April 29, 1896.]
clad in silks, and wore a gold watch; he had also on his person, secured round his waist under his coat, six loaded revolvers and is said to have attempted to draw one when captured. It is reported that a considerable reward was offered for his arrest. in connection with some occur. rences at Fatshan and he was conveyed there for trial.
At the Police Court on the 24th April before Commander W. C. H. Hastings, Cheon Asow was charged with commencing a building with out submitting plans to the Director of Public Works. The defendant owns No. 9, Tai Wo Street, and the offence was in respect of altera- tions made to the roof of the house. A fine of $50 was imposed.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
369
Mr. E. C. Ellis, solicitor, late of Mr. V. H. Deacon's office, has accepted an engagement with the firm of Messrs. Drew and Napier, of Singapore, and left here on the 23rd April by the EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT P. & O. steamer Peshawur, carrying with him the good wishes of many friends.
The town clock is being cleaned and as it is twenty years since it received such an honour the Public Works Committee cannot be accused of undue precipitancy in the matter. The work of cleaning will probably take three or four weeks, so meanwhile if you want to know the time you must, in the words of the Tivoli poet, ask a policeman.
About nine o'clock on the morning of the 26th inst, a fire was discovered in the picker room at At three o'clock on the morning of the 24th the works of the Hongkong Rope Manufactur- April a fire broke out in the cockloft of a jossing Co., Limited. The Fire Brigade turned paper shop at 15, Cochrane Street. The Fire out, but happily the fire was soon got under Brigade attended and extinguished the flames and it is not thought that the damage is very in a very short time, but not before the con-
great. The fire was confined to a quantity of tents of the shop had been destroyed. The roof hemp which lately arrived at the works. was also slightly burnt. The premises were insured with Messrs. Bradley and Co. for $1,500.
The community will learn with satisfaction that the inconvenient hour at which the French mail has recently been leaving is to be altered. The Acting Agent informs 118 that the departure of the French mail steamers from Hongkong for Europe in future, commencing by the steamer Yarra, leaving this on the 29th inst, will be at noon instead of at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays."
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:
Choi Tse Mei
Hon. W. Meigh Goodman E. Pabaney
W. Powell
Tata and Co. Wong Shing
$25 15
10
10
10 10
The schooner Esmeralda, Captain Harrison, which arrived here on the 9th March after a most adventurous voyage from the Marianna Islands, in the course of which she was dis- masted and otherwise damaged in a typhoon, bas now been thoroughly overhauled and repaired by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. to Lloyd's requirements and has been re-rigged and supplied with a new suit of sails by Messrs. Blackhead and Co. She left for Guam on the 28th April.
Shortly after ten o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out in the cockloft of the third floor of 238, Hollywood Road. The two top floors are used as a Chinese club, the first floor is a fortune teller's shop, and the ground floor is used for storing coffins. The Fire Brigade, under Mr. Lethbridge and Deputy Superinten dent Corcoran, turned out promptly and after close upon an hour's work extinguished the flames. The two top floors were burnt out and the top floor of each adjoining house, 236 and 240, was slightly damaged by fire and water. No insurance had been effected.
On Wednesday afternoon Inspector Bremner, who has retired on a pension from the police force, was presented with a massive gold chain by the members of the force. The presentation was made by Deputy Superintendent Corcoran, who alluded to Mr. Bremner's good qualities and wished him many peaceful years of retirement. Mrs. Bremner was also presented with a hand some tea service, and the children, too, came in for appropriate presents. Mr. Bremner feelingly replied and returned thanks to the whole force for the great kindness they had shown to him and his wife and family.
What seems to be an arrest of some importance was made recently at Canton near the Fatshan passenger boats landing stages. The man arrested had been shadowed for some time previous, but as he was known to be well armed & favourable opportunity was awaited before ponncing on him, in case he should shoot some of his assailants and effect his escape. The place of capture was well selected, as a guard- house was close at hand—in fact there are four or five guard-houses in the neighbourhood, which has a reputation for robbery and violence -and the assistance of the soldiers stationed there was availed of in securing the prisoner. He is a man of about twenty-five years of age, was
The following donations to the Home for the Aged and Infirm are acknowledged :
Already acknowledged ..$1,850 Doctor Hartigan
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Mr. A. G. Botelho
Canton and Macao Amoy Foochow
BRITAIN.
1895-96
lbs. 77,446,099 781,529 .....11,175,408
Shanghai and Hankow...21,111,512
40,514,542
1894-05
lba. 7,813,790
772,698
14,357,218
21,591,499
44,535,220
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1894-05
lbs. 19,447,739
Amoy.... Foochow Shanghai
1895-96.
lbs. 15,601,980 6,066,651
4,626,555
.29,029,320
25,796,160
50,697,951
49,870,454
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA.
50
50
1895-96 lbs.
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Too Yet, San Francisco
200
Hankow and Shanghai...27,240,863
1891-96 lbs. 22,555,223
A Friend
50
Capt. O'Keef
50
50
Mr. W. Lysaught
For some time past the Police have been informed of many cases of blackmail which have been levied by scavengers in the whitewash brigade, but until Monday morning the culprits succeeded in escaping arrest, as the victimised masters would not come forward to prosecute. The usual method has been for the offenders to pose as "head men " and to promise tenants not to remove cocklofts on payment of $10. In many instances the money has been paid and the cocklofts have consequently escaped destruction. On Monday morning this system of extortion received a check. The brigade went to clean out a crockery ware shop at 53, Praya Central. Two of the men-Chinese of course-called the to pull down the cockloft, but for $10 they would master aside and told him that they had orders
vent the destruction of the cockloft. The arrange matters with the officials and thus pre- master said he could not afford $10. For- tunately he went to the Police Station and ex- plained the circumstances to Inspectors Quincey and Holt. The officers saw the position at once and determined to make an arrest. They did not inform the master of their intention, but simply told him to pay $3, which he said he could afford. A detective was then hastily dispatched to the shop and he arrived there in time to see the two men, who had at that time removed five beams of the cockloft, receive the money from the master. Of course they were immediately arrested. and charged with ob- taining money by means of a menace. They were afterwards taken before Commander W. C. H. Hastings, who sent each of them to gaol for six months with hard labour. Perhaps in future proper supervision will be exercised over the doings of the whitewash brigade.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The steamer Sui Sang, which arrived at Singapore on the 18th April from Hongkong, had two smallpox cases on board and was placed in quarantine.
The Nanking Government-owned steamers Cass, Smith, and Sin Fukien will be put on the line between Shanghai and Formosa, and a foreign firm at Shanghai has been appointed as agents. Mercury.
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Our Peking native correspondent sends us the names of sixteen of the scholars belonging to the Tungwên College in that city who are soon to be sent to Europe to complete their studies. They have been chosen, four from
French, German, and Russian, and they will go each class of the College, namely, English, to the capitals of these four countries to study three or four years. The students belong to Chinese, Manchu, and Mongol families of good standing, and besides their allowances for board, lodging, and tuition will be given a monthly allowance of Tis. 50 for incidentals.-N. C. Daily News.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama Kobe
1895-96
1894-95
lbs. .29,813,485 ..18,732,090
lbg.
28,777,516 16,879,931
48,345,565- 45,657,467
SILK.
SHANGHAI, 23rd April.-(From Messrs. Cromie and Burkill's circular.)-London advices to 21st current quote Blue Elephants 10/6, and market quiet. Raw Silk.-The position here is unchanged; a small business only is passing from day to day, but apparently just sufficient to keep prices
firu.
changeable and inclement weather of the past Holders are also encouraged by the week and the anticipations of damage to the comprise about 700 bales White Silks, 50 Yellow worms in the earlier districts. The settlements
400 bales White and 41 piculs Yellow Silk. 1,470 and 300 Wild. Arrivals from 16th to 22nd are bales Wilk Silka appear in the Customs Returns
this week also; most of these are under contract
and have gone, or are now going, forward. Re- réels and Filatures.-Only 50 bales are reported settled. Waste Silk.-No business doing. Pongees-Only small contracts are reported at about last quoted prices.
1 at Tl. 315.
Purchases include:-Tsatlees.-Mountain 8 at Ts. 380, Gold Elephant at Tls. 372), Gold Lion at Tla. 317). Large Elephant 4 at Tls. 350, Gold Taysaain.-Green Kahing Gold Goose 2 at Tls. Kiling at Tis. 3181, Dollar 8.8.8.8. at 2871. 3321, Green Almond Flower Chincums.-Tiger Chop Tinghow at Tls. 310, Poach Tree 1 at Tls. 33. Yellow Silk.-Mien- chow at Tls. 240, Moeyang at Tia, 227). Filature. -Market Chop l'aining at Tls. 365 to Tls. 375. Be-reel. Worms and Leap Chop 2 at Tls. 380. Wild Silk.-Tussah Raw at Tls. 165 to Tls. 183,
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
1895-96 bales.
Shanghai Canton
Yokohama......................
1894-95
bales.
51,813
48,229
16,304
14,014
... 20 957
20,258
89,074
83,401
CAMPHOR,
HONGKONG, 28th April.-The market continues almost in the same position as last reported. Quotations for Formosa ere $61.00 to $63.50. During the past week sales have been 200 picula.
SUGAR.
BoNukonu. 28th April.-The market continues wak and there has been a further decline in
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Shekloong, No. 1, Brown... 4.52 to 4.54 Sckloong. No. 1. White...$7.15 to 7.17 per pel.
2, Brown... 4.34 to 4.37 No. 1, White... 7.05 to 7.08 2. White... 6 42 to 6.44 1, Brown... 440 to 4.43 Swucho, Nga.... to 10.12 Foochow Sugar Candy......10.08 to 10.12 Stekloong "
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2. White... 6.53 to 6.56
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