April 23, 1896.]
On the 15th April the Police received in- formation that onthe previous Monday an armed gang of twenty men entered an opium shop at Kowloon City and stole $600 worth of raw and prepared opium and made good their escape.
The Rev. R. F. Cobbold, the Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, left on the 15th April by the M. M. steamer Salazie, on six months' leave. During Mr. Cobbold's absence the Right Rev. Bishop Burdon will be responsible for the services at the Cathedral.
The maximum temperature last month was 77, on the 27th, and the minimum 45.9, on the 21st, the mean for the month being 59.3. There were only 59.3 hours of sunshine and on fifteen days the sun was not seen at all. The rainfall amounted to 1.445 inches.
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Mr. A. R. Marty has received no additional news regarding the Activ. Two dock officials and six Chinese assistants left for the scene of the accident by the Ask on Sunday and they will make an examination of the Activ with a view to ascertaining whether she can be saved.
A dance was given at the Club Lusitano on the 14th April by the Portuguese community in honour of H.E. Sr. Horta e Costa, Governor of Macao, who passed through the colony on his way to Siam, to present his credentials as Minister Plenipotentiary, proceeding after- wards on two months leave. His Excellency, who was accompanied by Mr. A. G. Romano, Portuguese Consul-General, arrived at 9.30 p.m., and the Band of the Hongkong Regiment played the Portuguese national Dancing commenced immediately afterwards and was kept up with unflagging enthusiasm till about 3 a.m., notwithstanding the oppressive heat.
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H.E. Chang Shao-chung, the Admiral of Kwangtung, who has been ailing for some time but was recently reported better, died on the 16th April.
Detective-Sergeant McIvor went into Japanese refreshment house in Wellington Street on Tuesday night to search for liquor, when he saw that the water was being wasted. He therefore charged the master, who on the 15th April was fined $15.
At Saigon Li Hang-chang was saluted with twenty-one guns, at Singapore with nineteen. We believe he felt aggrieved that he was not saluted at Hongkong as the vessel by which he was travelling came into the harbour flying his flag at the main, but both at Saigon and Singapore the salutes were fired when he landed and as he did not land at Hongkong he could not be held entitled to a salute here. Merely passing through the harbour in a steamer does not constitute an official visit to the colony.
At seven o'clock on Saturday night the fire alarm was given from the Fire Station, and judging by the broad red glare in the sky over West Point the firemen anticipated a stiff night's work. The whole of the Brigade turned out with the usual promptitude, but on reaching the place it was seen that the turn-out was useless as the glare was caused only by a big heap of rubbish being burnt by one of the Sanitary Inspectors, and the firemen thereupon returned to their quarters. If the simple pre- caution of giving notice to the Brigade of the burning of the rubbish had been taken a lot of inconvenience would have been avoided.
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The import into Hongkong of treasure from Canton continues in a steady and very consider- able stream. A good deal is being sent direct A singular drowning fatality occurred at from Canton to the north in the shape of fire Green Island on Thursday afternoon. A Chi-and ten cent pieces, as already mentioned by us, nese youth, who had been visiting some friends but the bulk comes to Hongkong. Whether stationed at the lighthouse, went down to the it is shipped hence to the north or not is hard rocks to wash himself in a pool of water which
to say, as no statistics of the movements of trea- is near the beach and surrounded by rocks. sure are kept by any regular authority. A As he did not return a search was made by the large proportion of the money is received here Water Police, who had been communicated by opium shops as well as by native banks, and with, and the body of the missing man
it would be interesting to know the cause of this movement. At least two million dollars, found lying on the rocks near the pool. There
it is said, must have been imported since the was a very deep cut on his forehead and also a large bruise, and the supposition is that the China New Year, and the money is being man fell forward while washing himself and collected from all the towns and villages in the falling against the rocks stunned himself and surrounding country. Considering the constant was drowned in a few feet of water. The body rumours of seditious movements in the southern was taken to the mortuary.
provinces, the extensive smuggling of arms which has for some time past being going on, and the reported fears of the Viceroy that a rising on a large scale is soon to take place it would be well to verify the cause of this large and steady movement of treasure. Possibly the moneyed classes are taking time by the fore- lock and placing their money in safety out of the reach of plunder; but the extraordinary scar- city of copper cash which prevails at present all over China is most likely the cause of the un- usual movement of silver.
It was stated recently in the Hongkong Telegraph that a Chinaman who has resided in America is about to start a line of coaches from the West Gate, Canton, to Fatshan. This appears to be a mistake, as such a line would have to cross the river above Canton and numerous creeks, none of which are bridged. We hear, however, that a good road is to be made for 'ricksha traffic from the East Gate, Canton, to Whampoa, or to speak more correctly, to a point on the north bank of the river opposite Whampoa. Possibly this is the route to be used for the coaches or tramcars referred to. The proposed road is in connec- tion with the scheme for a bund right along the water front of the city of Canton. It would be a great boon to the people and could be easily carried out.
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The Governor has given his assent in the name and on behalf of the Queen to the following Ordinances --An· Ordinance to amend the Buildings Ordinance, the Factors Ordinance, Sale of Goods Ordinance, and an Ordinance to amend the Law as to Moneys of Suitors paid into the Supreme Court.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises us that he has received the following cable from the mine:" The cyanide trial will be completed by the end of the month. We expect to treat about 500 tons. The chemist expects a good margin of profit. We are reporting fully at an early date." The fore- going is the reply to a cable despatched from Hongkong on the 9th April inquiring what progress was being made with the cyaniding operations, what the prospects were, and the probable date of the completion of the trial.
At the Magistracy on the 17th April, before Commander W. C. H. Hastings, the master of 105, Hollywood Road was charged with allowing a dead body to remain on his premises, thereby causing a nuisance. In the opinion of Dr... Atkinson the body had been dead at least five. days before it was found in the kitchen. It was of course in a disgusting condition and created such a stench that Inspector Hennessy, who superintended the removal of the corpse, vomited. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of $15, with the alternative of six weeks' imprison ment.
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A very singular case was heard by Comman- der W. C. H. Hastings at the Police Court on the 16th April. A woman was charged with. drugging and robbing her husband and a man was charged with assaulting the husband. On the 1st November, 1894, the complainant was drugged in his own house and on being found by a friend was taken to the Police Station in an insensible condition. He was sent to the
Government Civil Hospital, but he was in such a serious condition that it was seven days be fore he obtained his discharge. He had told the police that a man had drugged him and on going home after leaving the hospital he found At the Magistracy on the 15th April a special
that elothing, jewellery, and a medicine box, Session of the Justices of the Peace was held to
altogether of the value of $216, had been stolen consider an application from George Ernest
from his house. Worse still, his wife had bolted August Heitmuller for a publican's licence to
with the man who had robbed and drugged- sell and retail intoxicating liquors at 8, Queen's At the regular meeting of the Victoria him. The police made inquiries but could not Road Central, under the sign of The Hotel Chapter, No. 525, on Monday evening, the discover the whereabouts of either the man or Germania." The Justices present were Com- Principals for the ensuing year were installed by woman. It was not until Wednesday that an mander W. C. H. Hastings, Messrs. D. E. M.E. Companion E. C. Ray, Second District arrest was made and this was under rather Brown, J. H. Lewis, W. Danby, E. Shelton Grand Principal, assisted by officers of the Dis- curious circumstances. The complainant met Hooper, E. W. Mitchell, G. R. Stevens, A. G.triot Grand Chapter. M.E. Companion F. W. his long lost wife in Fuk Tsung Hung and he Morris, W. M. B. Arthur, H. E. Lethbridge. Heuermann, P.Z., had been re-elected to the at once went up to her and questioned her. and J. A. da Carvalho. Mr. Bowley appeared first chair. E. Companion G. A. Caldwell was Just then a man came up and asked the com- for the applicant, who, he said, had been installed as H. and Companion D. Macdonald plainant what he meant by talking to the appointed shipping master to the German as J. The other officers for the year are as woman. The complainant said the woman was Consulate and the house would be nsed by follows:-Soribe E., Comp. J. Dyer Ball; Scribe his wife. The woman stoutly denied the allega- German officers and engineers, of whom 3,834 N., Comp. A. R. Madar; Treasurer, Comp. tion and her friend thereupon struck the com- passed through the colony in a year. The G. J. B. Sayer; Principal 'Sojourner, Comp. R. plainant on the head. Fortunately the police application was supported by all the German Mitchell; First Assistant Sojourner, Comp. J. put in an appearance and the man and woman frms in Hongkong. The Police objected to Lochead; Second do. Comp. G. C. Hayward; were taken to the station, the former being the application on the ground that there were Organist, Comp. C. W. Longuet, Steward, charged with assault and the latter with drug- two licensed houses within two hundred yards Comp. W. J. Tutcher; Janitor, Comp. J. Maxging and robbing her husband. The case of the proposed house. The Justices refused well; and those of them who were present were against the woman was not concluded, The man the application.
invested by M.E. Comp. Heuermann.
was fined $5 for the assault.