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Kntimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1905.

the supply, in its relation to demand, would

The Honghong Telegraph

Telegraph be. 1,500,000 toas short as compated with

HONGKOND, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18; 1905.

A., S. WATSON & CO., SUGAR CONVENTION DISPUTES

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

A keen agitation on the subject of the Sugar Convention entered into by Great |Britain and the sugar-producing countries of Europe has been proceeding in the English Press during the last few weeks. The ques tion has become of so much importance that for the time being it has nearly ousted the subjects of fiscalitis and army reform, and ranks with the question of the un- employed as the most pressing question of the day. When the Sugar Convention was concluded, comparatively few people realised the importance of the subject, for the simple reason that it is hedged about with so much technicality and involves an understanding of Continental methods such as few people take the trouble to learn. With the exception of the West Indies, probably, where until a few years ago sugar production, and the methods whereby it could be stimulated and ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. the price increased, were the all-important

ESTABLISHED

1841.

the year just closed. This condition has already led to a large advance in the price of raw sugar although the commodity is still selling well under the parity of European beet. It is in the European beet sugar pro.. duction that the principal iliortage has occurred, as it is also in Europe that the great increase in consumption has taken place. The former, in the opinion of a Wall Street Journal, resulted from the unusually dry summer on the other side of the Atlantic, while, the latter was brought about by the abolition of bounties and Cartels which brought sugar within the reach of the peasan- try to a greater extent than it had ever been before. Moreover, for the local Industry it may be taken for. pretty certain that, with the opening up of China, as a direct result of the construction of railways-throughout the length and breadth of the Empire there will arise a demand for the commodity that will tax to the utmost limit the producing capabilities of Far Eastern mills. That is satisfactory from the Hongkong point of view; but it must not be forgotten that events far outside our control and beyond our sphere questions, it was scarcely realised that the have at times a knack of slipping into the abolition of bounties by France, Germany, cogwheel and for the nonce stopping the Belgium and other producers of beet easy running, of the machinery. It is not sugar was of vital interest to every in- well to be over-optimistic in these days, and dividual in the United Kingdom, to say the special cause for rejoicing that we see nothing of the Colonies and the Far at present, in so far as the sugar industry East generally. int when sugar, began is concerned, is that Hongkong remains to rise in price, when confectioners found serenely undisturbed by questions which that the cost of manufacturing their special appear to be shaking the vitals of Great line of goods had jumped with a bound, and ↑ Britain. "I HAVE TAKEN PLEASURE that consequently sales were diminishing, when the manufacturers of mineral waters IN PRESENTING YOUR BRAND understoord that the decreased output was due in the increased prices of their products (WATSON'S CELEBRATED E. following the advance in the value of sugar imponed, a muce-and-gry was raised which is BLEND AS THE FINEST | the subject of fierce contention in the politi-

cal press

In the course of a very moderate By an inadvertence we stated yesterday that SCOTCH WHISKY I COULD) | but dogmatic article which appeared in the Mr. H. C. Austen was leaving the Colony on Virs and we reprinted yesterday, it was laid ap extended business tour in the interests of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co. We now down that the foreign countries, which had learn that Mr. Austen has severed his connec PROCURE.

been signatories to the Convention, being at tion with the firm in question, and that it is on one on the necessity of reducing, if not behalt of Messrs. Rumjahn & Co. that the tour abolishing, the heavy burden of sugar boun.is being undertaken,

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LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED 1841. -

Hongkong. 13th January, 1905.

A. S. WATSON & Co., ties would, whether Britam had or had not signed the Convention, have arrived at some means whereby a stop would have been put to the bounty system. Moreover, the world-famous firm of Tate and Suns are of the same opinion and they deny the as- sertions of the confectioners, mineral water manufacturers and all those engaged in oc cupations which involve a large consumption [32 of sugar. On the other hand, the opponents to the Convention roundly accuse the Govern ment-and Mr. Chamberlain in particular of having thrown away no less than £8,000,000 per annum by tamely signing an agreement which allows the Continental nations producing beet sagar to drop the bounty system (which was all to the advan tage of the British taxpayer) without any corresponding benefit being derived hy Britain. The subject has developed into a party issue with the result that the real facts and condition of things are in a fair way to become obscured in the maze of side-issues and quibbling points which are bound to arise But all this is malter for Great SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Britain alone, unless the West Indian sugar

Gregortly

WINE

AND

HONGKONG.

34. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

FIRST FLOOR.

WH. POWELL & Co.'s old premises).

For good CLARETS.

For good BURGUNDIES.

For good CHAMPAGNES,

For good RHINE WINES.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE January number of the Yellow Dragon is to band. As usual, this Queen's College pub-. lication is full of interesting matter to past and present scholars alike..

MISGUIDED people are occasionally led to say that crimes are committed simply for the benefit of the newspapers. How can the journalist deny such an impeachment when such headings as the following, which appeared in a local contemporary yesterday, are given publication-Crime in the New Territory.- A Great Improvement."

TURE TOKICA,

اہدہ ہے۔

Following are the times recorded for this morning's gallopa:

Mr. Kadoorie's sub. opened the bill in pitch darkness, 17 mile, made it in 3.15.

Jetsam, mile, 40, 1.13; 1.53; 3.253.

Mr. Johnston's sub, mile, 41, 1.20, 1.547. Coronet Rose, 4 mile, 38, 1.16, 1.49. Mr. Mody's sub, mile, 34, 1.08), 1.40). Mr. Jupp's sub., 1 inte. 34, 1.10, 146, 2.27. Mr. Craig's cream Derby, I mile, 40 1/5, 122, 203, 237 4/5

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Mr. Craig's Derby, 18 mile, 42, 1.31, 2.00, 2.37, 3.10.

H.E, the Governor's sub, † mile, 4th, 1.18 1/5. 1.52 1/5

Messes. Sutherland & Co.'s sub., 4 mile, 36, 0.123, 1.47%

Mr. Mumford's sub., 7 mile, 33, 1.06 1/5, 1.401. Mr. Goetz's sub, and l'atrimony, mile, 441, 1.26, 1.05, 243.

1.591,

...

Mr. Lamke's subs., I mile, 391, 1.204, 2.34 4/5--

Messrs. Babington's and Peter's subs., mile,

FAREWELL BALL

ON BOARD H.M.S. "VENGEANCE."

A BRILLIANT function.

THE CHINA. PROVIDENT LUNA AND MORTGAGE CO., LID.

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The police convening the meeting having been read,.—---

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SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING....... The eighth idinary general meeting t The officers' farewell ball was held on board shareholders in the above Company, was held Mr. Macdonald's chestnut, x mile, time not H.M.S. Vengeance last night, previous to her at the offices of the General Managers, Messrs. leaving the station to pay off The quarter-Shewan, Tomes and Company, St. George's taken, finished last quarter 32.

deck of this battleship was transformed from Buildings, this morning. Hon. Mr. R. Sh the usual businesslike frown of big guns to a presided, and there were also present Messrs. veritable fairyland. The turret especially lend J. S, van Buren, H. P. White, W. Allen, C. A. ing itself to the ingenious decorative fancy of Tomes, W. Braidwood, A. Babington, Captain her officers. Palms, ferns, and creepers were Goddard, Fung Wa Chun, and W. R. Robert. tastefully arranged around the shining slope of son. the turret, while flags were arranged with studied carelessness that greatly added to the effectiveness and contrast of colours. Peeping The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,- Valess out from between green leaves and gaily you have an objection we will follow the usual course and take the report and accounts before coloured flags, could be caught the gleam of highly polished brass stanchions, and the glint you as read. The accounts shew an improve. of steel from the muzzles of big guns. The ment of about $16,000 over the net receipts for sighting gan mounted on top paired by a brass last year; but we do not propose to alter the maxim flashed back reflections of electric regular annual dividend of eight per cent., pre- light. Below the muzzles was displayed a for-ferring to strengthen the reserve fund which, with pedo in a prominent position, two diving suits the proposed addition of $25,000, will amount fully equipped with helmets containing masks to $80,000. As a reserve fund is no real reserve to represent the men inside, were pumped up fund if it is invested in the business of its own with air and stood one on each side of the Company and as it has always been our endea hatchway, looking like two huge submarine vour to specially invest such funds when possi monsters, drawn up to their full height of 5 ft. ble, we have invested ours in two other Com 6 inches. Many fancy stars and shields were panies with the business of which your general made of swords, cutlasses, bayonets and mid-managers are. intimately acquainted. The dies' dirks, hung in conspicuous positions.re China Light & Power Company has been a good client of this Company; it is now doing a good business with excellent prospects of still better business, so shareholders may rest quite. easy about this investment which is in any case not a large one, and as the dividend is guaranteed at 6% for 1904 and 1905 it is equal to a return of over 61%. Since we invested in Green Island Cement shares the market has dropped owing to the present scarcity of money for the China New Year, for the prospects of this Company are also excellent, and its busi- . ness is so good that we think nothing more need be said on that score. We had thus invented more than our Reserve Fund amounted to at

missed.

Alladin, mite, 36, 1.11, 1:46), 2.31 1/5. Cake Walk, & mile, 35, 1.0, 1.18. Mr. Potts's Derby, I mile, 33, 1.09, 1.46 1/5, 2.20.

Mr. Potts's 2 Derby, mile, 37, 114, 1.50 2.21.

Mr. Polts's 2 subs., chestnut and cream,.1volvers, utilized as electric light holders, show ing to what various decorative uses weapons mile, 38 1/5, 1.16, 1.53, 2.36.

of war may be put. On the left gangway going forward were tables arranged with light refreshments, while the opposite side held a series of nooks and corners effectually taking the place of a conservatory for these inclined to sit out a dance. Searchlights from the ship were played on the landing stage ashore, to light the embarking of the guests on the steam boats supplied.

Mr. Cruickshank's sub, and Derby, I mile, 36 4/5, 1.15, 1.53 2/5, 2.29.

Mr. Petts's fourth Derby, I mile, 37, 1.15, 49 2/5, 2,21 1/5.

Mr. Mody's Derby, dark grey, I mile, 38,

1.15, 1.54, 2.30.

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Mr. Dorabjec's sub,, mile,( 7 ), ( 7 ), (?), 2.214. La France Rose, milc, (?), 35, 1.07. Mr. Mody's Derby, bay, à mile, 38, x.13. Mr. Mody's Derby, white, muile, 403, 1,18, 1.52.1/5.

Mr. Dorabjee's bay sub., mile, 37 1/5, 1.12. Mr. Macdonald's 10am and another, it mile, Mr. Gresson's Ard Patrick and Polka. Sorry 40, 1.19, 1.56, 2.24), 3.09).

time all missed.

Among the guests present were His Ex- cellency The Governor, Admiral Sir G. H, Noel, Commodore Dickens, officers of the Fleet and Garrison accompanied by their wives. A charming programme was rendered hy the Band of the ship under the conductorship of Signor Carlo Guidotti, Bandmaster and consisted of twenty-one tiems. Doucing was kept up until two o'clock this morning. Everything went well, with the success that always attends the efforts of our Navy, and the officers of H.M.S. Vengeance are to be highly complimented on the ingenious way they de vised and carried to such a successful issue 2.26, their Farewell Ball, pronounced by one and all

Mr. Gresson's Zodiac, I mile, (7), 49, 1.12. Mr. Houston's 3 subs., 1 mile, 38, 1.12, 1.463. 2.24.

Mr. Gresson's 2 Derby, bay and grey, mile, 351/5, 111, 4.43k, hands down.

Beancake, 14 mile, 39h, (3), 1.51 4/5, 3.01 §.

Mr. Apcar's sub. Į mile, (?), (7), 34. Mr. Moxon's Derby, smile, 40 1/5, 1.17, 1.548,

2.29.

Mr.. Macdonald's z subs. I mile, (?), 1,16, 1.54, 2.31.

Mr. Mody's black sub, mile, 421, 1.22), 1.58.

Meat Soup,mile, 1.12.

Mr. Lexy's Derby, I mile, 43, 1.20, 1.58, 2-35 Grafton and Tyra, 1 mile, 42, 1.208, 157 3/5, 2.35, 3.0, 3.44€

EARLY BIRD.

THE BARRen hills oF

KWANGTUNG.

A CHINESE shopkeeper at West Point was rebuked by a jukong last night for behaviog in a very disorderly manner with a number of girls in the public street. The Chinaman grew wrath at this interference with his freedom of action, and became more disorderly, threaten-

That the Chinese themselves have caused the ing the lakong with severe punishment "under the English law for such interference. Mr. present sterile condition of most of the bare rain-washed, sun-scorched hill districts in Hazeland this morning administered the severe Kwangtung, seems to me a fact which may be punishment, but it was to the disorderly shop-daily proved. Hordes of women and children keeper, and consisted of a fine of $to, or 14 days. The fine was paid.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAM. ATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

IMPROVED POSITION OF AFFAIRS.

The third ordinary meeting of shareholders in this Company was held at the offices of the Company, Victoria Buildings, this morning. The Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson presided, and there were present Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C M.G., Messrs E. Shellim, K. C. Wilcox and Ho Tung (Directors), Ho Fook, Ho Kom Tong, A. S. "Hooper, A. 1: Raymond, R. C. Wilcox, Lo Cheung Shui, H. N. Mody, J. Orange, and Mowbray S. Northcote (Secretary).

The Secretary having read the notice calling the meeting,

who were fortunate enough to be present to be one of the most brilliant functions of the kind this season.

SOLICITOR'S CLERK'S FATAL BALL.

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that time, but we did this with a view to the new issue of Green Island Cement shares, and

when our proportion is taken up, viz. :-675 shares at $20, bringing down the average cost of those shares to under $17, we shall then be well within the amount-of-our-Reserve Fund for this, viz, $85,000. Our mortgages require no comment as under the Provident System

and as our Loans (though, of course, we every year sees them on a firmer footing, have to take rather more risk than we should if we did the usual humdrum business at low rates of interest) there is none that gives us the lenst uneasiness. The China Light & Power Co. is a case in point. We have been very use. ful to this Company, and it in return has paid us for our assistance what would be considered in an ordinary case almost exorbitant: rates of interest. It is the kind of business that R finance company such as this is intended to take up. We are much better able to judge whether it is safe than if we were not intimate- ly connected with both concerns as we are in this case, and instead of this being a danger to the Provident Company we consider that it is We could never show net quite the reverse. profits of nearly 11% if we only did ordinary

This afternoon Mr. Gompertz, sitting as Coroner, held an inquest touching the death of James Douglas, late clerk to a local solicitor. The following jury was empanelled. Massrs. F. Lieb (Foreman), G. B. Dutch, and L. F. Tegner The master of the Kuen Kai De, coffee house said, that at half-past five on the 9th inst., the deceased had his dinner and went out. About 7.30 p.m. some people in the street -called him and he sent his fokis to see what was the matter. Witness went down, and then saw deceased lying across the pavement, face downwards, with his hands spread out beyond his head. Two fokis took him upstairs, and witness placed him on the floot in the sitting room, and put a pillow under his head and covered him with bed-clothes. He remained there until four o'clock in the morning. Then seeing him getting worst, we Europeans took him to hospital. Witness did not know how deceased came to be lying as he was found. Deceased was always drunk, but was not quarrelsome in liquor. He was a little drunk when he went out that evening.. Deceasedtion was unanimously agreed to. drank rum, but witness did not know how much he consumed in a day.

Dr. Bell' testified' to the bringing in of an unconscious man to the Government Civil Hospital on the date in question, and his dying

there a few hours later. He was identified as James Douglas, and was about 54 years of age.

money landing at low rates; but I think that we have had no bad debts to write off, so-far, is a good indication that we have not been careless in our choice of the risks we have taken.

There being no question, the Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr. J. S. vas. Duren seconded and the mo

Mr. Braidwood proposed that Messrs. J. S. van Buren, Chow Hing Kee, Chau Tung Shang, Dr. J. W. Noble and H. P. White con- stitute the Consulting Committee for the en

suing year.

Mr. Fung Wa Chun seconded, and the pro- position was adopted.

On the motion of Captain Goddard, seconded by Mr. W. Allan, Messrs. A. O'D. Gourdin and W. H. Potts were re-elected auditors for the current year,

This concluded the business, the Chairman announcing that dividend warrants were now ready.

ARMED ROBBERY.

and numbers of men set forth every day in the year from every village and bamlet, armed with bamboo rakes and roughly-made choppers: with these implements they rake, hack and tear away such scanty grass as may be found, care- fully scrape together the leaves, pine-needles and twigs, and even comb down the branches of the firs. Not seldom they hack off the bark thereof with one of their clumsy hoes, besides breaking, twisting off and chopping away bran- ches and undergrowth. Examine one of the bundles of brush slung on their bamboos and you will find grass, torn up by the roots by the The cause of death was a fractured skull. It incurved teeth of the rakes, forms a consider. would not be caused by a fall forward, but might planters derive some benelit from the in-

able proportion of the load. You will find the have been caused, though improbably, by a trail of their rakes over almost every yard of blow, but more probably by a fall backwards.. creased price of cane sugar by being able to

uncultivated ground, even where the herbage William Patterson, mate of the s.s. Tai O, compete with beet sugar. How does it

merely grows in miserable tuits amidst a said that on the day, in question he had his affect the East? is the question whicly people

wilderness of sand and rock debris. Then dinner with deceased between five and six in this part of the world will inquire. We

heavy rain falls, and in the space of a few o'clock, and then witsess went to bed. De- minutes washes tons of sterile soil into the ceased sat on a box and sipped at a bottle of ravines and gullies and so down to the plains. rum for a while. He went out at about 6.30 understand that the effect of the Conven-

The fierce sun, instead of producing a luxuriant pm. He could not have been, awful, sober, tion has been a perceptible influence on

vegetation, helps to complete the destruction as be drank a bottle and a half rum, which he the sugar industry: Hongkong is the

The Chairman said :-Gentlemen;-The re- caused by the rain by burning up the little brought in at dinner time. He was the only centre of a great retinery trade--as Mr. port and accounts having been in your hands herbage remaining. How can the steep, naked man who drank any of it. The cook came

It was but yesterday that we recorded an Shewan once said in Council, one of the for some days, we may, I presume, take them sides of the hills resist the action of violent in late and told witness that Douglas was down below. He was excited, so witness ran down tropical showers, with no protective cover.

attempt at armed robbery in the New Territory, ing of grass and other vegetation? And at once, and saw deceased carled up on the greatest, if not the greatest, of our industries as read. The accounts are of so simple a na- in the Colony--and it might be thought ture as to call for no special comment, but you what vegetation can grow, when leaves and pavement. A crowd began to collect and wit and to-day we have to note a similar, but in Iwigs and grass, even the very straws ness, thinking deceased was drunk, picked this case successful, occurrence neater home, and Gr-needles, are carefully raked up him' up' and with assistance Carried In this instance, it appears that two men armed that the rise in prices combined with the will oute with satisfaction, I am sure, that we

have wiped off the debit balance of $6,219.10 and carried off for fuel, so that a fertile soil is him

upstairs. He was not groaning, reduction in consumption would affect the with which we began the year under review, ever formed. Even in the few scraps of wood but was breathing heavily, and blood was with daggers, at about six o'clock last evening, entered No. 24 Eastern Street, West Point, and trade adversely. The Convention, so far as and close with a balance to the good of remaining in these districts, fine, and wallooring out of his moth. Witness put him in Hongkong is concerned, has had just the $7,157.32, carrying forward, after paying Di-grown trees are rare (banyans used as jossn corner of the room and propped him up with going up to the second floor where there were trees being almost the only exceptions). for pillows. He then gave him some soda-water, thres women alone, the robbers secured the opposite effect. While prices in the consum rectors' and Auditors' fees, the sum of $4,557.32. everything which would produce a rich mould which he was able to swallow. Deceased

women, tied them up, and then, having gagged is used as fuci. No amount of tropical sun spoke once, indistinctly, saying "Oh! I am ing countries of the refined product have As mentioned by your Chairman at the last appreciated to an extent hitherto unknown, annual meeting, we are still necessarily passing and rain will grow tropical vegetation when the bad that was all he said. Later on he called them, proceeded to ransack the place. They through the period of expenditure with our very means for forming a fertile soil is des ray another boarder, and together they took him to broke open a box and fooled the contents con new outlets have been found for the pro-reclamation works at Kowloon Paint, which, ed. In fact, when the bare surface of the hospital where he handed him over to Dr. Bell. sisting of clothing, and then stripped the wo duction of the local mills, to supply whose I am pleased to be able to inform you, conti. ground is exposed, sun and rain not only bas. When he first saw him lying on the pave- man of all their jewellery and valuables, secur.

ten the destruction of the little remaining ment he did not think he was injured; he demands, both the retineries on the Island nues to make steady progress and should reach vegetation on the bills but tend to prevent new thought he was merely intoxicated. A China-ing booty to the value off90 or $ico. Finding have been working full time, without inter-completion a few months? hence. Our houses herbage from gaining a foothold. Anyone man said he had fallen out of his ricksha; but nothing more to take they decamped, leaving who has been caught in a heavy shower on he seldom took a ricksha. Witness did not the frightened women still tied up, and gagged, mission, in order to meet foreign require at Yaumati and the storage ground there are

One of them, however, managed to get her gag one of these hills can understand the immense know of his having any enemies; all the Eu Beet sugar, at one time considered well let and are giving us a good return on the quantity of worthless soil washed down to the ropeans who knew him spoke highly of him off, the belt noir of the local industry, is practi-capital invested thereon. Before moving the valleys in the course of an hour or two. The Witness never heard of his baving any quarrel For good BRANDIES. cally shut out from the Eastern markets; for adoption of the report and accounts, I shall be ravines and gullies suddenly become roaring with any Chinese in the streets. He had no

pleased to answer any questions regarding torrents and this water is all carried off the relations in this part of the world, as long as the bounty is withheld from the them you may wish to put.

Detective Sergt. Murison said that a few bills to the plains almost as soon as the shower ceases. This, of course, would not be the case feet from the south side of the donr-way were growers and producers, beet sugar will main- There being no question, the Chairman. pro-if the Lills were protected by grase, trees and two steps to the side walk, and he thought tain the high level of cost and thus it cannot posed the adoption of the repous and accounts other vegetation. In consequence, acres and deceased might have fallen there and fractured establish itself as a successful competitor Mr. J. Orange seconded, and the resolution acres of the plains are composed of this sterile his skull Inquiries had been made by the soil washed from the hills, and will produce police among the neighbours, but they one and was carried unanimously. against cane sugar in this part of the world, as

nothing till sodden with the abominable all said they saw nothing of the accident,

Deceased bad about 55 on him when found. it had been the case in pre-Convention days.

ME Patterson, re-called, said that the rum There is no sign that in the immediate

bottles deceased brought home were "reputed. pint-bottles." future, there will be any less demand for the refined article. Indeed, from reliable official statistics it is ascertained that the world's total production of sugar shows a shortage estimated at 1,000,000 tons, as compared with 1903. In the past twelve months consumption showed an increase of 800,000 tons. If the increase in consumptive demand in the next twelve months should [33-koqual that of the past year it follows that

For good LIQUEURS.

For good PORTS and SHERRIES.

For good WHISKIES.

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For everything which is guud in the

drinking line!

N.B.--All our Wints and Spirits are bottled at home, thereby ensuring to our Customers all the advantages accruing from bottling done at home under the direct supervision of the Growers and Distillers as compared io bouling done in China by Chinamen at the service of European Firms. Hongkong, 23rd December, 1904.

ments.

Mr. R. Wilcox proposed the re-election of Mr. He Tung as a Director of the Company.

Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu seconded and this was also unanimously agreed to,

1.

Mr. Ho Fook proposed that Mr. A. J. Ray. mond be elected a Director of the Company in place of Mr. R. C. Wilcox, who was leaving the Colony today

tion was adopted.

Mr. Ho Kom Tong seconded, and the mo Messrs. W. H. Ports and A. O'D. Gourdin were re-elected auditors for the ensuing year, on the proposition of Mr. J. Raymond, se; conded by Mr. J. S. Hooper,

This concluded the business.

manure used by the Chinese

These sordid, povery-stricken fuel-gatherers carry away material waith, rs fuel, a few brass cash. Left to produce good, rich mould it

His Worship, addressing the jury, said it was would gradually transform the face of the coun- try from districis composed of barren hills and extremely unfortunate that the police had been sandy slopes scantily sprinkled with coarse unable to secure any eye-witness of the occur- wiry grats, into well-turfed slopes and wooded rence, but it was well known the strong reluct hills of real value. But this will probably ance the Chinese had to giving any assistance never come to pass; for beggars, lepers and the to the police even when their own people were like all add their quota to a population already concerned, and it was greater where a Euro twice too great for the country to properly suppean was concerned, and thus the police were port; and these people, to keep body and soul much handicapped in these casts. together, destroy and waste the natural surface- wealth of many parts of Kwangtung. -..

DIOGENES,

The verdict was that "the deceased met bis death through a fractured skull, caused by an accidental fall,"

and her cries soon attracted a lakong, but

and up to the present no arrests have been made. the men had got clean away, leaving no trace,

THE Star Ferry Company, apparently appreciat ing the perniciousaess of the "chit" system, have placed the following legend over their ticket offices on their wharves--" No Chits,"

SHIPPING AND

MAILS DUE.

MAILS.

German (Zielen) 19th îust. Indian (Sufsang) 25th insi. An erican (Mongola) 28th inst.: Indian (Kumrang) 31st inst.

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s ss. Formosa leit Singapore for this port on 17th inst., at. 2 p.m. The I. C. S. N. Co.'s s.8 Sulrang from Cal. culta and the Straits left Singapore for this port on 17th jastfel i pamo