June 21, 1902.]
An American Chamber of Commerce has been instituted at Iloilo. @
475
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
A Japanese who went to Peking from It is reported from Peking that Prines Su, Tientsin has died there in the Japanese barracks | who now has control over the Peking: Gendar. It is reported that the Chinese. Government of cholera.
merie, is about to send a Manchu noble of the has decided to institute House and Vehiolo The Nagasaki Press understands that Sir James Imperial lineage, named Yil, to Tokyo, for the Taxes, ✨✨ to procure funds for the proposed Lyle Mackay, British Traty Commissioner purpose of studying the organisation of the thorough repairing of the streets of Peking. has abandoned his intended tour to Japan. A Tokyo metropolitan police, with the object of Cholera is less malignant in the Philippines Shanghai telegram to the Osaka Mainichi tates introducing the same into Peking-and gradually now. The number of cases in Manila on the that he will shortly leave for home, being ex- throughout China. 9th inst, according to the Times, was only 9,pected_to_return" to Shanghai after three with 4 deaths.“ The total cases in t'e city months' absence. were then 1,294 and deaths 1,046, a mortality of 80-9..
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The news of the sinking of the Teutonia off Cape Rachado on the night of the 6th inst. reached Kuala Lumpur the next evening. The Malay Mail says Captain Nilsen, who was unable to swim, was saved by clinging to a buoy along with two Malays. Bro. James, of St. Xavier's, is stated to have been rescued by a Malay firherman who took him on to Fort Dickson. Some of the inhabitants of Kuala Lumpur are reported to have lost relatives in the disaster. The crew of the tongkang with which the Teutonia collided has been taken to Penang pending the Marine Court of Iquiry which will be held there.
The annual report for 1901 on the births and deaths in the Straits Settlements has been issued. The total number of births registered was 14,568, equal to a crude birth rate of 25-37 per thousand. Excepting Malacca and Province Wellesley, the births in the several Settlements exceeded those for 1900. In Singapore and. Penang the great preponderance of males over females accounted for the low birth-rate. There were 7,578 male and 6,995 female obil. dren born. The death rate was 3985, which is noted as being high, and there were in all 22,876 deaths, about 100 more than last year. The greatest number of deaths occurred during May, June, and July. The death rate was lowest. among European, 20-28, and highest among the Indians, 47.07. Cholera was respon sible for 145 deaths, and the general mortality rate bas risen nearly 375 per mille.
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During May, out of 51 steamers which entered the port of Bangkok, 27 were German (29,267 tons), 1. British (3,146 tong-surely a mistake in figures), 5 Norwegian, 2 French, Dutch, and 1 Siamese. In the same mouth in 1901 the list was headed by 27 German (30,302 tons) and 14 British (13,765 tons).
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
CANTON, 6th June :—2nd Crop.—Arrivals comə in very slowly and in reduced quantities only. Business has been very moderate during the fortnight under review, the total transactions amounting to 500 to 600 bales composed chiefly In their annual matéh . an I.M. Customs of spot cargo. The majority of filature houses team the Shanghai Cricket Club, on the 10th have reduced their production in early crop silk, inst, ran up a score of 240 for 2 wickets (G. F. owing to the very high prices of cocoons ruling Lanning 128, A. E Lanning 13 not out) and in the interior. 3rd Crop.-Prospect for this declared the innings closed.
The IM.C. crop remains very favourable, and definite team put together 100 and 40 for 3 wickets, R. details on the yield will be obtainable in about F. C. Hedgeland making 23 and 22 not out. two weeks. Prices in general are firm and well defonded. Lately, business has been checked by V. H. Lanning took 3 wickets for 9 runs. the steady advance in Exchange. Waste.-Very
The Shanghai Mercury says that the M.Mlittle doing. Prices firm, but nominal. liner Annam was indeed a s'ght as she came up to the anchorage outside Woosung on Monday afternoon. the 9th inst. She was several feet down by the head, showing the tops of her pro- paller blades, and with four large streams of water pouring from her upper deck forvard. She attracted much attention from passing and nearby vessels,
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 20th June. No arrivals.
do.
SUGAR,
HONGKONG, 20th June.--Prices are going down- ward, market bing dull. Quotations are:+ Shekloong, No. 1, White......$8.30 to $8.35 pel.
2, White...... 6.95 to 7.00 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown 5.95 to 6.00
,,2, Brown 5.80 to 5.85 13 No. 1, White. ... 8.10 to 8.13 "
6.85 to 6.90
do.
do.
1, Brown
A New York despatch of the 12th inst. to the Manila Times says:-The commission appointed for that purpose including Governor Taft, Judge Smith, and Major Porter, of Swatow, which Governor Taft is the head, is now at Swatow, No. 1, White...... Rome conferring with the Vatican upon the
do.
2. Brown details and policy of the sale of the lands
Foochow Sugar Candy belonging to religious corporations in the
Shekloong Philippine Islands. The Pope has decided to refer the whole question to the committee on Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs. It is believed a settlement will be effected.
On the 1st inst. a party of five drunken French sailors from a French war-ship in During the first quarter in 1902, 119 steamers Nagasaki harbour began to molest passers-by at and sailing vessels of 128859 tons cleared in Curs. The police attempted to stop them, Tsintau, against 91 with 106,336 tons during when the sailors attack d the police, injuring one. the same quarter in 1901 and 66 of 60,054 tops They then ran away, but three were afterwards during the same period in 190. In addition to caught. There were a large number of sailors this the number of junks cleared during the from the war ships of varions nations in the Fame time amounted to 849, 1,016 and 645 port, and some excitement prevailed at the time. respectively. The customs revenue as regards About twenty British sailors assembled, show-export trade amounted to HK. Tls. 35,638 for ing an attitude of hostility to the French, but the British and French Consils appeared on the scene and prevented a disturbance. By the efforts of the French Consul, the authorities, upon the payment of 15 yen as compensation by the French sailors, released those who had been The Siam Observer anders ands that the arrested. About midnight on the same day French troops which were sent to Klung by the fighting again took place between the French French Commandant at Chantaboon, under the sailors and the Japanese, in which a French extraordinary Circumstances alwady reported, sailor was injured about the head. He was
have now been withdrawn and have returned to taken charge of by the police and sent back | Chantaboon. The incident is therefore, so to his ship. The Japanese assailants were unknown.
the first quarter in 1902, whilst in the corres- ponding months in 1901 and 1900 only HK. Tls. 21,625 and 13,362 respectively were collect- ed; but even the last quarter in 1901 was exceeded by Tls. 1,511. `
far, over-excepting, of course, for the.com- munications that must neels pass between the A telegram from St. Petersburg last month Governments of France and Siam on the sub- stated :-"The agreement between England and ject." Commenting on the fact editorially our China has caused an unpleasant surprise. The Bangkok contemporary says:-"Throughout first railway agreement refers to the Peking- the Los troubles the attitude of the French Shaphaikwan line, and is subject to the Foreign Office has, we believe, been perfectly eventual approval of the Powers. If in this correct and even friendly. It cannot be connection the agreement of Feb. 15, 191, is imagined that M. Delcasse would for a moment referred to, whereby the Peking-Shanhaikwan countenance a barefaced raid into a Siamese line is handed over to Great Britain, it is not town. As we have remarked before, the justice valid according to the interpretation put upon
or otherwise of the French mission's complaint it here, as the occupation of territory mentioned at Klung is not the question. Suppose we therein is dependent on a condition which grant that the Chinamen had no right to be on c. aned to exist on Sept. 22, 1901: Eveu more the piece of land. or cemetery, in question, still dissatisfaction is caused by the concession toit most obviously was not the duty of the England for the Tungohau-Tongchau Tien- tsin-Paotingfu, and Peking-Kalpan lines. The Rumian representative at Peking is said to have been instructed to make a vigorous protest against the agreement to the Chinese Govern- mont." On this the Berlin correspondent of the Times comments :-" This friendly German sxposition of the Russian views is eminently at fault, in one particuler at least. It was not exceptional circumstances of the international occupation that the agreement of #February 15, 1901, was effected; hat, on the precisely because the international was coming to an end, and with it German pretext for maintaining the control of the railways.
French Commandant at Chantaboon to turn them out. The position assumed by the Siamese Governor was perfectly plain. The case was one for the civil courts and until it should be legally decided he had no power to arbitrarily interfee. For the French Com- mandant to do so and to send tro ps to the spot--whether half a dozen or a hundred makes no differet ce-seems about as glaring an error as one can well imagine. As we said before, we should prefer to minimise rather than exagge rate the affair-assuming as a matter of course, that the French Government will set matters right. We do not, however, see how such an affair can be pooh-poohed as of no importance. That would only be making it worse.*
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5.75 to 6.80 >
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梦事
5.65 to 5.70
12.05 to 12.10 52
9.70 to 9.75
RIĆE.
HONGKONG, 20th June.-Large demands having come forward, prices are on the advance. Quota- tions are Saigon, Ordinary.
$3.20 to 3.25 4.05 to 4.10
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Siam,
Round, Good quality Long
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No./1
Field mill cleaned, No. 2 Garden, White..
Fine Cargo
OPIUM.
1
.... 4.15 to 4.20
3.40 to 3.45
3.80 to 3.85
4.30 to 4.35
4.40 to 4.45
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HONGKONG, 6th June.-Malwa.—A good business
transpired, but there is no change in prices, which
are New at $990/1,000; Old $1,000/1,020.
Bengal-Market ruled very strong and active, which was very much intensfled towards the close. Various causes have contributed to that increased taxation in Canton to come into force by the end of this month, the belief that there will be 44,400 chests available for sale next year and also the resumption of shipments to Manila. Sales were make in old drug to arrive. We quote-'
Old Patna High Numbers at $9.15
Low
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Benares
New Patna
Benare Stock on date :--
33
900
33
8921
895
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885
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Persian 314 2,634
Patna Benares Malwa 1,8621 530
(OTTON.
HONGKONG, 20th June. At previous quotations, good business was put through. Stock, about 8,000 bales.
21.00 to 22.50 piculs
Bombay, ...
Bengal (New), Rangoop,
and Dacca,
Shanghai and Japanese
22.00 to 24.50
27.00 to 28.50
Tungchow and Ningpo, ...27.10 to 28,50 Sale: 900 bales.
COALS.
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HONGKONG, 20th June.-No business. Market very quiet.
Cardiff......$18.50 to 19.00, ship, nominal Australian $11.00 nominal
Yubari Lump...$12.00 to 12.50 ex godown
nominal
Miiki Lamp. $10.00 ex ship, nominal Moji Lump $7.00 to $9.50 ex ship, quiet
Hongay double? 10.50 ex godown
6.00
Hangay Lump...... 8.50 ex ship Hongay Dust Briquetten .........16.00
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nominal
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