September 9, 1897.]
HONGKONG.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Among the passengers who left by the Em- press of India on 1st Sept. for the North were Major-General and Mrs. Wilsone Black and Miss Black. General Black, we believe, intends to visit the Yangtsze and Northern ports. Dar- ing the General's absence Colonel Elsdale, R.E., is in command of the Garrison.
The inquiry into the police scandal continues to meander slowly and secretly along, and the public are kept wholly in the dark as to the relative guilt or even the probable innocence of the condemned officers. Inspector Stanton, the chief of the Detective Force, has been dismissed for not reporting a gambling house and several other officers are also accused of complicity in the affair. Nothing was said by anybody about the matter at the meeting of the Logislative Council, which was held on Monday. Last Friday and Saturday the anunal aquatic sports
Messrs. John D. Humphreys & Son, the promoted by the Victoria Recreation Club were held and proved a great success. The Sanitary General Managers of Olivers Freehold Mines, Board met on Friday, the chief business being Limited, inform us that they on 6th Sept. re- the passing of a resolution relating to an im-ceived the following telegram from the mines: portant by-law,
Inspector Hanson has been appointed Act- ing Chief Inspector of Police.
There were 2,049 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 194 were Europeans. Dr. Keays, R.N., and Mrs. Keays left on 2nd Sept. for England via America by the Doric Dr. Keays's relief is on the way out.
The 24th December is, we hear, the date fixed for the embarkation of the West Yorkshire Regiment and the Royal Artillery for Singa- pore.
The appointment of Inspector A. Mackie to be Acting Deputy Superintendent of Police and Assistant Superintendent of the Fre Brigade is gazetted.
It is with much regret we (Kobe Herald) announce that Captain H. Sommers, of the China Mutual liner Oopack, was seized with a paralytic stoke while visiting Captain Kemp on board the Mayune this foronoon (26th Angust), and is now dangerously ill. The sufferer has been taken to the International Hospital.
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Amongst the items in the Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance read a first time at Monday's meeting of the Legislative Council is one of $223.19 under the heading of "Go- vernor and Legislature," which in the explana tory remarks accompanying the estimates is described as Increase caused by expenses in- curred in connection with the luncheon in honour of H.E. Hi Hung-chang." This is the luncheon that Li would not laud to eat.
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The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co.' Limited, advises us that he has received the following telegram giving the result of the August clean-up" The mill rau 29 days crushing 336 tons of ore yielding 84 ozs, of smelted gold. 2,250 tons of headings crushed, yielding 145 oz. of gold, Thirty-five tons of concentrates calcined for a yield of 23 ozs. The cyanide plant ran 28 days treating 850 tons of tailings for a yield of 305 ozs. of bullion valued at 19/- per oz."
The Eureka Mine, have opened up a tine body of ore at the bottom of the shaft, gold is visible throughout, width not yet determined." It is notified that in consequence of a recent
For an instance of dowwright impudence com forgery the present issue of Hongkong one dollar stamps has been declared obsolete after mend us to a case beard at the Supreme Court one week from the date of the notification (6th on 3rd Sept. in which a houseboy sued his master September) and their sale has been stopped. for a month's wages in lieu of notice. The defendant was Mr. Carlsen, supervisor of the Money or other stamps will be given in ex- change for such stamps up to the 31st Decem-Telegraph Companies, and he explained that one morning at the beginning of last month ber next.
he missed two 5 notes from his dressing table. He asked the boy to account for the
the matter missing notes, but of course the varlet knew
until be was. nothing about
with the Police, when he threatened fished the money from a pair of boots, Mr. Carlsen, took no notice of this little in- cident, but on the 23rd August be purposely left a wallett containing a31 note on bis dressing table. He went out and on returning found the letter case there, but the dollar note was absent The boy again assured his master that he knew nothing about the matter but, curiously enough, the servant
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The hammer of the fire bell was vigorously active at five o'clock on Tuesday morning, but the firemen who were called out by the ringing A few summons had practically nothing to do. crackers had caught fire in a shop in Wellington About twenty minutes to five on the after-Street. Their alarming splutterings were soon noon of the 3rd Sept. an alarm of fire was given. over and the assistance of the firemen was not The brigade turned out to find that only a really wanted, chimney had caught fire in Upper Lasear Row. Four boatmen in the service of the Govern- ment conservancy contractor were each fined $25 at the Police Court on 1st Sept. for dumping rubbish in the harbour instead of taking it to the mainland.
We have received the following from Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. -Messrs. McGregor, Gow & Co. inform us that the Glengyle returns to London from Gibraltar this week and that her cargo is partially damaged,
The O.S.S. Co.'s Glaucus made the passage from Liverpool to Singapore in under 26 days, her times being these: Liverpool to Port Said, 9 days 19 hours 50 min., Suez to Singapore 15 days 12 hours 58 min. The passage from Singapore to Hongkong was made in five days.
Amongst the passengers who arrived by the Ravenna on 5th Sept. was Mr. Gompertz, from Singapore, who has been transferred from the Straits Settlements Service to Hongkong to take up the appointment of Assistant Regis- trar-General. Mrs. Gompertz accompanies her husband.
The piece of ground which has recently been added to the Wongneichong recreation ground is now being turfed; indeed, the work is almost finished and the ground looks exceedingly well. Many applications have been received from clubs desiring to use the ground, but as yet no allotment has taken place. It is prob. able that the ground will not be ready for use until about November.
three sons.
The following telegram was received by H.E. the Governor on 2nd Sept. from H.M. Chargé d'Affaires, Tokyo:-" Referring to telegram of 8th June, medical inspection ceased." The telegram of 8th June was as follows: Medical inspection enforced from June 7 against vessels from Formosa, Shanghai, and other Chinese ports to the south,"
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The Magistrate deservedly complimented P.C. Cameron on 3rd Sept. The case in which he was concerned was in respect of a charge of theft preferred against a Chinamau of the idling fraternity. About four o'clock on Friday morning the prisoner was making rapid strides for Chinese territory when P.C. Cameron orer- took him and searched him, finding upon him a silver watch, a brass chain, a gold locket, with a silver coin attached, and a water pipe. The constable rightly thought that
not man had
by these things honestly and he was taken to Yaumati Police Station. Inquiries showed that all the articles, with the exception of the water-pipo, had been stolen from Colonel Faithful's residence, while a pair of shoes the prisoner was wearing bad been stolen from the servants' quarters of Major Retallick. A clock had also been stolen from Major Retallick's servants' quarters, but this was not recovered. In the face of this overwhelm ing proof the prisoner did not have the audacity to deny the charge and he was sent to gaol for six months with hard labour. P. C Cameron well deserved the compliment paid to him by His Worship.
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He time afterwards on the dressing table. was then discharged at a moment's notice, On 3rd Sept. he had the impulence to sue his employer for $8, a month's wages. Mr. Justice Wise told the complainant he ought to consider himself lucky he was not serving six months' imprisonment. The case was dismissed.
At the request of His Excellency the Go- vernor an Indian constable and a Chinese con- stable gave an account of their visit to London to take part in the Diamond Jubilee celebra- tions. The reports, the defects in composition notwithstanding, are interesting. The Indian constable wrote that he and his companions were struck with the kind treatment they received at the hands of all classes of people. "We were invited to theatres and supplied with refreshments and nothing could induce these The kind-hearted people to receive money.. ladies of the place were so civil and kind that it is beyond our power to express our feeling. Generally speaking, the manner, babit, and custom of that country's people are so much superior to our uncivilized countries people in the East, that it is almost impossible to describe. The climate is beautiful there, no such, hot weather as in our own country; the water from the tap comes out as if it had been iced here." He also mentions that they saw the Queen on At Windsor," he adds, several occasions. "we were invited to tiffin, gentlemen and officers who had been in India speaking Hindustani and serving ns with their own hands making us as comfortable as possible; one would have thought that he was in Heaven." The Chinese constable also speaks very favourably of the visit to England,
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Intelligence was received on 31st Ang. from In the course of removing the stones of the Nagasaki of the death of Mr. Samuel Barff, old Praya wall in front of the P. and Q. Office who retired from the Hongkong Civil Service a foul condition of affairs in connection with
Barff was on pension two years ago. Mr.
the storm water drain that formerly discharged appointed Assistant Postmaster-General in at that point has been disclosed. Some time 1868, and was afterwards transferred to the
ago the drain was closed by the Public Works Registry of the Supreme Court, being at the Department and it was supposed that all sewers time of his retirement Accountant and Deputy that formerly discharged into it had been Registrar. The deceased gentleman was sixty, diverted. It would appear that this was not
On the 27th or 28th we went to Windsor and“ eight years of age. He leaves a widow and the case, for on opening up the ground for the
removal of the old Praya wall it was were set down to tiffin of beef and bread About 1.20 on Saturday, 5th Sept. the Fire found that sewage had been running through and potatoes and beer and lemonade. After-
drain
wards We and
nuable to being
were paraded and marched past Brigade was called to extinguish à fire which
the Queen who afterwards drove down the had broken out in the upper storey of No. 16, through the closed mouth had worted a
man of Tung Loy Lane, which is a three-storied build-channel for itself east and west behind the wall, line in her pony carriage. One ing occupied by a dealer in earthenware. A making an abominable elongated cess-pool. each section was then chosen and presented quantity of straw and packing cases were fully Coolies were busy all day on 3rd Sept. carrying to Her Majesty. I was to represent the, Chinese ablaze in a very short time and the flames away the slush in buckets and another day's and the Prince of Wales instructed me how to answer the Queen's questions and I with others spread so rapidly that No. 18, a rice godown, work will probably be required to clear the
was then presented to the Queen who asked who was attacked, but the damage was principally trench. A hoarding had been erected along the
I was and where I came from. Lord Roberts confined to No. 16, the contents of which were trench, so that the operations going on were totally destroyed. The loss was covered by not visible to passers by, but the smell could explained to Her Majesty what my medal was. insurance. The contents of No. 16 were not fail to attract notice. It seems to have been I saluted and retired." He also notes the fact that "Our bamboo hats were objects of great insured in the Miike Insurance Co., for a case of the celebrated Bonham Strand drain $10,000, and the contents of No. 18 with over again. It is no wonder that cases of sick-enriosity to the people, who said they had Messrs. Siemssen & Co., for $8,000.
ness have occurred in the neighbourhood. never seen anything of the kind,”