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REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT,.

LONDON, Janowy gib. Portugal maintains the neutrality of her African ponnesulons and refuses to allow the landing of the British or Germans at Delagoa Bay.

ANOTHER FLYING SQUADRONI

• Still another Flying Squadron, consisting of the Royal Oak (1st class battleship 14,150 tons), the Revenge (1st class battleship 14,150 tone), the Thessus (1st class protected cruiser 7,350 | tons), the Gibraltar (1st class protected cruiser 2,700 tons) and the Heroine (and class cruiser 4.360 tons), has been put la Commission.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1896.

THERE is little induence where there is not great food enough for the voyage from Kutchlaotsa sympathy.

O FOR AN HOUR OF BLAINE 1

Here is a hair-raising yelp from the editorial rancium of a high-class American daily. It was flushed upon the world under the above head-line, and was as the balm of Gilead to ysterical anti-British fanatics who, while believing in the Manros Doctrine, care neither for the truth, the rights of mankind, nor for the doctrines laid down by the Great Architect of the Universe :-**

And

O for an hour of Blainet

Blains in the chals of state-

abroad the fag would be more than a rag, And'our mandates stern as Fate! -The Bition would never dare

To gyve the wrists of the free

In the western world, where our flag onforled

Bade tyranta stop at the seal

O for an hour of Blaine!

Blaine at the great ship's helm,

ON Chrisimat Day the well-known "Star of the That the buccaneer of the deep might fear

Garter" hotel at Coromandel, New Zealand, wAL completely destroyed by fire. Several lives were lost.

ZIMMERMAN, the world's champion cyclist, was beaten by a Colonial named Pither in New Zealand a few days ago, The distance. paced was one mile, and Pither won after a desperate contest by exactly two yards, amidst the wildest

catbuifarm.

MELBOURNE at Cup-time: Train fall of book- makers, and the conversation turned on the works of Charles Dickens; "Is it a fact that Dickens did not finish ble last work" gald. Lazarus Solomon, "Oh Yes" said Ellah Coben-"It was doublebark-the two Caps. He died before he got mand,

THE mobilestion of the Hongkong Volunteers, which was to have been carried out to-day, WA postponed owing to the inability of the General to be present. This has given rise to many ramours, one of which is that an attempt was made to place the Volunteers in a false position serious objection was raised. Another rumOST la "political complications." and ■ third "General II," Which was l

A voice that could overwhelm---

The voice of a peerless power,

Of a sovereign people's might

NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.

to Hongkong, so were hard pressed on a long voyagn like this. The Captain of the Boynton agreed to tow us to Hongkong, ropes "were The China Navigation Co.'s steamer Taiyman passed, and at 8 am, of the 8th lostaat we Captain R. Nelson, with the Australian mail, started in tow, arriving at x o'clock this amived in port-to-day. For the following telegrams we are, indebted to our Cotontal afternoon.

Dailag the troubles on the gth December two | exchanges of the men were slightly injured, but sood

LONDON, December 6th, recovered, and, happily, all kept fa goodheaith in national subscription is being raised in spite of the wory and great anxiety. During the Italy to defray the cost of the campaign in 34 days we were under anil we made 1732 miles, Abyssinia. our best day's work belog 75 miles. This is

ADELAIDE, December 17th, have the wors! voyage I ever had and I hope The Federal Enabling Bill was passed by the nover to buvo a like sgalo, We had South Australian Assembly. crew of 26 hands, Including the officers, all Euro-

SYDNEY, December 17th, pesas but two, and the men, every one of them, The Dean conspiracy case was continued in deserve the greatest praise for the manly way Srdsay resterday, and further adjourned, they behaved under most trying circum. Mangher made a long speech in his own behalf, stances. Were it not for their exertions la which he contended that all which could be we would not now be here to tell the tale, urged against him was that he had done his

best for his client.

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As it speaks through the lips of a champles grand show huge cracks in and out of which the water

Of Liberty and Right.*

O for an hour of Blaine!

And the spirit of grest Monroe,

washes with every movement,

„December 19th.

It-sometimes happens that imports which actually come from foreign countries pass through Great Britain and are includet la colonial statistics as British. Where this is a matter of common knowledge, I shall be obliged to you li you will treat of these imports under the head. ing embraced in thle paragrant, antwithstanding the fact that they are not distinguished in the returns.

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of any class, it is Important that palteras or ment of capital was £500 in 1891. specimens of the goods preferred -should-be sent | faterer had been regularly paid until 17th home, unless the bulk li very great. This will Febranty, 1891, niece when it had had fall be necessary chiefly in those cases where the | into arrear, Plala:lf took possession of the vessel under their mortgage in September, 1894. differeece cannot be fairly described in writing.

(d). Difference of making up or packing, as It was stated that durlog 1890, 1891, and 1898. to which fall particulars should be given. the Company earned profits amounting to (c). False marking, such as piracy of trade £1181 which had been paid in certain prior bat matka, falas indications of origin, of false unsecured creditors, including the Bank of indications of weight menzare, size, or number, Scotland to which £1,783 was paid. It

(7). Any other cause which may exist should, contended that the earings or profit of the of course, be stated.

steamer to the extent of £2000 a year were specially appropriated to pistatiffs and that Messrs. Raebaru & Varel and the commlites of abareholders acted in breach of their duty to plaintiffs in paying other creditors out of profits which should have been paid to plaintiffs Elaintiffs took possession_of_the_ventet before she had discharged her cargo, and therefore they claimed that they were entitled to the whole freight applicable to the voyage; £1,100 freight had been already received by Mesars. Reebunra & Verel, defendants' agenta received £3,217 198 gd. in respect of freight, hawing deducied 10 amounting to £1,051 6x yd. from the grom freight, These ded-clions were allowed, and the balance accepted in settlement of freight without consulting plaintiffs, who were insurers of defendants in respect of the bull and machinery of the Red Sea. Notice of shandon- most of the Red Sea was given by defendants to pislotifs on 19th June, and was rejected by them but on or about 30th October it was agreed

5. With a view to facilitating the return, I annex to this despatch draft of the form under which the particulars above requested may be returned; a list of commodities which is intended, as far as possible to secure uniformity in making the return; and a schedule of Instructions as to filling up the return which I would beg you to commend to the attention of there on whom the preparation of the return may fall.

THE CONDITION OF THE STEAMER: The Bonnington, as she now lles at anchor inside Green Island Pass, plainly shows the signs of her remarkable and perilous trip. She has a tremendous list to port: The plates Abreast her boilers are bulged out fully a foot and

The absence of the foonel gives her a desolate look, while the vacant davits and chocks plainly corroborate all the gallant skipper has to say about this escape from the very jaws of death. On deck the fannel stood is a gaping hole, looking down

of their kind; but as they have been mainly | play. which the boller is seen, nearly submerged,

compiled for the special tariff purposes of 1+ing across the port alde of the vessel. The

each furnaces are braken up, the stake-halo being a thels 1st fanings for 243 runs, Being 223 bébind any they differ considerably from mass of broken and twisted

Iron, while

6. To select the best classification to guida your advisers in thele lavesilgations has beari

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a task at some difficulty. Most colonies bave however that plaintiffs should pay defendunts

Lfice a guard would stand of the freaman's like effects of the' sexy are also seen. Where Walns v. Queensland was continued in Sydney | clantficallons of their own, usually admirable

Nor

Affighting the foreign foe!

The lion would venture not

On lands neath the eagle's eye, Ventroels be bound and robbed,

“Nor vala be the Cuban's cry.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE "BONNINGTON"

THE CAPTAIN INTERVIEWED, Hongkong was startled this morning by the report of the master of the steamer Paoting, Captain Gyles, who on arrival here fram the north notified the authorities that this morning he had passed the steamer, Boynton ten miles west of the Lammocks, with the long-lost steamer Bonnington in tow. This news was confirmed just before noon by a telegraphic message from Cape D'Agullar, that station with a large three-masted steamer is the aleamer Boynton was then passing that tow, and about an hour later (1 p.m.) the Boynton hauled ber splendid "find "through Green Island

where she is now 'berthed. Shortly after her arrival a representative of the Hongkong courteously shown over her by the officers. It Telegraph boarded the Bonnington 'and was was late in the day before the Captato could be found, but when met he kindly vouchsafed the following Interesting explanations 1.

In the Dean conspiracy case the jury acquitted Crick without waiting for the conclusion of the case. He was thereupon discharged.

Crick was loudly cheered when he entered the Assembly in the afternoon.

December 24th. Deau and Meagher-käve becen found gality in the Dean conspiracy case; but Green and Mrs. Raynolds were acquitted.

BRISBANE, December 17th. The Intercolonial cricket match New South on Friday." Tee Sydney team concluded their 1st innings for 485 ans, of which Walters con albuted 150. The Queenlanders concinded they had to follow on, and in their and innings the closed engine-room, sky-light and last 7 wickets for r5g Conningham scored 151 pellshed brass-work tell their own tale. and 5t in the rat and and innings respectively. Water stands in the stoke-hole to within couple of tent of the 'tween decks, and this la covered with floating places of wood, the rela of the main "ween decks.

Forward, lying across the No, a batch, is the raft or barge made to take the place of the lost boats, This is most substantially, albelt some what roughly made, and it is fitted with oars and sall, while the kegs of water, still in place, show that preparations had been made for a long trip.

The crew have a haggard appearance. One and all are unanimous in declining that never have they experienced such a trip. For many nights they slept not a wink, and even under the best of circumstances their rest was not very sound, as they all belleved that another brecze

Jones' locker. They

LONDON, December 18th. Lord Salisbury, replying to a communication from the American Secretary of State with regard to the dispute with Venezuela, says the United States Government has taken an extended low of the Munroe doctrine which was never recognised by the law of nailons.

At a great meeting held in the City Temple, London, the Rev. Dr. Parker denounced the Torkish Government as the Beelzebub of Europe, and urged the partition of Turkey.

A very strongly worded letter from Gladstone

on the Armenian question was also read.

SYDNEY, December 19th, politicians in New South Wales to induce Partia

Steps are being taken by several prominent

ment to vote a grant to Sir Henry Farkos.

MELBOURNE, December 19th.

92 per cent, of the policles on the hull-Fafr

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE:

English (Pekt«) rath inst. German (Karlouhr) 1611⁄2 inst, Indian (Cheleära) 17th inst. American (City of Peking) 19th fast, American (China) 17 h Inst. Canadian (Emprázs of India) gast fast.

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Halik a steamship Victoria anived at New York on the 6th lost.

another, and do not afford. ■ banis of classification general applicable to all. colonies. I have, therefore, on the whole, thought it best to adopt the condensed clasification used by the Board of Trade in the Annual Statistical Abstract for the exporte of the United Kingdom. At the same time suggest those responsible in each colony for furnishing the returns for which I am asking should expand their return under each chief heading by such detailed sub-heads as may be suggested either by the ordinary colonial returns, by the course of trade in the particular colony i and in this connexion I append a schedule of || THE Indo-China Co.'s steamship Chalydra, from subdivisions suggested by various chambers of Calcuits and the Straits, leit Singapore for this commerce in this country,

pori at.6 p.m. yesterday. farther desirous of receiving from you 7. I am a return of

of any products of the colony under your exported to the United Kingdom or other parts Government, which might advantageously be

of the British Empire, but do not at prevent find

■ sufficient market there, with any informatlan | Sunghiang

be useful to British importers. I mention the Posting malter here that you may be prepared with Viking Information; but I am contemplating the prepares | Siska#ama tion of a further and faller despatch on this| Teltor umum.................... branch of subject.

Taiyuan

SHIPPING RETURNE. From 5 pon. yesterday to 8 p.m. to-day, ARRIVALS. ..........steamer, from Manila.

Pass and left her safely at anchor off West Point, would send them to DATE erumble, now the The second reading of the Federal Enabling in regard to quality, price, or freight, which may | Clara an

It is singular, states 'the London Globe in a leaderette, that the English and the Japanese divided as they are by nearly the breadth of a hemisphere, by racial descent and by creed, should possess so many tastes and aspirations In common. Natural environments conduce to

THE PERILOUS VOYAGE. similarity of development," But what is to be

The steamer sulled from Yokohama for Moji said xbeat the cult of the chrysanthemum ? 'Invid Kobe, in ballast, at 3.p.m. of the 3rd of December. All went well until early the next this instance England and Japan had notblog day, when we encountered a fresh N. E. breeze, la common a few years ago, whereas now there which raised a heavy 108, and rain fell in -is scarcely a tolerably-sised town In Great torrente. On the morning of the 5th we sighted Britain which does not worship, once a year while the gale kept increasing, the ship Cape Quakl, same 40 miles from Kobe. Then, the beautiful Japanese flower. Japan should

"brosched to" on a port helm and fell into return the compliment by taking up the cult of the trough of the sea, and commenced rolling the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle,.

very heavily. At about 11.30 am. I tried to "wear ship" to set her in towards the land,

FROM Australian exchanges we take the follow-but while doing so the main boller broke adrift ing items the Venezuela dificulty. They bear dite London 131d December :---

Prayers for peace were universally held in the American chuiches on Sunday. In some Instances President Cleveland's message to Congress was denounced as being the greatest

crime of the present country, ·

Sermons were delivered to many churches in America on Sonday last, and the extention of the Monroe doctidne was condemned. references to Deace were cheered by the congregations.

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and fairly took charge, zalling from side to side of the ship, smashing through the bunker bulkheads and tearing up the 'tween decks. When the boiler göt adrift the funnel gaya way, smashing are of the starboard boats in the chocks and golog over- board. The boller, in rolling from side to side, struck the ship's sides with tremendoas force, making noise like bunder, and it

only owing to the strong material

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ere somewhat inclined, to dancer is over, at having to be put on abort ratións, but If, as they declare, the last biscuit was eaten the day the Boynton sighted them, they have no fast cruse to think hardly of the forethought that at least gave them something

to est to the last.

This most perilous vorige and the unexpected arrival of the Bennington here to-day will add one more to the many strange tales of Abe mighty deep. It emphasises the fact that the British seaman is as well able to do his duty to-day as when the Immortal Nelson gave utterance to those stirring words of command duty," "England expects every man this day to do bla

HONGKONG BRICK AND CLAMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED..

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the above named company waS held at the office of the company, No. 9 Praya Central at noon to-day. Mr. R. Shewan (chalman) presided, and there were also present Hon. C. P. Chater, Messrs. C. Ewens, G. H. Potts, W. H. Potts, F. IV. Jorge J. S. Watte (foreman) S. S. Benjamin, C. A. Tomes, W. Shewan, Lung Tung-po, P. Jordan and W. A. Duff (secretary).

The Secretary having read the notice calling

The used la the construction of the vastel that the chairman said :—Thla meellag, which is

Lord Rosebery ways that war between two mighty_nations_orer such a question as the Venezrela boundary would be the greatest crime ever recorded.'

TOMMY ATKINS" writes us under date 101ked into a canting position from which the showing the position of the Company as far as

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Bill was carried in the Victorian Assembly by 71 voles to 4.

BRISBANE, December 31st. Virgil Power has been appointed to the vacant Supreme Court Judgeship to be resident at Rockhampton. He will be worn in to-day.

The Hon, A. Rutledge has been appointed Supreme Court Crown Prosecutor in succession

to Power.

ADELAIDI, December 24th. The Governor of Western Australia (Colonel Smith) has arrived at Perth, His appearance and masters have created a very favourable impression.

The schedula filed by Willis and Fergusson, of Melbourne, Insolvents, shows liabilities amounting to over half a million sterling, whilst the asueta total sixty thousand:

The President's statement to Congress con- cerning the matter, tending to render any pacific salation of the difficulty next to impossible, in denounced by all the leading American divines ushying one of the greatest political crimes of the century,

The Canadian Government le tiqhaving most patriotically, haring offered to assist the Imperial Government by all means in her power.

By latest accounts the Venezuelan Govarn- ment remained defiant.

BRISBANT, December 24th. A petition has been filled for the Equidation

prevented her from golog through them. If The had--then God help us. Ault war,the sides | called under Article 10, has been rendered of the estate of T. E. White (Alfred Shaw and were badly broken and the water rushed into necessary by the simple fact that the Company | Co.), Erisbane merchant, the llabliltias being set the stoke-hole-and-englac-room, 10-that-webaving tun thort of fands the Directors do not down at nearly £100,000.. thought she was going to sink. We threw see their way to guarantee any further overdrafts

LONDON, December 25th, every available article we could find into the

with the Company's bankers. In accord-

Lord Lamington, Queensland's new Governor, stoke-hole to try to stop the rolling, but these ance with clause I of this Article I is leaving England on the 5th February, avalled nothing. Finally, however, the boller lay on the table statement of 'accounts The death of the Duke of Leeds fa announced. rolling of the ship falled to dislodge it wherelt

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S DESPATCH. lays now, giving the skip a heavy list to port. When the water commenced to come lato the

The following despatch from the Secretary of No. 3 hold I thought the ship would laevitably

State for the Colonies on the subject of trade founder, and ordered the starboard life-bout to be

between the United Kingdoms and the Colonies Eas been drawn up after consultation with the swung ont. While carrying out this order the hook in the fore part of the boat carried away

High Commissioner for Canada, the Agents and bent the davit so that the hout drapped late

General of the other self-governing colonies, and

United Kingdom !—

Despatch to Governors of Colonies on the Question of Trade with the United Kingdom,

Sir- should be glad if you could find room

it can be ascertained, copies of which are in your hands. The majarily of the shareholders, in your vainable paper for a few remarks with

like the 'Directors, not being willing to

to provide reference to the "Sporting Notes" which appeared in the China Mail of the 8th-inst, in

more capital there is no other course open to as which, referring to the football tlo, H.M.'s.

than to itquidate and dispose of the Company's property as quickly as possible on the beat Centurion No. 35 Company R.A." Spectator" seems to have been di appointed; Evilently he

terms we can. But before putting the resolution to the meeting I may say that your directors has not seen the 35th Company play before, and speaks in a very

unfair way. Perhaps

to swing out the port ille-boat, but owing Island Cement Company, who are in a position. aware that this is the first game 35 has lost this

to the heavy seas running and the way the ship to work the business in conjunction with reason, Hexays he does not think the Centurion's

was rolling, it struck the ship's side and was their own to better advaningo and much more team could best the two leading civilian teams,

Downing-stract, Nov. 28th, 1895. Well, they fairly brat 35, and the latter has smashed to atoms. This left us with only one econorsically than we can do, sad have already this season beaten the loading civilian

amail boat, which was in very bad condition, agreed with that Company to transfer the My Lord, (Sir, am impressed with the As the sight approached we found that the business and property of this Company to the extent of the mutual trade of the United team twice, namely, on the 7th November, 5 to

of securing as large a abare water was increasing in the No. 3 bold, so the on the following terms, vir, for cash at the and on the 28 h of the same month D, by to o. To ran down the play of a team he

bilge pumps were set ageing and part of the crew rate of $0 56 per share or for shares in the Green Kingdom and the colonies for British preducers has only seen at work once shows considerable

balled with buckets, etc. Then an examination Island Cement Company in the proportion and manufacturers, whether located in the lack of common sense, to say the least of it.,

wax made of the shaft tunne), and it was found of 11 Green Island shares for as Hongkong colonies or in the United Kingdom.

In the first place, therefore, I wish to No 35 Co have played to games this genson

that water was coming in through the bilge pipes, Brick and Cement Company's shares, at the with the following results won 7; drawn 25 the bullchende braced, as these were all on with and careful and economical manage.

Thesa being closed, we soon pumped dry. I then op lon of each shareholder. With fands to go investigate thoroughly the extent to which in auch of the colonies foreign imports of any kind lost. I—which is a wery good record.

that prevented the ship from sinking. The guldene and pashing the ssie of our wares, the

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displaced, or are displacing, similar British heavy all sight, so we passed thing contioned

the causes of such displacement. four inch wire bawsers and heavy chains around quality of which is good and can be improved

Vary the bollar to prevent its rollings about, though with very little trouble, I see no reason what of

they had been twise. In the morning, as

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I am glad to have this opportunity of express Pectan...... Ing my admiration for the excellence of this Sings amon work; but in a matter of such importance, no Kaelyang additional efforts or opportunities of acquiring || Cafeping information can be superfluous.

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COMPANY SHARES-Rescission of Contract. A shareholder suing a company-for rescission of an || #greement to take shares it it, on the ground of

The British steamship Pasting left Wahu, misrepresentation, must, generally speaking, and Chloklang on the 5th instant, and had light bring his case under one of the following able winds and fine weather throughout. At 6.30 am, on the roth parsed and spoke the beads:-(1) where the misrepresentations are made by the directors, or other the general steamship Boynton (M.B.V.P. signal letten) | agents of the company satliled to act and

with the steamship Bennington la fow disabled acting on his behalf-as, for examples, by (HN D.M. signal letter) 10 miles west of A prospectus issued by the authority or Lammocks; wished to be reported all well

azction of the directors of a company Inviting HONGKONG AND WEAMPOA-DOCK RETURNS, subscripitons for shares. (2) Where the misze pressplations are made by a special agent of the company while acting within scope the of bit authorityas, for example, by an agent specially authorized to obsafa, on behall of the company, subscriptions for phares, Where the company can be held affected, before the contract is complete, with the knowledge it is Doris induced by the mispresentations, as, for example, Reina Cristina when the directors, on allatting shares, know In Color fact that the

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een inrade induced mareesentations, even though Tatylch mide without any authority. (4) Where the

Brigic contract In' made without the basis Rhodora contri of certain representations, whether the parti Martha

St. Francis culars of thoes representations were known to the company or not, and it turns out that Feykumar 19 untrue, as, for example, if the directors of same of those representailons were misterial and

Messrs. Warner, Blodgett & Co., in their Weekly Circular 'dated Manila 4th January, company know when allotting that an application state that the repairs to the American ship foy for shares is based on the statements contained (recantly ashore in the Philippines) were estimated In a prospectus, even though that prospectus to cost $12,000 (gold) and that therefore it la was issued without authority, or even before the

possible she may be towed to Hongkong to company was formed, and even if its contents

effect repairs. | are not known to the directors, Lynde v. Anglo- Italian Hemp Splaning Company. Nor. 33. Romer J.-Weekly Notts..

The recent case of Dann v. Regina Ulustrates the anomalous and difficult position of those

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THE RUSSIAM VOLUNTEER FLEET, The Vienna correspondent of the Timas telegraphed on December 1st-The Russian Volunteer Fleet ia adalafatered by a comislites of delegates from the Ministrice of Marine,

and Baval officers, including two

two lads were passengers to this port by the I when the boller did move these were parted just | ever why the business should not be worked at obtaining the sasistance of your Government in

a fair profit. The resolsilon, li passed, will have] 1884, 1859, and 1884 of nil articles, specified who seek a remedy for breach of contract la Fjosnce, and Commerce, together with several

On the morning of the 6th the gule commerced to abate, and in the course of the day the ses became much calmer. The steamer was sti being driven off the land, though, so I madó tall as fast as possible, ibla necessitating sall the stoke hole to stop the baller from rolling. an nii our sails had been thrown into. making, We made sails out of tarpaulics, carpets,

allors bags and, la fact, everything, and munired to get meerast way on the ship, we had been driven same goo miles to the east of Japan,

a return which will show for the years (o). The Yalne (if any)

held after a fortnight's interval. Before putting in the classification annexed, imported into the respect, of engagements under the Crown or Thatzaervices are well remunerated,

the resolution I shall be pleased to answer any question.

The Chainusa"(after a pause);—Ås there are no questions I beg to propose.

"That the Hongkong Brick and *Cement Company, Limited, be would up Hvoluntarily under the provisions of the "Companies Ordítancas 1865 to 1890, and "that Cressy Ewens of Victoria in the "colony of Hongkong be and he is hereby

appointed "sach winding up." Hea. C. P. Chater;-I beg to second that. Fat to the meeting and carried unuminously, The Chairman: That finishes the business, gentlemen,

The meeting then dispersed.

steamer Ranelagh, and on Thursday look | 24 passage for Hongkong by the steamer Chingtu, we had no boats left, I put all bands to making to be confirmed at subsequent meeting to be a raft, or barge, cut of the spars and all the From the latter port they proceed eventually wood work we could find, and an excellent job to Japan, whera Mr. Bowden enters upon the men made of it. the business of opening up trade between Japan and the Australian colonies. Mr. and Mrs. Bowden's numerous friends were extremely pleased to greet him once more, and wish. bim every prosperity in the bold and difficult task he has undertaken in the East. The new Company was registered on the 11th foster Bowden Brothers and Co., Ltd. capital, £10,000 in 10,000 shares of £1 each 1 registered office, Thursday Island head office, Yokohams, Japan ; mansging director, Vivian R. Bowden. We predict a great and powerful organisation as the eventual outcome of the Company," Me Bowden is now in Hongkong.

so I sat

a course to the south, to go between the Bonta and Loccino Islands, between which ws passed, and then, getting the N. E. trade winds, I managed to reach north lat. 26.57 and past long, 131.57 by the 8th of this month. On the passage we were driven between the Loo- tches and Melco-shima Islands and had a very narrow shave, as we could see the zean breaking CONSTAN! success shows but one side of the on the rocks, Later on, during the night, we world.

were nearly carried on top, of a pinnacle rock farther north.

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Wix may tale admiration, but good nature has

■ more powerful effect.

THE Manion steam-launch Day Spring will came alongside any vessel hoisting the answering pennant, between 9 and 10.30 s, on Sunday, to convey men ashore to the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12:30 pm.

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THE RESCUE.

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under Government Officials. The result, where

colony under your Government from any for the engagement is for military services, the being paid by the Government. Ostensibly the country, or countries, whenever (and only when) the value of any article so imported from the frequent applications raade by Col. Mitchell,

R.E., to the judges have already emphasised. object of the Volunteer Flest is the development foreign country, or countries, was 5 per cent, or

But in Dann v. Reglas the claim (made by of Russian commerce in the Far East. As a upwards of the total value of that article imported into the colony from all sources, whether within petition of right) was on the part of a civil matter of fact, it has succeeded in no small or without the Brillah Empire, and when the event who had been engaged for three years mere, especially as regards the ten trade between Chins and Rumin, which kun takas total value of that, article imported was not less certain to act as consular egent in the district of English hands. The Valunteer Visst in

*** out of of the Oil Rivers Protectorate. The suppliant used for the transport of than £500.

troops, (5.) The seasons which may have in each had expired, and he

was discharged belors the term of three

victs. and the over-populated portions of Russla, The article to similar goods of British manufacture,

which the satho emigrants are given considerable inducements These reasons (which should take the sides did not attempt to justify. It was said, to colonise Siberis. It is evident that for end

however, on behalf of the Crown, that a shape of a report on each article, separately, of contract for a fixed time was vold, and that a service vessels of from eighteen to twenty which the foreign impert exceeded 5 per cent, of that sale applied as much to civil servants x kaots speed, like those of the Volunteer Flam the whole import and of which the total value to military servants of the State. This answer wre not required. They were obviously balli Imported was not less than 8500, as defined 9. Rbove) should ba classified and discussed under to the paiillon of tight Mr. Justice Day upheld with an entirely different oblet. If the Russians

on the ground that a Crowa

only carry out their intention of running a local ling only of fast steamers between Vladivostock and Servant could heads one or other of the following

(a.) Price (delivered in the colony) of the he appolated during the pleasure of the Crows. foreign price is not

It is well, at any rate, that the legal position Shanghat they would have two fleets of armedi. with

the British.

who think of taking service in the Oil Rivers The Germans are assembling their icothers just the duty (if any) levied in a colony it is the Protectorate, where cantaballsuz and other now, and there are many sumours of annexatton | ordinary prica în bond, and this should be clearly toconveniences are Included in the risk which defenceless. The ships of the Volunteer Flees

| Liquidator for the purposes of | Indaced the colonial insporter to prafer a foreign compensated for kis dismissal ought to bed, nu Decisionally of free emigrants from

AMOY NOTES.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDNTT.)

AMOY, January 8ib.

**nicio as compared tended to include should be widely knews, particularly to those damers in the waters of the Far East Instantly-

The term

avallible as

alle 4s elther transports or fast cruisers tile mathon in those parts would be practicaly Cruisers against which Great Britain's EXESCRI

on their part: However, oyaything yet la that understood in making the report, We had seen the smoke of the two passing | respect la just “as you was”

But where it is found impossible to give any the servant of the Crown may be required to

are all of English construction. They do their bullders the greatest credit. They are. steamers during the passage, but it was not until The Kaiser on entering Amoy barbour in except the wholesale price (duty paid), this encounterLaw Zimis.

steamers, of excellent model and general handle 2.m. of the 8th instant that the steamer Boynton, charge of pilot Jansen struck on the Pakhel rock should be stated, and the exact amount of duty

She has new entering into the price should be given.

MORTOAOK AND Division or Prost.--The | 2011, of which the largest are capable of carrying passing close by, saw our rocket signals and at | and austalaed serious damage.

Is transport, facility of communication with Bonnington --Court of Session, Edin-2000 troops la addition to a crew of more than once stood in close to us. I told her Captain we left here to repair. The Harbour Master and were disabled and asked him to stand by us. He Tide surveyor Kline were on board when she any given country, subsidies to shipping, special Jurgh 7th November-This was an appeal 300 men. All the officers have been taken from

the Imperial Navy. A portion of the Reisten asked if we wanted asalatance, so I signalled. I would go to

This looks as if "too many cooks, eter, atc.* him, which I did in

: by British or foreign exporters, Graham & Co. ssed Messes, Raeburn and Veral, Fress dwells upon the necessity of Russla * payment given bear from a private source that the Katzer rater of discret, de

the Bank of Scotland, and the steamship Đơn- | log a coaling station for her ships in the forcson New Year's day, a number of the landing constant bafiing, it, nearly filled on the return lost one of her torpedoes Bear one of the inlands (6).' Quality and finish, as to which full parti; | Ningin sizinilffs lent £13,000 10 the Steamship | harbours where they så presen! obtain th pawabrakes at Singapore reveived to what their trip told him we were short of provisions, as outside Hongkong, where she was lying for class and by the goods for the market, Honntagson. Company of mortgage, and suppilas of coal may at some inisite list be

In 1859 given. shops, but on the 31st, after a conference with we had been on very scanty allowance for about target practice.

Suitability Chief Inspector Bell and Mr. Wray of the twelve days, sathe Captain most kindly supplied Everything is qulet here, but should" the | thair style or pattern.

£3,000 a year was to be paid untî thã debt | unavailable, In sonneries with this, and in Diustration of was reduced to £10,000, and £1,500 a yanı Chines Pintectorate, a satisfactory strangement || ni with a plentiful supply of everything requisite, rumours I have referred to assume a definite

Wo kad and plenty of water; but only had – formi' I will of souras wies you inotaSLOE/ then rotamme tur tier Kirginemoons of Briticis goode ↑ therechter. The only payment made la tuyaya

sections in the new. Ordinance which came luto The boat was la sach bad condition wack, and I understand salsted the Pilot. railway rates, bounties on 'export, terms of credit from a decision of Lord Low. Mosure. W. R.

As a mark of their dissatisfaction at some of the

that, despite

or

Company for £3,181 34. 7d, and £1,100, and Pacific Oceans, as the English and