The annual meeting of shareholders in this concern was held at the office of the general agents (Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Ca.) on the 17th inst. The Chairman in the course of his remarks said that there was an item in the accounts which required explanation, viz, the holding of United States Bonds. These Bonds had been written down from $450,000 to $400,000, which was practically par, so that no further appropriations on that account would be necessary. the securities being intended aS a permanent investment and necessary to hold to allow of the office underwriting on the Pacific coast; their market value at the prevent time is roughly $195,000 Mexican more than they stand in the books, The report and accounts was seconded by Mr. V. A. C. Hawkins, and!
sed unanimously. The other formal hen transacted, and the j General Fukushima in Hongkong.
'The leader of the Japanese troops in the Allies' march to the relief of the Lezation in Peking, General Fukushima, paid visit to Hongkong last week. ' Previous to his departure he called upon H.E. the Governor, who invited him to breakfast at his Peak residence; a guard of honour of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers with their band escorted him to the tram station. The guests at breakfast included Major-General Sir William Gascoigne, Colonel the Hon. R. H. Bertie, th jon. 3. LIH. Stewart Lockhart, ete.
General Fukushima left' the same day in the Hongkong Maru for Japan.
Nova! Intelligence.
Under this heading there is little to On the 13th inst. the French cruiser Styx arrived from Canton on the 15th, French cruiser Nive arrived from Taku; and the British cruiser Endymion came in from Yokohama on the 16th inst. The departures have bees On the 12th inst., che U. 8. monitor Mon-tory and the British hospital ship Carthage for Shanghai and Bombay respectively; on the 16th. the U.S. monitor Monadnock for Canton: and on the 18th inst., the French cru: e for Tong-
Reinforcements for the Macao Garrison.
The garrison at Macao is shortly to be reinforced. The troopship Africa has sailed from Lisbon with a draft of 300 troops of the line on board to reinforce the garrison. do not know what contingency this movement is to provide for, but I think it probable the Portuguese desire to intimate to all and sundry that they have no intention of surrendering the Colony to riy Power. French activity in Kuangtung may account for it, perhaps.
Hongkong, 19h October.
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