March 28, 1895.
Performances of Mendelssohn's
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Hymn of Praise are advertised for the 4th and 6th April. The leasehold property at 31, 33, 35, and 37, First Street, which was offered for sale by anotion by Mr. Armstrong on Friday, was withdrawn, the reserve not being reached.
The Portugueso: transport Africa left on Thursday for Macao. She was timed to leave Macao on the 25th inst. for Portugual via the Cape and will take 450 Chinese emigrants for 8. Thomé, for tea plantations there.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Since the commencement of the war the
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N.Y K. has engaged over 2,000 sailors for itstaining one hundred and twenty cases, covered On the 9th inst. twenty-one Chinese carts con® newly purchased steamers.
Road Tientsin. It appears, says the Peking and ip yellow calico, passed through the Victoria Tientsin Times, that these cases came from Pe- king and were full of presents from the Emperor to be offered by the Viceroy to the Mikado on his arrival in Japan.
The British steamer Rosary, with machinery, having been detained by Chang Chih-tung at Nanking, in the vain hope, the N. G. Daily News says, of getting the people to take up cotton mills at that city, has now proceeded to Wachang, her original destination, to discharge ber cotton machinery there.
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The members of the last peace mission to Japan were not allowed to communicate with their Government by telegram. More freedom seems to have been allowed to Li fInng-chang, a Peking telegram of the 22nd inst. to the Mercury stating that numerous telegrans were passing between Viceroy Li Hung-chang at Shimonoseki: and the Court officials at Peking
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At the St. Patrick's Bal at Shanghai the decorations, we read, were most effective, and several novel features were introduced, potably a very realistic mad cabin, with a pig and couple of roosters in possession; and a real Irish Shebeen bearing the sign, Trotter's Retreat," the proprietor of which,
The Bog Finn McCoul, informed his customers that he was licensed to permit a moderate amount of in- toxication on the premises.
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The majority of the pawnshops in Tientsin, as owing to the approach of the enemy every the Mercury says, have had to close their doors; body is anxious to realise cash for their belong- ings, and as a consequence, the money at their disposal is all used. The rate of interest has been raised, and if the war ceases without their being burnt out great profit will be the result.
Private advices from Tientsin, we learn from Hanneken will leave China for Europe im- the N. C. Daily News, state that Major von mediately after his marriage to Miss Detring. There has been some trouble with the Chinese authorities, who are evidently averse to allowing Major von Hanneken a free hand in the military reforms he was to have instituted.
In the Supreme Court on Friday His Honour Mr. W. M. Goodman, Acting Chief Justice, had again before him the petition in bankruptov filed by S. I. Danby On the application of Mr. Phillippo the case was again adjourned for a week. It was stated that Mr. Danby was ill.
Captain Sim. of the Strathavon, was sum- moned at the Polios Court on Friday, before Commander W. C. H. Hastings, for leaving the waters of the colony on the 4th inst. with sixteen passengers in excess of his port clearance. The defendant pleaded that he was ignorant of the regulations. A fue of $25 was imposed, A similar fize was imposed upon the charterers Tung Kee & Co., for allowing the boat to leave.
Daily News says, to have detected several The Chinese authorities pretend, the N. C. About nine o'clock on Saturday night Sergeant
Japanese spies in Formosa disguised as Buddhist Scott sustained somewhat severe injuries to his loft arm and hand. He was in the bath room at
The Tientsin correspondent of the N. C. the expulsion of the whole of the fraternity, itinerary priests, and have in consequence decreed « the Central Police Station when he slipped, and Daily News, writing on the 12th inst., says: from the island, several of them having already in reaching out to save himself he put his arm The recent event of local interest is the marriage been sent off to the mainland in returning junks. through a window. He received three or four of Miss Elsie Detring to Major von Hanneken. It is believed that other provinces will also fol. nasty cuts, aud after being temporarily attended The civil ceremony took place yesterday and the low suit, though it is now rather late in the day by a comrade he was taken to the Government religious at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Church for such precautionary measures. Civil Hospital, where his injuries were dressed. of St. Louis, at which the greater part of the
The blue fannel steamer Titan arrived at foreign community was present. Shanghai on the 16th inst.. having had the was beld at the house of the bride's parents A reception misfortune to lose her propeller on the way
from 5 to 7, which was also largely attended. up from Hongkong. It seems sho anchored
The majority of the crews of the war vessels of Gutzlaff in a snowstorta, but on attempting captured at Weihaiwei by the Japansee Navy to proceed it was found that the prope”. mear Foochor men. When they surrendered they they entered the bay together 51 days after sail- either goue or loose. She was pick
the gave their parole on being released not to joining. The Macdonald got the best of the run ag Soochow and towed to Woosut, and then any belligerent force against the Japanese The the bay and anchored three hours before the brought on to Shanghai by the tug boats Fuhle. Canton brought to Sharp Peak 387 and the Marvin. Both vessels report having experienced Samson, and Rocket. Her oargo for Japan was Wycliffe 283 of these men. What these poor very rough and very calm weather on the voy to be transhipped to the Ajax.
fellows will do, the Echo says, only the fature age. The Macdonald only made 200 miles in teu will tell us. The Chinese government are ad- days, while the Marvin's worst run was 400 miles vancing them only a mouth's wages on being in fourteen days. One day while the schooner disbanded.
was becalmed the Macdonald's men enjoyed a experienced bad weather is shown by the fact spell of turtle fishing. That both schooners also that the Marvin had her foretopmast carried away and the Macdonald her mainmast.
how-
The Hon. A. J. Leaob, now Acting Attorney General bere, has been appointed to a Puisce Judgeship in the Straits, Mr. Leach's many friends will congratulate him on this well-deserved The Peking and Tientsin Times says:- recognition of his services to the Government Fugitives from Kingbow are streaming into in this colony and the Straits may also be con-
Shan-hai-kuan. They report the Japanese rapidly gratulated on having secured such a good man advancing, driving Suug and Wu before them. for the judicial bench. Mr. Leaob has at Fugitives state they have left their families be. varions times held the acting appointments of At bind because the Japanese take rice from the torney General and Paisne Judge in Hongkong Chinese troops and feed the people with it. The and bas filled each of them with credit to himmen fly because many of them have been soldiers self and satisfaction to the public and the bar.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Pashua, which had been ashore near Nganking since December, was floated a few days ago, aud returned to Shanghai on the 21st
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The sealing schooner George Peabody is re ported a total wreck off Ishinomaki, near Ogi nohama The master and crew have arrived at Yokohama.
The death is announced in the Japanese native press, with deep regret. of Viscount Inonye Ki ex-Minister of Education, which took place at his residence, Tokyo, on the 16th iust.
A Yokohama telegram of the 18th inst. to the Mercury states that Marshal Prince Komatsu has been ordered to proceed to the front as Com- mander-in-Chief of all the Japanese armies.
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The Englishmen of Shanghai have decided to celebrate St. George's Day by an entertainment at Chang Sn-ho's garden on the same lines as that of last year, which proved so great a success. The northern trausports Leeyuen and Toonan
the China Gizette says, been bought have, by a British employé of the China Merchants and are to go under “ the flag that braved,” etc forthwith.
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Mr. J. W. Jamieson, Registrar of British Shipping at Shanghai, has bold an en uiry into the circumstances attending the drowning of one of the crew of the Sabastian Bach in the Java Ses. From the evidenco it appears that the sailor was in the mizzen rigging hauling on rope, which slipped through his hands, causing him to lose his balance. He fell into the water and was drowned. Captain Hansen lowered boat which searched for two hours, but did not succeed in finding the man,
The British schooners Agnes Macdonald, Capt. at Yokohama from Victoria on the 7th inst. The Cuttler, and E. B. Marvin, Capt. Byers, arrived
toria together on January 12th, and although two schooners, the Japan Gazette says, left Vio- they did not sight each other on the way across
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
BRITAIN.
1893-94
and fear the Japanese will shoot them. From this it appears the Japanese intend to advanceXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT overland clearing the Chineso entirely out of southern Manchuria. Moukden is quite cut off, and probably lost. Four so-called "Korean Canton and Macao and are now in prison. priests were taken as spies at Shan-bai-kuan
1894-95
Ibs. 7,597,185 772,692 Shanghai and Hankow ...21,591,498 „13,777,348
Amoy
Foochow
lbs. 8,178,734
765,866
21,829,281 25,514,030
43,738,723 55,787,911
Shanghai a week ago the China Gazette of the Referring to the severe weather experienced in 16th inst says:-The weather which we have been experiencing for the past twenty-four hours has been almost arctic in its severity. The snow EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED ceased falling yesterday evening, but it recom- tinned nearly all day to descend in a steady meuced this morning twice as heavily, and cou shower, so that by noon there was nearly a foot of
SNOW
was of
Canton Amoy
STATES AND CANADA.
1894-95.
1893-94
lbs. 3,547,932
lbs. 1,349,192
..19,447,739
21,321,332
8,140,519
5,889,106
.25,783,527
24,176,826
56,919,717
52,730,466
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO. ODESSA.
1891-95 1893-01
lbs.
lbs. ..22,555,223 21,619,462
upon the ground, Snowballing Foochow began to go around, and several pitched
course resumed as 8000 as people Shanghai. battles took place on the Bund in the course of the afternoon. The proceedings, though a little good humour and nobody was hurt. By far rough at times, were carried on with the atmost the most serions occurrence in connection with the snowstorm has been the collapse of one of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's godowns in Whang- Hankow and Shanghai poo Road. It was
a large galvanised iron garian Consulate, and such was the weight of structure, directly opposite the Austro-Hun- EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED the snow that accumulated on the roof that
STATES AND CANADA.
1891-95 the whole building caved in this morning at 11.30. The cargo in the building is fortu Yokohama..
lbs. nately not of a nature to be much damaged by the occurrence, as it consists chiefly of seaweed and cotton yarn in bales. actly the same appearance that they did during Our streets present ex-
ever, the heavy snowfall occurred much arlier the severe winter of 1892. In that year bow. and was accompanied by much more severe cold It is many years since there has been so much snow in Shanghai at such an advanced season as the present.
Kobe
28,757,757
..16,822,015
45,579/772
SILK.
1893-94
lbs.
28,623,687
17,082,753
45,706,439
No stock and no quotations. continued in fair general enquiry, especially during CANTON, 26th March. Tsatlees and Re-reels,
Filatures-Have the first part of the fortnight. Busines has been checked latterly by the steadily advancing Exchange, equivalent to a difference on laying