The Third Annual General Meeting of the shareholders in the Perak Sugar Cultiva-Company was held on Thureday, 31 Dec., 1885, at the Company's Ottices, No. 3, Nanking Road. Mz, W. V. Drummond (Chairman) presided, and there were pret Messrs. E.G. Low and W. 8. We (Directors) R. M. Campbel, H, Sy1 logy, a representative of the Chinese Yienkong Rank, and, J. Dudgeon, Secretary, representing 1,326 shares, he report of the Directors, which was taken as read, was as follows divided into 19 is now opened and planted with can the crop from th i during 1886, A further 100 acres prepared for cultivation be called the to keep 600 ai The condition that could be doubt the excelled quality of th unfortunately not eats which ar or leas damaged by the field most damaged will be with Bourbon Striped can south, and will atill, ood field in th artar General's Yamen, the Court of which th od by the western gate just th ral was entering by the other. The gatekeepers shut the gates, whereupon the robbers bolted into the Yamen, and mounted the roofs, The General, seeing a kang of armed men entering his palace, ordered his guard to follow and capture them. The order was obeyed, but the yuard with wu da, and the thems pursued fired their revolvers, and wound they did i ral of guards, who however pursuit until several ad been captured. These unlucky ones are not being very tenderly deal with; all kinds of torture are being practised on them. pleted at the time of the Se: visit; a trial of it was to be of last month.
ally with the pi manship of tore Slt Commissioner Jui, formerly si at Ningpo, was appointed Pro-'Fudge, but declined thi though above the one he held, owing it ie supposed to the amall amount of perquisites acoruing to the Judge ip, in comparison to the lucrativeneas of his own post.
A new Judge was accordingly appel name was YN. Before the arrival of Judge the Provincial Treasurer Shen doubt Jui would like oat; but ashe had dooli ip, the Tre Fudge Ya th directed to take over the on the 23rd instant, Salt Commissioner Tui was ut the same time directed to return to his own former post, which he gladly assented to, after having handed over the seals of the Court to the new Judge.
riving at his Yamen, Jai was met incumbent, Chiang, a Huan of no good reputation, who politely told Tui that he could not hand over the Salt Decrease 'The animals kept in the above men! tompeied on Mobday, Weloweay' und Briday of lst teak, and were fond healthy and in good condition. oun Hows, Tape of Shark, Lighting Passogeway, Nankin to Kiukiang Road—Letter from Messrs. Carlowitz Ca. submitted, requesting the Council to From their premises in Kiutiany Road to ut up gas lamp in the passage leading
the store of Blessrs. Vrard & Ca., as it is much frequented, and a light is sary much required in it, Decided to reply that as passage is private property, the Council are unable to comply with this request. plant.
To the matter of labour, the est cipally supplied with Ki direct from India 5 more independent 8 volunteer labour that may be health of the Kling labourers can staff on the estate con Atsuager: Mr, it will be desirable before long to take into consideration; at present, however, the jireotore wish to see the work fully for, this ty of the mill, say at least an addition of 400 acrer, making a total of 1,000 sores under onl!
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