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Fortunately in the present case, though there were 104 souls on board the Whangpoo, no one was injured, but that an appalling disaster was only barely escaped, is conclusively shown.
AWARD.
In view of the foregoing I pronounce the Whangpoo and the Samson equally to blame for the collision that occurred and decide that each shall pay one half of the total cost of the repairs of the damages caused to both vessels by the collision, also one half of the costs of this arbitration.
A.. BISBEE,
Shanghai, 12th September, 1896.
Arbitrator.
THE VALUE OF LAND AT SHANGHAI,
The value of land at Shanghai, even after the recent boom, is steadily increasing. Last year a foreign firm sold to some Chinese a piece of ground about twenty-one mow, without buildings, on the Chinkiang Road for Tls. 100,000, and on Saturday last the same piece of land changed hands, a native lady securing
it for Tls. 145,000.
A block of old hoses in Peking Road, mes- ring about twenty mow, has just been sold by Chinese to a foreign firm for Tls. 220,000.
Some old houses standing on a piece of land measuring ́abont twenty mow, belonging to a foreign firm, which was offered for sale recently for Tls. 100,000 has just been refused on an offer of Tls. 150,000.
Several wealthy Chinese officials are reported to be watching the market and are expected to to buy largely.-Shanghai Daily Press.
SERIOUS FLOODS AT ICHANG.
Ichang, 9th September.
On Saturday afternoon -the gunboat Pigmy left for Manila to relieve the Redpole.
The nightmen's strike continues, but for- tunately a fresh supply of coolies has been obtained and the work is now being carried on satisfactorily. The services of the strikers are therefore not required.
The German Club flag was half-masted on Monday owing to the death of Mr. J. H. Northmann, of Messrs. Blackhead & Co., which occurred on Sunday evening. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon..
It is notified in the Gazette that H.E. the
Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. Kyotaro Amano as in charge of the Japanese Consulate in Hongkong during the temporary absence from the colony of Mr. S. Shimizu, Vice-Consul for Japan.
At the Police Court on the 25th September before Hon. Commander Hastings, Chan Tai Yan and Wong Shang Shun were charged on remand with the murder of two jockeys at Several Causeway Bay last Saturday night. witnesses were examined, after which the prisoners were again remanded.
We are pleased to learn that the Hongkong Public Library has now paid off all its back debts and that there appears to be every hope that it will be possible in the future to keep up a continuous supply of new books. A list has been circulated of books recently purchased, which is of very respectable proportions.
The meeting of Portuguese residents to elect a Committee to carry out the commemoration of Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India, which was adjourned from 20th instant to yesterday, the 27th, did not take place, having been further postponed to the 25th proximo, as announced by a circular issued on Saturday.
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The drill season of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps is now commencing and gentlemen wish.
The river rose to 53 feet 3 in. and floodeding to be enrolled in either the Field Battery
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the Bund. The Chinese living along the banks and in low-lying districts had to decamp as soon as possible to higher and drier ground. As the water continued to rise it got rather an anxious time. During the night of the 3rd coolies were busy removing cargo from the different godowns. The Swedish missionaries had to seek refuge with Dr. Rankine, of the Church of Scotland Mission, as the house they inhabited was falling in bits. First one part and then another gave away until it was feared the whole would go. A mud gable of a Chinese tenement collapsed into the Church of Scotland Mission compound and covered the roadway with a foot or two of mud: Several shops along the front street have been damaged. Along the back of the settlement was quite an encampment of people fleeing from the flood, and the pond in the valley was turned into a large lake on which craft of all sizes were sailing. The roofs of farm houses just appeared above the water. It was altogether a sad sight. The people must have suffered a good deal. Now that the water is falling, houses are being repaired and the streets cleaned. In some places the sand deposit is several feet deep.-N. C. Daily News correspondent.
HONGKONG.
The weather has again been very hot during the past week. The decapitation of Lai Mit, the murderer of a lukong, afforded an ugly break in the monotony of business routine, several residents journeying over to Kowloon City to witness the execution. On Thursday the Sanitary Board met, and on Saturday two company meetings were held.
There were 2,623 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 216 were Europeans.
The half-yearly report of the Director of Public Works on the work of his department is published in the Gazette.
or Machine Gun Company should enter their names if possible before the 30th inst. The camp. of instruction at Stonecutters Island commences on the 10th October and is in- tended for the instruction of all members of the corps, recruits or otherwise.
Three privates in the Rifle Brigade were charged at the Police Court on the 25th September with assaulting the police. They assaulted an Indian constable and then ran away, but one of them tumbled over a lukong and was arrested. The other two went to the police station some time after wards to take the first man's helmet and they were at once recognised. One man was fined $10 and the other two $3 each.
On Saturday afternoon Hon. Commander Hastings held an inquiry on board the steamer Radley concerning the death of Arthur Connor, The deceased died on the way up from Singa- pore and it was alleged that while in a poor state of health he was struck by a fireman named Keiber. The Magistrate said the assault may have caused the death of Connor and he ordered Keiber to be given into custody on a charge of doing grievous bodily harm.
On Wednesday afternoon a launch party, including some members of the police force, was returning from Kowloon City, after the decapitation of Lai Mit, when the dead body of a man was seen floating in the water. When Hongkong was reached a telephone "message was immediately sent over to the Water Police Station. A pinnace was sent out and the body picked up. It was that of a young American sailor who was drowned a few days ago whilst bathing in the harbour.
A stoker on a British gunboat told a story at the Police Court on the 25th September which the Magistrate said was very thin. The man re- fused to pay a 'ricksha fare at Pedder's Wharf on Thursday night and as an excuse said he had given the coolie half a crown in English money, A constable searched the coolie, but no half crown was found upon him. An officer in the The reappointment of the Hon. T. H. White- Hongkong Regiment then came forward and head to be an unofficial member of the Legis paid the fare for the man. The defendant was lative Council, provisionally, and until Her wanting to go by the Kowloon ferry launch, Majesty's pleasure may be signified, is gazetted. which was then just moving and the constable Two coolies were taking a bale of cotton into was asking for it to be stopped when he was a godown at Wanchai on Wednesday afternoon struck in the face by the prisoner. The Magi- when they slipped and the bale fell on one of strate passed a sentence of fourteen days' im- the men, who had to be treated in the Govern-prisonment, saying that the punishment would ment Civil Hospital.
perhaps teach the accused better manners.
[September 30,-1896
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Joseph Keiber was charged at the Magis tracy on Monday with the manslangther of Arthur Connor, of the steamship Radley. inquest was held on Saturday and yesterd `dence was taken on a charge of manslaughter preferred against the prisoner, who is alleged to have so seriously injured Connor as to ao- celerate if not actually cause his death after he had hurt himself against a hatch. After taking some evidence his Worship remanded the case,
The St. James's Gazette of the 22nd August contains the following announcement: Mr. Julian Chaudet, naval storekeeper of Devonport. Dockyard, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. He was seen to leave the office shortly before four o'clock, and very soon afterwards as report of firearms was heard from the direction of the lavatory, the door of which was found Mr. Chandet was found lying dead in a pool of to be fastened. The door was forced open, and blood. In his right hand he held a five. chambered revolver, one of the barrels of which was discharged. The deceased served for some years at Hongkong dockyard. He was a single man, and the dockyard authorities are in entire ignorance of the whereabouts of any of his friends or relatives.
The engineers and shipbuilders of Hongkong gave their first smoking concert of the season at the Institution on Saturday night. These concerts have always proved exceedingly popular in the colony and the large attendance of mem bers and their friends on Saturday night shows how great is the interest taken in the musical gatherings organised by the Institution and is a favourable augury for other successful and happy reunions. The printed programme was lengthy, but not lengthy enough to satisfy the voraciously musical appetite of the audience. Encores had to be given after almost every item, so that it goes without saying that the enthusiasm was great and the enjoyment tho rough. Special mention must be made of Mr. Crispin's singing. He was in grand voice and it was a perfect pleasure to hear him bring out the rich deep notes which must be the envy of many other bass singers. Mr. Danenberg gave a couple of pianoforte selec tions in his customary artistic style, and the numerous other item gave satisfaction. Messrs. Farr and Tyndall Les accompanied.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Cricket Club was held on the 25th September in the Cricket Pavilion. Mr. A. Coxon pres sided and there was a good attendance of members. The Chairman in moving the adoption of the report and accounts said the Club was to be congratulated on its continued success both from a cricket and financial point of view. The racquet court had also been a success and the Committee hoped that members would play as frequently as they did.. last year. Last winter challenges were received from Japan and Singapore to send teams there, but unfortunately the Committee were unable to get up the necessary number of men: For the last few weeks the Committee had been trying to get up a team in reply to a challenge from Shanghai, but he was sorry to say that that attempt also failed. He added that a member of the Club had offered a piece of plate, or a mug, or a prize of some sort for the best all- round man in the coming season. (applause) ——, and the Committee had accepted the onerous duty of deciding at the end of the season who the best man was. Mr. E. W. Mitchell seconded the resolution, which was carried. The Chair. man announced that, weather permitting, the, ground would be open for pratice on Saturday the 3rd October, and the opening match would take place on the following Saturday course it was not in the Committee's power to decide positively the date of the opening match I the decision really rested with the clerk of weather. The Chairman was re-elected, Mr. E. A. Ram was re-elected hon secre and Mr. F. Maitland hon. treasurer. Thes following Committee were elected Me Sercombe Smith, Dr. Atkinson, A. Anderson, Campbell, Captain Eccles, and A. Donald. It r was resolved on the proposition of Mr. Mitchell to authorise the Committee to spend a special sum in whitewashing and repairing the pavili
luded A. vote of thanks to the Chairman the proceedings.
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