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Intimations.

FENWICK'S FOOD

FOR

NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS

ALSO FOR

DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1894.

THE Telegraph Comp1ales' direct cables to Shanghal are again in working order, bawing been restored yesterday morning.

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OWING to the steady tise in the value of gold large quantities of gold ornamenta jewellery, &card being brought to Hongkong from Canton and other parts of China for sale to gold-dealer, who smelt it down into bars and retail it to the tocal bruks.

ACCORDING to the Shangbal morning paper, Kung. Ministersiect to Great Britais, dics has been making good use of his time while at Peking to compling special telegraph code for the use of the legations under bim. There are to be only four copies of this code, vis; one. to be placed with bis Majesty, see in the Taungli Yemen, one with the Viceroy Li, and one to be taken by Kang to Europe. Each Minister Abroad, however, has a code of his own for communication with the Govamment at Peking. TH attention of bric-a-bracers and lovers of the artistic generally, is directed to the collection of art treasures now on view in the sain-rooms of Mr. Geo. P. Lammert, Duddeal Street, and which are to be sold on Saturday. The collec tion, in itself museum, consists of porcelain THE medical profession would seem to hareware, beautifully inlaid p nels, scieens in struck a pretty cold winter in the colony of various devices, and the thousand and one Victors. A Melbourne physician (L.R.C.P.,Edir, other treasures which are only to be found in and M.R.C.S., Eng.) advertines that his consulta Mikadoland, whence they have been recently tion-fe, with medicine, is now is 6d, and he imported. The Auction Room will be kept open INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh will visit patients at their residence for 21. 63. unřit 6 o'clock to-morrow evening. rapidly.

perlit

DR THOMSON, the reting superintendent of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals, left for England by the P. & O, mali steamar Ganges to-day, with Mrs. Thomson; and the ITis specially recommended as an article of boipitals are now in charge of Dr. Barton, the

new nominee al the London Medical Mission.

diet for NURSING MOTHERS!! strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural Milk and increase the Supply.

In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny A VIRULENT kind of smallpox is reported to be battles at $1.10 and 70 Cents,

AGENTS IN HONGKONG: DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY. Hongkong 12th January, 1894.

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raglog in Hangchow, eighteen per cent of those attack 3 having died. The majorlly of the victims were infints and young childres, and being unable to effectually deal with the the doors are sald to be in great despair at

epidemic.

THE only golog concerns in the great and glorieus colony of Hongkong to-day are a few watches lately out of "pop") and the race-pony Logins and goca everyday. He went a mile this mc.ping in 2.35; to-morrow he will go two A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. miles and the next day-until he stops. Gallant

Hule

Luglasland

WE INVITE ATTENTION TO OUR STOCKS

or

CONFECTIONERY

AND

CHRISTMAS GOODS.

TORDAN ALMONDS, NOUGAT, BUTTER

SCOTCH, ASSORTED TOFFEES,

The latest gossip from Peking states that the Emperor has revived the Imperial patronage of skating and has issued an order that each banner amongst the Manchus, Mongols, and Chinese mast send skilful representatives during the coming New Year holidays to perform before the Court whenever required.

IT is notified that Queen's Road East, from the Naval Yard to Arsenal Street will be closed for three quarters of an hour during several days on account of blasting work in connection with the drains. This is very inconvenient, but apparently there is no alternative, as there is some deep catting to be done in very hard rock, SCEPTIC-Were not aware that our old friend Hairy Wicking had joined the Salvation Band, but have heard that a figure bearing striking resemblance to him is to be seca nightly in the West Point Theatre fervidly and melad ously enlarging on the celestisl jays of "To be There." Better go and see for yourself, It is reported from Soochow that on Saturday CONFECTIONERY the 5th fast., a young girl eighteen years of age, from the leading Manufacturers,

PURE

DRAGEES, PRALINES,

and a large selection

of

CADBURY'S SPECIAL CHOCOLATE CREMES.

FRUIT JELLIES

in great varisly.

was taken out of the district magistrate's pamin at Souchow, and marched under escort to the execution ground where she was executed by the logering and shameful process (ling ck) for the murder of her husband. She is said to have exhibited the greatest composure during the

bonible ordeal.

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moment it сад do a

I should

connection with this venture ceases at the earliest possible computhly with your interests. be giad of an expression of optalan from tlors I have put forward are practical and if they you as to whether you consider the sugges- moor with your approval. This expression will our information, and you are perfectly free to not in any way bind you. It is only wanted for change your minds if you think fit.

On asbow of hands the Chairman's suggestions

were adopted unanimously,

phrys (director) W. D. Braidwood, E. Burnie, H. Wicking. W. Faritae, J. H. Lewis, A. H. Man cell. C. Ewens, J. M. E. Machado, R. K. Leigh, G de Champeauz, A. W. A. Becher, T. I. Rose, M. J. D. Stephens and J. A. Jupp, secretary,

The Chalaman said:-Gonilemen, at the ordinary gener-1 meeting of the Com›any which bus jest token place I presented a report and statement of accounts for the year 1893, together with pro forma accounts showing the Comparative progress of the Hotel for the years 1891, 1892, and 1823, and I would ask you, to read the aprech which I then made to the shatc holde s and to examine the accounts presented at your leisure. I have asked you to come together to-day in your interests and not in those of the shareholders, for I am sorry to say that, owing to the initial mistake which was made la couplne speculative building operations with the business of a Ho cl, the shareholdes have lost so much of their capital as to render it hopeless to suppose that the Company can he reconstracted for their benefit. I have. already explained in public how fe was that I came take a large interest in this venture as a shareholder, how it was and through whom our money was lost, and Inced not repeat that explanation to-day, even in private. I am, and have been from the first, the largest shareholder of the Company, and this Company is almost unique in this respect that Its promoters, its Directors, and Managers have kept their money in it from the time it was floated until now, with the exception of one of Lal Akit wax charged with seuing fire to 3144, thote Directors, who, after committing us to the Queen's Road Central, on the 33rd Novem-purchase of the unprofitable part of our venture, ber, 1893. The Hon. W. M. Goodman (Attorney. practically cuted and left the ship to its fate, General), instructed by Mr. A. B. Johnson (Crown to servo his own interests elsewhere. As I have Solletior), conducted the prosecution, and Mr. J. sald before, the details of this have already been J. Francis, C., antructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkin-stated in public: they have not been and cannot son, defended.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSION. (Before Chief Justica Sir Flalding Clarks.) January 18th.

ALLEGED ARSON CASE.

The Attorney-General sald that there would be no need for the common jurors to walt, and they were accordingly discharged.

The prisoner pleading not guilty," the following special jurors were called:H. N. Mody, G. C. Andero, A. O'D. Gourdin, R. Lyall, L. Mendel, W. H Percival, R. Cooke, C. A. Tomes, E. Osborne, C. J Holliday. having been only two or three months ago on

Mr. Mendel asked if he could be excused, special jury which lasted four days.

tea case—and added that a similar grievance His lordship remembered the case-the big had been trought to his notice at the last sessions He could do nothing at present, but he believed some special legislation was proposed to remedy the call.

The Attorney-General said the matter was meet the difficulty by exercising the right of ard.r consideration. For the present he could challenge, to which counsel for the defence would agree.

Mr. Mendel was then allowed to stand down, 1 also was Mr. R. Cooke, who was engaged in the same tes case.

the usual order was made to compel his atten- Mr. Osborne did not answer when called, and

dance.

The jury of seven having been sword, the The evidence would be to the effect that the Attorney-General proceeded state the case. prisoner's neighbour, from the roof of 316 Queen's Road, saw the prisoner committing an act of incendiari. ln the top room of 3145, "GRANNYSHARP, "The Hongkong Telegraph which was higher than the next house and isn't a Missing Friends Agency." And if the bad windows overlooking It This Important PINE, APRICOT, CHERRY, LIME, GUAVA' | individual to whom you refer has awakened to witness had a shop in the ground floor of No.

and other

find himself in Hollywood Road, what in the 314, adjoining the burnt plice; whilst his name of the sacredible has it to do with us ? dwelling was in 316, also adjoining it on the And, moreover, if there is another Richmond in other side. No. 3144 was a paper-shop, and The neighbons, the field of philanthr pralbeit a C.. J. Has insured for $13,000. well, so much the better for philanthropy. With Kwong Up Chl, was a sliversmith, and reference to your other query-ask a p'liceman. had only $1,500 worth of insurance altogether, That was practically all the evidence ; but it THE Shanghat Mercury says that rain is very was direct, and it was quite unshaken in the badly wanted up the Yangtse, as the depth of police court. The prisoner was most ably |the tiver is getting so shallow that steamers defended before the magistrate, and if it could have the greatest difficulty in navigating its be thought possible to torn a man inside out," rapidly falling waters, while numerous fixes, certainly this witness was so used in cost- which are wont to be frequent at this season, examination; and the process might or might bave eccurred at vailous places, and for want not be repeated to day. But there was not the of water have been allowed to burn themselves least flaw revealed in his testimos7- out, in many fritances occasioning. great Mr. Francis objected to these references to distress.

police court proceedings, which did not consti- tute evidence in any way before this court.

The Attorney General said he was anggening a course of argument that might be tried by the defence,

TOM SMITH'S CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.

COLOURED OPALS MOUNTED IN PLUSH representing favourite subjects.

A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED,

The Hongkong Dispensary. ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.

Hongkong, 3rd November, 1893,

the

Hongkong

THERE is going to be a descit of $8,000,000 or $10,037,000 this year In the U.S. Post-office Deparment, says the Troy Times. The average deficiency during the four years of Harrison's Admi-istation was $5,343, 55; during Clere- Island's first Administration it was 85,880.859; during Arthur's four years it was only $746.408. The yeats 1881 and 1883 were the only ones that showed a surplus of revenues over.expendi. tures since the War.

jongkong (elegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1894,

TELEGRAMS.

FIGHTING IN ITALY.

LONDON, January 16th. Serlous cenflicts continue to occur between the Anarchists and the Imperial troops in Italy.

IT may te remembered that the shareholders in the Man On Insurance Co., Limited, held a very stormy meeting last July, on the death of Mr. Woo Lin Yuen, when x new.recietary was appointed and the whole Board was changed, Legal proceedings were at once instituted by the displaced dhectors, who have at last been reinstated by agreement, without the casa cam- ing publicly before the Court, as may be seen from advertisement in another part of thi issus.

His lordship deprecated any such reference, which seemed rather like "leaping before Coming to the stile," he thought.

architect, produced plans of the halldings, show A Tuiner (of Messrs. Palmer & Turner)

log how the top floor windows of No. 3144 looked over the roof of No. 316.

Cross-examined :-No, 314A was one of four houses bullt by Palmer & Turner in 1829; there was not originally say opening or communication between the different floors.

The evidence of the principal witness occupied all day, and the case was adjourned until to-morrow.

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AUSTIN ARMS HOTEL AND BUILDING CO., LTD.

be controverted,

SANITARY BOARD.

THE HONGKONG BRICK AND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to be held at the Company's office, No. Praya the shareholders at the first general meeting, to Central at noon, on Saturday, the 20th Juzgagyi-

The directors beg to present theband statement of accounts for the year de grat October, 1893.

duty to write off, as bad debts, a gdblatt It is with great regret that they find If the

from the accounts receivable taken over from the old Company, the same more than counting for the balance shown at debit of working

accoust

talned in a state of thorough efficiency, and in The kilns, machinery, &c,, have been mala-

some cases additions have ben made, but they

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of this Board was held this afternoon. The Hon. A Thomson (act'og Registrar General) presided. Su gess), Dr. Canille, Mesura. W. Chatham the accounts at the same fizures at and there was also picsent Dr. ATCs (Colonial

D. Humphreys, and E. A. Ram (Secretary), and manager is April last vice Mr. W. H. (actlag Director of Public Works), N. J. Eds, which they were taken over by the Company.

My. W. A. Duff was made acilog secretary The motion notified by Mr. Francis, Q.C., in Walker absent on leave, and la August be reference to the water apply being reduced to five gallons per hand, per day, for Chinese, was

received the falt appointment, The business adjourned owing to Mr. Francis being detained portion of the year, but more recently a great of the Company was disappointing for a good in the Supreme Court.

Stocks on hand when the accounts were made Improvement set in and has continued. The

ap seem large, hot the goods were mostly on order and were awaiting delivery. The cast of fuel bas risen greatly, but when possible a small advance in prices to meet the same has been

In reference to the bucket system "of sewage: disposal, the correspondence given below was lald on the table, and on the motion Me Ede, seconded by the Chairman, it was resolved to adopt the recommendations of the Secretary an to insisting on the use of proper buckets, sdmonishing the contractor, and requesting the cooperation, of the police; but not as to pro bibiting the conveyance of pig-wash.

THE BUCKLT SYSTEM. The Superintendent reports-Several com. plaints of the way in which the details of the bucket system are carried out in the city of thought it would be well to make a personal Victoria having come to my knowledge. I inspection of this operation with a view to afford- the subject. ing the members of the Board information on

obtained.

DIRECTORS,

On the d-patura from the Colony of Mr. W.'. Wetion, Mr. J. D. Humphicya wis requested to Join the Board. The Hon. C. P. Chater and Mr. D. Giles retire by rotation and offer them.

AUDITJES

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This concluded the business.

Mr. W. H. Potts being now in the service of The following is the correspondence on the the Company, Mr. T. I. Rose, in conjunction "backet systern":----

with Mr. A O'D. Gourdin, sudited the accounts now presented and offer themselves for re-election.

JAS.. B. COUGHTRIL

Chairman. Hongkong, 15th January, 1894.

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS YOR THE YEAR INDID THE 1ST OCTOBER, 1893. Assets.

Kilas Property Rural Building Lot No. 44$ 3,495.00 Batidings and Wh ... £1.11300 9.231.60 Machinery and Plant.................. 18.507.08 Furniture

246.85 Stock of Fuel, Pipes, B Icks, Clay, &c. 11,510.00 Cash in Hxed Accounts Receivable

291.92 Ptfit and Lost...

2.375 83 2,421 69 $58.381.83

Accordlagly, in the early hours of the morning of Thursday, 10th inst., I, la company with Sentar aspector Germain, made a tour et the city visiting the latrines ard the conservancy boats, and making a general observation of the passage of the buckets through the public stree s..

Liabilities. Capital.4,000 Shares @ $15-$60,070 Less Amocot bot

called up

$150 $10,000

-------. 50,000,00 7.390.31

Some discussion ensued as to a proposed amendment of the bye-laws with respect in the kled of pipes allowable for drains; and Me,

selvas for re-election. I would assure you that, the Humphreys undertook to formulate a motion for greater periloo of the capital of the Company the next meeting to discuss. having unfortunately been lost, owing mainly to circomstarcs beyond control and to the Hotel on Its completion having to face a period of depression extending over its entire life to date, nearly three years, we desired that this loy should fall as lightly as possible upon you, and that we are anxious to render you every yourselves. You have to think now what is best facility for realising as much as possible for to be done in your own interests. It is proposed suggest in your interests that Mr. Hart Buck, to go into voluntary 'quidation; and I would who is intimately acquainted with the working ofthe business, having devoted the major portion of his time to it for the last eighteen months, be appoloted liquid.tor. He commands the confi- dence of the residents the Hotel, and bis perhaps like to nominite one of your number experience will be very valuable. You would

I could not find that complaints were well to represent you and to act as an advisory found d, ss far as the more central parts of the Committee, and I would suggest to you that Mr. city were concerned. The transference of large Bruce Shepherd, who "is a large debenture- quantities of excretal matter from the city lo holder, be elected to the post, and that the the conservancy boats is inevitably a malcd. Tous liquidator be allowed to conduct the Hotel for operation, mere especially that part of it'which due payment of interest as it falls due to the you, at your risk, of course, and subject to the consists in the house to house collection of night- soll from domestic utensi's and the cleansing or mortgagees, with a view of realising a fair price partial cleansing of the same in the streets. I by the sale of the property cr of forming a new

appeared to me, however, tha the operation was Company, including yourselves, if you think fit, canied on as anobjectionably as might be, the new Company, would start at the commencement that has been approved by the Board, with to take over the Hotel as a going concern. Thioll being removed in wooden buckers of a type cha new era of prosperity, and if it passessed covers which, whilst they have no pretensions sufficient backbone should be a pronounced to actually sealing the vessels, may fairly be success. I do not wish you to study the interesis described as closely Etting. I saw hundreds of of the old sbareholders at all; they will accept these buckets and in the central part of the town their position, and I believe their only desire will I did not see one that wasnot filled with a rea- be to do the beat they can for you, You would satably well fitting cover. They are not by lake over a good, sound, going concern, as the means perfect appliances; probably galvanised tradesmen's and other accounts bave been tron vessels with closely fitting lids of the same regularly paid, and except for ordinary current

material would be much more sultable; but they accounts which every business must owe and would be, of course, also much more expensive. the mortgagees you are the only creditors. I think it might conduce materially to the It is for you to decide what yù will do decorous conduct of an offensive operation if the whether you close the business up at once and

Government were to provide ali vessels for the accept whatever dividend there may now be conveyance through the streets of night-soll, (probably small one), or whether you will &c. and forbid the use of vessels of any other Carry on in the hope, and with I think, a reaSOD- able hope o'getting back if not the whole at least the greater portion of your money. You have to decide. Is the goodwill of the Hotel as golog concern worth anything or not? If it is, is it desirable to sacrifice it by a forced sale? Is that likely to benefit you at a time when there is no market for anything and you can hardly get chargs for a sovereign ? I have done my best for you: I can do no more; and I am only desirous that you should think this matter out for yourselves and do what is best for yourselves. Perhaps some of you are prepared wi à suggestions that you think would indicated. be more to your laterest than the line I have

Mr. Lewis-Are the mortgages first charges on the property before the debentures ?

The Chairman-Yes,

Mr. Wicklag--What right had the Directors to contract a mortgage without the consent of the debenture holders"?

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pattern.

In the cast and west districts the condition of affics is not so satisfactory. There the houses I am speaking of the Dailve quarters) are of a poorer description, and the bearers, many of them wamen, are provid & with buckets of a less antform type, with covers which are in many cases brcken and defective, and occasionally aliogether mslag.

Sundry Credliors........ Suspense Account, &c..........................................

To Fuel.....

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WOJ KING 'ACCOUNT.

Stores Re

Salaries and Wages

893 53 $58.781.83

..$ 6,304 92

735.20

in 9.278.75

380.00

1,124.20

1,7069 1,736 26

Preliminary Expenses (saw Co.)... Rent and Taxe.......... Works Malatenance Chargeatas medi Accounts Receivable taken over from the old Co., 9,895 15 Realized.................................6,397.86

Writen off 3.497.29 , Bad Debts in 1893. 193.80

Directors' and Auditors' Fees

3,691,09

650 00

$25,617,04

By Amount of sales and stock to date§43,186.89 Transfer FehAISI+SAPO 8.50 "Profit and Lost ........................im 2,421.65

$25,617.04

E, & O. E.

W. A. DUTE,

Secretary,

We have compared the above statements with the Company's books and vouchers, and found the same correct.

A. O'D. GOURDIN, Auditors, THOS, ROSK, Hongkong, 15th Jansaty, 1894.

ALICE MEMORIAL & NETHERSOLE HOSPITALS.

We extract the following from the report for 1893-

The Netheriale Hospital, erected at a cost of $10,000, on a site on Hanbam Road granted for the purpose by the London Missionary Society, by H. W. Davis, Esq., late of Messrs. Linstead and in presence of arepresentative gathering of friends Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G., and Lady of the work, by his Excellency the Governor, Robinson,

A pitched battle took place near Massa, resulting IT is plated by naliva papers that during the Humphreys presided, and there were also present money; forced sale of the Mountain Viewings and some prosecuing hava. fallad to | Davis, wan inauguraled on 5th September, 1893,

in a long list of killed and wounded.

triensial Inspection of the local garrison of A DEMOCRATIC BUDGET,

Canton, consisting of nine battalions and A radical memorial has been presented to Sir which took place towards William Harcourt orging the introduction of a last month by Li Han-chang and Kang Democratic Budget raising the income tax and, Viceroy and Governer respectively, a probate duties on a gradusted scale, and - party of foreign officials, among whom were the abolishing the duty on tex-all of which the Chancellor has promised to consider.

British and American Consuls at Canton, visited the parade ground and were courteously enter- tained by the Chinese mandarlas. This is sald to be somewhat unusual, the Chinese generally LOCAL AND GENERAL. having a dislike to foreigners seeing their troops

dilling, A RECULAR meeting of Victoria Lodge, No. 1016, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the 22nd instant, at 8.10 for 9 pm, precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

HONGKONG has been much befogged to-day so much, la fact, that the ferry launches plying in the harbour had their glims on show an early as z o'clock. Collisions, if any did occur, remala to be reported.

Up to the time of our golong to press, nothing farther had been heard of the B. & S. steamship Woosung, which was beached after havlog struck a rock near Chelang Point, as reported in there columas yesterday.

A special meeting of shareholders in the above named Company was bold today. Mr. J. D. Messrs. H. Humphreys, J. Grange (directors). A. Jupp (secretary), J. M. E. Machado, G. M. Bain, end ofA H. Mancell, W. Clement, and A. F. Nobbs.

The Secretary read the notice of meeting and the motion for winding-up the Company, ting this resolution to the meeting it to my day The Chal man a ld Gentlemen, before pat

to inform you that by passing it we give up all prospects of r.ceiving any of our share catal back again, and it is therefore only after grave consideration that your Directors have deles mlaed to adopt this course of going into voluntary liquidation, is the interest of the Debenture Ar & o'clock this morning a private in "Our Very holders more particularly, and to give time Own," who had been confined to barracks for to them and to you to formulate, if they some days past owing to a report made by a and you agree to do so, soma plan of recon- native (Afghan) sergeant, stepped out on the traction of a new and s'rong Company with a parade ground at Kowloon and deliberately sufficient capital, free from excurabrance, to attempted to kill his defe moire by putting four extend the Hotel to "Umbrolls Seat" if thou ht revolver bullets into him. One of the ahots | desi-mble. This would enable the Hot 1 to entered the victim's mouth and came out near supply the local demand for first-class accom- | the left ear, while another passed through his modation at a moderste dollar tariff, and at the sight ribs and cut near the spine. The other two same time reserve efficient space for travellers shots were wide of the mark and were preceded on a sterling basis which would be highly pro by the arrest of the would-be worderer, who was fitable. It is of course the travellers who spend handed over to the Yau-ma-ti police at 4 o'clock the manay! It is possible that many share- this aftcincon.

holders wou'd like to take skares in a new winters which with the experience of the past and freed from all outside buliding speculations, ought to be a decided success during the ara of prosperity which, I belleve, has already Gad lying in front of you on the table a copy commenced. I need say no more, as you wis the proceedings at an formal meeting of the

soon to be the ton of

quarts

In the eastern and western districts, too, I think a real nuisance is caused by the carriage of buckets (generally with a very defec.ive ♬ rangement for sealing and often with more at all) containing urlae and pigwash. This opera- tton is canled on noticeably between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7a.m., and is conducted by gardeners from the outlying villages. The buckets are carried out to their gardens about Wong-aci. chong and Carollae Hill to the east, and to Pokfulam to the west, and the's pass ge through Queen's Road and other streets frequented by Entopazos is highly cbjectionable even at thĺ The Chairman-We were acting in the best early hour. Clause 5 of byelaws made under | laterests of all concerned. You may remember

sub-secilen 6 of rection 1 of Ordinance 24 of that, at the time It was accessary to get more 1887, provides that "except in strong, substantial money. Every effort was made to zafie the buck.ts with closely fitting covers the convey. required amount on debentures under the same ance of excretal matters, pig-wash or offensive condi.ions as the previous issue, but without waters along any public road or street is pro success. You mast bear is mind the position of hibited." I understand, however, that there is the Company at the time. The contractor had great difficulty in enforcing this regulation with refused to go on with the building without regard to these people, and repeated warn.

property would have shown a more serious loss mood matters. Hotel would probably have fetched less than the certain details might contribute to the pore then than it vlimately did; the shell of the I think that a littis additional attention to value of the bricks in it. The Directors had to satisfactory working of the bucket system, and decide whether they should face a loss not only with this view I would propose with the not only for the completion of the building but respective districis during the early hours of the on the outside bul ding operations but on the approval of the Board (3) to Instruct the sa itary Hotel itself. Contracts had been cutered into lapectors to make surprise visis in their

for its stock of wines and provisions, and I would for its appointments and furnishing as well as morning at least once a week; (3) to dialbate,

had been on the board of Directors, you would with the disposal of excretal matter, pig-wash, of zo feet to

by means of the laspect.rs, lips printed in ask you an business men whether, if any of you Chinnis characters with the byelawa dealing have felt justlied (after entering into such respon and other offensive waters; (3) to urge upon cirrulated with the report. sible engagements on behall of the Company) the contractor the necessity of fulßling Dr. Thomas J. Burton, who has been appoint lo repadialing them with the certainty that the very conscientiously the terms of his contracted by the London Missionary Society as the new debentare holders would lose the whole of their with regard to the removal of wine from superintendent, and has for some time back been money, and that a great number of persons who the latrines; (4) to favite the police autho-stodying : Chinese in preparation for this, took bad trusted to nur respectability and good faith rities to cooperate energetically in the work of over in November the superintendence of the in excuting these orders would suffer a heavy enfo`eleg saritury bye-laws whenever a breach Nethe solo Hospital, and will, in course of lost by the Company being wound up without of them comes under thele notice,

| January, 1894 assume the offices of superintens giving the Hotel a charce. Under these

dent and reciclary of the work as a whole. circumstances 1 consulted the Company's solicitors in Londen, and through them took the advice of eminent Companies' counsel, and upon this advice I acted throughout for the benefit (o the best of my ability) of all concerned

Mr. Harry Wicking- think before the mortgages were farned that the debenture holders should have been consulted.

Mr. Orange-What would have been the use? The Chairman The debenture holders knew

had had anything to suggest they could have perfectly well what was going on. They did not want to lend the money themselves, and if they called a meeting and put it forward. Mr.

I would further suggest to the Board the propriety (1) of altogether prohibiting the parzinge of urine and pig-wash through the streets to the out-lying districts; (3) of providing (or requiring the contractor to provide) vessels of an approved pattern for the çânveyance of all excretal and kindred matters throughout the city, and definitely probibi fog the use of other vessels, Appended were the following minutes 1--- Mr. N. J. Ede-1 agree with the suggestions of the acting superintendent as regards inspectors

not agree to prohibiting the carrying of pig-wash, visits, distribution of slips orglag proper bucket covers and care in removal operations, but I do &c., through the streets altogether. How Is

Immediately on the transference of a proportion

rearranged, and repaired, two large wards being of the in-patients to the new buildlog, the Alice Memorial Hospital was completely overhauled, at the same time transformed into a commodious Out-Patient Department &c. Sketch-plans of the hospitals as they now are, drawn to a scale

inch by the architects, ar

THE OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT. In the Netherole Hospital, female out-patients only are seen twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday at: to ad, by the superintendent. The number of casos sicce the opening has been

New ** Retorn visits..................

.....248

Making a total of.... Alice Memorial 1-- The number of new cases has been...9,836 And of return visits

.10,568

20404

Thus the talented contributor of "Notes from the South" to the N. C. Delly News en "The OUR esteemed contemporary the N. C. Daily Gold Mining Companies," in a screed of arrani graphing businessmen of the Model Sattic abysmal fall of the while metal has served to News raised raiber a scare among the tele rubblab dated Hongkong, sth January: "The ment the other day by inferring that a boom the gold mining stocks to some small compulsory telegraphic coda Bad been extent, though Futjoms at 38 with a steady li Debenturesholders which was held immediately Fenwick, the largest debenture holder, was very pig-wash to get to outlying disulcis except by sanctioned by the International Telegraph limited output of ore averaging over an ounce le after the last general meeting. If there are pleased at the time and said we had done out being carried through the streets? Convention and that it was,

Making a total of no great shakes compared questions I will now put the resolution to the best for the Company. Indeed, considering that

In the out-patient room, first come, first Mr. J. J. Francis, QC.-I agree with Mr. Edo. served" is the rule, a series of numbered bimboo business tede is not the labour of a day, the of infia ion in 1889, before a news naturally caused crual crable atir which had been produced, Bat it is comparatively

to get the money I had to become personally Clause of the bye-laws should be quietly but slips banded to the patients as they enter pennyweight of goki was only allaved by the subs quent following encouraging, since about eighteen months ago

superintendent ought to make weekly surprire either race or religion. Before the consultant paragraph "Mr. O. Müller of the Imperial the shares might have been picked up at sa

visits to some portion or other of the town to see for the day arrives, all new cases are registered Chinese Telegraphs, kindly explains that the cents each. So with Balmorals, The news

that the inspectors do their work. It he does and provided with prescription pagere; and on employment of the special telegraphle vocabo. from the mines is now so reassuring that the laty will only become obligatory after the expitas | shares, that were not worth ten cents a few The flowing report was laid on the table,

not, they won'tmphiteys-What should be de the arrival of tha medical offer on duty he le Mr. J. D Hamphreys-What should be done assisted by thres students, who act as interpreter, tion of a delay of three years from the date of its months ago, have again a murketabio valy', 'and is to be circulated immediately $---

with the pig-wash if not carried away and used ? clerk, and dress respec Ivaly... publication, For correspondence under the though a small one, and the company may yet At the conclusion of the ordinary general

Should it be used for fouling the rain water. Having passed under dua examinnilon, the extra-European system, (det, between China and turn out adividend-paying ane. At any rate a mesting of its shareholders suisformal meet a

drains, or for blocking sewer pipes leading from large is ority of the patients either carry thels. Europe), it is, however, siipulated by the Con- small output is reported from the minst, one let ti shareholders and debenture holders was kid,

private linutes ? sabza wcation that its employment will be optional." | yielding ákos, to the ton, Raub is also prosper. | at which there" were present. Mestry, Į. D. pleased to give you ika full benefit of our adriće The Acting Registrar General Ingres with me en daty, did there fáceive all seeded medik papers to the dispensary, where three students Wc phuld tri-k so too i

| fng, mad there is talk of a dividend,”

| Humphreya (Chairman)," J. Orange, H. Hum. I und experiance on the understanding that giợ | Mr. Zỏe.

class free of charge 3 or·anter i Amuli, suons Seg

enforced. As the compilation of an ordinary with $85, price once tanched during the period meetieet ado.econded the motion, which we responsible for the whole ameunt, and that by peralatantly enforced onthe pig-wash carriers. The | securing that no preference shall be given la

carried nem. com.

This concluded the burlness, the Chairman

announcing that a confirmatory meeting will be Leld in vg dayzambi

so doing the debenture kolders received interest upto the end of 1891, you can scarcely complain on that score. If you decide to close up the so without wasting your money. I would advise Company I will give you every facility for doing you to call a meeting amongst yourselves and discoss the situation. I do not wish you for mement to adopt my suggestions if you think you can do better,. In any case we shall be

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