Those on board one of ths steamers which by agreement, the late firm of Russell " Ca. were appointed Secretaries of the Bank for arrived here yesterday say they. saw Dot's crew and Gatling gun landed from the 50 years, receiving a commission on profits, Arever and paraded through the streets. return for which they were io render While in the vicinity of Nanking at noon specified services. on the Gth instant, the Yuen passe The failure of Russell & Ca. in June, through " swarm of locusts xbout five miles and their consequent inability to carry out long. i their part, cancels this agreement.
Phe resolution of the London shareholders We are informed that, the land and houses, the property of the French G: was passed under the misapprehension that with the failure of Russell & Ca. the raison Gu,, have been suld to a Chinauan for the Wétre of the Bank had ceased. sum of Tls. 32,200 net, und were trans: ferred at the French Gousulate General, This is an entire misapprehension on the on Monday by the Liquidators part of the London shareholders.
The 'A telegram was received here on Tuesday raison Wétre of the Bank was, as set forth from Nagasaki announcing the death of in the prospectus, a desire on the part of Captain Brass of dhe Glenartney substantial Chinese financiers to bring their The deepest synipathy is felt fur Captain and outside finances more closely together Hodgson, who lus lost his wife and three by providing an institution in which the yang cbildven frum clulera in three days. leading control would be vested in the hands of both natives and foi We understand that the doctors who attended Captain udgson's family consider is now provided in that the four deaths reported un Tuesday and only requires a fair ore without doubt from cholera; but four trial to prove a solid benefit to all classes deaths in one family from cholera is of the community. entirely unprecedented recurrence here, She opinion Uf eminent legal counsel in London is to the effect that the resolute 2 that four individuals attacked with cholera should all die. We huped to liens passed on 30th July at thestatutory meeting that the Health Offic-r had been tu consulta. is not binding on the Bank, and that the tion with ¢ 1 British Consul-General Directors are justified in carrying on active and the Municipal Council a Dility of making some forthe meeting on 30th July the matter, in the interest of the public graphic ad view gives the intelligence health, that the London Board, no doubt after 'The Rev. Dr. Wells, who left China for home by the Parthia on her last eastward trip, died on the 4th August, a week be-change the hed office of the Bank, o to fore the ship reached Vancouver. His body delay' in commencing operations, and in preserved and forwarded by express to consequence business is uow proceeding.
friends in the east of continent.
A statement showing the present position The Hongkong cricketers left Hongkon Jof the Bank can be inspected by all in-on Tuesday, two days carlier than was terested, at the Head Office, Victoria preted, and will probably arrive here on
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