reference to a recent domestic occurrence, how Mrs. Sutherland and the baby were. If I did not know you were conscientiously opposed to hereditary legislators, was the quiet reply, "I should say the fature" M.P. for Greenock and his mother are doing remarkably well."

Ex-land-booming N.S.W. Insolvent: "On in the Union Bank." "Where did you get the 1000?" "It was a deposit paid by John Doe into my own little bank "--or words to that effect, Then the bankrupt's clerk swore that the land- boomer had formulated something that made it appear that he owed a son Li89, wages-this to protect furniture and other chattels estimated to be of that value. Further, the freshold bank (a deposit-wallowing concern), run by an insolvent, had never issued a balance-sheet, but had filed in a return under the Census and Industrias

two office-bays, also the insolvent's sons—13 "manager" and "accountant " respectively!

been before the Liverpool Recorder, Mr. C. H. far been worked by Chinese and a few Malays the company. Hrge of the local affairs of a living refutation of the assertion. After one of Returns Act, which document was signed by

whilst the other had no fewer than four convic tions against him. Their last appearance bad The gold discoveries in Daivel Bay have so Hopwood, QC, M.P., who, in pursuance of his with success Two to three dollars per man per wel-known views on the punishment of criminals, day has been averaged in the male Subatan river had given the pair one day's Imprisonment only, and its tributaries the Sungel Unbong and the Allading to this leniency, Mr. Justice Denman Sorgel Suss (Vexation river), so named, 1 sald be did not wonder at the prisoners being believe, by Captain Beeston in a fit of luspiration Cosy cted again, and, as if to mark his opinion when the mountain torrents washed him out of of Mr. Hopwood's theories, sent the prisoners to his camp. Several specimens of rich gold-bear- gal for eighteen months and three years respec-ing quartz have been struck in the wash, a tively. Commenting on the subject at the concisive proof that the reefs are close at hand, time, the London Weekly Dispatch asserted that A few of these proved to certalo depth would

Japice Denman's words and his treatment of be the making of the Darvel Bay diatrici. these men illustrate the fallacy that luɛks even As I write news comes of the discovery of In a lega iv-trained mind, and is at the bottom of gold on the Padus river, Province Deat. Mr. H. our criminal code the fallacy that leniency H. Everett and Mr. J. G. Wheatley being the creates crime, that crime ought to be punished discoverers, Foll information is shortly expected. by long imprisonment, because such saverity is With regard to these miserat discoveries, what we want here are miners. Hitherto calate coolies have monopollaed the "find" in the absence of more skilled and practical men, A Chinese towhay interested in the gold finds has gone to lowkey started auch, and I trust he will be

both useful as a deterrent for the Individual, and is required for the sake of society. It may be

so in

Caser clonal instances, but in one of the

it would seem to be clear that the long sentence system is responsible for the reappearance of these men, as the sentences following the previous convictions had been for considerable periods. Despite several dis- appointments, Mr. Hopwood's more humane pian has, so far, had admirable results. Crime has decreased where it has been applied, and it is only a question of time for its general adoption. Few but Mr Justice Denman will deny that long imprisonment manufactures the habitual criminal. It makes him such, and keeps him such. It rhs a prisoner of the best years of his Effe, of all charces of retrieving his character, and be is a burden upon the taxpayer.

When liberated he is useless as a member of society, the stain of the gaol-bird is upon him, and as he canrat, or will not, try to obtain employment, he soon returns, and for a longer term, to the con- taminating influences of penal servitude. A shost sentence at least gives him the opportunity of becoming a decent member of the community," In sentencing Wong Yan Sang to six monibs imprisonment for committing what was certainly ★ more sexloug cffence Mr. Wodehouse, on doubt considering that it was the man's first offence, acted lenlently and in accordance with the tons

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successful. That we have a large area of pay abis auriferous country, both alluvial and reef, is firmly believed by the Prospector of the Subatan, and he is not to be driven from bis con- victions by the opinion of alleged scientists who reason by geological formations. As to geology, I firmly agree with Mark Twain's dictum that it is a most fascinating study, and one which renders it so easy to pile up two or three thousand tons of theory for an ounce or two of fact. Par example, a learned man, who lives not a thousand miles from Kowloon I am told, some years ago gave it as his opinion there was no quarts matrix for gold in Borneo; whether he considered it was obtained by milking the golden call, deposent knoweth not, hut as gold quarts has been found and specimens, I believe, sent to England, the value of that savant's optalon is about mif.

Various rumourave Rajah Brooke extending bis severeignty over this country, and annexing as to Sarawak, with the permission of the Imperial Government (dien antandu) have been datering round lately, but on what authority no one here appears to know, The Z. & C. Whether accepted or net time will show..

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SIR THOMAS SUTHERLAND When Thomas Sutherland entered the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviguin Co. service in 1852, say a writer in the Australian Star, he was a lad of eighteen. But his energy and ability soon asserted themselves, and Induced his employers to despatch him to Chius, where he bad entire

gentus for grasping the needs of a situation resulted in a considerable extension of the business in that part of the world. Nat did his energy exhaust itself in the work of the P. and O. office. Young Sutherland identified himself with various local enterprises of couse- quence. He was practically the founder of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which has become the most powerful body of its kind connected with the East, both in polat of influence and capital. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. also owes its existence la a great measure to him. This company, by arrangement with the Admiralty, constructed docks large enough to accommodate the biggest naval cruisers. In fact, with the exception of Australia, there are no dry docks throughout the whole of the East that at all approach the Hong- kang decks in eise or Imporisi de.

Mr. Sutherland's services to the locally marked him out for official recognition. Sir Hercules Robinson was Governor of Hongkoax

that time, and pald Mr. Sutherland the com- pliment of making him a member of the Legis- lative Council. He soon became conspicuous for the manner in which be defended the intererfu of the locality. In resisting the first Imperial Millitary Contribution Impesed on the colony be stood almost alone in demonstrating its injustice. Mr. Sutherland felt that if the colony had had any semblance of representative Government the Imperial authorities would not have dared to Imake the levy, and what he did was to constitute himself the exponent of the indignation of the people of Hongkong at the advantage which was being taken of their helplessness. The money was demanded for Imperial and not for local defence, and, in so far as the Crown colonies resant such tax, they unquestionably have right on their side.

THE WILD CAT COLUMN.

reduced to 45. gd. per 1000. The electic light The price of gas in Sydney is to be further comes.

gold mine: "Crushing finished; 1750 taas, Really good news from the Raub Australian

2,479 01.

regolais prices, has not been abandoned. The The Ides of a gigantic N.S.W. coal-truit, to thing is being incubated, and may siseme definite shape before New Year.

A leading Jewish "financier" of Melbourne got sid of labuitles amounting to £100,000 the other day, by paying his credititors 12 in the Another man did likewise " in a little matter of 300,000.

'n Melbourne cabinetmaker before the Sweating Commission: "Has there been any falling of le any special line of fittings doring Well, in bank fittings the last few years a there has been." "Multum in parvo!",

Right hand and left. A Melbourne 'Snancial lamiary has been overhauled concerning a large donation he gave the Church, and explains it was not ble only passed through his account. Odd. How about his account aloft ?

i.

How the British Lavestor is got at. A certain company was formed for the purpose of buying and selling land. The directors, desiring to benefit others, floated a new company, and sald all the company's properties to it, and advanced the purchase money by way of mortgage, sot a penny passing in the transaction. Then the first company had its articles of association altered (and its name changed) to preclude it receiving deposits. The board advertised in the from doing other than a mortgage business and

English papers that the company did solely a mortgage business; the money came in fast friends. Then the crash came, and the depositors enough and was lent to the directors and their wanted their money, and now find out the mean- |ing of a "solely mortgage_buslness.”—Sydney

Bulletin

Scorr's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, for Rickets, Marasmus and all

wasting disorders of chlidren, is very remarkable in its results. The rapidity with which children gain flesh and strength upon It is very wonderful. Read the following I have tried Scott's Emulsion' in cases of wasting in young children, and I am of opinion that it is a vainable prepara- tlon for such cases. The children take it and ask for more, and the good effects are apparent. I consider it far superior to ordinary Cod Liver Oil"-J. MARSHALL, M.R.C.S., &c., 143, Grange Road, Bermondsey, S.E. Any Chemist can supply it. A. S. Watson & Co. (Limited), agents in Hongkong and China-[Advt.

To-day's Advertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

of macdern opinion which in all in favor of giving | Express stated that an offer had been made, compansging director. The opening of the / who attributes the financial panic and collapse HE Company's Steamship.

a first offender another chance of going straight. "But why," it may be asked, "should the con siderate and merciful action of the Magfirst call for special comment in this particular case reasonable and altogether satisfactory manner 7 seeing that he merely performed his duty in The reply is that there references are made for the sake of comparison, as it is not alten that such elemency it manifested in any of the local Courts, and the glaring Inequalities of sentences for various offences have been little short of a scandal. Justice rarely err OD the side of mercy to this colony, especially as regarda minor offences. The manufacture of criminals goes on to an alarming extent, some of the sentences passed in the Police Court, and at times in the Supreme Court, belog truly appalling, Take for instance the tattered shivering hawker who because he has been found on the streets peddling bis wares without a dollar license, is seized by his gueur, dragged up to the nearest police station, locked up with a miscellaneous collection of criminals until the following morning, and finally is either fined or in default sent to prison for two or three weeks, there to herd with

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By the way the Z. & C. Express has, I see, started a "Special" in Sandakan and rumours of bis individuality are rife. Every one looks paper comes in and vainly seeks a solution of the darkly in his neighbour's face when the London startling concndrum. Surmises are many, but whether it is our local Archbishop or the Herald "Office Gost" I cannot say. Our judgaa look depressed. He has been criticising them. From this I should say he must be an unsuccessful litigant who probably has pleaded his own cause and verified the truth of the saying "a man who is his own lawyer, etc., etc. Both our Judges give entire satisfaction, and withough they do not vell their majesty in legal robes they appear to know how many beansmake five axwell as the best of them. But the "Special" la evil epily starting as a moral and social reformer, and Afgh-toned to a degree! He is a Neophyte evidently, land a suckling at that, but will get weaned and grow wondrously later on,

I bear the Labuan railway from "Coal Polot" to town wil shortly be ready for traffic, and our popular Governor will be called upon to preside

ceremony.

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The directors of a Sydney bank were presented lately with a painted exhortation by a shareholder, FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW,

that some bank officers work at figures on to a neglect of spiritual affairs. He points out Sundays, while others go down the harbour, epoch of dire calamities if such crimes continue. instead of to Sunday school, and threatens an

M

In 1868 the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co, was not in its most prosperous days, and Mr. Sutherland was sent on a tour of tnspection throughout its establishments. He came back to England again to take his place in the management just as the Suez Canal was com pleted; and, at a moment when the fortunes of the were at their very lowest point, he was Indeed, was an event which for an instant Aggered a corporation that had never been favorite of the gods. Founded in 1737, the had been a long record of sunggle against history of the company for thirty years and more obstacles of all kinds." Its good work and lis enterprise were not recognised as they should haya been; and the State-to which it rendered such important service, not only in faithful and punctual fulfilment of lis mail contracts, but in conveying troops across the seas it more than one critical period in various warr, but ebi fy daring the Crimean campaign and the Indian Mutiny-was anything but its friend whenever business had to be done. As Sir Thomas Satberland can show, whatever position the company has attained has been reached through

The Australian City and Suburban Invest. no favor or inficence on the part of the Government Co. (Melb.) is to be wound up under ment, in so far as anytblog human is indis supervision of the Court. This wild insanity pensable in this world the P. and O. Co. has dime after time proved itself ladispensable belonging to G. W. Taylor, with semifcat was formed in 1888. "to acquien properties to the Imperial authotlles. The long story of capital of five millions, of which £734,000 has shit te vend by those who care to go by been positively paid up." G. W. Tayles, by the them may be mad by pose who came way, is said to be living in large style in London. it in an admirable paper from Sir Thomas The scores of thousands that he promised to book."

The sword returns of all the reconstructed Victorian Banks, except one, give their capital for the Sept. quarter the same as for the jaus quarter, notwithstanding that call had been made on the shares in accordance with the reconstruction scheme, and that in two cases a large sum had to be subscribed and added to capital before they, wegs allowed to recommence business.

"NAMOA," Captain Harris, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 5th lastant, at Day-

Fox Freight or Passage, apply to fight.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers. Hongkong, and December, 1803 AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGA.

TION COMPANY,

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UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COFOMBO, BOMBAY, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, BRINDISI, VENICE, FIUME, AND TRIESTE,

MADRAS, PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA, BLACK SEA, (Taking Cargo at through rates to CALCUTTA, LEVAMY and ADRIATIC FORTS). THE Company's Steamship

"VINDABONA,"

long-sentence prisoners who will probably give at the opther having set laut your ports we Satherland's own pen, in the "P. and O Packet- the Church have not been supplied, however, | Captain P. Mersa, will be despatched as above i

him a "wrinkle" or two how ito maka monzy in a much easier, albeit more risky, manser than by hawking vegetables and fruit about the alty, Again, take the case of the illicit eplum smaker ir the street-gambler, who in default of payment of a heavy fine is consigned to or crowded gao! for a term of from six weeks up to six months, whereas in many cases a few days' imprisonment would have sufficed to impress on the prisoners mil the fact that the laws under which he lives must be obeyed. Flagrant abuses of the pawers vested la amateur magistraten both at home and abroad are constantly occurring— vide Truth's "Weekly Pillory and polst to the face of that keen sense of Jastica tempered with mercy so desirable in a judge. Justice is to be administered with a view to the dration of Erime and consequent improve. ment to the tons of society generally, but we are fald that principle is observed more in the breach then in the observance, and it is a pity

that it is so.

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The

consequently the salvation of his soul is still ta

doubt

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on THURSDAY, the 7th instant,

Cärge will not be received on board after y P.M. prior to date of salling, Freight, apply to

For further information as to Passage and

C. ZANELLA, Agent, Hongkong, and December, 1893. -

"BEN” LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR LONDON, VIA SUEZ CANAL.

fall in for, the delicacies of your season in the shape of pheasants, snipe, cabbages, etc., which As we have said, he became managing director our mutual friend Captain Branch always brings at a very clitcal time. The opening of the cansi down in the good shập đemnon, which cost the company nesily a fourth of its revenue, gallant craft has bess tackling typhoons.and and, if it was not to collapsentery, reorganisation at Newcast N.B.Wyat 71, aton. Many years Ships are being loaded with good round cont strong N.E. gales lately most undauntedly, and wis absolutely pecuidary, Improvemeals in yet keeping ber time with the regularity of clock-naval construction and machinery generally go 4. The enormous profite made work. I trust, she may never steer to-by a compelled the

get aid of all went in divs, and only naturally the company to ampan light.

workers demanded and won big wager, Had the whole of the existing feet

quickly possible, and to replace it by entirely new vessala. dier, in building big vessais, they would now be

the coal-companies applied

od & percentage of these Mt. Seiberland faced difleubles at the time independent of fortign traders and their unde which would have appalled a man of lean nerve would have remained. Up to a few years ago) THE Steamship and knowledge of what was wanted; and in Newcastle afforded very opportunity, for a coal- few years he had the satisfaction of seeing the company in a sounder position financially, and trash which wrán Japanese labour could not

(Kaya-broken up," svar occupied before. The

INTERESTING PROMISSORY NOTE SUIT,

RAPHAEL P. ELIAS.

then it had

filling a larger place CTHE CONCRET -

were the junior managing director's oppone

No. 49-PREPARATION FOR MOBILI- MONDAY, 9 ZATION-FIELD BATTERY F.M. 7 pr. Drill' and Instruction in preparing and fixing frozen, Dress: Serge, Forage Caps. WEDNESDAY, 520 P.3. Route Marching (Fanies) Dress Matching Order. FRIDAY,9 Forage Caps. SATURDAY, 1.30 F.M. Master Masceuvering and Shell Practice at fred Target, at HEADQUARTEas for Route Marching (Ponles), Dress, Marching Order, MACHINE GUN COMPANY-Drill at HEADQUARTERS on MON- DAY TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at 6.15 P.M. (Pontes).

F. JERRARD, Acing Commandant, H.K. V, Corps.

Hongkong, and December, 1893.

FURNITURE SALE ΕΥ

A. E. SKEELS & Co,

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SALE ROOMS, 17, PRAYA CENTRAL, on THURSDAY nexl, the 7th December, 1893, ÁT 2.45 PM. (Removed from:Blue Buildings for Convenience of Sale), USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, Comprising:- Faraltare, Handsome Sideboards, Overmantels, Drawing-room, Dining-room and Bed-room

Double and Single Wardrobes, Ladies' Dronning Tables, Marble Top Tables, Fancy Tables, Book-cases, Writing Desks, Fenders and Fire Extension Dining Tables, Chests of Drawers,

Irons, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, and various

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES. SALE TERMS:-Cash on delivery.

A. E. SKEELS & Co.

Auctioneers & Valusters. Hongkong, and December, 1893- F1309

Masonic,

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.

“HE EIGHTEENTH REGULAR AN- NUAL MEETING of the DISTRICT

GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND THE

SOUTH CHINA, will be held in the MASONIC HALL, Zetland Street, on FRIDAY, the agth December, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely, Hongkong, 27th November, 1893.

Intimations.

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G. FALCONER & CO., FATCH and CHRONOMETER MANU. WATTORERSON JEWELLERS. NAUTICAL

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INSTRUMENTS, CHARTS and BOOKS. No. 48, neen's Road Central. CHS. I. GAUPP & CO., “HRONOMETER, WATCH, and CLOCK- CMAKERS, JEWELLERS, SILVER

SKITÍŠ, an OPTICIANS, CHARTS and BOOKS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, Sale Agents for Lónis Andemars' Watches awarded the bighest Priser at over Exhibitiont and for Voigtlärder and Fohn's CFLERKATRU OFERA GLASSES,

SPYGLASSES. MARINE GLASSES and

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No. 8. Queen's Road Central LEVY HERMANOS.

FEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, WATCH, CHRONOMETER & CLOCKMAKERS, Solo Agents for PATEK PHILIPPE & Co, Geneva. A great variety in Fancy Goods and Optical Instruments.

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I, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite th- Taleoraph Office.

J. W, KEW & CO.S STEAM WATER BOATS

PURE FRESH WATER.

☛THE attention of SHIPOWNERS, AGENTS and CAPTAINS is called to the Superior Quality

of TYTAM FILTERED WATER offered by [1207]. W. KEW & Co., also to the advantages derived from their being able to Supply their Water in one-fourth the time occupied by tha old fashioned and obsolete hand pumps,

"BENLEDI," Captain Farquhar, will be despatched us abora on FRIDAY, the Blu instant.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Că,

Agents. Hongkong, 2nd December, 1893... [1258

EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

at PORT DARWIN and QUEBLAND Pokig, and taking through Cârge to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, TASMANIA, &C.} THE Steamship

(Calling

No Impeding the loading or discharging of Cargo

Quickest despatch with lowest possible rates,

J. W. KEW & Co. c/o Carmichael & Co Ld. Hongkong, Tith June, 1802-

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DR. KNORR 8 LION BRAND ANTI PYR. I NE.

(DoSK FOR ADULTS 15 TO 35 ORAINS TROY.)

5-the-most-approved-and-most-effoscious

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GRAINE NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM, TEVER, TYPHUS, INFLUENZA, DENGUE ERYSIPELAS, HOOPING COUGH, and may other complaints. It is also the very best Antiseptic. Highly recommended by the Medlen!* Exenity. Ask for Dr. KNORRIS ANTIPYRINE! Each Tin bears the inventors signature. Dr. KNORR in red letters.

In the French Couplar Court at Shanghai on November 25th before, Monsieur G. Daball,

The wit of fading away gradually and Judici Consul General, M. M. 1. Orion and E. G. tanity. A band of would be wreckers attacked eusly las great essential. People always want Voaliemont, Associates, the complainant, R. S., and the duty of defending the policy of the to inquire into the bank which paya a big Raphael, charged the defendant J. R. Ellas, board devolved on Mr. Sutherland. His speech, dividend and then shuts up with a bang. The Objectionable as are unnecessarily severe with abstracting certain promissory notes for which lasted for an hour and a half, was a sight way is drat to stop the dividend and speak sentences from every point of view, still more is same amounting to Tis: 13,000 from his safe, | masterpiece. In Its"" business-like group of the regretfully about depreciation. Than, next half- It regrettable that a magistrate should valt bir | and passing them on the second defendant, his | situation. He was elected chairman of the come : year, take part of the resurre-fund. Then iske owa shortcomings opon an inaceest man brother, R. H. Elias, for collection. The first-pany in 1981, and whatever the circumstances it † the rest of the rowervo-fund. Then make a emil. who is brought before bim by virtue of the gamed defendant was trustee to a fund which has had to contend against, under his control as After that make another call. Last of all, close provisions of a local Ordinance which Mr. Raphael had set aside for the benefit of his joint chairman and managing direc or it has up. - And by that time it is safe to sasume ther

home

a travesty on children, and Instead of destroying the promissory materially strengthened its polilon and returns the people who have energy to make any trouble respecta commonsens. g'ading cans of this notes which the complainant drew against the he shareholders largez dividends with an assur- wilk kaya transferred their shares to dummies ét descriptios recently disfigured the proceedings fund and repaid, ji. R. Elias obtained them unce that their property is alike,

© same time mero stherwiis- got out, and won't say anything lost from the axle where they had | valuabia.

tead they should draw attention to the bogus trans- Naturally Sir Thomas Sutherland, though fer, while the damites will say nothing for the never a follower of Lord Besconsand, in a Warem SEDLO ECASON, -kata admirer of the policy which dictated the purchase of the £4,000,000 worth of Sues Canal From Brisbane "paper's special bor light shares. The improvidence of the Egyptian respondent's report of Gymple mine the wall known Steamer le specially fitted Government and Lemail, he says, has proved better idea can be formed as to the importance for Passengers, and has large. Cooling Chamte described as amazing the means of exceptional good fortune to the of the discovery "c" fich and eridently a bers, thus ensuring a supply of Fresh Meats Exchequer of Great Britain under the happy highly autiferous belt of stone axists which will Ice, &c, throughout the voyage. A daly quali fospiration which Induced Lord Beaconsfield to probably occupy, some years to work" dut.", fed Surgeon is carried. place this country in Egypt's shoes, as a share Magnificent country ****Large":"aurfferbus holder in the Suez Canal. To say nothing of deposits dekhtag dayalopments #y

For Freight or Pastage, apply to rome very u Great Britain's Having secured practically a good stane bay boss brokan j*. ** thara fu'n cans Farmers controlling voice in the administration of sidetable body of crushing stuff, and kingnety

at our local Magistracy-the case of M. H. E; | Asposited by the complainant. Logan, an employé di tho Hongkong, Craton | been and Macao Steamboat Company, who was made The defendants dented this and alleged that to bear the brunt of the Magistrate's mistake in the documents had been given to themi ly respect ordering the confiscation of some oplam seized of portsin loans to Mr. Raphael. The case was By Logan on board one of his employer's very complicated, the books of the defendants steamers. That the tangistrata acted wird being kept in Hebrew, which necessitated their wires was proved in the Appeal Court, translation, while the evidence of all the parties, #nd that he ought to haya' been which was given in English, had to be inter made the defendant in the salt no one can proted into French, sassonably doubt, for it was, Mr. Hastings in zesji,y who took the opium from ike claimants, who were customers of the Optum Farmer. Yet Logus, pgalost whom the appeal wasty was,

M. Bolts, averal, and Mr. Hanson appeared Sor Mr. Raphael, and M. Maulion defended.

The substance of the Judgment given was, a gording to the NV. for Daily News, a follame so

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"MENMUIR," Captain Craly, will be despatched for the above Ports on SATURDAY, ibe 9th instant, at Day-

“DERMATOL" in the best Vulnerary ; ita effect in stimulating the closing up of Wounds, To be had at every reputed Chemist and Drugiats.

Supplies constantly on hand at the China Export, Import, and Bank Co-Sole Agents for Chine GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,

We Agents- Hongkon", and December, 1893,

Beware of spurlóns Imitations. Hongkong, set Apd1, 1979.