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April 23, 1904.]
The German gun-boat Tiin Tau arrived from up-river on the 19th. H.M.S. Algerine left for Shanghai. The Chinese gun-boat Chan Tung, Capt. Sz Kan Yin, has arrived from Canton.
At about 1.30 a.m. on the 20th inst. fire broke out at No. 210, Queen's Road, a house bearing the sign of Tsun Fung, situated not far from the Globe Hotel. The premises were occupied by a jeweller, money-changer, etc., and a haberdashery-dealer on the ground floor, and as dwellings on the three upper floors. Mr. Hallifax and the Brigade hurried to the scene, extinguishing the flames after about an hour's work, but not before the house was completely gutted'
The Italian armoured cruiser Marco Polo arrived from Taranto n the 21st, having left Singapore on the 13th inst. She is a vessel of 4,583 metric tons displacement, 27 ft. long, 48 ft. 3 in. beam, 19 ft. 6 in. draught, and 10,543 i.hp. She was build at Cistellamare in 1900 ats cost of £341,400. She has 4 in. belt armour, and the same thickness at gun positions. Her guns consist of six 5.9-iu. Q F., ten 4.7-in., two 2.9-in., nine 2 2-in,, four 1.4-in., and two machine guns. She has five torpedo tubes, one being submerged. Her normal coal supply is 600 tons; complement, 394; and speed 19 knots per hour.
On Tuesday quite a gloom was cast over the community of Quarry Bay by the tragic death of Mr. David Carrie, an overseer of sugar boilers at the Taikoo Refinery. About nine o'clock he was on the eighth floor of the building and accidentally fell out of a window to the ground, a distance of about seventy feet, death,
of
course, being instantaneous. Mr.Currie, who belonged to Greenock, had been employ d in the Refinery for the last thirteen years. He was but thirty-five years of age, and leaves a wi ow and four children, three of the latter being now at home. The funeral took place at the Happy Valley on the 20th.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
at No. 31, Pokfulam Road.
Again we have to announce a fire, this time It occurred on Wednesday evening, some 360 worth of property being spoiled. The premises in question are occupied by a Madame Guion, who is a dealer in second-hand furniture, which, after being re- newed, is sold at various places. Fires have quite come in fashion again, and though this is not a very large one it keeps the ball rolling.
COMMERCIAL.
SILK.
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CANTON, 12th March, 1904-Re-reels.- Business is nominally closed in this class for the current season. Filatures. A new fall in ex- change has made transactions easier but prices asked for 6th crop silk are comparatively high,. the supply of cocoons being nearly exhausted. Inspector McNab, of the Hongkong Police The weather now is favourable, and prospects leaves for home on a well-earned pension next are so far promising for the new crop. From month, after serving no less than 24 years in sales made we qnote:-Wing Shing Lan 9/11 at the Force. Three of these were spent in 4840, Min King Shing 11/13 at 4780, Wai King Glasgow an d19 in Hongkong. In 1883 seven
Wo 18/22 at $695. Short-reels. There has been men were required for the Hongkong Police,
some demand from America for stock, and a and Inspector McNab, at that time a young
moderate business has resulted. A few contracts constable, was chosen as one of them. He have been placed in new silk, but reelers in arrived at Victoria in due
and general are unwilling to engage ahead to any worked himself up to his present position with
extent. Waste Silk.--The supply is nearly exhausted. Sales of Steam Waste bave been an absolutely clean sheet. He is in spite of made at current rates from stocks and some his two dozen years of wear and tear, still a
forward transactions are reported in young man, and will, no doubt, enjoy many Waste. years on his pension.
MISCELLANEOUS.
course,
M. Ratard. Consul General of France at Shanghai, has been made by the Tsar a Com- mander of the Order of S. Stanislas.
SUGAR.
new season
HONGKONG, 22nd April.-There is no change in the prices as when last reported. Shekloong, No. 1, White......$8.35 to $8.40 polą.
2. White...... 7.45 to 7.50
Brown...... 5.85 to 2, Brown...... 5.70 to No. 1, White...... 8.20 to
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Dr. Morrison, the Times correspondent, left Swatow, Peking for Corea on the morning of the 10th instant.
M. Hardouin, the Chief Secretary of the Governor-General of French Indo-China, went home by the last French Mail.
At the Hague a Convention has been signed between Saigon and Pontianiak, in the Dutch with France relating to the laying of a cable
East Indies.
A writer in a Manila paper informs his readers that Penang one of the five Federated Malay States, the remaining four being Singapore, Malacca, Dindings, and Province Wellesley!
The Portuguese battleship Vasco da Gama arrived from Macao (whither she arrived from Europe on Sunday) at about 10.30 a.m. on the On the 15th inst.. at Shanghai. Billy Bellow 19th inst. and leaves for Shanghai shortly. The defeated Jim Sherlock (U.S.S. Cincinnati) in Vasco da Gama, by the way is the only battle-five rounds for the welter-weight boxing cham- ship in the Portugese Navy. She has a displace- pionship of China and a side wager of $150 ment tonnage of 3,020 metric tons. length 233 | gold. ft, beam 40 ft., and draught 18 ft. She
was built at Leghorn between the years 1876
and 1878 at a cost of £132.000. Her armour
consists of 93 in. belt, 3 in. deck, 9 in. side above belt, and 7 in. at gun positions. She has two 9-in. guns, four 47-in., two 2-5-in.. two 1-pr., four machine guns, and two torpedo-tubes. She can steam 15 knots. Her complement is 218. She formed part of the Portuguese squadron in the Far East many years ago.
At muster last Sunday evening, when police. men had collected to answer the roll-call, Ïudian Constable No. 669 was absent. He was not to be found at his quarters at that time, nor did he return later. Next day his body was found by the Water Police floating in the Harbour, and conveyed to the Morgue. From investiga. tions it appears that deceased went to Kennedy Town on Sunday afternoon to visit his brother, employed as a watchman there. After spending some time conversing with other Indians, the indispensable hubble-bubble being passed around, the brothers left Kennedy Town at half-past-six. On arriving at Queen's Road West they parted, each going their respective ways, and the constable brother taking a ricksha. The more- ments of deceased could not be further traced. There were no marks of violence on the corpse.
Archbishop John Guidi. Papal Delegate to the Philippines, arrived at Hongkong by the 8.8. Zafiro on the 19th inst. and was met by a launch of Roman Catholic priests. Monsignor Guidi is a man of some 52 summers, and was dressed on this occasion in cassock and brimmed hat, wearing a heavy gold chain and crucifix around his neck. He is accompanied by his Secretary, Father O'Connor, an Englishman in spite of his name. They are at present being entertained by Bishop Piazzoli, but leave for Macao shortly, the King of Portugal having given orders to the Government of that colony to prepare the Government House of Flora for him Archbishop Guidi is an eminent prelate having been to almost every Court in Europe. He was at Berlin for a few years, at Madrid, Lisbon, in Russia, Brazil, North America, and many other
places.
Mr. William Cowan, who has just resigned the position of Protector of Chinese at Ipoh, has been presented with an address signed by all the leading Chinese in Kinta on his depar- tars for Chinu in connection with the recruiting of coolies for the Transvaal.
The death occurred in hospital at Shanghai on the 2nd inst. of Mr. John Mossop, who will be remembered here as having come up to the Public Works Department four years ago. He went to Shanghai as an architect on his own account in 1902. Deceased was prominent at smoking concerts and such entertaiments when he was here. He was 46 years old when he died.
Immediate effect has been given to the recently concluded Franco-Siamese treaty by the appointment of MM. Strembler, Lambert, Fournier, and Debasse to a mis ion in Siam to promote rench infuence in that country. The Governor-General of French Indo-China has further commissioned the e four gentlemen to form a bureau on their returu to deal with all questions tending to promote French interests in Siam.
The China Times of the 11th inst. says:-- The German merchant mentioned in a recent telegram as having been wounded at the last bombardment of Port Arthur is Mr. Hansen, of Sietas. Block and Co. He was wounded by a fragment of a shell and has been removed to Kirin. His brother, Mr. Carl Hansen, of Che-
foo, has set out to see him, and reached New- chwang on Friday. There were also six other civilians wounded during the last bombardment at Port Arthur.
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2, White...... 7.35 to 1, Brown...... 5.75 to Do.
2, Brown...... 5.80 to Foochow Sugar Candy Shekloong
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12.70 to 12.75 .........10.85 to 10.90
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RICE.
Saigon, Ordinary
Hongkong, 22nd April.-The downward ten- dency continues market being dull.
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Round, good quality Long
.$2.85 to $2.90
3.60 to 3.65
3.70 to 3.75
3,25 to 8.30
No. 1
3.40 to 3.45
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4.00 to 4.05
4.30 to 4.35
Siam, Field mill cleaned, No. 2
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Garden, White, Fine Cargo
RICE.
Messrs. W. S. Hale & Co., of Saigon, in their latest circular state:-Planters are holding back their stocks for higher prices, hence daily sup- plies of Paddy only amount to 35/40.000 piculs, Since the date of our last report, prices kept fluc- this does not more than fill daily requirements. tuating more or less, chiefly governed by the Hongkong market, and are steady at the close. During the decline experienced lately, a fair business has been done with Europe.
We quote for May/June delivery: No. 2 White sifted (trié) steam
milled (mixed)
per pionl No. 2 White unsifted (ordinaire) steam
milled (mixed)
5% Cargo steam milled (mixed). 10% Cargo steam milled 20% Cargo steam milled
OPIUM.
"
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.$3.10
2.76
2.58
2.53
20th April.
Quotations are:-Allowance net to 1 catty. Malwa New
$1000 to $1040 per picul. Malwa Old..
Malwa Older Malwa V. Old
Persian fine quality....$890 Persian extra fine ..$910 Patna New $1345 to
Patna Old... Benares New. Benares Old
.$1069
to $1100 do.
$1120
to $1160 do.
$1180
to $1220 do.
to to
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per cheat.
$1352+ to
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$1345 to
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$1842) to
COAL.
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Up-to-date the arrivals of coal at Hongkong have been 44,300 tons of Japanese and 23,200 tons of English coal, all sold; and 17,000 tons of Welsh coal and 21,000 of Japanese (all sold) are expected to arrive.
YARN.
Mr. Eduljee, in his report, dated Hongkong. Hongkong and Manila are making similar April 22nd, says-The tomb-worship festival progress in many respects. Our electric tram-influences continue to affect business, but during way power-house is progressing favourably, the interval a slightly improved enquiry has while material for the construction of the power-
been experinced, and it is estimated that close house of the Electric Street Railroad Company the chief features being the scarcity of desirable upon 3,000 bales have gone into consumption, at Manila is arriving at that port. The work of constructing the building will begin within a few days. The power-house will be located on the small island in the rear of Tabacalera cigar factory, known as Smith, Bell and Company's island
tickets of No. 10s and No. 168, and the fancy
prices paid for some of them. Values, although still below replacing cost, show a further ap preciation of $1 to $2 per bale, and the aspect of the market at the close points to 's continuance of the advance. Country buyers will probably