August 19, 1899.]
The appointment of Mr. F. Jones to be Act ing Assistant Harbour Master is gazetted.
Her Majesty's approval of the appointment of the Hon. J. J. Keswick as an unofficial mem- ber of the Executive and Legislative Councils during the absence of the Hon. J. J. Ball-Irving is notified in the Gazette.
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Councillor" and, apart from its merits as a work of art, it may command attention in this part of the world from the sidelights that it casts upon the society of the Straits. Thus, "The Governor's Wife" seems to raise many interesting points as the story goes along. We observe, for instance, from the first chapter, that the hands of women who sojourn in the tropics for a length of time are said to bare
Some time ago Pan Fan was charged with stealing a registered letter at Hung Hom Dock, but as the Magistrate did not consider the evi-
the look of pale and limp debility." dence to be conclusive he was given the benefit of Now, is it so ? It would seem an interesting the doubt and discharged. On Wednesday, how question to be debated, say, by the Philosophio ever, he again appeared at the Magistracy. On Society of Singapore. As the philosophers leaving the Dock he entered the employ of Mr. meet to debate after dinner only, it is obvions Leopold Spatz. On the 31st of July he was given that, in any question relating to the hands of $11 odd with which to pay the washerman. He women, such after-dinner debaters would pro- himself, however, signed the bill, us if the wash-bably look at the point in an ampler degree erman had received the money, and kept the than at any mara afternoon gathering. latter himself. He told the washerman to come for his money on the 15th. On the washerman putting in an appearance on Tuesday Mr. Spatz found out what bad occurred and gave his dishonest servant into custody. Defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
At the Magistracy on Thursday Inspector Brett appeared to give evidence against six persons who had neglected to have their houses limewashed within the prescribed time. The Inspector said he had a great deal of trouble to get landlords to limewash their houses, and asked for a heavy penalty. The landlords of 43. Lower Lascar Road; 60, Bonham Strand West; 6 Pound Lane; 19 Tsz Un Street; and 17, Des Voeux Roud; were each fined $20, and the landlord of 357, Queen's Road Central, $17.
At about I a.m. on the 11th Aug. a fire broke
out in a sult-fish establishment at Yaumati. The erection being a w、oden one the exer- tions of the Fie Brigade coupected with the Hongkong Regiment, in charge of Captain Berger and Lieutenant. Barrett, proved unavailing, the building being completely burn- ed down. The damage-8600-is not covered by insurance.
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The Osaka Shosen Kaisha intends to add two new steamers to its line between ongkong. Swatow, Amoy, and Tamsui, and the order for the first has just been placed with the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co., of robe. The new steamer is to be completed by October, 1900. She will be of steel and the following are her dimensions: Length, 253 feet; breadth 34 feet, depth 22 feet;
gross tonnage 140 and 880. Her engines are to be triple expansion, b.p. 1,600, and the contract speed is 12 knots. Steam will be supplied by two double-ended boilers The first-class passenger accommoda- tion consists of five cabins accommodating twelve persons, and in the steer ge accomidation will be provided for three hundred. The deck and cabin fittings are to be freak and the electric light will be installed. The vessel is being built to the highest class both in Lloyd's and under the Japanese law.
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COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
157
Total Settlements from opening of tho season to date are:-
1838 x 1899.
Settlements.
Stook.
-chests.
-chests.
Pingsuey
47,365
18,581
Local packed...... 9,978 Fychow 'Tientsin Moyune
8,041
6,789*
12,457
11,149
13,073
Total......... 88,612
27,771
1897 x 1898.
Settlements.
Stock.
-cheats.
I-chests.
Pingsuey
16,313
20,299
Local packed...... 10,071
8,650
Fychow
6,005
Tientsin............ 10,121 Moyune
18,174
6.941
Total.....
48,451
42,123
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EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.
SHANGHAI, 12th Augua—(From Messrs. Weleb, Lewis & Co.'s Circular.)—Telegrams from London about sales of now crop Black Teas indicate a slow demand at about opening rates. From the United States the news is very meagre and sales reported are few. Black Tens.-The Russian de- mand at Hankow is as eager for the third crops as it was for the second and it is an accepted fact | that there will be no Hankow district Teas Foochow available for shipment to the United States or Canton England except at prices which few buyers are sanguine enough to give. Our Total Export to Great Britain will probably not exceed 1 million
pounds, and to the United States it will probably
not exceed 4 millions. In this market the de- mand continues good for Teas at or under Tacls 18), but the supply is quite inadequate to the demand. Ningchow sorts from Tls. 17% to 23 from the larger part of the settlements. Teamen are easing off in their prices for sec-nd crop Keemuns and selections are being made from them at Ts. 19 to 23 a picul.
1899-1900
lba.
Hankow and Shanghai... 9,514,030 Amoy.....
1898-99 1.8. 10,608,322
93,440
110,774
8,406,078
7,210,864
2,057,513
1,76,506 ̧ ̧
20,070,061 19,805,966
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1899-1900- 1898.99,
lbs.
Shanghai Awoy Foochow
lbs.
1,222,849
1,132,577
2,577,809
3,805,304
1,258.786
1,501,981
5,058,144
6,439,862
396
31
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EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA
52
F
11
18
336
1 $
492
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16 at 17. 15} 81 18′15
1899-1900
lbs.
1898-99
Shanghai and Hankow... 8,045,856
iba. 8,394,615
200
Settlements re; orled since 18 July:-
Ningchow... 2,856 -chest, TI. 16 a 23. Kemun
214 at 23. Hobow Wenchow Oonan
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Second
4,132 -chests. Stock 15,647 }-chests last year 17,494 j-chest-.
Green Tea.-Nearly the whole of the settle. ments have again been for shipment to the United States and Canada. Pingaueys.-The presence of a new buyer in the market gave Teamen the little encouragement they desired to refuse all offers which were not up to the highest point of the market,and fair settlements followed. crops are now coming to hand. In appearance and purity of infusion 'hey are equal to the first rops, but in water they are reddish, and inferior. It is not improbable that these Teas will be bought for their appearance alone, but the falling off in cup qualities will make them less dangerous Competitors with the ordinary Teenkai or Moyune in the consuming markets. Country Teas. Moyunes have been arriving freely judging from the number of chops, but the chops get smaller and smalle" year by year and the labour of valuing At the third annual general meeting of the and averaging prices is increased. Comparatively Shareholders in the Shanghai Feather Cleaning few chops na over 100 halt-chests each. Co., Limited, held on the 9th August, Mr. H. quality bears ont first impressions, the Teas are Heyn presiding, the report and accounts were right and fragrant, and the fine lines show an accepted, the new directors elected, while the appreciable improvement on those of recent years special resolution authorizing the Company to!ia appearance. Tael pries for fine and finest go into liquidation had to be postponed tillhops are about on a par with those ruling last September owing to the insufficiency of the number of shares represented, only 183 shares being represented whereas 200 are required.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Osaka Asahi states that the Standard Oil Company has commenced buying petroleum wells in Japan, and seven have already been purchased. The Company, says our contem- porary, has been making strong efforts since last year to buy the oil fields in Niigata pre- fecture and negotiations are stil in progress. There are at present over 200 wells leased in that prefecture, and when those applied for are included their number will reach some 400.- Kobe Chronicle.
Mrs. Egerton Eastwick, the authoress of "The Resident Councillor," has written another tale entitled “The Governor's Wife," which is appearing as a serial in the Straits Times. Our contemporary, in drawing attention to the ap- pearance of the first instalment, says :-The story, so far as we may judge, is an even more interesting one than that of "The Resident
The
season at this time, but the choicest chops have been bought at irregular prices and generally a' lower rates than the same chops realised Inst Season ienkais Fychows and Local Pucks remain without much change in any respect. The crop of Country Teas is expected to be abo t 10 per cent. smaller than it was last season. Hysons.-Te market as assumed a mitch quieter aspect, and the range of prices is rather more moderate, though the choicest parcels are still eagerly sought for at very full rates. Taels 30 to 58 have been paid for choicest Tienkais and Myunes. Many parcels of fine Tienkui sort are offering at 10 to 15 per cent. under prices once
efused.
Settlements reported since 31st July:
-chesia. at Tla. 10,358 19.50 a 26.75 17.75 a 24 75 20.00 a 21.25 21.00 a 28.50 21.50 a 32,25
Local packed... 1,861
Pingsuey...
Fychow
Tienkai
Moyune
563
6,864
11,678
31,324
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Yokohama Robe......
1898-99
'Iba.
1899-1900
The.
12,809,147
14,478,179
7,154,042
8,440,782
19,463,189
22,919,961
SILK.
CANTON, 4th July, 1899.-Tsatlees and Ro- reels. Nothing has been done in these sorts. Filatures. Stocks being small and supplies.com- ing in s'owly, the little demand we had in the beginning of the fortnight was sufficient to keep prices up. At the end of last week purchases of some importance having been made and prices advanced $10/20 per picul and very little is now;
The ith crop, which was expeted to obtainable. be very large, is now reported to have suffered considerably from the excessive heat we hara experienced during the past few weeks and from the want of rain. Short-reels.-A few hundred bales of Extra and Best No. 2.chops have been settled at $880/860, The lower grades and espec ally the finer sizes 14/16 and 14/18, are much wanted, but are absolutely not to be bad. Waste.-Large purchases having been made for - Europe, the tarket is practionlly cleared and prices have advanced $4/5 per picul.
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SHANGHAI, 12th Aug.-(From Messrs. A. R. Burkill & Sons' Circular).-The Home marketë are dull. Blne Elephants are quoted at 12/10 in... · London and God Kilings at Fos. 81.75 in Lyons:: Raw S lk. There has been more doing this week, the demand however has not been general. Prices ara very steady, settlements amount to some 650. bales, Yellow Silk.-About 350 bales have found buyers this week, arrivals are on a free senlej- Arrivals, as per Customs Returns, Augast 5th to 11th, are: 1,864 bales White, 637 bales Yellow and 361 bale Wild Silk. Re-reels and Hand Fila- tures.-lhe demand has been for the Lyons market, and total settlements aro about 300 bälés. Steam Filatores.-There has been a good buat ness done this week, both fir Lyons and America prices are very steady, and it is difficult to ge
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