October 20, 1900
On the 16th inst. the Portuguese orniser Adamastor, and the other warships in the Har bour, were dressed and a salute was fired at noon in honour of the birthday of the Queen Dowager of Portugal, Donna Maria Pia, mother of the present King...
A man of the name of C. Worthington, who is employed in the Customs, made himself so obnoxious to the acting, manager and the bar maid at Thomas's. Grill Rooms on the 13th inst that they were obliged to give him into the custody of an Indian constable. On the way to the station he assaulted the constable, and for this offence was fined $10. The other charge was withdrawn
At the offices of the Prblic Works Depart ment on the 15th inst. Mr. G. J. W. King offered for competition Shaukiwan Inland Lot No. 395. The upset was $675. Mr. Chun King was the purchaser for $980. The lot contains 2,250 square feet. Inland Lot Nos. 1,617, 1,618, 1,619, and 1,620, siluate in Shankiwan Road, were bought by the Hon. R. M. Gray for $13,000, the upset being $6,000.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
At the Magistracy on the 16th inst. a China man was sentenced to a month's hard labour for stealing a jacket at Hok Un, near Hunghom. Tho jacket was stolen while the occupants of the house were absent a fow, minutes. They had seen the defendant hanging about the place, and suspected him of the theft. Later on the defendant was arrested with the pawn-ticket. relating to the jacket in his possession.
Ca visiting the steam launch Kwang Lung as she was about to start for Han Hoi near Samchun, on the 15th inst., a Chinese con- stable found one of the passengers in possession of two revolvers and 50 rounds of ammunition, which wore wrapped in jackets. He took the man into custody. The offender said that a man had asked him to take the things to the country and had given him ten cents for his trouble. He was fined $250, or three months.
On Wednesday afternoon an Indian constable found three coolies fighting in Morrison Street. They were battering one another with all their might and emphasising their blows by shouting at the top of their voices. He drove them Albert Smith, store-keeper, appeared at the away but they came back again and resumed Magistracy on the 12th inst. charged with behav
the battle. He accordingly took them into ing in a disorderly manner in a public street custody. When before Mr. Hazeland yester while drunk and damaging a chair, the property. 1: I did not fight; I was assaulted by the day they made the following statements:No. of Lo Mok, chairmaker, 7, Sun Street. The evidence was to the effect that the defendant second defendant and his friends. No. 2: I did went into the chairmaker's shop, seized a rattan not fight. The first defendant and his friends chair, and broke it by belabouring the coolies knocked away my money. No. 3: I say with it. For this little freak he was fined $5 the same as the second defendant.-Each defen- and ordered to pay $1.50 compensation.
dant was fined 33, or 14 days.
appeared at the Magistracy yesterday to charge Mrs. McRae, of No. 1, Leighton, Hill Road, her servant boy with leaving her service with out notice. She said that the defendant came to her in March or April, and left at the end of the latter month without saying anything. On Tuesday she saw him at Mrs. Buller's next door.The defendant said that on receiving
in these columns to be sold I
The steamer Cape Clear,
Bangkok on the 29th ult Mr. William Downie for Ticals 85,100 – ing to the latest account there is some dificulty about the delivery of the Cape Clear, as- vessel is claimed by Mr. Leonardi.
H.M, cruiser Archer, Commander John Rolleston, sailed from Sheerhoss on 7th for Australia to replace her sister crni hawk, Coromander Frederick H. P man, which has been temporarily to the Chins Station. The Mohawk will to England to pay off when ffairs in China assume a inore peaceful attitude.
The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian writes Correspondence has been published between the Indian Government and the Bar and Chamber of Commerce at Rangoon as to the appointment of a civilian instead of a barrister as the Chief Judge of the new Chiof Court for Lower Burmah. I may mention that a very strong impression prevails in official quarters here that the present constitution of the court is only provisional, and that after the practice of the new court has been established on a firm basis, the chief judgeship will, when The ultimate creation of a High Court for & vacancy occurs, be given to a barrister judge. Upper and Lower Burma is very probable.
It is quite possible that Mr. John Roberts, the billiard champion, may visit China at the close of his prosent Australian tour. He has informed a prees correspondent that he will at the various China and Japan ports. His probably return home via Canada, and drop out trip will last two years, and it is the fourth first being in 1876, the second two years lator, and time that he has paid a visit to Australia, the the third in 1891. It is remarkable that one of his age he is in his 53rd year-can retain such keenness of eye and steadiness of hand, coupled so far in advanco of all others in a game possessing such variety of combination and nerve as billiards.
On Thursday night two chair coolies were settling their differences by belabouring each other in Queen's Road Central, opposite the Hongkong Hotel. A crowd surrounded them. An Indian constable took both into custody. When taken before Mr, Hazeland yesterday one. of them said: The second defendant broke my chair, but I did not fight.-The second de-his wages he went home to see his wife. with precision and judgment, as to place fendant said: I accidentally knocked against While he was at her house he fell ill and his the first defendant's chair, but we did not fight. wife told him to stay with her. He stayed They were each fined £3, or 14 days.
with her two or three months, and when he was On the 13th inst. there was a good muster botter he went to Mrs. Buller's. While there of the European members of the Hongkong the complainant saw him. She abused him and Police Force in the Billiard Room of the said she would summon him. When in her Central Police Station for the purpose of bid-service she used to abuse him and call him a- ding farewell to Lance-Sergeant Cameron, who Chinaman-His worship. Did you say that to has been invalided home, and making him ahim ?-The complainant: No, your worship; presentation. Chief Detective Inspector Han- I never use that word.-A fine of §5, or 14 days, son acted as chairman, and addressing Lance was imposed. Sergeant Cameron said: "I have been asked by your late comrades in the Police Force, who wish to show their appreciation of your kind nature and disposition, on your retirement from the force, to make you a present on their behalf
A.-D.-C. to Sir West Ridgway, the Governor Sir Francis Burdett has been appointed extra of Ceylon, and is due to take up his appoint- ment at Colombo about the end of November." Sir Francis is a Lieutenant of the 17th Lancers (Reserve of officers) and received his Com mission on the 16th September, 1896. He went out to South Africa at the commencement of the war, and arrived in Colombo by the tran- sport Dilwara, on the 8th ult., with a batoh of a thousand Boer prisoners brought by that vessel. Sir Francis remained in Colombo for Can a juror summoned in a court of law re-eight or ten days and joined in several games
of polo, a branch of sport in which he is parti cularly at home. He then went to England to settle up his personal affairs before undertaking
his new appointment:
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was really the Bible, by simply opening it, and that kissing was not demanded by the law and was, therefore, not imperative, though usually done. Who is right. The Judge or the sheriff?"
Captain Sir Alfred Jephson, R.N., who died on the 12th ult., saw a good deal of active ser- vice, and in 1860 was present with the Naval Brigade at the assault and capture of Canton. For these services he wore the China medal, with clasp for Canton. His lieutenant's com- mission was dated 10th December, 1861, and in this grado when in the Euraylus he was wounded in the attack on the batteries at. Kagonima, Japan, August, 1863. He also received special mention in despatches as. lieutenant of a com pany of small-arm men of the Naval Brigade landed for the seasult on the stockades Shimonoseki, Sept, 4, 1864. Here his war ber- vices as a naval officer ceased, and having been promoted commander, Sept. 18, 1875, he retired with the rank of Captain, May 28, 1889.
of a purse of sovereigns, a walking stick, and fuse to kiss the Bible? This question has again a deck chair, and I do so with very great been raised, this time in Penang. Referring pleasure. You have been with us for something to a refusal in the local assize court there, when like three years, and it is a pity you have to the sheriff curtly demanded that a German sever your connection with the force, because gentleman should kiss the book, one of the it is not everybody's good fortune to be blessed jurors in a letter to the Gazette says: "The with the even temperament and good disposition late Mr. Justice Pellereau held that it was quite of which you are the possessor. Temperaments sufficient for the jurors to make sure that, the differ, and it is one like yourself who brings a book, which they were having in their hands, very good influence upon the more fiery ones, It does them good to have one like you among them. We were sent into the world for a certain purpose, and I consider that you have brought & very good influence to bear upon us all. Therefore we shall miss you very much, but I The Pacific Mail liner China had an exciting hope that in going back to the old country you episodo on board on her last voyage. Just will regain your health and that before very after leaving San Francisco cue of a party of long you will look back upon the time you have three passengers who had been engaged in spent in Hongkong with feelings of pleasure. that city as superintendents in a geld mine in You hare made friends here, and I hope you Corea, about 100 miles north of Chemulpo, and will remember us all as friends. To remind were on their way out, showed signs of insanity, you of us in some way we give you and had to be placed in confinement. It first this stick. I will therefore hand you the purse, manifested itself in the form of melancholia,lative Council a vote of $100,000, was pass which contains 38 sovereigns, and express and a clerie watch was put over him. Later on, the hope on behalf of myself and your he twice outered the room of a lady passenger late comrades that you will soon be restored to who was ill. o was then put in confirement health." (Hear hear.)-The stick is a black and under constant watch. In a day or two ebony one with a silver mount. It bears a he became violent. Once he broke the door monogram and the inscription Presented down and got out; twice he got away from his to William Cameron, hy members of the guard while taking exercise. At one time be 11.K.P., 12th Oct., 1900, as a mark of esteem." secured one of the knives toing polished for the The recipient in reply, said Mr. Chairman table ard on the other occasion he was seized and gentlemen, I you all
At the last meeting of the Singapore Legis- in the Supply Bill for a most important the canal to join Singapore River and Keppel Harbour. The Colonial Secretary in the first reading of the Bill said that the canal proposed was to be very different from Singapore Cabal-90 feet wide, and 8 feet of water at the lowest tide: perhaps 6 ft. would be better, but that would increase
increase the cost- rough estimate was 2600,000 for just as he got to the rail preparatory to jump-made, would very much th your kindness. You have given me more than I ing over fortunately, he did no damage to make much safer the transit deserve. I am sorry to leave you, but I am himself or to others, although twice he managed wharves to the godowns. obliged to do so. Cameron subsequently to get on the upper deck among the passengers ability of constructing su wen board - the_homeward bound Eng The unfortunate gentleman seemed to be a lish mail, a good many of his late comrades attractive person, and of considerable
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