150.
Mr. Deacon-Can the defendants have the book back after the sketches have been torn ont ?
His Worship-The book will be forfeited. Mr. Deacon I presume, sir, these watches and things may be given up now?
His Worship--Yes; you can arrange that with the polico.
TROUBLE IN KOREA.
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THE KING TAKES REFUGE AT THE RUSSIAN
LEGATION.
Information has been received of renewed trouble in Korea. The King has taken refuge in the Russian Legation at Seoul and the Rús- sians have landed a hundred men and a gun for the protection of their Legation.
The Foreign Powers are taking similar steps for the protection of their Consulates.
FORMOSA.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WITH THE JAPANESE ARMY.]
TAIPEнFU, 3rd February.
am now able to give you a few figures re- garding the rebellion against the Japanese in Formosa-that is, from the landing of the troops in May until the capture of Tainanfu and the subjugation of the remaining bands of soldiers in the vicinity, which was considered finished about 15th November; therefore the following relates only to the rebellion proper-26th May until 15th November, 1895.
The loss among the Japanese troops : Number of patients received by the different hospitals for treatment, in- cludes both for diseases and wounds Cases cured in Formosa
Died in Formosa
Sent to Japan for treatment Still in hospitals, Formosa Killed in battle.
Wounded (not fatal)
38,798
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
For the week ended 1st February the death rate per 1,000 per annum was 28.5 as against 20.6 for the corresponding week last year. For the week ended 8th February the death rate was 31 per 1,000 per annum as against 18.5 at the corresponding period last year.
TAINTED WELL WATER.
Mr. W. E. Crow, Government analyst, reported that nine samples of well water which he had analysed were so tainted with impurities as to be unfit for potable purposes, and likely to prove injurious to health.
It was resolved to make an order for the wells to be closed.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Board adjourned until Thursday week.
THE " GUTHRIE" IN A CYCLONE.
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Sally in our alley." with much feeling and artistic merit, and if time had permitted, she would have been obliged to respond to the en- thusiastic demands for,more. She was ac- companied on the piano by Dr. Meadows, who is always ready to give his valuable services for a good cause. The doctor also sang three songs, and it is needless to say that he rendered them in magnificent style and was heartily applanded
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The Death of Nelson" brought out his rich, emotional voice to the best advantage, and his feeling interpretation of this stirring song was something to be remembered. The Sailor's Grave," and that fine old song "Mad Tom were equally well appreciated. Mr. W. E Crow
Thy gave a vigorons rendering of Sentinel am I, and Surgeon-Major Hayes gave a couple of excellent solos on his carions soup-ladle like instrument. Mr. E. Danen- berg's solos on the piano were executed with much skill. The following was the pro- gramme.-
Song
Song.
PART I.
"Thy Sentinel am I"
Mr. W. E Crow.
"Daddy"
Fignorina BELINFANTE.
Instrumental Solo
Song............
Song
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A. H. Behrend,
Surgeon-Major HAYES, D.S.O.
"The Death of Nelson"
Dr. MEADOWS. "Albion "
(Fantasia on English Airs.) Mr. E. DANENBERG. "Herrings are in the Bay” Signorina BELINFANTE
PART II.
..Braham.
.Penedict.
„Molloy.
Sullivan.
"The Sailor's Grave" Dr. MEADOWS, Song "Elaine, the Lily Maid of Astolat" Guído Papini. (by Lord Tennyson.) Signorina BELINFANTE.
SEVERE STORM ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. The E & A steamer Guthrie. Captain Mc- Arthur, which arrived from Australia on the 16th February, reports having left Sydney at 1.20 p.m. on 21st January: Moreton Bay 1.30 am, on the 23rd, and arrived off Townsville at 1.30 p.m. on the 25th. Up to 8 a.m. of that day the weather bad been fine and the wind moderate, when it became squally with a strong E.N.E. wind, but the barometer remained steady, 39.95. until 1 p.m.. when the wind increased and the glass fell Piano Solo.. rapidly. Tried to make port, but when 15 miles off it was blowing a furious cyclone with blind-Song...... ing rain and mountainous sea. At 4.20 p.m. hove to and continued to keep so until 6 a.m. next morning. At 7 p.m. 26th (Sunday) the glass was 29,25, the wind being terrific, with high cross sea; ship labouring heavily and the seas washing away all moveable gear, also three boats. On the morning of the 27th wind 7,162 decreased and at 11 a.m: ship was headed for 4.642 port, anchosing under Magnetic Island at 21.748 0.30 p.m. Waited until next day, when com. 5,246 munication was held with the shore. Found 195 that Townsville had been terribly wrecked with 579 floods and wind and several people drowned, most of the lighters sunk, and the s.s. Leura badly damaged also that the Aramic, which arrived Song when we did. had during the gale struck one of the Barrier reefs, but being on the lee side of it she got off in eight hours and came to port. Ou Wed- nesday, the 29th, the weather clearing, proceeded again, calling at Cooktown and Thursday Island. leaving the latter port at 6 a.m. on the 2nd February. Left Port Darwin' a.m. on the 5th and had fine weather to the morning of the 14th inst., when we experienced a heavy N.E. gale and high sea, lasting to Port, arriving at the Company's buoy, Hongkong, at 9 a.m. on the 16th inst.
We thus find the Japanese troops were thrown out of service through disease or wounds at the rate of about 234 a day and of that number the death rate averaged about 27 a day. Known losses among Chinese rebels-
Killed in battle
6,760
This number, it is my opinion, should be in creased by a thousand to obtain a more exact estimate, for considerable numbers of wounded were carried away by the retreating Chinese, and many when wounded crawl into the underbush, either to be later rescued by their friends or to die unknown. Others throw themselves into the streams, the bodies floating but to sea. have witnessed several engagements where the Chinese were fired at while in the thickets or on the hills and there was no opportunity to make a search that the number of killed might be known. The number given consists of only those who have been found dead on the field after the engagement. Adding this thousand we find the Chinese deaths were at the rate of about 45 per day.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
MINUTES.
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The Guthrie also reports that she passed a schooner rigged steamer painted green on the afternoon of the 15th instant under sail alone, steering S.W.
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THE EDGAR" RELIEF FUND
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CONCERT.
Violin Obligato:- Signor Guido Eckhardt. Piano Solo ... "Moonlight Sonata
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Mr. E. DANENBERG.
Song...
Instrumental Solo
"Mad Tom".
Dr. MEADOWS.
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Beethoven.
Purcell.
Surgeon-Major HAYES, D.S.O.
"The Valley by the Sea S. Adams.
Signorina BELINFANTE.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
HALF-YEARLY MEETING. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held on Saturday, at noon, in the City Hall. The Hon. A. McConachie (Vice-Chair- man) presided. There were also present-Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Messrs. M. D. Ezekiel, R. M. Gray, St. C. Michaelsen, D. R. Sassoon, N. (Chief Manager), Hon. C. P. Chater, Hon. E. A. Siebs, R. Shewan (Directors), T. Jackson
R. Belilios, Messrs. J. D. Humphreys, V.A. Cæsar Hawkins, G. Stewart, C. Palmer, C. S. Sharp, A. B. Johnson, F. N. Firth, R. T. Wright, CỤ M. Firth, C. J. Gonsalves, G. Murray Bain, Bruce Robertson, C. A. Tomes, H. Crawford, W. H. Ray, G. C. Cox, T. F. Hough, G. H. Potts, S. G. Bird, A. Sharp, Hart Buck, S. L. Darby, P. Jordan, P. Sachse, A. Coxon, J. Ezekiel, W. Lysaught, E. Georg, F. F. Raper, K. A. Chinoy, S. C. Gotla, S. S. Benjamin, Lau Wai Chuen, R. M. Moses, E. Jones Hughes, W. S. Bamsey, J. R. Michael, Ho Fook, S. Hancock, D. D. Gruzdar, R. L. Richardson, W. H. Wallace, and others.
Mr. JACKSON read the notice calling the
The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen; before proceeding with the business of the meeting, I would like to can
express the sincere sympathies of, I am sure, all here present, with our esteemed Chairman in the grave sorrow which has just fallen upon him, and which prevents his pre- sence here to day.
On Saturday night Signorina Belinfante, as- sisted by local amateurs, gave a ballad sortin St. Andrew's Hall in aid of the Eay elief Fund. Among those present were Vice-Admiral A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held at Buller and Mrs. Buller, but unfortunately the offices on the afternoon of the 13th Feb. there was only a sparse attendance, the room be- Hon. F. A. Cooper (Director of Publicing not half full. ́It is difficult to say what was Works) presided and there were also present the reason of this poor support to a concert given Hon. Commander W. C. H. Hastings (Acting in aid of such a worthy fund One would have Captain Superintendent of Police). Dr. Atkin- thought that, apart from the quality of the pro- son (Acting Colonial Surgeon), Dr. F. Clark
gramme, the public would have warmly re-meeting. (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. N. J. Ede, sponded to the appeal for such a benevolent and Mr. H. MacCallum (Secretary).
object, but as an exceptionally strong pro-
had been got together we The minutes of the previous meeting were only charitably assume that it W&S the weather that kept the people away, On the other hand, there might be something in what a gentlemen remarked on Saturday night when spoken to about the meagreness of the attendance. "The fact is," he said, you never know when you've got Hongkong." Signorina Belinfante was heard to much ad- vantage, and there can be no doubt that her voice is better suited to St. Andrew's Hall than to the theatre, although in both places much needs to be done before a singer's powers can be properly demonstrated. She sang the four songs on the programme, and, as an encore,
read and confirmed.
THE SALE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES,
Several applications were made for permission to sell fruit and vegetables elsewhere than in the public markets.
The PRESIDENT said that all the applicants with the exception of two were squatters in streets and lanes and satisfactory arrange- ments could not be made with them. He therefore moved that the whole of the applica- itons, excepting the two recommended by the Medical Officer of Health, be refused.
Carried.
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The report of the Directors was then read by the Chairman, after which
The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen, your direc- tors are again pleased to be able to lay before you a very satu tory statement of the Bank's affairs to the 31st .mber. The half-year, I am glad to say, has been most entirely devoid of losses. The profits re
ent a good per- centage upon the Bank's c 1-affording a dividend of £1 58. per shar 30,000 to the