Intimations.
DR. FENWICK'S FOOD
·TOR
NURSING MOTHERS AND INFANTS
ALSO FOR
DYSPEPTICS AND INVALIDS.
IT
*Tin specially recommended as an article of
diet for NURSING MOTHERS. ■ it will strengthen and support them and at the same time coric's the Natural,Milk and increase the Supply,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1894.
THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. The Emperor and Empress of Austria bave been passing week in the neighbourhood of Nice, incogri o
THE GERMAN TARIFF. The Reichstag is discoring the commercial trenly between Germany and Russia.
Count vou Caprirl, the Chancellor, says he hopes to pave the way for the unkon of the powers of Europe for concerted action in economic matters,
FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
PARIS, March 1st. The Gaulois poshively asserts the existence military defensive convention between Fracco and Russla
of
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
INFANTS FED on this Food put on flesh A Broker's Sin-Commission, not omission.. rapidly.
THERE is an epidemic of small-pox in Tonkin, In two and sixpenny and one and sixpenny and special hospitals are being ran ap. The bottles at $1.10 and 70 Cents,
Avinir says the plaguo is disappearing already, THERE is a firm belief among the natives of India that the object of the Oplum Commission, &ting just now, is to promote the interests of
Scotch and Irish whisky distillers.
AGENTS IN HONGKONG:
DAKIN. CRUICKSHANK COMPANY, LIMITED,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 12th January, 1894.
CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITE D.
屈臣公司
FAMILY AND DISPENSING
CHEMISTS,
The Centurion was to h⋅webeen cominissionad at Portsmouth on 14th ult, for the relief of the
136 Impérieuse. Captain E. S. Po is to bring the Centurion out to Hongkong and will take the Impérieuse home.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS.
ANALYSTS.
PERFUMERS.
VENDORS.
THE Japanese Government has been advised from Washington that Chili bas vienified its Intention of #dopting a gold standard on the 1st of July, 1896 ! This may not be important news, but it starts the think-wórks going "somehow. At the Tonkin Criminal Sessions on the 3rd instant, fifty-six Chinese were charged with being connected with the piratical bands Infesting tha province; so of them were acquitted, 26 sen- tenced to deportation to a fortress for life, and to to banishment from the country.
COMPENSATION extraordinary. The husband of
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A SPECIAL stamp liste will be made to com. memorate the importal Silver Wedding In Japan.
AT the Magistracy, to-day, before Mr. Hastings, R.NL. C. Alrey was charged with selling intoxicating liquor during prohibited hours on the 8th Inal, at the Stag Hotel, and with Me Justcome-"What is the best clique to refusing to admit the police. Evidence was be mixed up with in Hongkong ?"
given by Police Constable Graham, who saw Mrs. Oldoffender -"Cliqast 1"
through the shutters that some blue-jackets were served with beer long after closlog-time. The | case was then adjourned,
LATE sdvices from Singapore state that the Imparleusa und Stuerm are to wail from that post for Hongkong, wis Batavia, on the
rath last,
We are informed by the Agent of the Austrian Lloyd's 3. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Maria Palerts left Slugapore for this port to- .dar.
Mr. Basybee—"Is it true that Lieutenant Winebibber drloks like a fish 7"
General Matterofcourse-No-Aubes drink water |"
THE Chluaman arrested on board the Glangy comlog from Singapore, last week, was again brought before the magistrate today on a charge of "cheating" and further remanded; ball $3,000.
ARIGULAR meeting of St. John's Lodge, No. 618, S.C., will be held in Freemasons Hall, Zetland Street, on Monday, the rath instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially Invited.
No replied the fair one, "indeed I don't, he "So you don't like Mr. Pumphreys he queried. to so deucedly stabbora, by Jove, that no one wor dared dirgren with "hẩm-save a Welsh rareble." .
AMERICA has at fast decided definitely that Madame Malba is to step tato Patty's shoes, for the Australian dira la noanimously pronouEced to be the greatest, mistress of the art of purc singing now before the public. Nature has been generous to her in the gift of a voice, and its placing and caith ation, are absolutely flaw.
Walter Damrosch, the Impresario, hear. log ber sing one evening, exclaimed," There are no registers at all in that voice, it fall one." Beyond the wonderful beauty her voice, bow- ever, Melba's vocal art does not go. She falls to convince her hearers that there is a heart to produce what are known as dramatic effects,
bebind her saDg.
THE STRANDED STEAMERS..
time by Messrs. Batterfield & Swire, left Hong The P. & O. 1ng Dragon, chartered for the kong yesterday about 11.30 am, and reached the Branded Taniales early in the afternoon. The exact spṛt was not, as at first reported, the. "Nice Plas" oor Table Island, bata point on Trio Islets, ronth of Table Island and notth the mainland between Steep Island and the
west of the Nice Pina. The water is quite deep right up to the face of the cliffs, which rou up sheer, with only a small projecting ridge of few feet near the water line. THE Turkish Bath Company which not loggare informed that the steamer's engines were Wa since was formed with a fourlah of trumpets in kept going ahead slowly all the time, to prevest Yokohama, is about to go into voluntary liquida- her sliding off while still fully loaded. A Hon. It is said that another syndicate will be Chinese Customs cruiser and the Dragon got formed to carry on the enterprise,
bawsers on board as quickly as possible, this partly emptied the Tantalus backed off, really morning, and by the time the forebold bad barn without needing a tow at all. Under her own steam, the damaged vessel came into port slowly, escorted by the Dragos, and arrived about nous, mooring at once alongside the Hanghom dock. The amount of cargo taken out before she came
though the Dragos took up three large lighters, to ha e made any appreciable difference; for only one of them was used, and that took less than a hundred bags of rice off. She was pige feet down by the head, the fare-foot being clean gone, the bows smashed, and the bottom plates forward torn off; but only the foremost compartment made water, and the collision backhand held solid. She is draw- 1 ay feet in her presest condition, and will have to be considerably sightened before she can get into dock, which will probably be to-morrow.
AND still they came Intelligent Gaul (after bis first factaly ht in London)"Ah, mon ami, we shall get to Berlin ze next time. Briton
Glad to hear it; but what makes you think sa Intelligent Gaal-Well, you must have nearly all ac natives here already."
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Consulting Committaa.-—in accordance with | Capital 3,000 shares at $50 paldi.................$150,000.00 the Articles of Association Messa. Güller, Reserve fund..................
25,000.00 Hopptur, Moses and Shewan all retire but effer Doe the Hongkong and Shangbai themselves for re-election.
Banking Corporation..... INTE 18,833.89. Auditors.-The accounts have been audited Due Shewan & Co, general manageıs by Mesurs. T. Arnold and J. H. Cox, who are Sundry creditor........ eligible for re-election.
Balance of profit and loss account SHEWAN & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, a8th February, 1894
1,514.99 24.769.78
23 122 60
$343,246.19
We have compared the above statements with Accounts for the year ending Dec. 31st, rigj. | the books and vouchern of the Company, and
found the same in accordance therewith,
BALANCE SHEET.
Arts, Value of Company's stomers Esmeralda and Zefra............. 278,718.45 Less depreciation written
off
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32,015,45 Value of buoys & moorings at Amoy Velas of stores on hand
and Hongkong
-$ 156,000.00
701.68 2.901.04
Value of coals on board................................ Outstanding Freight 1893 Premium value on unexpired policies Bad and doubtful debts ..... Das from Amoy agents........................... Dus from Londos agents Due from Manila agents........REDI Cash on hand Hongkong and Shanghal Bawking
Corporallon IFISICOLO Forfeited shares account...............
Liabilities.
TROS. ARNOLD 】 F. HENDERSON
Auditors.
THE LONDON LYRICS at the THEATRE ROYAL.
The London Lvifc Company has been "doing -Itself proud," to use the language of the topical 16.00 g writer, since it opened by seison in Hong 41,519.61 | kong. Each night, some healthy, merry, first- 9.734.52 class comedy has been given, the stage settings 844-36 have entirely filled the hill; the cast has, beer 8,016 17 selected in each cate with judgment, and 1,718.73 we less it will be some time before lovers of 3.444.37
the bistrionic art will again, bave the pleasant 82.59 Batisfaction of witnessing plays more Interesting
and amusing than "June" "The Brothers "Liberty Hall," and "Äntful Cards,"
5119.16 3850,00
"Artful Cards" was the specific attraction last evening and it drew almost the whole of the world - $ 315,017.41 | and his wife from comfortable firesides, through the drizzling rain, and other uncomfortable sor- roundings to the City Hall. Hornard's three act creation is not the highest of the 19 h Century $150,000,00|comedies; it savours too much of the Music 5.576 63|| Hall, and the Dime Museum burlesque, to centre 13.612.7% the attention of the ultra-critical; yet it must be 2,715.70 admitted that it does tickle the palate of the 50,000.00 ordinary theatre-goer. 13,077.35
Capital 5,000 shares @ $50. per Underwriting account................. ....................... Sundry creditors ..................... Due to general managers. Esmeralda mortgage account...... Balance of profit and loss account...
A woman who was recently killed near St. Joseph | THI Mekong, & semi-weekly (though it catle of the recka was really very small-too small Consulting committee ..............................tme
Mo, has written to the railway people responsible for the accident that, as his wife was nice-looking and a good cook be thought he ought to get ten dollara damages.
As will be seen by a Gaveramcot nollfcation In another column, the water supply of the colony will be cut off between the hours of 9 pm, and f.m., ladefinitely, on and after the 14th inst. No reason is given for this action on the part of the Water Authority, but presumably it is owing to the long-continued drought.
THE 1894 edition of the North China Desh Hong List, which we have just received," is a decided Improvement on its predecessors in that It contains more useful information than hitherto PATENT MEDICINE PROPRIETORS AND† and, as far as the scope of the work permits, is a thoroughly reliable and useful hand-book for business men la Shangkal and China coast ports,
MR. Hiranama Senro, the well-known Yokohama | millionaire and usurer, who was recently arraigned on a charge of giving false idence in connection with the sensational Soma case, has been sentenced by the Tokyo Local Court to menta's impilionment with hard labour.
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRYMEN.
CIGAR DEALERS. ·
Notice of appeal has been given THE Mekong laments that, under pretext of a WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, tuinour exchange, the Salgoa caff keepers "no longer import ginger ale, nor the excellent English lemonade," but only supply "the atrocious irmenade manufactured locally,” at a prime cost of 4 cents and a reiall price of 155 and woribless brands of bese that are “Ironic rather thin stomachle,”
AND
AERATED WATER MAKERS.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
香港大藥府
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
A. S. 'WATSON & CO., LD,
The Hongkong Dispensary, Hongkong, The Shanghai Pharmacy, 34, Nanking
Road, Shangbal..
Botica Inglesa, 14, Escolta, Manila, The Canton Dispensary, Canton, The Dispensary, Foochow. The Hongkong Dispensary, Hankow. The Hongkong Dispensary, Tientsin, London Office, 8, Fenchurch Buildings, E.C
· Hongkong,"16th January, 1894,
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
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FROM
ROM AND AFTER THE 1 OF JANUARY,
1894, THE SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE HONG
WILL BE THIRTY DOLLARS PER ANNUM, OR TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF PER MONTH.
THE Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Barrack Square, this evening, commencing at 7.30 o'clock :-
Polka... Vilso
Scholliecho. Lancora, Valso Qundrije...
„!" Comarade”
·Fedorm ".....
...................................... Waldtzufal,
Bucalons!
Chaine de Fleur "La Bellesa del Balla"....Baby,
Lord of Loras..............Godfrey. ***Fairie Voices “...aCrow ["Eo Masque "RUSL **Tha Mafð of the Mill”.....Eiddle.
ALTHOUGH Japanese officials may continue to goad the people at large to clamour for treaty revision, it is not, is the opinion of the Herald to be dented that Immense benefits have accrued to the latter from the stimulus afforded by the existence of extraterritoriality, or rather by the
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desire to get rid of it. The several reforms which have been accomplished during the last couple of decades, would not certainly, have been at templed for many years to come, and what is more, accomplished, 'without the incentive which the existence of extraterritoriality has afforded, It has been a real advantage to the Japanese | people, and, in addition, has saved the Govern ment from an immense amount of responsibility and expense. Tra'y it has proved to be a very great blessing in disguise.
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itself bi-weekly) published in Saigon, has started subscription Har for the benefit of the French soldiers at Chantaboon, who, it says unable on their small pay to enjoy life so far from civilisation," There are different ideas of humour, and this is ours,
THE depth to which the sun's raya penetrate water has been recently determined by the aid of photography. It has been found that at a depth of 555ft. the darkness was to all intents and purposes the same as that on a clear bat moon- less night. Sensitized plates exposed at this depth for a considerable length of time gave no evidence of light-action.
$335,032.43
The story of the play deals with society in the middle upper classes in England. The first scene represents a rather assorted household where the prim though astful wife—exacting, low-
31,353.10 husband, a well-meaning old jasser but with- ing, but economical, is found looking over bills. And other humdrum household accounts, and the 22,0:8.45
"hay-reed” and generally a stupla old asi, 2,000,00 out a
300.00 confessing hieextravagances and shortcomings. He has a nephew who is x barrister by prolës- 207.16 sion, and who has at this very time defended the 1,505.16
Countess Asteriski, an adventuress, in a law soft, and come out victorious. After the wife settler 31.00 13077.35
the accounts and retires to her apartments amid protestations of affection on his part, “Pabby* $75,696.35 Countess's heart. They propose to call on her and his nephew plan a crusade on the "fetebing"
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. ' Balance from last account Amount written off for depreciation....
Interest account....................... Auditors' fear...............................................sinuzitnes Exchange accous! ................. Charges account Freight outstanding 1890 written off Bilance...
Prost on workingsteamships Erme-
raldo and Zafro..... Profit on stores.....
5.194.13
that very evening, ani indulge in some “high 74.438:12 larking," The nephew is called away, and a 158.23 pretty bousemaid enters. "Habby," Mr. Spicer Rumford, Immediately kisses her (just to keep $75.696.35 in practice, asbe explaioa in an aside) and takes off bis waistcoat to help her lay the table cloth for dinner. Here enters Sir Haircutt Shortleigh, a trustworthy but rather eccentsic member of 4.607.56 the British nobility. He sees the master of the 87.80 house without bin upper outside garment and
takes him for the butler. He tips him gene 4,595.36 | rously, thus giving Mr. Rumford the longed-for
BAD AND DOUBTFUL, DEBTS. -..
Balance from last account............$ Freightoutstanding 1893 transferred
By value of 77 shares belonging to Rossall & Co. in liquidation, forfelted, $50 per share, Balance
The Pilot Fish, on the other hand, is not expected to get off at all, unless the weather becomes even galeter than at present-which is certainly not likely, and at the very best sho An Admirsity order has been issued directing could not be considered in a promising candi the Porpoiss, the Rattler, and the Firebrand tion. Mr. Cook of the Dock Co, went out to be recommissioned at Hongkong for another yeaterday, and Mr. Gillies again to-day, and term of service the Chira Station. All three they agree that unless she has much better vessels are to be recommissioned by their pre- than ordinary lack she must become total sent commanding officers, whose appointments wreck. She lies on a small reef, almost a are of comparatively recent date, New crews pinnacle rock, only about twenty feet wide at for all three vessels embarked on the troopship the water's edge and dropping nearly straight Tamar (expected heer at the end of this month) at the sides. She lies on her side, only supported No very important case transpired at the Police that comes along will probably carry her amidships by the rock, and the first heavy sea Court this morning, the most interesting price weather la seldom idén, the petal 1 to buckled. We have compared the above statements with
being over and As it is, though the music owing to her nanny goats having that there is a big was constantly, sometimes the books and vouchers of the Company, and been found grasing yesterday to the hill-sides rising within a foot or two of covering her, and found be same in accordance therewith, In Wanchai district. The defendant admited somzilmer nearly exposing her keel, All that the offence, and was fired seran dollars. Our can be done it present is to take off the Illustrious O:fis Gote, stränge to say, was simply movable gear and dismantle her as far as not in it.
possible; and this work has been proceeding, bader great dificulites as may be easily imagined, slace yesterday noon,
The Pilot Fisk is described in Lloyd's Register na 115 tons net seg., 114 ft, gin. long, 1981. 4lo, deep, solt, gin, beam, bulit by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Lim, in 1855 1 engines of 6s b.p. nom., two cylinders, 2010, and 4010, diam., 28ło, stroke, single scraw, driving about twelve know.
THE British Navy, remarks a lome paper, is not alone in being still supplied with semi. obsolete, though nevertheless very serviceable rifles. The French navy is in the same coodi. tion; but 25,220 Label rifles are now being sent to the parts for distribution among ships on the home station, and all ships henceforth commiz. stoned will also be furnished with these wes- pons. Of the new rißus, ia,coo go to Toulon, 4.450 to Cherbourg, 3.770 to Brest, 3,400 to ANOTHER MAGISTERIAL 'FIZZLE? Lorient, and 1, 600 to Rochefort,
Theatrical Manager-" Didn't I hear you making some talk about there not being enough realism in this play, Mr. Walker p
Lencing Man-"I did say something of the kind, sir, water, a real sage-chopper, soal nakes in #Hah!--We already have real horien, real the delirium frament scene and real turnips in -the gorgeous banquet scene. What more do you
want. anyhow?”
Wall I should like a little real applause at each performance, and real money on salary dayı.”
A JAPANESE contemporary states that another inroad seems likely to be made on the import trade by Japanese T-clatba, the manufacture of which is said to be now conducted by the Osaka Cotton Splasing Company on a considerable scale. The weavers of Ki, slac, have embarked in the same enterprise. It is said that the Japanese T-cloth can be sold for zo ras less per piece than the foreign, the pricas of the three
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3,850.00 £45 36
$ 4,695.36
·THOS. ARNOLD }- Auditors. JAMES H. Cox}
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
the shareholders at the ten's ordinary general The following is the report for presentation to
meeting to be held at the office of the General "Managers. on Saturday, 17th March, at 12.30
p.m.
wherewithal to make his motielpated revel more of a possibility. He also tells Mr. Rum.. fard, the supposed butler, that he is in love with Miss Stuart, Romford's nelce,, and that his presence in the hoose to get possesion of bis hat which has blown over in the yard, fa merely a subterfuge. He will pay the butler any
well with the
prica to keep him she unford sest enters and a merry game of cross purposes is played in which the wily husband contínues to "kide bis tile game. Mr. Rumford and Sir Haircutt Shortleigh being left alone, the latter protests that he adores her nelce, Miss Stuart, and would go to any end to gala her affections. Ha hostess pooh-poohs the idea, but mentions that if he should prova |himself worthy his amorous amblilon, `there might be a hope for him. He departs and Mra. Rumford and Miss. Stuart appear dressed för a deeply interested in stroll and and the hashind and his nephew
business conversation, * They make excuses to depart but return in a few seconds, for some foʻgotten article, only to find the two gentlemen dancing the concan and Ansexed we have the pleasure to lay before raising Cain generally.. This makes a really shareholders the usual annual statement of comical climax. The second act opens accounts mada up to the 31st December 1893, is the Countess's drawing room, Here are The gross profi, fncluding the balance brought introduced Prince Ivanovs Fordonsoll, M. forward from last year, amounts to $33,113.60 Le Baron von der Teuleikarten, an elderly and after writing off £10,000a los depreciation of Princess and a number of questionable plant and machinery there remains #13,132,60 Tady * Platters. The usual, gambling_forni
To pay a dividend of 12 per cent... 18,000.co and his nephew: Rumford proceeds to play which it is proposed to appropriate as follows in turn is visible and the gloss and gliter of To place to Reserve Fund $5,000.00 adventure everywhere. Enter Mr. Rumford To Carry forward to next year's account 122.60 cards, winning at first beavily, then losing at There is nothing of special interest to remark twice the rate he won, giving 1.0.U, and at regarding the year's busloess. The Company's last, saying good bye to his favorite time place. rope continues to grow in favor with the trade, His nephew meantime having become dinled and wa are glad to ray; that our efforts to in- by the charms of the fair Countess, in lost in the crease direct sales to consumers, and avoid the mases of her "coral lips, green eyes, and won. accessly for consigning, are beginning to meet derful artifices Sir Haircut Shortleigh is with success...
announced. He asks to see Prince Fardor fast witnessed him bying to blackmail aff. alone, and tells him that he has Mrs. Spices Rumford and Miss Stuart-Inter capted love letters. He also glibly recites sume unpleasant but authentle passages of the man's past. He brings him to justice and the lettery and blackmell are safely disposed of to his cigar case, in an uister pocket. Here pandemonium and
have to record the death of Mr. J. S. Lepralk, in Consulting Committer.—We deeply regret to whose place Mr: j. H. Lewis was invited to join the board. In accordance with the Antides of Association, Mans, Glüler Moser, Shewan and Levis retire, but offer themselves for reselec The tion.
Auditors —The accounts have been aúglied
are recommened for re-election.
In our Issue of the ayth ultimo we referred at some length to the charpe preferred by the West Polat police against F. P. Xavier, the keeper of the slaughter house at Kennedy-town, in which it was set forth that the defendant had "unlaw Veterinary Surgeon on the 26th February on foily forged the stamp or seal of the Colonial certain cattle which had been rejected." Since that date the case has dragged its weary length lo the Police Court, Mr. A. B. Johnson appearing as Crown Prosecutor and Mr. J. F. Recce as solicitor for the defence. After being repentedly and being adjourned from day to day without any apparent reason, the case came before Mr. Hastings yesterday with every hope of important revelations transphing in evidence. Not so, however, for the Crow Prosecutor promptly put a "damper" on the W.TH rel-reses to the prosecution of Phra Yut,
proceedings as soon as the Court ss, by status, the Siamese officer who is being sted at Bant
much to the surprise of the spectators, that the kok on the charge of murdering Inspector
prosecution was not prepared to proceed ewing Grosgotin on the Slamaie frontier on Jona zed, of last year, the Observar remarks 1-At such
to the fact that no efiance had been committed under the Ordinances of the Colony. moment It would be improper to prejudice to
charge bad been preferred under section of case either way, by making public certain facts which we here become acquainted with, but it
Odinance 6 of 1865, which referred to forgery of the seal of any Officer, Office or Department, but is nevertheless paralisible to remind their lord
the branding-tron (the broad arrow) which the ships the Jadges that on the impartiality and
Veterinary Surgeon used when passing cattle was ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE FAID DX fearlessness of their decision even graver (sines
***not the udicially recognised seal of any special than the lives of four men depend. The con THE B is shipbuilding returns for 1893 convey department. There was manifestly Haw in the ADVANCE.
'ditions of the trial are unprecedented-the_last a melancholy story of the depression to this law, and this case had brought to light a missing Yet, is being prosecuted by his own a antrymo, important branch of industry. Among the many link in the law which would doubtless soon at the bidding of strangers, for an offanes com starting facts set out in the elabrate statistics be supplied with a view to preventing any mitted outside, the revised boundaries of Stam; published by the Board of Trade there is the possibility of the misappropriation of the Colonial with no hope of appeal in case of conviction,talement that the number of vessels built in the Veterinary Surgeon's seal or brand in the future.
And machinery : ommiandiapason Newcastle district alone is very much smaller Under the circumstances he had no course open and no certainty of escape in the seat of than la previous years. In 1889. 367 vessels were to him but the withdrawal of the prosecution. acquittal; defended by allans, and incriminated by unswor affidavits therefore fluid an urned out in the North of England in 1890, Mr. Reece said nothing, but looked more or less dar that the case will be watched with the 331; la 1891, 3491 in 1891, 3041 and in the pleased, and his Worship of course consented to the Crows backing down, and dismissed the year 189t only 30y! The falling off has, how- keanest interest, not only here, but to all Europe ever, been pretty general; for it is recorded that case forthwith. Thus ended a case which bas and will sank among the greatest of casciar dübrii
the total tonnage, launched in the United Kings brought to light, once again, the glaring. dom in 1893 was 300,000 lean ihan' in 1892, or focantistencies and yawning gaps in the laws of IT has long been recogaled by the ablest me. “ “450,000 below the maximum, fo the year 1879" this well-ordered colony. dical suthorities that the use of tobacgo in {This is the natural resuit of ove--production, Injurious to the respiratory tract, bot, mayr a¦¦
KONG TELEGRAPH "
DEATH
On the zħth January, at Eastbourne, Marcus OCTAVIUS FLOWERS, late H.B M.'s Consul in Japan, aged 75 years.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 9. 1594.
TELEGRAMS.
THE PREMIER AŊE THE PRESS.
LONDON, March 7th. Newspapers of all shades of politics express approval of the Earl of Rossbery's appoints
MR. GEADSTONE'S HEALTH Mr. Gladstone is anfering from a feverish chill
and is confited to bed.)
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RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr. Herbert John Gladstone, Parliamentary S-cretary to the Home Office acccds Mr John Shaw-Lefevre as First Commissioner Works.
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS,
PARIS, Fabinary 26th. char kas held thr', alemion
of
barrier to bis country's 'absolute kaadora, Para
grades at present beleg 1 60 yes, 150 yes, sad 1.40 ya respectively. The recent appreciation of gold has greatly assisted the Japanese weaVETE their competition with fabrics imported fram gild-oning countries.
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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM.
SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, “
The following in the report for presentation to the shareholders at the eleventh ordinary geneal meeting to be held at the cfice of the General Managers on Saturday, 17th March, 1994, at is o'clock, noon sin
scientific exchange, the extent of lis induenes la | ¡A YESW interesting paper was recently ron t by checking growth in this and other direcilons has | De Embleton at the Hancock Museum, New been widely underestimated. Dr Seaver's con- | caule on "The Mos, the extinct glant bird of clusiona in regard to the dwarfing effect of | Now Zoiland.". Some of the lecturer's remarks tabicco are fally corroborated by the following might well be considered as a warning to the statement by Profesor Flichcocok MD of ruthless destroyers of birds in bois Bemispheres. Amherst College, more race Ubi sab'libed Aroun time: far distant from the prescals New *The matter of tobacco skokłóg as qe luflodine) | Zealand was inhabited by birds that "wee upon the physical development of Ambart simone che of all they surveyed, from the centre dents has been died in the history of the class to the sex. They revelled in a paradies of their of '91. Of this class 75 per cent. have facressed | own. But a'change came over fuls happy scene |·ing 31st December, 1893 ** in thels measurements and teste curlog the ||when' man, though lodred leon civilized than The gross profit after dedecting the balance whole coume, while zy per ceof, have samaland ourselves, made ble sppearande among them,, at debit from last year amounts to E35,095.80 maionary or faller eff. fo atpurating the amb Coming from the east, these fattedera, needley, and after writing off $22,018 25 for depreciation keys from the non-smokers, it appears that in food, attacked and slanghted the peaceful moir of steamers there remains $13.077.35 which it la the item of weight the non-smokers bare ingress which were incapable of flight of these curious proposed to deal with us follows, vis ed 24 per cent, mon than the skeef in and interesting birds, said Dr. Embleton, an, To pay dividend of 5 per centrs,500.00 height they have surpassed them 37 per out. 1' happily lost 15 mankind shtonin, the hunger, Tocury Seward to next yen's account 577-35
kaw book laft to us by five benes, same
by Messrs. T. Arnold and F. Henderson, he
'5 HEWAN & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 28th Febresby 1814.
chaos enter through windows and doors in the shape of a party of lively policemen, who bars come to raid the place. Immediately, every guest "becomes a› musician and abo dout in sembla Is that of a fashionable orchestra'in practice. Ent the guardians of the peace are not to be Accounts for the year 1893.
hoodwinked. They seize all whom they can, “PROFIT AND LOJT, ACCOUNT,
and those who evade them steeplechase over Interest gemalaman. 3:163-74; sofas, tables, chairs, unt of windows and through Exchange ................................................................. 146.62 doors tote the street in true circus style, Repairs and maintenance of buildings
sms. In the dis and confusion Me, Spices Rumford. Written off buildings Ad machinery
#500.88 makes away with Ble Hefrcuti's cost, and the trombose he had previously been "practoosling" Consulting Committee etmeyçossano
as depreciation for 1893 10,000.00 on. He meets Le Baron von der Tenfeikarten 1,000.00 on the street and the former threatens kim with Auditors inuminnanrýmkotása Balance ................23.152.60 10. Us. Rumford tries to soften him 50000 disgrace' unless he immediately pays up bla
(unfortunately he has Siz 39333 84 Haircutt's cigar case) and the Baron, taking the case in his hands, - opens it, and, with Balance from 1E9?..................
33.83 the cigar helps himself to the free and the love Balasics of Working Account « $8,180.02Letters of Miss Stuart. He frankly lets Rumford
BALANCE SEITE,
off on the LG.U's but to the latter's chagria tells [16:39,233,84|| bīm of the que hundred pound note. In the third scene, there is much domestic quarrelling, ex« plaining and making up. A policeman returns Mew Ramford her husband's trombone, much to 20,000.00 their mutuily mortification, and · Sir Haire cutt Shortleigh • cells at midnight to demand his cost and cigar case, and to makela—all and wall, the nephew, just then, makes known bis presénes and clears up everything by producing the stolen property and the one hundred pounds which he has recovered from the Baron., 'Mis Rumford and Miss. “Stuart jelent And all heade are clasped-la-kar-
mony, as the curtain rolls down,
Cost of land.......................... Valueofactors canter &c. as per last state- Annexed we beg to submit to shareholders Les depreciation 1895, 10,000.00 ments: 1140,000,00 the usual statement of accounts for the year end.
Value of rope, hemp &c. in godoiras Valonefrops consigned...3 63.27128
Insurance premia a/d 1894 Balance of bad and donistină de bts Ausdry debtors ochá
and in the chest girth 42 per cent. And in the voracity, and; want of fork leht, of the Maori The steamers Zofre mod Esmeralda were Cash ta hand om.......................
2 KOcounts; serijõkisteröidänli
constantly employed on the line throughout the | Cash at factory time
long capacity there is a difference of 8:36. cables of it is to be year. Both mars have been docked and pre inches (bịu lo about 25 per cent.) la lavour of
the nonismokers, which is 3 per cent, at the mean that: thần táta
totál lung capasity of the class?!
no long undergone their annual vivaya and are now in
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Mr. Lyn Harding, who was cast for Ske Harents Shortleigh, wvidently has studies with 2433 much in assly to make the vols a good bit of eccentric actiog but be has fallen für short
ally, sutlsing what his expectations must- Biya didinally, bean. In the first place be has daad daavi to his many other on neglige
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