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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1902.

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both Chinese, are reported during founty eight hours.

TO MARINERS The Harbour | 4ONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOUK | additions during the first six montlin

Canton District give notice that search in the wcinity no trace of mentioned in Local Notice. No. 61% can be leaga, m

RABBAS

SUNDAY) -- The manager of the sum on the Kalgoorlie gold- Geld in Wekeli ustang bay been fined

BRIDE WITH EIGHT MILLIONS STER LING-The engagement is announced of the Right Rev. Henry C., Potter, Bishop of New York, to Mrs. Alfred Corngay Clajke of New York City and Cooperstown, New York Clarke, whose fortune is estimated at £5,000,000, 100 for triving & pacformance of "Barabbas is well-known as a generous dispenser of her on Sunday an terbaiting, for admission, wealth in all kinds of good causes. Che of Counsel for the tree contended that the Act her four sons is # elegant in the Nath Genne under ruch the proceedings United States Infantry, antl served with his were taken asteropa alive in Australla, but regiment in the Philippines and China The the Chief Ice and his colleagues of the Bishop, who is now in Europe is sixty-seven Supreme Court decided that it was. years old. He holds the hon dègres of D. D. both from Oxford and Cambridge.

A DISAPPOINTING CRUISER:-infe day's time, says an exchange, the new "Cousy"

CO., LTD.

DIRECTORS REPORT OPPOSED.

bat there

year and the benefit of ments is even now being reduced cost of output and generally. It is difficult to say has in store for us, but without A POLL TO BE TAKEN.

unduly optimistic, I think I may I was very evident that the ordinary half are some signs that China is andfavouring ta early meeting of the shareholders in the wake up and throw off her lethargy and Indif Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Lid, was ference to Western methods and ideas, and if going to be of more than ordinary interest for the day ever comes when she will succeed in has the security holders assembled in the offices doing this, such an industry as ours will be the of the Company, at Queen's Buildings shortly first to reap the benefit of the demand for after eleven o'clock this morning they had steamers and machinery of all kinds, which we many points to discuss and numerous views to are year by year becoming better equipped for air among themselves. The Board of Directors supplying. Your Chief Manager, has, had premeditated a lengthy meeting, and glad to report, given practical effect to a very's

desirable change in the mode of our working ESCAPED FROM VICTORIA GAOL, changed the hour of commencing from noon

to 11.15, and in order to ensure no wrong by giving special attention to the Shipbuilding SMART CAPTURE

impressions sent out an Express early this mornas distinct from the, Repairs Department, and ing reminding shareholders, of the alteration this year marks a new departure in the aunts in the time. The Chairman of the Board of of the Dock Company by our having secured Directors (Mr. D. E. Brown) took his sear the contract to build and engine entirely out

present Hon. R. Shewan, Hon. C, W. Dickson, for the Canton River against tenders afesars, N. A. Siebs, J. S. Van Buren, G. H. from the best builders at home. Our new Medhurst, E Goetz, A, “Haupt and J. H. 10-10 Steam Hammier, after having been. Lewis, (Directors), W. IL Dixon, (Chief completed and successfully put to work, Manager), G. A. Caldwell, (Acting Secretary), has unfortunately been damaged by a heavy Anderson, A. S. Anton, A. F. Arculji. T. Ar, landslip from the hill behind the Forge. Steps,

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ongkong Telegraph tion of prosperity. The new Chief Manager, off Plymouth a few days ago was not af all its that a pant bird, named Wong Itoi, punctually to time; when there were also here, a first class, full-powered, passenger beat

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1902,

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANK..

one not altogether free from difficulties and ↑ BERI-BERI-Two fatal case of anxieties to those responsible for the safe conduct of the enormous business controlled by our leading financial institution in the East. That the Directorate and manage. ment have come out of the ordeal with dying colours all must agree and shareholder have just cause for gratification. The bononium proposed by the Chairman and unanimously agreed to by the shareholders to be granted to the retired manager, Sir Thomas JACKSON, is a graceful acknowledgment of work well donc and services honourably performed. The statue to be erected in his honour will be an adornment to the Colony; though as such it is secondary to the fitting tribute raised in memory of one whose life work was devoted for the benefit of the Colony while primarily served the immediate interests of shareholders. Sir Thomas JACKSON lifted the Hongkong and Shanghar Bank out of "slough of despond in which he found it in 1870, when he took over the runs of cruiser Bedford, now at Devonport is to under Yesterday Inspector Gidley made asmath management, to its present niequalled posi- go another full-power steam trial. Thetriale Wala Fong, near Staunton street Mr. J. R. M. SMITH, succeeds to a rich satisfactory, as the vessel failed to reach her who testriped himself as a culinary artist, was legacy. The figures presented at the last contract speed of 23 Kuots. Although berdeporte from the Colony in 1898. In the ordinary meeting augur well for his manager engines were working at 22,457 horsepowégighing of September of that year he was ship. When things in the North begin to settle down to the "even tenour of their she could only register 23.7 knots. The bed charged with disobeying an order of banish ways" and the new Anglo-Chinese Commerford is the first of the "County" cruises toment, and again sent to prison. On the 27th cial Treaty work smoothly, then the new era, Tum her trials. She was built by the Fairfiel1 Sept. 1898 he managed to escape from the spoken of by the Chairman, will begin to dawn Shipbuilding Company, of Gayau, N.B. and it gaol by jumping from a wall about 40 feet.

financial deviathan is placed in the hands Before this is done, however, the Bedford will clutches-of-the police for about four years. of a trusty steeisman, levelheaded directors. The subjected to a trial" with the propellers Last evening loss. Gidley got wind that the and a capable staff of tried servants, we

"intended for the "Donegal, asister ship being scoundrel was within a few hundred yards need do no more than echo the words

built at Glasgow.

of the C. P. S., enjoying seclusion in a of the Chairman that one and all" can look forward to the future cheerfully." 'TSAR'S NARROW ESCAPE-It has just family house at No. 12 Wa In Fong. He

leaked out at St. Petersburg, (telegraphs the proceeded there and arrested the inan." Newcastle Chronicle porrespondent) that the Tsar and Touring lavest had a narrow escape at Peterhof. They were to have been present at the consecration of a new church near Peterhof bug just as the Imperial caval. THE SHIPMENT OF BOER PRISONERS cade was about to leave the castle, the cheif of back to South Africa from Ceylon and India police dashed up on horseback, and heid a few is proceeding briskly. Those prisoners who minutes' conversation with the Tsar, when it incident has been brought to a close. In the refuse to take the oath, or to sign the declara- was announced that the ceremony was, post-inquiry that was held, evidence was elicited tion of allegiance are not allowed to return.

poned, and in a few minutes the news leaked that the Cheong Fat had travelled beyond the Macao, although the master CHOLERA AND PLAGUE:- Six fatal gut that a "gallery" had been discovered waters of cases of cholera and one fatal case of plague nder the ground near the church, and a quarter maintains that his craft was not taken past the of an hour after the time fixed for the ceremony limits of Portuguese jurisdiction. No, con- were reported during the forty-eight hours ended at noon to-day. The plague victim was the pavement blew up with fearful violence, traband was found on board the launch, and found at stall No. 137 in the Central Marketing to the spot which the Imperial party her release was accordingly ordered by the Mu

would have occupied DUMPING DEAD BODIES:-The latest report to hand shows that dang the hours ended at noon to-day, two decomposed bodies of Chinese were found, one at the foreshore of Hunghom bay and the other at Des Vans Road West.

'Holders of Hongkong and Shanghai for us, and safe as the helm of our great has been decided to alter her, propeders high into the street and disappeared from the old, G. M. Bain R. Becker, H. F. Carmichael, however, a being taken to hasten the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CAPTAIN STOVEN has been appointed

master of the Chowshan

SHOT TILL DEAD-The laws of British North Borneo have been so amendedthat, in cases where rebels against the Government of

THE

MACAO NOTES.

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(Hom Our Correspondent.)

MACAO, August 17h. 'KUM SENG." CHEONG FAT"

lochau Customs authorities,

THE SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA.

dividend of £1 105. sterling per share for the Territory have been convicted of murder all directions, his mouth working rapidly the amount. The entire funds of the Santa

QUITE A COMMOTION was caused yester- day in the corridor leading from the Lobby to the, Library, says an exchange, by an hon. member producing a very clever mechanical toy and selling it to work on a table! The toy was of the jack-in-the-box character, and a life-like figure of the Colonial Secretary Jumped up in a pulpit and began gesticulating and his eyeglass gleaming. It happened that members were hurrying out of the Lobby, and they crowded round in great numbers-Lord Hugh Cecil craning over shorter res. Ap parently he did not approve of the show, possi bly regarding the representation of Mr. Gham berlain in a pulpit as the intrusion of a "foreign element When Mr. Austen Chamberlain was seen to be coming along the toy was hastily removed.

EXPERIMENTS WITH BRITISH SHIPS:

de Champeaux, K. A. Chinoy, Chow Hingessary repairs and to prevent a recure Ki, W.-E. Clarke, W. A. C. Cruickshank, Hrence, which will take several weeks to MS. H. Esmail, A. R. Ezekiel, E. Georg, complete. As regards the proposed new Dock, A. R. Gubbay, G. S. Gubbay, David Haskell, John Hastings, E. H. Hinds, Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tang, W. M. Humphreys, J. Hart-Buck, J. F. C. Jessen, E, S. Joseph, M. A. Joseph, 5. A. Joseph, Lam Kin Fan, J. J. Leiria, Liae Tza San, Lo Cheung Shiu, Lo Ping Shek. 1. P. Madar, H. A. Meyer, J. R. Michael, M. Michael, M. H. Michael, S. H. Michael, R. Mitchell, G. | ment for a site for the Dock, which have been

C. dos Remedios, T. Rowan, C. W. Richards, A. Ross, C. S. Sharp, A. H. Skelton, H. A. W. Slado, Otto Struckmeyer, R. Unsworth, W. H. Wickham, W. G. Winterburn, P. Witkowski, Wang Chuck Yau and Wong Ki Sam.

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which has been so often referred to by my various predecessors at. successive meetings, ever since Japan's docking capabilities were brought home to us by our inability to secure the docking of H.M.S. Victoriour in the year 1898, You will have learned from the Report that the negotiations with the Govern

get quite out of our depth, and be forced to suddenly call on you for more capital. My speech is, possibly, longer than usual, but my desire is to place our position clearly and fully before you. Before moving the adoption of the Report and Accounts I will be glad to

W. C. Pemberton, P. G. Potts, T. II. Reid, J. | going on for more than 3 years, have now, reached a point where we can submit to you definits torms for the acquisition of the land, and this will be done at a subsequent special meeting to be held in the latter part of Odaber nest and prior to which a general outline of the The Acting Secretary read the notice con- scheme and our proposals will bestcirca. lated among Shareholders in ample time for veging the meeting:

The Chairman said-Gentlemen, before their consideration. It was as you know, commencing the regular-business of the meet intended to discuss the question after the close 108, you will, I feel sure, wish to join with the of the present meeting, the reason bing that the Board and employees in recording an expres Government gave us only up to the gth prox. sion of deep regret which we all feel at the

o decide on the acceptance, or otherwise of Indignation is pressed at the arbitrary unexpected death during the period under their offer, but as some shareholders wished. action of the Lisbon Government in ordering review of our late Chief Manager, Mr. David for longer notice, we altered our intention the appropriation of so per cent, of the profits Gillies, so long and so closely identified with us. in deference to their views, and wince which devived by the Santa Casa da Misericordia out The report and accounts having been printed time the Government have, in response to a of the lottery to the colonial revenue. At one zad in your hands for some time, I will, with request from us, been good enough to extend time the percentage exacted by Government your permission, them as read. Your the time for a further period of three months. was only 7%, then raised to 25%, and now or Directors much regret that the figures they have Looking at the accounts I see nothing but the usual items which speak for themselves, though ders reach here compelling the payment of twice to lay before you show such a falling of in the net profit for the first six months of the year,

1 may remark that your indebtedness to Casa as administered by the Provedor since being only $373,460.86, as against $645,949.87 Sundry Creditors, which was $533,892 last its reconstitution are employed in the main for the previous half-year and $906,558.66 for December, has increased to $1,033,859, OR 30th tenance of hospitals and asylums, the promotion the corresponding period of last year. June, with another $300,000 to be added when of education of orphans, and the endowment of Adding the large amount of $420,119.59 present dividend is paid, and will continue to convents and ether charitable institutions. The brought forward from last account, the increase as long as we do not put by out of scope of is good works, embraces all classes, amount available for appropriation after earnings every six months, at least as much as and in the matter of the instruction of the boys deducting Directors and Auditors fees in we have spent on capital in the interval. : Qur it places within the means of the very poorest 5782,839.45, and the Board recommends credit is good no doubt, but we must not let the same standard of, education which the this amount to be distributed as follows that fact tempt us to stretch it too far till we wealthiest of the land enjoy for their children

That a dividend of 10% and a Bonus of 2% for Not costent with imparting instruction in the half-year absorbing $300,000, be paid to modern languages alone and in all the subjects shareholders, that $168,004.85 be written of that constitute the elements of primary educa- the value of Kowloon Docks, 540,676.92 from tion, the Santa Casa provides the means of the Cosmopolitan Dock, and $10,755.99 from industrial education also for the youths of floating plant, absorbing $519,437,76, leaving to Macao. A wise step in this direction is the be carried forward: $263,392.69, or about training given in the art preservative" and $160,000.00 less than we brought forward from book-binding trades attached to the Govern- last year, and we trust this division of profits Hon. C. S. Sharp 1 beg to second the re- ment printing office where a teacher is main will be acceptable to shareholders, inasmuch solution you have just proposed for the adop tained at the cost of the Santa Casa for "coaching" as, while it may possibly be a surprise to tion of the report and accounts., 1 (feel sure that the boys. A large building designed for a home many, yet it is nevertheless true, that, in com all present have considered with attention the for the boys and situated in one of the beai.parison to the net profits for any six months exhaustive remarks and explanations you have ding these. We seem to have thiest parts of the town, in front of the working, the present appropriation to share given regarding Avenida de Vasco da Gama, is nearing com holders is the largest ever paid in the fallen upon lean times and no doubt, as we have pletion. Considering all these excellent works history of the Company. The amount in a measure been spoilt of recent years by a and minor ones of which mention need not written off will leave the Kowloon Docks succession of ever-improving half-years, now be made, it is regrettable that its resources standing in our books, at 51,750,000, or $50,000 working, the present comes as father a should be so peremptorily curtailed to enrich more than on the tst July last year the Cosmo-unpleasant reminder that there are “down.” as well as "ups in business, I do not see, the coffers of an impoverished Government, politan Dock at $300,000.00 the same as ou As any amount of protest will be given but that date; and our floating plant, adding however, why the present little set-back a deaf ear to by the powers that be in the the Dredger Canton River, one new steam should cause any alarm, as business has Lisbon Cortes, it is of little avail for the com- lighter and one launch, at $205,000, as against admittedly been in a very slack state all round

for some time past, and this Company cannot mittee of the Santa Casa to decry against the 568,306 at the end of last year. The dulness

of business in all departments was unusually expect to be exempt from the results of this, arbitrariness of superior commands,

marked during the six months under review, but we should not therefore imagine that the but it was not altogether unexpected, as my good times, have gone to return no more, predecessor at our meeting on February 24tham glad to see that the Board proposes a cons last pointed out to you, that the enormous ipcservative policy in regard to the distribution of crease of work brought to us by the Spanish profits. I have heard some reports of clamours American War and the disturbances in the for a larger dividend, but 1, Lannor think that North of Chhia-zd passed away, and that we such can have come feonk any should have to look to an improvement in the having the permanent joteretis trade of the Far East generally, to make up for pany at heart, and I die loss. This development of business out continue to set its here has not, as you all know, so far shewattempts or tender itset, in fact; trade is unusually depressed just Company in that way, specially

As the Company's indebtedness: now, and we suffer like other people from the

Any considerable relapse, and the general absence of life and

answer, so far as I am able, any questions con- Cerning same

Banking Corporation scrips minst by this time he thoroughly accustomed to the very gratifying reports which the Court of Direc tors present to the shareholders at each of the half-yearly meetings. The same excel -lent statistics figured on the seventy-fourth report adopted at Saturday's meeting, and the same eulogy which has characterised the remarks concerning, the management was again a doleworthy feature of the proceed- ings. With our Colony the name of the great Institution must always be associated. It has played an important part in shaping and directing the course of our commerce, as indeed of the great bulk of trade i China. "This is a strong position for the Bank to be in," are the words spoken by the Chairman, and who will doubt that it is not, with its Reserve Funds, amounting to one and a half times its paid-up capital of $10,000,000. This magnificent. reserve is not all. Following a settled policy tó keep the value of Bank Premises" at a nominal figure out of the profits of the Corporation, the Directorate have succeeded in, writing down their valuable properties of the Bank in Hong kong and throughout the different places with its principal branches to the very low sum of $680,358.58. This is the amount at which "Bank Premises" stand in their books on the 30th June last, and there are not many who will dispute that they aro worth anything in the neighbourhood often times, their book value. The customary: the half-year was declared and this notwiththe sentence shall, direct that the convicted standing that the rate of exchange at which person shall be shot till he is dead. i ¿ the dividend is paid is calculated at as. 8d. DANGEROUS GOODS-fale Sherman, the dollar. It thus necessitated $110,000 more than the last half year to maintain master of the steamer, Wo Kani was charged the dividend. However exchange goes,

by P. C. 94, with unlawfully neglecting cover shareholders do not stand to lose, thanks

with a serviceable tarpaulia a deck of 200 to the policy of conducting the Bank on what cases Kerosine oil, on board of his shift Vic has been described as an even keel" toria Harbour. Le was fined $157, 19) So long as the same foresight, the same care CATHOLIC UNION OUTINGS-The and the same good management can be brought to bear on the affairs of the Bank, their enjoyable picnics on Saturday, when-Some interesting experiments are about te members of the Catholic Union had her of the same excellent results can be confidently looked forward to. Like all other commercial

about twenty persons assembled at Bite Fier

be made in the Mediterranean with British undertakings the Hongkong and Shanghai and started at a few-mputes to six, bind for

men-of-war and colliers equipped with the Banking Corporation has not attained Lai-chi-kock, where they had their gij

"Temperley Miller Marine Cableway," and if studerent position without its vicis wilE LADIES PREFER THE CELLAR: liese are successful this apparatus will be fitted siludes. The late manager, Sir THOMAS JACKSON, related that for some time after-Prof. Langley, and expert electrical engineer on British battleships. During some recent the Bank was started--it was then called the at Cleveland, Ohio, recently declated in a experiments in the English Channel the collier Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Co., Ld.-it lecture that the middle of the room is the safest Muriel, fitted with this cable-way, delivered fell upon evil days. It had to face all the place in a thunderstorm. Many dear ladies from thirty-five to forty tons per hour in a infantile troubles that attend youth. But will continue to prefer that that room should be

moderate sea and a hall gale of wind to H.M.S. it must be admitted that it was rather a way the coal cellar, observes a home journal

Trafalgar, the battleship towing the collier at ward youth and that it got into inore trouble

speeds varying from eight to eleven kras per than ordinary children would have got into. THE RETURN OF VISITORS to the City hour. The same collier also coaled H.-M.S. That may be as it may, but suffice it to say Hall Library and Mustum for the week ending · Empress of India at sea at the same rate. It that it survived those infantile complaints 17th inst., shows,:~

is believed that with the perfected apparatus and got-into-vigorous youth, and now we see

some fifty.tons_of_coal per hour will be sent it in the prime of manhood. At that time it was very much doubted by a good many

from collier to bauleship whilst both are 6452 people here that there was a field in Hong.

moving. kong for a local bank; thật in fact there was

Total.....201 1,503 "no room for it, and many were the shakings

of heads attending the birth of this infant. THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE HILL However, there was ever a sufficient number DISTRICT-An advertisment appears in this of people here who then appreciated the issue to the effect that the water supply to the benefits that would ultimately arise from a Hill District, with the exception of Barke local bank which would have its funds Road and Magazine Gap, will be cut offlictween a number of little gis, who are engaged by available for local purposes instead of the hours of 10 am, and 3 p.m. on Wednesday dressmaker's as errand girls, and maids-of-all-cation of the French action to secure a foot being, compelled to withdraw them very the zoth inst., to admit of alterations to the work, have come out, demanding a higher "time the funds were wanted elsewhere. main. Should however, the weather, he finite of wage. The Rome correspondent of the

We had to look about then for a field for the operations of the bank. Fortunately favourable, the cutting-off will be postponed for Past says it is difficult to see what adva12cthey can gain because of the great may people rallied to our Bank and until the first suitable day,

diversity of the trades in which they are many accounts were opened. Among those who rallied round the

CLOCK TOWER'S CLOCK INDIG employed, and it is not know if they have the Chinese banker and Chinese

NANT:It is very evident that the old taken the precaution to form a regular labour merchants of Hongkong were conspicuous. clock tower's clock has been labouring league to must he confessed that the Many lule storm and inconvenience has under the delusion that it was about to come,social question" has assuined an acute form been stayed by the strong resources of down and be re-erected on the fraya, for at in a city in which children of seven and ten the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank." ten minutes past two yesterday alternoon, years of age organise leagues of resistance and

What those resources are, will be seen from while the scaffolders were removing the bain strike for higher wages. the statement presented to shareholders last boo frame work, which has been adorning it Saturday. We have already mentioned its for the past two months, it showed its indigna remarks Knied, was recently observed "A REMARKABLE PHENOMENON," colossal Reserve Fund. We will now take | tion by refusing to budge. At seven o'clock on the Californian "chast. One day last July a} old-days previous to its removal, after the adverse effect on our earnings as ji is quite ma expand and is now about five million dollars it re-commenced its weary toil and has since streak of red water was noticed some distance cession of Hongkong, by Sir Henry Pottinger impossible for us to immediately adjust dil amount" in excess of the authorized issue of ten been steadily working.

off the mouth of San Pedro harbour, which in February, 1842. By a strange coincidence, our charges to the increased doller coil of recollect million until extended by local Ordinance FIRE IN BONHAM STRAND-A fir subsequently broke up into a number of on the extensive grounds and garden attached all material ordered from home. It is true that Cating against a dollar for dollar security deposited occurred on the 18th inst. at 13.30 am, at No. patches, each of several acres in extent. Into the old hospital is now erected the house a low exchange increases the dollar value of bility with the Hongkong Goverment. Its silver deposits amountto overgi 30 million and gold, 67, Bonham Strand West. Fortungey there

occupied by the present sepresentative of your fixed machinery and tools, but this only in round figures, to about ninety million was nothing serious to report as the Brigade

France in this colony. The premises adjoin neam that you cannot replace such machinery London, dollars. Against its liabilities it has, in turned out promptly and checked theduibicak

the Joint Telegraph Confpanies offices. Cir- bir the same number of dollars and does not would n cumstances and conditidos existing in the '50's, affect your accounts in any way. But ip spite addition to Cash, Bullien, &c., holdings of in the nick of time. The place when the fire Indian Government Paper; Consola, originated was used as a medicine shop, and

and which are now subjects of history, are of the falling off during the past six mobilis, Colonial and Other Securities aggregating the only valuable goods, damaged by water, phosphorescent over the red area. The most absent to day. Three times when it might glad to say that prospects do. about twelve and a half million dollars. All was a lot of Ginseng, which was fully covered extraordinary fact connected with the visitation suit even a nation, as it does individuals, to belter for the second half of the these Securities stand in the books at by insurance. The approximate amount of was the death of a large number of marine blink at international breaches, Tempora will bring the addit considerably under present pirces. The damage could not be ascertained, as the paster animals, including rays, slacks, and sea-

mvtantur, et nos mutamur in illis is a trite fleef total asset is given at $371,360,329-15 of the shop was in Canton when the fire took cucumbers, where were apparently polioned saying most applicable to the question that This splendid balance sheet is presented after a period that has not been one of the place as it is generally the case; but we were by the animalcules. The bodies of these has occupied so much public attention of late. Casiest. What with a serious fall in silver, informed that the whole of the place was in-creatures when cast upon the beach exhaleda The unsettled condition of trade at Mortis sured for $30,000, viz$20,000 in the Tung most pestiferous odor. At least two hundred over speculation in the local On, and $10,000 in the Transatlanticsurance miles of coast came under the influence of the

the past half year has been offices.

red water!#

ROTTAM, & CO.

ING GEAR FOR SUN HATS,

the notes in circulation (which continues to

Non-Chinese Chinese

-Library Museum,

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COTTAM &:00 FOR PANAMA HATS.

THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ON STRIKE-The latestrike movement is re- ported from Milan, there, some 4,000 small boys, none over four years old, employed by various Milanese Actories and shops, and

course of a few days these patches reached the shore, when the red colour was found to be due to the presence of countless myraids of akiimalcules belonging to the Ragellate group. At night these was brilliantly

A SCHEME THAT FAILED.

I have it on good authority that a vindi- hold at Macao, by a prominent gentlemas here and who by vinue of his official position should be expected to hold his brief for the French Government, will soon appear in a Portuguese newspaper. The defence is that there is no law prohibiting the French, from putting up a sanitarium here. The precedence that the existence of ore during the second China War was tolerated, is mentioned to justify the endeavour to seek a similar privilege at the present time. The building then made

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use of for the French hospital is still standi lack of demand in business. The heavy friend the Admiralty Loan ako by the British Superintendency of Trade in the dollar early in the year had als and is the identical one previously occupied all that took place in the value of the time

amount being "about -

H.M.S.NOORHEN"

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is still in port; she will be leaving for Ilong- The only other war yossel kong to-morrow. The o hem is the Portuguess gunboat Zaire

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