November 11, 1890 ||
MACHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
that if they set fire to the Russian Consulate and did other acts of violence, their action would be construed as rebellion and matters would be the worse for the whole gang. These words are stated to have calmed the mob into reason and the whole crowd. some 700 strong. then marched to the Taotai's yamên. As the mail was just then closing for Shanghai the despatch bad to be cut short at that point. It should here be also stated that the labourers in this section of the Manchurian Railway are mostly strong, able-bodied young Tsientsinese. who are generally considered a reckless and daring lot.-N C. Daily News
THE MANILA SHARË MARKET.
We are advised by the sating Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, that a telegram has been received from the mines, giving the the result of the October clean-up as follows:- The mill ran 29 days, crushing 2.850 tons yield- ing 107 ounces smelted gold, concentrates produced, 52 tons.
The M.M. steater Sydney, which met with such an unpleasant experience on her passage from Saigon to Hongkong, breaking a shaft- bearing has had her damages made good and left for Bbanghai on Sunday last The Sydney was to bave left for that port the San- day previous, but for some reason did not do so. She arrived in Hongkong on the 13th ult., re- maining till the 5th inst., a long and costly. detention, thongh in any case she would have Mr Walter A. Fitton. in his monthlyAt about half-past seven
remained the usual two weeks at Shanghai. market report dated Manila, 2nd. November,
Wednesday fire says-Siuce issue of my last circular but little
night a
Was discovered to have business has been done in shares. Transactions Danby, architect,
broken out in the office of Mr W. have been limited to
Duddell Street. the Banco Espanol tunately a number of soldiers and sailors hap- For- Filipino, La Comercial Fabrica, and Electric pened to be in the immediate vicinity, and they Light Co. Enquiries, whilst very steady for the above-named Companies, are chiefly for
at once set to work pouring buckets of water Constancia and Germiul shares, both of which
on the flames. The Fire Brigade also appeared aud the fire was extinguished before much are in strong favour with investors.
damage was done. The flat below is occupied by Mr. Bohm, late of the Windsor Hotel. Volunteer Corps received with surprise and re- On Tuesday the members of the Hongkong gret the news of the death of Guauer EW. F. Hatherley, of the No. 1 section of the Field Battery. He was only admitted to the Hospital soning and he died at about half-past five on the on Monday afternoon suffering from blood-poi- following morning. The remains were interred in the afternoon at Happy Valley, the funeral being attended by the Acting Commandant (Major Morris, of the Royal Welch Fusiliers), the Adjutant (Captaiu Bland, R.A.), and fficers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the corps. the members of the same sub-division as the de- The firing party was composed of ceased. The band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers
Electric
General-Varadero, Tramways, Light, and Telephones (the thee latter have cessions granted by the Spanish Govt., all acknowledged by the U.S. anthorities are likely to prove paying investments. The Cigar Companies, without exception, are bound to give good results, and the opening of the ports would cause a considerable impetu to those confactories making cigarettes.
Dividend. Varadero is shortly to declare one of 5 per cent. for past half-year's working.
HONGKONG.
Lieut. Blake and Miss Blake paid a visit to Canton last week end, going up on Saturday and returning on Monday, Sunday being spent in seeing the sights. They stayed at the Vic-attended. toria Hotel.
At the regular meeting of United Service Lodge. 1341, held on Wednesday, 8th inst. Bro. W. G. Crombie, S W., was elected Wor shipful Master for the ensuing year, and Wor. Bro. H. J. Watson, Treasurer.
At the Magistracy on Tuesday Mr. Gompertz imposed a fiue of $50 on the master of the Ger- man steamer China for neglecting to go to the quarantine archorage on arriving from New. chwang, a place infected with bubonic plague.
We are informed by Mesars. John D. Hlum- phreys & Son, General Managers of Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited, that they have re- ceived a telegram from the mines giving the result of the October crushing as follows:---- "630 tons of quartz crushed for a yield of 575 ozs. retorted gold; mill ran 26 days."
ing:-"One day last week two lorchas_laden From the Lusitano we translate the follow.
with coal were attacked by pirates near Malow- chow. The pirates, having murdered all the crew, stole all that they could carry away and left in their boats. ceeded in hiding herself while the pirates were A China girl, who had suc- on board, seeing that they had left and that the crew were dead, let off one of the cannon that were on board and killed several of the pirates. The surviving pirates returned on board, discovered the girl in her hiding place, and disfigured her by mutilation." Such only wants a different ending to make a thril- is the tale as given by our contemporary. 1t
pirate chief ought to hare married the brave liug romance. By all the laws of fiction the girl and become a reformed character.
At about seven o'clock Thursday morni ng a fire broke out on the Austrian Lloyd steamer of Kwangtung, a passenger by the Idzumi Maru,
Poseidon, which was lying off Stonecutters Island. The fire originated in the No. 3 hold. some boxes of matches being first alight. The Fire Brigade, with Captain Superintendent May and Deputy Superintendent Buddeley, appeared on the scene and battled with the flames, but it was close on 12 o'clock before they were subdued, by which time the hold had been almost entirely filled with water. A large quantity of the cargo was damaged.
On 2nd November the first steam trial trip of the Isla de Cuba, one of the Spanish prizes which is being refitted in the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's yard at Kow- loon, took place, the party aboard including Lentenant Hobson, Consul-General Wildman, Captain G. F. F Wilde, of the Oregon; Lentenant-Commauder Walling. Chief Ea- gineer Burgedorf, Mr. David Gillies (Chief Manager of the Dock Company), and Mr. R. Cook (Assistant Manager of the Dock Company),
The vessel steamed out to the usual course, which she went over four times. Her general average was 14.85 knots and her best two miles was completed in 8 mins. 43 secs. Hor general average was better than that of the Isla de Luzon by one knot however, being 8 mins. 27 secs, Admiral Watson is sending over the regular crews for the two vessels in December, the final trips being fixed for the 15th of that month. The Don Juan de Austria will not be ready until a month afterwards.
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A Chinaman named Li Ben, aged 47, a native
which arrived at Kobe from Yokohama on the 30th ult., suddenly fell down on board on the 1st inst. and expired. Es body was afterwards examined by the ship's doctor and the doctor in the Quarantine Office, who declared, the Kobe Chronicle says, that death was due to exhaustion on account of the want of opium, which the de- ceased was in habit of smoking. We wonder what the late Dr. Ayres would have said to this opinion. Op um smokers admitted to Victoria Gacl have their supply at once cut off, but noue of them die of exhaustion on that account.
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last week were one case of plague (fatal), one The cases of communicable disease reported
case of enteric fever, and one case of smallpox (fatal)
in houour on 3rd November of the Mikado's The Japanese ships in port were decorated birthday, Decorations were also displayed by the Japanese stores..
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday three armed just outside Yaumati, and stole money and men entered a house at the village of Un Chau, clothing to the value of $20.
The N. D. L. steamer Hohenzollern, which arrived on Monday from Japan, reports that on the 3rd November she spoke the British barque Nanaimo, in lat. 30 deg. 14 min. and long 126 deg. 3 min., steering W.N.W. and bound for Shanghai. Her foremast had been totally lost, spars being rigged up in its stead, and the maintopmast and mizzen most were broken. The ship had only three saile, mainsail, forésail, and spanker. She required no assistance.
MISCELLANEOUS.
barnt to death.
At Macao on the 31st ultimo & woman was It is supposed she was lighting a cigar with a match, when a spark fell on her burnt and died in a few hours. clothing and ignited it. She was horribly
The N. C. Daily News of 30th October
says:H.M. river gunboat Suipe steamed out- her several trials in a most satisfactory manner. side of Woosung on Saturday and underwont She returned to her moorings the same day. Her commander, Lieut. A. H. Oldham, is due here on the 3rd proximo, when she will proceed
river.
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says the N. G. Daily News, in the death of an There is something particularly touching old resident just as he was making preparations to go home. On Saturday morning, 28th Octo- ber.it was learnt to everybody's sorrow that Mr. Charles Overbeck bad died suddenly of heart discase the previous night, at eight o'clock. He had not been in very good health lately, but he was able to be about. It is over thirty-three years since Mr. Overbeck came to China to join his brother Mr. Hermann Overbeck, who left China many years ago. Mr. Charles was very much liked and respected. He was twice mar- ried and leaves a widow with whom the most of respect to the deceased, the concert that wis deep and sincere sympathy is felt. As a mark
to have taken place at the Club Concordia on Saturday night was abandoned. The funeral stery (Pabsinjao), and was conducted by Pastor took place on Sunday morning at the Old Cem-
and the chief mourners being Dr. Kauppe, German colony being very fully represented, Hackmanu. There was a large gathering, the
Buschmann, Borner, Grun, Kemp, and Zacher. Messrs. Nolting, Rodewald. Meuser, Voelkel, Herr von Witzleben attended the ceremony as
representing H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
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SHANGHAI, 4th November.-(From Welch, Lews & Co.'s Circular) :—Black Tea.—A small business has been donut about previous rates. The demand for low grade Teas appears to be sa'ified, Some of the parcels on offer are bar ly fit for human foqd.
Settlements during the fortnight :-. Ningebow..... 1,159 1-chest, at Tls. 19/25.80 Oon..n
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1,912
Stock, 4,057 balf-cheats, against 4,348 half- chests at same time last year.
Green Tea.-Pingsudys. Settlemen's have been on a reduced scale and prie a look a little easier, but the drop in quality is almost as great as the decline in price. It is doubtful if the total sup plies will reach 130,000 half eests. Country Tens.
Some three months ago we published particu. lacs of a new 1,500 ton steamer being built in Japan to the order of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha for the Hongkong-Tamsui line. We now learn that the same Company has given an oider to the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard for an- other boat, to be completed in December. 1900. for the same trade. The vessel is to be built under the Japanese Shipbuilding Encouragement Act and to have the highest class at Lloyd's. The
-There is very little change to report in the e following are particn ars of the specification:-
these descript ons; the demand has extended to | Length 250 ft., bʊam 34ft., depth 22 ft., gross
all qualities and Teamen are difficult to deal tonnage 1,500, net tonnage 890, speed 13 knots; fully up to their idens of value.
with as they refuso all offers which are not A large material steel, indicated horse power 1,600, pas-proportion of the settlemen's are intended for senger accommodation 12 first class berths and shipment to Great ritain. Snplies are drawing 400 steerage, electric light throughout, tripleex- to a close, and from present utlook the market pansion engine, cabins and de k to be fitted promises to remain firm for the Lalance of the with teak plauking. The vessel is designed to season. Small shipments of Local packed Tea be in every way suitable for the trade in which have been made ou native account. Hysoa.— she is to be engaged.
A moderate business is reported in finest Moyune
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