August 18, 1897.]
The stamp revenge last month amounted to $31,197, being an increase of $13,560 on the amount collected in the corresponding month last year. Over $8,000 of the increase occurs under the head of probate.
A savere thunderstorm passed over the colony on the morning of the 12th August, con- tinuing intermittently from about one o'clock to six. Captain Welman's house at Cameron Villas, Mount Kellett, was struck by lightning, but the damage was slight.
Her Majesty's confirmation of the Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Probates and Letters of Administration, the Vaccination Amendment Ordinance, and the Ordinance to amend the Law as to Flogging is notified in Saturday's Gazette.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
1897-08
Jhs.
Shanghai and Hankow...16,893,814
153
1896-97
lbs. 18,603,397.
A telegram received in Tokyo from Taipeh | EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA. dated 31st alt. states that the number of Chinese arriving at Formosa from China was so large that the authorities had to take measures to check their arrival. Over 1,000 were ar- rested in Taipeh. General Tachimi, Director of the War Affairs Bureau, Formosa, declares that he deems it necessary to compel the Formosans to cut off their queues in order to distinguish them from Chinese.
Press-The
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
Yokohama Kobe
STATES AND CANADA.
1897-98
1896-07 lbs.
lbs. 15,913,528
12,733,346
9,682,782
6,707.867
25,596,310
19,441,213
SILK.
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Shanghai But, Canton
Free Says the Singagore Iphigenia had rather rough weather on the way back from the Cocos Islands, causing the Hon. and learned Inspecting Officer and Judge to take things very much in camera. By the way, we hear that Cocos Islands are by way of becoming a regular royaume des femmes. A German prisoner named Irene died sud. There are accomplished young ladies there who denly in Victoria Gaol on Tuesday and on 11th have been sent home to Eulaud to be educated, August, H. H. E. Wodehouse and a jury held and are possessed of many charms. the inquest. The medical evidence was that alas, there are no available young men deceased died from heat apoplexy and a verdict of a suitable class; no motive to take in accordance with this testimony was returned. them there, and nothing to do if they did A fruit hawker was charged at the Police go there. Matrimony does not thus come Court on 13th August, as follows-"That he within the field of practical politics, and the unlawfully did conspire with other persons not lovely maidens of the Cocos waste their sweet- in custody feloniously to send to one Francis ness on the desert island air. The annual visit Henry May a certain letter directed to the said of one of H.M.'s ships of war is the only chance Francis Henry May by the description of Head of meeting the eligible male, but we all know of Police demanding money from the said what the average gallant lieutenant or middy Francis Henry May with menaces and without is. One foot on shore and one on sea," &c. reasonable and probable cause, then at the time And yet celibate man swarms by the thousand well knowing the contents of the said letter, on in places where there is hardly a woman to be the 11th inst." On the application of Inspector seen. The lottery wheel of life does occasion- Kemp the prisoner was remanded for a week.ally want a good bit of shaking abont before The case Came ou again ou the 16th. the numbers are drawn. Mr. May said he had received four threatening letters altogether, but he had no evidence that the prisoner wrote any one of them. The letter concerning which the accused was arrested demanded $10,000, the alternative being the killing of the complainant, but the handwriting of the prisoner did not resemble the writing contained in the letter aud Mr. May therefore asked his Worship to discharge the prisoner. His Worship acceded to the re- quest and the accused, who is rather a diminu- tive creature, was thereupon liberated. It is likely that the whole thing is a boax.
K
The question of Captain v. Chinchew is, says the Singapore Free Press, a long standing prob. lem which is continually cropping up in local Marine Courts of Enquiry whenever doubts are raised as to the proper stowage of cargo in Chinese owned boats. Theoretically, of course, the captain is responsible. a view which Chinese owners never fail to take in Court in the event of an accident to any of their ressels, but it is nevertheless generally recognised that captains in so far as they seek to exercise any effective control over their supercargoes must sooner or later reckon with the owners. Without particularising, several recent enquiries will at once be brought to mind, but another instance which serves to emphasise the evils of the system occurred only yesterday (3rd August). The steamship Cheang Hock Kian, Captain Maddox, in the ordinary course should have left for Penang yesterday, but before leaving, Mr. Foster, the mate, reported that the ship was not properly trimmed and that the Chinchew and steve dores refused to obey his orders. The captain himself considered the vessel unseaworthy, and he decided to try and convince the Chinchew and stevedores if possible. Leaving the roads about noon the vessel had only reached New Harbour when the captain decided that the attempt to proceed would be fraught with dan ger, and he turned back at once, anchoring in the Roads again about 1.15, and refusing to proceed until the cargo was properly stowed. It may be mentioned that the captain entered in his log that the vessel was unseaworthy, and that the log was signed by the mate, Mr. Fos-
The French sailing-ship Du Gueschin arrived in port on the 11th Angust. This is the ship with which the Dutch steamer Speelman collided on the 29th July, as already reported. The captain of the French boatstates that he was blameless in the matter and that the look-out officer on the Speelman must have been asleep at the time. The accident occurred two days' sail from Anger. Attwelve o'clock, midnight, the look out man on the Du Guesshin reported a steamer to port and about an hour later the steamer was in dangerous proximity to the sailing ship and those on board the latter boat prepared for a collision. They also held lighted torches for- ward and shouted, but no notice was taken of these warnings and suddenly the steamer crashed into the forward port side of the vessel, bending the, bowsprit, smashing in plates on the port and starboard sides, and doing other serious damage to the sailing vessel. The steamer was also badly damaged. Her funnel was swashed and it is believed that her stem was stove in, while loss of life was also reported. As soon as the collision occurred the captainter, and by the chief engineer, Mr. Sang. of the French; boat shouted " What name ?" and he states, that he was gruffly answered No name" The steamer then went away. After discharging her cargo the Du Gueschin will go into dock for repairs.
MİSCELLANEOUS.
Shortly before the departure of the Coptic from Yokohama for San Francisco, Mr. McIvor, U.S: Consul-General, pointed out to the captain that there were eighteen Japanese emigrants on board booked for the United States and under contracts. The admission of such contracted labourers was, he said, against the Immigration Act of the United States, and any steamer conveying such labourers was liable to a fine of $500 for each person. In consequence of these representations, the de- parture of the steamer was postponed for a short time, the passages of the men were cancelled, and they were sent on shore.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
Yokohama.
1807-18
1-896-97
bales.
baler,
8,435
4,816
4,911
4,091
145
108
12,861
90,187
*
I PORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.
Shanai Canton Yokohama...
1897-98
1996-97
bales.
bales.
1,155
230
1,676
263
336
99
3,217
692
CAMPHOR
BONGKONG, 17th August.-Arrival: have been sipall and prices are advancing. Quotations for Formosa are nominally $17.75 to $48.00 Sales, 200 piculs.
SHAL
HONGKONG. 17th August. The market is again weak and prices are declining. Quotations
are:-
do.
$
Shekloong, No. 1. White...$7.20 to 7.23 per pol. Shekloong, No. 1. Brown... 4.53 to 4.55
2. White... 6.70 to 6.72
do.
2, Browu... 4.42 to 4.45 Swalow, No. 1, White... 7.12 to 7.15
2. White... 6.65 to
jo.
"
6.67
}
77
**
Satow, No. 1, Brown... 4.47 to 4.50
do.
2, Brown... 4.37 to 4.40 Soochow Sugar Camly..............10.08 to 11.00 Shekloong
9.60 10 9.63
D
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. The steamer Glengarry, sailed on the 2nd Asgust. For London:-674 boxes pearl shells, 50 boxes bristles, 50 bales waste silk and 5 packages merchandise.
The steamer Carmarthenshire, 'sailed on the 16th July. For New York:-1,418 packages merchandise, 28 cases chinaware, 11 cases hair. 10 cases joss stricks, 750 bales broken cassia, 33 cases blackwoodware, 334 boxes Saigon cassia, 7. bales duck feathers, 250) boxes camphor, 20 cases essential oil, 875 packages firecrackers]'5 cases bristles and 20 cases lith. paper.
Per German steamer Niobe, sailed on the 31st July. From Hongkong for Odessa -33 bales
canes.
For Havre:-12 cases feathers, 14 cases cantharides, 3 boxes silk piece goods, 42 boxes tes, 517 rolls mats, 119 bales canes, 1 case bambooware, 16 cases chinaware, 5 cases black- woodware and 1 package china ink. For Havro option Hamburg-20 bales straw bags, 75 cases staraniseed, For Havre option Hamburg.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO GREAT option London:-46 cases essential oil, 1,450
Canton and Macao
BRITAIN.
1897-98
lbs. 1,827,418 8,297,052 7,358,990 232,278
17,715,768
Shanghai and Hankow Foochow Amoy..
1896-97
lbs.
22,419,182
cases cassia lignea, 50 cases bristles, 10 cases camphor oil, 20 cases wood oil, and 20 cases vermilion. For Havre.and/or Hamburg and/or 1,778,140 London and/or Antwerp:-50 cases bristles. 12,038,408 For Hamburg-2,288 packages tea, 24 rolls
8,326,725 matting, 151 bales rattanware, 80 boxes bristles," 275,909 238 bales canes, 200 bales galangal, 100 cases cassia buds, 410 cases cassia, 4 cases feathers, 3 bales tobacco, 3 cases china ink, 2 casks ginger, 50 bags beans, 20 cases sticklac and 21 packages sundries. For Hamburg, Rotterdam Amster 1896-97
dam and London :-90′′ cases ginger. For
18.
Hamburg option London:-10 casks soy. For 2,512,127 Hamburg option London:-20 boxes bristles. 5,444,738 For Bremen -47 packages tea dust. For 3,023,607 Lisbon:-13 packages china and lacquered ware. For New York:-20 cases essential oil, 45 11,010,472, bales rattancores and 16 bales rattan.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
Shanghai Amoy Foochow
V
1897-98
lbs.
3,122,314
5,998,281
$2,774,213
11,894,838