THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
A money changer living at 54, Praya Street, was charged by Detective Holt at the Police Court on the 10th November with unlawfully having in his possession a revolver and am- munition without a licence. A fine of $100 was imposed. The money was instantly paid.
At the Magistracy on the 10th November an inquest was held on the body of the man who fell from the verandah of a gambling house in Gough Street. The verdict was- Fracture of the skull, the result of a fall from the first floor of 11, Gough Street, while endeavouring to escape from the police."
Twelve catties of spirituous liquors were seized by Inspector Mann at 24, Jardine's Bazaar, on Tuesday night and two men were arrested for dealing with the stuff without a licence. They were fined $50 each at the Police Court on the 11th November with the alternative of three months' imprisonment.
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Another journal is announced as shortly to be published at Shanghai, Sport and Gossip, founded by "Daybreak," the well known writer on sporting subjects. It is to be published weekly.
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Japan is making resolute efforts by subsidis- ing technical schools to secure the progress of manufacturing enterprise. The amount to be devoted to the establishment of schools of this sort has been fixed by the Diet at 150,000 yen per annum. Eighty-one have been already established. The effort is a praiseworthy one, and will redound in the long run to the profit of the country-Nagasaki Express.
The Chungking correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes:We hear here that at Peking it has been settled that Mr. Baux has a right to raise a foreign company to work the petroleum springs here. But the poor Chinese mandarin who first helped him to start has died in the prison into which he was thrown for joining with foreigners. He cannot be brought to life again, though his company may be.
A telegram has been received at Shanghai containing news of the death, in England, of Captain M. V. Lancaster, a well-known com- mander on the China coast. Captain Lancaster went to England some five or six months ago to bring out a new steamer for the China Merchants' Company. He was suffering from diabetes at the time, but it was thonght the trip home would do him good. He leaves a wife and family in England.-China Gazette.
Thirty-five subscription griffins, which arrived by the Choysang, were drawn for atMr. Ken- nedy's Repository on the 16th November with the following result:-Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, black (2); Mr. McEwen,.cream; Mr. Hart Buck, blue dun; Mr. Graham, dark grey; Mr. Marshall (Amoy), nutmeg grey; Mr. Mody, blue roan; Mr. Mody, grey; Mr. Dorabjee, skewbald; Mr. McKie, dark grey; Mr. McKie, chestnut; Mr. Lewis, mouse colour; Mr. Lewis, light dun; Mr. Hohnke, grey; Mr. Hohnke, black; Mr. Stern, marble grey; Mr. Ross, marble grey; Mr. Potts, white; Major-General Black, bay; Captain Loveband, light dun; Captain Tillett,
The Peking and Tientsin Times gives the ac- grey; Mr. Marshall (P. and O.), bay; Mr. tual facts of H. E. Li's "trespass." It says:- Fullerton, iron grey; Mr. Young, rouchback Some one suggested to the Chung-tang a walk grey; Dr. Noble, chestnut; Dr. Noble, nutmeg in the palace garden near his lodgings, and he in- grey; Mr. Gillies, dun; Mr. Stewart, dun; nocently fell in with the proposal. He was car- Mr. Broderson, chestnut, light points; Mr.ried in his court chair through an unfrequented Morris, bay; Hon. T. H. Whitehead, iron grey; part of the park, and received obsequious atten- Mr. Hanisch, chestnut, white heel; Mr. Boning, tions from the keepers and palace eunuchs; not nutmeg grey; Dr. Jordan, spotted; Dr.
a word of objection did he hear. The next day Atkinson, dun.
he was informed that he had committed a breach of etiquette and would have to be disciplined." It appears that the great Viceroy Tso Tsung. tang was fined half a year's salary some years ago for a similar offence.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It is reported in a quarter usually well in. formed that Li Hung-chang is so disgusted with the treatment meted out to him by his own Government that he was determined to
send in his application for retirement into pri- vate life, when the mail left Peking-China
Gazetta.
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A report is current that Min Yang Jun, who was sent to Russia as the special ambassador to be present at the coronation ceremony, applied to the Russian Government on behalf of the Government of Korea for the loan of It is reported from Peking that H. E. Sheng Russian soldiers to form a guard for the Royal Hsuan-huai, Director-General of the proposed Palace and also for a loan of money, Peking Hankow Railway, has undertaken to applications, it is said, were refused. A rumour the Ministry of War to complete the railway is also rife to the effect that Min Yang has been requested by the Russian Government to in question within ten years, and that the outlay would cost some fifty million taels. persuade the King of Kores to leave the Russian Legation, on the ground. that the N. C. Daily News.
presence of the King in the Legation creates suspicion and disapproval among the other Powers.-Rising Sun.
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German merchants in the Philippines are alleged to be seeking Japanese co-operation in their endeavours to secure payment of debts owing by Spanish subjects whose properties have recently been confiscated wholesale by the authorities. The latter, at present, refuse any recognition of these claims.-Hyogo News.
About 4.40 a.m. on the 30th ult. a fire broke out in a house behind the Chitose Theatre, Yokohama. There was no wind at the time, but the flames spread to the theatre and on to Yamada-cho, where fifty-seven houses were reduced to ashes and nineteen others badly damaged. The origin of the outbreak has not
been discovered.
At Shanghai on the 12th November a fire broke out shortly after 1 a.m. in a row of native shops in Chefoo Road. The fire brigade was promptly on the scene and soon succeeded in getting the flames under control. Five shops were completely destroyed and several others badly damaged by fire and water. The pro- perty was fully insured, but the contents, with the exception of those of one shop, were uninsured.
A few days ago (says a Bangkok paper) the conductor of one of the electric tram cars at Bangkok left the trolly rope in charge of a boy, instead of looking after it himself, with the result that it got off and above the line. He endeavoured to pull it down, but brought the whole line down with a run. He then tried to pick the wire up for some purpose-he could not have replaced it by himself and so received a shook of about 300 volts. It is probable that he had a weak heart, as he succumbed at once, 300 volts being very far from sufficient to kill
healthy person.
Novembe 19, 1896
COMMERCIAL
TEA,
CANTON, 17th November-Macao Congous. Sinall settlements, in all 2,700 hores, of Fourth Crop Teas are reported at Tls. 13-22 per picul. The quality is an improvement on that of last year. but very few really fine Teus bave as yet come to hand. The supply up to the present is exceed ingly small, the bulk of the leaf being taken by Pouchong houses at better prices than those ruling in Macao. There is a small demand for Au tralia, shipments by the Chingtu, on the 14th instant, being nearly 1,000 half-cheste. A few small parcels of Hosune Congous have changed bands at reasonable prices. Scented Capers.-Settlements for the fortnight are reported at 5,000 boxes at Tls. 8-16 per picul, making a totul to date of 236,000 boxes against 260,00 boses up to the same time last year. Buying appears to have ceased altogether, and the total
will be, as nearly export for the season possible, 5 mils.
the
SHANGHAI 13th November-(Frow Messrs Welch, Lewis & Co.'s Circular).—Our last "print ed" Tea market advices were under date 30th ultimo. The Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce is inviting some of its Members to sit on Special Committees to report on incidence of Imports aud Exports. So far as Tea is concerned it appears to us that a reform in preparing the leaf for Foreign use is quite as essential as the abolition of Duty and Lekin. The Indian Government by artificially raising the value of the Rupee is indirectly taxing Tea severely. At to-day's rate, 1/34, the exchange value of the Rupee is about 40 per cent. over the cost of the silver it contains, whilst the exchange value of the Tael here is slightly below the Farity of silver; a burden equal to an ad valorem Duty of over 40 per cent. is thus laid on all Teas bought in Calealta and Colombo, and China Tea does not bear any grater burden than its India and Ceylon competitors. As long as this continues we must look for some other reason than taxation to account for the decline of the consump- tion of China Tea in England. The abolition of all taxation on Tea in China would be an eminently desirable thing for the Trade, but freedom from taxation will not bring back British taste to China Congous, and it is only by adopting modern methods of curing the leaf that this end may be gained. Russ an laste is fo lowing the, English ́ ́ and Ching Tea made after Ceylon methods would soon regain favour.
Black Tea. The amount of business done has
been much smaller than for the previous interval, partly owing to the firmness of holders and the absence of suitable qualit ́es.
Settlements reported are:- Ningchow.1,491 į-cht. at Tls, 16.75 to 21 00 a pcl.
Hoihow
516
Oopack ...1,881
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11.75 to 13.00 " 11.25 to 13.00
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Total ...3,538 į-chests. Green Tea. Pingueys.-Considerable settle- ments of these descriptions have again been made : prices remain about the same as last quoted. Teamen assert that supplies cannot be increased to any extent owing to the limited quantity of "clean" leaf obtainable. Estimates of total yield may be increased to 155,000 half-chests.
Of 397 prisoners who were sent to prison at Taipeh, Formosa, 98 men asked for opium after imprisonment. As the result of their inaccessi- bility to opium 39 men slightly showed signs of anguish for three days; 11 men complained of stomach ache, vomited, weakened, and fasted for three days; 4 men complained of stomach. ache, showed signs of agony, coutinuously wept with lond cries for four days and wished to be
Country Teas. This market has not been active, killed; 6 men loudly cried for three days, but most buyers refusing to follow the prices demanded were able to eat their food; and 38 men showed by holders. Towards the close Tea-men are more no visible sigus of distress. All the men, how-ready to listen to offers, and some settlements ever, were restored to their normal state of show a decline of half a tael to one tael a picul health gradually after the lapse of three days from top prices. The standard of quality has been and their appetite improved and since then no maintained unusually well this season, several of one has asked for opium. No death took place the latest arrivals being almost equal to first and second paoks. Hysons-Buyers for shipment to on account of its prohibition.-Japan Gazette.
Bombay have again been in the market, and prices are firm.
Settlements reported since 30th ultime:- Pingsley...15,652-cht, at Tls. 17.00 to 28.00 a pel
4,081 Moyune.
3,824 889
On Wednesday, the 21st October, by way of commemorating Trafalgar Day, Rear-Admiral Oxley gave a half holiday to the Squadron under his command at Hakodate. A regatta, for service boats, took place in the afternoon, and in the evening H.B.M. Consul and Mrs. Bonar, the captains of the ships in port, and a large number of the officers were entertained by the Admiral at dinner, after which a smok- ing concert was given on board the flagship, to which the officers and ships' companies were invited. This is the first entertainment of the kind attempted by the Grafton. gramme opened very appropriately with the grand old song “The death of Nelson." very creditably rendered by Mr. Allen, R.N., the chorus being taken up by all present in the most effective manner-Japan Mail.
The pro-
Tienkai Fychow
18:50 10 88.00 22.00 to 46:00
静
17.00 to 20,00
Total ...23,946 4-cuts.
Settlements from opening of the market
date:
Settlements.
Pingauey...119,031 + obts. Moyune 72,407 Tienkai 19,370 Fychow. 15,211 Local p'ked 7,480
Total 263,449
ohta.
15,44
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