To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
CITY HALL
ROYAL
Under the direction of Mr. HOBERT BROUGH. Representative-Mr. HAMILTON,
THIS EVENING.
(MONDAY), the 14th March, 1898,
BROUGH
Commencing at 9 P.M.
THE
COMEDY COMPANY.
TO-NIGHT and TO-MORROW,
rath and 15th March,
FIRST PRODUCTION IN HONGKONG OF
"THE SOLICITOR,"
"THE SOLICITOR,"
"THE SOLICITOR,"
An Original Farcical Comedy, by J. H. DARNLEY,
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
16th and 17th, March, *THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN," "THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN" THE CASE OF REBELLIOUS SUSAN,"
By HINRY ARTHUR JONES. FRIDAY and SATURDAY, 18th and roth`March,
"NIOBE,"
"NIOBE.""
"NIOBF."
A Mythological Fare'eri Comedy, by H & E. PAULTON.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.
DRESS CIRCLE and ORCHESTRA STALLS $3 STALL********-*-**-
PIT..................................nasar $1 Goldlers and Sillers to Valform Half Price
to the Pit only.
Doors open 8.15 P.M.
Curtain' P.M. Box Fian now open at the ROBINSON Plano Co's, Warchouis,
A Late Tram for the Peak will leave each evening fifteen minutes after the fall of the curtain.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1898
'TO LET.'
DWELLING FOUR
No., SEYMOUR TERRACE. No. 5, RIPON TERRACE.
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No. 16, KNUTSFORD TERRACE,
KOWLOON.
BAHAR LODGE-st the PEAK, No. 18, HOLLYWOOD ROAD, FLOORS In STAUNTON and ELGIN
STREETS.
GODOWNS in BLUE BUILDINGMI. COAL GODOWNS, PRAYA EAST, Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT | & AGENCY 'Co. Ltd. Hongkong, 15th March, 1898.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
NOTICE
STEAM FOR
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STRAITS, CE LON, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, ANTWERP, BREMEN AND HAMBURG,
THE Company's Steamship
"CREFELD,"
Captain C. von Bardeleben, will be des arched as above TO-MORROW, the 15th instant, as TO A.M., instead of as previously notified,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
MELCHERS & Co. Agents.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1898.
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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY, *HE Company's Stazmably
THE
"ESMERALDA," Captain' Tayler, will be despatched for the above Forts TOMORROW, the rib instant, at 5 pak, instead of as previously advertised.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, 15th March 1898.
1375 "MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA,
THE Steamship
*ENERGIA" Captain Saw, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the 16th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight at Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co., Agenis,
Hongkong, 15th Mar b, 1898
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PACIFIC MAIL, STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship "CITY OF RIÓ DE JANEIRO," Cargo impeding the d charge of the Venti will be landed and stored at Consigures' risk
and expanse.
Tas Above Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature and to take Immediate delivery of their Goods from along
Cargo impoding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Conalguses risk and expense,
J S. VAN BUREN,
Agent.
Hongkong. 14th March, 1208
*MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
5.S. ENERGIA" FROM NEW YORK AND STRAITS.
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their sisk into the Godowes of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kawibon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtülood,
No Claims will be admitted alter the Goods Aava left the Godown, and all Goods remeining; undelivered after the 1st instant will be subject to rent. "PON RE
* All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the arst fastant, or they will not be recognised.":
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH
Intimations. DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK
COMPANY,
VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
PIMPLE AERATED WATER.
SIMPLE
SODA
WATER,
L
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~INGER ALE.
EMONADE.
SARSAPARILLA
RASPB
RUSSIA AND CHINA. Conna Muraviaff has faldemed Str Nicholas & O'Conor that Russia is negotiating for a lexic of
Port Arthur and Ta-llon-wan for a cestala number of years, also for a railway across Manchuria, that Rusala had not demanded Sovereign rights, neither had she threatened to send troops to Manchuria.. It the ports were leased to Russia they would be open to foreign
ASPBERRYADE, &C.
DAKIN, CRUICKSHANE & CO. WATERS nen made under the constant supervision of a duly qualified English Chemist and will bear compa- rison with the best English Manufactures.
Special terms to HOTIS, CLUBS, Masses and other Large Consumers.
Any complaints should be addressed in the Hanager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS TO
£30.
trada
HONOUR TO SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD.
The order of Commander of the Bath has been conferred on Str Claude Macdonald.
LOCAL AND ENERAL,
THE buying rate for sovereigas is $10.73 per £.
THR Deutschland went into Kowloon D. tk this morning.
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LT. Maitland, Hongkong Volunteers, has teen granted twelve months' leave from 17th Inst.
Fox stealing a watch and chain frem a drunken Russian salilor a Chinaman was to-day dent up for four months.
Two Chinese, prosecuted by P.C. Burchell, for throwing coal into the harbour to avoid seltare, were to-day filed $50 each.
THE Brough Comedy Company will produce *TE HONGKONG "The Solicitor," an original farciest comedy by TELEGRAFH" ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY | J. H, Darnley, at the Theatre Royal this evening, REMINDED THAT ALL SUBSCRETIONS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE
́A. 8. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINES & SPIRITS.
House, bought direct at first hand, imported in ALL. these are selected by our London
wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Intermediate profits, and enabling as to repply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.
PRICE LISTS, with Full Detalls, to be had on
Application.
PORT alter removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellent Dianer and After Dinner Wines of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wises, .. CLARET, -Our Clarets, foclading the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine product of the juice of the grape and are "set artificially made from alles and curzania, as is generally the case with Cheap
Wines BRANDY.~All our Brandy le guaranteed to
be pure Cognac, the difference in price | being marely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY.—All our Whisky is of excellent quality and of greater age than most brand, in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY
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THE Government is the richer by 381b. of Chl- neso gunpowder seized by Sergt. MÈNah at Ap- Il-chow. The owner was to-day fined $15 or six weeks.
14, 1698.
THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
-A MARINE engineer, who, like the man who e A QUEER SCHOOL OF ART,
tock the Balvar out across the Bay," was drunk and raising Cain, mida w big stir antsida the A HONGKONG TATTOKR'S ATELIER. Globe Hotel last night. He ran fond of a lot of British bluejackeis and told the Magialento to-history man seems to have been discostepted Right away from the remotest period in his day that he was only trying to protect a foreigner with the way in which Dame Natza "turned The police evidence was that he wanted to fight him out," All though the ages he has been try- any and everybody and he was fined $7 or going to "Improve "kie appearance ; li ho was and into seclusion from the "1o1y" for twenty-aight | of those "wild and woolly aucient Biftons her) J. B. Duncan (Secretsty). S. B. Bħabb"," days.
As the commission of the Barjitur had expired the crew were preparing the "paying-off" penant when the ship was ordered to this station. The possibility of active service will probably keep up the splits of officers and men under their disappointment of vol retursing home, especially (sa li lu stateď (says the Z. &a C. Express) that It will not be long before a new crew is sent out to relieve them, and that the Crescent will very likely be the ship to take it,
The Garden Party `at Government House this afternoon in honour of H. R. H. Prince Henry of Prounia was a great inccess 'and proved very brilliant function. There was a large and representative gathering, und the grounds were In beautiful condition, the tout ensemble belog largely helped out by the handsome costumes of the ladies. The various service ualforms lent welcome touches of colour to the scene. Social chut, ten, kɛđ the mher adjuncts of a garden | party helped to piss the time very pleasantly, and the weather was all that could be desired for such a function. HE Major-General Black and Lady and Miss Black made most cordial host and boiteries and the Prince expressed himself highly pleased with this specimen of Far Eastern entertainment, His Highness' offi- cers of course wars in evidence also. The muile of several bands helped in no small degree to add to the pleasure of the gathering.
THE sixth soonal carbine competition of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps will take place on
INSPECTOR Robinson today charged two old Kowloon ranges on Saturdays, 19th and 16th
women with unlawfully trying to take a Chinese Inst, commencing at 11 R.m, each day,
girl from Hongkong to Macro for the purpose R.M.S. Alacrity, with Vice-Admiral Seymour,duced a very formidable bunch of ikin canes of selling her for prosiliation, The officer pro- on board, arrived to-day from Shanghal and was
with which the first defendant flogged the girl received with salutes from the Deutschland
Handy arrived with the Alacrity. the Tawar and the Olympia. The destroyer the launch at the ples before leaving for Macao and braise her considerably. When on board
a constable policed the girl crying and she told him her story with the result that she was taken to the Central Station and the women were arrested. To-day the girl told the Magistrate that the second defendant hed nothing to do with the case and she was discharged. Defen- dant's story was that the girl had ran away from her mother in Macan, and she found her la s brothel and was taking her to mother, the beat
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THE Liu Shiu promissory note case was resumed to-day before the Pulsuo Judge (Mr. A. G..Wh1c) In the Summary Jarindletion of the Supreme Court. To-day Mr. Drummond called several new witnesses for the defence and the esTO WAI adjourned til! 10.30 am. to-morrow,
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of the summer seas the gentle savage dias.
There
There being no questions, the chaimman thanked the gentlemen for their presence and the meeting torminated,
the above Company was held at the Company's The first ordinary mucilag of shareho'de's la
office, No. 9. Praya Central, st roon to-d y. Mr. D. Gülles presided and there were 'nisa prescat. Mesra, W. R. Loxley, E. Barale (Disc- smeared his body with woad, and glasted in the Thomas Howard, J. M. E. Mechate, M. B. bluences of his ep dels away in the islands Folilshwalls, F. E. Elle, G. Murray Bale, H. mented himself with designs chiselled out with Wicking, D. W. Craddock and Yap Ching Ho. sharp shells and flifed·la with cattle filth falca.
The Chairman said that the "meciing was ' That cheerful Individasi, the Australian called in accordance with ecction 31 of the aborigine, went in for beautifying himself by Companies' Ordinance, No 1 of 1897. slashing his face, arms and body with flints, and was no business to be dane at this meal- filling up the wounds with clay. The ctestdices log but while they were sters he would | healed up ever the clay and left the surface of state that the less letters received from the skin most artistically corrugated—a plece of | the minns showed that they can loved to go on corduroy road in fact.
very anisfactorily. He then, want, tete details All this, perhaps, may go to show that the | and said that a lease was now belog prepired artistic tasto was thus ärat developed. Anyhow which would give the Company 50 square miles civilisation does not seem to have of ground. He mesifoned that Bir. Blayney had gry constrably. Interfered with the habit of left the mines and be believed that he intended pictorially embellishing the body. In schools to come to Hongkong and li he did they would in England and in most other countries all the be pleased to see him and get any Information world over the boys are always horrifying they wished from him as regards the pro ́sity, parents and guardians by dabbing Indian iam Hethen read a letter from Mr. Bulley in Leaden into their hands and it la den trovaso that many | dated February 4th reporting that his endeavours 1 society belle dame has had her lover's name { to secore capital proved vanuccessful. He be- or crest ta'ased on her fair Imbs. The leved that the property of the Company was Popularity of tatooing is one of those things en very good and be made new terms for getting fellow can understand, The fashion was pro- capital, The Chairman said that this lat bably brought to England by the wicedy asilors for was not very satisfactory but seeing who ́had valida the Pacific with "bold Will the improved prospects they had at the Dampler and other Intrepid voyagers, of eld mices, he did not think that they should and to-day it has risen to quito an art in kiself. be sorry about it. He thought that the pros McDonald, started a tatooing studio (this apked for it-and he had reason to believe that Not so very long ago an 'ex-soldier, named perly they had was worth more than they advisedly) in the Hummums in London. His before a month they would find themselves in a very much belter posiffon. The letter would ba place was fitted with luxustous couches, and bandsome draperies, and while he was operating considered by the board at the next board and coffee insual Orientalstyle Said MacDonald thought that the optal of the board race or the "bject was supplied with Turkish pipes meeting and an answar would be sent. He has stooed no end of swagger people in the way less coincided with his own. of Army and Navy officers, members of the po. In answer to Mr. Murray Bala the Chris bility, actors and actresses and society leader. | man said that the time fixed for M He tells same queer stories of gentlemen having Bifley to commence exploiting was limited. Indles' photographs Imprinted on their bodies, to st March this year. This time had and then, when the fair one had married some expired and probably by dex) mall they would other fellow, the sit-work had to be effaced with receive a letter from him withdrawing his office another design. There was a lot of money loss he was not able to comply with the condi paid bím as much as a guinea or more per hour. read are of the cnditions of the agreement, the work and some of the ex-soldier's clients tions of his entering the company.." He Pen... In colours, red sad biown, he was counted x dated 1st September, 1897 which stated that li past master. The pigments that are sled vary, work had not been started within six months of adige hue dene on board a ship with the soos null and vald by the givlogof one month's notice I have seen some excellent work, of the deepest, the data then the agreement could be declared that gathered on the facile beams from a slush to that effect. lamp. Other artists have operated with coal. dust and charcoal, sed at one time gunpowder was largely used in the Army and Navy for tatooinghe crews of ships that visit Bormat generally being away with them some very fine specimens of Indian ink work, and the Mar ganesa Islanders am ramarkably clever in their designs. A good many years ago the Briilak Museum was presented with a number of photo- graphs of the hands of Marquesans and ast critics who examined them were struck with the purity of the Face, the harmony of the curves and the geometrical accuracy of the dengus generally. The famous smoked Maori beads, In which there was once a flowishing trade, niso ornamentaliva skill of the native apist. In some parts of the Holy Land the pineifes has a vogue Ma. Erich Geog's Weekly Share List, dated also and the Syrian women record the births of Mr. Hart Buck, the first witheanta de Hongkong, Saturday, March 12th, says Bust their children by brandlag themselves cu banda was senior partner in the f
and fingers with chiracters something like Humphreys and son, The 1. D. nees during the past week her been fairly
Raues in spoesiace. In the days of the Wald Cook was in the emple of the new Claby active, but rates, especially for Bank sharts, navy," as Jack calls it, when stan'salls and withers, selig is Chal
decrated, Harry bare bean fluctuating to 'some extent. The reyala were carried and the smartest man was him as Manager and
aman, having engaged market for Hongkong and Shanghai Bank he who got the weather easing the sailors on the Clab plates to Queen's Road, He Secretary," Deceased Ilved shares opened firm on Monday with bayers for diary delinextions of female beauty, as chen as list Globo to that he was manager of brawny chests used to exbibit, some extenor, had been applyed there since the beginning of cash at 193 per cent, prom, and on the following not, executed by some lower deck professor the Man Austin Hotel Witwe thought he day 193 per cent. prem. cash and 194 per cent, Now the Japanese have sites se a power in hade at the latter place for about one year. prem, for end of the month was paid, while the land in this matter and in almost every
e Hotel was at that time owned by J..D. Hum. 'cent. prem. for goik Jane, without being able to to detail and accuracy and general concerning at about 7.30 in the Club. Firti saw bla Japanese artists are to be found. For mitentiam
Wednesday, March 9th. Last saw him alive on the previous North, however, considerably influenced the and most toutlets who visit the Lo of the Baring tiffo is the Club and the No, baytla abases. The political news from home and the and beauty of design they are now rivalled, body at 1,30 pm, en the gth. Witness was ardom of operators, and the rate gradually dropped Rising Sun give a slung or to the deft him to thought Mr. Cock was sick. Went to with sales at 190 to 185 per cent. for cash, but animals, birds, and reptilen,
handed operators Their work in the matter of his room, knocked at the door and got no only small lots changed hands at the lower admiration of many ani and often is found decessed lying across his bed on Las excited the answer, Witness entered the room and and on Thursday the market improved again to awkward nature of the material worked the glennd, He was dressed in Bolto rater. This state of affairs did not last long, fine as a steel engravior
Considering the his back with his feet almost touching cash sales at 181 and at 195 per cent, prem, for, the result is duly wonderful, One er yms, singlet and a pair of black socks; 31st lastant. Yesterday, but little transpired, at 14 Queen's Rose, where Mr. D. Noms, a cold hot pot stiff and he came to the conclusion these curlong ateliers – is to be found. Witness touched him and found the beds wan waiting for further news from home, but a few clover Japanse artist, with a staff of apprentices ke was dead. Went down to the dining rooms mall lots changed hands at go to 191 per cent.le kasi k
sally engaged, Noma has quite and told Mr. Henty Humphreys that he was shes! prem, for cash and end of the month, at The Naw, officers alt speaking of his work in most up with him. He also believed here and se letters from visitors and Army and xfrald Mr. Cook was dend and asked him to come rate further shares might be placed. The London rate, after dropping to £45 sellers, has adstory terms, as regards execuilon and rapid dead. Dr. Jordan was sunt for before he'
ty. A glance at the drawings he has made in rived and at once pronounced bin dard improved again to £451 10 £458 bayers, #dbis pattern books preclaim him to be a very They looked round and saw no sign the recent scare seems to have passed twe
skilful draughtsman and his colour compositions of anything having fallen from his hands. One least for the present, Nationals, and Bank of enlours he says are harmless, are very preilly mined by the doctor, who said he thought to blue, red, brown and green, all of which empty bottle on the dressing table was ex« China and Japane without business
executed, and suggest Bewick's drawings- Since death was from beart disease but he was usable the advent of the feet the studio is thronged to pronounce the real cause and on his aĀvicu night and day and soms of the plecen "are so the polca were called. Walls at the Monat Considerable in sizs that it takes several hours Austin Hotel deceased gave so much salisfaction to Balsh them. You will sen millors and marizes that when he left witness gave him a bezdis of There having great costs of arms done on the $500 and took him on at the New Club, chest and back and others, etically goʻin for a While at the hotel he was of sober babits necklet of snakes, the scules and shading being bui laiterly he was not. Had never aces all treated with utmost minuteness, it has Kim the worse, for drink up sill the time he been said that the vencer of civiliation (a folred the New Ciph. After that he did not look thin one aflez all and from the popularity of do if he were taking care of himself, hat wheess appear to be live in some degren at least).S.N. this primitive and barbarie art practice it would
THE LATE MR. H. COOR.
MACISTERIAL-UNQʻTIRY,
Comar, Hastings, R.N., keld an enguly xt. the Magistracy to-day regsding the death of Mr. R. Cook, lafe Secretary of the New Club, who died sudanly on the mwalag of the gtk
IT is notified in the Gareffe that on and aler set Apill next, the fees (pryable monthly) ating being given because she refused to go. Queen's College will be $36 per annem for Comdr. Hastings scorenced her to alus mouths classes I to III and $24 for drases IV to VIIL imprisonment and six weeks for the assault con- The old scale was $36 for first class, $24 for Currently. The girl was sent to the Po Leus afforded very fine specimens of the pictorial or tart · Inspector Fcord conducted the case f
second and thirð snd $ia for the other classer,
We have received the first issue of a new Saigon peblication, the Revefi, which does not show signs of belog any greater ancems than the many aphemeral " rugs" which constantly crop up in French colonies, live a law weeks or months, and than Igaomialously dimapear. We would like to see something better, and wo shall. be pleased if the Revati belles aus expectation,
LAND Ball King to-day prosecuted a farmer
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the police,
marked "E" is universally popular, and is realding in Chinesa territory with defrauding the Shanghal offered to tur al as high as 204 per 10 seaport liko Liverpool, Frisco, and Sydney Mohitys and Son. Deceted died on 1
pronounced by the best local connoisseurs
Hongkong market.
British Government of rent of land held by him
to be superior to any other brand in the Hau Fat Loang. It seems that the defendant had held the land for some years and paid no reat for it but the officer was unable to lay bands on him. I also came to light that be had been subletting the land for two years past to a tenant from whom he received $10 per year rent. King succeeded in landing his man to-day and at the
six weeku2 bærð løbeur, Magistracy he owned up and was fized $50 or
We only guarantee car Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Ports,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th December, 1997.
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THE Standard Life Assurance Co, one of the largest and best life companies, has sent out, somewhat late in the day, very handsome and uzefal office diaries, as well as pocket diaries The former are neat and well got up, quarto eise exch page a fortnight, with blotting paper between. There are some rrople who find this arrangement not roomy enough; hatapes king for TELEGRAMS.elves, we prefer it so much that we have
The Houghong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1898.
("HONGKONG TELKORAPH " #PECIAL). RUSSIA AND KOREA. ALEXEIEFF WITHDRAWN.
SHANGHAL, March 14th,
discarded the diary which we purchased, and now uto' the Standard x1 more convenient. The small Standard dxy, for the waisteost pocket, is also excellent; the Company must have a lot of money to give away!
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ANNE BRADLET Des set London to wandering
arer her announerd intonilon to make an un-
has telegraphed that Russia has made an
The Seoul correspondent of the Mercury uni quest for literary knowled e and expal offer to remove M. Alexeleff (financialsed, she has planned to circumnavigate the ence. Reared in luxory, well educated and adviser to the Korean Govenment) and globe aboard a small sailing vessel, roughing the Russian military Instructors recently as do the ecmmen schmen before the mast and sent to Korea. This offer of withdrawal taking the sours of life on the ocean wave with was sent to the Korean Government with the sweets of travel. She is the sister of the a request for an immediate answer, small emit's skipper. This is not so remarkable Korea promptly accepted the offer, and the fact that Miss Bradley's real object in there have been greal popular demonstra-cositions in which the wives and daughters of making her trip around the world le to study the tions of rejoicing since the news became the poor of every nailon live, so that she may known.
write a book when she returns to Esgland,
REUTER'S MESSAGES,
LORD SALISBURY'S INDISPOSITION,
LONDON, March 11th.
Lord Salisbury continust siling and will unable to go to the Riviers before Essies.
A FIRE, altended with fatal msažis, occurred on the first floor of No. 2, Graham Street, at 12 30 a., on Saturday. The lower part of the pie mitan was occupied as a pork and wine shop, be and the upper part was texanted by familles. The Fire Brigade was soon on the spot and got the dames under after goods valued at $400 and $600 in money had been destroyéć, The laws of the Chinese loan de postponed to The first flow stairway was in fames and the 21st instant owing to certala regulations of the tomates escaped by climbing on to the adjoining Berlis Bour
verandah bot an old woman was unable to do so and she jumped fato the street. She was
THE CHINESE LOAN.
MR. GOSCHEN AND THE NAVAL ESTIMATES,
·CHINA SUGAR REDINING CO., LIMITED.
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The following is the repost for presstation to the shareholder at the twentieth Annual General Meeting, in be held at the offices of the General Arcuts, 41 Loos, en Wednesday, 23rd March shareholders their report on the company's The Exeneral Agents beg to submit to the
accounts to 31st December fast, bust for the year 1897, with a statement of
the year 1896, the net gain on working amounts Inclusive of $1,231.08 brought forward from to $508,753.31, of which $80,005 was paid as interims dividend on the goth August înst,
To apply to seduction of property
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LUZON: SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED
The following is the report faz prasmʻation to, In view of the ra fifactory totalia of thayene's the shareholders at the sixteenth, ordlasty working and of the desirability of maintaining anaus! mening, to be held at the offices of the as far as possible uniform dividends, the General Agents and Consulting Commal tea recommend the 23rd March
General Agents, et 12.30 pm, on Wednesday,
Fund, and therefore propose the following basinan, alth's statement of accousil 10.311t the formation of an Equalisation of Dividend The general beg to webmli to the Interim Dividend of $4 per shareh
their raport "on" the appropriation of the profits, viz 1-
Company's December last, VEREN MASTERTANAM gald 30th August
80,000.00 Spanish market the refinery, was not working In consequence of the slack demand is the
during four months of the" year, and throughout the remaining eight months the margin on sales of ruined sugars left only a small profit,
Inclusive of $18,766,38 brought forward from the year 1896, the amount standing, at chait of working account is 438 000, 31, which the general agents and Consulifog Commition, raconamand should be appropriated is follows, visit
To apply to reducilon of property accousteaua MS Cores erfaAL Dividend of $3 per share Curry forward to next account ...
To apply to formation of Equalization Final Dividend of $10 per share of Dividend Fondan
Carry forward to next accom. making $14 for the your
75.000.00
140,000 60
13753-31 300,000 KM
$308,753 31
CONSULTING COMMITTEE,
Sharp, David Gabbay and A Haupt, who offer The Coaling Committee now consists of Hot, E. R. Bellifos, Messis, E. A Gɔmai, C. 8. themselves for re-election : Mr. A. Haupt was invited to join the Board in place of Mr. St. C. from the Colosy,
CONSULTING.COMMITIKE,
lodges: Lattedly, he very little of him. could not otherwise speak from personal know- Deceased and set been giving iniisfacilen Intely, principally because be was rarely li aver thaie, @ Witness went to see him in the Clab. office at 7.30 s.m. on the 8th. That was the usual time for seeing him about Clab mat. tore, Some time before: that as wiress was leaving for Australia ke naked Mr. Cock for his accounts up to Fabrosty. . Deceased was culte collected and showed no signs of depress vion; kewan in his usual spielte but looked
accounts out and witness went to 198 when they Deceased and told the book-keeper to make the palty under the eyes and not healthy.
Ewould be ready. There wasnösltercation becaus
keeper and not Mr. Cook who was working on the accounts were not ready gilt was the book.
the accounts. Witness sald very llitis to deceased and gave him no reason to suppore he was to’ zečeiva no for. "He was not quite planned with him, thisugh, as he had neglected his duties for Kome oriúideable Limo, Hirsilary at the Club war Siso" per mouth and beard and lodging. die was nota married man to witness' knowledge, Wittens did not know that deceased, was in nabaalary trouble, but ku krovared to have been-
*** 141. He did not spending money!!
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3,900 31 moraling of his desik he came home akokos in evening clothes. He had seat 0.33 | brand 7 twice then, the fire had bium lighted and the moyning psper, was opened as if it. had been read. Witness could certainly not
conveyed to the Eospital bat 'died soon afar, | Mickaelseni, whereilg,eð owing to his depart. Gilles and J. H. Lævis, who offer themselves give any Finson for decentéd, pollening birasail,
Mr. Goschen, in laboducing the Naval | The fire la supposed to have been caused by Enimates, dwelt on the coniloned expansion and | Jois siicks igniting a matchboard partition. The Improvement of the Návy. He said that the ground floor escaped Injury. The first and nation usay look forward with forreasing con“ second floors were not faxared. The goods wwe fidanos that if peace contianor, it will be pasos | formerly insured in the Palating Insurance Cons: with honour," "It was ocently which God forbid, pany, but the policy expized on the end of this 'ass i li will be a war growind by victory."
month and was allowed to run dat
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be laff in the Godownt, where they will be examined on the stat instant, at g'maí. No Fire Insurance will be affected. Buis of Lading will be comletsigned by
DODWELL, CARLILL & Ca,
·Honghong, 14th Marchision.
'AUDITORA, Thos. Arnold and Fullerton Henderson, who The accounts have been sudited by Messtie offer themselves for re-elecilan."
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO... General Agents.~ Hooghong, toth March, 1808.
The Consulting Corsa sitten consists of Mesars,
for re-election, b
AUDITOR:
Shan, No, 3 boy, at the New Club, whe The accounts have been, Redited by Mer allerdad, on deceased, deposed that the fakter Thomas Arnold, who offers himself for re- Pemine kame at 6:30 e.a. on the gth and did not election
"Aloep thers tha, leht before - Hos wii In blick clother Eut zol Trening dress and he did, gol ding. At the Club or the night" before, For about se days before his death ka kad barn
JARDER, MATERIÓN & CO. Bel Mar General Azosh,
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