486 
THE TROPiem. XORIOIILTVmST. 
[January r, 189 a. 
Os. 6d., the Direotors b«ve taken £1,887 Is. 4d, from 
the profits for these purposes, end tbev now recom- 
mend the payment of the dividend of 6 per cent, on 
tbe Preference Sbarei, and a dividend of 67- per Share 
(free of Inoome Tax) on the Ordinary Bhares, carry- 
ine forward a balance of £727 10s. to the next account. 
Sir R. P. Hardlntt and Mr. Edward Pettit retire on 
this occaalan, and being eligihle offer themselves for 
re-olFOtlon. 
Mr. John Smith, the Auditor (& Shareholder), also 
retires and offers himself for re-election. 
The Directors re«al exceedingly that they have bad 
to accept the rea^atlon, from falling health, of 
Mr. Wm. Bols, who since the formation of the 
Company filled the post of Secretary to their entire 
eatisfaction, and who still remains a Shareholder, 
A Surananry with the deteils ftod the Keport of the 
Agents mav be seen at the office. 
By Order, 0. M. Kobshtbon, Seerelary. 
12, Fenohnrch Street, E. O- Nov. 1891. 
THE WEAIUER IN QALLE IN 
NOVEMBER. 
Bv AN OcOABIONAn Mstbokolooist. 
Max. 
Min. 
Nov. 
Is 
81 
76 
Dj 
2nl 
82 
76 
Do 
3rd 
80 
76 
Do 
4*b 
80 
76 
Do 
6tli 
82 
77 
Do 
6th 
83 
77 
Do 
7tli 
S3 
76 
Do 
8th 
83 
76 
Do 
9th 
83 
73 
Do 
loth 
8.S 
76 
1)0 
lUh 
85 
76 
Do 
12th 
80 
75 
Do 
13 th 
80 
74 
Do 
14th 
80 
75 
Do 
15 th 
81 
74 
Do 
16th 
81 
74 
Do 
17 th 
82 
73 
Do 
ISlh 
84 
74 
Do 
IDth 
84 
74 
Do 
20th 
82 
76 
Do 
21»t 
81 
75 
Do 
22iid 
83 
76 
Do 
23r(l 
82 
75 
Do 
24th 
82 
76 
Do 
26th 
84 
75 
Do 
26th 
83 
76 
Do 
27th 
84 
75 
Do 
28tb 
84 
76 
Do 
20th 
84 
73 
Do 
30th 
82 
73 
Wind, 
Uain, 
West 
•21 
N. W. and West 
•66 
Oalm 
1-65 
N. N. IV. & Calm 
•13 
W. S. W. & Calm 
•02 
N. E. and N. W. 
•03 
N. W, 
•00 
Calm 
•00 
Calm 
•00 
Calm and Wast 
•00 
West 
406 
Wast aud Calm 
.1-5! 
Calm snd Wast 
1'26 
West and Calm 
■08 
West 
1-74 
N. W. 
•00 
Calm and N. W. 
or 
Calm and West 
•00 
Calm 
•00 
N. W aiidCa Im 
•11 
N. W. 
•00 
Walt aud Calm 
25 
Calm 
•00 
C\ m 
•00 
N. W. and Calm 
•20 
Calm 
•00 
Calm 
•oo 
B. S. E. and Calm 
•00 
Calm 
•16 
Calm 
•09 
These papers have now been continued over the 
month when the north-east monsoon should have 
nroved itself, and yet wo see that even in November 
there was a north-east wind only on the 6th of the 
month and the only other d^y on which the wmd 
wm nnsl waa on the 28tb, when it wae E. S. E,, 
and for not leas than 15 days out ol the 30 ‘^ore 
was a west wind, and only for 0 out o that lo 
partfik’ng of a direction partly north. Tho 
mum tht-rmorneter on tho 11th when it waa 86 
draw oa» n. heavy fall of roin, over four inches, 
only 10 remind us of the heavy fall in October, and 
to ensure that tbe rest of the month would bo 
oomyaraliv^-ly dry. There waa evidently nothing 
oonneoted with the changes of the moon or baro- 
mttical changes deserving of special mention. Tho 
sensation of heat continued throughout, and con- 
tinued to be normally unaffected by tho fall of rain. 
The nights wore perhaps cooler in other parts of 
tho island; but in Galle it is only when near De- 
oember that there is any promise of improvement 
in this rospoct. And so, we close our little obaerva 
tory lor the presouts ^ ^ 
T. 
A Talk ok Towbr Hill. 
The other day that famous physician Sir Andrew 
Olark gave a pre^oriptioo for a reallv nice cap o tea, 
which appeared in these pages. This has exoit d bo 
maoh interest in the bosoms of so many oorrespon- 
dents that we bent one of our representatives to have 
an afternoon tea talk with another famous Tea Doctor 
—namely) Dr, " Mazawattee/' whose oonsulting-room 
is on Tower-hill. Tbe following is a short account 
of our represeDlativb's visit 
The Maz'vwattee toa warehouse is an immense 
brick pile that stands on Tower*bilI. There were 
so many doors in tbo building, so many win- 
dowB, so many pairs of stairs, so many chests of tea, 
that they would have furuUbed a mathematician with 
examples for a new arithtnetio, espeoially if be posses* 
Bed the gift of a Hamblia Smith for such matters. 
After fighting our wav between the hursea and vans— 
there was a big crowd despatobing and receiving— .we 
made our way to the lift and rattled up to tbo top of 
building. In a few seoonda wo were in the printing' 
room in tbe centre of u busy crowd : men and boys 
turning Out labels for tbe packets of tea, siampiug 
diaries— a neat little book of 144 pp. printed by con- 
stable of Kdiiiburgh— with tee names of clients ; bind* 
ing up an abridged Bnglish diotionaiy, and ** A 
Language of Floners,' both of which have been distri- 
buted in millions by tbe firm as a vade inecum to thoir 
wares; sorting out Muzawsite^ envelopes with the 
firm's pacent ‘Moving oup’' opener } or rattling off at 
tho printing-presses bdiheadj* aud acoount-books for 
tho customers. In utiotbci: room tho whirl of tho 
steam saw might bo heard, and the hammers of the 
joiners making old paokio^-canes into new cuts. On 
the next fioor we came across Ihe seoret of tho sucoesB 
of thk Masawattee tea. It was a suction of the bhnd* 
log department. lu one instance niiielooii tirul in 
another fifteen cb- sU of difl'eioni .^orta ol tea btood 
ready to ho poareUia^u the mixers to got t he standcr l 
quality for one or other particular bleed ; for the 
principle is that-, once having diecovered an acceptable 
blend, it is reghund. The taster couf-ults past 
records, spieading over from that of thelshtmixto 
that compiled often six months ago, and aims always 
at produoing a tea similar in taste nmi qaaiiW to ilnit 
which has boon acquired bef- re. Thi*, of oonrRr, t an 
only be acGompUshed in very large istablishnmi.ts. 
and it is this order of things and the analed packet 
system, such as that <( the M^zakAatiot^ tea pu pic, 
which ensorca the ouBtumer receiving a nnifoAm article 
time after time. Tho rows of mixers looked mooBieis. 
Each holds a tun of toa. We wondered how all the 
tea was cousomed. The wonder was removed when 
Mr. Lloyd, who was kindly showing us over the build- 
ing* pointed out that tho firm have agents in every 
village, town aud oity from Laud's End to the Sliet- 
lands, from Cape Clear To Ilathlin, and tbut thojcaily 
OQtput by the firm exceeded 12,000,000 packets of teu. 
Wo took a peep inside the mixors. Ti»ey are lined 
with a series of bhelves; the tea is shofflod off from 
one shelf to the other and co ensures a perfect bloud- 
ing. In this room there stood other machiups for 
broakiiig up the large loaf, from which, in its original 
state, it is practically impoestbio to obtain a perfect 
brew, but when broken np in thi.s way the lug leaf 
makes an excellent heverago. Anot^'cr and yet another 
flight down ; both rooms were filled with a cr..wd 
busy at work. Here tho te-A was beieg run 
from the acciimulaturs ; a bun<ired hands were weigh- 
ing it, and doing it op in the now familiar tmtoil 
E acketa with their labels of yellow, dark red, black, 
rown, and greon, with gold letterings, and storing 
*h® pound and balf pound p&ckets in truya c£ 10 lb. 
divisions, ready for the packer. Tea bloom in bhesu 
rooms appeared to perrroaiite c v^ryvkht re. Tho fncn 
and boys looked as if they hid be»-n in a shower of 
gold, and the aromatic odour from tho bloom made 
one feel full of delight. S -mbre November, on tbe 
morning of our visit, seemed to have taken a leaf 
out of spring's book. The sun was shining brightly 
on London’s most ancient pile, tho Tower, as wo 
wended our way out to Mosers. Densham’s tasting- 
