Immediately after the departure of Sir Henry Blake, the Executive and Legislative Councils met' in the Council Chamber, when Chief Justice (Sir William Goodman) administered the oaths to the Hon. F. H. May. C.MLG., as oliver administering the Gorernment.
The Hen. A. Thomson has been oppe ed Acting Colonial Secretary, and Mr.
nston, Postm: ster-Geieral, will be 3 Colonial Treasurer.
The Da ly meeting of shareholders was held on the 2th inst., when the report and accounts were adopted nem. con. and the retiring di 1 the auditor were re-elected. The Chi results attained dunne the year largely due to the absence of se in of disco uni the the her H. May, G.M.G., Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, His Excellency Chang Chen-hsen, director of the Land Department, Canton, and " number of Consuls and other officials, 'The Band played the United States, British, German, French, Belgian, Japanese, and Chinese' National' Anthems' after the repast, and speeches were made by the Chairman, Mr. W. K. Brice, who represented the President of the Railway Company, the U. 8, Consul-General, the Hon. F. H. May, H. Chang, and others. Mr. Gray (the) Osair in the course of his remarks, alluding to the Hankow-Canton Railway stid white the enterprise was a great one, there was a missing link that awaited closing up and forging by his British friends who had been messing shout it for years, He referred to completion of (xe great trunk line by the line from Canton to Kowloon, said would do more for Hongkong one thing that can be done for it ina commercial this The British Syndicate who yews a concession to make this section of the me, have done nothing but make a survey, rd' to ell ppearanee shrink from Uke next step, which will involve outlay. If they do wer the risk "why nob sur render the concession to the Colony of Hon kong, which is ly concerned in this project! © colony with the sistance of the Brilish Government could take up and carry it to completion, the Direct of ppesred; even date advertised December last! year it ws held o 25th Nove The results given the net remix amounted to $1.515.874.72 and the working account shows 3 ba $491,976.38, from which it is proposed t" pay a dividend of 16 hullers. (or Spor $96,000, and $110,000, and to the lnkmee of $285,976.38 to underwriting suspense account. This report com. pares unfavourably with that for the alan ice xt ered The Directors nevertheless The New Viceroy of Fukien.
te Governor of Kuangtung, who promoted tu the Viceregal yamen at Foochow, left Canton on the Joth inst. in the China Merchants' steamer new post. The Hsinfunye wi Chinese gunboat, on which tae new. Vicers stof and most of his attendants were barked. Only four of his personal attendant went with His Excellency in the Hsivfung. The new Viceroy is not a boy in officialdom he as a somewhat ripe experience, bei very much on the shady side of seventy.
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