To-day's
Advertisentents.
PECIAL SERVICES Will (GOD WILL- ING) be conducted by Rev. CHARLES INWOOD, (of England) as under :—
UNION CHURCH HALL TO-NIGHT, the 44th March, nt-7-Prayer Meeting WESLEYAN CHURCH, TOMORROW, the
12th March, at 10.30 A.M., English,
LONDON MISSION CHURCH, TO-MOR ROW, the 17th March, at 2 P.M., Chinese by interpretation. BERLIN FOUNDLING CHURCH, on MON. DAY, the 13th Murch, at 430 FM., Bible Kending (English).
LONDON MISSION CHURCH, on MON- DAY, the 13th March, at 7:30 PM., Chinese by interpretation.
UNIÓN CHURCH HALL, on TUESDAY, the 14th March, 4.30 15.M., Bible Reading LONDO
MISSION CHURCH, on TUES. ****** DAY, the rgth March;ui 7,30 1, M., Chinese
by interpretation:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1899
Today's Advertisements.
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.
To-day's
Advertisement.
THEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in
TENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. the Company will be held at the COMPANY'S TT is hereby notified that the HONGKONG OFFICE, No. 9, Praya Central Victoria, on- VOLUNTEERS will fire from Machine WEDNESDAY, the 22nd March, at 12 o'clock Guns on a land range across Repulse Bay out NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement SATURDAY, the 18th March, 1899. of Accounts and the Report of the General
Picquets will be posted to ensure safety on Managers for the year ending, 14 December, the land. 1898, and electing a Consulting Committed
By Command, and Auditors.
| THis morning a Chinaman, having completed WB_ would call the attention of our readers three weeks","imprisonment for larceny, was the announcement of a lectura to be given placed in the stocks at West Point, whore hô | Mr. J..J. Fmacia, 0.0, in St. Androw's sat for five hours surrounded by a crowd of his | Monday next, at 3.15 p.ni
Strength fellow-countrymen.
Weakness of England, The public and ladies are invited to attend.
تمام
Tire permanent way of the Ganyeten Railway, four and half miles in length, between Naka- yama and Yamakata Stations, has been com pleted. A trial run fook place on 27th ulto. and the line is to be opened to the public on the 5th instant. INVESTIGATIONS made by the authorities of the Hyogo Kencho show that the profit realised' on a field of black bamboo varies from Y40 10 Y100 per fan (about, a quarter of an acre). 345a The crop begins to be profitable from the fifth
year after the bamboos are planted.
J. H. STEWART- LOCKHART, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company,
'Colonial Secretary: will be CLOSED from the 14th to 22nd Colonial Secretary's Office, instant, both days inclusive.
Hongkong, 11th March, 1899. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., ||
General Managers. Hongkong, 11th March, 1899.
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FOR AMOY AND MANILA, (Carrying Cargo at through Rates for ILOILO.)
'FAIRLEA"' SCHOOL ROOM, on WEDNES THE Steamer
"DAY, the 15th March, at 21.3., For Women and Girls only, Chinese by inter pretation.
UNION CHURCH, on WEDNESDAY, the
15th March, at 7 1.M., English, Hongkan, rath March, 1899.
BIJOU THEATRE.
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RECLAMATION GROUND, PRAYA WEST.
"SALVADORA,”
Intimation.
AT the Magistracy this moming, before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, a pantry boy on the Hue, was charged · with stealing at various dates between the 9th ulte and the roth instant,
blankets and towels to the value of $49.50.
months' imprisonment,
THE work on the un-mary (sistership. the Hitachi-maru), which is being built for the European line of the Nippon Yusen Kalaha, is rapidly proceeding. The war le ing built at the Mitsu Bishi yard at Nagasaki, and it is expected she will be completed in | October next...
THE Japan Advocates Association held a con ference in Tokio, recently. The principal ques tion discused was whether advocates should be allowed to be present at the preliminary
THE NATI
Feneralise meeting, of; National Banke
the offices of the Chan Kit Shan:
wore, also Burnid T
(chief
Hoi Chuen, (directors manager) H. Deacon (solictor), and number of shareholders
Mr. Playfair toru, ilie notice convening the
examinations of suspected persons les difference between the exchange values of the Miyoshi, Kikuchi, Hoshi, and thirty athers were appointed as a committed to deal with this | matter. -
Captain Geilisolo, will be despatched.as.above / A. S: WATSON & Co. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six Korea continues to increase every year despite fund-hud we not done so we could have paid
on MONDAY, the 13th instant, at 4 PMU
For freight or passage, apply to
BRANDAO & Co. Agents. Hongkong, 11th March, 1899, DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL
[ARIONETTES, THE Company's Chartered Steamship
ARC'S MA
D'A
TO-NIGHT
(SATURDAY), the 11th March, 1897 POSITIVELY. THE LAST NIGHT
Santiago by Sight.
The Bombardment of the Spanish Forts, The Sinking of the Merrimane.
lient, Honsor's Escope. The Meeting of the Rival Squadrons. The Destruction of the Spanish Fleet of Santiago Harbour.
GRAND FAREWELL OF THE TROUPE.
TO-NIGHT LAST NIGHT. Hongkong,, 4th March, 1899,
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BY-ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE,
[R. G. LAMMERT has received in-
Mructions front the Mortgagee to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION on the premises on
TUESDAY, the 28th March, 1899, --
it 3 431.
* PRONTO,"
LIMITED.
IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS
SHERRIES.
Po: doz. Case.
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B-SUPERIOR PALE DRY, dinner wine, Green Seal Capsule M-MANZANILLA,
$10.80 PALE SHERRY,
12.00 CC-SUPERIOR OLD DRY,
(3402
PALE NATURAL
SHERRY, Bed Seal Cap.
sulg
Capuin Grandi, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 14th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
́DOUGLAS "LÁPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, th March, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA, HE Company's Steamship
THE
"TAIYUAN,"
Captain Nelson, will be despatched TUESDAY, the 14th instant, at 4 PM.
on
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light
For Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD, & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 1th March, 1899.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
NATURAL White Capsule...
12.00
14.40
ו'
THE Government submitted a Bill to the Japanese Diet on the 27th ulto, for an annual subsidy of not more than 2,676,894 yen on the Europern line of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, yen 654,030, or less, the Seattle line of the same Company and yen 1,013,880 or less on
THE importation into Japan of live cattle from
the comparatively high prices-asked." Accor," ding to the Osaka Mainichi, the total number of Korean animals imparted from Fusatt into Japan last year was 866, showing an increase of 131 as compared with the number, in 1897. Had not rinderpest prevailed in the vicinity of Gensan, which prevented the Japan esc from buying cattle there, the import might have been still larger. These cattle are gene- rally imported for draught purposes, as they are easily trained and stand more work. de
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No questions being asked, the report and accounts were passed on the motion of the Chainman, seconded by Mr. Chan Hi, S
Chairman ––Gentlemen, in submitting that wo have, simplified them so as to dispense. you the accounts for 1898, 3/would point out
with the adjusting account, which was not very. Intelligible to the ordinary, shareholder and was, amere malter
of account, being simply day and the par rate at which our various funds in other countries were formerly entered in our booka. You will observe from the report now in your hands that, as we indicated last year, we have put all our profits, to capital reserve.
the same dividend as we paid in March 1897. Capital reserve fund now stands at $170,870,50, or over 71 per cent on the capital. W
We have only now to place the further small sum of 84,689.50 to that account and then the bulk of our earnings for 1899 will be available for dividend. As we have full employment for all our funds in Hongkong, and our furids having proved Insufficient to work profitably the vari the San Francisco line of the Toyo Kisen
ous branches, wo have turned out branches at Kaisha. The subsidies are to be for ten-years.
Amoy and Shanghai into agencies, which will enable us to show a considerable reduction in A VANCOUVER (B,C.), telegram of January 28th
"intare in our charges account, which for 1898 says:---The citizens of Vancouver are becoming
is larger than usual owing to heavy legal exs. alarmed at the large indus of Japanese. They MESSES. Benjamin, Kelly & Potts in their Weekly penses in Shanghai and expenses connected have been informed from Ottawa that the Share Report state:-Although rates have not with closing our establishments in Ainoy and Federal authorities cannot help them, and a fluctuated to any material extent, a fair business Shanghai. Our business connections continue quite satisfactory. We have confidence in the communication Has been forwarded from has been transacted.. Banks.-Hongkong and future of the Bank and our prospects are more. Joseph Chamberlain, Imperial Secretary of Shanghai Banks have been placed to a small promising. Your directors, having agreed to State for the Colonies, saying in effect that he
the desirability of adding another: British hoped nothing would be done in the way of
extent at 271 per cent. premium and are now-
director to their number, have asked Mr. Bur- obtainable at 270 percent. premium. Nationals legislation to displease the nations interested.
nie to join the Board. We trust this appointe have been sold at $20. Marine Insurances ment mees with your approval. With these I is reported by Japanese papers that the China Traders have been sold at $63 Northfew remarks, gentlemen, I have to propose negotiations between Vjetroy Chan Chih-tung Chinas have changed hands to a small extent that the report and accounts as presented to of China and the Japanese Government, in at Tls. 184. Straits have been sold at $4 and
you be adopted, but before doing so I will be happy to answer any questions which you may connexion with the former's proposal to supply
$5.
Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires have wish to ask. pig iron produced at the Chinese Iron Foundry been done to a small extent at $300. Shipping. under his control to the Japanese Government -Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats Iron Foundry at Chikuzen, and to take coke in have been dealt in to a considerable extent exchange, have been brought to a conclusion. $271 and $28. Indo-Chinas have been placea A lean of 2,000,000 taels to the Chinese Iron at S671. Douglas Steamships have been taken Foundry has also been arranged, and the Mitsui off the market at $58. Refineries,China Sugars and other banks will form a syndicate and are a shade casier and have been bought at $180. undertake the loan. The purchase of the pig Luzons are offering at quotation. Mining-Pun iron and the sale of the coke will be entrusted
joms are slightly weaker and are in the marker
5.59. A telegram from the Mines states that On the motion of Mr. A. Ramjahn, seconded to the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
"The mill ran 27 days, Gold The gold. H. Cox and W. Hutton Ports be elected au tous by bir: Sui Un, it was resolved.—That Messrs. The programme for the March to July cession yielding 173 ounces of smelted gold. of the College of Medicine for Chinese has won by cyaniding is estimated to value £27ditors in Hongkong for the ensuing year at been issued. Lectures will be delivered by sterling, Charbonnages have improved their remuneration of 3300, ench, and that Messrs. Queen Mines have been dealt in to a large exauditors in London at a remuneration of twenty students on Osteology: by Dr. Harston on tent at 95 cents and St. Telebos are firm with five guinças, ne Pathology by Dr. Gibson on Physiology; by buyers at $1 Raubs after sales - ind This was all the business.
· Sample bottles and smaller quanti-Dr. Clark on Public Health; by Hon. Br. Ho $62 have declined to $60 sales. A telegram Kai on Medical Jurisprudence; on Public states that the clean up for the months, January
·GEORGE FENWICK & CO., LTD, ties will be supplied at proportionate Health Tutorial by Dr. Chugg King Ue; on and February is 3,944 ounces from 2,440 tons Medicine Tutorial by Dr. Wan Tün Mo and en
ore crushed. Olivers are steady at $gro wholesale'r tes, r
Anatomy by Dr. Paulun. Twenty students are The following telegram has been received from Mill ran 24 days, crushing 90 in attendance on the above classes and with the Mines': such a good list of lecturers the results will tons of stone for a yield of 294 ounces of retort doubtless be most satisfactory,
ed gold. Docks, Wharves and Godowns.- Hongkong and Whampoa Docks are quiet and are obtainable at 314 per cent premiums The manager read the notice convening the of New Amoy Docks have been effected at kong Lands have been placed at $78 and-and-statement of accounts have been in your Sto. Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hong The Chairman suid-Gentlemen, the report of gamblers by having caused the arrest of some $78 Kowloon Lands are enquired for but hands. For some days, so with your permission of their number during the Chinese New Year no shares seem to be obtainable, Hong- holidays. Last week while the farmer was kong Hotels have improved and have been we will take them, as read Your Directors, landing some goods, the gamblers seized him, placed at $78, 379, $80 and 581. Hum and Manager, hope that you will consider the results of the years working and, the division bundled him into a boat and took him off. Nephreys Estine have been booked at $99 of profite satisfactory. I am sorry to say we had gotiations were then opened by the farmer's China Providents have been negotiated at family for his release and $3,000 was demanded 0.20. Coston Mills,--Ewas have been in sonleather a slack time during the mouths of April and May caused by political troubles, and the as ransom. It happened, however, a couple of demand and after sales at ris. 71 are wauwar in the Philippines, but since the month of days after the man's abduction that a relative of at Tls, 78. Hongkong Canton have been done. June, we have had work enough on hand to keep his visiting Yangiseno saw him in a house and to a fair extent at $85 and $86, Miscellaneous all the departments fully employed. The new mised an alarm. The villagers hearing the Green Island Cements: The New Shares machinery, and tools, added during the year, and noise came out, and the matter being explained have been placed to a small extent at $26, and other improvements now in use it the works, an attack was made on the house. There being the Old Shares at $265 and $263, A. 5. Waisons enable your Company to titke larger jobs on have been taken off the market at S13 and hand than they were in a position to do former- only a few of the farmer's captors present a rescue was easily effected, but the gamblers 34. Electrics have declined and have beenly, and you will be glad to leam that we are succeeded in escaping.
done at St. Fenwicks are wanted at $35, but now turning the work out quicker and at a no shares are obtainable. Ices have been fixed less cost, I do not think I need say anything at $uiz and $111.
D-VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, choice old wine. White Seal Cap- sule E-EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, very finest quality, Black Seal Cap. sule (Old Bottled). ...... 20.40
B., C., and ('', are excellent din- ner Wines und suitable for invalids and delicate stouchs. Di and E. are
vintage. All are true Xores Wines,
On the motion of Mr.J. R. Michael, seconded by Mr. Terry, it was resolved That Mr. Lauts and Mr. Kwan Hof Chuen be re-elected direc-i tors on the Head Office Board and that Mr. Butlery be re-elected as a member of the London Committee, et
ALL THAT Valualile LEASEHOLD PRO. FOR. HORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND after-dinner Wines of a very superior | Dr. Thompson on Chemistry; by the senior position and have been sold at rates up to $145 Deloitte, Dever, Griffiths and Co. be elected.
PERTY situate Nos. 30, 52 and 54, Lower! Lascar Row, Victoria, Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as SUBSECTIONS of SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 44*
The Property is held for the residue of the terin of 75 years from the zbil June, 1843, and for the further terra 924 years from the expiry of the said term of 75 years at the apportioned CROWN RENT of £28,60
Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from
Messrs. DEACON & HASTINGS, 35. Queen's Road,
Vendors Solicitors.
¿
and from the
The Auctioneers.
Hongkong, th March, 1899,
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THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY,
- LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that at a MEET
of the Board of Directors of the Company held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, No. Praya Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the zih dity of March, 1899, the following RESOLUTION was passed:
That a CALL of OSE DOLLAR per Share upon all the Holders of Ordinary Shares in the above Company in respect of all the Shares held by them in the above Company be and the same is hereby made. Such Calls to be PAID 10 the Company at their Bankers, THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR POLLATION, at their Prentises, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, on or before the 17th day of April, 1899. And Notice is abo given, that in accordance with Articles 24 of the Company's Articles of Association interest will be charged as from the said 17-April, 18, at the rate of $10 per Centum pranon all CALLS remain unpaid after the said 17th day of April, 1899, up to the actual dates of payment of the same, Shareholders are particularly requested to note that upon presentation at the Office of the Company of the Bankers' receipt for payment of the Call together with the certificate of the shares in respect of which, the Call has been paid an endosciment ja that, effect will be made upon the certificate.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JAMES B. DUNCAN, Secretary,
Hongkong, 1th March, 1899.
EYE-SIGHT.
NOTICE
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MR. N. LAZARUS
MAY BE CONSULTED FOR
SPECTACLE 8
ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS MORE. -
AT
FLETCHER & Co.'■ Pharmacy,
JONGKONG HOTEL).
Hongkong, "ith March, 1999,
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OCCIDENTÁLAND ORIENTAL STEAM- STP COMPANY,
NOTICE
PORTS. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE,
VIA MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship --
* TAIYUANGL
Captain Nelson, will be despatched TUESDAY, the rach instant, at 4 PM.
Dn
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated
forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating the Supply of Fresh
Chamber ensures Provisions during the entire voyage.
"We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the our authorised Agents at the Coast Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
N-Retum Tickets issued by this Con- Ports. pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for return by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co. and vice versa. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Arents, Hongkong, th March, 1899.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR TAKOW, *HE_Company's Steamship,
T
"TIENTSIN",
Captain Dawson, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 14th instant
For Freight or Passage, apply tu
BUTTERFIELD, & SWIRE,
Agents Hongkong, 11th March, 1899. [310
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SHANGHAI,
.....
THE Company's Steamship
"WIŁAM POA," Captain Saies, will be despatched as above on WEDNESDAY, the i5iti instant, at 3 P.31.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents Hongkong, th March, 1899. [3418
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR NINGPO,
THE Company's Steamship
"FOOCHOW,"
Captain Smale, will be despatched as above on. FRIDAY, the 17th instant, at 3 P.M. For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents..
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Hongkong, tar March, 1899.
CHINA NAVIGATION, COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR KOBE.
THE Company's Steamship.
"TSINAN," Captain Ramsay, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 21st instant, at 3 P.M.
The nitention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon' is situated forward of the Engines.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is sited throughout with Electric light..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hongkong, ruth, March, 1899.
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A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. ESTABLISHED, A.D. 1841.
he Hongkong Gelegraph
HONGKONG, SATurday, March 11, 1899,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PLAGUE AT MECCA.
LONDON, March 9th. The Plague has broken out at Mecca. Riots bave occurred at Jeddah arising from the ineasures taken to combat the plague, ;
THE EXPLOSION ÄLTOPLOS, Proofs are numerous that the recent explosion at Toulon, where 58 people were killed and 132 wounded, was the result of foul play. The cause however is not known.
THE NAVY ESTIMATES. The Times states that the forthcoming Navy estimates will amountto £28,000,000, an increase of £5,000,000, chiefly for ship building.
THE RAJAH OF SARAWAK. The Rajah of Sarawak will sail on the
instanl
WEATHER REPORT.
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Sinwenpad states that a well-to-do farmer of the village of Singking on the Soochow Creek recently incurred the eninity of a gang
MESSRS. Dallas and Alusgrave's Dramatic Company, at present` playing in Singapore, are due to arrive here and open at thei Theatre Royal, City Hall, on abom the 27th instant. Wilson Barrett's celebrated play "The Sign of the Cross" is included in their repertoire and says The Sign of the Cunss" is no ordinary of this the Calcutta Englishmum of 9th January piny and nothing but aging and acting of a superior character could have ensured its success, and a success its representation in Calcutta has certainly been. The scenery and costumes are in every respect admirable, and it is difficult 10 speak without being considered unduly Hatter ing of the splendid nimmer in which the various characters are pourtrayed" The booking office has already been opened at the Robinson Piano Company's premises, Queen's Road:
other another theatrical troupe is on the way to US. Miss Vivianne Dagmar and her variety troupe being due to arrive here shortly. Of Miss Dagmar's dancing the Calcutta Statesman says Miss Dagmar's serpentine dancing
On the 17th at 11.50 am. A high pressure
area is central over N. China, and the baromet er has risen on the coast generally. Gradients noderate with strong mansoon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast; -fresh to moderat X. and N.E. winds; fair.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tue fifth annual dinner of the members of the Hongkong Football Clubs will be held this evening,
Tne Ikazuchi, a torpedo boat destroyer which is being built in England for the Japanese Navy, having been completed, was taken delivery of by the Japanese officers of the ath. February
is not an Imitation of that introduced by Miss Estrella Syliva in London in fact it varies very considerably. The dresses are made of the same material, there is 300 yds. of silke in the first three and the fourth contains 500 yels: to an inch if not inone Miss Dagmar's dances are a pectic dreamy waving about of the arms an inclination of the head and an extraordinary manipulation of the aforesaid silk. Miss
FORMOSA
The annual meeting of George Fenwick & Hotel. Mr. A. Kodger presided. The other Co., Ltd, was held to day in the Hongkong. gentlemen present were Messrs W. Parlano Cox and R. C. Wilcox (Director) W. G. Winterburn (Manager), G. C.
meeting."
-regarding the accounts, as they are very clearly, detailed in the statement laid before you. The
THE ADMINISTRATION OF European staff, deserve a word of praise for the
good services they have rendered the Company- during the year. I am pleased to say thint the returns for the months, of January and The Japanse vernacular papers are agula February, have been -very, good. “You will: Farmasi A report is current that Genenudepartments are fully employed, and our pro-1: calling attention to the maladministration of be pleased to learn,- that at present, all the
Kodama, is to be removed shortly, and that his spects for the first half of the all I can' year are very place willbe taken by Adnimal Count Kabayama, promising. I think gentlemen, t the Minister for Education, who has previously say that will, interest you, but before propor tried his hand on Formosan administration; Mr. sing the adoption of the report and statement. Goto, the Director of the Formosen Adminis of accuunis, I shall be pleased to answer, jo the tration Bureau, will also retire.
best of my ability, any questions you may think fit.co
MT, man you cafe fransferring $3,000 to the reserve fund and carrying forward the large balance of 319,576.63 You do not think it advisable to place more to the reserve fund, suppose
The Government has withdrawn a Supple mentary Budget which sanctoned expenditure on certain new undertakings in Formosa, and the sitting of the Committee in the House of Representatives on the Formosan Lean Bill has been suspended. The Osaka Asak states that at the last meeting of the Committee, the Fro gressist members, who are thoroughly well informed on Formosan affairs, put several ques tions to the Government delegates, but that the latter failed to give satisfactory answers. As the liberals also showed a disposition to voic. against the measures, the Government thought there was little prospect of their being passed and accordingly withdrew them.Kobe Chiront
A
cle,
TO SAVE THE ELEPHANT
Dagmar was absolutely the first to introduce A correspondent writes to Nature's Not the Serpentine in the Fast and now having just as follows"A practical method of discourag come out from home, she has the very Intesting the trade in ivory would be efficacibus if and up to date lime-light appliances and effects. were only adopted generally It is simply that | In fact it is the facsimile of these done now in we should all forgo the use of ivory, and have London and Paris by La Belle Loie Fuller, our knife handles, etc., mado of xylonite, or one, of the good forms of celluloid. The 40,000 Miss Dagmar dances 30 minutes.
elephants annually destroyed for manufactur ing purposes have their long, wiso lives sacrific: cd mainly in the service of billiard players. This is quite unnecessary, as xylonite billard balls are now made as truly and are a pleasant to play with as those of ivory.”
The date for the opening of Yachou, Hunan province, as a Commercial Port for international At about two o'clock this morning the steamer trade, it seems is near at hand, for, unider is Chittagong, which left Hongkong on the 7th tructions from Viceroy Chang Chili-tung, inst for Saigon, returned into the harbour, Taotal of the name of Chan Hung-shun Ima having struck the Pratas Shoal and damaged been recently, here in Shanghai, engaged in her bottom.
taking notes as to the management of the new open port of Woosing, the administration of A correspondent of the Tunes states that ACCORDING to the Japanese papers, the the new Chiness, Bund district, and the work H.M.S. Pinguin which has recently returned of the Shanghai Waterworks and Electric to Sydney, the head quarters of the Australian
DEEP SEA RECORD. ****
CONSIGNEEN OF CARCO per Steamship THE CHINA COMPANY, LEMNAVIGA. demand for Kobe indign, the just exportation Light department, cost of machinery, main. Haval station, fr has won soundings, bo
COPTICE
The above Sigarovc having unived, Cansignees
of Cargo are hereby requested to and in their:
Bills of Lading for Countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods from alongside Z
Cargo impedinty, the dischungs of the Vessel will be landed and stoved it Consignoce, risk and expense
Hongkong "isth March,
TION LIMITED
FOR STRAITS' AND, LONDON.
THE Company's Steamship
CHINGWO,"
of which dates from May or June of last tenance, etc., etc. hang Tactal seems was to Pacific, having taken has much increased of late. Prices range from Vis to Y23 per 100,
·A· LONDON telegram of 9th ulta to an Austra
H, Harna, Commander, will be despatched as lan papers states that "Among the insur above on or about the 1st of April.
For Freight, &c., apply to
gents killed in the recent engagement at Manika, a number of armed women with hair close cropped, and wearing uniform like men, were found
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huve been appointed head of the Board of tween Auckland and the Tongan archipelago. Works for Yochou, but a telegram was received to a depth of 4,762 fathoms, or nearly five and
by him on Sunday from Wuchangannouncing a-half miles," "This is said to be the deepe his appointment to the acting. Taotaiship of the ocean reading up to date. While in the vicin Salt Intendancy of Hunan by Viceroy Chang of Tongo, the Penguin Investigated she and that another officer would be sent disappearance of Falcon Island, and discover to open Yochou, rete, Chang Total leaves that the island had subsided three finom Shanghai for Wichang to report to Viceroy
formed during Chang the result of his observations in Shang volčanje truption h Mand
September Jaat year.
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The Chairman--Well, we talked that over, and we thought it was six of the one and half a dozen of the other. Of course the annuey, used by the company and it does not maller. very mitch
Mr. Wilcox~~Of course, if you are using the money-it does not maller very much, but I should like to see the reserve fund accumula. tive. It is alwaye a good thing
| thing to have a good, substantial reserve
The Chairman-We will attend to that next year. Of course it is all the same
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Mr. Parlane The amount carried i -only a couple of hundred dollars over last year's sum, and that amount carried, forward enables pg necessary with that fund, cannot be used for any purpose, I beg to propose the adops and decounts pink pek
Chairman, I have much adoption of the report very satisfactory, en has said the
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