Octobor 18, 1900.]-
The repairs to the steamer Cunton rendered necessary by the damage she sustained in the typhoon have almost been completed, und the vessel will leave the Kowloon Dock in the vonrse of a tide or so.
For being drank and disorderly in Praya
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
East on the night of the 5th a Greek sailor was on geant Lame on to-day will be Lance-Ser- Two men, apparently brothers, were arrested
the 6th inst. fined $5. He had come ashore with his pockets filled with money, which he was scattering about to the delight of a crowd of Chinese.
Among those who passed through on the Syd- ney this week was the well-known Lt. Col. Mar- chand. It was originally intended that he should reach China earlier, but at his own request he was allowed to postpone his departure from France until the 9th ult
During the
the 48 hours ending at noon on the 8th inst. there were reported 2 fresh cases of plagne and two deaths. The total figures for last week were 3 cases and 3 deaths. The decrease since the middle of August has been well maintained, the figures for the last seven weeks being 9, 4, 4, 5, 1, 5, 3 (cases and deaths alike).
Lance-Sergeant Terret was on duty on the 4th inst..when he saw a Chinaman coming along carrying a couple of baskets. He stopped him, and the man betrayed himself by attempting to run away. The baskets were found to contain 20 pounds of brass, which was concealed in a bag. On the 5th inst. the man was fined $10, or a month, for being in unlawful possession.
At about eleven o'clock on the 4th instant a Chinese constable was going along Queen's Road Central when he noticed a Chinaman leaning over a British blue-jacket who was laid down drunk in the street, and going through his pockets. On seeing the lukong the China- man cleared off, but the constable caught him, and on searching him found some burglar's tools on his person. Other tools of a liko nature - were subsequently found in his house by Sor- geant Murison. In sentencing him on the 5th inst to three weeks' hard labour as a rogue and vagabond, Mr. Hazeland said it was clear from the evidence that the man was a very dangerous character.
Michael Kavanagh, an A. B. on board the Castle Rock, is evidently something of a torror to his ship-mates. He was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment at the Harbour Office on the 9th inst. for assaulting the second officer (Mr. Dalziel) and an A. B. namod J. Wallace. Joseph Bolger (another A. B.) and Richard Channon (the cook), charged with disobeying the lawful commands of Captain Jones, excused themselves by declaring that their lives were in danger from Kavanagh. The Acting Harbour master (Mr. Basil Taylor) did not consider this excuse a sufficient one and sentenced them to 14 days' imprisonment.
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At the regular meeting of Ararat Lodge of R.A.M.'s held on the 10th inst. Bro. G. J. W. King was elected W, C. N., Bro. T. A Wheal treasurer, and Bro. J. Maxwell Warder.
Among the passengers by the homeward English mail
who has been invalided home, the plague duty which he performed at Yaumati having undermined his health. His comrades in the Police Force purpose pre- centing him with a purse of money and a silver- mounted walking stick.........
Two Greek sailors were creating a disturbance in Queen's Road West on the 9th inst. One of them was drunk and P.C. Reynolds arrested him, whereupon his companion got hold of him and attempted to drag him away. With the as- sistance of some soldiers both were taken to the Police Station, and on the 10th inst. the man who was drunk was fined $5, or 14 days, and the other $10, or 14 days..
From the Return of Stamp Revenue during the months of September, 1899 and 1900, it appears that there has been a total increase this year of $9,119.22. The chief items show ing increases were:- -Conveyance or Assign ment, $6,535.50; Probate or Letters of Ad ministration, $4,195.50; Bank Note Duty, $1,185.94; and Mortgage, $656.20. The prin cipal decreases were in the items:-Settlement, $1,860.00; Policy of Insurance, $865.20; Bill of Exchange and Promissory Note, $516.15, Transfer of Shares, $443.9 Adhesive Stamps yielded the slight increase of 8295.86.
At the Harbour Office yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Basil Taylor, Ho Tsat, master of the steam launch denne, was charged on the in- formation of Sergeant Burchall with failing to observe the rules of the road. Sergeant Bur chall said that at 10.30 a.m. on the 9th iust. he left Douglas Wharf to go towards Tsim Tsa Tsui Wharf. When close to the chequered buoy marking the western end of the man-of- war anchorage he saw the defendant's launch on the port bow going east. About two minutes lator the defendant's launch passed so close across his bows that the polico launch had to be stopped. The defendant then eased down and apparoutly began to look about for something. After a minute or two he went towards Wan. chai. The defendant made no attempt to keep out of his way.-A fine of $5, or 14 days, was imposed.
A Chinaman was amusing himself inst, by throwing stones at an on the Parade Ground in Queen was caught, and on the 9th inst. ordered him to pay $10, or three weeks.
at West Point on the 6th instant for pocket picking, the one being arrested inside and the other outside the Kooshing Theatre, Thore was no doubt about their guilt, but one case was somewhat worse than the other. Conso- quently the sentences differed-14 days, and three weeks.
pinnace on the 8th inst, P. C. Fitt noticed When patrolling the harbour in the police a dust-boat coolie dumping baskets of rubbish into the harbour. He went towards the man, who ran away. After an exciting chase of his man and subsequently the offender was fined about a quarter of an hour the constable caught
$5, or 14 days. A CORUN
338 came across 20 or 30 men playing at fan tan On the 7th instant Chinese Constable No. in Praya East. He arrested one of them. As he was taking him to the Police Station the man put a five dollar bill in his pocket, saying Here are a few dollars to drink tes. The lukong reported the matter, and on the 9tli inst. the offender was fined $5, or 14 days, for gambl ing, and sentenced to two months hard labour for attempting to bribe the caustable.
Mr. J. Loss, overseer, Public Works Depart- ment, stores his ricksha just below his bungalow in Kennedy Road, and on the 7th inst. his coolie noticed thros inen taking it away. He at once went to stop them, whereupon all three set upon him. His master, hearing the noise, came to his assistance.
men, but the other to captured one of the captured was taken before Mr. Hazeland on the away. The man 8th inst., and fined $5, or 14 days, for disorderly conduct.
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On the 1st inst. at Shanghai, in the Church of the Sacred Heart, a solemn thanksgiving service was performed on the occasion of the Goldon Wedding Jubilee" of Mr. and Mrs. Jayme Rangel. The Very Rev. Father Louail, Superior-General of the Jesuit Kiang. nan Mission, in the course of the Mass delivered what is described as a most pathetic discourse. Mr. and Mrs. Rangel are octogenarians, bolong- to one of the European l'ortugese families that came out to China at the beginning of the. Mr. John Mills, a Sanitary Inspector resid-century. Mr. Raugel was a lawyer, but has ing at No. 60, Hollywood Road, has a dog which retired from practice. bas attracted the attention, of a neighbour--- Lam Kau, a draper, of 37, Peel Street. Not being able to come by the dog honestly the daper appears to have resorted to crooked means, and yesterday Mr. Mills charged him with stealing the dog, which is valued at $25. Mr. Mills said that at about nine o'clock on Wednesday night he heard a noise proceeding from the dog's kennel. He went down and saw the man getting hold of the dog and trying to pull it away. The man ran off. He followed and caught him. The defendant was the man. The defendant denied the theft and called witnesses us to his respectability · His Worship sentenced him to 14 days. He subsequently granted a re-hearing, when the soutence was confirmed.
On the 9th inst. an Irishman named Jolin Walls, who is employed on board an American ship, caused a commotion in Queen's Road Central, at the bottom of Aberdeen Streat, by cursing and swearing. He was sending the British Government and all British soldiers and. sailors to perdition, much to the amusement of thehinese crowd by which ho was sur- rounded. He was drunk at the time. In- spector Macnab and Sergeant MacSwayed endeavoured to quieten him, and for their pains he told them to go and fight the · Indian constable No. 674 was on the 10th inst. Boers instead of interfering with "an honest charged with assaulting a fruit-seller at Hung drunken man." They took him to the Police hom on the 8th inst. The complainant, who is a Station, and on the 10th inst. he was fined $5.. cripplo, said that four Indian soldiers came to
H. Browne, described as bookkeeper at Bay him and purchased two cigars and three pamel View Hotel, appeared at the Magistracy on the 008. The price was seven cents, but the soldiers 10th inst. charged with assaulting Mrs. ahwaun, only offered him one cont. When he asked barmaid at the Stag Hotel, and also with behaving them for more they assaulted him, striking him in a disorderly manner in the Stag Hotel whilst with their fis's and kicking him. The dofon. drunk. Mrs. Schwann said that at lalf-past dant then came up. The soldiers said something five on the 9th inst. the defendant, who was to him, whereupon he struck the complainant drunk, came up to the bar of the Sing Hotel with his fist and prodded him in the side with and asked for a drink. She told him he could the butt of his carbine.A witness corroborat have a soda, whereupon he replied "No foar." ed.--The defondant donied the assault, saying and slapped her in the face-The bar boy and that the man had brought a fulso charge the assistant manager corroborated. Sorgeant against him because he arrested one of his Murison, who was called to the Stug Totel by clansmen the other day. His Worshipsaid it was the complainant, said the defendant was drunk for the prosecution to prove to his satisfaction and using filthy language towards the harmaid that the constable assaulted the complainant. The defendant was fined $15, or 14 days, for the He must have no doubt whatever on the subject. assault and $10, or 14 days, for being disorderly. There was absolutely no mark at all on the com- The Chinese soldier who was arrested on plainant's body. There was a doubt in his mind as the 8th inst. for stealing a loaf of broad has to whether the complainant was assaulted or not. been sentenced to seven days' hard labour. No It was his duty to give the defendant the bene- further information regarding him has been | fit of the doubt, and he would be accordingly obtained.
discharged.
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With the approach of the cool weather, the coolies and homeless wanderers who, during the summer has made the public footpaths their beds, are now prohibited from sleeping in the open, and consequently those of them who ure without money are hard pressed what to do. On the 9th inst., Sergeant Ritchie found flyo. men sleep- ing in the door of the Pak Tai Temple at the top of Nullah Lane, Wanchai. He took them into custody. When searched they were found to have two and a half cents among them. On the 9th inst. Mr. Hazeland sentenced them to 14 days' imprisonrcent as rogues and vagabonds.
There has long been ill-blood between the public and private chair coolics in Wyndham Street in conseque co of the competition which there is to secure positions exactly opposite the German Club. Wrangling takes place daily, and on the 7th inst. the disputanta camo to blows, Sergeant Collett (was in Glenenley when his attention was attracted by the commotion, He telephoned to the outral Police Station from the Dairy Farm"Office, and then went down Wyndhain Street with P.C. Godfrey and an Indian Constable and made seven arrests. The defendants were taken before Mr. Haze- land on the 8th inst, and fined $5 each.
Tho residents of Kennedy Road have com plained recently of the danger to which they have been exposed from the blasting operation carried on there, and on the 7th inst. Berges Kendall went round while the blasting going on with a view to seeing whether was any foundation for the complaint or He had not been there long before, he hep explosion, followed by a crash. He that the crash was caused by: rock loosened by the explosio ated on to the roof of Mr. close at hand. The rock wor into the maffoos, quarters Fortunatel happened to be in the way and in com no one was injured