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The Black Beetles minstrel and variety troupe gaven most enjoyable performance at the City Hall on Wednesday night. There are several particularly clever men in the troupe, and their songs and really good jokes were much appreciated by the audience. The whole entertainment was high class and the meu, all of whom are on the Centurion, deserve every praise for their efforts.
At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, a house coolie in the employ of Mr. L. Spatz. Belilios Terrace, was charged with stealing his master's gold watch. The watch, which was valued at 820, was missed on Tuesday, and Detective Sergeant McIver made enquiries, and arrested the coolie, who admitted stealing the watch and pawning it. He was sent to gaol for six months with hard labour.
At a meeting of the St. John's Lodge held on the evening of the 12th inst., the following officers were elected for the ensu- ing year-R.W.M., Bro. F. Howell; S. W., Bro. H. B. Bridger; J.W., Bro. J. I. Andrew ; Treasurer, Wer. Bro. J. Dickie Secretary, Bro. F. Walker; S.D., Bro. J. MeIsaac; J.D., Bro. H. Reeves; 1.G., Bro. G. White; D.C., Bro. J. Hand: Steward, Bro. G. Williams; Tyler, Bro. J. Maxwell
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The Ringoon Gazette of the 21st October says:-Lientenant-Colonel E. G. Barrow. Com. manding the Hongkong Regiment, has been appointed Assistant Adjutut General at Rawal. pindi in succession to Colonel Shakespear, whose term of office expires on the 25th instant. Major H. T. Faithfull suceeds Colonel Barrow, į but will only retain the command for a year, as he will then return to India to take up the command of a Punjab Infantry Regiment.
Lovers of the chrysanthemum should not fail to pay a visit to the grounds of the Kowloon Hotel. Mr. D. Nowroj has a magnificent show of many varieties of chrysanthemums. which are just now in the height of their beauty. There are some splendid specimens in the collection, and for rieliness of colour and size they would be difficult to surpass. The exquisitely fine blooms form an indisputable proof of the great care that has been taken in their cultivation, and they are worthy of close inspection.
A well-dressed Chinantun was charged at the Police Court on Thursday with e-fusing to pay two cents launch fare and assaulting the money collector. The defendant travelled on the launch from Samshnipo to Hongkong and when asked for the fare refused to pay it and assaulted the collector. The defendant said his father was a civil mandarin at Kowloon city, and he (defendant) acted as the steward. It was not customary, he said, for yamen officials to pay fares, and it was for this reason he refused to pay complainaut. He was told he would be looked пр if he did not pay, but he looked upon this threat as a joke. The Magistrate, Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, remind the defoulant that he must pay his fares in Hongkong. The as- sault was not very serious and therefore a fine of only $2 would be imposed.
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The annual licen ding session of the Justices of; the Peace was held in the dusties room at the Magistracy on Thursly afternom. Mr. T. Ser- combe Smith, Acting Puline Magistrate, pre- sided, and there were also present Ifon. Com- mander W. C. H. Hastings (Acting Captain Superintendent of Policy). Mr. W. M. B. Arthur (Clerk to the Magistrate), Messrs. G. Sharp, N. J. Ede. E. W. Mitchell, J. Dyer Ball, H. Tooker. E. Robinson, C. S. Sharp. B. Byramjee, and Chan Kuan Yi. There were twenty-one applicatious for renewal of licences and there being no objection to any of them they were all grantel. Joachim Gomes, licenses of the Man at the Wheel hotel, was warned not to allow drunkenness on his pre- mises, his being the house which Gandisen, the Norwegian sailor who was murdered recently in the harbour while in a state of intoxication, was last seen to leave. Mr. G. Sharp said that about two months ago he received a letter from a soldier containing serious allegations respecting one of the applicants and he had handed the letter to Commander Hastings. The Acting Captain Superintendent of Police said the letter was bristling with inaccuracies, and it was decided to take no notice of the letter, Mr. Mitchell rmarking that if it waut before the public it might damage the licensee referred to,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
Lord Charles Conyngham, of the Rifle Brigado, and Mr. Edward Mackay, of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, were each fined $1 by Mr. T. Sercombe Smith on Wednesday, for "unlawfully using a gun for the purpose of kill- ing wild birds within the colony without a licence from the Governor. contrary to Ordinance 15, of 1885."
A short time ago the Saigon Progrès Com- mercial had a paragraph to the effect that there was reason to believe that a Captain Maddox who had visited the port was an English spy. In its issue of the 6th inst. our contemporary explains the whole mystery. The gentleman who was supposed to be a spy was in fact a captain of the mercantile marine, who left Hongkong in charge of two launches for Sin gapore. Bad weather was encountered and one. of the launches was abandoned. After taking the other one to Singapore the captain went to Saigon to make inquiries as to whether any thing had been seen or heard of the missing one, which it was thought might possibly be found about Cape St. James or Poulo Condore.
MISSCELLANEOUS.
The U.S. cruiser Olympia, which arrived at Yokohama on the 9th inst, reported passing the Q. & 0. steamer Coptic on the 2nd inst. who reported "cholera oũ hoard.“
Mr. Hippisley and Mr. Bland have returned to Shanghai from Sanchow. The Japanese, tho N. C. Daily News says, want one site for their concession, and the Chinese propose another, and the question has been referred to the respective governmqnts. Mr. Hippisley and Mr. Bland proceed very shortly, to Hangchow to assist in the selection of a Japanese conces- sion there.
A syndicate of Hangehow men having re- cived the permission of Governor Liao to build a silk filature in that city bare bought eighty mow of land near the Takuen or Custom house for that purpose. It is proposed to build eighteen houses, sixteen feet in length and sixty feet deep, for the machine shops, and work has already commenced on the site.-N. C. Daily News,
There are those who say that the Utan, which was sold at Singapore for delivery in Yokohama, has been carried off by her, crew, and not lost with all hands as is the more general belief. What the idea is based on we con fess we have no idea. The plain fact is that the vessel loft Singapore for Nagasaki and Yokohama on September 14th, and even now nothing has been heard of her. A foreign Company carried the insurance of 30,000 yen.--- Hyogo News,
By a recent Imperial de ree, we learn from the N. C. Dôly Newis, various officials who are now engaged in relieving famine-stricken people in Laman in the piare of Kirin, under Chang Shu, the military governor, are de- graded and rdered to return to their homes, for illegally pocketing the money which should have been given to the poor. One of them is banished to the New Dominion. The Board of Punishments is ordered to examine into the offences of Chang Shun.
A fatal accident occurred at Shanghai on the night of the 6th inst. at the Kiukiang Road jetty. Mr. C. Watt, the second angineer of the Canton, being drownod.. The decoased went to the jetty to bee some friends off soon after ten o'clock and slipped into the water. Mr. Martin, the second officer of the Canton, who was with him, immediately jumped into the water, but could not find the engineer, who never came to the surface again. Mr. Martin went into the water a second time, but all that was seen of the deceased as his hut.
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The Nauking correspondent of a Shanghai native paper states that a rumour was in circula- tion that the seventh son of Chang Chih-tung had committed suicide by plunging into the pond of the Viceroy's yamen.. He was son-in- law to Wu Tacheng, Governor of Hunan, and having only married six months ago, he visited his mother-in-law and her relatives, absenting himself for nearly three weeks. On returning to his home his father's wrath was aroused. Chang Chih-tung severely punished his son who, acknowledging his action, which was contrary to Chinese custom, went and committed suicide.
At Shanghai on the 14th instant H.E. Sir.. Nicholas R. OConor, the retiring British Minister, was entertained at dinner at E-wo by Mr. A. P. MacEwen, the head in Shanghai of the firm of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.. The guest of the evening was on the host's right hand. and Mr. J. L. Scott, Chairman of the Municipal Council, on his left. The other members of the firm present were Messrs. C. W Dickson, H. Keswick, and J. Boyce-Kup. The remaining guests present to meet his Excellency were Mr. Geo. Jamieson, H.M.'s Acting Consul-General and Chief Judge, Mr. A. E. Hippisley, Commissioner of Customs, and anumber of leading British residents. The town band played during the evening, under the direction of Commander Vela. After Mr. MacEwen had proposed the health of the Queen, which was duly honoured, he gave in a few graceful words the health of his Excellency Sir Nicholas
Conor, which was drunk en- thusiastically, The Minister acknowledged the toast in a charming speech, in which he reviewed his experiences of China from his first arrival has some ten years ago, and called on his hearers, as a representative body of Britons, to keep fip in China the honour and prestige of Great Britain, which, whatever had been said, had not suffered and was not likely to suffer any eclipse. Captain Norcock, R.N.; Mr. H. S. Wilkinson. Crown Advocate, and Mr. A. Campbell subsequently joined the circle in the drawing room, and the party broke up at a late hour. Several other leading residents were invited. But owing to the unavoidable shortness of the invitation were unfortunately` unable to enjoy Mr. MacEwen's hospitality.-- N. C. Daily Ners.
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COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
CA TON. 5th] November.-Macao Congous.— The market hisfbeen,rather better supplied and daring the past fortnight some 5,000 Boxes of Fourth Crop Tshs have been taken at Tis. 11)-20 per picul, shewing a very considerable decline ‹n last year's pried The bulk of the settlements consists of Mediğim Teas at Tls. 124 to 14 per picul, the market closing steady with an upward ten- dency. Only allow small parcels of the Finer grades have been offered, he reason assigned for this scarcity bng that the prices eltainable.at Macao are Tis. fer plead too low to induce larger At Chunten about 1,500 Boxes of Ho. supplies.
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en Congas, fe from tar, have found buyers at various prices up to 11. 19 per picul. Scented Capers. No froth transactions have transpired; - ther. is consequently nothing to report on. The t-tal Ev ort is now estimated at 5§ mils., leaving a considerable quant ty in native bands to be carried over,
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SHANGHAI, 13th November.-(From Messrs Welch, Lewis & Co.'s circular).-London de. liveries of China Congou for October werǝ 2,630,000 lbs., aa nst 2,870,0 0 lbs. for the cor- responding mo h in the previous year, and stocks on 31st ukimo were 18,000, 00 lbs., against 19,15 4,000 lbs. dn same date in 1894.
Iype Black Tea.----- is quoted by wit at 3rd. a 1h.
This market has antinued lifeless. Buyers for America have taken a few chops of Niagchow at Letters received at Tioutsin, says the Peking Tis. 15 to 17 picul, at which prices they show
value. remarkably repl
Comuion whole-leaf and Tientsin Times, show that the Chenguras have been ought at Tls. 104 a pioul. Fully Commission has arrived at Ping-ying-chou, in
inf of the s ok is only represented by muster Shansi. They had just finished crossing the
chests, and furt ersupplies this season are ex- mountains of Chilli and Shangsi, and had
pected to be 8:11. changed guard at Ping-ying-chou. The major of the Chihli guard brought the letters. The trip goes smoothly; the natives have been very The Commission respectful and attentive. hus forded rivers, climbed mountains, and rison In spite of all their efforts daily at 5 am. they do not expect to reach Chengtu before the middle of December.
The following settlements are reported : Ningehow...2,09-chts. at Tls. 13
to 17 & pl.
Hohow Kutoan Ounam Oupack
95 284
11
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to 134
22
14)
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10% to 14
428
13
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11.6 to 12
Total 4,531-chests.
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