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Intimations.

DR. FENWICK'S FOOD

FOR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1894.

THE FRENCH IN TIMBUCTOO.

February 10th. The French column employed in operations against Timbuctoo was surprised by the enemy, I while un'eep, and although a person of the

native soldiers are missing.

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the weck ended February itth Europonas, 116; Chinese, 7:3351 total 7.441.

NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS troops escaped, eleven officers and sixty-eight out of Aberdeen dock on Satard. y.her berth belag

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ALSO FOR

DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A REGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge No. 615, SC, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland Street, this eventag, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely, Visiting brethren are cordially invited,

† is specially recommended as an article of diet for NURSING MOTHERS as it will strengthen and support them and at the same time enrich the Natural Milk and Increase the AN irquiry into the circumstances connected with the disastrous fire in Queen's Road West, Supply.

on Chinese New Year Day, will be held at the INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh Magistracy on Wednesday the 14th inst. rapidly,

It is reported that the Shameen Municipal

In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny Council have decided to impose a tax of $5 per bottles at $1.10 and 70 Cents.

annum on all dogs kept on the British Concession at Canton, and to order the happy despatch to all.'wooks' not daly registered.

AGENTS IN HONGKONG : DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 12th January, 1894.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

屈臣公司

FAMILY AND DISPENSING

CHEMISTS.

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THE Japanese barque Taku Maru, 524 loov, Capt. Simonson. bound from Hongkong (Jan. 8th) to Katchi o'sa in ballast, was compelled to make for Manila on account of the illness of the captain and ale collapse of the ship's chrono m ter. She put in on the 4th inst, and according to Messrs. Warner & Blodgett's Trade Report she may be delafned about ten days.

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THE British four-masted ship Andriana came taken up by the "Shan" Ener Stane yesterday, for the purpose of undergoing a slight overhaul.

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THE first piece of the new Prays Reclamation is to be offered for sale by suction on the goth inst., namely let 174, on Connaugh! Road, tie ft. by 160 it, the upset price belag $31,800, or $1.86 per foot.

THINGS would appear to be generally 'on the boom' Is Canton," There are now foar hotels in full swing on Shameen, in ad:itten to a club, several churches, and other more or less useful institutions.

H.MS. Impérieuse went out this morning for a day or two's cruise; on Thursday she is ex- pected to sail hence for Singapore. The Leander was also out for a short time to-day and returned to her buoy this afternoon,

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Secretary of the Ponj m Maing Company informs us that he has received a telegram from the manager at the mines reportagethat the stamps are working well, but pending the erection of the new baller, the mill is not new being put to its fell worldag capacity.”

OUR contemporary the Straits Independent gels MINNIE HAWK, with a high-class concert rather mixed when, in reference to some quartette, is due to eventuate in Hongkong in comments in the Celestial Empire regarding | April next. The talented Mflanie-Creator of the the Shanghai Total ship it heads the paragraph || world-famed Carman~ls supposed to arrive "Li Hung-chang's Saccessor. The Viceroy to the German mall-boat Sachs, this fact Li Hung-chang is not, as our Fenang contem- however, should not prejudice the Hongkong porary supposes, Trotal of Shaoghal, he is public. Governor Geveral of Chibli, and for all practical Intents and purposes Prime Minister and Autocrat of China in the empire's relations with foreign countries.

THE Manila Government Gazette of the and inst. publishes the text of a decree ordering that all captains of vessels must, Immediately on arriving at any port in the Philipplaes, send in to the Customs & detailed statement showing what amount of foreign silver coin, or Spanish coin bearing Chinese marks, there is on the ship, Any such silver coin not properly declared will, when found, be confiscated, and tumed over to Incl carrency: while the total value of the seizure shall be shared out in rewards to the Informers, the sficers making the capture, and the Customs authorities. This messure is of course a further attempt to suppress the smu gling of Mexican dollars, which, if of date previous to 1878, are legal tender in the Philippines.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS. the mint to be melted down and re-coined Into

ANALYSTS.

PERFUMERS.

PATENT MEDICINE PROPRIETORS AND

VENDORS,

DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN.

THERE are a few dollars—not a fith part of what there ought to be still in the Colony. Acerdiag to returns in the Government Garrits the Hongkong and Shangbai Bank has a specie reserve of $1,000,000 against an average note circulation of $5.160.177, and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China $400,000 to Cover $1,831, 996. These figures suggest a good deal in practical students of the uncertain times la which we live, and we present possibility of a complete commercial collapse. Of course there is more money than this ju the Colony-not a very great deal more-but most of it, to use a favorite expression with the dead-broke division stled up." There are sixty-seven cents still WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, biber indignantly refused to accept as payment rem Ining in our Treasury, which the office on acceant for bis past month's ministrations to the general staff, including the Offis Gate,

CIGAR DEALERS:

AND

AERATED WATER MAKERS.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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WE regret to have to-record that, according to our view of the situation and from facts received first hand, the Chios Navigation Co.'s steamer Hangches, Capt. Derby, collided with and sank the Bri ish steamship St. Asaph, bound from Moji to Hongkong with coal, off Breaker Polat on last Wednesday night, resulting in the loss of the St. deaf with all hands. We hope to be able to give, farther particulara in cur next issue.

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THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

*The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the twenty-filth ordinary meeting, to be held at the Company's offices on Wednesday, the 21st February, 1896, at twelwa o'clock (1000) —

The Directors have the pleasure to present their Annual Report and Statement of the Com pany's Accounts made up to the 31st December last.

1792-The balance at Credit of

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Working Account, as per

Deduct dividend of

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THE CONCERT.

ment.

agreed to by the Imperial Government dis appolat_the_colonists, Mr. Rhodey" derlares he will resolutely oppose the acilon of the Govern

January 5th. New York telegrama report the conviction of a clergyman named Howard, at Tennessee, on charges of fraud.

If the amateur concert which was given'in ald of the Alice Memorial and Nethersofo Hospitals in the Theatre Royal on Saturday night may not can certainly be claimed for the entertainment be clessed as the musical event of the season, it that it was worthy the very liberal support extorded to it and of the genuine cathusiasm

Howard obtained large sums of money from which characterized its production and this his countrymen on the representation that he was connected with a klasbip agency in London. altogether apart from the recognition which the claimed from the public. efforts of the promoters, may justly have

At the trial it was proved that there was no such it upon the authority of the Daily Praszentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. In addi

The world has agency he claimed to represent, aid he was critic that cbarily covers a multitude of defects, tlou fide of £3,000 was imposed.

January 6th. France has begun the extraordinary contract

but as regards the merits of this particular performance it may be questioned whether

Were st

not so

A singular announcement comes from Italy,

last Report, was $243,287.54 | Granny's original and truly beautiful aphorism of building 41 warships.

mil apropos: certainly fat as our Umlied lights would allow us It is to the effect that an insane publican to discern. This by the way, however, Į designed and carried out the diabolical novelty For that the concert WIL. LA andoabled of dynamite cartridge dinner." The result artistic success no one with any pretensions | WAS eight deaths, including himself.

$3 per

share,

pald in 1893......$60,000,00 Deduct claims

under 1891 poll-

return

cles, paid in 1893 23,433 70 Deddict

premis, &c., &c., pala la 1893 946570

91,889 40

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Balance of Profit......$151,888.14 "Of this sum the Directors propose to appro pitate $50,000 to the payment of a Final Divi dind of 33 ver share, making $6 for the year; $19,150 to the payment of a Bonus contil- butors of business; $50,000 to Reserve Faid, locreasing the same to $875,000, and the balance of $11,738,14 to be carried forward,

1893-The conditions of the previous year, regards a diminution of trade and excessive competition in rates, ha re continued, and under the circumstances it will be gratifying to share. holders to note that the Company's income has beau maintained, though the fosses have been heavier than for several years past. It is pro- posed to pay an interim dividend of $3 per share.

DIRECTORS.

Mesir. McConachie and Sissoon retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

AUDITORS.

the annexed accounts and offer themselves for Messrs. J. H. Cox and R. Lyall have audited reselection,

H. HOFFIUS,

Chairman.

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The troopship Himalaya salled early yesterday morning for home with 13 officem 5 W. O and 239 non-coms, and men, besides la wamen 2nd 13 children. Among those who left are Capt. Du Boulay, Lt. Christian, Lt. Courage R.A. Capt. Dambleton, Capt. A. T. Lewis, Lt. | Lloyd, RE. Capt. Moore, L. Smyth, Lt. Meynell, S.L.I.; Lt. O'Malley, A.S.C. Sarg. Capt. F. Smith, Capt. J. Hant, A.MS; ; Lt. Col. Mulcahy, O.S.D., and Mrs: Mulcahy,

Tax Hongkong volunteer corps Field Battery hold another Carbine competition en Saturday last, when eighteen man put in an appearance, but there were wary few good scores, there being bad light. The following were the winners:-- B. Sg-Mej Duncan......" Aggregate Spaan. Corpi, Fredericks....Handicap Spoop, Sgt. Wylie........ Balls" Spoon, Sgt. Haywird ......200 yds. Range Spoon. Gunner Hopkins. Recruit Spoon.

The amp revenue of the colony for last month, according to the semi-defunct Colonial Tres amounted to $11.925 32, as against Sr2,934-44 savere is urn in the Government Gerstle, for January, 1893, showing an increase of $1.001 c8. The reincipal Rems contributing to ibis result are- bank chiques $200, blils of IN e nnection with the Hongkong Ride Asocialading $179 80, charter party forms $135 30, tion's competitions remembers tried for the "Mat probate or letters of administration $457, de tini Cup and Spoons on Saturday Mr. E. C.sive stamps $34229, and share transfers $71.30. Shepherd took the Handicap aggregate Spoon; There is, we regret to say, nothing in all this to Commander Ashe, the coyarde; Iospector make us particularly jubilant. Mana the 500 yards; and Sergt. MaĹennan the

600 yards spons. Major Eyton took the special spoon for the Magarine Rife. Scores 3-

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ESTABLISHED A‚D, 1841. '

Mr. E. C. Stepherd. A H Major Eyton, S.LL Commander Asks, R.N.....

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. Maler Lade, LL

The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong.

The Shanghai Pharmacy, 34, Nanking

Road, Shanghal.

Botica Inglein, 14, Escolta, Manlia.

The Canton Dispensary, Canton.

The Dispensary, Foochow;

The Hongkong Dispensary, Hankow.

The Hongkong Dispensary, Tientsin, London Office, 8, Fenchurch Balildings, E.C Hongkong, 26th January, 1894.

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Serat-Major Liddle, Lieut. Helps, S.11.

Inspector han.

Mr. Willam Stewart DS

Less Fram, R...

Fargt. McLeanan

Mr. A. Chips.

Mɛ E. Robinson

Mr. McDonald

Inspector A. Watest

Mr. Ford

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Sergt. Duncaİ YARALI

Mr. G. C. Hayward mome

Capt. Palmer, O.S.D

100 toe Hiep TOCAL, yarda, yarıda yarda, polak,

WANCHAI WAREHOUSE-AND -

GODOWN CO., LD.

The ordlessy annual meeting of shareholders in this Company was held to-day. Mr. H. Garrels presided, and there were also pres ni Mesir B Solterfoht, P. Sichie (consulting committee), W. Radzioff (secretary), C. Herman, G. Schroeter, C. Schwencke, O, Kleinschmidi, F. Henderson, and Kwok Lum,

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The Chairman said :-Gentlemen, with your permission we will follow the usual practice and take the report su read. From it you will have

We beg to acknowledge receipt of a leaflet | seen that the main reason for the shortcomings entitled "Conerning the Prohibition of Oplum," in our revenue and consequent reduction in this by the Rer. Wong Yuk Cho, pastor of the yals dividend has been the great falling Lardon Mission, Hongkong. He begina by | off in imports of Bombay yarn,

The storage saying "Oplum is a polson, the use of which of this commodity has formed one of the should in any case be strictly probibited." Well, pri cipal sources of revenue for the company, 10 are patent exfety matches, if eaten in fumo- | and you may imagine the difference to se, NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

derate quantity; so is "Old Brown Windtoy* when 1 tell you that at the end of 1893, soap; so is sad lead, and spʻeral kinds of shoes the whole stock of Bombay yarn in this blacking; while the deep seated though less colour amounted to hardly half our apɔrago FROM

“ROM AND AFTER THE 107 OF JANUARY, obvious injury" (to borrow Rev, Wong's own on the 30th Aprl] last. Of course, we. words) azused by such things as ter, sweetmanty, | are not dipendent on this staple aline for 1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE HONG. cold water, and other dreadful things, are well our facame, but the latter half of the past le own to all Äggtors. Why therefore has the year was 2116 in other respecta" unfavour- KONG TELEGRAFI WILL BE THIETY Worthy pastor called them from bile commissable to the storage business. The nonasally los 7 He revives the anglent fraud about opiums small racks all made, rodmena pred DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS leading to war, but he does not mention how ordinarily for the storage of conleompete AND A HALF PER MONTH.

mach blondshed his brother mislomarks have | ours, whi'st owing to the low exchange the caused to China. He advocates the prohíbltipp | stocks' of imported goods from Europe wan ALL SUBSCRIPTIONG MUST BE PAID IN of opium, on the same lines as the Frohibition: sign mach smaller than In former years. It is of gambling; to which all we have to say is that not for me to predict how long this sintoofaffairs ADVANCE.

although gambling le theoretle lly supposed to will last. I feel, however, qul's confidant that the be prohibited, we don't know anyone who really present dépiegston ja storage business is not in does suppose so.

any way of a peripanuot" naty », hạt that it will) termiaste at the moment when gooidenge

MARRIAGE.

On the with January, 1894, at St. Patrick's Church, Hove, Brighton, by the Rev. Sir George Cmpton Shiffaer, B. st, assisted by the Lord Bishop of Chichester, Captain JoHN SHIFTNER, R.A eldest son of the Rev. Sir George Croxton Shiffner, Hart, to Miss ELSIE BURROWS, youngest diughter of Mr. Ogden Hoffman Barrows, of Newport, RI., U. S. A. and latė of Hongkong.

The Honghong Telegraph.

HONGKO, MO' DAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1894-

STELEGRAMS. RAJAH BROOKE AND BRITISH NORTH

TEORNEO.

LowDay, Februszy oth. At a meeting of the British North Borneo Company, Rajsh Brooks's proposal for acquiring the Company's rights in North Borneo was de lipad, but the Directors were empowered to offer him the pest of Governor-General,

BALANCE SHEET, JIST DICEMBER. Liabilities.

Capital account momma. $ 403,000.00 Reserve fund.............................................

875,000.00 Accounts payable

Final Dividend for

1892.........................$60,000,00 Bonus for 1892 and

Sundries.....

41,011.79

Working account 1893 :---

Balance at Credit $205,757-35 Transferred from 1893 13.73.14

Assets.

-Cash at binkers.................... | Fixed deposits at banks 2— Hongkong & Shang-

hal Banking Cor

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poration .................$425,000.00 Chartered Bank of I.

A. and C... 160,000,00 Mercantile Bank of India, Limited..... investments :--

:

Bands

Chinese Imp. Govt.

40,000.00

Loan E.......$111,161.89

Dabertures

Hongkong and Kow..

loon Wharf & Goe

down Co., Limited 50,000.00 “Shanghai Land In.

vestment Co., Ld. 49,877.40 Loans on mortgage :-

On properties in Hongkong Hongkong Fire Ins. Co., Ld."

Four abaresyon Faroliers account :-

Office fumiture, &c. Accounts receivable:-

To

Premia due from agencies, ine terest due on deposlis and investments, &Cuina

103,031.79

218.495.49 $1,596,527.28

28,148.13

625,000,00

The severe rioting still proceeds in Stelly. A late despatch says that an encounter took place between the deaffected Sicilians and a body of troops, in which the latter were obliged to fine on the rioters. As a result 18′ persona werd killed and 40 wounded.

to the appreciation of musical talent could - What is regarded as a great victory for the deny. The audience, to quote Granny agulo, | cadru af labour in England has been schleved, was a fashionable one, being composed of big For a long time past the labor leaders have Excellency the Governor, Lady Robinson and been urging the Government to adopt the eight. all the dite of the Colony (Including oursel es) hours system in the Government departments, and besides being particularly well behaved and saw a definite promise has been obtained that the system will be introduced among the was tastefully discriminate in the matter of sp plante. Concerts, as a rale, do not meet with Government employees. Hay great amount of patronage in Hongkong, so It must be particularly gratifying to those who (on the face of the results achieved) must have devoted no end of time and energy, not only lothe rehearsals, but to the incidental arrangements that have to be carried out In such cases, that their effts so thoroughly appreciated. And to Mr. Gec. P. Lammert, who conducted the orchestra, this applies in particular. To rehearse and success. fally conduct as orchestra of thirty, maluly come posed of amateurs, is no light undertaking and considering that only three weeks had been allotted to practice, both Mr. Lammert and those under his baton have avery reason to be proud of the success they schieved.

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Another feature well worthy of note was the introduction of a temporary platform which extended from the stage proper to the (permanent) second row of stalls, and thus enabled the vocalists to come forward to counteract the avowedly indifferent acoustic properties of the Theatre. The stage was tastefully decked out in what is vaguely known shrubs and flowers; and had a little more as "Turkey red" and an assortment of

attention been paid to the convenience of the lady soloists, who bad Invariably to thread their respective ways through a forest of music-stards and obstructive chair, the general arrangements would have been about perfect.

A severa frost is being experienced in Europe, and the Rivers Thames and Rking are frozen over.

Chicago (elegrame give remarkable indications of the prevalence of crime la the ci 7.

The gaols are all crowded to excess, and of the prisoners no less than so am awaliing trial for murder, while goo are charged with other offences.

January 7th.

The Rugby football international Hat was opened for the season to-day, when England beat Wales by five goals to all. Of so matches played England has won all but two.

Mr. Heaty Campbell Bannerman, Secretary of State for the War Department, has announced that the eight-hours principle has been conceded to 14,000 mes employed on military and naval ordnance works,

Sir Ughired Kay-Shuttleworth, the Secretary to the Admiralty, announced in the House of Commons to-day that during 1894 and 1895 the Navy would be armed with magarine sites.

Particulars bave been published of the addi- tions about to be made to the Billish fleet.

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The Govemment propose to add four new battleships of what is known as the Magnificent type, two powerful cruisers and 3 torpedo-beat destroyers, averaging a speed of 27 knots.

The new vessels are to be completed in threa years.**

January 8th..... the murder of three persons in a jeweller's The inquest on the circumstances surrounding shop in London by a burglar, who subsequently committed suicide, was held to-day. Evidence" was given to the effect that the burglar broke she was shot dead by the robber as soon as she into the shop and the proprietress balag moused made her appearance. The shopman and the grandson of the owner were also killed, and the burglar then blew his own brains out.

given at the inquest by one witness. This A most extraordinary piece of evidence was person beatified that an offer was made to the police to sell them the news of the impending burglary before it took place, but the polic declined to buy the information, and in con- sequence the terrible tragedy took place. Verdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned.

Mr. Cecll Rhoder, the Cape Premler, has severely attacked Mr. Henry Labouchere, M.P owing the latter's comments on the action of Mr. Rhodes and the Chartered Company in con- nection with the Matabele war. Mr. Rhodes calls Mr. Labouchero a cynical sybarite, and declares that the colonists have no objection to the Crown conducting affairs in Mashonaland, provided in recognises it duties towards the colonists, failing which the colonists will deal elsewhere,

The concert was opened by the production of Strauss' ovetore Pilace Meihusalem" and the manner of its production was the first indication that the audience had received of the treat that | lay in store for it. Not that the gems of the evening were thrust dazzlingly and immediately before them, for the first solo was the serenade "Under the Wladow" by Mr. D. K. Sliman. Mr. Silman possesses an agreeable tenor voice, but is style is so transparently would-be professional that much of the pleasure that would otherwise be derived from his "warblings" is altogether damned, By chalable custom professionals are a'lowed a certain area over which they may wander is search of a centre of gravity, but in the case of drawing roommateurs the affectail in borders on the nauseating. However, music is music and Mr. Sliman was awarded a spirited round of applause In Hope Temple's pathet e song "Thoughts and Tears," Mrs. Dewler had an opportunity for displaying her highly cultivated valce, of which, despite painfully apparent nervousness, she took every advantage. The chums of this. Indy's singing are simplicity of method, perfect ernecla tion and soul. All demands fór an encora were dinegarded, except by a bowing acknow. ledgment, hot in the second part of the pro- gramme, after a finished rendering of Gatty's Winter," the artists, in responsato a prolonged call, sing "You and " most charmingly. The duct, plano and viollo, between Mrs Gilles and Mr. G. von Willo

Was as perfect a piece of music I rendition as it were possible to imagine the instruments were la absolute unison and the performers in evident artistic sympathy. Gilbert's "World of Dreams" was sung with taste by Mrs. E. W. Mitchell and the last fem on the first part of the programme was "Kathleen Mavourneon" by Mrs. 211,039.29 A. G. Gordon, whose appearance was the signa! fo: a perfect sort of applause, and highly 685,125.00 Hon keng audiences, it is doubtful if he were popular this gifled lady has ever been with $23.00 ever more rightly and genuinely popolar than

when she sang the last note of that bastille 450.00 ballad. Encore followed encare and finding there was no denial Mrs. Gordon sane, as the only can wing, "The Year that's Awa'" and gave, perhaps, a deeper and richar·ren- 45,243 84|| dorlog of that immortal song than ol "Kathleen." In the second part of the pro $1,596,527.38 gramme the s me artiste sang with exquisite feeling Blumenthal's “Life”. which WES applauded to the echo. In the same division of the programme Mr. C. H. Grace gare" For all Eternity and judging by the reception which the ever-smiling Charlon" received, time was the Isst thing the audience thought of Anyhow, he was kept long enough, for he had eventually to respond to repeated encores and stilled the threatened storm by singing with

ffect "Margualie." It is due to Mr. Grace | Bitivity is making preparations to be in readi

*WORKING ACCCUNN, 1ST JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1893, Dr.

Charges Account (— Rent, Salaries, Legal and Surveyor's Fees, Taxes, S'amps, Sta tionery, &c..........$23,187.96 Directors & Auditora

fc............. 7,300.00

To Commission Account ---

Agents Commissions To Fire Brigadea Account

"Contributions at Adencies, &c... To Losses Account 1893-

Claimst accruing to this year, To Amonnt W Itten Off 1-

Furniture Account............................... To Balance............in..........................

Gr.

$30.487.96

13,109.94

A report from Honolulu states that trouble bas broken out there between partisans of the deposed Queen and the Provisional Government. No details are yet to hand.

(Abdurrahman Khan) may possibly pay a visit It is announced that the Ameer of Afghanistan to England on an early date.

Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the Premier of the Cape, speaking in defence of the British South Africa Company's policy with regard to Matabeleland, said that the company's undrilled military had waved the British Treasury millions of pounds, He pointed out that the war against Lebengula "was assented to by religious bodies.

Mr. Rhodas also expressed an opinion that if the British Government failed to recognise its duties, the colonies "might deal elsewhere."

tics in France in which he says that the The Pope has issued a letter to Roman Catho- anarchists exhibit the audacity of last men," and are ruining public authority. Therefore he renews his command to French Roman Catholics to abey the Republic.

Januky 9th,

The Italian Government is showing great

to chronicle that he has seldom, if ever, been as in the event of declaration of war in heard to batter or even to equal effect advantage A piano sole, Moszkowski's "Valse Billlante played to a most spirited style by Mrs. Cillier, tact with the enthusiastic reception it so highly deserved. Handel's "Largo, by the orchestra, brought (with the assistance of "God Save the Queen a very enjoyable and highly artistle entertainment to a conclusion.....

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Europe. Orders have been laaned for the im Swiss frontier, and they will be placed on a war mediate strengthening of the fortresses on the

have also been prepared, and they are now in fooling without delsy. The batteries at Genoa readiness for any emergency which may arise.

Telegrams have been received from Rome reposting a number of important seizures by the police. The fear that the socialiste disaffection „which has so disturbed Stelly of late would ex- tend to Italy has caused the authorities to take extreme cruisen to prevent any outbreak. · The palice at Rome have discovered and destroyed 10,000 copies of a socialistic manifesto inciting On Saturday evening the final heats in the the people to rebellion, besides a number of Hete 308,135-77 V.R.C. championship competitions were brought of arms, A large quantity of bombe kare alan

636.11

58,114-41

3400 205,757-35

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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

FRIZE DISTRIBUTION,

off at the Gymnasium, before a large audience, been seized. ?

the Governor presiding. The prize for general||A murder mystery is reported from Paris, athletics, including bigh jump, horizontal and The body of a gentleman, recognized as that of a parallel bars, rope-climbing, sic, fell to J. Alven.. teweller by the Lyons express train, has been In fencing, W. M. Armstrong easily beat J. found on the tallway line. Marks of violence Machado, while). Alres defeated F. X, da Silva on the body clearly show that murder was come 914,076.38 || for the feather-weight boxing championship, A mitted and that the object was robbery. Tha very Ano spar ensued between two light-waghis; crime must have been perpetrated in the railway' Gedge and Robinson, the latter being declared carriage and the body thrown out of the door- victor. In presenting the pilzes, his Excellency | way?" The police are now Investigating the said this contest was an excellent object lasson for myntmydelig att dina v Dr. Challie's lecture on Athletics in the Tropics.

In the palice notification publish din Saturday's | [1 rastered in the fetare stabilty of both. Gazsili-which nobody lo any way interested Indian and sterling exchanges. In the mean fe likely to seelaying down regulations for the time we are doing ögt beg:to mitract cihaz irades management of the traffic during the forthcoming and customers to our godogns, whom prey opaly By Premium Account races, the eradite author or editor, or some other we were unable to accommodate, when so mach set amount of Fremia talented galost who fancies he knows the Caj. of our space was taken up with Bombay

flected in $330,345,73 nean language, refers to the Rices at Weng yarn. to this respect we have been quite Loss Re-Insurance

5,36540 nad-ch'ung." This is the sort of rotten affectar sucessful of late, and; taken all in Bil, I may tion that, makes taxpayers sawaga to have to confidently express a haps of being able to pre- By. Interest Ascount f---- contribute for Chinese teachers to Government sent a better report next year. Torsleg to Amount at Credit, including Ing officials who in their business da its bava about accounts I may say that the ligm of $1,215:12 - teret dur on Deposits and as much use for the native tongue as they Bundry Tabips &c., represents the Decanber

Investments, &apos 2191,064.30 have for an intimate knowledge of the cuneifom bills, whigh but for a small balance have since By Exchanre Account ş**** inscriptions. For over Shy years Wong-nzi-been paid. I shall be glad to answer any ques: Amount at Credit

2,716.72 chong bas bere quite good for everybody who flenni zonSENG SUB MENU

By Transfer Fee Account Is anybody in Hongkong, and the latest method. These being no questions, the Chairman pro. ↑ Amount at, Credit

278.47 of spelling is certainly not an improvement. We posed the adoption of the taport and accounty, take the liberty of suggesting to Mr. Becretary O'Brien-who, by the way, does not state that this particular moiffiention is for general informas tion the advisability of directing his literary soulstants to spell the English Lanslations of Chinese names in the Gazette as they in usually pronounerd, and as they have been

printed from the foundation of the copy of golto a recent date-until the late Raw, Heir Von to the tangible loaves and fishes of a fat Gorais. Litel did a demi volle team a prospective glosy meat billet. Why doesn't his spell himself 23-14

Mr. Heermann, seconded the motion, which was carried nam. com,"

On the motion of Mr. Henderson, seconded by Mr. Hermann, the rating members of the Consulting Committee, Mrs. Sache and Stolesioat, were m-elected

On the motion of Mr. Schroeter, seconded by Mr. Kleinschmidt, Mr. J. Henderson, was 16 elected Auditor,large

The Chairisan's that is all the bandsemi daldand wing misuli ba party se le mange and I think you for you!

E. & O. E.

$308,135.77

JAS. B. COUGHTRIK,

Secretary

the books and securities at the Head Omlc^, and We have examined the above statement with have found the same to be correct. pronta di mall FAMES H. COM,

Z LYALL'AN

· Auditors.

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fight which took place towards the end of last month batween the Italian troops at Fort Agonist, near Massowah, the principal port in Abyssinia, and a fores of 10,000 dervishes, It was at first reported that 1000 of the dervishes The Eastern and Australias Core-Mesmably were killed, but their loss is now given at 4000 Menmuir, Capt. Hugh Craig, from Sydney and The Venetian newspapers dociare that the ports, arrived in harbour on Saturday at 9 pắm.. | Italian Government are rapidly completing the For the subfland telegrams we are indebted to defence works and the armaments at the frontier, our Colonial exchanges

From New York it is reported that "Casin'h ZAMANgai 'and making every preparation for wARE BET Baginda dauphine LOWDON January 4th, Liberal Arts Exhibtion and its contents

Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the Cape, Premier has Chicago, were destroyed by dre last nig declared that nothing but as settlement of the damage done is intimated at 100.com/