208
Miss McIntosh (Sister Catherine), of the Civil Hospital nursing staff, who volunteered, while at home on leave. for plague service in India, returned to Hongkong on 1st Sept. by the Catherine Apcur from Calcutta.
A godown at 206, Prayn West was broken into the other day and vermicelli of the valne of $46 was stolen. Information of the robbery · was given to the police and on Monday a Chinese Coastable found the stolen property in a shop in New Street. The shopkoper was arrested for having it in his unlawtul possession and on 31st August he was taken before the Magis-; trate and remanded.
A little boy, whose hair was closely cropped and whose hond did not reach the rail of the dock, was charged at the Magistracy on 3rd Sept, with escaping from the reformitory school. The boy was arrested by a Chinese detective and taken direct to the Police Station. In auswer to his Worship the director of the School said he did not desire the boy to be taken | before the Court. Thoreupon the Magistrate said the boy was not before him. In cases of escape from a reformatory the detective making the arrest must, beforo bringing the boy in front of the Magistrate, find out from the mangers of the school whether it was their wish to have the boy charged. The boy was therefore allowed to go.
The Governinent conservancy contractor should really exercise a better supervision over his boatmen. Lately there have been numerons complaints of rubbish from dust boats being dumped into the harbour between Green Island and Stonecutter's Island, and the water police have bad considerable difficulty in detecting the offenders inasmuch as the boatmen never resorted to the objectionable practice while a police pinnace was in sight. The police have now adopted a new move, which proved highly successful од Thursday. Police Sergeant Graham disguised himself and took a private launch, and from this he saw four men busily engaged in throwing rubbish into the harbour. On 3rd Sept. these men were taken before Hou. H. E. Wodehouse. One of them was fived $50 and the three others $25 each.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
!
!
|
[September 9, 1897.
A sampan owner was on 1st Sept. fined $50 | At the half-yearly general meeting of the for conveying a quantity of gunpowder and Bank of Japan, held at Tokyo on the 21st dynamite in his bost. Inspector Hanson, who Angust. a dividend for the first half of this was in charge of the caso, said that the stuff year was declared at the rate of 13 per cent. was taken delivery of at the gunpowder depot, per nunum. and at the present time the exportation of gun- powder was prohibited.
way.
At the Police Court on 31st Ang. the Serre- tory of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, was fined $10 for obstructing the thoroughfare in front of the Company's godown. The obstruction was caused by logs of wood being placed across the road.
H.E. the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the Queen to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council :--- An Ordinance to further amend the Medical Registration Ordinance, 1881, and to repeal Ordinence No. 1 of 1897, An Ordinance to amend the Widow's and Orphans Pensions Ordinance, An Orilinence for the Naturalization of Ho Mui Sz alias Ho Lin Shing, and Au Ordinance to further amend the Prepared Opinm Crlinance, 1890.
The ricksha conlies at Kowloon are occas- ionally too demonstrative in their demands for excessive fares. Two of them fell into a trap on Monday night One of Inspector Butlin's lukongs and his friends took rickshas and at the end of the journey the coolies, not knowing how very near they were to danger, demanded 10 cents, whereas the proper fare was 5 cents. The coolies repeate their demands and the Inkong put them both into the Yaumati Police Station. At the Police Court on Tuesday each defendant was fined 81.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Plague is reported to be rapidly decreasing at Amoy and it is expected that clean bills of health will shortly be issued.
A Portuguese clerk in Messrs. Reis & Co.'s employ at Shanghai, named V. B. de Souza, has been charged before his Consul with the embez zlement from his employers of the sum of Tls, 10,000), and has been committed to H.B M.'s gaol-by consent of the British Consul --until be can be sent to Macao for trial.
|
}
|
|
On the currency crisis the Straits Observer says "That Japan and India are making a mistake, we feel convinced, if it is the pure question of the development of those countries that alone is considered. · That a gold currency in the Straits could not be for the Colony's- avantage we think is evident from the progress of these territories since the '50's, when the dollar was 5. the 70's when it was 4/2, up to the present day when it is down to 1,94.
A dreadful explosion took place on the 18th August on a steam launch at Muong Phrom, a day and a half's journey from Bangkok. The steam lanuch was a Siamese vessel and bad only recently had a new boiler pnl in. There were about twenty people on board at the time, of whom ten were missing altogether after the explosion and six were not expected to recover. The vessel was completely destroyed. She was owned and run by Prince Chairat, who had his wife and child on board with him. The Prince and his wife were both thrown on to a floating honse by the force of the explosion and died in a very short time. Their child was picked up at some distance and has recovered. The Bangkok papers comment on the absence of any regulation of the steam launch traffic on the river.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
CANTON, 7. Se, triber Congou -Settle- ments of these Teas for Indon during the past fortnight have be in ab ut 1,9m boxes at from Ile. 9 to 15 per pien). The low priced teas are of very doubt ni quality and can hardly be intended for home consumption. Scented Capers.—The tortnight's settlements aggregate about 8,20 bxes at Tis. 5 to 30 per picnt, a far proportion being for himent on native account. Tho demand still continues for good common to medium teas, and at the close the market for these grades is somewhat eser, and m dium teas have been offer dat one tael
per picul neeling on last week's rotes, whilst fine teas are offered at fully 4 taels per picul, drop. from the
ist point, but without leading to business.
The Sydney Morning Herald of the 6th August says:---** The Guthrie, due to sail for Hongkong in about a fortnight, is to take a small tentative shipment of about 40 carcases of Trozen Over 300 disbanded soldiery, on their way to mutton for that port and Japan. A few car- their homes in Hupeh province, passed through
Total settlements to date are 134.700 boxes cases will be left at Houkoug, and the re- Kiukiang on the 28th altimo escorted by native mainder transhipped to Kobe, where there is a gunboats. When the party had arrived at Luagainst 19,000 boses at same date last year. refrigerating chamber. The Guthrie has not chiatsu a town on the borders of Hupeh and affording a poor section should any general Stocks in native hands ae still very small, the capacity for any large quantity, but should | Kiaugsi provinces, the soldiers suddenly at
de and s rng up. Scenting flower is good and anything come of the trade no doubt arrange-tacked the gunboats, bound the officers and cheap. No business is passing in Long af ments could be made in the direction of fitting crew, and then proceeded to sack the houses in Senter Orange Pekows. Our prevent estimate up the vessels calling at Eastern ports with the the vicinity. A sub-lieutenant and several sai-
of the total export for the season is 44 milion necessary appliances. The Sayani Muru is to lors who showed resistance were cut down. pounds. take five tons of assorted preserved meats to After looting the neighbourhood, the disbande:I Nagasaki. Messrs. Ford, Ruthven, and Co. soldiers immediately separated, scattering in are the shippers in both instances.” We different directions.-N. U. Daily News. understand that the carcases for Hongkong, ten in number, are consigned to the care of Messrs. Lane, Crawford & Co.
An interesting case to employers and work men was heard at the Magistracy on 2nd Sept. The director of a journeyman tailors' guild was charged with having, by means of threats, in- duced workmen to leave their employer's ser vice. Some time ago the guild issued a notice calling upon masters to employ not more thau two apprentices at one time. In the present case the master had four apprentices in bis em- ploy and the workmen were asked to cease working until the number of apprentices was reduced, under pain of being beaten. The re- sult was that the workmen left. Mr. Mounsey, maintained that a body of men in a guild or union had a legitimate right to issue such a circular and to lay down certain rules and market prices. If the complainant had a canse for action he should have taken proceedings in the Supreme Court, as trade unions were per fectly legal. In regard to the threats it was not sugrested by the defendant that the men would be beaten. His Worship said guilds were perfectly legal, but they had to coufiue themselves to certain limits. They bad no right
to resort to violence or threats of violence, and it would be impossible for a man to properly carry on his business if he had to submit to every rule passed by a guild. The defendant would have to go to gaol for six weeks with hard labour.
|
|
SHANGHAI, 3rd September. From Messrs. Welch. L wis & Co.'s Circular.—There is said to be a lair demand for third crop Congous at Han- kow at from TIs. 11 to 3 pical or about Tin, 21 a picul higher than similar Teas were settled at last seasou, The second crop amounted to 75,000 haif-chests, ngainst $1,000 aif-chests last seas u, and it is though possible that the third crop will half- reach 50,000 balt-chests, against 17.000 chests last season. Black Tas.-The quietness ported in our last as entinned. Comwon Teas have fallen about one tail a picul and one few at the decline.
ule is reported at Tis 12 a [ieu). Buyers are The finer qualiies are imore firmly beld.
Seith ment reported are :-en Ningehow...2,328 -chts, at 1 ls. 15.00 to 24 00 a pel.
Kutsan
Wenchow...
At Shanghai on the 29th August, at about mid-day, when a Chinese sailor of the revenne cruiser Pingching was aloft clearing the flag from the mast, be lost his hold and fell on to the awning, trom which he rebounded into the river. The man was stunned by the fall and was sinking, when without a moment's hesita tion Mr. F. Harris the first officer, who had witnessed the accident, sprang from the deck jus as he was, without waiting to divest him- self of any of his clothing, and resened the sailor. This, says the N. C.aily News, was certainly a very plucky act which thoroughly deserves some marked recognition, and we trust steps will be taken to bring the circumstance to the knowledge of the Royal Humane Society.
It is understood that the Samuel Syndicate, Onam... which is now about to exploit South Borneo for | Oopak oil. is prepared to spend a quarter of a million sterling on the work. The European staff numbers 40, of whom 33 are skilled American or Canadian oil prospectors. There are large quantities of boring machinery now on the spot, as well as five miles of metre railway which will be used to take the machinery about the country, as required, the rails in rear being picked up and laid ahead again at a rapid pace as the rolling stock with the machinery and stores is moved on. As mentionel before, the steamer Crathie, which unfortunately snk the Erbe in collision, is to act as tender to the syndicate, and will ran between Kotie and Singapore at intervals.-Singapore Free Press,
210 67 .6,600 179
**
*
J9
110 10 1700 to 13.00 to 17.00 12.010
31
9,674 -b's. Strck, 5,1 jche.ts.
Green Tea.-the market remains much in the -ame condition as it was at the date ol;our last
Cuntry
Tea have received more pects. attention from buyers than Pingsneys. All prices are dang rous y high. Probable total supplies judging from the quantity of Country Tea already are most difficult to estimate evin roughly, ut arrive, from the marked increase in the size of individal cops of second jacks fom: Moyune and Tinkai, and the stong inducement offered by the present splendid tal prices, to bring every available leaf to mark t, we anticipate the crop will be appreciably larger than it was last season