December 19, 1895.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
THE CHINESE CUSTOMS RETURNS. people in it. I am glad to say that there are
The statistics of revenue collected at the Chinese treaty ports during the third quarter of 1895 show that though the two ports in in Formosa are altogether, and Newchwang was temporarily, lost this year, the sum collected was actually larger than in any recent year except 1891. The comparative figures for the past three years are as follows :---
1895. 1894. 1893.
Newchwang
Hk. Tls. Hk. Tls. Hk. Tls. 139,211 128.984 220,636 185.768 189,347 114.368 86.445 102.294 64,532 64,643 50,757 52,497 62,764 14,172 833,265 815.916 776,463 275,905 253,588 252.327 98.563 127,219 117.112 253,746 175,698 163,868 1.977.951 1,584,393 1,462,674
only four widows and seven or eight children, but I believe there are a good many dependent relatives."
Sympathy has been widely expressed, but now is the time to give practical expression to it. The coming Christmas season, when so many families will be reunited, will accentuate the loss in these fatherless homes, especially as there will be no
bread winner" to send home the extra money for Christmas fare. Willing hands are providing for immediate wants, but it is desirable to raise such a fund that the widows' homes be not broken up, and also that the chil- dren may be properly educated and clothed. Other dependent relatives of these poor men will probably be aged parents and sisters and these must not be forgotten.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Edgar Relief Fund begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations:-
H.E. Sir Wm. Robinson Thos. Jackson...
The Amateur Dramatic Club
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cerned the matter was at an end. On the steamer's return to Saigon, however, on her next trip, on November 28th, Captain Ballantyne was served with a summons to appear before the magistrate, and he was actually imprisoned for some six hours by the authorities. The offences with which
on
The
he is charged, namely, taking coolies board without a pass and of harbouring deserters, entail fines and imprisonment in the event of a conviction, the penalty on the second charge being as much as five years' penal servitude. Both the captain and officers distinctly declare that they had no knowledge of the men being deserters, as they were in plain clothes when they came on board captain is at present detained in Saigon, the Flintshire being brought down by the chief mate. The hearing of the case commenced on the 2nd inst. and stands adjourned until the 7th. Messrs. Mansfield and Co., the agents here, have wired instructions that the best legal instructions should be retained on the captain's behalf, At the same time the British Consul at Saigon has communicated telegraphically with the British Foreign Office on the matter.
Tientsin
Chefoo
Chungking
Ichang...
Hankow
Kiukiang
Wuhu
Chinkiang
Shanghai
Ningpo
Wenchow
Foochow
557.419
Tamsui
491,291 £39.477 18,416 12,038
678,943 788,183 247,161
468,979
11.314
292,260
Navy League (Hongkong Branch) 50
193,931
Swatow
Canto
Kiungchow
Pakoi
316,048 482,602 492.904 34.265 36.132 45.306
60,784 185.135 237,383 313,846 331.059 528,730
74,037
Mr. G. B. Dodwell...
Mr. E. W. Mitchell
Mr. D. R. Sassoon
The Sperry Flour Co
25
21,397
Mr. Chas V. Lloyd
20
51,914
Mr. W. T.
20
Capt. A. Tillett
20
Captain W. C. H. Hastings
15
Mr. S. G. Bird
10
Mr. Wm. Lysaught
10
10
10
(D) Benning, T.
10
(D) Burns, W.
(D) Elphinstone, S.
Tainan
Amoy
Total
48,221
6,031,741 6,010,286 5,983,254
The total for the same quarter was in 1892 Hk. Tls. 5,941,543, and in 1891 Hk. Tls. 6,305,139, and in 1890 Hk. Tls. 5.841,591. In 1885 it was Hk. Tls. 4,750,233.
The following table shows the receipts under the various headings under which the total revenue is divided
1895. Hk. Tls. Import Duty. 1,332,851
Export Duty. 2,726,954 Coast Trade
Duty
189,921
Opium Duty. 469,598 Tonnage Dues 146,073 Transit Dues. 136,034 Opium Likin 1,030,310
Total ...6,031,741
1894.
1893.
Hk. Tls. Hk. Tls. 1,107,969 887,250 2,774,979 2,888,189
213.188 223,204 528,498 496,881 117,751 106,721
109,665 110,601 1,158,236 1,270,108
6.010,286 5,983,254
At the native stations the collections were :-
Hk. Tls. Hk. Tls. 235.126 215.217
13,852
13.836
Kowloon and Lappa
Langchou and Mêngtze.
LOSS OF THETM“ BONNINGTON
FEARED.
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Considerable anxiety is felt in shipping circles respecting the safety of the steamer Bonnington. She left Yokohama on the 3rd inst. in charge of a pilot bound for Moji, where she was to load with coal. In ordinary weather the voyage usually takes from three to four days, but up to the present Messrs. Dodwell, Carfill and Co., the agents, have heard nothing of her whereabouts. They were informed by wire of her departure from Yokohama, but no other information is at hand concerning the missing vessel. Her registered tonnage is 1,332 Captain Leighton was in charge of the steamer, and it is possible that owing to rough weather he decided to take a roundabout course, but even in that event she ought to have been heard of by this time.
THE "EDGAR" RELIEF FUND.
We are glad to learn that a relief fund has been started for the benefit of the families of the forty-eight men who lost their lives in the accident to the pinnace of H.M.S. Edgar. Mr. F. F. Raper, of the Hongkong and Shang. hai Bank, has kindly consented to act as the Hon. Treasurer of the Fund in Hongkong and subscriptions may be sent to that gentleman. Needless to say, the smallest amounts will be welcome. The following is an extract from a naval officer's letter :-
"We have started a relief fund which already amounts to £304 and we should be very grate ful to
you if you could interest the Hongkong
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Mr. F: F. R....!
Mr. Harry Wicking Mr. Ho Tung
Mr. G. C. Cox Mr. J. P. Cottam
Mr. R. C. Potts
Captain Jas. Stewart Mr. Ho Fook...
H. M. Mehta
S. S. Benjamin
Mr. Lo Cheung Shin
Total up to date
$479
A SHIP'S CAPTAIN IN TROUBLE AT SAIGON.
OXFORD LOCAL AND PRELIMIN- ARY EXAMINATIONS.
JULY, 1895.
The following are the results of the Oxford
Local and Preliminary examinations:-
SENIORS.
(Q) U Háng Kan (AA 1894}, Distinguished in Mathematics, 1895.
(P) Danenberg, E.
(Q) Li Kin-ching
(Q) Wong Ting-siu
(V) Botelho, P.
All the above being under 19 years of age
are Associates in Arts of Oxford University.
OVER AGE.
(P) Makeham, E. JUNIORS.
(D) Begley, H. T. (D) Bevan, H. S. (D) Chan Kwok-tin (D) Elphinstone, D. (D) Moore, H. R. C.
(Q) Seth, H. A. (V) Belilios, R. E. (V) Lammert, L. E. (V) Stevens, T. L. (V) von Stockhausen,
A. R. Girls.-(P) Hance, G. H. C. OVER AGE.
(Q) Sham Hoi-lam
Girls.-(V) de Souza, Lell. PRELIMINARY.
(D) Hayasaki, U. (Q) Chan King-ching
Honours, Third Class. (D) Ford, E. S. * PASS LIST.
(V) Smith, E. G.
Girls.
(V) Henderson, T. C. (V) Rodger, M. F.
OVER AGE.
The Captain of the steamer Flintshire hus got into rather an nupleasaut difficulty at Saigon, having been charged with assisting French soldiers to desert, though there is no moral blame attaching to him. He was com mitted to gaol to await his trial, but through (D) Benning, G. the efforts the British Consul was released (Q) Ellis, C. E. * on bail. It appears that while the Flintshire | (Q) Long. F. was at Saigon two med in civilian clothes | (V) Jordan. J. P. went on board and wanted to arrange a passage (V) Kennett, H. S. to Singapore. Although they had no tickets from the agents the Captain received them. allowed them to bring their luggage ou board. and dined with them, of course not knowing that they were deserters and then they went ashore saying they would come back on the day of sailing. On that day, at the last hour, they arrived, and were caught by the police. Now the Captain has to answer a criminal charge and at the least it is expected that a fine will be imposed on the steamer. At Saigon it is considered the Captain acted imprudently in allowing men to come on board whom he did not know and who had no tickets.
The Straits Times gives the following ac count of the proceedings taken against the master of the Flintshire at Saigon News has just reached Singapore of what, on the face of the facts as we gather them, appears to be a very contemptible outrage by the French at Saigon on a British captain frequenting that port. It seems that on the 15th November the Flintshire, which trades regularly between hero and the French Settlement, was leaving for Singapore, and when just on the point of departure the French passenger police officers found two Chinese coolies on board without passports. These they immediately afrested, together with two deserters from the army there. The ship was then allowed to leave and it was naturally imagined that, as far as the Flintshire or Captain Ballantyne, her commander, was-con-
(D) Kotewall, R. H. (D) Long, L.
(V) Baker, F. H.
* Distinguished. (D) Ford, in Religious Knowledge and Geo- graphy.
(Q) Ellis, in History.
Rer. R. F. COBBOLD, M.A.,
Superintending Examiner. Dr. WRIGHT,
Honorary Local Secretary.
Q-Queen's College
-Victoria English
School
D-Diocesan School P-Private Tuition
THE NEW ROAD FROM VICTORIA GAP TO MOUNT KELLET.
The following report on the cost of construct- ing the proposed road from Victoria Gap to Mount Kellet Road was laid before the Legis- lative Council on Saturday :-
Public Works Office, Hongkong, 5th December, 1895. Sir,-Adverting to C.S.O. 2283/1895, con- taining a petition from certain residents requesting the construction of a road from Victoria Gap to Mount Kellet Road, I have the honour to inform you that I have considered the matter and now submit a project for the construction of such road.