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were in the City of Vic- toria) there were reported only two cases of communicable disease in the Colony, both of diphtheria and both in the City of Victoria.
Within the last few days the Inspectors and Bergeants in charge of the different policestations have been seen going towards the Central Police Station with small bottles in their hands, the bottles bearing the label Mosquitos from Aberdeen or wherever they may have been brought from. It seems that the specimens are to be examined by Dr. Thomson, the Gaol doctor, who wishes to examine them with a view to investigating the theory as to the trans mission of disease by mosquitos.
An Indian named Ahmed who appeared at the Magistracy on the 17th inst..seems to be a terror to those living in the same house as himself. At any rate a European seaman out of employ told Mr. Hazeland, that the defendant chased him round his room and acted in so threa- tening a manner that he went to the Police Sta- tian and reported the matter. Sergeant Grant was sent back with the complainant. Before they could reach the house they met the defendant the street. As soon as he caught sight of the complainant the defendant took off his coat and wanted to fight. For being disorderly in a public street the man was bound over to keep the peace.
At about half-past five on the 11th inst. a cockloft at a tea-drying shop in Wilmer Street, West Point, collapsed and two women were killed. Some 20 persons were employed in the place picking tea fer export. The cockloft, on account of the heavy weight upon it, came down with a crash and several women were buried in the debris. Inspector Baker, Sergeant Rit chie, and others were soon on the spot.
Ser- geant Ritchie succeeded in extricating one of the women, but it was found that she was al- ready dead, she and another having evidently been suffocated. Others had been got out by the shop-people, and were apparently not much worse for their experience.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
On the 2nd inst, a woman named Chu Chat, residing at Hok Un, near Kowloon City, re- ported to the police that on returning to her house at ten o'clock that morning after an ab- sence of two hours the found the staple of the door prized open and her boxes ransacked, four- teen pieces of clothing and a clock having been taken. Enquiries were set on foot by the police and on the 11th inst: a man named Cheung Tak was arrested in Bulkeley Street, Hunghom, wearing a pair of trousers since identified as part of the stolen property. At the Magistracy on the 12th inst. a barber recognised the defendant as the man whom he had seen coming from the complainant's house with a bundle of clothing on the 2nd inst. The man was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
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Last week we reported that as the result of a fight between rickshaw coolies and fishmongers at Wanchai two fishmongers had been arrested for cutting and wounding a rickshaw coolie and 33 rickshaw coolies arrested for fighting. The cases came before Mr. Hazeland at the Magis- tracy on the 16th inst. The case against the two fishmongers was heard first. Mr. Looker appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Brutton for one of the defendants. Mr. Looker said that these two men were fishmongers at Wan- chai, and the other 33 were coolies living in a coolie house close by. One of these coolies went to market to buy some fish. He bought a fish and took it home. When he came to weigh it he found that it was not the proper weight. He accordingly returned to the market and an altercation took place between him and the fishmonger. From words they came to blows. The fishmonger called upon his tradesmen to assist him. They res. ponded to the call and began to stone the coolie and also some other coolies who had rallied round him. The result of the fight was that thec
he coolie in question was struck on the head by a stone. He did not know whether he would be able to prove that
that these two men actually threw the stone which cansed the injury, but there w was no doubt that they were throwing stones, and he sub- mitted that under the circumstances they were more or less guilty of the offence with which were o charged.—The evidence was then proceeded- with and the further hearing was adjourned
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FH. Woolford, a keaman on board the Mon- torey, was yesterday fined $5, or seven days, for being disorderly in Ship Street, the previons evening, and $10, or 14 days, for assaulting a
Chinese woman.
Chui Wan Kwai is the manager of godowns Nas. 20 and 25, Praya West, and he was fined on the 16th inst. for lighting fires in Collinson Street and Beach Street, on each side of his godown. There was a stock of timber near one of the fires, and had there been any wind blowing the timber would in all probability have been ignited and the godowns endangered.
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|_ Early on the 13th inst. a fire broke font in a silk shop at 58, Jervois Street. The Fire Brigade was soon on the spot, the station being | close
by that land, but, notwithstanding their celerity they arrived on the scene the flames had got good hold. The whole of the basement was burned out, a considerable quanti- Wong Sai Ho, master of the junk No. 184, was ty of silk goods being destroyed. The fire also fined $10 on the 16th inst. for neglecting to cover spread to the first and second floors, which are with a serviceable tarpaulin some kerosene which entered from Queen's Road, and their contents he had on board. P. C. Foden visited the dowero destroyed. The promises are insured fendant's junk when she was lying near the in the Union Fire Insurance Office for Standard Oil Company's godown and found 200 | $12,000. The cause of the ontbreak is not yet or 300 cases of kerosene on board without any known. Tho mastor of the shop left early on cover or protection whatever.
Friday evening leaving some fokus and an 80- countant on the premises, who are being inter rogated by the police. ****
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On the 16th inst. Mr. Hazeland lectured a junk master for anchoring in the southern fairway and fined him $5. His Worship said he was Two firemen from the British steamer Elm always impressing on these junk people the Branch appeared before Mr. Hazeland on the danger of anchoring in the southern fairway. 17th inst., one of them charging the other with If a steamer had run the defendant down he assaulting him with a knife. The complainant would not have been able to recover a single was a Japanese calling himself Charles Tokey, cash as compensation.. He ought to be more and the defendant an unprepossessing Mexican careful.
named Manuel Vilchean. The complainant's Fung Fun, a carpenter employed at the Ce-story was that at about eight o'clock on Tues- ment Works, when into the Cheung pawn-shop day morning he was having breakfast with the at Hunghom on Thursday to pawn a pair of defendant, and being without sugar he asked the shoes. When asked for his name and address defondant if he would please let him have some ho was indignant, and began to make such a of his. The defendant refused, and the complain. noise that a large crowd collected round the ant then got up and fetched some bread. door of the shop. An Indian constable appeared When ho returned the defendant got up on the scene and took him into custody, with and struck him in the face with his fist. the result that he is now doing time in Victoria Then the defendant went to his bank and goal.
came back with a knife, with which he out him on the face and side. The cuts, how- ever, were but slight. A European fireman corroborated. The Captain of the steamer gave the defendant a bad character, saying that this was not the first time he had used a knife. Tho defendant's story was that he was at breakfast. with the complainant when the latter took some of his sugar, and, when he rémonstrated with him he said he should take it. They then strug- gled. The defendant had in his hand a knife with which he had been cutting bread, and in the struggle the complainant got ont. His Worship thought one was as bad as the other and gave the defendant the option of a fine, he being ordered to pay $19, or 14 days.
On Wednesday morning a Chinaman who was engaged with other coolies in carrying coal from the junks to the coal heap near the torpedo depot was observed by P. C. Morgan to throw some of the coal in the water when near the side. He arrested him and found that there were about two hundredweight of coal in the water. This is a common practice among the coal coolies. They throw the coal into the water and dredge for it afterwards. Yesterday the coolie was sent to prison for a month.
At the Harbour Office yesterday, before the Hon. Basil Taylor, an enquiry was held into the circumstances connected with a charge of the neglect of duty against Pang Kau, master of the steam launch Guiding Star. It was stated that as the Guiding Star was leaving Pedder's Wharf a yellow launch was steaming westwards. The Guiding Star did not give way but forced the yellow launch close upon the bows of another steamer, starboarding helm and following close along side; then ported and passed under stern. The defendant acknowledged the truth of this, and his certificate was ordered to be suspended for two months.
At the Harbour Office yesterday, before the Hon. Basil Taylor, an enquiry was held into the circumstances connected with the collision be- tween the steam launch Evening Star and cargo boat No. 347 -The master of the cargo boat said: About 7 p.m. on Friday, the 12th inst. I left the Harbour Master's Wharf empty to to Wanchai. When I was close to
go Butterfield and Swire's East buoy I saw the Evening Star on the starboard quarter standing straight towards me. I hailed him to stop, but he kept straight on and collided with my star board quarter, capsizing the cargo boat and tearing the sail. The launch did not attempt to keep out of my way, nor did he, so far as I could see, reverse his engines. I had a light lit five feet above the port quarter. The second master of the Evening Star said: I was stearing the Evening Star at the time of the collision at about 7 p.m. I left Pedder's Wharf for Kowloon, and when about half way across the harbour I saw the cargo boat about one and a half boat's length away showing no light, so far as I could see. I blew my whistle and went astern with engines, but did not try to go under her stern, boing afraid of colliding with another launch which I saw the other side of the cargo boat. I struck the cargo boat on the starboard side with my port bow. She did not capsize, but was only carried away to port bodily. The certificate of the master of the Evening Star was suspended for two months.
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The other day a charge was brought against Pang San, boatswain on the steamer Suisang, who was charged with being in possession of prepared opium without a permit. Among those who gave evidence was Sergeant Gar- rod. The Sergeant said lie visited the Suisang with eight excise officers. He informed the mate that he was going to search the ship and passengers for opium. He then asked an ex- ciso officer where they intended to search first, and ho answered “The boatswain's room.” He accompanied the excise officers there and found in the room a man who said he was the quarter- master. Ho told him to fetch the boatswain, and ho did so. When the boatswain arrived he told him he was going to search his boxes and bank, which he proceeded to do in his presonce, the only remark he made being “All right, go on." Thoy found four tins of prepared opium about 20 taels-underneath the man's box, and in consequence he was arrested. The Magis trate, however, was not satisfied as to the guilt of the boatswain, who said he did not know that the opium was in his room and that it must have been placed there by someone who had a grudge against him. He accordingly discharged the man. At the Magistracy on the 17th inst. Mr. Gedge applied for a rehearing. He contend. ed that the mere fact of the man being found in possession of the opium was sufficient to convict him, unless he could show that there was good reason to believe that he did not know that the opium was there, and that it had been placed there by somebody else. Ultimately His Wor- ship decided to grant the re-hearing provided that it was understood that the informer would be called to give evidence. This suggestion was agreed to. · The steamer in the harbour until about His Worship observed was brought before him the other case broke down. He contradicted self in every line.
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