THE HONGKONG, WEEKLY BRESS, AND
vinces. His Excellency is to proceed to Peking immediately for audience.
At the Magistracy on 24th Oct, the master of the Hailan was severely dealt with for neglect ing to cover with a serviceable tarpaulin a deck
[October 29,
In the district of Poklo, Wet an attack was made a short tim Christians, and a native missio
The Provincial Treasurer Changer load of dangerous goods—kerosine oil. Sergeant badly wounded. – The leader of
who has been appointed Provincial of Shantung province, left Canton on the 25th inst to take up his new appointment. The new Provincial Treasurer Sam Chan-hün took over the seal on the 19th inst.
CHONGKONG.
The German flagship Kaiser arrived on 21st October from Singapore.
There were 2,157 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 178 were Europeans. It is notified in the Gazette that the sending of letters in parcels by parcel post to any port of China is prohibited.
H.M.S Powerful and Rattler arrived from Manila on 21st October, and the Powerful went into dock at Hunghom on the 26th.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospital:-Fung Fu 820.
The harbour was gay with bunting on Satur- day, all the men-of-war in port and the German merchant ships being decorated in honour of the birthday of the Empress of Germany,
Our readers will regret to learn that the Hon. F. H. May, Captain Superintendent of Police, is laid at Bahar Lodge with a broken collar-
пр bone The accident took place during a game of polo at Causeway Bay on the 21st October.
The P. & O. steamer Ceylon, which arrived on the 26th Oct,, has on board a draft of a hundred and forty Royal Marines, to form part of the garrison of Weihaiwei. They will go on to Shanghai in the Ceylon and change there into a steamer for Weihaiwei.
Among those who left for Manila by the Esmeralda on 24th Oct. was Mr. W. C. Jack, of the Dock Company, who goes to superintend the operations in connection with the raising of the Isla de Luzon, the Isla de Cuba, and Don Juan de Austria.
We are informed by Messrs. John D. Hum. phreys and Son, General Managers of Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited, that, they have re- ceived a telegram from the Mines as follows :-. "The monthly clean-up has yielded 286 ounces of gold, value about £1,000.
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Payne said that on boarding the vessel as she lay in the quarantine anchorage he found deck load of kerosine oil, a double tier of cases running fore and aft. The permit stated that there were on board 1,200 cases of kerosine and 81 passengers. Defendant said he had frequent ly carried kerosine without covering it and did not know it was illegal. He was fined $200. On Sunday night an A. B. named Edward Barnes, belonging to the Empress of China, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from the effects of prisoning, sup posed to be laudanum. He engaged a sampan at Pedder's Wharf, but after going a short distance the sampan returned and those in charge said Barnes had drunk something out of a bottle and was lying at the bottom of the boat unconscious. P.C. Smith (No. 54) was called and he procured an emetic from the Hongkong Hotel and administered it, after wards seeing to the man's removal. Barnes subsequently appeared before Commander Hastings to answer a charge of having at- tempted to commit suicide. He informed the Magistrate that he was drunk and had the toothache, and he drunk the landanum to cure it. He was discharged.
Dr. Swan appeared at the Magistraoy on 24th October to give evidence against C. A. M. Barretto, whom he charged with stealing his bicycle, which he valued at $100. He said he lived at the Hongkong Hotel and kept his bicy- cle on the stand there. He last saw it on Fri- day night. He did not look for it on Saturday, but on Sunday morning when he wanted it he could not find it. He reported the matter to the police. In the afternoon he was going along the Caine Road in a chair, and when near "The Wilderness"-Dr. Jordan's house-he saw
defendant on his bicycle going east. He stopped him and asked him where he had got it from. Defendant said he got it from a man near the Cricket Ground on Saturday, that the man had broken his watch and then had exchanged his bicycle for the watch. The doctor then told de- fendant he must go with him to the Police Station. The farther hearing was adjourned until next day, but defendant did not appear and in consequence his bail of $150 was.
On Saturday at noon Messrs. Hughes and Hough offered for sale by auction near Ward-escheated. ley Street Wharf the lighter formerly the sailing vessel B. H. Steenkin. Particulars--Net ton- nage, 235 tons; length, 104 feet, 3 in.; beam, 29 feet, 2 in.; depth of hold, 9 feet, 8 in.; copper fastened and metal sheated; carries 300 tons coal. Mr. Wing Yuen was the purchaser, the price being $800..
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man named Chu Kwai-ku was placed on his trial before the local but the mob took his part and yamen, nearly tearing it down; fortun soldiers appeared before the destruction ? complete and dispersed them. The Magistrate sent to the Viceroy of Canton requesting the assistance of more troops, and these have been sent
The Kobe Chronicle of the 20th October says: - Yesterday morning a deputation of Chinese from the O. & O, stemear Belgic called at this office with the object of publicly ex pressing thanks to Commander Rinder for his successful efforts in saving a Chinese passenger. It appears that when the Belgic was about 75 miles off Kobe a Chinese named Li Kin fell overboard. The Captain at once stopped the engines and a boat was promptly lowered, which picked up the unfortunate man and brought him on board, where it was found that he had suffered no harm save the wetting.
Lewis
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
SHANGHAI, 22nd October.—(From Messrs. Welch,
& Co.'s Circular:)-Our last "prin ed" Tea market advices were under date 10th instant. Black Tea.-Business reported has been rather larger than it was for the pre- vious fortnight, but it is still on a very small scale; supplies are almost exhausted. The total export to England from the North of China for the whole season promises to be less than the London deliveries of Ceylon Tea for a single
Mr. E. Georg, in his weekly shara list dated 22nd October, gives the following particulars with reference to the new company formed to take over the property of the New Balmoral Gold Mining Co., Limited-New Balmorals, ordinary shares, are quoted 25 cents, while pre- ference shares sold at 45 cents. An extraordin At the Magistracy on 21st Oct. J. M. C. Reme-ary general meeting of shareholders in this dios charged four chair coolies with demanding Company will be held on 5th proximo, for the more than their legal fare. He said that at half purpose of confirming the transfer of the assets past six on Thursday night two chairs were and liabilities of the Company to a new Com- engaged at 29, Caine Road, defendants being the pany to be called "The Queen's Mines, Limited," bearers. They were offered 20 cents, each chair. for the consideration of $25,000 in shares of the They refused to accept this and asked for more. new Company. The new Company will have a They made a tremendous noise and hammered capital of $100,000 in 400,000 shares of 25 cents at the door. Defendants admitted that com- each. Of these 400,000 shares, one fourth will plainant gave them 20 cents. per chair, and that be handed to shareholders in the pld Company they asked for some cumshaw. They were each as purchase money, and of the Balmoral ordinary fined $5 or 14 days, b
shares every two shares will be entitled to one share in the new Company, while the preference shares will receive one share in the new pany in exchange for every share in the old Company. I hear, that the remaining 800,000 shares have all been underwritten already.
We hear that the agitators in the Sunon is triot who have been endeavouring to bring ab ut a rising against the occupation of the Kowloon territory by the British dispersed upon hearing that troops were being brought from Canton, and that the movement may now be considered. as having definitely collapsed. It seems, indeed, to have been more in the nature of a swindle: than anything else, the leaders obtaining what money they could from the misguided people of the district and appropriating it in great part
their own use.
The Chinaman arrested at the instigation of Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co. for embezzlement should have appeared at the Magistracy on Baturday. He, however, did not answer to is name but attended on Tuesday, when he was again
remanded. He said he had no intention of runs
ning away, but that he was mistaken as to the date on which he should have surrendered to his bail: Commander Hastings told him he did not believe his story. He was allowed out on bail, the money, however $6,000 being paid down. Through his non-appearance on Saturday his Bureties lost $20, the $6,000 not being forfeited.,
MISCELLANEOUS.
A large quantity of machinery has been ordered from abroad for the Kiangnan Arsenal for the manufacture of the newest pattern Mausers. Of late it appears that the cartridge factory in the same Arsenal has been making smokeless powder Mauser cartridges as fast as it can, something like half a million having already been made.-N. C. Daily News.
A notification communicated by the Ger man authorities, cancelling the regulations of the 31st May with reference to the medical examination of ships at Kiacchau, is published in the Ga ette. Henceforth the masters of incoming vessels when reporting themselves have only to give a declaration with respect to the state of health of the passengers and crew,
month.
Settlements reported are→
Hohow
ingchow...1,401 -chts, at Tls. 144 to 21 a pcl. Oonam
860 226
2,487 -chests.
151 to 161
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Stock, 3,635 1-chests, against 9,365 half-chests at same date last year.
Green Tea.-Pingsuey. For the first time for some months we are able to report the semblance at prices which show a decline of six to seven taels a of a demand, and a few chops have found buyers ·
picul on rates current at the opening of the market. There is also some desire apparent on the part
still a powerful factor against the use of and it will probably be some time yet before they can exactly fulfil buyers' requirements. The lesson not to make spurious Tes has been a severe one, but we think it has been made unnecessarily so by the unjust rejections by the United States Inspectors and Arbitrators. Batoum buyers are benefitting by these rejections and are getting wholesome Tens at low prices. Country Teas. During the early part of the interval demand continued slack and Teamen were prepared to accept any reasonable offer. There was not much done, however. Tienk being more pressed for sale than Moyunes showed the greatest drop from the highest point of the market. Early in this week ruinours of sales from Loudon covering cost or giving small profits beráme current, and one or two strong buyers began to collect Teno; this is given
of Tramen to make the Teas
more
appearance of strength to the soarket and sellers are a king rather higher prices; the maintenance of present rates will depend on the nature of next advices from the consuming markets. Moyine and Tienkai
extent atow.mees have been sold ton fair
8p.
40 to Tls. 48, one small parcel bringing Tis. 6) a picul. Local packs do not appear in the fortnight's settlements. Hysons. Demand for "finest" Moyunes and Tienkais has been sufficient to keep the market for these descriptions steady, but qualities below “finest” are accumulating, and as they are not very suitable for Batoum and are not wanted for them. Coarse drawing Fychows with fair Bombay it is difficult to say what will become of
pearance can be bought at Tls. 19/20 a picnl. The supplies of Country Teas for the season are generally estimated at 170,000 half-chests, or about 20,000 half-chests less than they were last season. Of this supply a larger proportion will probably be exported to Great Britain. Ping- sueys are not likely to exceed 70,000 half-cheats. Local packed, which at one time promised to exceed last senson's yield by 5,000 half-c will probably be about same as last season.
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