Fred, truth & Ca. Fruhling & Goschen Hongkong & Shanghat Banking Cor-amounts "to make the total gawmutes up to about £10,000,000, 'The statement as to the Pekin having been set on fire " second time, published by the Shéupao, turns out tobe without foundation, It is tru' that some of the Chinese passe: gers during the voyage suspected the exis tence of fire in the hold, but the second officer on making an examination found that these fears were groundless. The Lekin grounded when on the voyage up, about 20 miles below Kiukiang, in a channel which had rapidly silted up, Having touched forward, the force of the wind and tide swung her stern on to the mud, but she was easily gt off again, without assistance from any nther staumer, The pumping out of the Jessfild-Sinza section of the Soochow Creek is not pro-grossing with any degree of speed, ay only two pumps are at work. A sluice is being cut to let the water drain off into the lower part of the creek, when it is low tide, the sluice yates being closed when the tide vances to rise.
We recently referred to the Bushmills. Thisatoamer has been dischargingnuachinory for.the Shanghai Cotton Cloth Company at the U.M, Lower Wharf, and was well worth visit, na an illustration of what a fireproof vessel is. She is built of steel—hull, decks and masts, and there is very little wood work about her, while her stean) pump piping extends the whole length of the ship on the port side, with couplings for hose at short inter:
We are often told that the modern Japanese are distinguished by an unquenchable devotion to accurate knowledge. But it cannot be universal, for when the Pigmy and Hyacinth, H.M.'s ships, left Yokohama, the other day, the Boyeki Shimbun informed its readers that it was supposed they had left to attend the funeral ceremonies of Prince Chun,"
No less than two hundred and ninety coffins have been used for burying those who were. drowned: at the burning of the Shanghai. Of the supply of coffina sent up from Shanghai, twenty-six came back by the Kiungjoo unused.
The British barque Charley left Nagasaki on the 8th instant fur Shanghai, and has not yet reached her destination.. On the night of the 18th instant, asper of a foreign vessel was seen some fifteen miles this side of the Pallas Rocks, by a steamer while on a voyage from Japan to Shanghai. The Charley may have been blown south and not been able to make this port yet.
The Mixed Court yesterday ordered an unemployed native to be deported for being found on board the Taiwo with intent to steal some articles therefrom. Another unemployed native was ordered to give security owing to his having been charged with stealing a silk skin jacket, and a man who had created a disturbance was also ordered to find security. An unemployed native waa sent toa refuge for stealing an anvil from a house in Nanzing Road. 'Ten days' imprisonment was awarded a thief who stole some articles of clothing from the Lyeemoon.
The Foochuw Echo says:—It is rumoured, though we cannot vouch for the accuracy of the report, that several hundreds of packages of tens recently shipped from hence to Australia have been found of too low quality to pass the Government test. If the above prove correct it is a matter much to be regretted, and will only work further harm to the trade of Foochow, The Peshawur brought us Hongkong dates to the 20th instant. About 800 people were expected to be present at the Tubilee Ball last Wedne'day, though, says the Daily Press, "this number may be reduced by the extraordinary epidemic of influenza that is prevailing throughout the place."—An epidemic of cholera, supposed to be due to the bad quality of the dun ing water, is causing many deaths in Bangkok.—At'an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in the Hongko y Hotel Company, Ld., held on the 19%u, Me. D, Me-Cullcch in the chair, resolutions were pri posed for dividing the present 3,000 shares $100 exch into 6,000 shares of $50 each, and inerensing the capital from $300,000 to $600,000 in order to pay ull as far possible the debenture debt of $400,000, due in April. There was much discussion, Mr. Gaskell pinpunig thoo the ovaling should be adjourned until the half-yearly accounts were presented, but the resuldtions were carried. The wow shares, of $50 each, are tu be issued pro ratd to existing shareholders, at 20 per cent. premium, or 860 euch.—An extraordinary meeting of the Green Island Cement (o., Li,, was also held on the 19th, Mr, ©, Owens in the chair, at which the resolutions passed on the 3rd instant were confirmed. When it came toa question of reduction of capital Ube reporters withdrew by request.-—At a 1g of the Kowloon Land and Building Ca., Ld., hold on the same day, the report and accounts were adopted, aint the directors and auditors re-elected.—A jubilee stamp had been prepared fur three days' uso; it is the ordinary stamp with the legond—1841 Hongkong Jubilee 1891 =printed on it,—Twenty-two America and Englishmen in Macao protested against the Baldwins giving w balloon exhibition in the Protestant Cemetery there on Sunday, but the protestants were unheeded,—The Honykong Telegraph says—* The Chinese steamers Smith and Cuss have now been placed under the able management of Mr, Achut, one of the leading merchants of Formosa, "The compradores and crews of these smart vessels have been dismissed and Cantonese placed in their sted. The Smith and Cass wre to run regularly between Hongkong and Formosa vid Swatow and Amoy. The former sailed hence to-duy on her first trip under the new management, carrying Captain Lefer as ce mander and Mr. W, Angus as chief officer. 'The latter we believe received his appoint ment owing to the fact that irrespective of his well-known qualities og a seaman, he is member of the Mercantile Marine Officers' Association."
The China Mail of the 20h says:—The Hongkong Cricket team returned to-day by the Peshawur, after having been thoroughly beaten in Singapore. The only redeeming event in the campaign was the match with the Singapore team. Hongkong's easy victory seems to have been mainly due tu the total collapse of the Singapore team in their second innings, who were put out for the phenomenally small score of 18, In their first innings the Singapcreans made 156, Their total score was therefore 174, Hongkong in their one inuivgs made 179, leaving them victorious by an innings and runs. Of the 179, Barff contributed 49, Lowson 23, Campbell 24 and Smith 24, Barff and Lowson were very deadly in bowling, the former having, in Singapore's disastrous second innings, 7 wickets for 5 runs, The Bayern brought us Hongkong dates to the 2dth instant.—The Jubilee celebrations were absorbing the attention of the Colony, and the papers give full reports of the public ball, which the Governor was obliged to leave early on account of ill-health, the naval and military review in Happy Valley, at which about 2,200 men were in line, and the athletic sports, which concluded the public functions and which came off with great success in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators.—The report of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company, Ld., for the past half-year shows a total net profit for that period, including balance brought forward, $106,036.30, out of which the directors propose to pay' dividend at the rate of 12 per cent, per annum, and carry forward the balance, $10,086.30.—The Hongkong Dis-pen sary was brilliantly illuminated in celebration of its own jubilee, the business ing been started in 1841.—Mr. R. W. Hurst, the China Mult says, has been appointed' acting British Consul at Wan-chow.—The Horgkoug Telegraph snys "As far as we are able to ascertain at present only two men have been arrested by the Chinese authorities in connection with the Namoa tragedy. They were collared in a Chinese village none Macao a week ayo and taken to Canton, where they will stand their trial as mem: bers of the gang of pirates who committed depredations on board the British steamer Namoa on the 10th ultimo.' Doubtless the men are bad characters and pirates by profession, but it has yet to be proved that they took part in the outrages on board the Namoa, The vigilance of the police in respect to the capture of this modern Ah Baba and his forty thieves is unabated, and it is reasonable to conjecture that the villain who, it is believed, commanded the men who committed the Spu Greyhow.d and Nemoa outrages will be run to each at no very distant date, However, this supposition may turn out to be based upon what is commonly known as the wish being father to the thought, and the pirate chief and his confederates may yet remain at huge for an indefinite period, to the danger of those whose bui hess causes them either to journey across the sea or to take part in the navigation of the vast Geet of vessels which plough Eastern waters under the wgis of she British and other Hags.""
We revived yesterday Hongkong papers of the Zist anid 22nd, which are earlier than those received by the Bayern. They contain the accounts of the uponing fancy tions of the Jubilee, the meeting of the Councils to send a congratulatory address to the Queen, the services at the St, John's and at the Roman Catholic Cxthodral, the Parsee Celebration, the Royal Salute, and the Public Bull.' Among the principal features in the decoration of the City Hall, where the ball was held, were two large circular paintings, the one of Hongkong 1841, the other' of Hongkong in 1891, The Daily Press says that the celebration was worthy in every way of the anniversuy.—The Hongkong Marina Ca., Ld., proposes to raise not more than $12,000 by debentures of 830 each, at 8 per cen ty be redeemed at $35, and to charter its vessel as a restaurant at; Canton at a rental of $450 a month,—The report of the West Point Building Ca., La., has been issued, and the directors propose to pay a dividend of 80 cents a share, making the total dividend for the yew 44 per cent,—The report of the Hongkong Land Tuvestment and Agency Ca., Ld., for 1890 has been issued, the Dalance ut profit and loss, deducting the dividend, being $124,299.64, The directors propose to pay 4} per cent. for the half-year, making the total dividend for the year 9} per cent, The report is excessively meagre.—Three men who were arrested by the Chinese authorities at a stone-quarry not far from Macao have confessed that they participated in the Namoa piracy, and two other strongly suspect ed men have been arrested at Sainshuipo.—The Police stopped on the morning of the lst what promised to be the record clan-tight in the colony, the Nam Tau coolies having arranged to Kill off that morning the whole race of Tung Koons.—Captain A. McCaslin, Into of the Zufiro, died at the Civil Hospital on the 22nd. The deceased came to Cuina in 1858,
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