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prerolive, besides, might have granted them their liberty. It was not done."
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
were under the orders of one of those pioneers of civilisation in the East, the existence of whom showed that the Mother Country, in spite of the great competition, maintained her place in the commerce of the East. He drank to Mr. and Mrs. Marty, to the neighbouring French colony, and to the visitors. (Applause.)
I have yet to see a suitable rejoinder to this clear statement. Certainly many of its sent ences can be verified by a few hours trip in any direction from the Manila. Considering for the moment the frightful scenes that were en- acted during the last revolution, the moderation displayed by the Philippinos in general, and in numerous particular cases of personal grievance, cannot be too highly commended.
Last night a German cruiser arrived in the bay and after saluting the flagship went to the anchorage. The Powerful leaves for Hongkong to-day.
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Up to the present time the Charleston has not arrived from Hongkong.
In letters received from Iloilo this morning affairs are reported quiet with a little fighting some forty miles inland.
THE "HATING'S
TRIAL TRIP,
Messrs. Marty and D'Abbadie have secured an important addition to their fleet of steamers by purchasing from the Chinese Government three vessels formerly chartered by Messrs. Bennertz and Co-the Cass, the Smith, and the Fokien, which have been re-named the Hating, the Hué, and the Hoihao. They having been laid up for some time an over- haul was rendered necessary, and this work, as regards the Hating, has been thoroughly carried out by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. The Hating took her trial trip on Thursday afternoon, having on board a large and representative company invited by Mr. and Mrs. Marty, those present including
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Father VIGANO said a few words in support, making-a most felicitous comparison between the former and present condition of the Hating. Three hearty cheers and a tiger" were given for Mr. and Mrs. Marty.
Mr. THEBAUD proposed the health of the manager and staff of the Dock Company.
Mr. COOKE, in responding, said it had been a great pleasure for the Dock Company to work for Mr. Marty. They had done a great deal of work for him at various times, and he must say there had been a great amount of satisfac. tion in doing it. In Mr. Marty they had always had a most liberal patron. He had trusted a great many things to the Dock Company, and the latter had done their best to give him every satisfaction. With regard to the Hating, as Father Vigano had said, her bad career was now at an end. He hoped she would now begin a new career, a career of success. (Applause.) He hoped that that ship and the others Mr. Marty had recently purchased would not only add to the prestige of the line bat contri- bute to its financial success. (Applause.) In conclusion Mr. Cooke invited the company to drink to the health of Mrs. Marty, and the invitation having been accepted three ringing cheers and a "tiger" were given for the charm ing hostess of the day.
MMUMFORD, in proposing "The ladies," took occasion to remark that he considered the
Hating one of the finest ships sailing out of Hongkong
Father VIGANO having responded, the health of Father Vigano was drunk on the proposition of Mr. Cooke, who said he had known the re- verend gentleman for some 25 years, and during all that time he had held him in respect. His respect for him had grown greater every year. They all knew how hard he had worked. The greatest monument to him in Hongkong was the immense amount of good he had done. (Applause.)
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at present in Hongkong visited ~ us forming as that Don Maximo Cortes has gone to America for his own personal business. They are informed of this by the Cortes family.
SEIZURE OF OPIUM,
COMMANDER HASTINGS DISMISSES THE CASE.
Hastings had before him an opium seizure case At the Magistracy on Saturday Commander of rather an extensive nature. On Friday! night Inspector Kemp and P. C. Hammond . were cruising round in the Sulphur Channel, near Green Island, when they observed a launch behaving in a rather suspicious manner. The Inspector bailed the launch, which turned ont to be the Wing Kwai, owned by the Opium Farmer. The launch was searched, and several excise off-
cers and other men were found on board. She was then allowed to proceed. There were cer however, which strengthened the suspicions tain indications on the deck of the launch,
of the officers that the launch was engaged in some illegal trade. The Police launch cruised
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round where they had first sighted the launch, and picked up a number of mat packages con- taining 220 balls of Patna opium, valued in all at $4.180: The Police launch then went in pursuit of the Wing Kwai, and came up to her near One Tree Island, off Aberdeen, having two fishing boats in tow. A search was made on board the junks, and the master of one of the vessels was identified by P.C Hammond as one of the men he had previously seen on board the Wing Kwai. The case was adjourned.
Commander Hastings gave his decision at the Magistracy on 26th Oct. in the case in which Tang Yau, coxswain of the Opium Farmer's launch Wing Kwai, was charged with unlaw- fully removing on board the steam launch Wing Kwai eleren packages of loose raw Patna ópium' during prohibited hours, to wit, 7.30 p.m., on the 21st inst., in Victoria Harbour in the waters fo the colony; also with unlawfully having in bis possession on board the steam launch Wing Kwai eleven packages of loose Patna opium on 21st inst. Mr. E. Robinson appeared on behalf of the Opium Farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Marty; Mrs. and Miss Whiley; Miss Dram; Mrs. Seth; Mrs. and Miss Logan; Mr. and Mrs. Martel; Mr. and Mrs. Harker and Miss Harker; Mr. and Mrs. Ehmer; Mrs. and Miss Bruce Shepherd; Dr. Bateson Wright, D.D. and Mrs. Wright; Miss Herrmann; Rev. Father B. Vigano; Rev. Father Beanblat. Rev. Father J. B. Martinet; Mr. L. Vincart, Belgian Consul; Mr. Max Kutschera, Austrian Consul; Senor Don José de Navarro, Spanish Consul; Mr. Dourdin, French Bank; Mr. Mor- tier, C.E.; Mr. R. Cooke, Assistant Manager, Dock Company; Mr. W. C. Jack, of the Dock Company; Mr. D. Macdonald, Mr. G. V. Baron; Mr. N. Mamford. Surveyor to Lloyd's Register; THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES. understand that the Opium Farmer claims this
Captain E. Buruie, Marine Surveyor; Captain Dupay; Mr. W. S. Bailey, consulting engineer; Captain Bastian, of the Hongkong; Mr. Maigre, of the Hongkong; Mr, Gauthier, chief engineer, Hongkong and the following officers of the Hating-Capt. Jensson, Chief Officer Wilson, Second Officer Perry. Chief Engineer Theband, Second Engineer Duulop, Third Engineer Stevens. A large number of Chinese had also accepted the invitation, among them being Messrs. Lau Chin Teng, Pun Lan See, Lo Chee Chong, Ying Kok Cho, Lan Chak Yong, Ying Chon Toi, end Ho Cheng Fo.
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The Hating was built in 1888 by Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., of Newcastle-on-Tyne. She is 250 feet long, 34 feet wide, and 18 feet deep gross tonnage 1,394, net tonnage 705; triple expansion engine, 287 horse power; twin screw. Her bull is of steel, she has a speed of 17. knots, and is in every respect worthy of the description applied to her by Lloyd's Surveyor (Mr. Mumford-"One of the finest ships sailing out of Hongkong."
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Gay with bunting and with the tricolour fly. ing at the stern, the Hating left Hanghom at about three o'clock and proceeded to within a short distance of Waglan light, returning, after cruising about for some time, round Lamma Is- land and arriving in the harbour at about eight o'clock. A pleasant breeze tempered the heat of the sun, and in consequence the trip was a most enjoyable one. Mr. and Mrs. Marty were unremitting in their attentious to their guests. Mrs. Marty's superior musical abilities enabled her to contribute materially to their enjoyment. Luncheon was served in the saloon, and sub- sequently brief speeches of a complimentary character were delivered.
Mr. GAUTHIER, in the name of the staff of Marty and Company, thanked Mr. and Mrs. Marty for their kind invitation to be present that after the hoisting of the French legion spottele of flag on another ship for the crossing of the China seas. He was happy to find himself among those Frenchmen who
THE WEALTHY NATIVES FAVOUR
+ ANNEXATION,
Among the passengers who left for San Francisco in the Coptic on 25th Oct. was Don Maximo Cortes, the head of the wealthy and influential Philippine family of that name.
He goes to Washington as the representative of the wealthy and educated Philippinos at Manila to assure President McKinley that the real sentiment of the wealthy and educated portion of his countrymen is in favour of annexation and to repudiate the newspaper reports that the aim of the Philippinos is independence, and, for thermore, to assure him that the only people who are in favour of independence are a few of the political insurgents in power at present.
It is understood that the wealthy Pilippinos sent a request to Consul-General Wildman that he would go to Manila, contending that if he would do this and use his influence with Aguin aldo the latter would go in straight for annexa- tion to the United States. It was further stated that when the matter was mentioned to him Aguinaldo said that if Consul-General Wildman, for whom he has the highest respect wished him to advocate annexation he would tell him so and come and see him, and under the circumstances he was not going to commit himself. The Consul-General, however, could not see his way to comply with the request made of him, and the mission to Washington was then decided upon.
Commander Hastings, addressing Mr. Spoo- ner, the Chief: Excise Officer, said-Am I to
opiam found floating in the Sulphur Channel.
Mr. Spooner Yes, your Worship. Commander Hastings-With regard to the unlawful possession, clearly there is a technical defence under Section 6 of the Opium Ordin. ance--"No person except the opium farmer or the licensed retail dealers shall have in his posses- sion or under his custody or control any loose opium." Defendant is discharged on that count. Similarly there is a technical defence in the Sections 10 and 11 apply to this raw opium. unlawful removal on board the steam-launch, as with reference to the opium, we have had it in evidence that it was put on board the Opium Far- mer's launch, it was thrown overboard when the Police went to search the launch in the Sulphur Channel, and now the opium is claimed by the Opium Farmer. I order the Police to lay claim to the opium until a claimant appears. Of course the Opium Farmer knows very well what him to have opium in any other place than his he is doing. It is a breach of his contract for boiling house. However, that has nothing to do with this case. The Police will retain the ̈ opium until a claimant comes forward and makes to hear it publicly stated that the Opium_Far": inquiries into the matter. I was rather surprised”
mer claimed the opium. Defendant is discharged. made for the Police to make enquiries.
Mr. Robinson suggested that no order be
Ordinance did not apply, and it would be rather Commander Hastings said the Prepared Opium difficult to stick up a notice in the Sulphur
Channel.
We may state that Don Maximo Cortes has lived in Hongkong for some time, he having been banished by the Manila Government and his pro-mandant of the Peking gendarmerie had re It is reported from Peking that the Com perty confiscated. His property is, however, being gradually returned to him by the U. S. courts. Rents amounting to about $3,000 a month are being collected by Coneul Williams. His larger houses the don has placed at the disposal of the American troops rent free. The property in the aggregate is worth $3,000,000.
After the above had appeared in our daily issue a party of Philippine proprietors and residents,
cently stationed a body of gendarmes numbering 100 men at different points along the route from the Chienmên gate to Machiapu, the rail. way terminus, for the special protection of for captured and cangued who had been concerned in the recent attack on Mr. Mortimore.—N. C. Daily News.