Janury 28, 1899]
Mr. F. A. Blake arrived by the P.M. steamer City of Peking on a visit to his brother, H.E. Bir Henry Blake, and is staying at Govern ment House. Mr. Blake has been resident in the United States for a number of years and has acquired American citizenship. He was on the City of Peking at the time she was ruu into by a Japanese man-of-war, as reported in another column.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
At the Magistracy on 25th Jan, a seaman named Charles Thorpe, formerly of the Changsha, was charged with stealing a boat the property of the Dock Company. At about uoon on the 19th inst. an Indian watchman at Hung Hom Dock saw defendant leave the Changsha, which was in the dry dock, carrying his box. There were two German men-of-warsmen in uniform with him. He saw them put the box in a boat The Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser of the and get in. Before they could row away the 31st December says:-A passage of unusual watchman asked defendant if the boat did not interest to Captain Watt, of the four-masted belong to the dock, and he said no, it belonged to British schooner Iranian, now in the Royal the ship. Subsequently it was reported to the Roads, was completed on Wednesday when the head-watchman that a small two-oared boat was ship dropped anchor 65 days out from Hong- missing, and on hearing the Indian watchman's kong. Seven days before, when the vessel was story he informed the police. The boat was several hundred miles off the Cape, twin afterwards found at Wanchai with some of defen- daughters were born to Mrs. Watt. The voy-dant's clothes in it. Defendant was arrested on age of the Iranian was very tempestuous. Although coming in the same direction as the missing ship Deltic Bard, Captain Watt saw nothing of the vessel. He saw the vessel leave Hongkong now 99 days ago and considered then that she was too lightly ballasted.
At the Magistracy on 25th Jan. a German artist named C. Wutoke, residing at the Hongkong Hotel, was fined for street obstruction. Од the afternoon of 23rd January, the artist was standing on the footpath at Praya East, sketch- ing. He had an eisel in front of him, a box of paints at his side, and a coolie was holding an umbrella over his head. A large crowd of Chinese collected around him and created an obstruction. An Indian constable sighted the crowd first about four o'clock. He asked the artist if he had a permit and the German said he had none. The constable then told bim he was creating an obstruction, and asked him to move away. The artist did not answer the Indian, who went away. Subsequently P.C. Kerr, who was on special duty to prevent obstructions on the Praya, came to him, and as the man de. clined to move on he was taken into custody.- At the Magistracy on 28th Jan. the case against the German artist Wutcke, who was fined $5 the previous day for street obstruction, was re- opened on the application of Captain Superin- tendent May. Mr. May said that owing to Inadvertence the matter was not referred to him before being taken into Court. Had the whole circumstances been explained to him he should not have allowed the case to come into
court. Under the circumstances he did not wish
to press the case in anyway.There had been a good deal of misunderstanding. The fine was remitted. The new regiment has not been with us long but various members of it have already given the police some trouble in consequence of their proneness to get drunk, batter policemen, and damage rickshas. On Saturday, however, one of them-Edward Tinsley-appeared in the dock at the Magistracy charged with a more serious offence-with stealing from the counter of the Li Fung jeweller's shop, 154, Queen's Road Central, a silver watch valued at $5. He went into the shop in question on Friday night and asked to see some rings. Several were placed before him, but he pretended to be dis- satisfied with them, saying that they were too big. He then asked, Have you any cheap kind of watch ?" "Oh, yes," replied the shop man, who at once brought a couple of second- hand watches out and laid them on the counter.
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Tuesday in Connaught Road. When asked by the Magistrate if he had anything to say, defen. dant said he thought the boat belonged to the German warship Kaiser. He could not get a sampan, so he paid three German men-of-wars. men $2 each to bring him across. trute told him that this story would not wash.
The Magis It was not likely he would pay $6 to be brought across from Hongkong when he could have been brought across for 10 cents. He would be seu- tenced to 42 days' imprisonment.
CANTON NOTES.
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[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI BAN PO"] which, as reported sometime ago, have been The two machines for the coining of dollars, borrowed from the Canton Government by General Sou. of Kwangsi, will be sent to Kwangsi in a few days under the charge of the Magistrate of Sanoi especially used to coin dollars to pay the rail- These machines are to be
way workers.
On the 21st instant a junk laden with a good number of passengers and valable goods, mostly raw silk, was despatched from Wang- kong to Fatsban. When she was near a place named Loong Hing, a pirate boat, which looked like a revenue cruiser, for some flags were flying on board and the fobbers all wore uni- forms, came up to her and ordered the junk to stop. The master of the junk, taken in by the trick, promptly obeyed the order. The robbers goods and money found on board the junk. then came across and took away all the valpable
The
ammunition were sailing in Sanling district on Five junks filled with illicit arms and the Ith inst., when the guard boats of the place, being informed of the smuggling, ordered them to stop in order to have a search. boats, which returned the compliment. During junks would not yield and fired at the guard
the encounter four junks succeeded in getting boats but the people of the captured junk had away and only one was seized by the guard all made good their escape.
A letter has been received from Kwangsi to the effect that the chief leader of the late Kwangsi rebellion, Li Lop-ting, for whose cap- ture a reward of over ten thousand dollars had been offered, has been captured by the soldiers” of General Soa.
An Imperial edict was issued on the 17th iust. dismissing Tsang Foo, Governor of Hu- peh, from his office aud disqualifying him to hold any office in future on the ground that he memorialised the Throne some time ago on some measures of reform.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA
Defendant said he should also want a chain. The shopman turned round to get some and then another shopman saw defendant slip one of the watches up his sleeve. When charged with the theft defendant said he had no watch and left the shop, going to the Colonial Hotel, where he entered into conversation with some of his comrades, to whom he is supposed to have handed over the watch. On his re-appearing in the street the shopman, who bad followed him, told his story to P. C MeSwayde, who charged defendant with stealing the watch. Defendant made some reply about some other soldier being the culprit, but the shopman declared that de- | Hanlow ad Shanghai...13 478.766 fendant was the only person in the shop when Focehow the watch was missed. The man was accord. Amoy. ingly taken to the Central Police Station and searched, but no watch could be found on him. Commander Hastings, in sentencing him to 42 days with hard labour, said there had been
EXPORT OF EA FROM CỤ INA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINE T.
1898-9.
1897-98 lbs.
Canton
A
81
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1898-99 1897-98.
Abs.
lbs.
Shanghai. Amoy Foochow
15,661 674 - 20,228,071
12 034,647
14,622,778
7.297,412
7,126,264
34,990.783
41,878,007
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
Yokolima... Aube
1898-99 1.
1897-98
lbs.
24,964 307. 12,166,816
25,670,894
24,475,448
37,131,2:3 5,146,341
SILK.
Burkill & Sons (irular)-The Home markets SHANGHAI, 21st January.—(From Mea-ra. A. R. keep firm, Goll Kilings are quoted in Ly ns at
Fes, 29.75. Raw 8-lk.-A moderate business lins heen done this week, au i total settl meats amount d ning tendency. Yellow Silks. re still enz.. to some 750 bales, a the close prices have a har
quired for, and some further contracts bave been made in Mienchews and Mienyang. stocks are abuest nl. Arrivals, as per Cust ma Retina, January 14th to 20th, ore: 863 bales White. 131 bales Yellow, and 160 bules Wild Silka. Be- Reels and Filatures.-The market is quieter, both for Hand and Stram Filature, the pricus asked ny holders curtailing business, espe-ially in the latter. About 150 bale- Han-i Filatur-s have been settled for America; business has been done in The Export of Steam Filatures Steam Filatures to the extent of 200/310 bali 8. o date i-: 2,313 bales to France. 1,327 bales to America, & 78 bales 10 London. Wild Silk-Further contracts have been made, some 300 biles of Filatures and 200 bales of Raws having been settled,
Waste Silk. Market quiet, a contruct is reported for 150 piculs Tussul: Was e 60 per cent, No. I. 4 per cent. No.
I. at Tis. 244 average price, for delivery in March, About 40/5o picul White Coarse Green 71 per cent. No. 1, 30 per cent. No, II, have been
bought at Is 60. Ponges. Furthers ttlements.
to the extent of 1,0 0 piruls of Sunntungs, are re-
orted :-
at Tls.
19 in. by 19 yards by 26/27 oz. 4.60.. 33/34 in. by 19/194 yards by 37/36 oz., 8.10.
XPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND
JAPAN TO EUTUPE
1808-09 b les
Shanghai Canton Yokohama.
48,628
24,188
16,263
89.029
1807-08
· baile
•
420 6
18,611
14,596
76,213
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO AMERICA.
Shangai Canton... Yokohama
1898-99
1997-98
bales
bales..
482
8.691
7,9 ·1
9.471
19,2:
23,006
82.597
$1.168
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 28th January.-'The advance has been arrest, and the market is slightly, weaker.
Quotations for Formosa are 351.5 to $52,00. S, 200 piculs.
SUGAR.
HONGKONG, 28th January.—The market bas re- covered and prices are advancing. Quotations
are:
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Shekloong, No. 1, AVIH........57.70 ·
$1.75 do
, White.. 7.15 to 7.29 Shel loong, No. 1. Brown,.. 4.93 to 5.00 -
do.
2. Brown... 4.80 to 4.85 Swatow,
No. 1, White... 7.55 to 7.60
pel.
8.
13,200,549 688,318 4,143,760
13,863,361 12,622,570
do. S valow,
1, White... 7 801
7.05
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No.
4. Broom 16... 467 46 4.72
do.
685,651 5,455,162
F
S
!!, Uran 2... 4.55 to 4-60 ‚1•2.09 »• 1400 993. 10.00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
31, 11,393 32.63!,744 Per P. & O. steumer Chusan, sailed on
the 21st January. For London :—125 bales
several of the regiment before him for being EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA raw silk, 25 boxes bristles. 4 cases silk piece
drunk and disorderly. That was no great dis- credit, bat a man who was guilty of stealing was a disgrace to the British army.
1898-19
ib..
Shanghai and Hankow... 22,691,075
1897-38 goods, and -- packages sundries. For France :--
677 bales raw silk, 2 cases silk piu goods, 17 € 19,462,293 | packages hair, 10 packages tes, 4 cases curios,
lbs.
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