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to venture out after dark. The new Governor of Macao is Colonel Rodrigues Galhardo, who was Commander-in- Chief of the African expedition. It is said that Senhor Galhardo is a very determined man, and hat he will do whatever be believes to be right. His African record supports this estimate of character. It is not known when he leaves
for Macao.
Great discontent prevails amongst a certain number of Chinese rice-dealers here in con- sequence of the new order of the Viceroy of Canton prohibiting the export of rice. This order prevents rice cultivated in the neighbour ing rice fields being brought into Macao. Many Macao Chinese are proprietors of rice fields in the neighbourhood, and these fields are let for rental in kind, so much rice being paid per annum instead of money. Now that the export
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While playing football some days ago at the Happy Valley a drummer boy in the West Yorkshire Regiment had the misfortune to break: a leg and a collarbone. He was re- moved to Hospital, where he died on Monday morning
On Saturday night a most enjoyable dance was given in the recreation room at Kowloon Docks. There was a large number of guests present as well as practically the whole of the Europeans engaged in the docks. Dancing was kept up nutil midnight, ·
The maximum temperature last month was 76.7, on the Ist, and the minimum 41; on the 10th, the mean for the month being 54.2. The rain- fall amounted to 1.82 inches. There were only 47.4 hours of sunshine, there being none at all on fourteen days.
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with an of dangerous wes felony. On Friday Inspect Quincey and Sergeant Holt formation, upon which they Street, where they arrested ants, and later the other two came house and they were also arrested
the intentio arrests came about in this way. heard that it was y f soners to go to a ship in the forcibly remove a bales of silk and and to use strong measures if they opposition. This design the police by immediately apprehending the pris the house in which they were lodging, and it transpired the landlady had been handed revolver and a knife pending the time for the commission of the robbery. These weapons be- longed to two of the prisoners, but as the four Dr. L. P. Marques has been created a Knight had been in company with each other they were Commander of the Order of Christ and also an all charged with the unlawful possession of officer of the Most Distinguished and Nobel them. Two of the prisoners were fined $100 Order of St. Thiago in recognition of his valu- each with the alternative of three months im able professional services to the poor in Hong-prisonment, and the other two were bound over in $100 to keep the peace; in default three months' imprisonment.
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The Victoria Recreation Club Sports will be be held at the Happy Valley on the 27th inst. An excellent programme has been drawn up and the number of entries is even now very One of the most interesting satisfactory attractions is a bicycle race for ladies.
In the Supreme Court on Friday Sir John Carrington (Chief Justice) made a decree for a foreclosure absolute in the case of the Hong- kong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company v. R. F. Daver. Mr. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. Hastings), appeared for the plaintiffs. The motion was heard ex parte.
been stopped the proprietors of the fields can get neither rice. nor money, because if the rice is sold up-country it cannot realise the me price as if sold in Macao, and the tenants therefore cannot fulfil the contracts they en-kong. We congratulate Dr. Marques and are glad that his abilities and sterling qualities are tered into when they took the fields. Many people here are also thrown out of work by the recognized by his own Government. rios not coming in, for several thousands are employed as rice cleaners. The chief sufferers are genuine Chinese and the Viceroy should ---study their interests and modify the order.
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~The sensational event of the week was the murder of a woman by her husband, a Christian Chinaman, who confessed his guilt when ar- ted. On the 11th inst. a meeting of the Sanitary Board was held, when the Medical Officer of Health reported that there had been twenty cases of enteric fever since the com. mencement of the year. H.E. Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister to America, and Dr. Ho Kai, who has been appointed by the Chinese Gov- ernment to an important position in Shanghai, received congratulatory addresses from the Chi- nese community and on Saturday they left to take up their respective positions. On Saturday the Hongkong Volunteer Corps held shooting competitions at Wongneicheong Gap.
From a notification in the Gazette inviting * tenders we gather that it is intended at last to proceed with the filling in of the reclamation between Ice House Street and Pottinger Street. Her Majesty's approval of the Ordinance to further amend the Post Office Ordinance and of the Ordinance to provide for compensation being paid to Pawnbrokers in certain cases is notified in the Gazette,
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On Saturday afternoon the Centurion en- fered the final stage of the Hongkong foot-
Judge Mowat having come to Shanghai to all competition by defeating the Royal En- gineers at the Happy Valley by four goals recruit his health, Mr. H. 8. Wilkinson, Crown to one. The final between the Centurion Advocate, left for Nagasaki by the Saikio Maru, and Kowloon will be played next Saturday Capt Conner, on the 6th March, to conduct a and a capital game is expected. The Cen-commission de lunatico inquirendo there into turion will certainly have to improve on last the case of Mr. A. Norman, proprietor of the Saturday's play to beat Kowloon, for their com- Rising Sun.-N. O. Daily News. bination was very faulty and there was almost an entire lack of finished style about their play -grave errors which we are not accustomed to see in the sailors.
Two Chinamen named Li Cheung and ¡Chi Yuk quarrelled on the 9th March in shoemaker's shop at No. 4, Possession Street Chi Yuk appears to have been the aggressor and, owing to the nasty remarks he made, the other man struck him on the face. Chi Yuk then took up a shoemaker's knife and slashed open. Li Cheung's abdomen, causing his in- testines to protude. There were three other men in the shop and they at once held Chi Yuk until the police arrived, when he was given into custody and the injured man removed to the hospital. On the 11th March his dying depositions were taken by Commander Hast- ings, and he subsequently died from his in- juries. His assailant has been committed for trial on a charge of murder.
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Says "Daybreak" in Sport and Goss So our old friend John, the part owner Hongkong Champions winner, Roitelet, is now running in double harness. The happy event was solemnized in Chicago last Saturday even- ing (28 Feb.), and a telegram was despatched from this which read as follows:-"Best wishes from Shanghai friends," and then followed seventy- six names, but these were only hurriedly collected and do not represent a tithe friends here who, had time allowed, would have swelled the list. The same day the following answer was received" Warmest thanks, con- gratulations. Bravo Roitelet. Marion, John, |The best man, 'our worthy C.C."may not be
back here before the Spring Meeting, but would say, "My dear Sir, it's no use tall
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HONGKONG, 16th March. Arrivals are small and the market is firmer. Quotations for Formosa are nominally $48.50 to $49.00, Sales, 150 picule,
A lukong, who took a very mean advantage of his position in the Police Force, was on Thursday sent to gaol for four months with hard labour. He went to 67, Hollywood Road, and told a woman there that he was a détective and had come to search for some property "which
WEST HONGKON was stolen about two months ago and which was in her house. The woman repudiated the gestion; but the pseudo detective his assertion and picked exclaiming Here it is. I am going to take it to the police station to have it identified by the owner" The woman thereupon sa would accompany the man, but he sa not necessary to do that as he would if it was not identified. He then and gave the pipe to a girl in Cochran The woman heard no more of she went to the station and desor Inspector Witchell had him placed seven others and the owner &åt on him as the thief. He right ment of four months' impriso
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