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STEAMER SUNK IN BOMBAY WHO ACHARBOUR.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
A soldier who was watching the football game on Saturday, the 9th inst., at the Happy Valley was overcome by the heat, and had to be removed to hospital.
A case of suicide is reported from Kennedy town on Wednesday, when a foreman coolie divested himself of his clothing and jumped into the harbour. The body has not yet been
recovered.
[March 16, 1901,
Mr. S. R. Moore has been appointed - De- marcation Officer to the Land Court
Mr. C. Mol. Messer has been appointed Acting Colonial Treasurer and Collector of Revenue during the absence on leave of the Hon. A. M. Thomson.
The King's Proclamation, continuing in their posts those holding any office at the demise of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, is published in the Gazette.
A special Government notification issued been received from the Government of Rangoon, Health Officer, and Dr. R. Gibson, Deputy on Thursday stated: The following telegram has Dr. J. II Swan has been appointed Acting and is published for general information: Health Officer of the Port during the absence
Hongkong declared infected. Inform ship-on leave of Dr. G P. Jordan. ping firms. Letter follows."
On Thursday evening, the 14th ult.; soon after darkness had set in, the Harbour of Bombay was the scene of one of the most exciting incidents which have taken place in its history, and which resulted in the sinking of the German East African Company's pas sanger steamer Setos. She had collided with the 8.8. Daghestan, who at the time of the accident was carrying 171 passengers, principally natives, but owing to the skill and coolness displayed by the officers on board no lives were lost, though for a time, in spite of the nearness of the shore, all but those actually working the vessel were
Nearly 1,200 students are now in daily in a state almost of panic. The Selos had come
attendance at Queen's College. This is from Zanzibar and the Daghestan was proceed-record, and speaks volumes for the name this ing on her voyage to Antwerp with a general car-
institution has among all classes of this cos- go, when they struck just off the Apollo Bunder, mopolitan community. On the 5th inst., the the stem of the latter taking the Setos amidships opening day of the Spring term, over 150 on the starboard side, carrying away all the applicants for entry had to be sent away, there upper structure and eventually making a large being absolutely no room for them. hole below the water line. In three minutes
all her fires were flooded. The stampede for the boats was prevented and with the assistancɔ of the boats of the Daghestan, and others from the shore the women and children were first safely landed. The remainder of the passengers soon followed, and ultimately even the mails and baggage were brought ashors. The Daghestan is a vessel ohartered by the British India Company, and commanded by (aptain Littlehales. She was obliged to return to the harbour with her bows severely damaged on the starboard side and the forepeak full of water. The Setos meanwhile began to settle down, and at 3 o'clock, when all hands had left, sank in ab 30-feet of water. Until 2 o'clock efforts were made to keep her afloat, but these were found to be futile. She has now heeled over, and lies near the middle ground on her side, her bridge and portions of her upper structure just showing at low tide.-Times of India.
HONGKONG.
hinese diver was accidentally killed whilst Hope Dock, Aberdeen, on Friday,
stern Street as a dividing line, the of the Colony has been put out of troops of the garrison. With just. the British hospital-ship ved from Calcutta, the French re from Hoihow, and the U.S. alo from Manila, while the U.S. ert left for the last port.
piper, which sank in the Har- rning of the November typhoon, for having been raised, has now red, and made a very successful onday morning.
nged to be a deliberate case of Bat Victoria Barracks early st, when Gunner Webster, Southern Division), Royal jumped from a verandah to tance of about thirty feet, nud from which he died a few bster had been suffering from
tamp revenue during the 1903 and 1901 hows that for February 1901 was principal items of increase or Assignment, $8,019.00; 8846 42; Mortgage, $724 80; 8676.86. - The main decreases it, $1,350.00; Transfer of
Bank n
note, duty, 8946.77;
during the month ended that to a grand total of ad Foreign community con- 18, Army 7, Navy 2), and 369, Chest affections ms, and various fevers accumbed to malaria and *th rates in the principal as follows-British (Civil) 23.1 per 1,000 munity, Victoria, Land ese community, whole 16.9, Land and Boat t164.
Centurion and Terrible
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The flashes which we have seen nightly over the Island this week were produced by H.M.88. talking to one another by flashing searchlights, the Terrible being in Taitam Bay and the Centurion in the Harbour. The flashes were emitted by a sort of venetian blind arrangement, and the ordinary Morse code of telegraphy was used.
the Hongkong Volunteer Corps was held on the The Commandant's parade in connection with Polo Ground, Causeway Bay, on Saturday, the 9th inst, the parade being by way of rehearsal for the annual inspection by H. E. the General Officer Commanding. The Commandant ex- Dressed himself satisfied with the manner in which the men acquitted thems Ives, and im- pressed upon them the importance of all mem- bers of the Corps attending the inspection.
H.M.8. Argonaut left on the 12th inst. for Woosung. Later the-British gunboat Bramble left for Amoy and the British storeship Humber for Canton.
Among the names of those leaving for Eng- land by the Chinu on the 12th inst. were those of Messrs. James McKie, J. H. Lewis, and R. D. Ormsby.
The following have been appointed temporary Inspectors of Nuisances:-Messrs. W Bond, H. McDonald, G. Powell, H. (ook, W. Rogers, B. Lowe, G. Flack, and H. Reynolds,
M. Droese, the Dutch Consul-General, in- forms us that all ships arriving from Hongkong in the ports of Netherlands-India are now sub- ject to quarantine regulations on account of small-pox.
Library and Museum last week shows that the The return of visitors to the City Hall former institution was visited by 458 non-Chinese and 138 Chinese, the latter by 175 non-Chinese and 2,836 Chinese.
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The medical representative in IIongkong of the United States Government is, we under- stand, advising the vaccination of all crews and passengers on hoard Pacific-bound vessels in view of the recent cases of small-pox here,
The following returns of the average amount of bank notes in circulation and specie in reing, 19th inst.. at the Magistracy, into the serve in Hongkong during the month ended 28th February are certified by the managers of the respective Banks:
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Banks.
Limited
Total,
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Average Specie in Amount. Reserve. 3,049,830 $1,700,000
5,000,000
An enquiry will be held on Tuesday morn circumstances attending the deaths of Brodie and Johnson, the two divers who lost their lives through the sudden overturning for the second time of the dredger Canton River on the afternoon of the 2nd inst.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China...$
A circular despatch from Mr. Chamberlain Hongkong and Shanghai
is published in the Gazette, enclosing a copy of Banking Corporation 10,169,377
a telegram from Lord Panncefole with re- National Bank of China,
ference to the Philippines Customs Tariff. 450,000 150,000 Therein it is stated that Mr. Hay has made an offer to have any suggestions laid before the. $13,669,207 6,85,000 | U. S. Commission which may be made in the The members of the Red Dragon Lodge No. | interest of British trade. 65 held a tea and secial evening on Tuesday, the 12th inst., in the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street, on account of several of their members leaving for the North of China. The concert was held after the ordinary meeting The chair was taken by Bro. Darley, U.S.N., and the following programme was gone through with great success:-Songs by Bros. Brittain, Chiles, Kelsall, Hewish, Connor, Lloyd, and Prosser; Readings by Bros. Young, Barley. Tweedle, Taylor, and Marston. Bro. Gallen, U.S.N., and Bro. Maddocks gave very interest- ing addresses, in which they wished all a
"God speed" and hoped they would return as staunch teetotallers. Bro. Little brought one of the finest concerts that has ever been held in the Temperance cause to a close by an Organ Recital, the "Hallelujah Choras," after which the members remaining formed a circle round their comrades, and sang as a parting hymn "God be with you till we meet again."
An excellent opportunity will be present ed to curio-buyers to-day, when at 2 p.m. Mr. George Lammert will sell by public auction a magnificent collection of Chinese curios. We have had the opportunity of in- specting the curios, which are now on view, and as a collection it is one of the best to be put up for auction for many years past. As some of the articles bear marks, and are fashion- ed in a manner known to the initiated to be for Imperial use alone, it is possible that many of the curios formed part of the loot taken from the palace at Peking. The collection is a large and varied one, and comprises embroidered cloths and clothes, all kind of vases, carved Buddhas, drinking vessels, pipes, incense-burners, screens, China plates, samshu and tea cups, etc. We understand the articles will be sold without reserve and a good attendance of buyers will no doubt be present.
important reinforcement of the Russian war- The Russian Admiralty has decided on an ships on the Pacific Station. The two new vessels which have just been built in the Finland dockyards are to be sent to Port
Arthur.
A council return of military expenditure on the Garrison at Singapore last year shows 8842,030 spent locally. The amount spent in that the Army Pay Department accounted for England, so far as could be ascertained, was $238,817, or £23,082.
An Asahi telegram from Chemulpo on the 27th ult, says that the Japanese lessee of of the island by the Corean inhabitants on or Getsabito Island was demanding the evacuation
before the 15th March. He applied to the Corean Government to order the Coreans to leave the island, but the natives have been increasing in numbers instead of withdrawing, owing to the changeable attitude of the Corean Government.
Tinies of the 2nd inst.-A review of the The following items are from the P. & T. French troops was held on the 27th ult. in the most unpleasant Tientsin weather.--The Port was virtually reopened and the first steamer had already arrived at the Bar, while some of the regular fleet were expected on 3rd.While demolishing a temple in Peking,
the 2nd or
some foreign soldiers, in order to facilitate the work, blew up the large hall with dynamite two coolies wounded by the
and some
me soldiers being killed and explosion. Four for contemporary regrets the departure were found among the debris afterw
Australian contingent, which was about two weeks time.