November 25, 1899.3
Thanksgiving services were held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Sunday, both morning and evening, for the cessation of the plague.
At the regular meeting of Victoria Lodge No. 1026, held on Wednesday. Bro. K.W. Mounsay was elected Wor. Master, Bro. 8.H. Joseph Treasurer, and Bro, J. B. Grimble Tylor.
At the Magistracy on Wednesday, before Mr. Gomperts. W. W. Toller, an assistant in the employ of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.,
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yharged with embezzling $3,825, received by |
on account of his employers. Mr. Hast ings appeared for him, and said that the charge was admitted. As the firm did not wish to press the case His Worship decided to deal with it summarily, and imposed a sentence of six months' hard labour."
On Monday afternoon Mr. G. J. W. King offered for sale by auction at the offices of the Public Works Department Inland Lot No. 1,570, which is situated between Macdonnell and Bowen Roads, It was bought for $11,580 (880 above the upset), by Dr. G. P. Jordan who proposes erecting a residence thereon. The lot contains | $7,800 square feet. The annual rent is $398. Kowloon Marine Lot 67, which is situate pear To Kwa Wan, was also offered. It was bought by Mr. A. Denison for $7,900 (upset price $7,890).
The Manila Times says:-How fortunate it is for the United States Grovernment that Hongkong, with its big quota of steam launches, is situated within a comparatively short dis tance from Manila. Major Devol has had a big field to draw from and Manila is indebted to him for his good judgmert in selecting such good craft as we have seen come into the bay for the Q.M. servios. The latest arrival is the On Lee, the boat which has made three unsão». cessful attempts to reach this port and failed, either on account of bad weather or the idiosyn- cracies of the Chinese crews. However, the fourth attempt proved a successful voyage and the launch is now in the bay. She is not speedy, but will prove a valuable addition to the feet of the Q.M. Department. She must be a boat of unexcelled seaworthiness when one con. siders the hard knocks her hull must have re- ceived from the mountainous wares of the China Sex, specially under cyclonic conditions.
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In the harbour on Wednesday morning a sam. pan collided with a junk and was upset. The occupants, six in number, were thrown into the water and a boy seven years old was drowned. The junk sailed away without offering to render any assistance and had a Kamsing boat not appeared on the soene no doubt more lives would have been lost. One of the occupants of the sampan was a woman who had a baby on her back. The owner of the sampan was lucky- enough to see the number of the junk and gave it to the police. One of the conditions attached to a junk license is that the master shall render every assistance in his power to persons drowning under a penalty of $100 and accordingly the master of the junk was brought before the Acting Police Magistrate on Thursday morning for neglecting to do this and fined $50, or two months, the Magistrate telling him he ought to be ashamed of himself. He also promised reward to the owner of the Kumsing boat if he could be found.
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We have received a pamphlet containing the Law for the orgausation of the Bank of Taiwan, the Law of Subsidy, and the articles of associa tion of the same Bank. The capital of the Bank is to be at least 5,000,000 yen, and its head office is to be at Taiwan. Formosa. It is-an- thorised to issue bank notes of a face value of not less than one yen silver and it is required to keep in reserve in gold or silver a sum equivalent to the total amount of the notes issued. Besides those thus covered by the reserve the Bank may issue notes to an amount not exceeding 5,000,000 yen on the security of Government notes or bonds, convertible bank notes, or other reliable bonds or commerical instruments, but the amount of such issue must not exceed that of the issue covered by the reserve. The notes are to be legal tender for the payment of taxes within the jurisdiction of the Formosa Govern-
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agreeing hot to sell the shares during that period.
H.M.S. Hermione left on Wednesday for Singapore.
H.M.8. Barfleur arrived on Wednesday from the Northe
Admiral - Seymour leaves in the Centurion on Monday for a visit to Biam.- Museum last week, of whom 184 were Euro- There were 1,894 visitors to the City Hall pesos.
Amended rules for the Hongkong, Straits Settlements, and Fedederated Malay States Cadetships are published in the Gazette.
The death rate last month was, for the British and Foreign community, civil population, 13.4, and for the Chinese community, 2).2.
Mr. Walton, M.P., who arrived from the North on 16th November, left for Canton, and the West River on the 20th. Mr. Walton has come out to study the China question on the spot
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and Medium continus very firm without increasing the limited supply, The Fourth Crop Teas are very good in quality, being much stronger than usual. Scented Capers. The month's settlements are reported at 15,000 boxes, making a total to date of 280,000 boxes. Prices must again be quo- ted higher for all gindes, but more especially for Common and Medium. The market is now vir»
total Export will now amount to 44 to 5 mils. tally closed, as far as buying is concerned, only a few old purchases remaining to be shipped. The
SHANGHAI, 18th November.-(From Messrs printed" Tea market advices were under date Welch, Lewis & Co's Circular): -Gur last 4th instant. It is reported the Captain Wiggin's Fleet did not succeed in entering the Kara Sen and that the Brick Ten shipped for Northern Siberia vis London has been returned to England An Import Duty of Roubles 22 per 86 lbs. has been levied at Nicolaiersk, and some shipments of Tea have come back here in consequence." Black Ten.- Besides the settlements given below some 2,000 half-chests of first crop Teas have been settled at 'Tls. 22 at 23 a picul, presumably for shipment to Russia. It is not often that Tess of such good quality are offerel at this time of the xenson or that such good value is obtained.
Settlements during the fortnight :-- Ningchow...... 616 chest, at Tls. 19/21 Oon.n
240 "
174
855
Stock,,6450 balf-chests, ngainst 3,157 half- chests at same time last year.
The Hongkong correspondent of the N. C. Daily News writes:-The City Hall is a bare, desolate, deserted, stucco structure, which in a way belongs to no one and is nobody's care. The City Hall committee, which represents the few remaining original shareholders and the subscribers, does its best, but its efforts are mainly confined to making bo h ends meet, to keeping the plaster fairly clean and sound (it is now being colour washed), and to fend off the ravages of white ants, to which the building is very subject. It ought to have been built of stone, brick, conurete, and iron, but the sap- ports are mainly timber. There are few temp.
Green Tea.-8mall quantities, of old seasons tations to residents to endow such a place with Pingsueys have been returned occasionally this gifts, and with the exception of a ghastly look this season's crop were reported as rejected until ing representation in oils in St. Andrew's Hall of this week when some 400 boxes are suid to have the Duke of Edinburgh, there are no decorations been "held up." by the Inspectors. Pingeueys. on the walls of the various rooms and halls. Sir Thomas Jackson has now come forward as
-This market is quiet, without much presure to sell and prices remain azout the same as they a donor, and has presented a large portrait of, Her Majesty in oils to the building. At pre-
ware. The fi ures of settlements and stock do sent it lies in the packing case, and I have not Natives Teamen for shipment to Batoum and not show the entire supply, as Teas Fold ́by seen it, so can say nothing more about it. Bombay do not appear. The quantities so dis- There is hardly any wall space in either St.posed of are ah ut 18.01 Qbcxes thi-season, ngainšt George's or St. Andrew's Hall, but I suppose place will be found for it in the former. At any rate that is the most suitable place, unless it is intended for the Chamber of Commerce Room.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Three steamers were stuck on the Takt bar on the morning of the 15th instant, there being only seven feet at high water.-N. O. Daily News.
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha is said to have bought an ocean steamer of 1,348 tons, which will be employed on the Company's North China route.
The British ship Engelhorn, from New York with kerosene, arrived at Yokohama on the 6th last., and. Capt. Lovitt reported that she had suffered very bad weather. During a fearful gale three seamen were washed overboard, and another was killed by falling from the mast. The Engelhorn is 162 days out from New York.-Japan Mail.
The U.S. oruiser Charleston, which has been so unfortunate as to get on to a rock to the north of the Island of Luzon, was placed in commission on May 5th, 1898, Captain Henry Glass, U.B.N., formally assuming command. It was the Charleston which took possession of Guam on June 20th of last year, the Spanish Governor-General, five officers, and 54 soldiers being sent on to Manila. The Charlestou reached Manila on June 30th. 1898, and she has been in these waters since then. She has made two visits to Hongkong for the purpose of "dooking" ship-in October, 1898, nud last April. Last December Captain Glass left for the 1nited States and was succceeded by Cap- tain Whiting, late of the Monadock.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
ant. Under the law of subsidy the Govern- CANTON, 9th November. Macao Congon. sent takes shares of the Bank up to an amount Settlem at for London, during the past month, not exceeding 1000,000 yen, and for the first amount, to some 8,000 boxes at 'T'ls. 13) 16 29 per the dividends on these shares are to be | picul, showing a rising market, Latterly, however devoted
und, the Government ! Fine Teas have beam rather easier, but Common
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autumn from the United States, but no Tens of
20,800 boxes for the same period last season. Countries Teas.-During the early part of the interval under review Teamen were firm holders, and refused many good offer; latterly they have been more willing sellers and in a few cases finost okóps have been settled at about a tael a picul under offers once refused. There is a fair de- mand for teas up to 'Taels 25 1 picul, and | rices for these are well maintained. Local packs call for no
last respects has continued. but latterly it has remark. Hyson. The demand mentioned in our been chiefly on speculative (account between Chinese, and not for Export. (Some 5,000 half- chests have been bought for the purpose of sifting out the Foong Mee, and a few parcels of these Foong Mees have been sold at Tls. 30/32. The Portuguese Government will not admit China Teas into Portugal which have not been stored in London for six months, presumably for fear of plague.
Settlements during the fortnight are:---
-chests. at Tls
21.00 a 26.00 21.50 a 28.50
Pingausy Moyune.. Tienkai Fychow Local Packed
apicul
J+
4,337
3,772
8.414
22.00 a 34,00
459
701
11.00 28.23 81.00
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17.683 -chests
Total Settlements since the opening of the
BERRON -
l'ingsuey....................111,969
Moyun Tienkai Fychow
Local packed...... 18,613
1839 × 1900.
Settlements. i-chests.
Stook. i-chests.
6,092
62,155
63,281
12,405
15,734
250
Total .......................271.032.
18,747
-189) x. 1890,"
Bettlamei ta,
Stock.
-chests
{-chests.
Pingauey
42,640]
18.479
Moyune
67,036
KY,850
20,415
Fychow
14711.
Local packed.
14,676
Total.... ,207,763
83.7