Co-say's Advertisements.
ZETLAND
No. 525, E.C.
1. O. D G E.
A REGULAR MEELING of the above
LODGE' will be held at the FREEMA SONS HALL, Zetland Street, TO-NIGHT, thest instant, at 8,30 for 9 m. precisely Visiting Brethren me cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 1st March, roro,
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NOTICE.
I HAVE This Day authorizal M. HERBERT KTEXANDER LAMMERT to Sign my FM per Procuration,
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
• Hongkung, 1st March, 1900,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1900.
To-day's Advertisements.
'HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
"HE
NOTICE.
TEGASARETIO VERSLY
on
of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL TUESDAY, the 27th instant, rug at Noor, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts of the Company to the 31st Decem ber, 1892 with the Report of the Directors, and to discuss any Matters that may be com petently beaght before the Meeting
The TRANSPER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 27th instant, -bath-day's inclusivez-
By Order of the Board,
C. MOONEY,
Hongkang, 1st March, 1900.
Secretary.
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BIRTH
On the 28th February, at Luginsland, the wife of E. GOETZ, of a daughter, (stillborn.) (265h
The Reported Murder at Amoy. TOKYO, February 19th.
A telegram to the Government from Amoy, dated the 17th inst., says Two Japanese were injured by Chinese in a quarrel in a brothel last night. Nothing serious occurred, and
The Hongkong Telegrapherything is quict
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
THR NORTH PORNEO TRADE.
I HAVE This Day RESUMED CHARGE THE HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY. dependent upon timmars shit
of the Compmy's Business at this Port.
AUS. MIHARA, Manager.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1999,
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
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78 have This Day transferred our Offices
We This trid 15. Queen's Roul
Central, to 1 and 2, Dos Virus Road, New Praya Central, opposite the Prava entrance af Lee Yuen Street Rast.
MOUNNEY & BRUTTON,
Solicitors
Hangkong, rst March; tyoo,
HONGKONG AND WILAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. CONTRIBUTING Shareholders are
quested to send in a Statement of Busi- ness contributed during the Half Year ended 31st December, four on or before the 21st March on which date, the Acrount will be ,CLOSED.
Hly Order of the Board of Directors,
TROS. I. ROSE,
-bertebary
Hongkon 1st March, 190,
afgh
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FAMSUL
*HE Company's Steamship
THE
HAILOONG"
Captain Bathurst, will las despatched for the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the 3rd instânt,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., temeral Mangers.
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Hongkong, 180 March, repry DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW.
HE Company's Steamship
*BAITAN,
THE
Captain Roth, will y despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 4th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1900,
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, CHEFOO & TIENTSIN.
“HE Company's Steamship
THE
"NANCHANG," Captain Finlayson, will be despatchest as above on WEDNESDAY, the 7th instrum.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agents.
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(2230)
"OCEAN-STEAMSIFT-COMPANY- FOR LONDON VIA SVEŽ CANAL.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
"SARPEDON,"
Capain Grier will be despatched on
THURSDAY, thể 8th instant,
For Freight, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
Agens.
Hongkong, 1st March, 1900
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,
LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND
N
LIMITED.
TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of tre Hongkong Botch Company, Limited, will be held at the COMPANY'S HOTEL, on TUESDAY, the 27th day of March, 1905, at 12.1 ROM.
1.
2.
To consider and if thought it approve the draft New Regulations which will Te submitted taske Meeting and in the event of the approval thereof with or withoor modifications or alterations.
Smoking Prohibition-Bill.
TOKYO, February 19th. The House of Peers passed the Smoking Prohibition Bill (which makes it an offence for any me under 2 years of age to smoke eigar, cigarettes or pipes) though all its stages at me sittin
WEATER RETORT.
The Oliservatory report says.
MR. A. E. KENT, headmaster of Bumhar National Schools, has hit upon a novel plan for assisting the War Fund. He asked his scholars how many were willing to pay a fine of a half peany instead of receiving corporal punishment for school offences. The reply was unanimous, and over sixpence was received for the War -Fund the first day.
THERE has been another student's duel, says the Japan sail of 20th alto. It was fought on Tuesday night near the Toyama rifle range. Only two combatants were engaged, lads of the Waseda Semmon-gakke. I appears that they had becomed involved in a dispute about the sights and wrongs of the recent fracas between the Medical students and the Military students, and that they finally agreed to subinif their On the 1st 1.58 a.m. the brometer is difference to the arbitrament, not of sticks or rising over China, falling in W Japan. Aswords, but of brick-bats. One of the com depression, which left the E. coast of China | batants, unable to leave the field of action, was during the night, is now approaching W. Japan, arrested by the police, together with three
and N. part of the China Sea.
the newspaper necounts affair nre correct, Freshening monsen in the Formansa Channel Cordes who were dressing his wounds.
FORECAST the police behaved with singular ineptitude. Fresh ME, winds; some drizzling nin,
The station where the news, of an impending combat was first received, telephoned to the local head-quarters, and the latter passed the message on in the Chief of Police, so that fight was OYOY before any preventive steps were taken, the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tur beg of eaes of bubonic plagte at Bombay from January 16th to 9th idem, were 1-329; deaths 897.
We are pleased to see that Messrs; "Jak DINE, MATHESOs & Co. have not altogeiler abandoned the North Borgo Shippinguadé as is evidenced by the fact that their steamer the Mausang is advertised to sail for 'Sanda- kan on the seventh instant, Failing the Mansang or some other British steamer on the run from Hongkong to Noth Berco ment German shipping for its trade with a British Colony mid we believe that the trade between North Bornea and Singapore is now almost if not entirely in German hands, thus making, the State of North Romeo absolutely dependent upon German shipping for all comitunica- tion with the outside world. This state of affairs is rendered all the more surprising when one taker-inte consideration the pre- ponderance of Britishy shipping the world over and it is galling to see us thus ousted To consuler and if thought fit to pass from the carrying trade to and from our own Resolution to the effect that, e New
Regulations akeady approved by this possessions. It is apt too, to lead to.com- "Meeting and for the purpose of identi.plications in the event of hostilities ever
fication sulasenlied by the Chairman arising with one or the other of the European Mr. Moutier Menpes, the artist, who some "thereal be and the sun are hereby
Powers as it would give Germany an excuse years ago visited Japan is leaving England "approves and that such Regulations
lay claim to North Bomen on the ground inediately for South Africa, where he intends holding the whole of the tracks, and inxinting a series of pictures of incidents con- these days of keen competition between the Powers in the matter of colonial expansion such possible issues should not be lost "sight of. It cannot be that the trade is unprofitable, for it is ridiculous to sup post there the Blue-funct-line-wald have carried CAI at a loss for years, as they did before their bouts were 'The lack of uken over by the Germans. British ships to engage in the trade can only be ascribed to lack of energy on the part of British shipowners and we are very-sony to see it.
be and the sum are hereby adopted as "the Regulations of the Company to the "exclusion of all the existing Regata
"Bom thengod
A copy of the propose! New Regulations may be seen at the Company's Office
Should the above Revolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted to conformalion as Spal Resolution to a Second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.
Dated the rst day of March, t By Jeder of the Board,
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C. MOONEY,
Secretary.
VAR DEPARTMENLAND ABHRALEY..
CONTRACT FOR WORKS AND
REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS.
I
of
TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
.
TTPisoMES6, the notorious ex-governor of Shantung, and the new broom of the Empress Dowager, is expected to leave. Tientsin for the South, viâ Shanghai very soon, says the North China Daily Nerds.
nected with the war.
Tuxander of the Rising Sun 5: class, has been conferred on Mr. Brindley, by the Emperor of Japan, in recognition of the service rendered by in the capacity of Engineering Tas
Fructor at Akabano, Japan.
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TO-DAY being St. David's day the men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers sported the national cublen, the feek, in their headgear Spring onions," as we heard a lady irreverently dub them, were to be seen one every side, even the regimental dogs sporting one apiece.
„Tur Mayor of Worester told Sille Fòng Lai.... on his recent tour through England, that if ever the Emperor of China favoured them with a
If
Is sending those twelve thousand boxes of butter to the British troops in South Africa. says the fall fall, the Danish farmers have given an evidence of something more than goodwill; they have demonstrated wisat is more widely known than spoken'of-that the Scandi- navian people, neighbours though they be of in sympathy with them. The disfavour with the parent stock of the Boors, are by no means-
which they regard the rebellion will not have been diminished by the arbitrary action of the settlers and pushing them to the forefront of Transvaalers in commandeering Scandinavian
the battle, though this prominence was no doubt the salvation of the Scandinavian con- tingent, for it permitted of their falling alive into the more hospitable hands of the British." By our beloved Princess of Wales this timely expression of Danish sympathy has been received with gratified pleasure, coming as it does from her own people, and it will have an effect immeasurably beyond its intrinsic value, as an evidence of the continued friendship of this faithful ally of our Kingdom and the Throne. A MEETING of the Legislative Council will be hell on Monday, the 5th inst; at 3 p.m.
BUSINESS.
ORDERS OF THE DAY,
M. Turner proposed the connmation of the appointincnt of Messrs. F. Maitland and J. Ac Mackay to the Consulting Committee, and the re-election of Mosers, Chater, Lewis, Raymond, Maithad and Mackay to the Consulting Com mittes, ente
Mr. Byramjee seconded. Carried.
On the motion of Mr. Tomlia, seconded by Mr. Jordan, Messrs. F. Henderson and W. H. Pats were re-elected auditors.NE business of the meeting, gentlemen. I am very The Chairman-That, appears to be all that much obliged to you for your attendanes. Dividened warrants will be issued to-morrow..
THE SENSATIONAL ARREST IN MACAO.
KING-LIEX SHAN BEFORE THE MAGISTRA
(Prom our special correspondent.)
MACAO, March 15. It is doubtful whether any arrest of a China man either in Macao or Hongkong in recent: times has caused a greater sensation and more universal interest, than the apprehension on Saturday last, the 24th February, of Mr. King Lien Shan, lately. Manager of the Shanghai- branch of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs. - The reason for widespread interest is sy of Comprehension when it is known that Mr. King as manager of the Imperial Telegraphs incurred the displeasure of the despotic and unscrupa. ious Empress.Dowager by permitting the appeal of upwards of a thousand of his country: men to be wired to Peking from Shanghai recently with a view to making it clear to the real ruler of China (the Empress-Dowager) that the masses could not view the dethrone. ment of the wall-meaning Emperor Kwang-Su The telegram as forwarded after signature by with anything approaching perfect equanimity. hundreds of Chinese merchants, officials and gentry reads as follows:-
(January), in which the Emperor proposed to
When we received the edict of 24th instant
abdicale on account of illness we were amazed, and the mandarins, gentry and merchants from all the provinces residing in Shanghai became full of anxiety and discussed the maller everywhere in the streets. We share fure telegraph to you to beg of you to be loyal and faithful, and on behalf of the nation to implora the Emperor not to think of abdicating, though he should be unwell, so that the Empress Dowager at her advanced age may not have the extra burden of ruling a distracted -Empire, and in order that the spirits of our ancestors may be at rest and the people live in peace."
"ENDERS are required for the remainder Surrendor of Commandant Cronje. Visit, he would receive a very hears welcntie, ance for the Naturalization of Capitolise Joao made for neutral territory, arriving in due
of the Triennial Contract from 1st April, 1900, to grst March, 1971, in the following Divisions of the Hongkong District "A."- Contract --Nos, 1 and 2 Divisions, com-
prising West Married
Sobbers' Quarters and Provasi Prisons. Naval Yard.
Headquarters Offices and A.S.C. Stores. Munay Bariacks,
Queen's Road Barracks ("A" to "E" and
"G" Blocks)
Victoria Barracks. Kennedy Road Property. Royal Artillery and Royal Engineer OM.
cers Messes.
at Peak,
War Department and Admiralty property Belchers, Fly Point, and Victoria Batteries, Stonecutters Island. H.M.S. Meance.
Kowloon.
Lośnox, February 27th.
It is officially announced that Command- ant Cronje bas surrendered unicgaditionally with his whole force.
LATER..
Particulars of Commandant
Cronje's Surrender.
A despatch from Lord Roberts, dated 3 am. 27th instant, says that a most dashing advance by the Canadians and Engineers, supported by the Gordons and Shropshires | brought them to within eighty yards of the enemy's trenches, This gallant deel ap parently clinched matters, as daylight brought FORMS OF TENDER, Conditions of the letter of surrender, and Cronje arrived in Contract and all necessary information, may hennaked on Application at the ROYAL Camp at 7 am. In the course of conversa ENGINEER OFFICES, by letter, addressed to tion the Commandant asked for kind treat - the COMMANDing RoyaL ENGINEER, or in ment, and also that his wift, grandson, person, between the hours of 10 A.M. and A.M.
TENDERS to be forwarded to the Secretary, Aide de Camp and servant should DATA (HEADQUARTERS OFFICES, | Mrroripany him- wherever he was sin fi, Hongkong, not later than Noo8, on WED NESDAY the 14th March, 100.
J. F. BROWN, Colonel,
C. R. E. in China. R. E. Ofice,
Hongkong, 1st March, 1900.
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Intimation.
PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, A. S. WATSON & Co., "THE Company's Stemu ship T
CHANGSHA"
Capuin Moore, will be despatched on SATURDAY, the joth instaal, at 3 P.M.
The attention of Passangers is directed to the Superior Aremamadation offered by this Steamer, The Pistelass Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provitions during the entire voyage.
A duly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
MB-Retum Tickets issued by this Com pany to and from AUSTRALIA are available for
retam by the Steamers of the EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN S.S. Co, ami vice versa,
For Freight or Pissage, apply to
Agents.
1406
Hongkong, 1st March, 1900. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship
.....DORIC,"
are hereby notified that their Goods are at their risk being discharged into Lighters and/or landed into our Godowns at Wanchai and delivery may be had either from Lighters or from Godowns upon countersignature of Bilis
of Lading.
LAMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
PORTS.
(For Invalids and General Use.)
Per daz
Came
B.-VINTAGE, superior quality,
Red Capsule... SILJO Live Oto Venetos, supe erior quality. Black Seal Capsule........... 16.20 D: VERY FINE ÜLD VINTAGE extra superior, Violet Capsule fd Bottlel) 20.40 Port after remioral should be rested Wine re- for a month before use.
quired for drinking at once should be ordered to be desanted at the Dis- pensary before being sent out. These Wines are too favourably [known to need comment.
Goods remaining unclaimed after the 8th instant-wilt be subject to rent__________
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
J. S. VAN BUREN,
Agent. Hongkong, 1st March, 1900.
NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP MONMOUTHSHIRE," FROM PORTLAND, OR, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI. The above Steamer having arrived, Consignees
of Cargo are hereby requested to send in her Bill of Lading for countersignature, and to take inmediate delivery of their Goods from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel will be landed anal stored at Consignees' risk and
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,
Agenis. March, 1909. Hongkong, 1st
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Sample bottles and smaller quanti- ties will be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates.
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorized Agents at the Const Ports.
A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Lord Roberts promised compliance with his requests. Commandant Cronje will start
immediately for Capetown in charge of General Pretyman. Of the 4,000 Prisoners taken, 1,500 are Free Staters and the rest Transvaalers, they include 47 officers, amongst whom are the leading Germans Deivitz and Albrecht and a number of notable Boers. Four 7.5 centimetre Krupp guns and 2 maxims were captured.
(From Japanese Papers.), The French Minister To China.
PERING, February 15th,
The French Minister left here for Tongking, vịa Kwangchau Bay, for the purpose of inect- ing the Governor-General of Indo-China.
The Shikishima."
TOKYO, February 16th. A telegram has been received by the Naval Department, stating that the battleship Shiki- shime, now on her way to Japan, has safely passed the Suez Canal, and arrived at Suez on the 15th inst.
Another Volcana Active..
*
- MIYASAKI, February 18th, Mount Kirishima (a noted Volcano in lliuga Province) is very active, the ashes falling as far as this place.
Snowstorm in the North.
Takata (Echino), February 16th. A heavy snowstorm is in progress, and a milway train has been blocked by the snow between Arai and Sekiyan.
The Religions Bill.
TOKYO, February 17th. The Religions Bill, which has caused so much agitation, was rejected to-day in the House of Feers by 12 to 100 votes, after a protracted and heated debate.
The Bank of Japan.
¦
-from the town of Worcester. The remark avas
received merely with common plate cheers.
work in Tokio a few days ago, and stubbornly EGGUTEE'S hundred umbrella-makers quittedĮ refused to resame labor until their demand for an increase of wages 157 complied with. The price of umbrellas has of late risen steadily, owing to the growing demand for these articles in foreign parts. For this reason, the workmen claim, they should have a proportionate increase in their wages.
THE removal of a few shovelfuls of earth on the second day of the new year, letting the waters of the Chicago River into the great drainage canal begun over seven years ago,
marked the practical completion of what The Outlook says is "the largest purely artificial canal in the world." Intended at first merely as a channel to carry off impurities, the idea dicted that it will some day be a great com and the work have gown until it is now pre-
mercial-waterway-cunerting the insy ports of the lakes and the Mississipi, and making Chi- cago the country's commercial centre. though it has cost me third as much as thic Sucz canal, it has been buil: by the municipal Corporation.
AL
2. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordin- ance for the Naturalizalization of Foo Sik alias Foo Yik Pang..
Shortly after this message-this open de 1. Financial Minutes. (Nos. 7 and 6)
clamation of loyalty to the Emperor-the Report of the Finance Confmitter (No. 1) Dowager caused orders to be issued for the arrest and condign punishment of Mr. King who, getting a straight tip in time to avert 1. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordin- arrest and decapitation or lingchi resigned and
Xavier.
course in Marzo, where he doubiless, and very rightly, expected to find a safe refuge. from the wrath of the old lady who is now so generally regarded as a usurper. Nolso, however, Li Hung-cháng, the Dowa geri trusty henchman, was quite equal to the Occasion. He avoided the political issues and merely preferred a criminal charge-ambezzle- ment of funds intrusted to King's safekeeping.. Whether Li is in any way to blame in the matter is not yet clear and it is quite on the made in accordance with instructions issued by cards that the charge of embezzlement was fire from Peking. If so, he had no alternative but give the fullest effect possible to the orders as obtained from a thoroughly reliable source, of his Imperial mistress. The facts of the case,
3. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to further amend the Post Office Ordinance, 1857.
4. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Wan Kam Tsung, alias Wan Tsing Kai, alias Wan Ming Kap.
Ordinance to further amend The Public Health 5. Second reading of the Bill entitid An
Ordinance, 1887.
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6. Second reading of the Bill entitled An for issue by the Government of Hongkong of Ordinance to authorize, the imposition of fees
certain certificates to certain Chinese.
7. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for the establishment of a Hospital;
are as follows jom
THE ARREST AND CHARGE.
King Lien Shan was arrested by written
for infectious diseases in connection with the request of Viceroy Li Hung-chang who Tung Wa Hospital.
N.B.-A inceting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately after the Council.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
The other
The thirty-first ordinary general meeting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Lth, was held today at the offices of the General Managers, Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Co. flon. J. J. Keswick presided. sadeleinen present were:-Ilon, C. P. Chater, L. H. Lewis, Maitland, A. J. Raymond and A. Mackay (Consulting Committee), G. T. Veitch (Secretary), J. R. Michael, G. L' Tomlin, A Turner, P. Jordan, J. J. Leiria, A. Mc- Ho Fook, B. Byramjee, Lo Cheung Shin, Conachie, G. C. Anderson, G. H. Potts, & Fleet, Coosman, W. J. Gresson
forwarded an application for the arrest to His Excellency the Governor of Macao. Li's despatch set forth that Mr. King had embezzled Tis 38,000 and it was therefore desired that. extradition he granted and the accused handed over to the Chinese authorities of Canton. The -bearer of the official representation-was-a-man- darin named Shio Shiu Shin, who promptly engaged Mr. A. Basto, of Macao, as legal adviser to the Viceroy of the Liang, Kwang. Mr.King Lien Shan was arrested by virtue of a decice signed by II. E. the Govemor of Macao,
but was not taken before a Court and formally
THE ent of the Duke of Teck was very
charged until yesterday, the 28th February when he was brought before the Police Magistrate den; before the news got abroad that he was
and formally remanded after a preliminary ex- seriously ill ine sank and passed away. The
amination. He was taken from the Police fact was that he never recovered from the
Court to Macao fort, where he is held in durance slinck of the Duchess's death, and in an enfe
give evidence against him and the arrest and vile No Chinese official appeared in Court to ebled state of health le fell an easy victim to
detention has been affected without the. Ponu-. paralysis. A devoted husband and father, he The Chairman said-Centiemen, with your guest authorities receiving any sworn inform was distinguished rather by his love of home permission we will take the Report and Acation as against the accused.KAR life, and his amiability, than for public services, counts, which have been in your hands for some time, as read. Although the number of although he did his duty to his adopted country claims attaching to 1898 policies during 1899 by serving on the Suff in the Egyptian war of was considerably in excess of previous years, 1882, and he took his full share of the public you will doubtless feel gratified at the final scicial duties that press upon those who are inouiturn of the 1893 working, which enables
near relation to the Throne. As the father' of -the future Queen of these realms his name will
aways be honourably distinguished and affec❘ tionately reinembered by the British people.
P. M. Guzelle.
us to recommend a dividend of $27 per share, a bonus, and a further substantial addition to the Reserve Fund which will then amount to $1,093,757.19. As regards the 1899 account, I have much pleasure in stating that so far we have every reason to feel satisfied with its progress. Our losses on this | Remuring recently to inquiries from the In-account are considerably less than the previous dustrial Commission. Mr. John Rockefeller year, and although the net premia income
shows a decrease owing to heavier reinsurances, said that it is too late to argue about advant and the non-receipt of December retures fruin ages of industrial combinations. They are a one or two of our Agencies, the Balance carried. necessity, und-if-Americans are to have the forward is $3,800, in excess of last year. Up privilege of extending their business in all the to this date our losses paid and in course of seulement amount to $60,477.17, as against States of the Union and into foreign countries $96,956, last year, which you will doubtless as well, they are a necessity on a large scale consider most satisfactory, and I sincerely and require the agency of more than one trust the year's risks will run off without corporation." Mr. Rockefeller makes these more than an average of claims. We have suggestions regarding legislation to
received advice from Bangkok of a claim amounting to $10,000 through the total destruc-" trusts-First, fedem legislation, under which tion of a Rice Mill at that Port; this attaches to corporations may be created and regulated, if the present year's account, on which the lasses that be possible. Second, in lien thereof, státe
are but little in excess of previous years. There legislation as nearly uniform as possible does not appear to be anything further of in encourging combinations of persons and capital
terest that can speak about, but I shall be for the purpose of carrying on industries, but pleased to answer any questions before propos permitting state supervision, not of a charactering, the adoption of the report and accounts to hamper inclustries, but sufficient to prevent frauds upon the public.
control
As regards the alleged embeulement it should be stated in fairness to the accused, who is past middle life that he bears the very highest re putation for honesty, loyalty to the Empemr, and philanthropy. Although not by any means a millionaire he has been too charitable and loo honest to accumulate vast treasures on earth where moth and dust doth corrupt--he was: know-to be in very comfortable circumstances." and had circumstances permitied a more tardy retreat from Shanghai, it is reasonable to assume that his accounts would have been balanced to a cash and no charge of a serious nature wolld have been prefered against him. The whole of the money wllich it is claimed he embezzled has been paid in 10 and received by the proper authorities at Shanghai and probably a great deal more would have been forthcoming from the accused's own funds had his enemes demanded it
of the Macão Bar Mr. Abino Antonio Shortly after arrest that distinguished member Pacheco, was engaged for fedefence and yesterday afternoon Mr. Stokes (of Johnson, " Stokes and Master) and Mr. Wei: On arrived from Hongkong in the interest of the unfortunate ex-Manager: It is under-- stood that Messrs. Stokes and Wei On will make formal application to day to the Governor, through the proper "official channel, for per- mission to appear in Court in behalf of Mr. | Kirg associated with Mr. Pacheco," and it" is reasonable to assume that H. E. the Governor will raise no objection to such a course in view of the important and far-reaching" issues" in- votred, for he is believed to be desirous that no effort shall be spared to sift the charge and the issues to their foundations, in "order- thal' perfect justice may be dealt out both to' accuser and accused.
No questions being asked, the Chairman pro- posed the adoption of the report and accounts.
Mr. McConachie said—I'am sure, genties CAPTAIN Morrison, R.N.R., who has been in
men, we have all listened with pleasure and command of the Liangshan on the Canton satisfaction to the speech just made by our Wuchow, and lately on the Canton-Macao Chairman, and our best thanks are due to TOKYO, February 17th, route, has been promoted to the command of the General Managers and the consulting The better class and wealthy Chinese are At the half-yearly general meeting of the the Steamboat Ca's popular Macao liner Committee for the excellent report they greatly concerned in this case and say that the shareholders of the Bank of Japan, held to-day, cungshan vice Captain W. E. Clarke who is the 1898 account returns to shareholders the Empress-Dowager and her partisans as mutans have just submitted to us. The roll of charge of embezzlement is trumped up by the the Bank declared its nel profil for the last
granted a well-earned leave of absence for a few increased handsome dividend of $17 per of getting hold of Mr. King because of bis half year at 3,116,869 including Y437,461, the amount brought over from the previous account. months. The many friends of these deservedly share, and at the same time adds £24,441,19. well known progressive ideas. They consider. A regular dividend at the rule of 6 per cent. popular skippers will be glad to hear this, for to the Reserve Fund-a highly satisfactory that the surrender of Mr. King to the Chinese declared, and an additional dividend at a while Captain Clarke's services are thus recog- result all round. The amount at credit of Government on such a palpably concocted smilar rate, making-a-total-of-12-per-cent permised by his employers it is felt that in obtain $334,340.50 against $206,540.66 in 1898 which bive Chinese-without whom Macao would Working Account 189) entried forward is schups would render the wealthy and progui.
An Eruption of Mount Kirishima.
annum.
MIYASAKI, February 17th. Mount Kirishima has at last broken into a serious eruption, and four men are repored to have been injured in the neighbourhood of the mountain.
ing permission to rest after so many years con also is satisfactory, and if our lasser do not ex- | Buffer severely liable to arrest, imprisonment tinuous service with the Steamboat Company ceed the average of past seasons we may, 1 and decapitation at any time, and that there- he is receiving only what is loyal devotion to hope, look forward to an equally good if not, fore, if King in given up to Viceroy Li the welfare of the Company merits, and that in still better, dividend, this time neki, yar, they will be obliged in self defence to placing Captain Monison in command of the (Applause)With these remarks, I beg ito
·yacht-like Hengshan, a better selection, of â accond "the" adoption of the repon and successor to the courteous and effable Clarke accounts, kcould not have been found.
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at once dispose of their property and commercial interests in Macao and seek fresh field for their estérprise” and a safer refuge": from the rapacity of the detested mandarioale,
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