April 20, 1901.];
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The appointment was notified at the Ad- miralty last month of Assistant Paymaster C. A. Underwood, to the Tamar, to date 14th March.
The 3rd Madras Light Infantry paraded in marching order at Kowloon on the 15th inst. for inspection by the Major-General Command- The 5th Hyderabad Contingent will be inspected to-morrow.
before death ended his sufferings. evidence obtained as yet does not make it clear who removed the body from the boat or why the | ruffians made no attempt to prevent the removal. but they appear to have made off after the deed was done, and it is stated crossed the river to a market town on the other side. Neither is it yet quite clear who carried the information toing. the military at Lo-fa, but it is presumed it was the Chinese preacher who was with Mr. Stonehouse when he was attacked. A body of cavalry left Lo-fa and also Yangtsun on Satur. day evening, and after some trouble the inter- preter attached to the force succeeded in tracing the body, which was conveyed to Tungan where the London Mission has a station, and where tle remains were carefully prepared for burial Definite orders have been received in Hong- by the native Christians and placed in a col n kong that the U. S. S. Newark, with Captain provided by the Magistrate. The body was Bowman H. McCalla in command, is to proceed subsequently conveyed by rail to Peking, where to New York in the early part of May. She it was interred in the foreign cemetery on Wed-will proceed direct to the United States by nesday.
way of Suez, probably stopping at. Mediter- ranean porta ou the way.
The British troops subsequently destroyed the villages on either side of the ferry, as the murderers appear to have belonged to the neighbourhood, and some prominent Boxers have recently been captured in the same dis- tricts, which may in some measure account for the murder, which may have been an act of retaliation. The P. & T. Times regrets to see missionaries returning to their posts even for the purpose of investigating the condition of the Chinese and distributing relief, because so many low-class foreigners are now going into the interior for illegal purposes, who stir up bad feeling amongst the Chinese, and any defenceless missionary following in their wake is liable to suffer in consequence.
A Chinese version of Mr. Stonehouse's murder is given in the Universal Gazette. It says that as Mr. Stonehouse was crossing the ferry be observed on board some guns. Fear ing that he would be involved, he exhorted the ferryman to have them removed and mounted his horse and rode off. Just as the ferryman was in the act of removing the rifles, a band of mounted robbers came suddenly and seeing the rifles flew into a rage, asking in what direction the missionary had gone. The ferryman told them, whereupon they chased after him, and shot him dead.
HONGKONG.
H.M.S. Goliath left on he loth inst. for Shanghai, and the Lizard for Canton, whence she returned on the 18th.
The B Wing of the Gaol, which has now been handed over by the Public Works Department to the Gaol authorities, has 78 cells.
A musketry camp will be formed at Stone- cutter's to-day, when the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will commence their annual course of musketry for 1901.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum during last week shows that the former instution was visited by 303 non-Chinese and 83 Chinese, the latter by 140 no 1-Chinese and 1,614 Chinese.
Mr. G. J. W. King on the 15th inst., offered for sale, at the office, of the Public Works Department, one lot of Crown land, Inland Lot 1,635, situated at Tairingshan, which has an area of 1,800 square feet, the annual rental being $28. The upset price was $7,200. There was only one bid of $20, and the lot went to Yau Shui Chi (for Chun Tin Sun), 12, Gutzloff Street, for $7,220.
The U.S.8. Isla de Luzon, having almost completed her refit here, will leave for the Philippines within the present month. The U.S.S. Yorktown will be out of the Dockyard bands in the course of a few weeks, and will then leave for Manila preparatory to a cruise round the Islands.
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Among the passengers by the s.s. America Maru, which arrived on the 14th inst., was Com mander Marix, J.S.N., who is going to Manila as Captain of the Port, Lieut. H: G. McFarland. U.S.Ñ., who also proceeds to Manila for service on the station, and Medical Inspector Franklin Rogers, U.S.N., who has been posted to the flag. ship Brooklyn as Beet surgeon.
The Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce informed us on the 14th inst. that the Chamber learns from the Government that the Venice Sanitary Con- vention Regulations are being imposed at all ports in the Madras Presidency against arrivals from Tainan, Formosa, and from Hong. kong. Also that the Bengal Government are strictly enforcing these regulations in the port of Chittagong against ressels arriving from Hongkong.
Whilst such an institution as the Royal Engineers' Variety Club exists, the Hongkong public need never want for entertainment. On the 13th inst.. at Wellington Barracks; an excellent variety programme was gone through, and at its conclusion the company submitted a sketch which, for execution and finish, could compare most favourably with similar productions of more pretentious con- cerns. The performance will be repeated to- night.
A few days ago the police from the New Territory found on the foreshore at Nam 0, & village situated within Chinese boundaries, an old man and woman, both apparently over ninety years of age, utterly destitute and starv- ing. They were lying on a mat spread out on the beach, and beyond a little rice, had absolute- yl nothing in the way of food. They had been sent out from Nam Ŏ, to make the best of their way to British territory and help. Temporary relief in the shape of money and food was given the old couple by the police authorities.
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The next meeting of the Legislative Council is fixed for Monday, 22nd instant.
H.M.S. Ocean left yesterday morning for Woosung. The French gunboat Vipere left for Hoihow.
The German gunboat Jaguar left for Canton on the 17th inst., and the German transport Andalusia for Tuku.
The appointment of Second Lieutenant Arthur Blake, 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, to be A.D.C. to H.E the Governor is notified in the Garette.
An accident of a serious nature occurred at Taikoo Sugar Refinery on the 12th inst. Mr. John Blake, chief engineer of the company, was handling some chemicals, when an explosion suddenly took place. Mr. Blake's left hand was so severely injured that he had to be chloro- formed and the member amputated above the wrist. He is progresssing favourably.
The Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce courteously informed us on the 12th inst. that the Chamber had been notified by the Government that a telegram had been received from the Acting Commission- er of Customs at Shanghai to the effect that medical inspection of vessels arriving from Hongkong after the 18th instant will be enforced.
The chair-shelter at the Peak being now completed, the coolie headman there is bound to keep chairs at the Tram Terminus ready for hire up to the time of the last night tram's arrival. It often, however, happens that there is no chair waiting at this time. The police state that they cannot keep a policeman posted at the Peak Terminus night and day to look after this, but the public have a remedy, for a complaint to the Captain Superintendent of Police of any instance in which there is no chair waiting will meet with attention.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The next raca meeting of the Shanghai Jockey Club is fixed for the 7th, 8th, and 9th May.
Mr. C. F. Garstin has been appointed Stu- dent Interpreter in the Consular Service for China, Japan, or Siam.
In the B. Class Handicap of the Lawn Tennis Tournament now proceeding, two more results have been arrived at, L. Lammert, 3/6, beating H. M. Bain (6-3, 6-2), and F. D. Bain, 15, beat- ing J. Judah, 15.3, (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).
The following items are from the Peking and Tientsin Times of the 6th instant:-The six Boards in Peking are sending clerks to assist the Court at Hsian, which is a sign.-There are 5,000 Russians in Fêngtion, keeping a close watch on the passenger traffic.-Prince Chuang died insolvent, and Li Hung-chang_and_Tuan paid his funeral expenses.-heng Wen-ching, a missionary-killing Taotai in Shansi, has fled, and an imperial warrant is out for his execu. tion.
A sad event occurred on board the S. 8. König Albert on her way down from Shanghai.
As a result of the fracas at Hongkow last Mr. W. W. Till, of Messrs Cornes & Co., shipping agents at Yokohama and Kobe, was a passenger Sunday week in which French soldiers played a with his wife and child. He had been ailing prominent part, one of these soldiers has since for some time from heart trouble, and when died es the result of injuries sustained through the steamer was one day out from Shang-collision with a ricksha, while attempting to The Shanghai papers have hai he had a relapse, and expired rather made his escape.
been discussing the affair freely. The N.-C. suddenly. He was proceeding home with a
His remains Daily News reports having been assured that view of 1egaining his health. were interred on the 17th inst. at Happy the soldiers had undoubtedly received great Valley. Mr. Till was principally employed in provocation before acting as they did, and that the Yokohama branch of the firm, with which much is to be said on their side in considering the matter. The Echo de Chine accuses the he had been connected since boyhood. He was 40 years of age.
English press of exaggerating the affair,
Mr. W. F. Aldrich, the United States Vice Consul-General, has now received official con- firmation of the appointment of Mr. William
We have had several complaints from cor- A. Rubles, one of the editors of the Milwaukee respondents regarding the present irregularity One of unr correspon- Sentinel, as Consul General at this port. Mr. in the water-supply. Rublee is a passenger by the s.s. China, which dents states that for the last two or three days, is advertised to leave San Francisco to-morrow, fearing that the water would be cut off sudden and Mr. Aldrich will return to the Unitedly, he has stored regularly each morning a supply States by the same steamer on 25th May next.
Lieut. Col. J. R. McGinness, of the Or- dnance Department, U S.A., at Manila, who was this week in Hongkong, is proceeding to Europe via Siberia and the Amur River. He meets Capt. Harford, the British Consul at Manila, who is at present at Nagasaki, and they both proceed to Vladivostock, where a short stay will be made prior to making the journey eastward. Capt. marford was British Consal at Vladivostock and elsewhere in Rus- sia for over thirty years.
It is reported from Japan that the military council is being held in the Palace almost with- out intermission. A warlike sentiment is said to sway those participating in it. Many docu- ments in the General Staff are being overhauled. Officers for night service in anticipation of a to last for the day. The water was never turned off mobilisation order have been either increased or On the 13th inst., relying on the heavy rains of newly detailed in the various divisional armies. last week, he did not store the usual supply. The On the 3rd inst. Mr. Kato, the Minister for water was suddenly turned off in the morning Foreign Affairs, in company with Admiral before 9 a.m., and the result was that he was Yamamoto and General Kodama, called upon The last notification in the Marquis Ito. Rumour says they were engaged left waterless Gazette about the water supply was on the 6th in converting the Premier to their views, namely inst., when it was specified, inter alia, that below warlike measures. According to the Nagasaki Caine Road (just below which our correspon- Press of the 8th inst., military and naval circles dent resides) the supply of water would be in Japan are reported to be in a state of exces- turned on between 6 and 10 a.m. only. Ap- sive enjoyment over the prospect of coming to darently what happened was exactly the reverse.blows with the Russians.