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THE WAR RELIEF FUND.
FINAL STATEMENT.— DISSOLUTION OF LOCAL
COMMITTEE.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
The Honorary Treasurer (Sir Thomas Jack- son) begs to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following contributions to the above Fand :-
$31,629.92
A meeting of the subscribers to the War Relief Fund having been called for noon on Already Acknowledged ....... the 31st ult. the following gentleman assembled Lau Wei Chuen at the Council Chamber, Government Offices:- Stewart Bros H. E. Sir Henry Blake, G.C M.G (President),
"No name Viscount Suirdale, A.D.C., Sir Thmias Jackson, A. H. Rennie (Hon. Treasurer), Hon. F. H. May, C,M.G., H. E. Pollock Hon. R. D. Ormsby, Messrs H. Humphreys, Captain & Officers, H.M.S. Victorious H. N. Mody, R. F. Johnston, R. F. Drury. Lieut. E.N. £5 at 1-11 9/16 C. H. Gale, D. Wood, J. R. Crook, B. WJ. A. Chinoy Grey, G. J. W. King, W. S. Harrison, &o. P. F.
Sir THOMAS-JACKSON read the notice calling the meeting.
His EXCELLENCY said-Gentlemen, the time has come now when it behoves us to give an ad- count of the funds that have been collected in Hongkong and transmitted to London. This community has come forward nobly in response to the invitation to subscribe to the fand on behalf of the widows and families of the soldiers and sailors in South Africa. Hongkong his always been generous in her subscriptions, and Hongkong and the Eastern ports have shown that the spirit which animated them in times gone by still exists, and that whenever there is an appeal for an object deserving support the funds will be forthcoming from us. I think the thanks of the community are due to Sir Thomas Jackson, the hon. treasurer. No one knows better than myself the energy and per- severance with which he has devoted himself to the collection of subscriptious, giving mach time and attention to this matter. I think the community owes its thanks to him, and on behalf of the community I now offer him our thanks for his action in this matter. (Ap- plause.)
His EXCELLENCY then proceeded to read the detailed account, as given below, referring to the generosity of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in allowing the sum of $389.09 as in terest
INCOME.
Hongkong Government.
* Europeans resident in Colony.
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C. D. Wilkinson J. D. Smart... J. H. Cox
J. M. Beck C. C. B........ T. Mason
E. Hamilton Sharp M. D. Vania... H. K. Erani...
Members Club Lusitano: A. G. Romano L. C. do Rozario J. M. E. Machado Augusto J. do Rozario J. J. Leiria Luiz M. Alvares H. J M.Carvalho J. M. S. Alves J. M. G.
L. G. d'Almade e Castro A. M. L. Soares
F. X. d'Almada e Castro Julio A. Carvalho L. E. Ozorio P. C. de Souza. R. R. Robarts E. J. de Figueredo
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Castro
E. F. X. dos 8. Remedios... J. M. V. R J. T. d'Alms C. A. Marques A. P. Guterres A. M. P. Remedios E. A. de Carvalho
A. J. M. Gomes
A. C. Botelho
.$ 50,000
25,791.42
* Indian
do.
.* Chinese
do.
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Firms and Companies
Warships in Harbour
2,990.60 19,610,15 24,955
7,831.90
C. F. Carvalho
C. Danenberg
Merchant ships do.
2,540.65
A. A. Gutierrez
West River and Coast Ports,
Formosa, Nagasaki, and the Philippines
F. M. Gutierrez
19,446.95
L. A. de Graca
Interest allowed by Bank.
J. Graca
389,09
Total
* Individual subscriptions.
EXPENDITURE.
V. F. V. Ribeiro
A. F. Remedios
P. M. N. da Silva
$153,555.76 J. F. Campos de Roža
$ 77,211.79
January 6. Telegraphic remittance to the Lord Mayor of London, c/o Mansion House Transvaal War Fund, for credit of the Sailors and Soldiers Families Association, £7,500 at 1/11/ February 23. Subcription by the Commander-in-Chief, officers and men, H.M.S. Centurion, forwarded by special request to the Lord Mayor of London for credit of the portion of the. Mansion House Fund which provides for the relief of Disabled Sailors and Soldiers, £125 159. 4d. at 1/11% March 31. Telegraphic remittance to the Lord Mayor of London, clo Mansion House Transvaal War Fund to be appropriated at the Lord Mayor's discretion, in terms of the Special Resolution passed on lat ult., £7,309 9s. 8d. at 1/11...$ 75,049,22
$ 1,294.75
Total. $153,555.76 In conclusion, His EXCELLENCY said it was extremely satifactory that this substantial anbsoription should have been raised in this small colony, and again thanked Sir Thomas Jackson for the admirable way in which he had managed the local fund.'
The local committen was then formally dissolved, and this concluded the meeting.
F. M. P. de Graca
Leo Almada e Castro.
F. M. de Graca Luiz d'Araujo Roza A. O. Gutierrez
H. L. Noronha L. Noronha
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J. P. Xavier. V. J. dos Remedios
J. M. C. Campos...
J. M. A. da Silva.. H. M. Basto..
F. T. Gomes...
Total
200 150
150
100
100 52
50
50
50
25
25
25€
15
15
10
50
25
25
25
10
14
10
10
CANTON
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT,
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Canton, 31st March.
A native paper, the Chung Shi-yet Pao, in its issue of the 30th ult. published an article with reference to the case of Mr. Bomanjee, of Can- ton, and the West River piracy, of which the following is a translation:The thieves a robbers in the upper parts of the West River are very numerous, and the reports of robbery and piracy in this journal are countless. In 50.93 the case of a British subject being robbed the British Consul wrote to the Viceroy as follows: By the petition of the British mer- chant Bomanjee it appears that on the 18th of the second moon (i.e. 15th ult,) he imported 20 bales of cotton yarn and sent under transit pass by the boat of one Pong Ping Kai to Hoyün, in the Ho district, West River. On the 22nd ult., while the boat was anchoring near a house at How Lik, a number of thieves went on board the guard-boat, armed with revolvers, and, having overawed the crew, took her in tow to the entrance of the river at Shiu Hing prefecture. The property stolen was thirteen bales of cotton yarn, and money and clothing of the crew to the amount of about $80. The robbery was reported to the How Lik guard-house and guard- boat. From enquiry made I find that the the West River is still infested with thieves and pirates who run wild and use personal violence to rob the foreign merchants of their cargoes. I therefore request Your Excellency strictly to order the civil and military officers, the gunboats and guard-boats, and give them a limited time within which to arrest the thieves and recover the property lost. &c. Upon receipt of this His Excellency, Li Hung-chang made the lowing order: "In view of the numerous piracies prevalent on the West River route the latə Viceroy gave strict orders for the suppression, and divided the route into sections. Upon en- quiry I find that the thieves and robbers are still active. This is not the way to do business, I have ordered the officials in charge of the Shin Hing prefecture to give one month's time to the civil and military officers, the gunboats and guard boats, and their soldiers, to make an earnest attempt to pacify the district. From the day of the despatch till now many days have passed and no thieves have been arrested or property recovered. . Did the officials in the
in charge issue any heavy reward or employ any detective' or encourage any soldiers to make arrests, and bring the culprits to punishment?" Upon the Viceroy threatening to degrade all the Man- darins concerned in this case news came this, morning that two pirates have been arrested at Fatshan by the Inspector of Police in charge of the Sai Kwan district, just as they were selling the booty and dividing the proceeds thereof at $50 each.
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#33/137.85
Sir Thomas Jackson having left the colony, His Excellency Sir Henry A. Blake, G C.M.G., has been pleased to appoint Mr. R.T. Wright, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Honorary Treasurer of the above Fund. Mr. Wright will be glad to receive subcriptions.
It is stated that the Undaunted on reaching Shanghai was to undertake the work of con- ducting the dredger to Weihaiwei.
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The Chinese Eastern Railway Company. s The Japan Gazette, appears to have decided to use Japanese coal for the company's steamers running between Port Arthur and Vladivos took. It is stated that the Russian Company has lately concluded an agreement with a Naga saki Japanese coal merchant for a monthly supply of 2,000 tons of coal for the use Company's steamers.
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Lo Sew Ping and others presented a petition to the Viceroy, asking for pemission to reclaim the shore along Wong Shah, The petition was that one half of the reclamation ground be retained by the petitioners as their own property to build houses and godowns on, and that of the other half they may take a perretual lease from the Government at a rental of 5,000 taels per anoum, to be used as public ground. The reclamation ground is to be 500 cheung long and 30 cheong deep.
p. The whole circumference is 300 cheung. The income by way of taxation, &c., will amount to 5 or 600,000 taels per annum, About two vos for free
years ago a Syndicate from Hong- mission to reclaim the Concession, but did not kong applied to the late Niceroy Tan for per succeed, because the Viceroy said that the people were opposed to it.
It is reported that a magnificent wooden coffin has arrived from Tientsin for H. E the Viceroy Li Hung-chang, at Canton, and is now This gentleman seems to have a predilection kept in the Hoi-chu (or Dutch folly) fort.
for coffins which has been following him about through the greater part of the world The Chinese have a saying, “A loyal minister is not afraid of death," so perhaps he is pre- paring to face it boldly.
The Chinese have various subtle methods of carrying on their smuggling of arms. were known to have been concealed at tom of birdcages. in melons, or in roast duc and swords in the bed-quilts. As an illo tion of this the following case may be quoted