July 7, 1900.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Chinaman who had had a drop too much The 4th inst. being Independence Day, the lay down in a truck on the Prays on the night war ships in the harbour were gaily decorated of the 1st inst. and went asleep. He was awak-with bunting, and many of the American firms ened by rolling off the truck and falling heavily held open house. to the ground. He sustained injuries which necessitated his being taken to the Hospital.
At the Magistracy on the 2nd inst. a barber named Sui Hang was charged with cutting and wounding another barber named Chuk Tin. The complainant said he and the defendant were employed at a barber's shop at 20, Wing Kat street. Between seven and eight o'clock on the morning of the 25th ult. he was shaving a customer, and the defendant and another assistant were at leisure. A customer came in and he told the defendant to shave him. The defendant objected. They then argued, and the defendant struck him with a razor, inflicting a serious wound in the side. He had been in the Hospital ever since. Another assistant corro. borated and the defendant, who had nothing to say, was sentenced to six months' hard labour.
A case bearing some resemblance to the famous shell case was decided by Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy on the 30th ult. A Chinaman employed in a ballast boat had been pounced upon by the police for removing sand from above high-water mark at the spot which goes by the extraordinary name of Gin Drinkers' Bay. The defendant pleaded that before the British took possession of the New Territory he and others used to remove sand from this place without let or hindrance. Mr. Hazeland remanded the case until the 7th inst. saying that he would like to see how the Chief Justice ruled in the shell case before he gave his decision. His Worship now found that the defendant had brought no proof of his assertion that he had been accustomed to remove the sand, and convicted him, but imposed no penalty.
A dinner was given on the night of the 3rd inst, on board H.M.S. Tamar to the Rev. F. Flynn, Chaplain to the Royal Naval Hospital, who is going home shortly..
Early on the 5th inst. (Sergeant O'Sullivan found an European lying unconscious in Douglas Lane, behind 39, Queen's Road, he having evi- dently fallen from a gangway across the lane. The man was unconscious and had a couple of large wounds on the head. He was conveyed to the Hospital, where he died, before he | had been able to say anything. Later on the body was identified as that of J. Logan, an en- gineer out of work, who lately resided at Ed- ward's Boarding House. His brother identified the body.
Three men appeared before Mr. Hazeland on the 29th ult. charged with being rogues and vagabonds. It appears that on the 28th ult. the keeper of the shop at 166. Queen's Road West, reported to the police that during the night his premises had been entered and some property stolen clothing to the value of $20, four opium pipes, and four water-smoking pipes; total value $30. The thieves had evidently climbed down the spout and got into the pre- mises from the verandah. Inspector Baker, of West Point, Police Station, put his men on the qui vive the same night, and three men who were pretending to sleep on a mat under a verandah in Des Voeux Road were arrested. They were found in possession of $15 in 20-cents pieces and a silver watch and chain. On the 29th ult. one of the men was iden tifiedas having pawned the stolen pipes. He had been previously convicted. He was now een- tenced to three months' hard labour as a rogue and vagabond and six monthsfor receiving stolen goods. The other man was sentenced to three months as a rogue and vagabond.
As stated in our issue of the 5th inst. a party of Police went over to the New Terri- tory on Wednesday and partially patrolled the Tang Hoi district during their visit to Sai Kong. They found the inhabitants peaceful but very anxious to devise means to protect themselves against the numerous bands of armed robbers who infest the district, by forming a district watchmans corps, arrangements having been made for signalling from one village to another when help is needed. which gave rise to the rumour that a disturbance It was no doubt this
was pending. The police, however, were satisfied that there was nothing of a seditious nature afloat.
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inst. there were reported eight fresh cases
In the 24 hours preceding noon of the 4th plague and nine deaths.
In the 24 hours preceding noon of the oth inst. there were reported five fresh cases gof- plague and twelve deaths.
A chair coolie in the employ of Mr. J. J Francis, Q. C., was taken ill on the 5th inst. and subsequently died. He was afterwards found to have been suffering from plague. ⠀
We received on the 4th inst; from the U. 8.. Consulate General the following typhoon warn- ing, dated Manila, 3rd July, 9 p.m.:-" Depres- sion far out in the Pacific-probably east of Luzon."
Mr. G. H. Lammert offered for sale by suc- No. 59 (situate at the Peak), together with the tion on the 4th inst. Rural Building Lot European dwelling house erected thereon and known as "Bahar Lodge." The area of the lot is 14,513 square feet. The property was withdrawn at $17,600.
posses-
on trading junk No. 408 was taken to the Mor The body of a Chinese fisherman employed tuary on the night of the 2nd inst. When the junk wasat Tai Kok Tsui the deceased and two other men were working at a windlass raising the sail when a pulley broke. In consequence the windlass commenced to revolve at a terrific rate, and the deceased was crushed between the spokes and the deck, his throat and face being terribly torn.
The two other men were also injured, but only slightly.
Another armed robbery has been reported to the police. Early on the 28th ult. four At the Magistracy on the 5th inst. Mr. men with revolvers in their hands entered a Hazeland opened the enquiry into the circum-house at La Ku Long, near Kowloon City. stances connected with the death of Leung They quietened the immates by threatening to Tsat Tai, engineer on board the police launch shoot them if they made a noise, and ultimately No. 1, through being accidentally shot by P. C. decamped with property to the value of $35. Boulger (26) on the 20th June.-Dr. Bell said the Subsequently the matter was reported to the diseased was admitted into the hospital at 6 a.m. police, and a few hours afterwards Sergeant on the 20th inst. suffering from a severe bullet Macdonald, of the Yaumati Police Station, and wound in the abdomen. The man was alive then, a Chinese detective arrested two men on Kow- but died at 12 o'clock the sameday. He subse- loon Road on suspicion. One of the men has quently made a post mortem examination and been identified as one of the robbers. None of found the bullet had entered the left groin, the stolen property was found in their wounding the intestines in three places. The sion. On the 29th ult. Mr. Hazeland adjourned bullet come out in the front a little to the left of the case for a week. the line, causing a shock as the result of the wounds.-The fireman on No. 1 police launch said that at 4.45 a.m. on the 20th he was sitting on the top of the engine-room of the launch near to the deceased when he heard the report of & gun, At the same time the deceased cried out, and European constable 26 rushed forward and picked him up. Prior to the shot being fired the constable was sitting on the top of the cabin facing the bow. The coxswain of No. 1 polica launch said he remembered the morning of the 20th June. He heard the shot of a gun and on turning round he saw the deceased fall down on to the deck. Then he saw European constable 26 run towards the deceased and place No sooner had Inspector Baker turned in at his hand on his abdomen. Prior to the shot No. 7 Police Station, after attending the being fired Constable No. 26 was sitting on the fire in Des Voeux Road than he was rou- top of the cabin behind witness. Constable sed up by Chinese Constable No. 244, who Boulger said that on the 20th June he was in brought in a man whom he had arrested for charge of No. 1 launch. At night he burglary. The constable happened to be in told one of the lukongs to load a Winchester U Lok Lane, off Third Street, when he saw a rifle. In the morning at about a quarter to man coming out of a house there. When five he saw a lakong examining pistol pouch asked where he was going the man said he was and revolver. The rifle was lying close to the bad in the stomach. He looked rather lumpy revolver. During the time the lukong was do- about that part of his anatomy and the ing this witness told him to take his blanket Constable insisted on seeing what was the down into the cabin. When he was down in matter. He accordingly unbuttoned the man's the cabin he looked over the rifle and saw the cost, and found a pair of trousers con-lever partly open. Thinking that the lukong cealed underneath. As he had apparently had unloaded the rifle he drew it towards him to not come by the trousers honestly he was release the trigger. Before he released the taken to No. 7 Police Station and locked trigger he opened the lever completely and About two hours afterwards a resident glanced into the chamber. He did not see a U Lok Street made his appearance. He re- cartridge, so he closed the lever and pulled the Kobe ported that his house had been broken into, the trigger. As soon as he pulled the trigger he bolt on his door having been thrust back by a heard a report and heard a man groan. He knife. Five pieces of clothing had been stolen, rushed aft and found that the deceased had together with $1.60 and a pawn ticket. He been shot. He got his handkerchief and bound identified the trousers found on the man already up the wound as best he could, and made all arrested as his property and also some other possible speed to the Police Pier. He ran up clothing which he was wearing at the time. to the Station to see the Inspector. The In Shanghai and Hankow... 9,595,807 When the man was taken to the Central Police (spector was not in, but he saw the senior Ser- Station on the 4th inst. he was found to be geant and explained the matter to him. The Wong Kam, an old offender against whom Sergeant (Gourlay) returned with him to the there were already three convictions and who launch and conveyed the deceased to the Hos- had been banished only last year. For breaking | pital. The gun was lying flat on the top of the and entering the house the prisoner was sentenced cabin when he released the trigger. --His Wor- to six months' hard labour and for disobeying ship said he would real through the evidence the order of banishment 12 months' hard labour. and forward his report to the Attorney-General.
The Eurasian boy John Wylie, who was before the Magistrate the other week for obtain ing money by false pretences, has again got into the hands of the police. On the 28th ult. he went into a house at Wanchai and induced the occupants to give him $2 by saying that he was in the employ of the Water Department,' On leaving this house he went into the next. This aroused the suspicions of the other people who endeavoured to get hold of him.
The boy, however, ran away and darted into No. 2 Police Station, where he was detained. It seems that a couple of days ago authority was received. from the Government to send the boy to St. Joseph's College, as all arrangements had been made for his reception there, but when he was searched for in his usual haunts at West Point he could not be found. It turns out that he has been staying at Wanchai for several days, and his story is that the man with whom he was living forced him to go out to get money yesterday. Mr. Hazeland ordered the boy to be handed over to the police so that he might be put into St. Joseph's College.
COMMERCIAL. -
TEA.
EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED'
Yokohama
1899-00
lbs.
STATES AND CANADA.
1900-1
lbs. 5,589,858 6,192,96
6,259,154
5,881,004
601,527
6,888,591
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO ODESSA. 1899-1800 1898-99.
lbs.
SILK.
Ibs. 4,882,251
tlements are reported for Europe, but there in
CANTON, 22nd June.—Silk.—Tratlees —No still a fair demand for Bombay. Re-reels. few lots of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Grant Re-reels are said Dealers are now making $40 per picul more, but to have been settled at $860, $645 and $68.