CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
105
+
lbs.
The return of cases of communicable diseaseated, if they have not already been done.--Yoars | EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESJA reported as occurring in the colony last week faithfully, shows that there was one case of scarlet ferér
1898-99 on the Powerful and one case of smallpox on shore, outside the city of Victoria.
Messrs. Lutgons Einstmann & Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, inform us that they have received the following telegram from the Manager at the mines:Stamps are running extremely well. There will be a clean up next week.'
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The opening of the season in connection with the Craigengower Cricket Club was celebrated on Saturday by the holding of an At Home" at the south end of Happy Valley. A good many ladies and gentlemen responded to the invitations issued by the president (Mr. W. D. Braidwood), and a few hours were pleasantly spent. During the afternoon the prizes gained during the last cricket season were presented. J. H. Ruttonjee was awarded a fine bat for his batting performances, Mr. E. Asger getting $10 (presented by Mr. Braidwood) for bowl ing. M. Bash and E. Asger were the re- sipients of extra prizes presented by H. Wood and E. P. Frost. Mrs. Braidwood kindly distributed the prizes. During the day a con- ple of cricket matches-one for the small boys and the other for the older ones-took place. The feature of the coming season will be the struggle for a challenge shield presented by Hon. E. R. Balilios for the highest batting average.
He was
There was something of a fracas at the Hong- kong Hotel on Monday afternoon. The outcome was that a Danish seaman named Resmos Madsen appeared before Commander Hastings on Tuesday morning to answer a charge of as- sault preferred against him by Harry Haynes, the manager. Complainant said that defendant was in the billiard room making a noise. He was swearing at the Chinese boys and calling them all sorts of names. Witness asked him to moderate his language a little, as he would be served just as quickly. He spoke quietly. Observing that defendant was too drunk to be served with liquor he told the boys not to serve him and went up to the dining room. called down in about ten minutes by the No. 1 boy. He went down and found defendant very noisy in the middle of the billiard room. He was banging a stick on the table. Witness told the watchman to put him out. He did not speak to defendant. The Indian was putting defendant out by force when the latter caught hold of his (complainant's) coat and tore it. He asked defen- dant to let go and defendant broke away from the watchman and hit him (complainant) over the head with a stick. He immediately gave de- fendant into custody.-The Indian watchman corroborated and evidence was also given by an Indian constable into whose opstody defendant was given. Defendant said: As far as I can remember I was in company with some gentle- men at the Hongkong Hotel. Some of them left but I remained. I can remember that I was turned out by the watchman. I was taken out by the north door. As I was going down the steps complainant came behind and gave me a blow on the back of the neck which made me fall down near the gutter. I got up and struok him with a stick on the head, He pushed me down again and I was arrested.-Defendant was fined $25, or six weeks.
MISCELLANEOUS,
JOHN M. MACDONALD, V
SILKA
1897-98
lbs. 19,488,298
been
CANTON,21stJan.-Silk-Taatlers and Re-recls. We have no business to report in these classes.
New Year holidays ilealers are unwilling to sell for Filatures have beɑn în good demand at hardening
forward delivery and rotatively little has prices, nut owing to the approach of the Native
done. From prices paid we quote : $815 for Miu King Lun 11/13, 3805 for Kwong Son Hang 11/13- $700/785 for King Wo11/13, Wing Hing Lun and ind Kum Lan Hing 1/12, Kum King Cheong Kong Lun Fung 11/13, $78/774 for Kum Lun Tai and Lee King Lun 11/13, 3745 for Kwong: Wa Lun. 11/18. $700/760 for Yee Wo Lun and Hing Lun 11/13 and 13/15, $665 for Wai King- Wo and Yee Wo Chong 18/22: Short-reels; Prices paid we quote: $750 for Yu King 14/16, $740/735 dvanced $10-20 per pidul. From prices for Kwong Lun On 14/16 $740/785 for Min Tai Cheong and Min Wo Cheong 14 16. Waste.- Quiet, :-rices stendy.
In the Supreme Court at Shangai on the Shanghai and Hankow... 22,691,075 engineer of the steamer Feiching, was indicted 30th January Richard Tourney, late second- for having on Christmas night, on board the ship named, shot, with intent to murder, Au- gustus Barrier, second officer of that vessel Arthur Eveleigh, third engineer, and L. Fonseca, purser of the opium bulk Wellington, with intent to murder. There were also separate counts of shooting with general intent to murder, and of shooting with intent to do grevious bodily harm. Į that prisoner was labouring under mental dis- Mr. Ellis, the prisoner's counsel, submitted tress and intoxication on the night of the shooting and suffered strong provocation from Eveleigh, but he had no felonious intention to inflict any injury upon Fonseca and Barrier. Mr. Ellis asked the jury to acquit the prisoner of any intent to murder or inflict grevious bodily harm and to find him guilty of the lesser offence of unlawful wounding. The jury re- turned a verdict of "guilty of shooting with intent to do grevious bodily harm.' prisoner was sentenced to one year's hard The
labour.
Burkill & Sons Cir ular).The Home markets SHA GĦ 7, 28th January.—(From Messrs. A. B*
ment has been given by the Chief Justice in a
In the Supreme Court at Singapore judg-in London and at Fes. 30 25 in Lyons. Raw Silk. are strong, and Goll Kilings are quoted at 10/9
case in which Mr. James Aitken sued as the week, and the market closes very strong; Tls. -A good business has taken place during the administrater of William Anderson, deceased, 600 is said to have been refused for Gold Kilings; and for the benefit of the latter's two children, settlements of Tsat ees are fully 600 bales. There from the defendant's negligence whilst convey- who, it was averred, had suffered damages has also been a good demand for coarse qualities, ing Mr. and Mrs. Anderson by the defend-
and about 250 bales of Taysaams have been settled. ant's steamship Sri Hong Ann, whereby they were
Yellow Silk.-Market strong; all good qualities drowned on the 18th June, 1897. The amount
coming forward are eagerly competed for, there is still a good demand for Mienchew. We esti- claimed was $20,000, and judgment was given for
mate settlements this week at 150 bules. Arrivals, $15,000 with costs. The Chief Justice in the
&8 per Customs Returns, January 21st to 27th, course of his judgment said:-It was also
are: 92 bales White, 204 bales Yellow, and 136 argued that the defendant was not liable be-
bales Wild Silks, Re-Bls and Filatures.-There cause the direct cause of the disaster, the
bas.ben a large business done in Hand Fila- proxima causa, was the storm. The defendant
tures both for America and Lyons, and prices have would not be liable if it was clear that the loss
advanced considerably; the amount settled is fully of the ship was not due to negligence, and was
750 bales for the two markets, the majority of which is for forward delivery. Steam Filatures caused solely and exclusively by the storm. are quieter again; shipments last week were over But he could not ta ie that view of the facts. He 700 bales, and stocks are much reduced now. was satisfied that the Sri Hong Ann was unable
The Export of Stram Filatures to date. is 2,431 to weather the storm. and was lost, because
bales to France, 1,90 bales to America and 78 there had been negligence on the part of the
bales to London. Wild Silk.--Soine 201/3 0 bales defendant and his servants. The cases quoted
of Fiatures have been settled this week, Waste by Mr. Nanson on this point were not applic-
Silk.-Market quiet, 5v pičule White Coarse Gum, able to this case, which had some analogy to
70 per cent. No. 1, 30 per cent. No. 2 at Tls. 60 Barliff of Romney v.
have been settled, rinity House (L. R., 5 Exchequer, 205). There, the defendants' ship owing to the negligence of their servants struck on a sand-bank, and, becoming from that cause unmanageable, was driven by the wind and tide apon the plaintiff's sea-wall and damaged it. It was held the defendants were liable for the damage so caused. He must therefore held that the defendant was liable in this action,
COMMERCIAL.
TEA
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1898-9:
1897.98 Hankow and Shanghai...13 478,766
lba.
18. 13,868,361 Foochow
................................ 13,200,549 12,622,570
688,318
685,651 4, 143,760 5,455,162
31,811,393 82,631,744
Αιμο............................
Canton
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Shanghai is not better off than Hongkong in all respects. A case is reported in the local papers in which a well known ratepayer of the Model Settlement who has a large family, found that one of his Chinese servants was suffering from small-pox. Not liking to turn the sufferer Shanghai. into the street and as it appeared he had no friends | Amoy
to take him away, the employer made applica- Foochow tion at the various hospitals to get him ad--
mitted as a patient, but was met with a refusal.
He then applied to the Sanitary Department of
Prices calculated by Maerten's Tables at 11 per cent. Exchange 2/94 and Frs, 3.49). Freight Tis. 7.80 per bale.
Tsatles.-Mountain 4
5
2)
**
Kin Kee Kinling.
#
Gold Kiling
Chay Kiling
Hangohow Tsatlees.-Pagoda Tinghow...
Lanhook
Tayssam. -Wh. Kahing Gold Lily klower 3.
13
Gr. Kabing Gold Goose 2
事事
Yellow Silk.—
Mienchew.
"
Meeyang
Tis. Stle. per pal. per lb.
320 12/41 507 12/1
5102 12/13
497 11/10
·477 11/48
462) 11/04
462) 11/0
470 11/2
8...... 450 10/9
415-
9/111
485 11/1
$658/01
365 8/01
335
8/1
250
6/11
2321
5/8
Gr. Almand Flower 1. 435 10/5
Fooyung, MMM Yellow Silk.-Fooyung, Market! Common
"
Szechong, Market 1
Hand "inture
Fan Chop
1
Wild Silk-
#1
1
310 a 815 7/8 a77
585 19/10
600 - 18/3)
Hayhenyu Broises Ex, Nos 1 & 2 Flying Horse Crölsee Ex., and No. Pegasus (not Croisae) 1, 2 & 3 Buffalo
Mars Chop »
695$15/0 590-19/11}
500 18/11
Tuasah Filature Three Joss Chop, 8 cocoons 5/9):■ 5/10
Market Chop, 8 cocoons ... 4/9 & 5/2)
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND-
**
1898-99
lbs. 15,661.674
1897.98.
lbs.
20,228,971 Shangbai
12 034,647 7,297,412
14,422,772 Canton
7,126,264 Yokohama..
34,990.733
41,878,007
JAPAN TO
1897-98
biles.
bales,
49,558
33.707
24,138
18,611
16,263
14,596
79,989
76,914
TO AMERICA:
1898-19
1897-98
hales
bales.
6.480
·9.159:
(7,961:
9,471
19,214
29,008
83,505
41,648
the Municipality, and in reply received the EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED following letter :-----
Dear Mr.
STATES AND CANADA.
sion made for native patients. Dr. Stanley says Yokohama........................
Shanghai, 23rd January, 1899.
There appears to be no provi
you had better let him remain where he is, and be
have some one to attend to him who has already
had amall-pox. Your family should be vaccin-
1897-08
-1898-99 15.
ib-. 24,964.397 25,670,893 12,166,816 24,475,449
87,181,213 50,146,341
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN:
Shang ai
Canton.
Yokohama