Bank Corporation having declared a di dend at the rate of 6Y per cent. per annum for the half year ended 30th September last.
The annual general meeting of the shareholders of Birt's Wharf was held yesterday at their offices, 14, Foochow Road, for the purpose of receiving the General Manager's Report and Balance Sheet. Mr. Geo. R. Comer (Trustee) presided. The preceed-we are informed, were of a most nature.
With regard to the order mentioned yesterday by the Imperial Bank of Germany to! its leading branches that no more money is to be advanced on Russian Stocks, the reason officially assigned is that the Imperial Russian no longer discounts drafts in the German language, but, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Standard, it believed that the order has really a political ry hearing, and ed directly from Prince Bismarck. In confirmation of this opinion it is stated that the bank officials have been much taken by surprise by the order as the outside public. All other foreign bonds—-some forty in number—are still negotiable as before, and are in no way affected. y The Bowre 8 that the action of the bank possibly he intended as a the Russian decree pro-tthe bronces of the Russian Tmger to cash drafts All Berlin h questions referrof residences h, after bein filled up, are to be sent to the Russian sulate in Beni ave drawn the ila Lottery for 98,974" and Tiendong on Tuesday night, but sater shop
it was put out by the occupants without outside aid.
Thursday, the Ist of the 11th moon, is selected as the date for the formal commencement wf the Soochow Creek works. An instrument called a Jura kiang brag is to be used for dredging the chanel, and the
The portion from the Garden Bridge to banks are to be excavated by coolies Sinza is to be completed within three months, and next spring the part from Sinza, west to Hwang Tu is to be taken in hand.
Tt may not be generally known that the Customs Postal tariff for newspapers to the North during the winter has this year been considerably reduced. Formerly the rate was 3 candareens for one ounce, now it is only 2 candareens for two ounces. In the newspaper category are included commercial papers and price lists. has been placed by the Municipal Council Another set of grappling irons and drags
on the premises of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
There was recently launched from Messrs. Boyd & Co.'s yard, Pootung, a very large lorcha for service on the Yangtsze.
Captain Balbernie, Into of the Kovshing, left here yesterday by the Fooksang hom ward bound. A number of friends went down to the Associated Wharves to see him off.
There was a small fire at the corer of Canton and Kiangse Ronds at 9a.m. yesterday morning but it was put out prompt-lly. The foreigners fetched a hose reel and fixed the hose to a hydrant and played on Ithe fire, while the Police employed their extincteurs.
The siren steam whistle is coming more jand more into use on steamers Shanghai. We notice that the Chingki: has one of these far sounding instruments. Upwards of a dozen vessels have visited Shanghai this year having sirens in place of the ordinary whistles, The Nerchicung left Chefoo on the 13th at 6.40 a.m. with moderate breeze and p.m, the same day, Promontory, observed a water logged junk on which were six men. As there was too much sea on to lower a boat, the steamer ran up alongside the junk and by the aid of ropes succeeded in hauling the six men on board, the men themselves beingtooexhausted to help themselves, while the seas were washing right over them. On enquiry it was found that the junk was bound from Corea to the Shantung Promontory with beans, and that they had been in the water since 7 a.m, that day, and were in the last stage of exhaustion. The Nerehieng continued her voyage and from the N.E, Promontory to within 100 miles of Shaweishan had heavy N.W, gale and high sea.
The watermark at Hankow on the 17th instant was only 5 feet 6 inches, The Jupan Gazette of the Sth instant makes the serious announcement, ' the fact appears to be that we'—Yokohama—"are now without a fire brigade at all." It appears that at the fire which occurred in that settlement on the 30th November, the firemen were very Into in arriving, most of the members being at the St.
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