June 17, 1899.] PIRATES WORSTED AT NINGPO.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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COMMERCIAL.
TEA
501
09 TEA FROM CFINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
1899-1900) 1809-00
of the Sanitary Board I come to examine every out of camp at the time the assault was alleged day," to which first defendant said "I don't to have taken place, and in consequence His The case of piracy, reported a week ago bas care, you must tell me before pushing aside the Worship gave them the benefit of the doubt had its sequel in a desperate fight between the curtain. "He then seized him by the coat and | and discharged them. pirates an a number of soldiers. Through pushed him out of the cubicle into the sitting following the member of the band who had re-
room. Complainant then went downstairs and at ceived the ransom money for the persons held the foot of the stairs two women rushed on to by the pirates, they were tracked. For about him and seized him. Then secoud defendant four hours a stubborn fight raged, during which came up and struck him on the back with his the soldiers lost one man and had two badly fist, saying, "Why do you make a noise with wounded. Finally, the ammunition of the rob-my father? Second defendant subsequently bera gave out and when the final onslaught was followed him into the street and struck him made five of the band jumped overboard and again. Compl inant then accompanied them to Hankow und Shanghai... 2:080,871 were drowned, whilst six were summarily be. the Police Station and made a complaint against | Anioy... headed, and two retained as prisoners. Thus a them.-In reply to Mr. Looker, who appeared | Canton. desperate ørew hare met their deserts. The for defendants, complainant said he was autho captives, along with their ransom money, were rised to search for plague cases by Dr. Clark found on board.-N. C. Daily News correspon- and then by Dr. Thomson. He had 200 houses dent.
to look after, and he visited them every day.- The osse was adjourned for further evidence.
CANTON NOTES.
FROM THE
CHUNG NGO! SAN PO."] Since the 3rd inst. heavy rain has been experi- enced daily in Canton and all the neighbouring districts. The West and East rivers are very high and in some places they have oveflown their banks. Many places on the West River have beeu inundated. Wuchow and Kweilin have been flooded to a depth of ten feet. A number of small craft have been wrecked, resulting in over twenty persons being drowned. Many streets in Fatshan have been inundated and the people have to build bridges to cross from street 10 street. It is feared that if the rain continues to fall so heavily, it will do great damage to the rios crops.
Curious to say, fish have become infected with plague. At Loongkong, in Suutak dis- trict, where plague has broken out and a good number of people have succumbed, there are many ponds where fish are kept. Since plague bas paid its visit to the place, several tens of catties of fish kept in the ponds have died every day. The gentry ordered all the dead fish to be buried and prohibited their sale.
Marshal Sou, who arrived at Canton some days ago from Kwangsi, sailed for Shanghai by the gaoboat Foupo. Before his departure, His Excellency visited all the forts at Whampoa and Tiger-Pass.
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The total number of cases of plague reported up to the 16th June was 784, and the number of deaths 729. During the week ended 10th June there were 97 cases and 91 deaths. For the twenty-four hours ended at noon on the 16th June the figures were 16 cases and 19 deaths.
In his report for last year the Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Director of Public Works, says:-It was hoped that the close of 1898 would have shewn good progress made with the Victoria Jubilee Road. Plans and estimates were ready in June, and by December fully six miles should have been well in hand, but delays, such as are apparently inseparable from all works projected in Hongkong, have blocked the way in this case, and the "first sod" is as yet unturned. The Pub- lic Works Department, baving no end in view but the public good. feel much disappointed aud disheartened at this apparently unecessary delay:
The following returas of the average amount of Bank notes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during the mouth ended 31st May, 1899. as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published :-
Banks.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- Corporation, National Bank of
China, Limited,
Total
Average Specie in amount. reserve.
$2,181,212 $1,500,000
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3,699,815.
*****8,684 110,044
679,235
2,3-7,500
4,878,550.
EXORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED
TATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama ...obe.........
1899-1900
1898-19
11.
2.168 218
534,850.
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601,027
681,260
2,667,745
1,221,110 °
SILK,
SHA GHAI, 1th June =(From Messrs A. R Burkill & Son's Circular)—The Home markets are dull; Blue E'e hants are quoted in London.
32. 0. at 18/0, and Gold Kilings in Lyons at Fes. Raw Silk.-The past weak has been very quiet. and settlements are on `n small scale only : prices are still wek. Yellow Silk.-Some contracts hav. ben made, but total sa tlements are only 130 bales, - - Arrival3⁄4‚ ̄ns `per- Customs -Returns, June 3rd to 9th, are :.39 9 tales White, 3 balex tellow" and 185 viles. Wild Silk, Eg-reals and. Hand Filatures -Yotning fresh tepori. Steain Filatures.Nothing doing; there are signs that contracts could be made at much lower rates thần hith rtó ask"d. The Export of 8 em Fila'ures, to date is 37 bales to the Continent. Whi e Pongeas,-Contracts- have been made for 1,00 pieces 21/2" by 70 yds. by 45 ozs. by a per cent. congeont l'ls, 14.
Prices cie dlated by Maarten's Tablet at [i per cent. Exchange 2/91 Freight 1., 7.25 perbale.
Teatles.-Black Lion 8
Th
per pel. per lb. 5921 18/111
+1
Buffalo 3 Mountain 3
556 13/11
640 12/9
Three Pagoda ... .... Yellow Silk-Mienchow Extra
470 - 11/2
*886
9/3-
5,000,000 7,52 1,192
445,870 150,000
Kopun Extra
1963 88
Medyung No. 1
250
85
230 5:8:
$10,151,274 $6,650,000
The gentry held a meeting in Mingning-tong in Canton, the other day to discuss the question of raising subscriptions to buy arms and am, munition and eulist volunteers. The proposal was unanimously adopted and instructions have been seat to all the villages to help to carry it out.
The rapidity with which Kowloon is growing It is reported that the Peking Government wish to abolish all the mints in the various pro- i evidenced by a paragraph in the report of vinces and to establish au Imperial mint in Mr. Gibbs, engineer in charge of the water. Peking in their stead to supply dollars and sub-works, which is embodied in the annual report of the Director Public Works. Referring to sidiary coins to all the provinces.
this important suburb Mr. Gibbs. says:-The demand for water in Kowloon Peninsula now exceeds the quantity available at the end of the This is owing to the rapid develop- | dry seasou.
ment of the district, which, when the present works were projected in 1992, contained a population of 13,000, now estimated at 26,000. With a view to meet the urgent present need for water, authority has been granted to con- struct a puddle wall at the back of, and to raise No. 1 Dam 5 feet. This, however, can only be regarded as a temporary measure and immediate steps should he taken to obtain a gravitation supply from the territory about to be ceded to the British Government to the north of Kow. loon Peninslua.
Robberies both on land and water are in creasing all over the province. The robbers seldom meet with opposition in their depreda- tions. They sometimes even break into small villages in broad daylight and pluuder as many houses as they choose, and the villagers being few in number and having no weapons dare not offer any opposition. In the big villages the| people have engaged lukongs to keep watch in their villages day and night. The local magis. trates, knowing themselves that the places are overrun with robbers, repeatedly report to the Governor and the Viceroy and ask that measures may be devised for the public safety, but their Excellen ies still take very little notice of it.
HONGKONG.
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Szeohnen No. 1
XFET OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE.
Saughai Canton
Yok hama
1800-1000
1898-19
bales.
bale.
511
4214
33,880
874
19,392
$3,789
25,088
XPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN.
4O AMERICA..
Sunn · ai Cant..
tráchama...
1899-1900
baler.
1898-19
büles.
11,7x2
11,893
29,801
-11,673
11:898
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 16th Jun.-Prics have improved a little. Q-10ʻations for Forino38 are £61 03 to $61 50. Siles 35 piculs.
SUGAR,
HONGKONG, 16th June. —The firmness continues
At the Magistracy on Saturday morning Mr. T. Sercombe Smith was engaged fo some time in enquiring into a charge of assault preferred and rices are again slightly higher. Quotations against liree privates of the Hongkong RA. giment by the cook of the temple keeper at
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Slivkloong, No, 1. Whiti,,,,$7.871 87 98 cl.
na don
White .. 7,37 to 7:42 Shelloong, No. 1. Brown,.. 0.22 10. 5.26-
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Swator.
Fung Chi Ming, a medical student at present employed in searching for plague cases, appear- ed at the Magistracy on Wednesday morning and preferred & charge of assault against Chan ingsau. Captain Berger occupied a seat on the bench. The evidence was somewhat con- Mi Kwai, an interpreter in the employ of the
nesses was to the effect that on the fourth of Sanitary Board, and his son. Complainant said fusing. The story of complainant and his wit- that at 4.30 p.m. on the 8th inst. he went to No. Jane seven men of the Hongkong Regiment, 23, Western street, where defendants resided, to search for plague cases. After examining the including the three defendants, came into the temple and assaulted complainant, one of them ground floor he went upstairs into the sitt ng: digging him in the ribs with his rifle and an- aside the cntain and found first defendant also said that they ransacked his box and DOD, where there was a cubicle. He pulled other pointing his rifle at him. Complainant S there. The latter ran up to him, seized him took away some money, part of which was, how-
by the coat, and shook him, and asked. “Why did not you tell me before pushing aside the
ever, returned. The charge of larceny will be
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2. Brown... 5.07 to 5.12 .80 to 7.85
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7 27 10 9 93 -513 1 54175 603 175 17 11.10.0-1150 10.85 10.410
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per P & O. steamer Java, sailed on the 3rd
care cigars; from Manila, 872 packages tea; from curtain ?* Complainant replied, “By permission | beard, this afternoon. The evidence for the June. For London —70) bales hemp, and 1a
defence went to show that defendants were not