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The two lukongs charged with assaulting a Chinaman at Wanchai were again brought re- at the Magistracy on the 28th ult. and further remanded, the complainant being still unable to appear.
The Chun Fat ferry launch, which runs from Hongkong to Yanmati, was found to be over- crowded the other night, there being 25 passen- gers in excess of the number allowed. For this offence the master was on the 28th ult. fined $50.
As a cargo boat laden with cargo was being towed towards the s.s. Amigo on the 28th ult, one of the ropes broke and the boat capsized. The crew-seven in number-and five coolics were thrown into the water, and a girl six years of age and a coolie were drowned,
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
On the 28th ult we received the following from the Chartered Eank-We have on the 29th ult. received from our Loudon Office the following telegram:-" At the ap proaching meeting of shareholders the Direc❘ tors will recommend a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of Income Tax."
A cook named Lo Ng, and a named Chan Hop were busily engaged batter- hawker ing one another in Queen's rond Central the other day when P. C. Brownfield appeared on the scene and took them both up to the Central Police Station. They were both scratched and bleeding about the face. On the 28th nlt. Mr. Hazeland fined them each $3, or 14 days. for committing a breach of the peace.
The private and public chair coolies at the Peak appear to be at daggers drawn just now. Several pitched battles have taken place between them recently, and some of them have been brought before Mr. Hazelard and bound over to keep the peace. On the 28th ult. two coolies in the employ of the Harbour Master were the means of six public chair coolies being bound over, the complainants alleging that the defend- ants way laid ar d assaulted them.
The Annual General Meeting of members of the Hongkong I'ockey (lub was held on theeven- ing of the 28th ult. in the Cricket Club's Pavilion The following officers were elected for the ensu- ing year-Pre dent, Mr. J. Barton; Hon. Sec. Mr. F. B. Deacon; Committee, Mr. H. Strong R.M.L.D.. Capt. Bailey. R.A.M.C., Capt Goodwin, R.A. Messrs. H. Pinckney, A. C. J Stevens, R.G.. and J. Hooper. The secretary referred to the non-punctuality in attending matches, and the crying off at the last minute from playing Lich members indulged in lust year, and said lo hoped that it would not be the case in the approaching season.
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The Gazette announces that His Excellency the Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., to be Vice- the Governor has been pleased to ro-appoint President of the Sanitary Board.
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Machine Gun Co., Hongkong Volunteer Corps, (ompany Sorgeant-Mafor F. Smyth, "A" has been appointed Lieutenant in place of Mr. F. Maitland, resigned.
The visitors to the City Full Library and Museum last week included 512 non-Chinese and 231 Chinese to the former, and 185 non- Chinese and 1,684 Chinese to the latter institu.
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The following elanges have taken place in of steamers:- Captain Robson, who has come the control of the Douglas Lapraik & Co.'s line out from England after a six months' leave of absence, has been appointed to tak command of the S.S. Thales, and Captain Passmore goes as chief officer of the S.S. Îaitan. Mr. Pritchard has been appoined -second officer of the S.S. Formosa.
A pork butcher who has been several times convicted of selling fresh pork outside the markets was taken before Mr. Hazeland on the 29th ult for again offending in this respect. He was fined $25, or two months.
The chair coolies at the Peak have recently shown a disinclination to carry sun and rain blinds, and hence their customers have suffered. A number of them appeared at the Magistracy on the 28th ult. and were fined $1 each.
John Acton, a gunner in the Royal Artillery, being slightly under the influence of drink on Saturday evening, went into a tailor's shop at worth about 40 cents, and walked away with it. 36. Hillier Street, picked up a Chinese jacket The shop-keeper followed him and the man was stopped by Lance-Sergeant Allen, who took him into custody. At the Magistracy on the 1st inst. he was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour for stealing the jacket.
Bakers as a iule are not particularly pug- tion to the rule. nacious, Lat Leung Sze seems to be an excep- On the 4th inst. he told Mr. Hazeland that at
Ko Fu is a scavenging coolie. I about seven o'clock that morning he was in Queen's Road Central, near the Cential Market, at work. Seeing the defendant throwing rubbish into his cart he told him not to do so, whereupon the defendant and several others rushed at and assaulted him.-P.C. Ho Lo Wo said he saw the defendant strike the complainant on the face with his fist. Ho went up to them and the defendant pushed him on to the ground. The complainant then got hold of the defendant, who was taken to the Police Station.- For as- days, was imposed, and a similar fine was im- saulting the complainant a fine of 810, or 14 posed for the assault on the constable.
A. 200 yards' handicap has been arranged to take place for tro prizes to-day, the 6th instant, at 4.30 pm.. at the Victoria Recreation Club's Seven men from a junk appeared before Mr. bathing place. Kowloon. The entries limited and are by invitation. The following assaulting a Chinese detective when in the Hazeland on the 4th inst., and were charged with well-known switamers will compete, and a most execution of his duty, and also with rescuing a interesting race may be expected Messrs. prisoner who was in the officer's custody. The A. A. Alves (200 yards champion of the colony), constable said that at about eight o'clock on Wed- A. E. Alves (V. R. C. 100 yards champion), nesday night he went to Mongkoksui for the C. Gregory. R. W. F., H. E. Moon. W. A. Stopani, and N. II. Alves. A two lengths' handi by sight.
purpose of arresting a deportee whom he knew cap will also be brought off for those not invited junk and descended into the hold. where He went on board a Chinese to take part in the other race, and the proceed he saw the deportee, Ho Foo. He brought ings will conclude with a water polo game. him on dock, but the first and second defen- The members of the Club Lusitano, which is dants would not let him take him away. regarded as the representative Club of the Someone caught hold of his queue and ho was Portuguese community in Hongkong, celebrat-pressed down on to the deck. The first defen- ed the anniversary of the birthday of Their dant struck him across the shoulder with an Faithful Majesties tho King and Queen of Portu- axe, making a wound three and a half inches gal on the 28th alt. by a dance in the Club pre-long. The third defondant caught hold of his mises at Shelley Street. As in former years the facade of the building was very gaily illum. inated by gas and Japanese lanterns; in the centre right above the main entrance was placed a transparent portrait of Dom Carlos. The internal decorations were very simple, but taste- ful and effective. It is rather early in the seas- on for dancing to be pleasant, yet the heat did not deter the more ardent lovers of the terp- sichorean art. Dancing was kept up with much spirit to the strains of the music provided by the excellent Band of the 22nd Bombay Infantry, which was present by the kind permission of the officers of that regiment. The Portuguese Consul-General. Senhor Conselheiro A. G. Romano, who is also the president of the Club, at the supper proposed the health of the King and Queen, which was enthusiastically received. Altogether a very pleasant evening WEB spent,
queue and struck him' across the fingers with porteo, who jumped into the water and swem a chopper. He also cut the queue of the de- away. He had also a gash across his right cheek, but he could not tell who struck the blow, as it was done while he was pressed down upon the deck. He blew his whistle and the police came. All the defendants ran away with the exception of the first and second. He could recognise all the defendants. He had frequent- ly been on board their boat. Sergeant U Po deposed to going on board the junk early that morning and arrresting the third, second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh defendants. For the first offence his Worship sentenced the first and third defendants to four months' hard labour, and the rest to one month's hard labour. For the second offence he sentenced the whole of the defendants to two months' hard labour, the sentences to be consecutive.
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For neglecting to hoist a red flag in the sine Wong Lau was fined 25. It was shown by proper place on board a junk laden with kero- Mr. Brutton that the defendant, for whom he the light fine. appeared, was not altogether to blame. Hence
We are requested to announce that the Cricket Ground will be open for cricket and teams on 1st October next to duly elected mom- bers and naval subscribers only; and that the Comers will be played on Saturday, 6th October, usual opening match of First XII versus All beginning at 11 a.m.
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We are informed by Messrs. John D. Hum- phreys & Son, General Managers of Oliver's Freehold Mines, Limited, that they have received a telegram from the miles, giving the result of last month's crushings as follows:-"495 tons of quartz crushed for a yield of 287 ounces re- ported gold; mill ran 26 days."
On the 28th ult. a Chinaman who was about to get on board the launch for Kong Mun was stopped and searched. He was found to have à revolver, a dagger, and 50 rounds of am- munition on his person. He told Mr. Hazeland on the 29th ult. that he was an ex-rickshaw coolie, but had sold his rickshaw and was re- turning home. He was fined $50, or two months.
two Chinamen with assaulting him while in the Chinese constable 427 on the 1st inst. charged execution of his duty. He said he was near the Ho Shing Theatre with one of the defendants in his custody when three men set upon him pressed him down and struck him. P. C. 356 and knocked him down. The second defendant
each fined $15, or a month. came to his assistance. The defendants were ·
peared at the Magistracy on the Ist inst. charged A Kowloon City merchant named Ng Tso ap- with assaulting an Indian surveyor in the em- ploy of the Government. Tho complainant suid- That he and another man were surveying when a woman came by carrying two baskets. He was holding up a pole at the time, and his com- the woman to wait, whereupon the defendant panion was looking through a glass. He told
came up and struck him two blows with a stick. The complainant denied kicking the woman's baskets.
A fine of $15 was imposed. happy one is due to a great extent to the incon
That the policeman's lot is not always a
fulness there is nothing to choose between the siderateness of the public. As regards thought- public at home and the public in Hongkong, day a message arrived at a Police Station at the as the following story will show. The other
Peak asking that a constable might be sent down to a certain address at once. The message was sent by a lady, and as the Inspector before whom it was placed is not only one of the most conscientions men in the force as regards the performance of his duty, but is also one of the most chivalrous, he jumped up from his tiffen and himself hurried down to the address given, taking with him a Chinese constable. had to pull the handle close upon ten minutes He rang the bell but got no response, and he
Lefore a servant camo leisurely to the door, The Inspector asked the boy where his mistress elcsely followed by an amah and a house coolie. was, and as the boy made no reply but looked Chinese constable to accompany the boy round about in a wondering manner he instructed the
They went, and in a few minutes returned laugh- to the back of the premises and make enquirios. ing. On the Inspector asking them what was the matter he was informed that the other amah was sick, and as she declined to take some foreign medicine offered to her by her mistress the latter had threatened to send for the police to force her to take it. me for?" asked the astonished officer
“And is that all they want
that is all," was the reply. During this conversa- Yes.
tion a note from the mistress was handed to tho inspector, the note saying, “Sorry cannot see you myself. Wait till my husband returns and he will come to the station." The Inspector would have been something more than human had he not returned to his office in anything but an amiable mood. On Sunday he received another note from the lady. It asked him whether the mail had been signalled or not, and to write the reply duties are multifarious, but they do not include on the back of the note. A polico-inspector's keeping the public informed as to the mails. The Inspector, however, answered the enquiry, writing "Not yet," at the back of the note as directed.
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